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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-13

MIR AND Mis-. WILLIAM H. DowNER of North
Thetford, celebrated the tenth anniversary Of
their wedding recently, about one hundred and
thirty of their friends being present. Among the
number was Aaron Wilcox, ninety-three years
old, who was as hale and hearty any one present
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-13
SOCIETY AND PERSONAL.

Inc last reception OF Mrs. Hayes Tor TINS sea-
son. on Saturday last, was one of the largest ever
held, by day, in the White House. All the ladies
of the Cabinet assisted Mrs Hayes in receiving ON
this occasion, which was marked event in these
receptions. Mrs. Hayes was dressed in dark
shade of wine-coored velvet, combined with silk
of the same shade, threaded with slender line of
gold and garnished with a bronze jet, The Cab-
net ministers were all present and chatted mer-
rily over the passage of the silver bill The repre-
sentation from both houses Of Congress was large
and included many who voted down the veto, as
well rs those who sustained it, The silver ques-
ton was so pleasantly discussed and formed so
frequent occasion for jests, that 1t appeared u
sore subject to no one. The President was pres
ent during the last hour only. Every one is ex-
pressing the wish that Mrs. Hayes would resume
her receptions after Lent.
Opposition to Presidential appointments by the
Senate seems to be dying out of late for lack of
food to feed on Take such nominations as that
of Bayard Taylor minister to Germany, John
Baker to Venezuela and Colonel Goodloe to
Belgium, and even the fertile imaginations Of
ConSling and Blaine are powerless to hatch up
any reason for attacking the President over their
heads The nominations of Mr.. f. ID. Webster as
consul to Toronto is also one at which no stones
can be thrown. lie was formerly private secre-
tary 10 William II. Seward and acquired under the
tutelage Of that astute statesman those qualities
Of mind and capacity for work which have made
him an efficient public officer The appointment
OF Hon. Albert G. Porter to be First Comptroller
of the Treasury is of the best that could have
been made. lie is a man of marked ability as u
lawyer, and Republican of the stanehest kind.
Boards nomination as collector of customs at
Boston still hangs fire. but is sure to be confirmed
The President has recently discovered that
about sixty appointments have been made in the
various federal offices in New York of persons
urged by Charles A. Dana that these appointees
are all strong Conkling men and that Postmaster
James and Collector Arthur have made the prnci-
pal concessions to the Sun. In the meantime this
pirate of the press continues to print every
false charge that can be possibly manufactured
against the administration, and continually calls
upon the people to depose the President. There
is likely to be some wedding out of the Dana
men shortly.
Dr. Newman remains in Washington as inan-
| cial agent of his former church Rev. DIR. j. o.
| Peck remains as pastor Of the Mount Vernon
church in Baltimore until November next
Vice President Wheeler has resumed his duties
as presiding officer Of the Senate
Hon Jacob Estey and wife of Brattleboro are
in the city, staying at Wizards. Sol.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-13
Bennington County.

THERE is great deal OF counterfeit money in
circulation in Bennington, both paper and silver
REV JAMES FLETCHER, late of Lawrence Acad-
envy Groton, Mass, has been unanimously
elected principal of Burr and Burton Seminary,
nj Mnnnlester
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-13
LamOille County.
Orange County.

JOHNSON has clean record AS town. 1t is
not only out of debt, but has a surplus of oven
eight hundred dollars.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-13

Mr. BATES. the retiring town clerk Of Monkton,
has discharged the duties Of that office for twenty
five years
Nor less than one hundred and fourteen per-
sons have united with the churches in Vergennes
since the late religious awakening
Mrs. CHRIsTorHER TorToN, of Vergennes had
her face, neck and shoulders badly burned by the
explosion Of a kerosene lamp last week
\ DIcKENs party given in Mddlebury recently
for the benefit Of the Congregational church pro-
duced the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-13

{. J. HouGHroN, ieweler, Of st. .Iohnsbury, is
reported as having failed
TON DANIELS, of Danville, ate, on n wager, two
quarts and half of raw oysters in half an hour,
and still lives.
IT cost Danve twelve dollars and ninety cents
to adjust claims for eleven dollars and fifty cents
for sheep killing last year.
THE lumber firm Of Hastings & Co., st. Johns
bury, has failed with liabilities of sixty thou
sand dollars Of which twenty thousand dollars
a 70 sacured
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-13

REV. C. w. CLARK, Congregational pastor of
stockbridge and Pittsfed is to remove to Georgia,
early in April.
LYMAN WILLIAMS, of Newport Center, was seri-
ously injured in Rchford recently by being
thrown from his sleigh
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-13

THE lowest taxed town in Vermont is ST. George
which imposes no town tax this year
MASTER MILO BENEDICT, CORVALLIS musical
prodigy, gave n concert in Winoosk the other
evening, which was success.
THE total vote of Burlington Mt the late city
election was one thousand five hundred and six,
falling off of one hundred and thirty-three from
the vote of last year
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-22

in lifting up our people. This has
been done in Cincinnati aud every
city in the Union. The Sisters Of
Charity have gone even to the
Bucktowns and the Five Points,
and have accomplished wonders in
the work Of elevating our race. We
ought to proclaim on the wings of
the wind that we know these things
and appreciate them. Aud then let
our Protestant brethren command
--as they may-the same gratitude
from us by banishing from among
them the prejudice that exists to-
ward the black man.
Before the memory of Pope Plus
TX / bow in reverence. Many OF
the doctrines of his church l and
you do not hold, but is foolish to
pray for the death of that church.
1t is a mighty engine, and has ac-
complished much for US and the
world. The Catholic Church will
be here till the judgment day. Let
us rather pray that the papal chair
may be filled by one who will carry
on to a glorious completion the
work SO grandly begun.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-22
OUT OF EMPLOY.

Out Of employ How these ter
rible words have shaken our COM
monwealth to its very center within
the past year; and how startling is
the thought that in our midst is a
great army of destitute men, ren.
dered desperate for want of work,
men to whom toll is a blessing,
leisure curse-men OF mind, men
of muscle, the leayened and the
unleavened, all with that piteous
cry, "Give us work that we may
live |" No work, no wages.
There is perhaps no country on
earth where all classes of society
live 50 much from hand to mouth
as in our own. Here large families
live from day to day by the nus.
band and fathers labor of the day.
Happy, indeed, is that household
when the needs are not above the
means.
When remuneratiye labor ceases,
when week after week passes with
the devoted husband and father out
Of employ, who can estimate the
sufferings All over our beautiful
land, in hundreds of happy homes,
where once bright fires burned
aud gentle hearts rejoiced where
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-22
Attachment Notice.

No. 222-Before Daniel g. Shelby, Justice Of
the Peace for Shelby county, Tenn. w. N.
Miller VS.. Ed j. Lauderdale.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV.
L ing been sued out under section S455 of the
Code Of Tennessee, and returned by the proper
officer, levied upon the property of the defend
ant, and affidavit having been made that de-
fendant Is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum
of sl25,75, due by account and note, aud that
the claim is just, and that said Ed j. Lauder
dale is nonresident of the State of Ten
nessee; it is therefore ordered that the said
defendant, Ed j. Lauderdale, make his per-
sonal appearance herein before Daniel It.
Shelby, II Justice of the Peace for Shelby
count, at his Office in the town of Bartlett
Tennessee, on the 10th day Of March, 1878, al
2 o'clock p 10, and defend said attach
ment suit within the time prescribed BY law
or the tame viii be proceeded with OK.
parts; and that a cepy Of this order be pub.
lished once week for four consecutive week.
in the Memphis Public Ledger.
This Sth day Of February, 1873.
DANIEL @. SHELBY, J. P.
BRN. I REAyEs, Attorney for plaintiff.
l39-45lbl-2
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ATTACHMENT Notice.

No. I202-Before ]. S Galloway, ], P. for
shelby county, TenR.-H. Wetter & Co. VS..
O. c. Perkins.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
a ing been sued out under section 1916 Of the
Code Of Tennessee. and returned levied
upon the property of the defendant. and
affidavit having been made that the defend
ant is justly indebted to the plaintiffs in
the sum Of S7s.6J, due by account, and that
the defendant is about TO remove or has re-
moved himself or property from the State, or
has removed or is removing himself out of he
county privately, or concealing himself so
that the ordinary process of law cannot be
Neryed upon him, or has absconded. or is alb
sconding or cOncea ing himself or property,
or has iraudulently disposed of. or is about
fraudulenuy to spose of his property
it is therefore ordered that said defend
ant make his personal appearance before
me on the 2lst day of March, 1878, at 2
o'clock pm, at my Office, "a Madison ST., in
the city of Memphis, Tenn, and defend said
attachment suit within the time prescribed Dy
law, or the same will be proceeded with ez
Barte; and that copy Of this order be pub.
lished once week for four consecutive weeks
| in the Public Ledger.
This 14th day of February. 1878.
i43- -l49-155.S j. S. GALLOWAY, J.P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-22
Attachment NofIca.

No. 15l5-Before G. D. Crockett. Justies Of
the Peace for Shelby County, Tenn,-H. +.
I Robinson d Co. VS.. A. j. StOtt Il Co.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT
i having been sued oat under section 1856 Of
the Code Of Tennessee. and returned levied
upon the property of the defendant, and afi.
dayit having been made that defendant is
indebted to plaintiff in tho sum Of s126. due by
note and account AID that the claim is Just,
and that defendant Is a Nonresident of the
State Of Tennessee IL is therefore ordered that
the said defendant make his personal ap-
pearance before me on the Sth of March, 1873
at my office, 2S5 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
and defend said attachment suit, within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded with ex perte; and that a copy Of
this order be published for four consecutive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This Slst day OF January, 1873.
lS2-lS-l44-lsO &. d. CROCKETT, J.P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-22
Attachment Notice.

No. 1897 Before G.. d. Crockett. J. P. for
Shelby county, ehnessee-Goodbar i Co.
VS.. Elihu Randolph.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
ing been sded out under section 1855 of the
Code Of Tennessee and returned levied upon
the property Of the defendant, ard affidavit
having been made that the defendant is
indebted to the plaintiff in tho sum Of
S3l2.s2, due by note. and that the claim is
just, and that the defendant is a non-resi-
dent of the State Of Tennessee; it il there
fore ordered that the said defendant make
the Sth day Of March, 1873, at nay
Office, No. 2S5 Main street, Memphis. Tennes-
sec, and defend said attachment suit with
in the time prescribed by law, or the same
will be proceeded with ex parte; and that a
copy of this order be published once a week
| for four successive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 3lst day Of January, 1873.
| 1911 -137-l43.l49 G.. d. CROCKETT, J. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-22
The Pope and st. Peter.
New York Timss.l

New York TimeS.l
His holiness, Pope Pic Mono, was
received by his illustrious predeces-
sor, st. Peter, with a smile of cor
dial welcome. "You have had a
long and tranquil reign" said the
Saint. 81 trust you have left the
affairs Of our holy church in a -four.
ishing condition on earth"
His holiness assured st. Peter
that the Catholic faith was never
more firmly rooted and grounded,
and the influence of the church
never more firmly established than
when he left Rome; in fact, that
Macauley was right when he said
that she would yet exist in undimin-
isheI vigor when that New Zeal
ander was making his celebrated
sketches of the ruins of st. PauPs.
The saint looked pleased, and said
to his holiness, 81 am glad to hear
SO favorable an account of your
spiritual reign; was your temporal
reign equally successful"
"Not in all respects" replied his
holiness; "still l left behind me
about twenty-four millions of
money"
Indeed" said st. Peter, "we
touched no such sum as that in my
day. TO whom did you entrust
such a vast hoard"
"To the Rothschilds," said hi;
holiness, hesitatingly.
Something like u frown over
spread the features of the SAINT
"The Rothschilds," said he, with
deliberation, care they not Jews%
81 believe--that is to say
think-yes-thoy are," said his
holiness, with still greater hesitl-
tiou.
"And do you mean TO tell me,
said the saint, sternly, "that you,
the Vicar Of Jesus Christ on earth,
deposited the contributions of oul
holy church with the descendants
of those men who revilcd and spat
upon and cruelty put Him tc
death?"
Well--ah.--yes, l did"
"Why did you?" said the saint
sternly. "You should have had a
powerful reason"
Il did have very powerful one
replied his holiness. "The truth
is, st. Peter, l did not know any
Christians whom l was willing to
trust with so much money"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-22
sTANLEY,S STORY.
HIS Companions Across the African
Continent.


Stanley, the African explorer,
tells an affecting story of his COM
panions who crossed Africa, and
found friends and plenty. They
had been saying to each other, eve
are all dead men," and had been
quite in despair. He says:
"When we reached the sea we
had forty-fiye ailing, eighteen of
whom were dangerously i'll. Though
those most afflicted could scarcely
describe what allied them, l was not
ignorant of the disease, for it af-
ficted myself as well, but in q les
ser degree. We felt satisfaction
that the long trial and strain was
over, but the feelings Of inditfer-
ence to fate that it had engendered
was not to be removed at once. 1t
was eternal rest, the absolute still
ness Of death, that we sighed for.
We might sleep and dream, aud
dream and sleep again, yet it failed
to produce that delicious conscious
ness that life was worth loving or
cherishing. Despite all attention
from good, conscientious physi-
clans, medicine, abundance Of food,
skillful government nurses, nine
died from the effects of famine and
our terrible life in that cataract
region, after reaching the sea. Some
of the Portuguese physicians called
it the sleep disease which some.
times attacks the natives of Loanda.
1t may have been that, but | think
my own feelings best describe the
causes"
Stanley states the fact that his
best medicine was the necessity Of
taking care of his suffering people,
and writing letters. But his com.
panions had no incentive to action
Zanzibar seemed too far off ever to
be seen again, and many of them
died.
"Thus they dropped away from
me-braye, faithful, honest souls
with only myself for mourner.
Their great and only boast was that
they had brought their Master to
the sea- and he had seen his white
brothers. La.il Allah, il Allah,
they said, and died. 1t is not with.
out a sensation of choking that
write Of these days, for memory re-
calls each name Of the lost one, and
my mind sweeps over the thousand
fields of incident where they be.
came connected with it. Their
voices still respond to my cheering
words. | hear them still speak Of
the necessity of standing by the
Child of a Man. and the tones of 6
boat song, similar in sentiment to-
1.-THE pa ed. faced stranger, lonely here,
In cities afar, where his name is dear.
Your Arab truth and strength shall show
lie trusts in us, Row, Arabs, row l'''
Despite all the sounds which now
surround ME, charm my listening
ear"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-22
A FIOtesIant's Tribute 10 the Dead
POnttH.


Cincinnati Commercial, 1lth.I
NJ. W. Taylor, a colOred Metho.
dist Episcopal clergyman of attain
ments, and pastor at Union Chapel,
yesterday made the death OF Plus
TX the occasion Of an appreciative
review of the work Of the Catholic
church, in behalf of the cOlored
people. He said:
In his coffin, at Rome, lies man
over whose death half a billion oil
people mourn. Such universal sor.
row suggests that in his character
aud life, and the vast work which
has been carried on under his direc.
tiou, there must have been, in spite
of all the hard things the Protes.
tantS are in the habit of saying
about popery and Romanism, some
thing praiseworthy and that will re.
suit in enduring good. For us
colored people, we shall see there
is much to recall in his career, and
the work he inaugurated in our be-
half, that is calculated to excite
profound gratitude. During the
war of the rebellion, with all the
world to look alter-for there is nc
corner of the civilized world that
does not contain subjects Of the
pope-that man turned his atten.
ton to the colored people in bond
age in America, aud gave his whole
energy to devising means for amelo-
rating his condition. When free.
dom was proclaimed to our race, he
ordered Archbishop (now Cardinal)
Manning to select three hundred Of
the best and brightest colored
youths he could find and place them
in the best college in the world, for
the purpose of preparing them to
lift up our race from the depths of
ignorance and degradation TO which
slavery had plunged us. And to
help on this work he added to the
sums taken from the revenues oI
the Church frequent and liberal
contributions from his own private
means. If a Sumner or a Morton
had done this we should laud his
name to the skies, Why should the
act be less praiseworthy because it
was the pope?
TO the 100000 Of colored peo.
plein this country, more completely
ostracised in the North than in tho
South, he has also sent ladies ol
pure character, who are not afraid
to come in contact with a black
person, even though he may have
sunk to the lowest level, and who
exhibited that sisterhood aud broth
erhood Of feeling which is SO potent
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-22
RAILROADS.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.

GCHEDULE ON AND AFTER FEBRUARY
- o, 1875;
Mail and Express. daily-ll.55 pm 6.45 Pm
Somerville train, daily
lexc0pt Sundayl........ 500 pm BIB Am
Grand Junction aeoemo-
dati0n daily Except
rday.".................., f.4O pm o'eV u m
T1mo Twenty nainuteB Faster eham
Oity Time.
The ii. .b5 p.m. Train makes the quick
asL time ever made TO Chattanooga, Knox
Vile, Lynchburg, Washington, and the East,
and will stop at all Regular StatiOAf, and at
Rlag Stations when tagged, except ! lag Sta
tions between Collierville and Memphis.
Bonneville train will stop ne reg
mar and flag stations.
The 1l.5j pm. train makes close connection
AZ Grand Junction fer all oints south on Chi
cago, st. Louis and New Orleans railroad.
The 80 p IN. makes close connection for
jackson, Tenn, and all points north Of Grand
JunotOn.
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
JOHN A. GRANT,
Chief Engineer and General Sup't.
Z. s. DAVAN1,
lint Asaiatant General Passenger Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-22

THIS Company is purely mutual, not hav-
j. ing dollar of stock. Its policy holders
are the only members Of the Corporation. 1t
IS theretore in effect, q simple partnership Of
persons for insHring each Others lives. There
being no stock, there can be no sale Of the
Company from one set Of o6ners and man
ayers to another but its aGairs remain per-
petually 10 the entire eontrSl Of the members
themselves, to elect board Of twelve direc-
tors each year. This board meets weekly,
and directly suporTises all the business Of the
Company.
he Company issues whole life policies with
either annual premiums for life, which il pre-
ters and recommends, or with limited num-
Der OF premiuma; II will also issue long term
endoWments. Experience has shown that
these are the most advantageous forms Of pol
leieS, both 70 the individual and 10 tho Gem
pany. We shall, therefore, restrict ourselVe:
TO them.
The surplus eaI ned in any year is returned
20 ths following year, only by reduction o
premium, thus limiting the payments TO the
actual current ctist Of the Insurance..
ln thirty yea 8, this association OF men
united in interests and purposes, as a singl,
feature in its history, has paid to the repre-
sentatives Of seven thousand five hundred anC
sixty members gho have died, the vast sum
twenty-five millions one hundred and twenty
nine thousand Ave hundred and thirty-sil
dollars-S25, ,l29 ,536. 00--as follows:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-22

prayer and Thanksgiving were
daily offered; where peace and
plenty reigned, has the scourge of
poverty thrown a deep and terri
bic gloom. What wonder that
strong men become weak and wick
ed when their hungry little ones
cry for bread What wonder that
quiet, gentle women become bitter,
scolding viragos, where want and
sorrow sit! What wonder that the
closest bonds of nature are snap
ped in these times Of distress and
trial-such trial as the rich never
dream Of But it is not for me,
with "my weak wits" and uncer-
tain pen, to try to depict one-half
the pain, wretchedness and poverty
poverty oft times so vicious, SO
criminal, that none but the power
full pen Of a Hugo can describe.
But though these woes were painted
by the master hand in colors so
vivid as to frighten Dives, if moth
ing can be done but present those
terrifying pictures, if no practical
good results, it were mere senti-
mentality to awaken fears or SYM
pathy bg these revelations. During
the troubles last summer, when
hundreds of earnest men believing
claw to be perfect wrong" found
it lawful to be a law unto them
selves, and startled the whole coun-
try by their unity of action, then
the cry rose from all quarters;
What shall we do with the mob?
Alas! not what shall we do for the
men. Have we no statesmen, no
political economists, is there nc
way by which the boarded wealth
of our country can be exchanged
for labor? Are our rulers less sa.
gacious than the wise old kings oi
yore, who built the ponderous pub,
lie works that must have taken
many men man years to construct
We read of walled cities, long ca
nails, graded roads, beautiful gates
magnificent temples, gorgeous pal
aces, domes, towers, columns, ever
statusry and painting; can we be.
lieve that those impregnable walls
were built merely as a protection
against a foreign foe? Was there
no fear of the domestic one withir
their gates? In those days it wa
necessary not only to keep activ,
brains and busy hands employed
but the populace must be amused
: and theaters of grand dimension
. were erected, in which were pre-
sented such spectacles as were cal
culated to arouse the patriotism o
touch the popular heart. AS theS
+ ancient worthless, who are suppose,
! to have ruled with a rod OF iror
found it expedient to care for tn
interest of their subjects, it woul
, seem that our democratic govern
! meut might do well to follow thei
good example, and, by giving EN-
e ployment to our skilled artisan
l and laborers, not only remove tn
pressure Of want but at the sam
time develop the wonderful capaci
ties with which our country ha
been go generously endowed.