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Brodic's miraculous Cure for Corns

An English remedy of great popularity, TO
removing corns without pain.
L. BRINGHURST Il co,
Apothecarles,
Corner sixth and Market streets.
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No. 259.
ny sa.e EiaId Again
WM. II. BABCOCK x CO..
III Market street, 4 doors below Fourth.
Resumption Of Specie Payment.

VIM. IL. Babcock a Co., 2lS Market street,
doors below Fourth will take sH,pr in eX-
change for Boots and shoes to n limited eN-
tend-they don't want too much OF 1t how
ever
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SUDDEN DEATu.-Eugene Barr, son
of Capt Jos. M. Barr, died suddenly
this morning.
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,,s.sciAL AND CON M lRtaAl
WILMINurON.

wiLMIsGroN. Del. Jan. %. 1875.
Latest stock quotations furnished by Mer-
lex. Johnson h Co. s. Il. Cor. 9th and Mar
,et street. Wilmington. Del. at ! y. NJ. to :
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Il oTICEAAll owners of Real Estate in the
I'm city disposing OF the same will please
notify the undersigned, and oblige
' EDWARD FARMER,
EDMUND PROVOST
hec3Otf - Assessors.
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Supu wholesale anu Ttttii ny
T.. BRINGHURST u CO.,
Corner Sixth and Market streets.
ALFRED WALTON, Druggist, No. 23j Mar
Ect street, respectfully informs his friends
and the public In general, that he keeps ON
hand all descriptions of medicines, and that
a competent person Is at all times ready TO
prescribe for such sick as call ut that store,
and that no charge is made except the regli-
Aar price of the medicines the same price AS
they would pay anywhere else; but that no
one Is visited at their residences
For the Bath.
faith Brushes, Bath Towels, Bath Sponges
aud Bath Soaps in extensive variety. Also,
Flesh Govea, straps, Brushes, etc, of horse
hair. Dry Friction Gloves, and many other
articles OF the same class at
T.. BRlSGlIURST u Co,
Corner Sixth and Market streets.
finest Salad Oh
For sale by .,
n. BRINGHURST " CO..
iel8 Corner Sixth and Market stroets.
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NOrICE.-The Sixth Annual Meeting of
IN Union Loan Association to receive the
report of the Auditors and for the election of
officers, will be held WEDNESDAY, the Goth
instant, at s.30 L. NJ.
NJ. l.. LICIITENSTEIN, Sec'y.
y. S.-The meeting is called at this late hour
the room being engaged by another associa-
ti0n. janlS-3t
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YNNTERPRISE COAL.-Persons who have
IL. been cheated in laying in their winters
subnlv OF Coal should go Ia FOut and buy II
ton OF two of the Enterprise, rs many have
already DONE This will help through the
cold weather. Good fires add very much 10
the comforts of home. Ohice, Railroad anu
Orange streets. Jah' ''i
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~ OTICE.-I hereby give notice that shall
~ apply to the General Assembly of the
sagte OF Delaware for a divorce from my hs
bahd Thatcher Chase
'iAn1- Inn MAXI L. CHASE.
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"ERIN0S.
wi Brown, Wine and Mede- Merinos, re-
duced to ~ cts, former price $i.2a per yard.
WIN. Is. SHARP,
4th and Market Sts.
CtILK UMBRELLAS.
- A large assortment of Umbrellas, made
to order by VIM. A. Drown Co., snitsD,e fof
christmas presents, Just opened.
VIM. B. SHARP,
4th and Market Sts.
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WILMTNGloS. Del Jan 20 1875.
oantAtinns VI the Brandyw,ne Milis Tor
El.,nr a nd itrhin- COrrecteh Daily.
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~ OTICE.-I hereby give notice that shall
IN apply to the next Session of the I.egis-
at,lre OF the State of Delawaref for divorce
| from my husband Joseph NJ. Todd.
| plnI-m ELIZABETH IDA TODD.
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Prime Vanilla Beans

sold wholesale and retail by
T.. BRiNGHURST u CO.,
Corner Sixth and Market streets.
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NJOTICE.-I herewith give notice that
IN intend TO prefer petition to the ten
eral Assembly, at its next session, ior "a III
yorce from my wife Mary L.. Maxwell.
decla.9taWlm BENJAMIN ID. MAXWELL.
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NtI1ICkS.

nv OTICE.-Will be sold at Public Sale, on
ary,A d., 1873, at 10 o'clock, A. Nj, at Orange
street Wharf, Wilmington, Delaware, lot of
yellow Pine Lumber, (Scantlimg and Boards,
about 2s, 900 feet in all.) Said lot of lumber
having been previously consigned to Messrs.
Il. Il. Calvin Il Co., of Philad'a, Pa, and win
be, sold to pay the wharfage and other storage
costs and expenses.
JOHN A HARRIS.
Wilmington, Del, Jan. Is, 1s7j- l9,27,2,6,s,9
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NOTICE.--A quarterly meeting of the 1rus-
IN tees of the Poor of New Castle County,
whl he held at the Aims House, on WEDNES.
DAY, the eth of January, 1919, at 10 O'Clock,
\. NJ. Those having bills against the lnstitll.
ton Will please place them in the hands of
the Trustees of their Hundred.
jmllm JOHN W. EVANS, Clerk.
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About z o'clock in the evening, the
Governor and his lady, attended by
their friends, proceeded to the third
story of the Court house, where the
grand reception, was held. Attorney
General Pennington acted as Master OF
Ceremonies, and introduced strangers
to the Governor aod Mrs. Cochran
The room was crowded to excess and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-24
NEW YORK.

New York, June 24.-The French
holders Of Eve million dollars worth Of
what they style the so-called frst-mort-
gage bonds Of the New York, Boston
and Montreal railroad, have filed a bill
in equity in the United States Circuit
Court for this district, praying for the
appointment of a receiver and for such
other relief as the court can give. The
plaintiffs complain that they were in
duced to purchase said bonds upon false
representations in the prospectus Of the
company by which said bonds were put
upon the European markets.
The courtroom was crowded. Mr..
Beecher and wife sat among the Ply
mouth throng. Tilton was early in his
seat. Judge Nelson entered court a few
minutes before the hour. On opening
Judge Nelson said that, under the cir
eumstances, he was compelled, in an ex-
animation Of the afidavits, to deny the
application for a r~eopening Of the case,
and in accordance with the request of
Mr.. Beach, the papers we're fled with the
clerk of the court, Judge Nelson then
stated that the jury might retain their
seats, if they so desired, while he deliy-
cred to them the charge.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-24
THE CITY SCHOOL QUESTION.

And now that we are in possession of
many facts not hitherto accessible, we
shall enliven the long, dreary summer
months by some cheerful remarks and
communications concerning the mis-
management Of our public schools. We
believe we can furnish the public some
pleasant reading in this way for thirty
or forty days to come, and an occasional
paragraph all the year round. In deal
ing with a public question and public
servants we shall, as usual, avoid and
disclaim personal reflections. The Lid
GER is the friend and advocate Of popu-
lar education of as high a grade
as consistent with the available
revenue set apart for that purpose.
The cause of education is one
thing; the faults and misman-
sgement and lavoritism Of an admins
trative body charged with a high trust is
another matter entirely. We are for
maintaining good schools in Memphis
and all Over the State, but must insist on
an economical and impartial use of the
peoples money applied to that purpose.
There is no longer free speech in the
public schools in Memphis. Any teacher
daring to criticise the acts of the Super
intendent or the School Board will do so
on pain'ot removal as soon as any pre-
text is found. AS it is a question of
bread and butter, we shall hereafter ex-
pect no information from that source.
But there is a free press yet which will
not fail to investigate and discuss all
public questions in which the people are
so deeply concerned as the management
of the city schools.
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Cold steam as q Motor.

An invention has recently been patent
ed by a Philadelphia gentleman, by
which he claims to convert water, with
out the aid Of FIRE or chemicals, into a
motive power greater than that of steam,
and which by experiment has given II
tons pressure to the square inch, while a
still greater capacity is claimed for it
with proper machinery, and it is non ex-
plosive. By a mechanical continuance
Mr.. Keely, the inventor, changes water
from an unelastic fluid into an elastic
fluid, which can be called By no better
name than cold steam. In other words,
he obtains from water, without using fire
or chemical, the power now obtained
from water by FIRE and called steam. 1t
is said to be a wonderful invention, by
those who have seen it tested, who state
that it accomplishes all that is claimed
for it by the inventor, and believe it is
destined to work a great %revolutian in
the world-a greater revolution than that
made either by the cotton gin, the steam
engine, OF the telegraph. These tests
have been made before scientific experts,
who pronounce it practicable, as indeed
the original and often repeated expert
ments of Mr.. KeelY prove. BE first dis.
covered the principle he has developed
in his motor while attempting to make a
powerful water wheel, and a few years
ago applied the power to running sta
tionary engines. To test the power that
had been obtained, Mr.. Keely then made
a cylinder Of drawn copper, encased this
in wrought iron, and placed around both
steel bands close together, making a
powerful cylinder. The power was turned
on, and the cylinder was torn 10 pieces
in an instant. Then a three-horse power
engine was built. and finally a fifteen
horse. These engines have been run in
Philadelphia every day for a year, it is
said, without the use Of coal or wood,
without the use Of FIRE. and without the
use Of chemicals, at a cost Of not one
cent. The ffteen-horse power engine
has been run twenty-three consecutive
hours with power manufactured in less
than five minutes. The advantages
claimed for it over steam, in addition to
obyiating the cost of fuel aud delay of
taking it, are thus stated:
The smoke-stacks of steamboats, will
disappear, their boilers be taken oOt, and
the great danger Of ERE and explosion
will be removed"
Its applicability is also said to be evep
greater than that Of steam. These state.
ments come we'll authenticated, aud il
correct il may prove to he a more won-
derful discovery than that Of steam, while
its application may be far more uni
versal.
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, June 24-Lady Franklin is
hopelessly i'll. She lid farewell yester.
day to the commander of the Pandora,
which went in search Of the relics of the
Franklin expedition and other explor-
ing voyages.
1t is reported that the Marquis Of
Lorne and Princess Louise intend max
ing a tour of the United States.
PARIS, June 24.-The river Garonne
continues to rise. Several persons have
been drowned by the inundation.
BERLIN, June "a The United States
meu.otwar Franklin and Alaska have
arrived at KEEL.
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This is the way the matrimonial knot
is tied in Borneo. On the wedding day,
the bride and bridegroom are brought
from opposite ends of the village to the
spot where the ceremony is to be per.
formed. They are made 10 Sit on two
bars of iron, hat blessings as lasting and
health as vigorous may attend the pair.
A cigar and betel leaf prepared with the
areca nut, are next put into the hands Of
the bride and bridegroom. One Of the
priests then waves two fowls over the
heads OF the couple, andin a long address
to the Supreme Being calls down bless
ings upon the pair, and implores that
peace and happiness may attend the
union. After the heads of the afianeed
have been knocked against each other
three or four times, the bridegroom puts
the prepared leaf and cigar into the
mouth Of the bride, while she does the
same to him, whom she thus acknowl
edges as her husband.
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Personal Appearance of washing.
Inn

The personal appearance Of Washing
ton is thus described in an article on
Washington in Cambridge" in the July
Atlantic:
On the morning Of the Sd of July the
patriot soldiers were drawn up on Cam.
bridge Common and Washington, with a
numerous suite, rode from his head.
quarters, aud under the branches of the
ancient elm wheeled his horse, drew his
sword and formally assumed the com.
mand Of the Continental army 4 mul.
titude Of people-men, women and chill.
dren-had assembled to behold this mill.
tary pageant, and to look upon the Viz
GINA chieitain, whose fame had pre-.
ceded him. They saw a man forty-three
years old, about six feet two inches in
hight, of well-proportioned figure, with
large hands and feet, with a somewhat
horid complexion, a profusion Of brown
hair brushed back from the forehead.
and blue eyes which were very far apart
His whole appearance was dignifed and
commanding. He wore a blue coat with
buff facings, and buff smalLclothes, a
ri,h epaulette on each shoulder and !
cockade IN his hat.
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1 v Teleerams.

CAIRO, June "a. = Arrived-Norton
St. Louis, A am Minneola, Cincinnati,
a; Capitol City, Vicksburg, 8; Susie
Silver, New Orleans, 5; Ed Hobbs, Ohio
river,7 Z; Shippers Own, St. Louis, IL;
General Anderson, st. Louis, IL. De.
parted-St. Genevieve, Vicksburg, 8
pm; Morgan, New Orleans, IL; Min
nicola, Memphis, G; Susie Silver, St.
Louis, G; Capitol City and Hobbs, St.
Louis, I; Norton, St. Louis, 10; Shippers
Own and General Anderson, Ohio river,
noon
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PAY OR NO PAY.
what the General Council Can Do
In the Premises.

~ ~ AaNAAAoOHa
Those of the General Council who
insist that they are entitled to the pay Of
twenty dollars per month until they 60
out of office in January next lay great
stress upon that provision of the new
charter which continues them in Office
and also upon the fact hat their pay
having been fixed by ordinance and
wkich ordinance having been submitted
to the qualified voters of the city at the
election Of said members, cannot be
changed at any time. In a note to sec
ton u Of the old charter, to be found in
the digest prepared and compiled by
VIM H. Bridges, appears the following
significant expression; "Itis supposed
that this section does not require that an
ordinance be passed and submitted to the
voters at every election of members Of
the General Council, but that an ordi.
nance fixing compensation, once
legally passed, remains an tO'ce
and regulates the compensation
Of members until 1t is repealed, or until
another ordnance is passed" The sec
ton No. IL to which this rule refers is
as follows: THE members of the Gen
eral Council shall receive such compen-
Sltion as may be fixed by ordinance,
which ordinance, before it becomes a
law, shall be submitted to the qualified
voters Of the city at the election Of said
members" From the above it will be
clearly seen that the General Council
can repeal the ordinance giving them
pay and passing an ordinance in COT
formity with that provision of the new
charter which provides that Councilman
and Aldermen shall receive no pay.
The new charter is in force at present,
and the Council has been adapting the
old ordinances to meet the requirements
Of the new charter as to the pay of
other people. Let them take a dose Of
their own medicine.
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Nothing, perhaps, more deserves u
sympathetic commiseratien than the po-
sition Of a timid young mar who does not
know what to say to his partner at a ball
indeed, we have hidden depths" Of in
diligence for the unfortunate fellow who,
with heightened color, ventures to re-
mark, 1T is very warm or What beau
tiiul dressesl' But Of all the observa-
tons which could suggest themselves to
a youthful dancer overcome with bash
%fulness, the following, recently heard in
a crowded ballroom. is certainly the
most original: ~ say" stammered the
unhappy youth, II say" yes" Did
il hurt you much having your ears
pierced2"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-24

A MEMBER of the School Board was
heard to remark, so we are credibly
informed, previous to the election of
teachers: "You may rest assured that
not one of those who have opposed
Picket will get in as teachers again
This indicates the spirit Of prescription
and tyranny which animates a portion
Of that high body.
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WHEN Mr.. Picket awoke yesterday
morning and found that the proper list
went through the Board, and that the
plucky little lady from New Orleans,
who failed to admire his pronunciation,
his spelling and his egotistic lectures to
the teachers, was left out, it is presumed
he felt better. His life was not despaired
of at last accounts.
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NEWS THAT IS NO NEWS.

We received yesterday up to one
o'clock forty-three pages Of telegraphic
matter. Over half of it was from San
francisco, California, in relation to the
convention Of the peoples independent
party. The platform vas sent entire.
II was prosy reading, not worth publish
ing, and not used by the Appeal or
Avalanche, although sent to both papers.
The stupidity or l%aziness of some of the
press agents is a calamity to the reading
public. Day after day we receive a
mass of stuff which is utterly worthless
and never used. Ifafreight earl s ditehed,
q one.story u%noceupied houes burned,
an old woman's spple stand knocked
over, a mans leg broken, a hat rack
robbed, a pig stolen or the huckleberry
pickers get on q strike a thousand miles
away, here it comes over the wires. The
California platform related almsst en-
tirely to local issues, and we doubt if any
paper outside Of that State will publish
it entire. If the Press Association had
a central office to which sl news should
be sent for distribution, and would place
it under the management Of a first class
newspaper man who knows news from
ar infinite continuation Of words, the
value of telegrapbie columns would be
greatly enhanced. There may be some
such an arrangement, but it is poorly
managed and should be reconstructed.
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She remained a rich maiden till forty,
because she would marry none but a par
son. At last the parson came, poor but
pious. She married him. But in the
middle of the moon of honey, he relin-
quished his pulpit and became a broker
with her money.
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WASHINGTON, June 24.-For the lower
lakes, Ohio valley and Tennessee, sta.
tionary or falling barometer, southwest
to southeast winds, warmer, partly
cloudy weather, and occasional rain,
followed by lower temperature. The
lower Ohio river will rise slightly.
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8Oth Day Of June, 1875,

at public auction. the following lot, situated
in the city Of Memphis, Shelby county, Tenn,
being lot IS of Craven Peyton's, deceased,
subdivision; Beginning at the northeast cor
ner of lot "a thence west l25 feet to an alley;
thence north along said alley 50 feet to Saffa.
rams street; thence along the seut1 side Of
Saflarans street to Peyton avenue; thence
ginning. Right of redemption waived. Title
believed to be good, but ! sell and convey only
az Trustee. +, M. HEARN, Trusted.
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MANY of the LEDGER readers will re-
member that a certain spirited little
teacher took the liberty through our
columns Of asking the people Of Mem
phis If they wished their children taught
& pronounce as Mr.. Picket pronounces,
he picket having proposed to drill the
teachers into his lovely method. Dooty
versus dewty then agitated our city from
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An. enthusiastic School Visitor, a little
Picket, as it were, who is kept at the
front because he can be spared without
loss to the main body, was asked the
other day if the Board would have given
Colonel Leath twenty-five hundred dol.
lars a year if he had been the guperin-
tendent. He promptly replied, "No.
moi to any other man in the country ex-
cept Picket why, then, did sou give
him that mueh?' Simply because we
have undertaken to sustain him and are
determined to do it. We would not have
given any other man more thar eighteen
hundred dollars a year" Now, if any
member Of the School Board questions
this statement, let him drop US q note to
that effect over his own signature for
publication. The tax payers will OF
serve that the personal feeling Of the
school ring costs on the Picket item. &C.
cording to this member statement, Just
seven hundred dollars in nine months.
Cheap as dirt; cheaper than anything
since Colonel Folkes' speech.
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Mr.. BEACH closed his magnificent
speech, Of some ten days, yesterday
afternoon. His effort has silenced the
hired c%lacQuers and hypocritical re
tanners of Plymouth Church, and
Beecher stands before the world
stripped. of his mask and ex-
posed in all bis hideous moral deformity.
The case may be reopened to admit new
evidence against the sensual old defend
ant. There is enough to convict him
already in the eyes of all decent aud
thinking people. Nothing more could
be wanting to complete his damnable
fall from heaven to hell. But if there is
more evidence, let it come, that not a
shadow of doubt may be left to conceal
his hideous features.
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one end to the other. This criticism,
however, gave deep offense to Mr.. Picket.
His suspicious fell on a certain lady,
known to be one Of the very best in the
public schools; in fact, a Drag teacher 81
six or seven years experience. Soon
after Mr.. Picket went to the principal Of
the school in which the lady taught with
vague charges against her Of incompe-
tency. The principal promptly in
formed Picket that the charges we're alb
surd; that there was not any able or
more indefatigable teacher in the whole
city. The charges we're dropped. But
that teacher, Notwithstanding her ability,
experience and the high averages always
attained by her pupils, is dropped from
the roll of teachers. Picket could not
forgive that dooty criticism.