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Fate OF an Arkansas Desperate.

Fate of an Arkansas Desperate.
Augusta Bulletin, l5th.l
The shooting Of Joe Stevenson at Cot
ton Plant on Wednesday last rids tbs
county of one Of the worst characters
that ever disgraced any community. Fol-
years be has been Q terror to the south
part OF u county, qusrreling and fight
ing at the slightest ~provocation, and
when even that was not given he made it,
Ii seems he was not happy unless he had
q fight every day. On last Tuesday be
cruelty beat Mr.. Pat Haley, OF Cotton
Plant, q peaceful and quiet merchant
and good citizen in every respect;
cursed aud abused Mr.. Dunn. q shoe
maker, in a most wicked and brutal
manner, and blackgusrded his family
in the vilest language that could be
uttered, and declaring his intention of
returning next day and finishing him up.
Anticipating trouble with the desperate
fellow Mr.. Dunn prepared his old mus
ket and loaded it with buckshot, aud
seeing Stevenson coming in on Wednes-
day with q double-barreled shotgun he
concluded that he or Stevenson had to
die, 50 without any delay be fred just
as Stevenson was opposite his house,
and in front Of Mr.. Amman's store.
Two shots went through S~tevenson's
neck, cutting the jugular vein, killing
him instantly. Several shots passed
through the letter-box and barrels in
Mr.. Amman's store, and came very near
killing Mr.. Amman and Mr.. Clark. his
clerk. DR.. James was called, but Ste
vsnson died in less than two minutes.
Duna surrendered himself at once to the
officers and was undergoing examination
when our informant left. The universal
opinion was that Mr.. Dunn did right and
should be acquitted, and in Ease the
magistrate thought it his duty to bind
him over to the Circuit Court, that Dunn
should escape, as he could not probably
give bail. and it would be q great hard
ship tor him TO lie in jail till next court,
when be had rid the community of such
a desperate character. Our informer
did not hear one single regret at the
death of the desperate. Such charac-
ters disgrace any community, and the
sooner they leave us the better. The
fate Of this man may be q warning 10
others following in Stevenson's footsteps.
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DARWIN A ~PLAGlARIST
His Monkey Notions Familiar TO
the Japanese Q Years AgO-A

His Monkey Notions Familiar 10
the Japanese soc Years AgO-A
Temple with 80 1913 Idols I'm IL.
Next we saw the great Temple Of
Lingmoto, writes a Japanese correspond.
emit of the Chicago Tribune, whose
grounds and gateWays and bronze house,
where the priests reside, cover one
square mile Of ground. Here was a
great throng Of worshippers, though the
hour wa early. A small fee to one of
them admitted Us - their private apart.
ments in separate buildings, where 700
priests attached to this temple live.
Every room was carpeted with a fine
carpet of foreign manufacture, and the
dividing screens we're richly gilded.
The temple itself had q lofty and beauti
fully inlaid ceiling. The pleasure
grounds about the buildings are ex.
quisite, shady walks and miniature lakes,
full Of beautiful fish, and spanned by
bridges Of costly carved stone.work,
make a delightful retreat fer the weary
soul. The DarWinian theory wss doubt.
less familiar to the Japanese 500 years
ago, for on the carved door Of this tenn.
pie was wrought, in wood and bronze, a
scene showing first a monkey, then an
ape, then a gorilla, and 80 on up, until
by gradual development the last fgare
was q perfect man, surround / by ele.
plants and curious birds. These doors
we're carved and erected over 800 y N
ago; from what source did the workman
get the subject Of his work. From / .y
we went to the Temple of the Thii ).
Three Thousand Three Hundred and
Thirty Three Gods-this being the exact
number Of idols it contains. One thou.
sand Of these idols are lif size, and hold
the other small ones on their hands.
They stand in seiried ranks, like a brig.
ade Of soldiers on drill. They are every
one, large and small, richly gilded witt
gold, and as the slidiDg-doors of the vast
temple we're thrown back, and the sun
light poured in upon the scene, and III
rays flashed back from the thousands O
golden gods, it presented a scene Of daz
cling splendor well calculated to strik,
the beholder with awe. There is nc
other temple in the world that can pro
duce such 3 sight, and | long for the ad
vent of some cool.beaded expert whC
will caculate the cost, in dollees enc
cents, Of this magnificent Baddist tenn
pie and its gods.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-27

IT would seem that too much railroad
and too much barge line has killed the
legitimate commerce and trade of St.
Louis and starved out 6rst-class boats,
as we learn that several of their brag
packets are forced to load at New Or
leans for Cincinnati and other Ohio river
points. Business around there must be
dull, and Boston of the West" is letting
the "Plaster.of Paris -ofAmerica" get
away with her.
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HOw Turkey Feels Before and
After PleVna.

Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, December H.-The State
department has for some time been in
possession Of information from an official
sourae in Europe to the effect that the
Turkish government, from the moment
the war began in earnest on the part Of
Russia, and without interference from
the western powers, felt that it would
not be able TO maintain itself in Europe,
but would be obliged to withdraw into
Asia and abandon Constantinople and
all Turkey in Europe to Russia. The
information came from an officer in high
rank, and in position to have reliable TO-
formation up9n such subjects, aud this
was the feeling among Turks known to
our authorities some time before the fall
of ptevna
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Remainng OF HoteI Leltsra.

The postmaster general has written a
letter with reference to the remailing Of
hotel letters" in which be says: Under
a uniform ruling Of the ~pestofHce depart
meOt the right to forward letters by mail
to q second destination without add.
tional postage applies only to such let.
tiers as have not left the custody Of the
postal officials. When a letter.carrier
calls at a hotel with letters for parties
who have given the proprietors instruc-
tioDs TO forward them by mail TO another
address, the proprietor should at once
r lirect such letters and return them TO
the carrier, in which csse they msy be
forwarded without additional charge, but
If the carrier is allowed to leave them at
the hotel, or il they are taken out Of his
presence, they are regarded as having
been legally delivered and cannot be
again mailed without repayment anew
Of at least one full rate Of postage (three
cents) By stamp affixed.
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indications.

WASHINGTON, December 27.-For the
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri
valleys northeast to northwest winds,
stationary or lower temperatures and
pressureS, cloudy weather, with light rain
or snow.
For the lake region northeast winds,
cloudy weather, with light rain or snow,
slightly higher pressure and lower tenn
persture.
The rivers will continue stationary Or
rising,
The temperature will continue above
freezing in the canal regions of Mary.
land and Virginia.
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T%ELEGRAPHIC
STOCKS AND RnNns.


LONDON, December27 ZIP. m.-Consols
for money, "a SIG; on account, "a TIC;
United States new four-and. a-half 1893;
United States 6ve-twenties Of 1867, 1868;
United States ~ten.forties, 10TH; new fves,
l05t; Erie, 81.
New YORK, December q, ll:5O a.m.-
United States skies Of 1881, = @lO64;
United States skies of 1881, coupons,
-@l09s; new four and-a-halfs, l03i@
1881; coupons, -@lO34; 6ve-twenties
of 1865, new issue, lO54@lO53; ive.twen.
ties of 1867, = @lOSli fve.twenties Of
1868, coupons, lO9B@llO; %ten.forties,
lO6j@lO7; ten-iorties, coupons, 1910
lO8; new tours, lOlB@lOl4.
BREADsTUFFs.
LIVERPOOL, December u Wheat, win.
ter, lsOd@lls61 Milwaukee red, los Sd
oils Cd; California white, Us 7d@
LIS lid; California club, Us led@l3s I'd,
Corn, 29S 3d@SOs Cd. Pork, 56s Cd,
Beef, Sos Cd. Bacon, long clear, 3Ss Cd;
short clear, 34s Cd. Lard, Ais Cd. Tai,
low, 4Os Cd.
CHICAGO, December q, 1850 am
Wheat quiet at llOs@llla for January
lll2@lllB for February. Corn quiet al
49B943t for January; AL for February.
Pork II 67l@ll 70 for January; II 50!
oil IS for February. Lard, I 1907 72l
for January; I 1901 III for February.
Receipts-Flour, 1888; wheat, 1892.
corn, 1908. Shipments-Flour, 1858.
wheat, 39,69s; corn, 1854.
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what Changed the BituGtiOn.
World

In one Of the English counties a
certain wealthy squire, owning
large estates, who protested the
Roman Catholic faith, married a
Protestant lady, very much to the
dissatisfaction Of his friends and
co-religionists. But his properly
was strictly entailed in the male
line, and after some years four
daughters only were born of the
union. Suddenly the squire died,
and his wealth went away from his
own belongings to the next heir
male. The widow was not even to
be allowed the custody of hel
daughters, who were of her own
faith, and she was perhaps a little
hardly used by her husbands rela.
tives and friends. Suddenly and
unexpectedly the whole situation
was changed by the birth of a pos.
thumous son.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-27

The CourierJournal says, in reply to
a contemplate fling at the South by au
Indianapolis paper, that the people Of
the South have gone to work with earnest.
ness to repair the deSolGtion wrought 10
the days of Republican supremacy-a
supremacy, by the way, which bligbts
and corrupts everything it touches,
They are in the Union Of States, and
propose to stay in, aud psrtake of all the
advantages of that Union, especially the
advantage Of securing appropriations, as
Northern States do for necessary internal
improvements. They have not the means
10 effect the construction Of levees on the
Mississippi river and propose to have the
matter placed in the bands OF the gov
eminent, and it will be done. They want
no more than the people Of the North
are receiving from the government; only
the work they ask to be done is not Of a
local character like that which is chiefly
accomplished by the government
at MORN expense IN the Northern
States. They know that if the Missis'
Aippi river ran from west to east
through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Penn
sylvAuia and New Jersey, substantial
Ieyees Two hundred feet wide and eighty
feet high would have been built along
she shore It's entire length, at an expense
Of from Sl0O. 600 900 to 5000, OOO, 600.
They ask for $4,000, 900, to be spent
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mary Anderson.

ST. Louis, December 26,-Miss Mary
Anderson, the now famous Western ira.
gedienue, opened her second season here
at DeBar's Opera House last night, and
although it was Christmas eve and it
rained heavily, her audience was very
large and gave her a warm aud enthusi-
astic reception. Dramatic critics and
old theater.goers note a marked improve
ment in the lady's acting since last sea.
nan
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under government supervision, on levees
for the protection of nearly thirty thou
sand square miles Of territory.
They cannot "do the work them.
selves" The people. Of the North
would not do the work themselves"
1t would be done by the government,
and done efFectually. These people are
the only enemies of the American Re-
public and Of human liberty. They are
unworthy of any trust. They are dis
unionists by principle; tyrants and cor
ruptioRists by nature, and without one
noble or generous idea in their aaccid
souls, while their ratiocination is based
on the argumentum alb invidia.
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KNOXVILLE Tribune: At an early hour
yesterday morning the families of Judge
John L. Moses and James G. Moses,
deceased, received intelligence by tell
graph Of the death Of Mr.. John f. No
ses-lather Of James c. aud John L.
which occurred at his home in Exeter,
New Hampshire, at seven o'clock yester-
day morning. Scarcely had the an.
nouucemeat been made to the different
members of the families in the city b
fore another dispatch WAS received bear
ing the sad and still more surprising In
telligence that Mr.. John W. Moses, eldest
son Of John L. Moses, was instantly
killed Sunday night, near Amite, La
by falling from and being run over by q
train of cars on the Mississippi Central
railroad.
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Hard ON ~.

Galveston News
About ten days ago a nice looking,
we'll dressed man called at the station.
house aid informed the chief Of police
that he was a fugitive from justice and
be desired TO surrender himself. The
chief asked where be was from and what
he had done. He replied: From New
York. / robbed a gas company there OF
5000" The chief told him 10 report to
the station daily, and that be would look
into his case. kilograms were sent 10
New York aud the statements made BY
the young man verified. Notice came
TO arrest him, which wal dsne, and the
gas operator now languishes in Jail.
When asked why he acted so foolishly as
to give himself away" his reply was
that he would rather stay in Sing Sing
Than live in Texas"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-27

Apropos of the enormous thefts Of
timber from government lands, to which
Secretary Schurz makes reference in his
report, an Iowa paper tells this little
story: We are reminded Of q Methodist
Conference which was held at an early
day in this State. A minister who had
just come into the country, and was the
p0ssessor Of a stove.Dipe hat and
? broIdcloth coat got the floor and said:
[ an against ste ling in every shape,
and therefore move the adoption of the
following resolution: Resolved, That in
the opinion of this conference il is Just
ss sinful TO steal government timber as
any other kind Of property A minister
who was dressed in e homespun suit
arose in great haste and said: 1t is
evident that the brother who introduced
this resolution is a newcomer and does
not know the wants aud necessities OF
this community. ! move hat the reso.
luton be laid on the table, and on the
table it went by a large majority"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-27

The St. Louis Times mentions Hon.
Thomas Allen, president Of the Iron
Mountain road, as a very probable candi
date for the United States senate. But
the election is a long way of.
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WAttersOR's Picture of OO0kIing
From the Louisville Courier Journal

A1AN
Mr.. Roscoe Conkling is a base dema.
gogue. Disguised as a gentleman, he
has been all his life a low political trick.
ster. Tho companion of gentlemen, be
has been the champion and confederate
of thieves. LIST winter he was ready TO
sell bis party. This winter be is for
crushing the man whom bis cowardics
and treschery we're not able to keep GU.
Of the Presidency. He is not, ike Nor.
ton, a rough malignant, who, warmed
into 8 partisan action, possessed q Ger.
tain barbarous sincerity; but a cool
methodic trader ia the vilest passions Of
the yilest classes. He is a good actor
He has an educated facility in word.
mongery. But be is On i%Bsolent pea.
cock, accidentally gifted with a voice.
And this ia the mar whom a few Demo
Gratis would elevate to the leadership "
the senate at the expense Of the admin
istration which, whatever its short com
ings may be, has at least done sometime
toward the resdjostment Of the lost sec
tional balance and the restoration o
nationality and the national spirit il
every part of the country.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
GARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness.
early decay. loss Of manhood, etc., I will
send a receipt that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary in South America. Send a
self-addrossed envelope to the Rev. JOSEPH
T. InAN. Station D, Bible House. Neio York
Gin. SO. xxvii-5 eodkw
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Msynard's supsrservIceabIe Zeal,
NJ vi Ty.-rI

ANNW AOAA HOAAasl
We are sorry to be obliged again to
call attention To the superserviceable
zeal Of our truly remarkable envoy, Mr..
Maynard, at Constantinople. Mr.. May.
nard is entirely ignorant Of Turkish, and
for that matter of European affairs.
Not content with taking tie porte to task
in the affair OF th: Gesholfs, who GER
tainly are not American citizens, and
with whom therefore he has nothing to
do, it appears that be mas recently united
with the German ambassador in an at.
tempt to influence the porte to open ne
gotiations directly with Russia, to the
exclusion Of some of the European
powers. Such interference as this with
an entirely foreign question on the part
Of ar American envoy would not only
be costrary to our political traditions,
bat also to the letter no less than to the
spirit Of the presidential message. In a
question which excites the keenest jeal-
ousies and touches the interests aud sus.
capabilities Of almost every power in
Europe, the active diplomatic interfer.
ence Of a commissioned agent of the
United States may involve this govern.
meut in controversies and complication
in regard to issues with which it has nc
concern whatever.
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Mr.. Edmund Yates, the novelist, rises
at eight, and after a light breakfast die
tates to a shorthand secretary for two or
three hours, when he goes ont for a
gsllop He comes back to lunch, rides
or drives again, and returns to shut him.
self up with the secretary till dinner
time. 10 this way he both sees fun aud
gets through with an enormous amount
Of work, for everything signed with his
name, note, novel or article, is taken
down at stenographic speed.
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given RniI for Rnrrarx.

New York, December 27,-Ferdinsud
Harlog, indicted jointly with VIM. Muir
and Joal M. Hayes for forgery in issuing
bonds of St. Louis, No, and of Quincy,
Ill has given bail.
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On Saturday, January 10, 1878,

in legal hours, in front Of the Court. house,
Memphis, Tennessee, proceed to sell, TO the
highest bidder. for cash, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
Two acres of land LYING and being in the
county Of Shelby, and sta of Tennessee,
near the city of Memphis. and bounded as
follows; Beginning at a point on the west
side OF Thomas avenue IS l4-l6 I 1t north Of
the southeast corner Of h tbrc acre lot de-
creed to Martha A. l. Inard ~ the Probate
court Of Shelby county at the October term OF
said Court. 1872; thenc, no n with the west
line Of saio avenue Il 70 IS feet to a point,
and the southeast corner Of a on acre lot Of
Henry Hess; thence we IA d. feet TO q 20-fo0s
avenue; thence .outh with the 90 t line Of
said avenue III 1915 & It to a point; thence
east. 4g0.1 { Il to the b. thinning, the same
being tNo-thi-ds Of q thr ) acre lot decreed
to the said Martha A. Leonard by the Probate
Court Of Shelby county at is October term,
1872.
Levied on as the property Of defendant.
Nancy A. Leonard. to satisfy said judgment,
interest and costs.
Memphis, oath day Of December, 1877.
@. l.. ANDERSON,
Sheriff Of Shelby County. Tenn.
By W, d. CANNON, ID. S.
Duncan x Gordon, Attorneys for plaintiffs
l0l-lO7-ll3
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v

CAIRO. ILL, December 27-noon.-Ar-
rived-John B. Maude, Vicksburg, 5 a m;
Lioness, St. Louis, 6; Dippold. New Or.
leans, I; City Of Alton, New Orleans, 8.
Departed-John B. Msude, St. Louis, G
am. Cloudy and cool. a.
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Paris %rejoices in q young, pretty aud
we'll dressed woman, who for the past
two years has not missed a daily visit TO
the hack.stands from the Bastile 10 the
MadelaiDe. She pets every horse on the
stand, and treats it TO sugar or cake, and
the horses know her and brighten up at
her approach
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BALTIMORE, December 27.-Lord G..
Jamison killed Thomas W. F. Warfeld
in a quarrel near gainesville. Warield
was paying attention to a sister Of Jami-
Aon.
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The belief that fish is specially
adapted to feed the brain, and that FISH
eaters are therefore more intellectual
than the average, does not find much
favor With DR.. Beard, according to the
Popular Science Monthly. he says that
this "delusion is so utterly opposed to
chemistry, to physiology, to history, and
to common observation, that it is very
naturally almost universally accepted by
the American people. 1t was stated"
he added, by the late Prof. Agassiz,
who impulsively. and without previous
consideration, apparently, as wa ail
wont at times, made a statement to thai
effect before a committee on fisheries o
the Massachusetts legislature. Tbt
statement was so untrue that it spreat
ike the blue glass delusion, and has be
come the accepted creed Of the nation
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ENCOURAGEMENT
FOR Mayer.

To the Editor Of tho Ledger;
You will please announce me AZ n candidate
for Mayor Of the city Of Memphis at the en-
suing municipal election. subject 10 the action
Of the Democratic Conservative Convention.
ts.te JOHN JOHNSON,
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q. AND |. ASSOCIATIONS.
SHELBY COUNTY
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION,
UFFIORRR;
EpT

BELUHEH Z JORDAN, Attys, 20 Main Sd
Tho books will BIO open from now tail the
first Of January for subscriptions 10 the SkC-
OND SERIES Of stock Of the above a%ssocia-
ton, We offef TO investors absolute security
for their money invested and a fair rate OF In
terest, To the borrower we offer an easy
method Of paying Troublesome debts.
Subscriptions will DO received by any Of the
above Directors ut their Offices, and BY the
Secretary at tho ofice Of tho Associ ,tion,
Fourth National Bank. 62-l07
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Saturday, January IL, 1873,

in legal hours, In front Of the Courthouse,
Memphis, Tenn, proceed to sell, to the high
est bidder, for cash, the following described
property, to-wit:
tract OF land IN Shelby county. state OF
Tennessee, known and described as follows
Beginning at a point north sc east from the
EFT line Of Springdale avenue, 6 chains and
SO links. and IS links north Of the center Of
the Memphis and Ohio railroad thence north
5 chains and 70 links to a stake thence south
n chains and SO links TO q stake; thence south
Sc west 6 chains and 50 links to tho place of
beginning, containing Is acres more or less.
Levied on as the property Of defendant.
city Of Memphis, to satisfy said judgment.
interest and costs.
Memphis, December Is 1877.
G. +, ANDERSON,
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn
By W. d. CANNON. D. S.
Smith 4 Collier. attorneys for plaintiff.
V7 lQ3 leg
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LEGAL.
Sherifps Sale of Real Estata.

-
DUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN.
L that by virtue of an execution to
mt directed from the Honorable Circuit
Court of Shelby county, Tennessee. in the
case Of Geo. X. Duncan VS.. V. W. Williams.
judgment rendered ON the 7th day of Feb
ruary. 1877, for the sun of three hundred and
seventy-twe dollars and ninety cents, with
interest anil costs of suit. to satisfy said judg-
ment, etc.,, will, on
Friday, 18th Of January, 1873,
in legal hours. in front of the Court-heuse,
Memphis. Tenn, proceed to sell, to the high
est bidder for cash. the following described
property, to-wlt:
Two lots Of land in the village of Lucy.
Shelby county, Tenn, marked on the plat of
the town as lot No. q, block X. and lot No.
81, block U.
Levied on as the property of defendant,
Y. W.. Williams, to satisfy said judgment,
interest and costs.
Memphis, 10th day Of December, 1877.
@. L. ANDERSON,
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
By 7. 7. TAYLOR, d. s.
MD. L. Stewart, Attorney for plaintiff.
98-10i-ll0