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Removal.


TIVE undersigned has removed bis TIMING
ESIABlISHhENT 90 the st0re-T00m % Mrs.
Mary Brown, on Main street, opposite tie Par
sonage OF the y. L. Church, south, whore be Is
prepared % 10 in q workmaulike manner New
Work and Repairing. Prompdtude aud reason
able prices are recommendations which 1 hope
viii induce the public % accord inc q fair sha re
OF patr' mage. JOHN :. YESTERDAY.
October %, 1878.
T(ARRISoy BROS warranted prre) Ready
4 / Mixed Paints, ss low as ans fret class goods
in the market, Tor sale BY HORACE BEALL.
rENHE finest lot Of Carriage and Wagon Whips,
Lap Rugs. Horse Blankets. DC. IN the market,
FOR sale at low prices By HORACE BEALL.
CLElGH BELLS and complete line Of material
= for putting up Sleighs, ct latest market
prices, for sale by HORACE DEALL.
GOAL HOBS, Fire Sho7els and longs Tor sale,
( cheap, by HORACE BEALL.
TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY. fine as
sortment just received and for sale al atest
market prices By HORACE BEALL.
TRIPLE Plated Silver Spoons and Forks for
sale BY HORACE BEALL.
4 FINE ASSORTMENT Of Waiters Tea
a Trays Tor So le at reduced prices by
HORACE BEALL.
7 ANTERNS and lantern globes for sale By
Nov. >. HORACE BEALL.
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NOTICE.

rEIO the tax PAYERS Of CharlestoWn District. who
have not paid thclr taxes Tor the wears 1873,
1914. 1875 and 1916 win Ind thclr bills. IN ihe
hands OF u. G. Z1mbro, Constable, - be collected
al once. No further indulg enoc win be given. g.
EDWARD TEARNEY.
Aprii p. ls7s-tc Lato Sheriff.
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Oystcr ssnIoon

GWEET POTATOES. Cheese and Frssh Crack
; ers, fnr sale By W. EBY.
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The Scientific American.
TEs2TY-FOUDTIl YEAR.

Tie Aost Popular Scientific PAPER in tie
World Ody 50 20 lear, including
Postage lTceIy. 81 Numbers q
Year. 1000 X0ot Pages.
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Fresh Tar Drops !

: have lust received a fresh supply Il TAR
! DROPS. GUSTAV BROWN.
Oct. &c, ISIS.
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DAVID HOWELL

ID a ' 1 - no - LII
HAS JUST RECEIVED Kid
Gloves q button) for One Dollar; Ladies
aud Misses Colorcd Hose, foil ugular; Large
line Ladies' Corsets, dew price,.
DROWN aud Blcached Cotton flannel; While
} and Red Flannel, plain aue twiiled; Hue
Opera Flannel.
CtREY and Drab Iiuscy and sll-wool Cloth,
~ manufactured in the county; Mems Heavy
Buck Gloves, low prize.
Z An now caily expecting a large lot of CASH
mcres from the Charlottesville Miis-nice
les aud superior quality.
September Is, 1878.
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Important Notice to Builders.
y,ur undersigned i. giving hi. sole attention to
LUMBER BUSINESS,

at Roadside, Rockingham County, Virginia, aud
has facilities Tor flling orders Of any extent and
great variety. III commands forests Of growing
timber OF the very best quality, and milling ca
pacity % meet tie most cxtrayagant demands OF
this section.
~. .-. r,rI m, bnr
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Spices.

q L +-fNN~f - T aAA AAi bErA ~ Blu " fr4l-
vi Ions, ior iale By ". EBY.
NEW cITROS, new Csrrant, new Rai,ins
y hscaroni and cheese, Just received and for
iale b. Why.
GALTPETRE, whole ard ground Pepper 0r
- gale b. ". EBY.
DACON-Sidel, Shoulders lnd s. O. Canra.sed
ID Hams nr sale BY W. EBf.
CALT-G. a. and Gne Salt Tor sale q loriss,
- rates for Cash By WHEY.
4 iON'S Nelson and Chamber Geiallno and O,.
- weEo Corn Starch for sale by ". EBY.
ElUToIERs' KNIVES a1d Table ca,lerr. AZ
ID lowest prizes FOR sale By W. EBY.
DOCKET KNIVES end lszors FOR sale by
Il vs.. EBY.
BEAUTIFUL PLATED CASTORg. egt glas
ID Bottle, and han1soi Cli1a Tea Sris. wish
god aa.ortmcnt ~ Iron Stone Cfuckofv
i0' '1f - ~ kBY.
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BUILDING PURPOSES,

cat In size and leagtb u meet dc demands Of
Builders or others, filed promptly upon terms
with which 40 other person 10 the Valley OF Viz
ginia eau compete successfully.
The subscriber has ia former years supplied
very many persons 10 this section with Lumber,
and In returning thanks for past patronage, and
in soliciting the orders Of old customers audnew,
PROMISES careful personal supervision, so that
orders may pc satisfactorily filed. Address,
DIR. :. Z. II. MILLER,
Roadside,
Rockingham Co,
March &c, 1878. Virginia.
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HARnWARE pEPARTMENT

Consists Of IRON, STEEL, NAILS, HORSE and
MULE SHOES. and Blacksmith's supplies aud
Tools such as ANYlLS, BELLOWS, YISES, &c.
Wagon Building: Material
-AxIes, SpoLes, Hubs, Rims, DC.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-19
SOUTHERN sTArEsMAnsHIp.

Hen. J.. D. c. Atkins is announced as
a candidate for reelection to congress in
his district. He has made such an able
representative, and done so much to re.
feet credit lpon bis State and party,
that it would be a mistake and a misior-
tune not to send him back to his seat.
The people Of Tennessee are learn.
ing that experience counts for some
thing in congress, aud that the man
who has been there q few times is worth
much more than one Of equal ability who
goes for the first time. Mr.. Atkins has
made a national reputation, aud has a
standing asd influence at Washington Of
which his constituents may well be proud
Wise craftsmanship is oftener the result
of experience, careful training arc
work than the inspiration of genius
The people OF the South have been toe
much given to theorizing and sentiment
atty, and have dreamed or contendeC
for nice technical points while our Yam
kee brethren have been looking out fol
their bread and butter, and rakipg in th'
almighty dollar. But the necessities e.
the times and the spread Of general in
t%elligence have taught tue people q les
son. When a competent man is elected
once and proves himself useful he stand
some chance of reelection, and knowing
this be applies himself to the discharg,
Of his duty. Tennessee is better repre-
scented in congress o than for man,
years past, and the most able men will
be returned where they can do the mos
good. Speaking Of this the Paris Inte.
ligenoer says:
No State in The South, or We may sa
in the Union, has a juster cause Of prid
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-19
THEODORE TILT0S

states that MRS. Ttlton's Gard Sur.
prfsed Him as Mach as b Pub
CHICAGO, April l9.-Theodore Tlton,
who has been lecturing in small Iowa
towns since the revival Of the scandal,
has refused to be interviewed on the
matter, but yesterday he made a state
ment to a personal friend which has
been given to the press. He declares
Mrs. Tilton's card surprised him as much
as the public; that he had no agency in
its publication, preparation or origin; no
overtures had been made by either party
for a reunion. He did not know Mrs.
Tilton's further plans; had not been in
Brooklyn for many months, and had va
Gated his New York apartments. he
should sail for Europe al the close Of bis
lecture season aud spend all the time
possible with his daughters in Germany.
The story that Mrs. Tilton would ac-
company him was a fabrication.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-19
Hon. Thos. Q. Lowe.
Bolivar Bulletin, lSth,l

Bolivar Bulletin, 18TH,
This brilliant and popular son of
Hardeman, after visiting the bslmy
region of Southwest Texas, hoping to
stay the ravages Of consumption, has
returned hopeless OF recovery, aHd now
fingers at the dear old family homestead,
near Salisbury, surrounded by the fond
stteStions Of relatives and loving friends.
There is something extremely sad and
touching in this closing scene in the life
Of Tom Lowe. In early manhood davel-
oping u%Susual preeoeity, and nerved by
an ambition to operate in an enlarged
sphere Of public usefulness, he entered
ths law profession, and though difficult
ties eBvironed his way, yet his strong
will, aided by a high order Of intellectual
gifts, succumbed to no defeat and yielded
to 20 embarrassment. BE moved steadily
forward, aud had won an enSiable posi-
ton at the bar, when disease fastened its
heavy hand upon bis body. His future
on earth, that once looked so fair and
promising, is nov near its end; and his
ambition. that once lowered high and
reached forward to grasp great results,
is silently aud sadly folding its weary
wings at the bidding Of Him that doeth
all things well,
As a deer, stricken IN its lusty race
over an extended plain, he haults in his
career and seeks the sacred quietude Of
his boyhood's home, to mourn over the
shaft that lays him low.
Like q bright winged spring. bird that
mounts on high aud cleaves the sweet
fresh morning air, scattering Its jocund
music amid the fragrance and beauty of
budding nature, be started forth in life;
bat the barbed arrow OF the unerring
archer soon winged him 10 his fight;
and now, broken in spirit and weakened
in frame, be Autters back to the soft
nesting Of home, there peacefully 10
breathe out the ebbiDg Of existence, far
away from the stern biyouac Of profes.
sional rivalry
Last Sabbath the Rev. w. S. Cochran,
in charge Of the Presbyterian church ct
Salisbury, visited the home Of our sflict.
ed friend, and by request received him
into the communion Of that church and
administered to him the holy sacrament.
Il was a solemn and deeply interesting
occasion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-19
T%ELEGRAPHIC MARKETS

CHICAGO. April 10, ll:OO am. :
Wheat, for May, 1898; June. 1919 bid
Corn, for May, ALI bid; June, Az bid
Loose meats nominal for short clear a
5 90; short ribs, 4 Is; long clear, 4 Is.
shoulders, 3 so. Dry sailed meats
boxed, short clear, 8 724; short rib, 487I.
long clear. 4 so; shoulders, 3 624. Sec
ond picked hams, Is average, 6 so
ReOeipts-Flour, ll,6l4; wheat, 5Os9.
cora, l66, 245. Shipments-Flour, IA,
55s; wheat, 65 1893; corn, 3lO,l66.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-19
Panure OF Glnua nsnlars.

New YoRK, April paul Zeenz
& Co., importers and dealers in plate
glass, Barclay street and Park place,
have failed. Liabilities 1921, 900; the
actual value of the assets is reported at
about $4,000, and the firm has offered
to compromise at twenty-five cents on
the dollar, cash, which a number of the
creditors have accepted. The firm have
had a branch house in Chicago under
the name Of the Cincinnati window and
plate glass company.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-19
AND FHE wHANeDOoDLE MOANErH.

Day before yesterday the Avalanche
said the principal business of The mass
meeting would be the appointment Of an
executive committee to run the machine
this summer, but has dicovsred that the
real object vas to appoint delegates to
the judicial convention at Nashville, and
that the managers took advantage of
the occasion when so many respectable
people were present to appoint a com
mittee. Our neighbor is excusable for
dimness Of vision in view of the great
bereavement which grapes its doorway.
The Avalanche's pet Democrat is no
more-chairman Of the executive com.
mittee. Its fsvorite candidate for con.
gress and fame and chairman OF the ex.
e%cutive committee gracefully resigned
yesterday and another was appointed
in his place. The stAlRart genial Irish.
man, with a smile for everybody, quietly
stepped down and the Avalanche re-
fuses to be comforted, and even init.
mates that Colonel Donovan made a
poor return for SO much care aud solici.
tude by not holding on when he could
have done so. The Avalanche brought
him up BY hand almost to a point Of use
fitness and distinction, and then to think
that be should 90 of that way like q big
boy without leave. Its toe much entire
ly. We tender out. condolences, but can
not see how the Avalanche can get along
without Colonel Donovan. He was SO
convenient for them TO have about the
house, always inspiring wit aud afford
ing sunshine when other sources failed
There is a vacant chair and q pair Of
slippers in the corner Of the sanctum il
be will only return and take charge Of
the humorous column. His absence is
cruel aud already begins to tell in the
columns Of the paper. Our 6ereaVed
contemporary can truly aud patbetically
murmur:
Take him in all and for all as a man,
We ne'er shall look upon bis like again"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-19

in the ability and character Of the repre-
s~entatives in both houses Of congress
than Tennessee.
The Democratic party Of our State has
a special right to boast Of their eight rep
resentatives, aud Of Harris aud Bailey IN
the senate. We have received the able
speech of Senator Bailey, lately delivered
10 the senate on the bill to give the gov
eminent more control Of its own inter
est in the Union aud Central Pacific rail-
roads. The speeohis worthy Of the great
lawyer and statesman. and received the
profound attention of the best lawyers in
congress. We are proud to see Mr.. Bailey
taking such a high stand, as one OF the
first men in the seaate.
The names of Bright, Whitthorne,
Young and Atkins are an honor to the
State aud country. All these, with their
accommodating experience, and growing
influence and reputation, should be re-
turned to the places they now occupy,
They cau much better and more eiici.
GENTLY serve the State aud the country
than others, no matter how gifted, who
have not had the experience of these
gentlemen, or the opportunity Of estab-
fishing toe same high character before
the country.
A Washington correspondent Of tho
Somerville Falcon recently wrote;
/ am glad to say that the members
from Tennessee have high standing, and
are generally men OF infueRce. Our two
senators, Harris and Bailey, occupy al
ready very high positions, aud there are
no men 10 the lower house who are re.
garded With more respect than Whit
thorne, Atkins anu Young, These men
have had the advantages Of several terms
in congress, which has f~amiliarizsd them
with all their duties, thu wants of their
constituents and the modus operandi OF
doing things, and their experience in
another congress will be Invaluable to
the people Of Tennessee. who, it is hoped,
viii retain them 10 their seats. In fact
there is no calamity that can befall the
Southern people, politically speaking,
greater than to turn out the tried and
true men in congress and put in their
place new recruits.
The Importance Of retaining the ser
OF tried, faithful and competent
servants as such is beginning to
be as well understood at the South as
and to be regarded 10 a bust
ness light the same az in the selection Of
a good lawyer, doctor or mechanic, or
Dook.keeper.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-19
The war Feeling Al England.

London Cor. New York Tribune.l
An sneedote or two will show how in
tense the feeling against Lord Derby is
in the upper circles. At one of the
great houses in London, after the large
and brilliant company had sat down to
dinner, a belsied member Of parliament
arrived from Westminster, with the news
that Lord Derby had resigned, and the
reserves we're called out. Instantly the
whole table broKe out in applause, cheers
and actual clappiDg Of hands, a demon.
s~tration quite unprecedented in those
0lympisn regions, whose open display of
any human emotion is the last thing to
be expected. One man sat silent. and
when the noise had died away, said, very
audibly and slowly, IL am exceedingly
sorry to hear it." He was the sole ex.
ception among twenty guests of high
degree, and was duly cold-shouldered,
and made to feel for the rest of the
evening how foolish it is to have an
opinion which is not the opinion of the
majority.
Take Count Scouyalefs case. II has
been notorious for weeks that he has
been rudely treated at court. From the
queen downward, the royal family have
made it plain to him in many Ways that
he is a person ~unpleasing to them. The
hankeys (iu and out Of livery follow the
lead given them. There is no pretense
that COuut Scouvalof has said or done
anything to justify the insolence he has
to endure. he is a genial aud accomp.
lished man Of the world, with every ele.
ment Of personal popularity. But be il
the ambassador Of Russia at the court Of
St. James, and the very character which
ought to protect him from annoyance is
made an excuse for the vulgar inciyility
shown him by the highest personages in
the land. IL was Swift who said that
good manner are not a plant Of court
growth. Swift had lived under four
sovereigns, and knew intimately the
court life Of three. II appears to have
been not long after the accession of the
first king Of the present reigning house
that this remark was suggested to him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-19
About Notable People.

New Iork sum-
Mr.. Henry Bergh looks like the pic
lures of Don Quixoto, and has a liking
for red craVsts.
Mr.. William d. Howells, the writer, is
growing stout, though he has to play the
literary man in Boston and Cambridge.
The Hon. Hamilton Fish is not q big
man, but he has a foppish son, who is
0 in the State legislature training for
craftsmanship.
. Fl. B. Clafin, the heavy merchant, is
a small man, quick Of movement, ner.
vous Of temperament, and he sticks to
Henry Ward Beecher.
William II. Vanderbilt grows to look
more and more like his father. White
hair and little less flesh would increase
the resemblance.
Joseph Jefferson looks Ike q clergy
man rather than an actor. He wears
plain clothes, is a believer in Spiritual.
ism, paints fair pictures, and is wealthy.
Senior Msntilla, the Spanish minister,
has gray hair, a dignifisd bearing, and q
good deal OF kDsck in managing the lean
and de facto secretary Of state.
Hon. Fernando Wood has a very erect
carriage, dresses with scrupulous neal.
ness, and has a close.clipped mustache,
but he has no yet fixed up the tariff.
John Sherman las q high forehead,
and does not neglect bis material inter.
ests, eve in the most trying political
crises.
George, the Count Joannes, has a
black eye, a courtlY tanner, and very
black locks. His law business, which is
large, consists very much of cases in
which be is both counsellor and client.
George Francis Train resembles Bay
ard Taylor, but not in beer.drinking, and
talks so earnestly aud rapidly that the
bearer has no time TO think whether he
is really saying anything. He used to
be wealthy, and probably is yet.
Mr.. George Jones, of the Times, is a
short man. and was brought up as a
Baptist, though be is said to have fallen
away from that faith. he has long been
the victim Of asthma. He goes to Europe
once every year and spends his time 10
the engine.room Of the steamer on the
voyage, for there his asthma troubles
him least.
Mark Twain ia a slight man and a fell.
low Of ability. he polishes his work
very carefully, and If he had been chosen
as the editor Of the Hartford Coursnt he
would have shown that a mar is not nee
e%ssarily a fool because he is funny. The
trouble with Mr.. Twain is that his taste
is sometimes Of fault.
Mr.. hafat Hslstesd, Of Cincinnati,
has q good many gray streaks in his
hair, but be steps of like a young man,
and it would be a bold fellow who under.
took to wrestle With him. He has no
favors TO ask Of Hayes, though be knows
him we'll, and being in good health and
making money, he does not desire to
travel abroad at pablo expense.
Cardinal MoCloskey is Of spare babi .
His street attire differs from that Of an
ordinary gentleman only in the straight
cut Of the coat, and the shape and hue Of
his n~eckwear-a clerical purple stock.
His official robes are Of great richness.
he sings the macs 10 a low, distinct and
sympathetic tone. His sermons are or
diuarily impromptu.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-19
A annn nAY,s WoRK.

Inc mas6'meellng 81 OOCuEAu Aali
yesterday was a gathering Of solid worth
and intelligence such as We have rarely
seen. The best elements Of society were
well represented. 1t was the largest
~mass-mesting of the kind that We have
ever seen in Shelby county, and the
earnestness and deeorum which pre-
vailed, showed that the people are alive
to their interests. The list Of delegates
appointed to attend the judicial cOnven
ton at Nashville on the 18th of May
does c:edit to Memphis and Shelby
county. Every district was represented
except one, and that one will have a
delegate at Nashville. The delegates
are men of responsibility and influence
in their respective wards and dis
tricts, and the people a safely
trust them to act wisely at the
Nashville convention. Nearly half the
city delegates are lawyers, and among
them we notice the names Of several Of
the leadisg members Of the bar. The
mercantile, mechanical and other sub.
s~tsntisl clauses are likewise well repre-.
scented, while the country delegates are
mostly wellio-do graugers or farmers.
The friends Of Judge Sneed and Of Judge
Morgan are both well represented on
the list, but we have no idea which
has the prepOnderanco. This, perhaps,
can only be a~scertained when the con
vention meets. The executive committee
appointed gives general satisfaction.
The people from the different wards met
together at the recess taken and put for
ward excellent men of influence, capa-
city and energy, who will organize aud
successfully carry on a csuvas which
will doubtless secure the nomination and
election Of suitable men for all the Of.
fees to be filed at the August election.
The following is a corrected list Of the
executive committee appointed:
Wsrds-First, James Miller; Second,
John NJ. Rourke; Third, I NJ. S. Rhett;
Fourth, H.. NJ. Medley; Fifth, W. l..
Clapp; Sixth, John johnson; Seventh,
j. I. Petit; Eighth, S j. Camp; Ninth,
Owen Dwyer; Tenth, Thos. Fleming.
Districts-First, J.D. Stewart; Second,
D, A. Merrill; Third, Tia E. Douglass:
Fourth. TT. Roper; Fifth, VIM. Miller;
Sixth, c. N. Taylor; Seventh, John Nc
Brooks; Eighth, J., NJ. Crews; Ninth, ].
R. Delaney; Tenth, B. G Bledsos;
Eleventh, 0. NJ. Alsup; Twelfth, W. H.
Nelson; Thirteenth, J. W. Levy; -Four.
teenth, W. f. Taylor; Fifteenth, Charles
Kney; Sixteenth, Hugh D. Greer; Sew
enteenth, --; Eighteenth, c. C.
White.
The committee will meet for organize.
ton at the court house at IL o'clock
Saturday, the 9th inst. After that the
county canvass will be set in motion, a
convention called, etc. One fact was
we'll understood yesterday by ell who
attended this meeting, which is that the
Democratic and Conservative people Of
Shelby county are united, and will not
permit any little local differences to come
between them aud success. The party
will put forward only good men for office,
and the ticket will sweep the county as
the Bartlett movement did in 1874
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-19
Secretary s%mithsOnian Institution,

Mr.. Murat Halstead's sudden decision
to go to Europe was due to the sea-sick-
ness Of his wife. he started down the
New York Bay, intending to return in
the beat which the G man consul had
provided. But the ship ran outside the
bar before transferring the returning
friends Of the passengers; there was then
some delay, ard meantime the tossing of
the vessel made things uncommonly
lively on beard. Mr.. Halstesd had intend
ed to 90 over in a month or so any way,
and he now suddenly decided that, by
writing half a dozen dispatches to be
sent back on the returning boat, he could
arrange things so as to go at once and
take care of his wife.