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nccchcr die rnc,n, Of The Rncc.

To I'M EDlTUH or the SrN-NIr' No
part u the tricky noecher tactics has been
more persistenty worked, than that o. ASSUME
Ing that the " great and good majority" all be-
hcVe Mr. Beccher innocent. so far from such
icius tie case, % Is undoubtedly fact that IL
an the true men IA the nation who believe him
guilty would speak out, nus soddcn reputation
woull sink at once beyond resurrection,
Air. Btecher's original crime might nave been
couduned had nc confessed, aud retired from
tue ministry But his tase and brazcu attempt
To- escape tne stigma Of his crime 10y placing the
iuuuc nt in his So an en- never bc forgiven MIN.
lie may justly ue reEgrde d as An enemy To- his
race, ina mat hi pres mt attitude is more harm
fui To christianity than al other SOURCES of evil
combined. Z. Is. CAllrER.
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were crowded TIL they were brought to an end
and the interest then seemed greater than II
was when they began. In the small town OF
North0eld thcse reylvalists had an experience
siniil o. that which they have had in the llrgo
cities Of Brooklyn ana philadelphia. We Judge
tn will have just such an experience when
they make their appearance In this city ana
that the multi dcs will crowd the Hippodrome
daily and nightly as long as they keep ny their
services. There Ia every reason To believe that
this city Will very SION be the scene Of a great
religious campaign, without precl dent in It's nis-
tory since the time Of its settlement by the
Dutch from Holland.
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GET Tue BOrToM F.IcTs.
Religion aud Morals Require the EstRbiish-
ment of Guilt or Innocence.

Religion aud Morals Require the Establish
ment of Guilt or Innocence.
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: You
deserve the thanks Of every honest man and
Christian for tho determination with which YOU
cry aloud and spare not wherever fraud and VIII
lainy are to be exposed, especially in high places
withal, you seem to have Crocketts motto at
your masthead, " First know you are right. then
60 ahead" and your trumpet gives no uncertain
sound.
Your erratic contemporary, the Herald which
OF late inclined to advise all persons IN al
things, some time back deprecated all allusiOu to
the Beecher case by the press, after the jury
had failed to agree. on the general ground that
morals ana religion would suffer More lately
the advice has been that to end the matter he
should take his own medicine. step down and
out as though no crime had been committed
and no one deserved punis
Now, have no hesitation IA asserting that
the truth IN this case being known. II Is true that
II MIR. Heecher had taken Mrs. Muulton'- or his
own sisters advice wnen first given, and con-
fes sed to his so-callcd church, much uastiness
might have been hidden bu 1t Is also true that
many Christian men and women have long
looked upon the antics Of the tdente! m9uhte-
bank OF Plymouth u rcpToach to true Chris
ii nifty needing abatement.
not like the doctrine avowed by as ] IN
derstand, al least one OF the Bcpchcrs, that IL is
ugpt TO tell lie or even swear TO ID, To conceal
| a clerical scandal. am aware that many young
and old sinners against Virtae, Of the world
worldly, insist that man may swear ials, ly to
save the woman. Bcechpf's partial success mas,
| fear greatly added to the number, and should
he make his position secure, IL VIII sull further
| increase IL.
But granted even il Mr. Beecher did swear
! falsely, he also did rightly to save one woman (;
| his olths have also tended to damn more than
one besides several men. Nlr. Mnulton WIS
voluntarily accused Of malicious hocl aud ar-
rested. though the Indictments were with
| drawn. Loader was lied on some charges
and remains untred. Mrs. Noulton, Mr.. Mon-
| ton, n r. richards. Mr.. luton. and others have
| al perjured themselves II Beechcr has not
| reriur,d himself md not only are they uer-
! iurers, but the vilest Cunsurators wthal. Will
| lie. II guilty, las added to perjury malicious
| hbrl. fown broadcast among his quondam uust-
| cd friends.
Undoubtedly the case will stand clusc cole-
ire, aud If no me ~ punished for fasc swearing,
! thea u may become indeed cItsc mdUtcIt inc,
for truth, Jus ice. ana religion. Finally, Bcccher
| himself, II Innocent, cannot at Jld TO be 80
| meo Xiv Christian and rest where he IL.
80 far as my observation goes, the outside
| pua lie at present bv no means agree with his
| jury. Peg away at HIM. then. Mr. Editor. Beech,
! er, innocent, IS the most Talisued and ptlse-
cutel man Of the day gully, the most imnu-
| dent and arrogant scuundrel out Of jail. Get va
the tfutd tor the Ike OF example
| AMlINNILLE, l.. |. W.
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An nnnlyslsof Chlnese hronzcs show I

An analysis of Chinese bronzcs show that
tho material is formed OF certain proportion
OF tin and copper-twenty parts tin TO eighty
pa'ts copper lngots Of TINS bronze, on being
cast, AMI afterward subpitted to tho action of
the hammer, at temperatures varying from the
ordinary temperature to that It red heat
exhibit some unusual p opefties. At the ordi-
nary temperature, the metal was as brittle IA
glass, but, approaching 800 to $50 degrees Cent,
= sensible amelloratlon was noticed; at a dark
red heat, It appears that the condition Of tho
metal Is quito different, as this alloy can he
worked u easily a. iron or bronze Of aluminium.
The metal lattens without cracking under tho
most powerful blows Of enormous hammers, sud
can be reduced without tho slgntost dinloulty
20 sheets of eXtromo thhiuess and Possessing
great heXibulty.
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l. having an ouoIuuu luu. q. no. tho.s1nd
toucs ave boon .ltrR4y ,ll n4 iiu uAull.r Iay
c4y ouly 10 V.ns, AID 500 Ma. saY 1Das IL T..s ts
sueet-s,-Aae.
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Have You any idea how Or. NEWMAN Ia
haunted by applicants for oiucc2 one would fancy
he hold ali the positions In the various departments In
his gt, FOR at least dozen Gay come TO imnurc MS
day young man called, telling a pitilul tale OF DIS
aster and dsmay and closing with the declaration that
uness he QOtined All Office he would commit suicide.
Now, DR.. NEWMAN fully believes that the religion he
teaches possesses ample power 70 remedy or astuage
all earthly grief he gravcly sad to has visitor, Nv
young friend you need the OF God IN your heart
IN keen you from such thoughts religion would be a
rchCr possession to you than any oce - H05nugfOn
Correspondence " The Boston Transcript
This incident shows that the office-seekcrs
appreciate what is really powerful influence at
court. NEWMAN must expect to be haunted by
applicants. RICHELIEU and MAZAR1N and VOL
sEY each had his share Of that sort OF thing.
There is no quicker surer way OF getting the
kings car than by getting the ear Of the kings
religious favorte. A dozen a day Is a moderate
allowance, and It will be largely increased II the
third term Is installed at Washington. In that
event NEwMAN's parsonage will be besieged day
and night. II is also gratifying to know that
when the great man does not see his way clear
20 grant a request for Once, he knows how to
temper his refusal by spiritual counsel Of the
most consolatory nature. This was peculiarly
appropriate In the case Of the young man re-
ferred to above, since there is reason to sup
pose that his suicidal gloom may have been In
duced by hearing one OF NEwMAN's sermons or
by reading one Of NEwNAN's books Of travel.
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, May 1.-THE Countess Of
Malmesburg is dead.
There we're two failures in the Stock
Exchange to-day and one yesterday in
connection with the settlement. Liabil-
titles are small.
Advices from Salonica state that SIX
Of the principal culprits in the recent
outrages have been publicly executed.
Tranquility prevails.
VIENNA, May 1.-THE press announce
that the Emperor, owing to the power o.
pardon resting in him, has ordered
stopped the court-martial of Count Ka-
loncrat, who killed Prince Anersperg in
a duel.
DUBLIN, May l7.-Diferences between
the Dublin University boat club and the
rowing club have caused the secession o
the leadin members Of the former, in
GLIDING the two BarriDgtons and Pent
land. They will join the rowing club
which is to organize two crews for TIL
Henly regatta. These two crews vii
sfterWard be consolidated and go to tn,
United States as an international crew
Iii possible the boat club may form 81
independent four for America.
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ST. LOUIS.
Mckee aud Mcclure CRses-ArrIval
OF Dom PedrO-COunterfeit Kali
read Tickets.

Mckee aud MoGuire Chses-ArrIvAl
OF Dom PedrO-COunterfelt kali-
read Tickets.
ST.. Louis, May lin the United
States District Circuit Court this morn
ing District Attorney Dyer called the
attention Of the court TO the fact that
the time fer which q stay Of execution Of
sentence in the cases of VIM. Mckee and
Constantine Mcclure expired to-day.
he read a telegram from Mcclure stat
ing that the latter missed connection at
Richmond, Indiana, last night, while on
his way home from Washington, but that
he would arrive this afternoon. Judge
Treat said it was not really necessary
that either party should be present in
court and ordered that commitments for
both persons be made out and placed in
the hands of the United States Marshal.
1t is therefore expected that on the arri-
val of Mcclure this afternoon both he
and Mckee will be taken into custody
and placed in jail.
Dom Pedro arrived this morning and
took up quarters at the Lindell Hotel.
1t has been known for a week or two
past that counterfeit railroad tickets
have been in circulation here, aud that
some of the reads leading north and
east have been victimized. The matter
was placed in the hands of detectives
some days ago, and information was OBJ
tanned which led to the arrest last night
of Jefferson A. Brolaski for being en-
gagged in making and obtaining these
c~ounterfeits. Brolaski is q clerk in the
Illinois and st. Louis Bridge Company's
office here, and is very respectfully con
nected in this city. Another man named
Edwin NJ. Baker, who was recently in
jail at Chicago, is also implicated in the
matter, but eluded arrest. Detectives
are on his track, however, and he will be
speedily captured. In the room of Bro
laski and Baker were found plates
stamping machines, dies, ink, etc., and
about ten thousand dollars worth Of
bogus tickets. These latter are coupon
tickets from Lawrence, Kansas, to New
York, over the Missouri Pacific, Chicago
and Alton, Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern, and Erie roads; also from To
peka, Kansas, to Philadelphia, over th'
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, Mis-
sonri Pacific, Ohio and Mississippi
Little Miami, Columbus and Pittsburg
and Pennsylvania roads. Other pa-tie
than these mentioned seem to be con
nected with the swindle, but as the eVi
dence against them is meagre thei
names are withheld.
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prevail in providing for the man
agement Of the schools for the next
year and thereafter. Personal in
tereSt and private preference for in
dividual gain must not be allowed
to control in the direction of so i'm
portant a matter as the education
of our children. Let these facts
be pondered carefully by the MEM
bers of our Board of Education,
and we feel confident their action
will be in future more in accordance
with the wishes and wants of our
people than it has been for a year
or two past.
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MARRIED..

PAINE-DIX0N-0n the 10th inst. by the
Rev. JAS. Carmichael, at st. Mary's Church,
Mr.. GEORGE N. PAINE and Miss ANNIE W.
DIXON, both Of Memphis.
To you, George, and your lovely bride. in
this happy contamination Of yeur cherished
hopes, numerous friends extend most hearty
congratulations and very best wishes for
your welfare throughout this new life now SO
auspiciorsly begun. Welded in this sweet
~sPring-time, when the music Of song birds
fills every breeze, and all nature in the midst
Of beauteous flowers and genial perfumed at
mosphsrss smiles in glsdness around you
how suggestive. then. Of bright realities and
happy hopes for you. In this welded state.
this companionship for life. may perfect hap
piness ever attend you, and the sweet infu
ences Of united love be the beacon light to
guide you through the aisles Of the future,
ever in golden tints changing fond hopes into
bright realizations. r.
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Mr.. Parton aHd his st~ep.dsughter left
Boston the other night for New York,
but on arriving there next morning his
step-daughter had disappeared, and he
was accompanied by his wife.
Jimmy Blanchard, the little New Eng
land liar who ~personated Charlie Ross
and was welcomed home and made much
of by the people of his native village,
has just been arrested for thieving.
Among the decorations Of the Con.
federate monumen in Mobile, Ala, on
Memorial Day, was a pyramid Of flowers
from the officers of the United States
Army, stationed at Mount Vernon Bar.
racks, in respect to the fallen brave"
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No class of invalids are more to be commits
Grated than the dySpeptic, since the malady
from which they suffer is the parent Of q more
numerous offspring Of tormenting symptoms
than any other disease. On the other hand,
they are to be congratulated that there is a
all the torture that they undergo. Bostetter'
Stomach Bitters powerfully invigorates tn
cellular tissue Of the stomach, thus promoting
an adequate secretion and flow Of the diges'
tive juices, v~italiEes the shrunken and debill-
tated lining Of the stomach. directs the bile
active bowelsand dormant liver. These rad
ical effects are accompanied with the restora
ton Of appetite, flesh, and sound repose, and
the removal Of ~iatulence, heartburn, nausea
palpitations Of the heart, vertigo. high eel
Ored and scalding urine, water brash. head
ache. and many other haFrassing symptoms
of dygpepsia.
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probabilities.

WASHINGTON, May l7.-FOr TENNESSEE
and the Ohio valley rising and station
airy barometer. with southwesterly winds
possibly shifting to southeasterly. anG
continued warm aud partly cloudy wea
Their. The lower Missouri river anG
Mississippi from Davenport to Cairo anC
Tennessee continue slowly falling.
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The E1aggeratsa Lard stateml

Ihe Exaggerated Lard Statement
NEW York, May l7.-In regard to the
recent incorrect statemento Of the amount
Of lard stored in this city, the conn ttee
on information and statistics have began
an investigation. ststistician Walker
testified that be had identified VIM. Wal.
lace, a licensed lard weigher, as the man
who gave him the exaggerated exhibit
Wallace depOssd that he prepared it at
the instance of Anderson Fowler, No. 70
Broad street, but that Fowler did not in
struct him to deliver the exhibit to Sta
tistician Walker. Fowler said that on
returning from Chicago last week be in
stituted an inquiry as to the amount o.
lard in reserve, and that he made the
statement thpt was given to statisticiar
Walker from calculations VI trustworthy
brokers; he deemed it correct. de ha'
no investment in the lard market at thI
, time.
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Prom the 9Iack Hills,

LARAMIE, WYoMISG, May H.-AF.
May, of Cheyenne, brings the following
news: BE wal told BY . Mr.. Church that
J. G. Sanders, Of Cheyenne, and two
others we're killed q few days ago op
SAND creek, neal Custer. Mr.. ChurOh'l
informant helped to bury the three.
They we're out p~rospectingi all were
scalped. Mr.. ChsrOh is expected ia TO
day.
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IT is a well-known fact that the
charges against Mr.. Blaine were
trumped up by some Of Morton's
friends, and have been rather dis
credited by the Democratic press, Of
which yesterdays LEDGER was a
fair sample. In support of this
view we find the following in the
Courier Journals Washington spe-
cial:
The examination Wss conducted in q
very able aAd painstaking manner by
General Hunton, Of the Judiciary Com,
mittee, and was very satisfactory to Mr.
Blaine's friends. The impression in the
committee room was general that Mr..
Blaine had been fully indicated BY the
testimony Of to-day, and unless some.
thisg new be developed it is difficult to
see hew the charge against Mr.. Blaine
can be maintained. The strong proba-
bility is that the committee will report
in this sense. Nobody could be fairer
than General Hunton was TO Mr.. Blaine,
and it is q singular spectacle to see the
leader Of the Republicans, who has de-
voted q whole session to melting preju.
dice against Southern character, Deepen,
dent today upon an ex.C Confederate
officer for the justice and fairness be
could not expect frop bis Republican
associates on the committee. The eaecI
Of the testimony did not damage ethics
Mr.. Blaine OF Colonel Scott, but it die
show that the Government directors hst
been very remiss ip attending to theil
duties.
In money transactions we pre-
B sumo Mr.. Blaine to be honest
There are thieves enough withou
| inventing such charges, and it doe
{ seem a little singular that such
7 vindictive partisan as Mr.. Blain
5 should receive his yiudication at tn
hands of the very man he has moi
} pe%rsistently abused and misreprI
5 sented. The chairman Of the Jud
| ciary Committee, Eppa Hunton, {
t WarrentOn, Virginia, was a Coz
f federate colonel and brigadier gel
7 eral. Yet he, in his official capa,
{ ity, afforded Mr., Blaine every faci
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VITAL

lanche signing himself Country
man," makes the following propo-
sitions
First, the people Of Shelby county do
not intend to be tied or to the heels of
any one single man for United States
Senator.
Second, they do not intend that the
courts in the county abolished by the
last Legislature shall be restored by the
next.
Third, they do not intend any longer
to pay a gentleman $25eO to do the pro-
bate business of the county when it a
be done just as we'll and without add
tional cost by the Quorum Court.
Lastly, they will demand at the hands
Of the Legislature some stringent limi-
tations on the taxing power OF the
County Court; nor will they submit to
an increase Of taxes for any purpose,
but demand q decrease.
He also takes exceptions to APP
preparations made by the County
Court to increase the salaries of
judges and objects to the salary paid
the County Attorney" asserting
that there is no such Office. We
may agree with "Oountryman' in
the main, but would suggest that
there is perhaps more real economy
in employing a competent attorney
to look after the m~ultifarious in
tereSts of the county than in de-
pending on the Attorney General
of the judicial district, who has SO
much to do in this district as pros
ecuting attorney before the GRIM
nal Court that he has little time
left to give the county legal advice
or assistance. If it is proposed tC
restore any Of the cumbrous and
unnecessary Judicial machinery
abolished by the last Legislature
we have not heard of it, but i
there is such a movement on foo
the people will be apt to find it oui
in time to interrogate and instruc.
those who propose to go to Nash
vile as representatives next winter
If there is any disposition among
the people to go back on the re
forms already accomplished or pro
posed we are in total ignorance o
lit. Whenever it is proposed to in
crease the burdens of the people il
any manner, shape or shadow, tn
LEDGER, as an earnest and determ
i. lined organ of public sentiment, wi
/, have something to say. We shaI
watch with some interest for tn
appearance of a man, clique o
semblance of a party opposed t
r genuine reform and economy. A
, " Countryman says:
The candidate for the Legislature WI
: runs counter to these suggestions wi
r have a hard road to travel, or else Il
large number Of men with whom | hay
conversed have been mistaken in the
: own convictions, and have misunde
+ stood their neighbors.
:. These are questions Of supreH
: Importance, above and superior
. party mandate or individual int
. rest. In discussing them we shi
know no friend, foe or party, b
, consult aud defend the right!
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ity to defend himself against the
villainous ISLANDERS affecting his per
sonal character, which originated in
even the Republican party. If he
is our President he ought to re-
member this.
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CAIRo, May l7.-Arrived = Cherokee
No. 4, A. Bigley, St. Louis, 9 am.
Liberty No. 4. Ohio river, 6 am. Storm
No. 3, Ohio river, Gam. Departed
Yint Shinkle, Memphis, 10 pm; Chero.
kee, Cincinnati, 5 am; Storm No. 3
St, Louis, 6 am. Clear and warm.
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To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiScretiOns Of youth. nervous weakness,
early decay. loss Of manhood. etc.. / will
send a recipe that will cure you. FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was diScov-
cred By a missionary in South America. Send
a GeIf-addressed envelope to the RRv. JOSEPH
7. INXAN. Station d. Bible House, New York
City. 1-l56. eodhw
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NATIONAL Convention.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 1.-THE National
Independent Convention met this morn
ing, with Ignatius Donnelly, Of Mime.
sofa, temporary chairman. After the
appointment Of committees the conyen.
ton took a recess until 2:30 I'm.
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cardinal MeCIosky,

New YoRK, May 1.-THE health Of
Cardinal McClosky is improving and tits
thought probable that he will visit Gin.
%cinnati to attend the celebration of the
golden jubilee of Archbishop Purcell.
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MfxIoAN VETERAMs.

nIaE MEMBERS on THE. TENNESSEE
Association of Mexican Veterans are
hereby notified that a meeting Of said Associ-
ation will Be held at the office Of Pillow a
Pillow, on Saturday, 2)th inst, at II am. TO
see What aIraDgsmenS can pe saSCssd WIZ Nv
han GID. j, PILLOW,
Pfest Tenn. Assn Mexican Veterans.
MEMPHls. May II, 1876. 67-69
Morning papers please eopy.
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Ohio Democratic state Convention.
CINCISSATI. May l7.-The Democratic.
State Convention was called to order at
eleven o'clock, with John o. Shank in
the chair. After appointing the usual
committees the Convention adjourned
till two o'clock. M
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Ten gentlemen refreshed themselves
moderately with mildly stimulating bev-
ersges in one of the Philadelphia inns,
and were charged eight dollars for the
privilege. What strong drinks would
have cost we do not know. Perhaps
this may account for the general absence
Of drunkenness in Philadelphia.
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NOTICE.
NOTICE.

a. LLiBILLs AND ACCOUNTS AGAINST
"A the Young HebrsWs' Picnic. must be pre-
sented TO me az once. at No. bSI Main street,
for approval, before they VII pS pai4,opu
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The Texans wish it distinctly
understood hat Fitzhugh was not
born in their State. No particular
State is claiming him just now
he belongs to the whole country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-17

TOR POSTERS. SHOW BILLS. CARDS,
\ Circulars. etc.. gotten up with the latest
style Of types and on superior paper Of, any
desired color, go 70 the LodRehOfice and or
~ tne stock and prices.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

TIME PROCEEDS TO BE DEVOTED TO
i furnishing their Hall o the corner Of
Beal and fernando streets. Twenty-Five per
cent. to be set aside to the Widow and Orphan
fund.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.

The subscription price Of the PUBLIC
LEDGER is 50 per anaum for the Daily
and SO per annum for the Weekly-Post-
age free.