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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12
BY CABLE.

PARIS, May 12.-The chamber of
deputies to,day discussed the public
meeting bill clause, relating to the
right of the police to interfere with
the proceedings of any meeting. 1t
was referred back to the committee of
the house, by a vote of 225 to 131,
The rejected clause confers power
upon projects to adjourn meetings, in
case disturbances are apprehended.
The town of Baumholden, Rhenish
Prussia, has been almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire. Over LOCO persons
destitute.
A semi-oficial note has been sent to
provincial papers, stating that the di-
rectors of unauthorized religious com
munities appear resolved to await the
delay fixed by DEGREES, without de-
manding authorization; and then, if
expelled, to invoke the law against a
violation Of domicile and private prop
erty. Gout has. taken measures to
meet that emergency. Projects, as
soon as the military council of revi-
sion have finished their labors, will be
summoned to Paris to receive instruc-
tions in regard to carrying out DEGREES.
Cork, May 12.-The United States
states ship Constellation sailed yester-
day homeward bound. The ships in
the river dipped flags, and the forts
fired salutes.
QUEENSTOWN, May 12.-The steam
er CGnopus, from Boston to Liverpool,
is off Crookhaven, apparently dis
abled.
LONDON, May ia St. Peters
burg correspondent says that he is in
position to confirm the reports of the
expulsion Of the Jews from St.
Petersburg. The Bavariau Jews have
just been expelled,
CoNSTANTINoPLE, May H. British
consul At Borgas, in eastern Roume
LA, telegrsphs the British ambassador
that band Of soldiers from Bulgari
entered the district of Aidos, and pill
laged nine Turkish villages, kiIle,
several men, and outraged som
women. Twenty-one hundred an
sixty-six Mussulmen escaped, and ar
now encamped at Achialo.
LONDON, May 12.-The war ofic
is collecting all possible informatio
regarding the Chinese frontier, in vie,
of the probable rupture between Ru,
sia and China.
Mask won the Payne Stakes rae
at New Market, to-day, The Abbc
second aud Elizabeth third
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 12.-Hadg
Asman pasha, commander of til
Turkish troops on the plains of Pods
oret2a, not only arranged matters
such way that the evacuated pos
tions were occupied by the Albanian
but detailed so small an escort to tn
provision and ammunition trains, tha
the Albanians easily took possessio
Of them. All the chief tribes ser
contingents, and there is perfect han
mOny between the Mussulmar
and Christians. From Alloys
Prisena, Yakoso, Isek, an
Gusinge and PLAYA considerabl
forces have already arrived. A larg
} band of Meridites passed throug
Senatars on their way to the from
1t is believed that over ten thousan
are collected in the neighborhood
Tuscia and Hum, and they were we
provided with artillery. Supplies {
provisions, and ammunition have bee
pouring into the mountains all wiz
ter Contributions are levied frol
all Albauians under the penalty
having their houses burned. 1t
f asserted that their supplies arc suAi
} cient to maintain \ LONG struogle
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12

THURLow WEED thinks that Grant
should Withdraw before the meeting
of the Chicago convention and ex
press his opinion that Tilden would
be q stronger candidate than Grant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12
THE WHITAKER OUTRAGE

The Camden, S. c., Journal, pub
lished at the place where cadet Whit
aker was born and reared, says:
The investigation into the outrage
upon johnson Q. Whitaker, at West
. Point, still continues, but nothing
new, so far as we can learn, has been
brought out. The officers in charge
are doing all in their power to con-
vince the people that he committed
the deed himself, though there are
very few people who are silly enough
TO believe any such nonsense. 1t is
the firm conviction of many, and we
believe they are right, too, that the
officers are fully aware of who the
guilty parties are, and that those par
ties are northern cadets. But for
policy sake they intend to keep those
things in the dark and throw it upon
Whitaker himself. If the true facts
were brought out it would place some
of the big radical lights in an awk-
ward predicament, and might possibly
have some effect upon political af-
fairs.
This is probably correct view. The
northern love for the colored race is
all a sham, and a preteuce born of a
malignant feeling toward the southern
shareholders before the war. The
negro no more puts up at frst-clas.
hotels, sits with white people in their
pews at church, or at their tables a
home in the north, than he does a
the south. A strong feeling Of caste
pervades all grades of society, anC
nowhere is it stronger than at Wes
Point. This cannot be charged t,
southern cadets, because the northern
element Is in the ascendency, and ha
absolute contsOl of everything abou
the institution. 1t is the pious, civil
lied north that will rot treat the col
ored man and brother as It he had an
legal or social rights; it is the nortl
which has written over the door a
West Point, "No niger need apply.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12

ing which Russell shot Stocks, killing
him almost instantly. Russell was
not arrested at last accounts.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12
Prominent Arrivals

The president of the Baritaria
canal company, and commander of the
steamer Natchez, arrived in the city
from New Orleans this morning, in
company with Captain John Cowden
Major John D. Adams also came over
from Little Rock last night.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12

AM Offering great bargains in new Nlilli-
4, q merry Goods, such as Cashmere Ostrich
Yvi9i,l1esi new Bends, StraNs, Laces, Rcd and
In Hair Goods, Braids Of ell sizes. Coouots
from, 25c, Seollops, six for SlHb, Bomop
Curls, etc. ''''' W. "i'u
IN Fancy goods have the latest novelties,
JET Goods, Ivory Combs, Jet Garbs, etc.
have bought large consignments for cash
ana VIII give the people the profits by selling
honest goods at honest prices
Buy at Lavigne's, tho largest assortment
and the lowest prices in the city.
f.. I1 a " z G NJ EY.
$50 Main Street.
1nQxxv1Og
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12

WASHINGTON, May 12.-For Tenn
essce and Ohio Valley, nOrtherly,
cooler and variable winds, and clear
or partly cloudy, weather, with rising
followed by stationary barometer
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12

New YORK, May Y. 1:26 pm
Cotton opened firm, as follows: Ordi
nary, 9lc; good ordinary. lO3c
low middling, II 5-l6c; middling,
IL ll-l6; good middling, II 1-16c;
middling fair, IL 13.16c; fair, Is 7-l6c.
Futures opened irregular and unset
tied, now steady at to 4 point above
last evenings closing prices. Deliv-
cries for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12
Saturday, Nay 22d, 1880,

in the front Of the courthouse door on Main
street, in tho Taxing District Of Shelby ooun-
ty, Tenn, at y o'clock M, offer ard sell to
the highest bidder for cash, ut public outcry.
the following described real estate in Shelby
county, Tenn, tO-wit:
An undivided half interest in and TO the fol-
lowing. described real estate, situated near
White Haven, in Shelby county, Tenn. and
described as follows: Beginning at a gum tree
at tho northeast corner of section sixteen.
township one, range eight west Of basis of
meridian OF the Chiekasaw purchase in Shelby
county, Tenn thence running south ten
chains to q stake in the center OF tho road.
thence. west forty (40) chains to n stake on
Cyrus Johnson's east line: thence north with
said Johnson's line ten chains to a stake ON
the south line Of section nine; thence easi
forty l4Ol chains to the beginning, containing
forty acres, more or less.
Title believed to be good, but will sell and
convey only as trustee.
6S2 j, W, oURRIN, Trustee,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12
Held for the Murder Of IN Old

TORONTO, May l2--GeO. Bennett,
alias Dickson, has been held here for
the willful murder Of George Brown,
proprietor Of the Globe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12

Parties having old magazines or
newspapers and who wish to make a
handsome book, should call at the
LEDGER bindery and see how cheap
they can get library together.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12


A correspondent of the Clarksville
Tobacco Leaf, who has been looking
Unto things very closely about Mem
Iphis, takes quite hopeful view of our
afairs. Among other truthful
things he says: "0ne dollar with the
taxing district is worth what three
used to be-" Yes, he might have said
five or ten. This sewer business
would have cost some of our old city
administrations two millions of dol
lars and left big bonded
debt hanging over us. This
shows the difference between a
business administration of public af-
fairs and ga sorter loose" political
double -barrelled "go-as-you-pleasep
government. For the first time in the
history Of this place we see where oul
money goes, see something for it, and
know thatn dollar is is wasted.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12


THERE'S one thing to be considered,
though we cannot account for it. The
press dispatches were to be doctored
so as to tell against Grant. Perhaps
the fact that Medill Of the Chicago
Tribune, Halstead of the Cincinnati
Commercial, and other leading mem.
bers Of the western associated press as
well as members Of the
New York press association
are bitterly opposed to Grant. How
these gentlemen will eat humble pie,
and get down on their marrow bones
and discover new outbreaks Of rife
clubs in the south, and call for a
strong man at the head of G strong
government, if Grant should be nomi-
mated at Chicago, They will proceed
instantly to take back all they have
Asaid about the third term business and
to FIRE the northern heart with south
ern outrage in style which will put
Blaine and John Logan and Parson
Conway and the Chicago Inter- Ocean
TO shame. Look out for some mag
niGcent back summersaults.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12
GIenn AIkaIiue Chalyboatc Springs.

ON and after the first dag of June. ult., %
" furnished rooms with board, at SIC a
month, s. a week, 81 a day, will
be offered by the proprietor of these
first hands, in Cincinnati. These waters
we're analyzed by DR.. y. Y. Lnpton, mt Van
derbilt university, Nsshyille--6eing an Aka
line Chaly ybeate, good for all diseases of the
stomach, bowel', liver, kidneys, skin and
olood Circulars sent qH'onn aRplieation to
or H. C. WALLACE, Resident Physician.
6l Us Randolph, Tenn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12
Trustees Sale.

DURSUANT to the powers in me vested by a
Of April, 1872, by @. l.. Gates, for the purposs
of securing tho Indebtedness therein men.
toned. which deed is recorded i'm hook III,
page 627. in the Office OF the Register of Shelby
county, Tenn, to which reference is made, |,
j. W. Uurrin, trustee, will on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12
DIBD.

.S0HU NAE-At O'Clock this morning,
MARIE s. ,SceuMAN, daughter Of Rose and
Frederick Schuman.
Funeral from residence, 9s2 Main, THIS
"Wednesday evening at 4 o'clock. Friends
and aeauaintAnees are inyited.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12
DISSOLUTION.

THE firm of Miles & Co. is this day dis
l. solved. The undersigned assumes ali la
bilities and is alone authorized to close up
the business Of the late firm,
81 6S ]. r MILES.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12

No $40 broadway, New York,
or =, ID, l.. Gillespie,
No West Court street, Menphis. Tenn
NJ x. This Company has no agents 10 She
BRIT s9 PossHSsIoNs, and all persons pretepd.
ing 10 be so and soliciting orders by circulars
or othsrWiSe are SWINDLERS.
WAS %
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07

New MEXICO being rapidly developed
and its grazing lands increasing in value,
the old system of ranges over which the
cattle roamed at will is rapidly being re.
placed by that of individual ownership
and fencing. 1t is claimed that the added
security Of stock and the lessened expense
of herdlng much more than pays for the
interest on the investment, and it is prob
able that five years from now it will have
become the almost universal custom to
fence all ranches.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
Gen. HaHlev on Gen. Garfield.

There are but few persons in the United
States, that do not know Gen. JOSEPH r.
HAwLEY, of Connecticut or know about
him at least. He is man who is known
to speak as he feels-honestly and truth
fully. He was gallant officer IN the late
war, has been Governor of Connecticut
several terms, is now, and has been for a
long time member of Congress, was
President of the Centennial Commission,
and was President of the National Con-
ventlon that first nominated Gen. GRANT.
Here is what that noble character has to
say about Gen. GARFIELD:
"I imagine that I know something of
James A. Garfield from a dozen years Of
acquaintance and nearly four years of
daily association in the House. [ follow
his Republican associates in saying that
those who know him best do more than
respect him-they love him. They had
forgotten the Credit Mobilier wfangle and
scandal until the gut rrillas of the coming
battle raked it up. Their vehement
answer is, "He is not that kind of man."
Why, where he has been in the House he
could have stolen himself rich, up TO
millions, but he is poor. In that new
Connecticut" he in part represents, where
in every town some citizens bear Con
necticut names, he has district more
Puritan than any now left in New Eng
land. You can throw stone from one
school house and church to the next It
is district that has had but few repre-
sentatives in 5S years: Elisha Whittlesey,
of Connecticut for 16 years; Joshua r.
Giddings for 20 years; John Hutchins
for years, and James A, Garfield for
Is years. When these scandals and the
back-pay charges arose, he went home
and faced all his people. They be-
lieved him and stood by him. AS said,
fer eight successive terms, not even has
one delegate appeared in convention
against him. Tie people have given
fight, from 6,000.to 1900 majority. At
his last election, they gave him over TO-.
OOO This petty prosecution was sub
mitted to as good jury as any in the
land, the verdict was given six years ago,
and the case WAS forgotten. From a
childhood enriched by the prayers of a
mother worthy to bear such children,
and whose trembling steps it is his
happiness to attend, his soul has been
full of desires to do something to make
the world better for has having lived.
His mind is a grand power, when great
theme moves it, and, if he ever should
fail by hairs breadth to do his whole
duty as a statesman, it will be through
the deep love of heart yearning with
good will toward all men. l think l
shall vote for him."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
The Views of ThurloW Weed.

The views Of the veteran editor, THUR
Low WEED, as to his personal regard for
Gen. HANCOCK, have been published far
and wide, in the Democratic press. That
noble old man has some views relating to
the dangers that would be involved in
HANCoCK's election, that are also of inter-
est to the people. In expressing his
views through the New York Mdil, as to
his personal friendship with Gen. HAN.
COCK, he gives q few excellent reasons
why Gen. GARFIELD should be elected, as
follows:
1.-THE Democratic party owes lasting
debt to the Republicans for the present
prosperous condition of trade throughout
the country, after many years of depres-
sion, brought about by the late war and
unforeseen business stagnation. The re-
sumption of specie payments has done
much towards bringing about this pros
porous result, and to which the Demo.
Gratis can lay no claim, for they opposed
the policy might and main. The people
of this country are grateful people and
willingly give power to those whom they
consider entitled to 1t as reward, in SIM
pie acknowledgment. The Democratic
party cannot say this much, that they
have in any shape brought about the
present condition Of things But, how.
ever good the nomination Of yesterday
may be, it is no reason why the nominees
should be elected. There is danger ahead
that must be met at the November polls.
It is not in the fact that Gen. Hancock, if
elected President of the United States,
i I
done, but that the Democratic party in
Congress and in power would do so.
1t would be hostile and relentless in the
extreme for what would be cons dered
past inability to control the governmental
machinery of this country.
The greatest danger to be feared is,
that if Hancock should be the next Presi.
dent, there will be a grand rush of South
ern rebel claims arising out of the late
war, which, if countenanced, would bring
about an almost empty treasury. The
claims before Congress would be enor-
nous and would be pushed through, and
if passed, Hancock, representing the
Democratic party, would doubtless assent
to them.
The Republicans have one duty to do
and that is to stay this heavy onslaught
upon the public treasury, for such would
be the result, and on this, and many other
grounds, the Republican party must stand
or fall. Its principles must be maintain
ed against those set forth by their oppo-
nents, and in this is the real issue. 1t
behooves them to organize and show the
people how dangerous it would be to put
the Democratic ship afloat again, thereby
trusting the government Of the country to
men or to party who would endeavor to
destroy the principles for which the Re
publicans have fought hard and many
died on the field of battle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07

THE everlasting Eastern question has
been reopened in Europe and warlike
news is daily received from the capitals
of the Great Powers. By the Berlin
Treaty of 1878, Albania was required to
give up portion OF her territory to Mon
tenegro, and against the enforcement of
this act, the Albanian chiefs have broken
into formidable revolt. Again, the Great
Powers, in recent conference, coded slip
of Turkish 1hessaly to Greece, and Tur
key absolutely refuses to respect the de-
cision, though she is sending troops to
resist the rebellious Albanians. Vienna,
meanwhile, is resounding with the clang
of the armorer's anvil, for Austria is pre-
parlng both for the subsection of her new
subjects in Bosnia, and for acquiring new
territory in European Turkey, in the
event of the breakup which seems immi-
Uant
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
Trouble in the Camp.

Some of the Congressional delegates to
the Cincinnati convention still linger in
Washington, and from their occasional
confidential utterances it appears that
matters are not so harmonious among the
Democracy as their press try to make it
appear. One of the prominent champ
ons of one of the. leading civilian candi-
dates, for instance, declares that he will
not work tor the ticket, and in no event
will he vote for it. He proposes, instead
of working for the ticket, to smuse him.
self by gong a-f1shing." Gen. HAMIL-
TONS connection with the SURRATT affair,
is alleged as one prominent feature Of his
hostility, as viewed from an Exon
federate standpoint. The hostility of
the Bayard men to their opponents is
represented by friend OF that gentleman
as still active, and he declares that the
FIELD and HANCOCK men entered into
conspiracy to kill off Mr.. BAYARD through
insinuations to the southern delegates
that that gentleman would be very un-
popular at the North on account of his
Dover speech. 1t is charged also that
Senator BEN. HILL did q large share of
the work of defeating Mr.. BAYARD on &C.
count of the latter's position in the SPoF.
FoRD-KELLoGe controversy. HILL attrib.
uted his defeat in the attempt to unseat
KELLOGG, mainly to the, Delaware Senator,
and maddened thereby, he went
to Cincinnati with the avowed
determination to defeat him at
any cost. Fully devoted to this purpose,
he selected Gen. HANCOCK as the most
available man with whom to supplant
BAYARD in the minds of the Southern
delegates. It is well known too that Mr..
WATTERsoN, of the Louisville Courier
Journal, had for months past been en-
gagged in working up the TILDEN boom /;
that he had staked everything upon him,
and arranged to present the name of his
favorite to the Convention, in the event
HAMILTON was not nominated on the first
ballot He had also constructed plat
form especially for the fraud candidate,
the whole substance Of which was in vim
dication of Mr.. TILDEN's claim to the
nomination. The platform, with a strange
improperly and lack of adaptation to the
candidates who were actually nominated,
was adopted, but Mr.. WATTERsoN,s presen.
tation speech, by the crude precipitation
of the Convention, was lost to an admir-
ing world. The pretense that all these
little differences and grievances are har-
monized, and that the ticket is on smooth
sailing, is deceptive and absurd, and the
progress of the canvass will prove it SO
to be.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
Mafertoipn RepnbHran.
WATERTOWN, WIS.
Republican Address.

The National Republican League, with
headquarters In Philadelphia, has issued
an address, setting forth the Inconsistency
of the Democracy In nominating for the
Presidency one whose military training
constitutes his only qualification for the
Office, and who had neither discipline or
experience for the performance of civic
duties 1t calls upon the Republican
party not to be lukewarm or indifferent
in the coming struggle, and points out
the dangers that menace the country
through the fundamentally OF
solid South which only requires
the aid of two Northern States to give
TO the Democracy the control of the
electoral college. With Democratic
majority in both houses of Congress
ready to set aside the verdict Of the peo-
pie upon the slightest pretext, it is the
duty of the Republicans to make that ver-
dict so emphatic as to discourage and
preclude all recourse to political Chilean
cry in the Presidential count. The at
LGmDb ny VIC W SoptuAO Viz
State of Maine is instanced as an illustrs-
ton of the favorlte methods OF that party
to gain power by torcible, illegitimate
and revolutionary means, and the address
concludes: "We may reasonably antlci-
pate events which will strain our institu-
tions to the utmost, and lead to dangers
which no lover of his country can con-
template without the gravest alarm. The
power which makes and unmakes parties,
and regulates our national policy, lies in
the hands of that comparatively small
number of voters who cast their ballots
on either side, or who abstain from voting,
as their sense of duty dictates. To this
vote we confidently appeal, judging that
every patriotic motive requires that 1t
should earnestly and seriously support
the Republican electoral ticket"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
General GARFIELD has valuable col

-General GARFIELD has valuable col
lection of scrapbooks containing intorma
ton on every subject which man in
public life is called on to discuss. Besides
these he has fifty boxes labelled "The
Press,'' "French Spoliation," Tariff"
Geneva Award" General Politics."
estate Politics." public Men," "Parlia-
mentary Decisions" Anecdotes" "Elec.
toral Laws and Commission" etc., filed
with references and bits of current litera-
ture On various special topics. He is thus
able to prepare in an hours time to speak
with intelligence on any question that
may be sprung in the House of Represen.
tatives. I'D rather have this old hem
COOP" he says, (which has cost me twen-
ty years of mental toll to stock, q thous-
and times over, than Mr.. TILDEN's barrel
and all it contains"