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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-27

numerous inquiries ana eXamlna-
tions which precede the prescrip-
tion Of a careful physician, the state
of the pulse is never omitted ; yet
as it is probable that few of our
readers are acquainted with the
reasons for this inquiry, or, what is
the same thing, with the facts to
be learned from it, we think it may
not be minteresting if we enume-
rate some of the more prominent
ones.
1t is almost unnecessary to pre-
mise that by the pulse is meant the
beat Of an artery, and that the one
commonly chosen for examination
is the radial artery which beats at
the wrist. The first point general
ly attended to is the number of the
beats; and since in all other medi-
cal questions it is necessary to be
acquainted with the state of health
in order to recognize any deviation
from it, we must mention the ordi-
nary frequency of the pulse at diff
ferent ages.
In the newborn infant it is from
one hundred and thirty to one
hundred and forty in minute
but decreases in frequency as life
advances so that in a middle-aged
adult, in perfect health, it is from
seventy-two to seventy-fve. In the
decline of life it is slower than this,
and falls to about sixty. 1t is OBJ.
vious that if we should suppose a
practitioner ignorant of these plain
facts, he wOuld be liable to make
the most absurd blunders, and
might imagine boy of ten to bc
laboring under some grievous dis
ease because his pulse had not the
slow sobriety Of his grandfather's
The quickness Of the pulse af-
fords most important information,
If person, for example, whose
pulse is usually seventy-two, the
beats rise in number to ninety
eight, some alarming disease is GER
tainly present; or, on the other
hand, should it have permanently
sunk to fifty, it is but too probable
that the source of the circulation,
the heart itself, is laboring under
incurable disease, or that some
other of the great springs of life is
irredeemably injured. Supposing
again the pulse to be seventy. two,
each beat ought to occur at an in
terval of tive-sixths of a second;
but should any deviation from this
rhythm be perceived, the pulse is
then said to be irregular. The va
rieties of irregularity are infinite /;
bat there is one so remarkable as to
deserve particular mention. 1t will
happen sometimes that the inter
val between two beats is so much
longer than was expected that it
would seem that one beat had been
omitted; in this case the pulse is
said to be an intermittent one.
When the action of the heart is
irregular the beat of the pulse is SO
likewise; but it will occasionally
happen that the latter irregularity
takes place without the former one,
from some morbid cause existing
between the heart and the wrist. It
ia hardly necessary to observe that,
in all doubtful cases, the physician
examines the pulSation of the heart
as well as that at the wrist.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-27

The first Chinaman who has ever
become a fully qualified English
barrister at law arrived in Shang-
hal about the first of May. His
name is Ng A-choy. His English
education was begun in st. PauPs
college, Hong Kong, where he dis
tinguished himself by his superior
intelligence and earnest application
to studies. When about twenty
years of age he took post as inter.
prefer in the government service at
Hong Kong, which he filled for a
long period, during which he pur-
sued his studies with a view to be-
coming "a barrister and practicing
in the various courts in China,
Nearly four years ago he proceeded
to London at his own expense,
where he has completed his studies,
passed the necessary examinations,
and is now duly enrolled at Lin.
coins Inn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-27
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shlOt Line to Arkansas and Texas


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MISSISSIPPI & TENNESSEE
RAELE0AD.
Change of Schedule.
MEnrHlp, TESS., May Il. 1871

MEMPHIS, TENN, May II. 1877
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frsieint ei,, fSHosnf aH% T TsnndavS $50 am 85Oam
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-15
can be over ruled is by the concurrence Of
both houses acting separately.
The House resumed consideration

can Oe OVeI FuteQ Ii Dy the concurrence OF
both houses acting separately.
The House resumed consideration
ofthe Florida election ON Monday, Aud Mr..
Field offered the following resolution.
Ordered, That the counting OF the electoral
vote from Florida shall not proceed in con-
formity with the decision Of the Electoral
Commission, but that the vote Of Call. Young,
from the State OF Florida for President and
Vice President of the United States.
Mr. Hale moved as an amendment:
Ordered, That the counting vi the electoral
votes from the State Of Florida shall proceed
in conformity with the decision Of the Elector-
al Commission. Proctor Knott proposed .
oai Si and nd pf0'sSs ree12ns ri ene et the
matter back to the commission. asking them
to explain how they arrived at their conclu
sion. After some debate the Speaker declared
that the matter could not be referred back
and hence Knott's motion was out OF order.
Two hours debate then ensutd upon the res
Carr, OF Indiana (Dem }, speaking in favor Of
sustaining the Commission and Mtssrs. Tuck
er and Field against it. Carr opposed the
passage of the electoral bill, and he berated
his Democratic brethren for passing it, but
now that it was a law, insisted upon accepting
the results in goo good faith; Upon the vote be-
70 to lG7, and Fields was adopted. The Sem
ate having on Saturday voted to accept
the report OF the Commission, this disagree
ment leaves the vote of FLORIDA standing tor
Hayes and Wheeler. As soon as this de-
cisiOn was reached the two houses again met
in joint session to continue the count. Georgia
was the next state called and was Counted for
Tlden. Then followed Illinois for Hayes, In
diana for Tiiden, Iowa and Kansas tor Hayes,
and Kentucky for Tilden. Then came the
certificate from the State Of Louisiana, show
siding officer stating that the certificate had
appointed for that parpose was Tl.os. G: An
authenticated BY Kellogg as Governor
The certificate having been read the pre-
siding officer handed to the tellers another
certificate from the same State, and with
corresponding one received by mail, showing
8 votes for Ti!den and Hendricks. This was
authenticated by McEnery as Governor OF the
State. Still third certificate was opened and
read, corresponding with the one having been
received by mail, with the votes for Hayes
and Wheeler, authenticated by DeslOnde, Sec
retary OF State. A fourth, burlesque certificate
Was read announcing John s'aith No. one,
two and so on as electors and giving
their votes for Cooper and Cary. The
Democrats interposed objections to count
ing the vote OF Louisiana for Hayes and the
Republicans met them with objections to
counting it for Tilden. The two Houses then
separated and referred the disputed state to
the commission which commenced
the consideration of the case Oh the 18th.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-15
AUSTIN CO., ,THURsDAY FEBRUARY Is,
Review Of the Markets.

New York reports indicate no ma.
terial improvement in the financial situation,
gold selling at el.05, as noted in our last re-
port. Speaking OF Western borrowers
money the Philadelphia Ledger says: ''The
banks are anxious lenders ON good business
paper, paper made from actual transactions
in the sale accommodates. Indeed, they also
lend freely on good interest and dividend
paying securities, but the rule Is almost uni
versal with them not to make loans on shares
that do not pay dividends, or ON bonds of
companies that have passed their interest
payments. These are incoutinently ruled
out OF every we'll regulated bank OF other COR
poration lending money. The observance Of
this rule has recently cut off very consider
able amount OF stock collateral, and makes 1t
rather more difficult with weak parties to Dor.
row, but there has been no material change
in rates for the use OF money for q month
past.'
The Chicago Tribune says OF the general
mercantile trade: Dry goods were reasona-
bly, active, and firm in marked degree.
Stocks of manufactured goods were never be.
fore SO smlal as at present, and. with the
prospect OF more than ordinary active spring
trade, the chances are strongly in favor Of a
continued advance in prices. Manchester and
Dunnel's fancy prints have been advanced
to Sc. There was little change in the position
ofthe grocery market, the development ola
tirmer feeling in sugars being the only new
feature of note.
The hog market was prevented from i'm.
provement solely ON account OF the weather.
The flour trade in the northwest has been
unusually active, eastern buyers fearing a
still further advance. Prices remain firm
with al upward tendency.
No 2 wheat in New York, at our latest ad-
vices, was $l.4l, the same as the week pre-
vious; in Chicago, 1 90, rise of four cents
for the week; in Milwaukee the price was
$l.33, rise tor the week of five cents The
millers' price in Minneapolis and St. Paul was
$l.25 forNo. l and 1.2O for No. 9 Many mills
have shut down rather than pay this price at
the present price of flour.
Oats, corn, barley, etc., are unchanged and
will probably so remain until Spring opens.
OF dressed hogs, there seems to be no hope
Of return this season to the high prices of a
few weeks ago. Prices are weak and unsteady,
packers Offering $3.50 and sometimes sc 60
for the most desirable lots Shippers cannot
compete at these figures, and are not anxious
to operate at present. The greater portion OF
the years crop of hogs is supposed to have
been marketed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-15
THE NEWS.
A Summary of the Worlds Work
and Happenings. g..
Crimes Criminals and Casualties

Crimes Criminals and Casualties
A dispatch from Gainesville, Ga.
says Lieutenant McIntire, Second Infantry
was killed in Frog Mountains by illicit dis
tillers, an ambush attack upon the govrn
ment forces having been made by dirtillers
thirty in number, under cover of the night.
Rufus Humphrey, one of the most
respected citizens Of Albion, Wis.,, committed
suicide last week, by shooting himself He
first took chloral, but that failing, he took q
pistol and shot himself through the chest and
head. It is believed he was partly deranged
from the effects of sunstroke received several
years since.
The extradition of VIM. j. 5harkey,
the murderer who escaped from the New
York city prison in 1873, while under sen
tence OF death, is to be again demanded from
Spain, under the new treaty just made with
that country. Sharkey has been under sur
veillance ever since he lett Havana. When
last heard from he was acting as Interpreter
for Americans in Madrid.
Personal, Impersoaal and Political.
Three Admirals of the Navy, all dis.
tinguished by service, have died within week,
viz: Alden, Wilkes and Bailey.
The State Senate of Tennessee has
concurred in the House resolution directing
the Comptroller and Treasurer to suspend
payment Of interest on the State bonded debt.
Guilford White, a Boston lawyer,
is found guilty OF receiving two United States
bonds OF $4,000 each, ,stolenfrom Amasa Stone
of Cleveland, o.
Young Joshua Sears, Of Boston, was
charged $4,000 by his lawyers tor their SER
vices in obtaining All Interpretation OF his
fathers will. The bill was compromised by
the payment Of @25, 900.
A bill has been introduced into the
Pennsylvania Legislature to fix the rate of in
terest at per cent , and to enact penalty OF
forfeiture Of principal and interest for the
lender who takes usury.
Sheridan Shook has forwarded to the
treasurer of the fund for relief OF sufferers by
the burning Of Brooklyn theatre, his check for
$4,000, IS per cent. Of the sum realized by
benefits OF the theatres of New York city, the
remainder Of the money to he divided he
tween the families OF Murdock and Bnr
rouehs
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-15

Sam and Ben were two Indians, both
uncommonly fond of cider. The mis-
sionary had a barrel of fine cider, and
he liked to hold religious converse
with Ben and Sam. One day Ben
said to Sam .:Why do you 60 to the
minister's so often?' s'To talk" was
the reply. "And what do you talk =
ssGenesis, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John:
Exodus, and geography. ''Hugh!
Say it over. What else ~ ''Peter,
Timothy, Jonah, Ananias, and Levitt
icus." ..What else?" ':Babylon,
Moses. Judas Iscariot, Saint John land
Nebuchadnezzar.' 'sAnd then!"
"Why then l get mug of cider and
co. The next Saturday night found
Ben at the minister's. The latter was
busy on a sermon and not :alkative.
Ben sat till there was pause, and the
minister looked up. Then he uttered
with a tone intended to be sweet and
attractive: "Genesis, Matthew, Mark,
Luke, John, Exodus, and 'Pecraphy.'
The minister stared at him, but before
he had thought it worth while to say
anything, his mind reverted to his
3 rmon. Then Ben proceeded in a
tone of sadder earnestness ''Me say
Observation-Disclosures
'Viticus." "Ah, yes," replied the
clergyman abstactedly, ''very true" !"
He put away his work with a sigh of
relief, and thought of setting to find
out what his visitor really wanted,
Ben, however anticipated him by ut
tering with the determined accent OF
one who wouldn't be misunderstood
or wronged on any account: ''Me say
Babylon -Moses-Judas-'S -'Scariot-
Saint JOhn-Nebuchad - ssBen.
what do you mean!'' said the clergy:
man, at last startled. ''Me mean,'
said the Indian, with calm dignity
tine mean-cider ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-15
Associated Press Reports Of Political Inves-
LEGATIONS.
LOUISIANA.

LOUISIANA.
The House committee continued the
examination of ex.Gov. Wells on the
9th. The examination largely con.
sisted of bandinage between the com.
mittee and witness. Wells testified
that Duncan F. Kenner, wealthy gen.
tleman of New Orleans, offered him
5000. 900 to give the vote of Louisiana
to Tilden. Kenner telegraphed in re-
ply that Wells offered to sell for $780,
900 but he (Kenner) refused to buy.
The House committee, on the 7th,
examined Louis NJ. Kenner, of the
Louisiana Returning Board. He ad.
mitted that there was fraud in the
Vernon parish return but disclaimed
having any personal connection with it.
He said 10000 votes were thrown out
on the ground of intimidation. Four
of the Returning Board clerks were
called to refute Little6eld's story
about altering the Vernon parish re-
turns. All denied having anything to
do with the alteration or knowing any.
thing about it.
The Senate committee on Louisiana
affairs examined A. B. Levirse, one of
the alleged ineligible Hayes electors
in that State. He claimed that S. w.
Ashur and Walter Pugh offered him
$lG0, 900 to give his electoral vote to
Yilden, but that he insisted on $780,
900. He claimed that he was doing
this to test them. Several witnesses
were examined who testified that Mad
dox's reputation for veracity was bad,
and they would not believe him under
oath.
Senator Morton's committee con.
cluded the taking of evidence in the
Oregon case on the 5th. The only
thing developed that day was the pro-
duction of kilograms from Gen. J. NJ.
Corse, of Chicago, addressed to Perry
Smith and j. NJ. Palmer, New Orleans,
and to W. 7. Pelton, New York, prom
ising from one to two hundred thous
and men to aid in inaugurating Tilden
The Senate committee resumed con
sideration of the Oregon case, on the
7th. DR.. Miller testified that he had
telegraphic correspondence with Pei
ton, and sent Patrick to Oregon, but
knew nothing Of any illegitimate use
of money in securing the Cronir
electoral vote.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-15

APoughkeepsie parent lately Undue.
ed a croupy youngster to make quite q
hearty meal of buckwheat cakes and
.tmaple molasses, but the latter prov
ed to be nice syrup or squills. The boy
said he thought something allied the
molasses the very minute his father
told him to eat all he wanted.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-15
Minnesota Matters.
OLMSTED.

s; Near Rochester there has recently
been d 'scovered spring of water, whose med
icinal qualities rival those of the celebrated
springs OF Waukesha, Wis, known as the
Bethesda springs, and thought to be tar su-
perior to the springs at Owatonna.
j Mr.. NJ. Pearce informs the Record
that he is proragating number oi winter va
tieties of Seeding apples, which he considers
OF much value. One variety, exhibited at
the late session of the State Horticultural
Society, was pronounced fully equal in quail
ityto the Rhode Island Greening. He has, as
yet, no trees for sale, but is grating them
largely. He says the great want among Min
Eesota fruit t-grewers is to obtain hardy win-
ter apples of good quality.
&OoDuCE.
A week or two ago the. Argus gave
an account Of the formation of the La Grange
Mill Company, and We are gratified to he able
again this week to note the formation of still
another company by men who mean business
and the coming season viii witness the erec.
ton Of two large Touring mills in the city.
This from the Argus is the neatest
warm weather "squib' noticed in Minnesota
exchanges: "We often hear something about
winters tooling around the lap q spring, but
this time spring has taken the counting busi-
ness in hand, and has ensconced
herself costly in the lap OF winter, conbed the
icicles out OF his hair, melted his hoary breath
and otherwise bewitched him 50 that he dis
plays all the antics and trolics OF youth. This
conduct is certainly scandalOus in the old
gentleman. It is kind of December and May
affair, and we fear the attachment is too sud-
den and warm to last longer than through the
honeymoon"
STEELE.
The journal says the decline in
wheat OF last week "caught some OF our deal
ers pretty heavily loaded, and made it neces-
sary for them to loosen their purse strings
and send several thousand dollars to Milwau-
kee, to put up in the way of increased mar
gins
A man named Runner, from Iowa
while stopping at all Owatonna hotel, attempt
ed suicide by chloroiorm. A doctor was
called and in about three hours, awoke him.
Runner had with him his wife and little
girl of about four years of age, and assigned
as a cause OF his act that his wife was going
back on him. The wife on the other hand
said that she had to support herself, her hus-
band and her child.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-15
s$}pwer On Trau8fript
RATES OF ADVERTIsIHG.

Cards Of five lines or less, five dollars per
year. Editorial notices, intended as adver-
tisements, twelve and one-half cents per line
Legal notices at the rates prescribed by
law.
IN advance.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-15
IIazing a Friend.

Boston Commercial Bulletin
l. They were walking down town, and
the ardent politician had, in the space
of six blocks, overwhelmed Spicer with
Florida, South Carolina, Returning
Boards, etc. just as they reaahed the
fremont street bridge he commenced
again with ''Hayes, sir! Hayes-''when
Spicer suddenly looking at passing
horse.car, remarked:
"Hayes p? Why Hayes in that car
now."
The politician unlocked himself
from spicer's arm, dashed mad]y
through the snow, shouting {:
''Hi! Conductor! Whoop! Yah!"
overlook the car, clutched the rail,
swung himself on the toes of two plat
form-passengers, and followed by their
anathemas, crowded past stout Irish
woman, and, clutcbing the conductor,
asked:
''Where's Gov. Hayes e.
"Damfino." said the official, ''in
Ohio, I s'pose. Fare, SIR"
eyes, but Governor Hayes is in this
car, amt he A gentleman just said
so"
u0 puAVuCA AOOhCN SAI ACACCVCu9
grinned and said:
"Yes hays in this car; always is at
this season has the floor. Pooty good
SELL"
While the politician wrestled with
his Ulster to extract his fare, he wish
ed that bulldozing was permitted in
Boston, and that Spicer was a Repub-
lican negro in Democratic parish.
When he invited her to marry him,
she gazed into his face and tenderly
inquired if he knew what q costly
thing he asked fora woman's life, 9
woman's wondrous love. Four months
after the wedding he climbed through
the scuttle on to the roof, and when {
neighbor came with ladder to take
him down, he put it to him as a fellow
creature, whether it wasn't q man,
duty to run when q woman rose vi
after him with hot tea kettle in hel
lhand.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-18
THE wOlsID's POPULATION.

The number OF peraone on earth Ia
q ,a23, OF 900, or ~ persons for every
fquare mile. Europe numberg 900, 49,
boo souls: Asia, s24, b4s. 900; Africa, tpD,.
|02i 600; Australia, a,74s.6 600; America,
5.bio. 500. The combined populations
of 1876 exceed those OF 1876 about ~ mil
lions. The Inhabitants Of various States
of Europe are divided rs follows; Ger
many, a2,729,oo0; Austria Hungary, 81,
Zoo 900; Switzerland, 9,66o. i47: Holland,
&. 800, ba7 Belgium, $3.50, 8sa;s Luxem.
burg, 2o5, i53: Russia, u ,750. $50: Sweden.
4 ,3s3. sol Norway, 1,s02.ss2; Denmark,
,oo3,e 300. France, 6.102,921; Great
Britain, 35,450.000; Spain, 1861, 54s (:
Portugal, s,2os. ssl Italy, az, 4s2, TIA ;
Monaco, 67a1; the Republic OF Andorra.
1000; Turkey In Europe, =, 900. 900; Rou-
mAnia. 6,073,00O; Servla, 1,377,07s. Mon.
tenegro, 100000; Greece. f.ib7 ,so4. The
population oil Turkey IN Europe, Asia
md Africa reaches 100000 souls, OF
Ehom 20.500,0o0 are divided between
Egypt, Tripolt and Tunis, and 10000. 900
d Asia. The population OF Russia Ia esti-
hated mt sG,bs6. 900, or 100000 over the
population OF 1876. The population OF
! he British Indies numbers 2s9, 900, 900,
hat of China, 100000, 900, and that OF
anan 30 ,2o9,otb. London has 5 ,lso, 42s
aouls; Paris, 1851 .7o2: New York and
Brooklyn, 1885 Berlin, l,0a5.oo