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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
Christmas in. IndIa.S

The English cencus returns show not
quite 900, 600 Christians in India, or less
than one in 200 Of the population; and
even of these some 5000 appear to be
Europeans, or to have European blood
in their veins. About three 6fths Of the
Christians in India are in Madras, where,
in addition to those in the native States,
they number about 534, 900, approaching
two per cent. of the population; 4l6, 600
are Roman Catholics, and $4,000 are
enrolled as Protestsnts. In Bombay
there are l26, 900 Christians, forming less
than one per cent. of the population.
Nearly 81 5000 of these are returned as
Roman Catholics, Chiefly the Indo-
~Portuguese,) about 10000 are described
simply as native converts, and $4,000 as
Pedestrians, Of whom four-ffths belong
to the Church of England. liz Bengal
$4,000 persons are described as Chris
tians, again less than one per cent. of
the population. There are several mis-
sions in the neighborhood of Calcutta,
but only about 5000 " native Christians"
are returnedin the city itself. In Mysore
there are nearly $4,000 Christians, of
whom $4,000 are "native;" uine-tenths
are Roman Catholics. OF the 2400
Christians in the little State of Coorg,
there are 1000 native, and 1900 of them
are Roman Catholics, In Berar about
900 Christians are enumerated, but
natives are not separated from Europeans
or Eurssians. In British Burmah there
are $4,000 Christians, or nearly two per
cent. of the population. tits forty.ive
years since Rammohun Roy founded a
society at Calcutta with the view of re-
claiming Hindoos from idolatry. and
establishing a pure monotheism. In 1857
Keshub Chunder Sen was enrolled a
member. and in 1866 be seeded from
the original society, and formed a separ-
ste sect called the Brahmo Somsj, or the
Prathana Somaj, as the members call
themselves in the Bombay Presidency,
where enumerated. Very few persons
returned themselves as Braomos 10
Bengal, and only ninety.two in Calcutta,
where there is said to be q considerable
community of them. They are however,
believed to have congregations in most
Vi Tue uiStIICts. cpehhtHB vi Tue IreSl-
dency Of Madras, the cencus report
notices that the ancient rulers of West
ern India are believed to have encouraged
settlements OF Persians or Manicheans
for centuries before the Portuguese
established themselves on the coast, but
under the rule of the latter the Syrian,
or HISTORIAN, Church suffered great
depression and persecution. Its disciples
now flourish chiefly in Cochin aud
Travancore, and in the south OF Mslabar,
where there are 1858 "Nazatanies."
There are about three thousand seven
hundred Brahmip, and, prehaps, three
thousand Kshatrlya Chr~istiansin Madras.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
LEGAL
Attachment Notice.

Before j. NJ. Coleman, Justice of the Peaee-
Randolph, Wurlitzer Il Bro. VS.. Weston
White.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV.
i ing been sued out under section 1856 of the
Code Of Tennessee and returned levied upon
the property of the defendant. and AFFIDAVIT
having been made that the defendant is justly
indebted to the plaintiff in the sum Of Sl54 49
by note, and that the defendant is q nom
resident of the State Of Tennessee; II Is there
fore ordered that the defendant make his per-
sonal appearance before me on the 18th day
Of January, 1876, at 10 o'clock am, at my
office. No. 294 Frent street. in the city Of Mem
phis, Tenn, and defend said attachment suit
within the time prescribed by law. or the same
will be proceeded with OK parte; and that a
copy Of this order be published once a week
for four succ essive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 10th day of December, 1875.
J. NJ COLEMAN, j. p.
RANDOLPH, HAMMOND & JORDAN, Attorneys
for Plaintiff. 81 SO 99-l05
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10

Mr.. Marian +. Upper has written q
drama ia five acts entitled washing.
ton, which he intends to have brought
ep' In this country during tbe Cepten.
NAL year. Colonel FOFney writes thai
Mr. Upper yill come oyer IN pergop snd
superIntend the introduction Of tie PLAY,
The characters represented are Wash.
ington' Franklin, Patrick Henry, Jobu
Adams, Benedict Arnold, Lafayette,
Andre, Martha Washington and MARY
Arnold.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10

WAsHSGToS' December lO.--For Ten.
nessee, the Ohio valley aud upper lake
region, stationary or falling barometer,
southwest to southeast winds, warmer,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10

Indian corn in North Germany often
assumes a place among the household
plants. II is regarded there as tropical
in the United States Il becomes tropical
only under the name Of Bourbon, and
Then warms a man up 50 that be feels
20 y be we're under the tropic Ct Capri
CORP.
Henry Bergh is described BY a eoFFa.
'popdonl % . tai man Of elegant build,
spd Of that general style which indicated
Ostgre'a noboilly. His countenauce il
marked By shat tender and sympathetic
expression which was often observed in
President Lincoln"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10

cloudy weather aud Snow or rain. fol.
lowed IN the Western portions by cool
northwest winds aud rising barometer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
Attachment Notice.

In the Circuit Court Of Shelby County, Ten
nessee-M. l.. Meacham Il Co. vs.. h. A.
Howes & Co.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTHAV-
i ing been sued out under section 1855 Of tho
Code of Tennessee, and returned into court
levied upon 800 kits Of mackerel, the prop.
erty Of the defendants. and affidavit having
been made that the defendants are justly in
debted 10 plaintiff In the sum Of S76O due BY
account, and that they are non-residents
Of the State Of Tennessee; it is there
fore ordered that the said defendants,
r. A, Howes 4 Co., make their per-
sonal appearance herein, before the Judge
Of the Circuit Court Of Shelby county, al
the courthouse in the city of Memphis, on
tho third Monday in January next. and de-
fend said attachment suit within the time pre-
scribed by law. or the same will be proceeded
with OK parte: and that q copy Of this order
be published once a week for four consecutive
weeks in tho Public Ledger.
This 9th day of December, 1875,
A copy-Attest:
B. f. COLEMAN, Clerk.
BY GK0 j. CAMPBELL, d. @.
AUMRs q POsTON, Att for Plaintiffs.
87-g3-99 l05
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
A Ranch bigger than Rhode Island.
Denver News1

Denver News
The ranch Of John S. Chisum, of
Bosque Grande, New Mexico, was sold
to Colonel R. ID. Hunter, of St. Louis,
the other day, for $4,000 one-hali
cash down. The purchase includes the
10000 head Of cattle now on the ranch.
During the past summer Mr.. Chisum has
sold to Colorado, Kansas City and st.
Louis buyers about 10000 head of beef
cattle. Besides these, he has supplied
some 5000 head to contractors in New
Mexico and Arizona. The ranch ex-
tends along the Pecos river from Fort
sumner to Seven rivers, a distance of
$50 miles. This is its scope north and
south. East and west it extends as far
as 9 man, mounted on a good horse, can
ride during n day; practically, as
far on each side Of the stream as stock
can range without water. The range on
both sides Of the river is high, rolling
prairie, covered with a thick, heavy
growth of black gramma, a most nutri-
tious grass. During this past summer
the grass over much Of this area has
stood knee high to cattle. The resi-
dence buildings are situated in the cen
ter Of the ranch. Stations, or COW
camps, are located on Ihe river at inter.
walls Of thirty or forty miles. Two hun
dred herders have been employed on the
ranch the past summer. At one time
this season the horses numbered 5000
head. A successful raid by redskins re.
duced this number TO about 1000. Col.
Hunter, the purchaser of this vast estate,
will engage more extensively than Mr..
Chisum 10 the breeding business. He
has just bought 200 saddle horses for
use at the February round I'm.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10

i Largest Dividends oi its Policy holders. NN' M PAYS TIE
This Comranys average dividends for the last thirty years have bsop bvh0r .au.-
erag9 Sxpensesf or same time have been lower than any other COMPANY in W ua M anq " v
IN tins land derhng ptt9,on Iocdyeth he same dividends as the NoTersrp p oNe sshmS1g1nng
Rohces non.Iienabe after payment Of second years premium "UnE WNhooers
wheras, Within me mast seven years, forW-one weak or worthless IiG uwu.u..c
paptes have boon excluded from tho State " orders of the Inauran cnon m nyy insurance Oom-
luke Wathlms charactr will be forced to retire, SeN many more of
This message Is Issued to admOnnh the eizens of TnMaoo 80
save them from loss in consequences thereof @u ~hras may bot
va 10 gd a tn m fnzens% ts STATE IN he SELECTION of the best LIo Insurance oonr.r;..
In doing thsw we emphatcaHy dchim any ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS %as 49,
Ido5ret lnJlrea ny. referring TO the MaNnchuset nfnemance n ~ vgmpanys or any
three Of THE hstan nd three Of uep poorer cassof Companies: 'PrS OF 1914 We select
RAToo ~ EWESET TO INCOME yRoH 1856 1877. Nmusv,
Mutual Bene6t~~m m" ~.-m~mm.v~W& Continental. .ma -
MUTUAL ue...~3 """"- r-..~-"..N@ Washington ~. "'""' "- -MgW
Vonnec4Gut mutual .Yw..y-rsyve.vn. Securuyr. " r-~""~A ~
, twill be noticed tbstthe" ratio Of expense Of the Lmtihra comww
'doubou that OF the hst three, Notice. nov the relative peeentae ~ meS we're mere han
sane GoHpAHes 70 their policy holders since tho organization Of mnb "Fueo% paid The
.nWual enelLwm-- -. mmmm..H % Continental -
konneclcut mutua~ q Washington 49, 800 """~""~-" m lA8
q" ~ ~ utMS $40, ,,w.%Gjjc.ds-g ~ Security. ..mm.m"w w""iutt az
uNaea ~ mat make tho dnlgepo9n the cost Of Life Insuaner IN y. tms 9lneenoei
an d dnaeedlH return Wylqena Of apercentr funshesNw policy hldSSs f4 na va benent with
""M oTewv SH WI iNNg g Sompanes which ronEns only II per cent dhIdinpJ insurance per
Often Presented for public patronage, w Wea or worthless Institutions tee
n = " WI nEM e pn9 from attention pa ppIcadps h. insurance ore mr. .mr,..sA. ,n-
pany.a ana VIII aNo ho ead 20 furnish nfVDahoa In rrerarJV " WT enhesm this omr
We especially caution he publ. M any company "'
Aucpd by weak aud in gOms - ~ ngdnsta horde Of modern Hladw and new forms mru-
- ITefn ufmh - Loss mi receive information on tho subWt musW
""n2nn.s NN -lccesfl wok. "VaN' "0 most "Vorabe Soon
yset and Local Agents wanted throughout the State Apply to-
= Al A. I IA AhSEH, State Agent "a Madison and sS7 Main st Memphis, Teun.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10
PoTAToEJ
AMMoUNoEMENTs.
ZOE b VisIsor.

For schOOf visitor.
The friends Of Il. M. JAMES announce him
as a candidate for School Visitor for the Sixth
word.
am a candidate for School Visitor from the
Third ward. Il. j. d. l.. VIM.
At tho solicitation Of many friends Of tho
City Schools. / am a candidate for School Wis.
itor from the Ninth ward. X. d. MILLER.
am a candidate for School Visitor from the
Second ward. 5. M. WARD.
B. p, ANDERSON is a candidate for School
Visitor from the Tenth ward.
JIM. GREER Is a candidate for School
Visitor from the Fourth ward.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10

rhe subscripS1On prize OF the
PUBLIC LEDGER is ss per annum
for Daily, and 90 per annum for
weakly. POSTAGE FREE.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-06
A PulI.Rack Incident

The Norristown (Pa.) Herald has this: "a
subscriber in the country sends us a graphic &C
count of a thrilling but ludicrous incident that
happened in bis neighborhood last week. A
fashionable city girl came out TO visit his sis
ters. She wore iaunty hat, coquettish spit
curl, and the pull-backedest sort of a pull
backess. On Thursday his two sisters and the
city girl meandered out the shady lane to drink
in the beauties of the scenery and talk about
the beaux. Presently loud believing was
heard, and a mad bull was seen paving the
earth atlthe other end of the lane. and coming
toward the ladies. The country girls, admon.
ishlng their friend to run quick" went over a
four-rail fence into an adjoining field with
agility, If not the grace, of circus actor. The
city damsel attempted to run quick" but it
was a mournful failure. She was only five
yards from the fence, but the longest step she
could achieve was not over six inches, and her
frantic efforts to escape the impending danger
We're painful to witness. The bull was coming
nearer and nearer, with mischief in his eye and
his tail switching omnously. For minute or
two the situation was such as would have filled
the soul of newspaper-reporter with JOY. But
the fashionably. dressed young lady proved
equal to the emergency. She just laid down
and rolled to the fence, and by an overw lining
effort ''busted' the pin back arrangement, aud
went over the fence regardless of etiquette or
anything else, and the bull passed on with
sample of her dress on his horns, muttering all
the while about the rainy spell, or something
that way. That city girl says that the next
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-06
Current Notes.

DR.. Mary Walker says that women can
stand more pain than men can. But women
have not vet begun to be defeated for Office.
-New York Herald.
The New York Graphic says that in the
wlappings of mummy recently discovered
in the great pyramid, and which cannot be
less than 5000 years old was found piece of
papyrus covered with hieroglyphics, which on
being deciphered proved to be as follows:
The government of Pharaoh will pay to bear
er five ephods of grain.
(Signed) WILLIAM ALLEN,
Treasurer of Egypt.
Joseph, register OF the treasury.
A western initiation newspaper having re-
ferred to a well-known Indiana politician who
is going to make speeches in Ohio, as ''the
silver-tongued Voorhees," the New York
World protests against the use of these ster-
ling, cld-fashioned metaphors in such con-
nection. "Why don't these paper-money
people," it says, ''if they have faith in the
preciousness of the commodity which they
advocate, make use of it in their rhetoric !?
Let us have a little consistency, gentlemen; !;
and while you are endeavoring to bring about
new era in commerce, do not neglect to be-
gin revolution in your language. In this
way you will make the people familiar with
the idea of change. A conscientious organ
OF initiation should blush to speak of the sill
ver-tongued Voorhees, 1t should hail him
with pride as 'fractonal-currency-t
voorhees, or VOORHEES, of the shin plaster
voice. 1t should scorn to speak of the coin
age of his BRAIN or thoughts fresh from the
mintage of his mind rather than the crisp
paper bills run off from the printing press OF
his Imagination 1t is really trying TO read
in an Indiana or Ohio journal description
of some favorite orator, to the effect that his
wisdom was more precious than gold when
the editor ought to have said more precious
than greenbacks, yea than much fine green
backs from Washington
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-06


THE.CoNTINUED SOUTHERN HATRED OF THE
NoRTa.-At the meeting of the Methodist
preachers in Boston recently, the Rev. T. j.
Abbott, pastorsof the Centenary church,
Charleston, S. c., the largest Methodist church
in America, was invited to speak upon the con-
dition of the South. We quote from the Bos-
ton Advertiser the following sketch of his re-
marks:
Mr.. Abbott said that the South had not
changed its opinion from what they were be-
fore the war, and related incidents Of the cold
blooded murder of the colored people and their
sympathizers that had come within his knowl-
edge. He said there was work going on in
Georgia and Mississippi that was perfectly
hellish,' and that the men who voted the Dem
ocratic ticket in the North were voting to sup
port these acts of the South. When the news
of last year that Massachusetts, had elected
Democratic governor reached South Carolina
men and women crowded the streets "wringiDg
their hands for JOY"
The Rev. A. McKeown raised an objection to
the relation of facts of outrage and murder un-
supported by evidence, that would be reported
in Boston papers and go back to the South
magnited.
Mr. Abbott referred to the Atlanta Christian
Advocate for proof, aud after some further dis
eussion on this point the speaker. continued:
The American flag was regarded even by the
young people as Yankee flag that had no
business on their soil. The religion of the
South was about all hatred of the Yankee.
When asked by Mr.. Chadbourne, OF Boston,
about the feeling in regard to the Round Lake
camp-meetng, where six or seven thousand
dollars was collected in aid of the Southern
church, he replied that he knew little about
the aid for that fase-caled Methodist Episco-
pal Church, but he didi know that while they
were taking that collection Senator Norwood at
Emery College was speaking on the late war
that was waged for money, and bad destroyed
their divine institutions. The speaker had
been presented with Union flag, which he
felt at liberty to air once in while, and there
fore hung it over his cottage, and Southern
gentlemen walked half.mile round the block
SO as not to pass through that street. The
union of the Northern and Southern Methodist
church could not be accomplished without the
North accepted Southern opinions. The trum-
pet of the Judgment day would sound before he
would compromise with the Southern church.
DR.. Edward Cook, recently of South Carolina
spoke in the same vein. The Southern church
recognized him only as an individual, but nev-
er as ergymen. There is, said he, settled
conviction that they will bring back a white
mans government just as soon as possible, in
which colored people will have no rights ex-
cept what they choose to accord them. The
President of Charleston College at the gradua-
ton exercises. which the speaker attended
spoke in denunciation of the government, as
did also other speakers, and the sentiment was
received with a storm of applause Mr.. Cook
believed that the union of the church was no
nearer consummation than the day after they
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-06

OLE0MARGARINE CHEEsE.-Prof L. B. Ar.
mold of Rochester, has written an article on
this subject for the Rural Home, summing up
what is to be said in favor of the new system
OF manufacture as he says to
avoid both 1.-THE exaggerations of some Of its
1riends, and tue low, scurrilous ridcule of some
OF its oppCsers." He denies that oleomarga-
rlne cheese is such an exact imitation of the
perts cannot distinguish them" After point
ing out the differences between the two, he
claims that cheese under the new process is
simply substitute for and improvement upon
the white oak cDeese" of former days. If
skim milk is used for feeding pigs, he points
out the meagre return it yields, while if made
into the common skim cheese, cit is, at the
best, only dried curd, and is so insipid and in
digestible that but few people care to use it,
and it becomes drug in the market and oft
ener than otherwise, curse to all who touch
It, He is convinced that under the so-much-
condemned process recently introduced, "a
large amount of food is made available which
was not available before, and that at small
cost"
With the disadvantage OF deficiency In fla
vor, it gives on the other hand the advantage
of possessing better keeping qualities, for warm
climates especially. 1t is expressly denied that
any has been sold here or abroad except under
lts own name, and we have the statement that
the exports thus far this year have been 1000
boxes direct to London, netting the makers 10
cents pound at the factory. Prot A. con-
cludes with the following summary of the sew
eral points covered in his paper:
l.. That it is easily distinguished from whole
milk cheese, and hence is in no danger OF dis
turbng, to any considerable extent. the sale of
whole milk cheese in any quarter
2. That it is as clean as any other product of
| the dairy
3. That the addition of oleomargarine fat to
| skim milk is capable of making a cheese rich,
palatable and nutricious, which would not be
| so without such addition.
4. That it enables dairymen to make a better
Use of skim milk than they have ever been able
| to make before
8. That the chief merit in the use Of oleomar-
garine in cheese making lies in improving skim
milk cheese, for which it is designed to be, and
is, legitimate substitute.-Gentlenaan
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-06
A NOVEL, experiment is being made in RI

A NOVEL experiment is being made in Bal
timore for the cure of drunkenness. Sever
al OF the hardest cases in the Jail are selected
and their, food, bread, meat and al,i favored
with whiskey and they are compelled to eat
this or nothing. 1t is believed that few
weeks of this treatment will make them so
loathe the intoxicant that they will forever
eschew it. This plan may work well but we
doubtless instances where men have found it
to their taste to get drunk after diet of
mince pies favored with brandy and widow
Cliquot's preparations have frequently been
swallowed without disgust just after wine
sauce.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-06

MONTREAL is expecting a riot Friday
when second attempt is to be made to bury
Guibord's remains. The situation, bad as
it was, has been rendered worse by the re.
cent attack on Catholic pilgrims in Toronto
by Orangemen, and nothing but strong
military force can prevent bloody riot. It's
sad commentary on the boasted civilization
of the nineteenth century that the animosi-
ties engendered at the battle of Boyne are
still as bitter as ever and that band of su-
perstitious fanatics are ready # need be to
deluge city with blood to accomplish or pre-
vent the interment of a few bones with empty
ceremonies in spot consecrated by priestly
mummery.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-06

A SLEIGHr OF HAND PERFORMER IN
TRoUBLE.-Signor Blitz, the sleght of hand
performer, got into trouble in Richmond last
week. He advertised in glowing colors to give
away to his patrons seven leading presents, in
lcuding flour. ham, dry goods, etc. But the
audience complain that they only got wooden
sleeve buttons, and arrested the signor on two
charges-for swindling and for performing
without license. He was up before Trial
Justice Tallman, and fined for one and bound
over for the other. His sureties were Daniel
Clark and Harrison Springer, to whom he rep
resented that be had means to secure them
against loss, s,,ssying that he would telegraph
for $500 (the amount of the bond.) He stepped
out to telegraph and he kept on stepping until
he got to Bowdoinham, where he took the cars
for Boston. He was advertised to show in Bel
fast Saturday night, and SO on Friday Consta-
BILE Hodges went to that city and brought the
sleight-of-haud professor over to Richmond,
where he was to be tried yesterday, on the
charge of procuring sureties on false represen-
tatinps
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-06

A PROPOSITION is pending in the Texas
constitutional convention forbidding judges,
prosecuting attorneys and juries, when under
duties. 1t might have gone farther and pro-
hlbited public officers getting drunk at all,
but reforms must be gradual especially in
Texas where the recent inundations have
created a strong prejudice against water.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-06

THE recent action of the Chicago school
board in excluding the Bible from the public
schools is denounced by the Chicago Presby-
terry which asks for its restoration as proven
friend essential to the well being of the state.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-06

THE President and Brigham Young met
in Salt Lake City the other day; and they
shook hands, Brigham remarking that it was
the first opportunity he had ever had to
shake hands with the chief magistrate. Now
probably, some newspaper will consider this
hand-shaking on President Grants part, a
bid for Mormon support for the third term.
The Portland daily press., 1875-10-06

SOME one started a story the other day
that Secretary Bristow's wife on her return
from Europe had her baggage passed free Of
duty. Of course there wasn't one word of
truth in it but then the story will be made
just as useful by his enemies.