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Tue success Of the four per cent, loan
demonstrates that if Sherman had ap
pealed directly to the people, and prop
erly advertised the loan, there would
have been no need Of dealings with
syndieates, which have gobbled up such
enormous profits. The four per cent.
loan was FIRST placed upon the market
in February last, the subscriptions for
the fret Two weeks barely reached $780,.
600, some days no subscriptions being
received, and again the bonds going Off
in very small amounts. Since then there
has been a steady increase, until now the
daily average Of sales is something over
a million. On Tuesday last, for example,
the amoant Of subscriptions received
was Sl,O8l. 800, and the day bsiore q
similar amount. The frot aud largest
subscription received on that day
was one OF a million, from New
York; the smallest was 800, ant
TIE amounts ranged all the way between
these two extremes. Subscriptions hayi
been received as low as $40, aud the in.
creasipg number Of these small subscrip
tons is regarded by the treasury official
as az indication that the people are b,
} ginning to invest their small savings /
these bonds. The largest part OF th
5 subscriptions come TO the treasury !
large amounts from such commercil
t centers as New York, Chicago and Gin
c%innati aud from thence they are ser
! throughout the country. The sma.
1 Subscriptions come principally from tn
! West. The amount of these bonds take
already by popular subscription ia S97
3 OO0, 600. Beside this, the syndicate ha
/. subscribed for $40, OO0, 600, making til
total subscription Sll3, OOO,O 900.
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WARDS.

FIRST WARD-Corner jackson and Main
streets, Judges: w J Chase, Tim Foley, M
4 Reilly. ClerkF: George FrOmley, Mike
0,Neal. Deputy Coroner: J II Ed%moudsOn.
SECOND WARD Court house, Judges:
John Walters. w Munroe, John q Ford.
Clerks: Harry Ferguson, John Savage, Dep
uty Coroner: Eugene II Leidy.
THIRD WARD Vincent Block, Second
street. Judges: CIV Metcalf. Robert Ma
lone, II Gutenberg. Clerks: Fred Smith
wick, Tom Boyle. jr. Deputy Coroner: W Ii
FOURTH WARD-At usual place. judges;
S W Green, Hugh Brinkley, j u Fox, Clerks:
Geo Mallory, Frank Murphy. Deputy COro-
ner: J A Harpham.
FIFTH WARD-Beal street, near Herman
do. Judges: LIP Cooper, John V Bctto, Mar
tin Kelly. Clerks: A0 Parker, Jehn League,
jr. Deputy Coroner: J j Murphy.
SIXTH .WAtD-Waldran Block, Main st.
Judges: A J Hayes, II M Chiles, Marcus
Jones. Clerks: John Weller. David Gems
berger. Deputy Coroner: w B Sims.
SEVENTH WARD Solon's, Beal street,
opposite Orleans. Judges: DR. S X Clarke, NJ
j Trezeyant. W IL Bates. Clerks: Andrew j
McLendon. W Otis. Deputy Coroner. W
EIGaTH WARD Market house, Poplar ST.
Judges: j d Ste sart. } w Moores. VIM Har-
r%ingtOn. Clerks; Macon Irrelevant, Tom
Magevney. Deputy Coroner: j b Campbell.
NINTH WARD-Judges w B Gibson, Geo
M Grant, i LaWhorn. Clerks: VIM Karr, jr,
James u Lewis. Deputy Coroner: Ri Ran
dolrh.
TENTH WARD-Mississippi House. Main
street. Judges; Mike Burke, A b Morrison,
Pat COlligan. Clerks: N BJSnes, j 4 Sellers.
Deputy Coroner: Britt.
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Fight with Indians.

HELENA, MONTANA, July 29.-Lieut.
Wallace overlook and fought the Indians
who committed the recent murders OF
the mouth Of Bear and Rock creeks, on
the North Fork of Clear Water, on Sun
day the 2lst, killing six and %wounding
three. Among the killed was Tabsbor,
their chief They also killed % head Of
their stock and captured 81. The Indians
consisted of seventeen bucks and two
squaws. Lieutenant Wsllaee's party
numbered thirteen soldiers and two citi-
zens. No casualties on our side except
the wounding of a few horses. The fight
lasted two hours.
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Mrs. SvissAslm In the Chicago Tribune.l
Ii workmen refuse to recognize and
be governed by the laws Of nature, which
bind men together as opposites, the com
pliments Of each other, they must suffer
the consequences. lie is the working
mans true friend who says to each one,
paddle your " canoe" All this
twaddle about taking care OF them, as II
they were q flock Of tame pigeons, Is an
insult, Ii is bad enough to be a woman,
and have men make spheres like toy bal.
looms, and put one In to stay, but II must
be worse to be a man and have to be
taken care Of like q little plaster OF
Paris Samuel saying his prayers A
human biped with n beard must feel nice
to have a political economist discuss
him as il he we're Que Of thousand bags
of wheat which we're 10 be- disposed OF 70
the best advantage. Pears TO me, It !
we're a man, with Ill the waste cabins
and idle fields in this country before me!
| should save agitation committees and
ex.secretaries the trouble OF talking
about me, for, if | did not raise my own
pork aud beans it would be curious.
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Drs. Bradford and Cutter, OF Boston,
have investigated anew the physical con.
sequences OF rowing races. They found
that ll3 Harvard men had rowed in in
tercollegiate races up to 1870. OF these
ten were killed in the war and two died
of diseases contracted in the service, Of
the remaining l0i. one died of Bright's
disease, five OF consumption, one Of neu'
ralgia, one by suicide, two by accident
and one from an unknown cause. OF
the 81 who are still alive, 67 say that
they are 10 perfect health, and 10 have
rot definitely answered the question.
The average lealth of all these oarsmen
is rated as having been above the aver
age. DR.. Bradford says: Although
the few facts we have been able to col.
lect are insufficient to prove that the
practice OF rowing and training is bene'
fetal to the health, they appear to show
that it is by no meal certain that row
ing and training are as injurious as il
often supposed
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RIaekmaiI In IA Treasury Depart
m8nt.

Washington Special Philadelphia Record
A savory attempt on the part Of gov.
eminent clerks in the second comptrol
ler's Office OF the treasury. to levy black.
mail On q claimant from Nebraska, leaks
out to-day. The sundry civil appropria.
ton bill, as it passed Congress, con
tanned an appropriation TO pay P. G.
Birketts, Of Omaha, the SUI of $32. 800,
the amount of a claim that accrued when
be was an Indian agent. OF course it
is understood that the payment OF all
the sums thus specifically ordered by
congress is mandatory, the only step re
quired being merely the routine transfer
to the proper accounting officers aud the
interchange Of vouchers. Birkett called
10 person for his money, but was put off
temporarily; subsequently, Senator
Saunders, his friend, called TO inquire Of
Sherman why there should be any delay
in the payment of the claim, and Sher.
maH replied that the money could be-
collected at once. The matter was then
transferred to the Office Of the second
auditor, and finally got into the second
comptroller Office, where it nov haags
FIRE. To-day Blrkett received informa.
ton from two clerks in this Office 10 the
effect that his claim would 90 right
through If be was willing to pay $4,000
TO expedite it. One Of them represented
that be was bulldog q house and must
have funds. Birkett replied that it wa
impossible for him to raise any such
amount except from the money be ex
pected from bis claim. 0ne Of BIZ
friends advised him 10 compromise with
the black.mailers on $1,000, as they coulC
pigeon.h hole his claim if they were die
posed to be ugly for an indefinite time
Upon reflection Birkett has decided no
TO pay the blood money demanded, bu
to lay the facts before Secretary Sher
man He intends 10 20 TO Sherman whel
he gets back from Atlantic City with hi
grievance, prefer charges and deman,
an investigation. The names OF III
clerks be declines to give at present, bu
there will probably be two vacancies fo
two Ohio men to Gil within a few week
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TELEGRAPHIC.
LATEST UP TO P.M TO-DAY

VIENNA, July 29.-The Austrian troops
crossed the frontier into Bosnia this fore
noon, and without encountering any DIFF
iculties. Archduke John Salvador, Of
Tuscany, at the head Of a brigade, has
entered Dearbrand.
The debate on Lord Hartington's res.
olution against the governments Eastern
policy, which begins tonight in the house
of commons, is regard as the most i'm
portant for many years, The Times, in
discussing that part Of the resolution re-
latiDg to British guarantees respecting
Asiatic Turkey, says: There is room
for the contention that Lord Harting
tons ceusure of the treaty is either too
little or too much. Ii the ministry have
involved the country unnecessarily in
liabilities Of 90 grave a character, the
opposition ought to be prepared TO e
press something more than regret. They
ought to be ready to turn out their oppo-
nents, to take office themselves and to
reverse the policy to which the country
stands committed. If they are not pre-
pared for such a decided course they
ought to leave the government unweak'
ened to carry into effect the settlement
of which it has laid the basis. In certain
cases it is desirable that the government
should act on its own responsibility at
all events, the main issue of the debate
will not turn on this point, aud the real
question on which the house will have to
decide is whether, in the permanent int
rests Of the British empire, it was desir.
able to say distinctly to Russia, Thus
far shalt thou go and no fartberr"
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Jay could for tl.e nest man

New York Times.l
The men Of Wall street and the Stock
Exchange cannot always be thinking Of
puts and Gala in these hot days, and
frequently, by way Of variety, they tell
queer stories about each other. The
latest one, in regard 70 the eminent
manipulation, Jay Gould, is about as fol-
loNs: One day, a few weeks ago, he and
a number Of friends went on an excur.
sion through Pennsylvania, and on the
way stopped at a small town situated
on a point at the meeting Of two small
rivers As the train came to a stand.
still, Gould, looking out OF the car win.
dow, said in bis own quiet way: This
is a place ] remember very we'll" How
so2' asked a friend. "0h, it was all
along Of a lawsuit" Gould replied. IAN
old mar who lived in the town died aud
10 bis will lef. two farms, one on the
largest river TO his eldst son and
the other TO a boy who vas younger.
This way Of designating the farms was,
Of course, satisfactory TO him, but 1t did
not suit the boys, and they got into a big
dispute over il, one claiming that the
largest river was the one which wa mar
row and deep, and the other holding tina.
Il was the one which was shallow ant
broad. / was a civil engineer and eur
veyor in those days." continued Mr.
Gould, reaectively, "and ! was called il
AZ an expert to decide the matter.
And how did you decide itY" asked on
Of the gentlemen present. "0h, in favo
Of the best man" replied the great inan
cier, smilingj and then the eompan.
laughed, and one or two Of the old opeI
ators winked approvingly.
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a RECENT case o: child recovery, in
New York, suggests the desirability Of
putting some limitation on the power Of
a parent to recover g deserted child. A
little girl baby was left in the care Of the
Home Of the Friendless, New York, four
years ago, and there attracted the atten.
ton Of lady, who, being ~childless, de-
sired to adopt it. The mother consented,
and the 6ye-meuths-old baby passed into
the hands Of strangers. 1t was in ex.
ceedingly delicate health, but the foster
mother devoted herself to the task Of
rearing it, and succeeded iu restoring it
to perfect health. Now after the lapse
Of four years, when the two have learned
to love each other as parent and child,
the father of the infant, who never hert
tofoFe manifested the slightest interest
in his child, demands that 1t shall be dc.
livered up to him, and the law being
clear on the subject, though clearly
wrong this time, sustains his demand.
There can be no question Of the sound
ness Of the decision, which takes the
child from a happy home and gives i
over to q hitherto unknown father, who
for four years has manifested no interes.
in its welfare; but the case as stated
suggests the desirability Of a law limit
ing, ia some way, the exercise Of thr
father general right.
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Attachment Notice.

Before Thos. Fleming. Justice Of the Peace
for Shelby county, Tenn.-Wm. Moiiett vs..
Pierre Baquot
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT
j having been sued out under section 1855 Of
the Code Of Tennessee, and returned levied
upon the property Of the defendant, and ahi-
davit having been made that defendant lie
indebted TO plaintiff in the sum Of SIS,
duo by account, and that the claim is just,
and that defendant lisa nonresident Of the
State Of Tennessee il is therefore ordered that
the said defendant mako his personal ap-
pearance before me on the 3Oth Of August.
1878 at 10 o'clock am, at my office, No. 80
Madison street. Memphis. Tennessee, and
defend said attachment suit, within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded with ex parte and that a copy Of
this order DO published for four consecutive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 9th day Of July 1878
100 l35. ltl-lT TH0S FbEMING ] p.
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A letter from Virginia City says that
the Sutro tunnel is cooling of consider
ably, the current of air is sweeping
through it and Up the Savage incline
with undated force. The morning after
the connection was made and the thick
vapors had disappeared, daylight was
seen for the frat time from the header, a
distance of nearly four miles, appearing
like a beautiful sparkling star. This
demonstrates that the line has been kept
perfectly 'straight-an engineering feat
Of great difficulty. The curvature Of
the earth does not quite shut out the
light, though at two miles further day
light would be altogether invisible.
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swIlened OIL for meaven.

Altoona PA T%ribune.l
An affecting scene was witnessed at
the depot yesterday. The train com.
prised about fifteen cara Of foreign emf.
grants. One Of them, a woman named
Hannah Petersen, Of Sweden, had with
her the corpse OF her infant, aged seven
months, which had died on the train.
The little thing lay upon a seat 10 the
car surrounded by the weeping mother
aud q group Of sympathizing young emf.
grants, male and female. It's pale coun.
tenance bore evidence Of suffering and
the sgonized and sobbiug parent wa,
10th TO part with IL when il became known
TO her that she could not take il with her
to the end Of her long journey. She
was bound for Utah. Tue father had
been LETT at home in Sweden. Under
taker Upton took charge OF the dead
baby aud inferred II in Fairyiew Game
terry, marking aud numbering the grave
Tha mother vas informed that she could
send for the remains at any time, RuC
the train bore her onward toward the &c.
ing sun, weeping bitterly ioF her pro
eious darling.
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ELEorloR.
Election Notice!

ON THURSOAY. the FIRST day Of
August, 1878 being the first Thursday
in August), / will open and hold an ~election
az all The voting places established By law In
the county of Shelby. to elect one Sheriff, one
Trustee. one Judge of the Probate Court, one
Judge of the Chancery Court, one Judge Of
the Circuit Court, one Judge OF the Criminal
raj Of the Criminal Court of Shelby County.
one Attol aey General Of the Bartlett Circuit
Court. one Clerk of the County Court, one
Clerk. of the Criminal Court. one Clerk of the
Circuit Court Of Shelby County, one Clerk Of
the Bartlett Circuit Court, one County Regis
sioner for each of the Civil Districts Of Shelby
county.
The Judges and Clerks having been an
pointed by the Honorable County Court, 1
hereby designate the d putty Coroners to hold
said election at the voting precincts named,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-29

TIE report on British commerce for
the half year that closed on the first of
July, shows hat the expectation of iron
from Great Britain to the United States
has practically ceased. OF railroad iron
there we're sent to the United States only
977 tons this year, and Of hoops, sheets
and boiler plates, only 3l9 tons. The
improved methods Tor the manufacture
of iron and steel in this country, together
with the very low price Of all material
used, including coal and ore, render it
possible for the American manufacturers
to produce beth raw and manufactured
iron at prices with which the British iron
masters can no longer compete. The
over-producsion Of iron in this country
prior to 1875, induced By the high prices
then prevailing, and the large number of
furnaces that we're constructed for the
same reason, many of which are now
idle, or are working at a loss to theil
owners, has further aided in reducing the
prices Of iron and steel in this country
to a very low figure.
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ADvCEs from Indiana state that Sena-
tor Voorhees, has overcome o com5ina.
ton which was formed to defeat bis
return 10 the United States senate, and
everything now indicates that be will be
his W successor. Judge Holman,
named as a rival for Voorhees, for the
s%enatorship, will run for congress in the
Fifth district, with gooG chances of elec
ton. He is a treasury watch dog, and
his presence 10 the house will be worth
millions to the people.
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"LAxDATLEr" WILLIAMS, ex-atiorney
general, unites with "Secor" Robson,
Babeock, Boss Sheppard and the con-
tractors and whisky rings generally, in
declaring q third term for Grant is not
only possible but extremely probable
and very much to be desired. These tel.
lows are getting hungry.
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The Halifax award may lead TO more
arbitration. France claims that she has
a mortgage on the fisheries arising under
the treaties of Utrecht and Paris, which
ACCORDED to the subjects of France the
right Of fishing and Of curing fish on the
coast Of Newfoundland. It's held that,
as the concessions made by one State
we're in consideration Of undertakings
made by the other, one of the parties can
not barter away or sell her rights ire
spective of those who participate in
them.
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WASHINGTON, July 29.-For Tennessee
and the Ohio valley partly cloudy wealth
er, frequent rains, variable winds, most.
ly southerly, stationary temperature and
falling barometer.
For the lower Missouri valley warmer,
partly cloudy weather, with possibly
occasional rains, winds mostly southerly,
stationary or falling barometer.
The rivers will remain nearly station.
AIRY
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TIE Washington Post, referring to re.
ceutspeculation by Radical papers show
ing Gov. Tilden deep in a plot TO com
pass his nomination aHd election in 1880,
says very few men probably Of any po-
litical prominence are paying less atteu-
ton to 1880 than Mr.. Tilden," and it
doubts if "he has written a letter with
the view Of influencing the action Of the
Democracy Of any State or congress
sioual district"
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The prices Of most articles Of food ID
Kansas bring back to recollection the
old times in the East, when there was
abundance and no tramps. Wheat is
quoted at so cents a bushel, oats at Is,
corr OF 10 cents and eggs at six cents a
dozen, and everything else in proper.
lion. Kansas, by the way, is coming to
the trout as a wheat-growing State, the
crop Of this year being estimated al
%, 900, 900 bushels. The acreage hal
been nearly doubled. Population il
pouring in at an unprecedented rate, an,
the public lands are being rapidly take
IN.
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Rira-

TOLEDO, o., July 29.-The extensive
livery stables Of Cox & Davis aud Yeager
burned this morning. The stock aud
most Of the contents of the buildings
were saved. Loss, $4,000; fully insured
in the West Chester of New York, Home
of Columbus, Insurance Of North Amer.
lea, Commonwealth OF Boston, Penn
~sylvania aud Fire and Royal of Liver
pool.
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POLITICAL.
Democrats and Conservatives Rally

A pPOINTMENTS for Democratic and Con-
IA sentative speakers, at all of which places
the nominees will be present and also address
~ EsTIvAL PARK.
July z9th-Night-Grand Rally Of
tho Fourteenth District. tSee advertise
SECOND WARD.
TUESDAY, July 30th-Night-General Luke
u. WRIGHT, Colonel j. u, Morgan. of Missis-
sippi; captain John j. Duffy. Colonel Tom
Avery. Colonel john Donovan.
THIRTEENTH CIVIL DISTRICT.
TUESDAY, July SOth-HeeEels Store, on
Horn Lake road-Barbecue and Mass Meet
ing. Judge James A.. Anderson, Judge
0rville Yerger, Hon. George b. Peters,
Major George W. Winchester.
18TH DISTRICT-NINTH WARD.
MONDAY, July 29th--Night--Jerry Woods
store on Raleigh road. Major George W.
Winchester, George Dent, j. M. Greer.
NINTH WARD.
TUESDAY, July Oth-Night Oltman's Store,
corner Fifth and Grcenlaw streets. Judge
0r7ille Yerger, p. j. Mulvihill. living Hal
seY, Sam Cannon,
NINTH WARD.
WEDNESDAY, July S1st- Night - Frey's
Stock Yard. Colonel George SAINT, James
A. Anderson, J. =. r. Ray, Robert Hutch
inson.
SEVENTH WARD.
WEDNESDAY, July S1st-Night-Cen,ra
Point. Hon. Casey Young, Sam r. Gam
Josiah Pat lrson.
By order Executive Board.
W. Il. CLAPP, Chairman;
S.. J. CANT, Secretary. lI9-l3l
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The way the Grant programme is
worked up is a caution and instruction
to all political managers. The New
York Herald is the leading newspaper
agency. with its toadyish and yet inter
esting letters from John Russell Young,
who is travelling with Grant. These let
ters have lately put on a liberal and
benignant tone, and represent Ulysses
as scattering blessings on everybody and
protesting WEAKNESS Of public life, and
that be only ran q secoud time to vindi.
cate himself. All this tends to make
the people forget for the time Grants
shameless administration, with scandals
and corruption 10 every department snd
the tracks Of whisky rings leading to the
White House. But these facts are moi
wiped ont, and will figure largely in the
canvass should Grant be renOminsted
AT present be receives the mercy Of for
getfulness of his civil administration IN
doubtedly the most infamous the coun
try has ever seen.
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V TeIeKrnmu.

CAIRO, July 29.-Arkansas Belle, Ev.
a%nsville, 0 pm. Belle of Shreveport, St.
9 am. Departed-City of Vicks.
burg, Vicksburg. 10 M Arkansas
Belle, Evansville, midnight. Fair and
warm.
PIrTsBURG. July 20 River two feet
one inch, and rising. Cloudy and warm.
CINCINNATI. July 20 River falling
Raining and warm.
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SHELBY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
TICKET.

For SHERIFF..
C. L. ANDERSON.
For PRoBlr couRr JuDGR.
j.. E. R. RAY.
FoR County TRUsrEE.
j.. j. RAWLINGS.
FoR CHASoERY coURT JUDGE.
GEORGE W. WINCHESTER.
FoE CRoUTr CoURT JuDeE.
ROBERT HUTCHINSON.
FoR CamnSGl CouRr JUDeE.
L. ;. H0RRIGAN.
Fox ATTORNEY GENERAL CRIMINAL CouRT,
CIV. GORDON.
FoR ATTORNEY GENERAL BARTLETT COuGT'
GEORGE @. DENT.
FoR CLERK SHEuBY County CmcuTT cOUET.
ED W0RSHAM.
kOR NLERk OF DAhILhit NuVhis
FELIX M9J0HES.
Fon COUNTY REeIsTEE.
j. A. STREHL.
FoR CRIMINAL COUET CLERK.
n. C. PERKINS.
FoR.COUyrT C~OUETsCIERE.
R. J. BLACK.