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Personal.

Mr.. Joe Brooks, manager Of the
Memphis Theater, arrived in the city
this morning. He is making arrange
ments for the advent of the great
American t~ragedian, John McCul-
Tough, who appears at the Memphis
Theater March 10.
Mrs. DR.. Jacob Kennedy and her
charming daughter Miss Anna, for
mer Memphians, but now residents of
New York city, are here on a visit to
old friends, having come here from
Cincinnati on the steamer James D.
Parker.
Colonel A. 7. Stevens, proprietor
Of the celebrated Hotel Parker, at
Hot Springs, Ark, and agent at hat
point of the Memphis and Ohio River
Packet Company, is in the city sojourr-
ing. Nh. Stevens is a popular gentle
man and an excellent hotel man.
Mr. John H. Carter, of the St.
Louis Times newspaper, a jolly favored
person, known to the literary world as
Commodore Rollingpin, arrived in the
city yesterday. He delivered a humor-
Gus lecture at Cairo on his way, and is
looking about with the design of doing
the same here when a suitable occa
sion offers.
The marriage of Mr.. A. j. Welsh,
of the Charleston railroad, and Miss
Anna d. Burford occurred at the
Central Baptist Church last night, the
Rev. DR.. Landrum officiating, and a
reunion of friends following at the
Lauderdale street residence of the
brides parents. Among the presents
to the bride was a fine silver service
from the Charleston railroad EN-.
ploye;, the donors securing the face.
tious Colonel Barney Hughes to make
the presentation speech.
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WOULDN'T TALK.
A Chicago Reporters Vain Pursuit Of
Mr.. Hendricks.

Chicago Timcs,l
Hon. Thomas Hendricks, of Indi-
ana, was in the city yesterday and put
up at the Palmer House. He attend
cd to a case before Judge Drummond,
and then devoted the latter part of
the day to hunting up a certain drug
store, where he he'd understood there
was an instantaneous cure for tooth
ache. The tooth troubles him very
severely, and, prompt as the governor
generally is in all his engagements,
he allowed his liberated molar to set
aside his appointment to meet Judge
Drummond in chambers at $3.50 o'clock
promptly; He met his engagement
later, and transacted his business in
very short order. The reporter, bent
on an interview, traced him from place
to place, and finally, after sending up
his card four times to parlor X with
out any response, except that Hen
bricks was not in" cornered him at
the cigar stand just as he had emerged
from his room. He was then suffer
ing intensely" from the toothache, and
the moment the reporter personally
announced himself he darted down
the hallway with the excuse that
he was going to a drug store and
would shortly return. am in great
pain. said he to the reporter, who
kept by his side, with the toothache.
and you will excuse me from talking
at present. | will be back here
shortly. He sailed out of the door
as one in great agony, and vanished.
from the reportorial vision. At 6 and
6:3O he was not in :" but as the great
clock in the Office of the Palmer
House indicated 7:30 he leaned against
the marble counters with a grip-sack
In his hand and a most benignant
smile on his countenance as he con-
tropted the reporter. The toothache
had entirely vanished, and as the re-
porter began on questions in reference
to politics, he said in one breath
You will please excuse me from
talking on politics. | have nothing
to say. No addressing the clerk. I
guess | will not ride in the omnibus
| have engaged a carriage A friend
came mp and announced the carriage
as ready. He tipped his hat in obedi-
ence to the summons and started for
the door, evidently happy in the con-
seriousness that for the second time
within two weeks he had managed to
evade an interview.
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THE ANGRY OCEAN.
How II Swallowed the Steamer Belle Of
Texas.


The particulars Of the loss Of the
steamer Belle of Texas was received
here to-day, in a letter written by the
boats commander, Captains. o. Hem
menway, from jacksonville, Fla, I'M
der date of February 23d, to Captain
John j. Darragh, one Of the owners
of the lost craft. The captain says he
had a safe voyage from New Orleans
to Jupiter inlet, His prospects were
fair on leaving New Orleans the
steamer was in good order and behaved
we'll in the passage Oyer the gulf.
Some three weeks time was lost at
Miami river and Hillsboro inlet, on the
west coast of Florida, owing to heavy
seas. On the 10Th of February the
boat put out from Jupiter inlet, the
wind being favorable from the west,
or off-shore. The sea swell was heavy
but the boat made nine miles an hour,
passing Indian river inlet at IL o'clock
in the forenoon and Cape Canaveral
at 7:30 pm. The wind then hauled
to the northward, blowing a gale
butt end on. 1t was impossible tC
turn back to the cape, owing to the
breakers sweeping over the narrow
channel. The sea made so fast that
the boat could not turn without danger
of capsizing, so her head was
kept to the wind, steam
reduced and the boats speed
slackened SOFAS to keep merely steeragt
way. The sea increased until the
craft became a floating wreck at two
O'Clock the next morning. Chimney'
being gone, steam-pipes to the doctor.
engine broken and steam escaping
from all joints, the boat was ther
headed for the beach and the anchor,
dropped as she struck. The nigh
was fearfully dark. The large yaw
was cut away, but the moment i
touched water it was picked up BY
the waves and carried out of sight
The life-boat forward wal
then launched and a line run out
The crew behaved handsomely, anC
all were anxious to ave the boat. Al
hands worked until daylight to saw
the cabin furniture. The machinery
could not be worked afterwards. Tht
wreck lies eight miles south Of Mos
quito inlet, and four hundred yard'
from a lagoon, from whence the ma.
chinery may be loaded on lighter,
when it is taken out.
The crew were all saved. The cap.
tain walked t~hirty-fve miles acros,
the country in water from ankle tt
waist deep.
The crew are destitute. They, al
last accounts, were on boardOf a YES.
sci and will be sent to jacksonville
Much disappointment is felt among
the people at Jacksonville at the un
fortunate ending of an enterprise tina
promised so we'll.
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Police News.

Charles Grithn, a tcn-year old darby,
is in troubla for stealing geese from
Mr.. Byrne in Chelsea.
Three white free but impecunious
Americans sought charity shelter at
the statioR-housc last night. :.
The dog-killirR business will com
mence about June next. There is a
fine field for this exercise.
T~hirty-fve dollars in cash, the
heaviest receipts yet, were taken in at
the police court this forenoon.
The worst docket yet was that of
this morning, DR.. Porter and Esquire
Quigley had a tough time to untangle
the rowdy crowd.
John B. Persons, who killed Ar
mour, has been heard from, and the
offer of a reward by his bondsmen has
been withdrawn.
Only one person, and he a simple
fighter, was discharged at the police
court this forenoon. The reins are
being drawn on public offenders.
A general order to keep all kinds of
animals from the public streets is to
be issued by the police. 1t will be
especially tight on hogs and goats.
Andrew Perkins, for stealing qui-
nine from Wilkinson's drug store, was
sent to the calabooSe this morning.
His purloining practices have been
going on without interruption for some
time past.
VIM. Pleasant, for a pleasant but
very disorderly drunk, paid a cash fine
of $40 to-day; VIM. Rainy, for the
same sport, also paid $40; Edward
Smith, for a ~boisterous spree, paid in
cash $40; Mike Roach, for bad con
duct, paid s..
The indications are that there will
be lively times next Sunday. 1t is
limited that shopkeepers will keepopen
house, and if attempts to close are
made, injunctions are to be applied
for and the law invoked to find out
how far the Sunday orders I" can be
carried.
VIM. Mccormack, drunk, fined 81
James Doud, drunk, fined IS Chas.
Barton, disorderly drunk, fined $40
Thos. w. Bennett, prowler, fined $40
Frank Brooks and Chas. Singleton,
bad characters, fined S. each. All
were without money this forenoon and
must work their fines out on the street
force.
Catherine Lanigan, an ugly-tem-
pered house-keeper, hit Mrs. Keith in
the head with a brickbat. 1t was a
Kilkenny cat sort of a fracas, and
raised an uprOar all over Pinch.
Justice Quigley finding all hands
about equally to blame, discharged
them with an admonition to try and
live more peaceably.
Richard Wallace, a black negro,
killed a fellow darby, at Harklcroads,
Crittenden county, Arkansas, on
Mardi- Gras day. He had a quarrel
with the deceased, went off and ground
a knife very sharp, came back, and.
while pretending to be very friendly,
suddenly slashed away and disem-
boweled the man against whom he
held a grudge. The authorities arc
after the bloody fond.
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Two Cottngcs Dcstroycd.

The cottage residences Of Nick
Coleman and A. w. Ncwsom, on Sew
enth street, neal Saffarans, Chelsea,
were burned last night shortly after
midnight. The fire first broke forth
in Colcman's house. A portion of the
furniture Of Newsom's house was
saved, but hal in Colcman's was al
most totally destroyed. The piano
was taken out, but is badly damaged.
There was no insurance on Mr.. Cole.
mans furniture, and the loss is total
to him. A risk Of $1,000 covered his
house in the Hamburg Bremen Com.
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pany. The fernando, of Memphis,
covered Mr. Newsom's with $500 on
his house and $1,000 on furniture, the
latter being only a partial loss. The
first knowledge Mr., Coleman had Of
the fire was to end the entire roof in a
bright blaze, and he has no idea Of
how it originated.
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WHAT made him act so? Why, he had
fever and aguc and he shook SO hecouldn't
keep his hat on. No wonder he acted so
queerly. But he is better now, q friend
told him about Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic,
He commenced taking a wine-glassful
three times a day and began 10 feel better
almost Immediately. He is now cured
and recommends Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic
to his friends as an unfailing remedy in
all malarial disorders.
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An Month.

For the shortest of the twelve
months February has certainly had an
ample share of memorable events. In
addition to the birth-day of Wash
ington, it can reckon among its ami
versaries several of the greatest Of
Napoleon's last attles-Champ-Au
bert, Vaux-Champs, Montmirail
Nangis, Montereau, Craonne and Laon
AS well as the final struggle before
Paris, which decided the fate of the
capital itself. In the same list are to
be found the death of Nicholas of
Russia, the coronation of the present
czar, the "serf emancipation" Of 1861.
and the close of the Crimean war.
The 1st of February was the coolest
day of the famous winter of 14O8
when body of Danish soldiers crossed
into Sweden upon the ice of the frozen
Sound and the same evcntful month
witnessed the return of Edward w.
from exile, the death of Captain Cook
and the occurrence of one of the mos
terrific hurricanes which has ever de.
yastated Europe,
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Tx the LEDGER job Office can be found
competent, skillful and tasteful printers,
who can give entire satisfaction in the
display of any job printing. 128t
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Nashville Banner, 26th.l
George Clemmons is being tried in
the Criminal Court for assisting Ed
ward II. johnson, the noted Memphis
express robber, to escape from the
penitontiary three years ago. 1t will
be remembered that johnson was
conveyed outside of the walls of the
institution in a wagon driven by
Clemmons, who was aftcrward arrest
cd on the charge of aiding in tho es-
cape. Clemmons gave a bond for his
appearance in the Criminal Court for
trial, but left his bondsmcn in the
lurch. lie was captured in Ken
lucky, and brought back to stand trial.
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Cigars and Tobacco,
j. r. SHARP, $40 Main. 1851
Type fOr sale.

A font Of 800 pounds long primer, in
good condition, with all necessary sorts !
used about one year suitable for country
Office. For sale ebeap by immediate
application to this Office. S-t
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to Nashyillc Americana

special to Nashville Americana
BOWLING GREEN, KY. February
26.-lntelligence has Just reached
here of a fearful murder committed AZ
Big Sandy, Tenn, at 10 O'Clock this
morning, in which John w. Turner
lodged three well-aimed bullets into
the body of Isaac Stagnor, killing him
instantly. Turner rented a black
smith shop from John M. Crisenberrv.
Having failed to comply with the con.
tract, Crisenberry nailed the doors up.
Turner went to the shop and com
menccd breaking the doors open, when
Crisenberry saw him, disappeared and
returned with his brother-i law.
Isaac Stagnor. A few words were OK
changed, when Turner drew a revolver
and inflicted the doathly wounds.
Stagnor leaves three small children.
Turner left town afoot.
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HENRY HART, an experienced prescrip-
ZIONIST, is in charge of Newsom's drug
store, rs Charleston G n /
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GO TO MEYERS,
No. IS Madison street,
For fine Cigars.

Fresh imported COnchasI Zoe each,
or $40 per 100; "a fine, long AEn-
vanR-iilled cignr Sc each, or 81
per 100. Goods sold at 10 per
cent above cost.
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Choice Red SnapPers.
Lake Erie Salmon,
R~eelfOOt Lake Perch.
HI. sEESSEL, SR., g. son,
Cor. Second and Jefferson.
Female Beauty.

The Sandwich Islanders estimate wo-
men by their hight. The Chinese require
them to have deformed feet and black
teeth. A girl must be tabooed sky-blue
and wear a nose ring to satisfy a South
Sea Islanders taste. African princes re-
quire their brides to have their teeth fled
like those of a saw. Sol Coleman thinks
that a Spanish beauty when coquettishly
putting a No. 10 is hard to beat for beauty.
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The country doesn't need postal
savings banks so much as it wants a
kind Of an attachment to the general
delivery window that will explain why
a mar gets billiard chalk on his coat
and tho smell Of crackers on his breath
when "ho lust steps down to tho
postoficc. - saltwater Lumberman,
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We have never seen "GOOD
CLOTHES" sold as CHEAP" as
they are now being offered by
IL. N. DRAKE a. GO,
1857 No. 27I Main Street.
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Key West Cigars, 4 for 20e,
A. HendersOn's, 1917
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STRATT0N & CO
WANTED.
FOR RENT.

BLACKS NTH shop. Good location. Ad-
ID dress Mrs. 4. L. ESTES. Collicrville. 20
DESIDENCE on Union street, 5 rooms; on
IN Carroll avenue, 7 rooms: suburban resi-
dence and 5Rcres. MINOR MERIWETHER,
245 Second street. El
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Denis Koarnoy's latest argument
favor Of the proposition that the
nose must go is hat the plaef
Russia cmanated from China,
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TEA AND COFFEE.
ELECTION.
Election Notice.

TNIE annual meeting Of the stockholders of
L. the Memphis Gas Light Company will be
held at the office OF the Company. ~ Madison
street, Memphis, Tenn, SATURDAY, March
J. 1879, to elect seven lO directors TO serve the
Company the ensuing year. Election from 10
Am. to- pm.
JOSEPH CRAIG, Secretary.
MEMPHIS, TESN.. January 81, 1879. EEL
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UHREE sprinkling wagons, with complete
l. outfit, ready for business. Inquire OF.
1881 IL. LUEHRMANN, Admir-.
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Pure Homemade Candies,
Heinrieh's, $40 Main vt.
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A FRESH lot of cheap gas fixtures at
1911 Brownies, 25S Second street
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FOR SALE.

MICE two story brick residence on Adams
In street, between Lauderdale and Orleans
streets; in splendid condition. Neighborhood
unobjectionable. Price low.
1913 /. b. C0NAWAY, No. s Madison st.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

STEAM knife ploating at 4Ol Main. A
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CENTS Pc WE X.
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES.

Friday Evening. Feb. IS, 1879.
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A GOOD HACK, newly repaired in good
MoCULLERS, cor. Third and Monroe. l5S-lt
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TWO ~ octave pianos, very elegant case,
i nearly new, and one Smiths American
large organ, for sale at great bargain at Hol-
lenberg's Music Store. 12lt
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G10n0 Of Bluff City Cotton Mills stock,
p1UVU at Mechanics and Traders Bank,
No. . Madison street. vi
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MADRID, January 25.-Arrests have
been made in Reus Catalonia and
thirty muskets, a Republican flag and
seals secured by the police.
LONDON, January 25.-The United
States frigate Constitution has been
repaired and will soon return home.
News from South Africa is that the
Zulu king refuses all the British de-
mands.
Russian and German medical Jour
nails state that East Europe is in state
of great alarm at the rapid progress of
the plague toward the north and east
Of Russia from the Caspian sea along
the course of the Volga.
The king has assembled eight thou
sand men on the border.
General Chelmsford and staff left
Cape Town, January Sd, for the front,
and the British troops advanced, their
reinforcements having arrived.
A dispatch from Maritzberg dated
January 9th, says: The high com
missioner has placed all matters con
nected with Zulu affairs in the hands
OF General Chelmsford, but gives
King Citywayo until the 1lth of Jan
uary to make full and unconditional
submission.
The weather in Great Britain con
tinues severe, and the number of dis
tressed poor has greatly increased. In
Paris traffic is almost suspended by
the snow. In Brittany and other
provinces telographic and railway
communication are interrupted. Light
ships are abandoning their stations on
account of ice. Navigation of the
/ Scheldt is declared dangerous, and
pilots are only granted if masters Of
vessels will assume all responsibility
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A nnnrernns Tor ,nr

Torpor or inactivity of the kidneys is seri-
ously dangerous to those organs, since il is
the precedent Of diseases which destroy their
substance and endanger life. This sluggish
ness may be overcome by stimulating them,
not excessively, but moderately, an effect pre-
dueed by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, 4 gen.
eral inyigorant and Alternative, possessing di-
uretic properties of no common order. The
impetus which this admirable medicine gives
to their cyacuatiye function counteracts anv
tendency to congestion which mqy exist In
their TISSUES, Both they and their associate
organ, the bladder, are invigorated az well as
gently stimulated by the Bitters, which exerts
u kindred influence upon tho stomach, liver
and bowels, and by strengthening the system,
which when exposed it might otherwise sue
cumb
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ACCORDING to the account given in
Truth, the connection of the Duke Of
Sutherland with the Glasgow Bank is
one of the hardest strokes i'll fortune
ever dealt. Some time ago the duke
agent owed $4,000, which he wished to
pay by transferring to him four shares
of stock in the City of Glasgow Bank.
One day he mentioned this to the
agent Of the Caledonian Bank, at In
verness, who said; "Gh, never mind
troubling the duke we'll take the
shares, and credit his grace's account. =
And this fatal operation will probably
cost the unconscious victim $500, ,OOO
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Capitol Notes.

Nashville American, 2ith.l
Nearly 300 bills have been intro
duced in the house.
Very few outsiders visit the gale
ries of the senate or house.
The governor attached his official
signature, yesterday, to the senate
joint resolution appointing the judi
ciary committee Of both houses to in
vestigate the cost of criminal prosecu-
tions, for the purpose of perfecting a
bill that will reduce the expenditures
for this purpose.
Senator Tolley, of Lincoln, in the
course of some remarks yesterday in
the senate on the bill to abolish the
salary to the Office of adjutant general,
stated that Governor Marks had vol
unfairly relinquished $1,000 of the
salary allowed the executive.
Judge w. H. Humphreys delivered
an address before the house committee
ON tipping and tippling- yes
terday afternoon, in which he argued
that local option law, properly
framed, would be constitutional.
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Killing in NTississinni.

MERIDIAN, Miss, January 25.-
Three negroes named Alexander and
three white men named Gamblin quar-
relied yesterday about the possession OF
some land in Wayne county. Later
the negroes ambushed the white men
killing one and wounding another
The fire was returned and two of the
negroes killed. The other fed.
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Nlon nI.lnierrIng Rodies.

EDITOR LEDGER-There is much
complaint in this community about
the removal and disinterment Of the
bodies of the victims of yellow fever.
The weather is now warm, and the
hot sun that is blazing down on us
must be congenial to the propagation
of the germs, if they are daily released
from the earth and scattered abroad
through the community. We appre-
ciate the anxiety of relatives and
friends to have their loved ones in
TERED on their own sacred lots. But
if their bodies can now be found they
can as readily be ascertained one year
from this time. Scarcely two and a
half months have lapsed since the fe-
yer plantedits victims in the grave, and
to-day there is an average removal of
ten or fifteen corpses from the various
cemeteries We are not versed in the
mysteries of medical lore, but common
sense suggests that at this time, in
this tropical weather, it is unsafe to
have this Wholesale removal and dis
interment and re-interment of dead
bodies. There is cause for the alarm
that exists on this score. Cases are
reported where such bodies have been
hauled through the streets with blood
and water dripping from the coffin as
it passed along. 1t is reported that in
every case the odor from the mortified
flesh is fearful. In many cases the
collins are opened. At Elmwood there
is an average disinterment of about
seven bodies day, as we
are informed. There have been
applications for the disinterment of
probably twenty one day next week.
We unhesitatingly say that this is
wrong and ought to be stopped imme-
diately. The authorities Of our GEM
eteries seem blind to the interests of
our people 1t seems to us that un-
less they do take some steps in the
matter, the city council or the County
Court, if it has power in such cases,
ought Immediately to restrain this
dangerous business. We warn the
authorities of our cemeteries and our
people that if they silently permit
and submit to this, we may again
have the horrors of the plague upon
us. We earnestly recommend that no
body of any person who died of yellow
fever shall be removed till next
winter. We ask our people to take
this matter in hand and stop the dis
interment Of bodies at once
CITIZENS.