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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-12
TeetntnIar.

Nv Redfeld, the brilliant correspond.
ent of the Cincinnati Commercial, is a
teetotaler. Ee says that during his
travels in the South be isinyited at least
100 times a year to = take a drink.n He
always firmly, but politely, begs to bo
excused, giving as bis reason that he
never indulges in spirituous or malt
liquors, aud he described in o very anus
ing name the effect Of this announce
ment upon the average Southern gentle
mau. First, be looks at the correspond.
ent's feet, then slowly raises his eyes,
taking IN by degrees his whole person
uatil BIO REACHES the top OF his head.
Then his eyes are sloyly depressed until
they again rest upon the GROUND, when
ne steps back one OF two PAGES, puts his
hands on his hips, aud, after a moment
pause, says, with a lone Of great aston.
ishment, Well, Til be damned"
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EUROPEAN NEWS.
The Russians Sink a Turkish
Monitor, and the Entire
Crew and 200 Sol
dierS Perish.
No Important Engagements Since
the lst Of May.

K1scHENEFF, May Il 1T is officially
confirmed that the Russians sank a large
Tarkisn monitor in the Danube yester-
day. A shell penetrated the boiler of
the monitor, resulting ia its explosion,
which fred the magazine. The monitor
sank, and the entire crew and 200 hun.
bred soldiers persisted.
LONDON, May IA Russian official
dispatch from TiAis says the Russians
occupied Dyadin unopposed, on toe sth.
News from Kars to the 9th inst, an.
nounce that the Russians are encamped
within three hours march from Loubatan
and Yaghnilar. There have been Only
unimportaht outpost skirmishes since
the first Of May, Communication be-
tween Kara and Erzeroum is infrequent
and difficult. DEAFNESS and scarcity of
provisions increase and the Russians
find great difficulty in procuring sup
plies
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All the unprecedented Democrats are
satisfied with Hayes. - Dispatch.
Yes, but what about the preiudiced
Republicans2 Democrats have aecerted
the situation and settled down to bust
ness and desire nothing but a restoration
OF the industries of the country and re-
newed prosperity. II is the Republican
party managers who are bowling at the
administration and refuse TO be pacifed.
Whatever there is of political disturb
ances or feverish irritation cannot be
charged to the Democracy. 1t SAYS
Hayes was placed in the Presidential
chair by fraud, which is so evident to-day
that no rejecting man doubts it, while
the conduct OF the party in power takes
the color of aims deeds as if to atone for
misdeeds and quiet u remorse of con
science. The unappointed Republicans
are disappointed and give tongue to
threats and talk wildly about q betrayal,
and even indicate the mode Of admins.
tering a rebuke by refusing to spend
money or efforts to maintain the Repub-
lican organization in this years election.
We cannot see where Democrats are
tearing their hair about this muddle;
they are quietly biding. their time. and
feel perfectly assured that truth Is mighty
and will prevail
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An Am erIean Lady Bearing a span.
fSh Title.

Miss Blake, an American laGy-and
not related to Mr.. Howells's hero-has
just been married in Paris TO the Yicomte
de Koetlegon, a member Of one Of the
Oldest Legitipist families The young
Yicomte served with the Carlists a year
or two ago, just for the fun Of the thing;
and the king" who happens TO be now
in Paris, sent an abide camp to the we'd
ding; while his brother. Don Alfonso,
and the Infanta, attended the church
The last named lady, by the way, is not
exactly q social success in the French
capital; she is not what fancy painted
her; she has light hair, and everybody
knows that a person bearing a Spanish
title ought to have black; and at the
races the other day she shocked all the
prophecies by appearing in a mantilla
Of white lace, which was disappointing
though it may have been correct.
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SUPREME COURT.
Proceedings AT Jackson, Tenn.
o., tkn In1..

Proceedings at Jackson, Tenn.
Special to the Ledger.l
JACKSON, Tenn May 1.-THE su.
preme court decided the following cases:
Stovall VS.. Williams; Drake VS.. Mclean /;
Stovall vs.. Tuggle; Ryan VS.. Keith;
App VS.. Ryan, aud Wills vs.. Whitmore.
affirmed. Richards Va, Ebliu, modified;
Oliver VS.. Mclean. reversed aad bill dis.
missed; Ford vs. Iredale, reversed and
~remanded; Scott VS. johnson, modified
and account ordered, Davenport VS..
Harbert reversed; Silk VS.. Marks, Pump
d Co., bankruptcy, cannot be pleaded in
this court; City VS.. Fisher, appeal dis
missed because the act allowing the city
to appeal with bond ia unconstitutional.
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VISA IS now

Tammauy Ball has ordered a general
attack on Hsyes.-lAvalanohe, 18th.
We rise for information. Our cotem-
porary when no;too busy with other favor
lie work, and often laudable, frequently
wades into Tammany Hall as q control
ling influence in the land, which directs
political movements outside of New
York. We do not know exactly what
Tammany is now There has been an or.
ganization Of that name in New York,
but somehow we thought it was employed
for local purposes mostly, aud at last
became so odious that it was crushed
and many of the leaders, like Tweed
Hall and others, punished or compelled
10 flee the country. 1t was a big ring,
or within TammaDy there was g ring OF
bad men Who grew rich by corrupt prac
tees. Republicans as well as Democrats
shared some of the spoils. When thu
exposure came the ring was denounced
and pushed to the wall by both parties
alike. The stain will always attach to
the name Of Tsmmany, but is it fair
to constantly attempt to make the
Democratic party at large responsible
for the misdeeds Of a few men2 Perhaps
this is not the intention, but it looks that
way. If the TamRany Hall party exists
noW as a political organization it has
been purged Of the men who stole the
peoples money By the million, and, as
far as we have any means Of knowing,
il is not at present liable to charges Of
corruption. These things have not been
confined to one party altogether III the
past There was u credit mObiler, nu-
merous whisky rings, and rings Of con
tractors and railroad men, and all sorte
of rings. While these things are the
natural outgrowth Of power and unbrl
died extravaganza in high places, they
have been broken up, and at present no
charges Of corruption remain standing
against any great number Of prominent
men under the government. Would it
be Just to constantly hold Hayes re-
sponsible for every thing done under
previous Administrations However, to
our original inquiry; What is Tammany
Hall now, and what power OF influence
or control has it over individuals, papers
or parties outside OF New York city,
Judging from the response TO the order
which the Avalanche says has been is-
sued Tammany must have q slim follow
ing. The Democratic press as a general
tAing have not made any special attack
on Hayes, but on the contrary indorses
his action in regerd to South Carolina
and Louisiana and other difficult ques-
tons. This can be done without leaving
the parry or guaranteeing any principle
that ought to be cherished. II there is
such a political phantom as Tammauy
its jurisdiction must be small ana its
following insignificant We preserve no
such skeletons in our closet either to. in.
spire friends or terrify enemies.
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Rev. John miller, the Herelic.

The Rev. John Miller, who has just
been suspended for heresy, used to be,
says the Richmond Dispatch, "a clerical
tele uoir Of atonewall J~aokson's, who
was a professor Of the Military Institute
while mir Miller lived aud preached ia
R~ockbridge, Va. Alter Mr.. Miller's mar.
riage TO the divorced wife Of Ex-Governor
Thomas Of Maryland, which Jackson be.
lieved forbidden by scripture, he would
never hear him preach. and several times
when DR.. White had invited Mr.. Miller
TO preach for him in Lexington, Jackson,
who had goNe to church not knowing Of
the change, would ge! up and 20 out,
The stories Of Mr.. Miller's eccentricities
are numerous, but not more so than the
stories Of bis genius. When he entered
the Southern army, in which he was q
brave soldier. he tried to get up a brig.
ade, but Jackson, il is stated, used hts IN
huence TO prevent it, or in any event &c
have him attached TO his command
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The Author of "Maison de Pen.


NJ. Jules Sandeau, going one evening
to the Mazarine Library, at the time that
he was a candidate for the Academy,
met NJ. Victor Cousin, and naturally
enough with an eye to votes was exceed
ingly courteous to the translator Of Plato.
After the first s~alutations he seized the
opportunity to enumerate to Cousin his
p%retslsions aud qualifications for the
academy. Enong other things he hep
pened to mention that he had had the
honS to be a neighbor of the philosopher
between the covers of the Revue des
D-ux AOndes. "Ahl it is you" replied
Cousin, coolly, "it is you, sir, who wrote
that plliiude called tha FMaison de Pen
arvanl' And. without ceremony, be
turned his hack upon the unhappy novel.
list and walked away
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Que Of the exquisite wonders Of the
sea ia called the opelet, and is about as
large as the German aster, looking, in
deed, very much like one. Imagine a
very large double aster, with a great
many long petals Of a light green color,
glossy as satin, and each cue tipped
With rose color. These lovely petals do
not lie quietly in their places, but wave
about IN the water, while the opelet
clings to a rock. How innocent and
lovely it looks on its rocky bedl Who
would suspect that It would eat anything
grosser than dew or sunlight? But those
beautiful waving arms, gs you call them,
have use besides looking pretty. They
have to provide for q large, open mouth,
which is hidden down deep among them
so hidden that one can scarcely find it.
Well do they perform their duty, for the
instant a foolish little fish touches one Of
the rosy tips, he is struck with poison as
fatal to him as lightning. He immedi-
ately becomes numb, and in a moment
stops struggling, aud then the other arms
wrap Themselves around him, and be is
drawn into the huge, greedy mouth, and
he is seen no more Then the lovely
arms u%nclose and wave again in the
aater.
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LEGAL.

(~E~S
NRQSTEE'S SALE.-UNDER Ann nv
Il virtue Of a deed in trast executed 10 ne
Dy Y. ). Cooper on the 18th dav of December
loto;, and recorded in. the Registers Office az
ohel3y county, In 60ok No. IL, page 165, and
10 Wnlcn reference is here MADE, at the re-
quest OF the beneficiary hereunder, / will
proceed to sell at public auction, to the HIGH
est bidder, for cash, al No. 109 Adams street,
inc ci..y o. Memphis, Tenn, on MOndAE.
IS as AoS1, the property described in
sel1 trVst iced. to-Slt: ] arm chair, | rug, l
ehln2 pitcher, I small pictures. 3 glass globes.
8 marble vases, l coal scuttle, / double de,k, ]
ice cooler and stand, l stove and pipe. / office
STOOL, 4 clocks, l desk, l table, l bureau and
mirror, l cane arm chair, l spring arm chair,
4 oash DQX, z blinds, | sewing machine,
board with mirror, / safe, 2 large pictures. 3
casters. silver milk pitcher, 4O goblets. 2
slyer cake stands, / oliver butter dish. 46.
Knives ~ forks, 40 tablespoons, 30 teaspoons.
y NAPKINS, 10 table linen cloths, 2 celery
glasses, osaitcellars, 4syrup pitchers. s waiter
jackets, 3 aprens, 2 flesh forks, 9 sifters. l meat
oiock, ! Ioling-pin, l skillet, 6 wooden buclS-
ets' Z TN buckets, / s~trainer, | coffee boiler, q
egg ,spllces, 0 sauce pans, | skinner, 1 spiee
mlli, . CAKE moulds, > kitchen spoons, | egg
oeater' = tin pans, 8 pie plates, 10 dinner
plates, 10 sman plates, q soup plates. 81 onns
on saucers, D large size ~platters, 20 e.eream
saueers' dish pans, 3 roasting pans, 2 pots.
Eeirlger9ator, barber chair and stool, | cup
INNte -. va .ihupos 4 blnkle DeuStead. y
double hedsteads, l wardrobe, Z bureaus with
glasses, v washstands, 3 cane rocking chairs.
~ cane chairs, 10 wooden chairs, / large Look
ing glass II carpets. 2 double hair mattresses.
z uouole COTTON mattresses, 6 cotton top mat
trasses ~(doublel, ~ pillows, | spring mattrass-
= blankets, 80 comforts, 50 bed spreads, ~
double sheets, IL single sheets, 2 feather boi-
sters, . bolster covers, 100 pillow slips. s rngs-
50 window shades. 70 mosquito bars, l bath
tuD, pine WOOD Gu6bard. b pieces cocoa mat
lux AMl NAFnHl- hall no .nf Ian -. = =
ca pet lcommonl, ! stair carpet ~ yardsl.
uozen towels, toTee pump and hose,
Inc sale OF the above property will COM
Ilence ~ ~ O'Clock a.m., anu continue from
Jay 10 Jay until all Of the property is sold,
n y JAMES FlNNIE, Trustee.
We. " DENT, Attorney. 5Q-G3
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Q York Itsms.

New YoRE, May l2.-The jury in q
suit brought by Abram H. Daley against
Walter l.. Livingston, under a writ Of
quo warranto, to oust the latter from tbs
surrogateship Of Kings county, Brooklyn,
gave a verdict for the plaintiff. Judge
Gilbert in his charge to the jury, held
that il they accepted The balIot.boxes
Daley was elected; if they pdhesed to
returns Livingston was elected.
William h. Vanderbilt sails to-day for
Europe. Nothing definite is made pub.
lie regarding the object of his journey.
and Mr.. Vanderbilt will not see the re.
porlers.
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New YORK, May l2.-The Herald Jays
that ,urimen throughout the country will
regret to learn that there are very serious
doubts Of Aristides and Ten Brock com
ing together at Louisville on the 2l,h
inst, The country looked for a grand
struggle on the day named. That it will
not take place mgst prove particularly
annoying, net only to the Louisville
Jockey Club, bat to thousands Of tnrf,
men who had made up their minds to
witness the race.
The Times says the turfmen 10 ell
parts Of the country we're deeply inter
ested in the race. The following letter,
received in this city, is the melting cause
Of the foregoing:
IONA, May s., 1877.
When 1 wrote yoa e. Sunday, / was
tull of hope about Aristides, but in his ex
ercise Monday be met with an accident.
and this morning | am in a great deal OF
trouble aud fear he will not be able to
start at Louisville. Your friend.
HENRY P. McGRATH.
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FRANCE AND GERMANY.
what George III. Baker, u. s. Min
lister TO Russia, SAP of the Att
tude OF GoFmAny.

what George III. Baker. u. s. Min
lister 20 Russia, SAP Of tne Att
tude OF GOrmAny.
New YoRE, May ~ Geo. Il. Baker,
United States minister to Russia, says
in an interview: Germany to-day is one
vast camp. She is stronger than ever
before and better fitted for war, but this
has been accomplished at the cost Of
prosperity. The army is therefore an
object, and that object is to SO thorough
ly crush France that al idea of revenge
by lie Grande Nation will be com
pletely cut Of the question for a year or
two. Germany could not carry out this
plan had Russia been at peace, for the
Emperor Alexander, when the subject
was preached to him, would not hear of
it, and it is a fact that but for his firm
ness and decision the Germans would
have declared war long ago; hence in
order to efectually dispose of Russia
Germany was obliged to wait until that
power became involved With Turkey, anS
to effect this the German ambassador
spared no pains by urging upon Russians
the fact that Germany would not inter.
fere with any programme the car would
undertake to carry out"
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Miss De Granville, the young Cana.
dian woman with the iron jaw, who can
lit 450 pounds with her teeth, said to a
World reporter: NY teeth are pretty
good, but it's not in them that my
strength mainly lies; it's here touching
the back Of her neck), and here drop
ping her hand lower on the spinal
column that | get tie muscle. ! tell
you I'm awfully strong. My mother had
has stll-a wonderful set Of teeth.
Why. to this day she can bite a hickory
nut the same as yon gould peanut. Ny
iather never had the toothache, neither,
to The day he died. When ! was 0 little
glrl used 10 20 round the house lifting
things"
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railroad Troubles.

INDIANAPOLIS, May l2-In the Lafay.
cite, Muncie and Bloomington railroad
case the contending parties not being
able to agree on the nomination Of a re-
%ceiver, the court selected and appointed
General Geo. H. Chapman as receiver
of the road from Muncie, Ind, to the
S late line between Indiana and Illinois.
General Chapman is a lawyer OF this city
and was at one time receiver of the
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago
railrnad.
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rue GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
Earl of oxford.

The ancient Earldom Of Oxford, which
was supposed to have become extinct on
the death OF Aubrey de We're early in the
last century, has been claimed by Mr.,
Robert Posr Wear, Of Barmyside aud
Paille Castle, Ayrshire. Mr.. Wear has
assumed the name nf Aubrey de We're in
lieu Of his pstronymic, and announces
his intention to assume for the future the
style and title o. Earl Of Oxford. He
has caused steps 10 be taken in the court
OF chsncery for the purpose Of proving
his descent, and will shortly take such
steps as may be necessary to establish
his right to a seat 70 the house OF lords.
the assumption that the ancient
was extinct, the title was re-
newell in l7ll.in the person Of Sir Robert
Harley. excessively speaker Of the house
of commons, speaker and chancellor OF
the ex%cheQuer aud lord high treasurer Of
Great Britain; aud again became extinct
the death Of Alfred, sixth Earl, in
January, 1858, without issue.
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A IerrIbIo ARRAY.

Jackson Wing and Tribune l2th.l
Saturday last a terrible fight occurred
at the brewery in this city, in which two
Of the participants were severely and
n fatally injured Two young men,
Thos. Farrell and Thos. Mclean, had
gone to the brewery, on the morning Of
the day indicated above, where they
drank SOME beer. Charlie Kuntz. pro,
prietor Of the brewery, came to the city
on business, and lett Farrell and Nc.
Lean on his premises. Shortly after
kuntz left, the two young men got into
trouble with a negro woman, in the en-
ploy Of Kuniz, aud the disturbance
brought Mr.. Streley, the brewer, and a
negro man, both of whom whom were at
work in the cellar, to the scene. Whes
Streley assembled the stairway, where the
noise was heard, Farrell and Mclean
struck him several blows, which felled
him to the floor. The negro woman in
the meantime ran after Kuntz, who bur
ried home, assembled the stairs, caught
hold OF Mclean and threw him headlong
to the floor below; he then returned up.
stairs after Farrell. but discovered that
he had jumped out Of the window, a dis.
lance OF perhaps sixteen or eighteen
feet kuntzthen went to the lower room
and found that Farrell had, in the jump,
broken his leg. The brewer was severe
y bruised, but is now improving. Far
rell was carried home, where his leg was
carefully dressed, but Wednesday iuAam.
alton set in, which resulted in his death,
which occurred at n o'clock on Friday
morning.
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the whole country well, to the extent that
he aided in producing good government
in Louisiana aud in giving Mississippi,
Louisiana and Texas proper representa-
tives in the persons OF Lamar, Spoford
and Coke in the highest council chamber
Of federal legislation. Texas, therefore,
has reason for selfgratulation in the
fact that Governor Brown becomes, as
we are told, a citizen of this common
wealth, and the delightful city of Mar
shall, with all its sttractiveness, can have
no stronger social charm than that found
in the presence of Governor Brown and
his wife
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Conference of Secretary Sherman
with Rankera.

NV York, May l2.-The evening
Post says Of the conference yesterday of
Secretary Sherman with the bankers
who constitute the American mem.
bership CT the syndicate, having
charge Of four and a half per cent. bond
negotiation, nothing was done to extend
the contract, which expires on the 3Oth
of June, or to nodify it. The syndicate
agreed to take S25, 600, 900 of the four
and n half per cent. bonds this
month and S2.5OO,OOO in June, and
pay gold for the same with the under.
standing that no ive.twenty six per cent.
bonds shall be called into offset this sale.
The gold so received, it ia said, will eth
er be held for the resumption purpose in
1879, Or if sold for legaltender notes
these notes will be held permanently for
the redemption Of fractional currency.
The fractional currency has, in a
good measure, been destroyed, and
will never come in for redemp-
ton, so that legal tenders taken 10
will, for all practical purposes, be the
same as it cancelled. 1t is understood
that the secretary contemplates the sale
f 3,5OO,OOO of FIVE and one.half per
cent. bonds each month, and that all sold
will be held, Or if it is sold for legal ten
der notes that the latter will ba held to
redeem the fractional notes to the extent
that fractional notes are outstanding.
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NV YoRK, May l2.-wm. Z. Dodge,
President Of the National Temperance
Society, has resigned as a member Of the
Union League club, as DO cannot con
%slstenily bo connected With any as
ISOLATION who derive their support in
any part from the sale Of intoxicating
drinks
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The population of England in 1901
was 10. 900, 900; of the United States
1880, 900. To-day the population of En-
gland is placed at q, 900, 900, and that Of
The United States at As. 600. 1000.
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GARD.

10 all who are suffering from tAe errors and
indiscretiOns Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood. ETC.. 1 will send
a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary in South America. Send a
self-addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH
T. IMAM, Station D. Bible House, New York
City. 129-xxiv. 12sd6w
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River TeIewrams.

CAIRO, May l2.-Arrived-Colorgdo
St. Louis, midnight; James D. Parker,
Memphis, 3 am. ~Departed-Warner,
Ohio river, 10 p m; Colorado, Vicks-
burg, am; Grand Republic, New Or
leans, 81 Hillman, Nashville, s. Fair
aud cool.
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Indicnfiona

WASHINGTON, May l2.-For Tennessee
and the Ohio valley falling barometer,
northeast to southeast winds, increasing
cloudiuess aud rain, with nearly station
aFy or lower temperature.
The Mississippi river will slowly fall.