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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06
New Orleans freights at ST. Louis

~ 6NNe6 NN e6N
The Carl Schurz, Captain Ma
Tremmel, is the regular packet to-
day for Scanlan's landing and the
bends, leaving at 5 pm. Captain
Phil Harmon officiates in the office
The E. o. Stanard passed up Sat
urday night for st. Louis. She put
off here 800 sacks of salt and &c
hogsheads of sugar.
The Bee and barges and H. G.
Yeager for New Orleans left st.
Louis Saturday evening.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis
and Golden City for New Orleans
left Cincinnati Saturday evening
The Katie Hooper leaves Pitts
burg tomorrow for Arkansas river
The beacon light steamer Alice
is on her way down the river to pay
off the light tenders.
The snagboat E. A. Woodruff
removed 10 Instructions between
Louisville and Evansville.
The Thomas Sherlock will be
taken out on the docks this week
at Cincinnati and be repaired.
John Wilson, an old mate, died
at Millsboro, Pa, a few days since.
The James D. Parker cleared
Saturday evening for the Ohio river
with 3S7 bales cotton, $50 bbls oil,
II bales rags, sc bxs pears, 1875 SKI
paper, 80 pkgs sundrieS and rs PEG
pie.
The Ruth cleared for White river
with an excellent trip.
The Capitol City left last evening
for st. Louis with a moderate trip
She added here 1877 SKIS wheat anC
a lot of other stuff.
The channel between here and
Cairo is getting rather thin and
crooked; Osceola bar is the worst
place.
Mr.. James Rees, the Pittsburg
foundryman and boat-builder, il
making the engines for Captain
Stockdale's new boat.
The J. W. Calf, EN- route - Gin.
.cinnati, had to tighten over Film
and Portland bars.
Billy Smithers has fully recovered
from his recent illness and resumed
his duties on the Coahoma thiI
morning.
The funeral of Captain Johr
Darby was well attended SATURDAY.
evening by steamboatmen.
The Commonwealth passed dowr
Saturday night for New Orlean.
loaded flat in the water.
We regret to learn that Captain
Stack Lee is suffering from a biliou.
attack.
The Port Eads passed up thi
morning at 6 o'clock for st. Loui
working one engine, she having
broken one below here.
Pilot Joyce, of the 0sceola Belle
reports 9 feet water at 0sceola bar
Captain Glenn has several hun
dred sacks oil cake on the wharf
boat awaiting shipment to New
Orleans.
Light-draught steamers will nov
be brought into requisition on &C
count of the low stage of water.
Old Steamboatmen predict a lon
siege of low water this fall.
The U. P. Schenck is due dow
to-day for New Orleans. She LEI
Cairo last evening.
The Mark Twain, Capt. Randall
came in Saturday night from ST
Francis river with a moderate TRIP
She returns tomorrow evening, g
ing through to Wittsburg.
The Belle of Shreveport paSse0
up yesterday afternoon for st. Loui
She put off here 40 SKIS and 80 Dbl
salt, IA bbls resin and sundries.
The j. W. Gaf from Memph
arrived at Cincinnati Yesterday an
will leave there on Wednesday wit
a return trip for Memphis.
The Grand Tower arrived
Vicksburg yesterday.
The A. 9. Donnally and Coz
Millar arrived at Evansville yeste
day afternoon.
Mr.. Mcnamara, the well-knoW
mate of the Yazoo, has become i
sane from the effects of a blow I
ceiyed on the head some mont
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COTrOR.

The market is quiet and se easier, in
sympathy with New York, and quota
tons are revised accordingly. Satur-
days sales amounted to 400 bales.
ao--oH rxcv.NaK ouoTaTroSs.
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KHIsHTa Or PXTHIAs.
Tszu.ssEl LODeI No; feet

TKSEEssEH Lopez No. 6-Meots ~
every Monday night at Harmony
streets. Jno. Wilson, &C.; Felix LeClerc, v.
O.; r. j. Walker, r.: W. Ii. MoystoR. X. Of
X. and s.; g. W. l.. Crock, Il. Of B.; Albert
Swim, N. of +.
MEMPHIS LODGE No. 6-meets second, third
and fourth Tuesday evenings in each month.
at Pythiqn Hall, 90 Second street. Vincent
Block. j. Wood, C. G.; II. S. Reynolds, Y
c.; A. Mergell P; W. IL. Atkinson, X. Of
r. and s.; Z. W. Vigus, N. Of E.; Jacob
Iut7- NJ y
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LEDGER.
HE DIRECTORY.

LODGES. wv
S,urH MEMPHIS, No. lis meets I'd Friday
IN .ach month, in Odd Fellows Hail. I'm
~vGERoxA, No. l6s-meets LIST Monday IL
"A Il month, in Odd Fellows Hall. CM
Carroll, W NJ; Jshn Beamish. See'y.
.EtII SoOFf, No. 2S9-meets LIST Wednesday
IN saeh month, in Odd Fellows Hall. A S
Myers, W NJ; R A Lyle. Seo'y,
DgSOTO. No. &9-mcets Sd. friday 10 each
mont n odd Fsll9ws, Hall; ~ William
KiLwtNsrSs, No. Al-meets 4th Friday in
saeh menth, in odd Follows Han. James S
Carpenter, W NJ; A J Knapp Sec'y.
ROYAL ARoK.
PHEE OHAPTER. No. 2-meets ID Monday OF
sEch month-at Masonic Hall, il 6syeso
olock. RObt. Galloway, II. &. Il. p; John
sasaPaIs CHAPTER, No. s5-mests st Ma.
sonic Hall, In 6syoso Block. Sd Monday OF
each month. B. F. Halter. Nj. 4. Il. p;
John W. Ward. Secretary.
r. AND 8. n.
EURKKA COUNCIL, No. b-mee9 81 Ihurs-
nso Block. Ed Worsham, Acting III. ILL.,.
A. ]. Wheeler. Rec.
fEHPLARs.
CVRrSE~C ONNAYDKRY, No. l-meets 9Th Mon
day Of each month at Masonic Hall, Gayoso
lock. R. c. Williamson, E. c.; d. X. Pull
len, Acting Rec.
81. ELxo ~coHNASDKRY No. B.-Meets
Sd Tuesday Of each month at Masonic Hall.
asyoso Block. A. ]. Wheeler. s. c.; John
.NIasrs OF RED CRoss OF CONSTANTINE
meets fist and third Saturdays Of each month
IN Masonic Hail. L. B. Hatch, 81. P. S.; i.
q. Bsrchus. R.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
Steamer Commonwealth, St. Louis.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Atlantic, St. Louis.
Charles Morgan, New Orleans
Belle Of Shreveport, N. Orleans
Port Eads, New Orleans.
Z. o. Stsnard, New Orleans.
Phil Allin, Vicksburg.
Capitol City, Vicksburg.
Marx Twain, st. Francis river.
0seeola Belle, Ashport.
Carl Schurz, Scsnlan's Land'g.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Ruth, White river.
James D. Parker, Cincinnati.
Charles Morgan, Ohio river.
Capitol City, St. Louis.
Belle Of Shreveport, St. Louis
Port Esds, ST. Louis.
Z. o. Stsnard, st. Louis.
Belle Memphis, Vicksburg.
Commonwealth, New Orleans
Atlantic, New Orleans.
BOATS IL PORT
Phil Allin, Coahoma, 0sceola Belle,
CAL Schurz, Mark Twain, Andy Baum.
Condition OF the Rivers.
The river here declined Q inches
iu the past As hours up to noon,
and now stands II feet Z inches
above low water mark. At st.
Louis the decline was 8 inches,
with 81 feet in the channel out to
the mouth at Cairo the decline
was Z inches, with Is feet 6 inches on
the gauge; at Cincinnati the river
is rising slowly, with z feet II
inches on the gauge; at Louisville
it is stationary, with 4 feet s inches
in the canal at Evansville it i.
declining, with 8 feet 2 inches on
the gauge, and Al on hebars from
there to Cairo. Cumberland river
is falling, with 2 feet 8 inches on
the shoals. Arkansas river is re.
ceding at Little Rock, with G4 feel
on the gauge. White river con.
tinues in good nayigable order.
uiseeIIaneOus.
Clear and warm.
All quiet on the landing.
The strikers have vanished.
The week opens out with a fail
business doing in river circles.
The officers of the packets rcpor
the crops as in a hourishi1g condi
ton.
The cotton season will opel
three weeks sooner than it did las
year.
Business IN the bends 10 grad
ually increasing.
The Centennial left New 0rloan
Saturday evening for ~. Louis.
The lower Ohio has shoalcd dow
to Al to 5 feet, with the crossing
crooked and lumpy
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R.-21sl.l
Chancery Sale Of Real Estate
and Personality.

Chancery Court Of Shelby County-E. G.
Jones, ext'r Of William Juniper, deceased.
VS.. James Juniper ct al.
RY VIRTUE OF AN INTERLOCUT0RY
ID decree fer sale, entered in the above cause
on the 10th day Of July, 1877, l will sell. at
public auction, to the highest bidder, in front
OF the Clerk and Masters Office, courthouse
building, Main street, Memphis, Tenn, on
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old FOLKS.

OLD Folks HISTORICAL SocIETYLmeets al
No. Is Madison street lbasementl, the Isl
Tuesday in each msnth. W. b. Waldran,
Pres't; Up. Prescott, Sec'y; J. g. LOnsdale.
Treas.
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HINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A TRUST
- deed executed to me as trustee, by VIM.
and recorded in the Registers office of Shelby
county, Tennessee, in Book No. "a, page 20i,
TO pay the Indebtedness secured thereby, and
under the Instructions Of the beneficiary, |
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sheriff IS Sale of Real Estate.

DUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN.
i that by virtue Of q venditioni oxponas To
me directed from the Honorable Circuit
Court Of Shelby county. Tennessee, in The
case OF i. Hawthorn, admir- Of ] M. Brooks
vs.. W N; Williams and W. M, Williams
April, 1872, for the sum Of one hundred and
eighty;seven dollars and six cents, with inter
ETC., | will,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-06

NV YORK August 6. H:8 ~p.m.-Cottsn is
quiet. with futures irregular and firm for the
earlier months. Sales for future delivery. II q
900 bales.
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rEMPLARs OF n

N24k|
NArONA TEMPLE OF H. AND t. 1kAIM
40. l-meets every Friday even N
ing at 5 O'clock at Temperance 1h
Hall, No. 298 Second street.
il. Thompson, W. G. T.; Earle Gantt, W.
V. TIC. A. S. Richardson, W. r.; q. 4.
Shepherd. W. A, R.; W II. Harris, W. r. r.;
Bun \. Price, W IT.: 7. II. Callahan, W. u;
Q. Olsen, W. D. u; W. w. tapps, W. g.;
d. G.. McDougal. w.. S.
THALEs TEMPLE OF II. n T. No. i-meets
every Thursday evening at TX o'clock at hall.
No. 298 Second ST. W. II. Atkinson W. CT ;
] l.. Bourne. Wv T.; ChBa. X. Gebhardt.
W. R.; Peter Englos, W. A r.; j. Callahan,
W. i. g.: Jonathan Wood, W. T.; G.. Salem,
W. u; J 0 3 rhee, W d. o.; Geo. Ram
sey. W. g John D. Cox, IT,. VS..
UHELsRA TEMPLE or IL. AND I. No. 2-meets
every Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock, at their
oil, Brick Church. Chelsea. W. NJ, Carr,
W. @. T.: r. T. White, W. V T.: Chas. II.
Lanham, W. R.; G. r. Dawson, W. A. R.;
J.. g. Williams, ". =. r.; r. Chandler,
w. g.; II. Wheadley W. u r. j. Rawlings,
w. D. u; G.. X. Egnew, W. g.; l. Isaacs
W. s.; u. e. Colby, ?. W. G.. T..
MONTGOMERY Council No l, I. A.. AND S
T.-meets first and third Saturday in eact
month, in Temperance Hall. at ~ %o'clocl
pm. Horace II. Briggs, @. Of c.; G. A. $
Richardson, r.
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OEUTsoHnR B~RUDER.BUND.

DEuTsoHER BRuDER-BBN meets 1stSunday
n each month at2 o'clock pm, at Cochran
maun, Vice Yres't; W. Glaentzer, sec'y; II.
". Schultze. rreas'r; Aug Zweifel and John
Handwerker, Sick Committee for Northern
Division; John Wendell and John Margle,
Sick Committee for Southern Division.
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RAILROAD TINE TABLE.

MEMPHIS AND L0UISvILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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MEMPHIS ANDLOUISVILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
An. pm. AN. PIX.
Express. daily Except -,
Saturdayl....--.-.--....- ''oo al III
Mail Train.-.--..--..... hW t.tS
Accommodate Sunday l!Wl 40
Depot at head OF Main street.
Ticket Office. 2S Main street, corner Of
Madison.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON &. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
- --
An Pm. AN Pm.
Nail train dali. ...-.--.~l2.t6 l0.&
Express train daily..---. SD n.6
SOmerville train daily
lex. Sunday --~--~..- STU 6.UJ
Ticket once rs Main street.
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
- $3.50
An, Pm. An. Pm:
N. o. Mail (daily)--...~. $50 500
Freight and aceommoda-
tiOn daily ex.S sunday $50 500
Depot at foot of Main street.
Ticket office. Isl Main street, corner OF
MOdison. NJ. BURKE, Gen. Sup't
EMPHIs AND LTrILER0CK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
--- -
An. Pm. An. IN.
NJ III Train daily---~--.- u1 sS
4 eight and Aoeolnmods- 80
ton daily lex. Sunday o.Dl f'N
sleepig cars on mail train. Ticket onccs,
louisville Depot, ~ Main lcor. Maalsohl
md 27S Main street.
W. s. SMITH, Acts G~en'lsup't.
PAUUCAH AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD.
Mail Train arrives.....-..-...-..... ...-.... $50 Am
- leaves-..-.--....-....---4W pm
The mail train leaves C0yiRgton for Mem
7his at am. and arrives at Covington at
$50 pm, Trains leaving Memphis will start
from the Underwriters Warehouse.
J.. W. WILBUR, Sup't,
Il. d. GIVEN, Asst. Sup't.
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On Tuesday, August 81, 1877,

in legal hours. in front of the Court. house
Memphis, Tennessee. proceed to. sell, to the
scribed property, to-wit;
One hundred acres of land lying and being
In the county Of Shelby, State Of Tennessee,
and Ninth civil district, bounded as follows;
North By the estate of j. NJ. Brooks, east by
W. D, Rldcqt,, south by MO. Williams, and
heyied on as tho property of defendant,
W. Nj. Williams, 10 satisfy said Judgment
interest and costs.
Memphis, 9Th day Of June, 1877.
@ l., ANDERCDK
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GATHER MATHEW
SOCIETY.

FLcHKR MATHEW TOTAL
ABSTINENCE n BEEKvO-
LINT SOCIETY," No. 23T, u.
OF A.-meets LIST and Sd
Sundays Of zach month at
2 pm, at st. Bridget's
Bchool-house, Third st.,s
between jackson and Oyerton. Rev. VIM
Malsh, Presto 7. oonsodine. Vice Pres't.
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MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON &. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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Ticket Office. Isl Main street. corner Of
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MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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ByR. J. BLACK, D. @. and M.
u u; McFsrl1nd Jarnagin 4 Frayser, and
H.. Y, King, Solicitors. l25-l31-l -liS-H6
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-14

lob PRINTING OF ALL KINDS, EX.
ecuted With dispatch at the SENTINEL
printing Office.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-14

LEGISLATIVE CrEES.

STANDING COMMITTEES or THE SENATE.
On Eioc,ions-w wescoatt. Martin, Mcconnell
and Shutz. =,
Corporations King. Westorfeld. Piper,
Counties and County boundaries - Cros-
woli, Wsseontt and Edwards.
Judiciary Boardman, Baker, Edwards,
Mcconnell and Stgwart. =.
p-inhnc-fnrrtlI. Cassidy and Mcconnell.
Military and Indian AGairs-We Westerteid,
Creswell and King.
Public Lands Edwards. bar ana stone;
Federal RELATIONSHIPS Cassidy and
King.
Public Morals-Piper, Wsscoat and Cree
we'll.
State Library - Shepherd. Ross and
supple, and Expcnditures-Blai Dickin-
son and Martin.
stte Affairs : Martin. westerhcld and
TOAD. aud Bridges Mcconnell, Ross and
Hickey.
Rales and Joint Rules Dickinson, Board
man and Schultz.
STATE Prison-Garrard, Comins and Grimes.
Ways and Means-Comins' Cassidy, Piper
Education. Stone. w escoatt and Chubbuck.
railroads ard Internal Improvemcnts-
Chubbuck, Garrard. Comins, Farrell and
Cassidy.
Mines and Minlng-Shultr, Blair. Stewart,
Dickinson and stanpley.
s"itutc Stu uabut"Ns"S a'~'"s o"~F
Engros.ment- ;rimes, ,Chubbuck and King.
Ciaims-Stampley, Dickinson and Shepherd.
Enrollment - Boardman, Stone and Ed
wards.
STANDING COMMITTEES or TIE ASSEMBLY.
II Elections 1coburn. smith OF Storey
Corp porations and Railroads -Buckingh h. p,
Parker. Babcock, Gladding and Rule.
frlntins-Smith OF Eureka, Hammond and
Ways and Mcans-Nicholls, Moore Of Elko,
Steele, Parker, Beer, Toomb and Rock hill.
Jhiaims-Moore Of Eiko, Edison, Trousdslc.
Judiciary-Harris, Baily. Mills. Smith of
Eureka. Parker, Grey and Stewart
Military and Indian Afairs-Parksr, Coul.
er, BranD, Sergeant and Bell. 49,.
Counties and County Boundaries-.Mcln,
Trades and Manu- facturos Bottsford. Mooie
y s.ain Lincoln. Wright, Howard OF humboldt
Maeation -sawtellc, Baily. Bowmer, Shoe
maker and Mills.
Asrioultars-C Cleaver, Allen. Moore of Elko,
igHers and Tolly.
Internal Improvemcnts-Ke Hawks,
''Se...' Of Storey, Steele and Ca dwell.
State Institutions Buckingham, Shoe
"ccser, Parker, Grey and Moore of Elko;
contingent Expenses and Accounts.Gris-
"eeid, Atchinson, Toomb, Everett and Allen
Mines and Mining -ta abcock, kule, Smith of
Earoka, Hawks and Shakespeare.
m federal Kola ions-Grey, Baily, Harris,
Irousdale and Edison.
.Ensrossmont : Atchinson, Sawtells and
Stewart.
Edison, Everett and Rocker.
mileage- Bow mer, Gladding and Bell
geant
iibrary-Shakspeare, Moore Of Lincoln,
and Everett.
,Public Lands-Shoemake or, A Hen, Kennedy,
howard of Hum boldt, and Sergeant.
State Prison-Babcoc Mcintosh and Ev-
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-14

Following is a correct list of the
a,bers of the Senate and Assembly
of this State, which convened in Carson
on Monday, January lst:
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-14

ElJREKA DAILY SENTINEL.
.ruIsHxp, EVERY MORNING (rxcEPr MONDAY
ny
CASSIDY IL SKILLMAN.
s,uJxAS. GEO. ". CASSIDY.
1EYAnA LEGINLATURE.

NEVADA LLNlSbA ~
Following is a correct list of the
members of the Senate and Assembly
of this State, which convened in Carson
on Monday, January 1st:
8 senate. 9#rl3
cburchill-~wm. C. Grimes, d.
DoneJas--@T. B. Hickey, r.
EIkoeaG. Ii. Shepherd, d.; T. n.
Stone, X.
Esmeralda-sA. Garrard, d.
Eureka-Geo. w. Cassidy, d.; G..
Humboiit-so. X. Stampley, d.
Charles Mcconnell, ID.
Lapder-aM. j. Farrell, r..
Lincoln *N. Wescott, d. A. J.
Iyon-w. J. wes,field, d.; "w. r.
Nye-H. 7. Creswell, d.
>by-aT. u. Edwards r.; w. o.
II. Martin, n.
storey-W. f. Stewart, d.; +. A.
schul,z, d. @John Piper, r. IS. w.
Chubbuck, r.. E1S
Washoe-@W. l.. Ross, L.; w. Nj.
White Pine-sE. B. Dickinson, r.;
II. A. Comins, X.
Recapitutation. - Hold-over Sena-
tors designated by y, l3; Newly elect
ed, II. Democrats, II; Republicans,
Y; Indedendent, |. Total, 70.
Assembly.
Storey-Buckingham Beer, Botsford,
Hawks. Smith, Howard, Coulter, Bab-
cork, Bran, Tombs, Harris. Mills-Re-
publicans; Stewart and Rule, Demo-
Gratis. tF 4t 80 ~
White Pipe-Gray and Coburn-Re-
publicans; R5ckhill and Lowery-
Dem ocrats.
Eureka-Atchinson and Smith, Re-
publicans. Baily and Cavanaugh-
Democrats.
Lander-N Nichols and Sawtelle--Re
publlcans. Rooker-Democrat.
Lincoln-Bowmer and Moore-Re-
pubiicans. Steele-Democrat.
Washoe - Shoemaker, Everett aud
ing-Repuilicans
Ormsby-Migheis,P Parker and Nc
neutrality-suspicious..
Elko - Moore - Republican. Gris-
void and Tolly ly-Democra's.
Lyon-Wright, Cleaver aud kenne-
Republicans.
Esmeralda - Shakespeare and Sar-
gent--Republicans.
pouglas-E Edison and Powers-Re
puhcans.
crsts. ..tt..
Humboldt - Hammond, Howard
and Trousdale-Democr
Churrhill-O. Allen-Democrat.
Totals-rhrty.i -four Republicans and
l6 Democrats. Republican majority,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-08
Lie Never.

Not long ago,on an English steamer, four
days out from Liverpool, small boy was
found hid away behind the cargo. He had
neither farther nor mother, brother nor
sister, friend nor protector among either
passengers or crew. Who was he Where
did he come from ? Where going2 Only
nine years old the poor little stranger,with
ragged clothes but beautiful face, full of
innocence and truth of course he was car
ried before the first mate.
How came you to steal a passage on
board this ship ?" asked the mate sharply.
My stepfather put me in,' answered the
boy he said he could not afford to keep
me or pay my passage to Halifax, where
my aunt lives. want to go to my aunt"
The mate did not believe the story. He
had often been deceived by stowaways. AL
most every ship finds, one or two days out
at sea, men or boys concealed among the
cargo, who try to get a passage across the
water without paying for it. And this is
often troublesome and expensive. The mate
suspected some of the sailors had hand in
the boys escape, and treated him pretty
roughly. Day after day he was questioned
about his coming, and it was always the
same story-nothing less, nothing more. At
last the mate got out of patience, as mates
will, and seizing him by the collar told him
unless he confessed the truth, ,in ten minutes,
he would hang him on the yard arm-a
frightful threat indeed.
Poor child, with not friend to stand by
him ! Around him were passengers and sail
ors of the midday watch, and before him
the stern first officer, with his watch in
hand, counting the tick, tick, tick of the
minutes as they swiftly went. There he
stood, pale and sorrowful, his head erect, and
tears in his eyes but afraid ?-no, not
bit!
Eight minutes were already gone.
Only two minutes more to live," cried
the mate. "speak the truth and save your
life, boy.''
May I pray asked the child, looking
up into the hard mans face,
The officer nodded his head, but said
nothing. The brave boy knelt down on
deck, and, with hands clasped and eyes
raised to heaven repeated the Lords prayer,
and then prayed the dear Lord Jesus to take
him home to heaven. He could die but lie
never All eyes were turned towards him,
and sobs broke from stern hearts.
The mate could hold out no longer. He
sprang to the boy, told him he believed his
story, every word of it. A nobler sight never
took place on a ships deck than this-a poor,
unfriended child, willing to face death for
truths sake.
He could die but lie-never God bless
him And the rest of the voyage you may
well think he had friends enough. Nobody
owned him before everybody was now
ready to do him a kindness. And everybody
who reads this will be strengthened to do
right, come what will, by the noble conduct
of this dear child.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-08
Fashions Of Mourning and DispOsing
of the Dead.

Almost every barbarous tribe has its own
recipe for disposing of the relics of mortality
The Hottentots basket them. The Kafiirs
use them as ground bait for lions. The
Orincos place them where the flesh is nib
bled from the bones by hungry fishes. Some
South American tribes grind the skele-
tons Of their dead with which they pepper
their food.
The New Zealanders stretch dead bodies
on lofty platforms, and leave them to the
crows and buzzards.
The Hindoos burn their dead, and do not
even care to save their ashes.
Civilized individuals, too, have their little
eccentricities in relation to the post mortem
disposition of the human clay. One would
keep the worms from their food with metal
sheathings. Another considers a rosewood
coffin, with silver mountings, indispensable.
A third would have his dead embalmed. 4
fourth prefers a spacious vault to the sexton's
dark pit. A fifth thinks that the fttest
resting place for the body, when its tolls are
over, is narrow bed under the green's
ward, and a sixth has faith in cremation.
The fashions of mourning for the dead
have been and are as various as the methods
ofputting them away from among the liv-
ing.
The old Romans bottled their tears and
put them into the tombs of the deceased.
The Greeks mourned the departed in
white.
The Egyptians mourned in yellow.
In ancient Jewry the relatives of the dead
tore their Gabardines and poured ashes on
their heads, and we believe the strict He
brews do the same now.
Yermillon is the mourning tint of the
Chinese.
The Turkish women grieve for their lords
in blue. It is only in the most enlightened
lands that black is worn in memory Of those
who are supposed to have passed to bright
eT world.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-08
Our Chicago Letter.
CHICAGO, Nov. 90, Il

CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 1877.
The excitement occasoned by the sensa-
tional suicide Of Mr.. Coolbaugh has passed
away but it was not without results. There
sprung up the usual crop of servile imita-
tors, of small fry who were nightly pleased
with the way in which he disposed of him
self, and fancied, possibly, that they could
get little notoriety by following his ex-
ample. So an ex-policeman who had do
mestic difficulties in small way, who had
been scolded by cantakerous wife marched
out into little park, put a little pistol to his
head and tried to blow out his scanty brains.
But he had not the steady hand of his ex-
amplar, and has probably failed in the job.