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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-16

daily Sundays excepted) at $3.50 am. /;
mail trains leave daily at l:25 pm;
freight and accommodation leaves daily
Sundays excepted) at 4;lO pm. For
further particulars see time tables 10 an
other column.
The increase of the cotton receipts in
this city over previous seasons is not
only accounted for by the fact that the
planter is taking advantage of the early
opening of the cotton and fine picking
weather, but it is also accounted for by
the other fact that Memphis this season
has extended her arms and has levied
tribute on distant points in Louisiana
and Texas.
In reference to the failure of the city
to collect the tax to support the public
schools, the Mayor throws the blame on
the General Council; the latter shoves
the responsibility on the Mayor, and the
School Board places the responsibility
on both the above. Our opinion is that
there are several people in Memphia who
are in favor of closing the public schools,
they being opposed to the American free
school system.
An effort will be made tonight to in
duce the General Council to pay the
Chelsea hose carriage company for act
ing as fremen without authority, they
having been employed for political
reasons to give little life to the bank
rupt Radical party. What city legisla-
tor will vote to rob the city treasury and
inappropriate the public funds in this
manner2 Let the ayes and noes be
called, so that the people can find out
all such politicians.
The New York Ledger has the follow
ing item from Memphis correspondent
81 L. R. (Memphis, TENNESSEE writes
/ am young man twenty-five years of
age. / have been very little in ladies
society. l have many invitations to
evening parties, but l feel such an en-
barrassment that when in the society of
ladies / blush and perspire and feel very
uncomfortable, and cannot act myself.
l can talk with them on business mat
tiers when in the store-I am in retail
grocery business--but when get in the
parlor / feel very much out of place.
Please tell me what to do to overcome
this weakness" The only remedy we
know of to prevent perspiration is to
keep cool, but if the young man feels out
of place in the parlor, why, let him fire.
quent the kitchen.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-16

The Courier Journal gives its opinion
of the Tennessee Senatorial race in the
following style: I'm the main, the
points made against ex President john
son are just He is representative Of no
element except himself and, as an ele'
ment, he is weaker to-day than he was
when he made his last race. In the old
time, his locality, East Tennessee, would
count for something, for as West Ten
nessee has the Governor elect, and Mid
die Tennessee the hold over Senator,
East Tennessee would put in sectional
claim, at one time highly considered, for
the to be vacated seat Of Brownlow.
The PROBABILITIES are, however, that a
Middle Tennessee man will be chosen.
Certainly the chances are poor for A.
j."
The Poplar street market slperinten-
ded by John j. Barry, is rapidly be-
coming the popular market of the city
both with consumers and producers.
You can always find at this market the
freshest and best vegetables, all kinds oil
meats, fish and poultry, in fact, every
thing that the housekeeper could desire
or ask for. The market house and sur
roundings are kept in the best of order
by marketmaster Barry. From and af.
ter to-day the market hours are from
8 am. to IL m,
Mr., j. s. Wilkins, resident partner of
the jewelry house of F. II. Clark & Co.,
left last night for Hot Springs, Arkansas,
in order to find retief from severe at
tack Of inAam matory Rheumatism which
has confined him to his room for several
months.
Nose Engel, press agent for Cal Wag-
ner's MinstreIs, is in the city making
arrangements for the coming of the
troupe.
Frank Laevagna, at Madam Vincents
Crystal Palace Saloon, is one of the best
oyster cooks, most attentive walters and
best intermixer Of drinks, in the city.
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The memphis eruetil As.oclatlon

The Memphis Gruet1i Association
Will celebrate their grand annual bal
tonight, the 10th instant, at Cochran
Hall. All nationalities who love the
land of William Tell are invited to at.
tend this anniversary of the independ
ence of that Handicapped and rock
bound confederated republic of Europe.
MANY a vanquished year and age
Haye swept Ger nations; yet she stands
A fortress formed by freedoms hands,"
The arrangements for the ball are in
the hands Of Messrs. Stephen Fransioli
Gasp. Bertsche, d. II. Haessig and
Henry Eshmsnn. Rev. Pastor Tschudi
of the German Evangelical church, or
Third street, and descendant of the
celebrated Swiss historian, Tschudi, will
deliver the grafton, and number o.
amateurs will perform on the stage the
grand scene on the Gruetli mountain
representing the birth of Swiss liberty,
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KAHN g. FREIBERG.
1000 Peirs boys cOppertOed
shoes, 75c.
ADDITIONAL MARKETS.
COTTON

COTTON,
The market this morning opened firm,
with holders asking higher prices. New
York spots were firm, with holders ask
ing t@4c higher, and futures firm and
steady. Liverpool was strong, with up
lands at I'D, Orleans at Std, and sales
of 10000 bales New Orleans was active
and firm, with holders firm and asking
&c higher. The market here was stiff,
with an active demand and holders ask
ing an advance. Estimated sales for the
day, 1900 bales.
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A new saloon will be opened tonight
in the old "Hole in the Wall " on Mon.
roe street, opposite the Peabody, by Gus
Wolf, who of late kept bar for Duffy on
Adams street. Gus" keeps the best
WHISTLES, brandies, wines, ales and cigars
that can be purchased either at home or
ABROAD, Irish and Scotch vhiskies,
English and Irish ales and porters, ETC.,
always kept for customers. The place
has been fitted up in a neat manner, and
will be open to the public this evening,
when an excellent lunch will be spread
for all guests. Remember No. l9 Mon
roe street, near the corner Of Main-old
Hole in the Wall.
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EVERYBODY who wishes to be dressed
well must wear one of Peters & Co. 8
newest styles of hats, just received. Call
at No. 3O9 Main street, under Peabody
Hotel.
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KAHN g. FREIBERG.

"Human Hair Goods"
Beautiful hair switches. 81.
Extra fine switches, $I so.
Elegant extra long switches,
81 80.
Superfine extra length switch
es, "a.
These are by far the cheap
est Hair Goods yet offered by
us, and excel in low prices
even our former sales.
KAHN h FREIBERG,
100, III, I73 Main street, COR
ner Poplar.
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SCHOOL books, embracing every book
now in use at either public or private
schools in the city, can be fo1nd at
Msnsford's, corner Second and Monroe.
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The place to get q most fashionable
hat is the house of 1. F. Peters & Co.,
No. 800 Main street, under the Peabody
Hotel. Give them a call.
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The homemade candy season has
just commenced. Floyd is making the
best in the city at 236 Main street. 81
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JUXTIcE OF PEACE.
RNNIOVAL.

R.B. MILLER, Justice of the Peace,
has REMOVED TO
No. 100 Main Street,
opposite the sew oOurt-hOuss.
N-IQS
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$40 TO S1OOO-Invested IN stocks and
gold pays 2O0par cent a month. Send
for particulars. Fumbridge & Co., bank
ers. 2 Wall street, N. Y. S6dtw
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SLAMMED Checks

on the different banks Of the city for
sale in any size books By
BOYLE & CHAPMAN,
Stationers and Booksellers, 279 Main st.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-16

PIANOS for rent or sale at very low
prices. AMEs' BEATTIE d Co..
6A+ 1896 Main street.
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FRESH oysters and lake fish received
daily at S. Clements, 92 Beal st. 81
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CHOCOLATE caromels, cough caromels,
cocosnut, taffy and batterssotch, fresh
every day, at Floyd's, 2Se Main street.
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CABANAS cigars, 5 cents each
Il. Esch, 27O I'd st., opp. Court Square.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY,


ARRIVALS.
Steamer Molle Moore, New Orleans.
John A. Scudder, St. Louis.
Colorado, st. Louis.
Future City and barges, N. o
Illinois, Napoleon.
Ella, White river.
" Geo. W Cheek, Osceola.
Frank Forest, Osceola.
81" ST. Francis, Helena.
A. ]. White. Napoleon.
Phil Allin, Friars Point.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer City OF Vicksburg, St. Louis
" Mollie Moore, St. Louis
Future City and barges, St. l.
st. Francis, Helena.
Mary Boyd. Cairo.
Colorado, Vicksburg.
John A. Scudder, New Orleans
BOATS IN PORT.
Phil Allin, Illinois, A. ]. White, Geo.
W. Cheek, Frank Forrest, st. Francis,
Ella.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cool and cloudy. The river
here continues on the decline, with six
and a half feet of water on the bars
from here to Cairo, and Ave thence to
St. Louis. At Cairo and St. Louis the
river is rising slowly, which will proba
bly, improve navigation. The Ohio is
rising at Cincinnati, but is on a stand al
Louisville, with thirty inches in the
channel from there down. The Cumber
land was still rising yesterday at Nash.
Vile, with eleven feet on the shoals,
White and Arkansas rivers continue al
low tide. Business on the landing fair,
with good number Of boats in port re.
ceiving aud diseharging
MISCELLANEOUS.
The landing from Court to Monroe
street was covered with cotton and cot
toa seed this morning.
The Susie Silver and Julia will be up
to-day for St. Louis.
The St. Joseph for Memphis, Capitol
City for Vicksburg and Yaeger for New
Orleans, left St. Louis Saturday evening.
The Belle of Shreveport is due down
to-day en- route to New Orleans.
The thirteen negroes who we're on
trial in the United States Court at Cairo
Tor mutiny on the steamer James Howard
last spring we're discharged on Saturday.
The Mollie Moore passed up Saturday
night for St. Louis with AGO tons Of
freight She put of here 800 bundles
of ties, lot Of salt and few packages
Of sundries.
The John A. Scudder passed down for
New Orleans yesterday morning with q
barge in tow. She added here 1000 sacks
of oil cake and $50 barrels Of oil.
The Colorado passed down yesterday
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-16

HEADQUARTERS CHICEAsAw GUARDS,
MENPHIs, November l6, 1874.
Order Neal
The regular monthly business meeting
Of this command viii be held at the arm
DRY to night at 1880 o clock. Every mem
Der must be present, as business Of i'm
portance will be introduced. By order
R. P DUNCAN, Captain.
RICHARD WRIGHT, A. o. S,
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military Notics.

at Coleman's Rosa COncha Cigar House,
200 Main st, ) doors from WashingtoR.
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New style tables at willetts. cot
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PLAY billiards at Willett's.
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TNoR RBNT-A GOOD OFFICE IN THE
e Stanton block. Apply to G. d. Crockett,
QQ9 Main street. 1901
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nor RENT-A DESIRABLE BRICK
dwelling Of ten rooms, with gas in each;
Complete arrangements for hot and cold
water in kitchen, bath, and wash ro4lqs; ana
Situated within one square of Main. B cal and
Hernando street cars. Apply at Emmett
Rank DEL
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FOR SALE.


T1OR SALE-NO. l SADDLE AND HAIR
ness horse Also buggy and harness
Apply at 93 Main street. o9-l
dor sALE-ONE TWO-HoRsE WAGON,
GOOD as new. Apply at VENABLE a
RAWLINGS Saw Mill. pl-oo
IS0R SALE SOUTHERN HOUSE., HOTEL
II and bar-room. Chelsea, Second street,
near all the stock yards. Will aecommodate
forty persons with lodgings. Fine par a..
tached. Rent cheap. For particulars inquire
on premises, or "a Second street. ol-eo
nor LE-CHEAP-A FINE DAIRY
n consisting of 80 head Of COWS, milk wagon
cans, etc. For particulars inquire of i. b.
Haynes & Co., 266 Front street. 2-t
ROR sALB-wILL SELL AT REASON
L able price, on very long time. IT desired IT a.,
i4s% feet; and ~ acres Of land on Raleigh
avenue, about 400 feet north OF PigeS9,na BOOST
iIs-t At Union and Planters Bank.
T'NeR SALE FIFTY TWO LOTS JUST
4 Nutside city limits, cheap for cash, or on
-, oNrs' time. Address
yen ysSesl1 SAM FOLWELL. this Office.
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IGOR RENT-COTTAGEs. OFFICES.
sto-es and sleeping-rooIas and boarding
NonseS MYERS q SNEED,
o. 20 Main street. up stare.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-17

Alta City, Utah, has snow waist
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-17

necessary for payment Of employees at
the Central Depository until june 30,
1875. Section 81 provides that all
the expenses OF organizing and con-
Quoting the business" Of said DEPOSIT
tory, except as hereinbefore provi-
ded, shall be paid out Of the proceeds
of said business"
It is estimated that the opening of
the sub-depositories at the 2OS first
class post Offices in the United States
will require at the central Office the
constant services Of % employees (su-
pcrintendent, clerks, messengers, and
laborers), and at all Of said post-offices
an addition of liz clerks to the pres
cnt force, being an average of about
one additional clerk ct each Office;
that the extension of the system to
Offices of the second class (about $50
in number) will require about 100 ad-
ditional clerks 1.-TWO to every seven Of
fces) and 30 additional clerks at the
central Office; that its extension to
third-class post Offices (about $50 in
number) will require at those offices
$50 clerks Zone to every FIVE Offices,
and about so at the central Office; thai
at the remaining LOO money order
offices no clerks will be required, a.
the business will be performed by
postmasters in person, while but {
(, small additional force will be necessa
ry at the central Office.
| 1t is proposed to open only first
class post Offices during the first year
and to extend the system by the add
ton of other Offices from year to year
as the public interest may require. l
is provided that all expenses of con
Quoting the postal savings business a
post offices shall be paid out Of tn
three -eighths of one per cent. com
missions on deposits to be allowed t.
po ,tmasters, except that at 10 ex
change or deposit Offices the Postmas
ter-General may allow an additions
amount for payment of salaries @
clerks employed in receiving and for
warding remittances from other Offices
and it is estimated that the total ex
pense Of conducting the business, afte
the first year, will not exceed five
eighths of one per cent. on the depos
its received.
The account of each depositor wi
be kept at the central depository, an
provision will be made to allow d.
posts and Withdrawals to be made b
depositcrs at any sub-depository ofic
without change of book or transfer (
account.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-17

Among the many curious phe-
nomena which presented themselves
to me in the course of my travels, I"
says Humboldt, ~ confess there
were few by which my imagination
was SO powerfully affected as by the
cow tree. On the parched side Of
rock on the mountains of Vene,
zuela, grows a tree with dry and
leathery foliage, its large woody
roots scarcely penetrating into the
ground. For several months In the
year its leaves are not moistened by
q shower; it's branches look as, Il
dead and withered; but when the
trunk is bored, q bland, nourishing
milk flows from it. It is ct sunrise
that the vegetable fountain flows
most freely. At that time the
blacks and natives are seen coming
from all parts provided with large
bowls to receive the milk, which
grows yellow and thickens at ito
surface. Some empty their vessels
On the spot, while others carry them
to their children. One imagines
he sees the family of q shepherd
who is distributing the milk Of his
flock 6s
Alta City, Utah, has snow wais,
deep.
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Chubb's clock got out Of ordel
the other day aad ha99Dfo strike
wrong. That was the cause Of the
fearful exitement at his house on
Wednesday night They were all
in bed sound asleep at midnight,
when the clock suddenly struck five.
The new hired girl, happening to
wake just as it began, heard it and
bounced out of bed, under the i'm
preston that morning had come.
And rs it is 6s dark at 3 A. N. just
at this season as at midnight, she
did not perceive her mistake, but
went down into the kitchen and
began to get breakfast While she
was busting about IN . pretty live
" manner Chubb happened to wake.
and heard the noise. He opened
his room door cautiously, and crept
softly to the head of the stairs to
listen. He could distinctly hear
some one moving about the kitchen
and dining room, and apparently
packing up the china. Accordingly
he went back TO his room and woke
Mrs. Chubb, and gave her orders
| to spring the rattle out of the WIN
dow the moment she heard bis gun
| go off Then Chubb seized his
fowling piece, and going down to
the dining room door, where lie
could hear the burglars at work,
he cooked the gun, aimed it, push
cd the door open with the muzz!e
and fred Instantly Mrs. Chubb
sprang the rattle, and before Chubb
could pick up the lacerated hired
girl the front door WAS burst open
by two policemen, who came into
the dining room. Seeing Chubb
with a gun, and bleeding woman
: on the floor, they imagined that
, murder had been committed, and
{ one Of them trotted Chubb off to
the station-house while the other
) remained to investigate things.
7 just then the clock struck six. An
explanation ensued from the girl,
: who only had o few bird shot in
her leg, and the policeman left to
D bring Chubb home He arrived al
!. about three in the morning, just as
9 the clock was striking eight When
1 the situation was unfolded to him
9 his first action was TO jam the butt
+ of his gun through the clock, where
II upon il imRediately struck two
r hundred and forty three, and ther
o Chubb pitched it over the fence
b He has new clock now, and things
t are working better.-Max Adelar.
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Success.
Js not success one of Me's great
est mysteries? On the one hand
we see men and women with little
OF no business ability occupying
the most remunerative of positions,
and enjoying all the comforts that
money can bring, and on the other,
people with greater qualifications
and education simply eking out an
existence. No one can deny that
thousands of smart men and women
live q life of continual deprivation,
striving ever to better their con-
dition, hoping against i'll luck, and
using every honorable means of
advancement, but, failing miserably
in the end, die almost broken heart
ed. To persons thus endowed
with ability to succeed, but who,
from lack Of opportunity have been
able to show to the world of what
they are capable, it can but seem
that there is something wrong in
our social system that merit should
signify SO little in success.
I do not refer to that large body
of moderen Micawbers who are al
ways waiting for something to
turn up" but to another class of
really smart, deserving people who
find all their efforts toward better
ing their condition in life simply a
failure. Opportunity is what they
need; simply chance to prove to
themselves and others that their
claim to more than ordinary merit
fis not unfnanded. It is true this
class of persons may have their
peculiar failingA that act as draw
backs 10 their success in life; but
SO have many others, who, by birth,
or a fortunate combination of cir
cumstances, are thrust into easy
Epositions in life, where, with little
effort they sweep ON to success.
To all who arc thus striving and
Fstruggling and almost despairing
We can but say, that the unseen
future may bring brighter days,
and that the long wished for oppor-
tunity may come at last, and their
efforts mech With reward.
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CATION, by which it was ascertained
that the gathering of colchicum seed,
which was formerly carried on only
by the children of poor parents, had
become lucrative source of revenue
for grown persons. At the railway
station of Dieburg alone &c, 600 pounds
Of this seed we're shipped, and single
broker, r., is said to have shipped
eighty hundred weight, a quantity
which, as we remarked above, was
formerly amply sufficient to cover all
the demands Of the trade.
The use of colchicum seed in the
adulteration of beer, therefore, would
seem to be proved beyond the possibili-
ty of doubt. IF they do these things
in the green tree, what shall be done
in the dry?" If such be the case il
Germany, what may not be expected
| of brewers in America?
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There arc 1900 Cinnamon at Oro-
vile (Cal.) washing gold. after the
"49' fashion. ar ~
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'ts1 war ke0AAt9ccncc.
A shapeless bundle of rags was
found recently in a tree top in
the South African colony of Ma
tai. 1t proved 10 be one of the
missing balloons which foated out
of Pazis during the siege, with a
freight Of letters and dispatches
orders from the Government of
National Defense 10 It's generals in
the field, and messages of love and
cheer, Of sorrow and complaint
from suffering citizens to their
friends outside. If thegovernment
had no better way than this of
reaching it's commanders, it is per
haps not surprising shat the mill
tary operations of France occasion
ally lacked consistency. 1t has
been suggested that the contents
of this aerial mail may have an i'm.
portant bearing upon the trial of
Bazaine; but q question which will
interest the public far more than
the parport Of the letters, is how the
balloon should have found it's way
from France to the southern extrem-
kity of Africa. Natal is over five
thousand miles from Paris in q d.
rection almost due south. We
should like to know what Professor
Wise's easterly current was doing
while the air ship made this extra
ordinary voyage.
The National Gas Company, of
Chicago, are putting up hydro-carbon
gas-works at Desi Moines. to make
gas byanew process from carbon oil
and water. s~
The enumeration of school children
in the State Of Indiana has just been
completed, showing 61, 149 white
and !, 1873 celored school children, q
total Of 64O, 3a2.
A car load Of Wild animals from the
Reckey Mountains, for the Zoological
Gardens Of Philadslphia, arrived at
Omaha on Saturday, and were forwar
ded thence yesterday.
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THE PALLADIUM.

Published every Saturday. at sl.5O per year.
RICHMOND. IND. JAN. IL, 1874.