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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-06
California Election.

SAN FRANcIsco, September Sowing
to the slowness with which the returns
come in, especially in this city, it is i'm
possible at present TO give the result as
to the legislature. Election returns thus
far indicate Republican gains in the in.
terror, but may be modified by later ad.
vices. 1t is believed that Bryant dem
beat Ashbury (tax-payer) for mayor o.
this city.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-06

CAMP ROBINSON, NEB September c.
Crazy Horse died at midnight. His PEG.
pie took his body. All is quiet this
morning.
CHICAGO, September 6 --Colopel Brad.
ley, commanding at Camp Robinson,
telegraphs to-day to military %headquar.
tors: Crazy Horse died about midnight
from wounds received in trying to es
cape
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They have swimming matches IN 81

They have swimming matches in San
Francisco. Any match will SWIM well
enough, but no match is good for much
for Illuminating purposes after it has
swum a mile or two - Hawkeye,
Competitive trial before jury sitting to
award prizes for tragic defamation
Candidate. BEG pardon, gentlemen,
would you be kind enough to move back
u little to give me room to roll my eyes2''
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-06

CAIRO, III, September 6.-Arrived-
Indiauola, st. Louis, 8 pm; Anderson,
Evansville, 10; Maude, Vicksburg, Gam.
D~eparied-Warner New Orleans, Bpm;
Anderson, Evansville, midnight; Port
Eads and Golden City, New Orleans, 8
q NJ Maude, ST. Louis, G. Fair and cool,
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MEMPHI@s
Thursday Evening, Sept. 8, IS77.

The subscription price Of The PUB
LILO LEDGER is IS per 0nnum to'
the Daily, and 81 per AMMAN for Tho
Weeky-POstGge tree.
Persons leGUing the city for the sum
mer can order The DAILY LEDGER
at 75c per month, or tpo dollars for
three months, IN adUaace, wih the
priUitege Of changing poSto6iee.
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DIED.

BERRY-At " Everslade," her residence in
Livingston county, kentucky August 31st,
Mrs. A. j. BERRY, mother of lIrs. DR.. Sim
and Mrs. Mckinney, Of this city.
FLANIGAN-0n the night Of the 5th inst.
Mrs. MARY FLANAGAN, aged 70 years.
Notice Of funeral in morning papers.
DOTY-ThiS morning at 4 o'clock. DR.. J. R.
DoTY.
Funeral from the residence of Mr.. Judkins,
No. 81 Second street. at 10 o'clock am. to-
morrow.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-06

WAsmSGToY, September G.--For Ten
~nessee and the Ohio valley falling fol.
loved by rising barometer, cooler, north.
erly winds, cloudy and rainy followed by
clearing weather.
The Ohio and tributaries will rise
somewhat.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-06

SANDY HOOK, September Cider has
finished his ocean yacht race from this
point to Cape May, rounding the light
ship at GAP. The other yachts are not
vet IN sight.
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CnthoIic Church Bnrn,d.

CHICAGO, September 6.-Tbe Catholic
church at Rogers Park was burned last
night. Loss, $4,000 to Sl2, 900; insur-
ance, $1,000.
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DEATH OF AN EXPRESS KING.

The funeral of Alvin Adams, the
father of the express company bear
ing his name, was observed by all the
offices throughout the country yesterday
He died, aged seventy-fVe, the previous
evening al his residence in WatertOwn,
Mass. He was born in Vermont, but
went to Boston and engaged in the pro-
duce business about forty years ago. a
few years afterward the FIRST express line
in the country was started by William
Harndeu, and not long after Mr.. Adams
determined to start an opposition line.
1t was a small start he made. For
three years he was his own messenger,
porter, clerk and cashier. The estab-
lishment consisted of Adams, q valise
and desk room in an Office. After q
time some of Harnden's best customers
transferred their ~patronageto Adams and
be formed a partnership, which enabled
the company to extend operations, first
to Washington, then between Hart.
ford and Springfield and afterward
throughout the State Of Connecticut.
This was in the days of stage-coaches
and slow movements Of travel and com.
merce. A few years later and agencies
were established in the principal South.
ern and Western States, and in 1850 the
business had become so important that
Adams & Co. arranged to send their
money and small packages over the New
York and New Haven railroad, paying
the sun of $1,000 per month for a small
space in the car of 3 fast train. Soon
afterward the style of the firm was
changed u the Adams Express Com.
pany" and much additional capital in
vested. The California express was then
started and added greatly to the com.
panys reputation. In the State Of
Connecticut alone Adams Express
Company had, in 1855, no less than
twenty Offices and transported oil the
money Of some seventy banks. In Cali.
fornia iherewere some twenty-five Offices,
and branches in Oregon. The total num-
Der Of persons employed by them was
estimated at about two thousand. TIE
company's operations have not been
solely confined to the express business;
1t has alse been a great banking house.
Through their California banning house
in San Francisco many millions Of dol.
lars have been transhipped to other parts
Of the world. a similar banking house
war established by the same firm in Aus
tralia in 1852. At one time the stock Of
the company rose to $500 per share, the
par value being 500 per share, though
it is rarely to be bought at any price.
Mr. Adams lived in great style, and OIL
late years had retired from all active
duty. Such men do more for their age
and country than warriors and states
men. The company which be founded
permeates the whole country, even {,
remote postolices of the railroads ant
steamboat lines. 1t is very wealthy, o
course, but has mot abused its vast pow
er. Its officers and agents are retained
and advanced as they prove themselves
worthy and capable. Some have beer
in the service a great many years
The company has become an indispens
able institution to commerce and 10 al
classes Of people
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-06

According 10 the official organ Of the
Mormon church, the Deseret News,
Brigham Young was the father Of fifty.
six children, and left behind him seven.
teen wives, sixteen living sons and
twenty.eight daughters. Nearly all these
wives and children and numerous grand.
children were present at his funeral, and
all their tears could doubtless have been
put in a thimble.
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B. AND !. c

Clerks Bulldog a Savings Association
INJECTION NOTICE. AN ELECTION
IA will be held at the office Of this Associa-
lion on the 10th of September, inst, to choose
Seven Directors for the on, uing year. Polls
open from II a, m. to 3 pm.
JOHN W. BRUSH, President.
p. B. JONES, Secretary. Al
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SHORT crops aud hard times in East
Tennessee prevail, and, as an incidental
result, a large number of people are
moving away, the majority Of them go
ing to Texas, where some will improve
their condition if they have means and
energy and patience, while many will be
disappointed. The exodus is greatly
facilitated by the glowing accounts OF
land agents, who represent Texas as a
land of milk and honey, where the poor
man can live easy and grow rich without
work the balance of his days. While we
know that Texas is a magnificent coun.
try, we believe that the most Of the peo-
pie who have the moving fever eau do
better by staying where they are, i'm.
proving The soil, resetting fences, setting
fruit trees, buying improved breeds
stock and learning how 10 farm upon
correct, scientific principles Careless
cultivation has worn out and injured
much Of the old land in Tennes. ee.
The people raise the same crop in one
field year after year, leave the forrows
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-06

REUNIONS Of Tennessee Confederate
regiments and other commands are the
order Of the day. Colonel John II. Saw
ages old regiment, the Sixteenth Ten.
nessee, is to have a reunion at McMinn.
Vile at no distant day.
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LOTTERY.

A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY 70
IA WIN A FORTUNEl-Fourth Grano
Dollar Drawing, 1877. At New Orleans. Tues
day, October %.
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY Gu.
This institution was regularly incorporated
by the Legislature Of tho State for Educa-
tional and. Charitable purposes in 1868, with a
Capital of Sl,OOO.OQ, 70 which i has since
SINGLE NUMBER DRAWINGS will take
place monthly. IT NEVER SCALES OR POST.
PoNEs. Look at the following scheme:
CAPITAL PRIZE, $780, GOO.
100, 900 Tickets nc one Dollar Each,
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to become cutters, leave their plOws Out
all the year round, let their stock 90 IN
watered and exposed to all kinds OF
weather, let down the fences where they
should have good gates, never trim their
fruit trees, let briers grow in the fence
corners and crops 20 TO waste in their
fields, and their barns and houses be-
come leaky, and after pursuing this
policy for a number of years and getting
in debt too deep to pull out they begin
to talk about hard times and a poor
country, and prepare, as a remedy, to
emigrate to q new one. Such people will
never prosper anywhele, and we have
hundreds, if not thousands, Of them in
almost every county in the State. They
can be spared, but we are sorry for the
Texas neighborhood where they settle,
to repeat the same failures. Good farm.
ing viii pay in this State, and it is the
fewest number of people who can sell
out, 90 west and better their condition.
The trouble is that too many people want
to live without work; they slight what
they are compelled to do, and spend their
drouish lives in grumbling of the present
and dreaming Of some accidental streak
of good luck watch shall emsncipate
them from all responsibility and labor.
The young men want to get to town
and engage in some light and
profitable occupation which will not
their complexion or harden their
hands. The country is full of such, Half
our financial troubles are imaginary.
There is work for all who are anxious
enough to roll up their sleeves and stick
to the first job that presents itself. There
is work even for the thousand tramps
who have set their faces southwark to
find rations and q genial winter climate.
We should invite and encourage emigra.
ton to Tennessee, instead of becoming
discouraged and seeking relief by flying
from the old Volunteer State to an un-
known and untried country.
/
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-06

TIE w%orkiagmen of Louisville have
through their executive committee, for.
mally repudiated and thrown overheard
Blanton Duncan, an aspiring local poll
tieian who claimed to be the head and
front, soul and brains of the movement
in that city. He even went so far as to
start a workingman's paper as their
organ and mouth-piece. Finding he
was a heavy load they determined to get
rid Of him, and did 50 in very clear, cut
and plain language. The following is
the last of a series of resolutions allud-
ing to this Jonah:
Resolved, That we %denounce him to
our membership and before the people
at large as q professional demagogue and
.notoriety hunter, unworthy Of confidence,
and totally lacking in every attribute
that should attach to one who aspires to
be the leader of honest men seeking
honest and honorable means Of anchor
atlng their political, social and civil con
dition.
Duncan got out with the Democratic
party some years ago and has been in
search Of a new one, or the material out
of which to form one, ever since. By
some inscrutable means he secured a
nomination on the Chas. O'Conor ticket.
This turned his head, and he has since
then regarded himself as a man Of ma.
tionsl importance. The Workingmen
had nothing to expect under his leader.
ship and he has nothing to expect at
their hands. He had better light a can
die now and go in search of another
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1857 Prizes, amounting to.-..".."......f62. p
Write for Circulars or send orders to
M. A. DAUPHIN,
P. O. Box 692, New Orleans, La.
Or No. 6 West Court street. Memphis.
ELEVENTH GRAND MONTHLY DRAW.
ING,
Tuesday. November 9Th.
Capital Prize, $4,000. Tickets 81 each.
4-2qR&s
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LIST OF PRIZES,

APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
approximation Prizes Of S2O0........S 1870
9 leS.".~" 800
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-07-21
Our County Indebtedness.

A petition from the taxpayers Of
Richlnnd County was filed with the
Governor Oh Tuesday asking for the
appointment Of a Commission to in
vestigatc the past indebtedness Of
that County. The same law applies
to this County. We published it a
few issues back. Why the lcthargy
on the part of the people? Why
Talk SO much about high taxation,
fraudulent County papers, VIII en- by
your own supincness. you allow it to
go into the Treasury unchallengel.
The law referred to above was enact.
cd specially for the benefit Of fault
finders, and those who believed there
was something rotten in Denmark
Why don't you take advantage Of it?
Other counties have.
10 express ourselves candidly, we
believe that the matter has not been
attended to because Orangcburg coun.
ty is poor in material, that is, she
has fewer real leaders of public scnti-
mcnt tlian any other county in the
State, and those few the people depend
upon to do everything without any
reward.
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The 'rsy'rWa||B

Oiang eburg is growing and the
office of Mayor is not bed of roses.
Besides tR responsibility, there is n
good deal Of work connected with thu
position. In view, therefore, of this
iact, We suggest that the Office be
made elective and then the people
can with some show Of propriety
complain Of their Mayor if he neg
lects his duty. AS it is, that officer
serves at all expense and trouble to
himself.
When the Legislature meets, we
trust the charter will be SO ammend.
ed as to give our future Mayor a sal
ary.
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The State Capitol.


The. Abbcvillc lNe1i"m wants the
Capitol removed to Charleston. We
see no necessity for any such foolish
ness, but have, nevertheless, lively
appreciation for the spirit which
prompted the lMli"n editors to
start tic question 1t will breed
discussion Of course, and, az consc-
qucnce, advertise the excellent paper
pi'aa ''""n.rh going brothers.
50. move that
a. -...." J" ..."v Il.
lesion, and that Il. G. III. be made
State pf;n!cr Dc VIC hear u second :?
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[coMMUNIcAIEp.]
OHAScEnuRG, S. G.
July 18th 1877.

Eti:tOr OrungcJHyy A'cws an1 Times:
Sir:
In your latest issue appeared n
communication signed a. $. Norton,
and charging me with stirring up
strife in the ncighborhood Of Poplar
Township and arraying the white IN q
black races i'll said vicinity against
each other.
Grant me space i'll your columns
10 say, that these charges are false
and malicious, and cmanatc from IL
very irresponsible person, whose only
reason for such misrepresentation is
his bitterness towards the negro, and
the loss Of the pittancc Of his cost in
the disgraccful prosecution.
The true facts in t he case arc these
in substance: Seven or eight DAYS
ago | was employed by Mr.. sam
Lewis, n colored man, to defend him
in case before Harmon Rush Esq,
u Trial Justice in which Lewis was
charged with assault and battery,
against another colorcd man named
West Jones; also to defend Peter
Laurence, charged with said oll'.nsc.
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TO Be Regretted.

1t is to be deeply .dcplorcd that
there is Il disposition in Il certain
quarter to find fault with tho Exccu-
tive Committee, because lis members
deemed it unwisc to call Il Convention
to supply nominees for the two
vacancies Which recently occurred in
this county. We know that the
Committee cndcayored to DO the very
best it could for the people, and if an
an error has been committed it was
one Of judgment and not Of the
heart.
Apart from this, it seems hard to
be ctcrnally.hammcring Mt men who
have done all they could for the
Democratic cause without the slight
est compensation. Capt. JAS. +. Izlar
especially has served his party faith
fully, honestly, and at n sacrifice to
himself and VIC arc satisfied that were
hc to inform the people of one half
the hard work he has done in their
service, they would at once rebukc
the spirit which prompts them to ind
fault, and permit their scarce NUT
tered amatliemes 10 turn into blessings
upon thcirlips. When thcpropcr time
comes The people will bc informed of
the conduct Of their public servants.
at present il is the duty Of every
man, and every Democratic Club
favoring the present State Govern
mcnt, to quiet and stinc .tic spirit Of
discord which is sought to be planted
i'll this county. Remember The Re
publican party is here yet, and still
has its majority Of 1000, waiting for
chance to take advantage Of IL split
in the Democratic party.
Were VIC not anxious to see the plat
form Of principles upon which Gov.
Hampton stands fairly tested, there
would not be so much concern on our
part for the welfare Of the Dcmocra-
cy Of this county. There are, as
matter offact many things that some
Of us do not like, but for the sake Of
Soutl. Caralina's veal VIC submit
that it is highly proper Just now to
"-rrv thought that is not in
accord with tho known policy Of
J Governor Hampton. And in this
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During his late visit to Duo West

During his late visit. to Duo West
Judge Mackcy made some very hap
by hits i'll his own inimitablc style
In speaking Of the grand reception
rendered Grant in England he said /:
"Thcrc is one thing of which the
American people should be proud
that although Grant has dincd with
the Prince Of Wales and Lord N cw-
castle, whose tables were loaded
down with elegant gold and silver
plate, there has as yet been no charge
Of larceny brought against him.
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that no one else would have cared,
black OF white, to sa We. This disturb.
ancc being ended, the jury was given
the case, and in Il very few minutes
returned with II verdict of "not
guilty" Now, my dear readers tn is
is the head and front Of my oifendin.
Judge, yet it may be we'll TO state
that it is currently reported that
$1,000 was the fine aljudgcd to be
fixed ere the case was heard. Re
form Reform
Respectfully Yours,
ID. a. SrRAKER.
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Sherif's Sales.

BY virtue Of an Executions to- nc
directed, will sell to the highest bidder, at
oranscbnrg G. II. on the first Monday in
Aug. next, for cash, all the Rights, Title
and Interests Of the Defendants in the fol
lowing property, 10 Wit:
All that tract Of land in Orangeburg
County, Pine Grove Township containing
two hundred acres more or less, and boun-
ded on the southwest by lands Of d. +.
Zeiglcr, South by lands OF Est. Of Watt, n.
= by lands off j Carson, and North by
lands formerly DR. TT Goodwin and now
claimed by j NJ Crosswcll
=, Levied on as the property Of VIM s
Thompson at the suit of Jacob Meyers
81 criti"s Office jill LIVINGSTON
Oran eburg County s. o. G.
July Is, 1877
July =! St.
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II AK NDIIDIL.
OFFICE. OF COUNTY AUDITOR
OhASGER,'RG CDUSTY.
.]ulv 81, 1877.

oh\HGEBuR'; COUNTY.
July 81, 1877.
Notice is hereby given tla. this Office
Will be ol'cnt TO receive Return: Of Personal
Property for III. li,r,l year 1877, on Tues.
day ;!c day July 1877. III pcr-ons
over u vtar: and nncr 90 years Of age,
are required 10 pay CAplTArIOT TAN
OF one DJ!'it. TaXlriyr"- willcar,fnliv nntc
any transfers "i kc;tl T.: TIT. M. lc nce
Ju"c IL lS1tito June Isl 1877. All pro-
lcriv IN the possession, or under the control
Of every person on the Isl day OF June 1877
(not exempt from ta=;.tion) must be Return
ell
! will bea, Eranchy;lle Saturday, July
u.
Al Fort Mote Tuesday, July 2l
II 81. Matthews Wednesday, July q.
~ Ear'linS Store Monday, July go.
~ }. +. Ways store Tuesday, July 81.
AZ Knots Mill Monday, August L.
". l.. W. Rilcy's Wednesday. August s.
The Office II Or.ngcburg will be open 10
the 2Oth day Of August, after which time
penalty 30 cts will be added to the RE.
TURNS ofall DELINQUENTS.
JAS. VAN T.ASsEI.,
County Auditor.
i,lv : Q,
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presence Of divers good citizens that
---- - the plnintiffs attnrnnu . ,uod

presence OF divers good citizens that
the plaintiffs attorney owed
him CO. Cain) twenty five dollars and
that he expected to get it out Of de-
poncnt i'll this case; and that he could
by telling certain thingr about
aforesaid, prevent him coming into
this bar. And that the said w. A.
O'Cain did on another occasion ex-
tort and receive from one VIII.
Bull fees for settling a case and did
charge and make parties pay for a
prctentcd divorce which he gave to
them. And that W. A. Maroney. J.
Al. Danner, John Inabinet aud
Abial Lathrop Esq, and L. A. Jones
NJ. d., are material witnesses to prove
the same.
Signed, j. ALFRED JONES.
Sworn to before me this 22nd day Of
May 1877.
j. FIELDER MEYERS,
Trial Justice.
Reed oc John a. Maroney q note
for five dollars in settlement of the
case Of Frances NJ. Buzzard, and
which the said Frances agrees to
withdraw all charges.
Wa O'Cain,
Agt. Of f. NJ. Buzzard.
Reed Of Alfred Joncsfivc dollars
for Frances Nj. Buzzard MS com
promise and settlement Of case pro
posed to be instituted againt him for
assault OH said Frances Nj. Buzzard.
this 2G, April 1877.
W. A. O'CA1S,
Agt. for Il. Nj. Blizzard.
an Of which is Respectfully sub
is. ALEERGoT1I,
Foreman
Orangcburg, S. G., Ma, 23d 1877,