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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-18
CHICAGO.
4 City with Three Expensive Gov.
ernmentg.

CHICAGO, March 18.-The state
supreme court has decided that the
election last fall which resulted in a
vote for the consolidation of the three
town governments of Chicago into one
was not regularly held under the
statutes, and therefore was void. This
will necessitate the keeping up ofthree
expensive governments another year.
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H. II. WARNER & Co, ROCHESTER, N.
Y.-DEAR SIR:-It is now only three
months since we received your first ship
ment ofSafe Remedies. We have sold drugs
in this place for twenty years, and we
have never sold a proprietary medicine
that gives such universal satisfaction as
yours, especially your Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure, and Safe Diabetes Cure.
We could mention many who have re-
ceived great benefit in cases of Kidney
difficulties, Asthma, Rheumatism, Dia-
betes, Bright's Diseases, etc.
Respectfully yours,
SISSON & FOX,
Alexandria Bay, n. Y.
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Fire.

MENDOZA, ILL, March 1S.-A fire
last night destroyed the Chicago ivory
button mandatory, together with
the soda water factory and two dwell
lings, making a total loss Of $4,000;
insurance. $1,000.
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Banker Ac0ni,ted.

New ORLEANS, March 18.-The
jury in the case of David Urquhart,
president Of the Citizens savings in
stitution, indicted on a charge of
feloniously appropriating the funds Of
the bank, returned a verdict of not
on;ltv
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RnrgIars Arresied.

BUFFALO, March ls.-Two profess
sional burglars from Cincinnati, Thos.
Smith and John Hartlett, alias John
Artley, were arrested here to day, and
articles Of iewelry stolen by them
was also recovered.
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IMPORTS.

New YORK, March 18, 1905 pm
Cotton opened firm; now frmer. Or
dinary, ll5c; good ordinary. 1910 !:
low middling, u l316c; middling.
l3 3.l6c good middling, ID 7-16c
middling fair, IA Bloc; fair, IA 15-16c.
Futures opened barely steady; now
the same, at very little change from
last evenings close, as follows: De
liveries for
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Kl,led by a Train.

HABRIsBuRG, PA, March 1S.-0ne
man was killed and three Injured at
Annville, on the Lebanon Valley rail-
road, by an express train to-day.
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SnMncafn1.

CHESTER, Pa, March 1S.-Richard
Neild, convict in the Delaware
county Jail, attempted to escape last
night, and in doing SO broke a gas
pipe and was sufocated by escaping
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DIED.

KNEY-Thursday March IS, 1880. at seven
O'Clock, am, MoLLIE P. KNEY, wife Of Louis
Kney
Funeral will take place from residence, on
Moely avenue, tomorrow tFRIDAY) after
noon. at2o'clock Friends and aequaintances
are respectfully invited to attend.
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BRQWN-At 10 o'clock, this morning, JRS-
ME ". BRowH, daughter Of the late Or. r. L.
and l., M. Brown.
Funeral from the residence, Friday morn
ing. ut 10 O'clock
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-18

The New York Herald Irish relief
fund amounted up to the 18th instant,
O 1926. .52775.
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Tuesday, I3th April

next, for the purpose ofelecting 13 thirteen
directors for the ensuing year.
78 j. A. OMBERG, Cashier.
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BANK OF COMMERCE.

M EMPHIS. TENN, March 9Th. 1880 The
III annual meeting of the stoekboiders of
this bank will be held at its banking house.
In this city, on AO''''
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NOTICE.

T HAVE this day sold to Porter. Taylor 4
i Co. my entire stock of Groceries and hx.
lures. Also all the books, book accounts.
scales, safe and all other property appertain,
ing to my late business, at 2sl Main street.
March 9th, 1880. 49, : IN A0N'
We authorize B. NJ. Stratton to collect all
claims due to his late firm and wind up the
business for us.
March 9Th, 1850. " III 1Si
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sTOCK UERrIFICATE Insr

STOCK CERTIFICATE LOST.
NOTICE. is hereby given that the following
~ deseribed certificate Of stock in tho Mem
phis X Charleston railroad company has been
lost or stolen; No. 1858, issued June Attn, 81,
for eighteen shares. As owner of this eertii
cat, have made affidavit as 10 It's loss and
shau ,apply to the secretary Of the companJ
for duplicate certificate.
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ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL.

March IS, 1880.
cOTfvE sTATEuEET.
Stock, September /, 1879 9.......... 3s6
Received since aststatement... 5s4
Received previously ....-.......... S7359O 374,l54
Shipped since last statsment.. 7Eg 374,5i0
Shipped previously 2539le 269 ,708
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-05-05
A Carnival Freak.

Among the strange freaks of the last
Viennese carnival has been the adop-
tion by several OF the leading beauties
of imitation feet and sandals, rs acces-
sories to neurological OF, classical cos;
tunes. Having indued flesh-colored
maillots provided with thin soles, these
ladies committed their delicate extremi.
ties to the manipulation of the skilled
artists, who deftly painted thereupon
counterfeit presentments of toes, sandals
and laces, all complete. The pretty
wife of an eminent Viennese historical
painter had chosen the dress of water
spritc wherein to attend the &c 'schnas
ball." and solicited her husbands aid to
make up" her feet in the manner
above indicated. He consented; but
not wishing to enhance his wife's
natural charms by adventitious
means, he put off the foot-painting
operation until the last moment. When,
however, the carriage was at the door:
and the water sprite's toilet completed
in all respects but one, he seized brush
and palette, and addressed himself,
seemingly in feverish haste, to his task,
hurrying his wife off to the ball as soon
as her mimic feet were ready. without
giving her time to inspect them. On
entering the gayly-lighted ballroom the
lady cast a hasty glance at her hus-
bands artistic achievements. Her hor-
ror may he better imagined than de-
scribed when she perceived that the
pink silk tights in which her dainty feel
were imprisoned had been admirably IL
Illuminated by his master hand with hor-
rible representations of chilblains, bum
ions and inveterate corns. only too true
to nature. That night she danced not
but sat in a corner, hiding her ira
vested feet under her chair Us best she
might.
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Warmth and Energy.

In ancient times, energy of mind and
strength of body were supposed to be
the effects Of warmth, while depression
of spirits and bodily weakness were as
cribed to cold. Modem science HIS
explained and modified these theories
concerning the production of physical
and psychical force, but in the main it
has confirmed the principle of causa-
ton. In n general sense, it may be said
that animal heat, when duly generated
within normal limits, is the concomitant
OF vigor. Practically, therefore, warmth
is to be sought and cold avoided; but
with this qualification, that the heat
must be elected by organic processes
going on in the body, and not borrowed
from without. The chief, if not the
only use of wraps and warm surround
ings is to avoid the loss of animal heat
by abstraction. 1t is neither scientific
nor hygienic, in any true sense, to trust
to external sources of supply for the
warmth we require to live well, happily
and usefully. The food is more than
the raiment, and those who desire to
help the poor and melancholy over their
"dead points" in the course of life
should be chiefly anxious to feed them
well and sufficiently. So in the man
agement of se.f-to live well is to feed
appropriately. Stimulants do not give
strength, because they cannot add to the
normal and healthy sources of animal
heat. Nutriment is the only true fuel.
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An Episode.

A somber faced man, with long hair
like corn doctor or a poet, entered the
postoffice one day last week and laid
down nickel and inquired for two
three-c cent stamps.
He was informed that six cents was
necessary for the purchase.
This is the economy of the country
is it? In the city where came from
always get two stamps for five cents. Is
this the only postofice in town."
"It is"
"Ah, ha. Thataccounts for it. Com
petition is what gives life to all busi-
ness. If you only had two or three
postoffices here stamps would 60 down
to twenty cents dozen in no time. It's
wonder some enterprising capitalist
don't 20 into the postofice business here,
and bring prices down where they ought
to be-"
Then fishing an old-fashioned copper
out of his pocket, and laying it in the
delivery window, he adhered his stamps
to q yellow envelope, and vanished like
beautiful dream.
Thus do some men scatter seeds ol
kindness as they journey through the
world.-Marathon Independent.
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" Stringy" Cabbage.

George was extravagantly fond of
cold cabbage, and one day, seeing quite
a dishful was left after dinner, asked his
wife to save it for his salad at night.
About midnight George came home,
laboring under a stress of heavy
weather. Feeling hungry, and think
ing of his favorite cabbage, be asked
where it was.
His wife replied, "In the pantry, on
the second Shelf"
Down he went. found the cabbage,
got out the oil, mustard and vinegar,
cut up the cabbage, dressed it to his
taste and ate it all.
In the morning his wife noticed the
plate of cabbage where she had put it
the day before, and turning to her
Dear George" innocently asked why
be did not eat the cabbage.
"I did," he said:
How did you like itp"
"Oh! not very well, it was tough and
stringy."
"But here is the cabbage now, where
did you fnd any more?"
"Why, on the second shelf, where
you told me-" ..
A quick look at the shelf by the wife
and then CRY of agony. 49,
why, George, you have eaten $sG
worth of lace collars and CUTS that
had put in starch; stringy cabbage, in
deed!"
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Andrew Jacks0n's Way.

Andrew Jackson's peculiar liking and
respect for laboring men is picturesquely
shown by story related in the Nash
Vile Banner. John Cryer, a mason,
was on several occasions engaged to
build chimneys at the Hermitage, and
while at work often observed the most
refined and wealthy people of Nashville
coming to visit the general and his wife.
The good mason. having more or less
mortar ornamenting his clothes. would
say to Jackson that he "woud d not 90
to the first table to eat THAT he was
not tit TO appear in such elegant com
pany." The general always replied
"You must 60 to the first table, sir; 4
laboring man ought to he as highly
honored as any man in the community,
for the support of the world depends on
their labor. l will see that you arc
treated with proper respect ut my table y
Cryer, frequently laughing, said lie had
been more honored than any man in the
world, for President Jackson had frc-
quently waited On him and brougl ut him
brick and mortar, when his regular at
tendant was out Of the way.
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Milk and Lime Water.

Milk and lime water are now fire.
quently prescribed by physicians in cases
of dyspepsia and weakness Of the stom-
ach, and in some cases are said to prove
very beneficial. Many persons who
think good bread and milk a great lux
ury, frequently hesitate to eat it for the
reason that the milk will not digest
readily; sourness of the stomach will
often follow. But experience proves,
says the Journal Of Materia Medtca, that
lime water and milk are not only food
and medicine at an early period of life,
but also at later, when, Us in case of
infants, the functions of digestion and
assimilation are feeble and easily per-
verted. A stomach taxed by gluttony,
irritated by improper food, inflamed by
alcohol, enfeebled by disease, or other
wise untitled for its duties-as is shown
by the various symptoms attendant
upon indigestion, dyspepsia, diarrhea,
dysentery and fever-will resume its
work. and do it energetically, on an
exclusive diet of bread and milk and
lime water. "A goblet of cows milk
may have four tablespoonful Of lime
water added to it with good effect. The
way to make lime water is simply to
procure few Jumps Of unslaked lime,
put the lime in stone jar, and add wat er
until the lime is slaked and of about the
consistence of thin cream; the lime set
ties, leaving the pure and clean lime
water on the top.
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The Great Tunnel Under the Alps

The report Of the Swiss federal coun-
Gil about the St. Gothard tunnel gives
some interesting particulars with regard
to the COMP pletion of the work.
The average number of men employed
in the tunnel during the last month was
2,9l4, and tine total expenditure up to
the date when the parties working from
the two ends Joined hands was 80, 1885,
695.
The quantity of earth and rock ex-
cavated was about $4,000 cubic yards,
and the masonry of the arch of the tun-
mel was completed for a distance OF
seven miles out OF the mine.
The pressure of the air at the northern
mouth of the tunnel vas equivalent to
81 atmospheres, while at the southern
end it was equivalent to only 81 atmos:.
pheres. The volume of air introduced
into the tunnel every day was l87, ,584
cubic yards, and the mean temperature
at the head of the shaft on the Cos
chenen side was eighty-six degrees Fab
renhcit, and eighty-four degrees on the
Airolo side, rising to rs much rs eighty
seven degrees during the removal of the
soil excavated. The highest tempera-
ture upon either side of the tunnel was
ninety-four degrees Fahrenheit, and this
1T a time when the thermometer outside
stood at only three degrees above frcez-
ing point.
The average number of lamps alight
| in the tunnel was about $50 day, and
the daily consumption of oil was about
seventy gallons.
1t may be added that about eighty
men lost their lives, and twice rs many
more received severe injuries, while
the work was in progress.
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Castles In the Air.

Lam fair with the fush OF girlhood
My heart is as light as air., --.. ...
My future is brilliant with promise ..,...
OF days which will hold no care. f...r
am clothed in silks and satins, .i...
The belle of the ballroom I, .-a. .,
While envious eyes are watching ,......r....
As haughtily l pass by. SO. .,, ......
am travelling in tar-of countries, r.~
Idling meath Italy's skies, 0# zen
Enchanted with scenes that delight mo r.y
Whero'erI may turn my eyes. D.. 0'
l have suitors-yea, by the dozen H. F.
Kneelrng so low at my feet, 81 d. 100
While pride in my heart runs riot, iryRuH
And the sense of triumph is sweet -.
I am queen in lordly castle,
With servants at my command,
And ease and comfort and pleasure ''.'
Close within reach OF my hand.
Lo! the fire has burned to embers,
The room is chilly and dark,
There's well.known step at the doorway
For John Is coming; and, hark!
-. ... . .'." -. '.... ~. 1902
The COO of my own dear baby, ,..
Lying awake in her nest ...,, a .rr
And we welcome papa together, s.r .. .1
and the Guild on my breast; .,..t r-He
For though my castles have fallen, ~..,7s
And grandeur has vanished away,
No queen could be prouder OF, richer
Than with my dear ones to-day.
- Harper's Weekly.
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What the Stars F0retell for 1881.

Those who study the stars. says IN
exchange, will have plenty of occupa-
tion in the coming years. The index
hand on the celestial dial-plate points
to events of momentous import. The
four great planets reach their nearest
point to the sun more nearly together
than they have done for almost two
thousand years. 1t is not unreasonable
to suppose that, with their strong pull
and pull all together, they will create
some unusual disturbance in the chaotic
elements that make up the suns fiery
mass. The forces Of the new spot
cycle are now in active operation, and
those who have closely watched the in
auence of the solar disturbance on
climatic conditions predict hot sum-
mer from the heat-waves that follow
the commencement of the tremendous
solar outbreaks. The hidden cham
bers of the great pyramid have given
forth in oracular fashion momentous
prophecies for 1881 to the few disciples
who have faith in their teachings, and
astrologers cast strange horoscopes
from tie unusual planetary combina-
tiOnc.
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A Man 13O Years Old.

A letter from Lafayette, Ind, says
Trot out your old men; Lafayette bids
them all defiance. Residing in the east
ern part of this city is Matthew Robin
son, a son of the Emerald Isle, who
claims that he was born under the reign
of George ILL.,; that his grandfather
lived on this mundane sphere l45 years !;
and that he himself has knocked about
the world for l30 years. Looking at him
to-day, one would set him down in the
nineties, with fair prospects tor twenty
years more. He insists, however,
that he is fully a century and a
quarter old; that he took the first
boat through the Lockport IN. "
locks; that he went to sea at thirty
years of age, and followed that avoca
tion for fifty years; and for forty-three
years he ran on the Erie canal. He
lives here with his son, one of our most
worthy citizens. The old gentleman is
six feet and over in height, and was
eighty years his average weight was
23O pounds, though at present it is less
that half that. He never wore specta-
cles, never carried cane or crutch, and
was never sick.
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Ab0ut Alaska.

Alaska covers q territory as large as
that part of the United States east of
the Mississippi river and north OF
Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina.
The northern and central sections are
largely prairies, on which grows heavy
grass which makes excellent hay.
There are in the territory about l,e0O.
men who would be capable Immediately
of exercising the rights of citizenship:
Sitka has o white male population OF
about 600 and about 300 ma e adult
Russians. The Russian church has
membership OF 5000 in the territory.
The Yukon river is said to have
larger volume of water than
the Mississippi. It is seventy miles
wide across its five mouths and inter-
veniug delta, and 1000 miles above its
mouth it is, in some places, twenty
miles from main bank to main bank.
It is navigable for 1900 miles i've
months in the year for light draught
steamers. In the northern part OF the
territory it is cold in the winter anc hot
in summer, the thermometer ranging
from seventy degrees below zero to ilo
above: but in the southern section the
winter temperature is about the same as
that of the State of Georgia and the
summer temperature about equal 10
Minnesota. There are about noOo OF
what is called the A lieut. popuIatlon'
who are described rs about on i par IN
all matters OF education and citizenship,
with the Mexican population received
into citizenship with New Mexico, Arr
zona and Texas. The Indian population
is reckoned to be from 3O.OO0 to oo, ,OOo.'
The country is absolutely without
government, and there is 30 protection
for life or property. The fur interests
of Alaska are the most valuable IN the
world, and the fisheries are equally AS
valuable. Cod and salmon are toundln
inexhaustible numbers and of the finest
kind. Eighteen vessels from San Fran,
cisco last season took 1000 tons OF COD
off the coast of Southern Alaska. The
finest salmon sell in Alaska for ore cent
each. Then there are the valuane hsli
of commerce-herring. lalihut ana
others; also oil fisheries, the oullcaIn
and others. In the way OF minerals
iron, coal, copper and gold are found.
The coal is so fine that the Russian war
steamers always take it in pretercncet0O 10
any other. AS to agriculture. oats and
barley grow on tie Yukon river. There
are fine prairies covered with grass. ex-
cellent for grazing, and which makes
good hay. Vegetables Of all kinds are
raised and the country abounds in small
| fruits, such as black berries, raspberrles,
cranberries, etc. Under acts OF Con-
gress the United States government
charges a tax on seal Skins taken in
Alaska. The total amount paid into the
treasury from such tax since the pur-
chase Of Alaska and up to December 81,
1879, was 1884,, ,042.07.
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A Lady's Strange Occupation.

The Cincinnati Commercial has this
description Of Miss MILDLY Morgan, an
Irish lady OF noble family, who, after
having shCne in Irish and Italian so.
ciety, came to this country and assumed
the position of live stock reporter for q
leading New York daily paper. She was
alwaysa a lover of horses, and in Italy
was Semployed by King Victor Eman-
uel to purchase horses for his stable,
her judgment of animals being 80 ex-
cellent. When she first applied for
her singular position she was allowed
by the editors to try the work, for a
joke, but she did 50 well that they
soon found it worth while to employ
her in earnest. She is an immensely
tail woman, six feet two inches in
height. Miss Morgan wore, when I
saw her, lanky waterproof dress
reaching to her ankles. She wore a
cheap black straw hat, "pitched onto !"
the back of her head. 1t suited her,
and it was nobody else's business.
Her shoulders are broad and square,
and she does not mince matters when
she walks. She jumps on and off car
when in full motion when she feels like
it. Those accustomed to the ordinary
helplessness of the female sex in the mat
ter of locomotion are somewhat startled
by her methods. They say she
looks like man dressed in woman's
clothes. She has not relative
in this country, but has made
some warm friends. All the cattle
market people know her and esteem
her, as she goes here and there, from
one yard 10 another. Universal re-
spect and Difference are shown to her.
There is something very impressive
and strange in the way she moves
about among the wild Texas cattle
and scarcely less wild cattle drovers,
and commands as much respect as
any lady in drawing room. They
say that no matter how crazy drunk any
one IF these drovers may be, he never
fails to recognize MILDLY Morgan, and
treat her like lady. What made this
lady refined, gifted, brilliant, a favorite
in, the highest circles of society in Eu-
repe, suddenly turn her back on it all to
cross the sea and become a market re-
porter among the cattle pens of the new
world, nobody knows.