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The intercollegiate Rowing AssO.
efaffOn.

citation.
NEW York, December 28,-Captain
Nicoll, of the Princeton University Boat
Club, writes a letter about the with
drawal of Yale and Harvard, and says:
1.-THE Inter-C Collegiate Rowing Associa-
ton is likely to exist, and the time of
the winning crew in the regatta Of &c
will not be postponed because Yale and
Harvard are not among the contest
ants" Captain Nicoll reminds the with
drawing crews that the Inter.C Collegiate
Rowing Association at its last conven-
ton invited the English universities to
be present at the regatta of '76, and
challenged to race, and asks: How in
common courtesy can we, unless the
challenge be declined, abandon or in any
way impair the existence of the Associ-
alton whose invitation and challenge our
English cousins will probably accept"
At a meeting Of Harvard Just previous
to the withdrawal one of the students
said: "The Columbia boat at the last
college regatta contained FIVE men who
had no right to be there" The Presi-
dent Of the Columbia Boat Club charac-
terizes this statement as utterly false,
adding: Harvard must be sadly in need
Of a good excuse for Withdrawing from
the association if the best one she can
find is an untruthful and objectionable
calumny against her strongest friends"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28
Firing Guns by EIectricItv

The system Of firing guns by e%lectri-
city while proving them, which is now in
vogue in England, and which was en-
ployed in the case of the Sl.ton gun, was
adopted in 1856, up to which time the
guns had been fred by fixing q piece Of
portfre over the vent by means OF clay,
igniting it, aud then running under
cover. The application of electricity
was brought about by a curious accident.
a number Of guns wore being proved in
this way in the Royal Arsenal at Wool
wich, and we're placed for this purpose
in a row on skids in front of the butts.
The ignited psrt6res did not all burn at
lhe same rate, and the result was that
one gun vent of before the others. This
gun unfortunately burst, and one Of the
fragments, striking q neighboring gun,
swung it round with its muzzle toward
the arsenal, but without d~isplacing the
piece Of ignited portfre over the vent.
In due time the port6re fred the charge,
and the gun projected its shot over the
arsenal and town of Woolwich into the
d~ockyard, where it fell, happily without
doing any injury. This wasin 1852, and
another similar accident was narrowly
escaped in 1856, when a mortar which
was undergoing proof was swung round
in the same way, but, fortunately, not
until after it had discharged itself. Mr..
Mckinlay, the pFoof-master, was led by
these circumstances to contrive a mode
Of firing guns by electricity. This he
successfully accomplished in 1856, when
the "%galvanic tube" was introduced,
Ia this tube q steel or platinum wire is
embedded in q charge of powder, aud
this wire forms a link in the circuit of
a galyanic battery. The r~etardation OF
the current, due to the inferior conduct.
ing power Of the steel or platinum wire.
causes it TO be raised to a red heat, and
by this means the powder is exploded.
This system was in use until 1862, when
the Abel electric tube" was invented.
In this tho steel wire is replaced by a
printing charge, consisting Of sub-phos.
phide and sub-sulphide Of copper, with a
little chlorate Of potash, and 10 this com.
position the terminals Of the two insu-
lated copper wires that conduct the cleo.
trio current are embedded. The points
Of the wires are about one-sixteenth Of
an inch apart, and when the current il
sent along the wires il is'su1iciently re.
tarded by the separation Of the wires
and sufficiently accelerated by the ssnsi.
tive composition to pass from one wire
to the cher in the form Of q spark, by
which meanS the tube Is exploded. A
magneto-electricsl machine, specially
designed for this purpose, is used for ex.
ploding the tube In preference TO the
galvanic battery, though sny other cleo.
trio agency could Of course be used in
doing It.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28
NEW YORK ITEMS.


New YoEK. December 28.--The Board
Of Aldermen has ordered that, in COM
memoratiOn Of the adoption Of the Star
Spaneled Banner by the Continental
army as its standard on January l, l776,
the national ensign be displayed from
sunrise to sunset Oh every public build
ing in the city on New Years Day, and
that the prOprietors of hotels, places Of
amusement and other public places, and
masters of vessels in harbOr be requested
to display their flags that day. The AL
dermen hope this commemoration may
be general throughout the country.
When Henry Ward Beecher returned
home from a church meeting last night
he was served with a summons and com
plant in a suit for malicious prosecution
instituted by Francis D. Moulton in the
Supreme Court of Kings county for $780,
900 damages.
Judge Donahoe has forfeited reeogniz.
anees in seven indictments for felony
against the fugitive Tweed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28
THE SCHOOL BOARD.

The Importance Of electing competent,
impartial and nnprejudiced men to serve
on the School Board cannot be over-esti-
mated. We are not for or against Mr..
Pickett, as a man, but as q superintend-
emit Of the city schools we have had some
what to say, based upon fscts-not fanci.
full theories or prejudice against the mar
because he happened not to be born on
the bluff. Sensible people are not in.
AueRced by such considerations. But
the management Of the city schools and
the disbursement of the peoples money
not the School Boards or Pickett's
money-come properly within the pro-
vince of newspaper discussion. The
more we have examined this question the
more we are convinced of the correct
ness of our premises and conclusions.
Having truth and justice on our side, it
would be a dereliction Of duty not to
warn the people Of the gross misman.
agement, incompetency, ~favoritism and
sham learning which have crept into the
city schools. AS a supporter of the
cause of sound, popular education, we
could not do less.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28
ANOTHER pOLITrCAL NOsrRUM.

The New York Herald, in referring to
female suffrage, announces the following
propositions: 1t is proposed by a phil
osopher, who is, perhaps, only nor nor
west mad" that the country shall be
saved from the dangers of negro suffrage
by the balance wheel of female suffrage.
with an intelligence clause" By giving
votes to the slaves it is admitted that we
have adulterated the political life Of the
nation, and to the extent Of that adul-
iteration debased and degraded the body
polite; but the addition Of the women as
voters will neutralize the evil effects,
because their vote will outnumber the
negro vote, and so, practically, count
Sambo out, provided, of course, the suf-
frage is given only to the white women.
That is, of course, the meaning Of the
intelligence clause, " which therefore
could only stand the assaults of dema-
goguery till it was thought by some n
down in New England that the votes of
the colored sisters would be useful. Then
Dinsh would come in beside Ssmbo, and
we should have the protest kettle Of fish,
politically speaking, the world ever saw,
There is only one point Of view from
which this proposition can be said to
offer any advantage. Things are pretty
bad as they are, but before they can
mend they must, perhaps, be worse, and
this will make them worse.
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United states Court.

Memphis and Vicksburg Packet Com
pany ct al vs.. steamer Mary Miller and
cargo; order was entered that G. B.
Church, AID Storm and ]. 7. Washing
ton be appointed appraisers to value
said boat and such portions Of cargo as
the respective owners may desire to
claim and bond. and upon said owners
respectively filing their claims aud exc
cutting bonds in the sam Of the appraised
value Of any property so desired to be
released to them, with sureties to be ap-
proved by the clerk of this court, then
such property viii be returned to the
several. claimants. The present crew is
permitted to remain on board under
charge Of the agent until further orders
of the court, upon conditions that the
wages of said crew are not to be a charge
against the Marshal, but are to be paid
by the parties interested in said boat
and cargo.
Jordan & Bowdrie VS.. steam tug
Laura ct al. In this libel case the order
heretofore entered confirming report Of
Clerk and Master is set aside, and claim
ants are allowed to 6le exceptions to
said report within seventy days.
In the Waddy Thompson habeas cor
pus case, by agreement, the hearing was
continued over to the adjourned term,
to be held on the 18th of January.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28

TIE holiday season of Christmas was
turned into an occasion Of sorrow in the
Patent Oaice. On Friday the merciless
Ak Of retrenchment decspitated forty
more Of the unfortunate employees Of that
bureau. 1t is understood that the work
of reduction will not stop here. 1t is
known that in that bureau are a number
of Democrats, and it is proposed to scalp
them forthwith. A list of twenty.four Of
these has been prepared, and will be sub
mitted to the Secretary for considers
ton. The Secretary has expressed his
determination to root out every man in
his department who does not show very
decided evidence Of Republicanism.
And thus the Radicals continue to lay
up against the day Of wrath hat is sure
ly coming for them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28

CouRIERJouRSAL special from Wash
ington: The month Of January prom
ises to be an important one in the Su-
preme Court. The decision in the Grant
parish cases, which involve the cOnstitu-
honality Of the enforcement act Of 1872,
is expected to be rendered about the
middle of the month. On the 18th Of
the month the argument in the last Of
the Granger cases will be made, and the
question in all its phases on the right of
a State to regulate the rates Of freight
and the fares of railroads chartered
within the State will be submitted to the
court. An early decision is expected,
possibly before February /, as the argu.
ments in all the other cases have been
deliberately heard some time since.
An issue somewhat different from those
raised before, comes up in the Chicago,
Burlington aud Quincy case, which is to
be argued on the llth proximo, and the
court has delayed its decision on the
other that it may eventually cover the
re;uts in that"
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MaseSrc.
Iu..auAmon OF Omcers LAST N,shs.

Installation of Omcers East Night.
Yesterday being St. Johns Day, the
members Of four Masonic lodges assem-
bled at their Iodge-room, in Odd Fellows
building, for the purpose of installing
officers, as follows:
South Memphis, No. llS--B F Haller,
W NJ; F NJ Nelson, s W; ] W Murray,
J W; John A Holt, Treasurer, Ben K
Pullen. Secretary; Alex Allison, S D;
Frazer Hoist, d; Chaplain, Rev G T
Stainback.
Leila Scott, No. 2Ss-A F Davis, W
NJ; A S Myers, s W; R W Mitchell, j
W; S H Brooks, Treasurer; R A Lyle,
Secretary; Earl CAN'T, S D; D Cans
burger, ] D.
DeSoto, No. 299-John W Graham, W
NJ; F C Marsh, 5 W; A Tatum, ] w;
H ] Lynn, Treasurer; ALT h White,
Secretary; James B Emory, s D; c E
Machines, ] D; SHC Chamberlain, Tyler;
J 81 Chenoweth and Craft Watt, Stew
ards.
Kilwinning, No. S~4l-James S Carpen-
ter, W NJ; John B Taylor, s W; JohR A
Kirby, J W; W A Edmonds, Treasurer;
Zack 7 White, Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28
FOREIGN.

MADRID, December 2S.-Intelligence
has just been received from the Phillip
pine Islands giving the details of a
dreadful hurricane there on the 3Oth of
last month. The storm was particularly
severe in the provinces Of AlbAn and
Camarines, Island of Luzon. Two hum
bred and fifty lives we're lost, and $500
dwellings destroyed. Many cattle per-
ished, and the crops in all directions are
ruined.
LONDON, December Pa telegram
from Berok shows hat the British now
hold all the important positions in the
neighborhood. Maharajsh Leila has
taken refuge in the Siamese territory.
The British power is supreme at Berok,
only the murderers Of Birch, the resi-
dent, being in arms.
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arnana

Major L. W. o'Bsnnon, who has been
q citizen of Memphis several years, left
Sunday at moor to accept a position as
superintendent of a silver mine in,'North-
ern Montana, near the British boundary.
The place is over three thousand miles
from here and FIVE hundred miles from
the nearest station on the Pacific rail-
road. He has hosts Of friends here to
wish him prosperity in his new field Of
action. Major 0'Bannon's career has
been stirring and eventful. Altogether
he served in the United States army
twenty-five years. BE entered the Pal
metto regiment of South Carolina, under
Butler, in 1916, as a private and won his
promotion at the butt end of a musket
in Mexico, where he became a quarter
master. After the Mexican war he Joined
the regular army and remained in it uI-
til 1861, at which time he had just been
promoted to a full captaincy. Seven
years of that time he was in Mexico and
Ce1tral America on duty. When the
late war broke out he resigned his po-
sition and became Brsgg's chief quarter
master at Pensacola, serving in that ca
pacity twelve months. After that he
raised and equipped the First Confeder-
ate regiment and served at Fort Pillow.
Afterward he was chief quartermaster
Of Bragg's army during the Kentucky
campaign and until after the battle of
Murfreesboro; thence vas transferred to
the transit Mississippi department, where
he held a corresponding position, and,
after the surrender, again went to Mex
leo. He is a model Of a gentleman, full
of energy, decision and pluck, and will,
no doubt, make his mark, and we hope
his fortune, in the far Northwest.
Mr.. j. A. Brewer, of Brownsville, and
his accomplished and beautiful bride
arrived in the city yesterday evening on
a holiday visit.
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WeAther -ObaorYntIonn.

When you wish to know what the
weather is 10 be, 20 out aud select the
smallest cloud you can see. Keep your
eyes upon it, and if il decreases and dis
appears, it shows the state OF air that
will be sure TO be followed by fine
weather; but If it increases in size. take
your great-coat with you il you are going
from home, for falling weather is not far
off. The reason is this: when the air is
becoming charged With electricity you
will see every cloud attracting all lesser
toward II, until il gathers into a
shower; and on the contrary when the
duid is passing Of or diGusing itself,
then a large cloud win be seen breaking
to pieces And dissolving.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28

IT is now in order to write philippics
against the use of fireworks, toy can
nous, pistols, roman candles and torpe-
does on Christmas, owing to the fright
full number and character Of casualties
reported all over the country. But it
would all be forgotten before the next
Christmas; besides this, public sentiment
is often stronger than any municipal or
dinance, and old customs are at all times
hard to break up. The surest protection
is parents to keep their children al home
on such occasions and furnish them
with innocent and harmless amusement.
If the grown up children will 20 up town
and put themselves in the way of dan
ger, it is their own lookout. If for
instance, q man will insist on placing
himself outside Of a half gallon OF egg
nogg when his average capacity is only
a quart, there is no help for it until he
begins to smash window-panes or sing
camp-meeting songs, then his friends
may lock him up and squirt cold water
at him owe the transom until be knows
his boot from a bootjack. There are
reforms needed in all these things, but
some how successful missionaries in this
particular field are fearfully scarce. We
believe, however, that the present Christ
mas was one Of the most quiet and
orderly we remember in Memphis. New
Years is at hand; after hat one more
headache for those who indulge, and
then-a general swearing-of.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28

IT is conceded on all hands that Ten
nessee has received a liberal share of
the honors on House Committees in
Congress: She has but three old Demo
cratic Representatives, and she has two
chairmanships in fact, and in Congress
sionsl estimation the equivalent Of an
other. General Atkins position on the
Committee on Appropriations is re-
garded in Congress- as equal ia RESPONSE
bility and honor to the Craftsmanship of
any except two or three of the leading
committees. His name was suggested
and considered for the Craftsmanship Of
the Committee on Postofices and Post
roads, but he preferred his position on
the Committee on Appropriations. In
addition to that, he has the second place
on the Pacific Railroad Committee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28

A LEDGER representative had an in.
terview with the "sperrits" last night,
but he cannot say as Felix said to Paul:
II am almost persuaded" The business
seems to be run by Doctor Watson, who
gets all the kissing and hsnd-shaking,
while unbelievers are not permitted to
make aver the simplest tests. If this is
the feast to which the Doctor invited the
press he must think they are a gullible
set. He promises to do better, and we
hope he will. ALL we ask is a fair test,
but we pity the man or woman who can
pin his or her faith to the mummery and
cheap jugglery of last night. If it is not
the medium who comes out as as a mate
rialized spirit, how easy to demonstrate
the fact by a simple experiment, which
would satisfy any one, however skeptical.
Try again, Doctor. We are after the
truth and will do you full justice. Show
us anything supernatural and we will
you credit for it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28
The Bishop Haven Matter al Cincin-
natl.

CINCINNATI. December 2S.-At the
regular weekly meeting Of Methodist
preachers, held yesterday, the Bishop
Haven matter was under consideration.
One set Of resolutions was offered declin-
Jag to express an opinion on the third
term, and deploring Bishop Ravens
course. Another set, expressing amaze
ment at the unnecessary alarm over the
little matter, denying Bishop Ravens
right to speak for the whole church and
utterly opposing any connection between
church and state. A brief but lively
discussion followed, and finally the en-
tire matter was laid on the table. which
is probably the end Of the subject here.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28
First ward Nomlna,Iona.

At a meeting of the citizens Of the
First ward held last night under a call
of the Democratic subcommittee Mr..
John Gent was nominated for Alderman,
John w. Kerns and P. J.. Kelly for
Councilmen and John ]. Duffy for School
Visitor. The following resolutions we're
adopted:
Resolved, That we indorse the nomi-
nation of John R. Flippin for Mayor.
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to
use our undivided efforts to secure his
election,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28
MOODY AND SAKKEY continue to draw
we'll at Philadelphia.


Nearly midway in London Strait. a
huge, naked rock, which might fairly be
called an island, lifts itself above the
waters breasting the conflicting currents
caused by the winds and tides. Between
this rock and the cape on Muskong is the
famous maelstrom, which fertile imaQi.
nations have clothed with many terrors.
Its geographical position is such as to
expose it to fierce tidal currents, and.
when these are assisted by high westerly
winds, they are, nc doubt, terrific. The
bottom Of the strait is strewn with inn
mense powders, which are so arranged
as to give the current a spiral motion.
directed toward the isolated rocks from
the northern side, which is much in.
creased in times Of high tides and storms.
when it whirls quite around the island
rock. Then it is that it becomes really
difficult for boats and vessels, without
steam power, to keep clear Of the rocks on
which the hayward currents would dash
them. While there are at times vas.
aud powerful eddies, which give objects
floating upon them q fearful spiral mo-
ton, there is nothing like a vortex pro.
duced by q s~ubterranean discharge OF
the water, although the tumbling and
boiling character Of the apirsl cnrrsnt
may submerge temporarily objects drift
ing on the surface. No doubt, in the
course Of time, the action of the water
has tended 10 level down the bed Of
rocke, some Of which, We may presume,
showed themselves above the surface
This may have made the maeatrom much
more terrific than it is now, and better
luetshed the ancient fable. As Il is, in
ordinary times and in favorable weather.
the fishermen do not hesitate 10 seek for
fares throughout these waters, which to
strangers are suggestive Of the most tor.
rible dangers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28

The reductions in the pay Of employees
Of the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany extend from top to bottom with
savage impartislity. President Ortoss
comes down rs per cent; all others over
$4,000 a year, 20 per cent; all between
s25OO and $4,000, Is per cent; between
$1,000 and $25OO, 10 per cent; between
5000 and $1,000 5 per cent; and below
5000 nothing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28

EVERY day or two we are asked by
some enthusiastic supporter of Judge
Flippin's, why don't you pitch in and
support himP" Show us his opponent
and We will. There is no use in wasting
breath in this world. Flippin will be
elected as well with opposition as with
out it. So we are permitted to attend to
other matters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28
River TeIegrams.

CAIRO, December 28.-Arrived-Vint
Sbinkle, Memphis, 10 pm; Grand Lake
No. l, New Orleans, s am. Departed
shinkle, Cincinnati, midnight; Grand
Lake No. l, Ohio river, 6 am; Raven,
st. Louis, 7 am. Weather cloudy and
cold. River rising rapidly.
CINCINNATI, December 28.-River Al
feet 3 inches and rising, Weather cool
and cloudy.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, December 28.-Ex.Gov-
srnor Newell, of New Jersey, President
Of the National Council of the Union
League of America, has ceuntermanded
the meeting ordered for Philadelphia
next msnth, and convened the sub-com.
mittee in New York, January 6, at noon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28

THos. HANSON has removed his news
stand from 6O4 to Gag Beal street, where
can be found all the principal daily pa
perS aud illustrated weekly and monthly
magazines and novels; also fancy sta
tionery and school, books. III
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28

Or the chairmanships Of the commit
tees Of the House Maine has l, New
York 6, Pennsylvania I, Maryland l,
Virginia 2, West Virginia ], North Caro-.
lima 2, Georgia 2, Alabama /, Arkansas
l, Louisiana l, Missouri 4, Tennessee 2,
Illinois 4, Indiana 2, Mississippi /, Ken
lucky 4, Ohio 5. The South has the
Craftsmanship Of % committees, the
West II, the Migidle States Of New York
and Pennsylvania 10. New England /,
the Pacific slope none.