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military photography.

London News
There is hardly any branch Of science
of which the soldier Of to day does not
avail himself. The Abyssinian war has
been termed a triumph of engineering
and our campaign in Ashantee was
simply q victory OF medical science. Our
soldiers include in their ranks surveyors,
t~elegraphers, engineers and architects,
while the modern artilleryman bot only
serves his guns, but calculates the rate
at which a cannon ball flies, and can tell
US to within a few pounds the amount oil
force or energy that it represents. Now
we are told, the soldier is about to avail.
himself OF the microscope and the cam.
era, in order to improve his knowledge
Of geography Already during the siege
Of Paris. the aid of photography wa'
called in to supply the Parisians with
news from the outer world when the Ger
mans surrounded the capital; letters aud
dispatcher were reduced to a microscopic
scale, aud the tiny documents we're theu
sent into the French metropolis by the
aid Of carrier pigeons This same priu
cipal of reducing printed characters by
means of photography is, according TO
scientific contemporary, to be adoplec
by the War 0dice for producing map.
and plans on a small scale. The ord
nance maps are to be photographed OF
such a scale that they will measure bu
three or four inches in length, So del
cately and distinctly can this be done
however, that the roads and railways ar
still recognizable with the naked eye
while with a magnyfying glass the nam
Of every village and hamlet is to be rea,
with ease The little maps are trans
parent, so that they must be held up +
the light to be examined, and they weigh
so we are informed, only a few grain
each. A scout might travel with fit.
such maps in his waistcoat pocket, an.
the whole continent Of Europe depicte.
in this way could be ~coataiqed in a peck
et-book. The French government, !
seems, is already provided with topo
graphical surveys taken upon this miuuil
scale, and no doubt the German Wa
Office, which too we'll understands th,
Importance of such things, will not b
behindhand in the matter. 1t is crafty
ing 10 iud hat we. also in this countr,
are ready to take what advantage we cal
Of science to perfect our means OF war
fare.
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daughter Of one of his father neighbers,
who had no taste for soldiers, and who
rather frowned than smiled upon the
gallant young cavalier. AS fate would
have il, Custer was more attracted by
her than by all the ladies in this new
home he was visiting for the first time,
and her repulses aggravated him till his
obstinacy was aroused, and he deter
mined to conquer this naughty girl
who refused to smile with the rest of
womsnhood upon him. | remember
how he desersbed lis feelings; how he
proceeded in bis suit, inquired about and
ascertained the. characteristics of the
lady, and how he resolved to lay a DELHI
crate siege for the occupation of her
heart. He called upon her one day, but
the servant was instructed to ask that
Miss Bacon might be excused. He
called again, aud caught her att window
%unprepared. Here the siege began; her
aversion was conquered, and when he
went back to the army in Virginia he
took her with him as his bride. She
rode beside him in all his marches,
a%fterward, in the war. She slept beside
him many a night when they bivouacked
with no coverlid but the stars; she
watched his departure for many a battle.
She was the patron saint Of the army,
and her gentle sympathy and kindness
are remembered by thousands Of soldiers
to day. At the close Of the war she
went with him to Texas and accompanied
him on several severe campaigns. In
1872 she rode with the regiment from
Texas to Fort Lincoln, Dakota, a dis
lance of 1000 miles. Custer had his
faults, but if a wife's pure heart and a
character that meets the type Of woman's
nobility, purity aud goodness can encir
Gle in its halo an object loved, Custer
can partake of her salvation, for she, if
ever woman did, has plenty of grace to
spare. Long association with danger,
long experience with the priyations ana
annoyances Of a frontier life, have
sweetened rather than poisoned her dis.
position, and she was as well prepared
as a wife ever could be for the pain she
is suffering to day.
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own reason; they lack the knowledca
which would enable reason to correct the
error of sense; but when an INTELLIGENT
man sees what appears to be 3 snsnen.
sion Of the laws Of gravitation. or anv
other physical law, at the behest Of 2
medium, be has only himself to blame 4
he is deceived. He knows what sound
is, and knows that it cannot be Produced
except by physical means, and hence
when he hears rappings upon q table he
ought to know that the sounds have a
material origin; and the fact that he is
unable to discover what or where the
sound is, ought not in the least to disturb
his conviction, which rests upon positive
knowledge of an immutable law eff ma
ture, a law that only the Ruler Of the
Universe can change. For the ignorant
dupes of men like Flint there is excuse,
but for the intelligent, educated men who
fall into such snares there is no excuse.
except in the fact that supsrstitions i'm
bibed in childhood still nave power in
many minds to ~paralyze the reasoning
faculties upon occasion.
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The story Of Ouster's Courlship.

Cluster" the Washington correspond
ent Of the Inter.O Ocean, writes to that
paper an interesting sketch Of the late
General Custer, with whom he was well
acquainted. Concerning the Generals
courtship and marriage, he says:
l have heard from bis lips the story Of
his courtship, aud it was so characteris'
tic of the man, so illustrative OF his
can't-be beaten way, that it must be
told. During his absence at West Point
his family moved from Ohio to Monroe,
Mich, where they now reside, and after
one Of his campaigns in Virginia the
boy general went home on furlough He
was fresh from some of his raids, and he
had already captured more flags and
prisoners han any officer in the war
There was an ovation for him at his
home. The people OF Monroe rejoiced
at his success then as they mourn ovel
his fate now But there was one gentl,
maiden in that town, q Miss Bacon, 1
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MANY Years Arn

A Correspondent, telling Of the wsy
they played in the West, years ago, re-
lates a couple of incidents:
| shall never forget the hand that was
played between Judge P~uterbaugh and
Colonel Tanzy, five or six years ogo.
don't know what either Of them had, bu,
both had all their money on the table,
and Colonel Tangy, drawing o check Out
of his pocket, filed it up and said:
81 raise you fifty, sirl''
Judge Puterbaugh gave an anxious
dance at his band and being Satisfied
with its contents, apparently, called foi
a bank check himself, and rapidly filling
it up, and throwing it on the table said
II see you raise, sir, and go you two
hundred better"
~ am sincerely grieved at the circum
stances the colonel replied; bat
must play my hand.
And, calling for another check and
filling it up, he went the judge a thous
and better.
"0h, that's a mere b~agatelle," r
marked tie judge. II have a cheet
here for the balance Of the money in thu
world, aud | guess you can't raise m,
above that"
That was a settler, and the Judge tool
the money, but | don't think | ever en-
joyed myself so much as when th,
Judges and %colonels checks we're takel
down to the bank the next day and founC
to be quite worthless.
The Judge was very fond OF 8 quie.
game OF draw, and when be could com,
in on two pair didn't oare whether BIZ
judicial circuit was attended to or not
! at the capital one night there was a biz
pot on the table, aud it came down sbe
tween the Judge aud q member Of thu
sawlog region. They both seemed t
have good hands, and after the prelimi
nary betting the judge raised his antag
onist twenty dollars-all the money b,
bad before him.
~ see that raise" exclaimed the saw
log man, nervously showing his cards to
gether, land so you this pockelbool
better" producing an old wallet witt
fifty or a hundred wraps about it.
"Oh, you do, do you'll said the judge
suspiciously cycling the battered recepl
acle of wealth.
We'll, then, under the circumstance
| am forced"-reaching down into hi
ovorcoat pocket and producing halt
dozen bran new wallets" to 60 you fv
pocketbooks better.
Both men got their pistols out abou
that time, and the delicate manner of e1
aiming the pocket.books was r~eferre
to ayeommittee of three Of the bystanC
ers, who reported that there was nothin
in any of the wallets, when the judg
and the lumberman cordially shoe
hands across the board and the gam
went on.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-11

Mr.. Ben Bingham, the well.known
photographer, has returned from a trip
to Middle Tennessee.
Mr.. John CASTOR and family leave fol
the Centennial Exposition on tomorrow,
Judge John D. Adams returned last
night from the Nashville convention.
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thing, but such is charged; but we do
know that scores of citizens are also Ell
gagged in the work Of dog poisoning, with
a view to remove from their respective
n~eighborboods the CANNES that prowl
and steal for q living.
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INSURANCE.

The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company,
With its gigantic capital of $32, O0O,-
900, offers the largest security to it's
policy.holders. Her average dividends
for the past thirty-one years have been
higher, and her average expenses for the
same time have been lower than any
company in the United States.
WARNER & SHsFHERD, State Agents,
"a Madison street.
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ErcnrsIon hal Innn snrings

TIE Memphis and Charleston Rail
road Company will issue excursion
tickets to Iuka Springs and return fol
one fare-good going on both trains
Saturday, returning on either train Sun
day or Monday. Tickets will be sole
Friday and Saturday of each week dur
ing the season.
W. P. JOHNSON, G. P. and 7. A.
12l-t6f-f
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IN the LEDGER job office can be found
competent, skillful and tasteful printers,
who can give entire satisfaction in the
display of any job of printing. 1881
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United states District Court.


In the District Court of the United
States, in the petition of Horace B.
ClaAin, of New York, VS.. the Southern
Life Insurance Company, wherein it is
alleged that said Clafin obtained a judy
ment against said insurance company
at Columbia, S. G., and afterward said
insurance company went into bank
ruptcy, ETC., the petitioner asks for a
restraining order upon all the proceed
iugs in bankruptcy had in the cause
until the final adjudication of his suit
against said company, Upon the pc
tition the following order appears:
AT CHAMBERS, August 7, 1876.
The Clerk of the United States Dis.
trict Court for the District of West Ten
nessee, will file this petition and issue
the restraining order as prayed for, upon
the petitioner giving bord1with good Sc,
curity in the penalty of FIVE thousand
dollars, conditioned to pay all such costs
and damages as the petitioning debtor,
the assignee of his estate, or any credi.
tor who has proved his debt, may sustain
in consequence Of the granting of this
order. CoNNALLY +. TRIGG,
United States District Judge.
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The finest cakes and best
candy, also soda and mead, at
FlOyd's, Main sts two doors
above Jefferson. 1881
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-11

The type, material and workmen Of
the LEDGER job Office are as good as the
best, and hence we guarantee first class
work and full satisfaction to our patrons.
1904
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1t is supposed that the reason
graduates of female colleges are
called bachelors of art instead of
maids of art is, that the former is a
higher degree. At least the maids
are always after the bachelors.
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The Pennsylvania Railroad
THE GREAT TRUNK LINE
Fast Mail Route Of the United States

will be most direct, convenient and ocOnoml-
cal way Of reaching Philadelphia and this
great Exhibition from all sections of the
country. Its trains to and from Philadelphia
will pass through a GRAND CENTENNIAL
DEPOT, which the Company have erected at
he Main Entrance to the Exhibition Grounds
or tho accommodation Of passengers who
wish to stop at or start from the numerous
large hotels contiguous to this station and the
Exhibitions convenience OF the greatest
value to visitors, and afforded exclusively by
the Pennsylvania Railroad, which is THE
ONLY LINE RUNNING DIRECT TO THE
CENTENNIAL BUILDINGS. Excursion
trains will also stop at the Encampment of
the Patrons of Hasbandry, at Elm Station, on
his road.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is the grandest
railway organization in the world. 1t con-
trolls seven thousand miles of roadway, form
ing continuous lines to Pbiladelphia, New
York, Baltimore and Washington, over which
luxurious day and hight cars are run from
Chicago, st. Louis, Louisville, CINCINNATI, In;
dianapclis, Columbus, Toledo, Cleveland and
Erie, without change.
It's main line is laid with double and third
tracks of heavy steel rails upon a deep bed of
broken stone ballast, and its bridges are all Of
iron or stone. Its passenger trains are
equipped with every known Improvement for
comfort and safety, and are run az iastef.
speed for greater distances than the trains OF
any line on tho continent. The Company has
largely increased its equipment for Centennial
travel, and will be pr epared to build in its
own shops locomo ives and passenger cars at
short notice sufficient to fully accommodate
any extra demand The unequaled resources
at the command Of the Company guarantees
the most perfect accommodating ior. all its
patrons during the Centen NAL Exhibition
THE MAGNIFICENT S 0ENERY for which
the Pennsylvania railroad is so justly cele
brated presents to the traveller over its perfect
roadway an ever-changing panorama OF river,
mountain, and landscape views unequaled IN
America.
THE MANIFESTATIONS on this line are
unsurpassed. Meals will be furnished at
suitable hours and ample time allowed for
enjoying them.
EXCURSION-TICKETS, at reduced rates
will be solo at all principal Railroad Tlcke
Offices in the West. Northwest, Southwest.
Be sure that your ticket reads via
the Great Pennsylvania Route TO the
Centennial.
FRANK THOMSON, D. NJ. BOYD, JR..
General Manager. Genl Passr Agent.
In-2blGW
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TinWare! Tinware!
Is. Ford, 1913 Poplar st.
lag

PAPER collars &c a box at the grand
closing out sale at 227 Main street IA?
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PERSONAL.

DERSONAL-MRS. JAM MARY PO0LEY
i or Cramond, Heriot Cottage, Brandon
hear from her brothers, William Pooley, mer-
chant taller. and Jamel PoOley, jeweler, and
her sister, Mrs Margaret PeOley or Purdie,
ali formerly of Scot and, and now supposed to
be residing in or near the city Of Memphis,
Tennessee, u, S. A. l2t1i0-l46 l52
nERSONAL-J. NJ. COLEMAN, JUSTICE
OF the Pence, Notary Public and Commits
sionsr of Deeds. Special attention given to
collections in the county. Office 24 Front st.
II8-f
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COOP cashmere pants at So so, worth
Sc, at the grand closing out sale at 227
Main street, l42
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| AM prepared to deliver certificates Of
election to all parties legally entitled to
same, at 20 Madison street.
Ed WoRsHAM,
Commissioners Of Election
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-11

FINE white shirts at 81, worth 81, at the
grand closing out sale at 227 Main st,
~
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RAILROADS.
CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION,
PhiI2delphia, Penn.

uNHIs GREAT INTERNATIONAL EXHI-
| bition, desi gned to com memorate the enc
pendence, will open May 10th and close No
vember 10, 1876. All the Nations OF tne MorIo
and all tho States and Territories OF the Union
viii patticipate' brin ging together the most
comprehensive collection of art treasures
mechanical inventions, scientific discoveries
manufacturing achievem ents, mlnelal sPeGt-
mems, and agricultural pi oducts ever exhlD-
tied. The grounds devoted 20 the exniplsI4n
are situated on the line of I Nc Pennsylyqhi
Railroad, and embrace four h undred ana nlty
acres of FairmOunt Park. all b tghly lmproVea
and ornamented, on which a.'e eIectea ing
largest buildings ever constru, ted hVe Oh
these covering an area Of fifty &C, yes ana COST
ing 5000 coo. The total number ", puiiulnes
erected for the purposes of the EA bibition is
over one hundred.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-11

SID Cooks Billiard Parlor has fans
that make the room cool. 1877
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ELEGANT white vests at 81 at the grand
closing out sale at 227 Main ct. I42
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BEHOLD OUR PRICE LIST!

Marble Heads, 5 for 25c
Samuel ]. Tilden, 3 for 25c.
The Owl (mported), 2 for 25c.
At the Boss Cigar Establishment, 3l9
Main street.
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SILK front undershirts at SOC, good
value at 81, at the grand closing out sale
at 227 Main street, AZ
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The best soda and mead i'm
Memphis, @ glasses for 25c, at
Bartee's, 32S Main st. 1921
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HEADQUARTERS CHIoKAsAw GuARDs,l
MEMPHIS, August IL, 1876.
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Owing to the inclemeney Of the
weather, there will be no dress-parade
this evening.
R. P. DUNCAN, Capt. Com'd'g.
w. D. Powell, o. S.
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FINE silk ties at &c, worth 25c, OF the
grand closing out sale at 227 Main st.
40
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FOR BARGAINS

in clothing and furnishing goods 60 to
the grand closing out sale at No. 227
Main street. l42
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Now is the time to subscribe If you desire,
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Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-11-07

n. W. Cor. Sixth and Market sts.. wilmington
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-11-07
American GOOD HumOr.

Bayard Taylor is impressed with the stea-
dy good humor of the American people. In
a recent letter he says: After long exper-
fence of all races,I doubt whether any pub
lie is better tempered than ours. Perhaps we
have been schooled by the periodical excite
ment of our presidential elections, the fury
of which invariably subsidies within twenty
four hours after the result is known; possi-
bly, our mixture of blood has something to do
with it; but certainly nopeople in the world
could have maintained better Older, exhibit
ed better feeling, or endured discomfort
with greater patience than the Americans
from the 10th Of May up to the present
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-11-07

1t is notable that the Morning Herald has
not corrected the false charge that Harry
McMullen collected taxes from farmers and
retained the money. This was the grGoa-
men of its libel upon him. That there was
a tax assessed to farmers, under con
struction of the law made by the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue. but which was
subsequently reversed, is perfectly true.
Mr.. McMullen stated the fact in note to
the Morning Herald Of Monday. But in go
doing he was simply proceeding in the line
of his duty as pointed out to him by those
. in authority, and the charge that he collect
ed the tax and retained it is a totally differ
enJ matter, which, if true, would be scan
daleusly to the discredit of Mr. McMullen,
but, being false, is gross libel upon him
How the Herald, upon any principle of fair
play, can excuse itself for not explicitly
Withdrawing its unjust charge we confess
ourselves unable to see.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-11-07
1YpefiaI 4Lutttes.
A Time-Honnred sneciIic.

The long and successful career of DIR. WIsHART's
PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL, as contrasted with the
speedy collapse of nostrums devoid Of efficacy which
have from time to time been pulled into brief no
torety during the twenty odd Yeas that tins cele
brated medicine has been sold, affords proof that
the the American public continues to repose its
confidence in deserving articles only. The PINE
TREE TAR CORDIAL has long been recognized as
the leading specific for Consumption, Bronchitis,
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Diptheria, and all other
diseases of the breathing organs. is, moreover,
ce tain, SPEEDY, and safe botanic remedy fer pys-
nary Troubles Gravel, Dropsy, Debility, Constipa-
ton, and Female Complaints. Constantly accumu-
lating evidence of an uuimpeachable character es-
tabshes the fact that il NOT only entrel eradicates
the diseases to which ii is adapted but also that its
action is remarkably prompt and thorough. The
crucial test OF experience has demonstrated its re-
liability in every particular. Sold by al druggists
Principal Depot No. 9l6 Filbert St, Philadelphia,
Pa nov7-lyeod d&W
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PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON, (Sun-
days escsptsd,) at the COMMERCIAL BUILD
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ss year.
DELAWARE TRIBUNE, (TeekIy,) the Pe'li'l-
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greot Family Newspaper, published every Thurs
day alornina, at One Dollar a gear, land ten
cents for postdge,l POSTAGE PREPAID oy the
Publishers
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-11-07

time. The one hundredth anniversary Of
the Republic, the worlds fair at Philadel-
phia, and a presidential campaign hardly
second in Importance to any of the previous
ones, would each be sufficient to move us
out of our wonted custom, and all three to-
gether furnish crucial test OF our nature
and behavior. The result simply shows the
miserable shallowness of those who assert
our degeneracy as a people, the weakness
of our political system, and the uncertainty
of our future.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-11-07
Facts for the People.

As the virtues of medicines can only be ascer
tanned by careful observation it is to be regretted
that many Of the drugs still prescribed BY some
Physicians should retain a place in materia
medica. As instance of this, that vile drug Bal
sam Oopaiba furnishes an example, About the year
1890 the Spaniards in the Island of San Domingo
having become afflicted with certain complaints,
thought, according to the prevailing notion at that
time, that the remedy might be found where the
disease originated. Under this impression Balsam
Oopaiba came INTO use, but never has nauseatng
drug done more injury for it not only changes the
nature of the disease to more dreadful state than
the original, but it ruins the tone of the stomach
and brings on Dyspepsia in its worst forms. To
void this drug and its effects the SAMARITAN 5
GIFT, pure vegetable remedy is within the reach
of all. Only ten pills to be taken, and will cure every
time from two to four days. Male packages S2T
female 49,