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National Republican., 1880-10-06
FIRST DAY OF THE FAIR.
The Industrial and Mercantile Pro-
CessiOn.
a Delay ON Account OF italn-A List Of Those
who Were Kopresontod-rho Open-
ing Exoroises Postponed.
The National Fair.

Ycsto rday WAS set for the opening Of tn,
National fair, but, owing to the heavy rain in
the morning and tho consequent uninvitins
condition of the grounds, yesterdays pro-
gramme was postponed until to-day, althous sh
the gates were thrown open and visitors ad.
mitled. Tho postpouement Is not witho ut II,
benefits, for tho delay will afford moro tint
to put the exhibition IN ordor, as everything
appeared TO bo in half0ushed state ycster
day. On account Of the rain the industrial
and mercantile procession did not start fol
several hours aftor the appointed time, and
the patience of the crowds waiting along ths
line was severely tested.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23
Summer Diet.
Philadelphia Press.l

Philadelphia Press.
Fresh fish is.a delicious dOg-day
diet. As a rule, Americans eat fish
too little. But the fish should be
fresh or it is worse than nothing.
There can be no good reason why we
should not have in Philadelphia the
counterpart of the New York up
town fish stores. where nothing else
is kept. All New York, Catholics
aud Protestants alike, eat fish on
Fridays. and one of these stores is a
sight on that day. The fish are fled
on long, marble counters, kept cold
by drawers of ice underneath. Great
basket crates, packed with fresh sea
weed, hold crabs and Holsters; there
are tanks for turtle and terrapin
and often while the store is full of
customers, carts back up to the door
loaded with fish, alive and Tapping,
in the river, at eight o'clock this
morning, ma'am." Here, to see such
a sight on such a scale, you must
go down to the wharves, our up
town dealers fearing, as rule, to
handle large quantities of fish, and
buying them chiefly on orders, espe-
cia)ly in warm weather.
Fresh fruit is beyond all else the
staple of diet for summer. The shorter
its journey from the place where it is
eaten the better, and if possible
it should never be put on ice. The
common mode of mellowing an apple
by freezing and then thawing it is due
to the. process OF decay which at once
sets in, of which the mellowness is the
stage, aud the same thing happens tC
berries put on ice in warm weather.
they must be kept at the freezing
point or they will not keep at all, and
so are better off the ice than on it.
Raw tomatoes are medicinal. {
specific for biliOusness in many con
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23
Education in Tennessee.

At the meeting of the Third con
gressional district teachers institute,
lat McSinnvile, the following resolu-
tions were adopted:
Resolved, that we congratulate our
fellow teachers Of Tennessee upon the
steady progress Of the public schools
aud other educational interests in the
state, and we invoke the co operation
and sympathy ofthe people in all ef-
forts to advance these interests.
Resolved, That we express our spe-
cial interest in the progress of normal
school work, through the teachers
Institutes, and likewise, throughout
our state, and especially in the nor
NAL college at Nashville; and we
commend this Institution to our legis-
latOrs for such recognition and aid as
may secure its permanent benefits to
our state.
Resolved, That we place on record
the sentiment, common to all teachers
in Tennessee and throughout the
south. of deep regret at the death of
Rev. DR.. Barnas Sears, general agent
of the Peabody fund. We recognize
the wisdom, fidelity and success of his
administration of the great bequest
with which he was charged. We
commemorate him as the friend and
benefactor of southern people, and we
commend his pure and wise example
to the admiration of teachers, to the
gratitude of the country, and to the
emulation of bis successor in Office.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23
ANOTHER DISASTER.
misunderstanding of Steamer
and Heavy Loss Of Life.

DETROIT, MICH, July pa ter
rible accident occurred about 10
o'clock last night, on Detroit river,
some nine miles below the city. The
excursion steamer Garland, with 1900
persons on board, under the auspices
of the Detroit Molders' Union, while
going down the river collided with the
steam yacht Mamie, coming up, cut
ting her in two so that she almost in
Stantly sunk. The latter had aboard
twenty-four persons, consisting mainly
of Father Bleyenberg, pastor of the
Roman Catholic church of this city,
and a number of acolytes-boys
who had been officiating in various
capacities for the service of the
church. They had been on an annu-
al excursion to Monroe and were re-
turning home. The night was bright
and moonlight and there would seem
to have been no earthly reason, save
the criminal negligence, why the ac-
cident should have occurred. OF
those on board of the Mamie the fol.
lowing we're drowned: Lizzie Murchy
Hans Keyser, Father Beyerberg
Mary Hahn, domestic Of the Parochal
school and Trinity church, and Frank
Solan, John Howe, Daniel Barny
John Donovan, VIM. Cuddy, DAME
Cuddy, John Casgroye, James Toomey
James Monaghan, and all the other
boys in the church, aged from II tt
IA; Thos. Kelly, sexton of tn,
church Jim Kelley, organ blower
and Andrew Doran, a boy who wa
an invalid accompanying the excur
sion. 'rhos. McLogan, another bo,
who is missing, is doubtless lost
Captain Hoffman, Engineer Martin
Father Bleyenberg, Miss l.. Dussean
of Monroe, and four others, wer,
saved. All the parties reached tn
city about two o'clock this morning
None Of the bodies drowned have ye
been recovered. An investigation
will doubtless take place.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23

ONE of Mr.. John Powel's brothers
remarked on the street yesterday, in
the presence of that gentlemen,
Colonel Rut. Powell their father, and
other gentlemen that they would run
the race through, even if it elected
Shaw. If this is denied we will give
the name of responsible gentleman
to prove it. Mr.. Powell is making a
great mistake, and we regret it on his
account, as we'll as for other and more
serious reasons. His race, which is
utterly hopeless, is in defiance of the
wishes and feelings of those who per-
sonally wish him well, and who under
other circumstances would gladly sup
port him. He is throwing away an
opportunity to serve his friends and
community, and a party with which
his father has been connected forty
years. The national party can only
poll few hundred votes at best, and
in the present crisis Mr.. Powel's per-
sonal popularity will not add much to
that vote. Powel's candidacy endan-
gers the democratic ticket and may
elect Shaw. we hope he will
see his mistake e. and quietly get off the
track, and assistin the election Of
Atby and the rest Of the democratic
ticket.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23

n. y. SUM-
A reporter of the Sun stood in a
Newark drug store, on Thursday
morning while the rain was falling
freely. There was vivid flash OF
lightning and sharp thunder clap
Simultaneously was heard the Jingle
of the bell telephone, and bright
spark shot out from the instrument.
BY iingor said the clerk, you don't
catch me near that telephone in
thunder storm after this. 1t isn't
SAFE"
This incident recalled the injury
sustained from an electric shock by
person in Hartford, Conn. a few days
before, while receiving communica-
ion through telephone in q thunder
storm. Inquiry was made Of Mr..
Henry W. Pope, general superinten.
dent of the Bell telephone company,
at the Office in the Western Union
building. Mr. Pope said. THE dan
ger cant be very serious, for the case
you mention and that at Hartford are
the only two | have ever heard Of. If
there was any great dangerit is won
der to me that more people don't get
hurt, because. there are practically
thirty-fve thousand people using the
telephone in New York in day
Still, | don't know that il is prudent
to use the telephone in thunder
storm. | have heard Of an occasional
case of injury TO operators at the or
dinary telegraphie instrument. In
one case in Massachusetts,, about two
years ago, a young female operator
was paralyzed by an electric shock
1t depends altogether on the amount
Of electricity that comes over the
wires. 1t is generally carried off by
the wires into the esrth without doing
any serious damage, other than, per.
haps, melting the conductors"
Mr.. Hamilton, an electrician in the
employ of the Western Union tele-
graph company, said there was no
more danger in using the Bell tele-
phone in a thunder storm than in
operating an ordinary telegraph key.
lie did not recolect Of single injury
having occurred to an operator, ex-
cept the one above referred to in Mas
sachusetts Its a familiar occurrence
to operators to experience slight
shocks, but no more serious than that
felt in taking hold of the handles of a
htelectric battery. Parsonscommu-
njcating through the telephone, he said, /,
like telegraph operators, are no more
and no less liable to be struck by the
electric fluid than other persons.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23
UNDER A BLANKET.
A Man Who Sold "a House Upon
Conditions.

Little Rock Gazette.l
A queer law suit has just been
brought before a magistrate of this
city, Mr.. McNick had house for
sale, and when Mr.. Pallinger called
to negotiate, Mr.. McNick said:
This is the best house in town, sir;
every convenience, and the most
pleasant place in the world. You
know that the weather recently has
been exceedingly warm"
Yes said Mr.. Pallinger, wiping
the perspiration from his face.
well, sir, the hottest night this
year, | slept under a thick blanket.
The only way | can account for this
is that the air, while whizzing around
through the angles of this peculiar
locality gets cool. Striking the fence
over there it whizzes into this room
and cools everything"
How about the air in the winter2"
asked Mr.. Pallinger.
Why, sir, it is simply charming.
1t creeps along the fence till it gets
warm. You know that along fence
is the warmest place in the winter.
Well, the air creeps along the fence,
bumps against that post over there,
turns and comes into the house. One
night last winter | had to sleep with
out any cover over me, and in the
morning when | got up found that
o man in the next house had frozen
to death" "
"YOu say, Mr.. McNick, that I'll
have to sleep under blanket"
"Yes, sir"
I'll buy the house and pay cash for
it, and tonight if don sleep under
a blanket shall demand my money
and keep the house."
"All right sir, you'll sleep under a
blanket. Ill be around early in the
morning.
Mr.. Pallinger took possession. When
he went to bed Mrs. Pallinger re.
marked: John, you told me this was
a cool house; why, l believe I'll melt.
Palllnger threw open the door and
perspired.
Next morning McNick called
around.
Give me my money!" demanded
Pallinger. ITS the hottest house il
town: My hand, it got so hot that il
| had been suddenly transferred tC
the interior Of a cook stove l woulC
have taken cold"
Hold on. | said that you woulC
sleep under blanket"
YES, and | didn't"
"Come up here" said McNick, anC
he conducted Pallinger to the roof o.
tie house, directly over the bed, anC
showed him a blanket, held down b.
four bricks. AS Pallinger had slept
under the blanket, McNick refused
to return the money, and, in an at,
tempt to recover it, Pallinger has en-
tered suit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23
GRANT AND HANCOCK.
What IA ~. LOuis Man Remem-
bets OF Their Marriages.

A reporter of the Globe. Democrat
dropped recently into the Office of
John +. Darby, gentleman who was
living in st. Louis when the children
of the forest were begRing fine-cut of
DeSoto, and requested him to refresh
his memory in regard to those two
notable marriages II remember
Grants wedding well, said Mr.. Oar
by. "Old man Dent met me on Third
street and asked me to come
around, as Julia was going to be mar
ried to man named Grant. | knew
Grant. and so when | got home |
asked my wife if she wanted to 20 to a
wedding. 'Whose2' said she. Julia
Dents, said l; she's going to marry a
man named Grant. 4 s'poss we
might as we'll 60, says she, 1t wasn't t
much of a wedding. A Methodist
preacher performed the ceremony"
Where was the Dent resideuce2'
Corner of Fourth and Cerre streets. y
"The way of it was, continued Mr..
Darby, young Lewis Dent went to
West Pointasa cadet. He there became
acquainted with Grant, and on one OF
his vacations brought the future
president home to make a visit. He
thus became acquainted with Julia,
and they were shortly afterwards
married. "You remember Han
cocks wedding, also, do your" II
do, distinctly. 1t was a notable event
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23
Unsafe Safes.

Morristown Gazette.l
A gentleman visited the court house
last Thursday, and after a casual sur
yey of the ponderous iron safes, ques-
toned the statement that they were
burglar-proof, and proposed to prove
they were not by unlocking and open
log their doors without using a key.
Consent was given; when. alas for the
reputation of the manufacturers of
the so called burglar-proof safes, after
a few scientific twists at the combina-
tion lock, the gentleman pulled the
huge doors wide open, and politely
bowed himself out, leaving the aston
ished officers in doubt whether it was
the county court or themselves that
had been safely and successfully sold
by the company furnishing the 80
called burglar-proof safes to the
county.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23

stitutions. So also with fresh salads.
Lemonade is another pleasant summer
medicine, but it. must be lemonade,
not sweetened ice water, with slight
flavor Of lemon it is the acid, not the
ice. which is beneficial.
Cold tea is among the best of bev-
erages for lunch or tea in hot weather,
none the less so because it is mild
astringeut. Make it very strong
water can be added to weaken it at
willy and set it aside to cool. Place
it on ice an hour or two before serv.
ing, and provide broken ice to put in
it Very few persons drink cream
with it.
1t is a most pernicious error ia
drink large quantities of ice water. II
weakens the digestion and does not
sssuage thirst as efectually as fresh
spring water, or as even river water
when suffered to run for a while
through the pipes.
In cooking vegetables use only the
best butter. Cooking butter is ar
abomiuatlOn, destroying their delicate
flavor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23

can state Of Chihauhau, The tract
has four towns on it, 25,O0O head of
sheep, 250O cattle and 500 horses and
mules, but was only bought for its
silver mines, of (which there are 40,
five or six of which have yielded 81.
100000 worth Of silver in the last 60
years. The company do not place
stock on the market, but have money
enough subscribed to push mining rap
idly forward.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23

THE republican papers dropped the
charge that General Hancock is a
Catholic, when they discovered that
nobody cared whether he belonged to
that or any other church. They have
dropped the Surrat business entirely,
finding that it will not stir up the
Catholics. They only fingered short
time at Hancock's oil farm in Penn
sylvania, and now they are engaged
vigorously in defending Garfield s
record, which will occupy them
until November. The party is
very much in the condition of the
backwoods preacher, who had walked
long distance one wet day to
preach to very small congregation.
He began by saying MY dying con-
gregation, l shall take as my text
the world, the flesh, and the devil,
and, as the house leaks, will only
touch upon the world, will pass lightly
over the flesh, and hasten on to the
devil" Its presumable thath made
the trip.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23
COTTON RIcHAEeE QUOTATIONS..
lStandard International Clasrihcation

The receipts of cotton in this mar
ket since the lst of September last
are now 407 ,122 bales, an excess over
last year Of 2l,260 bales, and 2739
bales less than year before last at this
date.
Receipts of cotton at all United
States ports for the past six days
were 1926 bales, against 8O59
bales the week before, and 219l
bales same week last year.
The total receipts of cotton at all
United States ports to date are 1884
$50 bales, against 4, ,429,36l bales at
this date last year, and 4,2l9,32l the
year before. Excess of receipts this
gear over last, 464.288 bales. The
stock on hand at this time is 218,036
bales, against 1896 bales at this
time last year, and lO9,O15 bales the
year before. The foreign shipments
to date are 3,724,79O bales, against
3,4O3,625 bales last year, and 3,293,6
the year before.
LIVERPOOL COTTON STATEMENT.
For the week ending July 23d, as
cabled to the Memphis cotton ex-
change.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23
BY CABLE.

WIMBLEDON, July Z3.-ln shooting
for the ElchO shield yesterday, at 1000
yards, the following was the score:
Observation-Disclosures 81; Beeley, 50;
Evans, Il; Godsall, 68. Scotch-Mc
Kerrell, Sc; Dunlap, 40; Bruce, "a;
Mcintyre, 63; Thorburn, So; McVit-
tie, 81; McIsaac, 63. Irish-J. Rigby,
SO; W. Rigby, 81; Gilmer; SO; Warren,
53; Thinne, 60. Rockwell made the
highest possible score in the match
for the Arthur" prize. There are
six or seven highest possible scores.
These will take the prizes.
DR.. Scott, of the American team,
assisted the Irish team as coach in the
Elcho shield match yesterday.
MADRID, July '23.-An official dis
patch dated at Manila, July 21st,
says there was another shock of earth
quake at that place, which lasted
fifty-fve seconds, Not a single public
edifice was spared. The Convent of
Gaudaloupe, which had lasted three
centuries, was destroyed. Nobody
killed. The inhabitants are encamped
outside the town.
CAPETowN, July 23.-The latest
news from Basutoland is to the 10Th
inst. The British residency had not
yet been attacked, nor had the Euro
peans been molested.
ST.. HELENA, July 23.-Ex. En-
press Eugene landed here on the 23d
instant, and inspected the house where
Napoleon the First died. She then
visited the tomb in which the en-
peror's remains were at first deposited
and afterwards embarked for England
WIMBLEDON, July %. = Evans,
Goodsall and Miner will replace Sir
Henry Halford, Martin, Smith and
Boyd in the English team at the
contest tomorrow. Brown won the
amy rife" association cup, beating
Halford, Baker and Young, who hat
tied him.
MILAN, July 23.-The court o
assizes have acquitted General Boe
Of the charge preferred by Don Carlos
Spanish pretender, of stealing hi
clllar Of the Golden Fleece.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 23.-Gen
eral Ignatiff has been appointed gov
ernor-general of Nijari NovgoroC
during the fair at that city.
The body of Madame Skobeloff
murdered and robbed by Sub Lieut.
Cuzatis, will be brought to St. Peters
burg. The assassin owed his position
throughout his career to Genera
Skobeloff. He had gained the orde
ofSt George during the last war.
LONDON, July 23.-The amendmen
Of Foster, secretary for Ireland, limit
ing the operation of the compensation
bill to holdings Of annual revenue o
thirty pounds, was agreed to. Lor,
Cairns leads the opposition to tn,
compensation bill in the house O
lords. Arthur Tottenham, membe
for Leitrim, will move the rejection
bill in the house of commons.
BERLIN, July %. The naval dem
onstration ofpowers in Turkish water
will be placed under joint French anC
English command.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23
GeneraI Grant at LeadvIIIe.

LEADvILLE, COL, July 23.-Gen-
eral Grant arrived last evening at
$3.50. He was received by company
of mounted police, two companies of
cavalry, FIVE companies of infantry,
the city fire department and five hun
dred veterans Of the late war. A sal
ute of one hundred guns was fred
while the procession marched through
the city, the houses along the line of
march were brilliantly illuminated
and decorated. Nearly thirty thousand
people were on the streets. The gen.
eral excused himself from making a
speech on account of hoarseness. To-
morrow ho will visit the mines, attend
the theater and in the evening he will
attend the ball and reception. The
party will remain until Monday. The
city expends twenty thousand dollars
for their entertainment which was
! mostly raised by private subscriptions
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23

A NEGRO, named John Houston,
an ex-convict, attempted to commit
an outrage on little white girl six
years old four miles west of Shelby
vile last Wednesday in broad day
light, He failed in his purpose, but
injured the infant considerably. The
negro was arrested, and taken to the
house of the child's father. But that
night he got out, took walk down
the road, and committed suicide, At
least he was found hanging to a limb,
cool and serene next morning. Re
morse Of conscience no doubt drove
him to the deed suicide is quite
comman among this class in the
south.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23
A Murderer Hung.

TORONTO, July 23.-Geo. Bennett,
alias Dickson, convicted of the mur-
der of the late Geo. Brown, was hung
in the Jail yard of this city this morn
ing. He made brief speech denying
any intention Of harming Brown when
he visited his Office. Bennett bore a
stolid demeanor and spoke without a
tremOr. Death appeared to have re-
suited from strangulatiOn, spasmodic
contortions of the body continuing for
nearly ten minutes after the drop
fell,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23
River TeIegranIs.

PITTsBURa, July 23.-River 2
feet z inches and stationary. Weather
clear and cool.
LOUISVILLE, July 23.-River fall
ing, with 5 feet 6 inches in the canal
and 3 feet 6 inches in the chute on
the falls. Golden City, from Cincin-
natl; Jas. D. Parker, last night, Gin
cinnati to Memphis; Golden Crown,
last night, New Orleans to Cincinnati.
The j. S. Neal returned to Flint
island last night to tighten her barge
aground there.
CAIRO, July 23.-Arrived. Vint
Shinkle, Memphis, 9 p. M; Schenck,
New Orleans, 10; City of Alton, St.
Louis, midnight. Departed: Vint
Shinkle, Cincinnati, 8 p. M; Shenck,
Cincinnati, midnight Clear and
pleasant.
EVANSVILLE, July 23.-River Z feet
and falling. Clear and warm.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23

Mile Bernhardt, who is "ma'om-
sell" with two or three children, is
preparing series of eight sketches to
illustrate tho playbooks of the eight
pieces in which she will appear in
America. She also is engaged in
creating" her costumes of her Amer
lean engagement. One of these cos
tunes, that in which she will play
Camille" is described as tour de
force-it is to be embroidered with
camelias. While at it she should
secure some drapery of heavy material
to cover her character.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23

in st. Louis society. The couple
were married by DR.. Eliot. The Rus
sells were Unitarians then. Nearly
all of that sect we're present. "
Where was the house ?" "0n
Fourth, between Walnut and Elm.
The Russells were quite high toned
people them" Yes, quite so; they
were very genteel; no shoddy about
the Russells."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23


TIE New York Herald, of Monday,
says:
Monday afternoon and Tuesday
morning were not very hot, yet sew
enty-six children are reported to have
died of the heat. There is no other
city in the union where proportion
ate death rate exists among children,
for the reason that no other city main
tains a garbage heap or vile gutter in
front Of almost every tenement house.
And this in the commercial me-
tropolis Of the county where there is
no lack of money, intelligence or
scientific appliances. 1t is time for
Memphis to commence lecturing other
places on sanitation and the benefits
of cleanliness. Thus far this year
Memphis has been the healthiest city
on the continent, and it is certainly
one of the most pleasant as to temper
ature and fresh air.