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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-01
TOO MUCH BRorHERLY LOVE IN
PITTsBURG.

Judging from the following edi-
torial in a recent number of the
Philadelphia Bulletin the feelings
stirred up by the late riot will not
subside with it:
What the feeling may have been among
the decent people Of Piltsburg concern
ing the presence Of the Philadelphia
troops in that city, we do not know. But
what the general popular sentiment was
Is very clearly indicated by some of the
prominent Sunday newspapers. We have
copies of some OF these, and we find in
Two Of them, published on Sunday last,
comments upon the Philadelphia soldiers
which are so utterly infamous that
the editors would have little less than
their due il they should be sent 10
prison for inciting to riot. One OF
them, Tbs Critic, leads of It's fest
page with such headlines IS these.
Drunken towards from Philadelphia
murder respectable and innocent citizens
in cold blood "The Dirty Black Hus
sars OF Philadelphia undergoing a state
Of siege" Not one Of the miserable
Doltroons will 90 home alive" Crazy
General Hancock pronouuces it no 90. %
Pearson and his murderous crew Of
cowardly Philadelphians FIRE again from
their p%icayune fortress and massacre
six" Another railroad harpy and
band.bOx soldier tries 20 send his muir
derers to Pittsbarg" The Sunday Globe
contributes some similar headlines,
among them these: Seventeen citizens
shot in cold blood by roughs from Phila
delphia." The Lexington Of the labor
conflict At hand" "The Philadelphia
soldiers will not be allowed to 90 home
alive" and the Globe offers a picture Of
"a Philadelphia Soldier" who ID crying,
" I've seen enough; | want to 90 home
The devils work which these newspapers
have helped to do remains a permanent
disgrace to their city and TO the nation
IL is a matter for eOngralulation that the
city will have to pay the cost Of the ont
RACES and that the pfoprietofs Of thes,.
sheets will be compelled to bear their
share. The pity is that the law is not
likely to hold them to q sterner respon
sibility for the mOnstrous wickedness in
which they have been engaged.
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or Crytnr.

a French physician is out in "a long
dissertation on the advantages Of groan.
ing and crying in general, aud especially
during surgical operations. lie con
teuds that grooming aud crying are two
grand operations by which nature allays
anguish: that those patients who give
way to lhcir natufalG eliugs more speed.
lily recover from acc,deuis and opera
tons than lhosa who suppose 1t unworthy
a man 10 bc,ray such symptoms OF co.
wardicr a. orbrr to grOau or cry
lie tells OF u mau who reduced his
pulse from oae lnnducl and twenty-six
to sixty in The course Of o few hours by
giving full vent 10 the rmalions. Ifpeo.
Pile are ut all unhappy about any thing,
let them go into other rooms and comfort
themselves with n loud boo hoo, aud they
will feel a hundred per cent. better after
ward.
In accordance with tho above, the c,J-
ing OF children ahould not be too greatly
disencouraged. Ii it is systematically
reprcssed, the result may DO St. Vitus'
dance, epileptic fits, or some other dis
ease of the nervoua system What ie
natural is nearly always useful, and
nothing can be more natural than The
crying Of children when anything occurs
to give them either physical or mortal
main
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EnrIx RIaeh mmt. Minera.

Cheyenne Leader. July 18TH
In the early spring of 1852, Bent
ley B. Benedict, then twenty-foui
years Of age, was a resident Of Nor
row county, Ohio, and then it was
that he joined an expedition bound
for California, overland, composed
OF 800 men. Even at that early
time it was reported hal there were
rich gold mines in the Black Hills.
At Fort Laramie a party of thirty
detached themselves from the expc.
dition TO prospect that region, il
being arranged that they should
come on and oyertake the main
party at the Humboldt River
When the expedition arrived at the
Humboldt eight of the party oil
thirty came into camp reporting
that the other twenty-five had re.
manned behind in the Black Hills,
and that they had found rich gold
mines there. Their reports in re.
gard TO the richness Of the discoy.
cries were very exciting, and q
number wanted to return witt
them. But the Indians we're yer,
dangerous at that time, and a sensC
of security forced them all to &c
on through California together.
None Of the twenty-five who re.
manned behind were ever heard o.
afterward.
Mr.. Benedict remembers but few
composing the expedition, will
the former places of residence; bui
a sufficient number have been re.
tanned in his memory to enable tho
investigator TO yet further impor
tant facts, and it is hoped the loca.
press Of the points designated vii
add to the facts above given. A
man by the name Of Douglas, O
st. Joe Valley, Michigan, was cleo.
ted leader Of the expedition, Ii,
having before made the trip across
the plains, and among them wer,
Josephus McLeade, Of Delawar,
county, 0hie; Thomas Turney
Mount Gilead, Ohio; Brown, st
Joseph county, Michigan; iona
than Ingalls,, same place, and Leon
ard Cross and "Dockp Cross, SOM
part Of Michigan. There are goot
reasons for believing the party 0
twenty-five were all butcherod nea
where Deadwood now stands, 70
here were found the grindstono, Of,
sluicc boxes, etc.
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THE HOSTILES.
HOWerd and His Troops Across the
Clear Water and Pursuing
the Indiars.
Ever sh'ug in the Best Possible Con.
dltiOn, aHd The Capture Of
the Enemy Certain,
Provided

SAN Francisco, July 3l.-The follow
ing is a Portland press dispatch: Gen
eral Howard, tolegraphing from his head
quarters on Clear Water, near Kamiah,
under the date of July q. says: Il have
asked to have troops at Missoula TO de-
tain Joseph until can strike his rear,
the two companies at that point, with
little hope from volunteers, being con
sidered ample, taking into consideration
the present demoralized condition Of the
hostile Indians" Towards troops will
push through rapidly.
Another dispatch from the same point,
uRder the date of the 28th inst says: The
infantry, artillery and Jackson's com
pany Of cavalry nre now across the Clear
Water waiting for Sanford. They will
be off on the Lolo trail by Monday the
Both at the latest, and General Howard
will use every effort to cooperate vigor
ously with Gibbou.
Another dispatch ;'om General How
a-d, dated Sunday the 10th, says; my
column, with two days r%Ations, are now
south of Clear Water. The march will
be made in the shortest possible time
Colonel Green is to day one days march
this side Of Florence. Wheaton is at
Lewiston. Everything is in tho best
possible condition for the present, and
tho capture of the enemy is certain, pro.
viding the Moniana troops can check his
advance"
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A rrw searchIng Innnlri..-

To the Editor OF the Ledger:
Through your columns we wish to ask
Mr.. Hidell a few questions:
First-Who were the city tax collect.
ors during the years in which the large
delinquencies mentioned in the Ava
lanche Of the 29th inst. occurred, and
we're they elected or appointed2
Second--Do not the reyenue laws OF
Tennessee require, and is it not the
sworn duty OF every tax collector to levy
on and sell every dollar Of personal
property before he can make q legal sale
Of real estate2
Third Hal not these d~elinquents, ar
far az you have Investigated, q sufficient
amount Of personal property TO have
satisfied every dollar of their taxes as
they were levied each year, consisting OF
carriages, horses, household and kitchen
furniture, etc.,
Fourth-Has any tax collector ever
levied on any personal property belong.
ing. 10 the delinquents named in your
article Of the 29th inst or made any
effort to force them to pay2
Fiith-Has any mayor ever used his
influence with his officers to have them
pay their taxes, or has he taken ans
steps toward a settlement Of these larg,
accounts out Of their salariesf
Sixth-Have the city officers drawn
their salaries promptly, or have they
allowed them to drag along "sortel
loose As they do their taxes?
Seventh-Has the assistant city attor
nOy the tax bills Of these delinquenls foI
collection, and does be propose to col
lect and not to show them any NOR,
l%eniency than the balance; or have thea,
bills been left out as usual. and i
there nc effort being made 10 collec
them2
An early answer will oblige
0NE OF THE COMMITTEE
P. S.-When you get through with cit,
officers, can't we get you to give us a few
items on county natters2 What abou
the leechea, called special eonstables2'
q
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AFFAIRS.
Extraordinary Sitting of the
House Of ~COmmOus--In-
tense Excitement.
A Great Turkish Victery-SOOO
Russians Killed and 1900
Wounded.

LONDON, August Lone of the most
extraordinary sittings of the house Of
commons is now in proceeding. The
house assembled at four o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and before six had gone into
a committee on the South African con-
federation bill, to which there has been
at every stage a long and persistent OBJ.
struction by Parnell, Bigger and 0'Don-
nell. occasionally assisted by one or two
other members. The struggle lasted
throughout the whole night. and led to
numerous scenes and incidents. The
government determined not to permit
the obstructionists to defent the MEASURE
and have the support of the Liberals.
The sitting is prolonged by relays. Mary
members left at nine last night to return
at midnight. Fresh relays came at four
and seven, ETC., and officials and police
we're relieved at intervals during the
night. Excitement is general through
out the house.
The GeodWood stakes we're won by
Prince George.
David Wells has been appointed IN
hoaoraiy secretary Of the Golden club
from the United States,
PEBA, August l. 0sman Pasha IN
nounces o great Turkish victory. The
enemy was completely routed alter two
days severe fighting. with q loss of 5000
killed and 1000 wounded. The Turks
captured a great quantity of arms and
ammunition. The Turkish casualties
we're comparatively small, as they fought
upon the defensive.
PARIS, August I'M. Cassagnac, r..
ply ing to a letter Of q Bonapartist com.
mittee, refuses to acknowledge the com.
mittee'a authority, and says if the empire
does not know how to subordinate itself.
to the needs of France, to contain itself
and wait, it will never be restored.
RoME, August l.-Uneasiness in re-
gard to the pope's herlih has been re-
newed. He has seen only Cardinal Sim
conf and his own domestics for five days.
Cardinal Riardio Sparza's chances for
succeeding Pope Plus improve daily:
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l~ections are enforced against al
alike the people may take matters
into their own hands and suspend
the collection Of all city taxes fol
a while. If one man out of twenty
can live here, enjoy the protection
of person and property without
sharing the burdens and expenses
of government, why cannot the
other nineteen look after their own
interests and rights? AS to officials
owing taxes, it must be remembered
that there are three classes: First,
those who own property and hold
non-paying positions. Their de-
linquency is neither betterno worse
than that OF others. Second, prop
erty owners who hold paying offices.
Their delinquency seems least iusti-
fable to the public. Third, the
ofIiee-holder who has no taxable
property. If the people choose
to elect a man to an office
who has nothing they should
certainly not require him to be-
come a heavy taxpayer too soon,
unless indeed the Office is a very fat
one. And even in this case some
of his constituents will not neglect
to suggest where he can make small
investments, giving great satislac-
faction all round, except II the
ofice-holder. 1t is a noteworthy
fact that ofice-holdors rarely retire
to private life with much ahead.
Public sentiment sanctions a drain
upon them, which, if yielded to,
very little net profit. So
much for Office holders. They con-
a comparatively small classOf
the delinquent taxpayers, and their
excuse, like the rest, is hat they
would pay if they could. Our rev.
system is badly tangled up.
Very few lawyers can tell anything
about it, and their opinion is sell
dom worth as much as the arbitrary
rulings of a tax collector. The
whole system should be revised and
then the laws strictly enforced
upon all alike, rich and poor.
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TENNESSEE.


Attorney General John Skiaington, 0
Dyersburg, is not dead, but has gone L
Bon Aqua.
The. cars are run on the Knoxvill'
street-car line Al regularly as tn,
trains Of any railroad, aud the COMPANY
Is making money.
Rev. w. A. Haynes. Of Brownsville
has accepted a call from the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church of Gallaiiu, anC
will also take charge Of Gne female
school.
Major L. A. Gralz. Grand Dictator o.
the Knights of Honor for the State OIL
Tennessee, instituted a lodge of this
order at Sweetwater, Friday night, being
tho nineIy.third lodge organized in the
State.
The reunion of the Sixth and Ninth
Tennessee regiments at Jackson last
week was a pleasant affair. The next
annual gathering will be at Denmark,
Madison county, on the last Friday in
July, 1878.
More civil service REFORM. Major
Smith, The efficient mail agent at Milan,
has been removed to make a place for
the brother of Hon. A. A. Freeman, at
torney for the postofice department at
Washington. No charges were preferred
against Smith except hat he was not o
member OF the Freeman family.
The Huntingdon Republican says that
Henderson county has undoubtedly the
eldest citizen in the State. The editor
of that paper is informed that q Mr..
Hendrix, residing about twelve miles
west Of Clarksburg, is one hundred and
twenty-five years old, is in good health,
and will perhaps live several years.
Knoxville Chronicle: New wheat is
being shipped in large quantities from
all stations on the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia railroad to New York,
Baltimore and other Eastern markets,
this season. This is rather q reversal of
the order Of things, as our wheat has
heretofore all went to Southern markets.
Brownsville Bee: President W. W.
Vaughan returned Tuesday from q ten
days trip to Chattanooga. While in
that city he purchased 200 tons of first
class 'T' rail, which will put the cars on
the Holly Springs, Brownsville and Ohio
railroad to the high lands beyond the
Forked Deer river. 1t will require an
Of $1,000 to put this iron upon the
At the late meeting of the District
Conference for the Dyersburg district,
Rev. r. H.. Mahan, presiding elder Of the
district, presiding, the following were
elected delegates to the Memphis annual
conference, to meet at Brownsville,
in November next: Rev. Cren-
shaw, of Dyer county; j. L. Webb, of
Dyersburg; A. I. Fielder, of Crockett
county; and W. D. Wilkerson, of Rip
H. NJ. Elder, Of Trenton, and J.. Y.
Barbee, of Ripley, alternates. The
next conference will be held at Kenton,
Tennessee.
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DIED.

.QUENrEL-At Bailey sp, inss, JULY 81, lEL,
IT 1850 PM, in the III year Of her aee, Mrs.
SOPHIA QUENTEL, believed wife Of Cherries
Quentel, Sr.
Tho funeral will take place from residence
2 Main street, at 10 o'clock am, Thursday,
August I'd. Friends of the family are invited
to attend.
WALSH-At her lats residence on Dunlan
avenue August l., 1871. Mrs. ELLEN WALSH,
wife of John Walsh.
The friends and acquaintance of the family
arc invited to attend her funeral from the res
idence on Dunlap avenue. near Elmwood
Cemetery, Thursday, August I'd, at 2% o'clock.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-01

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscrotons 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-addressed envelope to tho REV. JOSEPH
T.. ISMAN. Station D, Biblo.H House, New York
City. 129-xxiv. 128dkw
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Winnie Ream is modelling the bust Of
Custer.
Ivory white br-ege is sin favor for even
ing dresses.
The newest skis from Worth &c
plated all around.
Bonnets ore smaller than OF the be-
ginning Of the season.
Lace vests are a fashionable novelty
for biightning dark colors.
Mrs. Hayes never vlriea the style Of
wearing her jet black hair.
The Countess Of Cithness owns lia.
monds valued at $500, 900.
Lady Burdett- Coutts has gwen $1,000
to the suffering soldiers Of the Turkish
army.
Annie Louise CaiJis going to buy q
house in Portland, Me-, and pass her
vacations there.
The latest fashionable idiocy ia a silver
plato upon the baby carriages with the
little chaps name engraved upon H..
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River

Came, Aus lst |, Doon.-A ved-
Greyhound, Ohio l'yf-, 10 PM Packer
Cincinnati, s a m. Depi d-Atlaniic
New Orlc ms, . PM Greyhound, Mem
phis, midnight; Parker, Memphis, !
am. Rrin fell this morning, but is noW
fair and warm.
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Affairs al baltimore.

COLUMBUS, O., August l. Seven
freight trains went out on the P. C. and
St. Louis road, and one west this fore
noon. Six west.bound .feights srrived
at noon. The city police took control Of
the yards, assisted by two companies Of
milito'y There wt3 not q shadow OF
opposition. On the contrary every one
present looked pleased, The Baltimore
and Ohio local officials have been Off
ciolly notified to receive ,teight,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-01

The subscription price Of the PUB-
Lie LEDGER is S. per Gnnum for
the Daily, and 81 per Gaaum for the
Weekig-Postoge free.
Persons tearing the city for the sum
mer can order the DAILY LEDGER
at 75c per month. or too dollars for
three months, in Advance, Uith the
pririlege Of changing pOsto6iee.
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a Cnln Oh 1no nla RIoek.
Buffalo C%ourior.I

BuuAlO COurler,J
Owen Brown, one Of the sons of John
Brown, whose Soul is marching on,
lives alone on the Island of Gibraltar, il
Putin Bay, A visitor to his retreat de
scribes him as a man neAr the middle
height, with o long sandy beard streaket
with threads of silver, hair dark for one
Of Gity.two, bushy eyebrows, from under
which looked eyes as pleasant as a We
mans, with q look all over him Of old
Ossawattomie. He has never married,
and when it was suggested that he had
remained single because he has been toe
busy to marry, he replied; Hardly
there are men who f xtheir affections OF
one, and losing that one, remain single
ever after"
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Tho strIksrn nt Ke1aer.

BALTIMORE, August LA dispatch
from Keyser, W. Va, says that the move
meut Of trains oyor this division has
caused quite a break among the strikers,
aud they are now constantly coming in
and asking to be Get to work.
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indications.

WASHINGTON, August For Tonnes,
see and the Ohio valley northeast to
northwest winds, numerous local rains,
followed by cooler, cloudy weather and
rising barometer.
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Mrs 0liphant is about TO celebrate
her silver wedding with Blackwood' 8
Magazine, 10 which she has been for
twenty-five years a contributor, by q
%ater,Party from Windsor TO Medmen.
ham Abbey.
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BROTHERS
Igf
RRI

ADDRESS -L0CKE-In this city on Julv
q, 1877. at the residence Of Mrs. M. ]. Locke,
tho brides mother by tho Rev. DR.. GesrSe
and Miss MARY LOCKE, of this city. No cards
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-01

The latest aud most fashionable article
Of head-wear for ladies isa helmet hat
Of japanese straw, ornamentsd with a
flowing band Of white lace.
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MARKETS.
STOCKS AMI BONDS.

New YORK, August l, ll:lO o NJ
United States skies of 1881, llO5 @lllB;
United States coupons, 1928; new, lO4l
@lOSl; coupons, lOS3@lOs5; of 1865,
new issue, lO62@lO7; of 1867, 1890
lO9si of 1868, coupons, IL; ten-forties,
1921; ten-forties, coupons, 1929; currency
skies, l25; new fves, l095@lO93,
LONDON, August l, 4 p.m.-Consols
for money, 81 IL l6; on account, 942;
United States new AS, lO6g; Of 1867,
1864; ~ten.forties, ll0l new fves, 1913;
Erie, 81,
BREADSqUFFs.
LIVERPOOL, August l.r-Whoat, winter,
rs; Milwaukee red, lls@l2s; California
white, l2e3d@l2s6d; California club, 10
.@lSs2d. Germ, 26s6d@26l9d, Pork,
54s, Beef, SIS, Bacon, long clear. 37s6d;
short clear, 3Ss6d. Lord, 44s66. Tai.
low, Ais.
New York, August /, 1910 pm
Flour quiet. Wheat quiet and entirely
nominal at 81 55@l 5S; Milwaukee red,
81 sol 60. Corn quiet at 6i@6l2c.
Oats quiet; white, $4,000 mixed, 900
sic. Mess pork quiet;'b for August,
$l4 20; September, $l4 20. Lard quiet;
bid for August, 50 20; September, 50 27!;
October, 50 IS; November, 50 10; Dc
cember, 50; year, IS 81. Whisky nom
inal at 81 Is.
CHICAGO, August l, u m Wheat is
steady at ll2g for Auguati lO6s for Sep.
TENDER. Corn is steady at 46S@373 for
August; 41s@474 for September. Pork
is quiet at Is 20 for August; l3 40 for
September. Lard is quiet Ut s Is for
August; s 95 for September. Dry salt
meats, boxed, quiet and nominally I'M
changed held at 5s@54 for sides; Il for
short rios; 7l@7s for short clear; 74@7s
for long clear and short clear; u for long
clear. Nothing doing in loose meats.
Receipts: Flour, 66l4; wheat, 1880; corn,
246,O9S Shipments: Flour, $50; wheat,
1886; corn, 100, l3S.
~ClSCISNATI, August Flour is dull
and lower and unchanged. Whisky is
steady at 08. Pork ia unchanged.
Lard is steady; summer, s SO@S S5;
bulk in fair demand AZ 81, Il, y. Ba
con is steady. Flour is firm at 6, 8, 81
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BARGAINS in DRY GOODS
an MENKEN BROTHERS
Sale of Summer Goods
Richardson's Linen at
Pillow Case COttOns at

Richardson's Linen at 25c, worth 4Oc
Pillow Case COttOns at I23c, worth I62c
S4 AndrOscOggin Bleached Sheeting, : 22Ic
"a AndrOscOggin BIeached S%heeting, 25c
1914 BIeached and Brown %SheetiAg, 224c and 25c
White Pique, Zoe and I24c
Victoria Lawns, I25c and I5c
Handsome Linen Lawns, Ice, worth 25c
Fine A. Bleached Domestic, 7c
IOnsdale Finish BIeached Domestic, Zoe
Ladies' Linen Suits, from 1916 up
Solid lawns, 73c
Fancy Dress Goods, 7Jc
Bargains in Every Department.
The daily gazette., 1877-05-29
A Family POisoner Arrested.

PHIL LADELPmA, May 2S.-Theresa
Weiss, aged 45 years, was arrested to-day
charged with attempting to poison the
family of Mr.. George Siegel, No. 215
George street, by sprinkliDg corrosive
sublimate over some strawberries, butter
and other articles of food, and also put
ting some of it In pitcher of milk, which
was to be used by the family for supper.
Rosa Bishop, aged IS, saw some of the
poison adhering to the pitcher, and swal-
lowed mouthful of the milk. Mrs.
McKerm, who resides in the house, also
tasted the milk. They were both seized
with a burning sensation IN the stomach,
but receiving medical aid were soon re-
lieved. Quite a large quantity of the
poison was found upon the person of the
prisoner. She had had some difficulty
with the family, which had led Mr.. Siegel
to serve her with notice to leave the
premises.