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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-19
LEGISLATIVE TICKET.

SENATOR FOR SHELBY, FAYETTE n T1PToS
VIM. A. MILLIKEN. of Fayette.
FLoTER1AL REPRESENTATIVE R0R SHELBY AN,
FAYETTE.
VIM. A. COLLIER, Of Shelby.
SENATOR'S o SHELBY County.
j. j. DUB0SE.
S. @. MADDUX.
REPRESENTATIVE FOR SHELBY CouSTY.
M. D. L. STEWART,
GEO B. PETERS,,
DAVID.P. MADDEN,
BIN EISEMAN.
HENRY L. DOUGLASS,
W. II. NELSON.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-19

B. M. TILMAN is the regular
nominee of the Democratic party
in McNairy county, Hehas been a
member before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-19
EDUCATIONAL.


.yHE TWENTIETH ANNUAL SESSION
! Of the German Lutheran School opened
on Monday last. Parents wishing to give
their children o thorough and practical
German and English education will do we'll
to send their children to this, the oldest Ger
man School in the city. The class-rsbms are
largo. well ventilated, and supplied with the
latest improved school furniture. A apeoial
feature is the moral training that pervadeS
the management; no improper characters
a Low d to remain. For PARTICULARS as TO tut
ton tees, etc., apply at the School, No. 81
Washington street, e1st Of Third, to
us JNO II. KUNKER, JR., Principal.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-19
Trustees Sale.

pY VIRTUE OF A TRUST DEED MADE
- April q, 1876, by &C. Barrett and d. n.
Barrett, his wife, recorded in Pook No. III,
page 524, in the Registers Office of Shelby
county, l will sell as Trustee, at public sale,
to the highest bidder, for cash. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-19

rhs:suDscriptiOn price of the PUBLIC
LEDGER is IS per snaum for the Daily
and SO per annum for the Wsekly-POst
age free.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-19
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

FoR PRESIDENT.
SAMUEL ]. TILDEN, Of New YORK.
FOR VICE President.
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, of Indiana.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-19

THE annual canard about yellow
fever in Memphis is on its rounds,
and may deter a few people from
coming in. If they are picking
cotton Or sowing wheat, or reses-
ting fences at home, it is all right.
The health of the city is as good as
we have ever known it IN the last
ten or eleven years, Whenever
there is any danger the LEDGE
will sound the alarm.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-19

CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
FoR TENTH DISTRICT.
II. CASEY YOUNG. Of Shelby.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-19

AFATAL boiler explosion occurred
at Murfreesboro last Saturday, kill
ing a white man and a negro and
pounding a white man. Two
horses we're also killed and literally
torn to pieces by the explosion.
The men were all employees Of the
mill, The engine and engine
house were blown to pieces. It
seems that the pumps were turned
on when the boiler was hot and dr,'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-19
tR-79.l
%ChanceTy Sale Of Real Estate.

Ohsnesry Court of Shelby county Paul A.
gicalla, executor, ETC., Of the estate of lain
Bogianno, deceased, VS.. Mary Ellen Bod
pY VIRTUE OF AN INTERLOCUTORY
90 decree. for sale entered in the abrge
cause on May 81, 1872, and renewed Noveub Der
auction, to the highest bidder, in font of he
Vlerk and Masters office, Courthouse build
Ing, Main street, Memphis, Tenn, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-19
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.


We are authorized to announce that \. B
EDGIN 31ON is Z candidate for the Office Of
State Senator, subject to the action Of the en-
suing Democratic and Conservative CQpVen'
ton. h-te
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-19

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn.
and described as follows, to-wit: Lots Nos
n, A., 46, Al, IS and 40, on tho Flippin plan Of
subdivision, and between Wheaton 4 and
yaccaro's. each fronting the Horn Lake road
except lot No. 40, which fronts NJ Feet an.
said road and back west 70 on alley 1880 feet.
Terms Of Sale-0n a credit Of six and twelve
u and ~ months, the purchasers required 10
execute notes with approved sureties lien re-
tanned to further secure the same. and equity
Of redemption barred.
This August %, 1876.
EDMUND A. COLE, O. ana NJ
By v. j. BLACK, d. G.. and M.
Randolph, Hammond \ Jordan, andC w
Metcalf, Att'ys. ~
a=aaasa
Septemt or %, 1876. uaSs
This sentemh.r liz IQ7a
, 1876-09-21
1}ABC(}CK.

THAT LAST aCONsrtnACrn AGAINST ulu,
Erseitl al Il, al

THAT LAsr ucoHsr1f,AcYn Ao,1ysr MN.
Kpectal Dispatch to 7Ae Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. e., Sept. 2o.-Thc Dabcock
safc.iurrlory tria1 las ,rorra,lc, far cnou,h t.,
ln,.,nto In 1f,,a - ,1ot,.nsn a,'ssn.. H.. 1e,, ~
nueatc NV t,'e .. oeic'se e''ose" ~ 'unses
FULLERTON and Cook. In brief, II Is th's: That
Gen. Dabcock felt that he was pcrsecutcl per-
sorally by !ndiyiduals who were making charges
ava;nst lin In tho Nav yort Suu an., cisn.
,y,ora ~ ,ha ~ ',Ta,t ss ,h.+ -. ,na,,n"o,,n"t,
Nncfe' 70 tne eueet t'as MS measurements
were false; Bahcock desired to pro-
tGct himself In some wnY, and. as q
, 1876-09-21

WITH THE UTMOST f1IhhHfTf.
uf ils country aid tho glory Of Aillan. At tho
churct, service on tho oeraaIon to prests took
ratt II the eeremontes. Gopie. Of the telegram
R ts am ytss s fps al a. 't t
Of devotion tn hs pcrson bat logged tllnt there
be no demonstration, and TchcrIaycff reJoined
that thu enthusiasm was too grcn. tu be-
sent to camp To tell tlla tcnerals
that thc rolcy of gersia would be conducted by
eesra III stsfs Restes snss e sS tnks n1' tie as
taken tho relns into tleir own hands, but
sgNvJA NEVER GAN ACCEPT Ti1n rtJnx;s,, con,
plr,oNs,
cvcn If driven 10 extremity. All Of them arc
Objectionable and humiliating except tic ouo
BcrvIa will not discuss tho rctwcupati6n
fnr Attan's going To- Constanttnnnjc, Tho
Minister regards It d unnecessary anil fumttI
attnp, Tie nimIit|on nf Tim militia IA nf.o
,ae wn,tn ,t, ,r,,ot s ,s,s tuERs ave a1ey
1natr"ttnm ~ III ti'n r1arca +, ~ aa. ~ .uu
ncnts uf Kuiazwatz' sait.n'r an r tHG harIpats
re o. 9Ss ns to 10 t statne quo
ertoRnr war n hsf hS ny saeseg i, un
vs @ .t Sic has s4 an ssl ws
with TurkeY. ~o =" As' pA's AS' A"'"4' p'"s'
Time, tc1eprn,o n4ssI1' fss'a ertfn ,,v. thu ,,,.
rtnre nj tn. n,isasn stateaMn, "r% 1pr,,o,ist.
F. es wnriii,n M nnaaii., III r." a. ,'s.
iievrsl t],at R,'sso anrious ~
cuI e the '' atrair i''' in WIKI 1'' aha G
nm In serviai,. v ho strne n1 cna e
~ ri,de t,rn,ni as,,s.9,a urg % nhcu I'll, 4r
, 1876-09-21

ST. Louis, Mo:, Sept. 2o.-An alteration oc-
CURED between Thomas Hooker. the Postmaster
Of Mlddlcgrogc. Mo-, md Taylor johnson, of
the saac place, night before last, which result
cd In Hooker stabbing johnson In the neck with
pocket-knlfc, seycring the 1ugular vein, mud
killing hin.
Two men nunlcd Tobc Williams mud Brandt
Pierce nuarrelgl over Il ganle uf cards at Fay
cite, Howard County, AtU., Monday night, and
Bo Mas sot vo egss' ps c a x sGta wSnna
, 1876-09-21

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. GA Ptoneca-Irtss
special frum Bismarck says Gen. Terry and
staff arrived there today eli route for st. Paul.
Tho tlasl by tho Seventh Cavalry antl bastal-
lon Of tl.e Sixth Infantry upon Wolf Point
Agency to Intercept Uncpapas attempting to
faied ta oyertake tho Indians, who succeeded
territory. Employees ut thu agency who saw
thuuI cruss reckune tllu number at several liull
a dest!trtv condition, and had thrown uway
their lodges to fnglltato tho flight.
Tl.ry offered extrayagant prizes In ponies for
ammunition. TI,c tTpops lr't III tlr cnnton-
mont ut Tongue River aro makinr good progFcss
IN building l,uts. Thu other battallons are nil
Gu rpulu los their respective posts.
, 1876-09-21

louisville, Pa, Sept. 2o.-Tho case Of
Thomas Duffy, another Molly alaguirc, who Is
accused Of bclng accessory to tho murder Of
Policeman Yoat at Tanaqila, was given to the
jury at n late hour last night, and this morning
IL verdict Of "guilty Of murder III tho first d.
grec +" was returned. This is the ninth conyto-
murder, tye being already under sentence ot
tleath III this county, and three In Carbon
County.
, 1876-09-21
FInE.UNDERNRlIERS.


acmi-Annuni Meeting Of the National Board
Special htpasch to 1zs Tribune.
NEw YonK, sept. W.-'rAa tlrst scml-aunual
meeting VI the Nntlonal Board Of Fro Under
writer's was begun this morning In tlls city.
Th!rty-stx companies wero represented. prcsi-
dent Clnse, III his address, said that this sclul-
annual mccting WIS called III accordance with
tho wishes Of many members Of the National
Board for the purpose Of establishing
closer relations between those most directly
Interested III the work Ut thu Board, Tia cnn.
graduated tho Board upon tho revival Of trade
with Which tho Interests Of tho underwriters
were closely connected; dwclt upon tho inlu.
r!ous effect Of tho association Of Board and
non-Board companies In the eamc agency, and
touched upon tho usefulness and Importance
Of the work of tho Board.
Tic Committee OIL Statistics reportcd
that tic losses by tlru Oh tho 3D.
and 4sh Of July, 167l, were less than
in any previous year, md amounts only to
sl5I,OIN Tho losses reported werc only III tic
Northeastern Statcs tic West having bccu
protected by, rorions ruins, while at
y ex. s"na ss' sa ropa4, ps ~ snse 'pay sy
C.ng1esa be urged to prohibit tho tnportat!un
Of Chinese iIc-:rackurs and tho manufacture Of
such pyroce!nies Us cannot at the time uG their
uTSsts Ts NJ o @ a ts carfsas ssss etc.,
.epattcd tlat tic last Housc Of Representatives
aal greatly embarrassed tlnft elloFts 1y cutting
dgwn thu appropriations:
THIS malurlty report Of tue Committee Of 10,
appufnte1 to consider what changes, Il my,
should be ulade in tho methods Of administer
ing tho affalrs Of ttu National Ronrd, aud to
eail thc attention Of notI.l}oArl insuraueu coin
pantcs to tbs yaluu Of eo-operatIo,, recommend
III scnlt-aunual meetings of thu Doa1d; ro-
pattel thut greut number ct n0n.
noar.l companies Which they lad consulted TX
Pressed wish tu reniatn independent, proposed
l|as tho Executive Committee, WHEN called to
Pass upnn rates In any cities or towns, asuull al-
low slrll National Board companies as bud their
nohe In such city or town q repre-
sentative aud vote III tho mAttor Of Buct
sates; that the Western Department VI tbs
MN!ohal Hoar4 should ho established, aId that
20 sybtcm OF lining agents be abolished. l'Ae
Whoe. ""' 'S's'''@ ~ 'Ao eo"A''s''' - '''0
Fhe Committee On Recommendations III tho
ttses'dent's Address suggested challKe tn tho
es'iaw respecting EXECUTIVE C0nlnltLee8, which
,eaas W follows: "su!d COMMITTEES slhall
naslst Of II inculbeEs, who shall
~ - selected a. folaows; Two from. Now York,
Wo !svm CONNECTICUT. two from Pennsylvania,
tSas from Ohm, ono from Massachusetts, uno
..ssom representatives Of foreign countries, and
GG4s remaining two at tho discretion Of tho
taat9 ~ to location,h 20 tint It should read,
~ ssa4 Committee shAl1 epnsist OF II nlulubprs." ]"
.5A saA created much discussion, but was Anally
@oNed ny vote Of - to 10.
---E~----
, 1876-09-21

Ns1ast'A Ia ST. Las{z 0iobe- 0<Htecras
BEAnDsrowN, ILL.,, Sept. l8.-About q O'Clock
this evening a mob OF tivu nlnskcd men entered
tho store u W. D. Humphreys, Of Farnlngdalc,
about 25 miles cast, on tho Ohio d Mississippi
Railroad. They drew their Tcyolyers and de-
one Of their purity went through tho drawers,
etc., procuring about 800, after which tlcy
mounted their horses, wnich were III waiting
Just outside tic store, nn1 started of, firing
several sllots ut Sim Beasc, tl,e telegraph op-
Identification.
, 1876-09-21
BUSINESS NOTICES,


You will Ind Mra. WinA!ow's Soothing Syrup m
Invaluable friend. 1t cHrea lytentetY aud dlas-
rsa, regulates tho .tomICh mud bowels, cures wind
Guile, sottsns ths gln.e, rvduces tnaanmation snd
,osi uvury instance whero thu infant Ia suffering
from pain A1lil exhauslun relief will hu found Ia IL
or 20 tntAutva nftur the Soothing Syrup has bocn
administered. uu not ta!l 10 pEoCurs It.
, 1876-09-21

IlALLsvlLIg, Mo, Sept. S.-on Tuesday last
Dr. TLomas kccnr. well.knowu physician, wus
killed by Dr. u. +. Austin, another pracslctng
physician Of this yirinity. Tho trouble grew
out Of the ejaculation through tic 'nalls OF cir
eulass dcta,nng Dr. Austin. lie investigated,
and concluded that Dr. Kecue was their author.
Armtng himself Will. q doub'sbarreled shot-
gun on Tuesday afternoon, he went into tho
principal street Of the town. took y seat Oh y
dry-gaols bux, and waited foE tho rival doctor
Df. kaGue A0un xUlp Into town from the
, 1876-09-21

TIE ONSLAUGHT UPON CHRISTIANS,
A. torriblo onslaught WIS made ou July II
upon tho Catholic ChriatIans ut Ning.kuoli Fu,
In tho Province Of Sguu-lluwy, when crowd Of
about 1000 soll!ers and ruillans, under tho
guidance Of officials, hurst into n chapel during
Beryice-tinlc aud bratnel nlcnlbors OF tho COIL
Ercgation. The men entered tho chapel, inter
ruplc1 tho service, forced thu oillclatlng priest
uliun Ills knees, nnd demanded ttat he Should
eeasa promulgating tho doctrines Of tltc
T'lon-cl,u sect. Tho prlcat declined to tnake
the promise, wllcrcupon Bcene Of indcscrii,-
abse uproar cnsuetl. during Which frightful OUT
raGcs occurred. Tho priest was tortured a,,l
eventually put to death, being hacked to pieces;
10 little child widM i1o had adopted was torn
limb from limb, anil tho corpse ut another
father who. itapply for hln, hn1 diel preyloAs-
ly, was iakcn from It's Erlya anil hritally III
Used. The members of the Inland Mission
hayu all lcft tho neighborIloo1, at.i tho fto,nal
Catholics havu now guard aruuMa their hu.lso.
Tho chief conapIrAtor WAS q military mandarin
named VII, WIN llaa openly exprusscd Lis mn
llgrant hatred of thu Christian religion.
, 1876-09-21

sAyAsxA1, G.L, Sept. Gothic total number
Of intcrmcuts to-day was Is; yellow fever, 30.
THIS Is nInu nlnrc deaths from fover than any
previous slay. The opilcmtr is increasing III
YlruleurG anll fatality.
NHw YoMK, scut. a0.-Mayos Wlckt,am has
tillc MI appcal for {unla for the relief OF SUI
frring Savannah, tia.
WXsIllnoToA, D. c., Sept. e0.--A committee
has been appointed to raso funds for stricken
Hayn1,tiAt,.
, 1876-09-21
CU.1JA.

uAnANA, Sept. 10, via KEY WRsr, @.-The
national loan Tor tho benefit Ut the taand Of
Cuba Is probably failure, It having cqMe to
light that thu customs revenues wero lnng sgn
niortgagcA to tbs Spanish Dank here BY. the
Government.
KILLHp.
Tno tnsurgent Colonel, Ftlel Cespedes, was
killed lu action near Puerto Principe recently.
, 1876-09-21

DEKALn, ILL.,, Sept. 20.-A tcrrihle murder
was committed III tls village last night, and Is
ttls morning the nll-ahsorhing theme OF con.
ycFsatio1'. Thc unfortunate nlan waa O. F.
Lnnd, newcomer, who but few weeks slnce
purchased the 1cwclry sturo Of W. r. Dallou.
lie was seen on tho strict after u o'clock
last night. At about : o'cloc]; this morning
two boys entered the store to make a tt,r-
chase, but, seeing no ul.e In tic front part,
stepped to The ,!oor leading to tic back room,
where NJ. Lun1's body lay, upon the flour in d
ed, rs though the deed was dunc with d
bludEcon. Tllc aiarm wills ut once giren, and
hundreds rushed to tho place to view tho fearful
sight. The lnnn's safe was open, MT, lis porktt-
book lying Oh tue floor by Aia side. Thc Dc
ceased was i wIlower, about 10 years Of agc, and
recently from Marscitlcs, Ill. He had ralned
many friends here, aud Ills business outlook was
bright.
, 1876-09-21

ST. Louis, Sept. 2o.-D. Eg1ington Darr, ah
Episcopal clergyman who Is undergoing aen-
tcnco OF suspension for three years for drunkci-
HESS, wns arrested to~lay OIL Charge Of assault
aul attempting TO oiltrage little girl eight
u 1nil.
, 1876-09-21
IftJls(sLAR1",


Special D!tpafch to 1ns Tribune.
LINCOLN, ILL.,, Sept. 3U.-T1lo residence OF DR..
7. u. Perry was burglarlzcd last night. A flao
gold watch and IS III cash are miasing. Ed
Shalslefonls housu was also entered, but they
wcra stared away before succeeding lu getting
ANYTHING.
, 1876-09-21


SAN FRANCISCO, CAl., Sept. 20.-Australian
news is very mcayre. At Vtrtoria tic inquiry
by the Steam Navigation Board into tilu CAUSES
Of tic collision which resulted tn tho destrue-
tion Of tho steamer Queensland, resulted in tho
determination to prosecute Ainswortf, the
second officer Of the Baraboo, for criminal neg
ltct u duty. uo wns found mot guilty. on
that cla, ge, but committed for trial for diso-
bctlfe,lce Of tho Captains nrlcrH.
The drought las been completely broken up.
T|le ruin was general III South Ausira'tn.
a body, supposed to bc that Ut the Captain,
has been recovered from thu wreck Of t!ie Gelt-
wood.
Tho Governor IN ILLS message admits that the
credit of thu colony, and its financial a!fuirs, arc
In bad condition.. a. tcw loan Of e, ,00o, 900 is
proposed. Tho debt is Recumu]ating rapidly.
political Separation Of the Nurth mud South
1slasldH was lost. The Government supports
tho proposal for SECOND cable llno Of co!nlnuni-
entlun with Europe. provided tint 1t bc COLL
plctcd Ey tho second lfnu through Australia,
but sets aside the transpacilc route as out Of ti
question.
SAN FnANo1eco, Sept. 2o-The Auckland Star
says It Is pretty we'll understood that the San
III It's present foriu. The mobilization V,oat fa-
yored In Sydney .is that the service Getwecn
Fiji md New Zealand bo performed by a
branch Hay, the subsidies paid by The several
t0lOlllGb uGlE (eaE1AnECu oN 1uBL Uabfas 4AH up
potntment OF Sir Julius Vogel to thu Agent
Gcneralshtp, and tho rcconstrIct!ou of tho Min
istry at tho cnd of this susslun, Is considered
pretty certain.
FIT IStANps.
Tho FIJI 1itaes reports Il light between the
canulbals OF tho Nalawausa tFibo aud a force
under Capt. Kuollcsys. Tho nntiycs fortified
III caver1ls utter the attack, III which q number
of tho whitrs were killed and wounded. The
stronghold was blockaded aud tho cunntbals
starved out, Seventy prlsonrrs wore captured,
aud arc eonlned, awaitttg the accisiun of the
Executive.
Tic hark Onward, from Puget Sound, was
totally wrecked on suwarrow lieef. The crew
WIS saved.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The news OF tie passago of the reciprocity
treaty occasluucl great rejoicing at Honolulu.
, 1876-09-21
ADYSSINIA.

LONDON, Sept. pa dispatch to tho Daily
Nens from Alexandria says 1t IL again currently
reported that the Abysslnians captured Mssso'
ERh and two Egyptian STEAMERS.
, 1876-09-21
The WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 2o.-For the Upper
Lake regtou, rtsiug barometer, northeast to
northwest Winds, cooler, partly cloudy, and
clearing weather.
, 1876-09-21
COMMITTED TOIk TRIAL.
Hukrft,f Dtsn1tcA ID fns Teibuu6

EAST SAGINAW, scpt. 2u.-Tho parties ar-
rested On thu charge af numbering Charles
Smith Mt Chcsauing lust weck all waived fur
ts,er exalMnatioll a,ld weIerunlmttteu to jul to
uwuit trial ut tho ncxt term Ut tho Circuit
Court,
, 1876-09-21

Sioux CITY, H., Supt pa Fort sullv tc'e-
gram Says: Chef Bull Eagle, 1t Is reported,
When called upon to surrender lis arms and
ponies, sent word TO Gen. Buell., Ut thu Chey~
e,.ne Agcuey, that he would dn nothing of tic
kind, A1u lii wants oil tho soldiers to cross to
tlle cast bunk aMl keep thcfe ratiuns. The ln-
diana you'd takG euro hf themselves.
, 1876-09-21

country, and - be was dlsnnunttng Austin
fired at hint: The shot entered l,is head and
Bnlletton, who was In Kccne's employ, sceing
hfs employer fail, opened fire with revolver Of,
Dr. Austin. Ansti,l emptied tlse other barrel of
his shotgun At FULLERTON, but neither was hurt.
Anstln Az, then r1lc @ soo'ly to Columbia and gave
Peter Eyane, al aged maut IN tho spot on
which he fell. lie was tried for murder, and
sentenced to 10 years tn the pontscn.tarY. iIs
served 4 few months, and then pl,taine1 new
trial, Will. n charge Of venuc to Pike County,
whefc, In 1s1i5, lie was acquitted.
, 1876-09-21

Millions OF Hotties OF lsusuott's Cocosinf
have teun sold during tho last twenty year,, MI
lhu public have rcndefed tha verdict that 1t " the
best hair .drsyaug III the world.
, 1876-09-21
FIRE AT PRESCOTT. Wis.

H. 4WC NJ ENEoVVIlI WIot
u.s. 81 fAut, Aftnn, Sept .0.-A fire at Prescott,
~, to-day destroyed Kedmasl, Crots g. Co.'s
'Sus'az mill. Loss, sS0, 400; insuzauce, III, 400.
The Portland daily press., 1876-01-29
Books Received.

Efchings and Etchers. By Philip Gilbert Ham
erton, author of the "Intelectual Life" &c. Cloth
459 pp illustrated, price $3.50. Boston: Robert.
Brothers, Portland: Loring, Short & Harmon.
The American State and American States.
men. By William Giles Dix. Cloth, Ill PIP.
price $3.50. Boston: Estes & Lauriat. Portland
Dresser, Mcclellan g. Co.
Athenagoras. Edited for schools and colleges, BY
F. A. March, LII. D. With explanatory Notes by
w. B. Owen, A. M. Vol. Nv of the Douglass Sc
ries of Christian, Greek and Latin Writers. Cloth
1852 PIP, price $1.75. New York: Harper s. Broth.
ers. Portland: Loring, Short g. Harmon.
Through and Through the Tropics Thirty
Thousand Miles of Travel in oceanica, Australasis
and India. By Frank Vincent, Jr, author of "The
Land of the White Elephant. Cloth, 3O4 PIP. New
York: Harper s. Brothers. Portland: Loring
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Halves. A Novel. By James Payn, author Of
"Cecil's Tryst," &c. Paper, 126 pp., price &c.
New York: Harper & Brothers. Portland: Lor.
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Songs of BOwdoin. Published by an Associa-
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4Opp, price 81. Boston: j. Frank Giles.
Our Old Home: A Series of English Sketches
By Nathaniel Hawthorne. Cloth, $50 pp., price
$1.25. Boston: j. R. Osgood g. Co. Portland
Bailey g. Noyes.
A Paying Investment By Anna E. Die Aenson.
Cloth, 100 pp., price ST. Boston; j. R. Os God &
Co. Portland: Bailey s. Noyes.
The Portland daily press., 1876-01-29
WASHINGTON.
Death of Representative Starkweather.

Death of Representative Sturkweather.
weather of Connecticut, died of pne umonia at
8 o'clock this morning. He was conscious to
the last, and conversed with Mrs. Starkweath-
er, who arrived at o'clock this morning, two
hours before his DEATH
Mr.. Starkweather was native of Connec-
ticut, born in Preston in 1926. After a COM
mon school education he studied law and be.
gan its practice in Norwich. In 1856 he repre-
sented that city in the Legislature, and proved
himself man of marked ability. He was
delegate to the National Conventions which
nominated Mr. Lincoln in 1860, and Grant
in 1865 From 1861 to 1866 he was postmaster
of Norwich, resigning his position because he
was unwilling to follow the fortunes of Presi-
dent johnson after his apostacy. For the past
nine years he has represented the Sd Connec-
ticut district in Congress, serving upon some of
the most important committees and being
known as man of great ability and energy.
In the present Congress his capacity was rec
ognized by Speaker Kerr by appointments
upon the Judiciary Committee and the Com
mittee on Expenditures in tue Department of
Justice.
Sanitary Department of the Cenfen niai
DR.. G. G. Cox, permanent chairman of the
sanitary commission, has issued circular letters
to sanitariaus, Inventors, manufacturers and
others requesting models for the Centennial
exhibition illustrative of the material progress
of the public health and safety, including the
large variety of approved apparatus for the pro-
lection of life and limb from any form of acct
dent on land and water,
The Democratic National Committee.
A meeting of the National Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee was held at the Arlington
tonight. 1t was resolved to begin an early
and active organization of the Democratic par
ty through the United States for the campaign
of 1876, Senator Randolph was chosen vice
chairman. Hon. w. I'll. Barnum, treasurer, and
a. D. Banks of Mississippi, resident secretary.