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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-07


What a progressive age this is. In the
year Of grace 1876, it costs over seven
millions to transport blankets that arab
bit could jump through; rotten bacon,
sour -four and other equally desirable ar
ticles to the Indians. In 1848 1t only
cost $843 900 to carry food and clothing
to the red man. It is, however, to be
remembered as an excuse for the unen-
lightened ignorance Of the officials Of
those days, that they were totally unac-
quainted with the secrets Of addition,
division and silence" II the light Of
that divine science had only irradiated
the dense fogs Of their obtuse under
standings. they would have at least
bagged three or four millions. There
was, however, this drawback to contend
against: Congress and the people had
not been trained to the belief that it was
the correct thing for officials to steal, and
the uneducated Doors might have barba.
rously consigned an enlightened official
to the penitentiary. Those who have
INDUCED in notions and practices in ad-
vance Of their age have found out their
mistake to their cost
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19
FOREIGN.

LONDON, January ia cabinet Ses-
sion was held yesterday and another will
take place to-day. 1t is understood that
the Austrian note on Turkey is under
consideration.
Samuel Radford & Son, extensive
grain merchants, Of Liverpool, have sus-
pended. Their liabilities, it is thought,
will be exceeded by their assets.
MADRID, January l9.--The Carlist
leader, Tristany, has notified the Span
isb consul at Bayonne of his unreserved
submission to Alfonso. General Marti-
nez's army is concentrated in the neigh
borhood Of Pampaluna.
BERLIN, January l9.-The rate of dis
count in bank has been. placed at FIVE
per cent.
Krolrs Garden will be the site of the
new Imperial Parliament buildings.
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KEEP LAMPS CLEAN.
The Causes Of RxpIOsi0ns OF oil
Lamps. with some Practical Hints
on Prevention.


The Causea Of Explosions OF OIL
Lamps, wish some Practical Hints
on Prevention.
The numberless explosions of and ac-
cidents to oil lamps, which too often re-
suit ia the dis6guring and death of hu-
man beings, teach all that they cannot
be too cautious or careful in handling
these explosive articles Of every day
use. An exchange has the following
we'll disested article on the subject,
which should be read carefully by all
citizens:
All explosions of c~oal-oil lamps are
caused BY the vapor or gas that collects
in the space above the oil. When full of
oil, Of course, a lamp contains no gas,
but Immediately on lighting the lamp
consumption of oil begins, soon leaving
a space for gas, which commences to
form as the lamp warns up, and, after
burning a short time, sufficient gas will
accumulate to- cause an explosion. The
gas in a lamp will explode only when
ignited. In this respect it is like gun
powder. Cheap or inferior oil is always
the most dangerous. The flame is COM
municated to the gas in the following
manner: The wick-tube in all lsmp-burn.
ers is made larger than the wick is to
rass throughit. 1t would not do to have
the wick work tightly in the burner; on
the contrary, it is essential that it move
up and down with perfect ease. In this
way it is unavoidable that space in the
tube is left along the sides Of the wick
sufficient for the fame from the burnett
pass down into the lamp and explode the
gas. Many things may occur to cause the
fame to pass down the wick and explode
the lamp: l. A lamp may be standing on
a table or mantel, and a slight puff of air
from an open window, or the sudden
opening Of door, cause an explosion,
2. A lamp may be taken up quickly
from a table or msntel and instantly ex-
plode. 3 A lamp is taken into an entry
where there is a draught, or out of doors
and an explosion ensses. 4. A lighted
lamp is taken up a flight of stairs. or is
raised quickly to place it on the msntel,
resulting in an explosion. In all these
cases the mischief is done by the air
movement, either by suddenly checking
the draught or forcing air down the
chimney against the fame. 5. Blowing
down the chimney to ~extinguish the
fame is a frequent cause of explosion.
6. Lamp explosions have been caused
by usieg a chimney broken off at the top,
or one that has a piece broken out,
whereby the draught is variable and the
fame unsteady. Z. Sometimes a thought
less person puts a small sized wick in a
large burner, thus leaving considerable
space along the edges of the wick. 8.
An old burner with its sir-draugbts clog.
ged up, which rightfully should be thrown
away, is sometimes continued in use,
and the final result is an explosion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19
WASHINGTON.



WASHINGTON, January l9. = HOUSE.
Mr.. Bland offered a resolution calling
for information on the subject of the
transfer Of lands within railroad limits
allowed to Union soldiers. Adopted.
The Speaker then called committees
for reports.
Mr.. Springer introduced a constitu-
tional amendment providing that Con-
gress shall not pass any special or local
laws in regard to granting pensions,
bounties, lands or prize money, or for
correcting records of any department
in relation thereto, granting relief to
any person or authorizing payment of
any claim, giving to any corporation,
association or individual the right
to lay railroad tracks, or comforting
any special and exclusive privilege on
such corporation, regulating the practice
Of courts or comforting any special juris-
dictiou in a particular case; that in all
cases where general law la be made
applicable no special law will be enact
ed, and that courts may determine if
any. special law could be embraced in q
general enactment. Referred.
The House then went into committee
of the whole on the state Of the Union,
Mr.. Wood in the chair, on the Centen-
NAL appropriation, and was addressed
by Mr.. Phillips, Of Kansas, in advocacy
Of the bill.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

SENATOR MORTON may think he gained
an advantage in securing the location Of
the next Republican convention at Gin
e%innsti, but it will not do him much
good. If Morton we're the only candi-
date against Grant he might stand some
chance Of nomination, but there is
Blaine. Bristow, Hartranft and others
whose friends are srxiously pressing
their claims. When the time comes
Grant will have as many votes as all the
rest put together, and his opponents will
vie with each other for the honor Of
being the first to lay the crown at bis
feet. Grant has never for 8 mo.
ment relinquished the idea Of q
third term. His letter last summer was
a pslpable bid for it, and there are
enough Federal ofice-holders in the
country able and willingto pay their way
to Cincinnati to nominate him. He
knows this, and considers a nomination
equivalent to an election. Whether i
will be SO depends muchupon the cours,
Of the Democrats. A few more brillian.
and able speeches from Mr.. Hill will set
tie the whole business in Grants favor
as to Blaine, be is not in the race, moi
likely to be. Grant is running agains
the field on both sides.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

CAIRO, January l9.-Arrived-City Of
Chester, St. Louis, midnight; James D.
Parker, Cincinnati, midnight; City Of
Quincy, New Orleans, 4 am; Julia,
Vicksburg, L. Departed-Parker Mem
phis, l am; Chester, Memphis, a Louis-
vile, New Orleans, I; Quincy, St. Louis,
s. Grand Tower, st. Louis, noon. Clear
and cool.
CINCINNATI, January l9.-River 20
feet l inch aBd rising. Clearing and
cooler weather.
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ooNFEpRRArE pR1aApTRRs.

The Radicals are continually bowling
themselves hoarse about the Confederate
Brigadiers in Congress, referring, Of
course, to those who are Democrats, for
an ex-Confederate who gets into the
Radical ranks becomes the impersona-
ton Of burning loyalty. The Pittsburg
Post enumerates a good many of this
class, and the list Is not exhausted by
any means. We could double it by q
little examination into the records.
James J.. Alcorn, a Republican Senator
from Mississippi, was a Confederate
Brigadier; General Longstreet has long
since had his rebel garments washed
white in the Republican pool and draws
his salary with great ability; Gen. Mosby,
late guerilla, has access to Grants back
door, while high officials knock in vain
ct the front door; General Pagan, Of Ar
kansas, who was as bad q rebel as
as any during the war, has seen the err
ror Of his ways and holds a fat Office
under the Government; Brownlow him
self threatened the North with a South
ern Confederacy, aided by half a million
F~renchmen, only a year or two before
the war; North Carolina has produced a
beautiful crop of blatant Republicans,
who wore coekades and painted to drink
Yankee blood at the beginning ofthe war,
among them Governors Holden and
Brogden; Judges Rodmsn, Settle and
Clark; Senator Pool; Congressman
Thomas and Smith; United States Judge
Dick, United States Attorney Badger,
and Erwin and others not known far
from home. Alabama has produced
even a more precious lot Of patriots:
Hays, a Republican Congressman, was
one Of the Confederate brigsdiers; Chss.
Pulham was another Of the same sort;
David P. Lewis, the Republican Cover
norot Alabama, wasan original secession.
ist and a Confederate soldier; Alexander
q rampant Republican, was q Confeder-
ate; Alexander McKinstry, Republican
candidate for LieutenantG Governor of
Alabama, was in Forrest command and
& petty tyrsnt at that. We might go on
and stretch out the list almost ad in6ni-
tum. The war record is all right so a
man joins the Republican party and
turns against his own people to secure a
pAltry Office.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

WM. A. SIMMONS, the rather youthful
Collector Of the Port of Boston, is taking
an active part in preparing the public
mind of New England for the third term
project. 1t will be remembered that
Grant appointed him upon the recon-
m%endation and active support of Ben
Butler, about two years ago, over the
protest of Sumner and other leading Re-
publicans. Simmons proposes to return
the favor with interest. he is an
energetic youth and all the Federal
patronage Of the Hub seems to be Gid.
ing into his hands, he is a good Meth.
odist, and n Of Bishop Ravens most
active adherents. he has lately been
invested with the control of appoint.
mentS and discharges at the Boston
navy yard, which practically takes ali
the patronage beyond the influence Of
General Banks, who represents the navy
yard district. This is a part of the
third term scheme. Simmons is ex.
pected to bring a strong delegation to
the Cincinnati Convention in favor Of
Grant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19
NEW YORK ITEMS.

New YORK, January l4.-A party Of
editors and others attached to the press
of Indiana arrived in this city last even.
ing from Philadelphia, where they have
been visiting the Centennial exhibition
grounds. The party will start tomorrow
for home via the Pennsylvania railroad.
Henry c. Bowen yesterday received a
note from the examining committee on
Plymouth Church, asking him to meet
s. N. White, a Wall street broker, before
the committee this evening.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

TIE Washington correspondent of a
Radical paper says: Although wine
is drunk at dinner-table, and forums Of
punch are brewed when the nights are
cold, the sad sight Of a drunken Con.
gresham is never witnessed nowadays
Half a century ago, travellers who de-.
scribed the capitol used to describe The
drunkenness there during the sessions of
Congress; and the night sessions were
scenes Of debauch. Bat now there ara
members Of Congress who do not sven
have vine on their dinner-tables, and
good old DR.. Chickering, who reorgan-
iges the Congressional temperance soci.
ETY. at the commencement Of each SEES.
sion, 10 unusually successful this winter,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

Boss TWEED has turned up several
times almost simultaneously in sundry
and various localities. He is large
enough to represent several identities il
divided and scattered about. The last
time we heard of him was through a most
circumstantial account in the Hamilton
Ontario, CAnsds,) Spectator, which
traces all his wanderings and locates
him at an interior village. In the alb.
sence Of any better information this be.
comes an interesting story, but it is sin.
gular that Of all those who fad the Boss
none ever claim the reward.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

The Appeal aud Avalanche are be-
laboring each other as to the part they
took respectively in the late election. 1t
was rather late when either one of them
made a final stand, and the fact that
each one has to rise and explain it's DO.
sition is an admission that their record
is not exactly as they would have it in
the light Of recent election figures. We
hope they will make it entirely satisfac.
tory to themselves. The people know
exactly how the LEDGER stood without
any explanation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

A hot quarrel between Landers and
Smith in 8 ranch il Pine Nut Valley,
Neya5a, apparently subsidized into good
will, and they went to bed in hunks one
over the other. In the night Landers,
who was on the lower shelf, awoketo find
Smiths face and a pistol hanging down
in sight from the upper shelf. I've
made up my mind that ! want 70 kill
yop," said Smith; and then be fired,
leaving Landefs barely time before death
70 give this account Of the murder.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

Mr.. LAMAR was elected United States
Senator yesterday by the Mississippi
Legislature. the Republicans refusing to
take part. BE received in the Senate
% votes; W. I. Martin l-absent, 6;
present, but not voting. 7. In the
House, ss-abssnt, IL; present. but not
voting, l6. Total vote received by Mr..
Lamar on joint ballot, Ill. The Repub-
licans will not decline to draw their pay,
but for Democratic uses they consider
this an illegal Legislature.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19
PrnhahIIIfIaa-

WASHINGTON, January l9.-For Ten
nessoe, the Ohio valley and lake region,
northwest to southwest winds and
rising barometer, with clear or fair
weather in the first named districts, and
light rain or snow with partly cloudy
weather in the lake region. The Ten
nessee and lower Ohio rivers will rise
rapidly; the central Mississippi will rise
at stations above Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

Rev. Samuel Hunt, Of Natick, Massa-
chusetis. private Secretary Of Vice Presi-
dent Wilson. will Complete the %latter's
work on the rise and Fall Of the Slave
Power" the materials having been left
in his hands for the three or four closing
chapters which were left unfinished by
Mr.. Wilson.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19
Railroad Acknowledgement Of Hob
hing.

bling.
CINCINNATI, January l9.-The mail
train south Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad ran into the rear end Of q freight
train near Lexington, o., yesterday, dis
locating the shoulder of a man named
Hogg and slightly iujuring a lady pas
senger.
Yesterday a mob Of two hundred men
assembled in the vicinity of the resi-
dence Of Richardson, who was murdered
by his wife at Massillon, o., last Sunday,
and fearing they would harm Mrs. Rich
ardson she vas removed by the chief Of
police TO Canton, G.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

except among the newly-elected Demo-
Gratis" A n~ewlS-elected Democratic
member who would take vine when he
could get good old Bourbon at half the
price will be ct for a b~ack-sAlary grab
before the session is half out.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

Hon. Gas. NJ. CoFFIS, formerly a
member of the Arkansas Legislature, has
become associated in the editorial con.
duct of the Little Rock Gazette. Mr..
Coffin is a native of Knoxville aud is
we'll known in this city, where he lived
several years just after the war. He is
an easy, graceful writer, an elegant gen.
tleman and will be q great accession to
the journalistic profession.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

TIE Democrats in Congress from
Texas ore unanimously opposed to.a re-
duction of the army. The people out
there have good reason to believe that
the army is too small.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

THERE are two bills on file IN the
House Of Representatives providing for
the transfer Of the conduct Of Indian
affairs to the War Department. Both
we're introduced by Texas members,
MeSsrs. Mills aud Hancock. There are
many valid reasons why such a 'chaape
should be made.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

The sun is the nearest Star to US, but
not the greatest Of the universe. It is
81, 0O0,0 900 miles from us; its diameter is
1884 miles. The volume Of the sun
is 1900, 900 times greater than that Of
the earth. But, as the matter Of which
the sun is composed weighs only one.
quarter as much, bulk for bulk, as that
Of the earth, 300, 900 earths only would
be required in Z scale Of balance to
weigh down the sun in the other.
Were there a railroad from the earth
TO the sun, a train going night and day
at the rate Of thirty miles an hour, and
starting on the lst Of January, laT6, il
would not reach the spntilI about the
middle OF the year 22l3. A train going
at this speed would accomplish the Jour
ney around the earth in little oyor a
month. A railroad journey around the
sun, at the same rate would require more
than ten years.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

Ex-Governor Clifford, .he died the
other day at New Bedford, was Presipent
Of the Boston and Providence Railway.
aud about q month before his death had
his own salary reduced as an example
OF economy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

Iris estimated that the transfer Of the
Indian Bureau to the War Department
With proper reduction in the number of
sarplus generals and staff officers will
eject a saving Of NOT lsSs than twenty
millions Of dollars. The country can
stand it whether the generals and suffers
can or not.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19
MEpIoAL.
PRESCRIPTION FREE

EoR THE SPEEDY CURE OF SEMINAL
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brought on By indiecretione or excess. Any
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6-xxiii-6-eOd
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-19

WHEN the Radical papers have moth
ing else to howl about they stigmatize
the employees of the present House Of
Representatives as "ex-rebels." The
following statement shows how much
truth there is in the oft repeated and IN.
qualified assertion:
Statement By the Doorkeeper Of the House OF
Representatives Of the fOrty-fourth Con-
gress. Of appointments made by him, being
acomplete list, tO-wit;
New appointees that we're in Union army 90
New appointees that we're in Confederate
.........-. ..v........~.... ...-...... III
New appointees that have taken modified
10
New appointees that have taken iron-elsd
Oatn. ~
New appointees that are colored men........
New appointeo that is q colored woman-.-. ]
The iron-clad oath is the oath taken
by those who gave no aid or assistance
to the rebellion. The modified oath is 0
simple oath to support the Constitution
of the United State.
L. II. FITzHUGH,
Doorkeeper House Of Reps.
Doorkeeper's Dept, House Of Reps,
| anuar tx 1919
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for furnishing 5000 feet Of pecking cypress
plank for fencing, and 800 cedar or oak posts,
to be daliveredsat the National Cemetery, on
the Memphis and Louisville railroad. Right
10 reject any and all bids reserved.
By order Of the Poor. house Commissioners.
J, NJ. COLEMAN. Treasurer. etc.
January II. 1875. 116-l2i
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