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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-05

ton; East Tennessee, Virginia aud
Georgia ; Western and Atlantic ;
Tennessee aud Pacific Tennessee
Coal and Railroad Company. Total
amount paid for 1875 and 1876,
$40, 1852. These roads have no
remedy at law to recover the
amount thus paid in under an un-
constitutional act. Their only
remedy lies in a special act of the
legislature which, as a matter of
equity and justice, should be passed.
The money was paid in good faith,
and no railroad in the State resist
ed the law. 1t was the suit Of
Sumner county claiming the right
to levy and collect a local and
special tax which forced the decis-
ion. The legislature, as an act of
justice, should return the money,
or authorize the comptroller to
issue warrants for the respective
amounts paid 1t is also cOmpe-
tent for the legislature to resnact
the first ten sections of the act in
question asa new law, or to adopt
some other new law that will meet
the caso for the future; provided
ths entire act is unconstitutional ;
otherwise the railroads become la
BILE not only for the difference BE-
tween one aud a half per cent. on
gross receipts and ordinary advalo-
rem taxation, but to county and
municipal taxation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-05
LEGAL.
Attachment Notice

Before j.. NJ. Coleman. Justice of the peac,
for Shelby county, Tenn..-G. W. Hinton VS..
Thomas Manson.
N THIS CAUSE AN EN- HAV-
| ing been sued out FINDER section 1855 Of the
Code OF Tennessee, end returned levied upon
the property OF TIE defendant. and affidavit
having been made that defendant is indebted
to the plaintiff in the sum of forty-ive dollars
and seventy-hye cents, due by account, and
that the claim is Just, and thai defendant n a
nonresident of the State of Tennessee, IL b,
therefore ordered that the said defendant
make his personal appearance before me on.
the Sd day Of March, 1877, at 10 O'Clock
am. st my Office, No. 29i Front street, in TIC
city of Memphis, Tenn, and defend said
by law or the fame will b. proceeded with ex-
parte; and that u copy of this order be pnb-.
lished once a week for four consecutive wssks
in the Memphis Public Ledger.
This 9th day Of January, 1877.
l34-l4O-lib-lOO j. M. COLEMAN u
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-FIestinE Paine.

Paris Cor. New York World
The other day a poor paralytio
died in a Partisan hospital who was
known as Mile BoisgOnthier. Who
was Mile Boisgonthier? one will
naturally ask. In like manner will
our children demand when they
come to Paris, "Who was Theo?
Judic? Paolo Aarie:" For "the
Boisgonthier," in her day, which
day saw It's noonlde some twenty
five years ago, was a celebrity Of
the theater and the demi monde
not inferior in beauty, in talent and
in renown to any Of the present
reigning queens OF the opera bouffe.
She played at the Theater
Dejazet and the varieties, her
line not being dissimilar to that Of
the great foundress Of tho first
named theater. She was then u
handsome girl, with . wealth Of
chestnut hair, large eyes, and a tall
and shapely form, and she was not
lacking in mother-wit, her %sallies
being often quoted. One of these
may serve as a specimen of the rest.
She was one day taking q drive in
a hack in the Bots de Boulogne.
when she met a former comrade.
who expressed his surprise at seeing
her in a hired carriage. 81 thought
you were under the protection of
the Duke dc "" he said,
naming one of the high function
aries of the court oEL0uis Philippe
$50 l am sighed Boisgonthier
"but he can do very little for me
he is just ruined by his wife and
children" She was nearly sixty
years Of ago when she died, and fol
a long time past had dwelt a hope.
less paralytic in a hospital, sup.
ported by public charity.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-05

0ne of the New York passenger rail-
way companies is trying the experiment
Of running its cars without conductors,
depending upon a turnstile at the rear
end to collect and register the fares.
Chicago has a most dangerous coun.
terfeit silver half dollar. This bogus
coin is composed of block tin and other
Ingredients, has the ring Of the genuine
petal, AHd is ust affected by acids.
In order TO crafty the literary tastes
Of all its readers, one of the St.. Louis
papers has taken to republishing from it's
German and FRENCH exchanges articles
on the political situation written 10 both
of the above mentioned languages.
Bowling Green, KY has a dead lock
in her board Of health, owing to the fact
that the lily council, ubmind'ul Of the
peculiarities Of medical men, cheated a
%bomeopath ss chief of the board, and
gave him thrss ellop4lh' as assislanta.
The San Francisco Alta encourages
emigration to California, by remarkiug
that there is now O good opening in that
State for one million white men with
very scauty capital, in the cultivation oil
the olive, almond and fruits for drying.
The production Of quicksilver in Cali
foFnia has increased so enormusly during
the past two years that II has attracted
the attention Of all interested in The
article throughout the world The re
oeipts for the year have been G 3 1928 snd
the exports 48.Olg Casks. IN addition
TO the receipts there, probably about 6Ol(
TASKS were shipped direct from th,
mines to Nevada, thus bringing up the
total production TO over 10000 TASKS,
gain in round numbers Of from $4,000 Il
$4,000 TASKS over 1875. The exports il
1875 we're 1884 tasks, or 1866 les
than in 1876.
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0AUIIONARY SUGGESTIONS.

To guard azainstt the dspredations Of thieves
aud pickpockots. who generally select such
occasions as MaTdi. Gras TO ply their avoca-
tons, the police have been instructed 70 ar
reft all Suspicious persons who may arrive By
trains or boats. Our citizens should see that
their DWELLINGS arc left IN charge Of some
person who will protect the same 10 their
absence. Visi ors are requested n deposit at
their hotels, or In some pace Of IafekeepinF,
their watches and other Yaluables; also, their
weapons.
Our merchants should have their sheds and
awnings along the line Of procession we'll
braced from beneath, and TO take care that
they arc not overcrowded on top, to prevent
accident.
1914 p. r. ATHY, Chief Of Police.
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Altachment NOTICE..

Before E. W. Caldwell, j. P, Shelby co,,.-
Henrietta Cromwell vs.. II. i RoS''
erson, hVp-
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT
4 having been sued out under sec,..on S455 Of
the Cooe OF Tennessee, and retU rnod 6, T. ~
proper officer levied upon the DR. onsptv o ~ tbRo
aeIendant, and, affidavit having been mSdS
that the defendant is justly indobteSd" 10 tSs
piisInTa IN TIC sun Of cno hundred and
elgnly-seyen dollars, due By aecount snd
that the defendant is q nons,asiJoDt 1 M
state 81 Tennessee it Is therefore ordered tbai
the aid defendant make his perso5sI ' an'
hhss9@Tran's before me on the 22d Of February,
W. Court a. yIoGk Ana, at my Office. No. Il
ana defend said attachment suit. within H..
ume pIes9rleed BY law, or the same Will be
RtGoee9ed With OK pqrte; and that a COPY Of
Suro vigef es published for four consecutive,
ghis I'd day Of January, 1877.
as " 0-i4l ~. w. CALDWELL. j p.
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Pine Pre.id.nt and O,oonor.

New York, February 5.-The Herald
has a story about Charles 0'ConOr, the
distinguished lawyer, aud his recent let
ter in which be spoke with extreme harsh
ness of the President. The story goes
that yesterday 0'Conor asked Secretary
Fish to accompany him to the White
House, where be was presented TO the
President and made him an apology for
what be owned was Incorporate and I'M
justif able language. The President. it
is said. met 0'COnor frankly, and con.
fessed hat be had never seer 0'Conor's
letter, bnt had seen allusion to it in the
newspapers. He received 0'Conors
apology in the spirit 10 which it was
given, end it is said the two spent some
time 10 general conversation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-05

Daring the year just closing, nearly
forty lives have been lost in the Penusyl-
vania oil regions through careless handl-
ing of nitro-glyoerine.
A despondingsNew York paper sadly
sums up the business situation by saying
I" The pawnbrokers are the emily people
whs are doing a big business"
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MEETINa.
LEGAL,
mo. 1853 I'd.
NOn.R Resident Notice.

In the Chaneery Court Of Shelby county,
Tennessee-Nathan Greenwald OF al. VS..
Jacob Washer ct al.
IT APPEARING IRON AFFIDAVIT IN
this cause that the defendants, Alkaline
GreenWald, Abraham l., Greenwald, Miriam
GreenWald, Aaron Groenwald and Florence
9~reenWalO, are citizens Of Wilmington,
Nerth Carolina, and non-residents Of tho
state Of Tennesseoi II Is therefore ordered
that they make their Appearance herein
At tho court house 10 the city Of Memphis,
Tenn, on or kofore the first Monday In
March, 1877. and plead, answer or demur
70 complainants' bill, and amended bill
herein, or tho sRm0 will be taken for
confessed a. 70 them and set for hearing
o. partej and that Q copy ofthisorder be pub
liihed once a week, for four successive weeks,
In the Publis Ledger.
This 5th day Of February, 1877.
A c~opy-Attests
BY R.J. BLACK, ID. o. and M.
Smith 4 Collier, Soils. for compliments.
l25-lil li7-l3
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-05
Indications.

WASHINGTON, February 5-For Ten.
nessee aud the Ohio valley, northwest,
backing to southwest winds. warmer,
partly cloudy weather, ard stationary or
falling barometer, winds shifting 10
southerly, warmer, partly cloudy
weather.
The rivers will generally rise, except
a. Pittsburg, Cairo and Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-05
Bob Drury, IN; gncI' killer. &.


Bob Drury, The slayor Of his uncle,
Albert Gibson, in Mrs. Hurts boarding.
house parlor and 10 the midst Of q party
Of ladies, aud while one Of them was en-
tsrtaining the party With music on the
violin, was brought back from Paducah,
Ky, Saturday evening by Sheriff Ander-
son aud was bdgei in Jail. Drury
claims that he did right to kill bis uncle
on account Of family affairs. Like
Hamlet, he was decidedly in favor of
uncle slaughter. Drury has been in.
dicted for murder by the grand Jury, and
we will in due curse Of time have the
usual number Of motions in the Criminal
Court and a few trials aud appeals ere
justice 10 satisfied or snubbed.
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ELECTION.
NO TICE.

THE ANNUAL NETTING OF THE
j. stockholders Of the Memphis Gas Liz /
Company will DO held at the Office Of the Com.
pany, q Madison street, Memphis, Tenn on
Thursday, March LIST, to elect even al diree-
tors 10 serve the Company the ensuing wear.
Election from 10 AIN. to pm. 800
February /, 1877. RsSl$
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LEGAL.
sherig's Sale Of Real Estate.

DUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.
i that by virtue Of an execution 10 me d.
rected frem the Honorable Supreme Court
American Bank vs.. Patrick TwohiK ct al.
judgment rendered on the Oath day Of 0cto-
Der. 1876, for the sum Of four hundred and
seyenty.two dollars and thirty four cents,
with interest and costs Of suit, to satisfy said
judgment, etc., | will, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-05
NOTICE.

IJAvING SUGGESTED THE INsoL-
III yency OF the estate OF John G.. Weaver,
deceased, all persons are notified to file their
CLAIMS with the Clsrk Of tho County Court on
Be barred. JANEE. WEAVER, .ExPx.
I. ,, MOEARLASDi ATTY. lgl-l3l-lR.lA9
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-05

A Kansas paper plaintively exclaims,
One might as we'll attempt an serial
voyage without balloon or wings as to
attempt to secure 3 freight car in Atche.
SON.
The Lord Chamberlain Of London has
refused to allow the Passion Play +" to
be given 10 hat city next year. The
representation is promised in Paris in
1878.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-05

The subscription price Of the PUB
LIC LEDGER is IS per dnHum for
the Daily, and 81 per anarm for tie
Weekly Postage free.
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PronunciamentO Of MOmus the
Great, King of Memphis,
y. and Great | am Of
H the Carnival
TO Our Bondhoiders and crOdltor.-

To Our B~ondholders and creditors-
Greeting:
By the great powers in Us vested. Andin ODE
disnce to the handwriting on the wall, ST
1850 *, have we ordained to occupy our AN
cient city of Memphis. February II, 1877. and
to hold High Daddy, Merry-Making and Rev
elry. Mardi- Gras, February 18th.
We have commanded our worthy Lord
Mayor Flippin to deliver up the keys of our
loyal city. and have made known our pleas
ure to his Exccllsncy, Governor Porter. the
General Assembly of the Stats. ana all the
high dignitaries of our realm. who are COM
mandsd to attend our festivities,
We have further dscreed that our Court
shall be held in our Grand Castle Exposition,
where we hold our Grand Reception Tuesday
night. February 18th; and in order that all
may take part in tke revels, have We COM
handed that all who are invested with our
Royal Order Of the highly Dollar" may
attend.
In witness whereof. have We affixed our
Great Seal this, the 26th day, first moon, SOW
on~ty.seventh year, sixth Of our gracious reign.
Vivo lie Roll $50
BY THE KING HIMSELF.
MOMUs.
AttPSti Rex CarnavaIli.
DoNOSES, Baron OF Cash.
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COTTON SEED.
COTTON GEEn:.

n AND AFTER THIS DATE TIE MEM.
PMS Cotton Seed Association viii nav NJ , %
oonars w Tor GOOD SOUND SEEDds W.
'''u ~ "nari or railroad depot n Memphis.
See'y and Tross'r NJ. C.S. hss,r
MEMPHIS, February 2. 1871, naiss1ge9
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-27

onions, the effect Of which is magical in
producing the desired repose. Such a
remedy has great advantages over the
SIMPLIFYING drugs commonly resorted to
for this purpose, and is ever preferable
to the liquor Opa sedat, and chlorodine
of medical practice.--Fdnsfty Doctor.
SrovE BLAoKrSa. We hope the fol-
lowing recipe for imparting to stoves
fine black polish, which will neither burn
off nor give out au offensive smell, Will
prove acceptable to some OF our read
glass Ia solution of silicate of Soda to
the consistency of strip and applied
with brush as thin and even coating,
then left twenty-four hours to dry.
Afterwards graphite, or black lead
mixed with gum water, is applied, and
a polish obtained by rubbing in the
usual manner.-Scientifc American.
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Striking for Life.

They the Baltimore and Ohio railway
tiremen claim that they have nothing to
lose in this fight, as they can't live at the
wages paid them. This is the way they
put the case--a striker will be quoted
who represents the average" Good
God, man, if you ask what we are strik-
in for, we are strikin' for life No one
can live and support family upon $l.35
day. A trip is called day. Some
times we don't get only four trips week
The rest is lay by and dead loss. When
off on our trip we have to shovel couple
tons of coal and that hungers man a
bit. We have to buy our meals away
and where that is done three times out
of S1.35 then you can think Low much
is left for family and home" Another
striker said in spite of heavy work he
never had taste of meat once week.
-Nartinsborg CIV Va.) Cor. Chi
cagO Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-27

For peaceful, old country town, the
record of Northampton, Mass, for the
past half dozen years makes most
amazing story. Back in 1870 the place
bonded itself for $4,000 to aid the
never-built Massachusetts, Central road.
This is reckoned dead loss, and the
total payment, interest and all, will be
100000. In that year the Edwards
Church was burned, with loss of
$72, 900 above insurance. In 1874 was
the Mill river disaster, by which fifty
one lives were lost, great deal of dam
age done to manufacturing establish
ments, several industries driven away,
and $50, 600 worth of town property lost.
Then the town had to pay SIC, 900 for the
freeing of Hadley bridge and SO, 600 for
that Mt South Hadley falls. Then came
the financial panic which has produced
not less than 81. 900, 900 of failures there,
including one company whose capital of
$500, 600 has been wiped out. Then
the old bank was robbed of about
81, 600, 900, and the old church, the pride
of the place, was burned. Now the Had
ley bridge has been carried off by tor
nado. Every injurious influence, either
of design or accident-malice Ignorance,
fire, wind and water-seems to have been
spent upon this devoted town. BY actual
computation it is reckCned that two
thirds of the amount of the grand list
has been lost there in six years. irh
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-27
LOngfellOw Embarrassed at London
Banquet.

When Longfellow visited London, a
dinner was given to him at the Langham
Hotel. 1t was arranged that this dinner
should be unlike the usual semi-public
banquet, inasmuch as there should be no
addresses and no proposing of toasts
There were many distinguished guests
present. They were each in turn pre-
sented to Longfellow. Then came the
dinner. 1t was excellent. A bright and
general conversation had sprung up un-
trammeled by this mans fear that he
would have to speak on his legs, and the
other mans fear that he wouldn't. But
there was a well old gentleman at
the table for whom this scene of content
ment had no attractions. Mr. S. @. Hall
suddenly rose in the midst of this happy
throng, and, laundering on the table, be-
gan to speak. He would not be put
down. Yes, he knew what the agree
ment was ; but he also knew that at their
board sat the most eloquent of English
men, and he called upon Mr.. Gladstone
to say few words in honor of the great
est American poet. Mr.. Hall had done
his ruthless work well. He sat down
amid a loud cheer, and presently Mr..
Gladstone rose to still louder plaudits.
The orator himself was taken aback, but
he was equal to the occasion, and he paid
a glorious tribute of eloquent praise to
the poet. While Gladstone sat down
Longfellow stood up. Thunders of cheers
greeted the grand old man, but the grand
old man was very miserable. If they
had given him pen and called on him
for poem he would have done we'll
enough; but, asked for speech, and
without notice, Mr.. Longfellow was
nonplussed. He opened his mouth.
No sound came forth. A second time
he essayed to speak, with like result
At last he said, Gentlemen, 1 thank
you, and it was understood that there
were to be no speeches. Cor. Nea0
York Times.
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The Killed at ST. John.

Even at this late day the number of
persona that met their death is uncer-
tain. Eighteen persons, at least, died
sudden deaths In connection with the
fire. Out of these only eight were taken
to the dead-house, and only two inquests
were held, the Coroner deeming it I'M
necessary to hold an inquiry in the other
cases. Among the first to be killed were
Carrot Cotter and Peter McGovern, who
were killed by the cornice falling OFF
Adams building. In the Reed House,
on Main street, Lower Cove, three ladies
were burned to death. These were Mrs.
Reed, mother of ex-Mayor Reed, and
the Misses Clark, Mr.. Reeds aunts.
Mr.. John Z. Turnbull and others made
desperate efforts to save the ladies, but
all attempts were unavailng. Their
bodies were never recovered. Capt.
William Firth, the well-known ship
chandler, also met his death in the
flames. His remains were found on
Prince William street, near Barnes Ho-
tel. He left wife and family. Mr..
Samuel Corbitt, cabinet-maker, on
Prince William street, is among the miss
ing, and there is no doubt whatever that
ue neb HOTTlDlt OltdJu. MI. OOStpli
Bell, painter, cannot be found, and he,
too, has become victim to the terrible
disaster. He was married man. Two
persons were drowned in the harbor
while endeavsring TO save their property
in boats, the bottom of the craft break
ing and the boat filling. So great was
the excitement that, although the boat
was only few yards from the vessels in
the stream, both of its occupants had
sunk before any effort was made to res
cue them. These were James Kemp and
Thomas Holmes. Another victim was
Timothy OLeary, an old man who kept
an apple-stand at the foot of Dock street,
and whose body was neverf found. There
is no question, however, but that he was
burned in Drury lane. Mrs. Coholan,
wife of William Coholan, Smyth street,
also persisted in the flames Her body
was never found. Mrs. Bradley, who
lived on Princess street, also met her
death on this never-to-be. forgotten
night. Some human bones were found
in the doorstep of her house, and it is
thought that these were what remained
OF her. A young man named Richard
Thomas was burned. His remains were
found in the ruins of II. O'Brien's tav-
ern on German street. A young man,
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Expertness Of Michigan Log Rollers.

The wonderful skill and agility of the
lumbermen who run logs and rats down
the rivers of Michigan has long been
viewed with surprise. At Manistee, q
short time ago, there was log-rolling
contest, which is thus described by the
Times and Standard
The contestants were each provided
with smooth pine log about sixteen
inches in diameter, and pole with O
spike and hook at one end. They also
wore log-drivers' boots, with spikes about
one-half inch long set in the bottom.
The contest took place in the Manistee
river, where there is current of about
three miles an hour, and long before the
hour the banks were lined by thousands
of spectators anxious to witness the per-
Torrance.
At a given signal they appeared on
the bank, coatless, and with a sash
around the waist, and each stepped upon
his log, and with his pole showed off into
the current. They whirled the logs
kneeled down, laid down, rolled over on
the log, drank lying down, drank lying
on their backs, and, in short, did more
than most people can do on the solid
floor
Finally one jumped up onto the log
with the other and deliberately sent his
log whirling to the other side of the
river with his pike-pole, and now COM
menced the strife in earnest. To roll
the other off the log, one would set the
log whirling like the shaft of mill
wheel until the water was covered with
foam from the whirl, when of a sudden
he would stamp his spikes into the log
and stop it so that it would appear as
solid as the eternal rocks; it would not
even tremble. Then he would start
rolling in the other direction until the
waters would be whirled into foam again,
and both men would be running at the
top of their speed to keep on top of the
log, when in would go the spikes and the
log would be stopped as if held in =
wise. This was repeated dozen times,
but to no purpose, each watched the
other, foot and foot came down together.
No soldier ever kept step better, and
each held his place on the log until they
had been swept down the river over half
n mile, and past the bridge, when one
threw his pike-pole away and the other
followed suit, and now neither had even
balancing pole, and the contest grew
sharper than ever. The log was whirled
one way, stopped suddenly, then whirled
the other, and at times the direction of
its roll would be changed so suddenly
that it was difficult for the eye to follow
it's course, and 80 evenly matched were
the men (they were the Wheeler broth
ers) that we doubt if either would have
proved the victor, but the log floated
under the boom of vessel, and, while
whirling, struck, and one went in, while
the other caught in the rigging of the
vessel and saved himself.