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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-06
Il. WHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.
CAMERON SHERMAN NUPTIALs.

How the DfgDified United states
senator has been Helping Along
q Love Match
Washington special to Philadelphia Record ]
Cards are out for the much-an-
nounced wedding of Senator Don
Cameron and Miss Sherman. This
union of the Cameron and Sher-
man families will take place at
Cleveland, on the 9th of May, at s
o'clock in the evening, and in st.
Paul's church. For the benefit of
the lady readers of the Record /
hasten to send you thus early these
interesting particulars, to which |
am able TO aud that there will be six
bridesmaids, six ushers and no
groomsmen. The six happy maids
will be Miss Ella Sherman and Miss
Moulton, of Cincinnati; Miss Gen
ter and Miss Parson, of Cleveland /;
Miss Dennison Of Washington, and
Miss DeBillier, of Yonkers, New
York. Messrs. William McMichael
and Lewis w. Smith. of Philadel-
phia, will be two of the ushers, and
Messrs. Hoyt and Hickox, of Cleve-
land, two more. Apropos of this
little love affair, a rather good
story is told, which, if true,
indicates that the grave and
reverend seigniors of the senate
have not yet entirely forgotten the
romauces of their youths, nor al
lowed their hearts to grow gray
with their hairs. As the story goes,
though | hardly dare youoh for its
truth, when the bride-elect was In
New York, recently the groom
elect very naturally desired to be
in New York also. Thereupou a
strife arose between the lover and
the senator-between ardent desire
and senatorial dignity. He wanted
to 90, but how it would sound to
have the world aaying that a seua-
tor Of the United States had run Oft
to New York to see his grill Some
of his brother senators, getting
wind of his dilemma, resolved to
help him out of it, and SO moved
and carried an adjournment Of the
senate from Thursday over to Mon
day. No one seemed able TO ex-
plain, at the time, just why the
senate took SO long and 80 wholly
unexpected recess, but 1t now ap-
pears, if the story is true, that the
dignifed senate has been helping
along love- match-~and chat was
the cause of it"
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MEMPHIS TENN MONDAY EVENING MAY G. 1878

it will do better some day, but the
women who ought to 90 there are
so backward in coming forward
that both Judge Hilton and Mrs.
Stewart are considerably disap-
pointed. The two score and odd
ladies who have availed themselves
Of the comforts and luxuries pro-
vided there are quite enthusiastic
in its praise, but their recommen-
dation does not induce Others to
join in. Architecturally speaking,
most Of these ladies are not sue
cess. In passing the hotel the
other day, / noticed some of them
going in and out, and it struck me
quite forcibly that they were not
built on a good plan. There was
too much gothic style about them,
and most Of it ran to points and
sharp corners. A woman in whose
general design there ia a preponder-
ance Of angles is, esthetically, a
failure, whatever she may be intel
lectually. There is 20 doubt at all,
about the intellectual qualities of
the ladies who have taken up their
abode in the Woman's Hotel, but
when you come down to Hogarth's
line of beauty, the curve, faint
there. One lady who spent a week
in the hotel says there is no trouble
about seeing gentlemen in the par
lors in the evening, and intimates
that facilities for courting are Just
as good as in any clearinghouse.
Possibly. But the right sort of
material to practice on seems to be
scarce. l doubt if there is the
slightest danger of matrimony
making the least inroad on the
population of the hotel in the next
five years.
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LEITRIM'S HATED MEMORY.
A Lively Episode In the BFIitsI
House Of Commons

Lively Episode In the British
House Of Commons
In the British House of Com
mons on the 18th of April, Mr..
0'Donnell, member for Dungarvan,
Ireland, repudiated the maxim that
nothing but good should be said re-
garding the dead, and violated the
traditional etiquette of the Com
mons in avoiding plain personali-
ties, especially regarding men of
high rank. He spoke against the
measures taken by the Government
since the murder of the Earl Of
Leitrim as unjustly assuming that
general lawlessness prevailed in
Donegal, and moved that it be de-
clared unconstitutional and partial.
He set forth the hypothesis that the
crime had occurred in the English
county of Cumberland, and added;
"That what was believed to have
ue0h ndppy CuS SlloIA NietlloVg Hnu
for years been practically at the
mercy of one who, by the lament
able SHORTCOMINGS OF the English
land law, had been enabled to exc
cute the caprices of barbaric stage
Of civilization by means Of the chi
canery of nineteenth century legal
procedure; that for a quarter OF a
century these Cumberland dales-
men had been exposed to all the
tyranny and mental and moral tor
tue of man of iron will, OF Vio-
lent passion and of diSsOlute life;
that villages had been cleared OF
inhabitants, and the doom of eyic-
tion was continually hanging over
others; and that, in spite Of all
this, the district had never been
Istained by an oienSe Of an agra
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Denlh otTom Plnoia.,a Wldom.

The widow of Thomas Plaoido,
the actor, died in Toms River N.
j., last week, in her eighty-third
year. 1t was only ten years ago,
when she was nearly Seyenty.two
years fage, that she married Pla-
eide, who was ten years her junior.
The match attracted much atten.
tion, because the disparity of their
ages was the reverse Of custom, and
also through romantic story of
their attachment. Tom Placide
came of a family of actors. His
elder brother, Harry, and himself
went on the stage when young, and
became favorites throughout the
North and South. Tom was born
in Charleston, where he fell in love,
at the age of twenty, with Mary
Ann knight, who was thirty. She
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rian character, and that no attempt
had been made on this Cumberland
landlord, except by the uncle of a
girl he had attempted to dishonor."
When Mr.. 0'Donnell had
reached this point he was inter-
rupted by cries of "Ohw and
"Shamel" but he continued:
at would, under these cireum-
stances, strike every Englishman
as being in the highest degree un-
likely that an innocent and patient
peasantry who had borne all this
for quarter of a century had en-
tered into a widespread conspiracy
to murder this landlord, who was
known throughout the country as
"the bad earl" [Cries of Cor
derw]
There was now great confusion.
Sir A. Gordon rose to call for order,
and was loudly cheered as he asked,
care we to listen to language which
is a disgrace to the British house of
commons?" Mr.. Parnell, member
for Meath, demanded that the
speaker should protect the privilege
Of speech when it conveyed the
truth. Amid many interruptions
Mr.. 0'Dounell continued his imag-
mary picture, and said that it was
known that this crime against q
village maiden, committed twenty
years ago-an outrage on a village
hOme-was not an isolated piece Of
debauchery.
The speaker sustained Mr0'Don-
nelPs right to proceed, but motion
to clear the galleries prevailed, and
even the reporters were sent out
The ladies' gallery was not dis.
turbed, being technically outside Of
the house, though it is not known
that there were any female listen
ers behind its screen, as the debate
continued after the reporters were
excluded, and is said to have beer
very turbulent. 1t ended, of course
with the defeat of Mr. 0'Donnelli
motion, but he certainly succeeded
| in giving the Irish view Of the case
telling some pretty plain truths
and stirring up prodigious if shor
lived hubbub.
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HOW 70 PreserTs a Piano.

OlUo Drunnlng, Wrltlng 10 the
Journal de Musique, of Paris, says:
"The piano is constructed almost
exclusively Of various kinds Of
woods and metals-cloth, skin and
felt being also used in the mechan-
ical portion. For this reason at
mospheric changes have great
effect on the quality and durability
Of the instrument, and it is neces-
sary to protect it from all external
influence which might affect the
materials Of which it is composed.
1t must be shaded from the sun,
kept out of a draught, and, above
all, guarded against sudden changes
of temperature. This latter is a
most frequent cause of the piano
getting out of tune, and the instru-
ment should be kept in a tempera-
ture not lower than fifty-iour de-
grees and not higher than eighty.
six degrees Fahrenheit. When
too cold the wood, cloth and
skin swell, and the mechanism
works badly; when too warm these
materials shrink and produce click
ing, squeaking and other disagree
able sounds. Moisture is the great
est enemy of the piano, and it can
not be too carefully guarded against.
In very short time damp will de-
stroy every good point about the
instrument. The tones become
dull and fiat, wires rusty and easily
broken, the joints of the mechanism
stiff, and the hammers do not strike
with precision, and if these symp-
toms are not attended to at once
the piano is irretrievably Spoilt.
Therefore, do not put your piano
in a damp ground-Aoor room or
between two windows, or between
the door and the window where
there is a thorough draft. Never
leave the piano open when not ip
use, and above all when the room
is being cleaned DO not put
it near stove, chimney or
bot-air pipes. Always wipe the
keys alter playing. Never pile
books, music or other heavy things
on the top. BE careful when using
the soft peaal Bot tq tbHmp the
notes, Do not ALLOW fye-n6te or
obhOr exercises Of a small compass
on a piano you have any regard for.
A leather cover should be kept on
the instrument when not in Qse,
and removed every day for the pur-
pose of busting. A cushion of wad-
ding or a strip of flannel laid on
the keys will help to keep them
white and preserve the polish.
Never leave the piano open after a
musical evening or a dance. If
you are obliged to have 1t In a damp
room, do not place it against the
wall, and raise it from the floor by
moanG of insulatoFs, and always
cover it after playing, Employ the
best tuner you can get, and if a
new instrument, let it be tuned
every two months during the first
year, and at least thgee tImes q year
afterward. Always have it tuned
after a soiree if the room has been
very hot,p
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ShOuId Ministers Go 90 The Thsater

ShOuid Ministers Go 90 The Ths0ter
This question is under discussion
in England. Rev. Il. A. Davidson,
a clergyman of the Church of Eng
land, answers in MacMillan's Mag
azixe that there is no reason why
they should not 60. He even con-
tends that ministers have no right
to criticise and condemn dramatic
performances they have never seen,
and that their ignorance of the
theater makes their denunciations
Of it oftentimes absurd, and so con-
tributes to weaken their influence
with sensible people. Mr.. David
son does not by any means stand
alone among English clergymen in
his defense of the propriety and ad-
vantage Of ministers attending the
theater. When the present Master
of the Temple was severely taken
to task by the London Guardian, a
strait-laced religious paper, for
sending his Suuday.schCol chill
dren to a circus which happened
to be visiting Donoaater on the oe-
casion Of their annual treat, he re-
Piled: "It behoovos Olergymen,
with regard to amusements, to be
as diligent in commencing what is
good as they are in reprobatiug
what is bad" What the Dean Of
Westminster said in an important
sermon, applies as well to the thea
ter as to baoks Never take ex-
ception to a book--ccFtainly meyer
condemn it-withoqt having read
it," That il, be careful to avoid
talking about things Of which you
know nothing, for you are likely to
destroy peoples confidence in yonr
justice and honesty. g9and advice
for clergy and laymen. The New
York Sun has those sensible COM
ments on the subject.
People who go to the theater,
aud They comprise a large part of
the most moral and best men and
woman in every community, are
well aware that it generally fur
nishes an amusement as harmless
as it is entertaining, therefore,
when they hear preachers donounc-
ing the theAter as a wicked place,
they pay no heed to their words,
and keep on going just the same,
They would as soon think Of con-
sulting their pastors about how to
invest their money as OF taking
their advice as to whether they
should spend the evening at home
or at the play, They feel entirely
competent to regql4ts their own
amusement; and whether they gre
good or bad, they are a great deal
better able to Judge than a minis
ter, who leads q circumsorlhed life,
and is shut out from the enjoyment
of many Of the things which make
existence endurable, 4 preacher,
therefore, lessons the respect In
which he is held, and separates
himself from sensible men, when
he assumes to make vices OF what
they know by experience to be
simply salutaTy amusements.
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A. T. stewards Hotel n Failure.
Mnnr Nnrh nnr nnlrnil nrnn Dan

INV FNIN W.T. DVVI vIN 7 IvV 7 IV'''I
Thus far there has not been any
tumultuous rush for admission to
the Woman's Hotel, Not to put
too fine point on it, as Guppy
used to ssy Gf it wasn't Guppy
perhaps you can supply the right
name), there is no rush at all; but,
on the contrary, quite the reverse.
The building can accommodate
about one thousand. It is now ac-
commodating about fifty. Possibly
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Famous men a, ThIr,x.rhrso.

The Pail Mall Gazette enumer-
ateE some of the men who have
been clever at thirty.three. The
younger Pitt at thirty-three had
governed England as Premier for
ten years with eminent success, and
had engaged in his great struggle
with the revolution in France. At
thirty-three Mr.. Gladstone, as a
Priyy Councillor and President of
the Board of Trade, was the chief
exponent and interpreter of Sir
Robert Peel's commercial policy in
the House of Commons. At thirty
three NJ. Gambetta, after conduct
ing the war of the National De-
fense with an energy and devotion
which extorted the admiration of
his enemies, had returned to France
and taken his place in the Assem-
bly, at Versailles as the leader of the
advanced Republican party.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-06

A Newspaper in the fullest sense Of the word
at once adapted to the Merchant, the Me-
yhaRic, the Farmer, and everybody
desirous OF keeping up with the
stirring news Of this live and
progressive age.
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Five Thousand Copies
Are read by at least
Twenty Thousand People

twenty Thousand PEOPLE
old and young. every week. 1t is just to say
that tha patrans of the WEsTRRM
METHODIsT belong to the best class Of
community.
We desire our business men to make a no,s
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.
We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adyer-
Using; for many good people seeing an ad-
v0rtisement in paper, especially their
church paper, take it as guarantee of re-
SpOnsihDity. Such confidence should not te
abused when it can be helped. We want,
therefore.
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APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
Approximation Prizes of 800. .... 81. .7CO
=, =, Mo-. 1850
lO0--...,.,. VO0

1857 Prizes. amounting to.....,,........Sl SllN 4O1
Responsible corresponding agents wanted AZ
all prominent poiRts. to whom a liberal COM
pensation will be paid.
Application for rates to clubs should only be
made to tho Home Omce in New Orleans,
write, clearly stating lull address, for fur
ther information or send orders to
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
p. o. Box 692. New Orleans. Ia.
Or No. West Con I sfreAt Mann ri Tnnn
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FlRESIDE WlITOR AND FAMILY
CAMPANI0H!
ADVE ERTLSERS

Cannot fail to see the unrivaled induce
ment' offered by us in the way of cheap
ana profitable advertisements.
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LOTTERY,

A HSLENDID OPPORTUNITY "a
n WIN A FOKTUNEEF Fifth Grano
Distribution, 1878, at New Orleans, tuesday,
May 18th
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY GO.
This institution was regularly incorporated
By the Legislature Of the state for EJuoa-
uonal and Charitable purposes in 1858, with
C9pitRl Of Sl,00o000, TO which il has since
added reserve fund Of $3.50, eco. ITS GRAND
elNdLE NUMBER DISTRIBUTIONS will
take place monthly on the seoon Tuesday.
IT NEvER sUALIs on rOsTPoNRs. Look at the
following Distribution,
CAPITAL PRIZE, 8S0,O
10000 Tickets at 2 DOIlRVH Each
MKlf TlrkatR ONO DoIlAr.
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a Mss.kev ssss-v.

One of the hest monkey stories We
have seen is contained in London Ms
ture. A brave. active, intelligent
terrier. belonging to lady, one day
discovered a monkey belonging to an
itinerant orgsn-grinder, seated upon
a bank within the grounds, and at
once made dash for him. The mon
key, who was attired in jacket and
hat, awaited the onset with such I'M
disturbed tranquility that the dog
halted within a few feet Of him to re-
connoiter. Both animals took a long,
steady stare at each other, but the dog
evidently was recovering from his sur
prise, and about to make a spring for
the intruder. At this critical june
ture the monkey, who had remained
perfectly quiet hitherto, raised HE
paw and gracefully saluted by lifting
his hat. The effect was magical; the
dogs head and tail dropped, and he
sneaked of and entered the house, re-
fusing to leave il until he was satisfied
that his polite and mysterious guest
had departed. His whole demeanor
showed plainly that he felt the mon
key was something "uncanny," and
not to he meddled with.
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Dor'r SWALLOW CHrRRy PRS. =

DOVE SWALLOW CHERRY Prs
A man died in Vermont the other
day. sfter suffering from dyspepsis
for twenty years. Some peculiar cur
cumstances in his case led to poet
norton examination, which revealed
thirteen cherry stones imbedded in the
lining Of the stomach, causing thick.
ening Of the walls Of that organ some
three-fourths Of an inch, and ultimate.
ly the mans death. Il was the opin.
ion Of the physicians that the stones
had been there many years.
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Way SHE WAS CALLED NOBLE
McCARTHY.-Mollie Mccarthy is her
name, and why she was called by that
name was this; Away up in the gold
regions of Nevada, Col. Winters has
a warm and devoted friend in the per-
son of Col. Mccarthy, and he has a
daughter, Miss Moll,e, who is said to
he the most beautiful and accomplish
ed young lady in "all Nevada" and II
was in honor of this belle of the gold
regions that the celebrated little mare
was called.
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Wh~a~rer ssa Wherever

Diseases Of cholsrste typs prevail or there is cause
10 spprehend visit from them. the system should
he toned, regulated and reinforced by course Of
Hostettsr's Stomach Biiters Perfect digestion and
regular habit Of the eody are the best safeguards
against such IaAadies. aud both secured by this
Insstimabls tonic and slterAiise, The Bitiers arr
also extremely servleeabls In pmeiylns such dis
orders. Hpromptly taken In hiiioas collie, diar-
rbsa or cholera merbas. the disease Is usually rus
trsisd. In dianheA cases, Il Is only necessary "a
restore the tone Of the relaxed bowels and this Is
Oss Of the specific effects Of this medicine Wind
on tho stomach, heartburn, biiisusnsss, nausea,
hsaasce. aud other symp,onsof disturbance In the
gastric and hspsiie regions srs also speedily ress
ed by this excellent remedy. Az hmiiy medi'
cine Il q invaluable. since II promptly and COM
Pls,eiy remedies those sllnsnts whieh are o. most
frequent occurrence. d2s-.t
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MILITARY CoNUNDRUMs. the
flying artillery one of the wings of
the army Who pays for the bayo.
nets when the soldiers charge them?
When the "shrill music Of the shells"
is spoken of, is a bomb hard meant?
How many spokes are there in the
right wheel? Do you use pen or pen.
ell to write about face? Can stealing
a leg of bacon be called flank move
ments Can pickpockets be clsssed as
riaemen? Is the Major Generals
staff made of hickory or oak? Can
you play or sing q platoon? Are the
reports from artillery regiments to he
heard by the cannon.ears. ICON.
Bulletin.
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xIscrrI.Nrors
LADIES' REPOSITORY OF FASHION.

ANCEof MISS HAi.E. RESPECTFULLY soilclt sharp
ofthe pahousge Of the public, their old friends and
customer. sertrsliy fhry, w theIr mccr--rni en-
merous VI shion Journals Ac., are fully prepared
and fel comlrtent VI giving rerfect satisfaction 10
the most fasldous ladies. Give them a call. Thsy
also do gcutlrmcnr ard ehildrrn's sewing With
durability and skin. sewing room At their resi-.
dence two doors East Of the freshyierlan church
south side Of the street sif-im
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Aa Asssl .ifis..

slnos ils siuas, hsss besn uiilzs-i by br. Ia
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a. CiaeAoAa, o. pssu,las haIs, OF soslh Amssira.
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Nd noi the bark hsnse the tree. slh noi IL de-
siroyed, but ~ill stand @auy year 10 Yield an
.hundAnt sappi,, and .s aay Issani fahi.rs
Baekeys Pile Oinia'snt a. peFinansnt 'si'sdJ'
Price SO cents Bottle. FIR sale Al bohon A Stays
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1t is told of spurgeon that it is his
habit To shut himself up on Saturdays,
and that on Saturday a man called
and insisted on seeing him. Tell
him." said the visitor to his servant,
that servant Of the Lord wishes 10
see him." The message was delivered
and the following answer returned
Tell him that ] am engaged with his
Master"
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Life RSSSIlses1.

"Lifs Is earnest. hls Is real" and tho hops thai
cheer US as sell a. the duties that We brssely en-
counter Stimulate Us to guard the treasure with
increasing Vigilance. Therefore vigorous health
shoald be preserved, and, diseases arising from
torpid Laser pssssil 10 oar ~afI climate. 20 rec
Ommsnd for their eure Portalins, oT Tabisrs Nege-
tgbls Liver Powder, the hest remedy 10 the soFid
for Dyspepsia Cons ,ipsiioa, Sour Stomach, Heart
burn, and Billionsness. prios 80 rents a fietsse
For sale al BohOn Stage.