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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-03-25
An Irish Witness.

The late James T. Brady used to say
that they were like chestnut burr, full
of sharp points and dangerous to handle.
He used to relate an amusing scene that
occurred in court where Gerard was for
the plaintiff and he for the defendant.
After the former counsel had finished
the direct examination OF an Irish wit
ness by the name of Carthey, he handed
him over to Brady for cross-examination
and as he had given very damaging testi
mony against his client, it was considered
important to break down his testimony,
so Brady addressed him abruptly by say
ing: "Well, 'O'Carthey,' where were
you born, and how came you to be born
there ?" " Mr.. O'Brady," replied Car
they, with great nonchalance and un-
concern, CT have left the O. off from
my name" $50 have T." quickly re-
piled Brady. The witness instantly re.
taliated with "What pity you had
not changed your manners instead of the
name" The laugh was very general in
the court, and participated in by the
judge and jurors so much against Brady
that he lost the opportunity of a reply.
After order was restored Brady said
"that will do" meaning that it was
good one. Ca.they was pleased to con
strue the remark to meaning that the
counsel was done with him. So he
coolly stepped from the witness stand,
and retired, amid load and boisteroue
laugh and general applause Brady said
that he was done with the witness, and
refused to call him back.
A Norwegian expedition to the Arctic
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-03-25
Centennial Buildings.

The Connecticut building at the Cen
tennial exhibition has plot of 1856 feet
deep, 100 feet front and eighty-six feet
in the rear to attend to. In front of the
building will be the United States
shield, surrounding the State coat of
arms, all in growing plants, which have
blossoms of appropriate colors. Large
masses of plants will be arranged at in.
tervals and the trees of the State will
also be planted. The English building
is on one side of that of Connecticut,
and on the other side are the buildings
of Massachusetts,, New York and New
Hampshire,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-03-25

The Rev. Adirondack Murray said in
a sermon "Heaven is not populated
with singing thieves, or bearing
bankrupts, who settle with their credi-
tors at twenty Eve cents on the dollar
Wednesday, and ride to church the next
Sab in thousand dollar coach, with
a man in livery on the box"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-03-25
IN ADVANCE.
NO. 13.
How They Tell IT.

The Chinese in California tell us
about Washington as follows:
Was man name ale same Geoalige,
Do heap big washee allie day long;
Bime-bye he grow so velly much lahge,
Mclean man callee him Wash-a-ton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-03-25

A Norwegian expedition to the Arctic
seas starts early this spring.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-10

by means of their claws to some
small piece of wood. The swallows
appear dead when they come out
Of the water, having no symptoms
of life; but when they are placed
near the fire, and begin tO feel the
heat, they recover little, then clap
their wings, and begin to fly as
they do in summer"
Another curious statement about
the disappearance of swallows in
winter is made by Regnard, which
we give here because it is also the
belief, as we have been told by Mr..
r. A. Proctor, the astronomer, of
the country folk in England. Reg
nard says he was surprised at meet
ing with so many swallows in this
northern latitude, and having
asked the country people who con,
Quoted his party what became Of
them in winter, and whether they
migrated to warm regions, he was
assured that they formed platoons
and buried themselves in the slime
which is at the bottom Of the lakes
and that they await in this place
the return of the sun to his former
yigor, when he pierces to the bot.
tom of these marshes, and gives
them again that life which the cold
had deprived them Of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-10
Effects Of california Snow storm.
Yreka (Cal,) Union, March 1871

Yreka (Cal,) Union, March 1871
The Indians living at the head
of Moffit creek came upon a band
Of deer showed up in the noun
tains a few days ago and killed the
entire band, numbering thirty-two
head. They also found others ly-
ing around dead, having starved,
doubtless. These deer had evil
IDENTIFY taken refuge up there from
the storms, and the snow became
so deep they were unable to get
out, as the Indians saw the snow
where the deer were found trampled
down by them. The Indians also
reported a band of horses showed
in and starved to death near the
same place. This is, doubtless, the
band Of wild horses that have been
running in that locality for some
years. This band was composed Of
horses which have from time to
time strayed from their owners in
Shasta and Scott valleys, getting
together and keeping in the noun.
tains. They had become so wilC
that it was impossible to catch any
of them. They have been a source
of great annoyance to farmers, fol
if any of their horses got away ant
entered this band it was impossible
to recover them, The snow il
about twelve feet deep where thel
were found,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-10

The Pail Mall Gazette saws:
Among other musical instruments
thatlhaye become quiet Or almost ex-
tinct is the dulcimer, and, consider
ing the esteemIin which it was held
years gone by, it is melancholy to
hear of a question being raised as
to whether the sounds it produces
have any right to be termed
Emusic" This point came under
consideration of the magistrates at
the Birmingham public office on
Wednesday, when the landlord Of a
public house was summoned for
allowing music in his house with
out having a license. 1t appears
from the evidence of an inspector
that on visiting the defendants
house at ten minutes past nine
o'clock on the night of the 4th
inst, he found a man playing a
dulcimer and two women dancing.
BE demonstrated with the defen-
dant, who replied that che was not
aware that a dulcimer was termed
a musical instrument" The dull
elmer, it was stated, had been left
at the defendants house on the
night in question, and when the
owner in question came to fetch it
away he complied with request
made to him that he would play a
tune upon it. The bench dismissed
the summons on payment Of costs,
and the case is worthy of note as
showing the fallen position of this
unfortunate instrument.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-10
Attachment Notice.

Before ]. NJ. Coleman. Justice of the Peace
for Shelby county. Tenn.-E. W. Leidy d
Co. vs.. G.. A. Mclean and j. NJ. Mclean
jr., composing the firm of G. A. Mclean
Co.
IN THIS CAUSE ~ ATTACHMENT HAV-
4 ing been sued out under section 34T5 of the
Code Of Tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property Of the defendants, and affidavit
having been made that the defendants are
Justly indebted to the plaintiffs in the
sum Of S4l. 20, due by account, and that the
claim is just and that the defendants
are NON. presidents Of the State Of Tennes-
see; II is therefore ordered that the said
defendants make their personal appearance
before me on the 18th day Of May,
1876, at 10 o'clock am, at my Office, No. 29l
Front st., Memphis, Tenn, and defend said
attachment suit within the tils prescribed by
law, or the same will be proceeded with ex
parte; and that a copy Of this order be pub
lished once q week for four consecutive weeks
in the Public Ledger.
This 7th day OF April, 1876
33-3s-l4-60 ], M, COLEMAN. J.P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-10

through them all quick, for then
we will be married. Adieu, my
good friend Pierre. Your dear
MARIE.
P. S.-Try to send me something
from France, not that l am afraid
to forget you, but that l may wear
it always. Kiss what you send me.
/ am sure that | shall find the place
of your kiss again.
When the letter was read Pierre
resumed. Arnold said he gave me
this letter last night when my billet
of quarters was received. All night
| could not sleep. / thought of
Marie. She asked me for some
thing from France. / had no
money; l had pledged my pay for
three months for my brother and
my cousin who had returned home
few days before. This morning
when / arose to leave, l opened my
window. A blue handkerchief was
hanging on a line; it resembled
that of Marie's; it was the same
color, the same white stripes.
was weak enough to take it and put
it in my sack. | went down into
the street; / repented of what /
had done, and was about returning
to the house when this woman ran
over after me. The handkerchief
was found upon me; that is the
truth. The capitulation demands
that | be shot. Shoot me, but do
not despise me.
The judges could not restrain
their emotion-but, notwithstand-
ing, when then the vote was taken,
he was unanimously condemned to
death. He heard the verdict with
compOsure then approaching his
captain, he begged him to lend him
four francs. The captain gave them
to him. | saw then that he ad-
yanced toward the woman to whom
the the blue handkerchief had been
restored, and | heard these words
"Madame, there are four francs;
don't know if your handkerchief is
worth any more, but even should ii
be, | pay dear enough for it, and
you ought to excuse me for the diff
ference" Then taking the hand.
kerchief he kissed it and gave it tc
the captain. "My captain said
he, Gin two years you will return
to our mountains; if you 90 neal
to Arenburg ask for Marie, give
her this blue handkerchief, but dc
not tell her how l bought it,"
He then knelt in prayer, anC
marched with a firm step to hi,
execution.
l retired then and entered the
woods that l might not witness
this cruel tragedy. A few musket
shots soon apprised me that all was
over. l returned an hour after.
ward the regiment had departed
all was quiet; but in skirting the
edge of the wood to regain the
road, perceived at a few PAGES be
fore me traces of blood and hear
of earth, freshly made. l took d
branch of fir tree and made a sort
of cross l placed it on the grave
of poor Pierre, forgotten now by
all the world except myself and
perhaps Marie.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-10
where the swallows GO in winter.

NueEo NAo nWhlAOWb w IN WAhNoEs
From March Home and SchoOI."I
Our readers are familiar with the
fact that during midsummer the
sun does not set In Lapland, but
remains in sight above the horizon /;
also, during the shortest days of
winter, for two months the sun is
not visible. Night, however, does
not constantly endure the winter,
as at midday a little glimmering
light breaks forth, and continues
about two hours. By the assist
ance of this light, and the reflection
from the snow which covers the
whole land, the Laplanders 60 to
the chase or fish, Although the
ice at this season is six to eight feet
thick, they make large holes in it.
at stated distances, and push, by
means of q pole, their nets from
aperture to aperture, and draw
them out when filed With fish
"What is more surprising" (wt
quote from our chronicler, Reg
nard), sis that they often catcl
swallows in their nets, which hole
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-10
On the l1th Day Of April, 1875,
InsOIYent Notice.

To the Creditors Of the Estate of the late
Susan Powell. deceased:
HAVING SUGGESTED THE INSOL
IL veLcy Of the estate Of said Susan Powell
deceased, you are hereby notified to appear
and file your claims against said estate with
the Clerk of the County Court, authenticated
the 10Th day Of September, 1876, aud any
calm not filed on or before said day will be
forever barred.
DANIEL KUSWORM, Admir-.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. March %. 1876.
25-3I-37-43
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-10
Trustees Sale,

pY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EX-
- ecuted by Susan O. Helm on the 9th OF
March, 1872, to secure certain notes therein
specified, will proceed TO sell, in front Of the
court house, corner Main and Poplar streets,
at 10 o'clock am, April 10, 1870, all the
right, title or interest said Helm has in lot
No. 5 in W. I. Donaldson's subdivision,
fronting 40 feet on Georgia street, and run
Of redemption waived. See book S6, page l6l.
Shelby county Registers Office,
5-3 DAVIDP. DAVIS Trustee
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EsthetIc.

An editor writes: al don't know
why it is or how it is, but one wo-
man steals over the senses like a
bower of honeysuckles, twined with
graceful tendrils and odorous bios
SONS; she is as harmoniously per-
feet throughout as a faultless vine
of flowing gladiolus; there is no
touch of color or fold of drapery
lacking; one would as soon think
of adorning a rose bush with ele-
plants ears as to imagine any eyo-
luton of more fitness in the per-
feet symmetry of form and color.
Another, with estimable qualities of
mind and heart, looks like a Dutch
farm-yard in Pennsylvania, with
hollyhocks and sunhowers dabbed
on with a tack hammer, on the side
Of her head, the fiat of her back,
or wherever there is vacant space
among the garden vegetables. Men
and brethren, we cannot be ex-
pected to know why this is onewise,
while that is otherwise. The same
wise creator that gives us apple
blossoms gives us also onions, and
we can only be silent and adore"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-10

The London Sporting Times offers a
reward Of Eve shillings to the man who
will send the worst joke, and when it is
awarded claim it.
The St. Louis Republican has been
taking look at Tennie ClaAin's face,
and admits that she has the wicked wink
of the first Napoleon.
The Sultan, it must be confessed, is
doing much toward securing the piece
of Herzegovina Success to his great
work of Pachs6cation - Glo6e-Dem.
Mr.. Thomas Steele Livingstone, eldest
son Of the African traveller, died at
Alexandria, a short time ago, where he
had resided for the past three years for
the benefit Of his health.
William Astor has purchased property
for winter residence at Jacksonville,
Fla. While there he has given present
to the hospital, $4,000 to the Episcopal
Church. and $4,000 In small donations.
Mollie Stockton, Of Winnemucca, Ne
vada, publishes card in the Silver State
explaining why she was compelled to
put head" on her schoolmaster. Mollie
says; Although l am only fifteen years
of age, l am well aware that the poor
female is too often trampled down with
out just cause"
In RurmAh II two married persons are
tired OF each Others society, they dis
solve partnership in the following touch,
ing but conclusive manner: They light
two candles, and, shutting up their hut
Vit down and wait quietly until they are
burned out The ono whose candl,
burns out hrst gets up ct once and leavsl
the house land forsvsr), taking nothing
but the clothes be or she may have on a
the time; all else becomes the property
Of the other party.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-10

The Commercial. News. Miscellaneous and
Local departments will be kept up to the iEh !.
est standard Of approved Journalism. endssY.
oring to please all tastes and to
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oORsETs,

I'M POSTERS. sHow q SIL5S IIiIS ,S. SAERsl sIs3l
Circulars, etc.. gotten S4 vpor a uapsT % Of % any
style Of types and on ths su ,sSSerIohics and:OE-
y, no stock and pTices'
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PUBLIC LEDGER.

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every afternoon Except Sunday atNO. lS
Madison street.
The PuBLIo LEDGER Is served to city subscri-
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To regular advertisers We offer superior In
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RAILROAD.
RAILROAD.
MEMPHIS & CHARLESTON R.R.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.

.0E. AND AFTER SUNDAY. MARCH 12,
" 1876:
Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train, daily...-.-......4.10 am 2.10p.m
Express train, daily.........5.4O pm 2.30 am
somerville accom- 'dation
Except bunday)..-......5.00p pm $50 IN
Grand Junction acosm-
dation Except Sunday $50 am 1l.0O pm
special Notice to Local Passengers.
Trains will not stop at Vance street.
Express train leaving Memphis at $40 .. m
will stop only at Telegraph Stations. Grand
Junction accommodation will stop at Statiens
ONLY whore the Company has agencies.
The accommodation train leaving at $50
Am. and arriving at II pm. makes connec-
ton to and from points on N. o., st. L. and
@. Railroad with Memphis.
No change Of cars between Memphis and
Bristol and Memphis and Montgomery.
The new and magnificent slseplng car line
will have one Of their new sleepers leave
Memphis daily on Express train at 5.40p.m.
for Lynchburg, Washington and Baltimore
without change. 0Aly one change 10 New
York and Philadelphia. Time twenty min
utes faster than city time.
Ticket office, 27S Main street.
WI. ROSS. sup't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-10
DDRIRa THE CENTENNIAL

Exbi5ition at Philadelphia. this line will sell
Excursion Tickets at greatly reduced rates
THE SHORT LINE, the only line running
throneh ears to Eastern Cities, For sale at
ali the Ticket Offices in the South and South
"'''' JNO. GaeLEOO, Gen. sup't.
S.S. PAREER. Gen. Pass. ana Ticket ;AiESat' E
Louisville, Ky. gi-xxnl- lO5
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Interest all Readers,

Thus making the WHKLY LEDaEa.a vel
come. pleasing and Interesting
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have still two years Of service. Get
through them all quick, for then
we will be married. Adieu, my
good friend Pierre. Your dear
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RAMROAp TIVE TABLES.

MEMPHIS AND LoUIEvmLH RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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LOUISVILLE AND NASReAE
AND
Great Southern Railroad.

Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
For tickets or information. apply at Ticket
Office, 2S7 Main, northwest corner Of Madison
JOHN 7. FLYNN, Sup't Memphis Div.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent. 71
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-10
NEWS, LITERARY.
Miscellaneous Journal

MIDCUudu6UUb JUUHOsI
In Tennessee.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-01-14
M A II H T f ID

S-THOMAS-At the home oil
the bride, on Wednesday, January IL
by Rev. j. Knibbs, Mr.. j. Fl. Thomas
of Fayette, Wis, to Miss Eliza @. Thomas
of Dodgsville.
CONDIT-WILLIAMS-At the Wiscon
sin Hotel, in this village, on Jan. 10th,
1876, by Rev. j. H. Penberthy, Mr.. G..
T. Condit, of Fremont, Nebraska, te
Miss Jeanette Williams, of Ridgeway
Wis.
PENGELLY- HOPKINS.- In the City
ofMineral Point. on Wednesday, Jan.
18th, 1876, by Rev. @. Busby. Mr.. Hen
ry Pengelly,to Miss Mary Hopkins, both
of Dodgeville, Wis.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-01-14
Order to Hear Petition Of
Administrators to Sell
Real Estate.

TN PROBATE, IOWA COUNTY COURT. In the
N matter of the estate of VIM. Il. Lewis, late OF
Ridgeway, Iowa county, Wis, deceased. -.
On reading and filing the petition of Elizabeth
Lewis administratrx with the will annexs6 bf said
estate setting forth the amount Of personal estate
that has come to her hands, and the disposition
thereof, th eamounts of debts outstanding against
said deceased, and praying that license be to her
granted to sell all of the real estate whereof said
deceased died seized for the purpose Of paying said
debts and the charges of administration and 1t APP
pearne by said petition that there is not Sufficient
personal estate in the hands of said Administrative
TO pay said debts and that it is necessary IN order
TO pay the same to sell all of said real estate;
LII there fore ordered that all persons interested
IN SAID estate appear before the Judge Of this Court
on the 2lst day of February. 1876, at the Court
Heuse, in the village of Dodgevile, at one O'Clock
in the afternoon, then and there to show cause liz
any there shall bel why license should not be granted
to said administrators to sell said real estate accord
ing to the prayer Of said petition.
And it is further orjersd that this order shall he
published for four successive weeks prior to said da
of hearing in the Dodgeville CHRONICLE, q weekly
newspaper circulating in said county, and a COPY
thereof shall be served personally all persons in
terested in the estate and residing in this county
at least fourteen days before the day herein ap:
pointed for the hearing.
Dated December 1S, 1875.
ROBERT WILSON,
tSEAL County Judge.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-01-14
contingency

THIS is how the Louisville Courier
Journal thinks about it: "In 1854
the Democrats put a war candidate on
a peace platform. In 1868 they put a
hard money nominee on soft-money
platform. In 1872 they put high
tariff man on a free-trade platform.
They lost all the way through. May
and December are equally mo GO in
politics and love. This time we pro-
pose to put hard-money nominee on
hard-money platform to carry New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New
Hamsphire, California and Oregon,
which, with the Southern vote, elects,
and to come out of the struggle with a
character not debauched, but with a
policy equal to the requirements of the
whole country"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-01-14

PETEgsoN's MAGAZINE for February is
before u.s. ahead of all others, and contains
ing, as supplement- fine arge-sized
steel engraving after Col, Trum bulls cele-
brated pi ,ture.. 1.-THE Declaration Of indie
pendence," the Centennial gift of the pub
Usher to his subscribers for 1877 6. The
plate is very carefully engraved,with fifty.
SIX protraits, and can be taken out and
framed, if desired. 1t is picture which
every family ought to possess. and every
family, therefore, ought to subscribe for
"Peterson." Peterson" is one of the few
magazines that gets better and better the
older it grows. We remember it as boy
and now it is sprightler and more beauti-
full than ever. The price is but two dol
lars year, postage free, with great deduc-
tons to clubs. Address Chas.- j.. Peter
son, 306 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.