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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05
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LATEST TO NOON TO-DAY.
NEW YORK.

NFw York, April 5.-While Mr. John
E. Faulkner, Of 224 Bowery, was on his
way home about two o'clock yesterday
morning, he encountered some young
men, who, upon bis refusing to treat them,
robbed him OF small sum Of money and
gold watch. Two Of the robbers we're
arrested on the spot, but the others es-
capped with their booty.
Three sailors entered the bar.room Of
Dan'l Calvin, l52 Freeman street, Brook
lyn, last evening, and after partaking
of liquor, an alteration ensued, when
Calvin drew pistol and shot one of the
party named McCampbell in the hand.
Calvin was arrested and locked up to
await examination.
The Heralds Mexico correspondent
says civil war in the State of Tamaulipas
continues to rage with undated fury.
A party of rebels under Vergas defeated
Escobado's troops near Villa Grassa,
capturing his equipage, archives, and
twenty seven thousand dollars in
specie. The same party attacked the
city of Linares, but we're repulsed
with heavy loss. Escobado's policy to-
ward the rebels is of the most bloody and
relentless character. Nothing but ex-
termination satisfies him. He has given
orders to have shot all foreigners who are
not provided with passports. Two
American traders on their return from
Saltillo to the Rio Grande we're robbed
by the military, shot and their bodies
hung on trees.
A German named Murray May, yes.
terday, shot bis wife at 425 East Fifty
fourth street, with shotgun in the
breast, inficting serious wound. May
was arrested.
By the explosion on the steamer City
of New York, on Saturday, Thomas
Jones, "greaser," was killed, and the
Second Engineer, Robert Hutchinson,
was badly scalded.
The printers strike, so long existing,
has been settled ON the following basis:
The employing printers cencede the
twenty dollars per week asked by the |
Union, and the Union reduces their
prices of composition about one cent per
one thousand ems, as follows: ffty-three |
cents for solid manuscript copy, and fifty |
cents for loaded; fifty cents for solid re-
print copy, and forty seven cents for
eaded. The price per hand for day
work to be thirty.fve cents, and for
night work fifty cents. Competitors en-
ployed at day work be allowed to charge
ZEN cents per hundred ems additional for
al matter act after six o'clock pm.
Book-work to be charged in pages.
Both committees are to sign the
new scale, and copy Of it to be
posted conspicuously in every Office.
The employing printers also agree
q recognise the Printers Union, |
md recommend the establishment of
house for the accommodation OF unem-
ployed printers, to be supplied with mag
,zines and newspapers, and the expense
10 be borne mutually by the Typothelac
and the Union.
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New York Gotten Market.
Special to PUBLIC LxDGER, by Southern Pacif
and Atlantic Telegraph.

Special to PUBLIC LgDGER, by Southern Pacific
and Atlantic telegraph
New YoRK, April 5, lO:l5-The cotton
market is quiet but firm.
New YoRK, April 5, ll:50 a.m.-Up-
lands-Ordinary, 253; good ordinary,
26a; low middling, ia; middling, 2S4;
good middling, 80. Florida-Ordinary,
25a; good ordinary, 26a; low middiing,
27s; middling, 2s3 good middling, 30.
Mobile-Ordinary, &c; good ordinary,
81; low middling, %; middling, 29;
good middling, 3O4. New Orleans and
Texss-Ordinary, 26l; good ordinary,
27}; low middiing, 28i; middling, 29f /;
good middling, 3O3. Market opened quiet,
with moderate demand.
l:2O p.m.-Cotton quiet but steady /;
low middling, 2f4; good middling, 29a;
Orleans, 29l; uplands, 2ss; Mobile, 20.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05
ARREST OF JOHN MARKHAM, THE MUIR

ARREST OF JOHN MARKHAM, THE MUIR
DEFER OF MEMPHIS MAN.--It will be re-
membered by our readers that some three
months ago a sporting character from
Cincinnati, we'll known about Memphis
by the name of Doc. simons, was killed
in front of the Collins House, in Water
Valley, by man named John Markham.
The murderer at onpe disappeared, and
was not heard of until last week, when
he was found and arrested by detective
in New Orleans. he will be brought
back to Water Valley for examination.
Bacon, the former partner of Markham
in the keno business, it is understood, has
had kesn dsteetiys on the track of
Markham ever since the killing. Mark
hams eldest son, we learn, was with him
at the time OF his arrest in New Orleans
but, whether be was arrested or not, is not
stated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05

When q knight of the Order Of the
Golden Fleece dies his insignia are sent
to the Knight who is appointed in his
place. Thus it happens that the insignia
of the order have been worn in the course
of time successfully by q great many
illustrious men. The insignia which
once covered the breast of the terrible
Philip the Second, Of Spain, are now
worn by Senior Olozaga, the Spanish
ambassador in Paris.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05
Army designations.

Brevet Brigadier General Elijah S.
Parker, late of Gen. Grants staff, has
rendered his resignation, it having been
for some time his intention to retire from
the military service. A large number of
the army officers who are left waiting or
ders by the recent consolidation are
availiug themselves of the opportunities
offering to enter civil life.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05
FnREIGN.

Nav YoRK. April 5.-Ths HibHns's
special says the Spanish Cortss on We'd
ssssay asked the Ministry for documents
relative 10 goods said 10 have been i'm
ported for commerce By Mr. fiaie, the
American Minister. under diplomatic
franchise.
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road.
The Senate Pacific Railroad Commit
tee decided, at the meeting on Monday,
to ask for an indefinite postponement of
General Fremonts Memphis and 81 Paso
Pacific railroad bill when it is called up
in the Senate. This bill, which the
House passed almost unanimously, asks
nothing more than the right of way from
Congress. 1t meets with stormy OPPOSE
ton from those who are seeking to push
through bills establishing other routes
with large subsidies. tits claimed that
the passage of General Fremont's bill will
establish bad precedent, and prevent
other roads in the future from obtaining
anything from Congress more than the
right of way. As the bill has not even
been referred to the Pacific Railroad
Committee, their action must be regarded
as prejudging the bill. 1t seems, how
ever, that the majority of the committee
are determined not to allow the passage
of the Fremont bill until others, which
contain clauses allowing subsidies, are
passed. - Cor. N. Y. Post
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05

Mr. j. NJ. Hogshead has withdrawn
from the Pamela Star to consummate q
business arrangement elsewhere, and the
paper will be conducted hereafter by the
remaining member of the late firm, Mr..
E. J. Walsh. Mr.. Hogshead is high.
toned gentleman, and carries with him
the warmest of friendships, and his sue
cessor Is worthy of the place.
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Liyerpool Cotton Market.

Special to PUBLIC LEDGER. by Southern Pacific
and Atlantic Telegraph.
LIVERPOOL, April s, Ills s.m.-The
cotton market opened quiet; for
uplands, l2sd; Orleans, l2si; sales,
5000 bales.
l:20 p.m,-Cotton quiet and steady.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05

It is now the fashion in Paris ceme-
teries to engrave the dying words of the
inferred on the tombstones. Oh,
mammal is the general exclamation
with children, and "Oh, God" with
adults, says curious mortuary statistic
man
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05

The Brownsville Bee says, for the
benefit we presume of future historians:
I" We see il stated in a good many of our
exchanges that the Haywood Ku-Klux
killed some fifteen of Cooper's braves
1t is all militious mistake-the owls
caught them"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05
Snecial Notices.

Essays for Young Nsn-en tbs Errors and
Abuses incident 70 Youth und Early Manhood,
with The humane view of treatment and cure,
ANT hy mail free Of charge. address How
AID ASSOCIATION, Box p, Philadslphis,
pa ll%G
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05

On the night of the 2Sth ult., Mr.. Mere
dith P. Lewis, a citizen of Madison
county, living near the Gibson line, was
visited by twelve men. whom be took to
be militia, from Humboldt, and robbed OF
thirteen hundred and forty-seven dollars,
together With great many valuable pa
pers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05

Special to PUBLIC LEDGER, by Southern Pacific
and Atlantic telegraph
LoSDos, April 5, l:20 pm. - Five
twenlies, S35; Erie, 24l; Consols, 80 !;
illinois Central, 81. Bonds in Frank
fort, s7l.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05
New Orleans Cotton and Nor
Markets.

Special to Public LEDGE By Western Union
telegraph
New ORLEANS, April 5. ll;30 am.
Cotton market dull and unchanged |;
middling, 283; sales, 400 bales. N. Y.
sight bills, per cent prem, Gold, l3l /.
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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

We hear Of a movement on foot, or
rather of an effort to organize a move
ment, looking to the material improve
ment of the road from Plymouth to
Bremen. We most heartily wish the
enterprise may succeed, and it certainly
should. IF our town people are not to-
tally blind to their interests, it certainly
will. A subscription of ten thousand
dollars should be raised, if so much is
needed, at this place, Bremen and the
country adjacent to the road. We think
if the enterprise is theoretically pushed
forward the money needed can be pro.
cured.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

THE officials of ST. Thomas (EpiscO-
pail Church, of this place, have secured
the title of the two lots now occupied
by them, and propose to take immediate
steps toward the construction of a new
church thereon. The first act was to
notify those who subscribed of the fact
that payments will become due, period.
ically. on their notes, commencing on
the 18th inst. We understand an effort
will be made to build church costing
SIC. 900. and certainly that sum should
be raised in our community, and thus
add another ornament to our prOsperins
town.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09
MA r RED.

BY Rev. j. Schlosser on the I'd inst,
at the Reformed Parsonage, Mr.. JOHN
Cook and Mrs. ELIZABETH CIDER,
both of Marshall County.
Attic ST. Thomas EpiscopaD church,
by Rev. VIM. Lusk, jr. On the morn
ing of the I'd inst, Mr.. LOTT DICKSON
to Miss NETTIE Cory.
The Church was crowded with curious
andinterested spectators. The service was
solemn, appropriate and impressive. The
music sweet and timely, the bride sattend-
ants were beautiful and most tastefully
dressed; the gentlemen attending were
somewhat nervous at thus being COM
PEELED to look matrimony in the face,
but behaved themselves very well. To
say that the bride was beautiful would
but family convey the impression her
charming appearance made upon all pres
ent. The groom looked happy, as he
felt; and, all in all, the ceremony was
most pleasant affair, and we wish JOY
to the principal participants.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09
A FREE FIGHT.

A free fight between the Railroad
Companies and certain business man
of our town come off one day last week.
1t appears that under special contract
that he, the said man, is shipping goods
from New York to Plymouth only forty
cents for one hundred pounds! Old
rates were one dollar and sixty-seven
cents per hundred. This immense de-
crease in the cost of transportation and
the very low prices at which goods can
be bought in New York have induced
Abe Becker 4 Co to purchase largely,
and to throw upon the Plymouth Mar:
ket, at retail only, one of the largest
and best selected stock of Groceries,
Provisions, Queenswarc, Glassware,
etc., ever brought to this market. They
respectfully invite those desiring goods
in their line to call at No. 8, Corbin' S
Block, and examine. We intend to re-
tail at wholesale prices, therefore VIC
shall decline wholesaling many of our
goods as cheap as we retail them.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

THE Sunhower is said to be a good
cure for fever and ague, or rather pre-
ventive of that dreaded disease. 1t is
said to possess the faculty of freeing the
atmosphere from the animal and veg
etable germs supposed to constitute the
miasms productive of ague. The sun
flower has long been known as good
food for poultry and bees, but now that
it is known to be preventive of fever
and ague we shall expect to see great
patches of it in every dooryard, the
browning boquet be that with the larges1
sunfower, and every victim of fever and
ague with q sunfower at his nose.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09
We advise cur townpeople and coun

WE duVlSc ONI tOWnpcOpic aHU COoH-
try friends to keep a close lookout for
horse-thieves and burglars A half
dozen thieves have been in our town
within hepast week, and horse-stealing
has been carried on literally for two or
three weeks in our county. Watch
these fellows and if ono is caught give
him lesson that will be instructive to
his confederates. Of course we do not
advise violence for these gentry; but
then, we do think lesson of the right
charater would be beneficial to the fra
ternity of thieves that are robbing our
farmers and townspeople Of their hard
earnings. Sometimes a man cannot
prove all he knows, and if he really
does know it and can't prove it, why,
it is all the same in equality.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09
DIE D..

At the residence of his father I'm
Plymouth, Ind, on Thursday morning,
Sept. I'd, JOHN &. BRIGGS, aged q
years.
The subject of the above notice was
number of years ago resident of this
place, and left here to enter the service
q the Fl. Wayne road, where he has
been engaged, almost necessarily, for
the past eleven cars; and at the time of
his dcat'', although so younga man, was
one of the most competent, skilled and
trusted engineers and machinists on the
line of this road The high esteem in
which he was held by his fellow engin-
GERS was manifested by their presence
here, to the number of about hundred
from Fort Wayne, with a special train
including number of members of the
Brotherhood of the Footboard, society
of engineers. The deceased leaves q
wife, father, mother, brother and large
list of warm and loving friends to mourn
his untimely death.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

THE balloon ascension, which was
advertised to take place at the fair
ground last Saturday afternoon, was
postponed on account of the weather
and an accident which befell the balloon
Just at the critical moment when acct
dents should not occur. We are told
The tickets still remain good, and will
admit the holders when the balloon
does go up
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09
on that day

VOICE OF MAsoNRY.-The Septem-
Der Number of this Masonic Magazine
is out; the contents of this number are:
Mount Lebanon, by Rob. Morris, LII. D.;
Proceedings of the Supreme Council of
the A. & a. Scottish Rite at its annual
meeting in June; Unique English Ma
sonic Notice; Grand Lodge of Illinois;
Romanism and Masonry; The Oldest
City in the World; Laying the Corner
Stone Of the New Hall at Freeport; De-
cisions of G.. NJ. Reynolds; From Labor
to Refreshmcnt; Editors Drawer and
Quarry, &c. j. G. w. BAILEY,
164 Clark St., Chicago.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

LAST Saturday was very busy and
a very dusty day in our town. The
dust was the worst Of the season, and
all, with one accord, wished for the
street sprinkler. The town was full Of
people, and trade was good. Wheat
came in freely, and sold for 81 Is for
No. 1. The balloon ascension called
cutie a crowd of spectators, and the lack
of farm work just at this time permitted
a large number to come to town 'just
fer the fun of the thing" Altogether,
Plymouth looked like herself again, and
the dead and dying old fogy dealers Of
our town felt quite young again. We
venture the surmise that the feeling was
new to them and will be until they are gal
vanized into little life, and put little
more energy into their business.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

No greater or more offensive nul-
sance was ever suffered to infect any
place than the old Tannery in the north
part of town; yet our very efficient and
tidy city fathers, after having their at
tention called to it repeatedly, and even
some of the Drawer ones paying a per-
sonal visit to the grounds and inhaline
to their entire satisfaction the pleasant
odor eliminated from the aforesaid nui
sance. "Only this and nothing more
still the Tannery survives and SO do the
Fathers, and though they sleep, yet dc
we trust theirs Is not "the sleep thai
knows no waking" however, it looks
like it.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

Or course, since the Republican OBJ
jects, We suppose we have hardly the
right to inquire about anything relating
to the Corporation, but if we had we
should certainly like to be informed by
some person who is posted relative to
the mysterious movements of the city
fathers, if the delinquent tax list in the
hands of the corporation treasurer is to
be collected, or did the tender conscience
of the Corporation compel it to admit
so many questionable facts at the last
term of court that the collection is rem
dered impossible? Ifso, will it not be
rather difficult to enforce collections
hereafter? These are questions We
should like to ask, if we could without
giving offense.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

BoY-THIEvEs are becoming one OF
the greatest nuisances of our town
Pilfering from groceries and wagons
robbing fruit orchards and gardens
some of our boys around town are rap
idly educating themselves for profession
althieves, and for term of imprisonment
Parents who would save their gray..hairs
from sorrow and shame would do we'll to
look after their boys.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

THAT sidewalk on Michigan street
north of the railroad bridge is quite an
ornament to she town. monument in
fact. to the energy and care of our Cor
poratc officers. So thought the men,
bers of the press who visited our place
last Friday. So think the citizens of
South Plymouth.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

PREPARATIONS are being made for
the State Fair which will open on the
10Th. The grounds are to be fitted up
in style far superior to any previous
exhibition. The abolition of the ex-
hibitors' fee is said to be good feature,
and many entries of stock, machinery,
and manufactured articles will soon be
made
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09
YHf commissioners met, as q court,

YHE commissioners met, as q court,
last Monday, and adjourned Wednesday
evening, after transacting all business
before them. They visited the poor
house, and report it all right; and all
their business was satisfactory to all
reasonable parties concerned, and every
one is satisfied that we have commits
sioners of whom our county may justly
feel proud.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

A Chicago detective visited our: town
last Friday in search of a criminal
whom he described as man about five
feet eleven inches high, weight about
100 pounds, sandy hair and side-whisk-
ers, brown eyes, and with stifened
fore-fnger on his left hand
A reward is offered for his capture,
and information leading said official to
effect said capture would be paid for
literally, if correct, left at our Office
during the ensuing week.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

We are under obligations to II. B.
Pershing, Esqr., for copy of book
containing the combined histories of L.
S. Grant and s. Colfax. The chief OBJ
lection to the book is that it contains a
large amount of Grant and rery little
Colfax; and more history of Vicksburg
the Wilderness and few other battles
of which we have already read some
few accounts, than of both these notable
gentlemen. We suppose Pcrshing is
drawing it mild" on us to commence
with, and will give us strong one next
time.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

\ little scandal has been in circula-
ton for few days past, touching some
of the good people at Argos. As we
are not much given to gossip, we shall
be compelled to wait for further testi
moly before we make further rcyela
lions.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

We are panied to learn that Mr.. Be-
langee, of the Republican, is quite sick
and that Mr.. Nichols, of the same office
Is hardly able to leave his room. There
Is more sickness than usual in our town
just now
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

LAST Sunday the Rev. Mr. Gregg, of
LaPorte, dedicated the new Episcopal
church at South Bend, within three
months from the time the first subscrip-
lion was made for the building of said
church; and the church is a model of
beauty and taste. Good enough for
South Bend, We say.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

II. ROSE, Esq, who is running the
ferryboat business, by proxy, out at
Omaha, was in town the other day.
lust as usual" only twenty pounds
light, and says if it wasn't for Plymouth
he would move to Omaha.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

Dickson keeps up his immense stock
of hardware, and sells as cheap as ever;
and he still insists en- having old claims
settled up, in order to keep up business
on his original quick sale and small
profit" basis.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

Has any one seen the Improvement"
in the Republican which the Junior says
he has been trying to make, and which
has delayed the paper for the last eight
or ten weeks? A parsof the Improve
ment" may be found in the first lire
of the first local column, and more of it
is scattered through its columns in the
shape of flched articles.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

We call attention to the new time
table of the Fort Wayne Road. As
will be observed, the time of some of
the trains is very fast, and the trip from
Chicago TO New York can be made over
this road in % hours, one hour less
than by any other road.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

HoRsE-THIEvING is growing to be
quite fashion in Northern Indiana. A
number of fine horses have been soon
fiscated" recently, and we hare heard
talk of a vigilance committee, and have
also heard that If the committee com
mences its labOrs that horse-thieves had
better sell out or "look out for splin-
ters.o
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

FAIR NOTICE is hereby given to al
who are in any way indebted to US
either by note or book account, to cal
and pay up before the goth Of this
month otherwise they will be visited
by an officer of the law.
50 A. BECKER q Co.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

DIR. MAURER, the well known Botan-
ic and Urescopean Physician, of South
Bend, will be at the Parker house on
Thursday, September 10th. All afflicted
should not fail to consult hia.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

J. L. WEsTERvELr and family. star
ted for Kansas last Monday morning.
Mr.. WesterveIt has been a resident of
our county for, 10! these many years,
and our old settlers will miss him very
much.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09

REV. WM. PORTER. formerly cler-
%yman Of the Presbyterian Church of
this place, visited us last week, looking
remarkably well, and like himself. He
IS most genial. unassuming, talented
Christian gentleman.