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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25
The Carrier Pigeon.

A writer in the Spectator says: "Pains
have been taken to ascertain the rate of
a pigeons fight. The English dragon
is a Swifter bird than the Belgian. But
he flies low, and is of small, if any in
tellect. | do not know whether the cues
ton is or can be settled. For long dis
tances the Belgian fanciers had in the
year 1865, by induction of many in.
stances, concluded that a pigeon can fly,
on an average, 1854 metres a minute, or
1878 yards, but if such is the average
taken TOR distances extending diagonally
over France, it must be evident that
what a pigeon can do over two or three
hundred miles only must be considerably
greater. Then, again, it is almost in
conceivable that a pigeon starting from
San Sebastian for Liege, suppose, should
be able to adhere to the mathematical
line OF short distances. Whether in ODE
dience to the currents of winds or in
obedience to the landmarks he selects,
he must follow, not a straight, but a bro
ken line Of some sort. Now the compu-
tations made by the Belgian societies are,
so far as we know, invariably on the
principles of taking the crows fight
from corner to corner, and then dividing
the number of miles by the number of
hours between the time of departure and
the time of arrival. The exact distance
between OAK and Liege ISL am told,
500 miles as the crow flies, 1. G, in the
mathematical line on a true map. But
a pigeon can scarcely follow. the true
mathematical line, and to accomplish
600 he may be supposed to fly 700, 800
or 1000 miles in broken lines, all tend
ing more. or less homewards. The pig
con which took the first prize of all Bel
GUM in 1871 belonged to a small basket
maker at Huy, near Liege. / remember
holding the bird in my banda small,
compact, black bird, as hard as a stone
to the toueh-I forget whether in his
third or fourth year. The bird was
flown in 1871 at OAK in the Pyrenees at
five o'clock 10 the morning, and arrived
at Huy the same evening at six o'clock.
Taking the distance as 600 miles crow
flight, and dividing by the number of
hours, thirteen, this gives us the safe Of
fortY-six miles an hour for thirteen hours.
Mr.. Barney Williams last week sent
the following slightly too ~fervent vel
come to Barry Sullivan: Welcome to
America. New York is in a whirlwind
Of delicious agitation at her prospect Of
witnessing an actor who has given glory
to her stage and disai.y TO her profess
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25

DR.. W, R. hodges, ope Of the Norfolk
excursiOnists, went as far as New York
and Philadelphia, where he spent sew
eral days very pleasantly. He has re-
turned looking well and gives a fine &C.
count of the trip.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25

Parker, the weII.knOwn pOr-
trait painter, has his studio at
MOystOn's Star Gallery, over
the Red Store, opposite the
Odd Fellows Hall, 249 Main
street. 1897
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25

$50 to $4,000 has been invested in
Stock Privileges and paid 900 per cent.
profit. How to do it," A book on
Wall street, sent free.
TUMBRIDGE & Co., Bankers,
xxi-l4d&w Wall street. N. Y.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25

The ladies of the First Baptist Church
are requested to meet in the lecture
room Of the church Thursday afternoon
at four o'clock to complete the arrange
ments for o Martha Washington tea
party. 1874
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25

FoR daily papers from all the leading
cities in the Union, illustrated weekly
and monthly magazines and novels, or
for fancy stationery and school books,
call at Thos. Hanson's, No. COZ Beal
street. ll5-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25
PU BLIC LEDGER.
Office, 10 Madison Street.
LARG EST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
M II M HIS,
Wednesday Even'g, August 90, 1876.

The st. Bernard Coal Association has
a fine supply of Pittsburg and St. Ber-
rnard coal at low prices. Their Office is
No. IL Madison st., next to ours 1861
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25

JOHN WALSH, LIVERY STABLE, No. 60
Union street. Horses, buggies and car
riages for hire. l54
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25

JOHN WALSH, Undertaken, No. 344
Second street, opposite Postofice. Gl54
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25

Bow BELLS, Young Ladies' Journal
and all the monthlies for September at
Mansford's. 1856
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25
SOL COLEMAM'S
No. o Main Street.

SOL" is now in New Orleans attend
ing custom-house sales Of cigars, and
will deluge the Memphis market. His
Cuban cigars at &c each can be found
at his emporium.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25

No FAMILY should be without the fine
Illustrated Family Bible, now being de-
livered by W. S. Rogers. 1853
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25

PURE cider and white wine vinegar for
picking. 1861 LYLE & SHIELDS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25

26S 3 Second ST., opposite Court Square.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25
Human hair switches extra bar
gains In black braids.
KAHN e. FREIBERG.

TWENTY Leagues. Under the Sea" by.
Jules Verne; a new supply at Mans
ford's, 1856
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25
DON'T READ THIS !
You Would Spend all Your Money.

But the fact is that in a few days an
immense stock Of Havana cigars can be
found at
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25
TO CLOSE

A broken lot Of misses cloth laced
CATERS, sizes 1 and 2, worth $2 so,
at 81 25. KAHN 4 FREIBERG.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25

Gents white shirts, worth 50, at
81.
Cents bleached drill drawers at
soc. = KAHN & FREIBERG,
Corner Main and Poplar SITS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25
BANK.


R. c. DANIEL, j. A. HAYES, JR.,
President. Cashier.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-14
Office in the State, is fresh in our memory,

Office in The State, is fresh in our memory
as is the recollection Of his long and useful
career, extending over a half century of an
active, eventfal and honored professional
aud public experience. and flled with the
evidences Of biz learning, probity, sod
earnest advocacy Of the peoples rights.
Like his brother Chief Justice, whom he s,
soon followed to the grave, Judge Reed
served in the State and National councils
in various capacities, carrying into the
performance of their duties the samo
energy and desire to do right that ever
characterized his conduct, and embellishing
his official acts with constant proofs Of
scholarly research and culture james
Thompson and John NJ Read are names
that viii always be intimately blended with
the history Of Jurisprudence in Pennsyl-
vania--names to which property and life
within her borders owe some Of their best
guarantees, and the law il indebted for
some Of its strongest safeguards. It is
common observation, that nothing 50 soon
reveals the character of man as 20 invest
him with power and authority Judges
Thompson and Read occupied positions Of
power and authority from early youth to
ripe old age, and died without stain upon
their character What nobler epi.aph
could embslm their memory2
CONCLUSION.
Being the frst Representatives elected
under the new Constitution, a grave re-
sponsibili;y rests upon the present Legis-
lature, and the future prosperity of tho
Commonwealth will depend in large
measure upon the wisdom of the counsels
that may prevail at the pending session.
Additional legislation is needed to give full
force and effect to the Constitution, and
the Importance of framing laws that will be-
uniform and general in their operation,
connot be urged upon the attention Of your
honorable bodies with too much earnes.nese.
l feel convinced that you will approach the
discharge of this duty with becoming
sense of the magnitude of the trust and sn
ardent desire to promote the public welfare,
and with all efforts in this behalf, I pledge
You my heartiest cooperation. My most
cordial wishes attend you for an auspicious
beginning and happy close to your labors
Whatever our endeavors may be, let us
hope they will rebound to the honor and
advantage Of the State, and to this end wo
should invoke the maturcst Judgment and
Divine assistance.
J. T. HARTRANFT.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
Harrisburg, January 6, 1875.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-14
r. MAINONE,
Maker, Tuner, Regulator and Repairsr
OF
Pianos, Organs and MeIodeons.

Parties residing In StrouSsburg AID vicinity wish
Ing their Instruments thoroughly tuned regulated and
repaired at most reasonable price, viii please leave
their orders at the Jefersonian Office.
Those wishing TO purchase Pianos or osher instru-
mens viii Ind II TO their ad vantage 20 call me- Hay-
Ing had q praeticle experience Of over tveuty-six
years In the musical line, l prepored to furnish
the latest and most improved Instruments the lowest
possible prices have located myself permanently
here and solicit your favoIx-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-14

Can you tell why it is that when any
me comes to Strondshurg 70 buy Furniture thsy al
says inquire for MoCarty's Furniture Store!
Sept 26. 81,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-14

4 growing interest In the cultivation of
fish by artificial means is manifested through
out the country and it is pleasure TO note
that our people are deyoting themselves to
the investigation Of this novel and important
subject in manner that will establish the
success or failure of the experiment in the
various waters of the State. The labors of
the Commissioners of Fisheries continue to
afford substantial reasons for encourage
msnt. During the past year they have
placed in the various streams that empty
into the sea 376, 900 California and 337, :
900 Kennebec salmon. These streams we're
selected because it is the habit of the
salmon to migrate to and from the sea. If
it is found that these valuable fish return
to these rivers the State will be amply re-
paid for the entire expense incurred in aid
of fish culture. Under the superintendenoe
of the commissioners $1,000 salmon trout
were distributed in different bodies of water
where the chances fer rrcclrln2 focd and
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-14
BOARD OF PAKDoNs.

SAno OF FAhDONS.
y, comply with the provisions of the
4 a ;. ,o.oust:ltution, 50 far as it was possible,
., 14'iSfy reasonable wish of the pub
4, r.s. .Ae request Of the Governor, early in
i ss,s, s year, the Attorney General and
" ay OF the Commonwealth began to
sSs, BOARD Of pardons, selecting a re-
sof, so;..,. " whom all communications and
81, St'ons We're to be addressed, that they
" t' arranged and prepared for hear
Septs". !" va was also made his duty to keep
sss - Oi the proceedings of the Board,
,iseo,5 41. all requirements were met, and
(& h. 6u 'Ae recommendations for pardon
asi,.5 % reasons therefor. The Board thus
~, with one or two intermissions,
Ia: sso monthly meetings, when appli-
tr.,,e ,sye beer publicly heard and every
'y Afforded for q fun aiscussion
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-14
IN MEMORIAM.


In ths year that has just closed, the bar
and people Pennsylvania have had occasion
to lament the death of two Of her most dis
tinguished citizens aud learned jurists. The
late Chief Justice James Thompson while
engaged in the argument Of cause before the
court, where his voice had often been heard
interpreting the law, was suddenly stricken
down with disease, and in u few minutes
ceased to breathe. The life of Judge Thomp-
son was one Of constant service to the State.
In the Legislature and Congress, as Presi-
dent Judge of a judicial district, and upon
the Supreme Bench, he displayed strong
characteristics and remarkable abilities that
would have given him prominence in any
community. Conspiauously known for his
common sense, sterling integrity, knowledge
of human nature, and general and intimate
acquaintance with the principles and prao-
tice of the law, he was of a type of men
rarely found in public employment, and for
whom whole people mourn when the
State is deprived of thsir integrity and tai
ents.
The recent demise Of John NJ. Read
who likewise ocruried the hi2hss, judicial
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-14

The people Of free governments are al
ways unwilling to contribute largely to the
maintenance of armies, and are ever jealous
of military power, but experience has like
wise demonstrated how impolitic and un-
safe it is for State to have no disciplined or
efficient force strong enough to compel obe-
dience to It's authority, when the law and
it's officers are contemned and opposed with
violence by bodies of men. Pennsylvania
has. a, -inoes, beer constrained 70 the pain
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-14
CRIMINAL INSANE.

One of the most helpful agencies en-
ployed during the last few years to promote
the welfare of those whose poverty or
mental or physical in6rmities made them
the benefciaries of the State, was the in
telligept supervision of Board of Public
Charities who were empowered by law to
examine all public reformatory and charita-
BILE institutions, to ascertain what care and
treatment their inmates received The
diainH1se.e3 laocrs n This beard 70 slle-ia-e
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-06-27
Summon Regulations at the Churches.

Ssnsdyal-Lov Basses ai q, spd e; High Aass at ei
Vespers and Ben edictior At eP.h.
81 Norys GAreAtihopsl-Low Na,ses at and g;
High Mass at 10; N.speru and Bentdhtnon ~ y
FL
IS Pst<r and PquI-Lov Nsss at : Mass for Children
Al si; high Mas at 10; VesPers and Bent diciion
at5P.h-
81 s,cphenI CBouligny)-Lo. Masse. at and e; High
AAss AI 40; Vospsrs and Benedicuon Al " p Il
Relv Name of Mary (Aiyers)-Lou Masses nj :! and ];
Righ N.As ~ - vespeIs and ediciion Atst
81 MieAa<ys-SuDdays-Masses At and ei vespers
ana Bebediction at 7. M week Deys-M Ass at
81 excepting Thursday, when kass Is ce.esrA ed
al o'c oek for the children
Immaculate C0RoeptI0R-SpndAyt-Nas every half
bour from TOT o'clock Mas for the Children al
High Mas 10; Benediction AZ p. n. Week
Day-AAsses every half hour from 10 -
II. PaticE g. -SundAys-MAsses At G. u and 10. Week
pays-ate andtf
81 Ies>pks-sundAys ys-Masses at 81. :. si and II Ves
PeIs ai<r.M. Week Days-AAsses al = and :.
81 JOHN the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AZ 81 !. and i"
vespsrs u. Week Days-AAases AZ - odo q.
81 Ikeresa a's-SuIdAys-Msss At u si and 10 e.
pers ~ Week Days-NAsses ~ q AND q
81 P+asei. de- <SaI<s-Supdays-Masses at Ands ves-
peIs At <ir.h. Week DAys-AAss ~ =.
-RedsnptOIist Churches -
81 xipkenr.y'- st:t. ssrdSi Yea
Isrs % r n; Sc! mon and Benedlct,on at Ii Week
Oays-AaAsea At 81 and 5
81 Mary (GezaaAl-SAme As At St. AiphonsuA.
Ecty1 de Bon nS<eorrrs-Sunday At and
8. Evening ssrvloes st O'e.oek- Week Days
NA.s AT
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-06-27

licism is reached for the most part only in an
| Indirect way by Protestant agencies. The
number of converts from the Roman religion is
not great. Our Protestant churches, especially
in the large cities, are surrounded by Catholic
people, onr preaching, Sunday schools and pas
toral work are going on in their midst, and or
schools and colleges arc. operating in easy
| access, but not much seems to be done in af-
fectiDg this class of the population.
This is the only paragraph of the article
wherein our neighbor seems to speak the
"words of soberness and TRUTH" and We
give it due credit for them, but it unfortu-
nately attempts TO explain them away, and
Immediately relapses into the following
whopper which we have already noticed:
The Catholic people in this country are more
under the control Of the priesthood, and more
completely hedged about and Isolated from
evangelical Influences, than in almost any
other country in the world.
This is too bare faced to be funny, and
therefore we 60 on to the next effort of ex-
PLANTATION:
Romanism in America has not yet revealed
its true character as folly lseWhere, and il
has not borne those fruits which have led to
America and Europe. Our free institutions
popular education and general enlightenment
have had their influence, and it is doubtful
whether the growth of Catholicism in the
ton of Cstholic-born people to the country.
Romanism has not borne it's fruit of
atheism and infidelity in this country, and
yet its growth has not been equal to the
immigration of it's members. What has
become, then, of their offspring? Evidently
ingulphed in the great sea of the Nothinga-
rians. The Catholic protesting population
amounts to about eight millions; the Pro
testant protesting population is about six
millions; the remainder of the forty-two
miilions,-say twenty eight millione,-are
nothing in religion, and never will be any
thing until they become Catholics. This
shows that Romanism 10 this country has
borne far more fruits of atheism ard io-
fidelity than in any Catholic country, if
We consider all such losses as its fruits. for
in Catholic countries such apostates are far
more noisy than numerous. 1t shove, more
over, that Protestantism, which is success
in making apostates, us dead failure in
them.
What broader joke, then, can there be
than that embodied in the idea of Protest
ant " Missions in Catholic Countries the
theme of our Christian Phunny Pbellow.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-06-27
INpuLTuM PRO JuBILAKo.

yAvoRE FIpKLIUM IN MIssIoSUM LoCIs COM
MoRANTIUA.
EI Audientia SSmi habita die "a Janu0rii 1873.
1ocis nullae sint Ecclesiae, in alis vero non tot
GiDt, quot ex nuper edits SAnctissimi Dom nj
Nostri PHI Divina ProvidentiaNPP. TX. Apostle
licis Literis VIII Kal. Jan. ami proX. praete-
Titi, Quarum initlum Grdribus Eocleside, pro
Jubilaei ipdictione adiri Fidelib bus extra Cr-
bem morantibus necesse est, Mt Jubilaeum ip-
Bum adipisci valeaut, cumque evenire etiam
posAit, ut varias oh causas praeScriptae Eccies-
iaruun visitatioues iterari ncqueaut plures lis
In locis fdeles tam utili &C saluiari Jobiliaei
thesauro carere cogerentur, nisi Apostollca
0uctoritate lis subveniretur. Haec amino suo
TeputAns idem Sanctissimus D. N, referente
me microscopic s. Congregations de Propa-
Gand8 Eide SecretArio, pro suA beniRnitate
contuiit srbitrio Patrisrcharum, Archiepisco-
porum, EpiscoporuD, Vlcauorum Apostolico-
rum &C Superiorum Mission IN q quorumcumque,
1acultatem, qnam etIam sippllclbus Mission
ariis subdelegare ipsi poteruut, proroIapdi,
ubi necesstas Id posIulet, etiam per duos amos
fempus ad JubIlaenm lucraDdum, nee non dis
pensandi cum praedictis FIdelibus qDoad
numerum Ecclesiarum vistandarum ct vista
tionum in ipsis peraGendArum ; imo etIam,
Quando necesse id fuerit, commutandi in
totum hujusmodi opera ipjanctA in aliquod
jejunIum, aut in recitationem aliq uarum pia rum
Precum, hrmo remanente pro puerIs, quI non-
dunn ad s. Commandment HdmIssi sunt, onere
SccrRmentalIs Confessionis, et pro ad ultis
etiAm Communionis; &C prAeterea ouoad omnes
oTandi pro CAtholicAe Ecclesiae, eI ApoAtolicae
Sedis prosperItate ct exaltatlOue, pro extlrpa-
tione hAeresum, omniLmqne errautium conver-
stone, pro to.Ius popul Chrrstiani pace ct
unitate, &C juxta mentem SapctiIatIs Suae.
Datum komae ex Aedibus ejusdem S. Con.
EreRationis de Propaganda Flde die ct ammo
pTaedicts.
JoANNKs SIMEoSI SEcRErAR1Us
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-06-27
iOMciAl !

We have Just received from Rome Conces-
sion of the Pope for the Jubilee in favor Of
missionary countries; ard We delegate TO the
priests in the country the powers therein con
yeyed and of which they will not make use ex-
cept in case of necessity or for serious reason.
The powers granted TO priests of the city in
virtue OF the original Jubilee Ball are as q
general thing sufficient; however, We delegate
TO them also the powers of the present Indult,
rs these might be necessary for them in par
1icular cases.
Every body knows the Ball of the Jubilee as
we'll as the Circular of His Grace the Arch
bishop We cause TO be published in Latin, for
the benefit of Ecclesiassics. the Indult which
we have just received.
Given at New Orleans th : Goth of June 1878,
Feast Of st. Aloysius of Gopzaga.
G. RAYMOND V. 6.
Administrators.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-06-27
Freedoms of the Press.

There is Cato among ns. Oar cotem
porary, the Times, cherishes an autocrat of
the lighter sciences who styles himself
Roundabout, and gives him a column. This
column is peculiarly strong oR love and
arithmetic. The Difficult: sums which it
propounds for mbitious Statesmen are
numerous, while the profoundest problems
frem the Court of Cupid are solved by it
with dash of the pen. The readiness of
of experience exhibited in this delicate
branch of casuistry, though contained in
roundabout, is evidently as masterly as it
could be within a swallow tail coat.
Occasionally, though,-shall we whisper
it f-Rouudy ventures in proprid persona,
or through a friendly correspondent, upon
unfamiliar ground. He doesn't exactly,
sometimes,-0r if he does he fails to ex plain
il luciily-know what he is talking about.
few days ago, for instance, he, or some
one else through him, made quite an on
slaught upon the Orphan Asylums of this
city. a party, it seems, Lad applied at sew
eral of these institutions, Offering to adopt
one of the children, and had been refused
principally for his unwil!ingness to edu-
cate the child in a prescribed religion. The
charge is then made that either money is
accum ulated by these institutions in keeping
the orphans, or else public appropriations
are devoted By them to exclusively sectarian
purposes. We know not which institutions
or what religion are alluded to. Neither
do we intend entering upon a discussion of
these points with Roundabout. We merely
suggest that they are not in good taste.
| Again, the rushing into print about the
gentleman who died at the Charity Hospital
from rheumatism of the heart and whose
funeral was delayed by too much (alIeged)
clerical red tape! Why not investigate the
matter before airing one eide of it = Or does
Roundy set up for a Court, where every
| conner files and publishes his petition,
citing alleged delinQuents through the
newspaper, as in the city tax list, and re-
qulring the accused to file their own an
swers and be tried by the Court, or let
Judgments go by defaultf Now, in the case
! referred to, We happen to know that there
is no Union Street Church, as stated. and
no Father Bouderaux. If there was a
Catholic priest, however, by any name.
and at any church, who had scruples about
recommending the burial of a deceased
Catholic in conseerated ground, does not
Roundabout perceive that the public prints
do not afford the proper arena upon which
to settle his scruPles. Roundy may know
good deal about everything in general,
ana especially about Dautioals and other