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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07
FOREIGN.
The New Administration of
France - Gambetta's
Successor.
Russian Meetings to Arrest the
Plague.
An Embezzllng Treasurer Sent to Ii
IBERIA for Sixteen Years.
A Crippled American steamship.
A Banquet to the New French President
BY the British ambassador.

PARIS, February THE deputies
yesterday, at the request of Demarc-
ere, and despite the opposition of
Louis Blanc, rescinded the resolution
referring the amnesty proposals to
Bureaux, and will await the bill which
the government is preparing.
Senator Scheurer Kestner has taken
the political directorship of the Re-
publique Francaise in place of Gam
BETA.
Lord Lyons, British ambassador,
will give select banquet to President
Grevy at the British embassy next
week, at which fifteen covers will be
laid.
General Chanzy will probably be re-
placed in the governorship of Algeria
by the late director general of the
Paris Exposition.
PRESIDENT UfeYy, IN receiving the
judges of the Court of Cessation, told
the president that the tribunal gov
ernment does not intend to violate the
principle ofirremovability of judges.
Queenstown, February Z. The
steamship Celtic, from New York for
Liverpool and due at Queenstown on
Sunday last, was spoken on the 9th
inst. in latitude 15' north, longitude
l90 west, with the blades of her screw
broken.
ST, PETERSBURG, February T.
General Melekoff has left for Astra-
chan, to superintend measures for
arresting the plague.
Juchartzef, the former treasurer of
the Mutual Credit Foncier Company,
has been convicted of 'embezzling
100000, and been sentenced to six
teen years penal servitude in Siberia.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07
POOR GIRL 1!
Annie BarteI's Failure to Walk 5000
Quarter Miles in 5000 Quar-
ter Hours.
New York Herald.l

New York Herald
No stage distress ever excited such
emotions as the apparent tortures Of
this poor girl. At every step she was
the picture of agony. Her eyes were
bleared and bloated, and her face
depicted the pain which racked her
frame at every step. She no longer
walked around the track, but dragged
herself heavily and YEARLY along. If
she had been compelled to tread un-
shod on glowing plow-shares her
agony could not have been greater.
Her feet were blistered, while the
muscles of her legs and hips were
swollen and ached with rheumatic
acuteness. Even her arms, hanging
listless by her side, seemed to sympa-
thize with the aches and pains which
afflicted her whole body. Her face
twitched with the intensity of her
sufferings. She could not see the
track and had to be guided more care
fully than blind beggar on the Kings
road. Moreover, she had to be held
up, or she would have fallen fast
asleep in the sawdust. At last all
consciousness, save that of suffering,
seemed to pass away, and when she
left the track the last time she was as
completely unaware of it as if death
instead Of mere exhaustion had strick
en- her down. She slept for two hours
without interruption, undisturbed by
the noise and roar outside. While the
man in the box-ofiice cried, "Bartel's s
off a tenmile race up stairs I" she
neither knew nor cared that she had
failed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07
Award 20 a Railroad
Contractor.

CINCINNATI, February About
year ago contract for the building of
narrow gauge railroad from this city
to Xenia, Ohio, was given to one Ben
edict at what was considered an exor-
bitant figure, the construction Of the
first five miles being placed at $780,
600. 1t is now stated upon the au-
thority of one of the board Of direc-
tors, that the president, Seth Haines,
had secret contract with Benedict
by which he (the president) was to
receive sl25,OOO in bonds of the com
pany, understood to be in considera-
tion of awarding the contract to ZEN
edict
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07
Two LOne Hands in One Game.

Some time ago there was an anna
teur dramatic performance given in
the back room of a saloon in this city.
The play was The Lone Convict. and
just as the star, dressed in his stripes,
came out, some one yelled Fire I'
A stampede followed, and in the hurry
of getting out the star forgot to change
his clothes Away he went over beer
tables, chairs, and out of the door
into the street. Discovering that the
alarm was false, he turned around to
re-enter the house. when a policeman
grabbed him and remarked.
Ha out so late, trusty? Guess
you d better come in,
Discovering that there was no fire,
! was just-look out, don't twist me
around that way"
Come on, or I'll clip you"
What do you mean ?"
What do you mean ?"
Why, | am playing the Lone
Convict. =
And I'm playing the Lone Police
man.
The poor fellow yelled for help, but
the policeman dragged him away,
threw him down and with the assist
ance of another policeman, handcuffed
him and carried him to the penitenti-
ary, where they put him in dark cell.
Next day, with a lot of refractory
negroes, ho was sent up tho country to
work on farm. Finally, after a due
course ofblue, red and striped tapo, he
was liberated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07
rHE ELEor1ON YEsrERnAY.

The first election under the new
order Of things was held yesterday and
passed of very quietly. There was no
drunkenness, no hacks with stroamers
paid for by candidates, as far as we
know, and an utter absence of excite
ment and enthusiasm. The united
vote cast for the two candidates for
police and fire commissioners was
1897, This is small vote, yet nearly
twice as large as the vote cast in the
city at the November election, time
when many refugees had not returned.
Mr.. Overton was elected by such a
complimentary majority that it might
be called walk over the track, re-
ceiying 1851, or majority Of f2717 votes
over his competitor. Mr.. G. w. Goyer,
John Gum and Robert Galloway were
elected supervisors of public works.
Mr.. Galloway's majority over Colonel
Eaton was only eighty-three. The
ticket elected is a good one in all re-
spects, and will command the conf =
dence and support of the people.
Those composing it are gentlemen
of real worth and capacity, and we do
not know that better selections could
have been made. They understand
the condition of Memphis and the
wants of the people and we be.
lieve can administer the new govern
ment to the very best advantage.
With such men in Office the affairs of
the people will be conducted in bust
nesslike way and we will stand some
show of retrieving in part the mis-
takes and misfortunes of the past. A
member Of the board Of supervisors is
yet to be elected by the County Court.
That intelligent body will no doubt
give US a good man. Public confidence
thus secured should be followed by
the hearty cooperation of all classes.
We are all in a common boat, and if it
goes down many must sink with it.
There are naturally differences Of
opinion and some apparent conflict of
interests, but these should and can be
all reconciled upon the basis ofa recog-
milton and regard for the generalw welfare
of the greatest number. There is a
future of prosperity and commercial
power for Memphis. We may fight it
off for years by giving more attention
to individual ideas and interests than
to the public welfare, but solid
young Memphis is bound to rise on
the spot where the old one was throt-
tied and failed. Nothing could be
more auspicious than the action of the
people yesterday in choosing such
worthy and capable citizens to unite
with Governor Marks appointces in
the conduct of our public affairs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07
THE RED WING.
Card of Thanks from the Passengers on
Her Last Trip from ViCksburg
livery Complimentary.

At meeting of the passengers, held
on board of the steamer Red Wing,
Major j. 7. Woodford, of Louisville,
being called to the chair, the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously
passed
Resolved, That we, passengers of
steamer Red Wing on this trip, do
tender our sincere thanks to her gal
liant captain, George Malone, and her
gentlemanly clerk, Capt. Ed Thomas,
for their courteous and unwearied at
tention to our comforts during the
trip.
Resolved, That we heartily recon-
mend the steamer Red Wing to the
travelling public at large, and especi-
ally to the merchants and planters
along her route, as a safe, commodious
and accommodating steamer. Her
state-rooms are large and airy, and the
steward, Mr.. Coery Walter, furnishes
table with all the delicacies the
market affords.
Committee-H. c. McNeill, Chic
ago. NJ. r; Priest, Nashville; c. j.
ColcOck, Charleston.
Passengers-John r. Woodford;
Louisville; l.. Boynton, st. Louis
Wilson Stables, Vicksburg; G. X.
Strickland, Malone's Landing; En-
met Hughes, Burke's Landing; G..
W. Blanford, Arkansas Nathan
Hemendinger, George Arnold. Mem
phis Rev. j. NJ. Boetzkes, Helena /;
John NJ. Crandall, Vicksburg; Am
brose Lynne, Easton, Penn; j. r.
Upton, Louisville; T. w. Hendren,
Memphis; Il. Ii. Maddux, Como,
Miss; S. J. Simpson and wife, Lake
Charles; c. Turner, Friar's Point,
Miss. and twenty-six others.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07
Quieken the CircnIatIon

Don't let the blood stagnate in your veins
You can prevent its doing so by increasing its
volume and purity, by stimulating the diges-
tive organs, and encouraging assimilation,
with that matchless vitalizing agent, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. People not afflicted
with any organic or inorganic disease, grow
wan and haggard simply because their blood
is thin, watery, deficient in noHrishing prop
critics and so IN ager in quantity that the ex-
tremlties are very imperfectly supplied with
il, and the superficial circulation extremely
feeble. Hence the bloodless appearance Of the
cOuntenanee. But when the Bitters are used
20 enrich and quicken the blood, the rosy hue
of health returns to the cheek, the frame ac-
quires substance as we'll as vigor, the appetite
improves, and no digestive qualms interfere
either with its qualification or the subsequent
tranquility Of the stomach.
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A fashion note has it, that
almost imperceptible hoopskirtsare
worn in Paris.

WHAT made him act so? Why, he had
fever and ague and he shook So hecouldnt
keep his hat on. No wonder he acted 50
queerly. But he is better now, friend
told him about Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic.
He commenced taking 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 unfailing remedy in
all malarial disorders.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07

in Europe 100000 souls perished
making grand and terrible total of
62,0OO,OOO. Although there is little
danger Of the spread of the pest to
Western Europe--for many genera
tions it has been confined to the East
lit is not strange that the Russians
should be startled byravages the black
death has already made. Persons at
tackled by it are said to die like flies,
and the ignorant and superstitious
peasantry are so terrified by it that
many are thought to have perished of
pure fright Fortunately, the laws of
health and the peculiarities of disease
are much better understood now than
in centuries gone by,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07
Minnie Hauk,s rIortaI Encmr

From a St. Louis Interview.
well, now you must know first
that Mr.. Mapleson-not Colonel Ma
pleson, but Madame Roze's husband
is my mortal enemy, and the reporter
thought he detected just little en-
phasis on one of the adjectives and a
snap to Miss Hauk's brilliant eyes
which showed that she was satisfied
in her own mind that such was the
case. My mortal enemy, and he has
taken every way which he can ever
since he has been here to undermine
me before the public. | could bring
Il suit against him for libel if l wanted
to. Tonight the theater will be
crowded, and why? because he will
give away tickets right and left, and !
am told that while we were in Chicago
he gave away FIVE hundred tickets the
night Madame Roze sang in The
Huguonots. No, sir he did not give
any away last evening and the bright
eyes showed some heat lightning
The fact is, he controls things with
the opera troupe, and he intends that
his wife shall be second, which, of
course, makes me third prima donna. "
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Indications.

WASHINGTON, February For
Tennessee and the Ohio valley, clear
or fair weather, stationary or slight
rise in temperature, with light winds,
mostly from south to west, and high
but slowly falling barometer,
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Killed.

ST. Louis, February 7.-Andrew
Henderson, a workman in the hub
factory situated about u miles from
Cuba, Mo-, was killed there on Wed
nesday last by being beaten on the
head with heavy club by Henry
Post, a fellow-workman. Post escaped.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07

NEW YORK, February Z, 1925 pm.
Cotton closed yesterday quiet and
steady at advanced prices opened
this morning quiet and firm; now
dull as follows Ordinary Z 11-16c !;
good ordinary, 8gc; low middling
8 Bloc; middling, 9 9-16c; good mid
ding, 8 15-l6c; middling fair, lie; fair,
II l3-l6c. Futures closed last even
ing weak, but from to II points
higher than the evening previous !;
opened this morning steady: now
nuipt Oalivar;as for
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EInbczzIcment.

WILMINGTON, DEL, February -
Evan Rice, cashier of the Whining
ton and Brandywino National Bank,
has been arrested on the charge of
embezzling about twenty-seyen thou
sand dollars. Rice is confined to his
bed by nervous pre- ;tration.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07

Lord Stanley defines health to be
the state in which existence itself is
felt to be an enjoyment, in which all
simple and natural pleasures are ap-
preeiated, aud the little everyday
anxietieS Of our business sit lightly
upon us.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07

Eggs forty cents a dozen Are
hens aware that the war ended fifteen
years ago, and that the government
resumed specie payments on January
/? Farmers should acquaint their
poultry with these facts.-- Norristown
Herald.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07

The Boston Globe speaks Of an Of
fensive sight that shocked the feelings
Of those who witnessed it at the Bos-
ton and Albany depot. On one of the
inward trains came three children,
boys, in charge OF a public function
ary Of some sort, evidently on their
way to some State institution. The
Oldest was not more than twelve years
Of age, and only one Of the three-the
youngest about six-was at all com
fortably clad. The oldest of the lads
was suffering from some throat
trouble, and was evidently sick, yet he
and the one next him in age were
chained together. As that happened
at Boston, and not New Orleans. we
suppose that official sense of propriety
is pretty much the same in every lati-
tude.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07

Large sales indicate the merits of
all good articles, Druggists sell more
Of Dr. Bulls Baby Syrup than of al
other remedies for the cure Of baby
disorders,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07

Some time ago Wilber F. Storey, of
the Chicago Times, set the Western
newspaper men ON the qui vive by
mortgaging his newspaper building for
$4,000, The other day one of his old
reporters, who is now at work on the
Cheyenne Leader, spied Storey in a
Pacific express car and straightway
tackled him. Storey was shy at first,
but finally told the reporter that he
was bound for San Francisco to make
arrangements for the publication of
the Times in that city every morning.
The San Francisco edition of the
Times will be identical with the CHI
cago edition, except in the matter of
local news. Telegraphic and editorial
matter will be wired from Chicago to
Frisco, special arrangements having
been made with a telegraph company.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07
INSURANCE.
ELECTION.
Election Notice

INHE annual meeting Of the stockholders of
l. the Memphis Gas Light Company win be-
held at the office Of the Company, AZ Madison
street, Memphis, Tenn, SATURDAY, March
i 1879, to elect seven ~ directors TO serve the
company the ensuing year. Election from 10
am. TO 2 pm.
JOSEPH CRAIG, Secretary.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 81, 1879. 1901
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07
Cincinnati Produce MarIket.

CINCINNATI, February Flour
and grain; quiet and unchanged.
Whisky,llow sales, at S1.0l. Pro
visions, held firmly. Pork, 80 75@
TO- Lard, good request little offer
ing at Sc 45 bid $6 80 asked. Bulk
meats, 81, 4g@4j. Bacon, 4, 5l@5l.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07

NEW ORLEANS, February Z, 1l:30
a,m.-COtton opened to-day firm, at
9sc for middling. Receipts to-day.
7l5O bales; expected, 300 bales; stock,
387 ,4S2 bales sales, 1000 bales.
Market yesterday closed active and
firm at Bc higher. Sales, 14,44S bales.
GALVESTON, February Cotton
firm. Sales, 2844 bales. Middling,
9Bc, Stock n, ,395 bales sales yester-
day. 1874 bales.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-21
Louisville EscsSey tJu, Races:

LOUISVILLE, May 20.-The spring meet
ing OF Louisville Jockey Club was opeEed
to-day. The first race-a dash OF mile IN d
"a qnarier-was dead heat between For
tuna and Glcnmore, with Keene Richards,
Jr, third. Time, 2:7ai.
Lord Murphy won The Derby: FaEsetto
second, Strahmore third. Trinidad fourth,
On" Dime fifth, General Pike sixth. Time,
2:37 -. ..r-.- .i.a. -.... -...... -.
The first heat Of the third race was
won by King Faro, with Peru second. Vie
tim third. Time, :1-ttt. In the second heat
King Faro was the favoTite over the tield at
large odds. Coming into the stretch, Peru,
Ella Rowett, and Kines'and pushed him
very hard, and Ella Rowctt, forging ahead,
forced ateTrilic pace and won by nose.
Time, 1:424. She now became the favorte,
with the odds OF 1000 10 800. The two cot
of well, the marc leading King Faro clear
TO the home-stretch, when the horse made an
effort and beat her by neck. Tirae, las.
The track was in good condition, the
weather warm, the time fast, and the sport
interesting. The attendance exceeded 49,
coo, about hall OF that number occupying
the field, which is always full here on Derby
day.
Lord Murphy's time is the quickest ever
made in the Kentucky Derby.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-21

Tue hill We're not extensive enough To meet
his views, which were opposed TO all Fede
RAJ interference, civil or military, in State
Affairs In bis Judgment, there. IL no such
thing as national elections. Elections are
Eitaer State or municipal! Senators and
repres sntatiYes are agents Of and rcspansi-
bic 10 ibe States. There has been no pgvso-
,ype for our form Of government. DR..
WHITE ssaae constitutional and historical
argument to support these views.
The sitter bin was further considered.
4 motion TO lay the pending section on7the
table, which the Speaker said would carry
the bill there also, TFas defeated.
Ihe third sectioR Sas then agreed TO.
The question then Tecurred on the fourth
Seci7pn, whlch provides that tac charges for
melting and refining shaIi be fixed by the
Dlrector OF the Mint. An amendment that
the Charges shall be the difference between
the market value OF the bullion and The Ie-
ga!-tcn der value Of the coin was agreed to
yeas, III; nays, los. -a
Without further action on the bin the
House adjourned.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-21
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY.

fkc>fEcT DEPOT, VA, MAY 10, 1879. .
Editors Dispatch Last Saturday after
COON about S O'clock a'distrcssing accident
t.Tsppened about four hundred yards from
a' point. Oiney Brown (coIored) and bis
vie tboth working from home) bired q
.IN'e girl about twelve years old to watch
sle Rouse and mind the baby during their
sosenee. The girl having seen the elder
oacs kindle the tire with Kerosene oil, at
Mapted the same. and while pouring the
oa!Fcm the can ittook fire. exploding the can
va ssturating the g.rl with the oil. She also
yeS IRE, and ran from the house screaming,
Eng completely enye,oped In the flames.
"an Z. Br'sentine was some ESQ yards of,
~ hearing her screams ran to her relief,
y yat ,oy the tine he reached her she was en-
s saesy. nude. She survived only during the
NE bave plenty OF rain, and some few
, ,a.s have planted aiiiltle' tobacco. The
assiioftfy Oh The farmers, however, have not
Sps Their land readylto plant Wheat Is
a. siJ sorry. Oats begin TO took better since
R.. fsltls. GornJs looking very promising.
Dusi ess dull money scarce. y,gss .gsf,
hasse1ssui $4,000 pounds OF tobacco have
d al ~, goeght up TO this time By two buffers
: 'ais point Yours, &C., D..
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-21
DANVILLE.

r..or-cspon.i. uc" Of the Richmond DiSpa'chl
MAY 10, 1879.
u i announced that Rev. &. S. Lucas, Of
.achhnYr. pastor Of the Christian church,
vn hold 4 series Of meetings At the build
ic~ once usct: Tor ;hc public schools, COM
,.g.cinc to-:ii.l..
The na.t!c< from Floyd county who were
lron.ll 10 this place on Friday, charged
with uula~fa! !r"dt in spiriS-naGcly, \.
! lan. Ja!ne~ Lowell. and saul Hcrd-ap-
ryared before Commissioner Wood on Sat
rr',y. gave bail. ard went home. They had
been arrested OF hrnch-warrant.
rcr. Dr.. Martin, Of the Presbyterian
r,nrrb, exchanged puipitS yesterday morn
il. with Rev. irwin Craig. Of RcidSvi'lc, y.
{. Alright Ryy. Roger Martin, Of Robe
soe. Y. G.. preached al the Presbyterian
G#rcA. Ecy. Father lIabcls. OF Richmond,
l-H services .. the Catholic church yester-
Igy morning. Ecy. George ". Dame, OF
the Episcopal church, was not in the city
yts'crdny. and there were no services at his
church. There were no services 1T the
L,nnSticct church yesterday on account
Of the irdiSpositlon Of Rev. Mr.. Compton,
The pastor. e..
The inicrual-revenuc receipts for last
week amounted to SAG. 109.10. Most OF this
amount WAS paid III for manufactured to-
bacco.
one Of the planters % this county has set
$4,000 tobacco-p plants. and I am told that
others in this county have been able to avail
Themselves largely OF the present favorable
season for planting.
The Virginia Midland railroad authori-
ties have reported that they will sell the
rouud-,rip tickets TO visitors and delegates
70 the Virginia Baptist General Association
Starting from Danyille, for 50 80.
ALPHA.