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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-21

NOTICE Is hereby given, that The subscriber has
~ been duly appointed Executor Of the last will
aud testament of
NANCY Y.KEENE, late of Augusta,
in the county of Kennebec, deceased. testate, and
has undertaken that trust by giving bond the
law directs An persons, therefore, having de-
mands against the estate of said deceased are de-
sired to exhibit the same for settlement; and all
indebted to said estate are requested to make i'm.
mediate payment to MARK Z. NOBLE.
Nov. IL, 1871. 3w<9s
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NOTICE.

hereby give my son Ira A. Comst0ck. his time
to act and trade for himself, aud shall not claim
any of hi eearnngs nor pay any debts OF his con.
tracing after this date.
Adm b. CoMsrOCK.
Witness, NJ. s. MATHEW.
Vienna, Maine, Nov. lTth, 1871. ywl9
NAHnn.year. Agents wanted syeryvnsre. Bus-
N2huuu ness strictly Legitimate. PArticularu frea
V6VVVA Address J.WonTn Co. " loulA, -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-21

That Cough
can be cured. Apply for the remedy at Devne
u Towards City Drug Store. teod
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-21
Zoral ann State Nems.

Yesterday was about the coolest day VIC have
yet had.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-21

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscribers
~ have been duly appointed Administrators on
the estate of
WILLIAM p. DUNN, late of Mt. Vernon,
in the County of kennebec, deceased intestate and
have undertaken that trust by giving bond as the
law directs All persons, therefore, having de-
mands against the estate of said deceased are de.
sired to exhibit the same for settlement; and all
indebted to said estate are requested to make i'm.
mediate payment to PETER DUNN.
RICHARD DUNN.
Oct. 20, 1877, 3w49A
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-21

PITTsBURG, November 90 fire this evening
destroyed the planning mil of J b. Hill, corner Of
Pennsylvania avenue and Twenty-smth street.
Loss $4,000. No insurance,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-21

The Temple is in prosperous condition, addi-
tons being made to its membership at nearly eve
~ regular meeting. There now one hundred
and ten members belonging to the Temple. All
men over eighteen years. who desire to unite in
an earnest warfare against intemperance, and con
meet themselves with sn Order designed to cement
more closely the social relations will find the
doors of the Temple open to them, and they will
receive q cordial welcome"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-21
Nall0mell loral Nems.
JnioW Temple OF Honor,

Union Temple OF Honor.
Tue officers of the Union Temple of Honor, No.
8, OF this city, were installed on Tuesday evening.
November 6, by the &. w. V. T., F. A. A. Heath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-21

NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed Administrator on tho
estate OF
WILLIAM wYMAN, late of Belgrade,
in the county Of kennebec, deceased, intestate,
and has undertaken that trust by giving bond
as the law directs All persons, therefore, having
demands against the estate of said deceased are
desired to exhibit the same for settlement; and all
Indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate pay ment to
SAMUEL wHITEHOUSE.
Oct. 20, 1877. 3w]ys
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-21

KENNEBEC C0UNTY.-In Probate Court at Az.
gusfd, on the second Monday Of November, 1871.
IN the petition of l.. j. Croker, asking that
" ID. q. Robinson or some suitable person may
be appoint Administrator on the estate Of Nancy
Nj. Davis, late of ngdale, in said County de-
ceased, more than thirty days having elapsed
since her decease:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks excessively, prior TO the second Monday of
December next, in the kennebec Journal,
newspaper printed in Augusta that all persons in.
terested may attend at Court OF Probate, then to be
holden at Augusta, and show cause, II any, why
the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
Fl. X. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwISs. Register. sw4ss
KENNEBEC COUNTY.-m Probate Court, at
augusta, on the second Monday of November 1871
ON the uetition of william 5. Haines. asking
~ that Ariel Wall, or some other suitable person
may be appointed Administrator the estate of
EIbridge u. Stubs, late of Farmngdale deceased,
more than thirty days having elapsed since his de.
cease:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully, prior to the secoRd Monday Of
December next, in the kennebec Journal, q news.
paper printed in Augusta, that all persons interest
ed may attend at Court OF Probate then to be
holden at Augusta and show cause, II any, why
the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
IL. X. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs, Register. 3Wl9<
, 1877-07-14

Our valleys to-day are resounding
With outs and the cannons deep roar.
Patriot hearts with thrill now are
bounding,
From ocean To far oceans shore,
May each breeze that sweeps DER the
ocean,
Each zephyr that sighs DER the land,
BE burden with words OF devotion,
The prayers ot each patriot band
70 day while we speak Of the living,
And thoughts holy round MS entwinc,
Let US tears to memory be giving,
For the martyrs at Liberty's shrine.
Perhaps through the skies deep blue
azure
A "roll call is sounding to-day
For inspection" of Earths dearest
pleasure,
Has called up that spirit array.
Perhaps through the windows of Heaven,
The shouts from our land do ascend;
And warriors once crippled and driven,
Their voices with ours to-day blend.
May it echo until from each planet
Far back through all space it is hurled,
Till it reaches the car OF tn Infinite,
Like the praise OF a joyous world.
May the echo AMERICA" startle
Forever the ocean of space;
Leave mark on Etcrnity's portal,
Which time can never effaCe.
May Seraphs catch the strain up with
gladness,
And messengers back to us fly,
With the shout, Forget all your sadness,
For America NEVER shall die y
Lou. L. BEACH
, 1877-07-14
Communication.
OLYMPIA, W. T. !
July 9, 1877. (

July =, io't
Editor Northern Star.
According your request and my prom
ise send the following jottings from the
memoranda of my late trip through the
upper country" as the vast region east
Ofthe Cascade mountains is termed. The
whole land comprising the Walla Walla
and Snake river valleys and the Palouse
country beyond, except II small portioI
along the river bank is fertile almost be-
yond description. Yonr readers arc Of
course aware that it is rolling prairie
country-very rolling, but not many OF
them know that the valleys along the
creek and river banks are usually the least
fertile, and that the higher you climb the
hills, even TO their very submits, the
more fertile is the soil generally found
to be. This is the great wheat country
and future granary of tho north west.
Two States ss large as Indiana and most
of them far more fertile could be farmed
out of the great basin of the upper
Columbia and Snake rivers. The present
most pressing need is cheap outlet.
The rates OF the o. s. N. Co. ore very
reasonable considering the many trans
fers requirc,, to place its freight on the
great highway of this western world.
But neither the o. 8. N. or any other
company can make the Columbia river
with its rapids and portages cheap
chan mel of commerce. The upper coun-
try needs railroad to Puget Sound, to
make it most attractive home for those
who desire to prosecute farming ON an
extensive scale. Such road, adopting
q reasonable rate Of carriage and bring
ing down the produce of that rich and
fertile land to our great Ocean highway
on Puget Sound, would, in year or two
say in three years at the outside be
taxed to its utmost carrying ability, by
at least ten million bushels Of wheat
besides other productions of the soil.
It would also form an iron bond uniting
the east and the west so firmly together,
that all further talk Of the Walla Walla
secession would be indefinitely postpon-
ed. 1t would pay this Territory to issue
bonds to the amount OF a million dollars
to secure such railroad frcm Wallula,
via the Snoqualmie pass, to Seattle, oft the
PackwoOd or Cowlitz pass to Olympia
The Packwood pass gives a line some
where about so or 90 miles shorter than
the Snoqualmie-and the Olympia and
Tenino X. r. now fixed fact, so tar rs hu
man plans can lie fixed, is the probable be
ginning, if the Seattle men do not hurry
upa road that will bind the east and
west together, and direct the future pro-
ductions OF that large fertile upper coun
try to its natural and proper outlet, Pu
get Sound. Some man OF brains and
means will get his eye upon this opening
before very long and make the grand old
, 1877-07-14

IMPORTANT JUDICIAL DECISION UNDER
THE HoaEsTED LAw.--By recent deci-
sion of Supreme Court, of the United
States, " ifa settler on Public Land give
mortgage on the land, and then enter
the lund rs Homestead, the mortgage
may he enforced by the court. This re-
verses the constructions and the rulings
of the General Land Office, made on sec
tisn 2296 of Il. s. which reads as follows
go lands acquired under provisions OF
this clapter, shall in any event become
liable, to the satisfaction of any debt,
contracted prior to the issuing of the
receipt therefor"
, 1877-07-14

Through the Kindness of Mr.. Edgar,
we have been permitted to see a letter
from Dir. Nader who left here for Cassiar
last spring. He does not write very
hopefully. 1t took him three weeks to
reach the mines but says the trip was
not an unpleasant one. Ho has pros.
pected without success. The water is
very high. Ice forms every night. A
great many wintered in the mines. Pro.
visions are very high and living expen-
sive. We shall expect to see him back
again this fall.
, 1877-07-14

after several days conversation and con
sidcration Of the question, "Wiil You
come peaceabiy upon the Res crvuton or
mus: l send the soldiers to hring you!'
they decided to come pchrcahly and
very properly reccivcd--two OF them
thirty days and one OF them thirty-hve
days to bring on their cattle and their
people. They spent three days riding
Ovel the Reservation to select locations.
Joseph and White Bird chose the upper
valley of the south icrk OF the Clearwater
and Hush hush.chutc selected Il beauti
ful and fertile valley about eight miles
above the Agency on the main clear
water. All things seemed 50 pcaccnhIc
and amicably settled, that clap of thun.
der in clear sky could not have sur
prised me much more than the startling
intelligence which flashed over the wires
few weeks afterwards, that Joseph and
White Bird had gone upon the war
path
1t DOES seem very much MS if these In
dinns had been honestly fulfilling their
promise. They had got AS lar as Camas
Prairie on their way to their new homes,
and part OF that prairie forms part oI the
Reservation. They hnd their wives and
children and cattle and horses with them.
All these are indications of peNceablc in.
tcnions. But suddenly the uir is made
hideous with the howls Of savage war.
fare, And, to make the matter worse,
with the usual white mans contempt for
Indians, Col. Pcrry'S command falls into
something very Ike II trap-one.half Of
the brave fellow are killed and the real
cause rises with one bound to the dignity
OF regular war. Two things are wOr-,
thy OF notice in connection with this sad
affair. First, that the Reservation lndi.
ans-those who are christianized and
civilized under the operations of the
much abused Peace Policy not taxi
ing any hand in the fight, except on be-
halt OF the government Some of them
have been employed us scouts; and the
head chief james Sawyer, has raised a
company and escorted all the white pco.
pie within his reach into Lewiston, u
distance for some ofthem, of nearly ninety
miles. The other noteworthy fact is that
the war has only been made upon the
men. The women and children, with |
believe two exceptions, have been spared
and sent under an Indian escort to the
protection OF their friends. This is "
new phase in savage warfare. A phase,
which | regret to say, has not always
been presented by 50 called civilized
Americans in their wars Of conquest
against ignorant, Indian savages, who
after all, are only fighting for their homes,
which they have held undisputed pos
session of for ages, by tenure that goes
away back beyond the memory of man.
Our fathers were heroes when they did this
kind Of thing But of course Joseph, and
White Bird are only greasy painted saw
ages. More anon. Very truly yours.
j. Il. THOMPSON.
, 1877-07-14

Mr.. William Edwards has sold the
building he has recently commenced, to
parties who will enlarge it and fit it up
for store.
, 1877-07-14

Winged merchants-Beos, because
they cell honey.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-01
B. AND L. ASSOCIATION.
THE
W0RKINGM MEMS
BUILDING AND LOAN
r.
TO THE FRONT.
The Pioneer Association Of Memphis
Chartered Oct. L, 1871.
(FiftY MODfhs' Ones Pmtd-BOOk)
Value, Toward Maturity,
eSS az per Share.
Chartered Oct. L, 1871
NEW SERIES. Nd BACK DUES,

IF A MAN SAYS TO HIS TENANT
/ that if no will nay him three or four del
lars more per month than he has been in tho
habit Of paying. ut the expiration of eight or
nine years no would give him a deed of the
property, the tenant would BIO most likely to
accept the offer. This is the principle upon
which these Associations work"
In order to m 81 the demand of many APP
plioanis, this Association has decided TO issue
Ouatt"riy series OF AI0cs. Our sub
scription book for the Fourth Series, dating
on the 1st day Of July. inst, is now opon.
Tho Series Will he limited, and our friend' arc
requested to hand IN their subscriptions at
once to the Secretary at the Office Of the AS
ISOLATION, No. 81 Main street. mp stairs, who
will bo IN attendance duri'g business hours to
give all desired information as to tho work
iags Of the Association.
This Association is commended to tho work
ingmen of Memphis particularly. Its history,
its success, its present prominent rank IN the
financial and business circles ot the city, its
good work in tho past and its bright prospect
Tor better work in tho future mark II as n
prominent example of what tho p.ucs, nerse-
vernncc, stability and f~rugality Of tho work.
ingmen of Memphis can achieve.
Our quarterly issuance Of new stock opens
up an opportunity To all classes to avail them
selves of the benefits which attach TO this
Association by reason OF experience.
achieved success and q low ratio OF
working expenses.
l.. LAGRILL, President.
CUAs. 7. PATERSON. Secretary. 126-l5l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-01

The City Hall has been renovated and
repaired, and the city officials have
moved into their. old quarters from the
courthouse, except City Treasurer Scha-
fer and City Register Belcher, The city
treasurer would move at once, but be has
an immense safe, and the safe movers
refuse to transport the elephant TO the
City Hall, unless the price for so doing,
thirty dollars, is paid in advance. No
money is in the safe, not even enough to
pay for its own moving, and the safe
movers are too smart to trust the gen
eral council, who would have to pass
upon the account for moving the
safe, because the general council
might reject the account or allow but
one dollar for the work, aud then suing
the city for the amount would cost much
more than it would be worth. The bet,
ter plan is for tho city treasurer 10 move
away from the safe. 1t is like that three
story safe in the mayors Office, which
was purchased by Mayor League. 1t is O
useless article in q city officials office,
nothing Of any recognized value ever be.
ing placed therein. because the city has
no such article Of value in its possession
Let the treasuror's safe remain where
it is, at the court house, uStil sufficient
monsy is collected in tax for genera
purposes aud until the general council
makes IN appropriation sufficient t
meet the issue Of transportation. M
one will steal the safe or tamper with it
indeed, no one would do so unless b
WAS a lunatic. The regular meeting 0
the general council for August shout,
take place this afternoon, but so man,
aldermen and councilmen are absen
from the city that no quorum is expecter
TO be present, and an adjournment vii
probably be had over to September nexr
when the absentees VII have returne,
from springs and other brandy an,
watering places.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-01
strIkeE on che River and L.evee.


The negro r~oustabouts who work on
boats and who have been getting from
twenty-five to thirty dollars per month
struck to day, and refused to go as a
crew unless they received from thirty
five to forty dollars per month. The
stevedores who work on the levee, who
have been getting from twenty-five to
thirty cents per hour, have also struck
and ask from thiriy.fVe to forty cents
per hour. Boats will be retained in port
in consequence for some time. These
strikes have been instigated by strikers
from the Northern cities, who are here
getting up such affairs, aud who have fed
from their " cities. The authorities
should keep wide awake and be fully pre-
pared for any emergency.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-01
To Corresnondenta.

Press correspondents should make
their communications as short and ai
much to the point as possible. Core
spondents labor under o great mistake
in thinking that o newspaper editsr is
hard up for matter and is always in need
of something with which to ill up his
paper. The reverse of this is the fact
the professional news editor having al.
ways on hand a vast quantity of good
reading matter which he is ready to
hurl at the compositors at a moment q
notice. Il VIII not do to veil o lite
harmless vanity on the pal. Of the cor.
respondent who wishes to see his com
m~unication in print under the amusing
statement: You newspaper men always
want something to fill up with, and
thought l would help you out"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-01
Divorce Petition.

At the Shelby County Circuit Court
Thomas Smith %(colored) has fled a petit
ton for divorce against Ella Smith lcol.
Ored), alleging hat they intermarried in
Shelby county in May, 1874, and resided
therein until July, 1875, when defendant
committed adultery, as he, petitioner, is
informed aud believes, and that she has
continued to commit said act since that
time, and that her conduct has been 50
bad that petitioner had to abandon her,
and has not lived with her for two years
last past. Petitioner alleges that her
associates since that time have been oil
the lowest character, and that she has
been arrested and fined for open and no.
%torious lewdness.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-01
strike of the Nashville Coopers

At Nashville on Monday last the coop.
ers engaged in a strike. They have been
receiving twelve and a half cents per bar.
rel, and claim that they cannot support
their families on that, as the best cannot
turn out more than eighteen ba. fels a
day, while the majority do not reach it,
teen. A meeting was held Sunday night,
and the coopers Of the city resolved to
strike Monday morning. There are
three barrel factories in the city. Lam
bert Mocker, 1876 North Front street,
employs about twenty hands; Henry
Brakeman, 1856 North College street,
and the Lebanon barrel factory, near the
Decatur depot each have ten in constant
work. They notified their employers
that they wanted fifteen cents a barrel,
and would strike unless they could OBJ
tain it. They did strike, and marched
through the streets in a body, and we're
joined by about one hundred and fifty
other men.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-01
Tom Scott ana The strikers.


Mr.. Tom Scott gives the following ae-
count Of the beginning Of the strike, and
the disposition Of the managers of the
road toward the employees:
VI see an account OF an interview had
with P. NJ. Arthur Of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, in which he
states that ii Thomas A. Scott had gone
himself to Pittsburg, bloodshed and riot
would have been averted. Whenever the
officers Of a BAD have met the Brother
hood, and have evinoed a disposition to
treat with US, we have had no strike; iii 8
only when they have refused to arbitrate
with us hat we have had u strike as the
only means Of redress In response 10
this, permit me to say that this shole
statement ia most unfair to me and to
the company. The first intimation of
this strike was given me inter | had
retired for the Aight. at n point on the
Delaware river, twenty miles from
Philadelphia, hnd the strike was in.
augurated without any attempt TO have
a conference with the officers of the
company. So much was this the case
that the superintendent of the PittsbHrc
division had started East with his family,
and was on his way East Mt Altoona
when the strike took place, and the
trains of the company we're stopped.
BE Immediately came to the Office in
West Philadelphia about midnight, and
there found hat the mayor of Pittsburg
and the sheriff OF the county were en-
desvoring to restore law and order.
They had found themselves unable to do
so, and were forced to make an appeal
to the governor for military aid. At all
times and under all circumstances when
the men in the service Of our company
have come 10 meet the officers OF the
road for conference, they have been
promptly and courteously met Ii in
more than q month since n large delega.
ton Of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers had q conference with me at
the office in this city, where everything
pertaining to the question of reduction
was fully discussed, the result OF which
was that the men, representing. as they
stated to me, the engineers and iremt
addressed me . letter, stating that the
reason given for the reduction, caused
by the great depression of the business
of the country, was entirely satisfactory
to them, and that they would stand
thoroughly and firmly by the company.
Neither this company nor its officers are
in any way responsible for the combina.
nations that have been made against ihn
leading business interests OF the country.
which have resulted in strikes, riots and
destruction Of life and property, and the
entire suspension of all the material in.
t%erests OF the country, by taking posses
sion of the trunk lines Of railway and
preventing the movement Of persons and
property. 1t is certainly well developed
now that not five per cent. Of the mea
engaged in these strikes and combiua.
tons have ever had anything to DO with
the railway service Of this company, in.
GLIDING the members Of the brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-01
CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
Wednesday Evening, Aug. J, 1877.


The Public Ledger at Five Cents.
The PUBLIC LEDGER will be supplied
on oil trains and at all stations on the
following railways, OF FIVE CENTS per
copy, by the agents Of the Southern
Railway News Company, viz:
Memphis and Louisville railway.
Memphis and Little Rock railway.
South and North Alabama railway.
Nashville, Chattanooga and st, Louis
railway.
Memphis and Charleston railway.
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE AND PADUCAH
AND MEMPHIS RAILWAYS.
Mr.. John Eppersou, or employees, will
supply the PUBLIC LEDGER at five cents
on the above named railways.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-01
Ladies' Ice Cream ParIOr nj
Rarlee's, 32S Main st. Iii

The Paducah and Memphis railroad
will run an excursion train from Mem.
phis to Atoka and return, on Thursday,
Angus. I'd, for the accommodation Of
those wishing to attend the grand barb
cue at that place. One fare one way
for the round trip. Train will leave
Memphis at 7:30 am.