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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-25

The superb passenger steamer Ben
Franklin, Captain William Miller, leaves
this evening for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, attending to all way business
and ticketing passengers through to New
York for twenty-five and to Baltimore
for twenty dollars, including meals and
stateroo'ms. Andy Harrigan, clever
gentleman, holds forth in the office.
The mails for New Orleans are now
carried from Vicksburg by steamboats,.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
came in this morning from st. Louis
with near 500 tons Of grain and produce.
She is the Saturday Anchet Line packet
for Cairo and St. Louis, leaving the eIe-
vator this evening. Billy Dill will
secure staterooms for all wishing safe
journey up the river,
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MAsOHIC DIRECTORY,

LODoxs. wv
sourH MEMPHIS, No. 1ls-moots I'd Friday
n each monthe-hail corner Madison and SEQ
ond. W. NJ. Brooks, W. d.. Al. Wheeler
AEoEnoxA, No. les-mests LIST Monday in
svery month, Al Odd Fsllowu' Hall corner
Court and Main. O. q. Locke, W. NJ; b..
Richmond, SECRETARY.
LEILA Sc0TT. No. 2Se-meets lat ThuTaday
Of zach month--hali cerner Madison and SEQ
ond. VIM. Frank. W. MI A. 5. Myers.
pNsoro. No. 2ea-meets 81 Friday Of each
month odd Fellows' Hall. Bun. y. Price.
vi. M, r. w. Shelton. Secretary,
KuwrNNrNo. No. 3fl-mects 4th Friday OF
each month--at South Memphis Hall. corner
of Madison and Second. Richard Creighton,
w. NJ, Jas. s. Carpenter, Secretary.
ROYAL ARCH.
PKNN CHAPTER, No. H-meets ~ Monday Of
aaeh month-Odd FelIowa' Hall. D.B Forster.
M, x. II. p; A. j. Wheeler. Secretary,
MkNPHia CHkFTER, NO. B-mocN - Odd
Follow Hall, Sd Monday Of each month. W.
3. Matthews, NJ. K. II. P; X. W. Shelton.
Secretary.
n. AND q. n.
EUREKA CoUScfL. No. 6-meets 81 Thur
dRy az each month-Odd Foiiowf Hall. q.
Rsder, Th. Ill. f; O. II. Myers, REQ.
TnMPbARa.
CYnUxE CoxnANDEHY. No, t-moets 4th Mon
day of.each month. Geo. Mollersh, Com. 7.
cILviST cHlFrEs or Rosr cporx. 18th. No.
1. Charles W. Adams. SD, NJ. W.. III.
Tenlinson. sad. sec.'.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.
81. Louis, Grand Tower. p. m
White river, Qulchatep..........,.... p, m
Arkansas river, Mary Boyd. p m
Cincinnati, Ben franklin....-............"" p. m
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Oakland, Louisville.
Grand Lake, Louisville.
Sharp Mcdonald, Louisville.
j. II, Bigley, Louisville.
Grand Tower, st. Louis.
Pat Rogers, Cincinnati.
Thompson Dean, N. Orleans.
Glencoe, st. Louis.
Falls Pilot, Ohio river.
DEPARTURES.
Frank Forest, Hailes Point.
A. j. White, Napoleon.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Capitol City. St. Louis.
St. Genevieve, Vicksburg.
Future City, New Orleans.
Oakland, South.
John A. Wood, South.
Grand Lake, South.
Thompson Dean, Cincinnati.
Glencoe, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT
J. H. Bigley, Mary Boyd, Qnickstep'
Ben Franklin. Grand Tower, Falls Pilot.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear aud pleasant. The
river here came to stand last evening,
and is now ia inches below high water
mark Of 1867. AT Cairo the river rose
8 inches yesterday. The Ohio is falling
from Pittsburg to Evansville. Cumber-
land and Tennessee rivers are steadily
declining. At st. Louis the.river rose
two inches yesterday; at st. Paul, one
inch; at Leavenworth, "a inches, and at
Dubuque Eve inches. White and Ar
kansas rivers are at high tide, but sta
tionary. The levees at Friar's Point
and DeSoto Front are still ell right, bat
below these points the entire country is
overhowed. Business on the wharf this
morning was exceedingly dull for Satur-
day, with little movement in freight.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sun shine once more.
The river here. after rising to within
ia inches Of the high water mark Of
1867, has come to stand, and we hope
that with the favorable turn Of the
weather that instead Of its rising again
Il will rapidly decline and relieve the
poor sufferers in the bends.
Captain Randall, Of the jobbing tow
boat Laura, which is suitable 70 send
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

punhtu LupaRa QrYicn,.
MRheutn, Tam. Apfil ~, 1870,

MsApnln, rHSS,. AprilN, isiiI
The money market this morning was
quiet aud working oaaN with currency
In good supply. The discount market IL
steady, bankers are DESIGNATING all frat,
elass. paper Offering n, SOLO v cent v
annum; on the streets money ie easy on
good eollAtcrAls iCaa " cent " month,
Brokers are paying iiil9lili FOR gold,
Exchange is 10 light supply between
banks the rate 81 90 v $1,000 on Boa.
ton and New York buying at par aud
selling at 10 premium, and on New Or.
loans at 10 discount. City bonds, cou.
pons aud Nieolson pavement scrip re-
main quiet and steady. County and
State warrants are unchanged, Rail.
road stocks, Arkansas and Mississippi
.anu.,ttas rAot{non dnlt aud onoinnl
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-25

LivRRrOoL. April .. l2;0 PEN. Cotton
opens steady. Uplands. SAdi Orleans. SD.
p.m.-Cotton Il steady. Uplands, SD,
Orleans. sd. Sales, 1900 bales, Of which
200 were Tor export anu speculation.
NORFOLK, April q. Cotton receipts To-day.
ESQ bales.
MonnR, April 25.-Tho cotton market Is
quiet. MiddlinF. l6ite; receipts. 723 bales.
SAVANNAH. April 8 Cotton is quiet. Mid
dliug, l6isc; receipts, SIS bales.
GALVESTON. Aprn l5.-Cotton e. nominal.
With no transactions. Middling. li,ac; re-
ceipts. 0Si bales.
NV OELEkNs. April Is, il;3o a.m.-The
market is dnll. Middling. i75se; sales. 500
bales, receipts. 81 bales.
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FOR New OTIaanss
Louisyllle and New Orleans Paekst Company
--For VichrburE. Natehez ana New Orleans.
Mary Houston, I'll: I'd: s
O. q, Miller, mssiefI y, Miilsf. clerk.
+ EAVEe SUNDAY. 26rB INST, AT 10 Am
i 4 For freight on pHsghge apply 70
II, W. LfdHTBUhNE,
Sup't Memphis Elevator Co., 30 Front.
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The market this morning opened quiet,
with moderate demand. Offerings were
fair, but buyers we're unwilling to con-
cede to holders prices. Liverpool was
reported steady, with middling uplands
sid and Orleans SID sales, $4,000 bales.
Now York was reported quiet but firm,
with holders asking higher priccS; mid
dliugs l1io and futures stronger. The
market here was not very active, It being
Saturday, the day for closing up the
weeks business; there was also wide
difference between the views Of buyers
and sellers. A few lists Of low middling
changed hands at l6t0l64c and mid.
ding at l6l9lTc.
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MEMPHIS POsToFFICE.

orrlou HouRs--Fnon AN. TO 5P.r.i SUNDAY
FRoM TO 10 An.
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AntnrdAx Mhlae RIVer PacIk 9 3

VIM. Ashford. master; Milt Harry. clerk.
r EAYES SATURDAY. 18th INST. AT 5
ia pm. For freight or passage apply On
board.
The Quickstep connects at the mouth Of
White river every Sunday with the steamer
Belle of Yazoo for all points below.
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KNIsHTs OF PTTHIAs'

TrSSrssrr IoDoH No. 5-Mcets M
svcry " ednesday night over Adams
.trest fugine House, cor. Second strcet. T.
=. MCLEAN, g. O.; P, J. Moran, y; " e.
stedt. n, u r.; A. Hum. NJ. OF E.i Z.
0roa. p.
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1850 p.m.--Cotton Il quiet aud firm, and IL
/ held hiFhot. Futures are stroag, with sales
| for MAY at II 1-i68l7Sso; June. i7i<gi7 q-16ci
| July, lSc. Sales to-day. l9, 800 bales.
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Closes. Arrives.
Az. lr.n. An. Pm.
ll2 Memphis Ohio II. X. I $50
IDOL 3.S01 Twice Daily, BID Alb
ssoin Memphis r. k. 4 fsiF1:'''n 100 n.@
Mississippi h Tepnes-
lf.l5 see RI. R.-Daily. I'D
(Memphis 4 Little Rock
liz n. R.-Daily. 800
Mis-. river 10 Meicna 4
3 sol Friar's P't--daily.
Vieksburgltri-weekly)l
sol Mon, Thurs, Sat.
miss. river u St.Louis
g sol Mon, Thurs. Fri.
I White Hlyer-Semi.
30 Weekly-ATues. 4 Sat.
Ark river, semi-weoklyl
30 | Tuesday and Saturday.
marion ttrl-woeklyl-l
o Mon, We'd. Fri. 10
Cuba, Tennassee-
10 weekiy-frday. 10
lByhalia&0liye Branch
8 sol Tues. and Fri. $50
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STEAMBOATS,.


Tor OaiFO ma ~ hv"is'
Memphis and 81. Louis Packet Company For
Hickman, Columbus, Cairo and 81. Louis.
GRAND TOWER. ................ Lonnox, master
WILL LEAVE THE ELE- 0su.f
w vator Building THIS DAY, a|3aklaR
18th inst, at 3 pm. go
For freight or passaeo apply to,.o,
AID. bTOiiM,
sup't Mississippi River Elevator Co.
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The following IL tho present tariff from Now
York and Boston TO Memphis on froights by
the GroatW estern Dispatch Fast Freight Lines
All rail-Flrst class, 81 Sit second class. 81 Is;
third class, 81 o., fourth class. Sici nth class.
&c. ,-,
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Z o. o. p. DIRECTORY.

4NI|Nt
Odd Fsnovs.EHaI. corner Main and North
Court streets.
LoDuEs.
MaAPWs Lopez. No. 6-meots eyery Tues
Day. Geo. W. Smith, n. g.; W. w. Hum
phrels, Y. a.; Q. II. Plisehke. ssefstsryi Is.
\. Risk. Treasurer.
CnIoKAsGw- LoDoE. No. s--moets every Mon
day night, John aarrow. N /. g.; Ben Frei-
berr. V, 9; !. b, Jones, R. 81 Thomas
Bacon. p. s.; John Holt. Treasurer.
ScufLLER LODeE. No. itO-maots every We'd
nesdRv night. Jos. Achtman. N. g.; ]. O..
schmid. v, a.; N. shilling. Secretary; Peter
BtNNrR Lopan, No. 1t7-meets every Friday
nirht Q. Gross, n. a.; J. r. Lees, v. q. I;
y. IL, Starr. p. and r. S.; 0eorge A. War
HNcAMPnENrs.
akvoao FNcAnPMRNT. No. 3-meeN on the
irf and "a THURSDAY nights Of each month.
John Garrow, Q. ?. Charles NJ. Carroll, ~.
y. DanI Shioss. 5: W.; Thomas Bacon. S. :
1chn A. Holt, r.. John II. Graf. ]. W.
NrrrrIs ENokMPnKST, No, A-meets "a and
az Thursday NIGHTS Of each month. O. II.
Phschke, d. P. Q, Gross, Il. p; Geo. a.
Wsrinr. =. W; II. L. Pickering, Scribe; 7.
y jukcs, Treasurer, Thos. 1. Risk. }. W.
~~wrours or PTTHIAs. IN
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For Arkansas River,

Memphis and Arkansas Packe: Company
United States Mail Line-Por Pine Blud,
Little Rock. and all points through TO Port
Smith.
MARY Boyd. .--.....-...Haines, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ON 49,
wv SATURDAY. 9Th inst. at $500. ~
GLENN & yINSON. Agents.
46-4s Wharf boat. foot Of Court street.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-11-20

tell their child that his baby brother
has been " dropped down from heaven, +"
or been "sent by God," whether that
which is told with intent to deceive is
not palpably lie, and whether the ex-
ample therein set is calculated either to
heighten his respect and esteem for
them, or to strengthen his morals. 1t
is undeniable that if parents would
frankly and decorously discuss these
matters with their children. they could
in great measure, if not wholly, eradi-
cate the pruriency which the latter usu-
ally entertain for certain conversations
among themselves. This pruriency is
a direct outgrowth of that method
which, failing TO instruct children, aban-
dons them to the companionship of
their own erroneous notions.
Curiosity being the earliest form of
scientific inquiry, it is clear, then, that it
should be carefully nurtured. Children
should be encouraged not only to ask
questions concerning all things, but al
so to ask all questions concerning all
things. And parents should hold them
selves ready and cheerful to answer all
Questions; bearing in mind, however, that
as wrong notions are easily conveyed,
SNN w |S1AGCbg eLCy oAIOb4N w
watchful against making wrong answers
either through ignorance or miscon.
ceiyed delicac7. When in doubt as to
tile correct answer, the child should be
frankly told so, and requested to re-
member his question until an opportu-
mtg occurs to have it answered by some
competent person. And it should be a
PARENTS anxiety 10 have answered, in
the manner indie ted, all questions
which he is unable to answer himself.
Such course would be sure to Inspire
the child's confidence in the parent, and
inc, ease his affection and admiration,
while the reverse course could not fail
to have the opposite effect. To cheer
fully and intelligently lead child to
exhaustive inquiry in every direction
will unquestionably often prove diff
cult and apparently hopeless or thank
less task, but overshadOwing such self
ish considerations should stand the sol
ernn word duty William e. Sim
mons. Dir.
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Improved Car Shoe,

A car shoe invented by Mr.. Stillson
OF Minneapolis has lately been tested
there with great success. Its design is
TO prevent the numerous accidents to
which railroad trains are liable from one
cars jumping the track. 1t consists of
clamp like arrangement which is affixed
between the wheels of each truck, This
runs about two inches above the rail.
and, If a ything happens to throw the
wheels from the track, the clamp at
once grasps the rails, holds the car on
the track and brings the train to a halt
very quickly. During one of the ex-
perlments at curve in the road, on
down grade, rail was removed from
the track. The car havingi the shoe on
was then started down the grade. its
speed being not less than thirtv-five
miles an hour. On reaching the gap
the wheels jumped the track the car
settled down upon the shoe, which at
once gTasped the rail which had not
been removed, held the car in an up-
right position on the track, and finally
brought 1t TO a stand-s'ill in distance
of two hundred and fifty feet. At a
second trial, with a speed of fifteen
miles an hour, the same result was &C.
complished, the car being brought to
half in thirty feet. Railroad men are
especially delighted with the invention
on account of the saving to their rolling
stock which it promises The shoe,
they say, will add one third to the
strength of the truck, it being con-
strUcted of iron and weighing about five
hundred pounds. It is estimated that
with this shoe car will last on an aver
age twice as long as without it, while to
passengers it is a perfect insurance
against a class of accidents which have
caused greater losses of life than per-
haps any other.
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Deem Flowing.

Can farmers be made to see the great
benefits arising from deep blowing? In
the western country the soil is from one
to three feet deep, ard in many sections
is underlaid by subsoil that is not
barren by any means, as is always the
case in the cast. In such cases, where
the soil is comparatively thin, and the
subsoil fair as to quality, if a little Of
it is turned up yearly, it is of some adj
vantage in impartiDg a character of
freshness to the whole, and if the dress
ing is practiced, the improvement lSar
comes rapid. AS fall blowing is now in
order, suppose each farmer goes only
one inch deeper Gas an experiment for
his own satisfaction on part of field
to be sowed to one crop.
One years trial will show him such a
difference in growth and yield as must
be conclusive Two decided advantages
will result if a wet, soaking spring
follows, the water will lie below the
young roots, and they will not be rotted
off while, if a drought comes on later
in the season, the young roots, being
sound, will push vigorously down to
the moisture, and the plant will flourish
strongly, the germ will then neither be
water-logged nor become baked, either
of which is fatal to after growth. A
strong, healthy growth, heavier yield
and an earlier yield will then naturally
be insured. This is the true process for
deep soils. but if the soil is thin, and
the subsoil a hard clay or gravel, then
deep blowing is inadmissible. In such
cases the only remedy is to use the sub
soil pillow, and manure heavily; and grad
ually, as the manare goes down, the
depth of blowing may be carefully in
creased, but the sQbsoil pillow must be
put through once in every four or five
years. But in our deep, rich soils in
the west the use of the subsoiI pillow,
constant deep blowing and heavy top
dressing in the winter, with old or de-
composed manure, will invariably be
followed by crops of double quantity,
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The Shah on the English

The Hornet says: "The great inter-
est awakened by our extracts from the
shah's diary induces us to make further
references to that most remarkable
work. The Persian monarch seems to
have been much impressed with our
prediction for black, a color which he
says we lose no opportunity of display
ing, even in the costumes worn by us.
He was of opinion that the habit had
its rise in some ancient superstition, for
he waa assured that in eases of disputes
respecting the meaning of the law, the
wise men of the land invariably con.
suited black stone, kept expressly for
that purpose. He also noticed that our
finest statues were always blackened,
and that some of our most famous
singers, known as the 'MOorhre and
Burghess Mhinstreels,' had their fea-
lures treated in a similar manner, from
which he inferred that in England the
customary mode of showing honor and
resi ect to an Individual was to blacken
him well. This supposition was con-
frmed by his being told that two dis
tinguished men, whose acquaintance he
had made, were great blackguards.'
He thinks that they belonged to the
guards in which so many aristocratic
young men were officers. The shah
was much pleased by his visit to Nine.
Tussaud's, and wanted to buy the en-
tire collection to take with him to Tehe-
ran. He was very much puzzled at
first, and mistook some of the visitors
for wax figures. In one instance, the
supposed effigy of Mrs. Cotton, the
poisoner, turned out to be q live
duchess: and in another, he found him
self attentiveIy regarding the features
of an earl's daughter, under the i'm
preston that she was a representation
of Constance Kent. The national love
of gloom displayed itself, he said, in
the Chamber of Heroes'-which, he
says, the English pronounce horrors
where he found large number of life
like resemblances of the most famous
men and women England had produced,
and whose biographies were full of
sound and wholesome instruction. He
thought the ladies looked beautiful.
They appeared much handsomer than
the live ones. When he left Baker
street, he was asked how be relished his
visit, on which ne explained that he
had not required the art of relishiDg
anything. but was quite willing to learn.
He want6d to know what was meant by
relish, and, by way of reply, was pre-
sented with a small bottle, inscribed
with the words 'Goodall's Yorkshire
Relish He drank a glassful, and
thought it rather strong; but was after
wards informed that it was to be used
only with cooked fish, flesh, or fowl.
This, he says, is what the English mean
by relishing thing. They use it for
every conceivable purpose, and never
appear tired of it. In fact he OBJ
serves, the English are most extraor-
binary people, and the more see of
them the less 1 understand them So it
annears."
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My WATERPROOF Boots.

A correspondent of the Indiana Farm
ers avs: ST have stood in mud and wa
ter two or three inches deep, for ten
hours day for a week, without feeling
any dampness or having any difficulty
in getting my boots ON Or off. If yon
would be equally successful, before
wearing the boots give the bottoms a
good coating of tallow and coal tar and
pry it in then oil the "uppers" with
castor oil, about one tablespoonful to
each boot; then oil them twice with
castor oil, when one teaspoonful will be
sufficient. If the weather should be
rainy, er you are compelled to work in
water during the day, wash your boots
clean at night, hold them by the fire
until quite warm, and oil them while
wet, and you will have no trouble about
your boots getting hard and shrinking
up so that you can not get them on. If
the leather should become red, give a
coat of ordinary shoe-blacking before
oiling. The effect of castor oil is to
soften the leather, while it fills the
pores and prevents the water from en-
teripg,
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Drinking for the Effects.

He said he didn't care anything about
liquor, only the effects. He never
liked the taste of it, always made him
"gag" to drink it and he made mp an
awful face as he took it down. But it
was the effects he was after. If it
wasn't for the effects he would never
drink drop of liquor in bis life. He
was a nice young man when we first
heard him say that. He had health,
good looks, property and a respectable
position in society. The only percepti-
BILE effects. of his potations then were
the heightened color in his cheeks, in
creased brilliancy of the eyes and vivac-
ity in conversation. He was generous
and liberal with his money, too, and
had "host of friends" Well, he kept
on drinking for the effects and he got
them, as every man will who keeps at
it long enough. The last time we saw
hi N he was that most pitiful object,
a human wreck. He was standing at a
bar pleading for a drink on time, his
trembling fingers being unable TO find
even a solitary nickel in the pockets of
mis- ragged apparel. He had kept on
gagging over his whisky and drinking
for the effects until he hadn't any effects
left, except those painfully apparent
ones, poverty, disease, privation and
vanished responsibility Verify, he got
the effects,
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Breathing Through the Nose.

The pernicious habit of breathing
through the mouth, while sleeping or
waking, is very hurtful. There arc
many persons who sleep with the mouth
open, and do not know it. They may
go to sleep with it closed, and wake
with it closed; but il the mouth is dry
and parched on waking it is sign that
the mouth has been open during sleep.
Snoring is a certain sign. This habit
should be overcome. At all times, ex-
cept when eating, drinking or speaking,
keep the mouth firmly closed and
breathe through the nosrrils, and retire
with a firm determination to conquer.
The nOstrils are the proper breathing
apparGtus-not the mouth. A man may
inhale poisonous gases through the
mouth without being aware of 1t, but
not through the nOse.-Science Of
Health,