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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-25
MRS. Ex-Presldsnt TYLER.

AT the last public reception at
the White House, Mrs. HAYES was
assisted in her duties by Mrs. ex-
President Tyler. Mrs. Hayes was
dressed in ruby velvet, Mrs. TYLER
in rich sable robes. The two ladies
resemble each other enough to be
sisters; are near the same hight;
each has fresh complexion, dark
eyes; black hair arranged in bands
over the ears and their elegant
tortoise shell combs were almost
duplicates. There is probably not
o7er ten or twelve years. difference
in their ages, although it has been
many years since President TYLER
filled the presidential chair, and
Mrs. Tyler has been a widow fifteen
years. Mrs. Tyler was her hus-
bands second wife, and came to
the White House a very young and
beautiful bride, something over
thirty years ago. President Tyler's
first wife, who died a year after his
Inauguration, had been dead about
two years, and the widower had
walked in solitary grief under his
crape-banded hat about Washing
ton all that time, giving not a
glance at the many BLOOMING
widows and blushing maidens who
longed for the White House. But
a grief-stricken girl, in mourning
heavy as his own, worn for a father
who had been killed in an awful
accident on the Potomac, touched
his pity, and love frolicked close
upon the heels of sympathy, aud
one fair spring. day, Washington was
startled by the announcement that
a quiet service in New York had
transferred Miss Gardner into a
Presidents wife. The negro SER
want was the only one to whom the
bridegroom told his intentions /;
and then the subject was broached
on the eve of his departure for New
York. lie instructed the darky to
have the house in readiness for Mrs
Tyler "She's very young and
beautiful; she'll be a splendid wo-
man in her prime" said the infat-
uated lover.
" Yes, Massa John; but whar you
be when she's in dat prime?"
OF the many years and their sad
changes since that time, there is
ample evidence. Mrs. Tyler, yet
beautiful, appeared Saturday again
in the White House, and saw a few
old people in the throug, greeting
Mrs. Hayes as kindly as they in
younger days had greeted her, but
the greater part Of the crowd that
in olden days were wont to gather
in these spacious rooms were gone,
and the spring grass is green over
the bones of the crowd that thirty
years ago were in their prime. "The
furniture is all changed, but the
grand old rooms are just as they
used to be, and l feel more at home
here than any place on earth," said
Mrs. Tyler. Then the crowd swept
us along away from the Presidential
party, through aisles of green foli-
age that banked the walls, through
the whole suite Of rooms to the
great East room where once Polly
Madison hung her clothes to dry,
in the early days, when only two
rooms Of the White House
were finished, and when all
around waG q marsh dotted by a
few half-erectsd buildings to mark
the site Of the present capital of
America. Now the East room is
velvet carpeted, lined by mirrors
and panels # whiEs and gold 1t is
as big as a church, and affords a
splendid promenade down its mir.
ror-doubled length,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-25

Certainly" SAID the proprietor,
as he placed duplicate upon the
counter, wondering what the man
wanted with two hats.
The tenor picked them both up
and started for the door.
"Hold onw cried the halter, "you
didn't pay for that other hat"
"But l paid for the first one, and
the other is an encore" /" replied the
tenor. Seeing that the man Of
hats, caps and furs failed to com
prehend, he said:
"I think | saw you at the opera
last night:"
eyes, 1 was there. But l don't
see what that has to do with your
paying me for"
"Wait a bit. You paid to hear
the opera given that was on the
programmed"
eyes. Certainly, Of course
did. | will call the two hats"
"No matter about calling the
two hats. You didn't pay to have
the opera gone through twice, did
your"
show absurdl Certainly not.
'SpOse we say twelve dollars for
both"
"Say nothing until | get through.
am the tenor of the opera troupe.
Every song that l sung l was called
upon to repeat, and if am not
mistaken you clapped harder than
any one else in the theater. And
l had to give you double the amount
of goods that you had paid for,
don't you see?"
The hat-store man did see BY
that time, and he said to the tenor.
81 acknowledge the corn; you can
take my hat" But he wouldn't, he
only took the one he had paid for
and with feeling Of satisfaction
that he had impressed lesson upon
one Cincinnati man who would
encore everything, he walked out
and with genial smile pursued the
even tenor Of his way.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-25
MEMPHIS & IIrTLE ROCK R.R.
ShrOt Line to Arkansas and Texas
TIME CARDi

Leaves. ArriVes.
Mail train, daily 30 pm. u.30 pm.
Freight train daily lex.
sunday ......... ............7 90 am. 5.20p.m.
Passengers going on this road will take
trains at the depot of the Louisville, Nash
vile and Great SOuthern railroad. Mail
trains make close connection at Argenta for
points on the Little Rock and Fort Saith
railroad and at Little Rock with the Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas andtrexas.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars ON all night
trains.
Fer tickets and information apply at Ticket
Offices z7s and 2S7 Main street, and at depot
foot Of Washington street, or at Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern railroad depot,
or TO tho undersigned,
tR. A. WILLIAMS, Pass. Ag't, Memphis.
M. S.JAY. a. p. agd I. Ag't, Little Rock.
w. u. SMITH, Sup't, Memphis Tenn.
l23-t ------- Il u - ----- ------
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-25
MESSISSIPPI'& TENNESSEE
AILROAD.
CHEDUTH

CH HEDULE:
ON and ter Wednesday, November IA,
" 1S7,tr,i will run as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
Main Train daily........... 800 pm. l:05 pm
Sardis ACCOMMODATION
daily lex. Sundays) ...-ll:5O am. 9:l5 a. m
Freight Train daily lex.
Sundays) ......... .......... 6:Onam. 400 p. m
64-t M. BURKE, Sup't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-25
Louisville and Great Southern R.R

1850 pm. Night Express-ton Saturday
this train runs only to Milan. l-Conneots at
Milan for st. Louis and Chicago; at Nc
KenEie for Nashville. Chattanooga. Atlanta
and the Southeast; at Guthrie for Hopkins
VILE, Henderson and Evansville; at Louis-
ville for all points North and East.
HOO am. Day Express-Connects for St.
Louis and Chicago. at Louisville for all
points North aRd East.
4.4o pm. Brownsville Accommodation
Daily except Sunday.
fnalt.g Arrival of Trains.
Exnross.. p. m
..'..' o. 10 a. m
Pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
Vile. and on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or inform alton. apply at Ticket
Office. 2S7 Main, Northwest corner Madison
street Lli .-----r- -.
JAS. MONTGOMERY, sup't Memphis Div.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
62-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-25
WITf RAILROADS. ~
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.

OCHEDULR ON AND AFTER FEBRUARY
y 8, 1878;
Mail and Express, daily-ll.55p.m 5.AS Pm
SOmerville train, daily
Except Sundayl......-. 800 Pm S.lS am
Grand Junction accomo-
datiOn daily Except
Saturday. I.qU pm oseU H. h
Time Twenty Minutes Faster thon
IHa 31anT City Time.
The IL .5H p.ul. Train makes the quick
est time ever made to Chattanooga, Knox
Vile, Lynchburg, Washington, and the East,
and will stop at all Regular StatioRE, and at
Flag Stations when tagged, except Flag Sta
tions between Collieryille and Memphis.
SomerVille train Will stop nt reg
ulnr and dag stations.
The IL IS 2. m. train makes close connection
at Gran1 Junction fer all oints south on Chi
cago, St. Louis and New Orleans railroad.
The 7 40 D m. makes close connection for
jackson, Tenn, and all points north OF Grand
Ticket sfHee 27s Main street and Depot
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
JOHN A. GRANT,
Chief Engineer and General Supt.
7. s. DAVAN1,
1lOt Assistant General Passenger Agent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

The second days racing programme at
Jerome Park was pluckily carried out in the
rain and storm Of yesterday. Managers,
riders and horses did their duty as bravely
as if thousands of spectators had been
watching them from the grand stand and
the quarter stretch. This adherence to the
letter and spirit of the promise is rare on
racing track, and in the end it will undoubt-
edly revert to the benefit Of the manage
ment, but under the circumstances it is
dreary and discouraging work. The con-
tests yesterday were excellent in every way,
but large concourse of people, which is
more than halt the inspiration Of race, was
lacking. Of course the wretched weather
was the cause of the failure in this respect,
and the thousands of citizens whom it de-
prived Of days splendid amusement must
be excused for growing at the fate which
sent showers instead of sunshine and gave
them November in June. Next week the
skies will, it is to be hoped, be moro propi-
tious There Will be three days racing
namely, on Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day. Some excellent horses are entered,
and from. the fidelity with which the pro-
gramme of the past week was. under such
dscouraging conditions, carried out, there
can be no doubt that the public will not have
reason to complain of the management.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

The people of Cincinnati have an excite
ment in the form of runaway match be-
tween young Hebrew lady and Christian
gentleman, O member OF an Episcopalian
family. The bride is the daughter OF
rabbi, and it may therefore be presumed
that she has been educated in the strictest
teaets of the ancient faith. But in her
case, as in many others, love has proved
stronger than religion, and she has cast
behind her prcjudices, family aud friends
and chosen husband for herself The
match is one arranged entirely between the
young people most directly interested, the
bridegroom's family being as ignorant as
the rabbi of the intentions of the couple
until after the ceremony had been per-
formed at the house OF q Unitarian minis
ter and they had placed themselves beyond
parental jurisdiction. In these enlightened
days it seems absurd that two young
persons who believe that their lives
can be passed happily together should
be kept apart because they hap
pen to worship under different religious
forms, and it is to be hoped that the fam
lilies OF the newly married couple may
speedily become reconciled to what is un-
avodable, and do their best to make their
welded life happy one. Indeed, inter
marriages between Jews and Gentiles are
now by no means unusual, and are likely
to become even fashionable since the union
of the houses of Rothschild and Rosebery.
1t Is true that an effort has been made in
England by some reverend busybody to
bring before tho English Church the alleged
proclamation of sacred things" by the
bishop who authorized the Episcopalian
marriage of this distinguished couple; but
this is not likely to disturb the peace OF
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
An Imstalm emit Of the Great Inves-
ttyaliOn.


Two points must impress themselves on
the minds Of all impartial readers Of the
first days evidence before the Potter In
vestigating Commission. One is that men
who have for years enjoyed public conf
dence, whose lives have been reputable and
whose past records have been unassailble,
cannot be successfully impeached Oh the
evidence of witness whose testimony
proves that he was ready to commit
a crime provided his reward was pledged.
The other is that Secretary Sherman's
statement to the committee in re-
gard to the letter alleged to have been
written by him virtually making such
pledge, was evasive and unsatisfactory. The
document produced yesterday purported to
be copy Of the letter in question, and OBJ
jections were made to it's reception until it
had been read by Secretary Sherman. This
was conceded, and the Secretary attended
on the committees invitation and examined
the alleged copy. If he had never written
such letter if the story told by the wit
ness had been groundless, the denial would
have been prompt, decisive, indignant.
1t was no such thing. Mr.. Sherman be-
lieved from his recollection of the views he
had taken that he never wrote the letter Of
which an alleged copy was placed in his
hands, at the same time there were, he said,
things in it that he would have written.
This is not such positive denial as could
have been desired, and the impression will,
no doubt be created that its uncertain tone
may be attributable to the apprehension
that the original may still be in existence
and in unfriendly hands 1t is noteworthy
that the other letters produced by the wit
ness prove that promises of preferment were
actually made to him, although this is not,
of course, inconsistent with the idea that
they were to be the reward Of supposed
fidelity and not of wrongful and criminal
acts.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
Closing Up ut waakins.

The Watkins regatta closed yesterday.
While the liberality that prompted the
affair was commendable bad management
made it failure. The Regatta Committee
was unfortunate in allowing itself to pass
under the control Of m association which
has neither the authority 10 speak for
the amateur oarsmen of the country
nor the fair, generous, manly spirit
which ought to distinguish all amateur
sports and contests. It was q blunder to
allow each man to row for q purse of two
hundred and fifty dollars, since the fact of
rowing for q money stake works everywhere
disqualification Of amateurs. If the races
had been for flags or medals the Watkins
Glen club might properly have subscribed
toward fund to send the winners to the
Henley regatta, for Of course the purse
Of two hundred and fifty dollars will not
pay the expenses of the men who may
90 to Europe, even if they take passage by
a freight line. There were some good races
on Seneca Lake, and the fact was satisfac-
torily established that muscle" and
sweight" and ''chopping down trees" and
.'the broad backs and strong arms Of
bnckwoodsmen' arc not SO effective in .
boat race as some oarsmen have insisted.
The "Northwestern's" crews invariably
brought up the rear, and, with the excep-
ton of the victory won by Canadian crew,
all the honors came East.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

It was significant of the littleness of the
French royalists when to oppose demon
stration of their own to that of the radicals
in honor of voltaire they made use of Joan
of Arc. Among the works of the French
philosopher which least deserve re.nem-
brance or recall is his coarse poem
upon the Maid of Orleans The
least said about it the better. 1t presented
itself, however, to the clerical party to make
use of La Pucelle herself as an Offset to
Voltaire, and the rival demonstrations pre-
scented strange spectacle. Scarce French
man living is base enough to deny the need
of honor to that beautiful figure in French
history, but here was an effort to prove that
all who honored the broad thoughts of the
philosopher must of necessity share the
venom and the impiety of the vitriolic
versitier. coarse satire of hundred years
ago was thought worthy of being solemnly
demonstrated against, and the result was
ridiculous contrast. The Parisians, how
ever, took the whole thing--Voltaire and
anti-voltaire good-naturedly, and went
one hundred and thirty-two thousand
strong to the Exhibition. We are glad to
hear that our part of the great show is in
order and is fairly respectable. More
money, it seems, is wanted, and when
our stony-hearted legislators learn to
what good purpose the appropria-
ton already made was spent perhaps
they will loosen the purse strings little
again. AS if our citizens in the gay capital
had not fun enough at present they are al
ready preparing for the Fourth Of July, and
we have no doubt they will let the eagle
scream on scale OF liberality that will as
tonish even the French. General Grant is
losing flesh, but he is not apparently losing
his time, for he appears to have as many en-
gagemants now in q week as he had during
any year of tho war.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

questions which can be reached by State
legislation; the remainder could be reached
only by amendments of the federal
constitution in addition to State legis-
lation Both these ends can lie attained
only when the social labor party has con-
WINGED majority of the voters that they
are desirable. To accomplish this they have
a right to organize to hold orderly public
meetings, to issue addresses. to publish
newspapers, to make speeches, to do all
that other political parties do to make
known their principles and secure adher-
ents. But we advise them to begin by pub
licly and conspicuously disarming. No
political party ever succeeded in this
country with arms in its hands. In
fact, the very first step any new
political party has ever taken in the
United States has been to give the most sol
emn assurances to the public Of it's fidelity
to the constitution and its purpose to urge
its principles only in the regular, orderly
and peaceable manner which is the custom
of Americans. The social labor party
cannot hope TO succeed in any other way;
and those Of it's leaders who have induced
it to arm and drill have done it great in
jury with the public.
We shall recur on another occasion to
some of the general state ments of the So
cial labor party.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

The gentlemen whoare constantly bing-
ing forward what thS ars pleased to On
slider reformatory PROPOSITIONS in regard to
the public schools are roblbly actuated b
worthy motives. They,no doubt, desire te
improve the character, condition and effi-'
cheney Of the schools; nut unfortunately
their zeal defeats itself, ald the agitation
by them Of crude and questionable measures
instead of benefting our EDUCATIONAL sys-
TEN infiic.s upon it very great injury.
Change is not reform; and in piece Of
machinery 50 delicate and intricate as our
public school system, which requires the
cooperation of SO many tloussnis of per-
sons to its successful working reforms,
even when they are clearly needed,
should be entered upon with the greatest
care and caution. The latest proposition
in regard to the schools. to keep some
if not all Of them open during the
summer months, has very little to recon-
mend it. The idea of the gentleman who
brings it forward is that to keep the schools
open during the summer season would save
the children from the perils Of the streets
and keep their necks and arms out OF harm s
way. He does not pretend that they would
learn anything. In other words, he pro-
poses to convert the schoolhouses into SO
many prisons and make the teachers jaiers,
in order that parents may be relieved
from the necessity Of taking care OF their
children. The plan would suitsome parents
admirably but it would hardly increase
the efficiency of the schools. Again, to
keep them open would cost between fifty
and one hundred thousand dollars ad-
ditonal, which is rather heavy expendi-
ture to secure the very slender objects in
view. We hope the subject will be dropped
at once. Teachers and pupils will be all
the better for the holiday vacation, and we
trust nothing will be done to deprive them
0f IT.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY JUNE q SHEET

mind of the Earl or of his wealthy wife.
The Cincinnati rabbi whose daughter has
obeyed the promptings OF her heart in
preference to the behests of her parent is
said to be an amiable gentleman, with very
liberal views. The best thing he can now
do will be to perform the marriage ceremony
between his daughter and her husband ac-
cording to the Jewish rites, and thus dispel
the only cloud that now casts a shadow on
the brides happiness
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

TIE HALIFAX AWARD RESOLUTION was passed
by the Senate yesterday with an amendment
offered by Mr.. Edmunds, TO the effect that in
the Judgment Of Congress the articles Of the
Washington Treaty III regard 10 the fisheries
ought to be terminated at the earliest day con-
sistent with the provisions of the treaty, and
empowering the President to pay the award i,
after further correspondence with the British
government hc shall be satisfied that the honor
Of the nation requires the payment
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

The WEATnER.-Ihc storm developed on
the Middle Atlantic coast has nearly expended
it's forces on that section, and, owing TO the
movement Of the high pressure 10 the north
ward over New brunswick and Maine, will be
disspated during this morning. But a depres-
sion that has been making slow progress in the
West has rapidly developed into storm centre
with all the characteristics Of q disturb
ancc of great energy. During yesterday the
rains attending the storm the Mid
die Atlantic coast were heavy and continuous,
and fell from Virginia TO the Long Island
shore. Northward and southwark and west
ward to the Mississippi Valley the weather was
moderately warm and clear fair; but be-
yond the Mississippi the conditions were again
uniavorable, as the storm centre and Daromct-
rio trough moved eastward from the Rocky
Mountain region. Although the Atlantic coast
storm progressed with much force the pres
surcs within the western and north
western uuadrants Of its area continued
above the mean. 1t is probable that our reports
from the ocean will show that il was very severe
between north attitudes thirty-ivc and forty
degrees, within the limit of the Gulf Stream.
The highest barometer is now over New
BllnSWlck anu NOVA Scollt. anu tuc ioWtSt
Ia the Central Missouri Valley, moving
toward Minnesota aud tho lakes. Tornadoes
over Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa will probably
occur during to-day. The temperature is very
high in the West, and relatively low but rising
on the Middle and East Atlantic coast. The
weather ia New York and its vicinity today
will be warmer and partly cloudy OF cloudy
Tomorrow the conditions will again become
threatening, probably with rain and higher tenn
pcrsturcs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

The heather in Ne,o York and its ricimity today
WiH be ca,mer aud partly cloudy or cloudy. To-
morron the conditions WiH agai,. become threaten
ing, probably ,ciA rain and higher temperatures.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-rhc stock mar
ket was dull but steady, closing very strong.
Gold was weaker, opening at 1O1 and closing
ut 1908. Government bonds were weaker,
States dull and railroads strong. Money on call
lent easily at Ia 3 per cent an! advanced for
q while to per cent
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

The --LATEST INFORMATION from the lost Ger
man iron-clad puts the number OF the saved at
two hundred and ten out of total crew Of five
hundred men. The captain is among the num-
bcr of the suryivors
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
GU ADRUPLE SHEET
NEW YORK, SUNDAY JUNE 2. 1878.

THE HERALD rW be sent 10 The address Of
at the rate Of one dollar per month, posture paid.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

THE FoUR MILLION DOLLAR SUIT against the
Gilbert road for an alleged violation Of contract
has arrived ut another station III the courts.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

Mr.. FERNANDO WOOD, und:smaycd by the
approaching end Of the session, announces that
lac will again call up his tariff bill.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

The DEBT REDUCTION for May was little
over three million dollars. In May year ago
1t was nearly seven millions.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

The New BUILDING plans and alterations
for the week ran up to the handsome figure Of
nearly two hundred thousand dollars.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

The INDICTED city officials will find out what
We are going to do about it next Tuesday in
the Court OF Oyer and Tcrininer.