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CoMpLETroS OF TIE CHICAGO PADuoAn RAILROAD.
tsntcit Dtsputch 10 Iht chttaoo Tribune.
.ALrAMoSr, ILL.,, Juno 23.-A very important
work Las been very quietly finished to-day, and
q mont important thorouGhare for travel and
tralilo has bean opened. Al 11:l5 o'clock this
forenoon. the last rail was laid ut this place on
the limo Of the Chicago i paducah Railroad aud
TN entilely NOW route IL thereby opullod botweon
Chicayo anu st. LouiB, and an outlet to tho Eaat
giyen 10 largo extdnt of country through tho
CENTRAL Iurt of Illinois. BY this line freight can
now be currad ffon either OF tllese citioA to tho
other in forly-eight hours, and aB soon as
arrangements for passenger traflio arc fully
completed, h rido Of twelve hours will lnnl tho
ollizers Of Chicago in st. Louis, aud vico yersa.
AZ u route for taasougcr ttallio this wil DO un-
riyaled, both because Of tho ahortnoaA OF timo
and uao because 1t rl,ts through tho very flneBt
eceuBry tint Illinois can boast Of; loayng CHI.
cago it passos through tho magnificent Fox
River valley, crosues tho llllnoia River at Of
tawa, pasaes through Streator, and thou Btridos
aoutlIwarl through the most magnificent pfalrioB
thut tie san shines Oil TO this placo. Tonight
special tlain hus c0ule in from Strcator, with
y. shumway, tile Vico-presdent aud General
Manager Of tho road, and q. n. Stevenson, It's
General hliperlnto,idunt. Tho Company IL now
reaay To transport freight botwoon Chicago mud
ut. Louis, and will publish time-tab tor pas
Renger-tlaibH in q foW days.
, 1874-06-24
It iH worry nico thing FOR bgilo to have PIN
nlonuy Of hor own, and no doubt this trlao Mil
bo found very acceptable.
ri Al.

~ lSutu very ACceptADlb,
Every ono, OF collrae, wants to know
now THE bride 1ooKEp.
sho MAS tho central figure, and tho nttontion
wn", not distracted from her by . bcvy Of at
tontl'nR domo!sollos. 70 many friends had Mas
olloohe from them, and 30 sho wisolY decided 10
offoi!i no onc simplify matters nltogothcr, and
who. sanottncd thor union upst-
tsasa tss S 'by e s% snsss % nsr sns ss va. sn
unl1ns fabric, being = heavy corded goods
to mono Of tho usual goods solaotod for bridai
wear; The bride ~ petite and youthful, and
lhyo seemed almost too woighty for tho slender.
childish fo,m, had 1t not beon mhde as airy
MS ingenuity could devise BY wavo on
wayo Of tnflo, plattod. puitcd sl,i1rod, and 40
1t was gailanded with orango-b1osaoms, both on
cofBago and skirt. whilo tho fllny veil Was faat~
onod by ooronot Of tho Bama charming howcfB.
Tho jewels she woro wero solitaire diamonds OF
fabulous ynlno,a gift from her mo!hor, while
with twenty-five or thirty largo damondss,
proaont from tho bridegrooms mother, Tho
charm Of tliB, aslde ftunl its intrinsic vaiuc lay
u the fnct TINT II Ind loe,, present to Mrs.
Konmott on hor bridal from her husband. How
gtaeoun thing 1t was to boBton It upon tior
Bolf.
stns. DuRAND
was droescd In an cIegnnt silk, a1ao imported,
w. h.ua soa,, o horn ' ~ ,ros nithor nrav nonrf
mr. insorJar "st" t',,t tat fadosorihshis smn,
,nnr,n~ III o"J sh,t '' ,ta"a nnn.a,,nii.--
III tf1,o ''s .s,,,.a ,,es.os from nnnr1
~ raaa ,a1ne Fia,a,tit t11t T,,spti;iv no,incca
,.oro ,io st'.n ,si6 .,a,,,t 1ea" - o1omisitn
Guaneas san,.,nni,,H H nhnro no" waro ,nanv
tnitntIos rvosi, ~ ~, .ti..t. +tunc, ,xk;r1 H.
o'ro ,,;,.,rn ,so, ~ ~ ,a"a ,,aatnJ tho rnzo ~
hn, X, - ~. ,,;a,x -. ,;et,ro ca1fo+y irbcv
,aro nr.,i, - ~ T., s,aus ~ ,,'a n otn
- rn19Sa rAn1ra
;1 a m ,,ln,,nr t.hrio villa s,tk md wn1 1vot saro
.ns F u.s. ,atrnni, @ a.;nn ~ IT,
a,"uts ~ III" frn, Nav VIE I'D an chr ~ @
s,~ elresn n i1,e ait % liz ,kirt cnt c,naoiv ~ to
~ =, s ~ t ~ to
H., ort, orocte 1t rss tr,,nn,oa iii, ,.;,;to
sna+,;a,, .aa tn1,in+a n.,trnora,; IN n,1o 9nt
~ i,rn,% hsr,,a ~; Mat, yoInnt H." o,n-1i,'
arod hoao ,rnro ,Isna5 rar1,"n, n,' ~,
anrt .vtdaninc "s oa tf,oy saachod fM1 h,tto,o NV
Tta.r H.' an"er" "oAn noraooa m +r;mmnd n ,notnh
iav"} 1d"as. rs H., faan e,ior. r,sa1 ~
dcsh' and occnn-rroon wan vcrv charm-
~ xra1,n,p arro,s hI.,1. f.aa,
w,9h invandor on, a,,nor1 '4tn tr,n.,,i,'.
~ n,nt III fancon. $50 . orse;, satin viii t-nmso
ami min. .1aco touucoa: wnite satn atriued 6Ss
s:hamtnrv nn,go n~or nfs;r rt,;te na.,1a pn.i
III s saz5 Jyor EN-, p'hm hso Saa@n anu
t',iiat,o yos ,.or., innot, ,,;rt, - ait
,s;II o1o,, ,,roto tr},x,,n;,'e. ,,ats,t Ia! ,o.n!
ha.ntif,i ~,o,xo m;ti 6,,,at rri,i,,,,o 49,
n,;nra. vor1 ,,nIono arT otogarnt itrous ~
,naa; no,ersi ,a;rn oo ~'o ,,.n ooa o -
III # ~ havnnI ihn ,,nrc;i IT, drar ~ H., ~,
to describe tl,o profison % Of flowers and N ioweia
thnt comnlatpd tl,eHa alarming 1raaaon s~'4"
, 1874-06-24
SPORTING MATTERS,

TIE ATHLETICS DErEAr THE buTuALs-14 70 I.
Sp<cat Hmpatch to tie Chicago Tribune.
NEW Yong, June 29.--The fifth game Of tho
championship aerieH between the Mutuals Of
this city and tho Athletics OF phlladelphia was
played ou the Union Grounds to-day. Tho gamo
opened with tha Athlettcs at tho bat. In tho
eighth inning, Fisler. Dattin, md I1cGeary,
made tluo double play for tho Athletics, put
ting out Hatfield and Matthews. Sutton and
Clnpp also played their positions we'll. Follow
iuH ia
, 1874-06-24

position Of President Of tho Eric Railroad ton
lorod him, and tint ho would not nuke IN
ltia mind till tho examination OF tho
b.lnnoss aira'rn Of tho road, now going on, lad
tho popttlon lo viii diHsolvo immediate connec-
tion with tho Western Road mud devoto ills
whole timo to tho new nosition. Io haB not
yot definitely decided, evol, IN tho ovont Of no.
ooptinE Tho presldonoy Of tho Eric nairoad,
gross. lie, however, Ia vory positive tint Lc
viii never agnfn ho cautlhlato for Congressional
AolorB nt rlnmor IIill bIilo,
, 1874-06-24
THE SCORE !;
ATnLgr1os. NJ lB,p0, nuruALa. IRIIR


THE COLD EFn1N0 NACE8.
Sneciat Dispateh to Tic ChfoaGo Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, June 23.-Iho Cold Spring $50
purHe WIS won to-day by II. s. stswart, an 1lli-
nois horse, belonging to James Morrow, Of
Woodstock, who also has peavino entered for
tho 2:a4 raco tomorrow. Hartford Maid took
second. Olcdoo third, and n1aggte &. fourth.
Stewart won in 2:4t13, 2;3714, and 2;87.
FLEETWOOD rAHK RACES.
New YohK. Juno 28.-Ihe Fleetwood Park
trot for a purne Of $500, between Goldsmith
8[nid nntl Judge Fullerton, was won BY tho
former II shreo htraight boats; time, 2:2o,
2;27A, 2:23,
, 1874-06-24
THE WEATHER.

Tonnessee, the Ohio Vallcy, the Upper Lake
Region md tho NorthwoHt clear or fnir weather,
high temperature except north OF Michigan,
southorly nlnds IN tho northwest variable winds
shifting to oasterly or southeriy In the Upper
Lako Region. sud slight changes In tho batome-
ter.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS,
CHICAGO. Juns II. 1874
, 1874-06-24
WASHINGTON.


Of tho stnff OF tho army rassod tho Ifouac and
received tho Prosidont'e signature. The passage
Of this bill In considered great Victory by tho
fricnda Of tho army.
FAILED or rAHaAnE.
a OIork OF tho gonato ruaohotI tho HonHo with
bills for tho reduction Of Army paymnatorB
from sixty TO iifty. md to authorize tug coinage
of 20-cent silver pionoB just aH the House ad-
journod, aud therefore thoHo bills fatlod OF pas
HRgc.
ITALIAN onILp.s1AvElr.
A bill for tho abolition Of Bayory Of italian
children pasaod Senate and House.
, 1874-06-24
ERIE.

ERIE,
TIE HON. II. O. JEwErT AND TIE pnEsIDEEoy
or THE nDAD.
COLUMBUS, o., June 23--Tho lion. II. J. Jow-
ett returned from Washington last night. In
NJ intorvluw with reporter this afternoon ho
statcd TINT ho laa uot yot decided to aceopt tue
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25
saturday. Sd day of October, 1874,
Trustee sale.

DY VIRTUE OF THE TERMS OF A DEED
d in trust executed TO the undersigned
/ Trustee. on the llth day of Janu try. 1873, and
of record in the Re listers office OF Shelby
county, Tennessee, in Deed BOOK lOS. page
474, l will on
Saturday, the Sd of October, 1874,
at the south gate Of Court Square. in the city
of Memphis, Tenn, sell at public auction, TO
the highest bidder, for cash within legal
hours, the property in said trust deed and the
deed therein referred to. descr bed as folio -,
to-wit: Situate lying and being ia Shelby
county, Tennessee. ia the Seventeenth Civil
District Of said county, in range 5 and Sec
tions and 4. and being part of a Subdivision
Of a SIX hundred and twelve acre tract pur-
chased March %, 1866. from A. Woodruff by
III Troy, and more particularly described as
follows, to- wit: Beginning at a stake so lth
4315o east ID links, n black gum. the north
east corner of Mount Vernon Church lot;
thence north IL east IS 3-lJ poles to a stake,
southeast corner Of A. Q Roark's l42-acrs
subdivision; thence west IL 50' north 2lS poles
to n stake. three igwOOd and two white oak
pointers, the southwest corner of said koark 8
subdivision thence south 81 east rs 3 10 poles
to a stake. mulberry and birch pointers south
SO eat Is links, a birch; thence east Il
north 2l7 80 l0J poles TO the beginning, con-
tanning by estimation 1905 acres.
Title believed 10 be good, but sell and con-
vey only as Trustee. Equity OF red smptiOn
barred. JAMES NJ. ADAMS, trustee.
HUNS 4 POsTON, A itorneys. l5t2 Is
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25
IN
Sd day of October, 1874,
Supreme Ourt Sale.
In the Supreme Court at Jackson

In the Supreme Court at Jackson.
L. D. McKissick ct al. We. Rosa Martin ct al.
DY VIRTUE OF THE DE Rec PRO-
ID nounced by the Supreme Court Of Ten-
nessee at Jackson, ia tots cause. at the April
term, 1874, will sell to the highest bidder,
for cash. in front OF the office o the herf of
Shelby county. in the city OF Memphis. within
legal hours, on
Saturday, Sd day of October, 1874,
the real estate mentioned and described in
said decree as follows: A certain lot or par
eel of land in the city of Memphis Shelby
county, Tennessee. being the west half OF lot
No. g. in Block No q. as describe 1 on the
plan of what was known he etoiOre, as the
town of South Memphis. SAID half OF said lot
fronting, as supposed. forty or forty one feet
on the south side of Browns avenue, and ex-
tending back southWardly one hundfed aud
seventy-fve feet, more or less AMI being the
same lot conveyed by W B. Ross to John ID.
Martin, April Is, 1861. and by said Martin
cor veyed TO defendant Eliza Jane Bectel,
May 20, 1851. who with her husband Richard
X Becte fold and conveyed said lot on the
10Th Of July. 1865, TO defendant Jane U. l..
Thomas. JOHN II Freeman. Clerk.
T.. B. TuRLEY HESRY CRAFT, solicitors
for COmplainants. S-23
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25
xrAsONIC DIRECTORY.
LODGES.

LODGES
eor-u MKuPEIs. No l1s-meets "a Friday
- s"nh month at Odd Fe ows' Hall W..
NJ Brooks, W VI: j. Wheeler. ) cretary.
VI savs1wA No. l6s-meets lsi Monday in
.rsrv month at odd Fellows' Pail corner
Iourt and Main. John Gordon, W. NJ; B.
TTfIS ScoTT. No 2so-vneets ls. Thu-saay
% senh ,nn~th- at 016 Fenow Hall. VIM.
Frank. W. M; A. S. Myers. retary.
DTSoTo. No 2gs-meets Sd 4 rioay Of each
Donth- odd Fellows Hall. Bun. r. Price,
MR.. W Shelton. Secretary.
Vu wrurrra No 9t1--meets 9Th Friday o.
,.cb montb-at 0 Id P II VS. II II. Richard
Creiehton, ". b.; Jas. S. Carpenter, secre-
tary.
ROYAL ARCH.
PENS CHAPTER, No. S2-mests I'd Monday OF
.a,b month-at NJ so1ie Hall IN g yo5Io
Rl1,k. A. Wheeler, M. &, Il. r; j. j.
Weller, Secretary. ~ ~
MEuPBrs OBlPTvR. No H-meen a. a.
SOW, Hall. ia Gly)so Ri OK, 81 Mond y OF
R. W. Shelton. Secretary.
EUREKA CoUEoIL. No, 6-meets "a Thurs
iay &c each month-st Mfso1'c IN Gay
oso Biloxi. G.. Reder. Tn. H.; G. ID. Myers
Rec.
TENPLARs.
cvRxTg CoxMANDERY No. l-msets 4th Non
law Of each month. ]. NJ. Pettigrew, Z. q
C. cItTHEY CHiPTEs or RosE Cso1x. 18th, No,
1. Charles W. Adams, S2d. M. W.; d.
Tomlinson. SD. Sec.'.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25

Supreme Court sale.
In Supreme Court at Jackson.


James M. Heathman vs.. Henry G. Dent ct al.
DY VIRTUE OF The DECREE PRO-
d nounced in this cause By the supreme
Court OF Tennessee at Jackson. at its April
term, 1874, will sell to the highest bidder. for
cash, in front of the Office a the sheriff of
Shelby county, in the city Of Memphis, within
legal hours. on
Saturday, Sd day Of October, 1874,
the real estate mentioned and described in
the pleading' as follows: a certain tract 0 r
parcel of land in South Memphis, Shelby
county, Tennessee. and being at the southeast
intersection OF Elliott and Hern indo streets,
fronting seventy feet on east side of fernando
street. with depth and front OF one hundre
and fifty feet on Elliott street, being parts of
lots Nos. l and 2, in Block II. OF Buffers ad-
dition to Memphis, and same conveyed to de-
PENDANT Sarah l. Dent by A. NJ Ferguson by
deed from A. NJ. Ferguson and N. 1t ut reg
istered in the office OF the Registsr Of Shelby
county. JOHN II. KEENAN,, Cle X;
HUMEs 4 PosTON. Solicitors for Complain
ants. 328
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25
Z o.R.H.nI DIRECTORY.

DrsrRrcT GRAND LoDeR. No. IA, E. Frank,
aud, q. Ma; Lewis Wexler g $. General
EuPHRATEs Lopez, No. IS Wm. Frank.
Pre-id, mt; Leon straup. Secretary. Meets
every Sunday at am. at it, ball, northwest
corner Second az Adams streets.
HIppEEEL LODGE No. li0-A- d. Loeb.
President; ]. Boxbaum, Secretary. Meets
every Tuesday evening It ball. northwest cor
DER Second snd Adams treets.
SIyOS TUsKA Lopez. No. l9l--A. s. Myers,
Pre-, ident; Edward !. Goldsmith. Secretary.
Meets every " ed Tesday evening at halt north
Eest corner Second and Adams streets.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25
Tinted Ancient order Of Druids.

TEEEKssEE Crow. No. /, ., A. Q. D.
meets at the Druid Hall. No. 81 South Court
street, on the lat and ID Tuesday evenings 10
Zach month. j. S. Heiligers, N. A.. j.
.,eehler, V. A; 2. w. Buttinghaus, Secre-
MEMPHIS 6ROvE. No. 2-meets az the Druid
Gall, 81 Court street, every Thursday evening.
Won. NJ. Loeb. n. A. II. 0ertel. V. A.. J.
P. Shide. Secretary; barney Gray, Treasurer.
CLEAFTHE GROvE. No. 5-meets At the Druid
BALL, 81 Court street, on the lst and Sd Mon.
iay evenings In each month. A. ?. Davis
N. A; George W. Baxter. v. A.; NJ. Bren
Secretary Martin Cohen, Treasurer.
CONCORDIA S. A. CHAPTER, No. 1-meets 81
the Druid Hall, on the % and 4th Tuesda,
svenings in each month. ]. Beehler. &. s.. A
A UffTfald Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25
r 0. o. p. DIRECTORY.
Odd FsllowsEHan. corner Main and North
Court streets.

Odd FsllovsJ:Han. corner Main and North
Court streets.
MEN-uts LoDeE. No. s-meets every Tues
d,v Wm. W. Humnhreys. n. g.; z ..
Milton V. G L. S. Burr. Secretary; Z. +.
CsicKAsAw I.opev. No. s-meets every Mon
dav night, Ben FreiberR. N. g.; X. b.
Jones, v. a.. r. D. rayser. r. g.; Thomas
Racop. p, S.: john Holt. Treasurer
ScErfIrR l,lDaR No. 14O-rneets every We'd
,ssdav night. J G Schmidt. N. e.. Hcn'y
sch 'lliny, Y. o Chas. Borner, Secretary
Henry Harder, Treasurer.
BAExTR ones. No. Is7-nee ts every Friday
,isbt ]. T. Lees. N. g.; J. Ross, " =. ;
]. H. Shepherd. P. and R. s.; J. s. WILKINS
treasurer.
G1Yoso ExoAxPMEET. No. 3-meets on the
lst and I'd Thursday nights 81 each month
Danl shloss. G p; Charles NJ. Carroll. n.
p: John Z. Graf; s W; John A. Holt I.
Frank Underwood, J. w:
MESPaIs EScAxPEEvT. No. sa-mee's Cd ap r
Ith Thursday nights Of each month. y.
Gross, G, p: Thos. L Risk, H. P; Jos
NutzaI. s. W; T. 8. Bingham. Treasurer;
VIM. NJ. Homan. j.. W.; G.W.smith. Scribe
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25
InsOIVent Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE. SHELBY County,
OFFICE COUNTY COURT CLERK,
MEMPHIS. IFNN. Auruet 96 1874

To Chas. Richmond. Administrator. ETC.
HAVING SUGGESTED rdE INSOLVEN-
III cy Of the estate Of I. n. " ellis, dec sased
you are hereby ordered to give notice, By adj
vert-ement % soine neW5pnper published
within the said State, ami also at the cont
house door Of Shelby county. for all persons
having claims against said e tate 70 appear
and hle he same with the Clerk of the Coantv
Court, authenticated in The manner prescribed
By law, on or before the 9th day Of february,
1873; and any claim not hlet on or before SAID
day, OF before an approp iatiOn Of the funds
Of said estate Is made, shall be forever barred
both In law and equity.
Witness my hand, at oFios. this 25lh dag Of
August, 1874. JAMES REILLY. lIerf
BY HUeH b. CULLEN, ID. {.
Notice Is hereby given as required above,
CHAS. hICHMUND, AdmIr.
MElRHs, August %, 1874. l5i-z5
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25
NEW YoRK. Sept mber IS l0:20a m.-Cotton
is unchanged. with buyers and sellers apart
and rices tending downward.

LIvFRPnoT September 3. 2 20 pam. -Uo'ton
opens quister. Uplands f5s@Sd; Orleans sid.
Bpm Cotton is quiet. Uplands, 75s@Sd ;
Orleans SID. Sales, 1900 bales. Of which
2 co we're tor export and speculation.
For additional and latest market re-
ports, see third page
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25

MANHOOD REsTORED-A VICTIM OF
M youthfal imprudence, causing prema-
ture decay, nervous debility. etc having
tried In vain every known remedy. has found
q ain l,seifcuro, which be will send free 70
BIZ e o. sufferers. Address j h kebNE,,
n Ma az street, New York. eod-lll- zix-s2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25

A call has been issued for a National
Cal ital Removal Convention TO be held
at Louisville 10 October.
Il is ebsurdly suggested that Barnum
producek Bippodromeo and Juliet.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25
TRmPERANCE SOCIETY.

NAroMA TEMPLE OF n. AND T: No; l-meets
Masonic hall. GHvoso Block. Main street.
JohnW Graham, D WIN. Bun T; Psiee.
". G. T.; F. NJ Haley, W IT. ALI d.
White. W Ri. II. Shepard. W. Z. X.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25
KNIGHTS OF PxFHIAs.

TKyEEssEE LoDsE No. 5-Meets ny
svery v adnesdav night at 30 Second
street. Vincent Block opposite Court Square.
p ]. Moran. G. c.; q. W. L. Crook. V G.;
mann 9sF.A. Hmm, NJ. Of e.; C. Gross.
p; c. E. MCLEAN, P. G.
C0UR DE- LION LODGE No. ls-Meets every
Monnay night at 260 Second street; vincent
son. q ca J Ross Y. G = 4 Burr, y
E..B. ". Coleman. N. FAD g Reabard, K.
Z. s.;F. n. Haley. P C J. c. Walston, P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

PUBLIC LEDGER 0TTTcz, |
MEMPHIS. Tenn. September %. 1874.


puBLru LKDGKR OFTTCE.
MEMPHIS. TENN. September %. 1874.
The money market continues quiet and
steady, with little stir in financial circles.
Currency is in fair supply with money
comparatively easy. The banks are dis
counting all first class paper offering at
l0@l2 y cent. . annum; on the streets
money is active at 2@23 v cent. v
month. Brokers are paying lOSa9lOss
for gold and selling at loss@llO, with
few transactions. Exchange is steady
and easy and rules at par, while cotton
bills on the East and New Orleans are
taken at tc discount. There isvery little
movement in the scrip and bonds mar.
ket. with no transactions in securities Of
anv description worthy Of note.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25

The following is the present tariff from New
the GreatWesiern Dispatch Fast Freight Line:
All rail-First class. 81 81; second class, 81 Is;
third class. 81 o.; fourth class. SIC; fifth class.
67c.
The following arc freight rates, y cwt.. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25
Miscellaneous Journal
I'm Tennessee.

Our Commercial. News. Miscellaneous and
ooal departments will be kept mp to the high
est standard Of approved journalism. sndeav-
oring to please all tastes and to
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25
FIRESIDE VISITOR AND FAMILY
C0MPAMl0NI
Rates of AdvertisInRI
q 90 per Square for First Insertion.
SOC Zach subsequent Insertion

In every section of the State and throughout
the South. Plainly printed, on superior pa
per. with large and increasing circulation
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25

New Orleans, all rail and all river-:-......s1 Is
Liverpool, via New Orleans. stea mship... -
Liverpool, via New Orleans. sail............ -
Receipts and shipments of cotton since last
Friday evening at all United States ports are
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25

MEMPHIS POSTeFFICE.
OyYICn HouRs-FRsM8 An. TO 5P.h.; SUNDAY
FRoN TO 10 AN.
CIoses- Arrives.
= - p u.
, 1874-08-31
PRESS COMMENTS ON THE COMMIT
TEES REPORT.
IA Rol!nY, sI0lLy DOCUMENT"

From Tho Clrte|and Herald.
Thnt Committee Of Mr. Doechers own soleo-
tion from among his personal friollis should find
h1r. Decchcr guilty of otloso, lsas from tho be-
ginning Of this bad business boon among tho in,-
probabilities. but tint. in tho faco OF state
meuts which, it not conYicting him of
adultery, at least loft stronS ground
for suspicion Of improprietics tho
Committoo should boa|aver linn With sickeninr
aduation and inttcry ~ VI surprising III It is la
bad taste. 81. Woro It not for tho seriously
detrimental object it will have upon tho cause u
morality md rollgion alike, this report Of tlIo
Comlnlttoo would crchta Il general lal,Gh at their
oxpcnso. It IL 30 rldiuulouA III it's assumptions
OF superior ylrt1io for Plymouth Church a,tl iia
pastor, 10 amusing III its assertion OF Mr. Docch
ur's infal!ibllty, aud 60 nweotty guHliur md
sloppy generally. III to cnuuo ono t0 Hlnio oven
Whilo regrctEng ita o1looth. l1nt 1t IL q sorry.
Hlokly document ut loHt and its putting forth ID
mort unfortunate. It proyeB nothing oxcont tin
blind worship Of Mr.. Deco!,er by rlymouth
Church. =: !. Tho great Plymouth Hippo
tlronle will continue to Appear daily With a,l e,-
tire change Of Programme.
- 4 HEAP lIErTER,h
Fr0nt Tie j.oH,apitls CU,,ttucrcfuL
Tho Oon,nlt!teo conclude That Doeclor Ii not
gully. peec!ier knows wlatIlor he III guilty or
not u hoap hottor than tho Committeo d0os.
With RI GENERALLY iNnoNHED,"
- From fhe f',ftsburg f3dzttft,
Tho pal,er pron1nta tho caEo III clear, strong
lEEht and III oyil0uty IN oxpranaion at tho sin
carc conviction OF ll0neAt nell earnestly esir1ua
, 1874-08-31

Spfcfa! Dsp{eh u The Chicago Tribune.
JAoKsoNy1LLI, ILL.,, Ang. 20.-Tlo Republican
County Convention met this afternoon and
nominated tie following delegates to tho Con-
vention at Springfield, Sept. 81 Robert Maokel
D. II. I.allis. Ed Dunn, H. Il. Hobart, II. p.
Ayors, @. i. Anderson, Z. s. Grscncnf, =. n.
D. crowell, William Z. Barr, John c. saltor. It
ia understood Tint tho delegation will 60 solid
for tho nomination of nlaj. George III. McCon-
nell, of Jacksonville, for Congress-. The Con-
ycntion also chose eighteen delegates to tho
Senatorial aud Representative Convention, to bo
oi te last Legislature, vii doubtless 10 ea. renom.
inated.
MoRdAN COUNTY, ILI,.-iHDEPENDENT RHFoRM.
Srtcfnt Dtsuatch h Jhs CHicaao Tribune.
JAoKsoHYlLLK, Ill.,. Aug. 29-Iho Independent
Reform County Convention met tl.is afternoon
and nominated AdanB Butcher, for si,ortlf;
DAriol Dietrich, County Commissioner and II.
Alotcalf. Coroner. The first IL Domocrat and
tho othors aro Republicans, and will probably be
indoraod by the Republican Convention.