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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21

tall Southerner, whose shirt was open,
exposing a shaggy, sunburned breast,
had Just exclaimed BY God, we'll
have the cowardly hound if we have
to burn up the old trapl'' when a
window was heard to rise and fall, a
form appeared for a moment above the
crowd. The Pickering, dim light OF
the torches fell upon the form for q
moment and showed it to be 1.-THE,
graceful and shapely. Then, before q
pistol could be fred or an exclamation
made, Ed Judson jumped into the
very midst es his terrible enemies, q
weapon in his hand was seen to smoke
twice, and he was gone, followed by
the terrible roar let cut from, the
mouths of twenty-five guns and PTS
tolsl
He escaped, but what became of the
woman he left in the hotel no one ever
knew. 1t is said that to-day, however,
he wears the sears of several wounds
which he received when he ran the
gauntlet of those twenty-five deadly
weapons in the hands of those twenty
five Southern gentlemen who were
bent upon preserving the honnah "
of their companion, Porterfeld.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21
Thursday Evening, Nov. 81. ,ls7s.


Born the Appeal and LEDGER quote
with gusto, the New York Herald on the,
missing Greenback party. Evidently
these organs Of the Democratic party, like
the American at Nashville, are converted
TO the Herald's policy of a gold currency
only.-[Avalanche.
The Greenback party, as a party, is
a dead failure, and the Avalanche
might as well admit the fact. The
party borrowed all its ideas from the
old parties and was led by men who
had failed to get Office in those old
parties. BY the way, the Avalanche is
one of the most consistent papers in
the country. Those who have read it
for three or four years will remember
that when old Bill Allen was a
candidate for Governor of Ohio
on a Democratic and rather Green
backish platform, adopted by his party,
the columns of the Avalanche over
flowed with ridicule, sarcasm and in
vectives against the rag-baby." To
prove its consistency the Avalanche
ought to reproduce a dozen or two of
its choicest editorials, on rise up vii
liam Allen and the pulp that was to
be made into money. Now, our CO
temporary hugs the rag-baby to its
bosom and claims to be the original
finder, if not the father.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21

officials, making life here for them a
burden, and leaving them, during the
season, scarcely a moment to enjoy
their personal friends and home hfe.
In the last year of the reign of Mrs.
Fish as the wife Of the secretary of
state there happened an amusing in
cident, which | will relate to instance
the trouble to which the wives ofpub-
lie men arc 5Asa unnecessarily put.
| will call the lady Thomas. Her
husband is a clerk on small pay in one
Of the departments. She made no
social pretsnsion, lived in a quiet,
humble way, IN a very petite house in
the suburbs, kept no domestic, and
did her own work. Allthis greatly to
her credit. Being n Wednesday
afternoon in the neighborhood of the
Fish Mansion, she proposed to her
sister ito 20 in just for a look and see
what the high-Ayers were doing" At
the door a footman presented his sal
yer for a card. They had none. The
assistant servant handed another sal
yer with a blank card and a pencil.
The little woman wrote her name and
address, thinking it a mere form, and
the twain were ushered into the draw
ing-room, where the courtly Mrs.
Fish received them with all the i'm
pressment due a queen. About ten
days after this the industrious house
keeper was mounted on q step-ladder
in front of her modest little home, en-
gagged in the unpleasant task of wash
ing windows.
She noticed coming down the street
an elegant carriage, with servants in
livery, driving superbly caparisoned
horses. 1t came on, and presently
halted at the door. The footman
sprang down, came to the window, took
a card, and, approaching the ladder,
asked
Does Mrs. Thompson live here ?"
"Yes."
is she at homer"
NO. replied the quick-witted
housewife, as she took the pasteboard
and slowed it in her pocket. The
story was too good to keep, and the
husband told it in great glee to a
friend of ours, who gave it to me. Mrs,
Fish was very punctilious about pay
ing visits, and, no matter how obscure
the person from whom she received
the compliment of a visit, she never
failed to go in person and return it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21
Calls in washington.

A Washington correspondent says.
To show to what absurd lengths visit
ing is carried in this city, or as Mrs.
Senator Morgan once aptly put it,
"The peddling Of cards" ! will quote
verbatim for you an advertisement
which appeared for three successive
evenings last week in the Star.
"A lady having a carriage and pair
would like one or two ladies who have
regular visiting to join her in the keeI
of it. Address N. S. w, Star Office
Can you imagine anything more
senselegs, more yapid than a round Of
calls, made with people whose only
recommendation to such an intimate
companionship, as sharing ones car
riage would necessarily lead, lies in
the two facts that they have regular
visiting, and share the expenses o.
the keep The question of how tt
harmonize these "lIsts" seems out al
the question, | naturally infer that
woman reduced TO the necessity OF ad.
yertising for "intimates" 70 80 "thC
rounds with her, must belong to that
large floating class who devote the sea.
son to rushing from one public ofiicia.
reception to the other fnp. upder Nc
circumstances would such persons
have the entree to the private resi-
dent society Of our city. These ar,
tho kind ofpepple who swell the visit
ing lists Of the wives Of government
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21
CardinaI CuIIen.s Nuceessor.

4 special dispatch from London
Gays: A dispatch to the Standard
ftom Rome reports that the Right
Rev. Mgr. McCsbe, Bishop Of GOdara.
and coadjutor 70 the late Cardinal. has
been selected 70 succeed 70 the arch
bishOpfie, and viii probably be made
Cardinal DR.. McCabe has been for a
long time associated with the arch
diocese Of Dublin and is very popular
with both priests and people. He first
attracted attention when parish priest
IN St. Nicholas parish, situated in that
part Of Dublin known as The Liber-
~ for his successful exertions to re-
claim the rough element which is yery
numerous In that neighborhood. He
vas thence transferred to the import
ant parish Of KingstOwn. where he
gained still further distinction. A
short time ago he was appointed bishor
Of Godafa and cOadjutOr bishop Of
Dublin, and the appointment was re.
celyed with satisfaction by all classes
of the community. DR.. McCabe hal
thrOughyHt his long ministry carefully
abstained from interference in politics
and was a mrrked contrast TO the lat,
cardinal in many respects. His ap.
pointment will probably tend to brinj
70 a close a long and bitter quarrel be
tween the heads OF the Catholi,
Church in ireland and the Irish ma
tiOnalists.'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21

handle 3 LIvERMoRE. ID

Do 9econd 9treet. Ternph1a.

Mr.. James B. Colgate, the well
known New York bullion broker. was
the only banker who voted in the
negative on Mr.. Goes resolutions at
the meeting of the New York Clear
ing House on Tuesday, practically de-
monetizing silver. In a conversation
with a Graphic reporter on the sub
ject, he was asked if he believed that
special legislation by congress would
be necessary to compel the banks, as
represented by the Clearing House, to
receive silver on a par with gold in
the payment of balances? He re-
piled: Il certainly do not. The
banks will be bound by the law, re-
Gently passed, remonetizing the silver
dollar, the same as private individuals
If | had 100000 in silver to deposit
in a bank it would have to accept it,
and if it did not, | could compel it to
do So"
What will be the effect of the ac-
tion of the Clearing House ?"
1T practically means resumption on
a gold basis only, reducing silver to a
subsidiary coin merely. The banks
say they will not recognize the value
of silver given it by the last congress,
and legal steps may be necessary to en-
force the present law"
DO not the resolutions passed in
fringe the legal tender capacity of the
silver dollar?"
You must bear in mind that there
is a difference between receiving the
silver dollar as a legal tender and re-
ceiving it as deposits. The banks must
receive it as a legal tender for debts
due them, but they only consent to re-
ceive it as a special deposit, which will
have the effect of boarding it up in
bank vaults instead of bringing it into
general circulation. By the silver
bill, the silver dollar of 4121 grains is
equal to a gold dollar, and the banks
have no right to discredit it, nor at
tempt to decrease its value"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21

TIKI chance of the Democratic parry in
the ne1t Presidential election depend;
very much on he spirit manifested BY the
Southern members Al the approaching sss-
sion Of eonEres-New York Sun.
This is the old song. VIII North
ern people never let up on ii? 1t is
vel known that the Southern mem
bers prevented the country from be-
ing thrown into confusion and distress
BIZ their moderate counsels when the
Presidential question was pending
They viii continue 70 manifest a spin
which II would DO well TO initiate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21

II is a rule Of the Chinese Six Com.
panies Of San Francisco that no China.
man shall open a wash -house within 4
certain distance Of one already estab.
lished. A Chinaman infracted tho
rule and was ordered 10 close his sbop
He refused Next he received a FOR.
NAL notice that he must move and pay
a fine Of $40. Still he disobeyed
Soon he was missing. After a iont
search by white friends he was found
chained in a cellar, where he had beer
left to starye. He was released. onl,
TO disappear again, and it is supposed
that, by order Of the secret tribunal
he has been murdered.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21
How He Gave Up His Seat i'm a
BOI-tail Car TO a Charming
XOuRg Lady.

Eau Erzneiseo car8niels-
On Sunday afternoon a bob-t2il car
ofthe City Line. going Missi0nKard.
was crowded. The seats were all
taken, and many we're standing still,
every nov and then, the car would
stop % take on additional passenger
Apretty and kshionsbly-sttired young
lady boarded the conveyance, but she
looked just a little disappointed on
discovering that she could get no far
Their than a few feet from the rear
door, and would be compelled 70 stmd
Grasping q hand-strap, she threw a
wistful glance around Der. One Of the
occupants Of the seats vas a young
mar from the interior, and he surrsn-
dered his seat to the last arrival
Smilingly she accepted his offer, and be
took up his station near the front door.
An instant after she had settled her
self IN her seat and shaken out the
folds Of her elegant dress. she took a
half dime from her purse and passed
it 10 the young man thar he might
drop it into the fare-bOK He, how
ever, was not Yersed 10 the practices
Of metropolitan street railways. his
own fare having been paid BY a
city friend who was with him.
Thinking the money was offered
him as the price Of his seat
he quietly put it in his pocket
unobseryed BY the lady, but 10 the
great amusement Of those Of the pas.
sengers who witnessed the transfer
Conscious that a fare was lacking, tn,
lynx-eyed driver, after ringing th,
box-bell several times 70 no effect
opened the door and demanded til,
missing ticket or a half dime. A ma
licious urchin. on mischief intent
spoke out and accused the unconseiou
countryman Of stealing the none.
given him by ladies to put in the box
This so e%xasperated the now Devil
dered youth that he at once knoeke,
down the impertinent speaker. tn
boys mother, a nervous dame Of fit
years, swooned away a timid eitize
by her side blew a police whistle: tn
driver stopped the car. A scene {
wild confusion and tumult ensue
until the arrival of an officer, who wa
about to take the rustic into eustodr
when the young lady who had bee
the indirect cause of all the troubl
made an explanation, the countryma
made an apology, the saucy lad recoy
cred, the nervous mother was cohveye
to an adjacent drug store, the TIM.
gentleman alighted, the officer disap
peared, and the car resumed its way a
though nothing had happened.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21

At the Stafford Sessions, in England.
the other day, great amusement was
caused by a medical certificate. pro.
duced for an absent juryman, stating
be was suffering from nervous debility
arising from alcoholic excess. The
chairman SAID because a man chose Ia
get drunk was no excuse, and he must
be fined f5.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21

The Baroness Rothschild has pur-
chased the English house on the Street
of Nations at the Paris Exhibition,
and will remove il 10 Ferrieres. It is
said to be one Of the handsomest build
ings on the Exhibition grounds.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21

The emperor Of Brazil is a sensible
man. who cares nothing for pomp and
show. His summer residence in Bra
I'll is called a " yellow barn being a
long, low building, needing paint and
hung with vines,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21

1t doesn't do a bit of good to take a
twelve-mile promenade in a fourteen
foot room with the baby, and sing OF
declaim: "Hootchie, pootchie, pud-
den and pie" Use Dir. Bulls Baby
Syrup and be done with it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21

A little Portland girl recently testi-
fled innocently to the life Of drudgery
experienced by the average queen Of
the household who does her own
homework. Somebody asked the
child if her mothers hair was gray
Il don't know, y she said "she Is too
tall for me 10 see the top Of her head
and she never sits down" -[Augusta
iMe.) Journal.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21
PUBLICATION.
WIDE awake
ELLA FARMER, Editor.
$500 a Year. Free of Postage.
The DOgberry BUNCH.

A Story Of Seven Merry Children. who faced
the world for themselves, but Always hanging
in a bunch" by MARY HARrwELL GATHER
WOOD. Profusely illustrated by MARY A. LATH-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-10-09

rHE FOOD or rue MONKEY.

Tie chief food of the monkey tribe is
fruits. the buds of trees. or succulent roots
and plants. They all. like man. seem
fond of sweets; and particularly the pleas
ant juice of the palm-tree, and the sugar
cane. With these. the fertile regions in
which they are bred, seldom fail to supply
them; but when it happens that these fail
or that more nourishing food becomes
more agreeable, they eat insects and
worms and sometimes, if near the coasts,
descend to the seashore, where they eat
oysters, crabs, and shell-fish Their man
ner in managing an oyster is extraordinary
enough; but 1t Is too well attested to fail
Of our assent. As the oysters in the tropi
cal climates are generally larger than with
us, the monkeys, when they go to the sea-
side, pick up stone, and clap it between
the opening shells; this prevents them
from closing: and the monkey eats the fish
at his ease. They often also draw crabs
from the water, by putting their tail to the
hole where the animal takes refuge, and,
the crab fastening upon it, they withdraw
it with a jerk. and thus pull their prey
upon shore. This habit of laying traps for
other animals, makes them very cautious
Of being entrapped themselves; and am
assured, by many persons of credit, that
no snare, how nicely bated soever, will
take the monkey of the West India is
lands; for having been accustomed 10 the
cunning of man, 1t opposes its natural dis
trust to human artifice.- Goldsmith.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-10-09

OO Chrome Cards, (perfect beauties) with nam,
~ l0c. Outfit iOc. Turner Card Co., Ashland
Mass. septll-4w
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-10-09
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-10-09

We have inst opened a Large Lot OF NEW FALL
GOODS. and anyone can SAVE MONEY by trad
ing NJ our store Come and see for yourself.
Mems Usdershirts and Drawers. "a cts. each.
Ladies, Undervests and Drawers, AZ cts. each.
Ladies' WOrsted Jackets reduced to 4J cts.
Mems Cotton and Wool Ribbed Hose, Is cts.
Pairs Ladies' Cotton and Wool stripped Hose for
MEAS Paper Collars. (good ones) 10 cts. box.
New lot Towels at 5cts. each.
Geo. =. Clsrk's Machine Thread, 8 cts.
Good Elastic Cord, cent a yard.
Good Brown Duck Overalls, IS cts.
Menu Dark Blue Woolen Shirts for 81 90.
Mens Cotton and Wool Pants from sl.00 TO 800.
New style Ruches for 10 cts,
Good Basting Cotton, cts. a doz.
Psrry Davs PsnSsr or ouy 3 eis '"e'p
Aeps Heavy Cardigans ior so cents.
Bstl woolen Yarn At reduced prices,
5Ladies Linen Handkerchefs for 25 cts.
Good Double Raching for 10 cts. yard.
y doxen agate shirt buttons for cts.
Gents' shaving Mugs for rs cts
Nice Black Oolong Tea for so cts. pound.
Good japan Teas, so cts. a pound.
Children's Bibs, (pretty ones) for 25 cts.
Mrs. winsow's Soothing syrup, 25 cts.
Linen Table Covers for 40 cts.
Ladies silk Handkerchieis. 20. 81 and 50 cts.
Aen's Linen Covered Paper Collars. 10 cts. a box.
Mems Gpependers for Is cts. apaIr.
Rubber Fine Combs, cts. each.
Good Tooth Brushes for 10 cts.
Fifty Picture Albums from 70 cts. to 81 90 each.
Ladiea' Work Boxes. 10 cts. each.
Schenck's, Ayers Wings Wrghps Pills. 2tcts.
Ayer's Hair Vigor 65 cts.
Hall's Hair Remover 65 cts.
Knowle's Hair Restorer 81 cts.
KeAnedys Medical Discovery only Bl.l5
6chencks Sea Weed Tonic el.l5.
vegetine (Blo0d Purfher) IS cts.
Hoyts German Cologne 40 cts.
Alcock's Porous Plaster 70 cts.
Ayers Sarsaparius 10 cts.
Peruvian Syrup 65 cts.
6anfords jamaica Ginger, 10 cts,
eanl0rds Catarrh Cure, cheap,
Runhb 8arsa rarilla and Iron, cheap,
H0etettar,s stomach Buffers, cheap.
AdAmson's Botanic Cough Balsam 25 cts
Atw0od's Jaundice Bitters 20 cts.
Johnson's Anodyns Liniment l5cts
Hagans Magnolia Balm only 50 cts
Best Brown Duck 0veralls SOC pair
Ladies' Fine Handkerchiefs for a5c,
5 Papers Of Good Pins for lQc.
New lot IL Bone CoIsets for SOC.
Extra 10 Bone Embroidered Corsets for Al 90
tery Pretty Vases for SOC and eI pair.
All Linen Towels for &c each.
Children's Round Combs s, 10, I5c each,
AL Linen Table Covers for Soc.
New Lot Ladies' Ruches for lOc Dozen.
2peirs Ladies Striped Hose for 25c,
Ladies' White Hose SC pair
Nice Linen Damask Towels s5c each
Good Wallets Is, Is and soc each
Al Linen Bosoms IL, 70, 80, IS, 33c each.
Good Perfumery for lOc Bottle.
Nearly all kinds oil Pills for zoe a Roy
We are the 0ontS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-10-09
TO SAVE MONEY
o. sIr DO your trading at
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H HALLowELn.

We have inst opened Large Lot Of NEW FALL
GOODS, and anyone can SAVE MONEY by trad
inx at our store Come and see for yourself.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-10-09

WESTERLY, r. L., Dec. 2, 1870.
WIN. Z. CLARKE, Esq: Dear Sir Il take pleasure
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HUNTS REMEDY as being the most effective
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Ylvry.yBAR BONDS.
Prsvssssss u ~ wa,lAss M,

RSevteeoos ~ tha Wal1Aee MIL.
FolIowin9 il tho tsxt ol thn bill
passed By the United HtAlcs Senate for
the prcosoliOn a savings. n wns intro.
duced and engineered by Mr. Wallace.
u PennsylvAnia /;
n Il v.MOssi, rsc.. That IN Hen u that
amOumt 0f l-psg-cenl. bclids ~ the tntMl
Nsstse anlhorlxed 10 ~ irs,isd - lhs set ~
July IL, iA7O, the escsttAsy 0f Tho Treasury h
hereby aaihossa ere sa directed .. = lss''s .,'n,
~ dsnoasln6Stons D. ~, 80. sn1 1lfo. and
u equal snRas d sach of aad dsnnnsina tiops r..
dssriable IN coin Afty ysa.s from ths date of
there lss,tc aid beasinE intessss payable semi.
annually n ~ nle Of ~ eentllm pr ~.
num. - eaid bonds shs!! b. tseu,ps fFom tas.
which they are 10 ~ Issu~d.
HEr. !. rhat ssld coupon bonds shall b. msdo
payAtle b ~ order 1T th0 nrs0n WIN rliAll
jay the mNAey therefor. and tho nans~ of s,,c!,
lsFaon - ~ - h~s assignee, " " any snl'4e.
0uenl assignee, and biz u her rcsldsnce. rhsll
msnsss a. II she asns was ! rseislsss., iond.
ana sneh eospon hopds shall u tranrierahle
only by assignment duly acknowledged before
and certified ntdss ~ seAl N tlle Clark II !
nsAt~ const u sss0sd. o. Federal court. ~
United 6latsA Commissioners, shteh assgnpsnt
:ns AZ. - ,:, .sssss.a - sas pss.sass o. ~"
mads,. leaving tho name " ~ a9kgssse blank.
and Whpn - made II blank ard sSrculri ~
heeUtnl,sfCss Wovi6cd eot6 coupon bueid shall
tr sransf~vab's By delivery IN He nass0sr - "
rAynble n boosUg.
~. d ,f'hal the eoapoas attached 10 said
bonds shAll 10 payable either In tinted NtAtes
Irgal-trud1s n1lra u III cutu, n tho option III
the unltrti NtAies, md Tho pAsso shali Le paid
at ANY af ths suirsraatusics " money dcpDpl.
tostsa of tn United Heaess, ov II any national
bank, AID Il u hef~hy made thu duty ri zach
nI,cn psesanlAilun without charges, and remit
tie ssnsa ~ tbs trvAsnry fos rstlssnpstou hnt
aid national banks shall only b. required 70
d. ~ upon the pf0ductton II tho pvnI,fT bond
~ which thu coupon psssensssi shall have haei'
~. I Thst shs Secretary .hs, hssp such
bonds fur sala At Tie Different slA.tSuk.iiTiss.
national banks, snd money deposttnstsv ef thu
unitcd States. and shall dtstnfe of TIN ranc n
par and accrued intTssst ~ cpin or Tor United
hsAlrs IaReitri,ler nDtCs ii their nOsns1 value,
and s..rh lsGsl.tender nctea shall be rsls~nsd.
and ths!r ps0eced1 .nd cotn received Tor ~seh
0ulstAndinv bonds ~ tho Unit&d Ntales which
ars rsdssmable and bsar The highest Ssts u ~
iarsM III 1sseh b0uds.
hsc. .. That ths provisions u sections =. 70l
and =. TO Of tAe 0ssined Statutes Os the United
states. AuthOsntn9 the isst1s III another b0id
In ro41m u any reoistssrd boild loss or Dr.
slroysd, aSs hsSeby mAAS applicable % the honda
" ~ ssslod ussdss thla stAlnte, but only ~ cAsc
0f loss 0r dsslsuelton thtrsof before Tho cxe-
euttoa u On asAsnlneut n blank thereon.
The Necs~lAsy of The Treasury II authorized ~
70 carry out ths psovtstcas of this ~.