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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23
2 with a shark.

From the Pensacola Gazette, Sth.
Capt. John B Guttmauu, of the Pen
sacola Guards, signalized himself in an
odd encounter last Friday and came out
first best. Riding down to the shore of
Eseambia Bay, the Captain noticed a
strange commotion in the water, and
that the beach for a considerable distance
was covered with fish from six inches to
a foot and a half in length, some dead
and some still jumping, while others con-
tinued to spring from the water, above
which showed the sharp dorsal fin of a
shark, cutting the surface as he pursued
the fish. The sporting spirit of the Cap
tain was fred in an instant, and spring
ing from his buggy he opened his pocket
knife, with a blade less than three inches
long, and rushed into the water, which
was thigh deep where he encountered the
shark, and pushed his little knife iuto it.
The creature did not seem to feel it, and
its hide wa so tough that the Captain
could not rip it, so he continued his
thrlsts, while the shark endeavored to
turn so as to seize him. Finally the
shark felt the blade, and %retreating
twelve or fifteen feet charged back with
a rush. The Captain sprang aside as it
attempted to bite him and seized il by
the fin, which was ten inches long, and
piled his knife, while they waltzed round,
the shark continually turning in the en-
deavor to bite him. Finding his knife
Of no avail against the nine lives of the
shark, the Captain caught up a short
heavy piece of drift wood which oppor-
timely came within reach, and as the
fish threw its head out Of the water struck
it a severe blow at the base OF the
which instantly stunned it. He then
drew it ashore, where it was despatched.
1t was exactly FIVE feet IN length. In
the earliest stages OF the conflict Captain
G 8 three companions, who were of in
the woods at its beginning, came out on
the bluff and called out in alarm, it's a
shark ! come out of the waterl That
Prussian gave his lips their usual twist,
and simply said 1 know it, and wenton
with his amusement, which he says was
almost equal to some fun he has had
with bears and bullsbisons, numbers Of
both of which he has slain. Now he has
gone as a delegate to the Democratic
Convention at Quincy, and for whatever
he considers the right there he will make
Just as determined u fight as he did with
the shark. None who do not know il
would suppose that the courtly and
rather delicatelooking gentleman who
presides in bis elegant Jewelry store has
the material that would induce him 10
Jump overheard in bis nice clothes and
attack q shark Of unknown size, the first
be had ever encountered, just for the fun
Of the thing, But the many scars on his
body prove that the Captain has fought
worse enemies,than sharks.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23
THE RECORDERSHIP.

-
Opinion of special Judge T. d. Tar
Iey on the Question of Fees of
ONCE. Etc.
In the case Of Recorder Duff, wherein
a motion was made in the Criminal Court
to tax his fees as Justice Of the Peace in
State cases, aud which motion was ably
argued by Messrs, Clapp aud HOrrigan
for the Recorder, and by Attorney Gen.
eral Wright and City Attorney Walker
on the other side, Judge Turley decided
on yesterday as follows:
First-That the compensation men
toned in section fifty Of the charter Of
said city only applies to the compensa-
ton of the Recorder while acting as such
for the city; that similar language to that
relied upon was found in the city ordi.
nances and the old charters of said city.
Second-That if said section fifty was
intended to apply to the compensation
of the Recorder when acting as IN ex.
oficio Justice Of the Peace, that the said
section to this extent was unconstitu-
tional and void.
Third-That plaintiff was a duly quail
fed justice of the peace by virtue OF the
office of Recorder of said city.
Fourth-That the city of Memphis has
no claim to the fees of plaintiff when
acting as an ex-oticio justice Of the
peace.
Fifth-It is the opinion of the court
that plaintiff is entitled to have his fees
as ex-oficio justice of the peace taxed in
all felony and misdemeanor cases, either
tried or examined by him as ex-oficiC
justice Of the peace, for the use and ben.
eft of plaintiff, and all objections urged
are hereby overruled, and the clerk is
hereby ordered to tax plaintiff fees OF
all warrants fled in this court, whert
trials or examinations were had before
plaintiff as ex.oficio justice Of the peace
the same as is provided by law for a jus
tice of the peace, and that said fees b.
certified to the proper officer for pay
ment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23
The Centennial aun.

Captain Chris Steinkuhl, of the Old
Folks, and Vice.P President of the Fourth
of July Centennial Celebration Asso-
citation, hes been trying for weeks to pro-
cure a gus at Nashville. St. Louis and
Washington for the purpose of cele-
bratiLg the centennial Fourth. At last
he had to purchase a gun from the gov
eminent at Washington for the sum Of
$95. A telegram was received here this
morning as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., June %, 1876.
Gun sent from here via Southern route.
Other things can be had at ST. Louis,
CASEY You've.
The gun is a twelve-pounder Parrot,
aud will make a big report when called
upon by a Memphis gun squad.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23
FACTS AND FANCIES.

AL honor to woman, the sweetheart, the wife,
The delight of our iresides by night and by
day;
Who never does anything wrong in her life.
Except when permitted to have her own way.
Five thousand Illinoisians attended
the recent hanging in their State.
There we're last year arrested in Lon
don 72,6O6 persons, Of whom 24,346 were
women.
London thieves carry a piece Of coal
in the pocket, believing that it gives
them good luck.
Dom Pedro leaves us forever next
month. May he live long and be happy.
he paid his way.
Robert Bonner has over eighty thor.
oughbred horses, and continues to advise
the youth of the country to marry.
A Jersey City wife being invited to
elope by a young gallant replied, after a
moments reflection: We'll, l don't
care if l do, as | suppose you would
think me very selfish if 1 refused just on
my husbands account"
The Fourth of July programme in
Buffalo, N. Y, includes the marriage Of
a patriotic couple by the mayor in the
city hall. Here is a time and a chance
for patriotic couples all over the
country to immOrtalize themselves.
Two married ladies, said to be respec.
tsbly connected, have been committed
for trial at Sheffield on several charges
Of "shoplifting." They had purloined
from various diapers shops articles tC
the value of over e2OO. When caught
one of them offered the shopman elO(
to say nothing about it; the other al
tempted to strange herself with he
bonnet-strings.
Yes, yes, let us kiss the babies, kis
the children, kiss their mothers, kiss GU
wives, and our hearts and houses shall
be all the better and happier for the kiss
ing - Columbus Dispatch. Young man
are you fully aware of what this thin.
leads to? Hadn't you better put som
limit to your unsophisticated %rasbness
=. Are the lessons of history nothing2
&, A stranger desirous Of locating in Sa
! Antonio ~endeavored to purchase a res
dence from one of our most leading cit
zens, but thought the price too high
, TOO high" yelled the owner, too high
with three saloons at regular intervals o.
the road to church, a peach orchard wit
: a fence easy to get we close at hand
l and there hasn't been a policemen see
! in the neighhorbood for the last Gv
years. Why, stranger, it doesn't look t
me like you was trying to become one G
us."-San Aatoaio Herald.
The most extraordinary point abou
the summer fashions is that with tn
lightest fabrics, such as alpaca, line
and batiste, cssaques made of embosse,
velvet are worn. These casaques ar,
/, made half fitting and outline the fgur
l well, without COMPRISING it. The front,
which are considerably longer than tn.
back, descend i1 pointed ends, and i
; each there is a pocket, ornamented wit,
a bow. Seven or eight rows of narrov
ruched lace form a border to the casaque
as simulate a collar on the neck. Thi
garment is also made in sieilienne an
!. Indian cashmere.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23

Miss Kate Field denies the soft inn
parchment. In a private letter to a
friend in this city she says she never said
she would rather succeed on the stage
than have two husbands. She insists
that enc husband is enough, at a time at
any rate. But whether she would prefer
to succeed on the stage to having a hus-
band, she says, depends entirely upon
the husband. Which shows that Miss
Field is q level-headed American girl.
and sound to the core on n point Of
6rst-class domestic Importance. As she
very truly observes, There are men and
men,"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23

Everybody remembers the story of the
Russiun Gar who, discoursing to a broth
er of the knowledge of the virtue Of ODE
dience in Russia, told him that il he THE
Czar) we're to command his General to
jump into the sea from the high cliff
upon which they were standing, the off.
Ger would obey. The p~otentate address,
ed signi6ed hisincredulity. Jump into
the seaI' said the Gear to the General
The latter obeyed instantly, and was
dashed to pieces on the sea-beaten crags
below. Aurelien Scholl tells in the
Evenement a story of Russian obedience
which is even more remarkable in its re-
suits than this. The Gear Nicholas once
held a review Of his army in honor Of a
lady whose beauty had charmed him.
During the march his cavalry came up
on a trot. The Gear, desiring to i'm
prove the effect, gave the command to
gallop. But the Colonel Of the last regi.
ment, who had not understood the order,
continued to defle past on the trot.
Nicholas, enraged, advanced to him and
shouted, II say gallopl and take the
road to Siberial' This time the Colonel
understood, and started on a brisk gallop
for Siberia. Some moments after the
Gear recounted, with much hilarity, this
circumstance in the hearing OF the lady
in whose honor the review was held, She
was much troubled, and begged him, with
tears in her eyes, to pardon the regi-
ment, He consented, and dispatched g
squad to call the exiles back. But the
regiment had obeyed the order so we'll
that it was impossible to overtake 1t
The squad sent out of course continued
the pursuit, and to this day nothing has
been heard Of either the regiment or the
squad. Perhaps they were overwhelmed
by Siberian SHOWS. Perhaps they per.
ished of starvation. Perhaps they are
galloping yet. Perhaps the story is q
lie.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23
FOURTH OF July HATS.

Cohen has just received another lot OF
hats, such as Harvards, 0xfords, Derbys
for men and boys, the latest styles, and,
yet the cheapest. Any man or boy can
buy a hat at the prices he sells them at.
l07 COHEN, 2l9 Main street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23

The Secretary of the coming Fourth
Of July Tournament received yesterday
the names of several Mississippi Knights.
The park is now ready for knights to
practice, to which the Secretary will
issue tickets.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23
AMNoUNCEMGNTs
For Magistrate.

For Magistrate.
JOHN 7. ELLIOTT is a candidate for re-
election as Magistrate Of the Fourteenth Civil
District at the ensuing August election. 92t
For Constable.
7. S. MALLORY is a candidate for ~re-elec.
ton as Constable Of the Fourteenth Civil
S9te
For Attorney General BARTLETT Cir
cult Court.
am 2 candidate for election to the Office of
Attorney General of the Bartlett Circuit
Court, subject to the action Of the nominating
Convention Of the Democratic and COnserya-
tive party to be held in June next.
73-te G. W. GORDON.
For sheriff.
G. L. ANDERSON is a candidate for re-
election to the Office of Sheriff, subject to the
action of the Shelby County Democratic and
Conservative Convention in June next. 7Ote
For County Trustee.
To the voters of Shelby County:
/ am a candidate for re. election to the office
Of County Trustee for Shelby county, subject
to the nomination Of the Democratic and Con-
seryative Convention to be held in June next.
May %. 1876. L7ltel ]. j. RAWLINGS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23
THE CITY.
SID Cooks Billiard Parlor is the place
to pass a pleasant hour. 59-t
Paper your residences.
Now is the best time.
MARCUS JONES,
5Ot No. 2964 Second Street.

The type, material and workmen of
the LEDGER job office are as good es the
best, and hence we guarantee first class
work and full satisfaction to our patrons.
1881
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23

In the LEDGER job Office can be found
competent, skillful and tasteful printers,
who can give entire satisfaction in the
display of any job Of printing. 1881
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23

$4,000 Marble Heads, the
Boss &c cigars, have been sold
since they were introduced at
Sternberg's, BIB Main st. 99t
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Ice cold Soda and Mead, sc.
Mt Bartee's, 32S Main st. 58t

Nor a bankrupt sale, but a hard.times
sale Of boots and shoes at
92.t VoEeELI's, 344 Main street,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23
For fine candies and choice
CONNECTIONS, fresh every day,
go 10 FIOyd's, 2S6 Main st. 95t

GAS PIPES, Water Pipes, Bath Tubs,
Pumps, Hydrants, Hose, etc. Prices
lew. Browne, the Plumber. 263 Second
street, opposite Court Square. ll6,t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23

LEMP's St. Louis lager at Phil Fransi-
oils, opposite p~ostofice. LOG
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23

SOdaandth the celebrated New
Orleans Mead, at FIOyd's, 236
Main street. 95t
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Commercial HOtel.-Board re-
duced to S. per week; rooms and board
to Sc, 81 and IS per week. lO2
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Wanted,

A man to cut clothing by patterns at the
Factory, 80 North Court street. 100
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23
The Pennsylvania Railroad,
THE GREAT TRUNK LINE
AND
Fast Mail Route Of the United States

will HI, most direct, convenient and economi-
cal wa Y Of reaching Philadelphia and this
great Exhibition from all sections of the
country. Its trains to and from Phlladelphia
will pass through a GRAND CENTENNIAL
DEPOT, NIhich the Company have erected at
he Main / Entrance to the Exhibition Grounds
or the ae. 9ommodation of passengers who
wish TO stop at or start from the numerous
large hotels contiguous to this station and the
Exhibitions convenience o. tne greatest
the Pennsylyania Railroad, which is THE
ONLY LINE RUNNING DIRECT TO THE
CENTENNIAL BUILDINGS. Excursion
trains will also stop at the Encampment OF
the Patrons Of HasbaA dry, at Elm station on
this road.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is the grandest
railway organization in the Worid. II con-
trolls seven thousand miles Of roadway, form
ing continuous lines to Philadelphia, New
York, Baltimore and Washington. over which
luxurious day and night cars are run from
Chicago, st. Louis, Louisville VInclnnatl' IN,
dianap0lis, Columbus, Toledo CleVeiahS anu
Erie. without change.
It's main line is laid with double and third
tracks of heavy steel ralls upon q oeep peg Of
broken stone ballast. and its bridges are all OF
iron or stone. Its passenger trains are
earipped with every known Improvement Tor
con fort and safety, and are run at faster
spee d for greater distances than the trains OF
any Inc on inc COuJlnoubs Inv -
Iareely increased its equipment for Centennial
travel, and will be prepared to build IN It's
own shops locomotives and passenger cars at
short no tice sufficient to fully accommodate
any extra demand. The ~unequaled resources
al the command of the Company guarantee
the most perfect accommodations Tor all Its
patrons dun ing the Centennial Exhibition.
THE MAGNIFICENT SCENERY for which
the Pennsyly ania Railroad is so justly cele
brated presen IS to the traveller over its perfect
roadway an ev, exchanging panorama OF river,
mountain, and landscape views ~unequaled IN
America.
THE EATING STATIONS on this line are
unsurpassed. Meals will re furnished at
suitable hours and ample tine allowed for
enjoying them.
EXCURSION-TICKETS, at reduced rates,
will be sold at all principal Railroad Iicket
Offices in the West, Northwest, Southwest
Be sure that your ticket reads via
the Great Pennsylvania Route to the
Centennial.
FRANK THOMSON, D.. NJ. BOYD, JR...
General Manager. Genl Pass'r Agent
I0-95dkW
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23

TRUNKS, the best and at lowest prices,
at the Factory, 1862 Main street. 100
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Ice cream and strawberries,
ice cold soda water, cOnfec-
tiOneries and cakes.
H.. ROCCO,
1911 Cor. Main and Adams.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23

The best Soda and Mead in
Memphis, sc. at Bartee's, S2S
Main street. 5Sf
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RAILROADS.
GE NTENNIAL EXH IBITION,
Philadelphia, Penn.

nHIS GREAT INTERNATIONAL EXIT
i bition, designed to commemorate the enc
hundredth anniversary Of American Inde-
pendence, will open May 10th and close No
vember 10. 1876. ALI the Nations of the world
and all the States aud Territories Of the Union
will participate, bringing together the most
comprehensive collection of art treasures,
mechanical inventions, scientific discoveries,
manufacturing achievements, mineral speci-
mems, and agricultural products ever exhib-
tied. The grounds devoted to the exhibition
Railroad, and embrace four hundred and fifty
acres of Paramount Park, all highly improved
and Ornamented, on which are erected the
largest buildings ever constructed - five of
these covering an area Of fifty acres and cost
ing S., 1000 900. The total number of buildings
erected for the purposes Of the Exhibition is
over one hundred,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-23
SUMMER
MOntvale Springs,
BLOONT COUNTY, TENN.

DHOONA OOONAA ANNNs
TsNoW OPEN FOR THE RECEPTION OF
i guests, and will DO maintained in o style
worthy the patronage of a discriminating
public, at Reduced Rates of Board. as
follows: Per day, So so; per single week,
S12 so; for three weeks or logger, $40 per
week, Children and servants half price.
The marked beneficial results attending the
use Of these waters in functional diseases Of
the Liver, Bowels, Kidneys and Skin, and the
cure of Chronic Diseases, attest their medical
properties.
RouTE.-Leaye Memphis via Memphis and
Nrlestcn railroad at p.m., reach Knox
Oh, without change Of cars at S;l3 pm. next
vile connecting with the X. and Q. r. II. at
SeS' > a., and reach '6,, M 9,SpSt sao to tea Time
26 hours. Jas. Elder. b, NJ. Estes. Hon. W.
Refer Col. r. p, Duncan, Capt. X. O.
M: Smltn, Capt. Mathes and others.
Address
T7-102
The daily gazette., 1876-06-02
II Settled D@esta0n.

Many persons suppose thai
white cats with blue eyes deaf; thi.
can by no means, however, be
deemed to be 50 commanly the
case as to Afford a foundation for
a theory. A New Zealand cores
pondent sends to Nature some in.
tercsting facts bearing on this
point. "At Taranahi, N. H." he
says, 81 saw white cat with blue
eyes which was nctat all deaf and
a good many of its kittens were
white and had light blue eyes AS
many ofthese had perfect hearing
as were afflicted with deafness.
This cat had grewn up kitten
perfectly black, which had had
sometimes also white yang ones
with blue eyes; it showed, as, did
the old cat, singular part;elity
for them. On one occasian it hap
pened that the old white cat and
her black daughter had litte15- at
the same time; amongthem there
was one white kitten with blue
eyes, the black cats, The two
fourth tiercely for possession Of
the coveted beouty, and the old
cat frequntly took II away and
PLACID it among her own. one
morning the unfortunate objcst of
quarrel was found divided BY the
recommendation Of some feline
Solomon, and each ca. quite con-
tentedIy in possessisn of half
Both of these littcre had some light
tortoise she'll colored kittens
among them, of which IL moie.y
appeared to have their hearing
imperfect
The daily gazette., 1876-06-02
Registers Order.
REGIsTER's OFFIoE,

hRGISTER OfFlCE
NKw CASTLE COUNTY. May IL, 1876.
Upon the application of Victor DuPon.
aud CHARLES u. Rumford. Executors Of
Edward W. Gilpin, late Of Wilmington
hundred. in said county, deceased. it is
ordered and directed by the Register that
the Executors aforesaid give notice of the
granting ef Letters Testamentary upon
the Estate of the deceased with the date
Of granting thereof, by causing adver-
tisements 10 be posted within forty days
from the date Of such Letters. in six of the
most public places of the county of n ew Cas-
tie, requiring all persons having demands
against the Es'ate to present the same or
abide by an Act of Assembly in such case
made and provided. And also cause the same
to be inserted within the same period in the
Daily Gazette, a newspaper published in
Wilmington, and to be continued therein
AHxR three weeks. Z. o. d.
Wk8S8 Given under the hand and seal cf
Office of tho Register aforesaid. at
New Castle, New Castle county aiol es nd.
the day and year above written.
SC. BIGGS. Register.
NOTICE.
All persons ha wig claims against the Es.
tate of the deceased must present the same
duly attested to tAe Executors. on or be-
.ore May 18th, 1877. or abide the Act of
Assembly in suoh case made and provided
VICTOR Dupont.
CHARLES G. RUMF0RD.
mayl3-3weod Executors.
The daily gazette., 1876-06-02

To SUFFERING LADIEs.-"Er Rogerson's
Fendie Hyirastin PoWders, for all female
omplaints. BY mail, 81. Addres. Or
Rogerson p. o. Box. 256S N. Y. LIty.
The daily gazette., 1876-06-02
b. SMlTHINC
r. P. TAWRESEY g. BRO,
Harness 81 Trunk
MANUF-A.CTURERS
No. 4o1 King Street,
WILM-FeToN. De- ,

WILM-H3TON. De-,
Where they intend keeping en- hand a full
assortment of Harneosy Saddles, Brides, Col
iyGs, Whnps, Blanisets, Ely Nets, Combs,
Brushes, Trunks, Travel nS Bags, Valises'
Shawl Straps, and eyerythiny generally kept
In their live OF business, all o which will be
made OF the Best Material. ana guaranteed to
give satisfaction, Single and i puble Har-
ness made to order IN the best r.saoer. Or.
dczs solicited.
REPAIEISG neatly and prcelptly Giene
Trunks sent for aad delivered. Give us a
cal before purchasiRg elsewhere. deoSgw6na
The daily gazette., 1876-06-02
Boyer'a HOof Linlmen'

After so years of practical experience lss1 Sl
horses, in staging, leaning, &c, nave ad 1SH
ed that more horses have been crlpPiioos
Inattehtlon to the feet than all othef di1GH hs,
combined. After men sexperlmee1nm,s ,ho d 4,
found he true remedy to PREvENI rIiSene Mv
ease { the hoof, or restore 1t after neg
to wlat nature intended 1t snouIa gIooi
Grsat support of the noble animal. II tne uar my
Infiamed and diseased, the animal is y, SGnir a,re
lively worthless. This Liniment WI, tracto 0
orsuent this worst OF all diseases, Contraesst " h
Corns, Quarter, Cracks, Contraction snrua v
Back Sinew generally called Knee .rpinn np
&c. and restore those that have been cripp'
by the want OF such a remedy. orsrl
~Try 1t, and 1t will never fall II pi'f|
applied, viz: .oh o-ottel
Bathe the horse's foot once wee9, s o. 0'sU Al
er II necessary, at tho heel and noe'
around the hooi close to the hair.
- M. C. BOYER.
rorr1stown, "a
MIR. M. c. BoYER-Dear Sir: rms - IN IN
tlfy that have used your Linlmen.a u tha
stable for three months past, on mqio bos. m
one hundred horses, and lind IL sne pgi il
paration have ever used on horses. ~ ,sa M
better than you recommend II Senu ~'
oases at once, by express, Y y. u: noN
No ls2 West Slst stree New YoIA o"-