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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05

Mrs, Brassey in Frazier's Magazine,l
Like all Eastern cities, the interior
is Disappointing. The streets are
dusty and narrow, and the effect OF
the shabby houses and dilapidated
walls is rather hal of a collection of
villages huddled together than of a
large and important city. Our first
call was made at an excellent hotel
kept by a Greek. Its c~ourtyards,
with fountains playing and with large
orange-trees s~hadowing the whole
place, looked so enticing, its myrtles
and jessamiues and marble floors so
cool, and its bed rooms so clean and
comfortable, that we felt quite sorry
it had not been arranged that we
should stay there, instead of pitchin
our tents in one of the far-famed gar
dens of Damascus. From the hotel
we made a progress through the pic
turesque bazaars. Here they are
c~overed-in buildings, swarming with
people in every variety of Oriental
costumes. Turks, Syrians, Maronites,
and Druses Of the town jostle each
other. Now a Bedouin of the desert
rides on a beautiful Arab mare, with
his long, pointed lance at rest, followed
by other Bedouins on foot and in rags,
unsuccessful robbers possibly. Fri
day is the Mohammedan Sabbath, and
they make it market day as well, so
the Bedouins of the desert, who come
from long distances, may combine
their temporal aud spiritual duties
comfortably, and do their marketing
aud 90 to the mosque on the same
day. The streets were even more
crowded than last night, with varied
and wonderful costumes. and so
closely packed that it was difficult to
make ones way through them. In
one corner stood a Bedouin Anazeh.
of the tribes from near Palmyra, bar
gaining for a cane to make a spear, his
goat's-hair cloak, with its broad black
and white stripes, hanging from his
stalwart shoulders. Another of the
tribe hard by seemed to be doing his
best to sell a horse, while others again
rode by with an distracted air, the
graceful mares they bestrodo often
followed by whinneying foals. Groups
of Turkish, Jewish or Christian wo-
men made their purchases with snite
as much earnestness and gesticula-
.tion as housewives nearer home, while
their lords and masters lounged near,
probably keeping an eye on the domes
tic expenditures, but apparently only
intent on buying sWeetmeats from
some Of the many vendors. There
were no Franks except ourselves.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05

London telegraph
One of the most intrepid wild-beast
tanners in Europe, Karolyi, a Magyar,
of colossal stature and extraordinary
physical strength, has recently fallen
a victim to a dread contingency of his
perilous profession. He was perform
inc, before a crowded audience in
Madrid. the other day, one Of his
most sensational feats, which consist
ed in allowing a huge boa constructor,
over twenty feet in length, to entold
his body in its tremendous coils, when
suddenly q piercing cry escaped him,
which was greeted by the audience
with a round Of applause, under the
supposition that its a%tterance consti-
tuted a part of the performance. 1t
proved. however, to be the outcome of
a strong mans death agony. The 81
gantic snake had frightened its coils,
and crushed poor Karolyi's life out OF
him with one terrific squeeze. AS his
head fell back and his eyes became
fixed in a CLASSY stare the plaudits
died away, and we're succeeded by the
stiffness Of utter eO1sternation. The
snake and its lifeless victim swayed
for a second or two of iHeKpressible
horror, and then toppled over On
the boards of the stage; but the boa
did not in the least relax his grip
upon the corpse, which remained for
more than an hour imprisoned in its
hideous thraidom, nobody daring to
approach the 1.-THE monster, of whose
power such appalling proof had been
given. AT length it occurred TO one
Of Karolyi's attendants to place a
bowl of milk in a cage within sight of
the mighty serpent, which slowly I'M
wound itself from the dead body and
glided into his den, irresistibly tempt
ed thereto by its favorite dainty. A
post mOrtem examination of the I'M
fortunate athletes remains discovered
no fewer than eighty sever fractures
of his bones, effected by the constric-
ton OF the serpents coils. His death
must have been instantaneous, as the
spine was disarticulated ia several
places
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05
4 Spaniard's idea OF mappinesS.

Madrid a. eG2ggssa9e4eRce Of the SIM Francisco
The Spaniards have every sort oil
drinks except agreeable ones. They
relish everything cool at this season,
and TIE quantity of slops of many
sorts, which they swallow Is Wonderful
to relate and incapable Of understand
ing. They are fond Of everything from
water 10 brandy, from poor lemonade
to champagne, from barley-water to
Bordeaux, from lilnted syrpps to
strong beer. In truth, they have a
constant craving for whatever will al.
lay their rampant thirst. They seem
TO have no special preference for any
one kind Of liquid. They demand
anything Of a potable sort, and swal-
low it greedily. [ have seen a good
deal Of Spain and S%paniards, and | am
persuaded that they are, as a rulo.
magnidceBtly indifferent TO what they
drink, provided they can drink. ]
venture to affirm that the average ma.
tive would QuaG hundreds Of linnids
plelA, and mixed, ifhe could get them,
and be unable to tell which he like.
best: He is always burning up In
waTdly. Sahara is no drier than he.
and his ideq Of paradise appears to be
a place where the supply Of misoella.
neous fluids is inexhaustible. He is.
to my mind, the most bibulous beina
in the universe. was talking with \
Madrienq the other day about the va
ricty Of drinks we hadin eur country
lie thought | was %romancing at 81.
but when | assured him Of my SINGER
ity his mouth literally watered. Ho
said: You are a happy man to live p
a country Of 30 many drinks. When
die and am forever blessed, perhap.
| shalt go to America"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05
..HOw Long Have 1 To Live ~

Harper's Bazar.
1t is not everyone who asks himsc {
this question, because, strangely
enough. it Is the belief of most per-
sons that their lives will be exception
ally lengthy. However, life assurance
companies are aware of the credulous
weaknesses of those whose lives they
assure, and have therefore compiled
numerous tables of expectancy
Of life for their own guidance, which
are carefully referred to before a poll
cy is granted. The following is one Of
these well-authenticated tables in use
among London assurance companies,
showing the average length of life at
various ages. la the first column we
have the present ages of persons of
average health, aud in the second
column we are enabled to peep, as it
we're behind the scenes of an assur-
ance office, and gather from their table
the number Of years they will give US
to live, This table has been the
result of careful calculation, and sell
dom proves misleading. OF course
sudden and premature deaths, as well
as lives unusually extended occasion
ally occur, but this is a table Of the
average expectancy Of life of an
! ordinary man or woman
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05

OYcE upon a time Roger, the tenor
who has just died in Paris, was en-
gagged to sing at a private soiree given
by a money king-terms for two songs,
1900 francs. Daring tho FIRST pieco
the illustrious artist could hardly hear
himself sing for the Busy converse
ton. When the time eame for the
second song no Roger was to be found.
BY the first pail next morning the
money king received a note from the
indignant artist iuclosing him 200O
francs. The extra Eve hundred, y
Roger wrote, being for any trouble
/ may have caused by lnterrupting
your conversation with ay singing
-[Paris Wit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05

A spirited woman put an end to \
duel near Berlin three weeks ago.
Principals, seconds and army surgeon
were on tho ground and the pistols
were loading, when the lady suddenly
drove up in a swift droschky to the
place Of meeting, stepped up TO her
husbands second, snatched a pistol
from his hand, and, directing It's mpz.
zle toward her bosom, declared that
she would kill herself unless the pro-
iected duel was at once given up.
The whole party returned peaceably to
Berlin,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05

A few days ago a young lady and
gentleman in this county, both in good
circumstances, were married at Gs30
a. M, went straight to tAoig new resi-
depce, 10 which the groom had al.
ready ordered new furniture and an
outfit for housekeeping, and at Il
o'clock they had dinner, which the
bride had attended to-, In the after.
noon the bridesmaids had a good deal
of fun putting down the carpets for
the happy pair Stanton (Va)
Vindicator.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is S. per annum and
500 per month fOrlsSs than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05
man or woman
Moreyear-

Our readers will easily gather from
the above tabulated statement the
number of years to which their lives.
according to the law of averages. may
reasonably be expected tn extend.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05

Why do guns burst? asks a con-
temporary, aud then devotes nearly a
column to answering the question.
Guns burst because powder Il put into
III en-. You might use a gun for seven
hundred years spd il wouldu't burstif
you kept powder oat Of it.-[scientiic
American.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05
the experiment and experienced the
same sensation.
SOUVENIRS,

While passing through tho ASSAY
Office a solid brick of gold and silver,
four inches long and two-and-a-half
vide, was presented to Mrs. Grant,
Colonel Fair presented to Mrs. Grant
a small phial with the inscription /:
One-half Of my first days work il
California, 1919. Its value in dust
did not probably exceed $40, but as a
souvenir it was beyond price. Befosc.
changing their miners dresses a SPLEEN
did photogr n was taken of the par
ty. After bathing and dressing they
we're driven to the stamp and pan
mills, where they finished a most in
strnetiYe DAVIS work.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05

Short evening dresses will bo much
IN favor this winter, as we'll as those
with the demi train. The long sweep.
ing train will no longer be the rule,
but the exception.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05

The Danish people have sent as a
wedding present to the Princess Thy
IA. Duchess of Cumberland, a beauti-
ful oak bookcase, fourteen feet long
and eighteen feet high, IN the Gothic
style, richly QTnamented with sculp-
lures OF the old Danish authors and
poets. 1t is filed with six hundred
volumes Of Danish literature, syt and
music.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05

Hop Bitters puri6es the blood, and
removes all pimples and eruptions.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05


aHrho Purestand Best Medicine ever made.
a combination Of Hops, Buehu, Mandrake.
a n DnndellOn, with all the best and most cura-
3uye properties Of all other Bitters makes the greet {
aest lttc9d Farther, Liver ReguletOr, and Isfe
lanQ hetuth Restoring Agent on earth. !
No disease or Ill health can possibly long ~.
are their operations.
They give new lfo and vigor % tAs haed and iuarn.
n To all whose s~mployments cause irrecuIarttv NJ
gtho bowels or urinary organE' or who rcnnjrss' az y
Appetizer, Tonic and mild Stimulant. Hon Bltters
are Invaluable without Intoxicating.
No matter what your feelings or symptoms ara,
3what the disease or ailment h, use Hop Bitter. (
O0n't walt until you are sick, butif you only feeIt
pad or miserable, uso tho Bitters at onca- III NAV y
isave your LIE. IL has saved hundreds
1000 VIII DO paid for a case they win not oura or
help. ponot suffer nor let your Mlendssufer. hut
use and urge them to use Hop BitterR,
Remember, opBittersianovu vile. druv1ed. dr7,pk- /.
zen no6Clum, but the Pnrest and Best Nledirine ever
madei the "lnvnlie,s Friend md lfOpe,D and ,
3ho person o. family should be without them.
Get come this dny. EEHzES
Hop CoUaH CuRRi Is the sweetest, safest and ~
Ask Children.
me HoPPAD for Stomach, Liver and Kidnev IA spno.
r''rtoalotherA C~uresbyaboorption Ask druggist.
ID C isen absoiltean tfblec ure FOR druntr.
enness' use OF opium, tobacco ami narcotics;
Asoidby druggists. Hop Biiisrs Mfg. Co. Rocbsstsh n
sendi FOR Creular.i ~
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-23
TER RITORY OF WASHINGTON.
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, at general election, held in the
Territory of Washington on the fifth day of
November, A. d., one thousand eight hun
drcd and seventy-eight, there were submitted
to legal voters OF said Territory, for adoption
or rejection, IL constitution for the State Of
Washington; and also three Separate Articles
which should become part of said constitution
in the event of their adoption, and
WHEREAS, at general election held in the
counties of Idaho, Shoshone and Ncz Perez
in the Territory of Idaho, on said fifth day of
November one thousand eight hundred and
seventy eight said constitution and Separate
Articles were submitted for adoption or rejcc-
ton to the legal voters of said counties, and,
WHEREAS, it is made the duty of the Cover
nor of said Territory of Washington to declare
by proclamation the result of the votes cast
and returned on the adoption or rejection of
said Constitution and Separate Articles.
Now, therefore, |, ELISHA p. FERRY, Gov
ernor of said Territory, do hereby declare the
following to be the result of the vote cast at
said election in the Territory of Washington:
For Constitution, six thousand five hundred
and thirty seven.
Against Constitution, three thousand two
hundred and thirty-six.
| For Separate Article No. l. one thousand
| eight hundred and twenty seven.
| Against Separate Article No. l., five thousand
| one hundred and seventeen.
For Separate Article No. 2, one thousand
Against Separate Article No. >, five thousand
and siXty-one
| For Separate Article No. 3, two thousand
eight hundred and scventy-four.
Against Separate Article No. 3, four thous-
| and one hundred and fifty-one.
| And do further declare the following to be
the result of the votes cast in said counties
of Idano Shoshone and Ncz Perez, in the Ter
ritory of Idaho;
For Constitution seven hundred and thirty
seven.
Against Constitution, twenty-six.
| For Separate Article No. |, one hundred and
| twenty-three.
Against Separate Article No. 1, two hundred
| and eighty-two.
For Separate Article No ., two hundred and
twenty-one.
Against Separate Article No. ., two hundred
and eighty two.
For Separate Article No. 3, two hundred and
| twenty -one.
Against Separate Article No. 3 one hundred
and eighty eight.
| And do further declare that said Constitu
| ton has been adopted.
And do further declare that said Article
No. |, Article No. p and Article No. 3, have
been rejected.
- n testimony whereof, have here.
or. unto set my hand and caused the
'AN' Great Seal Of the Territory to be
affixed. at Olympia this twenty
eighth day of December, A. d. 1878.
ELISHA p. FERRY.
Governor,
| BY TIE GOVERNOR,
n. II. OWINGS,
Secretary.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-23

A Kalama correspondent of the Seattle
Post, in speaking of the recent detention of
the mails, says:
Extend the Olympia and Tenino Railroad
on direct to Vancouver, and then Puget
be left out in the cold as she has been OF
late. For owing to the daring and courage
Of Mr.. Charles Troup, of Vancouver, the L.
S. mails have been delivered at Vancouver
every day from the first freeze, and could
have been brought on to the Sound, even
overland, at some additional expense. In
fact, one mail that you got last Saturday
night at Seattle came partly overland on
horseback-pony express.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-23

The u. S. Senate on the 10th con-
firmed the nomination of Roger S.
Greene as Chief justice of this Terri
tory, and John P. Hoyt as associate
justice, which successfully accom-
plishes the removal of Chief Justice
Lewis. Judge Greene is already
we'll known to the people. Judge
Hoyt was recently Governor of Ar
iona, and appointed Governor of
Idaho, which place he declined to fill.
Many people regret the removal of
Judge Lewis, and do not understand
why it should be done, as he was up
right and honest in all his conduct.
1t is supposed by some that he had
offended the powers that be in this
Territory, therefore his official head
had to come off. The list of the Of
fcially slain for the last three months
comprise Judge Lewis, John r. Wheat
and S. w. Hall.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-23

A correspondent writing concern
ing the Umatilla Indians says that
before the raid last summer the res
ervation Indians had the confidence
of the whites and received many ia
vors from them, but the citizens are
now satisfied that their confidence in
the Indians was misplaced and be-
trayed. They are also satisfied that
large majority of the Umatillas are
equally guilty with the Bannacks and
the Snakes, and that for the future.
they are not to be trusted.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-23

r. r., but will unite their interests
with the interests of the road and work
for their mutual ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. This
understanding was reached between
these companies as long ago as 1869,
and every Congressional act amending
the charter of 1864 and extending the
time for commencement and completion
of the road has, so far as the western
division is concerned, been directly in
the interest of the Columbia river route,
the city of Portland and, of course, the
o. S. n. Co. The shrewd President
of the o. S. n. Co. is not figure head
as director in the N. P. r. r. Co.,
but will in the future as in the past,
trump every trick that is sought to be
taken by the adversaries of the Column
bia river monopoly.
The interests of the N. P. r. r. Co.
and O. S. n. Co. are to great extent
identical, and in the near future will
become altogether one in action and
object. That this is the plan is proven
by the fact that the latter company are
anxious to have the road built on the
south side of the Columbia where they
have already built and in process of
building 20 miles of broad gague road
and 80 miles of narrow gauge, the lat
ter from Wallula to Walla Walla.
The O. S. N. Co. cannot keep the n.
P. road away; they cannot compete
with it, hence they will become part
of it, and when the road is completed
from sea to sea, there will be a gigan-
tic monopoly from Lake Superior to
Astoria and to Puget Sound via Port
land and kalama on the Columbia river,
composed of the n. P. and the o. S. n.
Co., all powerful to control the COM
merce of the northwest and shape its
course and destiny for century to
come 1t will be home monopoly
and better for this country than though
the c. P. and U. P roads had obtained
the control here, and will it is to be
hoped, use the immense power thus
given them to better advantage for the
people than the proud autocrats of Cal
, ifornia and the kings of Union Pa
! cific fame have done in a more south
ern latitude.
In conclusion, we advocate the cause
of the Columbia river. 1t is indeed a
noble highway, and destined to bear
an immense commerce which should
be equally to the advantage of Oregon
and Washington, but Oregon will
doubtless get the lions share of all the
material benefits. Such, at least, is
the present status of the matter and by
which Coming events cast their shad-
ows before"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-23

Last fall band of Cheyenne In
dams left their reservation in the In
dian Territory, bound for their old
home in Dakota. In passing through
Kansas and Nebraska they killed a
large dumber of settlers, but were
finally captured in the sand hills in
Nebraska, and taken to Camp Robin
son. There they were held in close
confinement, half starved and poorly
clad by the Indian agents. Two
weeks ago they rebelled against star
walton, and made another break. In
their efforts to escape five soldiers
were killed, and eight wounded.
Thirty-two Indians were killed.
About so remained, while so more
escaped, and are now making for
Sioux camps, with the U. S. Cavalry
in pursuit. 1t is expected they will
incite the Sioux to war, and then
there would be business for the army.
All this may be set down to the blum
dering and uncompetency of the pious
Indian agents in charge.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-23

APPS, the third Indian convicted of
participation in the murder of Geo.
Coggan. was hung at Pendleton on
Friday. There was no attempt at
rescue and no disturbance. The
Umatillas are subdued for the present,
and judicious management will pre-
vent future outbreaks.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-23

Heavy snow storms and unprece-
dented cold weather in Idaho create
considerable alarm among stock men,
who have reason to fear that a large
number of cattle will perish before
milder weather sets in.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-23
Livery and Feed Stable,
A. ]. LAWS, Proprietor.

TANCOUTER ". T.
Stable on 9Th street, one block west Of NJ
Winters store, in Beatty's building.
Single and double rigs, and the best saddle
horses, etc, furnished on short notice, and all
charges reasonable.
Horses boarded and taken care of at reason
able rates.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-23

Jackson Grant, the Indian half
breed who murdered Dennis Spellin
near Portland, has been convicted of
murder in the first degree, and will
be hung. Portland is slowly but
surely disposing ofits crop of roughs.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-23

A lunatic named Foster. confined In jail at
Walla Walla, set fire TO the building one day
last week. No serious damage was done.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-23
Asinainistt at0rs-s Sale of Real Estate.

NJ Office IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT IN
~ pursuance and by virtue of an order of
the Probate Court of the county of Clarke,
Washington Territory, made on the twenty
eighth day of December, A. d. 1875, in the
matter of the estate of Joseph Pctrain, de-
ceased the undersigned administrator dc bo-
mis- non of the said estate, will on
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-12
a roEx WITH a POINT.

Only PIN; yet it ea 'miy lay
On tAs tutted door IN Ne light Of day:
ADA q shons persnsly fair anf bright.
Rsasstins back the noonday light.
Only boz; yet be cav that pin,
And HE fscs assumed nsndish grin:
He stopped for awhile with . look Infant.
TIL he aud the pin alike were bent.
Only chair: but on its teat
A<Nsll bout pin found safe retreat:
Nor had the ksenest eye discern 4
That heavsnward Its point vss turned.
Only Q man: but be chapeed TO drop
Upou that chair, when fxf. bang. popi
He lsaped tiss cork FROM out bottle,
And opened wide his valve do throttle
Only Q yell; though an honest one.
u lacked tue elsmcnt Of fun:
And boy and man. and pin and chair.
In Wild confusion mingled there.