davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1879-02-01
NEW YORK

SEw ToRK, jan +3l.-GEAIN-Wtntef wheat In
much len requeas, mud generally quoted down
A0Ac per bu, clsaing barely steady 1t de-
ellie IN fair ocsags; spsiug varied lttls In price
for early delivery, but assraetcd less attention,
5.,oo0 bu No. Milwaukee spring, strictly
prime, Il 31.01, Corn generally less active,
With adylnsags n to prico In most instances in
f4yor Of purchasers; mixed Western. 474eistlc-
RE as before. on = very ta,ns market; No. 2
westesn 58150c. Oats In mora request, and
quoted steady In price; mixed Western. 2, 800 bu
it3on elle; No. 2 Chicago adost, 3l131tsc.
pnoyls1oKs-llog product irregular, and 1t tho
elost depressed, chiefly under speculative mauip-
uat!on; Western mess inactive and closed heavy:
FtbtuarJ opilon So 1bn 10, Is for now and t8 80
cs.50 TOT old. Cut meats n Moderately sought At
former prtees. Bacon steady but Hu1uf. Western
stam ard In less request for carly delivery. open.
Ing higher but closing With pressure to soil rs-
auItiug IN sharp decline.
T41ox-1latbtr quiet; primo II csc.
SraARs-lsaw tn leps demand, with Cubs musco-
1sdo quoted It o>iQeAc for fais to good refining;
refined in fair req1ent,
WHiskr-peciined to 31.o9, It which 50 bsls
aold.
fEElauTs s-SIoderately active buatness at fcBer.
aliT eaiet figures On fscrr offerings OF xccommodA-
s'on on berth ind charter; for Liverpool, engage
ueass included by steam s, 100 br1s -four At q Od@
per bF through freight, and by outpott lines re-
ported ~ low u p Cd, and suuored sven undc
shls rats; ls, 600 hu grain It did per 60 lbs. ,
TO fs Tttttrrs Alsoet4fed Frtss.
atw YoaK, Jan. M.-CorroN-Markct dull at
oss1phc; fusures steady; February, o. 4dc; March,
o.s4e; April, Oslo; May, D.ooc: June. 0.1oc;
July l0."oc; net receipts 1t all porta during tho
"eek III. 600: last year. lbe, 600; total receipts
HAl Cnted statc1 ports 10 date, .. 2b7, 600: last
yeat, J. 087, 600; exports from Ill United States
, 1879-02-01

shans,a. 1so' 81. ol.-Cv1Tox-SteAdy and ua-
s.n,. milling. De- Sales, l., 100 tsles: ~.
" in Nv sslss; shipments, /, 800 bales; .toek.
o.'. oa.eus-2a!st and unchanged.
Na 9,so ~ ,"asst-essh higher sad options lower;
sas,,: az. sn: w Aea3hc eaah, p3GaYyAc Fsp.
ss@&s4Xe March; guhQQgAs lp.u:
, 1879-02-01

VII! There Ito Anothrr Vatican Council
.,, CdthoIc Hf+oid.
=, we are Informed By London correspondent
thnt hcw u!eun1enleal Council Of tie Catholic
Church Is projected 10 be held 1t Isome In The
oltcs in London that tl4e Pope s destrol,. to
elect solution of tlr present difficulty bc-
twccn the Clurrii and the civil Powers OF, the
continent 1y holding council OF tie UptYersal
Church.
, 1879-02-01

t4lles ssu*ltitHcfs
DAVENPORT, Ia, ian. ap-The Hon, EYisur
Wright, Bostoa-DEAn SIN: 1t is my vcry great
pleasure to put you In possession OF the "cap-
shcuf" Of the MUTUAL Life inta.ny.
On tic 18th inst. rendered to the Company.
per registered letter, the policy Of Mr.. James
uoldsbury, No. 43,t71, for $1,000, sc'f-.nsur-
nncc yaluo Jan. e5, 1870, s',3ol.5. 1'!'rtr offer
for 1t, III you nre aware, was f225 usr1 q gratutJ
Of QUE years. premium OH pulley fur llfs for
5000. The trap tuto which expected these
greedy cormorauts 10 tumble WIS tho offer IN
return Of check or draft for $c9j. Imagine
my surprise when Air. Gatjsbury presented for
u,y consideration this morning the following:
Mutual Lie. .lnrutaucs COMPANY. u New York,
tw9 ha,:Fe H!nety avs dol!af.. a. EEata!ty fAr
1ap'ca BY non-paJmcnt Of premium. and forfeited
10 said Company.
Az you we're awarc, the Cou,pany's offer rms
opeu for s2sI, il surrendered whllo III force,
Which lad been duly attended 10. No answcr
came, except tic raturn Ut tic certificate of rcy
istry aud delivery to the; Cou.puny on tie 10Th
toT payment of premium bad passed.. When ,hy
managers presented tue aboya receipt to Gc
signed by tllcir willing ~ dupe.
Lot the tllousanla uf poileyllo11ers similarly
crculnstance.l with this unfortunate tnan {uot
INK Rbout him good lMcn md true, who will
assist hft9 to vplteato Ills rights and their own)
lake hceit
Tie matugcrs OF tho Mutual I.tfe egrco with
sfr. q. 10 Tay him $a!l; fnr its policy, now
worth e1,aol.G5 md dividend OF last year
llo snrrcn1ers It w!Illo III forcc tkecpEng ali ac-
knowlctgct copy OF 1t aint tic Inst recctpt) nilh
asks ,S f., It, ysus sc the annget. & no1
been due, iml then declaro It forfcltedl
II forfeited By him, liz sclfinsurance yaIuc is.
, 1879-02-01

No. do, Ba1c; No. nprinE. 7sc. Corn unset*
lied. No. 2 mixed. ao.4 4t3po eaah; BON tl3oto
February: 31He March: :EsIic Apr,I; 33sis May.
Oats ehstef and weak; No. e, nl1i02laic cash;
21lkc h,d February. Rye scarce and firm; scalvs
At 42si@{oAc eash: 4ac March. Barley dull and
unchanged.
WH1skT-atsady II 1.o4.
Pxor1stosa-Potk opensd strong and higher:
efoaed At inside prices, $a 8oap. Co. lntols. Lard
non,inal'y lower a. 50. 10. Hulk moats atfong at
opening. but closed weak and lower 10 sellers; car
lots II to ~ dhy clear RIBS, 81, 4084. 70 freq on
loard, clear, :, 10. rnnnd lnss; fully eured
clear, 81. 25a5b.J5. Sweet picked hams, is ins
avesase. Usic: I'm lbs aser.Rs, &c.
REcEtF1s-Flouf, {, coo hris; wheat, Al, tG0 bu:
barley, 4. 600 bn.
snirxrNrs-FInuE. 1000 brls: wheat, 200 bu;
corn. TO- 0oo.but ohts, 1000; rye, none; bailey,
, 1879-02-01

declined to D0Kc. closing 1t DBAc BID; Ah1pmenth.
II, 900 brls. averaging IT. 900; transactions, 250
600,
pIrrAncna, Jan. II. - rErnntEux - Quirt;
crude. 81. 1sA It pstker's for shipment; teaned,
BKc bid, Philadelphia delivery.
, 1879-02-01

WILMINGTON, Jan. 31.-srtatrs TuRrsHrIxs-
Quiet 1t nc.
, 1879-02-01

,,..,,. v.rs received hy the Chicago
Boala al.s,,ot. =, jim. 31-11:ao 4. n.-Flopr, lao
L"Im., Winter. g. 0dlos Id: No. 2 tpting,
~, a,,ne.. vhl,e, s. sdQboa Id: club. 81 lido
tvS~N ~ N.v roru, n sdGb4s Cd psr Genital. Pork
w. ~. 3sa. Receipts Of wheat 1ass days.
~ ~ ~, ,en,ajs, l4s, 600 being American.
lm, ssroot. w. jan. 11-1:3o .. .m--Hsather fait.
L.n.s..os.-small business II lower pF'ees. Flour.
"slts1os; winter, Is 0dos: club, 81 11dtas 4a'
- c.tn n CdG4s Cd. Hest uncnanReo'
J,s,nroo1, Jan. 1.-Pfsmo mess po.R-has'
H.. western, Ais. Daeon-CumbcFiauds
en- ..n,t rbs. 21s; long clear. 2os; short eiesr.
., .hn1,de,, els Cd. 11aus, 3os. Lard. 33s I'd.
w. .,..s hcef, 70s Cd: India u,ess beef, III;
.,, rsimv frdIs mess beef, B7s. Cheese. 4oa. Tai
w. t.rnox. Jlu. 31.-LrvEnrooL-Wheat quiet.
-. r.,her easItr; 22a %. Mark LANE
49,, and corn quiet. Cargoss OH
'"s..,.-whe,t rather eastcf; fair aver
~. c,fornls. 49,; corn Fathss easier; fair aver
~ ~ s,,,isao mixed, 23s Cd. csfsoes on past
~ ~ Hwh+tt rather easier; corn 4ust; good ship
,.sc.lIforp,a wheat, Just shipped. ~ Cd; nearly
A., 43,0d. Fair aveEage quality Of No. 2 chlca-
~ ,onue wheat Tor shipment during tho present
md following month, 37e. counttY markets Tor
xht,,-Enpl!sh Ana French quiet Weather In
Eoatlpd-FroitT.
s1.c{di 1tfpatch 10 1ns 7f1eune.
,,~.vpoo,u ian, 31-1i 30 =. m.-FLouR-Ns.1 ],
~; No. 9, 1ss.
0st,y-Whest-Wlnser, No. !. o. Id: No. 2. 81
al. spring, No. i, 81; No. =, o. 1od: white, No.
! a. ID: No. ., 81 Sd; clnb, No. !. o. Cd; No. 2.
n11d. Corn-Ncw, No. !, II Cd; No. =, ~ 3D..
pTo,,s1oEs-rork, 21s; lard. 13s. a.
it1,Rpoo1, Jan. 31.-Co1rox--Fltmer 1t bA8
bp.,cd; sales 10, 600 bales; speculation and e1'
, 1879-02-01

miners. The latter ts m improhabtitv: hence
motate It. A. Il. L.
, 1879-02-01

BosTox, Jan. 3t--FlouR-slcady fnd arm;
Western supsrane, 81. ooSe3. rs; common ex-
tras, -. 75@4.25 Wisconsin extras, 81. 0oGD
4.5o: Minnesota do, S4.25Gsb. 60: winter wheat.
Ohio And hichi9an, g., 75Gh5. 25: illinois lnu In.
diana, Is. 0oGG. 90; 81. Louis, s.. 25Glu.o5; Wis.
conain and Minnesota phtent.process sprng
wheats. 50. 6oa8. rs; winter whea.s 81. .o0@7. 60.
onAls-corn scarce; mixed and yellow. 4D,s0
&c. osts-No. ], 23hGlAe: No. Q white and
NrcE!r1s-Flour, LOCO bsis; wheat, II, 900 hu:
corr, 81. coo bu.
sn,rx1xrs-Flour, Z, 200 bsls; wheat, @, GOO bu;
corn, ~, 600 bu.
, 1879-02-01


II the antfon markets werr left free to follow
the legitimate iht'nrncra of evcnts, there ara
very few I}rIns connected With tlr I,oari w3,nss
hnslncst OH 'Change could not be transacted By
its own MEwngna,
Regulating the VH1no of Co'nA-What It
afenns.
To The Editor n} The Trfbuns,
CHICAGO, Jan, 20,--Thc Constttu,,nn declares
. 30 s""" 49,, Ha'I '"o"e!:
rf9atdte Tue sntue thereof, nn' IT ioftiRn coins"
etc. Now, It seems to inc impossible to con.
ecivc Of regulation Of the vaiue Of cotn., With
mt dnuh,r standard. The frsmcrs of I'm f,on.
s.,.,.tte. .,,, 49,. -. t.,..a.,. -. ~ .,,'
s.tot'on eoulo no' nh's '"1e""eo .hat t'e. 'a'ac
M o s"s rth r. to .as o,"r "sr
leeis]at1pr TINT pne gold dollar shall lie ruual
s.st1 ss,,. 80, ~. .n., ~ 49,. ~ So -. '%
Ro.u oo.laF sns" uc eaa.' u t"o nsh-ao''afs OF
gold ss le2aI-fcnder. lh,a would have been lM-
bccflc folly. Neither could they hare mcaut tn
ronfcr m Conpresa tte nover tn rev,,totc m.
..,,s ~ ,.a,5 no,e. -. .,s~c- oas,. s.,.,, 49,. nv
'A'"s " so." so'.'' ~ n"- eo''' WI" 'e'et'
encc 70 TINT ol oushe' ot "hcst' OF daf H.
hor, OF gard OF cloth. FOR two frafnne, VIZ:
0rst, that tho values Of tlleae commodities or
utilities yary greatly, from ,car to renr, anl
ntirn from wrrk In wrrk: n,M scrnn,l,y. If liz
Tnn.,itntinp.n had iutrn1eJ !" III ,nn ..ss
Thing at thc kIni. fhcr wIujI hnre ts,I tn ""'
Tia fnfrfrn,n Il tkctrfJ,tr irr.ststfhlc tho,
tim vs.sriny ~ t,,H f,onstifuion i. IL" r4,t ~,
~ tt,s -.irfns voi,1cs ~ roij nri siirnr -, n""p
nthnr Nnt1 In fact tt,r snmn NAV, f., 80
To.t mart nrccrr,ied IN authnrlzn In i.ono+s,"
snnn affrr III EnMst1,uti,,1 wrnt jntn onnrstion'
fhis yrry thing. Thtv declared hnv ,nanv nu,,ces
, 1879-02-01

tENi!.us ". LoaIa. u apea. thy u Nsrth.
e. .wsy G9Hpts!; ~ yI !. h. 1cs af +
kmersiu. Chief Engineer. hL Loals " y tso- y.
tnK s;xty lIcs tru,u fA&enAourI " Lbs coun.
cit Ulu1s 81. t.upa Hallway COMPANY. I!sa4 pf9'
hIes, Anl III b. s4&n stthe o1ace b. H.
LEWl4, Jf.. Ttsaf4euL
, 1879-02-01

promote fhc excluded partner 10 the rank and
privileges of "tr,1stch ciark.n
II the nptfon mhrkcts werr left free to follow
the legitimate fhflnrnrf8 u evcntA, there ars
very few Trims connected with the Iioarti v},Ose
business OH 'Changc could not be traneac,eu bY
its own MEvprna
, 1879-02-01

CHICAGO BURLINGTON l. QUINCY KAMroAh
Depota foot o. Lake 1bdf4nn end sxtstnfh
ead canal and Sxt&snth sta. Ticket oEcct, 80 Clark
u. and ht dcpo1. .
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-03
AS OTHERS SEE US,
What an Inspector Found and Said.

DR.. Wight, once a candidate for
governor of Tennessee, now National
board of health inspector-a mighty
fall in the social scale-has gone back
to Nashville after visit hereabouts,
to investigate and ventilate the situa-
ton. He did net hide his light under
a bundle of red tape, only to be again
revealed by headquarters at Washing
ton OF elsewhere for the benefit of the
next generation, but he told news
gatherer all he knew, that it might go
forth to enlighten the people Of the
present Nor was his observations as
damaging 70 us as we would have sup
posed they might be, considering what
some of our home people baye gone to
the outer world beyond our quarantine
gordon and said of us. As it appears
in the Aperican, DR.. Wight said the
average number u people leaving
Memphis by the Louisville railroad is
twenty each week, of whom nine
tenths have bad the fever. He was
told while here thai not more than
100 people are among us who desire
to go away, outside Of those who have
had the fever this year or last. Other
points Of interest related by the doc
tor are set down in the American as
follows:
There are now about 1900 people
in tho city, Of which it is estimated
that there are 5000 white and 5000
oolored Altogether there are about
1000 families. Of this number there
are not more than 100 INDECENT fami-
lies who are being supported by the
various charitable associations. This.
Df course, does not include the families
in the camps. The number now in
camp is between 2l0O and 200 The
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-03
MORE GnL.n nnMINa

The steamer Canada landed 81 ,200,-
900 in gold bars at New York last
Thursday and the Bothnia s655,OOO
the day before, making altogether
$3,478,OOO gold thus far received from
Europe. The money market of Lon
don has recently been strengthened by
the heavy shipments of bullion from
England and France. Further ship
ments to America are anticipated and
estimates of the probable amount yet
to be forwarded are made as high as
$10,000,000. The ultimate effect of
this heavy draft upon bullion will
likely be an advance in the London
rate of discount Of perhaps 1 to II
per cent. The Bank of England yate
has ruled steady for some months past
at 2 per cent. but during the autumn
1T may advance to 10y ; per cent, The
money is coming to pay fOf large ship
ments of breadstuffs and other food
which have been moving for some
time past and will probably continue
during the fall and winter months.
Added to this che present crop Of cot
ton will soon begin to go abroad. IT.
is calculated that free shipments of
iron and government bonds will in
part offset the balances due to this
side, but they will be largely made
quate to settle the immense sums that
will be drawn by American shippers
All Western Europe will have to i'm
port largely from the United States
during the next twelve months and
much speculation is progressing among
English 6nanciers as to the means Of
payment to be employed. Gold will
not be sent when it can be avoided.
The London Pail Mall Gazette COM
menting on the subject says The
experience of the past two years points
to the employment Of stock exchange
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-03
MORE WABASH JOKES.
Voorhees, Arrest---HOw a Lafayette
Congressional Candidate Was Swim
died Out of Votes.

indianapolis Neys.l
When Voorhees, and Nelson we're
opposing candidates for congress in the
Terre Hapto district, part of their
canvass was made in buggies, railroad
transportation in some of the remote
counties, being then somewhat meager.
On one of their trips Voorhees, was
accompanied by Chambers Y. Patter
son, and Nelson by Robert N. Hud-
son. One day they had occasion to
pass through the same town from DIFF
ierent directions. Nelson knew that
he would reach there first, and deter
mined to play Il joke upon his oppo-
nent. When he and Hudson reached
the town in question they called on the
marshal or constable and gave notice
Qf 2 horse and buggy stolen by two
men, for whose arrest and recovery of
the rig reward Of Sl0G was offered.
and then they described Voorhees, and
Patterson In an hour or SO these two
drove in, and the vigilant official at
once recognized MS men, aud with a
laudable desire to earn that 500. i'm
mediately arrested them. In vain
Voorhees, protested that he was the
for congress, and his com
panioB q friend from Terre Hauto.
That wouldn't 60 down with tho con-
stable, who was up to that game. 1T
will be observed that D. Webster V.
was not so well known then, even in
his own district, as he is all over the
State to-day. With the oalaboese
threatening them, and not friend to
relieve them from their awkward and
embarrassing predicament, Mr.. Voor-
hees suddenly bethogght himself Of a
farmer friend back on the road two or
three miles, and he finally prevailed
upon the suspicious minion Of the law
to accompany him 10 the place, where
he was vouched for even to the salts
faction Of the constable, and then his
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-03
THE LATE INFANTA Pillar.
The Beauty and BIighted Prospects Of
Ex-0ueen IsabeIIa's Daughter.

G. w. Smalley, writing from Lon
don, says< 1t would not be doing JUS
tice to the Infanta Pillar to say that
she was the handsomest member of
her family. She was singularly beau
tiful, and in no wise Bourbon. 1t is
no secret that her father was Capt.
tauo PUG Motto, of the Spanish artil-
lery, with whom Queen Isabella con-
soled herself after the desertion of the
Duke de Sesto and before she made
the acquaintance of Senors Manfri
and Puenta, for her unhappy marriage.
The deceased princess had attained
her eighteenth year. If the next
Queen Consort of Spain should fur
nish the church with a christening.
the lntanta was to be married to the
Grown Prince of Austria; if no child
were born, she was to remain in Spain
and choose a husband who would be
satisfied to live there. The Infanta
had clear olive complexion. regular
and finely chiseled features, es dark
and profound as those Of M'lle Rachel
and dark hair that might have been
stolen from pagan goddess. Her
figure menaced clumsiness, but not to
the extent Of her mothers. She was
called after an Aragonese Madonna
held in great veneration by Queen
Isabella. Death came upon the poor
girl with fearful suddenness. 1t ap-
pears that she inspired Prince Ru-
dolph, Of Austria, with a passion
which she reciprocated. The uncer-
tainty about her marriage tormented
her. Was she to be empress of
Austria, or was she to be keptin Spain
to provide heirs for the throne? She
would have willingly renounced her
contingent birthright; but jurists held
that ii she renounced her own claim
to the succession she could not preiu-
dice the rights of her children. The
lnfanta, without being seriously i'll,
ran down. Sea baths were ordered.
and she went to watering place on
the southern shore of the Bay of Bis
cay. While bathing there she was
seized with fit of the epileptic type.
which lasted several hours, and from
which she only awoke in another
world. The King and Princess of
Asturias, who were telegraped for, did
not arrive in time to see her pass
away. Queen Isabella was at her
country house reading a letter which
the postman had just bRaught from
the Infanta when the taegram an
nouncing her decease arrived. The
unfortunate mother was overwhelmed
with grief, for she is most affectionate
toward her children, and has keenly
felt her separation from them, not
withstanding her intimacy with Pu-
enta and family. The Infanta Paz
now stands on the step of the throne
occupied by her sister Pillar. She is
the age of the Duke de Montpensier's
son Antonio, and in all likelihood will
be his wife. Thus the Guizotine
policy of the Spanish marriages has a
fresh chance of being realized. Prin-
cess Paz, or Peace, is fair and of
pleasing appearance. She was CON
firmed by the late pope, and is sup.
posed to be Marfori- v Borbon. The
first telegram of coincidence which
King AlphonsO received was from his
chivalrous young friend, the Crown
Prince Of Austria.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-03
OUR COTTON TRADE.

Strenuous efforts progress in all Of
our neighboring cities to win the cot
ton trade away from us. Louisville
is working like beaver; Nashville
is not idle; St. Louis has a big paw
reaching out, largely aided by hun
dred of our local merchants tempnr
arily sojourning there, and Cincinnati
would not object to a few consign-
ments Of our feecy staple. The big
gest stir is going on at Louisville
where warehouse facilities and news
paper articles are daily discussed with
great earnestness. We are shut up
in our fever prison house; we cannot
demonstrate until big black frost
spreads its chilly mantle over us and
scatters the quarantine officials to the
changing winds. Our neighbors may
enjoy share of the trade during the
ensuing eight weeks, but our mer
chants will enter the list vigorously
enough after the first of November
Last year and this have been serious
blows to us in this line, though last
years trade fell short of the year be-
fore, but little over $4,000 bales in
spite of the great scourge. During
the yellow fever of 1873, when our
mortality reached as high as 50 per-
sons in one day and when over 1000 of
our inhabitants were swept into their
graves, the traffic in cotton went on as
if nothing was in the way. We had
heavy buyers among us, some of whom
purchased as much as 1000 bales in a
single day, and the weeks sales ran
up eight or nine thousand bales all
through the season and as fast as bales
arrived railroads and steamers carried
them away. The first case of fever
is yet to be heard Of, caused by this
heavy movement of cotton. The
situation is changed somewhat now.
The doctors, indorsed by few scary
people afraid that they will die be-
fore their time comes, have choked
our trade to death for the present.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-03
PersonaI and PoliticaI.

Senator Cameron of PENNSYLVANIA
and Mrs. Cameron are guests at the
home of Senator Blaine, in Augusta,
Me.
John Bowes, waiter in a Montreal
inn, has fallen heir to 100000 in
Buffalo through the death of a rela-
tive Of his wife.
A son Of DR.. Kenealy has been ar
rested in London for forging news
paper reporters name to dispatch
purportlng to tell his own suicide,
With De Facto Wheeler, ex-Gov-
ernor Fenton and Senator Conklins as
delegates to the New York Republi-
can convention, that body will not fail
to attract a good deal Of attention.
General Clusters monument will be
unveiled at West Point on Saturday.
1t is likely that Secretary McCreary
and General Sherman will be present.
General Schofeld will make the ad
dress Of acceptance and the tragedian,
John Mccullough, will recite Gus
ters Last Charge
Mrs. General Banks is one of the
most active workers in arousinp the
women of Massachusetts, to register.
and the correspondent of the Spring
field Republican says the generals s
daughters have both registered and
will vote and are doing what thew can
to influence the young women of
Waltham to follow their example.
Mr.. Conkling's excuse for his
abrupt departure from Rhode Island /:
Heard voice you could not hear,
Which said | must not stay,
saw gun you could not see,
Which beckoned me away.
But still might have longer staid,
Or not so basely rum
Had known only Sprague was cooked,
And not his horrid gun.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-03
FIRE WITHOUT WOOD OR COAL.
A Perpetual and Economical Source Of
Fuel.
London Atheneum.l

London Athen@um.l
A correspondent has sent us a start
ling letter from Miss NJ. Betham-
Edwards, from which we give an ex
tract: Il send you the particulars of
a recent scientific invention, lust pat
ented, and destined, without doubt, to
play a very important part in our
economic history. | think it must be
regarded as a solution, for once and
for all, of the great coal question. or
rather fuel question, not only among
ourselves, but abroad. NJ. Bourbon
mel, of Dion, the celebrated lion and
panther slayer, lighted upon the fol-
lowing discovery by hazard, and after
SIX years persistent investigation.
brought 1t to entire workable perfec-
tion. He discovered, by means of two
natural substances, inexhaustible in
nature, the means of lighting and
maintaining a fire without wood or
coal fire instantaneously lighted
and extinguished a fire causing no
dust, smoke or trouble; a fire costing
one-tenth, at least, of ordinary fuel I:
and, what is more wonderful still. a
fire, the portion of which answering
to our fuel, is everlasting, that is to
say, would last a lifetime. NJ. Bour
bonnel's invention comprehends both
stove and fuel. The fires could be on
the minutest scale or on the largest
They could be used for heating a
baby's food or for roasting an OK.
Being lighted instantaneously. they
will be a great economy of time. NJ.
Bourbonnel at once patented his in
yention, and a body of engineers and
savants from Paris visited him. and
pronounced his discovery one Of the
most remarkable of the age. He has
had several offers for the purchase Of
the patent in France, but wants to
sell it In England, his own occupation
being in another line. Any English
gentleman or firm wishing to see his
fires or stoves, could do so by writing
to him day or two beforehand. His
address is NJ. Bourbonnel, Dion. L
have seen these fires and stoves
There is no mistake about the matter.
1t is as clear as possible that here we
have q perpetual and economical
source of fuel. Two hundred wears
ago the discoverer would surely have
been burnt as wizard. "