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The New York herald., 1879-09-29
WENDELL PHILLIPS DECLINES.

WITHDRAWAL FROM HIS CANDIDACY ron LIEU.
TENANT aovERNoR--GENERAL BREAKUP or
THE GREENBACK CANVASS ANTICIPATED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
DosroN, Sept. 20. 1870.
Wendell Phillips. who was recently nominated for
tho position Of Lieutenant Governor by tho green-
hackers, has written u letter Withdrawing from the
contest. Ho says no does not do from any lack
of sympathy with tho greonback cause but from
an Inherent distasto for political life. This move
ment will stcngthen the regular Butler canvass by
transferring all tho votes to MIR. Woodworth, tho
candidate Tor Lieutenant Governor the coali-
tion ticket 1t Is currently believed that the other
tho greenback ticket will follow suit and that
tho party ~ party will disappear. q. f.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29
THE GUM TRAGEDY.
Anrsarox. Mass. Sept. .

AprSoroH, Mass, Sept. ~. 1879.
Tho funeral Of the late Justin Gum. who was
found murdered at Dridgowater on Thursday, took
place hero this afternoon. His wife arrived late,
and viewed the remains at the cemetery. Sho
said that Mr.. Gum visited her at Pttsheld last
Saturday, but made q short stay, M he said no was
afraid TO leave hts Henry alone on the farm ID
Bridvowatsr Tor any long timss
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

THE ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST was
won by the Scottish-Amcrcan Club. IL it not
time for some organization purely American to
win something, somewhere, at sports depending
upon physical qualityl Other clubs have an
undoubted right to whatever honors they can
earn: we merely want to know what our own
young men can do.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

Mr. SAWYER drew good parallel yesterday
between the Prodigal Son and the modern
youthful drinker, except that distillcries were
unknown in Palestine and the much quoted
Prodigal had not anything like the facilities for
making beast of himself that the young man
OF the present day has
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

ABUSES OF THE HUMAN PHYSIQUE, under the
giisc of athletic exercise, received a deserved
rap from the pulpit yesterday. There was moro
physical suffering endured on tho track at Madi-
son Square Garden last week than some bull
fights have known, yet how our people would
have stormed had animals instead of human be-
ings endured the misery!
The New York herald., 1879-09-29
II RIPPLE SH E e II
NEW YORK. MONDAY, SEpTENBER 20. 1879.

The ,ceathcr ia Nep York and its picinity today
'ciH be fair, acith Increasing cloudness and sta-
tiona1y temperature. Tomorrow IL ,ciH be cloudy,
cth light rain.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

JAPAN has a fine assortment Of iron-clads and
guns of improved pattern, but if she wishes to
enjoy all the benefits of civilization she must
learn to cure rs well as to kill. More than one
half Of her cholera patients for 1879 have died,
which is not us it should be.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

Now THAT THE EXCURSION SEASON is over
the public is learning for the twentieth time
what delightful and beautiful place Central
Park is. The crowd yesterday was enormous,
and apparently as happy US if at Coney Island
or Long Branch
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

MEMPHIS HAS HOPES AGAIN, only three new
cases having developed yesterday. May the in
dications speedily be even more encouraging,
for more desperate yet stout-hearted fight
against an invisible foe than Memphis has made
has seldom been heard Of
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

inson and Mr. Kelly. Governor Hoffman has
evidently no animosity against any of the
three, and he has been so long out of active
politics that he discusses them all in the
spirit of an impartial and discriminating
observer. Governor Hoffman's former
prominence in the politics of the city and
the State will secure for this conversation a
wide circle of readers.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

Mr.. WENDELL PHILLIPS declines to run for
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on the
grecnbac1 ticket, not from lack of faith in
the success of the ticket--of course not-but
because he is dsinclincd to enter political life
lie need not have borrowed trouble
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

Now Look Our for negro exodus from the
South, every man in which is sure that he can
beat Rowell.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

SECRETARY SCHuEz says he is in full accord
with the State authorities about Indian affairs
in Colorado This is quite an unusual condi-
ton of affairs for the Indian Bureau.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

Now THAT THE GREAT WALK Is OVER the
sporting fraternity may be interested ut reading
that the baseball League contest for the cham
pionship was decided on Friday particulars in
our column on sports.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

WHAT A STARTLING, touching sensation will
be brought to many heart by the information
that woman in distress caused by a runaway
accident should be ignorant of the death of her
husband, while hundreds of thousands of the
HERALD's readers arc pitying her most tendcrly
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

LADY COMPLAINED in court yesterday of
annoyances inflicted by creditor, but got no
satisfaction creditor has the right to ask for
his money, was the pith of the Judges dlctum.
VIII debtors please make note of?
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

SEVENTY CARRIER PIGEONS took part in
go-as-y ou-pleasc race yesterday. AS there was
no tobacco smoke to bother them, no broken
down feet to care for, grudgcs to repay nor
any hackers togct even with, they came in ahead
OF time and astonshed every one concerned.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29

HOLDERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA BONDS will be
interested in an abstract of the States Supreme
Court decision upon these securities.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29
ASSEMBLY NOMINATION.

BATH, N. Y, Sept. 2s. 1S7o
Tho democrats OF tho First district. Steuben
county, have nominated Edward J. Armstrong. Of
Campbell, for member of Assembly.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

BOOTHS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
NIBL0'S GARDEN-EYcHASrMENr.
HAvERLY'S THEATRE-ouR DAUGHTERS.
HOFELEs OLYMPIC THEATRE THE FRENCH Spy
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-MY PARTNER.
DALY'S THEATRE-NEwpoRr
ABBEY's PARK THEATRE-CRusnEp TRAGEpIAN.
STANDARD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ITALIA THEATRE-DocroR KLAUS.
CHICKERING HALL-CARLoTrA PATTI
AQUARIUM-MERRY TUNERs-PINAFoRE
ACADEMY OF MUsIC-SLEsrY Hollow.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-LA PERicHoLE
ROSTER & BIALS CONCERT HALL
THEATRE CoMIQUE-MuLLIGAS GUARD CHowDER
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELS
ABERLE'S THEATRE-vARIEry.
BROOKLYN PARK THEATRE-A SCRAP OF PAPER.
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-TnE MIGHTY DOLLAR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-30
Fresh Spare-ribs and Tender.
lOins at very low prices.
H. SEESSEL, SIR, & son,
1927 Cor. Second and Jefferson.
Court House News.

The United States Court, Judge
Hammond presiding, is still occupied
with the patent -four case. Judge
Brown heard the case of McCarty
against Lewis. The ease of Louden
against the late city of Memphis will
next engage his attention.
The Chancery Court held a session
this forenoon, the regular calendar be-
ing under review.
No city taxes Of consequence is
offered at the collectors office.
The tax Office at the courthouse
took in about $4,000 yesterday, 81, OOC
the day before, and receipts to-day
will reach $4,000 or $2O,O 900 more.
Three marriage licenses to colored
people were issued by the County
Court clerk this forenoon. No white
man applied for matrimonial papers.
The Probate Court was not in ses-
sion to-day. Judge Eldridge was on
hand but nothing offered.
In the Criminal Court to .day Sam
Jefferson larceny, was found not
guilty; Demo Harris, not guilty.
William King, for larceny, was found
guilty and sentencedtO one year in the
penitentiary, the governor to be re,
commended to commute half of the
time. John Wheeler, vagrant, was
sentenced to costs and a fine of s.
At moor the court was occupied witt
the case of Belle Clark, charged will
larceny.
Deeds and mortgages recorded thi,
forenoon were as follows William NJ
Brooks to Brooks, Nicely & Co., deco
for l lot S. L. Wynn to D. Shaw
| lot, same to NJ. NJ. Shaw, l lot, war
ranty deeds Robert Green to w. W
Miller, trust deed James Ammonett,
to Robert Green, warranty and qui
claim deed S. L. Wynn to j. L
Cathran, trust deed.
Judge Ray, of the Criminal Court
to-day ordered venire of twenty-fou.
persons in the case of Eliza PryoI
alias Moody, returnable tomorrow
morning at half-past nine o'clock
Eliza is charged with the murder o
her own child in December last.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-30
CanifOI Notes.
Nashville American, 29thl

Nashville American, 29th,l
Both houses have a large amount Of
business to transact before they take a
recess.
Clerk Wade has a box known as the
dead box, into which rejected bills
and resolutions without number are
e%ternally buried.
The house passed on its third read.
ing, yesterday, the bill requiring in
suranoe companies to pay the amount
named on the face of policies where
houses are totally destroyed by FIRE,
without the option of rebuilding, as
heretofore.
There does not seem to be the slight
est question that the house will pass
on its final reading to-day, the senate
bill to repeal the charter of Memphis /.
and it appears to be generally under
stood that the governor will sign it.
Then there will be no such place as
Memphis, for she will be numbered
among the things that were, like the
ancient metropolis from which she
took her name. People will speak of
her as the settlement on the Chiekasaw
Bluffs, or something of that SORT. and
Nashville will be the biggest citv in
Tennessee. But Nashville will not be-
proud OF her promotion. She monrns
over the ruin that bankruptcy and the
devastating plague have made. and
sends forth sorrowing sympathy to her
stricken sister on the banks of the
Mississippi.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-30
TURF NOTES.

The running meetings of the pres
ent year, after that of Savannah
Jockey Club, are on the following or
der Of dates:
I, South Carolina Jockey Club, Char
lesion, February 5 to 8 inclusive.
Louisiana Jockey Club, New Or
leans, April 10 to - inclusive.
Magnolia Jockey Club, Mobile, Ala.
April - to - inclusive.
Nashville spring meeting, April 20
to May 3 inclusive.
Pacific Blood Horse Association.
spring meeting, May 10, IA, II.
Kentucky Association, Lexington.
spring meeting, May II to 16 inclusive
Louisville Jockey Club, Louisville.
KY. spring meeting, May IS to "a in
elusive.
Maryland Jockey Club, Baltimore.
spring meeting, May 20 to % inclusive.
American Jockey Club, Jerome
Park, New York, spring meeting, MAY
30 to June Z inclusive.
American Jockey Club, Jerome
Park, New York, fall meeting, Octo-
Der to = inclusive.
st. Louis Jockey Club mo spring
meeting, June 10 to IA inclusive.
Queen City Jockey Club, Cincin-
natl, Ohio, spring meeting, August %
to September 6 inclusive.
Chicago Jockey Club, (Ill.) spring
meeting, June q to q inclusive.
Belmont Park, Philadelphia, Pa,
June q to 30 inclusive.
Monmouth Park IN. j., spring
meeting, July 4 to II inclusive.
Monmouth Park On. j., summer
meeting, August 23t September 6 in
elusive.
Saratoga Association IN. W, July
10 to August 20 inclusive.
Mr.. Richard Ten Brock, the yet
eran sportsman, has taken up his resi-
dence in England, 1t has recently
been given out hat he contemplates
%disposing Of all the turf prizes, whips,
cups, bowls and plates won by. him
during his career on the turf.
Spirit of the Times We are au-
thorized by a gentleman to offer a
match for $4,000 a side, half forfeit,
on the following conditions, viz: He
proposes to trot a pair of his horses
now january %, 1879 driven together
on the road, against any pair in the
United States filling same conditions,
a race Of mile heats, best three in five,
to wagon, over a mile track belonging
to the National Association, not more
than $50 miles from New York CITY,
to be named by him at least thirty
days before the race, which shall occur
June IA, 1879, good day and. track, if
not, next good day and track. To be
trotted under the rules of the National
Trotting Association, the Spirit of the
Times to be stakeholder, and the for
felt of $4,000 to be deposited at its
office On or before u o'clock of
Wednesday, February 18th, prox.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-30
Police News.

Hugh Conway, John Miller, Ben
Gilmer, Fred Bourford and Henry
Jurfng, all labOrers according to their
own statement, we're lodged at the
ItatiOn-house free Of charge last
night.
The negro man William, who is sup
posed to have had a hand in the mur.
der of Mrs. W. c. c. Foster, is still at
large.
There is much difference ofopinion,
whether or not Maria Alexander. the
servant to Mrs. Foster, had a hand in
that lady's bloody taking of. She is
regarded as a bad egg, and certain cir
cumstances point strongly against her
innocence. The fact that her child
was kept from Mrs. Fosters room on
the night Of the murder, and for the
first time, is Of itself suspicious.
Thirty-fve business men, in various
callings, including merchants, real
estate dealers, and a score of other
trades, were before the recorder to-
day, charged with having no license.
Andrew Boyd, the saddle blanket
s%tealer, has been committed to jail to
be tried by a jury for his larcenous
inclinations. Officer Pryde wishes an
owner for the blanket.
R. W. Wear paid $25 into Recorder
Quigley's treasury this forenoon for
carrying concealed weapons, and J. A..
Rider paid $l5 fer the same ofense.
Fines Of s. each we're imposed in
the R6order's Court this morning on
Joseph Wells, an out-of-door sleeper ;
Joseph Wenderlan and James Fisk,
drunk. The trio were not in
funds, and will have to work their
fines out.
Forty-eight cases, including no
license tradesmen, we're before Recor-
der Quigley to-day. He was %lenieut
with eighteen Of the lot and let them
off without a fine.
Wash Goodman, who turned his
stepdaughter and infant, Of which he
was the father, out Of doors, was yes
terday sent before the Criminal Court
for trial. In default Of $1,000 bond he
was sent to jail.
A drunk and d~isorderly tramp,
Frank Kane by name, and a laborer
by occupation, was fined $25 this
morning. No money in his purse
equals Fifty days on the street-cleaning
force. He is a tough case aud an old
offender.
George Richards forfeited s. cash
to the city for his belligeront propen-
cities, and Cornelius Macini paid a fine
Of that amount for the same sport.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-30
BLAsIUs PISTORIUs.
How the German Government Looks A.
ter its Citizens.

Washington Special
There are some circumstances con-
nected with the recent change of the
death penalty to Imprisonment for life
in the case of Blasius Pistorius by
Governor Hartranft, of Pennsylvania,
which show how carefully the German
government looks after the rights of
its people even when, as in this case,
they are of a religious faith to which
the German rulers are hostile. Pts
torius was a German Catholic priest
up to 1876. He had been for some
time chaplain at Tholey, in the diocese
Of Trier. In that year he was, on his
own application, as documents show,
allowed to resign his place to come to
the United States, where he went to
live with his brother, a farmer, near
Norristown, Pa.
1t was here that taking part in some
disputes between his brother-a quar-
relsome mar - and the neighbors,
Blasius fred the shot which Killed a
man. He was arrested and fearing
that he would not get a fair trial BY
reason Of his poverty and the preiu-
dice against him, he wrote to MI. Won
Schlazer, the German minister, asking
assistance. On the ministers infor-
nation the German government at
once authorized him to employ counsel
at its cost, and this was accordingly
done, Mr.. Stephen Remak, of Phila-
delphia, being retained by Mr.. Won
Schlazer. Pistorious was condemned
to death on his first trial, got a new
trial on the ground of insanity, was
again condemned, but his case was
brought before the board of pardons
by his counsel, and, on the evidence
that he was of unsound mind, the
court changed the sentence to i'm
priSOnment for life.
tits remarkable that. while waginp
a political war against the Catholic
Church at home, the German govern
ment has so theoretically and persist
emily and at considerable expense de-
Tended the life of this poor Catholic
priest, about whose infrmity of mind
there seems to be no douht
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-30
ADJUSTMENTS.

-
MEMPHIS THEATER.-The mirth-
provoking and highly entertaining
comedy Of Our Bachelors had its
third representation at the Memphis
Thoater last night A fine and highly
appreciative audience attended and
were kept in a continual train OF mer-
rimcut from the opening to the close
of the piece, Our Bachelors will be
repeated az the matinee Saturday at
tornOOn, and this viii be its last rep
reSeatation here.
Tonight aud for che FIRST time in
this city, Shakspearo's great Comedy
of Errors viii be performed. To those
who in years past have in other cities
witnessed rare old Ben DeBar and the
humorous VIM, Burton, or the more
finished Tom and Harry Placide, as
the eOmieal Dromios, in this bright
comedy Of a former age, the perform
ance will be watched with close in
terest That it will DO capitally given
by MeSSrS, Robson and Crane, and
their excellent supporting troupe, is
assured, The full strength Of the com
pany will be brought into requisition
ON the occasion.
The plot of the Comedy of Errors is
simple, but its f1nnyisms are so neatly
interviewer that in the hands Of good
actors, the interest and humOr never
flags, aud a spectator is in constant
good feeling and anticipation at the
laughable mistakes and ludicrous
situations Of the Dromios and their
masters. The story Of the play is
briefly told by Kgeon, the father of
the Antipholi, two Of the leading char
acters, as follows: "In Syracuse was |
born and wed unto a woman, happy
but for me. With her | lived in ioy.
Our wealth increased by prosperous
traffic, till my factors death drew me
unwillingly to Epidamnum. There
we had not been long, but she became
a joyful mother of two goodly sons,
and strange to hear, the one so like
the other they hardly by ourselves
could be distinguished. That very
hour, and in the self-same house, a
poor, mean woman was delivered of
such a burden-male twins-both
alike. These (for their parents were
exceeding poor | bought to attend
my sons
The ZoUAvE GUARDS will have a
benefit at the Memphis Theater on
Monday evening next, The Tennessee
Minstrel Troupe win perform on the
occasion, with four end men, giving
songs, plantation scenes and other
specialties, and The Zouaves will them
selves take a hand, giving a competi-
tive drill. This company did good
service for u people during the late
plague, and they deserve a frst-class
attendance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-30

wherewith to clean the dirt away.
That is what the Appeal of this morn.
ing says. Yet the tax caters are daily
taking in large sums Of money from
the taxpayers.
An exchange gets off the following
heavy item: Mary Anderson is just
now doing as big business as the Pin.
afore' people. She was in Cincinnati
last week and all Kentucky poured in,
special trains being run from as far
down as Louisville. Kentucky is as
proud of her as though she were a
horse"
The treasurer Of Tennessee Council
No. 50 Royal Arcanum, s H. Lamb,
to-day paid over to the representative
of Mrs. j. B. Weaver 5000 on the
benefit of the life of the late ]. r,
Weaver. This payment closes up the
yellow lever losses IN the order, MAX
ing $1,000 paid to the families Of
members in this city,
"They cry for them now" says the
Hon. John 4. Flippin, who was yes.
terday mayor Of Memphis, but to-day
don't know what position he holds,
His remark concerns the new cOnsOl-
idated bonds of the former municipal
ity of Memphis, ofwhich over 81, 100,
900 are now in the hands Of the
bondholders, all funded in old bonds
at fifty cents on the dollar.
On the occasion of his Dist birth
day, a surprise party was given to Nh,
I. Samelson last night, the party meet
ing at his residence. 1t resulted in
speeches by Mr.. Louis Rosenthal, Mr..
Jake Sternburg and Miss Rosenthal,
The Milahs were toasted and Mr.. r.
Slender, of New York, responded.
Good cheer prevailed until late hour.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-30
The Money Order Business.

Section S51, page 323, Postal Laws
and Regulations of 1873, reads as fol-
lows Postmasters are prohibited
from paying a money order to a second
person without the written indorse-
ment to such second person by the
payer on the back Of the order, unless
the payer has, by a duly executed
power of attorney, designated and APP
pointed some person to collect money
due, or to become due him, in which
case the attorney should be required,
before payment is made him, to file at
the Office Of payment a certified copy
of such power of attorney"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-30
Stylish hair cut only
2Je
AT IS Real street.
ID. Jacob.

WHAT does it profit a man to have a
good business and to be making money if
he does not have health to enjoy it. Many
IL mans life is made a burden to him by
fever and ague when, if he would only
use Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic he would find
speedy relief 1t restores the appetite,
stimulates the digestion and corrects and
gives tone to the stomach, and is a whole
some, invigorating and unfailing remedy
in bilious and malarial fevers and fever
and ague.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-30
John Walsh, Undertaken,
Second street, next postofice. IA
Well TrOunced.

The mother Of a seventeen year old
girl named Lula James, had Charles
Chester, colored, arrested for enticing
Lula off for no good purpose. The
case came up before Justice Quigley
at noon, and upon a hearing of the
prosecuting witnesses, was dismissed,
Thereupon, Lula's mother, Mary ].
Burns, by name, aided by Annie Free
man, a married daughter and sister to
the would-be bad girl, bounced the
good looking but youthful Lo-
thario, and that, too, directly
in the presence of the court.
They hustled him out to the pave
ment, cufed his jaws, rolled him into
the gutter, and gave the follow as
thorough and complete a ~lambastine
as ever any rascal received. The
thrashing parties we're arrested and
fined for their reyengeful and sensa-
tioual conduct. Afterwards they
were committed under bonds to an.
swer before the Criminal Court. The
incident created a sensation on Adams
street about noon,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-30
Clearing Ont.

The furniture house of Ames, Beat
tie & Co., is in course of clearing out
their present stock of carpets and
furniture. They offer goods at ex-
tremely low figures, and will favor
persons in want of anything in their
line at prices that cannot fail to give
satisfaction. The goods offered are
all frst-class and of the most modern
type. They embrace all varieties.
Householders should not fail to exam