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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-10
LATEST lTELEGRAMS.
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NASHVILLE.
sneoinl 10 the Publie Ledger.

Special to the Public Ledger.
NASHVILLE, January l0.-SENATE-
New bills: Mr. Warren, to regulate sal
aries of district attorneys; Mr.. Smith
son, to repeal double tax on merchants
Mr.. Mccall, for the protection Of sheriff.
and constables serving warrants on in
solvent parties Mr.. Allison, to suppress
lotteries and prevent the sale Of lottery
tickets; Mr.. Tillman, 10 declare time
within which the redemption from sale
for taxes in certain cases shall be made
Mcconnell, Of Blount, to allow manned
ex soldiers to peddle without paying
taxes-all referred to appropriate com
mittees. Mr.. Snipes, resolution to APP
point committee Of six on the part Of
the Senate and - on the part Of the
House to re-district the State into ten
Congressional districts-adopted
HoUsE.-Report Of the Treasurer sub
mitted, and fifteen hundred copies or
dered printed; resolution to print FIVE
hundred additional copies of the Comp
troller's report adopted; Mr.. Snyder
presented a petition from citizens Of
Hamilton county praying for the estab-
lishment of State common school sys-
TEN; Mr.. Houk, to compel county super
intendents of education to settle ac-
counts with the State by fall; to afford
further protection against violence to
nersnns
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AIWelen,ne Chnnre

Has just occurred at the Peabody Hotel
barbershop, it going into the proprietor
ship of that prince of tonsorial art, Mr..
Fred Wolf. The rooms haveqbeen en-
tirely renovated and refurnished. A
number Of gentlemanly attendants
will always be on hand to serve the
friends and former patrons of Mr. Wolf,
as well as the public generally at all
times. The bath rooms are entirely new
and the largest and most commodious
found anywhere. The tubs are now on
their way from New York and are exr
peeted here every day, and when the
bath rooms are complete due notice will
be given to the public. aa ia
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our Jury System.

Our present Legislature should amend
the jury laws which nov serve to defeat
justice in criminal cases, rather than
promote it. In New York the same OBJ
jeetions exist. The Herald strikes a,
the root ofthe evil and ssys
Now the daily newspaper, with light.
ming dispatches. acquaint al people Of
average intelligence Of the circumstances
Of al interesting criminal events through
out the whole county. Thus the rVle
which holds il requisite 70 reject from a
jury al who. being c8ngersanf With the
reported flcis, have formed az impress
sion AZ TO the guilt or Innocence Of the
prisoner. really excludes from the panel
az really good Jurors, puts siolid igu0-
rance 81 premium and practically makes
b almost Impossible 10 secure q panel
FOR an important trial. Allrehecting men
know that such opinion as may Sc i0rmed
iram 3 hurried news report ID the ulnd
Of a rightthinking NAB VII ai once be-
corrected on listening 10 TIE careful pre-
seuiaiion Of the facts Ia evidence. In
ieligeut citizens Who keep up Nth The
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Now we may say with the hope Of a
good answer. God help the French
Republic.
4 The IAbernl Republican Central Com.
mittes far lS7s prgaqi bed last evening.
rhonih y. Stewart WA reelected chair.
man. lAllesolations we're adopted cen
surfing the action of the Administration
regarding the Louisiana difficulty.
Speeches we're made by General Coch,
ran and others.
There is proposed combination Of
the great coal companies, and Il iA'con-
sidered by some tradArs that the power
Of the combiaed railroad apd coal cor
pofatopswill he 50 great that the pro-
posed measures viii be carried out de-
spite the spirited opposition It is said
on the partof the large companies that
the sameinterests compels them to dis
continue the competition which existed
last year, The companies propose
changing four dollars and seveuty'iye.
cents per ton. Large quantities Of coal
was purchased las: year by manuiaetu-
rers, Emancipation Of an advance this
year. .,.. 80. 49,
A fire occurred in the Eve story brick
building, mo. l7s Center street, last
night, damaged the third, fourth and
fifth floors. b. Flack occupied the
third and fifth floors; loss, $4,000. Howes
& Graham occupied the first and second
floors of No. l76, adjoining; loss, $4,000
r. Bonneau, IT,, occupies the third and
fourth floors of No. ,l76; loss, $1,000.
Loss on the two buildings, $4,000.
{ The counsel for Woodruff, Clafin and
Blood pleaded not guilty to indictments
found against their clients, charging
libel. They asked that an early day be
set for trial
The work Of securing jurymen in the
Tweed case continued to-day, S. c.
Helm being sworn in as the eleventh
iyror. When the panel was exhausted,
The counsel for the prosecution gave
notice that he bad been informed that
'ne of the jurors was not impartial.
The Court took the case in considera
lion. |.
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TIE eoYERnoRls MESSAGE

Governor Browns message yesterday
was unusually long, and relates. to
finances, common schools, the State
prison and the criminal law, the cotton
tax, labor and capital and other matters.
The State debt proper is S2I, 1862, 654 81.
including Si.0oO.O00 past due coupons.
The debt will increase Sl0O,O 900 per an
uum until payment ef interest is re-
sumed. Outstanding Treasury Warrsnts
amount to 100000, which, with cur.
rent expenses, must be met or provided
for. Be suggests the funding Of the
entire bonded debt aud past due
coupons in a new series Of bonds
running forty years and bearing six per
cent per annum, payable in January
aad July each year. He thinks the pay
meat Of thisinterest migL.begin in July,
1874 The faKshls property Of Tsnnes
BEE is valued % s5ee. ooe 900, and should
yield sufcicui revfnue to ueei fhis in.
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WASHINGTON.

.hWFE SMs AN 2lt4
ST. Louis, January l0.-The follow
ing is Washington special of this even
ing: "a special committee, of which
Wilson, of Indiana, is chairman, re
ceived yesterday full power to inquire
whether any persons or corporations
have received moneys, bonds or other
property from the Union Pacific rail.
road or its officers which ought in law
or equity to be accounted for to said
company, or applied to the REIN
bursement of the United States
for any'claim against said company, and
what action should be had in the prem
Uses. This committees Investigations
will differ from the Poland, in the fact
that it win investigate any frauds which
may have been perpetrated by the Credit
Mobilier. Polands committee will begin
work again on next Monday, holding
sessions during the entire days of the
week4 Polard manifests an anxiety to
finish up business. Colonel McComb
says he still holds in reserve his strong
est and most convincing evidence against
Ames and Alley, and is perfecting sub
stantail details whereby he can make
it sure that they are positively guilty of
bribery" sos ~ n 'h =
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eel their engagement here, being snow
bound at Grand liapiaa Several trains
arc showed ID on the Two northern lines
on The Grand Rapids and Indiana rail-
roads. The passenger train from the
north, due here last night at Z o'clock,
was 1t noon to-day trying to make It's
way through the snow between Wayland
and Martin with three engines. Two
englues are frozenup At AnsinaLak
and out Of wood and water. The train
that leo here for the south at 300 last
night GOT as FAT as Mendon AZ II TO.
day freight aud pusuengeF trains Nos u
and s are abandoned, for no traips have
arrived on the Lake shore'aYd Aichi-
gan Southern railroad, bat Supt. Whea-
ton reports several engines at work with
snow plovs on he Kalmazoo division,
with prospect OF all the passenger
trains getting through during the day.
No engines ore reported disabled as yet,
and regular trims will not DC sent ont
till the distractions are removed. An
freight trains onthis road will be aban.
d0ned for to-day.
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Tmr Banner Of the 9th instant says;
The eject Of the ballots IN the Legs.
lature for the past two days has been
10 nberalize both the politics aud the
legislation of the State. IL has had the
effect to remove many imaginary bar
riers, and to bring men Of hitherto difer-
emit political alignments TO a better ac-
auaintence of each other, With aghisher
respect and confidence, mutually enter
tanned, than might have been otherwise
the case. Consequently the time occu'
pied in balloting was anything else but
wasted time. a
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The sp.Al,er ID Ihe nonse.

/ From the NnahNiic bhhhoFs sthsI
The Speaker elect Of the TOW House
of Representatives. Hon. W. 5. Nc.
Gaughey, was elected 10 THE General
Assembly as johnson mau, and is n
representative from Mr.. Johnson's own
county. He is one Of the oldest mem
beers Of the Assembly and has had long
experience aa Legislator. Originally
Democrat in politics, he, nevertheless,
stood by the Union, in the late war,
with answering fidelity. He always
communicable confidence Of the Re-
publcans for his known and proved
national sympathies. His name, among
East Tennessee representatives, Is the
synonym Of integrity. He is disiin.
guished for n nice sense of honor aud
for fidelity 10 principle. He has always
ably, honestly and faithfully represented
whatever constituency reposed in HIM
their confidence, and will make one OF
the most useful members of the present
Legislature. itr Dr. 'Ia if'a
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news OF the day BY reading reputah le
iournslk Lrofhe class 10 whose verdict
an ianocent man or a judiclous public
prosecutor would wish 10 eutrust an Inn
portant case. Let ns, then, no change
our Jury law rs 10 allow this. This vim
ters Legislature can scarcely better rm'
ploy the peoples lime than n. enaetlng
a law declaring that general information
shall not disqualify citizen from sery.
ing as juror In criminal case. Such
A clause would save a large amount OF
time in the courts OF this city, which are
now hopelessly blocked by the difficulty
inTneuringjuries. IM MH
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CHICAGO.
Storms In ths RlOekade
of Railroads..

Storms In fbe N0rthW est Block ad e
Of Railroads..
CHICAGO, January lO--A special lest
night from Madison, Wis, says; All the
night trains on roads entering here have
been suspended, There have been no
trains over the Prairie du CHEN road to.
day, but one is expected from the east
and the west this evening. The Portage
train left here this morning at nine
O'Clock, but returned this afternoon, hay
ing encountered so much snow that il
could not get through. Reports from
the West Wisconsin road say their trains
are all blocked up, as is tie river road
north Of Winona. The weather is in
tensely cold here tonight
A special from Kalamazoo, Michigan.
yesterday says that terrible storm be-
gan yesterday morning and is still rag.
ing with bat little abatement, The TEN
perature Of the weather being as lev aa
eight degrees below zero. The snow is
piled in drifts, the banks being 50 hard
as TO bear the weight Of person.
The express and mail trains on the
Central road have boea bot little behind
time. The power on al the passenger
trains was doubled last night and they
we're thus enabled to struggle along,
though the freight trains are en- nov
ing very sloE Or laying still and waiting
Tor better weather. On the norih AID
souA roads to Grand Rapids and south,
20 trains have arrived since yesterday
1ooa.
The EiVi1 Adams troupe had 70 car
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sRoe the election the leading 30.
called Democratic papers have de-
nonuced the independents NJ mOugreis,
and have insisted on preserving the
" organization without regard TO meas
ures or prinoiples.--lcdlanche ~
And this in reply TO an article ycsier-
day IN the LRDcER. Bat the Avalanche
omits to mention any Of the papers al
luded TO, or to say that the LEDGER, al
though Democratic, ever used such
slang and nonsense, either before or.
after the election.
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terest and other expenses. He recon.
meuds new assessment Jaw entirely
He believes that individua stock holders
In banks sud other corporation shopld
be liable 10 taxation. He HEARTH recon
meuds common srhool system, apd
recon mends a thorough revision Of tho
criminal law to bring about speedy trials
and save costs. The message lays out
enough work 10 keep the Legislature
busy for more than seventy.live days.
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1fnnrnfnworrhe Belle Ida.

Nrw ORLEANS, January l0.-Yester
day morninga fre.BfoIse oat on board
the steamer Belle Ida, in the chamber
maid room, on the starboard side Of
the cabin, and in a short while tbeeabin
of the boat was entirely destroyed. The
Belle Ida was lying az Anglers, along
side Of the steamboat Mary f.. Hensley
when the FIRE broke out, and was in
great danger Of being burned also, when
the tugboat Tyler ran between the. two
steamers and separated them, saving the
Mary E. Hensley from any damage
whatever. The fire being extinguished,
the wreck was taken by the Tyler and
the police boat Two Brothers to a land
ing on the Algiers side, where she was
properly secured. ec'p VIZ h
J. Ester, the Waterman of the Belle
Ida, and John West, Waterman Of the
Mary L, Hensley, were badly burned
about the face and hands while assisting
in extinguishing the flames, and were
taken to the harbor-station, whence they
we're sent TO the Charity Hospital.
The Belle Ida belonged to Captain
Woods and his brother, and was insured
in the Union Insurance Company Office
for S25OO. The fire is supposed to have
originated accidentally, gll6
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NEw NEWS STAND.--Joe Locke has
opened new news depot at Nos236
Main, one door north o, his old news
stand. He has Christmas goods and
the latest publications from all portions
of America and Europe Give him
coll
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Go TO Wilkinson's, No. III Main
street, for Sunday reading. He has all
the late daily and weekly papers from
all points. See his advertisement ip to-
days paper in regard to prices, then
go and lay in your Sunday reading,
Call early and often. 'ah &. 'H3Aa ~
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NEws DEPoT.-R, J. Walker, the Beal
street newsman, has received that cele-
brated London illustrated magazine en-
titled Bow. Bells, published by ]. Dicks,
OF London. Mr. Walker has the latest
daily papers, weekly pictorials and mag
q zinea ~ ..-.- ~ b.
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LIFE is short and human strength q
precious boon that should be duly
guarded like an eagle does lis young
Why then allow the fair women Of our
land to exhaust their vitality at the
washtub when Hitzfeld's Premium
Washing Machine is SO cheap. 1888
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Mr.. WILLIAMSON, of this county, has
introduced bill to postpone the eollec.
ton of the poll.tax ushl January 1874
Does that remit the tax past due2 If
so the fact might be expressed in the
act and thus settle all doubts.
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Az elaborate bill to re-establish a com
mon school system was introduced by
Mr.. Hunt, in the House, yesterday, at
Nashville.
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ALL "bosh is a very effective re-
joinder when no other is quite as conye-
nient N. ~ n = 9.
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THE two houses of the Legislature
will meet together Saturday to count
the vote for Governor.
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THE election of State officers will not
commence until next week.
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NOTICE.
------~----~ --~-s>se
Notice to Contractors.

OFFICE OF yIoKsBuRG AND NASHVILLE r, r. /
Hf 0KOLOEA, MISS. January 9Th. J
UlHE EARTH GRADUATION ON THE
l. Yicksburg and Nashville railroad, be-
tween Grenada and Graysport az sections)
amounting 20 10. 900 cubic yards, is offered for
contract. Bids will be considered tor any less
amount. Parties can examine profile and
Specifications at the cOmpany's office in 0ko-
Iona. Miss, or at the City Engineers office,
Memphis. The company reserve the right TO
reject any or all bids. 0a
BY order Of the President. 49, .t.
ll2.1S7 W. S. MOON, Chief Engineer.
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s.arvation of a shlpwrecked Grew.

Starvation Of shipwreeked Crew.
New 0RLE ANS, January l0.-The
Times of to-day contains narrative of
Mr.. Loville, first officer Of the wrecked
ship Golden Hind, who has just arrived
from Rio The vessel was wrecked on
the westcoast Of Patagonia, in June last,
aud fourteen of the crew spent forty
eight days in two open boats in the
Straits of Magellan. They were com
PEELED, from starving, to deyour the
bodies of FIVE Of their companions, who
died from privations and exposure. 4
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on Consignment.

so barrels Oranges.
80 tubs Roll and Firkin Butter.
iis-ns TATLSR a BURFIN.
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ELECTIONS
~ q ITO "

'OFF1ck MISSISSIPPI W .L1EY Insurance Co. ,
No. 80 MADISON ST.,
MEMPHIS, December 18th. 1872. J
NHE STOCKHOLDERS OF THIS COM
L pany are hereby notified that the annual
election OF directors, for. the ensuing year will
nc neid - THIS Office on Monday, January 18th,
lol3, between the hours of 10 m, and Z p.rn'
ss-ll2 :. u: GR0NAUBR, Secretary.
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EDUCATIONAL,
III r S. H ALLIES
Memphis Female Seminary,
ACE SHELBY STREET.

4 AFFORDS ME MUCH PLEASURE TO
1 announce TO my old patrons. friends and
Young ladies. on Wednesday. January 2ai.
VIII DO ready to see my friends and enroll
pupils on and after Wednesday, December
llth, at my residence.
MRS. ANNIE D. HALE,
No. 463 Shelby str Get,
Circulars to be had at the music, book and
drug stores. 60
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-12

.
In reply to the letter Of Mr.. Medill, the
mayor of Chicago, resigning his position as
member of the Civil Service Commission,
the President repeats his pledge that the
spirit of the civil service rules will be
strictly adhered to. This renewed decla-
ration is significant, in view of Mr.. Curtis
recent letter. 1t adds one more to the
many occasions which the President has
taken to commit himselfto hereform. We
are bound to say thatno case has yet. been
made known where the President has
| ignored or eyaded the rules in any depart
ment to which they apply. Should such a
case appear, the Judgment of the support
ers of the President will be clearly and
Enthusiastically given. They will decline,
however, to condemn the President in adj
vance of the facts. We supposed that at
least one case had been made out by The
New York Tribune, when it gave the par
ticulars the other day of the decapitation O.
Mr.. Fulton, the editor Of The Baltimore
American. But it turns out that the
gentleman named never held public office
in his life, and what is more, declares his
purpose never to hold one. ~,
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Immigration Agent.

Within a few days we have seen several
persons who speak approvingly Of the sug-
gestion in THE JOURNAL for an agent to
Vienna and Europe to present the claims
of Virginia to the consideration Of emf
grants.
Some Of them suggest that if the state
appoint one, it would still be we'll for those
owning lands for sale to raise money fol
that purpose. Let those having large
or smaller quantities pay in proportion t
the quantity, and it will be a triae to eacl
one. 1t is good suggestion.
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z IT is all well enough that the irrepressl-
BILE conflict between man and his mother
in-law should be kept up with unabated zeal
during the life of both parties; but the
better opinion seems to be that it should
not continue to be waged after the death Of
either. When, therefore, a man living at
Glasgow, Scotland, resurrected the body Of
his wife's mother, and diverted himself by
bespattering it with mud, most people will
coneede that he transgressed the laws Of
war in such case made and provided, and
will learn that he was punished proportion'
ately to the gravity of his offense, to wit
by fine Of four dollars and twenty cents
Scottish laws are proverbially severe.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-12

AN interesting item of Boston history
comes out in the following unique para
graph of the will of the late James Savage
of that city. II most earnestly advise
that my estate in and upon Long wharf be
always retained during their lives-Emma
and William B. Rogers-because it was
mostly the property Of my father to me,
descending as part of that of my grand
father, who died more than a
century since, coming to him
from my great grandfather, one of the
statute corporators, who was grandson of
the first conner of our tribe from England,
and with other owners of water lots
around the cove between north and south
batteries, began the island wharves for Sc
curity against invasion by the Dutch feet
in 1878, of which several wharves, one be-
came the foundation and cornerstone of
our long wharf, or Boston pier"
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RICHMOND AND DANvILIE r. r
On and after Sunday, December
GOING WESTl

On and after Sunday, December ~, 1877.
GOING VEST
Train No. 2 Through Passenger) leaves Rich
Danville at 1906 r. NJ; arrives at Greensboro
a. Train raj No. u4ynchburg Passenger) leaves
Richmond daily at 1926 A. M; arrives at Lynch
TT Train iii No. 10 (Through Mail and Express)
leaves Richmond daily at ESQ 1. M; leaves
Danyille daily at 1904 r. M; arrives at dreens'
boro daily at l:30 A. M.
GOING EAST:
Train No. 1 (Through Mail and Express)
leaves Greensboro daily at lao A. M. leaves
Danville daily at 4:32 A. NJ; arrives at Richmond
oa Tain in NO No. Through Passenger) leave.
Greensboro daily except sundays q. rr llao a
Tram No. Nychburg Passenger leaves
Lynchburg daily at 8 A. M; leaves Burkeyiiie
at 1855 p. M; arrives at Richmond AZ $40
Trains Nos and 10 connect at Greensboro
with trains on North Carolina railroad for all
points South
train for Raleigh; arriving there at 7:05 A. M.
Passengers leaving Raleigh at 7:l6 p. M con
meet at Greensboro with train No. for Rich
Train No. connects at Burkeville with train
on Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad fer
all points Southwest and South.
Lynchburg Aceommodatom leaves Kichmond a.
Lynchburg in time to connect with morning
Passenger Train A. M. & o. r. R. for the
Southwest. Passengers coming East leave
Lynchburg after arrival of A. M. & o. Passen..
ger Train from Bristol, and arrive at Richmond
at 9.48 AM
THROUGH TICKETS to ali points South and
Southwest can be procul ed at the ticket office In
Richmond, and of r. F. WALKER, Agent of At
lantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad, NO. 1876
Main street, Richmond
Papers that have arrangements to advertise
the schedule of this company will please print
as above JOHN r. MACMURDO,
General Ticket and Freight Agent.
M. r. TALooTT. Eng'r and Sup't. auA