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saSr q streets are ankle deep i& mad.-
Since the show has melted ii has raited almost
every day. and our roads and sreetIare in au
awful condition. Intercourse betweet tht4own
and County hasleen impossibfefor weeks, which
interiors with business very materially. The
boys keep out Of the mud by walking on stits,
but us old folks have to wade throughit. -
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The Markets.

UNION, JAY Sotton-salcss 100 bales at 7@iIN.
GolgMMs a Cotton steady rmiidfhs iia43 H.
g eaeHotIKsros.s3an, 2s-CottoA .6rm-mddling 1876.
Aesst tsipts pts sow salss Seo1s s, Gu, 49, -;
chanee-long 1881; short 4.s5 Cotton fmer-upland
1874 Orleans IL I-l6 sales l55.
& LIVERPOOL Jan. 23.-Cotton market quieter-mid-
IL. middng Orleans 36 sales 600,
SP1s)Mloh and export 1000; fcecipts 100 W
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&5y" Felix Hale, of this County, bAs Der
drawn to serve for the April term of the Unf led
Statse Court, as o petit Juror.
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nsa- During the'past year five of oprb.d(
Lady residents. have died in this toyn
was taken from us Mrs: s. A. Dogan,
Julia Joiner, then Ms. McIlwain, Il
Smith. >anl last week Mrs. Mullinax
to her EVERLASTING rest. Each of thes(
ladies lhdN lived bcyoyd ,lAasAiqd
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The troops have f0urnsa Ihe forty rounds Of
,%mGn,on nn s TniSa va: s.s As% s.s sIsu. s
waist deep in rebel gore The boys are
agreeably disappointed. 2aRisfer.
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Gov. Hampton has re-apposnted Mr., Van Tas-
sail County Auditor for Orangeburg County
Mr.. Van Tassal is the present Auditor, q Re-
publican. a good officer, and thoroughly in ac-
cord with the Hampton Administration.
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neA Eomplaints gre made to us against pub
lishinE many old advertisements. Well, we
wOuldH greatly pleased IL we could leaye them
put. nsythey are "desd gattsr'' to us-most of
them having becp,ordered out and we get scarce
ly dollar for them but as we have no new ad-
yertisements TO insert in their place and it would
involve an expense Of $500 year for an extra
printer to set up new matter every week, we ar
compelled to kecpthe in. Ifthose who grumble
about it will send us 250 new subscribers, paid
in advance, wen invest the whole amount in a
printer for that purpose. Let us hear from you,
gentlemen.
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some reason-ano doubla punsen
hittemore, the incendiafy Sensto o

DaianStNHCUm.0 HHs peVn'usD'c" oI"
soap grease and me boys of TimmonsSille
gave him an appropriate reception on his way
hone from the Legislature on the 18th
When the train arrived at Timmonsville it Was
boarded by number Of juveniles of both ot-
ors, and keg labeled 'soap grease" placedSn
his seat. The band performed on COW bells,
horns, tin pans and other appropriate nuscal
instr Imeuts. Whittemore remained in his pat
and chewed the cud Of bitter reflection uIp3he
train moved of and tic music dispenser fis-
| pcrsed. IA
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The dwelling Of Abram Dannerly, coiored
ex-mem Der of the Legislature from Orange
burg, who voted for Hampton, has been burned
TO The ground and he narrowly escaped with
his life. Redpath will please notice.
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Bay" Our friends, +. NJ. Farr & Co., have
moval their place of business to No 2, East
Uni9a, opposite the store sjcfBsp. E@wl. aaco.,
FncS<to the RaiIrosG Isansket ssi,httr pias .
encS what part of the town thoso Sentlemep do
business in, their customers nre bound to hhpt
them up. Ne firm in the State has higher
character for honorable and fair dealing, as theit
long continued extensive hyeiness attest.
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2SD~ a man by the pane of Danison Fowlef
was.aysss;ed in >iic city Of, ,,G~eGvile hst Sat
LA9say, hy DepgtxEsSeriff Grady. This mar
ESner, ha'oelieved, is theRan who has stolea
fwo or t1rS horses from partiesi in this COURT
II dispbe6t times. lie is a nativd u 1%p bDl
sSbeen living in Georgia sops years. and ol
ten visits his friends here; butze ..s ;nf.rr, j,
it is remarkable fact that wi xFovi,, lelye,
somebody loses h9r se.x W4Ah&r the &ors.s
.foHo,'ed Fowler liSas1l SC deci i
''1 !" c"";<i ;,
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ma- The Columbia Register is one of the
staunchcst and most readable Democratic papers
in the State, and always contains the latest and
most reliable efndSket reports aud news matter,
dt fought a good fAht for the s,raight-out-ticks
IN thc'sast elecio9 and deserves the suppof
Of the wholeveople,of the state. =
Nr. j. c. S4&er, one of the finest little big
kneh we know, Anew in our town canyassing
Pr subscribers tcthe Register, dald shishly
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hently ISM q fsntiqns< and passonage of
our cid8ns Sieve it is tho duty as we'll
as the Interest ) people in the upper coun-
ties to support, lS9s1S, sound and enterpris-
ing dcpooratio patfsr, like the Register, in Css
lnmbiaI We get ker news of all kinds by it,
and it ncser fails(o come with the mail.
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N Office.

~ OCICG. -
WE earnestly request our friends who afe
wv indebted to us either by Note or open
Acconnrto come forward and settle. We must
have money to pay our debts.
Mr.. s. s. Stokes is authorized TO collect and
sign. receipts for GLBpSS&CO.
jan 26 8 ct
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"OLD PErE."-The report that Gen. Long,
street had unreservedly acknowledged the elec~
ton of the Democratic ticket in Louisiana proves
to be true. The following telegram was sent by
him to President Grant, on the day that Cover
nor Nichols was inaugurated; @@
NEW ORLEANS, January 8.
To Presideht Grant. Wdshiaqtoa, ID. SC.:
Gen. Nichols was to-day iDaugurated Cover
nor of this State amid enthpsisstie demvnstra-
tions of patriotism that she6N be gratifying to
every asnerican citizen. / teiixye him fairly
elected to the office to which hthls been induc..
ted, and that he will maintssn peace and good
-srArr Throughout the State. Beg, thsrefors'
that you will m6turely consider the premtses.
notwithstanding adverse. sensational dispatches
that may reach you. ~
"a Most respectfully, j. LoSGsrRsET. .
rlAces '.old paia,' ON the riells line and
we donot despair of seeing him and Gen. Early
on good terms again. They can come 70 am
agreement ebout Gettysburg, or agree to disas.
gree, without firing nny more long letters at each.
other.-Netes and Courier.
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The WaI.the Figure, Lied.

COLUMBIA, January l7.-An important reve-
lation, assuring the election Of Gen. Hagood as
Comptroller.Gener has just been officially es-
tablished.
week age the Democrats who attended the
investigation of the teturns by Raferec Wilkes
detected the fact that certain returns had been
tampered with. The fraud was buuderingly
different color from that Of the original A
note was made, but nothing was said, and gen.
tleman was sent to Horny County for Witnesses.
These witnesses were the Republican managers
at Simpsons Greek or Mill, and spon their ar
rival this morning the matter was pointed out to
them. The figures in one instance gave Dunn
(Rep. t82 sotesa These Republicans testified
that he received but at that poll, and tho '.3''
had been prcfixed after the returns left Horny
County. In the other instance 10 had been
similarly altered TO "20" or "30."-Nens and
Courier.
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From whit we can es.c ..cro:.i &sS ewspapers,
pit is very probable the bill win pass bo.h Houses
and receive the signature Of the President. If
it does the whole matter will be finally decided
by the nth of next month.
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Until the bill passes and the commission ID
cl,seino one can give any idea of what the
result will 6e. We only hope each member of
the Commission will feel the gravity of his posi-
tion and with an eye single to the present and
future wslfare of his country, cast from him all
sec,ionator party prejudiccs and doShis dSsy
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own rules, keep record If Its ,roceedings,
anu snail have power TO employ such persons as
may oe be necessary for the transaction of its
business and the execution sf,its powers. The
report Is signsdeby Is members of the C,mm:l
tee; Morton only dissenting
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ON. FRIDAY JANUARY q
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
ADVERTISING.

Copy, one year, ~ ADVANCE,
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-07

General Hartung, who married a
daughter of Poushkine, the Russian
poet, borrowed large sums at enor-
nous rates of interest from a Mos
COW money-lender named Sanftle-
ben, who appointed him one of his
executors. At the latter's death
Hartung, who took possession of all
bis papers, destroyed all the bills
bearing his own signature, and, this
fact having become known to
Sanftleben's widow, she at once in
stituted proceedings against him.
Count Lanskoy, son Of one ef the
czar's former ministers, was also ac-
cused of completely in the fraud,
but the jury acquitted him, while
returning a verdict of guilty
against the general, who blew his
brains out as soon as he was in
formed of it. There was found
upon him a letter in which he
affirmed, in the most solemn terms,
that he was innocent. His funeral
was attended by an immense con-
course Of people, and half the pop
ulation in Moscow believe that be
was the victim of a miscarriage of
Justice.
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membered with no little vexation
that a second tug had arrived in the
harbor that morning. At length
the Warrior appeared. We steered
toward her, and as she passed /
sprang for her chains, and was
dragged in the ships wake up to
my waist in water. However, | got
on deck. l ran down to the stew
ard and offered him 95 to bring my
man into his cabin. He did so,
and locked the door. Then | offered
ESQ to the poor, lean devil of a
shipwrecked sailor in exchange for
his story. He began it tand | scrib-
bled away.
"Ten minutes later came a vio-
lent rapping.
Let us in, Forbes said the
well-known voices.
"But | only wrote the harder.
At last an officer appeared and in
sisted on my coming on deck.
There l found the captain in a tow
ering passion.
What the devil do you mean,
sir, by boarding my ship like that?''
he demanded.
81 offered him my credentials and
excuses, and finally we were all put
on board the tug, including the
shipwrecked mariner.
"The correspondents at first
wanted to fight me, but squared up
to them with one arm, still clinging
to my prize with the other. Hav.
ing landed l hurried him to the
station and there met my clerk,
who had been sent to reserve rail.
way carriage. He was white with
rage and modification. Unable tt
speak, he led the way to my reserved
compartment. Outside it wa:
locked at both doors. Inside i
contained four correspondents, com
fortably ensconced in the four cor
ners. They had waited when tn,
rest went aboard the tug, and hat
climbed in through the windows =
"And that was how the othe
papers were able to give the sailor
yarn next morning% asked l.
4" Yes. He told it us as we rod
from Falmouth to Exeter. Their,
we all left the train and telegraphe,
our narratives to London"
Hereupon the distinguishe,
writer rose and took his leave.
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mistake not, some three or four
years before. When "Jo Grimaldi"
was at the height of his reputation
he was informed, while playing one
night at Drury Lane Theater, that
stranger was waiting to speak
with him in his dressing-room. On
going to the spot he was beyond
measure astonished and delighted to
find no less a person than his
brother, whom he received with the
greatest cordiality and affection.
Tom had a foreign air, was well
dressed and in good spirits. He
showed himself to be plentifully
supplied with money, aud promised
his brother a full accout Of his ad-
ventures and wanderings after the
play was over and they could go off
together for supper.
"Jo," all JOY and impatience,
hurried through with his evening
as best he might, shook off the
lendings" of his trade and sailed
forth with his new-found brother.
Some trivial circumstance making
it necessary for him to step back
for moment into the building, he
asked his brother to wait for him,
discharged his errand in very few
minutes, and returned to the street
Ito find the wanderer gonel He
was never seen again. Nobody had
more or warmer friends than 10
Grimaldi, and this strange story
excited, as it was natural it should,
the liveliest interest and curiosity
in all the London circles which
were made acquainted with it.
The most careful search was made
for the missing man by the police
and by private detectives.
For years 10 lost no opportunity
of following up any trace, however
faint, which 1t seemed to be posi-
BILE in any way to connect with the
mysterious night when the COM
panion of his childhood had thus
for moment emerged out Of dark
ness and Ignorance to greet him,
shake his hand, look into his fra
ternal eyes, and then-had disap-
peared again forever.
Joe Grimaldi died in 1887 at the
age of flty-eight. His brother, i
: he has indeed continued to liyt
, down to our own days, would now
have reached very nearly the year
attributed to the sold English
sailor" of Knoxville. The nam,
: Of Grimaldi is hardly a name likel,
O to have been borne by two Englisl
: sailors in a century, and if tn,
. person referred to in the story from
Knoxville was indeed an Englisl
sailor of an age so advanced, tn
: probabilities, we repeat, are over
e whelmingly in favor of his identit
: with the long lost " Tom" Of a hal
century ago. In that case it vii
: be curious and interesting to learl
4 fif, indeed, he has left behind hin
D any materials for learning ii
y through what moving accidents o
y field and flood he came at last t,
: end his days in the aSsiduous con
sumption Of tobacco among tn
: mountains of Eastern Tennessee.
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RAILROADS.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.

GCHEDULE ON AND AFTER SEPT. I6,
y 1877:
Leaves. Arrives.
Mail and Express, daily-ll, Is pm 6.45 pm
SOmerville accom- dat'n
daily lex. sunday)~.... 5.oOp.m S.1Sa.m
Time Twenty Minutes Faster than
City Ttme.
somerville train will stop at reg
ulRr md fiag StAatOns.
The III. so pm. Train makes the quick.
eat tims ever made to Chattanooga, Knox
vile. Lynchburg, Washington, and the East
and will stop at all Regular StatiOns, and at
Flag Stations when tagged, except Flag Sta
tions between Collierville and Memphis.
Ticket sfics 278 Main street and Depot
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
JOHN A. GRANT,
Chief Engineer and General Sup't.
T. s. DAVANT,
19t Assistant General Passenger Agent.
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Louisville and Great Southern RR.

1l;2o pm. Night Express-Daily except
Saturday Connects at Milan for St. Louis
and Chicago, at Mckenzie for Nashville.
Chattanooga, Atlanta and the Southeast,
at Guthrie for Hopkinsville, Henderson and
Evansville, at Louisville for all points
North and East.
ll:00 am. Day Express-connectS for st.
Louis and Chicago, at Louisville for all
points North and East.
4:40 pm. Milan Acoommodation-Daily
except Sunday.
Pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
vile, and on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or Information, apply at Ticket
Office, 287 Main, Northwest corner Madison
JAS. MONTGOMERY, Sup't Memphis Div.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
80. =
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II HE GRIMALDpS BROTHER
The EnGIIsh Sailor who Died the
other Day I'm tennessee rein Gs
which May show that He Is the
LGng Missing Brother OF the
Prince OF English clowns.

Wn1cn May snow that He Is the
Leng missing Brother OF the
Prince OF English Clowns.
New York Verdi
Two questions of standing inter-
est are raised by the following little
paragraph from the Courier. Jour
nal:
"The deleterious effects of to-
bacco are emphasized by the death
at Knoxville of the old English
sailor, Thomas Grimaldi, who, by
its constant use from his early
youth, cut short his life at the pre-
mature age of LOG years."
Whether we have here an au-
thentic case of centenarianism or
only another delusion like that
which Mr.. Thoms was at such cruel
pains to dissipate in regard to the
late Captain Lahrbush, of New
York, is worth inquiry. And it Is
worth inquiry also, supposing this
"English sailor" to have attained
so great an age while habitually in
dulging in the use of tobacco,
whether he might not have lived
on to the age of old Parr if he had
abstained from that pleasing weed.
But setting both Of these questions
aside for the moment, people IA
miliar with the literary and dra-
matte history of the century must
Immediately ask themselves, when
they read this curious item, whether
it is possible that this ancient mar
iner can have been the long-lost
brother Of Joseph Grimaldi, the
famous pantomimist and clown,
who was the delight Of the English
public half a century ago, and
whose life, written out from his
own notes, was edited by Charles
Dickens at the request of Mr..
Bentley in the very outset of the
great novelist's career. If indeed
there has recently died at Knox
vile an cold English sailor" bear
ing the name of "Tom Grimaldi,"
who had attained the age of LOG
years, the probabilities are over
whelmingly strong in favor of his
identity with the hero Of one of
the most singular cases of mysteri-
GUS disappearance on record.
The name of Grimaldi, we need
not say, is of Italian origin, and has
been borne for nearly nine centuries
by one of the great patrician fami-
lies of Genoa the Superb. 1t is
represented now among the sover-
eign houses of Europe by the
Princess of Monaco. How it came
to belong to the Joseph Grimaldi
who went into England more than
hundred years ago to seek his
fortune on the stage, and in the
humblest department OF the MS
trionic art, matters little. Joseph
Grimaldi, though he never learned
to speak English, and broke down
most amusingly, as Dickens re-
lates, in the only effort he ever made
at speaking a part" in that Ian
guage, achieved a good reputation
and became a man of substance.
He had two sons, Thomas and Jo-
seph. Joseph succeeded and sur
passed his father on the stage.
Thomas went off to sea, and for a
number of years nothing was heard
from him. The brothers were born,
Joseph in 1779, and Thomas; il we
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MEMPHIS & lITTLE ROCK R.R.
ShtOt Line to Arkansas and Texas.
TIME OARDi

Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train, daily............5.30 pm. 11.SO pm.
Freight train daily lex
sunday. .......... .........".7. 90 am. 5.20p.m.
Passengers going on this road will take
trains at the depot of the Louisville, Nash
vile and Great Southern railroad. Mail
trains make close connection at Argenta for
points on the Little Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Little Rock with the Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas.
Pullman 2laoe Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
For tickets and information apply at Ticket
offices 27s and 2s7 Main street. and at depot
foot of Washington street, or at Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern railroad depot,
or TO the undersigned.
R. A. WILLIAMS, Pass. Act, Memphis.
M. S. JAY. Q. p. ard I. Ag'b, Little Rock.
w. D. SMITH, Sup't, Memphis Tenn.
l23-t
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Mr.. James Corrie, dentist, in Balti.
more, writes: II have used DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup personally and in my
family for two or three years, and am
prepared to say that there is nothing to
compare to it as remedy for coughs,
colds. etc"
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Blessed is the rich aunt. She shall
have three invitations to dine on Thanks
giving day, and verify she shall have
that which is best of white and dark
meat, and abundance of stufing. But
the child of poverty shall be left out in
the cold, where the herring is found
Yea, the cracker shall also be his por-
ton. - Rome Sentinel
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INSURANCE.
FIRE AND MARINE
Insurance Company
OF MEMPHIS,
No. 20 Madison Street,
once formerly occupied by DssOtO Bank.
Capital Stock. : 5000. 900
OFFICERsl
M. L. MEACAAM /: President
A. N. MCKAY, Vice President
WIN. GAY, Secretary
Capital Stock, 5000, 900
BOARD OF DIREUTORs.
RAILROAD THE TABLE.
once formerly occupied By DsSOtO Bank.

MEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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MISS SSiPPl g TENNESSEE
RAILROAD,
SCHEDULE:

SCH GIOU LIB:
ON and after Wednesday. November IA,
" 1877, trains will run as follows;
Leave. Arrive.
Main Train daily..,"..:.... 300 pm. 1:05 pm
Sardis Accommodation
daily lex. Sundays)....ll:50 am. 9:l5 a. IN
Freight Train daily lex.
Sundays) ......... ........,.. 6:On am. 400 IN
64-t M. BURKE. Sup't.
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