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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

The opening of the Saez Canal has
not only enabled the Turkish Govern
ment to re-conquer the rich and fertile
provinces of Assyr and Yemen, in
Arabia, but the Egyptian Government,
too, has taken advantage o. the increased
facility for transport TO extend its sway,
aud at the present time is in possession
of the whole Of the seaboard on the
western side Of the Red Sea. 1t thus
occupies all the ports Of Abysinia, which
will greatly facilitate the conquest OF
that country whenever It chooses to un.
dertake it. Massawah where the Brit.
ish troops debarked in the Abysinian
war is now a regular port Of call for the
Khedive's steamers. Il is the basis for
the operations carried on with the view
Of bringing the rich countries about the
sources of the Nile under the Egyptian
dominion. Among other improvements
going on there is the construction OF an
aqueduct for the purpose Of bringing
fresh water from the hills inland. The
last place on the African coast which
has been taken possession Of by the Egyp.
tians is Berbera, lying directly south
from Alden, in the country Of the Som.
aulis, at the bottom Of a deep bay. Trad.
ers from the interior bring to the annual
fair at this plaee-lasting from Septem-
Der to April, and which is frequented by
twenty thousand persons-myrrh, in.
cense, gums, gold dust, ivory, coffee, etc.
which they exchange for foreign fabric.
and productions.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30
PnlnIt hcienee
Professor Trowbridge, in Popular Science
Monthly for April.

Professor Trowbridge, in Popular Science
Monthly for APRIL
Nothing leads thinking young men Of
scientific tendencies to neglect church
going more than wrong headed and illog-
ical deductions from science by their
pastors. They hear the doctrines of
Darwin condemned by men who have
not carefully read the many treatises for
aud against evolution, and who have not
sound conceptions Of the true grounds
Of the learned authors. The writer once
heard a divine vigorously c~ontrovert the
doctrines of Darwin, and exhaust his re-
sources of invective upon the u%nfortu
nate believers in the evolution theories
of the present, much 10 the edi6cation
of the regular church-goers, who, for the
most part, had never read the books
which we're criticised, but had a general
idea that Darwinism, socialism, and
communism, were equally pernicious to
the welfare Of society. The occupant of
the pulpit, upon seeing that he swept his
audience with him, elevated himself to
his full hight and exclaimed, IF they
believe that mar descended from an ape,
let them take a monkey from the Zoolog-
ical Gardens, and, by a process Of natu-
raj selection and cultivation, make q man
of him. Surely this is not unreasonable
10 ask"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30
NEW YORK.

New York, March 30.--The Execu,
tive Committee of the Evangelical ALI
ance have decided TO hold a biennial
conference in Pittsburg.
A dispatch from Williamsport, Penn,
says Joseph Launsbury, Of Clearield,
charged with shooting Colonel Butler, of
Brookville, Jefferson county, in 1862,
was arrested yesterday at English
Center, on the head waters of Pine
Creek, and will be promptly taken to
Pittsburg. At the time Of the shooting
Launsbury was a deserter, and Colonel
Butler had attempted to arrest him.
The Times financial article Of to-day,
in referring to the situation in the
money market yesterday, says; ut is
perhaps unnecessary to state that this
sudden change was due to the extrane-
GUS influences arising from a renewal Of
the operations Of the gold clique. 1t is
we'll known that large amounts Of CAPT
tai in this and neighboring cities would
be released if satisfactory rates could be
obtained, and it is not likely that the
maneuvers of the clique, if persisted in,
would meet with much success"
A correspondent of the Tribune, writ
ing from Berlin, says: "As a matter Of
current interest to the art world may be
mentioned the threatened retirement Of
Count Usedom, director Of the Roycl
Museums. The motive, or the alleged
motive for this step is the want Of the
necessary independence in the discharge
of his duties. Any n who is at all fa-
miliar with the state Of art cultivation
at the Prussian court, a court where
a mounted soldier, in any metal, is con
sidered the highest type Of art, and
where the prevailing grade of cultivation
is as low as among Walhenstein's Gene
rails, can very well understand why Count
Usedom enjoys a limited degree of au,
thority. 1t is hard work to arrange
properly q museum where relics o.
Frederick the Great are as sacred a
pieces Of the Cross in Rome, and where
statues By Begas are treated as master
pieces Of plastic art"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30
spEAKRRs PANE AND BOND.

Both Houses of the Thirty-ninth Gen
eral Assembly were fortunate in the
selection of Speakers. Mr.. Paine, of the
Senate, is a quiet, unassuming man,
about thirty.eight years old, who more
than justified the predictions Of his
friends. He possesses a wellbalanced
mind and is always cool and selfposses-
sed. he has the manner of a student,
which be is, and always ruled promptly
and clearly upon the numerous and often
difficult questions of parliamentary law
presented. Hisdecisions we're generally
accepted as 6nalties and always gave
general satisfaction. He is a solid type
of man mentally and physically, one
who will wear well and is likely to be
heard fron. All who met him often al
Nashville were impressed With his many
excellent qualities and will ever
remember him kindly. Mr.. Lewis Bono
is as one of our own citizens. He lived
in Memphis several years after the close
of the war, until he became a citizen Of
the n~eighboring city Of Brownsville, As
Speaker Of the House he was graceful
ready, clear in his rulings, and dis
patched business with a celebrity that was
often surprising. BE brought to bear q
dignity and executive skill rarely com
bined in one Of no former legislative
experience. This was his first term, and
he is only thirty-four years Of age; yet
few men have ever filled the position
with more satisfaction, ease and credit,
These two gentlemen were respectively
presented with testimonials, in the shape
of gold.headed canes, by their friends
in the two Houses on the last day of the
late session, which were received al
gratefully as they were well bestowed
May success and usefulness attend them
through life.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

ANOTHER decision has been rendered
on the civil rights question which tends
to dissipate the fallacious presumption Of
its supposed bene6ciaries. 1t comes
from Trenton, New Jersey, and was rem
dered on the 25th instant, Two colored
men were denied permission to play bill.
lizards in a place'frequented by the whites,
and made complaint before the United
States Commissioner, who heard the case
and dismissed it. How sad that the
average African cannot lay down the
hoe and indulge in this gentle and exhil
Grating exercise among the whites. Chas.
Sumner doubtless always intended that
that this boon Of civilization should be
conferred on the colored race, along with
the habeas corpus and elective franchise
but died without seeing this great objec'
accomplished. The game might b'
learned in a hall set apart for the pur
pose, but the dandy darby would pine
away in the solitude Of a crowd without
the presence of his Caucasian brother
As q social leveler the civil rights bill il
o lamentable failure.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

THE Nashville Bulletin, a Republican
paper, estimates that the acts of the
Thirtyninth General Assembly in refer.
ence TO the assessment and collection Of
taxes will ave to the people of the State
out Of the taxes levied for State and
county purposes $Sl2,5OO annually; that
the work.house bill will save $l6O, 900
annually; hat the reduction Of the
number Of justices composing the
Quarterly Courts will ave $4,000 an
nually, and that the reduction Of the
iailsrs' fees from sixty to forty cents per
day for feeding prisoners will save
$4,000 annually; total, $l,O92, 500,
Even If this is an overestimate and
tly half a million dollars is saved to
IN pockets Of the people, it is a long
strie toward an economical and bust.
nessike policy in the management Of
state nd county affairs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

Story-tellers are never tired OF relating
the wonderful doings Of LUuis ii of Ba-
varia, the young King who ~patronizes
Wagner and enjoys Last, who won't
marry, either, because he does not wish
10 or because he is in love with the lovely
soprano, Fraulein Mallinger, and who
behaves himself, If we may believe half
we hear, in a manner most peculiar for a
German prince. A fresh instalment OF
his vagaries is given by E Reclus in the
Galaxy for April. Some Of these seem
almost to betoken unsoundness OF mind.
For example, the King is very fond of
riding and Of horses, yet he has been
known, after a long run, to approach a
painting and gasping horse, and, without
a word of explanation or regret, to dis
charge his revolver in his ear Bavaria
found herself involved in the Austro-
Prussian war Of 1868 Nuremburg was
taken, the BavarIsas we're defeated and
thousands slain in an important battle.
The very crown Of Louis III was at stake
Yet the Minister of State, who came to
announce these things to the King, found
him wandering in ashady grove practis-
ing q duet from Wagner with the Prince
Of Thurm and Taxis, his abide campl
II not a mailman, Louis ii is certainly a
most e~xtravagant idealist, content to
draw his revenues and dawdle away long
days, sans souci, while his Ministers
govern the kingdom
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30
Armed Rnnd of miners.

HAzLEFoS, March 3O.--A telegram
from Anderereid states that an armed
band Of miners are on the march for
this place. They compel others to join
them as they proceed, and intend to
visit Treskow and Beaver Meadow, gath
ering new recrSits. The streets are
thronged with excited citizens discuss
ing the situation. Burgess Ulmer has
been appealed to to meet the miners be-
fore their arrival here and demonstrate
against their entry into the town.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30
River kilograms.

CAIRO, March 30. Arrived = Min
nicola, Memphis, g pm; John Big
ley, New Orleans, midnight; John W.
Garrett, New Orleans, 9 am; Charles
Morgan, Cincinnati, 10 am Departed
Minnepla, Cincinnati, A pm; Scudder,
New Orleans, 9 pm; Bigley, P~ittsburg,
5 am. Weather clear aud pleasant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-For the
lake region, Ohio valley and Tennessee,
INCREASING cloudiness, rising tempera-
ture, falling barometer, and easterly to
s%outherly winds during the day, followed
by rains. North of Ohio valley rising
barometer and lower temperature in
upper lake region.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

There we're the great Scripture giants,
Goliath and 0g. The former was six
cubits and a span high Il Samuel, xvii,
A., variously estiu ated TO be from nine
feet six to twelve feet. 0g is supposed
to have been sven taller, from the fact
that his bedstead is mentioned in Deu-
teronomy iii, 2, as being nine cubits
long. During the reign of Augustus
Cesar we read of two giants, Idusio and
Se%cundilla, who were each ten feet high,
and after their death their bodies were
kept for a long time as a wonder. Du-
ring the reign OF Vitellius be sent Darius
as a hostage to Rome with presents, and
among these was a Jew by the name Of
E%leazara who a ten feet tive inches
high Gabara, the Arabian giant, was
nine feet nine inches high. The Empe-
TOR Maxlmus was eight feet and six inches
high Jacobus Damium was eight feet.
Walter Parsons, seven feet four. Will
liam Evens, seven feet six inches high.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30
Fires.

CINCINNATI, March 3O.--The Central
Land Company's building in Hunting
ton, W. Va, burned yesterday. Loss
SIS, 900; uninsured.
CRIsF1ELD, Nd, March 3O.-By the
burning of VIM R. Birds residence near
this place last night two children per.
ished.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

KIRBY, of the Chattanooga Times, has
returned to the land Of food and storm,
but from lon~g-continued habit still
writes aud dates bis editorials in the
form of Nashville correspondence.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30
ohio Legislature.

COLUMBUS, o., March 30. Both
branches of the General Assembly re-
NAMED in session until AL M, and again
met at 5 a N. to-day, and adjourned
sine die at 10 o clock, making the session
ITO days in length.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

OLD John Robinson has retired several
times from the show business, but still
has a relish for the ring, and is therefore
a candidate for mayor Of Cincinnati.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

EXPECTED verdict in the Beecher
case; "Not guilty, but earnestly re-
quested to go and sin no more"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30
The murderer Of MRS. bingham.

BosToN, March 3O.-The inquest over
the body of Mrs. Bingham resulted in
a verdict of death by violence at the
hands of George Pemberton.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

THERE is more SADIE ss growing out of
the vain decisions of he civil rights bill.
The members Of the University base
ball club at Knoxville rave refused to
accepts challenge from tie colorsd base
ball club of the same city and the cap.
tain Of the latter went hone the other
day With an demonstrations bump on
his head not laid down on any Of the
chronological charts.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

michigan convict, who was p%ardoued
on condition that he should abstain from
drinking intoxicating liquor, has Just
been returned to the penitentiary for
violating his agreement.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

Capital punishment has been tempo
rarily abolished in Paris, som body hay.
ing stolen the guillotine.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

THE lcal option bill, more odious in
its isatuss than any yet proposed in
this Staten ffsiled on its final pas.
sage in theHouse by the sharp paris.
mentary tales Of Holmes Cummins
and a few Othrs. 1t passed the Senate
by fourteen to tght, and its friends had
decided msjoriy in the House. 9Th,
race is not Away to the swift o tn,
battle TO the stroner
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30

The subscription pie Q of the
PUBLIC LEDGER is ss per aunum
for Daily, and 81 per annum for
weekly. POSTAGE FREE.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-30
oOMMrTTEE OF ARRANGEMENTs.
FLOOR MANAGERS
January i, 1875.

Tickets for sale At the PEABODY notel. 20.2s
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-21
CAIRO, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY
the LOST GRAVE,
Tae Little IlesdstOUc that tx'd
Mother Sought tn Nnin.


IRON inf Deilpll fi'' ~.
II you have ever passed the old desert
ed graveyard on Russell street, near the
House of Correction, you know that
there Is not n more lonely spot Ia Detroit
IL il "A score of years since any one was
buried there, The fences lean in or ont !:
the few trees are ragged IN limb ami
trunk: the wcather-beatcn hoadstoncs
lean this way or that, ar have fallen
down. The rich and poor who -lccp uu-
der the ragged sod have been dust tor
wears. aud il any of them left friend, lee.
hind they are scattered now aud are not
here TO I'LL up the -unkcn graves and
plant q flower to take the gloon away.
The other day people saw au old Wu-
man wandering through the graveyard.
brushing the moss from -Otn" VI the
headstoncs to look at the letter. and
studying long over the quaint characters
carved into Others. BY aud bv She cross.
ed the street and sat down on the step,
of cottage. aud when people saw how
old and feeble she was. and that her ewes
were full of tears. they pitied her She
could not answer AT first. but by and by
she told them that she had come hun
drcds of miles to take y last look IL a
grave which -hc knew must De- in the
yard, but which .hc could not find. Hall
a century ago she buried child there,
and all through the long. long years,
though moving here and there. her moth
er'- heart had not forgotten the dead.
old now. her step, feeble aud her locks
gray, and feeling that she had but little
longer 10 remain on earth. she had come
clear across the State alone to have n
last look at the little grave. Years had
gone by. but she thought she could walk
right to the spot, aud there was half II
hope in her heart that strangers hands
might have kept the maidstone white and
the grave a. when she last saw it. She
found the old yard cut up by streets. the
city all around and beyond. aud of the
hundreds of mounds aud hcadstOnes
which she once saw but score or so were
left. She sought among the leaning head
stones. and she stood under the dying
willow, and searched the field for the
small stone which bore the words "Our
Willie" Fifty years since the little boy
was lowered into its grave! Half n cclI-
fury since the hcad,tOnc was placed a.
mark the spot, Aud vet her mother
heart brought her back in her old age,
with the hope that her tears might iall
upon the little grave. oblitcrltcd and
passed from sight forever.
II was sad enough TO see tears falling
down her wrmklcd checks. and TO know
that her old heart was aching with disap-
pOintmcnt, and men spoke kind words Ia
her. and women wiped their eyes IN sym.
patty. Looking through her tears at tho
bleak and lonely field, il, loneliness r..
licvel and yet made more lonely by the
tme-wOrn hcadstOncs and the clumps OF
briars. no wonder that the poor old wo,
man felt it in her heart. and had TO sol
out:
I'm afraid can't find him in IIcavel
Heavens so large 80
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-21

Mrs. Darlington i considered a myth
ical person evolved from the brain of
Mr.. Shillaber. but her couuterparts are
often found in real life. One of these Ia
dies was overheard al an evening assem-
bly, speaking in high praise OF pretty
girl Just passing.
"Why, she i perfect paragrlm OF n
young lady
II think you mean parallclogram do
YOU not = suggested the waggi>h gentle
man addressed.
II saa parallclogram. Mr.. -." cN.
claimed the lady with combination OF
dignity and Indignation impossible to lie
scribe
DO YOU Intend to masfi-Jtc your
house: - inquired "a Western lady OF a
friend of mine who was building. lie
was n critical, cultured New Highlander,
q. exact a. witty. What droll look
| came over hi> face as he answered;
My wife says ! eat like an anaconda.
and | aul blessed with the digestion
OF an ostrich; but, really, madam, |
don't think could manage my three
story brick"
This makes me think of Leigh Hunt,
reply mot at all inaapropyl to a lady
who said to him at dinner;
MIR. Hunt, won't you venture on an
| orange
81 would most gladly, dear madam
| only I'm afraid should tumble on"
But 10 keep To- our theme. \ lady
! visiting Washington for the first time SEN
words To friends al home that she wa
dreadiully disappointed; She meant t,
have got IN Indian Bureau Tor Jennie
room, but there wcrcu' any 10 be- had
AMI that She was so busy shampooing
young lady from one place 10 anothc
that She had no time TO write letters.
\ rather old girl who had been lurco
to California 10y the cheering information
that : e was sure to marry there laiC
siege to a wealthy widower, who at iir>
showed signs Of succumbing, but iinall
resisted the attack, As usual with va
men who are feeling intensely disaT
pointed. she didn't care; no. not on
Bit" And she exclaimed. half sobbing
to a BOSOM friend
Why, | wouldn't be hiI'ed to MARI
him. hateful old thing. wouldn't tai,
him, not if he was perfect Tenui !" A
money was his chief charm. we suppos
she meant CrTsus.- "B,ric-d- Bcdc !;
ScribH,r for Mdy.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-21
Perjury.
New York Herald. !

The evidence given by Mr.. Bccchcr du-
ring the past week ha, called the atten-
ton of public to the increasing growth
of the crime of perjury. 1t has been dis
cussed in legal circles for some time past f,
and several OF our most eminent judges
have been heard to remark that the crime
of perjury was teartully prevalent, and
that hardly day passed in court without
some instance coming up where II wit
ness had pcrjured himself. Ii Is very plain
to the ordinary reader of the testi-
mony in the Bcecler-rilton trial that
perjury has been committed not by retail
but by wholesale, and when this memoir
able cause is decided there will probably
he Il good opportunity afforded to the
| Bench for the commlttal of those indivd-
uals who make light OF one of the great
est crimes against their fellow man. II
is appalling to read the evidence OF
Messrs. Rcecher, Moulton and Tilton,
and compare the one with the other
They only agree in the most trivial and
unilnportant points, and, In most instan
ces, nrc in perfect contradiction 90 on'
another,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-21
Chancery Notice,

WILLIAM ; John Us ,anmIInistn't9r OF ne
w estate of samuel ". John deceased ;
Mary An John, Maria Williams, Charles VIII
liams, Laura John and william ;. John, dc
PENDANTS, ARE notified that on the I'm day OF
March, ls75, Joseph l.. Roberts, complainnnti
filed his bill in clinnccry in the Alexander coun-
Is circuit court, in the state of Illinois, Tor
foreclosure wherein You are the defendants,
and that said suit IL now pendlng IN sala court
that A summons was thereupon issued out OF
said court, against you, returnable on the thlrl
Monday la MAY, 1915 To u term of slid court
then To l.. holden at the courthouse, III caro-
In said Alexander csunty
Dated, April hth, lIa' ,.l,,,,r, ,-,
Samuel 4, Wheeler, solicitor fur Complain
ant H-'-'-"''
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-21

Keep everything pertaining TO
the line of Staple and Fancy Gro
cories, Woodenware, Vegetables,
Fruits, &c, &c.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-21

IN, DR.. Picrce's Golden Medical Discov'
cry Will cure cough in one bali the lime
necessary to cure il with any other medl-
cine, and ii does il. not by drying IT up, but
by removing the cause-suOduing the lrrl'
t,tion and healing the affected parts. For
all cases of L1ryng,tis, Hoarsenrss. sup
preston or Loss of Voice, Bronchitis, Se,
we're Chronic or Lingering Coughs, IL VIA
be louad to surpas' any medicine that ma,
ever been offered to the public II Is sold
by all dealers in medicines. i-l3-lW'