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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08
A Negro MANS Hoard.

The Wilmington (Del.) Republi-
can says: son Saturday, a decripit
old colored man came into the
Farmers Bank of Delaware, and
surprised the officers by handing
them a rusty old bag, in which was
about $1100 in specie, 5000 being
in gold dollars chiefly and the bal
ance in silver. The bag, of course,
was heavy, and although the col
ored man who brought it was
known as a regular depositor at the
bank, of money in notes, from time
to time, some suspicion was maui
tested that he should have brought
SO much specie at one time. In
answer to interrogations the colored
man said he lived near the canal
between Summit Bridge and Kirk
wood, that he was now somewhere
between seventy and eighty years
old and that he had worked on the
canal ever since he was a Young
man, aud that he bad been saving
up his money for a great number Of
years, he could not tell how many.
and thai the only place he had for
its secretion was UP an old ehim-
ney. Some of the silver gave evil
aeRee NJ The truth Of what the old
gentleman said, for it was black
aud smoked, aud had evidently lain
q long time in one position without
even having been turned over lie
was asked why he had not sold the
gold when it was bringing such a
high price during the war, but he
expressed surprise to think it had
ever been worth more than a dollar,
and Oonld not see why one dollar
should be worth more than another.
Under the instruction of Mr.. Rob- |
inson, the cashier, the colored man
took his 5000 in gold up to Robin
son Il Co., where he sold it for one |
per cent. premium, which it was
bringing, after which he made a
full deposit at the Farmers Bank"
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he had no doubt Of its correctness.
The purport Of what the gentle
man had to say was that Tilton had
long been trying to effect recon-
clllation with his wife, and that all
the children were anxious that such
"a result should be accomplished !;
that to this end he has had repeat
ed interviews with her; that at first
she refused to have anything to do
with him on any terms whatever,
but that she finally consented to
live with him again if he would
make full and unequivocal retrac.
tion of everything he had ever al
legged against her detrimental to her
character. This Mr. Tilton refused
to do, but offered to live together
again quietly and say nothing about
any confession or retraction on
either side. The gentleman had
1T from pretty good authority, he
said, that Tilton had had LONG
interview with his wife recently-
within few weeks-and as result
of that interview Mrs. Tilton was
sick for several days afterward, and
that the result was that definite ar.
rangements had been made whereby
they were soon to be reunited as
man and wife and 60 to Europe
together. In regard to that portion
OF the ruuors referring to a con-
fession from Mrs. Tilton implicat-
ing Mr.. Beecher the gentleman
said that at present Mrs. Tilton
had no confession to make. 1t was
his opinion, however. that Tilton's
only object was to get possession OF
his wife, for the purpose of using
her, hereafter, only so far as a
weapon to crush Beecher; that he
did not care fig for her, only so
far as he could use her in the fu-
ture, for that purpose; and that ne
matter what he might say now, that
was undoubtedly his ultimate OBJ
Ject. What the result would be it was
impossible at present to predict. He
said he thought Mr.. Beecher knew
all about the contemplated move
ment aud that he did not seem to
be particularly worried about it. In
conclusion, the gentleman referred
to the influence which Mr.. Tilton
exercised over his wife prior to their
separation, and said that he had no
doubt anticipated the regaining of
that influence whenever he got her
under his control.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08
GRACE, MERCY AND PfACF.
The Runners About a Reconciliation
BstWean Ttll9H Rpd HIS Wife.

The Runners ABOUT a Reconciliation
BstWesn TtllsB Rpd HIS Wife.
New York Timos.l
AT stated intervals, ever since the
close Of the on.Beeoher suit in
| the Brooklyn City Court, rumors
have been set ahoat, both in this
city and Brooklyn, to the effect
that a reconciliation had been OF
was about to be effected between
Theodore Tiltop and his wife, Eliga-
beth, that negotiations were in pro-
gress whereby they were to 1--we b.
gether again as man and wife, and
that Mrs. Tilton was preparing a
full confession of crimiacl intimacy
with Mr.. Beecher. Mr.. Tilton has
on oil these occasions been repre-
sented 40 ansi0HS for the re-eslab-
lishment of his shattered home and
the reuniting Of his scattered fam
ily. Whenever an attempt has been
made to get at the rbQttom facts"
of these rumorS, however, they have
always been met With o full and
explicit denial on the part of the
friends of Mr.. Beecher, while they
were entirely ignored by Mr.. Tilton.
The rnmors have taken a more def
mite and tangible shape recently,
and it is believed by many that Mr..
and Mrs. Tilton are about to assume
intimate relations with each other
A Times reporter last evening
called upon a prominent member Of
Plymouth church, and a warm
friend of Mr. Beeeher, in regard to
the rnmors which have been preva-
lent IN Brooklyn for the past few
days He said that he had no di-
rect information from the parties
themselves, but what he did know
he had obtained from what he con-
sidered trustworthy authority, and
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The Elder James Gordon Bennstt
IN Philadelphia,

~ EhlidNelphlk,
dTypo," a writer in the Harris,
burg Telegraph, in giving some in
teresting "reminiscences Of the late
james W. Weir, when, as a boy, he
was employed in Johnson's type
foundry in Philadelphia, says;
While Mr.. Weir was at L. John
sons he made the acquaintance OF
James Gordon Bennett, then en-.
gagged as a writer on the Pennsyl-
yapian, the Democratic organ of
the day, in Philadelphia, Bennett
was described by Mr. Weir TO the
writer of this memorandum as an
exceedingly obtrpsive young man,
inquisitlye as we'll as acquisItlve,
He was one cf those men who al
ways desired TO know. He was
elected from the Pennsylvanian
Office for having attempted, after
the paper had been put to press, to
insert a paragraph in the form de-
pOuncing General jackson for ye-
toiug the United States Bank bill,
Benjamin Miflin, one of the pro-
prietOrs, having fortunately entered
the office just rs Bennett was in the
act oil putting the paragraph In the
form, and at once learning the pur,
port, kicked the Scotchman into
the street, which little accident
drove Bennett out Of Philadelphia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08

The Charleston Is. C.) papers claim
that the handsomest private residence
in the South has just been completed on
meeting street in that city, by Mr. G W.
Williams. II is 20 by l26 feet, and So
fest high, and is provided with gynas.
ium, observatory, and picture gallery,
which can be used for music ball The
description Of it's elaborately finished
interior occupies two columns of the
News and Courier.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08

to New York, where he shortly
afterward projected and established
the Herald, the first type used for
which were purchased at L. John
sons. Mr.. Weir never had a per-
sonal acquaintance with Bennett,
but frequently met him with others
whom he did know.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08
TaImare ana thc Rre,breu.


New York Herald, April SAL
There is a row in the BROOKLYN
Tabernacle which threatens dire
consequences. The trustees have
resigned in body, and one of them
has written polite but blood-curd-
ling letter to the energetic pastor,
Mr. Talmage. In this epistle he
states, with your pious mans arseni-
cal candor, that Mr.. Talmage has
been so unveraciOus regarding a
certain 'ivexed question" he can
no longer have confidence in Mr..
Talmsge's dealing with the eternal
verities The disguised trustee will
get out of range of Mr.. Talmage's
powerful arms and slashing argu-
ments on all the Sabbaths to come.
We pity that trustee. We fancy
him going round from church to
church vainly searching for such
cushion -thumping, damnation- deal
ing, sinner-Swingeing eloquence as
has delighted his eyes and ears in
the past. He has lived for years on
religious laughing gas. TO him all
the genial sentimentality OF
Beecher, the learning Of Storrs, the
mild beauties of Chaplin, the eclec-
tic doctrines Of rockingham, will
be as insipid as Quaker meeting
to howling dervish. His doctrinal
soup may have been Thin, but it
was spiced beyond thespicing power
Of cayenne pepper or ginger, which
is shot i the mouth" We can
foresee plainly the dismal ending of
that trustee. When he has visited
the last church and sampled the
last exhorter and found no thump
so resounding, no limbs SO sweep
ing, no lungs so ear-splitting, no
hell so hot as Talmage's, he will wilt
and disappear, crawling through
some knothole into an uncertain
eternity. There is, however, an
other and a greater danger. Tai.
mage himself may go away from
Brooklyn-may, in fact, 90 to
England. We say it with delibera-
ton, but we say it delicately-we
think we could spare him. The
danger is not there. We have
painted the probable terrible fate OF
one trustee; but supposing that
the three or four thousand of
his fellow members also found
themselves alike sheep with
out shepherd when snow shuts
out sky" what unfortunate
consequences might result? 4? We
cannot look forward without pain
to the necessity Of collecting them
in an asylum and trying to win
them back to reason by exhibiting
to them a mechanical figure with
special spasm- attachments, while
some of the old Talmage sermons
are declaimed through fog horn.
No; let Talmage be locked up if
necessary, but in any case do not
let him out of Brooklyn. We had
almost forgotten to state that the
row, oddly enough, grows out of a
question OF harmony. Mr.. Morgan,
who played the organ, was in de-
bate. Some said that the wild,
worldly music which reSounded
through the TabeTnacle on certain
Sunday evenings was not sept by
the spirit divine working in Nor
gan. The lucklOsS organist was
dismissed, but, it is said, got back
by pleading thatit was the spirit Of
Talmage that ran away with his
fingers and caused such scandal,
TITS has never been made public
before but II the brethren think it
over they may make 10 their
quarrel and SO save society from a
calamity.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08

1851 Prizes. amounting to................SllnA A00
Responsible o'rresponding agents wanted M
all prominent points. to whom a uhoraI eom.
pensation will be paid WIN
Application for rates to clubs should only be
made TO tho Home 0Gloo in New Orlssns 70
Write, clearly statiog lull address. Tor fur.
ther Information or send orders 10
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
T.. 0. Box 693. New Orleans, la.
Or No. West Couit street, Memphis, Tenn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08

Mr.. James Corrier, dentist. BALI: more
writes: | have used DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup personally and in my family for
two or three years, and am prepared to
say that there is nothing to compare to
it as remedy for coughs. colds. ct
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08
LOTTERY.

A EPLERDTD OPPORTUNITY vc
"A WIN A FORTUNEE Fourth GIrano
April 9th, = N''u''
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY GO.
This institution was regularly incorporated
~ the Legislature Of the state for Ejuca.
uonal and Charitable purposes in 1858. with a
Capital OF SlOOO.000, to which il has since
added reserve fund Of $3.50, eco. It's GRAND
slNGLE NUMBER DISTRIBUTIONS will
IaKe place monthly on the seoon Tuesday.
1T NEVER SCALES OR POsTPoNEs. Look nj The
following Distribution,
CAPITAL PRICE. $4,000.
IOO, 900 Tickets az z D0iInss Each.
Half Tickets One DeIlar
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08

appearance; but your readers may
rest perfectly satisfied that a trip to
Paris, properly managed, and an
absence of sixty days, need not cost
any single individual more than
$340. ~ &4fIe614 GN
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08
Twenty Thousand PEOPLE

twenty Thousand People
old and young, every week. It is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.
We desire our business men to make a note
OF the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.
We use our best efforts to keep our columns
nee OF all irregular and irresponsible adyer-
tisinGi for many good people seeing an ad-
vsrtisement in paper. especially their
church paper. take it as guarantee of re-
'pOnsibility. Such confidence should not
abused when it can be helped. We want.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08

Al our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
Under tho SUPERVISION and man gament Of
denSrsls &. I. BEAURE0ARD and JUBAL
A, EARLY.
II, 1878, n.SG.wSs as
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-04-13
Modern Definition of Commercial Terms.

Bankrupt-A man who gives everything to
Il lawyer 50 that his creditors will not get it,
Assignee-ls the chap who has the deal and
gives himself four aces.
\ Banks place where people put their
money so 1t will be handy when other folks
want it,
\ DcpoSltor-Ir a man who don't know how
to spend his money, and gets the cashier to
show him.
Prcsident-ls the big fat man who promises
to boss the job and afterwards sublets it,
\ DirectOr-lS one of those that accepts a
trust that don't involve either the use Of his
eyes or ears.
C"shicr-ls often Il man who undertakes to
mort wife, six children, and brown stone
month"; and be honest.
..d.craIs-Arc certain pieces of paper as
yooo as gold due and payable on the 1st day
of April
Assets-Usually consist Of five chairs and
an old stove; 10 these may be added Il Spittoon
ifthe "bust "ant bad one.
Liabilitics-Arc usually big "blind" that
the assets wont see nor raise"
A NOte-A promise to do an impossible thing
at an impossible time.
Indorser-Is IA man who signs a commercial
phlopoena with "A friend and gets caught
Baltimore !StdHdtTW.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-04-13
HOLINESS TO. rHE LORD.
Gsys.
g.
ZION
COOPERATIVE
MERCANTILE
INSTIT TloN

This style OF "a sign is 10 Dc seen at every Nor
mon store, and i called by the rude Gcntiles the
Mormon Bull, Eve" Ail Mormon, are desired
and instructed To deal .uly with Momons, and
this sign indicate that the proprietor is "sound
on the goose, or MormouiSm The aim of the
church in originating this sign was to crush The
Gcntics and drive them out of business, but it
failed in it, purpose, for the Gentilcs in business
in salt Lake City will not bc driven out 10y any
such looking "bulls-cye" a. that There Is one
store in the city that hangs this banner ON it,
outer walls " with great defiance. II il, withou,
any exception, the greatest store of It's kind in
America. and has the greatest eonglomcration OF
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-04-13

she Yields an edible and nutritious lacteal cxuda-
| tion that she is quadrupedal and herbivOrous,
lassmilating her food in both the succulent and
cxsiccated state; that some Of them chromatical.
" correspond to the seventh color of the spec
trum, and that they are endowed with caudal ap-
pendages Of exaggerated ongitudinality ty.- WOr
ceSt,r Press
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-04-13

nISI II. "a NII'IIE.I.D. Plys.cian and sur
L cySou. Ouarz Eursr Psts. OtsaWa. l'l. marp
The daily gazette., 1878-04-09

by the person sending and also by the
Que receiving, thuspreserving Q fidelity
in business TRANSACTIONS That hitherto
has been unattainabls BY any telegraphic
Pfos'esS' --
PREvIoUs to the last November Torn
of Court in Deroid of about six weeks
or two months, more negroes committed
the crime of rape upon white women in
this county, than in South Carolina,
Mississippi, Louisiana or any single State
in the Union in the same peroid. Whom
the negro population here and in the
Southern States is compared the charac-
ter of our negroes appears to terrible
disadvantage. This is conclusive as to
the argument that have advanced, that
the bad negroes were induced to migrate
hither by that class of society which
have heretofore shown such fondness
for their companionship and their votes.
Negro society will never be any better
until this feeling of pity and solicitation
Is changed to that which is held out TO
white men who come here from abroad
by that same class, 1, e., the unrelenting
rigor of law such as that of the Medes
and Persians.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-09
M PUBLIC SALES.
Pubic Sale

BY virtue Of Landlords Warrant 10
me d. ected will be exposed at Public Sale,
at the farm In the tei lre of Walter Beck
dec ased, In New Castle hundred, New
Castle County. en-
FRIDAY, APRIL 18th, 1873,
At 10 O'Clock, a M, the following described
personal property, TO wit.
40 acres of wheat in the ground, good
farm horses 2 colts, two years old. ~ cows
yearlings, | bull, O shsats, moving ma
chine. | reaper and combined mower OK
cart, horse cart, farm wagon market wag-
on ,dsa born, drill, ian. corn shel'erl horse
rake, lot OF poultry, 100 busueis ofcorn lot
ofporK, lot OF graiu bags. 30 hot bed sash,
lot OF plants, plows, Harness. lot Of milk
pans, churns, anu many other articles not
here enumerated.
TERMS.-A credit OF seven months will
be given by the purchaser giving q bank
able note with interest added.
Sc zed and taken In execution on Land
lords Warrant, TO me directed, as the pro-
perty Of Walter Beck, deceased and To be
sold by /. h. FOLS. Uonst table.
Sale positive, and the widow and friends
OF deceased iRvite all persons TO attend ,as
she intends 10 discontinue farming.
New Castle, April 5th, 1875. ap6-5t
The daily gazette., 1878-04-09

SHERIFF'S SALE
~ by virtue o: writ of Leyari Fla
clas, to me directed, Will be exuosed 10
Public Sale, at the W
Lac FAYETTE HOTEL, 841 Shioley ST
KEPT by John J Dougherty, in the city Of
wilmington; New Castle county, Del, on
WEDNESDAY,
The l7th day of April, 1873,
AZ = O'Clock. p. m, the following described
Real Estate, viz
Al that certain lot or piece of land with
a three stored brick house thereon eh
hituage ~ the CITY of Wilmington. boundN
eu ana described as follows TO vii. 40
sihhlhS on me SOutheriy side of SixIb
sure I, between West and WashInginn
streets, at tie distance of elghIeeu foat
rom lhe easlerly side of Was1inpton
htIte!, Ihtlce through the middle OF the
,,i uiN IaloIl wan between this aud the adioi.
Ihs rouse south thirty-two degrees west
PaIdlici WIN washington street, sixtv-o "a
Ieet 10 me northerly side Of a three leat
Iue alley leading into Washington stresI
thehce along said alley side soutb nm
elsilt degrees east fourteen ieet TO n stn H.
tnence nor II tliIrt y-Uwo degrees easi n,,,.,i
lei WIN lhe lrst mentioned line and naSs-
ing lhrou8h The middle of the dlyision
wal DE- tween this and the adjoining housa
siAty -ohe ieet 10 The aforesaid side Of SIKH
ssleet, anu lnence herewith westerly four
letn leet 10 The place of beginning, be tho
contents thereof what they may.
Seized and taken in execI,iion 90 H.
property OF Daniel Heley, deceased (rhos
a. Becker, executor of Daniel Heley
deceased, and John Stuber, and wife /. i,s
and TO be sold by y
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff
Sheriff's Office, New Castle, MaTeh 1i 5ett,
apl.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-09
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
STATE.

By virtue OF the power given in the will
or Henry +. Flnegan, Jr., deceased, the un-
derslgued, Trustees, VIII expose To sale, at
public auction, at The auction Rooms OF
Merrick q Drake, in the Masonic Hall, in
the cry OF Wilmington, OH
TU EoDAY, the 10th day of APRIL, 1873,
At II o'clock. Il. m, the following descrl bed
Real Estate, situated IN the CITY of VIII
nington
No. /. A lot OF land with a three-story
brick house, thereon erected, being No 900
Washington street, situated on the easterly
Side of Washington street, between FIflh
aud Sixth streets, with IA front of nineteen
leet on Washington streel, and running
back with that width one hundred AID
tweVe feet TO willing stree
No 2. lot OF Land with five tv o-story
brick houses thereon erected, being Nos
llJ3, 1888, 1881 1i3y and iii Chestnut street,
sliua ed on the hortherly side OF Chestnut
street above franklin street. The lot beiug
about Sixty-seven feet in 'front.' land about
10 feet deep. TINS piece of property will lie
DIVIDED INTO 1--WE lots, and each lot with
The house on IL Will be sold separately.
NOS. lot OF land situated on the =, w
corner Of BrOoine AMI Seventh streets I'm
Tue siud city with Il front of siXty-four Ieet
ON BrOonc street and running back Witn
that widtn along Seventh street one hun
dred and fifty feet
No. 4. a lot of land in said CITY, situated
on the n. W. corner of Fourth aud Frank
lin streets. with front of one hundred 1eet
ON Fourth street, aud one hundred and
twenty feet on Franklin street,
No. o. A lot OF land situated on the & w
corner OF Franklin and Fifth streets In
said Olty, w tn front OF one hundred and
ten feet on franklin street, and one hun
dred leet on Fifth street.
No. o. "A lot OF land situated on the soI,fh-
erly side OF Front street, IN said City. al
tle distance of forty feet westerly from The
westerly side OF Franklin street, thence
southerly parallel with Franklin street
one hundred and ten feet to the northerIv
side OF Reed street at fifty feet vide, thence
along Reed street westerly fifty-one feet
thence northerly parallel with franklin
street one hundred and ten feet To the
southerly side OF Front street aud thence
thereby easterly nifty one feet to the place
Oh beginning This lot will be divided in
TO three lots OF sev enteen feet each.
NO. I A lot of land on the westerly side
oi Heala street ut the distance Of one hun
ureO ana twenty feet from the southerly
sue oil Avenue a At "A corner of land late
Of Passmore ii. Mitchell with front OF
forty feet ON Head street. and running
BACK with that width one hundred and ten
feet Six ihches.
Terms at sale. =. y. BRENNAN,
VICTOR DU PONr,
- NJ obLE' huctloneer. trustees.
aprl-2tawtaplJ-M
The daily gazette., 1878-04-09

EDisoNs TALKING MACHINE" was on
exhibition in New York last NIGHT. and
created much mernment by the facility
with which songs and any foreign Ian
guage was reproduced. The instrument
on exhibition, however, only served to
indicate the posi- bilities of the more
perfect machine the manufacture of
which is how being steadily progressed.
1t Is intended that when this instrument
Is perfected and moved by clock-worlt
that it shall undoubtedly reproduce every
condition of the human voice, including
the whole world Of expression III speech
and song.
Mr.. Edison proposes to apply his dis
coveiy to practical purposes, some of
which he has designated already. II is
claimed that at the coming Christmas
there will be thousand and one novel
ties in toys dolls are to speak in al,v
language that may be desired the AMI
mals ia Noah's ark are to give forth tbri,,
natural tones of voice, and there are al
most every kind of Self-acting musical
instrument, in every size and shane The
great use Of the Instrument is eXpectnd
10 be found in commercial life. Ii can
be used in connection with the tele-
phone, and messages may be recorded