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FAMINE IN CHINA.
Terrible Dlsastsr-Three thousand
Refugees Barned TO Death
The Famine Stricken Prov.
ince Of Sheusi-A Man.
DARN Beheaded by
the People.

SAX FRAxcIscO, February 26.-The
steamer Oceanic brings the following in
teligencs from China: A terrible dis
aster occurred ct Tientsin. A refuge
house in which famine stricken refugees
from the Northern provinces had assem-.
bled took FIRE, aud of nearly 1900 people
in the building only about 100 escaped.
The extremely cold weather that has
prevailed has had a fatal effect on the
refugees, many Of whom have been
frozen to death, while thousands are
suffering from insufficient accommoda.
ton Of lack Of food, which cannot be
supplied in quantities to meet the de-.
mand. Charles Ludd, of the China in.
land mission at WaebuDg, who has re.
Gently visited the famine stricken prov.
ince Of Sheusi, writes a h%eartrending &C.
count of the snfferiag he has witnessed.
The governments effort to supply food
and assistance has been, to a'great ex.
tent, nullifed by the dishonesty Of off
cials. Children ore sold by hundreds by
starving parents.
10 the large cities Of Houcheug and
Puchepg risirgs have occurred among
the people, rendered desperate by seeing
wives and childten starving before their
faces, and many other outbreaks are re-
ported. In Pucheng the people beheaded
the Mandarin for speculating on their ne
cessities. The cold has been unusually
severe throughout the country for several
weeks. The money market is very light
lately, but arrivals from England and
San Francisco are expected to ease it
soon.
The boiler Of the coastiug steamer
Yesso exploded recently, killing about
eighty natives. The engineer is impris'
oned for p,auslaughter.
ID Toxic, Japan, the merchants are
about forming a chamber Of commerce.
A detachment Of infantry is about to
proceed to no Choo IslaDd. Two Japa.
nese war vessels, Offered and manned
by natives, have left, one for Australia
and The ether for Europe. Ramors are
again preyalen, OF disafection in. the
province Of Satsuma. Several arrests
have been made, and a garrison is being
established there. The government ia
considering means Of giving the people
some voice in the affairs Of the country.
A line Of railway is being surveyed be.
tween Kirto and 0tsu.
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Increased Activity at British
Government Works.
Russian Soldiers Forbidden to
Enter COnstantinOple.
ROumania Raising q Bit Of
q Row.
Russia Still Demands the Turkish
Fleet.

LONDON, February 26.- Orders have
been received at the government works
at Bull Point for an increased output Of
cartridges aud small arms ammunition.
Another attempt to hold a peace meet
ing in Hyde Park viii be made shortly,
with elaborate arrangements for pre-
venting a disturbance.
A dispatch from Pera says, The Rus.
sian officers and soldiers are forbidden,
under penalty of death, to enter Constan.
tinopls without special permission from
Russian headquarters. The barracks
just outside of Constaulinople are being
prepared for the Russian sick, who can
find no other cover.
MALTA, February 26.-An order has
been issued requiring extra vigilance in
preventing the admission of strangers to
the Notifications without @ pass, because
a spy in the pay of some of the foreign
powers is known to be at Malta endeav.
ering to make plans of the fort.
GLASGOW, February &c. -Stevenson &
Coates, grain millerS, have tailed. LA
bllilies, s5O0,OO
BUCHAREST. February 26,-The rail
way administration of Jassy has been
ordered to suspend goods traffic, SO that
the passage of Russian troops shall not
be impeded.
In the senate yesterday Stourdza de.
nounced Russia's treatment of Roumania
and introduced a resolution ~instructiug
the government to hsk the guaranteeing
powers TO recognize the independence Of
Roumania, to solicit the admission Of a
Roumsnian representative at the confer
and refuse to negotiate with Russia
for an exchange Of territory. Rejected.
The stipulations between Russia and
were concluded without Rou.
participation, aud the recall of
the Roumanian army from the right
bank of the Danube.
This Stourdza is not Prince Stourdza
mentioned in last nights dispatches.
PEaA, February &c The Russians are
still erdeavoring to secure permission
their troops to eater the city, but the
porte reiuscs.. The terms of peace still
include the demand for the Turkish vee-
sells.
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ton sounds light. but it's from the very
grave Milton } Much WALKING has been
INDUCED, but yoH know it Is not hard to
turn The heads Of Washingtonians. At
Willard's aud the Metropolitan there
was q gay asserblage Of chosen men and
fne women, if not " to dazzle every NOR.
tai, atleast worthy to have kept Nine
de Stael and Recamier in beauty and
%couutenauce. We didn't see Nine de
Stael at the time Napoleon was so zeal.
Gus Of her influence, but we saw a 6ne
picture Of her from the original. at Mar.
kriter's yesterday. u
Among the distinguished at the vii.
lard waltzing were General Chalmers
and daughter. Miss Chalmers wore
white velvet with white Grape over, dress.
admire the manly, soldierly bearing
of the general, and to see him walk across
the floor Of the house Of representatives
is the next best feast to hearing him
speak. General and Mrs. Burbridge, Of
Kentucky, we're present; also General
Sherman and daughter, General Robin.
son, General Van Vleet, the universal
beau General and Mrs. LeDuc, Miss
Fields, the writer; Mrs. Sickles,
Colonel John G. Thompson aud his lovely
wife, Hon. D. W. Voorhees, and wife,
Hon. Milton Ssyler. General Gordon and
fAmily,:Hou. S. s.. Cox and wife, and
many others famed for high culture,
gifts and beauty. Among the gay
and festive at the Metropolitan was Mrs.
Clark Gaines, who is sojourning
now at that hotel.
Murphy, the temperance man, keeps
bis talk up, which enables many to have
q good cold plung bath to cool down their
nonsense il it gets Incorporate.
L. R. M.
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States bonds. and the notes to be payabl,
in coin. The bill authorizes the score
tary Of the treasury to purchase coin with
said notes. aud with this coin redeem
the outstanding United States. bonds.
When the premium on coin exceeds the
market value of the government bonds
in treasury notes, then the secretary
shall Ee authorized to purchase bonds
with said notes, and cancel the same;
provided that not less than fifty million
dollars Of said bends shall be redeemed
inone year. The secretary Of the treas.
airy shall use the gold now on hand in
the treasury for the purpose of redeem.
ing the outstanding government bonds;
provided that in redeemiug the bonds
under this act preference shall be given
to the bonds having the largest rate of
interest and having the shortest time to
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A MtssI.ninninn EInnuant

A resolution was offered in the Missis.
sippi house Of representatives to appro.
pirate a small gum to bring back the re.
mains Of Hon. John ]. McRae from
British Honduras, where they have rested
for ONE years, to be deposited in his
native soil. Hon. j. 81. Brown, OF Me
ridian, his successor in the legislature,
made the following eloquent and touch.
ing remarks upon that occasion;
Mr.. SPEAKER: As the humble success
sor upon this floor OF the illustrious geu-
tleman named in the resolutions just
read, emotions beyond the power of mere
words cone over me. As one who, both
in my boyhood and manhood, knew him
personally, and oft felt his kindly greet
ing and words of cheer, the exact endear.
log counterpart OF which / have scarcely
known since, most freely | confess my
self q reverent and ardent admirer of
John j. McRae. But his name and fame
and character and deeds are the common
heritage Of M%ississippians. Truly may
It be said be is q part Of the history Of
Mississippi, for no page Of our history
during the eventful period 10 which be
served can be written without recording
some act in which he participated. His
contemporaries are gone, save a single
ose here aud there, like lingering ~icelets
on the bough yielding slowly to the mid.
day sun, but brightest as they drop. l
see a white haired old gentleman in my
front, aged, thank God not decrepid, but
still erect and stalwart as the oak, who
was a colaborer with McRae. | know
his great heart beats in unison with my
own with the mention Of that name.
Mr.. Speaker, | care not whether such
action as the resolution calls for be in.
dorsed by precedent or not. In the face
Of my duty before God and my constitu.
ency, | stand ready to make the prece.
dent learn, however, that it is justi-
fed by precedent, alike by that higher
law which man owes to man, the living
to the dead, the beauty and the duty Of
concentrating great and good deeds.
| trust, sir, the resolutions will pass with.
out a dissenting voice in this emphati.
cally a representative body of Mississip
plRns.
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At the representation at the opera, in
Madrid, after the late royal marriage
festivities, it is said that Gao. CO0.eCO
sterling worth Of diamonds and jewels
were in the house. The day after the
wedding the king and queen received at
the leVee twenty-five couples who had
been married on the royal wedding day.
The costumes Of each pair we're differ.
est and represented the national dress
OF twenty FIVE different provinces. The
queen, among hor presents, received
nine rich prsyer.bookS and 100000 worth
OF jewels. A crown Of diamonds aud a
fine necklace Of pearls we're much adj
mired. It is said shat one Paris MILL.
ner sold $4,000 francs worth Of bonnets
for Nalrid.
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Mr.. Martin AilmOFe, Of Boston, is
said to have cut the only portrait bust
of the late pope ever made by an Ameri-
can artist. 1t was the last portrait in
marble made Of Plus TX. When it was
finished the kind old man took the chisel
in his hand, and expressing his satisfac-
ton, touched the marble, saying; rs it
in this manner you do it? This is the
sculptor's pen. With this be writes"
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LEOAL.'
mo. 1859, N. RI
Chancery Sale of Real Estate.


Chancery Court Of Shelby County. Tenn
n. Schafer ct all for use, etc., VS.. r. B.
by VIRTUE OF AN INTERLOCUTORY
ID decree fer sale, entered in the above causes
on the 18th day of May. 1875, and renewed,
etc, October 4, 1877, l will sell, at public auc-
ton, TO the highest bidder. in front Of the
Clerk and Masters Office, Court. house build
ing. Main street, Memphis, TenR.. on
Saturday, March 90, 1873,
within legal hours, the following described
property. situated in Shelby county, Tenn.
near White Station, on tho Memphis and
Charleston railroad, on the south side thereof
and described as follows, viz: Beginning at a
stake on the northwest corner Of q 20-acre lot
heretofore sold by II. Sohafer, Catherine Scha-
fer and Mary Knapp to ledbetter and Gamer;
and running thence south with the west line
of said Ledbetter and Gamers tract 8 chains
and 90 links TO a stake; thence westwardly
parallel with the west line Of the Memphis
and Charleston railroad II chains and 50 links
TO a stake; thence north 6 chains aad IS links
TO q stake in the center Of tho Memphis and
Germantown plank-road; thence west with
said plank-road 10 chains to tho beginning,
containing about Z acres, more or less.
Terms Of Sale q On n credit OF six 10Y months
note with approved security required OF pur
chaser. etc.
This February 25. 1878.
u. A. COLE, G. and NJ.
BY R. J. BLACK, d. g. and N.
II. G.. King, Solicitor, 1871
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VIoE President WHEELER, suffering
recently from neuralgia, gave notice in
the senate yesterday of his intended ab.
sence for several days, and asked hat a
president pro tenn be appointed. The
Democratic senators held a caucus to
select a candidate fer the position OF
president pro tenn. Of the senate, and
unanimously agreed to east their ballots
forISenator Thurman.
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TENNESSEE.
The Porter Rifles celebrated Washing.
tons birthday at Nashville.

Inc Porter hlhes celebrated Washing.
tons birthday at Nashville.
TIE young Hebrews of Chattanooga
have organized a literary society.
Cclorel a. S. Pointer, of Franklin, is
the latest candidate for governor.
The State Grange will meet the next
time at Memphis, in February, 1879
The Murphy movement is sweeping
West Tennesses. Over fifteen hundred
have joiDel in Jackson.
The negroes of Bradford spend Sun.
day in drunkenness and card playing,
with an occasional razor slsshing.
The E~piscopalians at Trenton formed
themselves into a parish last week and
elected Rev. ]. r. Gray as their pastor,
A German tramp put of the train at
Mckenzie the other day died of dysen.
terry, and was buried by the corporation,
The new Directory for Nashville
claims for that city a population Of
1892, and for Edgefeld 5477. Total,
4O,3l9.
The Rbea News says Hoa. George G.
Dibbrell will be a candidate for r~e-elec-
ton TO congress, and that the people of
Rhea county are for him solid"
Edge6eld Lodge, No. I, Ancient Order
Of United Workmen. heads the list Of
successful lodges. 1t was organized one
year 9 and has a membership Of one
hundred and fifty.
General j. T. Wilder, Hon. E A.
James, and Mr. James Brown are dele.
gates representing the Iron and Coal
Manufacturers Association, of Chatta.
nooga, IN the Export Trade Convention
at Washington.
The Milan Exchange says: Something
wrong somewhere. Oar Memphis dailies
frequently don't reach US until the day
after they are printed. Our subscribers
at Atwood did not receive their papers
last week at all.
Nashville American, 22i: Collector
W. NJ. Woodstock yesterday received a
letter from Commissioner Rsum stating
that he had forwarded a number of Spen-
Ger rifles for the use Of revenue oHicsrs.
These riaes will shoot eight times with.
out reloading.
Milan Exchange; From all we can
learn the wheat prospect ia this section
was never better at this season Of the
year than it now is. The ground a
prepared 10 q better manner aud the
grain sowed With more care than ever
before. This accounts largely for the
improved prospect.
Hon. J. NJ. Meek, Of New Market,
East Tennessee, a prominent lawyer,
who represented jefferson couuty in the
legislature Just before the war, is a can
didate for Circuit judge in the Second
distr.c', composed of the counties #
Sever, Cooke, Jefferson. Hamblen,
Granger, Union, and Claiborne.
The following from the Jackson Tri-
bune and Sau, If true, is enough to run
a dentist distracted: Mr.. Horace Bled.
soc, Of this city, aged sixty.seven years,
bad all his teeth drawn some days ago
aud ordered a act Of false ones. While
waiting Tor the new set, FIVE natural
teeth began to grow out OF bis upper
front gums, and at ttis writing it would
seem as il they would come to full ma.
turity.
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Exhibits for Paris.

PHILADELPHIA, February &c. - The
Constitution sailed to-day with FIVE hun.
bred tons exhibits for the Paris Exposi.
ton. The remaining exhibits here will
be transferred t, Brooklyn for shipment
BY the Portsmouth and Wyoming
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WASHINGTON, February 26.-In Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley rising baron.
eter, northerly to e%ssterly winds, station.
airy or rising temperature and clear
weather, followed by falling barometer,
and tonight or on Wednesday by rain or
annw.
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False PratsnAsn.

New YORK, February rs. Louis F,
Therassou, Of Therasson & Bryan, law.
yers, a conspicuous vestryman and ex-
Sunday.schOol superintendent, has been
indicted for obtaining by false pretenses
the signature Of MIS-. Sarah J.. ZeabrisLi,
to a satisfaction piece.
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Allegheny commandery Of Knights
Templar are concluding their arrange.
uents for their second pilgrimage to
Europe 10 June. The GUARD steamer
Russia has been engaged for the purpose,
on which a large number Of -state.rooms
have alreaFy been selected by those who
have signiied their intention Of going.
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Nkw ORLEANS, February 26.-Alcus,
Scherck & Autey, prominent cotton fac.
tors, have issued a private circular to
their creditors announcing their suspen.
sion. They are preparing a statement
Of their eff
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RIcHFoRD, VI February 26,-Ayoung
woman named Button is the fourth death
caused by drinking the water of a pois.
oned we'll. Other deaths are expected.
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Arrest OF Plotters.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, February 26.-Chas,
Weaver and Edward Driesback have been
arrested and confess participation in a
plot to wreck railroad trains.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-26

The Boston Post says that Mrs. Hayes
has abandoned her temperance princi-
pies by wearing a claret silk.
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Special to the Ledger
HELENA, February 26-s m.-The
Hard Cash passed here this morning for
Memphis with a good trip of cotton aud
seed, will arrive tonight and promptly
return to White river Tomorrow evening,
leaving at 5 o'clock.
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nor POSTERS, SHOW BILLS, CARDS
Circulars, etc., gotten NJ with the latest
5tylo q tyPos and on superior paper Of any
amino btook.andlprlsoa.
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The ONLY TREATMENT Emp
ELECTION.
EleCtiOn NOIiCn.

TNHE annual meeting. Of the stockholders OF
l. the Memphis Gas Light Company will be-
held at the Office Of the Company, ~ Mad,son
street, Memphis, Tom, on FRIDAY, March
LIST, between tho hours Of 10 o'clock am. and
2 pm. TO elect seven Directors 10 serve ths.
the ensuing year.
1851 J0SEPH CRAIG, soc'y.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
oTFIOR-Ne. Is MADISON STRHHs.
M EN- HIS
Tuesday Evening, Feb. 2e, 1878.

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TEXAS.

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Ed POSTAL. Master.

CAIRo, February 26.-Arived-Eddy.
vile, Nashville, s pm; James D. Parker,
Memphis, 10; Colorado, Vicksburg, mid
night Barnard and Garrett. New Or.
leans, 4 am; Polar Star, Ohio river 8;
John Porter, St. Louis, TO- Charles Nor
gan, Cincinnati, noon. Departed-Lion-
ess, Louisville, IL pm; Parker, Cincin-
natl, II; Ironsides, midnight; Colorado,
St. Louis, 3 am; Barnard, Ohio river, 4;
Belle of Shreveport. New Orleans, Z;
Mark Twain, Memphis, 81 Eddyville,
Nashville, 8; Polar Star, St. Louis, 10.
Clear and cool.
CINCINNATI, February 26,-River %
feet 2 inches and rising. Clear.
%PITTsBURG, February 26.-River IL
feet s inches, aud falling. The weather
is fair aud cool.
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T%ELEGRAPHIC
SHOCKS \ Rorns.


LONDON, February 26, 2 p.m.-Consols
for money, I95 GIG; on account, =;
United States fve.twenties of 1867, 1861;
United States t%en-forties. lO4!; United
States new four-and-a-balfs, lO4f; United
States new fves, l03S.
New YORK, February &c, 1850 am
United States skies of 1881, registered,
- @l05si United States skies of 1881,
coupons, = @lO52; fye-twenties OF 1865,
registered, new issue, - @lO3s; FIVE.
twenties of 1867, = @lO5s; fve.twen.
ties Of 1868, -@lOsl; ten.forties, lO4B@
1887 coupons, l04; ives OF 1881, 1881;
coupons, - @lOSl; currsr cy skies, ll9
@ll9i; new lOurs, lOl@lOlt; coupons,
. @lOl5; new four snd-a.hslfs, - "a
1929.
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s

LIVERPOOL, February 20 Wheat, win.
ter, lOslOd@lls6d Milwaukee red 0, lOd
@lOs lOd; California white, lis 1000
Us 81; California club, Us cd@l2s Sd.
Germ, new, 26s 6d@26 %; old, 2ss Od@.
2ss Sd. Pork, 54S Cd. Beef, s5s Cd.
Bacon, long clear, 29s Cd; short clear,
3Os Cd. Lard, 3sS Cd. Tsllow, 80 6i@
4Os Cd.
CHICAGO, February 26, 1880 am -
Wheat unsettled, 1913 for April. Corn,
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Mr.. SHELBY has introduced a bill in
the house authorizing the issue Of United
States notes and providing for the re-
demption Of certain United States bonds,
directs the secretary Of the terasury to
issue Eve hundred million dollars in
treasury notes; not less than fifty mil
lion nor more than one hundred million
dollars to be issued in any one year; the
notes to be receivable in payment for all
debts, public and private, Of the United
States except custom duties and United
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uerp Trwr.

The way to glory is through the
palace, to for,ue through the market,
to virtue through the desert.
II the heart does not 60 with the
head, the bes. thoughts have only the
light This is why science is so little
persuasive. and probity so eloquent.
The rich find relations in the most
remote foreign countries; the poor not
even in the bosom Of their own fami-
lies.
Virtue does not give talents. but it
supplies their places. Talent neither
gives virtue nor supplies the place
Of it.
The prison is shut night and day.
vet it always full; the temples are al.
ways open. and vet YOU find not one
in them.
Whoever makes great fuss about do
ing good does very little;he who wishes
to he seen and noticed when he is do.
ing good, will not do il long; he whc
minglcs humor and caprice with il
will do it badly; he who only thinks
of avoiding faults AMI reproachcs vii
never acquire virtues.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-02-15

Never throw away old paper. II
you have no wish 10 sell Il, use Il in
the house. Some housekcepers prefer
Il to cloth for cleaning many articles
Of furniture. A lady who prided her.
self upon her experience and tact,
says: AMER a stove has been black.
ened il can be kept looking very well
for long time by rubbing with pa
per every morning. Rubbing with
paper is a much nicer way Of keeping
the outside Of q tea-kettle, cofce-pot,
and teapot bright and clean than the
old way Of washing them in suds.
Rubbing with paper is also the hest
way Of polishing knives, ,in.ware and
spoons; they shine like new silver.
For polishing mirrors, windows. lamp
chimneys. etc., paper Is better than
dry cloth. Preserves and pickles
keep much better if brown paper, in.
stead of cloth is tied over the jar.
Canned fruit is not so apt to mould Il
a piece Of writing paper cut to ct the
can is laid directly over the fruit.
Paper is much better to put under a
carpet than straw. II Is warmer and
makes less noise when one walks over
4,
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ORIGIN OF THE TERN PRINTERS
DEvu.-when Altlus Manutius set
up in business as a printer at Venice,
he came into possession Of little ne.
gro boy. This hoy was known over
the city as "tbe little black devil''
who assisted the mysterious biblio-iac.
tor; and some OF the most ignorant
people believed him none other than
the embodiment Of Satan. who helped
Alhus in the prosecution Of his pro-
fession. One day Manutius, desiring
to dispel this strange Authorization by
publicity. displayed the young imp to
the poorer classes. Upon this occa-
sion he made this short hut character.
istic speech: "Be it know to Venice
that |, Aldus Manutius, printer 10
the Holy Church and Doge, have this
day made public exposure Of the prin.
tiers devil. All those who think he
is not flesh and blood may come and
pinch him"