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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-02
N AMONG THIEVES,
A Remarkable Instance of Self-Devu-
ton.

Bellew, in his accoun of the mission
which he accompanied into Afganis-
tan, tells a most remarkable story,
which may be quoted as illustrating
not only the determination Of which
the race is capable of, but of a sense
of honor-such was the word the re-
lator used, and although it is only
honor among thieves, there was mixed
with it a desire for the honor of the
family to which the hero of the story
belonged, which would be creditable
anywhere.
The person who tells the tale vas
called Khan Gul, and he was one of
the actors in it. The whole of his
family had, at a former period, become
a band of robbers, seemingly on the
sly, and their neighbors were kept in
the dark about their dOings. They
had determined on robbing a house at
some distance; going there through the
night they made a hole in the mud
wall. Khan Guls brother, like Oliver
Twist, was passed in, and he began to
hand out whatever was within his
reach.
The people of the house Glanced to
waken up, upon which the brother
tried to make his escape, but while in
the act of returning through the hole
in the wall, those on the inside caught
him by the feet. Now began a tug
like the I" tug Of war " fereely they
pulled to get him out Of the wall, but
it was useless; those within had one
or two holding to each leg, and the
burglar was held as if in a wise. The
fear that they would be recognized
and detected became at last the domi-
nant feeling, and, as they could not
possibly pull him out, they determined
on an extreme measure, and one Sc
very extreme that it is hard to believe
it could have occurred to no Others
than these knife-using Afgbans.
The only plan left to prevent identi-
ty was TO cut off his head, carry il
away and leave the body and the
striking part of the tale lies in the
fact that 1t was done at the suggestion
of the man himself and, as he ex.
pressed it at that instant, 50 that " The
honor OF the family might bepreserveC
undefled." This was done. The!
fled with the head only, leaving all tn,
spoil which had been thrown out, anC
as Khan Gull ended the story, h,
thanked God that tho honor of tn,
house had been by these means pre-
served. There is something heroic il
such acts. Neither Agamemnon no.
Achilles, as described by Homer, sug
gests a character capable Of such self
| devotion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-02

THE Knoxville Tribune says "The
many friends Of General Sam P. Car
ter throughout East Tennessee-and
they comprise almost the entire popu-
lation-will be pleased to learn of his
promotion to the rank and Office Of
commodore in the United States Navy.
BY his humane, just and liberal policy
as provost marshal of East Tennessee,
General Carter so endeared his name
to the people that they will always re-
ioice to hear Of his good fortune"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-02

it from capsizing, They managed,
however, to strike the animal another
blow on the neck, which proved a fatal
one.
Tying their handkerchief together,
the girls secured their prize to the
boat and tOwed it ashore. 1t weighed
two hundred and forty-four pounds.
There was a fresh wound in the right
side, and one hind leg was broken. II
had doubtless been driven to the
water by hounds.
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Attachment Notice.

No. 1853. Before G.. D. Crockett, Justice Of
the Peace for Shelby county, Tenn. NJ. L.
Meacham & Co. VS.. ID. j.. Azlen.
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section 3455 of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned, "levied upon the
property Of the defendant" and affidavit
having been made that defendant is indebted
to the plaintiffs in the sum of 800, due by
account, and that the claim is just, and that
the defendant is a nonresident of the State
of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that said
defendant make his personal appearance be-
fore me on the 18th day of December, ut my
Office, No. 2S Main street, Memphis, Tenn,
and defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded with ex-parte; and that a copy o.
this order be published once a week for foul
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 10th day Of November, 1878.
1U-7b-o2-6S g.. ID. CROCKETT, j. p,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-02

"The most monstrous things in the
world" according to Sir Robert Car
den, a London magistrate, are the
ladies' pockets. They are, he said
really an inducement to thieves
and he added that often when he
walked about the streets and saw these
curiously placed receptacles, and the
articles that were placed in them, he
felt tempted to pick one to show how
easily it could be done"
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saturday, December IS, 1873,

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
Lying on the north side Of Jefferson street
extended, in tho city Of Memphis, being a
part Of the Arsenal Grounds, designated
upon the plan OF subdivision of Cherry, Cald-
well \ VQ., made on the 18th day Of January,
looal by NJ, A, Kerr, as lot No. Is, front
ing 70 feet on Jefferson street extended, and
running back between parallel lines at right
angles with said street 1lSh feet TO an alley.
Terms of sale: On a credit Of seven months,
purchaser to execute note Win approved Sc
curity. Lien retained On land to further So
cure purchase m0noy. Equity of redemption
barred
TINS November 26, 1878.
r. J. BLACK, Clerk aud Muster.
BYE. B. MoHESRY, d. G. ana NJ.
}. A. Taylor and Estes \ Elicit, Solicitors
for complainant, 76-lO2
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"Clardy was a captain in the rebel
army was the motto emblazoned on
an incarnadine shirt with which Mr..
Heigenhein Republican, conducted
his canvass in the First Missouri dis
trict with such success that from 2OC
Republican it went round to 3,00(
Democratic majority.
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INFLAMMATION OF yellow Fever.

6ONADeAAO
Dr.. T.. NJ. Coan, in Harper's Magazine for
December.
As heat fosters, 50 cold suppresses,
the diseases. A mere touch af frost,
however, is enough to make ice. SIN
New York and the vicinity the fever
has generally remained active till the
last days of October, and frequently as
late as the middle or last of Novem-
Der" according 70 the recent reports
of the board Of health. Egon the
winter, while it checks, by no means
always extirpates, the poison. 1t lies
latent during the winter, and when
warm weather comes again it completes
its work, taking it up at the point
where il left off during the previous
year. Not only does yellow fever
hibernate during its migrations," says
DR.. Mott, "bnt II will half do its work
during one autumn In cities, gesume
and finish the next season 1928
was an example Of this in Mobile
1894 in Montgomery, Alabama
1898 New Orleans. Many SINH
lar examples might be adduoed,'
In the former instance, adds DR..
Mott, the yellow fever. Commenced
IN Spanish alley, in the southern part
Of the city, and took six weeks to
oyerrun one-half Of the town, or all
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Tho RIusIias Rride.

Buffalo ESprcss.J
After forty years Of courtship Mr.
Edward Ketchum, a bachelor OF
ninety, and Miss Elizabeth Wanzer,
aged n~inety-one, are to be married in
New York to-day. There may be
people more cautious than this, buI
not much more.
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ACIministratOP's Sale.

HAVING qualified as the administrator of
II j. s.. Hatcher, deceased. / will, on tho
9th day Of December 1873, between the hours
Of 10 and II o'clock am, sell at public sale
the stock of books, stationery and all The
Aneets Of every character now in the store No.
80 Main street, Memphis, Tenn,
1880 A. w. COLE, Administrator.
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The patent Office officials are very
reticent about divulgiag anything re-
lating 70 the refusal Of a patent to
Edison for his electric light. 1t is
certain, however, that tho refusal has
been made only by the examiner Of
patents for electrical machines, Mr..
II. Q. Townsend, and from him It may
be appealed to the board of exami-
ners-in-ebief, then to tie commission
err, and finally TO the Supreme Court
Of the District before il can be con
sidered settled. The ground upon
which Mr.. Toynsend bases his refusal
is that about 35 years ago two men
named Starr and King procured a pro-
yisional patent from England for an
invention somewhat similar to that
claimed by Edison. Both men arc
now dead, but a printed specification
and draught Of tho invention, flec
away amid the old archives of tho
patent office, was remembered by Mr.
Townsend, and upon comparing tn,
two, he considered that he was jus
tilted in his action.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-02

"What is the matter with the dar-
ling creature p The baby was crying
piteously, but the nurse had a bottle Of
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup at hand, and
the little fellow was soon comfortable.
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Chancery Sale Of Real Estate

No. 2552-Chancery Court Of Shelby county
James A. Shane ct al. VS.. Zach. Briggs, il,
ct al. ~
Rf virtue Of mn introductory decree for
- sale, entered in the above cause on the
Zlth day of June, 1873, / will sell, at public
auction, to the highest bidder, in front Of the
street, Memphis, Tenn, on
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NoTTCFS-
LEGAL.
Notice OF Executor,s aaIe.

ON TUESDAY, December 8, 1878, at II M,
the highest bidder, for cash, two mules, two
drays, and household and kitchen furniture,
the property Of the late Patrick Farrell.
1872 II. C0NSODINE. Ex'r. etc.
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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-09

TRAhPs are usually men of no
principle, and less gratitude, and 10
help and feed them is in nine cases
out of ten, charity unworthily be.
slowed. Two of them stopped at a
farm house in Illinois, and asked the
good lady Of the place for dinner;
she gave them the best she had, which
they ate with infinite relish and then
learning that her husband was not at
home, they seized their beneiactress,
threw her down and inhumanly nav.
lshed her person, leaving her insen-
sible. To stop the cries of her little
daughter, who was frightened nearly
to death, they rolled her up tightly in
a blanket, where she was so nearly
suiioeated that when she was unrolled
death ensued in an hour. The fends
had not been captured at last ac-
counts, but diligent search is being
made and the next we hear of them,
will no doubt be, that they are dang.
ling from the limb Of a tree, having
been taken in hand by Judge Lynch.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-09

KING ALFONSO proposes to erect q
monument TO his wife, the State
voting $4,000 per snnum toward
building Il until Il Is finished, and the
King giving 90, 900 q year.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-09

The defeated candidates should take
courage from the fact that samuel J.
1ilden spent a barrel of money and
got several million majority and was
defeated. -fNewport Local.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-09

Reports from large number OF the
counties indicate thr the Democratic
tickets are elected as a general thing
by increased majorities in Democratic
counties. and show large gains in Re
publican counties. We give below
the result in the adjoining and several
other countless Rockcastle-George
w.McClure, Dem. is reelected Judge
over Bethuram, Rep, by 800 MAORI
ty; Albright, Independent candidate
for Sheriff, goes in on q majority Of
200 over Stephens, Democratic nomi.
nee, and Pigg, Rep. Sam. NJ. Bur.
dett, Dem, is elected County Attor.
ney by 100 over Stewart, Ind, and
Wilmot, Rep. ID. NJ. Williams, 70.
elected Clerk by 500 over Chestnut,
Ind. Joplin, Dem, beat Houk, Rep.
for Jailer, by 5or 8 majority. +. w.
Kirby is Assessor, over Mink and Sow
der, both Reps, and Bullen, Ind. by
300 majority. wallen, Dem, elected
Surveyor, and Allen, Coroner, by big
majorities. In races where there we're
Independent candidates the Radicals
supported them in body, and the
Democrats are to be congratulated on
the great victory they have won.
BoYLE-Elects a straight Demo
cratic ticket.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ticket elect
ed by large msjorities.
PuLAsKI.-Republican ticket with
the exception of Maj. Keen, Dem.
for Jailer, elected. Keen has q small
majority over Sheppard, Rep, present
encumbent.
MERcER-Carried her whole Dem.
ocratic ticket by grand majority.
GARRARD.-See Lancaster letter.
FAYETTE.-Democratic ticket cleo
ted by from 1000 to 1900 majority.
disadvantages over the cleo.
ton Of a full Democratic ticket.
ScoTT.-The Democratic candidate
for Sheriff was defeated; balance Of
the ticket elected.
FRANKLIS-Goes Democratic by
large majorities. In Frankfort, indie.
pendents carried the race for town
officers.
BoURBoN.-Two Radical magis.
trates and one Constable were elected
with this exception, the Democrats
are victorious.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ticket
elected.
WooDFoRD.-The Democrats made
a clean sweep in Woodford. Sam c.
Field, editor of the San, was elected;
Commonwealth Attorney.
CLARK.-Democrats carry the day
by from 500 to 1000 majority,
ADIsoS.-Democratic ticket cleo
ted by big majority.
LOUISVILLE AND JEFFERSON CoUN-
TY.-The following officers are elected
in Louisville, and the result gives
much satisfaction. Vice Chancellor,
Pope; County Judge, Hoke; Clerk.
Loran; Sheriff, Hamilton; County
Attorney, Voolfolk; Jailer, Rubel;
Assessor, johnson; City Judge. Du.
puy; Prosecuting Attorney, Clay;
Clerk City Court, Williamson; Mar
shal, j. s. Gallagher.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-09

HENRY JACKSON, of Leavenworth,
Kansas. took a little boy to the river
and deliberately drowned him for no
other reason. as he says, than that he
had great desire to be hung as a
murderer. His ambitions are likely
TO DO gratifed in a very short time
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-09
LADIES FANCY GOODS,

ssle.ied slih ears aud which she will sell al pri-
Gee 10 suit the tinss.
Thsnkins her niends loT pat ANors she respect
FULLY solisiis an early cali
The hAETUA : AAkIk0 DEPARTMENT
will 10 e0ndaetsd ~ MIS-. MYERS and MIS-.
DuDDkkAh ~hess taste and skin are veii-knesn
70 the tsdsA
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|
Mr.. Manton Marble responds tot he
call of Mr.. Watterson. and enters the
the witness stand to testify tn the mat
ter Of Mr.. TiIden's relation to the cleo
toral bill. He publishes long letter
in the Cincinnati Commercial Of Mon
day, in which the whole question 10
discussed, and the position assumed BY
Mr.. Watterson in the controversy
with Mr.. Hewett, practically sustain
ed. The object and aim Of this bit Of
political history is TO place Mr.. Tilden
in q proper attitude before the people
and relieve him Of the odium which
has attached to him In some quarters,
notably in Kentucky, on account OF
his apparent inactivity at the time his
place was usurped. and his persistent
silence on the subject up to this time.
Mr.. Marble and Mr.. Watteson are
both confirmed in the opinion that
the course Of Mr.. Tlden was that Of
wisdom and statesmanship, and, in the
light of their disclosures, there is no
reason to say that he acted the part
of a coward or q traitor TO the Demo
cratic party. While Ii appears that
the management Of the electoral bust
ness was conducted in secret, and the
full details we're not given TO the
Democratic party at the proper time.
it is tolelably clear that no great
principle was violated and no damage
done 70 the country. II. as these gen.
tlemen think, there was no possibility
of maintaining the rights Of Mr.. Til
den and the people against the usurP-
ers and perpetrators of the electoral
fraud, why then the course pursued
by Mr.. Tilden was prudent, and per-
haps the best for the country; but il
will be hard TO hasten this view upon
he people at this late day. and il
must be admitted that the long silence
has operated 3, the injury Of the dis
gentleman Of New York.
Mr.. Marble says be makes bis state
ment reluctantly, after long reAction;
but il is admirably prepared document.
and. barring few crude journalistic
isms, will make . fine chapter in the
history ofthe country. II is clear that
the article was prepared by the con-
sent and under the eye Of Mr.. Tilden.
as ii properly should have been, and
no doubt embraces al the Scts con-
nected with the Democratic side OF the
electoral contest. Pending the contrO-
versy between Mr.. Wattsrson and Nj. |
Hewitt, the Yoeman suggested the
Of an authorized statement
from Mr.. Tilden 10 determine the is-
sue, and this may DO regarded as an
directly from him. Mr..
watterson has gained his point, both
in the personal issue and in the
effort 10 bring these facts before the
They come late, il Is true.
but "better late than never and
while the effect will be TO show that
Mr.. Tilden differed from other prom
nent Democrats in the settlement Of
he Presidential question. they do not
mark him As a DemOcra, Of the Jack
oman school. or as one likely 10 give
'ntirs satisfaction ~ the Democratic
,srty o. its nominss la iSe0.-tYse-
nan. v
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3rd. Resolred, That the person receiving
Il and a fraction Of votes Of this Conven,
ton be declared the nominee.
4th. Resolved, That the rules, regulations
and practices Of the Lover House of Con
gress. so far rs applicable, be the rules and
regulations Of the Convention, except as
herein modified.
9Th. Resoised, That TO secure harmony,
and in order that the will Of the people in
the District may as nearly as can, be COM
piled with in making a nomination, the
following additional rule is adopted; That
in all eases where any Of the County Con-
yentions have given instructions to their
delegates TO vote as unit on all or any
question, 10 vote such county or any frac-
tional part thereof, for any person or per-
sons, whose names are before the Conven-
ton, for nomination, then in the Conyen-
ton the vote Of any such county shall be
cast according to such instructions, and 40
secured and not otherwise.
9Th. Resolved, That all resolutions be re-
fsrred TO the Committee on Resolutions
without debate.
eth. Resolved, That We hereby pledge
ourselves TO support the nominee Of the
Convention and use all honorable efforts in
our power to secure his election.
These resolutions were signed by all
of the Committee except Messrs. Jno.
Cowan, J. +. Montgomery, l.. q.
Leavell and w. II. Pettns, who en-
dorsed them all except the 9th ResO-
luton. Mr.. Cowan moved that the
resolutions be voted upon seriati@, and
another gentleman moved the adop-
ton of the majority report in full, and
thereby rose an
ANIMATED DiscussIoS
That threatened TO be interminable.
The bone Of contention was the 9th