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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-07

On next Monday begins the last
half Of the present term. 1t is
hoped that pupils will realize the
fact and come back with the deter
mination to make the most of the
remaining three months. We have
all had short respite from work,
which was needed by some Of the
teachers aud scholars, and especial
ly by those boys aud girls who
have spent, on an average, tive
days out of five in the schoolroOm,
during the last three months. We
sincerely hope that pupils of this
class have SO far regalned their
strength and energy as to be able to
finish the year with q respectable
attendance; that is if they can do
so with due regard to the periodi-
cal attacks of toothaches, headache,
earache, eyeache, sore throat, etc. +,
and at the same time taking good
care that school does not interfere
With the acquiring of u large
amount of street knowledge so nee
essary to their happiness. OF
course these things must be attend
ed to. Manufactured aches are
very dangerous, and good street
education Of the utmost import
ance.
Indulgent parents cannot afford
to send children with a sham head
ache or toothache, to school, there is
great danger-of their learning
something; and still more, it might
smother their inventive faculties
and, possibly, prevent them from
acquiring a strong love for whole
sale falsifying.
c. H. KIMBALL,
City superintendent.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-07

Genuine Marrian's Burton Pale
Ale on draught at McKenzie's.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-04

the service, and make it entirely
independent of the engineer, is the
lesson he desires to impress on the
professional reader.
AN observation he drops Incl
dentally is likely to be the most in
teresting of all to the general pub
lie. If the last few wars have been
speedily decided, this was chiefly
owing to the railroads permitting
large masses of troops TO be rapidly
concentrated at one or two given
points. Decision being thus made
dependent upon the issue of CON-
paratively few battles, fought in a
proportiOnately small area, the mis-
takes of the losing party were ire
mediable, and the brilliant results
wrought by the victor's skill not to
be nullifed. The fate of nations
and empires literally depended up
on the intelligence Of a few generals,
as displayed within a few days.
This will be different in future.
The strength given to the defensive
by the alliance bewteen breech-
loader and spade is likely to prolong
wars, and give fresh opportunities
to the losing side"
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AN ENGLISH SCANDAL.
The seqaeI TO Lady Tonanest's RIoos
meuf

hho SoV NcA 10 Lazy Tom peGPB EIGgDcs
meui.
A recent number Of the Loudo
Times contains the following Lady
Tempest, wife of Sir Charles Henry
Tempest, bart, having eloped with
Henry Vane Forester Holdich
Hungerford, Sir Charles sued for
divorce. In opening his case, his
lawyer said that Sir Charles Tenn
pest was a baronet of a very old
family, and was well connected in
every respect. He became u wild
over in 1855, his wife having had
the misfortune to be burned to
death. He remained widower
until 1874, and down to that time
he had lived a retired life, owing
to the injuries he had received in
endeavoring to extinguish the
flames when his wife was burned.
In the year 1874 he met Miss Cor
don, who also belonged to rich
family. She was then only
sixteen years of age, and Sir
Charles Tempest fell desperately
in love with her. He proposed to
to her, was accepted, and they were
married. He made her the very
handsome allowance Of $500 year
pin money, and jointure of $4,000
year. They lived together exceed
ingly happy; she made an excellent
mother TO the two children of his
first marriage; and it came like a
thunderclap to him when he heard
that on July 4, 1877, she had eloped
from his house with the correspond
ent, with whom she had previously
contracted an intimacy unknown
to Sir Charles Tempest. Inquiries
were set on foot, and it was found
that at the Hotel Wagram, in the
Rue Ryoli, Paris, they passed as
man and wife under an assumed
name. From the continent they
came together to America, and sub
sequently Lady Tempest returned
to England by herself, and since
that time has been living with her
family.
The jury found for the petitioner.
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OFFICIAL
OFFICIAL.
IOLlCE ORDER {!
Special Orders tor MaPdi-GEag f!
POLICE HEADQUARTERS,
MEMPHIS, Tenn. March /. 1878.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY, the 4th and
III 9th. being Mardi-Gras, the following or
ders are made at this time, so that ample op.
portunity is offered those who intend partici-
patiny in the festivities to nete what will be
the consequences to those who misbehave
themselves on that occasion:
First-The entire police force of the city, to-
gether with q ds'aIi sf specials, will Re
on outy during those days nd nights. Thew
are hereby commanded to protect all mas
queraders, to unom will be granted the great
est latitude 50 long as they conduct themselves
with Propriety.
Second No vehicles of any description
whatever, or mounted men, will be allowed
on Main stveet, from NJ art ct tu I3eaf
between the hours Of p. IN. and 10 pm, This
does not include those who may participate in
tho professions, either on horseback or in ve-
hicles. Dut debRFs Ih0se VINO win
Ouiy mask may attempt t. ira.
verse Main street In vehicles 90 the
d"ngeF of pedestrians ON MnIdi.
GFas.
Third, All persons drunk on the streets.
acti dis0rderly, or castumed in such A man
ner as will shock the decency of the occasion.
or caught carrying concealed weapons, will be
promptly arrested and confined in he station
house. uR0oF NO circumstances Viii
u Iosf ii be tnken that day or night.
Feurth-A speci 81 detail will be made for
the different ball rooms, sufficient in number
to insure order and decoium. Parties attend
ing balls Will be subjected to examination and
gall be deprived Of all weapons. Those re-
using to be searched will not be admitted to
the balls. ~
Fiith--During the procession at night none
others than those connected with the ULKS
on Monday night and MEMPHI on Tuesday
night, will be permitted to join the procession,
either on horseback or on foot, and those wit
Messing the march must oonine themselves TO
the sidewalks, the streets along the line of
march being especially needed for the grand
display. No excuse will be taken for any vio
lation Of these orders. aud all good citizens
are requested TO aid and cooperate with us in
our endeavoTs 10 preserve order on this occa.
sion. p. K. ATHY, Chief Of Police.
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THE TELEPHONE.
, The Novelty of Talking 20 It.

AHo N"NOAVJ VI AhAhAuB 10 AZ.
A writer in the Popular Science
Monthly says: When we begin to
use a telephone for the first time
there is a sense of oddity, almost of
fOolishness, in the experiment. The
dignity Of talking consists in hav.
ing a listener, and there seems a
kind of absurdity in addressing a
piece of iron, but we must raise our
respect for the metal, for it is any
thing but deaf. The diaphragm of
the telephone on the thin iron plate
is as sensitive as the living tym-
panum TO all the delicate refine
ments of sound. Nor does it de-
pend upon the thinness of the me-
tallic sheet, for a piece of thick
boiler plate will take up and trans
NIT the motions Of the air particles
in all the grades of their subtiliiy.
And not only will it do the same
thing as the tympanum, but it will
do vastly more: the gross, dead
metal proves, in fact, to be a hun-
dred times more alive than the
living mechanism of speech and
addition. This is no eAaggera-
tion. In quickness, in accu-
racy, and even in grasp, there
is a perfection of sensitive capacity
in the metal, with which the organic
instrument cannot compare. We
speak of the proyerbial "quickuess
of thought" but the telephone
thinks quicker than ths nervous
mechanism. Let q word be pro
nQnnced for a person to repeat, and
lhe telephone will hear and speak it
a hundred miles Syay in the tenth
part of the time that TIE listener
would need to utter it. Give a man
a serieg of half a dozen notes 10
repeat, and be cannot do it accu-
rately to save his lihI but the iron
plate takes them up, transmits
them to another plate hundreds Of
miles Off, which sings them forth
simultaneously with absolute pre-.
lsion. The human machine can
hear and reproduce, in its poor way,
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Beau Hrummel's hast Receptions.
Chambers Journal

Beau Hrummel's Aust Receptions.
Chambers Jourral.l
A poor neglected imbecilc is liv.
ing in squalid lodgings at Calais.
1t is scarcely possible to recognize
in this unhappy being the once gay
and elegant Beau Brummel, the
glass Of fashion and mold of form
to the men and women of his gene
ration, whom he ruled with the
despotism Of an autocrat. Yet this
is the poor Beau and no other. He
is holding a phantom reception.
Having cesired the attendant to
arrange his apartment, set out the
whist-tables, and light the candles
-alas! only tallow-he is ready at
s o'clock to receive the guest, which
the servant, previously instructed,
now announces. First comes the
Duchess Of Devonshire. On hear
ing her name the Beau leaves his
chair, and with the courtlest bow,
the only reminiscence of his de.
parted glory, he advances to the
door and greets the phantom duch-
esS with all the honor that he would
have given the beautiful Georgiana.
He takes her hand aud leads her to
a seat, saying as he did sol "Ah,
my dear duchess, how rejoiced / am
to see you; so very amiable of You
to come at this short notice. Pray
bury yourself in this arm m-chai-. Do
yon know it was the gift to me of
the Duchess of York, who was a
very kind friend of mine; but poor
thing, you know she is no morep
AT this point tears of idiotcy would
fall from his eyes, and he would
sink into the armchair himself,
awaiting the arrival of other guests,
who, being duly announced, were
similarly greeted. With these
ghosts Of the past he would spend
the evening until 10 o'clock, when
the servant, telling each guest that
his or her carriage was waiting,
would carry his poor old master OF
r. bed. We eamot wish him good,
night without the payment of a
sigh for the paptomime he has acted,
and the sad lesson it pQnyeya,
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sAr------------
Hiring u Maniac to Murder.


At the Preston police court John
James Coupe, an attendant at the
county asylum, Whittingham, was
charged with melting an inmate
named Jackson to murder two other
attendants, named Bailey and Ken
yon, with the ultimate object of
committing a larceny. From the
evidence Of Superintendent Webb
it appeared that the prisoner melted
the lunatic to secrete himself in a
certain part Of the grounds at a
certain hour Of the night, during
which the attendants passed
through, and with a short, sharp
lance, with which he supplied him,
to murder them, so that he could
the more easily get to certain boxes
of theirs, take out the contents and
give them to him (the prisoner).
The lunatic was then to make his
escape and go to London, and write
thence to the prisoner to say how
ne was getting Oh.
In the meantime the inmate gave
information to DR.. Holland, the
governor Of the asylum, who in
structed him to meet the prisoner
according to arran cement. and who
sent number Of persons to the
place to render any assistance that
might be required. On Monday
night last, at the hour agreed upon,
the inmate Secreted himself with
his weapon, and was seized by the
persons set to watch just before the
attendants were to pass. The pris-
oner was subsequently, apprehended,
when he pleaded guilty to the in
tended robbery, but altogether
denied the attempt to murder the
attendants by melting the inmate
to commit the deed.
After offering this statement, a
remand until Saturday was asked
for, and the prisoners solicitor did
not object, though he hoped to
show that the whole charge was Il
fabrication. Supposing, however,
what We do rot of course assume,
that it should turn out to be well
founded, it would show that mur-
der, considered as fine art, has
attained a development unsuspected
by DeQuincey.
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And missy she said: "Why, yes,
Johnny, that's a fack, but what can
you expect wen you refeck wot they
lives 2" That's jest like ole
CATER Peters, who gifts foller and
foller evry day Of his life. One day
my father, he seen that ole man a
diggin hole for to set post in,
and my father be sed: "Gaffer,
wot will you do with the erth wich
you take out of the hole ?" CATER
he thot a long while aud scratched
his head, and bime by he sed: 81
guess lie have to bury it in a other
hole" Then nv father he sed !:
+" You better left it in thisn and dug
other for the post" Then CATER he
spoke up and sed: cit amt too late
yet" So he put the erth back into
the hole which he had dugged, and
wen my father he come away CATER
was a dign a other hole for to
set his post into. But watts oil that
got to do with buzzards Ide like to
kno? Billy, that's my brother, he
says they is called buzzards cos they
buzzes around dead horses, but if
evry fool is goin to be naturalist
line for drawing out There was
a buzzard and it was a eatin ded
ephalent, which smelt, and there
was a lion. And the lion he turned
his nose up, like sayn: "You ought
to be shamed, YOU crewel fellerl
But if you will eat such iunicent
little things wy don't you kill 'em
for yourself iresh?" Then the buz-
zard it wagged its tail, much as to
say: "That's jest wot wude do,
but whenever | find one wich is
alive there is always one of you
yegetariaus close by, mindin it so
it shant get hurt. Ifyou reformers
wude tend to yure own Businesses
yude see me shakin EN- rite and
left" Then the lion it wunk its
eye like it sed how wude the buz-
zard kill EN-, but the buzzard shook
itself much as to say: Don't in
terrupt feeller which is to his din
ner."
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CAUTIONARY SUGGESTIONS.

To guard against. the depredations Of f;nievss
and pieksGckets who generslly select such oc-
the police have been instrueted to srresf aIi
suspicious persons who may arrive by trains
or boats. Our. citizens should see mat the;S
dwellings are left in charge Of some persons
who will protect the same In their absancs
visitors. are requested to deposit at their no.
tels, or In some place Of safe keeping, their
Weapons.
Our merchants should have their sheds and
awning along the line Of procession we'll
orGced from beneath (the braces not to exceed
eighteen inches from curbitone), and take
care that they are not overerowded on top, 10
1872 p r. ATHY, Chief of Police
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N. MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 4, 1878.

only a single series Of notes, while
the iron ear of the telephone will
take up whole chords and strains of
music, and, sending them BY light
ming through the wire, its iron
tongue will emit them in perfect
relations of harmony.
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The German military men have
reached the conclusion that there
must be a change in infantry tao
tics, arising from the use Of fast
firing rifles at long range, and earth
works. The struggle between
Turkey and Russia shows that the
aspect OF warfare has undergone
another change" A Berlin letter
sayss
'GeneFal Hanneken demands
that the German army, even now
the most practiced in the erection
of temporary Notifications, shall be
drilled to a pitch of perfection ad-
plttiag Of earthworks being thrown
up in twenty-fouE hours. Whether
suddenly confronted by superior
forces or compelled to retreat be.
fore a victorious enemy, German
troops, hs contends, can hold out
twenty-four hours in The open, af-
ter which the earthworks should be
ready to receive them. To educate
the infantry for this new branch of
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MEMPHIS g. GlTTLE ROCK R.R.
ShrOt Llne 70 Arkansas ana Texgs.


.t.. Leaves. ArriTes,
Nail train, daily..........r5.3O pm. 1l.SOp.m.
Freight train daily lex.
sunday ........... ..........7.00 am. $50 m
Passengers going on this road will take
trains at the depot of the LouiGvillo, Nash
vile and Great Southerp railroad. Mail
trains make close connection at Argenta for
points on the title Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Little Rock with the Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texns.
Pullman talaoe Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
For tickets and information apply at Ticket
Offices 27a 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. As't, Memphis.
NJ. s. JAY. a. P. aad 4. Ag't, Little Reck.
w. Il, SMITH, Sup't, Memphis Tenn.
l19-t
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RAlLROAp8.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.

CoHEDULE ON AND AFTER FEBRUARY
- 8, IS7S:
Leaves. Arrives.
Mail and Express, daily-ll.55 pm 5.45 pm
Somerville train, daily
(Oxcept Sunday)."....... 500 0p.m 8.l8 am
Grand junction aceemo-
dati0n daily Except
SAturd rdAy..................... ,4O pm b.tU n. m
Time Twenty minutes Faster than
City Time.
The IL. 90 PIN. TrasD makes the quick
cot uime ever made to Chattanooga, Knox
vile. Lynchburg, Washington, and the East,
and will stop at oil Regular Stations, and at
Flag Stations when tagged, except tlag Sta
tions between CollieTyille and Memphis.
SOmerVtilc train VIII stop al HeG-
ulRr and flng stations.
The 1l.55 pm. train makes close connection
at Grand junction fer all oints south on Chi
cago, st. Louis and New 0rleaAo railroad.
The 40 p m. makes close connection for
Jackson, Tenn, and all points north Of Grand
Junction,
Ticket sfice 27s Main street and Depot
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
JOHN A. GRANT,
Chief Engineer and General Sup't.
T. s. DAVANT,
1907 Assistant General Passenger Agent.
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AIttIe Johnny On Rurgnr,lg

One time ! asst my sister; Don't
you think buzzard is ole nasty birds
for to cut sech things as they does%
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Louisville and Great Southern R.R

1850 p.m. Night Express ION Saturday
this train Turs only to Milan Connects at
Milan for St. Louis and Chicago; at Nc
and the Southeast; at Guthrie for Hopkins
Vile, Henderson aDd Evansville; at Louis
Vile for all points North and East.
Hoo am. Day Ezpress-oonnects for St.
Louis and Chicago. at Louisville for all
points North AID East.
4:40 pm. Brownsville Accommodation
Daily except Sunday.
arrival Of Trains.
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What is home without baby? Many
children have coughs md colds Just now.
and should hsva the greatest care, and a
bottle Of Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price
only 25e
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arrival Of TRIMS.

EXpresS....,...'.,. pm
10 2. IN
Pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
Vile. and on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or Information. amply at Ticket
Office, 2g7 Main, NorthweGt corner Madison
street
JAS. MONTGOMERY, sup't Memphis Div.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
62-t
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Thousand Copies
Are read by at least
twenty Thousand People
16 xvi 15daw
Are read by at least

twenty ThOuSGGd People
old ard young. every week. 1t is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best olas. of
community.
We desire our buslnOss men to make note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.
We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free OF all irregular and irresponsible adver-
asinsi for many good people seeing an ad-
Vertisemont in paper, especially their
church paper. take it as guarantee Of re-
sDOnsibiity. Such confidence should not te
abused when it can be helped. We want.
therefore.
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MISSISSIPPI'& TENNESSEE
ABROAD.
DHEDuLE.

ON and ter Wednesday, November IA,
" 1S77,tt, I will run as follews:
Leave. Arrive
Main Train daily,......... 800 pm. 1:O5 D, m
Sardis Accommodation
daily tex. Suudays)...1l:50 am. 9:l5a.m
Freight Train daily tex.
Sundays) ......... ............ 6:0na.p. 400 np.m
Cit M. BURKE. Sup't.
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LoY!..1lERY.

A hPL6RDID OPPORTUNITY re
"A WIN A FORTUNEl-T Third Grano
March 18th. '''''''
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY 60
This Institution was regularly incorporated
~ the Legislat arc. Of tke state for Elaoa.
tIonal end Charitable purposes In 1868, With a
Capital Of $1,000 O0l 10 which Il has since
aged reserve fund Of $3.50, ,t00. ITS GRAND
take place monthly on the secenI Tuesday.
1T MEYER sUALEs OR POsTPoSEs. Look al the
following Distribution;
CAPITAL PRHzE, ESQ, ,O00.
400, ,Q0Q Ticnsta Rt 2 noIInss Each
LAMll Ilrknlh nma RnIlnr
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Az our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and mans cement Of
A. EARLY. '''N
q yhe ne next drawing occurs Tuesday, April
" 100 li2lQ-wss
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Hlsns huos Ol nOnpareli, sOild, constitute .
square.
Displayed advertisements will be charged
according to tie SPACE occupied. at above
rates-there being twelve lines Of solid type to
To regular advertisers we offer superior in
ducemeRts, both as TO rates Of charges and
msnner of displaying their favors.
Notces ia local. lumn inserted fer Wenty
cents per line for each insertion.
:. special notices inserted for ten cents per
line for each insertion.
Notices Of deaths and marriages, twenty
cents per line.
all bills for advertising are la whsn con-
traoted and payable on demand.
Ali letters. whether upon business or other
wise, must be addressed to
n. WHIFMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.
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OAPITAL PRIzE, ESQ, ,Ooo.
LIST OF PRIZES,

1921 Prizes, amounting to.,..... sin ino
responsible cIrospoAding agents wsntsd al
All prQmlnent points. TO whom n liberal com
ppnsation win bo paid. - WY
Application for rates to clubs should only be
mage 70 the Home Chica Ia New Orleans.
=, Ni;Ne, clearly stauos I'LL address, for fur
Iner lniermsten or send orders 10
M. A. DAUPHlN,
Z. o. llox 692, New Urleans. La
Or No. West Com 4 slrnot ~. - 'rs-s ~
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MEMPHIs AND OHAKL ssT0N R.R
Arrives. Leaves,
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Eight pellaru per Annum
PUBLIC LEDGER.

Published every Tuesday at 81 per annum I'm
advanced, Postage free.
Communications upon subjects Of general
interest 10 the public are at all times accept
able.
Rejected manuscripts WILL NOT be returned.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
MEMPHIS ANDLoUIsvILIERA RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.


Depot at head of Main street.
Madison.