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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-31
Crops.

The Oxford Falcon Of last Saturday
says:
Tho fine weather OF the present week
has rendered the farming population Of
our county little more cheerful in re
gard to their prospects for the growing
crop. The prospect al the present time
for good crop is very far from hatier-
ing; the stands are indifferent and the
weed looks siokly and bears an unpromis-
ing appearance. Corn, although some
what backward. looks we'll and promises
fair yield. Wheat is seriously damaged
by the rust and rains and the yield per
acre will be comparatively small,
The weather eight or ton days pre-
vions to Thursday was very dry. Corn
looks we'll, and good crop may be ex-
pected. Cotton looks badly and is very
backward, and but few planters have got
Stands" Wheat promises well, and
will soon be in market, much Of it being
nearly ready for harvesting. ~ Pamela
Mss Star, 2sth.
At last, warm weather has come, and
the crops begin to grow apace. In all the
region round about, for twenty or thirty
miles, Of which Water Valley is the trade.
center, the farmers, generally, complain
that the stands Of cotton are very indif-
fereut-the cold aHd wet weather, so long
continued, having killed out much Of the
young cotton. We hear Of one gentleman,
however, a large planter some twelve
miles to the east Of us, whose crop is all
that could be expected, his superior
farming skill having enabled him 10 some
way TO triumph over the most adverse
circumstances. His example should be
lesson to his neighbors Of what scientific
farming, and particularly scientific drain
age, will DO. The corn crops generally,
we learn, though backward, begins to
look WE'LL Water Valiey Eagle, 2sth
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deny that it is possible he is mistaken,
and that the city might be beaten on the
whole claim; and, we we'll know this is
to us risky proposition, but our finan-
cial endorsements force us to make it.
Bat there is still another view, which,
in the mind of all just men, is still more
weighty. A large class Of these bills are
liens upon the homesteads of widows
and minors, who have no earthly way to
pay this tax except by the sale Of those
homesteads. Under existing relations
between the city and the contractors, the
rule is inexorabls-the cases are forced
on to Judgment, and from judgment to
sale. The contractors have no discre-
ton in the matter. This is o burning
shame, and il continued will constitute
living disgrace. But il this settlement
is made, such bills will 20 to the city;
and the Board Of Mayor and Aldermen
can grant such indulgence, from time to
time, as individual cases may justify.
Il. ~ BROWN q Co.
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The Pacific Railroads.

A press dispatch in the New York
Times, dated Washington, May 81, says
The Commission to examine the Gem
trail Pacific and Union Pacific railroads,
consisting Of Major General G. X. War
rem, j. Blickersdefer, Lieutenant Colonel
r. s. Williamson and J. s. Clements,
have completed their report, and the
Commission has been dissolved. From
what can be ascertained of their report,
they estimate that at the date of their
examination, in February last, an ex-
penditure of So 800, 900 would be required
to bring the Central road up to a first.
class road, and equip it for through
business, with rolling stock, depots, ma
chine shops, engine.houses, etc.
Two of the Commissioners, Messrs.
Warren and Blickersdefer, also think an
expenditure of 81, 100000 is required to
improve its location. Messrs. Williamson
and Clements report that tho road hp q
been built upon the location approved nv
the Government, and is suitable to ell the
service that will be at present re quired,
Accompanying the report is evidence
showing that since the examination by
the Commissioners the Central Pacific
railroad company has purchased rolling
stock, machinery, irop, etc., to the
amount of 81 800, 900, the greater portion
of which has already been placed upon or
is row in transit to the road. The re-
malnder was being delivered from day 10
day.
Upon the Union Pacific road they re-
port that at the time of their exp. mination
the sum of $6,7O0,0 900 was necessary to
complete and equip the ore thousand and
thirty-fve miles according to the first
class standard, since which time the com
pany have beep constantly ct work com.
pletlng the road, and placing upon it the
materis. necessary fully to equip the
same according to the requirements of
the commission and the law. The report
states that the haste in which the roads
have been constructed has resulted in
defects of location and construction,
which must be remedied to bring the roads
to the standard of efficiency required by
law. No action has yet been taken By
the Executive upon the report.
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cigar in his mouth, and his chin resting
on both hands. His eyes we're fishy, and
he Intellectually attempted to rise as we
came in. We introduced our business
at once Mr.. Welles, said he, my de-
sire is peace aud harmony throughout
the country, aud will even sacrifice my
principle Qf / have any to secure these
things. OF course, as far as can do 30,
without interfering with my main pur-
pose, will favor you as a good Repub.
lican, but you must not expect me to
venture the svccess Of my administration
in your behalf. / consider that the Vir-
ginians themselves are chiefly to be
consulted in this matter, not you. Isay
this after due elaboration, and ! shall
put the same views before my cabinet.
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xieorson The Other Side

The comments in the Sunday Appeal,
in regard to our petition before the Board
Of Mayor and Aldermen of this city, re-
quire = passing NOTICE, We suppose that
if our proposition is based in JUSTICE and
right, and will at the same time help the
credit of the city, majority of the
Board will hsye the disoernment to see
and the courage to adept it; and that ii
the right and the argument are net 9th
US they Eil readily reject it.
The message from the Mayor shows
the substance of our prayer. Now, what
are the facts as shown by the records of
the City Government?
The old contracts provide. for the pay
meHt Tor the intersections, in cash, as the
work progresses. lSee contraci). This
never was done. The records show that
in lieu Of this cash the contractors were
compelled to elect between taking of the
city slow notes and scrip upon which
they sustained heavy discount and loss),
and nothing-net one dollar In money
have we got since l567-and in one in
stance we took bonds at sixty cents and
had 10 sell them at fifty cents. Now,
this is the first thing the city agreed to
do, and their failure to do it was fraught
with great damage to the contractors.
The next covenant on the part Of the
city was: The accounts for said pave
ment will be made out upon the compile
ton Of each section, by the City Engineer,
against the property owner or owners,
aud delivered to the contractors for col
lection, and il not paid according to the
terms above specified, within ten days at
ter the said payment becomes due, said
accounts, or so much as shall be due and
unpaid, shall be placed in the hands Of
the City Attorney for collection nnder
the city charter. The city Of Memphis
will and doeshereby guarantee to the cor
tractors the payment Of said accounts IS
SO assessed against the property owner
or owners for said pavement, according
TO the plans and specifications"
We did the work; the City Engineer
certified to and handed US the bills. We
followed the letter Of the contract and
presented the bills. The money did not
come. Following the contract, We hand
the bills to the City Attorney. A year
passes-no money yet. What is to be
done7 The contractors have bought and
have on hand a large amount Of material
an amount commensurate with an I'M
dertaking Of such magnitude. To stop is
ruin. So, to meet the emergency, we
pile on to our friends East the burden ci
two hundred thousand dollars more, and
march bravsly on to the compilation oil
our contracts.
Then We 60 back to the city and ask
(if they can't give US The money! for
bonds, at their cash value, in payment Of
the bills in front Of the property owners.
The City Attorney construeE the promise
Of the city to pay when the property
owner fails, or refuses 20. into guaranty
that the bills are cole ctabie. We have
consulted many Of the able lawyers o.
the city as 10 whether the contract can b
tortured into such a construction, and
finding there is but one opinion on the
subject. propose 10 the city TO submit the
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as is shown from the Assessors books
is easily explained, and very much
to the credit Of the former. The Appea
is quite large, unwieldy old hull, thai
requires great deal of fuel to keep steam
up at all times, SO its proprietors charge
twenty-five cents per week for it, while
the LEDGER is delivered everywhere in
the city at the small sum Of fifteen cents
per week. The Appeal, again, is com.
PEELED to sell over its weak editorials to
country people, which it sends out under
the heading of q sosekly paper, and
every one who reads it is charged two
dollars and fifty cents per year for single
copies. This is how the appeal can
show larger figures than the LEDGER on
that single point. But, Mr.. Editor, how
much profit has been divided in that
amount between the proprietors OF your
paper2 We will venture to say not q
cent, after the entire years expenses
have been paid. Then, if you will ask
our business manager what the LEDGER
is doing, he will show you his books,
which hand over to the proprietors
of this paper a handsome living
after its expenses have been paid. We
are not boasting, but simply make these
statements to show the public that the
Appeal is not more hourishing or rella-
BILE in money matters than the LEDGER
As to the charge of endeavoring to in
jure the credit of the appeal in the eyes
of business men, we deny it most en-
phatically. Our sincere wish is that the
paper may make money and its proprie-
tors grow rich, and that its editorials
may be seasoned with little common
sense.
This same sheet speaks of our being
at a disadvantage before the public,
which is all ridiculous stuff. 1t would
matter little what we should pub
lsh in the LEDGER, we could never
be at as great disadvantage before the
public as the editor of the appeal is at all
times. He Iabors under natural disad-
that was bred in the man and is
incursble. lis to be regretted that our
neighbor of the Appea! is so short
minded. BE said in yesterdays issue OF
his paper that he was done, and should
have no more to say against the LEDGER.
We presume he exhausted himself in one
editorial, and as proof Of the statement,
we call the attention Of the public to the
fact that the same editorial has been pub
Iished two days il succession. Will not
some one kindly disposed assist this
broken down old female in fixing up
new slangwang editorial for tc-morrows
paper2 For really the public must be
tired of reading the same one every day.
We deny the charge of having penned
,ur former article in anger. We
we're never in more agreeable frame
Il mind, and viewed the Appeals state
nent of figures with as much satisfaction
10 q young duck would a golden back
Tuns bug on bright May morning. We
,uew we could gobble our contemporary
III that, and have done so.
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WeIIes- he Calls Grant n Dram
ken ASS.

Welles, Radical candidate for Gov
ernor Of Virginia, pronounces Grant "sn
ass, aud what is worse, drunken ass"
His account Of hls interview with the
President is thus given in the Petersburg
Express: when we entered tho room,
be was leaning over the table, with a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-31

The poet Longfellow, at party in Bos.
ton, asked French gentleman, who hap
pened to be present, why he seemed SO
sad and unhappy at that moment? To
which the latter replied, me very mosh
dissatisfy, Me just hear dat my fadere
be dead |"
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Special Notices.

An ESSAY for young men on the crime of
salitude. and the diseases and abuses which
create impedimenss to marriage, with sure
means Of relief Seat in sealed letter
envelopes. free OF charge. Address. DR.. J..
skilIin HouEhton. Howard Association. Phil
adelphia, Pa. $3.50
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NEW ADVERTISEMENT S
" Fishing and Fishermen"
DR.. Green's Lecture, i.
ASSEMBLY HALL.
TUESDAY NEXT, AT sI.2P.M.

Tickets. sec. children hall price: al clesyes.
Smithwick 4 Hatchers book store. 2s3 Main
street. and AZ the Christian Adtocafe Office (;
al50 AZ the door. Proceeds IN aid Of SprinEdale
Methodist Church building fund. 7s-N
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PUBLIC LEDGER.

~. DUBOsE, EDITOR.
J. HARVEY MATHES, Cry EDITOR
e. WHITMORE, BUSINESS MANAGER.
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DAILY saIes al Q o,eIoek a.na.

NOTICE TO NAVY YARD LESSEkS-
IN Notice Is hereby given that / have been
appointed by the honorable Chancery Court u
Memphis. Receiver. and vested with fuII an
thori y as such, TO collect rents due and 70 be-
sees who claim such property will report to me
the number Of such lots as they hold, togoiher
With an exhibit of the leases or authority under
which they hold; also statement Of the
amount due BY them for such lease. am re-
quired TO take prompt action in this matter.
and steps will be taken TO forfeit all lshees
where the owners Of them do not at once come
up and settle. There are several vacant lots
able term for three years.
Memphis. May "a. 1859. ISL
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-23
ST. LOUIS.
PreDRRatIOns TO Celebrate tfla Hum
bOIdt CentennlAl3
Am AbssOnaIIng scandal.

ST. LOUIS. July %.
at a meeting held tonight to con.
slider how the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the birth OF Humboldt shall be
celebrated on September 14tb, 1t was
decided to have q festival with music
and orchestry in different languages.
A proposition was also discussed to
establish a vivarial such as has been
erected in Hamburg and Berlin, In
memory Of the great naturalist. a
vivarial 10 house of considerable ex-
tent in which species OF the most in
teresting living animals from all parts
Of the world are kept in a condition
which comes as near as possible to the
real mode of life in their natural state.
The heavy cost of such an institution
prevented its adoption The proposi-
tion and subject were referred to aeom.
mittee for further action.
The change in the gauge OF the South
Pacific Railroad was completed yester.
day, and now, conforms to that OF the
Missouri Pacific.
An Omaha dispatch, of the 2lst says:
general Augur leaves for the Sweet
Water county Tomorrow afternoon.
The Missouri excursionists lett for Salt
Lake this morning. The Congressional
party from the Kansas Pacific, via Dem
YER, reached here this evening and go
south and east to- morrow"
"A Postmaster and express agent
named Brayton, located at Pacific City,
lows, has absconded with 81. 600 ex-
press money. Parties are now in pur-
6uit, .5.f ..I.#..
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-23
CIRCINNATl.
A Kanawha Raftsman makes a Row
ma RIashes People with . KnIEe.

ana RIashes People with q knife.
.... CINCINNATI, July %.
A KaraWha river raftsman named
Jerry Burns was very drunk in hotel
kept by Ed. l.. Quinton, and grew
boisterOus, yesterday afternoon, and
was requested by the landlord to keep
quiet. He refused, and stabbed Quin-
ton in seven places, when the latter at
tempted toput him out: VIM. Thomas,
who interfered, was cut up badly. Two
other persons were slightly cut. The
citizens arrested and took Burns to the
station house. Quinton is hurt dan"
gerously.
A Woman Shoots o Man who Insults
Her.
Mrs. Jennie Wright, wife of a wood
man in Belures' wire goods factory,
shot J. W. Hart, an employee in the
same, yesterday afternoon. Her ver~
sion OF the affair is, that In the absence
OF her husband on account of sickness,
she went to the factory for something
he had left. Hart while she was there
made Indecent proposals to her. Her
husband, who Is a cripple, alter hear
ing this refused TO return to work and
told the proprietor the reason. The lat
ter spoke to Hart of the matter, where's
upon he said Mrs. Wright made propo-
sails to him. Mrs. Wright yesterday
confronted Hart and he repeated the
accusation to her. She answered with
a pistol shot, and was arrested. She is
young and of good reputation.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-23
RITUALIsM IN CHICAGO.
Trial OF 1Ir. Cheney.
T-I n0

CHICAGO, July %.
Court assembled at $3.50 A. NJ. The
President announced that the excep-
tions taken yesterday afternoon by the
counsel for the accused and which had
been held for advisement at the ad-
journmentS were overruled.
Mr.. Thompson asked the reason for
such decision.
Mr.. Otis thought It met a require.
ment-an unusual proceedIng-and on
his request the Court propounded the
question:: "ReV, Chas. e. Cheney, are
You guilty or. not guilty7 2"
Mr.. Thompson-Gnilty of what3
The Court-Guilty Of the charges con.
tanned In the present COUNT
Mr.. ThompSon-The charges are in.
congruous and imperfect. Our client
makes no response to this question.
Mr.. Otis-They are in accordance with
proceedings as laid down in the canons.
I wish to ask that the defendant be
considered as pleading not guilty, and
that 1t be SO recorded.
Mr.. Thompson-theni II the Court be
determined to proceed with the trial
we would ask what time the Court will
appoint for such trial.
Mr.. Otis-our canons provide that
notice OF the trial shall be served upon
the person to be tried with all due haste,
and we are able to show that proper
defendant In the present trial. If any
further time is required to subpoena
witnesses the Bishop should have been
applied to before or at the opening OF
the trial. I ask that the Court override
tho objections. After an absence OF
ten minutes the Court came in and the
President announced that the objec-
tIons had been overruled. they being
considered insufficient.
Mr. FnllnF than Y0an and said Wa
have up to this time presented such OBJ
jections as we had to the jurisdiction
and to the various papers that have
been laid before you, and to the court
of which you are the presiding officer,
until we have reached the point at
which we shall go no further. have
applied to the Superior Court of CHI
cago for an Injunction, which has been
granted, against all further proceedings
In this case. We.baVe determined that
II our client was smitten 1t shall not be
contrary to law, and we have been
compelled to pursue this course. The
Sheriff Of Cook county, who is pres
ent, will please serve the gentleman
whom he will find named in the writ.
The Sheriff of Cook county, Gustave
Fischer, then proceeded to serve the
writ in due from, his entrance being
greeted with loud and continued ap-
plause' by the audience, thus giving un-
mistakable evidence as to the sympR-
thies of large majority of it. As soon
as able to be heard, the President de-
order, and said If such de-
should again occur he
would order the house cleared. After
the injunction had been served the
court retired for consultation, and on
Its return, shortly after IL o'clock, 1t
was announced that an adjournment
would be had until two o'clock to-mor-
row, and the court accordingly adj
iourned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-23
mia Republlean Conventlon.
SAN FRANCISCO, July %.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.
The Republican State Convention
nominated Lorenzo Sawyer and o. @.
Pratt for Judges of the Supreme Court.
They adopted resolutions as follows:
First, We pledge the support of the
party to, and endorses the acts OF
Grants administration.
Second, That the negro question has
ceased to be the element OF American
politics and that the ratification of the
10Th Amendment should be followed
by Universal Amnesty and Enfran-
chIsement of the Southern people.
Third, AS regards the satisfactory
increase OF immigration in this State
from the Atlantic States and Europe,
but while giving preference to people
of our. own race, holds inof1ensive
emigrants from China as entitled TO
the full protection of the law, opposes
China suffrage in any form, and any
change in the naturalization laws of
the United States.
Fourth, 1t recognizes the power OF the
general government to restrict or pre-
vent Chinese emigration, by terminal
ing our commercial relations with Chi
ma; 1t believes closing our ports for the
present against the Chinese would be
Injurious to the material interests of
the coast, and reproach upon the in
telligence of fhe American people, and
contrary to the spirit of the age.
FIFTH, Approves the eight hour Law.
system.
Slate, Endorses the action of Congress
In rejecting the Alabama treaty, and
considers It the duty OF the general
Government to demand full reparation
for injury infected by the British Gov
ernment and people upon our com.
merce during the late rebellion.
Seventh, FaVors the equalization OF
taxation of all kinds of property.
Eighth, Opposes land grants 10 State
or railroads.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-23
BY MAIL.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, in de-
scribing the fall of real estate in that
city, says that "never before, since 1861 ,
were vacant houses so plentiful in Phil
adelphia!"
The unprecedented feat of shooting
one hundred pigeons In succession was
performed at Chicago, Wednesday af-
ternoon, by Captain. j.. 81. Bogardus.
The birds were loosened from plunge
trap, eighteen yards rise, and eighty
yards boundary. Bogardus used a
siugle-barrel gun, loading the weapon
himself, and was trifie over two hours
lin accomplishing the undertaking. The
match was made between himself and
Mr.. John Farnaworth, the latter gen
tleman betting 81 900 to 500 that the
feat could not be successfully carried
out. -. ~. .,,- , .-.ti,7,.si =. rj
The first death from yellow fever
In New Orleans, this season, occurred
Tuesday. H.. g. .-Gt .-sr- a. sr.
The fnal argument in the Yerger
case, before the Military Commission,
was submitted by the prosecution
Thursday. The argument by the de-
fense was submitted Tuesday. The
Judge Hill, of the United States District
Court, Thursday. This is the first step
toward carrying the case before the Sa-
pEeme Court of the United States. 1
j, An old lady seventy years old died
at Indianapolis Tuesday. from the eff
fects of a kick from COW she was
milking. '@A ~
Mr.. Wheaton, the brother-in-lawo Of
the Rev. Mr.. Halleck, who was killed
atIMast Hope, has published letter in
which he says: "Had there been help
at hand as soon as the cars struck,
sufficient time elapsed before, the fire
came, to!haye got Mr.. Halleck out and
saved his life, with many others who
perished In the hames." a-- g-4' ,.E #-a,
.H-Olive A. Morgan, who killed John
Petri, near Terre Haute, Ind, a week
ago last Sunday, has been on trial be.
fore the Criminal Court this week. and
Wednesday evening was found guilty
sentence of death. The prisoner heard
the verdict without much apparent
emotion. There was much clapping OF
hands In the Court room when the ver-
dict was read. 80
The Washington City papers have
been publishing very racy accounts OF
the mobbing, ducking and rolling in
the mud of Judge Purcell of the Or.
phRns' Court of that city, while on a
recent visit to Bladensburg. The Judge
imbibed too much corn juice and In
moment OF undue exhiIeration- made
some remarks derogstory TO the fair
damsels of that village. The young
men Of the town got, hold of him and
handled him very roughly indeed, al
beit he was arrayed lin suit of spot
less linen. Whatever the Judge may
have thought of this experience he
didn't like to be dished up in the pa
Ders, go he has sued them for $40, 600.
The trial will be immensely rich.