davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-12
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
Steamer Olive Branch. New Orleans.
- Colorado, st. Louis.
- Henry Ames, st. Louis.
City Of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
:" Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
a. Mary Boyd, Arkansas river.
- st. Francis. Madison.
A. j. White, Napoleon,
Z" James Howard, New Orleans.
:" Oil City, Shawnee Village.
Geo ". Cheek. Friar's Point.
/" Legal Tender, White river.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Shannon, New Orleans.
Sallie, Arkansas river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Grand Tower. st. Louis.
Lawrence, Cincinnati.
80 Z. ii. Allen, White river.
a. Olive Branch, st. Louis.
% Colorado, Vicksburg.
- Henry Ames, New Orleans.
- H. Hines, New Orleans.
- James Howard, st. Louis.
a. City of Vicksburg. St. Louis.
shannon, Cincinnati.
- Sallie. st. Louis.
BOATS IL PORT.
Celeste. Phil Allin. Mary Boyd. ST. Fran
els, A. j. White, Oil City, Geo. W. Cheek
Legal Tender. Belle Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-12
the ruling rate per barrel from wagons;
old peachblows are dull at 81 40.

the ruling rate per barrel from wagons;
old peachblows are dull at 81 40.
From store on orders prices are as follows !:
BAGGIgG-Is quiet at 20g23c. with very light
| demand.
BEASs Navy. 81 1902 90; white mixed.
| 81 SO.
BAcON-Firm and advancing; clear sides.
y11zg9i4c;. clear rib. 99915c: shoulders, TAG
| TIC; bulk sides, clear, 814@81ac; shoulders.
TIC; sugar cured hams. 141zg16c.
BRAS-FiIm at 81 309l 40 D 100 in store.
BUTTER-Good western. lOSl5c; INFERIOR,
dull and nominal; new grass, 1S@2Sc common
TO choice.
COTToHsEED-$9 90 u ton on levee.
Corn MEAL-Firm at 50 20 on levee. and
SO 90@3 IS from store.
CoRN-Quiet at 75@76c. with a fair supply.
EGGs--Steady, with q good supply at 149l5c.
HAY-Quiet at S22 00925 90. as TO quality.
FLoUR-Quiet at Sc 5000 % for super to fancy.
LARD-In kegs. l2149l21zc; tierces, 1l14@
111zc; caddies, H@l5c.
MoLAssEs-Iouisiana firm 4597Oc in bar
rels; syrups. 4Og75c.
0ATs-Quiet at 6696Sc from store:
PoULTRY-0ld chickens firm at 50 COOS 5O;
new. SO COOS 90, as 10 size.
PoTATOEs-Eew are in fair supply at Va w
q barrel; old, dull at 81 6O92 80 D barrel {;
sweet. SO 1901 90 % barrel; cabbage. scarce at
SIS 00g20 90; new onions, firm at 50 OO9o %.
PoRK-Mess, SIT 009l7 so in large and small
way.
sALT-s2 25@2 IS u Dbl. 81 Goal IS q sack.
SUGAR-Quiet; Louisiana firm. 91Sgl214c for
common TO fair, 121a9131zc for yellow and
white clarified; refined, crushed and pow
dered, 41z9l454c; Coffee. A. and Q. l3749
1916.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-12

TNOR SALE GREAT BARGAINS
II The following property is offered for sale
at low-down prices, and on accommodating
terms. to-wit: lots on Charleston avenue,
6 lots on Madison street, l6 lots on Poplar
street-iust outside the city limits. lots on
Brinkley avenue. Call and see me, at NO.
IA Front street. nv ,p1uupSoNr
8-10S y. w. = Er SEIs2ON.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-12

NOR RENT = COTTAGE RESIDENCE.
L Apply atl2l Alabama street. S6-9s
NOR RENT-AN ELEGANT BRICK RES
II idenre on corner of Butler and Shelby
streets, No. COS. Apply toJ. f. Dowddyy,o 20
Front street. oo-9l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-12

CAUTION not be imposed upon by other
parties palming off worthless cast-iron ma
chimes under the same name or otherwise.
Ours is the only genuine and really practical.
cheap machine manufactured: I5.I
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10
THE CROPS IN SUMTER.

The Sumter News says From various
quarters we hear encouraging accounts of the
growing crops, in case OF q favorable season
from now onward, especially in regard to the
corn crop. Cotton stimulated by fertilizers
and ,v.lI ..sosEsd looks prorlslngl other cnt-
ton not so much SO"
The Sumter Waterman, 10 an article on the
cotton situation, says: .'There can be.no mis-
taking the fact that the present crop, even
though 1t meet favorable circumstances until
1t comes to market, will fall far short.o that
O. the last year. In this State and Georgia,
aud wherever else commercial fertilizers are
used, not one-fourth the application OF these
has been made, rs compared with last year.
Therefore, were the acreage equal, the pro-
duct must fall short, for it is nowhere con-
tended that these fertilizers do not largely in.
crease the yield, whatever may be said OF
their proftableness generally. But the acre
'age Is from twelve to twenty per cent. less.
ID addition to this, the spring has been Alto
gether unfavorable for cotton. It's early COM
Ing induced early planting, which IN many
places has rendered two or three replantings
necessary, (tle cold nights having Eilled out
the young plant and still the Stands" are
generally bad. Added 10 this has been eight
successive days dnring which the sun has
scarcely shined, and much rain has fallen,
with O prospect still OF further Wet.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10

house on some business errand, the iadles
always received him with silence anu seowls.
and yet the only possible or pretended iIl-leet-
ing they had against him was the fact hal ne
was a Northern man by birth and a Republic
can in politics. Mt long ago a young gentle
man. with the design of making his home
here. came from New York with capital and
lettersof introduction. After remaining sere-
raj weeks a ball came of, for which a friend
offered to procure him a ticket; but, allnough
the friend was q member of the society giving
the bah, the ticket was refused on the ground
The gentleman decided at once to seek a home
in less proscriptive community. might
multiply Instances of this kind, but 1t is
sufficient to say that all Northern resi-
dents here tell the same story OF a COM
plete. social ostracism,- which makes, NO
discrimination in favor OF wealth or
former social position, but olassesall who come
from north of Maryland as Yankees, and
hates all alike. I think the men now haEe,
generally sense enough to see bow unWise
and ridiculous this course is. and would pc
glad to abandon it were it not for the infu-,
ence Of the women and the clefgymen, VINO
persist in regarding all Northerners asstheir'
enemies, look upon the Government, Oh he
United States as a hateful tyranny, and speak
of the iag of the Union as IN odlous rag.
With all its embarrassment and its present
airs OF dizziness andldecaJ, there can be Little.
doubt that there is q prosperous future IN
store for s'the City by the Sea" as The people
of South Carolina are fond Of calling their lit.
tie metropolis. 1t has great advantage OF
geographical position, and is the natura! out
let to tho sea Tor the productions OF the whole
South, with every psrt'of which 1t Is connect
ed by a railway system that reaches to almost
every county. When the people cease brood
ing over the lost cause, and realize that they
are citizens OF a great, liberal, progressive
nation, they Will greatly hasten the new era
of prOsperity,
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June 0.
General Sherman will leave Fort LeaVen-
worth tomorrow for Washington
A. deficiency of twenty-five to thirty thou
sand dollars was discovered In the accounts OF
F. A. Mccartney, disbursing officer Of the post
office. Mccartney has gone to the Insane
Asylum, and the government will PROBABLY
Lhse nothing.
The strike is over and the workmen are
getting one dollar and a half per day.
The convention Of steamboat inspectors to-
day appointed committees. They Will be In
session for several weeks. .T
The assessors throughout the country TO
May lst took nearly thlrty-two million gallons
foreign and domestic liquors out of bond. The
foreign spirits in the customhouse was over
one and quarter million gallons. The domes-
tic spirits in bond is over six and q half MIL
llons-total over thirty-nine and a halt million
gallons. Twenty.n nine Of the least important
districts we're not reported.
The homeopathic Convention in Phila-
de!phia to-day elected DIR. Talbot president 1t
meets next year al Washington. -
The postmas.er-general has just ordered the
treat mail between New York, Washington
and New Orleans, now transported by the
Chattanooga, Grand Junction and Canton, 10
90 via the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad
TO Meridian, Mississippi, thence over the Mo-
bile and OHIO Railroad to Mobile, thence over
the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas'Road to
New Orleans.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10

for q fair crop. Corn Is small, but is growing
finely, and presents a pronfsing appearance.
In several localities, especially on sandy lands,
the cotton has been injured by the cold
weather, but taken altogether the stands are
usually sufficient for all practical purposes.
The. fruit crop promises an abundant yieid.".
Chester.
The Reporter, In noticing the last aales-day,
says: ssIn consequence Of the fact that the
continued rains Of last week had made the
lands too wet to plough, there was a consider
able gathering Of people here on Honday last.
We were glad 10 hear them. express Them
selves more hopefully on the crop prospects
than they did a few weeks ago. The impress
sion seems to be general that the wheat crop
is almost a failure. Oats, too, is, being ruined
by the rust. Corn, cotton and grass are all
growing luxuriantly, underline influence of re-
peafed showers and the hot sun. One gentle
man who farms near Lewis's Turnout informed
US that he has ten acres Of cotton that would
average a foot high, and which is covered with
squares. This is the best We have heard Of"
The same paper also has an account of the
following robbery {: ION Friday night last two
men, believed to be negroes, forced their way
Into the house near this town, occupied by
Mr.. B. Omelyaney and his sister. They4reb both
aged people, and Mr.. 0melvaney had been
in bed sick for several weeks, and was,
therefore,, unable to make any resistance.
They stole about one hundred and fifty dollars
in money, and watches, rings and other thiags
to the value Of about fifty dollars. One hum
dred dollars of the money belonged to Mrs.
Nancy McGants, who had deposited it with
Miss Polly 0melvaney for s~atekeeping. Miss
Omelvaney could not Identity The men, but
believed them to be colored."'
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10
ONLY $4,000 TICKETS TO BE SOLD.
WHOLE TICKETS, $5........HALvEs; 81 so.
TO The PUBLIC.

There are 80 many swindles and humbugs lin all
parts OF the country under the name OF ..F,Lotte-
ries, ..Gift. Concerss,n. &C., whefe parties WHO
invest, have nc possible chance OF drawing Q,
prize, that we deem 1t best 70 issue this circular,
giving q full explanation Of the manner OF our
distribution, our references, &c. From these It
will be seen that our drawings are under authors
ty Of Law; that the gentlemen who compose oqr'
Association are responsible, and In every way
verify Of confidence; that sworn Commissioners,
in no wise connected, with the Association, supef-
intend the drawing; that these Commissioners;
are men of the highest standing in the commune
ty, and that parties who invest can, rely upon be-
ing dealt with fairly and. honestly. .r
Every safeguard that the law of'the land can:
throw around such enterprises ia placed upon
these distributlons-they are conducted by gen.
tlemen well known for their integrity and fair
dealing-they are endorsed by leading bankers,
merchants, officials and. newspapers-:hence We
appeal to the public generally for thels patronage,
with the assurance that we will conduct the dig.
trihution with "squal and exact justIce.to all.n
Respectfully, STOKES i CO., Managers,
Montgomery, Ala
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10
ALL ABOUT THE STATE
Sumter.

Sumter.
Mr.. Samuel L. Muldrow, formerly Of Sumter
District, was accidentally killed on q dear hunt
near his house In Florida.
According TO the Sumter News, The gentle
man in black has many SUBJ Gets in that town.
Anderson.
The I%ntelligencer, in an article on the
weather and the crops, says: During last week
an unusual amount Of rain iell throughout The
county. In some portions fresh ploughed land
was badly washed, and the bottoms were con-
siderably damaged The wheat crop is being
harvested, and 1t will prove u light yield,
owing to The rust and fly. Tie corn and cot
Ten CROPS are looking well, but many farmers
complain that they are in the grass IN con-
crop promises a good yield, unless o~Verlaken
by The rust"
The Mountdineer speaks thus Of some las
grain grown in that county 1--WE received
from Mr.. w. j.. Pennington, Of the upper part
Of the county. q bunch OF wheat heads, that Tor
length, fulness and weight, beat anything we
have seen yet. and convincing US that there
will be o good crop made, Notwithstanding
many of our farmers thought otherwise a tew
weeks ago.. Colonel j. 3. Davis brought us,
about the same time, various specimens OF his
growing grain, prominent among which were
stalks Of wheat six feet high, anu bearing
heads almost equal 10 those furnished bY MI.
P%enningtou; also Norway oats, red oats, &c,
of excellent growth, both IN point OF BLADE
and grain"
Newberry.
At the last term OF the court, Judge Mont
gomery Moses presiding, the following county
officers were sentenced, to wit:
Simeon Young. chairman OF the board OF
county commissioners. was sentenced TO SIX
months in the county Jail, and to pay a fine OF
Sl0O. 49,
County Commissioner Hailstock, five
months, and a fine of $50.
County Commissioner samuel Dogan, tnree
months, and S25.
A bench warrant mas been issued for Coun-
ty Commissioner Gregory, but he has eluded
arrest.
M. S. Long, trial justice, was sentenced TO
six months in jail, and TO pay q fine Of sl0O.
This is q good beginning, and ought 10 be
followed up vigorously; the evii-doers should
be brought to condign punishment, not be-
cause they are RAIDS. but because they are
transgre2sor5 Of the law.
York.
The Enuuirer says: 1.-THE recent advance in
the price OF cotton has caused much activity
in the maket ct this place. Two hundred and
TWENTY-FIVE bales have been shipped over the
Kings Mountain Railroad from Yorkville since
the lst instant, and a large quantity is ID store
the purchases OF the pusG lew days. ine
price paid on Tuesday was 15A cents, and yes
terday q strictly prime article commanded l6
cents"
The same paper, speaking Of the crop pros
poets, says: "On Monday, salss-day, we made
inquiries Of a number Of persons from the
country in relation to the condition OF the
growing. crops in this county. Tie inforlna-
lion we received is Of q much more cheering
character Than we had anticipated. Wheao'
has been somewhat Injured oy rusten some
sections, yetin others, the prospect is good
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10
THE FLEECY STAPLE.
THE PROSPECTS FOR co1roN.
What the Rains have Done in Georgia
Blue Predictions.
fFrom. the Savannah News. lime Q.

From the Savannah News, June O.
We have been at some pains to collect and
republish the views OF oar exchanges In this
State and Florida in regard to the crop pros
pect. The general belief seems to be that:cot-
ton las been very materially injured by the un-
precedented spring rains, and the opinion is
expressed In some quarters that even with
favorable seasons hencefolth the yield would
be reduced two-thirds. There is some allow
ance to be made, however, for eXaggeration.
The papers take their tone from the conversa-
ton Of the farmers, and this class is prone to
be either too gloomy or too hopeful. The fact,
though, that cotton has experienced an almost
fatal setback Is not to. be denied. In the great
cotton belt of Middle Georgia, the rains have
been continuous for several weeks, and the
latest reports from that region indicate no In:
terruption in the wet weather. On the low
lands cotton is drowned out, while on the up
lands 1t is small ard overTun with grass, the
rain allowing OF no opportunity TO give the
crop q thorough working.
In southwest Georgia it is pretty much the
same, though In some districts the rains have
been otlonger duration, and. as a consequence,
the crop Is in Q worse condition. Several very
destructive hurricanes, accompanied with hail,
have passed over portions of this section, and
some farmers have gone to the length OF
%ploughing up fields OF cottt!n and replanting.
them with corn. In the southern portion Of
the State, the condition ii the crop Is the
same.
In Florida the crop is somewhat better, but
far trou good, and the same, with slight modi.
rcatlons, according to circumstances, may be
said Of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas. In the latter two States, the. spring
foods have been of the most disastrous char
acter. In Louisiana miles CT the most produc-
tive lands are Inundated.
Allowing for the gloomiest exaggeratlons
ald the most favorable. Seasons for the next
sixty days, IL is entirely within the bounds of
reason to say that the cotton yield, not only
In Georgia. but throughout the South, will
tall fully one-third short Of an average yield;
and estimating that the acreage Is one.third
less than that Of last year, we may safely pre-
dict that The growing crop will not reach
more than 2, 700, 600 bales, q. little more than
two-thirds of the crop. which has just been
marketed.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10
NEuS FROM NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, June 9

NEW YORK. June 9.
The Grand Lodge OF Masons fixed their an
nual assessment at seventy-dve cents, ops7
third whereof goes to the hall and asylum
fund. The Grand Lodge saw no reason Tor
amending the ritual. Adjourned sine die.
The charge of murder was abandoned
against the crew ofthe Bowers, and they are
now held for simply attempting 10 create u re-.
volt.
An unknown sailor from New Orleans was
stabbed to death by Chas. Haywood on the
ship Dexter from Leghorn. Haywood is in
custody.
A letter from st. Johns, New Foundland,
reports the loss of a small coasting schooner,
with forty souls. She left St. Johnston Old
Pelican with fotty men, crews Of the Einrod
and Hector, who took passage on her, and
were mostly. married. 1t is supposed she
struck an iceberg.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10
EXPLANATIONS.

The sum Of one hundred and twenty five thous
sand dollars ID distributed to ticketholders, aud
ses OF drawing, according to the charter Of the
company, goeI to the encouragement OF Euro
pean Immigration into the Southern states.
The price or whole tickets, which give you ad.
mission 70 any OF the entertainments Of the Asso-
citation, az wen as q chance 10 draw some Of the
magnificent prizes above offered. ls SIS each. The
price OF han tickets is 81 So. They will 'entitle
you TO half the amount Of the prize that may be
awarded to the number printed. on the ticket.
There are $4,000 tickets, and each ticket aud
half ticket has printed upon its face someEum-
her from ! to $4,000.
1t is not necessary for any ticket holder to be-
drawing will be under the supervision OF the
sworn Commissioner OF the Association.
After the drawing is over q Circular giving the
prizes drawn, by each number Will be mailed 20
the p0stoflCe address or every ticket-holder: Tnls
will be done hereafter promptly to. al, 'Wnetfer
they draw or not.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10

MORE VALUABLE THAN TREASURY NoTEs.-
How that old cynic. Sam Johnson. would have
revealed through Webster's massive new un-
abridged How he would. have gloatsd over
lbs magnificent letter. press and its illustra,
tons, beautiful as new treasury notes, and
mach more ualuable to the student. The Mer-
Rams have incurred a fabulous expense IN
having the whole work rewritten, reset, re-
cast and republished. 1t Is not q mere reVls-
ion. but O reconstruction. To insure excel
lence in Typography, it comes from the River.
side press, which is all that need be said about
its mechanical execution. 1t Is a marvellous
specimen oflearHing, labor, research and taste.
II is By lar the greatest literary rork ofthe age.
baltimore american.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10
MATTERS IN DIR LINGTON
[FRoA An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT

DARLINGTON, June T..
The Court Of Common Pleas for this county
is now in extra session. haylng copysned on:
Monday, The 10th -ult.. and o good deal Of
business has been disposed of. The adventbf
court presents no changes in our usually quiet
town, which is as dull as on ordinary occa-
sions. 1t Is rather o remarkable TACT, and o
very unusual occurrence In our country towns:
that no persons are to be seen In tue court
house except the Judge and lawyers and the
officers of court, even the parties TO suits be-
Ing absent. All the cases which come up 1E
adjudication are upon reports OF referees, and
these only are argued when there are eS-
cepllons TO these reports, the testimony pre-
scented being ip writing, and such as was
taken before the referees, thus making the
attendance of witnesses even unnecessary.
two after court convened, as no questions Of
fact outside of the written testimony referred
to are presented, but only questions of law,
which are purely matters forthe consideration
Of the court, consequently this is probably the
least expensive court which has ever been held
In South Carolina for the same length Of lime,
and attended with less loss to all Industrial
Interests, the farmers and laborers being
allowed to remain at home and attend to the
work which is claiming their whole attention.
The recent rains have made the grass grow
finely, and consequently the most actlvework
Is necessary on the part of the armers. 1t is
encouraging to see this work going on, and
our prospects so far are good.
The celebrated courthouse case, as il Is
called-belng the case against the county COM
missioners for alleged fraud In letting the con-
tract for rebuilding the courthouse at this
~place-aiter having gone up TO tire Supreme:
Court aud been sent back for Q Jury trial, is
finally to be fried at Chesterfield Courthouse,
the plaintiffs having succeeded In efectlng Il
change .ef Venue.
Our new town council, elected by the citi-
zens over the Whi:temore faction, are going
to work energetically in eGectlng improve
ments, and under their auspices our town viii
soon present a much finer appearance.
The Ky-kluX excitement, which disturbed
certain officials, but proved to be a bogus
affair, has died out, and dullaess reigns SUI
preme in this part OF the State. ALPHA.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10
THE RABB14IcAL COUNCIL.
The Sessions Concluded-work OF h
Council.

CINCINNATI, June 8.
The Rabbinical Council closes to-day. The
meeting has been one of the most important
yet held, and the results may be summed up
as follows: Twenty-three congregations were
represented. A uaion has been effected. A
modern prayer-book is to be furnished, In
which all illusions to the return Of the Jews
to Jerusalem and a personal Messiah are to
be omitted; the service is to be largely In. the
vesnacular instead OF the Hebrew language;a
Rabbinical seminary for ministers is TO be
established; reforms in congregations are au-
thorlzcd; Sabbath-school organizations is to be
efeced; and the establishment of circuit
preachers has been determined on.