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

right mind. Mr.. Ovington did not
know whether she had received any
visit from Mr.. Tilton or not, or
whether she had been solicited to
return. He felt positive that there
would never be any reunion.
Another Plymouth Church
brother said: "0h, Mrs. Tilton, eh?
! just saw her get off a car at
Orange street and go down toward
Mr.. Beecher's house. She was
looking remarkably we'll. l was at
a reception at the pastors the other
night, and we had long talk
about the scandal troubles, but
there wasn't any suggestion that
Mrs. Tilton might go back to her
husband. l know there is no fear
of it."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05
STYLES IN WEDDINGS.
American and English Matrimo
NAL Modes Compared.

american and English MatrimO.
nial Modes Compared.
Boston Courier.l
The English morning wedding,
which has of late been adopted by
our best society, and obtained such
a hold upon as to wipe out the
most cherished traditions, has met
with a setback in the form of an
opposition American ceremony en-
ployed with great eclat by several
old Kniekerbocker families in the
arrangement of recent nuptials.
The English style, in fact, has its
disadvantages. In the first place
the bridesmaids, often numerous,
have no attendants, for there are
no groomsmen, and the possibilities
of little Irritation and future ac-
quaintance growing out of the COM
mingling Of white silk with kid
gloves, cake and orange blossoms,
are all lost. The bridesmaid has
literally nothing except bouquet or
cheap locket to compensate her for
the trouble and expense of prepara-
ton, and the evaporation conse-
quent on seeing one of her friends
petted and admired as bride, while
she herself is left unnoticed and
uncared for. The no-card-and-no-
cake also has its difficulties. They
serve double purpose of explana-
tion and friendly attention to dis
tant friends and near acquaintance,
which saved a vast amount Of
trouble and heart burning. Then
the English custom not only per-
mits but authorizes the bridegroom
to wear an informal costume, in
striking contrast to the elaborate
dress Of the bride, and which seems
neither respectful to her nor the
gorgeously yarrayed friends who have
been invited to be present at the
tying of the nuptial knot. All these
considerations have finally arrayed
themselves into decided objections,
and eliminated in revival,
as before remarked, of the old
fashioned full dress American
ceremony, At such weddings
the bridesmaids are attended by an
equal number of groomsmen, all of
whom, as we'll as the groom, are
attired in full evening dress. The
cake is restored to its proper place
of honor upon the Weii.Jupplied
supper-table, and the bride cuts the
first piece, according to ancient
custom. Wedding cake and we'd
ding cards are sent round to such
friends and acquaintances as are
not present at the wedding, which
does not take place at church in the
morning, but at the home of the
bride on the same evening, and is
Immediately followed by the recep.
ton. 1t is optional whether the
bride and groom start on the same
evening upon a wedding trip or
remain at home for some days. The
latter is better and more truly in
accordance with old-fashioned ideas,
for the bride is usually worn out
with fatigue and excitement, and
in no condition to be hurried to y
railway tram and made to encoun-
ter the discomforts of night travel.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05
SITTING BULBS PRISONER.
A Survivor OF the Custer Massacre
Becomes an Indian Chief.

A Survivor of the Custer Massacre
Becomes an Indian Chief.
Washington Cor. Boston Herald,l
The commission which was sent
to Sitting Bull made an important
discovery in the fact that the war
rior has in his camp a white pris-
oner captured at the Custer massa-
ere. Before reaching Fort Walsh
rumors reached the commission that
Sitting Bull held some of Clusters
men as prisoners, and after the first
conference one of the half-breed in
terpreters, employed by General
Terry, visited the camp, and while
going through was hailed byaperson
dressed and painted as a chief, who
said his name was Martin RyaN,
who was corporal in Company |,
Seventh Cavalry, Colonel KeOugh's
company, and had been taken a
prisoner at the Little Big Horn with
Custer. Inquiry apparently sub
stantiated his assertion, and the
following facts were ascertained:
Ryan's life had been spared by Sit
ting Bull himself, who adopted him
into his own family. Ryan made
several attempts to escape, but be.
ing carefully guarded was unsuc-
cessful, and on each occasion he
was severely beaten. He has now
apparently accepted the situation,
and Sitting Bull has made him war
chief, and married Ryan to one of
his daughters. Ryan has let his
hair grow long in Indian fashion,
dresses as an Indian, and is known
by the Sioux as the White Chief.
Upon the return of the commits
sion to st. Paul, General Terry
caused the muster rolls of Company
/, Seventh Cavalry, to be examined,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05

and found that Martin Ryan's name
is borne as corporal, and that he
was present for duty when his COM
mand went into that fatal action of
June 25, 1875. 1t was stated by
the friendly Indians that there are
several others of Clusters men
prisoners in Sitting Bulls camp,
but Ryan's case was the only one
which was verified. Sitting Bull
was asked the question direct by
General Corbin, if he took any
prisoners of the Seventh Cavalry,
and answered fatty, "That is none
of your business" Sitting Bull
talked considerably about the battle
with Custer, and all he said fully
confirmed the conclusion arrived at
by General Terry last year when he
examined the ground just after the
battle. He said that at first he
thought General Terry's whole
army was upon him, and he had
moved his women and children and
property about four miles in retreat,
when he received information from
his scouts that it was only the Sew
enth Cavalry and Long Hair (Cus-
ter), and that they were divided and
Reno had already retreated. He
says he then took 1000 warriors
and went back and moved down on
Custer in a solid mass and ended
the fight right there. He says that
Long Hair was one Of the very last
down, and that the Indians shouted
and made signs to him to surren-
der, but he would not, and about
the last of the fight he was killed.
He said that if he had captured
Custer he would not have hurt him,
but have kept him in his camp.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05
louisville and Great Southern R.R.

1l:2o pm. Night Express Daily except
Saturday. Connects st Milan for ST. Louis
and Chicago, at Mckenzie for Nashville.
Chattanooga, Atlanta and the Southeast,
at Guthrie for Hopkinsville, Henderson and
Evansville, at Louisville for all points
North and East.
ll:O0 am. Day Express Connects for St.
Louis and Chicago. at Louisville for all
points North and East.
4:4O pm. Milan AcCOmmOdation-Daily
except Sunday.
Pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
vile. and on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or Information, amply at Ticket
Office, 287 Main, Northwest corner Madison
JAS. MONTGOMERY, Sup't Memphis Div.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05
RAILROADS,
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.

cycHEDULE ON AND AFTER SEPT. I6.
~ 1877:
Leaves. Arrives.
Mail and Express. daily ll.25p.m 5.45p.m
Somerville accem' dat'n
daily lex. Sunday 49,. 5.OOp.m 8.1Sa.m
srime Twenty Minutes Faster than
City TlDe.
SOmerviJIe train Will stop as reg
mtRr and flag stations.
The IL. so PIN. Train makes the quick
ent time ever made TO Chattanooga, KNOX,
vile, Lynchburg, Washington, and the East,
and will stop at all Regular Statiehs, and at
Flag Stations when tagged, except Flag Sta
lions between Collierville and Memphis.
Ticket eiice 27S Main HtraeS and Depot
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
JOHN A. GRANT,
Chief Engineer and General Sup't.
T. S. DAVANT,
i9f Assistant General Passenger Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05
A Pre.HlstorIc Kontucky Giant.

Trigg County Ky.) Democrat
A laborer engaged last Friday in
digging holes in a lot near the fa-
nous mound in Canton, for the
purpose of building a post and rail-
ing fence for DR.. Lackey, unearthed
a number of skeletons. The skull
and jawbone Of one of them evi-
IDENTIFY belonged to a race of giants.
The lower jaw found fitted easily
over the skin and lower extremity
of the face of Mr.. Bailey Tompkins,
a well-known citizen Of the place,
whose facial developments at these
points are large and covered with a
heavy beard. On the breast of the
skeleton was found a stone spear
head, about eighteen inches in
length, showing that the remains
belonged at least to some great
chief of the aborigines, a "head
and shoulders taller" than any of
the tribes known to exist on the
continent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05
MEMPHIS g. LITTLE ROCK R.R.
ShrOt Limo to Arkansas and Texas.
TIME OARDi
Mail train, daily...........5.SO pm. u.3O pm.
Freight train daily Tex.

Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train, daily y...........5,SO pm. ll.30 IN.
Freight train daily lex.
sunday )......... ...........7. 90 am. $40 D m.
Passengers going on this road will take
trains al the depot Of the Louisville, Nash
willie and Great Southern railroad. Mail
trains make close connection at Argenta f0g
points on the / title Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Little Rock with the Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas.
Pullman talacsEleeping Cars on all night
trains.
For tickets and information apply at Ticket
Offices 27s and 2S7 Main street, and at depot
foot Of Washington street, or at Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern railroad depot,
or TO the undersigned.
R. A. WILLIAMS. Pass. Ag't, Memphis.
M. S. JAY. q. P. asd T. Ag't, Littlo Rock.
w. Il. SMITH, Sup't. Memphis Tenn.
I23-f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05

DR. Bulls Cough Syrup has been be.
fore the public for years, and is pro
nounced by thousands superior to all
other medicines for the cure of coughs,
colds, influenza and all pulmonary com
plants.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05

At the opening of the present term Of
the Vienna Conservatory there were 52s
new candidates for admission; 205 we're
rejected and 32S accepted. The pupils
now number 768.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05
MISS SSlPPl g. TENNESSEE
RAILROAD
SCHEDULE.

nN and after Wednesday, November Il,
" 1877, tran. rs will run as follows;
Leave. Arrive.
Main Train daily. ............ $500 pm. 1:05 pm
Sardis Accommoda, ion
daily lex. sundays. .."ll5O ana. s;lo am
Sundaysl ......... ..'...'.... G,00 am. 400
eat N. BURKE, Sup't,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05
PUBLIC LEDGER.

rNHE PUBLIC LEDGER is PUBLISHED
i 4 every afternoon Except Sunday at No.
l3 Madison street.
The PUBLIC LEDGER is served 70 city subscri-
hers By faithful carriers at FIFTEEN CENTS
PER w EEK. payable weekly to the carriers
By mail lin advanced: One year, SS six
months three months, "; one month, 75
NewsdeaIers supplied at 21S cents per copy.
Weekly Public Ledger,
Published every Tuesday at 81 per annum I'm
advanced. Postage free.
Communications upon subjects of general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
Rejected manuscripts WILL NOT be returned.
RATES OF ADVERTISING IN DAILY:
First nsertion....;........~...".s1 % per square
subsequent Insertions .... ,.-.. bO
por one week...".... ......-...,..... w
ror Two OWeeks.........................4 Z %
or three Weeks....."...............b OD
FOR one month ........................1 W
Zach additional square....... 90
RATES OF ADVERTISING IN WEEKLY:
First insertion. 90 per square
subsequent insertions ...... ...... so Z" q"
Eight liaes of nonPareil, solid, constitute
square.
Displayed advertisements will be charged
according to tie sPACE occupied, at above
rates-there being twelve lines Of solid type to
the inch -
To regular advertisers we offer superior in
ducemeRts, both as to rates of charges and
manner OF displaying their fav0rs.
Norces in local column inserted for wenty
csnts por line for each insertion.
special notices inserted for ten cents per
line for each insertion.
Notices Of deaths and marriages, twenty
cents per line.
All bills for advertising are ia vlen con-
traoted and payable on demand.
Ali letters, whether upon business or other
wise, must be addressed to
y. WHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05

MEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
Express daily (OrcoEt
grdayl...................... s 10 ll.20
MAIL Irain;..," ..;;....;"". 4.,5 u.C0
Acoommsd mex. Sunday 4.40
Depot at head OF Main street.
Ticket office, 2d Main street, corner Of
Madison.
MEMPHIS AMI 0hARL sTON K. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
AZ. PIX. Ak PH.
Mail and Express train
datty...e...,.....................6 DAD ll.2O
Somerville accom- 'datn
Except Sunday ......... 8.lS 500
Ticket ONCE 27s MAN stro0t.
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
------.-----
A.M,P.M. lAM.PM.
N. 0. Mail daily ........". l.C5 800
Sardis accommodation,
daily lex. sunday ).....9.l5 II so
Freight train, daily lex
cept Sunday .o.......... 4.CO 500
Depot Mt foot of Main street
Ticket Office. Isl Main street. corner of
MOdison. NJ. BURKE, Gen. Sup't
AEMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD
Nj Arrives. Leaves.
-, -----N-----
A.N.P,y. t.M.P.E.
Nall Trein daily..........- 11.3O $50
freight and Acoonnods-
tiOn daily lex. Sunday $40 7.eJ
Sleepig cars on mail train. Ticket Offices,
uouisYille Depot, 297 Main (c0r. MsdisORl
and 27S Main street.
W. b. SMITH, Act'g Gon'l Sup't.
PADUCAH AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD.
MAI Irhln e.oV b'M
p aves..............................4 90 2. m
The mail train leaves CovingtOn for Mem
phis at am. and arrives at Covington at
$50 pm. Trains leaving Memphis will start
from the UnderWriters' Warehouse.
j. w. WILBUR, Sup't,
ii. II. GIVEN. Asst. Sup't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05
A FRESH SCANDAL.

Will Theodore TIltOsa ana HIS wife
Elizabeth keunite ?-rho FpecuIa.
lions of sbeir FFieDds end gneera
Ofthftr Enemies,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05

RAILROAD TINE TABLE.
Once formerly occupied BY Dssoto Bank.

MEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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Weekly Public Ledger,

Published every Tuesday at 81 per annum I'm
advanced. Postage free.
Communications upon subjects of general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05

MEMPHIS AMI 0HARL sTON r..
Arrives. Leaves.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05

-oaturuayl yl......,.......s........o 10 ll.W
mail Iraln..... ............... 40 U.lO
Acoommsd ID n lex. Sunday 4,40
Depot at head Of Main street.
Ticket Office, 2d Main street, corner Of
Madison.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-13

At this season it is well to know any
sure remedy for the stings of wasps,
bees, hornets, etc. For the little ones
sake if not for your own keep a box of
cut tobacco near at hand, and be sure
that all know just where it can be found
and how to use it at moments notice.
The instant any one is stung wet
some cut tobacco and lay at once on the
spot. Hold it there few minutes and
the cure is complete. We cannot tell
if it a perfect cure when not applied
within few minutes after being stung.
Have no doubt it will relieve, but doubt
if after the poison has been for any
length of time in the blood, though il
remove the pain. it will prevent swell
ing; but we do know an instant appli-
cation is an almost instant cure.
This should be generally known, for
stings are severe for any one but terri.
bic for a child not only on account Of
the sharp pain but the fright that comes
with it, and some persons are seriously
poisoned by them.
The sting of a wasp or bumble-bee ii
not SO severe as the hornet or honey
bee i; the latter leaves the sting in tn,
wound, and there is no relief till that il
removed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-13


THE MODERATE DRINKER.-A SO
called moderate was once so very angry
with friend who claimed that safety
is alone in totally abstaining from the
use of ardent spirits. and who allowed
his fanatical notions to insinuate that
the moderate drinker himself might
then be beyond self-control. ITO make
plain the question who is wrong" said
the temperate man, will you just quit
one month, not touching a drop during
the time ?" Said the other: ITO satisfy
your mind, sir, I will, with pleasure,
though l know myself; l will do as you
ask to cure overweight ideas" He
kept the promise, but at the end of the
month he came to his friend with tears
in his eyes and thanked him for saving
him from drunkard's grave. Said he I;
81 never knew before that / was in any
sense a slave to drink, but the last
month has been the fercest battle of my
life. l see now that / was almost be-
yond hope, and had the test come many
months later, it would have been too
late for me. But l have kept the pledge
and by Gods help l will keep it for
life" Moderate drinker just try it for
one year, and see how near you are to
the rapids, beyond which there is nc
returning.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-13


SUPERNATURAL REvELATIoN.-Thee x-
ternal evidences of the divine origin of
Christianity have force with many per.
sons, but these evidences are less salts
factory to the mind than the internal
evidences; and while the former are
open to the examination of compare
lively few, the latter are patent to all.
Every individual can try the Bible for
himself, whether it can accomplish for
him what it says it can, and when he
has thus put it to the proof and expe-
rienced its singular power, he has a
faith in it which cannot be shaken. He
has belief which goes down into the
depths Of his spiritual being and forms
part Of his own personal consciousness.
He believes the Bible to be divine be-
cause he has felt it to be divine; it has
told him what no other book could tell,
and done for him what no other book
could dO-"How do you know, with
certainty, the truth of your religion p
said an inquirer to humble but faith
full disciple. "Just as l know the sur
shines" replied the other, because
see its light and feel its heat" And s,
there are thousands and tens of thous
ands, competent and faithful witnesses
who know, from their own experience
the truth Of Christianity, because the,
have felt in their own hearts and live
its transforming, and comforting. an
sustaining pOwer.-ReRgioIs Herald.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-13

Dwight L. Moody appealing to the
youth of the land to become total abb
stainers. says: Remember that those
who are drunkards did not intend to
become SO. They only thought of drink
ing Just little. But the little kept in
creasing and the love for drink kept
growing stronger, until the eyes grew
bloated. and the step grew unsteady /;
until the one who might have been a
blessing to the world and a help to
those around him has become a loath-
some object and terror to his friends.
1t is not safe to take even little strong
drink: because the love for it soon be-
comes strong and cruel master. War
is terrible, and many Of our best men
have gone to their graves through war
but strong drink has carried more VIC
Tins to the grave in America than has
war. Again, l beg of the young to
touch not and taste not any strong
drink"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-13

CHEER YOUR MINIsrERs.-At a fire
in London, little child was in danger
Of being burned. All had been saved,
when it was found that the child was
forgotten. Ne one dared to 20 back,
for the flames shot out from every win
dow. But noble fireman went up the
ladder; sudden gust of smoke made
him pause. They saw it from below.
"Let us give him a cheer" said some
one. A great hurrah went up. The
man heard, he rushed into the burning
house, and brought forth the child in
his arms, and delivered it the mother.
who pressed it to her bosom. The fire.
man would not have had the courage,
doubtless, for so heroic and daridg a
deed, had he not been cheered on by
the crowd. So, say, give cheer to
your minister.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-13
TkmpEramts.
sTF 1T HAD NOT BEEN FOR
DRINK

John B. Cough gives the following,
and we think it worthy of place in
our columns. as indeed, any production
of the eminent advocate of temperance
is we'll entitled to-:
In the United States l have been &C
customed to speak in State prisons-al-
though was not allowed to do so in
England-when the wife of a poor mis-
cradle creature wanted me to speak
word to her husband, and having been
permitted to ask the question:
"What brought you here ?" the an
swer has almost invariably been:
"Drink, drink, drink p
/ remember in a New Hampshire
prison l saw very benevolent-looking
man seated before me. The chaplain
said:
"Do you see that man ?"
"Yes."
81 want you to notice him very par
ticularly." did.
"That man" said he ''is here for
murder"
"What man like that 2"
Eyes. for the murder of his wife"
When | went round [ took hold of
his hand and said to him:
"Now, my friend, | have of your
crime. and 1 am perfectly astonished
when look at you, and l want to know
the reason why you did it"
He looked at me for a moment and
said:
"Yes, loved my wife and children
as well as any man in New Hampshire
ever loved wife and child. | loved
them, sir; but | drank drank
neglected them. ] went on and on
my wife's face grew paler, and her eyes
grew larger, and caught her many and
many time weeping bitterly, and it
made me mad-mad with myself
knew was causing it; and then," said
he. 81 would wish she was dead.
could not bear to see that pale. pleading
face everywhere-at the cornor of the
street, in the dramshop, in the very
glass | would see her glittering eye upon
me, and it made me mad-mad, sir.
And sometimes / would be sober for a
week or two, and then l would feel sOr-
ry l had ever said cross word to her
but drink 1 must, and then 1 would
wish her dead. One day came into
the house she did not hear me she did
not know was there. She was seated
upon chair, with her elbow upon the
table, and her pale face lay upon her
hand, and the comb had fallen from hel
head, and her long hair (she had beau,
tiful hair) hung all down her shoulders
and [ stood and looked, and l saw the
tears rolling down her cheeks one after
the other. The devil entered into me-
1 went into the next room-I got rife
and shot her dead. I am here; / d.
not expect to get out; want no pardon
l am sentenced for life. But oh ! sir
believe-believe me"-and he graspeG
my hand-"believe me, 1 never would
have done it, if it had not been fol-
drink"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-13

Let rum take care of its own crimi-
nails, its own maniacs and it would be
bankrupt in year. The rum traffic
rules and we pay for it, and the rum
tax is the badge of our servitude. The
rum traffic not only taxes our pockets,
but it lays its hands on our boys and
enters our families. Who can compute
the value of the domestic suffering
which it causes REV. X. r. Mere
diM.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-13

The first book read. and the last book
laid aside by every child, is the conduct
of its parents.