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WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Action of General Schcnck In the
Emma Mine Matter Formally
Condemned.
Proclamation by the Presidential Bill
Favoring the Restoration Of the
Franking Privilege favOrably
Reported. . p.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The Senate
Committee on Postolllces and Post
Roads to-day agreed to report bill TO
restore the franking privilege for all
letters or packages sent on purely otil-
clal business by the heads Of bureaus
and executive departments or by SEN
ators or members OF the House of Rep
rescntatives. The bill will contain Sc
we're penalties to prevent the misuse Of
official franks.
The Senate Committee on Appropri-
ations to-day struck out Of the leglsla-
tive, executive and judicial approprla-
ton sections providing for II ten per
cent reduction of all salaries OF clerks
In the executive departments, prOhib
iliug political assessments, requiring
the Secretary of the Treasury to make
u reduction OF ten per cent In salaries
of all custom officers and employees,
and prohibiting the employment Of
any persons except those for whom
specified appropriation are made.
The report of the Committee on For
eign Affairs on the Emma Mine inves-
tigation was presented by Mr.. Hewctt
to the House to-day. The report, after
reviewing the testimony, concludes
that General Schenck besides being
Director of tue Emma Mining COM
pany was engaged in speculative
operations in sto,k in such manner
as to subject the name and station of
Minister OF the United States to criti-
cism. The committee, therefore, find,
First, that il was not proper for the
American Minister at the Court OF
st, James 10 connect himselfasa par y
with the Emma Mine company, of
London. Second, that the relations of
Gen. Schenek to the vendors Of the Em-
ma Mine were of such character as to
cast suspicion upon his motivesand sub
ject his action to unfav0rabIe criticism,
but the committee believe he was not
guilty of fraud or of any fraudulent In
teutIon in his connection with the
company or vendors Of the mine
Third, that his subsequent speculative
dealings in shares OF the company
were not compatible with his diplo'
matte station and maintainance Of "A
position of honor and usefulness at
court, near which he was employed.
The committee therefore submit the
following resolution and unanimously
recommend its passage 10y the House.
Resolved, That the House condemn
the action of General Robert G.
Schenck, United States Minister at the
Court of ST. James, In becoming a d.
rector of the Emma Silver Mining
Company of London, and his opera
tjons in connection with the shares OF
said company and vendors thereof, as
III advised, unfortunate and incompat-
lille with the duties Of his official po-
sltion.
The House Banking and Currency
Committee to-day unanimously agreed
to report and recommend Tue passage
of Representative Randalps bill, to
authorize the purchase ofsilyer bullion
to the extent of twenty million dollars
with any money in the Treasury, and
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BLACK HILLS.


The Havoc OF the Indians Continues.
FoRT FErTERMAN, Wy, May 25.-
Indian Inspector Vandever. who has
been In close consultation with Con-
tractor McCann and Agent Hastings,
seems anxious to make II appear that
the renegades from the Big Horn coun-
try have been committing most OF the
late outrages, when the facts are that
all trails from the recent depredations
run to the reservations, the Indians
from the north having hardly been
heard from since the destruction OF
Crazy Horses village In March last. A
good blow struck now VIII probably
avert an extensive Indian war, which
is otherwise imminent. The people OF
the Northwest do not wish repetition
of the history Of the Vincent Golfers
affairs in Arizona.
CINCINNATI, May ga letter from
Y. Mott, one Of company from Gin
cinnati, who left for the Black Hills
some time since, dated Kearney juno
ton, May 2lst, states that the Indians
are on the war path, killing miners at
fearful rate. The miners are return
ing to the States by hundreds. de
says out of forty-two men at Dead
wood, twenty-seven of them have
been killed, and soalped within three
miles of Custer City. There is plenty
of gold northwest Of Custer, but u is
impossible to get at 1t ON account Of
the Indians.
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THE CAPITAL.
Bill Granting Pensions 10 Revolution
AIRY soldiers Fay0rably Reported.
The Printing Question Still Harrassing
One Scion and Keeping the Would
be.Elect on the Anxious Seats,
tspeoIol to The Dallas Horala1

Especial 10 The Dallas Horali.)
AUSTIN, May 25.--The Senate re-
ported favorably on the bin granting
pensions to revolutionary soldiers,
signers Of the Declaration OF Indepen'
dencc and the widows Of the same.
The Senate reported unfavorably on
the resolution having Judicial printing
done under the general printing con-
tract.
A bill organizing county courts and
defining their duties. Engrossed.
The House organized on the Com.
missioners Courts. Pending the ques'
ton an amendment providing for the
filling Of certain vacancies was taken
up. After amending the bill was Gu
crossed.
Pending the discussion on the local
option bill the House adjourned.
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Hartford, Conn.,, May 25.-Base
ball-Hartfords, 4; Chicagoes, l.
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FOREIGN NOTES
The Turks Again Flaxed Hand-l
sOmcly by the Insurgents. arie

RAousA, May Give thousand ln-
snrgents attempted TO occupy the
heights of Bagnanl, In the district OF
Gatschko. An official Turkish tele-
gram reporting the affair, asserts that
the Insurgents were ropulsed with u
loss of one hundred and nifty killed,
According to Salvonic accounts, the
Insurgents, although at first'repulsed,
received one thousand rein forcements
and drove the Turkish troops, which
consisted OF eight battalions under
Makbtan Pasha, to Sternitzko and five
hundred Turks, and one hundred and
twenty-five Insurgents were killed.
I.ospoN, May 25.-'rhe Steamer Pan
dora, which last year made d voyage
to the Arctic regions for the purpose Of
discovering memorials of Sir John
Franklin, has been reiltted for another
voyage to Smiths sound, to bring to
England any dispatches desired there
by Captain Mares, Of the Arctic Expe-,
dition. She left Portsmouth today,
and will await papers from thee
miralty at Cowes, whence she VIII
sail for her destination Saturday aHs
A fire broke out at BRISTOL last night
Several warehouses, ships and private
residences have been destroyed. Loss
unknown. The fire is, however, the
most extensive that has, eyer visited
Bristol. rs3H hua tuedg gldsiso
LONDON, Msy 25.--The press COM
ments .fayorably upon the attitude Of
the Government towards the Berli .
Conference. .,id ,,,t essls
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MISS WHITNEY

ro.ohar NJ the Piano and slnging-resl-
Ieach, aii g elm Street. Miss whitney has
ce her musical talent IN New i ~ Is
Chicago and New Orleans, ana hopes ~ "
sbls 10 please her patrons In Dallas
apl2S-dlm
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News.

SAN Francisco, July 26.-A
dispatch from Victoria says the
Standard claims the assessment act,
passed at the last session of the
Legislature, providing for taking
the census and statistics, is over
ruled, such work being the exclu-
sive province of the Dominion gov
ernment, and recommends that the
rate-payer takes the matter before
the Supreme Court at once. 1t is
reported F. B. Humphreys, Finance
Minister, is out with the govern
ment, owing to a disagreement in
matters connected with the Indian
Commissionship, and that Smith,, a
member from Courchan, will sup
ply the vacant seat in the cabinet.
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McKeOn, The Train RObbsr.

ST. LOUIS, July 26.-It is pretty
definitely ascertained that Sam Nc
Keen, who escaped from Deputy
Sheriff Homans, near Lamarte, Mo-,
yesterday, was engaged in the late
Express robbery, near Otterville'
Mrs. Harris, who was accidentally
killed by one of the Sheriff'S posse,
was a sister Of Sam McKeon, also
of Jack McKeon, now in the West
Virginia penitentiary for robbing
the Huntington bank.
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At,empt to XII HIS wife.

ST. LOUIS, July 26.-Rayner
Lewis attempted to kill his wife at
their residence, on Crittenden
street, last evening, by shooting
her twice in the neck, once in the
head and then threatened to shoot
himself, but did not Dc it. Mrs.
Lewis is a lady of education and
refinement, while her husband is a
worthless and dissipated fellow, who
threw the burden of the family
support upon his wife. Mrs. Lewis
has highly respectable connections
in New York.
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Attachment Notice.

Before Z. W. Caldwell, Justice Of the Peace
for Shelby county. Tennessee-D. Hukell
VS.. p. Dunn.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAy-
i ing been sued cut under section S455 of the
Code Of Tennessee, and returned by the proper
officer, levied upon the property Of the de-
PENDANT. and affidavit having been made that
the defendant is justly indebted to the plain
tiff in tie sun Of fourteen dollars.
due by account. and that the defend
ant Is a nonresident Of the State Of Tennes-
see; il is therefore ordered that defendant
make his personal appearance before WI
August, 1875, at ten o'clock am, at his
office, No. II West Court street, in tho
city Of Memphis, Tenn, and defend said at
tachment suit within the time prescribed by
law or the same will be proceeded with ex
parte and that a copy Of this order be pub
iished once a week for four successive weeks
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 9Th day Of July, ls76.
llO-ii6-122 l28 3, W. CALDWELL, j. p.
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On Saturday, August 5, 1876,

in legal hours, in front of the Courthouse,
Memphis, Tennessee. proceed 20 sell, to the
highest bidder, for cash, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit: Situate, lying and
being in the county Of Shelby, State of en-
nessee, il being lots Mes. l aud 2 of the Dam
hover subdivision as shown in minutes N,
pages =, County Court Clerks office. Lot
No l begins at the northeast corner Of the
original tract at a stake; thence north $50
west 100 chains to a stake; thence south %
chains 40 links to a stake; thence south $50
east IS chains to a stake and beach marked W
L thence north 81 east 20 chains l link to the
beginning, containing 225 acres.
Lot No. 2 begins at the southeast corner of
Lot No. thence north $50 north 98 chains to
a stake; thence south q chains 10 links to n
stake; thence north $50 east s6 chains to a.
stake; thence north 50 east % chains 60 links
to the heginnins, containing 22l acres. All
being in range s, section 5, Eleventh Survey
or's District.
Levied on as the property Of defendant, j..
M. ,Fraime, to tisfy said judgment, interest
Memphis, 9Th day of July. 1875.
G. h. ANDERSON,
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
By ]. G. BUSTER, D. S.
in. Greer, Attorney for plaintiff.
ll6-l22-l28
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Many years ago a gentleman in a
subordinate department of the
Bank of Ireland discovered a de-
vice more useful than hair-splitting,
though of the like nature he
found out a way of splitting bank
notes, so that each note became two,
and to all appearance were the same
as when they were one, including,
of course, the water-mark and all
the rest Of it. He was an honest
man, and informed the government
of the result of his ingenuity;
whereupon, on his solemn promise
of never revealing his secret, they
made him governor Of the bank.
Another gentleman, but who, un-
happily, is a rogue, has lately made
his appearance in London he has
invented a certain acid which
causes the writing to disappear
from the check, and then he fills
up the blank space according to
his aspirations. His modus ope-
randi is the following He pro
cures a real check, drawn by a
good name, for seventeen or nine
teen pounds; the word "pounds .
is obliteratcd so completely that no
trace of the original writing can be
discerned even under the micro
scope, and the words "hundred
pounds inserted in its place two
ciphers are added to the figures,
and then the thing is done, since
all the other parts of the document,
including the signature, are quite
correct. This ingenious plan Is
causing great CONSERVATION in Lon
don, and the gentleman who in
vented it could get a good round
sum to retire from business.
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On Wednesday, August 0, 1875.

At noon, in front of the Planters Insurance
Building, on Madison street, in the city of
Memphis, sell to the highest bidder, for cash,
the following described property conveyed in
said deed of trust, to.wit; A certain lease
hold interest in the city of Memphis, county
Of Shelby, State of Tennessee, being a house,
hold interest for the term of ten years from
April !, 1870, until April l, 1850, on a lot of
ground in the city Of Memphis, State of
Tennessee, described as follows, to-wit. Be-
ginning at the intersection of the west side of
Main street, with the north line of the alley
between Beal and Linden streets, fronting IN
Main street eighty one feet, with a depth of
one hundred and twenty-five feet. it being lot
no. II, block Is, in South Memphis, leased by,
Phillip Il. Thompson TO W. Nj. Brooks, March
q, 1870, lease recorded in Chattel Mortgage
BOOK No: z. page S2S, Of the Register office
OF Shelby county. Also lot No. 10, same
block, on which is the livery stable Of The
said Brooks, together with all the privileges
ana appurtenances thereto belonging, includ-
ing all buildings on said parcels of ground
Equity Of redemption waived; tile be-
vey as Trustee. no, KING. TTnstee
MEMPHIS. July Is, 1876. 1873
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The Paris correspondent Of a
London paper writes as follows:
am bound TO say, however, hat
Judging from mere outward appear
ances Paris, at least, never appeared
richer. You remember under the
Empire what a sensation was
caused by Dupinaine's onslaught
against what he called lie luxe
effrene DIES femmes. 1t was moth
ing then to what it is now. The
Bouleyards on a fine evening, the
Champs Elysees, and the Bots in
the early morning, somewhat re-
mind one Of Watteau's fete cham
petre. Everybody seems to have
plenty of money for the s%uperauities
Of life-to go to the play, to drive
in the Bots and take an excursion
to the country on Sundays. The
working men themselves appear
singularly we'll off. Some few years
ago the Partisan ouyrier was content
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1878 A. d.
Attachment Notice.

In the Circuit Court OF Shelby county, Tenn
The Emmett Bank Of Memphis VS.. The Cen
trail Savings Bank eff St.. Louis. Mo.
IN THISCAUSE AN ATTACHMENTHAV-
l. ing been sued out under section S455 Of Code
Of Tennessee and returned into Court levied
upon the real estate of the defendant, and
affidavit having been made that the defendant
is justly indebted to plaintiff in the sum of
thirteen hundred and eighty seven dollars and.
eighty-six cents, by account. and that it is a
nonresident of the State of Tennessee; il il
therefore ordered that the said defendant, she
Central Savings Bank fist, Louis. Mo-. Taake
its personal appearance herein. befOye the
Judge of the Circuit Court of Shelby oo'lnty. at
the courthouse in the city of Merophis. on
the third Monday in September uext. and de-
fend said attachment suit within the time pre-
scrlbed by law, or the same will be proceeded
with ex parte: and that a copy of this order
be published noe q week for four consecutive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 18th day of July, 1916.
A ~copy-Attest:
BE. COLEMAN, Clerk.
120-126-l32 -l38
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ana Rehellion of the Stomncl


The stomach o~bstinately rebels against all
efforts to make it digest superabundant or in
digestible food. When a fit Of dyspepsia has
been brought on by over-indulgence in the
pleasures of the table, or any other cause. the
invalid can obtain from Hostettor's Stomach
Bitters prompter and more complete relief
than from any other source. This admirable
specific not only renders digestion active, but
regulates the secretion and distribution of the
bile, re establishes a regular habit of body
when costiveness exists, restores the appetite,
soOthes and invigorates the nerves, and, if
taken before retiring. facilitates slices. Under
these happy conditions, the dyspeptic or bill
cover their elasticity, and all the various and
harassing bodily and mental symptoms OF
chronic indigestion disappear.
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those objects last year reached nearly
thirteen millions dollars, and Secre-
tary Bristow asked for twenty-eight
millions for this fiscal year. During
the eight years of Grants admins
tration the sum of $92, 600, 1l5.6 GA
was spent in the shape of subsidies
for rivers and harbors and public
buildings. The country has been
constantly growing poorer and ex-
penditures increasing under Grants
rule, which the Hayes administra-
ton would perpetuate.
The total net ordinary expenses
CT the government for the nine
years from 1859 to 1860, inclusive,
were $51l, 300, S04. AZ. The total
amount ofthe net ordinary expenses
of the government for the nine
years from 1867 to 1875, inclusive,
was 81, SOC, 72O.2O. This, of
course, does not include pensions
and interest upon the United States
debt. The Confederate House, as
it is called, has made an earnest en-
deavor to cut down expenses and
economic at every point where it
could be done without impairing
the efficiency Of the public service.
In this they have been fought step
by step by the Republicans in the
House and Stubbornly opposed by
the Senate. Reductions amounting
to $39,4S7,865.5l per annum were
proposed, and we see by the morn
ing dispatches that the conference
committees have at last nearly
agreed on about $25,OQO,O0 This
is something to consider, especially
when we remember that the net
ordinary expenses Of the govern
ment for 1916 were only $26,4lS,-
459.59. The population increased
from 23,19l,S76 in 1850 to $685.
81 in 1870. The total rate of
taxation per head was 1857 in
1850, s4. 80 in 1860, and 1881 in
1870. The increase in the last six
years cannot be easily as%ceEtained,
but it has no doubt gone on stead
lily. There must be a stopping
point soon or the country is hope
lessly bankrupt. Business is par
alyzed, the people overturned, the
public faith gone. The party in
power is utterly incapable of cor.
recting these evils. Nothing but
an entire change of party and adj
m~inistration will briD g relief.
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PoliucaI.


CHAMPAIGN, ILL, July 26.-The
Republicans of the Fourteenth
Congressional district yesterday
unanimously nominated for re-elec-
ton j. G.. Cannon.
ST. LOUIS, July 26.-An indie
pendent greenback convention to
nominate a Congressman for the
Second district of Kansas was held
at Lawrence yesterday, only thirty
delegates out of eighty being pres
ent. A resolution indorSing the
nominees of the Indianapolis
greenback convention caused a
long and bitter discussion, and was
finally laid on the table, %whereupon
the Peter Cooper men withdrew
from the convention. The remain
der of the delegates then nomi-
mated John R. Goodin, the present
incumbent, for Congress.
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DELEGATES TO n AsHvILLE.

We learn ths.t the proposed meet
ing Of the Democratic delegation Of
this city, appointed to attend the
NashviD e convention, has beenpost-
poned from Saturday until Monday
next. Time of meeting, II o'clock
AMI; place, the rooms of the Exec
U tive Board, on Monroe street, OPP
posite the Peabody. This change
is caused by the fact that several OF
the delegates could not attend Sat
urday, as they will be out of the
city thatday. Monday, it is thought,
will better suit the convenience OF
the country delegates. Let there
be a full attendance by all means
1t is Of the greatest Importance
that we have a free interchange o.
views before starting to Nashville
with a view to harmony and con.
cert of action. Delegates who can.
not 90 to Nashville should appoin.
proxies and give notice to tn,
meeting next Monday, that it ma,
be known who will be likely to at
tend.
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LEGAL.
mo. 2822.l
NOn-Resident Notice.


In the Chancery Court Of Shelby county,
Tennessee-John S. Sullivan vs., The Gem
trail Savings Bank Of st. Louis Mo, ct al.
1T APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
i this cause that the defendants, the Central
Savings Bank of st. Louis, Missouri, and
Henry l.. Patterson, are citizens of the State
of Missouri, and non-residents of the State of
Tennessee; that this suit was commenced by
complainant July Is, 1875 alleging an indebt-
edness of SIS 900 against defendant, said Saw
ings Bank, as evidenced by certificates OF de-
post Nos. 1885, 1885 and 1887, filed herewith,
and that a writ OF attachment has been issued
and returned levied on the property Of
said defendant situated in Shelby county,
Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein az the court
house in the city Of Memphis, Tennessee,
on or before the first Monday in September,
1876, and plead, answer or demur to
complainant 8 bill, or the same will be taken
for confessed as to them and set for hearing
ex parte; and that a copy Of this order be pub
lished once a week, for four successive weeks
In the Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of July, 1876.
A copY-Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, G. and NJ.
By X. j. BLACK, D. o and NJ.
Hanson Woatherlord n Estes, solicitors for
complainant. l26. 2-13s-lA
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with his two meals a day, at nine
and at three. Now, he breakfasts
at eleven, and takes his absinthe
before and his cafe after his meals.
All this shows a certain amount of
wellbeing, but l think it exists
chiefly among the higher and lower
classes; the bourgeoisie are certainly
suffering, and they sacrifice to ap-
pearances in a way that leads one
to suppose that in the capital, at
least they have discarded their old
habits of thrift.
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The Sailing Master of the Mohawk
Under Arrest.

New YORK, July 26.-Sevier S.
Rowland, late sailing master of the
yacht Mohawk, was r~earrested yes
terday upon the charge Of perjury.
The arrest was made upon the com
plant of one of the quartermasters
Of the Mohawk, who testifes that
Captain Rowland did not, as he
had sworn he did, cast off the main
sail nor give any orders to have
it done, nor was the sail ordered to
be disturbed by him.
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FOREIGN.

PARIS, July 26.-President Mac
Mahon has granted one hundred
and twenty.seven additional par
dons to Communists.
CAIRO, July ga great fire
here yesterday destroyed many
houses near the vegetable market.
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THE Democratic Executive Board
of Shelby county had under con-
sideration at its last meeting a reso-
luton to take action in regard to
the nomination of a candidate for
magistrate at large for the city.
The proposition did not originate
with the Board, but was one care
fully discussed in all its bearings,
and the conclusion was reached
that no action was necessary. II
is presumed that a Democrat
or Conservative viii be elected in
any event. When the late County
Convention was held it was lot
known that the city was entitled t
an extra Magistrate and no nom.
ination was made. 1t is conceded
now that such a magistrate will b,
elected. 1t looks now as if this i
to be a free race, open to all eligible
candidates, The people will II,
doubt concentrate upon som
worthy aspirant and elect him.