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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
HOW TO BURN COAL.
Common Mistakes Made in Repien-
ishing Furnaces and Crates.

Common Mistakes Made in Replen-
ishing Furnaces and Crates.
A very common mistake is made and
much fuel wasted in the manner of re-
p%lenishiDg coal fires, both in furnaces
and CRATES. They should be fed with q
little coal at a time, and often; but SER
wants, to save time and trouble, put on a
great deal at once, the first result being
that almost all the heat is absorbed by
the newly put on coal, which does not
give out heat until it becomes red hot.
Hence, for a while the room is cold, but
when it becomes fairly aglow the heat is
insuferable. The time to replenish a
coal hre is as soon as the Goals begins To
show ashes on their surface, then put on
merely enough to show a layer Of black
coal covering the red. This will soon
kindle, and as there is not much of it,
an excess Of heat will not be given out,
Many also put out the fire by stirring the
crate so soon as fresh coal is put on,
thus leaving all the heat in the ashes
when it should be sent 10 the new supply
Of coal. The time to stir a FIRE is just
when the new coal laid on is pretty we'll
kiudled. This method of managing G
coal fire is troublesome, but it saves fuel,
gives a more uniform heat, aud prevents
the discomforts of alterations of heat
and cold above referred to.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22

A Pittsburg church wants to get rid Of
its minister because he keeps wine in his
cellar, and, according to the Bosom Post
it is thought that this interferes with the
conduct of divine service.
Bangles worn in church are too noisy
they say, but the neatest thing in the
combination bracelets are the bands of
silver worn upon the ankles, with cardinal
red or b,de hose as a contrast.
After all, mankind has changed very
little with the lapse of time. In a little
tavern, recently dug out at Pompeii, the
usual slate and pencil were hanging on
the back of the door.-Com. Adc.
An up town man had occasion to cor
rect his daughter, aged four, recently.
After it was over and she had sat awhile,
she went 10 her mother and inquired.
Don't you think it would do papa good
to 20 out doors2'- Norcich Bulletin.
The following rather doubtful state.
ment appears on a tablet above the hall
door of Albert Edwards house at San.
brigham; This house was built BY
Albert Edward, prince Of Wales, and
Alexandra, his wife, in the year of our
Lord 1870"
A singular suicide recently occurred
in Drowans, Australia. A Greek, who
had become insane by poverty, poured a
quantity of melted lead down his throat.
He died after many hours Of torture, and
after death a lump OF lead nearly half q
pound in weight was taken from his
stomach.
More advice to parties about to marry
Thrown away, Of course, as usual). Tie
chronological Journal advises young
men to be guided by the shape of tins
chin in picking up a wife. Iuattention
to this rule is probably the reason why
SO many husbands are led by the nose
London Judy.
Mr.. Reecher says; l take more o /.
fort in one sermon than a dozen lectures.
| feel that | am better fitted for the for
mer, and can turn myself inside out, as
it were; but l acknowledge the latter to
be necessary, an e%xcellet part of The
public education. and am willing 20 do
my share Of the work.
Advertising is a good tbing, but when
a prominent grocer recently carried to a
funeral an umbrella on which was
painted co%nspicuonsly the business Of
his house, and held it over the preacher
head while he read his prayers, the By
ISLANDERS thought he was running the
thing into the ground.
M. de Lesqeps is about reyisitiug
and the hopes of the Suez Caaal
shareholders are reviving. At a recent
meeting the company agreed to expend
5000, 900 a year for the next thirty years
in improving the canal. Meanwhile the
expenses are diminishing, aud a small
d~ividendhas been declared on last years
business,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
TILDEN,
ne Demands An InyestIgalicu az
Ais bank Account.

New York, February 2I.-Goverpor
Tilden has sent the following communal.
cation to Senator Herman:
NEW York, February q, 1877.
To Hon. Francis Herman, Washington, d. G
A telegram to the Associated Press
published this morning, states that a ha,-
monlous agreement had been brought
about between the senate committee, OF
which you are a member, and the com
mittee of the house, by which it has been
decided not to 60 into an examination OF
my bank account on the one hand. or the
accounts Of the chairman of the Reuu5.
hcan committee on the other. | repudi.
ate any such agreement, and diseiaim
any such immunity, protection or benefit
from 1t; | reject utterly the false impu.
tation that my private bank account o a
talns anything whatever that needs 10 be
concealed. Under pretense Of look
ing TOR q payment in December, n de.
mand was made for all payments after
May, and all deposits during nine
months. The bank was repeatedly men
aced with the removal of its officers and
books to Washington, a transcript of en-
tries, of private business, trusts. chart
ties, containing everything but what the
committee was commissioned to invest.
gate. but nothing which it was commits
stoned to investigate, because nothing Of
That sort existed, has been taken with
my knowledge to Washington. OF course
there is no item in it relating to NV.
thing In Oregon, for | never made a por-
chase or knew of an expenditure in rels-
tion to the election 10 that State, or re-
sultlng in controversies; or any promise
o obllgation, or negotiation or subject.
Mr.. Ellis, acting president of the bank.
himself a Republican, sometime q told
the chairman of the committed and
several of its members that there is moth.
ing IL the account capable of furthering
any Just object Of investigation. I am
also informed hat a resolution was
passed to summon me as a witness. but
have received 40 subpoena. l had written
before this telegram appeared, requesting
you to say to the committee that it would
De more agreeable to me not to visit
Washington, if the committee would
send a sub committee or hold a session
here, but that otherwise | should attend
under the subpoena. AS to this arrange.
ment o reported, | have only to say
that l can accept decoram and d%scency,
but not a fictitious equivalent for a man.
tie OF secresy to anybody else.
s. j. TmDEN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22

The Associated PRESS Nan.

Boston IraveIIer,I
Cant stop; I'm in an awful hurry. .
said a talented agen. of the Associated
Press this morning. Must get to tho
office right away TO send off the news.
Yellow dog poisoned at the South End.
and runaway team broke a store window
on Hanover street" And the electric
wire flashed the tidings over this broad
continent. The colored voter Of Lou,
isiana wept over the fate of the yellow
dog, and the lrontiersman amid the
wilds of Oregon laid aside his axe 10
read the thrilling account o. the runa-
way. Such are the subtle links whica
knit mankind in irmer bonds Of BROTH
erhood.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
Important TO Privilege Tax.Paye,

Important 80 Privilege Tax-Payers.
Quite a large number of warrants have
been sworn out against and executed on
persons doing business without obtain
ing a license, These persons are brought
before the recorder and are of course
fined the usual amount for violating the
ordinance. In many cases tlose doing
business have gone to the county clerks
otice to take out their licenses for doing
business, but the clerk refused to issue
the license until they paid not only the
prlvllege'tax but also the special man.
damus tax but the refusing to pay this
latter tax is made no ofense By the
ordinance and persons so refusing are
not liable to arrest. Several of these
parties have rendered the amount of the
privilege tax for doing business, refusing
to pay the mandamus tax, and they
could obtain 40 license. Recorder Duff
10 such cases OF tender has ruled that if
such persons are arrested on warrants
for not paying the privilege tax for doing
business, he will discharge them aud dis.
miss the warrants, they having complied
with the law in every respect. He will
not permit himself as a judicial officer
of the city to be used for the purpose of
enforcing the collection OF the man
damus tax when the failure to pay such
tax is not made subject to a penalty or
fine by any city ordinance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
Chem Tranait.

The popular owners of the rival coast
packets, Coahoma and A. j. White, are
displaying great public enterprise b re-
ducing fares and freights from Memphis
to Friar's Point. Deck passengers are
carried at from twenty-five to City cents
per head, aud cabin passengers pay only
one dollar and a half. Freight is car
ried at five and ten cents per hundred
and fifteen cents per barrel.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
GROCERIES.
SelfRiSing Buckwheat

After ten years fair trial in Memphis
and elsewhere it is found that eltR Rising
Buckwheat is better for general use than
plain baekwheat, because
First, The best New York Buckwheat
is used.
Second. 1t makes nice light and rich
cakes.
Third. 1t never makes q failure when
toe directions are followed.
Fourth 1t only takes Eve minutes
time to make the best Of cakes.
Fifth. Any common cook can always
make good light cakes. And il costa but
a triAe more than common buclwheat.
OLIVER, FINRIE & co.
For sale by a~lldealers at our prices.
1t7-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
WE ARE OPENING
s SPRING 8
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH
PRINTS!
CHOICE WORK.
JOSEPH COLL g. co.
Amusements.

TIE MINsTRELs.-At the theater last
night the celebrated Simmons& Slocum's
Minstrel troupe gave a very amusing
seance, one which was heartily enjoyed
by the large audience present. The
opening part Of the programme brought
out many charming songs and choruses,
besides any amount of humorous and
witty sayings on the part of the end
men. Welch and Rice, in their Ethio-
plan comicalities, dances, songs, etc.
are worth seeing, they being the very
best in their line Of business. Thatcher
aud Slocum are also fine burnt cork art.
lists, who furnish a large share of the
amusement. Simmons on his banjo and
in his soliloquies and dialogues forces the
audience to smile aloud in the most bois-
ferrous manner The entire performance
is superior to that usually furnished by
negro minstrels. The songs, jests, and
character sketches are new and good.
Tonight other novelties will be intro.
duced with an entire change of pro-
gramme.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
MICHAEL STR0GoFF,
By Jules Verne.
Complete in cheap edition at
M~ANSF0RD'S. /

Ii the LEDGER job Office can be found
competent, skillful and tasteful printers,
who can give entire satisfaction in the
display Of any job Of printing. 1881
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22

To close out cOnsignments
we offer mt reduced prices;
800 kegs spiCed pigsfeet at ALAS.
100 flrkinS pigsfeet at $3.50.
10 barrels bOlOgnas at &c.
100 pigs. cooking butter at l2 to 15c.
l49t G. A. ECKERLY & BROS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22

Groceries, tobacco. canned
goods, brushes, raisins, etc, nj
auction tomorrow morning,
ten O'clock, by A. Il. Frank.
land, 500 Main street, OpPO.
site Per body HeteI.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
Headquarters for fancy i'm.
ported groceries at 1862 Main
street, III. q q. GFOGs. 1881


At 0 o'clock last evening an alarm of
FIRE was given, caused by the burning Of
some trestle-work on the PAducah rail.
road, near the gas.works. The FIRE brig.
ade soor arrived, = stream Of water was
thrown upon the burning timbers and
the FIRE was soon extinguished. The
FIRE was caused by sparks from q passing
engine,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
A hungry Corporattou.

The Avalanchian insists that 1.-THE
periodical hunger for investigations Of
the rights and privileges of the City rail.
way has become epidemic in the gene.
raj council again" What a pity it is
that the street car monopoly did
not feel a semi.periodical hunger for
repairing the streets that it has ru.
ined, and a hunger for living up to the
provisions of its contract with the city
aud the provisions Of its charter, but as
the lawyers say that " a corporation has
no soul" and of course it has no stomach
for the above kind of hunger either.
But it hungers after the dime" which
the poor wretch has to put in the box for
the privilege Of being jolted almost to
death over the miserable old tracks when
be rides in one of the palace cars Of the
company.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
Rubbers! Rubbers! Rubbers I!
Kahn & FreiberG's Headquarters.
Mems ladies and misses. rubbers.

BEpoRa you buy q cook stove call and
see the Alligator cook stove, and get the
names Of those now using them, and
what they soy and think of them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
FIOHersI

Elegant bouquets, floral decorations
plants, ETC., at Craig's, 1921 Main street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
COHNeS

Sarrazin's N. 0, Reliance smoking to.
baccO, Kinney's cigarettes. Imported
cigars a specially.
l49t Cor. Main aud Jefferson SITS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
BILLIARDS.

Goto Converse's this evening and wit
ness the masse shots Of the fancy shot
champion. 1897
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
MEMPHIS THEATER,

M6MEhAS XAEATEhs
Six Nights and Saturday Matinee,
Commencing Monday. February 18th.
SIMMONS 81 SLOCUM'S
MlERsTR ELS,
From their Arch Street Ogera House,
Philadelphia.
nHE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE
i Organization in America, composed Of the
following celebrated artists: LEw SIMMONS.
Favorite Comedian r. n. SLOouN, Intsrlocu-
tor and Author; GEO. THATCHER, Popular
Comedian; WHICH and RicR. the unriyaied
Song and Dance artists Their equal osnnot
be produced. The Great Qasrtette; I. b.
DIXON Tenor; GRO W. HARLEY, Soprano;
CHAs. STORMS. Basso; E. S. NELSON, Baritone.
A full Orchestra and Brass nand.
A magnificent Sciopticon Display each eveu-
ing previous to the appearance of the COM
psny. Prices as U, ual.
Reserved seats on sale at HO'lsnberg's.
l46- l53 ID. b. HODGES, Business Manager,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
LIVER MEDICINE.

GOODYFAR'S LIVER TONIC
UHE ONLY REMEDY THAT EFFECTU-
il ally eliminates the bile, thereby removing
all obstructions that cauie Indigestion, sour
stomach, sick and nervous headache and dys-
pepsia. One teaspOonful after each meal will
have a most decided and happy effect. Price
81. d. +. GOODYEAR, l67 Main st.
139-15S .Yt|
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
billiards.
E. LEHMAN, SS0 MAIN STREET,
Closing Out.

Mems hats 81, worth 50; meme half.
hose, loo; mems uu~dershirts. 25c; draw.
ers, 25c; misses hose, lOc; suits Of
clothing $40, worth $40.
$50 Main Street, South Of Ga,usO.
ISL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22

VXTANTEO-THE PUBLIC TO KNOW
w that l will not be responsible fot any
hills bought by any one connected with the
Ledger office or out OF it. and Will not all.w
ouch bills ia settlement Of my accounts unless
accompanied by my written order.
SGT y. WHITM0RE.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22

nuTIn NGs and Improvements on lot at
X NJ *. vt GayosO strolt, very low. Apply
"o'VO' L. LEATHERMAN, Agent,
WOO x, IS Madison s rect !
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
F0a aALe

IN HSALE-OLD NEWSPAPERS, IOc PER
NJbtr udred, at this Office, the cheapest wrap
ninS "a. ler you can get. b5-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
DIRECTORS.
Office Phoenix Insurance Co.,,
No. 10 MadieOn street,
MrMpn1s. Rnhrnnrv 16 IS

MEMPHIS, February Is, 1917,
AT THE ANNUAL ELECTION FOR
Seven Directors to serve the ensuing
vea,-, held at The office of tho Company on the
istb INST the following named gentlemen
were Ielected, viz: H. M. Nelly. A, D..
t;wynnN w. S. Brbpe. L. i. Suggs, W. N.
Brown, j. 3. Day and y. B. Howell.
At an adjourned regular aaeeting of the
Board of Dir sctors, held on the l6th inst, the
following ofio era were elected TO serve the en-
suing year: II. NJ. Nicely, President; ) X.
Secretar y; IsS-Io
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-22
wAnTED.

NOR sALE-NEW FORM IF TRUSTEES
Il DEEDS. Just out: for saleat ledger once;
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-10-24
Carriage Shop Christening.


The great event Of tho past week in Cabot has
''cn The dedication of the new carriage repository
W inc works OF the Cabot Carriage Company-a
new building forty by sixty feet, with three floors,
Just built by the company in which to store their
manufactured goods. The proprietors extended
an Invitation to the employees Of the works and
the people of the town TO meet them on Thursday
evening, October 18th, ut eight o'clock. for the
purpose of dedicating 1t to the interests of the
works. In response 10 the invitation about three
hundred ladies and gentlemen met and were very
pleasantly received by the propretors, Messrs
Marshall Il Buchanan. The evenings entertain
nent commenced with grand promenade by the
proprietors and employees of the company, fol-
owed by one In which the whole party Joined
NJ Ten O'Clock to oysters and coffee were served
which the whole party did Justice Brief speeches
were then made by several gentlemen, when Mr..
buchanan made statement Of the amount of
business done, the amount Of help employed etc
Mr Marshall was loudly called for but with his
characteristic modesty declined to make speech,
saying that his partner was the orator of the COM
pany. These exercises were followed by a dance
which lasted till the "we sma hours avont
the twal" Upon the floor we noticed sew
Wilson and wife Of Danville, T. T. Poland and
lady Of Montpelier, and H. r. Slayton and wife
Of Plainfeld. The music was by Leonard's full
band, which played with its usual skill The bust
ness Of the Cabot Carriage Company was begun
in the spring 1873 by Marshall & Buchanan, they
then employing but four workmen and having
but little shop-room. At the outset they deter
mined to make nothing but lirst-class work--a de
termination to which they have strictly adhered
and have been amply repaid by steady and
large Increase Of business. From this small be-
ginning the business has 50 much increased that
they now employ twenty-four frst-class work
men and occupy twenty thousand three hun
dred square feet Of flooring In addition to their
shops and home depository, they have a deposit
tary in French's block, Montpelier They made
during the past season eighty carriages Of differ
ent styles, and one hundred and fifty sleighs.
eighty of which are finished and ready for sale
all under the immediate supervision of the part
ners. Their work goes all over the New England
states, the West and Canada, and in the past four
and a half years has Amounted to over thirty-fye
thousand dollars. With their present bright pros.
poets, we bespeak for them II prosperous future.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-10-24

lIARpwICK.-Wi the change in the control of
the Portland Ogdenshurg railroad comes another
revision of the running time Of trains BY the
new arrangement the express train is taken Oft
and other trains now pass this station ~ follows
Trains moving east--Alail leaves at sl4 A. NJ. (;
mixed Except Mondaysl, at 2.00P. NJ; stock train
tMondays only, at $50 a, NJ. Going west-mail,
at 7.06 =. NJ mixed at OF p. NJ The new ar
rangement makes it very inconvenient for travel
and business with all points west of this place
No station west of this can be visited allowing
any time for the transaction Of business, and re-
turn the same day. The same may be said of all
stations west of this Business men in this sec
ton, since the completion of the railroads, are
forming business relations with the merchants of
OF Burlington, which cannot help being impaired
by the lack OF present travelling facilities VIII,
French cut one Of his feet quite badly, few days
since, which will probably give him "A steady
job for some time TO come Special efforts
are being made by the friends of the cause TO re-
vive public interest 10 the Success of the reform
club Special attractions are promised at it, meet
ings in the way Of lectures and discussions with
the object of securing more general attendance.
...L l.. Dnant, Esq, lectured ON temperance,
ut the church in this place, on Saturday evening
the Goth There wasa fair attendance and good
degree Of interest manifested. Wild geese have
commenced their southwark flight, which may be
regarded as a sure indication Of the advent Of
winter in the high northern attitudes of their
summer haunts. The first flight observed here
WAS on the evening of the 18th. The recent
change In control Of the Portland Il Ogdensburg
railroad has made some long faces among those
OF our farmers and landowners whose land dam
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-10-24

PROBATE CouRr-The following business was
transacted in the Probate Court for the District of
Washington during the week ending October 22d
1877 October 16th-Iames Stevenson's estate, p.
D. Bradford, administrator; Lyman Chase's es-
tate Amos Chase, administrator, and D. c. Brown
and l.. W. Chandler, appraisers and commission
ers Daniel Demeritt's estate administration ac-
count referred to November 9th Lucius Marshall 4
estate, administration account allowed and assign
ment and decree made. October 20th-Iuther
Beckeys estate license to deed real estate granted
Moses Bancroft's estate, Abe T. Martyr, admins
TRAITOR, and Erastus Batchelder and j. II Chamber
lin, appraisers and commissioners, license to sell
personal estate granted. October 22d---David Cum
mings' estate, will proved, Sarah L. Cummings, re-
sidnary egatee and eXecutrix.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-10-24

lN RECEIVERS HANDs.-Upon the petition of
the first mortgage bondholders, Judge Ross has
appointed Colonel A. B. Jewett of Swanton and
Mr. A. W. Hastings, Of St Johnsbury receivers
of tie Portland & Ogdensburg railroad vermont
division) The failure Of the company to pay the
interest due ON preferred bonds, is the reason of
this. In order to raise money to build the road
bonds to the amount of two million three hun
dred thousand dollars were issued, which con-
slituted first lien on the road In this mortgage
bond there was "a provision by which it could be
foreclosed by the holders of half million of the
bonds when the interest was defaulted As the
money raised by sale of the bonds was insufficient
to complete the road, the consent of holders of a
little over one million eight hundred thousand
dollars Of bonds was obtained to the issue of II
preference bond of five hundred thousand dollars,
which was made prior incumbrance to the first
mortgage. 1t is the failure 10 pay interest on this
bond, the Rutland Herdld understands, which has
led to putting the road in the hands of receivers.