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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09
A Female citizen amer Mr.. Luke
Etnlay.

n
Etnlay.
To the Editor Of the Ledger;
10 mills make cent?
10 cents make / dimel
10 dimes make dollari
1t is said that the mills of the gods
grind slow-but exceeding fine. Now,
Mr.. Editor, it seems to me that we must
have sinned politically in an awful man
ner, when the product of the grinding
process of the gods gave us the last Leg
islature; so exceeding fine too-in6nites-
imal-nOt ever excepting the "immor-
tai nine" who so ably misrepresented
Shelby county. We know that the tiny
ants build cities, and so, too, our atoms,
in the aggregate, contrivedto build some
mighty structures-the new city charter,
for instance-by which they have GER
tainiy immortalized themselves, and
proved conclusively and beyond contro-
versy that brains are not at all necessary
in legislation. OH Mr.. Editor, what a
fortune / could make i'll could only buy
in that last Tennessee Legislature at the
peoples estimate, and sell them out at
their OWL l should realize more than
a mill on the dollar, but the swindle
would be worse than the Credit Mobilier
or the Kentucky lottery. l have benin
correspondence recently with dealers in
rare coins and they assure me that no
such coin as " the mill" ever had an ae-
tual existence, so, up to this time, it has
been overlooked and neglected but as this
is the day for small things, the distin-
guished author Of a %certaia bill, feeling
he would never have another opportunity
to figure in q legislative body land may
the good Lerd deliver us from such an
infieiion in the futurel), determined to
make himself famous by bringing this
modest little coin into nOtoriety. There
is a certain class Of people who would
rather be abused than unnoticed, and
the member from Shelby who has taken
the little mill under his patronage be-
longs to this class, and he certainly has
accomplished his purpose, as he is uni.
versally abused. Now, Mr.. Editor, l
am 4 woman, and / have always heard
that women are considered (by men) to
be more contracted in their ideas than
the lords Of creation; but / do not be-
lieye an equal number Of women could
have been brought together who would
have shown such narrow views on the
subject of education as did these men,
and especially the member to whom |
allude. His ideas of education do not
rise above 6 mill on the dollar. Poor
fellow ! pity him almost as much as if
he had written a book. BE can sleep
peacefully now, satisfied that he has
done as much harm as lay in his united
power, like the bull in the china shop;
but if he has any further political aspi-
rations he will hasten to fulfill them be-
fore female suffrage is the law of the
land, if he takes the advice Of
A WOMAN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09
L.EcAL
mo. 1851
NOn-Resident Notice.

In the First Chancery Court Of Shelby county,
Iennessee-B. P. Anderson, Commissioner
Of Revenue, vs.. David Wickersham ct nj,
FL APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
j this cause that lhe defendants, David
Mickersham, Robert Wickersham, Levi
NMickersham, Thomas Wickersham, Eliza
Mickersham, William Wickersham. Walter
N. Haldeman and Mrs. Sarah Metcalf are
non'residents Of u @ State of Tennessee IL is
therefore ordered that they make their appear
anco herein, at the court house In the city of
Memphis, Tenn, on or before the first Mon
day in May, 1875, and plead, answer OF demur
TO complainant bill. or the same viii be ia
ken for confessed as to them and set for hear
ing exparte; and that a copy Of this order be
published, once a week for four successive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of March, 1875.
A oopy-Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, c. and NJ.
By Il. B MCHENRY. ID. @. and NJ.
% 29-25.41
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09
The Appeal stIII Working for the
school Board Ring.

II the carpet baggers in the School
Board hope to perpetuate their iniquit.
GUS power by getting heavy taxes from
the County Court, they will find them
selves mistaken. That court is com.
posed Of men who know something oil
the sentiments of the people. They
know the people distrust the school ring
and any project to put money in its
hands would be Odious to the general
public. 9
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09


They have had a Beecher-Tilt
scandal in a eolored church in Madison
county, Mississippi, The parson dared
them to prove the charges, which was
done before a solemn ecclesiastical
court without much trouble. The
Beecher in the case then owned up, ana
in a melting mood begged the cOngre-
CATION to forgive him. He was forgiven
freely by his sympathetic brethren and
restored to the leadership Of his Ply
mouth flock. His popularity was never
so great before, but the Theodore Tilton
fellow is not taken into consideration.
He will have to look elsewhere for con
ISOLATION. II the Brooklyn folks had
fallen on this plan it would have saved
them and the country a great deal Of
bother.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09

THE Radical journals Of Mississippi
are Boosting that the rate Of taxation
has been reduced since last year from
fourteen mills on the dollar to nine
mills, but omit to say that this is only
an apparent and not a real reduction.
Additional burdens are thrown upon all
the counties more than equal to the pre-
tended reduction of five mills. Taxes
are really higher than ever.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09

GENERAL SPINNER must be a close
listed man, not only from the way he
signs bis name, but from the fact that
over $55, 900, 600 passed tbrough his hands
while in office, and the losses from leak
age, shrinkage, etc., amounted to less
than one dollar on the million.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09

A life insurance company has refused
to pay a$lO,OOO policy because the in
surer committed moral suicide, he hay.
ing procured the policy in reply to a
message from a friend in the unseen
world to the effect that he would GER
tainly die upon a certain day and hour,
which he did.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.
AN Impartial Review of the Recent
Liquidation.

An Impartial Review of the Recent
Legislation.
From the West Tennessee (Dresdenl Demo
crat.
10 our last weeks issue we stated that
the Legislature had done practically
nothing. We referred to the question
of immediate financial relief, and the
adoption Of a wise financial policy,
looking to the settlement Of our fnan-
cial difficulties. With this one excep-
ton, we are prepared to say that the late
General Assembly, that has Just ad-
iourned, was one Of the best that ever
convened in the city Of Nashville, and
after carefully looking over their acts
increasing the revenues and inaugural
ing reforms, we are not prepared to say
that we were even right last week. In
deed, after mature deliberation, we are
inclined TO take even that back, and say
that financially the late body was a sue
cess.
We are inclined to believe that with a
good crop for the next two years our
people will indorse nearly every act that
has been passed by them.
We can say for the members, indivi-
| dually, that a more honest, conscien-
tious and industrious body Of represen-
tatives never graced the State capitol.
AS a Democrat we can take their
record and 60 before the people at the
next election with an absolute certainty
Of an Endorsement from them. What
the legislation Of the late General AS
sembly will save the taxpayers:
The jury law. estimated -,... .......-... 800. 0C
Taxing losing litigants with costs in
civil suits. lUO,Uy
Abolishing Revenue Collector ..........- 250,0(
Reducing Quarterly Courts ..-........... 250,00
County wOrk-housef- ..... ............ $50, 00(
In regard TO revenue received by JUS
tees and 800
AbOlishing quorum courts......."........ 20. 00
Repeating Insane Asylum Appropria-
tlOns ............... .....s...... ....... OO0,OV
Reducing jailors' fees ........... .."........ 800
Regulating justices fees.....-.............. Is, 00l
Assessment law. 900
Addition TO this revenue from therail-
ROAD taX''''... .'.'"''.-... lV0,UU
Dog taxi" ............. 500
-...~..~. ..1. S95, 900
With the above savings and increases
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09
striking $.

PoTrsvrILE, Pa, April 9.-Trust-
worthy adyices from Shamokin state
that all the miners in that region, ex-
oept a few at one colliery, are on a
strike.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09

GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND was paid
$l5 a column Tor the Tilton marital cor.
r~espondence by the Chicago Tribune,
and now denounces Tilton for making a
present Of the whole batch to the Times,
thus, as he claims, cutting him out of a
large sum of money he might have real
s1ad
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09

The Union and American recalls to
mind the fact that Horace Maynard,
Minister to Turkey, is a prominent
member of the Presbyterian church and
Vice President of the American Bible
Society. 1t remains TO be seen how he
will comport himself with his moral and
religious professions on the banks Of the
Bosphorns.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09

MAJOR W. G. CAPERs, late of the
JAG kson True Democrat, has become
editor Of the Water Valley Miss Cen
AL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09
DIED.

NELs0N-April sth, at 3 pm, WV. A..
NELSON.
Friends are invited to attend the funeral
this FRIDAY) afternoon at 3 o'clock, from
bis late residence, Chester street, near Butler.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09
Trustees Sale.

-
DY VIRTUE OF A TRUST DEED MADE
ID to AS. Kittredge by Frank Faquin, with
power to appoint an agent, and | having been
duly appointed agent, recorded in Registers
Office Of Shelby county, Tenn, in Book So.
page 2l0, / will sell TO the highest bidder, for
cash, at the south gate of Court Square. Mem
phis, Tenn, on
Friday, 2Sd Day Of April, 1875,
within legal hours. part of John G. Nc
IGNORES q95 acres, subdivision Of John
Hansom's 5000 acres, said parcel beginning
1893 GIL feet north Of the northeast i%ntersec-
ton Of Fifth and Division streets, at Eche-
warns northwest corner of his two acre tract;
east with Echevarn's line $50 feet to Sixth
street extended, Of Fort Pickering; thence
north with the west boundary line of Sixth
street IS $40 feet; thence west $50 feet to the
east side Of Fifth street; thence south with it
IS 8 10 to the beginning, containing one acre,
and the same land sold to Faquin BY Willo
Williams by his deed entered in Book Sc, part
!, page 272. It'll believed to be good; re-
%demption waived, but l sell only as Trustee.
! 1913 II. M, JAMES.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09

NEW BRUNSWICK, N, j., April 9.-Mi.
chael Sullivan was hanged this morning
for the murder of Daniel Talmage at
Methusen.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09

An indianapolis paper, Of considera-
bic merit otherwise, publishes two pieces
of poetry every day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09

With the above savings and Increased
revenue, it does look as if we might pay
the interest upon our State debt and
meet the current expenses Of the State
with a tax of forty cents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09
PUBLICATION.
Southern Catholic,
MEMPHIS, TENN.
POWELL d HARRINGTON,
PROJECTORS.
Subscription. 81 90 per Annum. A
paper Devoted 20 Catholicism
ana News of the Day.
PUBLICATION.

TIME BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM TO
reach the interior Of Tennessee. Alabama,
Mississippi and Arkansas All communioa
lions shsnld be addressed
W. y. POWELL, Business Manager,
11O.t No. low. Court st., Memphis. Tenn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09
lR. 1926
Chancery Sale Of Real Estate,

Fannie Wnsson VS.. Jane Atwooi-First Chan
Gerry Court of Shelby county.
DY VIRTUE OF AN INTERL0OUT0RY
ID decree for sale, entered in the above cause
on the 10th day Of Maro1. 1875, ! will sell at
public auction. to the highest bidder, in front
Of the Clerk and Masters office, new court
house building, Main street. Memphis, Ten
nesgee, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09
CLOTHING
~ ~--|~I~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FIR e! FTREi FIRE!
A GOOD A
MUST BE SOLD.

osO00 WORTH OF CLOTHING, DRY
OOUUU Goods and Furnishing Goods,
which have been slightly damaged by water at
the late FIRE, will be sold at a great sacrifice.
Come early and secure bargains. Remember
the place, 1872 Main street, Cochran Hall.
A49 /. KAUFMAN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09
STATEMENT.
PHOENIX INSURANCE CO.,
MAnnu % 1orR

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DI.
"A %rectors of this Company, held to-day.
THOs. II. ALLEN was elected President, S. R.
CLARKE, Secretary. aud JOIN +. WILKINSON,
Assistant Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09

the subscription price OF the
PUBLIC EEDGER is IS per annum
for Daily, and 81 per annum for
weekly. POSTAGE FREE.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-08-12
Skeleton Leaves.

DISSOLVE four ounces of common wash
ing soda in a quart of boiling water, then
add two ounces of Stacked quick-i lime and
boil for about fifteen minutes. Allow the
solution to cool; atterward pour all the
clean liquor into a clean pan. When this
liquor is at its boiling point place the
leaves carefully in the pan and boil the
whole together for an hour, adding from
time to time enough water TO make up for
evaporation. The green pulp or body of
some leaves will more readily separate
than others. \ good test is to try the
leaves after they have been gently boiling
for an hour, and if the cellular matter does
not easily rub off betwiXt the finger and
thumb beneath cold water boil them
again for short time.
When the flcshy matter is found to be
sufficiently sofcned rub them separately
but very gently beneath cold water until
the perfect skeleton is exposed. They are
at first a dirty white; to make them pure
white and therefore more beautiful all
that is necessary is to bleach them in a
weak solution of chloride OF lime, a large
teaspoonful to quart of water; if few
drops Of vinegar is added to the solution
it is all the better, for then the free chic
rine is liberated. Do not allow them too
long in the bleaching liquor or they be
come too brittle and cannot afterward be
handled without injury. About fifteen
minutes will be sufficient to make them
white and clean looking. Dry them in
white blotting- paper beneath a gentle
pressure.
Simple leaves are the best for young
beginners to experiment upon; the elm,
ivy and beech leaves make the best skele-
tons. Care must be exercised in the Sc
lection of leaves as the time of year and
the state of the atmosphere, when speci
mems are collected, otherwise failure will
be the result The best months are July
and August. Never collect specimens in
damp weather, and none but perfectly ma
ture leaves ought to be selected.-House-
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-08-12
Prosecuted Americans,

Lucy HOOPER writes to the Philadel.
phia Telegraph from Paris: Il have fire.
quently been called upon to record cases
wherein Americans have suffered from
French extortion and insolence, and par
ticularly iagrant instance came to my
knowledge the other day. There exists in
very snowy and fashionable part of
Paris a clearinghouse where, though the
fare is scanty, yet the dweller therein has
the advantage of dwelling under the same
roof with nobility, in its purest and most
pretentlous form, the keeper of the house
being a French Count of unimpeachable
pedigree. Among the boarders who had
resided in the house for nearly year
was a young American couple, the hus-
band being a gentleman well known
among the American residents in Paris, he
having been established in business here
for some two or three years past. Recently
he announced to the Count that he and his
wife were about to leave Paris for the
summer, and that they intended to go to
housekeeping in the fall. Infatuated at the
idea of losing such profitable inmates, the
Count commenced a series of petty persecu-
tons that would have been laughable
had they not been so annoying He
caused various articles of furniture to be
removed from their rooms, had the cur
tains taken down and finally caused the
carpets to be taken up. Indignant atsuch
treatment, the gentleman informed this
gracious scion of French nobility that he
should expect a corresponding diminution
in his bill for the month Che having paid
regularly every month";, and that he would
not consent to pay as much for untur-
niShed rooms as for furnished ones.
WhereupOn the Count went before JUICE
de Ia pair and swore that the American
was travelling vagabOnd, without visible
means of existence, who was trying to get
away without paying his bill. -Four
policemen were sent, who examined the
lady's trunks, took an inventory of every
thing that they contained, and took pos
session of all the money that was to be
found therein. After annOyances and in
suits innumerable the luckless couple at
last escaped from the clutches Of this
aristocratic landlord, and l am happy to
say that several other Americans among
the guests Of the house packed up and de-
parted likewise, indignant at the treatment
inflicted upon their countryman.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-08-12
High-BOrn Danes.

A WRITER has given this portrait of the
they appear to-day: The ladies are dressed
as soon as the breakfast hour (nOon). In
the morning they hear a mass; in the
afternoon they occupy themselves with
an altar-cloth, work at tapestry or make
clothing for the poor. They have one re
ception-day each week: other days they
return visits, attend meetings Of the Soci-
ETY. Of Children's Friends or some other
charitable institution. When they ride in
the Bots they are generally accompanied
by lady friends; if the friend is not handy
they take a little child. They go to the
theater five or six times every winter; in
the country, in summer, they play a little
iniprivate comedy themselves; in the city
they have concerts and balls. The con-
certs are usually very fine; the programme
is short but excellent: there are only five
artists usually, but some celebrity is al
ways present; one of the gentlemen is
distinguished pianist; one of the ladies
from the Grand Opera or the Italiens.
At the balls the dresses are of modest col
ors; a few natural flowers, great many
pearls and diamonds. Most of the
younger girls are educated in converts
Some have a gOverness and a maid
nearly always English. They learn
music, little history and geography and
write their own language correctly. Many
do not marry, or marry late, because they
think their dowry insufficient; some of
them become nuns. But the greater num-
Der finish at twenty-eight by marrying
some old country gentleman or some rich
n1ebeian
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-08-12
Onions SOwn in Fall.

LAST wear we published an article by
Peter Henderson, in which he gave the
experience of Long Island market gar
dener. who sowed his onions in autumn.
We gave the plan trial in our own gar
den last fall. but the sowing was not MADE
until the very end of September, and the
Young plants did not all make sufficient
growth to stand the very severe winter,
even though they were well covered Sui
the success, though only partial, was SUI
ficient to show that this method IS
worthy of consideration, and from the
amount that came to maturity on our bed
this summer have no doubt that it will
answer wherever sets are used; but where
onions can be raised directly from the
seed there will be no advantages from fall
sowing except for such as are to be mar
keted green or very early. The idea Is TO
SOW the seed in the fall at such time as
will allow the plants to form bulb large
enough to stand the winter and yet not so
large as to run up to flower the next sea
son: in fact, to raise onion sets, which, IN
stead of being harvested, are to be left IN
the ground, where they will be ready to
grow as soon as spring opens. On Long
Island the middle of Septemberis found to
be the best time to sow; further south 1t
should be later and north Of that earlier.
Success will largely depend upon the time
of sowing, and this for any particular To-
cality can only be ascertaincd by expert
ment. The covering should not be put on
until cold weather has stopped the growth
of the bulbs, and may be of leaves, straw.
marsh hay or other litter. Leaves applied
while it is showing will not blow about
.iMGticdH AQriculturiH
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-08-12
Poisoned Fruit.

\ LUCKNOW correspondent of the Lon,
don NcrS Gays: 1.-TWO native gardeners
and little boy having been suddenly
seized with alarming spasms, accompanied
by tOaming at the mouth, after eating a
quantity of peaches, the Englishman to
with proceeded to analyze the fruit, To
his horror, the juice was found to contain
Il considerable proportion of poisonous
virus, Il discovery which naturally led TO
a close examination of the tree from which
the fruit had been gathered. After in
speCting the leaves, the branches, even
the bark, with no scientific results, ore OF
the examining party suggested that the
roots should be uncovered. This being
done, the origin of the poison at once
came to light. Being anxious to enrich
the soil of the orchard the gardeners had
buried dead dogs under many of the trees
including the one on which the deadly
peaches had grown. Under its roots lay
the carcass Of a defunCt pariah, proved by
appearances TO have died of hydrophobia
After this discovery there could be nc
doubt about the source from which the
fruit derived its poisonous qualities. The
virus ofhydrophobia had first impregnatcd
the soil, next the sap Of the tree and sub
scqucntly transmitted itself to the fruit
Yet the poison appears to have lost some
of its power in transit, since it is related
that the three patients were successfully
treated and all reCOvcred.'n
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-08-12
Mystery Unraveled-A Strange Story.
The Providence RI) Journal tells the
following story, which seems to be liter

THE Providence RI Journal tells the
following story, which seems to be liter
ally true, and yet is stranger than fiction;
Many of our older citizens will readily
recall the excitement ard wonder that
was created some twenty-five years ago at
the sudden and mysterious disappearance
of Mr.. jeremiah Perez well-to-do
grocer on Sabin street, leaving wife and
two children (all of whom are now living,
and at about the same time the as sudden
disappearance of Mrs. Harm gton, wife of
Thomas NJ Harrington, who was then
living in one of Mr.. Perce's tenements
Mr.. Perez left the city on pretense of
going to New York to transact business
and never returned 1t was at the time
supposed that the two had eloped, but
nothing certain was known in regard to
the matter. A short time afterward-
about six months, as those knowing the
facts now recollect it-Mrs. Harrington
returned in an apparently penitent mood
and had an interview with her husband,
at which she received permission to take
one of her children, named Mary, little
girl of five years there were three chill
dren in all, a sister older and brother
younger than Nary, down street with her
to purchase for her some needed articles
of apparel, and was to return with her by
six O'Clock. that evening. From that
time the father heard nothing from the
child or the mother until within few
weeks, and they have long been supposed
to have been dead. Nor did the family
and friends of Mr. Perez hear anything