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COTrOE,

Cotton at the opening in Liverpool to-
day was quiet, Uplsnds 1lFd, Orleans
124d. At 1:2O pm. the market was firm
and prices a shade better, though not
quotAbIy higher, and closed the same,
Uplands 1ljd, Orleans 12Id; sales 10, 600
bales.
The New York opening dispatch
quoted that market dull and unchanged,
Low Middlings Csc, Uplands 29c, Good
Middlings SOC. Holders were asking 4e
higher st ii am, but buyers were eau
tious. At Zoe it was quiet but firm,
Low Middlings 2Sle, Uplsnds 294e, Good
Middlings sole. AT 1:55 I'm. it was
quiet but firm with prices the same, and
closed dull and nominal, Low MiddIings
2S92stc, Uplands 29@29ic, Good Mid
dlings SO@9Olc.
The New Orleans market, st $50 pm,
was dull and unchanged, Mlddlings 2S
@28tc.
There vas q better feeling prevailing
In this market during the day, but sales
were very light, the only one Of impor-
tanoe being that of 200 bales Low Mid
dlings at 27tc. Holders cling to 2S92SIc
for Middlings, and will not listen to
lower rates, except where q few bales
are forced upon the market. We quote
nominaliv as fOlloWs.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY APPEAL,

$50 0LALA M A@NLaE )
~ MEMPHIS, March 4, 1881
FgNANCK-
Exchange wa very scarce to-day, and
some Of our banks have advanced theii
selling rates, under the apprehension
that they will be compelled to ship cur
rency before the week is out. Eastern
bills are taken readily at b@4e discount
and ceiling at parole premium.
The great length Of our news from
Washington compels US to omit much Of
our usual matter to-day.
Gold in New York opened at 1911 &c and
closed at 1915 carrying at 6 per cent
Money On call, per cent. Sterling ex'
change, dull at 100 for sixty day bills.
Stocks were generally dull and unset
tied, but closed quiet and steady. Gov.
ernments closed steady, with offerings
larger than the bids. Fisk & Hatch
were bulling the market.
SsIes Of old Tennessee bonds reported
at SIC; new CSC.
We did no learn Of any large sales c
Gold in this market to day. Dealers
were shy, as many OF them get taken in
yesterday, and were not disposed to buy.
except at q margin OF 3@Ic on New Yori
rates.
We could learn OF no transactions il
stocks or bonds. The demand is good.
but none on the market.
City Scrip is firm at 75976c buying.
Selling at 77@SOc.
County Warrants are generally dull,
Dealers buy st 74975c and sell at &c
9S0c..
Police Scrip is scarce and firm. Boy
ing st 96e. Selling at $50.
School Scrip is steady at 9Oc buying.
Selling at 95o.
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~ 49, ~ E ME AL
quslity 75sto $3.50 per head. Mules,
in quite active demand ct from $50 to
$3.50 per head, as to the grade.
The stock of SALT is large and
prices are steady. Large Dairy, in 2
busbel barrels, "a 50. Small Dairy,
in 5 bushel barrels, So so. Large
Common, in z bushel barrels, 3 40 to
So SO. Small Common, in 5 bushel bar
rels, . go to 1915. These are quotations
10 lots from first hands. Selling by sin
gle barrels at an advance of 25e.
The TOBACCO market is fairly active.
All low grades are in demand and prices
are firm.
There is no change in WHISKY. The
demand is steady and prices generally
frn. Highwines 90 to 95c.
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Agents Wanted Every where.

NJ. CADART'S Pure Vegetable Coloring, 81 a
pound, sufficient to give a rich golden yellow
to 200 pounds Of White Butter; 50 cents per
sample package, sent to any address. No
farmer should be without il, as White and
straaky Butter is worth from six TO ten cents a
yellow. feb1
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OFFICERS OF TEE COMPANY.

At a meeting of the stockholders, held at the
st. Charles HOieli In New Orleans, In pursuance
to notice, on the 2Sth day of January, the fol.
lowing named gentlemen Tin accordance 70
terms OF charterl were elected Directors for the
ensuing year:
Thomss A. Adams, New Orleans.
Alfred Moulton, New Orleans.
d. DeHaven, New Orleans.
VIM. CreaTy, New Orleans.
Howard MillEpaugh, New Orleans.
John Paul Baker. New Orleans.
John A. 0raw, New Orleans.
h. Naultine, New Orleans.
ID. w. Flowrence, Vfcksburg.
DIR. j. r. WatkiDs, Memphis.
N. s. Otis, Memphis
Dr. j. W. Rogers, Memphis.
j. Edward Montgomery, Memphis.
John b. Davies, Louisville.
A. Baker, Louisville.
samuel II. Patterson, Jefersonvilie.
John Cobb, Madison, Ind.
Gen. 4. 7. Crittendep, Madison, Ind.
d. Z. Martin, ST. Louis.
Capt. ID. 4. Carson, ST. Louis.
Alta meeting of the Directors, held for the
purpose of electing officers the following
named gentlemen We're elected:
u. DeHsvep, President. New Orleans.
John A. Graw Vice President. New Orleans.
H.. Millspaugh Treasurer, New orleans.
NJ s. Otis, Secretary, Memphis.
John h. Davies, Chief Engineer. Louisville.
r. IS. Kirk. superintendent Madison.
C.S. Stewart, Assistant Secretary, New Or
). winnemore. General Agent, St. Charles
Hotel, New Orleans.
r. Y Rocket has been appointed AGENT
with office at Memphis, TO whom application
NAV be made for exchange OF lands for stock
in the Company.
Office No 3 Madison street.
pSrLedger and Post copy Sw. febI5
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WEATHER AND RIvExs.

The weather is cloudy and cold. We
are indebted to Mr.. Chas. Goodwin, of
the Gas Works, for the following report
of the stage of the river at this port {:
| March ID, river on q stand March Sd,
fell four inches; March 4th, fell six
inches; now nine feet nine inches below
high water mark. White river Is rising
slowly, and the Arkansas is failing, with
but little over three feet to the Rock.
The Cumberland is falling, with five feet
on the shoals. News from sill points
above will be found in our telegrsphic
columns.
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WATCHES.
WALTHAM
IN

THE extensive use OF these watches for the
last fifteen years by Railway Conductors, En-
gineers and Expressmen, the most exactlng OF
watch-wearers, has thoroughly demonstrated
the strength, steadiness, durability and accu-
raey OF the Waltham Watch. To satisfy that
class in ali these respects, is 10 decide the ques-
ton as to the real value OF these t~ime-keepeIs.
The superior organization and great extent
Of the ~Company's Works at Waltham enable
them to produce watches combining the best
and latest Improvements, and at a price which
renders competition futile, and tho e who buy
any other watch merely pay from IS 20 50 per
cent. more for their watches than is necessary.
&c For SALE BY DEALERS.
ca No watches retailed by the Company.
ROBBINS g. APPLETON,
General Agents.,
IS2 Broadway, New York.
fehS mon wesINfri
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MEMPHIS 6 ARKANSAS RIVRR
- -
Packet COunDa'v.

VIHE FOLLOWING ELEGANT PASSENGER
Il Boats of this LINE will leave Memphis
hereafter THRBETIMESA WEEK, as follows:
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, az
5 o'clock p.m,,
THOMAS H. ALLEN - Reese Pritchard, Master
w. A. ELL-....-..R L. Haines, Master
OZAkk.-..-~..--.....-.H- Biaisdsll, Master
LENl 7. Berry Masts r
Connecting at LITTLE RO * with the Com
pany'sn new and ltght-draugbt packets for Fort
Smith and Fort Gibson. Close connections
made both way
W. Williams, Master
VAN Blu Bowiin, Master
FORT N........-John WOODBURY., Master
FORT Rowland, Master
All of the above boats were built expressly
for the trade, and are particularly well adapted
20 IL. Passengers and freight will be put
through by this line TO all points on the Arkan-
Sas river without detention, and at reasonable
rates.
All persons shipping freight for any point on
the Arkansas river from North or East of Mem
phts, should have their goods consigned to
& Memphi and Arkansas River Packet Com
pany, a. Memphis. Merchandise shipNed from
New Orleans should be consigned to Memphis
and Arkansas River Packet Company, Napo-
leon, Ark.
Freight received at any time st the Compa-
ny's Office. JNO. ID. ADAMS. President.
T. A. KENDIG, Agent,
ia96 S4 Front street. Mosby Block.
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Memphis and MttIe ROCK Railroad

To MADISON AND LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
Going West-Leave Hopefeld daily at "a Am.
Coming East Leave Madison daily at 2 pm.
Ferry Boat leaves loot of Union street at Z am
s. b. BEAUMONT
fe.7s General superintendent,
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Trust SALE.
BANKRUPT SALE.

In the matter of ]. B. ASHE, in Bankruptcy,
at Memphis, Tenn
DY virtue of q general order Of sale by tn
ID District Court OF the United States for the
District Of West Tennessee in Bankruptcy, on
the 18th day OF December, lS6S, 1 shall proceed
to sell, on
Monday, March "a, 1859,
To the highest bidder. for cash, at the Chamber
of ommerce in Odd-FellOws' Hsu, Memphis,
Tenn, between legal hours, eOmmeoctng At u
O'Clock, ali the right, utle and iu1erest, legal
and eQuitable, which belonged 70 said Bank
rupt. ]. B. Akhe, at the date Of fling ufs petit
ton in Bankruptcy, in and to the real esta e
and personal property hereinafter described,
to-Wft: Ali the bills of exchange, bonds,
promissOry notes, securities, debts, Demands
claims, equities. a~ccOunts, books Of account
chooses in action, and all and. singular the per
sOnSl effects and assets of said Bankrupt OF
every Rind and description.
Also, the folloWing uneneumoered sea -
tate, tO-wtt A tract on land IN Soanoma
county, Miss containing one hunqre AeH
sixfy-One 10 100 acres, as follows: SeutnHest
ouarter Of southeast qu2 rter and sou1neast
Quarter of outhwe quarter secuon y, oNn-
sb3r 81 Rangs 3 west east half Of northwest
ansrter nOrfheazt quarter OF southwest quar-
Ter. sOuthEest quarter ~ souS1sAss 4uAFIeS
Seation d. Township =. Rfnsg AMesr
NH 9 is Asslznes q
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FOR WHITE v

Memphis and White River US. Man Packet Co
AlbEhII NJ mdsbeT
This SPLENDID passenger packet IT.
will lea re as above on ~
SATURDAY, 9Th inst, at 5 pm.
For freight or passage apply to
LARRY HARMSTAO, Agent,
mh5 No. 2h Msdison street.
Memphis and White River US. Mail Packet Co
6Eh NO. master
This excellent steamed leaves III
Memphis as above, s
SATURDAY, 9Th inst. at 5 pm.
JAMES b. SHARPE, Agent,
No. $50 Front street.
]. a. sayers, Passenger Agent. mh5
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EXTRACT OF BUTTER PLANT.

\ brief allusion TO the orl,in OF his import
ant diScoveiy-Insy not prove uuinterestiDg
Among the authenti 'ated records OF the re.
nowned Captain Cooks voyage around the
world, Is found the statement, that while SO
Journing for a shori time on the Brazilian
Coast OF South America, he observed the ma
ttveF using, IN the preparation Of their food, a
peculiar Oil. which, upon examination, he
IOHad TO possess the. appearance, taste and
flavor OF Buite-; upon further inquiry, how
ever, be ascertaiHed that IL was simply a sub
stance that the natives distilled IN a crude and
imperfect manner from a rich and luXuriant
plant that grew spontaneously and abundantly
in that warm tropical coHutry. A few years
ago an eminent French chemist. While on a
professional visit TO the tropics, made numer-
Gus experiments with this remarkable pro-
duction of nature, and succeeded in extracting
a concentrated essence of The plant. The for
muls for its preparation, and the Sole Right
for the sale in this country are the exclusive
property OF This company, by whom il was
purchased from the original diseoverer. We
claim for this remarkable. YEA simple and per-
fectly preparation -
lst. That by It's uss a net gain of nom 50 TO
300 per cent. is made in the manufacture of
Butter.
I'd. mat Butter, which from age or whatever
cause, may be strong, rancid, streaked or
general use. by the aid OF this Extract is re-
stored to its original eshne and sweetness.
fine grain and even color.
81. By the use of this Extract, one pound of
deliHious, mesh Butter is actually made frOra
ons pint of milk.
am. That a pure and excellent table Botter
can be made, at "a cost of from ID to 20 cents per
poand. The chef expen- e wherein beipg But
ter, which is the essen i'll base.
5Lh. That Butter manufactured by the aid Of
this Extract is equal IN every respect to the
best Butler maze by the ordinary method.
6th. The Extract. after thorough analysis,
by able chemists, is pronounced perfectly free
from any deleteiiOus substance, the ingredI-
ents being purely OF q vegetable nature.
7th. In proof of the foregoing assertions. the
factory OF this mpan Is making one ton of
Butter per day, which meets with ready sale
in the New York market, and is consumed
from the tables OF The first hotels, restaurants
and private families in this city and elsewhere.
A sample package Of the (sufhcient
to make nfty pounds o. Butter, with full di.
rectiOns for use, will be sent to any address o.
the receipt OF 81.
CAUrION.-As all articles of real merit IRE
subject to spurious limitations, we would ; pc
cially caution the public against counter feits
and worthless limitations, advertised ~ DOW
ders, compounds. etc, as the Extract Of the
Butter Plant is prepared aud SOLD only by
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FOR NEw ORLEANS.
Regular New Orleans Packet-FOr Yicksburg,
Natchez and New Orleans.
EAtIlheu MdsLtE
Leaves Memphis for the above 60
and intermediate points 5
TIL DAY, 5th inst, at 10 a m.
RICHARD W. LIGHrBURNE, Agent,
mh5 No. 4 Jefferson street.
REGULAR Louisville and New Orleans Packet
For New Orleans.
MARY HOUSTO N........-L b. Durham master
This elegant passenger steamer a.
will leave 1
THIS DAY, 9TH inst, at 10 am.
LARRY HARMSTAD, Agent.
mis- Star Wharfboat. foot Monroe st.
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Lumber,


OLDEST lumber merchants In tba 9 o,,h
" Yard established In Memphis 1871. :. .sniid
Ing Material of all kinds. dressed ana ouu1-
Flooring, Doors, Shingles, Ceiling. RlSnds
L2ths, Misunderstanding, Glazed Sssh. Eaass
and once foot Washington street. neS tzae
pls aAwSm u. & al. ", C6OF RAN
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BUTTER.
TIL
TIL
ECONOMY BUTTER co

Ask the attention OF all interested in the re-
CuctiOn or the -extravsgRnt cost of Butter, 10
their practical and economical system OF IN
ing pure prime Butter by aid OF the
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The following real estate. situate IN the county
Of Crittsnden, state OF IL being me
eastH OF ths east y of section two. in town
shin kx north, range 8 east also. the east 1zOL
the southeast FRACTIONAL 4 Of section thirty
I'VE, in township seven north, range nlhe ease
sale Will be made as Aforesaid, pursuant 70 the
terms aud 5 ipulations OF q certain deed OF
trust executed by A. MaisOn, C. Thomas aud
Taas D K. ThOmss, executed on the 18th day or
Nav. 1857. to the undersigned. in trust, 70 So
eure to Mrs. e. W. Barton and K b. carton ana
certain dsbt therein mentioned aa4 20 sattsy
the said trasE. Sale between The noois III
am. and 4 O'Clock pem The ute u Sou1' Oub
n only sell and as TRUSTEE.
mh2S JAMES :. BARTON, fTua1eA
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above will be found in our telegrsphlc
columns.
Steamer Belle st. Louis, st. Louis.
Mary Forsyth, st. Louis.
Magenta, Cairo.
Cheyenne, Cincinnati.
Ben Campbell, O4ceola.
Linton, ST. Francis river.
S%tonewall, New Orleans.
Big Horn, New Orleans.
Natoma, Friar's Point.
Departures
Steamer Belle st. Louis, st. Louis.
Stonewall, st. Louis.
Big Horn, st. Louis.
G.. W. Cheek, OseeOla.
{" Ben Campbsll, Osesola.
Leni Leoti, Arkansas river.
Guidon, Arkansas river.
Argosy, White river.
Mary Forsyth, Vicksburg.
Magenta, New Orleans.
In Port.
Minneols, Cheyenne, Linton, Mollie
Hambleton and NstOms.
mEsCELLANEOUs.
Tie Natoms, with Capt. Jim Lee on
the roof, will back out to-day at her usu.
al hour for Frisr's Point and all way
landings. She is an excellent passenger
packet. B. p. Field and Stack Lee are
her clerks.
The Minneola, Capt. Miller, leaves on
Saturday for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati. Mr.. Grubbs Is her clerk.
Capt. E. a. Levy has removed his Of
fee from No. 290 Front street to No. 299
Front. This removal has been rendered
necessary by the tearing down of the
building on the corner OF Front and
NJ sdison streets. The new Office is q
pleasant M and only a few doors south
OF the old one.
The Gerard B. Allen is due from
Shreveport. She has 500 tierces of beef
and $50 head Of cattle for st. Louis.
The Benton leaves st. Louis for the
mountains on the 18th inst.
The ice at Omaha, in the Missouri, is
still crossable by pedestrians.
G. o. d. freight to the amount of $685.
600 was taken from st. Louis this season
by the Rubicon alone, for parties be-
tween our city and Vicksburg.
New Orleans is now shipping ice
north. The Crescent City Ice Company
on Tuesday shipped fifty tons on the
GAINESVILLE Il Fort Smith, Ark.
The Liberty, Capt. Conley, leaves to-
morrow for all points on White river.
She is the regular u. s. mail packet.
Jimmy Thompson is clerk.
Capt. AID. Storm will, we learn, sOon
q packet IN the Memphis and
White river trade.
n. K. Wolsey, a we'll known passenger
agent of St. Louis, died near that city q
few days ago.
The Nashville wharf was covered with
on Tuesday last.
The Legal Tender was to have left
Louisville for New Orleans on Thursday
evening, and the Richmond last night.
The David Lynch, sunk near Gallipo-
lis recently, was being raised by the
use of levers at latest sdvices. She is
probably afioat by this time.
TIE Cheyenne, Capt. Piersal, with J.
L. Alexander in the office, leaves to day
'or FoIt Smith and way points on the
Arkansas.
Blasdale viii back out his fine steamer
Ozark tomorrow for. Little Rock and
points intermediate on the Arkansas
liver. Ed. Outlaw is her clerk.
The Bismarck. Capt. Sam Entrlcken,
viii pass down tO-dsy at ten a. m. for
New Orleans.
The Rubicon is the regular Vicksburg
md bend packet for tomorrow. She is
clipper.
The fine steamer Luminary, Capt.
conway, with Lee FInney in the office,
to-day at five p. m. for Cairo and
St. Louis. She connects with the trains
North and East.
The Mary Houston, Capt. Durham,
viii pass down for New Orleans to-day
{ ten 3. %. She is an elegant pas
packet.
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This Company, autherizsd by charter from
the state of Louisiana, is now thoroughly or
gained and in working order.
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ORANOERY SALE.
CHANCERY RALE

ON WEDNESDAY, MARcH2 "a. 1859. .CHAN
" Gerry COURT OF MEMPHIS.
No. 3Is5 Harriet J. Register, adm'x., W. S. Z.
ROgsteT ct al.
DY virtue OF an interlocutory decree in this
ID cauke. 1 will sell, at public auction, 10 the
highest bidder, in front Of he auction house
OF Roystsr, Trezevant & Co., In the city. OF
Memphis, tennessee,
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The Economy Butter Company.
0fice-II5 Liberty STREET.
Factory-2se GREENwIcH STREET, N. Y.
State, County and City Rights for sale, ofrsr-
ing to capitalists rare Opportunitits for estab-
fishing a staple business, pay ing enormous
profits.
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Trustees Sale.
0n fharsdaY, the FIrst day 0f lprll NeIt,

rHE undersigned, Trustee, VIII, at the south
esst corner OF Court square, in the city OF
Memphis, sell 10 the highest bidder, for cash.
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ZOE RIvER.

Memphis and Arkansas River Packet Company
United States Mail Line.
...... Harrison Blaisdeu Master
This splendid passenger steamer II
gill leave for the above on ~
SATURDAY, 6th inst, at 5 pm.
7. A. r ENDIG, Agent,
mh5 3O4 Front ST.. wosbv Block.
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----....--.o-DO PIN u d.MA
Time through 10 New Orleans "a hours. Bag
gage checked through. Tick ct office 237Z Main
street and at Depot. Omnibuses will call for
passengers and cheek baggage in any part of
the city, by leaving orders at 2S7Z Main street.
febH a. 5. LVERMORE, GenI Sup't.
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COTTON STATEMENT.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
MEMPHIS, March 4, 1869.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE

Scnphls ana LsHisVlne Railroad line
al ARRIvK
Day Express, r. r. time. SEQ am. 800 pm
City time. As am.
Night Express, r.. r. tme.. A,00 p.m. BOO am
City time &45 pm
Ticket of1ces No. 27H Main street and ct De-
pot, head OF Main street.
6AM, JONES, 0enTBup1.
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mississippi and tennessee Railroad.

New Orleans Mail. daily--.-S:I5 pm. Ais pm
New Orleans Express, daily
except Sunday-----..--..8:30 q M. SS am
Freight, daily except Sun
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DOCKS are now open at the office of n.
ID S. OTIS, No. AZ Madison street, for sub
scriptiOn OF stock In the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-31
Thr Craukiny Privilege

POstmas;er General CRESwEIL has deserved
well of his country in striking heavy blow at
the ranking privilege and demanding its aboli-
tiun. N
Tie Department expended last year nearly
$1,000 900 more than the receipts, and the re
port shows that but Tor the iranIing privilege
The Department would he Self-sustaiuing The
Postmaster General thinks that the Gust at the
" dead head " privilege is considerably in eA-
cess of SIS 900 900 annually. lie gives statis-
! ties of the otIic" at Washington for twenty DAYS
| in January, 1869, showing that frr the ycnr the
weight of franked letters was $50 $40 ponds
and Of franked public documents 3,742 ,04i
pounds. which, at the minimum postage of 81 rs
per pound for letters and 10 cents fer documents
amounts to 81 1897 III. l#
In reply to the objection that this reform
would impede the diffusion of political kuowl-
edge anong the people, MIR. CREswgLL says
An unburdeUed press, managed and directed
by private enterprise, can de- mnre than Com
gross to enlighten the masses. Better far that
tue tracking privi, &c should be abolished, and
that all newspapers sent u regular aud bona
fde subscribers from il known office Of puhlca-
tnn shunld be carried free, without regard t,
weight throughout the United States as now
throughout the county ~ herein printed and pub
lished. The receipts Of the apartment for the
last year from 4 newspapers aud pamphlets"
amounted to $77S,sS2 80. This portion OF its
receipts the Department can forcgn, provided it
can be protected against the frauds, more than
three times in amount, inseparable from the
franking privilege"
The Cincinnati Times adds " that the Govern
ment dead-hcads generally send public docu-
ments only to those who are able To- pay the
postage and who receive all important nidrnla-
tian through the press long before the public
documents arrive. The cnnlmon people get
nothing except when an VI. u. wastes the public
funds and delays the public business in making
a hIInrnnlhR ~ snaaeh E,r the. anI,. ,,f
franking II to his constituents to insure u re-
election" .. ..4 -sr
Mr., CREswgLL does not propose h make
Government officials pay their own postage.
On the contrary. he would have certain reaSon-
able sums appropriated for this purpose.