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WASHINGTON.
COnEresslonaI proceedings.

WASHINGTON, June 10. - SENATE :
After the reading Of the journal an ex.
ecutive session was held.
HoUsE-Mr. Pound, rising to a ques.
ton Of privilege, said last night that be
moved to pass the bill extending the
time for the completion of the Northern
Pacific railroad; that Mr.. Eden had
made some remarks in opposition to the
bill which we're outrAgeously incorrect,
aud not supported by fact.
The house raised the point that there
was no question Of privilege involved.
The speaker vas about sustaining the
point when MI. Eden claimed the right
to be heard and said Nj. Pound had no
right 10 misrepresent him. II he Pound
was here in the employ of railroad cor,
poratious- [Calls Of order and great
confusion. .lnl5.
Mr.. Pound-I demand the gentleman 8
remarks be taken down charging me
with being in the employ of railroad cor,
porations. 'iD
The remarks we're written out and.
read.
Mr.. Pound-I move the gentleman
unless he apologies or r~etrsct, be cen.
sured.
Mr., Eden-The only thing l meant by
the remark was that the gentleman from
Wisconsin appeared as an active part.
san of railroad corporations, legislating
il their interests, and not that he was
employed As al attorney Of railroad cor.
p%orstions,
The Speaker inquired if Mr.. Pound
was sstisfed2
Mr.. Pound-I am not. Laughter
The Speaker remarked, in a concilia.
tory spirit, that he had always believed
that remarks which we're intersected as
out Of order should not appear in the
record, and that as The controversy had
arisen in this matter everything offensive
had better be omitted from the record as
having been said out of order.
Mr.. Morrison said that his colleague
(Mr. Eden) had stated frankly all he
meant, and if the House thought his re
marks we're objected to, and should be
omitted from the record, there was no
objection to the omission.
The matter was further discussed in
the same general spirit, and finally il
was decided that everything which had
taken place should appear on record.
Owing to the p%ostponemeat Of the ad.
%journment Of congress until to-day The
Potter investigating committee has fur
Their postponed meeting until to morrow.
The committee OF conference on the
s1ndry civil appropriation bill was 10
session all night and until six O'CLOCK
this morning, when a recess Of a few
hours was taken and after reaching al
agreement on only about one-thiri
Of The items in controversy, the com
mitlee, at 1890 to-day, was again a
work. ea.ftaf
Nc. Ewing moved to suspend the rule
and pass the bill to retire national banl
notes aud substitute treasury notes 70
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CAPTAIN SYMMEs theory that there is
a hole through the earth at the poles, by
q Of which the waters Of the ocean
ebb and low, has been revived quite re-
Gently by one of his descendants, who
wants to 20 to the north pole and verify
the theory. Fast following upon that
comes the announcement that Mr.. Rich
ard A. Proctor discovered a bright spot
on Mercury during the recent transit,
which had the appearance Of a hole,
through which the sun was shining. Pro.
fessor Proctor note of the discovery is
cautiously worded, aud he mentions some
features Of the phenomena as, perhaps,
illusions, but his story has since been
oruamented with newspaper comments,
which are calculated TO impress the
reader with the belief rot merely that
there is a hole through Mercary, but that
Captain Symmes theory is also true.
People who e%oniiae themselves to what
Huxley calls the scientific use Of the
Imagination" will await the reports OIL
the transit of 1881 before beginning !c
speculate on the basis Of the existence
Of a hole through Mercury.
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And sleep often a mere travesty Of repose, TO
the dyspeptic. Appetite is cerrespondingly
impaired by this most prevalent of maladies,
and headaches, ~biliousness, constipation. pew.
erty Of the blood. loss Of nosh and vitality,
and a thousand annoying and indescribable
sensations, are it's c0ncomitants. 1t lie, more
over, the pfogenitOr Of numerous and foTmi-
dable bodily disorders. Obstinate as it is.
however, its complete eradication may be
effected By the persistent use OF Hostotter's
Stomach Bitters, q medicine which commune
of digestion aud secretion, relaxes the bowels
gently but thoroughly enriches and purifes
the blood, promotes appetite, and Rlves tran
guilty 10 the nervous system. Persons Of
weakly constitution and feeble physique who
use this superb tonic infailibly derive from II
the stamina Of which they stand 20 much In
need. and il is invariably successful in Ieme-
dying and preventing malarial diseases.
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Sunday mornings dispatches an
bounced the nomination of this gentle
man by the President to the position o
Judge Of the United States District GOur
for the Western district Of Tennessee.
aud on Monday afternoon the senate
confirmed the appointment. Although
Mr.. Hammond has been a consistent
Republican for the past ten years, vel
the elevated character Of the man hsI
kept him above the %soillure Of partisan
work; and an earnest devotion to the
profession and practice Of Law has left
little time in a busy iifs for any active
part in either national or local politics.
The earnestness of the man has made
him of necessity very upright and down
right ia his political views. Bat these
were expressed only to bis intimate
friends as occasion called them forth.
Judge Hammond is one of the very few
Southern. born and Southern-raised men
who %espoused the Republican cause az
ter the close of the war, without making
themselves obnoxious TO their late com.
panions in arms. From the surrender
be accepted what he regarded as the in
evitabIe political results Of the war. Yet
among his most intimate friends are to
be found men who differ with MIN widely
in his political views. When the war
began Judge Hammond had entered
upon the practice Of law in North Mis-
sissippi. With bis companions in that
section be went forth 10 defense Of his
country. After the surrender he located
in Memphis and resumed his profession.
His close, studious habits and bis accu-
rate, methodical, investigating turn Of
mind won for him in few years a place
in the front rank Of the profession.
When the Hon. Henry Craft was called
to preside in the Arbitration Court
Judge Hammond was invited by the
young lawyers Of the bar, who had or.
themselves into a class for pro-
fessional advancement, TO fill the chair
Of professor, vacated by the above gen.
tleman. In this positisn he gave such
satisfaction that he has won the respect
and esteem Of all the members Of the
class, who recently, OF the close Of the
term, manifested their appreciation Of
bis worth by presenting him with a
handsome cane. Judge Hammond is.
comparatively speaking, a young man;
and with bis laborious habits and ana
discriminating mind, We shall
be very much disappointed if he should
end his Judicial career without giving
to the profession lasting evidence of bic
and devotion.
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Few. Theodore Bacon, Wayne Mcvsigh,
George W. Smalley, of the New York
Tribune; E. c. Stedman, poet and bank
err President White, Of Cornell Univer'
sity; Judge Billings, Of the United States
District Court Louisiana; G. F. V.
Bartlett, ST. D.. president Of the Uni
versity Of Kentucky; Rev. Thomas F.
Davies, 1T. D., Of Philadelphia; Ran
dali F. Gibson, member of congress-
General Harland, of Connecticut, and
many other distinguished men.
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neafh.

New YoRK, June l~9,-Colonel William
NJ. Vermelye, founder of the banking
house of Vermelye. died last evening At
bis residence in this city, aged seventy
seven. Colonel Vermelye, during life.
filed many important Offices Of trust
and honor. he was a brother of Mr..
Jacob D. Vermelye, president Of the
Merchants Bank Of this city, and Of the
Rev. Robert G. Yermelye, professor in
the theological seminary OF Hartford,
Conn, al At 3l
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A Foolish speech from General
sherman.

From Gen. sherman's West Point Speech
Mr.. Hayes, be said, appeared to many
10 be q mild.mannered man; and so he
was, but the general gave his listeners TO
understand that Mr.. Hayes was also
something more, de said that If the
time should com when he would be re.
CURED 70 defend his right to the place he
occupied he would be found to have the
requisite nerve and determination; be
knew his right and dared 10 maintain II,
and what was more, the army, sworn to
defend the constituted authorities, would
see TO i that he was sustained in the
ehort. The graduates Of West Point,
General sherman said, we're bound by
Sneir oaths 70 protect the government in
iaet, Of which President Hayes was IN.
questionably the head.
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MOmieide.

PLYMoUTH, N. r., June lS.ALast
evening Martin V. Dickey, keeper Of a
disrsputable house in the outskirts Of
town, killed Frank Il. Eastman and Sc
verely wounded Alya NJ. Rowe. Dickey
was arrested.
To sign the pledge, and afterwards TO
be presented with a bottle Of fine wine,
is one OF those dreadful things which
will occasionally happen. People talk
about suffering, but they don't know any
thing about it,-[Chicago Crusader,
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DURING the commune craze in Paris in
the last century and again in 1871,
women were prominent riDgleaders, and
appeared TO be even worse infuriAted
than the men who burned and destroyed
and dragged victims t. the ~guillotine.
Possibly the German court had this in
mind when it sentenced a woman con-
yicted Of reasonable ~uttersncss against
the Emperor to a term Of Imprisonment
twice as long as that to which men who
committed the same ofense we're sen.
fenced.
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Mr. Bryani'a KIndness or Heart.


From the New York Evening Post.
Mr. Bryant's tenderness Of the feelings
Of other persons, and his earnest desire
always to avoid the giving OF Unnecessary
pain, were very marked. Very soon
after | began to do the duties of literary
editor, Mr.. Bryant, who was reading a
review Of a little book of wretchedly
hating verse, said TO me:
u wish you would deal very gently with
poets, especially with the weaker ones"
Later l had a very bad case of poetic
idiocy to deal With, and, as Mr.. Bryant
happened to come into my room while ]
was debating the matter in my mind.
said to him that | was embarrassed by
bis injunction TO deal gently with poets.
aud pointed out to him the utter impos.
sibiity Of finding anything to praise or
even lightly TO condemn 10 the book be.
fore me. he answered: mo, you can't
praise It, Of course; it won't do to lie
about Il, but turning the velume over
and inspecting it," you might say that
the binding is secure put on, and that
well, the binder has planed the edge;
pretty smooth"
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The man who loves a good and beau
tiinl woman, and cannot persuade her to
marry him this Eonth OF June, deserves
sympathy. June is a glorious month for
orange blossoms and weddings. 1t
seems to baye been specially set apart
for this royal and benedcent purpose,
Life is so short it would be sad TO wait a
whole year for June and happiness.
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In Philadelphia q saloon ,keeper served
up a snapper lunch, and between the de-
mands from the lunch bar and the fam.
lily calls, the neighborhood had enough Of
the luxury. In a few hours the most
painful, excruciating symptoms mani.
tested themselves in every family hat
had INDUCED, aud over one hundred per-
IONS were very sick. The discovery was
made that some miscreant had dosed the
soup with crotch oil, hence the distress.
The police srsl hunting for the reckless
jokers. Many Of the victims are utterly
Frustrated by their illness.
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A GREAT parsonage like Minister
Noyes would not be expected to put one
foot on American soil before he would
be interviewed about some little business
he transacted in Florida. The result Of
the interview we need not say was to
deny any c%rookedness on his part and
that he took special care to see that
nothing having a dishonest look trans.
pired. Further developments are awaited
with interest.
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Z The Turkish plenipotentiaries at Ber-
lin are left to themselves, and are treat
ed with cold, formal politeness. Niche
met Ali, who is a German renegade and
q proselyte to Mohammedarism, is called
by his real name, Karl Detroit, by the
German papers, and is treated with great
GOODNESS everywhere. The Turkish gov.
eminent thought it was making a great
stroke of policy in sending aim, but it is
now apparent how egregious the blunder
has been.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
IA CARD.

To all who Observation-Disclosures and
indiscretions Of youth. nervous weakness,
decay. loss Of manhood. ste.. / will
send a receipt that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
By a missionary in South America, Send o
self-addressed envelope to the REv. JosErH
4. IAMAN, Station d, lBiJls House, Nee York
en-. .xxvii-S6 ooddw
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GENERAL Howard is fsted to severe
and somewhat thsnkless service. Fight
ing and chasing Indians where he is
means the toughest Of rough work and
very little chance for glory. When last
heard from Howard was on the way to
Jordan Valley. Let us hope he will not
find it as hard a road to travel as he did
last year, when be was searching for the
trail of the ever-vanishing Joseph
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TnE Nashville Banner aptly remarks
that it is significant that when Anderson
was lying for the Republicans he had no
corroborating documents or witnesses to
support his testimony, but now that he
is telling the truth for the Democrats
there is ample confirmation, written aud
eral, to sustain his %veracity. OF course
he is not a man to be believed without
confederation, and it is high time the
Republicans explained why they per
mitted the vote Of Louisiana to hinge on
his unsupported oath.
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There is no ridiculous nonsense about
the honest Deadwoodians. The most
vigorous waltzer at a dance there last
week excused himself at half.past eleven
because he had a stage. coach to rob at
twelve. What a rebuke this is to our
giddy, procrastinating, s%elf-indulgent 70
taries of pleasure. That man is bound
to rise-even il the whole community
have to pull on the rope [SanFranci
News Letter. .tfV
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A long time ago DR.. Holland, not Tim.
otby Titeomb, but the editor of the
Standard. sem a challenge to Mr.. Bry,
ant. The p~rovocation was a political
editorial in the Post. Mr.. Bryant re.
piled in a note which ended thus: "Were
you a gentleman, and not q scoundrel. |
should take some notice Of you. But
you are a scoundrel." Holland quiesced.
1t is also remembered that Bryant once
cowhided W. l.. Stone, the editor Of the
Commercial Advertiser.
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GENERAL SHERMAN, in his West Point
speech, says Hayes will fight rather than
give up his situation. and he will help
him. How is it about brother John2
Must he also be kept in the cabinet at
the point of the bayonet2 Truly, this
does look like Mexieanizing this coun-
trv
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~CtNoISNArI, June l9.--River falling.
Weather clear and warm.
CAIRO, June 10. = Arrived = Belle
Memphis, l am; Cons Millar, Cincin-
natl, s, Departed-Belle Memphis, St.
Louis, 2 am; Cons Millar, Memphis, 10,
Clear and warm.
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Elmira wants 300 voices for a Fourth
Of July chorus. We have in Norwich
just that number of sweet.voiced cats
that we can spare as we'll as not, and, If
the editor Of the Gazette wants music
for the Fourth be can come down and
get them \ Norwich Telegraph.
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The new laws against socialism, which
are contemplated by the German gov,
eminent, are 20 strict hat when a man
in that country wants to have a good old
sociable time, he will have to 20 out ia
the woods and drink healths by him self,
-[Hawkeye.
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THE Baltimore Sun has a rumor that
Tilden has written a letter about the
Potter investigation that will make a po-
litical sensation.
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INDIAN fighting of more or less conse.
quenee is mi Of the incidents Of the
summer new, and The present season will
certainly not be unezeeptional 10 this re.
spect. II may be fairly doubted whether
the hostilitiss imminent will be of a
gravity to eutitle them to compare with
the wars Of recent summers; but between
Bannocks, Piutes aud Sioux It seems
likely that our army will have its hands
sufficiently full. By the dispatch from
Winnemuca it is seen that an Indian who
has been in close confinement for several
months, and consequently cut of from
all recent communication with the men
Of his race, is yet fully informed Of the
precise doing5 of the Bannocks- their
organization, Of what they have recently
done and Of what they intend. This fact
seems to be justly regarded as in sicat.
ing that the reVoltis not the consequence
as was supposed, Of late act of violence
which has been referred to as its cause
but is a long deliberated movement
planned and agreed upon some months
since. $3.50
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Edward King writes from Paris that q
copy OF the famous Mazarine bible is
about to be sold at the Hotel Drouot
This edition dates from the fifteenth
century, is printed ON parchment, only
seven we're ever made, and the last copy
discovered sold for $1,000.
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Fire.

FoRT DoDGE, Iowa, Jane l9.-C. Ar
nold's large Touring mill burned last
night, Cause, spontaneous combustion,
Loss, $25, 900; insurance, $4,000.
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FOr Conntv Rerister

SAM NJ. GATES FOR COUNTY REGIS
TER TO the voters Of Shelby county 1
offer my lame as a candidate for the office of
Register. am conyersant with the duties of
their faithful discharge. l ask your suffrage
because | need the position. Many of you
known me as a constant resident among
you for over thirty eight years. To .uch /
feel that l need no recommendation and to
you confidently refer those who may not
know ne. or my qualifications. for the posi-
tiOn. Very respectfully,
June Is, 1878, SAM M. GATES
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WAsHINGToN, June l9-In Tennessee
and Ohio valley aud lower lake regions,
warmer, clear or partly cloudy weather,
light variable winds mostly from the
south, stationary or lower pressure.
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MEMP HIS
wednesday Evening, June 10, ls7s.

The subscription price Of the PUB
LIo LEDGER is s. per Gnnum for
he Daily, and 81 per AMMAN for the
Reekly-POstGgst free.
Persons learning the city for the sum
mer can order the DAILY LEDGER
at SOC per month in adpanec, Uih the
privilege Of changing pOsto6iec.
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ZOE OiFcuit CourI Clark.

ED W0RSHAM is a candidate for Clerk Of
the Circuit Court, at the ensuing August elsc-
tioni subject to the action of tie Democratic
and Conservative Convention.
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Far cvtmtnaI nourt C,..,

NJ PERKINS is a candidate for Criminal
Court Clerk of Shelby county at the election in
August, subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic and Conservative Convention.
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For Chaueenor

GEO W. WINCHESTER is a candidate for
chancellor Of the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county at the August election, 1875, subject to
the ACTION Of the Democratic and Censerva-
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The Chicago Evening Journal, of June
10, contains a supplement Of over 100
pages, or 1852 columns of advertise.
meuts Of delinquent taxes. divided into
four lists. The FIRST comprises the IN
paid taxes of Cook county, in which the
city of Chicago is situated. The second,
third and fourth lists embrace the delin-
quent taxes of the city Of Chicago and
its suburban sdjuncts, running back to
1873. The whole of the lists Of taxes in
default would make up a large folio vol
ume, and shows that the financial condi-
ton Of Cook county, and especially Of
Chicago, which is included within its
limits, must be very bad indeed.
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D%isPAroaEs from different points show
%coaclusively that no riots are contem
plated this summer by workingmen.
Great a~pprehensions we're felt in Chicago
for several days relative to the picnic
that had been announced to take place
Sunday by Socialists. The procession
took place, and the picnic was held, but
not the least disorder occuue cd. In New
York the same peaceful tendency pre-.
walls and Socialists generally express
themselves as opposed to any outbreak.
Elsewhere is published an interesting
statement of an interview with one Of
The boss 8 ciaiistI of America.
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Palestine.

QUEENSTOWN, June lS.-The steam.
ship Palestine. from Liverpool for Bos-
ton, pat back here with her machinery
damaged, and will be detained five days.
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DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL TICKET.

FOR THE STATR AT LARGE.
JAMES ". DEADERICK, Of Hamilton.
PETER TURNEY, Of franklin.
FOR TIE EASTERN DIVISION.
ROBERT MCFARLAND, of Hamblen.
For THR MIDDLE DIVISION.
WILLIAM F. COOPER. Of Davidson.
FoR THE WESTERN DIVISION.
THOMAS ]. FREEMAN. of Gibson.
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For CountY Trunlee.

We are authorized to announce ]. ]. RAW
LlNGS as a candidate for reelection to the
office Of County Trustee at the August cleo
ton. subject to the Democratic and Conserva-
tive Convention.
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@. 1. ANDERSON is a candidate for re-.
election to the Office Of Sheriff, subject to the
actien of the Convention of the Democratic
and Conservative party Of Shelby county.
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mnnrah HImneIG.

Troy, June l9.-EdWiu A. Andrews,
cashier of the wrecked Greenwich Bank,
Washington county, hanged himself to.
dorHf fre
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For Criminal Court Judge.
l am a candidate for Judge of the Criminal
Court of Shelby county.
lste P. t. SCRUGGs,
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them. Rejected. Yeas, 100; nays, ia.
The result was greeted with applause on
the Republican side.
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HrTHWU 77T-7- 4
INSURANCE.
J. A. SIMMONS
No. 2O Madison ISL.
LEGAL.
Executors Sale,

ON SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1878, at twelve
" O'Clock m. in front Of No. q South Court
street, in Memphis, Tenn. we will sell to the
highest bidder, under the will Of A. N. Ed
monds the following real estate lying in the
city aforesaid. to-wit; Lots block 81, at the
streets, having a front on Vance of AK feet
with a depth of $50 feet.
Terms Of sale-0ne-fourth cash; balance in
one, two and three years with intereT,
@. w. FRAZER,
@. w. EDM0NDS,
VI lS Executors, etc.
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Tnr silver anniversary of the class of
1853, at Yale College, comes OF on the
18th Of June. Among its members are
congressmen and editors, Confederate
generals and college presidents, and from
long list nay be selected the names Of