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Notes For Hnraamen

We give below the date of the running
meetings that have fixed their dates, to
take place over the different courses
during the spring and summer of 1875,
and the number Of days of each meet.
ing:
April 3-Louisiana Jockey Club, New
Orleans, La. Six days.
April 20-Galveston Jockey Club, Gal
weston, Texas. Five days. E
May Nashville Blood Horse AS
sociation, Nashville, Tenn. Five days.
May l0-Kentucky Association, Lex
%ington, Ky. Six days.
May l7-Louisville Jockey Club,
Louisville, Ky. Six days.
May 25-Maryland Jockey Club, Balti.
more, Nd. Four days.
June 5-Jerome Park, Fordham, N.
Y, June 8, June II, June 10.
There will be no spring meeting in
Memphis this year.
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lege to close unless the friends and pat
rons are prompt in sfording the neces
sary relief. The Christian Brothers de
mand no salaries, bat receive only food
and raiment; they look for a higher re
ward than this world can give. All the
Brothers desire is to pay for the house
and lot, after which the school will be
more than self-sustaining and enable
them TO procure all the apparatus and
a~opiianees necessary in every college,
We must not be Indifferent to Their
troubles; there is q necessity for encour'
aging and sustaining them. Whilst they
are among us let us by all means keep
them, Let us rally to their support, and
let It never be said that Memphis-gene-
rous and educational.loving Memphis
allowed the Christian Brothers to depart
from them through want of sympathy
aud a little pecuniary assistance toward
liquidating a portion OF the debt on their
college building. H.
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NEW YORK.

New YoRK, March 23.--The President
of the Juvenile Guardian Society has
written a note to Rev. Mr.. Halliday,
pastoral member of Plymouth Church,
in which he says: Characterization OF
the Guardian Society in your testimony
last week in the great scandal trial was
a malicious effort to damage our reputa-
ton. 1t is inadequate PREPARATION after
wrong has been done to say you did not
intend it. We shall protect our good
name by all legal means in our power"
Captain James Mitchell, son Of the
late John Mitchell, arrived here last
evening from Ireland. He learned of
the death Of his rather from a pilot who
boarded the steamer on which he was q
passenger. The different Irish national
organizations are actively engaged in
arranging preliminary preparations for
a funeral procession oil Sunday next.
The experience Of the crowd yester-
day that clamored for admission to the
Brooklyn City Courtroom to hear the
continuation Of the story Of Bessie
Turner in the great scandal case caused
a great falling off in numbers. In the
corridors to-day there did not seem to be
more than the four or FIVE hundred who
can be accommodated with seats in the
courtroom aid who had the necessary
a~dmittance tickets. Very few cOurted
the disappointed experience of yester-
day.
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the Southern Citizen, which he after.
wards transferred to Washington and
continued to publish till some time in
1853. After a brief visit to France he
returned tothis country and the break
ing out Of the civil war found him
on the Southern side, to which he
devoted family, fortune, end an active
intellect being for several years editor
of the Richmond Examiner, while two
Of his SOL served IL the Confederate
forces, n being killed in the front Of
battle. A rebel on his native soil,
John Mitchell proved a rebel" in his
adopted country also. and the close Of
the war found him a political pris-
oner. In September, 1865, howeveb
he was released by President Johpson
at the request of the Fenian CONGRESS,
then in session at Philadelphia. DE
took an active part in the Fenian move
ment and made a visit to E'rope' Il we
remember Alright. as a representative
Of the order. For sore years subse-
quent he published tbs Irish Citizen at
New York. Recerty the county of
Tipperary elected MIN to represent it in
the British Partament, which opened on
the fifth of hst month. On the 18th
the British Commons, after some debate,
adopted Disraeli's resolution declaring
him Ineligible. Nothing daunted, he
again appealed to the people of Tippe.
ray, and was triumphantly reelected on
The llth inst receiving 3ll4 votes to TAG
for his Conservative competitor.
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BIOGRAPHY.


In view Of the death OF John Mitchell,
the Irish patriot. the scholar and the
gentleman, and the proposed meeting to-
night to do honor to his memory we APP
pend a brief sketch Of the life of the dis
tinguished man. He was born November
3, 1915, and in the county Of Derry, Ire
land, his father being a Unitarian minis
ter. Graduating at Trinity College,
Dublin, in 1880, he began the practice OF
the law during the stormy period OF
Daniel 0ConnelIs monster meetings,
and soon imbibed the spirit of young
ireland In ls45 be succeeded Thomas
DAVIS as editor Of the Dublin Nation, and
MS vigorous writings soon brought
upon that Journal the wrath Of the gov
eminent In ls47 he started the United
freshman, the bold "utterances of WHICH
led TO his conviction for constructive
treason and a sentence Of ~transperta.
ton for fourteen years. The government
orders were that he should be treated
as a person of education and q oentle.
man." The first two mouths Of erna.
triation we're passed at Bermuda Alter
which he was deported to AuatroI;.
where he met as fellow exiles William
Smith 0'Brien, Thomas Francis Meay.
her, John Martin, Terence McMarus
and other old political associates,
In 1854, Mitchell effected his escape from
surveillance, arriving in New York in
November, where he founded the Citizen.
Poor heath constrained him to move
South and he settled At Knoxville, in thiI
State, where he began the publication ?
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rhe Cnrls.lan Bro.hers, COLLEGE

NV -
To the Editor of the Ledger:
| trust you will give the following a
space in your paper: I understand the
Christian Brothers College, on Adams
street, is to be sold, as the Brothers are
not in a position to meet the required
payments due on their building. This
piece of information ought not be agree
able to the practical business men and
educational-loving people of Memphis.
The institution has been in existence
since November 29th, 1871, and during
that time has given general satisfaction.
The Brothers are purposely trained for
the education Of youth; it is their
special business and calling. They care
not for the worldly affairs of this life;
their sole aim and object is the moral
and intellectual training of those placed
under their charge. The Brothers, not
only in this country, but also in the cid,
have a wide reputation as sound and re-
liable teachers. Some few years ago there
was a complaint made in the British
House of Commons that in the Brothers
schools in Ireland too much religion was
taught, while secular training was neg.
lected. Being paid by the government
as teachers, a committee was appointed
to investigate the alleged charge. The
examination was made, and the report
came back, that in no schools in ireland
did they find so much secular knowledge
and discipline as in those taught by the
Christian Brothers-a good testimony
from un~prejudiced gentlemen and vel
worthy of note. / have noticed fol
some time past that the press and people
are earnestly agitating for the introdu0
ton Of manufactures into the city; theJ
are sources whence wealth and materia
prosperity come. Even the few small
manufacturing industries here, see wha.
benefit is conferred by them. The differ
ent foundries, saw mills, machine shops
planning mills, etc, give employment t
a great many hands. Remove them
and a great number Of operatives woulC
be idle, and consequently, a great loss Il
the city, as they would have to seek EN-
ployment elsewhere. Now, the Brothers
College is of as much value and impor
lance to the city as any Of her best man
ufaetures. 1t employs and maintain
many teachers, boarders and servants
it not only brings money TO the city, Blu.
also prevents a great deal from goinI
out Of it. 1t has boarders from tht
neighboring States whose food and nour
ishmeut help the grocer, butcher, cloth
Ter and others, We're it not for this col
lege many boys would be sent North Il
the different colleges, thereby EXTRACTING
30 much from the financial resources O
the city. Besides, this is the only chart
cred male college in the city which give
q full and complete curriculum of stud
les, which advantage is quite apparent
Tomorrow evening a meeting will b.
held for the purpose of devising som'
means Of helping the Brothers opt Q
their difficulties. Up to this they hav,
been struggling hard TO meet demands
but the large annual payments, will
heavy interest, and the stringency Of thu
tlnse will most certainly cause the col
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probabilities.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-For Tennes-
see, partly cloudy weather, northeast to
southeast and southerly winds, with
slight changes in temperature and pres
sure east Of the Mississippi. For the
Ohio valley and lake region, increasing
cloudiness, slowly rising temperature,
east and south winds, falling barometef
and areas of rain and snow north Of the
Ohio valley.
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River kilograms.

CAIRO, March 20. = Arrived-Last
night, Charles Brown, st. Louis; Allan.
tic, New Orleans, l pm; to-day, Iron
Mountain, St. Louis, 3 am; John B.
Msude, Mound City, II am. Departed
Atlantic, St. Louis, | am Kanawha,
St. Louis, 2 ami Iron Mountain, Ohio
river, 3 am; General Anderson, st.
Louis, 10 an. Clear and cool.
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WASHINGTON.

WAsHEGToN, March 23.-In the Sen
ate Mr.. Anthony gave notice that he
would ask the Senate to remain in SEES
sion to-day without recess until a vote
should be reached on the pending reso-
luton approving of the action Of the
President in regard to Louisiana,
Mr.. Jones, of Florida, took the floor
aud spoke in opposition to the resolu.
ton.
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FOREIGN.

MADRID, March 2S.-General Concha
Gate, Captain General Of Cuba, has ar
rived.
LONDON, March %. - General Sil
Charles Yorke has been appointed Con
stable of the Tower vice Field Marsha.
Comm, deceased. Henry Cole has beer
made knight Commander of the Order
Of Bath.
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nA nuel I'D Fonr Feet.,'

Under this sensational head line, the
New Orleans Bulletin, Of Wednesday
morning, has an account Of a duel that
occurred on the peninsula opposite this
city, about forty years ago, bstweet Col.
Duvall, Of Yazoo county, and the late
Paris Cunningham, then quite a Yong
man, fresh from his native State OF
South Carolina. Cunningham was really
quite a boy at the time, but he killed
Colonel Duvall at the FIRST FIRE. They
fought at FIVE PAGES, the distance having
been changed from ten PAGES at the sug'
gestion Of Colonel Duvall, after the
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1t is easy enough to make the &C.
quaintanoe Of apple dealers. Buy their
truits-ye shall know them"
Congress has granted a pension to one
Mercy Scattergood. IL there is any.
thing in a name she deserves it.
People who argue that fires in sleeping
rooms are unhealthy, generally speak
more freely on the subject in the sum
mer season.
Poor Martin Gray, Of Wayne Center,
Indiana, was so unfortunate as to be up
on a ladder when little Jacob Coon was
trying to make a small cap ct the tube
of a big gun by swapping the hammer
on it.
A lady correspondent of the German.
town Telegraph says that few people
know that pieces Of horseradish with a
small bag of allspice, added to the vine
gar of pickles, improves their flavor and
prevents mold.
W~aterproofs for ladies are now made
after the Ulster pattern. They are in
the form of a long, straight sack, belted
in from the sides upon the back and fin
ished with a sh~awl-shaped hood and
pockets, including a neat little pocket
in the cuff of the sleeve for car fare,
stamps, tickets, change, and the like.
The Princess Louise, according to a
London letter had among her trousseau
a day costume hat was wholly a Belgian
production. 1t was of the richest black
silk that could be manufactured in the
factories of Antwerp, and was trimmed
with bands Of ostrich feathers and with
the finest black Brussels lace.
A case of sickening cruelty on the
part of the Sheriff Of San Antonio.
Texas, toward a prisoner confined IN
Jail, is reported. The prisoner was held
for murder, and when a circus came to
town the other day the Sheriff refused to
allow the nan to attend. Public indig.
nation is naturally aroused by this bar
barous and heartless innovation.
There are 1900, 900 cats ID Great Brit
ain, and it is estimated that each cat
kills an average of twenty mice or rats
every year. 1t is estimated further that
every rat or mouse, if it lived, would in
jure property to the extent of el ster-
ling. If all this is true pussy saves to
that country every year $500, 600, 900,
and she might pay off the national debt
if she chose.
At last there is a new fancy in the
prestidigitation line. He borrowed a
bonnet from a lady in the audience, and,
as he was about to return it, it caught
fire in the gas, and he had to stamp on
it with both feet to extingu;sh the fame.
Misery of the LADY, 1t was her best
bonnet. Then he fred a pistol, ard a
bonnet just like it fell from the chande.
lier in the middle Of the theater.
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monkey Made 70 work /.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.l
In the Straits Settlements OF the East
large apes, Of naturally intelligent
breeds, are employed by their masters
much in the same way that human slaves
are made use OF in some parts Of Africa.
The cocoanut palm is valuable for its
fruit, but this is very dificultto procure,
so the landlord of a "tope Of palms
in the Malayan peninsula trains his apes
to climb the trees and j~ndiciously pick
the ripest nuts for him, just as the Mo
zambique Arab trains his negroes to
perform the same srduous Office. But
there appers TO be a slight difference be-
tween the two cases-the apes seer to
delight in the work. We learn from
some correspondence in a Ceylon news.
paper that the apes thus employed in
the n~eighborhood of Singapore and Pc
nang are bred in Atchin, and the owners
itinerate and hire them out. They 20
up the trees with q line attached, and
obey the command of their masters,
choosing the proper fruit. They twist
the nut round and round till it falls down
from its stalk, when the feat is hailed on
the part Of the apes by jumps and
chuckIes Of evident satisfaction. The
correspondent Of the Ceylon journal
says be has frequently stopped at the
police station at Tungey Bakup, and had
a "kurumba sent down from the cocoa
nut trees in this fashion.
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PouAa Murdered.

BosToS, March % Early last night
the body Of Mrs. Mary Bingham, a
widow aged about thirty years, was
found il the cellar of her mothers resi-
dence, Webster street, East Boston.
The police are looking for the murderer.
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rHE A DEPOSITORY.

Our Nashville correspondent is in
error when he iniers hat Mr.. Elder sue.
ceeded in his effort to procure a repeal
Of the act designating the Union and
Planters Bank as a State depository.
The new act simply makes additional
repositories, including the Bank OF
Commerce and the Brownsville Savings
Bank, and as the member from Upton
supposed they might have a bank in
Covington some day or other, it also III
cluded the Bank of Coyington. We
have been shown a telegram from Treas
urer Morrow to the effect that the
Union and Planters Banks still a State
depository.
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ALL the latest magazines, dsilies and
periodicals can be found at P. j. Cole
mans news stand and cigar store, No.
6Ol Beal street.
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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.
l2St
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LEGAL.
I~nsOIvent Notice.

STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY COUNTY,
OFFICE COUNTY Court CLERK,
MEMPHIS. TENN, March II, 1875.
To Elizabeth Baliran, Adm'x. etc.:
HAVING SUGGESTED THE INS0L-
III vency Of the estate of Augustus Baliran,
deceased, you are hereby ordered to give no.
tice, by advertisement in some newspaper
published within the said State. and also at
the courthouse door of Shelby county. for all
appear and file the same, with the Clerk OF
the County Court authenticated in the manner
prescribed BY law, on or before the first day
Of July. 1875, and any claim not filed on or
before said day, or before an appropriation Of
the funds of said estate is made. thall be for
ever barred, both in law and equity.
Witness my hand, at office. this 18th day Of
March, 1875.
JAMES REILLY, Clerk.
By H. B. CULLEN. D. c. 1913
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OYSTERS
Received daily by express at
l26t VIcToR D. FUcRs', al Jefferson st

THE best in the world The largest,
latest and freshestoysters ofthe season.
Cheaper than eggs, meat or bone fish.
Farrell, the Big Fat Oyster King, next
the Avalanche, on Jefferson street, is
receiving twice a day. He is selling the
Big Fats to families at 25c per can, or
loo per dozen, His celebrated Bonse'
core plants he serves up on the half
shell are the best oysters in the world.
IA
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PLASTs-cabbage, tomato, egg, cauli
aower-at Craig's. 80
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Mansford has 300 old novels which be
is Offering cheap; 1000 old magazines at
ten cents, to close out.
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Cheap Reading.

STRANGERS, 60 to Converse's 81 South
Court street. COT
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BouQUETs and cut flowers at Craig's.
1891
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JEr PALAoE.-A fine selection Of gem
tlemen's gold studs at the assignee's sale
of the Jet Palace, %
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Tbs LEDGER job office is in constant
receipt from the foundries Of new type,
embracing all the latest and best styles.
LOST
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parties reached the place selected for
the meeting. Il vas always believed
that the proposition to shorten the dis
lance was "a bluff" intended TO unnerye
young Cunningham, but il that was
really the purpose, it was a signal fail.
ure. A moments reflection will make
it apparent to any one that il the parties
had really been stationed at their
places, just four feet apart, by actual
measurement" the pistol Of each com
blatant would have touched the person of
ms adversary. An arrangement OF that
sort might evlnce pluck" but such an
affair would have been murder, pure and
simple, aad would not have been per
mitted under any circumstances.
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BILLY LiEBEN, 1861 Main street, near
Jefferson, has received What to Wear
and How to Make 1t, for spring and
summer. Also Cooley, Peterson, Har-
pers' Monthly and Ballou's-all for
April. Pictorials and dailies from every.
where. Also the late novel, The Bios.
soming Of an Aloe" by Mrs. Cashel
Hoey.
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Freah Arrival

ACNE CIGARS ACME CIoARsl
Sc each, &c each, &c each.
For sale only at Jake Leubrie's,
235 Main street. 20
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WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE
LEA & PERKINS,
CELEBRATED

Worcestershire Sauce.
Sold Wholesale and for Expectation by the
ProprietOrs, LEA and PERKINS. Worcester.
England; and Retail by Dealers in Sauces gen.
orally throughout the World.
Ask for Lea g. PERKINS, Sauce.
At the BREAKFAST TABLE, imparts
the most exquisite relish and zest to Hot or
Cold Meat, Fowl, Fish. Broiled Kidney, etc.
At the DINNER TABLE, in Soup, with
Fish. Hot Joints, Game. and in all Gravies,
It gives a delightful flavor.
At the LUNCHEON AND SUPPER
TABLES Il Is deemed indispensable by those
familiar with its eStimable qualities.
From he Ne,O York Tines.
There Is no relish in the world which is so
universally liked as. Lea 4 Perrins' famous
worcestershire Sauce.
.JOHN DTINCAN,g gnNs
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INSURANCE.

&c. NExLY. d. HApDEs. W. Il. MooRr.
President. V. President. Secretary.
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OF THE
Continental Insurance ca.
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

january i, 1870.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-08-03

Charles Pickard Hsley epic is in to wn and
goes on the Veteran Gunner excursion to-day
Mr.. Fl. L. Bascomb of the Museum company
gave reading at Webb's mills the other even
ing, which drew crowded audience. Harry
was heralded as the Professor.
We were pleased to see Mr.. David Moulton,
deputy collector at this port, at his post in the
Custom House yesterday, after his long Illness
Mr. Moulton is looking well.
Mr.. Darius White, the well known brush
manufacturer, is very ill.
Our people who are interested in the Port
land & Rochester railroad, will regret to learn
that Mr.. W. Fl. Turner, the efficient Supern-
tendent, has rendered his resignation of that
position in order to accept similar position on
the New Havei railroad with double his pres
ent salary. lr5 .a,s.5 f-f
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a cultivator or horse hoe instead of hand hoe
ing manure spreai) the cost would be reduced
one third. Make every acre produce so to IS
bushels of corn and the farmer can't afford to
pay seventy-five cents bushel for Western
corn. Your farmers perhaps are little too
fond of the potato crop to raise corn, but here
in lies great mistake in my judgment. More
effort and more confidence should be awarded
to the corn crop, especially when your corn is
worth fifteen per cent. more per bushel than
Western corn. Its glutinous, fatteniDg prop
critics have been tested.
In dairying matters, your farmers have dis
covered they can make their own cheese and
supply the wants of the state. No more cheese
importations-soon the British steamers at
Portland will be trotting them off to the old
world from Maine-what an era.
In conclusion what may not be said of
Maine and its immense advantages over any
other state within the great belt of the uuion.
Confidence, industry and patience to work
out all the God given problems laid down in her
chart,free to every representation, loyal and
faithful to every cause of state pride and ad.
vancement and, first and foremost in combat
ting one of the greatest moral obliquities of the
day, and yet not with complete success, but with
nndaunted hope to the final triumph.
HENRA Poor.