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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-30
A Tennessee Journalist SiIver-Ser,
Weed and Gained HOmewards.

From the st. Louis Democrat. March 25.
Major Henry Heiss, managing editor
of the st. Louis Times, has resigned his
position on that paper, and left for
Nashville last night to take charge of the
Union and American of that city. Yes.
terday afternoon the proprietors and
employees of the Times surprised the
Major by a little testimonial which must
have been very agreeable to him. He
was gently ushered into the principal
editorial room by Mr.. Mantz, the presi-
dent of the Times company. and before
ne was we'll aware of his situation, was
formally addressed by Mr.. Mantz, and
made to feel that in quitting st. Louis,
and especially the Times office, he was
giving up some Of the best friends man
ever had. Subsequently the Major
rassed into the hands of MIR. Sylvester,
political editor Of the Times, who drew
him gently into corner OF the room
and showed him an elegant silver ser.
vice and a gold headed cane, which had
been contributed by the employees of the
Times Office. II was a very handsome
testimonial, and while the Major was
giving it his silent admiration, Mr.. Syl-
vester made appropriate expression Of
the editorial affection of the establish
ment, which visibly moved the recipient
of so much kindness. The Major re.
sponded briefly and in good taste, and
Immediately thereafter several bottles
were broken, and good time ensued.
Major Heiss has been connected with
the Times for several years, and has
proven himself an excellent newspaper
man. Not only the Times folks, but q
large circle of friends will very much
ragrat his leaving 81 Iouis
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-30
only an Inch ana a Hair of Land.

From the San francisco Chronicle.
On Monday afternoon in the Fifteenth
District Court Judge, Clerk of the
Court, Sheriff, shorthand reporter,
three lawyers, a plaintiff, two defend
ants and six witnesses, assisted by an
audience of outsiders, consumed half a
day in determining who owned piece
of ground an inch and a hulf wide, and
in thirty feet running down to nothing.
The land was in the rear of a lot on
Tehama street and worth at the utmost
not to exceed five dollars. This impor-
tant suit was an action in ejectment
brought by Daniel Russell against Fort
man & Marx, the brewers. 1t appeared
that the defendants had survey made
and more than five years before this suit
was brought put their building on the
line both parties had agreed to, and that
the plaintiff had an inch of the defend
ants lot in the front, which more than
compensated for the loss in the rear
SO the Court told defendants to 20 in
peace, and made plaintiff pay the costs.
So ended the smallest ejeetment suit
ever brought in this country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-30
once a Newsboy, Now a Member of
the English Cabinet

Mr.. William Henry Smith, Disraeli's s
newly appointed Parliamentary Secre.
tary of the Treasury, has peculiar his.
tory. Less than twenty-five years ago
he was a newsboy in the streets Of Lon
don, literally on foot in that active in
dustry from five o'clock in the morning
to eight at night. He was quick, civil
and intelligent, and soon made himself
chief among his class. There was for.
merly a practice of lending out the
Times a penny an hour from seven in
the morning until Eve in the after
noon, when the copies we're dis
patched to the country subscribers
at half price. Mr.. Smiths business
in this line grew so rapid that be had
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-30
PUBLIC LEDGER.

THE PUBLIC LEDGER is PUBLISHED
Madison street.
The PUBLIC LEDGER is served to city subscri-
bers by faithful carriers at FIFTEEN CENTS
PER WEEK, payable weekly 10 the carriers.
months, 81; three months, So; one month,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-30
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

NJ. Guizot's daughter, Madame De
Witt, the presiding genius of his home,
died recently in Paris.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-30
NOW is THE TINE no BUY

Country Merchants, Schools and senlnarsie,s; s,;
will please send IN their orders. - e1n N
or geod city acceptance at thirty sixty or
So 81 Pianos Tuned and Repaired By eompe-
t.5t warkmen. B. A. BENSON,
S.t SlT Main street. Memphis. Tsnn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-30

A London letter attributes to Queen
Victoria a piquant bon mot Some one
spoke disparagingly Of Sir Charles
Dilkes criticisms Of the civil list, where
upon the Queen remarked: ut is
strange. for l remember having him as a
boy on my knees and strokiug his hair
| suppose, added her Majesty. after a
moments pause, must have stroked
it the wrong way.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-30

1t is fact probably not very general
" known that railroads operated by
steam.engines we're unknown in the
world as late as 1926 1t was in 1880
that the first locomotive of this sort ever
constructed on this continent called the
Best Friend was put on the South
Carolina road from Charleston to Ham
burg. SO says Stephens history.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-30
Newsdealers supplied at "a cents per COPY
Weekly Public Ledger,

adyanceS; SSu clubs Of Ave Or n more, T 81 80. Va
Communications upon subjects of general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-30
INSURANCE
INSURANCE
STATEMENT OF the CONDITION OF
the NATIONAL
Fire Insurance Company
OF Hartford, Conn.

statement. December sIs..
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-30
RAILROAD THE TABLES.

Depot CT head Of Main street
Ticket Office. 2S Main street. corner of
Madison.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-30

square.
Displayed advertisements will be charged
according TO the SPACE occupied, at above
rates-there being twelve lines ofsolid type to
the inch.
To regular advertisers we offer superior in:
ducements, both as to rate of charges and
manner of displaying their favors.
Notices IN local column inserted for twenty
cents per line for each insertion.
special notices inserted for ten cents per line
for each insertion.
Notices. of deaths and marriages, twenty
cents per line.
All bids for advertising are due when con-
tracted and payable on demand.
All letters, whether upon business or ether
wise, must be addressed to
IL. WHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22
THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS.

The papers belonging to the claims
lately reported to congress by the South
ern Claims Commission, as allowed or dis
allowed, have been removed 70 the room
Of the House Committee of War Claims
where they are to be examined and res
ported upon by a subcommittee of three
members. 1t is not probable that an
appropriation to pay the allowed claims will
be made till late in the session, when the
Third Auditor of the Treasury viii be re-
quirsd to state the amount in each case be.
fore the Treasury can pay it. Payments
will be made by Treasury drafts. which
claimants must personally endorse. The
claims commissioners recently decided
that they would take up for consideration
ct the beginning Of May next, such appli.
cations for the ~reopeniug aud reconsider.
alton of disalloWed aslsims embraced in
their three annual reports to Congress) as
might be filled By the end of April,
They require each application to be made
out on a blank form prepared b yrtbem;
selves to insure Uniformity aud accuracy
in the ayermeuts of claimants 81 ri
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22
Pleasant Occasion.

Mcssrs. Editors: One Of most pleasant
occasions it has been my good fortune to
enjoy for a long time occurred near your
town, on the 9th of the present month, at
the comfortable home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. J. Lyle. We had assembled there to
organize q grange, and there was quite an
attendance of the farmers, their wives and
daughters. Meantime Mrs, Lyle was 50
thoughtful Of all present that she prepared
an excellent dinner and tountiful. We
had roast turkey, roast chicken, nice ham
and roast beef,fruit cake, pound cake, jsl-
ley, jam, preserves, pickle, bot coffee, in
deed every good thing You can imagine.
1t was q treat you may rest assured, and
all enjoyed it.. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle, I am
sure, have the hearty thanks of all for their
hospitality and for the graceful manner
in which it was exhibited. .a.sr~
ul The tendency of the grange movement
is. to draw the farmers together and to
make them more social. v,u -r5i7,a
5.lI OK tasnaI3 &C. w CHARLTON.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22
Our Georgia Letter.
ATHENS GEORGIA,
Jan. 10, iS74,5

mbSohr i'o'iOho'
/ HHmnch larger crop Of Cotton than
usual was produced the past year. in that
section Of Georgia, East of Atlanta, and
much less Corn and Meat. Consequent,
ly, the only thing the planters have is
their Cotton, possessing a purchasing val
ue of fully twenty-five per cent less than
il had one year ago. Having used Com.
mercial fertilizer more largely than here>
tofore, after paying for it, and labor, and
store accounts,they will have little if any
thing left,and there bling an indisposition
On the part Of the Merchants to extend
them credit as heretofore, the condition
Of many is most deplorable. 1t was how
ever their own folly that produced it,
The planting too much Cotton and too
little Corn. Z asses alautv n.Ez
Before the Cotton produiug regions,
can again becomes prosperous, it will
have to change its manner Of doing bust.
ness. More Com must be grown, and
purchases made for cash. But few plan.
tiers possess sufficient executive ability 10
manage a large farm with free labor,
some could DO it With slave labor who
cannot do it with free. Hence It is an
Imperative necessity the farms should
be divided, less ground planted than at
present, and what is planted be made to
produce double what it now does. This
will require less labor, less expense, and
prove more renumerative.
The heretofore almost limitless credit
system in the S6uth, has been the. bone
Of the Cotton planter, He bought hi,
bread, his meat, his sugar. his coffee, bis
farming implements, his mules, in fact
everything on credit, yea, on long credit,
and consequently had to pay a heavy ad.
vance over cash prices, so that the profit
he made on his labor was fully absorbed
by the premium be paid for time. The
present scarcity Of money, and the partial
failure Of the Cotton Crop, is about tc
work a revolution in this respect, and
though seemingly hard on the planter at
present, will anure to his benefit. / find
no disposition on the part Of the Mer'
chants to extend credit to the planters Of
the present year in fact, they say, they
cannot do it. One good result is sure to
follow, the cultivation Of more corn.
There is in all this section of Georgia,
a large quantity Of partially worn out
lard, which was once fertile, and is easily
resusitated. This land is 0 dead cap,
itol, yea, more, is an actual expense to
the owners. BY dividing it into small
farms and selling it, the present owner
will have more active capital to improve
what is left and the purchases, at very
little expense, can make it productive, ]
learn there is q strong disposition on the
part Of the owners to pursue this policy,
and an opportunity is offered the land
less to procure a home at small expense,
and then small planters are the parties
who now make the most clear money.
More anon,
TRAVELLER.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22
mn Convention.

Pursuant to the order of adjournment
at Clear Spring Academy Dec. 20 ult.,
the Farmers Convention convened at
Civil Gap the 10th inst. for the purposes
previously published. sd'b ,sas {
A goodly number Of the substantial
Farmers and Mechanicso Of Washington and
Greene counties had gathered about the
school house at Au early hour despite the
inclemency Of the weather and uhinyiting
condition Of the roads. 1a5 g. 8cgla bas
Egy When the hour Of twelve drew near
Col. s. X. N. Patton introduced theex
~ercises Of the Iiday by nominating Col,
Lloyd Bulleh, Chairman, who was unani-
miouay aelscteds He then nominated
Messrs A. L. Naf and j. N. Baxter to
act as Secretaries, who were also elected.
Col. Bullen assumed his duties by first
explaining the object of the meeting
which he did briefly but forcibly. He
showed the abuses we we're suffering as a
people under the present Rail Road laws,
of the extortion imposed apon US, in the
disproportionat Q high rates of focal freight
.arifs. He encouraged the people who
are interested in this important matter by
citing them to the favorable results that
had been attained in the NORTH Western
States by united and determined effort.
The propriety of sending delegate to
the Cheap Transportation Convention to
meet in Washington City the 18th inst.
was earnestly advised as a matter Of great
Importance and interest to us, He sug'
gested the 8 necessity of establishing a
Farmers organ, believing that we were able
to establish aud support one: Of its iDau,
euce over the political corruptions Of the
day, &c. 90, .Eo
When Col. Bulleni was done he an
nounced the business of the Convention
in order. ,I-
Col. Patton moved that the delegate.
from the various clubs, land Oranges il
represented report to the Convention
The motion was adopted and the following
delegates reported. !
BUFFALO Ridges CLuB, Washington
Co.-John Madden and james Martin. d.
Ha-m,usy CLyB, Washington Co
Col. S. K. N. Patton, James NJ. HOr
ton, ESQ.,, Eliha Keebler and Elijah
Gary. 81 o.
wAsHNeToN CLrB. Washington Co
S. II. Ponder aud &. 7. Fsw.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22
DIR LOCAL

Although i, is six months until the
election for County officers, Sheriff, Rev.
enuo Collector. County Court Clerk,
Trustee, and Register, tLero are at least
twenty Eve candidates formally a%nnounc-
cd for the five positions, and yet many
of the precincts to be heard from. If
things keep on in this way. there is no
telling how many there will be before
the Ides Of August. We have nothing. at
this time, to say in derogation Of any one
Of this multitudlnous array Of official as
pirators. 1t would be rad indeed il
there could be found ne good timber
among this host. ,..l E,irs
The people know all Of these ambitious
gentlemen, personally and well, they
should make up their minds as soon as
possible as to whom they shall support,
30 that those who can not make it may
retire in good ORDER" aud thus save
time and electioneering expenses. 1t il
apparent even to the most unphilosophica
mind that all these candidates can moi
attain the aim Of their ambition, and some
of them-yea, many Of them will have te
90 to the sacrifcial altar. We beseect
the public mind, in our COMMUNICATION
for our aspiring friends to take tkis mat
ter in hand, and give us that decided ex'
preston that will roll o heavy bnrder
from many an anxious heart. '''is 1910
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22

Washington Club, johnson City.
W. Swadley, Secretary.
Little Limestone Club, JOnesboro.-
VIM. Powell, Secretary.
Rhuhama Club, Rsmeo.--A. Carler,
President, J.K. P. Saylor, Secretary.
Clear Spring Club, Rheatown. Col
Leyd Bullen. President, Francis Robson
Secretary.
Pleasant Grove Club, Locust Mount,
r. A, Conley, President, J. W. Hart,
man Secretary. H5sfH AL
Limestone Club, Limestone.-J. j..
Yeager. President, Joel Keazell, Secre-
tary.
Clear Creek Club, Cedar Lane.-@Wm.
s. White, President, ,. o. Roddy, Sec
retary. g9gg9yg0LIIa g .Rsg. geR
Leesburg Club. Leesburg.--Philip
Matron, President Fethias Need, Sscfs-
tary. 49,
Civil Gap Club, Leesburg.-D. D.
Keeper, President, j. NJ. Morrew, Sec
rotary. -
As the list is incomplete it is earnestly
desired hat reports Of, either clubs. may
| . aHHa ace - ~TNnHlItfh f.ftHLF LaHHH .u #a'
be sent to the uqdsrsigned Secretaries
with a full list Of officers.
Its hoped that all who are interested
will use some eIcrtion in procuring stock
fol, the proposed Farmers Paper. On
motion these proceedings we're ordered to
be forwarded to the Jonesboro,' HERALD
AND TRIBUNE, and Echo,-also to the
National Union and New Era, at
Greeneville with a request that they puO~
lish the same.
The committee on stock fortress will
meet and report at School House near
Limestone Depot 3rd Saturday in Febru>
airy.
The Convention then adjourned 'sine
die"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22
THE DEMOCRACY AND THR
ADMINISTRATION.

The recent difficulty in the matter Of
confirming a Chief Justice in thu, United
States Senate, has aroused a hope in the
minds of the Democracy that a rerma-
nent rupture was about to take place be-
tween tie President and Congress. But
the President more wise than his prede-
cessor aud acting up toathe sentiment ex>
pressed in the early part Of his admins
tratron, "That he would have no policy
to enforce against the will Of tho peo'
pie" as soon as he discovered from any
cause that one nomination was likely to
meet with serious opposition quietly with
drew the name and sent in another, much
to the disgast Of the opposition who were
slyly chuckling over tho prospective i'm
broglio and anticipating a repetition Of
the fight between the administration and
Congress which SO impaired tho useful
ness Of the former administration. In
this affair he has shown as much wisdom
and sagacity as be did in controlling large
armies in the field and sadly disappointed
those who predicted a failure on his
partthrough want Of experience or a dis
position To WELD arbitrary power overths
affairs Of the nation. As q counterpart
TO this his recent action In the Guberna'
sorial difficulty in Texas, wherein Davis,
the Republican candidate, was defeated
by about forty thousand votes and called
for Federal Interference. He was IN,
formed BY telegraph that the people hay hT
ing failed to elect him and he having al
ready serv,d out his constitutional term
must submit to the will Of the qualified
voters Of the State, and need hope fol
nothing at the hands Of the Federal Gov
eminent, This news was again astound-
ing to the Democracy who had prepared
for a contrary course on the part Of the
President and were pluming themselves
for general onslaught upon the admin
istration. We presume scores Of caustis
editorials we're already lying in manu-
script, and some, perhaps, already in
type, in which the President was literally
annihilated and consigned to everlasting
infamy for assuming the powers ola mil
itary dictator. 1t is now almost laugha'
bic to witness their futile efforts to solv'
tie problem upon any other hypothes1
except that the Presidents an honest mar
and wishes to act in accordance with the
Constitution Of the United States, Dem
q oCrats with many a shrug Of the shout
ders and wag Of the head, expressive o
hidden wisdom, still insist that notwith'
standing all this, he is a tyrant and a mil
itary dictator and the people will soonei
or later find il out. on aon
Well, perhaps we shall, but an expert
ence of six years has not developed il
and Democrats may yet learn a lesson o
charity from the maa they-most feared a
a soldier and whose career in the aren'
Of politics bids fair to rival his most glo
yious achievements on the Geld Of battle.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22
HHANoERY SALE OF LANDsdf

.nR. wM. SMITH, SURGEON DENrIsr
~ viii be at his office IN this place the
FIRST and fourth Mondays including the
weeks In each month. aud also at john
son City every second Monday and re-
MANI during the week.
july3tf. l
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22
GILLENwATERS FOR con-
R. GRESS.

just as we were going b, Press wo re-
ceived the Card Of Judge Gillenwaters
which will be found in another column
We hope the people Of this district will
read it carefully. It has the ring Of tho
pure metal about it, esr-,y--5 hoI
lie is the friend Of the farmer mechanic
and laboring men generally % ns
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22

The old man writing to the Echo last
week, from Midway, is a good kind eta
man. We think pe kaoGhim.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22

The Echo proposes to convince the
,ean)e that GHlenwaters is not qualified
for Congress. This is cool, decidedly
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22
A. F. NAFF
J. N. BAXTER.

Sccretaries.
P.S. Letters were read from Cany
Branch and Mt. Hope Clubs and inquiries
referred to the minutes of this Convention
for information desired. t-...1-
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22
TIE. ULETTE,

Agent Public Library KY, and Manager
Gift Concert, Public Library Building,
Louisville, Ky. Fgss 10 -qs..l ,sF
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$l,5OO,OOO,
Fourth Grand GIFT Concert
p FOR THE BBNEFIT OF THE
Pubic Library OF
CKentacky.

DRAWING DEFERRED TILL
31st of March N ext,
to complete the sale oftickets and make a
FULL DRAWING
$4,000 Cash Gifts WILL be distri-
buied by ietameng the ticket
holders.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22
PRICE TICKETS.

Whole tickets $50; Halves s25; Tenths
or each Coupon ,s5'Eleven Whole Tickets
for $500; 22t Tickets for $1,000; ll3 Whole
Tickets for $1,000; 227 Whole Ticket Tor
$4,000. No discount on less thants5Ooo
worth of tickets. - eEl ...d- $50.
Application for agencies and order for
tickets should be addressed to
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LIST OF GIFTS. "a

LIST OF GIFTS.
One Grand Cash Giftr.-.......s2o0,0OO
One Grand Cash Gin, ...,...... 10O,OW
One Grand Cash Gitt,.,..,...... 90,U0O
One Grand Cash Gift. ..%....."..,. 23'00O
One Grand Cash Gift,............ l1,oOo
10 Cash Gifts Of $40 ,OO0e 100000
b. 80 Cash GIFTS of 5000 ioo,OOO
so Cash Gifts OF 1000 " o0,O0
|uJ so Cash Gifts Of 500 40,0o
100 Cash GIFTS Of 400 4o,C0
leo Cash Gifts of 300 ao,0O0
950 Cash Gifts of 200 &C $4,000
3a5 Cash Gifts l00........ 49,, 500
IL 900 Cash Gifts So. ....... $4,000
Total, 1900 Gifts, all Cash, 20.
amounting to SI,oOo,VOV
na~r he concert and distribution of
gifts will positively and u~nequiyocally
take place on the day now fixed, whether
ell the tickets are sold or not, and the
1000 gifts all paid in proportion to the
number of tickets sold. vlgt .rf
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22

FEVER n AGuE oured for nnv rent,
. q remedial agent IN this wurlh tha. win s,, 'rN BIZ
Ague, and all other Malarinus, Rllon, srsS. ',,uA
yellow. aud other feyers talded hv RlhW ~ ~
% quick as RApwAY's READY RELiEF' iusrLt
per bottle. a.. '"y saI
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-11-19

M77 \ WEtk guaranteed b. male amt
" /fcmale agents in their loc'd.i,
Costs nothing to try ID Particulars
all frr 4 - NiCkERN 90
~ Augusta, NJ.