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SPEAK SOFTLY.

Speak softly, gently ever!
There's no wiser part
For harsh words pierce like steel
The yearning, loving heart.
AS gems reflect in bri ghtness
Every fitting beam,
Let words reflect in kindness
Loves sunny, love-!it CLEAN.
Speak softly, gently ever.
There's no better plan =.
For angry words can never
Effect what kind words can.
For, oh soft word spoken
May move the stnbbnrn soul,
That still would prove defiant
Should words in thunder roll.
Speak softly, gently ever!
Words breathing naught save love!
And soon our blighted Eden
viii bloom as realms above.
For faith and fond affection
In true love knot entwined,
With frmer cords than tempered stee
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T MY OLD STAND!

FNHE UNDERSIGNED HAS RE
/ moved his FAMILY GROCERY
STORE and BAKERY to his former
OLD STAND on Jackson Street, im
mtdiately opposite the E lcelsior
Stable. Y. GlRARD.
Jan. 16. 1S7S-2t.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL.

The Secretary of State having sub
mitted to me his annual report, !
transmit it to you. You will observe
that he asks attention to the absLrac.
ton from bis office Of tue standard
weights and measures, provided for
under existing laws, which calls fo'
replacement thereof, proper appro
priation on your part being necessary
to that end.
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NOTICE.

THIS IS TO WARN AND PUB
L licly give notice to all parties,
that | will prosecute to the full extent
of the law, all persons tiespassing
on, cutting down timber or cutting up
timber, on my tract of land, on the
North side of Red River, known as the
old Cummings tract.
Jany. 9-3 t. JOHN MlLHAS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
WASHINGTON.
Conrre..lonaI FroeeeaInE..

WAsHlSGroN, Msy S.-HoUsE-The
joint resolution reported from the com.
mittee on education and labor for the
enforcement Of the eighthOur law in all
departments Of the government gave rise
to a lively discussion, in the course Of
which Mr.. Banks denounced the disre.
gard Of the law by the government as
scandslous and infamous, aud Mr.. But.
Ter, of Massachusetts, advocated a pen
atty for its disregard, and said there was
more powder and ball wanted in the ad.
ministration Of the laws. The joint
resolution passed. difH fH
SENArE-Mr. Davis (Ill called up
the senate bill TO provide for the distri
button Of awards made under convention
between the United States Of America
and Mexico, and concluded July 4th,
1858. A discussion ensued in regard to
certain alleged fraudulent claims Of
Bspj. We'll and the Laabra silver mining
company.
Mr.. Edmunds, of the judiciary com.
mittee, said there we're some things in
possession Of the committee in regard to
these claims which the senate should
know, and moved that the doors should
be closed. Agreed to and the doors we're
closed for secret legislative business,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
THE NATIONALS.
A Night session and utter Plat
form Discussion.

A Night session and utter Plat
form Discussion.
PHILADELPHIA, Msy 9.-The National
convention continued its session until
half'past 2 o'clock this morning, owing
to a bitter discussion on the platform,
and resumed the session and discussion
at 10 o'clock to-day, with but little more
than half the delegates present. r. W.
Hughes made a speech largely upon the
labor question, %favoring eight hours for
work and de~precating the employment
OF children in factories. Other speakers
followed, but we're interrupted frequently
and unpleasant expressions exchanged.
+. ?. Devices, chairman of the State
central com mittee, read a more conserv.
atiye platform than that read the night
before, and it was loudly cheered. Mr..
Emerson, Of Beaver, moved it be adopt
ed, when there we're loud cries Of mo
gag law" and Hold on A delegate
from Fayette alluded to the mob Of Lu.
zerne, which brought forty delegates to
The floor. rfe
Exceptions we're taken to ths portion
Of the last platform read which proposed
that the party be called the GreenbAck
Labor party instead Of National, and
the vote upon the question to strike
gu. that portion OF the platform, pro.
voked the l%iyeliest discussion between
the labor and ~greenbsck elements, and
the speeches all alluded to "the elements
in the convention The motion to
strike out the Greenbsek Labor party
was lost by al overwhelming vote. The
resolution that the convention condemn
any lawlessness or violence was adopted,
and the platform read this morning was
also adopted. tlaQu
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

LIvERPooL, May Nv. WinterrAb-
bles, cotton broker, has suspended. The
failure of Dunkerley, Carter 4 Co, pro-
vision merchants of this town. isban-
nounced. Liabilities f2O, 900.
LONDON, May 9.--As a result Of the
mobilization Of the army and militia ser.
vice $4,000 trained and effective soldiers
have taken their places in the ranks.
The laboratory department Of the
Woolwich arsenal has received an order
for 10000 casks, to contain each forty
eight pounds of biscuit.eraekers, to be
carried on paek.saddles, Fifteen hun
died tons of preserved meat have been
received from the United States, princi-
pally from Chicago. ls so.7
A dissolution of parliament is not now
anticipated.
A conviction begins to find expression
that a too sanguine view is taken of
Count S~chouvalohFs journey TO st. Pc.
tersburg. 1t is argued that he cannot
have a mission from the British govern.
ment unless the latter has consented to
abandon the idea Of European concert
and viii treat directly With Russia about
special British interests. 1t is c%opjec-
tuted that Count scbouvaloff may have
had some personal object in wishing to
visit St. Petersburg.
While Prince G~ortschakoff ia incspa-
citated Tor the duties of CHARACTERISTIC
and the question Of bis successor is in
suspense, it is not unlikely, however, that
Count S~ohouvalof takes the specific
affirmative Of the British objections to
the treaty Of San Stefano, such as Cornt
Andrassy communicated to General
Ignstief. SD,
Quarters have been engaged at AK
La Chapelle for Bismarck for the end Of
MAY. rft rat .tta.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
The Common Enemy.

In order to make hesdway against the COM
mon enemy, disease, II is necessary to oppose
him with persistence. 1t very frequently
happens that a remedy perfectly adequate to
the necessities of the case, if persisted in. is
condemned and thrown aside because a few
doses of 1t do not cure a malady. How I'M
reasonable and unjust would such a judgment
be regarding Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, ons
Of the most popular and highly sanctioned
medicines OF the day, a potent invigorant and
an invariably successful remedy for constipa-
ton, dyspepsia, liver complaint, ineipient
rheumatism and govt, inactivity and weak.
ness Of the kidneys and bladder, and for the
in6rmities incident TO the decline oflife. No
faotis better established than tho above, Yet
in order TO experience its truth those afflicted
with oh ,tinate forms of disease should give
this benignant curative n patient trial. IL
they dc they may rely upon decisive curative
results.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

THE GREAT TENNESSEE BOND SUIT.
We lately published from the Bali.
more Sun q history Of the great Tennes'
see bond case. which has lately been
argued before the Supreme Court and
will soon be decided. The Knoxville
Tribune of yesterday makes the follow
ing clear and comprehensive comment
upon the case:
There is now pending before the Su-
preme Court OF the United States q case
whose decision will have a very import
ant bearing upon the ultimate rights of
the holders of Tennessee bonds and of
Tennessee railroad companies. The
case was argued about two weeks age
and a decision is looked for at an early
day. 1t is really a matter of litigation
between two classes Of the HOLDERS Of
bonds OF the Mobile and Ohio railroad,
but by direct Implication aud as a matter
OF real defense, it involves the long.dis.
puted, and not as yet finally adjudicated.
question as to whether, under the acts of
Tennessee and the conditions OF It's W
face, a bond of the State. issued to a rail
road company, is itself a lien upon the
road 0 fsuch company until paid, despite
any settlement between the railroad
company and the State.
The holders Of Tennessee bonds are
not parties, as such, to this proceeding,
but as their alleged rights IN the premises
are relied on as substantial matters of
defense, the court must take these into
consideration and decide them upon their
merits. A decision would not be conclu-
sive as against any procedure by the
bondholders, but it would be practically
decisive of the question of their lien, and
hence both b~ondholders and solvent Ten.
nessse railroad companies are deeply in
terested in the forthcoming decision.
The second mortgage bopdholders of the
Mobile and Ohio rosd rely and insist
upon the lien of the State b~ondholder to
defeat the claims Of the substitution
boudholder, just as a defendant in eject
ment sometimes defeats a plaintiff BY
establishing the true title to the property
sued for in a third party. A decision 10
ouCu case MOulu uOb DC COuCtuciV6 CltDef
for or against such third person not
a party to the suit, bat it would
go very far towards determining his
actual rights, one way or the other. Il
is upon this principle that the Supreme
Court Of the United States will soon pass
judgment npon Che question whether the
payment by a railroad company of its
debt to the State, in other bonds than
those originally loaned to it. had the e.
feet Of distinguishing the lien created
upon the road by the bond, so originally
issued, which is still outstanding and
unpaid. 10 short, when the railroad
company paid its debt to the State, was
its property further liable under the lien
Of the original bond which was the pri-
mary evidence Of that Indebtedness?
Having paid the State the amount of the
original loan, must the company, in de-
fault Of the State to pay its bond, now
pay the b~ondholder also2 That is the
question, and a most important one II is,
not only TO the parties interested, but in
its possible bearings upon questions Of
much concern to the people Of Tennea-
see.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
A Tennesseeas's Experience in Mis-.
souri,.

hOOEls
The St. Louis Republican contains the
following:
The last victim of the confidence men
is DR.. k. Wilson, who reached here yes.
terday morOing.. Heis from ClarksviIle,
Tenn, and is on his way to Texas
Shortly after he got here, he met a very
spruce and business.like young man who
inquired where he wss from, where 20.
ing, etc by q remarkable coincidence
this new acquaintaRce happened to be
the o OF a prominent GAINESVILLE
sankeE named Kennedy, and by a still
more remarkable coincidence, he hap.
pened to be on his way to the same Texas
town as DR.. Wilson. So they became
fact friends and walked down toward the
express Office to see whether Mr.. Kenne
dy's goods had arrived. A young man
met them and informed Kennedy that
the goods were all right, but the $50 bal.
ance on the bill mast be paid. Mr..
Kennedy, unfortunately, only had $40,
so DR.. Wilson lent him $40, which would
be promptly returned on their arrival OF
the Union depot. A moment later they
we're passing the chamber Of commerce,
and Mr.. Kennedy remembered a little
item of unfinished business on change
that it would not do to neglect. DR..
Wilton said he would wait for him at
the Chestnut street door, and, after wait
ing a compile Of hours, he reported his
little experience at Chestnut street sta.
ton.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
TEE EASTERN

A letter from Mobile to a gentleman
in this city says, in speaking of the com
mercial convention lately held in that
city: "The only subject which pro-
duced any excitement during the DELHI
erations Of the convention was a PROPOSE
ton to fix the eastern terminus Of the
Texas Pacific railway at Vicksburg
General Stephen D. Lea, of Columbus,
introduced a resolution comms nding the
Texas Pacific to the favorable consider.
alton of congress. General Wilder, Of
Chattanooga, moved to amend by pro
viding that the eastern terminus Of the
road should be fixed at V;Cksburg. This
brought to his feet John c. Burcb, of
Nashville, who opposed Wilder's amend.
ment in his ablest tanner. For about
two hours the discussion was continued
with the highest excitement, Wilder ia.
voring bis proposition requiring Yicks-
burg as the eastern terminus, in which
he was forcibly seconded by two or three
OF the Alabama delegation. Burch elo-
qaently opposed, and was seconded by
StaElmsn and Whitworth. OF Nashville.
The proposition, as finally adopted. vas
presented by Mr., Fowler, of Alabama,
as follows:
Resolved That it is the sense Of this
convention that the friends Of the Tie xas
Pacific railroad representing our inter
ests 10 the congress OF the United States
have our fullest confidence 10 their earn
est efforts to consummate the great en-
terprise.
From this it will be seen that Nashville,
through one Of her worthy representa-
tives, is opposed at least to any discrim'
ination against Memphis, and that Colo
mel Burch doubtless prevented the adop,
ton of an amendment, which could have
been seized upon and used to antagonize
various localities in the South, and thus
perhaps defeat the passage Of any bill Of
the kind at this session. We can see
further how we would have lesseped the
chances of any bill getting through by
making our support conditional upon an
eastern terminus. By so doing we would
have set hSIf the South against US, and
defeated the very measure in which
Memphis is most Interested. Chatts
o has a direct railroad connection
with Yicksbnrg, Gen. Wilder has large
interests at Chattanooga, aud IL looking
out for his own locality. Whenever
il appears that the Texas and Pacific
railroad bill is intended to build up a
certain point or narrow strip Of country,
it ceases to be a matter of general inter
est, or to have claims upon the public as
a national enterprise. We are glad to
knowthat Colonel Bnrch and other seu'i-
BILE gentlemen were on hand to oppose
and prevent any hurtful or foolish action
of the nature proposed in the Mobile
convention.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
train Charges.

Kew YoRK, May 9,-The grain ware.
housing and floating elevator companies
yesterday adopted the following charges
per busbel, to 20 into effect June |;
Storage, including Weighing on all sound
grain for the frat ten days, One-hali cent
and for each succeeding ten days or parI
thereof, one quarter Of y per cent.
weighing, ons.half cent; el~eVating, one.
half cent; screening and blowing, one,
quarter to one cent turning grain, one.
fifth Of one cent; transferring grain in
store, including weighing, ~threefourtbI
of Zone cent and including screening and
blowing, one cent per bushel.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
LEoAL.


Before j. NJ. Coleman, Justice Of the Poao,
Tor Shelby county. Tenn. -Artuokle 4
Tucker vs.. Mrs. G. Ahern,
IN HIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAv.
4 lnV cen sued out under section 3i55 Of the
Code OF tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property Of the defendant by garnish-
ment on II. Foster, who answers that be IS in
debted TO said O. Ahern In the sum OF twenty
three dollars, and affidavit having been
made that the defendant is Indebted ID
the plaintiffs IN the sum Of slI.29, du.
~ account, and that the claim u lust, and
that defendant Is q nonresident Of the State
Of. Tennessee 1t is. therefore ordered thai
said defendant make her porsonal appear.
anoo before me on the 18th day OF June,
1873, at 10 O'clock An, at my o0ice, No. 2Nt
Front street, Memphis, Tennessee, and defend
said attachment suit within the time pre-.
BcTibod BY law, OF the same will bo proceeded
with OK parte; and that a copy Of this order b
published once a week for four consecutive
weeks In the Public Ledger.
This the 9th day Of May, 1873,
W-o6-T2B j. NJ. COLEMAN, j.. P,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
NO. 100 MAIN STREET, MEMPHIS, TEN


most respectable parents, living N an
elegant home.
ION one street l found four brown
stone houses where the girls in three
Of these elegant houses had or had had
these vile articles. In another place a
little girl Of thirteen years of age went
to her bureau drawer and took a sealed
box and, breaking the seal, gave ne q
most infamous paper which she had
copied of, and on searching this box /
found others Ct the same character. An
neither little girl had carried one of
these Internal things to and from school
in her geography, aud was sent home
for it. Another one took them home and
was fonnd showing them to a little cou-
sin. 1t is not alone in the public schools,
but since January LIST l have found the
same in other schools" He advises all
parents to look through the private
effects Of their children for iAterdicted
literature.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

Senator Withsrs, of Virginia, dis,
played wonderful nerve during a recent
operation, when the surgeons had to cut
into the inside of the pupil of the eye
and remove from it particle Of diseased
matter. He absolutely refused to take
morphine or any other ~snesthetic. and.
lying on a sofa with his head propped up
to allow the surgeons to reach bis eye
readily, submitted himself to the shock
with entire eomposure. Mr.. Withers not
only did not utter a sound under the
knife, but did not once vince or give
any other evidence Of feeling pain. The
exhibition Of nerve aud power Of will
was wonderful, and the best results fol.
loved. The operation was more success.
inl than if the patient had been sub.
Ieeted to the Influence Of anesthetics.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

CAIRO, May s.-Arrived-Storm, St.
Louis, 8 p m; City Of Helena, St. Louis,
10; Anderson, Nashville, 8 q m; Capitol
City, Vicksburg, 8. Departed Storm
Ohio, s pm; Helena, Vicksburg, 4 am;
Capitol City, St. Louis, 10. Clear and
pleasant.
CINCINNATI, May . = River rising.
Clear and pleasant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

WASHINGTON. May 8 The concurrent
resolutions submitted by Senator Nor.
gan to-day concerning the relations OF
this country with Mexico propose that
congress shall make substantially the
following declarations;
First-That, in defining and settling
by treaty the relations Of the two coua.
tries, it is just and expedisnt, and 10 &C.
e%ordance with the interest of the people
o. the United States in the maintenance
Of the right Of self.goVernment on this
continent, that the present boundaries
between Mexico and the Uoited States
shall be guaranteed as permanent and
inviolabls.
Second-Thst it is proper that both
governments shall engage hal the terri
tory of each shall be protected against
conquest By any European power.
Third-Tkst With the view Of giving
the citizens Of each country equal ad
vantages Of trade and intercourse, and
10 order to place the peace and friend.
ship OF the two countries upon q stable
footing, such mutual agreements should
be made as will protect the borders from
predatory raids OF outlaws; aud that
citizens Of one country residing in the
other should be free from arbitrary as
sessments or exactions il regard to their
persons or property; that it is expedient
to provide by treaty for the protection Of
ench citizens Of either country ss shall,
with the consent of the government Of
Mexico, build a railroad from the City Of
Mexico 10 connect at the boundary with
the lines Of railroad in Texas aud else
where in the United States.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
THE ooNFsDERArE MONUMENT.

Elsewhere it will be seen that the
members Of the Confederate Relief and
Historical Association ore taking snits.
Bile steps TO arrange for the uuyeiling Of
the Confederate monument, which will
shortly come from Richmond and be
placed ia Elmwood. We have not seen
the design of the monument, but under
stand that it will be thirty-ive feet high
aud Of classical proportions. General
W. Y. C. Humes has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the GRAFTON Of the day.
Governor Porter, General Joseph L
Johnston, General Beauregard and
others from a distance will be invited 10
attend and participated in the ceremonies
of the day. The annual decoration OF
Confederate graves will take place at
the same time, and it ia hoped the occa-
sion will be one Of unusual interest
Hon. Jefferson Davis has recently writ
ten from New Orleans to a member Ct
the committee that he will hardly be
able to be present. he is member Of
the Memphis Historical and Relic! Asso
citation, aud always has taken o lively
interest in its proceedings. The monu'
ment is now in transitu and is expected
to arrive in a day or two, aud arrange.
ments are being made for its removal to
Elmwood. 1t is not az costly and as
grand as some might have desired, but
its modest style and absence Of orun.
mentation seem suggestive Of the deeds,
the war, and the era it is intended to
commemorate. Poverty-stricken people
who have lost all BY war cannot erect
costly monuments. Yet the simple shat,
standing amid the magnolias which
shade the plain graves of ex Oonfed
crates in Elmwood will tell q:
touching a tale of sacrificing spir
its and heroic devotion to duty a.
the most %pretentious sculpture. We
owe this much a. least to those bray.
men who went down ia the shock o
battle or gasped their last breath in
rude hospital without knowing that the.
had been fighting for a lost cause, The.
personAted American valor aud patriot
ism as co%nscientiously as the men Of thI
Revolution, and will be honored accord
ingly, net only in this section. but al
over the Union when prejudice ha.
given way to the cooler methods o
judgment aud reason. They we're on
comrades, our n~eigbbors and kindred
and their memories deserve every toxic
Of affection and respect at our hands.