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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18
Chsnge of weather.

Last night after an hours light rain
the wind suddenly rose and blew for
several hours a perfect gale, bringing
down a regular nor'wester on us. Yes
terday the weather was almost too warm
for an over-coat; to-day, what a changed
1t is, perhaps, the coolest of the season.
The fuel question becomes a very seri.
ous one. Many people, from want Of
ready money or hope Of a mild winter,
have neglected to lay in a supply Of coal.
The river is blockaded above and the
stock in the hands Of dealers, EVEN at
high prices, will not last long. The ST..
Bernard is shipping by rail, and at pres
ent will sell at sixty.fve cents. If the
cold weather continues there is great
danger Of suffering among the poorer
classes. Last summer when coal sold
for relrly nothing, the people seemed to
think it would always be so, and failed
to provide for the winter. Now. when il
comes SO suddenly, the opportunity has
passed away, and the coal dealers, who
are but human" have determined to get
even" Their bowels OF compassion
generally close about the time of an ice
blockade up the river, to remain SO until
the middle of summer. Some Of them
have been selling at a loss; DOW is the
time to catch up.
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node OF Elee.Ing a noge.

The electoral college of this country
is not the only cumbrous piece OF ma
chinery which has been used for election
purposes Hallum's Middle Ages, vol. l,
p. 400, gives a quaint account of the
manner of electing a Doge in ancient
Venice. We produce it for the benefit
Of the curious reader:
l have been thinking o great deal late.
~ OF the Pope Of Rome and the Doge of
Venice-I mean the Pope and Doge Of
former days; and somehow or other, it
seems to me the result of my thought has
some little application to your subject.
The Doge was mostly powerless, the
Pope mostly powerful; yet at first sight
there is a great resemblance in their
Offices. They we're both elected for life.
Neither Of them had any hereditary
claim. II the Doge had his s%eignory, the
Pope had his conelave Of cardinals. But
the Pope vas the master Of his council;
the Doge the slave Of his. The Doge, as
well as the Pope, often had nepheWs; yet
how rarely we hear of the nephews OF the
Doge, while these Of the Pope always
play a great part in history.
Nov how do you account for
this digerence2 | account for il
in the mode of election. The cleo.
ton Of a Pope was often the tri.
umph Of a faction, aad the Pope re.
NAMED the head Of hat faction, which
did not afterwards seek to control him.
The election Of the Doge was guarded in
the most curious and ridiculous manner,
and absolutely prevented the triumph Of
any faction.
At Venice, as many balls as there we're
members OF the Great Council we're
placed in an Urn. Thirty OF them we're
gilt. The holders of gilt balls we're re.
duced by second ballot to nine. The nine
elected forty, whom lot reduced to
twelve. The twelve chose twenty-five BY
separate nomination. The twenty-five
we're reduced by lot 10 nine; and each Of
the nine chose Eve. These forty.Gye
we're reduced TO eleven, as before; the
eleven elected forty-one, who were The
ultimate voters for a Doge,
This intricacy appears useless. and
consequently absurd but the original
principle Of Venetian election may not
always be unworthy Of imitation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18

Police COMMISSIONS Pat Walsh, Esq,
of Nashville, is stepping at the Peabody.
Captain W, A Coleman, of the Green.
vile EAST Tennsssee) Intelligencer, is
in the city on a visit to his friends.
NJ. Malcolm Semmes, of the well.
known house Of B. ]. Semmes h Co.,
returned a day or two since from a suo-
cessiul business tour Of three months in
the South. He was in one of the Lou
isiana parishes alleged to have been the
worst "bulldozed in the State on cleo.
ton day, and says he never saw a more
peaceful election in his life. Many ne
grOes voted the Democratic ticket of their
own free will and choice.
Mr.. W. B Haldeman, Of the Courier.
journal, aud son CT Colonel W. N. Hal.
deman, of that paper, is in the city with
his bride, nee Miss 0tfdtt, en- route home
from a charming trip to New Orleans.
The happy couple passed down some
days ago on the steamer Houston. We
congratulate Mr.. Haldeman and the
lovely lady be has won, and hope that
their journey of life may be as auspi-
cious es was their voyage down the
Mississippi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18

The Courier Journal thinks bat the
Democrats of every State in the Union
ought to call conventions to meet on the
Sth Of January to protest against the
course pursued by the Republican man.
ayers. We are not so sure Of this as re-
CARDS the South. We have been protest
ing against Radical infamy ever since the
war, and yet it has gone on from bad to
worseyesr after year. The last protest
we made was at the ballot-box on the
7th Of November. What more can We
say or do2 If we we're to hold any meet
ings or conventions, they would be de-
scribed and denounced as another re-
bsllion, and the Republicans would all
pretend to believe it, Just now we have
other business-the cotton crop is not
all picked and sold; we are looking for a
visit from Santa Claus, ard beyond that,
calculate to put in a big crop Of corn and
some cotton.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18

The legislators will meet and organize
this day two weeks-Janusry lst, 1871.
This is the Centennial Legislatrre-that
is elected in the Centennial year Of our
National existence, and we hope it Will
come up to the full requirements Of the
times. A body of new men brought to-
gether from great distances, and repre-
senting a great variety and contrariety
of ideas, have many difficulties to
encounter in getting down to prac-
teal hard work. It very often
happens that too many men assume
TO be leaders, and oppose Every
thing they do not originate or amend
There is no time 10 a short session Of
seventy.6ve dogs, including Sundays, for
Oratory, dilatory notions, or parlia-
mentary s~quabbles. A professional par.
liamentarian who knows, or thinks he
knows, more thsn anybody else on the
floor, is o positive and 8 serious impedi'
meut to business. In his shadow often
sits many q quiet, silent man, Of far
more ability and sense, who rarely ad.
dressesthe speaker. He has patience to
cit still, bet not to come in competition
with a blowhard. The man who can gel
in the most work and the fewest speeche,
over Eve minutes long will earn the ap
prevail Of the people.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18
Amusemenfs

MEMPHIS THEATER The charming
opera, entitled Mariana, written by Wal.
lace, will be produced at the Memphis
Theeier to night by the Rlchings Der
nard English opera company. This com.
pany is represented as greatly strength.
ened since its last visit to Memphis, and
a great treat is anticipated by lovers Of
operate performances the coming week.
The music of the opera is delightful and
is generally admired by music-loving
people. Miss Richings will appear as
Mariana" aud viii be supported by
Mrs. Henri Drayton as "Marchiouess,"
Mr.. Gates as " Don Caesar" Mr.. Benitz,
IS Don Jose" Mt. KiHross as King
Charles" Miss Hattie Moore, as Lazy
rillo," Mr.. Dauphin, as Captain of the
Guard" Mr.. Marson, as " Marquis" etc.
The opera will be presented with a strong
chorus and complete orchestral accom-
panimsnt.
On tomorrow night Bales celebrated
bohemian Girl will be presented, and
will be followed during the week By Yer
dis II Trovatore, Flotow's Martha, Gou-
mods Faust, Mozart's Fra Diavola, Mo-
Marriage of Figaro.
RoBEsoN's MINsTRELs.-Next Friday
night Harry Robinson celebrated Min
troupe will appear at the Greenlaw
House. The house will be thor
heated, cleaned up, and well
By Mr.. Robinson. who will spare
trouble nor expense to add TO the
comfort Of the audience. The perform
ers are the best that could be secured for
money. On Friday a grand street par
ade of the twenty performers will take
place. Seats can be procured without
extra charge by applying at Wilson's
stand, 30l Main street.
WASHINGTON STREET VARIETIES This
place of public amusement continues to
attract good audiences nightly. The
entertainments are interesting and the
company quite a good one. The attrac
are vocalisms, clog aud jig dancing,
specialties of all kinds, instrumental
and negro comicaIities. A new
programme will be presented nightly.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18
rHE MILITIA OF TENNESSEE.

There is a section in the revised stat
utes Of the United States requiring the
Adiutant General Of each State, on oil
before the first Monday in January, to
report the number and condition OF the
militia Of the State, arms and a%ccoutre'
ments. Don Cameron has 6shed this up
and called upon Tennessee for the re-
port. This is the first time since the
war such a thing has been done or
thought Of. Adjutant General Handy
reports Is companies, with u officers
and 1871 men; %unorganized but efficient
and subject to duty ~(estimatsd) 2S9,564
This is a good showing for Tennessee
Hannibal crossed the Alps with a small
nr force, and Napoleon fought some Of
his greatest battles with an army
inferior in numbers and courage
We hope the Government will not
become alarmed st this imposing
Tennessee army. Il is not dan
gerous il left alone. There are so far no
regimental or brigade organizations, no
division commanders or general officers,
except General Handy, the Governors
clerk, who gets $500 a year, but is about
70 strike for q higher salary by running
for Secretary of State, a place worth
about $27O0. The General is very peace.
able, having recently married, and his
army will not assume offensive opera
lions before spring. At least 200, 600
men Of the Tennessee army are engaged
in farming. They can cultivate fifteen
acres each, or 3,0OO,O 900 acres. Say that
twothirds of this is in corn, and that the
land produces fifteen bushels to the acre;
that would be As. 100000 bushels. Lei
us suppose the rest Of the land TO be in
cotton and bring half a bale to the acre;
that would be so, 900 bales, which, at $50
q bale, would bring $500. 200. Be.
sides this. the Tennessee militia,
il as bold and daring as usual,
will raise potatoes, sorghum, mil.
let, oats, wheat. onions, beets, turnips
and other sinews Of war too numerous
to mention. They are dangerous men
in a patch Of weeds. The Secretary oil
War will do well to watch the Tennessee
militia. Their dealings with hardware
men have been very large foF some time
past. They have laid in q large supply
of weapons for a deadly warfare: Flows
hoes, axes, grind.stones, feed-cutters,
stunp.extractors, cider-mills, cheese
presses, mowers, respers, churns, thresh.
ere, gins, gusno, culivators, etc, olc. Il
is pretended that these things are fol
agricultural purposes, but it will be well
to watch men who have nothing to say
. and always pretend to be %mindiDg theil
own business.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18

New York, December ia dispatch
from Pottsville says that Saturday Rigbi,
at Msuch Chunk, the jury brought in a
verdict Of guilty of murder in the FIRST
degres against Patrick MeKenua, in-
dicted for the murder Of Morgan Powell
at Summit Hill in 1871. yellow Jack"
Donahoe was convicted Of this crime
about two months ago.
Edward Skivertou and John Fleming
attacked the dwelling Of Jacob Simmit,
at Bsavsrdale, Pa, Saturday evening.
Simmit fred at them through the win
dow and fatally wounded Skiverton.
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head. Calves and yeaslings bring from
S. to sspir head.
Hogs range from choice butcher to
common, and are quoted as from a, to
5sc per poland Hesvy hogs, packers
weights are QoOtsd at from 59s to $40
per pound.
Sheep range hom choice to medium,
and are quoted Al from slc to 5ls per
pound common are sold at from 81 10
to 81 IS per head. The above list of
prices we fad as the quotations at the
Union Stock Yard, OF which MeEars.
Grant & DeGroat are preprietors.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18

TIE Upton County Record Of last
week gives It's readers some excellent
advice, which is equally applicable all
over the South:
Reports from the county indicate that
the election fever is abiiing, aud tue
energy previously devoted to pclIucH is
being directed up and down cotton and
corn rows. This is just as it should be,
and the more of il the better. Our pros.
Eperity is in the ground and We can SO.
cure it only by the literal sweat of our
brows. Don't embark so much In such
produce as you must seek a distant mar
ket for through the kind i%nterposition Of
half a dozen or more helpless hands, but
that which you can utilize at home your.
self OF exchange with some neighbor who
can. Our last issue contained a com
muDication from one Of our most intslli
gent aud observing citizens, which is fall
OF wisdom, encouragement and reproot
The facts contained 10 that article show
clearly TO us our past folly, and point out
to us open paths to a comfortable con
potency in a short while. Iu the fall Of
1874 starvation stared us squarely in the
face. We grew frightened and sowed q
little more nheat. Matters were no bet
ter in the spring of 1875, and wa reluct.
antly dropped several hills more OF corn
and sowed some oats, and thus, step by
step, a grim necessity actually forced us
to adopt just the best policy in the world,
a self-sustsining, homespun policy. With
a plenty of hog aud hominy and some to
spare, we are not in q very lanentable
condition, and if we cant have things
our own way in the political world we
can at least look on with more COM
%plaeency.
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sensible Custom.

Numbers Of sensible people in o ar city,
both ladies and gentlemen, foil ow the
Northern custom of preferriag SC ats at
the tbeater in the parqnette, to back
seats in the fashionable dress circl e. In
the parquetts you can see and hear what
is going on on the stage much better
than from the dress circle. Thr. par.
quette Of the Memphis TAeater is ecom-
ing a f%avorite place With The ladies', not
only at Saturday maiinees but during
the week.
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ain.Hsuse ana Couen nurnsd.

Yesterday morning at 4 O'Clock -. .se
gin-house on the Fleece river plantation,
some fifteen miles below here, was set on
hre by an %incendiary, and was destroyed
together With its contents, ten bales Of
cotton and six hundred bushels Of cot.
ton seed. A white mar who bad been
prowllug sUspieiously around tho neigh
bprhood, and who protested to be en-.
gagged in teaching negroes to write their
names no matter wss!ber they could read
OF not, for The smell sym OF dAy cents,
is suspected Of knowing something about
the act Of incendiarism.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18

Last Saturday evening Judge John
Csrmack, Captain W. A. Coleman, Of
the GretnevilIe East Tenn Intelligent
Ger, and Two others entered the Peabody
Hotel elevator to be transported up to the
third.story. When the elevator reached
the %diuing.room floor something sud.
denly gave way, and the box with It's
passengers fell back TO the ground-door,
a distance Of about eighteen feet Judge
carmack received some injuries from
the jolt, but the other passengers escaped
unhurt. The cause Of the accident is
believed to be 4 sudden disconnection
between the machinery and the meteor or
wster-poweri q cutting of Of the atmos-
phere and the water.pressure. Why the
box did not catch on the ratchets Is one
Of those things hat has not been found
mt
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A Memphis Girl Abroad.

The many friends OF the young lady
mentioned below will be delighted to
know hat she is appreciated abroad as
she deserves, and as she ia at home.
This notice appears in the Indianapolis
Sun Of q recent date:
A SINGING BIRD There is now stop.
ping at the Surgical Institute in this city
a young lady whose singing is quite be-
yond that Of wen those regarded az fine
singers. Of considerable power, her
Voice in aexibility and richness is very
rarely equslled. The lady is Miss Title
Smith, OF Memphis, Tenn. Last evening
while calling upon her special friends,
Captain Wightman and family, ct the
Grand Hotel, she sat at the piano in the
spacious pArlor promenade, and soon
charmed all the doors Of the house sjar.
The halls seemed quite filed with @alOdy
from the basement to the upper story.
Her songs we're beyond the reach o.
criticism, so replete we're they with
feeling, the music Of both voice and
soul.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18
Popularinlng PoetIcnI Ideaa.

Slang phrases are often nothing more
than ~free-and-easy popular TRANSACTIONS
of poetical ideas that have been long
ago embalmed in verse. In this city you
often hear such phrases, I've had
enough Of you Don't talk TO me any
more" I've found you out" That last
straw broke the camers back" etc.
Years ago it was written BY a poet:
"A pebble in the streamlet seant
has changed the course of many a riyer:
Adew-drOB on the baby plant
Has warped the giant oak forever"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18

At tho Memphis live stock markets
cattle are plentiful, with demand for only
the best grades Hogs are in active de-
mand, with The supply light. Sheep are
dull, excep. for choice qualities. Cattle
range from choice and extra to common,
aud sell from p to 54c per pound. Scala
sasS are sold ~ from $40 TO $40 per
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18
No I,annor,ne

Last Friday Switzerland, s republic
hundred years cd, elected as Presf-
dent a Mr.. Herr. He was elected for
one year. He is president of the fed eral
council of seven members in which the
executive authority is vested. They had
no primaries, conventions, electoral col
lege, bulldozing, or counting in or count.
ing out in the little republic Of Europe.
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River TeleErams.

CINCINNATI, December IS River 10
feet and rising, caused by the backwater
from the gorge below. The ice stopped
running during the night and the river
is solid to-day.
CAIRO, December ls.-Nayigstion ia
suspended above Cairo gu both rivers.
The ice is so heavy that fears ore enter
tanned Of a gorge below. Weather clear,
Mercury ! d degrees above zero at day.
light.
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the Hard cash.

Special to the LEDGER
HELENA, ARK, December lS.-Our
banner hangs on the outer wall. We
pass Clarendon with fo~rty-three cabin
and twenty-seven deck passengers, sight
hundred and twenty-six bales Of cotton,
three hundred packages Of sundries land
the count" not yet concluded), and
~forty-one head OF stock. We will arrive
Tuesday morning at ten o'clock.
CHAMP CHANBERLAIN
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CHAMP CHAMBERLAIS


mr.. DOdge's Reported Interview.
New YoRK, December lS-The Tri.
bune ssys: The fact that fifteen or
t twenty gentlemen we're privately enter
tanned by VIM. E. Dodge, Sr.. at his
residence, Friday evening last, has been
made the subject Of misconstruetion and
Misrepresentation. The reports, which
were invented for Democratic news
pare-s 10 further Democratic designs,
bear the imprint of personal malice.
Mr.. Dodge denied the accuracy Of the
reports which hal been published. lie
had held no such interview with any re.
pOrters as had been printed. The state.
ments published as coming from hin
we're Iure fabrication"
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A Prime Remedy for a PNinTuI
nfaeaaa.

Tho papgs endured by the rheumatic are
attributed By icientife pathologists to the
contact Of a certain abnormal aerid element
In the blood with the sensitive covering Of the
muscles and Joints. Hostelter's Stomach Fit,
ters. being o superb blood depurent, Is admi-
fably calculated to expel this impurity. and
by removing the cause to allsy the pain and
feverish symptoms which L produces. That
II Is a most successful rom edy for rheumatism.
neuralgia and govt, as we'll ag a reliable
means Of counteracting those diseases, is a
fact amply evidenced By voluntary certih-
dates emanating from those whom II has
cured, and attesled by. ,mfdical practitioners
OF high reput0. IL Is likewise 2 sover reign Gu
ratiye Of dyspepsia. constipation. liver com-
plant. urinary troubles and general debility,
as well Is the mo I poplar aud successful
gnfidole y lsaiaria extani.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18

liz 1874 Senator Carpenter said from
lis seat in the Senate: II warned the
Senate that if it should happen that a
Presidential election should turn on the
vote Of Louisiana, situated as that State
is, and an attempt were made to use
that corrupt return, it would be followed
by civil war, for no iise people would
submit to the incidence ot'Such an out.
rage"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18

SENATOR MoRToY has suddenly and
Unexpectedly gone to Indianapolis. 1t
is believed that his friends have sum,
moned him home to help devise sone
scheme to head of the Democratic move.
meut which has taken so formidable a
shape in that State. He will no doubt
make a speech denounciDg them as
tra;tors
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b

WASHINGTON, December ls.-For Ten.
nessee and the Ohio valley, westerly to
southwesterly winds, temperature de-
cidedly below freezing, rising followed BY
falling barometer and partly cloudy
weather, except possibly light SNOW 10
eastern portions.
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Fire.

CScISSATI, December ia Gre at
Liberty, Ind, yesterday destroyed the
Times Printing Office and Union Bank
Loss fifteen thousand dollars; insurance
Eve thousand.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18

A cautious man says he once pre-.
vented a severe caso Of bydtopbobia By
getting N 9 high fence end vaic
ing there till the dog had gone away.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18

VIZ learn that DR.. Morgan Cartwright,
Of the Ripley News, will be a candidate
for Sergeant OF arms Of the State Senate.
he is an excellent gentleman and would
most worthily Gil the position. We hope
the honorable Senator's viii not make up
their minds until they have seen bin aud
given his claims aud merits due'aonsid-
GRAFTON.
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MEMPu1s,

The subscription price Of the PUB.
Lie LEDGER is IS per annum for
the Daily, and 81 per aanam for the
Weeky-Postag free.
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Dsad.

ELmRA, N. Y, December ls-Edwin
EIdridge, one Of the foremost citizens of
this city, died at his home Saturday, OF
pneumonia, after tWo days sickness.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18

THE Nashville Banner says there will
be an array of ofice-seekers before the
next Legislature. There are at least ten
places to fill and there will be on an
average about fifteen candidates for each
Office Total, $50, besides their friends.
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The Finest TROUPE in America !.
LEATH ORPHAN ASYLUM.
An Appeal.

THE TRUST ES OF LEATH ORPHAN
i Asylum hereby make an earnest appeal TO
me nuelc IN behalf OF the 10 children in this
in stitution. where there is a very pressing
need Of help, no permanent means of sup
port, With IA indebtedness Of 5000 now due
and unpaid: In a few days the roard will
call in Q body upon their fellow-citizens, and
hope a liberal response will be made in behalf
Of these destitute little ones, who, from being
"'nobody.s children" have become the chill
drsn Of the city.
CYRUS O. NS0N, Vice Pres't.
W. s. PRICE.
d. I, PORTER,
H.G. DENT,
s.H. pUNSC0MB, Treasurer
W. A. EDMONOs, sec'y. 1894
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-18

The McMinnville New Era enumerates
twenty candidates for the U0ited States
Senate, and thinks it may have omitted
some. THE cry lie, still they come"