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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-09

4 srRANGElingual difficulty has arisen
in the Liverpool work house, where, Il
few days ago, there suddenly appeared a
party of emigrants, men, women and
children, whose language the officials
were unable to understand. Interpreters
were summoned, and the strangers were
addressed in French, German, Italian,
Spanish, Poland, Russian, and, finally,
all the other European languages, but
not one word did they understand, and
their names, history and purposes are
likely to remain profound mystery. A
similar difficulty recently arose at the
Liverpool Sailors Home.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-09

y DISTINGUISHED English physician,
III recent experiment, has furnished,
as ne thinks, another proof Of the sani-
'afy influence of sunlight. The poison
OF the cobra, which he received from
lnd'a on ivory points, was exposed in a
glass bottle to the sunlight, portion of
ehem beng wrapped in paper. He
louhu that on some of the points that
iiad been exposed, the poison had be-
come inert, while on those in the same
bottle that had been wrapped in paper
.le poison still retained its fatal activity.
ne argues from this the sunlight might
|" 'It' same way destroy the poison of
snlai poN, scarlet and typhoid fever.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-01-11

"A bill authorizing the pay ment of pensions to the survi- vors of the Mexican, Black Hawk and Florida wars is now pending in Congress. Under the provis- ions of the bill all who have served sixty days in the Mexican war, or thirty days in the Black Hawk and Florida wars, would he allowed pension of eight dollars per month.
 During the month ofDecem- Der there were B failures in the city of New York, with total lia- bilities of $1,S73,000. In addi- ton to these there were 30 as- signments made Involving a loss to creditors of $l, 100000.
 -J. Gordon Bennett, proprie tor of the New York Herald, was assaulted and -hided in front of the Club house in New York city, on the 3d inst. Frederick May, a brother of Bennett's affi- anced, was the assailant.
 The Sheriff of runica county Ark, is accused not only of steal ing public money, but of murder. N. Y. Sun.
 Mistake. No such county in the State.
 The Independents of Illinois and Indiana are consolidating with the Democrats.
 The truth IS mighty and will prevail.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-01-11
DENCKLA BLOCK MARKHAM STREET, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.


 the Mail, and we hope that nei- ther that paper nor any other one will persist in urging our legisla- ture to change this law; for of all the laws now on our statute books there is no other one which has had such a salutary influence as this one. There is not now a law on our statute books which has done so much to subdue the bully and to make inoffen- sive, quiet citizens out of many hitherto boistcrous, overbearing ''larkies" whose highest ambition used to be to swagger about with pair of navy sixes slung around them, as this identical law, the tendency of which, the Mail as serts, is to substitute brute force and lawlessness TOT the milder sway and dominion of the laws of the land" We have had fair opportunity to witness the prac- tical workings of this law against the carrying of deadly weapons. There was no place within the bounds of Arkansas, where the dangerous, disreputable and cow ardly custom of carrying deadly weapons prevailed to a greater extent than it did in Pope county prior to the passage of the law forbidding it. Quiet, inoffensive and law, abiding citizens who de tested the practice were compell- ed to go armed in order to place themselves on an equal footing with the class of absolute, ire ! sponsible roughs, who, embold- ened by the immediate possession of a brace of revolvers, were over bearing, abusive, and actually so domineering, that there was no getting along with them in any other way than to beat them at their own game. What has been the effect of the law on this class of characters? Depriv- ed of their dangerous allies,-the deadly "navies' s'-these hitherto over bearing bullies have become meek, quiet, inofiensive citizens, who, if they amount to nothing else, are at least not any longer a terror to the community.
 The legislature which passed that act have had more praise be- slowed upon them for that single act that for everything else which they did. Let the law stand as it is; and let it be rigidly and thoroughly enforced. And since we are on the subject we will say that the officers of the law, are, we fear, somewhat derelict in the enforcement of tho law; for it not unfrequently happens that little personal difficulties disclose the fact that the parties are armed. Let this matter be watched and wherever there is q violation of the law let the full penalty of the law fall upon the party who in CUTS it.
 The law is good and is having healthy effect. Let it stand.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-01-11
A Lieutenant Tn charge of 30

A Lieutenant Tn charge of 30 U. s. soldiers is at Hot Springs.
 The public schools of Little Rock receive S2000 per year from the Peabody fund.
 And now the Globe-Demo. crat says President Grant prophe- sies that a new popular election will be held to settle the presi dential muddle.
 Commodore Vanderbilt, one of the wealthiest men in Ameri' ca, and one who has gwen larg ly of his wealth for humanity sake, is dead. His death occur red at his home in New York or the 4th inst. His wealth IS esti mated at Ss5, 5,000,0o0.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-01-11
A FATAL EALACY.

The Helena Mail concludes an article wherein it gives an ac- count of the staying and robbing of two young men who had been to Helena for the purpose of sell ing some hogs, with an appeal to the next legislature to modify the law making it criminal otfense to carry deadly weapons. This, we regard as most fatal and
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-01-11
THE STATES INDEBTED
 NESS


 We presume the present ses- sion of the legislature will be strongly urged to take some ac- tion on the state's indebtedness.
 Whatever may done, we hope will be done for simple justices sake. There has been much said and written on the subject, but we suppose our lawmakers will take the sensible view of the matter that they will rot allow themselves to be hastily hurried into measures by the impatient prompting of the newspapers and other writers who have expressed themselves on this subject. We have no nonbt but that if the General Assembly in their deal ing with this matter will act eau tiously and only aftel mature de- liberation there will be no great cause for complaint from any quarter. There cannot be any good reason urged for pushing to hasty and ill advised action Tn the premises. If, as is urged, and as is undoubtedly the case, there are unjust and fraudulent claims against the state, that Of itself, is no reason why we should precipitate ourselves into unnec- essary trouble, and assume an attitude which may place us in an unenviable light in the eyes of those who are not acquainted with the facts in the case. There are none of these fraudulent claims being pushed against us now, and we are paying no tax or
 
 interest on them, so wherefore any uneasiness about them. 1T these claims were being pushed, or if we were paying interest on them it might be we'll to make a ftsss about 1t, and by all legal and honorable means to resist the col lection of such claims; but as 1t is, VIC see no great cause I haste in the matter. When these fraudulent claims are sought to be enforced and collected we have yno fears but that their unjust nature will be made clearly ap- parent. Whatever action our legislature may take, will, we hope, be prompted only by sense of right and justice. The people want not farthing of illegal in deptedness added to the burdens of our tax payers; nor do they want a cent of just indebtedness disowned for the sake of specula- tion. If upon a thorough inves tigatlon our just indebtedness should be found to exceed our ability to pay, and there can be an honorable compromise made which will be mutually beneficial to our creditors and our state, we do not fear that our honor or our credit will suffer thereby. Neither do we imagine that any injurious stigma will rest upon us if, action being deemed advisable on the illegal claims agalnst the state. a total disclaimer should be entered against their justice and legality. Until these fraud ulent and illegal claims are push ed against us, however, we doub' whether it will be policy for oul Legislature to take precipitat' action.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-01-11

*The enumeration at the head of thls paper will indicate the fact that in the treatment of the subject, one or two states have been included, not geographically belonging to the Mississippi Val ley, but whose interests the call CTS of the convention regarded as eoincileut with our own.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-01-11

of Louisiana, Texas, Alabama,
 Georgia, Florida, Mississippi,
 Arkansas, Tennessee, Ken
 lucky, Missouri, Iowa, Wiscon
 sin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
 Kansas, Minnesota and Ne
 braska.
 The undersigned, a committee appointed by the Immigration Convention of the States of the Mississippi Valley, held at New Orleans, La.. on the 1st of March last, to prepare an address to the Legislatures of the several states there represented, respectfully and earnestly submit for the con sideration of your honorable bod ies. the following suggestions.* IMPORTANCE OF IMMIGRATION.
 The paramount importance to the states of the West and South west, of immigration, appears too obvious to need enforcement. Yet it may we'll be that the full measure of that importance is not appreciated except by those who have had special occasion to reflect upon .he subject; and par ticularly, that the immediate ad vantages to be gained by favor able legislation have not always been enough observed.
 The wealth of all communities has it's origin, immediate or re- mote, in the soil. With us oi the Mississippi Valley, in the present, the soil, in It's resources, agricultural or mineral, may be said to constitute the sole source of wealth. Nature has created, here, vast storehouse, adequate not alone to furnish almost every necessary of life to a population many score fold that which 1t now contains, but even then, to afford an enormous surplus to- ward the support of the people ol Europe "a surplus which of course would bring back it's equivalent to us, in payment. The one need is, that of labor to develop oul untold resources. Thus far, there can be no need of argument.
 But to a just appreciation O the needs of the West in this re gard, three points further. as wt
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-01-11

Provision not having, as yet, been fully made, for the official publication of this address--the session of some of the bodies to which i. is directed having al ready commenced, and the date of assembly of the remainder be- ing now close at hand,-it has been thought not improper that a publication should be informally made at the present time. Ar engagement will no doubt be made, by the Standing Committee of the Convention, for a general CIT culation of the document.
 JAMES M. PoMERoY,
 Secretary of the Convention. LITTLE ROCK, Dec. 1st, 1876.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-01-11
ADDRESS

To the Legislatures of the States of the Mississippi
 Valley, Of the Committee, for that Purpose appointed, of the Immigration Convention held at New Orleans, April,
 1876.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-03
MEMPHIS. TENN MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER g. 1871

their noses. When they got into the
garden they perceived the oysters all
gaping wide open, and evolving an awful
smell, absolutely in fumes. One Of the
committeeman, grasping the fact that
Horter planted these oysters, imagined
that he was crazy, suddenly climbed over
the fence and went home. The others
remained and asked Horter what on
earth be meant by laying those oysters
around in the sun in that manner.
"Oystersl' said Horter. "0ystersl"
You don't mean to say those are oystersl
Well, well; that beats all was won
dering what made all those stones split
even down the middle couldn't &C.
count for it. And so those are oysters ?
Why, | thought oysters always came 10
cans. "
That afternoon be buried the shsll.6sh
deep 10 the sand, and the smell ceased
Then he sold out bis cottage and moved
TO Long Branch. He told Brown, his
nextdoor neighbor, that be knew they
were oysters all the time, and be did it
for joke; but he moved because the
people seemed to see too awful much
fun in ii.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-03
THE GETTYSBURG FIGHT.
Plekett'a Men on the RattIe-FIeId-
The Hard TaaN AaAigned Them
Lee ana LOngstreet Uuder Fire.

Plekett'a Men on the RAttIe-FIeld-
The Hard TaaN AaRlgned Them
Lee and LOngstreet Under Fire.
Colonel W. W. Wood in the PhiIadelphis
Weekly Times,l
After III, line Of battle had beer
formed, the commanding officers Of regi
nents were sent for TO brigade headQuar
ters to receive instructions which had
already been given to the Brigadiers by
Gen, Lee in person After they returned
to their regiments, all company officers
we're assembled at regimental headquar
ters, and then explicitly and carefully
told what work the division had to do,
and how it was expected to do it. These
Instructions we're in turn communicated
by the company officers to the men, and
this before shot was fred. The hum.
blest private knew the plan Of battle and
the surroundings as well as the General
himself No dlsguises were used, nor
was there any undertaking Of the difficult
work in hand, All were informed that
Cemetery Heights, naturally very
strong position and heavily defended by
The enemy's inisntry aud artillery, we're
situated directly 10 our front aud only
some half mile from the crest Of the bill
behind which we then werei that it had
been stormed and taken the day before
by Confederate troops, out could not be
held, and that General Lee regarded it
as the key to the enemy's position which,
if taken, ended the war.
We were to remain where we were un.
Ill scouts could burn up the houses aud
stacks OF straw in our front which might
impede or disorgsnize the advance, and
after that was done, signal OF two gums
would be fred, aud then all our artillery
would open on Cemetery Heights, aud
continue ir0g on it until the batteries
there were silenesJ When they we're
silenced, oar guns would cease firing,
AID thereupon every man, wilboIf faF
ther orders, was to goiorwara. We were
told also that long lines OF infantry,
which we could see we're in line to the
right and lett of US, and snHeRhat to
the rear, would advance in eehelop to
our support, ut the same pace and time
with us, and thus all possibility oil on ct
tack on our aanks would be prevented
This information was especially graiify-
ing to the Fourteenth Virginia ilegi-
ment, to which | belonged, and which
that day was the extreme right regiment
of the line
u | remember correctly, Pickett's Di.
vision and the artillery we're all in posi-.
ton by II m. The sStile, however,
did not begin for some hours Later. The
day was ciear Aad bright. There was
not a cloud in the sky, and the sun,
from whose rays there was no shelter,
shone intensely hot There was 20 wa.
ter near ms, and not knowing bow soon
the battle right begin, no nelal could
be sentoior any. The aapteens which
had been Glled at the last vpler We
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-03
INC. lbyI.l
NOn.ResIdent NOtica.

In the Chancsry Court Of Shelby County.
Tenn.-James =. Prestidge vs.. W. Z. White
OF al.
1T APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
Il this cause, that the defendants, ". n.
White, Nancy Fox and W. j. Walker, are
citizens Of Kentucky and non-residents Of
the state Of Tennessee; that cOmplainant's
bill was fled August II, 1877. alleging an in.
dehtodness duo from defendant W. L. White
to him of about s96Sl, as evidenced By two
promissory notes mentioned in said bill Of
complainant; that writ Of attachment has
been issued and returned levied on certain
property of said White, particularly iudg-
ment OF his recovered against tho estate OF
Washington Bolton, deceased, ETC., in Shelby
county.
ltis therefore ordered that they make their
appearance herein. at the S0art-house.
IN ths city Of Memphis, tennessee, on or
before the first Monday In October, 1877.
and plead, answer or demur 70 complain.
ants Dill, or the same will be taken Tor COW
tesisd as TO thom and set for hearing OK psyts,
and that COPY Of this order bs published
9nee once week, for four successive weeks, in ths
This lS.h. day Of August, 1871.
A COPY Attest;
EDMUND A. COLE. C. andM.
nv X. J. BLACK, D. G, and NJ,
Estes y Elicit, Solicitors for complainant,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-03
On Satnrday, september 5. ISL.
Executors Sale.

ON SATURDAY. TUE 22D DAY OF SEP.
~ tember, 1871 at 70 o'clock NJ, in front Of
No. " South Court street, in Memphis. Tn.
nessse, We will tell TO the hiehest bidder. nm
der, the viii Of A N. Kdmonds, The following
reg. real estate lying in the city Of Memphis, 10
Part Of lots and q, in block Ss, fronting l25
leet, more or less, on west side Of ffst alley
west Of Caqsey street, and running back be-
tween parallel lines Ia Bayou Gayoso.
also, part. Of lots 2 and @, in Sano block
fronting lVl feet on east side OF said alley and
extending eastward % and IS feet.
Also, lot in same block, commencing at A
point 5l2 feet south Of Beal street. on west line
OF Cansey street; thence south 50 feet: thence
west l9O feet; thence north so feet; thence
Also part Of lot 2. in block a, fronting on
the east side Of Causey street, between Linden
ana Pontotoo streets. running eastward be-
tween parallel lines 100 feet
Also lot Z, block Ss. fronting 81 feet on tho
east side Of 50. Martin street, and running
back eastward $40 feet. NN
Iorps Of l0pe.fpurth cash; balance In
one, Two and three Years, with interest ~
o. w. FRAZER,
,s- y. W, EDM0NpS,
'P'-'-lV-4e Executors etc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-03
Saturday, September Is, 1877,
NOn-Resident Notice.

Ne. 2S2- Circuit Court of the United States.
Western District Of TeAnessee- C'
fTansiol We. Charles NJ. Surdam.
II, APPEARING FROM THE BILL IN
4 this cause, which is sworn 10, that the do.
fendant. Charles NJ. Surdam, is not a resi-
dent. Of the State Of Tennessee. and it ap-
pearlng from the marshals return, Endorsed
upon the summons herein, that he has been
unable % ind said defendant or 10 make SER
wee OF the process IN this cause upon him; il
Is therefore ordered that said defendant do
enter ms appearance herein at the office Of
the Slerk OI The United States Circuit Court
a. Memphis. Team, on or before the first
Monday in October next or the allegations of
the bill will be taken for confessed against
nun and Judgment rendered accordingly; and
mat publication be made once each week for
four weeks in the Public Ledger.
HORACE Il. ANDREWS,
CLERK U. 5. Circuit Court.
By Il. Il. PnLsBuRy, D. c. l4S- l4g-i55-s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-03
"A woMAE's LETTER.

Ny letters late by one day,
But truth Is, Jenny dear,
Ned Grayson came on Sunday
1t seems he's always here
He, and young Fred Mckenzie,
They staid three blessed hours.
And ma was in frenzy
lie brought some lovely flowers.
meant to tell you, Jenny,
The news and everything.
But | find there isn't auy-
Oh, next week, Ned's to sing
With the Mozart Club at Irving:
III manage, dear, 10 go,
The fates and weather serving
don't want ma to know
Jen, lovers are nuisance!
George brought the ring last night
A solitaire like Susan's;
IL gave me such a fright
cried and wouldn't wear Il;
How, underneath the sun,
Do girls c0ntrive 10 bear it,
This narrowing down TO one?
Poor George, the foolish fellow,
Began to stotm and fling.
And turned quite green and yellow
| hate that sort Of thing.
Now, Ned is always quiet;
think his cool. gray eye,
Would still an Irish riot,
Or make regiment fly.
But what's so very funny
About him-Ned. mean
He hasn't any money;
l heard from Clarence Green
Just how he's situated =
keeps boo IS for Webb 4 Ware.
All, well-those things are fated
Heorso owns million. square.
Yes. dear, Fate trims tho corners,
kough-hew them as we mayl
We can't go clad like mourners,
Or weep the livelong day.
Eat, oh, don't breathe il, Jennyl
I'D marry Ned, You see,
Without one single penny,
III only he loved me!
All, well-well- well-that's folly,
But sometimes, Jen, I've thought,
He, too, seemed melancholy;
Quick glances that I've oSught,
Le0ked full Of speechless sadness
There goes silly tear,
To blot the page-what madnessi
Goodbye, pet, George Is b ere.
We dine at Ella Johnson's.
Psi must decide.
He won't stand too mach nonsense
The crepe comes full yard wide.
Don't eet the buff, II fades so;
Have tsain and split-up sacQue,
For organizes arc made so.
My heart aches. Love to Jack.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-03

Philadelphia Bulletin.l
A man named Horter lived out 10
Colorado, but, as his health was bad, he
was ordered to spend year or two at
the sesshore. BE was born in the Far
West, aud had never seen an oyster 10
its she'll. He bought cottage down at
Atlantic City, and went there to live
early last spring. A few days after his
arrival he saw man going by with q
cart.load OF oysters, which Horter mis-
took tor stones. Stones are mighty
scarce at Atlantic and, as HoTter wanted
some to make borders TOR his flower beds,
be asked the mar whathe would take Tor
his load. Itstrunk Horter that the price
was high, but he bought the lot and had
them dumped down by his gate. The
next day he stuck eight hundred Of them
in the sand in bis garden, around the
beds, and, when the Job was done, be
thought it looked uncommonly hand
some.
A week afterward there we're three or
fsur warm days, and Horter remarked
that the sea breezs smelled very strong.
ly; and be told Mrs Horter that be
thought there must be dead whale lying
somewhere lown on the beach The
Dext day the smell became more olfen.
siye, apd Mrs, Horter said that it was an
outrage that the agthorities didnt clean
up the streets and remoye the garbage
that poisoned the air On the following
day the weather was extremely hot, and
the steneh became perfectly terrific Me-
Horter said there muSt be dead rat
somewhere iu the westbsr-boarding, and
he got the carpenter to come and remove
some OF H. But he found nothing, and
upon going away be remarked to Horier
that the sauerkraut they we're cooking
for dinner was the deadliest aauerkraut
for smell that he ever encountered.
The stencil grew stronger all that
night, and on the next morning com
mittee of ueighbors waited upor Mr.. Hor.
~ 70 say that il he would kill that pole
cat he vOsld confer a personal upon
them and upon tbs Feqgle generally.
Then Hortet told them how peyplexed
be was about the matter and said he
woqld only be too glad % have the cause
Of the trouble detected, So the commit.
Tee made tOpr Of inspect a, holding
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-03
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lilo pm. Day Ezpress-oonueets for st.
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4i40 pm. Milan Accommodation = Daily
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Pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
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For tickets or reformation, apply at Ticket
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