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BEER!

First Ordered ON the Blockade.
Henry Luhrmann received this morn
ing the first car load Of beer from the
blockade. nice, cool and fresh. Henry
proposes TO keep his Customers supplied
aud he iulflls his promise, regardless of
storms, high water, railroad smash. ups
or anything else. Call on him for good
beer.
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INVEST " eORTFO BRA NDs.

RooFING, gutteripg and general JOB
work, 234 Main street,
92t +. j. TURYBuLL,
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Choice Beef Tong aes,
Dried Beef,
Roe Herrings.
AZ q. H.. Ryan a. Co.'s,
73t 347 Main street.
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Strangers, so 10 COnverse's
billiard parIOrs, 81 y. Court st.
10f
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M AGNOldA CnITAGE, at Raleigh with
W three acre Of g,ouad ATTACHED, for city
property or farm near the city. VIII pay any
difference OF yalue 10 money, Apply TO
$50 TkEZtNAkT CO.
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PERSONAL.

JACOB W. NUMA, formerly of Drumko,
u Ontario: If this comes under your notice
please write homo Mt once. Or any person or
persons who may know Jacob ". Muma or
his whereabouts that will writo me to DrumbO
postofice, Ontario, will confer a great favor
S0-iW HENRY MUMA.
DERS0NAL-J. NJ. COLEMAN, JUSTICE
Il Of the Peace. Notary Public and Commits
sioner Of Deeds. Special attention given to
collections in the county. 0lRco 2N Front st.
tiS-t
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LOST.

GOLD pen and holder. Return to 296 Sec
" ond street and DO rewarded. 90-93
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EoR sac az EXCAANoE.

T7OR SALE-EEW FORM OF TRUSTEES
r DEEDS. iuEt out: for sale az Ledger Office.
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FoR I'D.

A MEXICAN Soft Capsule Ce's Metallic
"A Boxed Goods now ready. Address Victor
Il. Manager. New York. 6-lT
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COR SALE-OLD TYPR-BETTER THAN
{ Babbitt metal for light, fast running ma
chinery, at this Office. S3-t
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MEMPHIS:
LEDGER LINES.

THURSDAY EvsninE, June "a. 1877.
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The Board OF Aldermen and Common
Council met in joint session yesterday
afternoon, at the call of Mayor Flippin,
who presented a message and the fol-
lowing:
The daily gazette., 1877-01-18
MERIT RECOGNIZED.

Benson's CapcIne Porous Plasters receiv
eu tne highest and only award OF merit a
the philadelphia Exposition, over all arti
cles OF like character, proving by the high
est medical authority In the world, that
they are greatly superior to ordinary porous
plasters, and not q patent medicine-as no
nostruns were allowed TO be exhibited
there. Benson's Capcine Porous Plaster is
positively the best external remedy ever
devised. They relieve pain at once, and
cure where other porous plasters only re-
lleve after long use. Over three thousand
now recommend their use land
lhey are sold by druggists everywhere
Price q cents. ~.
IMPORTANT TO EVERY YHOUSEHoID
Improvement" Is the watchword of the
hour its development and re-development
is the am bition of every true American
Porous plasters were invented in 1S45. For
thirty years their composition remained un-
Improved, until Bensen's Capcine Porous
Plasters We're invented. They differ from
all others in their greater medical activity.
They WM cure disease IN q fen hours that other
porous plasters, llniments or compounds
require days and weeks of continuous wear
and use to simply relieve. They are supe-
rfor TO electricity and more powerful. 1t Is
not nOstrum. They are endorsed by over
three thousand physicians and druggists as
meeting great want a remedy for exter-
nal diseases which relieves instantly and
cures quicker than any known medicine.
Try them and you will not be deceived
Purely vegetable. Price 25 cents.
nov16eod&v'
The daily gazette., 1877-01-18
The Louisiana lnve.sigasion

New ORLEANS, Jan. 16.--The House
committee has concluded its work of in
vestigation.
Messrs. Stagg, Dusson, and Prescott,
OF st. Landry, and Gen. Mumford Wells,
of Rapides, testified to the unreliability
of Gen. T. q. Anderson, and as to how
he had manipulated the Bozanbruf I'm
provement and Navigation Company,
by which he is alleged to have secured
eighty thousand dollars from the State
for an expenditure of eight thousand:
Frank Wheaton, OF New Orleans.
testified to the Indictment of Kenner. of
the Returning Board, for entering false
names on the pay roll of street laborers
and collecting the money on it from the
city, and to his confession, but subse
quent nolle pros. by the district attorney,
notwithstanding his confession to the
foreman of the grand jury
Chief Justice .Ludehng to-day filed
with Chairman Morrison, Of the House
committee, lengthy brief showing the
titles of himself and associates as Justices
of the Supreme Court Of Louisiana. Re
presentatiyes jerks, TOWNSEND, and
Phelps left for Washington tonight
The six assistant sergeants-at-arms of
uhe republican Senate, who were al.
rested by the Nichols police, were re-
leased this evening on bail The city is
very quiet to night.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-18
THE BEAUTIFUL BALLAD Ol
t-4 WA,SKl WEE.

Her voice was sweet as q ban-go-lin;
Her mouth was small as the head of q
pin:
Her eyes ran up, her chin ran down.
Oh, she was the belle of Yeddo town.
This Turkish man O turban had,
This Turkish man was sly and bad;
He whispered INTO Miss Waska Wee;
,,"Oh, fly with me to my own Turkee.
'Oh, fly with me to my own Turkee.
And robes of gold I'll give to thee
A girdle Of pearl and love for life,
If thou wilt be my eightieth wife,"
Now simple Waska Singty Wee
SO good to hear, so fair to see,
Resolved behind her bashful fan
To be the eightieth wife % this Turl- sh
man.
But though her heart was full of glee,
She hung her head and said to he.
of thou shouldst die, my Turkish beau
Where would poor Waska Singty go?"
Then this horrid, sly, old Turkish man
Declared he'd die on the English plan,
"And So" said he, "my bright-winged
bird,
Thou 1t have for thy fortune the widows
third"
Now the Mi-ka-do was wordrous wise,
He opened his mouth and shut his eyes ;
"The widows third, o daughter, will be
Whatever the law will allow to thee"
Then flew the maid to the Court of
Lords,
Where every man wore brace ofswords,
And bade them name what sum would
be hers
When her Turk would go to his fore-fa-
her
They sat in council from dawn till night,
And sat again till morning light
Figured and counted and weighed to see
What an eightieth widows third would
be.
And the end of if all, as you we'll might
know,
Was nought but grief to the Turkish
beau;
For lovely WaslSa Sinty Wee
Said: "Go back alone to your own Tur-
keew
The daily gazette., 1877-01-18
MY Husbands Second Wife
A woyAN's REVELATION.

My husband came tenderly to my
side.
''Are you going out this evening love?'
"Of course l am
Hooked down complacently at my
dress of pink Grape; dew dropped ovc.
with crystal, and the trails of pink aza-
leas that caught up its folds here and
there. A diamond bracelet encircled
one round, white arm, and little cross
blazed fitfully at my throat. had never
looked better, and felt sort of girlish
pride as my eye met the fairy reflection
in the mirror.
"Come, Gerald, make haste. Why you
haven't begun to dress YETI
Where were my wifely instincts that !
did not see the haggard, down look on
his featllrds-the tevered light in his
eyes?
81 can't go tonight, Madeline | am
not well enough.
"You are never well enough to oblige
me, Gerald. am tired of being put OF
with such excuse"
He made no answer, but dropped his
head on his hands on the the table before
him.
"Ob, come Gerald" urged petulantly:
''it is so awkward for me to go alone al
acdysw
He shook his head listlessly,
81 thought perhaps you would be will
ling to remain at home with me, Made
line
"NIen are so selfishr' / said, plaintively
sand am dressed. Claudia took half E n
hour for my hair. dare say you'll be a
great deal quieter without me-that is, if
you are determined not to go.
No answer again.
"Well if you choose to be sullen /
can't helpi it," said lightly, as 1 turned
and went out of the room, adjusting my
bouquet holder, the tube roses and hello
tropes seeming to distill incense at every
motion.
Was / heartless and cruel? Had !
ceased to love my husband? From the
bottom of my heart believe that loved
him as truly and tenderly as ever wife
did; but l had been so spoiled and petted
all my brief, selfish life, that the better
instincts were so to speak, entombed
alive.
went to the party and had my fill of
adulation and homage, as usual. The
hours seem to glide away, shod with ros-
es and winged with music and perfume,
and it was not until, wearied with dane
ing, sought a momentary refuge in the
half lighted tea room, that heard words
wakening me, as it were, from dream.
"Gerald Glen!"
could not we'll be mistaken in the
name-it was scarcely commonplace
enough for that. They were talking
two or three business like looking gentle
men-in the hall without; and / could
catch now and then fugitive word or
phrase.
'Fine. interesting young fellow.'
'Great pity!"-"Totaily ruined, so
Bees and McnIorken says?"-"Reckless
of his wifen'
All these vague fragments l heard; and
then some one said:
"Ahd what is he goingto do now9,'
''What can he do. Poor fellow. I am
sorry, but he should have calculated his
income and his expenses better"
"Or his wife should. Oh, these women
they are at the bottom of all mans
And they laughed. Oh, how could they?
l had yet to learn how easy it is in this
world to bear other peoples troubles.
rose hurriedly up, with my heart
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Louisiana
THE FRAUDULENT LEGISLATURE RAPID.
LY FALLING TO PIECES.

THE FRAUDULENT LEGISLATURE RAPID.
LE FALLING TO PIECES.
NEW ORLEANS, j January 17.-Packards
letter to General Augur is regarded by
his followers as a confession of imbecili-
ty, and it has brought them to the verge
of despair. Their arrogant boastfulness
Of two days ago has entirely disappeared,
Nevertheless, it is considered prudent to
keep large force continually ON duty at
the court-houses, and the militia are ready
to respond to call at moments notice
Many of the Republican officials in the
county parishes elected in November
last are applying to the legal government
for commissions. Before many days the
local governments in three-fourths of the
parishes will be operated under commits
sions from Governor Nichols. There
has not been single case of trouble or
disturbance in any part of the State. The
Republican Senators are prosecuting
their intrigues to save the electoral vote,
OF the State for Hayes.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-18
NOTICE TO the LADIES.
MRS. $. , poHNSoN d. PERCY,
MASUFACTURERs OF
wigs, TOupees, Ghis mons.
CurIs, Switches, Etc.

CuEHBs SWItCMtSi EtCs
A full and elegant assortment of HUMAN
HAIR and Hair Goods that We can offer as
the STANDARD of Perfection, Original in De-
sign and Unsurpassed in Elegance and
Beauty, at
EXTREMELY Low PRICES.
will Renew and work over all kinds OF
old hair, braids, combings, &c. Dyeing in
every shade, light or dark. Wigs, Beard
and Costumes can be rented for masquer-
ades and evening parties at
No. I'll MARKET STREET,
setos-3m WILMINaToS. DEL.
BARGAINS
Is In Linen Handkerchief all prices and
wM. y. SHARP
4Ih a9pts Market
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FALLING AIETEORS.

Report has it that rock weighing
about 250O pounds, white as marble, fell
within short distance ofthe residence
of Jonathan Mattey, near Quenn City,
Schuyler county, Mo-, as the meteor pass
ed over on 2Ist ult. There is also another
report that portion oft fell near Union
school house, in the same county. This
piece, it is said, weighs about two toos,
and was warm when found.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-18
THE EDITORIAL DUELIST IN FLO.
RIDA.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. III. G..
Bennett and four friends arrived here this
morning by Macon and Augusta sleeper
and went to St. James Hotel, but left
shortly after and went on board Astor's
yacht.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-18
BeMnetts Friend Phelps Still In
Trouble.

New YORK, Jan. 17.-Dr. Phelps, the
witness to the May-Bennett duel, was be-
fore the grand jury to-day and refused to
answer all questions, on the ground that
his answer would criminate him in this
or other States. Judge ,Gildersleeve dis
charge the doctor on his own recognizance
until tomorrow morning.
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Amusemcnts.

MAETHA.-0n tonight and to. morrov
night the leading amateur musicians
Of the city, under the direction oil
Emile Levy, the pianist, will give
The opera of Martha at the the.
alter. The object in view is a test monial
to Mrs. Czapski, one of our leading sing.
ers, in recognition of her devotion to
song. The cast is very good one for
the opera, 1t is as follows:
Lady Harriet Durham MARTIAL. Mrs. Czapski
Nancy, her maid -,.-.....M Miss Hattie Collins
Sir. Tristan Of Mickleford lady Har-
rlets oousin) ..-...~. -.. Mr. John LeAgler
Plunkett, a wealthy farmer. .,.,..Mr. A. REFS
Lionell, bis adopted brother (afterward
Earl oil Derbyl..--.".".~.--M, w. Warren
Sheriff" r"".Mr. W. W. Currie
In addition, the chorus will consist Of
forty voices and be one of the great at.
fractions, On this occasion, also, the
Wagner club will appear AID render a
piano quartette or recitation Of rare
merit. The players are Mrs. Chas. Her.
cog, Miss Carrie Heating, Messrs. Leo
Kremer and Emile Levy.
The THEATER UsHERs' BENEFIr.-Qa
the evening Of the 9th inst. the New Or.
leans ~Serensders, assisted by home tai.
emit will give a performance for the bene.
Ct of Frank Gray, treasurer, and the
Of the theateT. The house will be-
crowded on this occasion by the friends
of the boys" whose p%oliteness to the
during the past season should be
duly recoGniaed. Mr.. Byron Davis, who
has made a reputation as an lend man."
will appear with the troupe. We are as.
that the performance will be first
class and not excellsd by any of the ia.
nous minstrel troupes that have visited
us this season,
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lished in the papers 10 the report Of thI
aoings at the recorders Office. The BOY,
know better than 70 indosse the state
ment that there's nothing in 3 name, anC
that that which we call q rose by an,
other name would smell as sweet.
1t should be positively understood tina
there will be no matiues Of the operl
Martha. Mrs. Czapski is quite fatigueG
with the severe rehesrsals aud other du
ties of the past season. aud cannot a
present consider any proposition or re
quest to give a matinee.
Chief Of Police Athy has issued an or
der %denuneiatory of goats and hog.
found running at large. The ordinance
will be strictly enforced on and after
Friday next, when goats and hogs will
be ap~prehonded and punished according
to the provisions Of the law.
On last evening, at the residence Of
Mr. Harry Cohn, an interesting marriage
ceremony took place, the contracting
parties being Mr.. A. Spiro and Mrs
Rachel Marks, all of our city. The bride
is the sister Mr., Cohu, at whose residence
the event a duly celebrated by the
triends OF the happy couple.
At the rattle which was conducted fol-
the benefit of the Sisters of the Good
Shepherd the lucky numbers are as fol,
lows: No. 800 drew a sewing machine,
T4 gold watch and chain, 1904 clock.
1917 reckless and cross, 1914 sleese but.
tons, 1867 pipe, S3l basket OF fruit Nos.
SO. 1871, 535, $50, 227, 9l7 drew pictures
The Ludlow baseball club, of Cincin.
matt, has been engaged by the manage.
ment Of Central Park to play three games
within Reds, Friday, Saturday and Sur.
day next. TIE Ludlows are favorites in
Cincinnati, and contest equally with the
best clubs in the country. We trust the
Memphis Reds will put forth their best
efforts in these contests.
When the County Quarterly Court
elected county assessors, it was not
known at the time of the election that
tho assessors had to be real estate own.
ers. Since that time, however, many of
the non real estate owning assessors have
come in with deeds to small pieces OF
real estate and have had them registered
A deed for twenty feet square of ground
makes a man a lord Of the soil quite as
much as if he owned a Thousand leagues
square or more and was a bloated land.
holder.
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MAY DAY ART
A Happy and Brilliant Gathering
81 CniIdren on Board an Elegant

"
A Happy. and Brilliant Gathering
steamer.
The happiest, brightest gathering of
children that We have seen in msny a
day was on board the steamer Gaff yes
terday. Captain Bob Wise, who has the
rarest faculty for making others enjoy
themselves, conceived the idea of giving
a children's May day party on board his
boat.
In this and in carrying out all the ar
rangementa he was ably seconded and
aided by Captain j.. D. Moore, the chief
clerk, and his accomplished wife; Mr..
Billy Collins, the steward, and Captain
X. W, Lightburne, the agent at this end
OF the line. Invitations on exquisitely
tinted paper, wsre issued and sent out
among the friends and acquaintance of
Captain Wise.
BY three o'clock yesterday afternoon
the young people of both sexes had filled
up and taken possession of the cabins.
an excellent string band struck up and
dancing commenced 10 earnest, and was
continued until late 10 the afternoon.
Each little miss and master was supplied
by Captain Ligbtbnrne, who acted as a
committee Of the whole and the button
hole, with a ~button-hole bouquet, which
was worn as a royal decoration in honor
OF the queen, who ever she was. Where all
were queenly little beauties, the sweetest
buds OF humanity hat ever began to un-
fold it would have been a difficult task to
choose one as pre-. eminent over the re,t.
especially as many Of them we're attend.
ed by their older selves in the persons of
their fond mammss. The floral decora.
tions, we understand, we're kindly urs.
scented by Mr.. Temple, the florist.
The children of many of our leading
and w%ell-known citizens were present.
the Willetts, Fontains, Hills, Doyles,
Seldeas, Elys, L~ightburnes, stoddards,
Jones, Bollings, Hodges, Kellars,
Walks and a hos! of others. Their ages
ranged from four to ten or twelve, and
while all did not dance, all came in on
an equal footing aud division Of pure
happiness when the ice cream and cake
oranges, candies and other luxuries
we're announced. The returning board
counted them all in. The whole crowd
was unanimously elected and of the
elect. The enjoyment of the little ones
approached perfection, and the sa%tisfae.
ton oil the older ones was near akin IN
the flush of pleasure tnat is supposed to
belong only to youth. The dressing of
the children was tasteful and eruuisite.
The Misses Madge Doyle and Bette Sci.
den were especially observed for their
elegant toilets, as well as graceful
dancing.
1t was a most plessurable and happy
affair. Captain Wise deserves q unapi.
vote of thanks for his ~successful
effort in the May party line. May his
line always be as much Of a
success.
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JOhn Walsh, Undertaken.
Second at. next to postofice. 10


One ofthe New York hotels has neither
bar nor news stand, and is provided with
voiceless BARRIERS.
Jesse and Mary Way, residents of
Chester county, Penn, recently cele.
brated the sixty.fourth anniversary of
their marriage.
Since the g~ubernatorial adjustment in
South Carolina the value of real estate
in Charleston is said to have advanced
very considerably.
1t ia this lying awake nights tryipc n
determine whether to leave your fottpua
TO an orphan asylum or a home for old
men tlat makes the newspaper business
80 wearing Rome Seminal.
The humorist of the Detroit Free Press
was married q Few months ago, and we
are sorry to sea paragraphs like this
dropping from his pen; California has
sight hundred tons Of honey to sell at
close figures, There's cramps for all
creation.
1t Is now feared that il Abdel Ph.lim
Khaboolsh Pesha moves from 3ougt.
'chak by way Of KtcheaeEeudsr toward
Blskdr the Russian auxiliary force under
Prince YiomrAntchibipoa ut wrmtkp-
chalk will be cut CT 0na conciIiated.
[Hawkeye.
- IS not impossible that The noise in
which we live, and which fools delight in
as signs Of cosmopolitan life, is respou-
sible for much of the paralysis, neural
gla and general nervous ~irritability char.
acteristic of modern times. PROV.
dence Press.
A correspondent observes that a per.
feet picture Of Oriental repose is to be
seen in the Turkish parliament. The
phleguNiio Dutchmeu who sit half asleep
IN iheir comfortable chairs in the bouse
OF deputies at the Hague are vivacity
itself compared with the lifeless statues
on exhibition in Oonstantmople.
Mary Clemmer says: you never
saw a man who amounted to anything
action who had a little piucsed.np
nose, ears or mouth" But for all that
you will get very few men in this part of
country to admit that they have a
Cronin nose, Chicago ears, or a Mlwau.
kee mouth. Inc, ristown Herald.
One Of the Vassar College girls dis.
covered a new comet a few days ago;
and she was 30 mad when she found that
It's trail was several billions Of miles
than her avn that she declared
hat hereafter comets might go shooting
through the unknown space for ten
thousand years before she would dis.
one Of them. -[Norristowa Herald.
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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.

Conclave of the Grand Command.
Days.
The assembling OF so many Sir
Knights from different parts of the State
is a highly interesting event in our local
annals as well as in the current history
Of Masonic bodies. Such of the pro.
ceedings rs are public will be watch.
ed by the people with eager interest and
curiosity. M~urfreesboro, Nashville, Jack.
son, and Columbia will be represented by
full Communicates, and various other
places will have a partial representation.
The preparations for the reception Of
visiting Sir Knights have been going on
actively but quietly for several weeks,
and the most desirable arrangements
have been made. The Jackson Com.
msndery was to arrive to-day. The
Murfreesboro C~ommandery is expected
to arrive at 8 o'clock this afternoon, e.
corting Right Eminent Grand Com
msndsr W. R. Butler. These bodies and
others arriving will be met at the depot
by Cyrene and St, Elmo Communicates
and escorted to the Peabody Hotel.
where they will be qua.tered during their
stay.
The regular programme will occupy a
period Of two days. Tomorrow at $3.50
am, the communicates will form at the
Peabody Hotel and move at 10 a m to
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
where services will be held By the Rev.
George White, Grand Prelate of the
State, assisted by the Revs. George @.
Harris and G. I. Stainback. The effect
and impressiveness Of the occasion will
be heightened by the music conducted
by Professors Winkler and Schultze.
The principal singers of the opera Mar.
tina, excepting Mrs. Czapski, will assist.
Arnold'S orchestra will be present, thus
making a rare combination OF musical
talent and culture. The large edi6ce
will be crowded with our best people at
an early hour, After the services are
concluded the column will reform and
march up Second street to Exchange,
across to Main, down Main to Union and
thence to the hall, where the Grand
C~ommandery will be opened in secret
session. At 9 o'clock tomorrow night a
grand entertainment will be given at the
Peabody Hotel. This will be a superb
attain. a limited number OF invitations
have been issued.
At 10 o'clock Friday morning there
will be- q steamboat excursion on the
Coahoms, for knights and ladies only.
The competitive drill for a silver pitcher
and set, offered by Cyrene Commandery,
will take place at the Memphis and
Charleston railroad depot, at 4 pm. the
same day, the best drilled commandery
to take the prize. This will be sure to
attracts crowd aud 10 enlist the feeling
of every one present.
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