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

LONDON, October According to I'M
official accounts the Russians, under
Grand Duke Michael. have been defeated
between All and Kars. Two Russian
generals were killed.
The prince of Montenegro has decided
to consider this years campaign termi.
mated with TIE occupation of the district
of BaBjani. The prince has written the
car that he has succeeded in obtaining
his principal objeet-namely, the deliv-
erance Of the population OF upper Her.
~zegovina aud did not intend to go be-
yond the Benjsni country.
The truth about the gigantic frauds on
the Midland Railway Company is that
some forepen on the construction Of the
Carlisle branch appropriated materials,
made false returns of the number Of men
under them, the amount of service rem
dered, etc. Three have been arrested.
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PAIR PROPOSITION.

As a good many ARTICLES are in eircu-
lstion rather uncOnplimentsry to Texas
wei think it but fair to publish the follow.
ing from the pen Of the genial DuPre,
editor of the Austin Statesman. There
is as good society and good living in
Texas as in Tennessee:
The Pulaski Tenn paper tells its
readers queer stories about Texas. The
editor has never visited the State. We
will have him deadheaded to Austin
from Texarkana, about FIVE hundred
miles, and furnish a long.legged Tennes-
see donkey MARTIN by nsme) that be
may jog along comfortably even to Ell
Paso, about eight hundred miles, and
near the western confines OF the State.
il be will agree to write the simple irnth
Of what be sees when he returns TO Pa
laski. If we cannot show him farms as
productive and beautiful as the choicest
10 Maury or Davidson or Rutherford or
Giles counties, the best and richest il
Tennessee, and show him districts in
Texas as great in area as Tennessee, as
rich and beautiful as the county about
Columbia, known as the Polk settlement,
his journey shall cost him nothing. The
northern counties Of Texas are popu.
lated to a great extent by Tennesseeans
and Kentuckians, and there the latter
found another richer blue grass re.
gion," aud the Tennesseeaus a very
paradise. Further south are emigrants
from the gulf States. No Leuisianiau,
even from Bayou Teche. ever beheld such
eugar-cane ss grows along the Brszos or
Old Caney, and cotton.plauters from
Lowndes, Montgomery and Marengo
counties, Alabama, and from Monroe,
Lowndes and Noxubee, Mississippi, or
from Alcorn's domains in the lowiands
OF the great river, never contemplated
richer fields glowing more brilliantly, il
snowy wilderness in winter time. wher
freedmen have gathered cotton slowly
than on the plains every where in Texas
Within ten years Texas will produc,
mere cotton than all the rest of ,hl
South, and if the editor of the Citizer
thinks we live on hog and hominy h,
need only come and see or ask the edito
of the Memphis LEDGER.
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ANOTHER wELLMAEAGED RAILROAD.

We had occasion not long since to
allude to the good management and ex.
csllent condition Of the Nashville, St.
Louis and Chattanooga railroad, of
which Colonel E. ". Cole is president.
We have Just read the annual report OF
the Louisville and Nashville railroad for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1871,
submitted to the stockholders by DR.. Z
D. Stamford, the president. It is a
highly satisfactory aud gratifying exhibit
Of the resources and workings Of this
road. In the year Of the panic 1873 this
road fell short of its interest some $500, 600
aud IN subsequent years 1t wal little bet
ter of. DR.. Stamford became president
in 1875. BE was moi a professional rail-
road man, but having faith in the recu-
perative powers Of the South and the
advantages Of position held By the road,
be risksd bis ample fortune to restore It's
credit and prestige. In q short time be
mastered the details Of the business and
made himself master Of the situation.
In the year 1878, when the road seemed
ST the hight Of It's prosperity. and carried
the largest gross business, the let pro6ts
amounted to Sl,4S4O47.27. Last year
the gross rscsipts had fallen of about
$500. 600 from lS12-73, and yet the let
amount earned vas S2,I40,52O2s. So
much for careful. economical manage
nsnt The read is in better condition
than ST any former period in its history.
The Memphis division is operated By this
road. and Is inela6sd ntbe above figures
We may congratulate ourselves thar the
lessses Of s road We could not run sue
esssfnlIy ourselves are prosperous. and
able TO help both Louisville and aeuphis
10 the great object Of reaching out for
trade IL Texas. The connection from
DsvsIls Blaf TO Texsrkana or Jefferson
must be made sooner or later. ToeroEds
concentrating here from the eastern side
of ths Mississippi can force their wsy
ibrosgh 10 the gres; empire Of Texas.
and thus open up one Of the nest i'm
portsni thorOaghfsrss on tbs continent
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T%ELEGRAPHIC BREvlTIES.

Russia has ordered three hundred
Krupp cannon.
The Democratic. Stats convention met
at Albany yesterday.
The navigation of the upper Missis-
sippi river may be considered closed for
the season.
The last regiment of the Russian I'm
perial Guard passed through Bucharest
yesterday.
The Allegheny Savings Bank, the old
est bank in Allegheny City, suspended
payment yesterday morning.
0ne hundred thousand pounds worth
Of bar gold was withdrawn from the
Bank Of England yesterday for shipment
to New York.
The Gait House at Louisville was sold
yesterday by order Of the assignees, for
$l57 900. The original cost was over
one million.
By the explosion of a sAw-mill boiler
near Studertown, Ohio, yesterday, three
young men we're killed and several others
seriously injured.
By the explosion Of the steamer Com.
fort, neal Wheeling yesterday, FIVE per.
sons were killed, three are still missing,
and fifteen wounded-two of them
fatally.
Greater activity is observable before
Plevna since Monday. The reserve and
endorsements have arrived, and it lie
thought probable that operations will
commence early next week
An instruction appears to have bro
ken out 10 one OF the Zoaly Islands, as
q telegram received at Madrid, from
Singapore, announces the defeat of 90
600 insurgents by the Spanish troops.
No deaths from yellow fever yester.
day at Fernandins. Six new cGses. Most
Of the physicians are sick, aud the city
is in q more deplorable condition than
az any time since the epidemic CON.
mepced.
Many arrests have been made in Tran.
sylvania. Much sensation has been
caused in Pesth by NJ. Helfy, a well
known member OF the diet, being placed
under police surveillance for connection
with the recently discovered plot.
Bullion dr4sn from the Bank of Eng
land on balance yesterday, $500, 900
Imperial Bank Of Germany has raised
the rate Of discount to 81 per cent, enc
interest on advance 10 61 per cent
el7O,OOO Of the $500, 900 Withdrawn from
the Bank Of England is for the United
States.
The steamer Magnolia, Of 1900 tons
worth about $500, 900, and insured, whicI
left Savannah for New York, was lost a
sea, on the Both The passengers ant
crew were all picked I'd in a boat an
sent in a pilot boat to LAWS, Delaware
where they arrived yesterday.
TIE trial Of rioters progresses at Read
ing, Pa. Two witnesses testified to
Union meeting being held saturda
evening previous to the burning Of th
Lebanon Valley bridge, at which sugge'
tons we're made that the bridge could b
blown up with q keg Of powder. Some
thing was also said Of u general aere'
ment to stop trains, but no deinit
action was taken.
Wm. II. Vanderbilt, president Of tn
/, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern raj
/ road, has notified all officers and en-
ployes affected by the July reduction
ten per cent, whose pay amounts to LEI
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T~ELEGRAPHIC
STOCKS n BONDS.

NEW York, October 4, 1850 am
United States skies Of 1881, - @l09;
United States skies of 1881, coupons,
lO9b@llOB; new four-and-a-halfs. lO42@
los; coupons, = @1043; fve-twentles
of 1865, new issue, lO5s@lO54; 6ve-twen-
ties of 1867, = @l074; fve.twenties of
1868. coupons, l09s@lO9a; ten.forties,
- @l06a; ten.forucs, coupons, 1910
1918; currency skies, -@l2Ot; new 6ves,
= @lO7.
LONDON, October 4. 4 p.m.-Consols
for money, 95s; on account, -;
United States new four-and. a.halfs, los;
United States fve-tweuties Of 1865, l05;
United STATES Gve.twenties OF 1867, 1919;
United States te~n.forties, 1919; new ives,
1911; Erie, III
Bullion in the Bank Of England de.
creased G808 900 in the past week. The
proportion of the reserve to liability is
37b per cent.
PARIS, October 4.-Specie in the Bank
Of France has decreased l9,500,0OO
francs in the past week.
BREADsTUFFs.
LIVERPOOL, October Wheat, win.
ter, lls3d@lls Cd; Milwaukee red, los Cd
oils Sd; California white. Us Ado
Us Sd; California club, los Sd@l3s Cd.
Corn, 2Ss 0d@28 Sd. Pork, 49S. Beef,
92s Cd. Bacon, long clear, 4Os Cd; short
clear, Ais Cd. Lard, 46s Sd. Tallow.
Ais.
CHICAGO. October 4, u:O5 a.m.-
Wheat, / 0e@l 065 tor October; offered
! o. for November; | 034 for seller year.
Corn, 423@423 for October; 42b@424 for
November. Pork, IA 509l4 So for 0c-
tober and for seller year; IL 874 for jan
uary. Lard is 8 60 bid for October; 8 221
for seller year; 8 323 for January. Loose
meats; sales Of short ribs, 8 seller fifteen
days; sales Of short clear, 81 seller ff-
teen days. Dry sailed meats, boxed,
streng; shoulders, 63; short ribs, st;
short clear, 8}@S4; long clear and short
clear, s; long clear, 8 Pork strips, IT;
bacon strips, II. Receipts-Flour, 8420;
wheat, Isl, $751;; corn, l67, 224. Ship
ments-Fiour, l4,055; wheat, 228, l2O;
corn, l67, 224.
New YORK, October 4, 1915 . m.-
Flour is quiet. Wheat is quiet and nom
inal at l 80; Milwaukee, | 80. Corn is
quiet at 574@574 Mess pork nominal
at IA 2O@I4 40. Lard is quiet at 9 III
90 20. Whisky is quiet at | l34
C%IECIEYATI, October a, | p m-Flour,
and grain are unchanged. Whisky is in
demand at l 06. Lard is quiet at 84
Bulk meats are firm at u for shoulders;
short ribs, 81; short clear, 85@9. Ba-
con firm; shoulders, 8; short ribs, 90;
short clear, 94@91. Pork is firmly held
at IA 50(9l4 IS.
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Nine tourists, including Mr.. F. L
King, Of this city, have set out from Chi.
c. 60 in charge OF Signor Barathoni. a
Coz dnctor Of on excursion 6rm, OF :
q trip round the world, via San Fran
cisco, Japan, China, Malacca, India and
the Himalayas, the Suez Canal, Cairo
aud the C~ataracts Of the Nile, Italy.
FRI nee, England and New York. The
trip will occupy seven months, and the
cost to each tourist be $1,000 gold.-
New York World.
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Inleresnng washIprlon rorr.

Special Islegraphic Cor. C0urier-JOurnal.1
WASHINGTON, October 2.-Tte exciting
reports from the Mexican border. that
Lieutenant Bulls aod Colonel shafter
has been surrounded By Mexicans, was
considered to-day in the cabinet. In the
absence Of oficislinformation, no action
on the subject was takes. The Hon
Gustav Schleicher, who is nov in the city.
thinks that these reports may be true.
II seems hat Bulls and Skater have
only four hundred white and three hun.
bred colored troops, and the whole Mexi.
can population is regarded as hostile.
The Witowsh case is progressing in
the courts, and being vigorously prose.
cuted, With the chances against him
Messrs. Matt Carpenter, S~bellabarzer
and Wilson are his counsel. Two of the
crowd have pleaded guilty, and the gov
eminent wants " use their testimony.
SO far no testimony duplicating General
Neeley has been developed.
An examination Of the records and ex.
pressed opinions Of senators on the
Louisiana case indicate that Kellogg
will almost certainly be rejected and
Judge Spoford probably admitted to hi,
seat in the senate.
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BOSTON.
An Imposing Convention Of the
Episcopal Church OF Ihe United
STATES.

STATES.
BosToY, October 3.-The Trieanial
Convention of the Episcopal Church OF
The United States opened this morning
st Trinity church 10 the presence Of a
vast eoneonrse of people. TIE body Of
the church vas reserved for delegates,
for clergymen, and for the laymen from
each Of the forty-fve dioceses of the
country. There were also over two hun-
bred elergymen and theological students
present. At about eleven o'clock the
bishops. nearly sixty in number, entered.
Bishop Smith, Of Kentucky, whose date
OF conservation is 1882. heading the
procession, and Bishop Perry, Of Iowa,
closing il The services were most in
pressive. Bishop Williams, Of Counee.
nc7t. preached the sermon. There are
two bodies 10 convention, the house Of
bishops. fh5-eight in number, Bishop
Smith presiding, and the house Of cleri.
cal and lay deputies. The former meet
IN Trinity chapel and lbe sessions viii be
private, the latter in Emanuel church
ssd vii be public.
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TIE Atlanta negroes doubt whether il
was President Hayes who visited that
city. OF course it was not the President
We are astouished that they could have
been deceived by such a thin Democratic
trick for a moment. They might have
known that Democrats never cheer a
Republican in that style. We dislike to
undeceive them, but as il will get out
soouer or later, perhaps it is we'll enough
to let the Georgia African Republicans
know that the mar who personated
Hayes was no other than Samuel J. Til.
den. His trip to Europe was all a blind.
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CINCINNATI, October 1.-The river is
still falling. Clear and cool.
CAIRO, October 4-noon.-Arrived-
City OF Helena, St. Louis, s am; Maude,
Vicksburg, 8; City Of Alton, New Or.
leans, 10, Observation-Disclosures Evans
vile. 10 pm; Maude, St. Louis, 10 a N
A. ]. Baker, New Orleans, II; Alton,
St, Louis, noon, Clear and cool, with
heavy north winds.
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RETURNS from tbirty-two parishes, not
including New Orleans, show an increase
in the assessment over last year of 49,.
900, 900. The estimate of the total as
sessment for the State is put at $780,
900, 600. The city has for years been
paying t~wo-thirds of the entire taxation,
legitimate aud iIIegitimate.
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IT is supposed that John S. Morton,
the higt-toned street railroad thief, will
be permitted to turn States evidence
against himself and n or two Of his
tools. and thus escape punishment. The
big thief is always at a premium, and
little oues suffer in a corresponding in.
verse ratio.
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IT is possible that the senate will be
Eve members short: Morton sick, Spen-
Ger in the Black Hills, Patterson on his
way to the psnitenhsry, Jones at home
counting up the silver Of the world, and
Sharon looking down q mine. The
country can get along flew days without
them.
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The SonsrTine Falcon, Of the Alb,
says:
DR.. BoEgs, Of Memphis, has been con.
Quoting q series Of meetings in the Pres.
bytsriEn Church in this place fer more
than g week. The first services were
held Monday night, the 18th uli., and
there has been prayer meeting ct half
past ten O'Clock each day and preaching
at night ever since. That there is 0 q
siderable interest felt 10 these meetings
has been manifested by the attendance
at the morning prayer meeting, which
has been unusually large, while almost
every night the charch has been crowded
By attentive hearers Dr. Beggs is an
earnest, impressive and highly interest
lng spsaker, who holds the attention Of his
hearers from the beginning to the end Of
bis discourse, and his sermons are equal
10 any to which it bssT ever been our
privilege to listen We are confident
that his visit Il our town mas been pro-
ductive OF good. There has been seye.
raj accessions TO the church. toe hearts
Of ell Christians who have attended the
meeting have been cheered aud encour.
eyed, while the serious look worn by
many non-professors clearly indicates
that they have felt the force of the pow.
eriul appeals made by this faithful ser.
want OF God. There il q strong desire
on the part Of our people, not only mem.
bers Of the Presbyterian church bu; Of
other denominations, that DR.. Boggs
should continue the meeting, and we are
glad to know that he has consented 10
remain q day or two longer.
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Indications.

WASHINGTON, October 4 For Tonnes
gee and Ohio valley and upper lake re.
gion rising barometer, northwest winds,
colder aud partly cloudy weather and
rain areas, followed by clearing weather.
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New York Democratic state Con.
VentlOn.

ALBANY, October 1.-The Democratic
State convention reassembled this morn
ing, admitted the entire Tammany dele.
cation as the chosen representatives OF
New York, appointed the usual commit
tees, and took q recess.
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Insurance Company's Impairment.

New York, October An examina.
ton Of the books of the Brewers and
Masters Insurance Company shows that
its capital is seriously impaired, and it is
understood that the superintendent has
issued a requisition upon the company
for $120, 900.
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PUBLIC LEDGER
oFFICR-No. Is MADISON STREET.
M EMP HIS
Thursday Evening, Oct. 4, 1877.
The subscription price Of Tie PUB

The subscription price OF the PUB
LIC LEDGER is IS per annum for
the Daily, and 81 per snnum for The
Resky-POstage free.
Persons tearing the city for the sum
mer can order the DAILY LEDGER
at 75c per month, or tVO dollars for
three months, in Advance, NTH the
privilege of changing pOsto6ics,
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Firc.

CINCINNATI, October 4.-The Indiana
House, a frame structure in Paramount,
a suburb of this city, was burned this
meruing. Loss, $4,000; insurance, S25OO.
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WASHINGTON, October 4 This morn.
ing one,half of the marble ceiling of the
portico Of the patent Office, north side,
fell. Nobody hurt.
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DR.. Samuel A. Mndd, who set John
Wilkes Booths leg and was sent to the
Dry Tortugss, has been nominated by
the Democrats for the legislature Of
MARYLAND.
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The Splt Lake Tribune publishes a
list of persons who have obtained di.
vorces through the Probate Court Of
Salt Lake county. Il embraces nearly
every State and Territory, as well as
Canada, and includes the name of Brick
POmeroy. A list Of agencies in Eastern
and the names of agents are also
published. 1t is estimated that the
Probate Courts of Utah have
granted 5000 divorces within the past
three years.
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PREsIDEST HAYES says that the side
with the most Greeks must win. just so.
Eight can out vote seven, you know.
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He looks like Hayes, and can make a
better speech any time. The cabinet
officers were other Democrats who served
in the Confederate army. Georgia ne
groes ought to be too sharp by this time
to be fooled by their former masters in
that a r
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LOOK outl Key is getting n leg
back in the Democratic party. A New
York Herald reporter asked him what
he thought of the Cankling revolt in the
Republican camp, when be said; w
If you ask me to tell yon what | think
about the proceedings Of the convention
l should frankly say that, not being pc.
litically affiliated WITH Mr.. Conkling's
party, it would not be proper for mt to
DO so. / can understand why he should
have go many siAunch supporters, but
then we OF the oiher political faith must
be silently c%oureous in our opinions of
~dissensions sad divisions in the Rspub.
lican marty.
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CHAMcE On LooATIoN
AKNouNoEME


Eos Magistrate.
announce myself a candidate for Magis-
trate Of the Fifth Civil District. vacant By the
re ~iguation Of Esquire Robbins. Election on
not forget TO go and vote for me
este Q, A. sToCKLEY.
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EXTRAORDINARY SEMI
ANNUAL DRAWING,
Tuesday. December II. 1877.
Tickets $40, shares in proportion.
Capital Prize Sl00,00O; I'd Capital Prize $50 900
$685. 0 distributed in prizes Of different de-
nominations. Drawings Superintendent by
General @. T. Beauregard, Of Louisiana, and
General Jubal A.. EARLY. of Virginia, Com
formation. apply to them or M A. DAU-
PHIN, postofice box692, New Orleans, La.
IS 53W&s
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A RPLENDID OPPORTUNITY rO
WIN a FORTUNE!-Eleventh Grano
Drawing, 1877. At New Orleans, tuesday,
November 9Th.
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1857 Prizes. amounting to ...............sl Sic, 400
Write for Circulars or send orders to
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,'
P. o. Box 500, New Orleans, La.
Or No. 6 West Court street. Memphis.
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APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
APPROXIMATION Prizes of ssOO.,....s 200
20O....... l.scO
9 lOo."..". 800
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UNION c. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER g 1877

anxious faces and wondered if another night
would find any Of us there, the lcgious of
jackson were strangely silent Now and
then came the sudden boom of some great
gun, sounding like u deep groan of despair,
but there was nothing more to break the
silence. While men rested in line of bat
tie, having the awful horrors of war on
every side, there was one who gave up his
lite as he whispered, ''Let us cross over the
river and rest under the shade of the trees
Free Press.
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Home has been happily saved and many
fortune retrieved by mans full conf
dence in his wife. Woman is far more
seer and a prophet than man, if she be Civ
en- fair chance. AS general rule, the
wives confide the minutest of their thoughts
and plans to their husbands. Why not re-
ciprocate, if but for the pleasure of meeting
confidence with confidence? | am certain
no man succeeds so well in the world as he
who, taking partner for life, makes her the
partner of his purposes and hopes. What
is wrong of his impulses or judgment, she
will check and set right with her almost uni
versally right instinct, and what she most
Graves and most deserves is confidence,
without which love is never free from a
shadow.
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Moved by the numerous cowardly mur-
Gers in Kentucky, the Louisville Courier
journal breaks forth "The puppy that is
afraid to 60 among his fellow w-men without
a navy-six on his hip, ought to be kicked
out of society on the tiptoc of public senti-
ment"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-02

A man who edited paper in Texas for
two years is one of the curiosties now tray
cling with Barnum's show lie carries 81
bullets in his body, 116 Bowie knife scars.
has one eye Souged out, one car bit off, his
hose twisted around on his left cheek, all
his teeth Knocked out and his skull tre-
panncd
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-02

"What did they ever nanA aahorse Tom
Ochltree for ?" asked an olafas 6oned Sen
ator. "Hc was once a United States Mar.
shal in Texas. Was he fleA df foot ?"-
The answer Of Kentucky shoraeman set
tied the question: "Did Xu never hear
the expression" "He can c as fast as a
horse can run? Well, that wasTom Ochil-
trees great forte, aud hence ths belief that
no horse named after him can ever be
beaten"