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Daily Republican., 1878-12-26
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cold Christmas az yesterday. The
principal part of the day was spent IN
doors, warm stove, a good CHRISTMAS
dinner, and the rejoicings of the little
folks over the presents they had re-
ceived, being more congenial than COM
batting the fierce winds with the ther-
mou.ter at ten and twelve. Even the
decorations of the Episcopal and Catho-
lie churches, coupled with rare pro-
pramme of Christmas music was not
sufficient to lure the people away from
their comfortable stoves. 1t was d.
cidedly home Christmas, and aside
from this it does not vary much in any
essentials from the history OF all such
holidays. and the unwritttn things
whicLxare behind in iireside annals and
home observances, are the same as eV-
er. Whatever value, whatever pleas
ant memories and uses attach to public
HOLIDAYS, are due to the happy
influences which they have Oh home
associations, comfort and happiness. In
the great majority Of cases the review
of the family and social doings is a
pleasant family theme. Yesterday
brought the culmination of days and
weeks perhaps ofmonths, ,ofanticipatIon
preparation.
The friendly alnDushes into which
parents and children were betrayed are
recounted the surprises are reloIced
over. and the surprised are too good
natured to let the fact be known that
they saw the cats whiskers peeping
out of the bag before sne made her as
tonisning juDlp. Pleasant pretences
a:e as good as pleasant facts to those
who know how to give and how to re-
ceive kindly Office. Home ought in
prosperity to be a perpetual holiday
and, as said above, the occurrence O
the general observance of stated times
has It's special significance in the pro
motion of family pleasure. Fair usage
will make the odor oi these Christina.
rejoicings last till the next comes round
tbs is world Of labor and though
and anxiety ior most or us. Those Wit
have no work, mental or physical, har'
10 real appreciation OF the comfort Q
rest; and those who let their labo
usurp all of their time are perpetual
weary.
If the holiday mood could be mad
to last ali the tilne-Of course not i
special demonstrations, but III norma
sltisfaction-this world would be a
easier one to live in. The custodian
OF human comfort are the women, ant
70 them the world owes its happines,
But custodians and holders OF all trust
must have capital and guarantees an
to the men, the women look for thi
security. If the security is withheld
the family institution fails, notwith
standing its perpetual charter.' Th
liability in this concern is "nnlImited
ID happy circumstance, while i'll tn
asse Of household virtues he ban!
ramains solvent. But when there
wasting or want Of tie moral capita
the disaster is "unlmttd." Then |,
u cause the paid up capital Of zoo
wishes, good offices, reciprocal friendl
exchanges to be kept at their valu
and mus help all days in the year
have their holiday blessings.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-26
THE Democratic ma jority in the Hous'

THE Democratic maj jority in the House
has been reduced recently by the dpatI
of Congressman Williams Of Michigan,
which occurred last week and Of
Beverly Douglas, of Virginia, who died
IN Sunday morning. Gilbert c, Walk
pr, also Democratic member from Vir-
giuia, is down with severe attack OF
fever 1t will lie necessary to seat {
sufficient number of Demo con.
te5tants to make up for these losses.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-26

SEvENTY-FIvE members Of Congress
are all the South would have if the
colorel population We're not counted. II
has now one hundred and six. Still Il
is right. The evil of q solid South
will he remedied in very few years
possibly in the next Presidential cleo,
ton.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-26
More lDtrty birds.

A LITTLE MORE lying will be required
by Hamburg Butcher Butler who knows
of no Southern outrages to cover up the
recent municipal election in Helena Ar
kansas, and as the Memphis Apaidnche
Simon pure Democratic paper Is TO-
sponsible for our account lift, the Every
Erening of this city will have to come 10
III. rescue and denominate it as a dirty
bird that befouls its own nest. = Inc
Apalanche contained an extremely IN
terssting account of the the manner III
which the Democrats of Helena, took In
hand the "political education" Of near
ily the entire voting population OF tha'
town. An independent member OF their
own party having undertaken to stand
for Mayor of the city, the Democratic
managers prepared to assert their sa-
cred right to a monopoly OF political
authority. The offending candidate
was a Southerner, a veteran OF the Con
f.derate Army, and brave, peaceful
citizen. They tried to pick quarrel
with him, hut he went unarmed, refused
70 resent their insults, and persisted
in his candidacy. They put coffin on
his doorstep, but he was impervious to
the hint. They summoned him t."
withdraw his name under dire penalties,
but he declined. Finally, on election
day, they shut him up prisoner IN
close confinement tore up his ballots,
and drove his adherents FROM the polls.
Having by this means reduced the vote
of thr city to less than one-third of its
ordinary strength, they scored victory.
II will be noted that this is the state
ment from a Democratic paper, made by
the candidate referred to over his own
name. He was not carpet bagger, nor
scalawag, nor bad negro. His sole
ofense was opposition to the vulgar and
unbridled tyranny of set of roughs,
wLo represent what the Democratic ora
tor, # the senate call the intelligence,
the respectability, and the property
of their section.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-26

The crownng climax Of Minstrelsy New
;oveltles Musical Gems and Laughahio
,cts on this our second regular tour. An ell
tire NEW COMPANY ia the most cleSlnt.
haste and refined programme ever presen
ed jy minstrel organization. For list O.
rompany and speciaties given, see descrip-
i've bills.
Daily Republican., 1878-12-26
PROCLA Nj ALTON.
OF FASTING EORCRRISTMAS and
NEW YEAR.

According TO the American custom, viz:
Eating, drinking, going to the Opera, giving
marriage. making presents, &c, you are
hereby invited to assemble yourselves tOgeth
er daily tsoOn as conycnient-not all at once
nt lhn ,rn1t Rnslnu
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11
Emclent Ligl,tning ConGnctors.

AT the recent meeting OF the Brit
ish Association, DIR, Richard Ander-
son, of the Society OF Telegraphic
Engineers, read paper on lightning
conductors, which contained some
sound advice as to the prevention Of
casualties in thunderstorms. First
Of all, he said, it is desirable that
public recommendation should be
made, by local and other authorities,
to place lightning conductors on all
exposed or high lying buildings,
whether public or private, as well as
those standing near woods and on
moist ground. 1t might well be worth
the trifing expense to place simple
conductors also against trees in parks,
under which there are benches, or
where persons are likely to gather
during thunderstorm, they forming
prolific source of fatal accidents.
Above all, no church, chapel, school,
prison or other large public buildings
ought to be without one or more
lightning conductors. But if it is
necessary to multiply greatly light
ming conductors, it is equally SO that
they should be planned, erected, and
periodically tested by competent per-
sons, with scientific as well as practi-
cal knowledge of the work. The test
ing should take place at regular inter
walls, perhaps best in spring, before the
advent of the summer thunderstorms,
and it should likewise be made
whenever building has been under
going repairs which may have damaged
the conductor. A well organized sys-
tenn of inspection Of lightning con
ductors would be most inexpensive.
The galvanometer used for the pur-
pose has been latterly much improved
in Germany, and small portable
instruments, of the size Of diminu-
tive carpetbag, are now made, which
leaves nothing to be desired in the
shape both of effectiveness and dura-
bility. Already such a system of in
spection and testing Of conductors ex-
ists in Paris and several towns"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11
YIom ,rher IInte Ench Otller.

Cincinnati Enquirer New York Letter.l
1t seems that all opera-singers are jeal-
Gus; and they have reason to be, for 1t Is
not always the best singer who carries off
the prima donna's laurels. In the opera
Of Carmen" last night, it was evident to
many that Madame Lablache and Mad
Minnie Hauk. The audience, or many
in the audience, felt this to be the fact.
Still these two ladies "had TO take back
seat." Their angry looks andimpassioned
gestures, however, showed that o storm
was brewing. After the second act M lie
Cavalazzi, u famous dancer, came out TO
dance in the incidental advertisement. OF
course she danced beautifully. The pose
Of Ellsler was in her arms and the pOise
of champion skater in her legs. Her
eyes danced in merrimeHt, and the same
set of conventional white tulle, said to be
the stage property of the Academy, smiled
at the audience. While she danced Min
nie Hauk sat, in the gypsy style, at her
feet-and pouted. When the applause
came for Cavalaz2i, Minnie grew red in
the face. Pretty soon there was a burst of
applause, and some one in the left pros
cenium threw bouquet at the feet OF the
dancer. Immediately Minnie Hauk smiled
and attempted TO pick it up, but a rival,
Madame Sinico, snutched the flowers and
banded them to the danseuse amid great
applause. After the dance Mile Caval-
azzi was recalled six times to repeat her
dance, but every time Minnie HauR would
motion to Arditti 10 70 on with the music
and start in herself with the opera; then
the audience would hiss Minnie down and
zppaud for Cayalazzi. Finally Cavalaz-
al looked appealingly at the prima donna
and then motion6d TO the audience that
she was willing but Minnie Hauk was
not. Then the Kisses increased, and final
ly, when the beautiful danseuse retired
into the arms of Madame Lablache, who
embraced and kissed her, there was sen-
sation all ovcr the audience, which finally
found vent in hiss us if three thousand
serpents were let loose. At this the prima
donna's face got very red, and her bosom
heavcd with suppressed emotion.
"I'm coming in the next time Carmen
Is on said a lady in the box, and I'll
hiss all night if Minnie Hsuk doesn't lot
that beautiful dancer come out,
About all this tho New York news
papers are as silent as the grave this morn
ing,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11

Recorder Quigley disposed Of the fol
lowing business this morning; Thomas
Conroy and David Rose, drunk, dis.
charged Mary Halwell, disorderly, dis.
charged; Frank Laine, JOS Halwell, col.
ored, Jacob Watson, James Walter, Jas
Donovan, A. Hall, drunk, each fined s.
Lizzie Harris, misdemeanor, fined $40 8
Booth, fined SlG Ed Lytle, burglary
committed; G. w. Matthews, disorderly
case continued; Tim Watson, concealed
weapons, Henry Shelly and Thos. Hard.
ing, suspicious characters, each fined $25
w. H. johnson, malicious trespass, dis.
charged; Nathan Tilgrove, disorderly and
abusive language, fined s..
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11
Indications.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-For Ten
nessee and Ohio valley, cloudy wealth
or, with frequent light rains, warmer
southerly winds, falling barometer,
generally followed by rising barometer
and cooleEnorthwest winds.
For lower lake region, cloudy, rainy
weather, warmer southerly winds, fall
ing barometer, followed in westerly
portions by rising barometer and colder
northwest winds.
For upper lake region cloudy wealth
er, with rain or snow, variable winds,
mostly northwesterly, lower tempera-
ture and generally higher pressure.
For upper Mississippi valley cloudy
weather, rain or snow, followed by
partly cloudy weather, colder north
westerly winds and in southerly por-
tions higher pressure.
For the lower Missouri valley clear
ing weather, cold northwest winds
and in southerly portions higher pres
cure.
Rivers will remain nearly stationary
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11
Additional River Items.

Mr.. N. NJ. Jones, the coal king and
great steamboat stock owner, returned
home yesterday from an extended trip
East
The new and elegant White river
mail packet josie Harry, Captain
Milt Harry, came in at II am, from
White river with 538 bales of cotton.
She leaves tomorrow with return
trip and will get back on her regular
day-Saturdsy. Joe Moore and Mr..
Voris do the honors Of the Office.
The elegant passenger steamer A. j.
White, in command of that ever-pop-
ular boatman Captain VIM. Ashford,
leaves this evening at 5 o'clock for
Helena and the bends, and will con
tinue in the trade throughout the sea
son, making tri-weekly trips. The
White is we'll suited for the trade.
During the summer she has been thor
oughly oyeyhauled and repaired-re-
painted and northumberland is now
in complete running order. She will
give special attention to all way aud
plantation business, and will prove 8
great benefit to the planters,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11
Starting BOY.

Detroit Free Press.l
A lonesome-looking boy was yesterday
hanging around woodward in the
northern part Of the city, when the owner
Of the yard, having both charity and phi
lanthrOpy for boys with tears in their
eyes, asked the boy why he didn't peddle
apples or do something to earn a few shil-
lings The boy replied that he had no
capital, and the woodward man took out
nickel and said:
Now, my boy, Im going to start you
in business. Take this nickel and 90 and
make purchase Of something or other.
I'll buy It of you for ten cents, no matter
what it is. Come, now, let's see what sort
Of business head you have on you
The boy took the nickel and went of,
but in ten minutes was back with a gallon
jug which he had purchased with the
nickel.
"Well, you are keener," replied the
man. 81 never saw one of those sold for
less than fifteen cents to any one. want
such jug, and here's its fair price &c
now and lay out your fifteen cents in ap.
piles and IN buy half your stock"
The boy did not return. Perhaps he
fell into a sewer somewhere; but you cam
make the woodward man believe so
When he lifted the jug from under tn,
table, where the boy had carefully place.
it, he found hole in the bottom larg,
enough to let in black-and-tan terrier.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11
a Snd storr from fIo Sonth.

A New York daily says There is now
on exhibition at the cigar stand in the
Long room of the Stock Exchange, the
following articles of jewelry: A watch,
enameld and set in diamonds one pair of
solitaire diamond earrings, Weighing
81 carats; one small solitaire diamond
ring; one gold bracelet set with turquoise;
one large solitaire diamond ring, weighing
"a carats, and one three-stone diamond
ring set in onyx. This jewelry belongs to
a lady residingat Port Hudson, Miss, who
desires member Of the Stock Exchange
to have them rafiled for her benefit. In a
letter sent to lady friend in this city the
writer asks her to exert herself to rails,
funds for her in her terrible necessity
She says the only articles of jewelry whicl
she keeps are her husbands watch and he
wedding ring. She desires to dispose o
the jewels to help her to properly brinl
up her child Her husband, three SON
and daughter have been taken from he
by the yellow fever, and the body Of hel
husband was inferred in an old pine box
Five hundred tickets at s. each will b,
sold for this object When the tickets
have all been taken the drawing will be
held in the Stock Exchange after business
! hours
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11
River 'FeIegranls,

Special to the Ledger;
DUvALL's BLUFF, November IL
The steamer Hard Cash will arrive
Tuesday evening with a good trip of
cotton, and leaves Wednesday evening
with a retnrn trip for White river,
going through to Jacksonport.
E. G. POSTAL, Master.
CAIRO, November II. - Arrived
Vint Shinkle, Memphis, / am; Fan
ME Tatum, St, Louis, 4 ; Silver Thorn
Louisville, 9; Greyhound, Ohio river,
10. Departed - City of Vicksburg
Vicksburg, midnight Yint Shinkle
Cincinnati, 2 am; Fannie Tatum
Pittsburg, 5. Light rain warm.
P1TTsBURG, November H. The
river is 4 feet 10 inches and falling
cloudy and cool.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11
Ease AtlainabIe by the rheumatic.

Yes, although they may despair of relief, it
is attainable By rheumatic sufferers, for there
is a remedy which carries of, by means of in
creased activity of the kidneys important
channels for blood publication acrid
element to which pathologists the most emil
nent attribute the painful symptoms theory
completely borne out by urinary analysis.
The name Of this grand dopurent is Hostel
ter's Bitters, preparation likewise celebrated
rs remedy for constipation, which causes
contamination of the blood with the bile--and
and ague, and nervous ailments. It is, per-
haps, the finest tonic extant, and is highly
recommended as medicinal stimulant by
distinguished physicians and analysts, who
pronounce il to be eminently pure and very
beneficial. The press also indorses it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11

thenext meal. Hearing a rattle at the side
door, Jennie went to the door and opened
1t. As she did SO she was eanght from the
doorway by the whirling wind and carried
over the house, turning around and around
in the air as she went, and after approach
ing the ground on the other side she again
arose, and was taken by the whirling wind
over the stores and dwellings a distance Of
three-fourths Of a miie, being lowered so
that her feet could touch the ground as
many as eight times during the trip. Ex-
hausted; but in an erect position, she was
lowered to the earth as lightly as feather
would fall, having received no material
injury, though almost frantic with fright.
The storm proceeded on its way, leaving
her in sight Of the town, and in half an
hour she again putin an appearance at the
hotel, where anxious friends were bewail-
ing her sudden and mysterious departure.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11
nIaa Ealth NIaI.s Engngement.

The engagement, says the Graphic, of
Miss Edith May, sister of Miss Carrie
May, formerly afiianced to Mr.. James
Gordon Bennett, and one of the survivors
of the yacht Mohawk disasioh IN which
Commodore Garner and wife Miss Adele
Hunter and Mr.. Frost Thorn perished is
lust announced. The happy man is Capt
Randolph, an Irishman, formerly in her
majesty's sefgIee, Whnel naWa was for
merly Mullins, the change having been
made in order to inherit some money from
his mothers brother. Captain Randolph
came over last summer and spent most of
the time in Saratoga, where he renewed
an acquaintance with Miss May, made
originally IN Dresden, FhGg ava Va bo
married shortly and they will reside
abroad. Miss May is a tall, handsome
young lady, with fine dark eyes and regu-
lnr features, She has been photographed
lby Mora as "KripN--aoharedtep which she
sustained in q hvorite series Of tableau
vivants a couple of seasons ago, crowned
gith shamrocks and bearing harp; and
| Il Is, therefore, npt uniting chat ehC
should be wooed and won by q gallant
! Irshman.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11

THIRTY SEVEN counties heard from
in this State give Marks 1879 votes
Wight IS, ,4S2, and Edwards 69O4. The
Independent -Greenback movement is
a signal failure in Tennessee. There
are many Democrats and some Repub-
licans who favor Greenback ideas but
are unwilling to sever their party con
nections to run off after an ephemeral
party that has no organization and
permanent purpose except to get q
new set of men in Office.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11
Tho Electric Light in England.

n AhG EANNAAAt AAaND Ah A-AAtaAeNhAN-
LONDON. October l9.-The electric
light has brighter prospects in Lon
don, and the star-a dim and murky
one at best-of the gas company mo-
nopolists is waning. The metropoli-
tan board Of works is actually going to
try the light on the embankment-the
whole embankment, we are trium-
phantly told-from Blackfriars to
Westminster. The Times machine
room was lighted by the electric light,
Rapieff S process, and game Of foot
ball was played at Sheffield the other
night in the presence Of 10000 persons
under the rays Of four electric lamps,
thirty feet above the ground, The
brilliaDcy Of the light was so great
that il dazzled the players, and the
ladies used iheir D9rasols as screens.
SO conservative are the English peo-
pie, however, that you cannot get one
man in hundred to admit the posi-
bility of an entire supersessiOn of gas
1t may come in time-a long time
they say. Edison is oyersmguino and
counts his chickens before they're
Aatched. Some openly take sides witt
the Gas mQnopolists, under whose alb
solute sway They baye been for years
(perhaps these have gas sharcs) Others
deliberately prefer gas light. BY the
time that al The smallest Continenta
towns have the elactric light in iul
use the fog that flls this great, glQom,
wilderness OF streets may be pierced
bero cpl there by the welcome rays.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11

Washington Capital.l
Mr.. Fred. May held q position in
the Jaifrays' Broadway establishment
at the time of his chastisement of
Gordon Bennett and the events that
followed, but either withdrew from it
or resigned it by request Since then
he has not been in business, although
he has earnestly sought for position.
1t is not so easy matter to find one
in these times, and Mr. May is now, it
is understood, on the point Of depart
ing for Arizona in quest Of his for
tune 1t was in consequence Of this
uncertainty in his affairs that a propo-
sition was made him to 60 upon the
stage. 1t was very tempting offer,
indeed, and promised, if accepted,
immediate pecuniary, results; but
| Mr.. May declared that he would not
entertain such an idea for moment.
1t is reported, however, that the mat
ter will be pressed, and, who knows,
the young gentleman may change his
mind Between Arizona and doubt
full prospects and trial before the
| foOtlights, with the certainty Of al
least good salary, few would hesitate
Mr.. Mays personal advantages are
great. He is tall, and Of at one,
sinewy and elegant proportions Iii!
features are regular, and his fresh
coIored handsome face is graced by
silky brown mustaehe. He has beer
well educated, is an athlete to some
extent, is brave, young, has the pres
tige of figuring in sensational case
in which, surely nothing but credi
can attach him. Were he to 90 upoi
the stage he would be as certain 0
contemporaneous human interest a
ever Montague Rignold or Capoul
and when there was May matine
the house would be so full of women
armed with bouquets and billcts- dou.
! that he would wonder how he coul
once have thought of the far, ia
! West Arizona, none the less, Nigh
:, afford, in the end, more honest sat
i isfaction than the world, the stage an
e the diables roses, who buy matine
seats and send around q bunch {
yiolets to the stage door, with tn
written request that the bright pal
ticular star will oblige" an admirer
= by putting it in his Albert frock b.
fore he saunters gracefully on.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11
A Girl Blown Three.Quarters of
n Mile.

A correspondent writing from Coum-
bus, Neb., says; "a peculiar incident oc-
purrld here q few months since, the par,
ticulqrs of which | have just learned. II
was on the day tho memorable cyclone
passed over Lone Tree and Clark's. The
Sky was streaked in the northwest with
viyed flashes Of light, and a terrible rum
hling laqnd made known that q dFeadhll
storm Was imminent. A massive black
cloud was extending 0 whring fngor to-
ward the earth and sweeping with great
fury whatever came before It. Jchnie-a
girl who was working at q certain hota
hcre-was busy at the stoyo preparing tol