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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21
FOREIGN.

HoNG KoNG, December 2l.-The cap
tain and several OF the crew and passen-
gers of the Pacific Mail steamship Japan
have arrived here. The following yet re-
main to be heard from: r. NJ. Tindell,
cabin passenger; one Storage passen-
ger, Surgeon Gale, several of the crew
and 400 Chinese. The steamer was first
discovered on FIRE about ii o'clock
Thursday night, the fire being over the
boilers. The vessel was then $50 miles
from Hong Kong. After two hours
spent in fruitless efforts to get the fire
under control the captain decided to
abandon the vessel, and on Friday
morning all hands we're transferred to
boats. They remained about the vessel
until noon Of that day, when all pro-
ceeded for Swatow. The mails were not
saved.
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un,tea s.ats. senatorship.

To the Editors Of the Ledger;
am glad to see from your recent arti-
Giles on the United States Senatorship
that YOU have determined to lay before
the people the political course as pursued
by Andrew johnson for the past few
wears, and to show the Democratic party
of Tennessee that be is not the man to
represent them in the United States SEN
ate. He has done more TO disorganize
and defeat the efforts of the party in
Tennessee than any twenty men in the
State. e.
The idea prevailing that the Shelby
county delegates are Instructed, is to nv
mind simply absurd. This was q trick
of Mr.. Johnson's friends, carried out by
few of his pets and admirers, and !
think 1t Was a stretch of authority on the
part OF the members Of the Executive
Committee to have opened polls for any
such purpose. 1t is well known fact
that large number OF the votes cast for
Mr.. Johnson were placed in the box by
negroes and white Radicals, and cannot
be taken as an expression of the wishes
of the Democrats OF Shelby county.
I trust our delegates will weigh the
matter we'll before casting their vote
under such instructions, as upon this
vote their future political career may
greatly depend. CITIZEN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21
TIE FOURTH DISTRICT

The Congressional convention wbicl
met at Hartsyille last Thursday to choos,
a successor TO the late John w. Head al
q Representative in Congress, nomina
ted Judge Samuel NJ. Fite, as publish ed
in the LEDGER dispatches. The conven
ton lasted two days and was one Of I'M
usual interest The district consists o.
Clay, Fentress. Jackson, Macon, Overton
Putnam, Robertson. Smith, Sumner
Trousdale and Wilson counties, and was
represented in this convention by pa
votes. Judge G. W. Allen, of Sumner
was president, and the two-thirds rule
unanimously adopted. The following
gentlemen were put in nomination: J.
d. Goodpasture, of 0verton; R. A. Cox
Of Jackson; A. 3. Martin, Of Wilson;
10. C. Stark, Of Robertson; f. I. Cola
day, Of Wilson; N. W. Mcconnell, o.
Trousdale; and Thomas Boyers, Of Sum
ner. Judge Fite was not put in nomina
ton until the eighteenth ballot. Aftel
seven more ballots he was with
drawn, but on the thirty sixth
ballot renominated. Colonel j. ]. Tur
ner was brought in the second day Of
about the sixtieth ballot. The sixty
fourth ballot stood-Fite 7l4. Mcconnell
1924. Mcconnell lacked only one-siKtl
OF one vote Of securing the nomination
on this ballot. Fite was dropped again
and Riddle brought in. On the on
hundred and FIRST ballot the vote stood
Riddle l4O, Stark a, Riddle Iackin,
only Is votes Of nomination. w. A
Caruthers, Of Trcusdale, was brought in
but developed no strength. On the on,
hundred and eighth ballot the vo,,
stood-Fite 1888, Hon. Bale Pey,on ssl
Or the next ballot Fite went through
but was not present 10 make a speech
Altogsther il must have been one Of tn
mos. interesting and closely contsste
contests Of the kind ever seen in Ten
nessee. Judge Fite Is q resident c
Carthage, il Judge Of the Fifth Judieia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21
L,.Ira,ion abOu. a plous Request.

The heirs of Mrs. Kruger, of New
York, who sometime ago, willed the
American Bible Society the bulk Of a
number of requests, amounting to $685.
| 600, are now contrasting her will, on the
ground that she was insane when she
made it. Mrs. Kruger was a woman of
great culture, and enjoyed the advap.
tsges of very extensive travel and the
acquaintance of many distinguished lit
erary people. She died at the age of so,
having been a member of the Presbyte-
rian church for so years, and all her
property but $4,000 was bequeathed to
charitable objects. For considerable
time previous to her death, however she
was violently insane, and she made her
will under tie delusion that the devil was
under her bed building fire and threat
ening to roast her, and that the only way
for her to rid herself Of his persecution
was to give her property for religious pur-
poses. Her madness was SO great that
a physician was employed to live in the
house with her, and he was often with
her sixteen hours out of the twenty-four.
She always had herself decked with
bright ribbons before she would see him
in the morning, and wore large cameo
suspended by ribbons in the middle OF
her forehead, and sometimes her conduct
was so violent and ridiculous that the
physicians had hard work to manage
her. The heirs seem to have strong
case against the Bible Society.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21

The Paris correspondent Of the Lon
don Daily Telegraph writes to that
journal: "You often hear il said that
magic, witcheraff, and such supersiti-
tons no longer survive here. would
not deny that for awhile they became
torpid. But of late the breath of life has
returned to them. What wonder, when
millions go on the pilgrimage and
miraculous cures are daily reported
AT the trial Of the new bridge at Suren.
mes, two days since, accusations OF
witchcraft were launched against an old
idiot woman. The Zouave Jacob, whose
fame you may dimly remember, is still at
work, curing consumption With glance,
aud setting paralytic old women to run a
race. He has two or three disciples. or
rivals, who all do a rafting trade. Then
there are sorcerers simple. In Paris, at
this day, money can be made on no
larger capital than impudence and
coffce.grounds. Among professors of the
art ranks the good woman OF the Rue de
Chaillot. Alchemists are to be dis
covered by those who look There is
one in the Rue DE Sevres, who has
simples for every complaint, phys
ical or moral. And then the pro-
phetsl By the Odeon you viii find M.
Ledos who dispenses at once with oJic
fluid, feegrounds and heros gather
under the influence of this or that. M.
Ledos just seats you opposite his desk,
looks you all over, and proceeds to
prophecy. Then there is Edmond, the
oracle Of the QUARTER Breda. Edmund
goes in for stuffed owls, and crocodiles,
and robes of velvet with devils devices
on them. he is not high class hum
bug, but he makes desperate lot of
money. This man was the first hermit
at Mabille; a prudent philosopher, he
saved his ll.gotton coppers, and in due
timeimoved to the Quarter Notre Dame
des Lorettes, and from hence to one Of
the most aristocratic streets off the
Champs Elysees There he receives his
clients from to p. m. in a pointed cap
and tinseled girdle. On his card is
printed, as a crest, an arrow pointing
downward with q crescent on its tip,
and a newt or other reptile climbing up
the shaft. In swarm of stars appears
the rather unmysterious name Edmond.
So much for the absence of superstition
among modern French"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21
Auausements.

MEMPHIS THEATER.-To night Wybert
Reeve will make his debut before a
Memphis audience as "Count Fosco" in
the Woman in White, a dramatization
of Wilkie Collins most Interesting novel.
The New York World, in speaking OF
Mr.. Reeve, has the following: "Wilkie
Collins dramatic version of the Woman
in White was last night put on the stage
Of the Broadway Theater. The almost
insuperable difficulties attending the
adaptation TO the stage Of such an intri-
cate story as is the Woman in White
have in great measure been overcome
by the distinguished novelist. He has
made a concise aud striking play, into
which enough that is new in situation
and dialogue has been introduced to
shorten and animate what must have
been q prolix representation if built
wholly upon the written story. Mr..
Wybert Reeve was the Count Fosco.
This actor is new to the American stage.
he succeeds in realizing Mr.. Collins
we'll known portrait with wonderful
fidelity, and his exquisite portrayal Of
the craft hidden under lightheartedness,
the mingled cruelty and amiability and
Of the Italian manners curiously fecked
with English traits was remarkably fine
and entirely original" Mr.. Reeve will
be supported by Miss Adeline stanhope,
Who as an actress ranks very high both
IL this country and in England. There
viii be two matinees this week, one on
Friday christmas day. and the other
on Saturday as usual.
MASQUERADE BALL.-There will be at
the Exposition building a grand mas.
querade ball December 81 New Years
Eve). The committees Of arrange
ments, regulations. etc, will be an
nounced in due time. Professor Arnold's
string baud has been engaged for the
occasion. ntrrr Trmr
JEFFERSON Opera HoUsE.-Crowded
houses at this popular place Of anuse-
ment An entire change Of bill will be
offered tonight. In addition to the bril-
liant oIio the great extravaganza OF the
Seven Sisters Of PandimOnium, introduce
ing the ever pleasing aud irresistible
French "Can-Can" will be the attraction.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21
mig Invention.

Lloyd, the famous map man, who made
all the maps for General Grant and the
Union army, certificates Of which he
published has just invented way Of
getting relief plate from steel so as to
print Lloyds Map of American Con-
tinent-s showing from ocean to ocean
on one entire sheet Of bank note paper,
4Ox5O inches large, on lightning press,
and colored. sized and vanished for the
wall so as to stand washing, and mailing
anywhere in the world for rs cents, or
unvarnished for 10 cents. This map
shows the whole United States and Terri
tories in a group. from surveys to 1876,
with million places on it, such as
towns, cities, villages, mountains, lakes,
rivers, streams, gold mines, railway
stations, etc. This map should be in
every house. Send rs cents to the Lloyd
Map Company, Philadelphia. and you
will ges copy by return mail. tl
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21

John Bull, with somewhat wry face,
has finally consented to assist at the
celebration of the hundredth anniver.
sary OF the biggest thrashing he ever
had. We hope, however, that this phase
Of the Centennial will not be obtroded
upon the English commissioners every
day during the exhibition, because il
might get little monotonous. What q
blessed privilege it will be, to be sure
for all these posr foreigners to come and
see Brother Jonathan exult and blow his
horn for ak mortal months in the diff
dert aud soothing style for which he is
so notedl And how they will go home
and abuse him.-Bufalo Express.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21
PUBLIC LEDGER.
THE INSTRUCT ON FRAUD.

Democrat" a correspondent in yes
terdays Appeal, most forcibly sets forth
the outrage that would be perpetrated oil
a decided majority of the white voter
who supported the present representa-
tives Of this county in the forthcoming
Legislature, should they vote for Andrew
johnson for Senator under such in
structions as were trumped up at the
late election, having been given by NJ
many Radicals as Democrats; and We
hope that the Appeal, prompted by Q
sense Of duty to the whole Democratic
party, will give its protest against such
q course by our members from Shelby, il
it be possible they design pursuing it.
The Appeal has already deprecated that
this attempt at instruction was under
taken, because, we infer, it knows as well
as we its fraudulent character. Andrew
johnson would have swept Overton,
Haynes, Peyton Smith. Luke Finley and
all the rest OF the Democratic ticket from
the field, and substituted Etheridge, VIM
NJ. Smith, General Williamson and their
brother Radicals which composed his
ayowed partisan cohorts, if the power
had been his. There is not one of the
ingoing members Of the State Legisla-
ture who does not know and feel this is
true; noto of them that is not perfectly
cognizant of the stupendous fraud OF
this pretended instruction. To any
henest mind the Appeals correspondent,
Democrat" deduees an irresistible
conclusion in saying that when the in
dependent (Etheridge) ticket went down
in Shelby county, Andrew johnson went
down with it." That ticket was his own;
was in the field to fight his battle for the
United States Senate. He had no other.
he had no love for any ticket outside Of
its professed love for him. The political
complexion of ticket excites no
interest in Andrew Johnson, if
Andrew johnson be left out.
II he is not to be served, then it matters
but little to him whether 0thello kill
Cassie or Cassie kill 0thello. A Legis-
latiye ticket for Shelby county. COM
posed entirely Of negroes, with death
to the whites; negro supremacy and
Andy Johnson for United States Sena-
tor" written upon its banner, would
have suited him just as well as the
Overton- Democratic or the Etheridge-
Independents, had it succeeded. It is
right and proper that the will of tAe
people should be heard and respected by
their public servants-especially the will
of great parties-and had it been fairly
aud honestly arranged so that a sense Of
q majority Of the Democratic -Conserva-
tive people of Shelby county could have
been taken on this question, our repre-
sentatives should not hesitate to do the
bidding of the party which elected them.
And it would have been proper for even
Democrats TO support Andrew johnson,
under these circumstances, renegade
from the party as he is and the bitter
enemy Of nearly all its leading men; but
certainly not under the bogus "instruc.
tons Of November.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21

one.fourth Of their pay for October; and
why il was Mr.. Picket. was elected tor
Two years against all precedent, 1t not
10 secure TO him thereby two years salary
as a legal consequence i say, when
these matters are 10 be answered, let
some member Of the Board who is moi. a
partisan Of Mr.. Pickett be put on the
committee; let that committee inquire
about an organ said to be furnished at
public expense in the Cour. street school,
MtNoR MEnfwETHRR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21
CINCINNATI.

CycISYATI, December 2l.-Suit was
entered in the courts Of Lexington, Ky,
Saturday, for the recovery of $4,000
shares Of stock in the Big Sasdy rail
road, valued at 81, 500. 900, by the city Of
Lexington and the counties Of Fayette,
Clarke and Montgomery, Ky, on ac-
count of alleged fraud 10 obtaining sub
scriptions. re.etrl.r
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River TeIarrnma

CAIRO, December 2l.-Arrived-Frank
P. Gracey, Evansville, midnight; Eddy
vile, Nashville, 10 a m; st. Genevieve
aud Alice, St. Louis, IL am; Andy
Baum, Cincinnati, ii am. Departed
Frank p. Grscey, Evansville, 3 am.
Weather cloudy and cool.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21

Virginia may ct any moment pass a
law against sheep-killing dogs, and the
unconscious Bergh, not having seen a
Virginia paper lately, is idling away the
swift and golden moments in New York.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21
Death OF "A knight TempIar

CAIRO, December 2l.-Lewis Jargen-
sen, Grand Generalissimo of Knights
Templar Of the State Of illinois, died
here this morning. he will be buried
Thursday with Masonic honors.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21

ALAxASDRE's and Convoisieur's best
kids, Of all shades, at 81 a pair, at
991 SPRouLE & MoCowNs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21

Circuit, man Of ability, spotless char
acter, and in every way worthy TO repre-
sent the State IN Congress.
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ELECTIoM.


OFFICE OF
WAsHINGTos FIRE AND MARINE ms. Co.,
81 MADISON STRKEK,
~ q 80 So & MEMPHIS, December 10. 1874.
TNHE STOCKHOLDERS OF THIS COM
J. pany are hereby notified that an election
will be held on the LIST proximo, between the
hours of 10 am. and 3p.m.. for seven direc-
tors TO serve for the ensuing year.
l496-l0 GEO. w. y: CROOK. Sec'y, :
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21

1t was a shrewd police officer in q lit
tie interior town Of Missouri, who, hav-
ing no other clew to the identity Of a
railroad burglar than his hat, lost in a
futile effort to secure him, went TO the
public school and holding Il in view Of
the pupils asked innocently whose it
was. Numbers Of the scholars identified
it as belonging TO a negro in the village.
Promptly arrested, the negro confessed
to a series Of railroad robberies and in.
formed on his confederates, most Of
whom were captured Chicago Times.
7 m
Almira stckney has been required to
pay something more than $1,000 for
shooting Byron Wright. sn Illinois ped.
agogue. The paper publishing this in.
formation does not give Almira's reason
for firing, but IL may be inferred that
Byron had been sending her some Of bis
execrable verses.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21
JUSTICE or PLACE
RENTOVAI7'

R. B. MILLER, Justice Of the Peace,
EAs HnovED 10
No. 100 Main Street
&. n. Opposite the New cOurs-houss.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21
STOCKS.
millions ARE NAM

Eitbhf WEEK IN WALL STREET. WE
II issue a weekly paper and pamphlet shov.-
ing the various methods Of operating IN SfocEs
and Gold. Sample copy free. Double nrivi.
leges Negotiated on members Of the Stock Rr-
change, Stocks bought on mall marTin-
Collections made. j. Kicking a Co Pa5F-
err and Brokers, Y Broadway. New York.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21

Pianos! Organs! The best
and cheapest at HOllen-
berg's," 204 Main street. lot
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That railroads win be taxed hence
forth in Tennessee may be set down rs
inevitable. The constitution requires
that all property, except two or three
specified classes, shall be taxed at a uni'
form rate. The only questions to be
settled by the Legislature are whether the
several collectors in various counties
will collect the tax or let it be paid d.
rectIy into the State Treasury, and
whether they shall be taxed on a basis
Of property value or on gross receipts.
49,
II we are not mistaken there are more
candidates for offices to be filled by the
Legislature than members Of that body.
We propose publishing partial list one
of these days. Except Treasurer and
Comptroller none of these positions
could be considered lucrative; yet there
are more candidates for doorkeeper and
other subordinate offices than for the
higher places.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-21
AUCTION.
Monday, December 2Sth,

at II o'clock am. upon the premises, to-Nit (:
No IS Beal street, few doors west Of Caasey
depth Of 20 feet On which Il sabsiantial
ono-st0ry brick house under good rent. ana IN
a locality which me- always commando pay
ing tenants At good prices. d,
tive years, with interest. secured By trust deed.
..,,,,,,,.,.~- On a..tton.ars
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-09-03
The Coming Harvest.

i One of the greatest requisites Fer e
year of prosperity is an abundant har-
vest. Much depends upon the. crops.
The past season has been an extraordi-
nary, one, and the harvest of the present
year bids fair to be much larger than
ever before The hay crop has been inn
mense everywhere. SCorh, potatoes and
wheat, the three great food products of
the United States, have yielded enor-
mously in most sections. The state of
Ohio alone. will produce $4,000, 900
bushels of corn. The cotton crop will
be the largest gathered since 1860.
Good prices for all the grain we may
choose to export are guaranteed by the
fact that there is a large deficiency in
the European market, creating de-
mand which will far exceed, The supply.
The immense crop of cotton will keep
the wheels of our factories busy, be-
side providing for large exports.
Money, which has. been scarce among
the farmers, in less than months
time will be in good supply in exchange
for the crops.
Taking it altogether, and Safter a
thorough review Of the condition of the
branches of trade, there seems to be
every prospect of an unusually ly. prosper
GUS future. There are constitutional
growlers in every community who will
insist on the contrary, and take seem
ing pleasure in so insisting, just as
there are business men who will cry
"small profits" and sse.hard times !"
with q continuous influx of, twenty per
cent. on their transaction. sSuoh men
cannot keep back the prosperity of the
country, any, more than Mrs. Parting
ton could keep back the tide with he,
broom.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-09-03
A Romance in High Life.

az At the gaming table the Duke of
Richmond sincurred a debt of honor to
lord Cadogan, which he was unable to
pay, andsit was agreed that his son, o
lad of fifteen, who bore the title of
Earl of March, should marry the still
younger daughter of Lord Cadogan.
The boy was sent for from school and
the girl from the nursery, O clergyman
war in attendance, and the children
were told that they were to be married
upon the spot. The girl had nothing
to say; the boy cried out, "They
surely are not going to marry me to that
dowdyl" But married they were. A
postcchaise was at tine door the BRIDE
groom was packed off with his tutor to
make the grand tour, and the bride was
sent back to her mother. Lord March
remained abroad for,several years, after
which he returned to London, we'll
educated, handsome young man, but in
no haste to meet wife, whom he had
never seen except upon the occasion of
their hasty, marriage So he tarried in
London TO .amrse himself. One night
at the opera his attention was attracted
to beautiful young lady in the boxee.
Who is that2" he asked of gentle
man beside him. "You must be q
stranger in London" was the reply,
'tnot to KNOW the toast of the town, the
ibeahtiful Lady March, The Earl
went straight to the box, announced
himself, and claimed his bride. The
two fellsinalove with each other on the
spot, and lived long and happily
together and when the husband died
she also died of broken heart within
few months.-Gdlnay.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-09-03
Nutritious Food.

Wo learn from Chambers Edinburgh
Journal that very interesting report on
the comparative nutritiye properties OF
food was lately presented to the French
minister of the interior, by Percy and
Vanquelin. two members of the institute.
The result of their experiment is as
follows: In bread, 100 pounds are
found to contain 20 pounds of nutritious
matter; butcher meat. ayeraging the
various sorts, contains only 81 pounds
in 100 pounds !; French beans, %
pounds; peas, % pounds lentale, IA
pounds; green's and turnips, which are
the most aqueous of all vegetables used
for domestic purposes, furnish only 8
pounds carrots II pounds, and what
is very remarkable, as being in opposi-
tion to the acknowledged theory, 100
pounds of potatoes only yield 35 pounds
OF substance valuable Sasg nusfitious.l
According to this estimate Il gpohnd OF
good bread is equal to 2 1.2 or 8 pounds
of best potatoes and rs pounds of
bread and 80 pounds of butcher meat,
are equal to 300 pounds of potatoes.
Or, again, pound of rice or of broad
beans is equal to 3 pounds of potatoes,
while l pound of potatoes is equal to
4poundd Of cabbage, and to s pounds
of turnipsH This calculation is con-
isidered boyrect, and may sbs, Useful to
families where the best mode of sup.
porting nature should be adopted at
the least expense.