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THE CHICAGO TRIBll
dliq1 after death Of those souls who have do
parted this life not pure enough 10 enjoy lmme
dlAtely the vision Of the Deity, and yet not de
PRAYED enough to merit the torments Of eVerlast
ing punishment. TIE sins OF the souls detainec
ia PurgatorY have, according to the teaelaangs q
the Catholic Church, been forgiven but tag Tor
g1venees has not yet been followed BY aatisfac
tion or penance. Hence, Purgatory Is called =
middle state. It is not according 70 Catholic
theology, q state Of ptobGtionf but Of grace and
Of penance. = Tho souls thera ara assured al
eterna! happiness. although they do not yet en-
joy it. --' =. . =.
The chief ground in the mind Of the Catholic
for his belief in prrgarory ia, that the Church
teaches il. Purgatory as Catholic tradition, and
| tradition in :ha Catholic Church ia aa author2ta-
tive IS are the Scriptures The Fond Iaoltlon on ia
By tradition that the Knowledge OF Christian
doctrine ia transmitted from generation to gen-
GRAFTON. Christianity Uith Catholics is not IN
| abstraction. It is + something definite and car
tain, aud which can be known with defniteness
| and certainty. II Is objective truth. It e Gods
eternal, unchanElug word. communicated oy the
Creator to the creatufa throngh the medium OF a
! Divine Person. The successor OF that Divine
! Person on earth, "a religious teacher OF the
! human race IL not book, tho larger portion OF
| which existed before him. bnt An organization OF
! living men. supe1natura1ly aided, to whom Christ
| gave HIS promise that az should an!oe "ltn
them foreves, and thae the ap91ak of 1oo snolia
telch them all truth necessary % ealVat1on'
That thus Supreme, evet~present 1eachef ancn1-
Gates the doctrine OF fufgatory ; u othef WORDS,
that that doctrine has been handed down oy ira
dltlon IN the Church,-ls eufhcieas reason 1os
tho Catholic to believe 10 it.
! Catholic w.'tess admit thas TIE scripture 10
not "a explcse on tnts pa5t OF tnelr cseea ~ On
! most others yet they suppoft IL ~ VARIOUS pss-
| sages OF scripture, N some OF "hlch they c4a1m
there Ii an antlmatlon o1 II, "nlto IN
others 1t rs assumed a. e1lss'ng..
Ono CT tho passages most frequently cateo III
support OF the ooc,1lne ot fuleAtotI u t1om =
book not accepted og ffoteatante' put embraced
IN the CATHOLIC Eauon. tns - second, =, BOOB o.
Machaoees. We tnefe feAo, Cnapser q, VERSES
$50 - Ano, making gatne1lhR' ne sent ~
ooo drachms o. sl!ver 70 'eEasalam 1oi eaoflnoe,
to % one1ea iol tne eans o1 toe oeau, tn't:1ag
well ann fenslousiy conce1otng 1uo lesutsF.
II is lheretofe = noly ana "noIesome
thought to pray tof tue deao taat tney may %
ioo.n1 from eus. is Is insisted sha1 tns Is
pro:l e.so ute OF me ptact'eo OF praying ior
the as&a unosr me MOSAIC !aw, 1uaas Macna~
oeus evidently dId nqs introduce tne custom. II
IL mentioned 10 the BOOB Of haeoaoees az one
already estaonsheo ana noa weA Known; u 70 not 70
be presumed that 4z,ooo 9faehms OF SILVER coalo
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CATHOLIC REASONS FOR BELIEVING THK DOGMA
One Of the dogmas which mose widely separate
Protestanta and Catholics is that Of Pureatory
Tbs hundred millions OF Protestanta Of various
denominations deny that tho Scriptures teach
the doctrine Of state Of existence after death
equivalent to what ia understood by The term
pufgstory; while tho two hundred millions Of
Catholics accept the dogma as true, and profeaa
to believe it,
It is 80 long since the question has been dig
cnased in Protestant pulpits that comparatively
few Of this generation appear to know the basis
on which the belief rests in tho minds Of Catho-
lies The following communication, from 3
gentleman OF Catholic sentiments and scbolastio
attsi11or!s, .eems to present the necessary In
formation On the subject It. is $50 years since
Ill Protestant sects rejected the pureatory
dogma:
10 The Editor et 7ae cAieaoo TRIBUNE.
AwAre that the Catholic doctrine OF purpstory
IL one Hhlna ID little understood by TINT we'll
known individual, the general readar,-A being,
in this Ags Of printing presses and newspapers,
70 BE- found everywbe:e,-1 beg leave to state, in
your columns, what it il a. Catholics conceive it,
and WHAT arr the grounds Of the Catholics b.
I'et in it.. The linea Of Dante, in which he sings
OF Potgstory Is the piace
Ore funnano apiritn 81 rurg.,
E d sshre Al ctel tatvensA degno,
are well known to a!l readera Of that immortal
poet Longfellou has faithfully rendered them:
Wherein the human sp:ai: doth purge Itself.
And to ascend to Heaven becoa,eth worthy.
The definition Of the bard il not q bad oue.
1t seems, however, that Catholics do rot bold
a.. Of faith that PurgaIory il . place The Latin
parya.or1una, from which it 10 derived. means q
PLACE OF puri6estion. but It has secondarv sig-
nlfcation,-shat Of the s.a,e Of the individual
curing the process Of purifcation. Aud all that
is obligatory on Catholic 70 hel'eve concerning
a'urgatory Is, that there is Purgatory, sad that
the souls detained there Are aided BIZ Tie prayers
Of the faithful on ear:h. By Catholic theolo-
EAoe It ts spoken Of and written Of ss the con-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
Three Murdern.

PoTTsvLLE, Pa December lO.-Dis.
patches received from Mahoney City and
Gilberton state that there ia much ex.
element in these places in consequence.
Of three murders committed at 2 o'clock
this morning by masked men. They en-.
tered the house Of Charles O'Donnell,
and selling and binding him carried him
back Of the house, where be was shot
dead. A man named McAllister was
also taken from the house and shot, and
a sister OF McAllister was also muir.
dered. The murderers are supposed to
be Molly Magsires. No reason is given
by the people 10 the Beiahborhood.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
THE MEMPHIS AND KNOXVILLE RAIL
ROAM

The meeting Of the Chamber Of Com
merce to consider what action to recon-
mend in regard to the Memphis and
Knoxville na%rrow-gauge railroad, VIZ
learn, has been changed from the 18th to
the l4th instant. Gen. r. P. Nicely, the
President Of the company, Ex-Governor
Brown, and other friends OF the road,
are expected. From Fayette county
they are expected 10 a body. Our lead
ing citizens will be present. After a
full and fair statement of the condition
and prospects Of the road, a free ex
preston will doubtless be obtained
General Nicely says that If Memphis will
build the road through Shelby county.
he can put the whole line to Pulaski IN.
dereontract, and speedily build it. The
Importance Of this enterprise ia not gen.
orally understood, but will be brought "a
public attention and properly explained.
The people Of Fayette, Hardeman, Har.
din, Henderson, Wayne, and other coun.
ties interested, think strange that Shelby
is the last to aid this great work. W,
have had our reasons, but times are i'm
proving, and it is quite possible now L
do u part and secure the road.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10

their successors will be elected by the
next Legislature. in January. 1877. The
Representatives are as follows; First
District VIM. Mcfarland; Second Dis
trict, j. M. Thornburg (re.elected). the
only Republican in the list; Third Dis
trict, George G. Dibrell; Fourth Dis
trict Vacancy; Fifth District, Jno. M.
Bright ~(re-elected); Sixth District, Jno.
+. House; Seventh District W. C. Whit.
thorne (re.eleeted); Eighth District,
Jno. D. C. Atkins (re'elected)i Ninth
District, Wm. P. Caldwell; Tenth Dis
trict, Casey Young. 1t is reasonably
expected that Mr., Whitthorns or Mr..
Atkins, both old members, will be given
the Craftsmanship Of some important
committee. This view is strengthened
BY the solid vote which Tennessee gave
to Indiana's distinguished son, NJ C.
Kerr. The probabilities indicate that
mr. Whitthorne will be named as chair
mar of the committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Bright is spoken of in connection
with the Craftsmanship Of the committee
on Public Lands.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
Qua CONaRRsaMpN.

The Tennessee delegation in Congress
voted unanimously for Kerr on all three
of the ballots in caucus. This news we
get through the Washington correspond.
ence of the Knoxville Press and Herald.
the only paper in Tennessee, as far as
we know, that has a correspondent at
the national capital. w had great curi.
osity to know how our members voted,
and are glad to know that they are on
theright side as well as the winning side.
The mentioned in the New York
Herald that Casey Young, Mcfarland
and others Of the Tennessee delegation
we're pledged to Randall, res without
foundation. BY the way, a list Of our
members may not be out Of place. The
Senators are Henry Cooper, whose foil
term expires March, 1877, aud D. NJ.
Key Andres Johnson's successr. His
time will expire with Cooper's. and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
The DeutschIand plra.ter.

New YORK, December 10. -Dispatches
from London state that when the
Deutschland left Bremen she had one
hundred and one adults, eleven children
and two infants. OF these ifty-six have
been saved and ~ffty.eight are missing.
together with four Of the crew. Mr..
Meyers, Of Bremen, merchant, who was
a passenger, censures the people OF Har-
Wich for not sending assistance Monday.
BE say the sea wal rough, but not dan.
gerous, aud thinks the captain might
safely have launched the boats during
the day, some Of which were only swept
away Tuesday night.
A'tug brought in yesterday six add
tional corpses, two female and four
male. Que of them was identified as
Grassmsn, first cabin passenger. A
lugger also boarded the Deutschland
yesterday and fosnd other bodies
Identification Of corpses is difficult. A
franciscan monk conVed the bodies Of
four nuns to the monastery at Stratford,
near London, for interment. Other
bodies will be buried at Harwich. No
arrangements have been made for re-
covering the cargo, and a feet Of fishing
smacks are around the steamer carrying
away everything portable. The scene
of ruin and plumber is fearful. The
captain vas on deck at the time Of the
disaster.
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Attachment Notice.

In the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Ten
nessee-Marcus Jones. j. e. Randall and j.
D.. Danbury VS.. The Memphis Industrial
Exhibition Association.
TNsEHIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTHAV-
i ing been sued out under section 34S5 of the
Code of Tennessee, and returned into court,
levied. upon the personal property Of the
defendant. and affidavit having been made
that the defendant is Justly indebted to plain
titfs in the sum of S1236 on due by notes, and
tnat defendant has fraudulently disposed Of
its property, or is about fraudulently uispos-
ing of it; it is therefore ordered that the said
defendant The Memphis Industrial EXPOSE
ton Association make its appearance
herein, before the Judge Of the Circuit
Court Of Shelby county, at the court
house in the city Of Memphis, on the third
Monday in January next, and defend said at
tachment suit within the time prescribed by
law, or the same will be proceeded with OK
parte; and that a copy Of this order be pub
lished once o week for four consecutive weeks
in the Memphis Ledger.
This 9th day of December, 1876.
A true c~0py-Attest:
B f. COLEMAN, Clerk.
By GEo. j. CAMPBELL, D @.
G: v. FRAzER, Atty for Plaintiff.
ST.QQ-CQ -I0E
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
CITY POLITICS.

The organization Of ward clubs is
now in order. The officers are elected
to serve for two years, and che impor-
lance Of placing true men at the head
of these companies that constitute the
great Democratic and Conservative
brigade, which will see so much real ser
vice in the next eleven months, will be
perceived at ono In that time
the people OF Memphis will be called
upon TO vote at three separate and
important elections: the municipal cleo
ii, d in January next, when we elect
g Mayor, ten Aldermen, twenty Council
men and ten School Visitors; the county
election next August, when Sheriff and
County Trustee (who will be ex oficio
Tax Collector will be elected. and the
Presidential election in November fCl.
lowing, when we not only vote for Presi-
Dental electors, but elect q Governor,
a Congressman and members to the
Legislature. The Centennial year Of
our national existence will be enlivened
by political struggles of no common in
terest. The election Of a Mayor and
Geaeral Council on the 18th Of Janusry
while Of more real concern to US as q
question Of dollars and cents than all
the rest put together, will be a mere
skirmish compared with the August and
November elections, in which political
lines will be so much better defined.
These clubs will not only play a con-
spicuous part in January, but they
viii be all powerful later in the
year. Several Of these organizations
have been perfected, namely, in the Sew.
enth, Eighth, Tenth and Fourth wards.
Meetings are called for other wards.
These are the starting points where the
rank and file fall into line and become
perfected in that harmonious inter
change Of views that in the end secures
unity and party discipline based purely
on an intelligent understanding Of all
the issues involved. An executive com
mittee without a mass Of intelligent and
organized voters would be as useless and
uowerless as a general and his staff with
out an army. The committee can plan
and direct, but the people must do the
work. The Executive Committee under.
stands its duty aud its relations to the
public, and has mapped out a campaign
which cannot fail to result in a triumph
Of the people, unless there is a base be-
traysl Of principles for official pelf or an
e~gregious blunder committed by the
nominating convention. This is among
the possibilities against which we have
to guard. Let the people be on the alert
aud elect 6rst-clsss, untrammelled men
next Tuesday as delegates, and the pub
lie will abide by their action. Some Of
the tickets for delegates are already
made out and published. This is fair
and ~commendsble and appeals to the
good sense and sound discretion Of the
people, who can at all times be trusted,
especially when their own interests are
so largely at stske-every mans, along
with bis neighbors' and the rest Of the
community. We cannot hazard the fate
Of Memphis in q little iactious eontro-
versy. All good men feel that a liberal
conservative spirit should prevail 10 our
discussions and our councils.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
SUPREME COURT.
proceedings at Jackson.

w -
Special to tho Ledger
JACKSON, Decembe' los. John VS.
Hodges, Brinkley vs. Tomeny, motion for
receiver, refused; Kehoe vs. Able, appeal
of John D. Elliott; did not bring up the
case as to sureiies, and the decree quash-
ing the execution against them was re.
versed; Arbuckle. Tucker & Co. VS.
Boyle, Clayton. ct al VS. The State, Elliott
vs. Dent, Montererde VS. Cosgrove, vii
kius VS. Franziols, affirmed; Palmore vs.
Norman, decree set aside and cause re.
manded for proof as to the note; Wiggin
VS. Welch, motion for Judgment against
principal aud surety for debt, refused;
Jones vs. Dean, motion to modify opinion,
refused; Woodbury. vs. Beattie, Mccain
va Hill, Fargason L Clay vs. Rocco, Wal
lace VS. Upton county, Branch x Go, ct
al VS. Sipking-fund Commissioners. Tai
ley, Rains, Ellis ct al vs Noneonnah
Turnpike Company, Peoples Passenger
Railroad Company ys City of Memphis,
petitions for reheariug, refused; Union
Bank VS. Rawlings, Equitable Life Insur-
ance Company vs. McLennsn, Tomeny
VS. United States, for use. etc, Memphis
and Charleston Railroad VS. Sullivan,
continued under advisement. The court
adjourned at 3 pm. yesterday till court
in course.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
AIdelmsnic Pun hi NnahvnIs

The proposition made by Mayor
League to FIX the salary Of the next
Mayor at $4,000 per annum instead Of
$4,000, which he has been drawing fol
two years past, and which reduction he
forgot to suggest in May last when the
General Council we're cutting down sal
aries all around the circle, seems to find
a kindred spirit in the city of Nashville.
In the Union and American Of the 9Th
we find the following Aldermanic sug.
gestions:
By Alderman McMurray:
Be it resolved, by the Mayor and CITY
Council Of Nashville, that, inasmuch 81
the budget Of current expenses of the
succeeding municipal year did not make
any provision for the INDECENT outdoor
poor Of the city or otherwise, that we,
each and every Alderman and Council.
man, donate one half Of our salary for
their support; and,
Whereas, our Mayor being Of a chart.
table disposition,
Resolved, That he be requested to do.
nate ten per cent, Of his salary, making
in all from the Board Of Aldermen and
Councilman and Mayor the SUN total Of
$l050; and that said fund be paid by the
Treasurer into the hands Of the Young
Mems Christian Association, 10 be dis.
bursed according to their judgment for
the above purpose.
President McGavock earnestly adyo.
Gated the adoption Of the resolution, 81
something would have to be done to pro
vide for the poor Of the city during tat
winter.
Alderman Breen poyed that the city
officials donate one.tenth Oh their salaries.
Alderman Welt moved that the money
be turned over to some other organiza,
ton rather than the Young Mems Chris
tian Association.
Alderman McMurray advocated the
adoption Of the resolution, and PRECEDENT
McGavock moved 10 amend il by do
mating the entire salary Of each member,
which prevailed, and the resolution was
adopted. there being three negative
yotes-namely, Aldermen Page, Breeu
and Consadine.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
OUR sOurnERS CONcREssMEN.
Tho C0rnmendnble Conservatism
they r DispIasfng.

AIL - NnM
Washington special to the Chicago Tines
The ex-Confederates are ill.pleased
with the treatment they received in the
caucus yesterday. Actuated BY a sin.
cere desire TO DO nothing that would give
color 10 the assumption that they were
disposed to dictate, they co. operated
heartily with their Northern allies in the
election. In doing 80, however. they
found that they had allowed themselves
to be ovcrreached, so that they got no
offices OF any accounr They are a lit
tie sore over II, but will probably regain
their serenity by to morrow, mas.
much as they appear more philo.
sophieal tonight. Lamar was strongly
blamed by them yesterday, as they
charged that he had been a willing in
strument TO bring the result about. He
says, however, that the result was merely
accidental; that no deliberation or con-
sideration Of geographical lines was had
in the caucus; that the crowd acted and
voted like any other crowd, and the Sc
lection of minor officers was much more
a matter of chance than Of predetermin-
alton. OF course, if the ex-C onfederates
had determined to do so they could have
easily controlled everything in caucus,
but in this, as in sll things, they are dis
playing a commendsSle conservatism
that puts to shame some Of their North
ern brethren.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10

The famous submarine tunnel of the
English channel will soon be begun.
The members Of the French Commits.
sion, composed for the most part of
practical men and engineers, declare
that al underground communication be.
tween France and England is only a
question Of expense, and their report
leads to the belief that the project can
be carried opt with less expense than
vas at FIRST imagined, and that the dan
ger Of leakage and iniltration will not
DO 90 great as was originally supposed.
A shaft will shortly be sunk on the
French side Of the channel, near Calais
10 a depth Of $50 feet, for the purpose Of
hauling up the earth and rock from the
excavation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10

CAIEo, December TO- Arrived-Johu
A. Wood, Pittsbarg 2 am OsceoIt
Belle, Ohio river, 2; Mary Houston, New
Orleans, 8; Capitol City, St. Louis, 10.
Alice Brown, Ohio river, 10; Charlie,
Brown, Ohio liver, 10. Disqualification
A. Wood, New Orleans, 2 am; 0sceols
Belle, south, 81 Houston, Louisville, s.
Alice, Memphis, TO- Capitol City, Mem
phis, II. Weather cloudy aud cool.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10

The last time the Democrats had pos
session of the House Of Representative 6
was when James l.. Orr, of South Caro-
lima, presided over the T~hirty.6fth Con-
gress, which met in 1857. James G. AL
len, of Illinois, was clerk. N. P. Banks,
Of Massachusetts,, was Speaker of the
preceding House, elected after q long
aud exciting contest. He is a member
Of the present House, and classed as an
Independent. Banks was elected Speak
er of the Thirty.fourth Congress on the
one hundred and thirty-third ballot. He
received l03 votes, and Vim. NJ. Akin,
Of South Carolina, 100; scattering, IL.
The House had previously agreed to
abide by the plurslity vote. The House
met December 3. 1855, and Banks cleo
ton took place February ?, 1856. The
most of the prominent actor of that
day have passed away, or retired from
public life. Mr.. Banks remains in bis
full prime, and it is not impossible that
he will be placed at the head OF one of
the most important committees in the
House Of the F%or,y-fourth Congress.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10

A Chinaman at Truckee, being de-
lecled the other day ia an attempt to
steal a piece Of rubber hose. was kicked
around Che entire block by the irate
owner, aud, after be had thoroughly ex-
hausted himself and worn out the seat
Of the Celestial's ~pantalOons. John
calmly propounded the following ques-
ton: VIVA for You no likee lendumG"
Don Carlos appears to like brevity.
Here is a letter to General DOrregaray.
who desired bis recent defeats nvesti-
gated; As | fight for justice, | consent
TO crafty your desire that either your
past record may be confirmed or that
you may receive the full penalty Of the
law"
The Governor Of Arizona has offered
a reward Of $500 for the capture Of a
mar named Sheridan, who is believed to
have committed eight murders by Turing
his victims off into the mountains under
the pretext of showing them rich mines.
II non mant 20 Ooou n o1aaaauf hour