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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-03
HEAVY D"EFALGATION
By COnaut, Cashier Of the Fnlott
National Bank, Boston.

CHICAGO, August 3.-The Times has a
special from Boston announcing a new
~deialcation, and says the matter is un.
known to the citizens Of the Hub, but
when known it will cause as much ex.
element az the case Of Tappin. The
alleged deiaulter is Mr.. Conant, cashier
Of the Elliott National Bank. The dis.
patch says: The amount is less than sew
snty thousand dollars. The affair has
been kept SO quiet by the authorities Of
the bank that nsthing whatever has
leaked out even in the way Of rumor.
Your correspondent went to the houses
Of the directors this evening, but all
we're absent at their several homes away
from the city. The president Of the
bank, Mr. W. B. Goodwin, WAS, however,
found at his home in Jamaica Plains.
When confronted with the fact
that the defslcatiou was known be
expressed considerable as%tonishment,
but after thinking g little he
~courteously declined the pressing re,
quest of the Times representative that
be would make a statement Of the facts
in the case. Il don't want 10 say any.
thing about the subject" said President
Goodwin. II don't want to assent to OIL
contradict this, or TO give any views a
all on the subject. At the proper tint
the bank authorities will make public
statement Of he matter, but at present
don't think it would be wise TO say
word about the subject. The directors
have been present at the bank to-day
most Of them, and I think they would b.
Of my opinion 10 the matter, which will
very likely CONS out 10 a few days"
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A DIplamatIc answer

Cleveland Herald.
The old man Smith, of Richield, Is g
Helfsuficient sort Of old fellow, and
prides himself upon his riding abilities.
One day he espied his young hopeful
leading a colt TO water very giDgerly,
and remarked:
Why on earth don't you ride that
beast2'
I'm 'faid to; 'fraid he'll throw me-"
Bring the boss here" snapped the
old man.
The colt was urged up to the fence,
and braced on one side by the boy while
the old man climbed on the rails and
stocked himself on the colts back. Then
be IVES let 90, and the old gentleman
rode proudly off. Paralyzed with fear
the colt went slowly for about Atwenty
rods without a demonstration. Then
like lightning the four legs bucked TO.
gether, bis back bowed like a viaduet
arch, and the old man shot up in the air
turned several and distinct somersaults
and lit on his back in the middle Of the
road. with both legs twisted around biz
neck. Fastening 10 him the young
hopeful anxiously inquired;
Did it hurt you, ps2"
The old man rose slowly, shook oul
the knots in his legs, brushed the dus
from his ears and hair, and, rubbing hi
bruised elbows, growled:
well, it didn't do me adam bit o
good. You 90 home
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While, nrorn and nran nread.

A writer 10 Nature discussed the com.
paratiYe nutritiye qualities Of white
bread, brown bread and whole meal
bread He says; We shall find it impos.
sible 10 make, by means Of leyen or
yeast. a light spongy loaf from whole
wheat finely ground, the so-called cerC.
ain Of the bran inducing chem.
ical changes which result in a
moist. clammy, dense product. Even
whole wheat merely crushed into meal,
aud not ground, partskes Of the same
defect. Fine -four, on the other hand,
yields q bread which 10 light enough be-.
fore mssticstion, bat which, when masti
Gated, possesses q marked tendency 10
becoms c%ompacted into dense Jumps
which may never &c penetrated by the
gastric and intestinal juice, and which
are a frequent cause Of constipation:
Whole meal bread cannot be charged
with this defect; indeed, it acts medicin-
ally % a laxative, and by reason Of its
mechanical texture is hurried rather too
quickly along the digestive tract, so
that the foil virtue Of such Of ils nuiri.
enLo 10 htt IbhilJ bOiuDle DtcOute 10
part lost. Ye. there Is no doubt that for
many persons, especially those who have
passed middle age and are engaged in
~sedeDtary occupations, whole wheaton
meal in the form Of bread, biscuits,
scones, etc, forms an invaluable
diet. II we could recon all the nitro.
genous matter ia whole meal bread as
equally effective with that contained IN
white.bread, we should possess ia The
former 8 far more perfectly adjusted food
for the ratio Of aesh.formers 10 heat
giyera is about | 10 IA ia white bread.
while it approaches / to4 in soue sam.
pies, at least. Of whole meal bread. Add
70 this the higher proportion Of phos
pilates in the latter, and is chemical
superiority over white becomes still
more marked; lie flavor, too, is far
richer. Ordinary brown bread is q pool
preparation at best. BY adding a dasl
Of rather rough bran 10 -four we do mo-
obtain a satisfactory or rich product.
analysis demonstrates this fact clearly
p
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on some other basis, which will com
mend itself to the nations most interested
in the proposed chsrges-Greas Britain
and the Usitsd States. There does not
seem to have been much progress made
within the last ten yearsin securing uni
formity OF coinage, England, Germany.
Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Norway,
Australia and Brazil use gold as the
standard; Russia, Egypt China, India,
Mexico and Holland have silver stand
ard, and France, Belgium, Switzerland,
Italy, Spain, Greece, Roumania, the
United States, Austria, Chill and Uru-
quay have the double standard of gold
and silver, although the FIRST four do not
coin silver. And, where nations agree
as to the standard, there is still no uni
iormily in weight of coins. No one
questions that it would be Of great ad'
vantage to the world to have uniform
systems Of weights aud measures and OF
coins, but thus far it has not been shown
that the change to proposed systems
would be advantageous, OF If advan.
tagsous, that the change would pay for
the trouble OF making it
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-03

ANOTHER international conference on
the subject of a uniform system Of
weights and measures, aad coins, for all
nations, is to be held atthe Trocadero
Palace during the Paris Exposition. The
conference held in the same city 10 1867
was a notable one, and il prepared
elaborate and valuable reports on the
subjects submitted to It, but the world
has nevertheless failed to follow its' re
commentators. AS regards weights
and measures, the conference recon.
meuded, FIRST, the decimal syetem, and
second, the metric decimal system. The
latter is dsfectivein many respects, par.
ticulGrly in nomenclature; aid since
the conference Of 1857 a great many
practical objections Of considerable
weight have been made 10 it. Ii the
conference Of this year will discuss the
question in the light Of those objections
it mag lerh Fps devise a decimal system
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-03

HoT CREEK, W. T., August 3.-The
south bound train was again stopped
four miles south Of Jennis's stockade
yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock by
six armed men. Az the coach was
empty they did not attempt any inter,
ference, but inquired OF the driver as to
tho movements Of the treasure coach,
which they are evidently waiting for.
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NEw YoRK, August S.-The Marble
mills. owned by Vail, shotweIl L Co., 50
Greenwich street, have suspended. Liza.
bilities $lOO,O 600.
A petition in bankruptcy val filed by
Sidney W. Hopkins for himself aud
against his late partners, Robert ]. Car
pointer and Francis II. Collins. The
firm had been in the iron commission
business for many years, but dissolved
in 1874. Hopkins owes about $3.50. 600.
He was treasurer of the Chicago and
Lake Huron railroad.
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CHICAGO, August 3. - The Tribuue'S
Burlington (IOws) special says that
Thursday afternoon two tramps stopped
ct q farmer house near Trenton, Henry
county, aud after getting a good dinner
from the farmers wife and learning that
her husband wouldn't be home till even.
ing suddenly seized her, outraged her
person aud left her insensible. They
had stopped the cries Of the farmers liz.
lie daughter BY rolling her up tightly in
a blanket. When unrolIed the child was
nearly suHocated and died in an hour
The ueighbors are securing the country
for the fends, but at last accounts haC
lot found them.
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A statue of Ou.ter

New York Times.l
j. Wilson Mcdonald, the sculptor, has
nearly completed the molding of bis
statue Of General Custer for West Point.
The artist has selected the attitude Of
the soldier at bay, surrounded by enc,
mics and selling his life dearly. Accord.
ingly, the left foot is advanced, and the
left arm raised as guard, while the right
grasps the sword. The moment has been
seized when the despairing hero is about
10 raise his weapon for a blow, rather
than that in which the whole muscular
might of the man is concentrated in its
delivery. The latter would have thrown
the weight OF the body upon the right
loot, with an attitude of attack, and is
probably the one that would have been
adopted by most artists, although hercu-
lean rather than heroic. The head and
neck are nobly modelled, the latter being
round, firm aud emphatic in its muscu-
larity, without undue scrswuiness. A
little overdevelopmeGt has perhaps been
given to the forehead, which, on the
whole, is 80 disagreeably expansive as to
suggest the cranial mallormation of q
rickety patient. The corrugations in
the cavalry boots are gracefully aud nat
urally brought out, but at present there
is something a little stiff and ungainly
in the military coat, the skirt of which is
thrown back by the advance Of the left
foot AS a nude figure, as which the first
study was made, the attitude selected by
the artist is one that furnishes abundant
scope for emphasis of muscle. but there
ia, according to authorities in sculpture,
a very essential aud necessary difference
between a conception adopted to nudity
or even to classical drapery, and one
that ia to be clothed in a modern cos.
tune. The last touches are now being
given to the modelling.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-03

CAIRO, August g. Departed-Maude,
St. Louis, Z am; City Of Alton, New
Orleans, 2; Golden Rule, Cincinnati.
Departed-Cook, Evansville, IL pm;
Centennial, New Orleans, midnight;
Maude, Vicksburg, 8 am; City Of Alton,
St. Louis. Clear and pleasant.
CINCINNATI, August 3-River rising.
Weather clear aud warm.
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DAOtl-tWoutJ mluuttS lot D~tcahiaets
ANNEXATION of foreign territory to an
other nation ought never to take place
except by a common agreement between
the anuexer and the annexed. The an.
nexations to the United States have not
been conducted on such principles, uu-
fortunately for our principles. The
monarchs OF Spain and France sold Us
their possessions at the South without
consulting their inhabitants, because
they wanted to get rid of them, as they
cost them more than they were worth.
The people of Texas generally did desire
annexation, but it would not have been
accomplished when it was but for the de.
termination Of the Democratic party to
procure more territory in which to ex.
tend slavery and create larger represeu-
tation in the senate aud house for the
slave holding ~sristocracy. A bloody war
had to be fought to secure this end, which
might. at a later period, have been Sc
cured without wal and with the deliber-
ate and formal consent Of Mexico as well
ss that of the people of Texas, When
Alaska was annexed, there we're no peO-
pie to consult worth speaking of, and the
advantage or disadvantage TO the
United States or the Alaskans is q
matter Of such minute consideration,
that there is no need Of trying to exhibit
the moral or political principle Of the
transaction except under o microscope
The price We had to pay for it is big
enough to see without common specta
eles. If the authors Of the project fol
annsxing St. Domingo bad been able tC
show that the Dominiesns we're largely
10 favor Of it, they would have been
sble to make a much better show in
congress and among the people Of the
United States. The other project sc
often broached, Of Rnnexing Canada &c
he Union-A most undesirable thing, a
we havs always thought-can never be
accomplished except on the earnest pc.
tihon Of the Canadians, snd then only
With guarantees that the Federal gov
ernment shall not be bound by the re
~stricdons OF the old treaty between
Great Britain and France. which main
tains 8 wealthy and powerful hierarchy
inside Of a political authority, and lead.
to the chief disorders that are continual,
occurring IN the Dominion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-03

AS 4 result Of the recent Anglo Turk.
ish treaty it Is stated that the English
government is about 10 make a survey
Of the valley Of the Tigress aud Of the
Euphrstres rivers a. preliminary 70 the
construction Of q railroad through that
region Of county, BY which commuuica
ton With its Indian possessions may be
facilitated. 1t is well known that this
portion Of the world seems TO be inidcs.
ted, BY history or tradition, as the origi-
nal seat Of the human family, and IL
furnishes q rather striking historical
parallel, or historical contrast, 10 see
the latest developments in the industrial
progress Of mankind brought into i'm.
mediate juxtaposition With the scenes
and localities whence perhaps the race
took its earliest departure. 1t would
thus apparently afford some justification
OF the theory tina, history is to be con.
celved Of, not as a straight line stretch.
ing continuously onward, but rather as q
re entering curve, returning through an
orbit Of vast sweep. round again TO the
point Of its origin. However this ma
be, there is a sort Of sentimentaIism.
unobjectionable, or at least hf-m
less in itself, which may regre.
, to see these famous lands rodel,
Disseminated Of their ancient mystery
| and which cannot look on With a com
posure all unrufl9d as railroad excava
! ions are remorselessly driven righ
through the cradle OF the race. Sue.
excavations have, in our day, laid bar
the earliest walls Of olden Rome, bu
there may be other and more curious r,
, mains round about the garden that wa
: planted eastward in Eden, or on the sit
Of the city OF Cain, aud in the counlr
where Noah was q husbandmAu, 40
> Shem dwelt in tents, and Japheth wa
enlarged. Here is a chance for on
D arch@ologlsls TO pursue their researcher
, far beyond lake dwellings, the Troas an
! MJcsL@, into the homes Of the MOI
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-03

The lately arrived autocrat Of the New
York Herald efice fingered in the editori-
al rooms very late one night, and all the
fellows supposed that he wouldn't turn
up again until next day at dusk, anyhow.
But Bennett was nosiDg and slashing
around at six in the morning, and kept
it up until noon. The fellows were late
of course. The only responsible man
who appeared on time was city editor
Meighan. "Meighan," said the young
man, consider your salary doubled,
draw it four weeks in advance, and take
a months vacation" So Meighan and
his family are now inbaling the White
Mountain air.
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RALEIoH, N. c., August S.-Twenty.
three counties head from indicate that
the Legislature will DO largely Demo.
cratic, though thus far the Democrats
have lost nine members, divided between
the Republicans, Independents and Ma
tonals, and have gained six. The Indt
pendents, however, cannot strictly bC
classed with the Republicans, as most O.
them will vote with the Democrats,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-03

N. GANsETTA, who used to be eonsid-
cred one Of the most hot headed and
vroDg-headsd Ct Frerch Radicals, has
cone TO be what is called "leVel-headed.
In 81 interview with the Paris CORE.
spondsnt Of the London Times on the
subject Of the recent settlement Of the
Eastern question. be declared bis ap-
prevail Of it, chiefly or TIE ground that
whatever may be It's defects. 1t hos pro
cured for Europe in general and France
in particular the greatest boon 70 which
they can sspire-peace." he is also
pleased that England has resumed her
place Of influence among the powers,
and that shs has gained as much by the
treaty With Turkey. It ia a good sign
when Gambstls, Victor Hugo and all the
great liberal leaders Of France declare,
on every convenient occasion that offers,
their conviction hat the true policy Of
the Republic is peace Besides it means
something, which ia more than Nspo-
leon Ills declaration, LEmpire, c'est Ia
PAX. With those words on his lips be
dragged France into four great wars-iu
the Crimea. 10 Itsly. in Mexico and OIL
The Rhine.
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SPECIAL NOTIOE
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Secretary Thompson visited John
Roach's shipyard TO examine one of the
iron clads rebuilding there, as he said he
was afraid she would forereach when
she kiffed, unless they took the foretop.
gallant. sail off her." 1.-THE washboards,
you see, Mr.. Secretary" said Mr.. Roach,
the washboards are not high enough to
hold water gu her -" "Washboardsl''
exclaimed the weather beaten salt from
Indiana, 'washboardsl That explains
why the newspapers are always talking
about our naval tuba"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-03

Sothern returned from Europe on Sun.
day evening. He describes with great
humor the failure Of The Crushed Trage.
dian in London, and the subsequent sue
cess Of the Hornets Nest. The first was
Kissed from the moment Of the appear.
Ance Of every actor in it, and derided by
every critic who wrote about it. The
second was supported by the critics the
next day, the cause of both the failure
and success being equally mysterious to
Sothern.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-03

The subscription price Of ths PUB
Lie LEDGER is s. per GaaUm fo'
the Daily and 81 per aaaSM for ths
Feekly-POstGgs free.
Persons lsgring the city Jor Tie sum
mer can order tie DAILY LEDGER
at soc per month in adrance, witk Che
yririlegs ef changing pOst08'ee.
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the trouble Of making it
OPPOSITION TO CASEY YOUNG BE-
CAUSE HK IS A CONSERVATIVE
DEMOCRAT.
The following paragraph is certainly
oFl-hke in its wisdom. 1t is from the
pen Of some dsvotee to the interests Of
General Luke L Wright and appeared
in 3 recent Issue Of the Bolivar Bulletin.
A few more articles ike it will be about
as beneficial in healing up the breach in
the Democratic party as An Introduction
Of yellow fever would be to the prosper
lily Of a healthy community;
Colonel Casey Young, eur present
congressman. in undertaking 10 aid the
u Democracy in this struggle has given aid
ana comfort 70 the enemy in his speeches.
&c has lsborei 10 coneihate aud TEN.
porizs With the Nationals, ~entreating
them 70 come back as erTing brethren
Isni seek forgiveness under the dear old
pSisrnal root Of Democracy. This course
oi Colonel Young has not convinced the
Nationals Of that error, but has rather
enboldene6 them 10 continue in their
I opposition 10 the Democratic party.
General Lake E Wright Eho is a
prominent candidate FOR congress, fol
l1Fei II the opposite course 10 that
taken by Colonel YOanE. be showed
hat the NEuousl party 10 Memphis had
tor lis ruling iisa the destruction OF the
DsnOerEnc party. not so mech that onl
principles sre wong IS that the dsteal
CT Democracy gave the Oihce-seekinG
Nsuo12isa chance 10 hold Office. : .
General Wright is the man for the times
His huEls. wien 1t peals o1t upon the
sOauesrn ST, vii give no unceTtAiI
sound
On readers are iaFiisi to carefully
psrsas he above sxirLctA The write
has iuund 3 rev eaase Of complain
EElaa Casey YoaaE It Is ihsi 81
lsho1s5 to concEEts Nationals VIA
BHansi What 8 blan5aIl h actual,
sarsEisi NE5onlls 10 cone back s
a-HA-sn Hsw out-sEsols this val
EhF, l3ssiuisly Be had the Euiacity I
ask tbDss opposing the Democrats part
u8t 70 d &C, bit support Il Too bst
W1uf %. Fer these naughty things b
-rm nj 5e sH1i bLck 70 congress. Bs
fHAoU THIS CASEY Yong He il conssi
EEtrs wants to ret people 70 rsssor
with En ard vote the Democratic fcke.
Pay there hsd Rot been more Case
E1zrEsir sac late coaiesL
Pray EEL "a how 3 Democrat is to :
sstsrnsi 10 congress from this distri,
anlsss bs gets tie votes Of those Nafior
ar that Casey YOung "lsborei 10 conci
hs;s Look at he election rsiurnI
VII prescription induce those sho 81
+ ported General Vaughan frou fneadshi
iof hin, o. ihoss vbo voted the Who.
National ticket 70 vote the Democrat
teks; II November EoE, It's al rig
70 prefer another 10 Casey YoBng 4
congress and ssy 80, bai for tbs sake
ssesssf. Il i0r DO other reason, ls. {!
DsmocrzcJ'of this disiric, realize IA.
ise nsxi canvass must be conducted {
conservative principles, . clear and d
tinct sbuucistion Of measures for relic
= ing TIE people. and 10. intclersni pr
senp:ou o. any class, nationality
party The LEDCEE is for Casey Your
because Of bis record in tie past, B
smiaen. ability, tie evidences Of state
: mAsship be has displayed, bic capsei
, for continued u~seialsess TO the peopI
; the whole people, and especially 4
material interests Of Hose who live
. the valley Of the Mississippi river.
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When an Indian gets hold Of q silver
dollar he pounds it out fiat until it gets
as large around as the bottom of a tin
dipper. Then he suspends it from bis
necK by a string aud feels heap BIG
rich -
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WAsaIYOT0, August 3.-Bor Tennes-
zoe and the Ohio valley partly cloudy
weather, occasional rains, variable winds,
stationary temperature, stationary or
falling barometer
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THERE comes to Us from the capital Of
Bohemia cd important suggestion. which
is rot By a press Bohemian, and is there.
fore a fact worthy 70 be considered. The
city government Of Prague, acting under
the advice Of the board Of health, has
just issued an order iorbidding women TO
wear lougArailed dresses on the public
streets, on account Of the dust raised by
them, which is injurious to the public
health. Shall not this great measure Of
sanitary reform be introduced into Mem.
phis2
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CAMP3RLL-In this civ. August ID JONI
d. CAMPBELL, a native Of Scotland, ana Pres
ident Of 81. Andrews Society.
Funeral from his late residence, No. % Ala
bama street, SUNDAY afternoon, 9TH inst, OF
3 o'clock. All friends are invited to attend.
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Charitable

srRISGFIELD, Mass, August S.-The
will Of Whiting Street, of Northampton,
who was worth 100000, leaves about
$l25, 900 for charitable purposes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-03

Mr.. j. X Enmet has gone to. Liver.
pool 10 play a short engagemhnt, aud
will return to the New York stage 10 TIC
latter part Of August.
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primitive of primitive men. The ex.
trsmes Of time and distance may thus be
brought together when, having purchased
a through ticket from Philadelphia on
the coming railroad, we hear the con.
ductSr at one station ~screeohing through
our car door. Garden of Eden-ohauge
cars for Ararat," or, after we have been
carried still further along, Tower Of
BabeI-twenty minutes for breakfast.