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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

The Marble City, George Boyd in
command, departs to-day for Cairo and
st. Louis. ,
The George w. Cheek will arrive to-
night from below, and back out tenor
row evening for Helena and Friar's
Point
On her trip up, the Natchez ran from
New Orleans to Cairo in three days
fourteen and half hours and made four
landings.
The new steamer City Of Vicksburg
arrived at St. Louis on Monday, and
leaves there tomorrow on her first trip
to Vicksburg, passing here Saturday.
Her dimensions are: length, 275 feet;
beam, AZ feet; hold, d feet. She has
FIVE boilers, each containing four hues,
and each 26 feet long and AZ inches in
diameter. Her cylinders are 25 inches
diameter and eight feet stroke Her
wheels are thirty feet in diameter, with
IA feet length of bucket She draws
three feet light, and has capacity for
400 tons. Her officers are Captain, c.
D. Conway; clerks, Andy Isaacs and
George Briggs.
The Great Republic and Leonidas
passed down this morning, both having
good trips.
The towboat Liberty No 4 passed up
at noon with tow of empty barges,
Excepting Chicago, the city of St.
Louis is about the liveliest place in the
West for libel suits, breach of promise
cases, etc. The latest item we get from
St. Louis papers in that way is the suit
of John G. Kay, correspondent of the st.
Louis Republican, against Pilots Clayton
and Burnham, of the Natchez, to recover
500, 1000 damages for the defamatory card
recently published in the St. Louis
Times by those gents. Mr.. Kay proposes
to donate to the orphans of deceased st.
Louis steamboatmen the entire amount
Of judgment he may receive.
Yesterdays Courier-Journal says:
Cheek and Malone's new Memphis and
Friar's Point packet A. j. White, was
successfully taken over the falls yester-
day evening, with sweeps, by Capt. Pink
Varble, and landed at the Portland
wharf, where she will be completed. "
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20


WANT OF SLEEP. Opium or morphine
is usually prescribed as a soporiic. Both
are violent remedies, and react violently,
producing nausea, headache and pros
tration. They are often given when
they are not needed; and not unfre-
quently they increase the irritation of
the brain instead of soothing it. Prob
ably in seventy-fve cases out of hun
dred in which they are administered,
Plantation Bitters given in moderate
doses. and at proper intervals, would
have the desired effect. Persons who
find it difficult to compose their minds to
sleep after laying down at night, or
whose slumbers are disturbed by bad
dreams, or are too brief to afford due
nourishment, are advised to try the Plan
tafion Bitters as an anodyne; for this
comprehensive medicine is not only a
tonic and Alternative, but delightful Sc
dative--s balm Of hurt minds, as well
as a reyivi6er Of eHseebled frames. Its
use as a means Of producing bsalthful
sleep involves none of the unpleasant
secondary consequences of resort to
the former narcotics, They all, without
exception, excite the stomach; while the
effect of the Bitters is to tone, and with
out irritating. that sensitive organ.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20
GOLD ADVANCES!

LIScoEN CHAPEL Row. We are relia-
bly, informed that there was disgrace
full row among Radical politicians inside
the sacred walls of Lincoln chapel last
night. The meeting CT the "loyalists' y
was a rough-and-tumble sort of one,
and created no small amusement among
thelittle negroes, attracted to the place
by the shouts of 20, Dyerl" 20, pshawl"
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KosKoo:-This medicine is rapidly
gaining the confidence of thepeople, and
the numerous testimonials of its virtues,
given by practitioners of medicines,
leave no doubt that it is a safe and re-
liable remedy for IMPUBIrY OF TEE BLOOD,
that speaks in hig terms Of its curative
properties, and give a special recon-
meAdation of Koskoo to the practitioners
Of medicine. This is, We believe, the first
instance where such medicines have been
officially Endorsed by the faculty of any
Of the medical colleges, and reflects great
credit upon the skill of DR.. Lawrence,
its eompounder. and also puts Koskoo"
in the VAN Of all other medicines Of the
present day.-Fron The Norfolk Daily
Journal December IL, 1869. 2-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

Attachment Suit.

W. II. caehil Before s. A. Moore, Justice
~ ns:... ofths Peace forsheiby Co.
=, r FF1DAvIT HAVING BEEN MADE IN
n his cause. and attachment issued and re-
.,,,.cd leviei. etc.. il IL therefore ordered:
Th,.f nuiiicafior be made IN the Pebble Led
..er a newspaper published in the city Of
Hsa-.,,his for four succesEirc weeks. CON-
Inc the said II. j. Dace 70 appear before
-. - nv office in the city Of Memphis, in the
IA cisa district Of s=ia county, on the 18th
lev az August, 1s7u, AZ 10 clock An, and
- ., def.l---- = I'D suit arainff him. Or n
Iii = nrocoodcd with exparte.
"ii' % P'''' sAM'L A. MOORE, J. p.
July rs. ISle. lAela-lSl-lSs'
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New York Cotton market
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
Steamer H. NJ. Shreve, St. Louis.
" Hesper, 0sceola.
Gen. Anderson, Friar Point.
Marble City st. Louis.
Great Republic, st. Louis.
Leonidas, Cincinnati.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Geo. w. Cheek, Friar Point.
st. Joseph, st. Louis.
" Des Arc, White river.
II. NJ. Shreve, Red river.
g Great Republic, New Orleans.
Leonidas, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
Thomas II. Allen, Hesper, st. Francis
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The decline continues slowly at this
port. The river at Cairo is stationary
to-day without however, any prospects
ola rise. AtSt. Louis the river is declin-
ing. A two-foot rise is reported at Du-
buque, with the river again stationary.
Above there the decline continues. The
Missouri is getting low and difficult to
navigate. The Cumberland has another
squirt of rise, but will again be on the
decline before tomorrow. White river
is cutting out considerably, thereby
making navigation easier. The Arkan-
sas has now about Eve feet nine inches
of water in the channel to that point.
Business is somewhat The weather
continues dry and sultry.
The splendid mail steamer Thos. H
Allen, Ed Rowland, master, viii depart
at pm. to-day for Pine Bluff, Little
Rock and all intermediate landings on
the Arkansas. She connects at Little
Rock with light draught steamers for
Fort Smith and other points on the Up
per Arkansas, and at the Rock with
stages for Hot Springs. Parties taking
passage on the Allen viii go through I
without detention. Harry Hall and |
Aleck Waddell are Der clerks.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

Row NEAR WOLF RIVER. This morn-
ing party Of bathers, all colored men,
went into Wolf river to wash, when they
were ordered to " get out by a white
man named II. A. f. Kinney. The ne
groes, we understand refused to obey the
order, not seeing what right Mr.. Kinney
had to the river more than they had.
However, when they had taken their
baths in the river and covered their
nakedness with their buds, they went in
a body to the house of Mr.. Kinney and
raised a boisterous row. Nobody was
hurt seriously, as no weapons was used.
Officer McElroy and two other police
men, on being informed ofthe "ruction,
went to the mouth of Wolf river and ar
rested Joe Keele, H. Perkins, VIM. JEFF
ferson, Geo. Bayliss, R. Matthews, A.
Coleman and L. Sherrod. These men
and brethren will have hearing be-
fore a magistrate this afternoon.
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LOST.

T OsT OR sTOLKN : $40 REWARD IAN
4 ,spen-faeed gold watch, johnson maker,
No 7'O77, was taken from the corner Of Linden
and Wellington streets. Ten dollars will be
given 70 whoever win leave II with key. Nor,
Street. on at Ames & Bcattie's furniture store,
Main street. te--t-o
osT-A PRIVATE MOROCCO MEMO
randa- Liberal reward IL left at 4. NJ.
cash h GO. q, corner Of Madison and Front.
No. 90. y. r. MARKS.
70 i5i-iSs President u: G: 4 s; =: r; r: .
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YELLOW FEVER.
Cause, Treatments and prevention.


Yellow fever is produced by animal
cule or sporules of microscopic discov-
cry These sporules are generated in
hot climates, and when the metioric con-
ditions are favorable they are produced
in great abundance. They sometimes
originate in ships, boats, cellars and
stagnant pools. They fly or swim in the
air, and can travel in opposition to light
currents, but heavy winds drive them.
They are short lived, only living about
forty hours. Their shape is irregularly
oblong and Aattened. They enter the
blood of their victims through the capil-
aries. Some are inhaled, but, by far,
the most enter through the skin. Their
presence, or some poisonous property by
them impaired, SO alters, changes or de-
composes the blood as to result in that
pathological condition known as the
yellow fever, and if the blood has been
so changed that it cannot supply the
wants of the body, then death must re-
suit; but if enough life or natural stimuli
is left to sustain the patient short time,
recovery will be probable.
TREATMENT.
Put your patient to bed and keep
light covering over him. If the bowels
are constipated, give seidlitz powders,
and keep them open, once day, using
enema of salt and water if necessary
Sponge the body with decoction made
of the leaves from the peach tree. and
repeat only as the great heat may seem
to require. give champagne wine, in
small quantities at first, but increase as
the fever declines; mix with the wine
orange or lemon juice from the begin
ming until the pulse get lower; then stop
the use of orange and lemon and in
crease the wine. Lower the head and
shoulders, and require your patient to
remain perfectly quiet, not allowing
him even to rise in bed So soon as the
kidneys commence to sccrete urine,
after the decline of the pulse, give water
or lemonade in small quantities, and as
the quantity of urine increases, give
more to drink; but during the suspen-
sion of the urine you must give little fluid
and increase the quantity of wine. After
the patient is convalescing he is still in
danger; keep him in bed for several
days; relapses will be probable if you do
not give particular attention. But little
exercise should be allowed for four or
five days after convalesence.
PREVENTION.
These sporules can be driven from
boats, ships, hotels and other places by
the use of'the proper prophylactic or
seneral disinfectant, known by actual
experiment to be destructive to the an
imalcule. 1t is confidently asserted that
they can be rs effectually driven from
rooms as tobacco smoke will coerce mos
quitoes from bed chamber. By the
use of this disinfectant it is believed
that the spread of yellow fever can be
greatly lessened, as we are forced to be-
lieve experimental truths. Persons can
also mix and mingle with those afflicted
with comparative safety.
The above-cause, treatment and pre-
ventive-is the result of twenty years
experience with yellow fever in the Indies
and Central America by scientific and
competent observers. AT some future
time may have something more to say
on the subject of the preventive.
MEDIoUs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

yer; and J. e. r. Ray is lawyer Of
fine abilities, and in every way perfect
gentleman of the good old school. Ex-
Sheriff Winters is a very popular man,
and so, we believe, is Mr.. Mahan. We
believe the whole ticket will be elected.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

MAN AND WFE.-This is the title of
Wilkie Collins last novel, and we are
indebted to the courtesy of H. Wade Il
Co. for a copy. 1t has been truly said
that Wilkie Collins is the best of story
tellers., Henever permits the interest to
flag, neither winding up the machinery
too soon, nor working his figures out to
infnitesimal quantities. He is a first
rate character drawer, and places living,
breathing beings on his canvas. This
last novel of his abounds in thrilling in
terest and is filled with numberless in
cidents woven in the thread Of the story
with ease and naturalness. The strug-
giles, trials, vicissitudes Of true but un-
fortunate woman, who after all, is intro
duced to fair quiet and roseate life,
underlies the varying plot and deeply
interests the reader. The book will be
extensively, read as are all the produc-
tons of Wilkie Collins. Man and
Wife, has, been written con a more, and
the authoris already engaged in convert
ing it into drama of intense interest, it
Astounding in dramatic incidents and
effects of the highest orders Remember
the book, which is profusely illustrated,
is for sale by H. Wade & Co., Main
street, where everything in the way of
stationery and bVente,ie, standard and
current literature, may be found.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
There will be a meeting of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee at their
rooms at Cadmus', 274 Second street, on
Saturday evening next. l25
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attention. Lndiesi

Just received at the Jet Palace new
line OF Jet Goods, which for durability
excels anything Of the kind yet shown
in Memphis. Please call at s2s Main
street IIIH W
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

C,TRAYRD-FR0M THE RESIDENCE OF
- Mrs. Morrison, Orleans and Vance streets,
an Friday. 18th instant, q SORREL MARE
about fffeen hands high, in good order, blind
in right eye. Any information concerningfhe
mares whereabouts will be Thankfully re-
The mare at said place will be paid for. us
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

SEA Moss FARISE from pure Irish
Moss, for blanc mango, puddings, Gus
tards, creams, etc, etc. The cheapest,
healthiesi aud most delicious food in the
world. cod
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
bUOI = AND SHUES.
True Econom my
Is FOUND ~ THE
BOOT

FTHE FIRST PREMIUM AT THE GREAT
Il ST. Louis Fair for lsd9 was awarded 10 the
manufacturers ofthis beautiful boot. II COM
oines all the utility OF the sewed boot with the
ckeapness Of the peFged boot Its constrrc-
ton Is in this wise; instead Of pegs. peculiar
shaped brass screw i driven into the sole when
damp. and smoothly and securely ciinehcd.
thus holding the soles and uppcrs together 50
tight that they can never rim on ~iVe wav.
They have All the smOothnoss and elasticity 81
the sewed boot, and none 81 ths a:saiYan-
taees attaching % the peared boot. We sell
them ~ q price but uihe more than that 81
the peEged boots; thas We furnish Won VITA
somcthing that = indeed econ0mieai. We
have fresh sock Of an kinds u Boots md
Shoes - indies. gents. uisscs and children:
uth sell AZ wholeksls aB8 retsil.
JOS }, LIMIT 4 CO..
81 = Main street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

ALL notices of meetings of any organ
lied institution will be published at fifty
cents in advance, or if charged, one dol
lar, for each insertion, if the same does
not exceed one square. I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

LACE SHAwLs.-Llama and thread lace
shawls at great sacrifice at B. Lowen-
stein & Bros. l22
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B. LoEwENsrKIS 4 BRos. have made a
further reduction on their entire stock Of
staple and fancy dry goods. Ladies
wishing to buy at bargains this week, in
either domestic or fancy goods, should
not fail to call at B. Lowenstein & Bros.
before purchasing. l22
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Myra Day, who killed Banks, says she
never had such q gay time as she now has
in jail. She is not the only one charged
with murder who could boast Of gay
and festive time in our fancy Jail.
A friend tells us we did an injustice to
the Sheriff of this county in the above
paragraph, which appeared in last eve
nings LEDGER. We cannot see it. How
ever, as there may be narrow-minded
people who would put wrong construc-
ton on our words, for their information
we say that neither the Sheriff nor his
jailer has power to prevent the prisoner
receiving delicacies from, her friends.
The law allows it, the country awards il,
and it is custom all over the land. 1t
would be blot on our civilization and
humanity were it not so. Mcfarland
feasted like a prince in New York
prison, and If Miss Day has gay
timejTis it not better than that she
should have dull time? We are not
now in the dark ages" We never
thought of the Sheriff when we wrote the
paragraph; but as we have heard he
threatened to withdraw his patronage
from the LEDGER on account of it, we
shall resign our situation as local ed
itor : sooner than permit any one to
suffer from single word written by us.
Being able by our own skill and intelli
gence to earn more money almost any
where in the East than we can in Mem
phis, we feel perfectly free and indepen-
dent, and win leave this vicious place
with pleasure five are not permitted
to write as we please, we shall not write
at all.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

THERE viii be a grand hop at Raleigh
Springs ON Thursday night, July 2lst.
l23
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A Delicious BEvERAGE.-During this
hot, parching weather we know of moth
ing so pure, cool and supremely refresh
ing as the soda water now offered to a
thirsty public by Mr.. Morrison, the drug
gist, corner of Main and Washington
streets. This gentleman's store is daily
visited by hundreds of ladies and gentle
men in quest of pure soda water, the
equal of which they find it impossible to
obtain elsewhere; and we agree with
those who partake of soda water at his
establishment, that it is far superior to
anything of the kind in this latitude.
We are informed that Mr.. Morrison finds
it absolutely necessary to still further en-
large his already extensive facilities for
the manufacture of what some of our
most prominent medical men pronounce
the purest and best soda water we ever
drank.
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New York money Mnrkel.

By S. P. and A. telegraph
NEW YORK. July 20, p.m.-Government
securities are dull. Sterling exchange is
steady at 10 for sixty day bills. Gold is carry
ing at per cent. Money easy at per cent.
Railroad shares are dull. with the appearance
of n still further decline
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

LACE SHAwLs.-Ladies wishing to buy
at bargains in lace shawls should not fail
soon to call at B. Lowenstein & Bros
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

REcoRDER's CoURT. = Twenty-seven
cases were tried by the Recorder this
morning. Ten "colored gentlemen" were
discovered last evening playing a pretty
little game of poker" for dimes; the
majority of them were fined ten dollars
each. J. A. Glance took a squint at a
blackbird within the corporate limits and
popped his old pistol at it, for which in
nocent amusement he had to pay fifteen
dollars. Bill Holeman and Betty his
wife, as Artsmus Ward would say, dis
agreed about something and threw fry
ing-pans at each other they we're fined
TO the amount of FIVE dollars each. Ann
Cooper, for trespassing on some ones
property, was mulcted of ten dollars.
This morning two white men were ar
rested for peddling during market hours.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

The BEST IS THE CHEAPEsT.-J De-
vote has the best of everything in the
family grocery line, corner of Third and
Adams streets. 94-T
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The DAVIS" REFRIGERATOR. The
best in use; sold to responsible parties
on trial by JNo. L. EIoHBERG & Co.,
l9l Main street,
l25 Sole agents Davis Refrigerators.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-20

MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD
An extra train for the picnic to White
haven and Nesbits viii leave Memphis
at nine a. M Thursday, July 2l-return-
ing in the evening. One fare for the
round trio.
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LATE PArERs-c0l. Joe Lock has late
papers from all quarters at his bookstore
and news depot on Main street.
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LEAKY RooFs repaired by Bartholo-
NEW & Allen, No. 8 West Court ST. 1927
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BLACK and fancy grenadines at sac
rifce at B. Lowenstein & Bros. l22
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Ar Irwin 4 Keefe's, 10 Jefferson, is to
be found the cooling beverages. ll4-t
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THE CITY.
SEE FOURTH PAGE FOR LOCAL NEWS

PITTsBURG and Camel coal and gas
coke. Brown & Jones, Office 2S2 Main
street, Bethel Block. aa8i1 7
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PARAsoLs at great sacrifice this week
at B. Lowenstein & Bros. 1872
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Cattle diseases require Equine Rene
dies.
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IT you want good old Megibben
whisky, go 10 2z6 Second street.
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New suits just received at B. Lowen-
stein & Bros. 1872
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PoTAToEsl PoTAToEs!l PoTAToEslll-
We will pay two (2) dollars per barrel
for choice potatoes, loose, from wagons.
Brooks & LAwHoRN,
l2lt $50 Front street.
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New Crop Seed Rye just received at
CRAIG's SEED STORE,
l2l 377 and 379 Main street.
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MONEY to loan on collaterals at 328
Main street. liz
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COTTON.


The market opens quiet and without
any disposition on the part of buyers to
invest at the rates of holders. Some few
buyers were out looking for small lots to
fill orders, and in some cases succeeded
in purchasing at prices below the gene
raj view of holders The sales up to
noon will, perhaps, foot up to 100 bales
at basis of l6lc for good ordinary, and
III TO lSc for middling. We learned of
one lot, comprising so bales of middling,
changing hands at lie; this could not,
however, have been duplicated The
Liverpool market opened irregular at the
closing quotations of yesterday, and the
New York market dull at zoe for mid
ding. Several of our factors have left
the city during the past few days. Among
them we notice the departure of Major
Busby, on Monday, for trip through
Arkansas and to Hot Springs, and that
to-day of Col L. NJ. Apperson, who goes
North to spend few weeks. The latter
will visit the principal Northern water
ing places during his trip.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.,
MEMPHIS, July 20, 1870.
C4aaI o, ho nj Capt 1890
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BOARDING..

BOARDING REDUCTION IN BOARD:
II nav hoard. $40 per mouth; board and
lodgine. $50; for two occupying same bed, 50
e"'A p''' WHITEMORE HOUSE.
list Nos. 100 and Ill Adams street.
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BEING compelled to make room, we
will offer our immense stock of domestic
goods, dress goods, house furnishing
goods, white goods, embroideries, hosiery,
ribbons laces and notions at further re-
duced prices. to
l22 B. LowENsTEIN & Bros.