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Year: 1873


MEMPHIS, Sept. 13.-For two days past
rumors Of the presence of yellow fover in
this city has prevailed, but the officers Of
the B 1ard of Health here are reticent and
non-committal on the subject, but at
meeting of that body this morning, at which
were present nearly all the prominent ply
sicians of the city, the following address
was prepared:


"To the citizens of Memphis: We regret
to announce to the public that yellow fever
exists in our city. 1t is confined to few
blocks in the northwest portion Of the city,
and we trust that it will not become cpl
demic. We have instructed our Secretary
to make daily report of deaths from this
and other causes, and we will from day to
day furnish such information concerning
the progress of the disease as we deem me-
cessary, Up to this time there have been
about thirty deaths from this disease since
the 1st inst.


aBy order of the Board of Health.


81. II. NUTALL, Secretary"
The infested quarter is known here as
"Pinch," and is principally composed of
tenement houses occupied by Irish families.
So far there has been but one case south of
Poplar street. There is but little excite
ment as yet, but the publication fo.thcom-
ing in the morning win doubtless cause
many to leave the city.
Year: 1873

New YORK, Sept. 13.-Professor Wise
publishes card defending his theory of an
easterly air current, and announcing his
readiness to start for Europe at any time in
a gas-tight silk balloon. He also censures
attempts to turn a great scientific expert


ment into an enterprise for ruoney-getting
Meantime the Graphic people are arranging
for the construction Of q silk balloon for
Prof. Donaldson, while the Philadelphia
Herald announces a balloon enterprise in
that city on an entirely new plan of initiation
and construction. No charge to the public,
Year: 1873

THE telegraph this morning brings the
depressing intelligence of another scourge
ut Memphis-this time yellow feVer-from
which thirty deaths have resulted in the
past thirteen days. While commiserating
with our sister city, We my mention for
the quiet Of any timid souls in Nashville,
that no death ever occurred from the dis
ease here except one at the Nashville Inn
many years ago Of man who had contrac.-
ed it in New Orleans, end from that one
case there was not a solitary instance of
contsgiou.
Year: 1873

We have before called attention to
this beautiful and valuable tree and
urged our people to plant. Its rapid
growth and elegant proportions makes
it highly ornamental tree on the
farm, and we can imagine no more at
tractive vista than an avenue of these
tall and graceful trees. Its timber is
also among the most valuable for all
purposes and it has been fully demon-
strated that its growth is certain
means Of dispelling miasmatic influ-
ences, plantation of these trees, hav-
ing in numerous cases transformed a
fever stricken swamp into dry
healthful locality. The Eucalyptus
grows here with astonishing rapidity.
Its culture is simple, and there is no
reason why it should not be extensive
ly planted. We have no very large
specimens, as it has only been planted
within few years, but it comes for
ward so fast in this land of wonderful
growths, only brief period will elapse
before those now started will be mag
nificent forest trees. The largest tree
of the kind in the State is only seven
teen years old from tina seed, and it is
nearly if not quite 100 feet high, and
the trunk measures two feet in dame
ter at the ground, tapering to the top
like a finely proportioned flag pole.
An exchange describes it as resem-
bling tree that has grown in the for
est, instead of standing by itself OH
comparatively open ground. The bark
is smooth and the trunk free from
limbs about half its height. 1t is
still growing vigorously, aud doubtless
will in a few years. more make tree
that will attract universal attention,
by its size and beauty.
Year: 1873

The administration press have been
very slow to see the advantage of re-
stricting the President to single
term, and have steadily argued that it
Is good policy to re-elect good Chief
Magistrate as often as he will serve,


while the people can be trusted to re-


tire a bad one to private life. When


the boot is OH the other leg, however,


they have no difficulty in understand
ing the necessity of the adoption of
such a principle, and hence we are not
surprised that the San Diego Union,
aggravated by the election of Booth,
favors the amendment of our Consti-
tuition so as to prohibit the Governor
from reelection, and making him in
eligible to the United States Senate,
during his term of Office. II there is
anything in the one term principle,
when applied to the Presidency, it cer-
tainly has the same force In the Gov
ernors case, but the Union ought to
know that it is out of the power OF the
State to prescribe the qualifications of
Year: 1873

IT is refreshing to know that United
States Senators still have some regard
for the fitness of things, and that
there is still one office, that of Chief
Justice, for which the applicant must
present clean hands and an untarnish-
ed record. The telegraph announces
that Senators will vote to reject Will
liams for his completely in smothering
the investigation Of the Oregon cleo
tion frauds, and for helping himself to
family carriage out of the Contingent
Fund of his department. Williams
can of course retort, "you're another"
but then the Office OF Senator has no.
toriously been subject to purchase and
sale, while the Chief Justiceship is as
yet untainted.
Year: 1873

a United States Senator. That little
job has been taken off its hands by the
Constitution of the United States
which makes the Senate the judge of
the qualifications of its own members.
The State of Illinois in the COnstitu-
tion of ls4S provided that no judicial
officer of the State should be eligible
to an election to either branch of Con-
gress, but the Legislature elected
Judge Trumbull, and the Senate held
that he was entitled to his seat. No
principle is better established than
that a State cannot establish different
or additional qualifications to those
already fixed, and the Union is only
making an exhibition of childish rage,
by proposing such an amendment.
Year: 1873

The Bakersfield Courier says a COM
pany of practical farmers from San Jose
have filed articles of incorporation for
the construction Of an irrigating ditch
on the north side of Kern River. The
ditch Is to commence at point well
up in the foothills, and it's Immediate
purpose Is to water an extensive tract
that Is believed to be spe cially adapted
to fruit culture, but its usefulness will
only be limited by the distance to
which 1T may be carried. When COM
pleted, the improvement will bring un-
der cultivation an extensive area OF
productive land. The farmers who
bear the expense of construction will
have sole control efthe ditch.
Year: 1873

gE- All men ought to know that all kinds OF
gentlemens Clothing will be made with neat
ness and dispatch by a regular tailor The
finest Imported and Domestic Cloths always
on hand at d. w. Fitzpatrick's, corner OF
Court and Spring streets.
Year: 1873

Hq. The tide of immigration is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
new one of DESMOND. They say there is no
comparison between the two.
Year: 1873




and broken and dying myself; but al
last, worn out as was with watching
and sitting up, / fell asleep, and by Gods
mercy she came to me in my dreams, and
told mo to be comiorted. The mex,
night she came again. and from that time
to this she has never failed me, Then
felt that it Was my duty to live; that II
my life was valueless to myself, it was
not to you; 90 camo. dare say it is
only freak Of my imagination. Per
haps | even produce an illusion by an cf'
fort of my will but however that is, /,
has saved me from going mad or killing
myself. How does she come Always
as she was in that first summer that VIC
spent here, or in our early time in Italy
ALWAYS cheerful and beautiful, always
alone. always dressed as she used to
dress, talking as she used to talk-not an
nnyes, -s.~s hssu.,f. 7's- s--ssr.s,esgsF


Sometimes we 90 through a whole
day of pleasure, sometimes she only
comes and goes but no night has ever
yet been without her; and, indeed,
think her visits are longer and dcarer as
| draw near to her side again l some
times ask which OF my two lives is the
real one. ask myself now, and cannot
answer should think the other was, II
it were not that while am in this | rec
ollect tho other, and while | am in the
other know nothing beyond. And this


is why my sorrow is not like that OF 9th
ers in my position, know that no night
will pass without my seeing her, for my
health is good enough, aud ! never fail
to sleep Slceplessness is the only earth
ly evil dread, now yon are provided
for Do not think me hard TO you in
not having told you Of this before. 1t
is too sacred thing to be spoken Of
without necessity Now write to your
husband that is to be, and tell him to
come here. -


] did so, and the preparations for my
marriage began. stephen was very kind.
but his thoughts wondered further day
by day, Ispoke to a doctor, friend Of
his, about him, but it seemed that moth
ing allied him. Ilonged almost to pain,
to ask him about Marion; but he never
gave mo an opportunity. If ! approach
ed the subject, he turned the talk in an
other direction, and my old habits OF
submission prevented me from gong on.
Then came my wedding day, Stephen
gave me away, and sat by my side at
breakfast He seemed to hang over me
more tenderly than ever, as he put me
into the carriage and took leave OF m.


The last thing | did as l leaned out of
the carriage window was to tell him to
be my first visitor in my own homo.


mo, Margaret, he said, with sad
smile, say goodbye TO me now, my
work is done "


Scarcely understanding what he said,
| bid him goodbye; and it was not I'LL
my h.-S~,,a ~.t..a mo ,Yh.A- i.A s~Sanl
that remembered his strange look and
accent then felt half frightened about
him; but the novelty Of my first visi,
abroad made ma soon forget my fears.


The rest is soon told. The first letter
that | received from England said that
on tho very morning Of my marriage he
had been found cold and dead in his bod,
He had died without pain, ths doctor
said, with bis right hand clasping his
left arm above the wrist, and holding
firmly, even in DEATH cirelcd OF Mari
cn's hair.
Year: 1873

SHOULD BE IMPRovED.-The" "hole in
the ground" at the corner of Main and
Court Streets is anything but pleasant to
look upon. Many suggestions have been
made as to what could be done with il,
but the most sensible we have heard is to
fill ii up. Just how this is to be done
without great expense does not appear.
AS it now is, containing stagnant water
and filth, it will prove a most efficient
breeder of fever and ague, etc.
Year: 1873

THE REASON WHY.-Should the read
ers of the WEEKLY TRINITY JOURNAL
this week discover any unusually pro-
found and elaborate articles, sparkling
genius Of wit, and all that sort, they will
please ascribe it to the fact that Lovejoy
and Felter are both absent from the coun-
ty. We don't however, feel our position
to such an extent but that we can recog-
nize friends who desire to make donations
to the editor-in-chief, or delinquents who
wish to settle.
Year: 1873

COPPER ORE.-George Rose has dis
covered some very rich copper ore ON the
head of Browns Creek, in this county
A small specimen shown us seems to be
about two-thirds pure copper, and if it
proves to be extensive and as rich as the
piece referred to, it is undoubtedly a val
liable discovery.
Year: 1873

TAKE NoTICE.-Parties indebted to
A. H. Marshall, of the Douglas City
Meat Market, are notified that they will
be required to settle on or before the first
day of June, and that after that date no
accounts will be allowed to run more
than thirty days. See notice.
Year: 1873

SETTLE UP.-In another column Mar
shall & Mason give notice to all indebted
to.them that their accounts must be set
tied previous to July 1st, as after that
day they intend to sell for cash and
cash only.
Year: 1873

LEFT TRINITY.-Mr. Jos. Craig, a
resident of our town during the past four
teen years, left here on Saturday last to
seek home elsewhere. 1t is his inten-
tion to visit Santa Barbara and other
points in the Southern part of this State
before making choice Of now location.
His family remains here until such time
as he shall be prepared to send for them,
which will probably be very soon. Dur
ing his residence here, Mr.. Craig became
extensively acquainted throughout the
county and made many warm friends
who sincerely regret his departure
Wherever he may locate, the best wish
es Of the people of Trinity attend HIM
self and family. May they ever pros
per.
Year: 1873

People Becoming Disgu listed with Cow
er~mental Lny.Lfvcred Dilatoriness-
What q Merchant Thinks-A Cuban
Voice for Cuba-Stnrtling Suspicfons-
Have All the Prisoners Been Murdered
There can be no doubt that the extremely
cautious movements OF the government are gradu-
ally impressing the puoic mind that there will be
no war with Span and that the people are COM
posing themselves with illy-concealed chagrin, to
learn in the course Of events, that the government
will be "dickered" by Spain until the nation is
cheated out OF the reparation which is its due.
The intimations thrown out by dispatches from
Madrid and Washington, published yesterday, fell
like wet blanket upon the people at large, and
had visible effect.


Among all classes OF people these dispatches
were construed as mere avant couriers OF the
policy OF the administration. HERALD reporter
conversed yesterday with scores OF people in vari-
GUS classes Of society-merchants importers, law
yers, clerks and tradesmen, and every one OF them
frankly conceded the belief that the government
did not mean to push things resoutey. conver-
saton with a merchant In Beaver street led to the
expression Of his views to the erect that the gov
ernment intended the present naval demonstration
only as an auxiliary to diplomatic action. Don't
you observe" he inquired, that there is nothing
being done in the way OF preparing any military
demonstration 4 lOok upon tuab lact as extremely
significant. II we are even likely to go 70 it is
but reasonable to assume that the government
would at least


RECRUIT THE REGULAR ARMY


to its fullest possible strength. That might be
done in the course OF month; but the raising,
organizing and equipping OF volunteer troops
would take every day OF three months, with all the
benefits OF our past experience, before they would
be in condition to embark. Our navy has been
sadly out OF order, and the vessels must be put in
trim to keep them from rotting, and the govern
ment is simply killing two birds with one stone.
1t takes advantage OF this opportunity to put the
vessels in order, well knowing that there will be
no outcry made against II by the old fogy econo-
msts on account OF the emergency OF the situa-
tion and at the same time az said before, IL will
be kseiul to back up the diplomacy. Depend upon
IL, Mr.. Reporter, you will have a warfare Of quis
and red tape that will last two years out Of this
virgnius outrage, but our navy Will not be called
on TO fire a single shot,


This conversation fairly illustrates the general
opinion and there Is no doubt OF the fact that the
pubic disgust is also very general on the subject.


AMONG TIE CUBANS


there was somewhat depressed feeling IN conse-
Year: 1873

FLIRrATIoNs OF MARRIED WoMEN. The
innocent Irritation Of married women is
one OF the denominations of modern So
clety. Even desire for promiscous ad.
mlratlon is wrong in wife. The love
OF one, and his approval should be all
mat she ought to desire. Let her be
ever SO beautiful, it is disgusting and
appauling sight to see her decorating
mat beauty for public gaze; to see her
seeking the attention of senseless fops
around, and rejoicing in the admiration
.! other eyes than those of her husband.
her beauty should be for him alone, and
NOT LOT the gaze of those that flutter
around her. There is always among the
seaate and wise sensation of disgust
wnen married lady attempts to ensnare
VI entrap young men by a profuse dis
pay OF her charms, or an unlicensed
outlay OF her smiles. Such charms and
such smiles are loathsome to the indif-
iereht beholder; and the trail of the SER
pent is over them.
Year: 1873

Girls are marvels of beauty and wonder.
fully made. Though fashioned by the
hand Of the Creator. they are shaped by
the dressmaker and milliner. Ii takes
Exactly two hundred and eleven pounds
Of flesh and blood, thirty-two yards of
dress material, ninety-seven yards of yel-
low ribbon, twelve pounds of cotton,
twenty-four copies of the Coach, sixteen
feet of horse hair, thirty y-three ounces of
hour, two boxes of red paint, and bottle
OF night blooming seriousness, to pre-
pare the average Rocky Mountain girl
for church. They know less in an hour,
and can tell more in minute. than any
other person OH earth. Their strong
suit is to make trouble and bustles, and
the proficiency they have acquired is the
conundrum Of the age. In game of
talk they invariably hold the right bower
OF take the ace with the king. They are
totally ignorant OF the rules of civilized
warfare, and never let up when they get


aiellow down. A girl can look pretty


and ugly. happy and sorrowful, hot and


cold sweet and sour. sentimental and
dsgusted in ten seconds, and the only


place in the world where the boys have
the best OF them is in sitting up OF nights.
Yet with all their faults we love them
still, and few more of our photographs
may be had by addressing the driver and
inclosing fifty cents. Marriage proposals
must be prepaid The College Coach.
Year: 1873

A SAILOR describing quadrille to his
mess-mate, thus described the third fig
ure: "You first heave ahead" said he,
"and pass your adversary's yard-arm,
regain your berth ON the other tack in
the same order, take your station with
partner in line, back and fill, and then
fall on your keel, and bring up with your
partner; she then maneuvers ahead, off
along side of you; then make sale in
company with her, until nearly astern Of
the other line, make stern board, cast
her of to shift for herself, regain your
place the best way You can, and let go
your anchor"
Year: 1873

TIE PRINCE OF WALES must be a man
of high aims, and lofty erploits. When
reading in English newspapers the laud.
ations of this heir to the throne, the Amer
lean mind is at loss to conjecture how
such nation can be willing to be govern.
ed by such a man. He recently paid a
visit to the Earl of Ayesford,at Packing
ton Hall, Warwickshrc. and the local
newspapers give an eloquent account of
the manner in which the noble Earl en-
tertained his princely guests. The first
day was devoted to rabbit shooting His
Royal Highness and eight other gentle
men, each armed with double-barreled
guu, aud followed by an attendant with
another gun ready loaded, went out into
his lordship'S covers in a heavy rain, and
butchered with such diligence the little
animals which the beaters' started from
their hiding places, that by nightfall they
had accumulated heap of 79S carcasses.
His Royal t1ighness spent the second day
in killing pheasants; aud it is to be hoped
that his noble entertainer had some fresh
form Of slaughter in readiness for him on
the day following.


And this is the young man for whose
recovery from sickness all of England
was fasting and praying few months
ago. Dire calamities to the country were
predicted if he died. If he had not re-
covered 795 rabbits would still be at
large, and that might have been bad for
England
Year: 1873

cathedral tower,and in ancient formula ,as
with prayer and incense, and the music
of holy hymns, they exercised the iiend


Then at once tide Of pent up music
flowed from the liberated bells They
conscientiously rang out at once every
hour aud half-hour they had omitted and
meekly and steadily resumed their wonted
chimes, and continued them ever after
ward, like voices of happy and lowly an
gels calling men to wake and pray, to
"risc and eat," to pray and rest cheer
ing the workman to his daily labor, and
welcoming him from it; chanting to the
mother as she luled her babies aud in
the sick chamber soothing the lonely
hours with melodious sounds, and waking
in the lonely heart sweet echoes of the
psalms Of praise.


Here the legend ended. heard how.
ever, afterward, that the young priest, the
Augustine friar, lived to spread glad It'd
ings through the city. but that he was
burned in the cathedral square for preach
ing to men what he said about church
bells Yet, in the flames, it was said, he
looked up to the cathedral tower, and
sang the words of psalm of praise while
the old bells were Ginning, till his voice
was silenced by death. And ever since
the chimes have taken up his message and
chant to those who will listen hour by
hour.


whether, therefore, ye eat or drink,
or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of
God"
Year: 1873

Repose is beautiful when it is the self
command aud selfpossession, the persist
ent dignity, or the uncalculating love Of
the creature but more beautiful yet,
when the rest is one of humanity instead
of pride, and the trust no more in the
resolution we have taken, but in the hand
We hold.
Year: 1873

If international disputes ever come to
the alternative of trial by law, there
will be no question as to which shall be
adopted. The war giant, whom now we
keep as We keep the hangman, and re-
gard as a necessary and detestable drudge
will then be set upon by a triumphant
populace, and slain by "wives with spite
and boys with stones. "-Prof. Seeley.
Year: 1873

A quarrelsome couple were discussing
the subject of epitaphs and tombstones,
and the husband said my dear, what
kind of stone do you suppose they will
give me when | die ?" birthstone, my
love ~ was the affectionate reply.