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Business 4ofals.


An elegant Two-Button Kid Glove for 90
cents cash, ats95z su s. N. REYNOLDS.
Granulated Sugar III cents A II cts, and
B 10 cts, Cash, at s. M. REYNOLDS.
A choice Rio Coffee, green, 25 cents, roast
ed % cents, Cash, at 8. NJ. REYNOLDS.
Il 1sat s4eHEs si----a T8lilsM 1850
New York White Corn Beans. for seed, at
~ S. NJ. REYNOLDS.
egr 4easi snisn-55 1oa 8a sli4le
Grass Scythes, " het Stones, Rifles, Machine
File and Oilers Seal, Whale and Engine Oil,
for moving machines, at s. M. REYNoIDs'.
Job lot Ladies' Two-Button and Gauntlet
Lisle Gloves, l24 and Is cents-worth SO cts.
81 sr sssa Il s;ar SIN. REYNOLDS.
style Straw Hats for old men, gents,
young men, boys, youths and children, at
s. NJ. REYNOLDS.
Ladies in need of nice Silk Dress, call at
S. NJ. REYNOLDS and look at those Guinet
Black Silks at $3.50 and ST. rs per yard, just
received direct from the importers. \
d u Ladles cdll ~ .. M. nEINOLDO anu lOOh
at the new assortment of Hamburg Edgings
and Insertings, in all widths and prices from
10 cents and upwards. :, So
]. Newest style Dress Buttons and Fringes for
Spring Dresses, at s. NJ. REYNOLDS.
Clark's best Spool Cotton, 6 cents per Spool
or 10 cents per dozen Cash, at
ars a,a s. M. REYNOLDS.
Ladies and Gents newest style Windsor
Ties and Scarfs in all shades and widths from
20 cents to $l.Oo, at s. N. REYNOLDS.
A full line Of Merino Gauze Underwear for
Ladies and Gentlemen, at .aas #
-. S. M. REYNOLDS.
The best .l23 cent Hose in the market, for
sale by S. N. REYNOLDS.
1000 yards of the best Calicoes, selling off
SIN. REYNOLDS.
New Orleans and Porto Rico Molasses,
Choice Sugar Loaf Drips and Sugar House
Syrups, at s. M. REYNOLDS.
Rio, Laguayra and Java Coffees, green and
roasted, at s. NJ. REYNOLDS.
A good Black Tea for so cents, at
SIN. REYNOLDS.
Trenton Crackers, Ginger Snaps, Soda
Biscuits and Water Crackers, new and fresh
every week, at s. NJ. REYNOLDS.
Prime Carolina Rice and fine New York
Factory Cheese, at s. N. REYNOLDS.
Rumford's Yeast Powder the best in the
market, for sale by s. NJ. REYNOLDS.
Knights Celebrated Extracts Of Vanilla,
Lemon and Almond, at
@ s. NJ REYNOLDS.
The best brands of Canned Tomatoes and
Corn, at SIN. REYNOLDS.
Cross 4 Blackwell's Chow Chow and Gu
cumber Pickels in pint jars; also, Cucumber
Pickles in vinegar, by the hundred or dozen,
| at S. NJ. REYNOLDS.
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SPLENDID PATTERNS Of
C AR p E T g.
INGRAM Carpets, IA As and Soc per yard
HEMP and Rag, 25 and 30c 6 6
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Wnblratlttd cNluslins.

APPLETON "A, = 10 cents
AUGUSTA, 81
APPLETON A, theavy) Il !"
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Is PER CENT. SAVED

a- 20 FER CENT. SAVED
By getting the best Sewing Machines Price
Eists or any information sent free. Machines
given on trial and sold on monthly install
ments. Address d.
1 Nh JNO. WILKINSON, Agent,
Elkton, Cecil county, Md.
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An elegant Two-Button Kid Glove for 90
cents cash, at uC s. M. REYNOLDS.
Granulated Sugar III cents A IL cts, and
B 10 cts, CASH, at s. NJ. REYNOLDS.
A choice Rio Coffee, green, Is cents, roast
ed % cents. CASH, at 8. M. REYNOLDS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-31
Amusements.

MEMPHIS THEATER.-Last night Mr..
McWade appeared as "RipVan Wrinkle"
Tonight there will be a change of pro-
gramme, the dramatic attractions being
Rory o'Moore and Richard III in Dutch,
the former a most laughable farce and
the latter a very amusing burlesque. The
Gilbert Sisters will appear In both pieces
tonight, a fact which should attract a
crowded house.
BAL MAsQUE.-At the Memphis Club
Hall tonight a select masquerade bali
will be given. The committees in charge
Of the ball have made every arrange
ment for the entertainment of their
guests. Improper characters, both male
and female, will be refused admission.
CALICO BALL.-A calico ball, for the
benefit of the Church Orphans Home,
will be given at the Peabody Hotel to-
morrow night. AS the entertainment is
to be under the management of the lady
managers Of the institution it will be
conducted with unexceptional taste and
elegance. The price Of admission is
two dollars, which includes supper and
all other privileges of the entertainment.
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beaten him in a cruel manner The
boys back showed long stripes and
scars, the result of brutal cow-hiding.
Chief Of Police Athy has the boy in
charge, and is investigating the iuhu-
man conduct of the father.
The last test case under the civil
rights law was decided in Trenton, New
Jersey, on Friday, when the complaint
Of two colored men who we're denied the
permission to play billiards in a place
frequeuted by white persons for indul-
gence in that pastime, was discharged
by a United States Commissioner, who
was of opinion that keeping a billiard
saloon is a private business, with which
the law does not and cannot interfere.
The owner of a billiard saloon has a
perfect right to say that he will allow no
one but Frenchnen to play, or that be
will only allow Englishmen to play.
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yet BY the necessarily circuitous route IN
reach it requiring some DAYS Of severe
labor, struggling with precipices and
deepest vegetable entanglements. thew
found an old volcano. Its hight above
the sea is about t~wenty.four hundred
feet. They descended about four HIM.
bred feet down the crater to .be lake
unheard of before-but which is tn rank
among the wonders of the world. II i
literally a lake Of boiling water. Il ia
about halt a mile wide and two miles in
circumference. In the center the boil.
ing, toaming water juts upward into a
sort OF dome several feet higher tban
the surface, and where the ripping waves
break upon the shore the hand cannot
be immersed without pain. so high il The
temperature. Ny informant is Dr.. NJ.
cholls, who has made two excursions N
this lake, who is well known here and
bears a most respectable character. Ia
says the water is very highly charged
with sulphur and m~agnesis,"
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
The Grent Tribunal

Public opinion is the great tribunal by
which the value Of oil discoveries is judged.
Its favorable verdict long ago stamped Hos
letters Stomach Bitters as the leading inyig-
GRANT and Alternative of the age. and the truth
fulness Of that decision is constantly ~receiv-
ing fresh eorroboration in the shape of results,
the most complete and satisfactory, accom-
plished in our yery midst. Tributes to Its eff
icacy as a remedy for indigestion, consti-
patton, nervous complaints, sleeplessness,
general debility, rheumatism and kidney
disorders pour in frem every quarter; physi-
clans emphatically commend it as q remedy
for most inorganic maladies. and the press in
dorses the dictum of the profession. Thus the
popularity of the r~eigning tonic-stimulant of
America is constantly widening, despite the
invectives Illuminated against spirituous pre-
parations by the vendors Of mock temperance
bitters, which the public some time since dis
covered to be fermented rubbish, and the
sales Of which are rapidly on the wane,
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BENEDICT Arnold and His Descend.

ants.
From the New Haven Palladium
1t appears from the testimony of one
of our Oldest and most reliable citizens
that Benedict Arnold was married in
the east front room Of the old house.
now being removed in this city, to the
daughter Of Shelf Mansfield, who then
lived there. 1t is supposed that Arnold
built the house next east about the wear
It's, and planted the old pear trees,
which still survive, in l776, with his W
hands. The old house was once occu-
pied by Noah Webster, the photographer.
The father of Charles Brown-the gen.
t'eman who gives this information
bought the place in 1918, and occupied
it until his death in 1854. During his
residence there some of Arnold's grand
children visited the house. From an
inscription on a cast-iron plate found in
the chimney back, it would appear that
this house was built in 1898. Arnold
is said to have been a very skillful
skater, and the students of Yale Col
lege used to watch his evolutions on the
ice in the harbor, where his only rival
was q negro from Demerara. In 1899
Arnold was married q second time. to
Margaret, daughter of Judge Edward
Shipper, of Pennsylvania. By her he
had four IONS and one daughter. OF
these only one, William Fitch Arnold.
left issue. He left seven children, four
daughters and three sons. One Of the
sons became a clergyman, and each of
the four daughters married c~lergymen.
Edwin Gladwin Arnold, the clergyman,
the eldest son of William Fitch Arnold,
and present head Of the family, is rector
of Barrow, in Cheshire, England. He
was born in 1923. In 1852 he married
the eldest daughter of Lord Henry Chol-
m%ondeley IA younger son of the Marquis
of Cholmondeley) by whom he has had
nine children, six son and three daugh-
tiers. The estate aud seat of the family
is Little Missenden Abbey, Buckingham
shire, property which had, previous to
the reformation, belonged to the church.
Arnold received from the British govern
ment several grants of lands in Canada,
one Of them being situated near what is
now the city Of Toronto; this, after be-
ing held by the family for a long series
of years, has recently become of great
value. The present GladTin Arnold in
herited it from his father who came into
possession of it on the death of his
elder brother, General James Robertson
Arnold. 1t is to be noticed that none of
the traitors descendants have borne the
name of Benedict.
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Feminine Oarelessness.
From the Atlanta News.I

NiVm inc htlanta NeWs.I
A funny incident occurred in the gas
ONCE the other day. The wife Of q
prominent member of the State Senate
entered to pay her taxes, carving her
portmonnale, as women usually do. in
her right hand. Having occasion Ia
write her signature, she changed the
pockat-book to her left hand, then started
to go Jut. Noticing that her right hand
was empty she missed her pocket-book
and turning to a r~oughlooking individ.
ualr who had been standing by in the
meantime, exclaimed angrily:
III thank you for my pocket-book,
Two or three of the b~ook-keepers
rushed out, expecting to see the man
try to escape, but he stood still and
calmly answered:
l haven't it, ma'am."
You certainly have; / laid It down a
moment ago here, and you are tie only
person who could have taken hi"
l beg your pardon, ma am said the
stranger, but ! am no thief. | have
not got your pocket-book."
IN have you arrested and searched"
cried the irste lady.
AS you please" responded the man.
And as the madam tried to omen the
door to call a policeman, she discovered
her purse in her left hand. The stranger
smllngly listened to a profuse and pro
longed apology.
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Women Gamblers

In Mr.. Thomson's Straits of Ma.
laeca, lndo-China and China" a most
interesting work recently published nv
Harper & Brothers, we find the follow.
ing paragraph describing the habits Of
Chinese ladies of the upper ten"
Many Chinese ladies spend a great
portion Of their time in g%ossipping and
gambling. Very unladylike occupations,
my fair readers will exclaim. Neverthe.
less, these accomplishments, taken either
singly or collectively, require years Of
assidious training before they can be
practiced with that perfection which
prevails in polite circles in China,
Gambling, it is to be regretted, is by far
the most favorite pastime, and it is per.
haps but cold comfort to reflect that this
vice is not monopolized by the ladies Of
Cathay, but that it is their lords who set
them the example. They never dream
OF playing except for money, and when
they have no visitors of their own rank
to gamble with, they call up the domes.
tics and gamble with them"
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6 CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
M HIS,
Wednesday Evening, March 81, 1871
LINES.

Shaker preserves at Oliver, Finnie 4
Co.'S.
Calico ball for the benefit Of the or.
phans of the Church Home at the Pea.
body tomorrow evening.
Select masquerade ball at the Mem.
phis Club Hall tonight.
Richard Three Times and Rory
O'More at the theater tonight.
The police patrol forces swap day and
night duty at IL m. tomorrow.
Wind and dust on the streets to-day
made it disagreeable for pedestrians.
The Baptist Church State Convention
will be held at Nashville on the 18th
proximo.
The late up town ~cow-hiding scrape is
being investigated before Esquire Win.
tiers.
Major Merritt, of this city, is suffering
from a paralytie stroke which he re.
ceived on Monday.
Memphis is to have an photographer
tournament at last for the benefit of the
orphan asylums.
To-day the Second Chancery Court
adjourned to court in course the first
Monday in April next.
II dreamed that 1 was at a spelling
and won the prize" is the tale of Mem.
phis Juveniles at present.
The Exposition bal masque last night
was well attended and a pleasant time
was enjoyed by those in attendance.
The sacred concert given on Monday
evening at st. Mary's (Catholic) church,
realized a handsome sum for the organ
fund.
The Gibson county Ku-Klux prisoners
will be tried during the present term Of
the United States Court. Judges Ballard
and Emmons will preside.
The gentleman who lost his hat by an
exchange at a ball at the Peabody the
other night, has come to the sad conclu-
sion that the loss was felt.
The word "~stratocracy' used by A. ].
is from the Greek words s%tratos, an army,
and krateo, to hold; meaning a govern
ment of military chiefs and an army.
The Lenten days in Memphis have
gently closed, and the ideal sackcloth
and ashes of penitents have been cast
aside for purple, fine linen and other gay
material.
The Bartlett Circuit Court will adj
journ TO court in course on Friday next.
On that day all motions for new trials
will be heard and bills of exceptions
must be fled.
Professor Mueller gave an elegant
soiree dansante last night at the Club
Hall. The dancing season will close
with a terpsichorean festival on next
Monday and Tuesday nights, for the en-
tertainment of the pupils, their parents
and friends.
Unfortunately for o~fice-seekers, those
who are elected fire and police commits.
sioners will have to take an oath thai
they did not solicit or electioneer for the
Office. The friends Of the applicants
will have to do the work. "Tm you
friend is.the motto of the contest.
The crowd Of negroes who make {
baseball field out Of the bluff, at tn,
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A Boiling Lake,

The Troy Times prints a letter from a
citizen of that place, at present %sojourn-
ing in the Island of Dominica, West In
dies, from which the following is an ex-
tract; 1t is barely a month since DR..
Freeland, in search of sulphur in behalf
Of an English company accompanied by
DR.. Nichols, of this island, with a few
servants, started on a tour of explora-
ton. At q distance from town, in an
airline, Of some eight or ten miles only,
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The voice Of spring is said to be heard
in the passing sneeze.

The voice Of spring is said to be heard
IN the passing sneeze.
Spring brings joy to the heart of a
Western editor, who sings: "Soon the
dusky squaw will be seen straining
maple sugar through her winter stock
iDgs."
A Boston girl who was bored by the
talk of a flop, told him he had the most
uncommon sense Of any man she had
ever conversed with. He saw the point
after a-little reflection.
After many years of agitation the
women Of this country seem to have
discovered how their restlessness may
be turned to the advantage of mankind.
They are starting temperance coffee.
houses in all directions.
A young divinity student was recently
married in St. Louis, and Immediately
attne conclusion OF the ceremony started
for Germany to complete his education.
The bride will pass the time 1.-TWO years.
in an Illinois seminary.
A Kentucky paper thinks that a coun.
try which is eaten out by g~rasshoppers
in the summer and where whisky freezes
solid in the winter, might be Advantage.
ously left for the exclusive occupation
of the noble red man and the prairie-dog.
A couple Of Des Moines girls have
played a game of "Seven-Up" every
night for three years to determine which
should sleep on the front side of the bed.
Practice has made them so perfect in
the game that no man in that region can
beat them.
The Pail Mail Gazette says that "in
the year 1872, the Japanese Government
created by the stroke of a pen $4,000
schools throughout the empire, and won
dorful to relate, succeeded in the course
of a few months in bringing a large pro.
portion into working order"
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Sid Cook, the proprietor of the Pea.
body billiard room, has a most conve-
nient place of public resort for those
who love the artistic and exciting game
of billiards. His tables, cues and other
appointments are of the latest and most
improved styles. His billiard hall is
centrally located, and is fr%equented by
the best people in the city.
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C0urt.

To-day the judges rendered the follow
ing opinion: Niles VS.. city of Memphis,
affirmed. The calendar set for hearing
tomorrow: Lumkin vs.. Wickersham,
administrator, ct al; Brown ct al VS..
Hunt, administrator, ct al; Huber VS..
Huber ct al.
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Mr.. Byron Brooks and Miss Clara
Smith we're married last night at the res
idsnce Of the brides mother, Mrs. W.
R. Smith, by the Rev. Mr.. Surratt. We
hope the youthful couple may attain the
realization of their brightest hopes.
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A startling Fact.

Tom o. Sullivan, at his sample room,
No. 1872 Second street, corner of Wash
ington, has imported liquors, ale and
porter on draught and in bottles and in
quantities to suit the public. 25t
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ALL the latest magazines, dailies and
periodicals a be found at P. ]. Cole
mans news stand and cigar store, No
COZ Beal street.
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AT Stewart, Doherty & Co.'s opening,
on Thursday next, will be found all the
latest novelties in imported pattern hats
and bonnets. RS
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The LEDGER job Office is in constant
receipt from the foundries of new type,
embracing all the latest and best styles.
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Novelties In Lace 0Verskirts and
Sleeveless Lace Jackets, Lace Scarfs,
Berthas and Fichus, at
u F. A. HARDY'S.
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AT Stewart, Doherty & Co.'s opening,
on Thursday next, will be found all the
latest novelties in imported pattern hats
and bonnets. T28
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The LEDGER job Office is one of the
most extensive in the South and capa'
BILE of executing any class of job work.
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Mrs. LAYGAN informs her friends that
she may be found at Mr.. Watkins dtelier
de mode. Partisan outfits and elegant
dress-making a specially. 2S
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RED SNAPPER received daily by express
at Victor D. Fuchs Al Jefferson street,
25t
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We guarantee our roasted and ground
coffees to be choice, fresh and uuadul.
terated, LYLE & SHIELDS.
90
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CHAMPION reaping and moving ma
chimes, at r. G.. Craig & Cos. [3l&w
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LADIES, don't fail to attend Stewart,
Doherty & Co. s grand opening on Thurs
day next, April L. RS
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LADIES, don't fail to attend Stewart,
Doherty & Co, S grand opening on Thurs
day next, April L. RS
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Cheap Reading.

Manstord has 300 old novels which he
is offering cheap; 1000 old magazines at
ten cents, to close out.
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Buy your Teas of Memphis Tea Com.
pany, 365 Main street. q
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YEAST POWDER 35c per pound, Pome-
roy's, 1865 Main street. q
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FLORAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in all
branches, at Craig & Co.'s. E3l4w
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GERMAN MTLLET and Hungarian grass
seed, at Craig's seed store. [3l4w
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Ameriea,s Art Journal.

Mansford, the book and paper man,
receives subscriptions for the "Aldine."
Specimens on hand; call and see them.
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CRAIG's seed store-agricultural i'm
plements. T3lAw
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BoUoUETs and cut flowers at Craig's s,
1881
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BILLY LIEBEN, on Main street, corner
Jefferson, found the $4,000 book. Just
call and get a copy of George ~. He
has a large amount of Sunday reading
and all the late pictorials and periodi-
calls.
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$I! SI!
TO wORKGNGMEN.

liz our Clothing Department, 500
Pairs lined Jeans pants, 81.
KAHN 4 FREIBERG,
1863, III, 17S Main st., cor. Poplar.
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SHELLS for garden walks, at R. G.
Craig q Co.'S, 81 and 379 Main street.
3lkW
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COTees Roasted n Ground by
Steam Power.
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SOUTHERN EMPORIUM or FASHION
GRAND OPENING
Thursday April LIST, 1875,

F. A. HARDY's, 247 Main street.
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FRESH

Received daily by express at
l26t VICToRD FucHs' Al Jefferson st
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STRANGERS, GO to COnverse's, 81 South
Court street. COT
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WANTED.

VTANTED-AN OPERATOR ON A GRO
MENKEN BROS.
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FOR SALE.

E0R SALE BRICK - ORDERS LEFT
L with W. II, Order & Co., 3lS Front street,
or at yard on 0verton tract, on the bluff South
Memphis, will receive prompt attention.
Sit o. II. P. PIPER.