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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
COUNTY POLITICS.

Nearly every colored vote in the
county, and many others that will be
imported for the occasion, will be cast
for Ed Shaw for sheriff. His election
would be a great calamity, not because
he is a republican, but because of his
violence, bad temper and reckless
character. He has done more to stirup
strife and to array the more ignorant
blacks against the whites, to
make them discontented and suspi-
cious, and to create a feeling Of inse-
curity among the white people than
any forty of his race in Shelby county,
It is his nature, and he can never be
anything better than what he has
been. The white republicans are not
numerous, yet among them are hon
est, upright, intelligent men, who
would fill any county Office with
credit and to the general
satisfaction of the community,
after once in the office. But Shaw
is not fit for the Office in any sense.
He is very illiterate, can barely write
his name, is ignorant, full of conceit,
malicious and unscrupulous. This is
the man the republicans set up as
their nominee for the most RESPONSE
BILE and important Office in the county,
aud they will vote for him, white and
black, almost to man. If a white re-
publican in the county has announced
thst he would not vote for Shaw we
have not heard oft. The nomination
was a cut and dried affair. Shaw
himself could not have appointed a
committee on nomination that would
have suited him better than the one
that reported in his favor at the
county republican convention, Il
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now remains to be seen what we ar,
going to do about it. The main inter
est is centered in the race for sheriff
since it is conceded, generally BY
men Of all parties that Horrigar
and Mcdowell viii be elected judges
and that Rawlings, or Fleece, Of
Duffy or John Lilly or some othel
good man will be elected trustee. Mr.
Powell, q very clever and popular
young man, is the nominee of the ma
tional party. He is stronger thar
what is lett Of his party, which is MOI
very much, The talk, about the ma
tionals controlling the colored vote i.
tallacious.I Nobody can take, 1T frsn
Ed Shaw. They will vote for him the
same as they would for Grant or Lin,
coin, if he were alive, and
there is no use denying the fact.
There will be an effort made to bring
Mr.. Powell before the convention da,
after tomorrow, though we do moi
see how he could take the customar,
pledge to abide by the action Of the
convention and support its nominees
unless he relinquishes the nomination
he has already received. There are
some, perhaps, who desire to intro.
duce Captain Athy's name, but his
nomination, after what has occurred
would produce bad feeling and place
him at a disadvantage. He is a
high toned, honorable gentleman. and
abides cheerfully by the arrangement
into which he entered and under
which he was Withdrawn from the
field. Mr.. McGOwan is the only an
nOunced democratic candidate to come
before the convention, but if Athv's
name should be introduced as we'll as
Powels, it maybe difficult for anv one
of them to secure a two-thirds vote
This is one Of the possibilities which
politicians discuss, aud it IS even
limited that in such an event an out.
side name may be presented. The
situation is rather awkward on the
chess board of county politics, but We
hope that another move or two will
straighten matters out and that when
election day comes there will be but
one candidate in the field against the
republican nominee, and that we eau
all unite and elect him. The instincts
of patriotism, sound common sense
and common interests we believe will
lead to this solution of the difficult
question before us. Sheriff McGowar
has made an excellent officer, and de.
serves well at the hands of the peo
pie. Still we are not welded to any
particular candidate. We only hope
the convention will nominate a man
that can win. But beat or no beat,
make a nomination and stick to it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

A whaling captain says that new
breed of whales have made their ap
pearance in the Arctic seas. They
are supposed to have come from the
open sea at the pole. They are very
much larger than the old whales, and
are very gentle and confding. In
former years when a whale was har-
pooned the rest of the herd threw up
their tlukes and made off. The new
breed do not seem to mind in the least
the capture of one of their number.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

Knoxville Tribune.I


Whatever Georgia may have lost by
the retirement of General Gordon
from the United States Senate-and
he has been an ornament to that body
lit is quite certain that full compen-
sation has been found in the aquisi
ton Of Senator Joseph Il. Brown.
The readiness with which he adjusted
himself to his new sphere, and the
fidelity and marked common sense
with which he grasped the senatorial
work in hand when he took his seat.
struck the whole country with sur
prise and commanded general admi-
ration. 1t was not surprise, how
ever, to those who had had opportuni-
ties for knowing the practical charac-
teristios of Senator Brown, whose
mind goes as straight as an
arrow to the business point
whatever may be the matter de-
manding consideration. When he en-
tered the senate, the river and harbor
bill was under discussion. Alta glance,
he saw how the interests of his own
section were to be directly and re-
motely affected by the bill, and he
straightway delivered a speech which
eyinced astonishing familiarity with
the demands Of southern commerce
and the bearings of national legislation
upon the same. So clearly did he
present his points that Senator Blaine
felt constrained to arise and say that
"the senator from Georgia had made a
very strong case.
We are glad to find southern sena-
Tor thus deyoting his great talents to
the material interests of the country.
Senator 10. Brown will be business
power in the south. We have had
enough Of high-souuding theatricals,
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Arrest OI q Mother NunerlOr.

arrest OF MOther Superior.
Cincinnati Commercial. Sd. Htt a..
The mother superior Of the found
ing asylum, near Avondale, was ar
rested yesterday by a deputy U. s.
marshal.
The warrant, issued by Commis-
siOner Hooper, charges her with
Withholding information from a CEN
sus enumeratOr. When called upon
by the census man for the names and
other information in regard to the in
mates of the asylum, Mother Cecilia
politely but firmly declined to divulge
anything. Her reason for doing so is
that the inmates of the asylum in :
clude quite a number Of women who
have recently been or are expecting
to be confined, and their presence in
the institution she holds to be a mat
ter that in no way concerns the
outside world. Ii vas to es-
cape its gaze and talk that they
sought the institution, and the mother
superior feels in conscience bound to
shield them from the slightest pub
licity. She was arraigned before Com
missioner Hooper, who took the case
under advisement, and pending his
decision released her on her own re-
cognizance. 1t is believed that the
law is such that the court will be
compelled to require her to furnish
the onumeratOr the desired informa-
tion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

SENATOR Thomas +. Bayard at the
close Of an eloquent speech at Will
mington heartily endorsing the demo
cratic ticket, said the other evening
in conclusion: fs1 nlsg ~
The south by their votes at Gin
cinnati have proved, ard by their vote
in November will prove, their love for
the man who has been true to the
union and the constitution of the
country. If a man who can turn foe
to friend, and bring conquered enemy
to allegiance, be not a statesman, then
pray tell me what is craftsmanship q
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

Ex-GovERNoR Jewell, the vice.
chairman of the national republican
committee, was also chairman of the
COMMITTEES in 1872 when Grant was
reelected. He will find that'the tao
tics and the methods of that period
will not answer now. The secretary
of the committee is ex-senator Dor
sey, who has lived in Colorado several
years, but is credited to Arkansas.
We presume that Arkansas can stand
this if Colorado can. 8.,ma
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

LIVERPOOL, July 6, p.m.-Cot-
ton opened easier Uplands, SGD; Or.
leans, 6Bd. Sales to-day, 5000 bales.
Receipts y, 200 bales; American 7IOO
bales. Futures steady. Deliveries
for July, 6 23-32d; July and August
= ll-l6d; August and September, 6sd;
September and October, 6 l5-33d;
October and November, Gid; Novem-
Der and December, 6 3-l6d.
MANCHESTER. N ENG, July 6,5pm.
Yarns and fabrics are dull and
tending down.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
North CaroIinn Finnnoes.

OF the entire North Carolina debt
to be funded, amounting to $l4, 1866
O45, the treasurer ofthe state announ
ces that he has succeeded in retiring
Sc, ,46l AS, for which, under the ar.
rangement with creditors, he has is
sued 4per cent bonds to the amount
of 81, sol ,@5 %. When the process
of funding shall have been completed
the outstanding 4 per cents will repre-
sent a sum of $4,000, 900 and an inter
est charge of $l60.000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

GEN. Grant is going to Europe
shortly, and some Of the republicans
think rather hard Of him for not re-
naming to help Garfield. A cores
pondent Of New York republican
paper even says that he should take
the stump. This may be said in dead
earnest, but it would be mighty funny.
Grant on the stump for Garfield
Just imagine the speech he would
make with his lips, and the one that
would be going on in his mind.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

In 1873, the New York Nation, now
defending Garfield, afterreviewing the
Poland testimony, said: Total loss
one senator badly damaged and un,
serviceable for future political use,
two vice-presidents and eight con.
gressmen. Among the eight was
Garfield, the republican candidate fol
the presidency.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

A dashing young demi.mondaine
and noted Partisan actress, Mile
Laure Heymann, has recently brought
the architect of her bath room into
court. 1t seems that the bathroom
Of Mile Laure was a perfect combina-
ton OF elegance, luxury and ease.
There were Venetian mirrors, Smyrna
carpets, Turkish rugS-eyerything
brilliant and costly that can be imag-
ined. One morning Mile Lauro was
preparing to get into the bath, dressed
like Mother Eve, when there was a
loud explosion, and windows, mirrors,
chandeliers fell about her with a tre-
mendous crash. Mile Laure, thinly
clad as she was, ran, with that modesty
which is her chief characteristic,
from the scene Of disaster in great
terror, and the valet and the maid,
and the concierges, male and female,
opened wide their eyes on seeing this
naiid rushing among them and seek
ing protection. 1t was afterward dis.
covered that the gas fixtures had been
poorly put 10, and that this was the
cause of the disaster. Mile Laure
sued the architect and won. The
architect ungallantly appealed from
the decision of the courts, but the
baigneuse has been successful again,
and will receive an agreeably large
sum as damages.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
0yEENswARE.

As the presidential election occurs
on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November, it falls this
year on the second of the month,
as November comes in on Monday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

HELPER, the author of the famous
document, THE impending crisis, {"
which did so much to precipitate the
war, is out in letter for Hancock and
English, and he gives his reasons in a
way that the stalwart republicans will
despise. -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
GIeDg Alkaline Chalybente springs.

ON and after the frst day Of June. ult. o
~ furnished rooms with board, al sl6 a
month, a week, 81 a day, will
oe onered by the proprietor of these
waters. All the furniture bought from
brst hands in Cincinnati Thee waters
were. analyzed By DR., N. r. Lupton, at Van
derbllt university, Nashville being an Aka
line Chalybeate, good for all diseases of the
stomach; bowels, liver, kidneys, skin aud
DloOu' Circulars sent upon application 10
\. p GLENN, (, Prop'r,
or II. c. WALLACE, Resident Physician.
OIL lS Randolph, Tenn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

THE cOlOred people Of Montgomery,
Alabama have organized a Hancock
and English club Of 200 members.
Memphis has not yet sent cut any
such report yet. The August cleo
tiOn is too close at hand.
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The Spanish Tariff.

HAVANA, July 6,-All beverages,
including wines and liquors, are to pay
an additional tax of 10 per cent on
the duties fixed by the customs tariff.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
WOrkinamen,s B. and NJ ASSN

VIE regular monthly meeting of the assn
clation, for the payment of dues snd
other business, will be held at the Office Of tbs
sessoei5tlon 4 81 on TUESDAY evening next, july
N, at az .Z1 CLOCK. Members can make pay
forced. L. LAGpIiTS pssti.giiIy en-
OHAs. i. PATERSON, Secretary. / i09 Iio
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Tribune Building, New York

Easily answered. If strong man.
who has frequently suffered pain,
grows impatient and rebellious, how
much more impatient should be the
baby who does not know what suffer
ing means. For the pains of collie.
teething, etc, DR.. Bulls baby syrup
is the sovereign remedy. Price 25
cents
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
To the voters OF sneIDv ,onn,.- :


served one term as County Trustno g.
shelby county after the collection az toroi, roi
wNs, connected with that Office. AIfer s'e tbs
expiration of the term it was generoiIv ~
mltted that was entitled 10 a re- elerfioyy "N
was before the Democratic convention Of Is7s
consisting of one hundred and seyenty' eio6t
men, selected from every district in sbe1h,S
county, and received the unanimoIiS vnte ~
the convention good evidence ON she mart of
my Democrato friends that / should be no :
elected. ,Atter the nomination Of the Den,e-
cratic ticket an unaccOuntablo and unnsfnIol
combination Of parties was formed against tbs
democratic ticket, which finally defeate5 III a
whole ticket Many Others as well ss irS myseie ag
kAoElng the value OF the ticket felt someSbat
aggrleveq &c such action. Relieving In nv
strength before tins people. not entirely mon on
w. NY I'M I'M yuugment' am induced to become n
candidate again for that Office. | appear be.
tore tore you fellow citizens, upon ny own ploI-
Iorn is ne competent, and is he honest ;,
VIII submit my claim TO the Demoeraiic
GStoaSention St on the eighth instant. / have
iiVed among you too long to attempt n vindie
catlon OF my past life. or that and nv busi-
as do. PAWi' tNr9ioOut 91oOut
l07 1la va " iANu9'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
lis Bloody Celebration by a Mob
in Republican Iowa.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, July Gre
liable information from Troy Mills, a
small village in this county, gives the
details of a terrible fight during the
celebration last Saturday. The cause
of the fight, in which over 300
persons engaged was bad blood, en-
gendered several years ago, involving
the tax for railroads. The row began
by the marshal of the day striking a
man for insulting a woman, and the
blow was the signal for free fight last
ing two hours, and in which every
conceivable weapon was used. The
result was four men probably fatally
wounded and the serious injury of
twenty-five others. The Irish ele-
ment we're the aggressors and were
badly worsted. The best citi-
zens in Troy Mills participated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
Fatal Duel in SCUM CnroIInn.

CHARLESTON, s. c., July 6.-Col.
Il. B. Q. Cash, of Chesterfield, killed
Colonel VIM. NJ. Shannon, of Cam
den, in a duel yesterday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
A Goose Boat EnrOute to Mem
a Phis.
The Nashville American Of the 4th

The Nashville American Of the 4th
says.
Captain John A. Dix, accompanied
by Arthur Stevenson, of New York,
left here Friday morning in small
boat drawn by six geese, the harness
for these aquatic fowls having been
made by Thomas Kelly x Co. The
boat was named Lafayette, the Pi-
rate" and is 6 feet wide, Is feet in
length and 2 feet hold, we'll rigged,
with a canvas for shade. He car
ried with him about 1900 pounds of
freight, including barrel of corn,
which he expects TO feed ont to the
geese. The boat drew six inches OF
water. He arrived at Ashland City
yesterday morning, expects to reach
Memphis July 20 and Vicksburc
August l. On the rear of the boat is
a cannon, by the use of which he ex-
poets to call the attention of the peo-
pie of the towns which he passes,
and to sell 1000 boxes of ointment
and 1900 bottles of liniment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

came here, is now thickly covered with
a fine suit ofhair, nearly six inches in
length"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
DRAINAGE TILE,
AND SEWER PIPES.

CUES ofTilo ~, 9, % and 3 inches. sui,.
- aDle ior dfainpge vi cellars. yards and
farms. WIZ hesoId az worry low fgures.
Inc sewer pine is Of all sizes and with II =
sewer pipe fittings ofall kinds
Have also large lot OF rooond clan .o,vo,
pipe suitable for Drainage s''ei
in a1,E y loe sewer pipe rejected BY the Tax-
bargain Is offered.
Parties wishing 70 purchase will pIe,te c,F,
on me etF; Lew, Warner $50 front s.fost
to my address aud will can on lbe,o i's'At
49,. u. J. GasAHHAW.
@M Corner Mil and Third 81. Cbsls #.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
STATE NATIONAL BANK.
LeTTERY.
TAKE NOTICE!

This is the only Lottery ever voted on by the
people Of State, and under late decision of
the u. S. Supreme Court at Washington Is the
only Legal Lottery in the United States, an
other charters having been repealed or having
no existence.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
"A WIN A F0RTUNEl
SEVENTH GRAND DISTRIBUTION, GLASS
a., at New Orleans, Tuesday, July
18th, 1880, l22d Monthly Drawing.
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ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL.
COTTON sAArEsrxr.

Stock, September /, 1875. ........... Ss6
Received since laststatement... 81
Received previousy...-.......... 4Q5 Ssl 4O5 ,9ls
Shipped since last statement.... 13l 4Of. .9Ol
shipped previously.....-........ 3S7 S76 1885,, ,Ol0
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
SUMNER RESORTS.

CIIALYBEATE mNERAg. SPRINGS
NOMMQDIQUS Summer Rotol. BOARD NO,
NSweeek NS1e s.. Rooms Cos, ,5c, ST. German and md
EpIseneh psnehi spoken, Address Proprietor Fort
Edward House, Warsaw, Ills. l03 l29
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
Louisiana State Lottery C0nDalV

This institution was regularly incorporated
by the legislature Of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes in 1868, for the
tract the inviolable faith of the State Is
pledged, which pledge has been renewed by
an overwhelming popular vote, securing its
franchise in the new constitution, adopted
December 2, A. d. 1879, with a capital Of
SlOOO,o to which it has since added a re-
single Number Distribution will take
place monthly ON the second Tuesday, n
never scales or postpones. Look at the follow
ing distribution: 'V''O"
CAPITAL PRIZE, $40, 900.
IOO. 900 Tick Rta aa TIVE VAoIIo. -. ~.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

OFFICE PHdlNIX ms. CO.
MEMPHIS, July 3, 1880.
Az n meeting of the Board Of Directors,
held this day, dividend Of
EIGHT PER CENT
upon the Capital Stock Of this Company was
declared and ordered credited upon the stock
notes. J0gN JOHNSON.
lO9llS Secretary.
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|. A. DAUPHIN,
or same person at
No. $40 Broadway, New York
or ID. II. HllInanin.

No. West Court street, Memphis, Tenn.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under tho supervision and management OF
Cons. G. ". Beauregard and Jubai "A. Early.
N. b. This Company has no agents In the
BRITISH POSSESSIONS, W&sllA
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
900 Tickets, at Tive Dollars Each
Half ninkAla Onn nnIlnr

3 Approximation Prizes Of POO. 1880
Approximation Prizes Of 1OO...... 800
1897 Prizes, amounting ID, 400
Responsible corresponding agents wanted
at al points, to whom liberal compensation
will be paid
Write, clearly stating full address, for fur
ther Information. or send orders by express or
in q Registered letter or Money Order By
mail, addressed only TO
M. A. DAUPHIN,
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The Literary
Revolution f!

The most successful revolution of the century,
and, 20 American readere Of books, the most
important. Only books Of the highest class
are published by us, and the prices are low
beyond comparison with the cheapest books
ever before issued. To illustrate and demon
strate these truths. we send the following
books, all complete and unabridged, post
paid. at The DricAs named.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-14
a Flying leg of Mutton.

In the good old days" at the Haymar-
ket Theatre, London, they were running
the musical farce Of mo Song, No Supper, +"
and the eXigencies of the piece required a
real boiled leg of mutton every night, which,
according to the law of property, or rather
the property law i'm theatre.
went after performance, almost untouched,
TO the official named.
But the 'hymcn, pcrched up aloft, did
not like this, which occurred night after
night to their growing dissatisfaction, for
| ihcy, too, had wives and families, 20 whom
boiled leg Of mutton free of charge would
have been thing TO he remembered So
they hit upon plan, and one night Mr.
| William Farrcn, who had the carving of
tho aforesaid leg, was solicited 10 fix "a hook
that would be let down from the ''nies"
into the mutton and leave the rest to them.
Farrcn, always ready for practical joke.
consented at once, and as the scene WIS
coming to termination, deity fastened
the hook into the leg, and "iclt the rest to
them. As the scene shftcrs were prcpar-
ing TO CLOSE in" and the prOpcrty-man
stood mt the wings ready to seize ON his
pcrquisitc, the leg OF mutton was seen
slowly tOasccnd, without any vsiblragrncy.
/ Tue audience laughed, and the employees
all gave vent to their feelings i'm ill-sup-
pressed mcnimcnt all save the property
man, who remained mlscrably serious. and
gazcd at his fast departing supper with u
wOc-bcgOne cOuntcuancc. suddenly. as
The scene almost closed in, the hook. which
Farren ha unfortunately on.y fastened m
the fat, gave way, and the much coveted
mutton came down on the dish with % ter.
rife splash. The audience now roarcd, the
employees roarcd, Fmrcn at thotablc roarcd
and as the flats bid the hcunrchearsod iablcau
from view, the now delighted property man
rushed on the stage, and securing the i'll
treated supper, joined in the general roar.
Our fly fishers were never known TO try "a
hook again.