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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26
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LONDON, June 25.--In the house Of
c mmons to-day, in the debate on the
Irish University, the secretary of
state for the home department. au-
nounced that the government would
embody theip Views on the subject in
a btll to be introduced in the house of
lords tomorrow. The 0'Connog Don
thereupon moved an adjournment Of
debate,
Sir William Harcourt, Liberal
severely condemned the government
for bringing forward the Irish Uni
versity bill 40 the eleventh hour,
aissr the O'Connor Don's motion Ia
adjourn the debate, and consequently
his bill was also talked out.
George PlWmblcy, a dealer in stock
exchange, has. failed. Liabilities,
about 10000.
BERLIN, june ga dispatch SAYS
that the director Of tho Imperial Bauk
of Germany has presented a resolution
deelartpg that an increase OF silver
coinage Of Germany is impcrativcly
necessary,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26

4 thread Of the lace will be injured,
but the sand will cut deep into the
glass wherever it is not covered by the
lace. Now remove the lace and you
have every delicate and beautiful fig
ure raised upon the glass.
In this way beautiful figures of all
kinds arc cut in glass; and at a small
expense. The workmenf can hold their
hands under the blast without harm,
even when it is rapidly cutting away
the hardest glass, iron or stone, but
they must look out for finger nails, for
they will be whitfield off right hastily.
Ifthey put on steel thimbles to pro-
teet the nails it will do little good, for
the sand will soon whittle them away
but if they wrap a piece of soft cotton
around them they are safe. You will
at once see the philosophy Of it. The
sand whites away aud destroys any
hard substance, even glass, but does
not affect substances that are soft and
yielding, like wax, cotton or fine lace,
or even the human hand.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26
THE ACTORS WARDROBE.
Stage Manager Needles Preparing for
the Dramatic Season at Sutro.

Virginia City Chronicle
A few days ago Needles met a friend
on the street and said
Gimme a clean collar to appear in
on the opening night at Sutro."
The mar took the sagebrush clocu
ZIONIST to his room and handed him a
fifteen and a half collar.
This collar is a trife large, and
looks painfully clean in contrast with
my shirt" solilOquized the tragedian.
Gould you-Im-manage to-er-'
oh. | see, said the other" pulling
out a clean shirt from his trunk.
Mr.. Needles laid his right hand i'm
pressively oyer his heart, while he
grabbed the shirt with his left, and a
tear of gratitude glistened at the end
of his nose, Having rolled up the
shirt his keen professional eye fell
upon a vest hanging against the wall.
Is that an odd yest?n
F." Howl"
THAT is. you have no regular suit
to go with it?"
Roll it up with the shirt,
Needles
But Needles had no intention Of
rolling up his bundle so soon.
I've got a pretty good coat he
said, "a farewell gift from John
Mackay, but my pants, an old pair.
once filled by the classic limbs of Sen.
ator Sharon, are in a state of mellow
diIapidation. lie wore the seat all
out in the halls Of legislation at Wash
ingtOn."
The tragedian's victim pulled a pair
of pants from his wardrobe and hand
ed them over with
Needles, the coat | have on is the
only one | have left. Don't insinuatc
that you want it. But if you want a
sofa, u cabinet organ or a seven and a
half octave Weber grand piano just
mention the fact, and it il yours"
Needles cast his eyes about the
apartment, aud the owner shuddered
whenever his optic paused an instant
to rest. Presently he did bis plumber
up ina bundle and started off, food
ing the apartment of his benefactor
with a parting shower of Shaksperean
compliments. The latter seemed lost
in thought, and then asked
Needles, how much salary do you
draw as stage manager at Sutro ?"
Three dollars a day"
How much can you save every day
out of that sum-"
Three dollars
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26
THE N QUESTION.
Its Right Adjustment indispensable to
National Prosperity.

The National View, the Greenback
organ at Washington, publishes a let
ter, addressed to the editor by ex-
Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island, in
which he says:
| hope that the money question will
absorb the entire attention OF the
people until it is put on a secure basis.
1t is the immediate foundation to am
social or political structure. 1t is TO
material resources and 10 individual
development what the rudder is to the
ship: steers into safe and prosperous
harbors, or upon breakers, shoals,
bars and rocks. Washington, when
he transmitted the constitution
to the several States for adop-
tod, says: Individuals entering
into society must give uy a share Of
liberty to preserve the rest" No man
has a greater respect for the character
of Washington and his associates than
myself. | have said, and | repeat it,
the struggles and sacrifices of the
Revolution we're compensated for in
the production of Washington. The
sentiment quoted was not his, but q
compromise of conflicting interests in
congress. When the question is put,
Shall interest prevail against the lib
erty Of the citizens? | say, no. If
the late civil war said anything, it said
that when in the start-out interest
does prevail above that of the lib
erty Of the citizen interest grows,
and, in the end, defeats the cOmpro-
mise itself, for the interest itself
begins then to dig its own grave.
Men by association need give up no
liberty, hut receive . larger share
thereof by so doing. By the cQw-
biniug Of all associated into one bead
aud its power and attributes difusea
upon every citizen equally, a larger
liberty, and the attributes of all are
dIlfused upon a single One. This is
the essence Of creative power. This
is the true mission of national life.
To secure this a right adjustment Of
the money question is indispensable.
1t is at the money point alone that a
a~uccessful solution thereof can be
secured. The paralysis Of the ma
tiOnal government of the States, the
deploraDle condition of the people.
witnesses that the elevation Of a SUI
preme power among them, without its
corresponding ditfusion-in fact. as
now, without any diffusion whatever
effects the increasing dimensions of
the one, and a cOrresBODding diminu-
tion in all the rest. One thing Is quite
sure-the end will not come itself
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26
From Yesterdays Second Edition.l
CONGRESS.
Senator Thurman Absent Sick
Eaton in the Chair.
A Resolution Demanding the RestO,
ration of Silver Money.
The Monroe Doctrine VS.. the Darlan
Canal.
Rules of the House to be Revised.


WASHINGTON, June 25.-SENATE-
President pro TEN. Thurman was
absent to-day owing to illness, and
Mr.. Eaton took tile chair. A COM
munication from the secretary of the
treasury transmitting information in
answer to a resolution regarding the
action of the national board of health
under the law authorizing a contract
for refligerating ships, etc, was re-
ferred.
Mr.. Vest introduced the following
joint resolution THAT the complete
remonetization Of silver, its fall re-
storation as money metal and its free
coinage by the government of the
United States are demanded alike by
dictates of justice and wise stateman-
ship" 1t was ordered printed. Mr..
Vest gave notice of his intention to
speak on it to morrow.
Mr.. Burnside introduced a Joint
resolution which wa substantially as
follows:
Whereas, The people of this Union
for fifty years have adhered to the
Monroe" doctrine, that the nations
of the American continent, blythe free
and Independent condition which they
have assumed and maintained, are
h~enceforth not to .be considered as
subjects for future occupation by Eu-
ropean powers therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United
States, That the people of these States
would not view without serious in
Quietude any attempt by the powers of
Europe to establish under their pro-
lection and domination a ship canal
across the Isthmus of Darien, and such
action could not be regarded in any
other light than as a manifestation of
an unfriendly disposition toward the
United States.
Referred to the committee on for
oign affairs.
lIoUsE.-A resolution instructing
the committee on rules to sit during
vacation for the purpose Of codifying
and simplify ing the rules of the house
was reported by Mr.. Blackburn. 1t
gave rise to considerable discussion
regarding the complex, unintelligi-
bic and contradictory system Of the
rules at present governing the house.
The object was intimated by Mr.. Con-
ger that it might be intended to
abridge the rights of the minority by
making it compulsory on every mem
Der to vote on every question, and
thus preventing what is known as
dlibustering. The objection was met
by the assurance that no such thing
was intended, aud that. in fact, no
rule could be made palmer or more
obligatory than the existing rule on
that subject, and yet under it it was
well known how the members of the
minority declined voting and thus OBJ.
structed legislation.
The speaker mentioned Il as a his
torical fact that, except in two instan-
ces, woman suffrage and the liquor
traffic reports of the committee on
rules had never been made on party
grounds. Finally tho resolution was
adopted without division.
The senate bill exempting from
license and other fees vessels not pro-
PEELED wholly by sail, or by internal
motive power of their own, was taken
Rp,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26
No American Watches in swift
erland.

Geneva Cor. Of Manchester Examiner
A statement which some time apo
went the round Of the American press.
and was reproduced and commented
upon by several English newspapers.
that American watches are now sold
at the foot of the Alps+ g.. at Cen
eva. is an audaeious fiction, utterly
devoid Of foundation in fact. It's ab-
surdity could only be paralleled by
saying that American looms were being
sold in Lancashire, | think this
statement was originally made by
President Hayes, ia a speech on the
growing prosperity Of his country
commerce aud the superhumap energy
OF his countrymen. Doubtless be
made it in good faith, but equally
without doubt, it was put into bis
mouth by some 90 ahead gentle
man directly or indirectly utter.
ested in the indigenous watch
trade. The stories told of the
slOwness Of Swiss horologists of their
neglect Of mechanical appliances. and
the superior eAiciency and cheapel
working Of American machinery arc
amusing fables Designed 10 tickle Tho
a Of the public. The Swiss used
machinery ia matchmaking before
the Americans made watches at all
and the FIRST machines used by Ameri
can makers were duplicates of ma
chimes invented by the ~iugeniou.
horoloeists Of Geneva, Chanx.d de
Ponds aud Docle, and despite the bro
lection duty of twenty five per cent.
Swiss watches in considerable guam
titles are shipped to the Unite.
States, than which there could be II
stronger nroof of the uudiminishe
vitality Of the watch trade Of thi
country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26

SAN Francisco, juno 25.-T The
Workingmen have nominated Charles
Tilsox tax collector. vice Curtin, de-
clinod, aad |. w. N. Stalcy for super
intendent Of streets.
At two o'clock this morning, at
Platt's Hall, Edward Lachaple and
Fanny Edwards completed the task OF
walking 5000 quarter miles in 5000
quarter hours, both apparently as fresh
as when they started, and continued
walking with the intention of com
plotting 5000 quarters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26
The sand Blast.

Fsrtiaad AFgps.l
Among tho wonderful and useful
inventions Of the tiues Is t.o common
sand blast. Suppose you desire a
piece Of marble for a grayeslone you
cover the stone with a sheet Of wax
~ thicker than a wafer, then cut in
the way the name. date, etc, leaving
the marble exposed. Now pass il I'M
der the blast and tho wax will not be
injured at all, but the sand will cut
letters deep into the stone.
Or, if you desire raised letters. a
hover, or other emblem, cut the let
ters, flowers, etc, in wax and stick
them upon the stone; and then pass
the stone under the blast and the
sand will cue IL away. Remove the
wax and you have the raised letters.
Take a piece Of French plaie dass,
say two feet by six, and cover il with
lace pass il under the blast, and not
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26
General Humphreys, Chief; I'm
gineer, Wishes 10 be Retired.

WAsHINGToN, June 25.-GeneEal
A. A. Humphreys, chief Of tho engi-
ncers, has requested 50 be placed on
the retired lisL The request will be
granted.
The advisory committees Of the SEN
ate and house caucuses this morning
agreed to recommend to the joint
Democratic caucus that the provis.
ions contained In the vetoed measure
making appropriations for the judicial
expenses of the government be divided
into two bills. The bills will BIO pre-
pared by a subcommittee, and action
will be probably taken upon them this
afternoon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26
Thursday evening, june ad, 1879

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per mi and
800 per month fOrlvSs than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
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 pOstohice. alnE
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26
NmnlI.pox IN NeM York.

NEW YORK, june 25.-Two more
cases of smallpox are reported. As
the disease was contracted doubtless
in the factory where the afflicted were
employed, the factory has been closed
and the premises and stock disin-
feeted
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26
The Hnrned Elevators.

BUFTALo, June 25.-1he Empire
and Marine elevators burned to-day I;
also some small houses and ice houses
adjoining, uncompleted. The build
ing was badly damaged. Loss, $4,000
mostly insured. The elevators were
not in use, but were in the Elevator
Association.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26

Charles Wade, the Chinaman who
was conspicuous among the Chinese
party brought to North Adams by
Sampson, the shoe manufacturer, has
married an American girl.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26

As Alexander H. Stephens will
spend his vacation in Illinois, the Iowa
State Register believes that there will
be room for him in that State only if
David Davis remains in the East.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26

A helpless paralytic at Dover, Mass,
is kept alive by constant motion, and
has been constantly rocked, day and
night, for several years. 1t is also
necessary to rub his limbs often in
order to induce circulation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26

For want of tenants, Sir John
Ramsden, who owns Hudders6eld,
and has an income Of 100000, has
been compelled to take six of his
huge sheep farms into his own hands.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26

After Tom Saunders, Of Decatur,
Ala, had dreamed three nights in
succession that he could subsist forty
days aud nights without food, he con-
cluded to keep the fast, but failed at
the end Of thirty-eight days, when he
died,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26

French chicken producers find that
feeding the fowls with boiled or
steamed carrots, chopped into small
pieces, rapidly fattens them and i'm
parts an agreeable flavor TO the flesh
greatly relished by epicures. and that
fowls thus fed sell more rapidly than
others.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26
New. Advertisements.
SUMMER TRAVEL.

If you journey for business. health or re-
creation. TO the mountains, lakes, or shores,
protection of Accident Insurance in the
Travellers, of Hartford. Any regular ag0nt
will write u yearly or monthly policy in eiev
minutes, or a ticket from one TO thirty DAYS.
The cost is SO smah that any one can a66rd h
who travels az az Cash paid fur accidental
injuries over S3,0o0, 900.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26

ToRoNTo, June 25.-Reports from
Ontario and other provinces show
prospects for more than an average
crop,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26
ADVERTISING AGENTS.
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ROWELL
& co.

Newspaper Advertising Bureau.
For Ten Cents One hundred page
Pamphlet with Lists of News
papers and Advertising Rates.
For Ten Dollars: Four lines
inserted one week In Three
Hundred and Fifty Newspapers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26

The present eruption of Mount
Etna has not yet done any thing like
the amount Of damage effected BY
former erqptjqps. 9pe Of these,
which occurred in May. 1890, was
peculiarly violent while it lasted, The
Annual Register Of that year states
on tho apthaTiW at letters from
i'alermo, that seven different openings
were formed on the sides of the noun
tain, aud several villages were com
pletely destroyed. The atmosphere at
Palermo was SO completely over
charged during two days that objects
at twenty-five paecg could hardly be
aseetned. The people, fearing an
earthquake, went In crowds 10 the
cathedral to bring out the image o.
the saint, but were dispersed by the
magistracy. The cloud of ashes
borne away by a hurricane which at
the time prevailed throughout th,
Mediterranean aud destroyed severa'
yoasels reached as far as Rome. Il
carried desolation into Calabria, where
the olive trees suffered severely,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-22
THE DAVIS HAS NO EQUAL

AAII1 D<A flo LAD nv ESS UAL.
References to those who havo the I'm
proved Davis Machine in uso in Fair
field county:
Mrs. William McNalI
Mrs William D. Aiken.
Mrs. a. ". Ladd.
Mrs. j. c. Rowe.
Mrs DR.. II. n. Robertson.
Mrs. DR. W. X. Turner.
Mrs. j. W. Bulic!1.
Mrs. William Stevenson.
Miss Margaret Aiken.
Mrs. A. p. Miller.
Mrs. Eliza Williams.
Mrs. James @. Davis.
Mrs. Robert Crawford.
Miss j. Harvey, and othera.
Just think Of it--a machine selling for
$50 short time ago you can now pur-
chase for $50, from
10. BOAG,
Agent for Fairfield County.
Also agent tor two other first class
mnchines- the New American, and the
Improved Weed.
Call on j. o. BOAG, and get tho best
Family Sewing Machines made.
|. DRY GOODS.
Great reduction in prices of Dress
y
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-22
FOE ATTENDANT.

-EcSSrS. ElilorS: Tho election for town
council being near Mt hand, it is high time
that proper selection be made for In
tcndant. The present incumbent, James
a. Bricc, Esq, has given entire satisfau-
tlon, md it is due to him that he should
be again placed at the head Of our mn-
nlclptlity. In nd lition to boin8 sen-
tlenmn Of 'ha highest integrity and pc:-
sonHl character, he IS a Democrat Of the
straight>sf sect. IIn has, moreover. all
ministcrcd the affairs of the town with
signal ability, and has proven eminently
worthy Of the honor conferred upon
him. BY all means let him be ro-rlc.tch,
if for nothing else, at least in rccogni-
ton Of q faithful discharge of duty.
DEMOCRAT.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-22
THE UEEKTY NEJYS

Theproprietors of the News and Cou-
rler offer Sl0n, IN gold, for the best serial
story, written by resident OF South
Carolina, illustrative Of Southern life,
before, during or since tho war. The
conditions are as follows:
!. The story to consist Of n ot less tina n
twenty chapters; tho chapters averaging
ton pages of foolscap or tho equivalent.
2. The manuscript to be sent to the
proprietors ofThc News and Courier not
lator than April l next.
g. Each manuscript to be accompanied
by sealed envelope continuing the real
name and the address of the author, and
bearing on tho outside n motto, which
shall Likewise be placed upon tho manu-
script; the sealed envelope to bo opened
only when the award has been made
4. The stories to be read by commit
tee OF three residents of Charleston, So
lected by tho proprictors Of Tho News
and Codrier, who will make their decision
on or before April 18th.
The story which sha be declared to
De tho bcst to be tho absolute property
OF tho proprietors Of the Tho News and
Courier, and published as q serial in tho
weekly News. Rejected manuscripts to
DO returned forthwith to the authors.
feb l8
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-22
NEVIS or THE DAY.

The young Prince Louis Napoleon,
who is on his way to Africa, will pay
a pious pilgrimage to st. Helena.
Mr.. Randall was scrcnadcd at his
hotel OIL Tuesday night. 1t is said
that all fuctions arc reconcilcd to his
election.
Monticello, the residence of Thomas
Jefferson, was sold on Wednesday in
partition between the heirs Of the late
Commodore Uriah p. Lcvy, to Jcilcr-
son M. Levy, the principal heir, for
$10,Oj0.
The Kentucky Supreme Court has
decided that the statute against gam
ing, which enables a person losing at
a faro table to recover his losses from
the proprietor, will not work the
other way, and allow the proprietor
to recover losses from fortunate play
ers.
A bill making prepayment of poll
tax a requisite to voting has passed
the lower house Of the Texas Lcgisla-
turc. One member made q speech il,
Spanish: advocating the bill, and said
that in the last election one thousand
McXicans had crossed over and voted
in Texas.
Federal Judge Rivcs, Of Virginia,
has Indicated his purpose to continue
his war against the Stale Judges for
failure to put colorcd men upon their
jurics. In his charge to tile grand
jury at Lynchburg Oh Tuesday, Judge
Riycs took the same position as in his
charge at Danville lately, which led to
the Indictment Of the five iudwcs
already involved.
a special dispatch from Marshal,
Texas, says that on Wednesday night,
after the Ward Il Barrymore combina-
ton had finished playing, the compa-
ny went to the depot to await q train.
Maurice Barrymore and Is. &. Porter,
and female att0chc Of the combina-
tlon, were in Il lunch-room, when Jas.
Curric, detective, entered and made
sighting remarks about the lady, to
which exception was taken by Barry
more and Porter. After some words
Curric drew pistol and shot Porter
in the abdomen, killing him almost
instantly; then turning he shot Barry
more through the elbow, the ball
coming out under the left shoulder
making severe if not dangerous
wound. Porter and Barrymore were
unarncd. Curric was placed in ,juil.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-22
The Lost Tribes Of Israel,

No set of men have ever been found
so often, in SO many out of the way
and unexpected places, and under
conditions so varied, as the famous
ten tribes Of Israel. Whenever the
origin of a nation is obscure it is laid
to the account Of these ten tribes.
Traces Of them in their wanderings
have been found through Asia, as
they travelled eastward, up to
Behring's Straits, down into America
and as far along as Mexico and Poru.
The red men Of America are ascribcd
to these tribes. The Aztccs, who pre-
cedcd them, and built mounds all
along tho Western plains, are asserted
to have been Of 1sraclitic origin. But
1t has been reserved for modern
theorists to attribute to tho old wan
derers a much more respectable
progeny. The Rev. DR.. Prcntiss, of
Charleston, now attempts to provo
that the people of Great Britain aro
Ephraim, or the ten tribes, and that
tho United States are Manassch. He
quotes numerous passages from tho
prophets to support his theory.
Ephraim was distinct from Judah. It
accepted tho Messiah. 1t was to be
an insular nation, having many colo
nies, and lending to all tho world and
borrowing from none. Several CO.
lhcloonces mentioned arc quito curl
Gus. But the synopsis of tho sermon
IS not full enough to show tho argu-
ment In all its force. We shall not
subscribe to the theory till we hoar
more of It..
/ asiies as far away as iis Rome, Saen sca'''rlng
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-22

4 Mount Vesnvius has been scattering
ashes go far away as Rome.