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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
Mr. Carpenter,a Arrument.

WAsHISGroS, February IA = Mr.. Car
penter. on the reAssembling Of the cleo
toral commission this morning, resumed
his argument, ~contending that the con-
stitution of the United States forbade
the comforting of judicial power upon
the returning board of Louisiana, aud
that the law Of the State, which attempt
ed to confer such power was void. One
man could not BE- punished for another's
o%ffense. Suppose we take Milwaukee
county, where the Democrats q give
5000 majority, and one hundred of the
Republicans bulLdoze another hundred
Republicans, aud because Of this the
whole vote is thrown out; would that be
justH The returning board, had it pos
sessed judicial powers, had gone outside
its power, The statute requires duplicate
rsturns to be made within twenty-iour
hours, and such returns we're not made
within fifteen days. He read from the
report Of Messrs. HoAr, Wheeler and
Frye to show how this delay could be
taken advantage Of to change the result,
and say they were prepared to show that
10000 votes had been disfranchised.
Senator Howe went upon the theory
that if plaintiffs agents commit robbery
defendants agents may commit robbery.
This vas not a matter for Louisiana to
settle for herself, The whole nation
was interested in the laws the represen-
tstives aud senator's in congress may as.
sistin making, and in the President Of the
United States that her vote would make.
BE read from the report previously
quoted and said: Wouldn't Wheeler
wake up astonished to find himself
elected by the very means he c%ondemnedS
he did not deny there we're wrongs per.
pstrated in the South, but they we're
bought about by tho smart produced BY
the illegal acts by which a fraudulent
government IA put upon them, and
denounced in bitter terms the four men
acting as a retursing board who foisted
the Kellogg government through fraud
aud v%illainy upon the people Of Louisiana.
A careful and Thorough examination oil
this case BY this tribunal would do more
to restore pelce to Louisiana than a
re Iiment Of soldiers.
Mr., Trumbull said he supposed they
should now present the evidence. Fraud,
i-regularity aud illegally on the part Of
the returning board were charged aud the
proof offered to be produced. Kellogg
aud others we're accused likewise of sins
of omission aud commission, and the
proof thereof offered to be furnished BY
him Elf.
The question sprung up as to the time
to be allowed for argument as to the ad.
instability Of the evidence offered.
Mr.. Thurman thought the case would
be expedited by allowing the evidence to
go in, subject to objection, instead of
frittering their time on the admissibility
of testimony. BE thought it was max
ing this commission a court of common
pleas instead of a great tribunal, as it
was intended to be.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
AIIUD1Na to Mr.. loves resolu-

Abiding to MI. loves resolu-
ton before the legislature in regard
to the Memphis and Shreveport
branch of the Texas and Pacific
railroad, the Knoxville Tribune of
the 9th, says:
A resolution similar in purport to this
was adopted by the last general assem-
bly,, though it may do no harm to repeat
it Besides, in compliance with the reso-
lutions OF the convention which met in
Memphis, in November, 1875. aud of the
St Louis convention, which met a few
days after, the managers Of the Texas
and Pacific road agreed to conform their
bill to the wishes OF Tennessee aud other
States similarly Interested, and it was
accordingly so done As we understand
it, the btl now pending fully meets the
requirements OF Mr.. loves resolution
The St. Louis resolutions fixed Shreve-
port as the eastern terminus aud desig'
mated branches to Memphis, Vicksburg
aud New Orleans. We believe the com
pauy's bill before congress includes Gal
weston also.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
noasons Tor a Gran,

oOgpnt ReaSons for n Grand Success
conplcuous among the highest examples Of
success which tho present century can ihoW Is
Hostetter's Stomach Bittegs. The record Q fits
triumPhs over disease Is to be traced In the
written Acknowledgements Of Thousands who
have experienced its benShcsnt effects. and
the evidence Of its popularity Is to be found in
tho vast aud growing demand for tho article
IN North and South America, Mexico, Guate-
mala. the West Indies, Australia and Europe,
The reasons for lis unparalleled success are
cogont ones. The accumulated evidence Of
nearly thirty years shows shat Is a certa n
remedy for malariRl disoase, as we'll as its
surest Areyentive; that Il eradloaies dvHpep-
iia, constipation, liver complaint ana nOr-
vousness, eounteracts o tendency TO geut,
rheumatism, urinary and uterine disOrdors,
that II imparts vleor 10 the feeble, and eheert
the mind while II invigorates the body.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
Regulations

Those Of our readers who conform to
the tdicts and rules OF the Catholic
church will have to observe the following
Lenteu regulations for their guidance
during the present peuitential season:
| All the week days Of Lent, from Ash.
Wednesday till Easter Sunday, are faSt
days Of prscept, on one meal, With the
allowance o. a moderate collation. in the
evening
2 The precept Of fasting implies also
that of abstinence from the use Of flesh
neat. But by %dispensation the use Of
flesh meat is allowed in this diocese
at every meal on Sunday, and at the
principal meal on Mondays, Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays, with toe
exception OF Holy Thursday and the sec.
ond and last Saturday Of Lent.
3 1t is not allowed to use fish with
flesh at the same meal in Lent.
a. There is no prohibition to use eggs,
butter or cheese, provided the rules OF
quantity prescribed by the fast be com
piiSu WIN
5. Lard may be used in preparing fish,
vegetables, etc etc,
G.. The church excuses from the obli-
CATION Of fasting, but not Of abstinence
from flesh meat Except in special cases,
sickness or the like the following ~classes
Of p%ersoua: lst, the infrm; I'd, these
whose duties are Of exhausling or Is.
borious character; 81, persona who ore
attaining their growth; 4th, women in
pregnancy or nursing infants; 9th, those
who are enfeebled by old age,
All alike, however, should enter into
the spirit Of this holy season, which i,
in a special manner a time Of prayer
and sorrow for sin. of almS.giying and
modification.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
Bob Drury Refused Rail-.

This morning Judge Ray, Of the Pro-
bate Court, rendered his decision in tie
hsbeas corpus case o fRobert Drury, who
stands indicted for the murder Of Albert
Gibson, aud who made application to fix
his bail. After a full hearing of the case
and argument by counsel of the State
and the defendant Judge Ray refused to
fix the bail, and remanded the prisoner
to jail without bail.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14

OLD lack Chandler has had a
California farmer named Stewart,
indicted for offering him a bride of
three hundred dollars to decide a
case a certain way. Stewart said
he thought the outgoing admins
tration would be ready to take
advantage of any opportunity to
make money; but he missed it that
time. Perhaps old zack has a con-
tempt for so small a sum.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
The PRESIDENCY.

New YoRK, February ID Judge
Asckey, Of South Carolina, said to a
correspondent: Il regard it as an abso
lutte verify that Hayes will be declared
President. l have no doubt that the
electoral commission will hold that the
votes of Louisiana aud Oregon must be
counted for Hayes. | regard the position
of The Republicans as to both of these
States as perfectly impregnsble. l be-.
lieve Hayes as President will exert
his powers benignly toward the South
and be a paci6cator of the sections"
The judge has been addressing public
mee.lsgs in South Carolina called to hear
him on the political situation. General
Kershaw followed Judge Mackey at one
meeting aud said: With Hayes as
President of the United States justice
will be done throughout the whole land,
and glory and honor and peace will
crown our country through his wise aud
benign administration Of its government. "
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
chicago Marnotr.

CHICAGO, February ID, 1915 PM
Wheat is steady at 81 3li for March;
81 800 for April; 81 S53 for May. Corn
is quiet at ALTO for March 45lc for May.
Oats are dull and lower at 35ic Tor cash
3s9c for March; 35l@s5tc for April; 3sbc
for May. Pork is steadier at SIS Is fol
March; SIS 40 for April. Lard is firm
at $40 45 for March $40 62l for April,
Meats-Salt pork hams quiet at $40 Is.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
indications.

WASHINGTON, February l4.-For Ten
nessee and Ohio valley falling barometer,
northwest veerinE to southeast winds,
aud warmer cloudy weather, with rain
snow.
The rivers will generally fall except
in the Mississippi above Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14

C~rsclssArr, February l4.--Rivsr fall
ing Fair aud milder.
Came, February IL -Arrived--Vini
Shake. Cincinnati, s am; b, c Yaeger,
New Orleans, 10 am. Departed City
of Chester, Memphis, midnight; Viut
Shinkle, Memphis, 10 a M Yaeger, St.
Louis, II am. Cloudy and cool.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14

Colonel W, W. Cole and W. R. day.
den, of Coles hippodrome, arrived yes.
terday and will remain until Saturday
and then go to New York. They will be
back early in the spring to start out the
grand hippodrome which has wintered
here, on a sumner tour.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
Suspension Of Large whisky Firms
I'm Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, February IA. IT.
WalstOn and MesSrs. W. Il. Walker &
Co large whisky firms, have suspended.
The liabilities of WAlston are 500, 1000;
assets, $4,000. Walkers is not known.
The trouble Of the last named firm was
brought about by the failure Of walstoA
and others. They bore soon 70 resume.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14

a angular attempt to murder was
made by a young druggist 10 London q
few days ago. He had been in love with
.his land'sdy's daughter, but she refused
- maray him until he was in a better
position. For some unknown reason he
tried to kill her mother, who, on ava
keDing at four o'clock 10 the morning,
felt bis hand on her throat and some.
thing like the mouth Of a small bottle at
her lips. She struggled, the contents OF
the bottle we're spilled, and the young
man ran away, but he WAS a~fterward
arrested and committed for trial.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
Miss Kate Field, always q brilliar

Miss Kate Field, always a brilliant
newspaper worker, but an unsuccessful
actress, has returned to her first love in
London, and is now writing regularly on
American subjects for the Examiner.
II is presumed that it is her band which
has urgently corrected Punch for put.
ting the negro word tote" in the mouth
Of atypical Yankee,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14

DR.. ELY MCCLELLAN, of the
United States army, has made a
report to the Savannah board of
health, estimating the pecuniary
loss to Savannah and Georgia by
the recent yellow fever epidemic,
at S5,6O9,S57
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14

THE Brownsville Bee has been
revived by its old proprietor, Col.
W. Ivie Westbrook, and makes a
very crsditable appearance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14

Thus the fGsl decision Of, the whole
presidential question really depends on
be rulIug Of me tribunal as to the ad
mission OF testimony in the Louisiana
case. Il is safe IL say hat no evidence
will be admitted in any event beyond
the reports and accompanying papers OF
The house and senate con mittees that
have been investigating Louisiana, Ii
these are admitted then the case will re.
.ume its partisan aspect, aud if Justice
Bradley votes with the Republicans e
sustain the action Of the returning board,
Hayes will be counted in. That is about
all there is OF the Louisiana Ease a. the
present writing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
u Il IA r. MS
Wednesday, Evening, Feb. IL. ISS7

The subscription price Of the PUB
Lie LEDGER is IS per dnnum for
the Daily, and 50 per snnNm for tie
Weekly Postage free.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14

E0K FOSTERS, SHOW BILLS, CARDS
CIRCULARS, etc., gotten up with the --latest
styi2 q yRes p on superior paper Of any
anime otooksand prices. "
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
EDUCATIONAL.
ELECTION.
ELECTION NGTICE.

THE ANNUAL MRETING OF THE
j stockholders Of the Memphis Gas Light
Company will be held at the Office Of the Com
pany, "a Madison street, Memphis, Tenn, on
Thursday. March lst, to elect teven az direo-
tors 70 serve inc Company the ensuing year,
Election from 10 a,n. to2p.m. $500
FsbrusHl !. 1871. iTsssolSi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
WILL MAKE IT R

The members Of the tribunal under
stand that il they exclude testimony in
the Louisiana case, as they did in that of
Florida, in the face of all that has been
developed concerning the crimes OF the
returning board, they make their entire
action a farce in the eyes Of the country
This is the view taken OF the matter By
al the Democrats on the tribunal, aud
tia Republicans mentioned above have
substantially expressed the same views
in conversation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-14
The Louisiana case.
Washington Special St. Louis rimos,l

The position Of those who constitute
a clear majority 10 the tribunal is as fol-
lows, as nearly as | can ascertain: They
bald that the tribunal being made by law
the judge Of its own jurisdiction must
consider each case upon its own indivi-
dual merits, and by methods Of proce
dnre 10 accordance with it's own particu
lar exigency. In fact so far as LouiSi-
ana is concerned there is no case made
up beyond the town naked sets Of certi6
Gates, unless the tribunal decides 10 take
extraneous testimony.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-16
Just Waking I'm.

The New York Herald has been study
ing the political situation in Ohio, and has
come to the conclusion that there are
some political rip Van Wrinkles" in
that state. The Herald says
The twenty-five or thirty Ohio Republi-
cans who have so far failed to get office
under the new administration have lost
their patience and have pronounced against
the presidents southern policy. They do
not 90 quite so far as the Etna Republi-
cans in Maine, who declared the president
"a traitor to his party, his country and his
God" but they follow pretty closely, de.
nouncing the southern policy las false 10
principls, contrary to the constitution and
dangerous to the liberties of the people. /"
About two years after the close of the
war half dozen gaunt men in Confederate
gray appeared in Virginia village and
eagerly inquired how the war was getting
on, They had been hidden in the woods.
We do not know in what backwoods these
Ohio Rip Van Wrinkles have been con-
cealed, but somebody in Columbus ought
to tell them that the war is over. 1t is a
pity to see men torn with anxiety about q
question which is dead as Julius Caesar
and which even Mr.. Blaine cannot revive.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-16

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING NEW
YoRK.-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and
others to stop at when in New York is the
Grand Union Hotel nearly opposite the
Grand Central Depot, kept on the Euro
pean plan--you therefore only pay for
what you get. Everything is first class,
and prices moderate, adapted to the string
ency of the times, You save the expense
of carriage hire, and by leaving your bag
gage check on the counter of the Hotel
your baggage will be delivered in your
rooms, fifteens minutes after the arriva
of the cars, free of expense. We advise
you to give the Grand Union trial.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-16
turkish Saw.

In the pending conflict the war cor.
respondent is doing good service in making
known acts Of cruelty and inhumanity.
Writing from the Turkish camp near Kars,
the correspondent of the London Times
records deeds which he says justly, reflect
the greatest discredit on the Turkish
commander.
"On the Sd Of July," he writes two
karakapaks were seized by Circassian
patrol. They owned that they were the
bearers of letters from one Russian division
to another, and without any attempt at
concealment produced them, candidly de-
claring that they were to receive seventy
piastres for their safe delivery. They were
not spies, they were not disguised in any
way, they were notin the vicinity of the Turk
ish camp, but while conveying post from
Kars to Tergukassof's army were appre-
hended by Circassians, taken up before the
Mushir, quietly led to secluded spot, and
then, by his orders, shot, and left to lie
unburied on the bare hillside. Their
corpses, riddled with bullets, were seen by
more than one Englishman, and I trust
that all who did see the CHASTITY sight will
place on their record their detestatlon OF
the cowsrdly deed, so utterly opposed to
all sense OF justice, aud so opposed to all
military law. Although spies are employ
ed by all armies, their fate il caught is toe
we'll known to need comment; but that the
bearer of letter should be subjected tC
the same dog-like death. is an event un-
PARALLEL in my knowledge of military
history"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-16
High Toned Schurz.

A correspondent Of the New York Sun,
at Cleveland, Ohio, refers to the recent
disclosures of Mr.. Carl Schurz's mercen-
airy bargains with the Republican man
ayers, as follows
when Schurz commenced the canvass
last fall in this state, the practice was
notorious. on the part of the Republican
leaders of accepting contributions, as 1t
was tacetiOusly termed, from every office.
holder, high or low, under the national
administration for campaign purposes.
Never had resistance to official assess
ments' for election expenses been visited
with more prompt or meTciess exclusion
from Office than was the failure during
the last campaign to make these voluntary
Cd contributions when they we're called tor
To his early speeches, Mn. Schurz reflect
ed, with becoming sarcasm, upon this
wretched abandonment of the fundameDt'
al principle of civil service reform as
enunciated by Grant and his followers
No sooner had the reports of these speech
es reached Washington than Zach Chand
Ter, then holding the double position o.
secretary of the interior and chairman o.
the Republican national committee, mott
flied him that he must either cease
making speeches of that character or e!sC
discontinue his drafts upon the nationa
committee. As a former friend auC
associate of Mr.. Schurz in the Liberal Re
publican movement, am grieved 10 say
that he stopped the speeches and continued
the drafts.
1t will be perceived that the point raised
by the correspondent is not whether Mr.
Scburz received the sum of exactly 81, 5OC
for given number Of harangues, but tina
the threat to stop his pay prompted hin
to eat every honest word he had evel
nLtered ON the snhient Of Grantism
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-16
The secretary's "Expenses. ?


Secretary Schurz's practice, which is not
in itself unprecedented or improper, of
receiving money for his speeches during
political campaigns, has not been confined
to Pennsylvania, nor have his bills always
been rendered at the rate of so much per
speech. They have sometimes come In
under an agreement for expenses, when
they have been put at rather fabulous
figure. During the first campaign for
Grant 10 1868 the national committee
desired Mr.. Schurz's presence in New York
state, and he was sent for. The arrange
ment made was for the payment of bis
expenses. Mr.. Schurz spent eleven days
in the state, making his first speech at the
Cooper Institute. His bill was $1,000 for
the eleven days. A number of leading
Republicans, calling at the rooms Of the
committee, congratulated Mr.. Morgan that
he had been able to secure Mr.. Schurz'
services by the payment of his expenses
the impression, they said, was that be
never could be got without a definite sum
per speech. To this Mr.. Morgan replied
that Mr.. Schurz was not very cheap mar
under the arrangement made to pay hi
expenses, and he did not know that i
would not have been cheaper TO make (
definite arrangement for fixed amour
per speech. After which he surprised hi
visitors by showing them the vouchers fo1
the amount of Mr.. Schurz's expenses
for eleven days, and convinced them with
ont difficulty that Mr.. Schurz must b.
regarded as indeed a luxury.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-16
Nervous Debility.

A depressed, irritable state of mind; a
weak nervous, exhausted feeling; no en-
ergy or animation; confused head, weak
memory. often with facilitating, involuD-
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excuses. mental overwork and indiscre.
tons. This NERVOUS DEBILITY finds a
sovereign cure in HUMPHREYS HoMEo.
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system, arrests discharges, dispels the
mental gloom and dependency, and rejuve-
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for package of five boxes and large 81
vial of powder, which is important in old
serious cases; or 81 per single box. Sold
by all druggists, or sent by mail on receipt
of price Address Humphreys Homeo.
pathlc Medicine Co., No. 100 Fulton ST..
N. Y.
GB-See -argC advertisement.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-16

How IT Is DoNE.-The first object in
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rich; the second how to get good health.
The first can be obtained by energy.
honesty and saving; the second, (good
health by using GREENS AUGUST Flow.
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sold by all frst-class druggists in the
United States.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-16
The Naturalization Treaties with Ger
many.

many.
A dispatch has been received at the
state department from Mr.. Fish, secretary
of the legation at Berlin, giving a very
satisfactory account of the operation of the
naturalization treaties between the United
States and Germany since 1860 No case
has arisen under these treaties requiring
the intervention of the United States rep
resentatives at Berlin. Only one case is
now pendieg before the foreign Office, and
that simply relates to fine. The rights
Of American citizens of foreign birth are
now so we'll understood and respected that
Mr.. Fish expresses the belief that Ger
mans who have become naturalized in the
United States in good faith and with the
intentions of retaining their citizenship oil
this country, and not merely for the pur'
pose Of avoiding military duty at home,
will have nothing to fear on visiting their
native land. In some cases they may be
subjected to DELAYS in procuring recogni
ton of their rights but such recognition
is ultimately sure.