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NIio.iRa Suspension BRIDGE.
The structure Not Unsafe. but Closed TEN.
poraiiiy Merely for Repairs.


Ticket Agent Fay Of this city learned by
atclcgrHm Yesterday that the suspension hri l-e
over Niagara river II Dlo-"i FOR repairs only.
The troUhl' -c'ns t. hgwiih the anchors. which
did not catch sDiiily. The bridge Ws.s built IN
1sfS. hy R'enliur - Trenton ~,
. IT wa~ III" llr-t railfost iridEr lullt over the
Niagara river @ni ha. -pnn ~ 81 iect Nir'
her trus-ing. and between the ahuimcuiS are
Coo tons of wood and lOp toms of iron. Tn" pms
sage of nm ordinary train. estimated o. weigh
It is estimated that .ls2 cot was du" ~ the clon-
CATION ~ tn cables. Tucre are two floors. one
~ feet above the other. leaving "A clear ~pnc, of
- feet between them. The lower on" Is US a
ono coniuin- tho loot paths. The upper floor
Ing l. 2i5 feet over the Surfn." Of tn" water.
Two cables support each roadway. four in all.
and all are connected, 50 that the strain IL dis
trlhuted.
Tho cables are 10A inches in diameter. and
IRE. composed Of seven strands of 500 wires
OF l.Gis pounds or 1000 tons in ALL tn.
upper calile are brought, 10y means Of braces.
g. within thirteen feet If each other M the CEN
tres, and the su7pend"rs in'lin" inWdrd.tu give
a broader base to the structure and insure -rl-
billy. \ separate tower supports each pair -
cables; The upper aud lower noor- are con-
with ono IN IA diagonal truss rods of wrought
iron passing from thu top of ono pair 10 the
bottom Of the fourth over n space Of twenty
feet on each side, secured ly screw nuts Ia
allow for shrinkage Diagonal wire STAYS cX-
tend from the top Of each tower to prevent Vcr-
teal oscillation. and smaller stays attached o.
the under SIDE are anchored IT, the rocks below.
potvd In 1869 II has q -pan Of 251 feet uu,!
4 sustained by two cables about nine inches
thick.
Information from the bridge at 10 p. NJ. was
that upon i sging down 10 IN" anchors one wa-
found bright and strong. and The other rusty
nni weakeninE. II was resolved 10 push the
Investigation further and make general over
hauling.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE. ga Broadway.
W PAN1OMlME
IN THE CHOSEN HOME Of PANrOMIME.
MONDAY, MARCH ~, 1877,
the great sensation company OF America,
NICK ROBERrsS -
JACK AND JILL -
PANToMIMR TROUPE -
A COMBINATION OF UNEQVALlED PANrOMIMISrs,
AND
A MAGNIFICENT CORPS or SPECIALLY ARTISTS
THE GREAT GRIMALDI,
the very quinte at comicaliueS
MR. CHARLES ALMONrE
the monarch Of PantaoonA
MISS LOUISE BOsHELf.
the accomplished aud fairy like Colunbine.
WILLIAM EtSlCE.
THE ALMONTE BKOTHER5
MISS FRANKIE HOWARD
TIKI FRENCH TWIN SISTERS.
THE ORRiN BROTHERS,
the mnrycls 0f gNmna-lic art
G. II. Adams j. C. Franklin, and J. X Adams In grand
Ollie and the great
COMIC TRICK rANTOMiMB,
JACK AND JILL
MATINfES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.
Admission. - cents Family circle. - cents Balcony
chairs 10 Orchestra chairs 81 Children half price.
MATINEE PRICES
Admission. 25 cents Reserved seats so cents
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BOXERS BETTENS.
l.. FUNKE. DR.. sole AGENT. - John st,
Sbippina.
~p'Pf'"Y'
SCHoR Line 5. NAIL STEAMERS
DuRrCTIrNET FRANCE



i FOR QUEENSTOWN AID LIVERPOOL
CITY OF BRl SSELS. SATURDAY Mar'h ~. ttH ~ v.
CITY OF BERLIN ....... saturday March - 1t = ".
CITY OF CHESTER. saturday. March 81, al 80 A ".
From Pier ~. North river.
CABIN 80 AMI sip1 gold Return tickets on favorable
terms SIEERAGE. 81, currency Drats at low, rat
Saloons state Rooms, smoking and Bath Rooms amid
ships
join DALE, AGENT
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JOHN @ DALE. AGENT
Band 31 broadway. Sow YORK.
DuoNErR LINE AVsrRAIIA>

! c,iAhh ,hel 80 10 pc. laiic. ~ , ~ ~
lhlnrcr>. Af-lnd'r ARRANGEMENT VIII inc t1N fN ~
of Sow south Wales. approved cmigranl, are chtgr4 .
sydney. Australia 80 49, gold each F1r iu.iltf
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Situations ddlantro.
4 REsPECTABLE young woman wishes some
a Mashln- ami ironing I'M her own house, 10 go ont
iN te iav Appy at 6i7 10Th hY, between i5ti and iou
si', second floor, 'front.' room
4 FIHST-CIAss aunlrc.s wishes gentlemen, and
- Aul} washing, polishing, nuuns. aud pums, -
chlsa d1An best city reference 40 East 18th st. top
moor room 10
A YOUNG man desires a situation IN store in any
n capacity IN the city country. good penman excel
lent reference, Address NJ. A, box lod sun office.
DAPIR Wanted. a situation cutter, under.
stands eouhLns, pachins shipping, otc. Address
II. 4 box l73 sun Office.
V'O PHOTOG Young artist would
NE place M gallery, nns,s IN crayon India ink
ur water tu.nfs, Is also ursi class nusher copied
+. FRIES, Station A. city.
T'OTAILORs.-A situation wanted by a trimmer mr.
i uushelman, or tor any work good rctercnCe speaks
English anu GERMAN Call ON on address
tllAS MATTHEWS, % Az A.
no boss BAKERS a young man wishes a
situation as second hand ON bread and cake. can or
address tor two days BAKER, III Fulton b., Brooklyn,
Han Photograph gallery.
'I'O Blank Book Binders Wanted a situation by a
i practical nnisher and tnrwnrier. Address
BINDER, box i5S, sun offce.
1If EAST 18TH STA respectable woman
fiO wishes genuemen'sor ladies' washing, ut rs cents
per iVken " out day or two the best reference
Mrs GROGAN. third door. back
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STATE LINE or sTENMEKs

- TO uI.ANIIVN. HIIF Vt ann TIIN
From Pier u. foot oi Canal It. j.
STATE or INDIANA. THURSDAY Mtrch~
STATE or VIRGINIA. THURSDAY. March IS
Saloon AMI cabin passages At lowest rates
AUSTIN BALDWIN Co. Agents. ~ kt Nfiw'v 49,
setrase tickets A. - Broadway AMI Al tJ lI' spies
fop of "A l.f
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EAGIE TuEATRE-Aimce in la Belle Helene
II Monday, Tuesday. ant Wednesday evenings only
nights of Onenhacif- chef doeuvre,
LA BELLE HELENE
MILE AIMEE as HELENE
THURSDAY evening, positively las, time this season.
IA JULIE rARFINEUSE,
in which Aimee sings for the nrsi aud only time In Eng
' uiLpFBRAVDr NoNTRosP
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6lamt,o- --ftmlts.

vUANTED-A giri TO fold and envelope circulars
w Young Ladies journal office, 1873 Atlantic St, Brook
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TIE, AMERICAN srEAMsuIP .oM.

PHILADELPHIA AND LIVERPOOL LINE
The only Transatlantic lnc sa.ln. ul.. ft ,ii'f "
nas Sailing every Fhlr,la! iruA fA.Ail4l Boa, -''
Wednesday from Liverpool
THE RED STAR TfNE
CARVING the Belgian and imi'i ~iafr- iua'' NNii
every u.s. Nc daNs. alternately uon fits'N.. 90 '"'
Nvw iOrA. Direct AMI only
To ANTWERP.
For rates m passage AMI other infIr NATION 10r'F
PETER WRIGHT SONS. D.N.i. N- '-'.
~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-27

work; they also have a dwelling
house, suitably furnished, in which
they all live, each paying board
from their wages. On the first day
of January last their business out
look was not encouraging, the pros
pect of selling their production at
a profit was not good; the question
with them was: Shall we shut down
the mill or 90 on? The majority
said go on, and if our products will
not sell for enough to pay the pres
ent wages, then we will reduce them
pro rata until the amount received
will pay them, with interest on the
capital used, insurance, taxes and
other expenses. With this under
standing they continue to run, and
during the past SIX months these
persons have earned wages to the
amount Of S6,293. From this sum
they have paid for board $2,36G, for
clothing and incidentals they have
expended $2,564, and the balance,
81, ,s63, they have saved and added
to the capital of the association.
In addition to this, their home
made a profit of 1850 at the price
charged for board and washing,
which was added to the amount
saved from wages, making the total
saving for six months $1,713. They
have manufactured and sold goods
during the time to the value of
$12,160, besides doing their own
work at the home and in their gar
den, and the business has paid in
tereet on the capital and other ex-
penses. Ii they had stopped bust
ness and stood idle, as they would
probably have been compelled to do
if they had not employed them
selves, they would have lost the
$6,293 of wages earned, $525 inter
est on their workshops and ma
chinery standing idle, and $3.50
profit made on their food, making
a total loss Of $7,16S for thirty
working people in six months, or
nearly $500 each.- Boston Adver-
tiser.
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MISSISSIPPI & TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change of Schedule
Mrsrnls, Tenn. , May 70. is7

MENrHIs. TENN, May IL. 1877.
ON AND AFTER SUNDAY. MAY 18TH
(DisS7' traing will ruu as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
wev Orl, qps mail. daily 800 pm. l;SO pm
dailv fexsopt sunday $3.50 am 80 a. IN
al '' N'-''~ ii. BURKE, Sup't.
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0kkScrY a Week to Agents. $40 outfit
OOorQl ! Free. P. 0. VICKERY. Au-
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Turkish CnvaIry An ISIS

The horses, especially those of the
Asiatic Spahis, were small but fiery,
well broken, capable of enduring
fatigue and priYations. The Kur-
dish and Cappadocian horses were
accustomed to be picketed and to
bear the midday heat and the mid
night cold. They were only watered
once day, and kept in condition
without barley when fed on the
coarSest fodder. The light and easy
fitting palanu or saddle, made Of
felt, remained on their backs day
and night, so that the horsemen
was ready at any moment to mount.
The bit was very severe for so well
broken an animal, aud was intended
to stop the horse suddenly in mid
career, or to wheel him round in q
moment. The bar of the bit was
often five or elk Inches long, and in
stead Of the curb-chain that was a
ring. The round shoe was admira-
bly, suited to its purpose. The steel
was forged cold; was thin and light,
lasted five or six weeks, and protec-
ted the hOOf admirably on stony
ground. Although they use no crup-
pers, the Turkish horsemen rides
down the most precipitous places,
covered with brushwood or trees,
at full gallop. -Roumelia in 1926
30, Won Moltke.
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retreat, to which many of the
nobility resort. There, amid pic
MICS, balls and fetes, the king will
await the fall of the leaves in the
woods of LaGranja, and when he
revisits his capital, it will be to
announce to the cortes de reyno his
approaching marriage with Dona
Mercedes Of Montpensier.
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A ROYAL COURTSHIP.
King Alfonso OF Spain so Marry thS
Girl of His Choice After All.

Girl OF HIS Choice After All.
Whitehall Rcview. June 30
1t is no longer secret that the
king is engaged to his cousin Dona
IIercedes de Montpensier y Bour-
bon. He is resolved to carry out a
plan which he had formed when,
leaving his cousin in Paris, he was
called TO the throne by the army of
Martinez Campos at Sagonto. Dur
ing his visit to Seville he deter
mined that this year should not
elapse without witnessing his mar
riage, and he seems only to have
deferred that ceremony out of def
erence to his mother. The marked
GOODNESS which has been noticed by
every one in Seville and in Madrid
between the ex-queen and her son
was caused by nothing else than the
hostility expressed by Isabella to
the choice Of the king. Nor is she
to be blamed, because her attend
ants and the court she keeps around
her at Seville have fostered and
fomented her rancor against the
Due de Montpensier and his daugh-
ter. Their object was merely to
regain a certain sway over the
kings mind and thereby pave the
way for a return to power and place
Of those evil counsellors whose mis-
takes had caused the ruin of the
dynasty. Other motives, into
which we can not enter, dictated
the opposition Of the queens secre-
tary, and Of the Moderado party.
1t is even said that if the marriage
takes place this winter, Queen Isa-
bella will probably leave Spain and
again take up her residence in
Paris, King Alfonso declares that
the queen may 60, but that his sis
tiers, the inlantas, must be left
under the care Of the Princess Of
Asturias. This arrangement would
be very suitable one, as not few
people think that the young infan-
tas ought to be plcaed under their
elder sister, and the queen might
suit her own tastes better in Paris
at tho Palais Basilowsky than in
Spain.
King Alfenso's decision is almost
universally approved, and his future
bride is sure to be very much liked,
She is young and very handsome.
Her dark and animated features
which are quite of an Andalusian
cast-are displayed to tho greatest
advantage under the mantilla, as
we saw her the other day at that
pleasing entertainment, a Madrid
bull-fght. She is not particularly
tall, and her embonpoint is unmiS-
takably Spanish; Tut she has that
lively, bright manner which a Pari-
sian education gives a girl. She
dresses very simply as a rule, and
her encourage say she is very intel.
ligent. When she stayed in Seville
last winter, and dulmg her short
visit to Madlid, she pleased every
one who knew her. The stornost
Intransigente could not find it in
his revolutionary heart to frown on
the beautiful girl who seemed, as
they say in Spain, very daughter
of the Guadalquivir," 1t required
all the inyeterate sourness of these
constitutional grumblers of the
Sagasta party to find fault with the
kings choice.
King Alfonso win pass seven or
eight weeks in aGrania with the
Due de Montpensior and his family.
The princess Of Asturias will also
be there for several months, and
the chiefs of all the foreign lega-
tions fix their residence in tnat cool
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A STORY OF NIAGARA.
What it Costs 90 Sec the OurIosities
There.

WhRt ~ COSTS 20 Sec the CuFlOsitfeq
There.
A correspondent of the New York
Times writes from Niagara Falls: /:
A gentleman, accompanied by his
wife and daughters, rushed franti-
cally up to the office of the Inter-
national yesterday morning, and,
holding on to his carpet-bag with a
grip OF iron, blurted out: Il have
just arrived; l want to see the falls
before evening; what is the best
way to do it?
Mr.. Fulton, the proprietor of the
hotel, who stood by, informed the
excited and perspiring gentleman
that it would be impossible to see
everything of interest in one day,
and if he attempted to do so he
would only succeed in spending q
great deal of money and see very
little. The visitor was not to be
persuaded. He evidently regarded
the friendly and well-meaning Mr..
Fulton as one of the Niagara swim
dlers Of whom he had heard so
much, and, after eating a hearty
breakfast, be hurried with his wife
and daughters-all of them hot,
dusty, unwashed and uncomforta-
ble-out into the street. Here he
was taken in hand by one of the
ever-vigilant hack drivers, "a man
who was not attached to the hotel,
and after long argument, which
was carried on in a very loud tone,
he agreed to pay 81 for the use Of
the carriage for the day, and being
assured by the driver that before
night he would show them every
thing that was worth seeing, he
drove off, evidently well satisfied,
and doubtless congratulating him
self upon his smartness" in out
whiting zone of those thieving hotel
men,"
In the evening the gentleman
returned. One Of his daughters, a
delicate little thing, was so sick
from nervous excitement that she
could hardly get out Of the car
riage, and his wife, as he explained
to the hotel clerk, was too weak to
leave the house that night. Such
being the case he was obliged, evil
IDENTIFY much against his will, to en-
gage rooms for himself and party.
During the evening he met Mr.
Fulton and myself, and apologizing
for what lie called his rudeness in
the morning Che was IN honest old
farmer from a Western State}, he
confessed that he had been wrong In
attempting to "see everything" in
one day. Then, becoming more
communicative, he took q memor-
andum' book from his pocket and
went on to explain how much he
had seen and how much the sights
had cost him. He had indeed made
the "grand tour" How much he
had to "pay the piper" and what
he received in return, will be seep
from the following table, which he
was kind enough tc let me prepare
from his notes;
Entrance fee ior four persons in
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XXIY MEMPHIS TENN FRIDAY EVENING, JULY a. 1871

nearly all of the places mentioned
in the table above - Goat Island,
Prospect park, the railway suspen-
sion bridge, and perhaps the Whirl-
pool rapid park excepted pay
hack-drivers q commission of from
ten to twenty-five per cent. on all
the money received from every visi-
tor they bring to them.
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succcaalaI Ga Operation.


In Springfield, Vermont, is a CO.
operative association of thirty mem
bers, about one-third of them fe-
males. -Four couples are married,
the remainder single. All are peo-
pie who work for their livelihood,
are young and have to win for
themselves whatever position they
may hereafter. They have work
shops, machinery, stock, etc, with
which they carry on a manufaetur-
ing business, in which. they are en-
.ployed for wages, mainly at piece
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A lovely landscape all dotted over with
unsightly boulders, is not more unpleas.
ant TO the sight than is human face
disfgured by bumps and pimples, those
prime evidences of impurity Of the
blood. DR.. Bulls Blood Mixture will
remove all such disfgurements promptly.
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Most of this sum the untortu-
nate gentleman had been induced
to spend because his driver, plau-
sible, fair.spoken knave, had as
sured him that he could form no
adequate idea Of the beauties of
Niagara until he had seen every one
Of these places mentioned. He
was not aware, poor fellow, that
this same honest-spoken driver,
who took so much interest in him,
received a commission from nearly
every one of the "show keepers "
into whose hands he had committed
theunsuspecting family. Yet such
was the case, The proprietors Of
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Louisville and Great Southern R.R.

ll;4l p. m. Night Express Connects at Milan
for st. Louis and Chicago, at McKenzi 10 for
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta and the
Southeast, at Guthrie for Hopkinsyille, Hem
derson and Evansville, at Louisville for all
points North and East.
lIO pm. Day Express Connects fer st.
Louis and Chicago. at Louisville for all
points North and East.
4:4O pm. Milan Accommodation - Daily
except Sunday.
Pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
vile, aud on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or inform alton, apply az Ticket
O6ice, 2S7 Main, Northwest corner Madison
street ,,,,,, nj
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
@N-f
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old aad young. every week. 1t is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.
We desire our business men to make a note
of tho above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season,
We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
tisiRg for many good people seeing an ad-
vortisemont in paper, especially their
church paper. take it as a guarantee of re
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not bc
abused whom it can be helped. We want.
therefore,
Tha Advertising Patronage
Of such business men and firms as we can
recommend to our frionds and the public
without COMPROMISING tho character of the
paper,
our Terms shall be in Harmony
with tho business OutIOOk.
Send in Your Favors.
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MEMPHIS 4 LITTLE ROCK R.R.
shrOt Line to Arkansas and Texas.
TIHIE OAKDi

TIBaE CAkbt
Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train. daily............5 30 pm. u.SO pm.
Freight train leaves uOPe-
Passengers going ON this road viii take
trains at The depot Of the Louisville, Mach,
Vile and Great southern railroad. Aall
trains make close connection at Argenta tor
poinis on tho title Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Iiitlo Rock with tho Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas
Pullman raiace Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
PSr tickets and information apply at Ticket
Offices u and 2S7 Ma n street and at. depot
foot of Washinr ton street, or NJ Louisville
Nashville and Or, at Southern railroad depot,
or TO the understand
MsE.JAY g. 2 a.d T. Ag't, Little Rock
" u. SMITH, sup't, Memphis Tenn.
1881
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,,oR POSTERS. SHOW BILLS, CARDS
\ Circulars, etc., gotten up with the atost
style Of typos and on superior papeL 81 any my
desired color, gQIto the LodgerLoihcelahu ek'
anime gtoek.AndIprites.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-27
Eight DOIIArs per Annum
PUBLIC LEDGER.
Weekly Public Ledger,

Published every Tuesday at 50 per annum lin
advanced. Postage free.
Communications upon subjects Of general
interest TO the public are at all times accept
able.
Rainctnd rnnnnanri,,ts NIL, ..ns. .-.l...a
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-12-22

THE other day as the lonely
Editor Of SENTINEL sat dream
ing over the uncertainties and
sorrows Of this life, and wonders
ing whether Santa Claus would
put anything in his boots on
Christmas morn, he was aroused
by a tap gu that part OF his head
where his hair ought to grow,
ana little dIthereon
containing a handsome ana nice
article Of dress peculiarly welcome
to one who has no enc to cale
for him or his manifold wants.
Where it come flom waSa mystic
~, bat a little invisible bird Wits
pered III his ear that it was direct
from old Santa Claus, and then rs
it rose III the sir it sang the fol
lowing song :'5anta CLAUS has
made a depot, Of his one.hun-
dred thousand gifts for the little
folks or Christmas morning, at
Mrs. BinnilgS store Oh Jackson
street. The little people have on,y
to go around and coax Mrs. Bin
nings to put their names on any
thing they want, when Santa
Clans viii call aud get them. ana
after his chariot drawn by rein>
deer is we'll loaded. he will drive
around town, pop down the chin
nies and deposit them in the little
stockings that he finds hanging
around Christmas morning.
So Just go and make Your own
selections, but be sure to take
.Four mother along, as the white
haired Old visitor, only gratiiies
children who please their pa
rents,'