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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-07
Wnsn we pemoralIse the stomaeI

By exeesses or imprudence in eating, We can
not hope 10 escape the consequences for any
great length Of time. The most robust diges-
tion must succumb TO abuses Of that impor-
tant function. But supposing that we have
been foolish enough to enfeeble the stomach.
is the damage irreparable2 By no means.
The dyspeptie has only to do two things 70 in
sure his ultimate recovery. First, be should
adopt an easily digestible diet. Second, be
Hostetter'S Stomach Bitters, the leading gas
trio invigorant of the age, The multlform
symptoms Of dyspepsia. and the almost inva,;
riably attendant disorders biliousness and
constipation. will assuredly cease TO perseeute
the sufferer il the above advice is attended to.
( Who that has suffered the torments that
( chronic indigestion inhicts will neglect e
take advantage OF a remedy which. II the
most positive evidence Of the medical pro-
/ fession and the public ia to be received with
\ due credence, is an absolute specific for th'
4 complaint2 .aL.L
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-07

The subscription price Of the PUB
LI0 LEDGER is $5 per annam for
the Daily, and 81 per annGH' tor the
Feskly-P Postage free.
Persons leaving the city for the sum
n.sr can order the DAILY LEDGER
at SOC per month in Advance, with the
privilege of changing pOstO6fce.
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Special to the Lsdger.l

.AfNt 20 H-N .H LIAN HA0.A 300 .a.'HN'.tA
Special to the Ledger.l nobesrss iqeui
i.t BROWNSVILLE, Tenn, September s.
A communication in your issue Of yes
terday signed NV, Holbrook is q libel
upon Brownsville, and an insult to the
intelligence Of our people, Up to last
night there we're II deaths here and over
30 cases now on hand, HOlbrook sent
his own family away, refused asylum to
his neighbors, reported to the poor peo-
pie Of the city that il was yellow fever Of
the most malignant type, and advising
them TO leave BY all means, thus increas'
ing the excitement He will be rspem
bered as one Of the parties who assisted
in procuring an injunction against th'
establishment Of the Walthall in6rmarI
on Promenade streetlin your city. Nc
Grath says that no case was everin
house Of his. Ben Bailey was nativ
here. Bennettis dead. @ Our physician
will answer BY mail His eommnnien
ton Ia cruell lie ,@la 1900 9-all
IS 10 n0s1ogGARLAND P. WARE,
President Howard Association, an
many others. si,l 'il }A H
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Miles ON Miles sf WIsCsd Apts.


Danvills IN. " Advertiser. August ~
Yesterday afternoon a spectacle
was witnessed by Danyillians re-
sembling one Of four years ago in
character, but greatly exceeding it
id magnitude. Clouds Of small
winged ants blackened the atmos-
phsre a in perpeqdlQular stTeaks,
extending north and south an appa-
rent distance of FIVE or six miles.
and pefpenlipalarly from near the
earth about . mile upward, ant
moved rapidly from east to west
with the wind from near 4 o'clock
until it was too dark to see them,
90 that the vast insect flock must
have been over seVenty.Gye miles
in length. Many of them settled
down in the village, very thickly in
spots, but not near so thickly as in
1874, The most of them were
very small, but many were as large
as a large ant, aud some Of those
large ones were without wings, the
wings probably having dropped off
Occasionally one Of the clouds, a
few feet in thickness, would bo seen
moving rapidly downward as well
as westward, while Others would
keep right on. We have found nc
DanvilIan who recollects any phe-
nomena of the kind except the one
of 1874, which occurred Septem
Der s Of that year, early in the
evening. ysesr gl
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BANK.
Manhattan Bank of Memphis,
MEMpHis, TExN., August %, IS

memphis, TEES., August 20, 1878.
OWING to the prevalence Of yellow fever.
" aud the consequent virtual cessation Of
business, this Bank viii remain closed for
business until the lst day Of November, IN.
less the fcver should sooner disaI pear,
The hank deposits have been temporarily
placed 10 the hand Of the UniOn and Plan
ters' Bank, with iuads 20 make them good,
and checks on the Ma, haitian Bank will be
paid by tho nion and Planters Bank,
All special packages, collections. etc, have
been likewise temporarily placed with the
Union ahd Planters' Bank
EDW. GOLDSMITH. Cashier.
Parties desiring information on special bust
ness. will addres Levy \ Borg, box so 9, New
York, l49-lB
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NOTICES

CoxcoRDiA. MISS. August Il, 1873.
NOTICE to all STEAMBOATS, coming from
IN New Orleans or Vicksburg that the town
OF COnceraia has been guaranteed with the
usual quarantine regulations, not 10 land
within Eve miles Of the town TO put OF freight
OF passengers, under penalty Of fne from 500
to $500. -lNaN .LHE
BY order Of the Board Of Mayor and Alder
men. A. Il. GREEN, Mayor.
ll7-l6 .. Hr. IfH rHH
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-07

The CITY Of Berlin is the chief
leather center of Europe, and the
solid houses there have done fair
business of late. 1t is otherwise
with the tanners, however, and the
system in vogue is SO different from
that in the United States that there
is much discussion as to the posi-
bility Of changing it. The report
of the Chamber Of Halberstadt says,
candidly: "0ur German leather
cannot be considered well dried,
and ithisis not withOutinAuence on
American competition" In the
speciality of fine leather goods much
assistance was giyenin May by or
ders from America for leather fol
pocket books. The leather trade
in this country, however, has beer
duh for good while past, but there
is now some revival" /" "asp y isl
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NOTICE.

CONTRIBUTIONS Of Irinh and sweei pota-
" toes will be thankfully received. and sp-
Piled 70 the use Of the population now in
Camp Joe Williams, Packages should be put
dressed TO J, @. MACCABE, 81 and 80 6outh
Court street.
TIE Memphis and Louisyillo Railroad Com
pany, the Southern Express, the steamboat
Coahoma have volunteered 70 deliver such
eontIibutions free. Very probably hll tie
wise. ", P. PROUDFIT, Chairman
l49t Fin. Com. Citizens Relief Fund.
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PROBATE COURT.
PRoBATE CouRT ROoM, f9lil
SHELBY CoUN7Y, TENN,

August 20, 1878.
r ]. K. r. RAY. judge Of the Probate
i Court Of Shelby county. Tenn, do hereby
constitute, appoint and July authorize and
empower JAMES A. ANDERSON, public ad-
ministrator, to collect, hold and preserve all
the assets Of any and all estates Of parties
who may have died. OF may die during the
prevalence Of yellow fever now prevailing in
Memphis. in the absence Of those entitled un-
der the law 10 the same.
1916 R.RtY, Judge
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, ONE of the many excellent men
who fell at Grenada of yellow fe-
yer was Rev. DR.. McOampbell, a
Presbyterian minister, a cultured
and Christian gentleman. 1t was
through him that the first appeal
on behalf Of the Grenada sufferers
was made by Rev. DR.. Park ii
Knoxville, DR.. McCampbell was
son Of Rev. John McGampbellt
D. D., an eminent Presbyterian a-1rn
minister, who lived and died il
Jefferson county, near cambridge
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SPECIAL NOTICE
A GARD.

To all who Observation-Disclosures ant
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness.
early decay. loss Of manhood, etc.. l win
send receipt that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary in South America. Send 6
self-addressed envelope to the Rev. JOsRPE
I. IKMAS, Station D, Bi5le House, Ne0 YOrl
Ciiy. vi .xxvii-% eodtw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-07

Girlsl-Why will you use those dan
gerous paints, powders, balmV, etc to
clear and beautify your complexions
when bottle or two OF Dr. Bulls Blood
Mixture will accomplish it safely and
permanently.
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DIED.

LINDGREN-0n Thursday, September, S,
1878, at Raleigh, Tenn. Of yellow fever. Mrs
OLISL LISDoRRS, beloved wife Of L. s. Lind
/ gren.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-07

THE prevalence Of yellow fever is
more general than ever before
known. 1t is very fatal at Vera
Cruz, Mexico, % I i
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Relief COMMITTEE.
Relief Committee Roll.

r'H.aU ut.- I0lo9 1smaA %
r,trrtH.rW fc fral .gnIoLi aLJ E
First Ward-John Richburg, John ] Duffy, P
g KOnnett. Aaron Stevenson (coloredl.
Second Ward DR. slater, d II Goodyear. Is
Marshall, II Trowbridge (colored),
Third Ward-W p Proudft, Captain Maecabe,
Thomas A Grigsby (eOloredl.
Fourth Ward-Thomas Randolph, Hugh u
srinkleJ, Coleman Thomas (colored).
Fifth Ward-John Loaeue. Capt Jas Cleary,
j w Alexander, 7 Ackson lcoloredl..l
Sixth Ward LuKe 4 Wright, Chas g Fishsr,
Meses Strickland (col0redl. aleo l-1W
Seventh Wsrd-W u MeGuire, Levin H Gee,
W AWheatley, Vernon Chalmers leoloreal ;
Eighth Ward S NJ job, Henry Sailor, y i
Conn, Captain James Ola (oolored).
Ninth Ward Captain A 4 Lacey. J p Crews,
James Lott (coloredD. ..,.-. u
Tenth Ward = Jones, - Hobson, Geo
City AT Large Mayor John r Flippin, i D
| Eiseman, DIR ID I Porter. 7 Turley, WIN
Willis, Colonel M Burke. hon Casey Young
Drs George Harris and Parsons.
| Working COmmitte General i II Wright. ID
| DF Goodyear, s M Jobe, ] A Thompson
Rev DR. Landram, Hugh L BRinkley, Wn
Willis, @ + Conn. IA,
CHAS. G. FISHER, Chairman
| wa WHRATLEY, beeretary. % la lb6M
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-07

a Chicago man who died 0 Of
starvation was the owner Of aten-
dollar boot jack; but man cannot
live on boot jacks.WV HAh
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DIR. JNo. EKsKiNE has fought it
through faithfully thus far, even
when sick and left alone. He has
done all that man could do with
the means under his control But
enough has not been done. The
dead have not been buried as they
should have been. There's . fear
full responsibility somewhere. sl
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THE fields are white with cotton,
and hands are wanted at good
prices; yet the colored people love
the excitement and free rations Of
the city, even at the risk Of their
livos, rather than go out and accept
work. sale.5.WI
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We believe that the fever yields
more readily to treatment now than
at first. This affords a slight en-
couragement to hope that the worst
will soon begin to pass away
Nurses and Others viii Oblige us by
reporting the names and residences
of persons cQnyalescing. 1t would
be q relief to be able once more to
print and read something besides
horrors.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-07

No true gentleman will ask q
lady if her coral jevelry is made of
sealing wax.
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THE Vioksbutg doctors claim
that the yellow fever is amenable tc
treatment 10 that city. s5a
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PADUCAH AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD.
EDUCATIONAL
EAST TENNESSEE
UNIVERSITY.

THREE colleges. Nine professors. Tui-
L tiOn free to all. In preparatory depart
msnt, $50 q year; to State students, nee.
About half rates to all on Tennessee rail-
roads; on some, needy State students pass
free. Board, tuel, light, washing, room-rent.
ETC., tl26 year. Fall session opens Septem-
Der 18th. For catalogues address
TH0S- W, HUMESs Presto
l60'1T Knoxville, Tenn,
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The Cheapest and Best News
MediuR In the South.

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city Of Memphis and Shelby county. No
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in every department attho highest possible
standard. aud to commend 1t in al respects
to the ssnhdsnoO and approval Of the best
classes in the Surrounding country, bsinl
strictly lt
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AGENTS WANTEDl Medals and Diplomas
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THE BROWNSVILLE HERO.
|I'HAH'E& Ii "a
A Worse Than John Donovan.

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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-28

finds shoes a necessity. The soles Of
the feet of all other animals are hard
enough to resist the ordinary attacks ~
glass and other unpleasant substances
and the sole of man ought to be equally
serviceable. The chemist felt that N
try to remedy this mistake of nature
with the aid of shoes was unscienti6c
What is really needed, he said to him.
self, is some method of rendering the
human foot at least as tough as ordinary
sole leather.
Upon this he fell to, and soon invent.
ed a lotion which, when applid fire.
quently and persistently to the skin, had
the effect of rendering it one of the
toughest substances known. He soak.
ed the right foot of boy, borrowed for
the purpose from the nearest work.
house, in the lotion, and, after it had be.
come thoroughly hard, caused the bow
to walk over path strewn with broken
BOTTLES and sharp tacks. The boy felt
no pain in his right foot and not a sim
gle scratch or indentation could be af-
forward found in its sole. The other
foot, on the contrary, was cut and
pierced in seventy-six distinct places.
The boy was then placed on his back on
large packing-box, and was instructed
to hold his feet alternately in the air
while the chemist fired at them. The
bullet from a large pistol rebounded
from the sole of the toughened foot
without injuring it in the slightest de-
gree. A charge of buckshot proved
similarly innocuous, and rifle ball
fired from a regulation army rifle mere
ly Clipped off the extreme edge of one
toe. The other foot was then fired at
with buckshot, but was, unfortunately,
entirely shot away at the first trial, so
that the pistol and the rifle could not be
used. However, the experiment was
conclusive, and proved that feet harden
ed by the chemists process are far more
tough than any shoe that can be made
unless it is made of thick plates of
metal.
This is q grand discovery. 1t should
carry hope and JOY to millions of wea-
ried feet. The day is coming when we
shall throw away our boots and shoes,
including even our india-rubber over
shoes-and with naked hardened feet de-
fy alike the SHOWS of winter and the
broken bottles of summer No more
shall we groan under the pressure of
tight shoes and the heat of new boots.
And, should the chemists lotion be ap-
piled to other parts of the human frame,
we may be able to dispense with hats,
and at the same time to render our
hardened scalps invulnerable by bullets
and able to bear without Inconvenience
the heaviest club welded by the most
jealous policeman.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-28

est Of the little comedy is greatly in
creased when third character Is add
ed, in the shape OF mother eager for
the match, who sends admontions, en-
treaties, reproofs to the girl, under COW
er of the most ordinary gestures. "My
dear child, do not be an IDIOT" That
was plainly the meaning of the look
over the edge of the fan. snow you
have lost himpn She said that in drop
ping the book. "What will your father
sayp" The question was never more
plainly asked in the form OF complaint
about the heat of the fire.
The Frenchman about to marry puts
up with all this, because he knows 1t Is
not to last long. Three weeks or so Will
see the end of it; engagements seldom
drag on far beyond that term, because OF
the intolerable ennui of the season OF
courtship. ImmemOrial custom, too,
counts for something in his acquiescence.
1t was ever thus with father and fore
fathers, in so far as he can learn any
thing of the matter. Nothing can ex-
coed his embarrassment when the
chances of the marriage-market throw
him into family, English or American
ESPECIALLY American), in which he is
expected to make real love. 1t perpleX-
es, irritates, frightens him; and when
discreet friends retire and leave him and
the other one to themselves, in the aw-
full solitude of nature-for instance, in
some out of-the-way corner in the park
he will look round uneasily, as though
he would fain call out, Nurse" 1t is
not that he is altogether backward in
the arts proper to the occasion, but that
he has been taught to regard genuine
love-making to unmarried women OF his
own station as an indecency no less than
a bore.
His theory of marriage is, however,
not quite so heartless as may be sup
posed. 1t is untrue that he bargains
only for money, and not at all for love.
He simply thinks that the money being
secured, the love is pretty sure to come;
that, in short, amy two of about the
same social standing, and of not gross
ly disproportionate age, can hardly help
learning to like each other very much
by merely living under the same roof,
sitting at the same table, having the
same interests and the same cares. 1t
is hundred to one that they fall into
the habit of attachment. The brief in.
timacy of the engagement is supposed
to be sufficient for the discovery of any
exceptional defect of temper, person or
disposition that might prevent their lives
from taking the ordinary course. They
court not so much to learn to love-that
will come in due time after marriage
as to be sure that they will not be
obliged to hate. is q theory, after all,
and it has something to show for itself
in Il percentage of seemingly happy
unions that is far from being so absurd
ly small as most English people believe.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-28
held good with any persons who might
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held good with any persons who might
succeed him.
The building of the Oroya Railway,
from the sea coast over the summit of
the Andes, through the ruggedest coun-
try on the earth, is the most stupendo1us
engineering feat of the age. Unlike
the overland road in the United States,
which reaches its greatest elevation IN
the Rocky Mountains by almost imper-
ceptible gradients, the Peruvian high
way in the clouds begins to climb the
steep sides of the Andes at grades that
are startling in their boldness and pre-
cipitousness. The heaviest grade on the
line is four per cent, or 2ll feet TO the
mile, and on some of these grades there
are curves of 1913 radius, or in the met
rio system, which is used exclusively in
this work, 1l5 meters. Some OF the
curves on the easier grades are much
sharper even than this. The road winds
up the side of the mountain in zigzag
and oftentimes almost circular path,
and at one point there are two tunnels
through the side of the peak, one di-
rectly above the other in the same lat
eral direction. The rarefied atmosphere
at the great elevation reached on the
summit presented many new features in
railroading, as q locomotive had never
before been worked at these heights. 1t
was supposed by engineers, generally,
that it would be impossible to keep up
steam above 5000 or 10000 feet, and
many men, eminent in their profession,
in Europe, wrote to Peru asking how
this difficulty would be met. The prob
lem solved itself in very simple man
ncr as soon as the test was made. Hy-
drogen is necessary for combustion,
and, of course, in a rarefied atmosphere,
the amount of hydrogen is less than in
the same bulk of air where the density is
greater. At great elevations it was
merely necessary to introduce into the
furnace a greater quantity of air in a
given time than at the sea level, and the
Simple operation of opening the damp
ers wider accomplished this result
San Francisco Gull.