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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-17
And ersonViIle.

The Andersonville prison pen has just
been visited by a correspondent, who
found oaks fifteen feet high growing up
on part of it, while near the southern
limit was thrifty cotton field. The
caves in which the men burrowed are all
gone. On the north hill, which sent it's
slope down to the south, the rains of ttf-
teen years have carried away their roofs
and have washed the earth away until they
have quilted ravines thirty feet across at
the top, and as deep, with crumbliug,
preipitous Sides ! On the south hill,
facing the north. the caves are marked
only by the depression Of the ground
where the roofs have fallen. The hol.:
lows have not entirely filed, and prob"
ably never will, now that they are cover
ed with the meager grass aud. weeds Of
southern Georgia The stream which
was such horrible agent of death is now
a clean brook about four feet wiae and
ten inches deep. The sides, which,
when trodden by the feet Of tens Of
thousands Of men daily, were soggy
~quagmire, are gaining solidity, though
still swampy, and in some places i'm
passable.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-17

Cut veal from the leg or other lean
parts into pieces the size of All oyster.
Have a seasoning Of pepper and salt;
rub some over each piece; then dip in
egg and cracker crumbs, and fry.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-17
she was not tired waiting for him who

sno WAS not tired waiting for him who
never came.
But, if there was sickness or sorrow
IN the village, it was the "old maids -
province to be the soother of pains, men
tai and bodily, and the sweet patience
and loving sympathy made her the well
come guest everywhere.
One day Miss Cherry had q pressing
invitation from friend who had married
wealthy man in New York, to go there
on visit. Had it been any other city
in the Union she would have refused,
but that was where Stanley lived, and
with faint, underlined hope that she
might at least see him, she accepted the
invitation and was soon on her way.
Years had ripened her into o sweeter
loneliness than she had even in youth.
and her love of books and her quiet, re-
Elective life, had cultured her already
tine mind, until she was in every sense
the peer of any belle that famous city
could boast, though she was modestl "
unaware of that fact.
Her friend, Mrs. Harris, had issued
invitations for dinner and social dance
afterward to some intimate friends, and
among the guests was the senior men,
Der of their mercantile house with his
wife and their two grown daughters.
Mrs. Harris and her visitor went to
church in the morning and listened to
the Thanksgiving sermon, but somehow
Miss Cherry would keep thinking of
Stanley and hope to see him, so that she
could scarcely take the sense of it all.
Then they returned and passed the day
In pleasant conversation till time to pre-
pare for dinner, which was to be large
one with many guests.
In the parlors the guests began to as
semble, and Miss Cherry was presented
to Mr.. and Mrs. Verdenal and their
daughters: She did not faint, nor
scream, though she went very pale, for
a while, and they all went down to din
ner. This was Stanley, and this their
meeting. Then she began to think and
look at the daughters. Yes, it must be
SO. He was married and had children,
even when he had come to her little
home and won her trusting heart. All
the good and true in her rose upper
most, and she grew to despise man SO
base as that, but in spite Of the deadly
sinking of her heart, she seemed placid
and calm, and she looked at him and saw
that his face was coarse and bio ated, as
if from wine and the indulgence of his
lowest nature, and she noticed that he
drank glass after glass of wine, till his
utterance grew thick, and at last he
was guilty Of q rude and almost brutal
remark to his poor wife, who evidently
sought to restrain him.
Miss Cherry shuddered and folded her
hands under the tablecloth and closed
her eyes moment as she murmured,
"for this and other blessings, Oh father!
l am duly thankful"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-17
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A New Kind of Watch Case.

New because it is only within the last few
years that it has been improved and brought
within the reach of every one; old in princi-
pie because the first invention was made and
ago, and cases made at that time and worn
ever since, are nearly as good as new. Read
the following which is only one case of MANY
hundreds; your Jeweler can tell of similar
ones.
MANSFIELD, PA, May 2Sth, 1878.
have CUSTOMER who has carried one of
Boss Patent Cases fifteen years and I knew
it two years before he got it, and it now 40.
pears good for ten years longer.
r.. E. OLNEY, Jeweler
Remember Jas. Boss is the only Patent
Case made of two plates of solid gold Zone
outside and one inside) covering every part
exposed to wear or sight, the great advan.
tage of these solid plates over electro-gilding
is apparent to: everyone. Boss is the ont5
patent Case with which there is given a writ.
ten warrant, of which the following is fac
smile:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-17
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

Following is the revised list of the
members-elect of the Minnesota leQisla-
ture, from the most reliable returns
accessible, as the official returns have
not been reported to the state depart
inent; and errors may have occurred in
telegraphic transmissions. It now
stands: Senate: Republican %; Demo
cratic, II; Greenback 1. Senators in
the even-numbered districts held over
from last term. House-Republica
Sc; Democratic, 16; Greenback, 8; hide
pendent, l:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-17
\ THANKSGIVING.

For the wealth Of painless forests,
Whercon no Ak may fall,
For the winds that haunt the branchea.
The birdhngs tmid call:
FOR t the red leaves dropped like rubies
For the waving Of the forests.
thank Thee, oh my God!
FOR the sound Of waters, gushing
In 5ubbling beads Of hight:
EVs inc meets Of snow-white lilies
frm anchored out Of sight;
ror the reeds among the eddies-
The crystal on the clod;
For the flowing of the rivers,
l thank Thee, oh my Godi
For the buds that throng to gladden.
Tho toiler's plodding way;
For the bursting of fresh roses
With every newborn day;
For the bare twigs that in summer
Bloom like the prophets rod;
For the blossoming Of flowers,
thank thee, oh my Godl
For the lifting up of mountains
In brightness aud in dread:~..-
For the peaks where snow and sunshine
Alone have dared to tread:
For the dark of silent gorees
Whence giant cedars nod:
For the majesty Of mountains,
'uauA Luce, on my Tod!
For the splendor of the sunsets
Vast mirrored on the sea;
For the gold fringcd clouds, that curtains
VI Heaven's blue windows be:
For the burning bars of twilight
Where thought leans, glad, Sc. awed;
For tho glory Of the sunset,
thank Thee, oh my Godl
For the earth and all its beauty
The sky with all its light;
For tho dim and soothing shadows
That rest the dazzled sight;
For unfading fields and prairies,
Where sense in vain has trod,
For the worlds exhaustless beauty,
thank Thee, oh my God!
For an eye Of inward seeing
A soul to know and love:
For these common aspirations
Which our high heirship prove:
For the hearts that bless each other
Beneath thy smile, thy rod;
For the amaranth, saved from Eden,
thank Thee, oh my God!
For the hidden scroll. o'erwritten
With one dear name adored;
For the Heavenly in the human
The spirit In the world;
For the tokens Of Thy presence
Within above, abroad;
For Thine own great gift of Being,
thank Thee, oh my God!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-17

The improvements in telegraphy, such
as the "rapid telegraph, promises also
to still further popularize the use of the
wire. Twenty-Five cents for cable dis
patch is the coming rate in the not dis
tant future.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-17

Make paste as for pie crust, line a
shallow pan with il, put in layer of
oysters, favored with salt and bits of
butter, add layer of bread or cracker
crumbs, another layer Of oysters, etc.,
add the liquor, cover with crust and
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-17

awkward country lads who tried, in their
clumsy fashion, to be gallant to her, and
she went slowly down the little path to
the gate where he. sat, still on his horse,
the hot rays of the sun seemingto glorify
him in those innocent eyes.
The "prince' was surprised out of his
usual nonchalance by the sight of this
ch1ldhke grace and beauty, and he plain.
~ showed this admiration as she ap-
preached and stood silent before him,
with her pretty eyes downcast.
"Wlll you give me drink of water.
little one, and tell me how for it ia to the
town."
There was nc reply in words to this
simple question, but the maiden held
open the gate and lifted those wonderful.
shy eyes, and somehow the man under
stood, and dismounted, and throwing the
bride over paline in the shade, left the
horse and walked inside the gate. AS
they went toward the house Stanley Yer
denal, for that was his name, put out his
hand and plucked fair, half-opened bud
from the dearly priced white rose bush.
and then, tearing the beautiful bud open
with harsh fingers, inhaled the sweet
HoAAuAAC3 ouu Uuou tuicW Tile ruined
flower to the ground. A shiver, as of
sudden cold, passed over the frame of the
young girl as she noted this wanton act.
but no good angel was by to tell her that
this action was clear index to this mans
nature.
Amused by the wonderful combination
OF shyness and fearlessness, of ignorance
and education, Of simplicity and childish
nalvette, this man staid on in that little
vine-covered porch until the shadows be-
gan to fall. He questioned, and was an
swered until he knew all that that simple.
uneventful life of hers had known, he
was charmed by it's purity and inno-
cence and unconscious beauty. Man of
the world, as he was, he saw at a glance
how those old books of poetry and i'm
possible romance had filled her mind un-
til she was the dreamer he had found
her, and he thought to himself man
would be worse than demon who would
abuse that child like trust. And the next
moment he thought what a pleasant
thing it would be to have the love of so
pure a woman, and how sweet to watch
the love dawn in that vonno hoort
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-22

on the Cincinnati hotels in tho inter
ests of reform. He says there arc
hotels enough in Cincinnati for all,
and there Aill BE- ne trouble on that
score. rs dofA nbts believe Tilden
will be DoIiinaidd. He thinks Thur
mans changes are improving, and that
Ohio's fortS-four votes will stand by
him fipst, last and all the time, as long
as there is any chance.
A senator Of the Virginia legisla-
ture was at the capital to-day. He is
one of the leading democrats Of that
state, and he said, talking of the pres
idential canvass: "There is not a dem
oorat in either house of the legisla-
ture, either of the debt-payer or read
juster wings Of the party, who is for
Tilden. All Of them are against him.
Every member Of the state central
committee is against him. The mem
bers Of the national committee are
against him. There is not a demo-
ocratic paper in the state for him, and
he cannot carry Virginia it he is nom
mated"
Judge Parker, of Winchester Va,
who presided at the trial of John
Brown and passed sentence of execu-
ton upon him, has come out for
Grant with this qualification: He says
if Grant and Tilden are the nominees
of the respective parties he will sup
port Grant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-22
What the Radical Press Says Of
The "MaSter OF Red Leaf.s

1t is not a little amusing to observe
the diverse opinions expressed Of
Mrs. Meriwether's novel. The radical
reviews net only differ from the dem
ocratic, but one radical paper will
widely differ from another. While
one denounces it as extremely i'm
moral, others recommend that it be
put in the hands of every woman in
the country as a safeguard against
seduction. The most liberal criticism
we have seen from a radical paper is
in the Jefferson City State journal,
which while decidedly dissenting
from the politics of the book" com
mends it for its beauty and power as a
literary work enters into a long argu-
ment against the politics, and in
defense of the war, and winds up by
saying that all Americans formed Of a
sufficient amount of talent will read
the work with interest and profit"
The Philadelphia Press, (radical)
is bitterly severe; says it is q Sign Of
the unregenerate condition Of the
southern people, full of virulent bill
lingsgate-its opinions on the events
of the war abound in the extreme
After a good deal Of this sort the
Press rather unwieldingly admits
some portions are rendered with
great force"
The New York Graphic c%onfesses il
has power Of dramatic order, but it,
southern proclivities and the history
OF a fallen woman, it contains are
faults which no amount of literary
ability can quite oyer-balance."
The National View, Washington
city (radical), expresses exactly the
opposite opinion Of the moral tendency
Of the book, thus. THE chapters
telling the story Of Emily should b,
read by every woman in America
The character Of Hester Stanhope il
drawn with graphic force;it possesses
power and intensity that carries tn,
reader on with undated interest I,
the end. 1t shows the bias Of an en-
thusia5tic devotion to all that is south
erly, but as a work Of fiction is vel
worth the perusal.".
The Mariana Index, Arkansa
(radical), thinks Red Leaf "a weal
and miserable failure" and is S
Mortified at its immortality it warn
the mothers Of the land 10 keep tn
book out Of their daughters hands
and the fathers to hide it from thei
boys,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-22
THAT JOKE ON NEGLEY.
The Way II stirred Up the People
of GOOdIettsvIIIe.

The following letter has been writ
ten by Captain Andrew johnson, a
nephew Of the late ex-P President An
drew johnson, who resides at Good
~lettsville, Tenn, from which place he
returned on yesterday to resume his
duties as mail sgent on the Memphis
and Paducah railway.
GooDLETTsvILLE, Tenn,
March Is, 1880.
Editor Ledger, Memphis;
My attention has been called to an
article in your paper Of the 10th ult.,
copied from the philadelphia Press"
entitled Joke on Negley.p I hardly
know what to say to the article, as
there are SO many falsities in every
thing told about Goodlettsyille, Tenn.
1t has been my home for many years,
and | will extend my charity to the
writer by saying that he was imposed
on greatly. In the first place, no man
by the name Of Paul ever lived in or
near Goodlettsville, the location of
which is twelve miles. northeast of
Nashville. The article states that
there was only one union man living
there, and he died. This is unjust to
the union men who lived there, many
of whose names | now recall, viz: w.
II. Draper, s. L. Draper, Isaac Moore,
Shelby Moore, NJ. B. Myers, Mat
Warmack, J. Fl. Justice, Jesse War
mack, W. H. Beckner, whose faith 10
the union was never unshaken, and
who nobly withstood the storm of
disunion that surroundedtheir homes.
But the unkindest and most unjust
thing was the slur on the name of
that true patriot, John Bell, by call
ing Paul a well-known John Bell Sc
cessionist." This is a gross SANDER
on the memory of as true a union
man as ever bore the brunt Of battle.
The writer is certainly not posted in
the history of the campaign that ended
in the election of Lincoln to the pres.
idency. The banner which the John
Bell party carried wal emblazoned
with the noble words, the union, the
constitution and the enforcement Of
the laws" and on this platform be
secured the votes of several states.
When the writer called Goodletts-
vile, Tenn, "a secession hole"
he was not aware that the name
and fame of that illustrious and
pure statesman had carried the
precinct of GoOdlettsyille and the
whole state Of Tennessee, for the
union, the constitution, and the en-
forcement of the laws" Had Ten
nessee listened to his teachings, and
stood by the faith she evinced at the
polls in November, 1860, her people
would have much less to regret to- day.
But /, as every other true union man
feels, am willing to let the errors and
follics of the past be buried, and as
one man go forth with might and zeal
to make these United States, with
heavens blessings, the greatest, most
powerful and freest country on the
globe; an asylum for the oppressed
from every land and country.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-22
The Amerioan Book Seller. New


The American Book Seller, New
York city, does not wonder that
northern publishers refused it some
years ago, on account Of its southern
spirit, and is at a loss TO see why it is
published now; but admits that it is
powerfully written. and some scenes
may be best described as livid. Read
ing it one learns how-if such things
were believed against the north-there
was much excuse for southern hatred
of yankees
The most astonishing criticism con-
sidering the locality, comes from The
Word, Princeton, Mass. as follows:
"The Master of Rec Leafs intensely
interesting from first to last. 1t shows
how sincerely shallow, how honestly
treacherous northerners were; it shows
the savage philanthropy Of unionism,
the mercenary and sinister piety of
New England. The tragic phases and
splendid personalities Of southern life,
the dark shadows and lurid fires of
national war, are here portrayed with
great literary power, and with a wise
sense of the subtle forces which ami
mate human nature. If dramatised,
it would rival Uncle TOMS Cabin on
the stage. All northerners should
read it."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-22
Southern Iron Works.

Phil. Ledger, March l6th.l
The announcement that a number
Of new iron furnaces and rolling mills
are about being started in Alabama
has attracted considerable attention
in the iron trade here, and it is pre-.
dicted that if the enterprise is success
full it will have important results.
The development of this new iron in.
dustry is principally along the line Of
the North Alabama railroad, which is
a branch Of the Louisville and Nash
vile. 1t is stated that a new rolling
mill at Birmingham, Ala, is now
nearly ready for operations, and will
be opened about July LIST. There are
two other furnaces at the same place
rapidly approaching completion. 1t
is also intended to open several coal
mines in Alabama in connection with
the iron works. 1t is claimed that
the iron can be produced much
cheaper there than in other places, on
account of the facilities, and it is said
that the cost for manufacturing No. l
iron will not exceed from SO to 81
per ton, which would leave a large.
margin for profit at present figures
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-22
The Author orIa.IH-I4.

The author, inventor, or discoverel
of this brain b~ewildering puzzl,
actually lives in Little Rock. His
name is Jones. A Gazette reporter
called on him the other day and asked
him if he really invented the puzzle.
Il suppose l invented it" said Mr..
Jones, "but l didn't mean any harm
by it. One day, in Keokuk, Iowa,
about twenty years ago, for the amuse-
ment of my little daughter, l was
handling a box containing sixteen
blocks with letters on one side and
numbers on the other. The sixteenth
block dropped out and | soon discov-
cred that / had a puzzle. l showed it
to my partner and he introduced it
around. 1t soon became quite popu-
lar, and hundreds of people we're
puzzling over it. After | moved to
Helena, during the war, the puzzle
was introduced and spread around
rapidly"
$50 the discovery was accidental
rather than malicious?"
Yes, for as | say, | did not intend
to drive people crazy"
And you didn't leave Keokuk in
order to escape the wrath Of the peo-
ple?"
No, the war brought me away"
As Mr.. Jones committed this great
wrong accidentally, and as there is no
supreme court decision to which we
can refer, nothing should be done with
him, especially so, as he promises not
to do so again.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-22
Presidential Talk.
al to the Cincinnati Commercial.

Special to the Cincinnati Commercially
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Cameron and other Wisconsin gentle
men here have received a great many
letters from their constituents with
relation to the presidential feeling in
that state, and they all agree that the
delegation to the Chicago convention
will be divided between Grant. Blaine
and Sherman. The Grant feeling &
represented as on the increase.
The special from Columbus to the
New York Times denying that Chair
man Conger supports Sherman, causes
Q good deal OF comment here. The
denial that that gentleman has written
a letter here since the Columbus con.
ference, asserting his adherence to the
success of Mr.. Sherman, is not be.
lieved to have emanated from Colone.
Conger himself. The letter is an un.
equivocal declaration that Congel
favors Sherman, and desires Ohio,
vote be solid for him. The letter car
be made public, and will be, if Colone
Conger telegraphs a request TO tina.
effect. The idea that Coneer favor.
Blaine is expressly denied by tina
gentleman himself.
j. q. Thompson says h
&ar that Tilden can get up a corner
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-22
Chancery Sale of Real Estate,


No. 1857, R.-ChanosTy Court ofShelby county
Il. j. Mcfarland VS.. M. NJ. Schultz ct, al.
HH virtue Of an introductory decree for
IL sale, entered in the above cause on The
81 day Of February, 1880, NJ b %. D, 1872, /
will sell, AZ public auction, 10 the highest
bidder, in front Of the clerk and masters
Office, courthouse o. Shelhy county, Memphis,
Tennessee, now known rs the Taxing Dis
tfict OF HhOlby county, on
saturday, April 10th, 1850,
within legal hours, the following described
property. situated IN Shelby county, Tenn,
to-wit: The west l0h acres Oflot SO, WillouKh-
by Wiliams' subdivision, southeast OF the
eity OF Memphis, Shelby county, Tenn, said
l0Aaores beginning at the northeast corner Of
lot 81, on the eouth side of the Fort Pickering
railroad, and running thence east with the
railroad chains and IS links TO a stake NOV,
the corner Of Elmwood cemetery; thonoe.
south ID chains aud 20 links 10 q stake; thenoa.
west chains 86 links TO lot 81, thence north
with east line. oflot OF, - chains and % iinb-,
TO- the beginning
Terms Of sale! On a credit ofsovon D. on,,..
purchaser 70 execute note with D ,oved ss,
cuIlty; lien retained, etc. 'SN 50
This March 10, 1886.
r. y, BLACK, Clerk and Ms,tar.
L'b' AosAstAEp Collector, HOS IS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-22
A MYSTERIOUS sTABBER.
Carving Marks Upon the Bosom
OfYOung Girls,

Considerable excitement has been
aroused within the last few days at
Strasburg by the extraordinary pro-
ceedings of a mysterious stranger, who
makes his appearance regularly at
nightfall in one or other Of the less
frequented thoroughfares, armed with
a sharp double edged poniard, and, as
soon as he perceives an unprotected
female" saunters up to her In a leis-
urely way and strikes her on the right
breast with his weapon, inAicting a.
slight wound of from hall to three
quarters of an inch deep. Since the
18th inst. he has succeeded in stabbing
no fewer than fifteen women and girls
in this manner, upon each occasion
taking to fight as soon as he had made
his coup, and before his panic striOk.
en- victims had sufficiently recovered
from their terror To raise an alarm,
The imperial police authorities
have made search for this
eccentric misdemeanant-described
by those who have felt the point Of his
dagger as young, slight in build and
we'll dressed-in all the hotels, inns
and lodging houses OF the venerable
cathedral city, but as yet to no pur-
pose. They have placarded the town
with official warnings addressed to
heads Of families, urging them not TO
permit their wives and daughters 10