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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05
GENERAL MARKET.

The following quotations are for ORDER
from store and small lots in a iobbing way:
APPLES-Green. 81 59l IS.
BRAN-Steady; wheat, Sl7 00918 90 D ton
s0c p 100 lbs; corn bran. ~ GOALS 90.
BACON = Clear sides, lZ1s9l5c; clear rit
sides, l21<9i25zc; shoulders, glzg93{c, hams
sugaT-curod. 151Egl7ci breakfast bacon. l85<e
BEANs-s2 5Oe2 IS.
BUTTER Common. 18g25c choice, 2593oc
COw-PEAS-s2 40g2 90.
COc0A-NUTS-8 100. 81.
COFFEE Rio . ID. common to choice, 2llI
9Z5c; Java and Baguayra, 25a32c.
CANDLES-Star, y ID. l6gl7c.
CHICKBNS-Old, 63 5094 sol; young, &C
cOrding to sire and condition. 81 50g3 50.
COAL QIL-F gallon, l59loci special rates
coRN-Yeilow sbsllsd. sies5e; white. $50
coRN-MEAL - Kiln-dried. fall weights,
C0TToN- TIEs-S
COTTON YARNS-No. 600. 138lS5zc No.
500. 15a15t<c: No. 100. l79lf<c.
CABBAGES-S5g7 50F hundred.
CHEEsE-NeW Factory. 13gl4c; English
dairy. lT5z9lsl<c; rates irregular.
C0TToN-sEKD-ss 90 = ton On landing;
'Cgo5TfTf0NlsERD MEAL-steady at l2sec
, bushei and sis ton.
COTTON-sEED OLLIE 3 gallon.
BAILING srUFFS AND TIEs-Bagring.
and ~ lbs. 14al5ei on orders. 1zgle higher.
BUILDING iMAfERlALs@in store prices
are: Cement. Louisville, g IS; hosendale. .
> bbl, 8 50g-; hair, 2 sea 50 > tO-lb bale;
bale; plaster. Michigan, %; New YORK,
5 50.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, l29l5e; peaches.
li1T9l1cs nominal.
UkI6S-Ouium. s. So quinine, l y
ounce ;morThine.6 8 q ounce; camphOr, 5l1Sc
per pound: chlorofOrm. 80 b pound; Gator
oil. sc . pound; bofax. l8c 3 pound; blue
mass, In Jars. 10 p pound; calolnel. J - j
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05
THE NEW
Improved Remington
SEWING MACHINE.
AWARDED
The +" Madal far Progress"
The HIeHEsT ORDER OF MEDAL" AWARDED
AT THE ExPosIrlos.
No Sewing Machine Received
Higher Prize.
A FEW aOoD REAsONs:
AT VIENNA, 1878.

IA Neto Hpention THoRoueHLY TESTED and
secured by Letters Patent. ..
2-Makes a perfect LOCK STITCH, alike on
both sides, on all kinds Of ooOds.
3-Runs LIGHT, SMOOTH. NoIsELEss and
RAPID-besi combination OF qualities.
4-DuRABLE- Runs for years without repairs.
5-WiH do all Udriofies Of cork and Fancy
Sticking in a superior manner.
els most easily mdnGged by the operator.
Length of stitch may be altered while run
ming, and machine can be threaded without
passing thread through boles.
z-Desigp Simple, Ingenious, Elegant, form
ing the stitch tcithouf the use Of Cog Wheel
Gears, Rotary Cams or Lever Arms. Bias
the Automatic Drop Feed. which ENSURES Uat-
form length Of stitch at any speed. Has our new
Thread Controller, which allows easy move
ment Of the needie-bar and prevents injury to
thread. tft-. a....I
S-CoSsTRUcTIog Haosf careful and FIyIsBED.
II is manufactured by the most skillful and
experienced mechanics. al the celebrated
Remington ArmOry. lii0m, N. y
Clnelnnati Omee, Isl Fourth sfreet.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONEY.
PUBLIC LEDGER 0RyICE,
MEMPHIS. TENN.. August 5, lS74.J


The money market continues to rule
quiet and steady, with little doing in
financial circles aside from local check
ing and depositing. Currency is in fair
supply, with money comparatively easy,
The banks are discounting all first class
paper offering at 10 y cent. q annum;
on the streets money rules at l3@2 D
cent. y month. Brokers are paying 1881
@lO84 for gold, with light transactions.
Exchange continues scarce, as follows:
On New York, Boston and Eastern
points, buying at par and selling at lc
premium and on New Orleans at tc dis
count. City bonds, coupons and Nicol-
son pavement scrip remain quiet and in
light request. County and State war
rants are not in much request, and are
unchanged. Memphis and Charleston
railroad stock is in fair request and held
at lie. There is nothing doing in other
railroad shares or Mississippi or Arkan-
900
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05
COTTON.

Cotton this morning opened steady
with a fair demand and better offerings
New York was steady and unchanged
with futures quiet and steady. Liver.
pool was frmer and unchanged with
sales of $4,000 bales. New Orleans was
quiet. The market here. presented a
firm feeling, with holders offering more
freely and a fair demand. A few small
lists of ordinary changed hands on spin
ners account at l2@l24c, low middlings
at l54@l5ac and middlings at l6Ic.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05

and st. Louis, connecting at st. Louis
with the Northern Line packets and
railroads for St. Paul and all points
East. Mr.. Quesnel, clever gentleman,
does the honors Of the Office.
Billy Dean has resigned his position
on the Ella Hughes, and rests until the
fall season opens out.
Captain VIM. Maingault is about to
reorganize the old DeSoto Boat Club,
and we hope the Captain will be success
full in his efforts.
The City of Quincy leaves St. Louis
this evening for New Orleans.
Every steamboatman should go to the
polls tomorrow and vote the white mans
ticket.
The principal items of the Vint Shin
kle's cargo for Memphis is 1000 barrels
of salt and 700 stoves.
The Thompson Dean will be down to-
morrow evening for New Orleans.
The Fannie Tatum loads at Cincinnati
for st. Louis.
Captain James Kerr is passenger on
the Glencoe en- route to New Orleans.
The Carrie V. Kountz is due up from
New Orleans, bound for st. Louis, with
the following items of freight: 800 boxes
and LAG hogsheads of sugar, and 200
tons of miscellaneous freight.
The Tom Jasper is due up to-day en-
route to St. Louis.
Matt Downs will bring the Klttie Heg-
Ter out of Arkansas river as soon as
there is sufficient water to come out on.
The Henry Ames succeeded in light
ening over Osceola bar and passed
down this morning with barge in tow,
loaded with grain,
The Mary Alice and barges passed up
at three o'clock this morning.
The Future City and barges passed
down at daylight this morning for New
Orleans.
The river men at Vicksburg worked
faithfully for the white ticket and aided
in winning glorious victory. The
steamboatmen of Memphis will do the
same. The river boys will all take
their straight tomorrow and put in
three hundred solid votes for the Bart
lett ticket
The fine steamer Pat Rogers, en- route
from Louisville to Cincinnati, caught
fire and burned at Aurora, Ind, u
miles below Cincinnati, at one o'clock
this morning Thirty lives were lost,
principally ladies. Fullparticulars will
be found in our telegraph column.
Mr.. al Croxal, who is one of the most
popular clerks on the river, will have
charge of the Office of the steamer In
diana.
A negro on the landing yesterday sold
his vote for watermelon, He ate the
melon, took the gripes," came near
dying, and concluded to change his vote
tomorrow.
The Quickstep, bound for Memphis,
passed DevalPs Bluff this morning, and
will arrive in port tomorrow evening.
Captain Lightburne received tele-
gram from Captain Milt Harry stating
that White river was rising.
Captain David Written has been in
command of the Pat Rogers in the Lou
isville and Cincinnati trade.
The Pat Rogers, burned this morning,
was owned by the Louisville and Cincin-
matt mail line. She cost 100000 when
she was built, and is uninsured
The steamboatmen's meeting last eve
ming was partly failure. This was on
accsunt of Murray Hicks and other
shining lights of the proposed meeting
having business over at Hopefeld.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05

A certain " Uncle James of our ac-
quaintance, whose execution is not quite
equal to his preference for the violin,
was paid delicate left handed compli-
ment the other night by his little niece,
who, on being awakened some time in
the small hours of the night by the hide
GUS performance of two felines under
the window, naively remarked, Mann
ma, don't like to hear Uncle James
play on the violin. Providence Press
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05

market Is quiet. Middling. l611o; sales. 100
bales; receipts. IS bales.
LIVERPOOL. August s. ~: p.m.- Cotton
opens frrner. Uplands. SD; Orleans. SD.
3p.m.-Cotton Is hrmer. Uplands. SD; Or
leans. SD. Sales. 1900 bales, Of which
200 were for export and speculation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05
STEAMBOATS,.


For Cairo and st. Louis.
Memphis and st. Louis Packet Company-For
Hickman, Columbus, Cairo and st. Louis.
CITY OF CHESTER..-....... Zeigler. master
WILL LEAVE THE ELE- 49,.
w oyator Building THURS ailyaks2
DAY, 9Th inst, at pm. AAEaal1AlIA
For freight or passage apply to
AID. STORM,
196-137 Sup't Mississippi River Elevator Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05
: o. or. DIRECTORY.

Odd FslIOwsR.Hsl. corner Main and North
Court streets.
LODGES.
MRNpEIs LoDsK, No. 6-meets every Tues
day. VIM. W. Humphreys. n. g.; =, o.
Milton. V. g.; LIS. Burr, Secretary; Z. Z.
Risk, Treasurer.
CHioKAsAw LODGE, No. s-meets every Mon
day night Ben Rreiberg, N. g.; r. B.
Jones, v. g.; R. d. trayser. r. S.; Themas
Bacon, P. s.; John Holt. Treasurer.
SCHILLER LODeE. No. l40-mests every We'd
uesdav night. j. g. Schmidt. N. g.; Henry
Schilling, v. g.: Chas. Borner, Secretary
Henry Harder, Treasurer.
.BASSER LopeE, No. llT-meets every Friday
night J. 7. Lees, N. g.; J. }, Ross, v. q. f;
]. II. Shepherd. P. and r. s.; J. S. wilkins.
Treasurer.
EEOAMPMEETB.
GAYoso EscAKPHKNT. No. 3-meets on the
lst and Sd Thursday nights Of each month.
DRnl Shloss. G. P; Charles NJ. Carroll. II.
r; John l.. Graf, s. W; John A. Holt. 7. (;
Frank Underwood. ]. W.
hENPHIs EEoAHPNKNT. No. 39-meets I'd and
5sh Thursday nights Of each month. G.
5ross,, @ p: Thos. L.. Risk. II, p; Joe
hutH1n. s. W.; 7. s. Bingham. Treasurer;
VIM NJ. Homan, J. W.; G.W.smith. Scribe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05
KEIGHTs OF PXTHIAs.

TENEEssEE LODsE No. 5-Mcets NJ
every v ednesday night at go Second W
street vincent Block. opposite Court Square.
? j. Moran. c. G.; g. W. l.. Crook. 4. C. ;
Gsorgs M9lblery; X Of R. aud 5; ;; II II, Cole
p; c. Z. Mclean. P. G.
.CGUR DE LIoS LopeE No. 1s-Meets every
Monday night At $50 Second street, Vincent
Y. G.; j. W. Anderson, v. O.. G A. Burr. M.
+. b. II. Coleman. N. T.; D. g. Reahard. X /.
X. s.; +. NJ. Haley. p. c.: j. @. Walton. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05
TKnPERAEOE SOCIETY.

NlToHA TEMPLE OF II. AND 7. No. l-meo,s
Masonic hall. Gayos0 Block. Main street.
John w Graham, ID. WIN. T.; Bun r. Price.
Wy. 2. T.; +. NJ. Haley. W. v. T.; Az ri.
white, W. r J. II. Shepard W. p. r.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.
Cincinnati, James d. Parker. p. M
Friars Point, st. Francis. p. m
ARRIVALS.
Steamer John f. Tolle, New Orleans.
ST. Francis, Friar's Point.
Henry Ames, St. Louis.
Future City, St. Louis.
Mary Alice and barges, N. o.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer John F. TJlle, st. Louis.
A. j. White, Napoleon.
Ella Hughes, St. Francis river.
Henry Ames, New Orleans.
Future City and barges, n. o..
Mary Alice, st. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
James D. Parker, st. Francis
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather warm. The river here is
rising slowly, with scant eight feet water
in the channel from here to Cairo, and
seven feet from there to ST Louis. The
Ohio is stationary at Cincinnati and
Louisville, with eight feet on the bars
in the lower Ohio. White. river is ris-
ing, with FIVE and half feet water in
the channel from Jacksonport to the
mouth. Arkansas river is declining
steadily, with two feet on the bars from
Pine Bluff to the mouth. Business on
the landing is exceedingly dull, with
Et,Ia raovao,apf n cra;0bfs
MISCELLANEOUS.
The landing presented dull appear
ance to-day.
The steamboatmen will all be at the
polls tomorrow to vote the Bartlett
ticket.
The Thompson Dean for New Orleans
passed Evansville yesterday.
The Vlnt Shinkle will arrive to-day
from Cincinnati with a full cargo of
Western products, and leaves on Friday
with return trip.
The Glencoe will pass down this even
ing for New Orleans.
The Ella Hughes and A. J. White
backed out last evening with moderate
trips.
The John F. Tolle passed up last night
fer St. Louis with 5000 sacks salt. She
put of here 600 bundles ties.
Bob Wildberger, chief clerk of the A.
j. White, has gone East to rusticate.
Lee Cummings will officiate in his stead
until be returns.
The Minneola for Memphis and Indi-
ana for New Orleans leaves Cincinnati
to-day.
The St. Francis, Captain James Lee,
came in this morning from the lower
coast with q fair list Of cotton and seed
and good passenger trip. She leaves
this evening with a return trip for Friar's
Point and the bends, attending TO all
way business Captain Stack Lee, an
affable gentleman, controls the affairs Of
the office.
The splendid steamer James d.
Parker, in command Of that ever popu-
lar officer Captain Bob Wise. leaves this
evening for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati, attending to all way business.
The Parker has good and comfortable
passenger accommodations, and is in
charge Of efficient officers. VIM. Deems,
a courteous gentleman, presides in the
Office.
The Anchor Line packet City Of
Chester, Captain Zsigler, leaves the
elevator tomorrow evening for Cairo
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05
For CIncinnnfi.

Memphis and Ohio River Packet Company
For Cairo. Evansville Louisville and Gin
cinnati.
JAS. d. PARKER Wise, master
7 BAVES AS ABOVE WEDNES- Uv=.
IL DAY, 5th inst, at 5 pm. For -
freight or passage apply to u
+. y. COBB 4 CO., Agents,
1876 1858 Front street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05

The following is the present tariff from New
York and Boston to Memphis on freights by
the GreatW estern Dispatch Fast Freight Line
All rail-First class, 81 81; second class, 81 Is;
third class, 81 OF; fourth class. SIC; fifth class
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05

12:40 p.m.-COtton is generally held higher.
but prices are unchanged. Futures are dull,
with sales for August at 16 3-16gl614c; Sep
TENDER. 161z9l6 9-16c; October, 1910. Sales
for future delivery, 100 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05

Regular semi-weekIy Coast P'k't.
For Randolph. Fulton, osceola and AshpOrt.
Str. Frank Forest, Es,sI
o. K. JOPLIN. ......................M Master
WILL LEAVE MEMPHIS EVERY MON
w DAY and FRIDAY. making all the
coast landings. For freight or passage apply
on board. HIT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-05

MEMPHIS POST0FFICE.
OFFICE HouRs-FRoK8 An. TO 6P.H. SUNDAY,
FRoK 3 TO DAN.
Closes. Arrives.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-26

Y. NJ. G. A.-The free concert on Mon
day evening at the Hall adjoining the Y.
M. c. A. Library rooms was j~Gmmingky
attended by citizeAsof both sexes. These
free entertainments given under the AUS
pieces of the Y. M. c. A. are growing in
interest: The concert on Monday evening
consisted of songs, Duets, &c. The Mis-
ses Huntington, Miss Geiger, Miss Cora
Ball, Mr.. Ballard and Mr.. Burton, were the
vocalists, and Mrs. Abbott and MI. CleY-
ell accompanied on the piano. Mr.. Chas.
Wikidal favored the audience with all
air or two on the flute assisted by his sis
ter, Mrs Shields on the piano. MIR. James
Gillespie ayoung ScotchmaS favored the
audience with a few airs admirably given
on the concertina, also sang, without ac-
compartment, that charming song aye
banks and braes O. bonnie Doom" Ed. A,
Lee Esq, rsclted, in his usual effective
style, Hoods poem OF Eugene Aram, and
Mr.. McGregor gave elsie Of Beauty fare
thee well. III
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-26

can Historical account of the expedi-
ton sglinst the Sandusky Indians under
Col. William Crawford in 1882, with Bio.
graphical sketches, personal "reminiscences
and descriptions of interesting localities,
including also details Of the disastrous re-
treat, the barbarities of the savages and
the awful death of Crawford by torture,
by C. w. Butterfield,"
We acknowledge the receipt of 4 copy
of the above work and a personal call from
the author, C. w. Butlerfeld ESQ, who
u an old friend. The werk is q large and
finely gotten up volume from the press
Of Robert Clarke & Co, Of Cincinnati. We
gave an extract from this work in the
DEMocRAT Of three weeks ago. The volume
has received the most cordial and praise
worthy notices from the leading Journals
of the country and well deserves them.
The author labored several years inlits
preparation, searching records at various
places, obtaining personal interviews &c,
&c. Col, Crawford was a personal friend of
Washington. They had attended school
together when boys and his unfortunate
death by torture affected Washington
much. The work rescues important his
tory that was in danger of going to loss.
This valuable work should be generally
read. s.s .ara IaE
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-26

Ex-President Baez, of SanLo Domingo
is at Wizards Hotel, Washington. (
H. B. Swope, United States District-At
torney for Western Pennsylvaia, died on
Tuesday last IN PIttsburg.
Died, at ChicagoI February IA, Bridget
Campbell, aged one hundred and eight
Knitting was not her special vanity, but
she could, until about two years ago, turn
out as big a wash a slany woman IN Chic
ago. according to her granddaughter
statement. Devotion to her pipe probably
cut her off in the prime of her age
A recent visitor to Lexington, KY.
writes to the Baltimore American as fol.
lows of Leslie Combs Though nearly
ninety years Of sge, he is more sprighEly
and active than the ordinary run of hui
mainly at City years. He had a good suit
of brown hair with scarcely a gray tint
and not an unsound tooth in his head. He
dresses with all the precision Of his gal
liant days, with a rose bud in his button
hole, disclosos none Of the intirmities O
age and seems determined'to die young
1t is the opinion Of the people'of the pres.
ent generation that Leslie Combs wal
never die" Ifi
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-26
OUR BOOK TABLE.

The Westminster RevleD for January
has Just been reprinted by the Leonard
Scott Publishing Co 40 Fulton Street
N. Y. The following is a summary of the
contents
ART. i EThe DisestabHshment and
Disendowment of the Church of England"
Shows that the established church does
not in its present condition fulfill the
needs of the people mentions the abuses
connected with it, such as the sale of liv-
ings, etc.; and points out The necessity
which is forcing itself into prominence, of
separation of Church and State,
ART. II. 1.-THE Metropolitan police Sys-
tenn" We have heard so much about the
excellence of the London Police Regula-
tlons, that it is with interest not unmIxed
with surprise that we read this account of
the working of the system, and find how
imperfect it is, and what great need it has
OF reform. -
ART. III. "The Christian Mission TO
the Heather" An able paper, suggesting
that religious instruction would be likely
TO lake deeper root by following in the
footsteps of civilization, than by proceed
ing 1t. IS
ART. ". "The Working Classes" The
AaOOA AACoNAOA GllAAl-Co buCA DIOHl=
nenee IN all countries of late, that IL is
unnecessary to call attention TO any thing
bearing upon that subject. This paper re-
fers particularly to the English laborer,
his temperament, condition, AID habits,
in all of which lac differs in many respects
from his prototype IN this country:
TTades-unionism Is represented as useful
IN many ways, but as being only a Tempo
rary organization from which, in course
of time, Industrial Cooperation is 10 be
developed. Is q NJ
Art. v. "John Stuart Mill An ex-
cellent article, giving q "brief view of the
sources and method of Mr.. MilPs education
and the pr imary effect it had on his mind
and his character, " with "the opinions of
his mature years" and "some Of the re-
suits OF those opinions upon his labors in
moral and political sciences as we'll as in
practical politics"
ARR VI, "Third-class Passenger Traf-
fc." Advocates cheap transportation, and
ADVISES the attachment Of Lhird-elass pas
senger cars to all trains.
Art. VIII. Medical Charity its Elk
tent and Abuses" A statistical article,
giving lists of the London Hospitals, Dis
pensaries, and Asylums, their expeHdi-
ture, income, number of patients, and
every thing connected with the subject.
The remainder of the ReUielD is devoted
as usual, 10 brief notices of Contemporary
Literature, which will suggest TO each
reader the new books which will be most
attractive TO his mind.
GOdey'S Lady's Book for March is on
our table. and like the preceding is So
| perb. The engravinga, 'The Wedding
Favor" and Waiting" are very pretty.
Among other good stories wefind "An
Old Maids Story and dTrue to HerselfP'
both being splendid tales and deeply il
teresting. f"-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-26
Condensed Table of Domestic. Post
g according to h new Postal

ITTTL
Condensed Table Of Domestic Post.
age according to the new Postal
l. Code.s ~ - ffi aHF
Mail letters, each } OF, 8 cents Drop
letters at all Offices. except at letter car
rier,ofices l cent Registered lettersin ad,
dition to proper postage, s cents5 All let
tiers on which a full rate of postage has
been paid, but on which further postage
is chargeable will be forwarded charged
with unpaid postage at the office of delIv-
cry.
If the postage is left wholly unpaid, or
less than one full rate, 1t will be held for
postage and semitic the Dead Letter Office.
A letter once delivered to an author
lied person, cannot be remailed unless adj
ditIonal postage Is paid.
Letters addressed to fictitious persons
or firms are not deliverable nor are letters
simply addressed to apost Office box or to
initials deliverable. g..
Advertised letters are held four weeks
after publication and if not called for are
then sent to the Dead Letter Office.
Newspapers, each 2 OF, l cent Period
icals and Magazines, l cent Pamphlets,
Occasional Publications. l ceRt Hand
Bills, Posters, Sheet Music, l cent Books
2 cents seeds, bulbs, roots, cuttings, 2
cents ores. minerals and metals, 2 cents;
samples of merchandise, 2 cents book
manuscript, cent patterns, sample cards
letter envelopes, imprinted acards, &c, 2
cents all liquids, poisons glass explos-
i've materials and obscene books, are ex-
cluded from the mails.
All packages of seeds, roots, bulbs, cut
tings, samples of merchandise, patterns,
letter envelopes, imprinted cards, plain
and ornamental paper, are limited to
tlOekUe ounces In weight.
Packages of this class deposited in the
mails over The prescribed weight. are
charged at letter rates.
Other matter, such as newspapers,
books, magazines, posters, e~ngravings and,
printed matter general y. are limited to
four pounds in weight and must be fully
prepaid.