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The New York herald., 1876-02-08
GOVERNOR HoFFMAN's LECTURE.

Ex-Governor John 7. Hoffman lectured last evening
before the New York Association OF Science and Art
at Dr. Rogers church, corner OF Fifth avenue and
Twenty nrst street. "I.berty and Order" HIS theme
treated in exhaustive, able and patriotic man
He defined the duties OF the citizen and his rights
named the free common school as the chief buwark OF
intelligence and public morality, without which
republican institutions impossible; illustrated
the relations OF the States and the Federal Union de-
clarcd himself believer in Estate Rights when those
rights maintained by argument before the people,
debate before legislation discussion before the courts
He declared himself In favor of mayor for New York
city who should appoint all heads Of departments be
the head OF police and be responsible for all expend
itures with Common Council which should perform
all local legislation and have power 70 control all appro
pratlons OF money, and, with the Mayor 10 regulate all
local taxation.
The New York herald., 1876-02-08
A SAVAGE FIGHT.

John Williams, fireman, and Thomas Ahern,
steward, both employed on q steamboat lying a. tho
foot OF Essex street, Jersey City, appeared In sad
plight before Justice Keese yesterday morning Tho
men had scratched and torn each other In fearful
manner Ahern had one Of his 1Dgers nearly chewed
or while Williams face was tattooed in south sea
fashion Each preferred charges against the other,
and the Justice sent them back TO the cells I'LL her
temper should cool down.
The New York herald., 1876-02-08

The wealth OF our citizens affords unequaieo oppo''o
mites for the qualification OF good taste .,.
our people have improved vastly IN tner xppI,.,ea-
tion OF ane paintings, sculpture, carvings ,,
and househod decoration and we predict that u VIII
NOT be many years before old architectural enormles
will be erased and 0dihces more substantai nm-
pier perhaps but purer and more ntnng' VII ~"
their place.
The New York herald., 1876-02-08

cester, Mass, formerly Of Northport, N. y, and
MARY y. EIcHMAS, Of Bound Brook.
SHAw-HoYT. -Brookyn, February 3 by the Rev.
J. B. Thomas DID,. at The residence Of the brides
father, WILLIAM o. SHAW OF New York, to H. IDA
HoYr, eldest daughter Of L d. Hoyt Of Brooklyn No
cards
SroNE-HAYwARn-At San Francisco Cal, January
~, by the Rev A. L. Stone, NORA X. HAYWARD TO
CHARLES u. STONE, all Of thai city.
The New York herald., 1876-02-08
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

trackman named Philip Clark, while engaged In
shoyelng snow from the track in the Bergen cut Of
the Pennsylvana Railroad at Jersey City, yesterday,
was struck BY the locomotive OF passing train and
hurled against the rocks His skull fractured and
his internal injuries serious that he was not
expected 10 survive many hours.
The New York herald., 1876-02-08
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

BELDES-TBmrs. White Plains, at the residence
OF tho BRIDES parents, on Wednesday February 2 by
the Rev. p W. stryker SAMUEL b. BELDKx 70 SARAH
j., daughter Of Henry W. Tibbits.
CooK-TooKER.- the afternoon OF the 9th inst, at
the residence OF the BRIDES parents by the Rev Dr.
Thomas Armtage, OF the Fifth Baptist church.
JOSEPHINE, daughter oi Joseph II. Tookor 70 HESRY,
the elder son OF Leonard Cook
KKLsEY-EIcHMAN lin Bound Brook ~ j. February
., By Rev n g DDicher. AILLARD i. kKLsKy. Of Wor.
The New York herald., 1876-02-08

GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
LUCILLE WESTON,
for nights only commencing saturday February II
in her powerful personaton Nancy Sykes in the thrilling
Drama
OLIVER TWIST,
supported by carefully selected company.
Box sheet open Thursday morning. February 10
Popular prices
The New York herald., 1876-02-08
NEW YORK ARCHITECTURE

Jons H. MErrRHou, Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16
How 20 waltz with Deesney.

Allen Dodworth explains the matter
in the Home journal as follows: The
gentleman approaches the lady By offer.
ing his lett hand-one Gu fat will at
the same time make a slight inclination
or half bow. The lady places her right
hand in that Of the gentleman, who then
extends his right arm bent so as to form
an acute angle. 10 this angle the lady
will place herself, with the center line Of
the person opposite the line of the gen.
tleman's right side, both persons on par
allel lines, not forming an angle. In
this position each will be looking over
the others right shoulder, and By the
lady turning her head slightly to the
left, the effect Of the group will be greatly
improved, and prevent all possibility Of
taking each 0ther's breath, which is rare.
ly pleasant, aud in the case OF q young
mai directly from the use OF a meer-
schsum is positively horrid," as
many ladies have remarked. The
lady then places her left hand,
hooked, upon the gentleman's right
shoulder, the fingers appearing in front.
The right hshd Of the gentleman should
rest very lightly upon the ladys back,
as rear the waist as possible, so as not 10
remove the upward pressure of the elbow
directly under the lady's shoulder. as this
is the lady's support, aud must be held
with sure but gentle frmness. The hand
on the back should rest very lightly, and
on every possible occasion slightly
raised, so that the air may pass between,
as in some cases the close contact in.
duceS Precipitation, aud may leave it's
marks upon the lady dress. Both per-
sons should be slightly bent forward
from the hips upward, 80 that the
shoulders may only be three or four
inches apart, but the distance increasing
downward. This leaves both parties
free in their limbs, so that any con-
tact Of persons or knees may be
avoided, and should be so avoided as a
most serious mistake. The gentleman
left hand, holding the lsdy's right, should
be extended downward in a line with the
body, the hands three or four inches dis.
tant from the person, the arms forming
a gentle curve from the shoulders down.
ward. No weight is placed on this arm
all the guiding and changes must be gov.
erDed by the elbows under the lady
arm. 1t will be found that the grouping
will be perfectly modest in appearance,
no more contact of persons occurring
than in a lady taking a gentleman's arm
for walking. In conclusion, let it be re-
m%embered that purity of thought and
action may be as conspicuous in waltz.
ing as in any other situation of life; that
the gross waltz grossly, the vicious vi.
ciously, the refined and innocent limo
Gently and in q refined manner, and that
it is not reasonable TO confound the
abuse with the use.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16
DrJaEst.

French papers overflow with anecdotes
respecting the lamented and popular
Dejazet. She was q great admirer OF
the first Napoleon, and when she heard
Of the second marriage of Marie Leuise
she exclaimed, Indignantly: How
could sbe2 II that great hero had ever
so much as kissed my hand / never
should have washed it againr'
Once, when she was at Csen, she took
a fancy to visit the market on a market.
day. There, among the noisy psysannes,
who were crying their wares and disput.
ing the prices thereof in their loudest
tones, she noticed one who was the most
active and popular OF them all, aud whose
face seemed strangely familiar. Dejazet
was about to approach her, when the bell
of the market sounded the signal for
closing. The msrket-woman climed into
her cart, whipped up her horse, and dis
appeared. Her face, however, haunted
the actress so persistently that, finding
out where she occupied a small farm not
far from Caen, Dejazet resolved to pay
her a visit, On arriving al the farm,
abe found its proprie:ress in the act OF
peeliDg carrots for soup. On beholding
Dejazet she started to her feet with a
shrek, and carrots, knife and all, went
rolling on the ground.
"Virginiel' she cried.
"Theodorel" exclaimed her visitor,
who in the market-woman recognized
one of the former stars of the Gymnase
the beautiful and gifted Madame Theo
dore, who, wearied Of her profession and
its triumPhs, had ten years before Quilted
the stage and disappeared from Paris.
The two former comrades embraced each
other warmly. Drawing Dejazet into
her little parlor, she pointed out to her
the wresths Of silver and the gilded
%laurels that hung against the wall, the
sole remaining relic of a brief and bril-
liant career.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16
Vic. woOdhulI.


The descent Of the Woodruff upon the
city Of Montgomery, Ala, seems to have
given the alarm to the ~virtuousness Of
the city fathers Of that city. At a meet
ing of the City Council just before the
evening on which she was advertised to
lecture, the following ordinance was
passed
Section l. Be it ordained by the City
Council Of MONTGOMERY, that it shall not
be lawful for any person to deliver any
public lecture or address within tAe city
limits, and therein advocate free love
doctrines, or use or utter any licentious
or lewd sentimental or language tending
to encourage or justify sexual cohsbita.
ton without previous lawful marriage of
the parties.
Section 2 OF the ordinance imposes a
6ne Of one hundred dollars for its viola
ton, and, in default OF payment, impris-
onment for three msnths. An Alderman,
evidently not affected by the general
panic, tried to get in the following sub.
stitute:
Resolved, That while the City Council
OF Montgomery. in common with all the
citizens of Montgomery, looks with loath.
ing and adherence upon free love-
doctrines, or any other sentiment which
would impair or tend to impair the
s~acredness Of the marriage relation, Is
yet it deems the best protection TO the
community from such teachings is not
Legislation, but that heightened and chiv-
slrous devotion on the part OF the men
Of the city toward their wives, mothers
and sisters which would prevent their
counteuancing in any way a doctrine
which would take from woman all that
is high, and holy, and pure in her c1sr-
acter.
This resolution was voted down and
the ordinance passed. The Montgom
cry Mail warns the female portion OF the
community not to attend the lecture Of
Woodruff, and is glad to learn that by
far the greater portion Of the men have
determined to give her the gO.by." The
result Of the impending conflict has not
as yet reached us, but, as the Nashville
American puts it, the battle cry OF the
combatants will be "VGe Vic"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16

Cantor Lecture.l

Oantor becture.I
Mankind in general cares a very little
TO. the explanation OF she phenomena OF
nature, ever Of those which most con-
Germ the individual body. In general it
pretersmysterors sentiment to clear con.
ceptlon, and seeks happiness in poetry
addressed to the moon rather than in the
study Of scientific data concerning it,
evolved by astronomy. 1t prefers to carry
on eating and drinking as a free art with.
cut the intervention Of chemical analysis
or the trouble or thinking about causes
and effects. These %predilections are sus.
pended only at intervales tor short per
iods, namely, when numbers or individ-
uals are threatened by dangers inimical
either to their bodies or their estates.
Then they run for help to the wise man,
the doctor; then there are heard inquiries
after proximate, nay, after FINAL causes;
then any pretended remedy is swallowed,
physical aud metaphysical, nsuseous aud
absurd, healing aud inert, true or Quack.
Only the msn OF science is tho same,
composed; he has foreseen, perhaps pre-
dicted; he knows that the Deity works BY
immutsble laws, aud hat all causes shall
have their proper and nessAry effects,
aud no others, and that all sentimental
intercession with the Supreme po~et ia
~self-deception, But even when driven 10
! ask for aid mankind little understands
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16

that there should be persons who make i
their lifetime business to be prepared to
give their aid in evil times; and more
particularly disinterestedness is valued
cbeaply, perhaps thoughtinsiheere The
technical man on bis part becomes over
professional, and thereby less iutelligible,
and the elements which might aid each
other object to great advantage, assume
an attitude of indifference, nay, Of hos
tility towards each ether. In such con
junction an eKpositor is wanted, par ex-
emple, to rouse the world to the appreci-
alton that the human stomach is an
inexorabls fact, and has for its law the
consumption of a certain number OF
ounces of carbon and nitrogen 10 3 given
time, and cannot be satisfied with Sleeps
heads or ofsl or scraps from the dusthUle,
however disguised by cheap cooking or
cheaper talk,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16

The Boston Art Club has on exhibition
a specimen of Alexsndes Pope's artistic
work. The Boston Transcript shrewdly
avoids a criticism Of the work, but saws
that the picture will give additional in.
terest to the poets opinion OF his own
painting. 1t adds: "0ne of his biog-
raphers says, Pope occasionally amused
himself With painting, and received in
struction from his friend Jervas, the
fashionable painter of the day. OF all
departments of this delightful art, Dor
trait painting, is perhaps the most diff
cult; for here the effort is directly com.
pared with the prototype; Pope labored
and made but sorry work of il. He
however, was not blind to his defects,
and in a letter to his friend Lay thus
speaks Of his progress: | have thrown
away three DR.. Swifts, each of which
was once my vanity; two Lady Bridge
waters; q duchess Of Montague; besides
half a dozen esrls, and one Knight Of
the Garter. | have cruci6ed Christ over
again in efigy, and made a Madonna as
old as her mother, St. Anne. Nay, what
IS more miraculous, | have rivalled St.
Luke himself in painting, and as it is
said an angel came and finished his piece,
SO you would swear the devil put a last
hand to mine, it is so begrimed and
smutted. However, / comfort myself
with a Christian reflection that / have
not broken the commandment, for my
pictures are not the likenesses OF my.
thing in heaven above nor in the earth
beneath, or in the water under the earth.
Neither will anybody adore or worship
them, except the Indians should get a
sight of them, who, they tell US, worship
certain idols purely for their ugliness. .
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16
Aspauish Relic ia Georgia.

RiOm Tue DalhDrldge VA Democrat
We have in our sanctum n of the
most interesting relics O. the past ages
that we even saw. 1t is a part Of the
armor worn by a Spanish soldier nearly
three aud q half centuries ago, and con
sists of a helmet with visor, and ore
arm, all being wrought iron, one-sixth Of
an inch thick. and weighing seventeen
pounds. Some idea can thus be formed
OF the weight of the entire suit of mail,
when we say that the above constitutes
less than one-third of it. This relic MAS
ploughed up by a farmer in jefferson
county, Florida, about the year 1856.
he did not know what it was, or perhaps
he would have reclaimed il all; but he
only took enough for use as weights TO
his lot gate, for which it answered ad-
mirably. Some years atterward a gen
tleman passing this farmers house was
struck by the oddly. of construction of
the old iron with which the gate was
weighted. he at once procured the
weights or armor from the farmer, which
he carried to Tallahassee, where consider
able interest and attention we're attract
ed thereto. The gentleman went to
Cuba, where he died, leaving the relic
with the late Attorney General Galbraith,
OF Florida. 1t is now in possession Of
Mrs. WE Wright, a sister ofthe Attorney
General, who resides eight miles south
Of cambridge, and it was through her
courtesy that we had the pleasure Of
seeing it. The soldier who wore this
armor was, beyond q doubt, one of the
followers of Fernando De Soto, the dis.
coyerer Of the Mississippi, who explored
Florida in the year 1889. The soldier
was probably killed in one at the manv
battles which that gallant band had with
Indians, aud was buried with his armor
on three hundred and sixty years ago.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16
TEIE CITY.
AE EGRa II HIS
"wednesday Evonins, Feb. No, 1879
Amusements

a, MEMPhlS -Quite q large and
fashionable audience appeared at the
theater last night aud witnessed Mr..
Raymond in his inimitable role, "Col.
onei Mulberry Sellers 1t is impossible
to criticise the drama, as it depends
solely for success upon the clever acting,
facial expression aud droll story-telliuO
of Mr.. Raymond. La the hands of az.
other artist the play would be presented
to a beggarly account of empty boxes,
and could not possibly survive a presen.
tation Of one season. But Mr.. Raymond
has made a specially Of the part. and the
mar and the part are 80 %harmouiously
adapted to each other that it is impos.
sible to say whether the mau was made
for the part or the part for the man
Nothing can be more absurd, laughable,
and at the same time artistic than the
story about the suffering man, told BY
Mulberry Sellers" the turnip dinner,
the parlor scene wherein Colonel Sci
lersP presents himself in an intoxicated
condition. and the celebrated trial scene
In court. AS a general rule stage courr
trials are absurd and dreary affairs, buI
the trial of Laura Hawkins where
Colonel Sellers appears as a witness
is the very best aud certainly the mos
ludicrous and lsughable that we have ye
g 9 on the stage. At the matinee to
day and. the Performance tonight " Col
onel Mulberry Sellers viii be the at
traction. afTM tn.Wf
MANAGER Books BENEFIT. - Mex
Saturday afternoon, for Mr.. Brook ben
eft, Mr., c. W. Couldock will appear il
his great character of Peter Probity,'
in Chimney Corner. Mr.. Brooks viii
appear as "Roseleat" in Turn Him Out
At night All That Glitters is Not Colo
will be presented, With Mr.. Brooks in til,
role Of Stephen Plum" Mr., EugenI
Lehman and Lou Leubrie will appear il
the closet scene from Hamlet. On,
ticket admits the holder to both matine,
and night performances.
ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE Pooh. To
morrow evening a musical and dramatic
entertainment will be given at the As
sembly Hall, on Main street, near Gay
oso, for the benefit Of the poor Of thl
city, Choruses, Rotations, songs, in
strumental music, tableaux, and dra
matte performances constitute the pro
gFamme of exercises, all OF which viii
be presented by a number Of young la
dies and gentlemen, as we'll as littl,
folks. The dramatic part of the pro
gramme will be rendered by the Mem
phis Amateur Society, the attraction be
ing a Temperance Drama, entitled, "Tb,
Last Loaf; or, Mark Ashton's Resolve.
THEATRE CoMQUE. Manager Gormar
continues to present attractions nightl
at his Jefferson street variety theater
The company ia we'll selected aud th,
entertainment consists Of songO, dances
character sketches, and dramas are pre-
scented each evening by the manage
ment. Holmes Grover, jr., will opel
this evening in bis great sensational
specially, lou.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16

Jennie June" relates this reminis-
cence of her life at S~outhbridge, Mass.
Il had only one enemy ia S~outhbridge
to my knowledge, and that was an elder
" deacon's wife. The way it came
about was this: | was my nephews
teacher, as well as my brothers house
keeper, and on one occasion, when we
had been invited to dine in state at her
house, she called out to Egbert in a high
voice from her. end of the table, Sonny,
won't you have some puddin'2 and to
the horror and CONSERVATION of his papa
and myself, the terrible infant replied,
quite as loudly, 4 guess if you lived at
our house my aunt would make you say
pudding | am sure at that moment I
wished grammar and correct pronuncia.
ton we're with truth at tho bottom Of a
well, but it was Of no avail. Going home
my reverend brother remarked, 1t Will
never be forgiven, J%ennie;' aud be proved
to be right-it never was"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16

On the records Ct the unfortunate
Criminal Court Is en- order prohibiting
reporters from taking down reports of
trials and publishing the same during
the progress Of such cases. This order
is a relic of barbarian. and is in keeping
with that law Of the State which makes
ignorance the principal qualification Of
a juror in a criminal case. If you read
2 newspaper account Of q case, and on
that form or express an opinion as to
the guilt or innocence Of the accused,
you cannot be a juror.
By observing the following ordinance
in force in this city you will not be dis-
turbed by the Board Of Health: THAT
every owner, tenant, lessee and occupant
OF any building or lot whether vacant or
occupied within the city Of Memphis,
shall keep aud cause to be kept the
sidewalks and curbstones 10 front thereof
in good repair and condition, and that
every such person shall keep and cause
every such Sidewalk to be kept free from
o~Ostructions, as well as free from any in
eumbrance, and free from all substances
Of every kind"
Our compositors rejoice exceedingly
now that ths telegraphic operator who
trauscribes dispatches for the LEDoER
does so in a legible manner, 80 that it
can be set up in type without causing the
eomposttors to violate an important
commandment which says: Thou shalt
not swear" but we opine. in all charity,
that our compositors, who had to set up
matter from some Of the copy heretofore
iurnished by ths telegraph Office officials,
we're not held 10 a strict responsibility
for profanity caused by the hiersglyph.
icS, almost illegible, which had beer
placed before them. When Uncle
Tsby. in Tristram shandy, said. with
reference to the poor, dying officer Le.
febre: By Cd, he shall not die" the
author, Laurence Sterne, goes on to say.
The miniStering angel aew up to
heavens ~chancery with the oath and
blushed as he gave it in; but the record
ing angel, as he wrote it down, dropped
a tear upon the word and blotted il out
forever"
10 consequence Of a conflict Of juris
diction between Recorder DuF and Chic
Of Police Athy arising from instruction
given the s%ta.ion.house keeper by Chic
Atby to turn over prisoners to officer
holding warrants issued BY magistratel
against such persons, an order wal
issued by Mayor Flippin this morning
and served upon Chief Athy, instruct
ing him that it was both his opinion ant
that Of the City Attorney that a person
arrested by the police and locked up il
the Ststion-house wss within the juris
diction Of the Recorders Court, and tina
no such prisoner could be legally turned
over to a magistrate who issued a wa
rant against such prisoner. The onl,
way to get such prisoner out of the jur
isdictiou Of the Recorders Court was OIL
a writ of habeas corpus, issued by som
judge Of the court of record. This set
ties the disputed issue. The offices O
Recorder and Chief of Police are en-
tirely distinct and separate as to powe
and jurisdictions.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16
Unity of Language in Germany.

Among the earliest measures with
which the Prussian Diet has been busted
is a bill dealing with the delicate cues
ton of the language Of administration
in the PruGsian dominions. II must be
remembered that IL per cent. of the
population Of Prussia speak hsbitually
languages differing in their essential
characters from German, not merely
German dialects. There are, first of all
$4,000 0 who talk Polish in Posen
and the noighboriug provinces; l46. 00O
Liihusnians speaking the old Lettish,
l45, 900 Danes, chiefly in the Elbe
Duchies; $4,000 Czechs, and some TO-
600 other less linguistic d%issidents.
These ~psrtieularists in language are, OF
course, looked on with much d;sfavor by
the new school of policy which raises
German unity to the hight of a dominant
principle in modern civilization. The
bill, therefore, introduced into the Land
tag proposes to make German hence
forward the exclusive language of ad
illustrative business and judicial pro-
ceedings in every part Of the Prussian
kingdom, Irrespective Of local eircum-
stances.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16

In finishing photographs in water colors
or India ink from old pictures or from
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work guaranteed. For artistic finish aud
durability, call and examine or speci.
mems At CooNIET's Photographic sOd
Fine Art Studio, Isl Main street. 81