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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-14

A gentleman Of Chatham, N. j., while
snipe shooting on those excellent mead.
ows there, last September. shot . snipe,
or Knocked it down at least After oil
was ready he told the dog to Go, find
dead bird, which the dog did in excel
lent style, and retrieved il without hurt
ing it in the least In taking it from the
dogs mouth it was seen to be uniDjured,
except light scratch on the head, which
had evidently only stunned it, for soon
it was lively enough to have flown away
again II IL had only got at liberty. He
took the bird, put grass all around it,
aud taking his napkin of his lunch,
wrapped the bird ppin it very carefully,
SO that II could not yet hurt in his
pocket, he continued hunting, but only
getting three brace, be returned home,
rejoicing over the capture Of an English
snipe, Arriving at home, he took the
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

SoHRScK's PULMoNIc SYRUP, SKA WEED
TOSIC, AND Mandrake P1LLs.-These .deserv.
edly celebrated and popular medicines have
proved the fallacy of several maxims which
have for many years obstructed the progress
Of medical science. The false supposltion
that Consumption is incurable" deferred
physicians from attempting to find remedies
for that disease. and patients afflicted with it
reconciled themselves to death without
making an effort to escape from doom which
they supposed to be unavoidable. IL is now
proved, hewever. that Consumption can be
cured, and that it has been cured in very
great number Of cases (some Of them appa-
rently desperate ones by Schenck's Pulmonic
Syrup alone; and in other cases by the same
medicine in connection with Schenck's Sea
Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills, one or both.
according to the requirements Of the case.
DR.. Schenck himself. who enjoyed uninter-
rupted good health for more than forty years.
was supposed. at one time to be at the very
gate Of death. his physicians .haying pro-
neunced his case hopeless. and abandoned
him to his fate. He was cured by tho afore-
said medicine. and. since his recovery. many
thousands similarly affected have used DR..
Schenck' preparations with the same remark
able success.
Full directions accompany each. making ii
not absolutely necessary to personally see DR..
Schenck unless patients wish their lungs ex-
amined. and for this purpose he is profession
ally at his principal ONCE. corner Sixth and
Arch streets, PHILADELPHIA, every Monday,
where all letters for advice must be addressed.
bchenck's medicines are sold by all druggists.
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ATxrannicnl Husband

From the Boston GaEette.l
A lady in Beeson street, whose hus.
band has taken up the idea of the dress
reform with characteristic vigor, re.
solved to make a practical use Of the
theory. Consequently, on the fond hus-
bands arrival aud entrance into the
little library in which the lady was quiet
ly sitting, be gazed at her narrowly,
then coming up to her gently, he said
softly, My dearest, are you ill?' Not
at all, answered the wife, calmly.
Have you been 80 TO dayg' Never
better in my life, answered madame.
Then why in the world is your hair
done up so, or rather down, in that out
landish fashion, and why have yeu made
such guy of yourself, when you know
the P-s are coming TO dinner2
This, my dear" responded the wife,
still more calmly, and looking inno-
Gently up into the exasperated husbands
eyes, this, my own, is the exact copy
Of the proposed dress reform, after the
latest fashion plates" I" 1t is said the
household resembled heaven on another
occasion, there being silence there for
the space Of half an hour.
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DR.. Livingstone tells how in Africa he
passed woman tied by the neck to a
tree and dead. The people of the coun.
try explained that she had been unable
to keep up with the other slaves in the
gang, and her master had determined
that she should not become the property
of any one else il she recovered after
resting for time.
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girl, at the same instant pushing him
violently into the cage OF the lions.
They attacked the unfortunate man at
once and tore him to pieces, while
Florina urged them on with blows Of her
vhip
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-14

Whole Tickets. $50: Halves, S25; Tenth, or
each Coupon. IS; Eleven Whole Tickets, $500.
For Tickets. or information, address
rHOS. n. BkAMGETrE,
Agent and Manager, Public Library Building
LQuiayille Ky. dkw-9s- l2i
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ANOTHER
OPP 0 r TU N ITY

TO INVEST A FEW DOLLARS, WITH POS
sIBLE RETURNS OF. THOUSANDS, is OF
FERED BY THE POSTP0NEMENT OF
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KY. TO THE Z7rH OF
FEBRUARY NEXT. OF THEIR FIFTH AND
LAST CONCERT AND DRAWING. THE
MANAGEMENT ARE PLEDGED TO THE
RETURN OF THE MONEY IL THE DRAW
ING SHOULD NOT COME OFF AT THE
DAY NOW APPOINTED
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coMpgRf.
SOnSskI.A
FOSTE HssS 9 ECON ID
TEXAS
Grand Prize Concert,
At Houston, Texas, March s, 1876.
5000 600
IA Geld Coin, Choice Lands, Farms and City
Residences. Among the Prizes there will be
n. S25. .OOOlIN GOLD.
The Real Estate Is put in at its actual value.
Capital Prize, $4,000 in Gold |

Capital Prize, $4,000 in Gold |
COMMENTATOR. -" Having, from our
long acquFintanpe With J.. &. Foster, every
condolences in hit integrity. Ye feel justified u
button honestly and fairly" ! gned By the
Mayor, Hon. j. 7. d. Wilson and the City
Council.
That old and reliable paper. the Houston
telegraph, which rarely condescends to notice
individual enterprises. says Of the First
Drawing:
'Noteven the most captiOus aud suspecting
persen could take exceptions 70 tae mannsr Of
the I,,.iflSEl .d{falElng. " Has Gali honorable aRd
"The committee and recorders were OF our
very best citizens. and kindly gave their time
and labor 20 the superintendence OF the draw
ing, or rather did the actual labor OF It.
Captain Foster has acted h0norably and
fairly throughout the whole management Of
this enterprise. While some money has been
ElAqs, by tns ysnHre in q Probability. yeI
fair price. and the profit s only an exchange
Of the property for cash.
That staunch democratic paper, the Houston
Ars -. - ths following; faT'i
firhe committees .. gentlemen was one e
the best that could have been selected BY the
agdjence. Hon. D. U. Barxixa, who super
yised The drawing. ~ cur present Represents
tive, and oneof the most popular men IN tNe
district.
The drawing was prefaced by an explana-
tion from Capt. Foster. of the mode adopted.
This swell received and understood, pre-
cisely as explained BY the circulars. Captain
Foster said that while he wished all his home
people good luck. he yet was FREQ to cay that
sith tho people q pgor mississippi. Louisians
and South Carolina. he folt ereater SYM
pathy, and he did hope they would draw the
largest number of prizes. that they might
come 70 free country. and make n white
mans living. This sentiment was received
with loud cheers.
The drawing was then proceeded with,
and the result Is announced elsewhere"
No connection with the Denison, Wagley a
Lockhart, or any other similar enterprise.
Tickets, 50 Each.
and a liberal discount on orders for a greater
plumber, Reliable Agents wanted. Must
have the confidence Of the Community m
which they live. Send for circular. Refer
snce5, Dunn, Barlow 4 %. s Kefsroncs Book.
found In all banks.
Address ]. X, FOSTER, Mannger,
slVl-lo2hwAs-oV Houston, Texas,
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Gro. P. RowrLL & Co.


conduct an Agency for the reception Of adver-
usement for American Newspapers-th most
complete establishment Of the kind in the
world. Six thousand Newspapers are kept
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trouble and correspondence, making one con-
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PADUCAH AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD.
Mail and Freight Train leaves. 300 p. m
t" a. arrives.......l0:00 am
The mail and freight train leaves Coyilgton
ton At 7:66 pm. Trains leaving Memphis will
start from the Underwriters' Warehouse.
]. W. WILBUR. Gen u Sup't.
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MEMPHIS AND LoUIRvILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R.R.
Arrives. Leaves.

A.M.P.M. An. Pm.
Mail Train daily........... LOO $50 E,
Freight and Acconmoda-
tion daily..........-....-.-- 7.4Ol $40 Ta
Sleeping cars on mail train. Depot Center
Landing, foot Of Washington street. Ticket
ofices, Isl (cor. Madisonl a1d 27S Main street.
IS. TATE, Asst. Sup't.
Passengers get GOOD SUPPER or Break
fast at Brinkley's 70 miles from Memphis.
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Insures at Board rates. Private dwellings
especially desired policies issued for three
years for two anhual premiums. At
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JAMES D. PORTER. JR.. Gov. of Tennessee.
LOUIS HANAUER. Of 6chOOl6eId. Hanauer
4 Co.
r. M. WHITE. of F, M. White 6Co.
NJ. Q. PEARCE. Of Pearce. Su Egs Il Co.
z. URQUHART, of Z. Urquhart l. Co.
7. B. HAYNES. Of 7. B. Haynes Il Co.
HENRY WETTER, Of H. Wetter & Co.
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9S-l2l&w4S-S
The daily gazette., 1875-02-06
A Celd winter Years 40.

The winter Of 1741 was fam0Gl
throughout New England as being
much colder than any which had pre-
ceded 1t. Probably no year since
could furnish testimony for cold eth
er 80 intense or protracted. The snow.
which covered the whole country al
early as the 18th of November. was
still found the next April covering the
fences. The Boston Post Bou. for
January 10, reports tent on the
Charles river for the entertainment of
travellers, The Boston News Letter, of
March g. tells us that ''people ride
every day from Stamford, Conn, to
Long Island, which is three leagues. =
Even as far east as New London, we
are told that ''thc ice extended into
the. sound as far as could be seen from
the town." and that Fishers Island
was united to- the mainland by solid
bed" On March 90 the Boston Nep,
Letter reports that the people living or
Thompson's Island had crossed oveI
to Dorchester to church on the ice fol
the fifteen proceed ing Sundays.
As late as the 9th of July a lettel
from New l. ,ndon, Connecticut reports
| a body of ice as large as two carts car
draw, clear and solid, and adds very
artlessly that lit might lay there &
month longer were it not that so many
resort out of curiosity to drink puncl
made out of it." On the 18th of July
snow was still lying in mass in the
town of Ipswich. Mass, nearly -four
feet thick. .tt'. ...- -. 3
| But the most marvellous record oil
that season is the statement made by
Alonzo Lewis, author of the annals OF
| Lynn, Mass, that "Francis Lewis, the
signer of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, drove his horse from New York
to Barnstable, the whole length OF
Long Island Sound, on the ice"
The daily gazette., 1875-02-06
From the Ne,o York Tribune.
THE MISSING KING.

His name it is King. Printed in full
on the ballot Of the intelligent Minne-
sofa voter, civilian s. King To News
paper Row, Washington, "Bill King" To
unfriendly persons, "Old Bill King To
Mr.. Sergeant-at-Arms Ordway Of the
House of Representatives he is mis-
sing man, lurking in hidden places with
information In him for which the Com
mittee of Ways and Means has con-
suming thirst, and the Chairman. Mr..
Henry L. Dawes, hungers unceasingly.
The Sergeant-at-Arms has hunted the
country over with lantern and candle !.
deputies have been sent out, descriptions
Of him have been published, he has been
exhorted to appear and unbosom himself !;
all to purpose. He is still "Bill King,
the missing witness" somewhere in
hiding with much valuable information
in him. There is a.prevalent impression,
which in his prolonged absence is deep
ening into conviction, that the Hon. VIM.
S. King of Minnesota, Postmaster Of the
last Congress and Member-elect of the
next, knows what he did with the tri1e
of Sl25, ,000 which the Committee is quite
curious about 1t may be that he does
not know what he did withit, The Hon.
Mr.. Schumacher had $500 900, and not the
slightest idea what became Of it. Still
it seemed TO cheer the Committee to be
informed of SO much as that. Now if
King would only come forward and say
he did not know what had beoome of his
1926, 900, it would be refreshment and
comfort to great many sincere search
ers after truth.
The suspicion has been whispered that
King used portion of this money to sde-
bauch Congress. OF coUrse it can be
true, and King ought, il justice to him
self, to come forward and say so. Itnay
be that he is in retirement, somewhere,
member about it. If SO, the Committee,
no doubt, will give him time, end the
country will suppress its curiosity and
wait in patience till he eneiges.
The daily gazette., 1875-02-06
The National Finances

A comparison of the official state
ment of the Public Debt for January,
with the one issued ON the 1st of Janu-
ary, 1874, will show that during the
year the Debt was reduced $40, III, ,024
In other words, there was during the
twelve months surplus of receipts
over expenditures of nearly seventeen
millions dollars. The statement that
the Treasury now needs forty-five mil
lion dollars, in addition to its present
revenue, is entirely inconsistant with
the fact we have just mentioned, if it
be fact. We are compelled to be-
lieve one of two things, either (1) that
the seventeen millions surplus shown
by the comparison of the Debt state
ments is not real surplus, but a
showing obtained by cooking the ac-
counts, or (2) that the proposition to
obtain forty-five millions year by
levying additional taxes has no justi-
fication. This is not. all a matter of
opinion, but question of arithmetic.
The daily gazette., 1875-02-06
General NesUs.

1t is stated by one of the Freedment's
Bank Commissioners that all the
branches of the bank are now closed
that care and economy are exercised in
the collection of money; that sever.
al pieces OF property in Washington
have been offered for sale at auction,
but, finding no bidders at fair prices,
were withdrawn until better times, and
that the prospect at present is, that
the depositors will not receive moro
than forty or forty-five cents on the
dollar.
The ballot for United States Scna
tors by the West Virginia Legislature
yestcry resulted as follows: Walker
81, Price, IS; Bennett. 90; johnson,
49,; Scott, 5.
The Senate of Minnesota has unani
mously passed the House resolutions
calling upon VIM. S. King 10 cleal
himself of the charges of connection
with the Pacific Mail subsidy business,
or resign his seat in the Forty fourth
Congress.
The Senate of Nevada on Thursday
concurred in the joint resolution of
the House, asking Congress to so
amend the treaty with China as to
prevent the importation Of coolies.
A bill abolishing capital punish
was defeated in the Ohio House yes
terday by two votes
A short time since, pauper afflicted
with smallpox was carelessly admit
ted into the poor house at Chicago, and
81 OF the Inmates arc now i'll of the
disease.
The daily gazette., 1875-02-06
No 1nc,,sease Of Taration.
From the New York BnIletin.

from the New York Bulletin,
The country will accept ais d most
welcome surprise the oppositionsshown
in the Ways and Means Committee on
Monday to the increase OF oftaxation re-
quested by the Secretary of the Trea-
sury. The Secretary asked for an in
crease of $50, ,000, 900 from additional
customs duties. Mr.. Wood takes the
ground that no increase is needed to
provide for the ordinary expenditures.
and that as the sinking fund already
stands $500, ,000, 900 ahead. of the legal
requirements, its demands, for this
year at least, may be allowed to stand
over. Messrs. Kelley, NiLaek, Shell
doh, and Waldron are understood to
take the same view, and there appears
to be good reason for believing that
only three out of the eleven members
Of the committee fayorgany increase of
taxation. r.. y
he Secretary of the Treasury ap-
.peared to be SO strongly backed.in his
commanded for additional taxation that
the country had resigned itself to the
fate OF increased burthens, with feel
ing that it was useless to protest against
foregone conclusion, but neverthe.
less swallowing the prospect as bitter
pill. 1t is therefore gratifying sur
prise to find the Committee of WAYS
and Means treating the question with
some regard to the interests and wish
es of the taxpayers.
The Secretary of the Treasury asks
for increased taxation of enable him
to meet the requirements of the debt
sinking fund. No one can desire to
see that fund culpably neglected, and
the Secretary's regard for maintaining
the national obligations to it will be
respected by the people, and the more
80 as it was not properly any part of
his duty to suggest the propriety of
OF making any exception to the usul
appropriation for that purpose. But
what the Secretary might not do, might
be done with the greatest propriety by
Congress For series of years of Mr..
Boutwell's secretaryship, during which
taxation was maintained at rate vast
ly in excess of the ordinary expendi-
lures, very large amount Of securities
were retired, so that the sinking fund
now stands about eight years ahead of
the requirements of the law. This
large accumulation has been effected
at the expense of a most oppressive
taxation; and that excessive taxation
has helped very directly to produce
an extreme reaction in the trade and
industries of the nation, from which
we are at present suffering. 1t is very
much due to the effects of this past
overtaxation that the revenues are now
deficient, and the question before us is
simply this;-Shall we, under these cir
cumstances, put on additional taxes to
keep up the sinking fund payments? or
shall we keepithe taxes where they are,
economize on ordinary expenditures az
far as possible, and leave any deficien.
cy on payments into the sinking fund
to be Offset by the large excess upon
past contributions?
To ask this question is to answer it.
No one familiar with the disastrous
effects of the present excessive FEEDER
al, State, and local taxation will for a
moment, suppose that the taxes should
be in any other way touched than to
reduce them.
The daily gazette., 1875-02-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

Tho Civil Rights bill passed by the
House goes to the Senate for action ir-
respective of the Senate bill, now
lodged in the House. Some doubt is
expressed-in view of the great pres.
sure of public business, including the
appropriation bills and the brief time
remaining of the session-whether the
Senate will act definitely on the bill.
1t is said chat Pinchback has address
sed a memorial to the Senators. urg-
ing them to take speedy action on his
credentials as Senator from Louisiana,
on the ground that his good name and
the interests of the State will suffer
from delay; and that he is his dis
trlbuting copies of the memorial with
own hands,
The daily gazette., 1875-02-06
From the Netu YorE Tribune. -.1
THE NEXT u. s. SENATE.

When the revolution of last fall swept
away the Administration majority in the
House of Representatives, the defeated
party took consolation in the thought
that its ascendancy in the Senate could
in no event be disturbed. The elections
Of the past few weeks have shown how
seyerely this last prop Of falling party
has been shaken. 1t is perfectly safe to
say that had there been half dozen
more States to elect Senators, the Oppo-
sltfon would have secured clear major
lty IN the Senate. On the Sd of March
next the terms of rs Senators will ex-
and Opposition. Twenty-Five States
have elected Senators, and in three. Min
nesota, Florida and West Virginia, a re-
suit has not yet been reached. OF the
new Senators Is are safely to be placed
in the Opposition, and to these may be
added those whom West virginia and
Florida will elect. This, with the 10 Op-
position members holding over, gives
the anti-Administration party total of
SO members, and leaves the Administra-
tion with only Al, giving them the sue
cessor OF Senator Ramsey, in Minnesota,
and counting the vacant seat for Louisi-
ana In their favor, although it clearly
belongs on the other side. ,.. -
Inere Is III InStrucJ1ve lesson IN this
showing for those persons who see in
every fresh exposure Of crime in high
places sure forerunner of the Repub-
lies death. Their favorite argument is
that the people look upon exposures of
corruption and the exercise Of unconsti-
tutional power with indifference. They
charge the public conscience with leth-
argy because it doer not cry out with
more vehemence against such wrongs.
But the surer test of the public mind is
the baliot-box. The American pc ople is
alton on the part of it's officials. f.
makes up its mind deliberately, but
surely, and sooner or later the thieves
and reprobates are thrust aside, never
to be seen again. Let those who are
coming into office reflect upon this plain
truth. 1t has borne them to power. It
can as easily take them away from ir.
The daily gazette., 1875-02-06

I'm summing up the result of the
Pacific Mail investigation the. Utica
Herald says: "It does not seem to
occur to Mr. Hatch that all the people
care for the man or men who led the
way in this exposure is to thank him
or them. Had he been the managing
director himself he would have de-
served thanks. The author is of no
consequence to the public. Were his
name known to the Pacific Mail Com
pany it would not controvert the fact
that about $500, 900 were taken from
its Golfers for illeSitimatc purposes.
This fact is clearly established The
investigation has done other good ser
vice beside setting before the country
in bold relief the evils of subsidies.
When it began rumor was heavy with
the names of prominent men whose
garments it was alleged had been
smirched with corruption. Truth has
dispellcd the great blackness of the
cloud. The shadows have settled on
certain characters. The guilty parties
are exposed. Demoralizing suspicion
is turned away from the many. This
result alone is of inestimable value.
Besides clearing the name of upright
Congressman from the smell of cor.
ruption, the investigation has been of
great beneficial benefit, directly and
Indirectly. Already the extra subsidy,
for which so much was paid, has been
stricken out of the Appropriation
bills-an annual saving to the Govern
ment of $500, 900. The developments
have reused apermanent opposition to
subsidies. The fact that bribe-taking q
as well as murder will out has been
emphasized. r .-s.