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A TOUCHING SCENE.


what n Planter Received for HIS
crop.
A Farnville correspondent Of the
Richmond (Va) Dispatch writes as fol.
lows:
A stalwart Buckingham laborer, with
a wife and grown daughter dependent on
his support, brought his crop of seven
hundred pounds Of Virginia leaf, here
for sale yesterday. dis stature was erect
aud he stood full six feet two; his hair
was sprinkled with gray; his weather
beaten face marked him as one OF the
SOUS Of poverty and toll; a few years
ago neither the hre.crowned nights Of
Malvern Hill nor the summit OF Gene
terry Hill presented sught TO his view
that could cause bis heart to tremble or
bis steps to f~altsr, and yet this man, 10
the public sslesroom here, burst into
tears when he was told that his crop.
with warehouse charges and rent de.
Quoted, had Melted him fifteen dollarsl
Yes, that was the sun. Yet on this
same tobacco the government demands
Of the buyer, before be can manufacture
it, n hundred and sixty.eigbt dollsrsl
Are the people 10 have no relief from
this dsmnable despotism? Is there in
congress no heart to pity this poor mans
tears?
II is r%uiBons ia the commonwealth TO
send abroad in Federal taxes s.. 600 GOO
a year, and receive IN Federal disburse.
ments only some $500, 900. But who but
him that drinks it knows the bitterness
Of the cup that poor men drink? Would
it not be we'll for Virginians to lay down
a rule that no senator or representative
shall be reelected from the State so long
as such an outrageous tax stands on the
statute bookR'
Let every planter that reads the above
set his teeth and determine on the over
throw Of the Republican party aud the
repeal Of this law. Let your ~watchword
be, Repeal by the union of the South
and the West Tor practical legislation"
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PROFESSOR HRNRY's SUCCESSOR

The selection of Professor Spencer f
Baird as the successor Of the late Pro
lessor Henry in the secrstaryship Of the
Smithsonian Institution is probably as
wise a choice as could have been made.
Professor Baird is thoroughly familiar
with the workings Of the institution, hav.
ing been its assistant secretary for nearly
thirty years. BE is fRyorably known 10
the scientific world and enjoys a some.
what extensive popular reputation as
the United States commissioner of fish
cries. AS a scientist be is Of course far
below the rank of his late chief; but q
Henry is not to be had every day, and
the Regents Of the institution were wise
in placing in his vacant chair the asso.
ciate and personal friend Of a quarter Of
a century. In the hands Of Professor
Baird the institution will continue "a
work pretty much the same as undel
Professor Henry. 1t will undoubtedly
maintain its high reputation among tht
scientific bodies of tue world add con
scientifically carry out the ideas and oh
jects Of its founder.
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A bill has been fled in the United
States Circuit Court at Cincinnati, by
Gardiner G. Hubbard. Of Cambridge,
Mass, praying for q writ Of Injunction
upon Chas. E. and Wa. Il. Jones, Of
that city, who, be alleges, are infiirgers
OF the telephone patent. The bill states
that Alexander Graham was the true and
first inventor Of the telephone. Tho
patent was received in January, 1877,
and In July Of that year the plaintiff,
Gardiner G. Hubbard, was made trustee
Of rights therein invested.
In introducing the telephone into bis
department, Or. Stephan, the Russian
postmaster general, changes it's name in
accordance with the Germanizing move.
ment which eliminates all words Of fore.
ign order, classical or modern. Fern.
sprecher-'farspeaker, was what he
christered it.
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For Ur1minnl Cno1I J0dg.

ORVILLE YERGER is a candidate for
Judge Of the Criminal Court OF Shelby county
ht the, august election, subject to the nominal
tion by the Democratic and Conservatives
party.
THOMAS II. LOCKWOOD is a candidate flor
re 'electienl fer Judge Of the Criminal Court
Of Shelby county, at the ensuing August cleo
ton. 1873 subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic-Conssrvative Convention.
j. NJ. GREER announces himself a candi-
date for the Office Of Criminal Court Judge Of
Shelby county. subject to the action of the
Democra lc-Censervative Convention. 27te
l am a candidate for Judge of the Criminal
Court Of Shelby county.
19te p II. SCRUgGS
LELAND LEATHERMAN is a candidate
LOT Judge Of the Criminal Court Of Shelby
cyunty. Election next August. l54te
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Parliamentary Proceeding
Lord BeacOnfeld's Speech
in the House Of
Lords.
Russian Movements Before Con
stantinOple Come Near Pre-
Cipitating a Collision.
English Operatives STRIKE PrOba.
bly, be Prolonged Indefinitely.

LONDON, May 2l.-Neither this morn
ing's news nor last nights debate 10 par
lament sheds any new light on the stu
alton. The debate was rather dull. The
house CT commons was almost empty
during the latter part Of the debate;
there was less than half a quorum of
members present. Lord Besconsfeld
concluded his speech in the house OF
lords with a Federation of the statement
that the ministry was actuated solely by
a wish and hope to secure the blessing
Of peace, and mairtain the freedom of
Europe and just position Of this coun-
try.
The reaction from the OptimistS views
Of last week is stimulated by the facts
which are gradually becoming known
concerning the Russian movements be-
fore Constantinople. Though these are
stated to have been for sanitary reasons,
they came neal precipitating a collision,
The Russian line at one time pushed so
neat the Turkish works that the latter
were manned, ammunition served out,
and General Baker valentine Baker,
sent on aide.de'camp to notify the Rus
sian commander that be would fire on
him if he did not withdraw. The eject
has been to direct the attention OF the
Turks to the comparatively weak state
Of that portion OF their line which cov-
ers the Black sea entrance to the Bos-
phoruS, and which the Russians nstu
rally desire to secure in case Of HOSTILE
ties. The Turks are taking precautions
in that direction.
The Manchester Guardian concludes
from the reports Of the proceedings of
the operatives at all points in the strike
district that little disposition exists to
accept ten per cent. reduction even tenn.
porarily. %Spinners declare they would
accept FIVE per cent. reduction and moth
ing more. This attitude will prelong the
strike indefinitely, but attempts to secure
a compromise will be continued by AL
derman Peckot and others.
BERLIN, May 2l-Many pretended
Russian emigrauts are passing through
Germany. tits believed they are seamen,
disguised, on their way to America to
man cruisers.
CoYsTASTIyoPLE. May 2l.-An official
dispatch to the Turkish representatives
abroad thus describes the emeute which
took place in this city yesterday: About
thirty refugees entered the garden of the
palace inhabited by the ex-Sultan Murad
and raised the shout OF Long live the
Sultan Seatinels opposed the entry Of
these men into the palace and we're fred
upon, one being killed. Troops arriving,
the ASSISTANTS we're driven back, with
some killed and wounded on both sides.
Ali Suayi, who appeared to have acted as
the organizer and leader Of the attack,
was killed. The affair had no other con.
sequences. Public tranquility is undis
turbed."
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BREADsTUFFB
Ru,Iar Losinr MS GRIN.

Correspondence Troy TimOs.l
1t is irequentlyth e subject Of comment
10 the house that Butler is growing old.
He has lost something OF his vitality. he
is no longer the gladiator in a war oil
words, and seems chsry Of inviting per.
sonal contests with some of bis old an.
tsgonists. Sunset Cox's sword thrusts
are net as successfully parried as they
we're in the days of "shoo fly, don't both.
er me" Buffers voice has lost much OF
its purity, his articulation is very iDdis.
tinct, and he is noted as one Of the most
difficult men to report ia the house-not
that he speaks fast, for, on the contrary,
he is rather a slow speaker-but because
his utterance is extremely indistinct,
mealy. mouthed and jerkey. Butler and
Reagon, late postmaster general of the
Southern C%5nlederacy, rank IS "pud.
ding mouthed orators" with those who
have TO take them down"
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washington Items.

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Representa.
tive Potter has been in consultation with
several members Of the Florida aud
Louisiana investigation commission. BE
says be cannot yet tell when the com
mission will organize for business, but
perhaps Tomorrow. Mr.. Potter has not
yet received any Communication from
Secretary Sherman to the commission
with reference to the investigation.
The President has nominated VIM. P.
Chandler, of Illinois, to be United States
Surveyor General for Idaho.
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WASHINGTON.
CongresaIonal ProceedInga

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-HoUsE-Tht
house at ll:3O went into committee o.
the whole, with Mr.. Springer in the chair
on the army appropriation bill, Mr.
Hewitt giving notice that at the conclu
sion of to days session be would movt
to close all general debate on the bill.
Mr.. Singleton addressed the commit
tee in favor Of the Texas Pacific railroad
bill.
SENATE Mr.. Ferry said be was in
structed by the majority Of the commit
tee on finance to report back the House
bill to forbid further retirement Of United
States legal tender notes without amend
ment, and recommend its passage. HI
gave notice that he would call It up fol
consideration tomorrow. II was placed
oA the calendar.
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THE CANADIAN SCARE.
The Entire Dominion Seized by n
Fentan FriEht-ExtenafVe Mill.
taFy Preparations 10 Meet the

The Entire DOmlntOn Seized by n
Fentan Fright-Extensfvs Mill.
Iafy Preparations 10 Meet the
Invaders.
Montreal special to Cincinnati Enquirer.l
The Dominion government is taking
precautionary measures against the pro
jscted Fenian raid. Sir Shelby Smith.
the commander.in chief of the Canadian
fofets. hos ordered four gunboats, armed
With tw%enty-nine and t~birty-two pound.
ers, each boat having twenty four gum
ners on board, to patrol the St. Clair
river and lakes Erie and Ontario. Those
gunboats will have their headquarters at
Kingston, Sarnia, Windsor and St. Cath.
crimes. Gun boats will also be told Of to
watch the ST. Lawrencs. All the militia
on the frontier are now completely fur.
nished With material Of war, and the
b~attslious and batteries necessary to
support them in case OF attack are re-
ceiving instructions to hold themselves
in readiness.
Partridge Island, 81. John, has been
armed and repaired, also Red Battery,
at the same post, as we'll as Fort Dufer.
in, New Brunswick. In fact, as the
maritime provinces are believed 10 be
the intended place Of attack, all the for
tihcations are being repaired and To-.
speeted. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, has
lately been fortified with a battery Of
thirty-pounders, as well rs South Point,
10 that province, and Digby, aud an in
iantry battalion at Kingston is being
converted mo artillery and a guard sent
from the last named place 10 protect the
military stores At Toronto. Another
battery has been placed at Prescott, and
a battery Of artillery is in course Of for.
nation there.
A grand reunion Of volunteers will be
held in Montreal on the queens birth.
day, and it is supposed that two compa.
mics from 81 Albans. United States, will
attend. Few people here, however,
think there will be any invasion except
var breaks out between England and
Russia, aud the authorities are merely
taking the present steps with a view to
that contingency
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RiVar

CAIRO. May 81. -Arrived-Mary Ann
New Orleans, Sa.m Maude, V~icksburg
s; Iron Mountain, Pittsburg, 8; Belle o
Shreveport, New Orleans, 10; Florenci
Meyer, Arkansas river, IL. Departed
Port Eads. New Orleans, midnight
Maude, Iron Mountain and Belle o
Shreveport, St, Louis, II am Floreuc,
Meyer, Cincinnati, noon. Weather cleai
and warm.
CINCINNATI, May 2l.-River falling
Weather fair aud pleasant,
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ST. LOUIS COMMUNISTS.

II seems hat there is in St. Louis O
mysterious movement believed to be in
the interest Of Communism, the n%ucleus
OF which exists also in other cities. A
telegram Of the 18th to the New York
Herald says that the most important
and significant meeting which tbeISt.
Louis Communists have yet held took
place last night, but With such little pub.
licily that the morning papers did not
have a report Of it. Four hundred So.
cialists assembled Mt Turner hall pursu.
ant 70 q call isttei by their executive
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TINS Knoxville Chronicle says;

HI Au0ANAANA
Colonel R. T. Wilson, president Of tn,
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georges
Railroad Company, a few days since ad.
dressed a letter to the trustees of the
Cincinnati Southern road, and the mayor
and aldermen, board OF trade and cham
Der of commerce of C"incianali, in which
be made an important proposition con-
corning the Cincinnati Southern railway,
BE proposes to complete the Knoxville
and Ohio road, from its present ter
minus at Careyville, to the line OF the
Cincinnati Southern road at or near Chit.
woods, if the trustees OF the C%ineinDatl
Southern road will complete their road
TO that point. The grading OF the latter
road is oil done, and we understand the
iron has been purchased. The distance
is something less than forty miles, and
the cost Of finishing the road to that
point would be a mere bsgstelle. la
this connection, we will add, Colonel c..
NJ. McGhee is heart and soul in this
movement, and while seconding every.
thing that has been done by Colonel
Wilson, be stands ready, as president OF
the Knoxville and Ohio road, to put his
shoulder to the wheel and aid the pro
posed enterprise with all bis power.
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u wmsn,tFather

Detroit Free Press
While several boys were yesterday
playing the national game on the side
walk near a $500 0 residence, one OIL
them said to the other:
Say, Bob, your father has struck q
legacy, hasn't heY'
Il dunno-why7' was the reply.
II saw him come out Of the gate just
now, all tngged up to cts, and | hardly
knew him"
Ibid be have on an old plug hat-long
.hair-rusty boots-cost gittin' shiny on
the elbow, queried the son.
mot much be shone like a new pin,
and his diamonds almost put my eyes
outip
"0h, you met our ~cosohmsn, instead
Of fatherl' explained the lad, and next
momeut he was "~knuokling down tight,
to plug a bulls eye"
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The Cretans are reported to be very
eager in the matter of education. They
are not very learned them selves, but they
wish their children to learn, and as the
teaching is necessarily in Greek, it binds
the young folks all the closer to the
mother country Of Greece. This is why
such teaching was fer 3 long time op.
posed BY the Turkish authorities, end
why many thoughtful Turks saw in il q
source Of danger. Young Cretans who
could read would get hold Of Aihenian
newspapers and be set against their SOW.
ereign the sultan. However, the stream
was too strong to be thus damned up by
selfish rulers. The desire Of the Cretans
for schools mad to be met in some de.
gree, snd even before the troubles which
began 10 1866, Ismail Pashs had made
considerable concessions in regard to
Cretan education. 1t would now be diff.
6eult to iud a family Of the better class
in the whole ialaad which has not either
secured some SORT Of teaching for it's
children in Crete itself, or sent them to
Greece to be taught.
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NEW YORK.
Fast FreisHs T'%:mA.r,yAl of Car

asst Freight Ttms-AFFiVAl Of Car.
dinAI McOIOshy.
New YoEK, May PA special train
Of twenty-five cars Of -four which left
Minneapolis on the evening Of 10th in.
slant, via Chicago, Milwaukee aud ST.
Paul, Michigan Central, Great Western
and Erie railways. arrived here last
evening and wac delivered 10 a steamer
for London this morning, making the
fastest tine ever made.
Cardinal McClosky arrived here from
Europe this morning.
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COMMITTEES. The call included q special
appeal to all soldiers who had seen ser
vice, either 10 Europe or America, to be
present and organize into military COM
panies. Ferdinand Amreiu, a violent
leader, was chairman of the meeting,
and his opening speech, which was of an
extremely fiery nature, was loudly ap-
o1a,dad
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-21

The Republican congressional CON-
mittee, in its address, declares that the
Democratic house of representatives
has, by a party vote, adopted a resolution
which, under the pretense Of an investi
CATION, is to lay the foundation for a rev.
dictionary expulsion of the President
from his Office" The Avalanche declares
the same thing. Certainly unique.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-21

The Lynchburg papers announce the
death, 10 Washington City, of Mr.. John
R. Mcdaniel, in the seventeen year d
his age. Mr., Mcdaniel was the first
president of the Virginia and Tennessee
railroad, and was chiefly instrumental in
the success of that enterprise.
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For AttOTney-GeneTaI of Criminal
Court.

GEO. B. PETERS is a candidate for Attor-
ney. General Of the Criminal Court of Shelby
county at the ensuing August election. subject
10 the Democratic and Conservative Conyen-
ton.
8. II. CANNON announces himself q can
didate for Attorney-Gener of the Criminal
Court subject TO the Democratic and Conserv-
alive Convention.
u, M. HEARN is a candidate for the Office
Of Attorney General Of the Criminal Court of
shelby county, at the ensuing August election.
EDWARDL. BRLCaER announces himself
as a candidate for the Office of Attorney Gem
eral Of the Criminal Court of Shelby county
at Memphis, but subject to the action of tho
Demecratie,C Conservative Convention.
g; W. GORDON is a candidate for the Office
Of Attorney. General Of the Criminal Court Of
onelby county at Memphis, subject to the
atIr'o oohvenpon; l5te
y. A.. ANDERSON announces himself a can
didate for Acknowledgement of the Criminal
Court, sutjecttO the democratic aud Consery-
alive convention. I4Qta
NM1N0
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-21

FATHER CURCI has made bis peace
with Leo XIII without expressly re
tracing any OF the opinions expressed
in his book. In that book he insisted
that there was no Catholic dogma OF
doctrine which taught the necessity fol
believing-6rst, in the certainty Of the
restoration Of the temporal power as il
was before; secondly, in the impossible.
ity of a modus vivendi between the
papacy and United Italy; thirdly, that
political abstention was a Catholic duty.
He makes no direct reference to these
points. but deplores any yexations which
bis writings and teachings may have
caused the pope, and submits bis judg-
ment TO the vicar of Jesus Christ "as
the proper and only competent judge Of
all that sppertains to tie real utility and
profit Of the church, ard to the welfare
Of souls" This declaration be makes
as q sincere Catholic, and while with
drawing all that the pope deems worthy
Of censure, places himself wholly 10 his
hands, quite ready everywhere and al
wars to follow his infsllibIe guidance.
The declaration has given fall satisiac.
ton to the pope.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-21

MONTREAL, May 2l.-In the Case Of
John Colligsn, shot on the night Of the
10Th Of April, the jury has returned a
verdict Of willful murder against parties
unknown. The jury recommend an ad-
dition to the police force and early legis,
ladon prohibiting all party professions
10 the province Of Quebec.
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For OhanceIlOr

GEO W. WINCHESTER is a candidate for
Chancellor. Of the Chaneery Court Of Shelby
county at the August election, 1878, subject to
tive Convention.
We are authorized 10 announce CALVIN
4. VANCE as a candidate for Chancellor Of
shelby county al the August election.
Il. B. MIC0U is a candidate for Chapoellor
81 shelby county at the ensuing August cleo
uon, subjectt to nominal ii by the Democratic
Conservative convention.
HEREBY announce myself a candidate
tor~ Chancellor of the Chancery Court Of Shell
by county, at the next August election.
Zlto W. u WTICO
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THE black eyed woman" is giving
Beeeher a deal Of trouble. She comes
into church, Aops down on one of the
front seats Immediately in front of
Beecher, aud fixes on him a stony and
m%alevolent glare. All through his ad-
dress she can be heard muttering to her.
self remarks Of a disparaging nature and
gloomy comments on Beecher's personal
character. Then she generally gets up
and hounces Indignantly out before the
sermon ends, to the horror OF the con.
gregation and the visible dismay Of
Beecher. What she means by all tbis is
a mystery to every one. Her name is
Mrs. Harry Horth, of Bergen, New Jer-
sey, and she is supposed to be insane.
Beecher is sure OF it, but then Beecher
has had 80 much trouble with women
that he is justified in taking extreme
views.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-21

TURFNEY generally will commend the
action of the Kentucky association in
expslling from the Lexington track the
owner, trainer aud rider who were de.
tected in some very disreputable pro.
~ceedings.
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DECATUR.

fhIl Of the Ola Bank BuiIdInR-Two
rsTsons Seriously 5BJuFed-The
Special to the Nashville American
DECATUR, Ala May Is Part Of the
old bank building, owsed By DR.. Cant.
well, fell, this evening. burying beneath
the ruins DR.. Ward. I. G. Walden, Clark
hansell and BaDister Locke. The De.
catur News Office was 10 the second
story. and Is a complete wreck. All es.
capped with slight bruises, excepting
Locke and Ward, who were seriously in.
Jured. The loss will reach $500.
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AS THE warm weather approaches the
communists in St. Louis are beginning
to get excited. They have issued a call
TO arms, which really means q call to
beer. The quiet city Of Cleveland, it
seems, is also agitated, and it was found
necessary to arrest a dozen crazy chaps
at a picnic. The commune promises to
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-21

By the freshet in Cumberland river on
Saturday last nineteen coal boats we're
lost on Smiths shoals. Total loss, $7O,-
600. Every boat that attempted the pas
sage of the dams built last summer by
the government, was lost. The balance,
twelve or fifteen, were landed above tie
shoals, and consequently saved. One
man, a Mr.. Heath, was drowned, aud one
more badly hurt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-21

The milling industry Of the United
States ranks next to the great iron inter.
est in point Of magnitude. Unlike the
iron interest, however, it is not coDfued
to spots here aud there throughout the
country, but it is spread over the entire
land. The flour mills number over rs.
600, embracing over 10000 men, who are
paid annually in wages about $40, 900.
600 The yearly production OF these
mills is over 90 0OO. 900 barrels of -four,
of which 1000, 600 barrels are exported
10 foreign countries.
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WASHINGTON, May 81 For Tennessee
Ohio and upper Mississippi valley ant
upper lake region, rising barometer
slightly cooler northwest to northess
winds, clear or partly cloudy weather
and occasional light rains.