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and it now appears, from Inc universal
favor which his candidacy has dcveI-
Opcd, that he stands Q very fair chance
Of nomination Oh the FIRST ballot.
For the Office Of State Superintend-
cnt Of FREQ Schools, the present in
cumben,, Hon. B. W. Byrnc, seems to
have tho INSIDE track" Iio will
probably be opposed, in Convention, by
Sir. Chapman, Of Kanawha. Prof.
Patrick, OF Mason, and Prof. Pendle.
ton, Of Brooke; but sagucious OBJ,
servers Of public events assert thai
Byrns will almos. walk owe, the
track
The name Of tho candidates for seat,
on the bench of the Court Of Appeals
is legion. Hardly town in the STATE
has failed to bring out and sound il
glowing terms thu praises of somC
"limb Of the law" Every locality ha
"favori,c son" who could sit up il
judgment. and give decisions highly
, satisfactory to himself. Among The
', number spoken of are some of tho bcs
aud purest lawyers in the State, ant
; some who possess neither purity no
ability In the former list, however
ws notice Judges Hoffman, Raymond
Lewis, Iogc, Holt and Braunon, ant
, Lawyers Dennis, Traycrs, McGinnis
Miller. Woods, and others. There ar
three Judges TO be elected; aud rs III
: Third District now has member 0
the Codrt-JudSc Moorc-it is proba
, bic that the three to be nominated vii
DO selected from the First and SeconC
: Districts. We arc informed tina
Judge Braunon is not a candidate
} and will not allow bis name to 90 be
! fore the CcnyentiOn, This being tn
case, SO far as the First District is cou
cerncd, Judge Hoffman will have n
opposition. Probably more than an,
other member Of the Court, he ba
won universal esteem during his pas
term of service and it is more thai
probable that he will DO nominated b.
reclamation. We hazard the predic
ton, too, that Judge Raymond vii
also be renominatGd and that Mr.
Travers, Of Jefferson county, will b
selected to Gil tho remaining vacancies
: For the convenience Of the reader
+ We will recapitulate, little. and Civ
the names OF those who now appea,
most prominen. for tho various posi-
lions:
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A writer from Lewis county to the
Wheeling Register wants Ex-Governor
Price to DO nominated foe Governor,
aud Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan for
President. We movo 20 amend: aud
favor old Mr.. Noah (Ot ark notoricty)
for Governor, and tho venerable pa.
triarch Abraham. for President. II
We have to return to the "old rod
sandstone era, let US do il in due
form.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-06-05

A GENTLEMAN from Cla rksburg on
yesterday informed US that the Har-
rison county Convention held on
Monday was most harmonious and en-.
thusiastic. All elements Of the party
united. and Hon. J ohm j. Davis made
telling speech in favor of an united
Democracy. Hon Benjamin Wilson
was present. and announced himself
as q candidate for reelection to
Congress- Wheeling Register,
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Tue Hon. John J. Davis made q
speech at tho Harrison county Convcn-
ton, held in Clarksburg, Monday
last. He called upon the Democracy
to unite firmly upon their nominees
at tho coming election. - HtllsLmJ
Neps.
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From the faifmont Index.
Reunited,

We aro pleased to learn that tho
Democracy Of Harrison county are
again unit. There are now no
Jacob Democrats and no Camden
Democrats tllere-all are simply Dem.
Ocrats. Both wings shook hands
across the bloody chasm" ut their late
county Convention. and lion. J. J.
Davis made ono Of bis best speeches
in favor of united Democracy. 1t
is well. This will give the county to
the Democrats at tina coming election,
and those who havo been ins,rumen.
tai in bringing uGou. tho reconcilia.
ten, are worthy Of all praise Wo
saw. 10 all .rNnntirs. % and do like-
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A Coon RADICAL, on reudiug the
list Of Delegates appointed at the
Clarksburg Convention, when he
found Prof. Simmons, cOlored barber
from Petersburg. as one OF tho
chosen, exclaimed Very good for the
negro. but damned bad for tho
Rhites.
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On. D. s. PlNXELL is recommended
by correspondent Of the Monroe
Register for Stat. Treasurer.
Another correspondent Of the same
paper suggests tho holding Of tho Re,
publican State Convention at the
White Sulphur Springs. on the 4th of
next July. He thinks Convention
held there, in the Sd district, would be
gain Of at least 1000 votes 10 the
Republican party.
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Testimonial of the Faculty Univcr-
sity Of Virginia,

Testimonial Of the Faculty Univer-
sity Of Virginia.
We take pleasure in recommending "Nor-
wood School" 10 tho confidence Of tho pub
lie. The Principal, Mr.. WM. D. CABELL,
Is a gentleman of energy, Of great moral
worth and ofripe Scholarship. Under his
judicious management the School, as one Of
thorough training for boys, has achieved M
unwonted but well meritcd success. Mr.,
Cabell Is assisted by n corps Of Instructors,
most Of whom are alumni o this University.
They are gentlemen Of high character, Of
thorough Scholarship and earnestly devoted
to the work Of teaching.
Having bad the opportunity Of testing tue
character OF the instruction given at "Nor.
wood School" VIC do not hesitate 10 rec
ommend II "a High School Of the ilr,t
rank.
WM E. PETERS, B i GllpgRsLEEyE,
j i CApELL, i Il SMITH.
G + HoLNEs, NJ ScuELE DE yEsy,
JNo B. MlNoR. CS VEsAsLE,
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Cot. r. S. BLAIR, Of Richie county,
is mentioned as q candidate for Attor-
ney-General.
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lions:
II. N. Mathews,
Governor ?, @ E,s'ham'
Samuel PriOc.
F.. L. Bill,
.,,,,,ou Joseph s. Miller.
~ Alex. Monroe,
LJObn Cunningham.
Isaac L. Euoch,
r,,,,,.,. Thomas j. West.
''e"'" VIM. J. Wooddoll,
Sobciski Brady.
Henry Brannon,
Afso'nry{ Ira J. NlcGinnis,
General Il. G. Cracraft.
WIN. ". Welch.
Snpt Of CD. W Byrne.
Free Schools Spieer Patrick.
Prof. Pendleton.
John Hoffman,
a. Raymond,
W. II. Travcrs,
C S. Lewis.
Judges Court J. i. Hogc,
Of Appeu!s. II. A. Holt,
Il. F. Dennis.
Ira j. McGinnis,
Samuel A. Miller,
samuel Woods.
1t will be seen from the list given
above that there is no lack Of raw ma
terial, from which it will no. DO difficult
for tho Convention to select tickeI
that will be in every way acceptable tc
Tho people Of the State. Indeed, with
such host Of good men, it will be al
impossibility to select bad ticket.
The Con ventiou, in addition to nom.
mating State ticket, will appoint az
electoral ticket, and delegates to The
National Democratic Convention. which
meets at St. Louis in the latter part OIL
Jupe; but as these positions are at
tended with glory only. and arc en-
tirely devoid Of emol umcnts, ii ii
hardly to be expected that there will
be any contest in relation to them
Lewis county will pecsent, however, as
ono Of the delegates to st. Louis. thu
name Of Hon. William L. Lively, O.
this place.
1t may be that an effort will be mad.
to instruc, the delegates in favor o.
some particular candidate for tho Pres
idency; bu, We hardly think such I
motion will prevail. The unsettled
aud rather chaotic condition Of natioua
politics-"at both ends Of the avenue
renders sound discretion n very
necessary ingredient in the delibera'
tons Of u Convention and we believe
that our delegates should and will be
sent to the Convention free and I'M
trammcllcd-at liberty to vote 70,
the best and most available candidate.
1t is now understood that the following
gentlemen will be presented to The
Convention as candidates for the Pres.
idency:
William Allen. Of Ohio.
Allen G., Thurman, Of Ohio.
Samuel j. Tilden. of Now York.
Thomas Bay ard, Of Delaware.
Thomas A. Hendricks, Of Indiana.
Winfield Scott. of Pennsylvania.
1t is probable that many other gen
,lemen will DO spoken Of in Convention
but the above list comprises all who
are ut all prominent for tho position
We have our preferences. Of course
but in this contest, the wishes of indi,
vidaAls must give way to the genera
good and we have full cou GIcnce il
the wisdom md integrity Of tho Con.
yeutiou.
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The State elections of West Vir'
giuia will take place on the Cd Tues
day in October while the Presiden-
tial and Congressional elections will
take place on tho first Tuesday in No.
yember.
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The Republican National Convon.
ton will meet at Cincinnati June l4th;
the Democratic National Convention
meets at St. Louis June 9TH,
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY,

Full instructions, under able and Cxpctien.
ced professors, in different departments
Literary, Scientific, Agricultural, Engineer.
ing, Military and Preparatory. Practical
Tclegrapny and Vocal SlnSie have recently
boon added. An excellent Library and fine
supply Of Apparatus. Large collections Of
Geology, MincEalogy, COuchology, ana Pa
lGontology Expenses moderate. Terms
begin: Fall, Sept. ., Winter Jan. 8, Spring
March 20.
JOHN ". SCOTT, D. D., LII. D.,
Acting President.
Morgantown, ". Va, aug74
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Norwood High
School and College

Summer session Of three months to open
June %, 1916. Students are encouraged to
attempt only 50 much as eau DO well done !;
and those who desire preparation for The
Uni vcrsity, or 10 pursue u hunted or special
course Of study, are provided with every ia.
cility at Norwood. Address,
WIN. D. CABELL. Principal.
Norwood, Va.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-16
Thursdny. December Z, 1s70,

between the hours of eleven o'clock am. and
! O'Clock PM, at the southwest corner Of
Main and Madison streets, in the city Of
Memphis, Tenn, proceed to sell at public sale
to the highest bidder. for cash, the following
described lot Of land lying in said city Of
Memphis, in Shelby county, Tennessee, aud
bounded Beginning fity-four feet from the
northwest Garner of Lot no 473. at the inter-
section Of Poplar street and what is known as
Cooperation alley, or the first alley east Of
Third street, as a stake; thence south ard
parallel with the said alley one hundred and
forty eight and n half feet to stake; thence
east parallel with Poplar street tifty feet to q
S axe; thence north and parallel with said
alley one hundred and forty eight and half
ieot to stake in Poplar street; thence west
with Poplar street fifty feet to the beginning
being the pros erty conveyed b. deed from b
b Waddell, trustee. to the heirs Of Michse
Eagan, deceased, dated June H. 1860, recorded
in Book 81. Part |, page 81, etc. The equity o
redemption Is waived in the deed, and titl'
supposed t. be good. bat convey only as trus
/ tee. ..,
I ESTES Il ELLTTT. Attorneys. 03-M
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-16
Ralr Rrea Americana.

An American correspondent OF
the London Times, who has been
making a special study of social
life on this side Of the Atlantic,
gives some amusing instances of
What he calls national sensitive
ness" He says that with home
keeping women the Englishman is
an object of downright dread in
America, and reeites this instance
@An English friend, who amuses
himself by going about the coun-
try on foot, and is, therefore, some
times hard pushed to find quarters
for the night, told me that at one
farm the daughter Of the house
(the mother alterward laughingly
betrayed her) had positively pro-
tested with tears against an Eng
Ilishmau's being admitted into the
place, because, she said, he was sure
to make everybody uncomfortable
by turning up his nose at, and find
Ing fault with, everything. Every
body knows and breads that typ
lof trayeler-universal, no doubt
but still, | fear, more especial,
English-who thinks everything
abroad, good or bad, just as it j
like or unlike what he has know
all his life at home. | have me
three or four such Englishmen du
ring my short stay in America, an
wondered what can be the maliclou
demon that prompts such men t
travel" We'll, it must be confesse
hat there are half-bred America
as well as half-bred English tray
eiers.
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A CITY OF GAMBLERS.
The Absorbing Passion for Stock
spPcuAatiOm in HaM Francisco.

spPcuAalOn in SA" rFU"ciSV"'
A San Francisco correspondent
of the New York Times writes;
Everything seems subordinated to
the mining stocks and to specula-
ton in mining. Here they are not
satisfied with one board, but must
have three, although the population
of San Francisco is barely 270, 900.
There is the Pacific board, the
California board, and the San
Francisco board, each of which has
its stock exchange and is independ-
ent Of the others. This is pretty
much as if there should be in New
York city an Atlantic stock ex-
change, and a New York city stock
exchange. But though the busi-
ness transacted in Gotham repre-
sents a population of over two
millions, the stock exchange has
hitherto been found amply sutlici-
ent. 1t is obvious from this one
fact that gambling in mining
shares must be q very general
pursuit, and indeed it is. The
!, soan who resolutely confines him
self to the strict channels Of his
Immediate business is looked upon
hv Hbe cou,munity with those
mingled feelings of oontampt and
admiration which a thorough -laceG
!. drunkard feels for a tee'total friend
He envies his vigorous health ant
-1admires the caln blood which
r courses through the untesete5i
veins. YET. aiter all, he thinks tn,
q man is a miik-s0p, too coward,
/ TO know the joys Of Bacchus. ;
4 here in San Franciso, eyerybod,
!, takes a nibble at the treacheroq
;. bait. The merchant down town
!. whose capital is just sufficient 70
's his importing business, is on th
% sIy bearing 0phir, while thc vii
of Of his bosom has boug BIT the sait
T. stock for q rise, His clerks are q
is embarked on small speculatiy
az ships of the same kind and gQl
N denim themselves to voiuntaf
10 poverty in hopes of making a gre'
~ raise and then going into buslne
d for themselves. Even the very coo
p in the kitchen is enabled rilr94g
IL. lbe discriminating business "a.
I'd OF sone brokers' to share IN Il
ld delirious dance, for with SO smo
at a sum as q dollar one can Tentlre !
ed The method by which the sing
n. dollars of the poorest classes OF Z
he community are raked in by I
r. sharks of Leidersdorif and Ga
Ell fornia streets, is the familiar P
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and call of Wall and Broad in our
own delightful city. Here you can
have a put or a call upon a single
share of 0phir or any other stock
4 in the market for one dollar. The
consequence is that the minds Of
almost the entire adult population
are riveted npon mining stocks.
Bulletins of the prices current are |
circulated every half hour exposed |
in all the brokers' officers and in all |
the money exchanges, and sent to
all the leading hotels. The large
broking offices, where business Is
done on grand scale, are furnished
with enormous blaekboards, on
, which the different stocks are
; painted in legible white characters,
. and the fluctuations are marked
: in chalk every hour. In front of
f these offices hundreds of men
:. gather every day, coming as early
n as nine o'clock and lingering until
: tie final quotations are marked,
|, when they slowly retire. Some
Q times, when there is great excite
G ment in the mining shares, there
o are thousands of such loiterers,
a the sidewalks are choked, and to
% pass on one must walk in the street
le itself among the busting vehicles.
h They are essentially u queer crowd
ID composed Of spectators and loafers
ne Not that there is any intrinsic diff
ct ference between them, for the specu
10. lator of this character is simply {
\ loaier who has raised a stake and i
~ awaiting results, and the loafer is
ar speculator who is penniless and j
re awaiting a stake from some fortunat
to conrade. You may know easil
70 The men who are in luck from thos
se- who are out. The former have dc
zen cent habiliments, and heavy watch
le- chains Of gold quartz in broad Sc
he ting; the latter are clad in rust
led Western cloth from which the dy
rbt has faded, leaving the color an II
wv describable kind of purple. The
mr. have neither watches nor chains
I'D. and dinner is a problem to be solve
did either BY abundant check or by ii
iii spirit of camaaderie which such
,eir pursuit is calculated to eyoly
was There they stand, the lucky and Il
n penniless, in rain or sunshine, d
uits ring the liyelong day, watching th
the miserable speculative pot bollln
the So long as they can make a lucl
onp hit or two, or can borrow from OF
ers, they continue this extraordi
in ary kind Of life. When they 2
,der what is emphatically called ''play
,ncy out" the enterprising seek t
ash mines, and the shiGtless drift il
the crime.
: 80 This is evidently worse than
Won lotteries, for with them the ga
ar Of blers energies are not paralyz
his and he can work for living, q
buy lottery tickets, too But h
s of it is not 50. The mere fact tina
are man has got a put upon some fay
thon lite stock seems to entitle him in
sent. own mind to a positive respite Fl
Of a any active occupation until the II
triot is decided Tor or against nlm'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-16
Attacllnlent Notice.

Before ]. NJ. Coleman, Justice of the Peace
for Shelby county, Tennessee.-W -.
Booker ys Alexander Williams.
IN This CAUSE AN ATpACHMENTH HAY
ing been sued out under section 1856 of the
Code Of Tennessee and returned levied upon
tho property Of the defendant by garnlshment
on CLARKE, Johnson & Co ), merchants, who
answer that they owe said Alexan1er Williams
tbirty-three d0llsrs and twenty-Oight cents,
and ahldavitI having been made that the de-
fendant i: indebted to the plaintiff in the sum
of twenty dollars, due by account, that the
@ aim is just and that the defendant IS non
re. idents OF the State OF Tennessee; tits there
fore ordered that the said defendant make
his personal appearance be ore me on the
l6th day Of Deeembs y, 1879, at 10 clock a. N
at my Office. No. 294 Front street, Memphis,
Tenn, and defend said attachment suit with
in the time prescribed by law, or the same
will be proceeded with ex parte, and that 2
copy Of this order be published once q week
| forfour successive weeksin the Public Ledger
| This November s, 1875,
6O,66.7&7S J. N. uQLEMAE.J.P
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A aues,iOn OF Boaes.
London Standard

While travelling along. the coast
of Morocco once made the ac-
quaintance of a deserter from the
French Algerian army, who had
settled at that town some ten years
previously. During that period he
had employed himself in the collec-
ton Of the bones Of the animals
which we're rejected daily BY the
adjacent burgs of Rabett and saleh.
When al last lis courtyard became
choked with an accumulation 9t
bones of every description, esti-
mated at some four thousand
pounds weight, he made an appli-
baton to be allowed TO ship them
! to Marseilles. "What do they want
all those bones at Marseillcs forp
tho Kadi asked. "0ut Of then
t,,ay tnrp knife handles and buttons
AMI a great many other usefu
articles the Frenchman replied
Il viii allow you to export thes
bones,H the Kadi returned, "bu
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-16
Probate Court Sale of Real
EState.

No. ISsR. D. In the Probate COURT OF Shelby
County, qnneisee-G A. hanson, exoou-
tor, etc., VS. Thos. Horne ct al.
ny VIRTUE OF A DECREE FOR SALE
ID entered in this cause, will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder, in front 2f tho
Couyt-hopso door, on Main street, in the city
Of Memphis,
On Saturday, December 2, 1876,
within legal hours, the following described
real estate, to-wit Being part VI lot NO l64,
as laid down on John 0yeTtons South Mem
phis subdlyis,oa, fronting 60 feet on webster
street, and running back south 50 feet be-
tgeen parallel lines.
Also the remainder INTEREST," in a lot In loai
cf and adjoining the abQve lni being 80 fee
By 81 feet, subject TO the dover interest o.
Hannah Gray, widow.
Terms 0f Sale une fourth cash; bslauci
on a credit of 6 and u months; purchaser ex
ecutinz notes with approved security; and
lien will be retained to secure the pWebas
/ money,
This NQyember 3. lS7G
JAMES REILLY, Cork.
HAgsoS 4 EsrEs, Soils for complainant.
E0.66 7l.1S
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with the condition that before ship
ping they shall be examined piece
by piece by a tribunal Of four
butchers, whose services you will
have to pay, in order to state that
no bones of Moslems are found
among the lot, for you understand
that ! never could consent to have
knife-haudles and buttons turned
out of the sacred remains of my
forefathers." The bones in question
are lying vet at Rabett.
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fersonl The dii majores of that
epoch were unfortunate, aud seem
10 have been taught, by the saddest /
experiences, that kissing goes by
favor
Another coincidence between the
matrimonial fates of Washington
and jefferson was to present itself
Rejected by Belinda, Tom Jefinr-
son, as he was called by his frlen,.s,
betook himself to law and politics,
seeking in dusty tones and polltl-
cal aspiration some salye for his
grieyous wound. The day came,
however, when Cupid aga asserted
his sway. jefferson made the ac-
ouaintance of a beautiful young
widow-Mr. Jeaerson's Hfriend" "
being a certain Martha Shelton (the
Martha being an additional coinci-
deuce), q wealthy young dame OF
"The Forest" in Charles City
, This young heiress he bore off from
every competitor. All his accom-
plishmenls were used to that end
! his wit, badinage, fiddle-playine
. and lover.like ardor. At last he
+ succeeded, aud q great wedding
d took place at "The Forest on
. NIGHT of winter. the huge log fire
!. driving away with their blaze tn
chill Of January, the same mont
" in which Washington had marrie'
4 his fair widow, Martha. On tn
=. next day the groom and bis bride Sc
iout in their coach for Monticello
then in process of erection on
"a spur of tie Blue Ridge. At "Ble!
helm" the house of Colonel Carte
near the mountain, they wei
~ ~ caught bv a snow storm, forced
4 leave their coach and compelled
continue their journey on hors
no back, houndering through de-
no no snow-drifts. Jefferson was in d
no spair. but the bride was in Il
No highest spirits. They struggle
ar O nup the mountain roads for eig
'oe weary miles, through sno
e shrouded landscape, and only
ale rived after night to find all co
1le dark and cheerless. But this q
fbe not abate the gayety OF the beau
.as, full young bride. She Saluted tn
M. mishaps with laughter fire "
not soon kindled in a little pavilion
,ct. they found some wine and biscu
In behind come old books on
ary shelves, and hour after hour Of
,ost cold winter night was spent in SC
airs and laughter,
iam That is picture somewhat
,orc contrasts it not, worthy rea
ntlv with the scenes Of his EXcelle
cer- Thomas Jefferson's life at Wa
mo- ington, or at Paris, where
8 .ot apostle of Democracy was
4tan renowned an individual BuC
roor must look for the real characte
the a man in his parish and in
my family.
aver / have called these, glimpsc'
: in celebrated personages - they
eoca scarcely more-and it is more
nile ever a glimpse that | stall pres
rites in concluding this brief paper,
,are distinguished statesman and pat
~? of Moveochusutts