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Year: 1879

EDITOR LEDGER-It is claimed
that defective system of sewerage is
worse than none. A number Of the
citizens Of Memphis assert that a
perfect system cannot be instituted
without extraneous assistance, and in
caeting about for attainable sanitary
measures, they think the city author


tiles should perfect the surface drain
age, purify the cellars and substitute
the vaults with earth closets. These
impressions are gathered upon the
streets. With regard to the earth
closet system, tho objection is urged
that it would require an enormous
amount of earth and would entail
considerable expense in handling, If
earth was merely an absorbant this
objection would hold, brt from fre-
quent analysis it has been ascertaiDed
that dry earth can be used for years
without perceptible increase in
weight The conditions are that time
must be given between the successive
usings for oxidation. If kept in a
perfectly dry place fermentation is
avoided and slow combustion takes
place, consuming not only the solid
matter of the f.eces and urine, but
also the paper. HAY SEEDER,
Year: 1879

A letter fiom the dry region of
Texas to the Hickman, Tenn, Pioneer
has the followinga about the d,outh in
the Lone Star State.


we have badno rain since the fifth
day Of last May, and but two rains
since the seventh day of February,
1878. Cotton is averaging about one
bale to every fifteen acrts; corn about
twenty bushels per acre. Times are
awful hard here, and people are leav-
ing Texas by the thousand every day.
| never before heard Of the like. All
the stock men have sent their cattle
off to water and grass two or thre-
hundred miles. We haul every drop
Of water we use two miles, and carry
all the stock to. that place and yater
them from the spring. | would love
70 see some fresh Tennesseean come
out here and try this dry country.
OH they would let their everlasting
sinful curse rest upon 1t forever.
Texas is on the decline, and wiii be
for several years, on account of these
two bad crop years, aud it is probable
that such another year will visit it as
did this year.
Year: 1879

Coquelin of the Francais, acts a
little play of his own composition at
private entertainments in Paris. A
May fly is supposed to have got into
the leg Of his trousers, and the plot
consists in getting it out.
Year: 1879

A prominent business man of Link.
vile, Oregon, took huge swallow of
aqua ammonia, thinking it was whisky.
His life was despaired of for a time.
but he was finally convinced the LIQUID
WASH t water, and revived at once.
Year: 1879

DENVER CITY, Dec. 10.-A Los
Pinos dispatch, dated Dec. -, says:
to-day's developments prove that
the casting his knife upon the floor
by Colorow expressed his vote for
war, but the fact of the other In
dians retaining their knives over
powered his vote. It was noticed
that as soon as it was perceived that
no other Indians wished to follow
the example of Colorow two Utes
arose from their seats in the Coun-
Gil room and went out, giving away,
talking to the Indians outside, who
Immediately mounted their horses
and rode away. They had evidently
been waiting for signal which
would call them to arms, and at no
time were any of them distant a
hundred feet from the Council room.
Every Ute at the Agency cars
ried with him more arms than
any two any soldiers of the regular
army. Yesterday brought out also
the fact that Ouray's respect for
the President is due to his thinking
that the Great Father is elected
by and rules over the whole world.
In one of his speeches he made that
assertion, and Mr.. Dorousend, the
interpreter, not exactly understand
ing what he meant by it repeated
the question, his answer showing
the fact plainly that he considered
Washington the center of the uni
verse and President Hayes ruler of
all the nation. He has not been
undeceived, and will not be by this
commission as it is now plain that
his friendship for the whites is as
sumed for policy, and he thinks if it
were necessary the arms of the whole
world could be called to crush his
tribe.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The majori-
ty Of the House Committee on Bank
ing and Currency have got themselves
into an unpleasant predicament. The
bill concerning bank reserves
which was unanimously authorized
at their last meeting, and
was given to the public, is ascertained
to be measure which in operation
would have an effect contrary to what
was intended by the majority OF the
committee. They proposed a measure
of initiation, and the bill would work a
contraction. The blunder arises from
the fact that the father of the bill,
Judge BuckDer, based his provisions
Tor the reserve on an old law of 1864
forgetting the changes which had been
made in the law by the legislation of
1874. This peculiar condition was
known to some members Of the CON,
mlttee before, bat inasmueh as thay
had no objection to it they did not en-.
lghten the Chairman, who discovered
only this morning that he had not
known what he was about,


Whether the bill will be reported 90
1t is and an attempt to amend be made
while 1t ls before the House, or recon-
sldered in the committee, is not vet
known, but the plight of Judge Buck
ner afforded no little amusement to
mnany members to-day.-SpeciaL to the
cincinnati Gazette.
Year: 1879

KENTUCKY's Governor is certainly
entitled to the blue ribbon for doing
uDheard of things. 1t appears that he
is warm friend and powerful pros
tectOr of the criminal classes. He
makes it point to pardon as many OF
them as he can out of the penitentiary,
and not long since he remitteu fines to
Louisville gam blers to the amount of
$4,000. His excuse was that he
wished to give them chance to re-
form. The gamblers dubbed together
on this account and purchased him q
magnificent carriage, but the facts
leaking out, the presentation was
Withheld. When we think of this
Governor is the only time we are not
ashamed of ours.
Year: 1879

Gov. Holiday of Virginia is the
only Governor in the Union who did
not supplement the Presidents
Thanksgiving proclamation with one
of his own. Perhaps this is due to the
fact that an exceedingly powerful mi
croscope is needed before any cause for
Thanksgiving can be discovered in that
unhappy State.
Year: 1879

Persons visiting or leaving New York
City for business or pleasure. or to visit
Niagara, Saratoga, the White Noun
tains. West Point, Garrison s, Brighton, or
Manhattan Beach, Long Branch, or other
summer resorts, will find the GRAND
UNION HOTEL. opposite the Grand
Central Depot, one OF the best and most
convenient Hotels in New York City
to stop at, being situated just opposite the
Grand Central Depot, you save your bag
gage, expressage and carriage hire; it is
first class in all its appointments, aod kept
on the European plan, affordiug guests
the privilege of paying only for what they
get; its $50 elegantly furnished rooms are
reduced to only one dollar and upwards
per day. The Restaurants, Lunch and
Wine Rooms are supplied with the best.
You can live better with less money at the
GRAND UNION HOTEL than at any other
first class Hotel in the city. 1t is under
the management of VIM. D. Garrison,
who studies to make guests fully at home
and fully merits the large patronage it
receives
Year: 1879

DEsPoNDENCY.i if allowed to go uncheck
ed, will often produce morbid condition, so
that the least unsatisfactory affair that
happens will swell into terrifying proper
tions. The mind being warped often i'm
parts torpidity to the BODY, all of which
more frequently is the eff ct of inactiou of
the liver than from any other cause, and
by resorting to Simmons Liver Regulator
the mind will often find relief with the
BODY
Year: 1879

No use of having the chills. no use Of
headache, or any of the ills that come from
disordered or inactive liver. One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel like
a new person. Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1879

A gentleman who has been taking
Warmers Safe Bitters says it comes near
est to being the tabled Elixir Vitae of any
thing yet discovered. There is nothing
equal to this and the Safe Tonic for puri-
fyipg the blood.
Year: 1879

Frank Miiers Harness Oil and Backing
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured. The grade OF
these goods is always standard and their
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one of the Oldest in the country and
has the largest trade in its line. DIFF
Year: 1879

Closing Ul, the V0rk--An Odor of Fraud.


Washington Special Chicago Tribune.l


This being the last day upon which testi-
mony can be taken by the Southern Claims
commission, there has been submitted to the
commission evidence in support of more
than 100 of the old claims pending before it.
The life of the commission was extended by
the late Congress to the 10th of March,
1881, but the intervening time is to be given
to the adjudication of pending claims upon
testimony already. submitted. The commits
s1oners have reason to believe that some ex-
tenslve frauds have been recently attempted
by means of false evidence in regard to the
ownership of certain property captured by
our troops during the war and sold for the
benefit of the government. If the reports
made by the Southern agents of the COM
mission are borne out when their more
detailed statements are received,
they will show that in the single class of
transactions in which not more than four or
i've persons were engaged, claims amount
ing to more than $1,5OOOOO, which were
fully established by documentary and oral
testimony in Washington, prove to be utterly
fraudulent when examined upon the spot.
Certain claimants of undisputed loyalty have
Year: 1879

There is a good deal Of uncertainty az TO
the programme to be pursued at the extra
session OF Congress, and no end to gossip in
the public press about the course that will be
pursued as to this, that, OF the other measure
that may Or may not be brought up for con-
sidoration. The Washington Post, however,
CLEANS from many Senators and Representa-
tiyos now in that city what appears to be an
authoritative programme, which has the merit
of beiag sensible, at any rate. The pro-
gramme, in brief, is this:


The Legislative, executive and judicial bill
will be reported and disposed of promptly inst
as it pas 7ed the last House. It will 90 to- the
Senate and be passed there with as little DELAY
as possible Meantime the House will do moth
ing. Not even the army-appropriatiOn bill
will be touched until it is seen what Hayes pro-
poses to do. If he sees fit to approve the leg
islative bill, then the army bill will be passed
as quickly aS possible, and Congress will imme-
diately adjourn. Should Hayes veto the legis
lative bill, then the Democrats of Congress will
conclude that no time need be wasted foolinp
with him, and they will adjourn at once. #
Hayes sees tit to call another extra session. it
will convene and enact the same programme
over again, and even again if necessary.


The greatest hazard the Democrats will
Iull Will 10 LII IOO muCl. Il0r0
is really no necessity for legislation other
than the passage of the two appropriation
bills referred to, together with the political
amendments that we're attached in the
House at the recent session. If more is at
tempted there will be danger of the commits
sion of blhnders that will be disastrous in
the coming political campaign. Yet there
will be no lack of ot-headed men who will
strive to effect legislation in dozen differ
ent directions, and thus complicate the is-
sues before the public and produce discord
in the ranks of the party. We sincerely
trust that the better judgment of the party
leaders will prevail in the deliberations of
the session about to be begun. It ought to
be SO arranged that no newlegislation should
be attempted. The party can rest very we'll
where it it. 1t has good record thus far.
but it is to be feared that in the flush of vic
tory some extreme measures may" be at
tempted that will give the public false con-
ception of tho purposes of the party. Let
the calm, deliberate men of the party declare
that at the extra session of. Congress nothing
be done except what is necessary, and ali |
will be we'll.
Year: 1879

The question is frequently asked: "What
will the Democratic Senate do with Mr.,
Hayes appointments to Office? Will they
be confirmed or rejected?" We have no
hesitancy in answering this question, know
lug as we do the character of a majority of
the members of the Senate.


It is not to be expected that Mr.. Hayes
will appoint men to office who will be ac-
ceptable to the Democratic party. That is
foregone conclusion. He can, however, nom
mate men who are not obnoxious by their
participation in the many frauds that char
acterized the Inauguration of the present ad-
ministration. We have no hesitancy in
saying that if Mr.. Hayes shall appoint Re-
publicans who are honorable and upright
mon, he will meet with no antagonism from
the Senate. But if he shall persist in the
course he has followed thus far, we pre-
sumo there will be most emphatic veto
placed upon his action. The Senate
is not composed of men who are
factious, or who desire to impede
the work of Mr.. Hayes in the slightest de-
gree. They are men, however, of such
sterling honesty that they will not consent
to the appointment of men to positions of
trust who are tainted by fraud. If, how
ever, any of the gang through whose dis
reputable tricks Mr.. Hayes obtained his Office
was unprovided for, and that person should
be appointed to office, we have no doubt but
the Senate would reject the nomination
promptly. But the men who compose that
body are too honorable and upright to in
terpose objections to nominees who are OBJ
Jectionable solely on partisan grounds
Good men who may be appointed, even
though they are Republicans, will be con-
frmed; but men whose only recommends
tion to executive favor is that they served
him by defeating the obvious will Of the
people will be rejected with unanimity that
will cause Mr.. Hayes to open his eyes to
realizing sense of the enormity of the wick
edness Of his past career.
Year: 1879

CLARENCE KING, who has been appointed
director of the consolidated inland surveys,
IS young man-scarcely over 80 years of
age-yet he has shown an unusual amount
Of ability in his profession. When the furore
about the diamond mines of Arizona sprane
up about half dozen years ago, he was
commissioned to investigate them, and soon
discovered that they had been ''salted" and
promptly reported the fact. The prompt
explosion of the bubble saved many mon
from the diamond fever and consequent
financial ruin. While his appointment will
not please Prof. Hayden and his friends, it
IS probable that it will advance the public
SERVICE
Year: 1879

IHE purchase of the New York World bv
G. w. Childs, and it's transmogrifcation in
to al independent paper, leaves New York
without Democratic organ save the iStur.
While the latter does efficient battle for the
cause, and is all that could be desired in its
especial field, it is not II ational newspaper.
We regret that the Democracy of New York
have been so short-sighted as to allow the
Wor2d to slip from their grasp.
Year: 1879

|
| gated.


| Chicago Times.


The Keene-Fisher affair was again promi.
nent topic of discussion on the board OF
trade on yesterday. The fact was very gen
orally accepted that there was nothing in
the "bogus dispatch" matter and there was


general desire for an investigation. In.
deed, the action of Mr.. Fisher in regard to
an Investigation will be watched with more


interest than perhaps the movement of


Keene on the market. The general trade
feel that they have been the dupes of mean
stock -jobbing trick, and the opinion is
loudly expressed that Fisher owes it to his
own standing and the reputation
of the board to afford every ia
cility for the unravelment of the mystery.
! In conversation with one of the directors. the
! reporter learned that Archie had taken no
| definite steps toward authorizing the board
| of directors to order an investigation. If he
intends to have full inquiry into the affair,
ne should request the appointment of COM
mlttee OF dlsinterested parties from the
main board, whose meetings will be open to
| the public, and who will have power to sum-
| mon witnesses, take testimony and have
free access to the documents bearing on the
subject


The market was again 'bearish' in its
tendencies. The uneasiness or loss of con-
fidence, engendered by Fridays fasco, coup
led with the fine weather which will enable
farmers to prosecute their crop labors, tend
ed to canse further depression to prices,
The desire to sell shown throughout the en-
tire day, both on local and outside accounts,
was quite urgent Offerings were generally
excessive. EARLY sales of the grade known
as No. spring, for April delivery,
were made at 9411s. From this figure
the price advanced to 94I, but
from that there was decline to 91M, which
figure was accepted on the P. NJ. call. In
the afternoon there was little better feeling,
resulting from an improved demand, and the
market advanced to 924, which was the
closing buying price. The business trans
acted during the day was only moderate in
volume, and largely of local scalping or
der. Last Fridays movement has evidently
taken the backbone out of the trade for the
present, and prices in future will doubtless
depend largely upon the condition of the
weather and the crop reports.


1t was learned during the day that the
statement that when Keene purchased his
wheat last fall the receipts were taken to New
York was erroneous. On inquiring at the
First National bank, where the receipts were
deposited after the purchase, it was ascer-
tanned that the receipts had left the bank
proper, but are now stored in safe place in
this city.


The crowd in the wheat circle was a little
larger than on Monday, and the market
seemed to be watched with great deal of
interest.
Year: 1879

WE notice the papers in the State are very
generally announcing that the editor of the
Winnebago City Press has been 'horsewhip-
ped" by a disreputable fellow. The editor was
attacked by man with whip, but little
more care in the use of language would make
the statement read that an attempt was
made to horsewhip. It is a very common
error to announce that man has been
horsewhipped when he has simply been at
tackled, aud frequently the man with the
whip gets thrashed.
Year: 1879

appeared, and exhibited what purported to
be proofs that they were the owners of GER
tain large lots of confscated property. In
support of their claims they have produced
the former owners of the same property,
VINO sWore they had sold it to claimants.
Subsequent developments have shown that
sucn transactions never took place until
after the war, and then only with a view to
the government.
Year: 1879

If Mr.. Hayes shall appoint Stanley Mat
thews to the Beylin mission, the Senate will
not confirm him. Of this the great letter.
writer may assure himself. We have already
good many ordinary men representing US
abroad, and can't afford to send any moro of
the same sort.
Year: 1879

The st. Louis GlObe-Dem0crat says that
Conl;ling "would be more of statesman if
he was less of an ass How does it know
that? Is everything that IS not an ass a
statesman--a peacock, for instance?
Year: 1879




NEW YORK, March 11.-An offer Of mil
lion dollars for the valuable franchise OF
operating the proposed Broadway street.
railroad companies was received by the
Board OF Aldermen to-day, In the name of
the city Democracy, from number OF
prominent anti-Tammany politicians. in
cluding John B. Haskins, jerome Buck.
James O'Brien, Chaunccy Shafer, and Ed
ward j. Creamer. They claim they have 4
prior right over August Belmont and his
banker associates. who are trying to Sc
cure the franchise. They promise to prompt
lv build and operate the railway. charging
not more than five cents per passenger
for the length Of the route. They will
place upon it cars OF the convenience and
elegance Of the Metropolitan Elevated rail-
way. They will run them as frequently as
the public require, and all night. They
will keep Broadway for the whole route
swept daily and thoroughly clean, and also
pay into the city treasury weekly all over
10 per cent. OF the net profits OF said rail
road, or they will in like manner pay %
per cent. Of such net profits, whatever they
may amount to, over and above the run
ming expenses of the road, and upon ba-
sis ni per cent. interest on the cost of
building and equipping it. These propo-
sitions are made in earnest good faith and
for the best interest OF citizens. There is
evidently a "nigger OH the fence" some
where here.
Year: 1879

s1Ae Lycurgus Of Chesterfeld.-ln- read.
ing The biographies OF the learned men o!
different nations there is always connected
with tbe history of every country some who
stand above all others in wisdom and learn
ing, and also are more thoroughly acquainted
with and better verscd in the laws OF their
country than others; and this Is not con.
fined mainly to empires and Kingdoms, but
is even true OF cities and towns.


In years gone by it could be said that tue
ermine OF Chesterfield was pure and spot'
less in every particular, and was worp by
men learned in the law. AND no aoupt
such can be said ut present-taat Is WIZ
Year: 1879

BOLD AND DARING,


MS several families live within call OF the
building.


AS before stated, every possible effort will
be made to detect and bring to Justice the
guilty parties. 1t is something that not only
interests the friends and acquaintanccs OF
the murdered man, but the entire public.
We can only hope that no such horrible at
fair may ever occur again In the history of
our county.
..... VERDICT OF THE JURY.


+. s. Since writing the above the Jury
OF inquest have returned verdict that the
deceased came to his death at the hands OF
some person or persons unknown to the
jury. stated in my former report that the
jury would return verdict that the de-
ceased came to his death by some cause un-
known to the jury. This was their inten-
ton, as they had no real evidence Of foul
play, however strong their suspicious may
have been; but they delayed returning a
verdict in hopes Of some further light, and
since the facts above reported have come to
light, they have reported the above verdict.
Year: 1879

The excitement in the ne1ghborhood OF
Yanceyvlllc, the scene Of the horrible oc-
currcucc reported by me IN your issue Of
the 11th instant, is still intense, and as the
suspicion OF murder becomes more con-
frmed each day the Indignation OF the pco-
pie is more aroused. 1t is the first occur
renee of such horrid nature that has taken
place in Louisa for many years. Great in
di.nation is expressed everywhere, and the
universal hope is that the guilty party or
parties may be brought 10 justice and meet
that fate the character OF the crime de-
serycs-even the gallows.
Year: 1879

have been s,fted. 4 gold ring worn by
the deceased was discovered entirely
unhurt by the heat. The clasp OF his
pocket-book has also been di>coycred; but
several gold dollars known to have been
kept in the pocket-book have not been
found, going to prove that the currency and
coin were taken from it. It. is natural to
presume that the iieud was afraid TO carry
of this book, as il could be recognized.