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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02
nrInkInr !. On ana SIr.,,

An exchange insists that secret
drinking" is the great danger to the
better classes in this country. Scores OF
men and Women in every community,
who never have been seen in o rum shop
or at o public drinking bar, can secretly
obtain the glass or the bottle at the gro
Gerry or the drug shop without loss Of
caste or reputation; and do 50 until q
habit is fastened on them which is
stronger than their pride in q good
name. OIL NM
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02
Police Court.

At the police court to day the recorde
disposed Of the following docket: Be-
Jones, negro, chicken stealing, commit
ted to Jail VIM Fennell and George By
mum, negroes, COW slealing-cases con
tinued for trial Henry Moudson, negro
misdemeanor, discharged; Marshal Ger
man, drunk, fined So; Bill Jones, prowl
ing, case continued.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02
GOOD Man.

Last night a canvas awning in front
Of Hunters store, No. so Main street.
was stolen and carried away. This fore
noon a white man named Lewis Clark
was arrested, the awning being found in
his possession and he was unable to give
any reasonable account as to how be
obtained possession Of it, Patrolman
Cannon made the arrest. On the person
of Clark was found the following ere.
dentials written on a steamboat dray re.
ceipt; this is good man and Living in
town heare aud hee has something to sci
and it is all Right. JAMES WILSON"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02
Attempt 20 commit suicide

Yesterday afternoon a white man
named - Black, a travelling agent for
Stewards nursery, and stopping at Jake
Stortz's boarding house, 1879 Main street,
attempted to commit suicide by taking
an overdose Of morphine. DR.. Marable
was called in aud pumped the poison out
Of his stomach, but a considerable
amount Of the poison was absorbed and
passed into the blood, etc. The would.be
suicide is not yet out of danger, but he
will recover. Attempting to commit
suicide is a felony punishable by i'm
prisonmentin the p%euitentiary. A prose-
cution of the offense would have the
effect Of checking the crime already
becoming too prevalent in Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02
Strangers, go TO COnverse's
billiard parIOrs, 81 =. Court ct.
I0A
In AIemOrIam.

At a meeting Of the police force held
at the station house to-day the following
preamble and resolutions we're adopted
unanimously:
Whereas, 1t has pleased Divine Provi.
dence to take from our midst our COM
rade, H. W, O'Dell, who departed this
life at Bailey Springs, Ala, on the 9th
Of July, 1871; aud, whereas, BY the
death Of H. W. O'Dell the Memphis Po-
lice Relief Association and the police
force Of the city have lost an efficient
member; therefore be it
Resolved, That we sadly deplore the
loss OF cur member and comrade, and
that we tender TO the beresyed wife and
family Of the deceased our deepest sym
psthy. Be it further
Resolved, That to Colonel NJ, C. Gal
loway, j W.. Cochran, b. Furstenheim,
W. K. Poston, Judge I. II. Logwood,
Major L. P. Cooper, citizens of the city
of Memphis, and to Messrs. Ellis g. Co,
proprietors of Baily Springs, and others
sojourning there, are also rendered our
grateful thanks for their acts of kindness,
and attention given our comrade during
his illness, and for their generosity and
Christian-like conduct, in ~defraying the
expenses Of his funeral, Notwithstanding
the fact that ample means we're provided
to bear this expense. Such acts as these
demand recognition, and it is our great
pleasure to publicly note this instance
Of true charity; for this saving Of the
limited means Of the dead officer viii
greatly relieve his distressed widow ant
her little ones.
Resolved, That these proceedings be
published in cur daily papers aud a copy
be sent to each and every one of the
gentlemen named.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02
An elegant assortment fine
Cakes and Candies al FlOyd's.
Also Soda and Mead. LAT

W. A. WHEATLEY will be glad to re.
ceive friends and customers on and after
August lst at 2Sl Main street, opposite
his old office. Parties needing cotton.
sheds, parks, stores, residences, farms,
rooms, etc., should call. Owners Of real
estate also invited. Refers to ten years
successful experience. 1856
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02

AT Estival Park to night Madame
Salvotti will appear and render many
charming vocalistic gems. There should
be a large attendance present, the nusi
cal attractions being excellent. Admis-
sion, 5Oe. Street cars will take all Wis.
itors to their homes onthe different lines
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02
ICE D l. BEER.
Coolest saloon i'm the city.
l..
of Main and GayOsO


UNCLE Tow AND AUNT MARY continue
to keep the best hotel at the Springs, and
offer fine inducements to invalids in re.
duced rates and additional facilities for
their comfort. Ladies and sick children
especially cared for, ALI the usual
routes Of travel to Raleigh now in good
order. 1871
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The nreaneraalIour nraneh

AmonE the HreaEersatLoBK Braneh
And now it is the bathing hour.
Seaside writers exaggerate the hab-
its or exceptions Of society. There
is nothing more interesting than
what is natural here. Take q timid
young woman's first battle with
the breakers-a light-built, frailish
chilly creature. She is tempted,
after much persuasion, to put on a
bathing suit, and, shyly and asham-
ed, walks on the sand as startled as
Godiva. Her little feet look accu-
sationS to her downcast eyes upon
such immodesty. Her behttled
stature, shorn of skirts, and in
coarse woolens that reveal every
deficiency Of %plumpness and scraw-
NY places, depresses her confidence
yet more. The breath of the air
searches ont her shining skin as if
the little Cupids riding on the
spray laid claim to her so unsexed.
She scarce dares to look at those
bold, gazing DANES, who sit on the
dry sands under parasols and seek
to penetrate her incognito. The
mischieyous boys, chasing each
other with naked legs and lodging
around her, look formidable as
Arabs hunting slaves for the harem.
Then there is a man, a real man,
with a pot-belly and big, blue
yeined feet, and a lazy, impudent,
prying stare. 30, Lord" she says,
"let us go back. Pm awful l
didn't think it was like this Don't
let us gop But there is no re-
treat, The cold water touches her
feet and lays its cold clutch above
her instep, and deriving audacity,
enters the little trousers, and then
riotouSly the fringe of surface leaps
and chills her to the knee. Her
breath seems to leave her. She lays
hand on the rope and gasps, 81
can't stand it !" At this a rough,
well-meaning man throws a hand
full of salt water over her Jacket,
which goes to the skin. "Get out
of your pains!w he cries. With a
hutter Of the heart and a nervous
spasm, she runs up on the sands
and looks at the sea with terror
and relief.
Then there are little coaxlngs,
and she ventures in again on con-
dition that nobody approaches her,
and once consents to duck to the
neck. Led on by encouragement,
she tries the nearest breaker and
pitches headlong, but sustained by
the hands of a friend, arises drip
ping from it, AS nervous as ever.
"That thing 1.-THE breaker)I is terri
BILE /! | believe one more would
kill me with a heart disease" A
second breaker barely let's the SEN
tence end, and the new sense of
those hundreds of pounds Of brine,
precipitated so informally and roar
ingly upon her, is espoused in awe
and fear upon a countensnce cool
and coquettish with shades of mean
ing and Sagacity when ashore.
Nothing now prevents her escape
but the male friend, who holds her
firm with the nerve and delicacy of
a doctor. Courage" he says; 'you
are doing bravely. Don't go now.
i, If you go frightened you will never
appreciate the sea. It's coming
there !" Raised in those confident
arms, to let the body of the wave
pass beneath, she feels only its
bouyancy, and a new sense develops
-of admiration for mans strength.
As terror subsidies, this confidence
in the bather grows. Her own con-
idence in her appearance and per-
Torrance brings back the happy
vanity.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02


We are at present enjoying the dog.
days, which commenced on the 26th ult.
Dogdsys among the ancients was the
period of the greatest heat in summer, so
named because in the ATTITUDES Of the
Mediterranean this period nearly CORE
sponded with that in which the dog-star
rose at the same time with the sun. To
this conjunction all antiquity and all the
latter followers of judicial astrology
ascribe a malignant influence. The
rising Of the dog-star is a very indefinite
phenomenon-its precise date cannot be
determined. and owing to the precis-
sion Of the equinoxes it does not now
occur till the greatest heat Of the seasoa
is often over. So uncertain ia the
time that the aneients indiscriminately
ascribed the evil influence to Sirius and
Procyon (the largest stars respectively
of CAMS Major and Minor), though there
is several days difference in their bella.
cal risings. The modern almanac com.
piler generally reckons the dog.days
from this date to August 24.h, and some.
times from July 81 to August llth. 81.
RUS, the dcg.star, is estimated by Her
scbel to be the brightest star in the
heavens, and it has been a~scertained that
it is reeeding from US at the rate Of about
twenty-nine miles a second-thus pre-
GLIDING a probability Of a collision with
the earth anywhere in this locality.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02

Miss Catherine Wolf, who resides IN
Madison Square, New York, is declared
to be the wealthiest woman in America.
Her name is familiar to most New
Workers through her frequent liberal
donations to deserving charities and her
interest in art culture,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02
A Hidden Melody.


Clara Louise Kellogg in Scribner's Monthly.
Several years ago when the troupe OF
japanese jugglers we're in New York, I
happened to remain in town late in the
season, and attended a number of re-
markable entertainments given by them
at the Academy of Music. The only
drawback to my enjoyment of their won.
derful feats with ladder, pole, tuns, but
t%erfies, etc.,-and especially those of
little Albright and his father-was the
exceedingly harsh and dissgreeable
noise made by the japanese orchestra,
consisting Of FIVE performers seated on
the floor at the rear OF the stage. But
one night-after having attended these
entertainments ten or twelve times,-I
made what was to me o most curious
and interesting discovery. at the me
men. when little Albright was perform.
ing on the pole which was supported in
a socket attached to a belt around his
fathers waist,-in the midst OF the
strange sounds made both by the orches-
ira and by the man himself, who was
coolly playing OH a ''samiseng" while
balancing the boy in mid-air, l suddenly
noticed a melody, at first indistinct, but
afterward assuming definite shape as l
was able to shut out the d%iscordant &C.
compartment. After listening intently
during several performances, l at last
succeeded in following the air and get
ting it By heart. Once after this, when
little All-Ripht came 10 see me with the
interpreter of the troupe, l took his fore
finger in my hand and made him play the
melody on the piano. He recognized
it at once-though separated from the
dreadful sounds he was accustomed to
hear with it-and cried out d~elightedly
in Japanese, "Oh, that is what my father
plays when | sm up on the polel'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02
Grand Free Lunch Daily,
Al Herman CarO's,
No. 81 North Court Street.
Ice cold beer on tap.

The type, material and workmen Of
the LEDGER job Office are as good as the
best, and hence we guarantee first class
work and full satisfaction to our patrons.
1904
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02

New York Herald
The facts connected with the conviC
ton Of Joe Coburn for shooting two po-
licemen in front Of his saloon on Broad.
way, and his sentence t estate Prison for
ten years, are yet fresh in public recol.
lection. Strenuous efforts were made to
obtain from the Supreme Court, general
term, a new trial; but in its recent de-
cisions this coveted boon was denied to
the %ex'pugilist. Having already spent
FIVE months in Auburn State Prison,
where he is employed at his old trade Of
making brick, he has determined on
making another fight for freedom. His
council, Mr.. VIM. F. Howe, appeared
yesterday before Judge Donohue, in the
Chamber of the Supreme Court, and
made application for a writ of error to
take the case to the Court of Appeals,
and counseps motion was granted and
the writ made returnable forthwith. This
will have the effect Of bringing all the
proceedings to Albany, and as the court
convenes on the 18th Of September, it
will not be long before the mooted ques-
ton will be finally settled whstber Joe
Ceburn will enjoy his liberty or enjoy
the next ten years behind the prison bars
at Auburn. All his friends claim is that
their f~avorite secures the same fair show
in the legal which he has heretofore en-.
joyed in the pugilistic arena.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02

artificial teeth are OF little use and easily
detected. Take care of the real ones
All you need is fragrant S0Z0D0NTi
use it daily and your teeth will be the
last of natures gifts to fail you. cod
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02

In the LEDGER job Office can be foun,
competent, skillful and tasteful printers,
who can give entire satisfactiOh in the
display Of any job.sf printing, 1851
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02
BarbOur's Grapes
Are the best in the market

For an Alligator cook stove or house
furnishing goods go to
ll4t JoHN B. FoRD's, 1913 Poplar st.
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sermana and Conee.IIonKes.

The Lord Chancellor of Great
Britain, described by Blackstone as
'the general guardian of all infants,
idiots and lunatics," and the 'gen-
eral superintendent Of all charitable
uses in the kingdom" has a wide
field Of jurisdiction. He presided a
short time ago at the opening of a
new Workmen's Coffee iiall in Lon
don, and made a sensible speech.
He did not believe, he said, in CO.
c%rciye legislation on the liquor
trade; what he did believe in was
the creation of places Of rational
amusement. 1t was well, no doubt,
to put temptation out of the reach
Of workingmen, but the best way of
doing so was to elevate the work
ingmen's tastes. Many of these
men were practically homeless, liv-
ing in lodings, and compelled, us it
were, to "kill time" during their
leisure hours. The public house,
indeed, invited them them to a sort
Of home, but they had to pay dearly
for the privilege by buying drinks.
Hence he approved of the establish
ment Of coffee-houses; and to the
successful conduct OF these enter
prises he believed that there were
three conditions: First, that the
coffee and eatables furnished should
be good secondly, that the price
charged be fair, and by "fair" he
meant thatit should be high enough
to afford a proper profit to the sell
Ter, and not low enough for the SELL
Ter to undersell the tradesmen, or to
become a giyer of aims; and, third
ly, that opportunities should be
given for moral and religious in
~struction.
The speech, as we have said, was
a sensible one, except in a single
particular. ""To everything there
is a season." and everything is
beautiful in its season; but the time
to dance is not the time to mourn,
and the time to ~recreate in a coffee
house is not the time to hear SER
mons, The moral and religious in
struction Of the workingmcn is q
matter too serious TO be triaed with.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02
PArAOnRI.

DR.. Hinsop has removed his office to
2799 Main street, opposite Bethel Block.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02

Last year in France, out Of BOG, 900
young men drafted for the army, there
we're but from 500 to GOO who did not re-
spond. In Germany, during the sama
year, out of 4O6. 900 drafted, 10000 neg.
leeted to respond.
Mrs. DR.. Marshall Calkins, of Spring.
field, who has been appointed upon the
advisory board Of women Of the State
Charitable Institutions, was for ~
years connected with the mana
the Home for the Friendless
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02

EoR SALE OLD NEWSPAPERS, Zoe PER
( hundred. at tbs Office, the chea post wrap
pins ruI or you eau get ST.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02

Amateur fishermen who visit the Ar
kansas lakes and bayous complain Of
the inhospitality of those Arkansians
known as mosquitoes. They attack you
in front, in rear and on both TANKS, and
are not satisfied until you leave the State,
While watching your spoon troll, impaled
minnow or worm in anticipation Of catch.
ing a heavy trout or striped bass it is
most annoying 10 be disturbed by au
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-12

evil. II community do not regard temperance,
sobriety and good morals necessity TO their
well-being. the Law will do them but little good,
while to the friends Of good order public peace and
private content 1t will prove . blessing.
Intemperance IL the danger OF the hour. 1t
feeds prison and poor-house, destroys morals and
manhood, and, cancerke, eats away the life Of the
individual and nation. Law will not stop its
ages, but It may be made an instrument that viii
stop its evil work. and this I believe our present
law Ia doing. II should be strengthened and inn
proved bearing In mind that its provisions should
lie kept within the pale Of public sentiment, and
within the range Of the common sense OF justice
that 10 universally prevails in the minds OF the
PEOPLE.
Tne sudden and severe illness In my family that
calls me away has prevented me from preparing the
report Of the Centennial exhibit made by the State
snail be compelled TO defer IL until my return ana
ak my successor to transmit 1t TO yeu.
Senators and Representatives, in closing my ON
cial connection with the State, cannot refrain
from expressing my sincere gratitude to my fellow
citizens of all opinions and parties for the kindly
consideration they have always shown me. shall
bar 1t with me as precious memory. have faith
tnut, with good laws, equal justice, and general
education az the foundation stone, we shall build
here State that will in material wealth and in the
moral and mental worth of her citizenship stand
forever as the handiwork OF free people.
JOHN J. BAGLEY.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, LANSING, Jan. 3, 1877.
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An increase in two years of s13' .ss4.34.
STATE LANDS AND ROADS.

For the two years ending Sept. 80, 1876, the sales
of State lands have been 191, 354.S9 acres for the
sum OF 1888 sc, being a decrease, as compared
with the two previous years. of 359 1886 acres, and
S4l2 232 "a IN receipts showing large reduction In
the revenues of the State from this source.
The lands belonging TO the State at the close Of
the fiscal year are ,O13, 81 acres, classified as
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LFGNEATrON.
number of years experience as memDef OF
the Legislature satisfies me that too often I'M
portant measures are postponed until late period
In the session. and then crowded 10 passage VITA
undue haste. In this way crude, imperfect, ana
sometimes dangerous legislation taxes place.
therefore urge that You require your committees
who visit the state Institutions 10 nveetl2 ate thern
thoroughly and at an early day. TO the end that al
the important Of the session may De pre-
nared and considered with as little delay "a may
he consistent with q deliberate and proper under
standing thereof.
stability p our laws is desirable and changes should
MOI be made without good and sufficient cause. Il
liz sometimes "better 70 bear the ills Nc have than
10 Nv TO those we know not Of
CONCLUSION.
And pow 81 we enter upon the administration Of
the duties which the people of the State have
Joined upon us, let remember that the i'm.
portance Of the work demands our best services.
We are, for a brief period, Mt the head OF popu-
lar government, whose welfare rests largely upon
the fidelity OF is public servants With keen vigil
lance thoroughly investigate for Yourselves every
subject of legislation. Insist upon honesty and
economy everywhere in the State service. Avoid
the creation OF unnecessary Offices, and the lavish
expenditure Of money. Enact wholesome laws tn
develop the resources Of the State and build mp its
institutions, and you will have discharged your du-
ties in n manner worthy of remembrance. I shall
be happy N cooperate with YOU In all Iegielst ION
which shall serve ~ accomplish thee ends.
c.M. csos~s-t.
, 1877-05-26
MISCELLANEOUS.


PROVIDENCE, May 2s.-Tha last day ot she p.p.
t'at national annlvorssr'os commenced with q,
adjourned meeting Of tbs Woman's Home Mi.
e!onary Society. Several addresses we.a msac
argtnR tho Importance Of the work won,cn can IN
among the freedmen, Indians, etc.. and noI,co
was slven that tho ses.utary Of tho Society voufa
apend shs greater portion Of the present year tr,v
tiss Tor the prosecution Of this work. ''>'''
Tbs American Publication Society uast Al m
O'clock. The annual report Of tho I}oard Of Man. n.
egers shove that tho receipts IN the bcncrolsnt
depsen 1t Ss 5sss 4; we're IN the
tona have been Issued during the ysar, Il whies
tona 1o7. 400 copies Of books and Isl, 7O eons,
O. tracts have bcen printed; fhe toaI
1ssoes Is fT1 inc Iees eaualed q, 11o, $50 pages
teal estate $347 The permansn. s0nassy sunas y
tho Society amount 10 S148, a25 Of which sGs ~!
"A Invested In the aocttty's busness, paying Wi,
percent, aud $7s, 600 Invested In Arsi.ciass -.
4 resolution parsed Feapsstinx tho nosrd Of
means 70 send bnpttst publications settling forth
Tho ordinsncss OF dods house u tho homes ot ali
The following onlesrs wsts elected: President
dents, Samuel A. Grocer, Of PennaJlvsnta: ths
Hon. Thomas Cornell, Of Now York; Gcorec +.
tstary, Benjamin Griaith Of Saryland; Reeosd.
1f Tts.,sfaf e'9S ws a,s Ss Ssaf
An INIT alton 10 mnet next year 1t Cleveland
Ohio, was accepted. "''
Complimentary resolutions wers tcndered I'm
Rey. nr. 0rt1lth on his twentieth election. '"'
RaanS aa It s
tlQu 8Qctuty.
, 1877-05-26


Rpfotaj DtspdseA 10 7Ks 1tfbxH4.
SrAWrA, Ill. May Is. Tho Assembly met this
morning at D o'clock, and proceeded to The order
Of tho day, which waA 10 hear tbs report Of tho
Committee on Temperance. and after fall dtscus'
sion the following WA adopted:
lAymtn be srpolnto4 ~ th Asesmb{ 10 meet similar
committees from, VtGef Evangelical churches TO dsv1sa
ApAn for united effort Ia the cause Of temperance
The part OF s4ch churches.
The Committee was appointed with the Rev. u.
II. Pollock. D. D., OF Mount Vernon, O., -
Chairman. Xenia, o., was appointed the place Of
arst moetsng, and tho fourth Tuesday Of October
tho time. subject 10 any ehangs tho present Com
mlttae may agree upon.
IN THA AFTERNOON
the credentials Of tho Rey. Henry Woods ware pre.
ssuted - delegate from the Psesby erian Chuicb,
slao q ths lsev: Jsa4cs noyoe. D. -. Of South
Carolina VI the Associated Reiormed Church OF Tho
South.
The report Of the Committee Of Bills snd Over
tufcs wa read. Ths sesui& Of tho vote OF The
PrcshJtofles on the Delegate fund uas that ten
fFeabytefiea reported IN favor Of estsbliahng this
fund, thifty-foal against, thltesR not voting.
The report Of ths Committee on Bulls and 0yeE.
turce was read Oh tho uso of nstrunsp music In
Tho churches, and, After . long and heated discus
faJcd against the old aud conservative sisment OF
tho Assembly sesion was postponed till to'mos-
Tbs Rsv. Henry Woods. delsRsts from tas
General Assembly Of tho Presbyterian Church now
IN &csslon u Chicago, WA introduced and sd.
drsssed the Assembly. Ths AodsrAtaE FtsQouded-