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The New York herald., 1879-11-17
OBITUARY.

DIR. JEAN CHARLES cHENU, FRENCH NATu-
RALIsT.
DIR. Jean Charles Chenu. whose death yester-
day announced by cable despatch, was born ut
Metz August 80. 1S0s studied medicine in Paris and
entered the army surgeons assistant in 1929.
Being stationed at Carcassonne during the cholera
epidemic of 1s3334 he had the good fortune to
the life OF the project Of the department.
NJ G briel Delessert. and thereby gained
intimacy with another member of tho
family NJ. Benjamin Delesscrt. who possessed mag
nifcent botanical and genealogical collections, OF
which the young surgeon made curator. receiv-
ing also the direction Of the ferrugnous springs OF
Passy belonging to the same gentleman. The cir.
cumstances above named gave direction to the scen-
q treatise on cholera morbus 1885; his second an
essay ON thcrmo- mineral waters (lS40).. He next
applied himself the preparation OF his great folio
work, Genealogical Illustrations; or. Descrip-
tion and Figures of All Known Shells, Living or
Fossil with the New Genera ana the Latest Discovered
Species" (lS42-47). In 1852 no became librarian OF
the School of Military Medicine, made the campaign
of the Crmea in connection with the ambulance SER
vice and was director general OF ambulances during
the siege of Paris (lS7O-7p. Besides many other
works. he was author OF Encyclopedias OF Nat
ural History" 81 vols, 135061) of treatises on tho
medical history of the Crnean and Italian wars, and
elementary hsndbooks of ornithoiogy, natural his
tory uS4G). and conchology ana palaeontology Y
vols 1862, with 5000 ilustrations). He was made
Commander Of the Legion of Honor in July. 1871.
The New York herald., 1879-11-17

IT Is REPORTED that Kentucky's constitution
cannot be found, and that the State is consc-
qucntly running her government without any.
No wonder SO many regulators" are at work
rpon her
The New York herald., 1879-11-17

So ORIGINAL A MAN as Mr.. Talmage should
not allow himself to drop into saying things
that every one already knows. Yesterday he
said that when he first began to preach he was
very cautious, but that now he had passed that
point.
The New York herald., 1879-11-17
THE MAuAnAJAu or punpwAN.

Ono Of the great Hindoo fcudatories Of the British
government. the Maharajah Of Burdwan. died at
Bhauguporc Bengal on the 25th ult.. ut the ago Of
ifty years. The Maharajah was one OF tho most re-
markable of the Indian princes. not only on
account OF his vast landed estates but also
for his enlightenment. lberality aud public spirit.
During the Bengal famine OF 1874 he established at
his own expense large system OF gratutous charity
and relief works. On the occasion of the celebrated
Imperial Assembly at Delhi he was accorded the
wonted honor of = salute OF thirteen guns, and no
testified his gratitude by presenting to tho city of
Calcutta marble statue OF the Queen Empress vo
toria. He was idsntihsd with ali yublic enterprises
for the welfare Of the people OF Bengal.
The New York herald., 1879-11-17

TIE new French-American cable is success
fully laid. The more the merricr.
The New York herald., 1879-11-17

CENTRAL PARK looks as if it were longing for
q good heavy snowfall to hide its shabbiness.
The New York herald., 1879-11-17

FIFTH AVENUES SIDEWALKS were the finest
pictures in New York yesterday afternoon.
The New York herald., 1879-11-17

GENERAL GRANTS ideas about an isthmus
canal will be found in another column.
The New York herald., 1879-11-17
ARTHUR RAwsoN AsHwELL, d. D., CANON OF
CHICHESTER

Canon Ashwell died at Chichester. England. on
tho 23d ult at the age OF afty-three years. He was
born in 1926. entered Trinity College Cambridge in
1s43. became foundation scholarship in Caius Col
lege in 1885, and graduated there the following year
with the honors Of wrauglership. Having taken or
ders In the Church OF England he was appointed in
1851 vice principal of St. Marks College, Chelsea In
1883 principal OF the Oxford diocesan train
ing college at Culham. In 1865 principal
of the Durham training college. and in
1870 principal of that of Chichester, receiving
at the same ime resden tiary anonry in the cathe
dral of that city. From 1862 to 1865 he WIS incun
bent OF Trinity Chapel. Conduit street. London.
Canon Ashwcll pleasing writer upon educa-
tional and religious topics, and published several
volumes of sermons and lectures. He was frequent
contributor to the Qudery Reciec and other period
icas and editor OF the Literary CAitrchpda aud the
Church Quarterly RevieU. He had just published the
first volume of an elaborate Life Of Bishop Wilher
force"
The New York herald., 1879-11-17
LADY ELLEN FRANCES LuppocK.

Lady Lubbock. wifo Of Sir John Lubbock. Bart.
NJ p, the disting uishcd author Of "Pre-Historie
Times" and ''Tho Origin Of Civilization" died In
England on the 20th ult., aged about forty-four
years. The deceased lady was daughter OF the late
Row. Peter Hordern, and married to Sir John
then Mr1 Lubbock, April 10. 1866. She leaves
seven children. Lady Lubbock participated IN tho
sciontihc tastos and tasks of her husband. and
was author OF many admirable articles In
scricntinc and literary periodicals. especially
the Academy and Nature. In lS02-3 sho
published in 'svacation Tourists" description OF
her researches among the shell mounds or Denmark.
She was a valued friend Of many OF the most dis
tinpuished writer's aud scientists of England pos
sassed abltios Of no mean order, and did much in
directly for tho promotion Of knowledge
nm. GEORGE WILLIAM CALENDER, r. n. @. 8.
DIR. O. w. Calender. lecturer surgery ut st.
Iortholomow's Hospital. London. died at . few
days ago, whilo on his way home from this city. u
the comparatively early ago OF fortynine years. Dr.
CALENDER received his professional education at ST.
partholomews, was admitted q member OF the Royal
college of Surgeons In 1852, became fellow that
college la 1885, q member OF many learned aud
ecicnthc societies both at homo and abroad, and
had contributed valuable papers to the transactions
of the Royal and other societies. Ho was an OK
anner at the College OF Physicians and also nc tho
University of London. and was we'll known to tho
profession in this city, whore he spent the last year
OF his life acconnt OF his health. Ho had per-
formed some remarkable surgical operations In our
hospitals.
The New York herald., 1879-11-17
HENRY PRINCE FREEMAN.


Henry Prince Freeman. for many years secretary
of the Market Insurance Company. died at his resi-
dence No. 38 South Oxford street. Brooklyn. yester-
day morning, In the seventythird year Of his age.
The deceased born at Hyanns. Mass. and at the
age of eighteen years entered the employ
of his uncle, Nathaniel Cobb. well known
dry goods dealer OF Boston. as . clerk. Mr.. Free
man this city in 1885 and engaged In the dry
goods business in Pearl street. He lost heavily by
the great panic OF 1887 and afterward entered the
'woollen goods business with Bradford Boughton,
in John street, the firm name being bradford, Free
man and Boushton After continuing IN the lat
ter business FOR number OF years no
withdrew from tho partnership and became
assistant secretary of the Home Insurance Company
The deceased sftcrward accepted the position Of
rotary of the Market Insurance Company The COM
pany failed after the Chicago fire, but Mr. Freeman
succeeded in re-establshing it. 1t continued
to do business until the Boston fire, when
it was again swept out of existence. Since
that time Mr.. Freeman has not been actively
engaged in business The deceased was prominent
member of the Baptist Church. and at the time OF
his death was a deacon in the Hanson Place Baptist
Church, Brooklyn. Mr.. Freeman was very deeply
affected about nine months ago over the death Of his
sister, law, and afterward gradually failed IN
health His death caused by paralysis. OF which
he had three attacks.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-12

New YoRK, December 12.-Tbe
p complaints to the Synod Of Long
Island from the decision of the
Brooklyn Presbytery in the case Of
Rev. 7. L. Dewitt Talmage, publicly
denounces the statement read by DR..
Talmage to his congregation last Sun
day morning, and published in the
newspaper Monday, as u tissue Of
ialsehoods, and say they shall hold
him to his responsibility as a false
sccuser.
A railroad on Broadway is again
talked of with branches to ali ferries,
1t is intended to connect the Broad
way road with Vanderbilt's Fourth
avenue line, and with the Fourth
street and Manhattanville road, and
to run cars from the South ferry to
Harlem river. The right is also TO be
given other railway companies to con-
meet with the Broadway line. This
would have the effect of making
Broadway the receptacle for cars Of
nearly all the lines and practically
exclude carriages and trucks.
Samuel D. Singleton, ticket taker
of the Grand Operahouse, having been
indicted by the. United States grand
jury for violation Of the civil rights
law, he having refused admission to
the theatre to w. Z. Davis, colored
man, has been arrested.
Arab fugitiyes from Caynne and
about thirty destitute Poles re-
Gently arrived at Castle Garden to
be sent to persons who have writ
ten for wood choppers, The
Arabs appealed to the commits
sioners of emigration to assist them il
securing employment so that the!
might earn enough money to reacl
Tunis, where they hope to meet theiI
families aud live under Turkish gov
ernment. They claim that it would
not be wise for them to venture on tn,
French territory, having been ban
isbed from Caynne by the French gov
ornment for participating in the reyol
in Almers.
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Tin, Iron and Slate Roofing, Lightning Rods Etc.

Yes, she says with smile. you
know full well | will not abuse any
confidence you may repose in me.
She turned to 90 to the store; he went
to look after his team. Now Just look
at him He is at home, seated in
front of a roaring log fire. The black
cook is getting supper in the kitchen.
She pauses to smile over her red
calico dress and new calf-skin shoes
Johnny is strutting around with his
boots drawn over his pantaloons.
Mary is before the glass trying on her
new bonnet. The baby is crying and
jumping in its fathers lap. The wife,
dropping on one knee and placing one
arm around her husbands neck and
the other around the child's, says,
" Kiss papa, baby" As the tiny lips
approach the mustachc she coulden {
help pressing her own between. 1t
was a triangular arrangement, but
papa got the most of it.
Early to bed and early to rise is
his custom. i is now Q o'clock.
Everything is still and quiet around
the farmers residence. and the gilt
tering stars bespanele the frost cover
ed roof that shelters one of The hap
piest families in the solid South.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-12
learn Your Trade.

A fond parent in Brooklyn, whose
daughter was approaching her eigh-
teenth birthday, ascertained that a
handsome watch was what she wanted
for a present. He had friend in
Maidcn-lane who selected watch and
chain with great care, and the birth
day gift was received with many ex-
pressions of delight. One night soon
afterward the young lady forgot to
wind up the watch and in the morn
ing the hands and wheels were mo-
uonless. She was frightened and
took it for granted that she had used
the watch carelessly and thatsomething
was broken inside. She did not like
to say anything to her father about il.
but going to Fulton street jeweler
the next day asked him to look at the
watch and see what was the matter
with it. The jeweler took it, put
magnifying glass before his eye, opened
the case, touched the wheels with
pick, and remarked that it needed
cleaning, as it was very dirty. On
inquiring the cost of such an opera.
ton, she was told it would be
$3.50. The young lady was amazed,
for she had had the watch only three
days and was reluctantto believe thatit
required so extensive renovation.
She passed on to the best known Jew
eler store in Brooklyn, and,
handing her watch to the man
at the counter, preferred the
same request as before. He went
through the same process of inspec-
tion, and said the hair spring was
broken and the watch needed cleaning.
Inquiring the cost again, she was told
it would be ST. She said she would
see her father about it, and at night
when he came home she told him of
her days. doings, and said his friend
must have cheated him. Her father
took the watch to New York in the
morning, and in the course Of the dav
stepped into his friends store and
asked him to look and see why it had
stopped. His friend, after looking at
1t a moment, took up a key, and wind
ing it up, handed it back with the
remark, mo watch will 90 unless
it is kept wound up" Moral to the
Brooklyn watchmakers Learn your
trade. ~ Tribune.
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A TENNESSEE FARMER.
Pen Picture of One Solid Man In the
Solid South.
Pulaski Tenn Correspondence Of the Gin
......-.Aa n.-.-..-..-.--i.

Pulaski Tenn Correspondence the Gin
cinnati Commercial.
Did you see him? He was coming
out of the door of the Giles National
Bank he had just dumped handful
ofthe subsidiary into his vest pocket,
he was showing roll of bank notes
into his pocketbook, he wore no coat;
his jeans pantaloons were hecked with
cotton, so was his wool hat; he had
just sold three five hundred-pound
bales, and had cashed the check.
Leaving the bank he went in the
western door Of the courthouse. In
a few minutes he passed out of the
eastern door. He was folding up his
tax receipt. Did you hear him ?
Bill, he says, II have just paid my
taxes. | don't owe nary man on TOP
of dirt one cent. He had followed
Johnston in the charge at Shiloh; he
was with Hood in his retreat from
Nashville; he had proved himself a
man Of courage; he was an affectionate
husband, a kind father. There was a
consciousness creeping over him that
if not born a nobleman, he was to day
an independent sovereign. He met
his wife and daughter on the pave
ment. What did you get for cotton.
husband?' "Sll,25, want that good
prieeY' Yes, we can live at that.
She drew him to one side Illus
band, " she says, you have more cot,
ton to sell and pork to spare. Our
Mary is now seventeen yerrs old, the
young men are coming to see her;
couldn't you give her a seal brown
merlno dress, trimmed with silk. Mrs.
Rudd will fit and baste it for a dollar
and can make it on the machine. and
60 to Mrs. Grahams and get her a IS
bonnet, she never had one, and johnny
wants a pair of boots, and"-"Wife,h .
says the farmer, since the war we
have had a hard struggle to make a
support. You have done your part
without grumbling or complaining.
Now my head is above water; what's
mine is yours; there is the pocket book
with the money, Use it in any way
you want to,
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BY CABLE.

BERLIN, December l2.-The Land
tag has adopted the railroad commit
tees resolution prescribing Che princi-
pies on which the government must
administer the railroads.
The Berlin and Magdeburg railway
company has overwhelmingly voted in
favor Of the sale Of that road to the
government
An influential committee, under the
presidency of the mayor of Berlin and
the project of police, has been formed
to organize a system of relief for the
famine stricken people Of Silesia.
Count Schouyaloff arrived here yes
terday and had an audience with the
Emperor. The Count will probably
visit Utizen before going to st. Peters
burg.
The increasing rise in the price Of
cereals throughout Germany has made
necessary corresponding increase in
military estimates for 1880.
1t is generally believed Sabourof
will replace Daubril as Russian Am
bassador at Berlin, and that the latter
will 60 to Vienna. Novikoff, the
present Ambassador at that place, is
going to Constantinople. These
changes, some think, show opposition
to England, hostility to Russia and
courtesy to Germany.
VIENNA, December 12-Nearly all
rivers and brooks in Transylvania
have oyorAowed, laying under water
vast tracts of the country, destroyine
bridges and houses, interrupting com
munication, sweeping away farming
utensils, cattle and grain. In some
cases inhabitants remained for days
on trees ard the roof Of houses await
ing rescue.
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M regret 70 oppose anything deIib

WE regret to oppose anything delib-
erately determined upon by the legis-
lative council, because personally we
have such high respect for the gentle
men composing it, They carry a great
responsibility, and have to act upon
many perplexing and difficult ques-
tions. Their duties were new to them
when they went into Office, and with
all the care and judgement they could
exercise, it was natural that they
should make some mistakes. In the
main, they have done we'll and de-
serve great praise. Perhaps they have
been praised too much by the press and
have come to feel that whatever they
do will be endorsed and sanctioned.
We have seen good men in Office be-
fore who were praised to death. We
have sustained the local government
as far as we had any influence just to
the extent that we conscientiously ap-
proved its action, and shall do so in
the future. A little criticism now
and then may have healthy effect.
The earth closet business is too mani
festly piece Of nonsense to be sane
toned and we give fair warning that
we intend to give it free advertising
until it is abandoned, which will not be
later than next summer. DIR. Porter
m cans business and will no doubt en-
force the ordinance to the letter. The
better he enforces the law the sooner
it will become odius and be abandon
ed. He is responsible for more chan
the enforcement Of the law, he is the
father Of the ordinance. He cast the
deciding vote to make it law. 1t is
his pet idea, and a sweet pet it will be
when fully tested. The sooner he
sees his mistake the better for
him and for the people. If the system
is universally adopted warm weather
viii tell tale which viii run the peo
pie out Of town worse than yellow
fever. We will have sweet scented
place next summer. There will be a
rise in the cologne market, and those
who cannot buy the cologne or balm
of thousand flowers, will be glad to
get breeze from slaughter pen OF a
soap factory. Meanwhile as law abid-
ing citizens we have no course left us
but to comply with the requirements
Of the ordinance
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What his country ?"

What his country p
"Judea."
Una Jew-a bastard jew. What
did he do?"
Worked as a carpenter in the shop
Of his putative father"
w hat became of Him?"
He was charged with violation of
the Roman law, tried and convicted
and put to death"
Una bastard, Jewish mechanic:
a malefactor, put to death for violation
OF the laws OF his country, is that the
Fellow yOu bring to me for Worship"
Then Mr.. Beecher proceeded to
give a sugary sentimental turn to this
coarse and abominably vulgar dia-
loguS 1t is rhetorical trick of this
charlatan in religion to shock his
auditors BY some blaspbemous utter
ance and then smooth off the angles
until it seemed a spiritual and beauti-
tul truth presented in startling way.
He has done that thing so often that
the Brooklyn audiences are no longer
shocked at anything he may say. He
could preach downright atheism for
three-quarters of an hour and wind up
with a few sentences of gospel gush
and it would all be accepted devoutly
by the intellectual audiences of Ply
mouth Church.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-12

YESTERDAYS Courier journal is
marvel of journalistic enterprise, typo
graphical beauty and exceptional bril-
liancy. 1t is double sheet OF the
largest size that can be printed in this
country. There are ten columns to
the page, making eighty columns in
all, and it is all in one piece About
twenty Of these columns, in solid
miniop, are devoted to Gen. Grants
reception there the day before, his
wanderings over the world and his
early history. The dinner at Mr..
Watterson's, is dismissed modestly
and neatly in five lines. The general
makeup of newsy and miscellaneous
matter takes a wide range and is
exceedingly interesting. As a news
paper this number will compare favor
ably with any paper ever issued in
New York Or London. They never
do any thing by halves in old Kahn
tuek
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-12

A victim of his own good nature
and obliging disposition was DR.. Ed
dins, vino went to the penitentiary on
o charge of ballot-box stulhng, rather
than expose the person or persons
really guilty, the leading one having
Been, it is said, near member of his
family. The poor old man suffered
for his oversight in letting the thing
be done, and his friends rejoice at the
reprieye granted by President Hayes,
a favor influenced by Mrs. Hayes,
through the intercession of General
III. j Wright, form erly of this city,
Miss NJ. G. Cherry and others.
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DEEDS OF VIOLENCE.
China Man and Woman Chopped to
Pieces---A Government Agent Muf-
dered.

CHICAGO, December 11.-A San
Francisco dispatch from Victoria,
British Columbia, says that a China
woman and man were chopped to
pieces with an AK by another China
man, who set fire to the house to burn
the bodies but the fire was put out
and the crime discovered.
John Usher, government agent, was
murdered near Kamlapo, while, with
three deputies, attempting to arrest
three brothers, named Mclean, and
Alex Hare, an assistant of Usher, was
severaly wounded. The murdercrs
are at large and committing thelts,
and threaten to burn Kamlapo.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-12

Special to the PUB1lo LEDGER.1
HELENA, ARK, December Y, 9a.m.
The Maumelle passed here at 4 am.
for Memphis with 600 bales of cotton
and lot of seed. w.
Special to the Public LEDGERl
New ORLEANS, December Il. 10
a. m.-The repairs to the Henry
Frank are completed and she leaves
this day, December the 18th, at 5 p.
m. for Memphis and will arrive Tues
day morning, and will leave Memphis
Wednesday evening next on her regu-
lar day for New Orleans.
ALE. GRIssoM.
Special to the PUBLIC LEDGER.l
HELENA, ARK, December y, $50
a.m.-The Josie Harry passed Helena
this morning for Memphis, with l .438
bales of cotton, the big blue ribbon"
trip, and will arrive at 4 o'clock. She
will leave Saturday evening, her regu-
lar day, with a return trip for White
river, going through to Jacksonport.
NJ. R, HARRY, Master.
Special to the LEDGER.
HELENA, ARK, December 12, II
a,m.-The Uoahoma passed here this
morning for Memphis with a good
trip. VIII arrive this evening and
leave to morrow, Saturday evening, at
5 o'clock, on our regular day, for
Greenville, carrying the mail and
making all way landings. WILL.
PETTSBURe, December 12.-Riyer
s feet 3 inches and stationary.
Weather fair and cold. Arrived
Buckeye State, 4:3Oa,m.
LOUISVILLE, December 12.-River
rising slowly with Z feet 10 inches in
the canal, aud feet 10 inches in the
chute, on the falls. Business dull;
weather cloudy and cold; wind north.
west and splitting snow. Arrivals and
departures-Thos. Sherlock, for New
Orleans; Chas. Bowen and tow for Pom
eroy. The Alice, which boat grounded
on the left handreef on the fallsyester-
day afternoon, was hghtened off this
morning at $3.50 o'clock aud drifted
down the Indiana chute under tho
bridge, grounded on what is called
Alexis rock, below the bridge, where
she lies perfectly easy and can be
lightened of.