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resume their seats, which they did, with
the exception of Members LAMB and Jos.
HUGHES, who left the hall. His Excel
lency stated that by virtue of the pre-
rogativo conferred upon him by : 36 Of
the Colonial Law, he declared the Council
dissolved. The Chairman, addressing the
Council, then said that the Governor had
made use of the power conferred upon him
by the Law, and, as law-abidiug citizens,
they were bound to submit to it, and that
the matter now rested with the commu-
nifty, which. in accordance with the same
law, would be called upon to return o
new Council to this hall within two
months
The Members and the audience dis
persed."
, 1875-01-13
II E l. L G Il A Nj s


ST.. THOMAS STATION, Jan, 9th 1875.
NEW YORK 6.-Flour triple extra 6 to
CT. Meal ST. Pork 90. Sugar Crystals 81
to 8. Fair to good refining s to 81. Molasses
80 to So. Crystals in New York So to 81,
in London PCS. Gold 1928 to /. Exchange
Ash to !. Demerara rum Is. Id. Consols
90 to 5. Liverpool cotton y.
Intelligence from Paris reports the open
ing of the New Opera House at which
Don Alfonso, King of Spain, the Lord
Mayor of London, the King Of Hanover,
and President MacMahon were present.
There has been q coIliery explosion OF
Rotterdam killing about 90 persons.
The Federal General Sheridan has ar
rested the Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ornor Of Louisiana to-day, the Federal
forces have already been Cromwellized in
the Legislature Estate House.
JAN'Y 7.
New YORK Flour per barrel triple
extra 5 to 6. Heavy Mess Pork per barrel
2O.75, Rentes 62.45. Sugar crystals
in New York &c. Gold 11Ia to 1l13.
Cotton Is. CoDsols 923 to J.
The chief clerqymen Of Louisiana denv
General Shsridan's allegations that law
l~essness is prevalent at mass meetings and
they promise to denounce Cromwellizing
everywhere, to which the press is also
generally hostile. General Sheridan is
supported by President Grant also by the
War Secretary.
President MacMahon has issued a mes
sage urging the Assembly to create a Sc
cond Chamber for the maintenance of the
septennate and that the two chambers be
empowered to determine his successor in
case of death. The Septennate ministry
having been defeated by q majority of no,
on proposing priority of discussing consti.
t%utional bills, are expected to resign.
JAN'Y 8.
New YORK, Flour 5 to 6. Meal
ST. Pork 2O3. Crystals 8. Good REIN
ing 8 to ST. Molasses IS to So. Gold
1Il8 to j Exchange Ash to j.
LoNDoN.-Demerara crystals 26s. Mus.
coyado 2ls. Clayed Havana 25s. Cd. to
25s. Cd. Demerara Rum 2s. Id. Cocoa
60. Consols 81 to 928. Bank rate Of
discount reduced to S per ct. Rentes 81
francs 65 confines.
New YORK 8th Pork $50 to 25. su-
gar Crystals in London 25l9. Fair to good
refining in New York So to 81. Gold
1921 to 8. Exchange 486. Sugar crys-
tails in New Orleans 81 to 81. Consols
923 to 92B. Discount S. Rentes 63.2O.
The crisis in France still continues.
The Times " anticipated q dissolution
of the Assembly which step would contri-
butte to popularize President MacMahon.
The Brunswick succession is being
negotiated by Prussia. The Empire will
not object to the recognition Of the Princo
of Hanover.
, 1875-01-13

: This resolution, admitted by the Council in Its meeting Of
Sh Nov. last, was to the effect that the Council should Vo'e she
dIsapproval Of the expressions used by the Governor during us
discussions on the drat of the New Colonial Law, in regard 70
the procedure of the Committee on that draft.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21
Nevad,ss Great Gave.

From the Winnenlucca Silver State
The entrance to the cavern is located
about three miles northeast from Star
City, and about 1000 feet higher than
the town, in the Humboldt Range, eight
miles from the, Central Pacific railroad.
1t has been known to the Indians per-
haps for ages, and they say that many
years ago it afforded passage through
the mountain to point opposite, where
the Humboldt House now stands. A
Piute lege nd says that it has been the
home of the evil spirit for many genera;
tlons, ard the bravest warrior of the
tribe will not venture near its mouth for
any purpose whatever They say that
before the whites came among them
they put bad Indians in the cave to ap.
pease the wrath aud hunger of the
spirit that inhabits it. The last Indian
put in there was not as bad as repre-
sented, and was guided to the opening
on the other side by the spirit. The
cave was partially explored in 1863 by
Capt. Prescott, Jas. A. Banks, who was
since killed by the Indians near Camp
Scott, and Al Simmons, now an Indian
agent in Montana Territory. Some time
ago party Of four, Of which your cor.
respondent was one, proceeded to ex-
plore the cave. We had heard great
deal about it and were anxious to
see a little of it ourselves. On arriy.
ing at the place we discovered to our
surprise that the entrance was fifteen
feet above the ground rock on which
we stood. The rock rises almost perpen.
diculary $50 feet about the mouth, and
for several hundred feet on each side
Having been provided with ropes, one
was thrown over point of rock which
projected over the mouth of the cavern,
by means of which the entrance was
gained. Lighting our pitch.pine torches
we proceeded cautiously in single file
about 100 feet in what appeared like q
large mining tunnel. The ceiling was
from ten to fifteen feet high in this dis
tance, after which it narrowed down to a
crack just large enough to get through.
Suddenly we came to square jumplOf
or perpendicular drop of thirty feet.
Again the rope was brought into requi.
sitlon, and by means OF it the bottom
was reached. Immediately under the
road we had traversed we found large
chambers, the largest of which | should
judge to be forty feet square and sixty
feet high, the entrance to which was
scarcely large enough to crawl through.
Here in this chamber we noticed veri-
6cation of the adage that Constant
dropping will wear away stone" In
several places drops of water from the
ceiling, which continually fell in one
place, there being no air current to
change their course, had worn holes in
the solid ainty floor from five to seven
inches deep. We explored the cave to
distance OF mile from the entrance,
and our lights burning well showed that
the cavern is we'll ventilated. We did
not find passage through, though we
travelled for three hours and half by
the swatch, and arrived at the entrance
much fatigued.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21
Female narbers In Cineinnati.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
The report came into our Office last
night that there will soon be opened in
the old church, south side OF Sixth street
between Walnut and Vine, new barber
shop. Now, the simple establishment OF
new barber shop among us is no as
founding item Of news, but this particn.
lar barber shop Ito be) on Sixth street
will not be an ordinary one, from the
fact that lovely girls will WELD the razor
and run the machine"
Rumor says these girls have been es
pecially trained for their responsible
positions. and that they manipulate the
razor with all the abandon of veterans.
The price for square shave" at that
establishment will be "a quartah of a
dollah, if you pleathe thir." OF course
that's a big price you know now, but
when a man wants a rare article he must
expect to pay for it, Just remember
that these barberous damsels are fair in
looks if they are unfair 10 price. They
won't chew tobacco nor eat onions; nei.
ther will they have two inch finger
stuffed with the soila of seven counties.
Moreover, they will chuck you under the
chin with their soft chubby hand, if you
are real nice boy.
We feel sorry for the men BARRIERS Of
the city. They will lose custom as sure
as that female church shaving shop
opens. OF course married men will
slip around to that shop sometimes, and
then there will be trouble in Gotham
We have detailed a special reporter to
work up all the domestic broils and
secret assassinations and sad suicides
which will surely emanate from the new
institution-that sharp shooting, shoul,
der, shifting, shampooing, shingling,
shearing and shaving shop.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21
Tuesday, 28d Of February, 1875,

between the hours of II am. and pm. Of
that day, on the southwest corner Of Main
and Madison streets, Memphis, Tennessee,
offer for sale for cash. TO the highest and best
bidder, the following property, t0-wit.i stu
ated. lying and being in the county of Shelby,
State of Tennessee. Eleventh Surveyors Dis
trict, range six. section one Beginning at
stake In the southeast corner Of ssid tract
thence west thirty-eight links TO a white. oak !;
thence west sixty links to red-oak. point
ers. being on the old Winchester line; thence
north fOrty-twO chains and ninety-six links
to black oak marked j W and A p; thence
north seventeen chains to a stake; whence
thirty-four links southwest, a sweet-gum
sixty-eisht links northwest, black gum.
pointers, thence west nineteen chains and
fifty-eight links to a stake west side Of branch
whence north two links, poplar, east thir-
teen links, three red elms, pointers; thence
south seventeen chains and eight links to a
stake; whence twelve links northeast, a
blackjack, east fifty-f0ur links to hickery
and fifty-eight links to stake; whence south
teen links, hickory, southeast thirty-tw0
links, an elm. pointers; thence south forty
two chains and eighty-two links to a large
white-oaki whence north ten links black
gum, west thirty-seven links, a dogwood.
north thirty-eight links, a hickory, pointers;
thence east foriy-six chains and forty eight
links to the beginning containing two hum
dred and thirty-three and eighty.three hun
dredths acres. The equity of redemption is
expressly waived. The title is believed TO be
perfect, but sell only as Trustee
j. P. IRRELEVANT, Trustee.
WILSON n BEARD. Attorneys. l22-l6l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21
SPECIAL NOTICE.

SoHENcK's PULMoSIo SYRUP. SEA WEED
Tonic, AND MANDRAKE PmLs.-!These deserv-
edly celebrated and popular medicines have
effected revolution in the healing art. and
proved the fallacy of several maxims which
have for many years Oostructed the progress
OF medical science. The false suppositiOn
that Consumption Is incurable deferred
physicians from attempting TO find remedies
for that disease. and patients afflicted with II
reconciled themselves TO death without
making an effort to escape from doom which
they supp0sed'to be unavoidable. 1t is now
proved, hswever. that Consumption can be
cured, and that il has been cured in very
great number Of cases (some Of them appa-
rently desperate ones) by Schenck's Pulmonic
Syrup alone; and in other cases by the same
medicine in connection with Schenck's Sea
Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills, one or both.
according to the requirements Of the case.
DR.. Schenck himself. who enjoyed uninter-
rupted good health for more than forty years.
was supposed, at one time TO be at the very
gate Of death. his physicians having pro-
nounced his case hopeless, and abandoned
him to his fate. He was cured by the af0re-
said medicine, and, since his recovery, many
thousands similarly affected have used DR..
Schenck's preparations with the same remark
able success.
Full directions accompany each. making it
not absolutely necessary to personally see DR..
Schenck unless patients wish their lungs ex-
amined, and for this purpose he is profession
ally at his principal office. corner Sixth and
Arch streets. Philadelphia, every Monday,
where all letters for advice must be addressed.
Schenck's medicines are sold by all druggists.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21
AQueer Community.

A queer community started in London
not long since with grand flourish of
trumpets is about to come to grief prin-
cipally for the reason that they have de.
liberately refused to recognize the Gus.
toms Of the world around them. The
founder Of this community is Mrs.
Girling, woman about 6lty.seyen years
of age, originally a servant girl in
Suffolk, who processes that she has direct
inspiration from heaven, and that it is
her mission to make arrangements for
the coming Of Christ. She persuaded
wealthy lady to place entirely at her
disposed New Forrest Lodge, with
thirty acres Of land, about FIVE
miles from LymiDgton, and colony
established. Those who Joined were
required to surrender all their
personal property into the hands Of the
mother, Mrs. Girling, who announced
that she wonld never die, and promised
a similar eternity to her followers, From
fifteen members in the beginning of
1878, the community rose to one hundred
and fifty at the beginning of this year.
The women adopted Q sort of Bloomer
costume--a short tunic coming down to
about the knees, and trousers They
also wear their hair hanging disheveled
down their backs. When any one enters
be renoanaes all natural relations. His
wife, if he has enc, is no longer his wife,
and he is no longer hes husband. One OF
tbe worst features Of their peculiar creed
was tbeir adherence Of such a thing ee
a debt, aad although they willingly ea'
tered into an ag1eement to pay Tor what
they purchased, they forever alterward
repudiated their promises. TEis brought
the sheriff TO their door in the end, who
came to turn them out OF their homes
and seize their property. AS a rule the
Communiets took their election very
quietly, but one man became so excited
that he cried out, They take my coat,
let them take my rainent too" and,
suiting the action to the word. Rtripped
himself bare and ran dancing up and
down.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21

An intelligent hotel employe in Indi.
annapolis attempted to thaw out the gas
meter Thursday night. His success
startled him. The Sentinel thus tells the
whole story:
Last evening, just before six o clock,
Mrs. Porter, who is managing the Pyle
House during the disability of her sick
husband, rushed into the Office, where q
large number of boarders aud guests
we're waiting for supper, and first beg
ging them not TO get excited or to make
any disturbance that might alarm Mr..
Porter, who was sick in bed up stairs, in
formed them that the house was on fire
in the cellar. OF course there was an
immediate rush for the outside and eel.
lar, where it was at once discovered that
the gas meter was all ablaze, the flames
reaching the hocr and spreading them.
selves somewhat fearfully. A number
pitched into the red and blue blazes with
blankets, old clothes and water and en-.
deavored to suppress them, but all to
little or no purpose until some one sug-
gested that the gas be turned off. A
wrench was thereupon secured the gas
turned of, and thus the flames were
quickly extinguished without much dam
age beyond an exceedingly lively scare
for few minutes. 1t Itappears that, hav.
ing had some trouble during the past few
cold nights by the gas meter freezing,
one of the men adopted ra6er danger.
Gus method Of thav'iLg it out. he wound
the end Of stick with a lot Of rags
which he thoroughly saturated with coal
oil. This torch, oil ablaze, he held un-
der the pipes and meter long enough to
melt the lead that formed the packing
where the pipes connect with the meter,
and the fire was the result.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21
The shah's European Trip and Its
RasnIRa


The Cologne Gazette states that the
Shah's visit to Europe has occasioned
many alterations in the external appear
pearance Of the upper and middle classes
in Persia. Shoes are worn, the baggy
trousers are reduced, the chin is shaven
-an innovation obnoxious to the ortho-
dox Mohammedans-the cap is not so
high, and the whole dress is mixture OF
Armenian and European fashions. But
chairs are not adopted; they are used
only for European visitors, while the
natives fold their legs on the cushion or
footstool. In religious matters the old
fanaticism is less frequently displayed,
and the missionaries enjoy great liberty.
The numerous Armenian Christians are
conscious of the protection of the Rus
sian Ambassador, and their influence is
materially increased by many of the
foreign residents marrying their daugh
ters, as European wives often go to Eu-
rope, and are a burden rather than a
comfort to their husbands, while the
Armenian women are not inferior in
looks to their English sisters. The
old abuses in the government still
exist. The army is a real plague
spot. Only day laborers and the
poor are enrolled, the rich pur-
chasing exemption by presents to
the officers. Three marks a month are
punctually paid to the men, but all
allowance for clothes is curtailed; so
that the soldier in order to live is driven
to plunder, in which he only too gladly
INDUCES in the most brutal fashion. The
tendency to dishonesty is an ineradica-
Bile element of the national character
and is only repressed in Teheran under
the immediate eye Of the Shah. There
alone the lower classes breathe freely,
for they do not suffer from the general
tyranny of officials of all grades, and
the soldiers dare not invade the houses
and fields and take what they please
without payment. The famine of 1872
has inflicted serious wounds on the
country. The English arbitrators who
traversed Seistan during the time of the
greatest distress to settle the boundaries
Of Persia passed days without seeing a
child or hearing song. They estimated
the mortality at 100000, more than a
quarter of the population. The railway
projected by Baron Renter is at stand.
still. II is hoped that an equivalent
will be found for it, as tie Shah is very
anxious Tor improved communications,
aud recently ordered a survey for horse
railway from Teheran tc Schah Abdul
Azim, while he has summoned postofice
officials from Austria to organize a
postal service.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21
Tno House Of La Rocheroucauld.

lie Sport publishes certain corrections
Of errors which have appeared in the
papers as to the house Of La Rocheiou-
oslld, Vhich holds the highest rank in
the French nobility. The Duke, recently
deceased, being the head Of the family,
was simply Due de la Rochefoueauld.
The name Liancourt is that borne by the
eldest son, who during the lifetime ofhis
father was Due de Liancourt and is now
simply Due de Ia Roohefoucauld IL it
be considered proper to add all his
titles, it may be said he was Due de la
Roche Guyon and Prince of Marcillac.
The house is nov represented by FIVE
branches, three OF which bear the ducal
title the eldest is that which has just
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21
MEMPHIS, TENN. THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY q. 1875

lost its head; the second is that Of the
Due d'Estissac; the third is represented
by NJ. Stanislas de la Rochefoucauld
Due de Doudeauvile, and BY
his younger brother, M. Sosthenes de Ia
Rochefoucauld, who was created Due dt
Bissaccia by the King Of Naples. Ii
Sport is severe upon the use Of such &
fashion as calling him Due de la Roche
foucauld Bisaccia.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21

In a Paris advertising sheet the fol-
lowing occurs: IAN orphan, aged nine
teen, possessed of fourteen millions,
wishes to marry a French Prince.
Answer postpaid" etc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21
LEGAL.
Trustees Sale.

pY VIRTUE OF A TRUST DEED MADE
y by W. f. Hall on the 18th Of November,
1859. to the undersigned, as Trustee. to secure
certain notes therein described, as will be
seen by reference to said trust deed as re-
corded in Book 73, page 394, Of the Register s
Records Of Shelby county, Tennessee, part
of said note being unpaid, will, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21

PADUOAH AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD.
Mail and Freight Train leayes...,.... 800 pm
f" arrives......10:0O am
The mail and freight train leaves Coyington
for Memphis at Z am. and returns to Coving-
ton OF 7;65 D. m. Trains leaving Memphis will
start from the Underwriters' Warehouse.
]. W. WILBUR. Gen'l Sup't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21
Capital Prize, &1O.OOO in Gold

Il
CONfMENDAT0RY. =" Having. from our
long acquaintance with. j. r.. Foster. every
confidence in his integrity, we feel justified in
saying we believe he will carry out his Distri-
button honestly and fairly" gned by the
Mayor, Hon. J. I. D. Wilson and the City
Council.
That old and reliable paper. the Houston
Telegraph, which rarely condescends to notice
individual enterprises, says OF the First
"Noteven the most captious aud suspecting
persen could take exceptions 10 the manner Of
the drawing. II was fair, honorable and
equitable.
The committee and recorders were of our
very best citizens, and kindly gave their time
and labor to the superintendence OF the draw
ing, or rather did the actual labor of it.
Captain Foster has acted honorably and
fairly throughout this whole management Of
this enterprise. While some money has been
made by the venture in all probability. yet
the property given as prizes has only netted a
fair price, anu the profit is only an exchange
| OF the property for cash.
Thatstavnch democratic paper, the Hous IN
Age, has the following:
",r The committee Of gentlemen was one Of
! the best that could have been selected by the
audience. Hon. D. D. BarEiza. who super
vised the drawing, is our present Representa-
tiEe.. and one of the most popular men in the
district.
"1he drawing was prefaced by an oxplana-
tion from Capt. Foster, of the mode adopted.
| This was we'll received and understood, pre-
cisely as explained by the circulars. Captain
| Foster said that while he wished all his home
people good luck, he yet was free TO say that
with the people Of poor Mississippi, Louisiana
and South Carolina. he felt q greater sym
pathy, and he did hope they would draw the
largest number Of prizes, that they might
come to free country, and make white
| mans living. This sentiment was received
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21

1nsures at Board rates. Private dwellings
especially desireds policies issued for three
years for two al premiums. At
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R.. h.
Arrives. Leaves.

AN. Pm. AN. Pm.
N. D. Mail daily. ............ sos 100
ExWoss ldaily OK. .SundaylS.6 40
Freight (dauy OK. Sunday 5.65 $50
.)opet ut foot Of Main street.
Ticket Office. 2S Main street. corner Of
Madison.
NJ. BURKE. Gen'l Sup't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21

MEMPHIS AND LITTLERooK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21

tIVH UulIy 'ss"'sff'''''' ~ Nv
Sleeping cars on mail train. Depot Center
Landing, foot of Washington street. Ticket
Offices, 2S7 (cor. Madisonl and 278 Main street.
II. s. TATE, Asst. Sup't.
Passengers get GOOD SUPPER or Break
fest at Brinkley's 20 miles from Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21

JAMES D. PORTER. JR.. Gov. Of Tennessee
LOUIS HANAUER. of SchoolGeld. Hanaue
& Co.
F. M. WHITE. of F. NJ. White &Co.
M. c. PEARCE. Of Pearce. Suggs 4 Co.
Z. URQUHART, of E. Urquhart & Co.
I. B. HAYNES. of T. B. Haynes i Co.
HENRY WETTER. of II. Wetter 4 Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21
RAILROAD wwE TABLES.

MEMPHIS AND LOUUIvILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21
LOUISVILLE AND NASHEILE
AND
Great Southern Railroad.
aruEnTJT,E.
ERIE RAILWAY
DIRECT CONVECTION AT LOUISVILLE

The Finest Sleeping and Drawing
Room Coaches in the World.
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CoNcgRT.
FOSTE R'S . ECOND
TEXAS
Grand Prize Concert,
AtHOustOn, Texas, March 3, 1875.
$500. 600 Z!

In Gold Coin, Choice Lands, Farms and City
Residences Among the Prizes there will be
s25, 900 IN GOLD.
The Real Estate is put in at its actual value.