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The New York herald., 1876-11-01

party win take . new departure and win have
sGation with outside parties; that week from to-
night ws shall meet and hear the glad tdlngs OF The
great and glorious victory that will pcrched upon
our banners, that all candidates win have been
elected and that OF prosperity has set IN.
The motion adopt the ticket being seconded. the
question put aud carried without dissenting
voice Mr. II. G. Uman then arose and Offered the
following resolutions, which we're adopted
Resolved That the thanks Of this due
the Hon Chester Arthur aud gentlemen composing
tue for thu brave. determined and
which they have DISCHARGED the duty
them. That recognise their action
tho people longer be compelled make choice
Resolved That. In presenting the Of the
York call upon all good citizens resarde>s Of psrty
affiliations political opinions. to unite with In eectna
by overwhelming maturity the ticket presented and
thereby the world that the vuous OF
public may be depended upon 20 rescue the rosernmen.
from the hands OF the depoer be they secret oath boand
societies or political denagosue and restore 10 tho
their right OF that by their efforts the
Of the people by she people and for the people,
shall perish from the carth but shall be handed
succeeding rcnerations in The visor and purity In which
received from our fathera
On motion Of Ar. Lent the Committee on Nomina
t,ons empowered TO nll any vacancy that nigh
occur on the ticket as presented before The election
alter which the Convention adjourned
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22
Taborginipg in Cnnada.

It's crisp January day in q beautiful
but too little known city of Canada; the
thermometer says ten below zero; the
snow is two feet deep ard as dry as tin
der; the scene is the side Of a hill, sleeper
than any sensible being on a Yankee
sled would dare to go down. On all
parts of the hill are scattered in little
groups gentlemen and ladies, boys and
girls-of all ages. from fftcen to thirty
married and single, engaged, and still to
have that pleasure. Instead OF sleds
they are dragging up the hill tabog.
gins" which is the Indian sled, and
which finds a mate in the Bark canoe.
They are made Of thin pieces Of cedar
wood, which have teen planed perfectly
smooth; these pieces are best up at the
front so as to form a sort of runner, but
THE boards themselves lie fiat on the
snow, being fastened together above, so
that the bottom is smooth. They are
made OF all sizes, averaging about FIVE
feet BY two, and can accommodate any
number Of people. They are so thin
and timber that they bend over any OBJ
struction which may be in the road, so
that they are not stopped even by large
pieces Of ice. They may be used to 90
down the steepest hills where no sled
could stand the strain. And here all
this fun comes in, since the danger is
necessarily very great. Often a load will
upset, and girls and beys will be flung
together 10 a huge drift; then of course
the screaming and laughing is immense,
except one has a leg or arm broken, and
thea tie laugh is more likely to appear
on the other side.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22
FOREIGN.


BERLIN, April 22.-It is unders,ood
that Turkey has refused 70 continue ne
gotiations with the Northern powers and
prolong the armistice. Under this i'm.
preston the alliance between the three
emperors has become weakened. as tho
superstition proves unfoundrd. It il
hoped the Porte will consent to further
negotiations, a course which ia also be.
ing pressed by England.
CoNsrASTIEoPLR, April 22.-An imps.
rial decree orders a camp of observation
at Scrutari for the purpose of watching
Montenegro. The rumor that the Porte
had decided to declare wal against Mon.
tenegro is u~ufounded.
LONDON, April 22.-An explosion Of
powder to-day during the operations in
the railway tunnel, in course of construc,
ton near North G~lamargon, South
Wales, which caused the roof to fall
burying all the workmeu. Thirteen
dead bodies and q number Of wounded
have been recovered. The search con.
tinues.
CALCUTTA, April 22.-Seventeen per.
sons implicated in the murder of Mr..
Margary, Of the English expedition, will
be executed at BhAmo Burmat May 18th
in the presence Of a British escort.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22

New YoRK, April 22.-Ths Produce
Exchange is rejoicing over the passage
BY the Senate of a bill continuing long
tolls on canals, and tits urged that the
deepening Of canals be now agitated.
The creditors of Duncan, Sherman &
Co. to-day elected Charles E. Strong,
lawyer, assignee.
Bank statement-Loans, decrease, 81
O55, 500; specie, decrease, 1888, 800; le'
gal tenders, increase, 81? $50, 100; de-
posts, decrease, 81, $50. 100; circulation,
decrease, $7lOO; reserve, increase, ST.
8O6, 525.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22
.TELEGRAPNIC BREWTIES,

The insurgents are successful e,gain
and the Turks in full retreat.
An extensive and destructive fire
ragged in Glasgow, Scotland, last night.
The Colorado Republican delegation
to the Cincinnati convention is unin-
structed.
The chicks" that can get a cup oct
of Nashville are yet to be Matched on
this bluff.
The moonshine distillers in Kentucky
are making it lively for United States
deputy marshsls.
Don Piatt owns up that he discovered
the moth exterminator to be a fraud as
soon as his commissions we're cut of.
Subpenss have been issued for Mr..
and Mrs. Marsh to appear in the Bel.
KNAPP impeachment case next Thursday.
The postofice appropriation has been
agreed upon, the amounts, $33, 900,
OOOi about So, 800, 900 less than last year.
Mr.. Knott introduced a bill in the
House of Representatives yesterday to
regulate the privilege Of the writ Of ha-
beas corpus in certain cases.
Mrs. Avery has appealed to Attorney
General Pierrepont for the pardon of
her husband in such an ineoherent man
ner that he fears she is temporarily de-
mented.
The Connecticut delegation to the
National Republican Convention favor
the nomination Of Postmaster General
Jewell, and will present his name to the
convention.
A resolution has passed the House 10
have the investigation into the official
conduct Of Secretary Bristow made pub
icly by a vote of 40 to SS. This will
no doubt suit the committee, the Score.
tary and the public.
Yesterday, the 2lst, was the fifth day
Of the New Orleans races. Colonel Mel.
ligan won the handicap hurdle, two miles,
purse $500; Kilburn the free handicap,
mile heats, purse $500; and Stampede
won the third race easily wei Captain
Hutchinson, one and three-fourth milsa,
purse $4OO.
There was a general hanging at Fort
Smith, Arkansas, yesterday, and there is
yet plenty of material left in that section
needing hanging. One man was re.
proved and five hung, in the presence Of
seven thousand people. OF the FIVE mel
one was a full-blooded negro, three full
blooded Choctaws, and one white man,
The one reprieved by the President wa
a Cherokee.
Thomas w. Piper, condemned to b.
executed May 18th for the murder o.
Mabel Young, in the belfry of Warren
Avenue Church, Boston, yesterday made
a sworn statement that she received in.
Iuries that caused her death from a trap
door falling upon her head; that he wal
frightened lest he would be accused o
numbering her, and therefore denied al
knowledge Of the matter, trusting TIA
his connection with it would not be dis
covered.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22
A LIVELY OLD NOBODY

The New York Times of day be-
fore yesterday says that Williams,
the nominee of the Indiana Democ-
racy for Governor, is a nobody.
Well, the Republican party may
conclude he is somebody between
now and election time. We don't
see how the Times could make
such an assertion about "Uncle
Bill" The man who wears heme-
made jeans clothes, looks like Lin
coin, has genuine, sure enough hay
seed in his hair, commands the
attention of Congress every time
he chooses to speak, and can carry
his d~eestrict" every time he wants
to run, must be somebody. Will
liams has been in the world some
time and has not been altogether
idle or unknown. He was born
January l6, 1908, and is there
fore sixty-eight years Of age.
He was educated in a log school
house, and is a farmer. He was a
member Of the Indiana House Of
Representatives in 1S43, 1917, 1851,
1856 and 1868, and of the Senate
in 1858, 1862 and 1870; was a del
egate to the National Democratic
Convention at Baltimore in 1872;
Democratic nominee for United
States Senator against Oliver P.
Morton in 1873, and elected to the
present Congress by a vote Of H.
1913 votes against 9545 for his Re-
publican competitor. 1t seems to
us that Williams is somebody, if he
is an honest old Granger. But the
Republicans do not seem to think
a man is anybody until he has made
afew millions off the people some
how and then uses it to sustain the
corrupt practices Of hat party.
Belknap is not a nobody /; we have
all heard of him. Avery is some
body. Landaulet Williams is some
body. So is McDonald and joyce,
late personal associates of the Pres
ident, but now sporting striped
clothes in the Missouri penitentiary.
But Indiana Williams never stole
anything, and he is therefore a no.
body. He will prove to be a lively
old political corpse between now
and November.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22

The bill transferring the Indian
Bureau to the War Department
passed the House yesterday by a
vote Of 139 to "a. Itproyides that
after the first of July next the Sec
rotary Of the War Department shall
exercise the supervising and appel
ate powers and possess the jurisdic-
ton now exercised and possessed by
the Secretary of the Interior in re-
lation to Indian affairs; that he
shall from time to time make de-
tails OF army officers to administer
the affairs Of the Indian branch of
the War Department; that the COM
handing officers Of the Geograph-
ical Departments shall be ex-oficio
in charge Of Indian affairs in their
Departments, and shall make de-
tails Of officers, including officers
on the retired list, to administer
the affairs of the Indian service,
and that the Inspector General of
the Army shall discharge the duties
of Inspector Of Indian Affairs. The
act is not to be construed TO author
ize an increase in the number, rank,
pay or allowances Of army officers.
All contracts for Indian supplies
and transportation are to be made
in the same manner and at the same
time, when practicable, as those fol
the army. All religious denomina-
tions are to enjoy free and equal
right to erect and maintain
churches and school buildings on
Indian reservations. Individual In
dams who have adopted the habits
of civilized life may become citi.
zens of the United States without
forfeiting their right to or theil
share of tribal property.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22
THr New York world is COM

The New York World is con-
strained to make a few remarks in
regard to the Philadelphia Centen-
NAL under the following heads,
which explain themselves:
First-There will be on the opening
day-the 10th of next month"; serious
lack of American furniture at hand, and
some of the foreign departments will be
In partial chaos.
Second-The inefficient methods OF
advertising adopted by the Centennial
Commission, with no positive assurance
against local extortions, have set people
at thinking twice about spending their
money at the Big SHOW.
Third-The railroad companies have
made an extraordinary blunder in re-
ducing their passenger rates to and from
Philadelphia only twenty-five per cent
Negro-minstrel troupes and opera and
theater companies "a get better terms
any time OF the year.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22
Dom Pedro and lhe Poets.

New York Herald.l
The Emperor said: II admire very
much the works of Byron, especially his
'Childe Harold aud Manfred, His
pictures of foreign lands are very beau
tiful, but he was a little hard on the Por.
tuguese. | think Byron has Injured
Moore's fame as a poet-that is, we would
have esteemed Moore more highly had
he not been overshadowed by the more
robust genius OF Byron"
us Your Majesty acquainted with
Moore's works2'
20, yes, l have read his Lalla Rookh.'
It is very beautiful. Another writer l
like very much is Walter Scott. have
read his Guy Mannering' and Bride
Of Lsmmermoor.' When | visited Alb
botstord / brought away a large bush,
which / have planted at Petropolis. |
would alss like to bring ONE ivy from
Washington lrving's home to plant 1t az
Petropolis, where ivy grows very we'll.
And Bryant-where is her
He is in New York. He edits a
newspaper there"
AM so mucn Jne DeLtef, 1 VIII nave
the pleasure of seeing him. But Long.
fellow-where is he2 / am sorry he did
not consent to write the Centennial ode.
HE is at Cambridge, near Boston.
"Well, | suppose | will see him at the
Centennial; anyway, if he does not c9mG
to see me / will 90 to see him"
"Your Majesty knows his work.
Eyes, he sometim Is writes to me.
have translated some Of his poems into
Portuguese AMI sent them to him
have also tried to engage him to trans
late the Lusiad.' He could do it better
than any one / know. he is a very gooC
Spanish and Italian scholar, and his
translation of Dante is quite remarka
BILE. l like also the poems of Whittier
l have translated come of them into Por
tuguese. There is also a California
poet, whose name / cannot recall"
joaquin Miller?'
eyes, yes; joaquin Miller. He has
sent me some of his works. Where il
he2"
when last heard from he was in Lon
dom"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22
Removing Lies Heaviest Burden

Removing Life'a Heaviest Burden.
ToremOVe the burden Of disease, tho heavi-
est that poor humanity is compelled to bear.
is certainly a grand object, a glorious mission.
Assuredly the discOverer Of a remedy which
accomplishes this result is entitled to the
gratitude and respect Of mankind. Such a
great success is attributable to the fact that its
restorative action up0n the dsbilitated and
disOrdered system is in accordance with the
principles Of common sense. II invig0rates
the sick, and, as their strength increases. the
burden Of disease grows lighter. It reforms
those physical irregularities which render
weakness chronic, and thus e~radicates the
evil at its very source. Liver complaint, ma
larious levers, constipation, urinary troubles,
uterine weakness, and many other causes Of
general debility and i'll health, are completely
removed by the combined tonic and Alternative
operation Of the Bitters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22
WASHINGTON.

WAsHISGToS, April 22.-The Kilbourn
habeas corpus case has been adjourned
70 Monday, as VOORHEES,, who is to close
the argument for Kilbouru, was not
ready to proceed to-day.
John ]. Davenport, United States su-
pervisor Of Elections at New York, re.
.spmed his evidence today before the
Committee on Expenditures in the D..
partneut Of Justice. he explained the
frauds committed under the form of nat.
%uralization and bis method Of discover
ing them; he was paid for work in pre-
pairing afidavits in several cases of
I aud as any other Supervisor was paid;
he issued warrants in Y for 1900 persons
registered, believing that they had no ex.
%istence. Adjourned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22
The Cup that was not Won and
the Bouquet that was.
The GhiCkasaw Braves to be Silver
ServiCed this Afternoon.
And the Boys Having a Good Time
Of it.
Special to the Ledger

Special to the LEDGER
NASHVILLE, April 22.-The Porter
Rifles bore off the prize yesterday, and
well won it. The contest was a hard
one, and the Chickasaws acquitted
themselves handsomely.
After the drill was concluded Colonel
John G. Burch, Of the American, was in
troducsd to Captain Duncan and the
Ohickasaw Guards. Stepping forth in
frent Of the great crowd, which pressed
heavily forward, saluting the Chickasaw
Guards, and with a beautiful bouquet in
his right hand, he said: "Captain Dun.
can, | have been requested by Mrs. DON
elsOn, the wife Of Captain Donelson of
the Porter Rifles, to present to you this
bouquet. l do it with double pleasure
first, because she is the wife Of the VIM
ner Of the cup; next, because she feels
that the contest has been close and
severe, and that if you have not won the
cup you have won the flowers. PRO
longed applause. l am further author
lied BY her to say, Captain, that If her
husband were not captain of the Porter
Rifles, she would wish that he was the
captain Of he C~hickasaw Guards"
Loud and prolonged applause, followed
BY three hearty cheers, given by the
Porter Rifles for the Chickasaw Guards,
Mrs. DouelSon and Captain D%orielson ]
A magnificent silver service, consist.
ing Of a crescent shaped waiter, hand.
some pitcher and ten goblets, valued at
$50, will be presented to the Chickasaw
Guards of Memphis this afternoon at 6
o'clock at the Waverly Club-rooms, OIL
behalf Of the citizens Of Nashville, by
General ". B. Bate. The Guards vii
reach Memphis tomorrow morning
early. r.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22


In fact most Americans out here (Des
Moines Iowa. seem all elbows and wrist
when eating, just as when sitting they
seem all boots Professor Proctor.
schooImistress-- Johnny, / am really
ashamed of you. When | was your age
| could read as well as can now" 'kh,
but you'd q different teacher to what
we've got"
An exchange asks: rs halibat a
noun or a coDjunction2' It is neither;
it Is a fish. II requires but little know
ledge Of grammar to answer sucl ques'
tions.
A young lady in Indiana committed
suicide the other day. Her last words
we're: II did il because / did it." Look
out now for other suicides from unsatis.
fed curiosity"
The widow Of President Polk has been
rendered the free use of a palace car
from her home at Nashville, to Philadel'
phia, Il she wishes 10 visit the Centen'
NAL ExhibEiOn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22

that evening. Nothing was suspected
until the next Wednesday. when the
present owner Of the land went over to
see il Mr.. 81 had come home. he saw
no appearance Of life ssve Hastings dog,
which he knew followed him everywhere
he went He found in the house some
signs Of blood, aud finally, after follow
ing the dog down through the field, he
found the dead body of Hastings rolled
up in a blanket, lying in a gully, and
partially covered with dirt. 1t appears
that the body was buried and the rain
washed part of the dirt OF. The muir
derer is thought to have taken about
$500 in money, a new suit of clothes
and q valuable Masonic pin.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22
OFFICIAL
NOTICE.
MAYoE's OFFICE, Cry HALL,
MEMPHIS. TENN AnriI On. 1915

80 y vii AAnne
MEMPHIS, TENN, April 20, 1876. !
TIRE ASSESSORS OF PERSONAL PROP
i erty having completed the assessments
for the 49th corporate wear QS76), and the ten
days having expired for the correction Of
errors, etc., in pursuance Of the requirements
Of the ordinance passed October 14th, and ap-
proved October II. 1874, section 4 Of which is
as follows.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, That after
the expiration Of said ten days, the Mayor
shall, of his own appointment, name a Board
OF Equalization on personal property assess
ments. TO consist of ten merchants and BUSH
ness men Of the city, who shall. as far as pos
sible, represent the different branches of bust
ness in the city, whose duty it shall be to care
July consider the assessments made and re-
turned by the Assessors and to correct the
same on the principle Of equality and justice
in taxation. But no assessment shall be
raised until after the person OF firm whose as
sessmsnt is deemed too small shall have been
cited before said Board and the accuracy Of
the assessment fully investigated.
/ hereby appoint the following named per-
sons as said Board of Equalization on per-
sonal property assessments, viz:
/. n. Hill, Of Hill, Terry q Mitchell.
A. j. White, of White, Langstaff a Co.
B.. LOWenstein, of b. Lowenstein x Bros.
John X. Speed. of D. A. Clarke & Co.
j, j. Busby, Of j.. J Busby Co.
81. Camp, Of Bryson q Camp.
9. W, Goyer, Of Q. W, Goyer x Co.
John Lilly, Of John Lilly,
John E. Randlo, Of Randle, Heath & Liver
more.
q W. Jones. Of G. W. Jones 4 Co.
Said Board will convene at the Mayors
Office, city of Memphis. Saturday. the 22d
inst. at | O'Clock pm, for orRanizatien.
44-46 JOHN K FLIPPIN, Mayor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22

The last numbers Of the Romania CON
tains two curious instances of the way
in which valuable MSS. supposed to be
lost occasionally turn up. A year ortwo
ago, a French scholar, while calling on
a professor of one of the Paris lyceums,
noticed an old pastcboard box, covered
with scraps Of parchment He examined
these, and, among others Of no value,
found several leaves containing verses
belonging evidently to a ekansoR degeste.
He at once copied some and showed
them to NJ. Paul Meyer, who immediate
ly saw thst they belonged to the poem Of
'Mainet." All that was legible was az
forwards copied, and il now given to the
light for the first time by CASTOR, of Pa
ris. The value of these fragments will
be evident when we say tat they are all
that remain of the French version of
"Mainet," the name given to the young
Charlemagne, who, according to tradi-
ton, spent his youth in Spain, fellin love
with the fair Galiana, ard escaped after
many romantic adventures Another
MS, long supposed to be lost, was a col
lection Of old French lyrics, known as
the "Chansonnier ~Clairembaut," and Of
ten quoted by Sainte-Pelaye and the
| Marquis de Gauge. G. Pari1 and p,
Meyer thought they had identified it
With the MS. in the National Librar, fir.
845, but julius Brakeman, n Of the
victims Of the late war, showed eonclu-
sively in the Jahrbrch fur Romanische
ind Englische Liseratur, tur. XII, 81, that
they were mistaken. The original MS.
has just turned'u up in the possession ola
lady, who inherited it from her f.ther.
It must have been lost by some accident
when the books and papers Of Clairen-
baut were taken at the time Of the Reyo-
luton to the National Library. Ar
rangements have been made for its re-
storation 10 the already rich collection
of old French lyric MSS. in that library.
The Nation.
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The Gndaden Mnrdnr.

Some days ago an account Of a muir
der committed near Gadsden, Tenn, was
published in the LEDGER. From the
humboldt Journal Of the 2lst we clip the
following particulars Of the murder:
One Mr.. Hastings was found dead at
or near his home. No clue has yet been
found 10 bring the murderer TO justice,
but strong suspicion rests upon q yonug
Swede, who has been working for Mr..
Hastings for some time. The particu.
lars az near as we can collect them, are
as iolows: Mt Hastings has for some
time been keeping bachelors hall at his
turn near Gadsden. Some time since
he sold his farm and crop, with the in
tcntlon OF going TO Florida. tits thought
that he had about $500 in money, a new
suit Of clothes and a valuable Masonic
pin. Nothing was seen Of Hastings after
Friday, April 9Th but on Saturday (8th)
TINS Swede was in Gadsden spending
money pretty freely. On SUNDAY evening
be gave the keys Of the house 70 a Young
man, and told him TO deliver them 10 the
purchaser of the land, telling him AT the
same time that Mr.. Hastings had gone 10
Jackson, and would not be back until the
following Wednesday. The Swede left
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22

WADswoRTH, o., April 22.-Chandler
Brothers machine shops, located here,
burned at 8 o'clock this morning. The
fire is supposed to have originated in the
boiler-room. Loss estimated at $50, 900;
Insured for $4,000.
PATERSON, N. j., April 22.-The Ar
cade burned last night. Loss on build
ing and to occupants, $15, 900; insurance,
$4,000.