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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-08
A WAsHINaroN special to We

A WASHINGTON special to yes
days Cincinnati Commercial says:
1t is said that a resolution will be
offered 10 the Cincinnati Convention
against the nomination of any candidate
who has aided, by legislation in Con-
gress or otherwise, in the parpetuation
Of any fraud upon the government by
whisky rings, railroad grants, or bonds,
mail subsidies, the District of Columbia
swindle, the breaking of the Freedman's
Bank, or who has packed or aided in the
packing of committees in either house
Of Congress for these purposes, or who
has failed to oppose these frauds, and
who is not a well known re former, OPP
posed to all frauds upon the govern
ment,
This resolution will be armed especi-
ally at Blaine, who, as Speaker for four
sessions Of Congress, is charged with
having packed most Of the committees
in the interest Of those rings, and WHO
has never been known to say q word
against any fraud on the floor of the
House. y
1t is also aimed at Morton and Conk-
ling in a less degree, as. the Senate com.
mittees in favor of these frauds were
also packed, for which they must take
their share Of the responsibility. The
Senate committees being formed by a
caucus of Republican members, among
whom they we're of the oldest and most
influential MEMOIRS, and no instance is
on record where Morton or Conklingr
during four Years, in a single instance,
BY speech or vote, opposed any notori-
III ring frauds.
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The stomach is the grand supply depot of
the body. upon which 1t draws for all the ele-
ments needed In the composition Of bone.
muscle, brain and bloed, The liver is "a
pOrtant auxiliary Of this mighty organ, and
the two arc most intimately connected.
Nothing so certainly insures the harmonious
action Of these viscera. and so completely re-
moves the disorders which simultaneously
affect both, as HOstetter's Stomach Bitters.
the most popular American specific for all
complaints to which the stomach, liver and
bowels are subject. and the foremost tonic on
this side Of the Atlantic. Indigestion, cos
t~iveness, inactivity and congestion Of the
liver. poverty Of the blood, debility Of the
bladder and kidneyp, aud many other ailments
produced by or causing weakness, are entirely
removed by its use.
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Of a kind which must exhaustitsel pref
ty early in the balloting. The elasticity
has been taken out of his candidature,
and while every sincere Republican
would be very glad to believe that we
have heard the last Of charges against
the integrity Of Mr.. Blaine, a very re-
spectacle majority OF the party would
probably be relieved to have the question
of his nomination out of the way. 1t is
not by dramatic surprises like that Of
yesterday, however well planned and ex-
ecuted, that Mr.. Blaine can commend
himself as a representative Of the pro-
gressive sentiment of his party or can
make himself the Republican candidate
in what mustbe pre-eminently a struggle
to secure a higher levelof craftsmanship
and a more earnest prosecution of ad-
ministrative reform.
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ma rnrf tn Oallfornia.

SAN FRAScIsoo, June Sat Sacra-
mento yesterday in the handicap, Golden
Gate, Bradley. Emma Skraggs, Lady
Amanda, Turf Gallery. Billy Newell and
Reveille started. standing in the above
order in the pools. The first heat was
won by Amanda in l;4SA, and the second
and third were taken by Billy Newell.
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"Wait ten minutes, joe said he, as
be lighted another cigar. II have two
more paragraphs to write for the mora
ing paper, one happening a motherin'
law, and one showing how wives draw
their husbands around by the hair Of the
head. Glad | never had any mother-.n.
law. Or any wife, either. Then we'll
20 out and make a night Of it, Joe."-
Graphic
A wellkHown actress remarked the
other doyl If Miss Dickinson had made
a success Of her venture should leave
the stage, because | would lose all regard
for a profession whose highest position
could be reached by any one who could
step into it, after having become estab,
lished 10 another walk Of life. II il is 90
easily mastered as that | no longer feel
a pride in my position"
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CAIRo, June I. - Arrived-John l..
Rhodes, james Gilmore and City of
Helena, st. Louis, 10 p m; Bermuda,
Nashville. 10; City of Vicksburg, Vicks-
burg, IL; Future City, St. Louis, and An
dy Baum, Memphis, 4 am. Departed
Rhodes, Pittsburg, 10 pm James Gil
more, Ohio river, midnight; City Of
Vicksburg, St. Louis. 3 am; City Of
Helena, Vicksburg, A.; Andy Baum, Gin
cinnati. 8. Clear and warm.
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nIshonent

New YoRK, June S.-William F. Uelt-
man, book-keeper for the firm Of Bryce
4 Smith, Wholesale dealers in whisky,
on Front street, has been arrested on
the charge Of attempting to obtain, by
fraudulent means, nearly thirteen thou.
sand dollars from the Merchants Elk
change National Bank.
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Political.

ATLANTA, GA, June 8.-The Demo
cratic State Convention is called for
August I'd.
CONCORD, N. H., June 8-Governor
Cheney was inaugurated to-day. In his
message he recommends the abolition Of
the religious test, and biennial instead
Of annual elections.
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Attachment Notice.

In tho Circuit Court Of Shelby county, Tenn
j. r. Goodwin Il Co. VS.. j. X. Gurley.
IN THISCAUsE AN ATTACHMENTHAV-
j Jog been sued out under section 2i55 Of Code
Of Tennessee and returned into Court levied
by punishment on Chas. W. Adams, who has
answered that he has property OF the defend
ant in his possession, and affidavit having been
made that tho defendant it Justly indebted to
plaintiff In tho sum five hundred and eighty
seven dollars aud fifty cents. with interest,
aud that said Gurley is q nonresident Of the
State Of Tennessee; il Is therefore ordered that
the said defendant, j. X. Gurley, make his
personal appearance herein, before the Judge
Of the Circuit Court Of Shelby county, at
the courthouse in the city Of Memphis, on
the third Monday in September next, and do
fend said %attaphment suit within the time pre-
seribed By law, OF the same will be proceeded
with OK partel and that a copy Of this order
be published once a week for four consecutive
weeks Ia the Public Ledger.
This LIST day OF June, 1876.
A copy-Attest;
B.F. COLEMAN, Clerk.
BY Gao j.. CAMPBELL, ID @.
WEkTHERFoRD 4 ESTES, Atty for Plaintiffs.
8O.66-92-9S
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LEGAL.
mo. 2277.l
On.Reside Notice.

In the Chancery Court Of Shelby county,
Tennessee-G. A. Cochran ct al. Cochran,
Cirode & Co.. VS.. Z X. knight.
1T APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
/ this cause that the defendant. Il. X.
knight, Is a citizen Of Arkansas, and a nom
resident of the State of Tennessee, that this
bill was filed by complainant, alleging an in
dobtedness of about $500 against defendant
as evidenced by certain promissory notes TX
hibited herewith. and that n writ Of attach
ment has been issued and returned levied
upon certain school fund scrip issued in Ar
kansas; II Is therefore ordered that he make
bis appearance herein at the courthouse in
the city Of Memphis. Tennessee, on or
before the first Monday In July
1876, and plead, answer or demur 10
complainant's bill, or the same viii be taken
for confessed as TO bin 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 10Th day Of May, 1876.
A copy-Attest;
EDMUND A. COLE. G. and NJ.
By r. j, BLACK, D. O and NJ.
7 j MlgoU, Sol. for complainant,
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The biggest Tree.

Inyo (Cal.) independents
The largest tree standing in the United
States is on the head Of Bear creek,
north fork Of the Tlle river. The exact
dimensions OF this immense redwood
giant we do not remember, but believe it
is something over forty-six feet in diam
eter. A San Francisco party, having
made arrangements to represent this
monster at the Centennial, have given
the contract to a Tulare man, Mr.. j G.
Cramer, to remove the bark with eight
inches Of the wood from the surface Of
the tree, cut, or stripped rather, like
slaves Of a barrel, without telling the
tree. These pieces are to be cut forty
feet long, and when put together in
Philadelphia will form two rooms inside
twenty feet high. In these rooms cabi
nets Of California specimens and curl
osities will be neatly and appropriately
arranged.
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THE New York Times, which is
one of the most able Republican
papers of the country, concludes a
long editorial in its issue of the 9th
inst. las follows:
While, therefore, Mr.. Blsine's appeal
TO the people from the partisan one-sided.
ness of the Democratic investigators will
meet with a hearty response, bis claims
to be considered as either q safe or suit
able Presidential nominee for his party
will not be sensibly advanced by it. Hii
friends will, Of course, take new courage
from what will be called his "yindica'
ton, and he will make a much better
showing at Cincinnati than seemed prob
able q day or two ago. But the fact re-
mains, all the same, that his strength IS
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JUDGE CLAPP AT CLARKsvILLG.

During the recent commence
ment exercises of the Southwestern
Presbyterian University at Clarks-
vile, Judge ]. W. Clapp, Of Mem
phis, delivered an address on the
evening of the 31st of May. We
find this complimentary allusion
to it in the Chronicle of the Sd
instant:
The one event Of this night was the
address delivered to the literary societies
Of the University by the boa. j. W.
Clspp, of Memphis. But if this attrsc-
ton was a solitary one, it was so in the
sense OF the solitaire diamond, which is
worth a whole parure and necklace Of
inferior gems. 1t is as if in the oriental
imagery OF the Venetian Moor, the whole
world Of thought had been melted down
and recrystallized into "Oue entire chrys-
olite" TO eulighten and dazzle the appre-
ciatiye audience assembled in Franklin
Hall Thursday night.
We had prepared copious notes of this
unique composition and hoped to give
our readers, both those who had and those
who had not heard it, some conception
at least OF the train of thought which ran
through it and gave it unity. We relin.
quish the task as hopeless. In the case
Of those who did not hear it. it would be
q gross fraud TO persuade them that we
had given them any adequate conception
of the force and beauty of the thoughts
expressed or of the finished dictior
which expressed them The matter
was sound in morals, noble in seDtimep.
aud sublime in conception, but msterieu
superabat opus; If the material wa
solid GOLD, the workmanship wa
such as to double and treble its in
trinsic value, and this perfection wa
achieved not by embroidering its SUI
lace with a profusion o. ornament, gu
by the exquisite adaptation Of ever.
word and every sentence to the expires
sion Of the idea in terms the most pre-
else and lucid, so that the languag
seemed the natural and spontaneou
outgrowth of the thought, the very al
sence OF any appearance Of effort in tn
selection Of the words and their cor
struction being the evidence that tn
most careful thought had been devote
to their elaboration. The orator, it i
true, was never at a loss fer a word, bu
this is far from being the whole truth
when pronounced it was always the on
word which seemed created above a
others to express that thought in its pc
lection.
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WASHINGTON, June s.-For Tennessee
and the Ohio valley, falling followed by
rising barometer, increasing warmer
sOutherly winds, partly cloudy weather
and local storms.
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To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretiona Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay. loss of manhood, ETC.. I will
send a recipe hat will cure you FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discov-
cred by a missionary in South America. Send
a s~elf-addressed envelope to the Rev. JOSEPH
T. ISMAS. Station D, Bible House, New York
City. 1-l66-eodAw
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Fatally shot.

RICHMOND, VA, June 8. = James
Flaherty fatally shot Charles Childs last
night. Both we're drunk. Childs' Of.
Tense wa that he plucked Flsherty's
coat
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POLITICAL.
COUNTY
Democratic Conservative
CONVENTION.

NHE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE EX-
i ecutiye Committee Of the Democratic and
Convention Of all those who are willing to CO.
operate with it in is efforts to restore honest,
economical and constitutional government
TO the people; to lessen the burdens OF taxa
ton upon them to inaugul ate true reform in
every branch of civil service; to held public
officers 10 a rigid accountability in the dis
charge. of their duties; to secure the impartial
execution of the laws, and to distribute faii ly
and honestly among all classes the burdens OF
taxation-to meet in the city of Memphis on
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21st,
at II o'clock, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the following offices:
Sheriff.
County Trustee.
Judge of Criminal Court.
Attorney General of Bartlett Circuit Court.
The Executive Board recommend the cleo
ton Of delegates on
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th,
by means Of primary election to be held In
the various Wards Of the city and in the Civil
Districts Of the county outside Of the city,
under the supervision and direction of the
sub. committee Of each Ward and District
The election will be by ballot, and the polls
will be opened at 8 pm. in the Wards Of the
city, and closed att pin, and in the Districts
they will be opened at II m. and closed at 8
pm. The respective sub committees are
charged with the supervision of the primary
election in their particular Ward or District
They are requested TO provide anything neces-
sary for holding the same, to furnish clerks to
record the names Of the voters, and in all re-
spects to conduct the election as one author
ICED by law.
1t is recommended by the Board that the
voters in the respective Civil Districts and
Wards when casting their votes for delegates,
also indicate their choice for magistrates and
constables- the names Of the candidates for
magistrate and constable receiving the highest
vote in each District to be presented to the
Convention.
The list Of subcommittee will remain as
heretofore announced, and no further publ
cation thereof will be made.
The delegates elected on said 18th day OF
June will meet in Convention at the Expoai-
ton Building, In the city Of Memphis, on
Wednesday. June 2lst, at II O'Clock, for the
purpose Of nominating the officers before
mentioned. By order OF Executive Board.
IRVING HALSEY, Chairman.
T.. j. KARR, Secretary. 86-9i
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
N EN- HIS
Thursday Evening, June 8. 1875.

The subscription price Of the PUBLIC
LEDGER is So per annum for the Daily,
and SO per annum for the weskly-Post.
age free.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-30

believe otherwise until the last means to
such an end shall have been exhausted.
THE NEW YEARS RECEPTION AT TIE
WHITE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29,-The usual New
Years reception will be held at tho Execu-
tive Mansion according to the following
programme -
At II o'clock A. NJ the President will
receive the Cabinet and Foreign Ministers.
At l1.3O A. M. the Judges of the Supreme
Court of the United States, Senators, and
Representatives in Congress, the Judges Of
the Court of Claims, the Commissioners Of
the District OF Columbia and the Judges Of
the Supreme Court oftbe District of Colum.
bia, former members of the Cabinet, and all
former Ministers of the United States to
other countries, will be received.
At IL M. the officers of the army and navy
will be received.
At 1890 P. M. the Assistant Secretariel
of departments, the Assistant Postmaster
General, Solicitor General and Assistant
Attorney-General, Superintendent of the
Smithsonian Institution, the Commissioner
OF Agricultural, the Superintendent of the
Coast Survey, and the heads of the several
bureaus, will be received. At 12:45 the
Associated Soldiers of the War of 1912, the
Associated Veterans of 1916, and members
| of The Oldest Inhabitants Association, will
be received. A delegation of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be received
after the reception of the members of the
Oldest Inhabitants Association of the
District of Columbia. The reception of citi-
zens will commence at O'Clock P. NJ, at
which time the gates of the enclosure will
be opened, and will terminate at 2 P. M
BANK CIRCULATION.
The Comptroller of the Currency states
that the amount of additional national bank
circulation from November % to December
20 inclusive, is 81 ,O69 1895, so per cent, (which
will be retired in legal tenders. The whole
amount issued since the passage of the act
of January 2, 1875, is $19,931, ,l45, of which
80 per cent of legal tenders has been retired,
leaving the whole amount of legal tenders
to January 1, 1877, 1886, ,0s4.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-30
The TeleErarns.

A special telegram from Washington tc
the New York Tribune, dated Dec. 20, says
"Speaker Randall received to. day the re-
turn of his subpoena directing President
Orton, of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, to report at New Orleans forth
with, and to produce the dispatches which
Mr.. Morrison's committee has ca.ed for.
The subpoena was served yesterday, and the
Speakers connection with the matter is at
an end until it Is brought to the attention
of the House by the committee in case Mr..
Orton does not appear. Mr.. Barnes, the
New Orleans Manager ofthe Western Union
Telegraph Company, left that city at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon in custody of a
Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms. He should
arrive here on Saturday morning. and if a
quorum of the House is present at that
time he might then be arraigned at the bar.
When the House met to-day only about
sixty members were present, and 1t is
therefore doubtful if any business
can be transacted either morrow
or Saturday. In that event the
case will not be brought before the House
until Wednesday next. Speaker Randall,
Judge Knott, and General Hunton held q
long consultation to-day in regard to the
obstacles interposed by the Western Union
Telegraph Company in regard to the tele-
grams called for by the Louisiana Commit
tee. 1t is understood that they are unani-
mOusly in favor of executing the full
power of the House to compel compliance
with its subpHnas,"
The Morning herald., 1876-12-30
BAYARD BULL-DOZlN6 JUDGE
TAFT.

He Wants to Know About Those
United States AIarshnls In the
south.
Aspectsl Washington despatch to the
Philadelphia Times, says:
Attorney General Taft has trouble ahead
Senator Bayard says he shall insist upon
having Taft's department furnish the Senate
with statement of the number of marshals
employed during the last election, where
stationed and how long employed, as asked
Tor 10 the resolution which Mr.. Bsyard In
troduced few days since. Mr.. Taft sent
back word that he could not tell, and it is
evident now that he will tell If he can't help
1t. Officials here, however, who are acquain
ted with the inside of his department, as
sert positively that If Taft gives the word
the data required can be collected IN two
hours and half. Testimony received also
indicates that a perfect army of marshals
were employed, and Bayard is determined
to know how many. When that is known
and the time of service, 1t is the easiest
thing in the world to compute the cost, for
the law fixes the pay at five dollars day.
The next question will then be, where did
the money come from
The Morning herald., 1876-12-30
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Mr.. Duell, Commissioner of Patents has
been forced to resign. Mr.. Duell is the in
innate friend of Senator Conkling.
Anderson of the Louisiana Returning
Board, goes back with fullest support of
the Administration to the original pro-
gramme for stealing the State from Tilden.
Vice President pro tenn. denies that he
has given receipt to the Louisiana Messen-
ger, Anderson.
The recount of the Florida Returning
Board made by Attorney General Cooke, III
obedience to the mandate of the Court, gives
Drew, Democrat, 497 majority, and Tilden
"a majority.
At OIL City the bulls and bears have been
at work, and petroleum has advanced at q
rapid rate.
Gov Hayes personally denies the rumol
Of his intention to resign the GovernorshiE
of Ohio.
The watered milk suit, which for long
time has been before the New York courts,
Is finally ended; the jury rendered verdict
against the milk men. That city may now
expect pure milk.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-30
Hotel Thief.

On Tuesday afternoon a man called at
the saloon of Joeeph stoeckle. No. 1928
King street, and represented himself to be
Baltimore liquor merchant, and was given
room and accommodation to spend the
night. Before leaving next moring he eptere
the room of Mr.. and Mrs. Graham, and
stole therefrom gold watch and chain,
gold bracelets, breast pin and ear rings, 9
white pearl breast pin from Germany and q
gold cross, all the property of Mrs. John E.
Graham, formerly Miss Stoeckle, and sill
yer mounted revolver and gold shirt pin
belonging to Mr.. Graham, besides It is
thought other articles not yet missing, the
watch was worth $3.50, and the total loss is
about $325. It is thought the thief went to
Philadelphia, and The police have been no.
titled. The loss was not discovered until
yesterday morning, and the thief is discrib-
ed as German by birth, slim build middle
aged man, light complexion, light hair,
sandy chin whiskers and moustache, wore
dark overcoat and black hat.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-30
Minor Locals.

David G. smyth, jeweler at 3O4 King
street, has left town, leaving several
creditors to mourn his departure.
The avenues leading to an early grave
have often been opened by cough Or cold.
Thousands have been cured and saved by
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. a..
Pusey & Rice finished filling their Ice
house at Shellpot, at 9:55 O'Clock yesterday
morning, they are now engaged in filling
the ice. house of Eising & Lange, the WE'LL
known pork dealers. -. e
The Board of Revision of City Council
have selected Col. Febiger as their chairman
and Col. Robt. Fl. Taylor as secretary.
The street market was very poorly atten-
ded yesterday, and but four wagons were
opened, therefore we were unable to give
our usual quotations of weekly prices.
Thomas Hawkins and his little daughter
who were so severely burned q few weeks
ago, have not been able to leave the house
since that time, but we are pleased to learn
that they are improving.