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PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS. FOR IRON WORK.

PROPOSALS. FOR IRON WORK.
OFFICE or SUPERVISING ARC1tITECT
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
WASliISGTON, ID. e., Sept. =, 1879.
Sealed proposals will he ;e ed at this office until
II ihe sd day OF ten bsr 1879 for furnishing.
delivering, lifting and putting in place, complete the
Iron Window and Door Frames aud airs required
for the building tor the United States bureau of En-
gray NIX and Printing NJ Wa hinston d. G.. in sccord-
nnce with drawings and specifications copies Of which
and any additional information may be had gppli-
cation at this office Office of tie SuperInten-
dent. JAS q. NIL,
SEQ Supervising Architect.
ISEFORM SCHOOL OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
IL LUMBIA.
ARLINGTON, August 9, 1879
Sealed proposals VIII be received at the Office OF the
President Of the Board OF Trustees oil the reform
School of the District OF Columbia until ~ IN. the
10th day Of september 1872, for Two Hundred Tons
OF White Ash Furnace Cal and Fi1y Tons Of He'd
Ash Range Coal
The coal must be at the best quality, and be deliv-
cred ut such times aud In such qnanlite, tile Pre,i
dent OF tie Boa d VI trustees may direct.
The right to reject any aud all bids and to accept
any portion Of any bid Is reserved.
Samples must accompany each BID
A. j. FALLS,
President Of the Board OF Trustees
au9QeodSl0 star GlH Fifteenth NJ, n, w.
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Equity Court-Justiue MacArthur-Nioron VS..
Governs demurrer sustained and twenty days al.
lowed to amend, Vessels VS.. Cassn auditors re-.
port confirmed. Fitzhugh VS., GNskns; commits
siuners report confirmed. Priest vs., WEIGH; set for
18TH. Kilburnc vs.. Pepper bill dismissed Hantls
VS.. INnlls; decree of divorce, Waters vs.. Waters;
decree for alimOnv modified. Buuday VS. Buuduy;
submitted. Stanford vs., Stanford; referred to OH,
Yer. Fitzgerald vs. Fitzgerald referred to Thomp.
son, koome VS. Center; restraining order modified
Circuit Court-Speeial Term-Judge Macarthur.
--SRylc vs.. Center judgment confessed sos 7l
Rupert VS.. May Judgment by default S252 Kraus
VS.. May ct all Judgment by default, s902.O5.
Assignments FOR To-day.
Equity Court-Justice MacArthur--Adamantine
Brick Co VS. Woodruff, f. S. n 4. Co. VS. Barrett
Brooks VS.. Seine, Hume vs. brown, Noonan vs.
Franklin Cooperative Building Association
Mitchell VS.. Mitchell Coyle VS., Davis, Mercer VS.
Hogan, Campbell vs. Dobson and Johnson VS..
SchoOler.
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HOW ARD UNIVERSITY
Washington, D. C.

The educational year OF the Acadcmical and 1heo.
s "a, TX, X titi :" WI WI stitutVn Wll 0peh on
II is Omen to all sutaby.qu lhed students, without
respect to ruce sex, giving instruction IN English,
Classical and Profess loral Studies. tn stu-3t
"ANERLEY SEMINARY. opening SEPTEM-
w BIER Is, BOARDING aud Day School for Young
Ladies, No. lll2 III ST., Washington, ID G. Circulars
pal. sel.!m
NJ ATIONAL EINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL
y Tor children f. ON three to ten years Of nge,
lie opens SIPTEM BEKS Gail for circular ut KIN
dergsrten Hall 90 Eighth street The kindergarten
Normal institute for the training OF teachers, fifth
year, eight months course, begins OCI ODER Is. A
course OF lectures explaining Tile and merits OF
The r. O. system will be given to Young Ladies', In.
stint,s 10 d sired. For particulars apply to Mrs
LOUISE POLLOCK, K G. Hall. or Miss SUSIE pol.
Institute. spaow
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TRAVELLERS guido.
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The Great Double-Trnck
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10 the
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DR. BOSwoRTH, glS f STREET n. w., is THE
~ most skillrul and the only scientific Medical
Electrician IN this city. All nervous and chronic
Diseases positively cured Female diseases special
~. Refers to Senators ID. w voorhees,, lndanai J.
j. Patterson, s. C.: Samuel NOrmeut Washington, ID,
C., and others Consultation free a competent and
thoroughly qualified lady assistant TO attend To ladies'
notify
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POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE.

UNUANfLND FEB. I, 1870.
The undersigned takes pleasure IN announcing to
his friends End Tie public III general that the Poly
tcchnc College, No. I0J n street, corner Seventh
northwest, Is again open 10 youths mot under four
teen years OF age and of moral character only who
desire thorough education us Civl and Mechanical
Engineers ana Architects drawing, Mathematics,
Penmnnslip "nd Hook keeping inclndedl. Must visit
the institution daily from to o'clock. Terms 50
per month. or si2 per quarter. payable IN advance
JULIUS X, HANNEMAN,
nn2Slm prInclnnl.
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PRIEFs AND LAW PRINTING, -..-.-
ID REPUBLICAN JOB ROOMS
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To take effect
SUNDAY. MAY rs. 1870. AT i.2n A. NJ.
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SAN FRAsCIsCo. September 8, 1877.
The following are the official closing quotations 0
atn La u.t Inv.
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LOT"FER ".

A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A
- EoRTuNE NINTH GhANp. DIsTRl.
DAY sEPrEMBER o. 1872 - ll2,h MoNTHLY
DRAWING,
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Gold
Currency. ................
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
TENNESSEE HISTORICAL sOCI-
ETY..
Election Of Officers and New Members
Valuable Donations Received.


Nashville American, 7th.l
The annual meeting of the Tennes-
see Historical Society took place yes
terday afternoon at the Capitol. Pres
ent: Hon. John M. Lea, presiding;
Judge Pitkin c.. Wright, Dr.. John II.
Calender, Rev. f. w. E. Paschau,
Jacob A. Cartwright, General g. P.
Thufston, Robert T. Quarles, DR.. j.
Berrien Lindsey, John B. Lillard,
M. j. O'Shaughnessy, DR.. w. A.
Smith and Arson Nelson.
Governor A. S. Marks and DR.. T..
L. Drake, of Nashville, and Hon.
}. Harvey Mathes, of Memphis, were
elected active members. George w.
Rauck, of Lexington, KY, was elected
a corresponding member. Hon. Hor-
ace Maynard, of Knoxville, was
elected an honorary member.
The following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the
society be and the same is hereby ten
dered to the American, Nashville
Banner, Knoxville Tribune, and other
papers in the State, for publishing
notices of its meetings, list of dona-
tions and proceedings of its meet
ings, etc.
A large number of donations were
announced from government institu-
tons at Washington, from the Oneida
Historical Society, and various indi-
viduals in this and other States.
The following officers were then
elected for the ensuing year:
DR.. j. G. NJ. Ramsey, Knoxville.
president; Judge John NJ. Lea, Nash
vile, first vice president Ex-Gov.
James d. Porter, Paris, second vice
president; General G. p. Thurston.
Nashville, corresponding secretary :
Anson Nelson, recording secretary 4;
Joseph 5. Carols, treasurer DR.. j. b.
Lindsey, Lebanon.
The committee en- centennial cele-
b%ration, May "A, 1880, reported pro.
gress and were continued.
The society then adjourned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
A DOOMED MURDERER.
Speedy Justice in the Cox. Alston Case.
Affecting Scene.

ATLANTA, GA, May z. The jury
in the Cox case were out all night, and
came into the courtroom at noon to-
day to be recharged in full. At a
quarter to four O'Clock they came in
and announced that they had agreed
upon a verdict. 1t was detained to
correct an in%formality, and was then
read as follows: "We, the jury, find
the prisoner guilty, and recommend
that he be punished by imprisonment
for life in the penitentiary.n Cox re-
ceived the verdict with caImaess, hay
ing evidently nerved himself for the
worst. His wife, on hearing the words
so fatal to her hopes, sat for a moment
trembling with emotion, and then
rushed for an open window near by
with the purpose to throw herself to
the ground below. She was wild with
grief. As she reached the window she
was caught by Cox, who held her fast.
She threw her arms around his neck.
and chung to him, wildly exclaiming 4:
20, my God! 0, my poor darling "
Her shrieks were heart-rending, and
the occupants of the crowded court
room could not restrain their tears of
pity,
Judge Hillyer sentenced Cox to be
confined in the penitentiary or such
other place as the governor may direct
at hard labor for and during his natu-
raj life.
General Gartrell gave notice that
the defence would make a motion for
a new trial and for a writ of super
The execution of the sentence
was ~thereupon stayed for twenty days.
This penalty is virtually the extreme
OF law in this State, as the law passed.
With Alston's aid, at the last session
Of the legislature, giving iuries the
right to recommend life imprisonment
in all classes of murder as they see fit.
u effect abolishes the death penalty.
Cox is the first man convicted who re-
the benefit Of that law.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
PAROLE
Wins the Last Great Race by
Three Lengths

LONDON, May s.-The betting at
the start was six to one against Flot-
sam, five to two against Ridotte, seven
to one against Lord Wilton's colt, and
nine to one against Refer.
Flotsam made a running, attended
by Ridotte and Lord Wilton's Fra
GRANGE colt, Parole and Sir Joseph
lying off until entering a straight,
when Sir Joseph and Parole closed up.
The favorite, however, was soon in
trouble, and Parole coming through
the bunch as he approached the dis
lance won by three lengths. There
was a neck between Refer and Sir
Joseph.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
NIrs. A. q. SteWart al Homo.

dome Journal.
The Stewart art gallery. which is
but imperfectly pictured in Harpers
Weekly, of May 3D., contains only a
part of the art treasures of Mrs. A.
/. Stewards marble palace in Thirty
fourth street and Fifth avenue. Miss
Hosmers "Zepobia'' and several other
fine statues adofn the entrance hall
and among other pictures in the rooms
on the first story or hooris a Hamlet"
and 'Ophelia," depicting the hapless
pair at the moment when the unhappy
prince says Get thee to a nunnery. -
which a critic calls zone of the most
exquisite things ever put on canvas"
Throughout the three stories Of the
house in all the rooms are scattered
priceless gems Of art and vertu-
charming bits Of porcelain, %cloisonne.
glass, and bric-a-brac and every dsy
at all seasons fresh cut flowers. in
baskets, vases, jardinieres and all sorts
OF flower receptacles, adorn pedestals
etageres, tables, stands and parts of
the statuary. The house is at once
a palace and a home, and its mistress
IS declared by one Of her most init
mate friends to be the most charming
hostess imaginable. She is always ON
hospitable thoughts intent, filling her
house with small we'll selected parties
OF her intimate friends and relatives
whom she entertains in a sumptuous.
but transformations manner. 10 quote
the language Of this intimate and ad-
mirer OF Mrs. Stewart: "She is the
most youthful woman Of her years /
ever knew-as youthful in her feelings
manners and mental powers as she il
still youthful in her personal appear.
ance. Her brown hair, parted and
simply banded on each side Of her
forehead, is untouched with a thread
OF silver. Her eyes, blue in one light
and hazel in another, are singularly
brilliant, having the cloar rounded
cOrnca rarely seen in the eyes after
thirty years Of age. There are no yery
peToepuble marks Of age in the lines
Of her face, her cheeks are round and
rosy, her skin smooth, her complex
ION clear, her lips full and smiling.
Her temper il sweet and afectionatc.
She is Of medium hight, neither stout
nor spare. Her judgment on all mat
terB " business public or private. IL
excellent To this she adds the most
liberal and judieious priyate-strietly
private charity This tribute was
paid Der by one who has known her
intimately for the last thirty years.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
The Turf

LEXINGTON, May 6.-The influx of
horses at the race course is much
greater than anticipated. The stables
are insufficient to accommodate the
animals that are arriving. James A..
Grinstead came in to-day with twelve
horses, Mckee with seven. and CLAW
q Bowen with fourteen. The trotting
park Of B. j. Treacy was opened to-
day with elaborate festivities. The
track is said to bethe inestin America.
LOUISVILLE, May 6.-There are
now eighteen stables of horses at the
Louisville Jockey Club, and Colonel
Clark, president Of the club, has been
compelled to engage the stables of the
new trotting club within a abort dis.
lance Of the grounds, There will be
a large number here next week, To.
morrow forty horses will arrive from
Nashville and all sections of tho
try will be represented, Half forc
arrangements have been made on ali
railroads and boats.
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to kill any one l. was not until we
reached Crooked Creek. and after the
third fight with the soldiers, in which
we had eleven OF our people shot, that
we were disposed to fight. We want
ed to come north ~poaeeably, as we did
not like the Indian country. After
the fight near the Republican we
separated into three parties, and we
have not seen some of our people
since. | do not know anything about
the killing of farmers and ranch men
in Kansas, and would not have allow
ed it if l could help it, but we cannot
always control our young men. When
we left the Platte we came straight to
where We were captured. | am old
now aud tired of war and fighting. l
do not want any more of it,"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
CHICAGO.
The COrOner's Jury on the Ele-
VatOr Accident.
A Startling Threat from the So
cialists.
Mark Gray Declared to be Insane.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, May g.
The coroner's jury this afternoon
rendered a verdict in accordance with
the above facts, and stated that while
the cause ofthc descent ofthe elevator
could not be determined they believe
If the conductor had not left his post
the accident would not have occurred.
They deprecate the system requiring
conductors to leave their stations
when passengers are on the elevators.
Socialist leaders here assert that they
with tho trades unions are organizing
a strike, to begin July 9th and to be
general throughout the country. They
will demand the universal adoption of
the eight hour system and will settle
the matter of wages after their de-
mands on that point are aeceded to.
This strike has been decided on in
their priyy councils, but is no secret.
Their purpose is political in its ma
ture and the purpose Of the workmen
Is to secure better wages.
The committee Of medical experts,
having examined Mark GRAY, who shot
at Booth, report that he is insane.
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rrIdar Evening. Mnr 0. ls7s.
FREE IMPORTATION.
A Letter from President Langstaf
to Mr.. BOwdin, of Ohio.
Also a Line to the Cleveland Paper that
was so Indignant.

AS soon as the article from the
Cleveland Leader, concerning the case
of Southern Gratitude" appeared in
the LEDGER Of the 3D. inst, Col. j. H.
Edmondson, Of the Howard Associa-
ton, examined the records and wrote
to Mr.. Bowdin, giving him such infor-
nation as could then be obtained con
corning the death Of his brother by
yellow fever last fall. Another letter
containing further details was written
subsequently, and signed officially by
President A. ID. Langstaf, and for
warded to Mr.. Bowdin. We are per-
mitted to copy and publish the letter,
which is as follows:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09

NhhhAhAcES anu E1uFFOuEnS.
Special Telegraphic Correspondence Of the
COurier-J Journal.
WASHINGTON, May There was
an exciting time in the house today,
when Mr.. Chalmers called up his
question Of privilege to make a state
ment about the Fort Pillow affair.
After he had concluded the recital of
his connection with the capture of the
fort, Mr.. Burroughs, the Columbian
orator from Michigan, made a har-
angue as to the horrors Ofthe massacre.
When he quit, Mr., Chalmers said that
he was the last man who ought to saw
anything, as his own conduct in the
war was alleged to be ~disgraceful.
Burroughs and the Republicans at this
became greatly exercised and Chalmers
continued, saying that it had been
charged against him that he had re-
signed because he was afraid to hold
his commission. Burroughs was able to
saw himself, because Chalmers was
not thoroughly acquainted with the
facts. 1t is a well-known story in Bur
rOughs' locality that at the first bat
tie he skulked, and then resigned his
commission in the army, never SMELL
ing gunpoWder a~fterward. 1t is
worthy of mention that the only other
member who has made capital out of
this Fort Pillow revival, Mr.. Butter
worth, Of Ohio, has equally as odor-
GUS a record, and is continually ex-
posed to a mine of dynamite in his
connection with the quartermaster de-
partment of the army.
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Defrauded of their Bounty.

Washington Special, 9th.
There arc daily developments of in
stances showing the hypocrisy of the
Republicans to the sufferers by the
war-the sleeveless heroes and ruined
loyal men of the South. Senator Wal
lace has introduced a bill which. in.
stead of being titled "To authorize the
payment OF certain claims for arrears
Of pay and bounty" should read, For
the relief of soldiers and sailors robbed
through the c~onnivance of Republican
officials" The bill provides that
widows and minor heirs of Union SOL
diers, who have been defrauded of the
bounty and arrears of pay due them
by law, by means Of forgeries perpe-
trated by their attorneys or
other persons, shall, when such
%forgeries have been the result
of no fault or negligence on
the part Of the claimant, be paid the
amounts due them out Of the treas.
ury. Under the act of 1866, a mass of
claims for bounty and arrears of nav
were presented by attorneys and paid.
Thousands of dollars were thus drawn
on forged papers, and, after awhile,
when the claimants began their com
plants, the auditors and officials al
the treasury cooked up a decision that
the claimant must look to his. attor-
ney. The manner in which these
claims were paid was so loose, and So
little care was taken to protect the
real claimant, that there has for a
long time been a belief that some of
the officials at least connived at the
Wholesale stealing going on before
their eyes,
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From Yesterdays Second Edition.l
CONGRESSIONAL.
Debate on the Bill Repeating the
Eight Hours Law.
After an Animated Debate ID was
Killed by IO3 TO 81.
The Silver Bill in the House.

WASHINGTON, May 8.-HousE-
The bill to enforce the eight hour Law
was taken up as the business of the
morning hour.
Mr.. Kelley argued that so long as
that law was unrepealed every work
ingman in the government employ
ment, forced to work ten hours for a
days wages, was defrauded of his legal
rights, but the condition of things
since the passage of that law had
changed greatly now.
Capital could not find a safe and
profitable employment in productive
industries, and labor was starving.
The condition of the world in that re-
spect was pitiable. If the theory of
over-production we're true (Which he
denied), then, in Gods name, let over
production be stopped.
If eight hours of labor produced
too much let the time be reduced to
six. Either that should be done or
the doctrine Of Mr.. Matthews should
be accepted and the aincre0s of popu
lation stopped. He was opposed to
that. 1.-two hours toll was enough to
sustain a workingman and his fam
lily, the working time should be
reduced to two hours. But if eight
or ten hours labor had the effect of
reducing the laboring class to poverty,
want and death, then, in Gods name,
let the hours of labor be reduced.
The bill was opposed by Mr.. McMil-
Ian as not being in the interest of the
toiling people, but adverse to that in
terest. He moved an amendment that
shall not apply to the past.
Mr.. Goode, who reported the bill,
spoke in its advocacy, taking the
ground that congress would set a bad
if it allowed the officers of
the government to disregard the plain
law.
1t was also further advocated by Mr..
who SAID that no one had asked
or dared to ask Tin the face of the
voters of the country for a repeal of
the eight hour law.
After some further debate the bill
was laid on the table by a vote of 1903
to 81. A vote was then taken by yeas
nays on a motion to lay on the
table the motion to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was laid on the
The vote resulted 122 yeas and
g nays, thus e%fiectually killing the
Dill.
The silver bill was taken up.
Mr.. Kimmen offered an amendment
the weight of the silver dollar
At 46O instead of 4124 grains.
Mr., Fisher favored the amendment
opposed the bill, arguing in favor
the single standard.
SENATE.-The consideration was
resumed of the house bill prohibiting
military interference at elections. Mr..
Morgan advised its passage, arguing
that the trainers of the constitution,
the view to the preservation of
liberty, drew a broad dis
-inction between the regulars and the
and that the latter should be
employed to enforce the laws.
The subcommittee Of the senate
on judiciary decide that last
iear's law stopping army promotions
above the rank of captain is still in
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The YELLOW Fever RIn.

Ba'binziqB special 10 Cincinnati OazoltoJ
The yellow fever bin has, for the
present received lbs quietus, probably
iM deathbloW AAef nearly a week
NJ desultory debate IN tho Senate to
hll the gap caused by tho hitch in the
Appropriation bills, the measure was
" day ~ committed 10 tho committee
"a which II originated By q vote of 30
" ~ One " tho chief objections 10
The bill which was urged by Senators
p0uklinR, Herman and Others, was
that Il vested an immense power in
The National Board Of Health to be
created by H. The power would act
ually enable the board 10 entirely
override all local regulations with
which lts regulations might conflict.
Some NJ tbe State sanitary rules, par
heularly those " Now York, were M
good as have ever been devised. To
overthrow them now, Just NJ the be-
gluHluR VI the hot term, might result
disastrouslY Mr. Harris, Of Tennos-
eoq, Ybq lW bad charge Of the bill
gas bitterlg disappointed, aud pro.
tested against Che Iee0mmltmcut, say
Ing the committee could DO nothing
more than report the bill back in tho
same shane ~ they bad already done
g ~ ihell power " render vs. pro-
Visions HH0blHctl0nablp,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
SHERMAN
PreSontedt o the Ohio Legislature,
and OF for Washington

COLUMBUS, May Secretary Shcr-
man called on the State officers to-day
and was presented to the members of
both branches oftbe general assembly,
each house taking a recess for the
purpose. lie left on the noon train
tor Washington,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09

fail to appreciate il, and we have more
faith in the mercy of providence
than to believe that any community
can be afflicted with more than one
or two men who could write or make
such heartlcss and uncalled for asser
tions.
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The Ynndcr6nts Agnin.

New York, May Sat the annual
meeting of the Michigan Central rail
road to-day the following directors
were elected; VIM. H. Vanderbilt,
Aug. Schell, Samuel f. Barger, Cor
nelius and VIM. X. Vanderbilt and
Ed D. Worcester of New York A.
Pond, Detroit; General Arson Sta
ger, Chicago; W. L. Scott, Erie, Pa,