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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-22

.I.
TT is entorprIsIng, fearless, reliable and
nowsy and the peer of any weekly novspa-
per published in West Tennessee. containing
ALL LOCAL EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE
in the city of Memphis and Shelby county.
No labor or expense will be spared to man
tain It in every department at the high
possible standard. and to commend it i
respects to the confidence and approval of til
best CLASSES in the surrounding country. Boinr
,t-i,kI,
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08
Nevada's First Gold Nugget.
New York Tribune


 Nevada's first nugget was mined with butchers knife. John Orr started across the plains in 1s49. The roads were bad, the weather was worse, and he was obliged 10 remain through the winter at Salt Lake. In April resumed his journey. He had partner named Nick Kelly, after whom Kelly's Ravine is named, and in the company was Wm. Prouse, now living in Nurb City, forty miles southeast of Salt Lake. Prouse had worked in mines before gold was discovered in Coloma, and was good prospector. One day the train stopped on the edge of what is known as Gold Canon, near the Carson River to let the animals feed on some bunch grass found growing among the sage brush. Prouse at noontime took a milk-pan, and going down to the gulch began washing dirt, in few minutes getting color to the value of few cents. Orr then named the place Gold Canon. The train soon after resumed travel, going to the head of the Carson Valley. There they met party of seven, who had left the train at the sink of the Humbold, intending to go in advance to California and select good locations for the remainder of the party. They had been unable to cross the country, and had been lost in the snow in the mountains four or five days
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08
Ead's Project. poat-Dispnteh

Capt. Eads great project for a ship rail- way across the Isthmus of Panama has taken the shape of bill soon to be presented in the House. It has all ready been read and explained to the House committee on interoceanic canal
 by MT. Cochran, of Pennsylvania. The bill incorporates Mir. Eads and his as- sociates as "Fhe Interoceanic Transit Company" The second section em- powers the company to acquire and se- cure from the persons or Governments controlling the rights-of-way, territory, harbors and other necessary things, such
 rights, privileges and dconcessions as may be deemed necessary. The third section provides that if the company shall be- gin the constructor of the railway with in two years from the passage of the act
 and shall prosecute tine work diligently to completion, similar rights shall not be granted by the United States to any other company, either for a ship rail way or canal across the Isthmus, for fifty years. The fourth section provides for detailing two ships of war, properly officered, manned equipped and provis- toned, to assist in making all necessary
 preliminary surveys. The fifth section appropriates $l00,000 for the expenses of such survey. The sixth section pro- vides that when, in the presence of a Board of Engineers. to be appointed by the President, vessel of not less than
 1000 displacement shall be safely and promptly transported across the Isthmus on such ship railway. the guarantee and obligations of the Government shall at once attach. The seventh and remain ing sections give the guarantee of the United States to the stockholders (the
 stock not to exceed $50,000,000) for a dividend of six per cent. for thirty years from the date of the transportation of such first vessel, authorizes the company if it's road shall exceed forty-five miles in length, to issue mortgage bonds to the amount of $500,000 for every mile in ex- cess, and provides for the repayment to the Government, by bonds and sink ing fund, of such sums as be paid by it under such guarantee of dividend.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08
NO. 24.

nearly the size and appearance of pipe stems. She had almost unremitting spasms, which finally left her in cata- leptic state, and she was as near corpse as is allowed to remain above ground. Her father wrote to his Irish cousins, who reside near the chapel of Knoch, on the walls of which luminous appeai- ances of the virgin and some saint were recently reported, and asked them to send chunk of the chapel that he might try its wonderous healing power on his bedridden daughter. According ly McNamara received a small piece of the cement of Knock chaI ell, which on being applied to the back of the girls neck, knocked the fits At first it gave her intense pain, but in few hours all the pain went away, and the girl got up and walked, to the great astonishment of herself and friends. She was at first rather shaky on her "pins" or pipe stems, but walked to circus without aid and promises soon to enter a go-as-you- please walking match. Her friends say that her walking is miracle.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08
The Christiancy Scandal.

WAsHINaros, D. C., June l.--In the Equity Court this morning, Judge Hayner presiding, the case of Hon. Isaac P. Christancy, United States Minister to Peru against Lillie M. Christancy, nee Lugenbeel, for divorce, came up. On motion by defendant for alimony and counsel fees, Judge Hayner made an order fixing alimony at $50 per month, commencing May l, to be paid within fifteen days, and ordering plaintiff to pay defendants counsel $500 within twenty days. Plaintiffs counsel are dis cussing the propriety of dismissing a bill for divorce, rather than pay the amount of alimony ordered by the Court. All proceedings by plaintiff are arrested till the amount due is paid. Mir. Chris tiancy's counsel agreed to accept all service of process in his absence when the bill was filed, but now refuse to accept service of the wiie's cross-bill. A copy will be sent to him and his appear ance advertised for, as in the case of an absent defendant.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08
A TrIfiing Inconvenience.


 My dear," said Mir. Spoopendyke feeling up the chimney, "have you seer my gold collar button"
 q saw it the day you bought it. answered Mrs. Spoopendyke, cheerily land I thought livery pretty. Why dz you ask ?"
 "Cause I've lost the measly thing, responded Mir. Spoopendyke, running tho broom handle up into the cornice ant shaking it as if it were a carpet.
 "You don't suppose it is up there, dc you?" asked Mrs. Spoopendyke. "Whert did you leave itY'
 "Left it in my shirt. Where do you suppose I'd leave it, in the hash?" and MT. Spoopendyke tossed over the things in his wifc's writing desk and looked out of the window after it.
 "Where did you leave your. shirt?' asked Mrs. Spoopendyke.
 "Where did Lleave my shirt Where do you suppose I left it? Where does man generally leave his shirt. Mrs Spoopendyke? Think I left it Tn the ferryboat? Got an idea left it at pray CT meeting, haven't you? We'll, didn't. I left it of, Mrs. Spoopendyke, there's where left it. left it of. Hear me7' And Mr. Spoopendyke sailed downstairs and raked the fire. out of the kitchen range, but didn't find the button.
 "May be you lost 1t on the way home,' suggested Mrs. Spoopendyke, as her hus- band came up, hot and and angry, and began te pullsa stuffed canary to pieces to see if the button had got inside. "Oh, yes Very likely! I stood up against tree and lost it. Then hid behind fence so I wouldn't see it That's the way it was. If only had your head, Mrs. Spoopendyke, I'd turn loose as razor strop. I don't know anything sharper than you are," and Mir. Spoopendyke got up in chair and clutched handful of dust off the top oi the wardrobe.
 "It must have fallen out" unused Mrs, Spoopendyke.
 '"Oh, it must, eh It must have fallen out! Well, I declare, I never thought oi that. My impression was that it took buggy and drove out, or a balloon and hoisted out" and Mir. Spoopendyke crawled behind the beaureau and com menced tearing up the carpet.
 "And fit felloutit must be somewhere near where he left his shirt. Now he always throws his shirt on the lounge and the bottom is under that"
 A moments search established the infallibility of Mrs. Spoopendyke's logic.
 "Oh, yes! Found it, didn't your panted MT. Spoopendyke, as he bumped his head against the bureau and finally climbed to perpendicular. Perhaps you'll fix my shirts so it won't fall out any more, and may be you'll have sense enough to mend that lounge, now it has made so much trouble. If you only tend ed to the house as do to my business there'd never be any difficulty about losing collar button"
 "It wasn't my fault" began Mrs Spoopendyke.
 "Wasn't, eh! Have you found that coal bill you've been looking for since March?"
 "Yss."
 Have ehl Now, where did you put it Where did you find it ?' "In your overcoat pocket"
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08
A Queer Case.
New York World.


 A few weeks ago, as a young lady of Salisbury, Md, was getting into car riage sewing needle was by some means forced into her thigh, but being considered trifling matter, little or no attention was paid to it at the time. Sev- eral days after this occurrence, however, her ankle pained her very much, and on examination it was found that the needle was the cause of 1t. In her ef- forts to get it out it broke and she only succeeded in getting one part (the eye half) fit out. The point part remained and two days after she felt that just be- low the knee, but was still unable to get it out Two weeks then elapsed and she felt something in her throat, but the obstruction was supposed to be fish bone. After several efforts to remove it she at last succeeded, and 1t proved to be the point part of the needle. Thus, in few weeks time, a common sewing needle enters a person at the thigh. makes its way down to the ankle, then retraces its steps and goes mp the body and comes out at the throat. This may appear to be an incredible story, but it is true nevertheless. It is vouched for by gentleman ofunquestioned veracity.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08
A Miraculous Cure.

A story of miraculous cure comes from Norwich, Conn. The story goes that Mary Ellen McNamara, girl of twelve years had epileptic fits, and had not walked step for tive years. The 6ts had completely paralyzed her legs, which had not only not grown any since her attack, but had shrunk to pretty
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08

TRAIN agents on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad are required by a new set of regulations to keep clean, act decently talk in a low tone, not work the cars more than once in thirty miles, and never throw books in pass enger's lap.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08

NOTHING is more pathetic than to see gentleman rise in street car and offer his seat to lady wlo has been standing for mile, overcome her protestations and finally receive her gratitude, and then, with a benignant and satisfied smile hop right of at his own door.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08
VOL. VI.
THE YOUNG LOVE AND THE OLD.

o, the young love was sweet. dear. The dainty dream of ours. 'allar fSe could pDt keep our feet, dear, From waikinr. through tke fow'rs; When hopes End gay romances Were thlc'. as leaves in spring, And cares were old folks fancics And icy the solid thing or all youths visions blest. dear, Ot all it's golden dOw'rs, Q, he young love was best, dear That dainty dream of oursl Q, the old love is sweet, dear. These chill October days, When we tread with faltering feet, dear, The serc and silent ways; When earth has lost its glory And heaven has lost it's blue, Aud lies sober story, And care a cOmrade true. Though topes no longer cheat, dear, And dreams have lost their sway, Q. the old love is sweet. dear, Tbdt gilds the autumn dayi
 London Society.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08

CLEMESoEAE, of Paris, who lately mar ried an American girl, is an expert swordsman and pistol shot, and more dangerous as an antagonist because he is left handed. He has killed nobody, as yet reported, with his sword or pistol, though he may have done so with his pills, for he is doctor.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08
About the Roses,

It is not known from what country the rose first came, but 1t has been common from the earliest period The variety of this beautiful flower is infinite, and the study of the charms of botany. There are several wild kinds in the United States, among which are the prairie or Michigan rose, blooming in July, and from which some of the cultivated pink roses have descended. There is also the dwarf rose, so-called, which blooms from May to July; the swamp rose, found usually in damp ground, and which blooms from June to September, and;the early wild rose. The Cherokee rose, hedges, was originally brought to this country from China. Among the culti- vated roses, the red French or Provence rose is fine and attractive. It was brought to France from Syria in the days of the Crusades. The familiar and luxuriant cabbage rose came from the Caucasus, and the Denmark rose from Damascus. The poetical moss rose was first brought to England from Holland; the yellow rose from Persia. With us the rose is valuable for it's ordinary fra grance and beauty, but in the East is a source of valuable manufacture, and is valued for the perfumes or oil extracted from it. The otto of roses is an oil dis distilled from the petals or flower leaves of roses, and is produced in India and Turkey, some also being made in the south of France. It requires 4,000 pounds of rose leaves to make one pound of otto of roses, hence the great cost of this article. 4 ssi ss-l.f ss itaa
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08

A RUSSIAN inventor and engineer claims to have found a substitute for the wheel and screw of steamers; the motion to be transmitted through compressible blades.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-08
A Little Trade.

Little Trade.
 A Southern gentleman -g9ve to me the reasons for Senator Gordon's sudden retirement from the Senate. He has not beeh able to acquire any financial inde- pendence, and having lovely wife and two young daughters, and being himself wounded Tn half dozen places, he feared that poverty might overtake them all. He has had plenty of Senatorial honor, having been elected twice. It was, therefore, with satisfaction that proposition came to him to exchange places with Governor Joseph E. Brown, the President of the Western Georgia Railroad, running from Atlanta to Chat tanooga. Brown was about to lose his railroad office on account of the purchase of the stock of his road by Victor New combe, '.the young Napoleon" of finance at Louisville. He had the appetite for the Senate which Gordon was just get ting over. Mutual friends undertook to seat Gordon in Browns railroad presi- dency, and Brown in Gordon's seat. Both were anxious but afraid to let go, unless the exchange was we'll assured. It was necessary to get the assent of Governor Colouitt, and one of Gordon's friends, the publisher of a ne wspaper accomplished this by a promise of stout support to all parties when the prelimi- naries were arranged. Gordon stepped down and out with a peaceful apostrophe and Brown, like man called by Provi- dence, as unexpectedly went up the United States Senate. GATH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-28
easements. &c.

FORD'S OPERA HoUSE.-Nothing half so anus.
Ing has been presented On the stage In Wash
lDgtOn this season as that rOIllcking comedy
Tine Guy,nO which kept an appreciatiVe
audience at FOrd's Opera House last night In
Commissions OF laughter. through the three long
acts Which seemed too short when the perform
ance came TO close. The piece is full OF pure,
genuine fun; UproaTfous, but without coarse
the leading character and Is very bright and
amusing, but the dry humor of Mr. C1rIey as
The deal boat builder, fairly divides the honors
with him; In fact, he gives us one of the most
original, natural and Intensely funny 1mperson-
atoms seen since BurtOns Captain Cutie "
There are otner members OF the company
worthy OF special commentator, II space per
mItted. NO one should miss seeing "The
Guy'nor" and its queer tangle Of mlsunder-
standings which run through the play.
NATIONAL THEATER.-Messrs. Robson and
Crane appeared at the National last evening In
their new play, "SharpS and Flats" which VIII
De given every evening this week and Saturday
matinee. 1t was written for Them and affords
ample scope for the peculiar powers of each as
an actor. The audience, as usual, received the
two comedians enthusiastically.
LINCOLN HAII--Next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings the Kate Tnayer concert
Company and CURTIS Spanish students will ap-
par at Lincoln Hall.
TALLMADGE HALL--TO-m0rr0W afternoon q
matinee concert will be given at Tallmadge
Hall for the benefit Of the Dashaway Reform
Club. There ill be many attractive features
il the entertainment
ODD FELLOWS HAIL.-One hundred young
lad!eS or st. Dominic'S parish will give the
o, C eta, the Twin Sisters" at Odd Fellows
Hall, with full orchestra tonight.
ABNER's Music HALL-The concert at Alb
Lel'a Hall last evening was very successful
The program was fine one, and was admirably
Ter dered by the celebrated artists engaged for
the two first concerts. The .cond concert takes
pace tonight.
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RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

bAl llMUht ANU UhtU kAllhUAU.
THE oDELFAsTLISE AND THE ONLY LINE
THE EAST AND TIE WEST. VIA WASHINGTON.
DOUBLE TRACK JANNEY COUPLER STEEL
SCHEDULE TO TAKE ETFVcT WEDNESDAY,.
AN. h'f LsaHR whsHINaroN.
II 50-ohicsso, C.ncinnsa and s.. Louis Fast tx
oerBsitimore. Elnocts City and way stations
ts ae- baltimore Express -.
s;rSshurs, Winchester. HAserstosn and way.
s lo~Poi l1is Of Rocks and way stations.
s,45-zstsHnt6n and VsiIeg ETrress., Connects
for Haserstown ami at Point Of Rocks for
e.co-Nea YSTk Philadelphia and Boston Express
.s.Vo-Op sunday Only for Baltimore. Annapolis
10 co Baltimore Express Cstops nj HyattsvfIle.
oonese. Beltsyile Laurel. Annapolis juno
ITO. Pittsburgh. CHICAGO. Cincinnati and
Louis Express.
L. lOSbsltimore. Ericott City. Annapolis and Way
Il 2s-on sunday. only for Baltimore and way.
y sb-Ne~ York. Philsdelrnis and Boston Express
.SO-Bacmore and Way Stations. oSinchester,
iredeIlck. HAsentown and Way. via
4S0-Bsitinore. Hysttsvine and Laurel F1-
press FTederick. via Relay. stops at Anna
t44s-Pc.nt Il Rocks, Frederick, Haserstowa,
w pCiH, s9 R and Way s..Sns con Sunday
Philadelphia and Baltimore Express (Msr-
tustr's and Way, Wis Relay. Stops II Hyatts-
vile ard LAUREL
e.c5-Polnt OF Rocks and Way Stations.
tt.45-Bz'tiEOre and Way Stations.
7.S1-Baldmore and Laurel Express.
~ 5e-I1ttshrrs. CincisnAu aud ST Louis Express.
9.45-Bs tlmore, fayetteville and Laurel Express.
tl0W-New York, Philadelphia and Boston Xxx
pres Sleeping Gar % New York, and spec
ial Sleeping Car 10 Philadelphia.
tDaily, 4Sunday only. Other trains daily, ex-
ceVt sunday.
All trains stop az Relay Station.
information
and OHIO ticket Offices. Wsshtn zton Station, And
el9 and 1851 Pennsylvania avenue corner l4sh
street. where orders Will be taken for oasEase TO DC
checked received If aDy pOiIt IN ne CITY
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Dxstrict government Affairs.

-. MT. W. o. Roome has completed the revision
Vi the following assessments. Pennsylvania
fenue, from Sth street east TO 18th street east;
Canal street from q street south TO street
south; 18th street west, from street south to
Water street; 25th street west from Pennsyl.
vana avenue to NJ street north; B street north.
from list TO 4th streets east: 18th street'east
from Massachusetts avenue to 81 street north,
In view OF the fact that there seems to be a
disposition on the part OF taxpayers to settle
up delinquent taxes before the first of January
thus saving the penalties and costs the Dis
trfct commissioners, In order that all may have
the opportunity to pay who desire to do so, to-
day directed that the Collector Of Taxes keep
his office open for this purpose until o'clock
every day during the holidays. The regular
hour for Closing during this season is Q oclk.
The collector and his force of clerks were kept
quite busy to day In taking in arrearages, and
VIII continue TO be so probably up to the last
day Of the year. This Is the very last chance
to save costs Ia this direction.
LIQUOR LICENSES APPROVED.
The District Commissioners this morning an-
proved applications for liquor licenses from the
following:-M. }. O'DonOghue 1850 18th St:
Michael Fitzgerald, 1UT Ii ST. ne; L. Gassen-
heiGer, 500 Az st. sw.; Michael Flynn, 1901 u
ST. e; John koSS, 800 9Th ST; Chas. A. krea-
mer, 2ll1 Pa. ave-; Redmond Walsh 234 z ST.
q. e.: Geo. &. Re1Sser 81 High ST., Georgetown;
Columbus |. King. 1891 E ST.; Win. Lewis 109
Pa. ave-; Leander Van RiSwick, 1872 1st ST.; JOS.
T Gordon. l0l Pa. ave; Bernard Byan. 1i9 Pa.
ave-. and Chas. Mades. 800 Pa. ave. They also
Gk8pproved the applications of VIM. L.
b ncbert, 6l3 Pa. ave- Sc, and Daniel j. Uartt-
gan, 81 High ST., Georgetown.
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1854 THE SnEAT SSn
TIE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
nnhbIe IraCk. SIecI kalls.

TO THE NORTH. wEsT AND sou INVEST.
Double Track, Steel kalts.
SPLENDID SCESERY. MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT.
IL, f., EGT, NoyEMgER 2.sh, II "a. 1850.
For Pt'shurs and the West, 500 NJ, daily. with
sleepinE Cars 70 Louisville AID Caicsgo; 10 &C
10 Cincinnati, ST Louis and Chi 'sso; 3 80 p u.
sci esiiS S;ih Pas S Car p.Tr 70 seUf po.n
win Parior Car TO Watkins and the North, at
500 d. II. daily, except SUNDAY = 80 y m. daily,
.Aeelt saturday, with Palace Care TO oanandal-
For William sort, Lock Haven ana Elu-,ra. Ito &C
M Ssily, except SUNDAY
1000 n. On Sunday 2.l0 and 10 90 y. M,
lin-i;ed express Of Pullman PArlor Oars, 80 ..
roI m ia daily. EXCEPT SUNDAY .9, =.
gertey City with boats q brookiyn Annex, az
in2 double ferrisra scross New York city.
For f@ads 5 sds 10 40 d 10 "a 10 I a6d Iomc
Limited Express, 81 a. II. daily, except Sun
For baltimore. 6 40 800. $50, 10 80 sm., sne
2:lO, ga. Z 40. s 40. 30 and 10 90 p M On
sspnndsy. 500. lo'4o m, 10. 6i0. $50 AM
For Pores Greek Line. e,4Os.m. aud 4.4o pm.
daily, except SUNDAY.
For Annspolis. G:40 a. 10. and 40 pm. daily, ex-
ALfXaNDRi2 AND FREpERICKsBURa RAIL
Nay AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHING
For Ssxa2%Tis, 90 20, 20; and IL 20 an.
day at 7G0. 20. IL 20 and IL 20 s. N. and s &C
pm
For Richmond and the South, 7 90 aud IL 90 q NJ
daily, and 900 p; N. daily, except sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for WASHINGTON. .O0 g. OS.
and 1000 am; 90, 3 90, 5 90, z 90 and 10
pm. snd II 90 midnight On Sunday az :O6,
and 10 90 N. 90 and .O5 p.la.
Tickets, information. sleeping ard psrior car Sc
commodatons can be procured st the cffioss north
east corner Of 18th street and Pennsy yania avenue
and al the depot, where orders can be left for the
checking OF baggage to destination from hotels an
residences.
L. p. FARMER, General Passenger Agent,
FRANK THOMSON, General Manager. nov2g
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Yves, Washington, nee Georgetown,

a SECOND VISIT FROM TIE TBIEvEs-Thieyes
again entered the dwelling OF Mr. Thomas L.
Hume on west P street, last night, and carried
OIL what they forgot or were unable to get
away with. the night before. IN fact, the
greater part Of the clothing In the house was
stolen. the thieves getting access to The upper
part OF the house.
THE SNOW CLEANING QUEsTION-A large num-
nef OF people are FORGETTING their collateral OF
81, which they deposit upon being served with
warrant for failure to clean the snow from
their pavements, ami OF course there is howl.
because no previous notice is given. But aside
from this 1t Is said that the District authorities
should take their own medcine-or In other
words. have the street crossings, approaches to
bridges, etc, cleaned, which on a day like yes
terday are almost impaSSaOle