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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-07

The action of the Colored Convention
at Nashville is significant of coming
changes in their political status. Pinch
back intimated this, but did not take a
bold stand. being just from Washington
in conference with Morton and other Re-
publican leaders. But State Senator
Smith, of Alabams, who doubtless repre-
sents the rural population more accu-
rately, made an entirely new departure,
advising the colored people to make
terms with the Southern whites, cut loose
from the Republican party and vote here
after with those who will treat them
fairly, regardless Of party names. Smith
is represented as having made a power
full speech. 1t is certain to have con
siderable effect. We may look out nov
to hear him denounced as a renegade
and traitor. Morton and Key ought L
have the manner Of his election invest
gated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-07

CAIRO, April t. Arrived = Golden
Rule, New OrleanS 8 pm; PetOnis'
New Orleans, IL pm; Grand Lake No.
2, St. Louis, midnight; John s. Rhodes
Pittsburg, 2 an; Iron Mountain, Pitts
burg, 9 am; John F. TOlle, st. Louis
IL am. Departed-Commonwealth, St
Louis, 8 pm; Golden Rule, Cincinnati
10 pm; Rhodes. St. Louis, 4 Am. The
weather is clear and pleasant.
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LEGAL.
AttRchment Notice..

Before ]. M. Coleman, Justice Of the Peace
for Shelby county. Tenn.-E, W. Leidy 4
Co. VS.. g.. A. Mclean and ]. Nj. Mclean,
jr., composing the firm Of G. A. Mclean 4
u %. lI'
IN THIS CAUSE IN ATTACHMENT HAV-
ing been sued out under section 34s5 of the
Code of Tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property Of the defendants, and affidavit
having been made that the defendants are
justly indebted to the plaintiffs in the
sum Of sal. 20, due by account. and that the
claim is just and that the defendant
are non, residents Of the State of Tonnes
see; II is therefore ordered that the said
defendants make their personal appearance
before me on the 18th day Of May,
1876, at 10 o'clock q m at my Office, No. 29l
Front ST., Memphis, Tenn, and defend said
attachment suit within ne n prescribed by
law, or the same will be proceeded with ex
parte; and that a copy Of this order be pub
lished once a week for four consecutive week.
in the Public Ledger.
This 7th day of April, 1875.
50. 3s-l4-b0 ]. M. COLEMAN, J.P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-07

The English Republicans declare that
it's all very well for the Queen to keep Q
private idol, but when she lifts up Prince
Albert in a glowing gilt statue atop Of
the Memorial 10 Kensington Gardens,
they must be excused if they smile.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-07

Hunting in Potter county, Pa has
been poor this winter, owing TO the lack
Of snow. Leroy Lyman, q veteran hunter
Of that region, reports that he has besn
able to kill only zone fox, two minks
eight coons, eight wildcats, eight bears'
and seventeen desr"-which he thinks Il
mighty poor luck.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-07

U8Za

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
q self-addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH
I. IEMAE. Station D. Bible House. New York
City. 1.l5s: eodkw
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Wednesday, May 10, 1875,

at the southwest corner OF Madison and Main
streets, in the city Of Memphis, Tenn pro,
bidder, for cash, the tract Of land named in
said deed Of trust, and described as follows,
to-wit: Tho southwest quarter Of section "a,
in township 8, range II, west of the basis me-
ridian, of the survey Of the Chickasaw session,
containing one hundred and sixty acres. more
or less. with all the privileges and appurte-
nances thereto belonging.
Title believed to be good, but / will only
convey as Trustee. Sale to take place at Il
o'clock noon. IRA M. HILL.
Memphis. April z. 1876. 80 81
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PROBABILITIES.

WASHINGTON, April For Tennessee
and the Ohio Valley, southwest, veering
to the cooler northwest wind, with rising
barometer, and partly cloudy and clear
weather.
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Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
ID made to me as Trustee by Gus Potter AND
Helen NJ. Potter, his wife. on the 2lst day Of
January. 1887, and of record June 10, 1867, In
Record Book +, pages $40 and S4S, Of the
Records Of Deeds Of Tunica county, Missis.
sippi, at the request OF the benehciaries Of
said deed Of trust, l will, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-07
Gkl.hTC CENTENNIAL OFEER
PRE8CRIPTI0N RREE

EoR TUE SPEEDY CURE OF SEMINAL.
bronsS ~ "a iost manhood and all disordsvs
9roueht On ~ tndiscrotions or excess, Inv
aruggist has tho ingredients, kddress-nIhy
VtDsQN ECO. BOX Hs6, New York
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assured that the decline will not only
reach here, but Helena also, several days
sooner, after having commenced at Cairo,
than it did last summer. Il is a we'll
authenticated fact hat there is from one
to five feet less water passing through
the swamps from the head Of the Massey
cutoff to the foot of Big Lake, near the
Missouri State line. than there was last
summer during the highest foods. The
effect Of which will certainly be produc'
tive of earlier and more rapid declines
after having commenced at Cairo, both
here and at Helena. There are many
thousands of acres Of land above here
in Arkansas, that are free from water
to-day, that we're covered several feet
last summer, and even il February. The
water that has heretofore covered these
lands and been so tardy in reaching the
St. Francis, thus promoting an early de-
cline both in that and the Mississippi
river here, will not be felt here again, as
the cut of is permanent hence, we con
tend that there will be but little more
water here, and early and rapid decline.
--
The Knoxville Chronicle republishes
with great satisfaction the LEDGER's
structures on G. s. Bell, but considers a
mention of the late Judge Gillenwaters
q parting kick" "NOt satisfied with ma
lignant abuse Of living men because
they are Republicans, it turns tsNenom
GUS batteries upon the grave" We emily
spoke Of him in his Judicial capacity
and alluded to his limited knowledge O
law and uuGtness for the position Of
Judge. Every lawyer in that distric
knows we spoke the truth. The Chron'
icle says:
His qualifications we're equal to SOM
other Judges we know Of, who hold thei
position because they are partisans II
the Democratic ranks, and in the admin
istration Of the duties Of his office W
never heard him charged with being
partisan. The remarks Of the Ledge
are unjust aud in bad taste.
Whenever the Democrats put a man /
Office who is not capable, howeve
clever and worthy, morally or socially
we hope they will be held accountable b
the country.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-13
How Prevent sunrminu.

Should the colony with the old queen have the
inclination of swarming after three weeks then
you are obliged to prevent this, otherwise, you
will get but little surplus honey. Proceed as
follows: As soon the bees incline to build
queen cells, remove the combs and bees to the
left end of large hive, and insert on the right
end the division board, whose passages are clos
ed, that you may have here a room containing
four or FIVE frames with a strip of worker comb.
In this little room, place the old queen with
some brood combs. All the flying bees at left
hand will go in the entrance at the right band
room. You have made an artificial swarm, and
have now two colonies in one hive. Give the
queenless colony at your left hand some water,
In sponge, keeping it before the entrance for
some days. Such late swarm works usually
very last, and fills its place with the finest work
or combs. As soon as this is done, you will cut
out the queen cells of the colony at your left
hand, should you not have done it long before
then remove the division board and fill its place
with another comb. From this time you will
have very strong colony with the incest work
er combs, and very Industrious one it will be,
that Will give You much surplus honey Should
the queen of such a colony be old, or will YOU
have in her place an Italian queen, insert in the
queenless colony queen cell, such as You like,
and let the colony rear young one, and hunt
out the old one when the young queen is fertile.
Cor. Neutrality-suspicious.
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Msetnl aud Curious.
A CERTAIN CURE FOE BHEUnarICs.

Judging from his article in the Wiener Medic
inische Presse, DR.. Franz Zeller is an enthusiast
in the administration of caustic ammonia in rheu-
Eatism. For several years he had been a suffer
er from severe muscular rheumatism in the right
shoulder; he had taken all the anti-rhcumatic
remedies, with but little alienation, when he
began to reason that in rheumatism, as in govt,
there may be uric acid diathesis; he thought
that liquor ammonia, on account of its rapid vol
utilization, would be the remedy most readily
absorbed and the most promt in action.
In almost the same moment in which he took
one drop, diluted with water, he felt complete
relief from the pain, which had lasted for ten
hours; he was now able to move freely the arm
which, an instant before, he could scarcely bear
TO have touched. The remedy, he claims, has
proved positive cure in all recent cases of mus
cular rheumatism which have fallen under his
observation; he cites numerous cases in which
relief, as instantaneous as his own, was expert
enced. He also observed its effects in several
cases of acute articular rheumatism, in two of
which six drops sufficed to subdue the pain and
swelling within period of twenty four hours
In one case of chronic rheumatism of finger
joint, which had lasted for over half year, the
simple administration of the ammonia complete
tely dispelled the inflammation aud pain in the
joint within two days.
He then discusses the mode of action of his
remedy. "If we consider an excessive acidity as
the cause of the rheumatism, we can scarcely
claim, in the cases in which one drop will in
simultaneously relieve the pain in recent rheuma-
tism, that one drop was sufficient to counteract
the effects of the excess of uric, Or according to
Fuller, Tactic acid"
Nothing remains, therefore, but for us 10 seek
for the source of rheumatism in a morbid nerv-
Gus activity induced by disturbances of nutrition
ard to believe that the ammonia acts as a nerv-
inc directly upon the nerves."
After the cure of one attack of rheumatism,
our object should be to put the patient in such a
condition as to prevent their recurrence This
ha hxvh nil1 linz
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-13
How TO Get Thirty-fVe Bushels of WI eat TO
the Acre,

1t was done on field Of whitish clay soil (which
had been in clover and timothy and moved two
seasons the first season it was moved in June,
giving nearly two tons to the acre, but was lib
orally plastered in gypsum early in May, on the
approach of warm, dry weather.
The next or second season, this clover and tim
othy field was plastered early in May, and now
ed in June two tons of hay to the acre. 1t was
then left to grow till late in August, when it
was carefully plowed, about six inches deep
having been plOwed at least ten inches deep be-
fore it was seeded to clover.
For this wheat crop, it was well narrowed and
rolled; then the seed put in, one and one-half
bushel to the acre, with drill, and then rolled
again after seeding, which fixed the seed well in
In November, when the ground was frozen,
the field was tOp-dressed, or covered with barn
yard manure, at the rate of about forty good
two-horse loads to the acre.
This nourished it, and prevented it in Winter
from killing out, by freezing and thawing, and
also from drouth in the Spring; while it con-
stantly fertilized the growing wheat about the
roots by being washed down by the rains of
Spring and early Summer
The variety of wheat used was the old Gene
see white flint. The seed was prepared by being
washed and SKINNED in salt brine, then rolled
in air-slacked lime to dry it for sowing; thus
only the sOundest seed is sOwn.
The cost of the crop, charging taxes, interest
on land, and other expenses-allOwing half the
cost of manure for future crOps-was about IS
cents per bushel, and sold for 81 10 per bushel-
Cor. MaTysriIIe Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-13
Cut,inu D..b in ,he C...,.,

A Washington girl paid visit a short time
since to a friend on the eastern shore of Mary
land, and among her outfit for the occasion had
one of these varigated suits now so fashionable
Upon her first visit to the rural church she wore
it, and was the observed of all observers. She
was highly gratified with her impression until
she happened TO hear two rustics whispering in
the seat behind her. 1885,
"Why, jes' look at her, Salr said one to the
other; "she's putin on more airs than if she had
on half dozen dresses all outen the same piece.
ayes, indeed~ replied Sal "Guess she thinks
she's some, with that ar bedquilt strung around
her, Reckon there's piece of her mothers, her
gran'mother's, and her great gran mothers old
silk weddin' dresses in that" Look at the ging-
erbread fixins she's got all around her, toob re-
marked the other. ."Tell you what, may be she's
some poor, crazy critter, out of her mind, an
they pamPer her by fixin' her up that way"
Wonder if them yeerngs an things amt the
kind what Jim was tellin' us you could get
whole bushel of 'em fer half dollarn
The Washington girl could stand it no longer.
She pleaded sudden sickness, left the church, and
took the early train home next morning. Now
she says sarcastically- "she always thought Ma
ryland was civilized. "-WdskinqtOn Chronicle.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-13
Caution Axain., Green I.mn ...s..

case OF indisposition most peculiarly marked
has recently made considerable noise among the
medical men of Berlin, which warns us to be ex-
ceediHgly careful in the use of materials painted
green. For some time past young lady passed
her evenings with working at emb robbery, wh.n,
IN order to modify the light cast by the lamp, she
placed gren lamp shade over it. The very first
evening she complained of headache, and so on
for the succeeding evenings. The hair of the
young girl beginning to fall out, physician was
called, though he could render no assistance, as
he could not detect the cause of the malady
Finally the mother observed to the patient that
perhaps the green lamp shade may contain some
injurious ingredients. 1t was chemically examin-
ed, when it was established that the green lamp
shade contained not inconsiderable quantity of
arsenic. The shade was removed, and the girl
has since enjoyed good health.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-13
Cure for Cancer.

NEAR RICHMOND, IND, March Al have
known several that have had cancers cured by
the following remedy: Take ashes (those from
red oak bark are the best) and get I've that has
been filtered through them twice. Now boil the
I've down until it becomes as thick as mush, and
take as much as may be needed, and add six
grains of corrosive sublimate. Stir it well and
let it remain until it is done blubbering. Now
take it off the fire. aad let it stand till it is cool
enough to be handled with the fingers 1t will
be something like grained sugar. In handling it
the hands should be very dry. Now break it in
pieces and put it in glass vial, keeping it from
the air and from all dampness. In applying it
to the cancer, put it on cotton or a sponge and
hold it to the caneerous part, say ten minutes or
longer. The cancer will be killed and come ont
gradually. J.B.W.
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A Man Ne, 10 be Jeked with.

The other day simple minded German called
on grocer to pay bill, giving him $40 note
The grocer examined it and said: "Hullo where
did you get this nofei" "Vot is de reason nit
dose note 7" replied the honest Teton; "dont she
vas goot, heinz" "Good :" answered the grocer !;
'why, you're lucky man-that note is worth
$1,000" "1sh dot sol Why fort "You see this
signature over here, don't youf" "Dose tiDgs
ike a cOrkscrew nit de wormsi Yau." "Well,
that's Spinner's signature" "Vell." "WeIl,
Mr.. New is now Treasurer of the United States"
'YOu don't tole me SO! Veil" "Well, and notes
signed by Spinner are getting scarce, and people
pay hive per cent. more for them than the new
issue" "By shiminy! ish dot sof" eyes
Lemme see your bills. Why, every one of them
is Spinner. Man alive, your fortune is made"
In pursuance of the grocer's advice, Mr. Schnei-
der called at the Sub-Treasury Saturday after
noon to get the premium on his bills. What sue
cess be had it is impossible to state, but he was
seen later in the evening lurking around the
streets by which the grocer must go home, and on
being accosted by an acquaintance, the following
conversation took place: "Der peoples from
Sharmany fights well, heinz" ooh, YES, the
Germans are unquestiOnably a military nation
of the first class" Some big fights, heini"
"Yes." 'Und ShadOwai" s'Yes.b aUnd Kanio
gratzp Certainly "Und Worth, md Mars
la Tour, und GravelOtte, und Sedan 2" "Of course,
of course" "DOse was all big battles, und der
Deutsch lickedF' Eyes" "Vell you ioost wait
till dat grocery store shuts himsels, und Won saw
a Deutsch victory vot makes you forget all dem
little yons"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-13
A Cure for NeuraIzia.

wish to tell those who suffer from neuralgia
how l cured myself, 1 tried the doctors, and
their remedies, quinine and morphine, and only
remedy l could hear of, such as horse-radisi
tied on where the pain was. suffered on fol
ten years, when told my husband was going to
try sireatng. Two stones were heated, and one
applied to my temple and the other at my feet
As soon as began to sweat the pain left. In
this way / proceeded for about year. Many
a time my husband would get up in the night
and make fire, and then beat and apply the
stones. The disease has SO far left me that now
/ scarcely ever have it.
do not think any one ever suffered more from
neuralgia than l. My tongue would often be-
come so parlyzed that could not talk, and there
would be no feeling in my arms and hands.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-13
Leap-Year Privileges,

The only man about town who is really q Ia.
dies man known as Tom. He attends all the
balls, and few evenings since put in an appear.
ance over the range, when a bouncing big girl
who had "cottOned" to him in "auld lang syne,
caught the bashfnl young man aud whirled him
out on the floor as helpless as if he'd been in the
hands of a storm. He lost his balance, founder.
ed and siiPped-his heels flew mp, and the sharp
point Of his number six patent feathers struck
his amiable partner some where in the locality
where childhood's aches are most inveterate. AMI
she sat down with groan that would have rent
a heart of adamant.
, Somebody inquired: "What are yea doing on
the f1Oori" ~
Tying my partners shas strngs said Mr..
Tom, and gracefully led TIE smshing damsel to a
seat.
lie wants it generally understood that he is no
longer an applicant for leap year houors.-Helena
INDEPENDENT
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-13
PONTIUs PILATE.

This man is mentioned in the Scriptures twen-
ty times, namely, sixteen times in the gospels
thrice in the book of Acts, and once in the first
epistle to Timothy. His name is also found in
that ancient symbol commonly called the Apos-
ties Greed. There is an unusual degree of in
| terest connected with him, from the fact that he
was judge at the trial of Christ These things
be noted concerning him:
/. His name POntius, was his family name, or,
as we say, his srname. Plate was his given
name, and was intended to distinguish him from
| other members of the family of POntius.
2. His Country. He was by birth Roman
His ancestors were among the old Romans, and
were distinguished. He was not Jew.
3. His Office He is called in our English BIZ
BILE, by Mathew, ''the governor" and by Luke
"the Governor of Judea." The Latin writer's
following Tacitus, generally call him procuratOr.
1t is not so clear what the Office of procurator
was, but all agree that he was the highest Off
Ger resident in the country where he exercised
his office. Plate was, in fact governor of more
than Judea, for that country had been added to
Syria and made one province, commonly called
Syria. Plate was successor to Valerius Cnac-
chus and held his office under Tiberns
4. His Character He was man of ungovern-
able temper, obstinate and implacable. He
seemed to glory in displaying his authority aud
in wounding the feelings of those whom he ruled
He was avaricious and rapacious. He seized Oh
the cOrban, and devoted that sacred fund to the
structure of an aqueduct. He mingled the blood
of certain Galileans with their sacrifices. The
ears of the Roman emperor, Tiberius, had been
filled with complaints concerning him, before
the matter of our Saviour was brought before
him. This will account for his adiudging our
Lord to death. He knew that it was for envy
the chief priests had delivered him. Thrice did
he ask the question, "Why should | condemn
him 7 What evil hath he done I" Thrice did he
say, 81 find no fault in him." He had been warn
ed by his wife not to condemn him. When he
heard that Christ made himself the son of God,
he was the more afraid. Yet he condemned him
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-04-13
THE CRUCIFIXION.

The Philadelphia EreRiRg Journal publishes
the letter of tourist in Europe, who recently
witnessed in the town of Ober-Ammergau very
curious religious ceremony, which has already
been described in the novel of Quits" In the
year 1888, when the village was visited by pest
Hence, the monks induced the inhabitants to
make a vow "that, in thankful devotion and for
ed flying contemplation, they would, every 10
years. publicly represent the Passion of Jesus the
Saviour of the world. The correspondent saws :
Sunday was the day of the representation
and as the theatre was temporary inclosure
We had the glorious mountains and the blue sky
as worthy scenery for the great tragedy. Fonr
thousand persons were present, of whom the
greater part were peasants from the Tyrol,
though next to us were Princes from Russia, the
Duchess of Parma, and the Count de Cham.
ford. The performance embraced every scene in
the life of our Redeemer, from the entrance into
Jerusalem TO the ascension.
"BetweeD the scenes from the New Testament
were typical tableaux from the Old Testament
In some of them, there were four hundred per-
sons, all of whom were natives of hmmerpau A
chorus, like that of the old Greek tragedies sang
sacred songs, or in recitative, explained the ia
bleaux. We eutered the theatre at Z o'clock
and with an hours intermission, the perform.
ance lasted till ~ O'Clock. My Protestant feel
ings were shocked even more than | expected
when first saw our Redeemer represented by n
human being, and regretted that had come
and yet the performer was the very beau ideal
OF the old Italian painters. In face and figure,
almost unique; noble and dignfed in his ac-
tions, and his voice faultless; no one could have
filled the part more perfectly; bat the scenes
enacted aud the words spoken were so sacred.
that was both shocked anu panied During
the erueifixion. however, all my scruples van
lshed, for the illnsiOn was perfect
Every minute detail mentioned By the Evan
gehsts was preserved, and even the agony suf-
fered by the principal performer was real and
not ieigned lie Is, indeed, Often i'll for days af