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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-05
Letter from Grand Junction.

The Negro Tournament at Holly
,Springs-An Old-time Barbecue
The Crops.
Correspondence PUBLIC LEDGERl
W GRAND JUNCTION, September 4. Is 7.
Since "bobbin round out of Mem
phis I've been to Mississippi and else
where. At Holly Springs last week our
colored calamities" had tournament.
"Dey frow down de glove to de worl. q"
Joe went down from this place with his
war paint and lance The latter
was balanced with shot A few dropped
out; "an dey warn't gwine to be witch d
wild dat niggir from Tennessee. Dey
frow open to de worl, but did not know
dat mig was in de worl, and they want
the prizes themselves" So they went
in and won them to their own satisfac-
ton. A female freeman was crowned
Queen of Love and Beauty.
At Grand Junction the citizens had a
nice old.time barbecue on Saturday last.
A goodly crowd of people without q
political "gabber" among them. They
offered at the social shrine some five or
six shoats, some sheep, lambs and kids,
with the kindred accompaniments. But
tons," aged FIVE years, was there. He
had plenty of water melons, and if he
did not look like an alderman in his in
cipient stages, l am no judge. The bar
becue was on the grounds Of Gen. Smith,
the Hardeman representative. The
much talked Of tannery buildings fur
nished abundance of shelter, tables, and
halls for dancing. And it was there that
mrth, melody and motion we're not neg
lected to show hospitality to stranger,
who was not strange long That tannery
fell with the fall of Fort Donelson.
Some five thousand hides went to New
Orleans, and now the forty or fifty vats
are the nursery of tad d-poles, Lizards,
and other denizens of Shiny decay. The
upper story of the largest of the four
buildings is used for a negro school,
under the direction of very worthy
colored preacher, who is very spirited in
the way his crook shall guide his fifty
three black lambs"
Crops are good; the fodder is nearly
all pulled, and there is a fine yield of
corn. Wheat is also good. The beds
are bursting with sweet potatoes, while
the kingly staple is A No. l, and the
husbandman will soon begin to reward
himself for the season toll, plucking the
kings beard-his opening bolls. About
the 10Th picking will be general, or
with hot dry weather few days sooner.
GnssIP
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-05
TENNESSEE THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER s. 1867 NO A..

mysteriously. Psychologically and met
aphysically speaking, babies have always
been as great mystery to us as he
runic alphabet.
II is from the domestic point of view,
however, that babies assume their chief
importance as constituent part OF our
population. Their position in society is
so we'll defined that they are independ-
ent of many of the laws of etiquette
and good breeding TO which their older
companions are subject Ralph Waldo
Emerson has lately described the tyran-
ny which is exercised by baby in the
household with graphic truth to nature
and keen appreciation Of domestic life.
We are indebted to well known lady
writer for a glowing sketch Of baby in
its bath, where it assumes its jolliest and
its sauciest mood. The crow, we believe,
has not had justice done it as subject
of that distinct and special essay writing
of which it is worthy. The variety Of
crows is as extensive as that Of individ-
ual babies. Unobserving and obtuse
old bachelors we know insist that there
is no variety whatever among babies,
and that they all look alike. There is,
however, very noticeable variety
among babies; we have yet to find, in
fact, the mother who cannot distinguish
her own baby from any one else's s baby,
and tho variety of their respective crows
is equally extensive. Crying and snarl'
ing, and their innumerable coneomitants
of night watchings, trottings and snuff
Aes have all had ample justice done
them by the jealous ones who try to
console themselves for the loss of matri-
mouial blessings.
"Scolding," however, deserves a sepa-
rate essay. Babies, like some of their
mothers, are particularly winning when
they try to scold" Phrenologically
speaking, ladies' have larger philopro
genitiveuess than gentlemen. We are
willing to give them the credit when we
see their patience with the little things;
but even the most hardened bachelor,
after a year or two of wedlock, becomes
the obedient slave of the baby tyrant
We have but one important remark to
make in regard to the politico.economi'
cal bearings of the subject before us.
We have already limited at the probability
of all the girl babies of the present day
becoming voters about the time they are
ready to become wives. In regard to the
boy.babies, we have observed that every
young mother expects her baby to be-
come President Of the United States
they can now allow the girl-babes to
divide the prospective honor.
1t is fitting, in closing this article, to
giye an opinion upon the subject from
the standpoint of the babies themselves.
We have obtained baby's opinion in
regard to itself and its fellow babies, in
anticipation of writing this article. We
give it in full-ah, oo-oo. Augusta Con-
SHtutiOndliSt
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B@- An exchange says: The Indian
Commissioners, now in the West, have
been questioning the prominent military
commanders on the Plains as to the
number of troops and the amount Of
money likely to be required for an effee-
tual prosecution of the war. According
to the New York Tribune, the result Of
these inquiries is that with 6O,OOO men,
three-quarers Of them cavalry, aud an
expenditure of s5OO,OOO, 1000, We may be
able to conquer a peace in about Eve
years Thisi rather dismal prospect
for the sSecess Of a war of extermina-
ton euch as is urged in some quarters.
Our Government had better endsavor to
win Indian friendship by eoneiliatoFy
measures"
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KING OF CHILLS

L N CONSIDERATION OFTHF SCARCITY
i of money, and In. order 70 place u within
our
KING OF CHILLS
To the low price Of ONE DOLLAR per Bottle.
This Is the most powerful and certain COM
pound ever introduced for the permanent
eradication OF all forms OF Chills, Intermittent,
Remittent and Bill lious feyors. Neuralgia.
Dumb Chills. Sun Pain, and all those malariOus
affections so common throughout the Southern
country. IL Is put up in large bottles. with
plain directions, is pleasant to the taste. and
does not affect the head. enrs or nerves.
WHAT 1T CAN DO.
. II cloanses the Stomach. arouses tho Liver,
opens the Bowels, and carries Of all Bilious
Matter, effccting quick and permanent cures.
RADICALS
Who have not become aeclimated and are con-
stantly troubled with Chill or Fever. who are
sition 70 got about, should, by all means, use
this truly valuable Medicinal Compound, which
is prepared by Physicians Of Twenty Years ex-
perienco in this malarous country.
CONSERVATIVES
Who have no time to lose, fooling with various
mixtures Of tho day, and who have no money
70 throw away. could not do better thnn 70
spend One Dollar for the KING OF CHILLS
and be cured Of all forms Of Chills, Fever. Etc.
Its taste is pleasant, and II never affect the
head or ears.
MECHANICS OF MEMPHIS,
Your time.i is money. and why do you continue
with the Chills. Fevors, etc., losing so much Of
your precious time when remedy is so near at
hand and so cheap. Our remedy builds up the
system, placing II upon good foundation,
remodels-by pursing the system of all flaws,
and places you on foot with sound timber.
Send and procure one bottle, and be perma-
nently cured. Price only One Dollar.
FARMERS AND PLANTERS
interest by purchasing a supply Of this never
failing King Of Chiils. Much time can be
saved by curing the Chils Immediately. and
this medicine uproots the disease and so
destroys the cause that II will not return, as it
deos when cured With quiuine.
MERCHANTS AND CLERKS,
Why will you lose SO many golden moments Of
your life, In shaking and complaining OF chilly
sensations, Fevors, Headaches, pains in tho
Bones and Joints, Lassitudo, BilliOusness, etc.,
when the insignificant sum of One Dollar will
speedily restore you TO health, vigor and buoy
nncy2 It is pleasant TO the TASTE produces no
roaring or buzzing in the head, no ringing of
the ears, but acts quickly and ehoctually. After
using one bottle you will have no other in your
house.
MOTHERS AND FATHERS
Who have pale, swarthy, puny, and sickly
children. having little or no appetite. imperfect
digestion, inactive liver, indispostion TO play,
but are cross, peevish and dropping about, with
slight fevers sometime during the day, can be
eifectually restored to the bloom Of health, by
giving small doses Of the King of Chils four or
yS s%Ss Sny * H1R St oP oSTgst Sas t9S Pc:
81 90. Sold BY all Druggists. j., 2. DRoM-
GooLE 4 Co.. Proprietors. S9l Main street.
Memphis.
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nay" Although it is more than five
years since the death of Prince Albert,
the mourning seal in black wax con-
tinues to be affixed to all the official
letters of the English Government.
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DIRECTORS.

VHE MUTUAL SYSTEM HAS DESERV-
| edly become the most popular mode OF in
embraced by those best informed upon the sub
ject, and who appreciate and desire security.
perpetuity and economy. In a purely mutual
company tn assured derives all the advantages
which can be realized from an insurance, and
at the lowest rates, or exact cost paying no
tribute or profits 10 the prOpriotors or stock
holders for, perhaps, an inadequate capital OF
security. Cheapness combined with security,
and a certainty Of accomplishing the, object IN
view, are the essential clements sought for, and
they may be found eminently existing in a well
conducted mutual All parties insuring in this
company become members Of the company and
are directly interested in its success.
Call at the Office of the company for full infOr-
nation, whereby all real estate insurers can
save FIFrY per cent. of their insurance account.
OFFICE: Up stairs in ODD FELLOWS HALL.
Entrance on North Court street. 70
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-05

R@~ Another terrible colliery explo-
sion has occurred at Acton, England,
by which fourteen persons lost their
lives. There were 300 persons in the pit
nj the time.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-05

Bay" Speaking of the crops in Ala
bama, the Montgomery AdoertiSer says
the worm has not done the damage that
was feared, and all the signs manifest
that the yield of both cotton and corn
will be much larger than was anticipated
q few weeks Ago.
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ssls DR.. Holmes MAKES the followi

sE~ DR.. Holmes makes the following
excuse for mercenary marriages: Get
ting married is jumping overheard, any
way you look at it, and if you must save
some women from drowning an old maid,
try to find one with cork jacket, or
she'll carry you down with her
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Eay- The city of Richmond is to vot

E6s~ The city of Richmond is to vote
on the 10th inst. upon subscribing
S2,OO0,O 900 toward the construction of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, by
which it is proposed to open up direct
route by rail to the Ohio river and the
rich coal fields of the Kanawha valley.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-05

kGr P. II. Cardwell, dentist, was
attacked and severely beaten on the
street in Knoxville, on Tuesday, by Silas
Vinson, respectable citizen of the
place, the latter alleging that Cardwell
had insulted lady, to whom he was be-
trothed, while operating upon her teeth
in his office.
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BG~ The Peoria (Ohio) National
Democrat quotes Thad. Stevens as say
ing in speech at Lancaster, with ref
erence to the Congress just adjourned,
that some men had their wives at
Washington and their women at home,
and other men their women at Washing
ton and their wives at home, and it was
impossible to keep them together"
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sG" An old lease of billiard saloon
in San Francisco is preserved aud highly
va lued, from the fact that two Of the
lessees were Captain Ulysses S. Grant
and Thomas II. Stephens, the former
present Secretary of War ad interim,
and the latter a Commodore in the navy.
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RS- The Radicals of Macon, Georgi

IA" The Radicals of Macon, Georgia,
attempted to mob Joe Williams, of
Nashville, on Monday. 1t will be re-
membered that Williams is colored
man himself and that he recently went
to Georgia to stump the State in behalf
of conservatism
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s,A. A Louisiana exchange says a
practical minded freedman, living near
Fort Parapet, has constructed o pig
pen of the headboards from soldiers
cemetery in the vicinity.
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Rsyn The sbipment of cotton from New

RD" The shipment of cotton from New
Orleans during the commercial year
ending September lst, amounted to
S67,3l6 bales, of which 4O3,32l bales
we're shipped to Great Britain; lGO,S5O
to France; 1921 to North of Europe !;
32,35O to South Europe, and 248,35O
cnnstwisn
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II~The New Orleans Crescent thinks
rich cake, wine, whisky, strong coffee,
blue pills and citrate of magnesia, taken
in rapid succession, are not conducive
to health in this climate.
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BD" A half-grown alligator was caught
at one of the wharves at Baltimore on
Sunday morning last. How the animal
happened in that latitude is a mystery.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-05

D6r The census just taken in Norway
shows thirty persons one hundred years
and eighteen persons over hundred
years of age in that country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-05

H@~ An English paper says the Mar
quis of Westminster manages to live
comfortably on an income of ten thou
sand dollars day.
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H6r An exchange thinks Bonner has
got more than $4,000 worth Of gratu-
itous advertising by purchasing Dexter
at that price.
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RR- A resident Of Jackson, Miss, has
been refused registration on the ground
that he furnished a Confederate regiment
with soft soap.
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BeS. The Chicago Times thinks as the
Radicals want some one to offset John
Morrissey in Congress they had better
elect Mike McCoole. He is just the
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B6s- A surgeon in operating upon a
negro in Nashville on Tuesday who had
had his skull broken, discovered maggots
feasting upon his brain.
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no. 1t is estimated that eight hundred
of the business men of New York live in
the neighboring towns, and enter and
leave the city daily by the cars.
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BA" Two thousand and twenty-four
bales of cotton were shipped North on
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
during August.
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Ha- Among the recent marriages in
the upper circles of London is one of a
young man Of twenty to an old lady OF
sixty.fve.
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R6TGen. Pope has ordered an election
in Alabama, to commence on the first
Thursday in October and continue three
davs
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H15~ The ancient Cathedral at Frank-
fort.on the Main, which was destroyed by
fire in July, is to be rebuilt
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R6y~ A can of powder concealed in
closet ignited and blew up house in
Hempfeld, Pennsylvania, on Friday
10
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nA- In Pawtucket, R. l., few days
ago, some scoundrel stole three months
contributions of the Sunday school of a
church.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-05

Hasn The Fenian Congress- and Ma
tional Convention of Spiritualists met at
Cleveland, Ohio, Yesterday.
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TGAp Ben DeBsr, of St. Louis, offers to
back McCoole for $4,000 against Coburn,
or any other fightist in America.
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I65" The keeper of poultry stall in
one of the New York market is said to
be worth 100000
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and she measures husbands love by the inte-
rest he evinces in her welfare while she is sick
Now, ii you wish to retain in tact your wife's
love and affection undiminished, and desire
that she regain her health and former beauty.
you should. by all means procure one bottle Of
ENGLISH FEMALE BITTERS,
A compound that is actually restoring health
to more sickly females than all other remedies
combined. 1t only proposes to cure those
Uterine Complaints peculiar to the female sex.
1t is indorsed by the medical profession all
over the country, as II is no secret nor patent,
and effects cures bona fde cures afterIall other
means fail.
OLD AND YOUNG FEMALES
Have long needed medicine that would relieve
them of all those Female Complaints and
irregularities which prove so troublesome AL
over the Southern country, and they can now
confidently rely upon the curative powers of the
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and regulates. I,s cures are rapid and permn-
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or Whites, Falling of the Womb, Ulcerntisn of
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which follow, this medicine will relieve you.
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Whose bloom has departed from her checks;
whose eye. has lost its lustre; whose intellect
has lost its brightness; whose cOuntenance
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tiOn of the heart, swimming of the head, cold
feet and hands, can be restored to perfect health
and beauty by using the English Female
Bitters.
MARRIED LADIES,
As you value your life, and health, and per-
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some complaint peculiar TO your sex rs YOU
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that your case cannot be reached; let us insist,
let us urge you to y aHde your fears and pre-
Judices, in regard to sadvertsed remedies, for
enc time in your life, and try one single bettle
of English Female Bitters.
We are well aware that many persons snub
at tho idea of using an article that is advar-
tised, and we know Of many sRubbing individ-
uals in this community, and if they had their
way, many of them would snub all you siekIy
females in your graves. Cannot worthy medi-
cine be advertised? Sond Immediately, and
procure bottle of this powerful Uterine and
General Tonic, and regain your health, strength
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BeA- A correspondent of the Chicago
Times addresses the editor as you
damned rascal."
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To my Friends and the Public.
Repairing promptly done. $40

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OFFICERS
M. ]. wICIS5, President.
A. SEEBSEb. Vice-President.
w. +. BOYLE, Secretary.
w. @. MCCLURE, Treasurer.
j. II. BDMONDsoN. General Agent.
u. WOODWARD, Regular Physician
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BS"The first bale of new cotton passed
through Louisville on Monday.
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BS" The police authorities have for
bidden the meeting of cooperative
societies in Paris.
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HGA- The Empress Eugenie is said to
be a renowned linguist.
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B6~ ~Americsns have a reputation in
Europe for unparalleled impudence.
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The Upton Weekly Record,

PUBLISHED AT
CovingtOn, Upton county, Tennessee.
Is the only advertising medium for fnc Sec
ton OF country that trades largely with Mem
phis, and it, therefore. offers unusual induce
ments to business men in all departments in
the city, to advertise in its columns.
For SAMPLE COPY. with rates, apply to
c. G. FISHER,
With Briggs 4 Norton, sbsFrOnt street.
Or. address
MUMFORD & SANFORD.
SIS Covington. Tenn.
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nA. The negroes in northern Texas
are reported to be quitting work.
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R6s~ Cincinnati is to have another
prize fight on the 18TH
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I4" A negro has been nominated for
alderman in st. Louis.
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16" A man starved to death in the
streets of Jersey City few days since.
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b@~ The National Convention of
Cigarmakers convened at Buffalo on
Tuesday.
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HD. Two laborers were sufocated by
the foul air in a well at New Castle, Pa,
last week.
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sa~ Georgnstadt, a small town in
Saxony, has been entirely destroyed by
fire.
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B6sn The Indians are setting fire to
the Western prairies.