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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-02
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
EARLY Downfall Of the New
Ministry Of Greece
Probable.
The Turkish Troops on the
Danube not in Good
Condition.

VIGo, June 1.-THE Russian iron.clad
Petroplowski, from CartsgenA for Cher
bourg, arrived here to-day for coal and
provisions. This is the vessel reported
TO bs waiting in the Mediterranean for
Egyptian transports.
THE HAGUE, June 2.-Symptoms of
the Queen OF Hollands illness has as
sumed an alarming character.
ATHENS June AFTER Prime Minister
Coumoundouros had explained the pro-
gramme Of the cabinet in the chamber of
deputies to-day, the chamber, despite the
opposition of the government. resolved
by a vote OF 10 to So to hold a secret sit
ting tomorrow. An early downfall of
the lev ministry is not improbable.
LONDON, June 1.-The Times Con-
stantinople correspondent having just
returned from a close inspection Of Var
ma, RuStchuck and Shumls says he can
not conscientiously report much in favor
of the military authorities. The private
soldiers are undoubtedly good and pa.
tient, but are execrably fed. The Off
GERS, with a few striking exceptions, ore
not equally good. Abdul Kerim Pasha,
the com mande.in-chief, is old aud in bad
health. The troops are well armed; the
cavalry especially so, and fairly horsed.
Hospital arrangements are not worth
mentioning, and there is much sickness
and scurvy. The vegetable diet lately
issued at the instance Of an English doc
tor proved beneficial. Chloroferm
is greatly needed. Three-fourths Of the
officers are newly appointed and have
had no previous training. The general
fault Of the the army is a lack Of organ.
izatiou and Oriental slowness. Some Of
the officers, however, are most able and
hard working. AT Vsrns the Austrian
General Stracker works day and night.
Only one English officer is in the army,
and he ia merely a captain Of cavalry,
BUCHAREST, June 1.-THE chamber Of
deputies has passed the ministerial bill
for the issue of 5000, 900 in treasury
notes, secured upon State lands of double
that value.
CoYsTAETIEoPLE, June 2-The cap
ture Of Abraham is not regarded here as
certain. Various kilograms hitherto
received have not emanated from Turk
ish military commanders.
LONDON, June 1.-The Gazette con
tains various notices for the removal and
precautions against the rinderpeSt by
the Both instant, by which date it is
hoped all fear Of it will be ended.
The Globe says it is informed that the
statement heretofore made that a mum.
Der Of American officers and engineers
had arrived at st. Petersburg is untrue.
Six chimneys recently built for the
extension of the Royal gun factory at
Woolwich we're blown down by the gale
yesterday.
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JudgeKey's Speech Mt Chattanooga.
The following is the full text of Judge
Keys speech at the Chattanooga banquet
on decoration day:
Ny FRIENDs-I confess that my "
life has been an eventful one. Things
have fallen upon me as by accident; and
when the event to which you have so
graciously alluded tonight came upon
me, my first inclination, as | have said
before was to refuse aud promptly de-
cline the Protfered honor. But upon
mature reflection ] concluded that if the
President of the United States desired
with a purpose Of p%sci6cstion to extend
to the people of the South his hand
through me, if | refused to take it the
hopes, the interests and the future of
millions to come after might be thwarted
and jeopsrdized. | put forward my
hand and grasped his. (Applause l
knew that if the object succeeded hu
mainly would applaud; if it failed only
myself and the President would suffer for
the error. Applause Although |
took the step with fear and
trembling, / have never regretted it.
[Cheers l have felt, and still
ieel, a responsibility to my country to be
discharged in the exercise Of my present
duties, which no one can appreciate who
has not been placed in my position.
That |, who has been aSouthsrn man by
birth and training, who had fought and
suffered upon the unfortunate side of this
recent conflict. should have been called
to take this sfiee at the hands Of a Re
publican President was a mark OF conf.
dence which it falls to the lot Of few men
to enjoy. And while / accept it, at no
sacrifice Of self respect, with no pledges
of party fealty and with no abatement
Of honest opinion upon any subject, yet,
Democrat as l have always been, and
Democrat as | am to-day, my purpose
will be to strengthen, uphold. fortify aud
place upon everlasting foundations Of
fame the administration of hat Presi-
dent. [Applause l thank you for your
cordial greeting, for the marks Ct your
continued confidence, and the hope
which you inspire in me of the future
harmony and prosperity Of our land.
LGreat cheering
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Maryland items.

FREDERICK, Nd, June Rev. John
NJ. Forday, pastor of the Lutheran
church at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, was
drowned yesterday.
Frederick Frievsly (colored), aged
twenty one, was stabbed and killed by
Adam Bell, also colored, aged seventeen
years, in Prince George county, MARY
land, on Thursday night last. Bell sur.
rendered himself to the authorities, al
legipg that he acted in seledefence, The
difficulty arose in a game Of cards.
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CAIRO, June 2.-Arrivsd-Big Horn
and Rose Bud, PittSburg, . PM E. NJ.
Norton. PomerOy, 8; Hillman, Nashville,
10; Glencoe, St. Louis, 10 p m. Departed
Big Horn and ROse Bad, St. Louis, 10
pm; Anderson, Nashville, 4 am; Hill.
man, Nashville, 81 Glencoe, New Or
leans, noon Roby, Ohio, noon Heavy
rain this morning, cloudy aud warm.
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Legal.
mo. 1922.
\ 0n.Resident Notice.

In the Chancery Court Of Shelby county,
Tennessee q Il. Farrow, administrator OF
j. M. Farrow, deceased, VS.. p. S. FarroW
OF al.
1T APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
i this cause that the defendants. Marion
W. Farrow, a citizen of Lee county, Ark,
and FrankR tarrow, of Tallahatchie county,
Miss, are n0n-residentI of the State Of Ten
nessee; 1t is therefore ordered that they make
their appearance herein, at the courthouse in
the city Of Memphis, Tenn, on or before the
FIRST Monday in July, ls77. and plead.
answer or demur to complainant bill, or
tho same will be taken tor confessed as to.
thin. and set for hearing OK parte: and that
q copy Of this order be published once a
week for four successive weeks in the Public
Ledger.
This ID day Of June, 1871.
A oopy-Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, G. and NJ.
By r. j. BLACK, D.. @, and NJ,
.Weatberfprd * Estes, Solicitors for CONF
plainants. S1-S7. $3.50
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T~ELEGRAPHIC MARKETS.
MONEY.

ANkNAN
NEw YORK, June 2, Has ANU. S. SIS oil
1881, 1l03S; do. coupons. lis; 5-2O's of '65. new
issue, lO9z; 81. 1929; '6S. coupons. Il57S;
10 4Gs. l11H; do. coupons. 1l1z; currency 6's,
l229l22h; new SIS, 1ll7s.
LONDON, June ?. $3.50 p.m.-Consols for
money, 94A; U. S. 5-2O's of '65, 1881; of '67,
1921; 1O-4O's, 1O9; new5's. 1911; Eris, 1857.
BREADsTUFFs.
LIVERPOOL, June 2. $3.50 p.m.-Flour, 29@
S2s cd. Wheat. Milwaukee red. 12s ld9lSs Id
California white. lbs 6d@12s lOd; California
club, l3s@l3S 4d. Corn, 24s 9d@25s. Pork, SOS.
Beef, SIS. Lard, 46s. Bacon, long clear. SIS;
short clear, 38s Cd.
New YORK, June 2. 12:45 p,m.-Flour is
quiet. Wheat quiet and nominal at l e5; Mil
Waukee. / 1901 so. Corn quiet and nominal
at54. Oats dull at 1871. Mess pork Iominal
at II 6o9l4 70. Lard quiet at 9 6Os9 70.
Whisky quiet at ! 1lh. :
CHICAGO. June 2. 1928 p.m.-Wheat irreg-
ular at / sly for June; l So for July. Pork
quiet at 10 47h for July; 10 6711 for August.
Lard dull at 9 3Og9 S2h for July. Corn steady
at 45h for car lots; 46ss gi6A for July. Barley
dull; No. 8, 50; rejected, 81. Rye quiet at 20
for cash or June; 6S for July. Loose meats for
short rib easier at 6 72hS6 rs for cash. Sugar
cured hams dull and unchanged. Dry salt
meats, boxed, dull; shoulders nominal at /;
long clear, 6zsi shsrt rib, IA; short clear, III;
long clear and short clear. IA.
C~ISoISNATI June 2,-Flour and grain UNI
changed Whisky steady at OF. Pork steady
at1itO. Lard steady at g Is. Bulk meats in
moderate demand ats, 10 and Z IS. Bacon
steady and unchanged. with a fair order
trade.
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The GranRarn.

Grangerism is not so popular as It was.
Its decline has been rapid, according to
all accounts from the West, and Hppa-
rently it will 1901 be numbered among
the things that were" Not less than
5000 local oranges have gone out Of ex-
i%stence, says the ST. Paul, MINI, Press,
within the last year, while the member.
ship fell away to the number Of 10000.
Too much politics did the work. Start
ing out with the declaration hat Gran
gerism" would have nothing to do with
politics, the order sprang all at once into
formidable dimensions and power, yet
just so soon as it felt its oats it assum-
ed to control elections, and from that
moment it lost it's influence. Whatever
OF good may have been embodied in the
principles OF the order was killed when
it's leaders undertook TO manipulate tic
kets and direct the results OF local or
State elections. Politicians we're its ruin.
Old party hacks rushed into the orgaui.
cation because they thought that they
saw in it q chance for retrieving their
scant fortunes; and so they wrecked the
Changers as they will wreck anything
with which they may come in contact.
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A remarkable example of rapidly in
deep boring has recently been furnished
by the first bore hole put down by q com.
psny formed to search for coal in Switz
erlsud. A depth of 1892 feet was reach.
ed in two months, including the reboring
of the upper $40 feet from 81 inches to 7
inches in diameter. The work was done,
including all delays, at a rate OF aver
1000 feet per month, the highest speed
being nearly n feet in twenty-four hours.
The results obtained were negative, the
section showing about 1900 feet of Per
milan strata resting upon old crystalline
rocks; but the trial is only the first Of a
series.
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The st. Louis and Iron
Railroad.

81. LOUIS, June The case of the
Union Trust Company of New York,
application for forfeiture and appoint.
ment of receiver for the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern railroad. which
has been argued before Judge Miller, of
the United States Circuit Court, at Keo-
kuk, Iowa, by very prominent counsel of
this city and New York for two days
past, closed last night. The decision Of
the court will be announced at Leaven-
worth, Kansas, when Judge Miller
reaches that point on his circuit.
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Saturday, June 9, 1877,

within legal hours. tho following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
and 10 the city Of Memphis, to-wit;
Lot Ne. % or the south side of Beal street.
fronting on Beal str, ct A. feet and runninR
back l4S feet to an alley. the same being lot
No: 25 Of the subdivision by Brooks x Suggs.
a plat Of which is recorded on the records 81
said county.
Terms Of sale--0n a credit Of 6 and IL
retained etc.. and equity Of redemption
barred.
This May l, 1877.
EDMUND A. COLE, O. and N.
By r. j. BLACK. D. @. and M.
W. W. Goodwin, Solicitor. 10 n
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New Method ID POLLING rrses.

A remarkable method Of telling trees
by the aid of electricity has recently
been tried at a certain place in the BON
bay Presidency, India. The two ends of
the copper wires Of a galvanic battery
we're connected with a platinum wire,
which of course Immediately became red
hot, aud while in that state it was gently
see-sawed against the trunk of the tree
to be felled. The tree, however, did not
come to the ground, for the simple rea.
son that the platinum wire was only of
the thickness Of crochet cotton, and con.
sequently was entirely consumed before
the tee Was half avn through, though
as long as it lasted it performed It's task
very we'll, But though the particular
experiment failed, it must nevertheless
be regarded as a complete success as far
as proving the feasibility Of the plan goes.
There is no doubt that with a thicker
wire and a stronger battery the tree
would have been quickly aud thoroughly
felled. As it was, it was sawn one.6hh
through. II is calculated that under
proper conditions a tree, which at pres.
ent takes two hours to fell, will come TO
the ground by this process in fifteen
minutes. II is almost needless 10 add
that there is no waste Of wood, no saw
dust. In countries like our own, where
there are hundreds Of thousands Of acres
of forest which sooner or later have to
be cleared, q process which will reduce
the time spent in telling a tree by eight
times ought 10 receive some attention,
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RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A Passenger Train wrecked ON tIIe
LehIgh Valley Railroad, PennsyI.
vaufn

SCRANTON, Pa, June 1.-THE Repub.
lican this morning has the following par
t~iculars of the ~wrecking Of a train last
night on the Lehigh Valley railroad; The
first intimation the engineer had Of the
accident was the violent rocking OF the
train, and q few minutes later the 6rst Of
the passenger cars mounted the forward
truck on which it rested and was precipi-
tated down the canal embankment a dis
lance OF some fifteen feet, together
with three other passenger coaches,
alllsdeR with passengers. The coupling
broke, leaving the engine and one bag
gage car in safety on the track. The
painful scene which followed battles de.
scription." A wall of anguish rent the
air as the passengers dragged themselves
from the debris Of the wreck. The four
cars were smashed TO pieces and many
passengers we're placed in the most ex-
cruciating positions.
Mrs. Power, Of Scranton, aud Mrs.
Hickey, Of Tonswands, we're killed and
seventeen others injured, four Of them
fatally, Most Of the injured are said to
belong to Tonawands and vicinity. The
scene of the accident is midway between
L~aceyville and Wyalusing. The work
Of caring for the wounded was trying
and painful, owing to the distance they
had to be removed.
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n LAST A
Acse. Calculation % whathis Fate


What will become Of tie last mani
Various theories that have been seriously
maintained Ay scientific men are de.
scrihea ia the Scientific American, and
We summarize them; l. The surface Of
the earth is steadily diminishing, ele.
waited regions are being lowered, aud
seas ere 6lhngOn The land will at last
be al submerged, aud the last man will
be starved or drowned. z The ice is
gcsdHAlly accommodating at the North
Pole aud melting away at the South Pole.
The consequences OF which will be an aw.
ml catastrophe when tho earth's centre
Of gravity Suddenly changes. The last
man viii then be drowned by the rush Of
waters, ; The earth cannot always es.
cape a collision with a GENET aud when
the disaster comes there viii be a ming
lag Of air aud eometary gas, causing an
explosion Ii the last man is not suffo.
Gated he will be blown up. 1, There is
a retarding medium in space, causing a
gradual loss OF velocity in the planets,
aud the earth, obeyIng the law of gravi-
tAtion, will yet closer aud closer to the
sun. The last man will be suustruok,
5. The amount OF water on the earth is
slowly Diminishing, aud simultaneously
the air is losingin quantity. Finally the
earth will be an arid waste like the moon.
The last man will be saffocated. 6.
Other suns have disappeared, aud ours
must sooner or later, blaze up and then
disappear, The intense heat Of the con-
AAgration will kill every living thing on
earth. The last man will be burned up.
I. The sua's ire will gradually burn out
and the temperature will cool. The
earth's glacial zones will enlarge, driv-
ing our race towards the equator, until
the hsbitable space will lessen to moth.
ING. The last man will be frozen to
death. s, A gradual cooling Of the
earth viii produce enormous assures,
Ike those seen in the moon. The sur
face viii become extremely unstable, 10.
til the emnsnt OF humanity will take re
fuge in caves, The last man will be
crushed ia his subterranean retreat. 3
The earth will at last separate into small
fragments, leaving the people without
shy ioothold, The last man will have q
dreadful fall through space. 10. The
tenth theory, proving that there will be
no las. man at all, is thus expreased;
Evolution does not necessarily imply
progress, and possibly the race may have
retrograded until the human being pos.
sesses the q of the plautlouse; such
being tie case, this single inhabitant will
spontaneously produce posterity Of both
sexes"
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SUPREME COURT.
Proceedings AT jackson. Tenn.
Special 10 the Ladear.l

Proceedings at jackson, Tenn.
Special to the LEDGER
JACKSON. Tenn, June 2.-Cloogh VS.
Memphis City Railroad, remsnded for
argument at hex term; Moore & Miller
VS. Stovall, reversed; Oliver VS. Mclean,
Drake VS. Mclean, Nelson, ex VS. Trigg,
.rehearing refused; FARMLAND, tax col
lector, vs. Morris, affirmed; lowering VS.
Norvills and Brady vs. Boon, former de-
cree in favor of lowering, Brady and
Deford stands, and report confirmed as
to them, but as to other creditors held
that they did not perfect their appeal,
and decree is set aside as to them.
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No: S0S-Before S. b. Robbins. ]. p. sor
Shelby county. Tonnessee-N. Nj, Jones'.
trustee, Memphis and Visksbure Packet
Company vs.. Jesse s.. Order.
n THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTHAV-
4 ing been saed out under section 1858 Of thol
voue OF Tennessee and returned levied upon
me property Of the defendant, and afidavit
having been made that the defendant X
indebted. to the plaintiffs in the sum of
sSl3 70, due BY account and that the claim IL
Just, and that the defendant Is a non-resi-
dent Of the State Of Tennessee; II Il there.
lore ordered that the said defendant make
his personal appearance before me on fhe
Nth day Of Jpne, 1877, at 10 o'clock an, at
my oiioe, IL Madison st., Memphis, Tcnnes-
soc, and defend said attachment suit with
In the time prescribed by law, or the Sane
will beprocesded with ex parte; and that A
copy Of this order DO published once A weef
for four successive weeks In the Public Ledger.
This Maya 1877.
7b-Sl-S7-& s. b, ROBBINS. j.. p.
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To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions Of youth. nervous weakness
early decay, loss of manhood, etc.. l will send
a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
BY a missionary in South America. Send a
Q lf-addressed envelope to tho REV. JOSEPH
T. ISNAs, Station D. Bible House. New York
City. 129-xxiv 12gdkv
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The subscription price Of the PUB.
Lie LEDGER is IS per Gnnum for
the Daily, and 81 per annum for the
Wsekly-POstGge free.
Persons leaving the city for the sum
msr can order the DAILY LEDGER
at 75c per month. or t,Oo dollars for
three months, an GdUance, NTH the
priuilege Of changing postO6ice.
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The color l.ino In south Carolina

New York, June IA Columbia Is.
c. special says; In the house yesterday,
after a brief debate, a bill similar to that
adopted by all the other Southern States
to prevent intermarriage between the
races was defeated. Colored members
ieterminedly opposed it on the ground
that it was drawing the color line"
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WAsHISGToS, June 2.-FOr. Tennessee
and the Ohio valley nearly stationary or
falling followed by rising barometer,
winds mostly from south to west, nearly
stationary temperature, showers followed
by clearing weather.
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Chanoory Court Of Shelby County-Amoricu
Donoho VS.. j. d. Allen ct al.
RY VIRTUE OF AN INTRKLOOUTORY
ID decree for sale, entered in the above cause
on the 2Sd day Of March, 1877, | will sell.
AZ public auction, to the highest bidder, in
front OF the Clerk and Masters office. Court
Tenn. on
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A Nice MON 70 Live WIN.

NSM AVAh 1Slktisl
The famous Roe divorce case was con.
cluded in New York on Saturday in a
verdict for Mrs. Roe, the plaintiff. She
was a Chicago girl, and married the de-
PENDANT ten years ago, when at school,
lie is a graduate Of West Point, has an
elegant home on the Hudson, and is
quite wealthy. The wife asked for a d.
vorce on numerous charges of cruelty,
one Of which was his choking her several
years ago because she said she thought
President Grant drank too much and
was not a good man. He had also once
pointed a pistol At her head, had beaten
her, locked her up in a room, and read
S%bakspeares tragedies to her in bed,
She believed him insane, and charged
him with having destroyed his father s
will and substituted another therefor,
which was admitted to probate. The de.
leudant admitted most Of the acts charg-
ed against him, but claimed that his pro.
vocation was great. He gave the Court
his idea Of what wifely obedience should
be-even to the point of thrusting her
hand in fire il he should SO command.
1t came out that he had provided himself
with a department which be termed "a
Growlery," whittier he retreated when
domestic matters became too hot. One
Of the children is a girl nine years of age
and the other a boy Of two, both requir.
ing the mothers care, and they are
awarded to her. The case has excited
greatest interest in the ultra-fashionablC
neighborhood where the parties live.
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Il. O. w. M.
GaYoso Lodge /, q. W. M.

is STILL OPEN FOR CHARTER MEM.
l bers Meets this SATURDAY. evening at
ond 81. Applicants can find blasts with
W.. o. W00DS0N, +. Sec'y, 50 Madison st,
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II you hear a man say that life is bat
a dream, tread on his northeast corn and
wake him up. It will probably convince
him that life is real.
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INSURANCE.
J. A. SIMMONS.
No. 3 Madison ST.,
MEMPHIS, :. TENNESSEE.
Represents Following Insurance
Companies;

Ktna, of Hartford, assets. .....m~.S7,037 ,97 c
Pherix, of Hartford. assets........ 2,407 ,53135
franklin, of philadelphia, assets S,S52, 1885, 90
America, Philadelphia, assets. 6.6Ol,8 Gs
Springfield Fire and Marine, Of
Springfield, Mass, assets........ l,5l5, 672O0
Amazon Insurance Company, of
Cincinnati, assets................ 1000. 900 O0
Mercantile Mutual (Marine) Insu.
surance Company. ofNew York,
assets 7"~~'..~~"....".~.....,.. 100000
, 1877-07-20

Two young ladies were once singing a
duet in concert-room. A stranger who
had heard better performances, turned
to his neighbor, saying, "Does not the
young lady in white sing wretchedlyf"
"Excuse me, sir, replied be, 81 scarcely
feel at liberty to express my sentiments;
she is my sister" 81 beg your pardon,
sir" he answered, in much confusion, II
mean the lady in blue" "You are per-
fectly right there" replied the neighbor,
81 have often told her so myself; she is
my wife"