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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-04-03
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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-04-03

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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-04-03
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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-04-03

Har In gfrbinban8 NIT stsittm Mae.
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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-04-03
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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-04-03
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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-04-03
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22
FOREIGN.
Alarm Felt that AstraChan Troops
are Being Placed on the Rus
sO-German Frontier.
Establishment Of Cotton Mills in
China by the Government.
An Early Rupture Predicted Between
Gambetta and His Republi-
can Followers.

BERLIN, February 22.-Consider-
able alarm is felt here at the state
ments in the East Prussian papers
that recruits from South Astrachan
are being placed on the Russo German
frontier.
The Chinese government has pur-
chased machinery and engaged expe-
rlenced engineers and spinners in
Germany to establish cotton mills in
China, so as to free that country from
dependence upon English and Russian
imports.
PARIS, February 22.-Marquis
DeHarcourt, the retiring French am
bassador at London, will go to Wind
sOr to-day to take leave of the queen.
1t is reported that Admiral Pothnau
succeeds DeHarcourt. Teiserence
DeBort goes to Vienna as French
ambassador.
An early rupture is predicted be-
tween Gambetta, president of the
chamber of deputies, and his Re
publican followers in consequence of
his severe discipline in the chamber,
and the rigOr with which he preyents
Interruptions from any quarter.
DUBLIN, February 22.-Dr. Butt
has resigned the leadership of the
Home Rulers. The doctor is in bad
health
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22

skilled persons to examine, etc. He
submitted draft of a bill to carry out
his views.
The credentials of Senator Ingalls,,
reelected, were filed.
Mr.. Davis presented joint resolu-
tions from the Illinois legislature
fayoring a sufficient appropriation to
improve the harbor of Quincy. Re
ferred.
HoUsE-The senate bill was passed
authorizing the sale of public property
in Cincinnati.
The committee on ways and means
reported back the sugar bill, so as to
have it reprinted and made the pend
ing order. So ordered.
Mr. Wilson moved the privileges Of
the floor be extended to the speaker
and members of the West Virginia
house delegates in the city. Adopted.
Mr.. Willis, Of Kentucky, asked
leave to take from the speak
er's table, for the purpose Of
concurring in the senates amend
ments, the bill to restrict Chinese
immigration,
Mr.. Lapham objected.
Mr.. Hale moved to go into a COM
mittee of the whole on the legislative
bill, The motion was opposed by
Messrs. Tucker and Harris, who de.
sired the morning hour in which tC
take up the tobacco bill. The vote
by the tellers on Mr.. Hale's motion
resulted 10 to 100. The speaker
voted in the negative, thus making a
tie vote and defeating the motion
The yeas and nays were then ordered
and resulted-yeas III, nays 139
Messrs. Cutter and Morse voted with
the Republicans in the affirmative
and Butler, Jorgensen, Wren, Page
Davis, Ittner, Cole, Metcalf and Pol
lard with the Democrats in the mega.
tive.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22
River Telegrans.

PITTsBURG, February 22.-River 4
feet 6 inches and falling. Weather
cloudy and rainy.
EVANSVILLE, February 22.-River
10 feet on the gauge, Weather clear
Arrived = James w. Gaf, Guiding
Star, Laura Davis and Arkansas
Belle. The James W. Gaff and
Guiding Star lay over until 4 o'clock
and gil out here.
CAIRO, February %. - Arrived
Alice Brown, st, Louis, s pm; City
Of Alton, New Orleans, 8; Centcn-
nial, New Orleans, 10; Belle Mem
phis, Yicksburg, II am. Alex Ken
dali, South, noon. Departed-City of
Alton, st. Louis, 10 pm. Centen-
nial, st. Louis, midnight; My Choice,
st. Louis, II am. Rain this fore
noon. Weather cool.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22


DURING his stay at Atlanta, Gem
eral Sherman was asked by "a journalist
of that city, who served in the war on
the Confederate side with distinction,
for set Of maps illustrating the mill
tary operations in and about Atlanta.
The request was granted and a letter
has been received at the war depart
ment acknowledging the gift, and
closing with the witty comment, II
really did not know how badly we
were whipped until saw it illustra-
ted. | realized the fact in 1864, but
could not account for it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22
WASHINGTON.
Congressional Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, February 22.-SEN-
ATE-The Vice President submitted
a communication from the postmaster
general in regard to the bill recently
passed fixing the pay of the letter
carriers. He states that in addition
to the estimates of S2,OO0,0OO for the
pay of carriers for the next fiscal year
S53,OOO additional will be required,
under the new bill, and that $7l 900
additional will be required to pay
their salaries the remainder of the
present fiscal year, should the bill
take effect upon the approval of the
President. Referred.
The credentials of Senator Zachary
Chandler having been presented aud
read Mr., Chandler was escorted to the
vice presidents desk by his colleague
(Ferry), and the oath Of Office was
administered. Mr., Chandler occupies
the same seat as when in the senate
several years ago.
A letter was read from the chief of
engineers in regard to improving the
harbor Of Ausablc, Mich; also COM
municatiou from the secretary of the
treasury in regard to the expectation
Of live animals and suggesting such
legislation as will enable the secretary
to prohibit the expectation of live ami
mails whom disease exists among them,
and that behave authority to appoint
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22
Attc,nnted Sniride.

CINCINNATI, February o. = Mrs.
Henry Smith, residing on Walker
road, short distance from the city,
whose husband is drunken sot de-
pending on his wife's earnings for
support, became desperate, cut her
throat and inflicted cash upon each
arm in an endeavor to commit suicide.
She now lies in a critical condition.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22
Thousands Upon Thousands
Have Died With It.
Victims When Taken With it Live
Only About Two Hours and
Turn as Black as
a Negro.
The COrpses are Burned and so
are the Houses In which
People Die.
People Beginning to Feel Uneasy all
Over the Empire.

NEW YORK, February pa letter
from st. Petersburg says ofthe plague
in Russia 1t has spread in the South
ern provinces at a rapid rate. Thou
sands upon thousands have died with
it within the last five days. The vic
Tins when taken live only about two
hours and turn as black all over as
negro. All physicians ordered to the
care Of the sick have died within
twenty-four hours after their arrival.
The corpses are burned and so are the
houses in which the people die. Whole
towns have been laid waste the past
few days. The government has placed
a Gordon Of soldiers around the in
tccted provinces so that the people
cannot get out and spread the disease.
Any who attempt to break through
the Gordon are shot dead on the spot.
The people are beginning to feel
uneasy all over the empire. The gov
ernment, of course, does not allow the
news to get out. All reports arc sup
pressed, but the worst of all is nobody
can get out of the empire. Tho Aus
trian and German governments have
placed a double Gordon Of soldiers
along all the frontier, thereby prevent
ing all persons from entering their
territory from Russia. All persons
from Russia by railroad are stopped az
the frontier and detained twenty days
in quarantine. Their baggage and
clothing arc disinfected, and il they
prove all right after the lapse Of TWEEN
ty days they are permitted to cross the
border. During the twenty days
quarantine the people are housed in
large sheds aud barns, without any
accommodations or comforts. OF
course knowledge of this fact keeps
the people from travelling. There is
no possibility of slipping out any
where.
The government is doing all in its
power to prevent the disease from
spreading, but ifit is not stayed soon
their victims may fall by thousands
daily. 1t is much worse than the
yellow fever was in the South last
summer.
1t was brought by Tartar soldier
who, on leaving the Turkish territory
pulled off from a dead Turk on the
battle field a handsome silk shaw
which he tied around his body. Oa
arriving in his native land he presented
the shawl to his sweetheart, a girl
nineteen years old. She tied it around
her body and danced about for 10y in a
room in which there were some TWEEN
ty-fye people In two hours she
died, and in five hours after the intro
ductiOn ofthe shawl into the room the
whole partyof twenty-five had died.
All turned black. In three days the
who,e town, containing eleven hun
dred people, had died with the excep-
tion of forty-three persons who had
fled in time. From this town the
pest commenced spreading all over
the country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22
-imated per wagons and other sourcel
SWindling at the Charleston
Races.

swimming at the Charleston
Races.
Tuesdays Charleston News and
Courier says.
There was considerable muttering
on the race course on the last day of
the recent meeting, regarding the
contest in which Ben Hill and Mary
Walton were the leading participants.
Charges that the mare had been held
back all the way around the track
were freely made, aud the judges ap-
pear to have themselves suspected
something wrong. The Jockey Club
held a meeting for the purpose of in
vestigating the matter, on Saturday,
and had before them Mary Walton s
rider, colored jockey named Ben
Pope alias " Rabbit" who belongs to
Mr. Burch's stables. The boy con-
fessed that he had sold the race hav-
ing been given $2j in cash and pool
ticket for $50 on Ben Hill, by Mr.. L.
Atchlson, the latter's owner, to hold
the mare in. He stated that he had
accepted the money, and carried out
the contract, and herexpressed the
opinion that Mary could have won at
any time up to the very string, had
she been given her head. Her owner.
Mr.. Crea, had also been approached to
sell the race, but refused. On this
evidence, " Rabbit " and Mr.. Atchi-
son were ruled off the track. The
Jockey Club belonging to the Nation
al Racing Association, this decision
bars both rider and owner from every
track in this country, neither being
allowed either to enter or ride here
after
Yesterday a warrant was sworn out
byMr A. NJ. Williams against Messrs
Crea and Atchison, and Rabbit. "
charging them with conspiracy to de-
fraud certain persons who had bought
risks on Mary Walton in the race, and
the two last named were arrested, Mr..
Crea having left. They waived exam
ination and were bound over in the
sum Of $500 each to appear before the
Sessions Court for trial at the next
term, parties in this city becoming
surety for them. The case, if it comes
to trial, will bring up the question as
to the legality of pool selling. 1t is
claimed that the Jockey Club is en-
powered by its charter, granted by the
legislature, to have sales of pools upon
races under its auspices on their
grounds, thus legalizing the purchase
of tickets.
There is much indignation among
those who lost money on the mare at
these revelations, and it is charged
that Mr.. Atchison made "heavy
haul" backing his horse, There is
talk of civil process against him to
compel return of the money won.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22
Wore Pay ior the Letter Carrler.

The senate has passed the bill,
which has already passed the house,
increasing the pay of letter carriers.
1t provides that there shall be three
classes of carriers, to be called first
class, second-class and auxiliary car.
riers. In cities Of over 10000 popula-
ton, frst-class carriers shall receive
$1,000, the second-class $500 and aux.
iliaries $iOO. In cities of less popula
tion than 10000 there shall be- ono
class who shall receive $3.50 An.
pointments Of carriers shall be made
to the class having the minimum rate
of pay, and promotions from lower
grades shall be made to higher grades
to fill vacancies, after one or more
years service, on a certificate Of the
postmaster to the efficiency and faith
fulness Of the candidate, but the num-
bor Of carriers in the first.class shall
not be more than two-thirds, or less
than ono-half the whole uumber OF
carriers actually in service in the city
iu which they arc employed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22
Indications.

WASHINGTON, February 22.-For
Tennessee and the Ohio valley rain
and snow, soutberly winds, shifting to
westerly aud northwesterly, rising
temperature and falling barometer in
tho eastorly portions during the day,
followed by lower temperature and
rising barometer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22

New ORLEANS Picayune The city
is perfectly healthy 1t is as healthy
as any city in the world, but we ven
ture to say, it is by far the pleasantest
place in the world, to which stranger
can now resort if he wants to find per-
feet salubrity, clear skies, genial
temperature, the balmy airs of spring,
the odors of violets and roses, aud all
the delights of the opening spring.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22
PAIR OF MISTAKES.

For three days past a venerable and
somewhat benevolent looking indi-
vidual has turned loose a volley Of
blasphemy at the corner Of Main and
Madison streets, painful to the ears Of
even irreligious persons and well cal
culated to bring the blush of shame to
the cheek of every well-wisher of
Christianity. The man harangues a
motley crowd, made up of city idlers,
country darkies, and those who fire.
quent 50 prominent a corner. Even
bankers, merchants and lawyers stop
few moments as they pass, listen
until disgusted and 60 on about their
business. What good can flow from
the philippics of this blasphemous
mountebank is more than any one can
explain yet it is said the man holds a
special permit from our new rulers to
thus obstruct the public highways and
preach his wretched style of Bob In
gersoll logic. The man is a nuisance
that should be abated at once. Let
him hire a hall and go at his work as
his sort should, and Aone will have
cause to complain.
AS an offset to the foregoing is the
yet untried experiment of requiring
all persons to close on the Sabbath.
From time immemorial it has been the
custom in modern cities for barber
shops, cigar stands and the like to ac-
cOmmodate the public. Even the side
doors of beer and refreshment saloons
are slyly kept ajar for bibulous persons
to slip in and out. That the recent
order to close all places Of this kind
on the Sabbath is an unpopular one is
very certain. 1t will give trouble and
annoyance for a few weeks and then
fall through as have similar trials
here and elsewhere. The commits
sioners, if bent on carrying the rule
out, ought not to make fish of one and
fowl of another. They should close
hotels and eating places, livery stables
and gaming-hOuses, stop street cars
and carriages, and if need be, set a
watch on all unchristian practices SO
that our people may realize and ap.
preciate the necessity Of getting reli-
giOn after the fashion of the police
and fire commissioners themselves, OF
of others equally deyout. The publ
are inclined to aid and support tn,
new authorities in all reasonable anC
salutary law and order regulations
but it will chafe at harsh rules
that have never been tried in the past
but to fail. The LEDGER is alsC
kindly disposed toward the new rulers
and will always applaud their action
if designed to result in good, but i
cannot commend this effort to her
metically seal the barber shops, lage,
beer saloons and cigar stands on Sun
day. AS certain as fate the NOV,
will end in smoke.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22

THERE was a mistake in the report,
widely circulated, that the Senate
had removed the tax on friction
matches. 1t failed by one vote.
Commissioner Ram says the treasury
with heavy demands upon it, cannot
afford to have the tax on matches
abolished, but that if any taxation is
abolished, this should be, as matches
are necessity, and the tax burden
some. With the tax removed,
matches would fall forty per cent.
Every dollars worth consumed is sub
iected to a tax of forty cents. The
amount realized is S2,75O,OOO per an
mum.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-22
OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL.
Police Headquarters.

TAxNe.D .Drsruor SmIBY County, TENN,
February q, 1879.
GENERAL ORDERLY direction of the
N board OF police and ere commissioners, l
aM instructed 20. arrest oil persons who are
found violating tho Sabbath by keeping their
places Of business open, or otherwise pufsu-
ing the ayocation.of Of trade; and iu future, all
saloons whore liquors are sold within the Dis
trict, must close punetually at miGaight. The
pslico forco will see that these orders are rig
idly enforced.
P, r, ATHY, Chief Of Police.