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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-03-27
Wednesday, March 81, 1878.

The documents in the fisheries
award case show that Great Britain
has ADLER diplomats than we have,
and that is about all they have to
show. We beat them badly in the
Geneva business, aud got more than
subsequent events show We were
entitled to, as the government has
not yet found enough of worthy
claimants to give it to. If, in the
fisheries award, they have turned
the tables on US, it is hardly the
dignified sort of thing to whine
and grumble about it, as such
course makes our defeat all the
more conspicuous, without saving
o dollar of the award.-News.
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Tho Russian Government has
officially estimated it's loss of
soldiery at over $4,000, but there
has been, probably, quit as large a
loss of Russian subjects, other
than military, from maladies aris-
ing out of the war. At Alexand-
ropol, owing to the passage through
the town, since the war began, 21,-
900 sick and wounded, and the
neglect Of the authorities to take
the requisite precautions, there is
80 much disease that all who can
have left the town the death rate
has reached 55 in 1000. At Tifiis
the doctors of the Red Cross Socie-
ty are dead. Ia Caucasus a plague
is expected. Turkish prisoners
from Armania are all more or less
infected with disease, and wherever
they go epidemics follows in their
train. At Penza smallpox and
measles are so rife that public
schools and institutions have been
closed by Government orders. The
official report gives an invalid to
every house. Near st. Petersburg
the black smallpox, a form of
Persian plague, has broken out
among the Turkish prisoners at
Gatchina, and is causing great
alarm in the capital. A month ago
10000 sick and wounded were at
Sistova awaiting removal, so many
of whom were suffering from ty-
plus that it was proposed to have
typhus specials to carry those so
afflicted.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-03-27

The full returns of the vote at
the New Hampshire election do not
afford much comfort to Republi-
cans. They show that on vote
substantially the same as last year
it was just sixty less--the Re-
publieans plurality fell off from
4,034 to 1914, and the Republican
majority from 1867 to Oil. The
Republican loss was 1873 votes,
and the Democrats gain LAP votes.
The Republicans have lost nineteen
members of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and the Democrats have
gained ten, the loss on division to
the Republicans being twenty-nine,
the Republican majority this year
being forty against sixty-nine last
year. Another such "victory"
would be the ruin of the Republican
party in New Hampshire.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-03-27

During the past week the gal
lows have been unusually busy, and
the result has been extremely dis
astrous to the central figures in
these CHASTITY exhibitions. Some
time since the American press was
discussing the question: "Does it
hurt man to hang him" The
conclusion arrived at seemed to be
that hanging was a painless death.
Now some Of the English maya
zines are specializing on the sensa-
tons Of hanged person, and they
almost make out that hanging is
rather a pleasurable and desirable
operation. One person who was
hung, to all iDtents and purposes,
and afterwards revived, declared
that he felt no pain, and bis only
sensations were Of fire before bis
eyes, which changed first to black
and then to sky blue. These col
ors are even a source Of pleasure.
A culprit who was revived when
almost dead, complained that, hav-
ing lost all pain in an instant, he
had been taken from q light OF
which the charm defied description.
Another criminal, who escaped
through the breaking of the halter,
said that, after a second or two OF
suffering, a light appeared, and
across IL most beautiful avenue
of trees. All agree that the uD-
casiness Is quite momeptary, that a
pieasurable feeling Immediately
succeeds, that colors OF various
hues start up before the eyes, and
that these having been gazed at for
a limited space, the rest is oblivion.
IN this is the case, Michigan
may regret the law that
consigns them to living tomb in
stead of treating them to an en-
pertaining chromatic exhibition.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


March l9.-The Senate hill an,
thorizing the Secretary of the In,
terror 10 make certain negotiations
with the Ute Indians, in the State
Of Colorado, for the consolidation
Of all lands into one agency, to he
located on White river, was passed.
March 20.-Senate bill to amend
section 2,464 Of the revised statues,
relating to the cultivation of tim
Der on the public domain, was dis
cussed briefly and passed, yeas SO,
nays II.
HOUSE.
March ia bill fixing the
compensation of jurors in the Unit
ed States Courts, reducing it from
three to two dollars, passed.
Also a bill fixing the fees of
clerks of said courts. 1t allows a
charge of ten cents for seaching the
court records for liens on real es-
tate, and provides that the clerks
shall account for the same.
Also a bill fixing the compensa-
ton of United States marshals and
deputies. 1t limits that of the
marshal to $4,000; chief deputies
to $500; other deputies to S. per
day. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Chittenden,
Senate bill to authorize the Worth
ington & Sioux Falls Railroad Co.
to extend its road into the Terri
tory of Dakota, in the Village of
Sioux Falls, was taken up and pass
al
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-12
EnnnigratiOn.

EEITOR LEDGER-In your issue of
the 9th inst. my attention was called
to notice Of the Springfield (Tenn. J
Record, which states that party from
Illinois is about to make a prospective
excursion tQ,our State, with a view to
buy lands if they see any advantages
and inducements offered to emigrate
from Illinois to Tennessee.
But what strikes me in that notice
is a party of 300 persons from Chic
ago, ILL.,, have concluded to go to Ten
nessee to find out what our State is
made of, Is this not pretty bad for a
State like ours, whose mineral wealth
and agricultural advantages are by far
superior to any other State? Yet to
be unknown to the world shows in
deed that we either don't care for
the prosperity of our State or ignore
the progress which our neighboring
States have made by establishing emf
grant agencies and properly advertis-
ing the advantages for emigration to
our State. We have been thus far
left behind and will be further
more left from the notice Of those who
seek new fields for their labor. 1t is
hoped our legislature will call special
attention to the subject, and make a
liberal appropriation for effective emf
grafton purposes, thus following Other
States, even Arkansas. B.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-12
welded to Harmony,

Minnie Hauck says she will never
marry; she is welded 70 harmony
And we don't know but what she has
made a wise choice. Harmony will
not come home weary at midnight and
insist upon getting into bed with its
boots on; harmony will not smoke a
nasty pipe in the parlor and leave a
disgusting odor Nesting among the
lace curtains for weeks; harmony will
not bring half dozen young fellows
home TO tea at unexpected times; !;
harmony will not lose thousand dol
lars at the gaming table, and pawn the
wife iewelry to pay its losses; harmo-
ny will not kick up rumpus and apply
for divorce if she makes love to the
tenor harmoy--but the various other
advantages ofwedding harmony will be
seen by the intelligent reader. 0,.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-12
The G.irI Me nII Want.

Oliver Wendell Holmes in the Atlantic.l
The true girl has to be sought for.
She does not parade herself to show
goods. She is not fashionable. Gen
orally she is not rich, but oh, what a
heart che has when you find her so
large and pure and womanly. When
You see it you wonder if those things
outside were women. If you gain her
love. your two thousand are millions.
She'll not ask you for carriage or a
first-class house. She'll wear simple
dresses and turn them when necessary,
with no vulgar magnifcat to frown
upon her economy. She I'll keep every
thing neat and nice in your sky parlor,
and give you such welcome when
you come home that you will think
your parlor higher than ever. She'll
entertain true friends on a dollar, and
astonish you with the new thought
how little happiness depends on
money. She'll make you love home
(if you don't you are a brute) and
teach you how to pity, while you
seorn, poor fashionable society that
thinks itself rich and yainly tries to
think itself happy.
Now, do not, | pray you, say any
more ] can't afford to marry" Go,
find the true woman, and you can.
Throw away that cigar, burn up that
switch cane, be sensible yourself, and
seek your wife in a sensible way, a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-12
Lots Drawn for Life.
CLAYTON Courier.l

Clayton Courierl
Died. in Clayton, Ala, on Sunday
evening last. Mr.. Friendly Grubbs, a
soldier in the Indian and Mexican
wars He was born October 16, 1917.
He served in the Indian war, and was
engaged in the battle at Hobdy's
bridge, in 1886. He went to Texas
from this country in the fall of 1887,
and in 184l enlisted in Captain East
mans company in Colonel Fisher 5
regiment Of infantry, in Mier's expedi-
tion, and fought gallantly until he was
captured, when he was taken to the
Castle of Perote and confined therein
with a number of others. He and the
others who were in prison escaped, and
a short time afterward were recap
tured. They were made to draw beans
from a vessel in which beans equal to
the number Of prisoners who escaped
and were recaptVred were put to de-
termine which Of the prisoners should
be shot. For every sixteenth man
there was black bean put into the
vessel, and those that drew the black
beans were shot. He and the Others
that drew the white beans were carried
to the City of Mexico, where they
were made to work between shafts to
one-horse carts, with shackles on.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-12
A RECEIVED RECEIVER FOR MEMPHIS.
What Some Of Her Representatives Say
Of Her Finances Hopeless Bank
.Rl9ruptey Inevitable II Pushed
to the Wall.

Nashville American, llth.l
Leading citizens Of Memphis who
have been visiting Nashville within
the past two or three days give a ra-
ther doleful account Of the condition
Of the streets Of their city. They say
that her business is unusually heavy,
but that the thoroughfares called
-are almost impossible. The wheels
of drays, heavy wagons and even light
vehicles sink up to their hubs in the
mud Horses are continually stalling
in the most public streets The miles
of Nicolson pavement have long since
rotted and gone to pieces. To pro-
mote her commerce Memphis will have
to spend very large amount of money
for the reconstruction of her streets.
She must get rid of her rotten wooden
pavements, believed to have been an
exciting cause Of yellow fever. Wolf
creek will have to be covered in, and
general system of sewerage estab-
lished, to prevent, if possible, an
other epidemic But this cannot be
accomplished with the heavy incubus
of debt overhanging her. Two years
ago Memphis commenced the compro-
mise of her debt Of nearly six millions
Of dollars. Realizing her distresses,
many holders of her bonds came for
ward and accepted the compromise at
so centson the dollar. The city has
thus been enabled to fund something
like $2,000,000 of her securities, and
her authorities hoped that by this
time the entire debt would have been
compromised. But they hoped in
vain. Those that would not accept
the compromise have been pressing
the city for interest on their bonds
Mandamus after mandamus has beer
issued, levies are made and the collec
tion of still heavier taxes ordered. i
! the holders of these bonds amounting
to over $3,OO0,00O, persist in this
! course; ifthey continue to refuse t
accept the compromise, the people
propose to appeal to the general as
sembly for legislation which will hope
lessly complicate matters, if not in
definitely postpone the settlement o
| the debt. A strong effort will be mad,
to induce the legislature to abolish tn,
charter of Memphis and place its af
fairs in the hands of receiver. Will
Memphis, these gentlemen say it is
matter Of self-preservation. If he
creditors continue to spush her, sh
has no hope save in a receiver.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-12


The following notice of the promo
ton of Colonel L. @. Baker will be
gratifying to his friends in this city. 1t
is from the Little Rock Gazette Of
the 11th:
This gentleman, who has been promi-
nently and honorably connected with the
telegraph system Of this State ever
since its first introduction, twenty years
ago, has been appointed superintendent Of
the Southwestern district of the Western
Union Telegraph Company's lines with
headquarters at st. Louis. While we re-
gret to lose Colonel Baker, who has been
such useful citizen and popular gentle
man, we are glad to know that his talents
and abilities have been appreciated by
this deserved promotion, and that his pc
cuniary interests will be bettered by the
change During Colonel Bakers long res
idence in this city, he has become thor
oughly identified with its society and bus
mess interests, always taking an active and
leading part in whatever most concerned
the happiness and welfare Of his fellow
citizens. Here he married and here he
has raised a family, and doubtless the hap
piest period Of his life has been spent here
amid scenes and associations that will ever
be cherished among the most hallowed
memories Of the past. Colonel Baker has
host of warm and devoted friends here
who will unite with US in regretting his
departure, but rejoice in the good fortune
that has placed him in higher and more
lucrative position.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-12
River Telegrans.

PGTTsBURG, December r. River
% feet and falling. Weather cloudy
and cool.
CINCINNATI, December Y. II The
river is falling, Weather fair and
c9ol.
CAIRO, December 12--noon.-Ar-
riyed-Commonwealth, st. Louis, s
am; Golden City, Cincinnati, 8; Belle
Memphis, Vicksburg, 5 am; Alice
Brown, Louisville, 5; Golden City,
New Orleans, 10.
Departed = Newton, st. Louis, 8
pm; Helena, Vicksburg, 8; Golden
Rule, New Orleans, 10; Common
wealth, New Orleans, IL; St. Gene
We've, St. Louis, midnight; Belle
Memphis, St. Louis, 5 a.m.9 Golden
City, Cincinnati, II, Fair and cold.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-12
BENT ON NEWS.
How Benton is Said to Have Net His
Fate.

New York World.l
The sad news comes from Paris of
the death of w. Benton, the king of
American reporters, who for seven or,
eight years past--sO M. h. Deechau-
mes says in lie Figaro-has been draw
ing fantastic salary from one of the
great American dailies. The lamented
w. Benton scattered abroad the dol
lars of his journal with princely muni-
fcenoe, was on intimate terms with all
the political and military celebreties
Of Europe, spoke eight languages with
psrfect Huency, and assisted at all the
wars of the Old World as most con-
scientious spectator. He had gained
admission to Prince Gortschakoff s
presence as a tailor, to Bismarck S as a
dog merchant, to the congress of Ber-
lin as photographer he had gone to
royal banquets disguised as q waiter,
and to royal burials as a coffin bearer /,
in 1867 he made the acquaintance
of Mile Schneider in the role
Of Brazilian diamond miner, while
during the Franco -Prussian war he
figured as a Turco (blacker than life,
a zouave or uhlan, according as the
exigencies of the situation demanded.
The accomplished journalist was,
about three weeks ago, in great Ger
man city, where the sensation of the
time was troupe of trained bears.
There were six Of them, and they went
through their drill and other perform
ances with such startling regularity
that it was generally suspected that
they were not bears, but men disguised
in bear-skins, w. Benton thought as
much, and offered to wager with the
manager that he would enter the den,
but the manager declined to sanction
his enterprise. w. Benton thereupon
invited all the journalists of the city
to dinner, assured them that the bears
we're frauds, and invited them to be
present at the afternoon performance
next day, when he intended to un-
mask the humbug. Having bribed
an employe of the menagerie, Ben
ton, disguised az q bear, entered the
cage. His live companions seemed
furiously excited, but he attributed
this to their desire to fend off suspi-
cion, The public applauded most en-
Enthusiastically. 1t was then that the
unhappy being, desirous of carrying
out his plan, turned toward the press
box, removed his bears head, and
bowed politely. A tremendous roar
of laughter ensHed, followed by an i'm
mense shrek of terror. The bears,
on seeing this human face, preeipitated
themselves upon the unfortunate man.
Before the tanner could take steps to
save him, the reporter, frightfully mu-
tilated, breathed his last. Thus per-
ished the poor w. Benton, whose ed
itor-in-chief seeks Yaiply man fit to
replace him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-12

The Somerville Falcon Of the 18th
inst. contains a list, as far as the
names could be ascertained, Of deaths
from yellow fever in Fayette county
during the late epidemic. We con-
dense from the report as follows:
Deaths at Someryille-white, 36; col
ored, 16; total, 80. At Lagrange
whites, %; colored, 8; total, 81 refu-
gees from Lagrange who died else
where, 5. Moseow-whites, 90 col
ored, 5; total, "a. Williston-ll.
Braden-S. Galloway-S. Rossville
9. Total deaths in Fayette county,
including refugees from Memphis and
refugees from the county who died
elsewhere, 1885,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-12
FOREIGN.
Death Of a French Statssman---
New Spanish Ministry. y
A Batch Of News from Various Parts
french Ambassador AppoInted to spaln
POLICY TOWARD BULGARIA

COPENHAGEN, December H. The
government has telegraphed the gov
ernment of Santa Cruz to grant the
administration loans, not exceeding
100000 crowns, for the purpose Of sus-
tanning the sugar plantations.
MADRID, December u. Premier
Canavas del Castillo, replying to the
energetic protests of the Basque depu-
ties, declared that the state Of siege
would be maintained in the Basque
provinces as long as the agitation for
fuerOs continued, and that the law
abolishing fueros would be carried out
to the utmost, despite the passive re-
sistance. His declarations cause a
marked sensation in political circles.
PARIS, December u. = Gustaye
Rouland the French statesman, is
dead.
The appointment of Admiral Jaques
ambassador to Spain is officially an
nounced, nga
King Humbert is advising with
Signor Depretis concerning the new
ministry.
LONDON, December 12.-Edward
O'Kelley, the last Fenian prisoner
confined in Ireland, will be released
before Christmas. His friends are en-
deavoring to secure him permission to
reside in Great Britain.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, December r.
The New Budget shows that the
revenue of the empire is sixteen mil
lion Turkish pounds. The Russians
have decided to leave $4,000 men in
Bulgaria and concentrate all then
troops in excess of that number a
Andrianople until a definite treaty il
concluded The British ambassador
contradicts these reports. He is ne
gotiating additional treaty.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-12
LEGAL.
saturday, January I, Is7O,

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in the city Of Memphis,
Shelby county, Tenn, to-wit:
On the north side of Adams street, and run
ming north through 10 Washington street, and
described as follows, to-wit; Beginning at
the southwest corner Of the lot owned by +.
Rich .Wray; thence west along the north side
of Adams street, sixty feet to stake; thence
north threp hundred and twenty-one feet TO
Washington street; thence east on tho south
side Of Washington street sixty feet to the
northwest corner Of said Wray's lot; thence
south along the line of Wray's lot three hun
dred and twenty-one feet to the beginning;
being the same property described in the deed
in trust Of o. +. Conn and wife to A. w.
Young, as trustee, registered in the Register !
office Of Shelby county, Book 96. page l6S, to
which reference is made.
Terms of Sale-0n a credit Of six, twelve
ans twenty-four months, purchaser to execute
notes with good security; lien retained, etc.
This December II, 1878.
r, u. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
I. d, EReiSGTog, soliSitor foI complainant
SS--Y- l09-llS
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Face 10 Face WIth nIaen.,

How often it happens that although we
have witnessed the raVages Of disease in the
case Of others, we disregard his warning sig
mails in our own. 1t is only when we hud him
face to face with us that we really perceive
how grim hc is. Then, perchanee, when it is
too late, medicinal aid is sought. His avaut
courier, his forerunnar, is physical weakness.
Fortify the system, and you are srmed against
him. The finest tonic for this purpose is
Hostettor's Stomach Bitters, which renders
digestion easy and complete, nourishes the
system, improves the appetite, gives strength
yielding sleep, oounterSsts biliousness, and
Keeps the bowels in first rate order. Lean
moss, and unnatural Wanness and sallowness
and benefcent are its effects that not only is
the body invigorated and regulated by its use
put dependency banishsd from the mind. n