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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-26
EcLEcTIc MAGAzINE

The July number Of this magazine is
at hand; and, as it commences a new
volume, the publisher very properly in
Inmates that is very good time to
subscribe. Il is scarcely necessary for
Us TO repeat here the special features Of
the Eclectic which commend II Il. all
lovers Of good literature. 1t lisa perfect
eyelOpedia Of current foreign thought,
the last volume alone containing more
than a hundred articles on all those
topics political, scientific and social,
which have claimed the attention Of the
world during the period which il covers.
The present number starts out with d
fue article on Three Hundred Years
Of Christianity in Japan Then come
" Sr Thomas Browne, .Darwinism and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-26

Religion" Station Life in New lea-
land, Z" Who was Juniusf 1.-THE gun :
Atmosphere" Robespierre, I " Aiyart
Genesis of Species" Mr.. Tennyson :
Poetry 1.-THE Religious Movement IN
Germany" and nine or ten others
There are also four chapters OF the ex-
celIent story, Patty" and a portrait
and sketch of the Rev. James McCosh,
D. d. The price of the Eclectic is -
per annum; 40 cents per copy. The
uublisher is Z. R. Pelton. los Fulton
utreet New York.
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DIABOLISM.
A Memphis Communist-An lncen
diary and Horse Thief ut Work.

A Memphis Communist-An Ineen.
diary and Horse Thief ut Work.
This morning, at an early hour, Mr..
J. B. Farris, proprietor of boarding
and sale stable at 1913 Second street, near
Union, discovered the gate leading into
the alley in rear Of his stable open, and
on closer search found two valuable
horses missing. The horses belonged to
Mr.. Jack Gilmore, trader, and were
very valuable animals. A strong per-
fume Of coal oil pervaded the atmosphere
of the stable. This attracted the atten-
ton of Mr.. Farris, and to his astonish-
ment he discovered that some twenty
buggies were connected together and en-
twined with strong cotton wick thread,
which had been saturated with the in
fammable oil. The office had been
broken into by the incendiary, who found
therein can of coal oil and q ball of
cotton wick. This at once suggested
brilliant idea to the criminal.
What if the building took fire,
was destroyed, horses and all, the
loss of Mr.. Gilmore's horses would
never be attributed to anything else. and
he could escape with the stock, leaving
burning, glowing mass behind him.
The cotton ball was plunged into the
oil, and was carefully wound from the
office around the wheels of each buggy,
and twisted around the planks and stalls
in the back part of the stable. Coal oil
was then poured on the huggies, in the
Office aud on the boards; in fact, in every
place calculated to increase the fury
of the expected connagration. The
horses and two sets of fine harness were
moved into the alley, and the incendiary
prepared to apply the match; but the
fre-bels rang out, and people began to
gil the streets in search Of the burning
building. This alarm Of FIRE, caused
by the burning of Charles Jones brick
shed, at the foot of Main street, fright
ened the inceEdiary, and he rode off with
the horses At an early hour this morn
ing he was seen on the State line road,
riding rapidly. The detectives started
on his track at once, and without
doubt will effect his capture before night
The man believed to be the incendiary
and horse-thief is Frank Mulligan, who
had been an employe in the stable, and
whose suspicious actions have created
distrust in the mind of Mr.. Farris for
some time. Mulligan was formerly
from Grenada Miss, but is well-known
in this city as a stable-man. Since last
night he has disappeared from the city,
and every circumstance seems to point
directly at him as the guilty party.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-26

BRooM's-A splendid troupe Of artists
appear nightly on the boards Of the JEFF
ferson street opera house. The best and
most artistic dancing and singing by the
ballet and vocal iroupes create the great
est enthusiasm among the audience every
night Tonight manager Broom will
present programme comprising an en-
iirely new performance of startling in
terest. Next door to the theater is
the opera house bar, where the purest
and best Of liquors can be found at all
hours Of the day or night.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-26

The Knoxville Press and Herald says;
Professor James NJ. Stafford, State Geolo-
gist, is coming 10 East Tennessee TO Sc
lect specimens Of the floral and geologi-
cal productions Of this section for repre-
sentation in the proposed improvements
of the grounds surrounding the Capitol
building. The entire material used IN
the construction Of that magnificent
building is of Tennessee production !;
and, in order to carry out this truly APP
propriate idea in even the minutest de-
tail, the inspectors of the penitentiary,
in whose charge the work Of improving
the Capitol grounds was placed by the
late Legislature, have determined that
the floral and geology Of the State shall
be exclusively used in the ornaments
tinn
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NEW YORK.
ARRAY and Murder - The shaks-
peare Monument.

ARRAY and Murder The shahs'
peare Monument.
New York, June 26.-The officers Of
the Russian corvette Vsadiek met the
officers Of the Brooklyn navy yard at q
farewell dinner today, previous to the
departure Of the Ysadick.
At late hour last evening an ARRAY
ocenrrcd at beer saloon, No. s74 Hud-
SON street, in which Napoleon Schen-
berger, the proprietor, was shot in the
neck and dangerously wounded by his
bartender, Henry Schenwald. Schen-
bergers wound will likely prove fatal,
and he now lies in precarious con-
dtion.
The committee of the Shakespeare
Monument have decided to postpone
the uhyeiling of the statue until Octo-
Der, when pleasure seekers now absent
will return to the city.
On the night of che 18th inst. two
brothers, Augustus and Charles Bayner,
(Germans) quarreled qabout q woman
with whom both were intimate. During
the quarrel Charles became enraged,
seized a. sword which was in the room,
and struck Augustus on the head, in
flicting a terrible wound. He was ar
rested at the time, but as his brother
refused to make any complaint he was
released. Augustus fingered till last
night, when he died in great agony at
5 p.m.y Charles was Immediately rear
rested a q
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A REPUBLICAN daily paper is to be
started in Nashville. The Banner says;
THE enterprise had its inspiration in
Washington, whittier General Stokes
went, few days ago, and made re-
QUESTION upon the faithful for quite a
large amount. What the paper lacks Of
self-support will come out Of the pockets
of the ms throughout the State The
Radical leaders have long sorrowed over
the want Of, a central organ in Nashville,
and have at last determined to make the
experiment on as big a scale as the cir
cumstances will permit. They are said
to have quite snug sum in bank, and
there can be no question whatever that
the organ will run as long as the money
lasts. The projectors hope to keep it
grinding until after the Presidential
election" rft4t
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Last evening New Yorker named
Henry McCarty, who arrived in Mem
phis a few months since, on mission to
enlighten and educate the colored juve-
niles of South Memphis, dropped dead
at the corner Of Georgia and Seventh
streets, in Fort Pickering. Coroner Moi
iatt held an inquest this morning, and
the jury returned q verdict that the
deceased came to his death from disease
Of the heart and the intense heat.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-26

TIM New Orleans Picayune says the
breach between the two factions Of the
Radical party, as represented by Gov.
Yarmouth on the one side, and Messrs.
Packard, Lowell, Casey, Grants broth
in-law, and Dunn on the others daily
growing wider and wider; and II We
may judge by the severe articles IN the
organs of the respective factions, the
next election viii be Of q most exciting
and interesting character.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-26

Tnr Union aud American thinks the
neglect of our Federal District Attor-
neys In the South 10 call for inEtructions
concerning the Ku,Klux law, is nota-
Bile proof that any such law was entirely
unnecessary. These Federal Attorneys
are all Radical partisans; and yet they
expect 80 little occasion Cor proeeeuting
Ku-Klux that none OF them have called
for instructions under an enactmenk that
puzzles every practitioner Of the com
mon law.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-26

THERr is nothing, perhaps, Of more
importance than the careful filling of
prescriptions. A little neglect some
times causes great trouble. IL IS also
very necessary that pure medicines be
used in every instance. Mcssrs. Good
year a Hill, 2sl Main street, have all the
purest and best medicines, perfumes,
toilet and fancy articles, and everything
in their line. Prescriptions aro filed
day and hight by careful and expert
eneed pharmaceutist. Give them call.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-26

PARTIES spending the summer months
from the city should leave their address
At our counting-room for the DAILY or
WEEKLY LEDGER, which will be promptly
mailed to them during their absence.
The WEEKLY LEDGER contains all the
important city news Of the week, under
the respective dates. For three months
DAILY. 81: WEEKLY, 70 cents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-26

TnE resolution OF the ollice-holders at
the Ohio Radical State Convention in
favor of Grants Administration, pro-
yokes the Cincinnati Commercial to say:
Evidently there was an oversight or
two at Columbus, There WIS no resolu-
ton OF sympathy with Billy McGarrahan
and Baez, and Babcock and the Coving-
ton Postmaster were utterly neglected.
There was also palpable omission to
approve the removal Of the seat Of gov
ernment to Long Branch. iiifiI Vilf
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r
THE Pittsburg Post thus alludes TO one
of the fash .novelists Of the day:
"Charles Reade has Invented another
woman that strides IKE cameleopard
when she is in a rage. There was one
Of the sort in Griffith Gaunt, and now
one has come upon the scene in Ter
rible Temptation. Mr.. Reade appears
to be quite unconscious of the possible
effect of this sort Of thing among our
initiative fashionable young women.
The 'Grecian bend the Alexander
limp and the Boston dip, have been
bad enough; but if they are succeeded
blythe ieameleopard lope,' the novelist
must be sternly cautioned to abstain in
future from geological illustrations"
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MS. s,daon.. she Actress.

1t is related Of Mrs. Siddons that once
when dining at the country-seat Of a
friend, she frightened out Of his wits a
servant, who, when on the point Of hand
ing her the butter. withdrew it quickly,
saying;
Excuse me a moment madam
there's fly ON the butter"
To which the great actress, assuming
look % intense horror, exclaimed: (
"a Fy, say yei Hon got he theref"
Something of the same sort comes to
US fresh from Rome of her niece, Fanny
Kemble, Of whom many droll stories are
told in society of her whitening speeches
TO indiscreet persons. One OF the
drollest is this A meek young man
was presented to her, and unluckily
opened the newborn conversation with;
:" / hear you have very fine hotels in
American"
"SIRl Ihape no hotels in Americd "
in measured, contemptuous voice, that
caused that young man to retreat with
alacrity. .tY
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-26

How fortunes changel A Paducah
well digger. who vas employed many
years ago by a cashier in one Of the
banks in that city. astosished his former
employer the other day by asking for an
exchange on New York for $4,000 in
gold. lie had been gone twenty years,
and has recently boughta farm for Si2j,
900. In the meantime he has given up
vell-digging.
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HOT SPRINGS.
TO THE PUBLIC.

Hot SPRISGs, June IL. ISL.
UNHE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE BY
L the recent freshet at Hot Springs has
been greatly overstated by the newspapers.
Ii Is true that number Of small buildings,
located Immediately on the creek, we're car
The town had thorough cleaning that can
net but add to the general health OF the
place. ~,
greatly improved, the time reduced nearly
two days. and the expense lessened almost
One-half.
We are prepared to state that no damage to
the Springs, in a medicinal point Of view, has
occurred, and that no one need fear to come
for want Of accommodation.
John l.. Taylor. Col. u. S. A..
j. N. Oliver. Memphis, Tenn.
w. W. Thatcher, Tenn.
o. 81 knodc. NJ. d..
X. W. Creighton, Nj. ID.
Adam n. Smith. indianapolis.
J. N. Shackleiord, Kentucky.
Steadham a Akin, Akin House.
Edward Mex. Hudson, LIT. Col. U. 5. A.
Terry & Huffman.
o. A. lIobson, NJ. ID.
A. Brooke, NJ. ID.
a. A. Hammond, Indiana.
J. j. McOinnis, New Orleans.
Stitt 4 Lewis, Hot Springs. Hotel.
X. Y. Nredenburg, Memphis.
MEMPHIS AND LITTLE hOCk RAILROAD,
LIrTLE Rock, ARK, June y. II.
Referring to the above statement Of resi-
dents and visitors at the Hot Springs, we de-
sire TO call your attention TO the improved
facilities the opening of the
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad
gives for reaching the Springs. and at greatly
reduced price. Trains leave Memphis every
mornine-time TO Little Rock. TIN HOURS.
Parties Of eight or ten can have a stage 10
themselves, and travel at their leisure. The
REGULAR NAIL STAGE leaves Little Rock at
o'clock a. m. and arrives At Hot Springs at 6
o'clock pm.
The price Of through ticket from Memphis
10 the Springs Is Sl7, against about SIS or $50
last year.
A. S. LIVERMORE,
General Superintendent
@. p. OAKLEY,
Gen'l Ticket Agt., NJ. 4 L. R.R.
I'D. CmDEsTER & Co,
Props r. R. Stage Line. 1m
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The writer Of an obituary notice of an
estimable lady says that the bereaved
husband was hardly able to bear the
demise of his wife" Imagine his dis
gust on reading in print that the be-
reaved husband was hardly able to
wear the chemise of his wife.
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ELEc11oR.
N o II nc IL.

OfficE PLANTERS hssuRAScE CouP'y.l
MEMPHIS, IENs-., June p, ISL.
LIE ANNUALMREr ING OF THE STOCK.
holders Of the PiaEiters' Insurance
company will be held at the Office Of the
company At ten an. on Monday, the Sd Of
July next. The election Of Directors so- the
Ensuing year viii be ED between the hours
Of ten an. and three p.n.
s-l@ W. A. GOODMAN. Secretary.
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SUMMER RESORT.
MAMMOTH CAVE
GLASGOW JUNCTION
THE PROCTOR HOUSE
AT aLAsaow JUNCTION.

4 ATH THE "OLD BELL TAVERN" HAS
/ been rebuilt and fitted up in good style.
The grounds cover six acres. with shade trees
and beautiful lawns, where guests will be
made a. comfortable as any place in the
country. The Proprietor tenders his thanks
10 the travelling community for former layors,
and Folicils their patronage for tho future,
with assurances that they shall have no cause
to eompiein. GlaseOw Junction Is three miles
nearer 10 Mammoth Cave than any other sta
ton on the l.. A N. X. r.. and the best road
10 Mammoth Cave.
aEO. m. PROCTER, PrOp'r.
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bErcHsR has been so exhausted in bis
work Of saving souls thai his church hai
granted him a vacation.
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SHROYER-At Germantown, Tenn, June
18th, "a four o'clock pm. Mrs. saiiio IT,
pifo Of .. n. Shroyor.
Notice Of funeral will be slvcn In Appeal
lo-marroN.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-08
Bear I'm Mind .

When disease has undermined the healh and the phys
cal system has become prostrated stmulant that
only strengthen but the cause should be mmed
atey resorted Mental distress fruitful source of
the breaking down of the constitution and the ravages of
this enemy to health truly alarming For all
aides Iosetters Stomach Bers have found unsur-
passed By acting directly upon the digestive organs they
remove the heavy dsagreeable feeling after eatn often
complained of by persons of delicate temperament As
digestion is restored the patient finds his strength
increasing and his general health improved.
Thousands of persons certify that may be relied on in
all of weakness debility attendant upon
sedenay habits The generality of Btter disagree
able to the taste that they Objectionable weak stom-
ach. This is not the with Hostetters Bters which
will be found mild and extremely pleasant Basamc plants
barks and roots contribute their restorative juices to
der it soothing and strengthening. Its basis the only
pure smulan which has been produced containing
fH O any other deleterous element The most careful
snd killf chemists have analysed the Bter and pro-
nounced them harmless This is scientific testimony; but
the testimony of the hundreds of thousands have
enced the preventive and curative effects of GREAT VEG
ETABLE and ALrERATvE of modern times still more
conclusive In Fever and Ague Dyspepsia Bousness Ner
Complaints Chronic Complaints general debility il
is nearly nbe anything in this nfalble world can
be. an Lin
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-08

The SACRAMENTO GIFT ENTERTAINMENr.-At-
tention is called to the above advertisement,
which will be found in another column. Speak
ing of the great demand for tickets, the Sacra-
ramento Bee says "Tickets in this concert
are in big demand From all directions come
orders for them, and for books of them. Numer-
Gus are the requests that reach the central office
here for special numbers, and for the purpose of
gratifying those who make such demand, the
managers have so arranged affairs that they can
tell where the desired number is if they have it
not. Thus any number asked for can be had on
application, if it is not already disposed of. So
great is the run for them that the managers pos
itively assert that the concert will be given May
lst, as announced, and then somebody will have
secured the big prize"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-08

MINING ACCIDENT.-Mr. Carl Niesse, son of
Mrs. Regner, of this place, had narrow escape
from death on last Saturday afternoon, while at
work in his claim on West Weaver. 1t appears
that he was carrying q suice-box on his shoul-
der, through a bedrock ditch, when pile of
rocks on the bank commenced sliding, and strk-
ing the sluce-box threw him against the oppo-
site wall of the ditch, with his breast against
the wall and the box and rocks at his back. Af-
ter remaining in this position a short time, the
box slid down and partly relieved him, so much
so that with the assistant of friendly root, he
was enabled to get out of his perilous position
on to the bank. After having gained the bank,
being overcome with exerton and bruises sus-
tained he tainted away and lay unconscious for
three or four hours, and until quite late in the
evening. When discovered, he was completely
chilled and fears were entertained that life was
extinct. DR.. J. G. Montague was called and in a
few hours succeeded in getting up circulation.
The Doctor reports Mr.. Niesse to be getting
along very we'll says he was badly bruised
about the hip-joint and on the legs, but no bones
were broken.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-08

CoMING.-Lang gives notice this week that he
has lot of hams, bacon, shoulders, picked
pork, bloaters and fresh butter on the road and
that they will arrive next Monday or Tuesday.
The " boaters' are said to be of superior quail
ity and were just received at San Francisco by
rail road, overland. The butter is the same
kind as he received two or three week ago and
which sold rapidly. If you want any of the
goods that are coming, be on hand before they
are all gone Lang believes in 'quick sales and
small profits"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-08

A BAD AoCIDENT.-On Wednesday last, we
have been informed, the reservoir of Sheridan
Brothers on Simpson Gulch, about three miles
above Junction City, broke and being full at the
time, the water passed through their claim, car
ryng everything before it. Their sluice boxes,
containing their whole Winters work, were
swept away. The amount of the loss to the
Sheridan boys is not known, but to lose a whole
seasons work. together with tools, slnces and
other mining appurtenances, at one blow, is q
sad disaster.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. .

A GIFT ENTERPRISE FOR TRINITY.-For some
days past, many of the prominent citizens of
tnis county have been discussing the feasibility
of Gift Enterprise to aid in the commencement
and construction of the Stuarts Fork Ditch
We learn that they have finally concluded to
t'set the ball in notion and that those who
are to take the initiatory steps will meet in few
days to arrange the prelimnaries SO far, moth
ing has been decided definitely, but it is pro-
posed to sell 100, 900 tickets at So so each, anG
to present liberal scheme, reserving about $780,
600 for the benefit of the ditch. Men of promin-
ence and means are to take charge of the enter
prise and the public rest assured that every
thing will be conducted in a fair and business
like manner. AS to the ditch, we have referred
to it and the benefits to be derived from its con-
struction so frequently, that it is unnecessary to
say anything more at present. 1t is an absolute
necessity to the county, and with a starter of
500, 900 we believe that it can be built. When
the scheme is matured and everything in readi-
ness we propose to fully rehearse the advantages
to be derived from this ditch. AS to the Gift
Enterprise, many other towns have started SINH
lar ones and succeeded in carrying them to a
successful termination, and as the object here is
laudable, we see no reason why this one cannot
be made a complete success.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-08

SAFE AND SoUND.-As we predicted last week,
Cush Given and Johnny Colbert turned up all
right. The drowned horse which was found,
and which caused the report as to Cush S prob
able death, belonged to a mail rider who was
drowned some time since. Expressman Clifford
says that Nit Myers saw Mr.. Given and had a
long talk with him and that he had decided not
to purchase any hogs but buy beef cattle, with
band of which he is now en- route for junction
City, where he is expected to arrive in few
days We could not believe that we would
never see our old friend Cush again. but still
safe
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-08

OUR AMATEURs.-In pursuance with former
notice, the Weaverville Amateurs gave their first
public performance at Thomas Theater, last
Friday evening, March 3lst. Although the night
was somewhat stormy, they were greeted with a
fair-sized audience. To say that they acquitted
themselves admirably and succeeded in drawing
forth thunders of applause, would be drawing it
mild. The gallery responded to the echo from
the parquet, and all were well pleased with the
entertainment We learn that it is the inten-
tion of orr leading citizens to come out in card
and invite the Amateurs TO give second perform
ance. Although their first effort was not very
pecunary to their benefit" the second proba-
bly, will be. Weaverville has no further use for
imported dramatic talent
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-08

WET RIDE.--Mr. Charles Williams brought
the Shasta mail over in buggy on Wednesday,
there being no passengers. 1t rained hard and
persistently all day and Williams had wet ride
He reported Trinity river at least six feet higher
than at any time during the Winter.