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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
Hundrr Manhnmn. Tar

The general council, at a meeting held
yesterday, referred the following ordi.
nance to the ordinance committee:
That a tax is hereby levied of one per
cent. or 81 on every 800 of taxable
property within the city limits (except
upon that portion known as the new
limits, admitted into the city in 1861
for the purpose Of paying creditors here
matter named.
~Second-That a tax is hereby levied
of twenty cents on each 500 of taxable
property withiR what ia known as the
new limits Of tho city, including the
Ninth aud Tenth wards (~excepting Ger.
tain old limits therein) Tor the purnose
Of paying the creditors hereinafter
named.
Third-That the names of said credi-
tors and the amounts Of said Judgment
set opposite the same are respectfully
as follows: E s. i
Fourth-That this levy shall be known
as the sundry m~andamus tax Of 1877
and is made in obedience to certain per-
emptory writs of m~andamus command.
ing the levy; and said levy as fast as
collected will be applied to the satisfac.
ton OF the principal and interest due
upon the Indebtedness of which the prin.
eipal alone is now above stated, and upon
which said writs are based, and said Sax
as fast as collected will be paid over 10
said creditors, proper vouchers being
taken therefor, and when collections are
not sufficient to pay in full the same will
be paid out ratably.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04

Rochesters, of New York, at salaries of
$500 per annum each for the season of
1878. On a plantation the manual labor
Of each Of these hard-6sted leather.
Founders would be worth about thirty
dollars per month and board. but the
man who makes two blades of grass
grow where q grew before is public
~benefsctOr, while the man who pounds
leather with a club a few times a week
cannot be considered in that light. The
former is a producer; the later is a con-
sumner.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
All kinds of cakes made 10
order; fine pastry n specially
at FlOyd's, opp. Court Square.
Sad Arrest.


A young man named j. G.. Harris,
about eighteen years of age, who is said
by the police to be a ION Of ex. Governor
Harris, of Tennessee, was arrested last
evening on the charge Of stealing a horse
from Me-. j. B. McFerran's place, on the
Narrow-gauge road. Young Harris, it is
stated, had some trouble at Nashville,
and leaving home came here, going to
McFerrau's farm Saturday, where be was
employed to look after the cattle. Yes.
terday afternoon he came to the city
with q fine horse worth perhaps about
$3.50 and tried to sell it at Lewis stable.
Mr.. Levi suspected that it was stolen
and turned Harris wei to Lieut.. Ellis
and Sergeant Krack, who lodged him ia
Central station i Courier Journal, 4th.
The sadness in this case rests entirely
in the bosom of the near-sigbted, weak.
minded youth who feebly attempted to
p~ersonate somebody else than himself.
If there is any other sadness it is divided
between the police who furnished and
the city editor who published such
news. The managing editor must
have been down among Our Boys"
or their admirers at Macauley's thester
uAtil after the forms went to press. The
son of Ex-Governor Harris all appeared
at the breakfast table at his residence
in Memphis this morning, but the above
item will doubtless go the rounds all the
ame The ex-governor, now United
States senator, has q son named l. G..
Harris, jr. He has a situation in one of
our leading wholesale houses, and is on
duty there to-day. Some scamp of a
horse.thief may have known this young
man and attempted for a brief hour to
pass for him.
The name Of J., G. is perhaps a misprint
for l G. Harris. Let the gentle blooded
youth from Nashville go on the chain
gang or to the work.house, if Louisville
has such institutions. he is not wanted
here, and has no kinsfolk in this part Of
the country. Apropos to this occurrence
we beg to suggest to the Louisville press
the propriety Of using ordinary discre-
ton and judgment when a common
horse.thiet claims to belong to a distant
respectable family.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
Sid Cooks Peabody Billiard
Room Is pronounced first
class by all visitors. 3S-t
literary Items.

D. Lothrop & Co. will issue "Parlor
Psstimes and Picture Puzzles" by Geo.
B. Bartlett, and others; valuable to all
who give small home entertainments.
D. Lotbrop & Co. have ready two
choice pictorial gift.books for the babies,
e Babyl0nd," and "Baby's Picture AL
bum, the latter with a picture on every
leaf.
A jolly book for boys, "The Adven-
lures of Miltiades Peterkin Paul, " with
more than thirty pictures, by Hopkins,
is announced by D. Lothrop & Co ,
Boston.
Among the mAry new books issued by
d. Lothrop 4 Co. is choice collection
Of Anecdotes Of Animals" illustrated
by Harrison Weir, Wolf, and Others.
The October " Wide Awake" contains
q delightful paper Of the Poets Homes
Series, relative to Mrs. Harriet Prescott
SpoGord, 1t is lavishly illustrated by
Mrs, L. B. Humphrey.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
FLORIDA.
Experience and Opinions Of an Old
Citizen Who Has Been There.

Experience and Opinions Of an Old
Citizen Who Has Been There.
Mr.. W. A. Ammous, a well-known cit.
izen who recently returned from about a
years %sojourn in Western Florida, fur.
nishes US the following brief pen-picture
of the land of flowers: Chills and
fever prevailed generally last July; skin
diseases seem prevalent at all seasons;
troublesome insects, such as ants,
reaches, gnats, ticks, chigers, and all
manner Of biting flies swarm in the great
est abundance, but no bedbugs. There
are but few snakes, owing to the annual
burning of the woods. Fish is plentiful
in all the streams. Schools of mullet
sometimes block up the passes in shoal
water. The food used by the natives is
mostly fish, sweet potatoes, syrup and
native fruit. Transportation is bad and
difficult, with the exception of a few
points, The land IS poor and sandy. 1t
is no place for wheat. The corr ia light
and chafy. The men become careless
from the effects Of the climate, and the
women have the work to do. The wife's
task is a hard one, usually. But it is a
great country for children; a Mr.. and
Mrs. Stevens down there could boast Of
even IONS in eight years, and no twins.
Deer is plentiful and eats the potato and
pea crop, while opossums eat the chick.
ems. The forests are of pine, live oak
and palmetto. Florida is said to be a
poor mans country; that is true from
the fact that when he goes there he soon
becomes so poor that be cannot get
away. Mr.. Ammons has travelled some
twelve months in Florida, and says that
according to his observation, where one
mau is doing we'll fifty are doing nothing
but fighting mosquitoes aud flies. The
winters are pleasant, but it takes a sala-
mander to stand the summer heat and
hot sand.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION
THE CITY.
MEMPHIS
Thursday Evening. Oct. 4. 1877.
the Public Ledger al Five Gents,

The Public Ledger at Five Cents.
The PUBLIC LEDGER will be supplied
on all trains and at all stations on the
following railways, at FIVE CENTS per
copy, by the agents of the Southern
Railway News Company, viz:
Memphis and Louisville railway.
Memphis and Little Rock railway.
South and North Alabama railway.
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
railway.
Memphis and Charleston railway.
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE AND PADucAH
AND MEMPHIS RAILWAYS.
Mr.. John Epperson, or employees, will
supply the PUBLIC LEDGER at five cent,
on the above named railways.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
Amussments.

The MINsTRELs.-Last night a COM
plete change of programme was pre-
seted at the theater by Kelly & Icons
minstrel troupe. Leon, in the burlesQue
Six Brides and No Bridegroom, appeared
to much better advantage thsn in any Of
his previous efforts. As "Sidonia," the
maid-of-alt-work, his makeup was unusu.
ally good, aud by his fine acting and hu.
morous sayings, kept up q constant
stream OF the hesrtiest laughter. The
operate selections afforded a good test
OF his wonderful voice, and their rendi
ton was received with continued ap.
plause. Decidedly bis best acting was
the ballet, where the inshficieney OF
clothing, if anything, added to the sue.
GEES Of the impersonation. He is EN-.
p~hatically THE 0nly Leon" Kelly as
the unfortunate sire of six lovely bur.
dens, was a correct and comical imper.
sonation, and Courtright's defense Of the
rights of women was humorous if not
convincing. The troupe is made up Of
artists, and the versatility of their talents
blended together in q performance Of
such novel character, form an entertain
ment most beguiling. The troupe will
appear again to night, when Kelly and
Leon will appear in their new and popu-
lar bu%rlesque, Bellies Of the Kitchen,
Tomorrow night will be produced for the
first time iu this city Galatea, or the
Sculptor, a great New York success.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
discount on Tax CoIIeclions.

At the general council yesterday after
noon the following ordinance sent in by
Mayor Flippin passed its first reading
and was referred:
That the tax on merchants capital, as
reported by the city board of eoualiza-
tion, for the year 1877, is hereby declared
to be due and payable on the 18th day Of
October, 1877; and 10 order to insure the
prompt payment OF that portion Of said
tax devoted to the police and FIRE depart-
ments, the county trustee is hereby in.
structed to allow a discount at the rate Of
z per cent. per month in full satisfaction
tor and on account Of taxes due the eity
prior to the first Of January, 1878.
Section 3. BE it further ordained. That
in order to encourage the prompt pay
ment Of the tax on real estate and pub.
lie property Exclusive of the tax levies
under mandamus), the same rate of dis.
count allowed in the preceding section
shall also be allowed by the county trus-
lee in full satisfaction Of such tax.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
NEW STOCK
TOY GOODsI
Arriving daily.
WHEELER, PICKEES & co.
Police Court.

At the Police Court this morning Re.
corder Duff disposed Of the following
docket: Hester Bell (blaek), drunk, fine
s.; James ROthschilds (white) vagrancy,
fine $40 Rothschilds is a white Dane
frem the land of Hamlet, and to be ar.
rested aud convicted as a "vag" places
the wealthy house Of Rothschilds in a
bad fix financially. Frank Roach
(black), vagrancy, fine 81 10 Roach bad
this amount of money on his person and
it was confscated according to law. Mrs.
Flood (White), drunk, foe s.; F. McClel-
Ian (black), misdemeanor, fine $50;
Henry Staples (white), misdemeanor,
foe $50.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
No Gas Creates Gas.

No Ghb Cfeht Ghes
Too much gas creates trouble coca.
sionally, and too little gas produces the
same effect, once in a while. The by.
laws of the general council provide for
the meeting of that body on the first
Wednesday in every month, at I pm,
from the first Of October to the first Of
May, and at 3 pm. from the first Of May
to the first Of October. The session OF
the general council which was held yes
terday afternoon ought to have been
held at night, unless the rules were aus.
pended by a tive thirds vote. The gas
fixtures had not been put up 1t the city
hall, and consequently no gas could be
produced. There we're plenty of mem.
bers present who could furnish any
amount of gas, but the gas which would
throw light upon any subject was the
kind wanted and the services Of the
gassy men we're mol accepted. The
general council not having two thirds
present became involved in q parlia.
mentary quandary. Ne regular business
was transacted, but the service of a few
mandamuses was acknowledged and they
acted upon the mayors message and &C
complnying ordinances. The genera.
council adjourned over to the mex regu
lar meeting, to be held at 7 o'clock las
evening, and at that time Councilman
Kelly met by himself and adjourned thu
council over to 3 o'clock this afternoon
Alderman McCloy did likewise for tn,
aldermanic board.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
immortality In Oonrt

Before Judge Ray, Of the Probate Court,
six cases of bastsrdy are on the docket for
trial to-day. The parties to these cases
are all negroes. The case on trial this
forenoon was wherein a jet black negro
was charged with bastardy by a dark
mulatto woman. The child for whom
the paternity was sought was nearly
white. The black mar denied the soft
impeachment, and resisted the claim of
toe woman for damages, etc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
THE BEST.
Smoke KInney's Cigarettes,

ohlVho hihhoJ ~OiBhIotOess
His Corporals, Entire Neus and Periqu,
Cigarettes are made Of genuine ricI
paper and the purest tobacco. Sold b,
H ESCH,
27O Second ST., opp. Court Square.
2I7 Main street, corner Adams.
$40 Main street, opposite Peabody.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04

We would like to ask the ladies' q
%conundrum. Why is it that during the
whole Of summer they wore low.crowned
hats, and now that the thesters are open
they resort to seyen.storied hats with a
eupola of flowers on top 2-[Philadolphia
Bulletin.
He bad proposed to her, and now With
fear and trembling waited for her answer.
Only one word" he said, III but 10
keep alive the fires Of hope within my
bosom She looked at him tsnderly,
nay, lovingly, and her lips moved IN &c.
cents that went to the depth Of bis soul.
She bad asked him how much be earned
o week.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
Hedicated flannel
Undershirts and drawers,
Made 10 order by
May, the Shirt Tailor.

NOBDY FALL HAT
just received at the New York
hat store, $40 Main street, I'M
der the WOrsham House, for
gents, boys and children, at
prices 10 suit the times. Come
and price the goods and be
convinced. 80
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04

Colonel G.. NJ. McGhee, vice president
of the Memphis and Charleston railroad
and general manager of all the lines
from here to Bristol, arrived in the city
this morning on Business, and will re-
main a few days.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
e LAKE SALMON,
RED
At A. SeesseI's Meat Market,
No. I24 Main street,
Gorner of Marketl 40
AIra. RaXs
Corner Of Market.

that S0zoDONT eclipses all other pre-.
parations for the teeth and gums. And
what Mrs. G. says is reiterated most m.
phatically by ninety nine one.hundredths
Of the beauty and fashion Of the land.
cod
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
STEWART q
Grand Opening,
French Hats and BOnnets,
Continued To- Morrow.

To BUTcHERs.-An assortment of
butchers meat cutters and suffers just
received and for sale at manufacturers
prices. 1881 ORGILL Bros. & Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
FIRE! FIRE .

Go Immediately to j. B. Ford's, 2l4
Main street and purchase your stoves, or
have your old ones put up in working
order. By 80 doing your stoves will be
put up chear and ready for use. l6t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04

Dancing Academy, . Main street.
Mrs. DeGray Bennett will give q matt.
nee on Saturday afternoon next, to which
all the young ladies aud pupils are
invited. 80
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
LET Us HAVE LIGHT.

Phil ]. MaIlOn & Co., 204 Main St.,
Plumbers and gas filters, will light up
any private residence, public halls, or
council rooms on the shortest notice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
THE PARLOR SALOON,
Under the Theater.

In 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, 1877-10-04
LADIES' Felt Hats
29l ReshRped ut GOOdyear's.

80 packagesnew Oat-meal and Grits,
so packages Pearl Barley and
Cracked Wheat,
200 boxes new Smoked Herrings,
100 boxes Cream Cheese, small boxes,
so barrels and kegs new plain and
mixed Pickles,
so half.bsrrels new White Fish.
g. A. ECKERLY a. BROS.
l55-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
Fresh oysters received daily
by express nj Victor d Fuchs,
80 aud Al Jefferson st. AT

To BUToHERs.-An assortment Of
butchers meat cutters and suffers just
received and for sale at manufacturers
prices. 1881 0RGILL Bros 4 Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04

Fine variety Of home made
candies at FlOyd'S, opp. Court
Square. 29t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04

The most complete stock OF furniture,
carpets, oil cloths, shades aud lace cur.
tains at Bryaon & Camps ever shown in
the city. Prices as low as the lowest.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04

Best stove and tinware in
the city at L. Fritz a. BrO.'s,
I5I Main street. SO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04

Richmond Gem, Perfection,
MatchIess and Napoleon, also the
Pet, manufactured by JOHN F. ALLIN
y Co, Richmond, Va, for sale at fac
tory prices at Harpmann a.
Bros, 2S6 Main st. Fresh
imported VOz de Cuba received by
Express. n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04

Rock River Butter,
Wholesale and Retail,
HI. Seessel, Sr., e. Son,
Corner Jefferson and Second.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04

Buy S~tudebaker wagons of h. D. Wal
lace & Co. 20
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04

Oysters, ten, coffee and
chocolate at FlOyd's, opposite
COurG Square. 29t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04

A. FalIer a. Co. have just re.
ceived the entire stock of a
fashionable hat store, and are
selling finest hats at sc each.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-04
FOE aALn.

DUGGIES cheap-4 good secondhand top
ID buggies in perfect order.
2I.29 K. D. WALLACE x co.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26
Introduction of the Potato.


1t has always been known that the po-
tato was first brought into England by
Sir Walter Raleigh, when he returned
frem his voyage /" for discovering and
planting" colonies in the year 1856.
Thomas Herriot, the mathematician, in
describing potatoes, says, "These roots
are round, some as large as a walnut,
others much larger; they grow in damp
soil, many hanging together as if fixed
on ropes; they are good for food either
boiled or roasted" Sir Robert South
well, in 1898, informed the Royal So
ciety of London that his grandfather
took potatoes into Ireland, having re-
ceived them of Raleigh himself. There
is tradition in Ireland that they were
first brought into that island by an Irish
priest from France, when the Faculty of
Paris had pronounced it poisonous; but
SouthwelPs account is no doubt correct.
This root was, however, first introduced
into Europe by the Spaniards, who
brought it from the kingdom of Quito to
Spain, whence it was transplanted to
Australian Flanders, where it was cult
vated and sent as presents to Rome and
Vienna before 1898.
Peter Oieca, in his "Chronicle," i"
printed in 1868, says that the inhabit-
ants of Quito had, besides mays, tuber-
GUS root which they ate, and called
papas. Clusins, botanist of Vienna,
concludes that this was the same plant
as above, living specimens of which he
had received from Flanders. The roots
introduced by Sir Francis Drake and
Sir John Hawkins, were sweet potatoes
from Spain and the Canary islands,
which were used as great delicacy long
before the common potato was known
The kissing comfts of Falstaff, Let the
sky rain potatoes, hail kissing-comfts
and snow eringoes (Mery Wives o.
Windsor, Act v, Scene 81, and other con.
fections were principally made of these
and eryngo roots.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26

JOHN P. PHAIR was to have been
hanged at Windsor, VT, April 6. He
was convicted of the murder of Mrs.
Annie Freize (September 1874 had been
a convict under sentence of death since
February, 1875, The evidence against
him was circumstantial, but was deemed
conclusive, and all efforts to secure par
don or reprieve has been unsuccessful.
But on the morning of the day he was
to be hanged, the Boston papers pub
lished statement from Phair to the
effect that if given time he could estab-
lish an alibi and prove his innocence.
This statement, relating with great care
as to minutest detail the story of his life
on the day of the murder, and the sue
ceeding days, attracted the attention of
gentlemen who remembered that he
saw Phair at one the places mentioned.
In two hours the man was to be executed.
He telegraphed the Governor, and on the
strength of his story the Governor tele-
graphed reprieve. The execution was
delayed until May 4, that the new phase
Of the case might be investigated.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26
The BOy's Dilemma.

The Free Press says that the other
night about ten o'clock, policeman
passing along Larned Street east came
upon a boy who was walking up and
down in front of a house, and, when the
lad was asked if he lived there, and why
he did not go in, he replied:
"Dad's waiting for me with a whip"
"Going to dust your jacket, is he?"
"That's the programme" sighed the
boy, "unless I can think up something
to unfasten his mind from the subject.
If 1 could rush in and tell him that a
big fire was raging down town, or that
the Mayor was dead, or some such thing,
he'd be taken by surprise and forget all
about dressing me down."
"And you can't think of anything
else?"
"Not a thing. 1 wish the old gent
was in the habit of stealing his wood,
getting into the House of Correction, OF
doing something that would give me a
hold on him, but he's straighter than an
Alderman's elbow"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26

WHEN General Ricketts, was wounded
prisoner in Richmond his wife went to
stay with him and other wounded North
ern prisoners. For three months she was
the sunshine of that horrible place, and
her patients have never forgotten her.
Two years afterward she got into car
at the corner of Broadway and Fifth
Avenue with her mother. 1t was full,
and she stood for a moment without q
seat. Suddenly great six-footer sprang
up at the far end of the car, and sang
out: Gentlemen, stand up, every one
of you, and take off yout hats, for this is
Mrs. General Ricketts,, who nursed four
teen of us in Libby Prison for three
months. God bless herp And they did
stand up, and, led by her former patient
cheered until the street rang, she, in
the meantime, half provoked, hall
amused and wholly embarrassed.