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LONDON, July "A Paris dispatch
says Robert Carter, the American mer'
chant Of Rue ADber. whose body was
found in the Seine last week, committed
suicide in consequence of i'll health.
An order has been received at the
royal arsenal to cancel the demand for
10000, 900 cartridges remaining on the
books Of the department. There are
various othee evidences that the extraor'
binary activity which prevailed in gov
eminent establishments during the last
three months is about to decline.
Many new loans are talked about in
addition to the Russian loan for e4O,-
OOO,O 900. There is a great loan men
toned aud susdry loans for Austria,
Hungary, Turkey and Spain, while rail
way and other industrial projects may
be expected to creep up in great mum
bers. Portugal comes with the second
portion of her loan which refused to float
entire last year. A direct instalment Of
the French railroad loans is also expect
ed in the end of the present month, aud
its approach seems to be heralded by
extreme activity in and high prices Of
French reutes.
In the house of commons this after
noon the under secretary Of the foreign
department, in answer to a question Of
VIM, Edward Forster (Liberal), said the
English ratification Of the convention
with Turkey was sent to Constantinople
some time ago, and everything is settled.
A Berlin correspondent says: A con-
siderable sensation was created here by
the news Of an Anglo Turkish alliance
and the cession Of Cypress.
There is a feeling here hal the 0rien-
tai question has entered on a new and
decisive stage, ard that q remodeling
process will continue after the Berlin
meeting is over.
Some diplomatists have no hesitation
in saying that the European and African
domains Of the porte are less likely to
remain in statu quo for the protection
specially awerded to Levant. The FIRST
move, it is thought, will be made by
the Roman Catholic Albaniaus on the
confines Of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
who desire to be incorporated by Aus.
tria. In such case Italy is represented
to occupy Albania, and to offer to ex-
change it for South Tyrol. No little
curiosity is felt respecting the action of
France and Russia in the immediate
future.
BERLIN. July cit is believed that
the congress decided that while Austria
receives Batoum as a free port, the terri.
tory principally inhabited by Lozis is
excepted from Russian control. la re
turn for this concession the British plen.
ipotentiaries accepted the substitution of
the expression, essentially CONNER.
cial,' instead of exclusively CONNER
cial, as applied to Batoum. Much con.
troversy has been proceeding on the sub.
ject between the Russian and Austrian
military delegates, the latter proposing a
strategical line, reducing the territory Of
the San Jak nearly one.half. 1t is uu.
derstood that Count S~chouvalof has re.
tanned the territory which the military
committee proposed to take away rom
the San Jak.
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The first and only lady pharmacist in
the country, Mrs. Lewis, died near Nor
folk, Va, on Monday. Her first hus.
band, Mr.. Wiseman, was a druggist in
Baltimore. He became paralyzed, and
she learned the art Of putting up pre-.
scriptions. After her husbands death,
sixteen years ago, she passed a regular
examination, and was made a registered
druggist, being the first and only lady in
the country who is known to have at.
taiued that honor. Her knowledge Of
the properties Of medicine was extern
aive, and enabled her to prepare a mum.
Der Of remedies, of which Wiseman's
Pulmonic Drops" have become widely
known. She was often consulted instead
of a physician by the people of the
neighborhood. She managed the bust.
ness much more proitably than her hus.
band had done, and acquired consider
able wealth.
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Represents Following insurance
COInpaDiest
LEGAL.
Attachment NOtlce.

Before j.. NJ. Coleman j. p. for Shelby
county, Tenn.-Schmiolapp 5ros.. a firm
composed Of O. and j. G.. Schmiulapp. /.
Rice and 5. Jacobs VS.. G. Il. Upper x Bro.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTHAV-
1 ing been sued out under section 1855 Of the
Code OF Tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property of tho defendants, and affidavit
having geen made that defendants are Justly
indebted 10 the plaintiffs in the sum Of 1894. 81,
due by account, aud that defendants are n.n-
residents Of the State of Tennessee, it is there
fore ordered that the said defendants mako
18th day Of Aus Ist, 1878, at 10 o'clock am,
at my office, 20, 2S6 Front street, Mem
phis. Tenn, and defend said attachment suit
within the time prescribed by law, or the
ant win be proceeded with OK parte and that
q capy Of this order DO published once a week
for four successive weeksin the Public Ledger.
This 9Th day Of july, 1878.
ll2-l1S- l2El30 I'M, COLEMAN, J,P.
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SOME little sentiment is being aired
over the discovery that the subscription
circulars in the departments at Washing
ton have been ~impsrtially distributed
among men and women, though why
they should not be, if it is right to circu.
late them at all, does not seem to be con.
sidered. 1t is just as much of q hard
ship fo- q man as for a woman to be
levied upon in this voluntary way,
and if it is proper that any tax upon EN-.
ployes should be exacted for the main
tenance OF party rule, why shouldn't it
90 round2 It seems, to be sure, like
taking an unfair advantage Of the sex
that cannot vote TO change matters; but
there again, If they cannot vote where
fore should they be fedY Is the whole
new aud beautiful theory Of civil service
reform, according to the new dlspeusa-
ton, to be blocked aud thwarted because
a few women are in the way1 The only
sensible adjustment if parties cannot
get on without seine such arrangement,
is to let the men, who can be counted on
to roll up majOrities, 60 free of assess
ment, and let the women pay it all.
That's On equitable division, and n
that brings out into fee relief the iea-
lures Of the voluntary" policy, for, Of
course, they would volunteer. How
corld they help IT'D
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Paris Letter to WashinL ION Stsr.J
One of the features OF the Exhibition
is what is known as the American bar.
On account of tho trouble caused by an
American bar at Vienna. Governor Nc.
Cormick refused to have such an insti.
tuition in the section here. Some enter.
prisiug Englishmen have fitted one up
at the end of the English section, where
all the American drinks are built in the
latest styles. Governor Mccormick made
no objection to its being called Amer.
eau, y as it was not in the American sec.
ton, aud he preferred to say nothing
either for or against it. Americans who
are here of course ~patronize it very libe-
rally, as we'll as the English. The
French, too, are getting rapidly initiated
into the mysteries Of American drinks.
They come up and order something that
looks nice, and the first thiag they know
they are what is commonly called drunk.
One Of the funniest sights in the whole
Exhibition is a Frenchman wrestling
with American mystifers." He is crazy
enough when he is sober, but when he is
drunk he is awful.
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ger Of q sale of the property. The CUES
ton at issue is one which might prove OF
interest to building association managers
aud other holders Of mortgages IN this
city, who, if not careful to have taxes
paid by the owners of property, also
their debtors, are liable at a tax sale to
lose a portion of their interest in the
property or be compelled to purchase it,
and probably suffer incidental losses.
The better practice is to so prepare the
mortgage as to give the mortgages con-
troll of the matter Of paying taxes, but
this is not always done, and then the
question now before the New York courts
may arise.
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THE question whether profuse water
drinking is weakening or otherwise has
never been definitely settled; but there
is no difficulty about the amount if the
proper balance is maintained between
the outer and inner man. When a mar
has been exposed TO the direct rays Of
the sun a good way to cool of is to wet
the wrists and temples before he takes
his dranght Of cold water, and the longer
he lets the water run over his hands and
arms the less he win require to drink.
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THE Knoxville Tribune, whose editor,
John NJ. Fleming, is a candidate for
governor, assumes a modest ignorance
relative to the political movements Of
persons in Tennessee, and says: "RObt.
Colyar and John Savage are electieneer.
ing their best for governor, says the
Maryville Index. Such is fame"
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fall on asphalt pavemenss. says they
would not do so if they we're left nnshod,
aud be recommends that the use OF shoes
lor horses be abandoned altogether. He
declares that he has owned at least 200
horses since 1854, used for all manner Of
purposes, draught. saddle aud pack. and
not one Of them was shod. They did
not work over grass or sand, but over
the toughest roads imaginable, in places
excessively hard, and in others as disa-
greeably soft and heavy" BE does not
deny that a horse having bis shoes taken
of and pat to work on city streets would
be famed, but be declares that if the un.
shod horse is used gently for a fortnight
and gradually allowed to use his feet
keeping the edges Of the hOofs slightly
rounded of with a rasp, be will grow a
hOOf so tough that there will be no dan.
ger of his being famed. even on the
toughest roads. There can be no doubt
Of the fact which be cites in support of
his assertion that men who 20 barefooted
habitually grow q sole which. compared
to a shoe sole, would be clAssed as double.
A few years ago there was a man in
Southern New Jersey who used to aston.
ish visitors at the glass works by walking
b~arefooted over piles Of broken glass,
some Of it hot from the furnace. The
correspondent Of the Times is certain
thai in spite Of the conservatism of the
English people they viii some time
adopt his practice Of a%bolishing horse
nhnnn
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Mr.. GRIGGs, of Isssquena county,
Miss, is a candidate for congress in the
Shoe String district, which General j.
R. Chalmers represents. Mr.. Griggs is
colored by a considerable majority and
his district is composed principally of
negro voters. That will be an interest
ing race.
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TRENTON, N. j., July 9.-Prosecutor
jenkins, of Camden county, made appIi-
catisu to the Court of Errors aud APP
peals this morning for hearing of the
argument for a new trial in the case of
Hunter, the Camden murderer. The
court decided not to take up the case
until rext November.
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The subscription price Of the PUB
LIC LEDGER is s. per annum fOr
the Daily, and 81 per AMMAN for the
Reskg-POstGge free.
Persons leaning the city for the sum
mer can order the DAILY LEDGER
at SOC per month in Gdvance, Nth the
privilege of changing pOSto6iee.
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A QUESTION of Importance to property
owners has been recently raised, but not
yet decided, in the Court of Common
Pleas, New York. 1t involves the right
of g holder Of q mortgage to protect his
interests in a property by paying taxes
on it aud adding the sum so paid to the
amount of the mortgage. The defend
ants clain that the moneys paid for
taxes we're advanced as a personal loan.
There does not appear TO have been any
agreement between plaintiffs and defend
ants on this subject, the mortgages
paying the taxes in protection Of
their own interests when there was dan.
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I~udividuaI wsaIth.

The following from the San Francisco
Bulletin gives the capital and income Of
the four richest men ia the world-the
Marquis Of Westminster, the late Rolhs.
child, Of Paris, Senator Jones and j. W.
Msckey, Of Nevada. From this it would
seem that the United States has the
richest man 10 the world. Mr.. Mackey
is hardly ~forty-Gye years OF age. Thirty
years ago he vas a penuiless boy in
Ireland twenty years ago a travelling
speculative salesman through the States,
sixteen years ago a complete BANKRUPT:
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TIE Union City Chronicle asks;
" How many papers are there in West
Tennessee that favor Colonel John A.
Gardner for GOVERNOR Let's hear from
all" We have not heard Of any papers
that favor this gentleman.
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Women are trying their hards al run.
Mug hotels. Mrs. S. d. Monitor bas
built and will manage the new " Pleas.
ant House. at the famous Old Orchard
beach. while Mrs j.. c. Pbilbrick & Son
have just enlarged and furnished in
Eastlske style the Farragut House. al
Rye Beach, claimed to be the most mag.
%niicent hotel on the ocean trout in the
United States,
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TEE Vicksburg miss Herald says
that Hon. II. D. Money has sent each
paper in bis district fifteen dollars to an.
nouncs that he is q candidate for re-
election to congress. We always thought
Mr.. Money a shrewd man, He will be
reelected" In Tennessee it would be
as much a surprise to get a card from a
candidate for congress as one from a
candidate for constable. 1t has been,
and with some papers is still, customary
to "blow" congressional candidates for
the sake ofthe glory Of the thing Here.
after the LEDGER will charge full rates
to congressional aspirants, and make
no notice Of such unless their cards are
published. In response to an inquiry
upon this eubject by the Waverly Jour.
nal the Nashville American says:
Simply this and nothing more, that
the American does not publish anything
favoring the nomination Of candidates
for Office unless it is paid for as adver
Using matter. This we consider fair
play" Hence when We omit, il will be
understood. When We insert, il will be
equally plain.
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wARnINo.
To the Public (!

0FPICE MEMPHIs WATER Co., June l, 1873.
IN order to more completely protect the
i patrons Of this Company, as we'll as to
ihield ourselves, We here publish a list Of
plumbers who have filed bonds in our Office as
q guarantee that they do work properly in
connection with our mains. We will decline
to allow others than licensed plumbers to
in any way with fixtures connected to
VI. L. CAMERON. sec'y.
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j. w. x. BROWNE,
"nY lNpusrRY W. rnRlvE..

Hon. Alex H.. Stephens, of Georgia, is
making preparations for a vigorous can.
vass Of his district, lie has purchased
a carriage and pair Of horses, aud within
the mex ninety days proposes to visit
every county in bis district, some Of
which he has not visited for many years.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
Ia OAR.n.

To all who are.suftering'f romith errors ant
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness.
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc.. l will
send a receipt that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by missionary in South America. Send a
self-addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH
I. Imam, Station d, lBJle lH9use. Ncw York
Otv. -xxvii-S5 sodkw
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scandal Case

MADISON, Wis, July Gin their re
port to the governor last night on the
Delavan scandal case, the board OF chart.
ties and reform exonerate the principal,
D. E Motto, mildly censure Mr.. Wood.
bury, the steward, and show up Williams,
the accuser, to be a f~rst-class rascal.
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Grenada S~sntinel.I
One day last week the children of our
worthy citizen, Mr.. 0. B. Rollirs, who
lives heal the river, in company with
some two or three others, we're down on
the margin fishing, aud diverting them.
selves, when one Of them, Stella, a little
bright.eyed girl Of some four or FIVE sum-
mers, accidentally slipped in from the
soapstone bank on which she was stand
ing, and went under in deep and still
water. The others who we're with her
at the time being girls and unable to
render any assistance, gave the alarm,
which 81 once brought our little hero,
who wa some distance below, with all
speed to the rescue, and ~disrobing him
self Of ell serious encumbrances, be
plunged in, and Selling the drowning
little sister by the plat OF her hair,
struck manfully for the shore, while she,
turning around, instantly caught hold OF
him, aud that somewhat retarded his
efforts. Nevertheless. he struggled on
without aid, tugging along as best be
could until his feet touched the Bottom,
Hubu ne Reutly ure" net aHnOrS amldoJ
The fearful acclamations Of the little
company on the shore. Brave boy
Small in stature for his age (which is
about twelve years), but there's a o
age in him, which, at some future day, if
spared to live, will command the respect
Of men, and make for himself a solid
place in the affections of society. Vel
may the parents feel proud Of their noble
boy Henry.
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Saturday, July 20, 1878,

proceed to sell to the highest bidder, for cash
at the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, IN the city Of Memphis, tho land do
lying on the east side of Horn Lake read. and
running thoreon from the intersection Of said
road WIN McIemoro avenue to its inter
section with ILigo avenue; thence oast-
wardly between M~oLomoro and Trigg avonues
until inc body Of said land shall coutain 20
one Dawes, and which | de not propose to
ssll, being that portion Of the lands of John
Irigg, deceased, conveyed by him to Mrs
otockley BY deed recorded in Boog 81. pago
~ OF Shelley county records.
sale between the, hours Of II am. and 3
Pan. Title good, but / convey ms Trustee
only. Equity Of REDEMPTION barred
MRNPHls, July 5, 1878. LILLE
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DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL TICKET.

FOR THE STATE AT LARGE.
JAMES W. DEADERICK. Of Hamilton.
PETER TURNKEY. Of Franklin.
FoR rHE EASTERN DIVISION.
ROBERT MCFARLAND, of Hamblen.
For THE MIDDLE DIVISION.
WILLIAM +. COOPER. of Davidson.
FoR THE WESTERN DIVISION.
THOMAS j. FREEMAN. of Gibson.
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The engagement of the Duke Of Genoa
with a daughter Of the Duke de Mont
pensier is broken. The old gentleman
only offered $4,000, and the youAg duke
couldn't embroider a monogram on his
dog blanket for that.
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1.-THE IiteOus PIAinings Of Our
PretIY BAbeH.v
Pittsburg Post

@NNNA
Mrs. Kliue's child cried to some pur.
pose on Fourth Of July night. 1t would
not be quiet. and the mother reused and
walked the floor. She heard a curious
creaking in the house, which was a two.
story brick Substantially built, and given
to much creaking. She Weakened her
husband, and be took in the situation at
once. A cellar had been dug along the
aide Of their house which filled with
water during the storm and Slapped the
solid wall. Bouncing from bis bed he
grabbed the child, and called on his wife
to run. She did so promptly, and just
as they reached the street the entire
building went down with a crash.
The tenants Of the house were Louis
Kline, dentist, and family, who occupied
the upper story, and Henry BrandaDtt
shoe shop and store the groud floor.
The building, which was a two-s.ory
brick, is said to be valued at $4,000.
Kline's loss will reach $1,000, and the
others about $500.
The foundation Of the building which
fell was not as deep as the excavation o.
the cellar which adjoined, and the filling
up Of it with water caused the unsettlinp
Of the earth, which caused it to topplt
aud fall.
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SHELBY COUNTY

TINE above Association are now ready to
l. issue their third series of stock. After
al unprecedented successful years bueioess,
and having pioneered an onti ely new field in
Building and Lean Association business, we
are authorized from the result in stating to
borrowers or non borrowers that wo can guar
antee them the best paying stock in the city.
subscriptions will be received by the Secre'
son street, or by any Of tho Directors
Directors = Hon. Jacob Thompson, DR.. D. I.
Porter. NJ. GAVIN, John Gum, r. j.. Good
win, Thomas Holemin 4. Jr.. P. NJ. Winters,
Judge Q. W. Heiskel, II. W. Griebcl. W. j.
McDermott, r. d Jordan.
Hos. JACOB THO NPS0N .......... President
TH0S. H0LEMAN, JRa... ......Vice President
DR.. d. 4. PORTER. ..... ......-.. Treasurer
W. j. McDERM0TT. ...... ........ Secretary
BELCHER& J0kDAN~.m...a......Attorn
l00-l25
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Zoe Circnit Court CIark-

ED W0RSHAM is a candidate for Clerk Of
tho Circuit Court, at the ensuing August cleo.
ton; subject to the action Of tie Democrats
and Conservative Convention.
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Up to the Let OF June the British par
Lament, whose session began on the 18th
OF January, had passed only nineteen
public acts. Congress is vastly more
prolific than this.
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MECHANICS
Iew sorlesl Now Sories! New Series!
WORKlNGMEN'S
BulldIng s. loan AsaoclatlOn

ISSUES a new series Of stock every quarter
i commenced business in 1873. and has been
FIRST TUESDAY EVENING Of each month,
at their Office, No. % Madison street, to
make loans. Eighth Series commences July
/. 1878. Subscribe now.
MONEY TO LOAN STOCK FOR SALFl No
BACK DUES. i, LAGRILL, Pres't.
CHAs. L. PATERSON, Sec'y. S9-ll4
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For OhaneeIl0r

GEO w. WINCHESTER is a candidate for
Chancellor Of the Chancery Court of Shelby
county ut the August election, 1878, subject to
tho action Of the Democratic and Conserva-
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tbs suns distance from the earth will
soon again be a subject for discussion.
The astronomers making their ~calcula.
tons on the basis Of observations made
OF the transit Of Venus in 1874, have
nearly completed their labots. 1t was
generally admitted, before the transit,
that the distance was about ninety.two
and one third millions Of miles. The
hr't report Of the British observers esti.
mates gave the distance az 80, 375, 900
miles, but that was soon corrected, being
reduced to ". 500, 900 miles. The pres.
ent English estimate is 80 600, 900, which
Mr.. Richard A. Proctor pronounces "a
satisfactory one" 1t may be satisfac.
tory to him, but most people would like
the sun in this weather TO be moved hack
to the original estimate Of Eucke-95..
$4,000 miles. However, the British are
not to have il all their own way. The az.
tronomers of all nations made observa
tons, and are now engaged in working
out their calculations Of the value Of th,
parallax, which will be deduoed as far a,
possible from a combination Of them all
Then it will be in orde. to discus
whether special efforts shall be made t
observe the transit Of December 9th
1882. The region Of visibility Of tina
transit willinclude all the inhabited part
of the American continent, the most ia
vorable northern stations for It's observa
ton being in the Eastern and Middl,
States.
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MURRAY MARTIN, 40 Madison street;
P.J. MALl0N n co, 2O4 Main street;
WIN. LUNN. AZ Madison street;
JOHN MASSA, 37S% Shelby street;
j. w. y. BROWN. 2b8 Second St.
GEO. Il. TWEEDT. "a Second st.
WIN NENDEkS0N, az Monroas 81. 80 lht
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Bryant never read Swinburne, because
he thought his works indecent. he was
not alone in this opinion.
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Mildness conqners, and hence it is
that the gentle yet positive influence Of
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup overcomes so
quickly the disorders Of babyhood.