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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-21

which the want of a rhinOceros betlayS,
and have determined this veaI to he Oh
par with their more stylish ncighhors
III this respect, will be pleased to know
that rhlnoc6roses are quite reasonable.
very good one can he purchased for
S5.OO. and the most elegant and styl-
lsh can he had for Sl0,0O0. This will
bring them within the reach of almost
every body. \ person who would COM
plain at these rates would walk Il mile
to ride i'll three cent stage. and would
try to beat down on the price of Il paper
collar.
There is one item on the list which
Will cause astouishmeut, and east Il
shadow upon many happy hearth
stones. 'lIippopotamuses Sl2,OW to
Sl5,oOO." This is cruel, heartless eX-
tortion. Every body requires a hippo
potamus. \ person may 20 hungry.
and sleep in IL hard bed. hut he will not
Willingly deny his wife and family the
comfort of Il hippopotamus. Even the
poor and lowly cannot he without one.
What Is home without hippopotamus +?
There Is no good reason in this advance
N one of the necessities of life. No
Information has been received of Il short
"iup of appropriateness. Ii looks very
much as if this rise in price WAS the
result of a ring, diabolical combina
tion formed to pnt up the cost in the
face of great demand. If this is So,
the base, infamous scheme should be at
once exposed. If there is II hippopota
mus corner the people should know it,
and the sooner the better and the
tiendish manipulators who would ruth
lessly deprive the poor man of his hip
popotamus should lie held up to public
execration and contempt. 1t may he
urged that it is the government du.y gu
them which makes this advance. If
this is true. then it is one of the saddc>t
efforts of IA protective tariff. and no
stronger argument can he advanced in
favor of free trade than this unjust. cN
tortionatr increase in the cost of hip
popotamuses.
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himself pursued hy numberlcss devils,
id saw ever before him darkly yawn-
ing graves. With an agony fearful to
witness But this could not be long !:
death soon released him and here, in
this rural nook. the birds sing as sweet
". and the summer winds kiss as gently
the green turf above him. as though his
brief life had not thus been crushed out
in bitterness. But will ot his sad his
tory speak to many Il father and mother
and phN sician. and give point to the
woe pronounced against him who ''giv-
eth his neighbor drink to make him
drunk ?" What IL fearful thing to have
the blood OF ii victim, slain through our
influence, cry from the ground to God
for vengeance Yet are there not
countless graves, all over our fair land.
filled with the Young. the generous and
true, who have been led into tempta-
ton and placed under the demon that
destroys, 10y the very friends God has
commissioned us their protectors Are
you guilty. readcr9 If so. repent, be-
fore he, whose eyes are as Il flame of
fire. and whose voice is as the sound of
many waters. calls Where is thy
brother p
4 few words in regard to the friends
of Young =. and the sad story is closed.
The SenSibiltes of his father were so
deadened 10y his long Use of brandy,
that he saw not the true part he
had acted III the fearful drama, but
"wondered why God had given him 81
much of SORROW in his only SON" But
the loving. true-hcarted mother, looked
on the fright full wreck of her noble boy
with keencst remorSe. She felt that
his father had led him to acquire an
appetite for strong drink. thus placing
Il dagger to his breast. which he had
hlindly pressed home to his vitals. and
She would not he comtortcd. but Went
down broken hearted To the grave.
The Nonng woman he loved so fond
ly still lives. with Il heart educated hl
suffering to feel for and comfort the
distressed. Her heart crushing grict
produced illness, and ioI a long time
her life was deSpaircd Of; but she
! looked To God for strength To bear. an,
| He gave it. and she now waits Will
clastcurd spirit for the summons to {;
| home that never will he daIkcncd 10y
/ the curse that ever follows the ungov
erucd Use of alcoholic liquors. NOrnin.
[ star.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-21
A Remarkable Suicide.

The details of the tragic suicide of
the young man VIII" jumped from the
dome of the Capitol i'll Washington tl,e
18th, as briefly announced by tele-
graph, make ii terrible stUIN. The gal
lcries and corridors We're unusually
crowded with people, who were Stupi-
fled with horror When they learned the
cause of the excitement. The name of
the suicide WAS Thomas McMahun. a
Young mechanic. who resided i'll Wash
ington He left his home in the morn
ing evidently depressed for want OF
work, and went To Il paw n-Shop where
he pawned Il vest for SeNenI five cents
Thence he went to the Capitol and ask
ed for food and money, but being I'M
descended to his death. 1t was Il bold
and swift leap into instant death, and
to those who were without the eastern
front OF the Capitol or standing at
the windows of the House Hall. il
appeared as if some huge lndia-rubhel
ball had been pitched from the top OF
tine dome and gone bounding and roll
ing down over the curved iron ridges
of its surface, clearing the second col
onuaded gallery in its descent and fall
ing 100 feet below, to the very edge o
the apex Of the roof Of the eastern
front, where it was recognized as the
limp and mangled form of lifeles,
man. Where his head struck, the cop
per was indented several inches. 4
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The Man with the Fleas.

a man has just died here who had
his hours of glory and whose fame has
reached the uttermost pats of the earth.
He was the colleague of the man who
breaks paving stones with his fist and
of the mau who swallows II sword ii
saItimbdngue, or jmggler, known a> 1.-THE
man with the f1eas." Jean Lesillia.
thOmme dnT pHces. was decided char
acter. For many Years he exhibited
his learned tieas throughout France,
making them do u number of astOund-
ing feats. Among other things, he mar
shalled them into companies, masslng
them much like soldiers, then turned
them into horses and made them draw
Il tiny chariot across Il table. 1t was
really wonderful to see the seeming i'll
tellgence of these insects. One day
FhOmme aur puces was going through
his performance, at Clishy Fair, when
big dog rushed up and seized him by
the calf of the leg. Jean Lesillia had
ordered his fieas into their box, AND
held it in his hand. The nip of the
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Let the Babies Dig in the Dirt.

We once asked an old Wimnebago
Squaw, how it was that she cured her
family 10y simply covering them every
day with fresh earth, leaving only il
breathing spot for their noses, and she
said: Earth our mother. Earth
make she, and Earth take good care to
make she papooses strong; squaw-
mother make she papo"Ses sick. Earth
mother make she pap0oscS well again.
She cant tell white Squaw any more"
Now this poor Indian woman was wise
according to her lights. Without
knowing why, she saw that the earth
WAS Il friend to her children. aud there
fore gave them to its healing embrace.
If the mother be fortunate enough to
live III the country, she has the cure
for many of her childrrn's ills quite at
hand. Encourage baby to play i'll the
fresh earth. preparing it properly for
its enjoyment and cure, with as care
tIl an eye to the comfort of the little
thing. us you would if it were to take
any other sort of il bath. If it has no
old dresses, make il Il suit of cheap
print. tie upon its head Il light hat, that
Will piOtect its eyes from discom-
fort and give il freedom to delve
in the warm, soft earth. where the sun
shine can comfort and invigorate it.
II it is Il city child and circumstances
forbid Il trip to the country for the sake
of the weak conva|esrent, have a sand
heap made on the warm side OF your
yard. Instinct Will leach it to dig, and
digging harden> the muscles and brings
strength to the bones. while from the
heart of the earth rises IL subtitle and
strong power of dealing that We can
neither explain nor understand for our
selves. though we have both seen and
felt its potency The .Hctopoiitan.
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The Woman's Lot.

It's a s"rrnwful fact rs often think.
That women must work that men may drink
That children must want for clothes and food
That the father may treat the idle brn"i
That haunt th, tavern both hi Ght and day
Wasting both body and soul away.
Sad are the tears that women weep
A. the lonely vigil each night they keep.
They smil, that their friends may think them gay
While unshcd tears burn the heart away.
Should their anguish he known they fear tha
shame
Would tall heavily on the dear one name
All ! men ynu blind that yuu will not
All the want, the Woe, the misery
That stralthily. slowly but surely will come
To blight Your lives and drstroy your home
iIr wives and children helpless I" save
Their dearest friend from drunkaIds grave,
All me Il" yuu wonder that women think
How hard they labor that men may drink
L. II wonder that some .T"w weak and sin.
That the charm uf the tcmpt-r enter in
To lure the thoughts from curr"ding care
That tills the soul with such dark despair
Sun FrunciSco Post
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SWEEPING CARPET>.-By the close
of winter. carpets become intolerably
dusty. but This discomfort can be al
most entirely "hviated 10y using bran
when sweeping. Dampem the bran
just enough To make tie PARTICLES stick
together. for if too wet il takes longer
to sweep it off. Scatter il evenly over
the floor, and proceed as usual. Very
little dust will IiSc, and if the carpet is
old and faded. it is surprising how
much brighter the colols appear-not
hccause they are restored, but the bran
cleanscs the fibre of the fabric and
catches all dust and lint, so that none
re->cttlcs on the carpet to make it look
duh. If damp bran is used once or
twice Il week from the time the carpets
are first put down, they will never be
come very dusty and in II room little
used. few such swcepings are quite
equal to Il shaking. All other methods
have tried have some disadvantages,
hut this one has none. Tea grounds
are almost AZ good. but the most in
vctcrate tea-,lriukcrS cannot supply
enough for the daily sweeping of Scv-
elal rooms. SNOW clcanSc> Il carpet
nicely. but the room must Ice cold or 1t
will begin 10 melt before the operation
is half done. Salt is also used, but care
is necessary that none be left at the
edges of the carpet or any where else,
us its affinity for moisture is such that
it makes IL damp, sticky place, to which
every particle oi dust adhcres. Many
dup the broom in water. shaking of eX
ira moisture 10y few sharp raps, but
there is Il dusty broom to wash after
wards while the bran which accumu-
latcs all the dust to itself. cleanses the
broom as well as the carpct.-COr.
COHntIy Gentleman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-21
A Model Lawyer.

"Squile johnson" WAS ii model law
yer. as the following anecdote will
evimce.
Mr.. Jones once rushed into the Squire'S
office in Il gIeat passion. That infer
sued me Mr.. johnson sued me for five
dollars | owe him for Il pair of boots. :"
Then You owe him the five dollars :"
TO he sure do; but he has gone
and sued mc-sued me,
Then why doh't N"u pay him. if you
owe him -
"BccalI>c hes sued me-: and when
man does that. I'll never pay him till it
costs him more than he gets. want
You t" make it cost hin all ou can"
but it will cost You something,
too.
Il don't care for that; what do you
charge to begin with -
Ten dollars: and more if there is
much extra trouble"
''.All right There's the y. Now go
ahead '"
y" sooner WAS the client gone. than
Squire Johnson stepped across to his
ncighhor Smith. and offered to pay the
hill. on condition that the suit he with
drawn. The shoemaker gladly acceded
all he wanted waS his pay. The law
Yer retained the other five for his fee,
and as the CASE was not troublesome"
made no further demands upon his
client.
Ten days after, Jones comes in to
see how his ease is getting along.
"All right said the lawyer. You
wont have ANY trouble about that. |
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A Lawyers Story.



was Il little late reaching the office
that morning, half an h"ur late. per
hap-, and found Il client waiting to see
me. it WAS Il lady, dressed III deep
mourning. Who rose from her conNersa
tion with my clerk. Albert. H. | entered
and at SigI followed me into my
private room, where begged her to he
seated. and inquired her errand.
She informed me that She wished to
have her will drawn. | a>Sruicd To the
request. but suggested that she should
leave II minute memorandum with me.
10y which | could prepare the instIu-
mcmt. and then in the course of Il few
days she could call again and execute
it. She accordingly proceeded to give
me an inventory of her estate, with Il
list of her intended Requests. which
were confined t. her relatives. and
closed her statement 10y saving that she
wished to make the Gospel Promulga
tion society her rc>iduary lcgatcc.
SO far all was plain and direct; hmt
at this p"iut it hcramc evident that
something else. Was ou lIcl mind which
she wa> hr>ltating Il little t" rNpIeSS.
At length. however. she remarked:
"Mr. RichingS has been with You some
.
..Nr Rirhiuo.p AIh.,t p. r,rl.d .
"oh, YES. He began with me as a boy,
ten OF twelve lcaIS ago. And Il very
faithful Young man he has grown tu
..I.,,, ,l.,J =. I.,.,,,,,,, ..,, that's ,.,,,-
tinued the lady. lie lives III the
same town with me, Meadville, and
have had occasion to know Il good deal
n',,. ' ,.,,,.t;,,,,. ,i,m.,l,, ,YonIJ III; .
i'I.I,, Ill.,, T., r',., ..,I.I,.i .,,,.,,
W ~ - ",, ,,,,',';,'', I,' I,,I ,,i,.,i,,i,
in,I r r, H. .I,,',r its'.I,;,,J l,,,, rL;,i,
'''N ' I'I 49,. ,',, t,',',
no"eSt', ""H LEI" ~ LAY: u.'
inouS,,' N"'''' ''N' !" SNe '''''' '''''e
'"inS' ,- :.
i'p,''" '"N'"
my pen III l'tl'' "hu ie''I,i"S 40" "''" u
aah 'he name "i .t'"e'' h,'.''"Sn |" .''
liN' "e'"lt n'e' WIN s"''i''h'"s ',N' Wv
hgties i"'' as ! S"Pl'"neu' at 'ne eh'
"i IT; 10" h'iich Siia'i P''. 40" /:
eli, contiu"e" my H'St"i'
made up my hllhd that | would IKE u
give hIm five thousand dollars. But
have been III doubt whether t" put |
III my VIII, or To give To nm now. AM
| should like t" know how 1t strike
YOU.
Fire thousand dollars
For the moment was too much struc
with establishment at the amoun
named t" think soherly of anything else
but presently replied:
Nv ell Madam III sure "oh kho'
as /" That III Is il very generous I'll
you propose. Albert ought I" he yer
thankful for II at any time. | suppo-
he might make good use OF IT new.
That's just what had thought It
piled Alherts intended benefactres
She looked away, out of the window f'
an instant, considering: heileNe
will give it To him now she added qnch
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'nsiuess DIRECTORY.

E,>iyc<S AMI Locdii0H 81 III" itdd-
E,,,n,.,> HOHScS in 81. 'I"hhSb"fy.
,.,,.,,itur;,I Tools and Hardware
s...I 4 Sons. H"yt- Block. l.. X. -
lpoth-caricS.
| .,dhN No. D. Bank Block. Main ST
attorneys at Law.
.. f,. over l. Il. Office. and Post Office.
...A lpF N".4 Calrd"nIan lilL.. up stars
.,-.r tn.p Main 81. over Hall 4 Fletcher :
..i. -l,rr i;Irhrr.
i;nnk- and stationery.
t.,A EOWEIL. Calrd"nian Blk, Main ST
Book binders.
|, -,,ElA A.,p. A.r'S. Monument square
I:I,nk---LcgaI and business.
!, -Ir\IA 60. Monument square.
utk,r.~ and Cnnfectioner-.
.-. ..An.El Main Street
tlnthinu. Hats and Gaps.
nruI.T , Bank El"ck, "rp"sitr ST Johns
H..- .i.,l,; IN Ready Mad" Clothing, Hats
... ...-r~ furui~nin. ti"nd- rIc.. ric.
tIrthim.. for Men and Boys.
. '.u.Ha\K~ \ co Fairbanks Village.
,...b,IS. I.Ia-- and stone Ware.
...srnl\E~ y co. Fairbanks Village.
ur.,rn.. I',r,r-IIangings Window shades.
A I.IEGtNh~ \ 60. Fairbanks Niliag"-
Dentists.
l.sNI%~. Dtlr,lou,in l:i"rk. Main Street.
A ..l.A ~NIIH Un,"u Block. Main street.
". l. tuu,>. Gr"""ri.-- aud Fruits.
/ I.fa~ s rEIrENGIII.. Eastern ANrnur-
,r ,.n"d~. aud Ladies' Fancy Goods.
b HtlI N,,uuc Block X L. Street.
4 IAInHNNK~ \ co, Fairbanks Village.
tour and Feed.
!, .lpl.l,lI co Eastern Avenue.
Furniture and ta-ket>.
H. S ~WIr~LE Main street
sr'IIA TENHAM. Oddfrll"w- Blk. E-R. II
IhmiIN Gr"crri.- and Fruits.
.N COOK 5 60 Eastern A,rnu".
lie Manufactures.
.,Jm-bur> File Works opp. Passenger Depot
'.r"c"ri,.- aud House keeping Goods.
|. / FAIRBANKS a 90 Fairbanks village
Insurance. dLiir.D
b AEGENI lEfnaJ EailI"ad street.
Iron Founder and Nachini>t.
iJ LLIIL N"Tth end Il. Il. street
Merchant Tnilnr-.
h 80. l,NOup Dlnvillr Block. Il. Il. Street.
photographs.
i 'IlIiul;p Calrd"nian Block, Main Street.
Printers and Publishers.
D. -Iu\EA 60. Calrdonian Block Nam ST
stoves and Tin Ware.
/ tIEIt HER Eastern Avenue.
5 p e. WOODRUFF Eailr"ad Street.
'nN prll Eastern Avenue.
Matches. .Irwrlry and Toys.
.EiN i.uWE ELL Cal-d"nan lil'k Main -
K, 4plTUIuN Railroad Street.
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VOLUME 3S---NUMBER 1878.

large crowd of people viewed the re-
mains during the afternoon and wit
messed their removal. The face was
unrecognizable and every bone in the
body above the knees appeared to have
been broken into splinters.
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JofrLs.

81. JoH>sBURN HOUSE,
GEO. b. WALKER, Proprietor.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HOUSE.
NEwPuET VT
W. i. BOWMAN, Proprietor.
RUSS HOUSE
SAN FBANCIsCO. CAIIFORNIA.
:. H. SEYMOUR co. Pr"prirt"rs.
Mt. M,N>FIELD HOTEL.
STOWE. Vt.
\ first class Hotel with all the modern improve
m"nts Recommendations for 300 guests.
Y. L. KELLER. Manager.
ST. JAMES HOTEL.
FEASKIIN SQUARE. Boston
\ first icla-- hotel in every respect
COCKER BUCK, Pr"priet"rs.
ST. JULIAN HOTEL.
GEO. f. WARD, Proprietor.
MARLBORO HOTEL,
921 WASHINGTON STREET ROsTOS
o" the Ameriean and md Enropran Plan.
Formerly OF Tr"tter House bradford
..RELMOST."
European HoteI.)
62a & 625 WASHINGTON STREET Boston
tOpposits Globe TheatreD
new House with Elevator and all modern aI,-
puintmrnts.
Rooms ST per day and upwards.
Good Restaurant AT moderate prices.
SANBORN HARDY.
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NJ -IO ~ co.
..,,id,rr>' Monument, St. J"hn.bury.
1900 pu, cop, per anmum ---------.- 80
10 ....fIN IA adNanc" "------.---- ------ ~"
-.,i,-.rihrr viii lind 0n his paper in con
w. ...- ll,m,- the dat" to which ID" has 'aId
.....I,l - u-'r--aIN.
r,,,. IN Caledonia County. SubScri-
II 'i- ..',- county Will remit with their sub
..,.ur- III addition for postage, a- the
,.,..- al postage "n the fdLed""'dn t."
amaze. al the II. .I"hnsbury Post Othc"
,....,.,,..,,i all h ,uds done at living prices.
. '-..l.-ru machinery and -kIlliul work
..f,.I- nf lab Printing can he done 81.
....,I, - IA th" cities.
,.,,,,i.-. ard and Paper stock constantly
Rates of Advertising:
........- pu- inch -pacrl one week, sl.OO
ID. ruiluuJnC",. ------------. -
.u,.-I our week k,..---------- -
.. ,uiIuuInct'.. ------------ -.----.--l 10
.. .u,h "i -pacrI per Year, .on
..- 400 ,r.r teach lneD. -----------l 10
. = Notices tn Legislature. etc.l 30
80 .,.r square one week. .----------l Ia
.. .utinuIuCr.. ----------- ~
.. :, ,ilusilafed ,ciH CWtS, tr'ntn-
.f f... ,r.r Srdie rates No 0bjcctt"hd
-,..ir,d and nofhing bW trg'h'""dfr
. ....,J ,oi'"f"d
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,aohn5burn Galedonian.

.rmi~HEp EVERY FRIDAY h
~ -TON ~ co.
i,iirr>' Monument. 81. John>bury.
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EISINESS CARDS.
!. I. n II. \. BtIsisITT,

Dealers in
b 7ut FANCY GOODS BOOTS and SHOES
..f-, E.1ig. MId.. IYnfhing. Slcsr Pldfcd
" o.. b. winch will b- sold for Cash "r
E-tiN Paw at the. Lowest Prices. al
th, New Ddd Fellows Block
H..Au ~WrEI ST JoHNSHURI. Vi.
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{. 1. BRIG \ NJ,
briltT III
b. 'r"I.'- RE Npl MADE CLOTHING.
tipjE AND WEST INDIA GOODS.
... i.lrh. Railroad Street
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It's Nii;N AND FANCY GOODS :
~, Linen aud Whit, G"nd- 40.
...-- NN.' ETHttIuERII~ \ SrE'INLIf.
. '.. .urr VI. FIImrr.J 81. I"hn-brtry. Vt
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N.-.. - VERMONT
i.i r,-..l,ur,. rnr. "t Church and Spring Sts
pN\iII>. >YLNE>TER \ CO.,
DEALERS N
s IS \ u q EOCE ERIES
N.ud l;l"ck Railroad Street
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VI. >oNNt.RTEID, Dealer in

I'fA AlIll' PllN NSlClA\ y 81 re- ED\
ui,., ui Residence, Main street.
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.'" best English STEEL and al the lowest
.s'-,
'''r"nI-ed by every leading firm in Vt and
'-eIh y II. Send Tor circular and price list
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30
THE N. AID c. r. R pRr1r1nH

Several Thousand citizens Of Memphis
unite in a petition to the General Codn.
Gil to grant the right Of way to the Mem
phis aud Charleston railroad from the
depot to the river. Several hundred of
these names are printed on orr first page
to day. The Council can not treat
lightly such a petition. 1t represents
the bone and sinew, muscle, intelligence
and capital Of Memphis. The petition
is a reasonable one; it is in behalf of the
best interests Of the city, aud can not be
ignored. Millions Of Height can be at.
tracted to and through this point
by such a connection and an elevator.
As a matter Of public policy we heartily
indorse and commend it-not.in behalf
OF the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Corporation, per Sc, but in behalf Of
Memphis, which is still hampered with
the swaddling clothes Of a village, when
sheshould compete in the grain trade with
st. Louis, and handle immense freights
that go around us by hostile competing
lines, which always discriminate against
us. This is matter of self preserva.
ton, and who would pause to revive pre-
JUDGES or personal interests when 60
much is at stake2 We trust and believe
that the General Council, in its wisdom,
will consider the magnitude Of the inter.
ests involved, consult the temper of the
people and unanimously find it consis.
tent with sense Of duty to the public to
grant the prayer of petitioners.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30
ProbabIIines.

WASHINGTON, August 3O.-For the
Ohio valley and Tennessee, stationary
or slowly falling barometer, higher tenn
perature than on Sunday, light, variable
winds, shifting to southerly and south.
west, and partly cloudy weather, with in
creasing cloudiness. For the lake region,
stationary to slowly falling barometer,
a slight change in the temperature,
southeast TO southwest winds, partly
cloudy weather, with increasing cloudi-
ness aud probably rain in the northern
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30
NEW YORK.


NEw York, August 3O.-A correction
made of the Mclaughlin ~stabbing reads
as follows; Building Inspector Henry
Mclaughlin, of Brooklyn, was fatally
stabbed early yesterday morning while
himself and two friends we're defending
themselves from a wanton attack made
by a party of young ruiiaus."
A dispatch to-day from Londcn says
that on the opening Of business the mar
ket was firm for American railroad se-
curities, although in one or twoinstsnces
they are a shade lower. United States
government securities are unchanged.
Erie. railroad shares receded two points,
and are now quoted at l43c; Union Pa
ci6c skies are quoted at 929c, a fall of
&c; Union Pacific land grants have also
fallen &c. Pennsylvania railroad shares
advanced 4c, and are very firmly held;
are now quoted at 454c. Reading rail-
road shares advanced &c, and are now
quoted at 5l4c.