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The etsatninR limbs the act fares" OF tho con.
tcstants, being scupturcd with wonderful skill.
Every fcar specimens Of Ttnworth'a model
ing are displayed Al tho Royal Academy. The
PANEL cotnWtcd for The present exhibition shows
thc continued improvement of tho artist III de-
Align nnt1 in manipulation. lila works lIayc re-
ceiTe'l from the sercro Ru,kIn the heartic.t
eo,nfHenflatt1,, anil the appfause OF 80 great an
aut,ftty hsS hat It's effect In giving tho young
The Mcsare. Doalton afford Tlnwortli ample
opp'rtnnltv lof tue expression Of his genius, al
!nwn0 HIN eysry facility fur the perfection Of
Art School which first taught him tic valuo and
use Of Ills powers, that t,c IA largely Indebted for
the unspeuoua position in tElc wnrtt Of Industrial
At wel!cs' he now enjoys. I.o,kng tacl; over
IN trEsoe milling, while bis peculiar talent was
etaylng the privilege To pFore Itself, Tjnworth
lct fall u syfnpath!zns iIatencr tie simple,
touching remark, emphasized! with a lnng-lrawn
s'gl, was IN whsetwrIghttn' \ good bit lunger
tf!nn feared about"
The employment Of tho students Of the LAM
beth Art School in the pottertcs Of the Messss.
Doulton has III q brief time given TO their ware
ars Ts na,,s. gr 4. s beauty '. y ESsty
70 thc deeorator's han.ls, where It receives tho
at!letl CHARM OF artistic ornameHtstt,1,. Mr..
gladstone spoke Of tho triumphant results OF
!hc application of art to the Doufton pottery.
!Sat xas T. him appeafe Se mest ss naa s'ugsf ai
fact Of tho case was, that the Lsmbcth students
had ncver yet found IT. necessary TO multiply
their wotks bf mechanical mcans, nntl 2" OF tic
hundreds and huudreds u objects which be i!a'!
seen, there was not ons Of wh'rh thcr intended
TO produce a dup1Ecate.s
1ltbots has within her boundaries immense
deposits Of clay adanted to the manufacture Of
the finest ttoncware and porcelain. When will
snc bc able 10 send out from her public scllools
ssudcnts tlttod by q thorough training in tn
dusirtal AT to enter the, p<ittcFics already e.
tablAhcd II her cItlcs and towns, and transform
tho character. and the value Of the wares pro~
luced, BY n,oldlng thcn Ia cfenant forms. and
decorating them With original and tasteful de-
signsi
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Dracontiu'n IA In It's prime. This Is an tnhabit-
anl ~ Inc w"'ss ut !s!vcrslle ami flinslalc.
The flower & less graceful In shape than that of
] These three ars all the representatives OF the
order drnstte whief, 'iavu been noted In or
Hor7. The family ls not large one. including
Dn,yxa ony about 20 .pces., an these are chiefly
siplc ne1vales tlc whrlc order, IN sumo species
i'ccnno9 yItilent poison. The Dan,b Cane
thst9taoaehtd SeguiMa}, plant growing in South
most danaerous Of tho family \ BIT ii tic tic
stem or Leaf taken Into the mouth en,1scs tho
tnngnc to swell enormously, aud occasions ex-
sesaciatlng esu. snIlsrlnFs tor tays The emanation
rrodurcs headache, disz|nc,', md vomiting. The
rsoe-stock of the La7emdndra iotltarfs. callca In
India HatafHab, IL 40 poisonous tllnt the natives
are forbidden 70 gathcr It..
roots, ot many species, wien properly cooked,
firm d nouriahnv mud wholesome food. The
Tara Of the 8outli-Sca islands, which !s chiefly
relied upon for the sustcnance Of Tho people, is
r!orhi7a, The corms Of the C'aafdum beasor and
thc taaaeasM esc,se,ta are known as Yams, and
E!loes aud Cocoa root. In hot eonn-
tries, whcre, they constitute an. I'm.
the caiacdsla growing ii tho Himalsyas Il tho
main dependence Tor the food OF tho hlll-poo-
ple' IN preparing the various species for ca.-
ing II Is necessary 10 boil them in several
@''" Ho1c1HVNS plNlI&pG EfhptlASAHk
during The process. A pure starch, or tarina,
Is maIc from this r'ots OF sundry species, and
medicinal virtues arc extracted from others
Tho Sweet flsg, Acors. eatmnnu, IS one Of tie
Araeee which has been found useful for sas,ous
purposes.
J. The splendid Egyptian Calls, one Of our
sAyorItc housc-plants, belongs In this order. It
y nativc Of The Cape Of tiooi ilu2e, although
It's name would seem 10 Indicate Its origin Ii
another quarter Of The world. The large-tcayed
plants which. hare lately come lntn fashion as
ornaments OF tho gardens, the Ca'ddtHm 1iea1or
and the Cdaaeas'as, havc already been mentioned,
The fDrtner II indigenous to Panama.
An interesting fact connected With the A.um
family Is that oi tile extreme heat produced by
the flowers. Nearly oil blossoms have a hiullcr
temperature than the atmosphere around them,
causcd by the evolution OF rarbonIc acftl. II,
the Aruns the fiuwcrs, though small, arc act
close together on sile ,fpalix, and surrounded
hy tho floral lcni, which Keeps In the heat. At
the period Of ,ercatcst activity, rhen the pollen
Is being discharged, tho flowers Of tho 1rum
edrdifofinn have been found 10 hare tcmpcra-
tnEe Of lal degrees F., while that Of the atmos.
begins with tho opening Of the hower, aud is
often scnsibly pcreptiblc to tho touch.
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urBERNATIoS or BIRDS.

OK
Tho stories Of the hibcrnaton of Swallows aud
Of other birds, which used to prevail among tho
people, haro Of late ycars been regarded by
uaturalIsts as entirely fabulous. A cotnnunl-
cation to Nature from the Duke Of Argyll In
CLOSES IN account Of the discovery Of multi
tudc OF swallows aAlcep In bank In mttlwln-
ter. Tho account u written bv Sir john Mr-
Neill, brother-ialaw OF tho Duke, and IN OBJ
server who II appears is Worthy Of trust. The
statements arc 50 curious that wo copy them
without compression, ~ they nre gtYetl by tho
author:
About twenty .nre mics south Of Tcheran, this
caG,ta, Of rerfs there 4 village called Kcnara,
running In deep i,ol. with nearly perpendicular
lmpresnaiea with salt this stream i iarsiy Il
severity went from Tehetanto kcaara. gtfd. &C.
posc Il acG. ihooiing swirl; Of ot ,hs t1os.
" nsst ots Su siowsd IT, pe
eeeds &C sut Hill. .hod tank VII Wien "sS se ess n
IL place where thcra had qniie rocrntly been q
' "a Ia. s.;e5 a' ,Pn.ns 9Ss q w.sf, ~ bis fe
i .he 1s aa oeras :A oa q sass s';a sn 'Ssa Ssa
faee, about ten fcee high. from which It had
nF1Rtn oIIt We s1Ws 10 our great SURPRISE nnHl-
ncf 1f swa1lnws-not less, an sure. than twenty
or thirty-lylng. a. at hret supnorcd, dead, but,
On takfa W one Of them. found that It was alive,
but dormant; i was warm. and lta o1eathlng wns
qnttc pcrccptlhle. ] examined 4 considerable
number, md found that they wcTc VII alive and
breathing, hut none Of them gave any sign Q! co.,
pc!ouancss My attention waa then attracted 10 tho
perpendicular face on our Left from which tho slip
had broken q. and which was perforated BY
:!xe q Eas.hole: O. looking iato such Or
tacse - ! was tall enough to sec lnto. found In
all Of them .wallows tn the sang dormant state.
Was ab!o With tnEeF and thumb to pull out flows
from several Ut thrse holes. and tn each fount
lhat she hole. wnch penetrated host4ontally CON
eliernble wAy into tho bank, contained more swat.
lows II tho same condition. In no ease did sce
one iy!ng Un anoher; they were ii! iyln9 stns1y,
With thcIr hcutls inwaIds, each head tonch!ny The
tall Of tho bird hetcre Il. lfow fsr the.o holes
penrtfntod Into the bank. or what number Of Ewal.
lows each cuntaincd, did net ascertain; hut It. IL
plain that the oiaal entrance to these dormitorles
nnrt hare bern IN tho external fhta Of tho purion
that had tl,ppsd, which. - hare stated, was. IN
tho middle, from len 70 twelve feet thick. Tho
hnlcs In tho unAstusbcd jottinn may probably hare
becn Of equal or gryatsr length. and. Il 70, tho
number Of swallows illhcfnattnS these must have
amounted to many hundrtdss
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ctrhInRs, rcnrcacnting the most s,lccessful
works. nf federated matters, and executed
In style Of superior excellence. Four volumes,
nl the Size ol the present one, comprise tho
numbers of L'dri issuett within ca4h year
Together they form superb collection Of art-
writinEs anil art-filustrations.
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Instinct: Tho tendency to gather at Intervals
In unusual numbers Is not peculiar to ths spe-
cics,. but Is shared by tho entire snbfam,lg of
shc drr|eotsaa. The wanderers arc young, and,
The ,n!rratfon results In death to tho whole
horde. mntft,des OF whom fail victims 10 tl,eIf
natural enemies among the birds and beasts,
while others die Of M epizootic disease induced
b. ovcrrrowan4.
The bare patch on the zump which was a.
eribctl by Nr; Crotch {whose history Ut thcsa
Interesting rodents we reproduced son,o iIttla
tns ago) to the habit of backing up aeai',.t
Colctt to lie due to aktn-tlAeaee. The enor-
muua tncreaAs which occasionally occurs in their
plumbers. be holds 70 bo owing 10 periottlc pro-
ss ss.s III bresaE he ss'x assr sss nuyaeni ya
ly with tho notable years Of tne Lemtnlog mf-
grattons, there has been recorded an uncpnsmon
fntrcasc IN The number Of rats, mice, shrews,
Mr.. Collett atIlr1ns that the Jennings do not
travel due west IN theft mgrattors, AZ was as-
serted BY Mr. Crotch, but follow the direction
q the val!e5s; and their movements chiefly
the periodical multiplication Of lilo Jennings,
and To- their wonderful migratiops, Mr. Co1lctt
bcl!cvrs to be beyond the power OF natufalfsts
with thcir present information.
ELECTn1cAL PHENOMENON.
There Is an aecount in Nature Of curious
electrical phenomenon which occurred At Venice,
In the southeast Of France, on the night OF
March 2l-22. A heavy thunder-cloud was OBJ
served, near midnight, In an extreme state Of
a9ttatIon, alternately raIs!ng and lowering its
position. At the upper part Of this cloud
three OF four balls Of fire Issued every two
minutes, as II from The invisible centre Of tho
cloud, divcrging IN all directions, and, after
running q course OF from six to eight
degrees, broke silently With cfrulgcnt
brightness. Their apparent diameter, as secu
ut a distance Of eleven miles, was about
degree. They rero u,ostly of reddiel color
LEV, howeTcr, being Of q ye1lo.tsh ttnge,-but
I'll Of them assumed white color In tho act Of
bursttnE. Their coursc, which was horizontal
and parallel to the plane Of the cloud, was rel
a.tSc1g slow. not exceeding two degrees per
second; and they bore strong resemblance 10
tmmcnsc, soap-bubb1es, both as Ecsards light
ness and general appearance. From time to
time 4 discharge Of lightning paese.l through
the cloud from .1oge downna1ds, follows some
c,uutl, With It's iine display Of are,balls, took
course from east to west -; and, about an houf
after Its pl.sage. a thunderstorm OF consider
able severity broke over the villagc.
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FRENCH AIlT-JOURNAL,

LART: REyU6 lIE1poXAlRx IiLU.rRkn. TSoi.
sans sens Anase: Tons II: IL: a. bA!lLys, Edltsnt.
Bouiou. 1871. Folio. Papsf.
>Tns 6rst goluua Of this elegant art-louEna1,
coptsIalus tho weekly numbers thus far is1usd
In tho current year, IL now ready Tor dlats,bu-
t!on among American subscribers. Tbs publ
cation occupies hish plaee in the literature Of
Art. and i steadily sustained with the grace and
spirit wheh eharaetcriza tho aehieyeineuta Of
the French people in e7ery department Ut
tsthet!cs. Its table Of couteut. Includes bio
graphical sketches Of prominent French artists,
with critical comments upon thelr masterpieces
sAsavs on various topics Ut molnensary interest
to tho asl. xnl industztes, with art-intcllRence
Of tho latest date from tho European Capitals.
Tho work Is euibclllahed With coptoua full-pago
md uilnoF er1s4ylugs. Dh0tvgraYuTcs. and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-29
TelegraPhy Five Thousand Years
Old.

lie Plongeon, a French explorer. who
has been examining the ruins of Yuea
tan, has discovered that the electric tele-
graph wa known to the ancient inhabi-
,aaSs % XScatan thousands of years ago.
An intelligent Indian informed the ex.
plorer that there was a very old horse
in which there was a writing which recited
that a day would come when the inhsbi.
tants Of Vallsdolid would converse With
those Of Merida by means of q cord
which would be stretched by g people
not belonging 10 the country. The To-
c~alities mentioned are over a hundred
miles apart. Arriving at the place
where the inscription was said to exist.
some months after the conversation with
the Indian, the explorer hunted up the
old house, aud after a good deal OF
search discovered the slab and inscrip
ton, which is thus described:
Mrs. L~sPlougeon stood by my side
studying the characters as they gradually
appeared more aud more distinct. To
our establishment, we o discovered
the cord men mentioned by Chable. Il
started from the month Of a face (which
represents the people of Saci) situated
near the right hand upper corner Of the
slab, then runs through its whcle length
in a slantIng direction, aud terminates at
the a OF another head (the inhabitants
Of HOY. The inclined direction Of the
cord or line indicates the Typographical
position Of the respective cities, Saci
Nsllodolid) being more elevated above
The level ct the sea than Ho (Merida)
But imagine now our smazement at no.
tlclng the strange fact that the mode OF
communication that Chable Ignored was
by means Of electric e%urrentsl Yes. of
electricity Thi' vas plainly indicated by
the four zigzaA .nes, representing the
lightning coming from four cardinal
points and converging toward a center
near the upper or starting station, and
also by the solitary zigzsg seen about
the middle of the cord-iollowing il.
Observation-Disclosures a halfway station.
Then the electric telegraph, that we con.
sider the discovery par excellence Of the
nineteenth century, was known Of the
ancient liza sages FIVE or ten thousanc
years ago. 40, nihil novum sub solun
And in that slab we have a clew to the
declphering Of the Mayas Inscriptions
an American Rosetta stone"
lie Plongeon caused a photograph Il
be made OF the slab, aud further invest
cations will probably be made. Whether
entirely accurate or not, the story is in
teresting.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-29

A woman q~uarreliug with her husband
told him she believed if she was to die
he would marry the DEVILS eldest dsugh-
ter. The law does not allow a man to.
marry two s~iaters," replied the tender
husband.
Both the son and one of the daughters
Of the late Lieutenant Derby John
PsoniE) are engaged to be married.
Miss Daisy Derby to Lieutenant Black,
Of the navy, and her brother to a New
York LADY.
Says Victor Hugo; MAN was the
c%onundrum Of the eighteenth century;
woman is the conundrum Of the nine.
teeuth century we can't guess her,
but well give her up says the
Woman's Journal.
Since the introduction Of female
postmasters" a girl goes up to the win.
dow and says, Is there a letter for Miss
Margaret R)binson2' Yes says the
female postmaster, here is one from
John McJones."
a Moscow newspaper says that out Of
the wealthy merchant families Of that
city not q single member has gone to
-
fght the Turks. They get medical Ger.
~tlficates OF undtness for military service
and often have to pay well for them.
spurgeon once, in preaching on Con
fession," said: Having searched the
bible through, | eau only find Que man
mentioned who ever confessed. Tbs,
was Judas Iscariot aud you will remem.
Der, my brethren, hat he immediately
went out and hung himselfi'
Cough is telling a story about an Irish
man to whom q physician said: Tim
this won't d.; you must take warning BY
the late Of your friend, O'ShaughDessy
Only three nights ago be came hon,
much aoberer than you are, but in at
tempting to blow out a candle bis breatl
took FIRE and he exploded-blew UPS,
that his friends 10 three days have no
beeu able to scraps enough Of him 70
gether to hold a wake over" An' d,
ye name to tell me that he bust up2
said Tim. Indeed l do, upon my hon
or Tim raid he would take the pledg
at once, and did SO in the following form
swear never to blow out a candl
! while I'm drunk again"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-29
The Wounded from Plevna Over
crowd Russian Hospitals.
The End Of the Campaign Nearly
Over Without Any Decided
Advantage to Either Side.
Gen. Grants Reception by
the Corporation Of Lean.
ingtOn, England.
4i4 3JIfLH


LONDON, September 29.-The wounded
from Plevna ovorcrowd the Russian hos
pitfalls, and he wounded suffer much in
transit to Russia. maf
The Times says the end of the cam
paign must be near, and it promises to
present something like a drawn battle.
The powers will then attempt to avoid
another campaign by diplomacy.
General Grant Was to-day presented
With an address by the corporation of
bennington end dined with the mayor.
de spoke Of the relations between Eng.
land and America, and looked forward
to their going hand in hand, honorable
rivals in producing what is necessary for
the comfort and support Of man.
The Times, strongly pro Russia, prints
prominently; 1T is said that the Turk
iah soldiers have received strict orders
not to fire at a Russian general lest he
should be killed or disabled and re-
placed"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-29
PAINE AND vOLTAIRE.
what Colonel Rob InRePROH Pro.
poses 10 Do AbOut Them.

W nhN NOAOAfh ANO0 AnktMHWlh REOs
poses TO Do AbOut Them.
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll recently
challenged any professor Of religion to
prove that either Thomas Paine or Vol.
tGire recanted his convictions on his
death,bed, or died exhibiting remorse on
account Of his teachings. The New
York Observer accepted the challenge,
aud offered to prove it in regard to one
or both Colonel Ingersoll, having re.
turned to Peoria, Illinois, and heard of
the acceptance, says he will Immediately
deposit $1,000 in gold in a bank, subject
TO the order OF DR.. Prime, when iudorsed
by the tribunal, which skall consist Of
three men-one to be chosen by Mr..
Ingersoll, one by DR.. Prime and q third
by agreement Of the two. Colonel In.
gersoll adds:
From the date Of accepting this ofer
you may have the ninety days to collect
and present your testimony, giving me
notice OF time and place of taking depo.
sitions. | shall have q like time to take
evidence upon my side, giving yen like
notice, and you shall then have thirty
days to take further testimony ia reply
TO what | may offer. The case shall then
be argued before the persons chosen; and
their decision shall be final as to US. II
Paine and Voltsire died filled with child
ish and silly fear, | want to know it. On
the other hand, il the believers in super
stition have made and circulated these
cruel ISLANDERS concerning the mighty
dead, | want the world to know that
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-29
THE NAsHYILLE ELnrrrnn

The municipal election of Nashville Is
held today Judge Duling, a stsuneh
Democrat, a quiet, earnest aud worthy
citizen, identified with the laborinv and
material interests Of the city for many
years, was nominated by the Working.
men for mayor. When the Democratic
Convention a held a few days later.
Judge Duling was again nominated, thus
satisfying the best elements of the city.
and uniting the forces of two separate
but not uniriendly organizations. If
Judge Ddling is elected, as we believe he
will be, the people will gain q double
victory over the worst species OF Radi-
calism and misrule. The present incum.
bent, Mr.. Kerchival, was elected as a
Republican. and held the Office once be
fore. The Democrats and Conservatives
seen to have been Indifferent or divided,
and thus allowed q man to slip in the
second time who made a very bad mayor
once before. He has done less harm
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-29
indications.

WASHINGTON, September 29.-For Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley, northerly
and shifting warmer southerly winds.
clear or partly cloudy weather, and
falling barometer.
For the upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys, falling barometer, in.
'cTeasing %southerly winds, warmer, clear
or partly cloudy weather, followed at the
north and west stations by rising baron.
eter, cooler northerlY winds and rain
areas,
For the lake region, light winds shift.
ipgto increasing southerlg, partly cloudy
weather and rain areas, stationary or
higher temperature with falling baron.
etsr.
The rivers will remain stationary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-29

AUSTIN, September PA Mr.. Stoup.
a cattle man, was robbed on the Preder.
leksburg road, Blanco county, yesterday
by two highwaymen. They made him
strip everything and walk OF from his
duds, which they examined. and from
which they realized 1914.
Brown Bowen, Wesley Hardin's
brother.lu-law, was brought to Austin
to-day, from Florida, where he had been
running with Wesley. He is charged
with murder in Gonzales county. de
was arrested by Major Chipley, the same
railroad man who held the Train uotil
Armstrong could get Hardin on II. There
is a small reward for him.
The State University for colored
youths will be built. The question as 10
the constitutionality Of the law providing
Tor the purchase Of grounds for The same
has been considered by the law depart.
ment and decided in favor Of the law.
Papers bringing suit at MarsbalI To
forfeit the Texas and Pacific reservation
and charter have been mailed, and viii
perhaps be filed Wednesday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-29

legal tenders, decrease. 47e, soc; depos.
its, decrease. 5.9l2, 9O0i circulation. in
crease, l28. 300; reserve, decrease. 1873
O75.
LONDON. September ~. 4p.m.-Consols
for money, 95ll -l6; on account, =;
United States new four.and a-halfs, los;
United States 6ve-twenties Of 1865, los;
United STATES 6ve.twenties OF 1867, 1911;
United States ten.forties, 1913; new ives.
l07t; Erie, lls
Bullion gone into the Bank Of Eng.
and on balance to day, $4,000.
BREGDsruFFs.
LrvEEPooL, September 80 w win
ter, lls7d@l2s Cd; Milwaukee red, los Sd
oils Sd; California white, Us DIDO
rs Sd; California club, Us 9d@l3s Cd.
Germ, 27s 6d@27s Sd. Pork, 49s, Beef,
92s cd. Bacon, long clear, 37s Cd; short
clear, 4Os Cd. Lard, 46s I'D, Tallow,
Ais,
CHICAGO, September 20, u:05 a.m.-
Wheat is easier at l 055 for October;
| 02s for November. Corn is easier at
4l5@42 for November; AZ for October.
Pork, IL so for October; IL IS for seller
year; IL 974 for January. Lard is I'M
changed. Dry sailed meats, boxed, firm;
shoulders, GO; short ribs, 8; short clear,
ST; long clear and short clear, 81; long
clears. Pork strips, u; bacon strips,
Il. Receipts-Flour, 1858; wheat, 1885,
l03; corn, 1919. Shipments-Flour,
77,l2l; wheat, 1853; corn, 84,l59,
NEW York, September 20, l2:l5 p H.
Flour is quiet. Wheat is irregular;
Chicago scarce aud held at l 1901 40;
Milwaukee, 1 39@l 40. Corn is quiet at
564@574. Mess pork quiet at l3 IS for
October; IA 90 for December. Lard is
quiet at 8 l54 bid for October; 8974 for
November; s III December; 8 So for
January, Whisky is quiet at | l31.
CINCINNATI, September 20. = Flour,
family, dull at 6 l5@6 %. Wheat, red,
dull at | 20@l %; white, l25@l 81.
Corn is weak at 46@41 Whisky opened
at | Oh and closed at l O5. Lard is quiet,
steam, 8. Bulk meats are advancing;
shoulders, u; short ribs, 81; short clear,
50. Bacon is strong; shoulders. Il; short
ribs, 9; short clear, % Pork is firm at
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-29

New YORK, September 20 John Dew
lin, q boy aged seventeen, fatally stabbed
John Betz, durigg a quarrel near their
home in Brooklyn.
The Republican merchants and bank
ers propose a mass meeting to make
what is termed a public disavowal Of the
State convention attack on the admin
istration Of Presideat Hayes and its
Republican supporters.
Rocco Pelito and Luigi Percelo quar-.
relied about a debt of fifteen dollars, and
Pelito killed Percelo with a stilletto.