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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-09-01
Public SCHOOLS

The following extract from Ma
eaulay's History of England will
be read with pleasure by all lovers
of our public schools. In speaking
of the Scottish Parliament that met
in the year 1897, he says: "But
by far the most important event of
this short session was tie passing
of the act for the settling of schools.
By this memorable law it was, in
the Scotch phrase, statuted and
ordained that every parish in the
realm should provide commodi
GUS school house and should pay q
moderate stipend to a school mas
ter The effect could not be i'm
mediately felt. But, before one
generation had passed away, it be
gan to be evident that the common
people of Scotland were superior in
intelligence to the common people
of any other country in Europe. To
whatever land the Scotchman might
wander, to whatever calling he
might betake himself, in America
or in India, in trade or in war, the
advantage which he derived from
his early training raised him above
his competitors. If he were taken
into warehouse as porter, he
soon became foreman. If he enlist-
ed in the army, he soon became a
sergeant Scotland, meanwhile, in
spite of the barrenness of her soil
and the severity of her climate,
made such progress in agriculture,
in manufactures. in commerce. in
letters, in science, in all that con
stitutes. civilization, as the Old
World had never seen equaled, and
as even the New World has scarcely
seen surpassed"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-09-01
a CRASH IN CALIFORNIA.
Two More Banks Closed their Doors
Tragic Death of RalsIOm.

Two More Banks Closed their Doors.
Tragic Death of RalsIOm.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. August 81
The National Gold Bank and Trust
Co. sent in the following notice for
publication in the morniDg papers
In consequence Of the panic and
the impossibility Of obtaining coin,
THE National Gold Bank and Trust
Go. will chose until further notice.
The bank has 81 100000 over and
above all its liabilities, and as soon as
the coin can be obtained will resume
business as usual. In the meantime,
any creditor desiring can have good
assets of the bank to the amount OF
his claim.
GSignedl HENRY L. DAVIS,
President"
The Merchants Exchange Bank
closed its doors this morning. The
directors have prepared the following
notice for the afternoon papers:
In consequence Of the excitement
and disappointment in getting coin,
the directors deem it for the best in
terests OF all not to open our doors
for the present
The Secretary states the bank has
one hundred thousand in coin on
hand. The amount liable on deposits
is $500, 900, but against that there may
be over four hundred thousand dol
lars in notes. The bank is perfectly
solvent, and the only trouble is q lack
of coin. There is run on the Lon
don and San Francisco Bank, but
Manager Latham asserts an ability to
meet all demands without trouble.
Crowds surround the Bank OF Cali
fornia and the suspended National
Gold Bank and Trust Co.. and also
the savings banks, but the action Of
the officers of the latter institution
last night effectually prevents a run
on them.
The great excitement in the city
over the death of Ralston, of the
Bank of California. overshadows ev-
cry other topic. From the best in
formation. it appears that he went to
the sea bathing establishment at
north beach about 3:24 P. NJ, I'M
dressed. went into the water, swan
about 200 yards and disappeared be-
hind a vessel. Soon after his body
was discovered floating by the Selby
ashore still alive. Physicians were
SUN iuOHcu, Uut tue cuOI u ~ ICSuSCi-
tate him failed. He died at ten min
utes to five O'Clock. Colonel Fry, his
father-in-law, Mayor Otis. and
number OF prominent citizens. arrived
before he expired. Colonel Fry and
Captain Lee went to the bathing
house and obtained Mr.. RalstOn's
clothes. In these were found few
dollars and his statement to the bank,
but nothing having a tendency to
show that he committed suicide The
body was conveyed to No. 1912 Jack
son street, the residence Of Col. Fry.
A boy named Festus Mazzele states
that he saw MIR. Ralston before he
reached the bath house, sit down on
the clay bank near the smelling
works, tear up several papers and
throw the scraps into the water.
Search was made for the pieces, but
none could be found. He is also re-
ported to have been seen to drink the
contents of phial before going into
the water. The general impression
is that he took poison before entering
the water
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-09-01
BUSINESS COLLEGE
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST.
THE BAYLIES
Mercantile College,
At KeOkuk and Dubuque,
ON THE MISSISSIPPI.

This old and practical Business College /.
now in its tenth year in Keokuk, with no
change of teachers, and stands endorsed by
over 100 Of the most Fsro4nsHent business
mesA Of the city.
I1soF. w. H. MILLER, the celebrated bu-
siness instructor, continues in charge at
keok nix. Furnished reo1ns are given free
of charge To students wishing to board
Themselves. No room rent is charged. Also
boarding clubs at 81 50 per week. Two or
more friends from dinSlent parts of the
United States can make up clubs to come.
Many students enter on the savings deposit
Plan.
Festivals in the College Hall, with the
bass band I'm attendance. Frequent lee
t,srcs by prominent YneR. AceoInin osla-
tons for two thousand students.
The only College with n practical Pho
nograpler constantly in the school room i,
accessible for Instruction at all tines. send
for specimens of short Hand Writing.
The Iowa State Fair, for two years at Ke-
oSuE, will lar gely Increase business.
The membership for $40 provides for Book
keeping, Mathematics, Photography, and
all the studies; time unlimited. No prepa.
ration is necessary to enter. Special forms
of accounts for ose In the Grange Store.
conducted at KeOkuk. ia
The Gate City Telegraph Institute, the
only school in the West taught by Operators
in actual service, is conducted at Keokuk.
nA.Send for O circular. f#
Address RAXI1ES COLLEGE,,
H-1y Keokuk, Iowa.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-09-01

The Washington Chronicle points
out that they do not say it with any
particular satisfaetion at present,
but the Democrats say that the
assassination of State Senator
johnson, of Flo176s, gives tie
Democracy two majority m the
Senate 1t was not what is called
a political murder, but it was one
of those strange dispensations OF
Providence favoring the Democratic
party by crimes committed.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-09-01

The Kentland Gazette says: Kent
land, at the rate she has been moving
for about six weeks past, will soon
cope with Chicago. During the time
named one man has been shot in the
leg and crippled, another was shot in
the head and killed, merchant-tail-
oring shop has been robbed, and a
house blown to pieces with powder"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-09-01

At the teachers institute at Craw-
louisville one of the attendants was
requested to write programme OF the
previous days exercises on the black
board. The party started out with
.programe of exercises. That teach
er should be Immediately exercised.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-09-01
VEGETABLETONIC
DR. POR HAS
Alternative Balm!
"A BALM FOR EVERY WOUND.

FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL Sc
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18
Jewels From the Orient.
The Egyptian Rulers Royal Gift to Ge
Shelnan's Daunhter.

The Egyptian Rulers Royal Gift to Gen.
SheIman's Daughter.
The wedding gift from the khedive of
Egypt to the daughter of Gen. Sherman
has reached New York.
The present is parure of diamonds,
necklace and ear-drops, said to be the
most magnificent and valuable in this
country. The necklace is composed of
four strands of diamonds, each of which
is brilliant. Not one of them is worth
less than $1,000. The chain is studded
with the gems, and they are set so closely
together as to hide the gold. There are
so many of them that the deputy col
lector of customs tired in the count. He
counted three hundred and fifty, which
is only about half of the whole number.
The strands are joined by ten immense
stones, each of which is encircled by
smaller gems. The one in front is the
size of hickory nut, and is worth S20,-
600. Pendant from the front ia fes-
toon of briIliants with five big pear
shaped stones of finest water lustre
hanging from it. The ornaments for
the ear are single stones equally as
large as the rest. The entire set is ap-
praised at from $3.50, 600 to $500, 900.
The case for the jewels is plain moroc-
co, without inscription. As soon as the
secretary of the treasury orders a free
permit for them, under the special act
of congress, they ars to be delivered to
the Turkish minister, and by him pre-
sented to the fair bride on behalf of the
Egyptian potentate, in recognition of
valuable advice given by Gen. Sherman,
when in Egypt, as t. the reorganization
of the khedive's army.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18
Cabinet Day in Washington

Says the Boston Post correspondent {:
Wednesday is Cabinet day in Washing
ton, and there is a terrible f1utter among
the ladies on those days, says the gos-
sips. AS Mrs. Fish is supposed to be
the most elegant in manners, her hand
some residence is filed during calling
hours by the foreign and best home eIe-
ement. Mrs Fish Is q great faVorite
with foreigners. They consider her
manners the most finished and courtIy
OF any official lady in America, and they
pay great court to Miss Edith, the fair,
slender, quie-eyed daughter, who will
in time mature into a likeness of her
mother. At these receptions a carpet
stretches from the carriage stone to the
hall door, over which the dainty feet
and apparel of fashions favorite child
rem pass. At the entrance liveried ser
vents open the hall door, take the cards
on silver salvers and announce all en-
frances to the hostess, who stands just
inside the drawing room ready to vel
come her gu2sts. You say "good
morning." make some trivial remark
and "pass on" to the ladies assisting,
thus giving those following an oppor-
tunity to repeat the same polite moth
iDgs. If these arduous attempts at
conversation prove too much for ones
fortitude and strength, coffee and choc-
ola'e, with a little bouilLon, or roast
fowl, served in the further room, may
revive one sufficiently to enable proper
adieux to be made. Apropos, a fem
inine correspondent says: ga Mrs.
Noble, OF New York, is making us pine
and die from sheer envy of her toilets,
they are so magnificent. L use the
word advisedly, we'll knowing its Oft
repeated use has nearly worn off its
significance, but imagine me emphasiz-
ing magnificent as only q woman can,
and maybe you will take in what
mean; you will if you are a woman,
but will not if q man, for men are so
very stupid"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18
Bacteria in Diphtheria.

Since the death of Bretonneau, some
twenty-five years ago, it has been abun-
dainty proved that diphtheria is COM
municable otherwise than by innocula-
tiOn, for the result of numerous chemi-
cal AMI microscopic Investigations has
been to nearly demonstrate that the
disease is contagious by contact with
the patient through exhalations from
the surface and through his breath.
And it is thought that the cause of
diptheria had been found in the exist
encs upon the diseased parts in the
diphtheritio cases of small vegetable
parasites, which are endowed with life
ind motion, and which have been des-
ignated bacteria. These parasites in
crease in number as the disease in
creases in intensity, and if diphtheric
inflammation attacks any surface which
il covered by the parasites, which cause
certain other diseases, such as catarrb,
the parasites diminish and disappear.
as though deprived of the required nu-
triment. And on the other hand, when
diphtheria disappears other vegetable
forms may succeed. The grsyish- white
spots which appear upon inhame1 sur
faces at the beginning of diphtheria are
entirely composed of these bacteria,
which have come in contact with the
mucous membrane, aud have adhered
to it, and which, unless prevented, will
multiply rapidly, and then by burrow-
ing through the tissues viii infect the
whole system. The reason why diph-
liberia primarily aud chiefly affects the
surfaces of the nose and throas is tbas
the air which contains the germs of the
bacteria constantly passes over these
surfaces. The important conclusion to
be dsduced from these facts Is that
diphtheria is entirely local IN its com
mencement, and is amenable to local
mel sures.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18
Household Hints.

HoARsENEss. s.--WhOever viii try alum
and honey-a small portion of each
will never suffer from hoarseness.
SMELL OF PAINT.-To get rid of the
smell of oil paint, plunge handful of
hay into pail full of water, and let it
stand in the room newly painted.
Ham ToAsr.-Chop some lean ham
fine, put IL in a pan, with little pepper,
lump of butter, and two eggs beaten f;
when we'll warmed spread on hot but
tered toast, and serve.
CASTOR On FOR CoRNs.-The South
ern Medical Record says that castor oil
applied to the corn, after pairing closely,
each night before going to bed, softens
the corn, and it becomes as the other
Aesb.
For a sovereign remedy against
bleeding take linen, or other rags, and
burn them to charcoal. Pat the char
coal IN the wound and no more bleeding
will come For bleeding at the cavity
of an extracted tooth, pack the alveolus
fully and firmly with cotton mOistened
with alum-wateF.
Too Much CAMPHoR.- Scientific
American cautions people against the
too frequent use of camphor as medi-
cine. 1t says the nature of camphor is
that of 6 nervous stimulant, similar to
opium or alcohol, and when taken in
large doses causes irritation of the nerv-
Ous system, and produces commissions,
often fatal in their effects.
AS a moth preventive, mix half pint
of alcohol, the same quantity of spirits
of tprpentine and two ounces Of cam
phor. Keep in a stone bottle and shake
before using. The clothes or furs are
to be wrapped in linen, and crumbled-
up-pieces of blotting-paper dipped in
the liquid are TO be placed in the box
with them, so that it smells strongly.
This requires renewing once a year.
To MAKE HAIR CURI.-The method
employee d by professional workers in
curled hair is as follows Wet the hair
to be curled, wrap it smoothly around a
cylindrical stick or tube of proper size,
tie it in place, and then put it in water
and boil it two or three hours, remove
it from the boiler, wrap it carefully in
newspapers, and bake it in a moderate
oven for an hour. Thus treated, it will
stay in curl permanently.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18
rnE MIGHT AVE nEnN.


Whom hrst We love, you know, we seldom wed
Time rules US all; and life indeed, ia not
he thing We planned It out ere hope was dead:
And then-we women cannot choose our lot.
Much must be borne which st is hard TO bear:
Mech given away which 1t were sweet to keen.
God help us all who need, indeed, His care:
And yet know the shepherd loves his sheep.
My little boy begins 10 babble now
Upon my knee his earliest infant prayer.
lie has his fathers eager eyes, know,
And, they say, too. his mothers sunuy hair.
But when he sleeps and smiles upon nv knee,
And can feel his light breath come and go,
think Of one (heaven help aud pity meD
Who loved me. and whom / loved, long ago
Who might have beon-ah what, dare not think
We are oil changed God judges for us best.
God help as do our duty and not shrink,
And trust in heaven humbly for the rest.
Bnt blame ua women not II some appear
Too cold at times, and some too gay and light.
Some niefs gnaw deep; some woes are hard t.
bear;
Who Knows the past. and who can Judge u,
right?
Ahl were We judged by what we might have been
And not by what we are-too apt to faHl
My little child no sleeps and SMILES between
These thoughts aud me. In heaven we shall
know all.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18
A BeWiIierad Daddy.

The following, from an ecstatic father,
refers to an event not uncommon in mat.
Iimonial life. By abrubt changes Of
theme, the writer succeeds in unwit-
tingly atiributiDg the most remarkable
qualities to The innocent darling of
which he is so proud to be called the
parent
DEAR SISTER II now take my seat
and sit down to take this opportunity
TO inform you that am '' daddy" at
last; that is, I suppose am, for Able
has got nice, fat baby, and We hope
these few lines may find you enjoying
the same great blessing. Now this is
to be strictly business letter. Firstly,
as I said before, Abbe has got as nice a
baby as ever made up faces. Nextly,
have swapped away old Buckskin,
and think have got a pretty nice horse;
it is a girl, and weighs nine pounds, Il
mean the baby and is just as fat as but
ter, and has got good strong pair OF
lungs. She is red, and has bobtail.
(the horse mean) and is q good driver
She has got blue eyes and dimple in
her chin, Il mean the baby now and
just the prettiest mouth that ever
opened to receive pap; and judging
from her teeth should think she WAS
about six years old Il mean the horse
n 7w). She is sound, smooth and kind,
q mean the horse or baby either, now
and the doctor says she is the fairest he
ever saw without any exception. (He
means the baby. I got twenty five
dollars to boot (not on the baby though,
for IN its case the boot was on the other
foot, and two or three sizes larger, as
near as can find out). am going to
harness the horse row, and go after
mother; she was born last night at
twenty minutes past nine. (T hope You
I don't think I mean mother or the horse
Il mean the BABY. She is as hearty
as a pig, ate an egg, a biscuit, and
drank three cups Of tea for dinner. CI
mean Abbe). She is getting along
nicsly, aud if she don't have any bad
lnok she will get along first rate. she
is subject to disorders OF the stomach,
and they say this is a sign Of the collie
Q mean ths baby. hope it Is, for
the nurse says eoIioky babies never die.
She talks about her nose as she takes
snuff. (rhe nurse mean now.
There, I've been reading this over,
and see plainIy that amt at to write.
TIE amount Of it is am Illustrated. I
am happy daddy, and that accounts
for It; 50 you must excuse me this
/ time. SAN.
...-.n.-...,...i :. nr..ao..-i- !
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18
Ladies' shoes.

The shoes worn by ladies az present
are far more sensible than those lately
in fashion. The design now is to give
symmetrical shape and ease 10 the foot,
rather than to cramp it into unnatural
smallness. For this purpose the best
shoemakers now use French lasts made
precisely the shape of the foot, out
lining the taper of the foot on TOP, and
giving ample width of sole. Shoes
made in this way do not cramp the toes,
or bind the instep, or force out the
tender joints to form buniOns, as the
narrow shoes of the past few years
have done. Another sensible feature
of the present style is the low, broad
heel, which gives the foot a natural,
easy and healthful position, very diff
ferent from that suffered when the
high, narrow French heels were in
vogue.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18

head, they all arose and began to carry
out the orders of their commander.
The image was in time entirely broken
to pieces, and turned into currency
with which to buy bread for the per-
ishiDoy army
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18
LOoK


The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph Cthus) mean that your sub
scriPtior is out or unpaid, and that
you are requested to pay up at once.
We wonld take great pleasure in extend.
ing credit 20 our friends and patrons.
but cash alone viii pay expenses, and
we arc forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you viii comprehend
and appreciate the necessity Of such a
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit yoar favor.
q We enter 10 new names on our
books without the money IN adva' ce
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18

The total number Of locomotive steam
engines in the world is said 10 be 10
667, of which 14,21S, or nearly one
third, are in tie United States.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18

A CIRCUIT preacher in Missouri prayed
for rain one night a. farmers house.
aud the farmer, who had 4 horse race
arranged for next day, was 80 mad that
he-furned the good man out Of doors,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18

Mas. PETEB WALKER, OF Chieago. re.
Gently gave birth to four daughters.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18

AN Illinois woman fell down deaf
while trying to blow 500 pounds on
lung-tester,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18
NUMBER T..
AN EXTRAORDINARY DUEL.

Its Cause the uaHstag OF n Man asia
SPY During the SVar-One OF the FrfIs-
cipals Attempts 90 Commit suicide.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-18
SAYINGS AND DOIxGs.

ONLY three guests we're bid, and thirteen crowd
the hall;
Pour water IN the soup, and bid them welcome
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-07
grrs.- IoFFICIAL.l
PROPONAEM.
H1rY ENaINEERis oEr1cE.

| fNlTY ENGINEERS OFFICE,
- MEMPHIS, TENN, November 80, 1876
once until f2PSSss H be FLAWS e. thS
ecns the Khsrf Fl IL tRe oy 9 Of M eG-
Son street and TSnnins DOWN naTsiiei Wftb
| the river 10 connect the north end of the
present Elevator. Said work TO be done as
hereinafter described. The present stone
pavement to be taken up and carefully piled
away; the grading to commence at extreme
low water mark, and continue up about two
hunored feet, and TO be prepared and graded
so as the ascent or descent viii not exceed,
Wnen complete, eight degrees; the front at
extreme low water mark to be protected with
Two Tiers OF piles said piles 10 be spliced,
banded, capped and shod; also, said ir0ntsto
De protected with square, hewed timber of
cypress or cedar, free or clear OF all sap, TO be
bolIed and fastened with the best OF wrought
iron in said bolts and taps, the fOotings or adj
verse anchors to be cypress or cedar, well pro
tecteoi the pavement TO be relaid from the
north side OF Jefferson street to the south side
OF Union street by regular stone masons or
PAYERS, In the most approved manner, with a
sunclent quantity OF choice sand or gravel;
that portion of the wharf from the south side
o. Union street to the north side or end of the
Elevator TO be paved with such stone, and in
snco manner, as the present pavement on
Beale street, from Main TO Shelby streets.
Also, for the erection of one breakwater at or
near the foot of Jefferson street, or such other
foiloWing-named materials: Piling Of sound
cypress, spliced, banded, capped and shod in
zig ZIG nioSI substantial manner Win WILLOW or
other timber OF choice selection, together
win q sufficient quantity of stone to COM
plete said breakwater. The grading to be
done SO much per cubic yard; the paving to
be relaid at so much per superficial yard the
paving, where the stone Is to be furnished by
the contractor, to be laid at SO much per SUI
pernelal yard; the plling to be paid for at SO
much per Hneal foot for the amount of pile
driven; hewed tlmbers to be paid for per Gu.
bic foot; iron bolts and nuts 10 be paid for per
pound; willow wood or fascine in breakwater
TO be paid for at SO much per cord; and stone
to be paid for at so much per perch. All pro.
posaIs TO be in accordance with the spirit and
letter of the 9th section of the city charter.
Blanks for proposals will be furnished at
this office on application.
Inc city reserves the right to reject any or
all proposals
del G. c. RTJRKE. City Enpinear