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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-16

yass proceeded with. The Joint committee,
on inau guration of Governor. and other State
officers, reported the programme for that pur
pose ana tnat tne ceremonies would take e
place at the opera mouse IN st. raul at IL 80
on the morning OF the 18th. The report was
accepted; At the conclusion OF the canvass
formally as to Offices. and all the amendments
all Of which were carried, except the amend
ments to Articles Seven and Ten of the con-
stitution which were lost
olution for special COMMITTEES to report mon non
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-10

and Huntsville, some time ago, the indepen-
dent tickets were successful; In Little Rock
last week aparty calling itself the Greenback
Workingnfens party swept the city. electIng
every enc Of its candidates. There Is no bet
ter indication OF the absurdities Of the spring
elections than this very Little Rock election.
Why there should be Worklngmen's party In
Little Rock or anywhere else In the South,
II Ia impossible to explain The name was
most probably adopted without any reference
to what 1t meant.
II the elections Of April mean anything,
they mean that large portion OF the com
munity, particularly In the West, do not know
what they want.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-10
THE MINT APPROPRIATION.

Our special dispatches announce the crafty
ing intelligence Of the conclusion Of the Senate
Finance Committee to recommend an appro-
pration Of $4,000 10 reopen and put In oper
alton the New Orleans mint. Those who
know most about 1t are confident that the
re-establishlnent Of our mint will almost Inn
mediately operate m incalcutable benefit to
tho commerce Of this city. The silver bill
has not yet been thoroughly digested In Mex
leo, but It will take but little time for the peo-
pie Of that country to discover the immense adj
vantages Of q market Immediately at their
doors for this. their chief com modify Of
exchange. Tho government will be thus en-
abled to purchase much cheaper than 1t
would be possible In Europe or In any other
city Of the United States, all the bullion that
may be needed for the reconciliation OF
silver In the revival Of our Mexican trade,
however, would be found the chief advantage
to New Orleans to result from this measure.
Or necessity the silver that seeks n market
/ ere will go back In the shape OF merchandise
and supplies of all kinds. Where the prln-
cipal market for the most valuable com
modify of Mexico s found, there tho main
part Of the purchases for that country will
be made, and 1t Ia by no means improbable
that In a few years New Orleans will almost
moDopoze this trade.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-10

Nevada must, indeed, be a land Of wonders.
For instance, NO fondly dreamed there was
but one Pioapine In the universe, but u seems
that Nevada also has one. From the Austin
Rereiile. another Nevada paper, we learn that
an cleo, rician of that city has invented an Inn
provement on the telephone, which he calls
.kissograph." This remarkable instrument
works ON principle attraction and under q
high moral pressure. BY its means an absent
husband may kss his own vito NJ q distance
Of Thousand miles, but ut the slightest at
tempt to use tho nsti ument TO kiss another
mans wife II flies all TO pieces and creates n
current that sets agoing ali the steam
whistles and fire bells in town. SO that gen
tiemen OF Austin, who wish to kiss their neigh
boss' wives, must do 1t in the crude. old orlgi-
nal way. as II is done In other parts OF tho
woiId~-all Of which Ia quite severe on the
gentlemen OF Austin.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-10

fest In the universal discomfort which per-
vades the state and threatens the unity Of
the Democratic party. Only an aggressive
platform and campaign can restore order In
our ranks and insure our success this fall.
Factions are arising In every quarter OF the
state, the so-caled independent spirit Ia
bolder than ever before. The Democratic party
can be consolidated upon two propositions
only, and the platform OF the party should
DO restricted to those two the establishm ent
through convention Of n constitutional gov
eminent and the extinction Of all existing
rnonopoljea
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-10

Senator Copkling ia most bitter opponent
Of granting government aid TO the MISSISSIPPI
ri river; that stream may be damned from
its mouth to Lake ltasca, Its levees may DO
broken. it's banks overlooked for oil he cares.
Any appropriations to prevent these calam-
ties he declares improper, unwise and I'M
constitute spending the public money TO
benefit private individuals.
II Ia evident. however, that Senator Conk-
ting Is not 30 much opposed to the system OF
granting Federal aid as he Is to the sec
tion OF country which the improvement of
The Mississippi proposes to benefit. The
worthy Senator introduced, o few days
since, bill to appropriate 5000 for the i'm
provement OF Harlem river As this majes-
tic stream IL nearly one-hundredth part as
long as the Mississippi, and, moreover, as it
lies wholly In Conkiings Senatorial District,
1t Ia manifest that the claim ought TO have
been granted at once. This 100000 by
The way, be 1t understood, Is only tho
first OF series Of appropriations that
will be asked for Harlem river. as
50, 500, 900 IL required to complete the work
The Committee on Harbor and River Appro-
priations, to whom this matter WAS referred,
finally conclud, d to give $4,000 to begin
this work While the sum Is ridiculously
small compared with the grand purpose 1t Is
designed for, 1t is equivalent to a pledge on the
mart Of the committee to give in time the en-
tire 81, 500 900 necessary for the Improvement
of the great Harlem river. .-
Altogether, the rivers and harbors of New
York State get about one-sixth Of the whole
sum rex mmcnded by the Committee for
River and Halbor Improvements in the en-
tire country.
The opposition. therefore, of Senator Conk-
ling and tho New York papers to any grant
of Federal aid for the Improvement of the
Mississippi and other Western and Southern
rivers is not. 1t may be seen, without its re-
ward and profit.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-10

It is well that the people were warned In
advance that the spring municipal elections
were Of no political significance whatsoever;
had they been SO regarded, had they been
studied for the political representations they
were supposed to give, the student could only
have come TO the conclusion that the country
was politically mad. Such confusion has
never been known since the inauguration of
this government such host OF parties, so
many scattering votcs, such mixed returns.
There was certainly not a city in the country
that has held It's el, ction this month which can
now be considered as under the control OF any
political party. Cincinnati has about an equal
number of Democrats and Republicans in
office; Chicago shows a city government
made up of Democrats, Republicans, hide
pendents. Nationals and Socialists, SO that no
party-no two parties-can control municipal
legislation. 1t is pretty much the same
throughout the Union towns that have been
Republican Tor a score of years have suddenly
become Democratic, and vice versa. New
parties have sprung into the field and routed
the combined strength of the older organiza-
lions; municipal politics seem to have devel
oped chaos,
The Independent or floating vote OF Chicago
was larger than that of any party in the field;
instead Of electing the best candidates from
the various parties, this vote seems to have
acted in an entirely different manner and to
have helped to elect the very worst clements.
The floating and independent vote on which
certain newspapers counted so surely tosoften
the asperities of party politics and give us bet
Ter government appear to mean those votes
most easily bought up by the hummer candi-
dates.
This disintegration Of parties in municipal
e1ections Is most prevalent In the West, but
see,ns to have even penetrated the border
Gtatee Of the South. In Memphis, Nashville
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-10

In order that all members Of oar militia
may understand tho provisions and regu-
lations Of the militia act we have published
Ahe act In pamphlet form. II can be pur-
chased at the DEMOCRAT Office for ten cents.
All persons now belonging 10 the militia, or
expecting to join IL, should provide them
aelyea with ropy III the act.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-10
NEw ORLEANS, APRIL 70. 1878.

"wIree down. In those two words are
expressed the cause OF the meagerness OF our
Geographic report this morning. We expect,
however, to supply our readers with the
usual full report tomorrow
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-10
DIED..

STANLEY-on Tuesday morning, April O.
1878 Frances Miller, wife ri Henry ii. Stanley
aged AZ years. a native of England. and resi-
dent Of New Orleans for thir'y.lwo years.
The friends and acauainiances Of tho family
are respectfully invited to attend her funeral
which wi | take place from her late residence 17s
Calliope street. Wednesday Morning. April 10.
at 10 o'clock.
COLEMAN-On Tuesday morning, April o.,
1873 Al O'Clock Naomi h., daughter of H. Kirk
patrick and wife Of Will Coleman.
The friends and acquantances Of the Kirk
On rick and @ leman families are requested to
attend the funeral on Wednesday Morning, at
II o'clock. from the residence Of e. Kirkuarck
corner of Louisiana Avenue and Chestnut
street.
Nashville Tenn. and Sherman. Texas, papers
please copy.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-10

It looks very much as II we wore increasing
our stock Of specie, and that, too very rapidly.
A few years ago, during tho era Of extrava-
gance that followed the war, we bought
enormously Of Europe and had to send abroad
all the bullion produced In this country to pay
for this excess Of imports.
Now all this Is changed. We are exporting
more than we import; selling more than we
buy. During the eight mouths ending with
March the excess Of our exports over our i'm
ports amounted to $l69, 100000. Much Of this,
of course, goes In interest on our debt and in
the payment OF our foreign Indebtedness !;
still, 1t Is evident that we are increasing our
wealth slowly but surely.
Tho exports Of specie for the Same period
wero $40, ia, 900, imports sl7,G03,0O0 that is,
we exported $2,570O00 more gold and silver
than weimported, but as our mines yield about
1886 900 900 annually, 1t Is evident that we are
keeping the bulk OF this yield ut home, are
accommodating specie Mt the rate Of s 100000
n month, and at the same time paying off Il
good portion of our Indebtedness abroad.
The country Is economzing, almost hoard
ing, and II economy will cure hard tunes
prosperity ought to return to the United
States in q very short time.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-10
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

OrY1cE STATE TAX COLLECTOR,
Sew nth District, I
New Orleans. February 20. 1878.
The taxpayers OF this district are hereby
notified that I am now ready to receive cur
rent taxes and licenses for 1878 at my Office, COL
ner of Hampson street and carrollton Avenue.
fea. q. TEBBE. Collector.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-16

laughter over his rendering of the
conversation rang out long and
loud. "He did rot know | was
such venerable as l am, it being a
little dark, and he asked: 'You row
yourself?" ooh, no. l answered,
not at my age and asked in return |:
You have met Goodwin, of the
American crew. 'Yaes, very fine
fellah-all fine fellahs, have a good
time y'know. Go up to London to
see everything. But they've no
sort Of shape for boat race and
the Oxonian considered that he
had said all that was necessary to
put the Columbia boys into the
back seat he thought they deserved.
Then opened out and said: IF
you expect to beat you are going to
have hard work to do it. | am an
American, and | am a Columbia
man (applause) and these fellows
have brought over enough Ameri-
can pluck to carry them through.
'Awl glad to hear it. Wen treat
the men well, y'know; have a fine
time, no doubt, after the race; but
they have no fawm- nothing to win
on, and the Varsity man and ]
parted company. The next day
met a man who has always been a
friend Of America and who always
raises his voice and uses his pen for
truth and honor and justice. That
man was Charles Reade. Zap
plause and three cheers for Charles
Reade.l Harper said he, the
Columbia boys will winp and 1 say
all honor to Charles Reade, and
still more to the noble crew that
made his prediction come true"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-16
Five Dollars per Annum

want to ask you three questions:
How much money did you give my
husband when you went away?' q
gave him $1,000 in an envelope,
says she. What was the relation
existing between you in your alb
Sence?' 'We Travelled as man and
Wife says she, under the name of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bancroft Have YOU
any legal claim against my hus-
band?' No, | have none at all.
She afterwards admitted that she
was the one that held out the in
ducements to my husband to run
off with her. can't blame him.
What young man wouldn't have
done as he did under the circum
stances?"
Mrs. James frequently broke
down during the recital of hel
wrong, and her husband, who was
present, did his best to console her
He said, eyes, it was a bad break
for me-"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-16
Attachment Notice.

Before j, NJ. Coleman, Justice of Peace for
Shelby county, nnessee-Grubbs, Austin
a Berry, firm composed Of W. B, Grubbs.
y. A. Austin and W II. Berry, VS.. ]. A
I n THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV.
4 ing been sued cut under section 3455 Of the
Code Of Tennessee. and returned BY the
proper officer. levied upon the prop
erty Of the defendant, and affidavit having
been made that the defendant is indebted
TO the plaintiffs in the sum Of sIl7, 80,
due by account. and that the claim 4
Just, and the defendant is a nonresident Of
the State Of Tennessee it is therefore ordered
that said defendant make his personal ap-
pearance before me on the 10th day Of Au-
gust, 1873, at 10 o'clock am, at my office,
No; 2S6 Front street, Memphis. Tennessee,
and defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by law OF the same will be
proceeded with ex parte and that copy Of
this order be published once a week for four
This the 9Th day Of July. 1878.
llO-ll6-lSLlS j. NJ. COLEMAN. j. p
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-16
Attachment Notice,

Before J. NJ. Coleman, j. p. for Shalbv
county, Tenn, ,-schmidlapp nros., a firm
composed of G. and j. o.. Schmidlapp L
Rice and 5. Jacobs VS.. G. y. Upper K Bro.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTHAv.
i Ing been sued out under section 1856 OF the
Sode OF Tennesste, ans returned levied upon
the property Of tho defendants. and afidav;t
having been made that defendants are Justly
indebted 10 the plaintiffs In the sum Of s19i W.
due by account, and that defendants are nan,
residents Of the State ofTennessoe. Il is there
fore ordered that the said defendants male
their personal appearance before mo an ibe
18th day oi August, 1873, At 10 o'clock 4. m.
at my ohee, No. 2Si frnnt street. Mem'
phis, Tenn, and dsiand said attachment mid
within tAo time prescribed BY law, or lhe
sane Will te prOeseded with OK parte and thai
. eepy ol this order bo Isablifhed once a u,eet
foI ioaI successive week In the Public I,odeep
This Ah day OF July, 1878.
ll2-llSla-lSO I'M. COLEMAN, Up.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-16
Attachment Notice.


Before ]. M. Coleman. Justice Of the pooco
for Shelby county, Tenn.-Fader, Jaeobs "
Co., a firm composed Of j.. s Fadsr /
Jacobs and W., Booker. VS., P, M, Wi.
lings and Il. j. 0sterhant.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT
4 having been sued OFT under section Si55 Of
the CODE OF rennesses, and returned levied
9p 9peh the property Of the defendant. and all
aaYls having aeen made that defendant Is
lndepted - plaintiffs in the sum Of s2ll .lS,
ous NJ ~9ount, and that the claim is Just,
ssnA Wal defendant is nonresident Of the
9tase Of Tennessee 1t is therefore ordered that
the said defendants make their personal ap-
pearance before me on the Sd Of August, 1878.
q 10 o'clock An, at my office. No. 2s6
Nam street. Memphis, Tennessee, and
defend said attachment suit. within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded with ex parte; and that copy Of
this order be published for four consecutive
weeks in tho Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of June, 1878.
lO4-llO.ll6-l22 j. nj. COLEMAN. j. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-16

men at seventy or thereabouts fill
important and responsible posts in
all departments of industry, and
have no thought of retiring, nor
have they any reason to think of it.
They do not look, in fact they are
not, so old as their progenitors
were with ten or twenty years less
on their heads. They have learned
how to take care Of themselves,
to husband their strength. to con-
serve their faculties. They are
more in accord with denizens of
Europe, where men are ranked as
youths until they have passed forty.
The health of our peopIe-nOtice-
ably our women-has improved
greatly, as our faces, figures, vital
ity, endurance, power of perform
ance, abundantly testify. Take
New York for example, which, as
the metropolis of the republic,
should be representative. You can
not walk in Broadway or the
thronged avenues anywhere with
out being impressed by the white
haired men and women who move
with the spring and suppleness Of
comparative juvenility, who are
clear-eyed, smooth -browed, erect,
full Of hope, enterprise, plans for the
future. Who are among our most
prosperous merchants, bankers,
physicians, lawyers, clergymen,
politicians, authors, managers? A
limited number of fresh and rosy
veterans who never suspect that
they are old, and who, therefore,
are not old. Read the obituaries
of citizens, and note how many
have lasted to seyenty-fve, eighty,
eighty-fve, even ninety and odd.
There is no question of it. The
nation is rejuvenating. Years have
ceased to count against lis as they
have done. While we live far more
than we have lived hitherto, we
live much longer, and our average
age augments with each passing de-
cAde.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-16
Attachment Notice.

Before j. NJ. Coleman, Justice of the Peace
for Shelby County, Tenn.-Fader, Jacobs d
Co.. late firm composed Of ]. Fader, j.
Jacobs and W. j Booker VS.. Berry & Co a
firm, composed of Henry Berry and -
Buck.
IN HIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTH HAV.
l inc leen sued out under section 1856 of the
Code OF tennessee, and returned levied upon
the eProperty Of defendants. and affidavit hav.
ing been, made that defendants are indebted
to the plaintiffs, in the sum of S97. 10. due
by account, and that the claim is lust, and
that defendants are nonresident of the State
Of Tennessee; II is therefore ordered "a al
said defendants make their personal appear
ance before me on the 18th day Of August,
1878, at 10 o'clock am, at my Office, No, 2ad
Front street, Memphis, Tenn, and defend
said attachment suit within the time pre-
scribed by law, or tho same will be proceeded
with ex Parte; and that a copy of this order be
published once week for four consecutive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day Of July, 1878.
llb l22-l2S-lS4 j, NJ. COLEMAN, J.P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-16
A OUEER CUSTOM,
Row the People OF munich Pre-
vent Premature BuFials.

vent Premature Burials.
The cemetery at Munich, says a
correspondent, always has attrac-
tions to the visitor, on account of
the popularity of funerals and the
exposure of the bodies of the dead
for three days before burial. The
law requires the body of every one
dying in Munich to be conveyed to
the cemetery within three hours,
there to remain in buildings erected
for the purpose, for three days.
During these three days a wire is
attached to the hand Of each corpse,
leading to aspiring bell, SO that an
alarm will be given to those whose
duty it is to be on guard in case of
resuscitation. We couldnot ascer-
tain whether there had ever been a
case of resuscitation, but it ap-
pears that a long time ago a case of
burial alive had led to the estab-
lishment Of this custom, which had
been regularly kept up ever since,
to avoid recurrence of such a ca
tastrophe.
We Immediately proceeded to the
first Of those halls, in which the
bodies of the poor were deposited,
and there found eighteen bodies,
not laid out as if for burial, but
reclining in floral bowers or resting
upon beds Of flowers. Spectators
we're not admitted to the rooms, but
they were surrounded by windows,
through which a full view and in
spCction of each could be had
There were eighteen bodies in the
room, seven Of which were infants
and eleven those of grown persons,
except one beautiful girl of about
twelve years, arrayed in white mus
lin, resting on bed Of flowers,
with a wreath of orange blossoms
around her head, reclining as il
asleep, with her bare arms lying
carelessly by her side. None Of
them, except the infants, were ly-
ing as we usually dispose of the
dead, but in every case, whether old
or young, there appeared to be an
effort to place them in careless OIL
half-reclining attitude SO as to have
the appearance Of being in natu.
raj sleep. An old man in this room,
not less than sixty years of age, the
body dressed in a black cloth suit
was almost in a sitting posture
Around each body there was also q
number Of large bouquets, with
cards attached to them, having been
sent to the cemetery by friends Of
the deceased, just as they are sent
to the house by friends in Balti.
more, Alter the expiration of three
days the body is placed in the coffin
by the undertaken, and the friends
and relatives all assemble at thC
cemetery, and the funeral takes
| nlane
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-16
mo. 2675.I
NOn-Resident Notice.

In tho Chancery Court of Shelby County.
Tenn.-Elmira 5. Ashby ct al. VS.. Henry s,
Test ct al. -
IT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
4 this cause, that the defendants, Henry s..
Test, Elizabeth G. Hart, Jacob Hart and Ella
W. Ashby, are nonresident of the S ate Of
Tennessee; 1t is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein, at the court
house, In the city Of Memphis. Tennessee, on
or before the first Monday in August, 1878.
and plead, answer or demur to Complain.
ants original and amended and supplemental
bills, or the same will be taken for confessed
as to them and set for hearing OK parte; and
that a, copy Of this order be published once
Public Ledger.
This 18th day of June, 1878.
| A copy Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, @. and NJ,
By y. ,. McHENRY. d. G. and M.
l-2-l08-ll4.i21
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-16
1878 R. d.
NOn-Resident Notice.

In the Chancery Court of Shelby county. Ten
nessee-W. X. Thixton VS.. b. W. William
son OF al.
TT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
l this cause that the defendants, ID. X. Cook.
4. II. Richards and B, 3. Crane, are non-re
ldents Of the state of Tennessee; it is there
fore ordered that they make their appearanc,
herein. at the court house in the city of
Memphis, Tenn, on or before the first Mon
day in August, 1873, and plead, answer or
demur to complainants bill and the cross hill
Of u. W: Williamson or the same will be taken
for confessed as to them and set for hearing
OK parte, and that a copy of this order be pub.
!lshed once week, for four successive weeks,
in the Public Ledger
This 2lst day of June, 1878.
A copy Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, G. and NJ.
Ky X. j. RLACK, d. G. and Nj.
HHmes 4 Poston, Solicitors for complainant
9S-l04-ll0. 1l6