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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13

CLEVELAND, ONO, October 13.-
Complete returns from Cuyhoga coun
ty give Charles Townsend for secre
tary of state, 1851 majority; McIlyane
for supreme judge, 1898 majority, and
Amos Townsend for congress-, $3.50
majority
INDIANAPOLIS, October 13. - The
following editorials are from the late
editions of the morning papers;
Sentinel (dem.), late at 5 o'clock
this a. m. There are still over 1000
voting precincts to hear from. In the
2l5 precincts reported the net republi-
can gain is 1874. The republicans
are claiming the state by 5000 majori-
ty, but the returns do not show it, and
we hope that when the remaining pre-.
cincts are heard from that Mr.. Landers
election will be secured by a small
majority"
journal (rep): "The returns from
the Indianna election come in very
slowly, The ticket is very long and
most of the precincts in the cities arc
very large, so that reports received
at this hour are confined
mainly Co the smaller county nre.
cincts.
A dispatch at 9.35 q. m. says Few
if any, Of the cities will be heard
from before tomorrow morning. The
returns received indicate steady gainl
for Porter, which if continued
throughout the state at the same ratio
would elect him by about 5000 ma
jority. Woexpect, however, to heal
ofrepubliOan gains in the large cities
especially in those manufacturing
cities where the tariff question as
sumed the proportions of leadinl
issue. From the outlook at this hour
we do not see that it is possible L
compass the following returns. whicl
haye been received this forenoon
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13

In reply to inquiries from East
Tennessee friends we will state that
Mr. Wilson is filling the regular list
of appointments agreed upon by the
high and low tax and the greenblck
executive committees, at Nashville,
on the 25th of August. The list
ahead appears from day to day in the
LEDGER. Judge Wright was with
drawn by order of his committee at
the end Of the canvass in West
Tennessee and is in more congenial
company, as he and Judge Hawkins
do not differ materially in regard to
the state debt question. Colonel Ed
wards, the genial and entertaining old
greenbackcr, still accompanies Mr..
Wilson and speaks when he is able.
The people are giving Wilson grand
receptions at every point. lie has
had triumphant march from
the Mississippi river to the
mountains. No man ever so stirred
the hearts of the sturdy yoemaury Of
the country. They are fockiug to his
standard by the thousands, and unless
the segment of a party that supports
Wright go over to Hawkins By the
wholesale, Wilson VIII be elected by a
splendid majority.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13
THE FRANKLIN SEARCH.
Lieutenant SchWatEa's Narrative
The Cold Weather encOun.
tered and Comfortably
Endured.

N. Y. Tribune
Lieutenant Schwatkas report to
the American geographical society on
the Franklin search expedition, which
will be read at meeting of the society
October q, is succinct narrative of
the work of the expedition, thesalicnt
features of which have already ap-
peared in the Tribune. The closing
sentences of the report are as follows
The expedition is the longest sled
journey ever made, both in regard to
time and distance, it having b zen ab
sent from its base eleven months and
twenty days, and having traversed
28l9 geographical or 325l statut,
miles. 1t is the first sled journey con.
Quoted through the heart OF an Arc
tic winter, and a winter pronounced
Exceptionally severe by the Esqui
maux themselves. Not but that a
number Of sled journeys have
been undertaken by white men
in the Arctic midwinter, but | know
of none before this encompassing
the whole duration of the most unla.
vorable months of that season. In
fact, those expeditions have been gen
orally very short, and have been un-
dertaken under circumstances where
comfort commensurate with the ex-
posure could be easily obtained. The
expedition endured the coolest tenn
perature ever recorded by white men
in the field, not only for a single OBJ
servation, -7l' F. .(January 3, 1890,
but also in protracted cold, there hav
ing been no less than sixteen days of
which the average temperature was
1907 below the freezing point, and
twenty seven days when the thermom-
eter stood -6O' e during nearly all
of which weather the party prose-
cuted its journey without severe frost
bites, and even in cooperative com
fort 1t is the first Arctic expedition
whose sole reliance for the subsistence
of itself and its draft animals has
been placed in the gime of the local
ity, aud whose experience in that re-
spect has extended continuously over
every month of the year, it having
started with less than one month s iull
rations.
LIVING AS THE NATIVES DO.
1t was the first Arctic expedition in
which the white men of the party
| lived on the same diet as the natives
which shows that they can not only
live the same as the Esquimaux il
the Arctic regions, and with equa
comfort, but can also prosecute any
project that their superior intelligence
may dictate or their ambition desire
| And it might be added that the prose
cution Of its schemes was not limited
70 such particularly favorable seasons
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13
BY CABLE.

LONDON, October 13.-At meet
of the council of the Royal Geograph
ical Society, Lord Abardare presiding,
a deputation of the Arctic committee
was in attendance to ask the society
to support Commodore Cheyne's
scheme for an Arctic exploration.
Commodore Cheyne said it was due to
England to take the lead in Arctic
explorations; he dwelled on the steps
American were taking, and expressed
himself content to share in the Amer
lean expedition now being sent out.
Lord Abardare promised that if a
written statement in regard to the de
tails Of the expedition was laid before
the council, the statement would be
submitted to competent body, To
this the deputation agreed.
Only three thousand Montencgrins
are now encamped at Sutorman The
Montenegrins have already begun to
discuss the harbor administration Of
Dulcigno. A correspondent at Paris
says: Minister Constans states that as
soon as official notification of the ses
sion of Dulcigno is received the
French ships will be recalled imme-
diately. The Montegrin general will
go to Dulcigno to-day to take com.
mand.
Large rciuforcements for the Rus
sian Tehke expedition are expected at
Techiklar
LONDON, October 13.-The steam
ship Iowa from Boston, and Wal.
dension from Montreal have arrived.
It's roughly estimated that the
bank of France within the last three
or four days has parted with two mil
lion pounds of gold. This amount
may be found available for export to
the United States.
On the English German account of
gold sent into the bank Of England
yesterday was the sum of 203 900
pounds of French coin, ultimately des-
tined the United States.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13

The news from Ohio and Indiana is
not the most encouraging, still itmight
have been worse, because the republi.
cans might have carried both states
unanimously. If this was their aim,
as now seems probable, they failed in
gloriously. The fact is we had no idea
Of carrying Ohio nohow. The repub-
lican candidate for governor in Ohio
was elected IN 1879 by majority Of
17,129 In 1876 the state voted for Til
den 323,lS2; for Hayes 33O,69S
majority of75l6 for Hayes. The
news is very meagre to day, and what
there is we have not read very care
fully 1t fails to interest, somehow.
In day or two we may hear how
much the republican majority is in
Ohio, and whether we have carried
Indiana or not. West Virginia is un
derstood to be all right. Really we
suppose Ohio has gone republican, as
usual, and Indiana possibly demo
cratic by no great majority. Later
news may come before we go to press.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13
Latest rom Indinnn.

INDIANAPOLIS, October l3, II M
Returns from 42O voting precincts
give democratic vote of 68,760; re-
publican, 74,347; national, 37l2. The
same places in 1876 gave the democrat.
$3.50; republicans, 68,04S; national,
1901. Net republican gain on the vote
of 1876, 36lS. The republicans now
claim the state by seven thousand ma
jority. Carroll county complete gave
democratic majority of II, demo
cratic loss 10 Later returns from
the First congressional district indi-
cate a very close vote and both parties
are claiming the election of their can
didate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13

WASHINGTON, October 13. - The
weather indications for to-day are as
follows: Fos the Tennessee and Ohio
valley easterIy to southerly, wind,
stationary, or slowly falling barometer
slight rise in temperature, partly
cloudy weather, and in western por-
tions local rains. For upper Missis-
sippi and lower Missouri valleys
slightly warmer, southeast and south.
west winds, falling barometer, increas
ing cloudiness and areas of rain.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13

Hon. A. A. Taylor has good cause
to think well of West Tennessee and
especially of Haywood county. On
his late visit there his republican
friends made him present Of a splen-
did saddle mare, which recently took
the premium at the Jackson fair. The
donors told him that they
understood that the people Of
East Tennessee had generally
to move from place to place on horse
back or on foot, and that they desired
their eloquent representative to both
ride and run well. AS Mr. Taylor
could not reach his appointments in
West and Middle Tennessee on horse
back, the animal was shipped to
Johnson's city.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13
VOL. XXI.

st. Joseph county complete, Porter,
republican, 24O.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 13.-The
returns from four hundred precincts
show democratic gains of 1852, and
republican gains 4,l46, a net repub-
lican gain of l ,465 in the city of Madi-
son and Jefferson county.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13

SOME wise correspondent of the
Avalanche says
Is the convention to be authorized
to make a final adjustment of the
debt without referring its action back
for the approval or rejection of the
people?
Was constitution or an amend
ment to one ever made by a conven-
tion, and not submitted to the peo
ple2 If so, when and where?
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13

YoUNa and Butterworth, republi-
cans, have been elected to congress
from Hamilton county, Ohio, each by
about 1900 majority. Hamilton county
gave the republican state and county
ticket from 2637 to 1924 majority
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13
MECHANICS

building and LOan Association.
Office Room No. 20, Planters ms Buildiug.
II RBGULAR monthly meetinRW EDNEsDAY
IL evening, Oct. 18th, III pm. Members are
urgently requested 10 attend. Payments nav
DO made 10 the Secretary during business
hours. g. " RAMBAUT, President
CHAs. I. PATERSON, Secretary. 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13
SEVENTH SERIES.
Clerks Building and Saving Assn.

TnIs ASSOCIATION WILL RESUME THE
at tbs regular meetiRR, WEDNESDAY, Jc.
tebfr 18th, AZ ~ o'clock pm. new seriel
now open will enable new members to partici.
pate IA the compglition. Call at the oihcee
Madison street, for iniormttio
@S P. D. JONES, soc'y.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13
0uEsNswARs

THE emperor Of Russia is indis-
posed, according to cable dispatch
received at noon TO day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13
LOTTERY.
TAKE NOTICE

This Is the only Lottery ever voted on by the
peop'e Of 1T to, and under n late decision
the U. 5. supreme Court at Washington.
the only Legal Lot ey now in the Uni ed
Stres all othc charters having been repealsd
OF having no existenee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13

RAILWAY bonds and stocks were
strong, active and buoyant in New
York to day, with a general advance
ranging from to 4 per cent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13
REPUBLICAN
MASS MEETING,
On the Bluff, Tonight,
At 8 o'clock.
Sealed Proposals.

GBALED Proposals will be received by n,
- until Wedn .sday, October 10Th, for the fol
lowing work to be e,service to be rendered
and material to be furnished to the Taxing
District Of Shelby county:
For the furnishing of block stone, 7 to
inches deep, well shaped, and the necessary
aud Gro sings necessary to lly the pavement
on Beale street, between Main street and tn.
bayou, amounting in all to 800 TO 100 square
yards The work to be completed on or beior,
the 5th of November. All bids must be foi
the entire work completed, and according /,
directions Of the District Engineer, at ---
cents per square yard
The Board reserves the right t0 purchas,
materials and do thework with a District force
BY order Of the Board,
g 42 D. 4, PORTER. Pre- ident.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13
M. A. DAUPEITN,
New Orleans, La.

or same person at
No. Sl9 Broadway, New York,
or ID. l.. Gillespie,
No. West Court street, Memphis, Tenn
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and management Of
Gems. g. 7. Beauregard and Jubal A. Early.
wGrfQ
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13
CAPITAL PRIZE, eaO, 900.
IOO,OOO EIckets, nt Two DOiIhrs Each
Half Tickets, One Dollar.
LIST OF PRIZES.

1877 Prizes. amounting gto................sll0,4 ,40C
Responsible corresponding agents wanted
a. all points, to whom liberal compensation
will be paid.
For further information, write clearly, Civ.
ing full address. Send orders by express or
Registered Letter, or Money Order 6y mail,
| nddreaaed only to
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
~ WIN A FORTUNE!
ELEVENTH GRAND DISTRIBUTION CLASS
Il, at New Orleans, Tuesday, November
9th, 1850, l26th Monthly Drawing.
Louisiana State Lottery COMPANY

This institution was regularly Incorporated
by the Legislature of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes Ia 1869, for the
term of twenty-five years. to which CON
tract the inviolable faith of the state l.
pledged, which pledge has been renewed by
an overwhelming popular vote, securing It's
franchise in the new constitution, adOpted
December 2, A. d. 1879, with capital Of
81 100000, TO which it has since added a re-
servo fund Of over SSb0.O00. Its Grand
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never SC les or postpones. Look at the follow
ing distribution:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-03-27
Webster's Advice to His Son.

SOME SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE To YOUTH EVERYWHERE.
Some years ago the writer was favored with
the perusal OF a genuine autograph letter, writ
ten by Daniel Webster to his son Edward about
the time the latter commenced his studies at
Phillips Exeter Academy. The following is a
verbatim copy Of the letter.
WASHINGTON, June %, 1884.
My DEAR Son Fletcher wrote me from
Exeter the next day after your arrival, and inform
ed me that you had been so fortunate as to be re-
ccived at Colonel C~hadwick's and vas cOmmenc-
ing your studies. | Am glad you are so well sit
uated. and trust you will make progress in your
studies. You are at a most important period of
life, nay dear SON., soon growing up TO be a young
man, and a boy no longer, and | feel great
anxiety for your success and happiness. l beseech
you to be attentive to all your duties, and to fill
every obligation with cheerfulness and punctuali-
ty. Above all remember your moral and religious
concerns. Be constant at church aud prayer,
and every other appointment for worship. There
can be no solid character and no true happiness
which are not founded on a sense of religious
duty. Avoid all evil company, and every temp
tatiOn, and consider that you have now left your
fathers house, and gone forth to improve your
own character, and prepare your own mind for
the part you are to lead in life. All that can be
done for you by others will amount to nothing,
unless you do much for yourself Cherish all the
good counsel which your dear mother used to
give you, and let those of us who are yet alive
have the pleasure of seeing you com forward as
one who gives promise Of virtue, usefulness and
distinction. | f%eryently commend you to the
blessing of our Heavenly Father.
Congress rises, as we expect, one week from
this day. | believe | shall 60 directly home.
Your mother and Julia, | suppose, will be in
Boston before me. We shall all 90 90 Marshfeld.
where you will of course Join us when your vaca-
ton comes.
I happen to have two small Mass. bills, they
do not 90 here, and l inclose them to you, to be
used if you should have occasion to buy Il book,
OF spend a dollar for any other article.
| wish you to make my best respects to DR..
Abbott, (the principal Of the academy,) and re-
member me to Col. aud Mrs. Chadwick and their
family. III do not hear from you sooner, l shall
expect 10 find a letter from you when l reach
Boston. Your affectionate father.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Edward Webster.
p. S.-Since writing this, | have received your
letter and am very glad to hear from you. Give
my love to your friend Upham. | remember the
great tree, and L know exactly where your room
is. Charles sends his love.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-03-27
The System of Signaling at Sea.

All the maritime nations, including the United
States, have agreed to adopt and cause to be put
in force the new system of ocean and river signal
ing and rules of road at sea which have just been
promulgated in England by an order in council
Besides the usual colored lights, a steamer dis
corning another steamer or sailing vessel in sight
has to sound with the steam whistle or fog horn
a short blast, which will mean l am directing
my course to starboard two short blasts will
signify = am directing my course to port, and
three short blasts, = L am going full speed astern.
In fog, mist, or falling snow the signals are to
be repeated every two minutes,H prolonged blast
indicating that the vessel is under way an ordi-
nary blast that the vessel from which it proceeds
is on the starboard tack two blasts in success
sion, I am on port tack, and three blasts in
succession, the wind abaft the BEAM A vessel
in fog, not under way. has to ring the bell every
two minutes. Current with the foregoing are the
signals" The Thames conservancy are also
issuing rules of road, which are to take effect on
British and foreign ships entering the river
Thames. Heretofore many collisions occurred
from misconceptions and inadequate signaling
and also from a want of uniformity among diff
ferent nations in respect to rules of the road.
The general order now agreed upon promises to
do much toward averting disasters which, from
the great increase in the commercial steam
marine of late years, have only become too fire.
uuent.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-03-27
The Reform in Spelling.

There Is in existence what is called the
- American biological Association the bust
ness of which is said to be the improvement of
the English language. 1t discards the - ph :" in
such words as photograph, telegraph, phase,
physical, etc., and spells them fon0graf, teiegraf,
Ease, fiscal, and flosofer, etc. The Association
finit, grant, request, favOrit, h~ypocrit. 1t drops
ne from words like dialog, c~atalog. demagog and
~pedagog, where the preceding vowel is short /:
but retains ue IN prorogue, vogue, rogue, disem-
bogue, etc.. where the vowel before the a is
sounded long. 1t restores the spelling Of tongue
to it's form OF tuug, like lung. 1t dIseards te in
words like coquet-te, cigarette, quartet-te, and
me IN words like programme, oriham-me and
gram me. But 1t has not yet dropped ugh from
though, through, laugh, cough, enough, etc.
But, 1t is not in photography alone that our
language seems difficult to foreigners. They can
not understand why - cleave should have the
same spelling and two entirely different meanings
AS To cling together, and to divide asun-
der nor why we should say, - He read that
before. let him read 1t again. giving different
sounds To two words constructed precisely alike.
Similar reforms have been attempted hundreds of
times within the past fifty years, but with very
little success. Noah Webster made a trial, but
he had to fall back very nearly into the old
methods of spelling, or his dictionary would have
been discarded. 1t is too much to expect that
the entire Euglish-speaking people will discard
what they have learned, IN order to please a few
theorists. 1t Is not a pleasing idea to interfere
with the English books which fill public Libraries
all over the world, by changing the language so
that they could scarcely be understood.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-03-27
The Chinese Ask Protection.

New YORK, February 24th.-The Herald's
Washington special says Dispatches from Of
this (Monday) evening, setting forth that there
seemed great danger of an outbreak in that city
against the Chinese. There is an effort on the
part of the friends of the Chinese in San Fran
cisco to induce President Hayes to order the
regular troops to assist in defending these citizens
of China, if their help is needed, upon the theory
that the Government of the United States is
bound. under its treaty, to afford such protec-
ton. 1t is claimed by those urging this course
that, on a similar occasion. the President ordered
the military commander in San Francisco to in
terfere promptly to protect the Chinese from
general violence whenever it seemed necessary,
and without waiting for any request from the
State authorities.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-03-27
a Lawyers P%eroratlon on Behalf of a
Female Client.

\ lawyer IN Cleveland, Ohio, was defending a
very handsome young woman accused of stealing
from a large unOccupied dwelling IN the night
time, and thus he spoke in conclusion Z" Gentle
men Of the jury, | have done. When | gaze with
enraptured eye on the matches beauty OF this
peerless maiden, on whose resplendent charms
suspicion never dared TO breathe-when | behold
her radiant in this glorious bloom of luscious
lOveliness, which angelic sweetness might envy
but could not eclipse-before which the star on
the brow of the night grows pale, and the dla-
mOnds OF Brazil are dim, and then reflect upon
the utter madness and folly of suppOsing that so
much beauty and gentleness would expose itself
TO the terrors Of an empty building, in the cold,
damp, and dead of night, when innocence like
hers is hiding itself amid the snowy pillows of
repOse-gentlemen OF the jury, my feelings are
too OT~erpOwerIng for expression. and L throw her
into your arms for protection against this foul
charge, which the outrageous malice of a dlsap-
pointed scoundreI has invented to blast the fair
name Of this lovely maiden, whose smile shall be
the reward Of the verdict which L know you Will
give Gentlemen, you may hang the ocean on a
grapevine to dry, lass0 an avalanche, PIN a nap
kin TO the mouth of a volcano, skim the clouds
from the sky with a teaspoon, throw salt on the
taIl Of our noble American eagle, whose sleepless
eye ever watches over the welfare of the nation,
paste For Rent upon the moon and stars-but
never for a moment delude yourselves with the
idea that this charming girl Is guilty OF the
charge preferred against her" The jury &C
Quilted her without leaving their seats