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NEW ORLEANS.
The wheyIand Marder-AHair
HnmnR so .a


The wheyIand Murder Affair of
Honor. n.rFlt
New ORLEANS, February 2l.TTThe ex-
penses incurred toward the reception Of
Alexis is about $4,000. "'Ha
In the case of the State VS.. W. w.
Mccullough, charged with the murder Of
W. R. Wheyland, wherein the grand jury
found a true bill, the counsel for the ac-
cused filed a motion that the attorney
general do show good cause on the 2lst
why said defendant should not be re-
leased upon bail, according to the law
and evidence now filed. The grand jury
ignored the charges against Isidere Nc
Cormack, John Mccormack and George
w. Carter, ex.speaker of the house OF
representatives, charged with being ac-
cessories to the murder Of Wheyland, by
reporting I" not true bill. The latter
three, who have been under $4,000
bonds since, have been released.
Itisreported that State Senator Camp
bell and Colonel Scott have gone to Pass
Christian to settle an affair of honor.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
FRRNCH TROUBLES.

France does not appear to be content
with the share Of the worlds attention
she has had during the last twenty years.
II would seem that after the disasters
she has recently encountered quiel
would be her best policy But no, she
can't keep STILL She is now surging
with the imprisoned fires OF revolution
and no man can tell the moment they
will burst forth France is a great ma
ton, and the French are great people,
Int the world does not wish to be con-
tinually bothered with their intestine
tends 1t has grown sick of them, Peo-
nile all over the world wish to see that
glorious country emerge from the paral-
vols that lies upon her, and take
her old position in the ranks OF pro
pressiye States. How calm is Ger
many, how modest is her department.
and how quiet her people after their
splendid achievements. The statesmen
of Germany think and work; many OF
the statesmen of France think and plot.
The Bonapartists are active, and have
recently received accessiOns of strength
They will force themselves into power
the moment they can command the
strength to do so, OF course reYoiu-
ton would follow, if it did not precede
that event. Looking at the subject from
a commercial standpoint, it is difhcnit
to imagine an uglier thing than war
between England and the United States,
and French revolution in full blast at
the same time. That these calamities
may be averted, and that France may
resume her grand march, keeping step
10 the music of worlds progress, is
the sincere desire of good men of all
countries.
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NEW YORK.
Comments OF the New York Press
ON sehurz's speech I'm the United
states Senate yesterday.

Comments OF the New York Press
ON schurz's speech I'm the United
States senate yesterday.
New York, February 2l.-The morn
ing papers devote considerable space to
reviewing and commenting on Schurz s
speech in the Senate yesterday. The
Herald while admiring the able elo-
quence of Schurz, thinks the speech was
dishonest and that the speaker occupies
false position, proclaiming to be Re
publican and yet, in view Of his duty to
that party, declaring he will not support
the Republican nomination il Grant is
nominated by the general convention.
The Herald also AYERS that he took conn
sci, in preparing his case, with Marquis
DeChambord, Of the French legation,
solely with the view of proving that our
government had violated its neutral OBJ
legations with Germany to embroil us in
q difficulty with that power, and that it
is plain to all that this latest intrigue
against the government is a most un-
worthy proceeding and dishonorable to
those connected.
The Tribune views Schurzs argument
as sound and able, and THAI the. effort
to show the apparent irregularity,
amounting TO absolute violation of law,
in the alleged sale Of arms, was success
full. Morton's reply, the Tribune con-
siders feeble, and not calculated TO have
much effect. Serious, searching inyes-
tigation must follow soon.
The World considers the speech ol
Schurzs the mightiest effort for many
sessions, and a severe blow to the ad
ministration, laying the alleged sale Of
arms subject bare 10 the bone. 1t con
siders that more stirring appeal was
never made to the honesty and public
virtue Of the people Of the United States
Augustus Sehell was installed as
Grand Sacham at Tammany last night
A committee Of twenty-five is TO be ap
pointed to reorganize the Democracy in
this city.
Count Shorwaloff, of Russia, arrived
at the Clarendon Hotel yesterday from
Boston. He sails to-day or tomorrow &c
join the Grand Duke Alexis and party
at Havana.
The receiver Of the Union Square Ma
tiOnAl bank is nov paying dividend 81
fifty per cent. A further dividend Of
fifty per cent. viii probably be declared
the first week in April
Foster, the car-hook murderer, was
was sentenced to be hanged on the 22d
Of March. New proceedings will be ap-
piled for. ti.
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GOOD CIRCULATION.

The Courier-J Journal says; I" Mr.. Cole,
Of California, has introduced a bill in
Congress to restrict the killing of buffa-
loes on the public land. The idea is a
good one, and if practicable should be
carried out. As it is, the carcasses Of
animals, in every stage Of decomposi-
ton, which have been wGntonly shot
from the passing trains, are to be seen
on either side Of the Pacific road, all
along where it passes through the great
buffalo district of Colorado As game
laws and police regulations cannot be
very efectually enforced on the plains,
perhaps the best thing that can be done
under the circumstances is for the Kan
sas Pacific company to prohibit firing
guns or pistols from the cars. That is
already done on the Union Pacific.
We regret that our able contemporary
does not denounce the wanton des;ruc-
ton Of animals that will soon become
extinct if the practice Of Staying them
for amusement continues.
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CHICAGO.
The Distinguished laps EN- route to
ChicagO-The Future of the city.

The Distinguished laps en- route to
ChicagO-The Future of the city.
CHICAGO, February 2l.-The party of
distingused Japanese now at Salt Lake
City expect to leave for the East to-day
in a special train. AS to getting
through will be question Of time. The
last trains through were on the way
about three weeks. There is diversity
of opinion among passengers who have
reached Salt Lake and San Francisco,
as to whether the officers of the railroad
arc deserving of censure for the long
delays. 4foa
The confidence felt in the future of
Chicago is shown by the fact that two
New York bankers have sent to the CON-
mon council proposition to loan own
ers of real estate s5,OOO,OOO, for from
5 to 10 years, at per cent, to be given
at per cent. its value, the city to guar
antee the loan. It is proposed that the
common council appoint a committee to
place loans, the only expenses charged
to the borrower being that of abstracts
and ordinary conveyance fees.
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suffrage. They talk like books, and are
as much at home on constitutional ques-
tons al the girls Of the South used to
be on he.subject OF cotton cards and
spinning wheels. ID earlier days we
have listened to the roar Of the spinning
wheel, and thought the spinner, as she
drew out the long thread, the divinest
thing on earth. When we looked at the
plump form, the red lipan the flowing
hair, we nevsr dreamed that womanity
would take the shape of the Woodhulls
and Stantons. Those were the days Of
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THE LONGEST SPEECH.

1t is stated that the opening argument
of the attorney general of England, Sir
John D. Coleridge, who appears for the
defense in the celebrated Tichborne case,
has proved perhaps the very longest
speech ever heard of. 1t was begun on
the l4th of January, and at our last ac-
counts it had not been concluded. An
entire trial which occupied as much
time as has been consumed by this adj
dress would ordinarily be deemed long
one; and it seems hardly possible that a
speech Of such extraordinary length
could be made continuously interesting.
However, ten days after he began, nei-
Their judge nor jury showed any wish to
have the distinguished advocate stop
speaking. He is still speaking, and viii
conclude some time in March.
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AN HONEST MAN.

A personal paragraph concerning ex-
Senator Edmund G. Ross, of Kansas,
states that that gentleman-who refused
to be bribed or driven into voting for the
impeachment of ex-President johnson
" for high crimes and misdemeanors, is
now publishing, in the southern part Of
Kansas, a weekly paper, from which he
derives his support. The ex-senator IS
a poor man, and it is sad TO reflect that,
in this age of official corruption and
roguery in high places, the very modest
means of this ex-senator of the United
States is one of his best recommends
tons to the title Of an honest mana
species of the genus homo, which, I'M
fortunately, has well nigh disappeared
from the arena of American public life.
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rpxAs ELrcTIoN FRAUD.

If the country had not ceased to be as
tonished at any rascaliiy the Radical
leaders may perpetrate, the facts con-
nected with the Texas election would
astound it. Governor Davis is in
dicted under the Ku.Klux law, another
instance, the New York Sun remarks, OF
an invention returning to plague its IN
ventors, Davis being violent partisan
Of Grant, and firm supporter OF all the
extreme measures of the administration
Governor Davis is charged with making
a false and untrue tabular statement OF
the votes cast by the legal voters OF the
third congressional district for congress
man of the Forty-seeond congress-
whereby W. T. Clark was returned as
member Of the house Of representatives,
in which he now occupies seat. In
Hill county parties have been indicted
for ballos-box stufing, and one OF them,
having turned State evidence, has con-
fessed that he distracted four hundred
votes cast for Giddings, and substituted
that number in favor Of Clark, under in
structions from Governor Davis and the
secretary of state During the canvass the
Davis papers took special care to inform
their readers that the governor received
his instructions from Washington. And
this is not the worst Davis refusesfto
recognize capias from Federal court.
When the marshal went to him to serve
it, be asked him if he would submit.
Davis replied: Sir, you will hear in
day or two from the department Of JUS
tee at Washington. You will govern
yourself accordingly, sir. You may
keep your capias. The national govern
ment will protect me- And, so. against
its own courts, the national government
will protect him. There is not in Eu-
rope monarch who dares. as this man
Davis does, to set himself above the
law.
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RCHuRZ.

Yesterday, in the United States SEN
ate, the great German orator, Carl
Schurz, tore and mangled Conkling,
Morton and the Grant administration in
q shocking manner. He rose above
those official vultures and come down
upon them with the swoOp Of an eagle.
The people should thank him for the
good he is doing and remove the consti.
tutional restriction that makes him iueli-
gible to the Presidency, while it is all
right with the negro. So long as that re-
striction remains the Radical party says
a negro is better than foreigner.
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CINCINNATI.


ohio river improvements Com
mftteo.
CISoIsNArI, February 2l.--Tne Ohio
river improvement convention assem-
bled at $50. Committee on the improve
ment Of the river made report They
deemed it the duty of Congress to author
ize thorough examination by competent
corps Of government engineers, and that
the convention should strongly urge
upon Congress the necessity of q more
liberal policy in providing for the prose-
cution Of the work Of dredging. removal
of wrecks, construction Of dykes, ETC.,
and that an annual appropriation Of
$4,000 be made for the improvement of
the Ohio river. 1l pa
1t further recommends that congress
provide at an early day competent
persons to examine and report upon an
entire system of the improvement Of
navigable rivers, with view of apply
ing the most feasible to the Ohio. The
report was adopted. sd aiti.
A resolution instructing the aid COM
mittee to inquire into the expediency of
taking action to relieve the tonnage Of
the Ohio river and tributaries; a resolu-
ton for presenting memorial to con-
gress; and another calling attention to
the immense mineral wealth to beopened
up by the improvement of the Ohio,
we're introduced and referred to the diff
ferent committees for embodiment in
their reports. e.v 5u
The convention at 1870 adjourned to
1880 PM. sea n0f 81 311aH
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The schiIIfDger Pavement-IDjun
fiOn Case. HHtN

The case Of Schillinger VS.. the Port
land Stone Company was called for final
hearing on Saturday, when perpetual
injunction was graated by Judge Wylie,
holding the equity court restraining the
defendants from using the Schillinger
patent for laying sidewalks of Portland
cement. The defendant claimed that
the patent was invalid, and that the in
vention had been extensively used in
Europe and in this country for many
years past. The testimony for the pros
ecution effectually proved the contrary.
The decree of the court decides finally
the validity of the patent.
The patent of Mr.. S. is for laying the
sidewalk in detached blocks, with tar
paper, or its equivalent, between the
joints, which prevents cracking Of the
same. National Republican, Washing
ton, d, C.
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TIE TApLET.

By some inexcusable oversight We
have not referred to the new weekly pa
per commenced in this city few weeks
since. We refer to The Tablet, edited
BY Mrs. E. A. Meriwether. We cannot
promise to indorse all the doctrines OF
the Tablet, but we can commend the pa
per to the patronage Of the public, and
particularly the ladies. Mrs. Meriwether
is a Memphis lady, in all respects iden'
tiled with its fortunes, and is generally
and correctly recognized as one of its
brightest jewels. Her talents are bril-
liant, as she has demonstrated on many
occasions, and we shall look for the
appearance of each number of the Tab
let with the expectation of finding it
sparkling with gems, dropped from the
point of her pen. We wish this excel
lent lady every possible success in her
enterprise.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-21

The Banner says: That Tennessee
ranks, according TO the last census,
second in the grade Of illiteracy Of all
the States of the Union, is awakening
the people and the press Of the State to
the Importance Of improving our educa-
tional advantages. The Nashville En-
terprise, very psriipently suggests that
that man is but poorly entitled to the
name Of citizen, that as long as his own
or neighbOr's children are without schools
refuses to move vigorously in supplying
them. 1t is reported that DR.. Sears, the
trustee of the Peabody fund, has hired
an agent 10 rouse our people up to this
work. Let us put this shame from our
memories By anticipating him. with an
unanimous and earnest effort, to secure
a school for every district"
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TRANSFORMED.

We are not ungrateful nor insensible
to honors conferred on us, and therefore
It is we feel, this afternoon, that we
have not lived in vain. Blessed be the
fate that cast our lot in generation
adorned BY such names as those Of Cady
Stanton, Beecher Hooker aud Susan B.
Anthony. We feel lifted up, because
we have received, franked by member
Of congress whose name we can't make
Out) the memorial to congress Of these
gigantic women, demanding the right Of
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Ftre in cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, February q "A fire broke
ous in Merrill's Wholesale drug house on
Third street az 10 o'clock last night, and
owing to the confusion caused in turning
the alarm on from two different boxes at
the same time, the fire made considera-
BILE Roadway before the engines arrived.
The building is badly damaged and a
large amount of stock and material was
destroyed. The loss will reach $4,000
or $4,000. Mr. Merrill was damaged by
fire at the same house some three months
ago to the extent of $4,000. Insurance
on to-night's loss unknown,
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TIE Mississippi Central says: The
Wings of Mississippi have given Alcorn
to understand that they did not intend
to abandon conservative position or
surroundings to accomplish his political
afiliation; and they viii be as positive
in their assurances 70 the Democracy
that they viii not follow them into an
Ames combination to keep away from
Alcorn, and if ever there is a union
between the Conservative Democrats
Old Wings aud Alcorn, It viii be because
a combination Of the extreme elements
has left them" 1893 M
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NOTICE.
CAUTION.

A IL PERSONS ARE WARNED NOT TO
a purchase our Time Tickets signed A. r.
WeIis, a. We have reason TO believe be has
fraaduientiy issued them. All the genuine
are registered At our once, and VIII be pala
fts''f - DAVIS. BIRD h CO.,
Contractors N. and !. r. r.. Hopefeld.
1fs15Q it-a .I CIT lIfi lt|
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-21

The Cincinnati Volksblatt charges
g that a small but powerful party of Ad-
ministration politicians in Washington
would like to see a war begun for the
purpose Of Strengthening the rather
shaEy position of the administration.
Morton and Butler are the principal
0runters in this direction"
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LEcAL.
mo. 243.l sl. D1-
In the Second ChaBcery Court Of
Shelby county, Tenn.

John Trent, administrator Of John Lyell.
deceased, and others,
vs..
j. c. P. Hammond. executor Of Jno, Ran
dolph, deceased. and others.
1T APPEARING FROM THE AFFIDAVIT
| In this cause that the defendants to the
cross bin Of J: 9. p. Hammond, executor,
etc. against all the complainants. to-wit; W /.
III. tyelI, Sarah Ann Lyell, james 3. Lyell
and gessima I, Lyell, are noh-resi,dents Of
he state Of Texas; Il Is therefore ordered
By the Clerk and Master that they
honse of the Second Chancery Court, in
the city, Of Memphis, ,a I1ssnnsssee, on
answer on demur TO complainants bill. or
the sane viii be taken for confessed As to
them and set for hearing ex-partg. and that a
COW Of this order be published once q week,
Tor four successive weekss In the Memphis
Public Ledger February 2ls lsI2
10''N NJ. D. L. STEWART,
Clerk and Master.
Rsn3olph. Hammond & Jorden. Solicitors
fer Complaining. lss-le2-o-lz
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WASHINGTON.
senur.,. sreeeh IN one senate.


WASHINGTON, February 2l.-Schurz
yesterday delivered speech before one
of the largest audiences that has been
in the senate chamber this season.
Schurz FIRST devoted a few minutes to
the charge which Conklin made yester-
day-that the resolution had come from
senatorial ring, whose only object was
to detlle the present administration, and
if possible to defeat the reelection Of
Grant. Schurz admitted that there was
senatorial ring, but the object of it
was to expose corruption, and purify the
Republican party. This ring or cabal
had defeated the San Domingo scheme,
and exposed the corruption in the New
York custom-house, until the senate was
forced to appoint committee of investi-
CATION, and that it would continue in its
work to show up fraud wherever found.
Mr.. Schurz then proceeded to consider
the resolution under discussion, and
claimed that evidence had been adduced
tending to show that government Off
Gals had knowingly violated the laws in
the matter of the sale of arms; and that
the investigation would disclose the
truth of all that had been charged. The
speech was closely listened to, and was
regarded the strongest yet delivered in
support of Summers resolution.
The New Orleans investigating com
mittee will meet tomorrow to decide
whether to submit short preliminary
report or wait until the full testimony is
printed.
Mayor Medill and several leading Chi
cagoans arrived to-day for the purpose
of pressing the Chicago relief bill.
The senate committee on finance fin
ished to-day its revision of the tariff BILL
reported by it two or three weeks ago,
and will return it to the senate within
few days. 1t is understood it changes
q considerable number Of articles not in
cluded in the previous list.
Granville's note has not yet arrived.
Schurz sspeech is the general topic Of
conversation.
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FUNERAL NOTICE,

The friends and acquaintances Of Thomas
Mansfield are respectfully invited to attend
the funeral Of his son WILLIE. tomorrow
(THURSDAY) afternoon. at ~ o'clock. from
his residence, No. rs Causey street.
Carriages at Mrs. Owen Smiths.
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nIRECTORa,
DISSOLUTION.
Dissolution Of Partnership.

7 HAVE THIS DAY WITHDRAWN fRUM
the partnership entered into vita ". H.
CLARK. Of Charleston, Ark. on tta pa day
Of January. 1917, Tor The purnese of selling
cotton a Memphis. W. s. ANDERSON.
Memphis. februarg y, ls77s ~ -
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wednesday, 21st Of February, 1879,

for The purpose Of taking action on the pro-
posal Of the Southern Railway Security Com
pany 70 lease the main and certain branch
lines Of this Company's railways. and also
for the confederation Of any other matter
touching The iutcrcst or Affairs OF this Com
pany that said siockholders may deem adj
viSahle, n. J. WICkS. Pres't.
'6Fo. RoeEHrsox. sec'y. dasl25td
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NOTICE.
General Meeting of Stockholders
In the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Co.

PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE
i Board Of Directors Of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company. adopted az q
called meeting thereof held in the city Of
Memphis on the 2lth day Of January, 1917,
general meeting Of stockholders in the said
Railroad Company is hereby called. to be held
in the city Of Memphis on
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John Trent, administrator Of John Lyell.
deceased, and Others,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-23

Nv the Reformers for the offs Nv
President NV the Yoonited States.
There wuz various opinyuns ex.
prest nv The results. One delegate
remarkt that he wuz in the fix that
the man wuz who WIZ bit by a rat
tIesnake, and who swallowed a gal.
lon Nv corn whiskey to cure it. He
got well Nv the bite, but he died NV
the whlskey. He wuz bitten by cor
rupshen and took a convenshun to
cure it. He migkt get well Nv the
corrupshun, but he shood certainly
die Nv the convenshun.
But some good will come Nv it.
Greeley hez been dying for such a
nominashun all his life and he'll stick
to 1t with the tenasity NV a Demo.
cratic Postmaster. He will, nv
course, git some votes-cnough pos
sibly to defeat Grant and give rs &
Democratic President. Thank
Heaven lite beams onto us The
Democracy will march to victory in
any event. I am full nv hope.
| shell 90 hoiac inmejtiy and there
await events.
PETROLEUM Y. NAsBY,
(Which wuz Postmaster.)