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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

100000 POSTAL CARDS for sale at the
postoflice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21
For Cairo ana st. Louis.

Memphis and St. Louis Packet Company-FOr
Hickman. Columbus, Cairo and St. Louis.
BELLE MEMPHIS. master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE 0-
w THIS DAY, 2lst instant, -
AID. STORM, Treasurer.
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For Vicksburg.

&. Mai Line-For Helena, Chicot, Green
Vile, Vicksburg and way landings.
CITY OF VICKSBURG............. Riley, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ~
w THIS DAY, 2lst instant, -,
at pm. -
AID. STORM, Treasurer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

Memphis and Arkansas River Pack.
et co.,. y. Mail Line.
Turing THE SUMNER MONTHS, AND
ratil further notice, this Company will
run only one boat week from Memphis, leav-
ing every SATURDAY, at 5 o'clock p; N; The
Tuesday mail will go on steamer A; J. White
giving regular mail facilities twice a week.
JOHN N. HARDIN, Agent,
list Office on Co s Wharfboat, foot Court ct.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

p.m.-s5O bales Of cotton arrived here
10 iay from Liverpool. and more Is coming.
LIvrnFeoL. July "a n :3oa-n.-Cottsu opens
qqist snd STEADY. UPiaadi, "a; OIissut,
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STEAM BOATS.
For Cincinnati.

"Old Reliable "-Memphis and Ohio River
Packet Co.-For Louisville and Cincinnati
Tho steamer
LAWRENCE ........................ Terrell, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE r..
w WEDNESDAY. sd inst, at sslz AtsR
. p'H' ~ (. D. COBB Il CO., Agents,
l22-l24 DC Front street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

The following statement shows the receipts,
shipments, sales and price Of cotton per week
in Memphis, beginning with the week ending
gantamh her q.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

The receipts at the seaports weekly for the
present, and the three preceding seasons com
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21
DON'T BUY COAL

UNTIL YOU SEE
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

Stations.

eBelOw bench mark.
tBelow high water Of 1871.
Blank (...'..) indicates no report; cipher (Ol
stationary; ~ rising.
IOfieiail S. W. RHODE,
Observer Signal Service. u. s. A.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

INV ORLELxs, July p. 1l:9O a.m.-Cotton
Il In Heht demand. Middling, is3<c; sales.
=; sight exchange. sc premium, sterling, &c.
NV YoHK, July p. l0:3s.a.m.-COtton opens
quiet and steady.
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ZOE RENT or LEASE.
Eos SALE.

=. - $1,000. :. :, :.
DOR SALE-AT A b nv na,S aDd Il D nep,
L cock Fire Extinguisi Nv" 1ie-1S9
feet order, at Ledger Offic. :,
nor SALE-AT A BARGA 'IN-sTHAm 0oM SiI
h plete suburban residenc = o. ~ road
miles from the city on the l. 'o5n " Si;n1 n, /.
known as the jacob PLACE: uwel W. W'nnnS al
rooms, with all modern improve uents amses
the conveniences and comforts, Out-nt Viii
water, choice fruits, etc. Terms easy: ''''
perfect SWAYNE * COLtHAN,
Il7-f LIS Main street.
NOR SALE-A LOT WITH D0UB LIE TEN
IL ement house on it, on the northsast cor
ner of Vance and Cynthia streets, fronting %
feet on Vance by 1857 on Cynthia. Each
house has four rooms and servant house.
Also, lot on corner of MARI ana MANASSAS
streets, fronting IS feet on Mari by 1874 on
Manassas street. For terms apply to-,
JOHN w. JEFFERSON,
69-t l6 Madison street.
NOR SALE MAGISTRATES BLANKS
h for Mississippi and Tennessee. A general
assortment kept on hand ard for sale cheap ~
this office. 49-I
NOR SALE.--I AM NOW SELLING FINE
h American and Italian monuments, tom1s,
headstones, and all kinds of cemetery work.
nj COST. TH0S. MAYDW ELL.
29-fl No. SO Union ST.. bet. Second and Third:
NOR SALE-AT THIS OFFICE, OLD PA.
4 pers, at SO cents per 100. The cheapest
wrapping paper you can get. ana good 20 put
under your carpet. -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

The Quarterly Court occupied this
forenoon in passing on small accounts.
This afternoon it is expected that the
Selma railroad matters will be called up
for final settlement. The Magistrates
are determined to protect the interests
of Shelby county and have guarantees
that every dollar subscribed by the
county shall be expended legitimately
within the county.
Nearly three hundred thousand dol
lars taxes levied last year by the city
are as yet uncollected, and it will re-
quire numberless lawsuits to secure the
money, the revenue laws Of Tennessee
being defective in the extreme. There
are men in Memphis who have not paid
y dollars taxes for ten years, and yet
they own large amounts Of property,
both personal aud real.
Memphis has forty churches, three or.
phan asylums, Eve benevolent societies,
ten courts, four government Offices, one
hospital, four cemeteries, one Chamber
Of Commerce, SIX railroads, tuo tele-
graphic Offices, two gas companies, four
places Of public amusement, ten Masonic
associations, one lodge Of Knights d
Pythiss and eight associations pf ODD
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

l2:2 p.m.-cott0R is unchanged. Future
salss, 1000. Sales for July, desc; August.
b Lie; September. isis; October, II ls-l6c.
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FOR RENT.
FORREST-No. z Towards Row

NOR RENT-MY COTTON WAREHOUSE,
L No. 436 Shelby street. One OF the largest
In the city. ,ya.mprcU
l22-i3l y, v. fhlhlNh.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-16
Winter Care of Horses.

Considerable is written nowadays
about false economy in various ways.
My observation lea to the conclusion
that one important item is almost en-
tirely overlooked, and that thousands
of dollars are lost each year by the
reless vintering of farm horses. For
instance, farmer A. owns a fine span of
horses he is not much of a horseman,
but in the summer he works them, and
keeps man who takes good care o
them. In the fall, after work is over,
the horses are put into the stable and
fed ali the hay they viii eat Cbe the
same good or bad , or left perhaps a
week or two weeks at time, with little
or no exercise, and when they are dri-
ven, are let go at the top Of their speed.
Fast driving, with stomachs full of un-
digested hay, is the very worst of treat
ment. The result is that, in a year or
two, the horses have the heaves badly,
are spoiled for market, and are unable
to do the usual amount of service on
the farm or road; and this alone causes
a loss each year 50 long as the team is
used.
This.cOuid ln sumo degree b0 avoided,
by building q shed with yard for ex-
ereise, and by feeding food of sufficient
strength to keep the muscles in full
strength. Some say that winterine
horses in the field on hay alone, win
cause falling away Of muscles and
strength difficult to regain. No doubt.
being chilled by standing in a cold barn
is very injurious TO horses. - Country
GeslfLe,,1nr
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-16
A Word About Rabiaa.


The New York Sun contains the fol-
lowing excellent and timely sugges-
tions
Once the helpless innOcents we're
made to suffer untold misery of the ex-
perience of their mothers, who clad
their darlings in the dainty Geld linen
shirts and overskirts with linen bands :
next CANA the low-necked dresses, pret-
ty but thoroughly unhealthy, leaving as
they did the sensitive neck and arms of
the little ones exposed. Tt is difficult
to convince oneself that vanity is the
root of that terror of mothers, the collie,
and that proper warmth viii do more
toward relieving the child, and in truth,
keeping it entirely free from the terri
BILE pain than all the soothing syrups
and paregoric that can be be bought
Little knit flannel shirts are far better
than linen, for they are warm to the
lelicate skin. The bands of the fan
mel shirts should be of thin fine flannel.
Linen or cotton bands should be used
in other skirts and the slips or robes
should all have long sleeves and be high
in the neck. Fresh air never injuries q
child if its body is properly projected.
Again if our friends are at all credu-
lous, let them try the following exper-
pertinent. IF the little one is much
troubled with the colics, and has not
been accustomed to narcotics, let the
mother put flannel next to its skin, and
keep its hands, arms and feet warm for
a few days, or if the babe has been un-
healthy, and flannel that has been worn
next to the body is removed, tho exper
iment will cause the unsat isfactory re
suit of pain to the child, and anxiety to
the mother. While we advocate warmth,
we do not approve of too much cover
ing. A sleeping child requires much
less than an adult; if too many blan-
kets are over it, the head is covered with
beads of perspiration, and the child
will become weak and half-sick; use
just enough, and the babe Will wake up
laughing and happy. With simple food,
air, exercise, and warmth, there is no
reason why our little ones may not be
we'll without the use of medicine.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-16


o ye fathers and mothers who have
sons and daughters growing mp around
you, do You ever think of your respon-
sibiIty in this regard, your responsible
" for keeping alive the home sentiment
in the hearts of your children2 ? With
in the limits of your means, remember
that the obligation rests on you to make
their home the pleasantest place upon
this rolling earth to make the word
''home" for them the synonym for
Happiness. I would not have yon
import the vices of the outside world
into your homes for any purpose but
would have You go to the utmost verge
of what is moral, to provide at home
those things which entice young and
growing persons away from home. Let
me assure you that you had better spend
your money in doing this than in osten-
tation or luxury, and far, far better
spend it thus, than to amass a fortune
for your children to squander in the
future. And not only as regards amuse-
ments, but also comfort and refinement,
for children have keen appreciation of
these things; this is much the best
policy. Don't send your boy to school
in ill-fttting garments, collar all awry
and chafn his neck, buttons missing,
and shoes down at the heel. Don't
make warehouse or clothes-press of
his bedroom. Don't feed him on sour
bread, and tough meat, and burnt
coffee. Don't let noise and dissension
and misrule spoil the hours he spends
at home. Don't do any of these things
if you can possible avoid it F; especially
don't do them for the purpose of laying
up money for his future use. The rich
est legacy you can leave him is life
long, inextinguishable and fragrant re-
collection of his home, when time and
death have forever dissolved the en-
chantment. Give him that, and he viii,
in the strength of it, make his own way
in the world; but let his recollections
of home be repulsive, and the fortune
you may leave him viii be a poor COM
pension for the loss of that tenderness of
heart and purity of life which not only
a pleasant home, but the memory of
one, would nave secured. Remember
this, too, that, while he will never feel
grateful for your money when once you
are under ground, he will go to your
green grave and bless your very ashes
for that sanctuary of quiet, comfort and
refinement into which you may, if you
possess the means, transform your home.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-16

About three months ago it was noticed
that many convicts and keepers at Sing
Sing, in the quary gang, were more or
less intoxicated when they went in a.
night, and many were the devices to
catch the supposed snuggler of liquor.
One of the guard heard eoavies talk
ing in his cell and say ''Pve always
been a good friend TO You why don't
you set up straight" The guard looked
in and saw the convict addressing a pop
bottle, which he then took from him.
It IA the odor of whisky, and the con-
vict was drunk. Questioned by the
warden, he said that he bought the
whisky from the quarry distillery at
one dollar per bottle. Under ledge.
hidden by some boards, fhe warden
found John short, convict, at work in
his distillery. he had an iron kettle.
boarded over, which he used as a boiler.
Some old barrels contained the mash,
which was the best Of bread, canned toana,
toes, apples. potatoes and cazrots. The
stdll was IN full blast, and from half an
inch gas pipe, twisted into worm, ran
a good stream of tOlerably fair spirits.
John was searched, and S600were found
in his possession. He sold his stuff a;
one dollar per pop bottle. The keep
ers, he said, were good customers. and
helped him to rig up his establishment
and he hsd just completed arrange
ments to supply some neighboring sa-
looms with his products. The still pro-
duced an average of five gallons day.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-16
Interior of Ahica.

Some years ago 1 heard lecture upon
the waste places of the earth and their
uses, when the interior of Africa was
described as d desert almost uninhabi-
ted by man, and as possessing a tempe
nature SO fervid that it was the furnace
of the world, through which other and
more favored regions were blessed with
healthful breezes. Unfortunately for
this theory, the spirit of geographical
adventure, which has set toward Africa
during the last thirty years, has led to
the discovery that, south of the great
Sahara, the interior of Africa Is grass
covered, well wooded, abundantly wa
tered table-land, with e climate by no
means torrid, and 80 thiekly peopled
that it is probable there are in Africa
more than one hundred, instead of less
than fifty millions Of human beings
And, while the researches of travellers
generally have lessened the difficulties
of approach to it, the discoveries OF
Livingstone especially have tended to
modify the degrading opinions which
many had with respect to the Africans,
and have kindled an interest in their
welfare, which has found an express
sion in Sir Bartle Frere's special and
diplomatic mission, and which, rightly
directed, would surely lead TO far high
er results than the determination of the
slave trade.-RO ROsOLey.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-16
ghere the Cotton should be Manu-
facturs6


We have repeatedly given fae's and
l6gures. to show that the south IS a bet
ter place 50 nanufacture cotton than
sitherNew England or Europ,. Yarn can
b manufactured in the south ave cents a
pound cheaper than it an be In New
England, and about 4 20 cheaper than
Old ENGLAND, while the yarn or the
cloth can be transported to market for
considerably less than tlss raw material.
These facts are gradually making an
impression upon capitalists, for we
'iear Of mills springing up every now
md then in various parts of the south.
The consumption of cotton in the south
or the year ending Aug. 81, 1878, which
or the first time appears to have been
lscertained with spproxiuate precision.
reported al 187.662 bales. which is
undoubtedly a large increase on that Of
ormer years, and NE look for a very
considerable increase on last years con
umption during the year ending Aug.
81, 1874 The Atlantis Constitution re-
ports that the cotton mills Of Colum-
bus, Georgia, used during the season
just closed 1921 bales of cotton, for
vh ch they paid S7O0.o00. Their man.
afactuEe put this eotton-nearly three
million pounds, the bales averaging
about four hundred pounds-into goods
that brought nearly $1,000 600. The
profit to the mills is not stated, but Of
course very large. Noticing a state
ment that cotton yarn can be manufae-
tured IN Columbia, South Carolina, five
cents pound cheaper than it can be in
Lowell, Massachusetts, in connection
with the Atlanta Constitutions report
Of the operation at Columbus, Georgia,
the New York Post says:
can impression prevails among cas-
tern manufacturers that thty have ac-
quired certain special advantages by
the longer existence of manufacturing
imong them, with which it is impossi-
BILE to compete in younger communities,
or in those where the special business
in question is in its infancy. Mr.. At
kinson of Boston, who is one of the
best authorities on the subject in this
country, said in one of his able speeches
last winter before the Legislative rail
noad committee, that Massachusetts,
manufacturer conld grant to a Missis-
sippi manufacturer all the advan ages
ne could get from cheapness of labor,
# living, and of the raw material, and
yet knock the spots outssof him, to use
Mr.. Athnson's expression, when it came
to competing in tine market on the price
If goods. Perhaps fair comparison
can hardly be made between South Car
olinia and the eastern states, for cotton
manufacturing is, we believe, almost as
old in South Carolina as it is in Mas
achusetts. The special advantage in
that case, of the economy in the one
state might be offset by the low prices
If the raw material in the other. But
-hese returns from Atlanta may not be
so easily answered. How much of the
81, 600, 600 received for the goods in
question was net profit we do not know,
but the figures given inditaie that it
vas large. At any rate the subject is
one we'll worthy of Investigation.
E7..a fsy73rfo
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-16

owning principally to the shameful con-
duct Of friend for whom lie had be-
come surety and in an svil hour he
had forged check for considerable
amount, intending, as such unhappy
men always intend, to replsce the mo-
ney. He failed in doing this, and be-
ing conscious that his fraud must inevi-
tably be discovered. he fed from Eng
land, taking with him his motherless
child. Whether in a fit OF despair he
had thrown himself from the cliffs, or
whether he had simply missed his foot
ing, it is impossible to say. Father and
son rest in one grave In church-yard on
that mountain height; and on every an
niversary of that awful tragedy the
good peasants place wreaths of immOr-
telles upon the simple white cross that
marks the nameless tomb.-E EagliSh
Elrch0gl0e.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-16
NUMBER 42.
snegestions Ahont oosae.

If You buyyour coifee already Drowned.
always brown it over. This develops a
better flavor, and increases the strength.
The reason is that the desirable quail
ties are made available by the heat, but
go back again gradually, and may be
brought out again by heat as before
In consequence Of this, coffee shoald
always be Drowned, or Drowned over,
at the time it Is wanted TO be used.
Then It IS fresh, with all the flavor and
strength developed.
Il will benefit It to keep it corked up
tight after il Is Drowned. It ehould
never be left exposed to the air in this
condition, as it Will loose its rength,
aud absorb odors that come into con
tact with it Hence the grocery taint
of the coffee of commerce, both the
Drowned and the unbrowned, as beth
have the property of absorbing, being
good disinfectants.
Ia purchasing. get the raw material.
The Drowned is oft an inferior or de-
fective article, colored to hide the de-
feet. The best way is to get a sample
aud test it. If good. secure q quantity,
and keep in a dry place and pure air,
using as it is wanted. Mocha and Java
are the best kinds.
Grind coffoe fine, or better, pound Il
in a mortar. This crushes and reinces
it to a condition 10 take IN water the bs 2
ter, so as 10 extract its substance, which
It viii readily do when finely reduced !;
else more or less Of the strength will
remain unobtRined. / have expert
mented upon this, aud taken coarsely
ground coffee after it had passed
through the coffee pot, re-dried it. pul-
veriz-d it. and made fair cup out of
It. You not only get all or nearly all
the strength, but you get it readily, 50
that the taint of the vessel is little per.
ceptlble ; if the vessel is of stone OF
eartheru, not at all.
To avoid long standing IN the vessel
TO settle, add the white of an egg and 6
little water to the ground coff,'e before
it is stepped, and mix we'll leave not a
dry dust. Let the quantity of water
and egg be sufficient to moisten, and no
more. If more is added, the egg viii
cook; and as it holds the coffee, the
water cannot well reach il, and you will
have weak cup of coffee, tasting of
the egg. 1t is a nice thing to apply the
-gg properly; but when so done, it will
clarity the liquid. making it sparkling
and clear like wine.
Never, never boil Office. When will
people learn to heed this important in
junction. ? It has been preached time
out of mind, bnt seems 10 do no good.
Look at the amount of poor coffee that
Is made with its strength boiled away,
what is not left in the coarseiy ground
mass. The better part is readily
thrown off by boiling, the extraotive
matter, much of which is Objectionable,
taking its place. Steep, then. as you
would tea, bringing 10 the boiling point,
but not exceeding it. A few minutes
viii suffice, stirring in the mean time
the surface occasionally. so rs 20 expe-
dite the settling. .-t tlonltyy Gentleman.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-16
Who Can Explain.

The " creeping" of railroad rails has
attracted some attention of late, and
while We do not attempt to explain It,
we offer a point on the fact that, on
lines running north and south, the wes-
tern rail "creeps" faster than the cas-
tern rail that is, this strange move
meat Of the rail toward the south is
more marked in one rail than in the
other on the same track. Furthermore,
it has been noticed that on such a line
the eastern rail wears Out the fastest.
Both Of these points, We think can be
explained by the motion of the earth
as it turns from the vest towards the
east. Everything that has free motion
is dragged after the whiriing globe (;
every wind that blows, and every tide
that moves, feels the infiueDce, and on
train going north or south 3 pulled
ovei toward the east, and naturally
presses The eastern rsl most heavily
The western rail, being relieved of its
share of weight, "creeps more freely
and quickly II Is aiso noticed that
the wheels that run on tie eastern rail
wear ont the fastest, and We but think
that this earth motion Is TIE true onnse
The pracsiosl side Of this Is. that the
eastern rail and wheels should be stron-
ger. -soiostifc Americas.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-16
Fun in Danbury.


Don't be afraid of having little fun in
the family. Amerry disposition is God
send home. There's the case Of q man no
Nelson street, for instance. Saturday
he went into the kitchen ahead of his
wife, aud seeing two huckleberry pies
standing on the table, he hastily con
cealed them in the ice chest, which stood
open in the back hall. Then he weni
down town chuekling to himself, and
ten minutes later the ice cart drove up.
and the ice man brought in flfty-pound
cake and started for the ice chest, fol-
lowed closely by the fond wife expatia-
ting upon the "muss." He put the
cake upon the edge of the chest and
gave it a push ever, and when It came
down on these two steaming pies, q
huckleberry geiser followed, and the ice
man, with eyes and face full of the dis
charge, tumbled completely over the
woman, and disappeared out Of the
door. The wife recovered her balance
as speedily as possible, and catching up
a broom went after the ice man, but be
escaped her; then she came back and
looked into the ice chest, and down at
the Oil-cloth, and up at the ceiling, and
around on the walls. The men at the
store who were let into the joke by. the
facetious Nelson street man are anxious
ly wondering how it turned out.