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The Independent Convention.

INDIANA POLLS, May 9.-The secreta.
~ OF the National Independent con-
vention furnishes the Associated Press
with the following card:
'sThe New York SUMS Washington
special announcing a postpOnement OF
the National Independent convention
until the fourth of July, is utterly false
in every particular. The convention
will meet in this city next Wednesday,
the seventeenth Of May, and make
nominstioDs. T. BUCHANAN,
Secretary National Convention" "
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English PedesarIanIsm Extraordinary.

LODNoN, May l0.-A twenty.fsur
hours walking-match was begun last
night for purse Of five hundred dol
lars, in which fourteen English pedes-
trisns participated. One named Miles
completed so miles in hours, minutes
and % seconds, which is said to be the
fastest time on record. Vaughn, the
prot able winner OF the match, COM
pletpd 100 miles in IS hours, 50 minutes
and IS seconds, beating O'LssTy's time
for the same distance minutes and 5
seconds. Vaughan walked l20 miles in
% hours and As seconds, and then re-
tired; House, second, made lie 81 miles,
and Grassland, third, lI3 81 miles.
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WEATHER PROBABILITIES.

W. DEPr, OFFICE ca. SIC. oFFIcER,l
10 1hsHsNSrOS, May 10, Am. I
For Tennessee and the Ohio paLey.
t'''er 6aroHoter, sotitherLy tOinds veer-
7ag to dosst or R0TthUest, and tCaruer,
Gear o. Yar,ly cloudy t0euther.
The Mississippi TiUer at Cairo, and
me ohio at Raduoah, tUH continue TO
Tisc.
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Wednesday, pm. Regular and Re
ports. malO
German.AmericaE building and Loan
Association.
MEMPHIS, TExS. May s, 1876.

MEMPHIS, TENE., May 8, 1876.
THE first regular meeting Of this Associa-
l. tiOn will be held on WEDNESDAY, May
& BensdOrf, No. : Madison street, at which
time and place the first installment Will be
offered to Enembe desiring loans. Members
or the Association are requested TO pay their
dues during the day at the office as above.
mYlO Ii. BENSDORF Secretary.
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Saturday. June 10, 1876.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON RAILROADO
LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE,
Memphis, Tenn, May s, 1876.
SHIPPERS via Memphis and Charleston
y Railroad are requested to deliver their
freightS at the depot before o'clock p. m. to
insure forwarding same day.
my9 GEO. T. RATHER, Agent.
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TRUSTEES sale.

TTNDER and by virtue Ofthe authority in me
" vested by a certain deed OF trust made TO
me on August 2, 1872, and which is Of record in
book 8S, p. 40, Shelby county record, TO secure
certain notes therein set forth, all of which
are now due, and several of which are un-
paid, at the request of the beneficiary now
holding the DEBT therein described, will sell
at public sale to the highest bidder, for cash,
at the corner OF Washington and Second
streets, Memphis Fenn., on
saturday, June 10, 1876,
within legal hours, the property described in
said trust deed, as follows, tO-wtt: A certain
lot OF land in Memphis, Shelby county, Tenn,
bounded as follows: Beginning at the north
west corner of Washington and second streets,
in said city, being the southeast corner OF lot
267 on city map, running thence north to Sec
ond street twenty-One (2) feet to a stake,
thence west and parallel with Washington
street sixty-fOur (64) feet to a ~ foot alley,
thence south twenty-One (2i) feet TO north line
OF Washington street, thence east with said
north line Of Washington street sixty four (e4)
feet to the beginning.
Equity Of redemption expressly waived and
title believed to be perfect, but convey only
as trustee. P. COWAN, Trustee.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May s, 1876. mylO wed
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First days races at Lexington, Ken
lucky, Monday, a success. Three races.
Winners and time: Nichols Vsgrant
(mile), 1:563; Lyles's FLY (hali mile),
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CLOSING RATES

Yesterday r. cotton and gold: NetO
York, cotton, II 7.l6oi Memphis, Ilic.
Nea0 'ork, gid closed at Il2!; Mem
ghfg lIIl
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whittier's Centennial Hymn.

Times.l
Our Fathers God! from out whose hand
The centuries fall like grains of sand,
We meet to-day, united, free,
Aud loyal TO our land and Thee,
We thank Thee for the era done,
Aud trust Thee for the opening one.
Here where of old, by Thy design,
The fathers spake that word of Thine
Whose echo is the glad refrain
OF rended bolt and lai.ing chain,
To grace our festal time from all
The zones of earth our guests we call.
Be with US while the New World greets
The Old World, thrOnging all its streets,
Unvailing all the triumphs won
BY art or toll beneath the sun;
And unto common good ordaln
his rivalship of hand and brain.
Thou who hast here in concord furled
The war flags of gathered world,
Beneath our western skies fulfill
The Orient'S mi sion of good will,
And freight-d with Loves golden fleece
Send back the ArgOnauts of peace.
For art and labor met in truce,
For beauty made the bride of use,
We thank Thee, While wiJhal we crave
The austere virtues strODg to save,
The honor proof TO place or gold,
The manhood never bought or sold!
o make Thou us, through centuries long
In peace secure, and justice strong;
Around our gift Oi freedom draw
The safeguards of Thy righteous law,
And, cast in some dIviner mod,
Let the new cycle shame the old!
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NE FIRsT REHEARsAL.

Philadelphia Times, May H.
"WhiitieI's Centennial Hymn" the
music for which wa3 written by J. X
Payne, was rehearsed for the first time
last evening by the Centennial chorus,
numbering now nearly nine hundred
voices. to the firm regular heats of The
odore ThOmss's baton The seats of the
Musical Fund haI been placed length
wise the hal, with he piano on the
ePstern side in order tdat the chorus,
being nearer 10 the leader, could catch
the time more quickly. The music of
the hymn, like the hymn itself, is so
natural and simple il the fi)w Of its
measures, that but few repetitions were
LIE e3essary before the expression, as well
as the music, was fully acquired and
rendered,
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The United States supreme court has
disposed Of three hundred and thirty
cases this session, and nine hundred and
seventy three remain on the docket.
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and, as / afterwar1 found, = very in
telligent agent. Upon Learning the OBJ
jet Of my visit, he informed me that he
could communicate nothing concerning
the motor u the press; that they were
compelled to keep the entire matter in
the strictest secrecy, lnasmuch as Mr..
heely had not yet perfected his plan to
point that would enable him to secure
a patent covering the whole Of his DIS
coveTy, and since the publicity already
given to the matter had sent hundreds
of scientific detectives on the search OF
the wonderful secret. He further
said, as did also Mr.. Keely's
attorney, who came 10 while
We were talking, that in all proba-
btlity in tie course Of arc.i,,,--.TT month
the Worid '.'vulu be ringing with prsise
VI Inc wonderful discovery that would
make Esteam and electricity appear as
hscknCyed schemes. 1t was impossi-
ole, listening to these gentlemen, not to
become impressed with their intelli-
gence, earnestness and apparent sin
cerity. They showed me large bars of
iron that had been literally pulled apart,
aud broken or crushed, by force de-
velOped by this machine, which they
aE-uIGO Llb WAS lOll luOAshuu HOuuuS W
the square inch over that CT gunpoWder.
They said that the only thing now that
delayed The utilization of the discovery
was the difficulty found in procuring
any substance that would withstand the
terrific force of the vApOr which caused
wster to percolste the most sClid
came away with
the Impression that if the Keely
motor was a hoax and sell, it
was certainly well managed and
well sustained.
bave purposely RETAINED, in this let
ter, from saying much about the exposi.
ton, for the simple reason that it is in
a too chaotic state for any description;
there will be time enough for this dur
ing the six months that l propose to re-
main here. In my next letter, will
tell you all about the grand opening
which will take place on
the tenth instant; till then, Gu Tevoirl
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The Rsdio7'7 II st. Louis are divided
between T. .. ID Morton,
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DTgSOLUTIONs
DISSOLUTION.

TTNHE partnership heretofore existing be
tween Thad. ) Ely, W. D. Harvey ana J. =.
Rich haTdsOn, under the firm name OF Ely, Hsr-
vey * Richardson, is this day dissolved by
mutual consent, Thsd. 5. Ely and W. o. Hsr-
vey retiring therefrOm. J. :. Richardson &
Co. assume all the liabilities OF the late nrm,
and are alone authorized to receive and re-
ceipt Tor the debts due the same.
THAD. 5. ELY,
W. %. HARVEY,
j. >. RICHARDSON.
In retiring from the late firm Of Ely, Fl ar
vey & Richardson, We tender our sincere
thanks to our friends for their patronage, and
ask a continuance Of the same TO our success
OTIS, James 5. Richardson & Co.
THAD. s Ely,
W. o. HARVEY.
MEMPHIS. April %, 1876. ap30
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aOTIOE Is BANKsUPTCY.

By Z. B. McHENRY. Deputy z. &
XAnca & Anders Soils. for conn
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-19

Before the era Of Railroads, Cairo had a
commanding position ~ centre OF com.
merce and navigation. This Importance OF
position she It'll possesses. but has now the
additional advantage OF being great rail
road centre, number vi the most import.
ant railroads In the Valley OF the Mississippi
converying TO and having their tsrmini
there. Among these, coming from the north
are the great Illinois Central Railroad,
which traverses the entire state Of IliIoi.
frOm.its extreme northern and northeastern
to its southern limits, and by II. come q ions
extends into all the great northwestern
grain producing State. the Cairo aud VIM
cennes, extending from Cairo TO the City OF
Vincennes, In the state Of indians, where
its connections afford direct railroad COM
munications with all fa.tcrn cities; ana
the Cairo ST. Louis Railroad, arording q
direct railroad cOmmun cation with The
City Of st. Louis and all the railroads cen.
tering there. The roads coming from The
South are the New Orleans, Jackson and
Great Northern and the Mobile aud ohio
Railroads, which give direct railroad com
municaiion with the cities OF Mobile and
New Orleans, and oth,r Southern Atlantic
sea ports, ana by connecting road, with all
the country south Of Cairo aud coming
from the southwest l. the Cairo, Arkan.a-
and Texas Railroad, which Chords similar
communication with southern Missouri
Arkansas and Texas. aud the principal cit.
les Of those States. Thi, lss,.nlmed road
will give, also. direct connection with the
Texas and Pacific Road when 1t is com le.
ted, thus giving direct communication wi IA
the principal port, OF the Pacific Ocean
these railroads, terlnin atipg at Cairo, are
now all completed aud In successful opera.
ton, those 10 Illinois coming into the city
| on bank OF each OF the rivers, Ohio and
Mississippi. and terminating al their cOniu.
ence, ihus-encircling the city. The Holly
| Springs, Brownsville and Ohio River Rail
road, and the Cairo and Tennessee River
Railroad, which viii both terminate "a,
Cairo, are In course OF construction and wi
| soon he completed, and other railroads both
| in Illinois and in States south of the Ohio
| river, which will also terminate at Cairo
are projected, ana arrangements made q
build them. The construction Of these
will greatly Increase the railroad communi
| cstions OF Cairo
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-19

SC nearly perfect are the recipes Of the Won
deeful paln-soothing and healing Centaur Linl.
ilents, that We can cOnndentally say they will
alleviate any pain arising from flesh,
bone or muscle arrangements. We do not pre-
tend that they will mend . broken leg or ex'
terminate OOtls, but even In such cases they
will reduce the Inflammation and stop the pain
Nor can We gaurentee the proper results wher'
perance is us necessary TO u proper physical, Al
The white Ccmtaur Imminent is par
ticulsrly adapted to all cases Of RheillnH tisssa
Lnmhaeo,. Neuralgia. Eyrsipelas. Bprains
Itch, Chilblains, Cuts. Bruises, stings, Poisons
scalds: sciatica, Weak Back. Pains in the side
Wounds. Weeping Sinews, Burma. Frosted
Feet, Palsy, Ear-ache, Tooth. ache, Hsad-ache
Ulcers, Old soYs, Broken breasts. Sore Nip
piles. sore Ihrsa,, Group, DiPtheria. etc: IN,
will cure all of them IL will benefit. IL will
extract the poison from bites and stings,
and will cure burma and scalds without 4
scar The following Is but q sample ola thous-
ANTIOCH. ILL, Dec. |, 1874.
MY wife has for long time been a terrible
sufferer from rheumatism. She has tried many
physicians and many remedies. The only thing
which has given her relief Is Centaur Liniment
ain rrj0iced to say this has cured her.
W. II. RING, Postmaster
II is an indisputabe fact that the Centsur Lni-
ments are performing cures never before
Objected by any preparation In existence, like
Chronic rheumatism of thirty years stand.
Ing. Strengthening fingers and joints which had
been stin for six years, taking the soreness from
burns, etc,
One dollar. or even my cents, invested in
Cenfaur l.iniment will be within reach when
than any amount Of money pail for medical
attendance. When physicians are called they
frequently use this Liniment, and of course
charge several prices for il.
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OF Cairo Is not less important. The crude
materials Of every description, which con.
stitute the elements Of manufactured arti.
cles, abound on every side. iron ore, coal,
Of superior quality, aud timber Of every
character. more than others, being easily
and cheaply accessible. and the rich agri.
cultural region OF the immediate Deighbor.
hood, ~ well ~ the more remote district,
rendered tributary to IL by river ana rail,
furnish supplies OF Tue Lecessarics Of life in
such abundance as TO render living except
ionslly cheap When the manufactu' ID aiti-
Giles are produced, the facilities TO. cheap
distribution by river and rail are not
equalled.
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Its central location IN the gree. Valley OF
the Mississippi, and the gres, wealth offiver
And railroad communication. gives to Cairo
unsurpassed advantages ~ commercial
point, ~ 1t affords 10 her easy aud cheap ac.
cess to all the grain producing districts OF
The North and West, and similar access to all
the agricultural produce consumers Of the
south. thus presenting the best location in
the Weston an Interchange OF the respect.
I've northern and southern commodities and
productions
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Lots and land In Cairo are now offered ct
very low prices, afording favorable oppor.
cent the location to the public ~ Offering
unrivaled advantages tor the successful es.
tablishment OF commercial or manufacture.
Ing enterprises, and the best locality IN the
country tor profitable investment OF capital
>. STATS TAYLOR,
EDWIN PARSONS,
rustees, etc.
CAIRO, ILL.,, May LIST, iS7S.
b-lAtt
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&&A1l for %1.O0.

sNANug A, the BULLETIN once Cairo, IN,
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BLAcKwOODs
EDINBURGH MAGAZINE.

She most powerful monthly IN the ENGLISH
Language, famous Tor STORIES, ESSAYS,
snd SKETCHES,
or The hlGHGsT LITERARY Merit.
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CaStOria,

Cross, sickly babies and children may enjoy
health, and mothers have rest, II they viii
use castoria. Worms, ieyerishness, teething.
wsnu sSs,c, sour stomach and ndigestcd food
SAstoIia VIII assimilate the food, expeI
wOrms, anu correct all these things. For
twenty years Dr. Pitcher experimental In his
ana stomach regulator which would be Rs efiec-
I'VE ,aS, W S.s n Oh, without its unpleasant
Inc reputation of his experiment extended
Physicians and nurses rapidly adon,sd nj.
.e.nsdy' to which he gave the name OF Gas.
Castorlais as pleasant 10 take as honey,
regulates me stomach and bowels, and does moi
griPe; II Is adapted 70 all ages, contains ma
the most tender infant. ~
!Ty Casteris once and you will never be
without 10.
- Prepared ut the Laboratory OfJ. Is. Rose A
Co. 40 boy street, New York. uD.2-2i-istw
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=. a. KILLER, II. L. 0O801LI,
Gem Pass. Ag't General sup't
rlpFOr information relative TO rates and con-
neetlons, apply to JAMES BICGs,.
Pass. Agent.
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Published every Thursday morning at q
pc annum, invariably ia advance. III. po,tays
on The weekly will be- prepaid vt this Office NO
'hAt Subscribers will obtain for q subscription
rice Of year.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-25

did, admirable, not in the least dear,
but the left boot hurts him little.
Will not the bootmaker take it
home, put it on the last and stretch
it slightly? He can bring it back
the next morning, as Sir James had
been obliged to delay his departure
for twenty-four hours, owing to
pressing business. Of course the
obliging tradesman complies with
the wishes Of his aristocratic Gus
toner, and walks off with his Soli-
tary boot. In the afternoon, enter
bootmaker No. 2, and the same pro-
cess is repeated, only this time it is
the right boot of which the GUS
toner complains, and which the
bootmaker carries off to stretch.
The next morning the two luckless
tradesmen meet face to face, each
with an odd boot, their charming
and aristocratic customer having
taken his departure by the night
train for London with the other
pair. | think the best thing that
the deluded bottiers can do is to
put the remaining boots together,
and then toss up for the pair.
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How 20 Catch Hawks.

10 tho Nashville American.
Knowing the terror in which the
hawk race is held bypoultry raisers,
| Ipropose to tell the many readers
Of the American my success in their
destruction. One family, of the
large-tailed kind, had been a great
pest among our fowls for several
years past. They had built for
three successive years in or in sight
Of the same tree. So yigilant and
sharp.eyed were they, that l had
many times tried in vain to kill them
with my rifle. Atlength l carried an
old white chicken cock and confined
him under the tree in which their
nest was built. They soon lighted
upon HIM and made a dinner. |
then took tobacco sticks and made
a trap resembling partridge trap;
set it over him and tied the rooster
tothe trigger, and in due time they
went in for another meal, which
proved to be their last, for they
we're both trapped. So ended the
career Of this troublesome family
of providers, and thus may all others
be destroyed.
will add that l have for many
years past been in the habit Of
catching hawks by a similar method.
G. E. REEVES.
GAIEEsBoRo. jackson County, April IS.
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greatest advantage lies, where prop
erly it should, to the owner of the
horse, the party who spends his
money and time in creating sport.
Say, for instance, that an owner
has a colt which he has entered in
various stakes as a two year old,
and which has run unsuccessfully
as did Calvin and Pennington, here
the owner has run into great ex-
pense. When the three year old
stakes are announced very heavy
odds are placed against his horse.
In Calyin's instance thirty to one
was given by the book-makers. But
very frequently colt shows won
derful improvement at three over
his two year old career. OF course
at home and by his owner is this
first known. Again recurring to
Calvin, in this very manner was
Mr.. McGrath enabled to win $751;
900 for $500, as Calvin won his
three year old stakes right off the
reel, while as two year old he
was worth nothing at all.
Under hepool system this would
have been absolutely impossible, for
as soon as the colt had been gall
loped on the track, half the bum
merS Of the town would be lying in
fence corners catching his time and
telling of the discovery made.
Still English books have many
disadvantages, as we have already
shown, and besides, to those who
have no means Of knowing any
thing about the horses, a personal
observation is necessary to such as
wish to place their money intelli-
gently, and not altogether from
chance; while in a heat race, one
has 3 chance to hedge, which is
something unknown to the En-
glish practice. Hedging, in fact,
is always possible in pools if one
will only take the time to wait his
chances, as pools constantly vary
during an evenings selling to SO
large per cent. in fact that we
would not like to name the figure
for fear of not being believed.
But the greatest impost which is
placed on the American pool is the
per centage, sum on a weeks
racing SO enormous as to frighten
any one that viii take time to cal
culateit. Three per cent. four times
a day is twelve per cent, and on
the six days is seyenty-two per
cent, provided one will bet on
every race, and as every race has to
pay the centage, the pool-seller
actually gets that amount during
the week, and this is what enables
Morrissey to pay the Jocky Club
$4,000 a year and have a little to
spare for himself.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-25

Lucy Hoover in Philadelphia Telegraph
l suppose that there are many of
your readers who will remember the
scandal created by the unvailing of
the attachment Of Napoleon III
for Marguerite Ballanger, reyela-
tion which was made by the publ
cation of the Emperor's private
papers after the flight of the EN-
press from the Tuileries. At that
time this famous, or rather infa-
nous, woman occupied an elegant
hotel on the Boulevard Haussmann,
She was then extremely attractive
looking, of q delicate and almost
refined type of beauty, recalling
singularly enough that Of the EN-
press, though her origin and mode
Of life had both been Of the vilest.
After the downfall of the empire,
she retired to a charming chateau
in Touraine, which, with its ada
cent lands, she owed to the munlfi-
cence of her imperial lover. A year
or two later she married an English
man, gentlemen Of. that nationality
having apparently a taste for wives
Of that description, as witness
Skittles, Laura Bell, Lola Montez,
Anonyma, and other fast celebrities,
who all fouud British spouses. The
marriage did not prove a happy
one, and was shortly after dissolved
by mutual consent, the lady agree
ing to allow her husband 100000
francs a year SO long as he refrained
from coming near her. She now
lives a comfortable and jolly life as
an Independent chatelaine, and oo-
casiona1ly visits Paris for peep at
the gay life Of the metropolis. She
has grown stout and common,look-
ing, and every trace Of her singular
and ethereal beauty has disap-
peared.