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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-05
His Letter Of Resignation as
Chairman of Democratic
National Committee.
The Disastrous Consequences which
Would Have Resulted in
the Failure to Count
in Hayes.
Representative Douglas Amendo
Honorable TO Represent.
atiTe Lamar.

WASHINGTON, March Hon. Abram
S. Hewitt resigned his position as chair
man Of the Democratic nAtioaal com
mittee 10 s letter Of considerable length,
in which be asserts that the result Of the
electoral bill hes disappointed the hopes
Of every liver OF the country. and tAst
8 ErieyOus wrong has been perpstraled
Of awarding the Presidency to a eandf
date Who has no just title to its honors
NJ. HsEitt defends bis action upon that
bill. and regarding bis assent to the com
plsdoa Of the count. ssys, as an honor
abe nza. no other course was open to
hin, bet if honor had permitted other
wise his Judgment was that It was the
Eissst coarse for the country as well as
for the Democratic party to proceed in
~secoriane. with Law to the orderly
completion Of the count, although they
knew it would result in the installation
Of Mr.. Hayes. He recites his opinion
that DISASTROUS consequences would have
resulted in the defeat OF the count, re-
sulting eventually in civil war, and to
him appeared on one side anarchy and
civil war and on the other peace and or.
der, aud says in the conclusion CT his
letter: Under the circumstances could
not hesitate as to my course. | felt that
as a patriot and the trusted servant of
the Democracy no other course was left
open TO me and feel surf its wisdom viii
be vindicated by an early and triumph.
ant success Of the Democratic party,
standing as it does upon the rock Of jus
tice and patriotism, from which no
amount Of passion or provocation has
been able to move it. For myself | fee
that | have now completed the duty
which was assigned me at ST. Louis
The result of the campaign was the IN.
questionable election Of our candidates
That they and the people have been de
frauded Of their rights is true, but fol
this result l DO not hold myself any
mora responsible than any other mem.
Der Of congress upon whom rested tht
duty of counting and declaring the
votes"
Representative Douglas has published
a card admitting hat he did injustice tc
Representative Lamar Saturday il
rudely addressing him, and expressing
his high appreciation Of the character o.
that gentleman.
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LEGAL.
noe. Resldent No1iee.

II. Morris & Bro. VS.. |. N. Cans-Attacb.
ment-Before John 7. Elliott, j. p. state
OF Tennessee, shelby county.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTAOHMENTHAV-
a ing been sued out under section 1855 of the
Code or Tennessee, and returned By sc proper
eiioer, levied upon the property Of the defond-
ant. ana aihdaVit having been made that the
the sum Of 81 .Q, due by account, and thatthe
defendant is a non PRESIDENT Of the State OF
Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that defend
ant make his personal appearance before
John 4 Elliot, ). P, on che oath day of
the city of Memphis, Tenn, and defend said
attachment suitwithin the time prescribed by
law, or tho same will DO proceeded with OK
parte; and that a copy Of this order DO pub.
hsned once a TeeS for four consecutive weeks
in the Public Ledger.
This 10th day eli February. 1877.
l~il-lDO-l-I JOHN Il. ELLI0TI. j. p.
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A Piratical Crau

HALIFAX, March 5-The brig Albion
from C~ienfuegos reports that on the 9th
of February, thirty miles north of the
Bahamas, a low raking looking schooner
OF about sixty tons passed shortly
after the Albion came up with a Spanish
brig from C~ienfaegos for Spain. The
captain said that the strange craft sia.
nailed him, and boats with crews wen,
on board of his vessel, taking possession
of whatever they wanted. The piratieal
craft, when last seen, was making 70,
another Spanish vessel.
Arrived, steamer Austrian from Liver
pool.
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mo. 252O.l
MOn.Resident Notice.

In the Chaneery Court Of Shelby County.
Ienn..5W, y. Irvine Tor Z. W. Irvine) We.
M. h.. WOodson ot al.
IT. APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
! this cause, that the defendants, Nj. j..
Woodson, Sallie COvington formerly Wood
SOM and her husband 4. II. Covlngton, Wal
ter GuerTant and Morri, Guerrant are I'll nom
resident Of the atato Of tennessee; IL
10 therefore ordered that they mako their
appearance hetoin, at the oourt-bonse.
IN ths city Of Memphis. Tennessee, on or
before the first Monday IN April. ISL,
and plead, answer or demur TO complain
ants bill, or the same will DO taken for con-
iessed as TO them and set for hearing OK pnrte;
and that a copy Of this order bs published
once q week, Tor four successive weeks, in the
Public Ledger.
This 18Th day Of February, 1877.
copy Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, C. and NJ.
~ x. ). BLACK, D. O. aud M.
L Temple, sol, for Complainant.
l4i $50 II
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Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO, March 5, ll:3O a.m.-Wbeat
is firm at 81 III for cash March; 81 S5E
for April; 81 27b for May. Corn is dui!
at 44@44sc Tor May; offered 4OI for
April Ale Did for March. Pork is easier
at Sl4 52t@l4 IS for April; Sl4 Is for
May nominally $l4 5219l4 IS for cash.
Lard Is firm at 50 65 for April; 50 75G,
9 77l for Nay.
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trustees sale,

ON THURSDAY. 22D DAY OF MARCU
~ ISL, IN front Of the fernando Inenrance
building, No. q Madison street. within legSI
hours l III sell for cash, to the highest bid.
VI w ion9Wlns oesori0et propo ty:
Inc lot and premises beginning on tho soptb
me 81 county lot No, SIS an dfty feet east of
a stase standing 225 10 chains eost ogtbee
,outhwest corner Of said county lot Ns. bS5:
tue9oe o. esst ono hundred feet, more or less
70 the southeast corner of lot No. 4 on Gro'
nam plan of county lot 525; thence norih
Two hundred and hfly-fvo feet; thence sontb
~. Eest one hundred feet 10 a stake; thence.
soatn Two hundred ami fifty. Eve feet to tho.
shelby county, Tenn, "''e'' "A "a
Tbs fale Is made, by virtue Of a trust deed
executed 70 me by W. + Prescott, and re-
fSrdeq N Tue REGISTERS office. Shelby county,
poOh III, page 500. to which reference Il made.
Equity OF redemption waived.
7 d Nm w. w. GOODWIN, Trustee.
i, Is. MCFARLAND, Attorney. IB4.I0
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Rivar Tnlorrnmn.

%CISCISSATr, March 5.-River rising,
Weather clear and cold.
CAIRO, March 3-Arrived-A. j. Ba-
ker, Tennessee river, . pm; Liberty,
Pomeroy, IL; Mary Miller, St. Louis,
noon; Arkansas Belle, Evansville, "A m ;
Belle Memphis, Memphis, 0. Departed
City of yicksburg, Vicksburg, 9 p N;
Libarty, St.. Louis, . AM Arkansas
Belle, Evansville, 10; Belle Memphis,
St. Louis, 10; Bismarck, New Orleans,
noon. Fair and cold.
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WHAT WE MAY EXPECT.

We are expecting a portion and
perhaps all of Hayes inaugural
address to-day. Here is a little
section of an interview with him
on the train by a Herald correspond
ent:
Have you visited the South since the
war, governor?' l inquired, when the
conductor had retired.
"0h yes; / have made two pretty extern
sive trips through the Southern States
within the last few years, visiting the
principal cities"
did you tavel much along the At
lantic seaboard?
Except in Georgia; | was never at
Savannah"
Here / ventured to say to the governor
that he would meet som noble Southern
men when he arrived in Washington,
men of statesmaulike views, great Rbili.
Ties, high character aud self control, and
l referred to the behavior OF these men
10 the present crisis.
al have heard Of it." be replied, aud
then Laughing Some of these most
turbulent folks hail from our Ohio here,
dent thsy2 Still, he continued, that's
not 10 BE wondered st considering their
irAiaingundes some OF the Democratic
leaders
The fling at the South and at
Democrats baspeaks the partisan
rancoT Of the man. It is in him
deep, and We predict that he WILL,
Ike his predecessor, prove more 81
a President for the party than Of
the whole country. The education
Of the man. the influences BY which
he has always been surrounded and
the character Of the men who
counted him in and viii now han
die him, al point to a narrow, SEC
tional, preindiced administration.
We care not what smooth, pacifca-
tory passages may appear in his ad-
dress to-day, he is likely to Be con-
trolled by the party managers who
nsed Grant fog eight years to per-
petuate the rule of the Republican
party. Grant said, Let us have
peace" and the country applauded
the sentiment; but twas an empty.
meaningless promise, an epigram,
which outliyed fulflment. Mr.
Hayes viii be measured by his &C.
tions and not by vague platitudes
He is stopping with and influenced
by John Sherman, who Endorsed
the Eliza Pinkston story with in.
decent haste, and had Grant to re.
fer this unauthorized and utterl,
reckless batch of falsehoods ant
ISLANDERS to congress.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-05

Another serious objection may be
offered against cremation, For instance,
when little Johnny takes down a jar for
the purpose oil feloniously absorbing
some OF mammals jelly, and accidentally
gets a mouthful OF his grandtsther'S
ashes, Il ia-well II is rather rough on
littly Johnny ,-Norr. Herald.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-05

GOVERNOR HAYEs-he was gov
ernor then, for he had not tele-
graphed back to file his resignation
made a speech the other day in
which he alluded to himself as a
sort Of second Abraham Lincoln.
This bit of vanity may have been
pardonable, but it had an unpleas-
ent effect on some Of his retainers.
The ludicrous idea got into their
heads that the train might be
thrown off the track and the whole
party dropped into an Ashtabula
chasm or a~ssassinated in some lonely
mountain pass. A Washington
special, abiding to the trip, says /;
The presidential following was very
large, aud si would have zone as merry
ss q marriage bell but for one thing
They all had assassination on the braiL
The train was subdiyided, aud special
precautions were taken to preserve the
valuable life Of his iraudulency from this
purely imaginary peril. So generally
was this idea diffused that il is said to
have bsen the reason why the Republi
can members Of the Ohio legislature
preferred to ONE on by a late- train.
Guilty eonsciences made towards
of them. Having become particspE
criminis to the biggest steal that
has ever been committed by the
Republican party they naturally
shrauk within themselves, expect
ing to be struck by lightning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-05

IT seems to be about settled that
there will be no election of State
librarian by the legislature, the
present incumbent, Mrs. Haskell,
being found both worthy and COM
petent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-05

AMONG the distinguished people
who accompanied Governor Hayes
from Columbus to Washington, or
at least rode on the same train, we
see mentioned in the New York
Herald the name of Mr.. John @.
Eldridge, of Tennessee, o Hayes
elector from the Memphis district"
lie called on the great counted-in
aud paid his respects and talked
some time. Eldridge is after his
pay for that arduous canvass.
"Verily, they shall have their re-
ward"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-05

The heart of Rutherford B.
Hayes no longer bleeds for the
poor colored men of the South, but
they bleed at the thought of the
Freedmen's Savings Bank all the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-05

GOVERNOR PORTER has signifed
a willingness to convene an extra
session Of the legislature if neces-
sary to c%onsummatc a compromise
with the bondbolders.
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M M
Monday Evening, March o. EST7.

The subscription price Of the PUB
LIC LEDGER is s. per mum for
the Daily, and 50 per annum for the
Weekly-POst0ge tree.
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CouR1ER-JoURNAI Washington
snecial March Cd.

WI
special, March Sd:
1t is said tonight that Hayes is fixed
10 his Southern policy, whatever that
may be. / think il is some nebulous idea
Of liberality to the South, floating in bis
brain, the practical outcome of which is
to be Office for such Southeruers as may
be willing to 90 over to the Radicals.
This does not involve any striking
change from Grants policy Of rewarding
r%ecreants. As to anything further, the
fact that John Sherman is to be the rul-
ing spirit of the administration doss not
warrant any confident hopes OF improve
ment. SO far as the offices are con-
cerned. | know Of no prominent South
ern Democrat who would accept a place
in Hayes cabinet.
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DIRECTORS.
Uhice Ph@nix Insurance Co..
No. 10 madiaon street.
MEMPHIS. February "a

MEMPHIS, February l6, 1877.
A I yHE ANNUAL RLECTION POR
- NtVsh DIRECTORS TO serve the enspiny
year' held at the Office of the Company on nv,
lStn inst the following named gentiensni
were SELECTED, viz; II. NJ. Nicely. A D.
ppwynnei W. >. Bruce, L. h. Sugs,. ". n
Brown D. 3. Day and II. b. Howell
AT nm adjourned regular u..pn.
board OF Directors, held on the ism No. NJ
iolloWlng ohleers were elected Ia save ~ a NY
Clarke, Secretary. N''''''n' n
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HAAe NAAN W ~
country, lies the improvement of the in.
tellectusl aud moral condition of the
people, Universal suffrage should rest
upon universal education. To this end
a liberal and permanent provision should
be made for the support OF free schools
by the State goyeTnmsBts, and, il need
be, supplemented by legitimate aid from
the national authority. Let me assure
my c%ountrymen Of the Southern States
that it is my earnest desire to regard
their truest interests-the interests of
the white and Of the colored people, both
equally, and TO put forth my best efforts
10 behalf OF o civil policy which will for.
ever wipe cut IN u political affairs the
color line aud the distinctions between
North aud South, and in the end that we
may not have merely a united North or
a united South but q united country. /
ask the attention OF the public to the
paramount necessity of the reform OF
cur civil s%eryice, a reform not merely IS
TO certain abuses aud practices Of So
called official patronage, which have
come 10 have the sanction OF usage in
several departments Of our government,
bnt q change Of the system Of appoint.
ments itseli-a reform that shall be thor.
ough, radical and complete a return to
the principles and practices Of the found.
ers Of the government. They never ex.
pected nor desired from public officers
any partisan service; they meant that
the public officers should owe their whole
service to the government and to the
people; they meantthat an officer should
be secure 10 his tenure as long az bis
personal character remained untarnish-
I'D aud the performance of his duties sat
isfsctory; they held that appointments
to Office were not to be made nor expect.
ed merely as regards for partisan services
nor merely on the nomination OF mem.
bers Of congress as being entitled in any
respect to the control OF such appoint
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-12-01
THE CABLE.

In this world, it is an excellent plan for the
pigmies to offer their concurrence to the giants,
Whenever the latter, for their own interests, UNI
dertake anything which incidentally benefits the
former. Even though the help be only such as
pigmies can afford, it still fatters the giants to
have the approval Of the pigmies. In plain Ian
guage, We think that our government should
express its willingness without loss of time to
bear a proportional share in the cost of the pro-
posed submarine cable between New Zealand and
San Francisco via the Sandwich Isles" Such
a step may greatly help on the negotiation. To
think that there is even the most remote pros
pect of our having a cable is enough to turn
the head of a cabbage. To intimate to both
the governments of the White House and st.
James that we are heartily willing to contribute,
as far as our means will allow, towards the
cable scheme, would, we think, be considered a
very handsome act on our part by those two big
fellows, especially if it came spontaneously and
UNEXPECTEDLY from us little fellows. Let us
show them that we appreciate their kindness,
although they don't mean it exactly so.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-12-01
Odd Fellowship.

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows was first
planted in these Islands on Dec. 10, 1916, by the
institution Of Excelsior Lodge. No. l. 1t has
grown and thriven. and is now one of the largest
and most prosperous of the societies in Honolulu
which may be properly styled Friendly So
%cieties." its object being declaredly Friendship
and Brotherly Love. The Order WINS a fine two
story brick building on Fort street, the upper por
ton being devoted to Lodge purposes and the
lower let for stores.
On Tuesday evening last. at the regular meeting
of Excelsior Lodge No. l. a very interesting affair
occurred, being the presentation oy Noble Grand
j. 5. Quincy. in the name Of the Brethren. to d. d.
G. 5. David Flitner, OF the jurisdiction of the Ha-
waiian Islands. with a jewel and insignia. The y.
g. spoke as follows
Most Worthy Past District Deputy Grand Sire;
Brother ID. y. Flitncr You have performed your
last official act. and are now about TO retire from
active service, to enjoy Il rest you SO much need.
Your duties have been arduUus in the extreme ::
but we teel that In the discharge Of your duties
you have been just and impartial. Brother. it
gives me pleasure to address you with a few words
on this occasion in behalf OF our Brethrep in this
jurisdiction. can assure you We have always APP
preciated your valuable services. and as you are
about 10 retire, it gives us pleasure to inform you
OF that fact. Brother, L would ask you this even
ing to turn with rs, to look at this document
at my back. Its looks are ancient. l see enrolled
thereon the names OF brothers tlitner, Barlow and
Parke. We look upon you as the Fathers of our
Order in this jurisdiction.
You have worked your way step by step to
Office. the highest that can be obtained outside of
the Grand Lodge. Your FIRST exalted position was
that of Vice Grand of this Lodge from that to
Noble Grand and then to Past Grand. In view
of this fact. L am Instructed by the Brethren of our
Order of this jurisdiction to present you with this
beautiful jewel, the emblem of a Past Grand you
did not stop here. Your course was still onward and
upward in the higher branch of the Order. You at
tanned the rank OF High Priest, Chief Patriarch and
Past Chief Patriarch, aud from that to d. d. G.. Sire;
and now, under the same instructions, | present You
with this magnificent Scarf and Jewel, the emblems
of a Past c. p. Wear them Brother, and wear
them proudly. They are tokens of esteem from
your brethren. May your conduct always be that
of "a true Odd Fellow that you may never tarnish
their lustre and when at last you feel that the
weight of years are upon you, and you are sum-
moned TO enter the Great Grand Lodge above, and
stand in the presence of our Great Grand Srie of
the universe. may your jewels be even more bril-
liant than these"
Bro. FlitneI responded in a very feeling and ap-
p%ropriate manner. He is succeeded in the exalt-
ed Office of d. ID. G. S.. of the Order in these Islands
by P. d. DIG. s., w. G. Parke.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-12-01
NOVEMBER 18th.

Last Wednesday was Il public holiday, by gov
eminent announcement, and during most OF the
day business generally was suspended and shops
closed. There was a salute fired at noon from
the battery on Punchbowl., and the Hawaiian
Guards turned out in fatigue dress, with mus
kets for drill and field exercise, at Kulaokahua
under command of Major Gulick, and really made
a fine soldierlike appearance. These troops,
preceded by the band of the government, direct
ed by Mr.. II. Berger, discoursing most soul-in-
spring music, marched through the principal
streets to their encampmenr and target ground
on the plains; returning to the ArmOry at 5 pm.
For the refreshment of the memories of old
residents as we'll as for the Information of new
corners, we give herewith the " Declaration " of
the two governments Of France and England
thirty-four years ago, which will explain the why
and wherefore that the Hawaiians continue to
observe November 18th, as a holiday. 1t being
remembered, in the meantime, that in the month
of March, preceding, the government of the
United States had made a declaration virtually
of the same effect:
Her Majesty. the Queen of the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty
the King of the French, taking into consideration
the existence in the Sandwich Islands of q govern
ment capable OF providing Tor the regularity OF Its
relations with Foreign Nations, have thought it
right to engage, reciprocally, to consider the Sand
with Islands as an Independent State, and never to
take possession, neither directly or under the title OF
PrOtectOrate, or under any other form, of any part
of the Territory of which they are composed.
The undersigned, Her Britannia Majesty's prin-
cipal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the
Ambassador Extraordinary of His Majesty, the
King of the French, at the Court of London, being
furnished with the necessary powers. hereby de-
clare, in consequence, that their said Majesties take
reciprocally that engagement.
"In witness whereof, the undersigned have sign
ed the present declaration, and have affixed thereto
the seals of their arms.
"Done in duplicate at London, the 'twenty-eighth
day of November, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty-three'
(Signed) ABERDEEN. L. s.
(Signed) AULAIRE. L. 8.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-12-01

On THURSDAY last, by invitation of His Excel
lency, the American Minister Resident, the Rev.
DR.. Hyde, Superintendent of the Hawaiian Theo-
logic. Institute at Honolulu, preached at the
Fort Street Church the Thanksgiving sermon in
honor of the day November 29th) as recon-
mended in the Proclamation Of President Hayes.
There was a large attendance of American citi-
zens and others, including Consuls of Foreign
Nations. The singing by the choir was excellent,
the time-honored anthem, my country, it's OF
thee - being joined in heartily by the congrega-
ton. The discourse of DIR. Hyde was quite dis
cursive, but abounded in remarkably good points
and occasional bursts of brilliancy in rhetoric,
with apt illusions to current topics. We should
much like to see it in print. We had Utmost for
gotten to say that the text-a mere formula in
these days it seems-is to be found in DeuterO-
nomy, Chap. 8, verse 10: When thou hast
eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord
thy God for the good land which he hath given
thee" The inference LEFT upon the minds of
most of the hearers of the Reverend Doctors elo-
quent sermon was, that the good land " was
the Hawaiian Islands, to which he and others
had come, and that the Hawaiian race,-dying
by their own fault, Gas he sadly, if they do die
must give place, by &" manifest Destiny" TO
something superior. Except the usual Plymouth
Rock exordium on such occasions, there was not
a bit of Americanism about the whole discourse.