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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-03-03
A sMGg'ass ROAD.
no NE Constructed tn Garra,1se

aN AkE SBhSbsSgS@ bF sAsa8kA@NAs
A project Is In contemplation at tho
City Hall to establish q passabls road
TO Cafrolton-a great desideratum not
only Of the residents Of cur splendid
ST. Charles Avenue, but also to large
number OF pleasure-seskers and trav.
elers. who fad 1t almost impossible OF
times to reach the upper limits OF the
avenue, especially during the rainy
season.
There are from twenty to twenty-five
blocks between Toledano and Oetavia
streets, Of the avenue paved with Mich
olson pavement, which, In Its present
dilapidated condition. instead Of afford
ing q convenient road for vehicles. is,
indeed. an impediment to travel.
It Is, therefore, proposed TO use the
pavement as a bed-road, upon which
river sand and lake shells, to the thick
ness of nine inehes, shall be- laid, and a
first-class shellroad established on the
western side OF the street.
According to the most accurate esti-
mates made by Surveyor D'Hemeceurt,
the total cost OF constructing this shell
road will amount TO little over $t1 900.
The share OF expense 10 the city,
which has to pay one-third OF the block
fronts and the entire cost OF the cross
ings, will be about 5000.
The remainder would have TO be borne
by the front proprietors on the west side
OF the avenue. It 10 understood, how
ever, that many proprietors on the east
side will be willing to contribute to
work which will be greatly accommo-
dating and beneficial to them.
Mayer Pilsbury and the City Admin
istrators favor the proposition, and are
disposed TO Immediately proceed with
the work, provided the property hold
ers On the east side OF Sc. Charles ave-
nue. keep their promise to assist In its
completion. The Smelling of this por-
tion OF the avenue will give an unbro-
ken smooth road to Carrollton, and
should be attended to at once.
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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-03-03

BUENETT's FLAvoaIHe ExTEAcrs.--The supeyS
orsty Qf these et4facts consists IN their psrfees
purity and great strength. They are warranted
free from the poisonous oils and acids wIiel. en-
ter into the composition OF many OF the factitions
fruit havors n0w Id ths market. They are not
only true 70 their names, bus are prepared frora
aruss of the best quality, ard are so highly con-
only need be used. - 1-'s
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-03-03

ATTENTION. by aa Csua Sheriff f-Psrticuar
attention 10 called 70 the sale at auction 70 pc made
this day and following days al 1llso'olock q. M,
at No. GA Camp street. by the Civil sheriff, OF the
parish Of Orleans, of law. medical, religious, lit
erary and school books, stationery, maps, novels,
blank books, inka, pancilst pata, hhow Gases,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-03-03

BuRrETT's CocoATag.--A perfect dressing for
the hair The Cocoains holds la . Iiatad form i
large proportion OF deoderizad eocoanut oil, pys-
pared expressly for thispurposs.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-03-03

BuRNErr's FLAvoRINa ExrnAors-Afe used
and endorsed by the best hotels, confeotioners,
grocers and the FIRST fam tiles ia the country
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-03-03

EArunpAY, Tod -SpeciM s6le of hosiery.
hsndkerchieis. 1&dlea' tieS IND scArfs 81 n. 8.
Byrno s uo'e.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-03-03

Important to sugar planters. sse Trouara,s
advertisement
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-03-03
an THE sT. Gours HOTEL.

Orders tF'riday fnerniug1 were issued
to the doofkeepers OF thetBt Louis Ho=
tel to exclude all reporters from the
building. Col. Loan, Chief Of the Pack
ard police, said that the orders we're In
retaliation OF the instructions Of Chief
Boylan, TO afford no facilities whatever
to the reporter Of the Republican.
It tfanspifed later In the day that
these orders did hot meet with the aps
pfoval Of Packard. and he manifested
his disapptobation by eountermanding
them.
Additional barrieades have been erest-
cd Ia the building Ind q large lot Of
provisions have been taken In.
weldon. the assassin" wts
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-03-03
RELEASED

yesterday, on % bond of $4,000, which
Sashsrs ws1 ss9df"t q tho1ens fP sssag sshsg tan fas
Orders have been given to the keep
efs Of stores on the ground floor Of the
building TO close their establishments.
and they have been generally complied
with. Mr.. Henry Seeez. who keeps tho
bird store on Jhartres street, has. how
ever, refused TO obey, and has applied to
the iFreneh consul and the Nichols
police for protection. The store is still
open, and If an attempt Is made to close
it that attempt will be resisted by the
force under the eemmand OF Capt.
Kelly.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-03-03

uHY Gc0ps Alsssra. M. IL Byrne h Ga. nd
yersise, In Apofh6r columns their special sale Of
kosisry, handkeEchiefs, lsdleT ties and scaffss
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-03-03

Important to sugar planters. See Trouards
advertisement.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-03-03

fsspeoial 10 the N, Y, Warlh. !

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.k-The announce.
ment that Gov. Hayes, IL declared preai-
dent, intends TO pursue liberal policy
towards the South has only been
authenticated by Charles Fosters
epeeeh in the House. The Republic
cans Of the more illiberal type do not
put any faith whatever In these assu. i.
RANGES, and say that they have advice
BY letter from Columbus that Hayes
has not made UP his mind on the ques-
tion I'm advance of his Cabinet. They
do not doubt that he will put Southern
Republican into his Cabinet of the char.
acter OF Judge Settle. Of North Carolina,
but that he will recognize the Nichols
government In Louisiana, neither Nor
ton, sherman, Chandler nor FRYE be-
heves. They say that such course would
reflect on his own election by the Re.
turning Board which counted Nichols
out with Tilden. But aside from that.
the recognition of the Nichols Lepisla.
ture by Hayes would give the Demo.
Gratis two United States Senators, and
cut down the Republican majority in
the Senate to two or three. The leaders
protest that this will never do, and that
if Governor Hayes has thought or it he
must think of Ii no more. The noto-
rinuR Madison Wells liz also quite
alarmed at these rumofS of the pro-
posed recognition at Nichols by the
Incoming Administration, and d6gi1xas
kbnt biz can never live Ii Ioaisiana x itl
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-03-03
NEWS BY MAIL.
a s,sriea, El.psstsnt In Eanaaa ana At-
ttmat NJ wife Murder.
Especial disp,teh 10 the wofld.l

Especial disp,teh 10 the Wofl5.l
BtpY. Prpyiaeesof Quebec, Feb. 2si
The feetof Oh this parish eloped OF, Sat-
vrday with q young lady belonging TO q
respectable family Of his congregation,
leaving d wife aud two children behind
him. Before leaving, he. administered
medicine TO his wife which made hei
sick. She went home to Quebsc, where
Che medicine Was afialyzeH ana found tg
eentaih slew poison. A letter was found
addressed 30 the young lady. by bin,
saving that his wife was sick ana u
would soon be all right. The fugitive
pAstef was graduate diylhity OF
college lib the United States.
HAYES AMI THE seUFH.
Etw- PTysrarts III wise reiies ffsn'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15
MEMPHIS. TENN WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST Is, 1877

rather touch a red-hot poker than
an eleemosynary sixpence.
Miss Fanny Davenport has Gre
ated a sensation in London. She
is known everywhere as "the beau
tiful American" In the street
every one turns to look at her, and
at the theater and opera she is the
mark for all lorgnettes. This is
not very surprising, for our Eng
lish cousins are anything but hand
some, and the middle-aged ones
coarse and inelegant. Managers
were all astonished to find that she
had not come to London to play.
Mr., Mapleson has offered to bring
her out at Her Majesty's Theater
(opera-house), and with the New
York success, "Pique.' Messrs,
Charles Reade and Wilkie Collins
seem to be very desirous that she
should play in London, and have
written to her upon the subject,
the former from Margate, where he
is passing the summer, and the lat
ter from a bed of gout.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15

pier, the wind being west and the
atmosphere hazy, but with the sun
shining. For upwards of a minute
the carrier pigeon circled round to
an altitude of about half a mile,
then sailed away towards London.
BY this time the train, which car
ried the European mails, and was
timed not to stop between Dover
and Cannon street, had got up to
full speed, and was tearing away at
the rate of sixty miles an hour TO-
wards London. The odds at start
ing seemed against the bird, and
the railway officials, Justly proud
and confident in the strength of the
iron horse, predicted the little aerial
messenger would fail, but the race
was not to the strong. The car.
rier pigeon, as soon as it ascertained
its bearings, took the nearest route
in a direction midway between
Maidstone and Sittingbourne, the
distance, as the crow flies, between
Dover and London being seventy
miles, and by rail seventy-six and a
half miles. AS the Continental
mail express came putting into Can
non street station, the pigeon had
been home twenty minutes, having
beaten her majesty's royal mail by
a time allowance representing
eighteen miles.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15
a seveniy Miles Race with an Ex.
press Train,

An exciting race took place from
Dover to London between the Con-
tinontal mail express train and a
carrier pigeon conveying a docu-
ment of an urgent nature for the
French police. The rails, carriages
and engine of the express train
were, as might be expected, of the
best possible construction for power
and speed. The pigeon, which was
bred by Messrs' Hartley q Sons, of
Woolwich, and chomed" when a few
weeks old to q building in Cannon
street, was also of the best breed of
homing pigeons, known as "Bel-
gian voyageurs." The bird was
tossed through the railway carriage
window by a French official as the
train moved from the Admiralty
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15
The NoblIl,y Rome.

All the Bonapartes having pal
aces and villas in Rome let lodg.
ings. Prince Tarionai's great pal
ace, once the property of Cardinal
Wolsey, is entirely let to lodgers.
Prince Barberini lets part Of his
palace to Mr.. Story-in short, the
king, the pope and the cardinals are
the only house owners in the dirty,
magnificent old city who do not let
apartments, Prince del Drago, who
is married to a princes of Spain,
lets rooms in both his Roman pal
aces and his country villa, and has,
moreover, the reputation Of being
rather grasping in his dealings with
his tenants, There is a story told
concerning him which is piquant,
but probably not true. They say
his excellency has all his servants
on board wages, and gives his cook
a certain sum daily for supplying
his lordship'S table. The meals are
sent from the kitchen in a tin case,
which has a lock, of which one
key is kept by the prince and an
other by the cook. The cook puts
the dinner in the case and locks it,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15
Land Of the mIdnighr SUN.

Rochester Union
We steamed into this pretty
Arctic town of Tromsoe, night be-
fore last, July 3, and shall make
our home here week longer, while
portion of the party finish their
northern trip around North Cape
to Vadsoe. We crossed the noun
tainS by means of horses and car
riages, using 120 for our ride of
200 miles. The law requires every
station-from six to ten miles
apart-to furnish travellers fresh
horses within half an hour of their
arrival. We are now two days into
the Arctic Circle, and where we
now live the sun shines brightly at
midnight from May 20 to July %.
Even two days before reaching this
point the sun was SO strong at mid.
night that the ladies wanted shades.
This coast is perfectly beautiful,
or, should have said, grand, as
well as wonderful. For nearly
1000 miles the islands are so thick,
so close together, that it is like
sailing into river that expands into
lakes. The whole distance is over
shadowed with snow-capped noun
tains from 5000 to 5000 feet in
hight, rising abruptly from the
water, while in the distance are to
be seen those which are much
higher. We were exposed only
once or twice to the open sea, and
then only two or three hours at a
time. The air here is exhilarating.
Yesterday the children picked
wild flowers as we were walking,
and within a few feet made snow
balls. 1t is a wonder that in so
short a season anything can be
grown in this latitude, and yet
grass springs up rapidly, often
growing an inch in twenty-four
hours. They have but two seasons
really-ten months of winter and
two Of summer. Although the
season is so long, yet the fords
never freeze, and | think we often
have as cold weather in New York.
The occupation of the place is fish
ing-mostly herring and Goldfish.
All are well to do; no rich and no
poor. The people are intelligent,
the masses receiving a fair educa-
tion. But what queer place, and
what queer customs! From the
belfry of the church, between the
hours of s pm. and 6 am, a man
shouts the time of night through a
large tin horn at intervals of every
half hour. The clergymen wear
large, wide rufs. We have Just
been to see the Laps, some three or
four miles from the town. They
were notified the day before, and
for a small sum spent the whole
day among the mountains gather
ing their reindeer, which they drove
down for us to see-some 400 ofI
them in number. 1t was such a
novel sight to sec them coming
down the steep mountains. They
will not live low down, as they eat
only reindeer moss, which grows
where it is very cold. Cows viii
not eat where they have been, as
the scent of the little hair they shed
is very offensive to them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15

TNHIs IS THE CHEAPEST AND MOST
deliehtful purgatye before the public. Is
n delioious beverage. and as pleasant and
Tparkiing as glass Of soda water. Far supo'
r,or To s,ekening pills. Itis held in high re-
pute by physicians and surgeons. for the
speedy cure Of constipation, billousness'
torpid liver, dyspepsia, loss Of appetite,
heartburn. collie. sour stomach, hatulency
sick headache, kidney affections, etc.
For those who lead sedentary or closely
confined life, and become of q consupated
habit, Il acts like charm. II is specially
prepared for the masses; is put np ~ large
bottles and sold by all druggists at Nlc. NO
family no mother, no one travelling, no close
student, no sewing girl should fail to use 1t.
Sold BY all Wholesale and retail druggists.
J. p. DR0MG0QLE n CO., .Prop'rs'
67-xxv-7 Louisville kenlucSy'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15

When the case is carried into the
princes dining-room it is unlocked
by his excellency, and what is not
eaten at the table is put back into
the case, which is again locked and
sent back to the cook. This plan
prevents the servants from pilfering
any of the food to the loss of the
prince or of the cook.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15
Louisville and Great Southern R.R

ll:41 pm. Night Express Connects at Milan
for st. Louis and Chicago, at Mckenzie for
Nashville, CHATTANOOGA, Atlanta and the
Southeast, atuuthrie for HoPkinsville, Hen
dersOn and Evansville at Louisville for all
points North and East
lilo pm. Day Expres5-oonneets for St.
Louis and Chicago, at Louisville for all
points North and East.
4:40 p m. Milan Accommodation - Daily
except Sunday.
Pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
Vile, and on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or Information, apply at Ticket
Office. 267 Main, Northwest corner Madison
JOHN T. FLYNN, Sup't Memphis Div.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15
MEMPRlS & little ROCK R.R.
ShrOt Line to Arkansas and Texas,
TInEOARD;

Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train, daily ly.........-5.30 pm. u.3O pm.
Freight train leaves Hope
field daily(ex. sunday)7. 80 am. 5.20 p m.
Passengers going on this road will take
willie and Great Southern railroad. Mail
trains make close connection at Argents for
points on the title Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Little Rock with tho Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas.
Pullman alaoe Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
For tickets and information apply at Ticket
Offices Oh and 2S7 Main street. and at depot
foot of Washington street, or at Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern railroad depot,
or TO the undersigned
r. A. WILLIAMS, Pass. Ag't, Memphis.
M JAY, q. p. AID 7. Ag't, Little Rock.
W. u. SMITH, Sup't, Memphis Tenn.
123-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15
A Rash Youth MarrIes His Grand
mother.

Nelson (Ky.) Record
This is an age of progress.
James Parton, the biographer, mar
ried his step-daughter; John
Downs, Of Nelson county, married
his step-mother, but it was reserved
for Dode Chester, of Walton's
Lick, Washington county, to out
strip them all in matrimonial
feat. Last week he married his
grandmother. Dode Chester is
twenty-five years Of age, son OF
Rev. J. NJ. Chester, the well-known
Baptist preacher, and grandson OF
William Chester. Some years
since the latter died, leaving q
buxom widow of forty.6ve summers,
and now his grandson has done
what probably no man ever did
before-marry his grandmother.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15

No opium No morphia or other dan.
gerous drug is contained in DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup. for the relief of collie,
teething. etc. Price 25c.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15
LIST OF PRIZES.

6OzS Cash Prizes, amounting to....9sLO, 900
Whole Tickets $40; halves. IS; Quarters.
" 30; II Tickets, 500; S3]5 Tickets, $500; 56I
Tickets, $500. Wv wa
Remittances can be made by mail, express.
draft, postotiice order or r. gistered letter
made payable to Ct. W. Barrow & Co.
Reliable agents wanted everywhere. Send
references with application to prevent DELAY.
q. ". BARROW h CO..
General Managers, Courier-J ournal Building,
Louisville. KY,
i'r No. West Court street. Memphis. Tenn.
1.s. Send for Circular dkwlS4-i57
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15
RAILROADS.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.

SoHEDUBE ON AND AFTER JULY 30,
- 1877:
Leaves. Arrives
Express train, daily......ll IS pm 5 2 p m
Mail train, daily am l2t6 q. m
Somerville accem datioo
(except Sunday)............ 6.0Op.m s II am
TASne Twenty mtnUt,S Faster rhan
Ct'y V'Wi~.
The ll:55 p. m Expre s l. the LIGHTNING
TRAIN from Memphis, and will ONLY stop
at j. NC1I0 Ms and terminal points.
The 1925 m. Mail train will stop at regu-
lar stations.
Some, vile train win stop AZ reg
uIRr Rt al nng stations.
The iIrht..tnT kxpre HR Train makes
the quirEP sims ever made to Chatta-
nooga, knoxville. Lynchbu,g, Washington,
and last rn cities.
Ticket Office . = HIN street and Depot
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
JOHN A GRANT,
Chief Ensineof and General Sup't.
I. 5. DAVANl,
1921 Assistant General Passenger Agent
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15
PUBLIC LEDGER.

TNHE PUBLIC LEDGER Is PUBLISHED
l every afternoon Except Sunday at No.
l3 Madison street.
The PUBLIC LEDGER is served 20 city subscri-
hers by faithful carriers at FIFTEEN CENTS
PER WEEK, payable weekly to the carriers
BY mail Tin. advanced: One year, S.; six
months, ~; three months, 81; one month, rs
cents Postage free,
Newsdealers supplied at % cents per copy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15
MISSISSIPPI s. TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change OF Schedule,
MEMPHIS. TENN., May z, 1877.

MEMPHIs, TENN., May Z, ISI7.
NN AND AFTER SUNDAY. MAY 18th,
" 1877, trains will run as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
New Orleans mail, daily 800 pm. l;5Op.m
Freight and Ac'm dation,
daily Except Sunday $50 am SO am
6s-t ii. BURKE. Sup't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15
Weekly Public Ledger, /,

Published every Tuesday at So per annum lin
advanced. Postage free.
Communications upon subjects of general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
Rejected manuscripts WILL NOT be returned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15

Eight lines Of uonpareil, solid, constitute
square.
Displayed advertisements will be charged
according TO the SPACE occupied. at above
rates-there being twelve lines of solid type to
tho inch.
To regular advertisers we offer superior in
oucements, both as to rates OF charges and
manner of displaying their favors.
Notices in local column inserted fer wenty
cents per line for each insertion.
Special notices inserted for ten cents per
line for each insertion.
Notices Of deaths and marriages, twenty
cents per line.
All bills for advertising are due when con-
tracted and payable on demand
Ali letters, whether upon business or other
wise, must be addressed to
y. WBICMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-11
Odds and Ends,

Major George Weddeburn is warmly sup
ported for the DoOrkeepership, aud should
the Spt aker not be selected from the south
will Toe q formidable candidate.
John Daily, the we'll known hotel keeper
OF Oak and, Md, is a prominent candidate
for DOorkeeper of the House. His hesdquar
tiers ere at the EbbItt.
Representative Randall Gibson, of La,
just from Europe, has arrived here, with a
power OF attorney from Representative Hew-
lit. OF New York, TO cast that gentlemau's
vote for Mr. Randall for Speaker in case the
caucus will permit him.
ALI the RichmOnds for the Speakership
night are now here. SayleT arrived last
night; also, GoOde, of Virginia.
Hon. John NJ. Carlisle, kentucky's new
and tale lted repres entative, is at Willard's
Gen. Americas V. Rice, who declined TO
allow his name to be presented for guberna-
torial hOnOrs before the Ohio democratic
cow, ntioD, is at WillaId's. Representative
Levi Maish, who represents Judge Jere
Black and the York tPa.) district, is ct Will
ls rd's; Hon: Casey Young, OF Tenn, is al
the Ebbitt House.
A ger tleman now in the city was pres ent
when the news OF the Ohio victory was
broken gently to ex Senator Hendricks, i'm
New \ ok. Some one present Incidentally
remarked that IL augured that he Hen
drIcks) would be the next Presidential NOM
inee, to which he replied, "Well, it does look
that way"
Judge Buckner chairman of the District
OF Columbia committee, looking hale and
hearty, arrived to day.
GCOde, OF Virginia, has entered promi-
nenily into the canvass as a compromise
candidate against Randall. His headQuar-
tiers were opened at Willard's late this after
neon.