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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-14

LOR RENT "A DESIRABLE BRICK
Z residence of ten rooms, situated at Ne. 81
Linden street; occupants leaving for the sum
mer. Will rent low to good tenant. Some
bOarders in the house who wish to remain.
INQUIRE at 70 Linden street ll3-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-14
$4,000 TICKETs-6OOO CASH GIFTS
s. 2 so. 90 90
TO BE GIVEN AwAYI

A New Feature, To-wit: A Gift is Guaran-
teed to one of every ten Consecutive
. Numbers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-14

COR RENTAL REDUCED RENTS. FINE
Front street, between Jefferson and Court.
and others on Jeffei son, near Main. Apply to
J. L. ANDREWS Il SONS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-14
EDUCATIONAL.

THIS INSTITUTION AFFORDS AMPLE
means for thorough Claisieai, ocis tlne
and Commercial edueation' f"f Ooa'u' 'ui-
"0A ~ RIO. MAURKLIAN. President.
Session begins Tuesday, September l'ls'4-
III. xiz-3
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-14

EOR RENT = 17s% MAIN. NOW BEING
e reftted nicely. Also, one dozen resi-
dences. Call and see
123-148 W. A. WHEATLEY. $50 Main.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-14

Sol COLEMAN,
Rosa Co1cha Cigar Depot,
200 Main street, near Washington.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-28

They have kissing fairs ia Iowa for the
benefit OF the churches-price ten cents q
kiss. We scarcely know which 10 expected
to pay the money, however-the lady or the
gentleman.
One reas) IN why female telegraphic opera.
tors are not more numerous is because II
one Of them wanted TO go to ball she'd get
up and 60, even il the Presidents message
was coming over the wires.
A Tennessee man who set out to be q
snake charmer, so that he might travel with
ii r'is and view the land, was called upon
to ',lr ~ n hearss soon after picking up hIl
hrsI ,aitl. snake.
lac Shah OF Persia says, in his book, thai
every one speaking disrss peotfuily Of q Lon.
don policeman, "must be killed." The shah
evidently labors under the idea that he ha,
been visiting New York.
Young Crocker, the victim OF the Brook
lyn barber shop disturbance, said with
dying breath, that liquor and evil associates
had wrought his ruin. Here's q short ser.
mon for young ward politicians.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-28
A SkareAed ChittaiAAt.

On Saturday morning . Chinese
laundryman rushed cxcitedly into the
Mayors office, and stated that he wan.
tod 10 mako 4 charge Of assault and
battery against q brother "washee,
washee" man, named 81 King. The
prosecutor announced his name a. ia
Chee, and stated that 81 King had
thrown a bucket Of starch upon him
while standing in front of the latter's
at the corner of Smithncld
and Liberty streets and Seventh ave-
nue. 81 King was arrested, and at the
hearing admitted that he had thrown
a bucket of starch upon the complain
ant, but that the latter was great null
sance in drawing large crowds about
his place of business. He offered to
pay the stiffened Chinese $15 for the
harm he had done his clothing, but as
the latter demanded $50, and 81 King
refused to pay that much, the Acting
Mayor committed him for trial at
Court, thus giving him the notoriety
Of being the first Mongolian incarcena.
ted within the walls of the Allegheny
Jail. il.-Pittsburgh Post.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-28
Danger from Eating Nuts.

As this Is the season for drinking cider
and eating nuts, 1t may not be amiss TO givs
hint which may be useful. Medical men
advise that salt should be taken with nuts
especially when they are eaten ut night
Que time, says wrilsr, while enjoying Z
visit from an Enslishman, hickory nuts we're
served in the evening, when my Eaghsh
friend called for salt, stating that lie knew c,
case Of woman eating heartily Of nuts in
the evening who was taken violently Ill
The celebrated DR.. Abernethy, was sent for,
but it was after he had become too fond OF
his cup, and he was not iu condition 10 70.
he mutteIcd, "Salt! Sall!' OF which no
notice was taken. Next morning he went
to the place and she was cOrps.. He said
had they given her salt 1t would have re-
lieved her; II they would allow him 10
make an exsminatio, lie would convince
them. On opening the stomach the nuts wee
found in mass. He sprinkled salt ON this
and it Immediately dissolved. I have
known OF sudden death my self, which ap'
peared TO have been from The same cause
generally eat salt with nuts. and consider
that it improves them.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-28
Revolutionary Relics.

The pockeibook taken from the pe1,.n Of
Major John Andre by his captors, Sept %
l77O, has been presented " the Connecticut
Historical Society, by Rev. A. L. whitman
ol Groton, Conn, and has been placed in
the exhibition hall OF the Society in Hart
lord. This interesting relic was for many
years, aud until his death, In the possession
Of MIR. Joshua Barrel, of bridgewater, Mass
and atterward of Turner, Mel, q soldier o.
the revolution, from which it passed more
than forty years ago to his grandson, Rev
Mr.. Whitman. 1t will hereafter be preser-
we'd by the side Of Arnold's watch which ha,
been for many years In the cabinet OF thu
Historical Society.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-28

WILL GIVE A GRAND CONCERT
Thursday Decemb'r 81, 1874
And will Distribute to the Ticket Holders
$95V, 900 IN GIFTS.
DEPOSITORY, fast NATIONAL BANK.
DENISON.
Distribution to commence Immediately al
ter the Concert. Managers Of the Dietribu-
tion chose by the Ticket Holders and Prom
inent Citizens.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-28
THIRD and snIPLEY srs.,

and Auger Bhapss, 0aIVani.ed and Black
sheet Iron. Cat: ~ S5sar, Ll'.iar .r, Herman.
Smith, Coach. and other Hsrdware-Ii orse
SHOES. Horse Shoe Nails. Borax. Bolts, Clips,
Nuts, W ashers. .Mallcsble Castings. Nngun
Boxes. Springs. AIles. spokes; Felloes. shafts;
tinstt. EnamsIsd Top and Dash Leather and
Coach hardware Of ~ kinds; Iron Wire DIAL
yanissd Nails. Bab6it Metal, Lead. Srslter,
Banes Tin. Sheet Zine. $c :. drindstones.
Smiths' and other tools. Anvils. VIces, BEL
lows, Sledgts. Hammers. Ehoeing Knives
Piles. Rssps. Smiths Drills. Tire Ren,iers
Twere Irons, Stocks and Dies
Ali Of which will be sold at very Low
prices, Wholesale and retail. for cash or 40.
proved credit. march T. 1868
The daily gazette., 1874-10-28
LIST OF GIFTS
s. 9.761 Grand Cash Gifts, amounting to S2o0. @,
u Prizes in Real Estate, 500
49,7S9 Gifts, amounting to..........."... ez5O
REFERENCES:

"a Prizes in Real Estate. $1,000
l9, ,7S9 Gifts, amounting to............. ez50.Ot0
REFERENCES:
Knowing that the management Of this Also
citation will be conducted a. represented, we
lie:
james Leonard. John HolfoId. John B
McDOugell. W. y, VIM. II. Tone. J. M.
Judge. Wm. b. kirf.
I, Nsyins. City Treasurer,
w. B. Boss. Lone Star Mills.
3. 4. Fuller. Alan Hotel.
~. Soldsoll 4 Co., Merchan ants.
| First National Bank. Denison.
Col. Frank Schrader. Ex- MAJOR.
Daily and Weekly News. Denisop.
goi. I. ii; Warren, Real Estate Broker.
Chas. A. Naurice, u. s. Com missioner,
Col. hamuel Brooks. Galyaston. Texas.
jos. Perry. Attorney n. X. 4 T.. +. X.
Col. H W. shepherd. Alamo Hotel. Denison.
Gen. g. A. Bsul. U. ). Army, Ft. Grifith. Ter
N Merchonts' 4 Piantsrs' Bank. Denison
so E. sdcy sIsus nls.'sn ss8s H:ai.on rsl. e.
doods. stinnett 4 o.. Cotton Brokers. Dsni
Z. d. Ohadiok. Manager. Cotton Compress
Co.. Dsnison.
A statement Of the Distribution will be
published and forwarded TO ticket holde =.
and all gifts will be promptly paid after the
distribution.
IGOOD AND RESPONSJBLE PERSONS
WANTED
to work for the interest Of this Associate n
LIBERAL COMMISSIONS ALLOWED.
NOW I'd REMIT To US.
Money should be sent BY Express or by
Draft. Post Office Money Order or Registered
Letter.
Address ali Concentrations to
| AlPHEuS R. COLLINS, Sec'y.,
octls-1aW-3m DENl6ON TEXAS
The daily gazette., 1874-10-28

60 pounds daily. 40 cents each delivery; 100
pounds daily. 70 cents each delivery; 500 lbs.
and upwards, at Sl2 per ton.
Being solicited by a number of tho most
prominent citizens Of Wilmington. we have
concluded TO permanently establish in this
community the above company. and will be
thankful lor the patronage OF all who wish to
buy the best article from 30 to 40 per cent. be-
low the present prices.
augSl-dlm j. B. CONROW h SON.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-24
KAHN g. FREIBERG.
800 pairs chiIdren's kid an
kIe ties, 25c.
Robbery.


Yesterday afternoon about three
o'clock the negro porter of W. j. Chase
& Co., feed dealers, on Poplar street,
entered the safe with a duplicate key
and distracted about fifty dollars.
While he was in the act one of the clerks
went to the rear of the store where the
safe was, and the negro thief hastily
closed the safe before being discovered
and started to the front door. In his
haste be dropped two five dollar bills,
which circumstance led to his detection.
But for the timely appearance of the
clerk, the negro thief might have Sc
cured about three hundred dollars and
escaped with it, as no one knew be had
a key. 1t is reported that Mr.. Chase
once befriended this negro when in a
bad scrape, and the manner Of the ne
gro's returning the kindness is another
illustration of the gratitude of his race
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-24
DeIixbtfuI Affair.

The largest and most fashionable as
semblage of ladies and gentlemen rep
resenting the best society of West Ten
nessee and North Mississippi, congre-
gated at Mr.. VIM. NJ Sledge's magnifi-
cent suburban residence last night to
congratulate his son, Mr.. VIM. M.
Sledge, jr., and his beautiful bride, who
we're married on the 22d at Sunny Side,
the residence of the brides mother, Mrs.
NJ. L. Person. The residence and
grounds were brilliantly Illuminated.
1t was a scene Of beauty and loneliness
rarely witnessed in this city Hanover
ker's orchestra gave forth the sweetest
music, to which the bellies and beaux
kept time in the may dance until the
wee sma' hours. Mrs. Berton and Quen-
tel Brothers furnished the supper, which
was one that would have done honor to
kings. The groom is well known, being
one of our most promising young bust
ness men, and bis bride possesses beauty
and accomplishments rarely found, and
will shed a luster around her husbands
home that will insure a life of happiness.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-24
HANGING A WOMAN.
Execution OF MuFderess in New.
gate Prison, London.

gate Prison, London.
From the London Daily News. June SO.l
Frances Stewart aged forty.two, who
was convicted at the last session Of the
central criminal court of the murder of
her grandehild, boy twelve months cid,
was executed yesterday morning within
the gaol of Newgate. The prisoner
lived with her daughter and her son-in-
law at Chelsea, but in consequence of
the manner in which she conducted her
self her son-in-law determined to get rid
OF her, and she had received notice from
him to leave his house. This exasperated
the prisoner, who took away the child,
avowing her intention to do something
that would make the hearts of the pa
rents ache, as they had made hers" She
appeared to have wandered about Lon
don with the child for considerable
time, and in the evening she found her
self at the East End, and she appeared
to have thrown or dropped him into the
Thames from the Albert bridge at Pop
lar, where the body was found. The
prisoner appears to have denied all along
that she threw the child into the water,
saying that it fell accidentally. At the
same time she admitted that she had vol
unfairly placed it in position of great
peril, and took no steps to rescue it after
it was in the water. The jury recon-
mended the prisoner to mercy, but the
learned Judge who tried her, Mr.. Justice
Blackburn, appears to have considered
that there were no substantial grounds
for this recommendation, and the home
secretary, acting upon his view of the
case, decided that the law must take its
course. During the last few days when
she had no longer any hope that her life
would be spared, the prisoner is stated
to have behaved in becoming manner.
She also wrote very penitent letter to
her daughter, the mother of the child,
entreating her to forgive her. Mr.. Sher-
if Whetham and Mr.. Sheriff Johnson,
accompanied by Mr.. Under Sheriff Beard,
arrived at the prison a little before 8
O. clock yesterday morning, and they
were accompanied by Mr. Jonas, the
governor; 10 the cell of the prisoner.
The Office of executioner has been re-
signed by Calcraft for some weeks, and
the person who is now performing the
duty is man named Norwood, who has
for some time been engaged in similar
manner in the midland counties. The
prisoner exhibited extraordinary firm
ness when brought from her cell, and
she walked up the steps leading to the
scaffold without the least assistance.
There seems to have been some difficulty
with the rope, and the woman struggled
for two or three minutes, if not longer,
before she died.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-24
MEDIUMISTIC.
Mr.. sam watson Answered = The
Expose of MRS. Miller, the Arkan-
sas Medium.

Mr.. sam watson Answered The
EXPOSE Of MRS. Miller, the Arkan.
sas Medium.
In yesterdays LEDGER we published,
as a matter of courtesy, lengthy COM
munication from Mr.. Sam Watson in
defense of Mrs. Miller who gave spir-
itualistic seances in this city not long
since. The cause Of the Watson letter
was the following Ledger Line pub
lished in the LEDGER week ago:
MRS. Miller, of Arkansas, who dis
played curious mediumistic powers IN
Memphis, and whose tricks were ex-
posed by two well known Memphians, IS
astonishing the Chicagoans."
The two well known Memphians came
to the front in this mornings Appeal
and settled the Miller manifestations in
the following letter, which proves that
the Ledger Line above referred to was
true in every respect;
EDITORS APPEAL-In yesterday after
Moons LEDGER, we notice an article from
the pen of Rev. Mr.. Watson, relative to
the remarkable mediumship, as spirit
ualist, of Mrs. Miller, Of Gayoso House
fame. Whether she is a great and
gifted manipulation of the inhabitants Of
the other world or not, is question we
care nothing about or design to enter
into controversy concerning. Mr.. Wat
son can believe just as he pleases in re-
gard to it. But as he has seen proper to
attack Captain Geo. W. Gift, the we'll
known author of the communication
published in the LEDGER some year and
half ago, stating that Mrs. Miller
spiritual manifestation tricks had
been exposed by " two well-known citi-
zens OF Memphis, in such an ungener-
o1s manner, the author having gone to
California some time since, we feel
called upon to speak in his be-
half. Captain Gift, in that article,
penned nothing but the truth, having
gotten every stated fact from us. This
matter has been regarded by us as of such
insignifcance that we have given it no
thought since the occurrence to the
present time; nor would we say word
now but for Rev. Mr.. Watson's LEDGER
piece. We are the 1.-TWO wellknown
Memphians to whom Captain Gift re-
ferred as having exposed Mrs. Mil
ler's tricks of pretended spiritualism
at the Gayoso House, in this city. Now,
Mrs. Miller, Rev. Mr.. Watson, Mr..
Home, Miss Cooke and all the rest Of
the disciples of the doctrine may walk
and talk with the disembodied shades of
their and our friends every hour of their
existence, but what we emphatically
state is that in our dark seance inter
view with Mrs Miller, as written up by
Captain Gift, she attempted to impose
fraud upon us, and we detected her in
it, to our entire satisfaction and her dis
comfture. Respectfully,
FRANK RICE,
W. II. RHEA.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-24
$15O.OOO DAMAGES.
The Memphis and Raleigh Railr DAD
Sues the County.


Suit was brought against Shelby coun-
ty to-day in the Second Circuit Court by
the Memphis and Raleigh Railroad Com
pany claiming damages for $4,000 on
account of the action of the county in
June last in enjoining the railroad com
pany from selling its bonds Endorsed
previously by the county. The injune-
ton, it will be remembered,
was dismissed some weeks there
after on motion by the company.
The company claims that the action of
the county greatly injured the value Of
its securities in the market, almost
causing it to suspend operations. Col.
John Donovan, President of the com
pany, brings an individual suit, claiming
damages for $4,000 alleging that he
was a large holder of the bonds at the
time the injunction was sued out, on
which he had advanced large sums of
money. BE alleges that the securities
in question were rendered worthless by
the injunction, thereby resulting to him
great pecuniary loss and embarrass-
ment
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-24
shad Fishing in Florida.

/ A Florida correspondent says: Zone
lively feature of St. Johns river is the
shad fishing, which begins about the LIST
of December, and is over by the LIST of
April or May. The shads are caught in
nets, drifting with the tide. Some of
these nets are of very great length,
spanning the river from shore to shore;
and if these fish are on their way up the
river, some Of them are pretty sure of
having their gills entangled in the
meshes; and it must be understood that
they are caught only on one side of the
net-the lower side-as the fish ascend
the river; rarely that straggler hap
pens TO take whirl round and is caught
in the upper side of the net. The two
great fishing centers on the St. Johns
are Mayport, near the mouth, and yell
low Bluff, about nine miles up the river,
Yellow Bluff has by far the larger
amount Of business, shipping annually
about fifteen or twenty thousand dol
lars worth of shad to Savannah, and
thence to Northern ports. Let it not,
however, be supposed that it is an easy
matter to engage in this business, which
is profitable enough to the principals,
who hire men to catch the fish, and
pocket the biggest profits. At Yellow
Springs there are two Of these shad-
kings, having their platforms, their
boats, their ice houses and their agents
in Savannah. Nevertheless, the expert
enced fisherman can some days make a
hundred or even two hundred dollars;
but the worst of all weather is precisely
the best for shad fishing. When the
wind bowls furionsly and the rain beats
down piteously is the time the shad are
taken in large numbers. Comes fair
weather, the nets will be seen on the
large reels or strung upon the racks, and
repairing goes on quietly and indus
triously, in the midst of hosts of sand
flies, even though the month be January
or February. A net costs about hum
bred dollars, and a good Connecticut
built boat about as much more. 1t re-
quires two men in boat for Establishing
-one or two to pay out or haul in the
net, and the other to manage the boat.
l weuld say to him who in Imagination
might be captiyated with this occupa-
ton, Don't engage in it, 1t is when
the piercing cold northwest wind drives
furiously over the drenching waters, be
it night or day, that the rugged fisher
man must be on duty-all night, all day.
1t is when the thunder and lightning,
and pouring rain render all nature fear
full; it is when the storm is dreadful; it
is when the gale sweeps everything from
the river but the shad-boats that the
shad are ascending the stream in great
schools, that the fisherman must be out
in his oiled suit, that the game must be
caught, or caught not at all.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-24
LEDGER LINES.


Trotting matches at fernando Park
this afternoon.
Meteors shot athwart the heavens last
night, and presented brilliant appear
ance.
The Eighth ward had Bartlett move
ment at the Poplar street markethouse
last night. Eloquent speeches were
made.
The thermometer indicated 920 in the
LEDGER Office at ten o'clock to-day. To
keep cool in the vicinity of such a
thermometer was impossible.
Next Thursday week the election for
county officers comes of. On that occa-
sion Radicalism will be driven to the
wall, and the white mans ticket will be
elected by large majorities.
A white man received sunstroke on
the corner of Main and Madison streets
yesterday. he was attended to and
recovered. Beware Of becoming over
heated while the comet is in sight.
Hundreds of negroes are dissatisfied
with the Radical ticket. They are not
in favor of voting for Davis, Mulvihill
or Gronauer, and will no doubt leave
these newly made Radicals in the lurch.
Il Garrett is elected Sheriff, negro ju-
ries in the Criminal and Circuit courts
will protect the negro and Cypress the
white man. A negro jury can always
be bought, as but few of the race have
any regard for the sanctity Of an oath.
Let every business man give employ
ment to white porters and draymen in
stead of the civil rights negroes who by
their votes prove themselves to be the
deadly enemies of the white race.
There are hundreds of white men in
Memphis out of regular employment.
Our Ledger Liner alighted upon a
mysterious law suit in one of our courts
a few days since 1t was romantic, SEN
sstional and sad-a tale of engagement
which came to an abrupt termination by
an expose. The suit having been with
drawn, our lynx.eyed and sensational
man concluded not to publish the dark
story.
Beecher and Mrs. Tilton have been
compared with Abelard and Heloise,
those two famous lovers of the twelfth
century, who after the exposure retired
to separate converts and passed the re-
mainder of their lives in prayer and
repentance. The historians tell curious
tales about this ancient pair, and es-
pecially about Abelard, who, to overcome
the fatal passion, set Beecher an exam
pie, which it would be well for him to
follow had he the good name of the
Plymouth church congregation at heart.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-24
A Fountain I'm the Desert.

In these dreadful hard times it is a
sort of luxury to read over the scheme
of the last Gift Concert of the Public
Library Of Kentucky. 1t is like listen
ing to the splash of fountain or seeing
its glistening drops in the heated days
of summer. A quarter of million, a
hundred thousand, seventy-fve, fifty and
twenty-five thousand roll glibly over the
tongue, and to know that they exist for
somebody, and possibly for ourselves, is
a real pleasure.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-24
Our Texas Guests.

The joint committees of the General
Council, Chamber of Commerce and
Cotton Exchange met yesterday and
appointed committee of arrangements,
consisting of Messrs. John johnson,
Chairman; j. 7. Hillsman, l. Happek,
N. M. Jones and q. Furstenheim. The
reception committee is composed of the
above named gentlemen and the follow
ing: S. M. Gates, ]. j. Rawlings, ]. M.
Heating, r. A. Thompson, j. Harvey
Makes and M. ]. Wright. The commit
tee adjourned, subject to the call of the
Chairman. 1t was resolved to properly
entertain the excursionists during the
time they may remain in the city.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-24
stabbing Array.

Last evening at Benefits Landing,
forty miles above the city, Duncan
Cameron and DR.. Frank Foster engaged
in an alteration, in which Cameron
shot at Foster, and the latter, drawing a
knife, cut Cameron in the leg and body
in severe and dangerous manner. The
full particulars have not as yet reached
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-24

Cooley, Harper and all the late fash
ion magazines can be found at Mans
ford's; also late New York, New Or
leans and Nashville papers, and all late
weeklies and dailies from the prominent
cities of Europe and America. Call at
Mansford's for your reading matter, cor
ner of Second and Monroe streets.