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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-15

FoG FRiAR.s PORT.
Regular Memphis and Frlar's Point Til weekly
RaekeLF0r Helsna and Friar's Point.
GEO. w. GHEEK---.......... ames Lee master
Will leave as above every MCN-Ec
DAY. "WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY, aJ0 p.M.
Elliott q MILES, AgenJS,
myl Promenade street, cot Jefferson.
FOR SaIs-A Lixat-araasht stern-wbeeI
I6z FEET long, % feet beam. 5 r.
Ia { to So feet mold, 3 boiler, y SKSS
Inch cylinders, with ) feet strOEe. CABIN fuu
length and texas; drsught 2 feet forward and
u fuchesa AFT, runs well, and carries tUJ ton5 and
fuel down stream. Il god repair, having been
docksd in o tOOer last.
ThRMS-One-third cash, balance in 3, 8 and
8 moaths, or viii tfads her Tor m~erchanLable
hard lumber. Address
AuctiOneers and Commission Merchants,
my2 Nc. l57 Main 81, Louisville, Ky.
pIALs Rad St. Freaeis River Tuesday
PACKET.
For Helena, Mariana, Madison and Wittsburg.
The new and elegant SidsWhsel Passenger
Packet,
SAINT FRANCIS.
Capt. I. R. Bowman. Sam c. Paine, Clerk
VHyILL leave Memphis for HEL- 49,
w ENA, LANGUlLLEanG ST.
FEANCI> RIVERS every TUESDAY, at 9
LARRY HARMsTAD, Agent,
febl9 No. ~ Madison street.
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FOE WHITE River

Memphis and White River U.S.. Mail Packet Co
LIBERTY No. master
This excellent steamer leaves
Aemphis as abs7e. ~
SATURDAY, May 18th, at 8 pm.
JAMES b. SHARPE. Agent,
N. so Front street.
i. A. Sayors. Passeneer Agenr. msl3
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Vas HOhAos NAY AtSAs
River fell 3 inches in psst "A hours
below city high water mark, 5 fee' a
inches; below high water mark Of 1867
8 feet q riches.
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RAILROAD | TABLE.
Arrivals and ps paTture OF the
Mails from the memphis Il. O..

Chattanooga, Richmond,
Washington, New York.
Baltimore. and all cities
East and South; Column
bus, Ga and Mo~nfgon cry
Ala; ell stations on the
Mempnis andC Charleston,
Mississippi Central, Mo-
bile md Ohio, Nashville
and Decatur, Nashville
and Chattanooga and
East Tennessee Railroads
go pm. n@am
Cairo, Chicago, st. Louis,
Nashville LOuiSvIle,Cn
cinnati, Cleveland, Pitts
burg, Philadelphia, Buff
faI0, Albany, New York,
and all cities North and
West, at..~----.-.--- I2Wp.m. 2&6p.m.
New Orleans, Baton Rouge
NalcheZ, JACKSON, Nleks-
burg, and all cities south,
s. Pm. U4O ALL
All stations 90 the 'A;issis-
sippia and Tennessee, New
Orleans and JacksJn and
southern Railroads., at pm. l04O am.
Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad. Little Rock.
Madison, Sundays ex-
Marion, WiiLsburg and
ClaibOurpe, Ark. ftri-
weekly Monday, We'd
nesjay and Friday, at 10 am. II am.
Olive Branca and Byhala,
Miss. (semi-weekly)MOn-
day sud Friday, ALL. 4 PM. IN,
Cuba aud Big lTeek, Tenn,
(weekiy) Friday, at----.. 10 IL a.m.
Little RocE ana IIeleoa,
and slIlandingso on " h1Le
river semi-Wtekly)IUe
day and Saturday, A.. pam 4p,m.
Pine Blufand Helena, and
ali landings on Arkansas
river, ltrl-Weeky) Tues
day, Thursday and sat
urdSy, at.-...-.. ..-.-.s Gam, 4p.m.
All landings on the Missis-
sippi river south, semi
weekly Tuesday ami
Saturday, at---..-.-. Gam. 4p.m.
| Al andsngs on Mississippi
river northksemi-weekly)
Monday and Thursday,
al Gam. $50 pm
RAlT q GrET U A.
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Ticket onces Ne. 2S7K Main street and st De-
pot, head o. Main street.
sleeping Car attached to Night Express
Train, which goes through to Nashville, via
Nashville and Northwestern Railroad, without
EAM. B. JONES, GenTEupr.
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Memphis and Cincinnati Packet Company.
For Carlo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
Miller master
This new ami elegant passenger
steamer leaves on %
SATURDAY, 18th inst, at 5 p m.
JAS. I. BOURNE q co Agents,
myl3 No. u Jefferson street.
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COpartmership

JAS. g. BARBOUR, TRos. D. WILDE
JAS. G. SIMPSON.
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FOR ARKAHsAB RIVER.
Memphis and Arkansas River Packet Company
United states Mail Line.
....... Harrison Blaisdeu Master
This splendid passenger steamer IT,
viii leave for the above on 1E
SATURDAY, Is b inst, at 5 Pm.
I. A. h ENDI6, AgsAt,
myH s4 Front ST., Mosby Block.
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FOR NEw ORLEANS.
Regular Louisville and New Orleans PACK, [.
For New Orleans.
OCAA montgomery master
Ihls superb passenger steamer L.
viii leave as above on ~
THIS DAY, 18th Inst, at ) D m.
RICHARD W. LIGHrBUkNE, Agent,
myI5 No. Jefferson street.
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FOR vIoKsBURG.

Regular Memphis and Vicksburx Packet-For
Helena, Napoleon and VIcksburg.
MAKBL CITY master
This elegant passenger steamer M
viii leav6 ~
SATURDAY, 18th inst, at 5 pm.
Freight received al The ., Louis WhGrfbOat.
myl4 FLEh CALV GkF, Sup't.
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FOR ST. FRANCIS RIVER.
Regular SATURDAY St. Francis River Paekst-
rOr helena, Mariana and 81. Francis River.
LIN Les " are Master
This ms passenger packet VIII ~
leave ss above, 90 1&
SATURDAY, May 18Th, at ) pun.
fOr trelghs Or passage apply on oOsrd. myIi
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03
Democratic VS.. Republican Economy.

The Demecratic press has a very comforta-
BILE habit of making statement without ad-
duclng proof in their support even when the
material facts bearing on such statements
can be easily ascertained, well knowing that
the mass of their readers are easily satisfied,
and swallow as gospel whatever appears in
the columns of their favorite journals. A
case in point. The Democratic newspapers
of this State have been assiduous in endea-
voring to create the belief that the manage
ment of Pennsylvania finances has been wiser
under Democratic than under Republican
rule Unfortunately for this statement the
figures are at hand wherewith to refute it
Prior TO the election of Gov Packer, with
Republican Legislature, in 1859, the Demo
Gratis had uninterrupted control of the State
for thirty years. that is from 1929, when the
State improvement system, SO called, went
into operation. During that time they sad
died the Commonwealth with debt Of forty
millions, and this, Notwithstanding the
fact that in 1874 they put upon the real
estate tax from which they raised about
81, 500 600 annually. They fought all cor
porations, and thus aided materially in re-
tarding the developments of our resources,
at the same time they heaped taxes upon the
masses Of The people. In 1866 the Repubi
cans repealed the Stats tax upon real estate
and raised the necessary funds for runing the
machinery Of the State by taxing the great
corporations that had grown up under their
fostering care. Railroads, banks and manu-
featuring corporations now pay the taxes
which sustain the State government, while
the people are relieved of onerous tax
Besides this the Republican party, during
the ten years that it has directed the fnan-
cial policy of the State, has reduced the
State debt by nearly thirty millions SO that
there now remains but ten millions of the
legacy of the debt.lelt us by the Democratic
party unpaid. To this, however, must be
added five millions of war debt and ten mil
lions for the education of soldiers orphans,
both of which items are directly traceabe to
the Democratic rebellion. 1t can thus be
seen that the consequence of thirty years Of
Democratic rule was a debt of i'll all fiftyiye
millions, while the consequence of ten years
OF Republican State government. is re-
duction IN that Democratic debt of thirty
millions, sleuving but twenty-five millions Of
debt which. (if the State is kept out of Dem
ocratic hands, at the present rate Of pay
ment, will be entirely wiped out in ten years.
The very slightest grounds are all sufficient
for the manufacture of Democratic capital,
but the most casual examination of the State
Reports for the past ten years would have
convinced even Democrats that they had no
foundation at I'll for boastfulness in regard to
Democratic economy. From all such econo-
my-delver US - Lawrence Journal.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

GREAT is the pluck of the women Of Min
nesota!- At Forest City, few days since, o
rittlesnake, with all the impudelcs of the old
original serpent IN Eden, entered q house,
the willy scoundrel having ascertained that
there were only two women at home. These
two mother and laughter-were not, how
ever, to be duunted, for seizing pair of long
poles, they pounded the intruder until there
was no life lett in HIM. lie proved to be
three feet long, and two and a half inches
thick. All! if our respected grapdmamma,
Mistress Eve, upon the arrival of the great
historical reptile in Eden, had but grasped
a long pole aud given him an effective bruls-
ing, what beautiful world this would now
be! But the good lady stopped to talk, by
reason of which-but everybody knows tn e
consequence, and it isn't subject we like to
dwell UPON n. Y. Tribune.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

WHEN men are dead, they should stay bur-
led; but they will not sometimes, as for exam
Pile: w. b. Stokes, whose overwhelming de-
feat in Tennessee, it might be supposed,
would have buried him in political oblivion,
has re-appeared at the surface. lie now turns
up in Washington with the announced in
tention of demanding redistribution ofthe
federal patronage in Tennessee, which Brown
low has, as he holds, justly forfeited by his
desertion of the Republican party in joining
the Senter movement. Stokes claims to have
heen defeated by wholesale frauds, and affrms
that he will contest the admission of any one
Andrew Johnson or any other man-whom
the Legislature may elect to the United
States Senate.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03
The Lake Murder in Miss ouri.

On the night of August 22d, after the per-
formance of Lakes Circus, in CRANKY. Mis-
souri,, was concluded. Mr. William Lake, the
proprietor, was shot by one Jake Killyon,
while standing at the door of the canvas. -
I A fter the regular performance of the circus
was over, the ushers commenced clearing the
canvas for the minstrel performance, gather
ing tickets and excluding those who had not
paid. Kllyon was found secreted under a
seat He was told by one of the Lshers to
come out and pay or leave. At this he got
up and sat down on seat While this was
happening Mr.. Lake came up, and, being
told ofthe trouble, turned to Killyon and told
him to get ont of their, at the same time
taking bold of his collar, and calliI g upon his
men to put him out. Killyon, at this, drew
his revolver, which was Immediately wrench
ed away from him, and he was put out of the
door of the canvas. A few minutes after
this Kilyon came up to the door-keeper, and
pulling out his wallet, remarked that he was
not quarrelsome man, and was willing to
pay to go in F" While he was in the act Of
paying, Mr.. Lake came out through the pas
sage-way towards the door keeper. As soon
as Kilyon Saw him he slipped back among
the crowd at the door, Just at this moment
Deputy Marshal Bailey (who had heard there
had been difficulty, and that revolver had
been drown) came up from town and inquired
'who had that revolver?" Mr.. Lake imme-
diately replied that "he had it, and would
deliver it up tomorrow morning to the prop
er authority" While they were talking Mar
shal Bailey and a Mr. Thompson were stand
ing facing Mr. Lake, not three feet from him,
Killyon again approached from behind
Thompson, and throwing his revolver over
Thompson's right shoulder, shot Mr. Lake,
the ball entering about three inches above
the right nipple, coursng, apparently down
ward toward the heart Mr.. Lake staggered
a few yards and then fell down on his hands
and said: my God, boys, l am killed; carry
me home" lie was Immediately carried to
his room in the SOuth-W Western Hotel, but
expired almost as, soon as it was reached. AT
the moment the shot was fred panic seemed
TO infect the bystanders, and they all scat
tered. Killyon Immediately turned and ran
AS he did so his foot caught in one of the
guy ropes and threw him upon his face, and
his revolver was accidentally discharged. He
promptly jumped up and disappeared. 1t
seems utterly incomprehensble, with by
ISLANDERS about, and the Marshal looking on,
with the desperate tumbliDg among the guy
ropes, that he was allowed to escape. Gran
by, Mo-, Independent.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

PENSIONS DESERVED Tho old soldiers
of the war of 1879 are making increased efforts
TO obtain an act of justice which they well de-
serve,-to be placed upon the United States pen
sion list These now aged men who neglected
their business and left their families at the call OF
their country, and did all that was required OF
them, receiving therefor but eight dollars per
month while in service now demand that they,
and the widows of these soldiers, be pensioned
the same as soldiers of the late war, all of whom
received large sums in the way of bounty, &c
These old men can live but few years longer
and many of them are now in necessitous circum-
stances, and we trust that our members Of Con-
gress will pre- mptly grant this moderate and hu-
name demand.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

VERY ANXIOUS. The Norfolk JOURNAL,
one of the leading conservative pro.rebel
papers of Virginia thinks the fact that Gen.
Grant has decided to act on the opinion of
the Attorney General, and enforce the iron
clad oath for members elected to the Legisla-
ture of Virginia, will be used by the enemies
of the Administration against the Republi-
cans of Ohio and Pennsylvania. QIet your
fears, Mr.. Journal; We have no Republicans
here who have any faith in conservatism. -
Experience has taught them that ''conserya
tism" is but q thin covering for radical oppo
sition to all Republican Treasures Gen
Grant, Attorney General Hoar, and Secretary
Boutwell,, will receive the thanks of all true
and loyal men of Ohio and Pennsylvania for
taking a firm stand against admitting the
fratricidal traitors into the Legislature of
Virginia. If he had given way under the
pressure of conservatism" he would indeed
have caused much dissatisfaction in the party
at the north. Now he stands square upon the
platform of the party which nominated and
elected him. Don't be uneasy The F. F.
VS. cannot iniure the prospects OF the Re-
publicans of Ohio and Pennsylvania, however
much they may wish to do so.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

WHY don't the Democracy continue to ex-
patate ON the advantages of Free Trade and
the iniquity of tariffs? They were singular
ly eloquent on this question before their Con-
veution, but since then they have been very
retcent in this respect. Why not speak out?
Are you in favor of protection to American
industry? If soeShy not say so! Ifyou are
in favor of reducing the wages of laborers to
"ten cents a d." the people ought to know
it; SO speak ol 2s,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

Democratic VICTORIES We chronicle the
following claimed Democratic victories over
elections that have taken place this year:
Alabama election, II, 900 Republican ma
jority; 4,280 for Grant ten months ago.
Kentucky election, between 40, 900 and
SO, 600 Democratic majority. One year ago
nearly so, 900. We noticed roosters in sew
eral Democratic papers corwng over this re-
suit.
Virginia election negro suffrage Cover
nor; less than 1000 Republican votes nine
years ago, out OF a total vote of l65, 000.-
Claimed this year as a great Democratic
victory, although there was no straight Dem
ocratc ticket in the field.
Tennessee has this year elected a negro
suffrage Governor. No out and out Demo
cratic ticket was placed in the field; yet a
great Democratic victory is claimed. with the
Brownlow, negro suffrage party victorious.
If Democrats can receive encouragement
from such glorious victories, the present out
look indicates that their happiness will be
complete ere the middle Of October.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

WE are informed that Eugenie, the female
lion tanner, says the Harrisburg PATRIOT Of
the 23d, ult., travelling with Ames' Circus
and Menagerie, was attacked by lioness at
Sunbury on Friday, and considerably injured
about the face and shoulders. 1t appears the
animal became ferocious at the conduct of a
number of men on the outside of the cage.
and threw Eugene on the floor, placing his
prodigious paws OIL her face, lacerating one
OF her cheeks. She is said to have had presence
of miud to cover the blood with her handker-
chief, thus preventing the brute.from smell
ing it. She lay in this condition for half an
hour, when the paws were removed and she
slowly passed out of the cage.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

Mr.. Colfax has been making little speech
at Virginia City, Nevada, which was much
admired by the newspaper editor of that re-
giUn, who ascribes to Mr. Colfax most of the
rhetorical graces. His address was "happy.'
Also 'feeling." Likewise, pheasant. Ad-
ditionally, "a good square talk, " and (fnally)
"of the kind our people like to hear" Es-
pecally (no doubt because he 'paid the ct-
zeus of Nevada many compliments for their
industry and energy" Somehow, we get
notion from these complimentary adjectives
that Mr.. Colfax's speech was just the thing
for the place and the occasion, as Mr.. Cofax's
speeches are apt to be; and if any one has a
right to feel we'll over the completion of the
Pacific Railroad, the Vice-P President is inds-
putablY the man.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

REPUTATION. Ethridge, who
aspires to the U S. Senatorship from Ten
nessee, said, in recent speech, that, within
two years, reputation would be the docrin
Illuminated form every platform by public
speakers. The wish is father to the thought,
and shows where Democracy" and "Con-
,ervatism' are surely drifting. They intend
TO plunge the country into the depths of dis
honesty, disgrace and war, by repudiating the
obligations OF the nation. The party called
Democratic is everywhere for reputation,
however much they may conceal it in some
localities.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

A New Resolution. The Democratic
party in Pennsylvania are about to have
new ''resolution;" all because there is pros
pect that the 18th amendment will give to
the.colored men the State the ballot Here
Is the first inkling OF the change which is com
ing over the spiiit of their dream:
1.-The Democrats of Philadelphia have
stricken out the word white where it occurs
in the rules of their party, and there is now
a chance for the colored brethera in their
camp. ~
Who would have thoughttha when Pack
erss Convention adjourned in July, after an
nouncing free ballot for free men, that ere
the campaign was half over, the leaders
would prepare to change front, and attempt
TO g0bble up the colored votes But so it is.
as the above clearly indicates. Virginia and
Tennessee have taught them lesson, aud even
the prospect OF the ballot in this State in tie
hands OF the ''lazy, ignorant nigger," as
their orators delight TO call the colorpd voter
to-bP, changes him into a houored merican
citizen, and the constitutional word white
is unanimously stricken from the rules of their
organization. Who after this will deny the
power of the ballot. If there was one place
in the Union where prejudice against the
negro existed IN more violent form than in
Philadelphia. we do not recolect it, and vet
in the face of this prejudice, in the very tenn
pie of Democracy, the word "whte" is no
longer deemed worthy of place in Demo
cratic partyrales Verify the days of ''signs''
and ''wonderS' have returned again, and if
we do not record a miracle We at least record
very significant political fact.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

A curious marriage occurred last week in
ST. Louis A stoneblind bridegroom was
led by his blushing bride to the altar of
Justice Of the Pc c.. That honest aud henevo-
lent functlonary felt it to be his duty to in
form the poor blind man that the chosen Of
his heart was really one of the ugliest women
in the world, and that she had already, to his
certain knowledge, buried two husbands. -
To this the bridegroom responded that he
hal seen the lady great many years ago,
and that, according to his recollection, she
was then "a thing of beauty" and "a form
of life and light" As the unfortunate man
insisted upon being married to this dream of
his earlier and happier days, the knot was
tied; but the Justice swore that he couldn't
in conscience take fee for doing it; and so
the poor victim was led away rejoicing.
IN. Y. Tribune.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

Two You've LADIES AND One GENTLEMAN
DROWNED "A sad case of drowning ocrur-
red at Atlantic city on Wednesday, 25th
ultimo, by which the lives of two young
ladies and one young gentleman were lost. -
Their names were, Miss Hunter and Miss Rog-
ers, residing iu Eleventh street below Lom-
bard, and William Weart Stout, residing at
1905 Wallace street. 1t seems that all had
been stopping here for several weeks, and had
been in to bathe daily. Shortly before
eleven o'clock last Wednesday morning they
went into the ocean opposite the Light
House Cottage, were it is imaginedthey got
beyond their depth, and losing all presence
of mind, were carried under the water. There
is no surf at this point of the beach, except
at very high tide. and even then the bar in
terriers very much with the breakers. The
bodies were all washed ashore, and sent to
their homes. Mr. Stout had formed the ac-
quaintance of the young ladies while in the
ocean. All were quite young, averaging
about sixteen years.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-03

PENNSYLVANIA had. on the fourth Of March
last, two thousand six hundred and eighty
nine post Offices; twenty-nine since establish
sites of thirteen Offices have been changed
Total number Of Offices on the first instant,
two thousand seven hundred and fifteen
Two hundred and forty-nine postmasters
have resigned, and two hundred and ninety
seven been removed, and ten died; eleven
vacancies caused by the change of names and
sites of Offices. Sixty-two appointed by tue
President, aud FIVE hundred and thirty-four
by the Postmaster- General.