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suits are threatened against parties
who fail to take out proper business
heenScs.
The Loowenstine -lIackctt case oo-
cupied the Chanoery Court at noon
aud bids fair to hold its attention
throughout the day.
John B. Persons, charged with the
murder Of Amour, was brought in
and placed in the county Jail last Fri
day. His case is set for Wednesday
in the Bartlett Court.
The Circuit Court was busy to-day
with the case Of ex-M Mayor John John
son against the old Washington In
surance Company on a claim for salary.
1t was likely to occupy the day.
Joseph Brown, charged with lar
ceny, was let off this morning by
Judge Ray, the case not being clear.
A brother of Brown came from St.
Louis to pay the costs and the pair
will depart together.
Marriage licenses issued by the
county clerk to-day Chas. Auguste
Schoene to Mrs. X. Muller; Robert
Donaldson and Maggie Folkes; VIM.
H. Jones and Mrs. Sarah Il. York /;
Frank Jones and R%ossana Kerr.
The case of Geo, VanHooter, who
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
wearing out a rolling pin on the head
OF the Worsham House steward some
months since, was before Judge Ray
on application for a new trial at noon
to day. The Judge took the case I'M
der advisement.
The United States Court, Judge
Hammond on the bench, held a short
session this forenoon and adjourned
over to tomorrow. Nothing Of inter
est transpired to-day. Judge Ham
mond will be mainly occupied the re-
mainder of the present week in work
ing up opinions in cases already tried.
The case of Chas. Massana, charged
with having defrauded a fool darby
from the woods out of ten dollars,
under pretence of going out of his
shop to get change, was given to a
jury before the Criminal Court last
Friday. The jury brought in a YER
dict of not guilty at noon to-day.
Massana was ably defended by Mr..
John 7. Moss.
In the county registers Office the
following entry was made to-day G.
G. Burke, trustee to +. w. Keiser,
trust deed. Saturday afternoon the
following were entered Pat Eagar
to r. B. Rodgers, trust deed; Char.
Gerry Court to H. Castay, decree; Jas
A. Swain to Addie Pamplin, warranty
deed; w, c. and A. Smith to 4. Ems.
ley, warranty deed.
The man Wilson who stole a pony
from A. Perkins and was captured {
few days since near Masons Depot
plead guilty in the Criminal Court thii
forenoon and was sentenced to tire,
years in the penitentiary. He urget
that he was drunk and not response
Bile for his acts at the time and tina
he did not recover his proper sense
until his arrival at Masons. Judg,
Ray could not manifest l%eniency 70
such a drunk.
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IORhisnls.


There IL no sure kure for lazyness,
but / have known a seckond wife to
hurry it sum.
Much haz been sed about milk, but
the best thing i hav ever seen on it,
IL the kream.
There iz2 things in this world for
which we are never fully prepared,
and that iz-twins.
Don't hurry things mi sweet friend,
the best time to sett a hen-iz when
the hen IL reddy.
Thare IL only one thing that kan be
sed in favor of lite boots-they make
a man forgit all his other sorrows.
The musketo IL born ov poor but
industrious parents, but haz in hiz
veins sum Ov the best blood in the
country. =
Man waz kreated a little lower than
the angels, and he haz been a Citing
a little lower ever since.
Employment IL the CRATE boon ov
life; a man with nothing to do IL not
half so interesting az a ripening
turnip.
Yu kant do ennything fust rate with
a flea on yu-except sware, and heas
amt afrade ov that.
How kan yu expekt to find two
people in this world who are alike,
when yu kant even find n who IL
alike half the time?
Pride is a cherries pashun, the
peakok IL the proudest of all the
birds. and the most lonesome one too
If thare ever IL a perfectly happy
person found in this world, it will be
the one who haz got but little, and
don't want emmy thing more.
Guessing and lieing are first %cuzzins.
the mar who gifts into the habit oy
guessing at all things, will soon gil
into the habit ov lieing about menny
things.
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The New French President.

The inner life of the new president
of the French chamber has been
sketched by a writer in lie Figaro.
Gambetta remains in his bedroom till
10 o'clock reading the papers and
answering letters. Then begin to
arrive the faithful and devoted, those
who may be received in dressing-gown.
He generally receives them all togeth-
er. But an inexorable fatality rules
that the moment the conversation
becomes particularly interesting the
door opens quietly and a man with a
severe c%ountenance enters with a card.
All right" says Gambetta, 81 am
coming down." and he tries to
continue the conversation. But
the man, placid and implaca-
Bile, remains till his master has
changed his dressing-gown for a
more solemn attire. He does not with
draw till Gambetta leaves the room.
From this moment the deputy from.
Belleville devotes himself body and
soul to politics. 1t is in vain that at
liz ClOck LOUIS announces That break
fast is served. The breakfast must
wait. AT length when he tries to rel
ish a couple Of fried eggs, his fayorite
dish, the severe looking man men
toned above again presents himself
like a statue, with card in hand.
First of all Gambetta pretends not to
see his household Banquo. He
buries his nose in his plate. But the
man is not to be banked, and present
ing the card with one hand, and
pointing majestically to the name it
bears with the other, he stands by the
side of his master. This means some
thing serious, and Gambetta obeys
Banquo. Who is this mysterious in
diyidual? He is lie Pere Dumangin,
as he is familiarity called, He is the
watchdog, the reminder, the time
piece Of his master and friend.
When Dumangin has spoken the mat
ter is settled. Gambetta receives
only those who please Dumangin."
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Enfernrlse.

Owing to the violent storm Of Fri
day night last and the prostration OF
the wires in all directions, not a
word Of Geographic news came to this
city from any direction until 1870 in
the afternoon. In spite Of this fact a
paper here had its usual three col
umns with heavy headlines, Grape
vine, Of course.
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He was a venerable and agricultural
looking man, attired in the latest New
Jersey fashion, and he stood on a
street corner near Washington market.
Holding up his left hand, and gazing
rehectively upon three pieces Of string
tied round an equal number OF fingers,
he soliloquized That's to remind
me-aet a spool Of cotton t'othcr
means don't forget the calico. But
what in thuuder's this one for2 All,
by gum that's don't get drunk
gain New York Com, ADV.
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Divorce Talk in France.

London World.l
A recent lecture by NJ. Naquet at
the American Circus, in Paris, on the
subject of divorce, was a great success
and the fact may be easily accounted
for when it is stated first, that the
speaker, who is by no means wanting
in eloquence, was pleading pro domo
sua, as he has for several years been
legally separated from his wife without
being able to obtain a dissolution of
marriage, for which there is no pro-
vision in the French code second.
that his audience was exclusively com
posed of married men and women. IF
the saying of Voltaire is true, that
the idea of divorce must of me-
cessity have been almost eontempo-
rary with the first marriage, as no
individual has ever been known to
have been married a month and not
have wished once at least that he we're
not, the feelings of that audience
must have been bitter indeed. Con-
spicuous among the stanchest APP
plauders of NJ. Naquet was Alexander
Dumas fills, who has long ago taken
a position in the debate. The compe-
tence of NJ. Dumas fills on the subject
can hardly be denied, as he has prob
ably separated more couples by his
plays than any mayor or cure has ever
blessed. There is, however, a great
obstacle which will for a long time to
come prevent divorce from gaining
admission into the French customs, Il
not in the French law, viz, that it is
absolutely forbidden by the Catholic
dogma.
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The Crystal Palace.

This saloon continues to be a popular
resort for visitors. II could not be other
wise as long as il is under the manage
ment Of so excellent a caterer as Colonel
Warner and so expert an aid as Billy
Barnes. The Wcstmoreland and Yam
nissee Whistles from the sterling house of
B. j. semmes g. Co., remain a prominent
feature Of this fine saloon.
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Persons needing Elgin Polish,
Call nj 3G7 Main. 20
ARRIVAL OF SPRING A

Martin Cohen, No. 219 Main street, has
just received his stock Of spring and sum
mer hats, and offers them at lower rates
than ever before. His hats are from the
best factories in this country, and embrace
all the latest and most fashionable styles.
For s%eryiceable, cheap and stylish goods
call at 2l9 Main street.
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Old Simon Cameron and Mrs.
Oliver.
Philadelphia Timos.l

hllhueipnh llnossl
Perhaps it will be easy for the limo.
cent Widow Oliver to show that she
and General Cameron have swung over
the front gate together on moonlit
summer nights that he has sat ON her
fathers door-steps chewing gum and
talking about next winters sleiphing
parties that he has hung around the
church door on Sunday nights keenly
watching to see that no fellow cut him
out; that he always took her home the
longest way; hat he gave her candy n
great many times that he has Slid
down hill with her on gay winter
nights when the coasting was good
she may even prove that he took her
to the circus, picked out the highest
seat for her, and bought her ginger
bread and pink lemonade, but what
does 1t all signify? Men have done
these things before and come through
with their innocence unstained.
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whoa, Emma!

All the popular music, set TO notes, is
to be given away after April LIST, at the
Big Boot, No. S44 Main street. In the
meantime s. shoes will be sold for $l.85,
$3.50 shoes for 81, and 81 shoes for 75c, to
make room for the great spring sale to
commence soon at the Big Boot, No. S44
Main street.
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Type for sale.

A font of 500 pounds long primer, in
good condition, with all necessary 4" sorts
used about one year; suitable fora country
office. For sale cheap by immediate
application to this Office. SGT
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Speaker Randall is said to be some
thing Of a numismatist, and in his
collection has a specimen of every gold
coin which has ever been coined in
this country.
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The Rev. Jas. Demarest, of King
ston, New York, has a snuff box made
of cedar and lined with gold, and very
handsomely ornamented, 1t bears the
following inscription From His
Royal Higness, the Duke of York, to
mark his sense Of the Rev. John
Demarest' liberal attention upon the
removal of the remains Of the late
Major John Andre, of Tappan, on the
10th of August, 1921 Mr.. Demar-
est's grandfather owned the farm
whore Andres remains we're buried,
and took great care Of the grave, and
gave every facility when the body was
finally removed. The grave was under
a cedar tree, and the roots had grown
down through the coffin, one of them
directly through the skull, and when
the body was disinterred the tree was
taken away with it.
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Nickel Nugget Tobacco,
j. Il. SHARP, $40 Main.

liz the LEDGER job office can be found
competent, skillhl and tasteful printers
who can give entire satisfaction in the
display Of any job printing. 1881
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Boots and shoes cheaper than any
house in the city, at Miller's. lii
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"OUR DADDIES

and the furies will go back to their holes,
and you will be free once more, content
with yourself and with the world at large.
They are for sale at III. ESCH'S. Spe-
cial rates to dealers.
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DRoyE well pumps and pipes at special
prices. Brownies, 258 Second st. q
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John Walsh, Undertaken,
Second street, next postofice. t
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For cheap and good shoes, go to
Miller's. lii
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"Where are they gOing?" Ethel inquiries,
Watching the cows as they pass.
TeaSingly says Bill, with a voice like a %crier's
II reckon they are going to grass"
Laura sits watching the clouds, oh then,
"Where are they going, l wonder?"
Prosaie Tom, with a Coleman No. le,
q guess they are going to thunder"
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Pure Homemade Candies at
Heinrich's, 376 Main st. Ia
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Smoked Pig Tongues.
III. Seessel, ST. a. Son,
III Corner jefferson and Second.
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Bargains in shoes, at MiIler's. III
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Call and see the Fifteenth
Amendment Mouse Trap nj
+. j. TurnbulI's, 23f Main NJ. l3t
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WARMING.

TNHIS is to notify the public that we are the
Il only persons now residing here who nre
or ever have been duly authorized and
commissioned agents Of the WESTClIES-
TER Fire Insurance COMPANY Of New YorL
and WESTERN Fire Insurance Company OF
Toronto, and any person or persons repre-
senting anything to the contrary are i'm.
posters and unworthy of credit.
MURPHY q MURPHY,
General Insurance Agents, NJ. S Madison
street. Memphis. Tom. I2i.i5a
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Clothing Cleaned and Repaired,
q. DOernberg, 10 Adams. I2e
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The Princess Louise was thirtv.oue
years OF age last Tuesday,
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INSURANCE.
NOTICE..
HAyIHe BEEN APPOINTED GENERAL
Connecticut Mutual Life IDS. Co.

for the States Of kentucky and Tennessee
the renewal premiums for Shelby county
Tenn, have been placed in the Union and
Planters Bank, Memphis, for collection,
Blank proofs for death losses can be mad al
said bank. All other matters appertainine 40
the business Of said Connecticut Mutual Iife
Insurance Company will receive prompt Al.
tention by communication Addressed 10 NV
office, corner Of Main and Sixth streets, Lon.
i%sville, by. JAMES S. CARPENTER,
General Agent Connecticut Mutual Life ms.
Co., Kentucky and Tennessee. 10R-0y-s
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THE Staten ational Bank is authorized
by the secretary Of the treasury of the
United States to receive subscriptions 10
the four per cent. bonds. Bonds on hand
for immediate delivery. eod20
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WHEN you FEEL

the cold, icy fangs Of the monster, mad
ness, creep over your brain, when the
furios Of conscience follow you into the
darkest recesses and the remotest corners,
shake OF the mongter. reach ont for one Of
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ftnc Aumcn Daily
Al Herman CarO's saloon,
- North Court NJ. ~
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KirkIand's Everlasting Shirt
NrI

Gents hand-sewed shoes at low
prices, at Miller's. Iii
The New York herald., 1879-12-18
A DRAG HUNT.

A hunting party at st. Cloud. Orange. N. j.. en-
joyed spirited ride after the hounds yesterday af-
ternoon. Instead of live fox. however there was
substituted "drag hunt" trail being made before
the run by dragging rabbit over the course and
calling it fox. Among the hunters were. by invi-
tation of tho Montclair Club. L. Tiebold Robert
Todd and Frank and Edward Letchbridge. while the
club furnished eleven hounds for the sport. The
meet in the vicinity Of the Episcopal church at
st. Cloud halfpas three. and the hounds at once
striking the trail the party dashed after them in com
mendable STYLE Their course lay over the open coun-
try that runs north far Robinsons farm, the
horses easily taking the tour barred fences in their
and the party reached the forests of the second
mountain. Here the hounds lost the trail for
while. but recovered themselves. After
reaching Verona the open though somewhat stony
country easily covered by the riders until the
trail ended at Montcair House. Tiebod won the
"brush. what there was of it, and the legs OF the
game were impartia,ly distributed. One OF the
hounds received whipping for dropping the trail
and going of on chicken hunt as the party few by
a well stocked barnyard. The run eleven miles
long and consumed two hours.
The New York herald., 1879-12-18
SUPERANUArED POLICEMEN.

The Brooklyn police are considerably agitated by =
recent order of the Board OF Police and Excise to
the effect that 'all members Of the department who
have attained the age Of sixty years or upward
also call members who have served In tho
department twenty years and upward" will ap-
pear before the Board OF Police Surgeons
for examination as TO their physical condition
aud capacity incapacity for further service 1t is
claimed by the members of the force generally that
this action Of the Commissioners is taken simply
for the purpose OF making room for the dependents
of certain politicians and not for the purpose OF ben
citing the department in the least. The Central
Office detectives now compelled to patrol certain
streets from twelve o'clock midnight until eight
O'Clock the following morning, and this. some say
il done for the purpose Of "brcaking them up" aud
compelling them to retire. As several captains
within the scope of the order the sensa-
ton has spread among the citizens to large extent
Retired officers receive the following pensions -
Patrolmen $3.50; sergcants. 500; detectives (irst
class), $3.50; captains. 81 900.
The New York herald., 1879-12-18
OFFICER KERNS' CLUB.

CHARGED WITH wANToNLY AssAULTING A PEACE
ABLE YOUNG MAN--ARRAIGNED FOR INroxICA-
TIoN.
Patrolman Kerns. of the Nineteenth precinct, was
man, German. named Jacob Holp, who is nineteen
years of age. and drives . bread wagon for Joseph
Cook, OF No. S53 Second Kerns it is alleged,
s tho habit of receiving crulers aud other avors
from the bakers. At half-past four yesterday morn
ing Holp was standing at the horses heads
preparing to go his daily route. Kerns
approached and. as is charged. demanded to
be supplied with crullers Holp domurred. saying
that he was In a hurry to get away to deliver his
bread. whereupon, as he alleges, kerns raised his
club and dealt him q powerful blow ON tho head
Holp tumbled down the steep stone steps leading to
the bakery and lay at the bottom insensible until
MIR. Cook summoned roundsman and sergeant,
who took him to the station house. The cash
his head severe and he bled profusely that
wound was dressed. Later In the day he tax en-
home.
Kerns denies the clubbing. He stated that Hoip
was "fooling" with him and accidentally tell down
the basement steps thereby injurng his head.
CHARGED WITH INroxrcArIoS.
kerns, in the afternoon, was arragned at Police
Headquarters before Commissioner French, charged
with being intoxicated and unht for duty at twerty
minutes to A. NJ the Sth inst. Or this charge
also he maintained his entire Innocence Sergeant
vredenburgh testified that kerns entered the station
house on the morning in question smelling strongly
when asked the time he relieved he replied that
he relieved at halfpast eight y. NJ; the proper
relieving time was midnight. Roundsman Minnie
aud Doorman Crosby Also testified that kerns was
The New York herald., 1879-12-18

During the week ending Tuesday 40 of
measles reported at the Office OF the Board OF
Health. Yesterday forty three discov-
cred aud two fatal cases recorded. Tho deaths
took place at the Babies Shelter institution 1T No.
las West Twentieth street. which under the charge
Of the Sisters of the Holy Communion. Upon tho
outbreak OF the contagion in this asylum Sanitary
Engineer Nealis. of tho Board of Health, was In
structed to inspect the building. lie did and
found 1t necessary to have some slight alterations
made In the drainage. II is, however. his opinion
that the disease brought into tho building by
of the day children.
Dr. Drake, visiting physician at the Babies Shell
tor, SAID yesterday - think have got disease
we'll under control. had nine of the con valescent
patients removed to the Shelter tor Respectable
irs, at No. $50 West Twenty third street. which Is
another charitable institution. We have six chill
dren sick two OF them dangerously i'll, and I
fear that will die before midnight. rhe others
recovering and soon as they able to be re-
moved, will be taken to the Shelter Twenty third
street."
Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics DR.. John T.
Nagle, said that although there had been a number
of cases reported to the Sanitary Superintenden
the death rate not In the least alarming During
the present year there were only 1856 death from
measles, while the records of tho preceding one
show that there 272.
The folio wing Is tho number OF fatal cases re-
ported during the past ten years i--1S6y 526; 1870
29S; 1871 iU9; 1872. 463 1873, 3U6; 1874 3ly 1875
lG7 1876, 362; 1877. 1855; 1878 272: 1879. 1856.
The New York herald., 1879-12-18
SPORTING NOTES.

Mr.. Alexander's Woodburn farm was recently
surveyed and found to contain 2.Y77 acres.
General Abe Butord's foot badly crushed q
few days ago by his horse General Pike stepping on
1t at Midway, Ky.
Several pigeon shooting sweepstakes for small
amounts shot Mt Somerville. N. j., yesterday
afternoon. Selvan, Ivns Coates aud Treadwell were
the principal winners.
IL. Thomas and l.. BENJAMIN shot pigeon match
at Tremey. N. j.. yesterday. The stakes $50 q
side twenty five birds each twenty-one yards rise.
Thomas killed twenty and won.
The trustees OF the st. Louis Jockey and TrottinQ
Club have advertised the track gro unds franch ses
&c. of that club to be sold ut public auction
urday, January 10. VI. Louis Clark, OF the Louis
Vile Jockey Clubs J. II. Haverly the theatrical man
ager, and X. q. Pate mentioned as likely to bid
for the property.
The San Francisco Chronicle Of the 10th inst
says:-"To forever remove all doubt from
the minds OF Eastern sceptcs upon this
tsackl-a Chronicle reporter detailed to in
vestieate the matter ana ascertain whether the
proud title OF King OF the Turf should be- rightly
by the noble st. Julien James Eo1 the
driver, sad:I am satisfied 1t is mile. If it
was not it could not belong to the National Troting
tleman who brought wildidle to this coast told me
ho had the track measured aud IL little over
mile. Mr.. White, formerly surveyor III this city,
but in Arizona. also told hc had the
track, aud IL q full mile in length" This
settles the question.
Tho skis average monthly contest OF the Fountain
Gun club took place yesterday vt the Brooklyn Driv
three birds be shot II yards rise two at ~ and
two at 81 yards; 80 yards boundary; Ia ounces Of
shot; from two plunge traps; the use OF onlv one
barrel OF the gun allowed. The summary follows -