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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23
Letters from Gen. Sherman.

Gen. Sherman writes to friend concern
ing the proposition to create new army
position for Grant. He says:
When Grant was nominated for president
in 1868 he volunteered me the opinion that
when his term was out he would not desire
to regain command of the army, as it would
be unjust to me. never heard him say
word to indicate change in that opinion,
and do not believe he or his friends pre-
scented the idea to the president of cap
tain generally, or of regaining his place in
the army retired list. There is no reason
why presidents may not be retired the same
as members of the supreme court. Gen.
Hancock, when candidate for president
in June last, used this language in private
letter to me: "To surrender the position
Of major general is no light thing to do"
l could not even retire, in such a contin-
gency, with the benefits ordinarily
attached to such action, for the commander
in chief Of the army and navy could not be
on the retired list Of any service. AS to nv
retiring, you know will not be sixty-two
years old until 1882, and the rumor Of my
Intention to voluntarily retire grew out of
my expressed desire to bring Sheridan to
Washington, and thus to leave three military
divisions for the three ma or generals now
on the army registry, but as the president
Just indicateda new fourth division for Maj.
Gen. Schoield, that pressure has passed
and am in no measure committed as to my
future service. The country is embarrassed
already with too much rank for our small
army, and do not know what a captain
general will find to do. There never was
such an officer in the United States, and it
will need legislation to create and define
such all Office. will take my own time and
course of action when an emergency comes.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23
THEY MET AGAIN,

Desperate Fight Over a Poker table Of Two
Men Who Met After Eighteen Years, Re-
Stunning Where They Left on.
From the Courier Journal!
There was desperate knitting entertain
ment near Wilsonville, Spencer county, not
far from the Jefferson county line, last
Thursday night, in which Samuel Price, a
hog drover, was badly but not dangerously
wounded, and which involves rather a sim
gular history Of long smoldering malice.
The man who cut Price wasa farmer named
McGill, who lives in that locality. In 1861
McGill and Price we're two young fellows
of about twenty-five, living down in the
southern part of the State. They enlisted in
Zollicofer's command, and were
in the fight at Min Spring
On the night of January II, 1852, the tay
before Gen. Thomas had come too near
Zollicofer's position for comfort, McGill
and Price were engaged in the seductive
occupation of playing cent ante poker with
some other comrades. During the game
they got into dispute, which ended in
Price drawing a knife and giving McGill
long slash across the breast, which did no
other injury than to notch the ribs and Law
him up for few days. Next night came the
we'll remembered engagement and the stam-
pede of Zollicoffer's men. Many of them
never met again, some being killed, while
others were scattered about, finding places
in different regiments. McGiu and Price
never saw each other again.
Last Thursday Price came into Wilson,
vile with drove of hogs, and concluded to
spend the night there That evening he
went out to a ''frolic' in the neighborhood,
and was soon engaged, with some others,
including McGill, in game Of poker. They
did not recognize each other. During the
game McGiu accused Price of not putting
up his ANTE" and few words ensued, which
were Immediately smoothed over. As the
game was about to proceed in friendly
way, Price said with a smile:
Il knitted a man Of your name once for
saying that"
McGill started up like thunderbolt had
fallen before him and said
1T was at Mill Spring, too, d-n your
heart, and 1 was the man."
Price also leaped to his feet, and in a mo-
ment the poker party was dissolved. Each
man went for his knife, and without anoth-
or word the fight began. A man named
Simmons undertook to separate them, but
received painful flesh wound in the arm
for his trouble. McGill and Price were fu-
rous with lage, and it was only after several
moments Of desperate fighting that the crowd
could overpower them. It was then discov-
cred that Price had severe stab in the side,
and his left arm was badly gashed at the
elbow. McGill had a long cash on the
shoulder, and the leader Of one finger was
cut across his hand. Price will not die, but
he is said to be badly hurt.
It is about the neatest case Oh record of
fight being resumed so spiritedly after a
little interruption Of eighteen years.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23
Suicide in q Cathedral.
From the London News.

From the London News.
It is said that when Babylon was taken
the people of one part Of the city were for
some days unaware of the event. The
story is told about more than one great city
for the purpose of illustrating their vast
is also illustrated by the suicide of Henry
Minis. This lay clerk disappeared some
ten days ago, and every place was searched
but the cathedral. The body of Minis was at
last discovered hanging in an unfrequented
part of the sacred edifce. Our old cathed-
rails are much too large for our modern pur-
poses. While England was Roman
Catholic country the Cathedrals were kind
of home for all the people. They were
constantly thronged by a public which wit
messed pageants and mysteries of great
splendor, looked at a religion full of dazzel-
ing spectacles and heard 1.-THE blessed
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23

murmur of the mass" or unbosomed itself
in the confessional. The services of the
Church of England no longer fill the
Cathedrals. Thus, parts of the minister
are given up to moths and spiders, and
are found lonely places fit for desperate
deeds. It is rumored that the cathedral
will have to be reconsecrated to wash out
the guilt of suicide.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23

ments which belong to all the centuries and
are felt all round the world. So it !s no
great wonder that the newspaper should be
about the most potent power we know Of
among visible things, or that fair-minded
proud of it wherever it is held sacred to
truth and virtue in wise and true sense.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23

1npulSlVe, TOO arQeQC. lou annoy ana
alarm me by your demands. We had better
part.
'Rosamond read in the newspaper the de-
parture for Europe of both her own and
Mabels lover, and smiled and sighed over
the changes of the past month. Gradually
rumors reached her of the rupture of Phil
ip's engagement. She was far from guess
ing her own share in the transaction, nor
dreamed that in the sudden revulsion from
conventionality and GOODNESS which Phil.
Blount was feeling on that eventful morn
ing. the contrast Of her own charming smile
and warm cordial helpfulness dio more than
any one thing to make him burst the letters
which chained him. Their acquaintance
had been slight, though friendly, but now
a certain amused sympathy grew up in her
mind the feeling that they had unconcious-
ly acted upon each others fates, and had,
SO to speak, *been in the same scrape." She
felt as we'll as if she could see it the sense
of freedom with which he had quilted his
native country. Soreness, modification,
even regret, he might feel, but through all,
and overmastering all, that realization Of
escape from what would in time have been
intolerable. Did she not know? Were not
her own heart and life expanding under the
same influence?
You will never marry now, her mother
said, half impatient of Rosamond's decis-
ion. And she replied blithely: ''Do you
really think so, dear mamma? Il am so
glad!"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-13
Arrested on NusnIcion.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, July 13.-One
Bassham, who lives seven miles east
of Independence, was arrested to-day
for being implicated in the celebrated
Glendale train robbery, committed
last October. Officers have been
watching Bassham for two or three
months, and have finally found sufi-
cient proof to convict him. He had
asked one Tom Il. Smith to take part
in the robbery, and had confessed to
Smith after the crime was committed.
He will tell the whole story at the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-13

the laborers and the law abiding peo
pie Of this populous community, is a
question we will not attempt to de-
eide. We can say this, however, if a
southern man were to 60 into north
ern city, and by allying himself with
the bad elements, succeed in having
one of the worst men in the place
elected to an Office Of great trust and
power, the new settler would not get
any thanks from the better classes Of
society. We have no complaint to
make against any man for opinions
Jsske. A republican has just as much
right to run for Office in the south as
a democrat. They have been at it
ever since the war, and many of them,
such as the late Judge Henry G. Smith
for instance, have been voted for by
democrats. Ten or twelve years ago
when the work of agitators rendered
life and property insecure, feeling ran
high and often found expression. We
have long since come to better nm
derstanding, the turbulent elements
have been brought under control of
the law, justice is meted out toall alike
in our courts, and judges are chosen
on account of their ability and fitness,
rather than their political afiinities. A
great improvement is acknowledged by
all. The elements that constituted
the democratic party in the stormy
days Of 1868 brought about and heart
lily sustain the present order of things
Therefore we can but view with some
alarm local republican ticket in the
field, making an active canvass day
and night, headed by the worst man,
white or black, in Shelby county, and
supported by white republicans whom
we had learned to respect and esteem
in social and business relations. But
aside from line or two in the other
democratic paper in this city-the
Appeal-we have seen and heard
nothing that could be construed into
the abuse of these gentlemen. There
has certainly not been word to com
plain of in these columns. The
irony, aslt is now called, of South
ern Democrat, is not justified or sup
ported by anything that has occurred
or been said here in the last ten
years. 1t came from a malicious
heart, and was intended for the north
ern market, where, we understand, it
was sent by the wholesale, consider
ably ahead of the lucid explanation
made by the Avalanche this morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-13
CURRENT TOPICS.

Senator Garfield and General Han.
cock will be invited to be present al
Boston's two hundred and fiftietb
anniversary on the 18th of September
next.
There are now three Hebrews in
congress-Messrs, Jones, Morse and
Einstein. In the house there are six
German representatives, among whom
are Heilman of Indiana, Poehler Of
Minnesota, Muller Of New York, and
Duester Of Wisconsin.
An undertaken at Grand Rapids
Mich, who was directed by the super
intondent of the poor 20 give a de-
ceased pauper burial, sold The remains
to a doctor, and going through a
mock funeral ceremony, received
in addition the usual sum from the
county.
Lady Anne Isabella Blunt, grand.
daughter Of Lord Byron, and sister Of
Baron Wentworth, has Just been con.
verted to Roman Catholicism. Should
Baron Wentworth not marry, The
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-13
SOUTHERN DEMOCRAT. ,,

The Avalanche admits that the
author of an article, signed Southern
Democrat, in Sundays issue, is re-
publican. If this statement had
accompanied the Objectionable com
munication, much misunderstanding
and bad feeling would have been
avoided. Itwas apparentto home read
ers that no southern democrat ever
penned such libel on his own people,
but the northern radical papers will
use it as a campaign document, gen
uine expression of southern feeling,
cut from democratic paper-so
called, when convenient, and Tor a
purpose. The people are Justly indig-
nant, and we have heard but one
expression among democrats and re-
ppblicans-one of unqualified con-
demnation,-There was serious talk
yesterday of holding an indignation
meeting. The prompt action of the
democratic executive committee was
fully justified by the aggravating cir.
cumstances aud sustained by public
sentiment. The people, it is true, are
bitterly opposed to the election of Ed
Shaw, not because he is negro, as the
Avalanche says, by indirection is the
case butbecause. .heis an ignorant, mali
cious, incompetent, bad man, who
would not be permitted to hold the
smallest Office in any northern com
muuity. Those who are on the ticket
with him increase his chances of cleo
tion by their responsibility and inAu-
ence in the community. Naturally
enough, these gentlemen are blamed
somewhat for occupying such a posi-
ton. Whether the men, who
would ioist such miserable
specimen of humanity as Ed Shaw
on the people of Shelby county, as
sheriff, when there is an abundance
Of good material in both parties, ARE
friends or enemies OF the taxpayers,
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River 'Felegrans.

EVANSVILLE, July 13. Port list
Down: Robert Mitchell, am; Jas
w. Gaff. River 12and $40 feet and
falling.
PITTsBURe, July 13.-River 2 feei
B inches scant, and falling. Weather
hot.
LOUISVILLE, July 13.-River sta.
tionary, with 6 feet 6 inches in the
canal, and 4 feet 6 inches in the chute
on the falls. r. r. Springer, last
night, New Orleans to Cincinnati,
CAIRO, ILL, July 13.-Arrived;
John B. Maude, Yicksburg, II pm.
Departed; John B. Maude, St. Louis,
| am.
CINCINNATI, July 13.-River II feet
9 inches and falling. Very warm.
Arrived Golden City from New
Orleans,
ST. Louis, July 13.-River sta
tionary, with % feet 5 inches on the
gauge. Clear and hot.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-13
GENERAL HANCOCK
Formally Notified by a Commit.
tee of His Nomination.
New YORK, July 13.

SAf " NiJ ~.
To General Hancock, July 10, 1880
SIR-The national convention of
the democratic party, which assem-
bled at Cincinnati on the 22nd of last
month, unanimously nominated you
as their candidate for president of the
United States. We have been direct
ed to inform you of your nomination
for this exalted trust and request your
acceptance, in accordance with the
uniform custom Of the democratic
party. The convention have an
nounced their views upon the i'm.
portant issues which are before the
country in a series Of resolutions, to
which we invite your attention. The
resolutions embody the general prin-
ciples upon which the dem.
ocratic party demand that the
government shall be conducted and
they also condemn the national ad.
ministration by the party in power.
Its crimes against the constitution.
and especially against the right
of the people to choose and in
stall their president, which have
wrought so much injury and dishonor
IN our country; that which chiefly
inspired your nomination was the
fact that you had conspicuously rec
ognized aud exemplifed the yearning
of the American people for reconcile
alton and brotherhood under II g
shield Of the constitution with all its
jealous care and guarantees for rights
OF persons and states. Your nomina-
tion was not made alone, because in
midst Of arms you illustrate the high
est qualities Of a soldier, but, because
when war had ended, and when in
recognition of your courage and fidel-
ity, you were placed in command of a
part of the union undergoing process
of restoring, and, while you
were thus clothed with absolute
power, you used it not to subvert,
but to sustain civil laws, and the
rights they were established to pro-
tect Your fidelity to those princi-
pies manifested in important trusts
heretofore confined to your care gives
proof that they will control your ad-
mlnistration of the national govern
ment, and assures the country that
our indissoluble union of indestructi-
bic states, and the constitution, with
its wise distribution of power and
regard for the boundaries of state and
federal authority, will not suffer in
your hands, that you will maintain
subordiDation of military to civil
power, and will accomplish purifca-
tion of public service, and especially
that government which we love. will
be free from reproach or stain of sec.
tional agitation or malice in any shape
or any form rejoicing in common with
the masses of American people
upon this bright promise for the fn-
ture Of our country. We wish also to
express to you personally the assur-
ance of general esteem and confidence
which have summoned you to this
high duty, and will aid you in its per-
formance. Your fellow citizens,
JOHN w. STEVENSON,
President Convention.
NICHOLAS BELL Secretary.
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literally


WITHOUT intending to intermeddle
or appear oficious, we do not hesitate
to say tnat it would be but a matter
ofjustice to southern democrats, y
republicans and the Avalanche itself
for the name of the writer of that
marvellous production, which APP
peared Sunday morning to be made
public. Several persons are sus-
pected, and as they did not all
write it, gross injustice is done
to some Of them. Let the response
bility be placed where it belongs. He
who assails and Injuries whole
community, has noright to the protec-
tlon OF an anonymous and stolen sig
nature. Republicans are as much CON
cerned in this matter as the democrats,
since the authorship is located among
the former.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-13
NOn-Resldenl Mosleo,


No. l967-Ln the OhanoeFy Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn,--R g Oonnell ct al VS.. Anna
Mckenna et al.
M WHEREAS, in certain cause pending IN
" the above mentioned court wherein \
4 Connell ct al oomplainants and Anna Nc
kenns ct al are defendants, instituted for the
purpose Of settling, winding up and dividing
the estate Of Eppy White. deceased, on the
Sth Of June, 1880, an order OF court was enter
ed reciting that the said Anna McKenus had
departed this life leaving s her only heir. at-
law Maud Blackstone MoKenna and directing
sciri iaci 3 to issue to her, commanding her
20 appear and show cause etc, aud it appear.
ing from the return Of the Sheriff that she IA
not TO be found in this county: IL Is there.
fore ordered that she make her appearanee
herein, at the courthouse of Shelby county.
in Memphis Tenn, on or before the arst
Monday in September, 1880, and show cause,
II AM she have, why this cause should mot be
revived AGAINST her as the heir-at law sf said
Anna Mekenna, and that a COPY Of this order
he published once week, for four successive
weeks, In the Public Ledger.
A copy-Attest:
r. j, BLACK, Clerk and mastor,
BY h. =, MoHENRY. d. G. and NJ
Geo. Gillham, sol for complt.
1l6 l2lSla
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-13

THE work Of organization goes on
in a very satisfactory manner. A
number of democratic clubs have al
ready been formed in the city and
others viii be heard of this week.
There should be at least one in every
ward and in most of the civil dis.
tricts. Their influence and their uses
will be apparent on election day. By
a united effort we will be able to
sweep the field at the August cleo
tion; this will make it comparatively
easy to carry the November election.
We are gratifed to see so many young
men joining the clubs and getting
ready to take an active part, These
boys have a good opportunity to take
the right start and to be of great serv-
ice to their country. They make good
workers and their influence will be
feltin the coming election.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-13

The republican papers have dis.
covered that General Hancock was
fora shortt time the nominal president Of
apetroleum oil company, which proved
to be total failure. The organizer
of the company was one Colonel VIM
d. Mann, of the 7th Michigan Caval-
ry, who afterward turned up at Mo-
bile. Mann worked up the scheme
about the close of the war when there
was plenty of moneyin circulation and
the spirit of speculation ran wild.
General Hancock took 81 900 in stock
and paid in the money. He and 9TH
ers took Mann's word about his oil
lands, and nearly $4,000 was paid in.
A brilliant prospectus was written up
by a newspaper man, and it looked
we'll on paper. General Hancock al
lowed the use Of his name, but never
went near the place or knew anything
about it, except what Mann told him
and what he heard afterward. The
scheme turned out to be humbug
and a fraud. AT least, it was fail
ure, and at this late day, the repub-
lican papers have become indignant
about it. They say, that man who
could not make a fortune out Of an
investment like that, is not fit to be
president Of the United States. If he
had gone on there, salted the ground
and sold out for big price, his quail
fcations would have been almost as
good as Garheld's.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-13

NEW ORLEANS, July 13, 11:3O pm.
Cotton quiet. Middling, II 58c
sales to day, 100 bales receipts, l76
bales stock, 64,l71 bales.
LIVERPOOL, July l3, 3p.m.-Cotton
opened with good demand, freely met
at previous prices Uplands, Gid ;
Orleans, 3D. Sales 10000 bales. Re
ceipts $3.50 bales-American, 3l0O
bales. Futures opened steady, now
dull. Deliveries for July and Au-
gust, 6 25.32d August and Septem-
Der, 6ld September and October
G 9-l6d October and November,
6 ll-32d November and December,
G 7.32d.
MANCHESTER, Eng, July l3, Bpm.
Yarns and fabrics frmer, an ad-
vance demanded which buyers re-
fuse.
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DRAINAGE TILE,
AND SEWER PIPES.

ClZES ofTile III, 2, 2lS and 3 inches, suit
- able for drainage Of cellars, yards and
farms. win DO rold at very low fsures.
The sewer pine is Of all Szes and with IL "a
sewer pipe fittings Of all kinds.
Have also large lot Of second .clasa oever
pipe suitable for drainage.
ms Is the sewer pipe rejected BY the Tar
ing District authorities.
bargain is offered.
Parties wishing &. purchase will plesse caIt
on me at II. Lewis Warmers, go Front streei
from 91S to ~ o'clock daily. or sesa ,les'
TO my address and Will call on ibcm Rs''''
go. - ,. GRAnEAd.
VIVA V9RSE Mil Ind Third ST., Chelsea
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-13
NOn-Esesilent Notice.

No. Ss7l-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, TeDn,-W Q Griswold VS.. ] Drom-
gOOle ct al.
TT appearing from affidavit in this cause that
4 the defendants, j Dromgoole and J Il
" ilder A Co. are nen-residents Of the State
of Iennessee; that the defendant j P Drom-
Ooole is indebted to the complainant in the
sum Of about Sl,130 65. duo on open account,
and attachment having beon issued and levied
on the property Of said Dromgoole; il is
therefore ordered that said J p Dromgoole
and J Wilder 4 Co. make their appear
ance horein,. at the courthouse Of Shelby
county, 10 Memphis, Tenn on or before the
FIRST Mondny in September, 1880, and plead,
answer oI ,demur to complainant bill, or the
same viii be taken for confessed as TO them
and set for hearing ex-parte; and that n COPY
Of this order be published once week fol
four successive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 18th day of July, 1880,
A copy: Attest
ROBERT J. BLACK, clerk and master.
By ~ B. McHESRY, d. G, Il NJ.
Metcslf \ Walker, sol. for complt.
ll6l22 12s lSl
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ChairmNnship of the National
Committee.

Washington speci i Cincinnati Enquirer.l
Secretary Burch, ofthe United States
senate. has just returned from New
York and Philadelphia. He reports
the greatest enthusiasm for Hancock
in both of these cities. The talk of
the democratic leaders in New York
was that Senator Wallace should be at
the head of the national democratic
committee, and the probabilities are
that he will be Barnum's successor