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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-07
River TeIecrans.

LOUISVILLE, April River sta
tionary, with IL feet in the canal and
8 feet in the chute on the falls. Andy
Baum, Cincinnati to Memphis; Car
rier, Pittsburg to St. Louis; Golden
City, Cincinnati to New Orleans.
PITTsBURG, April 7.--River Z feet,
8 inches, and falling. Cloudy and cool.
EVANSVILLE, April T. River
% $40 feet, falling. Clear, cold, mer-
curry 350 to 450.
CAIRo, April 7.-Arrived-Col-
orado, St, Louis, II pm; Cons Mil
lar, Cincinnati, Thomas Sherlock,
New Orleans, and Lulu Worth, Mem
phis, 5; G. X. Peck, New Orleans, 10;
Belle Memphis, Memphis, noon, De-
parted-Colo dorado, Memphis, midnight.
Clear and cool,
ST. LOUIS, April 7.-Arrived-
Maude, Vicksburg. Departed--none.
River about stationary. Clear and
cool.
CINCINNATI, April T.-River q feet
four inches and falling. Fair and cold.
Death Of a Venerable Author.
HALIFAX, April John G. Mar
shall, ey-jadge Of Cape Breton, and a
writer on religion, temperance and
III .cnI M
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-07
NOTICE.

L HAVE this day sold to Porter. Taylor &
Il Co. my entire stock Of Groceries and FIX.
lures. Also all the books, book accounts,
scales, safe and all other property appertain-
ing TO my late business, at 28l Main street.
March ssh, 1880. -' ''
We authorize B. NJ strstton 10 collect all
claims due TO his late firm and wind up the
business for us.
March 9th, 1880 12i
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-07

DR.. !. II. HUoHEY'S OFFICE,
"a 'Outh Court ST.. Memphis, Tenn.
M IDWIFEkY speciality. Having attend
~ ed more than four thousand cases within
the last twenty-five years, also makes and
sends the great female pills so popular With
all who have used them, Consultation free.
QQrE
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-07
Trustee Sale.

DY virtue Of deed Of trust executed TO me
y as trustee by Mrs. N, A. Chandler and
John 1. Chandler on the 2lst March, 1879. aud
county. Tenn, in book No. 1928, page s, 10
secure four notes Of $50 each, and the holder
Of said notes having notified me that they are
due and unpaid. and to make sale of the
property, shall, in pursuance Of said trust
deed, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-07
Trustees Sale.

D.. virtue Of conveyance to us made by
- Edward Coleman and regii tered in chat
tel book =, page 49,. Registers Office, Shelby
county, Tenn, we will, on
Saturday, the 18th day OF April, 1850.
at corner Of Main and Madison streets.
Taxing District, at y m, sell for cash one
second hand fine silver plated Bnrouche and
set Of double. harness, used with the same.
Said carriage is known MS city No 7S.
Jabes Cunningham & Son,
D. d. ROGERS, Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-07

1857 Prizes, amounting sll0 4Oo
hesponkible corresponding agents waited
at All points, to whom liberal compensation
will DO paid.
Write, clearly stating full address, for fur
ther Information, or send orders by exprfss or
in Registered Letter or Money Orde, H.,
mail, addressed only TO
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04
SPRFA AID OF DISEASE BY EARTH
WORMS

Recent researches by NJ. Pastcurappear
to throw considerable light on the origin
"f anthrax, or spIcnic fever, and allied
Diseases, which attack cattle, sAcep. etc.
When an animal dies Of anthrax it is not
uncommonly buried OF the spot. The
conditions Of putrrtacton provo fatal to
the small par site organism. or bacteTi-
di IN, which is abundant in the blood a t
death. The gas given off causes it to
break up il.to death and harmless gran
U.ations. But before this can occur not n
LITTLE ofthe blood and llumors OF rhe body
have escaped into the ground about tire
carcass. and here the parasite is in an ac-
rated medium favorable to the formation
ot germs I'h csc corpuscular germs Nj,
IHstcur hes tonnd in the soil, in a state
OF latent lie, months and years after the
carcass was buried; and by inocuiato
o. guicna pigs with them, has produced
autl1aX and death. Now. it is specially
notable that such germs have been met
with in the cart h at the surface above the
place of burial, us wei! as near he body.
The question arises: How came they
there? And it would appear that earth
worms are he agents OF conveyance. In
tho small earth cylingcr =. of fine parti-
c'CS. which these creatures bring to the
-nr!Ace and deposit after the dews of
morning or after rain. one finds, besides
= host OF other germs. the germs of an
thr y. (Ihc same process was proved
also by direct experiment worms kept
in ground with which bactcTidium spores
had been mixed where killed aitern few
days, and many Of the spores were found
in the earth cylinders in their intestineS)
The dust OF this earth, after the cylinders
have been lisaggreGntcd hy rain, gets
blown about on the nei ,hboring plants.
and thc animals eating these thus receive
the germs into their system. 1t is s'g-
geSte,! shat possibly other disease germs,
not less harmless 10 worms, hnt ready to
cause disease in the proper animals.
may be in like manner conveyed to the
surtl"" III cemeteries. This wou!d fur
niSh a fresh argument for crcmatian. The
practical Inference as to anthrax is. tilAt
aniunls which have died Of this should
not be buried il fields devoted 10 trOIs
or paSturagc. but (whelcvcr noSsih!e) in
sandy, Calcar"odS ground, poor and
in 2 word, for wOrmS.-
Scientific American.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04
THE WICKEDEsT SNAKE.

A recent arrival at the geological Soci
cty's gardens in Regents Park is snake e,
the echis earnata, about foot and a
| half long, and of dingy gray. Yet, al
though II appearance neither interesting
nor formidable, it is the deadliest of Gre
ated things. This detestible little worm.
| which looking at it, the spectator might
make bold to say he could initiate very
passably in cork and putty, is neverthe-
less one of the miracles and masterpieces
OF nature. The echis comes to us from
India, where it was tolerably common,
being found in nearly every pant of the
Peninsula, and. feared wherever found as
the incarnation of Instant and terrible
destruction. Fortunately, however, for
man it is not, like the cobra and the kor
ait, house-fi eqncnting snake: 70 it's
tiny size would give it terrible advan-
tage over human beings who live crowd
ed together, as the natives of India do.
In small daIkened rooms, whi'e its ag-
gressive babits would make it infinitely
more fatal to life than it's dreaded rela-
tlvcs For this king of the asps is not
only venomous beyond conception, but is
actively offensive. It does not turn to
escape from man, as the cobra will, or
flash into conccalment like the kO ait,
but conscious. perhaps, ofirs deadliness,
deliberately keeps the path against it's
human assailant. and, putting it's eighteen
inches of length against his bulk. challen-
gcs and prnvoiies the conflict. A stroke
with whip will cut it in two. or a cot!
of earth disable it; hut s,,cl is it's mali"-
nifty that it will invite attack by every
device a. its command, stalking it's own
life on the mere chance of its adversary
coming within the circle of it's power. At
most, the radius Of this circle is twelve
inches, but within it, At any point, lies |
certain death, and, on the bare hs pc of |
hanf or foot II csspa ssng within is rerch,
the echs throws its body into Il tiglre OF |
eight coils. and, attracting attention Iv
rubbing it loops together. which from its
roTghnrSS ofthc Scaies-bence he epitIat
a rIlstling. Kissing,
sound, ererts it's head in The centre and
awaits attack. No one having once en-
this terrible worm can ever
forget this trucnlent aspect when thus
aroused, its eagerly aggressive air. its
restless coils, which in constant notion
one over the other, and rnstling omini.
onsly all the willie, steaI;hiiy but surely
brings it nearer to the object of its fury
tn" eye. malignant even beyond those of
other viperS, and then the inconceivable
of its strokes.-LonI0n Tclc-
graph.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04

ED. II. Gullolt. Esq, ofGu'Ie;ta Sta
tion, Tangipaho parish, has made Il pro-
uo,ition to Commissioner of AZ S'iculturr
VIM. II. Harris. which is calculated TO
rcdound net only to the benefit of Nir,
Gnllett, but to his parish, and in fact, t"
tho entire State. Mr., Gul]ctt proposes to
divide six large tracts Of land into ten
acre lots and will give one of these lots
to ea,h German family that settles thcre.
He will also furnish brick and lumber
sufficient to huild comtortah(c hoIs"s on
these tracts when occupied. add offers the
further substantial induccment OF SteadV
en,n1oyp,ont in his saw mill TO such male
immigrants as are disposed to take "d
vantage of his lbcrality,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04
SPECIAL NOTICE.

~ FREIGHT REMAINING on the
wharf Boat in excess OF az hours
Et;as t;"eelpt will be charged Storage, in
a4n i,a;, to tAe regular wharfage fee.
Ea.'gnt bills must lie paid on delivery
I,.slt: Reasonable charges for ship
10 VI Height over wharf hoaS.
JNO. T.. IRVINE.
o., 49, Proprietor and Wharf Master.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic cures Fever u
tTWc.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04

\ Hutch!nan who married his
second wife soon after the fun
clal os the first, was visited with
:. tive hours scrcnade in token
ofd'aapproVal. He expostulat-
ed pathcticaiIy thus: 81 say,
poy&, Nou ought to be ASHAMED
ofyollrsclvyS to be making all
dish noiS Ven dcrc Vas Il funeral
here so SG0n.D
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04
NO 8

naturally timid and restrained.
afraid to look Il stranger in the
face, and with an expression IN
their eyes like that of hunted
animal. 1t is pleasant to no.
t!cc how different is the impress
SION one receives on visiting the
f"yaras institution. The lit
tie ones have straightforward.
honest look in their eyes, which
shows that proper freedom is
never checked and that disci-
plIne is never excrted to the
extent Of cr;Iahi. g out frank
ness and truth by fear. Unfet-
tered by any Of those checks
which fashion imposes even 11p.
on children in cities, they are
free TO play and run and devel-
op all the grace and strength
that health can give. They have
an upright carriage which would
rejoice /. Psychologist like Dio
Aewis,-straight as young pine
trees; and the amount of study
daily exacted never causes
stopped shoulders or round
backs. 1t must be recollected
that the excellent ladies who
take charge Of the education of
these childred, have themselves
been mothers; and know we'll
how to make allowances for or
to correct the faults Of little
ones.
Any young woman who has
been educated in this institution
need never fail to make a good
living; being thoroughly Skill
ed i'll all the duties of the house:
hold, and possessing, moreover.
. good English education.
There are no religious prejudi-
'es, no scctarian dogmas, no fa-
latlcal ideas to interfere with
ne bringing up of The girls un-
lcr the very best conditions
consistent with reason and eth
cs. They are taught to be
modest frank, truthful, to be-
leVc III God, and to follow
hose ethical prccepts accepted
like byall Christian creeds; and
IS unsectarian character is, in
"r opinion, one of the greatest
lerits OF the Poydras Asylum.
10 speak Of the admirable
-ay in which every department
kept; the immaculate clean
ness of the buildings; the lof-
j and spacious rooms; the i'm
'cnsc dorDitory with its hun
red snowy beds, marshaled in
nes like the tents of an en-
impment; the fault!css perfec-
on Of the iaund:ies and kitch-
is; the ample play-room; the
'oad grounds in the rear which
eld all the vegetables and
nit required; the flowers and
ees and fresh air impregnated
it'll the true fragrance Of coun-
y lite,-Would not serve any
rtIler purpose in this article.
ur object has been only to
mind cur readers that we
we among us Il grand legacy
philanthropy, rational, unset
sh, unsectarain, simple, practi-
u and incalculably valuable,
hich would be an honor to
ny city i'll the world, and
hich has perhaps Indirectly
latchcd many hundreds of
Dung girls from want and mis-
y and rroselytism to make
lenl iaultlcss wives and happy
oticrs.-N. 0. City Item.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04

J Nj. Joseph w. Pullman, Of New Or
iraas, In., has patented an improvement
in the class ofpile drivers in which the
hammer guides or leaders aic hinged to
permit their inclination, for tho purpose.
of driving piles at variouS angles
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04

The Bone and Muscle producing
Malt, the Nrrve-quiting Hop, the superb
Ma'"rai antidotc Quininc, aud othcrprc-
ri"r$ ingredients, combined with Gcrmcn-
tnti"n, arc tic ingredients OF .'Malt Bit
tcrS," prepared by the Malt Bittcrs Con-
pany. aug 2l'+iw.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04
NOTICE
~ LICENSE TAXPAYERS.

IAX CoLLECTow's OFFICE J
West Feliciana, La.
~ LESSONS pursuing any business,
I !. profession by which under ex-
e. '%"s n"t;s are liable to pay Il license are
r,I ,IuVilied to come forward and pro
! f,r delay IA State and Parish Ii
"r carrying Oh same.
IT,. c. B. SMITH,
lax COLLECTOR West Feliciana.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04
THE WORK OFA LOUIsIANAPdnAN-
THROPlST.

!, old Julien poylras! 1t is re.
=, treshing iii this age of corrnp.
ton AMI seltislmess to glance
briefly at the good work Of this
greatest Of Louisiana phi!anthro
t pists. 70 write Of all the GOOD
{ he has done,--of institutions
). founded by him in Pointe Cou-
pee and other parts of the State.
we can hardly venture to at
tempt. But we may at least
, refresh ourselves by abandoning
, for a moment the common place
!, themes of local politics, and the
conSidcratio of existing evils,
to contemplate briefly one good
and great legacy that he has left
to the city Of New Orleans. We
refer to the Poydras Female
Asylum; and we suspect there
are many intelligent residents
who do not even know Of IFS
existence.
You may reach the bull ding
after an hours ride from Canal
street-surrounded by it's green
fields and quaint slrubbcry. 1t
stands, SO to speak, in the midst
OF q little farm, where COWS are
grazing and an odor Of fresh
vcrdUre and flowers come with
every breeze. The road gate
opens into q garden pictures
quely laid out; with sl,rubbery |
cut into fantastic shapes, and
cwcr-bed:s laid into stretches
of smooth lawn, fanked by
deep-grcen hcdges. There is a
pleasant antiIuated look about
this garden which leads ND to
the lofty facade OF the great
b'llldinS-a something in the
aspect OF the grounds which is
not Of this generation. The
quaintness seems appropriate
for the philanthropy ofpoydras
was Of another age in Which
men were more upright and less
cGotlstical than in these times
and his good decGs, which die ;
not, living through Succeeding
generations and mcllowinc {
their beauty with time, still ]
bear with them an agreeable
aspect Of Qlaintncss like the '
Oil portrait OF tho eccentric i
|'hilosophcrIlimsel hangs l.
III Earlnr OF the building. t.
fnydras had peculiar ideas. Il
perhaps, Of philanthropy; bus q
rs good as they were peculiar. Ii
His poiiltc Coupce fund Tor fur c
llsiilG. Il doWry to young girls t
III the day ot' their marriage, is c
something which must seem b
'crN odti to people in this gcn- y
eratio!l: but none can question ii
is excellence IS q charity in tt
he time it was established. "
Conditions have changed a good Il
icai since then in the cities; ii
>Ut in many OF the parishes @
hey remain just as in the days K
If the pliilanthropist. While the h
'han@cs affected by time might o
essen the humanitarian value f
If tie do"rE fund, however, c;
hey have certainly increased W
hat Of the asylum which he q
bundled for young Girls. W
Some enter tho building as $
mere babies, not to leave it y
again perhaps until they reach e
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04
CAPITAL CORREsPONDENCE

ed over advice alleged to have
been given by Senator Wade
Hampton, to the people of E'ir.
ginia, viz: that before voting o
this fall, they consider what
Lee and Jackson would do il
living. To be sure Senator
Hampton denies the use Of anv
such language, Or any lsnguag ge
having any such meaning, but,
that makes no difference to the
radical papers. While they ard
putting that forgery before the
people, knowing it to be a for
gerry, and doing it wholly for
political gain subject. Let
them advise their leaders to
consider before voting this fall,
what General Hancock would
do if a board of officers should
be appointed to investigate his
conduct and should declare him
guilty of perjury? just that is
what the Honsc Committee re-
ported Of Garfield seven years
ago. | feel sure that under
suck circumstances every body
who Knows any thing Of Han
cock believes he would resign.
1t May be said that Senator
Hampton's way OF life here, as
Senator, has convinced all his
friends that no man in the I'm
tied States more artlently de-
sircs a perfect restoration OF the
Union and Of fraternaI feeling
than he. The attack on him is
atrocious.
lnsevcral previous campaigns
have learned to put but little
trust in the loud assurances Of
political Committees, Of what
ever party Or in the prophecies
Of "eminont politicians."I there
-Cre7 lose no calculations on the
glowing promises Of TIE Radi-
al Chairman Jewell, Or the ,
equally gorgeous expressions Of !
shat came from j
Democratic Chairman Haruum.
The Committees these gentle |
nen preside over are we'll Ell :
'ugh if they do Tie work they !,
ire set to dc, but there is moth &
ng which coInpeIs us to take $
heir words as to future events.
The real condition OF affairs :
nay be better learned in this f
ity, by connection with the {
loudreds Of people, not politi- d
'lans, who every week come |
rom all sections to spend a few l
lays at the Capital. ] have y
allled with many Of them on l.
'oliticai sU'icrs ever since Han @
Ock was nominated, and find t
hat dissemination every where I,
;lvcs satisfaction TO tl.e Demo-
'racy, and to The "Indcpend- !,
'nts,' who We're loolzcng fer q {,
anlitlatc who could not be ac- '
used of any otIanse in lis pub S
ic career. Tlie gentlemen Of
Ill parties; with whom | have !
alked consider Hancock the {
trOngest MAJ. who could have s
'ecn selected, andmo Of them c
ay that his popularity in the !:
>orth will grow up to the day =
f election. !,
4 hint that may be useful TO t
lany republican government t
iiicers who will be retired at "
n the inauguration Of General -
is; given in the action a
{ Gen. II. ). Paine, late Com o
Missioner Of Patents. lie is a II
lcmher Of tic firm, Of Paine, G
ration and Gadl, is now car II
Sing OH business before the 81 .,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04

Go to Swcctman & Friends 8,
for Il glass OF soda water.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04

rY@No books are so legi'lc as the lives
Of men; no characters so plain rs. their
moral conduct.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-04

sg9A year Of pleasure passes like p
ii"atIrg breeze, but moment of misfort-
une seems an age Of pain.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-03

Postal EMPLoYEEs.-A A Washington
Telegram dated on the 2Sth of October
says: The annual report of tho ap
pointment division of the Postoflicc
Department for the last fiscal year was
completed today II shows that the
number Of postoiiiccs in operation in
the United States on the 30th of June
last was 1880 an increase OF 2,13i
during the year. Seventeen hundred
and sixty-one CT the postmasters are
appointees Of the President. The ro,
naming 4l,22S Offices are filled by ap.
pointments Of the Postmaster General
Besides the nearly $4,000 postmas.
tors, there are /, ,400 persons through.
out the country who perform service
and receive compensation upon the
written authorization of the Postmaster
General or his chief assistants, com.
prising 1l9 in the Postoflice Depart.
ment at Washington, 5,5l9 clerks in
postoflieesofthe first and second classes,
2,6Ss letter carriers, Sc special agents,
2,946 employees of the Railway Mail
Service and 5,S62 mail contractors. In
addition to the postofiice clerks above
reckoned, for whose employment al.
lowances are made to Presidential
postmasters Of the first and second
grades, il is estimated at the depart.
ment that there are at least 10000
persons acting as clerks in the third
and fourth.class postoilioes who look
for their employment and compensa.
tion directly to tho local authority, and
il is believed, therefore, that there are
now not less than 10000 persons
directly connected with our postal
services.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-03

GARF1ELDIsM.-.A contemporary
plugs the Presidential aspirant in this
human way; Garfeld's letter to Morey
on the Chinese question is so Garfield.
ish in style that any one acquainted
with his writings would recognize it
without a signature. 1t has all the
marks of his hand. 1t is marked "per
sonal and confidential" which is just
the sneaking way he would give in his
adhesion to the employer against the
man. 1t accords with his votes, and
with the veto message Of Hayes, who
inspired Charles Foster to set him up
at Chicago. II IS also the doctrine OF
Grant to whom ho recently sold out
the party, and who is now running
alongside Of him for the term begin.
ming March 4, 1885, This method of
dealing with the Chinese question is
only one card in the hand which the
Imperialists propose to play against
American workingmon.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-03
GEN GARFIELD, R REJECTED
WILL OWE MS SUCCESS TO
WHOLESALE BRIBERY.

As we go to press on Tuesday af.
ternoon, while the election il at high
tide, we are unable to give any figures
bearing upon the question. But, we
still place some reliance, IN moral
point Of view, on the voters OF this
country, and believe that majority
of the ballots of the people cannot be
secured through brlbos, The editor
of the Washington Post states the case
more olaborately IN this way:
"Should the Republican party sue.
coed in electing General Garfield to
the Presidency, the victory will show
what can be done by INSCRIPTIONS
men with unlimited means at their
disposal.
"If the result OF the election IS ia.
vorable to tho Republican ticket, it
will be 50 because tho country has
been bought,
"In the last Presidential election the
majority against the Republicans was
quarter of q million on the total vote,
and over a million on the white vote.
Unless we insult our National charac.
ter by the supposition that the Presi.
dental theft increased the number of
Republican voters, we must eoncede
that the country was Democratic by
not less than 100000 when the cam.
paign began.
"Should this broad margin be bro
ken down, and the Republican ticket
be victorious, tho world will know
that the majority has been reduced to
minority by the corruptivo power of
money.
"That is the only advantage which
the supporters of Garfield and Arthur
possess. The ticket is conlessedly and
notoriously weak. 1t would have been
next to impossible to saddle the party
with n heavier load than the Chicago
nominees, There is not Republican
in any State who has not regretted
the blunders of the Convention as to
both ends of the ticket.
"The campaign on the Republican
side has been a series OF misfortune as
to issues One alter another they have
been compelled to abandon every issue
announced, every position taken.
"But the managers have had all the
money they desired. They have boast
ed of their immense resources and
what they could do with the "bar'l"
If they come out ahead at the end Of
this struggle, their confidence in the
purchased power of gold, Or its equiv.
alent in current funds, will be vindica.
ted, And the American people will
sadly contemplate, as in 1876, a ma
jority of 100000 overcome by bribery
and kindred devices"