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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
The Law as 10 the Vacancy Il
Presidential Office.
PlttsbUrg Post. 81

TlVtsoufg 4 OsIt o. !
1t will be of interest at this time
recall the constitutional and statut
provisions in the event OF a vaca Ia
in the Office of President of the Uni Fec
States. The constitutional provlio I
reads as follows:
In case of the removal of the / esi
dent from Office or his death, resigna
ton or inability to discharge the pow
ers and duties of the said Office, the
same devolve on the Vice President
and the Congress may by law provide
for the case of removal, death, resig,
nation or inability both of the Presi.
dent or Vice President, declarinl
what officer shall act accordingly unit
the disability be removed or a Presi.
dent shall be elected.
Under this article of the Constitu.
ton Congress has by law provided in
the act of 1892:
IN case of removal, resignation OF
inability Of both the President and
Vice President of the United States
the President of the Senate, or, il
there is none, then the Speaker of the
House OF Representatives, for the
time being, shall act President
until the disability is removed or a
President elected"
AS the Senate during its recent SEES
sion failed to elect President pre-
tempore, and the House of Repre-.
sentatives, not having yet met, has not
elected Speaker, there exists no pro-
vision for filling vacancy, should Mr..
Arthur be in any way removed OF
disabled, except by the process OF
election, which would not, however,
be consummated before the meeting OF
Congress. The provision on this sub
ject is as follows:
Whenever the offices of President
and Vice President both become
vacant, the Secretary of State shall
forthwith cause notification thereof
to be made to the Executive OF every
State, and shall also cause the same to
be published in at least one of the
newspapers published in each State.
The notification shall specify that
electors of a President and Vice.
President shall be appointed or chosen
in the several States, as follows:
First-If there shall be the space OF
two months yet TO ensue between the
date of such notification aud the first
Wednesday in December then next
ensuing, such notification shall specify
that the Electors shall be appointed
or chosen within thirty four days pre-
ceding such first Wednesday in De-
eember
II there shall not be two months
between the date of notification and
the first Wrdne,dly in December,
then the electors are to be chosen in
the corresponding period of the fol-
lowing year, except when the term fol-
which she President and Vice Presi-
dent would expire in the following
March, in which case, OF course, no
special election would be held.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
ZEN cERTs PER WEEK.
THE CITY.
Thursday Evening. July 2, 1881.
LEDGER LINKS.

LEDGER Bindery, 10 Madison.
Cooking oil. Lyle & Shields.
Another boy on Cynthia street
Creamery butter. Lyle & Shields.
Brown Il Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
Legislative Council will meet this
afternoon.
County Magistrates meet againto.
day to close up Quarterly Court bust.
uess for the term.
The latest styles Of type are being
constantly received at the LEDGER job
printing Office, 10 Madison street.
John Lilly, dealer 10 wines, liquors
and cigars, has moved to 30 Front
street, between Union and Monroe.
The county bosses appropriated
$1,000 for extra services to Sheriff
Athy, a measure generally approved
by the public.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
No SectIonaIisn.

"Gath" in Mondays Cincinnati Enquirer.l
One of the happiest observations
made was that there was no section.
alism in this murder. Many South
ern men we're standing around, many
Of them long ago merged in the com
mon sense patriotism Of the country,
and they we're favorites as they ex-
claimed that Garfield had won high
esteem all through the South, and the
people there looked upon his death as
that of a brother.
| heard one man say, of very excel
lent exterior, and with decided Bos-
ton accent. Gentlemen, | wish at
this moment the Vice President of
the United States was Southern
man of character, like Alexander H.
Stephens, or General johnson, OF
Governor Harris, of Tennessee.
Very general acclamation greeted this
response, and the utterer of the re.
mark continued: Then we should not
have the trading politics of New
York City and Albany made the rule
of government at Washington, We
should begin to see virtues and lead
ership among our late enemies, and
tie them to us as we should be tied to
them, by generous impulses"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07

A French paper says that besides
the well-known noble houses there
are in France 100000 families who
between 1860 and 1889 received letters
patent of nobility. In large number of
cases, however, their descendants
seemed to be ignorant of this circum-
stance, and in some instances have
been prosecuted for carrying armorial
bearings to which they were in truth
fully entitled.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
This evening, and While the pave.

This evening, and While the payei
ment is torn up opposite Court Squares
fernando and Beal street cars will
turn at Monroe street, instead of at
Court Square.
Calm, clear and smoky all Of yes
terday and to-day, and no sign of
rain. 1t was foggy here and at Nash :
vile early this morning.
Cotton receipts are now 5,629 bales
ahead of last year, while the stock in
hand is reduced to less than $4,000
bales and much OF this has been sold.
No symptoms of rain here or fur
Their South to-day, North of the
Ohio river there is a chance for
showers, but they don't need it up
there like we do.
Conflicting opinion and interest has
prevented the selection Of captain
for the Bluff City Grays. Some of the
members favor disbanding and joining
another company.
The News Boys union is yet in EN-.
bryo. The lads failed to hold a meet
ing on the bluff last night, and the
ragged young fellows will continue as
heretofore rather wild.
The President called for his reg,
lar rations this morning, and
his condition continues to improve.
Everybody feels better, and so does
the distinguished invalid.
The heart of the fortunate bond
holder and owner of bank stocks is
now happy over the usual midsummer
dividend, which is always given out
when the times are prosperous.
After Saturday next, junk stores,
paper stock, rags and trash, are pro-
hibited from being landed here, and
for the following ninety days must be
moved by this port in sealed barges.
Linden street looks nice with its
new pavement. Jefferson street is
also beginning to show up to advantage.
Beal street should have something
done to improve it before fall business
begins.
County Trustee MCGOWAN distrib-
uted. nearly $4,000 of school funds to
the various civil districts, the same
having beeR collected by him as
school taxes since the 18th Of last
month.
The Porter Guards, Captain John
D. Waldran, depart tonight twenty
four strong, for Huntsville. and will
stay there a month to practice the
drill, and enjoy a furlough from other
than military labor.
About $4,000 barrels of potatoes
we're grown and shipped North from
this vicinity this season. The crop
has about all been forwarded. The
growers have all done well and few
of the shippers fairly well.
From Y to 81 was the thermomet-
ric range yesterday, an oscillation of
Of p degrees. The top temperature
is a sweltering one in the shade, and
in the sunshine, where it goes 40 de-
grees higher, it is almost baking hot.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
JUST RECEIVED,
Roman students.

Exquisite music, wonderful instru-
mentation, is the heading reviewer
places to his description Of the musi
calnovelty to open here next Tuesday
night at Estival Park. Their pro.
gramme includes selections from Ital-
ian, French and German operas,
National airs and popular compost
tons of a pleasing character. The
student artists are ten in number and
their entertainment promises to be
exceedingly attractive.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
New POOrhOuse.

The county is to have a new poor
house and insane asylum erected on
its own grounds, the cost not to ex.
coed $4,000. TIE bosses decided on
this yesterday. A committee, with
j. NJ. Coleman as chairman, will let
and superintend the contract, and the
structure will be of brick. The
county is authorized to issue bonds to
raise the necessary funds.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07

Lord Randolph Churchill, Mr.,
Leonard Jerome's son.in law, is de
scribed in a recent London letter as
"a very parliamentary mosquito. His
sting is sharp, but not dangerous; it is
impossible to shake him off, and if
you manage to drive him away for a
moment there he is again, as trouble.
some as ever, Atquestion time Lord
Randolph is all there"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
Immigration from Egypt.

Commissioner Hawkins received a
letter from Rev. David Strong, of
Pulaski, yesterday, informing him
that four Egyptians had left Cairo for
Tennessee, which they would make
their future home. They are among
those whom Rev. Mr.. Strong convert
ed to the Christian faith while a mis-
siOnary in that country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
McKEE'S Csc SHIRT

Palace sleeping coaches are run
from Lakewood to New York, Boston,
Albany and Saratoga. Purchase
through tickets by the Now York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio R. r., and
stop over at Lakewood, Lake Chau-
tauqua, a most charming pleasure
roqorf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07

The young Duke Of Portland's we'd
ding present 10 his cousin, Miss Ben
timex (who is engaged to LordGlamis)
will be a check for 10000. This
young iady's father would have sue
ceeded 10 the Dukedom had he lived,
AZ he was the elder brother of the
father Of the present Duke.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07

A Virginia blacksmith issued the
following unique notice Of dissolution
of eopartnership:
NoTIs:-De copardnership hereto
fore resisting betwixt me and Nose
Skinner is hereby resolved. Dem
what ows de firm will settle wild me
and dem what de firm ow will settle
wild Nose.
1t would be a good time for Conk-
ling to serve such notice as this ON
Platt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07

Big Creek roads, failed yesterday.
As six dollars per annum is collected
from each voter, unless the suffragan
does six days work on the publ high
ways, we ought to have good roa s any
way.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07

McKEE'S Csc SHIRT

There are good prospects of Ford's
light opera troupe, with thirty per-
formers and vocalists coming here and
giving "Olivette" and belle Tay-
lor' at Estival Park few weeks
hence. The company are now at st.
Louis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
MCKEE'S CSC SHIRT.
Buy Well Pipe Of Browne, 40 Madison
The CusfOmhOuse.

A dozen stone cutters are at work
on the CuStomhouSe. Marble arrives
every day or two, and a sufficient
supply is now on hand for a hundred
workmen to be kept busy, but the
workmen are not here aud are 10th to
be here during the summer months.
Next fall, with plenty of material and
enough artisans, rapid progress is
anticipated and some are inclined to
believe will be finished by the end Of
next year. A protection wall for the
bluff bank next to the river has been
drawn, estimates made and an appro-
priation will be asked Of the next
Congress. 1t is only small minority
hereabouts that disfavor the old flag
aud an appropriation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
The shadow of Arthur.

Gath,l
1t is useless to say that some people
are not happy in Garfeld's accident
You will find that the assaults on the
present Cabinet are to be continued
the moment it is decent to Sbegin to
speak out. Addresses will be made
to the more unconscionable and more
pressing elements of the Stalwarts to
come forward and take their OVID,
Blaine will first be raided on, as the
man who warped Garfeld's mind
aud of Mac Veagh it will be
said that he is no Republican
but disorganizer, and Arthur will be
praised az tremendous fellow, and
his conceit put up to that point that
he will sec his consistency must be
maintained. His more sincere friends
tell me that the Half Breed element,
50 called, will be as completely Ia
boed as the Stalwarts regard them
selves as having been taboed by Gar
field. AS soon as it ia safe an attempt
will be made to repicture Garfield as
an amiable, weak man, who was shot
because of his own acts in not treating
his equals fair in the party
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07

The London Times says the Ameri-
cans are a very imaginative people.
There Is no more polite way than this
Of calling a person a liar.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07

Tennessee Division No. l, knights
of Pythias, will present a sword to
their Sir knight Commander, II. L,
Ward, at Fitzgibbon's Grove this
evening. Train leaves depot at "a
o'clock, pm. All Knights and their
ladies are invited. After the presen-
tation there will be hop, and the train
will return at II o'clock m. Refresh
ments free to invited guests.
r. A. TAYLOR,
Sir knight Recorder.
MARTIN COHEN,
Sir knight Lieut.. Com'r.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07

Madame Adelina Patti will, it is
said, shortly sail for this country,
where she has determined 10 make
$780, 100 BY her concert tour.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
MCKEE'S Csc SHIRT.
LEDGER job printing Office, - Mad
son street.
ICE!

O'Neil & Co, No. aHowsrd's Row, lake
ice at Wholesale and retail Steamboat and
railroad shipments receive special atten-
ton Orders for city delivery left at g. b.
Bryan d Co, No. 70 Madison street,
promptly filed. ut
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
BUY pitcher Pump. Of Browne.

An effort to secure estimates for
making turupikes out Of the city by
the way Of the Pigeon RoOst, Her
nando, Horn Lake, New Raleigh and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07

Most of the emigrants from SUIT
cart. Germany. literally come by
chance. The members of society in
that city contribute a certain amount
every month, and the fund thus raised
is used in helping people to come
across the ocean. The names of all
applicants are put into lottery wheel
and thewinners receive passage money,
which they bind themselves to pay
back as soon as they are able.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
POLICE POINTS.

A woman named Ann johnson, was
fined $50 to-day for carrying pistol
Minnie Williams charged with rob
bing country jake of $40, was dis.
charged for want Of evidence.
Joshua Davis will have a hearing
before Esquire Quigley to-day for
killing lot of neighbor's ducks.
THE NEW SENATE SALOON,
No. 8 and 10 Adams st.
LUNCH daily at 10 am.
Ice-cOld Beer and Fine Cigars.
1O7
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07

Our market is very quiet to-day,
the demand being limited aud Offer
ings light. Sales yesterday were so
bales, all to spinners, closing firm but
unchanged. Low ordinary, &c; ordi-
nary, &c; good ordinary, Sic; low
middling, 9sO, middling, 1O3c; good
middling, lie.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07

California Pear Cider
in bottles at Buckham s Campbell's
1857
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-15
Sh0rn by Means of Shears.

A correspondent in Ohio tells the american
Agriculturist how farmers in the Sou theastern
part of his State and the northern part of W est
Virginia have been ''Shorn by ..Lmeans OF
Shears":-
"A glib-tongued fellow visits farmer Of
means with pair of pruning shears. which he
shows to have great cutting-power, He will
sell rights for the sale Of the shears in that
county. The shears, 1t is claimed, Can be pur-
chased for Sl.5O each, and sell at IS each, afford
ing handsome profit. An excursion about
the neighborhood, and showing the shears,
convinces the farmer that they will be readily
taken atithe price. The farmer is convinced
that he has profitable thing, pays a round
sum for the township and county right" and
the stranger departs. When the farmer orders
the shears from the mandatory where they
were said to be made, he learns that they have
no such shears, but can make them for 81 or IS
per pair! Our correspondent states that one
farmer was induced to pay $500 for such a
right, which would be incredible, did we not
know equally improbable things done else
where. 1t would be we'll for farmers and others
to stick to their proper business. They may
be sure that. as general thing, all similar
schemes of making money rapidly are fraudu-
lent. In the case in hand, if the shears, as rep
resented could be bought at s1.5O and readily
sold for IS each, it should occur to a shrewd per-
son that this man could not do better than to
sell the shears himself : ssses-F 40
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-15

"TRIP OVER THE VALLEY RAIL-
RoAD.-Mr. ]. N. Gallaher publishes in the
Charlestown Free Press an account of recent
trip made by him over the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad, from which we copy the following
extract
I'VE next went to Elkton, and had the graft
fcation OF a visit to Dr. Jennings, who is sur
rounded by an interesting family and whose
pitality. also had the felicity of a shake of
the hand OF Dr. S. P. H Miller-the boss lum-
Der man of that section of the Valley. From
this point we went to Port Republic, passing
through the noted battlefield, upon which
your correspondent fell wounded on the 9th of
much to my surprise l found upon the wall Il
photograph of the entire family of my old
friend NOW deceased N K. Trout Of Stanton
and seldom is a handsomer group taken. Mr..
Lee is a brOther-in- law of the late Mayor Trout
of StauntOn. From there we went to the pre-
sent terminus of the road, the good old town of
WaynesborO', where lay wounded for several
months. Here my old friend II. l.. Gallaher,
Esq, resides. His popularity Is world wide,''
and his hospitality proverb among the SOL
diers who passed through that town. | scarce
ly know how to speak of him without giving
expression to the sincere wish that peace and
prosperity may ever be within his habitations
and a thousand years be added to the sum of
his existence here below. We visited the
tensive store-house of T. II. Antrlm-double
fronts and equal to any in the Valley Of Virgin
la also met my friend DIR. Myers, of the drug
firm of Myers & Fishburn, and was glad to find
they were doing a thriving business; and saw
many friends of whom l would like to speak If
space admitted. At Waynesboro' met Foster
Morss and his wife. Mr.. NJ. is ChiefEng. of the
S. V. r. r. So, at this time the old boro' has
the distinction of having a guest q great
grand niece of the First President"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-15

FATALLY BURNT.-A horrible acct
dent occurred on the farm occupied by
Mr.. P. McPierce, near the Shenandoah
river, resulting in the death of two
children of -- Rideout, colored. 1t
seems that on Sunday last the mother
of the children left the room for the
purpose of going to the woodpile to get
some wood, and before doing so placed
the youngest child, aged 2 years, in
cradle, and instructed the larger one,
aged 4 years, to rock the cradle When
the mother returned the child lying in
the cradle was burnt to crisp, and the
other was injured so badly that it died
thirty six hours thereafter 1t is sup
posed that the elder child went to the
fire, where its clothing was caught by
the flames, and in its fright threw itself
upon the cradle, setting fire to the
clothing therein Clarke Courier.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-15
The Dram q.

Our city has the promise of q dramatic en-
tertainment on Thursday and Friday nights
next, 18th and 18th inst, surprising IN excel
lence anything that has yet occupied the
boards of the Opera House. THE IANFRAUS
are SO widely known among the patrons OF
Theatres that any commentator from us is a
needless waste of time. It is sufficient to say
that when on the boards Of the metropolis
and in all the large cities, their houses are
filled with the cultivated and the representa-
tive people of the country.
We are anxious that their appear ance here
should be a brilliant success for many reasons.
Our population is not niggardly We know: Tor
the crowded houses given to good Minstrel and
Variety entertainments quite establish the
contrary. We are therefore anxious that our
spirit Of generous patronage should flow out in
the direction Of elevated and legitimate dra
ma; that our appreciation OF excellence in
histriOnic effort, and our liberal encourage
meht of Star Companies, may place us prom1-
nently among the large towns ofthe State, and
be thus enduring evidence, not olly OF the
culture of our citizens, but of our progressive
spirit and our substantial prosperity. Column
bus, Georgia, city very little our superior in
wealth and population, has national recognl-
ton from the simple fact, that tile great artists
of the operate and Dramatic World find full
houses when they come among its people,
Nilsson, who swept by towns of quadruple the
size of the PLUCKY little city Of CO lumbus, sang
there with her whole brilliant corps of sup
port; while Booth, and the late gifted Daven
port had it always on their annual list, and 1t is
SO well known among Theatrical maj ayers gen.
orally, that its public spirit in this direction
alone has been of incalculable benefit to its
growth and development.
There is no reason why our city should not
occupy similar position. The opportunity is
now placed squarely before us to demonstrate,
whether in this particular, we are progressive
and appreciative city, or on the other hand
simply an antiquated, Indifferent, and sleepy
mountain town. The manageable. clifton
w. Tayleure is a Virginian, WHO by talent and
WORTH has raised himself to a commanding
position among the Theatrical managers OF the
country, and we trust this effort of his to bring
the legitimate dramas and finisl ed Company
or Artists to the notice of the younger cities of
his native State VIII be met with the encour-
agement it merits.
o.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-15
IbGARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS all varieties at
lowest price. feb15-2t J. E. GRAHAM.
Paradise Lost.

This grand panorama will be exhibited in
Staunton on the 2lst and 22nd, and matinee on
the afternoon of the 22nd. all of which perform
ances will begiven for Ae'bene1t of the West
Augusta Guard. This pan Drama. IS splendid
moving mirror Of Miltoniah Tableaux, being
acontinuous series of sixty magnificent scenes,
with life-size figures illustrative of John Mil
tons Paradise Lost or The Rebellion in Heaven,
Fall of Satan, Fall of Man, &c.
This unparalleled exhibition, the wonder OF
the city Of London for nearly year, has been
gotten up on a scale of magnificence and SPLEEN
dor never before attempted, and is the work OF
that eminent artist, Sir VIM. CASTOR, from
original designs by the celebrated John Mar
tin of London, and Thos. Mast, formerly OF
London and now of Harper's Weckly, New
York. 1t has received the highest encomiums
from the press and clergy, illustrating as it
does the granoest subject in the world.
The matinee will afford a splendid opportu-
nifty for ladies' and their children to witness
this magnificent work.
The prices are moderate, ana seats will be on
sale in due time at Olivier's Book Store,
The Panorama will be exhibited at the Ma
sonic Hall.