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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23

WITH the approval Of the Rev. James
A. Heard. presiding elder of the Mem
pbis district, / have organized a special
board of relief for the destitute members
of the Methodist church in this city
Many Of these persons, in the best OF
times, get but q scanty support by their
daily labor. They will be dependent for
weeks Of weary waiting. The members
Of the Methodist church, who may be
inclined to help ia this hour OF need,
will send their contributions to John A.
Holt, at the Bank Of Commercei to R,
W. Blew, Of the Western Methodist, Oh
to DR.. D. F. Goodyear, Of this city.
e. G. SLATER,
President Of the Board.
The secular press will please cop
thio
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23

To THOSE who wish TO free themselves
of the mosquitoes and heat Of the city,
the Memphis and Charleston railroad
will sell, for the Somerville train, leaving
at G o'clock pm, and the regular mail
train, leaving at midnight on Saturdays,
round trip tickets to any station on its
line, good to return until the following
Monday, inclusive, at one fare for the
round trip. This arrangement will be
continued during the remainder Of the
" heated term" and will enable many o.
cur good people, whose business will moi
admit Of a more protracted absence, t.
make a short trip TO the country which
will prove very refreshing and bens6cia
to them. Iuka Springs is accessible t,
the people of Memphis, and offers ad
vantages and attractions to this class o
travel. l39.l45 l5l!l57
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23

John Patterson, Of Grant county, Ind,
from New Orleans, died on the City Of
Alton, August %, 1878. of ~dysSntery,
and was buried en- Presidents Island.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23

JE DILLARD, notary and commission
will be found at bis Office, No 8 Madison,
every day. l62
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23

In the LEDGER job Office can be found
competent, skillful and tasteful printers,
who can give entire satisfaction in the
display of any job Of printing. 1881
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23
MempIs, Paducah and Northern 3. R

Mempis, Paducah and Northern I. h
Until further notice trains on the
Memphis, Paducah and Northern rail-
road will leave for C~ovington aud inter
mediate points. from Second street cross
ing (north Of the watersworks) at4 pm.
All freight will be received atthat point
between the hours $50 an. and 9;3(
pm. Train leaves daily Except Sun
day.. 1..los
l44t laall General Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23
l.. WOELLER'S SALOON,
Corner Main and Washington,
il still open. !lo8
Meals 25 cents. Hl42t

Call for your supply OF
Champagne at @. Reinig's,
I22 Main street. I47T
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23

RefrIgeratOrs, ice chests,
water coolers and lce-cream
freezers at cost. j loob 5 I1olI
aq #. J. TURNBULL,
1857 234 Main street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23

JNo. A. DEN1E, s52 Shelby street, is
receiving 200 barrels lime daily. Send
ia your orders and disiufect. l54
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
BoATs LEAVING 20 D

BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer City Of Alton, New Orleans.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
City of Helena. Vicksbufg.
D~EPARTuREs.
Steamer City Of Helens, st. Louis.
City Of Alton, st. Louis.
BOATS IN oRT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23
WARNING.
To the public (!

OFFICE MEMPHIs WATER Co, June i 1878,
TN order TO more completely project the
i patrons of this Company, as well as 70
shield ourselves, we here publish a list OF
plumbers who have fled bonds IN our ONCE IS
n guarantee that they do work properly 10
connection with our mains. we Wlll 0ecline
Ia allow others than licensed plumbers, 70
famosr in any way with fixtures connected tc
the pipes OF this W GRRIG I. CAMERON sec'y,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23
PIE LIQUID.
cation
East Tenn. University.

THREE Colleges. Nine professors, Tuition
1 R K TO ALL In Preparatory Department,
Ss0a year; To Stata students, PRE- Apeut
half rates 10 all on Tennessee railroads; on
some, needy State students pass FREE board,
fuel, lipht, washing. room-rent, etc., slzs a
wear. Fall session Opens September l2th; For
catalogues, address TH0S. W, HUMBS Pres
ident. Knoxville, Tenn, AK5-l04
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23

John walsh, Undertaker,
BAL Second st., next ~postofRce. l44l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23
Eicenaea P~lunnbeFn.

MURRAY MARTIN 40 Madlson street,
D. Il MAbNON &CO 1904 Main street;
WIN LINN. as Madison street;
JOHN MASSA. 8ISh shelby adeeti
n IN. X. BROWN. 90 Second ~,
arn n TWEEDY. 234 Second VI.
WM 1ENnERs0N. AZ MQlrosst lSOlh
xvAp POSTERS. SHOW BILLS, CARDS
n CircularJ, eto., Gotten up Wah tho lAtesl
sfvie III tVpss ami on aqperi0r paper oi ans
sessrsi sSi3r. 20 70 tho Ledger omceland o.
'sSains s.ogkAnd prisos'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23

1857 Prizes. amounting to".~-~.-.---ellOi4H
Responsible corresponding agents wantees -
all prominent points, to whom q liberal COM
pensation will be paid. 1911.
Application for rates to clubs should only %
made to the Home Office in New Orleans.
Write, clearly stating iull address, Tor fur-
ther information or send orders 70
M M. A. DAUPHlN,x
P. %. Box $50, New Orleans, La.
Or Not West Court street. Memphis, Tenn.
An our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and managemenb q
Generals G. I. BEAUREGARD and yuBAh
a CARLY. lAo.5-M&I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23
A QUARANTINE or coFFISs.

Union City is safe. The railroad au
thorities have ordered the agents there
70 recsive no freight for Memphis. Mr.
Jack Walsh, our smiling county under
saker, had ordered a lot Of collins from
a firm there. He received a letter yes
terday morning stating that such stock
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23
LOTTERY.

A SPLENDID oPRoRTHnITa w
| a WIN a FORTUNEi-Ninth Grand
Distributor. 1878, at New Orleans. tuesday
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23
EIGHT BY TEN GUARANTEES.

By the time the little towns around
Memphis get over their fright about
yellow fever and conclude to take down
their guarantees, we presume it will be
too late for their hotels and boarding
houses to do a thriving business, and
then they eau fight it out and settle il
among themselves as to who was respoD.
sible for a course which was at once
nonsensical aud inhuman toward ttei
nsighbors in distress, who never ye
vent back on them in time Of need.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23

Major W. Messick, Of Versailles, Ky,
tslegraphs to DR.. John Erskine to draw
on the Union aud Planters Bank for
800, for the relief OF the poor and dis
tressed. This was done and the money
turned over to the relief committee to-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
County Court Order appointing
Com issiOncrs to Hold Elec-
ton for Railroad.

At a County Court held in and for
Monongalia county, West Virginia,
at the courthouse Of said county, on
Friday, October 4tb, 1878, the follow
ing order was made:
WHEREAS, The Pittsburgh. West
Virginia & Southern Railroad Com
paDy of West Virginia, has been du-
ly incorporated for the purpose OF
constructing a railroad from some
point on the Pennsylva mia and West
Virginia State line IN Cass District
in MonOngalia county, through said
county by the way of Morgantown,
and through Preston county to the
town of Grafton in Taylor county,all
in West Virginia; and
WHEREAS, The District of Cass, in
said county, is likely to be benefit, d
by the construction Of said railroad
it is ordered by the County Court Of
MonOngalia county. that the sheriff
Gf said county and the commission
ers of election hereinafter appointed,
do open polls on the 9th day Of No
vember, 1878, in Cass District, at
Cassville and at Vaudeville, in said
county of Monongalia, and take the
sense Of the legal voters of aid Dis
trict of Cass, whethe: said District of
Cass shall subscribe of the capital
stock Of said railroad company the
sum of fifteen thousand dollars. Jno.
w. Tucker, Reason Lining and Jno.
+. Fleming are hereby appointed
commissioners to conduct said cleo.
ton at Ca-sviile, aud Amos S. Court
ney, James Sanders and James A.
Hawthorne, are hereby appointed
commissioners to conduct said cleo
ton at Vaudeville. Said subscrip-
ton, if authorized by majority Of
three-tifths of all the votes cast at
said election for and against said
subscription, shall be paid in the
coupon bonds bearingG per cent. in
terest per annum at par of said Dis
trict of Cass, which bonds shall be
redeemed within tbirty-fodr years
from the date thereof, as the County
Court Of said county may elect. The
amount IF said subscription shall be
expended in the construction of said
railroad within in said District of
Cass.
a copyteste: WIN. S. CoBUN,
Clerk.
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Hon. Frank Hurd, hardest of hard

Hon. Frank Hurd, hardest of hard
money Democrats, elected to Congress
from the Toledo District of Ohio, has
just been ''interviewed' in New York.
OF the Democratic Presidential NOM
ination for 1880 Mr.. Hurd said: 81
believe Mr.. Thurman to be the prop
er man for the Democrats : to nomin-
ate. He is, in fact, the only man who
can carry the State of Ohio against q
popular Republican candidate, and if
the party thinks the Electoral vote of
that State necessary to elect its Pres
idential candidate it will nominate
him." That BIZ. Hurd speaks the
opinion of Ohio Democrats generally,
and ola vast number of Eastern as
we'll as Western Democrats, is GER
tain. Mr.. Thurman is certainly,
without regard to politics, the most
influential member Of the present
Senate. AT the last session of Con-
gross, especially, was this perceptible
in q great deal Of the legislation. In
the Presidency CT elsewhere he would
reflect credit upon the country.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09
ArnettsvilIe.
A COUSIN TO RoARIX.
November 5th, 1875


Editors Mem DOminion:-
BY your leave l will proceed to
give the crest of mankind" the local
news of this mortal heritage.
Good health prevails, there being
only few cases of disease, of which
the most serious, perhaps, is Mrs.
Jones, relict Of Henry Jones, who is
very low of heart disease and her
death at any time would not create
surprise. Mr.. Stansberry is also sick,
but / learn is recovering.
Our farmers have used the fine fall
weather advantageously in gathering
in crops Of corn, fruits, &C., and but
for fear Of the sheriff would be hap
py.
The stock market seems to have
gone to pot; and those of our cattle
and hog raisers who are not fortu-
nate enough tie have sold, must now
keep or sell at great sacrifice.
Some men who have good cattl e
have not had an offer on their stock
this season, and still we have people
who for an idea declare times are
good enough. They fail, however,
to tell us what is to become Of the
poor debtor.
Encouraged by promises of good
times coming, some parties have
pushed into the strea n again and we
are encouraged by number Of land
sales, few OF which may be given:
Eek el Morris to M. A. Miller, 3
acres, less 10 perches, $50 per acre,
and to f. A. Morris. 83t;acres, $1,000.
G. Danley to Il. Layton, 81 acres, $40
per acre; Isaac Bell, of Clinton, to +.
II. Watson, 80 acres, $3.50; Same to
J. p. Summers, GO acres, $1,000. Jo-
seph Smiths heirs, 17G acres adjoin-
ing White Day, $4,000, A. A. Hawk
ms to j. E. Michel, GO acres, Clay
District, $500; II. S. Michael to A
A. Hawkins, 81 acres, $50 per acre;
B. Il. Smith to Margaret Heck,
acres, house and lot, $500.
DR.. Jacobs is building ON his lot
purchased Of j. A. Brook.
U. ). Straight has built a house on
his fathers land, one half mile below
this place, and has moved into it.
Solomon Hogue is repairing hi,
residence this fall. His health is
some better.
Jas. A. Hogue, Of Richie. paid
his fIiends in this section a viii, re,
Gently; so did +. J. Stewart. of bod
bridge.
Our neighhors of Georgetown are
pushing onward. They have sue
ceeded in getting school this win
ter which will taught by Miss lot
Stewart J. Il.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09
Washington Letter.
[From our regular correspondent

lTiOtii oui regular correspondence
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. 18th.
Just, at present everything is quiet
along the Potomac, and resident, OF
the Capital are resting on their oars
waiting to see what the election re-
turns bring forth. There is nothing
here II attract attention this week
except the hysterical gyrations OF
Yewgeen Halls committee. as il
makes one last desperate effort to
hoist the Radical flag-that old tat
tered, torn and faded bloody shirt
the emblem that in times past rous-
ed he party to terrible deeds. But
Of late the ensanguined garment has
failed 10 infiame the passions of ii e
people. Its power, like the sceptre
Of its inventors, has passed away
The rank aud ffle-the people-do
not brighten longer at skull and
cross bones and Il gauzy tale. Their
minds are too much occupied with
tbC SCI AUS CpiiCSIDo VI tiIV.
AT the last moment the Republic
an managers have bull-dozed poor
old Devens into prostituting the De-
partment Of Justice to- the vilest par
tisan ends, and driven him to the re-
spon5ibiity for acts. of usurpation
that were fami lar. in the days of
Laundulet Williams and Pappy TAFT
Democrats in the South, and in GER
tain cities. are to be intimated by the
AFRO CANT assumptions of several hum
dred deputy marshal5 and 'supervis-
Ors of election" each of whom re-
ceives round per diem from the
Government. They are partisan tools
with power to arrest without warrant,
and their appointment is not only
swindle upon the tax payers but an
outrage upon free elections. Every
good citizen desires to see all proper
safeguards thrown around the ballot
box, but the use of such machinery
as this, not to protect but to suppress
and pollute the ballot. is disgrace
that will not much longer be tolerated
in this country. And this action of
the administration adds another to
the many evidences of it's fraudulent
character and hypocritieal profess
sions. Executive order No. l, which
forbid public officials taking active
part in politics under penalty of dis
missal, is another fraud nearly as pal
pable as the Executive himself. To
see Shurz, Evarts, and other men,
bers of the Cabinet perambulating
about the country delivering cam
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09
CORRESPONDENTS.
ElickersviiIe.
November 4th, 1878,

November 4th, 1878.
Editors Neio Domiaion.
Our school is to he taught this win
ter by Barton NJ. Jones, that prince
Of good fellows. Bart has a splendid
reputa' ION as school teacher and we
hope he may fully sustain 1t this
winter. lie holds one Of the few No.
certificates granted this year; we
say this to recommend him to the
ladies.
We had show here last Friday
night. 1t was a musical entertain
ment given by blind man. A good
crowd was IN attendance, a portion
of which remained on the outside.
This portion of the crowd, consisting
Of some young men with their
swecthearts stayed on the outside
and tempted to force the performer
to comprimise and let them in for
10 cents, half price, this the man re-
fused to do; the boys took their spite
out by. investing their 20 cents in
"striped stocking candy" treating
the fair nymph5 thereto.
A certain young man in this neigh
borhood has discovered new and
novel way OF fattening horses on a
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

A sad accident happened near Bey-
erly, w. Va, on last Wednesday,
which should be q warning to those
hunting in the woods, and further
warning for persons to look well be-
fore firing. 1t seems that Hiram Hill
and Seymour Stalnaker were out on
the day mentioned, which was damp,
foggy day, hunting wild turkeys, and
late in the evening they started to re
turn home, which is about six miles
from Beverly. About the same time
one of Hills and one of Stalnakers
boys, aged respectively nine and elev-
en- years, who live on adjoining places
were out in the woods gathering chest
nuts and grapes, and hearing their
parents approaching, proposed to have
some fun out of them. There being
brush fence near they concealed
themselves behind it and commenced
to yelp like turkey. Hill and Stall
maker seeing something behind the
fence and hearing the noise brought
their guns down, but Stalnaker's went
off before he had taken aim. Hill
took aim and fired, and when he did
so they heard scream, and rushing
to the fence, were Mortified to find
that they had shot two of their chill
dren. The ball from Hills gun struck
his son under the shoulder, went
through and entered Stalnal1ers sons
left arm below the shoulder and shat
tered the bone. The former will prob
ably die, as he was shot through the
lungs, and seems to be suffering in
tensely. The parents are nearly de
ranged at their sad calamity.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

In the interest of the South, the
most important question to come be-
fore Congress this winter is that of
promoting the early construction Of
the Texas & Pacific Railway, or some
railway upon the line for which that
Company holds the right of way
The zeal in behalf of this enterprise
will be greatly sharpened by the
news which comes by the way of
Washington that the Central South
ern Pacific ring, in the apparent con-
fidence Of controlling Congress, have
belied all their promises to the South
ern people, .and have made an ALI
ance with the Atchison Topeka &
Santa Fee railroad company, by which
the so-called Southern Pacific road of
California is to be turned north to
connect with the other road at Sante
Fe, and hus cheat the Southern States
of the transcontinental line it has
been so long promised by Hun ing
ton & Co. rhe new combination is
simply another northern line, con-
trolled by the Huntington's and Jay
Gould's who now control the defiant
Pacific railroad lines. For years the
Huntington party has been busy in
the South working up sentiment 10
behalf of their so-called Southern Pa
cific road which WAS to be built
through on the 32nd parallel. By
such means they have delayed the
proposed Government aid to the Tex
as & Pacific road until tho Central
Pacific ring could get control of the
California end of the line. Having got
that control, they now deliberately
repudiate their promises, and pro
pose to rob the people Of the South OF
their right to an Independent trans
continental road, as they have robbed
the United States Government and
the business of the country, to build
up and perpetuate their bloated mon
opoly. For long time this combi-
nation of the Southern Pacific and
the Santa Fe companies has been
kept a secret. Probably it was made
long before the Southern Pacific road
reached the Arizona border. But
since it has ceased to be of so great
consequence to quiet tho news OF
Southern Congressman who were sup
posed to have too great an interest in
the question of developing the trans
continental trade of Southern Ports,
the Huntington-Gouid ring now boast
OF their newly developed "enter-
prise" in cheating the Southern peo-
pie. The result should be unani-
nous demand by the Southern men,
bers of Congress for immediate legis-
lation to complete the Texas G. Pacif.
ic road.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

Those who read the Radical blus-
ter about Congressional and other
gains in the November States should
remember that most of it originates
with Hon. Eugene Hale, Chairman of
the Republican Congressional Com
mittee. They should also remember
that, few days before his 5000 ma
jority was turned into 5000 minority,
inthe September election, he boasted
that he should be elected by larger
majority than before. That is the
kind of prophet he is. Another sig
nificant fact is that much was ex-
pected, lately, from the changed atti-
tude of the Administration as to
Southern affairs, and from stories of
outrages in the South. But in both
these things it is becoming plain that
the hope was delusion, as it should
be. If the Democrats lose Con-
gresham here and there through To-
cal discussions in strong Democratic
districts, the loss will be more than
made up by the steady and irresista-
BILE tendency of people all over the
country to quit the Radical party.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

paign spe eches in the face Of this ord
er only attracts attention to the false
pretenses of the whole concern. OF
an administration begotten in shame
and vi!Iany nothing could be expect
ed but that which we daily behold-a
career of deceit, ostentations psalm
singing, and lies.
Let no man sympathize with Ruth-
erford B. Hayes. He is not Presi-
dent of the United States and he
knows it. Above and beyond all his
weakness and mediocracy is his in.
sincerity and duplicity. No man can
be innocent Of guile who takes high
office that does not belong to him
and goes deliberately and systenat-
ically to work rewarding every rascal
who helped to steal it f him. Hayes
has done but one thing out Of all his
many professions at and before his
introduction into the Office, and that
is to recognize the legally elected
State governments of Louisiana and
South Carolina. In doing that he
constructively confessed his own Of
fetal LEGITIMACY. He would not
have done it but for the close quarters
in which he was held by those to
whom pledges were made at the time
of the Electoral Count. They had him
where he could not cheat them. l
am Of those who once believed in
Rutherford'5 good intentions, but
have since seen too much. There is
certain "Warm climate' where they
would he rejected as not even fit for
paving the approaches.
But will not consume space that
may be required for election matters
or returns. From all ports of the
country come reports of remarkable
activity, and in both Pennsylvania
and New York there are many COM
plications. AS the sounding Of hew-
gags and beating of TOM toms ceases,
we get ready to pick up the wounded.
Whatever the other results of the
contest, we here in Washington have
made up our minds to see genuine
Democratic Congress. Not a Con-
gress with one House pulling one
way and the other opposite, but one
in which both Houses will be agreed
in policy, and work together for econ
omy, free government, and the great
est good Of the greatest number.
There will be no legislation for the
benefit of special classes, and no build
ing up Of an office holding or bond
holding oligarchy.
The department clerks who are
voters, have nearly all taken their
grip sacks and departed according to
orders. The Washington Post says
that the following gem was embod-
led in late prosaic epistle transmit
ed by the Hon. Yewgeen Hail to the
Hon. g. Catlin Gorum. Singularly
enough, it is found to he an almost
exact poetical epitome of the contents
Of the letter:
II have no peace by day or night,
The whole one day pine and fret,
! Without one cheering sound or sight
Until the sun be set;
And when l vainly try to sleep,
And thus escape my constant woe,
! For hours and hours sigh and weep
Bccauss they beat us So"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

cheap scale. He says, Feed them
on Buckeye patatncs and stable in
an open she'd" Whoa, Caddy!
Mrs. w. L. Morgan, Of Morgan
town, has been visiting at John B.
Prices for several days past. Mrs.
NJ. has made great many acquaint-
ances and by her social qualities nu-
merous warm friends in her short
visit.
Jno. c. Shafer, the great fox-hunt-
err, says his fox hound, "Jim." sired
by Fighting Jim," can out run any
dog in the county save and except
Camps LADY" and the celebrated
"Dan Trippett'"
A COUSIN TO RoARIX.