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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06

Any one wanting to go to Europe and
take a hand in the free fight, can secure
a letter Of introduction from Gen. Sheri-
dan. he gave a Michigan man one the
other day that read: This mans name
is Jones--Jones, Of Michigan. Very
truly, P. II. Sheridan"
John Kendall has been employed as
baggage master on the Old Colony rail-
road, Boston, twenty-five years, during
which time it is calculated that he has
travelled 914 400 miles.
A woman. residing up town slid down
a pair of stairs Tuesday evening with
one leg through the bale of q sixteen
quart tin pail, a lamp in one hand and
a tin pan filled with jars Of Jelly and
empty dishes in the other. No psrticu-
lar damage was done, but she made so
much noise the people for the distance
of half a block supposed the strikers
bod come sure. She said aIterward that
John Henry would catch it for leaving
that tin pail on the eps.--[Kingston
Freeman.
A movement is on foot, supported, we
understand, by eminent philologists, to
have Rnstchuck pronounced roost-chick.
Well, that is the way you crush genius.
That just knocks the s%tufing out of q
poem we have just completed, in which
Rustchuck was compelled to rhyme with
" bust up" Well see this country Of
America just stsrve for literature before
we'll write another war poem while
Richard Grant White edits the spelling
books. -[Hawkeye.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06
Distress in ~ndia--NecesSity
for Assistance Most Ur-
gent and Pressing,
An American Chief Justice En-
tertained by Distinguished
Fredchmen of Lorraine.
Villages in Prussia and Sweden
Almost Destroyed by Fire.

LONDON, August 6.-Advices from In
dia state that harvest prospects are some
what improved, but severe distress will
probably continue for some months
longer. There is considerable anxiety
in Southern India. An appeal to the
British public, issued by a public meet
ing in Madras, says: The rain fall con-
tinuss to be insufficient. A population
Of twenty millions is affected, aud num-
bers are absolutely depending on charity.
In Madras alone l,75O,OOo persons daily
receive assistance. Mortality is iucreas-
ing. Distress is now reaching the better
classes. The pressure must continue
until the crops are gathered in January,
The necessity for assistance is most ur-
gent and pressing"
Special dispatches report that the vii
lage of Garnsee, near Mari0uwerder,
Prussia, has been destroyed by fire, aud
800 persons rendered homeless; and that
the town Of Suudsvall, Sweden, has been
almost totally destroyed.
Calcutta, August 6.-The latest Off
cial reports state that Nepaul as well as
Betermah and Assam have had sufficient
rain fall and are now safe.
PARIS, August G. - Chief Justice
George Shea, of the New York Marine
Court, while passing through Lorraine,
was entertained at dinner by MARQUIS de
Talleyrand Perigard. The invitations
stated that the object of the dinner was
to render homage to the sympathetic
American nation. The principal nota
bilities of the town we're present. The
speeches were very cordial in spirit. Re
publican papers remark, however, that
the r~eaetionary sub-prefect, recently ap'
pointed by Minister Fourtou, declined the
invitation to dinner.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06

CAIRO, August 5 Arrived 3chenck,
Cincinnati, 10; Hattie Novland, Vicks-
burg, 2 am; Andy Baum, Cincinnati o.
City Of vicksburg, John L Rhoads, 8
Deparie2-Audy Baum, Memphis, IL
pm; Hattie NoTland, Arkansas river
8; schenck, New Orleans, 4; Rhoads,
Cincinnati, g. City Of Vlcksburg, Vicks
burg, I.
CAIRO, August 6.-Arrived-B iGley
ST.. Louis, 10 pm; stahlman, Nashville
I'm; Arkansas Belle, Evansville, 3
Greyhound, Memphis, 10; Morgan, New
Orleans, 10. Departed Stahlman
Nashville, 8 am; Arkansas Belle, Evans
vile, 10; Morgan, Cincinnati, IL. Clea
and warm.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06
A TEMPTATION BY LAW.

Postmasters of the fourth class
are allowed by the acts Of 1874 and
1876 a commission of sixty pei
cent. on the sale of postage stamps
This was intended to give the
country postmasters an opportunity
to partially compensate themselvel
for working for almost nothing,
Some of them have taken full ad
vantage of the opportunity anC
sold an alarming quantity o.
stamps, 1t is believed that in many
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06

SPEAKING Of the Eastern Penn
sylyania troops who came to Pitts
burg after the battle was over and
hourished around under Hartranft
in his check cotton shirt and
slouch hat, the P%ittsburg Post says:
"They are all clever, patriotic and
courageous gentlemen, but just
what they accomplished in Pitts
burg, aside from a threatened lager
famine, would puzzle a forty thou
sand horse power microscope To
discover. The fact is there was nc
necessity at any time for the pres
ence Of a soldier here aside from
the local organizations, and had
none ever been ordered here, OIL
blundered with after they got here.
there would have been no seriouI
troubles in Pittsburg."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06

instances they have sold stamps in
distant cities for the sake of the
liberal commission. Whether there
is any positive law against this or
not, it is at least a violation of the
spirit and intent of a law which
suggests its own violation. There
is an enterprising sewing machine
agent at Little Rock, claiming at
least to represent the Wheeler &
Wilson sewing machine company,
who has taken advantage of
these well known facts to
send a private and confidential cir
cular to many Of the postmasters
proposing to sell hundred dollar
sewing machines for stamps, which
would cost the postmaster only
forty dollars. This of course
is irregular, and on it becom-
ing known that any postmaster
had accepted such a proposition he
would no doubt be promptly dis
charged. Under the present law
the sales Of the office must reach
$1,000 per annum before the COM
mission falls below fifty per cent.
Even then be could realize as high
as 5000 on the sale of stamps. The
government deliberately puts a
temptation in the way of its SER
wants in the enactment of such a
law.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06
HEALTH OF

That many of the streets and
nearly all the alleys Of Memphis
are in an unusually filthy and dis
gushing condition is a fact well
known to every one who pays any
attention to the sanitary condition
of the city. The press has done its
duty in urging that proper steps be
taken to enforce the health ordi-
nances. The authorities have done
nothing, except that the board
Of health asked the necessary APP
preparations about a month ago.
The matter was wisely referred to
a committee of incubation. The
month rolled around, but what the
committee Matched, if anything,
cannot be known for . month lon
ger. The common council failed to
get together this month somehow,
and the incubation committee has
an excuse for not reporting. Mean
while people continue TO throw
ont buckets of slop, and even
worse garbage, on side and back
alleys and also in front Of their
houses, with as little concern as il
they were floating down the river
on a fatboat. The health ordi-
nances are a dead letter, and the
police force long since ceased to
struggle with popular apathy. II
disease happens to break out every
body will be ready to say, al told
you So" and to lay the blame
somewhere. Just now the pub
lie health is as good as
it was this time last year, OF
even four years ago, but who
knows what a month or two may
breed and bring forth in our filthy
streets, alleys and back-yards
There are men in Memphis who
have given more thought to the
next city election than to the little
question of cesspoolS and slop
puddles in smelling distance 0.
Main street. The election is lesl
than five months off; an epidemic
may never come. We hope not
yet cannot fail to observe the un
happy state Of affairs.
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Tom PlacIde,s Marriage.
New York World

New York World
The story of his marriage was
romantic, his wife being, as was
told yesterday, an early love, whom
he had not seen for forty years, and
who had been twice married and
twice widowed in the meantime.
She came to New York and stopped
at the Union Place Hotel, and
while there learned hat Tom Pla-
eide was also in the house. A well
known New York lady was with
her when she learned it, vino was
an acquaintance of Placide's also.
"Why, Tom and | are old sweet
hearts" said Mrs. Davis, and the
other lady told her that Placide
was in straitened circumstances.
"Send him to me, won't you?" said
Mrs. Davis; "there is no reason
why we shouldn't spend the rest Of
our lives together. | have plenty
of money" This pleasant message
was taken to Placide, and the
couple shortly met and soon after.
ward were married. The marriage.
as was scarcely to have been ex.
pected under the circumstances.
was an exceptionally happy one
and Mrs. Placide is stricken will
sorrow at her husbands recen.
! death.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06
LEoAL.
Attachment Notice.

for Shelby County, Tenn.-H. & s. Gross,
VS.. Joe Lauronzi,
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT
i having been sued out under section 1856 OF
tho Code Of Tennessee, and returned levied
upen tho property of the defendant, and ati-
indebted to plaintiffs in tho sum of sci. 20
due by account, and that the claim is lust. md
that the defendant is a nonresident OF thes
State Of TENNESSEE; it is therefore ordered that
the said defendant make his personal ap-
1871, at 10 O'Clock AM, at my office. No. 2S5
Main street, in tho city Of Memphis, Tenn
and defend said attachment suit, within tho
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded with OK parte; and that a COPY of
TINS order be published for four consecutive.
This 9TH day Of July, is7i.
lll-ll7-l2S-l29 CD. CROOCETT I D
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06
ARKANSAS.

There is a move on foot to organize a
military company, to be known as the
Conway County Guards.
Alma has shipped three carloads OF
new wheat and now has between two and
three carloads ready 10 ship as soon as
the blockade is raised.
Walnut Ridge Journal; Shipments Of
stock are made nearly every day from
this place. We noticed q lot of cattle
here from lizard county on Monday.
A sad accident occurred at DeView
last week in the killing of young Gentry,
son of William Gentry, by the careless
handling of a baseball bat by Frank
Adams. Mr.. Adams, in striking a corn
cob with his bat did not notice the close
proximity of young Gentry, and he was
struck on the head, causing death in a
few hours.
Jonesboro Times: The trustees of the
Jo0es6oro Academy have effected an
arrangement with Prof. A. NJ. Moore, Of
Somerville, Tenn, by which he will take
charge Of the school the first Monday in
September, assisted by his wife. Prof.
Moore is a teacher Of twenty years ex-
perience, and the trustees confidently
expect to be able, through him, to build
up a first class school.
Alma Herald, July 26: On last Tues
day a negro boy in the colony, three or
four miles from this place, was fooling
with an old gun and swapping it at a
negro woman, playfully, when the gun
weut of, as oil old guns do when snapped
at some one, and killed her almost in
stantly. This should be another warn
ing to those who snap old guns about,
thinking they will not shoot.
GAINESVILLE Forum: Last Tuesday
morning ]. N. Jarnsgin captured the
wolf which for some time past has been a
great terror to sheep owners for a scope
Of country at least ten miles square, in
which it had slain at least two hundred
head of sheep. The wolf was one Of
enormous size. Its scalp, however, can
be seen nailed on a tree which stands Of
the north front door of the courthouse
Mr.. ~Jarnagin had to resort to poison tC
capture the snimsl-he was apparently
too wise to be caught with a bullet.
Forrest City Times: Arkansas moi
only produces the best cotton, corn
wheat, the largest apples, peaches ant
pears, the finest stock, the choicest tim
Der, the most varied assortment of min
erals, the most gallant men and l%ov0lies
women, the greatest number OF twins
tripIets and quartets, but can show thiI
year the greatest number of four-leggeC
chickens. The latest is On exhibition a
the Times Office and is a contribution
from the poultry yard Of Mr.. ]. s. Boney
an old residenter of the county. 1t hai
one head, two bodies, four wings anC
four legs, perfectly formed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06

the building Of a steel track from Cowau
to Chattanooga as soon as practicable.
Baltimore Sun; The vacancy caused
in the office of Circuit Judge of the Sixth
Circuit by the death of H. h. Emmons,
it is now stated, will be filled by the ap'
pointment Of Edward H. East, of Nash
vile, Tenn. who is strongly urged by
Postmaster General Key aud the united
influence Of the Tennessee bar. Judge
East was secretary Of State when An
drew Johnson was military governor OF
Tennessee. The circuit embraces the
States of Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio
and Michigan.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06
Attachments Notice.

Before Thos. Fleming, Justice of the Peaca
tor shelby county, Tenn. Cloth 4 Kett-
mann VS.. Jos Laurenzi.
~ CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
4 ing been sued out under section 1856 of the
Code otTennessee, and returned by the prepeT
omcer, levied upon the property fthe defend
ant, and affidavit having been made that de-
lendant Is indebted to the plaintiffs In the
sum OF sl0I. %, due by account, and that Tho
claim is just, and that the defendant
s a nonresident Of tho State Of Tennessee. h.
Is therefore ordered that the said defendant
make his personal appearance before me on
the 18th day Of August, 1877, AZ 10 oiciocL.
am. at my Office, No. SO Madison sf. IN thc.
city Of Memphis. Tenn, and defend said
attachment suit within the time preseribed
by law or the came will BIZ proceeded with or.
hattsi ana maj q copy OF this order be pub
in the Memphis Public Ledger.
This 10th day Of july. l877.
lis lis-lo'la THOS. FILMING, J.P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06

ELIZABETH, N. j., August 6. The
last Of the militia from this place came
home from New Brunswick to-day. They
are not dismissed, but await orders at
their armory. An attempt was made on
Saturday to burn the bridge they were
guarding, but the fire went out. II not
dismissed the company expect to be or
dered to Port johnson to protect the
docks.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06
Labor Reform Conferences.

FAIRPorNT, N. Y. August "A Labor
Reform Conference was held at half past
nince o'clock this morning and various
features Of labor questions discussed.
Rev. DR.. Warren, of Philadelphia, lee
tured at eleven o'clock on The Forces
Of a Sunbeam" Chrutanqua Assembly
daily Herald made its first appearance
this morning. There is a large increase
ID the attendance this morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06

The New York Tribune pub
fishes a long list of the contempti-
BILE employers who discharged EN-
ployes for absence in militia service
during the recent disturbances.
This places them in a very unenvi,
able light. If a mob had taken
possession of a portion of New
York these same employers would
have looked and appealed to the
militia for protection of life an(
property.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06
rndicatiOnH.

WASHINGTON, August 6.-For Tennes.
see and the Ohio valley and lake region
southwest winds, warmer, cloudy or
partly cloudy and rainy weather, with
falling barometer, followed over the up
per lake region by rising barometer and
cooler northwest winds.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06
MRMPHIst

The subscription price Of the PUB
Lie LEDGER is IS per mum for
the Daily, and 81 per annum for the
Reeky-PostGge free.
Persons learing the city for the sum
mer a order the DAILY LEDGER
at 15c per month, or t,oO dollars for
three months, in adoGnce, NTH the
privilege Of changing posto6ice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06
GENERAL JAMES AReYIE SMITH,

GENERAL JAMES Argyle SMITH,
the Democratic nominee for super
intendent OF public education Of
Mississippi, is a West Pointer. He
resigned from the regular army to
go with the South. He carried out
a company, soon became a colonel,
and was promoted to brigadier
general for gallantry at Missionary
Ridge, where he was desperately
wounded. He has been following
the pillow since the war, and his po-
litical disabilities we're removed
only a year ago.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06
LIST OF PRIZES.

6972 Cash Prizes, amounting to-. e. 1910, 900
Whole Tickets. $40; Halves. IS; Quarters,
$3.50; II Tickets, 800; 3Sh Tickets. $500; 56N
Tickets, $500.
draft, postefice order or registered letter,
made payable to G.. W. Barrow x Co.
Reliable agents wanted everywhere. Send
references with application to prevent delay,
q. W. BARROW 4 CO.,
General Managers, Courier ournal Building,
Louisville, KY.
Or No. 6 West Court street. Memphis. Tenn.
pa. Send for a Circular. d&wlS4-l57
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06
T%ELEGRAPHIC
STOCKS AND BONDS.


NEW YORK. August 6, ll:l0 am
United States skies of 1881, lllt@llls;
United States skies of 1881, coupons,
ll2f; new four-and-a-hslfs, lOSa@l085;
coupons, l0st; fve-twenties Of 1865, new
issue, lO7@lO7s; fve.twenties of 1861,
lO9l@lO9s; 6ve-twenties of 1868, cou-
pons, ll!s; ten-forties, lO9s@lO93; ten
~forties, coupons. 1871; currency skies,
1853; new Gves, llO9llOf.
BREADsTuFFs.
New York, August 6, l2:20.p.m.-
Flour quiet. Wheat nominal at 81 500
l SO; Milwaukee red, | 35@l So. Corn
quiet and steady at 59l@6O4c. Mess
pork quiet at IA 90 bid for September;
IA 05 for October. Lard quiet at 20
bid for August; 9 20 for September; 8 25
for October; 8 O5 for November; s 923
for December. Whisky nominal at 1913.
CHICAGO, August G, u am is
steady at | liz for August; 04B for
September. Corn quiet aud steady at All
for August; 46s for September. Pork is
steady at Is 80 bid for August; IL $50
IL 37l for September or October. Lard
offered 1t 8 IS for September. Receipts
Flour, S472; wheat, l4,O9l; corn, 399,242
Shipments: Flour, 1887; wheat, 73.72Si
corn, 627,O4l.
C%ISclSNATI, August G Flour ia quiet.
Wheat in fair demand; amber and white
l POOL So. Corn quiet at GODS Wits
ky is steady at l OS. Pork and lard are
nominal. Bulk meats held at 5 10, 7 20
7s, u. Bacon is quiet at 6, Z, u, s, 50
oil
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CUBAN AFFAIRS.
General JOvtlar TO be Succeeded by
General BIRueO Pity Thousand
More Troops Required 90 Crush
but the Instruction.

moro troops kSepuArGu ~ OEuah
Out the Instruction.
KEY WEST, August 6.-Advices from
Havana say rumors ore current that
Jovillar will resign and be succeeded BY
General Blanco. General Martinez
Campos has sent dispatches to the king
explaining the situation of the campaign,
and stating that the insurgents are so
we'll supplied with information by spies
and their facilities for %disbanding when
pursued are such that it takes five hun
dred soldiers to look after ten insurgents .
General Campos therefore requires fifty
thousand more troops to crush the insur-
r%ection. General Campos further says
the insurgents will only surrender on re-
ceiving their independence, and recon
mends the Spanish government to adopt
one proposition or the other.
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A aoop witness roR rHE sOurH.

- 10y ~ NfSN0 fN
A GOOD WITNESS FOR THE SOUTH.
General Stewart L. Woodford, of
New York, who recently addressed
the students of the Mississippi Uni
versity, at Oxford, upon a COM
mencement occasion, has been in.
teryiewed by a reporter of the New
York Tribune, to whom he ex-
pressed himself very fully and ia
vOrably in regard to his reception
and what he saw and heard in
Mississippi He went on to say
that he found the chancellor Of the
university to be General Alexander
P. Stewart, a graduate of West
Point, a lieutenant general in the
Confederate army, and a gentleman
of broad culture and enlightened
views. Several Of the faculty had
been general officers in the Oonfed-
crate service and their sentiment
was evidently one of profound SYM
pathy with the lost cause. On the
platform were General Feather
stone, General Humphreys, Gov
ernOr Stone, Ex-Governor Clark,
Senator Lamar, the judges of the
present Court of Appeals, Gen
eral Chalmers, Hon. Jacob
Thompson and many others Of
equal note and influence. All
this is old to us in the South, but
it seems to be news in the North.
He said that his plain, forcible ad-
dress was received with hearty ap-
plause, and candidly remarked that
"we of the North do not possess a
monopoly Of the law-abiding spirit
or purpose of this people," His
address, he says, was received just
as kindly and with as much appre-
citation as like ideas would have
been received sby any college audi
ence of the North. He says, fur
ther, that in travelling over the
State he observed three very encour-
aging facts: First-E7erybody,
white and black, seemed to be at
work. Second - there were as
many acres of corn under cultiva-
ton as there were of cotton.
Third-the planters, leading bust
ness men and leading lawyers were
evidently sincere in their desire to
give the Union their hearty and
effective support" Also that he
inquired particularly of the blacks,
and found invariably that they
were well paid and well satisfied,
aud that a good feeling prevails
between them and the whites; also
that the blacks ride in the
cars with the whites, and sit on
juries. Altogether General Wood.
ford gives a highly favorable &C.
count Of affairs in Mississippi, ant
as no one can impugn his Republi
canism, courage or fairness, hi
statements will have great effect
The students of the Mississippi
University deserve the thanks o
the public for making such a iu
dlcious selection Of an orator 70
the occasion. 1t would be fortu
nate if more Northern men 0
prominence could be induced t
visit this section, mingle freel
with the people and see for then
selves. Let them come regardlei
of politics and prejudices, and the
will return with favorable impre
sions and be armed with facts an
opinions wherewith to correO
many erroneous ideas sedulousl
instilled into the minds Of Nortl
ern people for selfish purposes.
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The large foreign trade Of California
in fruit and wines becomes no mystery
when It is known that the State has g.
100000 fruit trees and 50, OOO ,OOe grape
vines, and harvests from 100000 o to
500, OOO, 900 pounds Of fruit yearly. She
produces a large surplus, and foreign
trade follows as q matter Of course.
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anrnfnrn

SARATOGA, August 6.-The attendance
at to-day races was fair. The track
was dry. The first race, for maiden two
year olds, three quarters Of a mile, was
won,,by Pique, Clifton second, Telephone
third. Time l:l8t
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what has Become Ofthe GraduAtesF
Burlington HaWkeye.l

OF twenty-three young men who
only last month stepped across the
threshold Of life from an Eastern
college, and went forth upon the
trackless ocean Of life to battle with
relentless fate and win renown or a
glorious death in the arena, eleven
are clerking in auction stores at
fourteen dollars o month, one is
running a fish boat, two are learn
ing the house painting trade, one
starved to death before he had been
out of college a week, one is driy-
ing a team on a street contract, two
are tramps, and the others are liv-
ing with widowed mothers, who are
their only support. Fact is, broth.
rem, when old life grapples its hooks
into a mans collar, 1t shakes all his
arena and ocean and battle business
out of him so quick that in si'
weeks, if he is alive, he knows more
in a minute about the price Of porl
and flour than he can tell you abou.
a Greek root in six months.