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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-18
LEGAL.
Petition for incorporation
No. 257, in Second Chancery Court Of Shelby
County. Tennessee.

No. 257, in Second Chancery Court Of Shelby
County. Tennessee.
WHEREAS, J. W. HEATH. GUsTAYE
w Reder, NJ. II. Baldwin VIM. Whitelaw,
WIN. Farris. y. G. Jones, W. II. Eader. q. W.
Wainwright and Joseph Hainer. all residents
Of Shelby county. Tennessee. have fled pc
titi0n in the Second Chancery Court Of Shelby
county. Tennessee. praying 10 be incorporated
as 1.-The Memphis Mechanics Building and
Loan Association. which shall be a mutual
benefit and stock company. having for is
objects 20 enable the members thereof 10.
become the owners Of the land and houses on
which they may live. instead Of being the
mere renters thereof. II Is therefore ordered
that all pcrsons wishing 80 10 do. make their
appearance herein AZ the courthouse Of said
Court. in the city Of Memphis. Tennessee, on
or before the lst day Of June. and show cause.
II any they have. why said persons should not
be incorporated az prayed for, or the same
will be proceeded with cx parte; and that a
copy Of this order be published for thirty days
In the Public Ledger.
N. ID. L. STEWART. c. and NJ.
Mcdowell 4 Martin, SOILS for Petitioner.
April ., ls7l. 5l-76
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New ArrRAcrroSsl Nightly new stars
---,est variety troupe anywhere--at the
Varieties Theater, Washington ST. L34-f
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DR.. Bohannan's VEGETABLE CURA-
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thirty years. and has never failed in curing
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servation). Sold only at DR.. @. A. BOHAN-
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Louis. Mo. Established in 1887.
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woodi woods wood
Delivered to any part of the city at 80
per cord by c. H. johnson, III Poplar
street, between Third and Fourth, 81
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Seminal Weakness Cured.

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female; charges low fees; uses No Mercury.
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The best and most popular organs
az 2z4 second street. oS-i
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FOR SALE.
A Rare Chance,

I WILL SELL A 0NE-HALF INTEREST
i in my Billiard Hall, No. 81 Adams street,
to party understanding the business, at a low
price and on easy terms, IL applied for soon.
ST. J. f. WILLETT.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-18

OF G. u. Bracket Z Co.. 81 Second
street. between Monroe and Union, IS
we'll supplied with the finest buggy and
saddle stock, some Of which cannot be
equaled in the South. An afternoon s
drive on our fine Nicolson pavement
behind one of Brackets best is luxury
= ,ho reoch of all eod-73
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;'El;l'I|'Is3Ss
MEDICAL,
DIR. BOHANNAN

ONCE 6I9 North Fifth ST., bet. Wash
ington avenue and Green streets.
st. Louis, Missouri.
Established i'm st. Louis in 1887.
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Baowsr 4 Browns. sl5 Second St a.
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Miscellaneous Journal

Our Commercial. News. Miscellaneous and
Local departments will be kept up to the high
est standard of approved journalism, endeav-
oring to please all tastes and to
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RAmROAp TIME TABLEs.

MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
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Through Mail train WILL NOT stop at flag
stations west of Moscow.
Ticket Office, rs Main street. corner Of South
Oourt
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Interest all Readers,

Thus making the WEEKLY LEDGER a well
ONE. pleasing and interesting
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MEMPHIS POSTOFl ICE.


Oyvror HouRs-FRoMS Am. TO GIN. SUNDAY
From TO 10 AN.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27
State and City ASSESSING nts.


Hon. John Ray, Of Ouachita parish, has
lately been interviewing some Of the AID
ministrstors of the city for the purpose ID
obtaining information concerning the prac'
teal workings Of the assessing and collect
ing system under the laws row in force.
He contemplates, We are told, early at
the next session Of the Legislature, to pre-
sent q new law, which aims at the simpiif-
cation of the whole tax system, ccnsolidates
the State and city assessors offices into one,
and also confides the collection of the taxes
to one officer. ..it ~
From what we could gather, his object
seems to be to GUST the State tax collectors
and also the assessors. because the system
at present is too cumbersome and expensive,
and all tine work can be PERFORMED BY one
set Of officers with, perhaps, the assistance
Of one or two extra clerks, at a nominal
salary. a, -.e.. .-,.i
The same course is to be pursued as re-
CARDS the collection of licenses on prOtes.
sions, callings, etc., giving the State no
trouble except as far as may be necessary
for the Auditor to tally and the Treasurer
to count, so that no mistakes may be made
for or against the State treasury. f...
The system proposed, we suspect, has not
many friends among the State officers,
whose comfortable offices would be suddenly
declared vacant should Mr.. Rays project
assume the shape Of law. In few days we
may he favored with a prospectus, and then
we may have more to say.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

The Tines is fortunate "a. however. il
Tie sSsa&6nte of .@gehtlemeh ~ersed IN
the land Laws, high officials of undoubted
ability and honesty" The Tines deserves
cong-atulation. Doubtless the gentlemep
referred t.. have No interest il. the matter
under Confederation, whether as attorneys
or otherwise. AT all events, the irksome
labor of investigation is spared to the
Times writer's, and on second hand infor-
nation they are willing to assail Messrs.
Barnard aud Hyatt as unworthy officials.
Pshaw! The paltry subterfuge to evade
responsibility for denuuciatioas that are
palpably unworthy of notice is as weak
as the original ignorant SANDER.
The REPuB11cAS has no shadow of in
terest in the matters involved in the cases
pending before the register and o, re-
ceiver. No. one connected in any way
with the REPUBLICAN, has . cent to make
or lose in the whole business. We are
merely indignant that decent men should
be foully abused by the Times for merely
doing what their official duty requires.
The register and receiver are compelled
to receive the applications complained OF:
They are bound to notify parties holding
adverse claims to present their preten-
sions. They are obliged to give fair
hearing to both sides, and if either party
is dissatisfied with their ruling there is an
appeal to the Washington authorities |
We have nothing to do with thu claims of
the parties on either side of the question,
but we see and proclaim that the course
Of the Times toward the receiver and
register is uamanly and simply shame
full a..
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27
Total indebtedness prior to i96.

AOtoA uOeOteOneSS PRIOR TO 1907. = IL ,6oo, l63
Leaving balance of s9,834s446 so t
be accounted for BY the Republican ad
ADMINISTRATION since it went into power i,
1867. OF this the account stands as fol
lows: .-}e.> <s-.s. .-A-T
For building and repairing leyees..... e7.l34,oOo N
Bsnds issaed to take up floating in.
dehtedness Of the State, part Of
n. which wAs Of Democratic origin. 5000 COO o.
This showing saddles upon the, De.
mocracy the responsibility for the create,
portion of the debt, and it entirely re-
lieves the Republican party from any
blame for running the. State in debt, ex-
cept for such work as building the levees,
which none are SO unpatriotic as to com
plain against 80
What can the Democrats show for the
money they expended? Where is the
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas rail-
road? Where is the Baton Rouge, Gross
Tete and Opelousas railroad? Where
were the free schools? Where is the
Nashville and New Orleans railroad?
Where is the Mexican Gulf railroad?
What security has the State against the
Opelousas railroa19
1t is nota pleasant duty to show up
this dismal array of delinquencies, but
the Democracy has provoked it by utter.
ing the scandal against the State that she
was deeper in debt than she is, and that
this indebtedness was created by the Re-
publican party. We are laboring under
troubles enough without having our en-
barrassments misrepresented to our dis
advantage for selfish purpose, and that,
too, by the very parties who put them
upon the people. t-.-
The Democracy is the last party that
can refer TO the financial condition of
Louisiana with satisfaction. 1t squan-
dered the. resources of the State while in
power, left the people without schools,
and now only survives because of the ig-
norance which it left behind it.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27
ON CARONDELEr STREET.

Levee stock stands still. I. has been
inert for so many days as to lead to- the
conclusion that q movement is not far of.
The stock was quoted as low as s., and also
at 50 so, sales showing vibration between
these two points.
Nothing doing il other stocks
The pressure in money has weakened.
The banks drew on New York at \ dis.
count.
A prevailing du!lness sleeps al. efforts for
transactions with incompetent movement.
Operations in stocks and paper are cor.
fined to chattering. ~
Dealers inquiries as to the price Of Sc
curities are met only by counter questions
but no offers. EH-'t
The street is waiting for something to
turn up. .'s.'
The course Of sterling is unmarked with
material variation. c-'% ~ - 50
Cotton shows temperament averse to
remaining much longer under the spell of
the last decline. Yesterday rates were
sitter, though there was no actual let down.
Az high as ten Thousand bales were sold in
Liverpool. which news, and q photograph
Of the feeling in the market, produced here
considerable commotion among factors.
Buyers anticipate a rise to-day, which may
or may not be realized. Offerings in this last
view are scant. Receipts show we'll for
this season of the year, and the late dry
weather has stilled the complaints about
short crops which rose in daily chorus 70.
long time, like the wailing of frogs in
swamp. The sales made yesterday were
for the most part in small lots, 60 that it is
quite difficult to read the future in such
dim horoscope. rl
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27
CONSPIRACY AGAINST LAND TITLES IN
LOUISIANA.

OF course the Times objurgates wrath
fully because the REPUBLICAN has exposed
the fimsy and stupid wickedness of which
that paper has been guilty in assailing
the character of Messrs. Barnard and
Hyatt, the register and receiver at the
land Office in New Orleans. The Times
can not argue question any more than
it con state facts. Were our contempo-
rary better informed upon the topics
upon which it pretends to. descant, its
diatribes would lose all their favor. There
have been editors who believed some
slight acquaintance with the subject mat
tiers OF their articles a necessary prelim-
mary to their concoction; but the Times
gets on best when it knows nothing what
ever concerning the affairs about which it
tries to thunder. Given an object of
attack, no matter what, it drives ahead.
regardless" = The deeper apd.gloomief
its ignorance of the matter under its in
consideration, the better the festive
display of the Times brilliant pyrotech-
MICS. A false statement systematically
adhered to answers its purposes better
than simple verify, when sensation is
wished for. There is no use in DENYING
the hgment. Because the Times has told
the story once, it is bound to iterate it
forever. If assured that it is mistaken in
its asseverations, it has ''neither time nor
inclination for such work" as ascertaininp
the truth or falsity of its deliberate asser-
tons. For ignorant, reckless, unscrupu-
ious, undignifed and unpardonably silly
abuse, the Times bears the palm. We
were about to say that it had in the brute
creation an assinine prototype; but though
the accountable brayiag Of the beast cor
responds tolerably with that of our con.
temporary, We can not do such injury to |
the quadruped as to intimate likeness.
Inc ZINES assumes that the persons |
whom, with customary politeness. it
designates as Gland grabbers." are acting |
contrary to law: The assumption NAV be |
worth something to the deluded few who |
believe in the wea:hercock p-otestations
and ayerments Of our contemporary. The
Times makes the assertion sswithont |
citing the law" Of course it does. There
is no law to bring forward in defense Of
its position. The Times acknowledges
that before4it is Fitted to defend its foolish
and criminal onslaught, twelve months
study ''of the voluminous and eternal
land laws Of the United States" will be
necessary: We believe that with ordi-'
aarily sensible men so long time would
not be absolutely requisite for the pur- 1
pose, but we allow our con.trsres the
privilege Of measuring their own facility
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

! d he two greaf lions Our peg J;
a as Republi - We = lid feel be.
Wat degraded If the DemocsAtic -Sohdi-
date for the Presidency was selected from
x'sas~4Unvxsf u ,zss ssn.
many ring Of, New, York We DO
not sbsheve ssstke Southern Demo!
Gratis would ever consent to accept Of
Tweed's nominee as their candidate,
and this is just what the suggestion to ex-
clude them from the. co8ysn:ioa. means.
They are to be asked in advance to, with
draw from the convention under an agree
ment to support the nominee. whoever he
may be, and the contract being concluded,
the 9Tammany ring then proposes to have
things their own way by losroiling off the
offices. It was attempted, before this
proposition was suggested, to make friends
for Governor Hoffman in the South, and
several newspaper feelers were thrown
out, one in Atlanta, Georgia, another in
Montgomery, Alabama, and q third in
Shreveport, Louisiana; but the response
was not encouraging, and now we have
this new proposal which promises to Sc
cure by stratagem, what was denied to an
open bid. Tammany is determined to
control the next nomination, and its
greatest enemy is the South.
General Blair sees the danger, and at
once opposes it--not because he is par
ticularly in favor of the South, or Of an
honest government, but because he knows
that Tammany is opposed to him. His
own selfish purposes do not affect the
main idea, however, that the Democratic
convention, to represent the South, must
be composed in part of Southern dele
gates. This is plain. Any bargain by
which the South is to decline any partici.
patton in the convention will simply be
cheat that will impose upon
40 one. Southern Democrats can only
withdraw after they have had an under
standing with the Northern Democrats
that they ore to be consulted and coddled |
after the victory is won. Such bargain
will imply thousand things that the
people will apprehend- Charges Of
to both the North and South
will multiply, and general distrust viii
PREVAIL, Against this Blair protests, and
'ery sensibly. He wants to beat Tam
many out Of the nominee, and every
lonest man in the country oug ht to SYM
,athi1e with him in his desire.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27
ORLEANS INFIRMARY.

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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

The London Times says: If there he
one temper more fatal than another to the
real prosperity Of the people it is that Of
looking to political change Is the cure Of
all ills. There are any number Of poll
ticians now abroad who will undertake to
remedy all>poverty, crime, and disease at
one stroke, if We will but accep: their par
ticular prescription" We may observe
that these gentlemen are not confined to
one side of the Atlantic.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

The War Department weather map re-
ports the thermometer yesterday morn
ing at seven o'clock as 40 at New Or
leans, 7lo at Galveston, CO at Shreveport,
'69c at Mobile, 67o at vicksburg, go
at Memphis, $40 at Cairo, $50 at St. Louis,
63' at Louisville, 6i0 at Cincinnati, 39o at
st. Paul. co. at Pit.sburg, $40 at New
York, so at Boston, 46o at Portland and
So at Buffalo. 1t was cloudy at Galveston.
vicksburg, Memphis, Cairo, St. Louis,
Nashville, Indianapolis, Chicago Augusta,
Norfolk and New York; clear at Omaha
and Leavenworth; fair at New Orleans,
Mobile, Key West. Jacksonville, Savan-
nah, Charleston, Pittsburg, Buffalo aud
Boston; rainy at Portland and Louisville.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27
A SECTIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

a S"oAAUAAh U6M4lhAIlC CUNVENT1ON.
General Frank Blair is sound on one
question at least, and that is the impro-
prlety OF excluding the South from any
part inthe next Democratic National Con-
'ennon. rs no particular business Of
oois' we confess, what the Democrats do
IN their own behalf, or how they proceed
= nominate their candidates; but as
uas'ef Of general interest all men, are
concerned in the character If the men
VINO may be nominated next year for the
presidency. Every American citizen feels
AN interest IN the character of the aomi-
nees that are to be selected to stand h.
fore the world as The representative men
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

There are about three million eight hun.
dred thousand head of cattle in Texas, one
fourth being beeves, one-fourth cows, aud
the other half yearlings and two-year-olds.
Seven hundred and fifty thousand calves
are raised and branded every year. All are
raised on the great Texas plains, which
cover an area of l52, 00O, 900 acres.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

The board Of directors of the Peoples
Bank have recommended an increase of the
capital stock from two hundred thousand
dollars to three hundred thousand dollars.
"A meeting Of the stockholders will be held
.on the twenty-eighth of November at eleven
O'Clock, to vote upon the proposed amend.
'ment. F
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

Louis, il to transfer her blighting presence
to the Missouri penitentiary for two years
and six months. She has been leading sew
ing girls astray c a.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27
s. Il ClAL NOTICE,
ee. Louis. lros Mountain ana ssusher,
"a Railroad.

SPECIAL NOTICE. :
st. Louis. lres Nle.ntai. an. seu.A,,,
| "a Railroad.
/ THB ONLY ALL RAIL ROrrR
:" 81 ,,' 1GHns Ch;Sago Omahs San Francisco. q
And all Points Nerth, East and Waes.
TWO EXPRESS TRAINS k.ys tn. New o,ssu.
daily, At 40 M snS Hershsfn Railroad DspG
aaxPRESS TRAIN leayes the foot Of Canal strsss
Ghaytsnaoa. s xs the New orleans Mobile saS
r rSas It MOBILE with the Mobls aud Ohio NJ
Ticket Agent New Orleans, Jackson and e,r..,
streets: UNDER St1 f s".sf Camp and canoa
Ssz ose:n. aud
Story Building, opposite Cit City aoss1 '''ee''
tain and southern kaSos s S' A00'' iron a nSSo
no THK KAsT.........T0 TaF F1s7
wa Leuisvius and Ohis and nIi,,i,.a,,,
Railway.
ne completion Of the Louisville Diyiso, ~ th,s
travel @ahss TIP pt Emo equipment for psssenss
BEST ROUTE TO CINCINNATI.
ALL POINTS HAST AND NORTHEAST.
THREE THROUGH TRAINS DAILY,
WIN direct connections from the south Tor On
WITHOUT c s11ass1 o, cAss.
~: eufe "a ask sor tickets Va Louisville ana The
eiasi t acS sssssppt ALVEY for sale e e pm
ne 0eneG9l Odleo Of the C0@ponv. corner louIt1
- Ian seIeets also ct Gait HDuSs and kouievfll0
me ana Willard Hotela y d
80 n.-11ekets 70 Cincinnoti anA psints East, VI
SnaS nne are good On nail line steamers. and MAJ
- oeketo - eooa On this road.
- CHARLES L rOLLxTT
0onefA f1ooengef and Ticket Agent, St. LonsA
- j. l. o1lDWOAD, gs5Is
General Superintendent. st. LoclA
n.y. tTHO11A9 DO8WU. 80
N'v General southern Agent, teuisvEIA
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

Several Of the heaviest merchants Of
Chicago have been in New York to confer
with the New York wholesalers, whom
they are to formally meet this week, to
form basis Of settlement. Tie New
Workers readily give them the best possible
terms
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

A meeting Of the planters of St. Charles
parish has been called by the police jury.
to be held on Friday, November 3, for the
purpose Of taking action ON the Governors
= circular in regard to building the levees in
that parrish
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

A faro bank for females has been opened
IN San Francisco, with capital of s1OO, 1000.
They call it 'Ladics' Social Club Room"
and the gentlemanly and courteous proprie-
tor was knocked down and dragged out of
it a few nights since. ,s.~- ..I
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

The Times talks about the Homestead
exemption law" Of the United States.
Consult your stray copies OF the
statutes, gentlemen, and "when found
make note ont" Such an enactment
does not happen to exist. ..,.ra p
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

"There are not fifteen women in Utah who
take the trouble to vote" OF course not
The best way in the world to keep woman
from doing thing is Just to let her know
the law allows it.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

Judge Hilton, of New York. has addressed
a letter to Connolly, stating that the present
park commissioners are expanding one hun,
'dred and eighty-six thousand dollars less
per year than the old board.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

The President declines attending the re.
union Of the Society Of the Army of the
Cumberland At Detroit, On the fifteenth and
sixteenth of November, in consequence of
the pressure Of official duties.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

d. Governor WarmOth has granted leave of
absence to Charles Leaumont. Judge Of the
Fifth District Court, for twelve days, COM
mencing the twen.y-ffth instant.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

An occasional correspondent Of the
New York World says President Grant
got the ''cold shoulder" on lis recent
trip to Boston. 1t will be safe to bet that
correspondent is Democrat.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-27

Hon. William P. Kellogg. United States
Senator, arrived in the city Wednesday, and
favored us with brief visit last evening.
Mr.. Kellogg will remain in New Orleans
till about the time Congress meets.