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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-21
A NEW USE FnR ALASKA.

The purchase of Alaska at the in
stance Of Mr. Seward has not as yet
proved very profitable speculation,
though in the long run it may be made
to pay. A fur company has located
there and commenced large business,
and each seal skin shipped, it is stated,
is taxed one dollar by the government,
or they pay royalty of one dollar for
the privilege enjoyed. But some one
has suggested that Alaska be set apart
as a grand reservation for all the Ia
dams, beginning with the Aodoes and
gradually shipping all the other tribes
The territory they would occupy would
not be coveted by settlers, land
agents or railroad corporations. Mr..
Lo would remain in undisturbed
possession of his landed estates and his
frost embowered hunting grounds. No
emigrants from Kansas or Nebraska
would move in and stake off the choice
sections, and the red man could once
more on the American continent worship
the Great Spirit, with none to modest,
beneath his own vine and fig tree-pro-
vided be could get one to grow high
enough. A few Adventures might fol-
low them out to swap mean whisky for
furs or ivory or other native productions,
but the water in the whisky would soon
freeze and nothing would be left to make
big Injun drunk heap, and he would be
left entirely TO himself to build his own
srow house and turn to Laplander
Alaska would then become the Siberia
of America, and occasionally a China
man from California or a troublesome
white man, too bad to live and too good
10 hang, like Stokes or some Of the back
salary grabbers, could be shipped off
along with a departing tribe and never
be missed This is a new and novel so
luton Of the Indian question, for out
here the peace policy could be most
beautifully illustrated and nobody could /
dispute its success.
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LAY IN YOUR COAL.
Get the best Pittsburg from
53t GRo. MELLERsH, 27s Main st.
ohureh serviees To.morrow.


Linden street Christian Church-Sunday
school, 9 an; communion. 1880 amt
preaching by David Walk at li;SO am. and
SPIN.
First Baptist Church-Serviees at II am.
aud 7;l5 pm. by Rev. @. A. Lotion, pastor.
Central Baptist Church-Seryices at 1919
I'm. and Pm. by Rev. DR.. Landrum, pas
tor. Sunday school. am.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Court
street-Servioes morning and evening at the
usual hours by the the pastor. Rev. L. Q.
Ransom.
81. Lazarus Church-Servicos at 1880 am.
and $50 pm. by Rev. DR.. Wheat. rector.
Grace Church. fernando street = Holy
Eucharist. $3.50 am; morning service, IL
am; evening service, pm. Rev. J. Car
michael. rector.
Calvary Church-Services at the usual
hours, morning and evening. Rev. White
rector.
First Methodist Chureh-Rev. Sam A. Steele
will preach at 10 80 am.
Chelsea Baptist Church-Services at II am.
and SPIN. by Rev. z. 7. LeavOll, pastor.
fernando street Methodist Church-Ser-
vices 80 am. and pm. by Rov. Guilford
Jones, pastor.
Second Presbyterian Church-SerVices as
usual by the pastor.
First Presbyterian Church-Services at ii
am. by the Rev. A. Shotwell.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-21
FOREIGN.

DAyTzIc, June 2l.-The Asiatic chol-
era has appeared in this city, causing
great alarm. The utmost exertions will
be made by the health authorities to pre-
vent its spreading
MADRID, June 2l.-Castelar has sub
mitted to the government a proposition
for the establishment OF republic SINH
lar 10 America, dividing the country
into federal States, governed by presi-
dent elected By the people. CASTELAR,
proposes that the number Of States com
posing the republic be fifteen and the
term Of Office Of the president be Eve
years.
BAEcEIoEA, June q. Information
from Lerrida, q fortified town in the
province Catalonia, states that the Car
lists suffered q disastrous defeat Ct the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-21
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, June 2l.-The Superinten-
dent of Police has refused to give up the
two burglars and their stolen property
without bonus of $500 paid to the Off
GERS making the arrest.
Judge Drzmmond refuses an injunc-
ton against the Chicago and Pacific
railroad, and the Northwestern road
must seek redress in the State Supreme
Court
The Liberty Leaguers are using every
endeavor to effect permanent organi-
zation.
The order Abolishing the free pass
system was signed by the Western roads
managers to-day.
The death Of Horace F. Clark elicits
much regret in railroad circles.
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A Fast Funeral in New orleans.

Correspondence Washington Start
We went out yesterday by a Canal
street car to the cemetery on the out
skirts of the city. The famous shell road
leading out to Lake Ponchartrain, runs
by the street car track, and on this she'll
road was freman's funeral procession.
1t was the fastest funeral ever saw. 1t
would seem that the hearse horses must
have run with masheen" previously,
and thought they we're heading for fire
instead of a cemetery, for they pulled
out at tremendous rate, and the whole
procession went laundering after them
at two-forty pace over the shell road.
After a while the procession got divided
into two or three detachments, the fast
trotters keeping up with the hearse, and
the broken-down livery horses breaking
up, unable to go the pace. One Nose,
who with his Lie occupied a no-top
buggy, got nearly as red in the face as
the color Of his shirt, in his frantic
efforts to force his wheezy old beast to
keep up with the procession. Some of
the 6remen who were belated, or who
were unprovided with carriages, rode
out on our street car, and they insisted
that our driver should keep up with the
funeral. This made it lively. Our street
car made the best time on record.
Squads of laborers were employed all
along the line wheeling earth to fill up
the old canal, and it was interesting to
hear our driver yell to them to clear the
track, as we went tearing on to keep up
with the funeral. We reached the ceme-
terry in season to join the procession. A
priest led it over the grass, through fra
grant magnolias and cape myrtles to a
wall containing the arched cavities or
" ovens" in which the dead are inferred
above the ground in New Orleans. In
one of those ovens the coffin was pushed,
the priest uttered few rapid words, and
the old sexton, with an expedition &C.
quired by twenty-five years practice,
closed up the mouth of the cavity with
brick and mortar.
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AnIn.,a.., or me cnoIsra.

From the Rllnabelhtown lKy.) News.l
The following extract from letter re-
oeived by one OF our citizens from his
son, sleeping.car conductor on the
Memphis aud Little Rock railroad, may
be of interest 10 some OF the readers of
the News. A lesson not 10 be forgotten
should any OF them ever happen in the
fix OF the conductor;
LIrrLE Rock. AK, June 8, 1873.
am we'll and have not caught
the cholera, as yet, although there is a
great deal Of il here and at Memphis.
- carry a bottle Of medicine TO
cure il. / have had one case on my
car. II was lady, aud | acted as doe
tor. and believe will always be remem-
bered BY her, and am sure | will not for
get my first attempt at doctoring. The
directions on the bottle are give fifteen
to forty drops TO wineglass OF water
every twenty minutes, and rub well the
liniment on the stomach and bowels. y
Here comes the hard part. Who was
10 rub her2 / had but three lady pas
sengers, and they were scared TO death,
and her husband was so grieved and
frightened as to be almost frantic. Some
one had to do it, so shed my coat and
cap and began TO undo her clothing
My goodness, what work il was. did
not know where TO commence, but at
last got her dress unfastened, and here
came the killing corset. | did not know
how to open it, so took out my knife and
cut the cords, and in my hurry cut some
undergarment. What il was | don't
know-but saw flesh. But to touch it,
il had to be done. Just at this time the
train conductor came and informed me
a negro had the cholera in one OF the
other cars. / divided my medicine and
fell to studying how TO get the stuff on
the bowels. No one could come to my
assistance, and even her husband left
her entirely with me. But remembered
what uncle Ambrose told me OF his early
doctoring, which was to shut your eyes
and 90 it blind. rubbed her until she
ceased to vomit, gave her twenty-one
drops, and in one hours time she was
laughing at her husband and blessing
me. am to take dinner with her the
10Th of June, when her children return
from school, Her name is Mrs. =,
and herself and husband reside in Mem
phis.
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KsyInE,s Opium rest.

When keying was sent down, almost
with Viceroys powers, from Pekin 10
Canton, TO investigate the opium Snug
Cling. be began by investigating the lives
Of the Chinese merchants. II is said
that be invited all the importers to a
magnificent dinner; and they attended
with Joy, greatly honored by the invita-
ton. But when it came time to 20
home, they we're politely notified that
they we're 70 spend the night with their
host. This was his civil way Of finding
out how many Of them could live
without smoking opium. The next
morning they found that they we're still
kept in his place for another festival
Nor when the next night came were
they released. Before long, one after
another surrendered. Though every
man Of them knew that 70 confess that
be was an opium eater or an opium
smoker was 70 sign his own death war
rant, still, one By one, the poor wretches
had TO give in. They begged the Vice
roy 10 give them their OPIUM, even II It
we're for the last time. And 50, before
many days, be bad proved to bis own
satisfaction, By their own confession,
that most Of his own countrymen Who
we're engaged in foreign trade were
themselves victims Of the appetite which
his government vas trying 10 suppress.
That story shows What happens when
people have not complete control Of
their appetite.
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hands Of the Republican forces during
an attack upon that town. The Carlists
lost heavily, and were compelled to retire
before the FIRE from the batteries COM
handed by the Republicans.
LONDON. June ala dispatch from
the steamship Great Eastern states that
up to Friday noon 7l7 nautical miles OF
the new cable, now being laid from Va
lentia Bay Island to Sidney. Cape Bre-
ton, had been paid out. The Great
Eastern at that hour was in latitude
$50 45', longitude 2so west,
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NO BOARD OF HEALTH.

And still we have no Board Of Health,
no sanitary commission or other author
ity to take cognizanee Of the great dan
ger to which public health is exposed.
Several thousand people have left the
city; business might as well be sus-
pended; the streets are nearly deserted,
and thirty people were buried yesterday.
OF these seventeen we're pronounced
cholera and seven Of other diseases near
akin. The cholera is spreading all over
the country as rapidly as il did in 1866
or ls49, and every place but Memphis is
actively engaged in establishing san
itary regulations and enforcing the best
known measures to prevent the spread Of
the disease. Yet we have no Board of
Health, and not a single step has been
taken by the authorities to recognize the
approach or presence of the disease, ex-
cept the passage of an ordinance several
DAYS ago to have Board Of Health
which remains imperative, and the
charge of Judge Flippin to the Grand
Jury in regard to the nuisances, which,
it is hoped, will have some effect. A
whole family (save an infant and lady
visitor died in less than twenty-four
hours on Monroe street, and many sud
den deaths under the most affecting cir
cumstances have occurred within the
last ten days, and still no sanitary regu-
lationsl No one to forbid the sale of
rotten fruits and vegetables, or to
see that disinfectants are used
in the reeking alleys and back yards,
where the germs of disease and death
constantly arise in sickening vapors.
Surely, this is no time for dallying or
Sinking responsibilities or counting
costs. 1t can no longer be said that the
disease is confined to the ignorant and
the colored people, for it has invaded the
best families in the city, and carried off
people Of faultless habits as far as
known. The time has come to speak
plainly, and we shall not hesitate to per-
form our duty to the public in making
known the facts and pointing out
negligence where it becomes so glar-
ingly apparent. We have advised
people to cleanse and disinfect
their own premises. This the more in
telligeAt and well-to.do classes may OBJ
serve, and we hope they will. We also
adhere to the belief that, notwithstand-
ing the condition of the city, it is better
to remain here at present, within reach |
of good doctors and the superior facili- |
ties of treatment to be had here, than to |
flee to the country, as any one may have
the germs of the disease in his system.
The favorable change in the weather, if |
it continues, will doubtless abate the
cholera here, but no thanks will be due
those entrusted with the health and well
fare OF the city. But so far the disease
has lost no ground.
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OMAN G E.

Upon the following ordinance repeating
amendatOry tax ordinance Oft ne z, 1877.
Be il ordained by the General Council oil
the city Of Memphis: - 80
Section l. That the ordinance, entitled, Or
dinance amendatory Of tax ordinance, APP
proved the 7th day OF June, 1872. be-, and the
same is hereby. repealed, and that subsection esil
twenty-eight (2Sl Of section twenty-one w q
tbe ordinance regulating taxation, approved
The 10Th day Of April. 1872, be in force and eff
is Sec. 2. That this ordinance take effect from
and after its passage. -,
Passed fTst reading, rules suspended accord
ing 10 charter requirements, and ordinance
passed second and final reading by Board OF
Aldermen May Z. 1873.
Passed first reading and referred to Ordi-
nance Committee By Council May =, 1873.
Your Council Ordinance and Printing Com
mittee report that We recommend is passage.
Report adopted By Council, and the ordi-
nance passed second and final reading by
Council June 4. 1873.
Approved June is, 1873.
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Attest: L. r. RICHARDS, City Register,
Q5-1W
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Whites Onarn Houne.

The only place Of public amusement
open in the city is Manager Whites vau.
deville theater, on Jefferson street. A
fhe variety troupe of artistes appears on
the boards each evening under the able
supervision of Stage Manager Eugene
F. German. Each evening a change of
programme takes place; the perform
ance including new songs, dances, char
acter acts, changes, negro comicalities,
sensations, etc. New stars appear weekly
in rapid succession, q fact which makes
Whites Opera House q most attractive
place Of resort TO the people.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-21

IT is IMPOSSIBLE to ignore those terri
BILE nameless diseases that annually
sweep so many hapless victims into the
grave. We are compelled to recognize
them, and it is the Good Samaritan S
duty to try and cure them. Helmbold' s
Buchu stands unrivalled for all such dis
easeN. Get the genuine, which has the
proprietors private proprietary stamp.
Beware OF counterfeits. John f. Henry,
New York, sole agent. cod
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DIN A N C e.

Re IL ordained, etc.. That the city of Mein-
phis shall be required to grade, gutter and set
eurbinE before they can compel the property
owners on any street TO lay down brick side
walks, and it is hereby made the duty Of this
city to make said grade, guttering and curbing
when any permanent improvement is made on
any street or streets within the city limits OF
Memphis.
Passed first reading by Board Of Aldermen
and referred to ORDINANCE Commlttee May y
and referred to Ordinance Committee by Coun-
ell May 9, 1873. .,
Your Joint Board of Aldermen and Council
Ordinance and Printing Committee report that
they recommend its PASSAGE.
Report adopted by Council. and the ordi-
nance passed fret readings. the rules were
suspended by Council, and the ordinance
passed finally. Passed second and final read
ing BY Board Of Aldermen June 4, 1873.
Approved June IS. 1873.
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Attest. l. r. RIcHLRns. CITY Register.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-21

JOE LooKE.-Harper, Galaxy, Dem
crest, Peterson, Cooley and other mag
azines for June, and the latest novels
received at Joe Locke's news de-
pot, No. 236 Main street. The latest
dailies from all quarters, foreign papers
and periodicals of every land, maya
zines and fashion books of latest dates
can be found at Joe's. A fine lot of sta
tionery, etc., for sale.
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school ExnminatIon.

At the Memphis Theater tonight the
examination of the pupils of the Chris.
tan Brothers College will be concluded.
The College brass and string bands will
discourse sweet music for the amuse-
ment of the public. Admission free,
and all friends to education are respect
fully invited to attend.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-21

The Morristown Gazette says: AN
aged lady states that in 1916 there was
frost every month in the year in East
Tennessee. The same thing occurred
in johnson county, East Tennessee, in
1926, if we mistake not.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-21

The manufacturers Of certain quack
medicines for the eye. for cancer, ETC.,
Al Fredonia, New York, are sending out
circulars Of their nosirums which con
tain choice extracts from book they
say is about 10 be published By them,
giving q history Of the underground
railroad" as Il existed before The var.
What people No7.h or South really care
for ,och literature either in circular or
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Make Birds Friendly.

Some kindly soul writes to a Cincin-
matt paper: / was much interested some
weeks since at the remark of friend
living in the suburbs of the city that,
when he left home early in the morning,
he thought as many as two hundred
birds were chirping and singing in the
trees around his home. | asked him,
How do yeu account for this, seeing
that it is so very early in the season,
and the snow scarcely goae from the
ground2" He replied, Il love birds,
and delight to feed the little songsters,
and for this purpose purchase refuse
grain and seeds at cheap rates, and ar
range shelves and conveniences for
feeding on the trees and fences. By
these means / am always surrounded
with birds, early and. late" Now, the
purpose Of the writer of this is to propose
like acts and like pleasure to others; and
to suggest to those having little spots Of
waste land to plant hemp, sunfower and
rape, and other small seeds (the expense
of which need not exceed fifty cents,
and then they, too, can feed and enjoy
the presence of the early birds, which
will delight to visit and spend their sum
mer days around the mansions of their
friends. Particularly at this time, when
our own Acelimatization Society is spend
ing money and efforts so literally in in
PRODUCING European birds of song, is it
too much to ask all who would encourage
the enterprise to help feed the birds7
Plant your little seeds, watch the gradual
growth, keeping in mind the aim to make
home and its surrounding happier and
to teach the little two-legs indoors to care
for aud treat kindly the little two-legs
out Of doors. Feed, feed the birds. All
will be the happier.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-21

HARDEMAN county produced 10000
bales of cotton last year, all of which
could have been secured to Memphis by
the building OF the Memphis and Knox
vile railroad to thatpoint, besides much
valuable traffic. But as it was, most of
the cotton went to New Orleans.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-21

VIZ. LIEBES, the experienced and en-
ierprising newsman who recently bought
out the news emporium Of W. n. viii
kinsOn at III Main street, has removed
to l72l Main, just across the street,
south Of Poplar. He keeps full stock
Of latest dailies, foreign papers, maya
zines, fashion and sporting iournais,
fancy stationery and other articles, to-
bAccOs. cigars. etc. Give the worthy
young man q call.
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chancery Court decisions.

In the Second Chancery Court to-day
Chancellor Walker made the following
decisions: Young VS.. Newkirk, appoint
ment of receiver refused; Palmore VS..
Norman, decree for defendant; McCol-
lum VS.. Williams, demurrer overruled;
Colman VS.. Bowen, referred for proof.
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MANUAL, mortuary Report.

NASHVILLE, June 2l.-The number Of
deaths from six TO eleven am. to-day
was thirty.three. falling off Of but one
during the same hours yesterday. The
weather is clear and hot.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-21

MANsFoRD, corner of Second and
Monroe, has London Punch, Graphic,
Illustrated News, and all the great dali
lies, weeklies, monthlies and quarterlies.
You can always find the latest and best
at the complete establishment on the
corner of Second and Monroe.
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DIED.

wILKINS-This Saturday morning. June
2lst, at o'clock, MARY. beloved wife of j. s.
wilkins.
Due notice of the time and place of the fu-
neral will be given through the morning jour
mails.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-21

Bow BELLS for June has arrived, and
Is to be had at Walkers news depot, l05
Beal street. This magazine is the finest
ladies journal placed upon our table,
and Walker has plenty of them. Call
early and secure a conY.
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Inducement.

A. II. Goodman, the well-known fash
ionable merchant tailor at 100 Main
street, has concluded to make up the
remainder of his spring and summer
goods, consisting Of all leading styles
and makes Of foreign goods, at very low
figures and in the best of styles. His
work cannot be surpassed by.anybody.
Give him a call before leaving your
measure elsewhere. l09
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book form, at this late day, is more than
we can imagine. People who are sick
enough to take medicine are not likely
TO feel much interest in the abstract
question of slavery as 1t existed before
the war, nor to paironize ashumbug be-
cause Il is sugar.eoated with politics.
Any firm that has to appeal to the preju-
dices of fifteen years ago for success can
be set down as arraut swindlers who
can only reach the most ignorant and
bigoted classes. These, fortunately,
have to move in a more circumscribed
sphere than ever before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-21

THE Union and American OF yester'
day reports by name the deaths in that
city during the twenty-four hours ending
Thursday evening. Total number OF
deaths. thirty.four OF these thirty
died from cholera, aud that in popu'
lation reduced to perhaps less than
$4,000. According to the morning dis
patches there were seyenty-one deaths
from cholera in Nashville yesterday
forty.nine colored and twenty-five white.
This is up with the highest rate of NOR
tally which was reached in 1866, when
the cholera was more fatal than ever
before known.
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ELECTION.
Election Notice.

BLuFF CRY ISsURaxcK CouPAST.l
lf1RE AND MkRrNE,l
MEnPHIs, TENNESSEE, June Is. lSI3.D
UlHE ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE
Il Blui City Insurance. Company viii be held
40 the odicc q the Company On Tuesday. July
s.h. 1873. between the hours Of 10 an and
PM, for the purpose Of electinE thirteen
Dire etors for the ensuing year.
g2-lll w. H. MOORE, Secretary.
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Buy your wood from @. II. johnson,
III Poplar street, near Fourth. 29t
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SHIFFISG TAGS printed just at New
York prices At the PUBLIC LEDoER
Ofios. at