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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08
A brain soothing Remedy

The wondrsus organ that crowns the edifce
Of man is not only the seat OF reflection and
the home Of ideality, but 1t is the governing
eentsr Of the nervous system. When it is
oT~erxrought, unduly excited, or affected by
irregularities Of those bodily organs with
which 1t most closely sympathizes, all the
nerves suffer, and the general health is i'm
paired. The reason why Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters exercise such a soothing influence
upon the brain iE. that they remove those d.
gestive and bilious arrangements which react
injuriOnSly upon it aud that in relieving irri.
tatiOn or weakness Of the great sympathetic
nerve which eOnnects the stomach and the
brain, they benedcially affect the latter organ
- well as the former. Sound sleep, clearnesl
d mind. easy digestion and freedom from
bili01sness are insured By this prime regula.
tive tonic and n%sryine.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08
THE Clarksville Chronicle an,

THE Clarksville Chronicle an
nounces DR.. Daniel F. Wright as
its new editor, to take the place oil
the late lamented R. ". Thomas,
who died a few weeks since. Dr.
Wright graduated at the unlVer-
sity of Cambridge, England, IN
1888, came to this country in lS41,
became professor of Greek ana
mathematics in st. Thomas Hail.
Holly Springs, Mississippi studied
medicine, and in 1S49 received the
degree of M. D., at Memphis was
appointed demonstration of anatomy
the day his degree was conferred !
filled the chairs of physiology and
pathology in the Memphis Medical
College until 1858, and at the same
time was editor of the Memphis
Medical Recorder, and had much
to do with the critical department
of the Bulletin, then edited by
Colonel McMahon. He removed
hence to Nashville, where he per
formed similar duties until 1851,
when he became a surgeon in the
Confederate army. Since the war
he has resided at Carksville Such,
in brief, is the announcement made
in the Chronicle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08
Cost OF Attending tho Centennial.

As many Of our citizens desire to at.
tend the Centennial, we feel it g duty we
owe the public to publish, from time to
time, such facts as may be OF interest
and importance. The following is from
a Philadelphia letter. dated May lst:
Although the papers of this city have
claimed that there would be little il any
increase in the price of living here during
the exhibition, visitors must expect to
submit to every species Of petty extor-
ton and ~exorbitsnt charges. To begin
with, there are the hotels; those which
are rated 6rst-clsss formed q combina.
ton some weeks ago and decided to raise
their prices on the 6rst Of May The
uniform price is low s. q day, where il
had previously been 81; S. and SO are
also asked for very ordinary secommo-
dstions. To-day the Globe and Transcon.
tinental hotels opened. They are the
principal Exposition" hotels-thst is,
houses located near the Centennial
grounds. Their rates ere S. and their
rooms are small.
A further raise BY the down town ho.
tells may be expected after the opening
day. There Is g vast number Of lodging
houses aud rooms advertised to let.
These, If in any respectable locality, are
placed Ct nearly double the ordinary
price By their speculative owners. Many
landlords refuse 70 rent their single
rooms for longer than q week, thinking Z
Eiil more inersass their prices after thr
opening Of the Exhibition.
Even the newspapers are not fres
from the general cupidity. At the hote
E~essstsDds Eve cents are asked for I
tEo cent Philadelphia paper, and ter
cent? is the price Of New York daily
Il . person goes into a bsrber-skop 4
get shaved and hands the barber 3 quar-
tsr Of q dollar, the sristocrstic negrr
vii PICKET the currency With indiHer
s1cs II change is requested, be scorn
fully bands back 3 nickel piece. Their
are OILY tHo or three cigar shops II
torn where sn ordinary Rosa ConchI
cigar can Be bought for Lsss than 2
cents.
Ihsss are Only . few instances to illui
irste the general system Of ~oyercharg
already prscncsd-nearly two week
before the beginning Of the ezDositio
season.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

FoST LGSAnR, ". T., May s.-CApt.
ESan, with his company (K) Of the Sec
ond cavalry, aud Company E, Ninth in
Anry, Lieutenant Resves, 100 good
sighting men in al, left here this morn.
Ing for the Gene Of the late Indian
troubles on Cheyenne river and In Red
canon. They are efficient officers and
will make it lively for the Indiansif they
have Su opportunity. This little expedi.
6Oa viii also afford more safety to the
people going to the BLACK Hills. Cap.
tain Egsn expects to be gone about three
weeks. Lieutenant Robertson, of the
Ninth infantry, also accompanies the
command, and Acting Assistant Surgeon
Psltys,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

The Van Buren, county Democ.
racy in convention adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That in his Excellenoy.
James d. Porter, we recognize honesty
and ability, and that we think he is enti
tied to the gratitude of Tennessee fol
the manner III which his administration
as Governor has guarded their intereste
Now let the Knoxville Tribune
lecture the aforesaid Democracy
for not renominating the Governor,
By the way, we believe the Knol
county convention failed in the
same respect.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

TO nsighbors hss long and snyen
ousd Ehgsaos about : small spring.
which they bah claimed The Judge
Wssrisi osi With toe csse. At last said:
Via; IL tie Bss Il making 70 much
fass about > little ws.srT Your
Hohor viii see tie Bss Of IT, replied
one Of the lssyers, vbsn / inform you
that the parties are both nilkmsn."
If letters Of Shakespeare ssys Mrs.
Fanny Ksmbls, could be found letters
Developing the mystsV d those sorros
fal sonneis, o. eysn letters describing Biz
daily dealings viii BIG children and
Mistress Anne Hathaway. be wife, a
irshzy Of curiosity would h aroused b.
them. But We kpov litls about him,
thank hesyenl AID an Hs9 tbs. li.sls
is not more"
A ponpsas iellow va dining With =
country family When ne LADY Of ths
house desired the serysDt 70 take away
the dish containing bs fowl. which word
she pronounced fool, e il not uDeom.
mon 10 Scotland Il presume. madam,
you mean fowl ssid he pix 10 . 70.
proving tone. "Ysy wsl,D ssi1 Tie
lady, 3 little nepls3, bs Il u, tsks svsy
the fowl and lss ne f99l remain@
II is the daty Of & jqsraaHa " ksev
the characteristics n sysry public ass.
somebody connected viii he spgsg,
held Republican il not fsuiHsr va os
leading traits Of Cogst Josgsss ., u
would not describe that distinguished
actor and lawyer ~ - p9oy, 5ssls.
cracked man, origDslly nsQeS yoses.
who has furnished . gresl dssl n sbor
and made himself 3 considerable
nuisance 70 New York il ysriogs ssys
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08


We thought that ex-6oNrnoT
Brownlow was not writing 50 many
vigorous editorials over his own
name for nothing. The rumOg
goes now that he is to he : cNndi-
date for Congress in the Second
Congressional district. The Repub-
icans certainly cannot refuse to
give him anything he asks, il IN
their power, but we have an idea
that a Democrat, or at least a Con-
sentative. will succeed Mr.. Jacob
Thornberg in Congress. Brown
low is honest and hates Democracy.
If elected he could not do much
public service, owing to his feeble
health. Some of the younger as
pirants in his district and party
would rather see the old man shut
fling his mortal coil than shutting
off toward Washington.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

Under = law enacted BY the last Leg
islature, many Cinnamon are being ar.
rested in San Francisco for fishing with
nets so 6ue that even the spawn are
caught.
They think agood dealof their pigeons
IN Cambridge, Mass. A boy has just
been sentenced to eight years in a Re-
tormatOry for stealing four. Two years
per pigeon.
The experiment of making German
lager beer in California having proved
successful, q large brewery is to be con.
ssructed to meet the expected demand
for the beverage.
The Duke Of Nemours in Paris is said
to look so much like Henry ~, that the
picture of the king by Rubens, in the
gallery of the Louvre, is also an excel.
leut picture Of the Duke,
In Russia, two hundred years ago, the
nose Of any a convicted Of smoking
was eut of. In England, about the
same time, the cultivation Of the plant
was prohibited, Ola 0hrs Logan,
Brother why don't you ask the
stranger to prayH' Because" reprov.
ingly observed the deacon, " this amt
no place for practical jokes. That
mans the president of a gas company"
The Rev. Grant Powers, of Haverhill,
N. H., rebuked an ignorant preacher for
exercising the Office of priest. He re-
piled: We are commanded 10 preach
the gospel to every critter," but"
said Powers, every critter is not COM
maRded to preach the gospel
The message Of Governor Coke, Of
Texas, makes twelve columns Of solid
ponpariel In the Houston Telegraph, aud
in conclusion the Governor says he has
necessarily omitted any mention of
many subjects Of general public in
%terest." Good deal of gas in that Coke,
yet,
The Bottles family moved last week to
save $l0o in rent. 1t cost SIS to move,
aud they now want to know how they
can recover $500 for damage to the furni-
ture. Bottles and the truck-man had q
mutual council about it on the sidewalk,
aud it cost Bottles sic to have both eyes
repaired.
The consumption Of eggs in the man
u'acture of c~alicoes is almost incredible.
No albumen is equal 10 that contained
in an eyg-and it would consume the lay
of 100000 hens to supply one Of the
large calico manufactures in France
Inferior dyes can be obtained from
blood, etc.
you have a lAwyerH" said Justice
Bixby, Of New York, looking i~nquiringly
at the youthful prisoner. 81 have, your
Honor" replied the weeping lad, point
ing to asmiliug and well-kuown Tombi
practitioner. "Then | will a ' you
from him" continued his Honor. "You
may 60"
An ardent lover was once pressing his
suit. The lady said: / ike you exceed
ingly, but l cannot quit my home; ! am
a widows only darling, and no husband
could equal my parent in kindness
She may be very kind" replied the
vooer; but be my wife, we will live
together, aud see if that don't beat your
motherl'
A startling rumor comes from PariI
that long gloves reaching nearly to the
elbow and requiring twenty buttons vii
be essential to the peace of mind o
every well dressed lady this yearl Also
that without court plaster patches nc
true toilette will be complete. Twenty
buttons and patehesl And this is called
an era of reforml
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08
THE RIVER.

The heavy rains that have fallen
within the last few days in the Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys
will probably afford an opportunity
of ascertaining to what extent those
streams, unaided by the Ohio, can
overflow the lower Mississippi. The
flood of last August, and that which
is now devastating a large portion
of country below us, came almost
entirely from the Ohio, demon
strating that the Ohio and its trib-
ptaries alone can produce a most
destructive food in the lower Mis-
sissippi. Although the informa-
ton derived will be expensive to the
planters, if in obtaining it they are
to have another or the presentover-
flow protracted in the lower valley
of the Mississippi, it may possibly
be a lesson from which much good
may come hereafter by enabling us
to know how to provide intelligent
ly for such a distribution of the
waters by a regular system of out
lets as to supercede the old leyees,
that are only available as a local
protection, which have and always
will fail when sought to be made
general throughout the great valley
of the Mississippi. The establish
ment of the Signal Service, by which
there is a correct measurement
taken every day of the water at va
rious stations on the principal riy-
erS, showing the effect of floods at
different points, when carefully ex-
amined will give a data from which
a thorough system for protection
can be adopted, and at a much less
cost than leyee building. Until the
Signal Service was established, with
its river and weather reports, there
could be nothing certain known as
to the effect of.rain storms or floods
along the valleys and upper streams
upon the country below until they
had passed off. And without the
instinct attributed to the beaver,
we have been initiating him on a
huge scale for a hundred years by
building mud dams in a foolish eff
fort to protect the great valley Of
the Mississippi from overflow,
and though every food sweeps of
our work and demonstrates It's folly,
there are a few old and some Uerv
yOung beavers, that cannot be con-
WINGED, and still call for help to re.
build the dams. But; as the Appeal
very correctly says, "the levees are
too serious a subject for jesting.
Although the information TO be
derived from a Good at present
from the Missouri and upper Mis-.
sissippi would be valuable, We sin.
cerely hope it will not come bu.
the indications are extremely favor
able for it. The Ohio and its tribu
taries are falling, and We hope tn.
decline there viii continue and b
sufficient to counteract the eEec
of the rise coming from the Mis-
souri, and Mississippi. By to-mor
row we will be able to form a nor
reliable conclusion as to the effec
here Of the recent rains.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

A NUMERoUsLY signed call APP.
pears in yesterdays Nashville
American for a county convention
to meet on the 18th inst. 10 an.
point delegates to the National
Greenbaek Convention which con.
venes at Little Rock on the 18th
inst. The call is signed by A. S.
Colyar, W. Matt Brown, Major
John L. Brown, John 0verton, Z.
A. Baxter, j. G. LaPrade, Tn.
Claiborne, Archer Cheatham, Geo.
S. Blackie, r. R. Cheatham and
many other prominent citizens.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08
FOREIGN.

KISGsroS, May s.-There has been
fresh rioting at Barbados and several
more lives have been lest. A deputa-
ton has been sent to England to repre-
sent matters at the colonial Office, and
five thousand dollars have been raised
To nav expenses.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

To al who are suffering from the errors and
indiseretions Of youth, nervous weakness.
early decay. loss Of manhood. etc.. 1 will
send a rOcips that will cure you. FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy wal disooV-
cred b. q missionary in South America. Send
a Ielf-addressed envelope 10 ths REg. JOSEPH
7. ISx1E. Station D. Bible House, New York
CitI. 1lb6.eodhw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

THE Centennial Commission at
Philadelphia has given permission
to certain persons, in consideration
Of large bonuses, to sell liquors
within the grounds. The temper
ance people of Philadelphia waited
until the money was all in and
buildings erected to suit the bust
ness of those who paid it in and
then objected to the sale of liquors
within the enclosure. They in
sist that the rules of the Fair
mount Park Association do not al
low the sale Of liquors on the
grounds. The Commission de-
clined to revoke their action, and
the temperance people, if they wish
to pursue the matter further, viii
have to go into the courts.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

DR.. REDFIELD, the Southern
correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, attended the late Ar
kansas Republican Convention at
Little Rock. He says:
II every black nan in Arkansas had
q guard Of a dozen soldiers 70 conduct
hin to the polls. and see that be put in
a Republican ticket and If every white
man should vote as a1tramneled ss the
wind, the State would be Democratic
It Is Democratic just as Vermont is Re
pushesn, because It wants to Be. Don't
yOa remember the internal rows there
from 1868 to the simmer Of 1877 i
vas q tumuli after another, oas com
plicsiion after another, and appeal upon
appeal 70 Washington. Why TIE pescs
and quiet SINGER Because the carpet
5zggsrs sni plscs-h1s.sfs have been
ovsrhroTu, aud the people are sztis6e1
nth their present r1less. That is The
Shole truth Of the matter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08
n Telegrarn

CAIRO, May s = Arrived - Grand
Tower, St. Louis. 9 p m; Chas. Morgan,
New Orleans, 5 am. John Gilmore, St.
Louis, s.. Departed = Grand Tower,
Vicksburg, l am Charles Morgan,
Cincinnati, 6. Weather cloudy aad cool.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

The Warren county (Tenn)
Democracy instruct in favor of
honest government and Governor
Hendricks, of Indiana, for Presi-
dent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08
he tsnth q Nay HA approaching fast,
a thrguEn sQ1aksE village passed
ATouth Eho bore. FOR . goodlT prics,
Abanner vita the proEd deTies,

We heard Of that old youth the
other day by telegraph. He i:
seyenty-nine years old, and started
from a town somewhere in Indiana
to walk to the Centennial. Ser.
geant Bates should be bound ogei
to keep the peace lest he ambush
the old boy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

UNCLE "BLUE JEANS" WILLIAMS
has accepted the nomination for
Governor Of Indiana and the Re
publicans are consequently disgrun-
tied;
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

EOR POSTERS. SHOW BILLS, CARDS,
z Circulars, etc., gotten up with the latest
,tylo q iypes and on superior paper Of, any
zine stock and prices
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08
PrnhahIIInea-

WASHINGTON, May s.-For Tennessee
and the Ohio valley, rising barometer,
fresh and brisk west to northwest winds,
diminishing in fierce tonight, and gener-
ally cooler, clear or clearing weather.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

GRAHAM-In this city. May Z, 1876, at the
residence. No 26 Manassas street. ELIZABETH
T., wife Of W. L. Graham and daughter Of
the late Mrs. Mary =. Baxter, aged % years.
The fsiends and aequaintances Of the family
are respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from Calvary Church this M0NDAYl after
neon at 3 O'clock.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08
Satarday, juno Q, 1S76.

within LEGAL hours, tho following described
property, situated IN Shelby county, Tenn,
and in the city Of Memphis, to-wit: The
mansion house and residence lots occupied BY
Mardlow Howard, deceased, at the time Of
his death, situated on the east side of Shelby
street, between Pontotoc and Linden streets,
fronting on said Shelby street 30 feet, and
running back hetw cen parallel lines 1855 feet,
and known as lot No. 8 OF Tops Subdivision,
the house being designated in the Numbering
Of city houses as No. 46S Shelby street.
Also lots Nos 81 and IS. In block No, /, on
hatture at Fort Pickering, being each IS by 100
feet, near the city Of Memphis.
Terms Of Sale-0ne-third cash; balance in
one and two years, with interest at 10 per cent.
from date, and notss with approved security 1;
lien retained 70 further secure same. etc.
This May S. 1876.
B. A. COLE, G. and NJ.
By r. J. BLACK, D. c. and NJ.
WRIGHT h FoLKEs, and j. W. SCANS,
Attorneys. SO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08
neath or an Er.Conrressman

0swEGo, n. Y May s.-Ex-Congress-
man Leonard, founder of the 0sEego
Gazette, died to-day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

The address before the Grand
Commandery of Tennessee Knights
Templar next Thursday night, at
Murfreesboro, will be delivered by
DR.. Joseph NJ. Fowler, of Column
bis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08
Smths Illustrated Pattern Bazaar
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

In the neighborhood of Hum
boIdt resides a venerable colored
man named Abram Duaey, aged
1903 years. Abram came from North
Carolina, and wants to go to the
Centennial.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

The GAINESVILLE Chronicle, Of
last week, handles Colonel Geo. r.
Phelan's recent letter on State
finances, addressed to Governor
Porter, rather severely, styling it
a visionary and impracticable
scheme.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08

GOVERNOR COKE vas elected
United States Senator by the Texas
Legislature on the 18th inst. The
fact did not reach US Saturday BIZ
telegraph. Governor Coke succeeds
W. G. Hamilton, who il put down
as an Independent, but has Radical
sympathies.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-08
TO SHIPPl ans.
LEGAL
mo. 70Ft,l
Chancery Sale Of Re nj Estate,

In the Chancery Court Of S helby County,
ronneSsee-Salie B. Hewett, by nextfrien1,
etc, vs.. LiEEio Howard Of al.
RY VIRTUE OF AN INTltRLOCUTORY
ID decree for sale, ente red in he above cause
on the lith day Of February 1874, and re-
newsd. etc, April 10, 1874. September
public auction, 20 the higest bidder, In front
Of the Clerk and Masters Off 20, courthouse
building, Main street, Memphis, Tenn. on
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LINN oyeraklrt 9 qulte dlrercn.

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