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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

NEW York, September 1.-The Her
aid publishes an interview with ex-Gov'
ernor Seymour this morning, in which
the Governor saysi Yesterday morning
received a letter from DR.. Churchill
one Of my physicians, ~forbidding me
making any mental or physical effort
and declaring that an acceptance OF thu
or any other public position would BE-
detrimental, if it did not prevent my u
innate recovery. 10 view Of these fact
Il will be impossible for me to accept I'd
nomination, and | SO informed gentle
men from S ,ratoga who waited upon N
this morning requesting my accep'
ance"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
political.

CISomxATI, September 1.-The iude'
peudenls Of the Fourth Indiana district
nominated William L. Bright for Con
gress.
New YoRK, September 1.-The Eve
ming Post has the following special.
utica, September lat. Nothing car
alter Horatio Seymour's determination
not to permit the use of his name as thu
Democratic candidate for Governor. H'
says this morning that be will listen t.
no more gentlemen who wish to urge tn
nomination upon him, no matter VIII
they are. He has been made sick b,
the interviews aud excitement OF tn
last two days"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

Holly Springs Reporter.l
There has never been in Memphis &
better kept hotel thar the Peabody is at
this time. Under the management Of
Mr.. c. B. Galloway, it has taken its
place alongside Of the best hotels in the
South, and is daily growing in popular
favor. Mr.. Galloway is making Ter him
self q fine reputation, and gaining for
the Peabody q character for comfort,
convenience and pleasure it has not
hitherto enjoyed. The rooms are IN
dergoing a thorough reftting and re-
furnishing throughout; and when com
pleted, they will be more inviting aud
delightful to guests tbAn they have ever
been. Special attention will be paid to
keeping them neat and airy. In the
dining room no pains nor expense will
be spared to supply guests with the best
cooking aud best attention from ser
wants. Every substantial aud delicate
article of food will be served IN the most
acceptable style. The parlors, reading
rooms aud halls Of the Peabody are be.
ing furnished with every convenience
necessary to make them pleasant ia
guests. There has been a popular
change in the rates of board, varying
according to location Of rooms. Prices
Of board are from 81 80 to 81 90 pc
day.
Those desiring to patroize the bes
hotel, where they Wal receive due atten
ton from a corps Of affable and eff
cient clerks, should register at the Pea
body.
We heartily indorse the above notice
Mr.. Galloway, the manager, has departe
from the custom OF raising prices in th
fall. He has kept them down low a
summer, and no change will be made
The house is so admirably managed tbs
{ it is rapidly filing up with regular boar'
ers, who fnd there an atmosphere
Q comfort and sociability that was peculii
: to frst-class Southern hotels III ante be
o lum days.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
FOREIGN.

Br1eRlDK, September L Giuseppe
MontegOzaa, the sixth Marquis Of Lisch
ateabol. has been on trial before the
ASH court here. charged with forgery,
fraud and MISUNDERSTANDING the names
of King Victor Emmanuel. Prince HUI
bert of Savoy and the British Consul at
Florence to a number of bills of ex-
change. he has been convicted and
sentenced to eight years penal servitude.
CoSsrASTISoLPE, September 1.-The
deposition Of Murad occasions no ex-
element or disturbance. The depesed
monarch has been assigned Scheregan
palace as a residence.
Abdul Hamid, the new Sultan, was
yesterday received by the ministers and
functionaries at Lapcapon palace, where
be was proclaimed Abdul Hamii the
Second.
LONDON, September LA correspond
ent writing from Belgrade says: THE
Seryian army is being rapidly reinforced
and recognized by Russians, who are
crossing Roumania and Hungary in
large numbers, and that through their
influence the Ssrvisns have fought bet
ter, and seem more likely to hold their
ground against the Turks. The extent
of the advantages gained is only to b
Judged by the reflex influence upon thu
political situation. At Belgrade q weel
ago to-day Prince Milan invited the me
diation Of the powers in the most forma
manner for Servia and Montenegro join;
y. This step was taken in opposition
to General Te~hernayeff's wishes, and il
the face of his protests and arguments
: Il has been daily becoming NOR
: apparent that the Princes action
regretted, at least by those in control {
!. the Seryian Government, and notwitl
standing the powers have notified Primo
e Milan Of their acceptance of the task
. bringing about peace negotiations, thel
is evidence that Servia will obstruct
evade it, if possible, uuless some ne
military disaster produces another T
Is vulsion Of Feeling. T~chernayef's mem
= randum against peace was yesterd'
1. officially published by the Servian Pre-
ID Bureau. 1t throws no additional lg
y on the situation, and its most striki
y features are official presentation of
gument that servis has nothing to 10
r. by the war, since the European pc
Or ers will Y allow the Porte to depri
a hsr Of her present political administ
m tive rights, and an expression OF bel
", that Russia will soon be forced TO en-
he the contest, if it is prolonged.
ill The new United States funded loan
IN quoted at 1884 to lO4 The Fnanc
re- says it Is understood that the appli
by tons thus far are fairly satisfactory,
he bulk Of them being for actual inyestm'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

OMAHA, September The following
official telegram has been received from
Fort Fetterman; "A courier just in LEFT
General Crook on the 10th at the mouth
of Powder river. General Terry's sup
ply train was expected on that day and
both commands to move next morning
on the trail leading toward Little Row
der river, about ten days old 1t Is
estimated there are 10000 ponies WIT
Indians, and the camp hres showe'
seven distinct bands.
The wagon train reached old FOR
Reno yesterday and camped, expectinl
the command back about the 10th.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
THE SKELETON IN ODER FREI'
Schultz"
A History of the One Used at the
ora "Grand Opera In Paris.

A History of the One Used at the
ora "Grand Opera" In Paris.
Londsn Orchestral
The production by NJ. Halangier Of
Weber der Freiscbutz" at the Paris
Opera House has revived an old story
concerning one Of the stage proper
ties" namely, the skeleton which used
to do duty in the incantation scene,
which was lost when the old Opera was
burnt down in 1873. The bones had
then been in the house for over four.
score years, but whether or how they had
been utilized before Weber wrote his
famous opera we are unaware. 10
1886 a youth of eighteen, named Bois-
maison, a pupil at the dancing academy
attached to the Royal Opera House, fell
In love with Mile Nanine Dorival, also
a pupil of the academy, and daughter to
the box-opener of the Count d'Artols.
Vows Of eternal eonstaney we're ex-
changed, and all went on as smoothly
as possible until the day when Nanine
bestowed her affections on q certain
Sergeant Major Mauzurier, in command
of the guard of honor at the theater.
Unluckily Boismaison, small Of stature
and eFeminate, saw that he had no
chance as long as bis stalwsrt rival
stood in his way; so one morning, sword
in hand, he lay in wait 10 the old Rue
Nicaise, o the Rue lie Pelletier, for
Mauzurier, who must pass that way with
his men in returning to the barracks.
AS he passed along Boismaison rushed
at him, but MaBzurier was able to parry
the thr-st and disarm his puny adver
sary, whose %ferocity and threats made
the soldier anger turn to laughter. Ht
ordered three Of his men to secure Bots
maisou's arms and legs, and after having
tied him so that he could not move the.
placed him on the steps OF the Operi
House, under the colorado, where h
lay till the morning, when he was founl
by the Waterman, who related his ad
!, venture TO his comrade. The exposur
to the night air seriously affected th
health Of the unfortunate youth, th
wounds 10 whose heart we're daily opene
by the jeers Of bis colleagues, aud q
r last he pinned away and died. 10 hi
will he bequeathed his body to n
Lamairan, the doctor to the Opera Coz
pany, who had a consultation room !
D the building, with a request that th
4 doctor would preserve bis skeleton j
/ his study where he saw bis patients,
Boismaison wished after death TO r
2 main near the cruel one who had broke
c his young heart In all the vicissitudC
Of the Opera House the skeleton Of Il
unhappy dancer was preserved until Il
Gre in 1873 We presume Boismaison
skeleton has a successor in the properi
d room, either simulated or real if Il
latter, perhaps it also, when in II
flesh, may have attained some kind
!, celebrity or notoriety. II any tale
interest does attach to the present skel
IS ton, let MS hope it may be made know
Z. by some future historian of the M
Opera House.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
A Lesson Taught by Experienc

Among the many valuable lessons taught
by experience. there is not one of greater mo-
ment to the invalid portion Of the commu-
nifty than the following, viz: That Alternative
treatment is only permanently successful
when aided by inauguration. When the func-
lions of the body are disOrdered, the use of a
genial tonic with which corrective properties
are combined is the speediest means Of regu-
lating them. Such a tonic Is Hostetter
Stomach Bitters, the most popular, as ii is thu
best article of its class. For more thar twenty
five years it has been used with signal success
as a remedy for, and preventive of malaria
feyers, as a means Of imparting stfength Il
the debilitated, and as a curative Of dyspep
STA, biliousness. constipation. kidney trouble
and uterine weakness. Not only have multi
mony 10 its behalf, but it has been repestedl
commended by the medical professionl an
the press.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

A solid, Ftrst-oiass Fire Insurance
Company.


The Phoenix Insurance Company, Of
No. 10 Madison street, is one Of u best
managed institutions. The names Of
the Secretary, officers and directors are
q guarantee in this community that it is
conducted on proper business principles.
Since the present Secretary assumed his
position, the stock has nearly doubled in
value, and it is in every sense q safe, wor-
thy, solvent, frst-class FIRE company.
The capital is $2Ol, 600; assets, s224,OOO.
The Directors are Thos. b. Allen, OF
Thos. 81. Allen & Co; H. NJ. Nicely, OF
Brooks, Nicely & Co.; L B. Suggs, OF
Pearce, Suggs & Co.; d. B. Howell, OF
Harrington & Howell; W. S. Bruce, oil
W. S. Bruce & Co.; Andrew D. Gwynner
of Stewart, Gwynne b Co.; and james
s. Day, of Day & Proudft. President
Thomas H. Allen; Secretary, DR.. S. X
Clarke. The Company has worked
through all difficulties, dropped doubttu
business, and built up a 6rst-rate line o
patronage. The leading commercial
houses of the city have come to its sup
port, and it is moving along smoothly
and prosperously. We a point to Thu
with pride as one of our solvent, pru
IDENTIFY conducted concerns, enjoying tn
full confidence Of all our leading bust
ness men.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

WE celebrate today the commercial
new year, and the LEDGER's birthday. A
greeting to all our readers. We enter
upon Volume XIII of the LEDGER,
and hope in our humble way to contrib.
ute something to the general good, by
advocating oil proper enterprises, fos'
teringa spirit Of conservatism, dealing
fairly aud !earlessly with public Issues.
and publishing a live newspaper.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
DRAMATIC NOTES.


Rossi is comming.
Theodore Thomas is recognizing his
orchestra.
The Kellogg Opera Troupe will cam
paign in the South this season.
Ben peBar reckons Mr.. Edwin Booth
the best star player, and Lolita next.
Strakosch will direct and share in the
fortunes CT Miss Adelaide Nelson this
year.
Stuart Robson paiG Bret Harte $4,000
for the manuscript Of the Two Men Of
Sandy Bar.
Fraak Chanirau has realized from his
performances of Kit" in the pas. six
years an estimated profit of $4,000
1t is reported that a number Of wealthy
men have decided to build a splendid
opera.house in San Francisco for Stra-
kosch. The managers, who now feel
crowded, are ~astounded ct the prospect
King Lear is to be the next Shaks-
p~earean revival at Booths Thester. Mr..
Lawrence Barrett is to assume the title
character, and novel spectacular effects
are to be introduced, The production
will involve an expense CT over $4,000
Miss Anna Dickinson will make her
dramatic debut in her native city,
} Philadelphia, durisg the latter part Of
November, appearing at the Arch Street
Theater in an entirely new play, written
. by herself, in addition to her play Of
] Anua Boleyn.
The season at Gilmore's Garden vii
, close the latter part of October. Mex
] season it is TIE intention to add al
e aquarium on a large scale to the garden
and tn run the concerts oil the yea
! round. In November Barnum will tax
e charge Of the building once more, an
g will run a hippodrome season for tw.
months.
The Ofenbach Garden, a very cost
establishment opened by 0Genbach, !
" Philadelphia, has failed and closed. TIL
owner is a wealthy New York lad
named Cameron. The Forrest Mansio
concerts having been abandoned b
Theodore Thomas, and the 0perti Ga
s. den being in the hands Of a receive
u three great Centennial side shows
- have ended in disaster.
ie A New York correspondent says tbi
in the spectacle e Sardanapalus, no
y running at Booths, there is introduce
T. the most marvellous male dancer thu
y the eye ever b heidi How hateful
h the ordinary male daucsrl How ugI
se stiff and ~ungrac,fil with bis Gsh.lil
g leaps and rigid liroue'tesl Bat III
"a mani No word painting "a descril
~ his grace and cunning. Fancy his bell
NN "
IN a,assaa - ,tmsa ia little pas seal
only three steps,
Re. Augustin DAILY, besides managing I
led Fifth Avenue Theater next season, "
ug, be interested in the following companiG
The Fifth Avenue TheateT Pique Co
4 bination, under the management Of
ian G. Duff another company performi
Pique in the smaller towns, under {
management Of Frank M. ChapmI
clip which commenced their tour in N
gle Bedford, Mass, August l4th and
ure Furbish's Fifth Avenue Combinati
, Of performing a number Of Mr.. Dial
plays.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
DIED.

FINLEY-0n September /, 1876. at 7:15
am, FOSTER g.. FINLEY, aged l6 years and 10
months.
Funeral from st. Mary's Episcopal Church
at 10 o'clock a. a.. to morrow SATURDAY.
Friends and acquaintance invited to attend.
QUIGLEY-0n September1, 1875. MARY b.,
infant daughter Of P. j. and Martina E,
Quigley, aged one year and % days
Funeral from their residence, No. 81 JOne
avenue. tomorrow SATURDAY. morning
at 9h o'clock.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
Anctinnaars.

Messrs. Wallace, Plummer & Co., auc-
tioneers and commission merchants,
have opened out recently at 1876 Main
street, Frankland's old stand. Mr.. Wal
lace has had full twenty-five years expe
rienco in business in this line. Mr.
Plummer is q Virginia., Of twenty years
experience as a newspaper man o
course we bid him god-speed and wisl
both Of them the fullest measure of sue
cess and prosperity. Loug may they way
the red flag over a successful business
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

advise the farmers to pick out their crop
s.riv and sell Il right away for what y
will bring. Holding back only creates
fallacious hopes and often results in .
disastrous loss. Sell early; pay your
debts; put the money in circulation; en-
courage your weak neighbor, and lay
vour plans for another diversified crop.
This is u only salvation in this part Of
,hs country. Hog and hominy is the
hest politics, after all. Certainly the
hest policy, and it is honest.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

THE Nashville American Of yesterday
has a very conservative article on the
coupon question, taking the ground that
the Governor might have paid off the
small amount Of coupons due July, 1874,
and January, 1875, and hold the rest Of
the money until meeting Of the Legisla.
ture. This is not so bad for the Ameri
can. 1t further acquits the Governor Of
any improper motive or connection. We
are not aware that any such charge hal
been made. We believe he is homes
and sincere, but badly mistaken.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
s..bbeI HIa wife.

C~INcrNsAr1, September lon lower
Roadway. about I o'clock this morning
Frank Murray, a shoemaker, while par
tialiy intoxicated, stabbed his wife IL
the breast, very near the heart, ant
again il the groin. The woman vii
probably die. The cause Of the stabOln'
ing was Jealousy and general domestic
fnEelicitv.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

CINCINNATI, September lat Bulk
lev. Illinois, on Wednesday night while
a wedding was being celebrated between
George Sleeper and a lady named Ham
ilton, Sleeper was called to the door BY
Burt Fleming and shot dead. Fleming
had been a rival for the lady hand.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

WAsurSGroN, September For Ten
uessee and the Ohio valley, slowly fell
ing preceded by rising barometer, warm
south to west winds, shifting to cool
westerly, partly cloudy to cloudy weather
and lreqlent %raius, accompanied by 10
cal storms.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
HATS, BOOTS, SHOES.
The Firm of Hill q Mitchell a
No. 233 Main street.

No. asa Main street.
The we'll known Wholesale boot, shoe
and hat house of Hill & Mitchell, (for
merly Hill, Terry & Mitchell), No. 2SS
Main street, is ready to engage in the
fall and winter trade. Their stock OF
boots and shoes is composed of every
variety of goods worn 10 this part of the
civilized world, from the course, almost
indestructible "brogan" that covers the
pedal extrsmities Of the dusky plowmau
to the most delicate, elegant articles that
ever adorned the pretty, diminutive feet
of a white beauty. High quarters
aud low quarters" CATERS and ties,
of every thickness, quality or construc'
ton known to the American market
Even in the line Of children's shoes
every variety can here be found, from
the copper.toes to the Cinderella slipper
Shoes and boots for the residents of thu
city, the farmer, the white and blacl
citizens Of all colors, sexes and sizes
can be found at this popular house
Every floor Of the mammoth establish
ment is filled with a varied stock 0
goods. In the hat line you a fin
every variety of straw, felt, cloth, beave
| and other qualities of goods. The Ell
/ tire stock is furnished to order with a.
q especial view to the Southern tradt
: These goods they can sell as low as the
q can possibly be furnished in the marke
and we dvise the readers Of the LEDGE
g to visit this house and make purchase
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
nj Omaha.

OMAHA, SEPTEMBER LA heavy north
west wind since yesterday has carried
of nearly all the grasshoppers. It is
impossible as yet to state what the dem
age done by them will amount to, but 1t
ia thought that it will not amount to as
much as predicted. The river is rising
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
STATE ELECTORAL TICKET.
ELEcroRs FOR VHE STATE AT LARGE
w R. RATE, of Davidson county.
ELECTORS,

ELECT0Rs.
First District-To be filed BY District zoe
'es9 s.Ona District-MOses White. Of Kno'
county: l. euod hv Instruct Con
'eFR oTIti District-HOn. Benton Mcmillan .
Smith county. cooror. NJ Bedfor
COssiS ntb DistriCt-ThOmas L. DOdd, Of David
ron county; u Moora of Hiek
@s Eiebth District-Hon. B. A. Enloe' Of Mao
SsOn county. un;str;ct Cor
Nention. III CLAIM of Shelb
Gounty.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
EDUCATIONAL.
German 1 merican School
25y THIRD STREET,

ESTABLISHED BY THE GERMAN PRO-
~ testant Congregation, non-seetarian, y
in Church building, will open. Monday, Sep
tember 18th. It affords the best facility to
learn German conversation and grammar.
man instruction in all the elementary
branches taught in the best public schools,
writing and reading in German and in Eng
iish, German and English grammar, penman-
ship, orthograDhy. arithmetic, modern geog-
mems OF natural and social s-cience-espeei-
ally Of physiology and botany. Terms 81
for the lower classes. and from So to 81 for the
higher classes. per month. German litera-
ture, French, Latin and music form extra
charges. Applications can be made to eithei
of the following directors:
Rev. A. thomas, 43 Jones avenue; John
Scheibler, 203 Main street; r. StOtz, 3O8 Sec.
ond; II. Hack, 126 Bsai;- Phil maurer, 2JI
Poplar; Otto Schwill, SAG Main. l4l-l2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
na,ar r~I~wrnm..

CAIRO. September Arrived: Thos
W. Means, St. Louis, 9 am John A.
Scudder, New Orleans, noon. Departed
stanard, New Orleans, IL PM scud
der. St. Louis, loon. Cloudy and warm
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

mo objection to spending a few weeks
with the family at Saratoga or Long
Branch" concludes a recent advertise.
ment Of Situation Wanted"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

fl we understand the dispatches, Mr..
Seymour adheres to his doterminatioR
not to allow his name to be used as a
candidate for Governor. The Conven'
ton adjourned at Satatogs yesterday,
without making a nomination to fill the
vacancy, il any exists. This duty viii
jevolye on the State Committee. Lieu
tenant Governor Dorsheimsr was re
nominated for the position be holds b.
reclamation. 1t is a misfortune to thu
country that the services of ex.Governol
Seymour are not available. The mora
effect Of his nomination by the Convex
ton, however, is almost as effectual, an
we hope will not be lost.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
RIre.

MORRIS, Iii, September l.-Sher-
woods school and furniture factory was
burned to day. Loss, between $25, OOO
and $50, 900; insurance, $4,000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

IT is due to Major Tom 0'Conor, OF
Nashville, to state that we understand
be has all along opposed the policy of
paying of the coupons in the manner
proposed by Governor Porter. The
Major has at various times expressed
himself positively on this question. We
mention this now because our attention
has been called to the fact that his name
was once used in the LEDGER, but Ger
tainly not with an intention to place hin
in a false position.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01
SATURDAY, September 8, 1876,

at u o'clock M. the following property, to-
Fort Pickering. Said lots front IS feet each
on Broadway. and have a depth Of 40 feet
being tho same property sold to said Hello
we'll by Auguttue Doriac by deed dated 18th
day of June, 1876. Redemption waived.
1858 Y, W. MILLER, Trustee 7
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

GOvERSoR PORTER has an opportunity
under Colonel Heiskelrs opinion, to re-
pair, in part, the effects Of his unfortu-
nate mistake. We sincerely hope he
will DO so, He will her not only have
the law in be favor but will be in accord
with the State Democratic Convention
which referred the whole question Of
State finances to the next Legislature,
save an expression against an increase
Of taxation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indisorctlons of youth. nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc., / will
send q recipe that will cure you. FREE Oh
CHARGE. This great remedy was discov
cred by a missionary in South America. Sent
a self-addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH
7. IMAM. Station D, Bible House, New Yorl
City. 1-156. eodhw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-01

The first Of September Will sueusiy
end the fashionable season al Tue sum
mer resor,s The a has, with few
exceptions, been O financial lsiiufe'