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d.. been the source OF immense gains to the
btnkb hng, as n enabled them to purchase
goods H. currency worth, for long time, less than
my cents ON the dollar and 10 sell these goods here
Tor god, with no manufactures IN progress among
6OD0OO prosperous, extryagant pcoplc like these Of
California importatiOns exceeded t,0OOJOO0 annu.
ally. The profits TO the importers were fully Gfiy
per cent This was the source Of the California
khOJdy" class whose extravaganza without
tste, layshness without nberahty, and vulgar as
bntatous arn-uaity cause all impartial visitors 10
tbs city to place the moral and intellectual standard
OF the wealthy among Is rcsid ents lar below that
OF the labOring classes
il Their eager zeal to proft by the difference
bclNCeu the national and local currency, the
Bunk Ring" has used it, funds 10 encourage
impOrtauOns, and refused all assistance to enter.
prs tor developing the resources Of the State
The consequence has been that our stores aud
warehouses are crammed full OF goods which
cAsEoT Bg SOLD FOR WANT or MONEY
90 buY them, the gold having been drawn out of the
state TO import tnom iasler than II was obtained
from the mines, ana there Is Imminent danger Of
one ~ the grandcsl and most complete eollapses In
tie financial affairs OF this coast that has ever hap
pennd ~ any country.
] do not know how the perncious influence OF the
Bank Ring could be more explicitly illustrated titan
by calling attention 10 tie fact that In less than
on thitd o. whom wcro producers, have gathered
upward 4 SlOOJOW,OOO OF gold ana silver and
th'ugh h'Ihg "a country cXtraOr linarily TIcli In
natural Resource, with ahuu lance Of good Of every
KIND, raw lLltcril ana water mower for manu-.
thci urng purposes, have imported 80 many goods as
60 absorb all their god and silver. ana cave them
over head and ears in debt. For, a. shall presently
bhoW by lgurcs taKcn rom tho records CalifGi MA
SWeS many millions VI dollars more than sLe can
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05
some Business Done Yet.

Everybody having talked about
the depression in business, Secretary
Boutwell, has had an examination
made OF the tures On sales, in order to
test the matter. 1t appears that
from June 10, 1868, to February %,
1869, q persod OF eight months, there
was collected from taxes on sales
alone $5,824,744, and from June 30,
1869, to February %, 1870, there was
collected from the same source &c.
lG9,56S, being an increase Of 81 per
cent. in favor Of this year, and that,
too, in the face Of steady decline in
gold and values, which would make
the same amount in dollars this year
really represent larger amount Of
business done.
All Of which shows that this talk
Of depression is only a chronic way
OF grumh bling characteristic Of Amer
leans. = Gate Cuy.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05
Citation and Nebraska City
Railroad.

We find the following In the Gin
ton Age copied from the Nebraska
City NetCs in regard to the Clinton
and Nebraska City Railroad:
The Daily News Of this date con-
tains an article from the Clinton age
upon this projected railroad.
From this article and from private
letters received it is not unreasonable
to conclude that this line Of cOmmu.
nicakioE is probably to he constructed
at no distant day.
The Rock Island and Pacific Rail
road Company are directing theil
attention towards Nebraska City.
The fact that the products shipped
from Nebraska City amount tn more
than from any other point in Ne.
braska, together with the fact that
Nebraska City receives more freight
from the East than any other point,
except Omaha, Is sufficient to make
these giant corporations struggle for
her commerce.
1t Is impossible to over estimate
the importance to Pella and vicinity
Of this Road. It will pass through
Marion County somewhere, and Pells
should have 1t, and we are confident
can get 1t If we make the effort we
are able to make.
Pella yet has it in her power ia
become quite Railroad Center, lei
us exert every expedient to secure
the Muscatine & Council Bluff Road
and the Clinton & Nebraska City road
They both naturally pass through
Pella but there will be desperate
effort made to divert them to other
points, and il we are not awake to
our interests we may lose them.
The farmers in the vicinity will
make ten dollars for every one they
expend in getting one or two good
competing Railroads here.
We shall from time to time call
attention to these Railroads; conf.
dent that when the time comes land
it will come SOON that we are called
upon to see what we will do we shall
be able to convince the country that
when Pclla sees that 1t Is for hei
interest to rally--she can rally with
a will, and work with an earnestness
and vigilance that always secures
success. -- Blade.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05
Paying ihe Debt.

The HdUkeyc, In speaking Of the
Government purchases Of gold, ex.
,,resses our sentiments exactly, as
follows:
While we are pleased to see the
debt reduced, yet we fail TO realize
the, necessity Of Overburdening the
,Morle with, taxes. In n time Of gem
,.rsi sfagna tiOn OF business, to pay a
debt which generations 70 come may
neAsonatiy he naled to help to pay;
TAT ~ have reduced taxee, incrtr,@'d
.,snnopy and d gradual reduction
~ the AAbt. faf is.,. = 5. A
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05
IOwa's wants and OppOrtuni-
lies.

From tho State Register.
Iowa's most urgent want Is, more
people. Her next is, that her people
shall follow greater variety Of EN-
ployments, 50 that by consuming
each others productions they shall,
furnish more reliable, constant, and
profitable employment. States do
not flourish by agriculture alOne,aDd
it should be our endeavOr to encOur-
age the birth and growth OF such
manufactures as we are obliged to
consume, beginning with those that
we can furnish material for. But
few natives of the western States
learn trades or take to manufactur-
ing, and we are obliged to draw
much Of tho mechanical skill and
sinew we need, from the older States
Of New England and Europe. Ger
MANY, Sweden and Ireland furnish
us with large and acceptable qu,nti-
ties Of unskilled labor, but those
States that abound more in artistic
skill and in money and mechanical
capital--England, France, Belgium.
Switzerland, and sscOtland--are MOI
get induced TO empty out, to my
great extent, upon our prairies, then
skill, their machines, and theii
money. Sweden and Norway, from
a population of about five millions
will send us this year, mostly to the
western States, twenty-five thousand
sturdy Immigrants, nearly every one
of whom will come with the eXpec-
tation of digging his competence out
Of our soil; white Belgium, Of about
the same population, that is reared
upon twenty-fifth part Of the extent
of territory, will send us only four
hundred, three-quarters Of whom,
however, will be mechanics. nachin-
lists, miners and other skilled iaborers
and capitalists. And the proportion
ate numbers are not revised because
knowledge Of our agricultural superb
Ority has been SO generally dissemin-
ated among those nations that are
chiefly agricultural, while tie advan.
tages we offer to manufacturers and
capitalists, lOf later development,)
have been less talked and written
about. MARSHALL TALBOT.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05
1870

Total 1861, 4O4 1851 1888 IL 300, 1903
Commenting on this, the Philadel-
phia Day says:
Though the amount Of three kinds
If grain, taken together, IL not much
more, in 1870, than it was in 1868,
,ad il much les than it was last
sprlng, the quantity Of wheat this
year il 1880, 900 bushels more than it
N'as a year ago, and 100000 more
than In 1868. The stock of corn is
very much below those Of 1868 and
1869; but the farmers Of the west,
having the means Of keeping corn
longer than other grains, with safety,
have probably larger amount on
land, which they are holding for a
higher price. They sometimes have
two or three crops on hand. This,
we happened to know, was the case
in 1856, when corn went up to 80 and
t.s cents at .ths railway stations In
Illinois, Indiana and other western
States, and when the railroad officials
experienced the greatest difficulty in
furnishing enough cars to carry the
aorn9 to Chicago, Milwaukee and
ether grain cities. Even the local
grain dealers aud the farmers them
selves were astOnished ut the cnor-
nous quantity Of corn call out by the
rise In the price, and, strange to say,
the price renmined up long enough
To draw most Of the corn eastward.
It Is not improbable that there is ut
present u very large amount of corn
in the hands Of producers in the west.
The above figures show only what is
in the hands OF dealers. They ex-
hibit very large amount Of wheat
ON hand which will probably be sent
east AZ soon as the lake boats md
canals are In full operation. The
stock of wheat ut the lake ports is
l,bont B,5OO,OOO bushels above that
'seld at the opening Of navigation
last year. Whether any considers
HE portion Of this will he held hnck
for 4 rise In price, or until something
like nm accurate estimate Of the next
crop can he made, remains to he seen.
IL II should all be promptly forward
RI. the price Of wheat would of course
he considerably reduced. and the
money market somewhat affected.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05
KNOXVILLE, IOWA.

The undsrsisned, havirg put up good,
com modi. ns Shop ~ the old stand, would In.
form the Public that he 10 prepared 10 farnish
all k tnds of Machine and al, other Castings
usually done IN country shops. on short noties;
also to do al kinds Of Machine Work with
promptncss, in ~ good workmsnlikc manner
y nd on M reasonable forms a. any other shop.
keep constn ntiy on hand Mill Crates. Pumps
(coid and hot warcr). check Valves and other
MIL fixtures sr the kind.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05

/ fNTifKED Ia aas,d. seii"Lis C"npapy,
~. saEKKY L. agent tyr swell. ons-
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05
The Income Tax.

The Democratic press OF the coun.
try generally, and the Chicago Trid.
a,ae particularly, are hostile to the
Income Tax. The tribune Of the
18th inst, in an article attempting to
show "who pays lstc) the income
tax" makes use Of the following
i Whole Taxable Tax on
Number Income each.
lO7, 600 8 400, or less, go
00,I84 5OO(9I, 900 $3.50
4l,l98 1,O0O(g2,OOO 50(glO0
$1,000 2,OO0(g4,OOO 100000
: 9,464 1900 4 over 2O0&0ver.
TO catch these 9,464 persons, the
Tribune says, 100000 persons, with
taxable incomes ranging from $4OO
to $4,000, are taxed from $50 to 500
each. It is not pretended that theeD
10000 persons are unjustly taxed,
nor can It be SO pretended. There
are cases among these 220, 900 persons
where the income tax is a practical
hardship. We know of men whose
income is all honestly expended BY
the demands of their families. In
cases Of long continued sickness ant
death--death being one Of the mos
expensive things that can occur il
ones family, these days-it may
happen, does happen, that the In
come tax falls heavily upon individ
uals. And there never was q tax
and probably never will be, which
does not operate with hardship II
individual cases. This is no argu
u,ent against the tax, which must t'
framed with regard to the genera
public, but proof Of the mperfec
ton Of all human government.
The true argument against thu
income tax Is the same as that which
exists against our taxation generally
1t is too high. It Is over-taxatiOn
It should be reduced as the Othel
taxes OF government should be re
duced. it is now, to state itsgener
nlly, five per cent. on all incomes
over one thousand dollars annually
1t ought to be reduced in two ways
we think: First, the rate should be
reduced to q or 3 per cent, and
secondly, the exemption should be,
say 81, 900 or 900 instead Of only
81 900 and house rent as now. Thus
would all or nearly all the cases Ol
hardship-all, perhaps, that would
be entitled to respect--be avoided
and large class Of persons be reached
who do not other wise pay a farthine
for support Of government. And
these 1t would be grossly unjust fOl
the government TO release from theil
obligations, and all the more grossly
unjust because their incomes are
made up entirely of moneys paid In
taxation by the generalpublic.- - Post
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05
SUGAR MILLS.

z Ihave several patterns Of Sugar Mills, al
Of which warrant, and will make good 20
purchasers. Try me and see. II Won wiah y
good Mschins Shop In Knoxville give II your
SUP port, aud you can hassit.
2.lltc w. q. SAVAGE.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05
Grain in store.

Below Is table showing the ag-
gregate quantity of wheat, corn and
as.ts in store at the ports of New
York, Buffalo, Detroit and Milwau-
kee, according to the latest accounts,
with 4 comparison of the amount at
the same time In previous years,
stated in bushels:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-14
TOO Far from Home.

From the Nashville Union and American, Ill
Yesterday we were thrown into the
intimate companionship for a short time
fortunately it was short of a New York
city dandy. He walked on his tip-toes,
to get the "Grecian crookness just
right, wore one Of the nobbiest hats and
an ebony cane, side whiskers and dicky
that would shame the most polished of
Western attempts, and viewed every
thing with such a refined glance Of his
intelligent CD eye through an elegant
pair Of gold-rimmed qsizzing glasses.
We asked him how he liked our style out
here in the Southwest Oh, it is hor-
while, sir, it is so wild-aw, sir; 30 near
the forwist---do not the wolves ever
trouble, and the terrible Indians kill you
all here-aw, sirY We told him we hadn I
noticed any wolves about for more than
a week; and as for Indians, no very
great number ofscalps had been taken for
a month back, but no telling how soon
they might come down on us, like thou
sand Of bricks. Horwiblei horwiblel"
exclaimed our adventurer; is there a
twain going East this afternoon-aw, sir2
how ] wish was back on Broadway, for
am so nervous-aw; so wild, SO wild-aw."
We told him not to fear, and begged him
to remain with us until tomorrow, as by
so doing he might have an opportunity
OF witnessing the elevation Of few
scalps that night, which, besides being
new TO him would be such nice thing
to tell TO his friends. AT this he fairly let
down on his grace Of attitude. and liter
ally waltzed with apprehensive I'M
easiness, and asked If the even
ing twain went well armed. We
told him that he bad got into mighty
bad country, sure enough, for, worse
still than wolves and Indians, we had in
this part OF Tennessee the head-centre
OF All the ku-Klux; and every night the
country hereabout was completely ran
sacked by them in search Of Northern
men, and when one was discovered he
was butehered in cold-blood. He ap-
parently had never heard Of Ku-Klux.
and asked how big they we're. We told
him they were men with two legs and
that nearly every man we were then
meeting on the street was one: that they
were rebels 10 the Government and al.
ways would be, and that Tennessee was
going TO inaugurate another reballion
just as soon as the ku-Klux could pur.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-14

AsSEEsATIos IN THE FooD MARKET
No such sensation has been created m
the food market during ,ne present cen,
fury as that occadoned by the introduce
ton Of the new sissir Of life (for SO It may
be justly called known as Sea Moss Fa-
rine. 1t is dificultt to tell the truth about
this extraordinary article Of diet without
being suspected Of exaggeration. IRE
pared from marine plant which grows
spontaneously on the Irish coast, it is by
all odds the cheapest species of suste-
nance ever offered to the masses; while
the dishes prepared from it cannot be
excelled either for nutritious properties,
epicurean flavor or variety. The Sea
Moss Farine Company So Park Place,
who own the patent under which it is
are doing business in
this new edible equal to that of the most
extensive Touring establishments OF the
country, and are now erecting new mills
to supply the ever-increasing demand
From a 25c. package you can produce
sixteen quarts of indispensable blanc
mango, custard, farina cream, jelly or
light buildings. Invalids and GONZALES
cents find the dishes made from it more
delicious, digestibls and restorative than
any dainties of the same sort der:vable
from ordinary sources. (aCC eod-dAw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-14
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
.dmInistrator,s Sale Of Real Estate.


DY VIRTUE OF. A DECREE OF THE
ID Chancery Court. sitting in and for the
county Of Lowndes and State Of Mississippi.
made at the July term, A.. ID. 1870. thereof, the
undersigned, administrator de bonts non Of
the estate Of Ransom ii. Byrn. deceased. viii
On the 18th day OF December, 1870,
next, between the hours Preseribed'by law. in
front Of the courthouse door Of the county OF
Tuniea. in said State Of Mississippi, expose
for sale at public auction. TO the highest bid
der. for one-third cash, and the balance IN
one and two years. with six per cent interest
from date. the following described real estate,
located. lying and being in said county. Of
Tnnica, A. follows, tO-Wit: Fractional section
Is, containing $40 acres; fractional section IL,
containing 40 acres; south half Of fractional
section 10. containing 800 acres; sections No.
D aud n, and east half Of section q twest
half and southeast quarter section ID frae-
tionai south half section . sections y and
%; AL IN township 3. range IL.
Also section y. southeast quarter section Is,
northeast quarter section >, south fractional
half Of section d, west half Of section 30; all
in township 3. range H.
Fractional section i. township 4, range Y;
southwest quarter section !; east half OF north
east quarter. east half Of southeast quarter,
and south west quarter Of southeast quarter OF
section 3; west half section y. southwest guar
Ter Of section 5. southeast quarter OF section
section II, east half OF section "a. All Of sec
tions Il, II, IS and Is. West half Of section
~. southeast quarter Of section q. east hall
and southvest quarter Of section 2. All q
section 3 West half Of section y, west hall
Of section .. Al Of section 26. South half
OF section q. northeast quarter Of section =,
soutneAAt quarter o. section -, sections -
ana % AL N township q, range l.
Alse lo. ;. =, ). 8, 2, 10. II. II, = u and
IN section =: township =, range z. Also, 2,
4. ;. 2, and IN section 2. township p.
To be sold IN parcels not 70 exceed one hun
drei and sixty acres In ~ 49, 49,
W. W. HUMPHREYS, JR.,
Adm r de bonia noh % Ransom Ii. Bvrn. dec'd.
By order " the Court.
Sat EARLY HENDRICK, Clerk.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-14
TAXES.
NOTICE!


OFFTcR or CRY TAX COLLECTOR.
MEMPHIS, Nov. u, 1870.
TN ALL CASES WHERE THE CITY Be
| came the purchaser Of property NJ the tax
sale recently made, the owners OF the properly
are hereby given the privilege OF redeemihk
the same Up to the first Of January istl. ~
paying the amount Of the taxes ana cosu.
hfter the first day Of January. ISL. the prop
erty cannot be redeemed except BY paying Lns
taxes, costs, and fifty per cent. fntersast
thereon, as provided in Section ~ q wy
Amended Charter, passed on the hrst day OF
And notice Is also given that in all cases IN
which the city has purchased property ior M ,,
non-payment Of taxes, including a. ven -,
purckases made at sales In previous year. -
those made in the present year. and NneIe w M,
property has not been redeemed. the CITY Will
Immediately after the frlt day OF JAM alS.
ls7I. proceed 10 fle bills in ehaneery ior w t.,
purpose Of quieting the title Il has hequifeo ~
In 10 the first day Of January. lsIl. any o.
the above mentioned property may oe -
deemed By paying the amount Of tne eAA~
and costs. T.~.s eor
1g-0 before DISTRESS WARRANTS haNe "
- sFFvFD. We will promise that ~ ohA
shaiI ho NEGLECTED when that time comes.
$780, FELIX W. R0RkRISQh.
a. City Tax Colleclor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-14

A NEW YEAR's GIFT-A GOLDEN Or
PoRTUNITY. = For every FIVE dollars
worth of dry goods purchased at our
house, up to December 81, 1870, we give
you ticket, which entities you to a
chance in the celebrated Wheeler d
Wilson Seeing Machine, with beautiful
mahogany case-now on exhibition in
our window-whieh we viii give away on
the evening Of the 3lst of December,
1870, selling you dry goods at the lowest
market prices. FRANK & SELIG,
Successors to NJ. Kraus & Co., 2ls
Main street, cor. Adams. SIT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-14
LEGAL.
Attnchmcnt Notice,

Il. Newborger A Bro.) 1ii f1N t4N
VS..
T. @. Holman.
: A ENACTMENT HAVING BEEN ISSUED
N. BY me In the above. entitled cause, on the
ground that tho defendant Is nsn-resident
OF the State Of Tennessee, 80 that the ordinary
process OF law cannot be served upon
him. and tho same having bean re-
turned BY the proper officer, executed, ETC.,
the defendant will take notice that said cause
Is set for trial on tho 18th day Of December.
Justice Of the Peace for Shelby county, Tom
nessee. at my office in tho city Of Memphis,
when and where he must appear and defand
said suit, or che sane me VIII DO proceeded with
notice be published once week for four con-
secutive weeks In the Public Ledger, news
paper published in the city Of Memphis. !
November q. 1870. Ss- K. Ss-ets
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-14
THE CITY.
Nj Il Nj H H IS:
Wednesday Evening. Dec. II, 1870.
The Weed Sewing Ma
chine. 263 Second st. [5s-t
SOur large and elegant stock of
German and American Toys Is now
open 10 retail purchasers. Wheeler,
Piekens d Co., $50 Main st. I99

To ADVERTISERS. The Baptist issues
1880 copies weekly, which is several
thousand more than any paper issued
from this city. Its circulation is in
Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas,
the very territory that trades with this
city. Business cards per square sl2 per
quarter, payable at the end of the quar-
ter, if entered for six months. Office,
36l Main street. Ct