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RUFFIANISM LAST NIGHT.
Democratic Meeting n Central
PoInt Broken Up by a Shower
Of Brickbats.

Last night some cowardly persons sue
ceeded in breaking up the Seventh ward
Democratic nesting, held at Norman's
grocery, in Central Point. Soon after
Dabney Scales mounted the platform and
began to speak, he was greeted with a
brickbat by some unknown person. John
Moss, Colonel Frayser and J.. j.. Raw
lings we're treated 10 the same manner,
one Of the stones striking a negro in the
crowd. The sueaking coward was re.
peatedly requested to desist from hurl
ing brickbats, but be paid no attention
to this, The crowd became indignant,
but the speakers deemed it advisable to
adjourn in order to save themselves from
injury. OF course the person who did
this was and is an enemy to the
Democratic party aud is too cowardly to
let himself be made known, He imi.
tated, in q cowardly. sueaking manner,
the malice of an assassin, and even
vent so far as to throw brickbats at an
aged and respected citizen, J.J Raw
lings, whose life and honorable chara C
ter it seems would at least guarantee i'm
munity from covert injury by the bitter
est Of the National,R Republican candi.
dates. We can hardly believe that the
candidates on the National Republican
ticket eau or will approve such conduct
IL the managers or members of thai
mongrel ticket imagine that such out.
RACES will be tolerated, they greatly de.
ceive themselves as to the temper Of q
law abiding community. The outrage o
last night is a disgrace to the commu
nifty, aud should the author be discovered
be will be exposed to the condemnation
Of every honest man in Shelby couaty
There is nothing 50 despicable as COW
ardice, which is the inspiration OF The
assassin and the characteristic Of thu
political hypocrits. We viii not be- 81
unk'nd as to ascribe this conduct of las
night to the c~ognizance or furtherane,
Of those who are candidates on the Ma
tional Republican ticket. We believI
that these candidates, il they mean wha
they have been proclaiming, will b
among those who desire the discover.
and expose of the COVE IDLY villains IA
hurled the bFiekbsts,
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HOW AN INVESTMENT OF 50 MAY
MAKE A FORTUNE.

Fourth Drawing of the Common.
wealth DIsIrtbuttOn Company of
Louisville, KY. July 81, ~IS7S-Last
Notices.
Positively on the above date the draw
ing of this popular company will occur.
"No scaling" mo postponement."
The names Of the parties representing
ticket holders are sufficient guarantee
that all will have justice done them.
The scheme is unprecedented. Read
it and compare it with others,
Nearly 1900 prizes amounting to Sll5,.
400, and tickets only 81. Twenty seven
tickets for $50; ifty.6ve tickets for 500.
Full lists Of drawing will be sent to all,
but the names of parties drawing prizes
will not be published without their con.
sent.
What number will draw the $50, 600
prize2 Try i'll
Orders for tickets will be filled up to
evening OF July 10Th, unless sooner ex-
hausted, and should be addressed to
T. j. CoMMERFoRD, Sec'y,
Courier Journal Building. Louisville, KY.
Or to B Il. Porter & Co., No 1921
Broadway, New York, who are the Gene.
raj Eastern Agents Of the Company.
s-t-th
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OLIVER, FINNIE eco

he answer them. We have the copy, old
boy and dom you forget it, ifq
Even old bAld-headed men have to be
stoned by the National Republicans. 1t
seems as if this is to be the means of
bullying the candidates by the hypocriti.
cal reformers,
The Memphis brass band and Hand
workers. orchestra viii give concerts in
Little Rock next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. This will be a grand treat for
the citizens Of Little Rock.
The Democrats of the Fourteenth dis.
trict held a large and enthusiastic meet.
ing last night at the French Garden,
soath Of the city. Butler Anderson.
General, Horrigan, james M. Harris
Judge Ray and DR.. Perkins made
speeches.
The fire alarm last evening proved Il
be the burning of sawduSt end light
wood in the boiler-room of Williams
saw.mill, above the county Jail. TIT
fire was discovered in time to proven
much damage. twenty-five or thirt,
dollars will cover the loss.
At the meeting of the Chamber o
Commerce. yesterday, Mr.. Hanauer
chairman Of the committee on freights
asked for further time in which to make
his report. Mr.. Goyer, Of the elevate
committee, was not ready to make
report, and was granted further time
No other matter ofimportance was trans
acted, and the chamber adjouroed.
The " war map = of the Avalanche ii
reference 10 the fees of Dr. Perkins /
calculated TO place this gentlem in a
improper light. DR.. Perkins has not re
!. eeivei any fee except what the law al
lows. The fines and the name i
+ which they are imposed are in accord
t ance with the orders Of the court, an.
. not Of the clerk. A year ago the Ava
lanche was making love to the Crimina
Court administration.
Last night a large number of ladis
and gentlemen visited and inspected th
new and handsome armory Of the Chick
asaw Guards, OF fernando street, sout
Of Union. The rooms and apartment
are c%ommodious in size, we'll ventilate
and comfortable. They are elegant
finished and attractively furnished, tt
design being unique and the executio
Of the work faultless. The elegance i
the selection of the furniture and the e
tire arrangement we're due to tie cultul
and taste Of Messrs. Arthur Tsylo
/, Isasc +. Peters and R. II. Allen, jr,
Z the Chickasaw Guards.
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THE HEATED TERN.
The PIlce Of Wheat and Existence Of
Sun Spots Through Successive
Cycles-StrGDge Til; cries.

Astronomers have endeavored to &C.
count for the difference 10 temperature
between one summer and another, or be-
tween one series of summers and an
other aud succeeding series, and have
put forth various theories on the subject.
Sir w. Herschel attributed the changes
to the presence or absince Of spots OF
the suns disk. His theory was that the
presence of spots and other disturbances
indicated a large formation Of heat and
light in the Gun, aud was a prognostic Of
hot weather and fine seasoua. He
thought he had also discovered, by such
data 81 he had in his possession, that
the price of wheat always rose when the
sun was without spots, aud fell when they
began to reappear." An able article on
the subject of the sur was published in
the Scientific American by Prof. Lang
ley, Of Allegheny Observatory. Iudi.
rectly he takes up this theory Of
Herschel, and although not completely
disposing of it, casts too much doubt
upon its correctness to warrant placing
any implicit reliance %uponit. Professor
L ingley gives an account Of the daily
record Of the spots on the sur by
| Schwabe, a German observer. This rec.
ord, running through a period Of forty
years, was extended by other observers
for twenty years more, and diagrams are
given which couirm to some extent
Herschel's theory; but, as Professor
Langley remarks, the price of wheat
depends on many things quite apart
from the operations Of nature or wars
and legislation, for instance" and
therefore any deductions drawn from the
presence or absence Of SUI spots and
their effect upon the Sc Asons and the
price Of wheat must necessarily be to
large extent fsllscious. But the patien
observations of Schwabe on Sun spot
led to the discovery Of a remarkable Law
of ~periodicity. 1t was found hat the sur
spots increased aud diminished through
successive cycles of about eleven years
that the number of spots increased
through a little less than four years
aud went 'on steadily diminishing
} through a little over seven years. b
} this time we are reaching the close o
the fourth cycle. The last minimum oc
! cured about February, 1867, and Pro
fessor Langley states, in confirmation o
this law of ~periodicity, that the sum
face is at present free from spots almos
beysund the past remembrance" Mex
year, therefore, another cycle will CON
} mence, the spots will begin TO reappear
: and will 90 on increasing in number snC
expanding 10 size until they reach theil
maximum, about 1882, when they vii
again begin to decline gradually unit
7 they almost or quite disappear, in 1889
The present heated term and the absence
4 Of sun spots 60 far, therefore, toward r
/. futing the theory Of Herschel that thu
9 greatest and steadiest heat occurs wher
the sun spots are most numerous, willis
the low price Of whe- It at this time
\ lower than it has been for many ye rs
would seem to disprove his other theory,
! that the price Of wheat alw avs rise
! when the sun is without spots, and falls
when they begin to reappear."
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ll4t


Mons. B. Nounon, the great costumer
of Paris, France, is in the city.
Jno. G Lonsdale, jr., seereta, } Of the
Planters Insurance Company, arrived
home this morning.
The Washington Gazette Of the Dist
says: Captain James Lee, jr., Captain
Milton Harry, Captain John N. Hardin
and Commodore N. M. Jones, represent
ing tho leading packet companies on the
Mississippi river, are all at the National
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A Qaartermaster,s voneher

n VOuUHoF'
To the Editor Of the Ledger:
Please publish the following and you
will oblige the public;
The United States Of America to the
Memphis Avalanche, debtor, to holding
the sinecure position of postmaster (L.
S, KnowltOn being the real postmaster)
abusing and villilying Southern men and
Southern feelings, bolstering up and
slobbering ever a fraudulent national ad'
ministratioa and doing generally the
dirty work for the same at Memphis,
Tenn, $4,000, REFoRNER.
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Five cents worth of char.
coal per day will rum a char
coal furnace as well as Mrs. M.
j. McCullOugh's Self.cOndens-
ing Steam aud Hot Air Cook
or, cooking four different
kinds Of food over one hole OF
the furnace at the same time.
#. J. ~TURNBULL,
lat Sole Ag't, 234 Main st.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Memphis Driving Association,
THREE GRAND TROTTING RACES
At Olympic Park, Friday, July 2Gth.
A GLORIOUS DAYS SPORT.

FIRST RACE-y, t 2 in 8. Entric ID. b.
Leadmine and Mamie G..
ShC0ND RACE-3-minute ole-s 8 in 5. En-
tries b. m, Helen, s b. Bill. b. h. Dock.
THIRD RACE-Match RI y best 2 in 3, for
500, between j sic and A r. Paine's b. h.
Jim B.
Trains will run from Louisville Depot as
follows: First train, 3;l5; second train, 400;
third train 4;25.
Tickets of admission, including round tip
on train. SOC: for sale by Mr.. James Speed. at
Louisville and Nashville Ticket Office, corner
Of Main and Madison streets. AID at Depot
Gate oOens at 3 o'clock sharp. First race at 4,
nB- GreRt Mule Rae For Iene6t oil
Orphans, on TUESDAY. July 50, 1878, SloWest
mule will be awarded $50.
125.127 PETER TRAtY Y. Sec'v and Traas'r.
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smashed tue glass in another side show
case, aud the fifth hummed over the
heads of two clerks who were hugging
the floor for their lives, and buried itself
in the wall about two feet under the reg.
ulator, in the rear OF the establishment.
Hicks, realizing that he was in close
quarters, and feeling that in order to
save his life he must beat a precipitate
retreat, left the store and started down
Union street. Jere Baxter fred at him,
and the ball struck Hicks between the
shoulders, He was also twice struck
upon the he d by Jere aud fell. Rising
quickly to his knees, however, he fred
three shots at his pursuers, aud then
arose and ran over to the millinery store
OF Miss Annie Baucom, on the opposite
side of the street. He then fell, and in
a few minutes expired. About the time
Hicks reached the millinery store, a shot
was fred by some unknown person, and
Jones Baxter, alter leaping to a height
Of several inches, walked a lew steps
and fell.
Judge Nathaniel Baxter, father of the
wounded man, was soon on the spot and
went Immediately into the store. Life
was fast ebbing out, aud his old father
took the head Of his dying son in his lap
as he sat upon the floor of Wiggers' es-
adjustment. Near by stood DR.. Mort,
gomeFy Baxter and Edmund Baxter.
brothers of Jones Baxter, and the tears
which fell from their eyes showed how
their hearts we're touched at the sad fate
Of their brother, whom death would soon
claim as his own. Il was evident from
the first that Baxter could not survive.
and though q reaction set in soon after.
ward, brought about by the use Of stimu.
lants, he expired at 1880, struggling
very hard.
Il DECEASED.
Jones +. Baxter was the fourth son Of
Judge Nathaniel Baxter, and about 30
years of age. When n. b Howell was
clerk and master of the Davidson county
chaucery court, young Baxter was en-
ployed in his office. Since that time he
has been farming 10 this county about
eight miles from the city on the Franklin
pike, on the farm OF John II. Ewin, ESQ
whose step daughter, Miss Bette Per.
kins, he MARI d several years ago. He
was q quiet, uuassuming gentleman, and
knew nothing Of the trouble that was
brewing until be reached the city this
morning. He leaves a wife and three or
four children.
Samuel d. Hicks was the son Of David
B. Hicks, who for a number Of years was
the principal ice dealer in the city. He
was about twenty.Seven or eight years OF
age, and a handsome man. He always
dressed in the neatest manner, and an.
peared to be e man Of quiet habits. He
married, several years ago, Miss Moore
daughter OF Joseph Moore, Esq who,
during his life, was a member of the firm
Of Warren & Moore, builders aud con.
tractors. The deee .sed has not been
engaged in any business recently, and
resided on South Summer street.. He
leaves q wife and two children. His ia.
Their left yesterday in a very feeble con.
ditiOn, for Red Sulphur Springs, Macon
county, Tenn.
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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. 1887
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Tue Princess Yrturbide, daughter of
the ex.emperor Of Mexico, while in Phil
adelphia, occupied apartments at .he
Colonnade Hotel, and paid high compli,
ments to its excellent management and
quiet comfois. stth
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LACE curtains done up in N. Y. style,
corner Seventh aud Broadway. [l30
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Medical men often puzzle themselves
over the large sale that DR.. Balls Baby
Syrup enjoys. Tia great popularity is
due only to the excellent qualities pos.
sessed BY this household medicine. 25c,
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FoR BENT.

CTOREHOUSE, $50 and 1852 Front street, oc-
- cupied by Hill. Fontaine Il Co., with fne
cotton office. Also, two Cotton sheds, corner
sheds into one, to srit the renter, if desired.
1915 M. l.. MEACHAM, 9 Union st.
THREE nice cottages on Second street, be-
i tween Mill and Greenlaw. Inquire at No.
~ Second street. al
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A stock exchange bear is described as
q man who sells what he has not got; a
bull as a man who buys what he cannot
pay for and financing" as buying
shares by a man who doesn't want them
from D who has none to sell"
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Peabody Billiard Room,
First class In every respect.
sid Cook, Proprietor. AT
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BertOn's Ladies' Beer Garden
Cor. Shelby and Real. [l4s
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John Walsh, Undertaken,
S4l Second st., next postofice. IA
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ROOFING PANTS.


OLA RK NJ 81 CO.,
Successors to Lane 4 Olarke)'
Roofing Paints
Fire and W alter. proof for Covering Metallic
and Single Roofs,
No. 8H5 Main street. 1911
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waRNIRo.
To h Iublic

OpFICE MEMPHIS WATER Co., June ], 1873.
IN order TO moro completely pr. ect the
i patrons of this Company, as well as to
shield ourselves, we here publish a list OF
plumbers who have fled bends in our office as
a guarantee that they do work properly in
connection with our mains. We will decline
TO allow others than licensed plumbers TO
tanner in any way with fixtures connected to
the pipes of this Company.
~ WI. CAMERON, scc'y,
Licenaed Plumbers.
Murray MARTIN, 40 Madison street;
y MA. ON u co 204 Main street;
VIM LUNN. 43 Madison street;
JOHN MkSSA, S1s2s Shelby street;
Wy pR0WN. 25S Second st.
GRO r TWEEDY. "a Second st.
WIN HENDERSON. dtS Monrosst lS0 l5t
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A LII colors and prices Of Job Ink. also
n News Ink in kegs, Mt this office. list
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Q1000 of Bluff City Cotton Mills stock,
OlUUV at Mechanics and Traders Bank,
No. Q Madison streat. 1
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IGOR SALR-OLD TYPE-BETTER THAN
J. Babbitt metal for light, fast running ma
chinery, at this Office. 33-t
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WAMTED

GOOD servant (whits). Apply to II. Moore
VI south gate Elmwood Cemetery. Il2l-l26
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bear three years out of four. But in
co ming here one must not expect to
raise everything the first year: and do
not try to learn it all at once. be-
gin In the primary school, learn first
how to prepare ground, then find
some one who has good looking
infant grove and yard question the
man who this year may be gathering
fruit, and selling the same, yet may
know little how that tree was treated
In infancy. Get your lessons as fast
as needed; keep hopeful and cheer
ful and in few years you can sit un
der your own vine and fig tree, and
laugh at your northern friends freez.
ing in the cold blasts of winter.
a. M. J.
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From the Palatk Herald. awe

From the Palatk Herald. 1--WE
again hail the Florida Agricultauist,
published at DeLand, Volusia county
edited by our esteemed friend,
Brother Codrington. The paper is a
neatly printed and full of interesting
matter. We commend the An'icaM-
tetrist to our readers. The editor is
fully posted on all subjects pertaining
to our semi-tropical productions, and
his paper will give you satisfaction.
Success to you and your paper
Brother Codrington.
"A New POSTMASTER AT ST.
AUGUsTINE.-Mr. w. w. Dewhurst
at present residing in this city has
been appointed and confirmed Post.
master at St. Augustine. Mr.. Dew
hurst was formerly resident of the
Ancient City and will return there
anu taKe charge OF the post.otflce as
soon as he receives the necessary
papers.-Se0e and Press.
Mr.. Dewhust took Desk room in
the office OF the old 41gricu1ta~ist i'm
mediately upon his removal from St.
Augustine to Jacksonville and from
our intimate acquaintance we know
him to be gentleman of the highest
honor and capacity, who has made a
good reputation in the community
We feel assured that his many friends
in St. Augustine will welcome him
back>again to become a citizen of
their city.
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SALE Of Real E.4o.a

IL BY virtue of a Decree of, made and on.
tered IN the Circuit Court, / will sell at
public cutlery in front of the Court HopS az
door at Enterprise, VOlusia County. State
of Florida, on the first Monday. fhe fiftb
day of August, A. d. 1878, within fine nsn@I
hours of sale, the following Real Estate
lying in VOlusia County, Florida snJ
known and described as follows: Known
as the DunlawtOn place, being a grant nv
the Spanish Government to Patrick Dean
on the 18th day of August, 1904, by Patrick
Dean to Bunch, by Bunch to LaWton. nv
Lawton to Anderson. by Anderson to .Iob bS
J. Marshall, including Sectional Grants
forty-three, Township fifteen. south of
range thlrty-three, east, containing two
hundred and ninety and nineteen one-hun.
dredths acres, more or less and section
thirty seven, Township sixteen. south. of
range t1lrty-Jhree east, containing seven
hundred and sixty and sixty-tWO one.
hundredthS acres, moreOr less, bounded on
the north by lands of r. N. Swift. on the
east by lots four and five of section thirtv
three, Township fifteen south, ange thirty
three east, and lots two, three and four of
section four, of Twonship sixteen, of range
thirty-three east, and on the west BY lot
number one, section eight, Township six
teen south, of thirty-three east, lots one.
two, four and five, of section five, Town
ship sixteen south, of range thirty-three
east, and the fractional southwest Quarter
of section thirty-two, Township fifteen,
south, OF range thirty-three east, contain
ing in the aggregate one thousand and
seventy-seven acres, more or less, also the
land on which the dwelling of said ] ].
Marshall is situated, Immediately on the
Halifax river known and distinguished
as lot one OF fractional section three, Town
ship sixteen south, of range thirty-three
east. containing fifty acres, more or less.
Sold under and by virtue of a Decree
made by the Judge of the Circuit Court on
q bill filed to toreclose and inforce the
lien of said John j. Marshall on said land
for the purchase money thereof and sold to
satisfy said lien and said purchase money
Sold at the risk and for the benefit of
-POmerOy, a purchaser at sale of said
land and premises heretofore had, who
having failed to comply with the require
ments of said sale and pay the puschase
money. Sold under and by virtue of a
subsequent decree made by the Judge of
the Circuit Court, at his risk and for his
benefit.
Terms cash, purchasers paying for titles.
July. 1878. HEZEKIAH i. OSTEEN.
8-11 Special Master in Chancery.
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DlAN0 Beautiful Concert Grand Pianos,
Il IllIUcnSt Sixteen Hundred Dollars only

DIAM Beautiful Concert Grand Pianos,
IIlIVUcost Sixteen Hundred Dollars only
Four Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars.
Superb Grand Square Pianos. cost Eleven
Hundred Dollars only Two Hundred and
Twenty-Five Dollars. Elegant Upright
Pianos, cost Eight Hundred Dollars only
One Hundred and Fifty-five Dollars. New
Style Upright Plans. One Hundred and
Twelve Dollars and Fifty cents.
Organs, Thirty-five Dollars.-llRl1AN
Organs, - stops, venty-TwoU1CU1Qt
Dollars and Fifty cents. Church Organs,
16 stops, cost Three Hundred and Ninety
Dollars, only One Hundred and Fifteen
Dollars. Elegant Three Hundred and Sew.
! enty-fve Dollar Mirror top Organs, only
One Hundred and Five Dollars.
Tremendous sacrifice to close out present
stock. Immense new steam factory soon
| to be erected. Newspaper with much in
| formation about cost of Pianos and Organs
sent rec. Please address DANIEL r.
BEATTY, Washington N. j. 40
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For Rent or sale,

At Picolata, St. Johns River. A farm
containing so acres, good House, Barn, Cis-
tern, Well and Wind Mill. Orange Grove,
Lemons, Peaches, GuaYas, Grapes and
Plums. For further information apply to
MRS. JAMES HALE.
Picolata, Fla.
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DeLand Post Office

The following is list of letters renal H.
ing uncalled for in this Post Office, DeLand,
Volusia Co., Fla, July LIST, 1878. If not
called for in 80 days will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office.
Anderson, Mrs. j.
Ballard, S. NJ.
Barber, NJ. w. .
CoOner, Mr.. Alfred
Harvey, Robert
Lang. Mrs. Edy
Reese, J. p.
Taylor, Miss Mandy
Wilson, Jerry
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say advertised.
G. w. LANCASTER, p. NJ.