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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-08


sion Of the land. They aided him
to put up a sort of log pig-pen,
without doors or windows, which
they were pleased to call a house,
and imagining that they had had
Miner comply with the law, they
defed the Gentle claimant to take
his claim.
After consulting an authority,
and being satisfied that by moving
upon the ground he could lawfully
hold it, Mr.. Kenny made prepara-
tlons to get on the land in question.
Accompanied by two friends, he
started with a load of lumber,
household furniture and cooking
utensils, for the place, with the de-
termination of letting the priests
get up the next morning to find
him and his family living upon the
quarter-section.
When he had proceeded some
distance, and was within three
quarters Of a mile of the place, a
man seized his horses by the bits,
commanding him to stop. The
fellow proved to be the Provo City
marshal, with the whole priesthood
police gang of the town at his back,
armed like rufiians that they are.
Mr.. Kenny and his companions
were cursed by them most vehem-
emily, and accused of being on San
other" incendiary erraud, insinu-
ating that the late fire in Provo had
been kindled by them. The charge
was denied, of course, but the gang
compelled Mr.. Kenny and his
friends to return with them to the
police station to be searched. Here
the occupants Of the wagon were
ordered to get out. All but Mr..
Kenny obeyed instantly, but he did
not move as rapidly as they desired;
SO two of the rufians reached up
and seizing him by the shoulders,
dragged him from his seat. He
struck with the small of his back
across the wagon wheel, severely
bruising and injuring him. He
was then hurried off to jail, and
lodged there for the rest of the
night, while his companions were
told to go home.
In the meantime Miner and an
other priest had moved the blank
cts and firearms to the pig-pen they
had erected on the land as a house,
and slept there that night. The
next morning, about 10 0o'clock, Mr..
Kenny was arraigned before the
police judge, auother priest in the
plot, on charge of attempt
ing arson, but this feature of the
programme was intended only as a
means Of giving the outrage a legal
aspect, and amid the smiling faces
of a crowd of rulfians, Mr.. Kenny
was, therefore, discharged.
Thus an American citizen was
beaten out of his land by the aid of
a rascally set Of priests who are en-
abled to commit such outrages as
this simply because they are clothed
with judicial powers which are
never exercised, save in the inter
ests of Goddess, soulless religion,
and for the oppression of such citi.
zens of Utah as cannot be fooled or
forced into a silent and humble
submission to the ignorant, arrant
knaves who profess to rule this ter
ritory by the aid of divine aspira-
ton.
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MORxONs AT THEIR OLD TRICKS.
Provo gentIIS Treated Like an
OUtIaW by the PriesIS.
Salt Lake City Times

Salt Lake City Times
The Mormon priesthood has not
changed its spots since the death of
the prophet In Provo the same
old spirit of murder rules the
minds and hearts Of thoge who gov
ern the ACTIONS Of men IA eaat town.
The bishops and priests, and those
VINO live upon their patronage, are
as hostile to 9eltiles as they were
when the Parrish family was mgr-
dered ky Q like crew in the adjoin-
ing town Of Spripgyille,
On the 10th Of last poeemb0p 0
Gentle named ]. 6. Kenny, resid.
ing in Provo with his family, pre-
empted quarter section OF the
public DOMAIN pear the town, but
before he could moye op il the
priesthood found it out, and, acting
upon the spirit Of George @. Can.
mons declaration that this county
belonged exclusively to the Nor
mons, they sept one p. P. Miner,
the son Of tho county prosecuting
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A HAUNTING mcmory "

NET YORK, lay Mrs. Jennie
Franklin, advertised as "The daring
shSI and principal in the terrible catas
tsophe and innocent killing of a woman
on the stage at Pawtueket," commenced
an engagement at Tony Pastors TO day.
Her husband fastened apples on the
face OF target, and she splits them in
two with bullets. She extinguished
lighted candle and broke a clay pipe.
The range was the width of the stage.
AT last, turning her back TO the target,
she pointed the gun over her shoulder,
and, taking aim over the reflection Of the
gun in a mirror at the reflection of the
apple, missed She tried three times
without sucoess, and then, bringing her
gun to an order arms, with an angry
pout bowed and retired, the spectators
heartily spplauding II could have bit
the apple, she explained in the green.
room, =" if the audience had kept still.
Just as ! was raising the gun / could
hear people say, That's the shot she
killed Volante 10 had to miss then"
No one can develop the grace Of meek.
ness by listening to crying baby. Stop
its freliuluess by curing the collie with
Dr., Bulls Baby Syrup. Price 25e.
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MEMPHIS TENN: WEDNESDAY EVENING MAY s. 1875

Hogan rose, tapped his old comrade
with his cane, and gave him that
significant look which means "take
something" This they did; and
passed out into the glare Of the
Bowery.
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Five Thousand Copies
Twenty Thousand People
Are read by at least

- n w PAA
old and yOuzE, every week. 1t is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.
We desire our business men to make a noto
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.
We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free Of all irregular and irresponsible adyer-
ti'insi for many good people seeing an ad-
vertissment in paper, especially their
church paper. take it as guarantee Of re-
sponSibility. Such confidence should not re-
abused when 1t can be helped. We want,
therefore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-08

Nvarded hiyhest pyiss at Centennial Exposition for
yle eheefHg qaetcs aud eSceleHos and tasting char
a7cr 1 sueetelfag and Gar9rigg. The best tobacco
ever made. As our blio strip trademark Is closely
initiated On Inferior goods see that Jaokson's est Il
on every plug. Sold by al doalsrs Send for sample
lree, 70 Z. A. JACKSON Co., Mrs, Petersburg VA
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PUBLICATION.
Western Methodist
2Ath Year.

IHE WESTERN METHODIST is THE
Oficial organ of Six Annual Conferences
the Methodist Episcopal Church South. viz,
Memphis. North Mississippi, Arkansas, Little
Rock, White River and Indian MI n.
smphiS is the commercial an geographic.
cal center Of the section over viii this papor
cireulates. An average Of
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New Advertisements.
AMERICAN

TENTH ANNUAL VOLUME Now READY.
SSS pages. Price SOC, Free by mail Con-
tains the names and circulations of ali news
papers. and Gazetteer Of the towns in which
they are published Address GRO. p. ROW
ELL x CO., 10 Spruce ST.. New York.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-27
Quinin. and Arsenic,

Form the basis OF many Of the Ague rene
dies In the market, and are the last resort Of
Physicians and people who know no better
medicine to employ, for this distressing COM
plant. The effects OF either of these drugs
are destructive to the system. producing head
ache, intestinal disorders. vertigo, dizziness.
ringing Of the ears, and depression Of the con-
stitutional health. Ayers hsue Cure Is
vegetable discovery, containing neither OUT
nine, arsenic. nor any deleteilous ingredient.
and is an infallible aud rapid cure for every
form Of Fever and Ague Its effects arc per-
manent and certain. end no injury can result
from Its use. Besides being . positive cure
for Fever and Ague In all Its forms, It Is also
a superior remedy for Liver Complaints. 1t
is an excellent tonic and preventive, as well
as cure, Of all complaints peculiar to malsri-
Gus. marshy and miasmatio districts. It acts
directly on the Liver. and hillary apparatus.
thus stimulating the system to n vigorous,
healthy condition. For sale by all dealers.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Arlington Gas. Postponed.

The Arlington Case Postponed.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 90. The Ar
lington case which was appointed 10 COM
mence here to-day, the parties not being pres
emit, It goes over by continuance, to the regu-
lar January term. II will be tried here about
the 2ist of January. Judge Hughes is ex-
pected to he able 10 procure the attendance OF
Judge Bond with him then.
Judge Whitaker's Charge to the
Grand Jury.
NEW ORLEANS, November 20.--Thls morn
Ing, Judge Whitaker In the Supreme criminal
court. charged the grand jury TO inquire into
the frauds that have been perpetraied at the
last election. lie said that their body was
composed OF all political parties and that
they could. as good citizens. make diligent
and impartial inquiries, rs to these frauds,
aud pledged the support of the court aud Its
officers to assist them. \ Sci
Foul Murder.
CINCINNATI, o., November ga special
dispatch says, news has just been received Of
the foul murder on Saturday, at Augusta,
Hancock county. Ill DR.. Daniel Pursian, q
physician OF high standing was called upon
Saturday night, by an unknown man, who said
he had been sent to call the DIR. TO attend on
Mrs. Yarwood, about three miles distant. who
was III. The DR.. saddled his horse and start.
ed. About an hour later he was found on tn,
roadside horribly mangled, his skull bein,
broken with an iron bar. which was LYNN
near him. DR.. Pruslan was a member Of tn,
board of town trustees aud was very active Ia
supprcssing iawlessness, though the same one
who had received punishment at the Drs. In
stigation, committed the murder.
Railroad Completed.
SELMA, Ala, November e8.-Thc Contra
railroad has completed Its line to Meridian
via. Land-rdaic. The first train wont through
yesterday .4t
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Johns q SPENCE,
JERvoUs DEBILITY.

Vital weak ness or Depressioni weak,
exhausted feeling, no energy or couragei wv
excesses, or some drain upon the SYSTEM -
always CURED by Humphreys Homeopathic
paelho No. 49, IL tones up and inyigorptee
py, tmparts stfength and energy--stops the
arain and rejuyenstes the entire man. Been
used twenty years with perfect success Dy
thousands. Sold by dealers. price p et
% Walls OF powder. Sent by mall on rcceiPt
q price. Address Humphreys' Homeop tthio
Nedicins Company, ios Fulton strsei s Wv
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EXCHANGE SALOON.
Ne. ~ SOUTH PLAZA.
c. A. Smith g. Co., Proprietors

This Saloon has recently been elegantly re
furnished. None but the purest and best liq
uors are kept there. Go 10 the ''Exchange'
for polite attention and the incest drinks In
town. sepl3du.
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Ship Wrecked.

III
chip WRECKED.
LONDON, November ga telegram just re-
ceivcd by agents In this city OF the Hamburg
American says; l62 OF the persons on the
"Pommernia' are saved and So missing, In
Guiding Capt Stevenson. Tho Reuters Tel
egraph Company have dispatch which says;
The collision occurred forty minutes after
eleven O'Clock last night, during dense fog.
"Pommernia" sank In thirty minutes after
the accident occurred. 110persons were saw
ed out OF total go on board, and Nifty believed
10 DO lost, including Capt. schwenson, second
onlccr fokkes, and third omcer farnow.
Further Particulars,
Lospos. November as.--l p. x-Furtbcr
particu,nrs Of the nernia di.as,er .baws
that Mt the time OF the collision she was near
Dingennis point. about three miIesfrom hero
She was struck on tho starboard side and sunt
In less than Q, minutes. Thu distress signal.
were given and responded to by the steamer
oiengary, proceeding down the channel which
made ali speod toward the scene of disaster.
There were nine boats on the pommerpla.
four of which were crushed In tho collision :.
Ave were got OF, but one being oysrcrowded
with passengers was sunk. All the remain.
ing boats pulled away from the doomed ship,
leaving the captain, who refused 10 leave the
ship until the last moment The last boat to
leave was under the chief officer who did ali
in his power to persuade the captain to leave.
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For Job Work

For Job Work
In the lrtest, prettiest styles and at
lowest prices. Send orders TO the
Examiner Steam Printing establish
ment, corner of Third and Franklin
streets, Waco. M d&wtf
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TUE MILD POWER
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Q II Fl IL - .
HuprHRKys'
Homeopathic Specifics.

erywhere proved the most Safe, Simple, Ecos
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They are Just what the people want, saving
time, money, sickness and suffering Every
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For sale by druggists generally.
Humphreys Specific Manual, on the treat
ment OF disease and its care, sent free on ap-
plicaiion to Humphreys' Homeopathic Medl-
cine Co., los Fulton street, New York
ID. y. Graves, Agent, Waco, Texas
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Wanted.

Wanted.
BY lady, narivs of Virginia, q
situation as teacher in a school or
governess in private family;iS fully
competent 10 teach all tho usual
branches, together with the rudi-
ments of Greek. Best references
given. For particulars address
Care Examiner Office,
nov9d&wSw Waco, Texas.
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Ana ~ Other S%ss s S % EtSEs roPISs
PIAIDs etc. etc
In rASNEs qualities snAKEF oPERA sts hohofhiNS
rse LADIES' and G iE M GOODS A
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A Collision.

IiyrHrool, November eJ.--During dense
fog today crowded ferry boat crossing the
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-22

No MEMBER Of The Uni'ed States Senate
who spoke on the silver bill stated SO many
stubborn facts in so concise a manner as
Senator John II. Mcpherson, Democrat, of
New Jersey, The following short extract
from his speech is as true as the multipli-
cation table, and is so plain .hat even a
fool cannot err therein
s.what," he asked. shas caused this universal
prostrntiOn of iudustry-thIs destruction of
values which affects the whole people, trans
forms the honest and wiling luborcr into n
begvar. and forces him to seek bread from door
20 door p
He showed that il could not have been the
fx'ng of a definite tlne for the resumption of
specie payments. CoSthat was done in 1875, and
the crash took place i'm 1873. He said that the
real cause could not have been a lack of sui-
cient circulating medium, for the volume of
currency in 1873 was greater than ever before.
He insisted that the crash of 1873 came upon us
because in every brauCh of industry except
agriculture re had reached point in produc-
tiOu fur beyond the capacity OF tho people to
consume, and for which surplus no cOmpensa-
ting market could he found. Railroads bad
been built far in excess OF present Or possible
future needs. He showed by trust worthy sta
tistics that I'm the four years from 1868 TO 1872
we built nearly 5000 miles of railroad, and In
the succeeding four years less than o.O00. There
were, he said, la 1873, in the United States. 105l
miles OF railroad which lad cost almost 5000
C0c,000. more than half OF which now returns
nothing to the investor. owing to the stOppage
OF railroad construction. He said about 2000I0
labOrers were thrown out of steady employ
nlent, and the direct a.nual loss TO the labor
ing pOuulatiOn from this industry alone was
about s5.iC0 co., To this and the consequence
OF cessation in the demand for iron and coal,
and the number of laborers thrown out OF EN-
ploymeut I'm connection with these and M inCr
industries. be said. we owe he present wide
spread distress among The laboring classes, and
the depression In all branches of business.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-22
~<R . O. . H-l

PETER HERDIC acquired most unenvi-
able notoriety throughout the State in con-
sequence of his corrupt lobby operations at
Harrisburg i'll reference to two matters in
which he was personally interested, one of
which was bill for the erection Of the
new county of Minnequa, and the o,her
bill reducing the tolls fixed by the Williams
port Boom Company, of which he was the
heaviest stOckhoider. Notwithstanding all
this, it is not pleasant to learn that he has
became a financial wreck, with liabilities
amounting to about a million of dollars,
though with assets sufficient in prosperous
times to meet them, but which in the pres
ent depressed condition of affairs will fall
far short Of that object. Herdc came to
Williamsport twenty five years ago, stran-
ger among a strange people, and with the
hand of poverty pressing heavily upon him.
He could neither read nor write, but every
thing be undertook prospered, and he be-
came the most extensive business man in
that section Of the State. Under the ac-
tivity and energy he displayed in carrying
out his numerous projects, Williamsport
rapidly grew in size aud importance and
became the centre of the immense lumber
trade of the Susquebanna region. In his
fall Heidic will drag hundreds Of others
down, and the prosperity of Willamsport
will receive a shock from which it will re-
quire many years for it to recover. Like
thousands of others, ne had too many irons
in the fire, but was able to sustain himself
frcm the unnatural impetus given to busi-
ness during the flush years after the war
until the day of reckoning came, when his
inflated business balloon, picked as With
pin instantly collapsed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-22

BLAND SILVER BILL, after an 2 II night S
session, passed the Senate fina y ol last
Saturday morning at five o'clo, K, by vote
of AZ yeas to 81 nays, being t,o0 more than
ti1o thirds Of the members voting. OF the
segen Senators not voting, four were paired
and three were not. but if all had been pres
ent the bill would have received two-thirds
vote at least. The bill received the votes
of "a Democrats, % Republicans, aud 1
Ind erenden III at ass of morality, Dav id
Davis, of Illinois. The negative vote in
cluded II Republicans and Democrats.
Two Senators from each of 81 States and
one from each Of States voted for the bill,
while two Senators from each of Z ST ates
and one Senator from each of Z States
voted against it. The western and south
western States gave the bill 81 votes, and
the Southern States 16 votes. The six
New England States voted solidly against
it, and also New York aud New Jersey,
while the two Pennsylvania Senators voted
for it. The full bill as amended by the
Senate striking ont the free coinage section
contained in the House bill, and as also
amended by ndding. Two new sections, will
be found printed elsewhere in our paper.
The bill was returned to the House on
Monday for concurrence or non-concur-
renee in the Senate amendments, and will
not likely be presented To the President for
his action be fore the middle OF next week.
1t may be safely assumed that The bill will
become law substantially rs it passed the
Senate, and then, as we have heretofore
stated, the good or the evil results to flow
fiom it ill be learned in the severe school
of experience. No man, we presume, is
opposed to an honest silver dollar by which
we mean dollar coin which is the
equivalent of ono hundred cents, and
our opinion OF the morality Of this silver
Legislation can be very briefly expressed.
When an act OF Congress directs the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to bave coined at the
government mints pieces of silver Of 412t
grains, each of which is worth ninety-:u0
cents, but having the words some Golldr''
stamped upon them, and declares them to
be legal tender for the payment of all
debts, thus compelling the laboring man
to accept Htnety t1oo cents for days work
when his contract was that he should be
paid one hundred cents We say when Con-
gress does thing like that, we know of no
other or m;lder name by which to call it
than tha. of shameless fraud. Bland's
silver bill does this thing, and therefore
when honest blunt Ben. Hill, of Georgia,
in his great speech, called it "a pickpocket
BILL" he baptized it by its true and appro-
pirate name.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-22

y YOUTHFUL PLEDGE FULFILLED AT
LAsT.-A gentleman from Waxahachie in
forms us that Mr.. Nicholas Sims, a wealthy
farmer OF Ellis county, aged 20, was married
last Wednesday to Mrs. Dunlap, an es-
teemed lady of Waxahatchie, of 60 sum-
mers. In the State of Tennessee they had.
in the days of childhood, lived together /; in
youth had loved with al! the fervor of the
hearts fist passion, and when grown, ru-
NOR says, plighted their troth; but the
pledge was broken, aud the lovers separa-
led. The lover married another whose
death he mourned several years ago The
lady twice bowed at the bridal altar, and
twice wept over the grave of a departed
husband. After forty years they met in
this distant State, and though his form has
lost its youthful pride and vigor, aud her
once rosy cheek and sparkling eye have
somewhat faded, the love of former days
was aroused from Its long slumber and at
the residence of DR.. Sweat, the brides son.
in-law, in the presence of few old frieuds
the broken pledges were fulfilled. Time,
We learn, has dealt kindly with the couple,
and they look as though they may enjoy
many days Of welded bliss Dallas Com.
naerctaS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-22

THE effort which is being made by the
owners of the ten or twelve type foundries
In this country TO engraft an amendment
on the tariff bill now before Congress, in
creasing the present duty on type of % per
cent. al valorem to a specific duty Of Is
cents per pound on book and ne tvs type,
and to so cents on job and fancy type,
ought 10 be resisted by every printer and
publisher in the country. The present
duty brings into the treasury 100000 per
aunum, but the proposed increase, which
is prohibitory, would prevent the introduc-
tion of foreign type altogether, and give a
COMPILE monopoly OF the business to do
zen or so OF .ype founders. There are 30,
OOJ printing offices in this country, en-
ploying 120,000 compositors, whereas the
type founders employ ouly about 700, most
of whom are minors. We trust that the
newspapers in this district will ventilate
this proposed job of the type founders
ring, 50 that Gen. Campbell, our member,
will understand what they think about it,
aud give his aid in assisting to defeat the
unjust measure. There should be no duty
on type. inasmuch as cheap newspapers
mean tile cheap and universal education Of
tie people, and to tax type is 10 levy q .ri
buto on know ledge.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-22

THAT windy statesman, Harry White,
said to newspaper reporter in Washing
ton last week that he Was familiar with
the facts involved in the trial Of the men,
bers of the Louisiana Returning Board,
and that as lawyer he could defend An
dersop or Wells before any jury, and rely
upon their being acquitted. Wells stands
in sore need of just such gifted lawyer IS
White modestly represents himself to be,
and the sooner he starts for New Orleans
and takes charge of Wells cafe the better
1t is suspected that White knows a great
deal about the peculiar ways of the chief
of the Returning Board. for he was one of
the Republicans who went down to New
Orleans last winter on the hypocritical pre-
tencs OF seeing that the Presidential vote
was fairly counted, when everybody knew
they did not want. 1t is most fortunate
thing, however, for Wells that his friend.
Harry White, feels confiden. of his ability
to do for him what three able members of
the New Orleans bar signally failed to ac-
cotnplish for Anderson. After what Whiie
has said, if he fails to go to he rescue of
Wells, he will not only be guilty ~ the
baSest ingratitude. but will throw away
the greatest opportunity of his life 10 ac-
quire ImperiShabie fame 40 q member Of
The legal profession.