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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28
3 AFFAIRS.

RoME, January 2S.-The pope's I'm
favorable symphonic continued yester
day, but it is not believed that there i.
any serious cause for alarm at present.
LONDON, January 28.-The Times az,
thoritatively denies that a part of the
Russian army will traverse CONSTANT.
nople and embark at that place for home.
A special dispatch says the Russian
demands will encounter serious opposi-
ton from England and Austria. The
latter is particularly opposed to a retro.
c%sssion of Bessarabia, and to any coudi-
tons doing more than to cripple Turkey.
The cabinet council on Sunday determ.
ined to persist with their demand for a
supplementary vote.
The summouing of the cabinet council
Sunday is regarded in some quarters as
an indication that the political atmos.
phere is not clearing up much.
Up to nine o'clock last night the porte
had no advice Of the conclusion of an
armistice, though orders were telegraph
ed the plenipotentiaries on Friday last
to accept the preliminaries of peace, and
the delay cause apprehension that the
armistice may be accompanied BY one.
GUS conditions. The Russians, Servisns,
Roumanians and M%ontenegrins are push
ing military operations with great vigor
about Widdin, Prierend Lake, Scutaril
and Silistria, and 10 the Martha valley
east of Adrianople.
Suleiman Pasha's army continues to
embark. Six Egyptian transports have
been ordered to Karala to assist in the
operation.
Up to Saturday evening Safvet Pasha,
acting foreign minister during the alb
sence on the peace mission Of Server
Pasha, persisted in his refusal to inform
Lsyard, the British ambassador, of the
terms of peace, showing that the porte
has been pledged by Russia to keep
them secret.
The ice bridge has broken up.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28
Police court.

Recorder Duff disposed of the follow.
ing business this morning; Chris Bar.
low, drunk, fined S.; Marsh Baldin (col,
ored), larceny, and John Alexander
(colored, assault and battery, cases con.
tinued; George Preston, John Manifres,
Harry P. Turner and Peter Rooney,
suspicious characters, each fined So;
James Cox %(cOlOred) and Jack Smith
(colored), playing confidence game,
cases continued; Pete Mcclure, drunk,
discharged; Tim Hardrif, drunk. forfeit.
ure of s.; E. L. Fentou, drunk, dis
charged; P. H. Everhart, disorderly and
running a hack without a number, fined
ST. Lewis Clarke (colored), larceny, held
for trial for a State offense.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28
Attemnt at Assassinnnon.

About one o'clock Sunday morning
two men assaulted Walter Wetter in the
old Library building, on Third lea JEFF.
ferson street, and cut his throat almost
from ear to ear. Wetter, who is one Of
the property men attached to Coles
circus, will recover, though be has made
a narrow escape. he was in search of
m and CHANGED to meet the two
men, one Of whom is intimate with the
female. AS soon as he inquired for her
the men assaulted him with the above
result. The men are known to the po-
lice and will be arrested.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28

Springs hotel, and the PROPERTY wal
recovered with difficulty By t56 men anc
the use Of q derrick. The remarks o.
the driver and Others showed very strong
convictions on the subject of hell or nc
hell. he believes in it.
bot Springs Telegraph: The congre-
cation Of the colored NJ. E. Church have
erected a very neat and substantial
church building on Walnut street, in the
upper end Of Wilmington avenue The
building is 80 by so feet with a pitch of
20 feet clear. 1t will have a neat cupola
for the reception of a bell weighing $50
pounds, which mas been bought and paid
for and is now on its way here.
On Friday Of last week at Danville,
Yell county, Wiley aud Arch Jones,
charged with felony, Aaron Hill with
murder, and James Martin with larceny,
escaped from the Jail by slipping through
a hole nine by twelve inches in size,
which was used for delivering food to the
prisoners, and which had been uninten.
t%iOnally left open by the person in
charge. On account OF corpuleucy,
George Elms and another prisoner con.
cluded not to leave that way.
Mr.. James Vester, of Little Black
township, Randolph county, raised from
three-fourths Of an acre of ground sew
enty bushels of peach-blow potatoes,
which are so large and the quality so
excellent that, notwithstanding the cur
rent price of potatoes is fifty cents, he
gets readily Seventy.6ve cents per bushel
for his crop. Here is $50 so. the product
of three.fourths Of an acre Of land. De.
duct for seed aud expense of culture and
digging the sum of $40, and the nice lit
tie sun Of $3.50 net is gained. Who
will say that good farming will not pay2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28
T%ELEGRAPHIC MARKETS.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

bTOOkS AND BONDS
LONDON, January %, 2 p.m.-Consols
for money, So GIG; on account, =;
United States new four-and. a.halfs, 1861;
United States fve.twenties Of 1867, 1914;
United States ~ten.forties, 1899; new fves,
1861; Erie, ct
NEW YORK, January %, 1850 am
United States skies of 1881, lO7@lO7f;
United States skies Of 1881, coupons,
lO7b@lO74i new four-and.a-halfs, 1880
| AZ; coupons, l93B@lO4; fve-twenties
OF 1865, new issue, lO3@lOSB; 6ve.twen
ties Of 1867, lO52@lO55; fve.twenties Of
1868, coupons, lO83@lO9ti %ten.forties,
lO8l@lO8s; ~ten.forties, coupons, 1880
lO9; new tours, lOl@lOl5.
BREADsTUFFs.
LIVERPOOL, January % Wheat, win.
ter, lls3d@lls9d; Milwaukee red, los Sd
oils i'd; California white, l2s lido
Us 3D. California club, Us lOd@l3s Sd.
Germ, 29s Od@29s Sd. Pork, 56s Cd.
Beef s3sOd Bacon. long clear, Dos Cd;
short clear, 3ls Cd. Lard, 4Os Cd. Tai
low, 40s Cd.
CHICAGO, January %, 1850 am
Wheat, 1929 fer March. Corn, 39s@39I
cash, January or February; 39f for
March. ReOeipts-Flour, l4,0l5I wheat,
lis, l4O; corn, 81, asa. Shipments-Flour
al7s; wheat, 1876 1897; corn, 1926.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28

A PRIVATE letter from a gentleman
high in place in Washington states that
the failure Of the senate to confirm the
nomination Of NJ. ]. Waldron as United
States marshal for the Western District
of Tennessee was due to the opposition
Of Northern Democrats, supporting and
sustaining Conkling in his war upon
President Hayes. Now arises the query:
What's the meaning Of all this coalition
between Senator Conkling and Northern
Democrats?
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28

a SPECIAL elsewhere contradicts the
published dispatch of Friday in the
LEDGER that John W. Carter, of Cairo
committed suicide. 1t appears that be
was foully murdered, and that the mys.
terry remains unexplained. Colonel Car
ter was a prominent lawyer Of Southern
Illinois, a successful business man and q
large property owner, and was largely
interested in manufactures in Pulaski,
Alexander and adjoining counties. One
Of his sons is q lawyer at Mound City
and another is a s~on.in.laW of Mr.. c. W.
Goyer, and has lived in Memphis many
years
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28
In scarab of once.

1t seems that more than one good
Democrat is an applicant for office under
Mr.. Hayes administration, Colonel NJ,
D. L. Stewart and Mr.. james L. Smith
are applicants for the Office of United
States Court clerk, the appointment to
be mad by Judge Baxter. Mr., Horace
E. Andrews, the present clerk, is also an
applicant for resppointment. Among
the gentlemen said to be applicants for
the Office of URited States marshal OF
West Tennessee are R. G. Daniel, s. s.
Garrett, A. G. luther, NJ. c. Coin, Geo,
W. l.. Crook, C. q. Haight and Chief
Justice P. NJ. Winters, of this city; Col
patrick, of Hardeman county, and Hon.
David Num-, ex.congressmsn, whose
home'is at Brownsville.
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The Ell PasO TrOubIas 20 BE Investi-
GaIed.

~ - = w III AANGULl
gated.
CHICAGO, January 28.-The following
order has been issued BY General Sheri-
dan; by direction of the President the
following named officers of the army are
detailed to act in conjunction with one
person, to be designated by the governor
Of Texas, as a board to investigate the
recent troublesin FL Paso county, Texas:
Colonel John q. King, Ninth infantry;
LieutenantC Colonel VIM. Il. Lewis, Nine
teenth infantry. The board will assem-.
BILE at Fort Bliss, Texas, and then in such
places in FL Paso county as may be
deemed necessary to secure a thorough
understanding Of matters, presented in
papers, which will be laid before it. First
Lieutenant Leonard Hays, adjutant Of
the Ninth infantry, is detailed as re-
corder of the board.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28

A CONVENTION Of southern educators
will be teld ct Atlanta On the 9Th oil
February. At the late teachers con.
vention, held at jackson, three delegates
we're appointed to this convention: T.
NJ S. Rbett, Of Memphis; Prot. Edward
JoyRes, Of Nashville, and ex.State So.
perintendent John NJ. Flemming, oil
Knoxville. State Superintendent Leon
Trousdale will attend the convention,
and is authorized to appoint other dele.
gates, all of whom will be carried by the
railroads at half fare.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28
inLsr..t payable .sni auuaaIly IN such

interest payable semi GunuAily in sucl
coin and
whereas, eff bonds Of the United
Stateslauthorized to be issaed under th.
act entitled an act to provide fer the re
sumption of specie payments, approved
January IA, 1875, are required to be de-
scriptive of the bonds of the United
States, described in said act of congress,
approved July IA. 1870. entitled an act to
authorize the ~refunding Of the national
debt; and,
Whereas, at the date Of the passage of
said act of congress last aforesaid, to.
wit, the l4th day OF July last, 1870, the
coin of the United States Of standard
value OF hat date included silver dollars
of the weight of 4l23 grains each, as de-
clsred by the act approved Jaly l8, 1887,
entitled an act supplementary to the act
entitled an act establishing a mint and
regulating the coins of the United States
to be a legal tender of payment accord
ing TO their nominal value for any sums
whatever; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the senate, the house Of
representatives concurring therein,
That all bonds of the United States is.
sued or authorized to be issued under
said acts of congress heretofore recited,
are payable, principal aud interest, at
the option of the government Of the
United States, in silver dollars Of the
coinage Of the United States, containing
4l23 grains each Of standard silver, and
that to restore to its coinage such silver
coins as legal tender in payment Of such
bonds, principal and interest, is net in
violation Of public faith nor in deroga-
ton of the rights of the public creditor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28

IT is now almost a fixed fact that the
oondholders cannot muster strength
enough to prevent the passage of the
silver bill over the Presidents veto, il
one should be forthcoming. The ballot
Friday, on Mathews resolution, showed
that the New England States and New
jersey are the only Onss solid against
the silver bill. Delaware, Maryland
Mississippi, Oregon, California, South
Carolina, and Georgia are divided. AL
the remainder are solid for the bill.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28

AR. LAMAR's speech in the senate wsi
unfortunate. His position on the silver
question is a mistake, His eulugy on
Jefferson Davis and other Southern
leaders, however beautiful and appropri
ate it might have sounded at the I'M
yelling of a monument or dedication oil
a national cemetery, is not the kind Of
husks the people of the South can digest.
Since his Sumner Grafton he has basked
in the smiles and the sunshine of New
England until q delicious languor over
comes him, and he conforms his ideas 10
that latitude at the expense Of his own
early convictions and the interests Of the
South and West. he disregards the
opinions Of his own constituents to their
detriment and sorrow. The people of the
South demand practical legislation, and
care but little for funeral orations over
dead or living statesmen. To use a
scriptural illustration: They ask for
bread, not a stone; for a fish, but not for
a scorpion. Mr.. Lamar has allied him
self with the bondholders of the East
against the plowholders Of the West and
the South.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28

AT a full meeting of the leading citi.
zens Of Nashville, Saturday, they de.
c'ared themselves unanimously in favor
OF the remouetization Of silver. When
will Memphis venture to speak out on
the subject2 After everybody else or a
little ahead Of the small towns and cross.
roads9
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lmhicatIoue.

WASHINGTON. January 20 For Ten.
nessee aud the Ohio valleys clearing
weather, afterwsrd followed at western
stations by increasing oloudiness, cold
noFthWesterly, shifting to warmer easter.
Iy winds, and rising, followed by falling
barometer.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
OARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors ant
indiscrotions Of youth. nervous weakness,
early decay. loss Of manhood, etc.. / will
send a receipt that viii cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
BY a missionary In South America. Send a
~selfaddresssd envelope to the REV. JosEPH
I. INMAN. Station d, Bible House, Ne,o York
Gin. B.xxvii-35 eod&w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28

The foul M. /. Of a PrOmInen

The Foul Murder of n PrOmIn ent
Citizen.
Special to the Ledger.l
MOUND CRY, January 28.-The dis
patch from Cairo, dated January Is, rel.
alive to the death of JohA W, Carter OF
this place was incorrect. John W. Car.
ter was found dead in a room adjoining
his Office on the morning OF the 18th,
having been shot through the temple. 1t
was a foul murder. The coroner's jury
Is still In session.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28
MEETING

NOTICE. = The stockholders Of the Mer-
~ chants Insurance Company, Of Memphis,
Tenn, are hereby called 70 meet at the office
Of the company, No. 20 Madison street, on
the let day Of February, 1878; Business Of
Meeting to be held from IA o'clock m. to 3
p m, on above day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28
Fourth National Bank,
TO TAx-PAYERs


DY an act Of the legislature passed March
day Of February, 10 give ali TTnps'd tax bills to
c%onsiables or sherlifs for collection. In case
constables or sheriffs refuse to qualify or give
bond, / shall then appoint deputies, and pro-
coed to levy upon and sell personal property
sufficient to pay taxes, etc. Said collectors
are allowed by law four per cent on all bills
collected, ana fifty cents for a levy. The law
does not require me to give a public notice, |
do this at my own expense, that all who will
avail themselves Of prompt payment may
save four per cent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28

NEWARK, N. j., January 28.-The Je-
cobus block, in Montclair, occupied. aS
storej aud Offices, was burned this morn.
ing. Loss, $50, 900; insured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28
Ayrested.

CINCINNATI, January 28.-The TIRES
desperadoes arrested at Indianapolis last
week and brought to this city, we're thic
morning identified as the burglars who
shot officer Kankel, on Dayton street, as
related in these dispatches.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28
PUBLIC LEDGER.
oETIo1-Ne. s MADISON sFRHHs.
MEMP HISS
Monday Evening, Jan. IS, 1873.

The subscription price Of The PUB
LIC LEDGER is IS per Gnnum for
The Daily, and g per annGm for the
Wsskly-POstGgs free.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28
LUMBER.
BIC Hatchie Mills,

NEAR oOVINGTeN. is delivering lumber
IN in this city cheaper than ever sold in this
market. All ordere left with NJ. W. Kenney
will receive prompt attention. l26-l5l
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DINInEMn.
DIVIDEND.

OFFICE PHGHIx INSURANCE Col
MEMPHIS, TENN. January s., 1873.
A I the regular meeting Of the Beard Of
"A Directors held 10 day q dividend of six
per cent. upon the capital stock Of this Com
pany was declared. and ordered credited on,
The stock notes. II. M. NELLY, Pres't.
S. h. CLARKE, Sec'y. li2-l37
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TEXAS.

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A $4,000 LIBEL SUIT.

Mr.. John Rutherford Sues the
Evansville Journal Tor SANDER.
ing Him-A Female C~OrrespOn.
dents Mistakes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28
MARDI-GRAS

MARCH 5, 1878, be set apart as a day of fun.
folly and frolic, when the innocent license OF
the mask shall have no limit, and the places
Of f~estivity shall offer a night of pleasure To
all our people, and when the pageant of
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3. AND |. ASSOCIATIONS.
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TUE Books are now open for subscriptions
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-09-06
In q Nutshell,

Rev. Mr.. Atkinson in closing an arti-
Gle on Skohomish Reservation, says:
No man will clear land and make a
farm unless he owns it or has lien up
on it. The treaty pledges them an al
lotment for homestead on the reserva.
ton. 1t was made by Gov. Stevens in
june 1855, at Point no Point, and rati.
fled by the government in 1850. In
private and public speeches, with the
voice, they plead for their titles. They
want the patents promised in the bond
IS years ago. With these In hand
they will improve their homes still more.
1t is reasonable demand. The plan
to remove them from these lands where
they were born exctes their fears and
their rebellion. We cannot expect them
to rest in quiet and work with energy
until we give them the motive of owner
ship in the soil they till and the timber
they cut. This is, the question of the
hour for the Indian. Shall he own in
law his garden and his field aud his
house, or hold it as a tenant at the will
of another, liable to cjectment? gov.
eminent grant the former, as it has
promised, the largest factor OF the prob.
lem will be found that will solve the rest
of it.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-09-06
Honest Indian Agents,

\ San Francisco dispatch of the
9th says the suit of tie United States
against Charles Hutchiugs, ex.lndian
Agent in Washington Territory, was
yesterday decided by Judge Sawyer in
favor Of the plaintiff in the sum of $780,
1855. This suit was brought to re.
cover from l1utchings a portion of the
public funds which he had used to pay
his expenses on trip to Washington
without authorization. We suppose
this refers to Rev. G. A. Huntington,
as we no o! no Hutchiugs having held
that position. 1t looks to us that the
old man has taken all the Indians with
him when he went to Westinghouse
standard.
We had Charles Hutchings who
who used to be an Indian agent ct Lap.
wal, whose official acts were thought to
be crooked. He afterwards went az
agent to one of the agencies east of the
Bitter Root mountains, and his acts
there were deemed still more crook ed.
1t is possible that his affairs have after
so many years been overhauled aud this
deficiency ascertained. 1t shows the
Hardness of the Indian Bureau to bring
culprits to Justice.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-09-06

IA oMATILLA Council. Gen Howard nj
EtimatHm to the Umatillas and Columbia
over indians in council ut the agency. in
Ntmanding hostages from them till thew
NnVe the murderers of their tribe, who did
he'r dark deeds the past Summer, was a
esroke OF policy that rings of the true met.
~ IL is producing its good fruit in caus.
Rs these Indians to begin to surrender
bose murderers
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-09-06

EXCAVATION TO CoMMENCE.-The
work of rock excavation from the Snake
river will be commenced next week.
During th1 present season operations
will be carried on at Five Mile rapid,
Pine Tree rapid and Monumental rocks;
1900 cubic yards in all will be removed.
The work of excavating rock from the
channel in the Willamette river, near
Rock island will be commenced to-day.
The channel near Doves rock will be
Strengthened, and portion of the ledge
known as BisselPs rock will be removed i.
- Oregonian, Aug. Goth.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-09-06

INDIAN RuMoR.-A Lapwai Indian who
speaks English, told US yesterday, that an
Indian had arrived from below at Lapwai,
and reported that the Umatillas, the Warm
Springs and the Columbia river Indians
were mad with Gen. Howard and the
whites, that perhaps Moses and his people
would fight Gen. Howard and the soldiers,
that Moses had not yet decided what he
should do, that perhaps be would not fight
this fall it was SO late, but would 60 on the
war path next Spring.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-09-06

IMPROVEMENT OF SNAKE RIVER
The Inland Empire predicts that in two
years more Snake river will be made
navigable so long as the Columbia can
be navisated. Capt. George Aiusworth
will make a good clean job of the con.
tract and it is quite probable that the
y. 5. N. Co., Of which he is assistant
superintendent, will expend just as
much more from their own funds.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-09-06

AEAcHER ENAMINATIoS.-At the exam.
nation of teachers on Monday, three appli.
cants presented themselves to the Board
twelve written questions on the theory,
practice and government of schools were
submitted to them and time given them to
answer these in writing. They were answer.
cd BY each applicant in writing, according
to their respective views of the questions.
Afterwards each applicant was orally ex.
amined separate and apart from the others,
on branches to be taught in the school,
After the examination was concluded
the Board convened in separate room
ana decided that each applicant passed n
n'ghiy creditable examination. They the n
" .neir vote selected g. B. Reynolds, ESQ,
as me teacher for the higher grade of
i io~o NO applicant appeared for the
by the Board.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-09-06

hi NOT HERE.-UP to the hour of going to
press there has been no steamer here this
Meek. We suppose there are too many
ocks protruding in the channel at this low
M"ter. The work Of removing Of these
|secks commences this week. The North.
est will take ten days for repair and be
'seady to come up as soon as there IA air
c"es raise in the water above present
51Sge.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-09-06

NM "ARnENs.-A private letter from War.
'kens OF date Aug. 2Sth. advises us that
iSyerything there is prosperous, and tina.
BOD progress il being made in
1tae Rescue mine. One death oc.
enred Mt the mines which we pub
stesh. At the time Of writing the killing of
crooks and Brady Wilhelm was net known
ia camp.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-09-06

NEW TowN.-We learn that a new town
Jas been laid out on Pine creek on the
zHnd OF Mr.. Truax and called Farming ton.
The Pine Creek valley is well filled with
dustrious settlers. They have a beauti-
and prolific valley and seem deteruoiu.
TO keep pace with the inhabitants of
sher localities in building and making
permanent improvements.