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groups here and there. The Tory
newspapers had made much Of it
beforehand, and evidently it was
meant to be a kind of demonstra-
ton; but a hundred Or two people
were all who came, and they sup
pressed their enthusiasm, if they
had any, with consummate self-con-
troll. | have not seen all the papers
to-day, and cannot say what they
make of this miserable fiasco; but
as the Quarterly Review recently
said the queen received three cheers
lately at u Willis Room dinner,
when l happen to know there was
no cheer at sll, it may be we shall
bear Of tremendous things at Al
dershot.
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Professor MaIIet on stimulating
LIQUORS.

The use Of stimulants dated back
beyond the era of written history.
There were three kinds Of wines or
liquors known to the ancients ;
those made from grapes was used
in the earliest periods Of history,
and all along through the classic
ages. Cider, or wine from apples
and pears, is of very ancient origin.
Wines and fermented liquors had
their origin probably in Egypt.
Distilled spirits for perfumery were
spoken of one hundred and fifty
years before Christ. Its use as d
beverage was first introduced in
Persia. From the twelfth to the
fifteenth century alcohol was al
luded to by the Greeks as a medi-
cinal preparation. Brandy was
made from grapes in France in the
fifteenth century. When America
was discovered alcoholic drinks
were already known in Mexico and
Peru. In 1859 distilled spirits were
exported from England and Hol
land. Rum from molasses was frs
made in Jamaica in 1890. Porter
was introduced in the eighteenth
century about the same time that
champagne was first made by bottl.
ing up the juice ofapples or grapes
before fermentation had takel
place. Rectifcation of spirits origi
mated in Frrnce in 1890, and th,
same year new kind Of spirit
from potatoes was first made. TIL
most recent discovery in stimulant
is the manufacture of alcoholic
LIQUORS from the molasSes of beet
root sugar.
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operations Of nature l find every
where through them evidences of
intellectual arrangements, of con-
triYances to reach definite ends
precisely as l find in the operations
of man and hence | infer that
these two classes of operations are
results of similar intelligence.
Again, in my own mind Ifind ideas
Of right and wrong, Of good and
evil. These ideas then exist in the
universe, and therefore form a basis
Of our ideas of moral universe.
Furthermore, the conceptions of
good which are found among our
ideas associated with evil, can be
attributed only to a being of inf
mite projections like that which we
denominate "God." On the other
hand, we are conscious of having
such evil thoughts and tendencies
that we cannot associate ourselves
witha divine being, who is the di-
rector and the governor of all, OF
even call upon him for mercy with.
out the intercession Of one who
may affiliate himself with us
i find, my dear Mr.. Patterson
that | have drifted in line of theo
logical speculations, and withou
stopping.to inquire whether what
Ihaye written may be logical or or
thodox, | have inflicted it upon you
Please excuse the intrusion, ant
believe me as ever, truly yours.
JOSEPH HENRY.
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ANOTHER "SwAMP ANGEL"
Capture Of LOckIeNr, the Last of the
Desperate LOwary Gang.
| Sna.iaI to Nav York Uerald

Special 10 New York Herald.l
WILMINGTON, NC, May ~
John Locklear, a notorious despor-
ado, who is said to have once been
a member of Henry Berry Lowery's
gang Of Robson county "Swamp
Angels" was arrested in North
Carolina, near the South Oarolina
line, OIL Saturday last, and is now
safely lodged in Jail at Marion.
Many are the blood-curdling deeds
laid to Locklear's account. His
latest achievement, and for which
he is now a prisoner, was the muir
der of an unoffending Irish peddler
by the name of Grice, at Clio, S.
O., some months ago. The murder
was unusually atrocious. Before it
was discovered, Locklear had es-
capped. He took refuge for time
in the classic regions Of Scutile.
town, in Robeson county, where
Henry Berry Lowery, the black out
law chief, once reigned supreme;
but alterward worked bis way fur
thsr north and near the Cumber-
land county line, where he was out
Iawed and a reward offered for his
head by both the State and county
governments.
Sheriff Mcmillan, of Robson
county, received information Of his
whereabouts, and a few weeks since,
accompanied by a posse of men, all
well armed, he surrounded the
house where Locklear was known
to be and then entered it. The
outlaw was there, and Sheriff Nc
MILAN opened fire on him. Severe
ly wounded as he was, however, he
managed to escape, and from that
time until Saturday last the author
, tiles heard nothing Of him. On
that day he was captured neal
} HolmesYille, just on the South
{ Carolina line, by Mr.. W. Grant.
ham. Mr.. Grantham had received
/ notice that he was in the neighbor
| hood, and organizing a party wen
to u house where be was suppose
D to be. Surrounding it he entered
D and found him on the bed asleep
: lie was aroused and the sight 0
9 the muzzles of three double-barrelet
" guns in clese proximity to his heaC
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he Got the Right Kind OF a woman
Iowa State Register.

A wife seeking, methodical
youth, who has occasionally escort
ed young lady home on Sunday
evening and gone in for supper, af-
ter performing both services last
Sunday night, suddenly said to
her: "Do you talk in your sleep?"
"Why, no." she claimed in sur
prise" "Do you walk in your
sleep?' he next inquired. "No,
sir" lie moved his chair an inch
closer, and with increased interest
asked: "Do you snore?" "No, "
she hastily replied, looking uneasi-
ly at him. At this reply his eyes
fairly sparkled. His lips eagerly
parted, and as he gave his chair an
other hitch, he briskly inquired
"Do you throw ihe comblngs of
your hair in the basin" "What?"
she asked, with a blank face. lie
repeated the question, although
with increased nervousness. "No,
| don't" and answered in some
haste. Again his chair went for
ward, while his agitation grew sc
great he could scarcely maintain
his place upon it as he asked, "DC
you clean the comb when you are
doue?" "0f course | do" sh,
said, staring at him with all he
might. In an instant he was OF
her knees before her, with hand
outstretched. ~ love you," h
passionately cried; 81 give m
whole heart up to you. Love me
, and | shall be your slave. Low
me as | love you, and | Will d
everything on earth for you. Oh
! will yon take me TO be your lover
, your husband, your protector, you
/ everything" 1t was a critical mo
. ment for u woman Of her years, bu
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The Blrd. or the sea.

The birds of the sea are very Gu
rious, and their number beyond all
calculation. "Every naked rock or
surf beaten cliff that rises over the
immeasurable deserts Of ocean, is
the refuge of myriads of Sea-birds;
every coast from the poles to the
equator is covered with their legions,
and far from the land their swarms
hover over the solitudes of the
deep.
The penguins are, perhaps, of all
others, the birds that most widely
depart from the ordinary type Of
their class. Their wings are adapt
ed exclusively for motion in water
and they swim with such rapidity
and perseverance, with the head
alone out of water, that they fre.
quently overtake fishes in fair pur.
suit They live in the sea, ant
have been met with a Thousand
miles from the nearest known land
The larger birds of this kind some.
times weigh as much as eighty
pounds, and in their stomachs have
been found two pounds weight o.
pebbles and large stones, swallowed
no doubt, to assist the gizzard tC
pound up the food submitted to it
action.
The frigate bird, the petrol, ant
the albatross, seem to range through
the air over the whole extent o
ocean from coast to coast of tht
Atlantic and the Pacific.
The pelican, also, and the cor
morant are far more nearly depen
dent on water than land, ant
strictly belong to our present sub
iect. They are all birds of power
iul and rapid fight, feeding OF
fishes, and rarely seen far inland
though often stretching to grea
distances across wide expanses o
sea. Thanks to tAem, we hav
those accumulated masses Of guam
which help to fertilize our lands
Some idea of the extent of thes
masses may be obtained when 1t
stated that, on the island of Ibui
que alone, upwards of six million
Of cubic feet of guano have beer
removed within the last thirty years
while in the year 1854, not les
, than half million of tons wer
, exported from the Chincha Island,
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INGERSOLL,S COsTLY HOUSE.
One that Hs Never Occupied, AL.
Though n" spent n Fortune in
Furnishing IL.


One that Hs Never Occupied, AL.
though Hc spent u Fortune in
Furnishing IL.
New York SUM-
The red flag floated in front of
the brown stone front house at $50
Fifth avenue. To those who entered
attendants handed catalogues, in
which it was announced that the
furniture, bronzes, paintings, statu-
airy, tapestries and draperies were
to be sold by auction. James II.
Ingersoll, the ring furniture dealer,
paid 100000 for the house before
the fall Of the ring, had the walls
and ceilings freseoed at n great out
lay, and furnished it with the most
costly furniture, but he never oc-
cupied it. After his trial the house
was seized by creditors and mort
gage OF $4,000 was placed on it.
Subsequently the house and furni-
ture were purchased by Mr.. William
+. Shirley, a broker, who assumed
the mortgage. He, it is said, found
it an elephant on his hands, ant
decided to relinquish all claim on
the house and sell the furniture.
A few minutes prior to the open
ing of the sale, Francis Cotton, thu
auctioneer, retired into a small bou
doir with three gentlemen. HC
then offered the house at an upse
price, the purchaser to assume tn
mortgages There were no bidders
Then the furniture was offered fo
sale. A set Of furniture in the bacl
parlor brought $3.50, two pier mil
rors, inlaid, $500; a Steinway up
right piano that cost $4,000 brough
800. A marble bust of Pauline
Napoleon's sister, and one Of Hele
of Troy, brought $125 apiece. Me
roses "Valley of Passaic " was sol
: for $l45; Shattuck's "Conway Va
: ley,7 &S5, Navier's "Mama," $50
| Kruseman's "Scene on the Bron
, River" $50; Carolus' "Drawiu
+, Room, Louis XVI" $50; Rougt
$ sons "Spanish Banditti," So
t Wile's "New York, "$S0. A cab
$ net, with bronze and porcelain pal
:. els, went for $500, and companio
J. piece for 1915; bronze figure
!, Marie Antoinette for $3.50; lace viii
}, dow draperies for 1926; two ric
c tapestries, in frames, for $3.50;
t .bronze clock for $3.50; a broni
!, clock for $2O2; an elegant bedsteO
r for $265.
}, The amount obtained by the sa
/ was estimated at about $4,000. 0
+ Saturday the auctioneer was Ell
= joined from opening the sale, bl
a the injunction was withdrawn ye
l. terdav
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made him quietly surrender. Sc.
curing him carefully, Grantham
carried him to Fair Bluff and went
on the night train to Marion, S. c.,
where he deposited him in jail,
thus saving all trouble of demand
and delivery between the govern.
ors of the respective States.
Mr.. Grantham and his assistants
are deserving the thanks of both
States for securing this murderou'
rascal. It now rests with The
courts of South Carolina to see thai
he has his just punishment, and
that the community is forever rio
of this daring robber and murderer
the lastof the famous Swamp An
GELS. aIl a a1s
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NO 81

she was equal to the emergency, as
young woman generally is, and
accepted him.
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TO THE
CITIZENS OF SHELBY COUNTY.
OFFICE OF THR EXECUTIVE Board,
DKMOCR TIC AND CONSERVATIVE PARTY,
MPMPUI9 Nav II lgT8

0FFICE OP THR EXECUTIVE BOARD,
DKMOCR TIC AND CONSERVATIVE PARTY,
MEMPHIS. May IL, 1878.
nHE Executive Board of the Executive
i Committee of the Democratic and Conser-
vative party of Shelby county. hereby call a
convention, to meet in the city Of Memphis,
at the Exposition Building, on
THURSDAY, JUNE IL, 1878,
at o'clock. for the purpose Of nomin ltine
candidates for the following oaiees:l ~ -
Judge of the Chancery Court.
Judge Of the Circuit Court.
Judge Of the Criminal Court.
judge of the Probate and Circuit Court
BARTLETT.
Attorney. General of Criminal Court.
Attorney General Of Bartlett Court.
Sheriff Of Shelby county.
trustee Of Shelby county.
Register Of Shelby county.
Clerk Of County Court.
Clerk Of Criminal Court.
Clerk Of Circuit Court.
Clerk Of Circuit Court (Bartlet0.
As preliminary to the assembling Of said
con invention the Executive Board, conforming
to the usage Of the partyin that respect, rec
ommend and request that Q primary election
be held in the eighteen Civil Districts OF the
county and the Ten Wards Of the city, on
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awarded Highest prise nt Centennial Exposition for
me ceioOag qualities and eyosleaee and kisibg char
aeler of sisssfeitg G,d Gauoriqg lho best tobacco
ever made. "A our blue strip trademark j. closely
imiia'' en- Interior goods see that JdcksoHs Bet Is
on every plug, Sold by all dealers Send for sample
ffse, TO q. A. JACKSON Co., Mfrs, Petersburg, Va.
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New Advertisements.
AMERICAN
Newspaper Directory. 1878,

TENTH ANNUAL VoLUME Now READY.
SsS pages Price SOC, Free by mail. Con-
tains the names and cifoulations Of an news
papers, and Gazetteer Of the towns in which
they are published. Address GEO. P. ROW
ELL CO., 10 Spruce ST.. New York.
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A PHILOSOPHERS FAITH.
Il. wHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor

Professor HenPy's LRat Letter in
Reference GO the Existence Of the
Deity.
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a meal,n-ne.tror vapor


Is generated by the action Of the suns rays
upon damp. decaying vegetation, stagnant
pools, and msrshy, low lying tracts. The
true nature Of this miasma is by no means
clearly understood, but there are two facts in
relation to it that are. The first is. that the
periodical fevers which it breeds are Of the
most virulent type; the second is, that these
maladios are rarely cured, although they may
be smeliorated, by the ordinary remedies en-
ployod to overcome them. The true antidote
to the effects Of miasma Is Hostetter's Stom
ach itters. This medicine is one Of the most
popular remedies of an age Of proprietary
specifics. and is in immense demand wherever
on this continent fever and ague exists. A
wine glassful three times day is the best
possible preparative for encOuntering mslar
rious atmosphere. regulating the liver, and
invigOrating the stemaoh,
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lieve he came from Boston, but
from Chicago, for he had a Chicago
table. We found no property
nor money nor keys on him. His
was contained in an, ordi-
nary black bag. He was very dar-.
ing to get out of that window and
into the other one. It's something
/ should not like to do. He was
plucky, too, for he struggled hard
with Mr.. Remick, althought much
the smaller man of the two He
was very respectable looking, and |
should never have taken him for a
thief. No one at police headquar-
ters recognized him, although they
thought his face yasrather familiar,
The people at the Women's Hotel
think he is the man who stole some
.jewelry there a short time ago; and
they have sent to Mr., Glare at Sar-
atoga for a picture that was found,
| believe, among that sthief's bag
gage. Mr., Remick thinks this man
has been watching him and has
noticed that he wore valuable jew
elry. There is . curious thing
about this affair, Right under the
window where the thief got in wa:
an open trunk, and in that trunk
was 81, 900 in bonds. ] guess thu
thief didn't know anything about
that. The bonds are not there now
| can tell you"
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The subscription price Of the PUB
LIC LEDGER is $5 per Gnnum for
the Daily, and 81 per SanHm for the
Reekly-Postags free. 81
Persons leoutng the city for the sum
mer can order the DAILY LED GER
at SOC per month in GdvGnce NTH the
vrivilege Of changing postO6ice
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Saturday, August IA

After this date, until further
notice, the LEDGER viii not
be delivered by carriers.
Parties desiring TO subscribe
can obtain tIe paper at the
LEDGER counting room for
TWO GENTS each by PUR
CHASING TICKETS.
AS sOOn as the epidemic is
ended, and the people return,
all cur routes will be re-estRO
lished.
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.rtsnnrrnI RannII. or ApsrAte..

The daughter OF Major Wn. 0, Drew,
Of the Washington. d. c., FIRE depart.
ment, an interesting young lady about
tventy years Of age. is lyipg dangerously
i'll at her home, No, 1872 Warrington
street, GsorGOtoWn, from the effects Of a
cat scfSteh received few days ago.
She was washing a pet cat when the
treacherous animal clawed the foreGngsr
Of her right hsndc drawing the blood
Nothing was thought Of the wound at the
time, but finally Inflammation set iu,and'
extending up the srm. soon enoompassed
her whole body. all efforts 10 check The
Inflammation failed, and the condition Of
the young lady became so precarious that
the street was closed, SO as to allow her
as much quiet as possible.
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THE WRONG PASSENGER.
A Daring Burglar Wakes up o Guest
in G New YORK Hotel
and RepeDts.

The New YORK World OF TINS
morning says:
Shortly before 4 am. yesterday |
Mr.. G. u. Remick, a salesman for
Evans, Peake & Co., who has
room on the fourth floor of the st.
Nicholas Hotel, was awakened by a
slight noise. He turned over in
bed and saw man bending over
him. He sprang up, and the man
raising his arm and pointing at Mr..
Remick what in the dim light ap-
peafed to be a pistol, exclaimed
You, if you move |
will shoot YOU"
"Shoot and be damned,v Mr.,
Remick replied, as he threw himself
on the stranger. A sharp struggle
followed, and the intruder found
himself with his arms closely pin.
ioned.
"Shoot me, if you like" he
cried, "but don't have me arrest
ed"
Mr.. Remiek then called for help,
and a watchman who was descend
ing a staircase near by went to his
assistance. Then Mr.. Rogers, the
hotel detective, was summoned
and the man examined. 1t was
found that he was a guest at the
MOTEL who had arrived on Saturday
morning and had registered as
Charles Bergman, of Boston. He
was barefooted and was dressed
only in flannel shirt and a pair of
drawers. In his hands he had Mr.
Remick's watch and chain, shirt
studs, cuf-buttons and rocket book
containing $40, the whole property
being valued at about $1,000. He
also had the key of the door, which
was the weapon that he had pre-
tended was pistol. Mr. Remicb
asked him what he was doing in
the room, and he answered, 81
came to get your stuff" He ad-
mitted that he entered the room
by means of the window, and il
order to do this was obliged, aftel
leaving his own room, which wal
diagonally opposite to that Of Mr.
Remick, to get out Of window il
the hallway which runs at righ
angles to Mr. Remick's apartment,
and step across a gap of about iou
feet. This he did without an,
noise or hesitation, although if HI
had missed his footing he woulC
have fallen from the fourth to th,
first story, into the inner court o.
the hotel.
After the man had entered Mr.
Remick's room, the window 0
which was open, and had taken tn
jewelry AID pocketbook from th
top Of the bureau, he attempted t
leave by the door. This was boltel
and locked, however, and the Ike
was not in the lock. The thic
then returned to the bureau, and i
searching for the key caused tn
noise that awakened Mr.. RemicI
"That thief was the coolest one
ever saw" said Detective Roger
yesterday to a reporter. "When
asked him some questions he tol
me might as we'll spare my breatl
for he wasn't going to answer m
l don't know the man, although
have seen him around the.hotel
good many times before he regi
tered here Saturday. / don't b
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TRANSPORTATION.
NOTICE.

OFFlCE OF AGENT,
LOUISVILLE AND NAsHvlLLR RAILROAD,
MEMPHIS. September. 10, ISIS
ON and after this date. and until further
" notice. all regular freight trains on this
Line will be dleo0ntinued south Of Humboldt.
A special freight train will be run between
Humboldt and Memphis on Tuesdays. Thurs
days and Saturdays, arriving in Memphis
about 10 Am, and depart at 2:90 pm. This
train will bo run for the purpose Of supplying
local stations with necessary suppliesi and for
the Howards and boards Of relief in Memphis.
No freight will be received in Memphis, ex-
cept small lots OF necessary supplies lor the
sick at local points between Memphis and
Humboldt. Such shipments must be deliv
cred on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
between the hours Of 10 am. and pm, On
other days, small lots Of necessary supplies
fer the sick may be sent In the baggage.oHr
from Humboldtand local points to Memphis.
Druggists and others can make special ar
ranRements for bringing their freight through,
by applying TO JEO. i. FLYNN. General Agent,
| National Cemetery Station. Communications
| left for him at the depot, head of Nam street.
will receive prompt attention. The company
will Aot undertake TO netiiy censignees OF %
arrival of freight. Parties expecting freight
must be on hand on arrival Of trains. Pas
senger trains will run as at present departing
/ from Memphis at 9 q m. ard arriving at
pm. Istl JAS. MONTGOMERY, Supt-
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The scarcity of gold is now fully
accounted for. The Detroit Free
Press has seen a Chicago lady with
five engagement rings on her enor-
nous and lovely fingers.
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A leopardess in a circus at Dav-
export, Ia, gave birth last week to
a cub that was pretty enough to
eat, and ate it ere it had arrived at
the early age Of five minutes.
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A rolling-pin gathers no velocity
if let alone; but let a woman swing
it three times and then let it fly,
and all the science in the lodging
art is useless Edenburg Herald.
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Train up child in the way that he
shall go, and it may turn out that
way in the long run, but all the precept
and example ever promulgated can't
save him from the sheepish, awkward
feeling sure to seize him when be goes
sparkling the first time.
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Cremation will never become pop
ular so long as West Virginia has
so many thousands upon thousands
of acres Of timber suitable for scaf-
folds Wheeling Leader,
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SPECIAL NOTICE
s CARD,

To all who Observation-Disclosures an,
indiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness.
early decay. loss Of manhood, etc.. will
send a receipt that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
By a missionary in South America. Send q
self.addressed envelope to the REv. JossPH
7. ISHAx. siqltoa p, lible Haps. NaO York
Nly. -Hxvii-N andkw
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Paul de Cassagnac has renountel
dueling and Intends to fight no
more, except underextreme provo.
cation. Cause--a woman he has
married.
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The coroner Of New York has struck
a bonanza, An obsolete graveyard is
being utilized for building purposes, and
the enterprsing oor0ner learring that
something like q score or more skeletons
were exhumed daily has ordered the
bones sent to the morgue, where be
practices on them on dull days and
earns an honest penny Some folks re-:
gard the proceeding with q suSpcIous
eye but the coroner says Il tbereia any
scull duggsry about il, tits pracliced by
the men who excayale the cellars,-T
[Hawkeye.