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eminent has been 80 badly managed MS the
Patent Office, excepting, perhaps, the In
dian Bureau under the administration OF
GRANT. Though the head OF the Office has
been oftener changed during these sixteen
years than in the pre- ious thirty years, we
have had only two or three Commissioners
who were ut to hold this important and
delicate trust To discharge It's duties even
tolcrably we'll, requires thorough knowl-
edge Of law generally, and an intimate ac-
quaintancc with the statutes and adjudica-
lions relating TO patent inventions In this
and foreign countries, and either wide
familiarity with science and the arts, cs-
pccally mechanics, or all aptitude for ac-
quiling knowledge ON these subjects with
promptncss and accuracy, as the ex-
igcncics of official business may de
mand And yet beginning with Mr.
LrNCoLN's time, we have had some Commits
soners Of Patents who knew nothing Of any
sort ~ law whatever, some who were ludi-
crously ignorant of the text and the princi-
pies Of patent law whether foreign or
domestic, some who had scarcely read
pamphlet on any scientific subject, and some
whose knowledge Of mechanic arts and Of
machinery would hardly suffice to define in
precise terms the difference between II lawn
mower and steam engine In u word, this
important office has been made football to
bc kicked about among clamOrous spoils-
men. n convenient bit of patronage for stop
ping the mouths Of hungry politicians for
whom no other place could be- found.
The proper administration of this Office
demands the very highest and stcrncst type
of impartiality and integrity. II is con
stantly dealing with rival and conflicting
interests, sometimes adroitly seductive
and quite INSCRIPTIONS. frequently inilu-
entail and powerful, and with plenty of
money TO hire skiful counsel and bribc
slippery officials Selected as the Commits
sioncrs and other chiefs in the Patent Office
have been during the period we have mem
toned, 1t is not surprising that for n large
share OF the time this most important
branch of the Interior Department has been
in bad reputo among those who have trans
acted business with il; nor that charges OF
ignorance, incapacity, gross Partially, and
shameless corruption have been SO fire.
qucntly made against those who manage
its affairs.
Whether the pending investigation will
accomplish anything valuable in reforming
the Patent Oflcc, is very doubtful.
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whenever an important picture sale IL advo,-
used Wocrishollcr is sure to attend it. II a
picture takes his fancy. nobody else can gc, +,
Tor he bids no for it not by 800 bids bu, hv
Jumps of 5000. He believes this to bc the choan.
est way TO buy them. for all the other bidders
get scared.
II. passing 81 Exchange place. You ever 81
quick ana nervous German student with a
p'"c'-"< the sleeps with ~ jump out Of tho
halfway and rush toward the stock Exchange.
you may bet two to one IT is he.
JOHN Collins
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W. have maiden fair to see,
Her uanc--swe,t j. It's sound
we've heard her shout her llnw, buok. gee
while ploughins up the ground.
with buNom form and easy grace
She rcars me plough ON end
Then taps the nigh ~ In the lace
ropiNc the uh a sent
They wheel sisantic DER the row,
ANA march the cornnold through.
The fair maid scarcely whispers whoa
She has So much tudo
with cart whip towering Ger her mead
And haro feet m The dirt
We see the eirls are not all dead
Who can 40 more than ilirt.
An this same maiden fair To zee
Isworih her weight M g"d
ANA hle,t that Young man is to be
fowhom her love Is told
Who love. maiden s,okhcd DER
WIN acinp and the like
VIII never court tins Maid Of Zoar,
But seek one Ger the Dyke q "
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John Shcrman's New Communistic
scheme.

What JoHN SHERMAN said last Friday
hight. in his clcctionccring speech Of tho
Ohio campaign. about the finances, or the
civil service, or the Southern question, was
III no practical consequence whatever.
But he made a startling proposition on
another subject before he got 10 the end Of
his speech. lie proposed a scheme that in
wolves a new departure for the Republican
party, a new feature in the policy Of the
Government, n new branch of legislation
for Congress, and revolution in the politi-
cal system of the country. He proposed
that the Government should seize the
opportunity offered by the strikes to
take Il long step in the way of under
taking the supervision and direction
OF all the business and industry Of the
country. He went very much further
In the direction of Communism than the
Cleveland PLATFORM and very much further
than MIR WEST. the Republican candidate
for Governor OF Ohio. In fact, the principle
spon which his proposition rests is the
foundation stone of the most radical school Of
Communistic theorists To bc found anywhere.
BY developing, applying, and enforcing it,
ho will leave nothing whatever to bc done
OF to be desired by JUsTUs SCHwAB himself.
He gave prominence and importance to his
proposition by going from his place in the
Treasury Department TO his own State Of
Ohio, in which a political campaign Is in
progress, to make 1t. He evidently meant
that 1t should there receive the endorse
mcnt OF his party, SO that IL can be brought
up hereafter III Congress as party
measure
The steps by which the Ohio Republicans
reached the position marked out for them
by john SHERMAN were few The Cleveland
platform recommended the creation of
National Bureau Of Industry in the Gov
eminent. The object Of this bureau, ac-
cording to Mr.. WEST, is to "bring labor
into closer and more sympathetic re-
lations with the Government" The
functions Of the bureau according to
Mr.. WEST, are To be established
by legislation, and enlarged rs circum-
Stances shall demand. This language is
sufficiently comprehensive, and yet leaves
great deal to the Imagination. Upon the
adoption of the platform, Mr.. WEST. in
accepting the nomination for Governor.
delivered a speech endorsing especially
the industrial plank, and telling the means
~ -hi.i. h.' would secure ils piaIsi.~-
~, a.,
~ was al'cr 'l's erouhn han pe'h
taken Una. JOHN SHERMAN went before
ms party Ill Vhlo' anu inaue MS aslouhd-
n's anu revolutionary proposition MY
nope salu me- - Vhat congress Will pass
laws 10 establish ana limit maximum rates
OF freight, 50 that the production Of
farmer may not be in danger Of coniis-
cation by cxorbitant rates. that it
will limit and restrain the cutting
and reduction of freights so as to destroy
the ability Of railroad companies to pay
iair prices Tor honest labor, ana prevent the
rmpaules from making paupcrs of men who
perform essential functions in commerce"
This is the Communstic principle outright.
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In Jersey City, a splendid church, that
may. before many years pass. be II cathedral.
was consecratcd yesterday. The Roman Catho-
lies Of New Jersey are multiplying and snread-
ing beyond tho sway Of "a single cru~ier. and
now Bishops to rule spiritually in that State
may bee added 10 the American hierarchy.
There are more than one Bishop in this State.
including the Cardinal Archhshop
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An elderly Canadian, with the help Of
erown-up members Of his family. forihly ab-
ducts II young girl. and. by threatening To take
her life. t"rriilcs her into marriage. He Is
put on trial for his crime or course. the girl
is the most important witness against him. But
his counsel object at once To tho taking Of her
evidence; she is now the mans wife, and q
wife cannot testify against her husband. 1t /.
as striking an illustration ~ We have lately had
Of me facility with which rules Of law framed
IN III" interest II Justice. can be perverted into
WEAPONS Of cruelty
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81 NBEIHS.

-" Proposals for Eliza Jane arc solicited
hy her father. in Chicago He will FURNISH plans and
specifications
A team Of sixteen mulcs. drawing ,
wagon laden with 900 pounds OF ore is common .n
IN Reno. Nevada
The law against employing workmon "a
women in any KIND OF manufacture aitcr4PN iscarmt
out in England with great rigor
1t isn't every man who can visit the
home OF his nnce,torsa such trultng expense tohn
sell a. dcrihead Fraudulent President
A half-wittcd fellow bnthed in Sacca.
Kappa Me and ontof the water could not r,,oL
icct where he bad hidden his othcs lie wand,rdtro
days naked in the Wu0d.
San Francisco baricndcrs have chunks
Of glass resembling lee which the, put into drinks tor IN.
toNicetod customer. instead oi the l,nunc ,ooi SUD-
stance. The motive B.. ECONOMY
bathing corset, for ladies are the latest
Par-"n invention They are mad, ct .ort oi lattice
work wh'i permit. the water to have tree access t. tho
body. whi.o Ir'-ci,in- o., shape.
In the Palmer House, Chicago, n "hcat"
who had been living av.h, There for week was com.
pc'd o. stand ~ tr entrance tu the dining While
" clerk explained his ease To the guests
A new discovery in tclrgraphy Is said tn
have been made by Belgian officer hy which conmui.
cation will be rendered quite possible the mat ans
II "a hescecd town after all wires cut
"A Scotchman arriving in San Francisco
was advised boy a runner To put up at tho Lck House
Lick lI"oc. repeated the cam, scott "hac n.c men
could ina lck enough in week To last me aday
Mrs. Grape, who crossed the ocean in n
dory with her husband, yer, pous She declare, HAT
they would have hoen drowned Joe storm had uoi G,I
nicrpo-ed in her pra, cr AMI brought atou,a
calm
A Cincinnati liquor dealer applied to
customer Tor letter OF recommendation ct certain
brand II whi>kcy he had recently sold him Tlccus
TONER wrote 81 have tried an sorts Of insect poison.
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Mr.. MCkEE's newspaper, the ST. Louis
GoJe- Democrat has a very positive opinion of
the prosecution Of Mr.. MCKEE for the recovery
Of part OF the Whisky Ring spoils. 1t is. says
the Globe Democrat. "A very harsh and very
extreme measure. inaugurntcd in the name of
Justice, but in spirit which Is so far removed
from justice that IL may rightfully be designated
~ persecution" This may perhaps be regard
ed H. an authorized expression Of the defend
ant views.
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The RnssIan MennonItes seem to be

The Russian Mcnnonites seem to be
doing well in Manitoba. The Winnipeg
Standard reports that there are now $50 fam
lilies on the Rat river. i5O at Duffcrin. and 80
on Scratching river. with more coming. 1t il
estimated that nearly 6,OOO Of these very
desirable immigrants are already settled in
Manitoba. and that they have brought with
them over half million of dollars. They pre-
serve the habits Of their native country. cs-
pccially in the matter Of village organization.
A number Of families usually sixtecn-grcup
themselves in dorf" or "dorp." The Olaf
is divided into half acre lots. land being set
apart for the village street. church. and school
4 large tract is set apart for tllagc. and another
a. a hay meadow. Each family has its part of
these tracts. assigned rs are tho house sites. by
lot. The houses are substantial. comfortable
buildings. heated by brick ovens in the centre
s'mctimes the same roof covers house and
barn. The heads Of families elect "a Mayor. or
Reeve. and u clergyman. while the whole COM
munity il supervised by President. or Elder
ana blsunp, CHOSEN fut ...a ~ five, v.n, ana
serving without pay. The srhool-tcachcrs, also
elective officers. receive salaries. The COM
munity have asimple system Of mutual insur-
ance against fire. which is said TO work ad-
mirablV
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II Postmaster Comfy was appointed by
HAYES Minister TO the Sandwich Islands in or
der that he might do the business Of that office.
why doesn't he proceed 10 Honolulu and begin
To earn his salary? II Postmaster Comfy re-
ccivcd IN" appointment. ~ WIS said at the time.
for the benefit Of his health why doesn't he
hasten over the salt seas and rccupcfate? If
his sense Of duty to the Administration impels
him to remain in Ohio and manage his news
paper for the Republican party during the cam
paign. why doesn't he resign his Office and the
$500 year that goes with it2 II is nota mat
ter Of supreme importance to the people Of the
United States whether Postmaster Comfy is in
Honolulu or in Columbus. and it is perhaps
matter Of Indifference To- the people of the
Hawaiian group but ~ an illustration Of a re-
formed civil service. Mr. HAyEs's friend would
figure TO better advantage performing the duties
for which he has drawn a salary for months.
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These minor centennial celebrations are
we'll enough But wait till New York celebrates
the hundredth anniversary Of Evacuation Day.
In considering this observation let the fact he
kept in mind that HAYES. the Fraudulent Prcsi-
don't. will then be out Of office
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Tho latest news from senator MoRToN
confirms tn" suspicion. which all the rcasSuring
bulletins have boon unable To dispel. tina, he is
very sick man, and that his dootorS are very
anxious about him. Paralysis IL always a So.
rious malndy, and this IL not MoRTuN's first or
Second attack. still h" is n man If really pho
nomonHl vitality. and may live 10 make BLAINE
good deal of trouble in the Senate yet
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been granting these divorces are not rabbis at
all. but merely head men of the congregations.
The cure of the evil he thinks. lies In filling the
synagogue pulpits with educated rabbits Of
American birth and ideas.
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Times reporter has been taking notes
among the Polish Jews OF the East Side. and
some Of ms discoveries are decidedly interest
ing. These people are in the habit. it seems.
~ going 10 ihoir rahhi- for bills Of divorce. and
what Is moro Of getting them. The rabbits
fee pad and the bill pockotrd. the divorced
lSr"lte Is ready To take another wife
without troubling the courts. Ono Of tho
rahbis, when questioned on the sub
lect, defended this cheap religious divorce.
on the grounds that his people were too poor TO
procure the costlier Gentle article. and that.
after they had procured it. they would still have
to 60 to the rabhi. Why not 20 to him. then in
the first place and save theoNpensc2 This par
ilcnlar rabbi, 10y bis own account, is lawyer
and the master If seven language and he re-
CARDS the law Of Moses ms superior TO all
other aws-the Revised Statutes Of the State
oi New YORK, OF course, incpded One Of
inc editors OF tho J~riN Messengers told
inc reporter that the ancient jewish divorce
laws lad never been ahrngated 10y n council of
rPubis. and were recognized 10y some Euro
pcan Governments. OF cours" educated end
enlightened American Israclit"s conform to the
laws Of the land. Tho Jewish editor insists that
the sO-callcd raIbis Vi the East SIDE WHO have
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The San Francisco Nc,cs Letter points to
the fact that the reciprocity treaty with tho
Sandwich Islands Is not panning out wc-in-
deed. IA not panning out at all. There has been
no noticeable increase In expectation to the
islands; sugar costs the California consumer
Just as much ~ before. The only difference IL
that several hundreds Of thousands of dollars
which formerly went into the United States
Treasury now 20 to swell the bank accounts Of
"A few lucky Hawaiian plnntrrs
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The declaration against subsidies in the
platform Of the Ohio Democracy cannot b,' dis
regarded with safety by the next Congress
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Tho Cincinnati newspapers brag Of the
fact that the ~ riotous striker Of that city
-arraisnmcnt. testimony. charge. verdict. and
sentence was disposed II in forty-nv minutes
by the clock. Justice on the jump" remarks
nm II thnln-
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After few more ELLIsTs have been
broughtto book. the men to whom the people
pay salaries AZ supcrinicndents and inspectors
may get the idea through their heads that their
business is 10 superntend and inspect-not to
hush Things up or look carefuly the other way.
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JOYCE, of Missouri and tho whskey Ring,

JOYCE, OF Missouri and the Whiskcy Ring,
s ut large again He has gained flesh in the
pcntcntiary. but his hair has grlzcd. His
rhetoric IL as lofty NJ ever He thinks II rather
hard lines that he. MCDONALD. and Avery
should have been made the scapegoats for the
entire crooked fraternity. and he intimntcs that
GRANT didn't do the square thing 10y him; but.
having been purgcd Of his dross in the fires
of misfortune" he purposes To devote the resi-
due of his days to instructing and dclighting
his fellow men. He has volume Of poems
nearly ready for the press and is going TO fol-
low it up with an autobiography and novel;
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-21
MEMPHIS. TENN. SATURDAY EVENING APRIL 2L 1871

wearers from the teeth of snakes.
Natives of India, in spite Of the
fearful loss of life annually occa-
stoned among them by poisonous
snakes, appear to be perfectly cal
lOus and Indifferent about guarding
against such dangerous creatures,
neglecting to take even the most
ordinary precautions. Some classes
sleep on charpoys or native bed
steads but the great majority, es-
pecially the poorer orders, sleep on
the ground with their heads wrap
ped up, and their bodies enyeloped
IN sheet or blanket. A cobra,
when travelling at night in search
OF food, instead of circling round,
often crosses over the body or legs
of a sleeper, the weight and move
ment Of the reptile partially awaken
the unfortunate slumberer, who, in
a halsconsciouS state, puts out his
hand to discover what has disturbed
him, probably touches the hideous
intruder, and is Immediately bitten
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with three narrow bands ofembroid-
cry in vivid colors, representing
wreaths Of roses. Her stockings
we're Of linden yellow silk, her slip
pers OF dark green silk, with a tiny
red rosebud embroidered on each.
Richly embroidered stockings and
slippers to match the dress are
much worn, and, of course, the
pretty foot Of the wearer must be
duly protruded in order to show off
these elegant additions to her toilet.
Brown and yellow, the darkest of
the browns and the brightest or
most delicate of the yellows, ap-
pear to be the tints in vogue this
season. They are excessively un-
becoming to any but decided bru-
nettes. Therefore, the present super
fluffy of blondes in the fashionable
world is threatening to disappear,
and to give place to damsels with
locks Of jet. When circumstances
require it, woman, gentle woman,
knows how to dye, and she does it,
too, skillfully, if not heroically.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-21
Attachment Notice.

No. 54S Before G. D. Crockett. Justice Of
Peace for Shelby county, Tennessee-M.
w. Brown vs.. j. Q. A. Freeman.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV,
4 ing been sued out under section 1855 of the
Code Of Tennessee, and returned by the proper
officer, levied upon the property of the de-
tendaRt. and affidavit having been made that
the defendant is justly indebted to plain
tif in the sum Of twenty-five dollars,
due by account, and that the defendant
is nonresident of the State of Tennes-
see; II is therefore ordered that defendant
make bis personal appearance before @ ID.
Crockett, j. p, on the 10th day of May,
lS77, at his office. No. 2S5 Main street, in the
city Of Memphis, Tenn, and defend said at
tachment suit within the time prescribed By
law or the same will be proceeded With ex
parte; and that a copy Of this order be pub
lished once a-week for four successive weeks
in the Public Ledger.
This 4th day Of April, 1877.
SO-s6 42-4S g, D. CROCKETT. Up.
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Attachment Notice.


Before S. B. Robbins, ]. P. for Shelby
county. renn.-Daniel Dubois VS.. Charles
Greenwald.
JNTHIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
i ing been sued out under section 3455 of the
Code Of Tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property Of the. defendant, and affidavit
having been made that defendant is indebted
to the plaintiff in the sum of one hundred and
hve dollars and ninety-six cents. by account,
and that the claim is Just, and that defendant
Is a nonresident Of the State Of Tennessee;
make his personal appearance before me on
the 2lst day Of May, 1877, at 10 o'clock a. m !,
at my office, No. u Madison street, Memphis,
Tenn, and defend said attachment suit with
in the time prescribed by law, or the same
will be proceeded with ex'parte; and that a
for four weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 10th day Of April, 1877.
4O-4S-52 81 S. B. ROBBINS, Up.
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IGNATIEFF.
Something About the Famous Rms.
sian Diplomatic,
Special Cor9NeW York World.l


Special CorSNeW York World.l
While General Ignatieff, the
prominent Russian diplomatic, was
here | had long talk with him,
and, from the part he has taken.
deem a description of the man of
personal interest to Americans. He
is tolerably robust man of middle
hight, and still young, whose tace
would be characterized by the ex-
preston of perfect good nature if
it were not for the smallness of the
eyes. But then, you know, he has
IN a manner recognized a certain
defect in this feature by coming to
Paris for ophthalmic treatment.
lie is frank almost to boyishness in
his manner, and as lively as a Gaul.
Du reste this is no more than may
be said of most Of his countrymen,
and there can be no greater contrast
than between the British idea of
the Muscoyite as a being more stolid
than himself and the reality as
seen in one Of those gesticulating
figures that never preserve the same
attitude or the same expression for
two minutes at a stretch. Every
body who knows Ignaticff will tell
you that he is a man of quick, gen
erous feeling, who does not think
it necessary to keep his heart unoc-
cupied because his profession re-
qulres him to use his head. He
first came into notice by getting the
English and French forces out of a
scrape in China, and, as the Rus
slams here assure me, out of pure
compassion. He was, in short, a
second Commodore Tatnall to the
Allies.
They had penetrated the celestial
empire with their small expedition
airy force, but they soon saw that it
would be impossible to hold it, even
for the brief season of their prob
able operations. They advanced
easily enough, but the immense
mass Of the population closed in
upon their communications as the
waters closes in upon a swimmer.
A word and the whole country
might have risen, and they would
have had to fight their way back a
thousand to one. Ignatieff, a mere
spectator, went after the terrified
mandarins, and, before they had
time to reflect that they were flying
from the merest phantom of dan
ger, persuaded them that it was to
theirinterest to make peace, saved the
Allles-Russia, it may be supposed,
having at that moment no particu-
lar interest in their destruction
and obtained, in grateful recogni-
tion of the service, the Legion of
Honor and an English decoration,
which he wears to this day. The
Russians are fond of repeating this
story, to show that the man, diplo-
matis as he is to the marrow, is
capable Of playing a generous part.
His conversation certainly gave me
that impression.