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TnAuDS IN NORTHEASTERN lf1ssIs9IrPl.
Here Is II LETTER to Senator Bruce from tho
northeastern part Of Mississippi. It IL dated
Nov. 90:
Tho sleetlon IN East mississippi was much moro
OF fraud this year shan last. In tl!s taoxu6ecl
mornlny oy fhe steetto", and weru rrturAcd to
u n a to sow tho au craeaas @ csnep to
v0tO. At one 0thes boz, where tho election was
held, the vote was not coantet, and VIC wero swim
Altl out Of at lcaAt =, GU votes.
lA I.ountles tho Rcpubcan tickets wcre taken
by armed Democrats and destroyed. and no Ito.
publican tckuts could 10 hal thete ~ % clectlon,
in no. single county, A. fur Is have hsard, Aavo
gratuiato thunaclvca % "carrylng MlasisslppIl',
Yes, they hnvo ovtFtlIrOwn tho ba1lnt-b and
tta'nplod on tho rights Of citizens. and by thcso
nlcnns they pFup0so to conlmglca thu work Of
fsfDenutIont
Noxubco County is overwhelmingly Repub-
l!can. 1t has white population Of 5,107 and 8
black population OF 15.705. It gave Rcpub-
lican majority Of 2,275 IN 1678, a,d bus never
given lets at FREQ mud fatr election.
tssss eSqaty %s spaaoa rs ossa gSR'NR s4Ss q
urant 32l7 votcs,, aud Greeley 9D3. It was IN
tlis county that the City OF Columbus is slt-
uatcd, aud In which and near which The SIX nlur-
ders referred to III preceding paragraph wers
Notl! Noxubce and Loundes went Democratic
thls yeur, Louu4es, with lts black population
Of a3 900, with Its Republican vota Of oy0r 3,0J0,
Sast on!y spo ballots for Hayes aud ,oo9 for
"ln Louu.le. Gays tho Aberdeen Examiner,
an ultra md ratller able De.noesatic Journal Ut
Mlssissippt, published III that section VI Tho
Stats), at twas q 'wulk-oyer' fort tho Democrats
they had ~ foe to encounter, no. organization
tU oppuso tite,n.t
That d, Republteantsm has boen utterly stamp.
, 1876-12-06
CASUALTIES.

DROOII4YN THEATRE BURNED.
New YonK, Dec. 5.-Thr Brooklyn Thcutre
burned tn tic grDund tt-llIght. Tie fire orig
mated Ut thu staga ut 1l:30 y. ni., when tho
cou,pany were about half through with tho lust
net OF the "Two Orphans." The fire spread
with lightning rapillty, and burst out through.
tho dior VI, Washington street. Thu panic aud
confusion among tho audience waa terrible. A
number must bc badly Injured, aud sumo prob
ably killed. Dlcters' restaurant, adjoining, WAS
totally destroyed, and tho post-OIaiee slightly
damaged.
Tic theatre WAS owned by Kingsley, Keency,
ard others, anil was runtet to shuok tS Palmer,
Of the Unlou Square Theatre, New York, Loss
on the theatre about $3.50 ,ukI. .,
A. o'clotk the tire Is still burning, but under
control. t'he tru was CAUSED by the gus
eS's q ts wnss ss f5e rs m onste .s ss s
which, blazing, fell On top Of the scenery, 0no
aili sud i small accIicut has occurred, Gut
dr." On mgatIon of lire t!,c aud!cpce arose 10
tl,efr feut anA nlalo Wild rush tor the doors.
Tho slnulsu soun buca,,lu sutIuattug, mud women
fcl tal!ltiv in tu aislts uni were trulnplcl Dvcr
Numbers. jumped nut Of the windows us,a wero
severely injured. Three wero picked up and
sent to LOug lslant College ll"srltal, aud are
H sa saapsstea s xSo f ~; ys%oK s au ws wss
With him and got to the window, and willie
lvlding on with his hanaa aud cnicaynring to
ret OUT, became oycrpowergl With smoke, fell
Gavk aud must hayd hccn CONSUMED In the
danlea.
Dresses were torn from ladies whilo lying In
tho alsles aud pn the sidewalk outside. A largs
pile of dresses 50 turn from tl!u back aud picked
up by tho police mere In tho police station
next dour IL the thcatru.
AL The theatfu Company got out safely ex-
ccpt Nyluun named GuN.hcrson, who was
bully bufncd aud threw htmself out vi thu
| window. Ae will die.
pietcr's restaurant Is badly damaged by
water, but nut, rs first reported, destroyed,
| Tho loss u mostly covered by insurance.
, 1876-12-06
FIRES.
At PEORIA, I'LL.


6pscial Hfspatch TO 7ns Tribune.
PEORIA, ILL.,. Dec. 6.-A disastrous tlro visited
Ia this city thls morning, destroying the large
aud valuable distilLcry wUrks Of Zell d Francis.
Tic tlre was discovered about 0o'clock, anl
general alarm turned In. The entire Fire De-
parttnout we're eopu OH the ground, but owing
to the tl!stuncu from tho euglnc-louses, thu dis
tlllcry was consumed by the ttno they reached
there. Thcy succeeded, however, In saving tho
bonded wurul,onse nnl several other olttbulld-
ings. 1t is impossible to estimate the loss to-
night, but It may bo set down roughly at
$i5,U0a. Tho insurance is said TO be about
$25,0J0.
Another fire Is now raging opposite tho
Cln.nhrr Of Cs,nnicree Building III MI old frame
house, Int, III thu Fire Department Is working
hard, Indications arc that " will galn control 0f
tho l!unlcs. An entire block Of ilne buildings Is
in dnuger. however.
LATl:N-Tllc lalter fire has hcen sublue.l and
tho loss will not exgecl s., N0.
, 1876-12-06
TIE RECORD.
Q INNATE.

WARRINGTON, y. c., Dec s.-3lr. Morton
presented document complied by the Chief
Clerk Of the Senate In regard to counting the
Electoral vote FROM lisp to 1873, aud said that
the Information contained WAS OF great Import
auce aud valuable to tue country ut this time.
lie moved that 1000 copies he printed for dss-
tributton. .
Mr, Thurman said ho had seen many inaccu-
rate statements On this subject prepared by
others. IL !lal great confidence In tue ability
of tho Chlrf Clerk but lc would like to sxain-
ino The compilation for himself before, ,author-
iziug lts distribution among tho people.
itwas huaily agreed 70 p1int l,co0 copies, and
the motion TO print $500 copies will be referred
TO the Committee on Printing when appoluted.
NJ. Spencer Introduced 4 t!l to edtabl!sh tho
, 1876-12-06

ft q The liberty Of not only tho entire b1,et h.,
10 e"a E?.spn Es?t ayafy fe Fl nj :; s;any ne
spenk ons The elections Ia Mrsssnnit' i'pn ha ahoNld
WG.G , tSn hoIlow ockery anil ekca s,%,a Gssn
ay" VIZ n so%an!!ss and eonc, KepnS1|sarc. St1Tc
Sast them nnder stre.a" for ncn"crssu uonT 1 ~
stato Inns been nne continuous tcenc of +n' thn
ttfoopcrs t shouting and yelling ornr thr connsr
y the poor ncYrncs arc almost franiIc WIN an-
ho.: aMi tcfFoE It IL sad u soe ihc ni,,s5
whom ,a1 wtS fhd, wnc na. they Whisper 10 ihs ,ho.o
Mith thn natlonai Idea, and tbc ''rrsmony rsa.o1y
au!o tnon3h tlmtd portion nf honest ,hts. pra
c99fan. tho whole people Of tho sonthc,n rcc1 wie
tc ,"u ncr 1nlteG ststo1 to ay Is Infinitely worsc shan
IL nr,'a., slavery o. 1850. II the iiosrrnsnt
!nya! subjects, It ha been better 10 hnyo y, ~
aesed tlem At tAppotnattox md snyet ali te sn,.e.
continue for tho right. e'' ''a grace ID
, Ihat prayer has been answered., uo,d m,n
dfa'lt y hus Ind the graee given lin. '' "'an
, 1876-12-06
IEiEGRAPHlc hQIEs,

New YoAk, Dee. 5.-A bethlehem Q's.] dis.
patch says that uloru tAau une-haif ot tho miuvs
In tho state ure stoppsu 'rhs uuuber VI ,,en
thrown uut ot work Is estimated ut between
IS 900 u,ld 45,U00. II Ia br!Ieye1 that tho au6-
pension will be cutiEe by tho ,uidule Ut thus
month.
vilagu VI Washington, neur tfls place, euys
preparations fur tie experimental trlul vi cre-
iiattuM Oh the body VI tLe lstu barou Du Pulm
uIv all eu.nplete, anil that the body will bs
number Ut medical and scientific men arc prsa-
ent, and many vi thu leadius newspapers VIZ
FgUrtsEnts4.
, 1876-12-06

tho Presidential clcct!on !. largely owing to the
popular confidence In AIR. Foyc, which 'c,l many
Democrats to vote for lin even against Que Of
Their most popular men, but not = lttlc 's DUG
10 the growing impression TINT the less trust
better, IN Wow of their loudly.cxprcsscd sym:
rathr with tho shotgun tactics md frauds 81
tho Southern Democracy, md thctr apparent
readiness to follow In any dirk pathways and
gun frum New Hampshire since they ha!c Dc.
vclopcd their readiness for new rebellion u
thcy cannot by any fraud ovcrturn tho honest
vote OF the people" -
, 1876-12-06

1AEA% l. oS4A
Address OF THE REPUBLICAN, STATE E1Ecul1va
COMMITTEES INcREAAE IN TIE
KENTUCKY REPUBLICAN yoTE--T1tDKN IN
POPULAR MINORITY IN TuH STATES WHICH DID
ROT eECRDK.
TO he RepuNieans Of kentucky: Tho returns
show that at tho recent election there wcrc W.
$50 Republican votes aud Jos Democratic
votes cast In Kentucky. Thsis the largest voto
ever pollcd In the State. Tho large Democratic
vote Is not unexpected. The Democratic Prcss"
Dental ticket was peculiarly acceptable TO tho
Democrats Of Kentucky; It vas the first ticket
slncetheWar whichrcprcscntcdthct trownpolitical
views. On this account they wcrc full Of en-
thusiasm, and vigorously carried on the can't
paign by public meetings. flag-ratsings, and
stumpspcak!ng all over the State. .-.
The gain in tho Republican voto Of nearly
1000 ts most gratifying. 1t shows rcsoluto nd.
hcrence To principle, and hcaltliful growth Of
Rcpnbllcnnlsnl. THIS is full Of ene1lragGment
for the future. It las been accomplished by no
great md general effort, for nome s,lrh was
qu!et local yoiuntary work.
Tho fact that the Republican party IN Ken.
congratulaton. That the party throughout tie
country has maintained its strength IL further
cause for congrasnlntion. Except for great po-
liti,al frauds psrpetratcd hy Democrats, pSotably
Z IL NSw sissSn Il maes .nd ID W Wsss YOU'D %
been nnnuestonabIc. In the States outsldu tie
"Solld South'' theEa Is largo and DECIDED 10
publican majority, both In tllc Electoral aud
popular votes. Democracy has been bcatcn IN
the loyal States. Its sucrcss Is In tho lately
soeedc1 6tatee. Comparing tho vote for Tlldcn
with that OF Hayes, VIC find tho following state
Tic States Of New York, outside the Cities Of
majority Of nearly 4o,o5o. BY the vote 81 thoeo
two cities the Electoral yoto Of the State Is
, 1876-12-06

TAo commonly accepted op!nio't'1 t1an ,uat tho ior
boru asents hase fewer dna,1 siiis1" by thc M1sss.
ss.t;i. t::ss :;s's}{ i is'ss s Fss1i +
With nas Just been publisl'f;', iups dJ9, ~
iW.3lt natiyc-borA mothers nal =, ph 'u"thsIs l4i
Children. wh,io I'D 200 tutsiga eatt I,,t as3 ch
borus bs3, ,2i6 chiidre !hs ass'a auI W ebll'
dren for earh natiT r. horn 1auI., 4,,,.,.r.
Iseu iVr .a.cl fuleign-burn mot1''
, 1876-12-06
VIII.
/ KANSAS nEMINlsCEHCE.

hElddlc-agcd men will recall this old device q
tho Democracy IN Kansas, wh[sh rcsutted tho
destruction Of tho Free State Hotel and Tho
Herald Of Freedom Office by Sheriff Jones and
"possc." We are lighting the sau'c evil power
to-day.
They used to tell lies In those days. Every
outrage that they wanton'y committed WAS
charged to tho FREQ State men.
Do they still lie3 We'll, without answering
the question, let me quote again what " Gov.'
Stone darcd to telegraph tho Attorney Gcnefal'
uoth partIcs assemble Ia public meeting wlthnat
let or htndrance, and botn parties canvass Wt1oA'
intimidation In every county and nesshoothooa.
on, " tS s sa5 sa na wS9na 1SSa
sipp! 1 can only bTleay reter to few 0t tIclh;;
They show that III tho Northern plstflttM
Mississippi an organized system oi tefsol!satt
greater than tat prncticed at tic election h o.
1875, developed itself suddenly several days H.
II That It armed bands rotlo round tho COUNT
every night, dlsperss!!ng Republican oFeanp*
''' Tha't thousands Of Republicans did not daF'
That by reason Of this terrorism In some
strong Republican counties nut vote Wa cast
for thu Republican ca,llldates; ,.,.,, ~
That tho authority Of tho deputy hiaftha'ss1.r fs1r ~
cnforc1 te Election lawa was attgtsy and III
Chairman Of the State Democratic eon''h'''sS'
IN. -..-..
L1Ph OF TUE LowLr IN TIE RIVER COUNTIES
That tho river counties were carried ny =
tcrrorism as complete a. ever existed III spa''
or Austrln. NJ, b.,
Let INC give ono picture Of American 'he ~
the river uountics Of Mississippi during tup INV
campaign: ,A
CanlIdates-FoE the Republicans, sir. hSnea,
tho most popular colorcd orator III Msslss'ppt'
for thu Democrats, Gen. J. Il. Chalmers s"'
leader with Forreat In the Fort Pillow anass.s,e'
shall not draw the picture In my own 'o.us .S,
but copy word for word letter to our rseso.ss,
from poor coloscd man. omit tho da'o ~"
the signature: ut,
ur. U. $. 0raat-DEAa sts: Ales, sl..; ~, I. wv wv
lines 10 III you know how live hss ind
speaker In tho canvass for Hayes and Mnsehss sh e.s
oat Goaxts.sm;p 5ohn T. Ifnfn n, boa"s Al sa
Ialn and eok cas ana Tl.t fln VI aIiula 5 eyuuJ
ssrson III rs%sa to des!oy MS Now h.s to qut ~
eolosed tlends to lye uaas. :psh ss,si. fras IL
saE the ~ NV thev wa, At Church aud thy stasa
sn came and surround ths church my aGsa 3eu ca
| Va ars afraid " own our naae Fsalca -
And this in onr civilized country; .,"s, aaa our nj
! allow the traitors whom W. pasuoaco " wv"
! black friends thus
TIM rgRRoRIaM SHOWN R1 ELECTION ~ .,,h .I,ol.
could I'LL a page Of TuB TRIBUNE WIN e ,o,t
,ar eyld.nce, Dut IL Is needless. Figures 1s.' ~.
| the story ~ well - facts. Mississippi .scr
publican State by IS ,o0 maloFlty ~ ~. s..s anil
given Iess than that, when there wa nts ~ M
| : - ! fN4f
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DiooMlAoroS, Ill, dee. 5-Lust night, Ia
scue, John Franklin was pushed through
pane of gluas III o ssore.window, aud by tic
broken cdgs Of tho glass was TO badly cut about
thc bead that II Il thought ht Will die. lis
skull waa fractured at tlle 1use.
, 1876-12-06


rlaIstod. rising 10 privileged question. asserted
resolution for thrro select committees ior Louis.
iann Florida, nnh South Cnsollnn. he Ind distinctly
yo!cd IN the ,eanttyc md bed subsequently heard beard
TINT ho waH nut 81 recorded IN tho journal.
lnn.,n,,c!l an correction Of li!a votc would have
would hayo only then boat, pained BY te Of 1hJ 10
H. my change 1T the ]onrnal which would affect the
sep.rt was epposea W Mr. Holu'an and othcr Deni'
1t was contcn1cd, on tie oshcr hand, " MGsars.
lanAs, Katson, and othor herubcnn*. that y was
tle right p every meaber to t1svE ~ ~ name prop. &
done anl changcd tho result that CONSEQUENCE Ind 10
follow, ,
Afr. Ptaistcila assurance he Ind voted no was
confirmed by tho htntcmcnt Of Mr. lllalr, uf New
Hampshire, with thu explnnation, however, tI'at
hs name but Just as tho next naao Of the roll was
euled. or about being eailcd. Ths1e wa, there.
fcte the poss'GlIty Or a. Srso1 havg ocS1sres M W. ~
pa!sted be had subsequently, listened win Sfsat
caro- 10 tAe reading of tbs satc. and had heard ILLS
After considerable dscussor. Mr.. seolyo &.
pressed Ills surprise and Indignation ct my ob}rc.
tiun cig raised ~ 70 the vatacty of tho inembGr
would not allow hy nnY action 0! HIS. oven rigat.
cons cnls to be attufnsa By tnrlshteous i!eans.
an cxtract rum the llouso journal Of 1B4D bearing
passed on Saturday the Journnl had been corrected
sat ,ho following Monday and tho Dill Lad been ae'
sir. Holman inserted, to tho great amusement Of
no. no pos.lSla asf ua'allsi bstwesn lie I'VE casc, w
Tho spcakcr-1he Judgment of TIC Chair 10 yefJ
clear On tho punt t!at the oecet nf te reSurd u
bcliu, cs ttat thu motion correct thu Journal is in
order, and decdes that the voiu must ba rec9rtled
wa. IT. Sut au noaensary d " fos f Fuller ress
on the Democratic adc nnh ta!l liz haa yesterday
, 1876-12-06

Tho alarln froln Bux 5a6 ut 6;23 yesterday
morning was false.
Al $40 yesterday morning Officer nunne dis
covered All incipivnt lIro III tho llycfy-stable Of
GcoEgo F. Farrar, NJ. $40 Thirty-hrst street,
alariu. Calsa, supposed iaccnIiarisW.
, 1876-12-06
VII.
mo INTIMIDATION" IN NORTHWESTERN MIS-


mo INTIMIDATION" IN NORTHWESTERN MS.
s1ssIPr1l
Nov lot US sec how It WIS In tho northwestern
part OF the State. Hernando County has over
1850 more bucks tl,an whites.
1Guote from tho United States Marshal's re-.
port Of meeting in tlts county, at which The
District United States Attorney, Judge Wal.
ton, WIS the candidate Of tho Republicans, and
Col. Manning, Rebel offIear; who Was III tho
Fort Pillow massacre untlor Forcst, was tho
candidate Of the Democracy for Congress:
Jndgs Walt9n aaa Ny: Manning wess ad,ert!sed
speaking was 10 he held Ia tho open a!t. Il eccma
that at former OCCASION the. Democrats held
meeting on tho salno grounds, md Ind erect.
cd soIne rude seats or benches around
of tbs 18th tue iiepublisans reachel tbs
ground first, and. securing TIM seats, occupied
Them. Before Tho hour for tpeaking, ['eno-
cratic club. uniformed. numbering como 1tty Of
sixty persons. arrived and demanded the scata ot
upon fur tho l1cpnbllcans, who numbered 100 Of
500, to occupy about one'third Of the tcats: thu
democrats aiout sixty In number, the remainder.
The Republicans gave back to tho linz agreed upon.
In front Of Tho Republican llne ouEshing no stick
In their faces. uno Of tho Republicans caught
hold OF tho htck. At that tlmo Democrat struck
him 1.-THE Republican,. At tbs eauae ting f)emu.
crat, q white man, dscw pistol and 1ttd int the
. few feet OF judye Walton, md without cause III,
l!berately fred In the mass OF bcnys wau *s4a
standing thcrc Offending no one. 6eyerAl stl1.t
wctc afcd: Without the speaklng, she l'epuh
moned AZ j. pushe BY tho s4erG, nut under arm,
"to keep tile peace" ."-Eeally TO kill Republicans
IN opportunity afforded.
, 1876-12-06

nNo Iutlm.iattnn. ,av. IanA' ~. ..Ia'1
'vs. .,sa ~ Aes ~ 60 now to tho eastern par. Of
t.'e oIate. oktsobuha Hes west Of IouDlc.
County. II Inns black population Of 1901. ,nd
d white population OF 5.5s7. II ray. t: G- "oa
1,33 votes nnd f}rcc,ov fsos +, ,a.. sNI f., u'ans
1tcor nnn,,t1as. ~. @ 49, III lot' tac itcruh
.',a, sn, easiolo"'e loe etato Treasurer received
l,aS Votcs and the Democratic candidate ~.
The Same proportion has been ,no,."
ut every election e,nee 1sas ,,n.,, '"."h ~,
ycar, This Dcmocra,s snrr,o,, ~ -. au'n ", th'
warc a,1nwcd -, 1o ~, ~ hepnoliean meetings
, 1876-12-06

II.
WHAT 4 BT0NE.nLtND GOVERNOR COULDN'T SEE
Last summer, In tho Now York Times, pub
lshcd series Of letters In which gave brief
abstract Of the ailldaylts made before the Oxford
Grand Jury In Mississippi. They covered hun
drcds Of instances Of violation Of the Election
laws In tho northern district Of the State. And
the northern district tho most civilized district
They showed that companies Of armed men
from Alahama had come into tho State, By IN
vitation, to tcrrorizo tho Republicans, and that
tl.clr restaurant mud livery y-stablc b!lls had
been paid by tho City Council Of Columbus.
They established ak distinct cases Of nssasstra-
tion for opinions sako In single county. They
shu,scd that an eminent Inwycr (wlon the DEM
ocras!c party Of Mississippi selected as their at
tornoy bcforo the Investigating Comn,itteo)
had stuffed the bullot-box at Columbus and
threatened the negroes OIL tho day before elec-
uon. They proved fraud dnd intimidation In
every form. They Incorporated q threatening
letter In which tho forenlan Of the Oxford Gralll
Jury was wnrncl nut to t!nd tr1lo bills against
Democratic Offenders, and another letter from
the United States District Attorney In which ho
explained why 1t was Impossible to prosecute
The balnllttl in Mississippi. Thcy, demonstrated
tho cxistenco OF rc}Kh ui terror III all that part
OF tho Statc. They Eavc tile names OF tho
witnesses, tho dates OF tho oifcnscs, md tho
natflcs Of tic Offenders
Moro thun that, there arc two thousand pages
Of atllaaylts, Of sworn evidence, and official alld
personal statements and lettcrs, in the report
of tho Mississippi Investigating .Co!nmittcc,
with nats.cs, nnd 1atcs aid r]aces In full, md
all OF tlletn .ars lurl.l with proof thnt this
called tGovernor owes his position to u caln-
paign Of tcfrnrlsm aud assassination.
What has 10 done, mid wlat Inns bis party
done, about It'll Nothing, exccpt to deny t!at
these cowarlly crimes, titus established by eyi-
deuce unrcfutcd antl irresistible, werb over
vuu,mittod In tho State. No one has been
prosecuted, Not enc.
, 1876-12-06
Letters to the Government-.-The Mis-
Rissippi Democracy.
Massacres nnd Trauds for Tildcn
md Reform.
Scenes at the Last Presidential
Election.
How Sam Tilaen Got His 10000
Majority.
n0ov,n s7oNn yEHsus ATroRNET-aENERA1
TAFT.

"0ov.n s7oNB VERSUS ATroRNEr-aENERAL
TAFT.
Special Correspondence ~ Ths Tribune.
WAsu1xu1oN, Dec. 4.-1n my last lettqF In
dtcatcd that tho recent history Of South Caro-
lima was In xrcconcIlablc conflict with tho tclo-
graphic statements Of scuutor Gordon, Of
Georgia. l now propose to perform the sanlo
act Of kindness for "Gov." Stone, OF NfissIs-
sipp,. desire that they should both know the
truth.
In October, utter the very moderate state
mcnt malc BY Attorney General Taft, at Gin
clnnat Of the condition Of n1latrs In Mississippi,
the de .(tcto Governor Of TINT State tclegruphcd
at him in these words:
III report Of your speech nj Cincinnati you make
reference to Mississippi R!Ealrs. which! deserves
hayc been able to execute the laws In h!lsslsspp,
and cunnerya lhe peace. There 10 neshcr lnttn,t-
dalton nor threat Ut Intimidation Both parties
assombla In public meeting. without let Or hin
drnnce, md both parties canyaaa without lntimda'
lion In every county and neighboshood.
lie demanded tile names of tho officials or
citizons who Ind complained Of outragcs. Tho
Attorney. General did not furnish them. The
ban,itti press then rascl howl VI Indignation
ut this most righteous REFUSAL.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-01
Beautiful Portraits Of n BeautfuI
ohfaa

Mr.. T. J. Merritt has just 'completed a
picture that is attracting great attention
at HenOchsberg's frame and picture
store o. Main street. Many citizens
were calling yesterday and to-day to ad-
mire it. We think this is Mr.. Merritt
GROWING effort, although he has turned
out many fine pieces Of work in the last
year. A more beautiful picture we have
not seer and we believe it will bear the
test Of the seyerest criticism. 1t is a
life size figure and represents Mr.. W. A.
Goodlett's little daughter, a beautiful
child Of six or seven summers. The
landscape is distinct and beautiful,
showing the family residence in the dis
lance, while the little girl, guarded by a
faithful dog, is gracefully and naturally
posed. The picture is we'll worth going
TO see. 1t is SO natural, well defined
and life-like as to be really startling
when first 10 1t is superbly mounted
in a massive frame seven or eight feet
high, finished by Mr.. Wright, who is the
New York workman Of the establish
ment. We hope for the sake Of art thai
the picture may remain on exhibition
some time.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-01
The Annestor Of Nan.

In reference to the question, from
which Of the quadrumana did mar origi-
nate, Prof. Haeckel, in bis recent work
The History OF Creation" gives his
opinion nat tho human race is a small
branch of the group Of catarrhini, and
has developed out Of long since extinct
apes Of this group in the old world. And
when on this subject, be refers to Prof.
Huxley's remarks which show that man.
is, nearly as much as the ape, a four
handed animal; for various tribes Of
men, the Chinese boatmen, the Bengalee
workmen, and the negroes when climb
ing, use the great toe in the same man
ner as the monkey, and therefore the
possession OF only a single pair of bands
is not TO be looked on as a Characteristic
Of the human race. He also points out
a fact, necessary to be- observed by I'M
scientific people, namely, that none Of
the mRnlike apes are to be regarded as
the parent Of the human race, but that
the apelike progenitors Of the human
race are long since extinct. In eonclu-
ding his work, Prof Haeckel remarks on
the desire Of some who are not actually
opponents Of the doctrine Of descent.
They wait" be says, the sudden dis.
covery OF a human race with tails, or Of
a talking species Of apes" But such.
manifestations, the author observes
would not furnish the proof desired; and
unthinking persons would be provided
with as satisfactory (2) Arguments as
they nowadays employ In hurting their
defiance against all Who are evolution.
lists,