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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-19
NEW ORLEANS.
Louisiana Election-The wreck OF
tho steamer Empire.

NEw ORLEANS, November l9.-The
Returning Board found st. James parish
returns correct until reaching poll
seven, which showed 100 more votes for
Bovee. independent Republican candi-
didate for the Senate, and others than
was accredited them by tally lists in the
hands of the Conservative Committee.
The latter protested against the count
being received on the grounds of fraud
ulency. A member of the committee
presented statement in writing show
ing that he could prove the returns from
st. James had been taken out Of the
hands OF the Secretary of State after
their original delivery. he disclaimed
any intention OF charging the Secretary
of State of knowingly committing any
wrong, but could prove that the returns
had been so removed. Considerable ex-
citement ensued when second return
from the same poll was discovered agree
ing with the statement kept by the Con-
seryatives, thus proving the returns had
been tempered with. The latter returns
were counted by the Board, and the pro-
test was withdrawn.
Divers we're at work on yesterday
evening removing the freight from the
wreck of the steamer Empire; the cabin
in the meantime broke loose and bodies
entangled in it we're doubtless swept
away. Among these is included the
Kimper family. All the other women,
cabin-boys, pantrymen, walters, etc, are
under investigation required before In
spector Moffatt, but nothing definite has
been arrived at as to the real cause OF
the sinking.
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Love-. Revenge.
ov. 3, ls74-lt. LEDGER copy and
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From the Detroit Free Press.l
Some five or six weeks ago young
man named Charles Perrin, % years old,
and carpenter by trade, fell in love
with good-looking girl whose parents
live on Orchard street. Charles has red
hair and a freckled face, and although
the young lady treated him courteously
when he called at the house. she had her
mind made up that she could never wed
man. After an acquaintance Of
three weeks he asked her to become Mrs.
Perrin, and was greatly taken down
when she told him she couldn't think of
such thing. Charles then sought to
have the old folks put ia good word
for him, but they declined to interfere.
He continued his visits, perhaps hoping
to soften the girls heart, but Thursday
evening the crisis came. he went to the
house with bottle of acid in his pocket,
prepared TO spoil her beauty if she did
not give him favorable answer. There
was no one at home but the girl and her
mother, and Perrin first wanted the girl
to take a walk with him. She refused to
90. and he asked to see her alone. She
also TeIubeC bulb ICquCSti duu INC iONci
had Just got ready to draw the bottle
from his pocket when something bit him.
He thought it was dog, but it wasn't,
The cork had worked out Of the bottle,
and his coattails we're turning brick
color at the rate OF a yard minute.
The acid wasn't content with the coat
tails, but struck out for flesh, and in
about minute the young man was dane
ing around the house as if to escape
bullet. Shouting and whooping be got
out of doors and threw off most Of his
clothing and rolled in the mud, and it
was some time before any one could find
out whether he had snakes in his boots
or had sat down on brad-awl he was
so badly burned that two men had to
help him to his clearinghouse on
Fifth street, where a physician dressed
bis burns. There is good deal Of laugh,
ter al his expense, and if he makes his
appearances at the house again he will
Be arrested, ~ be told one Of bis friends
IN advance that be meant the acid for
the girl.
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NEW YORK
Board of Railway commissioners.

Board of Railway Commissioners.
New York, November l9.-The board
of railway commissioners for the asso-
ciated trunk lines had an informal meet
ing yesterday. but in the absence of the
reports of the Baltimore conference and
the Toledo railway meeting of Tuesday
no definite results were accomplished.
One of the com missioners stated that
there was no probability of their an
nouncing new rates before next month,
when a small advance would probably
be made. The Hudson river and Har-
lem railroads have reduced the wages of
Iaborers, trackmen. ETC., from ten to tif-
teen per cent. Other roads propose a
reduction.
The creditors OF Neil McCullum, the
leather merchant who failed for $780,
900, have accepted thirty cents On the
dollar. McCullum's books show losses
of over 100000 the past year, owing to
the failures of shoe dealers in various
parts Of the country.
Six Redemptionist Fathers, exiled
from Germany under recent laws, have
arrived here.
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FACTS AND FASClEs.


AT what hour did the Devil make his
appearance in the Garden of Eden2
Some say in the night. BE certainly
came after Eve.
Boston Post: A little darby in Balti-
more amused himself the other night by
pouring tar into all the street letter
boxes. The mails wero late next morn
ing.
Toledo Herald Noah Count says he
hates churches where the ministers
make him sleepy, and then, if he yawns,
sarcastically invite some brother to
close that window"
Boston papers confess that Beecher is
drawing smaller audiences than of yore,
and attribute the fact to the high price
of seats.
An English minister said that " il
scripture said one thing and the London
Times another, Eve hundred persons cut
OF every FIVE hundred and ten would be-
lieve the Times"
A bashful young clergy man recently
rising 10 preach for the first time made
terrible mix of it and announced his
text in this wise; And Immediately
the cock wept and Peter went out and
crew bitterly"
Madame Ristori has received signal
honors in Peru. On the occasion of her
farewell appearance grand reception
was given by the President, and medal
of gold was struck for the occasion and
given to her.
A Louisville girl, of remarkable per-
sonal attractions, recently destroyed the
beauty of her face with acid because a
Younger sister had been led astray
through the batteries and attentions of
wild young men.
New York Commercial: While Spilk-
ms was eating lunch in Fulton street
restaurant the other day, young lady
whom he had often noticed fer her spirit
uelle expression, came in and ordered
plate of 'corn-beef hash, cold. Spilkins
told his wife that night that physiognomy
was phraud.
Jennie June says London milliners ad-
vertise their new "guinea" bonnets as a
specially. If some American milliner
had wit enough to advertise "a five-dol-
lar hat for ladies and had judgment
and taste enough to give it look of
style and simple elegance she would
make fortune.
AS an illustration of the kind of rea-
soning often heard from the lips of men
when the interests of women are under
discussion, Mrs. Fawcett mentions the
case of on Englishman who opposed the
education of women because he had
tried it on his own daughter, and it
was all wasted, for, after all, she was
married at nineteenF
Mr.. Disraeli has declined to recon-
mend our English cousin, young Mr..
Sartoris, for the honors of knighthood.
But it doesn't matter much, as Nellie is
averse to such unsubstantial compli
ments. Moreover, she says she has read
somewhere that the ceremony of knight
ing consists in shifting the candidate
with drawn sword, and she verify be
lieves that if anybody we're to draw a
sword on her Frederick Algernon he'd
get up and dust" like a wild gazelle.
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in new specially acts and attractions
each night, and the entertainments de-
serve liberal patronage from the public.
MASQUERADE BALL.-To,morrow night
the great masquerade ball comes off at
the Exposition building under the aus.
pices of the directory, and in charge Of
our leading citizens who form the different
committees. Extensive preparations are
making all over the city so as to insure
complete success. The costumers and
milliners are busy making suits, and gem
eral stiris observable in the mask trade.
The Exposition masquerade balls have
been very pleasant entertainments for the
people. The rules and regulations for
maskers and visitors are as follows:
The galleries will be reserved for
spectators not in mask until IL o'clock.
Up to this time no maskers will be al
lowed in that portion Of the building.
Until the same hour no person not in
mask will be allowed on the main floor
No unmasking will be required.
No weapons or arms of any kind will
be allowed in the building.
JEFFERSON OPERA House This tenn
pie of variety amusement continues to
attract large audiences nightly. Manager
Steele has engaged number Of new
stars who will appear tonight in special
ty acts. If you desire to enjoy good
vocalism, dancing and negro comicali-
ties, visit the Opera House. A fine and
new programme will be furnished each
evening for the amusement of the public.
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LOTTA,S JEWELS.
She Loses One of Her Diamond Ear.
rInGs-Its Fortunate Recovery.
Prom the Brooklyn Argus.l

rIngs-Its Fortunate Recovery.
Prom the Brooklyn August
Last night there was r lively time be.
hind the scenes at the New Park Thea
ter. Everybody has noticed the magnif-
icent diamond earrings worA by Lolita.
The scene may, therefore, be imagined
when she discovered and announced the
fact that one Of them had been lost
Everybody commenced hunting for the
missing jewel, Lolita herself taking an
active hand. The stage carpet was taken
up, the dressing rooms searched, the
sweepings sifted and the gutter raked.
The carriage that brought her to the
theater was examined thoroughly, but
30 TRACE OF THE GEM
could be found. Ed Lamb went off and
stood on his head 10 a corner aud howled.
Mrs. Brutone cried, "0h, my poor
nerves" and tried to faint; but as Chaun-
cey Gilmore wasn't near to catch her, she
didn't Jordan took rake and went
through those whiskers. Boyd tried to
squeeze his ponderssity through the
ticket box in a vain hope that be could
find it, while Dan Applegate went around
the corner, bought half a busbel Of
splints, ehewed them all up and objur-
gated all the small boys who were block
ing the sidewalk. At length Lolita be
thought herself Of DIR. Homision's. cor
ner of Jay and Sands street, where she
had been taking tea. and there, sure
enough, she found her diamond lying on
the floor near where she had been sitting.
Rejoicing took the place OF mourning al
the Park. Lamb got off his head, Mrs.
Brutone recovered, sweet Fanny Reeves
smiled q smile, Boyd was extricated from
the ticket box. Apologize simuered
down, and everything resumed its nor
NAL condition.
The lost jewel is valued at about
S2500, and form one Of about $4,000
worth which are worn BY the little actress
every night.
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Amusements.

CAL WAGNER's MINsTRELS.-Ihe Wag-
ner minstrel troupe will commence an
engagement at the theater tonight, and
they will of course draw large houses
during the week. The irresistible Sam
Price and the popular Wagner will sing
several of their best songs. Boyd and
Turner will appear in songs and dances.
Hurley and Wiley will give their ballad
ChaletHorn with cornet obligsto. Among
the numerous attractions are banjo solo
by Turner, champion jig by Brown, cor.
net Solo by Wiley, etc. twill be feast
of fun and wit from one end Of their per-
formance to the other. Cal is as happy
as ever; Sam Price is brim full of big
fun; Ben Browns heels have lost not a
particle OF their clever cunning, and
Murphy, Wiley, Boyd, Hurley and Haw-
kins will join to make out very attrac-
tive minstrel entertainment.
Next Monday evening those very
clever people, known as the Majiltons,
will appear at the theater and give one
Of their amusing aud attractive per-
formances, which will be repeated dur
ing the week.
The great Fox, with his Humpty
Dumpty troupe, will commence an en-
gagement at the Greenlaw Opera House
next Monday night.
DECAsTRo TRoUPE.-Last night Pro-
fessor DeCastro, the renowned magician,
gave q second exhibition at the Green
law Opera House, and before a much
pleased audience who appeard at the
entertainment, notwithstanding the very
Indictment weather. The Magic Circle"
as developed by DeCastro, was circle
of illusions and wonders cleverly per-
formed and impossible to detect. Every
act was done deity and well, and with a
rapidity and oleverness that defeated the
eye. Jeppe appesrd in character parts
and rendered the selections in a style
that excelled Lingard. The staff bell
solo by Miss Fannie was quite musical.
The comic duets in character. German
Emigrants" and pat Reilly's Court
ship" by Jeppe and Fannie, were ex-
cellently well performed, and created no
little applause, with repeated calls for an
encore. The performance closed with
yentriloquism by De Castro. the India
bex mystery by De Castro and Jeppe
and the aerial suspension or sleeping in
the air BY Miss Fannie. This latter
illusion is very well gotten up. and it is
quite picturesque, presenting the sleeper
in mid air supported only by q slender
upright brass rod, on the top Of which
the elbow Of the sleeper rests, her body
being extended in mid cir at right angles
from the rod. at the conclusion Of the
performance Prof. De Castro distributed
8 number of valuable presents among
the audience. These entertainments
will be repeated tonight and eash night
during the week. as well Is at the matt
nee on Saturday. The iroupe appears
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GOING, GOING. GONE!

The price of Governor in Arkansas
i rising. Somebody who has q lot Of
the article for sale or barter has been
bslling the market successfully. When
Governor Y. Y. Smith first announced
himself ss . vicarious martyr for Clay
to,. Governor Garland offered reward
q $40 FOR the apprehension Of the
seanp. Bat nobody took the trouble to
hrrt hin % .; that price. So the State
senate r1issd the bid by empowering
Governor Garland TO offer $1,000 for
eruissls. the object being to reach
s-,i.t sn5 be hs5chmsn, Wheeler. Now,
ptss fssy want sith either Of these I'm.
yorftiss il past al comprehension. The
o-iErsi reward offered Of ESQ was al
sz,rSEsEzns price. II this is a speci
nsn q Democratic economy, the offer
Of 800 a hssa for such cattle 81 Smith
and Wheeler, thea We want no more Of it.
Neither Of them vo1id have sold for tina
amount before he var II blscked.
Their audacity exceeds hat Of the three
tailors Of Trooly street. London, Who
issued a proclamation in the name Of
We, the people Of England" Smith l.
not a Governor in the flesh a. far AZ
discovered. He has taken such ob,eur.
lodgings, if living at al, that no bill
collector, detective or book agent car
end him. The places that once kneu
him know him no more; be has gone Z,
the place where the woodbins twineth
Ee manages 70 send kilograms to Wash
ington. but We have no account tha
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GONE Into Liquidation.

Under the head Advertisement" the
GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf gets off the
following shot at three noted politicians:
The undersigned beg leave to say to
their numerous departing friends that
the firm of johnson, Maynard & Co. is
this day dissolved by mutual consent.
Our anti funding business will still be
continued by the State indebted rail
roads through their authorized organs.
Our senior member of the late firm
has in charge its Senatorial interests,
and will wind up that concern finally
sometime in Jenuary next.
Our Mr.. Maynard will wind up our
foreign connections, and can be ad-
dressed at Prague in the ancient king.
dom of Bohemia or some other seaport. -"
Our junior member has in charge the
repudiation of the debts of the firm, and
will cancel them as presented. We
would return our thanks to our old Gus
toners, but really they are too thin. y
A. JOHNSON,
II. MAYNARD,
Z. ETHERIDGE.
Nov. 3. l874-lt. LEDGER copy and
charge Jay Cooke & Co.
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EpIscopaI Conroea,ion.

CLEVELAND, o., November l9.-The
Episcopal Convocation of Northwestern
Ohio met in this city yesterday. Rev. DR..
Bolles, of Cleveland, was elected Presi-
dent. The following resolution was pre-
scented, but its consideration postponed
until next meeting:
Resolved, That this Convention re-
quest the next Diocese Convention to
return to the old missionary system Of
the Diocese Of Ohio.
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ELECTION RETURNS.

Inc NASHVILLE OniOh anu
the 18th inst publishes almost COM
plete tabulated statement of the vote
BOILED in this State November 81 for the
candidates for Governor, Congressman
and members of the Legislature, which
we reduce to the following synopsis:
First Congressional District: For
Governor, Porter, 1881; Maynard, 57Sl.
Porter's majority, 22O6. For Congress:
Mcfarland (Democrat), 1855; Butler
(Republican), 1881. McFarland's ma
jority, liza.
Second District: Porter, 7452; May
nard, 1920. Maynard's majority, 1908.
Mabry (Democrat), 1888; Thornburg
Republican,, Sl68. Thornburg's major
ity, $50.
Third District; Porter, 1924; Maynard,
1911. Porter's majority, 49l3. Dibrell,
Democrat). 1869; Nelson (Republcan),
1897; Stokes independent Republican,,
1892. Dibrelrs majority over Nelson,
1892; over Nelson and Stokes. 1910.
Fourth District. Porter, 1929; May
nard. 1888. Porter's majority, TAI.
Head democrat, no orposition), TO-
43O.
Fifth District: Porter, 1889; May
nard 4lOO Porter's majority, 6489;
Bright (Democrat), 1924; Wisener
Republican,, 1881. Bright's majority,
1894.
Sixth District: Porter, 1925; May
nard, 69l9. Porter's majority, 5349.
House IDemocrat), 1892; Harrison
(RepubEcan), 1927. Houses majority,
4765.
Seventh District Porter, 9499; May
nard, 4O34. Porters majority, 5465.
Whitthorne (Democrat), 1864; Gibbs
(Republican), l748; G. W. Blackburn
(Republican), 935. Whitthorne's major.
ity over Gibbs, S2l6.
Eighth District: Porter. 957l; May
nard, 433S. Porter's majority, 5533.
Atkins (Democrat), 94i6; Muse (Repub-
lican), 47S9. Atkins majority, 1857.
Ninth District: Porter, 1925; May
nard, 1882. Porters majority, 6933
Caldwell (Democrat) IL, l2S; Num- IRE
publican), 1896. Caldwells majority,
6792.
Tenth District: Porter, 1881; May
nard, 1896. Porter's majority, 4725.
Young (Democrat), 1885; Lewis IRE
publican), 907l. Youngs majority,
4754.
Reeapitulation: Total vote for Porter,
lO4,455; total for Maynard, 1859. Por-
ter's majority, 1896.
B. F. C. Brooks, the self-styled Work
ingman's candidate for Governor, re-
ceived votes in the following counties:
Rutherford, 2; Obion, l; Dyer. Z; Hum
phreys, 3; Cheatham, 2. Franklin, 2;
Hamilton, 3; jackson, IL; DAVIDSON,
l5s. Total, 1872
Two years ago Freeman, the Republic
can candidate, carried forty counties.
Maynard carries only thirteen. May
nard, two years ago, received 8O,o75
votes for Congressman at Large. This
year Maynard's total vote will be about
$500, falling of Of 25,S75 votes fol
the Republican party in two years. Two
years ago the vote for Governor stood
John C. Brown, 1859; A. A. Freeman
S4,lO0. Browns majority, 1889 Total
vote in 1872, lsl ,7s9. The total vote fol-
1874, when all received, will amount to
about 10000. There has been Demo
cratic gain, according to the returns re
ceived, of 1856 votes since 1872.
Taken altogether, the figures we have
presented indicate that the Democratic
party Of Tennessee is in healthy con
dition.
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The Union and American says; Not
a Radical vote has been cast in the
Second civil district of White county for
six years. The Sparta Index says that
that African patriarch of the district,
Abraham Austin, aged ITO years, walked
eight miles to vote the Democratic ticket
at the late election. and induced every
other negro at the pslls to follow suit.
He says that any colored man who isn't
n Democrat is a fool.
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thew are dated at Little Rock. Il is
more likely that he is in Hopeheld or
even in Memphis, enjoying seclusion
not permitted to ordinary Governors.
But the reward of one thousand dollars
will fetch him. Cranmer has taste for
Arkansas life, and is doubtless on the
track of this F. f. v. V. Hunt him up,
Cranmer, and get the reward.
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COLONEL TON BoYERs, editor of the
Gallatin Examiner; Hon. Andrew B.
Martin and Hon. l. E. Golloday, of
Wilson county, are formally announced
for Congress, to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned BY the death of Hon. John W.
Head. Others are spoken Of.
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The estate of Edwin Forrest is worth
81, 100000. A settlement has been ef-
fected between the executors and the
widow of the tragedian by which she re-
liuquishes all claims for $4,000. The
remainder will be applied to building a
home for super.annuated actors.
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SCHOOL books, embracing every book
now in use at either public or private
schools in the city, can be fond at
Mansford's, corner Second and Monroe.
III
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LEGIsLArIoSl" exclaimed Republi-
can Representative, when somebody
asked him what legislation was likely to
be had at the coming session Of Con-
gress, We've got no time to fool away
on legislation; much as we can do to dig
holes to hide things away where the
Democratic House cant dig EN- up
again"
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Kr5m tho SAVANNAH AeWs.l
A young gentleman Who has been do
ing 6nsiuess 10 tkis city for sometime
past, concluded, a short time since, to
sell OFT and tragsI sropnd the country
with an sys to selecting a suitable place
TO settle II his travels be stopped at
Sumter, 8. C., Eoy few days, where he
formed the ssquaihtsncs Of an old gen.
tlemsn who il very wealth. In their in
tervieWs the young nan casually remark
ed that be had very handsome sister
at home and would Be- happy 70 see her
the wife OF just such man IS the old
fellow who confronted him. 1t rather
pleased the old party 70 think that he
could secure blooming lass Of eighteen
as partner, whereupon he sent bis pho
tograph to the young lady and she re-
turned hers. Each being satisfied, it
was agreed that they should meet in
Charleston, yesterday morning. We
presume ere this they have been spliced
and are passing happy honeymoon.
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A California woman has started six
clothes-washing and repairing establish
ments in various parts Of the State, and
married six Cinnamon TO attend them,
She circulates around, exercising gen
eral supervision, and is making money.
The Womans Journal says that in
Warren, Haas, q day or two since, q
lady, now IN her niHeiy-secOnd year,
rode % and down in The stress on
horseback. With ell the co6ndenes and
agility Of a young girl, only complain
ing because the young horse would not
move faster
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4 child being asked what we're the
three great feasts Of the Jews, promptly
and not unnaiurtlly replied, Break
fast, dinner aud supper"
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OYSTERS, cigars, drinks, at Madame
Bullock's s. 1893 Main, near Union. 65t
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GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND, the Wash
ington Gath of the Chicago Tribune,
promptly changed his politics when ex-
Mayor Medill took charge of that paper.
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MASQUERADE BALL.
GRAND MASQUERADE BALL
AT The
EXPOSITION BUILDING
Friday Evening, November 20,
ATS O'CLOCK.
MASQUERADE BALL.

DROF. ARNOLD'S FULL STRING BAND
il has been engaged for the occasion.
Strict order will be enforced, and the M lam
ayers will endeavor to make this the Grand
Ball of the season.