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Rurning ot nn Ice Honse.

PBILADELHIA, August A.--An ex-
tensive ice house belonging to j. & P.
Boltz, Of this city, ice siding and sew
eral cars at zigglorsville, were burned
by incendiaries. A keg of powder ex-
ploding, destroyed the engine house
and engine. Houses more than mile
away were shaken, but no one was
hurt.
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men respectfully withdrew and nomi-
mated Hon. S. F. Wilson, of Sumner
county, on a platform of pure demo-
cratic principles, which declares in
favor Of honesty and the rights of the
people. They appeal from the action
Of the So-called democratig conven-
ton, to an outraged and misrepre-
sented people and ask them to redress
the wrong at the ballot.box.
The platform favors the speedy pay
ment Of the state debt proper, and
leaves the railroad debt to be settled
in the suit between the bondholders
and the railroads.
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Personal.

Marshal Bazaine, it turns out, is
neither dead nor eking out a miserable
income by the rearing of swine.
John G.. SAKE, the poet, has been
bedridden for some time, and is said
to be greatly depressed by the death
of his wife, who was a woman lovely
in person and character. His only
living daughter is an invalid.
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River kilograms.

CAIRO, August 24.-Arrived: Mon
tana, st. Louis, 8 pm. Departed
Montana, New Orleans, II pm; ;Guid-
ing Star, New Orleans, 1Oa.m. Fair
and hot. rf
EVANSVILLE, August 24.-Port
list: Down-.A. ,, Woodruff, noon.
Clear and hot, River 8 2-lO feet and
rising.
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The speech of Mr.. John Thompson,
at the bankers convention, has the
sturdy horSe-sense in it Of that wise
old hnancler. He contends that the
national bank notes must be retired,
and that the coming currency of the
future will be the government certif-
Gates of the treasury, backed by the
reserves of gold and silver.
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InsOIvent Notice.
STATE OF TENNEssEE. SHELBY nonr,

STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY CoUNrY,l
OFFloE COUNTY COURT CIERK,
=, Momphis, Tenn, August %, 1880.
To Margaret Erb, Administrators Of Jacob
Hrb, deceased. ''''
III AVlNG suggested the insolvency of the
u estate Of Jacob Rrb, deceased, you are
hereby ordered to give notice, by advertise
ment IN some newspaper published within the
NsiS ny elase, and also at the Courthouse door
et Shelby county, for all persons havinr
claims against said estate, to appear and fle
the same. with the Clerk of the County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed by law
on or before the oath day Of January, 1881.
and any claim not filed on or before said day'
or 6etore an appropriation of tho funds OF
both in law and equity, ''N'
August. 1880. N~
By II. B. CULLEN, D. G. ~ Wv" "
August 23d, 1880.
forth. MARC ARFT ERR. SdmSv se'
lhl 15T 51I
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Mr.. Gladstone first became con.
scious that he was i'll at a dinner
party; he had to leave the dinner ta-
Bile and lie down. Next morning he
breakfasted in bed, and on rising and
trying to work as usual was attacked
by shiyering fits. lie tried 10 make
little account Of his misery, but his
wife obliged him to give up work.
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Cd. H.n-A Free Advertisement.

LOUISVILLE, August 24.-Macaul-
eys theater has been purchased by
John 7. Macauley and will, as here
tofore, be conducted and managed by
him as the leading place of amuse-
ment in the city. The leading attrac-
lions in the country nave been Sc
cured, and the coming season will be
one Of the most brilliant ever held
here.
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Last week there we're constructed
in the United States l06! miles Of
new railroad, making 2,6ll miles thus
far this year, against 1873 miles re-
ported at the same time in 1879, 947
miles in 1878, 842 miles in 1877, l JAP
niles in 1876, 594 miles in 1875, 9l3
miles in 1874, 1865 miles in 1873, and
1873 miles in 1872.
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3. LOWENSTEIN & BROS.
FUNERAL NOTICE.

MlLLER-Died, at 10 o clock this morning.
MATILDA r. MILLER, in the 10th year of her
age beloved wife of George W. Miller.
Funeral from residence. Dunlap street, cor
nsr Bass avenue, at 0 o'clock WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
lChicago and St. Louis papers please eopy. +
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GONE TO PEST

August 10th, lsSO, at the residence of her
son-in-laW, j. j. Bailey, Bailey Station,
Tenn, in the S9th year of her age, Mrs
ELIZABETH RosE PARR, cOnsort of the late
Thomas Parr. of Middle Tennessee, daughter
o. AIexander Rose, Of South Carolinn.
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THE Sparta Index says There
w,re only 40 votes for 80 and 4 in
Overton county, yet it was voted SOL
idly with the high takers, by little
hardware clerk. of Nashville.
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BEFORE this canvas is over the high
to~ors v,,'l be denying their platform,
bv ESAu DIaoips ing foroe;I' constructions upon
Il. Wilson will hold hem to the
track, and point out the true in$arq-
ness ofthe thing, II Review and Jour
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At the Manhatten Beach hotel there
are among the walters three retired
Wall street lambs, two French, and
one Italian count, seven discarded
fons-in-law, and two poets, They
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The Saratoga Races.

SARATOGA, August "a. = Gabriel
won the mile dash; Scatilla, second;
Florence II, third. Time, 1;44.
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LEBANON, Tam, August 49,
Hon. Benton McMillan's leg was not
broken. He is badly bruised, but
will be able to resume the canvass in
q few days,
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The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
some time ago received letter from
a young man who recommended him
sell very highly as honest, and closed
with the request, "Get me an easy
situation that honesty may be reward
ed" To this Mr., Beecber replied !.
Don't ho an editor, if you would be
easy. Do not try the law, Avoid
school keeping. Keep out of the pul.
pit. Let alone all ships, stores, shops
and merchandise. Abhor politics.
Keep away from lawyers. Don't prac-
tiee medicine. Be not farmer nor
mechanic, neither a soldier nor a
sailor. Don't study. Don't think.
Don't work, None Of them are easy,
Oh, my honest friend, you are in a
very hard worldl | know but one
easy place that is the grave
NJ ,rcrrt,s,rr,p NNa A,to,,ot Of .
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1t is reported in London that the
Prince of Wales will 70 to Australia
in October and return by way Of Cali
tornia.
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MDME. A. LONGET,
DreSs-Making Rooms,
NO. .s3 COURT STREET.
1871
RENTAL AGENTS.
HIINTER PARKER,

HNINHEN EAHh EIk,
Real Estate and Rental Agent.
No. 2S0 Main ST., Corner Madison.
MEMPHIS,
viii buy, sell, or rent property on commits
sion, pay taxes, negotiate loans and mako
collections. Charges reasonable and attention
prompt III
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4. D. COMAwAY,

Rental and Real Estate Agent,
Has Removed to
2S0 MAIN STREET (up-stairs).
EN-A number of choice stores, residences.
offices and sleeping rooms for rent
Valuable city aud country property for sale.
1OAf
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sling hash" during the day and flirt
with the Mabel Mauds or Chamber
maids in the evening, as they listen to
the toutings of that musical cupid,
Monster Levy. Such is fortune.
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MANCHESTER, Eng, August q. ?
pm Yarns and fabrics are E ssrm. with
but little doing.
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died. She remained with some friends
in New York, being doubtful whether
her parents, in their bitter anger.
would receive her. Her husband left
home q few months ago, and she knew
nothing Of his whereabouts until she
saw the account Of his arrest in a
morning paDor recently. She had
never seen Ulrich or Billy 0gle. She
condemned Ulrich's conduct in Grim
mating her husband.
She thought it was best to visit her
husband in Jail in order to know what
was best to do in the future. The
meeting between the couple at the
prison was very effecting. They sat
on the bench with their hands
clasped together, and talked pleas
antly and quietly. Once in a while
some pleasantly Of his won a smile,
but they were inclined to talk seri-
ously and cautiously, 80 that nothing
bearing on the case was obtain
able. Mrs. Brockway remarked
upon the pleasant surroundings of the
prison, in such marked contrast with
those at the old prison which she had
visited, but shuddered at the thought
of her husbands confinement in the
stronghold. She did not know whether
he would be able to obtain bail or not,
but thought that it was improbable
She thought that she should remain
in New York until her husband trial,
in September, unless he should be Sc
fortunate as to find a bondsman. She
had understood that her husband had
employed an alias in every city in
which he operated, but not until after
her marriage.
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N. Y. TribuHe.l
A most romantic duel was recently
fought by candle-light between a
young calvary officer and a student at
the Ecole des Mines, Paris. The Off
Ger, N. de Montfort, went to dine in
company with another young fellow,
NJ. de Villarnon, and a fair friend,
Nile. Clemence Chapuis, at a bullion
on the Boulevard st. Michel, fire.
%quented, according to the expression
Of the latter, by the most CONNIE il
faut ladies o fthe quarter. All we're
enjoying their repast when a certain
NJ. Protche, a pupil at the school of
Mines, sat down at an adjoining table
and began to make eyes at Mile.
Chapuis. Her host gradually grew
more and more impatient at
these marked signs of NJ. Protche's
admiration, and on an angry remark
from its object he got up and went to
the table at which his annoyer was
sitting and expostulated. A discus
sion ensued and NJ. de Montfort pre-
sented his card, and the whole party
adjourned to Mile Chapuis' apart
ments, in the Rue des Ecoles, to fight
the matter out with swords. The en-
counter took place by the light of
three candles and an oil lamp, M. de
Montfort eventually receiving a couple
Of wounds, which laid him up for q
fortnight. Matters were kept dark for
some until the fair cause Of the duel
unluckily happened to quarrel with her
woman, and in revenge the latter in
formed the police of all the facts of
the incident.
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Personal and General.

1t puzzles the ungodly to know how
Gen. Sherman and Mrs. Hayes can
travel in one party.
Brother Williams, who used to ex-
hort and pray most fervidly in the
Broad street church, Columbus, Ohio,
has gone to the p~enitentiary. He was
caught stealing from the contribution
box.
Tie city officials and leading bust.
ness men of New Orleans are enthu-
siastie over the proposal to bring the
steamship Great Eastern to that port
for use in the meat trade. Governor
Writ has no doubt but that the chan.
mel is sufficiently deep.
The great work Of reconstructinJ
the famous railroad bridge across thu
Niagara river has just been completed
without interruption of traffic, tn,
engineer, Il. A. Buck, making an iror
and steel bridge out OF a woodeI
bridge by the process of substitution
which has not Occasioned the slightest
interruption Of trains.
At the recent sale of Lord Bee
tiye's shorthorns very high prices
we're realized. The Duchess Of I'm
Derby brought 1000 guineas. Lore
Becktiye, who is the ion Of the Mar
Quis Of Headfort, inherited an i'm
mense fortune from his grandfather
a London alderman, who left S4,500,
900 in personal property, besides es.
tates.
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RennhIienn Desperation.


WASHINGTON, September H.-The
New York correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Times has this interesting
news about the need of Jewell 1.-THE
complaint is that the liberal assess
ments of the Ofice-holders were gath
cred in early 10 the campaign and lit
orally wasted on what Blaine called
the SPLENDID dress parades of Weaver
and his hungry followers in Alabama
and Arkansas again on Weaver on
his mythical Washington committee
to defeat the fusion in Maine, and the
lavish waste in Indiana by %precipitat-
ing a costly campaign early in July
that could not be kept until October
without more meney than can possibly
be raised. The Weaver investment is
denounced by the New York reprbli-
cans as a blunder, hal is worse than a
crime ,'as it has cost a large amount Of
money without any compensation in
Maine or elsewhere and Ii nos fastens
upon the republican organization the
odium of sustaining defeated green
back leaders, who are an ofense in
the nostrils of the republicans, and al
the same time is driving the unmark
etable greenback followers over TO the
democrats.
The Jewell committee has been
generally supposed to have ample
funds for Indiana aud Ohio, but it is
now known that the committee has
wasted its money and cannot replen'
ish its treasury. Vigorous efforts have
been made within the last few week
10 raise money from the wealthy re.
publicans Of New York, but with very
Indifferent success, and the boasted
PHILADELPHIA subscriptions are moi
One-third The amount ~geueraly report,
ed. Blaine raised nearly all the money
he received for Maine from bis owl
persoal and political friends, and there
is nothing to show forthe expenditure
OF more than half a million Of money
collected for the republicans thar
failure everywhere, except in Yer
mont and a most costly struggle il
Indiana that was begun six weeks toe
soon, and that has now exhausted
both men and money. These consid.
erations have forced a practical, bur
not nominal, change in the direction O
the committee, and Thomas c. Partt
one of the oid-time Grant onkling
Arthur leaders, will nov have much
to say in the management of the cam
paign. The Grant men VIII cot give
money to jewell, and it is hoped thaI
with Pratt to expend 1t, he can raisl
the money now so much needed il
Indiana,
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ligod." The conductor did so, escort
cd him inside the yard, placed his
baggage and everything by him, re-
ceiveS his warm and earnest thanks
and left. The sister and brother-in-
law were absent and on their return
found him there to their surprise and
establishment, and, 70 their great sor-
row, i'll beyond hope. He died, and
on last Friday two weeks was brought
here aud laid away to r6st by the side
Of his father in Rose Hill cemetery.
We said we would withhold names,
but we cannot refrain from saying
that the conductor was Captain II,
w. Leech, OF the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad. Newspapers are
always willing to herald a case Of in.
humanity. Now let US see ifthey will
show the other and better side of hu.
man nature.
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A Kind Word tor NIemnhls

Carlisle Ark New Degarture.l
Memphis was in her glory last week.
Whats contrast with this time a year
ago; then she was writing in the
agonizing embrace Of an awful epi-
demic. To-day she smiles through her
tears-tears of joy and of sorrow But
the past is in the eternal past; and
though we wept with Memphis but a
few months ago, we rejoice with her
to-day as she stands purified, redeemed
disenthralledl
Now, let all pull together for more
railroads and better transportation ia.
c~ilities for the products of the soil, anC
all the surrounding country will pros.
per as Memphis prospers.
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deaIers sappliod 81 ? cents Der COPY
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The Kings Mountain CeIebra.
ton,

CHARLOTTE, September 2O.-Ar-
rangements for the sale Of railroad
tickets 10 the Kings Mountain cen.
tennial celebration, which takes place
October 5 to g., are complete; and
tickets will be offered by all roads
south on October l, good from ten Ia
thirty days, according to the distance
from Kings Mountain, at II cents
per mile each way. A special train
will leave Charlotte, N. c., and Green
vile, 5. G., every morning for Kings
Mountain, returning at night. The
platform at which visitors will get of
IS $50 miles from Atlanta, 80 miles
from Charlotte, and o miles from the
battle ground. Ample conveyances
from the station to the battle ground
will be provided. Every indication
now points to a large and successful.
celebration.
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THE DAILY LEDGER will be mailed
two months, to any address, postage
paid, for one dollar. This will
cover the period of the fall cam
paign and full election returns. The
WEEKLY LEDGER. a mammoth sheet,
is only one dollar a Esar, or sixty cents
fer six months, invariably in advsnce.
All who desire to keep thoroughly
posted in regard to national and state
politics and general news, and to read
a live democratic paper, that is max
ing a straight fight for the people.
should take the LEDGER during this
campaign.
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Murder WIN Ont.
le-ial b lhe conrier.Innrnnll

Soc ial 10 the Courier-Journal.l
ATLANTA, September 81 The
grand jury Of DeKalb county ha.
found a.true bill against james Jolly
and Vim. Weaver for numbering Vic.
toris Norris, a beautiful girl. Three
years AGO she worked for Jolly anC
discovered that he aud Weaver wer,
stealing cotton from neighbors. Sh,
threatened 10 expose them. jolly or
dered her to go home to her relative,
and agreed to take her to the depot
When in a secluded place he aud
" eaver raped and then murdered
her They dragged her body through
the woods and then buried Il Suspi
cions as to her fate was entertained
but until recently no evidence could
be had. The irons of her trunk wert
found in the place where the murder.
ers buried it, and Jolly's bloody
clothes were found under a log. az
had fed to Mississippi, but was arrest.
ed and brought back. Weaver re.
manned here all the time, and did All
in his power to discourage the ares
OF Jolly. Jolly confessed all, tellipt
the horrible story Of his and Weaver
crime, and now both are in iail
charged with the foulest murder n
the annals Of crime in Georgia, and
the gallows is only a matter Of time,
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Pamela Star. sept. 25.l
Some weeks ago some Of tie north.
ern journals were loud in their denim.
Citations Of the inbunauity of a con.
ductor on the Fort Woyne & Chicago
railroad. 1t is we'll fer the self-re.
spect and salvation Of humanity that
all men are not alike, and we are dad
to have It in our power to show The
other and better side Of railroad con.
ductors, aud we shall state only facts
but withhold names unless they are de.
manded. Less than three weeks 40,
a gentleman got aboard the rcmtal
mail and passenger train at the Mis-.
4 Tenn. depotin Memphis. When Ii,
conductor came along to collect tick.
cts, seeing that he looked very feeble
he proposed to and did have a comfort.
able couch made for the sick gentle.
man, by turning oyer the backs and
changing the seats so that he could
lie down comfortably. The Jour.
ney TO his place Of destination
was thus made easy, and on a%rrivinl
there the conductor asked him K
there was anything more he could dc
for him. my sister, he replied
lives a hundred or two yards below
and Immediately on the road if You
could have me put Off right at her
door / should feel additionally OBJ
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The Nashville Banner on Con.
ciliatiOn.
I'm Wednesdays issue. !

ON wednesday issue.
From correspondents in different
sections of the stste, and from private
sources Of information, the Banter is
convinced that there is a wide spread
desire among democrats that the di-
visions now existing in the ranks Of
the party should be healed. This
desire arises from the threatened de.
feat Of the democracy by the republi-
can party. The Banner did not en-.
courage the split, but on the contrary
stroye against it with all its might. Ii
has been conservative from the first,
believing that the party could adoDt 4
policy that would be alike honor
able and satisfactory to the voting
masses. It's plea for harmony was in
vain, and the split followed the hold
ing Of the late state convention. The
Banner hesitatingiy came TO the sup
port of the regular nominee Of the
party, oonceiYing that to be tho only
consistent course for all true demo
Gratis TO pdrsue. And while we will
continue 10 give our earnest support
10 Judge Wright SO long as the pres
ent status Of political aiflirs remain,
we, il comm9n with all good demo.
Gratis, would rejoice to see the differ
onoea in the party healed, to the end
that a solid phalanx might be present.
o. 20 the common enemy aud a rous-
ing victory won.
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why Maggie mitchell siaysO on the
.neiunati cor. Denver Tribune

Cincinnati cor. Denver Tribune.l
Maggie has been on the stage for
thirty years. She acknowledges to
forty-three, and as she has made a
great deal Of money people wonder
why she does not retire. The truth
is that she is not as rich as she was,
and her work now is for her children.
Some years ago her husband, Paddock,
bought the Forest Place at Long
Branch, paying se~veuty-ive thousand
dollars therefor, forty thousand dollars
of which was cash down. Time ran
on and interest and taxes with it, but
the little coincidence is in no sense a
business woman, and so lett every
thing to her husband. One day the
remaining thirty-fye thousand fell
due and could not be met. The place
was sold on mortgage, and brought
less Than her first payment, and she
awoke to a realization of the fact that
she had a hard time before her, aud
so the little woman is still on the
stage.
Maggie Mitchell, since her nrSt
great success in New York, nineteen
years ago. has been a carryall for her
entire family. She feeds them, lodges
them, and clothes them. She has an
old father between seventy and eighty
who is a yeritable "0ld Ecoles, and
the only way he can be kept from
giving way to his weakness lies In
locking him up and feeding him on
regular rations of whisky.
In spite of the familiarity with her
plays and acting Maggie Mitchell is
still n Of the great paying stars Of
the stage. She makes money con
stantly and everywhere, and she de.
serves to. She has created a schoo'
in acting, and in her school she is be-
yond imitation. Few women have
given as great pleasure to the public
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Tie Renders Again.

CHICAGO, September @.-The Tri
bune's Topeka, Kansas, special says
Governor St John, to-day, at the re
quest ofthe county attorney ofLab tia
county, issued a requisition for the
Bender family. 1t is not known OIL
what state the fequisition is made, bur
the governor declares his belief thai
no mistake has been made this time
aud that the Blenders have really beer
found.