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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-03

IT DOESN'T look so much like
rebel advance upon the government
as it might, when a Northern war
Democrat is made Speaker of the
House, a Union soldier from Ken
lucky is to be chief clerk, and a civ
ilian from Ohio is taken for sergeant
alarms. The lost cause got Polk,
of Missouri, for doorkeeper; Stewart,
of Virginia, for postmaster, and
Rev. DIR. Poisel for chaplain. Beecher
received ten votes for DIR. Poisel's
pIace.-PhiTd. Times.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-03

THE farmer should be n king
among men--his wife should be "a
queen, and his children should bear
the imprint of natures nobility.
These hOnors are bestowed, not by
an earthly pOtentate or power, but
by the creator himself. How un-
reasonable, then, to be ashamed of
our calling! How foolish to pine
for soft hands, white faces and clc-
giant leisure! Every farmer should
assert his sovereign rights, and COM
pei recognition from all other classes.
Intelligence will accomplish this
object, and every farmer, with his
wife and children, should neglect
no opportunity TO educate them
selves TO the fullest possible extent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-03

THE man who could do all the
business he wanted to do without
advertising has been compelled To
advertise at last. lie lives in Flor
ida, and his advertisement Is head
ed; ''Sheritis Sale. ."-.StrdHJi0h Neirs.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-03

AN old lady In Blackville, s. G..
ninety years of age, II just recover
ing from the whOOplng cough.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-03
EXPORTS

from all United States ports, by crop years,
September to September, flour reduced to
bushels and counted in. September, 1870, to
SeDtemb her.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-03
Great Many Goods being Sold for Less than
III A L e p r [ c. Il.
Read for Yourselves

being the
goods selling
call
of stock
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22

forced to be content with touching
the royal robe. Sometimes the
Emperor kissed the mouth and
eyes of those whom he wished sig
nally to honor; but this was a very
rare privilege, and persons whom
he wished to disgrace he kissed with
marked GOODNESS. Agricola COM
planned that, when he returned from
his victories over the Saxons, Do
mitian gave him a 'frigid kiss"
and left him otherwise unnoticed.
In later times, the Roman Emperors
exacted the same homage accorded
to the gods, their subjects being
required to kiss their feet, and still
later to kiss even the ground before
them. Diocletian was the first to
demand this seryile manner of salu-
tation. Christianity, too, did not
diisaaain TO borrow of heathendom
even such things as were opposed
to its inner spirit and intention.
Thus the Popes required the baser
laity to kiss their feet, and in 40
Pope Constantine /, on entering
ConStantinople, caused the Empe-
ror Justinian to kiss his foot. Val
entine | made the custom perma-
nent; and ever since S27 the laity
has crouched and crawled up the
steps of st. Peters chair to kiss the
toes of the great fetch enshrined
thereon Appleton's Journal.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22
100000 for Only Ten.
READ THE LIST OF GIFTS.
Drawing Positively June 80, 1877
And Every Three Months Thereafter.

The present management enpbaiicnly notify
he puJlic that there 1iH be no postpoHemeat OF
this drGDiRg. as Is usual IN sHch enterprises. but
that q lriN positively and uneQuipOcally take
place on he date named.
THIS, the Second DRAGGING, loiR be conducted
like The first 10 The fdirness OF ohich the toiooing
named gentlemen hare testified:
Hon. Alvin DuVall. late Chief Justice Sup.
Court of KY. James g. Dudley, Chm Board
of School Trustees; Grant Green, Cashier
Farmers Bank Of Kentacky; Hon. s. /. NJ.
Major, Public Printer State OF Kentucky;
Hon. Thomas N. Lindsay. Pres't Farmers
Bank of Kv.; Hon. Thomas c. Jones. Clerk
of supreme Court Of Ky; Judge X. A. ThOmp-
son, Pres dg Judge Franklin Co. Court; James
G Crockett, Clerk Frank County Court.
Remitta1ces can be made by mail, express,
draft, p0steffice order OF registered letter,
made payable to G.. W. Barrow q Co.
Tickets paid promptly and without discount.
Reliable AGENTS wanted.
Addre.s all com munications and orders for
tickets to q. W. BAkhOW & Co,
Courier Journal Building, Louisville, Ky,
Send for Circular. 47-eod-l no. d&w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22
MEMPHIS TENN: FRIDAY EVENING JUNE 49, 1871

investigating the reputation Of these
persons the detective was at a loss
to know whom to suspect, all Of
them having the fullest confidence
of their friends and the public. At
length his attention was attracted
to gentleman whose expensive
social habits and recent reverses in
business made the detective think
that he was on the right track.
This man is a downtown broker,
now member of we'll known firm.
His name and family are well
known in this city, and he has long
enjoyed a position in the very best
society. For years he has been a
prominent club and society man,
always dressing in the height of
fashion, and rendering himself very
agreeable to his numerous acquaint-
ances. He is an unmarried man,
and having a handsome personal
appearance and attractive manners,
he is popular with ladies'. He is a
member of one Of the leading regi-
ments Of New York, and has sport
ing tastes.
1t was discovered that the broker
was in the rooms in the houses in
which the thefts were made, and in
the case of the $1,000 robbery he
and one of the judges of the Su-
preme Court were the only persons
who were seen in the apartment
containing the property. With this
and other clues the detective and
the families by which he was EN-.
ployed became convinced that the
broker was the thief, and an anony.
nous letter was sent to him, ch }rg-
ing him with the stealing, and in,
forming him that unless restitution
of the property was made imme
diately the circumstances would bt
given to the public, and he woult
be handed over to the police. Thil
| letter had the desired effect, as tht
broker at once appointed meeting
with the detective, and, in thu
presence of one Of the merchant
whose residence he had robbed
while enjoying his hospitality, mad,
a clean breast of the entire matter
The broker in telling his story sait
he had not been doing so wei
financially as in former years, ant
it was necessary for him to get sum
of money from some source in orde
to meet his obligations and socia
expenses. The jewelry he had sol'
for cash, and it was now impoSsibl
to recover it.
The broker was promptly arreste,
at the instigation Of one of tn
merchants robbed, but through til
efforts of his relatives the affair wa
kept secret, and he was release
upon bail. 1t was the intention q
the persons whom he had wronge,
not to proceed against him,
proper restitution was made by hir
or his friends, who are wealthy
| Some Of his friends reside in thi
city and some in Europe. AS n
steps have yet been taken to restOr
the stolen property or its value,
, is the intention of the wronge
families to have their lawyers brin
the matter to a crisis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22
Kissing In Ancient Times.

Kissing (for thatis the everyday
rendering of the high sounding
word "Osculation," which forms a
diminutiye of the Latin word, the
title of this paper, and which is de-
rived from COS" the mouth, and
therefore meaning a "little mouth"
Illustrative of the puckered-up
shape of that organ when bestow-
ing or receiving a kisS) was an act
Of religion in ancient Rome. The
nearest friend of a dying person
performed the rite of receiving his
soul by a kiss, supposing that it
escaped through his lips at the mo-
ment of expiration. Spenser, in his
pastoral Elegy on the Death Of Sir
Philip Sidney" mentions it as a
circumstance which renders the loss
Of his illustrious friend more to be
lamented that
None was near bis eyelids up to close,
And kiss his lips"
A little after he introduces the lady,
"the dearest love" of the deceased,
weeping over him:
"She, with sweet kisses, sucked the vast.
ing breath
Out of his lips, like lilies pale and soft. "
The sacredness of the kiss was
inyiolable among the Romans for a
long time. At length it was de-
graded into a current form of salu-
tation. Pliny ascribes the intro
duction of the custom to the degen-
eracy of the Roman ladies, who, in
violation of the hereditary delicacy
of the females of Rome, descended
to the indulgence Of wine. kissing
was resOrted to by those gentle,
"good. easy" husbands (who knew
better than to risk the tumbling oI
the house about their ears as the
most efeotual and courteous process
to ascertain the quality Of theI
wives stolen libations f; and Cate
the Elder recommends the plan to
the serious attention Of all careful
heads of families. The kiss was, in
process of time, diffused generally
as form of salutation in Rome,
where men testified their regard
and the warmth of their welcome
for each other chiefly by the mum
Der of their kisses. Among thu
early Romans the higher magis
trates gave their hands to be kissed
and, under the first emperor, tn,
monarchs did the same. This, how
ever, was soon thought too familia
to be an act Of true homage; so onl
| the superior officers kissed tn
! hands, while the inferior wer
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22
Legal Dilemma.
Cleveland Herald

At an examination for the admis-
sion to the bar of Ohio, the exami-
ner propounded this question: GA
great many years ago there lived a
gentleman named Lazarus, who
died possessed of chattels, real aud
personal. After this event to whom
did they go ?" The student re-
piled: "To his administrators and
his heirs" swell, then," contin-
ued the examiner, " in four days he
came to life again; inform us, sir,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22

whose we're they then ?" Which
interesting case we. submit to the
lawyers. / am not lawyer, but |
see no difficulty in the inquiry.
Lazarus died and was buried. As
soon as he died, his property, if he
left no will, vested in his heirs.
The law gives no man the right to
die for four days and then come to
life again. Legally Lazarus could
not rise. ! have no doubt that the
Supreme Court would decide that
the Lazarus who rose was not the
Lazarus who died; he was a new
Lazarus. The new Lazarus would
of course feel within himself that
he was the old Lazarus, and go
round boring his legal friends
talking about his legal wrongs, but
every lawyer would leave him as
quickly as possible, saying in part
ing: cts a hard case ; but #
your heirs can prove your death,
and they came in legally under the
statute, there is no way to make
them disgorge. All you can do is
this-you're a young fellow, about
sixty; hire out as clerk, try to
save something from your salary so
as to go into business again, build
up a grand estate, and perhaps
your heirs will recognize your iden-
tity."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22
MEMPHIS & LITTlEE ROCK ROCK RR.RH.. RR.RH.
TIMEOARDi


Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train, daily.,....;....'5 80 Pm. u'3J pm
6eid daiIy(cx nnday)7. so am. $40 p NJ
Passengers going on this road will take
trains at the depot Of the Louisville NIsHii laiI
tr,ins make close connection at Argenta TOR
noints on the title Rock. and Fort Smith
rs;lroad and al Little Rock with the Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texa5. ~ ;uht
pullman alaoe sleeping Cars on all nlght
Far tickets and information apply at Ticket
offices 27s and 2T Man street and at depot
foot of Washii atom street, OF at Loulsvllle'
Nashville ana u atsou herr ruilioad depot
or TO the understand
r. A. WILLIAMS. Pass a T. Memp9nls.
". d, SMITH Sup't, Memphis Tenn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22
A CONFEDERATE TORPEDO.
An Incident OF the War without a
Parallel.

Parallel.
Letter to Richmond Whig.l
4 + But of ali the boasts
in all the tide of time, and of all
the daring deeds of mankind in the
history of wars, that of Lieutenant
Dixon, Twenty.frst Alabama Vol
unteers, in the submarine torpedo
boat in the Charleston harbcr. in
1864, stands unparalleled.
This boat operated under wa.er.
She could take the bearing OF her
enemy more than a mile away, then
settle down under the surface of
the water, head for the hostile ship,
and strike her at any depth be-
low the water line. She required
crew Of nine men, all told-a cap
tain, or pilot, and eight men to pro-
pei her.
She was built in Mobile by
Hundley & McOlintock, who took
her by rail to Beauregard at Charles
ton. He called for volunteers from
the feet to man her and use her
against the ironsides. Lieutenant
Payne, Confederate navy IA Vir-
giniau), and eight seamen volun-
teered to take her out. She was
made ready one evening, and lying
alongside a steamer. The crew
were all at their posts inside the
boat. Payne was standing in the
round hatchway, just about to stoop
down into his place and fasten the
hatch down when the wave of a
passing steamboat swept over and
into her, sinking her instantly.
Payne caught by the guards Of the
steamer and sprang out; the other
eight men went down with The boat
and perished.
In few days she was raised and
again made ready. Payne again
volunteered, and eight sailors with
him. This time they are lying by
the wharf at Fort Sumter, Payne
standing as before in the hatch to
give his final orders, when the boat
careened, filled and sunk. Payne
and two men sprang out; the other
six men went down in her and
perished.
In q few days she was again
raised, and Hundley and crew took
her into Stone river, where she
diyed and swan on the water and
under it, showing all her powers,
until presently she dised and car
ried her hapless owner and crew
with her to the bottom. When they
wele found a week after her nozzle
was down deep into the mud of the
bottom, and the boat was inclining
forty-fve degrees to the surface.
Her ballast had shifted and her
crew were unable to relieve her, and
they all perished.
Again she was made ready for
action, and though they had seen
the fate of the three crews, a fourth,
led by Lieutenant Dixon, of the
Twenty-frst Alabama Infantry,
volunteered to take her out and
attack the Housatonic, new cor
vette, which had just arrived on
the station, and was lying outside
few miles off Charleston harbor.
Brave Dixon steered his boat
with the certainty of fate, struck
the Housatonic fairly, and blew her
whole stern off. The ship sunk in
two minutes and a half, and the
torpedo boat disappeared forever.
Six years afterward men in subma-
rine armor went down to the wreck
of the Housatonic, and they report
the Torpedian lying on the bottom,
100 feet from where her great vic
tim lies. Undoubtedly the concus-
sion produced by the explosion Of
the torpedo destroyed instantly the
lives of Dixon and his crew.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22
Louisville and GTeatSOltAall RR.

lo3Op. m Fight Express Connects atMilan
for ST. Louis and Chicago, at Mckenzie for
y Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta and the
Southeast. atGuthrie for HoPkiusyille, Hen,
derson and Evansville, at Louisville for all
points North and East
lilo pm. Day Express s-Conncsts for St.
Louis and Chicago, at Louisville for all
points North aad East.
4:40 p m. Milan Accommodation - Daily
except Sunday.
Pullman Palace Cars on either train TO Louis
Vile, and on Night train to Nashville.
For ticketsor Information, apply az Ilcket
Office, 2e7 Main, Northwest corner Madison
street -,,,,- ,,tI,. M.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
sN-f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22

The last family to hear Of fortune in
England is the Sheppard family The
estate is worth $4,000, ,OOO and the tes-
tator'a name was Robert Shephard.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22
MISSISSIPPI @ TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change of Schedule.
MEura1s. TENN., May 70, 1877.

l\N AND AFTER SUNDAY. MAY 18TH
~ 1917, trains will ruH as follows:
Leats. Arrive.
New Orleans mail, daily 300 pm. l;SO pm
Freight and Ac' 'dation,. oso
G31t Seti' ''N''f' n. BURKE, Sup't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22

,-oR POSTERS. SHOW BILLS, CARDS
X Circulars, etc., gotten up with inc istesl
style Of types ana on sfpSS.,ot Sst 6gssre gss and ex.
asains Stock.hAa prices
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22
Weekly Public Ledger

Published every Tuesday at t2 per annum lin
atvance). Postage free.
Communications upon subjects Of general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
Rejected manuscripts WILL NOT be returned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22

ElghI lines OF nonparelI, sOIlu, oOnEUtute 4
square.
Displayed Advertisements will be charged
according to the SPACE occupied, at above
rates-there being twelve lines Of solid type to
the inch
To regular advertisers we offer superior in
ducements, both as to rates OF charges and
manner of displaying their favors.
Notices in local column inserted for twenty
cents per line for each insertion.
Special notices inserted for ten cents per
line for each insertion.
Notices Of deaths and marriages, twenty
cents per line.
All bills for advertising are due when con-
tracted and payable on demand.
Ali letters, whether upon business or other
wiae, must be addressed to
II. WHITMORE,
Publisher and proprietor
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22

Wanted-every one to be free from
pimples, blotches, boils, etc, which can
be done by purifying the blood with Dr.
Bulls Blood Mixture. Used everywhere.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22
PUBLIC LEDGER.

THE PUBLIC. LEDGER rs PUBLISHED
every afternoon Except Sunday at No.
l3 Madison street. iiI
bers by faithful carriers at FIFTEEN CENTS
PER WEEK, payable weekly to the carriers.
By mail lin advance: One year, S.; six
months. 81; three months. 50; one month, Is
cents Postage Tre-.
Newsdealers supplied at "a cents per copy.
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6l.xxvi.5O
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-y,,ssts for sale at all Ticket .Qflessg9 in the
BOuth and West. -. h.iti,roSe n, X. oUHM Md.
p M RNADFORD. Froixh Agt. Memphi
Gn-t .-uul-
The Newtown bee., 1877-11-08

bar did not turn up until one day last week Truman discovered his long looksd.for bar walking around mans farm with man under it. He at once collsred tho bar, and the man sail he wss glad of ii, m the bar had been around his farm sir or seven years boih' sring him. This was ti4e first time that Tramsn knew that the bar was in the babit of running away, as he had never pissed it until one year ago last Spring
 The Democrats have called their eau, sas for Saturday night. Nov. 8, at the brick schoolhouss, Southbury, the Re publican caucus to be held on Monday sight. Nov. 6, at the same place.
 Mrs. Collins sued David Condis, and the case was to be heard last Saturday, the 37th. The parties appeared. and Aft the disputed point to arbitration z. W. Post, Esq, and N. W. Wheeler, srbi,rstOrs.
 A. J. Lewis has brought an action Of assumpsii against Ranson Wilson, and the case is to be tried on Nov. ?, befor, George II. Canneld,
 George Smith. the man who has lived with A. B. Downes, Esq, the past year is about to seek his fortune In the fal West Msy good luck attend lkik.
The Newtown bee., 1877-11-08
JACKSON'S BEST

SWEtT NAVY IHtWINu TUbHJLU was awarded highest priz- at Centennial Ex- position ior fae c1etciHg quantities and ezceHeRcE and lqsfiEg cRar0cter of sIrseteHiHg and taroTiHg If you want the best tobacco ever made, ask your grucer for this, ani See that each plug bears oar blue strip trademark. with words Jacksnn's Best on it. Sold at wholesale by Boston and Portland iobbers. Send for sample tO A. JACKSON 4 co, Msnaiact,. r,.rs, Ietershurs, Va.
The Newtown bee., 1877-11-08
DEATH.

cLARK,- Zoar, O'iobef slst, Mrs, Sarah N,
 Clark. aged G0 years, widow of James Clark {,
The Newtown bee., 1877-11-08

of the fact, that grandson of Colonel shepard uieut. Thorplon) was Captain Winslow's first officer on board of the kearshge when she sunk The confeder. ate steamer Alabama in ihe British Channel, and that ho greatly dislin- gulshed himself for the able manner In which he handled his ship on that ocen' sion. iie las since died, much regretted by all his naval companions, as wefi as by those In civil life who knew hin and who knew his worth.
 Yours &c.,
 W.P,C c.
The Newtown bee., 1877-11-08
DANBURY NOTES.

As an index of the midness of the season, we saw, n few days since, twig Of apple.blossoms just plucked from the tree.
 We wonder If the editor of the BEE has had any premonitons as to the pres. ent location of his Thanksgiving turkeyf 2
 They are holding series of revival meetings al the Methods, Church. Ser. vices every night.
 At the annual meeting of the stock. holders of the Danbury X Norwalk rail road, the old board of directors were elected. The road is in a hourishing condition and the profits for the last year were larger shan in several years past. -- GloJe.
 In onr centre district school the daily attendance is over one thousand.
 In the village the price of potatoes has taken rise, but out in the country they can still be purchased at the old price of fifty cents bushels.
 Camilla Urso, ut the opera house, Nov. 9th, was success.
 One of our ice-deaers now gets his stock from Hawleyville ice-house.
 Something less than twenty acres of new shingles now adorr the building ad- joining the Globe office, on Main street
 Coughs lecture (Popular CJurse) drew crowd to the Opera House, on Thurs day night This able orator seems to have lost none of his oldtime vim, and the crowd ot educated people who were in attendance at the lecture gave evi. dence of the popularity of the lecturer and of the '' Popular Course"
 Queen Esther will soon appear at the Opera House The first entertainment will be given Monday Nov. 18th MT, o. M. Crosby, firm of Crosby & Rolf was injured at the Danbury < Nor walk freight depot, short time since while shipping a box of trees
 Robinson's window has been graced for number of days with two panel. pictures painted in oil by Miss Carrie A. Trowbridsc. One represents Il collec ton of rUses and buds, varied in colol and natural in appearance, the other {, variety of aulunIn-leaves and acorns. We call these pictures excellent in de sign and execution. The color of the autumn-lcaves exhibits rare fidelity tc nature, while the roses and rosr-budt are better than one usually sees even in the best paintings of this description. i -- Dnmbuly DenDcrat
The Newtown bee., 1877-11-08
.STEERAcE PASSAGE
EST "A UR AN II.

One of the most pleasant, and convenient places, fer visitors to get good meal, or lunch, is stthe Restaurant in Hawes' Opera Hease, Fairfield Ave near the Depot. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Call and see. CAP. M. KELLY, Agent
The Newtown bee., 1877-11-08

Dr. Fiskc, the celebrated clairvoyant physician, of Norwich, Conn.,, has visit ed Norwalk and Danbury regularly ev- cry month for the past six months, and has performed many remarkable cures. The Dr. comes highly recommended and We advise all those that are afflicted tn consult him. He describes every secret disease at sight. and prepares medicines for their cure The Dr. can be consulted at the Norwalk Hotel, Norwalk, Conn.,, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 18th, 30th and 31st. The Dr. can also be consulted at the Wooster House, Danbury, Conn.,, Thursday and Friday, November the 1st and 2d, and Saturday the 3d until Il A. Nj. See his advertise ment
The Newtown bee., 1877-11-08
D. CAM P, Agent.

nISTRICT OF NEWTOWN ss. Probate Court, D October lj, 1877.
 Estate of CorncliaJ J Morgan, late of Newtown in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of New town hath Limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the Creditors of said Estate to exhitit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attest ed, within said tune, will be debarred reco very All persons indebted to said Estatc requested to make immediate payment to
 DANIEL N. MORGAN, Administrator.