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Go TO SIafIer's and get "a regular
dinner, 800 Main street. 152I


Robert Church was let off for keep
ing open house after hours on account
Of Mardi-G ras times.
A fighting citizen, also one drunk
and perpetrator of a nuisance were
discharged by DR.. Porter at the police
court this morning. They we're not
grevious offenders.
John Riley, a pugilistic hump
backed character, for indulging in his
favorite sport was fined SO this morn
ing. Not having the cash he was
committed for six days,
An innocent rural darby appeared
at the station-hou this morning and
inquired if hat was the soldier
recruiting Office. Counsellor Nat
swore him in on the spot.
Pat Cronan stole a small looking
glass from Mike Corners, 1lG Front
street, this morning and was taken to
the station-houso in company with the
glass, but he will not be allowed the
benefit Of its use.
w. H. Stewart stole a coat from
Dallas W. Lee, at 50 Madison street.
and was sent to Jail this morning by
Esquire Quigley in default of bail.
The thief is a rather decent looking
fellow, and was evidently not trained
to the thieving profession.
George Lewis, who snatched $4.2C
from Columbus Evans, has gone tc
Jail. The latter was also sent to jaiI
to secure his appearance as a prosecu.
tor when wanted. 1t is a rather tight
case for Columbus, though he will gel
a dollar a day during his incarceration
Eight penniless citizens sought free
lodgings at the station house last
night. Three were children of a pool
couple named Bexbe, who are tryin3
to make their way from Devalrs Bluf
to some point up the country wher,
their relatives reside. The family ar,
in good health, but have no money.
Frank Brooks and Chas. Singleton
two suspicious characters, were befor,
the Police Court this morning. The,
we're caught up near Exchange stree
with a country greenhorn, singing
"The sweet bye and bye and, from
appearances were trying to get wha
few valuables the old fellow had
Their cases were continued.
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+" Every Time Shpit Heem
Back"

Foreigners who come to this coun-
try have generally heard the praises Of
the American oyster sounded long be-
fore their advent, and are, as a rule.
anxious to test its merits at the earliest
possible moment. They used to tell
OF a Frcnchman who, within an hour
after landing, was seated in a we'll
known downtown oyster saloon. with
a dozen huge saddlerocks before
him. BY ~dissecting them with a knife
and fork he had managed to dispose Of
two or three of the smaller ones, when
a native came in, seated himself oppo-
site him at the table, and attacked a
dozen of particularly large and fat
oysters American fashion. The French
man looked on in as~tonishment as thew
disappeared, one by one, and at length
leaned forward and said, hurriedly /:
on schwallow them whole p Ger
tainly,' said his companion, making
way with another. "And you can
schwallow heem whole?' persisted the
Frenchman, pointing to a mammoth
specimen on his own plate. Certain
~, said the American, pass it over
here. The plate was pushed across
the table, and the American. after n
due application of lemon juice, took it
down at a gulp. Mon dieu" ex-
claimed the Frenchman, III neyare
did see. | try to schwallow heem one.
two, three time every time | sphit
heem back" The feelings of the
American need not be described.
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over q year since, was selling out at
auctien to-day. Whether the bust
ness is to be abandoned for lack Of
patronage or for other causes, is
known only to those most interested.
Receipts Of cotton here last year
from the close Of February to the end
of August was 81, O43 bales. Add this
quantity 10 our receipts for the pres
ent season, and we have a total of
$4,000 bales. The indications point
to heavier receipts from this out than
we were favored with last year.
Winter lingering chills Che lap of
May" does not exactly suit the pres
ent period, because it is not yet May.
However, that is the way Goldsmith
first wrote in the Traveller a passage
which modern %paragraphists distort to
suit their purpose. A little distortion
is only necessary to make it fit the
present.
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Says a traveller 1--WE enjoy Rus
sian fare very much, on the whole.
Their bread is excellent-light, sweet
and tender. One day we tried a first
class restaurant, and found everything
very elegant, the room beautifully
decorated, handsome lace curtains
and German instrument, which plays
like a band, discoursing sweet music
at the time. The walters were all
clothed in white, and wore red sashes
with large tassels. OF course, the bill
of fare was in Russian, but our guide
secured us an excellent dinner. The
soup was made of a little of everything
ham, beef, sausage, pork, various
vegetables, including cucumberS, beets
and hard boiled eggs; but it was very
palatable, and we fully appreciated it
then came cotelles, fried in crumbs,
with toasted bread under them
and six kinds of vegetables as
garniture, laid about the platter very
temptingly. One vegetable called
Brussels cabbage was about as large
as an English walnut, and a very CAPT
tai relish. Then there were tempting
little carrots, beans and caulihowers,
and having discussed these, a sort of
rich cream pudding was set before us,
with jelly and various fruits on the
top, and for drink a bottle of raspberry
wine or cordial. After the true Rus
sian fashion, tea was handed about in
tumblers, lemon juice being generally
used here instead of milk and sugar.
Altogether, we were much pleased
with our dinner a la Russo"
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Capitol Notes.
Nashville American, 2jth.l

Nashville American, 2jth.l
The governor signed the following
senate joint resolutions
Memorializing congress to lessen the
tax on whisky and tobacco. to ap-
point a committee to reporta bill re-
quiring each county to pay its own
criminal costs requesting our con-
gresslonal representatives to vote for
equalizing the bounties of the Federal
soldiers who served in the war between
the States.
Tho bill presented by Representa-.
tive Stoyall to prohibit stock from
running at large, was introduced b,
request of some of his constituents.
In the amendments to the constitu
ton, proposed in the bill of Senator
Brandon it is provided that the legis
lature may by general laws authoriz,
the trial Of all criminal and civil suit.
by a jury Of less than twelve men. A
typographical error yesterday made i
read not less than twelve
The committee on rings will proba
bly, report this morning.
The State debt committee will max,
It's report Saturday,
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FEVER
An enthusiastic Curious Remedy.

A curious little pamphlet has been
published by an enthusiast in New
Orleans, who fancies that he has dis
covered a remedy for yellow fever.
He assumes hat if the heat of the
body can be reduced, the patient will
recover; and he contends that by the
application of a natural law, the SUI
perhuous heat can be eliminated in a
few hours. The natural law to which
he refers is this: Evaporation pro-
duces cold. The fluid he uses is aqua
ammonia. When applied it rapidly
evaporates, and carries off the heat
from the physical system, and if used
for several hours will leave the body
as cold as death. He explains that BY
two applications of ammonia the ex-
cess of heat will be eliminated. An
other chemical law plays an important
part. Ammonia is a very strong alkali,
and an alkali neutralizes a n acid. and
in its evaporation it penetrates every
portion of the body through the pores
of the skin. Wherefore, the author
assumes to have discovered the true
cause of yellow fever, to-wit: An
acid poison, and that ammonia, which
is an alkali, neutralizes the acid and
destroys the poison; or, in other
words, that ammonia is the antidote
for the poison. He cites a few instances
Of the successful results of this mode
Of treatment in the Southwest last
summer. The most remarkable one
is The patient, aged 40, was taken
with the fever. 1t was an aggravated
case, with great heat, excruciating
pains in the back and head, and with
hemOrrhage of the nose and gums,
injected OF congested eyes, tongue
on the sides very sore, palate
and roof of the mouth the same.
1t was a genuine case of hemor-
rhagie yellow fever. AS soon as I
could applied aqua ammonia, with
an equal portion of spirits of camphor,
commencing at the head, rubbing it
well, then the spinal column, in fact
all over the body. But two applica-
tons were made. In an hour or less
time the temperature of the body was
much reduced and the pains all gone.
The patient seemed, after the second
application, inclined to sleep. The
heat and pains never returned. This
was an undoubted case Of malignant
yellow fever. The application used
terminated the fever, arrested COM
bustion, prevented internal hemor-
rhage, and rendered black vomit i'm
possible There may be something
or there may be nothing in this en-
thusiast's theory and practice, but he
has no nostrums to sell, and does not
write like a quack.
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May, the Shirt Tailor,
New Styles Fancy Shirtings,
Making them TO order,
&24 per dozen.
Sell HOweII's Death.

1t was near the corner Of Common
and st, Charles streets, in New Or
leans, near theerailroad ticket office,
that the Howell Wimbcrly killing
scrape occurred evening before last.
When officer McDonough ran on to
Ed Howell, after the shooting of his
brother, he fired a shot each from two
Tranter revolvers at the officer, but
neither took effect. The pistols were
twisted from Howells hands, and he
was at once overpowered and locked
up.
Sell llowclIs body was afterward
found lying behind the counter Of
Reiss' shoe store, 126 Common street.
Wimberly was found lying in the
store at 81 st. Charles street, with
three wounds. He was carried on a
shutter to DIR. Pratt, who found him
wounded in the lumbar region of the
back, the ball having lodged in the
abdomen.
Wimberly was also slightly shot in
the Adams apple of the throat and
had flesh wound neal the left ear.
His face was powder marked, show
ing the work was done at closequarters
Ed Howell and Wimbcrly had a
misunderstanding on the Monday
previous, caused by the latter putting
his feet on the Pullman car cushions
in front of him, Howell being in
charge of the coach at the time on its
way from Cofeeville to New Orleans.
Ed Howell was struck by Wimberly
during the quarrel.
The Howell brothers met Wimberly
opposite the St. Charles. and he re-
treated into the hotel, drawn pistols
accelerating his movements. They
again met about $50 in the evening,
when a dozen or more shots we're fred,
with the result as stated.
DR., Fred King, of Georgia, was
badly shot in the heel by a stray bullet.
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COnkIing.
indianapolis News.l

indianapolis News.l
Conkling carried his insuferable
arrogance to the degree of insulting
General Burnside on Saturday in the
senate, Whatever may be said against
Burnside, those who know him know
that he is a pure hearted gentleman
and a brave man. 1t is very certain
that Conkling isn't the first of these.
and it is to be doubted if he is the
latter and the country would view
with glee action on Senator Burnside's
part which would make him eat the
amount of dirt he is doubtless capable
of. Conkling, like Theodore Tilton,
is a man OF great intellect and Lilipu-
tian moral nature, and has become a
monOmaniac on himself. His personal
vanity has eaten him up. He is In
sane-with a big "Ip-to the extent
that whatever thwarts his whim or
opposes his caprice becomes the labor
of his life to crush. Whoever differs
from him in his personal enemy, and
no time is too long for him to nurse
his wrath, and no ~littleness too small
tor him too stoop to for its satisfaction.
Senator Conkling, in short, is about as
perfect a specimen of a vanished
heather as one need wish to see. His
God is himself, and all who do not fall
down and worship r condemned to
the fiery furnace. 1t is to be hoped
Senator Burnside will turn this mod
ern senatorial Nebuchadnezzar out to
grass, as was done with him of old.
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last night at the Louisville Turf Elk
change
NEW ORLEANS, February 20
Twenty fights. Each side winning
ten. The t~wenty-frst fight was a draw.
All bets on the main a draw.
ALL THE TALK IN ATLANTA.
The Atlanta Constitution of Sunday
thus reports the feeling in Georgia:
They can beat us on race horses,
but they will never see the day they
can get away with our game cocks"
Such was the patriotic boast of a
Georgian yesterday while a party Of
gentlemen were discussing the great
cock main now in progress in New
Orleans. This is the greatest test ever
proposed between the pluck and
strength Of the Kentucky dominicks
and the Georgia Shawlnecks." The
latter have been wonderfully success
full in all their fights. They are game
to the death, and are so muscular that
their well-developed limbs feel as
hard as hickory. They are so we'll
known in Georgia and have won SC
many battles that a sort of State
pride seems to inspire their ad-
mirers. One hundred of these
fine birds were taken to New
Orleans by Mr.. Charles Brown,
of Columbus, a brother of Mr..
w. A. Brown, of Atlanta. Most of
these came from Mr.. Browns farm.
near Columbus. He had a few picks
from the best cocks of Macon and
Savannah, but the big majority are
from Columbus. Quite a number OF
Georgia sports went along with the
birds, and they will not want strong
hackers in New Orleans, One hum
dred Kentucky and Tennessee cocks
were ready to meet the Georgia fowls
in the bloody pit where this cruel
sport is now in progress. 1t is remark
able how much excitement this main
has caused all over the South. In
this city it has been all the talk Of
sporting men for weeks past. Bets
have been freely made on both sides.
Kentuckians passing through the city
have left money here, deposited as
wagers on the chickens of their State.
1t is a gigantic chicken war in which
the allied forces of Kentucky and
Tennessee are meeting the undaunted
pluck of the Georgia breed that ha,
never vet been in the dust. The main
opened Thursday night, and the first
news was eagerly anticipated by hun.
drcds Of men in Atlanta. The Associ.
ated Press reports have had literally nc
accounts of the fight, and the first
statement Of its results came in the
New Orleans papers Of Friday, which
reached here yesterday afternoon,
During the day scores of men dropped
into the Constitution Office to FIND
what was the news from the main.
Many others asked the reporters. The
intelligence that Kentucky had won
the opening fight of the main created
some little. depression yesterday after
noon, but the best judges do not re-
gard it as sufficient to weaken any
confidence in the Georgia cocks, fol
this was a mere skirmish movement
as it were.
The fact that the G%eorgias behaved
so boldly in the hack fights shows that
they are more than a match for theil
Kentucky and Tennessee foes. The
probabilities are strongly in favor Of
their final victory, and betting here is
strongly in their favor.
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laeelfOOt Lake Perch,
Fine Red Snappers.
y. CLEMENT, at Beal ~. Bridge
Sunday Orders.
when these free States were oolonie.
Unto the mother nation,
And in Connecticut the good

Unto the mother nation,
And in Connecticut the good
Old blue laws were in fashion,
For the benefit of the new authori.
ties who hope to carry out their OBJ
noxious and unequal Sunday orders
regarding the closing of certain shops,
which they do not happen to like, a
few extracts from the old Connection
blue laws are herewith given. II
would be well for the Taxing District
commissioners to include these within
the list. They will be an improvement
on the more modern style, and ifthesC
caunot be executed, the authorities
may fortify themselves behind the
excuse The State made the laws
we must enforce them If the fol.
lowing are included aud found to worL
as smoothly as Sunday orders did las.
Sabbath, a few more may be sug
gestcd
No Que shall run on the Sabbath
day, or walk in his garden, or else.
where, except rovercntly to and from
meeting.
No ono shall travel, cook vlctuals
make beds, sweep houses, cut hair, o
shave, on the Sabbath day"
No woman shall kiss her child Of
the Sabbath or iasting day"
The Sabbath shall begin at Sunse
on Saturday
People not liking the foregoing ma.
move out Of town.
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Choice Red Snappers.
Lake Erie Salmon,
ReelfOOt Like Perch.
III. SEESSEL., SIR, & son,
Cor. second and Jefferson

WHAT made him act so2 Why, he had
fever and ague and he shook 50 hecouldn'l
keep his hat on. No wonder he acted Sc
queeny. But he is better now, a friend
told him about Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic.
He commenced taking a wine-glassful
three times a day and began to feel better
almost Immediately. He is now cured
and recommends Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic
to his friends as an unfatling remedy in
all malarial disorders.
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j. P. pipkin, G, z. Flippin and
VIM. A. Wood we're visitors at the
cotton exchange to-day.
Mr.. Joseph Brooks, one Of the losses
Of the Memphis Theater, is expected
to arrive in the city this evening.
The yarn about Mr.. Geo. Dents
approaching nuptials is wrong, and the
man who started it has stirred up
a hornets nest. Mr.. Dent is after
him.
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We have never seen GOOD
CLOTHES" sold as CHEAP" az
they arc now being offered by
". N. DRAKE & Co,
lf6t No. 27l Main Street.

TX the LEDGER job Office can bc found
competent, skillful and tasteful printers,
who can give entire satisfaction in The
display Of any job printing. 12St
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A Nest Of Thieves.

Fifteen or twenty wagon loads of
stuff have been found among thieves
out near the boulevard, beyond the
city limits. Most of it was stolen
from people near Buntyn Station.
One citizen near that place found his
two-horse wagon among the r@ascals.
Another found a spring wagon which
he lost last October, full of sweet po-
tatoes. Twenty or thirty persons have
identified property stolen from them,
and found in this den of thieves.
They went last week and hauled a
load of corn, and took live sheep from
Mr.. Greer. This led to their diseov.
cry, and three Of the thieves are now
in Jail. Several cnce-houses where
stolen goods are stored have beer
spotted aud other thieves are expected
to be taken within a few days.
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The San Francisco newspapers tell
Of a cruel joke that was played on Mr..
Noon. He was an old widower, and
his tendency to lovc-making greatly
annoyed the young women who board
ed in the same house. They dressed
a handsome boy in girls clothes, and
introduced him to Mr.. Noon as q
boarder from Virginia City. The boy
was complaisant, and the widower be-
came Immediately attentive, taking
him out riding and to the theatsrs.
A f%avorite evening amusement in the
boarding. house was to leave Mr.. Noon
and the bogus girl alone In the parlor,
and watch them through the glass
doors. But there was a climax in the
discovery, by Mr.. Noon, Of the cheat,
and he gave publicity to the affair by
threatening a lawsuit,
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ATTEND the auction sale of fine fur
nishing goods this evening at Z o'clock,
corner Of Monroe and Main streets. Great
bargains. A. i. FRANKLAND,
Auctioneer.
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KAHN & FREIBERG.

KAHN e. FREIBERG.
Wet CaIicOs! Wet CalicOs!
Linen Crashes, 7Hc a yd,
BIeacIhed Domestic, &c a yd,
Damaged check for aprons, SC yd,
Slightly Damaged Linen
HandAEerchiefs, sc,
Ladies' Slippers, 35c a pair.
EmbrOideries! EmbrOideries!
In new and neat patterns.
KAHN e. FREIBERG,
Corner Of Main and Poplar SITS.
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The late Pope Plus *, ii is said,
never allowed a lady to kiss his foot
at his audiences, always giving her his
hand. Pope Leo Kill, on the con-
trary, sees ladies go through the cere-
mony with calm indifference,
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Advice TO :. Boys

"Boys," said the nan holding an in
verted match in one hand and a dark
cigar in the other, "never acquire the
perhicious habit of smoking. / am a
slave to it now, and yet ! hate it. Inever
see a cigar that | don't want to burn it
up" And then. with extreme satislac-
ton, he burned up the mo. 10 of Sol
Coleman . he had IN his hand.
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A FRESH lot Of cheap gas fixtures at
l07tl Brownies, 25S Second street
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AZ her farewell benefit in Boston,
Miss kellogg was presented with a
crown costing $1,000 the gift Of her
mother,
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Fresh CarameIs and Candies,
Heinrieh's, 376 Main 1t. 2
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Type for Sale.

Type for Sale.
A font Of 500 pounds long primer, in
good condition, with all necessary sorts
used about one year; suitable for q country
office. For. sale cbeap by immediate
application to this Office. S9-t
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FOR RENT.

DESIDENCE on Union street, 5 rooms; on
III Carroll avenue, 7 rooms; suburban resi-
denee and 5acres. MINOR MERIWETHER,
245 Second street. M
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FOR SALE.

A GOOD HACK, newly repaired In good
"A condition. For sale cheap. Apply to 10
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THE K MAIN.
Georgia Versus Kentucky.
Louisville Courier-Journal 2sth.l

Louisville Courier-Journal, 26th.l
The following telegram was received
last night at the Louisville Turf Elk
change
NEW ORLEANS, February 20
Twenty fights. Each side winning
ten. The twenty-frst fight was a draw.
All bets on the main a draw.
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NR0CERH-COrner Causey and Pontotoc
" streets, doing y good business.
1881 JAMES REILLY, Executor.
Sharp County record., 1879-10-16
Farm for Rent.

The undersigned desires to rent or lease
his entire farm, consisting Of $40 acres, sit
uated on Strawberry river, 2 miles north Oh
Evening Shade. There are so acres in
high state OF cultiyaton-6O acres OF nch
bottom land and 90 of up land. There are
OH The premises fveldwelling houses, afford
ing sufficient room for about three families;
also, one Of the finest apple and peach or
cbards in the county, now bearing, and
three springs of good, lasting water. Twill
sell 500 bushels of corn, now on the farm,
and take pay for same in clearing and other
improvements needed, Or | will sell the
entire farm for.S2.5OO. For further partic-
ulars, call on or address ". 7; CUNNINGHAM,
Evening Shade, ARK. This Oct. 8th, 1879.