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The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-02
Keep This In Mind.

The second centennial celebration
will occur on the fourth of July,
1876. The patriotic people from the
Arctic sea southwark will fire off the
sort of cannon they have in those days,
hang out the same old stars and stripes,
play the came old Yankee Doodle and
Hail Columbia; but in the progress of
the century the firecrackers will prob
ably be abolished, and the boys will
celebrate with something less noisy and
less dangerous. It will be a great day,
tho second centennial fourth. It is
hardly possible that any of us will be
on hand to take part in the proceedings.
We should all like to be among the
actors and spectators. no doubt, but the
laws of nature forbid, and from them
there is no appeal. There will not be
a trace of us physically left, except in
the succession in the life of nature, ami.
mate and inanimate.
But though we shall not be there to
see all the grand doings on the fourth
of July. 1875, yet we can contribute
our part to make the day a happy one
for those who take part in the cere-
monies. The twentieth century patriot
will study up the condition of things in
this first centennial year. Editions of
the best orations may be printed, and,
perhaps, some of our centennial odes
will be remembered. The journals of
the day will discuss us and what we do
with great ability and in choice English.
In fact, light bright as that of oxy-
hydrogen will be thrown on tho events
and people of this year 1876. The
papers of that day will search their old
files, investigate the temper OF the
people hundred years back, and weigh
the consequences of their acts in judi
cious, perspicuous and philosophic lead
ing articles, which will be read by mil
lions with interest and thoughtful con-
sideration.
Therefore it behooves us all to care
fully direct our stepsto the goal of right
and wisdom in this first centennial year.
The eyes of the future are upon us, and
its scales are ready to weigh US in the
balance.-NeD York Sun.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-02

A surgical operation recently per.
formed on the shoulder of Judge Gus
tavo Cook, of Houston, Texas, result
ing in the extraction of an old bullet, re-
ceived by him during the war. A piece
of the coat, cut away by the ball over
eleven years ago, was found with it.
"You must cultivate decision Of char
acter, and learn to say no." said q
father to his son. Soon efterward, when
the father told the son TO chop wood, the
boy said "no," with an emphasis that
showed O remembrance of the lesson.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-02

A fellow was accumulating fortune
in Amador, Cal, by robbing the sIuice
boxes of miners. Every night for years
he worked faithfully, and had stored
away nearly enough money to 60 to his
home in the East and live upon the re-
suit of his enterprise, when he unfor-
tunately ran against a cord that was at
tached to gun trap, and was instantly
killed
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-02

Agentleman once approached pretty
Quakeress, and said she looked so
charming he couldn't help giving her O
kiss. Friend" she said, "thee must
not do it" ooh, by Heaven 1 will. :"
"Well, friend, as thee has sworn, thee
may do it, but thou must not make a
practice of it."
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-08-02

81 make it a principle never to lend
money" said good man to a friend,
but in your case I sacrifice principle
for interest" And when the latter
found he had charged twenty per cent.
discount, he said he thought he did.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04
THE MAIFEST.
The Procession and Exercises

The Procession and Pxoreisse
To-Day.
The different German societies of the
city turned out in procession to-day to
celebrate the annual Maiiest. The pro-
cession was quite pretty and attractive,
the children being mounted on floats and
in carriages. Many of the children were
dressed in Centennial costume, or that
of l776. The display was most credita-
BILE to its o~riginstors.
At James Park this afternoon Gen.
G. W. Gordon will deliver a speech in
English, and Rev. A. Thomas will speak
in German, both having selected popular
topics. The Memphis Maennerchor will
sing some selections before and after
the speaking. The speaking will begin
at 5 o'clock, and the festivities will be
kept up to a late hour in the night. An
immense number Of tickets have already
been sold, and we are assured that a
large crowd will be in attendance. The
best order will be enforced.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04
Amusements

MRS, MERIwETHER's LEoTURE.-By
reference to advertisement elsewhere, it
will be seen that Mrs. L. A. Meriwether
makes her debut on the rostrum as a lee
turer, tomorrow evening, at the Memphis
Theater, the subject chosen for the ooca.
sion being Womsn's Power Before the
Law Considerable interest is felt in
critical and literary circles as to the lee.
ture and we would not be surprised if the
presence Of q large audience upon that
occasion was the result.
LEATH ORPHAN STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL.
OF amusements the city is not just
now very prolific, and ihe resources of
our people for the time being in that line
are limited. II is therefore a most favor
able opportunity for the managers Of the
Leath Orphan Asylum to appeal to the
citizens Of Memphis in aid of their sum
mer fund. To this end they are now
holding a strawberry festival at 2699
Main street, where, besides large and
luscious strawberries, and ice.cream that
is the very best that can be made, they
serve q ffty-cent lunch on every day at
the usual hour.
BENEFIT OF THE UsHEBs.-At the the
alter, Wednesday, 10th inst, will be a per-
Torrance for the benefit of the ushers Of
the theater, by the Bluff City Minstrels.
During tha past season the ushers con-
tributed to the pleasure of the theater-
goers by polite and prompt attention.
The bill they will offer on the occasion
will no doubt be an amusing n such
as will epay the attendance Of a large
audience.
ESTHER CLuB.-On Friday week, May
18th, the Esther Club will give a concert
and opera de salon at the theater. The
programme has been well selected, and
will be published in due time. The lead
ing amateur musicians and vocalisis Of
the city have consented to appear. The
exercises wil be nnder the direction Of
Prof, Perring.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

at least one-third more business was
done at the levee last year than this.
Here is the difference between a black
failure and a white success ss Wharf
master, and it shows what attention to
official business will bring about, even if
it does not show anything else.
Colonel N. Magevney was reelected
Police and Fire Commissioners by a vote
Of II to 10 over Mr.. NJ. Burke. His
term Of ofics will continue for FIVE years.
Great efforts we're made to defeat him
by the " new ring" but like many other
great expectations it turned out a fall
ure. No better man for the Office resides
in Memphis, and none will do his duty
more fearlessly and impartially than be.
The written charge made by some ire
sponsible person who sigRed a fictitious
name John Dooley), that Alderman
Brown had rendered himself ineligible
to q seat in the Board because the firm
Of which he is a member rented offices
to the Police Department, was dismissed
by the Board of Aldermen at the meet
ing on yesterday. The name of John
Dooley was a forgery, and nov the mali
cious forger is wanted and is sought for,
and it is probable hat he will be found.
Ex-City Treasurer Martin Kelly re-
turned yesterday from the line Of the
Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad
where he has just finished a contract OF
grading. he informs us that the iron is
being laid on the road at the rate Of
one and half miles per day, and by Sat
urday next the track will be laid to Van
Buren,. The remaining twenty miles OF
road to Fort Smith is graded and ready
for the iron, which will be put down i'm
mediately, and then Memphis will be
connected by rail with Fort Smith.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04
CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY
MEMPHIS:
Thursday evening. May 4, 1875,
An Important QuesnOr.

The tax collected for road and bridge
purposes from the citizens Of Memphis
is expended in those portions of the
county outside the city limits, notwith-
standing that three fourths Of the entire
lag il collected in the city. This is not
equitable os right a pro rata of the
amount should be expended on the
bridges and streets Of our city, for a
street is nothing but a road, and the fact
that roads and bridges are within the
| geographical limits of a corporation
called u city should not exclude such
bridges and roads from the benefits to be
derived from this road tax, St. Louis
includes the city and county; so does
New York, Philadelphia and other cities,
and in these cities a portion Of the road
and bridge tax is expended within the lin
its Of such cities. Mr.. McCloy introduced
a resolution before the Aldermauic
Board not long since with this point in
view, and it was referred to the City At
tornsy for an opinion, or took some
other course, looking to a full investig'
ton of the subject matteF. II is an i'm
portaut matter aad is one we'll worthy o.
investigation, now that Memphis is mol
in the best condition, financially, and oul
bridges and streets are falling rapidly
into decay.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04
The Radical Convenliou.

The list of delegates selected at the
County Radical Convention yesterday
contains names of citizens not hereto
fore suspected of afiliating with that or
g~anization. The convention was pre-
sided over by VIM. NJ. Randolph, and
speeches were made by Judge Henry G,
Smith, VIM. R. Moore, L. M. Hill, 7. D.
Eldridge, P, D. Bsecher and others.
The delegates selected to attend the
State Radical Convention at Nashville
are as follows: Barbour Lewis, Alfred
Boiling, Ed Shaw, John Davis, Robert
McKenns, T. D. Eldridge, John Malone,
Philip Gwin, L. W. Marshall, Moses
Hopkins, Jos. Gronauer, j. A. Thomp.
son, Cash Moody, A. FromaD, Green
Evans, ]. E. Bigelow, L, B. Eaton. Gen.
R. F. Patterson, W. NJ. Randolph, W. j.
Smith, l. NJ. Hill, H. G.. Smith, @. F.
Conn, W. R. Moore, Ben Paine, Charles
Kortrecht, 7. s. Ayres, 7. A. Hamilton,
S. S. Garrett, Josiah Deloach, William
Finnie, q. q. Garth, R. G. Daniels, NJ.
G. Ward, Peter Gregory, ], Il. Noon, P.
D. Beecher, George Nall, ]. h. Sailer,
Snydre Rutherford, Henry Gaines, G.
Z. Page. G. W. Cole.
The convention selected an executive
committee and adjourned sine die.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04
no THE LADIES'
Cruelty 10 a Child

Last night the police on the Beal
street beat arrested Maurice Hayman, a
peddler, on the charge of cruelty to his
child, a little girl aged thirteen years,
who has been selling apples, etc, on the
streets for many months. She stated
that her father aud mother we're in the
habit of beating her whenever she did
not bring home a sufficient amount of
money, and she had to sell apples and
beg for nickels. She also stated that her
father took a pin and scratched her back
with 1t in a torturing manner, and then
put salt in the fresh cuts. Our inyesti-
eating reporter examined the back of the
child at the station.house, and, to his
horror, saw that it was one mass of cuts
or scratches, crossed in every direction,
many of them being deep and fostering.
1t wal a revolving picture of inhumanity
and cruelty, one well calculated to ex.
cite the most lively indignation against
the author Of the savage and brutal act.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04
Large pine apples, 4Oe; two
for 76c; at 2S7 Main st. AT

In the LEDGER job Office can be und
competent, skillful and tasteful pri tiers,
who can give entire satisfaction n the
display of any Job of printing. 1887
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

Wayne's new patent self
VenIilating American Refrig-
orators preserve all kinds Of
perishable food longer, with
less ice, than any other now
i'm use. For sale by IL. Wetler
q Co, I3 and 10 Monroe,
and 3S4 Main street, SIT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

The LEDGER JOB Office, 10 Madison
street, is prepared to execute any kind
OF job printing in q neat and tasteful
manner and at as low rates as any other
establishment in the city.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

Fresh meat slaughtered ON
Saturday afternoon delivered
ON Sunday mornings, during
the summer, by HI. SeesseI,
Rr., a. Sons, corner Jefferson
and Second streets, Leave
your orders. 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

STRAYED OR sTOLEN-TEN DOLLARS
- reward-0n night of the 2lst Of April.
from my place. on McLain's avenue. east Of
MemNiis. one large bay horse, short name
and tn; also one e~hestnut-sorrel mare, with
blaze face and white sniD on nose, a natural
PAGER and limpsi in right hind leg when worked
hard, about ten years old. Both horse and
mare are marked with gear.
Leave information with +. W. Irvine, No.
296 Front Row, or at my house, on McLain's
avenue.
$3.50 ANDERSON NEWBURN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04
Ice Cream and soda water.

B. Rocco, 2l6 Main street, has opened
his ladies aud gentlemen's saloon for
the season, aud is prepared to furnish
the best articles as heretofore. 52r
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

Another lot Of stylish hats
just received, for men, boys
and children, at COhen's, 2I0
Main street, 60
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04
Maifest hats at COhen's.
BaTbOur's Strawberries.

We are now receiving daily consign-
ments of these celebrated strawberries.
So LYLE q SHIELDS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

Straw hats! Straw hats
Straw hats! New, hobby
style, Just received at COhen's,
2I0 Main street. 60
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

Piles -Cannon's Salve will cure. For
sale at W. N. Wilkerson & Co.'S. Sc
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

BARBoUR's BERRIES fresh every day at
Oliver, Finnie & Co.'S and Lytle &
Shields. GA
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

GAS PIPES, Water Pipes, Bath Tubs,
Pumps, Hydrants, Hose, etc. Prices
lew. Browne, the Plumber. 263 Second
street opposite Court Square. 1851
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

Moss Baskets, Canary and Mocking-
bird Cages.
4Ot F. j. TURvBULL, ga Main st.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

Choicest Cuba pine apples,
very cheap, at 2S7 Main. SIT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

MEETINGS for prayer are held every
evening at s o'clock in the basement of
the First Baptist Church.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

FLUTING IRONS, auting machines.
SGT f. J. TUREBULL, 234 Main st.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

E0R POSTERS, SHOW BILLS, CARDS,
Il Circulars, etc.. gotten up with the latest
style Of types and on superior paper oil, any
MINE stock and prices,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

THE NEW ERA.
Bartee, 32S Main st, Soda
and Mead, &c. 37-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

If you want to pass a pleasant hour,
call at Sid Cooks Peabody Billiard
Hall. 33t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

The best ice cream and soda
At Stotz's, sOs Second, 5St
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

PEABODY Billiard dali, newly reftted,
tables in 6rst-class order. Call and sec
for yourselves. AT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

The flow Of 'distinguished foreigners
10 Philadelphia has begun,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

Stoves, Tinware, Wood and Willow
ware.
4Ot F. ]. TURYBULL, 294 Main at.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

ZOE CREAM AND SODA
II. O'Brien's, 4O2 Main st.
SIT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04
"Laek

Jack HaFkaway
Our WEST AMONG THE INDIANS" just re-
ceived at SMITHS, 1854 Main st. SIT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

Paper your residences.
Now is the best time.
MARCUS JONES,
5Ot No. 2963 Second Street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04
ANDERSON NEwBURN.


T OsT OR Neutrality-suspicious. OF
IL stock Of Home Insurance Company, No.
Is, date September ], 1871. for ten shares capt.
tai stock. This is TO notify any person trading
for said stock, as / have made application for
duplicate. I4T.5Sl GEO. HUME
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04
GREAT CENTENNIAL OFFER!

Any person who will promise to try 70 get up
a .0luB for. our Three Dollar Monthly
yearly Subscriber 10 Il. and will get tho regu-
lar Pt kMIUM, IL they will inclose % 30 TO
10 us To ore tho 5th of March next. NOW. Is
the time to get the finest Masazine in this
country and GET UP A CLUB TOO; You
will fL 4 no trouble in getting up, a club alter
ATONL 9. =,
Great Inducements to agents who will make
q regular business Of nanvacsing Tor eitner Of
our Magazines. Address Yory plain.
Send Stamp for Fashion Catalogue.
A. SMITH,
OH broadway, New York City
dAwl2s.6i
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

EOR RENT-NICE CoTTAGEO ON SHELBY
street, cheap TO q prompt paying tenant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04

SMITHS ntsTENT DRESS ELEyAEcs.
This Cut shown the Upper Part ofthe skit
wrong side out, with the " Elevator"
hredlh. You aan raise Jour skirt while pass
Ing a muddy place, and then let Il fall II
keept the skirt hop toe Filth, IT Loop3in
afashionablO Mapher. Ndngl al the
uintss 10 the back. 1t saves more than ten
HTas its cost. II can BIO changed from one
" rs 10 another. A great convenience and
sat inc, when US d in the common house
lremes. Price, As cents each.
1ha abDye PATTERN WITH CLOTH
M(DEL complete, and 0NEDRESS ELEVA-
TOR. will be sent, POSTPAID, in one package
Ia any person who will send SIXTY CENTS
with their name and address 10 A. BUR-
DEtrE SMITH, sl4 Broadway, N. Z, City.
Smiths Illustrated Pattern Bazaar.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-04
Smlih,s Illustrated Pattern Bazaar,

samtle Copy, Is cents Subscription Price,
Al Ii a gear, postpaid One Dollars worth Of
Patterns given to each subscriber Free as
premium,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-07
GEORGETOWN.

GRAIN MARKET.-By canal, ZOO bushels
wheat to j. q. 4 j. M. Waters; by rail, 200
pushels DO and by river, 800 bushels corn
70 same firm. Boat Seneca, with $50 bushels
wheat to T. g. Wheeler.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE Offerings on
,chaDge this MOI ming, 800 bushels wheat,
with sales as follOws:-50 bushels at 81 10; 800
at S1.lS; 800 at S1.16; " at S119H.
CATTLE MARKET Reported by ]. HI.
kengla. Number OF cattle On market, 4i2;
number sold, 3S2; number sent to Baltimore,
Al; 10 left; prices ranging from 3 to cents
per pound. Number of sheep and lambs,
$40; number sold, 92O; 20 left over; old sheep
orought from to cents per pound, lambs
rom 81 to S4.t0 per head. 20 cows sold from
$40 TO $40 per head. Market brisk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-07
The Pose nae Yruis Growers' Asso.

The September meeting Of this association
took place At the Board of Trade rooms
Tuesday, with Charley Gilliugbam, the
frst vice president, in me chair, and J. E.
very large, of visitors as well as membsrs.
and the display of fruits very great In ouan,
tity and creditaole In quality TO those VINO
this association, In this section OF the coun.
try, 10 greater or less degree. The prfnci-
pal eGn1oitors were Messrs. Saul, Gilling-
ham, Munson, who had . great variety
sample tables. Amongst the latter fruit
DE- Snodgrass had o plate of the "Hempo
apple, collected during recent trip to West
to be unprecedented this year. A paper on
The Pear and Its Cultivation was read by
Mr.. Saul, and Prof Brainard made an elab-
on the "Cause OF Pear Tree Blight" referred
70 II At the August meeting. This paper was
able as well as elaborate, and fully Illus
board nd %
fresh attention to the subject. It will be
printed In The WRRKLY STAR, together
with the papers OF Mr. Saul, Col. Curtiss aud
others. An encouraging feature OF the meet
ing was the presence Of committee from
the Maryland Horticultural Society, COM
posed OF William B. Sands, Of the AHe. ieaa
F1yD.6r, James Pentiaud and August Boen
inviting the Fruit Growers to attend their
annual meeting on the 18th instant, at Balti-
more DR.. Snotgrass overhauled the Chroni.
privilege, for disresarding the express re,
quest of the association not to report some
matters personal, such as are liable to dis
turo the harmony OF the best regulated hui
man associations, and thereby Biography
abusing the privileges freely accorded TO the
press by the p. +. g. A., as the complainant
claimed. The matter was, On the suggestion
OF the chair, referred to the executive COM
mittee, with view to considering what
should be done with the offending reporter
aud bis paper hereafter-Dr. Snodgrass
claiming that the most untrue and offensive
part OF The seeming ''report" had been ma
hciously concOcled and interpolated at the
a fire -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-07

~ Mr.. Maurice Stra kosch declares that he
1s go 1g to build an opera house in San Frar-
cisco that will cost 81, 000, 600, and q large
concert hall In Chicago.
~A Howard street small boy was so un-
fortunate as TO remark at the break ia
BILE, the other mon ning, Oh! dear, I'm 30
sweaty." quite 10 the horror of q youthful
aunt. Being reprovo for the use OF SO in
elegant Q term, he repM 4: "Oh, - s, 1
know all about 1t. They talk of q horse
as being sweaty. When it is q man he
'perspires,' but the young ladies ike Won
only glow. SrrfsQfeld Republfcoa,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-07

GEN. NJ. JEFF. THOMPSON, whose death
at st. Joseph, Mo-, has already been an
nounced, was native Of Jefferson county,
About thirty years ago Gen. Thompson,
then about twenty. five years OF age, moved
TO the State Of Missouri, and took up his
ted actively In politics, and was elected to
several positions OF responsibility. During
the Kansas border raids Gen. Thompson was
strong pro slavery man, and was charged
with commanding raids into Kansas. At
commencement of the war he raised q bril-
grade Of cavalry, was commissioned q briga-
der general In the Con federate service and
was engaged In several heavy engagements
in Missouri and Arkansas. After the war
Gen. Thompson settled in New Orleans,
and At the time OF his death was engineer Of
the State Of Louisiana, In which position he
labored with zeal for the Improvement Of the
Mississippi levees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-07

YOUNGER MEN WANTED.-A st. johns,
n d, paper accounts for the defeat OF the
ground that they are not as good PHYSICAL y
as they were eight or ten years ago; that
some have passed the meridian of life and
others are verging on ii, and sug yests that
they should give place to younger men,