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A WESTERN MuLIoNAIRE.-Alexa
Mitchell, of Milwaukee, is said to he the
wealthiest man in the Northwest, worth
about ten millions. He is the individual
owner of the Western Union railroad,
which runs from Racine, on Lake Michi-
gan, to Rock Island, ON the Mississippi,
one hundred and ninety-seven miles, aud
is the controlling spirit in the Milwaukee
and st. Paul railroad. He is a Scotch
man, who went To Milwaukee when il
was muddy village on the bluffs Of
Lake Michigan as the agent of a Chicago
banker. he Established bank of issue
on the basis Of a marine and fire insur-
ance company, and almost monopolized
the currency of Wisconsin and the
Northwest, until the formation of the
national banks. When he first set out in
life be slept in his little banking Office,
and swept it out himself and was pro-
prietor and clerk. At one time his bank
had circulation of over five millions, all
issued without security and all redeemed.
He was elected to Congress two terms
and refused a denomination. Had he
remained in Congress he would now
have been chairman of the banking and
currency committee.
, 1876-03-24

A FREAK OF BALzAc's.-The per-
suasive powers of Balzac were so re-
markable that he won his hearers over
to his improbable projects and views.
Something after the style of Pue's "Gold
Bug he pretended to have discovered
the place where the treasure of Toussaint
EOuverture was buried near Point-a-
Pitre. He exercised such magnetism in
his account of the hidden treasure that
he persuaded Theophile Gautier and
Jules Sandeau of its authenticity, each OF
whom was to receive one-quarter of the
loot, he requiring the services of two
trusty friends to aid him. They actually
went 50 far as to look at some shovels
and picks. 1t is hardly necessary to say
that they never discovered the treasure,
they had no money to pay their passage
and the project was reluctantly aban-
dOned. One Of the trio made public con.
fession of his participation in the scheme,
begging his readers not to quiz HIM tod
much therefor. and throwing the blame
ON the irresistible magnetism of Balzac
--Scribner for March.
, 1876-03-24

oweo - --ST leal~'
with innocent morning dew,
er heart with dim, sweet eyes
sylvan memories.
richer, that its lot is poor
t with larger sympathies-
est at the humble door
cot a palace with his eyes.
art a softer beauty wore,
ltleness and patience wise,
simple herdsman's child,
a in the rugged wild.
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The Love of a Princess.

Tho supply Of princesses in Germany
is larger than the supply of eligible hus.
bands for them, because they are COM
PEELED BY a rigid etiquette to wed only
princes. There are princes enough, buI
they are generally, like the princesses,
poor and proud, and not being obliged to
submit to the rule of etiquette mentioned
above, seek wives who have plenty of gold
rather than high genealogy. The Prin-
cess Charlotte Fredrica of Schwartzburg.
S0nderhausen, whose mother has just
died, must have noticed the difficulties in
the path to the altar resulting from thi.
state Of things, and she very sensibly fell
in love in very romantic way, the facl
leading to very satisfactory results.
She was travelling in Switzerland will
her mother nearly twenty years ago, and
at Zurich, while looking from window
10 her hotel, she saw man engaged il
harnessing horses TO q carriage. he wa.
the son Of poor groom nsmed Jud. Ir
face and figure he was strikingly hand,
some, and in manners was almost prince
ly. The princess was smitfen, and began
a systematic attack upon her mother t,
obtain permission to marry the young
man.
Permission was finally obtained, anc
the lady, taking advantage Of her station
proposed marriage to the young hostler
He was alarmed ut FIRST, but encourages
lqeHt drew him along, and IL due tim.
,,he pair were married. It was one o
those matches that may be made il
haavan for fha .IInfon has haon n Ia M,
one. Jud Obtained an education for linn
self, and at the present time holds a higl
position in the Swiss army.
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THERE are 800 paper milIsin the United
States, with capital of $40. .O0O. 900, and
producing annually $7OO,OOO,0OO worth
of paper.
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The Preacher and His Hymn.

A Methodist preacher travelling in the
United States, found his way into Indiana.
He and his family suffered deep poverty.
A settler who loved him, being a large
landholder, presented him with title
deed fmany acres. He went home glad
At heart, in freedom, as he thought, from
his difficulties. Three months after this
he came to his friend, the kind,hearted
settler. He was welcomed; but he soon
drew out the parchment.
"Here, sir," said he, ~ want to give
you back your 'title-deed."
whats the matter" said the other;
Hany flaw in itl"
NO"
pIsn't it good landl"
7l''Good as any in the State"
do you think l repent the gifti"
II have not the slightest reason to
doubt your generosity -----
"Why don't you keep it. theni"
k'Well, sir" said the preacher, "you
know am very fond Of singing, and
Ah'e Is one hymn in my book, the sing
(which IS one of the greatest COM
~1ife. ~-Se not been able
heart since l
akthis way :
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Margaret.
MINER dream was Margaret

Fair as a summer dream was Margaret
Such dream as in poets soul might start,
MuSing Of old loves while the moon doth set :;
Her hair was not more sunny than her
heart,
Though like anaturai golden cOronct
II circl,d her dear head with careless art,
MOcking the Sunshine that would fain have
lent
To its frank grace a richer ornament.
She dwclt forever in region bright,
Pcopled with loving fancies Of her own,
Where naught could come but visions of de
light,
e.. Far, far aloof from earth's eternal moan;
summer gh with rosy
u alone,
won
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II N"|"|""""""" -
- Ainks she can cook green's II is the
rlest Of all dishes; and yen in most
Cases, they are not we'll served, for fh
ldepehds upon the manner in which, sey
are boiled. The water should be soft,
Sand tablespoonful Of salt added to
large sized pot Of it, which should be
fllng hot when the greens are thrown
4. hand then it should be kept on the
'Csi fgallop, not uncovered, until they
which can be told BY their sink
me bOttom Of the pot, and they
.ad be skinned out as quickly as
tble into colander, 50 that all the
will run out. Press them with
plate, then turn upon a platter
while smoking hot.-Ihe London
sppDDno. Take one cup of
fine; one cup Of rafsins,
alf cup Of English cur.
VEghnd R,esup ; q sour .g1I
hts well into
Nhr milk; next,
6ell mixed in a
br~.st y begins
orm
". alt
0ns.--
al-
teps
the
hat
the
s-dlay
Potatoes
> hours
sOfg the po-
fit aud cover
ted for dinner
bver night in
1gput it on 10
water enough
Ffof corn put
f soda; boil
Y, then
after
pm. boil
-.soiI I'M. ssnder,
let it boil E7littIe
sieve and drain
lug HAfor cold, in milk.
rEAs Pm. Stew the split peas
10 as for dinner SicIes through coIander
re or coarse sieve. Then add equal parts Of
the good wheat meal and fine corn meal suf.
Ires fcient to make soft dough- Knead
well for fifteen minutes, adding mixed
80, meal enough to make moderately stiff
nm dough; then roll out and use as any
ion other pio-crnst. As'it cooks very quickly.
the It is not best to put in for filling any
fruit that requires long cooking.
, 1876-03-24


"Most certainly not"
"But, Cap'n, don't you remember the
big SLAYER that gave you all the trouble;
that you had to boardf"
"Yes."
sand you yourself led the boarders7"
"oh, yes; but al that is nothing-you
may easily hayeSheard or read all about
that" n ---
"Well,A5ut, Cap'n, once more; don't you
,Tssemember the big nigger that was almost
5 cutting you .down7 Don't you remember
the man who stood between you and
death, and what he got for itl Don't you
: remember thatl"--and brushing back his
: hair the prisoner showed great scar
down one side of his head.
The whole court looked on breathless
as the captain stared at the scar and the
!, man, till his eyes seemed staring from
his head. AT length, as if in dream,
the captain muttered to himself, ''GOOd
God, is it possiblel"
Then, slowly and deliberately, he got
out Of the witness box, and clanbered
Il into the dock, where he seized the pris-
oner's hand, and, turning to the Judge,
, said, my Lord, this was the best man in
ny IlUWg al4 AlD ouNC4 uly AAlC. IEONlr
: dence has sent me here to save his. He
+ is so changed by illness and impribnR-
ment that l could not recognize him.
But there is no mistake now, and if you
! hang the old bo'sun of the Yulturs you
must hang his captain with him."
Then followed scene rarely witnessed
J in a court Of justice. Amid cheers and
sobs that no one cared to suppress the
judge briefly directed the jury to recon
} slider their verdict, which they at once
: did, finding a unanimousS Not guilty, ;,
= The prisoner was discharged end left ne
ock arm-in-arm with the cd6taid. Tllev
NE hurried into a chaiso dnd drawnllo
81 q triumphal Brocession. and,
lmpInous lunch Ithey posted of
- London. AZ they cleared tlie
z capte .aafpe might have
his companion
A4-Athat
isa On
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onsidered verdict.

Stance, though / tell it
Tot very retentive of de-
h true, probably new to
saders, is the story Of the
Ferdict. Some sixty au-
se was tried at Chester
great ability and emil
whose I'M -ence-
In thl cedinR
as Il lnth-
ary at
men
arlner and
had rihed
The police
Y ac-
~
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cd or field
ecret knew,
ly yield
took root and
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jailer.' Accordingly we were taken
away and thrust in among the
thieves, where we were kept great
while"
After nine weeks imprisonment
"for nothing but about their hats"
as the chief justice told them, they
were again brought before him,
grimly wearing the offending head
gear. ''Take off their hats" said
the Judge to the jailer. (Which
he did" says Fox, "and gave unto
us, and we put them on again. :"
Then the judge began to make a
great speech; how he represented
the Lord Proctor's person, and that
he had made him Lord Chief JUS
tice of England" The Qnakers
were incorrigible. They were sent
back to prison, but not really SO
much for the wearing of their hats
as for the suspicion that they were
royalist emissaries affecting relig.
ious singularity in order to win
their way among the extreme Pri-
tans.
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Tho Qunker,s Hat.

I The first occasion on which the
Quaker's hat came publicly and Off
cially into trouble, was at the Laun-
ceston Assizes, in the year 1866, be-
fore no less a person than Chief
Justice Glynn. When we were
brought into court" says Fox, "we
stood a pretty while with our hats
on, and all was quiet, and / was
moved to say, peace be among
youP why do you not put your
hats off ?'said the Judge to us. We
said nothing. Put off your hats,
said the Judge again. Still we said
nothing. Then said the judge, the
court commands you to put off your
hats George Fox, with amazing
simplicity, asked for some scriptu-
raj instance of any magistrate COM
manding prisoners to put off their
hats. He next asked to be shown
either printed or written, any
law of England that did command
such a thing" Then the Judge
grew angry and said, 81 do not
carry my law book on my back, "
"B1t," said Fox, tell me where it
Ills printed in any statute book, that
| may read it" The Chief Justice
cried out, "Preyaricator !" and Or
dered the Quakers to be taken
away.
When they were brought before
him again the Chief Justice asked
Fox whether hats were mentioned
at all in the bible. (" Yes" " said
the Quaker, Gin the third of Dan
iel, where thou mayst read that the
three children were cast into the
fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar's
command with their coats, their
hose and their hats on" Here was
a proof that even a heather king
allowed men to wear hats in his
presence. "This plain instance
stopped him." says Fox, $50 he
cried again; 'Take them away.
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Egxntlnn Villages.

London Times Massowah Correspondence.l
The sheik Of this particular vii.
lage was we'll dressed, in Oriental
fashion, had a house of many rooms,
and even glass windows. He gave
me sherbet and coffee, and then took
me round his village. The mud
huts are all built one against an
other, like the cells of a beehive,
save where they are divided by the
little lanes that run through the
village. / chose a hut at random,
and asked if might go in. eyes"
said my companion, "but it is very
poor, and there is nothing to see."
We went to the entrance, these
huts having, as rule, no doors.
An old woman-at least, she looked
old; but the women are old at forty
barred the way. | offered money!
but that was not enough to over
come her feelings that her house
was her castle, where no Christian
should enter, and the sheik had to
insist. One small room-mud walls,
mud roof, mud floor, was all We
found. -Four bricks made a small
fireplace, but there was no fire. A
small basin of maize, five water.
jars, an earthen pot for artificial
Matching of chickens, a cock and
three hens, a small heap of sack.
ing by way Of bed clothes, consti.
tuted all the furniture Of the house
Four yards by five was the extenr
of the house, and this was partly
taken up by a raised dais of mud
which serves as the family bed il
every fellah habitation. A famil,
of four lived in this space. Thu
head of the family was considered
pretty well-to-do by the fellah world
as he is the owner of five feddans
(acres) of land.
/ tried another house, taken sim
ilarly at random. 1t was still
smaller and more pitiful than the
last. The mud bed occupied hal
the space. Three yards by one wal
my measurement of the rest. A
water-iar and a reed pipe were al
the signs Of habitatiOn. There
were no boxes or cupboards in
which other goods or chattels might
be hidden, A family of three, labor.
ers on the lands of others, lived
here. l have seen pigs better
housed in England.
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mo, 2l34.l
NOn.Resldent Notice.

In the Chancery Court Of Shelby county, Ten.
nessse-J. A. Anderson, administrator Of
B. X Norris, deceased, VS.. Mary A. Norris
OF al,
1T APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
i this cause that the defendant, 4. p.
Norris, is nonresident of the State
Of Tennesseei it Is therefore ordered, that
he mako his appearance herein, at the
courthouse, In the city Of Memphis, Ten
nessee, on or before the first Monday in June,
1875, and plead, answer or demur TO complain
ants bill, or the same will be taken for CON
and that a copy of this order be published
once a week, for four successive weeks, in the
Public Ledger.
This 29th day Of April. 1876.
A copy-Attest;
EDMUND A. COLE, @. and NJ.
ByR j BLACK, Deputy O. andM.
VANCE y ANDERSON Soils. for complainant.
h2-be-64-70
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Attachment Notice.

Before John T. Elliott. Justice Of the Peace
for Shelby county, Tenn.-J. A. Dogan VS..
Hardy Afford.
IN THIS CAUSE AN Alta OHMENT HAV-
a ing been sued out under section 34S5 of the
Code Of Tennessee, and returned by the proper
officer, levied upon the property Of the defend
defendant is justly indebted to the plsintif in
the sum Of $3.50, due by account, and that the
defendant is nonresident Of the State of
Tennessee II is therefore ordered that defend
ant mako his personal appearance before
1875, at his office, No. 3l5 Second street, in
the city Of Memphis, Tenn, and defend said
attachment suit within the time PRESERVED by
law, or the same will be proceeded with OK
parto; and that a copy of this order be pub
lishod once week for four consecutive weeks
In the Public Ledger.
This 2Sth day Of April, 1876.
52-5S 64-T0 JOHN T. ELLIOTT, J.P.
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LEGAL.
Attachment Notice.

Before ]. NJ. Coleman, Justice of the Peace
for Shelby County, Tenn.-E. Berry VS..
Hardin Lewis.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
j ing been sued out under section 1856 of the
Code Of Tennessee. and returned levied upon
the property Of the defendant by garnishment
on Taylor, Dufin q Co merchants, who an
sWer they owe I'D Hardin Lewis s20l ST. and
affidavit having been made that the defendant
is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of foul
hundred and ninety-nine dollars, due by ac-
count. and that the claim is just, and that the
defendant is a nonresident Of the State OF
Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that
the said defendant make his personal ap.
pearance before me on the 7th day Of
June, 1876, at II o'clock am. at my Office
No. 294 Front street. in the city Of Memphis
Tennessee, and defend said attachment
suit with the time prescribed by law, or thl
same will be proceeded with ex parte; anC
that copy Of this order be published once q
week for four consecutive weeks. in the Public
Ledger
This Sd day of May, 1876.
j. "A. COLEMAN. Up.
B. D. BARNES, Attorney for plaintiff.
IS 6l-67-73
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e. II. Leidy Co. vs.. W. II. Nance, james
Nance and - Nance, composing the firm
of W. II. Nance 4. Bros.-Befere j. n. Cole
man. Justice Of Peace for shelby county.
Tennessee.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT
i having been sued out under section 3455 of
the Code Of Tennessee, and returned by the
proper officer levied upon the property of the
defendants, and affidavit having been made
that the defendants are indebted to the
plaintiffs in the sum of two hundred and thirty
two dollars and sixty-three cents 1929 63), due
by account, and that the claim is just, and
that defendants are non-residents of the State
Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that
the said defendants make their personal ap-
pearance beforeme on the 3lst day Of May,
1876, at 10 O. clock am, at my Office, No. 294
Front street, in the city Of Memphis, Tenn,
and defend said attachment suit. within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded with ex parte; and that copy of
this order be published for four consecutive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 26th day Of April, 1875.
4o-55-6I-67 ]. NJ. COLEMAN, Up.
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An ORen,tye InscrIptlon.

The Bolton, England, town
council at their last meeting d.
rected the town clerk to write to
two sons of the late John Hilton,
requiring them to attend before the
burial board and show cause why
the board should not cause to be
removed from the tombstone in the
cemetery over the grave of their
father the following inscription:
Let gods attend on things which gods must
know;
MANS only care relates to things below
Nescio Deos.
Mr.. W. Hilton, one of the sons,
wrote in reply that he should not
attend before the burial board, and
said for his own part he should
never permit the stone to be inter-
fered with or the inscription to be
erased; but if the inscription was
offensive to passers-by he was will
ing to cover it with a waterproof
sheet, on which should be written,
"This sheet to be raised by persons
who are willing to read an inscrip-
ton underneath, which the Bolton
corporation object for the general
public to read"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08
On the 18th day Of May. 1875.

at the northwest corner of Poplar and Main
streets, in the city of Memphis, Tennessee,
offer for sale at public outcry, and sell to the
highest bidder, for cash. the following de-
scribed real estate, with the improvements
thereon, to-wit: Beginning at stake at the
southwest corner Of ffty-acre tract Of land
heretofore sold to Jones BY @. A Shafer. and
running thence north with Jones' west line 81
chains to stake, the northwest corner Of
said Jones' tract; thence west with the south
boundary line Of ninety-acre tract sold by
Il. Brook TO W. G. Bradford chains and IS
links to a stake; thence about 29 chains to the
north side of the Germantown plank road /;
thence east with the said road chains and S.
links to the beginning, containing by estima-
tien ten acres, more or less.
Title is considered good, but l convey enly
as Trustee. A. S. BROWN, Trustee.
April 10, 1876. So 6S
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AN AsTROIOGER'S BOOKS.
Astounding Records Seized by In
Cineinnati Police.


CineLnnati Police. l.
Cincinnati Commercial, 4th.l
Among the effects seized in the
private Office of the astrologist Ra-
phael were a set Of ledgers, which
the coroner pounced upon as likely
to afford some clue to the character
of the prisoners secret business.
These volumes afford damning evil
dence against the accused, and be-
tray systematic depravity of de-
seription 50 unnatural and loath-
some as to astound those most ex-
perienced in criminal records. The
manuscripts show cOnclusively that
the quacks must have an immense
local practice, young women furn-
fishing the greatest number of cases.
Every case was recorded with dis
lgusting minuteness, and a record
kept Of the name and social cir
cumstances of the patient. The
beast appears to have taken delight
in extorting his patients secrets
all the while under pretext Of Civ
ing medical advice. These confes-
sions were written out in salacious
detail, with disgusting comments,
and regularly entered up according
to date.
Raphael seems, from his record,
to have carried on in conjunction
with his wife almost every conceiv-
liable species Of illegal and filthy
quackery. The six or eight vol
umes which comprise the history of
their practice /" should be confis-
Gated and burned. Their very ex-
istence is an outrage upon human
nature.
Such revelations as these arrests
have brought about ought to have
a beneficial influence upon the pub
lie, and prove a wholesome lesson
to those whom curiosity or igno-
france may prompt to visit astrolo-
gers and medical quacks. Every
person who consulted the Raphaels
on business, however private or
shameful or criminal, has had his
or her frailties, wishes and secret
conversation fully recorded, for
probably the yilest purposes. BY a
cunning system Of correspondence
the old villain brought himself
. much larger patronage than
| his extensive advertising could have
procured him. With such an
abominable record as we have al
lluded to in his possession, he would
have had it in his power to black
| mail sensitive people ad libitum,
and the police authorities would do
Iwell to commit the filthy manu-
scripts to the flames so soon as the
books have been made to serve the
ends Of justice. The Raphaels
have long been wealthy, and at
their advanced age it is difficult to
conceive of their practicing such
yillainy for the mere purpose Of
lpecuniary gain. Both are exceed
Iingly ignorant, know nothing Of
medicine, and cannot even under
stand many Of the most commonly
used anatomical terms. Yet they
have been able to bamboozle hun
dreds Of wealthy people, and have
charged immense prices for fees.
Seventy-fye dollars seems to have
been an ordinary fee for removing
can evil influence"
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ON MONDAY, THE 18th DAY OF MAY,
" 1876, within legal hours, in front of Plant
will sell for cash. to the highest bidder, lot
No. 35. block ! Of A. Wrights subdivision,
fronting 80 feet on Wright avenue and run
ming back $50 feet to an alley, with the i'm
proVements on same.
sell as Trustee under a deed made to me
by Mrs. O. Wright and Thomas Wright, re-
corded in the Registers office of Shelby
county, Tenn. Book 81. page 1856. to which
reference is made.
E. G. JONES, Trustee.
L. B. MCFARLAND, Attorney. 5l-T
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xxi MEMPHIS TENN MONDAY EVENING MAY s. 1876

origin of the existing or the ter
tiary frogs, toads and salamanders.
Under the throat these gigantic
amphibia had a remarkable Shield
of three bony plates, as well as a
series of plates along the belly.
Their teeth were large and power
full, and presented an extremely
complicated structure, whence the
group has received its name of
Labyrinthodonta.
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Trustees Sale.

pY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EX-
ID ecuted and delivered to me on the 1st Of
April. 1875. and recorded in the Register s
Office Of Shelby county, in Book l06, page lS5,
and to satisfy the remainder Of tho indebted
meas therein, mentioned, 1, as Trustee, will,
during legal hours,