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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-22
VOL. XVIII.
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MISREPRESENTATION!

A medical work on nervous debility, sperma-
is added a treatise on infection and then
modern treatment, with directions for perfect
restoration to health and manly vigor, illus
trated with numerous cases.
Price by Mail
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IoOley's Yeast Powder
Is put up in Full Weight Cans.
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Depot at head Of Main sirof'
ic.ket Office. 2S7 Hain street. corner of
Olson.
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pOo1ey's Yeast Powder
Is the Best. because perfectly pure.
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YEAeT PoWpEq.

eooIey's Yeast Fowler
Is perfectly Pure and Wholesome.
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MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R.R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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Doo1ey's Yeast Pow d. =
Isthe Cheapest. because full weight.
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Woman's Rights.

The following are the opening SEN
fences Of an address on this subject by
Mrs Skinner:
Miss President, Teller wimmen and
male trash generally: | am here to-day
for the purpose Of discussing womens
rights, REFUSING her wrongs and cussing
the men.
/ believe sexes we're created perfectly
equal, with the woman a little more
equal than the man.
/ also believe that the world would to-
day be happier if man had never ex-
isted
As a success, man is failure, and /
bless my stars that my mother was a
woman. iApplausel.
! not only maintain these principles
but maintain shiftless husband besides.
They say man was created first. Well,
spose he was. Amt FIRST experiments
always failures2
If | was betting man, would bet
81 so they are.
The only decent thing about him was
a rib, and that went 10 make something
better. [Applause
And then they throw il into our face
about Eve taking an apple. III bet Eve
dollars that Adam boosted her I'D The
tree aud only gave her the core.
Aad what did he do when he was
found out2 True to his masculine in.
stincis, he sneaked behind Ewes Gre
clan bend, and said. Twasn't me; twas
her" and woman has had 10 father
everything mean, and mother it, too.
What We want is the ballot, and the
ballot we're bound TO have, IL we have
to let down our back hair aud swim 10 a
sea Of sanguinary gore. Sensation.
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WASHINGTON.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 2l.-The Chroicle'
which opposed Yates nomination yes
terday, to-day reverses its opinion and
hopes he will be confirmed.
In the Senate Rumber OF woman
suffrage memorials were presented by
different Senators, and referred.
Frelinghuysen presented a joint reso
luton of the New Jersey Legislature
asking Congress to make an appropria
ton in aid of the Centennial celebra
ton. Also a memorial of the Camden
Board of Trade against the repeal Of
the bankruptcy law.
Roland, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported bill in relation to the
assignment of judges in the territories
Passed. The bill authorizes the legis'
lature in each territory, except Utah, to
make assignments Of judges each SEES
sion, and in case the legislature ueglects
to do so the judges shall make theiI
own assignments, to hold good until the
end Of the next legislative session.
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LATEST TELEGRAMs.
NEW YORK.

NEw YoRK, January 2l.-Yesterday
was the FIRST day of the season for metro
politan skaters. Central Park was
crowded, and the sport excellent
A Washington dispatch published tins
morning gives the full text Of the report
submitted to the House yesterday by the
Committee on Railways and Canals
The report favors federal regulations oil
freights, fares, tolls and charges upon
railroads.
A slight snow fell early this morning
and still continues. Weather mild.
A special from Washington says that
Waites confirmation as Chief Justice
has been delayed in the Senate by SUM
ner Directing to him because he ran
against Ashley for Congress in 1867
The objections thus far are trivial. No
charges affecting his character or fitness
for the position have appeared
The Times Washington special says
that Gushing has definitely decided to
take the Spanish mission, and is making
active preparations to go to Madrid
A special dispatch from Wilkesbarre
saws: Three thousand miners have
struck for increased wages. 1t is re-
ported that they have not received their
nav for long time. Much apprehen'
sion of trouble prevails. The news
from the ceal regions is causing con-
siderable excitement in commercial
circles here, especially among those
parties who are Immediately interested
in coal supplies. The present stock OF
coal held here by various companies,
aggregates million tons. The winter
consumption so far has been very light
this season, and as there is plenty on
hand an increase in price is not antiel-
pated.
Merchants il England have advlces
stating that the money market in Cal
cutta and Bombay is already very strln-
gent owing to the failure Of the rice
crop. Some of the Greek merchants
doing business here are in receipt OF
private advices stating that the impend
ing famine in Bengal creates the grayest
apprehensions abroad. 1t is thought
that the preparations made by the In
dian Government to avert 1t are entirely
inadequate, and prompt assistance from
Britain will be required to prevent
repetition of the Orissa famine of 1865,
when 700, 900 persisted of famine. If 1t
takes place it will undoubtedly produce
great stringency.
Manhattan Grange No. II, of Patrons
of Husbandry, has been organized here,
being the first in this city.
Stocks were active yesterday, with
general advance in all the leading fea'
lures. Many dealers who bought largely
last week yesterday unloaded at in
creased prices, and covered later in the
day by equally large purchases. New
activity is developing in Ohios, in which
there is said to be a strong movement.
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D.a,h Of the stamese twins.

New York, January PA dispatch
from Greensboro, North Carolina, gives
additional details of the death Of the
Siamese twins. The son, who slept up
stairs, heard cry Of alarm. He went
10 the twins sleeping room. Eng was
found greatly excited, his brother Chung
having died during the night he grew
gradually worse and remarked, " sup
pose / must die, too" In two hours he
expired. The family physician and
other medical men, after the death Of
the twins. desired to cut the ligaments
that bound them 10 examine in the IN
terest Of science, but we're not allowed
to do so. II is believed, however, that
the relatives may yet be persuaded to
permit the examination.
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TENNESSEE FINANCES.
Hopeful We've OF G"v. Brown
inc state 90 Resume IA July.

Hopeful We've OF G"v. Brown
inc state 90 Resume IA July.
From the Now York Tribune
During the recent visit OF Governor
Brown Of Tennessee to this city he was
asked by Tribune reporter his opinion
of the financial condition of the State.
He talked freely on the subject. and ex-
pressed the utmost confidence that the
provisions for the payment OF the inter
est on all the bonded Indebtedness of the
State we're sufficient, aud it would be
paid in July, 1874 and January, 1875,
and that the State having once resumed
would never again be in default. He
said that the Comptroller and Treasurer
were in accord with him on the subject
of the State finances, and that leading
men who had been opposed to the fund
ing law had changed their views. He
had ascertaned this by personal visits TO
those sections of the State where the OPP
position had been strongest; the only
basis of their opposition was the sup
posed inexpediency Of the personal leg
islation at the time the funding act was
before the Legislature.
Gov. Brown said that he would not
have been candidate for re-elec-
ton but for the fact that he desired the
State to resume payment, and also
wished to see an educational system in
practical operation. Both wishes we're
in fair way to be realized. President
Sears Of the Peabody Educational Fund,
visited Tennessee recently and ex-
pressed himself much gratified at the
educational progress which has been
made. The Governor said that Tennes-
see now has the best school system OF
all the Southern States, and that pro
vision was made whereby every child
between six and sixteen years of age
could have at least five months school
ing each year, and that the educational
advantage for all were much better than
they had been for white children before
the war. The foundations of Wander
5ilt's institution were already laid at
Nashville, and the State was erect
ing asylums for the blind and dumb.
From about 1861 to 1865 the peniten-
tiary system was an expense to the State
of SIP 900 year; now it has been so
far improved as to yield a revenue oil
$4,000 a year. He said that the State
had Cancelled $l,500,0O0 of her bonds
within very short time, and about
S., 100000 were then due from solvent
railroads, which debts can be paid in
bonds of the State; that these roads paid
their interest annually to the State,
either in bonds or coupons. Life was
never more secure in Tennessee than
now, the stories of the Ku-Klux outrages
having been greatly exaggerated, Pub
lie sentiment in the State had made
great progress for the better.
The bonds of the State of Tennessee
now selling at the Board, coupon on,
have thirty per cent. arrears Of interest
thereon. By the Funding law these
arrears are convertible into new bonds
of $1,000 bearing interest from January
1921
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-21

JERSEY CRY, N. j., january 2l.-A
terrible homicide occurred few days
ago in the township of Readville, Hunt
erton county. A colored man named
Theodore Cruise lives in a small hut on
Fountland mountain. His place is the
resort OF many negroes from the sur
rounding district. One night last week
a disturbance occurred when Cruise
son ran to the door armed with huge
club aud challenged any one of the
party to come out and fight him. His
mother went out to quiet him, and he
struck her blow on the head, telling her
instantly. He then fed. Israel Nor
rocco, Cruise half brother, armed him
self with huge carving knife and, &C
companied by Geo. 7. Thompson, an
other negro, pursued the son. Over
taking him, they stabbed him mortally.
Cruises mother soon recovered, but she
died two days afterward. Morocco and
Thompson have been arrested.
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HOW TO SECURE IMMIGRATION

The New York Sun says that " the
people of the Southern States who are
DESTROYS of securing white immigration
may perhaps gain hints Of value from
the experience Of Maine in colonizing
New Sweden, in the northern wilderness
of that State. In December, 1871, the
colony OF New Sweden was founded,
and it now numbers 600 souls. The
eoloniats have taken up 10000 acres Of
land, have felled 220O acres of forest and
have seeded 400 acres Of grass land. The
State furnished the Swedes from the
founding of the colony in 1871 to Sep
TENDER 30, 1873, the sum Of $24 .32l, oil
which the Swedes have repaid s. OPS in
labor on the public roads, leaving bal.
ance Of little more than SIC. 600. which
is to be paid in road labor when wanted
Provisions aud tools were the principal
articles supplied to the colonists by the
State, which also put up twenty SIX
houses TO receive them on their arrival.
Since then the Swedes have built lOi
houses, 100 barns, two steam shingle
mills, and one water power saw mill.
One hundred and thirty men Of the col
ony have declared their intention Of be-
coming American citizens. But this il
not all. In addition 10 the COO SwedeS
ia kew Sweden there are 900 friends
and relatives Of the colonists scattered
through the State, adding by their indus
try 10 the wealth Of the community.
The 1900 swsdes in Maine al paid their
oua passage 20 this country, and
brought With them 100000 in cash. 1t
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Magazine Notices.

ST.. NICHOLAS experiment of
Scribner's to establish an elegant illus
trated magazine for boys and girls bids
fair TO be a great success. 1t is adopted
to young and expanding minds, attrac-
tive, simple and inductive, leading the
youthful readers through pleasant fields,
among trees, birds and flowers, animals,
butterflies and all the creatures of ami
mated nature, and transporting them
rapidly from city to country farm house,
over mountains and across rivers and
lakes, and even to far distant countries
where strange people are found, and the
little travellers are all the while learning
new stories, seeing strange sights and
learning great cardinal truths, and gath
ering up treasures for the future from
the store house of nature. The little
cleaners cannot con over these pages
without deriving much valuable infor-
nation and learning important life les
sons, and laying the foundations of
liberal education and broad sentiments
of charity and liberality toward the
world. The February number has
reached us through the mails, and will
be found entertaining to all ages, as well
as instructive.
The GALAXY for February opens with
an exciting description Of scenes in the
late Indian war. Next comes an install
ment Of Justin McCarthy's charming
novel, "Linley Rockford" story of
married life. Albert Rhodes follows
with sketch of curious and useful
class of Partisan society--the ragpick-
ers; those human worms, who spend
their nights in grubbing among the ash
barrels and dust-heaps and sewers OF the
gay capital, and at daybreak go no one
knows whittier. Even the ragpicker,
humble and laborious as he is, is show n
to be a creature Of sentiment too and
has his balls and fetes and anniversaries,
his philosophy and humor, as well as
other people. We are admitted to his
favorite hauuts, and some Of the myster-
les Of the game market and cat and bird
traffic are confdentlally explained. Mr..
Richard Grant White contributes his
usual quantum Of Linguistic Notes and
Queries, in which he treats Of the bad
treatment the English language has re.
ceived in public documents and in the
halls of Congress. Perhaps ths most
noticeable article in the number is a
sketch of John Wesley, the founder oil
Methodism, whose strength and weak
nesses are impartially exhibited. The
romantic side Of the history Of the great
and good man, with its record Of unman'
ly lirtations and singular marriage, vii
be new to many readers. The depart
ments Of science, literature and miscel
lauy still hold a prominent place in
point Of interest, aud the poetry Of The
number is uncommonly attractive.
DruoREsr MoSTHLY.-The February
number just received by mail, is unu'
sually brilliant, with illustrations and re
plete with variety Of attractive natter.
| It is. perhaps, the most popular fashion
journal in the country, as it combines
light literature. good taste and common
sense with rare discrimination aud tact,
The address is W. Jennings Demorest,
s3s Broadway.
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NERVOUS DEBILITY.

A depressed. irritable state Of mind; aveak
nervous. exhausted feeling; 20 onersy OF ami
nation. confused head, weak memory, often
With facilitating. involuntary discharges.
The conseq uence Of excuses. mental oyerEork
or indiscretions. This Nervous Debility hnds
Specific. No. q. II t01es up the system. ar
rerts discharges, dispels the mental gloom and
despondsucy. and reiuvenates the entire fys-
tam. IL D. perfectly harm les and alWays en-
Gent Price t5. for q package Of tfe boxes
and \ large 81 vial Of powder, which h impor-
tauf in nli serious cases; OF 81 per single boz.
Sold Nv An DruFgiEts. o. sent b. mall on re-
csipt of price. Addreat hunfHAkf cftcifio
HoNr0PkTHIC MEDlCINE Coz NO - tfoeo-
way. III. I. NFi't-t~si-AfAl-9o
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-21

IT is stated by contemporary that by
the present revenue law, which is sid to
be generally acceptable to the people
taxes become due on the LIST day OF NO
vember and delinquent on the LIST oil
February. The collection of interest
commences March LIST, when one per
cent. is charged. To the taxes remain
ing unpaid on the LIST of April are added
two per cent. May LIST, three per cent;
June LIST, five per cent. July LIST, seven
per cent; August lst nine per cent;
September lst, twelve per cent October
lst fifteen per cent; November LIST,
eighteen per cent; December LIST, TWEEN
ty.two per cent; and three per cent. a
month thereafter until paid.
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rl..i..lppI LeEI.Ialure.

JACKSON, January 2l.-The Legisla'
ture convened yesterday with a full at
tendance. The House elected j. d.
Shedd (colored) Speaker, and the Sen
ate elected J. NJ. Little. No business
Of importance was transacted. The
complexion in both Houses are strongly
Republican in color and ia majority.
Bot little vac said Of the contested case.
Governor Auss will Be iasugufsted To-
day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-21

The grand double number Of Bow
Bells Cor the holidays has arrived aud
can be had at Walkers, los Beal street.
This is the finest ladies book sent to our
CITY. Il contains the choicest reading
matter by the best authors OF the old
world. besides beautiful fashion plates
and patterns Of the latest styles direct
from London. Also a large assortment
of children's toy books just received and
for sale at New York prices A spe--
cislfy made'0f foreign publications. Call
and see Tor yourself.
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Mn. p. b. LANSING is authorized to
receive advertisements for our classified
Business Directory, and to receive and
receipt for money paid for the same
The merchants Of our city will find this
one of the very best advertising medi-
ums of the day, and the low price at
which card can be inserted commends
itself to advertisers. Mr.. Lansing will
call on those Of our merchants who wish
to advertise and solicit card from them.
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Is estimated that as producing force
these immigrants bic worth VI ,6OO'oOo
TO the state, aud all this has been ac-
complisled by the intelligent eNpendl-
.ure Of So, 900, third of which has al
reody been repaid in labor on public
works, and the remainder of which viii
also be repaid in due time
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-21

Catharine Oates, Of Cornwall, Eng
land. travelled all the way 10 Tuolumne
county. Cal, 30 marry the lover she bad
not seen for eight years aud found him
welded 70 Mexican rancheros dsugh-
ter and TIE father Of only Eve children.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-21

The Chattanooga Times says there
are seventeen or eighteen possible can
didates for Governor The Nashville
Banner has lately mentioned Judge
Sneed as a name around which the Con-
servative elements of the State could be
rallied. The Banner is doubtless cor
rect but while we are not in position
to speak for Judge Sneed or his friends,
we feel assured that the use Of his name
in such connection unauthorized as
it ia premature.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-21

JAMES CoRwIN has received for Janu-
airy, Frank Leslies, Demorest, Harpers,
Cooley, Peterson's, Boys of England,
Millinery and Dressmaker, Christmas
number of Bow Bells. and all the late
weekly publications. New house that
Jack built, 1881 Main street.
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FRESH SHAD

Received daily at Victor ID. Fuchs
oyster, fish and game depot Al Jeter'
son street. 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-21

Az unpleasantness has recently arisen
between the President and Horace May
nard in regard to the Nashville post
mastership. Maynard supported fros'
SER the present incumbent. Harrison
the Republican member from the Nash
vile district, opposes Prosser and iavors
a candidate of his own. The President
to split the difference, set up a candl'
date of his own, gentleman from Iii
nois without a trunk, by the name oil
Hasslock. Maynard irterviewes the
President and said that failure to re-
anpoint Prosser was gross outrage.
The President sprang to his feet and
said: "Theu, sir, | am responsible Tor
that outrage" and Maynard began to
remember some unfinished business
elsewhere. This occurred several days
AGO The President sent in the name
Of his friend II. W. Hasslock to the SEN
ate last Monday for postmaster OF Nash
VILE So Maynard and Harrison and
Prosser are no longer in harmony with
the administration"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-21

IT is reported in special to the St.
Louis Republican that Tom Sect will
90 to Washington early next week to be-
gin his long threatened campaign to Sc
cure guarantee subsidy for the South
ern Pacific railroad. The proposed
surrender of one of the land grants by
the merging of the Atlantic and Pacific
and Texas Pacific into one line will go
far toward removing the original objec-
tons to the scheme; and there is some
prospect that legislation in aid OF the
Southern Trans-Continental may be Sc
cured. At all events, now that the
curse of the Northern Pacific has been
removed, the scheme is mere likely to
commend itself to the delegations from
the Southern and Southwestern States.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-21

Ok dit from Washington that there is
no longer shadow of probability that
Pinchback will be admitted to the Sen
ate, and he is so apprehensive Of new
election being had that he is already
laying his traps to secure the gubernato-
rial nomination for himself. If he
should succeed, shrewd LouiSianians
now there say that the white Republi-
cans, Liberals and Democrats would
combine upon General Longstreet, or,
possibly, General Beauregard, and try
to rescue the State from negro rule.