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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-20
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS UPON
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.


| The following extracts from the New
York Press will not be without interest
| :.
~ ' ..o'
The Express says Ihe war upon the
railroads has produced q part OF this pa
mic, creating as 1t has want OF conf
dence among large capitalists and small
investors, and lnJurlng both the progress
and credit OF railroad enterprises. The
suspension OF such houses as Jay Cooke
& 20. ana Aenyon' COX q 20. are Puohc
calamlles: Ihey are events whoiiy IN
IKE the ialiure OF those mushrooms VINO
90 business on borrowed capltal, OF
oitener, on no capital. me sympathy
OF tne Puoiic Is WIN un!oi.onate VINO
ny 10 90 Iesltiha'e business: ana VINO
Iaii VINE m me Plosecutlon Oh II, as IN
Tue ouiiuns VI laiiIo"us anu o.uef Puc'
nc WORKS designed 10 enlarge me ousi,
ness OF the county ana the outy OF al
u.s. wnlls oMmltius no care necessary 10
exposure OF proper regard IoI the present
OF iuture' 10 pour OIL upon tne trouoieo
waters ana restore neaitn anu commence
70 the money market ana an nonest cor
porations ana persons engaged In money
transactions.
Inc wa" says IL Is UNDERSTOOD tnat
the houses which are IN trouble are solely
those that have been carrying heavy Dur
dens IN the way OF railroad construction,
ana tnat tne losses rom 'nen laiiure
Will % "loeiy ulstflouteo ana Will NOT
not oe long 1eit seriously mere. II Is
felt that the events OF the past lew Gays
are most unfavou1aoie 1or the prosecu-
ton OF the diminished railway enterpn-
ses, and so Is misfortune TO the country,
whose recourses require 1or their devei-
opener hoeIai extension OF cfeolt. out
al otner branches Oh BUSINESS nave an
unusually good promise 1or a IAN ana
VINE. .iaue' oui .noous .rUp'
bringing good pnces ana the de-
nand Tor them Is unprecedented.
Our merchants nave generaliy got down
10 the nafd-pan anu are ready 10! IRE,
mendons business on SOUND oasis, and
generally tne si1uatlon ouIs, m Ine mae
les.lom VI iva van So .ua, " NY. muG
agement. me mis.ol.une uno .eilioie
aIhictlon OF !na' saiee' Is 'ne peculial
ieSisiauon WHICH .!es up 'ne Ieeeis ~
the DauAs at q tine "neh they couiu
saieiy ana prontaoiy 70 themselves 'iue
me business Vi ,le county over i.s pre-,
ent monetary oincei'y VI currency anu
make the way easy lor Tue Iaarheln9 "
our lmMehse pioHuc.s. Isen nau inc
secretary OK tne treasury u1posi'.u us
unsaieapie ieSal tenoers III Tue na.ionai
oanAs anu mus ieiea1eu part VI 'nei,
Passeo me present . N.c.oiiousy.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-20

God, 1121l91l2sI; greenbacks, ss14
ESQ.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-14
OR ID 1 N A n @ IL
70 Fix the Rate of Taxation for the
fOrty-siXth Corporate Year.
Re Il ordained BY tho General Council Of the

Be it ordained by the General Council of the
Session /. That the following rates Of taxa
ton. for the following specified purposes, DC
and the same are hereby established, and that
taxes according to such rates shall pc leVieG
within the city Of Memphis, as assessed Tor
taxation, for the forty-sixth corporate year
(lS73l, to-wit:
paving the interest as the same may become
due ON the bonds issued or 10 be issued by the
citv of Memphis, one dollar on each one hum
bred dollars worth of property, as assessed
for taxation. in the old city limits; and, for
the sole and special purpose Of paving the
said interest, fifty cents on each one hundred
dollars worth Of. property; as assessed i9r
to the city by the act Of 1861.
Second-For the sole purpose Of pIoyid-
ing a sinking fund to be used in retiring
the bonds of the city, twenty cents on the
one hundred dollars worth of taxable prop
erty in the old city limits, and ten cents on
the one hundred dollars worth OF taxable
property in TIE new limits added thereto by
the act Of 1867.
Third~For the purpose OF delraying the ex-
penses necessarily incurred in administering
the affairs of the city, one dollar on the one
hundred dollars worth of taxable property
in the city limits. -.
Fourth = For the support of the public
schools of the city, and to purchase lots and
for the erection Of school buildings thereon,
thirty cents on the one hundred dollars worth
of taxable property in the city, i,
Sec. 2. That the taxes for the forty-sixth
corporate year shall be due and payable on
and after the first day of August. 1873.
Sec 8. That, in order to encourage the
prompt payment of city taxes for the forty
sixth corporate year, the City Tax Collector
be and is hereby authorized and instructed 70
allow each and every taxpayer who shall,
previous TO the 9Th Of December. 1873, pay the
taxes due from him or her to the city Of Mem
phs for the said forty-sixth corporate, year
(lS73) discount at the rate of two and one
half per ceutum per month on the amount OF
such taxes so paid for the period of time IT.
January, 1874, and the amount so paid shall
be taken and accepted by the city as full
payment of such tax due by such person.
The privilege hereby offered shall not be ex-
tended beyond the 4ih day of December, 1873.
After that date the Tax Collector is hereby
instructed to collect the full amount OF all the
taxes then remaining unpaid.
Sec 4. That this ordinance take effect and
be in fOrco from and after its passage,
Passed first reading, further action deferred
and ordinance printed by Board of Aldermen
June %, 1873 Passed first reading by Coun-
Gil June %, 1873.
We, the committee, report its passage.
JOHN WALSH.
Chairman Aldermen Committee.
CA BEEHN,
Chairman Council Committee.
Report adopted and passed second and hnal
reading by council and Board Of Aldermen,
July 2, 1873. 100
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Attest-L. R. RICHARDS. City Registsr -,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-14
oRDIN AN @ E.

Upon the following ordinance repeating
amendatory tax ordinance OF June Z, lo!z' =
Be II ordained by the doneral Oouhoh VI
the city Of Memphis; .,,..n-
Section /. That the ordinance, entitled OF
dinanco amendatory Of tax ordinance, np-
nroyed the 9TH day OF June. 1879. be-, ana me
same Is hereby, repealed, and that subsection
twonty-eight (2s) Of section twenty-one lzll oi
tho ordinance regulating taxation. approved
the 18th day Of April. 1872. DO in force ana ei-
feet r.. c..,,,
and after It's passage. a
Passed first reading. rules suspended accord
ing 10 charter requirements; ana oTdlhAinc 90
passe1 second and final reading by Board OF
Aldermen May. 1913. All
Passed first reading and referred 70 Ordi-
nance Committee by Council May y, 1873:
Your Council Ordinance and Printing COM
mittee report that we recommend its passage
Report adopted by Council. and the ordi-
nance passed second and final reading by
Council June 4. 1873.
Approved June is. 1873.
Attest: l.. X. RICHARDS. City Register.
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OFFICIAL.
oRDIN NC E.

n. a ordained, ote., That the city Of Mem.
nhis ehail be required 10 grade, gutter aud sel
ssn,binr before they can compel the property
ownors on any street 20 lay deNli DITCH sidy
~ M makosaid grade. gultering and ourbing
when any permanent improvement y made on
INV street or streets within tho city limits OF
Memphis. -. 49, = .,.,,
"A scferrcd 10 Ordnance Committee May 7,
and referred 10 Ordinance Committee by Coun-
~ Your icint hoard Of Aldermen and Council
Ordinance and prinune Committeer epor'thA'
they recommend its passage. ii
Renort adoptod BY Council, and the ordl-
nance passed fret readingi tho rules were
snspendod BY Council. aud the ordinance
passed finally. Passed second and lnai reau-
Ing By Board Of Aldermen juno = 100
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
AIln.i. L.. r. RIcHARps. City keglator.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-14
AEAsOEIC DIRECTORY.
NU
LopoEs.

sourB MEMPHIS, No. 1lS-meets I'd Friday
In zach month-hall corner Madison and Sec
ond. Ben. X. Pullen, W. M. Al. hnecier'
Secretary.
AvavpoyA. No, l6S-meets LIST Monday in
.varv month. at odd Fellows Hall. corner
Can't and Main. G. G. Locke. w. NJ; b.
Richmond. Secretary.
LEILA scorr, No. 2s9-meets LIST Thursday
Of each month--hall corner MADISON ana oee-
eond. A. +. Davis. W. M; E' doldsmith'
Secretary.
DEsoro, No. 299-meets Sd Friday Of each
month Odd Fellows Hall. Bun. +. Price,
W. NJ; r. W. Shelton, Secretary.
Kr1wrEEIsG, No. 34l-meets 4th Friday Of
eaSh month--at South Memphis Hall. corner
az Madison and Second. Richard Creighton,
VI. NJ; Louis Czapski, Secretary.
ROYAL ARCH.
PESE CHAPTER, No. 22-meets I'd Monday Of
zach nOnth-Odd Fellows Hall, Q q. Locke,
M.E.H.P.; A. j. Wheeler, Secretary;
MEMPHIS CHATTER, No. S-meets at Odd
PeIlows' Hall, Sd Monday Of each moDth. W.
S. Matthews. NJ. e. Ii. p; X. W. Shelton,
Secretary.
ErprKA COUNCIL, No. 6--meets Sd Thurs
dav Of each month-0dd FellOws' Hall. r..
Hoder, Tn. Ill. @. II. Myers, Rec.
TKMPLARs.
CyREEE CoMMAYDERY. No. t--meets 4th Mon
day ofleaeh month. Geo. Mellersh. CON-. I.
J. Barchus, Rec.
CALVARY CHAPTER OF RosE oROix, 18th, No.
I. Charles W. Adams. 32d, M. w.; II.
Tomlinson. sd. Sec.'.
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LEGAL.
Trustees Sale.

VIRTUE OF ADEED OF TRUST MADE
ID on the 18th of June. 1871. by Emma l..
Cacey and John W. Cacey, to. secure certain
Indebtedness therein mentioned, and recorded
in book No so, page 1858. in Register ONCE,
Shelby county, Tenn, will on the
26Gh day of August, 1873,
ATTAIN, in front of courthouse, northeast
corner Union and Second streets. city Of Mem
phis, expose for sale TO the highest bidder, Tor
cash, the following described lot OF land, SIT
uate in the city Of Memphis. county OF Shelby
and State Of Tennessee. described as follows;
Beginning at point on the east side Of avery
street, 600 two hundred feet south OF Vance
street; thence (269 SID two hundred and fifty
nine and fve-tWelfth feet east, to a point IN
Aliens avenue; thence south (Si) thirty -four
feet; thence west (259 5-l2 two hundred and
6fty-nine and fve-twelfth feet, TO said Avery
street, thence nerth (34) thirty-fOur feet, TO
place Of beginning; the same being lot NO. ]
tonel Of subdivision Of lots II and " leleyen
and twelve), in block No. AZ, bOnth Memphis,
as made By the Cornty Court Of Shelby county
In the partition case Of kebecca Blcdsle ct al
We. Mary A. Bledsoe OF al, and as appears from
the Mat on file with the commissioner report
In said case, dated June 10th. 1871. The title
10 the said property Is believed 70 be good, and
the right Of redemption waived, but sell and
convey only as trustee; wprour r.n.,.o
July 2Ith. 1873. l25-l52
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O. n. n. DIRECTORY.

DrgrRrcr GnaNB lsoDGE, No. IA. +. Prank
land. q. N. A.; Lewis MeKler. q. 3. General
COMMITTEES meets az the call Of the o. N. A.
FrPHRtrEs LuD0E. No. IS Daniel Schloss.
President. Isaac SchHab. Secretary. Meets
every sunday af q. m. 81 lis ball. northwest
corner Second and Adams streets.
HmnEEEI LoDgE. No. I'D Samuel hirsch.
President; Jos. DoerubeTF. Secretary. NeeE
ever Tuesday evening az ball. northwest cor
nsr second ard Adams streets.
sNuN IUsEt Lopez, No. BIS. l.. Lee,
President; Edwari Goldsmith. Secretary.
Meets ever Wednesday evening az ball. north
vest corner Second and Adams streets.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-14
SPECIAL NOTIOEs.
ohstnolaa 10 Marriage.

Happy Relief Tor Young Men from tho e.
fleets Of errors and abuses In early life. Man
hood restored. Impodiments 70 marriage 70.
moved. New method Of treatment. New and
remarkable remedies. Books and circulars
sent free, In sealed envelopes. Address
HOWARD ASSOCIATION. No. 2 South Ninth
street. Philadelphia, Pa.-an institution hav-
ing high reputation for honorable conduct
and professional skill. llO-xyii'n
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pers by fraudulent audi sensational an-
nouneements OF this kind in the open
streets was put an end TO, and he COM
mitted the prisoner for trial by way OF
public exampla.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-14
Ancient order of Druids.

TENNESSEE Grove. No. ], U. A. o. D.
meets Al the Druid Hall. No. 81 South Court
etreet. on the lst and Sd Tuesday evenings In
each month. }. S. Heiligers,, n. A.; J.
tary; John l.. hi hberg, Treasurer.
MRnPHIs dnOvK. No. 2-meets al the Druid
Hall, 81 Court street, every Thursday evening
Won. NJ. Loeb. n. A.; II. Oertel. v. A.; j.
2. shide, Secretary Barney Sray, Treasurer.
ClEAsTHK Grove, No. meets AZ the Druid
Han, 81 Court street, On the lu and ID Mon
day evenings in each month. A. y. Davis,
III. A.; George ". Baxter, v. A.: NJ. bren,
Secretary; Martin Cohen, Treasurer.
CONc0anIA s. A. CHAFrEE, No, l-meets Al
evenings in each month. J. beohler. 4. s. A.
A. HitTfsld. Secretary.
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Trustees Sale.

IN PURSUANCE OF THE TERMS OF A
i Deed Of Trust executed TO me as trustee
on the lst day Of February. 1913, BY W 10. y.
and Matte s. Deadcrick. registered m boeh
No. %. page l53, Of the Register ONCE VIII
on Monday, september >, 1875
vithip LEGAL hours. at the southeast corner OF
Court SQUARE, in the city Of hcmpni., 1919,
selI 10 the highest bidder, for can ~ cosrtv
10 n ground situated in ehei9{ e1 " 81
Tenn. thus described; Being oi. Z. ~ on ~
Jane A. Parks subdivision 81 lof ~ s1s-t h
sf-ect md rarf OF zane properly. - 49, ~ "
Matte s. Dsadcrick By deed reeotteett N t a-
Registers Office Of this $500 ~. r-sntinT Dane
sSsSuS I'D FEET and running back ~ let; also
Re iot Of land ir The city o. ~ i ,.,
4..,',S ~ IS feet. being that part Of lqt enc.
49, Twelve. on plan Of hemphis, Enlcn y a.
~ -rarf 10 said Matte $. Deaderiek n ne
r.rtifior thereof between TIE helr. OF Java
barf. deceased. Terms Of salei GASP. hlail
"a reiemufion barred Title believed 70 le
..of hufI sell and convey enly a. uusice'
is ". \. 9. hUAkS, Trustee
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mEHPERANcE socIETY.

Narora TrrFLr % H. axD 7. No. 1-meetl
every Iueriay night 81 hall Of Cyrene Con-
Ila1dery. No. - frc1t - Z. L. Loop, w.
bsri, P. VI. c. T.; +. p. ki1k, IT.. ". r.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-14

UrNpurs AZ o,rrcu ILR0AD.
M. :. ~ ~ ha = - cave Mem
paiy Iralhs NeMept ounua %. m. Leave
b his q AN II .5sa m; aod ma $50 p. m.
Fare for round tip, 80 q oeics and AT
sale at 237la Main sheet, dTS9N P,esit.
Raleigh. JOHN D0Nhf ~
JAS, SPEED, Gen' Ticket ohe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-14
MEMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK KAlLn INV.

PAGAN AND MEMPHIS RAILSo1A ! =,
Mail Freight Train Leaves .rriSss ':O5 am
The M and freight train leaves ives Coving.
iSn @ ~ 7d at R% s9 IeaTus
start from 4 iepot of the Memph ~ W S
Rock railroA Center Landing, "
ington street, ~ sup't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-14
T O, o. f. DIRECTORY. .srzzxSs.
odd Fellows Hall. corner Main and North
Court streets.
LODGES.

n5d Fellows' Hall, corner Main and North
Court streets.
LODGES.
MEpPBIs LODGE. No. 6-mees every Ioes-
Adv A. w. Newsom, N. g.; Geo: W.. Smith.
va; E.0. Milton. Secretary; Is. 4. klsk,
lf GT1SRSsaw LoDeE, No. s-meets every Mon
dav night. Geo. w. L. Crook, n. g.; John
Gayrow. V. g.; Y. n. Holt. K. 81; Thomas
Rscon. P. s.; II. D. Cornell. Treasurer;
ScHIiIER Lopez, No. 140-meets every W ed
pesday night. John p. Hoffman, N. o.; Jos.
hchtman. Y. g.; ii. Shilling, Secretary; Ph.
BISxSH Lopez, No. 147-meets every Friday
oiSbt VIM. Henry, N. g.; G. Gross. V. g. :;
y. Starr, P. and X. s.; George A. Waring'
Treasurer.
DECREE LODGE
MEMPHIS DEGREE LODGE No. 3-meets Isl
Saturday Of each month. Chas. NJ. Carroll.
ID. M; D. G. Trader, D. d. M. George W..
Mathews. A. d. NJ; I. S. Bingham, Seere-
fairy; E. r. Jack. Treasurer.
EYCAMPNEETs.
GhYoso EScANPNENT, No. 3-meets on the
LIST and Cd Thursday nights Of each month.
r. F. Alexander, G. P. Geo; W. Mathews,
u. P; John GarIow. 5. W.; Thomas Bacon,
s.: II, d. Connell, 7. Danl Shl0ss, J. W.
MEMPHIS ENcAHPNKNT, No. 3y-meets "a and
tth Thursday nights Of each month. q. W.
Smith, c, P; c. ii. PliEchke, II, p. p. y.
Willard. S. W.; I. S. Jukes, Treasurer; w.
n. North, Scribe; E. K. Jack. J. W.
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OF PYTHIAs.

TESNEssEE LoDGE No. 5-Meets NJ
every " ednesday night at Cyrene -
Commandery Hall. No. 204 Front street. F.
NJ. Haley, Q. c.; c. Z. Mclean. V. c.; j.
balm, p; A. HUM, NJ. Of b.; W. II. Lin.
ftedt, NJ. Of f.; j. P. Gore, X. Of R. and S.
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p. CURTIS, N. D.. ETC., etc.
A MEDICAL ESSAY on the cause and cure
Of Premature Decline 10 Man, showing how
health g. Lost and how rerained. It Eives q
clear synopsis Of the fmpedi meuts % Marriage,
the treatment q Exhausie1 Vitality, Nervous
rertaiuine thereto and the remedies therefor.
he results q twenty years' successful prac-
"'CURTIs on MANHOOD = There i %
member 81 society b. uhsm this book VII mt
BE- f1und useful. whether be b parent pre-
cerinr 81 clerFTm 81 Londcr Tines.
Price 60 cents. b. mail. Addre.. ne author.
DR.. CURTIS.
s-rrufs sTrsnoui Place. BoIion. MasI.
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Wednesday, December 8, 1873.

Only Sixty Thousand tickets will be sold
and one-half of these are intended fer the
European market. thus leaving only 10000 for
sale in the United States, where 100000 were
disposed of for the Third Concert. The tickets
are divided into ten coupons or, parts, and
have on their back the Scheme with full ex-
PLANTATION of the mode of drawing.
At this Concert. which will be the grandest
musical display ever witnessed in this cOun-
try. the unpreeedented sum of
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TOTAL, L, 900 GIFTS, ALL CASH,
amounting ,oOO,OOO
AThe distribution will be positive whether all
the tickets are sold or net, and the 1000 gifts
all paid in proportion to the tickets sold-all
un sold tickets being destroyed as at the First
and Second Concerts and not represented in
the drawing. t#a tH..a ULH
PRICE or TICKETS.
Whole tickets, $50; halves. s25; tenths, or
each coupon, IS; eleven whole tickets for $500;
TWENTY-FIVE and half tickets for $1,000; one
hundred and thirteen whole tickets for 5000;
two hundred and twenty-seven whole tickets
for $4,000. No discount on less than $500
worth of tickets at time.
The unparalleled success Of the Third Gift
Concert as well as the satisfaction given by
the First and Second makes il only necessary
to announce the Fourth to insure the prompt
sale Of every ticket. The Fourth Gift Con-
cert will be conducted in all its details like
the Third, and full particulars mayb learned
from circulars which will be sent free from
this Office TO all who apply for them.
Tickets now ready for sale and all orders ac-
eompanied by the money promptly hlled:
Liberal terms given to those who buy 70 sell
again. THOs. Il. BRAMLETIE.
Agent Publ. Libr. Ky. and Manager Gift Con-
cert, Public Library Building, Louisville.
Kentucky. wfkM-l4z-I5
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$1.5OO,OOO

divided into II 900 cash gifts. will be dstribu-
ted by lot among the ticket holders-the NUM-
bergof the tickets to be drawn from one wheel
By blind children and the gifts from another.
list OF GIFTG
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GIFT CONCERT.
1000 CASH GIFTs, $500. 900.
Ererr FInh nickel DRAWS q GIft.
so5O.OOO for $50.

THE FOURTH GRAND GIFT CONCERT
L authorized by special act Of the Legisla-
ture for the benefit of the Public Library of
Kentucky, will take place in Public Library
Hall ~ l,ouiaville Kentucky.
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7-sH7a-H
MEMPHIS POOFFICE.

OTTIoH HouRs-FRoES A iv1r'
FRoM IT, A..
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,.uot At foot Of Main street. an. aoo
Ssh"t ONCE, 2dh Main street, 0h' wv
Orth OfJen'r'0n' NJ. BURKE. Genl supt.
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OlObobs
An. lP.N. -. =,
,,mI55ssO {N0nFgAj' S SsiS H. H. So AIS
. ,,i,o {MemPh 1E TSiIss''O" IL 90 Ills
;, q Missis, PRI.& 4 SiPn' 2.S
see is Little Rock oo
70 aemR.-Daily. { 500
Il river TO Helena&
~ y1tsburgttri-weekly)l
80 l soP 4it Thus :. 81, f tsoai. >
N Mon. Tnurs. Fri.
oY White Riyer-Semi-
.1i Weekly-Tues. h Sat.
Ark river. semi-weekly
9Oi Tuesday and Saturday.
Marion (tri-weeklyl-l
d Mon, We'd, Fri. 10
Cuba, Tennessee
10 weekly-Friday. 10
Byhalia&0live Branch
q 3 sol Tues. and Fri. $50
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ROOFING.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
ROOFING.
TIlHE ATTENTION OF BUILDERS AND
property holders is invited TO the wonder
ful
FIre-PrOOf Felt Roofing,
And to my Gutta Pereha elastic
ROOFING PAINT,

For Tin. Iron and Metal roofs. And also to
my COMPOSITION PAYMENTS, for walks.
cellars, flooring. sewers, etc. As DEFY any
10 examine samples and JUDGEfOR THEM
SELVES.
10 person authorized 10 solicit orders.
Cali at Jones. Cogswell 4 Bonds. IS Madison
sseiA Gam. YARBRA.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-14

PsRot a 6I assa si Main street. one door
north Of Jefferson.
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u,ss,sstppI AND TENNESSEE \. X:
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MEDICAL.
DIR. Curtis on Manhood"
aoOth EDITION.

Revised and Corrected By the Author. L. On
p. CURTIS, ~. D.. ETC., etc.
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RAILROAD TINE TAbHI''
uuMpHIs AND LOUISVILLE RAlhh n.ss.'
u A"i A'' Arrives. Leaves.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-12
THE DAILY CHRONICLE.
RULE d KICKS, Proprietors,

FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL II, 1873.
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Henry Clay and the Circus Clown.

Sam. Long, Adam Forepaugh's circus
Glow tells this story y
remember once we entered Lexington
in procession, and it just happened that
Henry Clay was driving i'm at the same
time. 1 brought up the rear of the process
ion riding a mule. AS he was directly be-
hind me, L turned my face to the ass's tail
and sang out, Here we are, fellow-citizens,
Wisdom led by Folly.' The people laugh
ed and shouted, and old Harry seemed
greatly amused. The next day at the cir
Gus I made him aspeech, in which I adj
vised him to be President of the United
States and take me in his Cabinet. That
night he sent me bottle of the finest wine
ever tasted, with his compliments, say
ing from the poorest fool to the best clown
in the United States All, sir, there was
great man for you.n ff4a34
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valuable services, and received therefor
the pay stipulated. We are ready for SIM
liar work at the same rate, for which our
columns are open, just as the columns of
the -AUdldnche are, and have been, opento
similar engagements. as we know. The
account which the Avalanche has SO much
trouble in procuring, might have been had
OF our keeper, on application at the bust
ness Office: We made no secret of our
contract with the railroad" &c.
r. Other revelations may perhaps be made
by these distinguished metropolitan jour-
mails, that will prove mighty interesting
reading to men who believe all Glow taxi,
advocates to be disinterested patriots and
special champions of the "dear people,"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-12

The Mayor of Memphis is in trouble.
1t is charged that in the spring of 1870 he
entered into a combination with w. B.
Greenlaw and VIM. NJ. Harrington for the
purpose of specializing in city bonds, these
gentlemen to furnish the money and the
Mayor to furnish the Information. This
is grave charge against the Mayor and
his associates, but it is made by a gentle
man who proposes to furnish the proof.
Dalton Is in order