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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-27
LuM
LUMBERI IUM Der!

WARD ESTABLISHED IN Is47. IN
II connection with our large and well Sc
lected stock Of Dry Lumber. We have our saw
mill In the Navy Yard. with a capacity Of 81.
teen thoueend feet per days also, shi9ele and
made Shingles; Framing and Dimension
Lumber kept on hand Dressed Lumber Of Al
kinds: White and yellow Pine, Cypress and
Poplar flooring. Ceiling. finishing Lumher-
rouFh and dressed Door, sash AID Blinds.
fencing. Red Cedar Fence Posts.
Yard foot VI WaFhinrOn 81, near river.
d2dtEu-f NJ. +. A J. W. COCHRAN.
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II you want good old MegibbeD
whisky, go 20 2z6 Second street.

A NEw YEAR's GFT-A GOLDEN Or
PoRTUSITY. - For every Eve dollars
worth of dry goods purchased at our
house, up to December 81, 1870, we give
you a ticket, which entities you to a
chance in the celebrated Wheeler d
Wilson Serving Machine, with beautiful
mahogany case--now on exhibition in
our window-which we viii give away on
the evening Of the 3lst of December,
1870, selling you dry goods at the lowest
market prices. FRANZ & SEIIG,
Successors to NJ. Kraus & Co., us
Main street, cor. Adams. SIT
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Der of churches in New, York; but sup
pose they cannot exceed four hundred.
These are but partially filed on the Sab
bath. A few eminent preachers, ten per
hsps. have crowded houses; the rest
preach TO two or three hundred hearers.
lhaye been told that about one in ten of
the population attend church The Sab
bath is becoming a day Of amusement.
Citizens visit the park more on that day
than on any other Pleasure and recre-
alton are more earnestly sought, at all
times, than spiritual culture. The min
listers, therefore, have q hard field of
labor; but it is quite as respectable. and,
probably, more remuneratiye than the
professions Of law and medicine.
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TAXES.
NOTICEy
OFFICE OF Cry TAX COLLECTOR
MEMPHIS. Nov. ~. 1870.

OFFICE OF CITY TAX COLLECTOR, b
MEMPHIS, Nov. II. 1870. J
IN ALL CASES WHERE THE CITY Be
Il came the purchaser Of property at the tax
sale recently made, the owners OF the property
are hereby given the privilege of redeeming
the same up TO the first Of January, 1911, by
paying the amount Of the taxes and costs.
After the first day Of January. 1871. the prop
erty cannot be redeemed except by paying the
taxes, costs, and fifty per cent: interest
thereon, as provided in Section 90 Of the
Amended Charter. passed on the first day Of
December. 1859.
And notice il also given that in all cases In
which the city has purchased property for the
non-payment of taxes, including as well all
purckases made at sales in previous years as
those made in the present year, and where the
property has not been redeemed. the city will,
I'M ,nediately after the first day OF January.
ISM. proceed 10 file bills in chancery for the
purpose OF quieting the title it has acquired By
In 10 the frat day Of JanuE.y. ISL, any Of
the above mentioned property may be re-
deemed by paying the amount Of the taxes
and costs.
az Come forward and pay your Taxes for
1910. before DISTRESS WARRANTS have 70
be eRRvED- We will promise that no ONE
ehail be NEGLECTED when that time comes.
PELIA W. ROBERTSON,
ST City Tax CQlleoiar.
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The Weed Sewing Ma
chine. 263 Second st. [59-t
skating Rink. ses Main street.
srEAN.FITrINa at 8I5 Second .. a.

NoTIcE.--For the accommodation Of
all that cannot visit our store during the
day, we shall keep open every night next
week until 9 o'clock pm in order to
give all chance of securing tickets to
our sewing machine, to be given away
December 81, 1870. Every purchaser of
s. worth of goods is entitled to a
ticket. Frank & Selig, successors to NJ.
Kraus & Co., 2ls Main street. corner Of
Adams. 93f
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Mr. Froude, the English historian. IN
sists that England, ike France, will be
found wanting when put TO the trial
England is owned by about thirty thou
sand people. The poor are Of no ae-
count there Emigration is taking OF
the bone and sinew Of the country, so
that II England should be called upon
to defend herself on her own soil she
would probably collapse quicker than
France has. Ia fact, the safety Of Lon
don depends on the ability Of the British
feet 10 hold the Channel Il nov looks
a. though France and England must
surrender the Leadership Of Christendom
70 United Germany, and the United
States and Russia
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LOUISVILLE ROUTE
Winter Schedule
Takes Effect November q, 1870.

Brownsville and Nashville train leaves daily
at :l5 Pm.
Daily through train 10 Nashville and Chat
tanOoga without change Of cars. Leave at
$3.50 pm; arrive in Nashville at 5 An.
Chattanooga atI:l0 p.m.. next day.
The train leaving Memphis at SPIN runs
daily. Ihe4. Is am. train does not run on Sun
day. 10th trains run through TO Louisville
without change. Elegant sleani.= 49, F.sa
through on the Las pm. train from Memphis
70 Louisville. connecting at Louisville with
through cars 10 Philadelphia. Cleveland. Buff
falo and New York, without change. Only
one change from Louisville 70 Baltimore,
Washington City and Boston. Berths and
staterooms, in through cars. can be engaged
AZ the Ticket once. Ifiz Main street.
J.F. BOYD, Superintendent.
Jas. SPEED. Ticket Agent. 9-62-t
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Monday, January 16, 1871,

within legal hours, certain tract or parcel of
land situated in Shelby county and State of
tennessee. lying on the northern side, Of the
viz: Being part Of the James 0verton 185-acre
tract, and is all that part of same contained
between the north and west lines of said tract
of 1856 acres and the Big Creek plank road, as
and distance described as follows; Beginning
on the north side of said plank road, where
the west line Of the 1S5-tract crosses; thence
north s., west 10 chains, to q stake; thence
plank road thence with said road, in south
west direction, to the beginning containing
Is SLIGO acres, as per deed of conveyance from
said 0verton to Felts.
months; bond. with approved security, to be
taken, with interest from date; lien reserved
until money is paid. Equity Of redemption
E. A. COLE, Clerk and Master;
w. Winchester. atty. 92-117
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THOMAS FLASNERY, supplyer of mate
rial for the American Driven Well, %
Jefferson street, Memphis, Tenn. Or
ders from the country will receive prompt
attention. inN itu hen lUo
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IF you want to make present to your
friends for the holidays, or want some
thing good for yourself in the shape of
fine liquors and wines, you must call at
4 Scbeifers & Co.'S. S0-l05
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Headsrarsery Cor Christmas o'n'

Al =
TafkeyS turkeys, turkeys, lo,eoc lbs
Oysters, oysters, oysters, 5000 cans
Celery. celery, celery. 500 dozens
| Fish, ash, fish, 5000 pounds
HOLSTERS, Holsters, Holsters, 1000 lbs
All kinds of game-no end TO it.
Flesh Goldfish and holehert founders
Totht prslic Take notice in time and
send in your orders for Christmas din
ners, Don'twait until too late. Allerders
lei, at .. D. Edwards 27slseeoad street
will be filed and sent home-free deliv-
cry. will bind myself to sell oysters
after New Year extra select at seventy
Eve cents per can; medium, sixty cents
per can. ioo
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E. A. COLE, Clerk and MASTER,
G. w. Winchester, atty. 92-ll
Chancery Sale Of Real Estate

Msry Robbins Re-. las, First chancery Court
RAM mi X X R Wi set et al Of Shelby County.
DY VIRTUE OF AN INTERL0OUT0RY
on the 10Th of October, 1870, will sell at pub
lie auction, to the highest bidder, in front of
the Clerk and Masters office, Greenlaw Block,
Second street. in the city Of Memphis. Ten
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NORFOLK OYSTERS.

Epicures, AttentionI
Victor d. Fuchs, the prince ofoysters,
fish and game dealers, will from this date,
be in daily receipt of fresh Norfolk oys-
tiers from the best brands. 49T
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Go ana Sec the Monitor.

OLD VARIETIES THEATER Fun for
the million. The big light, corner Wash
ington and Main, will show the way 7
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"A clerk in prominent banking house
Of Albany, having had an intimation
that il was proposed to dispense with his
services, boldly entered the private office
Of the President, and said I" Mr.. Presi-
dent, ! have made up my mind that the
interests of this bank require that either
you or myself should leave its service,
As you are the leading owner Of the
bank, and have large family TO sup
port, have concluded to leave yon in
your position and retire myself" The
young man retired.
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Tuesday, December "a, 1870,

within legal hours the following described
property, to-wit: A certain lot or parcel of
land lying and being in the county of Shelby
and State of Tennessee, and in the city Of
No. 499, and known as lot No. in the sub
division and allotment made by commission
ers appointed by the Judge of the law side of
the Common Law and Chancery Court of the
city Of Memphis. in the proceedings ,ex parte
of b. r. Cook and William Park ct al for par
tition, which subdivision and allotment is Of
record in the Registers Office OF Shelby county.
in book 81, pages $50 ct seq. Said lots fronting
SO feet inches on the south side of washing,
ton street, and running back between parallel
lines, from the center of said street, 1856 feet.
Terms Of SaIe-0ne- third go cash; balance
in equal instalments at one and two years
purchaser executing notes with approved Sc
curity for the deferred payments, with interest
: - EDMUND A. COLE, @. and NJ.
Wilson 4 Beard, Attorney. LI5-lM
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LADIES, TAKE NorIcE. The last week
to procure tickets in our sewing ma
chine, to be given away December 81,
1870. Every s. worth of dry goods you
buy entities you to ticket Open every
night till nine clock during this month,
to give a chance to those who cannot
call during the day to secure tickets.
2lS Main street, corner Of Adams. 99-t
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LEGAL.
Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

Chancery Sale of Real Estate.
taAAA IS ls----a EAlA y q
=. D. Hart e Mo g. First .Chancery Court of
David Jamison. Shelby county.
DY VIRTUE, OF AN INTERL0CUTORY
ID decree for sale, entered in the above cause
November !, 1870, will sell at public auction,
TO the highest bidder in front of the Clerk and
in the city Of Memphis, Tenn, on
Friday, January 6, 1871, ~
within legal hours, the one third interest Of
the estate of David Jamison. deceased, in and
in Shelby county, Tenn, and in the city. of
Memphis. viz: An improved lot ON Union
street, 37%l feet by 2lS feet, and the same con-
yeyed to A. b. Shaw by A. II. Montgomery ct
al, and particularly described in the deed of
Ellen j. Shaw, executrix of b. Shaw, de-
ceased, to David yamison, as follows, to.wit. .
Lying on the south side of Union street. east
Of Bayou Gayoso, in the city of Memphis, and
bounded thus; Beginning at a point on the
371a feet west of the northeast corner Of the
lot sold by James Jenkins to Il. 5. Burr; run
ming thence westwardly, with the south line
of Union street, 3712 feet, to A. b. Shaw's east
line; thence southwardly, with said Shaw's
east line, us feet; thence eastwardly, and
parallel with Union street, S71a feet, to stake;
thence northwardly in a direct line, 2lS feet,
to the beginning.
Terms Of Sale-0n a credit of six t6) months;
- ''N'''' EDMUND A. COLE, G. and M.
CAN'T Il Mcdowell, and L. b. Turley, Att,ys.
---IirU .hI = ..tT.if1 83-l09
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If ANYTHING more were wanted 10 give
us an idea of Roman magnificence, we
would turn our eyes from public monu-
ments, demoralizing games, and grand
PROFESSIONS; we would forget the statues
in brass and marble, which outnumbered
the living inhabitants, so numerous that
one hundred thousand have been recov-
cred and still embellish Italy, and would
descend into the lower sphere of material
life to those things which attest luxury
and taste, to ornaments, dresses, sump-
tnous living and rich furniture. The art
of using metals and precious stones sur
pass anything known at the present time:
In the decoration of houses, in social
entertainment, in cookery, the Romans
were remarkable. The mosaics, signet
rings, canoes, bracelets, bronzes, chains,
vases, mirrors, mattresses, cosmetics,
perfumes, hair dyes, silk robes, potteries
-all attest great elegance and beauty.
The tables Of thugaroot and Italian
bronze were as expensive as the side
boards of Spanish walnut, so much adj
mired in the great exhibition at London.
Wood and ivory were carved as exqnis-
itely as in Japan and China. Mirrors
were made of polished silver. Glass
enters could initiate the colors of pre-
cious stones so well that the Portland
vase, from the tomb ofAlexander Severus,
was long considered as a genuine sar-
donyx. Brass could be hardened so as
to cut stone.
The palace of Nero glittered with gold
and Jewels Perfumes and flowers were
showered from ivory ceilings. The halls
of Heliogabalus we're hung with cloth
and gold, enriched with jewelry His
beads were silver, and his table of gold.
Tiberius gave e million of sesterces for
a picture for his bedroom. A banquet
dish of Disilus weighed FIVE hundred
pounds of silver. The cups of Dresus
were of gold TUNES were embroidered
with the figures of various animals.
Paulina wore jewels, when she paid Wis
its, valued at $4,000. Drinking cups
were engraved with scenes from the
poets. Libraries were adorned with
busts and presses Of rare wood. Sofas
were inlaid with tortoise shell and COW
cred with gorgeous purple.
The Roman grandees rode in gilded
chariots, bathed in marble baths, dined
from golden plate, drank from crystal
cups, slept on beds Of down, reclined on
luxurious couches, wore embroidered
robes, and were adorned with precious
stones; they ransacked the earth and
the sea for rare dishes for their banquets,
and ornamented their houses with car
pets from Babylon, onyx cups from Byth-
MIA, marble from Numidia, bronzes from
Corinth, statues from Athens-whatever,
in short, was precious or curious in most
countricD. The Injuries Of the bath
almost exceeded belief; and on the
walls we're magnificent frescoes and
paintings, exhibiting an inexhaustible
productiveness in landscape aad mytho-
logical scenes.-Seientife american.
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skating Rink, ass Main street.

For SALE.-A fresh lot Of apples
choice varieties. r. Russet Grsening,
N. Spy, Snow, +. Streaks-Gillilower, W.
Winter, N. Y. Pippin's, Spitzenberg, etc,
56t 't CosAwsY a Co., s6s Main. {
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professional Life i'm New York.

It NulchBo
The number of lawyers in New York
is yariously estimated from four to seven
thousand. II is sometimes said that
there is one lawyer to every hundred in
habitants; If so, how can they liye1
One of the first counselors of the city
said TO me, few days ago, there are
about four thousand lawyers in the city;
FIVE hundred Of these do all the import
ant business; and the most lucrative
cases are confined to fifty Of these. III
this be true, and there is little reason TO
doubt it, why do so many students enter
the legal profession2 The answer given
here is, that the law requires little CAPT
tai. No young man can now begin bus
mess, as a merchant, unless he Is
wealthy. A man needs small fortune
TO be able 10 rent one room on Broad
way. A young lawyer can make bust
ness If he is enterprising and popular in
manners. Most business men employ
attorneys to make all such papers as
country merchants write for themselves.
The sale Of real estate employs many
lawyers in looking up titles and making
deeds. Still, il is very difficult for q
young practitioner to earn, for some
years, more than a meager support for
himself; he cannot enter into family
relations. The effect Of such a lie is
patent to all.
The physicians rank next to the law
yers in numbers; but they hardly amount
to more than thousand. They fall
more readily into practice than lawyers;
still only one in a hundred becomes
widely known; very few become rich
from their professional income. The
ministers are last bat not least in this
enumeration. ! do not know the num-
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A HoRsrl A HoRsEi M KIsSDoN
FOR HoRsEl-Did the great Duke Of
Gloster live in our day in Memphis he
could obtain the celebrated q Bay Horse
from Duncan MacLean; and, also, the
best Of hot Scotch, mulled porter, 'alf
and. ali, Scotch and Irish WHISTLES, and
then he would be in condition to win the
6rht on Bosworih Field" los
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Fresh Meats.

Our city housekeepers will be grained
to learn that they can obtain the best OF
fresh beef, mutton, spare ribs, poul-
try, and all kinds of meats at the Jetier-
son Street Market, 6S Jefferson street,
owned by
oPpENHEIMER a HocHsTADTER.
These gentlemen are large dealers in
fresh and sailed meats, pvaiify, vegeta-
bIes and game. Their meat market,
ON jefferson, near Third street, is
tastefully arranged, and everything is
kept in the best order. As irst-class
meat market, there is nothing to equal
it in the city. They do a large city
trade, and supply thousands of our citi-
zens with the substantials of life. Their
stock of.vegetables and meats for Christ
mas is complete, and is of the best de-
scription. Everything will be sold at
lowest prices to all calling at the Jeffer-
son Street Market. 94r
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LARGEST and best assortment Of skates
at 227 Second street. ISL
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SKATES at Charles Stout & Bros, 227
Second street. 9Srf
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PUMPS at 3l5 Second street.

BROWNE & BROWNE, sl5 Second st. AT
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oPpENHEIMER 4 HOCHsTADTER

III you want good old Megtbben
whisky, go to 276 Second street.
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Go and see the Monitor.

JET PALACE. for Christmas gifts. LA
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MEMPHIS AND NASHVILLE
SHORT LINE.
Via M c IA e zie.
Two Passenger Trains Daily.
20 Miles Shorter than via Decatur
~ w to Nashville.
Shortest, Best, Quickest Route.

The only route by which passengers are not
compelled to change cars.
Sleeping cars run directly through to Nash
vile only by this route.
Baggage and passenger cars run through to
Nashville on the passenger train leavin
Memphis at 4 80 pm.
Save time. distance. and the delays and
troubles incident to changing cars at unseas-
enable hours.
sg- Get your tickets at 2S715 Main street, OIL
at Depot, head Of Main street. Take the
through sleeper or seat in one of the through
passenger cars of this line. Advise you
neighbors, friends, and the travelling public to
take the Short Line, via Mckenzie, going to
or returning from Nashville.
The only route selling tickets via Nashvill
to Chattanooga, Knoxville, Bristol. Lynch
burg. Petersburg. Richmond. Norfolk. Rome.
Atlanta. Macon, Augusta, Columbus, Mont
gomery. West Point, Columbus. Savannah,
Wilmington and Charleston. The prceI
tickets as low as any route.
j. W. THOMAS, General Sup't.
W. L. DANLEY,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
W. ii. LANDS,
Passenger Ag,t n: and n. & W. R. r.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Ag't,
CIT 237% Main street.
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Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

M. D. L. Feltz, admins
traitor formerly, now Il. G.
Keck, admir- de leonis First Chancery
non Of the estate Of james Court Of
4. Fclts, deceased, Shelby County.
N.R.I VS.. 1924
Emily Felts ct al. s-.s
DYy VIRTUE OF AN INTERLQCUT0RY
I'D decree for sale, entered in the above cause
November 10, 1870, I will sell at public auction.
to the highest bidder, in front Of the Clerk and
Master office, Greenlaw Block, Second street,
in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, on
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Only Reliable Route to Little Rock.

Avoid laying over at Devall's Bluff twenty
hours, which passengers do who take boats.
Tickets for sale at the Cempany's office, 81
South Court street; and az the Memphis and
and ut the Memphis and Louisville railroad
Ticket Office, 1914 Main streets and at the
Illinois Central railroad Ticket Office, 22h
jefferson street; and at Hopefeld depot,
Arkansas.
I'D. WILLIAMS, Gen. Sup't.
b. p. ROBsoN, Asst Sup't. 5S-f
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RAILROAD TINE TABLES.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.

Through Mail train WILL NOT stop at flag
stations west of Moscow. :,
Ticket Office. 27S Main street. corner of South
Court.
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MEMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD

Depot at foot Of Main street.
Ticket Office, 1914 Main street. one door
north of Jefferson.
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GAs-Frrrrso at BIS Second st. at
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Jrr PALAcE. ID Christmas &c. [lll
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Z JJnr pAlAorI for Christmas gifts. lln
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For genuine nourbon and re
whistles. 20 20 A.seheifsFs a &c. az
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III .you want coed old Megfbben
w,isky. 20 to 278 SECOND street.
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skating Rink. sss Main street.
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NFw York club skates at chas. Stout
& Bros ISL
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MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R.R.
(Takes effect Sunday, June II, 1907
Arrives. Leaves.
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MEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD,
Arrives. Leaves.
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Dom Piatt writes the following char
acteristic paragraph to the Cincinnati
Commercial:
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$ COLLEGE PLACE. New yer .s.,..
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-18

should be put up to the highest bidder
and not force it upon dead road. we
are selfish enough to believe that North
Carolina is equally interested in the pros
perity of Wilmington and Newbern' and
we are bold enough to protest against any
legislation in the interest of one to Inc
detriment of the other. North Carolina
has built railroad to the latter and aided
very little the one connecting the other
with the interior. What claims has New
bern, then, superior to:those of Whining
ton? We have never asked for consoll-
dation of the North Carolina Railroad or
any part of it, with the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad and should oppose 1t
upon principle. If the Stockholders de-
sire to part with portion of their road let
it be done in purely business way. This
is Justice and common sense.
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Our Army to be Farther Reduced.

Still another bill has been proposed in
the House military committee to reduce
the army, which Levels a blow at West
Point. This provides that after June 80,
1870, one fifth of the number of each grad
standing highest in the class-shall be
assigned to duty in the army, and that the
remainder of the class shall be honore bly,
discharged with three months pay as a
second lieutenant OF cavalry. Discretion
airy power is given 20 the President in the
act to suspend il.