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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-09

Cor. of the st. Louis Republican,
The operation of garnering the grain,
as practiced by the Papago and Sonoran
agriculturists of the Santa Cruz Valley,
Arizona, would excite the risibles of a
Missouri or Illinois granger. Imagine
great wheat field of 100 acres or more,
ripe for the harvest. A half hundred
ragged Papago and Sonoran harvesters
were seen moving with the utmost de-
liberation to the field, mostly we'll armed
with sickles, but some with large knives
They reach the verge of the waving
grain field. They slowly look away
across it. Then they pause to deliber-
ate. There is a babble of tongues
Papago and sort of pigeon Spanish in
comprehensive to civilized ears. They
thus debate awhile, and then they survey
the field again; after a while they con-
clude TO begin. They are in no hurry,
and each uses the utmost elaboration.
One. and then another, and another,
slowly bends over, gathers a handful of
stalks with the left hand and saws them
of with the sickle or the knife which
they hold in the right hand; then they
straigten up, gaze across the field, and
then another stoop and another handful
OF wheat heads has been harvested, and
so the work goes on hour after hour,
allow but sure. After awhile a supplement
tary force enters the field. Mild-man-
nered old horses come dragging after
/ them q COW skin. This is a Santa Cruz
| farm-Tagon. The little branches OF
wheat are gathered up and piled upon
the pelt, aud the lazy Papago, or Mex
ican youth, ride the old horses about the
| Geld until the COW skin is loaded. Then
these strange vehicles Of transportation
are drawn to some designated center
and the wheat is heaped up. The next
operation is the "treading out. A
large round yard is cleared away. The
surface is wet and beaten down, then al
lowed 10 dry. On this yard the wheat
to be trodden out is spread, and half a
dozen old horses, sometimes oxen, are
| brought into the ring and set to march
ing round and round. After sometime
the straw is removed, more wheat is put
on, and the circular march
Of the beasts recommended.
Once day the wheat and
dirt is swept up and removed from the
yard. The winnowing process is equally
primitive. a scafold is erected; a man
mounts upon it, an antelope skin filled
with mixture Of chat, wheat and earth
is passed up to him, and he pours the
mixture down from bis perch on a raw
hide placed to receive the wheat. The
chat and dust is blown away by the
breeze. This is a true description Of the
modus operandi OF gathering and secu-
ring the grain crop in the Santa Cruz
Valley. The little, nude, yellow-legged
children have glorious times 10 the straw
piles, and the older people, men and
women, youths and maidens, Of the
Pueblos Of the Santa Cruz Valley cele-
brate their harvest home" when the
work is over, with zest that your gran
gers may emulate, but can never equal.
1t is the old way. Two thousand years
ago it was practiced among the agricul-
turalists Of Asia and Europe.
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"LBr US HAVE PEACE

The ex parte statements OF AnnaEias
HAYS, Governor Lewis and others of
Alabama are accepted by, the govern
ment as genuine evidence against the
people, aud now they begin to suffer the
consequences OF all the charges made
against them, as though already con-
victed By some competent court. Sum-
ter county is already under marshal
lar. Detachments of United States
soldiers prowl about the country making
arrests, and robbing hen-roosts and
smoke-houses as though they were bum
mers belonging to an invading army.
The rights of private citizens are utterly
disregarded, and property is carried off
without the shadow OF warrant or pro
cess of law. A few nights since an
entire Democratic and Conservative
convention was arrested and held until
an immaculate deputy United States
Marshal condescended to order their re-
lease. A letter to the Montgomery Ad-
vertiser frem a prominent citizen of the
county, says: ION the next nighta squad
of Federal soldiers went into the coun-
try, went to a house and not finding the
owners at home took into their posses
sion guns and pistols belonging to differ
ent parties. At one of the houses in
charge of a negro man who was sleeping
in it with his little son, attempting to
surround it they awoke the little boy,
who became frightened, aud started to
run. BE was shot at eight or ten times,
but whether wounded or not am unable
to say. Next night the Marshal,
Randolph, with soldiers and detective,
went to the house Of one Of the most
quiet and respectable citizens, and sur
rounded his house. When he got up in
the morning he found that his premises
we're guarded all around. As soon as
he dressed he opened the doors, and
Randolph, soldiers and detectives came
in. The gentleman was ordered to
cross his hands, so that he could be
handcuffed. He demanded their au-
thorlty for his arrest The United States
Deputy Marshal significantly tapped his
musket, and remarked. This is my au-
thority. Another old man started early
to town. A United States Marshal, with
squad met him, told him he was on,
too early, arrested and held him several
hours The MarshRls appear surprised
to find no White Leagues in the country.
And thus it was that United States sol
diers, without warrant, authority OF Law
assailed the people of quiet farm houses
in Gibson county, Tenn, dragged them
from their beds, hand cuffed them and
drove them about the country at the point
of the bayonet to act as guides or spies
on their neighbors. Horace Maynard
says eighty we're thus arrested, but he
is fearful liar when it suits his pur
poses. Perhaps not halt that number
was arrested. Yet enough outragel
we're perpetrated to show the people thai
their rights and liberties are but al
chat against the base purposes of the
Radicals when that party holds tn,
scales.
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From the somerville Falcon Of October sth.l
1t has been the popular belief that il
there was any one piece Of humanity
doomed to speedy decay and dissolution,
that piece was the corpus labeled W. 6.
Brownlow. But never has the fallacy Of
human opinions been more clearly de-
monstrated. The "old man Of the noun
tains" seems to have taken a new lease
Of life. He is brimful of energy and
red-hot with indignation against that
sum Of all viHainies," the civil rights
bill. Letter after letter has been pub
lished from his nervous pen, and every
one struck home to the popular heart.
We state that which we firmly believe
when we say that to Brownlow We are
chiefly indebted fer our recent glorious
victory. He carried the East Teunes
seeans with him to man, and
they turned the scale in the late closely
contested election. We see that he
has announced himself a candidate for
Congress in the Second District By
all means let him be elected. 1t would
be the most emphatic protest against the
civil rights infamy that Tennessee could
possibly give. We think be will be
elected BE is the most popular man
10 East Tennessee, and he has never
even been accused Of bribery or corrupt
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-09

practices Of any kind, and in this era of
widespread Decentralization that can be
said of but few OF our public men. He
will make it lively for bis opponents in
the Second District, for, as a disin-
terested observer has pointedly re-
marked, "if there is anybody who can
keep Tennessee from falling asleep,
Brownlow is that body. When he isn't
revolving reservoir of literary vitroil,
he's an animated chunk Of lunar caustic.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-09

Cook. the English billiard champion
and champion of English pyramids, who
arrived recently in this country to try
his luck against the American heroes of
the cue, is spoken of as a great advance
on the old champion Roberts who came
to grief here. Cook is engaged to play
a match with Rudolf at the three ball six
pocket English game, and in consequence
of the barn-hoor size of the table, bets
are being made that neither of the play
ers will score an average OF two. From
what is reported of the skill of Cook this
is thought by some experts to be alto
gether too low. as he is recorded to have
scored nearly 900 Of the balls on a
single break, whereas 1886 was the high
est score in Roberts time. The English
game of billiards is essentially different
to the American and French games.
The table-oi which a very hand
some specimen has been sent over
by a popular maker for Cook to play
on-is perhaps one third larger than the
American pocketless csrom table; has
six immense pockets, and the game is
played with a red ball on the spot, and a
spot and plain white ball, as in our own
game. 1t is said Of Cooks spot-stroke
play, which refers TO what we would call
englishing" his own ball into one or
other of the lower corner pockets of the
red ball on spot, that it is something that
has never been seen in England before
his day, and as likely to create a sensa-
ton in the States. By this brief descrip.
ton OF the table and one point of the
game it will be seen that no such deli
cacy Of touch is required as that dis.
played so frequently by DAILY, the Dions,
GARNER or Rudolf If Cook confines
himself to bis own game on the English
table, the probability is that he will not
get any great match on. but if be con
sents to play compromise game, the
chances Of success may be regarded in
favor Of our champions.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-09

The Roman Catholic clergy in Munich
refused 10 take part in the recent cele-
bration Of the anniversary Of the battle
OF Sedan, so that the principal part in
the festivities was taken by the military
society and the Professionals. This &C
ton on the part Of the clergy has excited
much III viii in Munich, and the liberal
press denounce their conduct as in
famous and sbomirable." At Kiizingen,
at Limburg and At other Catholic towns
priests we're attacked in the streets on
the anniversary day By mobs Of gentle
men. At the FIRST named town a chap
lain who had issued a public prOclama-
ton against the celebration was almost
stoned TO death.
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The independent faction, so-called,
but quite dependent on civil rights votes,
is going through all the horrors of par
turition, and will doubtless bring forth
some of the Oldest children ever born.
The trouble is to keep too many from
being born at once
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River Kilograms.

CAIRo, October 9.-Arrived: Grand
Tower St. Louis, 9p.m.; Silver Thorn
Evansville, IL pm. Departed; Silver
Thorn, Evansville, 2a.m.; Grand Tower
Memphis. Weather clear and cool
The Nile is falling, and all danger of 8
disastrous inundation is over.
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WARNING.
NOTICE.
OFFICIAL.
Blythe MAYOR
A PROCLAMATION.

IN COMPLIANCE WITH AN HON0RkD
i custom, which is founded on respect % the
useful av0catiOns Of Agriculture and mecnan,,
ice. as the basis Of commercial and inqustflal
prosperity Of cities and nations. hereby issue
this, my proclamation. requesting tpe eltiAe.t
Of Memphis, and especially TIC mqrcnanls, 70
set apart Friday, the eth ~ Oetq9ef; ~ 80
tural and Mechanical Society. ana 10 cioie the
doors Of all business houses az u O'Clock m.
on that day.
Witness my hand and seal OF the city Of
SIS JOHN L0AGUE, Mayor.
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The New York Commercial Advertiser
thinks that the irish team of rihemen
would still further commend themselves
70 the American people BY picking of a
haokman or two at Niagara Falls at a
thousand yards range.
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south America.

Rio JANEIRo, October A general
battle between the government troops
and insurgents is imminent, though
hopes are increasing that peace will be
restored on the resignation of President
Orailanado.
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InsOIvent Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE. SHELBY COUNTY,
OFFICE COUNTY COURT CLERK,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, October 9, 1874. J

STATE OF TENNESSEE. SHELBY COUNTY
OFFICE County COURT CLERK.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, October 3, 1874.
To John Sullivan, Administrator:
HAVING SUGGESTED THE INS0L-
III vency Of the estate of p. Dewitt, de-
ceased, you are hereby ordered to give notice,
by advertisement in some newspaper pub
lished within the said State, and also at the
court house door. Of Shelby county. for all
persons having claims against said estate 70
County Court, authenticated in the manner
prescribed by law. on or before the 9Th day OF
January, 1878; and any claim not filed on or
before said day, or before an appropriation Of
the funds Of said estate Is made, shall be Tor
ever barred. both in law and equity.
Witness my hand, at Office, this 9Th day OF
October. 1874.
By HUGH B. CULLEN, d. G.
In accordance with the. above. / hereby
give the required notice; Respectfully;
JOHN y. SULLIVAN. AdmI,
34-lO-46-51 232 Front street.
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LACK Ont for Them.

The Spencer (Ky.) Journal of the 7th,
inst has this item:
Last Monday the young wife Of one
of the most enegetic and well to do far
mers in our county absconded with one
", E. Anderson, who had been boarding
in the family for several months. AM
derson kept q store at Waterford, and on
Monday last he sent his baggage, to-
gether with that of his guilty partner, to
the city. The. young wife, in company
with one Of the neighbors, went to the
city Tuesday, for the ostensible purpose
of attending the Exposition. On the
same day Anderson rode of saying he
was going to attend a sale only few
miles away, but he made all haste to the
city, and there Joined his guilty partner
and left for parts unknown. Out of re-
spect for the family, we withhold from
publicity the name of the woman. She
left one little child. Her husband was
a very kind and good provider, and she
had all she could wish at home. We
earnestly hope Anderson may meet the
fate he so richly deserves. He is sup.
posed to have gone to Memphis, Ten
nessee.
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News.

Billy Lieben, at No. 1864 Main street,
has all the latest pictorials, daily papers,
etc, from all parts Of the country. Also
the latest novel, Sylyia's Choice" by
Georgiana NJ. Craik, work of thrilling
interest
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-09

HENDERSON the Conservative and
Houk the Radical are off the Congress
sional track in the Second District. This
leaves Thornburg, Brownlow, Mabry and
Levere (colored) still running.
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LEGAL.
Administratrix,s Notice.

HAVING QUALIFIED AS ADMINIsTRA-
III trix Of the estate of Louis Schnapel, de-
ceased, this is to notify all persons having
claims against said estate to present them to
me duly probated as required by law, or they
will be barred; and all persons indebted are
requested to come forward and make pay
ment of the same.
MARY l.. sCHNAPEL.
Administrative.
October O 1874 A-40-46 81
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AUCTION.
PTRLIC SALE OF RONDs.

T WILL SELL ON SATURDAY. 10TH 0CT0-
L Der, inst, at II o'cock noon. on the south
west corner, intersection of Main and Madi-
son streets, Memphis, Tenn. for cash, one
Monroe county, Miss. bond, No. rs, for $1,000;
one Monroe county. Miss. bond. No. %. for
$500; two town of Columbus, Miss, bonds,
Nos. IL and 26, for $500 each four first mort
gage bonds, Selma, Marion and Memphis
Railroad Co., Nos. 40Ol. 1902, 4Ql3 and 4Ol5, for
$1,000 each. THOS. X. TUGGLE.
TREzKvANr & Co., Auctioneers. 1874
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Democratic and Conservative Party.

For Governor.
JAMES D. PORTER. Of Henry County;
For Congress, Tenth District.
H. CASEY YOUNG, of Shelby County.
shelby County Ticket.
Senator's.
JOHN OvERT0N, JR.,
A. HAYNES.
Representatives..
J. HARVEY MATHES.
JOHN A. R0UsH.
HUGH D. GREER.
GEO. R. WYNN:
GEO. B. PETERS,
GEO. R. powell.
Floterial Senator.
PEYTON J. SMITH. of Upton County.
Eoterial Representatives.
JOHN M. GALLOWAY. of Fayette County.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-09

A duel took place in Naples lately be-
tween Signor di Rombello, gentleman
well known in Roman society, and a
cavalry lieutenant named Raspantini.
The officers who arranged the prelimina-
ries decided that the duel must be fought
with pistols, that the duelists must aim
at the breast, and that on no account
should either of them be permitted to
Ere his pistol in the air. The duel took
place about five o'clock in the morning
in the churchyard at Arlengo. At the
first signal Signor di Rombello received
a bullet in the heart and died iustanta-
neously. Raspantini crossed over to
Ischia to present himself to his colonel.
Boston pays $3,5O0OOO per annum for
the support of her poor enough so a
local paper thinks to board all the needy
at frst-class hotel.
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Cbicago's latest claim to fame is that
Of being the most uninsured city in the
world.
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Ma 10 LOCKE has taken charge of the city
circulation of the LEDGER. The public can
RELY upon him for its prompt and regular de-
livery.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-10-02
a SERIOUS CHARGE
Nha San,a 1icnotah nyooa op IN q
From Apnletons' LnnrnaI.l

September 4.-Cabinet crisis in Spain.
The cabinet resigns, and Senior Sagista
is asked to from a new ministry. The
CarlistS abandon the siege of Puigcerda.
The report of Il commission implicated
thejailer and Colonel Villette in Marshal
BaZaine's escape form Ste.- Marguerite.
Advicest that the United State have de-
manded the payment Of the SimOnseki
indemnity by Japan.
Disturbances in Lyons, in other parts
Of France, caused by attempts to eel
citrate the anniversary of the republic,
| are suppressed by the authorities.
Sept 5.-Advices from the Austrian
polar expedition under Payer and Wey-
precht give assurances of it's safety, and
state that they reached the nothernmost
point ever attained by man (the SD
| paralleD.
Adyices ofthe settlement of the threat
ening difficulties between China and
Japan " -
Celebration, in Philadelphia and else
| where, of the centennial anniversary of
the opening of the Continental Con-
gress. r.
Sept 6.-Terrible confagration breaks
out in Meiningen, in Central Germany,
consuming half the town, doing damage
estimated at 100000 t~lfalers, and letv-
ing more than 700 families homeless.
The Germans of Newark, n. J., Assem- =
BILE in ~mass-meeting, to the number of
more than 1000, to protest against the
Sunday laws. "
Sept7.-The answered. Fl. w. Beecher
to the complaint of Theodore Tilton is
served. '"f
Advices from Spain state that the
German war vessels Nautilus and Alba
tross have bOmbaTded the town of Cue
taria, held by the Carlists.
1t is reported from Brazil that the
Chamber of Deputies has rejected q
motion to impeach the ministry of that
country.
Sept S.-~Destructive fires are raging
in the pine-fOrests of New Jersey. Sew
eTal thousand acres have burned over.
Advices from Spain state that the
Carlist are investing Pampeluna. .
Sept Accommodation by telegraph
with Europe is interrupted.
The Cuban insurgents reported to have
suffered adefeat in an engagements in
the CincO= Villar district. ~}st.
Sept 10.--Madrid dispatches state that
General Laserna has been appointed
commandments of the Army of the
North, and Generals Iona and Ceballos
commanders of divisions. The Repub-
Leans have defeated the Carlists at
Mora, near Teruel. .as .
The Old Catholic Congress at Freiburg
has formally closed its sittings.
The, Cuban insurgent chief .Calixto
Garcia has been taken prisoner. l
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-10-02
The Two Governors.
NcENERY.
ITO the Cincinnati Enquirer.

NEW ORLEANS, LA, Sept. 10, 1S74-
1880 D. m.-YOur correspondent arrived
here at $50 D.. M, on the same train
which brought Governor McEnery and
staff. In the course OF conversation
with your representative on the train, he
said he was ~canvassing the Northern
parishes of the State for the approach
ing election, and was making a speech
in a distant parish when the new of
Mondays coup d'6t0t was brought ohm
and at once started for this city. The
movement was not unexpected by him,
but came sooner than Anticipated. He
expressed great satisfaction that the re-
suit was accomplished with Sc little
bloodshed.
He seemed to be much alarmed lest
the President should interfere in behalf
Of Kellogg, and states We were the le-
gal government de jurR, and are now the
legal government de fnct0. This, think,
completes our title, and we do not think
Kellogg should be upheld by the Gen.
eral Government. It President Grant
should direct me to turn over the State
government to Mr.. Kellogg, |, OF course,
will do so without a word, except to file
my protest. We cannot fight the United
States. He would be doing q criminal
@ though / think not Intentionally.
Matters have been grossly misTepre-
sented to him, and he MAJ act without
giving us q hearing. The Attorney
General is, / fear, an INSCRIPTIONS man,
and may use an undue influence over
the Presidential mind.n -4
GOVERNOR KELLOGG,
Opening part Of a dispatch Of the 18th
to the New York Herald, which was not
t~elegraphed back to the New Orleans
press:
"a correspondent of the Herald, ask
ing Governor Kellogg for a clear, calm
statement of his views OF the causes
leading to tho present revolution, re-
ceived the following reply.
:" viii give yon, very briefly, my views
of the Whole matter. The election Of
1879 was held under peculiar circum-
stances. Laws enacted by the Repub-
lican party to prevent a repetition of the
violence which in 1868 reduced the Re-
publican vote of Louisiana from nearly
$4,000 to barely 5000, Wereturned against
the party, were fEaudulentIy used to
manipulate the election In the interests
OF the FusiOnists. Notwithstanding the
manifest frauds perpetrated, | believed
and still believe that / was elected Gov
ernor by a large majority OF the actual
votes cast.
During the progress of the litigation
in the courts | publicly offered, through
counsel-one OF the most distinguished
lawyers of New 0rieans-that If the
other side would produce the returns in
court, / would submit my claims to the
Judgment of any FIVE disinterested citi-
Gems, and abide by their decision. This
offer was declined.
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We have the authority of the Plea
yunesA white league paper, for stating
that the white leaguers and negroes
have united ON ajoint ticket in Terre-
bonnie parish-half white league and
half nigger-and that such a union is
not opposed TO the fundamental princi.
pies of white Magnetism. This parish
claims the honor of originating the
white league party the first white league
was organized in Opelousas, and the
first white league pronunciamiento or
manifesto published III this paper. We
ore posted iii the genuine doctrines of
white leagueism, and propose sooI to
show by a republication of the writings
OF the founder oftilat political sect what
those doctrines are. The ~heterodoxy of
the Picasune and the brethren in Ter
sebonne needs to be corrected. We To-
fiee that a negro Democratic club has
been organized in New Orleans, which
is legitimate, as nothing prevents 4 ne
gro being a Democrat. But how can u
negro ben white leagner, or how can
white ieaguers unite with negroes On
equal terms iii politics any more than
the leopard can change his spots OF the
EthiOp his skin