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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
Rev. De La Matyr Refused Adj
mission 10 the Pulpit.

Cincinnati Gazette Washington Special.l
A story comes from Maine in refer
ence to the Rev. Mr.. De La Matyr
the great Indiana apostle of the green
back dispensatiOn. On Sunday last
he attended the Chestnut street Meth
odist church in Portland, and some Of
the prominent members expressed a
desire to hear him preach in the even
ing The question caused considera-
bic discussion however, and a council
of trustees and other officials was
held in the afternoon, and while a few
were in favor of inviting him into the
pulpit, the majority expressed the
opinion that if he had been correctly
reported in the Congressional Record
his presence in their pulpit would be
very likely to exert a bad influence
and on this ground it was decided not
to invite him. Mr.. De La Matyr ex-
pressed equal surprise at the result
and said that, while he had been .
minister for thirty years, this was the
first time he had ever been refused
the opportunity of entering a Metho-
dist pulpit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
TENNESSEE
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Nashville, Tenn, August IS, 1879.
RULES
For the Government Of Memphis
and Other Infected Districts.

RULE /. No person shall bo permitted 10
enter town or place which is dangerously
infected with yellow fever, unless such por-
son has already had tho yellow fever. and
then only after obtaining permission of the
superintendent Of Quarantine.
RULE 2. The superintendent of ouaran-
tine at each place dangerously infected
shall have charge and control, with the couu-
sci and advise ofthis Board. of the disinfec-
tion of houses, priyies, cellars, clothing, bod
ding, and all other textile fabrics, baggage.
mails, cars, depots, sewers, drains, public
and private yards, and such other places and
things as it may be at any time considered
necessary to disinfect.
RULE 3. Local Boards Of Health are ex-
pected to have charge of, and to enforce gem
eral sanitation within the limits of their re-
spectiye Jurisdictions, and to give aid aud
support to Superintendents of Quarantine
during the epidemics in the carrying out Of
such rules and regulations as the State Board
have adopted, and may from time to time
adopt.
RULE T. A house infected with yellow fs-
yer shall be designated by Yellow Flag.
Rule 5. No person shall be permitted to
enter a house infected with yellow fever ex-
cept physicians, elergymen, and such nurses
and attendants as are necessary to the care
of the sick.
RULE 6. No persons, except physicians
and clergymen, shall be permitted to leave
an infected house without the permission. In
writing, Of the Superintendent Of Quarantine.
they having first complied with such methods
OF disinfeetion as may be prescribed by him.
RULE7. Physicians and clergymen may
come and retire from the apartments of the
sick OF yellow fever at all hours; provided.
however, that they Shall not enter nom
injected house, carriage, car or other public
place Of resort until their persons and an
patel have been thoroughly disinfeeted.
RULES. Public assemblies Of ali kinds ava
prohibited in any place dangerously In
fected With yellow feyor; and the sur :
tendent of Quarantine is charger ,u;,L iL0iin, ~
rigid enforcementof Of this rule wiz" '"e
RULE 9, From the nour.as
auut u : am. each day, all persons moi
e"s"SeH in the care Of the sick ar A.,
"-e execution of their duties ms of.
'eers OF the law, shall remain at tbeir
~, nones OF on their respective premises, unless
'pey DC granted permission to leave them bv
'uo superintendent of Quarantine.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
General Grant on the Richmond.

A'6ury Park IN. " Journal, lsth.I
Through the kindness of Mr. f. W
McEwan, of Asbury avenue we were
permitted to make an extract from a
letter from his brother, who Is on
board the United States steamer Ash.
uelQt, now III Japanese waters. Mr.
McEwan said We had two ladies
on board the Richmond, and as thew
had the cabin General Grant was
obliged to live in the ward room. II
was a vacant room without particle
OF furniture, and the mattresses used
were taken from the paymaster' $ stores
and were the kind issued to the men
One othcer contributed sheets, another
a pillow, and | furnished the towels
ana soap, No room in the ward room
presented so shabby an appearance as
the one occupied by General Grant"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23

presidential term. His impeachment
would favor the candidacy of Justo
Benitez.
The majority of the cabinet has
resolved that the constitutional
amendment against the reelection Of
a president should be repealed, in
order to save the country from an
archy.
The movement for the repeal of this
amendment has already been made in
the legislatures of Michoacan, Puebla
and Morelos.
The opposition papers say the cabi-
net is paving road to the dictator
ship.
President Diaz continues to declare
his unwillingness to serve another
term.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
Hard 10 Rear.
Summit Miss Timos.1

sulhWit NMlsS.l Times.
We must condole with the citizens
OF this place on the organization Of a
new brass band. There is no town in
the State that has suffered more from
snts infiction than Summit; for five
years the brass band fever RACED with
unabated fury, and the town has been
subject to occasional outbreaks ever
since. For two long years the citizens
have slept in peace, uninterrupted bv
the UNI -ta-ta-ta" of the accompani-
ment instruments, and were congratn-
liatlng themselves that the germs were
dead, but from the recent outbreak II
seems they were only alternating.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23

CRY OF Mexico, VIA HAVANA.
August 1.-THE State of Vera Cruz
Is In a very revolutionary condition,
Fhe government tTpops are rapidly
concentrating in Vera Cruz. The
Spanish element is accused of insti-
eating the disorders, their dissatisfae-
tion being the laws against smupglinp.
A prominent Federal senator was pre.
pafiAg on tho night of June % to 90
70, Vera UFug, with the intention Of
taking part in an uprising, when he
was summoned before President Diaz
who warned the senator he knew ali
the plans Of the revolutionists. and
advised the senator to remain in the
capital. The latter remained, and il
now a faithful friend Of the President.
y 10 alleged Diaz is having bill of
impeachment prepared against Senior
lallarte, president of the Supreme
Court and vice president of the repub-
lie. Senior Vallarte, according to The
present law, will hold Office two wears
alter the expiration OF the present
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23

Mr.. HAYES will have to ante-up
again. Casenave, the only one of the
Louisiana returning board who does
not hold lucrative Federal Office, is
in Washington and wants a place.
He says Wells, Anderson, and the
other darky have about twenty good
paying Offices in their families. Case
nave is little late in putting in his
claims. He kept negro gambling
hell In New Orleans, and it is pre-
sumed has had a run of bad luck.
Rutherford should care for him. His
vote made a President.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
Hearing a Railroad.
Summit tMiss.l Times. Aug. III

7-7 N-17T'I EE1IIW1I tRWH' WI
AS the north bound passenger train
Of the G., st, i, and N. O. railroad
came flying over the steel rails ON
Thursday evening last, near Alligator
Station, La, an immense black bear
sprang upon the track ahead of the
engine and tried his speed for thirty
or forty yards, but finding he would be
oyerhauledi jumped the track and hid
himself in the wilderness.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
A Miracle.

Cincinnati Commereial.l
There are many persons of the pres
ent day who do not believe in miracles
and who may doubt the truth of this
one but we have man who, for two
glasses of stale beer and a dog-lep
cigar, will swear it is true.
A gentleman living on Findlay street
has son who was helpless from the
effects of rheumatism. He could NOT
move, nor could he be moved without
causing him great pain. One evening
as he lay quietly on his couch, his
father thought some music might
cheer him. So he invited in a tall
young man of the neighborhood, who
was learning to play on the flute. The
invalid greeted him kindly, and soon
saw him produce his flute, moisten his
lips and begin. He tried to play Once
Again" The invalid did not wait ia
hear it the first time, let alone "once
again." but he sprang high in the
air, tore furiously out of the house
and ran a mile without stopping.
When he was returned he was com.
pletely cured of rheumatism, and is
now doing the work of customary
blind" horse in a kindling wood fac
tory, earning a dollar a day.
P.S.-The " futist still practices,
and property is going rapidly down in
his neighborhood. He sometimes goes
out to Spring Grove Cemetery and
practices, and the groans of the bodies
can be heard miles around.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
MEMPHIs, TENN.. Aurust % 1e

mn NhHPHIs, IkNN., August q, 1879,
The attention Of the citizens of Mempbis Is
directed to the above rules and regulations
adopted by the State Board of Health. Il
being my duty to see that they are complied
With and inasmuch as they are intended for
our benefit, and to check, if possible. the far
'her spread of the disease, invite the CO.
operation of all good citizens in aiding mo 10
enforce the same from this date.
JOHN JOHNSON,
l6l l53 Superintendent of O,,a-o,.;
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is s5 per annum and
SOC per month iOrlsss than one year The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per aunum-
postage free.
Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC per
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing pOstotiCe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
Express NEntte,..l.

opecial to Cincinnati Commercially
NASHVILLE, Tenn. August 19.-
The Union Express Company which
recently contracted with the Louis
vile and Nashville and Great South.
ern railroad, to do business over that
line and branches, will 90 into opera.
ton here to-morrow. The Southern
Express Company heretofore doing
business over the road will attempt 10
continue it over that line, asking only
the terms it has exacted of the Union
Express Company, which has been
given the exclusive right, claiming
that the road had asked it to leave
the road without any cause. and il 4
said, given the Union a better con-
tract than the Southern had, and that
the Union Company is composed of a
few officers and directors Of the road
to be run in their interests, and IS not
a railroad concern. The officers Of
the road will contest the right of the
Southern to run over its line, and a
mammoth lawsuit will result.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23

THE Roman Catholic bishops of
Ireland at recent meeting in Dublin
condemned the university bill intro
duced by the government as "unwor-
thy the acceptance Of the Irish peo-
pie" because it fails to satisfy their
just and reasonable requirements"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
AID Cor yellow Fever Sunerors.

NEW YORK, August l9.-Letter
boxes are placed in the postofice
eleyatorsand at other prominent places
in that building, bearing the following
inscription Contributions received
in this box for orphans Of yellow fever
sufferers at Memphis, Tenn"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23

SUBSCRIBERS who wish 10 re-
new will do us a favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail list Is very
large. and our force to do the
wOrIs snaII. NO USE T0 SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
New York Sun

DR.. Evans, the American dentist,
who identified the remains of the
Prince Imperial by the filling, i
probably the only man who ever
snatched an Advertisement iron NE
Jaws OF death, Tie Is the same Dr.
Eyags ofwhoh Mr.. Esyarts, at % one - oi
the banquets after the Geneva award
gracefully observed that Ntke princes
and soyereigns of tho earth, so reticent
with most people, had freely opened
their mouths to him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23

NOW lork Nrapnlc.l
A Graphic representative, yester-
day, met Ex-Governor Yarmouth. Of
Louisian, at Long Branch. He said
that he was doubtful if the RepubIi.
can party could count on single
electoral vote from the South in 1880.
Grant was the choice of the Republi-
cans for President; Bayard the choice
of the Democrats. Tilden's chances
were slim. He indorsed the admin.
lstration of President Hayes, and was
surprised that his name was not being
urged more earnestly for President in
1880. He thought the negroes would
after the crops were gathered, begin
to leave the South by thousands.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY

This Institution was regularly inco-roro,,l
oy the legislature OF the State for Edueatiopei
anu anu OAarna9lo purposes, in 1858, for the
tetM Of twenty-five Years, to wkssS
contract the inyolable faith Of tbo stSts' s'Gs Y
PlgSEsea with capital of sl,OOQ,OO5, to which
Us grand Single NumbeS NJ snoO,Uyg; w;
IaEe place moptAly ON the second TSssdSs Siii sH
tolloWing distribution: "'0A @' tne
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
a CARD.

To all who are suffering frOmthe errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss of manhood, ETC., 1 will
send recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discoy-
cred by missionary in South America. Send
a aself-addressed envelope to REv. JOSEPH T.
INlAN, Station D, New York City.
e0d-2-xxx-lkw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
K. nE H
K. OF H.
NOTICE TO PHYSICIANS
And Members OF the Order.

PHYSICIANS attending on any member Of
an sls oruer are requested, after being
"a, 70 nj once report such attendance Ia
heSaIdquarters, otherwise their fees for seTviceS
VIII not be recognized by the relief board
Members taken sick and not having samo a.
once reported to headquarters, will he ae'
barred from all relief from this board.
w a.. JAMES B. COOK, Pres't.
H' ~ uLlesoNi Ass Sec'y. 150t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23

THE LEDGER Job printing Office IA Mod;
Il son, executes everything In the lob print-
this city. ' "o"s0 w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
LOTTERY.
SPLENDID OppOPTr,yvuv 80

a IuIx- x-I,N LII LII UFFOkTUNITY no
"A WIN FQRTUNE-Ninth Grand Dis-
Strloutlon, Glass |, at New Orleans, Tuesday.
september y, lS79-ll2th Monthly DRAWING
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
DIED.

HELMAN--Mrs. MARY HELMAS, "only
sister Of }. r. Grehan, yesterday evening,
al her residence on Dunla avenue, near
Elmwood Cemetery. She leaves a family Of
hye children to mourn her untimely death.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23

No costigeness, diarrhea or any bowel
eomplaintswhere Hop Bitters are used.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
UAPITAL PRIZE. aaO. .Ooo.
100000 Tickets at 50 Each ur.rc
TiNkels. 81 I.isa n : 49,. mum.

responsible corresponding agents wanted at
pensaNon will be paid.
Apphcation for rates to clubs should only be
made to the home Office in New Orleans.
Al write clearly stating full address, for fur
ther information, or send orders 10
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
P.O. Box 692, New Orleans, La.
or same at No. $40 Broadway. New York.
=, Or TO ID. H. GILLESPIE,
No. West Court street, Memphis Tenn.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings ara
asnaer aa the p spPegrgyIssionn II and management Of
A. EARLY. 1lS.Sts.i- SSii-1i4
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12
VIII Mamma Come Tonight |!

1t was little child's question, that was
born amid sobs and tears. The mother
had been absent two days, and the child.
heart WAS ycarning for her. Sing some-
thing, gran ma" pleaded the plaintive
voice. Sing My Dear MoLher.'" Soft
ly III the calm eventide. grandmas pre-
cious voice sung low and tremulous:
"Orer the mountain and over the moor.
Bar, foot AMI hungry wander forloln,"
sung until the little heart fell asleep com.
forted.
The child is Il maiden now, expanded
unto the full stature of 4 lovely woman
hood. We are sitting on the same old
hcarth-stone tonight where we were wont
to sit in the days that are no more. There
are no flowers; the fragrance is from the
burning Yulo log, for the sweetest, most
delicious odor issues from it.
We would be happy, but there are large
black shadows falling on tie wall-thcre
are large black shadows falling on our
hearts. Oar thought goes drifting out to
u hnllowed spot in Gods acre" far
away, where dear one is waiting the
resurrection morn. The eloquencc, the
palhos of silence is resting on the little
hearthstone group-the grandfather sill
yer crowned, the grandmother who sang
the lullaby in the flr-of even-tide, and the
chill woman grown. As look on her
trembling lip, into her large lustrou5 eyes
tcar-lilled. feel the great weight of her
heart: "Oh for the touch of IA vanished
hand, ind the sound of Il voice that is still"
[ feel she is asking the same child-question
she asked in the long-ago: Will mamma
come to night?' Two years; yet in this
one sad moment we are living again the
pain we felt ~ her going she and
the angel that held her hand went of tow
ard Il great light that crept over dark
sea TO meet them. After while we speak
of her beautiful life-her patient suffering
life, the gentle influence that fell upon all
around her, and as the whole glory and
beauty of her excellency breaks upon us,
our souls silently turn to the dear Christ
heart who will transiigure our lives, and
draw us up also into the light of eternity
if we will let him. With this blessed
thought Il sweet peace comes TO each sit
ting here in the freight and we feel, she
has come to-night-the child's mamma
our shining one in the sweet Christmas.
tide.-IV. g. AdU0cate.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

FOUND ITS OwNER.-At the New York
postoflice, ~ few days ago II letter from
Ireland came directed to My Mother
New York, America" OF course it was
an possibility to tell to whom the letter
belonged, and preparations were made to
send it to the dead-letter office. The same
day, however, woman called at the
general delivery window and asked for a
letter from her son. The gentleman who
had charge of the deciphering bureau was
Immediately struck with the coincidence
and sent for the letter alluded to above
He asked the woman where her son lived
and when she gave the name of the town
it was found to be the same as the post
mark on the letter. Other inquiries justified
the official in delivering the letter to the
woman, but he insisted that she should
open it there, and it was discovered that il
was from her son, and that she was tht
person for whom it was intended.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

ADMISSION TO THE BAR.--The following
examination of Il candidate for admission
to the bar is taken from the ITeSiGrH Lao
journal. The examination commenced
with, " Do you smoke sir?"-"I do sir"
-" Have you spare cigar?'-" Yes.l--
" Now, sir, what is the first duty of Il law
yer?n-" To collect fees. -" Right. What
is the secondP'-" To increase the num-
Der of his clients. -" When does your
position towards your client change?'-
'When making bill of costs -" Ex-
plain. -" We are then antagonistic. l
assume the character of plaintiff, and he
becomes the defendant. -" A suit decid.
cd, how do you stand with the lawyer con-
Quoting the other side?'--" Cheek by
iowl. -" Enough, sir; you promise to be-
come an ornament to your profession, and
| wish you success. Now, are you aware
of the duty you owe to mePn--" Perfect
w. Describe it," 1t is to invite YOU
to drink. y" But suppose l declineP''-
Candidate scratches his head" There is
no instance of the kind on record in the
books. l can't answer the question. =
/" You are right; and the confidence with
which you make the assertion shows you
have read the law attentively. Let's take
tue uTluh, anu Will siSu your Cclill-
cate"
This is good deal longer than the ex-
animation said TO have been passed by an
eminent living citizen of Connecticut, who
reported his experience thus: The exam
lining counsel Che work was done in that
county, at that time, in open courD came
round and sat quietly down on bench
next behind the aspirant and asked him in
a low tone of voice, " X, what are
the domestic relations?''-" Parent and
child. husband and wife, guardian and
ward, and master and servant."-" Very
well,--- Well, K, you know nll
about law, and those things, don't youP"
-" Certainly" said the examined. " All
right" was the reply. That is sufficient
You are qualified" For helping the schol-
ar onward, we remember nothing much
like it except question said to have been
put to pupil by certain college mathema-
tical professor. now deceased, as follows;
I" The three interior angles of right
angled triangle are equal to two right
wHATP"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

TIE NECESSITY OF PLENTY OF SLEEr.-
A writer in Scri6ner Tor February, con-
sidering the Relations of Insanity 10 Mod
ern Civilization, speaks of the loss Of
sleep as prominent cause OF insanity.
He says
Daring every moment OF consciousness
the brain is in activity. The peculiar pro-
cess of cerebration, whatever that may
consist of, is taking plcae; thought after
thought comes FORTH nor can we help it,.
1t is only when the peculiar connection or
chain OF connection of one brain cell with
another is broken and consciousness fades
away into the dreame>s land Of perfect
sleep, that the brain is at rest. In this
state it recuperates its exhausted energy
and power, and stores them up for future
need. The period Of wakelulncss is one
of constant wear. Every thought is gen
Grated at the expense of brain cells, which
can be fully replaced only by IA period OF
properly regulated rerosr. If, therefore,
these are not secured by sleep, if the brain
through ovcr-stimulatiOn, is not left to
rccuperate, its energy becomes exhausted; !;
debility, disease and finally disntcgration
supervene. Hence the story is almost
always the same for weeks and months
before the indications of active insanity
appear, the patient has been anXions, wor-
ried and wakeful, not sleeping more than
four or i've hours out of the twenty-fOur
The poor brain, unable to do its constant
work, begins to waver, to show signs oi
weakness or alteration; hilucinations Oh
delusions hover around like floating
shadows in the air, until finally disease
comes and
"panis his siege
Against the mind, which he pricks and wounds
With many leglons OF strange fantastic,
Which IN their tnrong and press to that last hold
Coniound themselves"