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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04
New Church ConveDuon.

BosToS, June 4-The new church
convention elected Rev ChAuncey Giles
president; Hon. G A. Plahtz, of Ohio,
vice president; RsvS. VIM H. Hinckley,
OF Indianapolis, and s.. S. Seward, Of
Wilmington, Delaware, secretaries, aud
JONI S Jewett, Of New York. treasurer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04

'PRoF. LErDY, of Philadelphia, has ex-
amined the subject Of the alleged injuri.
Gus effects of eating fish that have
parasitic worms. BE isds the worm
harmless, except to the fishes. At the
same time he admitted his own antipO.
thy to the parasites, and said that be
always took pains to scrApe them off the
roes OF smoked herring that he ate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04

The subscription price Of the PUB
Lie LEDGER is IS par annum for
the Daily, and 81 per AMMAN for the
Peekg-POstage free.
Persons learning the city for the sum
mer can order the DAILY LEDGER
at SOC per month in adUdnce. NTH the
privilege Of changing p~Osto6fce.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04
DlsappoInted WIN mnh,lIs

Paris Cor. Detroit News.l
At IL o'clock the curtain fell, and iust
to finish up the day, and tire ourselves
out q little for q good nights sleep, we
went in a party TO the Mabille Gardens.
to see the Can.can danced in all its orig.
iual splendor. They charged us Eve
francs ($l) each for a~dmittance. and
after seeing all that was to be seen, we
felt that we had never been wsrse cheat.
ed The garden itself was the only
thing worth seeing. II was indeed
beautiful. The trees we're ell filed with
lights. Scores of arches of gas let's
appeared ia every direction, The
dancing floors - there being two Of
them-one outside, in the garden, and
the other under cover, we're neither
OF them very large nor we'll kent.
The band played good music, and
occasionally two or three sets Of hired
dancers-ugly American and English
girls and vulgar.looking young men
would stand up for a dance. The girls
held their dresses q little loosely, and
kicked up their heels occasionally, but
that was all We all agreed that the
quantity Of feminine leg to be seen was
rdiculously small compared with the
price we had paid. There we're q great
many m in the garden, most Of
whom we're hsggard and ugly. There
we're q great many men there, too, and
they were mainly old ~baldheads. The
CAn-csn, as | have seen il danced in the
theaters of New York, and even 10 De.
troit, is a hundred times more artistic,
graceful and wicked than that which l
saw last night.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04
TAX ASSESSMENT.
Notice to Taxi PAYERS.

TINE Board of Equalization Of Shelby conn,,,
i has met and organized as provided Nv law
The assessment books of the various wards
and districts are at the County Court reom.
and taxpayers are requested TO call and ey,,
anime them by MONDAY, June &c, 1873, and
ask such corrections as they may deem proper.
All applications for reductions must H. In
writing. II. B. OHILES.
June 4, 1879. 50 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04

The Women's Forsiga Missionary
Society, Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, have appropriated for the next
fiscal year the sum of $Sl,lll, or, with
exchange added, 800, 900. This associa-
ton has raised, since its organization,
S447,862. 1t supports 40 day schools,
four orphauageS, nine neutrality-suspicious.
and $50 bible women and native female
teachers. Its auxiliary societies mum.
Der 1902, and it's membsrs 5O,lsz.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04

A COMMISSION has been appointed BY
the governor of Pennsylvania, to exam.
inc and report on the merits Of a system
which undertakes to determine in sd.
vance the probable yield Of milk Of cow
by certain marks upon the animals.
The marks are chiefly in respect to the
disposition and mode Of growth Of the
hair near the udder, and q prediction
can be made with certainty, it is said, as
to whether the future COW will be q large
producer Of milk il the observation is
made on the young calf, even shortly
after birth. The ~discoyerer Of this pc.
culiarity was a French stock raiser, NJ.
Francis Guenon; be FIRST promulgated
it about forty years ago. Since then the
theory has found favor with several
French agricultural societies; NJ Gdenon
has received medals aud ~peeuniary
rewards, and many stock raisers in Eu.
rope are said to base their estimates Of
the value of cattle upon this system. The
mark on the animal is called an escutch.
con-. The mode BY which the value Of
the system will be tried in Pennsylvania,
is 6rst to have the State commissioners
inspect the marks on a series Of cows in
several stables, and make a record OF the
indications without communicating any
facts that they observe to the owners Of
the animals. These records are to be
sent to the secretary Of the State board
Of agriculture. The oWaers OF the cows
will make statistical records of the yield
Of milk Of each animal, and send them
also to the State BOARD. The two sets Of
records will then be compared and re-
ported upon. Some Of this work has
already been done, and il Is said that
n~inety-dve per cent. OF the opinions
formed by escutcheon observations have
10 for proved correct.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04

Things have got to such a pass in New
York that a drum-msjor cant appear in
the street without being mistaken for a
Russian officer, and asked by some re.
porter If it is true that be has bought the
Imam feet Of steamers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04

A PAMPHLET is just issued from the
United States Nautical Almanac Office
at Washington, in which Professor New
come gives particulars for this country
of the total solar eclipse to take place
July 20. Maps are furnished for the
line Of totally, which extends over the
western end of Montana, across the yell
lowstone National Park, through Wyom-
ing Territory, over Denver, COL, down
through Northern and Eastern Texas,
entering the Gulf Of Mexico between
New Orleans and Galveston. 1t will
then pass over most Of Cuba and the
southern portion Of Santo Domingo,
vanishing from earth shortly afterward.
The breadth Of the totally shadow 10
this country will be about ZIG miles,
The partial eclipse will extend all
over the United States, Mexico
and British America. Instructions are
given by which unskilled observers, pos.
sessed Of a spy glass and a watch, may
make observations on this eclipse along
the line OF totally, that are likely to be
o fuse il sent to Washington. 1t is men.
toned incidentally that the present
astronomical tables are so uncertain that
there is . difference Of four miles in the
path Of the shadow as given respectively
by the British and American Nautical
Almapscs. The pamphlet includes a
diagram OF the place Of important stars
which may be seen neal the sun during
the moments Of eclipse, and suggests
that q sharp lookout should be then kept
for intra.mercurial planets. People who
have facility for rapid sketchiDg are Ad.
vised how to make drawings of the cor.
ona. All the suggestions Of the pam
phlet are simple and may be carried out
with little trouble by those who are favor
ably situated as to locality.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04

B0rT0-In Columbus. KY, June 2 1879
pm, AMELIA, beloved wife Of ho ossG, az
Funeral will take place in Columbus. XIV
on the 9Th inst, ats pm. She leaves a family
OF three young children to mourn her loss.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04
TO W
DECORATION Day.

Two accommodate those wishing to visit Elm
i wood Cemetery, Wednesday, limo ~
the Memphis and Charleston railroad viii
run trains every thirty minutes, commeneing
at 10 o'clock am. making stons at Union
and Vance street CROSSINGS. Visitors will he
permitted. to pass through the grounds If
V9Iontl Sledge formerly the Donoho placo).
on sale at 27S Main street, and at oepot.
Tickets for Round Trip ZEN Oenss.
T.. DAVANT.
Assistant GENT Tieket Agent
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04
gone FIsh

WASHINGTON, June 4 The President
aud some friends go to Havre de Grace
to morrow to witness the artificial hatch.
ing Of fish.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04

AT a meeting of the Franklin Insti.
tute a few evenings ago, an electric.alarm
door.mat was exhibited. This mat, when
stepped upon, communicates a signal, or
rings a bell. The mat can be concealed
under the carpet, or by covering with
some light material. Perhaps it may
also serve to record the entrance or exit
Of passengers from railroad cars, and
thus be added to the number of bell,
punch inventions.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04
GERMAN SOCIETY.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, June @, 1878.
PURSUANT to a resolution passed by tho
i German Mutual benevolent Soc;at1y II
members of this society are reouested to meet
at their hall WEDNESDAY, June 5th. AT i
o'clock, for the purpose of taking part In Inc
procession to unYeil the Confederate Monn.
ment: FRANK NAG0SKI, Soc'y,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04

CHARLESTON, June 4-Half the bust
ness part Of Rockhill was burned. Lose,
500, 900; insurance, $780, 900.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29
w. D. WAsHRURN.

The UNION was one of the first-if
not the frst--papers in the state to
suggest the name of w. D. Washburn
for congress. as the UNION of Febru.
ary 18th, 1878, will show:
NV. D. Washburn is spoken favor.
ably of asa a candidate for congressional
honors from this district. Should Mr.,
w. receive the republican nomination
--and we see no good reason why he
should not--he would be elected by a
least 5000 majority
We still adhere to the views ex.
pressed in the above extract, and be.
lieve that Mr.. Washburn will receive
the republican nomination and the
5000 majority, even though the hog
gish Ramsey county politicians do ..go
back on him. Mile Lacs is only en-
titled to two delegates--a drop in the
bucket as it were--b but they will 20 20
the convention instructed to vote for
Washburn first, last, and all the time.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

In all seriousness, should w. D.
Washburn-through combination of
the soreheads-fail to receive the re-
publican nomination, should the demo-
Gratis act sensible and choose Hon. c.,
II. Chadbourne as their standard bear
er, his chances Of being the next con-
gresham from this district would be
excellent. He is an intelligent, 60
ahead, prosperous, representative
farmer, and as such would make bet
ter race than Rice or McNair, as more
than three-fourths of the people in the
district are engaged in agricultural
pursuits. Mr.. G. is a man of broad
and liberal views, in politics as we'll as
in everything else, besides he is an
honest man. We do not know as Mr..
Chadbourne would accept the demo-
cratic nomination if it was rendered to
him-certainly not if Mr.. Washburn
is the republican nominee;-bnt, in the
language Of the Braiuerd Tribune, "If
he is nominated he will make strong
run and if elected good representa-.
tive.''
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

That PETITION. .-Growing out of some
local prejudices between certain parties in
Anoka, who have been and are quite prom
inent in political matters, and embracing
an opportunity to spite the other side, two
or three prepared and circulated petition
to have the district convention held III
September, and succeeded in getting one
hundred signers. nearly every one of whom
are strong Washburn men and favor his
nomination, and will work and vote fer
him. Many of the signers placed their
names upon this paper hastily and with
out taking into consideration the effect it
might have, or what use the petition
MIGHT be put to. When the Pioneer
Press came to hand Tuesday morning and
they saw the petition headed, s'Wush
bnrn's stronghold repudiates the action of
the district committed" many of then,
regretted greatly that their names were Oh
the petition, as 1t was the very furtherest
from their thoughts to injure Mr. WASH
burn in any way.
The Pioneer-Press and its ring needn't
1atter themselves on reputation, Anoka
is all right for Washburn and s'don't YOU
forget it"-Anoka Union.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29
Homes Reduced by Cress

Only those women who have not the
money to "dress,'' can fully appreciate
the crushing weight with which society
ruthlessly heaps npon this disability. r.
be unable to ''dress'' is to be treated with
almost disrespect in the car, the boat, at
the public gathering, the street and shop;
to be ignored; to teel the shrug of con
tempt, the sneer Of lev;ty and the smile
of scorn; to be thurst aside; to be laugh
ed at; to be unceremoniously displaced:
to be cruelty driven out of good society;
to have your heart, your intelligence, your
thought, your virtue, your character held
as nothing against silk; to be stung; to be
outraged; to be prescribed; 10 be insulted;
all this and much more, for the lack OF
money to "dress"
1t matters not whether this rule of So
ciety be right or wrong, the fact remains
to blight and to ruin. The fashionable
lady thinks nothing Of paying $75 for
making dress, made up of Az yards of silk
at from 81 to $40 per yard. These are the
women who rule the street, drawing
rooms-dale we say, churches? After
such the lesser lights take pattern. What
defence have the girls who work for from
81 to $S per week against this array
E The rich can be fashionable, the poor
cannot be by honest means. The poor in
dustuous shop girl looks upon even $50
dresses and they are beyond her reach.
There is $40 gulf between her and them
between her and the respect and attention
Of society. Her virtue will span til.
chasm. She longs to lift the load Of pow
erty, to receive the caress of society, to be
freed from bondage. She sells herself to
hell for dress. After the first step is taken
it is not long before all useful labor is
eschewed, and the foul vice made to be the
only service of income. This isno picture,
but what happens every day, and it is a
plain statement of how the recruits to
brothels are made.
This mania for dress is devastating our
American society and demoralizing Amer
ican women to an alarming extent. The
wives and daughters Of the rich men who
lead society in this fearful race OF extray;-
gance are responsible for great share OF
the prostitution whichcu;ses the nation as
well as for thousands of business failures,
scattered families, and the long train OF
miseries among us under the cover of
keeping up appearances" Let those who
have the courage take this lesson and act
upon it.-Land and Law Advertiser
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29
LISTEN to this brilliant obiactir

LISTEN to this brilliant objection
urged BY the lsanti County Press
against the action of the district copa-
mittee:
''Basing the representation upon the
vote cast for president in 1876, instead
of the republican vote of last electi on,
gives to Hennepin county six addition
al delegates.'
Does the Press think it right that
$50 republican voters of Isanti county
should be virtually debarred of rep.
resentation in the convention9 Such
would have been the case if the vote
for governor in 1877 had been adopted
as the basis of representation. Hen
nepin county polls twice as many re-
publican votes as Ramsey county and
is fairly entitled to twice the represen.
tation in republican convention. If
it was a democratic convention, why,
of course, Ramsey would be entitled
to the most delegates. We have sup
posed that the Press was local re.
publican paper devoted to the inter.
ests of lsanti county, but, Judging from
the paragraph quoted above we were
mistaken. Stand by your own county
MIR. Press, especially wheu by so do
ing you are in the right; but if you
must tind fault with the action of the
district committee advance a better
argument than the one quoted above.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

Miss Annie Benlis, of Princeton, Mile
Lacs County. having recently been SLAM
dered by the report that she had given
birth to child, comes out with column
array of proofs of the falsehood of the
slander, which must cause the Williams
who originated and pcddled the lie, to feel
decidedly cheap and realize the contempt
entertained for them by the community.
The character and good name of young
woman are flowers of the daintiest hue
and are readily blighted by the slightest
breath from non-congenial atmosphere,
largely for the reason that her mate mod
esty and naturally recluse disposition
cause her to shrink from any attempt to
1efute scandal, and it is pleasure to note
one with fortitude sufficient to place her
heel upon the serpents head.-Brainerd
Tribune. ... ... ...... ---7- -
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29
ALTHOUGH town officer, we tax,

ALTHOUGH town officer, we take
no sides in the wrangle between the
town and village authorities; and
while we have much confidence in the
ability of Weston Hammons, of An
Okla, as lawyer, still the decision Of
the Supreme Court Of the state, as
rendered BY Judge Gifllian, must be
recognized as the true Interpretation
of the statutes.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

w. D. WAsHBURN carries on extern
sive numbering operations in the Rum
River pineries every winter, and he
has business transactions with nearly
every merchant and lumberman in
Princeton. and all with whom he has
ever had any dealings be they demo.
Gratis or republicans-are his most en-
thusiastic supporters. Does not that
speak volumes in Mr.. Washburn's fav-
or? .n-.s-s. .-.-. ..
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

RUSSIA has. at England.s demand.
consented to submit the whole treaty
to the congress which will meet at
Berlin on the llth June Thus for
the present war is averted; but fresh
complications are liable to arise at
any moment; and there is but little
assurance that the congress will be
able to adjust matters to suit all the
powers.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

IT is all nonsense. this quarrel be-
tween the town and village author.
tiles. Let us have peace, and have
the streets repaired, it makes but little
difference whether the road.overseer
is a town or village appointee as long
as all the labor and money is expend-
ed within the limits of the village
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29
Y Yesterday a fight occurred II this

Yesterday fight occurred in this vii
lage. MIR. James Hamilton wishing to re-
celve some aid from the county, interview
cd county commissioner Henenlotterin re.
lation thereto. 1t was soon discovered
that perfect unity of sentiment did not
exist between the two gentlemen, and a
pugilislic encounter Immediately followed
this discovery. Damages slight. Little
Falls Transcripts
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

S. e. Staples returned from Mime
apolis on Saturday; he says he has
redeemed those orders, but the Grand
Jury Of Hennepin county having in-
dicted him on the criminal charge,
the Co. Atty was bound to prosecute
him anyhow. MIR. Staples is now out
on bond and is to appear hefore the
court sometime in June. ~
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

BRo. MITCHELL, editor and publisher
Of the orthodox Duluth Tribune, has
purchased the Minnesota Herald. Nit
chell is now monarch of all he sur
sveys' in the newspaper line in Duluth.
Wish him much snccess in his new en-.
terprise.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

VIZ made a flying trip through por-
tions of Isanti county on Saturday and
Sunday; in the neighborhood Of Spen.
Ger Brook Washburn's friends are in
the majority, while in Cambridge and
vicinity Stewart stock is above par.
We predict close work in that county.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

No doubt but what the use Of in
toxicating liquor as beverage causes
much misery in the world, but sdress"
is still greater evil. Sec the article
on ''homes ruined by dress" in another
column. tl ...
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

JUST as we expected. The majority
Of the signers of that Anoka petition
were Washburn men, but affixed their
names to the paper owing to a mis-
apprehension of the facts in the case.
In fact the majority of those that
signed did so simply because they were
asked to.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

Hon. c. H. Chadbourne. of sher-
burne county is proposed as a demo-
cratic candidate for Congress from
this district. If nominated he will
make strong run. and if elected
good representative. .-Brainerd 7ri.
bune.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

YES, State Examiner Knox has come
and gone, and reported Auditor Mud
sgett's books as all right. Now, what
is the Elk River Star going to do
about it!
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

H, M. ATKINS bothers himself con-
siderable about those princeton folks
IT'S sad, but true nevertheless, that
these s'Princeton folks never worry
much about II. NJ. Atkins.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

Who is Charley johnson anyhow?
3s'V'VlegWould like to make that geutle.
mans acquaintance as we have heard
good deal about him.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

HR st. Paul Globe is doing its ut.
most to create ''devil Of a row.
among the repu blicans of this district.
The Pioneer Press ably seconds the
Globes efforts
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

N, E. Jesmer has received fresh
consignment of candies. Neles keeps the
best stock of candies of any store Ill
Princeton. If you want nice candies you
had better 60 aud see him, -.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

WHY does not congress djourn at
once, so that the Hon. j. Fl. Stewart
can have s'fair shake to pave the
way for his re election, by coming
home and seeing his constituents.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

O'DoNoNAN Rosa, is going to lec-
ture in St. Paul and Minneapolis. He
is called the 'ssilver-tongued orator" :"
Perhaps he is, but we had the pleasure
of listening to him once, and came to
the conclu$ ion that there was more
brass than silver about his tongue.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

.HE Brainerd Tribune and the Elk
River Star think that the Hon. G. H,
Chad bourne would make a good con.
gresham. " ......
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

AZ COMMUNICATION from Elk River,
signed Justice would be published
if we thought the game for which it
was!meant was worth the powder.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

Don't be surprised if you receive no.
tice from Barker Bros. to pay up. |
have waited as long as am able to, and
have given you due and timely notice.
ass u. A. Galley
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

New Goods! New Goods!
II. B. Cowles is now receiving a
large and well selected stock, consist
ing of dry goods, groceries, boots,
shoes, and everything usually kept in
all first class stores. 49,.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

MAJOR c.. M. WILSON is doing his
level best for his friend. DR.. Stewart,
and has he not right to so?
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

DECORATION day was duly observed
atst. Louis, on Sunday; fully $4,000
people participated in the ceremonies.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

eB All legal advertisements must be paid
for invariably before affidavit Of publica-
Itian will be furnished. No deviation from
this rule hereafter. E-.. il
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

John T. MAxF1ELD, Mayor of St.
hpl, died at the Metropolitan Hotel,
inthat city, on Wednesday morning.
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

The following referenc to w. D.
Washburn appeared in the UNION of
July 9th, 1877:
"How would it do to fill Pillsbury's
place with W. d. Washburn9 Would
1t not be great Improvement
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

HAs a village council the right to
levy poll tax!
The Princeton union., 1878-05-29

ANoKA county is entitled to four
delegates. instead of two as appears in
the call.