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Lecture by J, 4. JohnsUn. Esq..
Tho first lecture In the second Berios OF tho
Lakeside cou1so waa delivered last evening to i
larGe and attentive audioncs at Tarwoll Hail, BY
J. a. johnson, editor Of the SAINTS barbara
Press. The subject waa "Bouthora California, n
illustrated With 100 stessopticon views, which
conveyed to the audience vivid Idea OF the per-
foctlons ard grandours which Nature has pro-
ducod In that italian section Of tho eontinont
mud the fow Wcl.chosen worlls Of explanation
completed tho delightful impression. which mp
proachsa most nearly to that which tho traveller
rocoYes, and which tic loycs OF tho beautiful ia
impatient to enjoy.
by way Of introduction tho lcctnrer safd 1t
gave lin peculiar pleasure to address Chicago
aulonco. from the fact that ha was born In
Illinois, and considered himsof among the
Moncors III Chicago. uo had lived q. Bauta
Barbara for four yoars, aud shs coolest weather
experienced Was 40 to II dogrees. which lls
found 10 be In beautiful contrast With tho sorore
snow etorln and cold weather felt iii Chicago.
lie hoped to bo hblo to open up tho spring
IN advance during tho esoning to hlz
hearers, but, being uuwoll hs Would rely rrlne-
paiy upon tho illustrations which would be
shorn in : 2000-mile trip on canyAss, laid out
for the evening, among the osAnge-gro'ea OF hla
homo. =
Tho frs. eeene he would present weuld be .
map q tho United states Which would better To-
cate the section Of country about which 10 ~aa
to speak in tho heArors' mind aud eye, and in 80
do'ng.,t 10 did not wspt to be undeEstood ~ pre-
aunsnR to toach tha people geography or At
ton,pting to take them back to thoir school days.
Tbs speaker then apologized for tho absence Of
an Assistant to haudlo the various yluwh, and
teok position ut the instrument which bad beeu
placed !n tho oeutro OF tho Ls!l. .
Iha tlrSt yiew tlroun upon the screen wAa
that Of railway train passing round 'Cxps
Horn On the Centtai Pacific Railroad, lB0 mlcs
eastward from San Francisco, about balf way
down tho aIeFra Nevada range Of moputsins.
The next was representation OF Lake Tahoe.
with the surrounding scenery, sud tho next \
Wow OF Mirror Lake. whose waters &ro 10 ecar,
and pure, aud placid tAAt thu Bcano presented IL
almost slways to BE- observed. Then wAs pre-
Ronted Wow Of the io-semita Fa!ls e,36a feet
high, broken Into ehraa sootiuly, aud falling into
tho Mercad River, wlioh lies, iu tho foreground.
Ne1t waa yiaw Of the big ttae. " feet In d!ans-
etet, tho house erected upon stA STUMP aud tho
"luouarch Of the forest Nhich Lsd been burn.
ed oah and in which tho speaker said
= uasa crawling through a knot-heIe 1ss doinB
what nearly aveEy politician seeks to DO.
lu spasktng OF tho remarkable climate OF tho
Pacific Coast, hs explained the couTscs Ut the
prevailing winds aud their relation to tho wet
aud dry Hoasons, remarkiug upon tho San Frau
cisco foEs and winds, and lhe rapidly With which
tho anpua! grasses come up under tho influence
Of tho Atmosphere aud rainfall. The three
routes from 6sn Francisco 10 Los Axees, Eau
Diego, and 6autA Barbara by 50, rail and sssse
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
WHITTLR AM RLIss.

al impression prevails 10 some GA
tent in the community that these gentle
men were sent out on a missionary tour
to the South by some organization at
Chicago. Such was our idea at first,
but we learn that they came here at
the special invitation of ministers and
members of different evangelical de-
nominations. Twenty ministers and
three lay members of each of the
churches signed the request, upon which
these gentlemen consented to come here.
In all there we're eighty signatures OF
the best of our people. This is certainly
no money-making scheme, and has
nothing in it which by the most far
fetched construction should array any
prejudice. 1t is more than likely that
their coming will produce a better feel
ing between the different churches, pro-
mote Christian harmony and greatly adj
vance the common cause. The union
meetings have brought together the mem
bers of nearly all the protestant churches
and at the same time brought many
thoughtless'persons under religious in
Auences. Let US hope that a good work
has been done, and that it will be perma-
nent; that church members will be
quickened in their duty and Others
brought to consider seriously the great
issues Of life and death. AS to the
ability Of Messrs. Whittle and Bliss we
do not care to go into any discussion.
All can go and judge for themselves.
Very humble instruments are often
chosen to accomplish great purposes
and weak things chosen to confound
the mighty"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
RETTRR NJ CONINa.

The crop reports are favorable in all
directions from Memphis. Farmers will
find in the fall that they owe less
for supplies than any year since the war
and have. a greater surplus. In the rich
portions of West Tennessee, Arkansas
aud Mississippi, trading almost exclus-
lively with Memphis, more cereals have
been planted than ever before known,
and in this fact we find the highest en-
enlargement. A city cannot prosper
unless the country is prosperous. Let
the country take care of itself first and
the city will be able to take care of itself
afterwards. The late panic was a bless
ing in disguise to many. 1t compelled
merchants to shut down on the credit
system and farmers to depend
more on themselves than their
commission merchants. We see it
stated in a morning paper that
more wheat was sown in Shelby
county last season than for twenty years.
No doubt this is so Of all the counties
within two hundred miles Of Memphis
and that corr has been planted in the
same proportion. Every farmer we meet,
every railroad and steamboat man and
every drummer who has been over any
part Of this section tells US that the peo-
pie have planted less cotton and more
cereals than ever before and that crops
look most promising, and the people are
at work, white and black. There are no
idlers or crossroads %loafers to speak of.
Those who work from choice will
not tolerate Q vagrant; it is the
fashion to work, and men vie
with each other in the exploits Of
husbandry, feeling assured that all have
something to win. They have rebuilt
their fences, chopped out the choked up
corners, patched up their old harness,
rolled up their sleeves and gone to work.
They mean business, and having grad
mated from the school Of adversely and
-emancipated themselves somewhat from
grand ante-bcllum ideas about planting
on an immense scale, have concluded to
no longer despise the days Of small
things. The resultis already perceptible
and viii be realized next fall. If they
continue a year or two they viii be able
to repair their houses, build new barns
and buy Improvements in machinery
and labor-saving implements. The agri-
cultural outlook is fully as promising, as
far as concerns Memphis, as anything
to be discovered in the signs of the cen
tennial epoch.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26

In Wendish, Prussia, there are villages
where certain old customs are still OBJ
served on the death Of the head Of a
family. If the man should happen to
have been a beekeeper, n Of the family
goes TO the hive and striking the comb,
exclaims, Bees, arise, your master is
dead" A similar custom prevailed,
and possibly still prevails, in parts Of
England, and furnishes the idea for an
interesting poem by Tennyson, entitled,
Telling the Bees" The English custom
was based on the superstition that unless
the bees we're told Of any death occurring
in the family would quit the premises,
and the manner in which the informa'
ton was conveyed was by placing cloth
over the hive. In the Prussian villages
already alluded to, it is the custom on
the morning of a funeral Of a farmer
for the men to proceed to the cattle
sheds and after causing the cattle to get
upon their feet, place cheese before them,
and solemnly announce to them that the
body is about to be taken away.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
LIBEL SUITS.

The Globe. Democrat, Of st. Louis, has
on its hands a libel suit, which is likely
to prove annoying. Some three years
ago. when DR.. Stuart Robinson, Of Lou
~isEille, was lying d~angerouslyill with the
smallpox. the St. Louis Democrat al
luded to the fact exultingly and charged
that during the war he had advocated
the distribution Of clothing infected with
smallpox in Northern hospitals. The
Chicago Post took up the charge and
made a sensation Of it. When DR.. Rob.
inson recovered be brought a libel suit
against the Post and recovered $25, 900
damages. The Post folks plead poverty
made ample apology aud the Doctor re-
linquished his claim after they paid all
the costs. Next be brought suit against
the Democrat. The proprietors Of that
q we're alarmed and plead that il
the suit was pressed to a conclusion the
damages would fall upon innocent per
sons. IS the authar Of the article had
withdrawn from the paper. The court
ruled out this plea, and about fsur weeks
ago the defendants we're given time to
enter a new answer. The burden Of the
suit falls upon the Globe-D Democrat, and
it viii come up within a month or two for
hearing, unless they apologize and make
terms with the irate doctor. 1t was a
gross outrage on the character Of a Chris.
tian gentleman, a wanton and reckless
assault made under the supposition that
its subject had no recourse. The liberty
of the press is as dear to the people as
their own personal liberty, butts license
to abuse and defame the innocent is q
species Of tyranny wholly repugnant tC
our institutions which will not be tole
rated. Just criticism is one thing; whole
sale SANDER something as different al
vice is from virtue.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
probabilities.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-For Tennessee
and the Ohio valley and upper lake re-
gion, rising, followed by falling barome-
ter, northeast to southeast winds, warmer
and partly cloudy weather. For the up
per Mississippi and lower Missouri val.
leys, falling barometer, increasing south
east winds, FARMER and partly cloudy
weather and occasional light rains. For
the lower lakes, rising barometer, cooler
northeast winds, clear or partly cloudy
weather. The rivers will continue slowly
falling.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
NEW YORK.

Nxw YoRk, May 26.-The committee
that was appointed by the bondholders
Of the Northern Pacific railroad CON-
pany to form a plan for the future action
of the bondholders have made a report.
1t is proposed that Johnston Livingston,
of New York city, Frederick Billings,
Woodstock, St. George Stark, Boston,
VIM. Thaw, Pittsburg, j. NJ Hutchinson,
Philadelphia, and John NJ. Dennison,
Baltimore, shall constitute a committee
to attend the sale Of the railroad and
other property ofthe company with a view
10 purchase for its benefit and accompa-
nying the report with the conditions OF
the plan, and assuming the management
ofthe road; to attend to all financial mat
ters necessary to the execution of the
plan, and to place the road and property
AGAIN under the control of a board OF
managers to be elected; the present
| stockholders are to surrender their GER
ti6cates and the stock Of the company
is to be fixed as an act Of incorporation
and divided into preferred Rnd common.
Preferred stock to the amount of $4,000
il TO be created, dividends on which, not
exceeding eight per cent, shall be paid
before any dividends shall be paid on
common stock. 1t is to be convertible
at par value into any lands of the COM
pany east Of the Missouri river. First
mortgage bonds to the amount OF not more
than $4,000 per mile are to be issued on
the usual terms, payable in forty years,
and the interest on the sinking fund may
be made payable in gold, These bonds
are to be issued in the event of any and
every default.
Jewett, President Of the Erie railroad,
was appointed receiver of the company
by the Supreme Court this morning.
Special shipments Of gold to Europe
today were $6S,56s.
Mr.. Porter, of the counsel for the de-
Tense, resumed his argument before a
crowded courtroom. he said the first
object Of Tilton and Moulton was to re-
instate the former on the Independent;
that failed; the Golden Age vas estab-
lished. and the friends Of Beecher were
asked to contribute a SUN Of money to
keep the paper aaoat, and the Golden
Age article was prepared; it brought not
only money, but, in the language of Til
ton, it brought spoils, and in the mean
time the two thousand dollars had been
gotten from Henry Ward Beecher for
Bessie Turner's school bills and FIVE
thousand dollars for the support of
Tilton's family, for which latter sum Mr.
Beecher had to mortgage his house. The
Bacon letter was published contain
ing the garbled edition of the letter Of
apology; it was put forth to the world.
Beecher thought it called for investiga-
ton, but Moulten said that it would be a
breach Of faith, and yet these men were
the parties who published the Bacon let
ter and the letter of apology. Were
these the men to advise silence2 TWAS
policy to be observed by Beecher and
broken by Tilton and Moulton.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
TInkerinE one BEN of Liberty.

The Philadelphia Record, reviewing
the past revolutionary history Of the Bell
Of independence at Philadelphia, says:
"Since the bell was cracked it has
several times been tinkered at, in the ee
fort to make it sonorous once more. At
one time the seam was filed, we think,
with silver, or an amalgam Of silver, but
the sound would not come back. They
then undertook to ream out the crack,
causing it TO present a less sharp and
ragged edge, on the singular theory per-
haps that It could be made to ring like
the little globular sleigh bells that tinkle
though they have an opening to let the
sound out. But the result was, very
naturally, by no means successful, it be-
ing clear enough beforehand, n would
say, that the vibrations in the metal,
when struck, would conflict at the crack
and spoil the hoped-for arrangement.
The findings of metal that were bored
out in this process were made over into
little bells, as Revolutionary relics, Hem
~ Clay, we believe, receiving the 6rst Of
these much-prized mementoes. Some
people have also been guilty, as the bell
shows, of clipping and splintering frag-
ments from the rim as relics. We have
not much faith that the bell will be re-
stored to its old resonance, but we should
be very glad to hear hat there was a
prospect of doing so by new processes. .
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
reouiripg Thomas A. sneed, Tax Col.

requiring Thomas A. Sneed, Tax Col
lector of Davidson county, to receive
from him $3.50 in notes of the Bank OF
Tennessee, issued after May 6, 1866, in
payment for his State taxes for the year
1875. The court below refused to grant
a mandamus, and the case was appealed
to the Supreme Court. Judge Nicholson
sustains the decision of the lower court.
1t is to be hopes that this will appease
the clamor SO recklessly raised by
Brownlow and others against the Su-
preme Court in regard to this question.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
storm.

INDIANAPOLIS, May &c. = A storm
passed over this city last night resulting
in considerable destruction to property.
The chimney at Eden's lumber yard was
blown down, crushing beneath it q young
man named McLelland, who had sought
shelter from the storm under the caves
Of the drying house.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
Il TORBRT IssuR

A very important and elaborate deci-
sion vas rendered BY Chief Justice Mich.
olson in the Supreme Court at Nashville
yesterday, involving the validity Of the
Torbet issue Of the Bank Of Tennessee
notes. The suit originated on a petition
of Jacob BloOmstein, in the Common
Law Court, for q peremptory mandamus
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26

MONDAY, the 3lst instant, has been
chosen as the day to decorate the graves
of ex-Federal soldiers at the National
Cemetery, zeal this city. At a meeting
held at the Chamber of Commerce last
evening a committee Of ex-Federal SOL
diers was appointed to make the neces
sary arrangements. 1t was determined
that there shall be no street parade and
no ceremonies except at the cemetery.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26

HoN. MONTGOMERY BLAIR has written
a scorching criticism on Sherman's
book. He says: AN who know Sher-
man know his %envious nature, and his
book would be unlike anything else he
had done if it did not reveal this" He
says further that Sherman never did
anything until be came under Grants
immediate command and had his nerves
steadied by Grants pluck"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
Insurance Convention = Lotteries

Insurance Convention Lotteries.
CINCINNATI, May Pa meeting of
the general managers Of the Eastern
and foreign insurance companies in the
South and West convened at the Grand
Hotel yesterday. The object Of the
meeting was to confer together on aux
Hilary matters connected with insurance,
management of agencies, classification
Of risks, etc.
L. D. Sine, the gift enterprise man,
was yesterday bound over to await the
action Of the Grand Jury upon the
charge of using mails in the further.
Ance Of lottery scheme designed to
defraud the public.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26

CAIRO, May &c, -Arrived-City Of
Chester, St. Louis, 10 pm. Belle Mem
phis, Memphis, 3 am. Departed-City
Of Chester, Memphis II pm; Bee, New
Orleans, l am; Belle Memphis, St..
Louis. Weather clear and hot.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
The Duke Of ArpvlTs - deer fores

The Duke Of Argyll's new deer forest
is six miles round, has just been finished
and 200 deer we're driven into it lately.
The fencing is composed Of twelve wires
and is eight feet high and quite deer
proof. The deer paddock at Blooming
Grove Park, Pa, is four miles round,
and inelosed in the same fashion with a
fence Of the same hight.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
FOREIGN.

LONDON, May 26.-The Post, in re-
viewing the letter of the Archbishop of
Canterbury, expresses the opinion that
the religious revival will have little per-
msnent effect.
The weather this morning is fair, and
promises to be favorable for the great
event at Epson.
The Derby stakes to day we're Won by
Gallopin; Claremont second. Eighteen
started.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26

TIE Massachusetts Legislature has
adjourned, after q session Of 1879 days,
during which nothing very important was
done except to elect Mr.. Dawes to sue
coed Mr.. Sumner in the United States
Senate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26

The Democrats of New Hampshire
are getting roundly abused for playing
that little Republican trick Of seating
two Democrats in the Legislature in
place of " ousted RAIDS. This rule
was not made to work both ways, but it
does
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26

The very Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
SAYS that he will not lie in Greenwood
Cemetery" No, but he can outlie Anna
MAS in the scandal trial.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26

The Isle of Maj is said to be the eli
matte paradise Of Europe. The mean
temperature varies less than sixteen de-
grees between summer and winter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26

IT cost the St. Louis Republican one
cent { IMAGES to call a lawyer a shyster.
Almost any newspaper could afford to
spend a few nickels hat way.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
DIED,

WOOLDRIDGE-At the residence of Amss
Woodruff, on this Wednesday, morning, May
%. Egbert Woodbridge.
The funeral will take place at 4 o'clock to-
morrow CThursday) evening, from the resi-
donce. No. $40 Adams street. The friends Of
the families are respectfully invited.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
PIANOS.
COTTON AUYERs.
COTTON.

HARTMUS &C0., 222 FRONT STREET
Ii Memphis. Tenn. will buy and sell Flu,
ture Contracts through Hopkins, Dwight q
Co, New York.
Terms Liberal. 6-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
COMMITTEE ON ORDER.
GATE COMMITTEE.
CoMMITTEE on GAMES.

COMMITTEE ON GAMES.
PJ Kelly, Chairman.
Max Clark, Thomas Clark,
TW Doyle, John Doylan,
Tom Neylon.
Music By Arnold's Old Memphis Band.
Sealed proposals will be received by j.. r.
Ryan, No. 392 Main street, until May 9th,
for the following privileges I; Bar. Confection-
cry, Restaurant. Cigar-Stand and Shooting
Gallery.
POeliively, no improper persons admitted.
Tickets, SOC. Ladies Pree.
75-H
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17
ASTHMA.

THE SUBSCRIBERS ARE MANUFACTURERS
! and Proprietors of DR.. r. W. Reads Celebrated
Asthma Relief, which is undoubtedly the best
asthma remedy yet discovered. INSTANT RE-
LIEF is GUARANTEED OR PURCHASE PRICE
REFUNDED. We put up the medicine in boxes Of
three sizes, which retail for 25 cents, 50 cents and
Il. Persons remitting retail price will have tho
Also samples sent free to any who desire. Prices
per doz $1.75; s.. 50 and 800; gross price, $1s;
$3G; $72. ETHRIDGE, FULLER & CO.,
Rome, N. Y
For sale in Rock Island By John Bengston, Emf
k9hleF, and E. Breunert
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17
LOCAL COLUMN.
IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS

When you or leave the City of NEW YORK
save annoyance and expense Of carriage hire and
stop at the GRAND UNION HOTEL, opposite the
GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT. 1t has over $50 elegantly
furnished rooms and Is ltted up at an expense Of
over $9O0,000. Elevator, steam and all modern i'm
prcvemcnts. European Plan. The RESTAUR-
ANTS, Lunch Counter and Wine Rooms are sup
piled with the best the market can furnish. The
CUISINE unsurpassed. Rooms for single person
81 80 and 81 nr day rich suites for families pro
portonately low, so that visitors to the city anC
travellers can live more luxuriousy, for less money
at the GRAND UNION, than at any other first
class Hott- n the city. Stages and Cars pass the
Hotel every minute for all parts Of the City.
G. +. & W. D. GARRISON, Managers.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17
IMPERIAL GRANUM,
THE GREAT MEDICINAL FOOD.


This justly celebrated DIETETIC Preparation is
in composition principally the GLUTEN derived
from the White Winter Flint Wheat Cereal, a solid
extract, the invention OF an eminent chemist
1t has not only been highly recommended, but
certified to by large number of CHEMISTS and
PHYsICIAN5-representing very high degree OF
medical science-as the
Safest. Nest Acceptable and Reliable Food
for the growth OF Infants and Children, and for
Mothers lacking sufficient nourshment for their
offspring.
Unlike those preparations made from animal o.
vinous matter, which are liable to stimulate the
brain and irritate the digestive organs, 1t embraces
in its elementary composition
THAT WHICH MAKES STRONG BONE AND MUSCLE,
That which makes good Flesh and Blood
That which is easy of Digestion-nevel
constipating,
That which is kind and friendly t
the brain,
And that which acts as preventive OF those Intes
final disorders incidental to childhood.
Aud while it would be difficult to conceive o
anything in Food or Dessert more creamy or deli
cious, or more nourishing and strengthening as al
aliment in
Feuers, Pulmonary Complaints, Dyspepsia
PRosTRATToNs OF THE SYSTEM,
OR GENERAL DEBILITY,
its rare medicinal excellence in all Intestinal Dis
eases especially in Dysentery, Chronic Diarrhea
aud Cholera Infantum, has been incontestibly pro
ven See circulars for testimonials. Sold by drug
gists generally and at the Wholesale depot by
CAKLE & STRONG,
1883 Water street, New York.