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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-19
MEMPHIS q LITTLE ROCK R.R.
ShrOt Line to Arkansas and TexQs.
TIME

TIME CARDi
Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train, 80 pm. u.30 pm.
Freight train daily lex.
sunday )..."~.., ...."....7, 90 am. $40 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
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
Fer 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 Ag't, Memphis.
M. S. JAY. g. P. and 7. Ag't, Little Rock.
W; ;. SMITH. sup't, Memphis Tenn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-19

Physicians recommend Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup when all other medicines
fail, as certain cure for bronchitis, sore
throat, and coughs or colds of long
standing. For sale by all druggists.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-19
ME BALLOON ASCENSION.

LIE DALLOON AoCENSlONs
Miss Lizzie Ihling Wise, a niece
of Prof. John Wise, of Pennsyl-
vania, the only professional aero
naut in the Uuited States, arranged
to make her twentieth ascent heav-
onward. She is rather comely
lady Of about thirty, and has been
a pupil of her uncle for about if
teen years. She has for some time
been using double cased balloon,
which, when the outer shell is ex-
Aausted of its gas, collapses against
the inner case and forms a para
chute in. descending, and thus lands
her safely as the gradual process of
allowing gas to escape. She made
her noted ascensions at Fairmount
Park, Philadelphia, in the summer
OF 1870, in that style of balloon.
A similar style was used yester-
day, and was inflated and cut loose
under the personal supervision of
Prof. Wise. The balloon was twen-
ty-eight feet in diameter when in
.hated, and intended for one passen-
ger. 1t had to be filled on the side
walk, opposite the park, and towed
TO the grounds. While it was being
filled with the ten thousand feet Of
gas necessary 10 carry Miss Wise,
whose weight is about $50 pounds,
the people crowded around the
place by the hundreds to see the
operation and to see Miss Wise, who
was carefully inspecting the seams
and network of the balloon. She
intended, she said, going up a mile
above the earth and exploding the
valve of the exterior balloon when
at that hight, then to descend in a
parachute in plain view of the spec
tators, but owing to the lack of
facilities at the park to handle the
balloon the ascension had to
be delayed for nearly two
hours. At this time there
was brisk wind blowing and Prof.
Wise was somewhat dubious about
the safety Of the adventure in so
strong breeze, and tried to per-
suade his niece not to ascend. She
promised not to try the parachute
until within a thousand feet of the
earth and not to ascend higher
than half mile. AT precisely
half-past five o'clock last evening
the balloon was let loose from the
earth. Miss Wise stood with one
hand clasping the valve-ropes and
basket ring, and the other hand
holding a small bright silk Ameri-
can flag which she continually
waved as long as she could be seen.
Several lady and gentlemen friends
who accompanied her to the
grounds wished to bid her farewell,
and when in the act she checked
them by saying, al never permit
that. ! am not going away on a
dismal journey, and | will see YOU
again. To soar upward is my hap
piness." The silken globe assembled
perpendicularly for about a hun
dred feet, and then quickly shot
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-19
A WOMAN In THE SKY.
A PeriiOus Journey Undertaken at
Nigbtfall.

st. Louis Republican, 15th.l
At Grand Avenue Park yester-
day afternoon there was variety of
amusements. The programme con
sisted of base ball match between
the amateur clubs Athletic and
Grand Avenues, newly introduced
game called the jingle-match and
a balloon ascension by lady aero
naut.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13

IIrcKu,S, April 5th, 1877.
FRIENn WARREN ~ read with much
Interest communication from "ExPeri-
ence, in Your paper Of Both ult.
heartily approve Of his suggestion az
TO the importance Of crushing ont tins
growing social evil Of solicitations to
take something t5driuk7 Il is certain
~ "a morbid idea of sociability; one that
custom has gre zjoasly incu'cafed in re-
dued ideas of hospitality, ana one that is
rapidly c,ouding many happy hearth
stones But, I confess my doubts rs to
the practical working of such Statute
as lac suggests. In fact. [ am rather
skeptical as TO the pIaciicnbility of any
Legislation upon this "Paudoras Box,
e1erpt the one only u1ipersai law
PROHIBITION OF MANUFACTURES AND IMPoR-
TArloS.
All ioc1i Legislation upon the 'liquor
traffic, has 50 far utterly and disaster
0usly failed, wherever tried
We however, find upon our Statue book
a law legalizIng the right TO yend ardent
spjrits-either by wholesale or retail,
uu Ter certain restrictions. As long
the vendor complies with the terms Of the
law he should be fully protected in all OF
his righJs-uot one jot or title of his
privileges should be abridged But while
you license the vendor what impropriety
would there be in passing a suppIimeuta-
ry act, TO license the consumer also. Re
quire every man who drinks at all. to
hist procure license. ii he drinks with
out license, fine him; ii, with II license
he should get drunk, fine him heavily
aud cancel his license. Grant no license
10 IA confirmed inebriate.
This in my opinion Mr.. Editor, would
not only swell the Golfers of our State
treasury, but would nearer equalize the
Two evils or extremes and you know the
old philosophie axiou when two extremes
meet, &c, &c
l viii say to Experience, while APP
prove of The object sought to be obtained
by his plan, | will 60 further-I viii
unite with him and as many more, who
desire to do so, in a petition to Congress
for an absolute abatement Of this mon
strous scourge throughout the entire
breadth of the land.
can fully appreciate Experience
feelings have been there myself.
ExPERIEhCE No. ,.
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Gravel Roads.

Some enterprisIng citizens are begin
ming to talk of building gravel road.
leading ont from Hickman, and especially
( from Hickman to Troy. The hills around
Hickman are full of the most beautiful
! gravel, and gravel roads hereabouts
could be built at comparatively small
cost. Such roads would add greatly TO
many, they would lead to more local trade
than half dozen railroads. This would
be especially true in the fall and winter
seasons. when our dirt roads, are at
times, impossible. A large amount Of
wagon trade now deferred from Hickman
by bad roads and small loa Is, would,
with good gravel roads, again seek this
as their most convenient and best market
For many reasons, Hickman is, and has
always been, the best local market for u
hundred miles around, and the farmers
know it and appreciate it if they had ia
cilities TO reach it. There is cousidera-
BILE difference TO the farmer, travelling
over muddy roads, bringing one or two
bales of cotton to market, and being
three or four days on the "trip, and tray
cling over good firm gravel roads, in half
the time snd hauling twice as much pro-
duee with the same team, and with more
ease aud pleasure.
We want to hear these enterprises talk
ed of, and we want to see some live men
take hold, and push them to a success.
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Procedures - Cauoiy Court
APRIL TEBM-Is77.

APRIL ILEN-Io''.
The case of Morris y Dunlap. cuar,li-
ans " " Ia- and AJ'Jie G,rre,t commits
sioncrs report c5nirneI-Icels ordered
made. cost a3portigueI aud case stricken
from the docket.
W. n. AIayes. petition exparto, for
change OF road: ordered that this case be
continued and not Iocketed until further
orders
Katie Turner vs.. VIM Ingram. Gccusa-
ten of bastardy; accusation dismissed
absolutely. with judgement against plain
tiff for cost
". c Davidson vs.. Geo II Davidson,
et a.. for division of land. Parties APP
peared by attorneys. reply fled aud ex-
cepIious-nmended answer filed aud eX-
captions: case tried and Judgement dis
missing petition absolutely. Appeal 10
Fulton Circuit Court pray ed and granted.
T. D. Brown ". I. a. Bennett, ct al,
case continued.
J. G.. * +. G. Carter, petitioners exparte,
change OF Shuck road. Reviewers report
filed, new route received, old route clos
ed; Judgment tor cost and case stricken
Sale bill OF } . II. DAVIS, dec d., fled and
ordered 10 record.
sale bin of Israel Clark, dec j., filed
o..-I,,..I.,o.l -, record
''',' III .,nraisc him or m, estate of
W ~ r. Iec,J fleI aud ordered 10
-,
~, g H. o,.o+o f ,TI,os
y. Appfaise 3''I ga o., 'ie ma s,e,.I u - me- re
'l"osH'' ueo ~
1;.,,,o ,,r,r,oJ to II
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Attention Farmers 4!

It is natural aud right to buy in the
market and from whom we can buy the
best goods ut the lowest prices, etc, and
eonsidelSg competitor to be the life Of
trade, w throw the gauntlet down, and
invite competition in the sale of frs
class farm implements and macheinry Of
every kind-manufactured in the United
States. We viii sell the above goods to
Casa purchasers, with larger discount
of from actual factory price list, than any
man or men, in Southern Kentucky or
West Tennessee. We make specially
Of this business, and represent large
number of first class factories, aud know
whereof we speak. We invite farmers,
who wish to be purchasers to call and
"test our faith, by eur works" ''The test
Of The pudding Is chewing the bag"
Thanks 10 old patrons, and double
thanks ttless hard Gp.ey) to new ones.
Respectfully,
aprl3l POWELL & BRO,
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BnlInnrlng ne Neernes.

To tie Eitor Of The Nesg York Wori3-Sv:
Alter perusal Of the following ex
tract from the report of the joint select
committee, perhaps better known a.
Ku.klux. reported TO Congress Feb
10, 1872 we think it will not appear
strange that the negroes 50 largely
deserted the carper-bagge 10 The
elections held last fall aud joined their
fortunes with those Of the Democrats
john @. Pierce, Of Alabama, testified
as follows:
Questiou-State anything you know
in regard TO promises oi lands and
mu es
Answer can tell You from what
| know ard have seen myself, and also
from what negroes have told me. that
they have been promised lands aud
mules forty acres OF land and mui,
ON divers occasions Many an old
negro has come TO me aud a.ked me
about that thug. l can illustrate il
10y Que little thing that saw on a
visit to Gainesville, Sumter county
At barbecue there | saw "a man who
was making a speech to the negroes
telling them what good he had done
for them that he bad been to Wash
iugton city aud had procured from one
of the parnments there certain pegs
saw the pegs; he had about two
dozen on his arm; they were painted
red and blGe; he said that lie had OBJ
tained those pegs at great expense
TO himself that they had been made
by the Government for the purpose OF
stalking cut the-uegroe, forty acres: be
tod the negroes that all he wanted
was to have the expenses Paid to him
which was about 81 peg; he told
them that they could stick one peg
DOWN AT A CORNER,
then walk 50 far another way aud stick
another down, until they had got the
four gegs down. and that when the
four pegs were down the negroes forty
acres would be included in that area.
aud all ne bad TO say to them was thai
they could stick those pegs anywhere
they pleased, on anybody's land they
wanted TO. but not to interfere with
each other; and he would advise them
in selecting the forty acres to take half
wood land aud half clear; that nobody
would dare to interfere with those pegs.
pages 299, 300)
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" ArFiE6.

On Tuesday evening, April 10 at the
Methodist Church, by the Rev. Mr. Boil
ling, MIR. jams G. WEARx and Miss
ALICE POWELL.
-4HeedonG:-Mr. William Jackson and
Miss Dora Montgomery, Mr.. ". c. Dickey
and Miss Mary Powell, Mr.. David Blight
and Miss Kate Davis.
The ceremony at the church was beau
tiful and impressive, and performed in an
elegant manner by Rev. Mr.. Boiling. The
attendants were all loveliness, and each
looked the air of gailantry and beauty.
The wedding march on the organ added
impressiveness to the scene as the happy
party filed up the aisles and before the
altar. The bride was beautifully attired
and looked princess in a realm of ioy
and happiness, and the bridegroom a very
picture of manIiness, honest good cheer
and proud hopefulness. Nav every
blessing of life attend them. The bride
groom, has, for seven years, been an at
tachee of the CoURTsR, is worthy, honora-
BILE, and deserves every need of success.
Such we wish him, and such he will win.
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Caii on DIR. w. ID. Corbe,t.

DR. W b. CoRBErr Many of your
friends have waited patiently for your
response TO their call in Hickman CouR-
HR some time ago to represent them in
tae next General ASS emily.
Your reticence and seeming indiTer-
suce TO their earnest solicitation. can only
be accounted Tor upon the grounds OF
nodes y-takiug that as the most char;t-
able view, We would respectfully remind
Yen that lpode-ty Is a virtue 20 be aDpre-
cineil moiesly cannot win battles.
MoIesty should he cast aside at the de-
mands OF your ieliow-citizeus We have
often heard You express your utter detes-
tatIon Of alice seekers aud oH hunters.
Clneinnatus was ii very modest man. but
be lett his pillow in the field. on the de
mani Of hls teii0 " citizens to become
Their leader. SO Sc again presume upon
our rights as citizens, aud respectfully
ask you 60 represent Us IN the next Leg p
lslature OF Kentucky
We would also be glad 10 have you at
yoar earliest convenience. promul1ste
our views on State policy. either through
tne columns OF the COURIER, or in an al
dress At such time aud place as will be
most agreeable 10 yourself. We under
stand there il an effort being made to
BRING out other candidates, therefore we
are the more anxious that yon make your
views Of STATE policy known, in order
that others may near you before pledginy
their suffrage
HNANY FRfEvps -
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sEampaom,. Eaeaaqnar,ers.
Columbia 6. G J Correspondence of the
New York Tribune.

Columbia g. G J correspondence of the
New York Tribune.
Leaving the State house and stroll
ling down the broad, sunny, lonesome
main street, | was directed to the
second floor Of "A small two-story brick
building for the Offices Of the Hamp-
ton Government On the lower floor
was bank Mounting a narrow
wooden staircase | came to a landing
on which two doors fronted A print
ed sign of white card board nailed on
the panels of one read, Lieutenant
Governor, Controller General. Ahor
uey General" aud on the other ike
iuex pensive tablet had this inscription
at once instructive and hospitable to
all who might be seeking the head Of
the State. Governor-Walk in " This
door led into sort Of ante room. fur
nished with few fifty cent chairs aud
a rude table on which stood a bucket
of water and a tin dipper. Beyond
was a smaller room with "A table at
which a clerk was writing, stone
counter supporting a case Of pigeon
holes and diapidated plush lined
sofa. suggestive of boarding house
auction Sill further on was "a smaller
room scarce six by nine in size, where
the Governor works. An Imprinted
pine table, desk made by peniteutiary
conyicts and four or FIVE chairs were
its outfit Walls aud floors in all
these rooms were bare, and they looked
ike the quarter Of some poor country
lawyer waiting for practice. The
whole stock of furniture would not
fetch So at auction.
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Better Another civil WAL ~
Xfeid So Wade Ham plOD.

From the Philadelphia Press
If such baseness as that of Wade
Hampton is to be tolerated, we would
rather welcome another war to main
tain the supremacy of the Govern ment
over the South and the system which
would turn those States into obediept
Territories The time has come for a
declared policy, and President Hayes
is the man to declare it. When every
thing is offered to men like Wade
Hampton and the Butcher Bull' ,
whose hands are red with the blood o.
our people. and when they reject the
profers OF generous Government,
in its new Administration falling to
secure protection TO the Republican
people of South Carolina, take The case
into its own hands, aud assert Itself By
all the powers of the Constitution OF
the United States.
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TEACHERS ASSOCIATION A Dis
trict Teachers Association viii be or
gained aud held at Princeton, Thursday
and Friday, April 26th and 9th, to be
composed Of the counties of Ballard
Caldwell, Galloway, Christian Critten-
den, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Lyon, Liv-
/ ingston, Marshall, McCracken, Todd and
Irigg. All the Commissioners, Trustees,
Teachers and Editors in said district, are
earnestly urged to sttend and participate
a programme of exercises viii be provi-
ded The State Superintendent expects
to be pr sent.
/ Se@ People wonder how J II Plaut
y Bro, can sell gools so very low, and
still "hold the fort'-the reasons are
( these: We are always the first to be mp
with the styles, and down with the hard
times in prices. There is no house in
America which have better facilities than
we have. Having six houses, we buy in
the lsrGest quantities, aud therefore buy
lower than other houses who buy in small
lois-and then we bny for Cash. Our
motto: "Many Sales and Small Profits, -
will be strictly observed. Tapr6-1t
T7OU will find fine Line of Liquors
at j, r. BROWNS.
TELEPHoNIC They have been
hearing music at steinway Hall, in New
York, from performer in Philadelphia,
by means Of the telephone, and last sun
DAVIS Herald has four columns devoted to
scientific exposition of the process. 1t
il now an assured fact that all kinds of
musical sounds, as well as the true tones
of the human voice can be transmitted
by telephone from one enl of the country
to another The ordinary slow process Of
The dot and the dash will soon be entire
~ superseded, and our telegraphic opera
tors will soon be converted into leleph on
lists.
Destructive FIRE IN GRAVES
coryrY Last Saturday evening about
fopr o'clock, Mr. Robert Wright, of Graves
county. near Water Valley. while in the
roar of his premises, discovered his
awelling house 20 be on fire. lie gave
~. alarm aud set to work at once TO
sron the spreading of the flames, but the
st,nng winl, which was blowing at the
lime famed them into a rapidly increas-
irg volume and there being no help near,
his efforts were futile, and in short
time every building on the place was
,,.anned in the destructive mantle of
aames Everything was destroyed
d,yellinq and contents houses, stables,
rrovisions, etc. The loss of Mr.. Wright
:, estimated ut 81 100: MIR Wright thinks
thai the fire originated from Il spark from
the chimney falling on the top of the
boIse. as the roof was first discovered to
he IN fire There was no insurance on
anv of the property. The loss falls heav-
nv on Mr. Wright, but he is a thorough
Going man ana will, with no further iii
fortane, soon regain his loss. Clinton
De mocrat.
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DIR. C. McLANE'S
IIVERPIILS.

These Pills are not recommended
as a remedy " for all the ills that flesh
is heir to, but in affections of the
liver, and in all Bilious Complaints,
Dyspepsia, and Sick Headache, or
diseases of that character, they stand
without rival.
AGUE AND FEW Err.
No better cathartic can be used pre-
paratory to, or after taking Quinlne-
As a simple purgative they are un-
equaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are neversugar coated.
Each box has red wax seal on the
lid, with the impression DIR. NJ:
LANES Liver PILLS.
Each wrapper bears theslgnatures
Of G. McLANE and FLEMING Bros.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekeepers generally
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13
ReTuted Dissatisfaction WITH
the E'reSidenI'S Southern
RNtscG COnlradiCaed.

Published statements have been
made that the Southern aud Northern
Republicans who are not fully in ac-
cord with the new policy have been
holding Indignation meetings aud
threatening to break with the Presi
dent There Is no truth in any OF
these publications. There are few
Republicans who occasionally express
doubts a. to the results of the new
policy. but there is nowhere any dis
position displayed to be ugly about it.
The Southern Republicans are natur-
ally the most apprehen$ive, but as a
rule they accept the inevitable with a
great deal of manliness. There is not
enough dissatisfaction 10 the party to
keep the Administration awake
nights Washington Special to
Cincinnati Commercial.
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Da-We are happy to inform our
many patrons who are constantly en-.
quiring after the old reliable Jake Plant
that be is now engaged in manufacturin .
Mems, Youths and Boys Clothing-hav-
ing secured the large wholesale establish
ment--No- 3il, Main Street, St. Louis
MO.,-where he employs from 30 10 As
hands
No wonder he can sell Clothing so
much lower than any other house in this
neighborhood, Give him a call before
you part with your money. Lapr6-lt
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Carpet Paper! Carpet Pa
DerS

JUST RECEIVED LOCO yards Carpet
81 Paper-the best article ont for put
Iug under carpets-Price only cents
per yard. For sale at
apr6 WM. FRENZS Book Store.
The gauntlet is thrown down to all
Southern Kentucky and West Tennessee
by Powell s. Bro, in the matter Of selling
farm implements and machinery. 1t is
this competition that makes trade lively
and innures 20 the benefit of the far
ing interest. They mean what they saw
Try them.
There were several candidates for
the Legislature, figuring around, Monday
last, but they had the good taste not to
intiict any speeches on the people. These
blush candidates, trying to slip into the
Legislature without regular announce
ment in the COURIER, reminds us Of the
fellow trying to attend the feast witbout
the wedding garments ON, and should h.
so treated.
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FORTY YEARS BEFORE TIE PUBLIC.
DIR. G.. M q. IAN Els
Celebrated American
WORM SPE CIFIC
or
VERMIFUGE.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.


THE countenanceis paleand lcaden-
colored, with occasional flushcs, or
a circumscribed spot on one or both
cheeks the eyes become dull the pu-
pills dilate an azure semicircle runs
along the lower eyelid the nose is IL
ritated. swells, and sometimes bleeds;
aswelling Of the upperlip occasional
headache, with humming or throb-
bing of the ears an unusual secretion
of saliva; Shiny OF flIrred tongue
breath very foul, particularly in the
morning; appetite variable. some
times voracious, with gnawing SEN
sation ofthe stomach, ut others, entire
lygone fleeing painsin the stomach
occasional nausea and vomiting vio-
lent pains throughout the abdomen;
bowels irregular, at times costivc;
stools Shiny not unfrequently tinged
with blood belly swollen and hard ;
urine turbid respiration occasionally
difficult, and accompanied by hIc-
cough cough sometimes dry and con-
vulsive; uneasy and disturbed sleep,
with grinding Of the teeth; temper
variable, but generally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DIR. c. McLANE'S VERN1IFUGE
will certainly effect a cure.
1T DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in anv form It's an innocent prepare
ton, not capable Of doiRg tie slight
est injury to tic most feRae' infant.
The genuine DR.. McLANE s YER
MIFUcE bears the signatures of {.
MCLANE and FLEMING Bros. OH the