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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-12

Point, Coahoma-.....-......-..5 pm
Cincinnati, James W. Gaf......... ...........5 pm
81, Louis, City of Helena......... ....... .....6 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer City Of Helena, Yicksburg.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
John Gilmore, St. Louis.
Grand Tower, St. Louis.
Katie Hooper, Arkansas river
~DEPARTUREs
Steamer John Gilmore, st. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
James W. Gatf, Coahoma, Ruth, City
OF Helena, Grand Tower, Katie Hooper
Condition of tue kIvsra.
The river here declined l inch in
the past "a hours ending at
noon and now stands 20 feet l
inch above low water mark. At
Cairo it declined 6 inches, with
"a feet 4 inches on the gauge (;
at st. Louis s inches, with q
feet 4 inches on the gauge; at
at Pittsburg it rose 4 inches, with
2 feet S inches on the gauge; at
Cincinnati 3 inches, with s feet 8
inches on the gauge; at Louisville
it declined 4 inches, with 5 feet 6
inches in the canal; at Evansville
it is falling, with z feet 8 inches on
the gauge. Cumberland river de-
clined 5 inches at Nashville, with
feet G inches on the gauge. The
Arkansas river is falling at Little
Rock, with 10 feet on the gauge.
White river is receding steadily
with a good stage of water from
Jacksonport to the mouth.
miscellaneous.
Ninety-two in the shade.
Rather quiet on the leyee.
Little movement in freights.
The Andy Baum for Memphi
passed Louisville yesterday.
The Golden Rule left New Or
leans last evening for Cincinnati
The Vint Shinkle leaves Cincir
natl tomorrow for Memphis.
) The MaUmelle leaves Little Roc
I tomorrow morning for Memphis
. Captain John W. Cannon is sum
mering at Frankfort, XIV.
q The Port Eads and baroos honn
! for st. Louis, passed Yicksbur
yesterday morning.
The James D.. Parker. en- roul
from this port to Cincinnati, passe
Cairo last evening.
The Colorado left st. Louis Ia.
evening for Vicksburg and leay,
here Sunday morning at 10 o'clocI
\; The John Gilmore and barg.
d passed down yesterday at 3 pm. +
ID New Orleans.
>, The Commonwealth will lea,
!. st. Louis tomorrow for New 0
II leans.
IS The Hattie Rowland leaves l.
tie Rock this afternoon for Me-
phis.
4 The Ruth will be dropped dov
" to the wharf this evening and co.
mence receiving for White river.
!; The Golden Crown, CheroI
and Paris G. Brown are loading
8 Cincinnati for New Orleans.
/; Captain J. T.. Washington, Of
Lee w%harfboat, returned home Il
B, morning from st. Louis.
u Captain bud Broadhurst, W.
: his excellent tug, the Night Hav
will leave here Sunday next
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-12

LIVERPOOL. July y. 1880 p~.m.-Cotton Is
active and frmer. Middling unlauds. SID;
middling Orleans, 69-l6d. Sales, IL 900 bales,of
which 1000 we're 'or export and speculation.
Rsceips, 300 bales. Of which all was
American. Futures partially better.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-12

NEw ORLEANS, July l2.-Cotton is firm.
MiddlinS, Il. Sales, 7sO bales.
NEW YORK. July p, i ;S5 ~p.m.-Cotton is
dull and easier. with futures quiet and a
shade easier.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-12
OOrTOA.

Market steady and unchanged, with a
fair demand and light offerings. Sales
yesterday 450 bales.
uo-ToE EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-12
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.

An. pm. AN. P.M.
N. 0. Mail daily --..~~ll.25 Z'Io
Sardis accommodation, On
daily lex. sunday -....-S 30 4'oo
Freight train, daily lex r
cent Sunday .-.-.r...-..- a.lU o.2
Depot at foot of Main street.
Ticket Office, Isl Main street, corner Of
Modison, NJ. BURKE, Gen. Sup't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-12

Arrives. Leaves.
AN. Pm. An. Pm.
Express daily Except "a
Saturday. ..-.......-......--- 4.W n.T
Mail Train..-...-......-..-. SD wv 20
Accounted ntex. Sunday 4.4O
Depot at head OF Main street. ,
Ticket Office. 21 MaiR street, corner OF
Madison.
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n1ICAu Avn MEMpHIs RAILROAD.

PADUCAH ANR MEMPHIS RAILROAD.
Mail Train arrives"......-"...-.. ...'''''' ~ Am
" leaves....-.........--.-.4 UyP.m
The mail train leaves Covington for Mem.
phis at $50 an and arrives at CoVington at
Gas pm, Trains leaving Memphis will start
from the Underwriters' Warehouse. For
rates Of freight. etc., apply to q. Mensarrat,
General Agent, Memphis.
N. M0NSARRAT, Genl MANAGER.
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MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON R. R.
(CTrY TINE.l
Arrives. Leaves.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-12
PUBLIC LEDGER.
RAILROAD TINE TABLE.

MEMPHIS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Arrives. Leaves.
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MEMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.

--A- -A-
AN. Pm. AN. Pm.
Mail Train daily...-.:.- n.E e.W
freight and Aceommoda-
ton daily fox. Sunday . ~ o'oJ
sleepig cars on mail train. Ticket omces,
Louisville Depot, 2S7 Main (cor. hadisohl
and 27S Main street.
WE. SMITH. Aot'g G%en'lSup't.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE

BOATS LEAVING D
Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11

was heard to the north, and the crash shook the heavens and made the rocks tremble. This continued for a long time, and the north wind began to grow cooler and cooler until at length men died by the fire from cold. The Esquimaux knew then that the ice-felds of the north had broken loose. Their traditions told them that, and they hastened to the shore with their wives and children and sailed to an island to the northwest. The strangers mocked them as they left Many, many years after this the Esqui- maux returned only to find that the ice had overwhelmed the strangers and swept the meadows and even the streams into the sea, leaving nothing behind but naked rocks and huge mountains. From that time forth the land was cold and dreary.
 These traditions quantun. ualeant, account very satisfactorily for the sudden disappearance of the Norsemen; but it is just possible that Lieutenant Sehwatka may set them at naught by the discovery of Morse monarchy or republic be- heath the pole.
Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11
 The Chief of the BannOcks.

Buffalo Horn, the leader of the Ban hooks, acted as scout under Gen. How ard from Camas Prairie to Henry Lake, when he left on account of the threaten ing cold, returning to Fort Hall. Buff falo Horn is not the hereditary Chief of the Bannock Indians, but is merely 8 leader among the wild warriors, and is looked up to by them as their Captain.
 These young bucks have supreme con- tempt for the real Chief, whom they speak of sneeringly as an old woman.
 Buffalo Horn is a small, gracefully-built l. dan, with beautiful eyes, not unlike a cross between an eagle's and an ante- lope's. One side of his long hair is bound round with threads of brown bark, which, resembling a buffalo's horn, is probably the origin of his name. He speaks very little English, but seems to enjoy the society of whites. Frontiers men say the Bannocks are not very brave, as class, and cannot "hold 8 eandle' to the Neg Perces as fighters. They are closely connected with the Shoshones and Flutes, by marital and other ties, and would probably have their alliance should war assume serious proportions.
Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11
An Indians Execution.

A Boise City (Id.) telegram says that Tambiago, the Bannook Indian who mur- dered Alexander Roden at Fort Hall, was hanged in the yard of the Penitentiary, near that city. He begged for 8 respite for another day, saying he would will ingly die if he could have one more sleep. On the scafold he bore himself like the stoical savage that he was and seemed only to regret that he was oom- pelled to go alone and without seeing any of his people. His brother, who IS in the Penitentiary for shooting three teamsters near Fort Hall last summer, attempted to commit suicide, but was discovered and the attempt failed. He and Tambiago had asked as a special favor that if one must die the other be permitted to die with hlm. This re- quest was of course refused, hence the attempt at self-destruction. Some ap- prehension was felt that there might be an attempt made by some prowling band of Indians to rescue Tambiago, but there was no evidence of the presence of In diasn in the vicinity.
Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11
Fertizing a Great Desert.

After all, the great problem of irri gating the great Colorado Desert may be accomplished by natural means and without the expendit Ire of vast sums of money as has been proposed. The sur veys made in 1878 of the desert lying west of the Colorado River and extend ing into Mexico demonstrated fully that it was cut off from the Gulf of California by the sediment deposited by the Cobra do River. The old shore lines are dis tinctly recognizable away up in San Bernardino county, and great beds of oysters and other marine shells attest the presence, at no very remote day, of sea water at places from which it is now 15O miles distant. The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses this dried-up part of the gulf, running for over sixty miles at lev els from to 240 feet below that of the sea. The Colorado River has deposited sand and mud along its course until its bed is, Tn places, fully 400 feet higher than it was in the old days when it emptied into the Gulf at least 100 miles nearer Yuma than it does now It con- tinued to pile up sediment until dam was formed reaching across the Gulf to the lower California shore. The head of the gulf thus became lake of salt water, 1 and being fed by no streams gradually dried up. This dam now averages only a height of 27 feet above mean high tides. The Colorado now flows to the south of it, but some trifling changes in its currents may yet cause it to cut away the dam to the north, and to re-convert the desert into lake. This does moi seem as impossible as that the river should abandon it's old bed north of For' Yuma, and force it's way through rocky hill yet we can all see that the lattel has actually contradictions Sen tjseeI.
Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11
The Skies of Italy.

The skies of italy, however, 80 far as the two or three days we have seen them enables us to judge, bear no comparison in olearness and beauty to those of our own fair land. They are much softer than ours, making it difficult at times to distinguish between mountain and cloud, or rather to tell where the mountains end and the clouds begin. The olive and the vine continue to be the main pro- ducts, but as we approach Rome they give place to fields of wheat, rye, rice, and maize. The wheat was just ripening for the harvest South of the Alps, but after we crossed the Appenines the haA vest was in progress. We passed i'm menee fields of wheat in which were long rows of reapers, cutting it with siokles in the old-fashioned way. One or two overseers on horseback superintendedt each gang of workmen. Instead of placing it in shocks, they haul 1t to- gether at once and thresh it by treading out with horses in the open field. We sawbut few stacks of grain, and nothing that approached to our barns. Their horses, cattle and sheep are kept all the year round in the open Aeld.--00r. Rc06Ssg zSnsoe.
Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11
Burning Out The Snakes.

The Quincy, H., Whtg says On Sunday evening McDade's ice house was burned, and hundreds of snakes wiggled and crawled out and ran for the bay, creating continuous splash as one after another of the reptiles went headlong into the water. The snakes seemed to come from every nook and corner of the building, and writhing in agony from the intense heat, instinctiyely made for the bay direct, and, maimed and burned as many of them were, they plunged in promiscuously, throwing great volumes of water high in the air. .a ...-.
 The watchman at one of the other ice houses says that when he first saw the flames they enveloped nearly the entire building. It had been accidentally set on fire by tramps, several of whom were subsequently found lying near the ruins fast asleep. One of these very graphic ally describes the rush of snakes from the burning building. Out of the door, way, through the roof, through dense volumes of smoke, they came by scores, large snakes and small, of almost every species known to this latitude, their eyes distended and their forked tongues darting defiance at the blaze, they actu- ally raced through the air to a place of safety. They hissed with madness, and pounded the earth with their tails in fury, and seemed to screech in agony. The number of them seemed to be end less, until the whole structure was so far consumed that no more could es- cape.
 Great rattlesnakes, blow snakes, moo- l casins, garter snakes, and water snakes were huddled and hustled together as they came forth apparently born of the flames. Wild with rsge and tossing venom into the fire, which seemed only to increase it's volume, they coiled on the ground with arched necks ready to strike the foe that approached them. Some ot them even seemed to stand on the edge of the ice house as if bidding defiance tc the devouring elements, and to lick uI the flames with their tongues, before giving up what had been their homes Some of the snakes took refuge in Q large pile of lumber near the ice mouse.
 The house was built with three boards by which vacant space was made in the siding, creating an air-chamber, and it 1t supposed that the snakes had taken pos sesaon of thls for home. The tramps who endeavored to stay in the ice house on Sunday night probably discovered some of the snakes and attempted tl smoke them out, but the effort resulted in the destruction of the entire build | inO ..s..l .r.
Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11
A Woman's COnscientiousness.

The Haverhill Mass, Gasette tells this story:-Perhaps tue reader has noticed while journeying upon the Boston and Lowell Railroad, at Willow Bridge, Somerville, & plain but sub- stantial neat brick house upon the hill, only moments walk from the station. It's doors have not been opened for twelve years. Twelve years ago one of the brightest and smartest mechanics in our bustling city-young, handsome, whose only apparent fortune was his daily wages of which he was very care full, saving all he could for the one bright object of his life, which was to marry her whom he had won, as soon as they could get money enough to commence housekeeping-was engaged to charm ing young girl. She was conscientious to fault, brought up in the most puritanical of Puritan families, good, pure and beautiful. One bright morning in spring he invited her to take drive in the suburbs. They halted after about hu uOuI D OiANO HI AAoho VI oA1AS AASNsS'' He asked her how she liked it. Of course she wished it was theirs they could be so happy if they only had q home like that. He invited her in. The house had just been completed, and very nicely furnished. Judge of her surprise when he quietly informed her that the property was hls, that he owned 1t. Why, she was completely dumbfounded, and, of course, wanted an explanation. How, when, did he come in possession of so much property? He tried to avoid the question, but she was firm. He finally told her that he drew $40, ,000 in some lottery scheme, and with its funds built and furnished this home for her She turned upon him as though he were the veriest gambler, vowing then and there that she would never be his wife until he gave back the property which he had gained by what she termed un lawful means. She scorned all efforts o his to induce her to occupy the house They separated; parted at the door which has not been opened since
 The furniture remains the same to day US when they left it twelve year ago, except what age has done. Boil are wanderers upon the face of the earth both lives blasted.
Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11
A Thief'S Trick.

A fashionably-dressed man went into a large iewelry store in Bond street, London, selected articles worth $4,0OO, and rendered thousand pound note in payment. The storekeeper ascertained that the note was forgery. Just as he was about to summon assistance, & cab was drawn rapidly up and two men in police uniform hurriedly entered, saying that he man was an old offender of whom they were in search. Directing a porter to place the jewelry in the cab and to come along with them as 8 wit ness, the men in uniform said they would inform the firm when their attendance would be required to press the charge. Then they drove off with thelr prisoner, leaving the jewellers loud in their praise of the proficiency of the police. Next day, however, their porter, brutally beaten, returned with the information that the two supposed police officers were thieves in disguise.
Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11
An Early Day Battle Ground.

Wyoming is in Luze1ne county, Pa. and extends on both sides of the Susque- hanna river for twenty miles, widening in some places to ten miles.
 In the early summer of 177S most of the men of the Wyoming settlement were with the army of Washington, and after repeated appeals for them to return to guard their homes against the Indians, who were mastering up the valley, the companies to which they were attached became disorganlzed, and the officers re- signed and hastened home, but it was too late. On the Sd of July Col. John Butler, with large band of Indians and Tories, met all the force that could be mustered in the valley he outnumbored them three to one, and his victory was overwhelming. There then followed 0 butchery that has hardly a parallel in history. It was led on by the Indian Queen Esther. The invasion, in which there was wanton and ruthless destruc- tiod of property, made 150 widows and 600 orphans. Four months afterward a few whe had been spared returned to the desolate valley, gathered ue the dead and buried their bodies. They could recognize none of them. In 1842 mon ument was erected over their remains. It stands on the outskirts of the village of Wyoming.
 For many years there was contro- versy as to whether the famous Mohawk Indian chieftaln, Joseph Brant, Tha-yen- da-neaga, participated in the ma >sacre. The question seems not to have been definitely settled. The awakening of interest in the event has also awakened the controversy. Brant was the son of Sir William Johnson, who was given a large estate in the Mohawk valley by the English Government, and Mollie Brant, squaw whom the Knight is said to have married. Although Joseph was guilty of many atrocities during the war, the Wyoming massacre would have been blot on his name that he could ill afford to bear. Campbell, in his "Gertrude of Wyoming" refers to him as follows: ..... "The mammoth comes--the foe-the monster
 Brant.
 With all his bowling, desolating band"
 Brant's son Joseph, while visiting England, visited the poet and, it seems, convinced him that his father was not at the massacre, and Campbell, in subse- quent editions, printed foot note re- counting tho interview and affirming his belief that he had wronged Brant. But he did not alter the lines in the text.
 William l.. Stone, in his life of Brant, offers proofs to the same effect, but there is still stronger evidence. The late Hon. Asher Tyler, formerly of Chemung county, New York, became intimately acquainted with the Indians and thell language on the reservation there. In fact he was the best authority on Indian history in New York State. He once asked an old Seneca chief, who himself was at the Wyoming massacre, whether Brant was there. The Indian answered in his own tongue several times, as though to make his reply emphatic
 "Tha-yen-dc-nege not at Wyoming. N. F. Paper.
Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11
A SOcialistic Picnic.

The procession of the Socialists Labor Party in Brooklyn on July 4th comprised about three thousand men and boys. There were five divisions in line, each division being composed of from two to six sub-societies. Along the line of march the procession was frequently cheered by people on the sidewalks and in the houses. After the parade there was picnic in Uhler's Park that was attended by about 5000 There were dancing, genes, and speeches. Conspic. uously displayed in the grove was a ban ner upon which was painted:
 Bread is cheap and water don't cost anythins -we don't mean to starve.
Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11
Capital Punishment Among Sparrows.

In the cornice over the Utica Court House is 8 very large colony of spar rows. Last week one of the number committed some offense and was brought up before one of the older birds and a large jury. The offender must have been guilty beyond doubt, as the trial was brief one. Within an hour the wicked bird was seized by four others, and in spite of his struggles cord at tached to bracket was twisted around its neck when all was secure the bird was dropped and it quickly strangled. The victim's body still hangs from one of the pillars of the temple of justice, a warning to all other offenders against the laws of the spaggows.
Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11
THE .SCHOOL-GLRL.

Come, tired eyes up.u your tender hgnt, And let us read !n depths of changing blue, The w.n .ed thoughts that waver throuyh and tn oush Those mystic mirrors, If read aright, I.l Reflect no lessons such as books reciie, HV But catch the subtler s, crets that imbuo Thy woman's heart ;-making both falsc
 and true
 In one deft-woven tapestry unite. In what old picture wouldst thou httest stano Haply as sweet Virginia-when through
 ways -.-,..e.. .,..lyr-4 't. Of crowd and jostle oft see thee come Virginia with her tablets In her hand, EreAppius bllghts her with his rufnan gaae'
 Tripping across the forum of Old Rome