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Year: 1873




The issue between the mass of the
people of Memphis, acting for their
best interests irrespective Of party, and
the little knot of politicians acting fol-
their own selfish ends is fully made up.
J. j. Busby represents the former and
John League the latter. The effort to
force a third candidate into the
field, in the hope of distracting
and dividing the people in their sup
port Of Busby, has proven abortive.
Neither Oyerton, Murphy, Dent, nor
any Others Of the long list of supposed
aspirants for civic henors once paraded
before the public will run in opposition
TO man who to-day could be elected by
an overwhelming majority. These gen.
tlemen have the interests of the city too
much at heart to allow themselves to be
made the means Of dividing the people
at a time when, more than ever, the
welfare of the city is at stake.
They know the danger now menac-
ing Memphis in the person Of the
Radical nominee, and that it will not
do TO permit that party to take posses-
sion Of the city government. We have
lifted our municipal affairs out of poll
tics, and cannot afford to permit a re-
turn to the old way: under any pretence,
either personal or particular.
The whole question is, therefore,
narrowed down to the fitness
of the candidates and the superior abili-
ty of one over the other. There is nsth-
ing else involved. It is either ]. J.
Busby or John League. Good citizens
who would see the best man of the two
elected will vote for Busby. There is
hardly room for comparison
of their merits so much supe-
rior is Busby over League, who
would, for his own ends, make use of
party organization where no party
principle is involved. The issue is
made up-eitheI Busby OF League.
Either a nOn-partissn and economical
government or a partisan govern
ment with swarm Of place
hunters, to support whom the peoples
pockets are to be drained by high taxes.
Either Busby, the thorough man of
business, the candidate of The people
without regard to party, or John League,
the politician, and the nominee of
remnant of the Radical party.
The registration, several hundred more
than that Of 1871, assures US that Busby
is the man-that Busby will be elected
mayor, and by larger majority than
was ever given to any of his predeces-
sors. This is the conviction of all who
have taken an interest in the contest,
and We feel certain it will be verified on
the day Of election.
Year: 1873

FROM the proceedings Of the general
council it will be seen the committee
report that sewerage is impossible until
the issuance of bonds for that purpose is
authorized by the legislature. We re-
gret this, and realize how much the
more necessity for thorough surface
cleaning and drainage. Let the board
Of health go to work at once.
Year: 1873

ADMITTED BEST.-''Dr. Prices Cream
Baking Powder is universally admitted to
be the best in use, and having used it for
a number of years we have no hesitation
in adding our testimony as to its Ii erits
There is nothing deleterious in its compo-
sition, an important consideration in view
OF the numerous preparations put up and
palmed off, without consideration as to
their effect upon the health of the con
sumers DR.. Prices Special Flavorings,
extracted from the fruit, are really the
most desirable favors we ever used
Year: 1873

The great cause of so many young peo-
pie being gray headed is on account of
their having used the vile compounds
which have flooded the market so long
Natures Hair Restorative is a sure rem
edy for this Clear as crystaI no poison ;
perfectly street, clsaH and reiiGble. All
druggist sell it. See advertisement.
Year: 1873

A SEVERE TEsT.-The Commissarv
General Of the United States, after trial
of all the principal starches in the country,


decided that Duryea's Satin Gloss
Starch was the best that could be procur-


ed, and the government from that time to
the present are buying this article This


is fact worthy the attention of consum-
Year: 1873

Judgment II seeks not 10 move the sensbilities only
but TO nde also the emotions to excite the best acu
OF the and to satisfy the demands OF
the moral reason All works OF Art do do this In the
degree. but they all do 1t IN some degree when


they fail the full concurrence and approval oil
SOUL they arc far either unworthy or Spurious
or inadequate, OF lower type But when they sur
up this general applause of mind and feeling they rise
into the highest order OF mpressyeness ana perfection
Indeed In the greatest works OF the masters tue
Madonna the Apollo the Cathedral at Rouen the Con-
cero I'm Minor It is difficult to say whether you are
delighted by their appeals TO the eye or ear or to
the Judgment the heart so luscious are they In
sensuous beauty exalted In sentiment 80 harmonious
intellectual proportions, absolute In their moral
might suggestive OF spiritual mystery that runs up
and loses itself in tho InfDte.


Mr. Goodwin closed with references TO the influence OF
art on individual enjoyment and national greatness.
Year: 1873




Upon the opening of the Court Of General
Sessions Part H.. yesterday, after calling the names of
the petty jurors Judge Sutherland said that he had ex
amined carefully the question raised by Mr. Howe as 70
the power OF the Court Of General Sessions in tho
Chamber Of the Board OF Assistant Adermen snd that
he had come 70 the conclusions after consulting with
Recorder Hackett, the District Attorney and several
Judges OF the Supreme Court. that there any
reasonable doubt to the Proprety of holding
there and therefore the Court would proceed with
trials. beginning to-day.


Assistant DistrictAttorney Rollins Informed TRIB
reporter that far az the ordinances OF the Com
mon Council were concerned, there was just mnch
right to hold Part H. Of the Court OF General Sessions
In the Chamber Of Board OF Assistant Aldermen
there was TO hold Part OF that Court 10 The brown
stone building facing Chambers-st. Under provision
OF he code the Supervisors required 20 Furnish
rooms Tor the various courts I'm the county, wherever
tbey saw NJ and after the passage of that act there
was nothing 10 hinder the Court from sitting In any
room i'm the county.


Inquiry at the District Attorney's ofice ecits IN.
information that there prison cases awaiting rai
except the murder cases, and few others which ON
Of the absence OF necessary other
special reasons, not the calendar Several prison
police courts, which, with few more awaiting the
action the GRAND Jury. In instances the ndct
ments have been brought into court These cases
cannot be brought 10 trial Great dissatisfaction is said
representatives OF the dangerous classes who have I'm
agined that their liberation 20 secure their mmu-
nifty from trial. Among such men, the plan OF holding
parts Of the Court or General Sessions uniefakeh
easlness and dismay. IL has always been difncut ~
dispose OF the criminal complaints.
Year: 1873




The Liberal Republican General Committee
OF Kings County at special meeting on Wednesday
evening. passed the following:


oed That Congress exposures shameful Official
rupton enforced unqueonably by the Liberal
against the Administration aud m supporter demonstrate the necessity
OF REFORM sni that the amenIabe
exposures bhng light sadly deporby justify the
words N Horace Greedy uttered his campaign speech at lndanapo
the legislation Of the county National and STATE ueel pu6s-
that the leading OF the GoYermeui shOu be called 10
Justice"


Ioed eligibility the President for reelection
m the evils have depOre and that the
Liberal heretofore, sesdfastly IT,
the
election that bound consideration
political virtue to forward 20 ultimate
certain triumph.


sored ha. interference power the National
natural aud legitimate
su Of the popular the State election
aud republican government


R9ued Liberal party Kings County withhold the
Of deep Interest the recent OF United
Poneroy by state Senator Hon A. ~ York OF Kansas
fact that the evil thus Indicated the all republican
government nous and although widely extended
dhcu encounter successfully efforts at reform We
press the that this emp that deserves thanks
tbe exposure o similar evils wherever they erst


That safety Of republican Il
measure dependent upon honest Administration
solemn duty pertaining the Liberal
municipal politics erpeency and that
Of candidates for Offices consideration
higher importance municipal elections than assured partisan



esovd opposed all special other legislation
defeat the will OF the people fairly expressed, especially shen
prompted mainly in the interest Of political party


R>sopsd That the Liberal cordially cooperation with
all Of whatever previous party connection who unite With
sentiment political country
free from the reputation Of slavery
the hand aud from the practice Of deOusn aud OA 'ens
Year: 1873

T be editor of Newark paper the other day heard that new pass had been found in the Andes. He immediately wrote 10 a man in South America that the pass was his, and he would be much obliged if the man would forward it at once.

 A Springfield (Mass.) paper says: The windy beard of Eolus himself, and all his succedaneous bags of atmosphere, beswept our segment of earth from long ere dawn of yesterday through bitter twenty hours of extreme wlnterness and physical and spiritual shiverings.

 A lady of literary turn writes to know if she can pay for her paper by writing poetry. Oh, certainly, we will allow three cents a pound for manuscript poetry, or she can darn our stockings for the amount its all the same to us. We are in favor of patronizing home talent.

 An agricultural paper says strawberry beds may be protected from birds, by run ming Q wire along the walk to which a cat is chained. Her movements up and down the length of the wire will keep the birds away. Where there is no chain, the wire can be run through the cat, and heated to \ temperature that will fill the cat with g longing to keep moving.

 The following conversation between two clever lawyers was overheard: 'How does your client like it p Mot overmuch; begins to complain of the expense" " "Mine is all right; bound to fight it out. Can we manage to make the jury disagree again.?" ''Don't know; we must work for it." 'You'll get beat, of course, in the end, but of course you'll appeal" ''Of course."

 It is related that New Hampshire mln- ister recently portrayed the history of Jon sh after the following style: "I seem to zee Jonah passing along the road to Nineveh; 1 seem to see him entering the ticket office, buy his ticket and pay for it seem to see him walk upon the vessel seem to see them lift their anchor and the stately ship move gradually out upon the broad Allan tic." ...l t@
Year: 1873

THE POWER OF MUSIC. In speaking of the entertainment given by the Jepson Concert troupe in Wallingford, Wednesday evening, the correspondent of the Meriden Rspu6sieGn says: ''The power of music over the brute creation was illustrated while Mrs. Day was singing QUO of her sweet songs, by little mouse coming on the stage and sitting quietly by the organ until the last note died away, when he beat nasty retreat probably to join his con- panions and tell them of the wonderful sounds he had heard"
Year: 1873

For some time past gentleman who owns large farm in the vicinity of Broad brook, has been stopping at the St. Johns Hotel in this city. being most of the time engaged in buying and selling horses and trading in tobacco. The principal cause of his leaving home and making Hartford his place of residence was the unpleasant dis position of his wife. He was on the point at one time of selling his farm, but his wife hearing of it made threats of the most violent nature. The gentleman, knowing that;his wife was revengeful, has been pre- pared to hear almost anything concerning her in any way that would be calculated to injure him, but it came in different shape than he had anticipated, provided his sus- picions and the opinions of the officers are correct as to the wife's responsibility for the act.

 Two or three days ago passenger on one of the trains coming to this city from the north-who the person is is not known left in Car seul small box made of plain wood, which had sliding cover Upon it was a card addressed to the man alluded to, who was informed by railroad official that such box was at the depot, and yesterday he got it and took it to the hotel. There were some things about the box itself which excited his suspicion, and ss he was constantly expecting some de- velopment of rasc ality on the part of his wife. he took it to the pohce headquarters for examination. He had at first carefully sought to slide the cover, and thought he heard something pressing against what ap- peared to be sand-paper, which proved to be the fact.

 At the headquarters Officer Flynn pried up the cover, instead of sliding it, and a strange sight was exhibited to those who were standing around, anxiously waiting to see what the box contained. The box was divided by a partition in the center, and was filled with powder. probably tive ol three pounds in all. The under side of the cover was spread with sand-paper, and bearing against it were matches securely Kept in place by string. SO that as the cover should slide it would pull the match es up with force and make them ignite the more readily. A more dangerous contriv ance, for simple invention, can hardly be imagined, and it is exceedingly fortunate that suspicion of its true character was ez cited at the outset, as an explosion would have been attended with serious anC probably fatal results.

 The matter will undoubtedly be fully in vestigaled, and i: is thought that not mucf difficulty will occur in getting at importan facts; and the investigation altogether il calculated to develope some other thing which the police are desirous of ascertain ing.-Hartford Courant
Year: 1873

JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRIsE.- The San
FraGeisco CAr0aicte is fair specimen Of
the enterprise Of American journalism.
1t is already the most influential daily
published on this Coast and its propri-
etors are determined that it shall main
tain that reputation. They have now
started in todouble the circulation of their
journal in this State, and seem in fair
way Of accomplishing that result. A
splendid map OF the Pacific States will be
given to each new yearly subscriber to
the Chronicic, and already more than
four thousand have taken advantage of
the offer. The proprietors will expend
$4,000 in Improvements Of their paper
and such enterprise never fails Of reward
Year: 1873

Action brought in
the District Court OF
the Ninth Judicial
District of the State
Of California, in and


for the said County OF
! Trinity, and the Com
plant filed in said
County of Trinity, in


the Office Of the Clerk
Of said District Court.
Year: 1873

a young lady was committed to the
Insane Asylum last week, who got crazy
about the executed murderer, Russell.
She worked hard to get his sentence com
muted, visited him frequently in jail and
then when he was hanged went mad.
Her family is well known and highly re-
spectacle. She thinks she is in constant
spiritual communication with him and
says he is happy.
Year: 1873

The President will leave Washington for Long


Branch, Tomorrow, with his family He will
spend the summer at Long Branch, but will re-
turn to Washington eve. two or three weeks to
dispose of business that may claim his atten on.
Year: 1873

As some of our readers who have
read about the recent Wall street corner
may misunderstood the term, will eX-
plain that it simply means in this ap-
plicatiOn what it does in common par
lance. Men are cornered when placed
in a difficulty from which there is no
escape. The great effort in Wall Street
is to accomplish this, and the man that
can best succeed is the hero of the day.
The same kind of transaction has been
attempted in merchandise, but it is not
so practicable as in stocks. If man
could contract with a number of dairy:
men for large amount of butter, say
at thirty cents a pound, and then should
secretly poison all their COWS, he would
certainly have them in corner This
would be considered crime of outra-
geous character, but il is just what Wall
street men are daily trying to do. In
order to corner others they will de-
stroy values, and thus commit direct
robbery. Hence, If they fail to accom-
plish this, they need to expect no quar-
ter. Inquired of one of the lucky men
the reason why he was so hard upon his
victims. "Sir," said he, swhat business
had these men to sell my property 2"
1t stbe confessed that this is true
view of the case. When a broker who
has not dollars worth of northwest.
ern contracts to deliver thousand
shares of his stock at 80 within 80 days,
hoping that he may depress it by some
trickery, SO as to make handsome
profit, then it is simply just retribution
he should be made to smart for it. This
is the retribution that such men as Hen
ry n. Smith and Daniel Drewihave been
called to suffer. Who will pity them
Year: 1873

-


begun upon the motion of the Repub.


lican Speaker, and Mr.. Morton, one o.


the leading Republicans in the Senate,


is chairman of the committee that has
charge of the case of Mr.. Caldwell. No
party which is so supremely dominant
as the Republican can prevent loose
men. from joining it. All that can be
fairly asked is that they shall not con-
troll it, as Tweed and his gang controll-
ed the Democratic party and New York
until the exposures of a Republican
journal led to the union of honest men
of all parties. Moreover, if the argu-
ment from persons is to be considered.
it will not be forgotten that the Demo-
cratic leader of the House of Repre-
sentatives is as much involved in the
Credit Mobilier as any Republican. But
the attempt to make Democratic party
capital from these events is futile so
long as the Republican majority is cool
and firm, and acts only upon proved
facts, and then acts decisively.
Year: 1873

Extravaganza in living is a phrase il


common use and one well understood


but extravaganza in dying sound:


strangely and means little or nothing


The high prices in England, however,


which appeared first in connection with


those articles whose production depend


upon the abundance of coal, are gradu-


ally affecting everything, from the


bread one eats to the coffin one is buried


in. The latest advance is in the cost OF


burial, the board of managers of one


of the London cemeteries announcing


in foreible though bad English, that


hereafter "frst-class interments" will
cost dollar and half more for grown
people than heretofore, while the rates
for a similar kind of burial of children
are increased by one dollar. This bu-
rial place is not patterned in the least
after the scriptural idea of heaven, but,
as Mr.. Froude said of some of the Irish
clergy, is managed on the principle of
dividing the bodies of the sheep from
the bodies of the goats in this world,
the division being made on a money ba-
sis, and the dividing lines being desig-
mated in the expressive way before al
luded TO, as "second class" and ''third
class" The burial rates are advanced
in each of these departments, also;
those who take their chances in ssthird
class" grave, whatever that may be, be-
ing forced to pay fifty cents more for
the luxury of lying until the "crack OF
doom" in the poorest part of the ceme-
terry.


In certain cases, where a person is
very poor or has been ill for long
time, his friends will undoubtedly find
great difficulty in procuring this addi-
ti0nal fifty cents, and under such cir
to die on the part of poor
man would be the heighth of extrava-
sance, unless he made up his mind to
lie in less expensive ground.


We read the other day that the price
If masses for the souls of the dead had
been advanced by certain Roman Catho-
ic priests. This seems to Indicate that
he high prices in Europe are affecting
he peculiar commodities of the other
world which are assumed to be under
he control of this particular branch of
he Church. Surely, if the cost of get
ing ones dead body into the ground
nd ones soul into heaven is to depend
IN the production of coal or the search
y of bread-stuffs, a great many poor
'eople will find themselves utterly un-
BILE to die, which will lead, we are
fraid, to an alarming increase in the
auper population of the world. Per-
aps, however, the course of nature will
ot be stopped by the rules of the
riests and of the grave owners, and
len, women and children will keep on
ying just as usual, no matter what it
ostc |
Year: 1873

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

terly day came around, he saw that he
was not likely to have money to pay
even that. There was nothing then
left for him to do but to mortgage his
place, borrow the money and pay the
note. And still he ran behind hand,
so that instead of reducing the mort
gage he was obliged to increase it from
time to time until in the end he had to
sell out, take new land and begin
again. Now, do you suppose that that
man thinks to-day that he was ruined
by reaper? No, sir; he lays it to
sickness il his family, bad crops, small
prices, railroad extortions, the tariff.
But his first debt was for the reaper.
Year: 1873

Tho statement that tho Dutch havo been
forced by their defeats to auhRtituto negotiation
for tho arbitrament Of war in their troubles with
tho Achoonoso Is denied by tho authorities ut
Tho Hague, who say that no pacific arrangement
Of any kind has boon made between tho COM
1~4o
Year: 1873

" Owing to unforeseen circumstances,
entirely beyond our control, the publication
Of the COURIER will be interrupted for a few
weeks. In the meantime we will be enabled
to devote all our time and attention to the
Job Printing department of our establishment
in which we guarantee to give entire salts
faction, both in regard to quality of work aud
moderate prices.


AS soon as we can procure suitable press
we will resume the publication of the COURIER
which we hope will be in few weeks at
farthest
Year: 1873

THE New ORLEANS UsuRPATIoN.-While
President Grant is denying at Washington any
intention or desire to tyrannize over the peo-
pie of Louisiana or to interfere with the free
government of the State, the federal author
tiles III New Orleans are committing outrages
to which no people with spark of manhood
in their breasts can patiently submit. The
State government overthrow, State Courts
abolished or the rightful judges driven by
force from the bench, and now the suppress
sion of the independent press. are the outrages
that mark the progressive steps of this infa-
nous violation of the constitution and the
laws.-N. Y Herald
Year: 1873

Y There is evidently a struggle 60
ing on between the Presidents impul-
ses and those of his ceunselors, His
Judgment and perhaps his inclination
urge him to pursue conciliatory poll
cy toward the South, but his advisers
aud no one was ever more unfortunate
in selecting advisers-are using all
their influence to overcome his convic-
tions and persuade him that the policy
of strife and hatred is the best. The
President'never had fairer of more
CONSPICUOUS opportunity for evincing
his firmness and resolution and if he
refuses to obey the narrow minded par
tisans around him and will lift his ad-
ministration to more elevated ground
of patriotism and craftsmanship than
that on which it has stood for the past
four years, he will receive degree of
gratitude and be backed by support
which has hitherto withheld. We can
not, however. expect any very benefi-
cent change in his policy until we hear
of q benefcent change in his Cabinet.


Louisville Courier Journal.
Year: 1873

The Courier, since the defeat of its party
in this parish, has been attempting to make
the impression on the public mind that the
Supervisor of Registration for this parish, did
not do his duty, but was illegally guilty of
acts of commission and omission which was
the direct cause of the Bourbon disaster.