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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30
Wine RlDbers, Make a Note on,L
Paris paper.l

Paris paper.l
Wine connoisseurs will soon be
reckoned amongst bygone wonders.
Their occupation will be gone. for
they will have no wine worth tasting.
hermitage and Cote Rotie may almost
be placed among the wines of the
past; while the Beaujolais and Mae
onnais growths decrease in quantity at
each succeeding vintage. The famous
Burgundian Golden Slope" yielding
Romance Cont and Chambertin.
Montrachet and Clos-Vougeot is also
assailed; and in the department of
the Charente the vineyards are being
rapidly devastated. Not only from
France but from Germany. Switzer-
land Italy and Austro- Hungary, from
the sunny slopes around Malaga and
the terraced nights of the Alto -Douro.
from Madeira, and even from remote
Australia the same cry is Heard. Up
to the close Of last year the ravages of
the phylloxera yastatrix in the vine
yards Of France had extended over
more than ,6OO,OOO acres, the vines in
100000 of which had been totally de-
stroyed. The appearance of the insect
is now reported from the center of the
most famous of all the viticultural
districts of France namely the
Medoc. In certain communes, in
cluding those of st. Estephe and
Pauillac, more than a hundred acres
of vines have been attacked. The
presence Of the insects has been mott.
fed in the vineyards of Chateau La
land and Gallon Segur; in latent
state at Cos d 'Estournal and at Cha
teau Laftte - that famous Chateau
Laftte which, with its 1870 acres of
vineland, was sold about ten years
ago to Baron James Rothschild for
S75, 900. The aggregate value of the
Medoc vineyards, the whole of which
are comprised within a narrow strip
of land some twenty miles in length.
amounts to many millions sterling,
and at the rate at which the phyllox-
era travels it is quite possible for the
whole district to be infested before
the end of next year.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30
A Word for NIemnhIs.

In an article speaking of the ad-
vantages of Memphis as cotton mar
ket and its superiority over New
Orleans, the PauOla Miss Star says:
All our people know Memphis is the
best market. They have tried both,
and they know, too, that it is the
legitimate, the natural market of this
section of country. They know, too,
that she has been a terrible sufferer
during two consecutive summers and
autumns, and their earnest sympa-
thies have gone out to her. : Let
them show their sympathy now in a
material and substantial way, by not
letting New Orleans rob her of her
legitimate trade while she is in dis
tress, and locked in by a Gordon OF
guarantees. Let them hold on to
their cotton, and our word for it, they
will be the gamer in doing so. While
at the same time they will be doing
that much toward helping dear old
Memphis recover from her distress.
Again we repeat, Remember Mem
Dhis."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30
"WOven Air.

The Decca muslins of India are
among the most wonderful evidences
Of the hand-skill of the strange peo-
pie Of the mysterious East. These
fabrics, which are spun and woven en-
tirely by hand, and are the product of
obscure and curious processes, un-
known and unattainable by the West
ern nations. like the fabrication of
Damascus steel and the making of
camels hair shawls, are maryels of in
genuity and skill, and they illustrate
tue poetry Of cotton; the most delicate
of these fabrics is known by the name
Of woven air" 1t can only be made
in the early morning and in the even
ings, when the air is full of moisture
and the dew is on the grass. The
processes by which it is woven are
kept secret, and the people who do
the work are compelled first to pass
through a long course of training and
initiation. Their delicate wares are
Of such ethereal texture as to be al
most invisible, and yet are so endur-
ing that they will bear washing and
wear in wonderful manner. This
precious stuff is monopolized for the
use Of the ladies of the Oriental ha.
rems, and is said to be worth hundreds
Of dollars per yard.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30
PEAvINE TOMS ENCOUNTER.
Attacked by Five Bears, He let's Them
Chew His Back and Escapes.
Plumas Cali National.

Plumas Cali NatiOnal
An Indian known as "Peaviue Tom"
had a hand to-hand encounter with a
number Of bears last week, on the
mountain above Buck 5 ranch, which
must have been terrible battle. He
was hunting in the locality spoken of
and found a bear wallow" in a little
valley, and suddenly came upon FIVE
bears. He says that he shot one, kill
ing it, when another attacked him.
His only dependence was in his butch
er knife, and with this he managed to
kill the second one. About this time
another attacked him, and the conflict
must have been fearful. Part of the
lndians seal lp was torn from his head
his face badly lacerated, and his arm,
side and one thigh fairly eaten up. Z"
No bones were broken, however, and
he managed to stagger and crawl to
the road, where be was found and
taken to Bucks ranch. Mr.. Wagner
dressed his wounds, and at last ac-
counts he was improving and in fair
way to recover. He said he would
have been killed but that be kept his
face down most of the time and let the
bears bite his back. A party went
out to the scene of the fight, and
found the three bears dead and the
Indians knife sticking in one of them.
He must have been game tn the
backbone" and deserves the title of
the "boss bear hunter"
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A wonderful NIan.ocWar.
London Times.1

LONDON Ilmes.I
The torpedo ram Polyphemus. now
being constructed in Chatham dock
yard, appears likely to be the most
extraordinary ship that has yet been
built She is novel and peculiar
alike in form, structure, fittings, and
arrangement Of armor protection.
while her weapons of attack are such
as will necessitate her being fought
differently from any other war ship.
The leading features of the Polyphe-
mus are strong ram bow, a powerful
torpedo battery, great speed aud han
diness, moderate size and a small ex-
tent of surface above water exposed
to the enemys fire, such portion of
the vessel as is above the water line
being convex in form, so as to defect
any projectile that may strike it
The appearance she will present will
be that of cylinder, floating on its
side and deeply immersed, which is
tapered at the ends to form bow and
stern. The Polyphemus is 240 feet
long between the perpendiculars, 40
feet in extreme breadth, and will
have a load draft Of 20 feet. Her
displacement will be 2640 tons. The
convex armored deck will be ( feet 6
inches above the water line, and will
be completely plated over with steel
armor 2 inches thick. The armor
will be carried to depth OF 6 feet to
Z feet below the water-line. The
Polyphemus will not be fitted with
masts or sails, but will carry a pole
for signaling purposes and for making
observations from. She will be pro
PEELED by twin screws. It's estimated
that the engines will indicate a collec-
tive power of $500 horse, and that the
speed will be II knots, The only Of
tensiye weapons the Polyphemus will
possess are a powerful ram bow and
Whitehead torpedoes. She will have
no guns at all except few light shell
guns and Gatlings on the hurricane
deck for the purpose of repelling boat
or'torpedo attacks.
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YeIloR FeYer Notes

John H. Glass, who resided at the
corner Of Trezeyant and Union
avenues, died of fever at the city hos
pital yesterday. DR.. w. B. Winn, in
the second day Of his illness, is resting
easy and doing well. Alf Goldsmith,
sick on Bass avenue for two days
past, is very sick man. Mr.. John
Linkhauer, chairman of the Odd
Fellows relief committee, was taken
i'll last night the case has not yet de-
veloped. Mrs. Volkmar, now six
days i'll, is doing well and has every
prospect for a speedy recovery. None
Of the foregoing have been absent
from the city during the past summer.
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Needs a Nurse.
Philadelphia Ledger.l

AhllduolPild ASuBelsI
If ever there was a gallant soldier
who needed some careful man with
well balanced mind to read and revise
his letters and dispatches before he
sends them off, Lieutenant General
Philip Sheridan is the man. In his
hands the pen is nearly as dangerous
to himself as his sword is to his enc
mics. In his last dash at the interior
department, which ought never to
have occurred in view Of his former
experiences with General Sehurz, he
has been very badly repulsed again.
1t does begin to look just little, per-
haps, as if the lieutenant general had
been petted too much, and so is in
clined to behave like spoiled child.
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A REMIEIsCENCE.
General Harrison and Social DulnkIng

1t is related by Chester, Pennsyl-
vania, lady that when General VIM
Harrison was running for the Presi-
denoy he stopped at the old Washing
ton House for dinner. After dinner
wine was served. 1t was noticed that
the general pledged his toasts in water
and one of the gentlemen from New
York in offering another said Gen.
eral, will you not favor me by drinking
a glass Of wine?" The general de.
clined in very gentlemanly manner.
Again he was urged to join them in a
glass Of wine. This was too much
lie rose from the table, his tall form
erect, and in the most dignifed man
ner replied Gentlemen, / have re-
fused to partake of the wine cup
that should have been sufficient .
though you press the cup to my lips
not a drop shall pass the portals. I
made resolve when | started in life
that | would avoid strong drink and
| have never broken it. | am one of
a class of seventeen young men who
graduated, and the other sixteen
fill drunkards graves-all through
the pernicious habit of wine drinking
| owe all my health, happiness and
prosperity to that resolution. Will
you urge me now ?"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30
The South,s Gold Mines.

The Georgia gold mines yielS
$l,OOO,OOO a year, The Magruder
mine, just in the edge of Lincoln
county, is worked day and night and
yields 100 pennyweights of gold per
hour, or $500 day, and the Georgia
papers think that their State will
eventually rival Colorado's mineral
richness.
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Better Than a SALARY.

The American singer, whose maiden
name was Miss Blanche Tucker, and
who has lately won quite genuine sue
cess on the stage, has been awarded
1000 francs damages by the courts in
Paris because the role of Lydia in the
opera Of " Fatinitza was taken away
from her by the manager after she had
rehearSed it at a Paris theater.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30
Publisher and Proprietor.

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is SIS per annum and
500 per month fOrless than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.
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DlSIEFECTION.
Notice Of DisinfeCting

THE owners. agents, or occupants of the
/ houses bounded BY Gayoso street on the
south, Front street on the west, Poplar street
on the north and Second street on the east,
are hereby notified that the State board Of
health desires TO inspect and disinfect during
the present week, all the premises within the
above boundaries, and this is 10 give notice
and ask that some person may be present to
open the buildings, so as TO admit the men
engaged in this work.
Persons wanting to fumigate their own
houses will be furnished with birthstone for
that purpose on application at the depository
Nos " and 10 Monroe street OF at my Office,
No. 10 Madison street. JOHN JOHNSON,
superintendent Quarantine.
October q. 1879 1881
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30
CARD.

To all who are suffering fromthe errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss of manhood, etc., will
send recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discov-
cred by missionary in South America Send
self.addressed envelope to REv. JOSEPH T.
ISMAS, Station D, Now York City.
eOd-2-Xxx-l&w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30

The wealthiest man in Kalamazoo,
Mich, was approached in the street by
an excited little boy, who said mis-
ter, my sister is in the Aume, over
there if you'll get her out I'll give
you a dollar" The man rescued the
imperiled child. A few days after
ward the boy entered his Office and
put on his desk dollar in small coin,
having broken open a toy bank and
sold q hobby horse to raise the amount.
But, unlike most wealthy men, this
one in Kalamazoo was not perDicious,
and the faithfulness Of the little boy
in redeeming his promise made such
an impression on his mind that he
handed back halt Of the money to the
little fellow and Immediately invited
the gangin the Office to go and have
something with the balance Of the
bill.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30

A party of forty-seven persons,
among whom there are twelve mar
ried couples and fourteen children.
have lately sailed from Bergen, Nor
way, to colonize the uninhabited AL
dehra Island, in the Indian Ocean,
three hundred miles north Of NADIA
gascar, which is said to be admirably
adapted to agricultural industry.
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LOUISIANA sTArE LOTTERY COMpANY

This Institution was regularly incorporated
by the legislature Of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes, in 1868, for the
term of Twenty-Five Years, to which
contract the inviolable faith of the State Is
pledged. with capital Of 81 100000, to which
Its grand Single Number Distribution will
take place monthly on the second Tuesday.
1T NEVER scALEs or POsrPONRs. Look at tie
following distribution:
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CAPITAL PRIZE. $4,000.
100000 Tickets at SO Each; Half
Tickets. 81. List of Prizes.

Responsible corresponding agents wanted at
all points, to whom liberal compensation will
be paid.
Application for rates to clubs should only be
made to the home Office in New Orleans,
Write, clearly stating full address, for fur
theT, information, or send orders by express or
mail addressed only to
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
P. o. Box 500, New Orleans, La.
or same at No. Sl9 Broadway, New York.
=, Or to ID. Il. GILLESPIE,
No. o West Court street, Memphis Tenn.
The particular attention Of the public is
called to the fact that the entire number of the
tickets for each monthly drawing is sold, and
consequently all the prizes in each drawing
are sold and drawn and paid. This is not tho
casewith any other company.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under tho supervision and management Of
Generals g. I. BEAUREGARD and JUBAL
A. EARLY. 39-w6s-62
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30

The American Isabella grape planted
in Wurtemberg, Germany, grows with
extraordinary luxuriance, and during
the present season, in which the Ger
man vineyards are generally in a
rather poor condition, this is about
the only vine that bears abundant
fruit. The United States send cheese
and beef to England, and grapes and
lager beer to Germany. 1t remains
now that they should furnish wines to
France.
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MAolHEls1s.

n =
SliTThs PVrestsnd Best Medicine ever made
z A combination Of Hops. Bueau, Mnnar.h.
and DnneellOn. with al the best and 1aost c-irs,
tiYe Of all other BtteTs the erecf
aest blood Purifier, Liver RegulataF. and Iffs
. nc healta ke3foring Agent on earth
Il 70 disease or III health can possibly long m
tare their oparations '-N f0A'oe'
They give nav nfs aud viser 70 tAe szsd asaluaru.
s. 10 AL whose employmcnts cause irreoularitvhfl
y sho bowels or urinary organs or who reouire. a.,
/. .Appeuzer, Ionio and mild Stimuiaut HSr pi,fs,s
1 are lnValiiable without Intoxicating.
no matter what your feelings or gvmutor,a az.
what the disease or atlment is use Udn pi3tots
Dont wait until you are Hick but II You onlv ferI
.bAo or i,erabie use the Bitters at once liz rse
isaYe your lie. It has saved hundreds -'''S
1900 VIII be paid for case thew ,,i,l not ,.,,,. -
Hheip 20 not El1fer nor let your friends Hifier brt
use and urge tham % use Hop Bittefs
q Remember, Hop Blttersis no villa drrvved d,-,rA
en- nostrumt but the Purest and Best Nedclne sve
l1aoei tho -lnvalid's Friend and Hone p and
no person OF family should be without them.
Get some this day. Nyxs
HoP coUoH CURE Is the sweetest, safest and 49,
Ask Children.
& The HOP PAD for Stomach Liver and Rid,e-t,....
rior TO al others Curosby absorption Ask dr1rr,j
y. 2. Is an ahsoluteand irresistibecu tor drnl
onness' uso Of opium, tobacco and narcotiess
sy druggists. Hop Bitieri Co. Rochester, X.
V Send fog Circular, ~
NtIIa. |"'I11 =.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30

An indefatigable mamma, who has
succeeded in getting her own seven
daughters " well off her hands," has
determined to extend to others the
benefit of her system. She is going to
open a class for the instruction of
young ladies in the art of husband
catching. II is to be called the
School Of Design"
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SHED OPEN.

MY SHED on Jefferson street is now open.
vi Having. ample capacity, will be pleased
TO serve my friends aud the public generally
SIS JOHN @. HILL,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30

OF the seven million Hebrews in
the world statisticians say there are
FIVE million in Europe and million
and a half in the United States,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30

It Is said that VIM. Astor proposes
to build $25O,OOO hotel in jackson
vile, Fla.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30

A new device has been designed by
which linen ulster can be used all
winter and appear as warm as beaver
overcoat. The old plan of putting a
fur collar on a linen coat has been
done away with, and now fire. place
is painted on the tail of the linen
ulster, in natural colors, and the
wearer looks as though he was in
profuse perspiration in the coldest
weather.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30
THE MIDDLE OF NOvEMBER.

Having engaged a corps Of teachers trained
to modern methods in leading colleges and
normal schools, and provided every appliance
70 furniture and apparatus necessary to make
Higbeo hopes to establish an institution which
will realize the expectations of her patrons
and Justify the continued confidence of a
community with whose interests she has been
identified for so many years.
Circular with full particulars will be issued
as soon as practicable. Principals address
after Noyember1st, u jefferson st., Memphis.
4Sf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30

D. CANALE & co.
No. 8 Madison Street.

i turned and opened for business. Dnr;ng
their absence they have made purchases and
ordered from Italy a full supply of assorted
MAC,ARONI, WINES and LIQUORS, part of
which they are receiving at present. 1914
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30
LOTTERY.

A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
"A WIN A FORTUNE Eleventh Grand
1lstr,quton, Glass j, at New Orleans, Tues
ing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30

To restore nerve and braiu waste,
ppihing equals Hop Bitt9rs Believe It
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30
PUBLICATION.
WIDE AWAKE
FOR 1879.
A Pictorial Magazine for Young Folks.
ELLA FARMER, Editor.
sa.OO a Year. Free Of Postage.

TT is conceded on all sides that Messrs. D.
,Lothrop Il Co. have splendidly aecomp-
lished what they set their hearts upon a few
years ago. viz; to make magazine absolutely
pure In Its influence, unrivalled in its literary
merit, beautiful artistically, and then to fur
nlsh Il at price SO low that people could
afford to take it. THREE JOLLY SERIALS-
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EDUCATIONAL.
MISS HIGBEE'S
SCHOOL.

u ESP0NDING to many inquiries Miss HiQ.
IL bee announces to her friends that, pursu-
ant to pledges made last July, she will open
her school in Memphis, God willing, about
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-30
The DOgberry Bunch.

A Story of Seven Merry Children, who faced
the world for themselves, but always hanging
IN a bunch" BY MARY HARTwELL GATHER
WOOD. Profusely illustrated by MARYA. LATH-
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Royal LOwrIe's Last Year at St. OIave's,

A jolly story of American School Boy Life.
By MAGNUs MERRIwEATHER, author Of " A
General Misunderstanding. illustrated bg
Miss l.. B. HUMrHREY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-01

portion upon such conditions as may
be just and equitable TO the other
states of the oonfederaey II is Ger.
tain that State can manage reve
nues of this description, better than
Congress.
The business of smelling is quite
distinct from that of mining The
smelter must have somescapital to do
business. He constructs furnace,
usually in a ravine near the diggings
and over some small stroam of water
which Is used az we'll ios washing the
mineral as for turning the water
wheel that works the furnace bel.
lows. The process of smelling is sim
pie enough. The mineral is broken
fine and thrown into large slanting
hearth filled with charcoal and wood.
When, by action of the bellows the
heat becomes sufficiently intense, the
lead begins TO trickle down the
hearth in bright streams which unite
and flow through one mouth into a
reservoir, which is also heated. From
this reservoir the melted lead is re-
moved with ladle aud poured into
moulds made Of cast.iron. When
thus moulded into 'spigs" weighing
about seventy pounds each the lead
is ready for the market. The per
centum yielded by good mineral is
about seventy or eighty. The ore
contains a small quantity OF silver !;
though perhaps too little to warrant
the cost of extracting it; the resi-
dunn is called "slag."