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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-23
r O. o. r. DIRECTORY


Odd Fellows. I:HaI. corner Main and North
Court streets.
LODGES.
MxNsE1s LaDeE. No. 6-meets every Tues
day. VIM. W. Humphreys. n. g.; Z, o.
Milton. V. g.; LIS. Burr, Secretary; L. +.
CHioKGsAw LODGE, No. s-meets every Mon
day night. Ben Freiberg, N. g.; X. b.
Jones, v. g.; R. D. trayser. r. s.; Themas
Bacon, P. s.: John Holt. Treasurer.
ScHTLLER LOPEZ, No. 40-meets every Wed
aesday night. j. g. Schmidt, N. g.; Henry
Schilling, v. g.; Chas. Borner, Secretary ;
Henri Harder, Treasurer.
BASNER LopGE. No. ll7-meets every Friday
niTht j. 7. Lees, N. g.; ]. j. Ross. Y; g. ;
j. H. Shepherd. P. and R. s.; J. 5. wilkins
Treasurer.
KEoAMPMEETs.
GAYoso EEcAMPNEET. No. 3-meets on the
lst and Sd Thursday nights Of each month.
DanT Shloss, G. P; Charles NJ. Carroll. II.
p. /: John L. Graf, S. W; John A. Holt, L.
Frank Underwood, ]. W.
MEMPHIS ENoAMPNEyT. No. Se-meets I'd and
4th Thursday nights Of each month. q.
Gross, @, p; Thos. L. Risk, II. P; Joe
Nutzall, s. W.; 7. s. Bingham. Treasurer;
VIM. NJ. HOman, J.W.; G.W.smith. Scribe.
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nEmPERANCE SOCIETY.

NAroMA TEMPLE OF II. AND I; No; l-meeti
Masonic hall. Gayoso Block. Main street
John W. Graham, D. WIN. T.; Bun J; Price,
W. G. T.; 4. NJ. Haley, W "; t. Aft. II.
White. W. R.; j. II. Shepard. w. T. X.
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LIVERPOOL, September q, u :S0p.u.-Cotto
opens quiet. Uplands. TJs9Sd; Orleans. SID.
3p.m.-Cotton is quiet. Uplands, 75s9sd I;
Orleans, sd Sales, II, 900 bales. Of which
200 we're for export and speculation.
TFor additional and latest market re-
ports, see third page.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-23

The language Of fowers-When the
roses sweetly breath dew.-PUnch.
Everybody in Hartford expects place
in the postofice.
Seltmade men are very apt to worship
their maker.
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Performances of Miss Gray, of Inde-
pendence, Mo-, when they tried to marry
her against her will: l. She kicked the
minister hat off. 2. She knocked the
young man down. 3. She rode off on a
mule with one foot on each side OF him.
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KNIGHTS OF PTTHIAs,

TENNESSEE LODGE No. 5-Meets w.
every v ednesday night at $50 Second
street, Vincent Block, opposite Court Square.
P j. Moran, @. c.; g. ". i. Crook. V. g. ;
George Mallery, X. of r. and s.; II. II, Cole
p; @. E. Mclean. p. G..
CQuR DE LION LODGE No. 1s-Meets every
Monday night at $50 Second street. Vincent
Block, opposite Court Square. j. W. Ander-
son. q. g.; j. j. Ross. v. c.; 9. A. Burr, "
E.tB. II. Coleman, N. F.; D. g. Reahard, X,
R. s.;F. NJ. Haley. P. c.; ]. G. Watson. p.
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MANHOOD REsTORED-A VICTIM OF
VI youthful imprudence, causing prema-
ture decay, nervous debility. ETC., having
49, IN van even kn2sn remeaiy, "a iouna
biz e Ow sufferer. Address ] n. REEVES,
y Ma "a street, New York. eod-lll-xix-a
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An. Pm. An. Pm.
Y memphis 4 Ohio R. R. go *
ti.00I 3.30o Twice Daily. $50 BID
memphis & Charleston
9.30l12 r. R.-Daily. II % HOO
Mississippi & Tennes-
l1.45 see X. R.-Daily. 2.'S
JMemphis X Little Rock
Il F. R,-Daily. S.OO
miss river to Eelena&
30l Friar's P't-daily.
(Vicksburg(tri-weeklyl
sol Mon, Thurs, Sat.
Miss. river ia St.Louis
3 sol Mon. Thurs. Fri.
( White River-Semi-
8 30 | Wcekly-Tues. x Sat.
Ark river, semi-weeklyl
l3 30 Tuesday and Saturday.
marion (tri-weekly)-l
0 Mon., Wed, Fri. 10
Cuba, Tennessee
10 weekly-Friday. 10
IByhalia&0live Branch
3 sol Tues. and Fri. $50
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONEY.
PuBLIo LKDaKR 0FYIcE,
TrNN Sentemher %. 1874.


MEMPHIS. TKNE.. September %. lS74.J
The money market this morning
opened quiet, with little spirit being ex-
hibited in money circles and little doing
aside from local checking and deposltlng.
Currency remains in fair supply, with
money easy and active. The banks are
granting favers to regular customers and
discounting unexceptionable paper at 10
@l2R cent. q annum; on the streets
money is active at ll@24 % cent. D
month. Brokers are paying lO03@lOS4
for gold and selling at lO9a9llO, with
few transactions. Exchange is steady
and easy and rules at par, while cotton
bills on the East and New Orleans are
taken at 3c discount. City bonds, NIGEL
son pavement scrip remain nominal and
quiet There was some little movement
in city warrants at 57@5sc. County and
State warrants are in better demand
though quotations are unchanged. Rail
road stocks and foreign securities con-
-. ILL and ,nnf t,,,ob cnuuht affar
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The following is the present tariff from New
York and Boston to Memphis on freights by
the GreatW estern Dispatch Fast Freight Line;
third class, 81 or fourth class, SAC; fifth class.
67c.
The following are freight rates, y cwt.. on
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lB O-eox-daW
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-09-19
Words Of Wisdom.

We advise the perusal Of the following
sound advice, recently given by the speaker
Of the English House Of Commons to his
tenAntry, to these blood and thunder EN-
ployers, who insist that they, and they
alone, have the right to determine the
value of laborers' work, and who OPP
pose, under any circumstances the adop-
ton Of arbitration, in the settlement Of
disputes. These gentlemen should remem-
ber that the largest employers in England,
guided by the experience Of centuries,
have come to the conclusion that a recog-
milton Of an identity of interest between
the employers and employee, has proven
beneficial alike to both. The report
says
The Right Hon. the Speaker, in address
my his men at GlYnde harvest home, near
Lewes ON Saturday, congratulated them that
the agitation which had been rife among per
sons engaged in farming operations elsewhere
had not reached them He trusted that,
should any unfortunate difficulties arise, the
masters and the men would have the good
condemn unions altogether, if the sole pur-
pose was to increase the wages and better the
condition Of those who joined them. some
were formed ON good basis, and Others on
rules totally opposed to public policy, and
highly injurious to society generally. In the
recent contest the farmers formed themselves
into a society, and bound themselves not to
employ any man who belonged to the union
he believed such a course to be both harsh
and unwise, and one which he could not
think OF adopting. The best course in cases
Of dispute he believed TO be mutual arbltra-
ton, and no employer should require to know
whether his men belonged to the UNION or not.
The right honorable gentleman expressed him
self still in the hope of seeing the day arrive
when labor would be in part recompensed by
payment direct from the profits of capital
He had made proposition to this effect, but
none of his men haditaken advantage of his
offer had they done so the profits would
have been greater than the interest gwen IN
savings banks. He yet hoped some would
fall in with his proposition, although he was
quite aware the men had their reasons for de
Ginning it.
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LABOR ITEMS.

Gov. Dix has addressed the following
letter to DIR. 4. P. Miller, Al West 25th
street, New York-wbich explains itself =
DEAR SIR have directed pardon to be
issued to Christian Mayer. | have
been waiting for letter from
Judge Brady, which only reached me last
night. He wrote to me some weeks ago in
reply to an inquiry from me, but for some
unexplained cause his letter did not reach
me. The pardon Is granted from the con-
viction on my part that Mayer did not 20
to Tomplins Square with any evil iDten-
tions.
! am, truly yours, JOHN A. DIX.
Indiana took the premium on cigar to-
bacco at the Cincinnati Exposition.
A New Albany mechanic is preparing
plans for a system Of water works for that
city
The Coiled Hoop Company, Of Muncie,
has received orders from Montreal and
West Virginia for ~, 600 hoops.
Sixty members Of Coopers' Union No
l Of Minnesota, are locked out by their
employers. The coopers trade at Cleve-
land is very dull at present. Many men
are leaving that city to look elsewhere for
work. All union coopers are warned by
the International Union to keep away from
there.
Over 200 tons Of lead were produced
from Missouri mines and delivered in st
Louis between January LIST and July LIST,
last
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fire having been entirely subdued.
The largest coal train we ever saw passed
down the Mine Hill Railroad yesterday
morning 1t was composed Of 2lO loaded
cars.-Pottsriiie Journai.
A large basin Of Anthracite coal has
been discovered on the lands Of Mr. Ziba
Fairchilds, OH the little Buck Mountain,
about five miles from White Haven, and
two miles from the Upper Lehigh Branch
of the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad
-Mdach Chunk Democrat.
new coal company, with one million
dollars capital, has commenced operations
near Larrabee, Mexican county, Pa John
Magee, Of Watkins, New York, and others
are Interested. The coal is Bituminous,
and will 60 to Buffalo.
In one Of the branches Of what was once
the Wilkesbarre District, NJ. Il L b. A
one of the proudest and strongest districts
in the organization the bosses, impelled
doubtless by the want Of organization
among the men, have seen fit to ign )re the
agreement Of January last, and reduce the
wages Of mine laborers about five per cent.
The WOrkingmdH.
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Important to Cigar Makers

We trust every Cigar Makers Union,
within the jurisdiction Of the ''lnterna-
tonal, Will make a special note Of the Presi.
dents request, published in the last issue
Of the ADVOCATE, and remit to headquart-
-rs, without delay, their action on the
propositions 10 sbrogate Article Y, Of the
Constitution and also as T. the sdvisability
~ calling a special session Of the lnterna-
tIOnal body Gentlemen, the matter lies
Va your own hands, Paul can float and APP
pollos can water but you alone can give the
necessary sanction. We have no desire to
untrude our own opinions II any union
desires, within reasonable limit to ex-
press its opinions pre- or co", the columns
IF the ADVOCATE are open to it, without
money and without price. Let us have no
more curb-stone grumblers You are the
best judges of your own necessities, and
your viii IL law. If you have not already
acted on these propositions, do so at your
next meeting. Act prudently, discuss the
questions in a right spirit, thoroughly and
dispassionately. Send your resolves at
once to the Executive, and as soon as re-
ceived your decisions will be published to
the craft
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An Honor Worthily Bestowed

Recently the Machinists anl Black
smiths Unions Of Cleveland, four in num-
Der, presented to Mr. John Fehrenbatch,
President of the international Union, q
testimonial Of their regard, in the form of
a large pen and ink drawing, in heavy
walnut and gilt frame 42x53 inches in
size. Its execution reflects the highest
credit on it's artist, Mr. Henry Dorm,
President Of Machinists and Blacksmiths
Union No. &, Of Ohio, who also made the
presentation, in behalf Of his associates, in
in few very appropriate remarks. Mr..
Fehrenbatch, in thanking them for the
handsome evidence Of their regard, said
This beautiful testimonial shall always
occupy a conspicuous place upon the walls
beside my humble hearth and fireside, where
my children may look upon it as a bright
record of their father, long after my body has
returned to its original clay beneath the
green sod in the city OF the dead.
The following is the wording Of the tes-
timonial
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE
To John FehrenJdtch, President Of the Ma
chinists and Biacksmiths' Union 0f North
Americd
We, the United Machinists and Black
smiths Of the city Of Cleveland, State of Ohio,
DESTROYS of showing our appreciation of the
valuable services rendered by you IN the
cause Of downtrodden humanity and freedom,
do hereby tender to you tins testimonial, pro
claiming to the world the honest citizen Of
pure morals, high principle and strict integrl-
ty, as a fearless advocate Of every movement
having for its object the amehoration Of all
who live by the sweat Of their brow You
have ever been CONSPICUOUS for your earnest
ness, eloquence and zeal, and we acknowledge
with a sense of gratitude the wise counsel
that has always been Characteristic of your ef-
| forts while laboring for our educational and
social advancement, and we hope this slight
momento of our regard will contribute to
your encouragement while fighting might for
| their rights of American freemen. Fully en-
| dorsIng your past actions, we will always be
ready and willing to assist you in your noble,
disinterested and able exertions to protect
the oppressed, and we pledge to you in the
| future, as in the past, cur earnest and heart
felt sympathy and cooperation. May Goo
bless and protect you in all your undertak
ings, is the prayer Of the Machinists and
Blacksmiths' Unions Of Cleveland, State Of
Ohio.
| Given under our hands and the Seals Of the
| Machinists and Blacksmiths' Unions of Cleve
land, Ohio, the III tn day Of July, 1874
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FROM STREAT0R.

The following resolutions were lately
passed at ameeting Of the Streater Miners
WHEREAS, The miners Of Braidwood in
their recent struggle, have achieved a victory
unparalleled in the annals of labor in the
West, and unsurpassed in the history of the
world
Inaugurated under the most unfavorable
circumstances, in the face Of declining mar
ket, depleted treasury, people composed
of so many different nationalities, impover-
ished by the unprecedented depression of
trade, and the consequent lack Of work dur
ing the preceding winter and spring against
wealthy, powerful and hitherto invincible
opponent. aided by all the auxilliaries which
lavish outlay of wealth could command
the misrepresentation and calumnies Of .
mercenary press, and the unwarranted inter
ference of corrupt officials.
Nevertheless, despite these and other ap-
parently insurmountable difficulties, they
stood firm and undaunted in their noble efforts
to maintain their Association, their honor
and their rights. Even when the prospects
grew more gloomy, when hope seemed to
have bade adieu to the cause, when grim
dependency and dark despair had cast their
bhghting influence over the hearts Of many
Of their noble hand when overwhelmed by
class of men ~ utterly devoid of any sense
Of justice or honor, satisfied to become the
willing tools Of the oppressor to crush and
degrade their fellow-m man, when the minions Of
capital had exhaurted every cunning artifics
which their fertile brains could produce still,
this gallant band with indomnitable courage
and resolution stood unwavering and deter
mined, disappointment and encouragement
seeming only to bind them more closely TO-
gether-a solid phAlanx, fighting the good
fight of might against right, until it finally
triumphed therefore be it
Resolved, LIST. That we, the members Of the
Miners National Association Of Streator, ten
der our sincere and heartfelt congratulations
to the miners of Braidwood, upon the sue
cessful issue Of their long and well fought
battle against the iron heel Of oppression.
Resotued. I'd. That great credit is due to
the leaders, for the admirable manner in
which the entire movement has been con-
Quoted
Resolved, 3rd That the extraordinary for
titude and forbeara1ce Of the miners Of Braid
wood, under strong trials and temptations
ealls forth our warmest praise and common.
dation.
Resolued, 4th. That we deeply deplore the
unenviable position we were forced into, in
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consequence Of our minority /; and We earnest
ly hope that our past difficulties may be
buried in oblivion that we may aided in our
attempts to build up a successful union in
this place, by working in harmony and fell
lowship with our neighbors and We trust
that we may in the course Of time, to be 50
organized, a. to be able to strike the same
blow together, for the one common object
the advancement Of ourselves and our fellow
wOrkmen
Resolved, 5th. That copy Of these resolu-
tions be sent to the District Secretary Of
Rraidwood, and one each to the WokKINo.
MANS ADVOCATE, to the Streator Monitor and
Streator Free Press for publication.
JoHN z. WILLIAMS.
JAMES MULKEEN,
j. y. Cox.
Committee on Resolutions.
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FROM ILLINOIS.
JONES SHAFT, Oglesby, Sept.

JONES SHAFT, Oglesby, Sept. -.
To the Editor of the woRKISeAAS's ADVOCATE
saw in the columns of your valuable
paper of September 9th and 18th, 1874, a
communication dat ed August 10, 1874 and
undersigned "A Miner at Jones Shaft, y
and in reply would saw Should Miner at
Jones's Shaft be ever 80 presumptuous as
to write a second communication to the
WoRKINGNAN's ADVOCATE, | would advise
him to be more truthful in his statement;
he Miner states that IN conclusion, ne Is
sorry to say we have three blacklegs to
work, and gives their names as follows
John Tralatick, Richard Lorry, John
Lyons, respectively. He (Miner) failed to
give you q true statement of the case.
Those gentlemen in question we're not
blacklegs, nor has there been any black
legs working in the mine those above
named gentlemen, however, were working
company work by the day, as the other
company's men we're doing in the sur
rounding mines, and which we the (miners)
thought was right, a. they were expected
to work from q. m. until p. m, In
order to receive days work. hope you
will give this communication place In the
columns of your paper, in order to lift the
stigma of blackleg from these gentle
ment in question, which Miner ut Jones'
Shaft, maliciously stigmatized an black
legs.
Yours, very respectfully,
J. H. @.
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Alexander Campbell.

In our last We referred 10 the nomina-
ton Of the Hon. Alexander Campbell, Of
La Sale, for Congress, by the Independent
Reformers Of the 9TH DISTRICT Of Illinois.
nomination which has since been endorsed
by the Democratic Convention, which met
in Morris a few days ago. We are crediblv
informed by gentleman who has
thoroughly canvassed the situation that
there is no doubt Of his election by a
splendid majority. Some Of the subsidized
journals, the tools Of the National Banks.
have made the discovery that he was
"crazy" on the financial question. Would
TO God we hada few more fools Of such
q caibre. Judge Campbell is without ex-
ception, more thoroughly qualified to ad-
vocate and discuss the financial principles
embodied in the platform Of the Industrial
Congress on the floors of the Nationa
Legislature, than any other man in Illinois.
We therefore trust that every farmer,
miner and mechanic in his district, who is
in favor Of nost-zsfQrn, Of drivingsql
money changers from the temple, Of de-
stroying root and branch our present ini-
ouitous finaDcial system, Of government is
suing currency directly to the people,
xithout the intervention Of bankers OK
brokers, and securing to labor its Just
swards-will make it point in season and
ant a season, t. labor for h success. If
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FROM OHIO.

Yours, truly,
A. nj. VIM.

FULTON, o., Sept. ~, 1874.
FRIEND CAMERON left Detroit on
Saturday, the 18th, and arrived safely at
Jackson, Tenn, on the 10th. On the 10th
the mass meeting Of the mechanics, farm
ers, planters, and others took place. 1t
was a grand success. only wish you had
have been with me to enjoy the kindness
rendered by these people. The gathering
was a grand success. spoke at 2 O'Clock
and at 8, and left in the morning at ., and
arrived here at midnight. Attended the
mass meeting here to-day. Your friend
in the cause, TREvELLIcK.
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THE New York COm~srr;al B.#stir is

THE New York Commsrrial B.tlsetir iS
the funniest Of all funny papers. 1t is out
with an elaborate article, trying to prov e
that the hard times, Of which all classes
complain, are mythical in their character.
And it does 80 by an original species Of
logic 1t shows that railways have been
the educators in a great measure OF the hu-
man race-that they have accomplished
wonders for those portions Of Europe and
America, where they have been intro
duced, and As only tenth Of the world
enjoys their advantages, the nine-tenths Of
those who do not, will ultimately secure
these advantages, and that their introduc-
ton will give an impetus TO all branches Of
industry, by which the workingmen Of
America are sure to be benefited. Now
who will complain during the coming win
ter, after this cheering assurance The
author Of that article deserves leather
mounted mIscroscope.
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Ohio Mining Items.

Work at the mines is generally dull, and
NO sign of improvement. The panic ap-
pears as though it meant to last for ever.
In the Hooking Valley and Straitsville
repairs some of the mines are working
about half time, and few doing better,
while at Shawnee it is still worse, several
of the mines being closed altogether.
In the Tuscarawas Valley . number OF
mines are idle and tho vosking ones are
running only two and three days week.
The Mahoning Valley il very dull around
the Ridge, but in the best block coal
mines there 10 tolerabls work.
Warrington and LAston and New Lisbon
are slack. We have no advices from So
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FROM MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. II, 1874.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. IL, 1874.
FRIEND CAMERON II returned last
week from Ohio. spoke seven times in
Stark and adjoining counties, assisted by
friend Pollock. left Detroit on Tuesday
last for Wellsville, N. Y. Held a grand
mass-meeting in the Opera House on
Thursday evening. Arrived home last
night, and leave tonight for Jackson,
Tenn, to hold . grand mass-meeting on
Wednesday the 10th will leave there on
Thursday to attend the mass-meeting TO be
held ON Saturday the 10th. N Manches-
ter expect to speak six times, and end
up with mass-meeting at Youngstown in
favor Of the reelection of our true friend,
L. d. Woodwork, will then visit you On
my road to Quincy. Three cheers for the
ADVOCATE, and all true friends Of the