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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
HEAD OYER HEELS.
A Big Fish for go small a Pond.


Quite a dashing, fashionably dressed
young gentleman, understood TO be q
commercial traveller from Chicago, put
in his appearance at the skating rink
yesterday afternoon and lost no time in
showing the natives how they do it in
"Sheecaiwgo." He just dropped bis
hands behind him, as be bad no other
use for them, and moved off like a top on
a glass floor. After circulating around
the hall a few times be began to cut the
most intricate figures, such as writing
bis name and address, forward, and then
reversed in a space of a few yards. He
seemed quite oblivious to the crowd and
the sensation he was creating, and con.
tiuued the graceful sport as though it
we're a matter Of daily exercise.
Finally be reversed the engine, so to
speak, and circled around backward as
we'll as forward. Unfortunately he had
no eyes in the back of his head, aud in
one Of his long runs, as if backing tor an
imaginary baseball, he made directly
for the fountain and struck the rim Of the
basin, which is about knee high. There
was no help for it; he had to 20 10, good
clothes and all. His hands few out
wildly, but a parachute would not have
saved him. He struck the eighteeu.ipch
pond as fiat as a board and his head
went under the mad waves. 1t was a
critical moment for our hero. He
doubtless thought he had fallen into
some old we'll or %cistern, for he made a
desperate effort to hold on to the rim
with his heels, but ever these well de
veloped knobs of anatomy failed him
AMI slipped of. He struck out boldly
on the swim, hoping, apparently, to keep
up until a bucket or a lifeboat
could be lowered. But when the
heaviest part Of him struck bot.
tom, or rather when the two bottoms
struck together, and be blowed the water
cut OF his eyes he realized the situation
and was greeted with peals of not over
polite laughter from his late admirers
He shot out OF there like a wet dog and
made a trail to the door a yard vide.
Our hero had made two sensations in
half an hour-one graceful and elegant,
the other unhappy and ludlcrous. The
chronic small boy at the door yelled at
him, Come out of that bathing suit, "
this hsint no bathing house"
Last night Mr.. "Sheecaiwgo was
there sgsin in a dry suit of clothes, but
it was remarked hat be gave that
"blar'ted' fountain a wide berth and re.
Trained from all backward touches.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

At Naples he was beloved By bis sol.
diers for his valof; by the ~aristocracy Of
that which was then the idlest aud most
dissipated capital in Europe tor bis pro.
fuse hospitality, and by the lszzAroni for
his openhsndedness He was a magnif.
cent patron of the arts which admins.
tered to pomp aud show; and be was
positively idolizsd by the military ~tailors
and bair dressers, the perfumers and the
e%mbroiderers. This soldier Of fortune,
who was as brave as a lion, and who as a
husband and father was exemplarily
faithful aud tender, but whose converse.
ton smacked of the guard room and the
troopers stable, was wont to attire him.
self half after the manner OF Orlando
Furioso ana half after that Of Dr. Dul.
camara. Never before had there been
seen, so far as costume went, so aston.
'shing a mOuntebank. Byron, 10 q
deathless ode, has spoken of Murat as
the Of the snow white plume"
but, as y matter OF fact, the Rio Sal.
%timbanque INDUCED in a great many
whims besides paDaches blancs, The
snow.whhe plume was secured by a dia.
mond aigrette 10 a cap of purple velvet;
and in that, together with a pelisse OF
the same costly material, lined with
sable, a gold embroidered jvrkiu, panla.
looms Of white buekskin, Hessian boots
Of crimson morocco, and gold.fringed
gsuntlets, he would caricole into action
on his sumDtuOualv canariaopad cho.oo,
waving his saber with the costly ieweled
hilt above his head, aud presenting a
makeup which Mr.. Ducrow. Of Ast.
ley'S amphitheater, might have env.ed.
Bat beneath the tinsel and %spaneles, the
Fathers and the fur, there was a hand OF
iron, the eye Of on eagle, and the heart
OF a lion, He was the boldest dragon
that ever drew saber from scabbard, who,
charging bodily through the enemy
s~quadrons, was sometimes fAin 10 charge
back again to re.rout the routed fee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
English CsnitaI In Texas.

Alarge party, including a number of
merchants and manufacturers of Lon.
don, Manchester and other English
cities, arrived in New York on Monday.
on the steamer City of Berlin. their
purpose being to scatter in different di.
r%eetions for a tour of the United States,
inspecting the great resources of the
country. Mr.. j. Il. White, of South.
port, left Immediately upon arrival for
Texas. His visit to this country is for
the plrpose Of establishing an English
colony in Texas. He representa- two
companies. One ofthese is the "Texas
Middle Glass Emigration Company.
Limited" representing a capital Of
ESQ., 900, and having as its object the 10.
cation Of certain lands for the oocupa.
ton as a colony by the middle classes
Of English society. The other is the
Texas Land and Investment Com
pany, Limited" with a capital Of elOO..
600, which is said to be a safe ~iavest.
ment for the capital oil the middle
classes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
- -~~TT
JAMES D. PORTER.
INC Myaterv of seven Rknlotnnn

A cave has been discovered on the
farm OF Mr.. Henry 0'Brien, of Lyon
county, Ky. The cave is in the high
bluffs that overlook the Tennessee river
Mr.. ODrien and his neighbors explored
it the other day, and they were Mortified
to find seven skeletons t~enantinU the
darkness. Judging from their surround.
ings, and the fact that the mouth Of the
room in which they we're found had been
almost entirely ob~structed By debris,
which must have been many years in &c.
cumulating, it is probable that the bones
are those of some early aborigines of the
Ohio and Tennessee valleys. The APP
pearance of two of the skeletons would
indicate that a fearful tragedy had been
enacted in the gloomy recesses of this
subterraneau cavern, for one of them
lies aesoss the ether, and the bony fin.
gers Of both hands yet clutch the throat
of the supposed victim. The walls Of
the room in which the skeletons were
discovered are as smooth as if they had
been finished with a chisel. Outside Of
the bones not a vestige OF anything that
would indicate that the cave had ever
been occupied by human beings remains.
-LPaducah Sun.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

0'Leary's victory almost c~ompensates
for the Chicago FIRE, which was caused
by the kick Of his mothers COW, whic',
broke the lantern that fred the Sir -
which lay in the barn, which the pasIer
saw, which wasn't put out by the, s%trolI.
ing lout, and burned the town nat bs,L
uilt.-[Grsphic.
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Police Court.

Eleven cases of DRINKS, d~isorderlies,
and doing business without license, were
disposed Of this morning by Recorder
Quigley. James E. France, running a
lottery for the benefit Of the ~unsophisti
Gated, forfeited his S25; Sydney S. Dare.
charged With committing rape on a little
negro girl named Hill, ease continued
until tomorrow morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

The ninsty-six rs. c. Guardian chrou.
Giles the birth, OF colored parents, Of q
very singular child, From the waist to
the crown Of the child's head its skin is
pure white, from the hips to the knees
the skin is of a coal black, aud from
there down the skin is white. The head
is covered with hair as white as driven
snow, and is unusually long for a child
Of that age. The child is large auc
healthy, NV
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

The milling iadus'f ~ Of this country 4,
seid 70 ra9k next to that Of iron. The
BUMPER OF Falls is over 2 5000, aifording
employ~ ent TO over 10000 men, whose
ANUS wages are about $2e 900, 900, and
gdrning out yearly about so. 0OO, 600 bar
rels Of -four, Of which 1000. 900 are OK.
ported 10 foreign countries.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
New North Carolina

In the LEDGER job office can be found
competent, skillful and tasteful printers,
who a give entire satisfaction in the
display Of any job sf printing. 1881
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
KAHN & FREIBERG,
of Main and Poplar,
Continue to sci.

Ladies' slippers, SOC; filters, 25c;
Ladies hose, SC, 79c, lOc-seamless, Zoe.
Linen lawn, beautiful patterns, l23c, l5C
Reaiy.made dresses, 3 pieces, 81, 5 l.25t
Damssk towels. l5c-crash, Sc a yard
Corsets, soc; corseis, Use per pair;
Sash ribbon, 20c-widest, Csc, 30;
Thread gloves, l0c; kid gsuntlets, Csc.
KAHN & FREIBERG,
Corner Main and Poplar streets,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

Children's schOOIaad picnic
hats-nice. stylish goods, no
old trash-Rtprices 10 suit the
times. COHEN, the halter,
2I9 Main st. 63
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

The ladies of the Safarran street NJ.
b. Church will have a strawberry and
ice cream supper on Friday night, May
10th, at their church. The public are
cordially invited to attend.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

DR. ALFRED VooRHIEs makes a spe
cialty Of treating diseases of the EYE
and EAR. Office, 1913 Poplar st. SO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

Canary and nOcking-bird
cages cheap at #. j. Turn.
bulls, 234 Main st. 39t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

Billiards soc per hour I'm
daytime mt COnverse's bill.
lizard parIOrs, 3I2 Rain at. rs
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

An exchange asks, Twill England
take waterY' Not she; 'slf an ali is
her mildsHt tipple,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

McGiDnis' Magic LinIment
For sale at W. N. Wilkerson & Co.'S.
20
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

Mules and horses received
daily at FAIRIES sale stable, SO
Union st, 3et
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

TIE type, material and workmeu Of
the LEDGER job Office are as good as the
best, and hence we guarantee FIRST class
work aud full satisfaction 10 our patrons.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

BarIee's pure cream Toe per
plate, S33 MsIn ct. COT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

ReIrigeratOrs, wRIer.cOOlers
and tce.creRm freeZers. the
cheapest In the city, at f. J..
TurnbuII's, 234 @ain st. SGT
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WARTED
lost.


nN Tuesday, April Both, 3 very bright, red
" COW. branded &c" on right hip; left horn
broken notified with white on breast; heavy
with calf. A liberal reward for her return to
90 Madison st. CHRIS STElNKUHL.
56.t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

I0e ACRES Of rich timberrd land lying
40 near the louisville railroad. Sus-
eeptible Of being developed into a stock and
grass farm. W. b. MCCALLUM. Agent,
SIS 60
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1878-09-07
Sugar Cane In Arizona.

From an excellent article in the
San Francisco Bulletin we have
gathered much information, that
seems to prove Arizona to be as
well adapted for sugar-growing
as Louisiana. Our summer tenn
perature is quite as favorable as
that of the Southern States, while
our Winters are milder. The
minimum temperatures at Nat
chez, Mississippi, for November,
December, January, February
and March, 1865, were, respec-
lively, 30, D, 90, 20 and % de-
grees above zero, or considerably
below the freezing point. One
of the greatest drawbacks to the
industry in Louisiana is the La
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1878-09-07
Indian Bread.

The Zuii, MOqui and Navajo In
dians, living in the northeastern
part of Arizona, make q peculiar
kind of bread from beans and
from corn, which is known among
some Of them by the name of
" "Peekee. They grind the grainj
wet, on fiat stone, by hand; then
they reduce it with water, to q
thin batter. This they smear over
a hot fiat stOne-soapstOne pre-
ferred. The batter quickly bakes
and dries into a sheet that looks
like parchment, though it gets
quite brittle. While still fresh a
nunaber of sheets are rolled to-
gether, forming a sort of loaf.
Having nc salt this bread draws
no moisture, does not mould, anti
keeps a long time. That made
from beans is not SO palatable;
that made of corn does very we'll.
The Zunis raise a corn that is
quite blue and makes a blue meal.
A peculiar appearance is some
times given to the loaf by alter
ternating layers of the white
bread with streaks of the blue.
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Palms for the Deserts

A great variety of these grace
full and useful trees are indigen-
Gus to the desert lying west Of
the Colorado River; some of
which have already been desert
bed in THE SENTINEL. Their
thrifty growth gives strong hopes
that other usefu. and foreign va
rieties will be introduced and
profitably cultivated there. We
have fully described the date and
oil palms, and have given many
reasons for expecting that they
will be largely planted on that
desert at no very distant day.
The following mention of the
SagO Palm will interest our read
ers, though we can now offer no
evidence that our climate is suit
ed to the requirements of that
tree. 1t is from the Scientific
American:
The Sage Palm (Sagus RumphiD often
forms great forests upon the islands of
the Indian Ocean and Moluccas, and it is
there easily propagated by suckers. The
white inner part of the stem, thickly per-
meated by bundles Of fibers, abounds in a
marrUwy substance, which, when baked
INTO bread, furnishes daily food to the
inhabitants of most Of the southern and
southeastern parts of Asia. This, in the
form of flour and granuleS, is widely dis
tribpted in commerce under the name Of
Sago." One trunk of the age of fifteen
yeGlS will sometimes furnish 900 pounds
of SagO. \ similar use is made in the
same countries of the Mealy Sago Palm
(Sagus Farinifera). In this connection,
too, we may mention the Mauritius Palm
(Mauritia Flexuosa,) which, on account Of
its pithy stem, containing a sago-like
meal before Towering, is also called the
Sago Palm of South America 1t grows
also in Central America; and the mealy
pith serves the Indians Of these eoun-
tries as q chief article of food.
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Another Ring TO De Broken.

SEATTLE, Washington Territory, Aug
29th.-W. H. White, Prosecuting Attor-
ney for the Territory, took offence at Il
harmless paragraph in the Tribune this
evening, and proceeded first to- the Office
and then to the residence of the editor, to
whip him. Calling Mr.. Prosch out, he
asked him if he had wrote the paragraph
alluded to, and upon being answered
atlirmatively, proceeded to administer the
threatened castigation. Prosch quickly
proved the best man of the two, and soon
had White cut in the mouth and forehead
fiat OH his back, and choked and beaten
soundly. Mr.. Prosch escaping without !
scratch.-Telegram to Chronicle.
One way for that Attorney to
get even is to start an opposition
paper, and then SANDER the man
he cannot thrash.
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YUMA, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1873.
pulverize, and its fractured surfaces are
brilliant

pulverize, and its fractured surfaces are
| brilliant
The natural cXudations from a single
tree vary from all ounce TO three pounds,
but doubtless much more would be Welded
were incisions made III the bark. The
branches are said to fnrr'ish purer qua
lily than the trunk. The gum. when per
fOrated by insects, is often eaten b5 the
Indians. All tie tribes of Arizona mix
this eXudation with mud, which is then
daubed over the head, thus serving two
purposes-killing parasites, and rendering
the hair dark dnd glossy. AS the mes
quite trees abound upon the plains over
regions thousand of miles in extent, anu
flourish luXuriattly in dry and elevated
situations, the gum must, in course Of
time, become an important commercial
article when the facilities for gathering it
become more Notwithstanding Ameri-
can.
To which may be added that
the wood of the mesquite is of q
fine, close texture that takes a
splendid polish, and is of great
value for making handsome fur
niture. The color is dark and the
grain is beautifully marked. The
wood neither shrinks, warpsj nor
checks. IT makes wagon hubs
and fellOes that resist the vfcissi-
tudes of any climate. In favora-
bic locations the tree grows to
great height, and its trunk is of
ten found Of a diameter of three
to four feet. Usually, however,
it is found of a height of less than
twenty feet and of a diameter not
exceeding one foot.
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bility of the crop to injury from
frost in Autumn. Although the
cane is not injured by a slight
frost, which only tends to hasten
its maturity, a severe freeze
bursts the stems, the juice es-
capes and soon sOurs; and all that
part of the crop exposed is ruined.
The frequent occurrence of such
freezes in November and Decem-
Der compels the Louisiana plan
ter to take off the crop in October.
A freeze severe enough to dam
age the crop is rare in the Gila
and Salt River valleys of this
Territory, and in all ordinary sea-
sons the cane might remain on
the ground all Winter without in
jury. The soil in these valleys is
admirably adapted for sugar
planting, being fertile and fria-
BILE, with abundant facilities for
irrigating, and a climate that en-
forces a vigorous growth early in
the Spring. The region has ex-
cellent markets, at home, for
cane, sugar or molasses. A quar-
ter Of an acre of good cane will
furnish sugar and syrup enough
for large family; and there is no
more difficulty in the manufac-
ture than in producing the same
quantity of maple sugar. In all
countries where the cane flour
ishes it is one of the most profit
able crops. When it is once eS-
tablished that any part of this
Territory is adapted to this in+
dustry the value of its land will
be largely increased. Expert
ments that have been made near
Yuma and near Phoenix have
proved successful, and it is to be
hoped that others will follow.
Seed cane can be obtained
either from Mexico or the Sand
wich Islands, but the Louisiana
ribbon cane would probably give
the best results here. In Brazil
a variety is cultivated which
ripens perfectly in six months.
There are many MeXicans in Ari-
zona who are familiar with the
cultivation of cane, as quantities
Of sugar are grown and made in
Mexico. Two cane-mills are al
ready in the Territory, and the
results of their work will afford
some guide to the efforts of eX-
perimenters.
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bad Accounts from Sonora 9fet-
ter Times Expected.

| ltT IhuS5 In ptCtCus
! A gentleman who has resided
and travelled a great deal in So
nora, and who has lately returned
from trip there, writes us as
follows:
"The Districts of Magdalcna and Altal
are little better than when you and
were down there Rayon and Urcs arc
much worse, Hermosilio seems about
being dcpopulatcd; counted over foul
| hundred empty houses there. When
| first knew it, twenty years ago, it had
seventeen thousand inhabitants; now If
| has less than six thousand. Grain is worth
| six TO nine dollars a fanega About q
| hundred pounds ?-ED. Manta del Pals
| (unbleached Mexican made cotton stuff
is worth forty-four cents yard. Wages
are from 50 to SO per month. The peO-
pie are leaving as fast as they are able to
get away. The country has gone to the
devil as fast as any country could go. l
WAS very much disappointed. From all
reports expected to find the country i'm
proving, but l found everything to the
contrary"
The character of our correspond
ent, and his familiarity with
Sonora, leave us no room for
doubling his statements, which
have been cOrrOborated by teSti-
mony of other Intelligent men.
Sonora has, for seventy-five
years, and until very recently,
been impoverished by raids of
Apache Indians, by civil wars,
pronunciamientos, and by corrupt
governments. She has had no
effective system of popular edu-
cation. A majority of her able
bodied men can neither read nor
write; but they participate in her
republican form of government.
These things, alone, account for
her poverty, and for much of her
depopulation. California and Ari-
IONA have drawn away many Of
her people, and much Of her
wealth, by atfUrding free education
to children and security to life and
property. Severe drouths have
afflicted Sonora for the past two
years, and have precipitated the
ruin induced by the CAUSES first
named.
1t is expected that a happier
ETA is now dawning upon that
country. Very late and copious
rains have revived agriculture.
The Apache Indians have been
thoroughly whipped, and are cut
off from their old stfongholdS in
south eastern Arizona by sWarms
Of American miners and settlers,
and by iudicious distribution of
cavalry and scouts. Her mining
intereStsare again interesting for
eign capitalists, and are being
again made lucrative by adop-
ton of the comparatively new
process of liXiviating ores instead
of amalgalnating or smelling
them. Her present government
seems stable, likely to secure con-
fidence Of the people, and to af-
ford protection to property. The
present low price of all kinds Of
land is likely to attract investors
and new and vigorous settlers
who will stand no nonsense from
prOnunciadOs, and who will es-
tablish more free schools. A rail-
road is projected from Guaymas
to Tucson, in Arizona, and will
be built as soon as connection can |
be made with an American road |
along the Thirty-Second Parellel.
This bids fair to soon be possible. |
These are few Of many reasons
for predicting an carly return of
prosperity in Sonora.
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THE rumor that Major j. H. Lord had
been ordered to station in San Francisco,
was incorrect. He goes to Union Depot,
". NJ, as soon ao relieved here by Capt.
q. 4. btioher. now Chief Quartermaster
Of his District.
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a Il g Q

A choice assortment of Books, s atiJncry
Musical Instruments and Fancy Articles
All the most pOpttar Newspapers, Mag
azines and Latest Novels on hand as soon
as issued.
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ADVERTISEMENT
4 CARD.

The high-toned editor of the Yuma Ex-
Dositoc, who recently registered at both
the st. Charles and United States hotels,
appears to carry more style than money.
He cheated me out of fifty ccnts-a small
sum-the fare from the train to the hotel !;
and l noticed he returned to the depot i'll
Il street car. 1t is cheap way of finding
out such high-toncd gentlemen rs he is,
and is probably good way (O Of advcr-
tising his paper.
JOHN KELLY.
Los Angeles, Aug. 2Sth, 1878.
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The Model IsefOrnler.

The following card, published
by Los Angeles paper, refers to
James Reilly, a noteworthy resi-
dent of this town, who has al
ready effected so many reforms"
here, that new pastures must be
sought for him in Los Angeles,
and elsewhere; the thistles here
are about all gone:
ADVERTISEMENT
\ CARD.
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NOTICE.

VITO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.-THE
i undersigned hereby gives notice that
she will not he responsible for, or pay,
any claims or bills, unless made by her
express order or direction.
PIEDAD &. REDONDO
Dated Yuma, a. T., July 20, rs. jy27-2m