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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-03
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION
THE CITY.
MEMPHIS
wednesday Evening, Oct. 5, 1877.


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pay of Firemen and Policemen.

roy " ElNNAAEB AZ OAhCNtNNhs
At the general council meeting to be
held this afternoon at the city hall an
ordinance will be presented by Mayor
Flippin providing for the speedy collec
tion Of the merchants tax or the one
dollar and ninety cents on the hundred
dollars of capital, which goes into the
special iund for the payment of the
policemen and 6remen. The ordinance
provides for making a discount of two
per cent. per month to merchants if this
tax is paid on or before the 10th of the
present month, or a pro rata discount if
paid next month or before the 10Th of
January. Ii the entire tax of a dollar
aud ninety cents is collected in cash 10
this manner some $4,000 will be raised
for the good purpose above mentioned.
The general council will, of course,
adopt and pass the ordinance unani-
mOusly.
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Amusemeuts.

The MIEsTRELs.-Kelly & Icons min.
strels made their second appearance at
the theater last night, repeating the
programme of the preceding night. The
performance was well received BY the
audience, the different specially acts be-
ing literally %applauded. The introduc.
tory or first part Of the programme, con-
slsting of the overture, ballads, comic
songs, duets, trios and quartets, cannot
be excelled. The specially acts, jig
dancing, character songs, Ethiopian
farces and sketches from operas are also
excellent. Everything presented is fin.
ished up well and is rounded off in ar
tistic style. AS burnt cork artists the
troupe will stand any amount of criti-
clsm. The entire programme will be
changed tonight.
JOHN DILLON The advent Of this
great comedian next week will be her.
aided with great pleasure by the public.
He has a reputation as a gentleman and
artist second to none in his profession.
For twenty five years he has been agreat
favorite in the West. This will be his
first trip South. he is to appear Mon.
day night next in Oar Boys, an elegant
society play, which but recently was per-
formed in London for the eight hundred
and fttieth consecutive night. 1t has had
a great run in this country, and always
draws a crowd, Mr.. Dillon brings his
own company, one Of the best now tray
cling, being carefully selected and thor
oughly trained for every part and situa.
ton. They bring their own stage prop.
erty, so there will be no dragging, no
unpleasant peuses. 1t will run as
smoothly the first night as if it had been
played here a week. We commend this
as q brilliant attraction.
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NEWBORN, Dyer county, Sept. o, ls77.

General Grant, travelling in Scotland
the other day, met on the platform of
the railway station at Marin an Ameri.
a lady, Mrs. Donald M'Kay, whose
husband, a Scotchmar, is in business at
Marin. During the war General Grent
and his staff had their headquarts.rs At
Mrs. M'Kay's fathers house, at Culner
per, Va aud General Grant remembered
his hosts daughter at once. During the
short time the train remained al Marin.
the general continued to converse With
the lady Of the old day. in Culpepper.
and expressed his pleasure Of meeting
an old friend 50 unexpectedly,
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There was fun as we'll as good acting
in a Chicago theater during Lawrence
Barretts week of Shakespeare. "Wil
you permit me to descend, my ~friendsP'
said Marc AntoRy." Just then he
stepped inadvertently on the frail
eanvss-coFered frame work represent.
ing the marble platform al the head of
the steps, aud down came the whole con.
Germ, Marc Antony" and ell. Julius
Cesar" who had been dead several
hours, and was lying stiff and cold on a
bier at the foot of the steps, threw up an
arm in terror when the platform cracked.
and kicked around very lively as the
stuff tumbled about his ears. IF o
have tears" continued Marc Antony
" prepare to shed them now" and thew
we're shed literally by the audience in
the ~convulsive laughter that followed.
On another night James O'Neill. the
actor who in a lawsuit is claimed By two
women as a husband, had to say in the
play, II have q wife" A litter went
round the house; but the following line.
" would she were in heaven" clinched
the allusion, and the audience roared
with laughter. The Inter Ocean saws:
When a nan dressed in short corduroy
pants and a red vest, and carrying
q shelalah, attempts to palm himself of
as a Roman citizen, he is likely to Get
tripped, especially if he accents his
words as did a citizen at Hooley's. BE
said: 20 plteous spectdhclel Pace
there Hear the noble Antonyr Pro
nunclation such as this, in connection
with bis garb, and suspiciously red nose,
did the business for him"
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PnUIce Can't.

To day Recorder Duff disposed of the
following cases: John Robbins (white)
and John Price (Shite), drunk, find s.
each; Dan Curton (white), abusive Ian
guage, discharged; Ransom Harris
(blaok), doing business without license,
fined s.; Harry Jones (black), hack not
lighted, fined S.; P. Burns (white) dis.
orderly, fined S.; George Houston
(black), shooting with intent to kill, case
continued.
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it was necessary to build Of rebuild
thirty-eight bridges across creeks, rivers
and sloughs. The total cost Of these i'm
provements are estimated at $l4,74O.
This does not include the Wolf river
bridge, which will cost the county from
ten to fifteen thousand dollars. Nearly
all of the above bridges we're washed
away during the spring and summer
foods and freshets.
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Rock River Butter.
Wholesale and Retail,
II. SeesseI, ST., q Son,
Corner Jefferson and Second.
90

The regularity of the drawings of the
Louisiana State Lottery Company on
the first Tuesday of each month at New
Orleans, La, has rendered the reputa.
ton Of this institution deservedly high.
The next drawing takes place November
the 9th. Full particulars will be found
in our advertising columns. For advice,
information, or tickets, address NJ. A.
Dauphin, president, postofice box 692,
New Orleans, La.
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Found Dead.
Dyersburg Gazette, 2sth ult.I

Dyersburg Gazette, 18th ult.l
There was a man found dead on Mon.
day morning the Oath in DR.. Burney's
barl. He was supposed to have come
there Friday, as two strangers were seen
about there that day. His companion
left him Sunday. the day he was discoy.
cred by some of our citizens. Food AID
water we're carried to him, and the straw
being arranged to make him as comforta-
BILE as possible, be was left about dusk on
Sunday. Next morning he vas dead.
The verdict of the jury Of inquest was
that he came to his death BY sickness.
the exact nature Of which is not
known" There were no marks of
violence about his person, and his looks
indicated extreme poverty. He could
talk on Sunday evening, and said his
name was O'Connor. he was evidently
an Irishman. He said be was on bis
way from st. Louis to Memphis. There
was an anchor tattooed in India ink on
his LETT arm; also the letters j. n. S. He
said his parents live in New York CITY.
de looked to be about thirty.f five years
Of age. There were no papers, money
or anything about his person except an
old pipe. He vas wrapt in a sheet. nut
in a neat poplar box, and buried at The
Poplar Grove graveyard. Thus ends the
story Of once OF that class of people which
hard times" are producing in such
startling numbers.
j. F. WILLIAMSON.
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Nnfina ln nae b

The business of the late Frank Wait
will be carried on as heretofore. Mrs.
Wait will be administrative, and will
carry on the coal and ice business as
usual. All contracts made with citizens
will be carried out and new contracts
will be entered into. Competent persons
will have charge of the business and will
be found at the offices of the manage
ment.
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The AvaIanehIan and the Police.

The AvAIanehian and the Police.
The Avalanchian is a warm lover Of
consistency. People generally admire
most that which they have not. Our
neigbbor is a consistent hacker of police
ineficiency. He can see no faults in
police management, nOr will he dare to
criticise police officials under any cir
cumstances. lie is welded to his idols
and is dead gone on them, They are a
sweet-seented set Of idols, however.
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NOBBY FALL HATS
just received at the New York
hat store, 2I9 Main street, un-
der the WOrsham House, for
gents, boys and children, at
prices to suit the times. Come
and price the goods and be
convinced. 90
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CHARLES STAFFER purchased the stock
and fixtures of VIM. Floyd on August
LIST, and continues the business Of cake
and candy manufactures at the old
stand, 236 Main street. Patronage is so.
licited and satisfaction guaranteed. 5!
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A. Faller e. Go. have just re-
ceivod the entire stock Of a
fashionable hat store, and are
selling finest hats at SO each.
22-t
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FIREi lire ,

Go Immediately to j.. B, Ford's, pa
Main street and purchase your stoves, or
have your old one put up in working
order. By so doing your stoves will be
put up chear and ready for use. l6t
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Ladies' Refreshment Par.
lOr-FiDe pastriec, all kinds
Of cakes TO order, coffee, tea
and chocolate, at FIOyd's, Op
pOsite Court Square. ut
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Mrs. ernndy says

that Soz0DoNT eclipses all other pre-.
parations for the teeth and gums. And
what Mrs. G. says is reiterated most EN-.
phstically by ninety.nire one.hundredths
Of the beauty and fashion of the land.
pod
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To BUTcHERs.-An assortment of
butchers meat cutters and suffers just
received and for sale at manufacturers
prices. 1887 0RG1LL Bros. & Co.
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so packages new Oat.meal and Grits,
80 packages Pearl Barley and
Cracked Wheat,
200 boxes new Smoked H~errings,
100 boxes Cream Cheese, small boxes,
80 barre's and kegs now plain rnd
nike Pickles,
80 half.barrels new White Fish.
g. A. ECKERLY a. BROS.
l55-t
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Dancing Academy, 290 Main street.
Mrs. DeGray Bennett will give a matt.
nee on Saturday afternoon next to which
oil the young ladies and pupils are
invited. 30
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Fresh meats of all kinds ut
A. SeesseI's market, I94 Main.
40
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KRFMER, z 4 GO.

To BUrcHERs. -An assortment Of
butchers meat cutters aud suffers just
received and for sale at manufacturers
prices. 1887 oRG1LL BRos & Co.
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mr.. Woodbridge surrender MIN.
self.


self.
AT eight o'clock this morning Deputy
Sheriff McMAhan, by request, met Mr..
Alexander Woodbridge near the northern
boundary of the city. Mr.. Woodbridge
was in a buoy, and was driving to town
for the purpose of %surrsndering himself
to the sheriff Of the county. Deputy
Sheriff McMahan got into the buggy and
conveyed Mr.. Woodbridge to the sheriff 5
office, and from thence to the county
jail. This forenoon a bill Of indictment
charging Mr.. Woodbridge With the muir
der of Frank Wait, was presented before
the grand jury by the Encouragement.
This renders it unnecessary TO hold a
preliminary examination Of the case be.
fore q magistrate, ard when the bill is
Endorsed a true bill" by the grand jury
then the matter will come up be.
fore the Criminal Court Judge on a me
ton to fix the bail Of the defendant.
The counsel engaged for Mr.. Wool
bridges defence are General Horrigan,
Judge 4. W. Brown, Emerson Etheridge
aud Humes and Poston.
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A Question Of Fees.

WE
In the Circuit Court an agreed case
between Sheriff Anderson and the coun.
ty Of Shelby has been filed for investiga.
ton and adjudication. The case is a
motion to tax costs against Shelby coun.
ty and to have the same certified to the
County Court for payment. The agreed
statement of facts is as follows: The
County Court failed to select the jurors
for the circuit for the September term,
1877; thereupon the Circuit Court des.
ignated thirty-four jurors, ordered a ven.
ire facias to issue to the sheriff, which
was executed by him on said thirty. four
jurors. Twenty'four jurors we're select
ed and impaneled as petit jurors for the
term, and the sheriff was allowed fifteen
cents as jury fee in each case tried dur
ing the term, etc. The County Court re,
fused to pay or make any appropriation
for said services Of the sheriff in exc.
cutting the original venire on the thirty.
four men designated as jurors and sum,
moned as such Until the same shall be
ad~judicated as a valid charge against the
county, aud certified as such by the Cir.
cult Court or by the Supreme Court, etc
TIE most complete stock of furniture,
cornats oil olotbs ahoda, ~ I.oo
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Richmond Gem, Perfection,
Matchless and Napoleon, also the
Pet, manufactured by JOHN F. ALLN
d Co, Richmond, Va, for sale at fac
tory prices at Harpmann Il
Bros, ass Main st. Fresh
imported VOz de Cuba received by
Express. 81
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Fine home made candies al
FlOyd's opp. Court Square.
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Buy spring wagons and buggies of R.
D. Wallace & Co. 20
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Best stove and tinware i'm
the city at T.. Fritz a. BrO.'s,
15I Main str eet. SO
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THE most complete stock of furniture,
carpets, oil cloths, shades and lace cur.
tains at Bryson & Camps ever shown in
the city. Prices as low as the lowest.
1911
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STRAINED.
TAKEN UP.


NV b. MICOU. Attorney at law,
i, 1881 80 MADISON ST.
DkRSNHAL-J. n COLEMAN, JUSTICE
il OF the Peace. Nsta.y Public and Commits
Bioner of Doeds. Srerigl attention given to
collections In the county. Otico 294 Front st.
1881
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-04-19

WHEN should you apply a sovereign
remedy TO youi tooth When il is Il.
king.
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THE w EST,

Indian agent Clum, at the San Caclos
Indian police to arrest the renegade Chira-
cahaus, at the southern Apache agency, siezc
stolen property in their possession and re.
store it to fghtful owners. lie has called
on the military for aid.
More than one-half of the business
portion of Monroeville, Ohio, was destroyed
by fire last Monday night. The fire orgi-
mated in an old wooden block situated on
the north side of Monroe street, formerly
called the Tifiin avenue. The block was Oc-
cupied by Mrs. Parsons, millinery goods;
Mrs. Barnes, grocery, and James Fitzpatrick,
dwelling. After destroying this block, the
fire burned barber shop, shoe shop,
Schmurr's grocery and saloon, and Miners
meat market. The fire then crossed Monroe
street, destroying DR.. Lune's residence and
Office, town hall, Tylcr's meat market, Roby's
building, the first story of which was occu'
pied by Merrill, Cary u Co., groceries, pro-
visions and crockery; second story by the
village council A. Hipps & Co.'s building,
corner Monroe and Main streets, first story
occupied by the owners of a grocery and
provision store; second story by Prof
Ehlers' pianos and organs, and the third
story by the Masonic fraternity; Merrill
Cary IL Co.'s Main street store, in the build.
ing owned by a. Delamater first story occu
pied by A. l.. Lane, drugs, and the second
story by the Odd Fellows, and the building
owned by B. Martin and occnpied by him as
a hardware store and j. Corabin, groceries
At this point the progress of the flames was
stopped by the timely arrival of steamers
from Bellevue and Norwalk. The totallos
approximates SIS, 600, about one.half of which
is covered by insurance. The following
is partial list of insurance companies in
terested in the losses: Franklin, of Phila
delphia, Pa Fire Association, of Philadel
phia Niagara, OF New York Phoenix, o
Brooklyn; German American, of New York
Insurance Company of North America
Philadelphia; Cooper, of Dayton; Lycom
ing, of Pennsylvania; Richland Mutual ant
Knox Mutual,
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IOId So on Education.

They were talking about sending their
children to school Old 81 said
Now desc heah public schools is
moughty advancing things eff dey don't
cos too much
"Dey ain'tgwine ter cos us too much.
Dey amt gwine ter cos us no mo-, 'kase
de council gwine to ante up de cash de
balance OBJ de yeah"
"Dats all squar' den; but yers got
ter be moighty ticker bout de kline oh
edycashun dat yer children masticate
dar."
GLOW is dat"
"Well, dar is two kline oh edycashin-
dat what illustrates an dat what mon,
stratcs"
81 heahs yer but don't 'zactIy onder-
stands de pint"
"Hit's disden: Yer kan go to school
an larn bout dat ralersad ingin an how
hits put togedder, but ef yer clines on
ter de cab an tries ter start the critter
yer's lierbul to tech lie 'rong trigger.
What's de fcckt OBJ dat. wy, eff yer
stad dar long 'nuff yer larn how hit
cum part, but de bettn' 'ud all be gin
de kuriner's fndin' all de peeces Of de
edycated niger dat tried to navergate
dat mersheen! OATS edycashin dat's
'lustratif, you see" "
81 kctches de argument"
"Now, den, 'sposin dat yer don't git
on der engine an yer don't go to school,
but you gifts a job on one oh desc farms
hcah. Yer's workin wild anudder niger
dats Jess come outen de skool hous', De
boss say ter yer befo' ter git into de barn
an git out shelled CON huff ter feed
Goty HOSES fer two days an err haf Now,
what yer gwine to do? You dat's bin
fotch up on de farm jess goes out
shovcls dat co n into sacks widoutsturbin'
wool de leas bit, but dat udder Niger
ell take er peece oh chawk an igger all
ober de side ob de barn tore he's salts.
fde-an' den put de HOSES on hat
rashins when he 5 done.
"Jess So"
"Dats eddycashin dat 'monstrates, an
der's no use Ob book. .larnin' fer a niger
dat don't 'spiane tel him how ter make
er libbin in der good ole way. Dar.s too
menny eddycated niggers playin lottery
er finishin' dar larnin in lie peniten-
cherry now, yer heah dat.-A''anta Con-
| sTJyJjOU
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him like gorgeous demons, often flying
across the circle with the bull close at
| their heels, and gaining place Of safety
lust az you think them doomed TO des-
truction. If the beast shows any signs
Of falterng darts are thrown into his
neck, and he again grows furious, to be
met by an increase of torment from his
agile prosecutors.
After this has gone on some time, the
leading matadore asks permission to kill
the bull, which being granted, he throws
his cape over his sword, and engages the
attention of his foe. Now comes the
struggle between brute cunning and
brute force, and the excitement grows
intense though to me it had sickening
horror attached that destroyed all
thought of pleasure. Keeping close to
the animals side, and carefully watching
his chance, the matadOre at last casts his
cloak about his horns, and while the
poor brute is battling with this unsub-
stantial foe, thrusts his keen sword up to
the hit through the fierce throbbing
heart. A stagger, a heavy thud, and
the bravos tell that the first act isended,
the bull qcing quickly drawn away by
four gayly caparisoned horses.
Not always do these tragedies have
one-sidcd ending, Often both men and
horses are carried away dead, and yet
this does not stop the sport. The death
of one bull was enough to satisfy me,
however, and | left the ring with my
estimation of the Spanish American con
siderably strengthened, for he has never
been a fayorite of mine.
A BLOODY ROW.
At a bull fight in Callao, not long ago,
rather amusing and sanguinary affair
occurred. The matadore deputed to kill
the bull having made several Intellectual
thrusts, was approached by chola, 50
drunk that he could but stagger, who
took the sword from him and determined
to do the Job. This the bull.fghters oh.
iected to, and they tried to persuade the
man to retire from his perilous position,
keeping the bull cOrnered in the other
part of the ring. Their words incensed
the man, who began hacking at them
with his sword, and then the police were
called in. The rough part OF the audience,
who would have much liked to see the
fellow gored to death. now took his part
against the police, and, jumping into the
ring, began assaLlting them with stones.
Pistols were produced, and then a troop
of dismounted cavalry were marched in,
and the fray began in earnest.
Swords and pistols were frecl used,
and fragments Of clothes and bodies were
soon flying about in all directions. At
last the bull broke away from the mata.
dores who had been guarding him, and
charged through the crowd, paying no
respect to person, and having impaled a
negro by the back of the vest, carried
him around the ring, the poor fellow bel.
lowing wildly tor mercy; even this did
not stop the fray and it wasonly by their
rifles with ball cartridge that the troops
managed to restore order, and got the
audience quiet. This done, the wounded
were dragged out to the hospital, and
the performance again began.
Truly, bull fight is wonderful man
ifestatOn of the intelligence and refine.
ment of the modern Spanish American.
-Co. ~ y. Evening MaH.