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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-19
MISSISSIPPI O. TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change of Schedule.
MEnrHIs. TENN, March 8. 1877.

FNE AND AFTER SUNDAY, MARCH Arm
" 1917, trains will rua as follows:
Leave. Arrive
New Orleans nail, daily ...3;4O pm. R;40 Pm
Sardis Ac' 'dation, daily
Except Sunday ........ll;3e am, 80 a. n
Freight train, daily tex:
cert Sunday ayl...-.....,........8:5ga am. 5:3Op.n
75-t NJ. BURKE, Sup't.
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LEGAL,
mo. 1O93-R.l
Chaneery Sale OF Real Estate.

Chaneery Court Of Shelby county. Val W.
Williams VS.. 7. II. Carroway ct al.
DY VIRTUE OF AN INTERLOCUTORY
ID decree for sale, entered in the above
cause on the Sth day of March. 1877, will sell
at public auction, to the highest bidder, in
front Of the Clerk and Masters office, Court
House, Main street, Memphis, Tennessee,
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PUBLIC LEDGER.

THE PUBLIC lie E0GRR Is PUBLISHED
i every afternoon Except Sunday at No. 10
Madison street.
hers BY faithful carriers at FIFTEEN CENTS
PER WEEK, payable weekly to the carriers.
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months, s4 three months, So; one month, Is
cents. Postage free.
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ExtraOrdinary Seml.AnnuaI pranInr


Gen, g. 7. BEAUREGARD. Of Ton;.;.
and ten. Ju BAL A. EARLY, Of Virsis;a
Tuesday. June 5th. eia-
Vsglssl frize' 100000. Tickets $40 epiy
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square.
Displayed advertisements will be charged
according to the SPACE occupied, az above
rate!s-there being twelve lines Of solid type TO
the inch.
To regular advertisers we eiier superior in
dueemants, both as to rate of charges and
manner Of displaying their favors.
Notices in local column inserted for twenty
cents per line for each insertion.
:. special notices inserted for ten cents per
line for each insertion.
Notices of deaths and marriages. twenty
conts per line.
All bills for advertising sre whsn con.
tracted and payable on deman
All letters, whether upon business or other
wise, must be addressed to
Y. WHLTMORE.
Euhliehnr and pronr;ator
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PFice, TWenty.nve GEMS
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING

ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH EDITION.
Containing a complete list of all the towns in
the United States, the Territories and the Do
minion of Canada, having a population
greater than 5000 according TO the last census.
together, with thu names of the newspapers
having the largest local circulation in each of
the places named Also, catalogue of news
papers which are recommended to advertisers
IS giving greatest value in proportion to
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upon advertising; many tables of rates, show
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pers and everything which beginner in ad-
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Weekly Public Ledger,

Published every Tuesday at 81 per annum Cn
advanced. Postage free.
Communications upon subjests Of gener al
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
Rejected manuscripts will not be returned.
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1871 Prizes, amounting to ....... .qi1o fas
write Tor Circulars or send orders 10 ~
NJ. A. DAUpHIN.
Z. 0. Box 692, New Orleans. La.
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LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY co.
OAPITAL PRTzE. sao nno
-, LIST or PRIZES.

APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
Approximation prizes Of sS00.....r. 27OO
.. iQ0o.... 1880
= lVO....." 800
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Qee a week in your own town. Terms and
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= - y =" Is
Publisher and Proprietol
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27
The Cignr llnIscrs NtrIke.


NEW York, NOVEMBER 25.-The stri.
king cigar makers around headquarters
were quite iubilant yesterday on the an.
nouncemenl that the firm OF Levy & Uhl.
man, Broome street, which has been one
Of the tirmest Of the manufacturing firms
to shut their doors against the striking
wOrkmen, had surrendered, dismissed
their new hands and taken back all their
old ones, numbering about one hundred.
1t appears that not only have they res.
tored their old workmen, but they have
had their elected tenement families re.
turned to their former quarters, under
more favorable circumstances than here.
totore. This ia considered good sign by
those who have watched the progress Of
the strike, for it is pretty we'll known
that the strength Of the opposition 10 the
strife here rests with but three or four
Of the largest manufacturing houses, and
IL they should accept the strikers terms
all the rest would follow like Il flock OIL
sheer. There are no positive indications
however, that any Of those leading man.
utacturers entertain any idea Of aCquies
cence at the present time. Many Of them
are 30 busy attending to some little mat.
ters concerning the revenue tariff on i'm.
ported cigars, now before the Committee
on Ways and Means al Washington,
that they have not much time 10 devote
10 the strike question in this city. Ia
the meantime the strikers continue Ia
maintain a bold front and express per
feet confidence in the ultimate trump q
their cause,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27

Make thin batter Of -FOUR and TEND
water, and add sufficient salt; then, II two
loayes are intended, dissolve a third Of a
cake Of compressed yeast III half a cup
full OF tepid water aud add 10 the batter,
stirring altogether, and set in a warm
place over night. In the morning the
sponge will be light; add sufficient flour;
and work well aud set ia warm place
until the dough becomes light generally
in this weather il takes over an hour,
then work again, and set in pans, and al.
low to rise, say from fifteen To twenty
minutes, but do not let IL stay too long, or
itbecomes sour; then place in an oven
until cooked; after the bread Ia sufficient.
y done it should remain in the oven
with the door open 10 dry the bread hall
an hour or 80. Bread thus made com.
bine' everything desirable in being
light:White, aud perfectly sweet for two
or three days after baking; / believe
bread thus made wonld keep sweet for a
week, but Il has never been tested more
than three or four days.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27
NEWS AND GOSSIP.


No wonder Grant liked MacMahon
The French president smokes, unless
when at bis meals or engaged In granting
formal audiences, from the moment he
has done saying his prayers In the morn.
Ing until he lrOps on his knees again at
night.
II is curioua coincidence that the last
three Of those who have presided over the
United States Senate have been unmar.
ried men, Wilson was widower, Ferry
q bachelor, AID Wheeler is a widower.
Schuyler Collax married for the second
time about the time OF his induction into
the Vice Presidential chair.
The Roman Catholic papers Of this
country and Canada propose to form a
Catholic associated press, to get cable dis.
patches that they can trust, instead Of The
constant Misrepresentation now trans.
mittei through the ordinary press chan.
nels,-such "a half dozen deaths OF the
Pope in succession.
According to the Washing Sdr the
cause OF Senator Blaine's illness Is thatte
undertook to-superintcnd some alLerna.
tons and repairs in his house in Wash.
ington, and while so engaged imprudent.
y slept In the premises. IA there were
no fires In the house at the lime, aud the
newly plastered walls we're damp, he
caught typhoid fever from the mlasmatic
air.
Mrs Kate Chase sprague, who has been
in Europe most of the time since her hus.
bands failure several years ago, does not
reioin him since her return, but will
spend the winter at Edgewood. Chief
Justice ChaSe'S country place, a couple Of
miles out Of Washington, which he be.
queathed to her.
Mrs Rebecca Guishard, who died in
Baltimore few days ago at the age Of 9S,
was one Of the aclorI of the Richmond
theater on the fatal night OF its burning
In 1911. When the IRE broke out she
managed 10 reach the upper gallery,
where her father, sister and child were
seated, only 10 see them sink amid the
ruins. She then jumped from the win.
dow aud reached The ground unhurt by
falling upon the dense mass Of human be.
ings.
All women play cards alike. Watch a
woman at a game OF whist: ia, me, Hen.
ry, is it my plAy2 Let me see-aecoud
hand low-that's the irst time around Of
that suite, amt it? Well, III play-nc,
[ hardly think will-now you stop
looking at my kand-did you see any.
thing-of course I'm going 10 play, but /
must have time 10 think-whal'st rumps
-sPadeS? l thought twas Clubs-weiI,
lll-no-yes-well, there! !" Then she
will clap an ace on her partners king and
insist upon keeping the trick for fear she
will be cheated out OF il in the final count.
Diptneria and scarlet fever have be.
come sporadically epidemic In this count
~, but the most afflicted Of large places
are brooklyn, L. l., and Patterson, n. J.
In the former city, between January !
and October l, 1877, there we're 1905 cases
Of diphtheria reported at the sanitary bu.
reau, Of which 5Sl proved fatal. In Pat.
erSon diptheria is making great ravages,
and in u large majority Of instances the
cause OF all these woes is defective
drainage, staenant water, or impure sur.
roundingS OF some kind.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27

ptltOdoR,.a Ths fsal.ol The dhculsIotl
following Df, RchaH'a essay Wa 70 10.
point a large committee, composed Of Is
representatives Of various churches and
countries, to report on the subj at the
next general council, and 10 show what
are the actual creeds and confessions Of
the various churches composing the Pan.
Presbyterian alliance, what their histori.
cal notifications from the Reformation
until now; and how far has Individual
adherence TO their creeds by subscription
or otherwise been required from The min.
listers or other oiiice.bearers, and aleo
from private members. All q which Is
interesting a. aptopos 10 the Indian Or.
chArd council.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27
Rret Nonn.

Put the bones OF roast, with little
Of the lean beef (uot particle OF the
fat. into two quarts Of cold water. LIT
II simmer, not boil, until the meat adher.
ing 10 the bones falls OF. II necessary
TO add more water It muSt lie boiling.
Take of the scum as last as il rises, aud
half an hour before taking up put in one
half tearuplul Of rice, and At the same
time put in the salt and other seasoning.
Make soupin porcelain or bright, new
tin.-Rural New Yorksr.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27
New i.nsieN,l i,nile,i Ileanv

Pat a qHptI d good Willis beam ID
TIRES or four quarts Of soft water lot
them standwhere they will get hot but
not boil for twelve hours at least, then
drain them thoroughly, and rinse
through several Watefp; place in deep
pot score the rind Of a pound Of nice
lat pork deeply, and place Il In the beams
80 that II will be all covered except The
rind, and cover with water; place ia hot
oven and bake ten or twelve hours al
least-more 10 better; as the water dries
away Gil II up again, and sometime put y
teaspooniul Of molaisea in the wafer; the
rind should be crisp and Crackly, and the
beans reddish.bfoWn and soft, but whole
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27

Rats can be banished by covering the
floor near the rat.hole with thin layer
Of moist caustic potash. When the rats
walk on this Il makes their feet sore.
These they lick with their tongues, which
makes their months sore and tue result Is
that they not only shun this locality, but
appear TO tell all the neighboring rats
about Il, and eventually the house Il en-
lirely abandoned BY them,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27

Group can DO cured in one minute, and
the remedy Ia simply alum and sugar.
The way 70 accomplish the deed Is to take
a knife or CRATER aud shave off In small
particles about u teaspoonful oil alum;
then mix il with twice It's quantity Of
sugar, to make II palatable, and admins.
ter Il as quick as possible, Almost instant
relief will tcllow.-BostOa Tfunserpt.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27
ToIsemove STAINS from rurnI.

A nice table 10 often injured by some
one placing on Il a pitcher Of hot water,
or hot dish, which leaves a whitislI
mark. To remove this pour some
lamp oil on the spot, and rub hard with
a soft cloth; then pour on a little RpiElts
Of wine, or some cologne water, and rub
dry with another cloth. Tho white
marks will thus disappear.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27

4, naA Ii d4tones, JcIiage PVpdtd
.,.,...Si 30 Blx months. ..4...ei q
wII, Of EiNc-..''''.''' ''''''''''''''ti to e1en'
u ~. al Tei,....., " eaeh'
y ~ Al Twenty ..n..'..,,.'' ..''.,.:'..' ~ caeh'
10 uIS,n sItfS COPY 10 I'trson Aeitlng up Cab
a~T,s,loVe Jf0,t are inyAliablo. Remit d
n iIrpili OF lOatOitite Money Order, and
~ ~, ,hsf Of lhrfC can DO procured, pend The
IAIv II u K,,,ihltEed letter.
-, ,yTgI IlGEN GER will present daily tho
Ihb ~ ia al departments, from all quarters d
~ old, v we'll ~ complete ieCUrd Ol Local
,,,g';TFIIyYIY IL printed on Thuplly, and can
lhk I'IIl lhp counter, In paid envelope, ready
i,s,,ilIns. So sFd copy 10 GbiaIl Jfisadi
wv ,,ititI,t viih Heif1 firm hOllN
,,SssTnigERS. Ferrous desiring 70 have the
sVpS.,,y iyTELLIO EkCRR left pgulAfly NJ their
ls IN the city and suburbs, eau 10
~ IN leaving their address al Counting
~, or hy drop letter through the pcstothc6.
=, ISITRIBll1OleS.-kO attention will BE- paid
~ "n6ByIuou, communications; every article
~. nj, X aWompaned BY the writer's fFalnamo
al address,
,..,.,, J,iisyi m W. IhcuI h ddiFSISei hEfe,o
1920 AMI IhOnh In no edte bs ai,lreIlsd 10
\, f!iiriiudl nsnbtr n Tie firm BY RaHlt.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27
A warning 10 Druggists.

DR.. Isaac Sitter, a Philadelphia drussist,
was found guilty yesterday Of having
caused the death Of a girl BY mistaking
mnriatic acid for Essence Of peppermint,
and was 6ned FIVE hundred dollars and
sentenced to an imprisonment Of three
months.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27
MERCHANT TAILOR.
take pleasure in informing my cuStO.
mers, aud thepublic in general that my
FALL & WINTER STOCK

Is now in store, with the addition every
week OF such novelties Us may be brought
out
Gentlemen will Rud in my establishment
everything that Is new, stylish or desirable
In material, both Of home and Foreign
make, and at prices to suit the times.
Twill make up to measure heavy weight
all wool Suits from $50 90 upwards, which
in cut, workmanship and trimmings shall
not be excelied.
From my long experience in the business,
doing my own cutting, selling my own
goods aud buying exclusively for cash, my
e1pen rs are at the lowest point and can
and do sell at the lowest figure.
am closing out my entire stock of FUR.
EiSHENG GOODS at and below cost, 40
discontinue that branch OF business.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27
Tfssls or sussOaiPr,oH,
DAILY.

Z, nal, IN SdrGts,, PusiSVt ttgdid
IS 20 Three months. ....eg q
Csl ~ One InOnih..,........ IS
rs SSsIa ISdI ~ CRrIItTi 10 City i6o pef Seef.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27

=. ro,l IN adtaNH', pottaSs frTaid.
~ SIS 70 BlI months. ......ti 80
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27

StrNlheHtLIs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bellaire At
ttO y, MI Bridgeport at 46S; and arrives Rt Stsn-
benIIile At G:lb ,. m. -.
Leaves stsatenulIe at 7:B q. M; arrires at
Special accommodation trainJ leave BeliRirs q
$40 = N, and 1916 p ~; BRIDGE At 9:l6 Q. N.
and LOO ?. IN arrive ut Martins Ferry 0:6b =. n.
ll:25 T. IN. and $50 p. u.; Bridgeport IiS5 4. n.
and $40 ?. M arrive NJ bellairS II Ilbu g. N, and
3:65 p ~.
16keu 10 al principal points In the East ana
WtHt can 10 prVcurUd At the Union Ticket Otlea,
AtLufe H0llse, aud nj TIC station at Bridegroom,
,. r. MYEIls,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27
TRANSPORTATION.

~. stops u all Stations between Wheeling and
S%HlES,stllnl; No q stops al ali stations between
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27
WONDER UPON WONDER.
FOR ALL

Go day at home. Agents wanted. Quilt and
VIZ terms ire TRUE 4 CO., Augusta Maine.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27

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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-10
NEVADA ITEMS.

Lincoln county Is In dire distress.
financially. Ever since a certain dscis.
ion which fastened certain money
obligation upon II there has been pain
full degree Of improvishmsnt manifest
there. Az an example Of the dis.
eouraged state Of official conscience In
that county. We reproduce the following
from the Phoebe Record Of Saturday last:
The Chinese cook employed at Gibfrisd
L Brisachsr's restaurant was shot In
the left arm ON Wednesday morning
about I O'Clock by some unknown white
man. The Chinaman says that lie was
awakened from his sleep by q continued
knockiRg at the door. and on going to 1t
he found there q white man who in
slated ON coming into the house, and on
the Chinamsn pushing him out, he drew
a pistol, firing three or four shots at the
Chinaman. One Of the balls penetrated
the left arm. causing q painful but not
serious wound. No arrests. No action
was taken in this matter 10 find out
the psrpstrAtor Of the outrage. o. our
officials don't get paid salaries TO bother
about whether . Chinaman is shot and
killed or whether he IL allowed to live
and eat his rice.
From the Carson Tribune OF last even
ing we take the following On Friday
last Mr.. Walker. foreman Of the Central
mine, Bodie district, whilst timbering
up n shaft oh the claim. slipped. and
falling to the bottom, was instantly
killed. Mr.. Yerington. one Of the own
ers Of the mine, informs US that de-
ceased was an eIcsllent man. y OF tho
oldest settlers in that part Of the coun-
try. and very generally respected.
The Eureka Sentinel Of yesterday says:
A party by tho name Of Johnson. indigc
nant ut being refused the loan Of q dol.
lar by a Celestial in Chinatown. took
possession Of the premises and pro-
posed to run them. The domicilary sf-
forts resulted In n Judgment in jail. Of.
fiesr Mckee having effected n flank
movement that resulted In the capture
Of the bsllicose johnson.
The Carson Tribune Of last evening
says Mr.. Edward Niles. Paynaster OF
the Virginia 4 Truckss railroad. was
made the father OF u fine boy this morn.
ing. Ho Is not at all Proud-oh. no
by no manner OF means We beg leave
sincerely to congratulate friend Miles
aud to express the hope that the boy
may grow up an honor and comfort to
his parents.
The Adams Hill Consolidated Mining
Company have resumed work on the
Wide West mine. A crosscut has been
started west from the 400-foot lsvsl to
cut the vein Of rich ore recently dovel.
oped In the upper portion Of the mine.
The hosting engine was started up yes
and everything in and around
the works Ia in fine working order.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-10
tn. Origin Of Postage Stamps.

The origin Of the postage stamp hal
a tipge Of romance in II. II was thirty
seven years ago that Rowland Hill.
while crossing . district In the north Of
England. arrived at the door Of an inn
where . postman had stopped to deliver
a letter. A young girl came out to re-
ceivs Il; abe turned Il over and over in
her hand and asked the price Of post.
age. This was q large sum and svi.
IDENTIFY the girl was poor. for the post.
man demanded q shilling. She sighed
sadly, and said the letter was from her
brother. but that she had no money:
and 30 she returned the letter to the
postman. Touched with pity. Mr.. Hill
paid the postage and gave the letter to
the girl. who seemed very much smbar-
raised.
Scarcely had tho postman turned his
back when the young innkseper's daugh.
ter confessed that 1t vas = trick between
her and hsr brother. Some signs mark
ed on the envelop told her all she want
ed to know. but the letter contained no
writing. "w arc both no poor" she
added, chat we invented this mode
Of corresponding without paying for
our letters" The traveller. continuing
his road, asked himself II o systom CIV
ing place to such frauds was not q
vicious one. Before sunset Rowland
had planned to organize the postal SER
vice upon q new basis-with what sue
is known to the world.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-10
Ia Fa,niae In d
A FRANCISCO.
More OF Dunean's RaseaIity.A short
Ltved B~nk- 0eserat sherman
Bsuquetted.
i,r,crAL TO rue oorD hill DAILY .rw'.l

BAN FRAScIsco. October 9.-It Is asccr-
tanned that six raised certificates Of stock
OF tho Safe Deposit Company have been
found by the Committee Of Investigation,
which have been raised collectively from
81 to $40 shares. They also hold orders
for fraudulent stock. amounting alto
gcther to 100. On these certificates Dun
can has obtained &c., as. Ithas also been
found that thorc was deposited In tho
Pioneer Bank q sum Of $4,000 TO the
credit Of the Safe Deposit Company. the
proceeds Of rents OF Offices IN tho build
Ing and boxes In the vault. This amount
WAS 10 have been used In payment OF the
dividend Of the company for the current
month. Its appropriation by Duncan
makes the sum OF his defalcation. so far
A. known. sl0i. 775.
Tho Fidelity Savings Bank. which
opened q few days ago. occupying ~ office
In Wells. Fargo 4 Co.'s old building.
corner Of Montgomery and California
streets. closed to-day. The Importance Of
this financial disaster may he appreciated
when II 10 known that tho Office rent Of
tho Institution had been guaranteed by
Duncan and the failure Was owing To
an attachment at the instance Of the firm
who put down the carpets and cloth In
the Office. The assets and liabilities are
all.
General Sherman was tho recipient Of .
complimentary banquet at the Baldwin
Hotel this evening. A number Of promi-