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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-14


The Frank Forest is still aground o.
Island 80 and will have to wait for ri. j
before she can be hoated off.
The Ella, in command of Captain Bly,
Weaver, is receiving for all points Oh
White, Black and Little Red rivers, and
leaves tomorrow evening. She is
staunch and of light draught and will
go through without detention.
The snag boat John Macombe passed
down last evening bound for Arkansas
river, where she viii go to work to clean
out the snags and instructions in the
above stream,
We return many thanks to Mr.. j. W.
Rhodes. the popular clerk of the Frank
Forest for deer that he shot and killed
himself. While deyouring the vension
we will think of friend Rhodes, and hope
that he may live many years to bring
down such fine bucks.
The John F. Tolle will pass down to.
day for New Orleans.
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CONVERSE.
ChicI.asnw BIIIlard parIor.

Captain Converse, the well known bill
lard man who kept that elegant billiard
room on Adams street, has removed his
business to No. 81 South Court street,
next door to Gaston's, where he has fitted
up billiard parlor in An elegant man.
ner. The room Told Tivoli Hall) has
been repainted and made most attractive.
A number of new carom tables Of the
most improved size and pattern, manu-
featured by Willett, Of Adams street,
have been put up. They are beauties,
and are elegant specimens of workman
ship. New tables, cues and all necessary
fixtures, can be found there. The light
both by day and night is perfect, and
nothing has been left undone by Mr..
Converse in order to make the Chicka-
saw Billiard Parlor one Of the most at
tractive places of amusementin the city.
Tonight the grand opening will take
place, and Mr.. Converse will receive his
friends in most hospitable man
ner. Fine cigars and the best of liquors
can always be found at the bar.
An elegant lunch will be spread for the
guests, to which all are invited. The
upper portion of the building has been
furnished by Mr.. Converse and divided
into elegant rooms for the reception of
strangers, to whom they will be rented at
reasonable rates. Do not forget the
opening tonight of the Chickasaw Bill.
lard Parlor.
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directly or indirectly interested in any
contract with the city; but pshawl what
does such prohibitory law amount to-"

does such prohibitory law amount to2"
Redfeld, the Cincinnati Commercial
correspondent from Tennessee, writes in
melancholy strain as TO his friend A.
j. He says: "Up and down the line,
among friends and enemies alike, it is
understood that this is the old mans last
fight. If he wins the term it is for six
years, and will hardly ever want Office
again, and if he fails he can never get it
again. So all are coming up to the
scratch with long finger nails and blood
shot eyes, and wool will fly"
At a DeSoto street establishment a
woman died last night, and this morning
another inmate was sweeping off the
porch, when negro woman across the
street appeared and cried out: "0hl
you shouldn't be sweepin in front OBJ de
house dis mornin'p why not? in
quired the woman. "Kase, dere's a
corpse in de house, and de one who
sweeps in front Of de house will be sure
to 20 next" The broom was suddenly
dropped and the superstitious female
fed precipitately.
A Washington doctor advises all men
to keep out of love affairs during the
present season, and he addresses this
advice to all residing in the Mississippi
valley. He says Il have known of
hundreds of cases of typhoid fever being
brought on by mental trouble occasioned
by an unfortunate love affair. You take
a man of quiet, domestic tastes, and let
him once become wrapped up in the
society of a loving woman. Then after
this society has become to him a second
nature let it be suddenly taken away
from him under circumstances that
cloud his mind with chagrin as we'll as
sorrow, and you have case of madness
to deal with beyond the power Of physi-
clans. Medicines are of no avail to
them" In Memphis the boys avoid the
typhoid and madness by INDUCING in
loves antidote-copious draughts of old
Bourbon.
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AT COST FOR CASH.

Having an unusually large stock OF
goods on hand, and desiring to reduce
the same, ] am now offering at cost, for
cash. nv large and well selected variety
of china, glass and queensware until
January next. Merchants and house
keepers wishing to avail themselves OF
this opportunity are invited to call and
examine for themselves.
CHARLES N. ERICH,
Of 32l Main street.
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7Oke burns well in CRATES, stoves,
ranges cooking stoves and church fur
nace. nd makes a hotter fire than
coal Price ten cents bushel. For
sale bv the ga company and all the coal
dealers. Try it. lo'
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MOystOn's beautiful re-
touched and FURNISHED pho
tOgraphs, 81 per dozen, at
star Gallery, 240 Main street.
tS-f
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PRoF. HIND, BasilicOnthaumaturgist.


HEADQUARTERS CHIcKAsAw GUARDS
MEMPHIS, December IA. 1874. !
Order No. ISL
The members of this command are or
dered to attend drill at their armory, al
7 O'Clock this evening. A full attend
ance is desired. By order
R. P. DUNCAN, Captain.
RICHARD WRIGHT, A. o. s.
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A GENUINE imported Havana Planta-
ton cigar for 10 cents, imported direct
from Havana by Sol Coleman, Rosa
Coneha Cigar House, 200 Main street.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.


Nicksburg, p m
ARRIVALS.
Steamer G. B. Church, Cincinnati.
Paragon. st. Louis.
Fanny Lewis, st. Louis.
F." Gov. Allen, Ohio river.
" Illinois, Napoleon.
Phil Allin, Frar's Point.
-" Geo. w. Cheek, Osceola.
=" st. Luke, Vicksburg.
" City Of Helena, Vicksburg.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer City of Helena, st. Louis.
st. Luke, st. Louis
City Of Chester, st. Louis.
Quickstep, White river.
Mary Boyd, Arkansas river.
Arlington, Cincinnati.
Paragon, New Orleans.
" w. ]. Lewis, New Orleans.
C. b. Church, New Orleans.
A" Gov. Allen, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
Illinois, Phil Allin, Fort Gibson, 0s
ceola, Ella, GAINESVILLE.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cool and cloudy. The river
here is declining, with II feet in the chan
mel from here to Cairo, and 4 feet
thence to St. Louis. The Ohio is falling
at Pittsburg aud Cincinnati, but rising a
Louisville, with feet in the channel
from there out to Cairo. Cumberland
and Tennessee rivers are falling. White
and Arkansas rivers remain at low tide
Business on the landing moderate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Navigation between Cairo aud st
Louis is preoarious on account Of the
low stage Of water.
Arkansas river is again down to Low
water mark.
Freight for the South is growing
scarce.
The H. c. Yaeger and Glencoe 70
New Orleans, St. Joseph for Memphi
and Capitol City for Vicksburg, left 81
Louis Saturday evening.
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ADDITIONAL MARKETS.

COTTON,
The market this morning opened dull,
with prices irregular and nominal. New
York spots we're quiet, nominal, I'M
changed and lower to sell, with futures
dull and heavy. Liverpool was dull and
depressed, with sales Of 10000 bales.
New Orleans was irregular, with mid.
dlings at l4c. The market here was in
active, with fair offerings but few in.
quiries; prices we're nominal and irregu-
lar. Estimated sales for the day were
1900.
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400 Elegant sets ladies' furs
at So 80. nr,n,,,o
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so Pieces best quality opera
IIanneI at Soc.
KAHN e. FREIBERG.
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PIANOS for rent at 81 per month, and
for sale at lew prices on installmeRts. to
close out, at Ames, Beattie & CO. 8 Fur
.niture and Carpet Store, s96 Main street.
nj
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For Arkansas River
Far Rt. Frnncfa River.

Memphis, Mariana and st. Francis River
Packet-The steamer
LA....................T. X. Bowman. master
A. Haycock, clerk.
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ~
w every SATURDAY, at 5 pm. sllssiklI7
For freight or passage apply on -.
board This low. water packet was secured
especially by me for this trade. and shippers
cad rely on her remaining permanently.
76.t I. r. BOWMAN.
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so Sets children's ftIrs at $I
per set. n,DpnC
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OvsrEss, cigars, drinks, at Madame
Bullock's, sSs. Main, near Union. 65t
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sTRASoKRs, 20 to Converse's, 81 South
Court street. GOT
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HOIIenberg, No. 2S4 Main
street. has everything in the
music line fresh at low prices.
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New 0RLKAEs. December IA. 1880 a.m.-The
market is irregular. Middling. lac; sales, 1880
bales; receipts. 5l71 bales.
GALVESTON. December l4.-Cotton is weak.
Middling, 1870; net receipts, 1876 bales gross,
~
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st. Louis and New Orleans Packet For
Yicksburg, Natchez and New Orleans.
JOHN KYLE .................. Hutchinson, master
TpAASYhSp ss Mf I5tb, Il 10 anu INES sh
For freight or passage apply to Eslzail1AllAlA
r. w. LIGHTBURNE. Agent,
Is Madison street.
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HrSD gives everybody a gift.
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ron SALE OF RENT.

ISoR SALE oRRENTI,A SUE SUBURBAN Ishl;s O9 one
b.if acres Of ground, incioscd win 2
-.n ea fcnee. c;gtern water. and variety on
~ f,,it. Will be sold very low ior can o 55
ss Zine. Apply at &C Madison street, o'-'@
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KAHN g. FREIBERG.

500 pairs cOpper.IOed shoes,
20 cents.
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MADAME BULIocK's Mansion House
Main, near Union, is the place to get
oysters. ooi
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FLOWERS, Christmas trees and decora-
tons, at Craig s, 379 Main street. 100
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Por Arkansas Rlver.

Regular Arkansas River Packet Co.-For Pine
Bluff. Little Rock and Fort Smith.
CLARKSVILLE.... Pritchard. master
II caves AS ABOVE THIS r.,
IL DAY, 18th inst, at 5 pm. For slssI M
freight or passage apply 70 aE1Aia's-a1-nfA
GLENN 4 VlNS0N, Agents.
on Wharfboat. foot of Court street.
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Pnor. HIEp. GreenlavI.. Monday.
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KAHN g. FREIBERG,

Beautiful human hair SWITCH
es, 81.
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Sun painting.

Professor Coonley has just reopened
his studio with new and greatly i'm
proved light, and has added all the ae-
cessories necessary 10 produce the very
finest results in the art Photographic.
Pictures taken equally well in either
clear or cloudy weather, No. 25l Main
street 70
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St Bernard, Pittsburg and Camel Coal,
ST
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Fat Pine.

Kindling just received and for sale by
ST. BERNARD Coal ASSOCIATION,
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For st. Francis River.

TUT . L n Z FIIICHH NtINUIs
For Helena and Way Landings and st. Fran
els River.
ST. FRANCIS master
Davis, clerk.
I EAVES MEMPHIS AS ABOVE 49,
~ every Tuesday. Thursday and sstsslssri
For freight or passage apply on board. 2St
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PLAY billiards at COnverse's, 81 South
Court street. GOT
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For New Orleans.

Regular Cincinnati and New Orleans Packet
For Vicksburg. Natchez and New Orleans.
CHAS. BODMANN.. .Shinkle. master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ~.
w THIS DAY. Dec. 14th. at elsEf
r. W. LIGHTBURNE,
Sup't Memphis Elevator Co.. Is Madison st.
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LADIES' restaurant, Mansion House.
1893 Main, near Union. Col
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LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION
THE CITY.

E6 &c M HIS
Monday Evening, Dec. IA, 1874.
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STEAMBOATS,.
FOR Vicksburg.

For vtcksburg.
Memphis and st. Louis Packet co.,. s. Maj
Line-For Vicksburg and the Bends.
JULIA.-.............. ...........-..Blake, master
WILL LEAVE ON THIS W.-z
wv DAY, Dec. 18th, at pm. elt5n1nhAs
For freight or passage apply to ElisssssalaaHlaih
AID. STORM,
Sup't Mississippi River Elevator Co.
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Regular Memphis and Pine Bluff U. S. Mail
Line-For Red Fork, Auburn, New Gascony
and all points through to Pine Bluff.
BELLE OF TEXAS............Woo dburn. master
+ EAVES ON TUESDAY, 14TH Hs1, =
IL inst, at 5 pm. For freight or e.,,#
JNO. N. HARDIN, Sup't,
is Madison street
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For Fulton, Randolph and Osceola.
X. Joplin master
I'm place of the Mary Amept.l
T EAVES AS ABOVE THIS W-a,
1DAY, Dec. l4th, at pm. For LNi.N8eksk
freight or passage apply en- board. eilA'1Allsak
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HISD's beautiful p ssents.
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For Cincinnati.


FOr WHIVe HIVer.
Memphis and White River Packet co.,. s.
Mail Line-For Augusta. Jacksonport and
all Way Landings on White river.
CITY OF AUGUSTA...........-... Elliott. master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE C.
w TUESDAY, Dec. 18th, slsEAtsa
GLENN & VINS0N, Agents,
On board Wharf boat.
X. w. LIGHTBURNE,
Is Madison atrant
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No. ls Madison street.
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FOR RENT.

ron PFNT-TWO WELL IMPROVED
niaoes. four miles out on fernando road,
Sne twelve acres, the other twenty-four acres
Anpiv at this office. SO-I
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-15
The Parish Convention
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA,

ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, !
Aug. 18th, 1874. !
At a meeting of the Parish Zen
trail Committee of the White Mans
Party, held this day, there was
present-Jnlius Levin, John A.
Williams, John l.. Walker, w. c.
M:Gimsey and Robt. p. Hunter.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That in view Of the fact
that the registration opens in this
Parish on the 4th Monday of Au-
gust, and that it is desirable that
nominations for the parish offices
should lie made as soon thereafter
as possible, the time ofho'ding the
Ward elections for delegates to the
Parish Convention he and is here
by fixed for
SATURDAY, Goth of AUGUST,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and that the
PARISH CONVENTION he held 1T the
Town Hall, in the town OF Alcxan-
flril, OH
SATURDAY, 5th SEPTEMBER,
RESOLVED, That the representa-
ton from the different Wards. be
fixed at one delegate for every 25
votes, or fraction of Is votes. or
over cast for John McEnery for
Governor in 1872. Accordingly
the following list with the votes
east, and the number Of delegates
to which each precinct is entitled
is published for the guidance Of the
wards, as the basis Of their repre-
sentation in the Parish Convention
tO.wit:
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THE 1CIRCUs" ETC.-We knew
it! The Democrat after $neering at
the Rapi'les Cemetery Association,
now comes out with strong Mctho,
dist doctrine about spending money
to see the "Circus," "Menagerie"
ETC., Bah! The Rail Road must ~,
in a desperate condition when its
advocates preach sacrilege to the
dead in one breath and straight
laced Pu-itauism in another
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-15

70 The special meeting Of the
Police Jury called for Thursday
last, was a failure for want of a
quorum, and was adjourned over
to the regular meeting in Septem-
Der. Erit rail road!
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How IS THIS I've are told
that the negro suspected Of tho
assassination Of Dennis Sullivan,
was seen ut or rear Ernest's wood
yard one night last week. How is
this, Mr.. DeLacyi Are you doing
everything YOU can to catch him !
We are determined that this matter
shall not rest where it is, and if the
perpctrator of this dastartlly out.
rage is still in this country he shall
be caught.
Why don't Kellogg, the Usurper,
offer a reward for this ''black
league " murderer He was quick
enough to accuse tho " White
League" of the murder of Nunes
in Caddo, but this lime the boot is
ON the other foot.
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- Times are hard. but IS Cents
will win somebody FIVE HUNDRED
J OLLARS, in tho LOTTERY If the
RApIpEs AGRICULTURAL FAIR Asso-
c1kTloN.
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18th day of A U G. U S T,

ncxt-for the purpose Of appointing
delegates to represent this Parish. in
the State Convention I" meet in New
Orleans, on the 4th Monday If August.
And ais" t" designate the mode and
tive "f nominating candidates tor the
Legislature and local offices. The on
X issue before the people i" the ap-
l-"arl,ing canvass. il opposition t"
Raliral'sn. and the proposition pres
entc,l, il for Il union Of all the elements
If opposition to the present State gov
eminent. Il. A. HUN TEX,
Chairman Democratic Parish Execu-
tive Committee.
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Call for a Mass Meeting

DY VIRTUE Of the Authority veated
ID in M. as Chairman "f the Exec"-
tive Committee If this Parish. and IN
obedience to IL resolution adopted ut
,he late meeting Of the Democratic
State Central Committee, I d" hereby
invite aud tarnes,ly SOLICIT the attend
ancc If all conservative voters in the
Parish, 1T Rapid-s. without reference
to past political affiliations I" par,,ci-
pate in Mass meeting in tho COURT
HOUSE, in the town Of Alexandria
at ~ o'clock NJ, on the
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| parallel, and as 4 check to tho arrest
and arbitrary imprisonment Of our lciti.
zens for imaginary offences: and that
thanks are due Mess rs. MARI. Whitaker.
Ellis and Ryan, the Counsel who volun.
teered in the trial Of the Grant Parish
prisoners, for their noble defence Of
those unfortunate gentleman.
RESOLVED, That we regard the recent
PRONUNCIATION Of the Infamous Resistra.
ton Law, by w. r. Kellogg, the Usur.
per, as an outrage upon our rights, and
rs an attempt on his part to deprive the
honest people Of the State OF an oppor.
tunity to register and vote, while it's
doubtless intended by him to afford =
basis for carrying tho coming election
ny fraud. We warn the Registrar or
this Parish that any attempt to regulato
or control the registration Iii this Par.
ish 30 ~ not to afford full and fair On.
portunity for all to register, ana any
dissemination against the white citisene
TOT this Parish, Will not be tolerated for
one moment. and will be resisted b. ~
|-"PEACEABLyssif we can, Foac,lIrs Il
we must" That We are In no I,ur,or q
trifle with any attempt, either direct Of
indirect, to defraud ~ Of any Of our
rights.
Resolved. That the Chairman Of the
Meeting appoint delegntesst to, repfeseuG
the Parish Of Rapiles IN the State Con.
ventiOn to assemble in the city of Baton
Rouge on the Fourth Monday OF the
present month. Tint we endorse the
joint call Of the Democratic Central
Committee and the Committee Of Sew.
rnty for that Convention, md that W.
lo"k to It to adopt such policy 40 wilt
unite the white people Of this State, aud
that we pledge to its nominees our cor.
dial support and to the Convention itself
our hearty cooperation.
RESOLVED, That this Is a peoples
movement. independent Of all past par.
ty affiliations aud regardless Of all past
party names and organizations. That
as the people We pledge ourselves to
,,na,niunttv Of purpose and to unswerv.
ing activity and determination. That
In this crisis It il OF paramount impor.
lance that private considerations should
b: sacrificed to the public good, It IL
therefore our determination to support
for office none hut good and tried men.
The office must seek the man, and we
counsel the Parish Convention to as
semble, to put forward the best men Of
the Parish TOR the respective Parish
Offices to be filled by election this Fall.
RESOLVED, That the present contest
is one Of the people, and not Of party.
for the redemption Of the State Of Lou.
isiana.
RESOLVED. That the Chairman Of this
Conventi"" appoint Parisll Executive
COMMITTEES to consist Of Q members.
RESOLVED. That this Mass Meeting a.
point - time and place for the purpose 81
holding y Convention to nOmimats and ~
lect Candidates for the several Offices N
be filled.
On motion Of Geo. w. Stafford,
Resolred, That the Resolutions
lie voted OH. and adopted separate.
t ~. All were adopted.
On motion the chair was empOw.
cred to appoint u Parish Executive
Committee Of nine members.
The following Executive Com.
mittee vas then appointed by tho
chair:
ROBT. P. HUNTER,
j. L. WALKER,
j. LEVIN,
r. l.. LUCKETT,
JNO. A. WILLIAMS,
JNO. W. PRESCOTT,
FRED SEP.