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The Glorious south.

Edward Kings Letter to Boston J~Ournal.l
Coming northward we found peace
and plenty in Georgia, a young giant
that in the future will do wonders.
With her gold mines and her more
common but still desirable minerals
in the heart of her wonderful noun
tain country with her fertile uplands
and her magnificent lOwlands-what
may not be expected of her? One
thing very much astonished me as |
came up, and that was the fact that
the great mineral field in Alabama,
along the line of the Alabama and
Chattanooga railroad, has been so lit
tie developed as yet. Some day Chat
tanOOga will be another P~ittsburg,
when this coal and iron field is proper
ly worked. Chattanooga looks as if
ordained by providence for the second
Pittsburg. 1t has the broad valleys,
which can be filled with immense
work shops there are one or two,
which are BY no means small, already
established, and it is surrounded with
breezy heights Oh which people can
live above the smoke and noise.
Situated in a corner of Tennes-
see, and close to the Georgia and
Alabama lines, bountifully supplied
with railroads, and to-day filled with
an intelligent and active Northern
population, Chattanooga offers extra
ordinary inducements to men who are
tired of our long months Of frost aud
snow in New England. | think that
the man born as far north as New En-
gland makes a grave mistake for him
self and his children when he emf
CRATES to a point as far south as Florida
or Louisiana. Boyle 0'Reilly says,
somewhere in one Of his poems, that
there is no far Southern land which
can quite ill with love the hearts of
Northern men, and he is right. Our
people who find it necessary to get
away from stony hillsides, MORTGAGES
and all the evils Of farming on a ster-
lie soil, will find a more %cOngenial at
mosphere in Tennessee or in Northern
Georgia, or in some sections of North
and South Carolina, than on the low
lands. 1t is not given to every one to
separate himself with pleasure from
his parent hills. Tennessee offers
plenty of inducements TO persons pro-
posing to emigrate, and now the Ten
nessee solOns seem to be recovering
their senses with regard to finance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-07

Collector pert of Chicago Col. Far
rar, Hon. w. X. Sullivan and Major
W. q, Mcclure, of the Evening Jour
nal; Hon. w. j. Hynes and Hon. 7.
A. Moran. M. II. Tildon, City Editor
Herald; Hon. Ed. A. Gibbs and
others, all citizens Of prominence,
anxious to see justice done the petit
toner. There can be no pediment in
the way of the passage Of the resolu-
ton. Congress will not be slow to
vindicate the claim Of the sorrow
stricken petitioner.
Lille Ellis, lately shot at Toledo,
o., by her jealous husband, was a
Chicago actress. Ellis was her stage
name NJ. Florentine Putnam was
the name ofher husband, After firing
two shots at her, he turned one into
his own head, which proved fatal.
Lille was more scared than hurt.
Her JOYOUS ways caused the green
eyed monster TO make an idiot Of the
mar who swore before the altar 70
protect her.
John +. Enerty, the Times talent
ed commissioner to Mexico, has re-
turned. He came by way Of New
Mexico and Colorado. His pen pic
lures Of his trip arc quite interesting,
1t is likely they will appear in book
form. John is a brick-a press(ed)
brick
Hundreds Of the best legal minds of
Chicago brand the Presidents late
veto as a mere partisan act, with the
shadow Of constitutional grounds, and
consider il a first move toward central
partisan power, and a blow at the
kberties ofthe people. If each State
cannot attend to its own internal
affairs. then it should be resolved back
into a territory. Any interference by
federal authority in the local affairs Of
a State is a direct violation of the
constitutions rights of the people, and
should be repealed at the first advance.
NAYR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-07

The Bill Likely to be Passed by the
Democrats.
The spoFord.Nsuouu Case COmlas up

WASHINGTON, May 6.-HousE-
This morning an hour was consumed
in the introduction and reference Of
bills. Senate amendments to the bill
providing for certain expenses of the
present session were concurred in.
Mr.. Knott reported back, without
amendment, the bill introduced yester-
day to prohibit military interference
at elections.
Mr.. Robson offered a substitute
making it unlawful to bring to or en-
ploy, at any place where general or
special election is being held in the
State, any part of the army or navy,
unless such employment shall be
necessary to carry out the provisions
of the constitution, or to overcome
forcible Instructions to executions of
the laws made in pursuance thereof,
and making any violation of this act a
penal offense.
The substitute is entitled "a bill to
further protect the freedom of cleo
tons"
Mr.. Robeson's substitute was de-
feated by a vote of 80 to 12l. Only
one Greenbacker (Ford) voted aye,
and eight Democrats-LaMat Jones,
Ladd, Lowe, Murch, Stevenson, Wea-
yer and Yokum-voted no.
The Republicans flibustered on
the bill to prevent the interference Of
troops at elections. All but Messrs.
Chittenden, Kelly, Killinger and Nor
ton declined voting, while there were
not enough Democrats present to con-
stitute a quorum. The reason for
flibustering was the refusal to allow
Mr.. Conger to offer an amendment.
A second call was ordered. At 2:4O
the flibustering ceased and the vote
was taken on the bill
The house committee passed the
bill reported this morning by Mr..
Knott, by a vote Of 124 yeas to 90 nays,
being a strict party vote, the Green
backs voting an affirmation with the
Democrats.
SENATE-The resolution authoriz-
ing the taking of testimony in relation
to the claim of Spofford to.the seat Of
Senator kellogg was considered.
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a moro polished phrase before impart-
ing it
The other anecdote illustrates Mr..
Lincoln's fondness fer a practical Joke
however simple. One morning he
stepped out into the porch of the
White House in his dressing gown
and shouted to the Irish gardener who
was at work ON the grounds. Failing
TO attract his attention, and seeing a
young man passing in front of the
porch, Mr.. Lincoln hailed him and
asked ifhe could throw a stone. The
young man thought he could. well, "
said he, throw one at my gardener
there, | can't make him hear" The
young man, obedient, picked up a
stone and let fly, hitting the Irishman
fairly in the back, whereupon the
latter jumped up, and turning around
indignant wanted to know of the
young mar what he meant by hitting
him, and began to approach him
hastily in a threatening manner,
muttering and scolding as he
came. Meanwhile, the young man
motioned with his hand toward the
porch, meaning to have the gardener
understand that the President wanted
him, and that the stone had been
thrown at his instance. But the irate
Irishman paid no attention to the
gestures, seeming indisposed to under
stand their significance or to be molli-
fed. Surprised at the mans threat
ening manner, and wondering why the
President did not speak in his behalf,
the thrOwer of the stone turned to
look for the President but he was not
to be seen. In a moment his tall form
arose from behind the balustrade,
where he had concealed himself. when
the stone was thrown, to see the fun.
Giving his gardener his orders, with a
twinkle in his eyes, he glanced at the
young man, who walked away, real
izing that he had been made the vic
tim of a practical joke.
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The state Debl In wilson counly

Nashville American 6th.l
Hon. Baxter Smith, joint Senator
from Davidson and Wilson, and Hon.
II. l.. Pickett, Representative from
Wilson, addressed a meeting of citi-
zens at Lebanon yesterday in regard
to their course at the recent session Of
the Legislature, and especially in con
n%ection with the settlement Of the
State debt. The court, house, where
the speaking occurred, was filled with
citizens from all parts Of the county.
Bitter speeches, smacking strongly
of population, were made in reply by
Colonel Emmet Thompson aud DR..
Gleaves, both Of whom declared their
intention to stump every civil district
in the county against the settlement.
Colonel Thompson insisted that the
State was bound for only about So
100000 of the bonds, while DR.,
Gloayes came out FIR repudiating
every cent of the debt, claiming that
the bondholders owned the people
and not the people the bondholders.
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"He IL a jew

Montgomery (Ala) Advertiser.l
We hear it said now and then, that
a few men, calling themselves mem
bers of the Democratic and Conserva-
tive party, Aippantly observe that
they will not vote for Moses because
he is a Jew" We know there are but
few Of such men; we regret that
there should be any. Away with
such wretched prejudice, such mar
row-minded bigotry. A Jew what
is there in that name that can be a
%reproach to any man, woman or child,
now living on earth a? Moses, the wisest
of law-givers, was a Jew. Joshua,
who commanded the sun to stand
still, and it did stand still, at the
storming of Jericho, was a jew.
David, a man after Gods own heart
was a Jew. Solomon, the wisest OF
men, whose fame is greater to-day
than when he built the temple, was a
Jew. The prophet Elijah, who was
not allowed to die, but was translated
to heaven in a chariot of fire, was a
jew. All the prophets were Jews
all the apostles were Jews; Jesus
Christ himself was a jew His mother
was a Jewess.
In every age and country, the Jew,
have done their whole duty to the
country in which they had resided
and to society. Marshal Soult, n O.
Napoleon's ablest marshals, and who
stood faithfully by him to the last al
Waterloo, was a Jew. Judah p
Benjamin, one of the ablest and mos
faithful of Confederate leaders, was ;
Jew.
Senator Jonas, of Louisiana, is {
jew. The present prime minister o
Great Britain is a Jew. But WIN
enumerate further2 From the earli
est dawn Of history to the present time
the Jews have furnished their full
share of brave and honorable men
and OF pure and beautiful women
Who has surpassed them in publ,
spirit, in works of charity, and devo
ton to principle? 1t is too late in tn,
history Of the world for any such lib
erality to prevail as that a man doe.
not deserve public confidence becaus,
he Is n low.
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BOOTHS B%OTHERATION.
Gray, the WOuld.be Assassin, Pleads
Guilty.

CHICAGO, May 6.-Mark Gray, who
attempted to shoot Edwin Booth re-
Gently, pleaded guilty in the Criminal
Court, this morning, of assault with
intent to kill, and was remanded for
sentence until Booth shall have made
his statement in court. Inquiry is
being made into mental condition Of
the prisoner.
Custom-house cases will come up
to-day, all the indicted parties being
present.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-07

,ion nom che United States Iron and
Tin Plate Company, which vas ac-
panied by a memorial to congress for
setting forth doioots in the construe-
ton Of tho tariff law, regarding the
importation Of tin aud terne plates,
On n motion Of Mr. John B. Kennedy,
of Philadelphia, it was referred to a
special committee. Mr., VIM. Phinn
made an appointment Of nine to pre-
pare buEiness for the convention. The
motion was adopted after appointing a
committee ON resolutions. The con-
vention adjourned until $50 pm.
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SALT LAKE.
A Big Procession in Honor of a POlyg.
amOus Hero.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, May 6.--The
jury in the Miles polygamy case was
out five minutes and rendered a YER
dict Of guilty. A procession of over
ten thousand people is now marching
through the streets in honor of Miles
for refusing to answer questions con-
corning the marriage ceremony.
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: :
An Old Man Slabs His Daughter
A Suspected RObber Arrested.

PHILADELPHIA, May 6.-Edward
Parr, aged sixty, fatally stabbed his
daughter, Susan Irwin, aged thirty,
The murder grew out of an old family
feud.
Henry Hall, charged with being
concerned in the robbery of the Man.
haitian Savings Bank, New York, in
October last, has been held for the
New York authorities. The prisoner
said he lived sometimes in San Fran
cisco and sometimes in st. Louis and
was a speculator.
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PITTSBURG.
Convention of American Iron and
Steel Manufacturers.

PITTsBURG, May 6.-The general
convention of American iron and steel
manufacturers and ore producers met
this morning in the rooms Of the West
ern Iron and Nail Association. This
convention is intended to include all
the manufacturers and ore producers
of the United States and was called by
Hon. D. j. Merrell, president of the
American Iron and Steel Association.
The purpose of the convention is to
consider the present condition of
the iron and steel industries, their
wants and the dangers which
threaten them. There was a
large attendance of delegates, in
Guiding a number of the leading men
of the country engaged in iron and
steel interests.
AT II o'clock VIM. p. Shinn, of
Pittsburg, called the convention to
order and moved that the Hon. D. j..
Morrell take the chair. The motion
was unanimously adopted. The chair
man appointed Mr.. j. w. Swank and
Mr.. Jos. D. Meeks secretaries of the
Western Iron Association. Mr.. Nor
rell then addressed the convention.
In speaking of the present condition
Of the iron trade he said there were
unmistakable indications Of a return
ing tide Of business activity and pros
perity. We may not anticipate ad-
vances in prices or great gains in
business operations, yet if we utilize
the experience of the past five years,
and advance with frmness and caution,
we may reasonably anticipate employ
ment for all at living rates. Referring
to the large purchase of English
Bessemer rails by the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad
at a price largely in excess of current
rates here, he said, having been APP
piled to for information he had not
hesitated to denounce as false and
slanderous the allegation that the ut
most endurance of the American steel
rails is but five years, and that they
! are commonly inferior to the rails
, made in England.
; He alluded to the subject here, as
] the whole trade has a common interest
in maintaining the well deserved repu.
tation earned by American manufac.
1 turers Of Bessemer rails, and also fol
/ the reason that this assault on then
may be regarded as a part of a scheme
to break down the protective policy o
the country, which to-day is the Sol'
y guarantee Of the continued existenc,
of a great and growing industry whiel
u has placed within the reach Of Ameri
: can consumers a better and cheape
iron and steel than they ever befor'
enjoyed.
At the conclusion of his addres
the chairman stated that MIR. Iosepl
! Wharton, Of Philadelphia, had pre-
pared an important paper, but he wa
absent and Mr.. Cyrus Elder was Gale,
upon to read it. The paper was
lengthy document on tho subject o
/ protection.
q Mr.. james d. Weeks read a pape
entitled GLOW protection protects
and some of the benefits of a judiciou
!, tariff system" prepared by A. B
Stone, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Secretary Weeks read a communica
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Anecdotes OF

Springfield Republican,
An active abolitionist had been ap-
pointed by Mr.. Lincoln secretary Of
one of the Territories, upon rooomen-
dation Of Mr.. Sumner, who seldom en-
t%ertained doubt Of the honesty of any
anti slavery man. But this appointee
turned out to be unreliable in money
matters, and the fact was reported to
Mr.. sumner, who, iaoredulous, went
to soc the President. Mr.. Linceln
was IN possession of evidences of the
man dishonesty, and laid them be-
fore Mr.. sumner, assuring him that
the man was undoubtedly a bad ogQ.
MIR. Sumner was obliged TO admit the
force Of the evidence, but he did not
appreciate the Presidents homely
characterization. Why" said he.
> | cant toll bis friends that he is a
bad egg "0h, yes, said Mr.. Lin
coin, that expresses exactly.
You tell them hal | say their name Il
a bad egg And the classical Sena-
tor departed with this inelesant mes.
sage, which he no doubt altered into
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A Steam Road Engine in wilson.

Mr.. L. A. Baird returned Thursday
night from New York. While there.
he bought a steam road engine. which
will be operated by A. Il. Baird & Co.
Ia addition to their own hauling.
which is Immense, they will do a gen
eral freight business throught the
country.
This is the first machine of the kind
eyer brought to Tennessee. 1t is Of
Scotch manufacture, and was bought
OF D. D. Williamson, New York, for
S4OOO. It's capacity il sixfy-horse
power.
The engine will be here and will be
put IN operation in about three weeks.
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ELLA FARMER, Editor

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Special to the Nashville American.
HICKMAN, KY, May 5.-The Meth.
odist Sunday-school excursion to
Reelfoot Lake, to-day, had a sad end
ing. While three young ladies, Miss
Lucy Thomas, Miss Josie Stephens
and another, name unknown, were
riding in a canoe, they drifted some
distance from the shore. Striking a
sunken snag, the boat capsized. Be
fore assistance could be rendered Miss
Thomas and Miss Stephens sank. The
other was saved after many efforts.
The body of Miss Thomas was re.
covered, Miss Stephens was rescued.
and is now in a critical condition.
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Too much regard cannot be given to
the fact that DR.. Bulls Baltimore
Pills have no superior as a family
medicine. For headache, latulency.
dyspepsia, liver and blood diseases,
nervousness, etc, they stand unex,
celled, Price 25c.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-07

General Schenck labored not in
vain. Truth now admits that the
game Of poker" has taken official
rank among the amusements that fol-
low fashionable dinner parties in Lon.
don,
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Fatal

Boston, May GA letter received
says: While the bark Chellsford
was lying at Hiago, Japan, a Chinese
hand killed the cook and a seaman
and then jumped overheard"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-07

PHILADELPHIA, May c. Josie
Irwin wal shot last night by L. j.
Sullivan and died to-day.
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This Institution was regularly incorporated
and Charitable purposes, in 1868, for the
term Of Twenty-Five Years, TO which
contract the inyiOlable faith Of the State is
pledged with q capital of u, 900, 900, to which
Il has since added a reserve fund Of SS0,OO0.
It's grand Single Number Distributions will
take place monthly on the second Tuesday.
IT HEyRR acALgs OF PosrPosEs. Look at the
following distribution
CAPITAL PRIZE. $4,000.
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Tickets, 81.
LIST OLE PRIZES

Responsible corresponding agents wanted nc
all prominent points, TO whom n liberal COM
ponsation will be- paid.
Application for rates 10 clubs should only DO
made TO the homo Office In New Orleans,
Write, clearly stating full address, for fur
Their Information, or send orders to
NJ. A. DAUpHIN,
p. o, Box 602, Now Orleans, La.
Or 10 ID. l.. GILLESPIE,
No. Q West Court street, Memphis, Tenn.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and management Of
Generals G.. I. BEAUREGARD and j. A.
EARLY. 9Lwhs,67
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LOTTERY.
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY

"A WIN A F0RTUNE-Finh Grand Dis
May Is, is7s@iosth Monthly Drawing.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-07-02
MINING ON THE COMSTOCK.
Wherein the Lode Differs from Els.
sure Veins-lts Present Barren.
unsG ma Eujdouna - rwhonA.

Wherein the Lode Differs from Els.
sure Veins-lts Present Barren.
ness no Evidence Of Exhaustion.
Professor John A. Church delivered
a very instructive lecture before the
Bullion Club last Thursday night.
His subject was, "The Prospects of
Deep Mining on the Comstock Lode"
He said:
The lode to-day is . ground for
assessment and the great bonanzas
are nearly exhausted. The question
is, whether new ore can be discovered
at greater depth. AT many Of the
mines, experiments are being made
OF sinking shafts to a depth greater
than ever before known. In his
opinion, the experiments were justi-
fable. Professor Church described
the new line OF shafts. the deepest OF
which (the Forman shaft was to
strike level 5000 feet below the
outcroppings of the lode. He said
that the ore bodies Of the lode had
always been isolated ones instead of
formiag series of one system. In
the Consolidated Virginia there were
four distinct ore-bodies; In the
Chollar- Potosi there we're three ore
bodies inclosed in Iow-grade quartz.
10 these respects the Comstock lode
differed from the usual arrangement
Of fissuTe veins.
Professor Church argued that the
present condition of barrenness of the
lode WINS no evidence Of it's exhaus-
ton. Its history had been charac-
terized by alternate periods of pro-
ductivenese and barrenness. The
isolation of the ore-bodies was due
to dynamite causes preceding the de-
position Of ore, and there was no
reason to suppose that the force which
prepared the ground for the deposit
ton Of ore had been exhausted at
the present depth. 1t had been found
that the ore developments were great
est at the lowest depths which had
been reached. In zones where the
ore which was richest. the inclination
Of the vein had been very steep,
while, where the ground was barren,
the dip had been slight. In the
Ophir mine, just north of the Cali
fornia, the west wall took sudden
turn at a depth Of 1900 feet. and
flattened the dip Of the ore lode con-
siderably. In future deep shafts,
the lecturer thought that where the
ore-body was found at a great inclina-
ton, considerable wealth might be
relied on.-Engineering and Mining
Journal.