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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11

"eveat ~ end by" d a strange death.
song for a suicide. VIM r. Marian, q
shipping clerk, went to his boarding.
house, in Chicago, last Tuesday sfter
noon, aud after eating his supper and
obstaBg With hls roo4mats, struck up
Sweet By and BY" His roommate
Joined in the hymn, avd finally the
chorus wa reached At the words "by
apd by there was q shaTp report Of o
pistol. Marian had spddenly drawn q
revolver and shot himself. There was a
love affair back Of the revolver,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11
Frederick May Seriously wounded

New YORK, January la private
dispatch was received from Baltimore
late last night to the effect that Freder.
lex May had been wounded in the thigh
in his duel with Bennett The injury
was so severe it was feared that a fatal
result might ensue.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11

The subscription price Of the PUB
LILO LEDGER is IS per annum tn
Che Daily, and 81 per annHm for tie
Reskly-POstage free.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11

The Chickamsuga river has frozen for
the irtt time in twenty years.
A mother and her daughter married
brothera in Tuscaloosa, Ala, and the
mothers get the youngest husband,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11
rHE ENeAGEMENr RRoKEN.

The proposed wedding was frequently
postponed On Sunday night Bennett
acted more %outrageously than before,
and Miss Mays father told him then
and there that the engagement was
broken, and that he must quit the
house and enter it no more. Ben.
nett reeled away, cursing the entire
family like a madman. Next day he was
heard to say in a public place that he
was tired of Miss Mays society; sup
posed be must marry her, but would give
a hundred thousand dollars to any man
who would take her off his hands.
This was the 6oal story that came to
the ears Of the May family OF Bennett s
public assertions concerning them, and
the brothers set out on Monday morning,
armed with a rawhide apiece, to fog the
young editor on sight. They did not
fnd him until Wednesday, and it was
Fredrick's lot to first encounter him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11

Lone BRAScn, N. J, January II
The Central Hotel aud adjoining build.
ings we're burned this morning. Loss,
$4,000, insured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11
walterson.s policy.
NErrals. January %. In.

EEFPdtB, January %, 1871.
To the Editor Of the Ledger:
| second the motion contained 10
to-dsy's issue ia regard to Henry Wat
terson. He certainly acted very foolish
ia calling upon Kentucky to furnish ten
thousand men to be in Washington the
l4th day Of February. The people want
no war. Right is right, and bound to
triumph in the end. Useless Grant
and The balance Of the scalawsgs Of the
Republican party will come down after
awhile. An enemy always kicks hardest
when be knows himself to be in the
wrong. Tilden is elected and will be 10
a%ugurated on the ON day OF March with
out either troops or bloodshed. | hope
Mr., Watterson will desist from writing
any more foolish letters, as be has done
the last few weeks, or, as you say, the
wave Of popularity on which he rode to
Congress will rpcede so rapidly as II
went up" by a unanimous defeat at the
bands Of the people who SO faithfully
and gallantly worked for him and secured
his election. Respectfully,
SIXTEEN YEARS OLD"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11

We are indebted to General John
Eaton for his report as Commissioner Of
Education for the year 1875. This is a
work Of over one thousand pages, EN-.
brseing educational statistics from every
State, county, territory, university, col
legs and academy in tic Union. II con-
taius a vast amount Of valuable infer
nation not to be obtained from any other
source. The tables and statements are
prepared with that care and regard for
accuracy and perspiouity which have
characterized former reports since Com
missioner Eaton took charge Of this
bureau. Educators, editors. students, leg
i~slators. all, who take an interest in the
cause Of popular education will find this
90 interesting and valuable report.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11
MARnIEn.

MURPHY DAMMANN AT st, Mary's
inst, BY Rev. Geo. q. Harris. Dean. B \.
MURPHY and Miss LOUISA d. DAMMANN,
caughter Of Chas. A. Dammann, Esq, all of
this city. No cards,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11
WASHINGTON NEWS.



0ourier-Journal Special
WASHINGTON, January 9-The house
Of representatives to day went forward
vigorously by ordering the arrest Of Or.
ton and the members OF the Louisiana
returning board, for refusing to testify
before the Morrison investigating com.
miitee. It. is obvious the house will use
its powers freely to get out all the facts
bearing on the Presidential election. In
the ease Of Mr Orion the intention Is to
get at the dispatches Of the Radical
leaders, which we're sent the day alter
the election, proving the conspiracy to
capture these States by spurious counts
o! the returning boards. The Rspubli-
cana gre anxious TO put obstacles in the
way Of tie Comniltte. They made an
u%navailiug tgkl to day to say 0rton
from arrest.
H DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
The meetings and conventions held
yesterday have stiffeued up the Dsmo.
Gratis and discouraged the Republicans
The meeting at Richmond, Va en-
brsced a number of the prominent men
Of the State. Tie speeches made aud
the resolutions adopted indicate that
Virginia will go at least as far as the
Northern Democracy in sustaining Til.
den's rights to the presidency. The
legislature will probably adopt resolu
tons on the subject. The Virginia
Democrats arc united on this issue.
THE HON. BENZ. II HILL.
The Hea BENZ Il. Hill denies the
correctness Of ell statements that have
gone from this city to the effect that he
is not in accord with the Democratic
party and members Of congress. HC
states that he does not regard anv ultra
or violent expressions as appropriate al
this season, but at the same time upset,
the conclusion of Radical journals that
he or his constituents would be willint
TO submit 10 o false count of the cleo
total vote. He insists upon a fair count
according TO established methods. b,
such q count he will abide. l. 0 W.
~
I, A young Baltimore man told his viii,
that be had embezzled several hundre,
dollars of his employers money, and h,
said that, by close economy, he coulc
} save enough TO refund the amount. anc
thus save his credit. When they had
r by hard pinchinE, accumulated the re
CURED sum, the husband added that Il
the stolen money, and eloped with q girl
as be had intended to do from the frst
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11
MARpI-cRAs.
THE KING the KING
Proclamation by the King of the
Carnival
Be 1T Known.

he 1T known;
THAT WE. THE KING, SERENE IN OUR
l. joyous domains Of ninth, undisturbed by
inc perturbatlons OF Returnings Boards and
Joint RESOLUTIONS, witnessing with sorrowful
oountenanees the discord prevailing in our
favored land,
I.-That upon our Annual Carnival visit.
all political strife shall cease. and gel tie har-
mony prevail among our subjects.
AA.-Ihat We will enter aud take possession
OF our good city of Memphis. at high noon on
Monday. February IL. 1877,
heraIded and marshaled. escorted and at
tended as BELTS gu, High Estate; and We com
mahu the loyai mayor ana other high dlgnita-
RES OF Memphis to httingly receive our Impe-
rial person.
ul.-After the ceremonies of our reception,
we Will repair N state to Olympic Park. and
from the grounds We will dispatch our Royal
Courier al 5 80 o'clock Pm, in our Monster
Balloon, who will convey to our distant sub
lects the intelligence of our safe arrival, and
we invite the multitude TO be present.
~ ny command that our Annual COro-'
nStion Ball. shall be held on MONDAY
NlShL; nndeT The auspices Of our fun-loying
We command that Tue. day (MARDI-
GRASS, February Is, 1877, shall be devoted to
trolio, innocent amusement and revelry; that
all our loyal subjects shall appear in mask,
apparelled in the fashions of our realm: and
at , O'Clock IN. we command that the orders
of ULKS and MOTLEY KREWE shall pass
before us in review.
Wand, finally, we command that in tho
shades Of right the mystic MEMPHI shall
appear, and in gorgeous pageantry do honor
10 their great renown. And that then our
good people shall HE them to our sumptuous
places OF testiYity, and Teyel till our DEPART
ure.
VsH.-Railroads, steamers and public car
riers will take heed, and we mman them
niyal Celebration.
Long live the Kingl
ATTEST: new
GyphOn.
MaLsms: 10s-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11

THE house committee on the privi-
lssss, powers aud duties Of the house in
e5uluug the electoral vote have decided
that the president Of the senate has no
power to e5uBt the votes. The house
has equal poser with the senate in the
agency Of counting them. There will
be 8 minority report.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11
SECOND DISPATCH.

1t is reported that Captain MeGloin'S
company Of Nichols militia has taken
possession Of the offices of recorder Of
mortgages and register of c~onveysuces
on Chartres street.
Antoine's friends assert that Pinch,
back spirited away the four absent Re-
publican senators, who are on Lake
Ponchatrain fishing, and that they will
not return except to secure Pinchback's
election to the United States Senate.
1t is Doubtful whether an election for
senator will take place TODAY, eveu if a
quorum of joint assemblies can be had,
which is exceedingly doubtful, as it ID
understood to be the policy Of some
members to prevent en- election until o
solution of the present difficulties in re.
gard to the State government. 1t is
generally conceded that the question
hinges at present on which OF the Su,
preme Courts is the legal one, and on
this subject the authorities at Washing
ton are being fully informed by both
sides of the legal issues involved.
Both governors are being besieged by
applicants for Office and their political
friends, rendering access to them exceed.
iDgly difficult. A crowd Of some two hun.
bred, nearly all colored, are around the
state-house. The streets present no IN
usual appearance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11
Legal.
trustees sale.

an TUESDAY. THE 18TH DAY OF FEB
" .ruary, 1871 within legal hours, in front
Of the fernando Insurance Building, No. ~
Madison street, Memphis, Tenn, 1 will ssif
for cash to the highest bidder the following
lot Of land and premises: Situated on the
and known as lot No. .. M block 5. fronting
fifty feet on Linden street and running back
between parallel lines ono hundred ana fifty
feet ta al aIley.
1his sale is made by vittua Of a trust deed
made to me by. w. =, Donaldson, and re-
ofics of Shelby e1unty, Tenn, to which refer
ence is made. Equity Of reclamation waived.
J D. .DANBURY, Trustee
1: MeFARLASn. Attorney. ia l42
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11
Oausea Of the Bennelt.s1ey DImeuIty

When asked as to the causes that led
to the assault, Mr.. May said that Mr..
Bennett had repeatedly, during the past
year, visited his sister while intoxicated,
and had behaved ou%tregeously toward
her aud the family. He had, on one oc-
c%asion, broken the mirror in the parlor
while in his cups, and at other times had
smashed the furnitre. His conduct grew
much worse.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11
Atlachm onl Notice.

FOR POSTERS, SHOW BILLS, CARDs
: 81, 0iTcalars' etc. gotten up with the Iniest
S.yiy oI types aud on superior paper Of anv
amino stock.andipHioes. O"0e anu s@-'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11

Important to Tax Payers.

ITO GUARD AGAINST ERROR IN THE
l. rush Of paying taxes the mechanics
q Traders raRb. No, D Madison 49,,
takes duplicates IN b1ok form OF Bill S PAID,
to in case the tax payer loses the original no
sne will suffer shout the Collector fail to
make tho proper CT edit. Bills left with the
above bank promptly attended to. Scrips
furnished ~ lowest rates. and no extra charge
for the dunlicates. 90-ll5
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11
NEW
No change In she Sttustt0n-As to
which Party Shali kDl~ will be

which Party Shall knle will be
Determined "a Washington.
New ORLEANS. January ll.-There is
20 change reported in the situation this
morning. and the orders of General
Augur, virtually forbiddisg any agrees
sive movements by either party, will
doubtless prevent any collision. All eyes
are turned to Washington. watching the
events there. Governor Packard has
commissioned A. S. Badger MsjOr-Gen-
ersl of the Louisiana State national
guard, aud ordered him to organize the
first division Of that body to-day. The Re-
publican, in summing u2 the situation
this morning, admits that if force is to
decide the question OF supremacy the
Republicans are powerless against their
opponents, who, it says, are fully organ
lied, equipped, aud trained in the use Of
arma
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-11
DIVIDEND,
c BUSINESS CHANGE.
NOTLCE.

THE FIRM or CL0RE & BLAIR. BY
L mutual %consert t, is dissolved, d. b. Blair
x Co. having purchased tho entire interest oil
j. II. Clore. hey asfume all legal liabilities
and are the only Parties authorized II settle
all outstanding business. !. Il. OL0RE,
D. L. BLAIR.
By referring 10 the above IL will be seen that
! have sold to b j, Blair u Co. my entire in
terest in the business OF Clorc q Blair, who
will continue tho business at the old stand.
patronage and ask for my success ors a liberal
share OF patronage. Respectful Y,
113 rs J II. CLORE
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-25

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-25

A BEAUTIFUL SENTMENr.-I con-
fess that increasing years bring in
creasing respect for those who do
not succeed in life, as those words
are commonly used. Heaven is said
to be . place for those who have not
succeeded upon earth, and it is sure
ly true that celestial graces do not
best thrive and bloom in the hot
blaze Of worldly prosperity. Ill sue
cess somotimes rises from superbund-
ance Of qualities in themselves good
from . conscience too sensitive, q
sslf-fosgstfalnes too romantic. .
no3sssy loo refining. I vii not 60
20 fsr - 10 .sy With . living post that
the World knows n0thing Of its
gr~nsssa nen. but there are forns
of greakss.. or nj ls~st ex1~il~ne~.
tAas dse anA make Do sgm: there
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-25

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-25

E The cremation of the remains
of the late DR.. G. F. Winslow took
place recently at Salt Lake City.
The furnace had been fred up early
in the afternoon. A large num-
Der of spectators were on the
ground. Remarks were made by
DR.. Hamilton, Gen. Balm and DR..
Smart. The body was wrapped in
o white shroud. In two hours and
thirty-fve minutes the body had been
reduced to ashes, which, when gath
cred, weighed four pounds, eleven
ounces and quarter. DR.. Hamilton
conducted the ceremonies, assisted
by DR.. Smart, of Camp Douglas,
and Mr.. Samuel Woodward, the
deceased . executor in Salt Lake.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-25


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vofsd are yea froe and vhsss
bound
Wei. i Am fro'n The reservation;
came down the coast and an going
70 San franeiso to meet senator
Mitchell. I am informed you are
about to send . dispatch to the
Standard about my being here. and
that II what l came to Sc you
about. l don't want it to 60; l sup
pose you have later news from Port
land that l have, and can guess the
reason.
Yes. I understand You are in
dicted, and they have Stiles in jail
and are looking after you.
By Cd they dare not throw off
on me and they are treating Stiles
shamefully: they should have bailed
him immediately and let him 20;
but 1 have facts; I have . letter
from Morton himself since the ex-
animation, telling me to come to
Washinpton and give nv testi-
mony. and I should be paid for it.
I had an interview with Morton and
kent away st his solicitation. After
wards I received dispatch after dis
patch - come before The COMMITTEES.
m - - - ~ ~ ~,
Sxpoctsd to obsy y6sln. / did d
directed, and II they expect to make .
scapeeoat Of me they are mistaking
their man.
Well, how about Lake and Stilssp
They were hired, of course. Wa
ters knew all about It. 90 did John
Kelly. Dolph and the whole set. ri
they don't stand BY me I know
enough TO set Kslly's tail way up
over the moon. I am no fool, and
have it in writing, so if they 20 back
on me they can't 20 back on that.
What did the Republicans expect
to gain by unseating Grover, and
why this particular opposition to
him?
Well, I'll tell you; they rever ex-
pected to unseat Grover; the pr
mary object was to defeat Nesmith.
They feared his influence IN wash
lngton with the Admlnlstrauon IN
the matter OF appolntments: 80 1t
was decided to encourage Nosmltn
to expect q strong kepubllcan sup
per and Keep him out OF caucus, ana
got Grover or some otner man nom
mated, and then throw Nesmitn'
out the OBJECT was 70 deIeat Nesmtn
1t all hazards, ana KICK ups row
among the Democrats at tne same
ume, ana Nesmitn WA1eo lnto the
trap IKE . On 0hnd Iool' ana
charges against Grover Were 20 %
m"uo ouu Aa'oo'ASss0a 'o6
son ana sePt on tne ssock ,oE = yGH
or TWO, 70 OreeA any innoeace ue
maens 1sve' ,no .1so ns'e . os
On 'ne June e'sc'."".
Then WY this investiganon IN
Oregon!
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-25

A Coos REcFPT.-Re.d the follow
ing recipe for killing your town; it
is an admirzbls one. and cannot fail
10 do its work. We have seen it
going the rounds Of the press and
highly recommended:
l. Put up no more buildings
than you can occupy yourself.
2. If you should have an empty
building to rent, demand three times
its value.
3. Look sorry at every new conner;
give the cold shoulder the very me-
chanic who desires to come among
you.
4. Go abroad for your goods and
wares. BY no means purchase of
your merchants and manufacturers
even at the same price or less.
5. Don't contribute one cent to
the cause of religion or education.
Finally, put q thorough finish to
your work by killing your local
papers, refusing to subscribe for or
advertise in them, so that persons at
distance will not know that any busi-
ness is being done in your town, or
they may want to come and settle
among you, or buy something from
you and that would put you to extra
trouble.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-25

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~ P.,s;..r .I.'sssS, go n,,, :. .,, -.
..,,;s.i Sho,,SSs- . "a. h;ah.,
ncsaan. and ;ust . ,s.si. mors sr;n
fson your shrue / should take you
for Q noblsman of the ancient re-
eins. Now for the phrsses. Two
vim be enough: one Official and one
social. Lam to sav ssacre bleu. >
It's abort easv and always appro-
pirate. Never be afraid to sav
sacrs blsu when vou're addressed IN
French and don't understand the
rsmark, which, of course, will be
oftsn."
!" Sacre bleu," inquired the Hon.
Index Moves, "is the genooine
i6iumY
4" It's . large part Of it" replied
uonn. :" You catch the accent par
fai4ement."
Aftsr q little practice tho Hon.
4Mex Neyes found that he could ac-
~ the shrug alone, the sacre
a. the shrug and aeer6
.lll \,
aoie m@lty qms! i9enh -
satisfaction stole over him, and his
big heart warmed toward Dom.
" As sacre bleu, although always
graceful and appropriate, is hardly
enough to sustain q prolonged con-
versation on" continued the Dom,
"I will now teach a formula much
employed IN polite and ldlomAtlc
circles. Now repeat after me till
you get the correct infections.
In ten minutes more the Hon. In
dex Noyes was able to shrug and
say, without hitch or hesitation,
Tres jolie, peu pole, possedant un-
gros magot, pas begueule, forte en-
gueule, telle etait Madame Angot."
"Now, my old coz d'Inde," said
Dom. craspinp his hand with effus-
ion, "you probably know more
French than your examiners do.
Washburns never had such send
off in the idiom as you have got.
Keep O stiff upper lip, practice the
shrug before your mirror tonight,
and heaven help you, vielle gan
acher'
"sacrs bleu, promptly responded
tho French Minister, executing the
shrug with consummate skill. II
can never repay you, Donn."
Don't mention it, said Dom.
When the Hon. Index Moves
mounted the White Houes steps that
evening to assure Mr.. HAYES Of the
cont;n1ance of his distinguished
consideration his carriape was erect
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-25

TIE RAIN TaEE.-The consul OF
the United States of Columbia in
the Department Of Loreto (Peru)
has written from Yurimaguas to
President Prado, informing him
that in the woods adjacent to the
city of Moyobamba exists q tree
called by the natives Tamia-caspi
(rain tree), which possesses some re-
markable qualities. It is a tree of
about fifteen metres (about fifty feet)
high. when at maturity, and of about
one metre in diameter at the base,
and has the property of absorbing
an immense quantity of humidity
from the atmosphere, which it con-
centrates and subsequently pours
forth from its leaves and branches in
a shower, and in such abundance
that in many cases the ground in its
nsighborhood is converted into o
perfect bog. 1t possesses this cur
ious property in its greatest degree
in the summer, precisely when the
rivers are at their lowest, and water
most scarce; and the writer proposes
that it should be planted in the more
arid regions of Peru, for the benefit
of agriculturists.