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The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-29

We are gratified at the position as
sumed by the Bulletin this morning,
with reference to Antoine's letter to
Col. Patton. If the charges Antoine
has officially made. that negroes are
nightly whipped, shot at and killed,
and that they are deprived of all free
dom Of political action in this State, are
true, a thorough investigation should be
had and the responsibility placed
where 1t belongs. If the charges
are true, as we stated yesterday,
the white peopl" of Louisiana are
brutal, murderous rufflans, or the State
is cursed by an imbecile, corrupt and
contemplate government. In behalf
OF humanity and civilization we de-
mand. at the hands OF the high officials
who have made these charges, an inves-
tigation Of them, that 1t may be seen
which OF these theories Is correct, or
IL neither Is correct, then that the
Acting Governor Of the State has foully
lied. The Bulletin has promptly joined
the DEMOCRAT in this demand, and we
trust that our friends of the Picdyune
and Times will also do 80, and that the
State Central Committee will make the
demand for an investigation officially.
The men who have usurped the govern
ment OF Louisiana should be made to
realize that, patiently as our people
may bear the lies and ISLANDERS of the
Republican and It's little rural satellites,
they are determined that those lies and
SANDERS shall not go forth TO the coun-
try with the official Endorsement Of the
highest official in the State.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-29
News ON Various subjects from the Ma
ttOnal Capital.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-Secretary Nor
rill has gone to Maine on an election
eering tour.
Col. Robert J. Stevens will not be
disturbed in his place as clerk OF the
House Committee on Appropriations.
Appointments-M. n Brewster, Col
leetor Third Texas District; y. Bolts,
Third Virginia District.
The new Al per cent bonds will be
ready for delivery 1st. Denominations
range from $50, to $4,000.
Postmaster General Tyner Is expected
to return Tomorrow
Post Assistant Paymaster Step1
Rand, Jr., has been ordered to @
at New Orleans,
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-29

growing more religious. 1t Is quite otherwise
Camp-meetings are now the cheapest way OF
spending your summer In the country--with
the religion thrown in gratis. Hundreds OF
persons who would be otherwise cooped UP In
the CITY, have there an opportunity Of little
fresh country air and all the pleasures OF rustic
lie at the very smallest cost. and. therefore. re-
li2ion has grown popular and fashionable.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-29
Attempted suicide.

Yesterday evening. about o'clock. Carrie
Smith. an unfortunate young woman, who has
led dissolute lifs attempted to commit suicide
by jumping into the Old Basin. She was seen,
however. and rescued ~ . policeman. who
locked her up. on the charge OF attempting to
commit suicide
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-29
Courts.

The Fourth and Superior District
Courts were in session this morning.
In the latter, the concert saloon ques-
tion was under discussion, and will
probably be decided to-day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19

Editors Drawer. in Harper's MagiEine for
june.


Editors Drawer, in Harper's MagiEine for
June.
When Mr.. Webster visited Eng
land, after he had attained fame
enough to precede him, an English
gentleman took him one day to see
Lord Brougham. That eminent
Briton received our Daniel with
such GOODNESS that he was glad to
get away and back to his rooms.
The friend who had taken him at
once returned to Lord Brougham
in haste and anger.
"My lord, how could you behave
with such unseemly rudeness and
discourtesy to SO great a lawyer and
statesman? 1t was insulting to him
and has filled me with mortifca-
tion."
"Why, what on earth have l
done and whom have l been rude
to?"
"To Daniel Webster, of the
Senate of the United States"
"Great Jupiter, what a blum
der. l thought it was that fellow
Webster who made a dictionary
and nearly ruined the English Ian
guage."
Then the great Chancellor quickly
hunted up the American Senator.
and having other tastes in common
besides law and politics, they made
a royal night of it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
The Robins Note.

The other morning a bad man
was being conveyed to prison, there
to remain for long, long years. He
walked the streets with irons on
his wrists, and the glorious sun
beaming down upon him as it
kissed the dew from the leaves of
the maple and chestnut. His eyes
had sullen, vicious look, and
there was something wicked in his
very step. The officer halted with
him for a moment just where the
eye could trace a beautiful street
for a full mile, with every green
tree holding its leaves up to be
kissed by the warm sun. Just then
a robin left its nest in the branches
above their heads and uttered its
loudest, happiest notes in praise Of
the glorious morning. The bad
man looked up, then around him,
and such a change came to his face
that the officer was amazed. The
bad look had left the eyes, the hard
lines went away, and there was a
quivering of the chin as he whis-
pered:
"And I've got to be shut up
from all this"
The robin sang again, wildly,
softly and SO clear that its notes
might be heard a long way of. The
bad mans eyes were full Of tears,
and he said in a husky voice:
"How could l have been so
wicked with such glad notes as
those to ring in my ears and make
my heart tenderw
The man of whom witnesses had
said "He has the heart of a tiger, "
was broken down in one short mo-
ment, and he blushed that men
should see the iron on his wrists,
and point him out as a criminal.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
A RnrbArIan Monnrch's Funeral.

The Journal de Paris contains a
letter from an eye witness, giving
the following particulars Of the
atrocities committed on the occas-
ion of the funeral of Kamrasi,
King of 0unyoro, in Central Afri-
ca. An immense grave or pit, ca
pable of holding several hundred
people, had been dug, at the bottom
Of which the wives Of the defunct
King had been placed in the form
of a ring, to be in readiness to re-
ceive upon their knees the corpse
of their late tyrannical and barbar-
GUS master. Several regiments of
the Royal Guard had been sent on
the preceding night to silently sur
round some of the neighboring vii
lagos. The first human being-be
it man, woman or child that made
it's exit from the surrounded huts
was forcibly seized and carried off,
and the captiveS entrapped in this
manner conducted towards the pit
prepared for the funeral. Here
there commenced the most horrible
scene. The limbs of these poor
creatures, arms and legs, were
broken by the soldiers. The la
mentations and cries Of despair oil
the victims intermingled with the
shouting of the fanatical crowd,
and one by one they were thrown
into the Gaping gulf below. Then
commenced the beating of drums,
the flourish of rumpets, the pierc-
ing sound of the whistle and pipe,
which, together with the violent vo-
alterations of the crowd, drowned
the cries of the victims. The soil
dug out of the pit the previous day
was then thrown back into the
monster grave. The fanatical spec.
tators of the dismal drama, as soor
as 1t was filled up, commenced tC
dance on the summit of the grave,
stamping the soil down with al
their might, SO as to form hard
compact layer above those buried
alive. All the lamentations having
ceased, nothing was left to indicat,
the ceremony Of the abominabl,
sepulture; the noise of the instru
ments had ceased also, and the as
sembled crowd retired, satisfied will
themselves, and admiring the great
ness of the King whose names de
manded such sacrifices.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
Attachment Notice.


Before j. NJ. Coleman. Justice of the Peace
for Shelby county, Tenn.-T. II. Estes & Co.
VS.. John Burke.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV.
i ing been sued out under section 1856 Of the
the property of the defendant. and afRdsyit
having been made that the defendant is in
debted to the plaintiffs in the sum Of
sl5 IS due by account. and that the claim
is just, and that DEFENDANTS non resident of
State of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered
that the said defendant make his personal
appearance before me on the 5th day Of July
1876, at IL o'clock am, at my office, No. 294
Front street, in the city of Memphis,
Tennessee, and defend said attachment
suit within the time prescribed by law,
or the same will be proceeded with ex parte;
and that COPY Of this order be PUBLISHED once
9. week for four consecutive weeks in the
Memphis Public Ledger.
This S0th day of May, 1876.
7S-Sl-90-96 j. NJ. COLEMAN. j, p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19

Lord Inchiquin's Irish Peerage
bill, which was recently introduced
into the House of Lords, after much
cutting down, promises soon to be-
come law. Its most important
provision is that abolishing the
power of creating any more peers
of Ireland. Less than two years
ago some British noblemen regarded
the provision as an interference With
the royal prerogative, but now it
has passed in the House of Lords
unanimously. There are now one
hundred Irish peers, twenty-eight
of whom (besides the spiritual
peers) are elected by their associ-
ates to sit in the British Upper
House. Lord lnchiQuin proposes
to increase the number of repre-
sentative temporal peers to thirty
two, and to provide for a repre-
sentation of a liberal majority by
culminatiye voting, or in some
other way. AS the Lord Chancel-
lor, however, is opposed to this
minority scheme it will probably be
stricken out OF the bill, Another
clause of the bill, enabling Irish
peers to sit for IRISH constituencies
in the House of Commons, will
probably be passed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
Attachment Notice.

Chas. Stout & Bro VS.. g. A, Davis & Sons
Before p. j. Quigley. Justice OF Peace for
Shelby county, Tennessee.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT
i having been sued out under section 1856 Of
the Code Of Tennessee. and returned by the
proper officer levied upon the property Of the
defendants, and affidavit having been made
that the defendants are indebted TO the
plaintiffs in the sum of twenty-nine dollars and
ninety cents, and that the claim is just, and
that defendants are non-residents of the State
of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that
the said defendants make their personal ap-
pearance before me on the 5th day Of July,
1876, at u o'clock M, at my office, No. 1879
Main street, in the city Of Memphis, Tenn,
and defend said attachment suit, within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded with ex parte and that a copy Of
this order be published for four consecutive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 10Th day Of May, 1876.
T7-SS-S9 95 P. j. QUIGLEY, J. P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19

Many a man lives with a woman
half q lifetime without ever sus-
peoting that the wife Of his bosom
has really forgotten more than he
ever knew. Many a carpet-knight
who plumes himself upon his Won
derGul skill in smashing hearts is
being mentally measured and in
tellectually turned inside out by
the smiling girl whom he thinks
he is captivating. Many a veteran
beau who pulls on his gloves to
depart, feeling proudly conscious
of having made profound i'm.
preston on the susceptible soul of
the belle who has endured him for
an evening, would be wonderfully
enlightened, if not edited, could
he hear the sigh of relief which
escaped her lips when the clang ol
the door announced his departure.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
LEGAL.
mo 2270.l
NOn.Resident Notice.

In the Ohancery G urt of Shelby county, Ten
nessee -Hezekiah Henley VS.. Alexander ID.
Dickinson ct al
1T APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
1 this cause that the defendants. Alexander
II. Dickinson and Rembert Trezevant, are
citizens Of Mississippi. and non-residents Of
the State Of Tennessee; that this suit was
commenced by complainant April Is, 1876,
ALLEGING an indebtedness against defendant,
A. II. Dickinson TO the amount Of S3lS As, as
evidenced by written obligation exhibited
with the bills that writ of attachment has
been issued and returned levied on certain
real estate belonging TO the said defend
ant, etc il is therefore ordered, that
they make thier appearance herein. at the
courthouse. in the city Of Memphis, Ten
nessee, on or before the first Monday in July,
1875. and plead. answer or demur 10 complain
ants bill, or the game will be taken for con-
fessed as to them and set for hearing OK parte;
and that copy of this order be published
once week. for four successive weeks, in the
Public Ledger.
This 9th day of May, 1876.
A copy Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, G. and NJ.
By r. ] BLACK, Deputy Q. and NJ.
]. P. YOUNG, Sol. for complainant.
1912 88-94
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
A Mau Who CI Inns 90 be Fed By the
Angels.

A letter from Montreal says:
A man named Charles Henault
came before Recorder Sexton yes
terday under strange circumstances,
charged with insanity. Henault
halls from Isle au Nois, and has a
wife and six children. He has
been in Montreal for few weeks,
and latterly became possessed of
the idea that he was the coming
Christ He stated that he had
been asked by God if he could abb
stain for forty days, He said he
could, and on the 14th of the pres
ent month he entered upon the full
fllment Of the promise, and since
then has eaten nothing, merely tax
ing drink of water. His board
ing mistress verifeS the statements
with regard to the fasting, this be-
ing the reason she thought there
was something wrong. When Hen,
ault was asked how he felt, he said
he was as strong as he was before
and was regularly fed by angels
and we'll fed, too. He did not fast
of his own aocord-he knew h,
could not Do it himself; he would
not be such a fool. But he hat
great faith in God and knew b,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
MEMPHIS TENN MONDAY EVENING. JUNEl9 1876

would be able to fulfill his promise.
He claims to have already put in
seventeen days, and feels as strong
as ever. Being asked if he would
like to have a beefsteak, he said he
would not touch it. Hc has a
brother residing in Point St.
Charles. The man speaks nationally
on all subjects, and seems quite
hearty, although those who had
seen him several weeks ago say that
he is somewhat reduced in flesh.
He is said to be a sober, steady man,
and would insist on paying his way
during the time he was fasting, but
refused food.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
Wednesday, June gS, 1875,

between the hours OF ten o'clock a IN. and
three o'clock pm i, the following described
and State of Arkansas. o-Wit: The north
half OF section thirty-three. containing three
hundred and twenty acres; the southeast
quarter Of section twenty-one. containing one
hundred and sixty acres; the northwest quar-
ter Of section thirty four, containing one hun
dred and sixty aoses; the west half of the
one hundred and sixty acres. All in town
ship two north Of the base line, and range two
east of the fifth principal meridian u n. 2 e.), 4,
and containing together eight hundred acres
Of lana, together with any improvements
thei con.
The right of redemption is waived in the
said deed Of trust. The title is believed to be
perfect, but will sell and convey as Trustee
only. j. d. QUIGLEY, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
A Lock of washInstOn's Hair.

4 ullduolphld 1imSo-l
A bright and priceless gem was
yesterday added to the collection of
revolutionary relics = the actual
miniature portrait of Washington,
worn by his lady up to the time of
her death. The medallion is an
oval, about eight inches in circum-
ference, faithfully painted and
plainly mounted in heavy gold.
The face bears a striking resem-
blance to Stuart's portraits Of Wash
lngton. The reverse of the minia-
ture contains a liberal lock of hair,
light brown, freely sprinkled with
gray, taken from the head of the
" Father of His Country" The
portrait was evidently taken while
Washington occupied the Presiden-
tial chair. On the death of Lady
Washington this medallion, by re.
quest, went to Mrs. Tobias Lear,
her niece, whose husband was
WaShington's favorite private Sec
retary. 1t is now owned by Mrs.
Wilson Eyre, of Newport, Rhode
Island, formerly of Philadelphia,
who is a granddaughter of Mrs.
Lear. Colonel Frank NJ. Etting
has also secured the companion
piece to this relic, the miniature of
Martha Washington, worn by her
husband up to his death. is in
the possession of Mrs Bayard Smith,
of Baltimore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19

of the scalps of those he has killed
"a token of victory. 1t is a
fashion that we think is hardly
likely to be'imported from America
by our bellies who visit the Exhibi-
tion.-TRe Queen.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
MEMPHIS & CHARLESTON R.R.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
ON AND AFTER SUNDAY, JUNE llTH.

NN AND AFTER SUNDAY. JUNE llTH.
Oia6:
Mail train. daily am 8 0o pm
Express train, daily........ o.OO pm IL vi am
,SOmerville accom- dation
Except Sundayl.-.... $40 pm NV am
Jackson, Tenn, accom-
'SU NJ ,Sdation lex. Sunday. 40 pm II Is am
Ma, train will not stop at Tag stations be-
twsen ,qrand Junction and Memphis : =,
Trains connect at Grand Junction for all
poinfs and at Decatur closely for Moutgom-
erv and points South. Close connection. for
Nsshville bv both trains. Close connections
nj Chattanooga for Eastern and Southeastern
points.
No change Of cars between Memphis and
Bristol and Memphis and Jackson, Teon.'
The new and magnificent sleeping car line
will have ono Of their new sleepers leave
Memphis daily on Express train at 5D pm.
far Lynchburg, Washington and Baltimore
without change. 0Rly one change to New
York and Philadelphia. Time ttoenty MN
1,tes faster than CITY tinte.
Ticket Office, 2S Main street.
WI. ROSS, Sup't.
Tow B. Dunn. Ticket AIT. N-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
LEGAL.
Sheriff s Sale of Real Estate.


DOBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
i that by virtue nf q venditioni exponas to
me directed fiom the Honorable Circuit Court
Of Shelby county, Tenn, in thu case of Adams
and Westlake Manufacturing Company VS.. o.
+. Prescott and Henry S. Newsom, Judgment
rendered on the 2lst day Of March, 1876. for
the sum of two hundred and eleven dollars
and fifty four cents, with interest and costs of
suit, to satisfy said judgment etc., l will, on
Monday, 26th Of June, 1876,
in legal hours, in front of the Court house.
Memphis, Tenn, proceed to sell to the highest
bidder, for cash. the following described prop
erty, to wit: A certain lot or parcel of land
situated, lying and being in the county of
Shelby and State Of TENNESSEE the same
being parts Of lots Nos. 278 and 279 in the
Greenlaw and Saffarens subdivisien sdjoin-
ing the city of Memphis, as surveyed by NJ A.
Kerr. bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning
at the southeast corner Of Fifth and Kerr
streets running thence eestwardly with Kerr
street 50 feet TO stake; thence northwardly
l4Sh feet TO stake at an alley; thence west
wardiy with said alley So feet to q stake on
Fifth street; thence ssuthwardly with the
east side Of Fifth street, l481a feet to the be-
ginning corner.
Levied on as the property Of defendant.
Henry Newfom, TO safety said judgment
interest and costs
Memphis. 18th day of May, 1876.
@. l.. ANDERSON.
Sheriff Of Shelby county. Tenn.
By W D. CANNON. ID. s. S2-SS 94
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19

DY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY
ID vested in me as Trustee. under the terms
Of certain deed of trust made TO me by
Hamilton W. Cotter. Of due record in the
Clerks efice of Lee county, Arkansas, in
Record Book B, pages $50, ISL, l52 and 1853, 1
will sell TO the highest bidder. for cash. at the
town of Mariana, Lee county, Arkansas on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
Attachment Notice.

Before ]. NJ. Coleman, Justice of the Peace
for Shelby county. Tennessee. .-Non-resi-
dent attachment Creditors acts Of 1870 and
1871. approved January 26, 1866. L. SAT-
farans VS.. ]. NJ. Capps.
IN THIS CAUSE 1T APPEARING BY
i affidavit that the defendant and plaintiff
are both non residents of the State of Ten
nessee, and are both residents Of the State OF
Arkansas, that the defendant is indebted to
plaiatIf in the sum of twenty-three dollars
and forty-seven cents. due by note and ac-
count. that the claim is just, and that the
property of the defendant has been fraudu-
lently removed to this State to eyade the pro-
cess Of the law in the State Of Arkansas, their
domicile; it is therefore ordered that publica-
ton be made in the Memphis Public Ledger,
newspaper published in the city Of Mem
phis, for four successive weeks, commanding
the said J. NJ. Capps to appear before me at
my office, No. 294 Front street, in the city of
Memphis. on the 5th day Of July, 1876, ut 10
O'clock am, and make defense to said suit
against him, or it will be proceeded with ex
parte.
This May so, 1876.
1874 Q016 NJ COLEMAN l. p
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MISSISSIPPI g. TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change of Schedule

MEMPHIS. TENS., June 10. 1875,
NN AND AFTER SUNDAY. JUNE llTA'
" 1876, trains will run as iollo"si
Leave. Arrive.
New Orleans mall al Es,tyI satIop ;1'N'Y P'D
INlf IHlly "AO'P' N. BURKE, Sup'G
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
On Thursday, june 20, 1s7e,

in legal hours, in front Of the courthouse.
Memphis, Tennessee. proceed TO sell, to the
highest bidder, for cash, the following de-
scribed property, to-.wit A lot about two
miles east of Memphis known on the plan of
subdivision Of the estate Of A. b. Carr, de-
ceased, as lot No. 2S. beginning on the north
side of Pigeon R0ost road at a stake, the
southeast corner Of lot No. "a /; running thence
in q southeasterly direction with said road to
the western boundary line Of small tra,t OF
land now belonging to I. j. .Gogswell; thence
north with his line passing his northwest cor
ner, and then continuing with the western
boundary of lot No. % for 81 acres l3 chains
and links to the northwest corner Of lot No,
% on the south side of Central avenue thence
west with said avenue chains and ~ links TO
the northeast corner OF lot No. "a of said
division; thence south with the east boundary
Of said lot TO the beginning, containg S2-l0O
acres. .Irr-s
designated upon the plan Of the subdivision
Of the lands Of Kenneth Garrett, deceased,
filed in the office Of the Clerk and Master of
the Chancery Court, in the city Of Memphis,
as lots Nos. II and Is, which said lots contain
ITO 76-l00 acres, to which plan reference is
made for the limits and bounds Of said lots
eing the same lots bought by ohm Parks and
Andrew Henderson at the sale of said Garrett
lands, aud by them transferred 20 ]. l.. Grace
and J. X, Clarey, and by J, y. Grace and n.
the st. Peters Literary Association by deed,
9th day Of July, 1859 20 feet being reserved
on the west side Of said lots for public road
Levied on as the property Of defendant, Geo
L. Harris, TO satisfy said judgment, interest
and costs.
Memphis, 9th day Of June, lsIs,0so,
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
By W. D. CANNON, ID. S.
MCFARLAND 4 GooDwIS, Attorneys for
plaintiff. " Sl-W
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l2R-S9l.l
Chancory Sale of Real Estate.

Chancory Court Of Shelby county Mary Botto
VS.. Louis Lazaretto OF al. l
DY VIRTUE OF AN INTERL0CUT0RY
ID decree for sale. entered in the above
cause on the 10Th day of March, 1876, and
May 10, 1875, will sell at public auction, 70
Masters office. courthouse building, Main
street. Memphis, Tenn., on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
A FAMILY NEWSPAPER.

IL is the Organ of the n. 4. C:iTrch
south, and Particularly OF six An
nual Conferences, Vizi Memphis,
North Mississippi, Arkansas =,
White River. Little Rock and
Indian Mission.