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Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11

Our leading lawyer in st.
james, Mr.. L. p. Poche, is back
from st. Louis, where lie had gone
for two weeks.
But when he regained his home
and parish, he found them covered
with ice and sleet.
Our Sunny South is very cool for
the moment, ct hiems congelat ospcru
nuSOS.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11
AAynArE Xcws?

The winter has been slow, but
severe.
For saturday, sunday, monday
and tuesday last, we found ourselves
in Il true Siberia.
During those days, 81 sad for the
poor people, the trees OF our gardens
and OF our woods, covered with ice,
shoue like billions of crystals and
diamonds.
IT was a splendid spectacle, but
too cool.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11
-Dur roads are'nO more roads.

Our roads arctno more roads.
You may give them the names
YOU please, except the names OF
roads.
They are mud, bitches, holes,
abyss and Hell.
But our rural butchers and bakers
deserve great credit for their. hero.
ism.
In spite of rain, ice, mud and
hell, they have not discontinued to
carry their daily meat and bread to
the customers.
But several of them, Como's
butcher for one, have been station
ed several hours in the mud aud i'll
the ice Of our internal roads.
No NATTER.
So that our Representative Como
gives Us good laws.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11

We are happy to learn that our
Parish Attorney, Mr.. Winchester,
has not resigned.
Mr.. Winchester is a faithful and
able officer.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11

Tile message of Gov. Nichols
has been received, read and appre-
ciatcd.
1t is a very long document con.
Guiding With the call Of a %constitu.
tional convention.
A merreiNe, if such is the remedy
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11

Official ournal.......LE L~oUlsIANAls,
POLICE JURY.
President, A. l.. Bourgeois;
Secretary. Emile j. I.aiche;
Members. j. A. Druilhrt, j. b. Tercland,
Telicien N'a.unspack. Df2ird Leblanc. Jn-
mos Davis. Alfred Mirc, Henry johnson.
Felix +. roche, Richard A.. Harrison.
SCHOOL BOARD.
President. j. Ge,til:
Secretary, J. Louis tiaudct;
Members, J. l.. Toellt. Marcclin Tir-
emit. Alfred Plaisance, T. Numa Martin,
Th"Anspiore DuSas, A. Nv Thompson, II. l..
Iurtaud.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11

The handsome Marks-wc say
handsome from the public, voice
has not been decapitatcd.
President Hayes has respected
the beautiful head of collector
Marks.
Ola hcphalt !..says the Greek.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11
JAN. II. 1879.
Official Directory
Fourth Judicial District.

Comprising the Parishes of Ascension,
st, James, st. John the Baptist and st.
Charles.
District Jndgc...-..--...Hc Henry Dnhrl,
District Attorncy..--..-..-F i. Earhart.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11

The new year reception day at
the White House has been reported
splendid.
Mrs. Hayes Ind a magnificent
white satin gown.
Hayes and Wheeler were clothed
in black.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11

Senator Landry, alias pierrot,
OF Donaldsoncil!e, is at his post.
A~s'scnator Landry is thc%olfspring
OF Il compromise or combination, it
Is naturally expected that our friend
picrrot will represent the whites
and the blacks alike.
Plc'rot est IN nhomme qui connatt
son connaH.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11
SUCCESSION OF WILLIAM TOSIEI
AND WIFE.
STATE or LOUISIANA,
PARISH COURT,
PARISH OF SAINT JAMES.
PARISH OF SAINT NJ

By virtue of an order of sale under
date of January 9th, 1879, to me
directed by the above named Hon.
Court. in the above entitled cause,
| will offer for sale at Public Auc-
ton, on the premises, on the
l5M day Of Febr"nrN 4. d.,
1879, at ii 0,ciock, 4. VI.
the following described property,
to.wit:
One undivided fourth of a certain
tract of land situated in the
parish of st. James, on the left
bank of the Mississippi river,
at abont G. miles above the
city of New Orleans, measuring
one fourth q otan arpent more
or less front; beginning at a
distance Of Five Hundred and
Eighty-tive feet from the pub.
lie road back to the forty ar
pents.-Linc closing more or
less in the rear; bounded above
by lands Of William Plenty \
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11

bers are always present and ready
to transact the usual business.
But four is not a quorum.
Five are required.
So, let us be five to-day.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11
Seventh Senatorial District.

aud St.Janes.l
State Scnator Pierre Landry.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11

We have no news from our
REPRESENTATIVE Como, and we can't
say as certain if the ,epfesenter
Dick is contesting the seat of Como.
But it is certainly more agreeable
to stay in Il good House, receive u
Good per diem and make good laws
Tor the people, than to sell meat in
a cart, and station several hours in
the mud.
Don't envy, gentlemen.
s. When a man possesses knoWi-
edge, experience and legal science,
lie is duly entitled to the honors OF
!. legislature.
And YOU, Dick. rccollect also that
Como is by birth entitled to the
honor.
Ills qynmI papa was one OF the
colleagues of Warmoth.
lis it today that our new Police
Jury will meet
Some say yes.
Others say no.
And We say nothing.
For We do not know.
But when our jurors will meet, we
have no doubt that they will hon.
estly and earnestly fulfill their du-
ties.
They are, as Shakespeare says,
Honorable men.
The fact is that the weather is
bad, the road muddy, and salary
But, gentlemen of the School
Board YOU have to know that Il duty
is something.
s. You already know it.
For, at every meeting, four mem
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11
FIFTH WARD POUND.

WANTED, H !" Ea%a ;hs'
Sitnlher - is the lucky number that Won
the BAY Mare, at Til, drawing Of the lotte-
rN thereof, Which took place on Sunday.
the 9Th OF November last past, ISIS, III
tAbAnoety plantation.
Any "la holding said ticket may claim
sain Mare Within thirty days of the notice
hereof.
Dee. :, -. PAUL GR!MA.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-01-11
Parish of : James.

Parish OF st. JNMcS.
Richard Simms,
Rerrcscntatiycs.... Vincent Dickinson.
Incien como
Parish Ju1rc........ +. Siskron.
Parish .At,orucy......J II, Winchester,
Clerk OF Gourt........ Emile j. Laichc,
Rrcorder..-..........Louis Dtgas,
Treasurer. Henry Feitcl,
Tax Collector ........E. G. Mire,
Sheriff Victor Miles,
Coroner Leblanc,
Parish pllysician.....F I. NJ. Lamhremont.
Assessor. Dornier.
Supervisor of Regis
, 1879-03-01

NEIp }HF& JlMf
The rfdIculo cpst by "lI. NJ. s. Ttnaforc'
upon tho ''shpsc-Eo1ng officer" " Ut thu British
navy would haye '>ecn even Mora uppruprfato
IN tbs seventeenth century, when 1t WIS quite q
common thing to transfer officers from, tliu land
serytcu to tla 1cct without aIy preparation.
Unc of those thus transferred was Zen. Monk,
who bud Ut that tIMv ncYuy been to sca In bis
life. Another was rrl,lco rupert, Tie fnnous
appointed to the cuslnfinl Of 4 i,aii-of-war,
nl6nscd thu laughter VI the crew by calling o.t,
"Whecl 10 tic lcft,n instead OF "Port your
licltn.h Robert Blake, attcrwarl second
only to Nelson lmsolf, Ind been Mill
tary commandment at ttl8 siege OF TauII-
ton, immediately bofora his an,,ointuleu.
as Vtcc-Almiral Ut the Channel tlcct. Lord
Turr!nElofs Hanc was corruplcd into "Tarry-
in.town" by tho sattofs, IN Consequence oi bis
undtsgusc1! preference VI Ills town llnuse to liA
Quartrr'.!cclt. Lord Dor&et's closo attuulIon TO
hls duty was sIlown by tIla tnct III hia rc1uir-
ins to l,ayc hIs own flagship pointed Out 10
HIN. lsut fortunately tl4o serylcu contained
ollNr mcn Ut u very different type. Thu say-
!nE current ut that time In tic English navy,
"Ihere's no Admiral ltko cabin.boY," arose
tip three grrat Ati,nlrals ut thu century, Tho
!lrst OF these was ssr Christopher klll,Es, WHO
bralb hfs career as cabIn-hoy. Ills cnbIn-bny
bcramu Sir John Marlborough, popu3Qrly known
o. ID" (unpow.lcr jack y; anu tt1 cahln.boy OF
Str Johu Marlborough bcsuu,o bir Cloudcs!ey
Ehayel
, 1879-03-01
tnr facts II tho depths Of watcr Mt southwest
pats;

p,,, 1,o v.,.uu ,.n.,,..;EM E5f. M lnehs,a
Fsao III Ma1eh' 3onth n ehsnmci N 4
raan iii, 1ptil. dan{h Of eha,,nsi. .."'25 d
Page i2i' May. donth Of ci,annsi @
Paro ids, Jnne t1enth Of cnnnt,tl,, Fl D
For thd year twenty vcsto!s wan. 10 sea drawing
from twenty 10 twtnty'ono feet, sna two drawing
oSef twentY'onc feet.
All thrsa are facts that Gnu not be denied and
that niter all this loss to tho country fono bill
inn dollars. and thu qovernmert sunk S9,0oo,-
700 In tho job, wo have but ]itsle more Wntcr
than we had betoro.
With these facts, how can Senators and Repre-
sontattycs. Voto 10 perpetuato this stupendous
fraid on tho pcoptel
II COnQrcfs wants to got at the tacts about
tho mississippi River, its mouth, md Tho rec
iamatlon of It's valley from overflow, It can only
he done BY committee Of Its own members TO
co., sec, and hcnr. This viii got nk the truth,
and defeat all ]oba.
"A A. regards the statement made by Gen.
, me'Ghs ~ tIla1 A. Y 1eet as enough watsr nt the
eatl6f1ea WITH " teCt through SnndT Hook, has
, 1879-03-01

termination not to surrent1or tho "Ohto ldoa,'
80 called, but they are getting. ready to modify
for ita object an alliance betrron Ills Western
Democratic party md tho Grccnbsckcrs on a
platform of war on tho National banks, and tho
iasue Of papet money only By the Government
an'l III thG shape Of (rCal-tcnder notes. tits
Western Democrats hcleyc tha:, II they ean
consolidate the Grccnbagk vote with their own,
they can carry enough WcAtcrn 2tates, with tho
solid South, to enable them to dn without New
York, New Jersey, and Conncctlrl1t. Tho
6recnbackcr.., some Of whom aro alEewd men,
arc not unwilling TO mako such an alliance and
to accept such n platform. They sRy that IT
will he at least lhc entering OF tho small end Of
tho wedge. ,,,..,,,.,.u
say, Two can slway1 demand larger issuo ct
grconbacks, and tho rest will come with effort.
Wl'nt wo need Ia the machinery Of regular
party organization to drive IN the wedge"
rhey enntass TINT the 1roenback voto alone
consolidation Of tho lsacabork and Democratic
vote would sweep many Western states on
which the Republicans dcpcud to carry their
candidate In; aud TINT With tho solil South
States to win the election. uencc, the shrewd-
est Of their leaders are ready tn kcccpt Demo-
crattg alliance on platform Of "cItlnctson OF
TIN National hanks, Government leqal-tendcrs
silver With that to carry the country in 1850,
VIC will trust to fortune and tho logic Of cvcrta
for tho rest" they ray.
tbs SOLID sou7n.
It will bo observed TINT In all these ealcula.
tions a solid Democratic South IL taken for
granted. hut there are Democratic politicians
hero who i,eRin to rccoEnizc the fact TINT the
South Ia. ur at least tnaY be next year, an ex-
trctney uncertain political ouanttty. Thcy nc.
knowledge privately that there Es an unt}n,ibtul
nIMl growing tendency In tho Southern States to
Reorganization of PARTIES; alld that, II such a
m A1nn1I ffsttf1, In nm 2tatn
, 1879-03-01

A grlu, story Of lie tu lighthouse comes
from tho l.nraIall coast, aud Is printed In the
haugoon Tint A telegram having announced
thsl tha light OIL the Alguada Reel was not
visible, steamer was dispatched to ascertal,.
thu cause. 1lle captain OIL lAildng discovered
two ot tho men III tue lighthouse dead, while a
third was lying III q prccarlous statey Tho
keeper stated that signals Of tllslress, slch rs
~ want immediate helu'' a,ul "Mun dylng,'
had been exhibited BY him for about twenty
layt., A. = fast scsdrt, MI his signals having
ia!!ed to attr9St attention. ha darkened thu
this step would not fall to atiruct sttenilon to
tug lighthouse: Aud 50. with tho dead and the
dying, he watched for relief, which eaue ut (aat.
, 1879-03-01
SCALES,
DEPARTMENT OF TIE INTERIOR.
0kkirH lHuiAX AYkAiMh

DEpAKTslEET OF IilE iATEHl0it,
uFfJcl IHpiAy AYkAire.
wasuisuTox. veb. ", ,s7o.
Sealed pT9po1als, Endorsed Fl1roials fur Wagons
toa,al'.ossf e lndpa 1as1s VII ee 1ecrssd 1t NJ
div, March i, i7, for farnI.iux u liz u fo1ioHtas
articles Tor tha iuiinn sefsjcr. VIII "s 'SsAt
43l wagons, iii inch Wtfa rntI.n with hnus and II,
fniiTunu1. iii L. Is ts In H. cst @ ns"nSr III r.
wutl SEASONED lvHbs I'M bFsnk lii. .pnwt II inri,.
with coulter: wheel and tnttcr. 4G) sErtNg.plows Il
Eursf ii ctusslnv ar Fnr al III II rt'nn
crss standard ruapsr.s Ehtsshlnx 1sen} iat i
h0fso rakrki acytca aud aMalsi 800 E1st augers,
, 1879-03-01
AFGHAN WARFARE.

Interesting Incidents Of tho English In
vas1on Of Bh1ro Ali's Dominions-1Inppy
Nav Yonr In tile Khoht yalley-Tho Bel
enco Of Murticr-A Terrible lInuRlnE
, 1879-03-01

could, and said be Ind not such a thing as \
knt'e or pistol In his 1,nstess1ont ucvor lad
one, n fact. Thcy, wero all searched. however,
concealed beneath his drcas. Two of Tho knives
wcro royered with blood. There could bo jitta
doubt nbout what tho rascals Ind been 0t, nnd
Trey we1o sotzcd aud brought Into tho camp at
CAPTURED RnnnANpHp.
Gcp, Roberts, with nows coming In daily
about men brtiig attnckcd, aaw that vigorous
steps must 1o taken 10 show the inhabitants Of
tilcto natta That no were determined not to
allow ooor lawles:ncss .an'1 wanton h|oodsncd
order TINT tho JajIa who were captured in Tho
Dlfwaza ?ass, and tic man who wna ca,ight
re!f'hatMicd on ths opposite aldo Of Tho
lKlhurt'm, should be hinged, ,antl TINT thu
tho loaded gun should DO publicly whipped,
71IH GALLONS IN TnH Kllosr vALLnY.
On TucsdaY these sontcnccs worc cayric,l out,
Information OF tho forthcoming execution wns
published as widely a. possibtet mud au effort
VIVA 1naoc TO get the iland men ot the surrouust-
mornInsnt THO execution ureat crowed Of
people igns gathered In tho vicinity Of tho gal.
lows. At II o'clock o company Of tho Twenty
first marched down to The nal1ows With tho four
doomed prisoners IN their mtdat. Their drcss
eon'tste1 only Of a long, blue cotton shirt and
loose prlamaa tied In at their ankles. tn two
Of lfte instances tho ahIrts were mass OF rags,
fraycd into ribbons ut the cdges md holding
wonderfully together Mono Of them, wors
Ing c!lriousy around thom, with ihelr 1ct l,air
hangng ever their faces md their lantls sirspped
lehlnd their backs, Md al! looking thorou1hly
desperate r1!llaus. THO Provost Marshal, q
Ill., sefGsa1 e nant Sf o TGntn Mn'ss
across It. Ihls gil tho men did With much COM
puaiDn. They did not appear to realize whnt
, 1879-03-01
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
That tho Forty.aith Congress Has
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. En-
eouraged.
Diyuslty sl Leaders and oi yitws lmpngl Tho
MISUNDERSTANDING of ihe
Crawl Mortmtnt.
Tho Uncertain Quantity Of Mr, Tilden's
Methods-Posability Of Divid-
Ing the South.

1QE tho E1Qtn,
c..x.,.,..u.. y.,, v.x, u-,,,,,., ,.n
G"fvfsfoadtncs Nfn fnrt Hx,o'd !and- Nfm,.
"AsH1saFoH' ~ G'' Fco' .''-lHe eesso'. "
CenEfess1s now 60 near IT'S etoso it'at "hlie " "
a1ht'c 100 carly 10 sum up lhe Legislative re.
tutts, the pt1ilicat conclusions may DO stated
with some degree Of accuracy. Partisan poll.
Ncs hnvc had In. cffcct or, lcrtslatton this win.
sx .Ms '"1 ~ ,'.uat. H., ,,,i,,.nl d,h,,ss h.v,
W. '"" .,.,, J.. "9as., .'u ns ,nsn.,sn. n,hs
neGn neltl'er numerous n nos .1t", Important une
established at this session, has been Of snaii
sccn,,o, oud nri1cr I'M nnc,ipo uu,, ,v,,lnc,s.
sI, ,,s ,nn,a,o, ~ ~ adr,n,.,rs,tnr wv, vii,
Su 'ueeu e,o. ., .no s,a. ~ o.a n, mta t
takes, Congress- has mainly busted itself with
the appropriation bills, and merely political
measures, such as attempts on the currency,
havo broken down in committee or in tae i
Houses. Nevertheless, as politicians Iron, all
pnrts of tic country arc assembled here, SO tl,c
,,c,rs nul vicw. Of every State arc moro raslIv
gathered ana compared nefe .oan ot an1 oll,er
point, atd out Of TINS comparison some eonclu"
sions On which, whether thcS nrc correct or not,
large number Of important men ort.
.aht,n,. ,,,a tt,o Wo,,h,,., ,.".s '''ase
nasc an9ouoie"'s ""aao luz nep"o''c"os "'oTe
an,l The Democrats less hopeful OF SUCCESS next
gear than they wcro bcfore Congress met. When
C0npenE6 assembled on tho 1et OF DeEen1hef fhn
s,,r.s;1.,st p.nrh,.,r. ,,+t,,,,t. ra,,, ~, 49,
,,s,"s, a. 1s;, rr AK ~ i:3..a tf.1 IKE
.,, ~ '.,t tn ort ro.a1at,, at .'es @
sty T., tn ti.ant uuse ~
kaac.n. I'LL ~ wv o'1"1 ''o'c'"e"t u
INN - i.,i.c' . nx.n. ,,,.. .-u, :..
H., W. ,, eam S'yst III uHnt, smn1 WI G1ag " out
., " sn T. t,o"a.'t,- ,f ~ !. tna,a. Nv ~.
ea3,5 m as nueo3I1 ,9 ,h It,, ns 10 ocaten IT, o y oms
~n,. m ,,,,n. ". Ill., ~ III ai,n ~ ~ H. H. U"
Ill., n,,"nt ~ - liz, tt,. 49,. -. ~ ~ t,'s
otnd lh"w lad m tiniht it,,t ,h.v comi,l In, -
l;rant. whnm ,Hcy hclicycd as stru,,r M any
nl,cr R"n,1G,,can ra,n,i,,nIc In ccrtain sonti,;,
renrtcs. hnt lin sroai,sst Of Mi in nthnrs.
vor :. 1nv ,snrar
clnSoa ~ 4n1 AslAol.
Al th!s nnw GLANCED. l. Is not Tery easy to
tell precisely the reasoi,s o4t tie Tut Is That
ttlc Republicans arr nt this tnn encouraged nntf
hopeful, ahd TIC ncH'9crats knnw M that defcat Is
looking t!tcn, IN the face. ll'o main rcasoh,
perhaps, Is, That tsle session has peFccptlblr In
creased thu dtssensious ~ tle Democratic party
md lis general dcnt"ralization aa an orgapza-
lion, while tile llepubtcaua arc, undoubtedly,
moro United than wien tile sussaon oponGa.
Tile Democratic party, as It Is assembled hero.
has too many otllscrs a'ld too fnw pryatcs. II
Mr. pannng, Of OHIO, could enforce on his party
such EcaeuFe l5 tho Army REORGANIZATION btll,
, 1879-03-01

ET. LouF@. Fl6 I8 1878,
ssa!ed Proposal! wt11 b. reoelVel 4t ts oIao oi g.
hs.9 tSs 1G S5:atsioa o5 ~ 5easaas 0i.a
l(aryvIq. No. 10 Council plaa.. iows Flsai, ID.
hleii aud spcsl1cA.lop{ 70 % scSn Il tue ONCE.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-07
Pcnsacola Quarantine.

PENSACOLA, FLA, July "a
special dispatch from this place on
the 10Th of June, intimating that the
Pensacola quarantine might be aban-
doned and yellow fever allowed to
afflict the nation, is causing alarm in
in the interior, and for the benefit Of
all interior cities and the owners and
shippers Of the remarkably large feet
now at Pensacola for this season Of
the year and the vessels yet to arrive,
the following card, numerously signed,
has been issued;
The undersigned taxpayers Of Pen
sacclla denounce the dispatch in ques-
ton as calculated to injure the com
merce of our port an1 as not repre-
senti1g correctly the situation. Our
port is perfectly healthy; not case of
yellow fever has been here in five
years. Vessels from healthy ports
are allowed to come to the city with
out any hipdrance or detention, but
vessels from oil infected ports are
quarantined and compelled TO take
cargo at quarantine station. This
state of affairs will be maintained,
and if the present board of health
fails to do It's duty the citizens and
taxpayers can and will make the quar-
antine effective.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-07

The Chattanooga Times of Saturday
thus alludes to the prize drill on the
4th:
The Bluff City Grays and the Chick
asaw Guards marched from the Stan
ton House to the parade grounds at
half-past four 0 clock, that hour hay
ing been chosen by them instead of at
2 pm as announced in the.programme.
They were led by the Collieryille brass
band, and in their dress uniform pre-
sented gorgeous and imposing spec
tacle as they marched into the arena
and took the places designated for
their use in the amphitheater. At
fifteen minutes before five o'clock the
Chickasaw Guards, Captain Carnes,
were called into line and executed the
manual of arms amid loud cheers and
enthusiastic applause. After which.
the Bluff City Grays, Captain Came
ron, took the arena and executed the
same with such exactness and dexter
ity that public opinion was much
divided as to the superiority of the
two companies. They then occupied
the remainder of the evening in dis
playing field exercises alternately.
The exercises were watched closely by
the three judges, Lieutenants w. B.
McCallum and j. Il. Sawyers, of the
Fifth Artillery, stationed at Atlanta.
and j, c.. Chance, of the Thirteenth
infantry, stationed also at Atlanta.
Each movement was intently observed
and noted by them who, after short
consultation announced to the execu-
tive committee that they had awarded
the prize to the Chickasaw Guards.
This announcement was received amid
loud and deafening cheers from the
immense crowd, who were anxious to
know the result. Immediately after
this announcement Colonel w. j.
Cliff addressed the companies in a
neat and complimentary speech, which
was replied to by Captain Cameron, of
the Bluff City Grays.
The victorious company was then
the recipients of the hearty congratu-
lations of their many friends, among
whom were prominent many ladies,
who, during the whole evening, aided
and lent encouragement by their smiles
and words of cheer and commenda-
ton. Both companies formed into
line and morched back to their head
quarters at the Stanton House, and as
they entered three cheers were pro-
lposed for the victors, which made the
halls and parlors reverberate long with
echoes of triumph for the gallant
Guards. The contest on the grounds
was very exciting and interesting, and
althoug not victorious, the Grays
imade an enviable reputation with
Ithose who are admirers Of fine military
display Memphis may we'll feel proud
Iof her citizen soldiery,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-07
First Edition.
2 O'CLOCK, P. N.
BY CABLE.
A Gloomy Picture of Affairs in
Russia.
Another Nihilist to be Exc
cuted Shortly.
Germany to Have q High Protective
Tariff.
Sh0rf crnns in Pnrfi0ns nf Austria
Short CrOps u Portions Of Austria

PARIS, July deputy Albert
Christople has accepted the challenge
of the editor of the Lanterne to sub
nit charges against that journal to
jury of honor, composed of the preSi-
dents of the Republican groups of
both chambers.
LONDON, July IA correspondent
at Berlin draws a gloomy picture of
Russia owing to the Nihilists, the
failure of crops and ravages of the
corn beetle. Fifty thousand roubles
have been appropriated to exterminate
the beetle.
The person who supplied the pistol
to Alex. Solovieff with which he at
tempted to assassinate the emperor of
Russia, ON the l4th of April, is a
Russian from Weimar, Germany, who
is also proved to have secured the poi
son with which Solovieff attempted
suicide after the failure to kill the
czar, and to have owned the horse by
means of which the assailants of Gen.
Mesentsof attempted escape. A tele-
gram from st. Petersburg authorita-
lively states that he has been SEN
fenced to be hanged very shortly.
A dispatch from Berlin says: "The
prospect now regarded certain of the
early adoption of the high protective
tariff has caused merchants to import
large quantities of goods in advance
so as to escape the increased duties.
Hence a great falling off of trade is
feared after the new tariff shall be-
come a law. Bismarck, in the face of
serious objections, insists on an in
crease in duty on foreign corn"
Another correspondent says The
second reading Of the tariff bill being
finished, the third reading will be
merely formal, and the measure will
probably be completed by Saturday,
when it is intended to prorogue the
reichstag. The Liberals and Social
lists made a desperate stand against
the duties on coffee and petroleum,
Herr Bebel declaring they would
breed much discomfort and furnish
fresh stimulus for social and demo-
cratic agitation,
A correspondent at Ischie says: "a
journey across three quarters of west
ern Austria shows that the crops in
upper and central Bohemia have run
unduly to straw in consequence of the
unprecedented rainfall. In the valley
of the Danube, above Linse, the fields
are superb, but it is feared the con-
tinual rains will prevent a successful
harvest"