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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-25

Notwithstanding the statement made
by a gentleman who recently assembled
Mont Blanc that the climb is much more
difficult this year than in former ones, a
young American, aged only fifteen,
Charles E. Rand of Chicago, has just
made successful ascent of the Mon
arch of Mountains. He was accompa-
MED on his plucky excursion, which took
place on the 18th and 18th inst, by an
other American, Mr.. John Richie, of
Boston, Mass.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-25

The market this morning opened weak,
with few inquiries and prices unchanged.
New York was quiet and steady, with fu-
lures strong Liverpool was dull and
strong, with middling uplands at Sgd,
Orleans at S4@SSd, and sales of 10000
bales. New Orleans was quiet and I'M
changed. The market here was dull and
heavy, with few inquiries, and in conse-
quence transactions were of limited
character. Several small lots of ordin-
airy to fill orders changed hands at l2@
l3c, low middlings at Ice and middlings
at l64c.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONEY.
PUBLIC LEDGER 0FFIoE, |
MEMPHIS. TENN. August %. 1874. I

MEMPHIS. Tenn. August 25. 1874.
Business in financial circles was ex-
ceedingly quiet this morning, with little
stir in money circles aside from local
checking and depositing Currency is
in fair supply, with the loan market
working close. Money is active at 100
IL p cent. U annum; on the streets
money is active at 2@23 y cent. y
month on good collaterals. Brokers are
paying lOs3@lO9 for gold, with light
transactions. Exchange continues in
light supply, as follows: On New York,
Boston and Eastern points, buying at
par and selling at 4c premium and on
New Orleans at 4c discount. Local and
foreign securities remain dull, with little
movement in the market and no trans
actions worthy of note.
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New ORLEANS, August 25. 1880 a.m.-The
market is quiet. Middling, 1880; sales. $50
bales; receipts, 25 bales.
LIVERPOOL. August Is. 1850 p.m.-C Cotton
leans. S1<@S1sd.
p.m-Cotton Is dull and easier. Uplands.
SD; Orleans. s1<9S3fd. Sales, 10000 bales,
Of which 20C0 were for export and speculation.
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r o. o. p. DIRECTORY.

Odd FelIows.EHan. corner Main and North
Court streets.
MEMPHIS Lapeg. No. 6-meets every Tues
dav. Wm. W. Humphreys. N. g.; X, u.
Milton. V. g.; LIS. Burr, Secretary; Z. Z.
u caioKIsAw ToDeE. No. s-meets ever, Mon
day night Ben Freiberg, N. g.; X. b.
Jones, v. CTR. D. Frayser. R. s.; Thomas
Bacon, P. S.; John Holt. Treasurer
SoHrILRR Lopez, No. l40-meets every W cd
nesdav night. ]. g. Schmidt. N. g.; Henry
Schilling, Y. O.; Chas. Borner. Secretary;
Henry Harder, Treasurer.
BISxTR LoDeE, No. 1f7-meets every Friday
night ]. 7. Lees, n. g.; ]. j. Ross. "; G.i
]. II. Shepherd. P. and R. s.; J. S. wilkins
/ Treasurer.
KEoAMPHEETs.
9ArOso EEokHPMEKr, No. 3--msets on the
5t and Sd Thursday nights Of each month.
PAM Shloss. G. p: Charles NJ. Carroll. H..
e.; SSn L. Graf; S; W.; John A. Holt, IT,;
fr,aehk Underwood, ]. W.
=. mhanfPas EsoANPNEST, No. 39-meets I'd and
ftn 1hqnSday nights Of each month. g.
1ross' Osp.: Thos. l.: Risk, H.. P; Joe
Nutzasl' =, W.; 7. s. Bingham. Treasurer;
VIM. NJ honNu. J. W.; CIV Smith. Scribe.
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KEIGHTs ~ PXTHIAs.

TENNESSEE Lopez No. s-N.st. NJ
every v ednesday nigh Al go Second ~
street, Vincent Block. olposite Court Souare.
? ]. Moran. G. G.; g. v. L. Crook. y. G.
man 81 ". n Hum NJ ~ IA - d; Cole
P; G. Z. Mclean. P. G.
CGuR DE LIoS LoDGE No. ls-Nests everv
Monday night ct go Second street. Vincent
Block, opposite Court Square. +. N Prcnsn
q. z. ]. W. Anderson, v. C.: G. A. fnrT Nj
r; Is. II. Coleman. NJ. F.; D. q. Reahsrd. X.
X. s.; Y. NJ. Haley. p. G J. G. Walstos' p.
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A law firm of Carthage, Mo-, has been
indicted by the Grand Jury for running
off witnesses who could have given i'm
po-tant testimony against their client,
q ccused of robbery.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
Vicksburg, Capitol City........... .......5 p
Napoleon, A. j. White...................5 p. m
ARRIVALS
Steamer Atlantic and barges, N. o.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Atlantic and barges, St. Louis
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
St. Francis, Friar' Point.
Frank Forest, Osceola.
BOATS IN PORT.
A. ]. White, Fort Gibson.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant The
river here is still on the decline with six
and half feet in the channel from here
to Cairo and six feet from thence to St.
Louis The upper Mississippi is rising
at St. Paul and at st. Louis. The Ohio
is rising at Pittsburg. The lower Ohio
is falling, with FIVE feet in the channel
from Louisville to Cairo, and slight
swell is also reported in the Cumberland
river. White river is falling steadily,
with three feet in the channel from
Jacksonport to the mouth. Arkansas
river continues at low tide, with seven
teen inches of water on the bars from
Pine Bluff to the mouth. Business on
the landing was exceedingly dull to-day
with light shipments to all points.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
Very little business doing on the river.
New cotton is coming in rapidly for
this time of the season.
But one packet in port receiving and
discharging.
The local packets out last night had
moderate trips.
The Belle Memphis returned to St.
Louis last evening with fair passenger
trip.
The Atlantic and barges passed up
last evening for st. Louis.
The City Of Chester left St. Louis for
Memphis last evening.
The steamer Evansville ran through
herself Sunday night in Green river.
The towboat Devall collapsed fue
three miles below Bowling Green on
Saturday morning, killing two men and
MORALLY wounding three The pilot was
the only person on board who escaped
without injury.
The Future City and barges are due
down tonight, bound for New Orleans.
The Cherokee is announced to leave
Cincinnati tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle is loading at Gin.
cinnati for Memphis and New Orleans.
The Belle Of Texas will be launched
off the marine ways at Cincinnati to-day.
Navigation in Arkansas river is sus-
pended above Pendleton's Landing,
thirty miles below Pine Bluff.
The Paragon, Captain Darrah, will
pass down tonight for New Orleans.
Several hundred sacks Of oil cake has
been received for her on the landing.
The A. ]. White, Captain Mark Cheek
in command, leaves this evening for
Napoleon and the bends. carrying the
mail aud attending to all way business
Messrs. Lee Cummins and Charley
Sharpe, two courteous aud attentive
gentlemen. have charge Of the Office.
The Cairo Commandery Of Knights
Templar have chartered the steamer
Thompson Dean to attend the conclave
at New Orleans on December lst.
The James D. Parker will be due to-
morrow from Cincinnati with a fair
cargo Of merchandise for Memphis.
The Indiana will pass up tomorrow
FOR Cincinnati,
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TEMPERAKOE SOCIETY.

syery Tuesday evening az 8 o'clock at new
Masonic hall, Gayoso Block Main street.
John W, Graham, d. W.M. T.; Bun F. Price.
W. Q. II i. NJ. HALEY, W. v. T.s an nj,
White ". hiJ. II. Shepard, ", r.
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% per Annum, Invariably in AdvanC

Our Commercial. News. Miscellaneous and
Local departments will be kept up to the high
est standard of approved journalism. endeav-
oring to please all tastes and to
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SOMER VILE FALCON
SOmsrville, Fayetts Co., Tenn.
SPARKS 81 NLATHE5,
PROPRIErORs.
ITS CLOSE ooNTIGUTTY TO MEMPHIS
i makes il the
Best Advertising Medium

in West Tennessee. Only three hours ride
from Memphis to Somerville, LaGrange, Mos
Stanton, and other points in Fayette and on
the line. l55-l
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STEAM BOATS.

For vicksbufg.
Memphis and st. Louis Packet co.,. S. Mail
Line-For Vicksburg and the Bends.
CAPITOL CITY...................... 0'Neil. master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ON H-z. =
w THIS DAY. 18th inst. at ka''z5s
AID. STORM,
Sup't Mississippi River Elevator Co.
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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.
&c.
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Interest all Readers,

Thus making the WEEKLY LEDGER well
come, pleasing and interesting
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-25

p.m.-Cotton is in fair demand and is
lures are strong, with sales for September at
I55z@15 Ice /; October, 1512@l5 9-1ec; Hovem-
Der. IS 7-169l51ac. Sales for future delivery.
IL an haIas
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Miscellaneous Journal

Terms OF subscription:
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-03
Lnsric IDuprc =. .yose,.h RIech.

DISTRICT COURT. PARISH or ST. Ian
- drS.-N0. l2ls7.-Bg virtue ut an order or
seizure and sale issued ont of the honorable the
Eighth District Court, III and for the Parrish of
81. Landry in the above entitled suit, AMI TO mo
directed, | will prueeed to sell at public auction,
to the highest bidder, at the Courthouse of said
parrish in tho town Of 0ptlausls. OH SATUR-
DAY, the I'd day OF May, 1874, at eleven o'clock
A. ", the following described property, to-wit-
lowing described property, to-wit: A certain
tnact of land with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, including the slgar-house and
all the machinery, with all the stock thereon,
andlaH the carts, wagons, ploughS, harraws,
harness, etc, situated and lying in the parish of
st. landry ON the west side of Bayou Mario
Croqllant or Teehe, having twenty arpents front
by forty in depth. .s "a {.
A certain tract of land situated ON the cast
side of Bayou Marie Cr0quant or Teche, having
four arpentsS trout by forty in depth, bounded
on the lower side by land formerly belonging to
Baptiste Rider, now to OZeme MORGAN and Ar
villien Rider.
A c~ertaintraet of land, adjoining the one Just
above described, situated on the east sidesOf
Bayou Marie Cr0qtiant or TGche, bounded on
the other side by land OF Alcide st. Cyr, ~c0Iatain-
ing twenty arpents.
A tract of land on the cast side of Bayou Marie
CrOquant or TeChe, having about seven and %
half arpents front by forty in depth, bounded
on one side by land Of Mary Ann Littell, wife of
Henderson Taylor, and on the other by land
formerly belonging To HRS. DesInaret and DIR.
Foster. sT h4g.
Seized in the above suit.
Termsr-Cash on the spot.
INCH % i. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-03

Rooms. STATE CENTRAL. EXECUTIVE
Committee, Republican Party of Louis
lana, New Orleans, March Z, 1S74.--At a
meeting of the Committee, held this day,
the following resolutions were unanim-
ously adopted: H.
Whereas, It is essential that there
should be q more thorough organization
of the Republican party of. this State,
and that the ,dissensi0ns still existing in
some parishes should be harmonized.
Be it IT,. 2,''''
Resolved, That all existing Parish Ex-
ecutiye Committees be and the same are
hereby abolished. Be it further
Resolved, That a. Parish Convention
be held at 10 NJ. on the LAST SATURDAY
OF APRIL next in each parish of the
State, except the parish of Orleans, at
the parish seat, for the purpose of select
ing O Parish Executive Committee. The
basis of representation to such Conven-
ton shall be one delegate for every fifty
Republican voters, and delegates be
chosen by the Republican clubs existing
in the parish. Parish committees shall
consist of not less than Ave nor, more
than forty members, and when chosen
shall proceed at once to organize the
Republican party in their. respective
parishes, They shall prepare lists Of the
Republican voters of their parishes, and
forward copies of the names to the. State
Central Committee. RI
al L, w. DEKLINE, Secretary,
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To the Oranges in Louisiana
From the Rake

| am a committee appointed by Social
| Grange No. 8, to communicate with you,
through the Rake, it being our official
organ, in regard to the Orleans Grange
/ that has been organized by our Worthy
Master of the State Grange, III. w L.
tLewis.
This Grange is giving much dissatis-
faction because it is composed of men
whose relations are antagonistic to that
of the farmer. am authorized to call
your earnest attention TO this matter
and am ready to receive communications
in regard toit, either by letteror through
the columns of the Rake, as early as
convenient.
| will set forth several of the evils that
will probably grow out OF this organiza-
ton of lawyers, doctors, commission
merchants, or any other class that have
been preying upon the farmer.
First.-If this is quietly submitted to
by us, this class a organize so many
oranges in the towns and cities thatthose
in the rural districts will be rendered
powerless.
SecOnd.-Brothers and sisters, Ihave
always thought and still think that the
organization belongs strictly aud solely
to the farmers-0ther trades and profess
siOns have their own associations for
self-defence. Article fifth of the con-
stitution Of the National Grange, as
heretofore promulgated, lead to a great
deal of misunderstanding and contro-
versy, but at the recent meeting held ut
St. Louis the matter was properly adj
justed, and now there is no question as
to who has the right to be a Patron of
Husbandry.
Honest men outside of the Order who
wish us success and knowing their neli-
gibility do not seek to become connected
with us, while others equally ineligible
are striving to crowd themselves into
the order for sinister motives and they
need watching. We farmers, have been
pack horses long enough; we don't
wish to give up u occupations as tillers
of the soil, but we do wish to place our
selves in such relations to other classes
as to make MS more independent and1ess
liable to impositions. We want honest
men and women everywhere to succeed,
and all to bear their own burdens and
not to foist them upon others who are
just as good, just as worthy, and entitled
to the same benefits as themselves.
Brothers and sisters, ] submit this
matter Il your careful consideration-let
us act in unity and fraternity.
G. ID. EVANS.
Independence, La, March 14th, 1874,
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In the above entitled suit a Judgment by de.
fault having been regularly taken, and no mo-
ton to set it aside or answer fled within the le-
gal delays, and on the trial to confirm said iudg-
ment by default, plaintiff having adiluced evil
dence satisfactory to this Court that her claim
is well founded tt &' @c"s&E ~ Hst.#Et.5b
Therefore, by reason of the law and evidence
being in favor of plaintiff and against the de.
PENDANT, Robert H. Littell :zai'rf
1t is ordered, adiudged and deereeIi that nIain.
tif have Judgment against defendant, Ri, Lit
tell, for the sum OF four Thousand two hundred
and seyenty-One and 5l100 dollars with legal In
terest from the 4th of November. 1875 TO
a credit of three Thousand dollars paid on the
18th of October, 1869. #rs, Z - g.
y That the legal mortgage in favor of plaintiff
on all the immovable property now owned by
defendants or which he may have owned at any
time since he received money fer plaintiff and
converted the same to his own use be recognized
and enforced TO take effect as follows, to-wit:
For the sum Of two Thousand two hundred
and twelve dollars from the 18th December, 1858.
For the sum of sixteen hundred and one and
5Il00 dollars from the Sd day of January, 1861,
and for the sum of two hundred and fftv-eight
dollars from the 1st day of December, 1873.
1t Is further ordered, adjudged and 1deereed
that the act OF ddtfOp en- Placement passed on the
Sd of October. 1869, be recognized as valid, and
plaintiff be declared the owner In her individual
right of the following described property, to-
wit: "a certain tract or parcel of faIld, situated
in the town of Opelarsas, me1sdfing six super
fetal arpents, bounded west byt Union. street,
east by land formerly owned By Delachaise and
IfoNsbysMrss FIStzgSandozs and ATTAINING sen, the
north side the land belonging to the widow
and heirs of Marsden Campbell, and on the
south by Grolee street, with I'LL the buildings
Tt is further ordered, adlftdged and decreed
that plaintiff be separated in property frem her
saldda ana,sasa and Chat fhe es!nInngnity Of sequets
dissolved, and that plaintiff have the entire and
free control and administration of her property,
and that defendant pay the costs Of this suit. t63
Thus done, read and signed in open Court this
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pe.er Martt V. svg. Mtkinne,.

DISTRICT COURT. PARISH OF ST. Ian
dry.-No, 10385.-By virtue of q writ of piuries
1leri facias, issued out of the honorable the
Eighth District Court, in and for the Parish OF
ST. Landry, in the above entitled suit, and to me
directed. I will procedSFatG ssGla. at public aue-
ton, to the highest bidder, at the Courthouse Of
URDAYs tine 4tl day tqf ApIii, 1919. ut eleven
o'clock A. NJ, the following described property,
to-wit-
L. A certain plantation, known by the name
Of fEspfrance, situated0n the head waters of
bayou Plaquemine, in the parish Of st. Landry
aforesaid. containing sixteen hundred acres,
more or less, being the same plantation the said
Mckinney acquired FROM FRANCOIS Jean and
Others. by three acts of sale, one passed January
Esd, 1860, before j. H. Sandoz. Notary of said
parish, and two passed June 18th, 1860, before the
Recorder, Yves D'AvE. from James w. McKin-
ney and Theodore r. Robert, having purchased
jointly with said Mckinney and Robert from
FRANCOIS Jean, the Esd January, 1860 which said
land is more, particularly described as follows,
to-wit: in township sfx,. south of range three
south ssSf ha aYt 81 Section eieFeS, and aoTth til liar "a q
ing foar+hunlred and two aIfd q half ReTes;,4 al.
The west half of northeast and southeast
quarter and half of southwest quarter and south
half of northwest quarter OF section four
teen, containing three hundred and twenty-0ne
and 4sI100 acres. Sd. The west half of south
west quarter of section fourteen, containing
eighty and 37I100 acres. 4th. The northeast
quarter of southeast quarter OF section fourteen
containing forty, and 23E100 acres. 5th. The
southeast quarter of southeast quarter Of Sec
ton fifteen, containing forty and 23Il00 acres.
9Th. The east half of east bali of section four
7AlQl acres. nth. rho sTiafth-east quarter OF
southwest quarter of section No. 36, in township
No. s, south Of range 10. 2 east containing thlrs
northeast quarter Of section MOL, township 6,
south OF range No. 2 east, containing seventy
mine and 36TlO0 acres, with the buildings and
improvements thereon.
Seized iD-the above suit,
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The Grange Movements i'm LOuaf~
saana i'm ban HANDS.
lrrom fhe New orleans Rake.

IEEOH tnc New 8ElksaA& EsAkt.j
The following from the Opelousas
| JOURNAL appeared In our last issue but
we quote il again fer ltlle. purpose of
further comment
/. "A grange was organized here last
week, and among the list of officers we
see the name of two practicing physi-
one practical printer following his trade,
sional lawyer who is directly interested
in practising law, and II we do not
know how to class, and last.but not least
among the members is the name. of our
Parish Judge, who has 40 superior as a
politician and eleetiOneerer in these
parts, and no equals that we know, n
less they be our District Judge and
State Senator" .
AS WE EXPECTED,
Col. ID. bennett organized this grange,
and as he is not only not a farmer and
for the present o Mississipian-is it rea-
sonable to suppose that he would be at
q loss to know just what kind of material
out OF which to make Louisiana grang-
ers. We know him to be. enthusiastic
in his desiiGes, to regenerate the South,
but he belongs to- that stand-off Ego it
sASIIESyg pEISA IL bJu1 S4QSS VI lAStEf u
uals who have never had the good for
tune to be compelled to "wield the
%glittering hoe" while he has an inordi-
nate ,distaste, in fact hatred almost, to
that, valuable agricultural, IMPLEMENT
the rake, he has been known, at times,
even to turn up his nose at the sight
of one of them. Our contemporary
further says: .l ,a5.a - ..,.
1.-The Impression was made that he
came here to. organize o political move
ment under the cover of oranges in the
interest of IL selected few, in whose
hands the entire control of the move
ment in this parish was placed, and
whose lpse DIRT is to decide who are
the enemies of the prosperity OF the
country who 4 cannot be admitted
The above was a very just and natural
conclusion among those with whom the
Colonel has been figuring for the last
twenty-five yearf as a newspaper man
and politician and Who were so we'll
able to draW.a just conclusion as those
who knew him best2 He is the Master
OF Orleans Grange, that is now creating
no little excitement in, the ranks of. the
true and loyal patrons. This Grange
was organized for the solo purpose of
giving Colonel bennett a commission
w OASuDAAV StuHSGS III SOdbIl~ NCSlCI IL
Louisiana, and in this matter Worthy
Master Lewis acted in a manner un
becoming the leader of a great and
glorious move for the redemption of
the farmer from dependence and
bondage. -.as.. ...-g
Such conduct is q prostitution of the
principles of the order, and must newt
ably result in evil. The authority un-
der which Col. bennett is working is
questionable-it may be that his work
will have to be done over.
Our Masters partially to Mississippi
exciting no little comment and jealousy
on the part of worthy patrons in our
own borders, Surely ~.
Distance lends enchantment to the view,
And robes" outsiders in a %greenback hue"
We of course, can't dictate to the
powers that be, but do allew us to mild
" suggest that charity begins at
home.T ga,.E 545s,slsr 49,. ny