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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02
THE CUBAN CAUSE.
Fighting not Only for Independen,
but for the Abolition of Slavery,

Fighting not Only for independence
but for h Abolition of Slavery.
New YoRK, July 2 Colonel DeQuer-
alta, recently of the Cuban army and
member o. the new war commission now
representing the Cuban cause in this
country, says: AT no time since tie
first blow for liberty was struck-nine
years ago-have we Cubans been 80 near
a realization of u hopes as at the pres.
eut moment, and it is a matter Of regret
to us hat America should be so indiifer.
ent to our fate, and more especially the
colored population, as we are not only
fighting for liberty and independence,
but also for the abolition of slavery. We
need arms and ammunition; we do not
want flibusters; we have enough Gu
bans on the island aud 10 exile-more,
indeed, than We need-to plant the Gu
ban flag, even in Havana itself, if we
only had arms and ammunition. For
the last three years we have not
received a single round of ammunition
from outsiders. We have to fight
for it and take it from the Spaniards.
We, however, make a good deal Of powder
on the island, and then refill cartridges
picked up from the enemy. This is a
slow process, still our little army of
5000 men is now we'll clothed, and this
has enabled US the past year to maintain
the offensive with considerable success.
My efforts and those of my two %collea-
CUES, new in this country, are in one
direction, only to open the eyes. of the
American people to the struggle at their
own doors on one Of the finest islands Of
the world, and enlist not only their sym.
patty but the active support Of their
government in granting us belligerent
rights"
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MARKETS
STOCKS n BONDS.

NEW YORK, July 2, Has AMI. S. 6's Of
81, 1llh; do. coupons. l1l%; 5.2O's of '65. new
issue. 1853; 81, 1888 slO9}s; of '6s, coupons.
liz; 10 4Os. 1925; do. coupons, 1875; currency
6's, 123; new SIS. 1i29ll2S.
LONDON, July Q, $3.50 pm. Consols for
money, 81 TIC; on account, -; U. s. 5-2Os
of IS, 1865; of '67, 1861; 1O-4O's, 1O9h; new
SIS. 1885; Erie, 81.
Amount OF bullion gone into the Bank Of
England on balance to-day ia G76. O0).
BREADsTUFFs.
LIVERPOOL, July 2. $3.50 p.m.-Flour, mar
ket bare. Wheat, Milwaukee red. 1ls9l2s Sd;
California white, lis 6d@12s Id; California
club, l2s 2d@12s Sd. Corn. 23s 6ds2Ss Cd.
Pork. SOS Cd. Beef, sos. Lard, l5s Cd. Bacon,
long clear. 88s Cd; short clear, S5s.
CHICAGO. July 2, u m.-Wheat steady al
/ sS for July; l 2% for August; offered at 1t
for September. Coin is firm at 46A for July
~ for August. Pork, IL S2H for July; Ia g7h
70 % for August. Lard. 861h for July; S72h:
@S75 for August. Receipts Flour, ssh wheat.
1885, corn. III .5l6. Shipments: Flour. 1904;
wheat, $3.50; corn, 18Th.
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brought to Dulford House, and
there the coffin lay until the day
preceding his own death, when it
was placed in the vaultprepared for
himself. 1t was asserted that he
believed in the immortality of dogs,
and had the body of a pet dog, Bob,
brought from Nice and buried IN
his lawn, where he erected a small
monument to its memory. He was
also said to have been a believer in
the TRANSPORTATION of souls, and
fancied that the body of his dog was
tenanted by the spirit of his favor
tie daughter. On the other hand,
it was alleged in support of the will
that Mr.. Walrond was a man of
great intelligence and business ca
pacity, although he was obstinate,
peryerse and yindictiye. He had
lived for some years at bitter enmi-
ty with his wife and his family, his
son included, and died estranged
from them. He made the will nine
years ago, and, after reciting that
his wife, his son and his daughter
hud deserted him and prosecuted
him with law suits, rendering his
life miserable" he devised all his
real estate, with directions to sell,
to apply the interest Of el, 900 to
the maintenance Of his dogs, and,
after payment of certain legacies, to
the rest in trust for the family
of the Rev. John Forster Alleyne,
the rector of the neighboring parish.
By subsequent codicil he cut down
the bequest to his dogs to $500, only
one Of them surviving, and substi-
tuted another residuary legatee.
The lawyers %quarreled in court over
the eccentricities of the deceased
until their clients wisely agreed to
a compromise, and cut short the
litigation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02

A GRAND picnic comes off seven
miles north of Brownsville, at the
present terminus of the Narrow
Gauge railroad, on the Fourth of
July. Senator Isham G. Harris,
Hon. W. P. Caldwell, Casey Young,
Colonel NJ. G. Galloway and others
have been invited to attend and
address the people upon the occa-
sion. Some of the gentlemen have
accepted, and an immense crowd
will be present. The good people
Of Haywood know how to give a
barbecue and will celebrate the
Fourth Of July in their own good
old-fashisned way.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02

BATES-On Sunday. July l. 1877, at the res
idenee Of his son, W. H. Bates. after a long
and painful illness. Elder DANIEL BAfEs, IN
the 74th year OF ms age.
The friends of the families Of W. II. Bates
and S. O. foof are invited to attend the funs-
raj from the residetce No. Sl9 Linden street.
TUESDAY morning at 9 o'clock.
M0RRlSgN-At his home in Fort Picker
ing. JoHs MORRISON, in the 18th year Of his
age.
Funeral services at Second Presbyterian
church, at 5 O'Clock this (M0NDAY evening.
Carriages in attendance at the church.
SQUIRE Sunday evening, July l. 1877. at
! O'Clock. FRANK SoUmR, aged 6 years 5
months and II days.
Friends and acquaintance of the family.
and of John Aste, are invited to attend the
funeral from the residence. S57 Main street.
this M0NDAY) evening at 81 o'clock.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02
Tuesday, July "a, 1877,
mo. 2652.l
NOn-R Resident Notice.

In the Chancery Court Of Shelby county, Ten
ness'e Thomas H. Chapman VS.. James q.
Burke ct al.
IT. APPEARING FROM THE BILL IN
/ this cause, which is sworn 20, that the de-
PENDANTS, James q. Burke, Jessie liurke. his
wife, Catherine Keene. Ruth Keene and Vim.
l.. Scott are non-residents Of the state Of Ten
nessee that tho said James G.. Burke, Jessie
Burke, Catherine Keene and E.uth Keeno are
indebted TO the complainant in the sum Of
$3.50 9S, due by open account, and attachment
having been issued and returned By the sheriff,
levied on their real estate il is therefore or
dered that they make their appearance herein
At the courthouse in the city Of Memphis.
Tenn. on or before the iirst Monday in August,
1877, and plead, answer or demur to com
plainant's bill, or the same will be taken for
confessed as to them and set for hearing OK
parte; and that a copy Of this order be pub
lished once a week for four successive weeks
in the Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of June, 1877.
A c0py-Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, c. and M.
By Z. B. MCHENRY, d. @. and NJ.
LIB. Mcfarland and A. w. Otis, Solicitors
for Complainant. 10i-1fO-ll6-I22
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02

THE Knoxville Chronicle want;
Colonel Heating, of the Appeal, tc
be appointed consul to the Falk-
land Islands, and Colonel Jno. @,
Burch, editor of the Nashville
American, appointed to the office
of steamboat inspector at a salary
of two hundred dollars per annum.
That joke will be turned on its au-
thor, who is now postmaster, in
less than four years. We cannot
spare our Democratic editors to 20
abroad, but if any of them accept
a position as Inspector of any kind
they would punch holes in Radical
boilers that a three year old catfish
could jump through without touch
ing scale or fin.
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THE NEW POSTMASTER.

Mr.. r. A. Thompson, Of the
Avalanche, entered upon duty to-
day as postmaster of Memphis.
The appointment gives general sat
isfaction to our business men,
among whom Mr.. Thompson has
for many years been held in high
respect. He is a native of Ireland;
was born near Dublin, but came to
the United States in 1874 when a
child, and was educated inn
and at Madison, Wis. When quite
a youth he learned the sugar re-
fners trade, but did not stick to
that long. He slipped off to sea at
the age of about fourteen and visit.
ed the principal seaports of the
world. His first newspaper con-
nection was with the New York
Sun, and in twelve months he rose
to the position Of city editor after
that he was connected with the
Herald and other metropolitan pa
pers. A member Of the New York
State militia when the Warcame on,
he was called into the federal service
for q while, and afterwards was war
correspondent. He came to Mem
phis in 1868, or 1864, upon the so.
licitation of J. B. Bingham, and
went upon duty as local editor Of
the Bulletin. When that paper
passed in its checks he accepted the
position of commercial editor on
the Avalanche, and for some years
past has been known as editor and
business manager with a proprietary
interest in that paper. Quiet, I'M
obtrusiye, and business-like in his
habits, he has never been known as
a politician. A Republican in sym
pathy perhaps, in a national sense
he has always been independent,
and we presume has voted oltener
for Democrats than for Republicans.
In all his relations with the public
he has been SO quiet and straight
forward that he enjoys the merited
goodwill and respect of the COM
munity, regardless Of political
lines. Being a pains.taking, con
scientious journalist, and a
prompt and accurate business
man, his appointment gives general
satisfaction, and we believe meet;
the hearty approval of the bushes.
public in particular. We congratu.
late him upon his good fortune and
hope that the cares of Office may
not impair the finish and high tone
Of the journalist. And whatever
of credit he may deserve for an
efficient discharge of public duty
we shall accord him the same as il
he were a heightened Greeley be
damn" Democrat. We understand
that the new postmaster has made
no appointments, and reports ne
vacancies to the many by whom HI
is interviewed.
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Died In Poverty.

New York, July 2.-John Stone Pull
len, formerly a New Orleans sugar mer.
chant, member of the Louisiana legisla.
ture and colonel in the Confederate
army, who loaned $500. 900 to the Con.
federate army and was beggared by the
result of the war, died in a wretched
tenement in Grand street, Brooklyn, and
was saved from burial at public expense
by the charity Of his poor fellow-tenants.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02

vigorous and struggling popula'
tons of Iowa aud Missouri, and as
editor and publisher of papers de-
voted to the spread of his moral
and religious views he made an i'm.
press and stamp upon the times in
which he lived that will be felt far
beyond the sphere in which he
moved and long after he is forgot
ten. He was a splendid specimen,
mentally and physically, of the
athletic V~irginian transplanted to
the West; was a respected and
useful citizen, a devoted father and
a good man in the highest and
truest sense. 1t was not until he
had passed the allotted period of
life, three score and ten,
that warned by increasing indrmi-
ties he retired from active life and
sought that repose so grateful to
old age. For two or three years he
has lived with his children, in this
Mr.. W. H. Bates and Mrs.
G. ToOf. Clear in mind
and faith until the last, he quietly
passed away, and his name will long
he held in respectful remembrance
by all who knew him.
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Rank Of Enr,nnn no,ea.

A London paper of a recent date
says: "Few of the persons who
handle Bank Of England notes ever
think of the amount of labor and
ingenuity that is expended on their
production. These notes are made
from pure white linen cuttings only,
never from rags that have been
worn. They have been manufac-
tured for nearly two hundred years
at the same spot-Layerstoke, in
Hampshire-and by the same fami-
ly, the Portals, who are descended
from come French Protestant refu-
gees. So carefully is the paper pre-
pared that even the number of dips
into the pulp made by each work
man is registered on a dial by ma
chinely, and the sheets are carefully
counted and booked to each person
through whose hands they pass.
The printing is done by a most Gu.
riouS process in Mr.. Goes depart
ment within the bank building.
There is an elaborate arrangement
for securing that no note shall be
exactly like any other in existence.
Consequently there never was a du-
plicate of a Bank of England note
except by forgery. 1t has been
stated that the stock of paid notes
for seven years is about $4,000, 600
in number, and they fill $4,000
boxes, which, if placed side by side,
would reach three miles. The notes
placed in a pile, would be eight
miles high, or if joined end to end,
would form a ribbon $4,000 miles
long; their superficial extent is more
than that Of Hyde Park; their orig
inal value was over CO, 200, 0O0, geo,
and their weight over liz tons.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02
Saturday, July 81, 1877,

within legal hours. the following des oribsS
property. situated in Shelby county. Tenn.
to-wit: vans
.Nolen's LOt-Lot No. IS in johnson & Mur-
phys subdivision Of part Of lot No. sos. in the
city OF Memphis, beginning at the ssuthwest
corner Of said lot, on the north side Of Ex-
change street; thence east with said street
56zs feet; thence north IS feet to the south
side OF Alabama street; thence north with
said street $50 feet; thence south 79h feet 10.
ne beginning. Sold as the property Of James
Nolen.
John Gorman't Lot-A certain lot or parcep
OF ground lying in Shelby county, in the Fifth
civil district, near the city of Memphis, front
ing on Brinkley avenue, east side. beginning
at sycamore tree on said avenue; thence In
q Lorth0rly direction, running with said ave-
nue. sixty feet; thence at right angles with
said avenue one hundred and seyenty-6vs
teeti thence southwardly parallel with said
avenue sixty feet thence to the beeinninr
one hundred and seventy-ive feet. Sold M
the property Of John German. 10
Terms of sale-0n a credit Of six months =.
notes with interest from date, with approved
seeeprity; EQUITY Of redemption barred, etc.
EDMUND A. COLE, @. and M.
~ H. J; BLACK, d. O. and M,
ii. q. King, Solicitor. 1nq- 1oi
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The Harvard students aud News
paper Reporters.

~ AA0A NnNA GNAuNfINH III NthH8
paper Reporters.
New York, July 2. - The Tribune,
like the Times, pays attention to the
Harvard crew, who ostentatiously in.
suited the newspaper reporters at the
University race. The Tribune, in a letter
from Springfield, says: These young
men would do well to call to mind tie
elements Of that culture which their
parents send them to college to acquire.
Bancroft and his Harvard crew stand in
the position Of gratuitously insulting a
large and industrious class of men, much
more useful than themselves, by placing
on the Hazard boat house at Springfield
the legend in conspicuous letters, care,
fully painted on the signboard: Re
porters and loafers not wanted here
They so conducted themselves toward the
Springfield committee, who in an mex
perienced way did their best to entertain
them, that one choleric gentleman Of the
committee felt that he had good cause to
call them Damned hogs"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02

THE OFFICERS ELECT AND THe MEM
l. bsrs Of Shelby Lodge. No. Al, Chelsea
Lodge. No. a, Gayoso Lodge. Ne. IS, and
GsT%aniS Lodge, Ne, will meet at the hall
aud Adams streets, over engine-kouse,
promptly ats o'clock pm. Thursday. July
5th, for installation eff officers for the ensuing
term. I'D. ADAMS,
WI HODGES.
J.W. X. BROWNE,
Cam mikAna
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02

THE Knoxville Chronicle replies
to the LEDGER that "the pestilential
carpet-bagger at Lynchburg, who
still holds out as postmaster, is, we
understand, a one-armed x-Federal
soldier, and a capital officer besides.
so much for that bit of civil ser,
vice REFORM" The Chronicle ha;
a postmaster of its own, and may
not be a competent witness in this
case. The Lynchburg papers dc
not admire their postmaster to any
d~attering extent.
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Tnden,s Homo
Cor. Cincinnati Commercial

Mr.. Tilden lives in one, or rather
two, houses Of a block facing north
on Gramercy Park, quite down town
from a fashionable standpoint. One
house is almost entirely devoted to
his books-law books in particular.
The one in which he resides is un.
pretentious. 1t is three stories in
height. The hall is wide and orna.
mented principally by a handsome
staircase leading to quiet and ele.
CANT chambers above. There is {
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02

Oresswell against Walrond was a
nine days wonder in the probate
division Of London early in June.
In proof of the alleged insanity Of
Bethel Walrond, the testator, it
was stated that he decorated his
four.poSt bedstead with skulls and
hearse plumes; and that he had the
body of his fayorite daughter, Au-
gusta, who had been buried at
Frankfort in 1916, cxhumed and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02
A FAST Youth.

New YORK, July 2,-Oakley s. Barker,
age twenty-five years, a grandson Of the
late Commodore Vanderbilt, has been
arrested on the charge Of stealing a gold
watch, chain and locket from a young
woman whom he knew, Is is said that
Barker yesterday, the day he spent in
court and in the Tombs, came into the
possession of an annual income of ten
thousand dollars.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscrstions Of youth. nervous weakness
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc.. l will send
a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE, This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary in South America. Send a
self-addrossed envelope TO the Rev. JOSEPH
T. IMAM, Station D, Bible House. New York
City. l29-xxiv. l2Sdtw
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River

CAIRO, July 2-Arrived- Arkansas
Belle, Evansville, 10 pm; Storm, St.
Louis, midnight. Departed Polar Star,
Tennessee river, 10 p m; Arkansas
Belle, Evansville, IL; Maude, Vicksburg
midnight; Storm, St. Louis, 8 am.
Raven, St Louis, 10. Clear and hot.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02
PUBLIC LEDGER.
oFFICK-No. 10 MADISON sTRHHf.
nj EMPHISt
monday Evening, July 2. 1877.

The subscription price Of the PUB
Lie LEDGER is IS per Gnnum for
The Daily, and 81 per annum for the
Wesky-Postage free.
Persons Learning the city for the sum
msr can order the DAILY LEDGER
at 75c per month, or tiOo dollars for
three months, in advGnee, Nth the
privilege of changing posto6ice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02
An ArIstocratIo Reer seller.

Washinnton Cor. Cincinnati Commercial.
On Pennsylvania avenue, near
Eighteenth street, there is in course
of construction one of the most ex-
traordinary houses you can fancy ;
it is turreted like a castle, and yet
presents the appearance ofachurch;
it attracts universal attention I; is
being fashioned somewhat after the
EastIake style, and is owned by
Count Worch, a German, who pro-
poses to inhabit his castle and in it
sell Rhine wine and lager. He is
well known in that locality where
twice he left his lands and castles.
He has been engaged in the business
of selling lager beer. He is a man
of superb presence, over six feet
high, with marked German features,
light hair and full blonde whiskerS,
worn a la militaire. He is on the
best terms with the German Lega-
ton, and said by them to be a count,
son of one OF the richest among
their wealthy aristocrats, his having
adopted this business being the re-
suit Of eccentricity. His oldest sis
ter lives in great magnihcence in
Prussia, where she is married to a
Prussian Baron, and the family are
connected by marriage with most Of
the nobility Of Prussia and Ger.
many. Is this a romance?
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AmerIcan nnobr Ahrond

Paris Cor. Hartford Timesl
The Americans would be glad to
see the days Of the Second Empire
return, when the gay court was
open to them, and the leading lady
in millinery ruled it. Costumes
are very handsome now, and cost
enough, l am sare; but the show
and the glitter are not the same as
then, and while the finest taste is
seen in certain places, in others
there is a plentiful lack of it. 1t
seems rather funny, however, to
hear Nine. pAmericane, with nee
eli Pair, and such a crushing man
ner, object to the manner in which
the BourgeOise are pushing them
selves into society. Messieurs Bur.
LANCER and Cordonnier are not all
to her liking, although the fortune
she inherits may have been made in
that redolent portion of New York
known as the swamp. There is no
one who hates the smell of leather
as your true republican, especially
when he has settled in Paris. H
likes titles and orders, and his gen.
ealogical tree invariably goes bach
to at least William the Conqueror's
time, albeit, at home, his grand
father did not even know where b,
was born. However, we all havl
our weaknesses, and they deyelor
differently under different skies ant
circumstances, Certainly peopl,
are born with aspirations, and the,
cannot help it; and | think most o
these come to Paris.
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lR. 20O9.l
Chancery Sale of Real Estate

ChanCery Court of Shelby COunty-Pierre
Dupuy VS.. John German OF al,
RY VIRTUE OF AN INTRKLOCUTORY
Ddccree for sale, entered in the above cause
on the l4th day of February, 1877, affirmed Nv
the Supreme Court, and renewed, etc., June
18th, 1871 | will sell, at public auction. te
the highest bidder, in front OF the Clerk ana
MASTERS office, Courthouse Building, Main
street, Memphis, Tenn, on
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FranduIenI insurance Compnn,

New YoRK. July 2.-The receiver Of
the American Popular Life Insurance
Company states that the books are full
of irregularities, They show that the
officers have either been guilty Of fraud
or perjury.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02

Col. ]. B. KILLIBREw, commits
sioner Of agriculture and mines,
and Col. Tom Claiborne, of Nash
vile, will address the grangers'
picnic, to be held at Brighton Sta
ton on the Memphis and Paducah
railroad, Wednesday the 4th Of
July. A large crowd and good
dinner is expected.
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indications.

WAsHYoToN July 2 For Tennessee,
and the Ohio valley stationary or lower
pressure, winds mostly from the south,
stationary Of higher temperature, partly
cloudy weather and occasional showers.
The rivers will remain nearly stationary.
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K. H..
Knights of Honor.

THERE WILL BE MEETING OF MEM
l. phis Lodge, No. 1876, this M0NDAY)
evening, July Sd, at 5 PM, for installation Of
officers and transaction Of regular business.
All officers elect must be present:
j.. 0. McCLINT0CK, D.
Q. Il. TUCKER, r.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-02

While Grant is eating and drinking in
London, Dom Pedro is hurrying about
as early as FIVE o'clock in the morning,
studying the great metropolis and pick.
ing an information.