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cts at 50 per dozen.
Cottage Gallery,
40 BeaI street.
Star Gazing.

Last night was clear and very pretty
for gazing among the stars. We have
numerous amateur astronomers among
us, and for these the following regard
ing the most interesting planets will
be pleasant to peruse: Venus, Ju-
piter and Saturn are now so close in
the evening sky that they can all be
taken in at a glance, and they make a
brilliant picture. Venus, which in
the telescope appears nearly in the
shape of a half. moon, is nearest the
horizon and most conspicuous. Ju-
plter comes next, not so dazzling as
Venus, bu't yet exceeding every fixed
star in brightness. Saturn is a
few D egrees to the left of
Jupits r, looking quite pale by
eoDtT Ist, although equal to most
OF vle first magnitude stars. While
thf Sc three give beauty to the western
81 y, Orion and Taurus, with the Dog
star at their heels, lord it in the east
ern heavens, and Capella g~litters over
head. The beautiful constellation Of
Auriga lies directly north from Orion.
(By north is meant the direction
toward the pole starr 1t may be
recognized by Oapella, the bright star
in tAat part of the heavens, and by
the brighter stars of the constellation.
The real size Of Capella must be
enormous, as its almost i%mperceptible
parallax proves it to be at a distance
far exceeding several smaller stars,
It's distance from US has besn esti-
mated to be more than 1000, 900 times
the distance Of the sun"
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THE CITY.
Thursday EVENING, Jan. ID, 1881.
LEDGER LINES.

"MLiss' and Lolita next week.
Maple syrup. Lyle & Shields.
Comb honey. Buckham & Campbell.
Colder weather tonight is the fore
cast.
"Mefstofele" is the opera for to.
night.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 2S2
Main street.
The Rev. SigDor Alessandro Gavazzi
lectured in Nashville last night.
The floating ice in the rolling river
is getting heavy, soggy and soft, all at
once.
Yarmouth corr and all kinds Of
canned fruits and vegetables, at Lyle
g. Shields.
The tide Of emigration to the west
and southwest is steady. Numerous
movers pass through the city every
day.
The high price and general scarcity
Of wood, suitablefor culinary purposes,
is a subject Of considerable gossip in
home circles.
A liberal share Of last years cotton
crop is yet ungathered in the field. A
week Of clear weather would cause all
that is worth it to be saved.
The opera troupe tO.be here tonight
closed at Nashville last night with
Carmen" having presented "Mefs-
tofele" the night before to a very
brilliant audience.
The rigors Of winter seem to have
been broken within the past two days.
A week hence our people will be fix
ing up their gardens and preparing for
the advent of genial spring.
The irregular movements Of the
transfer steamer, owing to the ice
clogged inclines on each side, has
caused considerable detention in the
handling aud delivery offreights from
the west during the past week.
A vein Of coal was discovered a few
days since, 180feet beneath the surface.
at the Memphis brewery, on the bluff,
near Tennessee and Butler streets. It
was penetrated while boring for water.
The value Of the deposit is yet I'M
known.
The successful ticket In the cotton
exchange election yesterday was as
follows: For president, Napoleon Hill;
yice-presidents, W. T. Taylor, c. G.
CoWie, W. T. Bowdre, directors. ].
". billiard. J.. B. Suges. w. j. CraS-
ford, All. q. luther, BENJAMIN Babb
R. j. Patterson, VIM. Bowles n:
treasurer, s. II. Dunscomb.
The colored folks held a meeting
last night at Chureh's hall, and en-
dOrsed Hon. Horace Maynard for
United States senator Branch K.
Bruce for a pace in President.elec t
Garfeld's cabinet, and s. D. William
son for oil inspector. The colored
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FRESH OYSTERS,
White Fish.
CLEMENT, Real ~. Bridge. 1lS


What the PrIlna Donna Wears.
In one of our exchanges there APP
peared, several weeks ago, a long de-
scriptiOn of the wardrobe ofthc prima
donna, Marie Rose Mapleson, includ-
ing reception robes, morning and
dinner costumes, supper gowns, etc,
etc. The lady will appear but once
before the public here, therefore a
complete description of her elaborate
toilettes will not be interesting. A
promenade outfit, which she may, per-
haps, wear in going to and from tho
tbeater, and her Carmen" costumes
are described as follows:
AJAUNTY AND STYLISH
promenade rig, much admired for its
sensible style Of make and appropriate
material, is composed of seal brown
cloth with glossy surface finish, and
has bands and revers Of brOcade vel
vet. Large Turkish tassels, with cord
to match, are used as ornaments for
looping the skirt drapery. A royal
Spanish robe, worn in the first act Of
Carmen consists of a short skirt of
red silk covered with a black chenille
network and a Spanish jacket-body of
black velvet, embroidered in gold. A
black lace head-dress is fastened with
a gold Spanish comb, and looped with
red roses. In the second act a short
dress has the front of old gold satin,
embroidered in red chenille sun6owers
with gold spangles over the thin sur
face. The skirt is draped with a scarf
of old gold satin, striped with tur-
quoise blue, and the body is of gold
cloth embroidered in c%olors; long
hanging sleeves of Turkish gauze and
a girdle of gems complete the dress.
The head is adorned with q blue silk
turban cap, ornamented to match, and
the French shoes are blue satin en-
broidered in gold and red oellette flow
ers. The hose are flesh color, en-
broidered in gold. In her impersona-
ton of the Smuggler, in the third act
Of Carmen the dress has a skirt of
cloth and a Spanish jacket of
maroon cloth, ornamerted with large
black t%assels, and ajsunty felt turban
worn over a red pocket
fastened around the head. In the
fourth act she is metamorphosed into
a lovely lady in pale blue satin with
founces of black lace embroidered in
gold, with jacket Of ruby velvet. A
gold comb fastens a black lace mantle
to the couture.
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Police Points.

Nineteen arrests in last t~wenty-tour
hours.
Five providers arrested last night.
Two colored larcenists we're iugged
by the police yesterday.
Of the nineteen arrests made yes
terday not one was for carrying a
pistol.
The festive drummer continues TO.
peddle his wares on the sly. One was
fined So for this offense this morning.
A deaf mute both heard and spOS Z
yesterday. He gave his NINE a,
Robert Morse, and said tAs't HAVING
lost his money he invented that dodge
to get free passes over the. railroads.
The slippery pavemsF. is of the past
few days has plead ar. excuse for the
ia%ebriates who accuse the snow Of
playing pranks op them. There was
no lee yesterday, however, and all top
heavy citizens Of uneven gait we're
scooped By the police.
Walter Carter and Minnie Webb
were arrested by Officer Conway, yes
terdsy, at the Memphis & Charleston
railroad, for using persuasive arts with
colored people.
George Woods, William Nolan and
julius Lane, all darkies, are in trouble
for robbing the store Of Michael Keat-
ing, last Wednesday night, of S6 in
money and $50 worth Of groceries
They will have a hearing tomorrow.
Officer McCune arrested a couple q
demi moDdes, named Mollie Rue and
Dora Kelly, for dancing the can. can
on Main street last night. Their
efforts we're equal in point Of display
to SoldeDo's best effort. A fne Of ten
dollars was imposed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-13

New York Ledger, Weekly, Weekly
Story Paper, Preside Companion and
Saturday Night, latest issues, 4 for
25c; Boys and Girls Weekly, Boys
New York and New York Boys, &c
each; Harpsrs Weekly, for February,
price S5c; New York Fashion Bazaar,
February, 25e; Godey's Ladies Book,
February, zoe; E-=ak Leslie's Ladies'
Magazine, 35c; and a full line Of Sea-
aide Libraries, at Dickens curiosity
shop, No. 2S Second street, opposite
postofice.
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PLUMBING.

An Indian chief being asked his
opinion Of a cask of Madeira wine,
presented to him by an officer, said he
thought it the juice extracted from
women's and lions hearts, for when
he drank a bottle Of it he could talk
forever and fight the devil.
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Connecticut LegisIafnrs.

HARfFoRD, January 13.-Tbe leg.
islsture has adjourned till Tuesday
next, when an election for United
States senator takes place. The dem.
oerats have named Senator Eaton for
reelection.
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LOST Oh STOLEN.

ON night Of 9th, one dark brown mare.
~ stout, pony built, and well marked, With
Tbs left f%orefoot Is black. and IL narrow, con
tfacted like a mules. Ibs tail was plated
aud she had on a light saddle Of "Rinegold"
pattern, an old bride with new head atail and
red forehead strap; newly shod. Return To-
StstiOnhouse and he rewarded.
III JOHN B ABFRCRONBTF.
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Card Of Thanks.

Anthony Mccarthy and wife desire
to express their most sincere and
grateful thanks to Mr.. George w.
Hall, proprietor Of Halls American
museum, for his kindness and liberal
ity in giving an entertainment at his
museum for their benefit.
New Orleans papers please copy. !
The gentlemen composing the Mardi
Gras executive committee, are re-
quested to meet at the Peabody hotel
Friday, 18th. ~ pm. A room hat
been provided gr~atuitously by the
generous proprietor.
Respectfully,
s. j. CAMP, Chairman.
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Savanna River Shad,
Red

Fresh Baltimore Oysters,
Dressed Turkeys and Chickens,
Choice Table Butter.
ID. SEESSEL, SIR, d son,
Corner Jefferson aud Second.
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SANS ORROws
A Dog Wears His Pig-taii and a
Leading Society Belle has
Actually Refused 10
Marry Him.

Yung Sam, o celestial we'll known
as a leading member Of the Memphis
washee-washee fraternity, is in trouble.
Fol a week he has been suffering the
most poignant anguish of mind. He
emigrated from China to this country
several years ago and has amassed
sufficient "dlOllee" to make him an
abject in a matrimonial way. 1t is
not positively known, but il is sup
posed, there are only two Chinese
women in the city, and these are both
married hence Sam, if he chooses at
all, must marry a on-celestial. II is
we'll known that the reason the Chinese
religion-with which everybody is Of
course thoroughly conversant-forbids
the marriage of a Chinaman with a
member Of another race, except on one
condition he must amputate his cue,
and by 80 doing he virtually renounceS
his religion and makes himself the
butt of ridicule for his country
men. The reason given is a sublime
one, worthy Of the great Bud
dha himself no other woman
but one of his own race must pull a
Chinaman 5 cue; or, in other words,
the twitching Of a Chinaman's pigtail
by an outsider would engulph the race
in ignominy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-13

OITCH-A biack-and-ian Gordon bitch.
j. slightly under ayeragl size, and with dim
tan marks over Tue eyes. A reward OF ten
dollars will be paid for her delivery az Gar-
tons hotel, or for information left atthe hotel
leading 70 her recovery. ~
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PIea6s and Oraau.

Pie.abs and Organs.
Special Inducements to purchasers.
"Knabe," "Steinway" and "Chicker.
ing" the best in the world, at
1891 HoLLENRERa's, 229 Main st.
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ROASTED


All the highest imported
grades OF Coffee roasted
daily with the latest inn
proved machinery by an
experienced man.
We pack and always have
ready for shipment fresh
roasted Coffee In pound
papers.
Best Tennessee and Vir-
ginia PEANUTS roasted
fresh and always ready
for shipment.
Will roast Coffee and Pea
nuts for other Merchants
at reasonable prices
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-13
The Weather.

The WeHther.
The temperature here early this
morning was Al degrees, with a fresh
breeze blowing. 1t blew
from that quarter all of yesterday,
and the mercury vibrated between 26
and 40 degrees. The temperature this
morning was 10 to 26 degrees warmer
over the south than it was yesterday
morning, and southerly breezes blew
at all points. No rain fell anywhere
south last night, but rain or snow is
promised to-day, according to the sig
nal service bulletins, which announce
that the winds will shift to the vest
and north tonight, 10 be colder
weather tomorrow morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-13

MOOk's Dancing Academy.
Grand matinee Saturday next, at a
pm. all are invited. III
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Coal and wood delivered on slIsft no
tee. A. H. srRAFNASE, los Dss Oto. 1879
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s
Qua CHEAP COLUNN.

A IL advertisements under the head Of FOR
"A Rent, Fer Sale, Wanted, Lost, Strayed,
Stolen, etc, will be hereafter charged 5 cents
line for one week. bt
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A BLACK end Tan Dog, answers h the
n name Of 3D. A liberal reward will be
paid for bis return. Miss Nestie White, Man
sion, 81 Gayoso street. li6f
A SMALL Diamond Pin. A liberal regard
n will be paid for return to Mr.. \. Mala-
Costa, 357 Second street. if31is
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RED sNAPPERS.
CLEMENT, BealSt. Y.,du. -,

JOHN WALSH JNDERTAKER.
an Second Etreet, 14at
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THE VISION.

THE VISION.
Only one short week ago Sam be-
held a vision which has made him
ready aud willing to brave all this, il
he can but possess the enslaver of his
manly heart.
He was employed by a certain prom
inent merchant who is the happy
father Of one Of our blooming society
bellies to do up a quantity of soiled
linen. Sam knew there was a daugh.
ter in the family as soon as his eye
recounted the details of the bundle.
How he knew it is a mystery that can
only be solved by a Chinaman. But
he knew it, and resolved to see with
his own eye the fair creature whose
form they graced. A high order of
talent known only to Sam and the
ancients was bestowed in the prepare
ton of the garments. ALI the soiled
were plastered over with a Pc
culiar gloss, and Sam took them home
in person.
THE PROPOSAL.
He went, he saw and was conquered;
or, in Chinese, "Veni, vidi, kerfum-
muxedl"
The young lady received his wild
of q share in rice, chop
tea and love with that sweet
composure generally noticed in the
neighborhood of an overturned hor-
nest, and softly whistled for the
dog. The dog now wears Sans pig
tail about his neck, just as an Indian
warrior would wear the scalp of the
pale face, as a token of victory.
Sam is therefore in trouble. lie is
deprived Of his national ornament and
also of the ideal of his dreams The
fair occupant of the Soiled garment
has gone back on him, to use an ele-
CANT society phrase much in use in
though rarely heard in this
country. Shall he marry a good look
ing victim Of the colored persuasion,
or shall he renounce his queue and his
religion and submit TO- the sOOrn Of his
countrymen?"
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A YOUNG short horn, Eve gallon COW with
IA young calf, 243 Main st. JPY0eNG.
ia lI9
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EasiIy-Ma,ic Rug.

Those who have little thine to knit
or braid rugs may perhaps find time
10 make one or two really pretty ones;
woven of rags, and it will take less
than n pound Of them, and an extra
half yard of warp on the end of II
rag carpet, for a rug one yard long
and half that width. One-tourth of
the quantity Of rags should be black,
the rest twisted oil two balls, one
white aud the other black or dark
brown. In preparing the rags for the
dark portion of the twist, IL would lie
well 10 add at irregular intervals u
piece of light grey or white two or
three inches long. For the white,
Digit grey would soil less easily, mix
in plenty OF gay coiors two inches
long, and occasionally dark piece
four inches long. In weaving, put In
three twisted threads and one black
one. This is very pretty, and no one
could tell how 1t was made without
close examination. Bind with black,
and line with AN old piece of oilcloth
for Stiffness.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-07-23

An Illinois farmer sends the follow
ing experiment to an exchange III
the discussions upon the cabbage
worm In the State Horticultural So
ciety last December 1t was stated thai
no effectual remedy was known be,
sides manipulating except such az de-
stroyed the value of the cabbage.
tried an experiment las! summer which
was apparently successful. Some oi
my cabbages were already pretty well
rlddled and the rest were in fair way
to become so. | had barrel which
had contained coal tar; it was about
half full of water, which had been
there long enough TO become pretty
well favored. | sprinkled the cab
bages freely with this wafer from /,
watering pot. do not know that the
worms We're killed, did not look to
sec-probably they were not, AS Pro-
lessor Thomas says they are proof
against kerosene-but | do know that
they eat no more cabbage nor did
have occasion to repeat the application.
am well aware that the apparent
success of a single experiment does
not in most eases establish the efficacy
of remedy. But / shall try mine
again in case of necessity. 1t is cheap,
easily applied and does not injure the
cabbage. If, as suppose, it renders
the food or quarters of the worm so
dlsagreeable that they cannot stand
1t, it answers the purpose quite rs wei
as though 1t destroyed them.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-07-23
Hog t'hOIcra.

We have heard of late that this
scourage has broken out in several
promint MT herds of swine in the vicin'
ity of this city with considerable viru'
lence, and that many animals have
fallen victims to its attacks. The
prices that have been realized for fal
pigs of late render this stock of too
much value to he needlessly sacrificed
and we would urge upon our friends
interested In this kind Of stock 10 use
the best of sanitary precautions Ia
ward off this fell disease. ga
The presence of this malady is often
attributable TO lack of care In the
diet of the animals, or To the cieanli-
ness of the quarters, or perhaps 10
both combined. We would advise
the sprlnklng of liberal quantity Of
quick lime In the nests and places
which the pigs frequent. Ia thoroughly
disinfect them from any malarious
conditions which may exist, giving the
pigs access at the same time To pile
OF the lime, which they will eagerly
,leyour, aud will visit frequently for
the purpose. A mixture Of salt and
ashes, fed at least weekly, we have al
WAYS considered valuable preven-
tive, and continent which pigs rel
ish highly. A weekly allowance of
common mineral coal will also be de-
voured with much relish, and con-
tribute much toward keeping the ami
mails In a healthy condition. Above
all, vegetable diet is an essential In
the hot summer months, TO Keep the
blood from becoming unduly heated
and poisoned thereby. n
IL strict sanitary precautions are
taken, and the wants of the brutes for
which nature calls well supplied, very
much may lie done 10 ward of the
tendency 10 disease to which swine
have become subject, and immense
losses i'm this line thereby prevented.
Hawkeye.
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During the late Convention in Co
piah we were sorry TO see politics pre-
dominate SO largely among the Grang-
ers. Although we don't belong to the
organization, we think one of the cad
ing features of the order is to eschew
politics; we have heard some Of their
most prominent members confirm
what we say. lrI.
When you mix up politics, religion,
>eonry and other orders, it won't be
before their strength is weakened
hey gradually fall to pieces. II
range is properly conducted the
81 will he made a valuable auxil-
Try toward building up the material
resources of the country. 1t would
become strong organization to pro-
mote the farming wealth Of the coun-
try. But we think politics is wholly
out of It's line Of duty.
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Wosrlbury News


Should all the droppings from the
roosts by hens be carefully saved 10
barrels, and every spring aud fall thu.
manure be composted with any good
sill or muck from swamps, aud kepl
few months, its value for any crop
weuld he equal to the Peruvian guano,
and might, think, be estimated al
50 cents per fowl per annum- From
fifty hens I saved about ten barrels OF
pure hen guaiio during the year:
What 1 save from November to pril
compost In the spring with soil.
First, / spread soil in a circle 10 the
depth II thee or four inches; then l
spneni hen manure about an inch deep
then I spread another heap Of soil till
the heap is completed, using about
four times the bulk Of soil that 1 do
AZ Inannre, the last layer being soil.
Thefop of this compost heap l make
fat 90 catch the rains; then L cover
with amy refuse or straw, unn plar
some sticks Of wood or boards again4
the covering 10 keep u in place, amp
i'm two or three months u Is ready ~
use. having become thoroughly irF
oorporated with the soil but as tic
season for planting Is then neariy
psst. I leave the heap I'LL the nesI
eenson. when / use ft with what 4
compost i'm November. Perhaps II
would be better to make compost ~
March. where the climate will admit
and use the munure for crops plantee
the last Of Nay or carly June. but 1
can discover no loss by keeping II til
The next season. A gill of this c0nl-
most fnr small fruit WIN be equal In Fl
feet to half sffovelful Of manure.
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Chicken Cholera.

A farmer sends the following cur,
tc the Kansas Farmer For the ben.
eft Of the poultry and those that hav,
the care Of them, { will say had the
chicken cholera in my flock last fall
had about one hundred fine birds
when IL first appeared, but it soon
made sad havoc; there would be ten
and fifteen die In one night, and often
In the day they would fall over and
die, till they got down 10 thirty In
number. A friend of mine told me to
get some white oak bark and make a
tea Of IL and give them to drink, to
take them up and pour II down their
threats with teaspoon. / did SO, and
saved twenty-four out of thirty. If
you have not got the bark on your
farm you can get 1t at the drug store.
Make II about the color Of strong cof-
fee. Clean the house and roosts well
and give them good coat Of lime
wash aud plenty of sand TO clean them
selves IN and peck at and you will have
healthy birds again. { ~
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Glover and Rye for Hogs.

In my experience. says II writer,
have found nothing so profitable foI
hog pasture rs clover and rye, and
think rye preferable, and the reason
they are better than timothy, blue
grass and all similar grasses is they re-
main more tender for longer period
than other grasses, which soon become
wiry and hard, partaking of the ma
ture of hay, and have never known
hogs to thrive on it, although other
stock does. To use rye probably for
pasture, fall rye should he sown for
spring pasture, and by not pasturing
too long and too close there will be
considerable head out, which when
ripe, will, with the weeds that natu-
rally grow among grain, make good
pasture until the time To commence
feeding corn--at least such is my eX-
perience. AS to using any of the gras-
SEES named for hog pasture, would
prefer good weed pasture, and will
here say that | am Of opinion if some
of the weeds 50 eagerly eaten by hogs
Were domesticated and properly cult
waited they would prove more satisfac-
tory fol hog pasture than anything
used of grass kind.