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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06
CONSERVATIVE COMMITTEE.
Meeting and Proceedings Yesterday
Ward Representation Changed.

The Executive Comm of the Con-
sentative party met yesterday afternoon
at their headquarters, at No. 296 Second
street. The resolution adopted at q
previous meeting, fixing the apportion-
ment Of delegates to the County Conven.
ton on the 10th instant, was reconsidered,
and the following resolution was adopted:
Resolped, That the representation from
each ward in the city of Memphis in the
Conservative Convention, to be held on
the 18th instant, be as follows, according
to the Democratic votes polled at the late
Aldermanic election, as one for every
twenty Eve votes polled, to-wit-pro-
vided, however, that no ward shall have
less than three delegates First Ward,
10; Second Ward, 8; Third Ward, 3;
Fourth Ward, 3; Fifth Ward, 8; Sixth
Ward, 8; Seventh Ward, 10; Eighth
Ward, 3; Ninth Ward, 4; Tenth Ward,
Total &c Also, that Districts, No.
|. 2, 3, 4, 6, I, 8, 9, 10, IL, IL, l3, l6 and
IL shall each have three delegates.
II was further resolved unanimously
tu1t NJ nAACt hoeCo VI ptoAico VIII NC Gu
titled to seats in the Convention.
II was also resolved that each delegate
to the Convention from city and
country will be required to present Gre
dentials, separately signed by the Presi-
dent and Secretary Of the primary meet
ing making the appointment
Resolped, That the Committee recon.
mend that the selection of delegates at
primary meetings be made by ballot.
Also,
Resolved, That the Convention for the
nomination Of candidates to represent
Shelby comfy in the Legislature convene
at eleven o'clock an, on the 18th inst,
and that the nomination Of Floater be
next in order, and that the nomination
Of Senator Se last
After the transaction Of other business
the Committee adjourned to the stated
day Of meeting.
A. WOODWARD, President
J. HARTET MATHIS, Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06
GEORGIA.

ATLANTA, July 6.-Several days since,
Captain Murphy, special detective, ar
rested two women who had in their pos
session portion Of large sum of cur
rency, stolen from the Treasuary Depart
ment at Washington. Forged sigma.
lures were signed to the Treasury notes,
and q large amount was passed in Au-
gusts. These women are implicated.
Fl. Turner, the recently appointed me-
gro postmaster at Macon, Georgia, was
arrested yesterday by the United States
Marshal and brought to this city. An in
vestigation is now going on, and efforts
are being made to keep the cause secret.
Farther developments are looked for to-
unrrow
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06
PUBLIC LEDGER.
roUnTH OF JULY.

The eishty-third day of our nationality
occurred this year on Sunday, hence
those who wished to celebrate the day IN
n public manner generally selected Mon
day for the purpose. Hence it was that
we issued no paper yesterday afternoon,
and that the morning spapers, save
one. did not appear to-day Inc
people of the South still retain some rev.
erence for the day from early habits and
association, but it has lost its signit-
cauce. and no white man but heartless
ofYice.holaer or a stranger could have
the face to indulge in demonstration
which but reminds him of what be has
lost. The less we say about the Fourth
of July the better. Its recurrence can
bring no pleasure to the hearts OF the
people, no smile of joy and peace TO
merry crowds. We may Individually re-
fer to the day with pride, for our ancestors
had share in all the hardships, dangers
and sacrifices that made it once 30 glo-
rious. They passed away in the fullbelie
that they were transmitting to score OF
generations, at least. the blessings OF the
best Government "the world ever saw"
To their memory. all honor and patriotic
praise be given; but the anniversary TO
which we reenr is only calculated to re-
mind ma what we must endure rather than
what we enjoy. Yet the day isfull OF les
sous. 1t is on index line TO some OF the
most wonderful pages of history. Which
teach us that no government we can
frame is secure against the seeds OF
Its ultimate decay and rnin. Whatever
privileges are still ours, we should EN-
ploy to the best advantage not to svenge
the past or 10 CRAFTY any vain ambi-
ton. but for the diffusion Of good will,
Intelligence and liberal sentiments, and
the truth. for the sake of our reputation
as people which begins TO live when we
die. and for the peace and happiness OF
those who are to follow the present gene
ration and reap the fruits of what we
SOW
We noticed yesterday large process,
sion Of coored people in the streets cele'
Grating the Fourth of July. To this per Sc
we have no objection. Though if they but
knew it,they were celebrating the birth OF
a government that held them in slavery
for over three-quarters of century, and
only released them in an hour OF dire
extremity, when their assistance was
sorely needed. They are welcome to the
Fourth of July, Bunker's Hill, the sur
render Of Lord CORVALLIS, the landing
of the Pilgrims. the witch burning BY the
Puritans and the honors of the Boston
Tea Party. But we overheard mer-
curial gentleman remark yesterday that
"he did not believe the Yankees ever
threw that tea overheard at Boston-he
would bet money that they stole il"
From this we dissent, seriously believing
that the early history of the Government
should be held in as high respect as if
no late war had occurred to sweep away
cur liberties, cripple our energies and
ruin our best hopes. The Government is
in transitory state, and the intelligence
of the people may yet prevail and bring
us out Of our troubles greater and bet
ter people. So let us hope.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06

! Mr.. Downing, colored, writes to the
New York Tribune that he is ready to
accept the Collectorship of Newport, not
because the Office would pay or because
he wants it, but because his colored
friends think that "the occupance of o
position in the North, like the one in
question, by, colored man, would in
duce a proper respect for colored men
generally; it would stimulate colored
people, create in them more self-respect,
invoke higher aspirations, lead them to
seek positions in business, Offices of re.
sponsibility and of command, rather
than to aim at only mental, dependent
positions" Whersupon the Tribune re.
pliesl "Wo do not consider aspiration
to Office conducive to self-respeet and we
hold collectorship of customs quite as
much a 'menial, dependent position az
that of hotel-keeper-much more so
than of farmer tilling his own acres and
training his sons to do likewise.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06
CALIFORNIA.

san FRAscIsoo, July 6-The trial Of
the model Of the air-ship Avitor, yester.
day, is pronounced success by the
Times, while the Alta says the perform
ance was something like a failure. The
wind was blowing so hard that it was i'm
possible to make the experiment in open
air, SO the trial made was under cover.
The ship rose in the air, was propelled
backward, forward, and guided in any
desired direction by the steering appa :
ratus. Its failure or success will be a
matter Of no surprise.
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enjoined Mr.. Boughner from exercising
the functions Of that all-important Office.
When Mr.. John League, the County
Court Clerk, opens his office to do re-
ristration business and has all the Others
euioined, the fight will begin to be lively.
This is already lively state OF affairs
The people should look we'll to the
voting papers they already have and
make use of them. No excuse will JUS
tify or palliate indifference to this can
vass. For the first time since the war
the people have gleam Of hope. Ii
they will vote their entire strength the
Conservative ticket will be elected, even
without further registration. The con-
test is really between Davis and Bough-
is mere obstacle VINO
stands in the way to the annoyance OF
all parties.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06

bright morning Mary's situation at No
l4l4 was vacant, and she herself had dis
appeared-where, nobody knew. In
quiries were made on all sides, but with
no results. and az last resort the fol.
lowing advertisement appeared ia the
Republican yesterday
$500 HEWARD to any one who will
bring me intelligence of the whereabouts
of Mary, McDougall. who is missing from
my house since Thursday, June "a; or
$40 to the finder of her body should she
have been drowned. She is twenty years
old, of small stature, dark hair, cut abort;
small foot; had ON white marseilles sack,
striped calico dress and straw hat.
l4l4 MARKET STREET"
But Mary, more sensible than Sappho,
had declined to drown herself even for
love. She formed better resolution,
and had gone to bliss-bliss in the abb
straot, Bliss in the concrete. In other
words, information was received yester-
day from Memphis, stating that Miss
Mary McDougall, having been secretly
married to Mr. Bliss five months ago, had
concluded to leave her brother-n-law
and join her husband, and that no further
uneasiuess need be felt on her account.
We tender to Mr.. and Mrs. B. our con-
upon this suspicious ending
Of their little romance, and hope that
their future lives may be blissful re-
atty. ..lE JsfA1 lj3i
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06
TWO RADICAL EoMINArIONs.

1t is sweet for brethren to dwell to.
gether in unity and peace. The Radicals
of this city who shu ffle, cut and deal the
political cards oftheir party for all Shell
by, met In 9 friendly manner Saturday
night on the Bluf, to hold 8 double
jointed convention and nominate Gandi-
dates for the Legislature. Heretofore
Shelby county has only been allowed two
members in the House Of Representa-
tives. but our loyal neigLbarS made four
nominations. First the Hunter crowd,
after going through with the informality
of organization and the appointment Of
committees, nominated A. K. Rankin,
colored, and Henry e. Green. The rioters
also indorsed Stokes and then adjourned
that is, they quit making SO much
noise. Barbour Lewis, who had been
on pile Of plank near by was discovered
to be making speech. The dispensing
crowd gave him thiriy-three grosns, and
left him smiling like an alligator He
also organized a meeting by taking it out
of his pocket. The committee on nom
nations, appointed beforehand, reported
the names of NJ. 7. williamson and
Robert McKenna-both white. This
raised cheerful spirit of mutiny in the
bosoms of the colored brethren present.
One of them, named Davis, raised a
plantation yell, and swore that be would
have colored gentleman nominated to
go to the capital or he would have blood.
Lewis didn't want any blood in his, so be
announced the meeting adjourned. 1t is
thought that straight colored ticket will
yet be put in the field.
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rCU1IyE COmMIrrEE.

The Executive Committee of the Con-
servative party met yesterday and trans
acted business of an important nature.
The representation of wards was IN
creased, as will be seen, to total OF
sixty.six. The country districts will have
three delegates each, making total OF
forty-two which is nearly two-thirds ofthe
entire city delegation. 1t is hoped that
this will satisfy greater number than
any other regulation that could have been
made. 1t is impossible to satisfy every
one; yet we believe that under this ar
rangement few will find cause to COM
plain. The city will certainly &C.
quiesce, and every ward should
be casting about for the best
men to send as delegates. The Commit
tee have appointed Saturday, the 10th
inst, for holding primary meetings in the
city aud country, and they recommend
that selections be made by ballot. The
object OF this is simply to insure fair
selection, to thwart any cut-and-drled
meetings, which might be there in some
mans pocket, and to give the people a
fair opportunity to express their prefer
ences. We trust our country friends
will realize the fact that they have
good friends in the city, who wish
to do them justice, and they should
remember that they have as much
or more at stake than the city. We
would urge them to show their strength
not only by sending forty-two solid, live
uon to the Convention, but by hunting
up their old certificates and polling
heavy vote at the election. The party
and the country need their help, and they
need ours. Every true Conservative
should stand ready to support the nomi-
nees of the Convention. and to know no
city, no country but Shelby county and
the good Of the people at large. Such
is the policy Of the LEDGER in this local
eieetion.
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B Y T-ELE G R A P q
LATEST TO NOON GRAY.
Dispatches to the Southwestern Press
Association.
NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE, July 5.-Sheridan, late
Tax Collector, who was dispossessed by
Receiver Bass, took possession Of the
Collectors oflico this morning, backed by
policeman, and claimed that he was
still Collector. Bass had him arrested,
and upon investigation before Justice
Court, he was bound over for trial at the
next term of the Criminal Coart After
ward Sheridan appeared In the office o.. d
was forcibly elected.
Governor Senter spent the greater por.
ton OF Sunday IN this place. He is con.
fdent e. mis- election, and believes that he
will carry East Tennessee.
The oolored people of Nashville cele-
brated the 4 h of July to-day in Edgefeld,
Some five thousand of them participated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06
THE REGIsTRAR MUDDLE.

Thus far there are four injunctions out
to restrain men from registering voters :
First-Williams, the Registrar, who
distinguished himself about the time Of
the judicial election, obtained on the
2lst ult. from Chancellor Smith writ of
injunction against Mr.. John P. Bough-
ner, the late appointee of Governor SEN
ter. This case has been carried up to
the Supreme Court, at Brownsville, on a
writ Of sUpercedeas, and decision is
daily expected If rendered in Bough'
ner's favor it settles the question at once,
and, finally, as far as the election in this
county is concerned.
Second-Williams, having taste for
cheap lawsuits and local fame, obtained
q writ of Injunction, yesterday, from
Judge Il. S. Lee, TO restrain Mr.. James
d. Davis from exercising the functions
Of this much abused and much exercised
Office. Mr.. Davis, il will be remembered,
was appointed by Brownies and was
uneeremoniously ousled bysfhe same
authority. Bot be kept his seal Of office
for an emergency, and has claimed all the
time to be the Registrar Last week be
opened his Office. Hence the Injunction
Of Williams.
Third Mr. James D. Davis obtained
8 similar writ against Williams from
Chancellor Harris, at sOmerviIle, last
pturday, and yesterday it was served
ID due form BY a Deputy Sheriff
sourlh-Mr J. ID. Davis, who, ike
iesns IS some on injunciions, has also
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06
BLISs.FUL ROMANCE.
secret Marriage of Memphian 10 a
Fair Shop Girl I'm st. Louis.
From the St. Louis Republican,

From the St. Louis Republican,
We have just heard romance in real
life which might be elaborated into first
class modern novel of the sensational
school. For some time past-so the story
goes-a young lady named Mary Nc
Dougall has acted in the capacity Of
saleswoman in the store Of her brother
in-law, No. l4l4 Market street. OF ex-
cellent character and modest manners,
she won the regard of large circle of
acquaintance and friends, and proved
decided acquisition to the establishment.
But that bewitching son Of Venus, who
is said " to rule the court, the camp, the
grave" invaded the premises No. l4l4
Market street, and presented himself
to Miss McDougall in the shape
Of a facinsting young tobacconist
from Memphis, Tennessee, named
Bliss. He loved and was beloved in re-
turn; proposed and was accepted, but as
the course of true love is said TO be some.
what rough, that of our hero and heroine
was destined to be no exception from the
rule-Mary's relatives did not like Mr..
Bliss, and opposed the matrimonial pro-
ject with more zeal than discretion, as
the result seems to show. Mary yielded,
or appeared to yield, to their persuasions,
and Bliss vanished from the scene like
the ghost Of Hamlet's father. She still
remained in the store, and performed her
duties as usual. Ii there we're any pangs
of regret for her lost lover, they were
hidden under close mask and her heart
kept its secrets faithfully and we'll.
IL l. Il
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Special Notices.

The Healing Pool.-An essay for young men
on the crime of solitude. and the diseases and
abuses which create impedimsnts to marriage.
with sure means ofrelief Seat In sealed letter
envelopes. free Of charge. Address, DIR. ].
Skillin Houshton, Howard Association, Phil
adelphis, Pa. 1880
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06

LoUIsvILLE, July 6.-Accounts from
various points in the East aud West state
that yesterday was celebrated in an en-
thusiastic and pairistic manner.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06

George Fahnestock and his daughter,
of Philadelphia, were lost on the steamer
United States, on the Ohio, last Decem-
Der, and now it becomes of great impor-
lance to know which died first, in order
to determine legal question which has
sprung up in the distribution of their re-.
spective estates. No one can tell which
survived the other.
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RICHMOND.

RICHMOND. Va, July 5.-0ne hundred
special policemen have been appointed
for the election, Of whom iifiy are blacks.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06

Domestic and Foreign Market Reports. a.
Tslsgraphsd to the Public Ledger by
the southern Pacific and Atlantic Tsls-
graph Company.
Nep Fork C0tton-July 6, III am
Market opens firm. Receipts yesterday.
z4Ol bales. Sales at all ports yesterday
except New York, 26O4 bales; receipts
at all ports yesterday except New York,
1924 balea.
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n o { i c e i.

THE SUBSCRIBERS TO TIE CAPITAL
x stock Of the Memphis and st. Louis Trans
portaliou Company are hereby notified that .
call Of tuentyf i've (25l per cent Of said stock Il
made. 10 be paid on or before the 18th Of July,
AZ the oiico Of the Secretary and Treasurer.
No. 20 Front street (np stairS).
By order Of the Board Of Directors.
A. L. CUMMINS,
l0s-lls Secretary and Treasurer.
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Z New York Stock-July 6. IL am
Market dull and somewhat bearish.

Licsrpool COtton-Jsly 6. l pm
Market opened quiet; uplands, l23d :;
Orleans, l2ad; sales for the day, 5000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06

lp.m.-Market quiet and unchanged.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-06

The most Elegant and complets Estab-
h,nment Git Kind In the Mississippi VALLEY.
the most approved pattern and make.
- Elegant Private Parlors for gentlemen.
fhe Wines and Liquors are Of the Best Quality.
i2Rt n. wILLETT a co.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-10

A Vermont stock raiser gives the following
rules for selecting cows -
First get broadside view of the ami.
nal, at the distance Of about two rods, as [
have noticed for years that there was great
similarity in the general proportions Of all
iirst-class mixers, being very small in girth
just back of their forward legs as compared
with their girth just forward of their hips.
| have never known u first-rate mixer, of any
breed, not thus proportional; so that if this
form is wanting in any animal have recon-
mended TO me, | do not care to look at her
more unless | want TO breed for some other
purpose than the dairy.
d" For breeding oxen | should want a COW
Of reverse proportions, l. e., larger girth for
ward, | next feel the size of the milk veins,
and trace them to their entrance into the
chest, which in superior COWS, are large, adj
hitting the ball of the large finger; divided,
or subdlvided, as is sometimes the case |
Judge Of the size Of each ori6ee, as | care
less for the size Of the vein itself than the
oridee. Next examine by sight or touch the
udder or bag, which must be oapacious in or.
der to bold much milk with the teats wide
apart and free from large seed warts or sores
Of any kind. then inquire how long she
goes dry before calying, as | don't want a
family COW to give milk less than forty-six
weeks out Of every fhy-two; also, as to the
quality of the milk aud to close, | milk her
with my own hands,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-10

The following, on economy in feeding cattle,
from the Massachusetts Plouglmaa, reads
thus -
We had the pleasure of visiting the herd
of DR., George b. Loring the other day.
With sixty or seventy head of cattle stand.
ing in his spacious barns, i becomes impor-
tant to study the greatest economy in feeding.
In one row of stalls were about thirty or
thirty-six head OF young cattle, mostly two
years old, that are fed in very much the same
way; that is only twice day, and we never
saw more thrifty looking set of animals, all
clean and tidy, all bedded and standing on
sand, and all in good fair condition. They
are fed from five TO seven O'Clock in the morn.
ing, and again at about two to four o'clock
in the afternoon. The Doctor had previous
to the adoption of this system, fed three times
day, bat tried Mr.. Ellsworth's system some
two or three years ego, and liked II so well
that he has adhered to it ever since, and
certainly the result seems to speak in the
highest terms Of IT,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-10


Mr.. H. Alley Of Wenham. in a communi.
cation to the Piougtmaa, thus tells what
bees will do -
But few bee keepers know what a large
amount Of honey good swarm of bees will
collect in day whel the honey season is at
It's height A bee keeper laughed at me
when told him that swarm Of bees which
| had just put into hive for him that was
nearly full Of new clean comb, which swarm
had died out Of the winter before), would
carry in that day ten pounds of honey.
Well he said, will wei Oh them now, aad
again at night 1t was then about O'Clock
An After they were done work at night
he weighed them again and found that thew
had carried in twelve and half pounds. /
have no doubt that a good strong stock of
bees will carry in upwards of twenty pounds
a day, fora number Of days during the month
Of June provided they have the empty comb
to put It il. Perhaps some Of the readers
of the Pioughnan win think that have set
the amount rather high; but | think they
will do it, and | intend to know the coming
season whether they will or not. l have one
hive Of bees that | think carried in that
amount, one day in June last, when the apple
trees were in blossom"