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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-12
SEWING MACHINES.

Again the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Ma
chimes tri umph over the word. The CGnten-
NAL Commission have officially announced
the awards, and decreed for the New Wheeler
& Wilson TWO DIPLOMAS OF HONOR AND TWO
MEDALS OF MERIT. This is double victory,
and the highest award which it was in tho
power of the Centennial authorities to bestow.
No other sewing Machine received such
recognition. More than thirty Of the best pro-
ducers of machines in this and other countries
entered for competition, and at Philadelpha
in 1870, as at Vienna in 1873, and at Paris in
1867, Wheeler & Wilson lead the list. After
careful, rigorous, and exhaustive examina-
ton, the judges unanimously decided that tia
superior excellence OF these machines de-
served moro than one medal or diploma, and
consequently, they recommended TWO OF
EACH. The Centennial Commission unani-
mous!y ratified tho action Of the judges, and
the public will indorse the decision of these
ablest of mechanical experts. A claim OF
equally distinguished honor for amy other
sewing machine is only an attempt to hood"
wink the people. Read the following, which
stamps the New Wheeler & Wilson" ms the
STANDARD SEWING MACHINE OF THE WORLD.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-12

The poor ana humble, alike with the
rich and powerful, find in Dr.. BULBS
Cough Syrup true, tried and trasteu
friend. Prlcn u. n I'M lie
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09
TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Brownsville States. June It'll

Brownsville States. June It'll
Elsewhere we publish a series of
resolutions, passed by a party OF
gentlemen we'll known in Tennes-
see, with reference to the vast i'm
pOrtancs Of what is known as the
Texas or Southern Pacific railroad.
These gentlemen had Just returned
from an extended tour through
Texas from the Gulf of Mckee IN
the south to the Indian Territories
in the north and from Texarkana
and Marshall in the east TO Fort
Worth, Austin and San Antonio in
the west. They mingled freely with
the leading commercial and profess
siOnal men of that vast and Won
derfully growing State and had
every facility offered them for esti-
mating the enormous wealth which
would be poured into the lap of all
the Southern States as a direct re-
suit Of the construction Of the road
in question. Texas is a rich State
and is destined to be the empire in
grandeur, wealth and population Of
all the States in the Union. For
the truth Of this we refer to every
man who has ever been in Texas.
With a territory six times as large
as Tennessee and a soil and climate
unsurpassed in the world, there is
now nothing to resist the onward
march to financial greatness Of the
Lone Star State. In Southern
Texas We saw in one field and under
one fence magnificent crops Of cot
ton, wheat, sugar, corn, oats and
barley, while on the surrounding
plains we're hundreds Of thousands
Of cattle and sheep. In central
and northern Texas the soil is
equally prolific. We do not men
ton these facts to persuade our
readers that they can easily make a
fortune in that State. We are not
affected in the least with what Il
known as "Texas fever" But we
desire to set forth the necessity
which exists for a speedy develop
ment by the strong arm Of the gov
eminent Of the boundless resources
Of Texas, the only Southern State
now successfully inviting emigra-
ton.
For ten years the Democratic
party has truthfully charged that
the administration lad a helping
hand for every portion Of the Union
except the South. BY the aid Of an
immense government subsidy the
Northern Pacific railroad was con.
structed through ice. gorges, snow
drifts and mouDtains. II IL in.
passable during several months Of
the year. Meanwhile the South
broken, devastated, poor and down
troe len has asked in vain for the
good offices Of the national govern.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09

accomplished fact for which they
deserve no particular credit. Party
organizations remain nearly as be-
fore; cid associations and ideas are
not easily broken up. The Demo
Gratis are satisfied with the conces-
sions made by Hayes, and arc as
compact as ever. There would
be no sense in disbanding in
the hour of success. The Re-
publicans are troubled with some
~dissensions, but will come together
solidly whenever the occasion arises.
Sectionism has been pretty well
eliminated from both parties, and
the next general canvass will be
made upon national issues, and the
Democratic party will sweep the
country. Those who see in Hayes
so-called Southern policy a dissOlu-
ton of the Democratic party had
better remain on the fence a while
longer or go into the Republican
fold where their sympathies have
always been.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09
Queen vIctorin,n wonIrh.

WashingtOn Capital.l
What Queen Victoria leaves be-
hind her will never be known, be-
cause the wills of ~soyereigns are
not proved, but those who have
carefully considered the subject are
of opinion that she mast, since the
Prince Consort's death, have saved
at the very least 100000 a year.
Not only has she lived so quietly
that a large proportion Of her
&3S5,000 a year public income must
be saved, but it is to aforementioned
that Mr.. Nield left her $500, 900,
which, at four per cent, would give
100000 a year, and she receives
$40, 1000 from her her Duchy at
Lancaster. The crown lands, given
up to the country in lieu of a par
%liamentry annual grant, have of late
years been so ably and economically
managed that their revenue covers
the royal allowance. and these
crown lands were as much the
property Of the sovereign as the
lands of the Duke of Devonshire,
or any other landholder, are his.
If the country choose to make the
most OF these lands by cutting up,
say, the New Forrest, and selling
it in lots, and adopting q similar
plan with other outlying possess
sions of the crewn, it would make
none, out Of the royal family. The
revenue oi the Duchy of Cornwall
hes risen from 922,000 in 1924 to
$4,000, and increases annually
about $4,000, so that the Next
Prince of Wales will probably be
independent of a parliamentary
grant. Queen Victoria is probably
saving with a view to of rendering
her family as independent as the
wealth Of the Duke de Penthievre
rendered the house of Orleans, and
made Louis PHILIPPE, in conse-
quence, the cheapest of French
kings.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09

January morning in 1853 when%Burns
first saw the light. The recessed bed.
place still contains a bed, a low wooden
dresser runs along the wall, under the
plate rack, and the old projecting fire.
place, wide and cheerful, with swinging
iron hook on which pots and kettles are
slung, remain much as in Burns day
The little four.paned window, which
alone lighted the room then, is aided by
a larger window now knocked out to the
road. The public room connects with
the best room, and a fourth apartment
has been added, so that the two original
rooms can be freely visited. The house
belongs to the Shoemakers' Corporation
in Ayr, q body which no doubt reckoned
'Souter Johnnie among its members.
A little wsy down the road we come to
the ruins of Alloway Kirk, with its little
graveyard full of memorials of persons
whom Burns has made known to fame.
The old road passes to the south Of the
kirk, and by it Tam o Shanter rode on
that memorable night, approaching to
look into the kirk by q little window in
the wall, placed exactly at such a height
that Tam, On his gray mare Meg, could
look in upon the wonderful sight, To
one who is sufficiently curious, all the
terrifying places passed by Tam before
he reached the kirk can be discovered,
and at a short distance, overlooked b. a
graceful and classic cenotaph to the
memory of Burns, is seen the old and
characteristic Brig O Doom, which the
witches could not cross. Shanter, it may
be mentioned, is the name Of a l-rm not
far from Ayr. In the monument to
Burns are to found the usur' display Of
memorials in views, etc and from its
open upper celia a very picturesque view
all around is to be obtained.
Returning to Ayr, after seeing all that
this immediate locality has to show, we
visited the Aud Brig, which is still as
strong as ever, though its steep sides and
unkempt pavement are only now used
for foot passenger traffic. A furlong
nearer the sea we observe all that still
stands Of the New Brig, regarding which
Burns, in bic we'll known eolloquial poem
of the Briggs O. Ayr, makes the Aud
Brig utter the prophecy, now in process
Of fulfllment:
I'M be a brig when ye'rea shapsloss cairnl |"
THE New Brig, handsome in its way,
and with sculpture in the inches Of its
abutments, began to show signs of the
ful6llment OF prophecy some little time
ago. 1t has been shored up, and the
parapC', as well as part Of the masonry
has been removed to tighten the weight
on its tottering limbs. In the town of
Ayr is shown the house where Tam O.
Shanter and Souter Johnnie eat drinking
prior to the Alloway Kirk adventure;
the chair Tam sat it, and the mug be
drank out going with the house, which is
still a place for the refreshment of man
and beast"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09
A LOVELY RANK.

The Commercial Bank at Knox.
vile seems to be in a bad way. a
statement of the liabilities and re.
sources of the bank submitted at a
recent meeting of the creditors Of
the bank, Shows under head of re-
sources, " cash SIS, 324.26." Below
this is a foot-note as follows:
Accompanying the above statement
was also an itemizsd list of cash
items representing a total of S46 III,
SO. referred to in the entry Indicated by
the above s1terisk; the chief items OF
which are r NJ. McOlung tickets "
SCI. 025 0S, aud r R. Bearden " tickets
Sll,27l65, together with various other
smaller sums from different sources,
making up the total above.
From this it would seem that Mr..
R. NJ. McClung, the president, and
Mr.. Bearden were in the habit of
taking out money at will and sub
stituting their tickets. Something
in this style no doubt; "McClung
DR.. bk., 1925; Bearden, DR.. bk.,
$780," etc. Mr.. McClung thinks,
in a letter read by the secretary,
that if the creditors viii hold off
twelve months the Indebtedness of
the bank may be settled in twelve
months and a handsome surplus
left. Mr.. R. R. Bearden, who is in
New York trying to realize money
enough to "settle up" announces
that he viii only step his efforts
+" when compelled to by the credi-
tors themselves" All this, which
we find set forth at length in one Of
the Knoxville papers, only confirms
the II preston hat men who handle
other peoples money often tax IN
Unsuitable liberties with it, and do
business in a very loose manner.
When the officers OF a bank replace
the most of the cash on hand with
their personal tickets it is high
time for the concern to burst and
the stockholders to look out for
themselves.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09

ment in constructing a line of rail-
way that viii link the Atlantic and
Pacific by a route that lies in the
richest soil and the most genial eli
mate on the continent. There is
now a bill awaiting the action of
the next meeting of congress which
provides that the government shall
stand as security for the payment
by the railroad company of the in
terest on a given amount of bonds
to be issued for every mile Of road
constructed. The government is
not asked to give a dollar in money.
The company will be vastly rich the
moment the road is built, for it al
ready owns millions of acres of rich
land directly on the line which will
then be of immense value. Hence
the government will run no risk in.
extending its aid to this enterprise,
The bill in question provides that
a branch shall be built from some
point in central Texas to,,Memphis,
thus giving that city an air line
route to the finest grain and cattle
region in the world. u is estimated
that such a road would give Mem.
phis five hundred thousand bales of.
Texas cotton annually, beside count
less herds Of cattle, In return
Memphis would become a vast
wholesale market, and would sup
ply Texas with everything the peo-
pie might need to buy from abroad.
In this way the material prosperity
and glory of our entire State would
be greatly enhanced. Further, the
entire South would be built up, its
Masterpieces would bloom and its
ancient splendor would be renewed.
We favor this project because we
live in the South and want to see it
take its proper place in the Union.
In our poverty and weakness we
have been oyershadowed and almost
swallowed up by the rich and giant
like North and East. We want to
resume our normal relations to the
government, and to this great
end congress will be asked for its
aid at the next session. We believe
it will be granted.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09
Tbs Land of burns.

A correspondent Of the London Rail,
way News thus refers to the place where
the poet Burns was born, and where the
scenes Of some Of bis most popular writ
logs are to be foupd;
Arrived at this spot it is not a little
disc Hpointing TO find that the birthplace
Of genius is part of a 'change-house, or
public house. The actual drinking does
not, however, take place in the kitchen,
where Burns was born, nor 10 tbe other
original room OF the house. The kitchen
remains much as it was on that rude
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09
General BanRiRg aud tho West
rlfnaeFa.

linaer8.
New YORK, June "a West Point
letter says: Hon. Henry B. Banning, Of
Ohio, joined his fellows on the board of
visitors yesterday. Upon arriving he
was met by one of the officers who asked
him what be meant by stating that the
officers at that post had their houses fur
nished at government expense, and in a
most luxurious manner. Banning did
not ~recollect ever having said that in
any speech in the house. Before he
reached the hotel he was spoken to about
The matter, and about his opposition to
the army in general, by some gentlemen
who rode with him in the stage, and
when he got to the hotel be was accosted
in the same manner by some of his fel.
low members. why" he said, as Sem
atOrs Blaine and Maxey began to talk
the matter over with him on the piazza,
Il am beginning to think | have been
bulldozed. The army has no better
friend than l am" General Banning
leaves to-day for home.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09

' the calendar, and scenes and acts
' unveiled that put to blush oul
: boosted civilization. Can it be fol
3 the want of proper and stringent
: laws that SO many men escape pun.
ishment? If such be the case, the
people should unite and with one
voice plead for the enactment q
more and better laws. Iopine that
the grieyous fault is not in that di-
rection. 1t is in our jury system
When good and intelligent men are
debarred from the jury-box, is it
any wonder that justice hides her
head and crime stalks abroad? At
all hours Of the day around the
courthouse are to be seen idle and
thriftless men lettering about, wait
ing, like Micawber, "for something
to turn up They are the prsfes-
sional jurymen ; they never read
the papers, and when asked if they
have formed or expressed an
opinion, are as Ignorant as
a bat of the case on trial.
Months ago our excellent sheriff
paid a hasty visit to the golden
shores of the Pacific to bring back
an offender. Such a trip could not
possibly have been made without
great expense. Would it not have
been best to have suffered the fugi-
tive to have remained "With his
bark tossed on a foreign Shore"
than when brought back to be ac-
quilted Of a defalcatiOn that was as
clear as the light Of day? A jury
has said, "Not guilty." and as a
law-abiding people we must acqui-
esce. Have we not in our midst
another defaulter who cannot be
prosecuted on account of our
wretehed jury system? He has
never run away, and many people
in their charity of heart believe
that he was a victim, and that he is
as much sinned against as sim
ming" Again, our sheriff tracked
a man guilty OF a most horrible
murder to a distant State, and
succeeded in ~arresting and bring.
ing him here for trial. Is Justice
a mockery? That man stood
his trial and was sent to the
penitentiary for a few wears and
if he behaves decently will be
allowed to return as a sovereign,
and perhaps will be asking the
~sutfrages of the dear people for a
lucrative Office. Our officials, how
ever capable and diligent, are power
less to do more. Let us weed out
this obnoxious jury system as we
would weed out the dock from our
fields. Let the cry go from Carter
to Shelby, and, if it is necessary to
have a constitutional convention,
let one be called, however expensive
it may be. Many things can and
will be brought up requiring re-
modelling, etc. Until our laws are
more efficiently executed we cannot
hope for peace and prosperity. In
the sentiments above enunciated /
diselaim anything Of a personal
nature. As far as | can, and often
times | go too far, l endeayor to
extend the mantle of charity over
the imperfections of Others. To
those who have ginned, and on trial
found mot guilty,"I would Eay,
$50, and sin no more" "H."
June 8, 1877.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09
SUPREME COURT.
Proceedings at Jackson, Tenn.

Proceedings at Jackson, Tenn.
Special to the LEDGER
JACKSON, Tenn, June 9.-Csrlisle VS.
Vaughan, Moore & Miller vs.. Stovall,
petition for rebearing continued to next
term; Williams VS.. Trip, Richardson
VS.. Cubbins & Gum, Lee VS.. City Of
Memphis, Wormeley VS.. Owen, Taylor,
Joy &Co VS.. Wormeley 4 Co., Read vs.
Sozer,. Harris VS.. Neible, petitions for
%rehearing refused and dismissed. The
court will hear no cause after Tuesday
next, and will adjourn Friday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09
Oh Gsorgel what DnmseI.


She was young and fair, and a
tear glistened in her eye as she laid
her curly head on his shoulder and
exclaimed: Oh George! l think il
I found you did not love me
should die" "My darling" he an
swered, passing his hand gently
round her dimpled chin, 81 will al.
ways love you. Do you think
would marry you if / did not feel
sure Of it? In a few days at the
altar shall vow to love you all my
life, and | will keep my VOW" A
lovely kind Of b.atifc happines:
played for a moment like sunshine
on her lips, and then she whispered
"Oh George! | like to hear you talk
like that; you have been 50 good To
me. You have given me a diamond
locket, and a gold watch and Chain,
and rings that an angel might wear
outside her gloves and not be
ashamed, and if / thought that
one day you'd be sorry you'd given
me all these nice things and want
them back again it should break
my heart" lie held her gently
against his manly breast, and an.
swered with a q%uayering voice; &c
my darlingl there is nothing on
earth that could happen that would
make me repent giving you a few
tokens Of my love, or make me
want them back again" She
sprang from his arms ike a Joyous
deer, SIZE shook back her sunny
curls, and, with a whole poem in
her hazel eyes, exclaimed ooh
Gcorgel you have taken a load
from my heart. Pye come to say
that / can't marry you after all, be.
cause I've seen somebody / like bet
ter, and | thought you'd want youi
presents hack again"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Russians Attempt to
Cross the Danube and
are Repulsed.
ErzerOum Short of Provisions
and Kars on Half
RatiOns.
kilograms Concerning Military
Movements in ROumania
to be Stopped.

LONDON, June 8. - The Turkish jour-
mails assert that Hobart Pasha has left
Varna with a squadron to lombard
Adrassa, a state of siege having been
proclaimed. In Roumania all kilograms
concerning military movements hence.
forth will be stopped. One of the great
causes Of the state Of siege was the un.
satisfactory working of the Roumauian
railways. All the railway officials are
now subject to military authority.
The Russions not only intend to &C.
cupy Bulgaria, but have made all the
arrangements for remaining for at least
three years in the villages around Adria.
nople.
The Russian merchants in the Baltic
ports are reported to be clearing the
wharves and warehouses by exporting
all the goods possible, apprehending a
general prohibition of expectation.
The Montenegrins are cannonadiDg
Spuz.
The Russian forces from Arabian have
reached A%rdanudsch. The governor and
four battalions of the garrison Of Arde-
han, have reached Erzeroum. The gov.
ernor will be court.marshalled.
There have been skirmishes with the
advance of the Russian right wing near
hartman.
Muhktsr Pasha has sent a force to cut
of the communications Of the Russian
right and center.
The Russians attempted to cross the
Danube in force between Nikopolis and
Sistova on Friday, but were repulsed.
1t is reported that Muhktar Pasha has
been cut off from Erzeroum and Kars.
Erzeroum is short of provisions and the
garrison at Kars is on half rations.
ST. PETERSBURG, June "a new levy
Of 2l6, 900 men has been ordered.
SOUTHAMPTON June 9.-The mayor has
invited Ex-President Grant to a munich.
pal banquet.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09

A COMMUNICATION elsewhere,
signed H." will attract the atten-
ton Of the community. The sug-
g@estiOns, while affecting no one
personally, are too serious to be
passed by lightly. There is a grow
ing feeling that the jury system
has become a mere machine to con-
Wet or acquit at the beck Of some
subtle outside influence. A history
Of all the noted jury trials in Mem
phis for the past ten years would
greatly strengthen this impression.
The county Of Shelby has lost over
half a million dollars since the war
by the shortcomings of public Off
Gals, yet no one has ever been con.
victed Of embezzlement or their
securities made to pay up, with one
recent and partial exception. No
wonder that taxpayers are indifer-
ent whether they pay or not, and
that the public mind is rapidly
coming to regard a jury as a
thing invented to register the will
Of some outside interested party
who knows how to pull the ropes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09

It has been decided that a kiss 10
California is worth $500 in gold-but you
may not all be so lucky, girls.
Twenty thousand dollars was the Es-
sipof deficit in this country. Werthei.
mer never had a worse time, sir.
Nothing makes a bald-headed man
madden thaa to be accused of not having
cleaned the hairs out Of the comb.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09

The subscription price Of the PUB.
Lie LEDGER is IS per danum for
the Daily, and 50 per annum for the
Resky-Postage rec.
Persons tearing the city for the sum-
mer a order the Dali Y LEDGER
at 75c per month. or too dollars for
three months, IN dd1anee, with the
privilege Of changing p~ostotiee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09

10 the Editor Of the Ledger:
All good men are inherent lovers
Of justice, and only evil-doers sbun
its DEGREES. We have instituted for
our protection a Criminal Court
with all its machinery in full blast
for the prosecution Of criminals.
A worthy judge presides over it.
and an indeiatigable and p~erseve..
ing attorney general is doing all in
his power to suppress crime and
punish violators of the law. The
cost of conducting this court il
enormous, and the burden falls on
the tax payer. Day after day the
different phases of humanity are
arraigned Tor all crimes known in
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09
River TeIeKrams.

CAIRO, June 9-Arrived-Jas. CAT,
Memphis, | am; Golden City, Eew Or.
leans, 2; Gilmore, New Orleans, 8. De
parted-GsG, Cincinnati, 2 a m; Gil
more, Ohio river, 9; Golden City, Gin.
c%inuati, 10. Raining hard.
CISoIySATI, June 9--River rising.
More rain.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-09

New York. June 9.-At Dinwiddie
Courthouse yesterday Jack Peasants
was hanged for the murder Of Ann Lun-
day in April last, both eolored.
At O%pelousas, La, Louis Rousseau was
hanged for the murder of Cyrus Brignaz
on the l3.h Of March last.