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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-31
origin Of various words.

The word pamphlet is derived
from a Greek authoress, Pamphy.
liza, who compiled a history of the
world in t~hirty-fve little books.
" Punch and Judy" is a contrac-
ton from Pontius and Judas it is
a relic of an old miracle play" in
which the actors were Pontius Pr
late and Judas Iscariot. "Bigot"
is from Visigotha, in which the
fierce and intolerant Arianism of
the Visigoth conqueror of Spain
has been handed down to infamy.
Humbug" is from Hamburg ; a
piece of Hamburg news" was in
Germany a %proverbial expression
for false political rumors. "Gauze''
derives its name from GAIA, where
it was first made. "Tabby cat" is
all unconscious that her name is
derived from Atab, a famous street
in Bagdad, inhabited by the manu-
facturers of silken stuffs called atabi
or taffety, the waving markings of
the watered silks resembling pussy's
coat. cold Scratch is the demon
Skratti, who still survives in the
superstitions Of Northern Europe.
odd Nick" is none other than
Nikr, the dangerous water demon
Of Scandinavian legend. The lemon
takes its name from the city Of
Lima.
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Warrington Ilems.

WAsHIyGToN, October 3 l--Ths letter
carriers have appointed a committee to
confer with the postofice committees Of
the senate and house, and urge yearly
salaries in all cities to be placed at $1,000
for the highest grade and $500 for the
lowest.
On account Of the rain the races at
Benniugs has been postponed until 10
morrow.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
By Burnside: To remove all restric.
tons regarding the enlistment OF col.
ored citizens in the army.
By Ingalls,; To provide a building fol-
the postofice, courts aud other public
Offices at Topeka.
A number Of unimportant bills were
introduced, and the Senate went iuto
executive session.
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rhe FIighr OF Birds.

In the time of Henry ", kins
of France, there was a famous fal.
coma species of hawk-that wa:
trained to fly from Fontainbleau tC
Malta, a distance of 1850 miles, in
the short time of twenty-foul
hours. Other birds have even
greater power to sustain themselyeS
for long periods in the air. Thus
the frlgate, or man-of-war bird, is
sometimes found on the Atlantic, q
thousand miles from the shore, fly.
ing In various directions in search
of food, so that he must have flown
much more than a thousand miles
in getting there, and probably flies
much farther in getting back
making, probably, a journey OF four
or five thousand miles without any
rest. 1t has been said Of this bird
that it never visits the shore except
during the season for Matching its
eggs, and that it sleeps while pois-
ing itself on its wings at a great
hight. Besides all these various
arrangements to keep the bird long
on the wing, there is still another OF
a remarkably interesting character.
You know how a fire balloon is made
to rise by heating the air in it with
a small piece of sponge filled with
alcohol, and set on fire, SO that the
heated air is ever rising under it
and lifting it higher and higher in
the air. The air thus heated is ex-
pended and made lighter in the
balloon, so that it is crowded up by
the colder air always getting be-
meath it. Now, there is something
like this in every bird that flies.
The natural heat of the birds body
is greater than that of man. For
instance, the heat Of the human
body is ordinarily about 80 degrees,
while that OF flying birds is from
LOG to 112 degrees. Now, this heat
of the birds body expands the air
in the lungs, the bones, the quilts,
the feathers, and air sacs, so that it
makes it easy to keep afoat in the
higher regions; and as eagles,
hawks and other birds Of prey eat
animal food alone, and as this has
more heating propensities than veg
etable food, the bodies of such birds
have a higher temperature, and SO
are able to keep longer on the wing
than those birds that live entirely
on seeds. Hence we never see those
seed eating birds flying SO high and
remaining so long in the air as the
others that eat flesh.
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SAYS a Washington correspondent OF
the Lcuisville Courier.Jour THE
committee on the Pacific railroad, al
first constituted, INSISTED of eight mem
bers who are counted favorable to tie
Texas and Pacific railway, namely
Messrs. Throckmorton, of Texas, House
of Tennesses, Landers Of Connecticut.
Chalmers, f Mississippi, Elan Of Lou.
%isiana, 0'Neill Of Pennsylvania, CaswelI
Of Wisconsin, and Cole of Missouri, AM
five opponents, viz: Potter of New York.
the chairman, Morrison OF Illinois, Lat.
trell Of California, Blair Of New Hamp.
shire, and Rice Of Mississippi. The
announcement struck terror to the
hearts Of the friends Of the measure
The chairman has the management Of thu
business Of the committee, and, being
dead az inst it, can easily secure the de
lays whicl wouli be fatal to such a
measure. No thanks, therefore, are du,
to Mr.. Randall in the premises. he
builded wiser than be knew. Mr. Potter
who is said to be interested several han
dred thousand dollars 10 a rival road IA
the Texas Pacific, has honorably de.
clined to serve on the committee, and
the result is that Governor Throckmor,
ton succeeds TO the Craftsmanship. He'll
able experienced and energetic In hi,
hands the Pleasure has a fair show o.
coming before the house"
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lSl6Tl
MOI Resident Notice.

In the Chanoery Court of Shelly eountv,
Tennessee John M. Lea, Joh.i Ovarian a,
al. VS.. City Of Memphis ct RI,
TT, APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
1 this cause that the defendant, T. Il Brown,
Is . non resident Of the State of Tennessee ;
it is therefore ordered that he maze his ap-
pearance nerSSp at the court house in the city
OF memphis, Tenn, on or before the first Mon
day In December, 1877. and plead, answer or
Iemur to the original and amended bills
filed. herein by said Lea and UvortO1.
or the same will be taken for confessed
as to him and set for hearing ex paTte; and
that q copy Of this order be published once a
week, for four successive weeks, in the Public
Ledger.
This 18th day of October, 1877.
A c~opy-Attesti
By R. j. BGLoWT y a; lyle, O. and NJ
kstes q Elicit, and W. w. Goodwin, soIie-
ltors for complainant, 50bps26S
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WASHINGTON, October 3 l-For Ten.
nessee and the Ohio valley clear or part.
ly cloudy weather, westerly winds and
stationary or lower temperature and
pressure.
For the upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys, clear or partly cloudy
weather, cold, backing TO warmer south
eriy winds, aud stationary OF lower pres,
sure.
The rivers will remain stationary.
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I'D r. $751;
Chancery Sale Of Real Estate.

Chancery Court of Shelby County,. W. JEFF
terson. admir- Of N. II. Kerr, deceased, VS..
Mary f. Kerr ct al.
by VIRTUE OF AN INTERLOCUTORY
~ decree for sale. entered in the above cause
on the 18th day of October, 1877, I will sell, at
public auction, to tho highest bidder, in front
OF the CLERK ana Masters Off CO, court. house
building, Main street. Memphis, TenH.. on
. Saturday, November 10, 1877,
within legal hours. the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
to wit:
In civil district No. 6, about six miles north
east Of Memphis, and near McConnells old
mill, consisting Of two tracts-One tract con-
tainlng 10 acres, and the other 26.5S aores.
said land is a part of the original Nj. A. Kerr
tract, and is tho land on which said Moses Ii.
Kerr resided at the time of his death.
Terms of sa~le-une-third cash; balance In
twelve months; note with approved security,
bearing interest from date; lien retained, etc.
This October 10. 1877.
T.. A. COLE, G. and NJ.
By 4 J. BLACK, D. @. and NJ.
Smith * Collier, collectors. 4~2-48-5i-e0
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Nom PRESIDENT Notice.

In the Chancery Court of Shelby couoty. Ten
nessee-Maria d. Monsarratt We. Ellen D.
Dunning ct al.
IT. APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
1 this cause that the defendant, irene +,
Dashiell 's a citizen Of Mississippi, and a
nonresident Of tho State Of Tennessee
1t Is therefore ordered that she make her
city Of Memphis, Tenn on or before the FIRST
Monday in December, 1877, and plead,
answer or demur to complainant's oriei
nal and amended bills, or the same
Will be taken for confessed as to her and act
doI nearing eX paIte, and that a copy of this
cesslye weeks, in the Public ledger.
This 18th day Of October, 1877.
A copy Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, G. and NJ.
Ivy X. !; BLACK, d. @. ard NJ.
60.56-62-6S
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The United States navy seems to be
in a dsplorably inefficient condition at
present, judging from the following,
clipped from the Louisville Courier.
Journal: Secretary Thompson has dis
covered that the seven new sloops of.war
built under Tar Robeson's auspices are
rotten from stem to stern, and will all
have to be repaired. The Enterprise has
been leaking ever since she was built. The
Huron is rotten to her keel. The
Ranger is locked for extensive repairs
in Japan, and the other vessels are in
like condition, although they are per.
fectly new. This is a portion of the
'fnest navy in the world which George
Robson has been talking about. Since
1864 the sun Of $l3O, DOC, 900 has been
expended repairing our war vessels
The Pensacola cost $500, 900 originally,
aud it took 81, OOO, 600 to repair her. The
Kssrsarze cost 1922. 94S, and IN a few
years she was repaired at a cost of SGl2
liz. The Lackswsnna coat $45I. 600
and it too. $7e6 1854 to repair her. That
is the way by which the money slipped
into the pockets Of s%windling contractors
favored by Robson. 1t is probable tba,
to-day we have not thirty vessels in the
navy which are really seaworthy and
efficient"
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WASHINGTON.
longresslonal Proeeedings.

Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE.-The following is the special
committee to consider the subject Of as
e~ertaining and declaring the vote for
President and Vice President of the
United States: Messrs Edmunds, Como.
yer, Howe. Mcmillan, Teller, Davis of
Illinois, Bayard, Thurman, and Morgan
of Alabama.
HOUSE The committee on banking
and currency has decided to recommend
the passage of Ewing's bill repeating the
third section Of the specie resumption
act OF January IA, 1875.
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Arrost Of an Insursnce var

New HAVEN, October 3l.-Insursnce
Commissioner Stedman Summoned BENZ.
Noyes, Of the National Capital Life In.
surance Company Of Washington, aud
formerly president of the National Life
and Trust Company and Of the Aneri.
can Mutual Insurance Company OF this
city, to appear before him and answer
questions concerning the financial con-
ditioH Of these companies, He repre-.
sents Noyes as refusing to answer ques
tions. He was placed under arrest.
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NEW York, October 3l.-Numerous
korses, including Tenbroeek, arrived
at Jerome Park yesterday to take part
IL the programme next Saturday. Ten.
brock is reported in blooming health
aud able to get his work in this time.
The entrance fee has been reduced 10
fifty cents, another reason for a crowd
Saturday.
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PIerrepont,s RenIrnntinn.

h0chester Deln0crat.I
me lawd," said Mr.. P%ierrepont to a
distinguished English nobleman the
other day, "I.ah do not wish to stahtle
you, but I've sent in me resignation.
! shall be Minister 10 the Court Of st.
James but q few days longah."
"Blawst i'll" said the nobleman with
true British vehemence. "What'd you
waut to do that for2 Does old Beacon
field know Of this2'
"Yaas," said Mr.. %Pierrepont, "I-at
informed the noble premiah mesel
lahst evening hat such was the case.
And Albert Edward2 You do no
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LEGAL MARRIAGES IN KEW YORK
In a recent scandal case heard before
Judge Van Brunt, Of New York, thai
jurist lays down the law Of marriage in
that State. He said to the jury impan.
eled to determine the case in question:
1t has become common for people 10
cay the laws OF the State Of New York
about marriages are too loose, and thai
all marriages without ceremonial should
be declared null and void. In England
and France the sentiment Of juries il
against the intiiction OF punishment OF
people innocent OF crime IN this matter
In this State a man has been held 10 be
married when be had represented 10 go
elety that he aud the woman be lived
with, II not married previously, were man
and wife. If a man keeps a mislres,
there is no risk Of his being drawn ipto
marriage complications by our laws "a
long az he treats her as his mistress. |
remember under the English law a case
as to the marriage Of q minor. The re.
cords OF the town where it occurred had
been destroy ed, but it was admitted that
the guardian of the minor bad consepteS
to the marriage, but the record did no,
prove it. To prevent a question in lav
the marriage was resolemsized and tbe
record Of the guardiaa OF the minor va,
obtained. Another curious Epglish cas-.
cited is the alleged shooting Of 4 nart'
ridge by a poscher. He was see with I,
gun and the gun was seen to 20 off AND
the bird was seen to fall, but the man
was acquitted because it was not provaG
to have been loaded. SO the law 4
bound to give liberal construction,
to the facts alleged. 10 the case o
the B~rinckley marriage we fad th,
same question about marriage contrac
as those now.a at question. L. was oft de
cided when a maR lived with a woman
and represented her to his friends MS hi
wife that she was his wife. II is no,
however, the law. The contracts wanleI
10 make the ceremony legal. Snppos
A and B have to settle a disputed copar'
nership account. The whole questio
hinges on the question Of the verify Q
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
NARn.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indisoretions Of youth, nervous weakness,
carly decay. loss Of manhood, etc., / will
send a receipt that will cure you. FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by q mis- ionary In South America. Send q
~solf-addressed envelope to the REy. JpsFpH
T. INMAS. Station D, Bible HppRe. Nep Yprk
CIV. @-xxv'i-S-eodtw
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BAR AssOCIArIONs AND." sHYsrERs.'

Nothing more degrades and disgraces
the learned profession Of law than the
practice carried on By q class of lawyers
known as " shysters." Bar associations
should make every effort to rid the pro.
fession of this notorious class of practi-
TONERS. In this city "shystering is
carried on to a considerable extent, but
neither bar associations nor courts Of
justice make any effort to suppress the
perpetrators of unprofessional acts. In
New York city recently the bar sssocia-
ton instituted proceedings before the
Supreme Court, general term, against q
lawyer of the class above mentioned
Mr.. Lewis L. Delafeld, who was selected
by the bar association to present the
case before the Court, made a lengthy
argument, and concluded as follows: 1T
is not pity, tits not charity to coudone the
faults of the lawyer who is recreant to his
trust. 1t is nothing but mawkish senti-
ment that can exteuuate or pardon those
crimes. Many of the difficulties Of thi,
problem have been lately solved by tbs
Incorporated Law Society of London, at
whose instance in one year (lS74) six
solicitors we're stricken from the rolls,
three cases we're referred to masters for
report and four we're abandoned in con.
sequence Of the flight Of the delinquonts
In the State Of New York it is rare to
disbar sn attorney; out the difference is
due to moral weakness and not to any
superiority of our attorneys over their
English brethren. The best interest Of
society requires that the good lawyer
should be treated with the highest re.
spect, and the bad one punished with the
utmost severity. Thus alone can the
bar be purged Of its dross aud raised to
the position it should hold. In deter
mining these cases courts should be cold
as icicles and vigorously just. Lawyers
are intrusted by the State with a great
aud valuable monopoly and unusual i'm.
munities. They alone are allowed to
represent the people in the courts in the
pursuit or defense Of fortune; they alone
oppose q barrier to persecution and CD
preston, and almost every man at some
period Of his life must depend upon them
in defense or pursuit Of property or life
or rights desrer than either. No friend
no relative however dear, no doctor
however learned, is, in these emergen
cies, permitted to intervene. The State
distinctly says that in all Of these mat.
ters the citizen who cannot protect him
self shall employ a lawyer and none
other. The monopoly is absolute, the
privilege is exclusive. In return for
his monopoly they must have approved
character aud lsarbing. The moment
these considerations fail, the privilege
should cease. The great truth which
must ever govern these cases is that OF
those TO whom much is given much shall
be required"
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SENATOR MoRroN, says the Louisville
News, fingers in the very presence Of
death. he is evidently conscious, how.
ever, that he must o experience the
great change, and has determined to
issue = farewell address to the Republi.
can party. The Republican party is in
about the same condition as the distin-
guished senator himself.
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Special to the Ledger:
DEyALL's BLUFF, October 81.
The BLUE RIBBON TRIP. = The Hard
Cash passed here at nine a IN. for Mem
phis with over 1900 bales of cotton, and
will have 1900 bales out OF the river.
She will arrive Friday at noon and re,
turn to White river Saturday evening,
going through to Jacksonport.
ED G. Postal, master.
CAIRO, Ill, October 81 Arrived
Dora Cabler, Evansville, IL pm; A. J
Baker, New Orleans, 6 a m; Belle Mem.
phis, Memphis, Z; Yaeger, St. Louis, II.
Departed Chester, Memphis, 10 p m;
Dora Cabler, Evansville, 2 a m; A. j.
Baker and Belle Memphis, 81. Louis. IL
Clear and cool.
PlTTsBURe, October 3l.-River two
feet four inches and falling. Weather
clear and cool.
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The New York Tribune informs the
public that Mr.. Pendleton is thought to
have tie lead in the Ohio senatorial con.
test, but this does not mean that he has
he best chance Of success. lie preba.
bly, has a larger number OF votes than
any other candidate, but he has not
enough to elect, and is liable. therefore.
to be dropped for some candidate who il
now far behind him. The chances are
= that neither he nor Ewing will BE- elected.
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News from New York and the bond
holders indicates that in that city a syn
dictate, composed Of prominent banking
firms, has been formed for the purpose Of
funding the Southern bonds. Since the
beginning of the war no interest has been
paid upon the Southern State, county or
municipal indebtedness. These bends
aggregate $500, 900, 900. The proposed
syndicate has matured a plan which, by
the legislatures of the several States, will
secure the funding of the debt, and the
payment of interest. The proposed law
would compel these States, counties and
municipalities to comply with the terms
Of their compact, and as an induce.
ment for its adoption the syndicate
would offer to fund these honda
bearing 5 or 10 per cent. interest
at 4 and 6 per cent the State
bonds at 4 and the others at 6. Itwould
provide that the auditor of the State,
with whom the bonds are to be reg.
istsred, should annually lay a tax upon
the assessed property for the p%symenrof
the interest and the raising OF a sinking
fund for extinguishing the Indebtedness
The law furthermore provides that no
injunction OF stay Of proceedings shall
be granted By any court or judge Of the
State to prevent or delay the collection
OF the AK. The proposed enactment
has undergone the scrutiny Of Mr. Judah
?. Benjamin. of London, aud S l. M.
Barlow, Of New York, who both agree
that it would secure the desired end if
adopted by the several States. The
States which would be asked to pass it
we're Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Kansas, Texas,
Tennessee, Nebraska, Minnesota and
Iowa. The firms composing the associ
alton are the First National Bank, Hugh
McCulloch & Co.. Of London; L. Van
hoffman 4 Co., Drexel, Morgan & Co.,
and Winslow, Lsmer & Co. There are
others ofhigh standing whose names are
not yet made public.
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senator NfoftonIa ConaIlIon.

INDIANAPOLIS, October 3l.-There is
no material change In Senator Morton's
condition since yesterday. He rested
well during the forenoon and retained
more food than he had done for several
days, but he is evidently growing weaker.
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OK the subject, Holding the Solid
South" the Augusta Ga Chronicle is
of opinion that "our people should not
be duped into a desertion Of party by the
specious arguments of men who seek
political preferment outside Of the Demo,
cratic organization. Men who acknowl-
edge no fealty to party should not re-
ceive the support of Democrats. Men
who imagine themselves stronger than
the Democratic party, and who threaten
its integrity and disregard its usages and
its preeedents, should net receive the
support eff its members. The preserva-
ton Of the Democratic party is more
important to the future of our State than
the success Of any man or set Of men
whose ambition deceives them into the
belief that their political preferment has
higher claims upon the people than the
life Of a great party that has saved the
State. The Democratic party has not
yet fulfilled its mission. The integrity
Of the party must be preserved. The in
terests Of our great State demand it"
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PUBLIC LEDGER
oYFICE-No. Is MADISON srRI11.

The subscription price Of the PUB
LILO LEDGER is IS per annam for
the Daily, and 50 per AMMAN for the
Weekly-POstGge free.
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the copartnership-so in marriage. The
judge then cited a number Of cases on
the subject of matrimonial intent and
legitimizing children-that OF 4 Com
stock, Fenton VS.. Reed, in the 4th OF
johnson; Rowes VS.. Clank, Clayton VS..
Wardell, Cajoher VS.. Terrier, % N. Y.
The tendency GU the part Of the courts
vas to sustain legitimacy. The legiti-
macy of the children has always to be
considered with the question OF the mar
rage contract. In 0'Gara vs. E~llsenack,
in which one Of the parties living to-
gether was married, it was held that the
marriage was not contaminated. Con-
sent, not cohabitation, makes matrimony
IS the law on this subject. 10 Tennes-
see a marriage without a license was
held to be void; but ia the celebrated
case OF a rich young mar of that State
who promised a girl in writing that he
would marry her the courts held, much
to his astonishment. that he was married,
as the letter formed a contract of mar.
rage. In her testimony in the present
case the plaintiff says she consented to
become Hssslaeher's wife when she saw
she was about to become a mother. he
admits be gave her a wedding ring, but
it is for you to decide if men give wed.
ding rings to their mistresses. He says
be never spoke OF marriage to her. Facts
do not lie. If you find them, then, man
and wife, living together as such, then
you must find a verdict for the plaintiff
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The next great measure in which the
South and West is interested is the Mis-
sissippi levees. Mr.. Robertson, Of
Louisiana, is chairman, and be has
some good members to assist him, but
the friends of the bill are dissatisfied
with the general composition of the
committee.