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WASHINE

A new and wonderful invention for
washing. Washes like magic; hotter than
soap tor washing anything; washes in one
third of the time washes in hard or soft,
hot or cold water; the only preparation
ever invented that will prevent woolens
from shrinking; worth four times Its price
tor washing WoOlens alone. Nt
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THE PEOPLES
MEDICAL SERVANT.

Or. r. v PIsEcs is the sole proprietor and
manufacturer OF the foregoing rtme.iit., all Of
which are sold by drug Slsts He Is also tbs
Author Oft Peoples Common =. uSe Medic
ADVISER u work VI nearly "nv thousand pages,
with Two hundred nd eign,y-twu wood engrav-
ings and eolorcd plates. lie has already soll "
this DO uar work
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Ctn q day at home. Agents wanted. Outf
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Maine.
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WON AN,

by an immense practice, extending through
period OF years, having within that time treated
many thousand cases OF those di.eases peculiar
% woman. | have been enabled to perfect a
mos mos potent and agreeable medicine that meets
me indications presented by that class OF dis-
cases with positive certainty and exactness.
70 designate this natural specific compound,
have named IL '
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CUANCERY NOTICE.

khoNS 20 fine mixed loc. 50 extra mixed, a5c.
tahbn Mellenyile Gard Co.. Col. Co. N. Y.
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WONDER UPON WONDER


In their own localities, canvsssing for the
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Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher

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and the saftey OF tleir clothing, and that IL
can no more injure clothing or hands than
common warm water" *
SEABURY d. JOHNsON,
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~ Barclay Bros. will supply trade In
Cairo.
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Over 100000 Copies!
PRICE post paid 81 80.
Address;
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Discovery OF n wonderful cave ON
the southern Illinois Penitentisvy
GrouDds-A Partiai Exploration 81
lis Nnhterrnnenn CAYerns.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
A woman Raalx ksatsn.

Last Tuesday evening q youthful
gambler and faro dealer, Cliff Worsham,
who has been in several ugly scrapes in
this city, bat who through the influence
Of friends each time managed to escape
punishment, visited the bagnio known as
the Brick Mansion " on Gsyoso street,
near Main, and going to the room Of
Mile Lula St. Clair, alias Tooth Pick,
commenced abusing her, and at last
knocked her down and beat her ia q
most inhuman manner. Her left jaw.
bone was fractured and broken, and then
the woman-bester left the house. DR..
Erskine was called in and the injured
girl had her wounds attended to. The
jaw bone wal bound up, aud the neces.
sary Sedatives we're administered. The
police subsequently, arrested Worsbam,
and be was locked up at the station.
heuso, but his name does not appear on
the ststiUn.house docket, nor has hig case
been investigated by the recorder. The
girl, who isa %diminuliye specimen not
only of womanhood but Of vice, q dwarf
in size, refuses to prosecute the offender.
Her injuries are severe, and will eon6ne
her to her bed for a month or two at
least, so our reporter was informed by
the attending physician, DR.. Erskino.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
The siciIinn Hnnnnrn.

To morrow, the 3Oth instant, will be
the anniversary Of the famous Sicilian
Vespers, which bloody event occurred
On Easter Monday, March 80, 1882, at
Palermo. Charles CT Anjou was king Of
Sicily, and he filled every situation Of
trust in Naples and Sicily with his own
ProvencAls, incident end rapacious men,
who maintained d number OF men-at.
arms from France, and permitted and
encouraged them to ill.use the country
people. On Easter Monday the people
of Palermo we're walking to hear ve3pers
at the Church of Monreale, about three
miles from town, when a French soldier
among the crowd offered an insult to a
young maiden who was walking with her
betrothed and her brothers. These
young 6 in violent anger wrenched
the Freuchman's swo.d from him
and slew him. The surrounding ST.
c%ilians, whose minds had long been
brooding over the memory OF many
such wrongs, daily inflicted, took their
part and fell upon the other Frenchmen
who we're dispersed among them, putting
them all 10 death, Their fury increasing
with their success, they returned to Pal
ermo and continued the work Of slsugh-
ter, killing every one Of French or Pro.
vencal birth-men, women and children
without pity. The other inhabitants
of Sicily followed their example, and
every one Of the hated French through
out the island was murdered, excepting
the family Of one Provencal knilht,
Guillame de Porceles, who had been so
kind to the people of his Elf that they
defended him from the other Sicilians,
and sent him 10 safety to Italy. This
frightful massacre is called the Sicilian
Vespers from it having commenced al
the moment when the Vesper bell was
ringing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
A Bal Police exs,em.

1t Is a pernlcious system in police
matters to employ negso gamblers aud
thieves as spoilers" The way the
system works IS simple. A robbery is
committed by negro thieves, the police
officials 20 the to "spotter' and give him
the information so that he can GO TO
work to discover the thieves and recover
the stolen property. At this time the
" spotter' probably knows who COM
mitted the crime, indeed the thieves MAY
belong to bis own gang. He goes 10
them and gives the information that the
police are on their track; the stolen
property is planted hidden away or
sent out Of the city. The thieves OF
course divide with the negro spotter"
TO keep him quiet. But if the robbery
is committed by outside parties who do
not belong to his own gambling and
thieving gang, tie "spotter" at once
gives them away and has them arrested.
Even the "spotter" does a little work in
the gambling and stealing lines himself,
and With some IMMUNITY, be feeling pro-
tected by his connection with the police
business. The effect Of the system is,
while occasionally thieves are cap
tured aud property recovered, the
professional gang of burglars aRd
thieves to which the "spotter" belongs
works with ~impuDity, because the
spOtter always keeps them posted p;
TO the movements Of the police. The
better plan would be to arrest g spoilers"
negro gamblers, thieves, etc who have
no visible meal Of support, as vsgrants.
Around several negro saloons you can
see dozens o! these semi-fashionable and
hashy negro gamblers and thieves daily.
They should be- run in" and made to
leave the city or 60 to the Island Home,
Then there will be much less stealing
going on. Another thing sheuld be at.
tended to: The police we'll know that
there are a number of fence houses in
this city, the proprietors Of which will
purchase any stolen article at any hour
Of the day and night, and ask no cues.
tons, When ths police 20 to them, they
say: swell, bought it, but l knew o
would come after it in a few days; let
the owner pay me what l gave for it,"
When the police do not call for the stolen
goods the fence house keeper disposes Of
them at a big profit. Under the legal
rule that the receiver is as bad as the
thief, these fence house keepsra should
be arrested aud Sent to the penitentiary
as the purchasers of stolen goods, know
ing them to be stolen. We need a little
reform ia all these matters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
A muIe.nox O-yer.uharre.

o. board mule.box No. IL a lady re
fused to pay more than a nickel, and
that she put 10 the box. The driver
ordered her 10 pay the regular fare, six
and a quarter cents or a dime, and
threatened to put her off the car, saying
he had been ordered SO to do by the
superintendent. The lady becoming
frightened purchased four tickets, and
the driver compelled her TO put one Of
them in the box, thereby collecting
eleven aud a quarter cents as fare, The
law Will be published in the LEDGER 10 q
day or two, and then people can refuse
to pay more than a nickel, and also can
defend themselves against the personal
attacks of drivers in any way they see
g.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
LEDGER LINES.
She'll oysters At Farrelra. has Nam,

She'll oysters at FsrrelIs, 1876 Nam.
The choicest FISH in the market are at
Fuchs, Al jefferson.
Frank Lsvagua, ssh jefferson. receives
fresh Norfolk she'll oysters daily.
The County Court will assemble on
Monday next to attend to county bust.
meas.
The Jewish Passover" began yester-
day and is being duly celebrated by the
people of the Hebrew faith.
Quite q large and fashionable audience
attended the theater last night and en-
joyed the acting Of that veteran, John
E. Ovens, in Our Boys.
The street railroad company are repair
ing their track with white poplar. a wood
that it is we'll known will last but a few
months. What is the objecl2
To-day our State senators and repre-.
sentsiives are being congratulated on
the streets and welcomed home from the
scene of their trials, labors, troubles aud
tribulations at Nashville.
On Sunday lex the Lenten season
will be over, and the Easter holidays will
be only celebrated for a week afterward.
Then will come weddings, music, dane.
ing, feastiug, parties, theater-going, etc.
DR.. R. B. Maury, of this city, has been
appointed one of the FIVE members Of
the State board Of health by Governor
Porter. The governor has appointed Mr..
W. W. Mcdowell, of our city, as one Of
the three fish commissioners of the State.
United States Marshal NJ. j. Waldran
arrived in the city to day, but be has lot
yet given bond to be approved by Judge
Trigg, and this IS necessary before he
can assume the duties Of the Office. The
present bond Of the United States Mar.
shal is some $40, 600.
Rumor has it that recent scandal in
respectable circles, wherein q youthful
Lothario and a trusting girl loved not
wisely but too we'll, 10 this city, will ere
long appear in the courts in the way OF
q suit for damages for seduction and for
the maintenance Of a little stranger.
The Chancery Court adjourned sine
to-day, but only for a few days, as the
mex; term commences on Monday next,
thu 6rst Monday in April. In this court
the terms almost lap each other during
the year, and the court is continuously in
session; all Of which shows the love OF
our citizens for equity instead Of law.
The tale which Tom Harris, the negro
ass ASSN Of Mr.. 7. W. Mead, tells lie ne,
all right. His excuse for killing Mr..
Mead, that he threw the brick at Mr..
Montgomery and missing him it struck
Mead, is too thin. No doubt the brick
struck the man it was thrown at. and il
was Harris evident intention to kill his
man.
TIE grand jury has found a true bill
against the negro gambler and "sYetter,'
Tom Harris, alias Chicken" for the
murder Of Mr.. T. ". Mead. The
chances are that the desperate will
either be hung or cooped up in the peni
to 1tiary for life. The assassin feels nc
remorse for committing the bloody deed
but says he did right.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
Attachment Notice.

No. Ils7-Beforc j. NJ. Coleman, j., P, for
Shelby county. Eenn.-W. j. Booker & Co.
VS.. A.. N. Craig.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENrHAy-
4 ing been sued out under section 345' of the
Code Of Tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property of the defendant, and affidavit
having been made that defendant is indebted
10 the plaintiff in the sum OF Forty two doll
lars and sixty. eight cents, due by account,
and that the claim is just, and that defendant
ia nonresident Of the State Of Tennessee;
1t is therefore ordered that said defendant
make his personal appearance before, me on
the 10Th day OF april, 1871, at 10 o'clock q N ,
at my Office, No. 29i Front street, Memphis,
Tenn, and defend said attachment salt with
in the time prescribed by law, or the same
" i'll be proceeded with OK parte; and that ?
for four weeks in the Public Ledger.
THIS the 2lst day of March, III.
l8-2l-A1-38 j. NJ. COLE IAN, j. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29

MEMPHIS THEATER.-LAs night large
and fashionable audience appeared at
the theater and witnessed John Z. Owens
as "Psrkyn Middlswick' in that amuse-
ing comedy entitled Our Boys. The
comedy is something after the style of
the Big BonsDza-a jolly. witty and
humorous play. full Of good situations
and scenes. The plot is simple, but
develops most amusing phases Of Eng
lish life. Two youths of the sams neigh
borhood, n the son Of a bsronet and
the other the son Of a retired grocer, be-
ing sent abroad to complete their educa-
ton, the former degenerates into q snob,
but the latter becomes an accomplished
gentleman. Upon returning home the
boys express their intention to marry,
but being opposed by their fathers they
u away sud 20 to London, where
they live obscurely and endeavor 10
make a living by authorship. They
are finally discovered and ~pardoned.
As "Perkyn Middlewick" Mr.. Owens
was comicsl 10 the extreme, and his fine
natural acting elected repeated applause
from the audience. He was at home in
the character, it fitting and suiting his
appearance and we'll known style Of act
ing. Mr.. Ovens was finely supported
BY q clever comedy company. Indeed,
il is the best supporting company that
has been here during the present dra-
matte season. Mr.. Edwin Vary, as Sir
Geoffreys Champueys," played the role
most scceptably. Messrs. Treville and
Norris, as "0ur Boys received de-
served tributes Of applause from the au.
dience, as did also Misses Minuette
Thompson and Emma Marley as Our
Girls" Miss Lydia Denier as ths waiting
maid Belinda" "a minor part, ap.
peared to advantage. Tonight Sheridan's
great comedy, The Rivals, will be pro.
duced, With Mr.. Owens as Bob Acres"
and on tomorrow night The Victims and
Scion Shingle will be the attraction. At
the matinee Saturday Our Boys will be-
reproduced, and at night a double bill
will be presented.
CSLE's CIRCUS This great attraction
will appear on the bluff nsxt Monday
and Tuesday. OF the show a Louisiana
journal says.
The meuagerie comprises some rare
animals, with others usually found In
travelling geological collections. They
are all fine specimens Of their species,
and in good health aud spirits. 1t is
worth the price of admission to see
hat cage Of splendid Alaska fur sea
lisnS. The performing lions and jaggars
lack little of having human intelligence,
and did all they were billed to do. The
ring performances are better than the
average; SOM very critical and we'll.
posted spectators pronounced them the
best, as a whole, that they had ever seen
under anvss. la conclusion, we desire
70 call particular attention to the uni.
form behavior Of the attaches Of this
mammoth establishment, and their un.
wesrylHg courtesy TO visitors. They
seem delighted to answer even the some
times tedious questions Of children about
the different animals, thus making a visit
to their menagerle a source of much Ia.
formation, TO be attained only by this
form Of object teaching.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
ANOTHER BoAT LOST


The Steamar Ella Suuk =. So.
Total Losr of Boat and
Tho Ella, Captain Ell Rowland in
command, en- route from Pine Bluff to
Memphis, struck an obstruction at Swan
LAie, Tuesday night, and sunk in eight
feet water. She 10 breaking badly and
will prove a total loss. The following
are the principal Items of her cargo:
For Memphis, 7 bales cotton; New Or
leans, so bales. aud for Cincinnati 10
bbls-. oil, The Ella was owned By the
Memphis aud Arkansas River Packet
Company, valued at $4,000 and insured
in Cincinnati offices for $4,000. She sunk
pear where the Legal Tender found her
resting place.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
On ND War path.

Last night abou, IL o'clock Deputy
Sheriff, or Deputy Constable, j. j. MUIR
ply, while under the inauence of liquor.
shot at a grocery keeper, Murtagh Dono'
hue, who does business on Second street
opposite the Jail. Donohue refused to
give Murphy any more liquor, aud hence
the shooting, Five shots were fired at
Donohue, one Of the balls passing
through the lower and back portion OF
his body, Immediately in rear Of the hip
inaictiug a severe and painful
flesh wound. After tie shooting Murphy
repaired to his residence near by and
barricaded himself in, dsfyinS the police
to take him; aud the police p%rudently
did not make the attempt, preferring to
wait until morning, aud until Murphy
got sober. Douohue refuses to prose.
cute, be and Murphy being friends.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
THE CITY.
MEN4PHIS
sAld Hend Lnndntnne Onrhnnir

hA"N AehN AaAnNNohpe GArd ming.
The bsli heads Of Memphis will re.
joice to learn that a Frenchman has
discovered Ia. human hair can be
trAnsplanted, and bald headed men eau
become reasonably birsute By the pro
cess. A man with a thick head of hair
and slim purse can furnish a bald headed
man with a heavy purse a fine toupee at
comparatively small expense. The hair
is carefully drawn ont and the bulb at
the end Of each hair is adroitly i'm
planted into the scalp, where it takes
root. 1t requires more skill than land
scape gardening.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
Attachment Notice.

No. l2O2-Before J.. NJ. Coleman, !. P. for
shelby county. Tenn.-J, NJ. Williams &
Co for the use etc., vs.. NJ. G. Snowden.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAY.
4 isg been sued out under section Si55 Of
Code Of tennessee, and returHed levied upon
the property of the defend mt, and affidavit
having BEEN made that defendant is indebted
10 plaintiff in the sum OF foriy-fye d3llars,
due by account and that the claiGi Is just,
and that the defendant is o non resident OF
the State of Tennessee; It is therefore or
dered that said defendant make his personal
appearance before me on the t6th day Of
No. 2N Front street, Memphis, Ten essee,
and defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded with ex payte; and that a copy Of
this order be published once a week for four
weeks IN the Public Ledger.
Ibis tho I'D day Of March. 1877.
10 2j-21-37 i. NJ. COLEMAN, J.. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
Knights of Honor.

A new lodge of the Knights of Honor
was organized at Al Madisian street. last
night, and the following officers elected;
W. r. Hodges, past dictator; A. j.
Wheeler, dictator; J.. D. Robinson, vice
dictator; B Z. Haller, assistant dictator;
G. W. Kealhofar, guide; II. j Ward. re.
porter VIM. Gay, financial reporter; HI
Lynn, treasurer; g B Didlake, guard.
IAN l. D. Rubinsoo, sentinel. Trus.
tess-L D. McKisick, B. f. Halter, +.
NJ. Nelson. Representative TO the Graud
Lodge. W. R. Hodges.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
mo. l43S-R. d.
NOn.Residena Notice.

In the Circuit Court Of Shelby county Kate
shaughnes.y VS.. John S~haughnessy.
1T APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
this cause that the defendant, John
Shauehnessy, is a non. resident Of the State Of
Tennessee. It is therefore ordered that be
house in the city Of Memphis. Tenn. on the
third Monday in May, 1877, and plead,
answer or demur TO cOmplaiuQnts bill. or the
same will be- taken for confessed as to him
and set for hearing ex parte; and
that n copy of this order be published once
a week for four successive weeks In the Public
Ledger.
This 18th day Of March, 1871.
A true copy Attest:
b. f. COLEMAN. Cork.
ny B. II. COLEMAN, u. q.
5. =. Walker, Sol, for complainant.
~ 2S-35-l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29

This morning the recorder heard and
determined the following cases: Re-
becca Lewis (black), abusive language.
fned S.; W.. l.. Meade and John Hor.
ken, drunk, fined S. each; Il. Batchler
and Mike Higgins, fighting, fined So; G..
W. Kelly (negro), confidence gambler,
6ned $40 bond $1,000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29

WANTED to sell under guarantee, in
every household, an Alligator cook stove
OF range. The patronage of those who
have been disappointed in coal cook
stoves or ranges is especially solicited.
rs JoHS B. FORD, 1913 Poplar st.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29

Thomas L Clarke, OF Louisville, but "a
native Of Scotland, is tho owner Of an
ancient violin, once the property of
John McMurdO, steward tothe Duke of
Queensbury, and q warm personal friend
of Robert Burns, to whose music the
great Scotch poet is said to have often
danced, at parties in the neighborhood
Of Dumfries,
Baltimore is the great Methodist city
Of this continent, there being within the
limits OF the city forty-seven Methodist
Episcopal churches, several OF the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church South, and Of the
Methodist Protestant Church, FIVE Inds-
pendent MethodlSt churches, and six
African Methodist churches, being sew
enty.four in all.
A use has been discovered for the
hitherto purely ornamental polecat. A
Nebraska farmer noticed one Of the tribe
busily eating from the ground ia his
held, and an examinstion-mad.c after
the pretty creature had retirs1-showed
that ii had stripped the ground over
which il had passed Of the deposit Of
%grasshopper egss, which we're about
ready to hr,ch,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
lust received n large assOrt-
ment of erOQuet sets, base
balls, baby carriages, at
Wheeler, Pickens g Co.'s.

liz the LEDGER job Office can be found
competent, skillful and tasteful printers,
who can give entire satisfaction in the
display Of any JOB sf printing. 1887
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
Bartee's homemade candy,
25c II pound, S2S Main ut. SIT
The Librnry Quoatior.

To the Editor Of the Ledger:
have noticed several communications
on the subject Of a public library in our
city papers. Whynot concentrate upon
the project suggested and already 10 par.
tisl operation by the Odd Fellows? They
offer the room in Odd Fellows Hall--a
central locality, accessible to everybody,
and with the support and aid OF one Of
the most popular aud largest organiza-
tionG in the city aud country. They do
not propose a library for their own order
alone, but for all classes, kindred aud
tongues. Those who are interested in
this subject should coRfer With them and
thus insure success. G.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
Wednesday, April IS, 1877,

on tho southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, 10 the city Of Memphis, Tenne see, at
II o'clock In offer for sale at public cutlery,
and sell TO the highest bidder Tor cash. tic
following described tract Of real estate, lyiag
and beingin Shelby county, Tennessee. %to-Wit:
Somerville road, on he east by Stewards
tract, on the south BIZ J.. N Brooks and
Registers land, and on the west by Registers
land-contsining 40 acres, more or less
Tho equity Of redemption is waived. Title
SUPPOSED to be good. but [ sell and convey
only as Trustee.
W. D. nED0UT, Trustee.
Belcher & Jordan, Attorneys. 24.42