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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-25
T o. o. y. DIRECTORY.


Odd FsIlOwsEHall. corner Main and North
Court streets.
LODGES.
MEMPHIS LeDsE, No. 6-meets every Tues
day. VIM. W. Humphrey. N. g.; z, o.
Milton. V. g.; LIS. Burr. Secretary; e. +.
Risk, Treasurer.
CHicKAsGw LODGE. No. s-meets every Mon
day night. Ben Freiberg, N. g.; r. b.
Jones. V. g.; R. d. Prayser, R. s.; Thomas
Bacon. P. S.; John Holt, Treasurer
SCHILLER LODGK, No. 140-meets every We'd
nesdav night. j. g. Schmidt. N. g.; Henry
schilling, Y. O.; Chas. Borner, Secretary;
Henry Harder, Treasurer.
BKEEEE Lopez. No. ll7-m eets every Friday
night. j. 7. Lees, N. g.; J. J. Ross, v. g..
]. II. Shepherd. P. and r. s.; J. S. wilkins,
Treasurer.
EEcAMPNENTs.
GAYOso ENcAMPxExT, No. 3-meets on the
Let and Sd Thursday nights Of each month.
Dan'l Shloss, G. p; Charles ". Carroll. II.
P; John L. Graf, S. W; John A. Holt. I. (;
Frank Underwood, ]. W.
MEMPHIS EEoANPNEET, No. 89-meets ID and
9Th Thursday nights Of each month. C.
Gross, @, p; Thos. L. Risk, ID, P; Joe
NutE9ll, s. W.; 7. s: BINGHAM, Treasurer;
VIM. ". Homan, J. W.; CIV Smith. Scribe.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

PUBLIC LEDGER OPPIoE,
MEMPHIS. TRIM. July 26. 1874.

MEMPHIS. TRIM. July rs. 1874.
The money market ruled quiet and
steady this morning, with little stir in
money circles. Currency remains in
good supply, with money easy. The
banks continue to take all acceptionable
paper offering at 9@lO o cent. y an
mum; on the.streets money is plentiful at
ll@2 % cent. q month. Brokers are
paying 100 for gold, with few transactions.
Exchange is scarce and in demand, az
follows; On New York, Boston and Eas-
tern points, buying at par and selling at
fc premium and on New Orleans at ic
discount The rates between banks is
50 q $1,000. City bonds and Nicolson
pavement scrip remain quiet, but are
not in much request. County and State
warrants are steady, with light demand
from taxpayers. Memphis and Charles
ton railroad stock is in fair request at
lie, and some holders asking higher.
Nothing doing in other railroad stocks
or Mississinni or Arkansas securities
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STEAMBOATS,.
Steamer "Quickstep."
MEMPHIS. July IS. 1874,

MEMPHIS, July IS. 1874.
MO. INTENTION HAS EXISTED OR
IN does now exist TO withdraw the Quick
step" from the White river and Memphis
trade. Notwithstanding reports to the con-
trary, circulated and put afoat by designing
persons.
Permanent arrangements have existed for
some time past to run her in that trade
through the present and coming season,
whenever water will permit. Her friends may
rely on that being done.
Should low water compel disc0ntinuance
OF her trips TO Augusta, where she connects
with the, Cora Bell' for Jacksonport, Bates
vile and Pocahontas, good low water boat
will be run to supply her place.
we ask the patronage Of the public in sus-
tanning good and reliable boat which will be
run for the mutual benefit of the people and
her owners without gouging" the former
when opportunity offers to do SO.
A good boat, fair prices. regular trims and
polite attention is what we offer the people of
Memphis and White river and intermediate
points.
Leaves Memphis every Saturday at 5p.m.;
arrives at Memphis every Thursday evening.
Respectfully,
MEMPHIS OIL COMPANY, Owners.
Muir R. HARRY, Capt. 7. A. NELSON, Pres't,
Il. U. POSTAL, Clerk, J.W. COCHRAN, Sec'y.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-25

CHARLESTON. July 25.-The cotton market
is quiet. Middling, 1910; receipts. 81 bales.
LIVERPOOL. July Is. $3.50 p.m.-- Cotton
opens quiet and steady. Uplands. S1s@S1<d;
Orleans. sgd.
p.m.-Ootton is quiet and steady. Up
lands. S11f@S1d; Orleans SID. Sales. 1900
bales. OF which 5000 were for export and spec
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NoREoLK, July 25.-Cotton receipts to-day.
i2l bales.
MoBILE. July 5.-The cotton market is
dull. Middling. Ice; receipts. 10 bales.
GALVESTON. July 25.-Cotton Is quiet. Mid
ding, l63zc; receipts, ~ bales.
NEW ORLEANS. July 8. ll.O a.m.-The
market IL quiet. MiddlinE. l65kc; sales, 80
bales; receipts. % bales.
SAVANNAH. July 25.-The market Is steady.
Nitdlingi l5e / receipts 40 bales,
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

Arkansas river, Fort Gibson .-..............o pm
st. Francis river, Ella Hughes ............5 p.I
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Fort Gibson, Pine Bluff.
st. Genevieve, St Louis.
Grand Tower, st. Louis.
Mary Alice, st. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer St. Genevieve, Vicksburg.
A. J. White, Napoleon.
" st. Francis, Friars Point.
Frank Forest, Osceola.
Mary Alice and barges, N. u.
BOATS IN PORT.
Ella, Fort Gibson, Quickstep, Ella
Hughes, Geo. w. Cheek, Grand Tower.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The weather is intensely warm. The
river here is declining steadily, with
8 feet from here to Cairo, and Z feet
from there to St. Louis. The Ohio is
rising at Louisville and Evansville, with
4 feet Of water on the bars in the lower
Ohio. White river is declining, with AZ
feet water on the bars from Jaeksonport
to the mouth. Arkansas river is reced-
ing, with feetin the channel from Little
Rock to Pine Bluff, and 30 inches from
there to the mouth. Business on the
landing is inactive, with scarcity OF
freights to all points.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Paragon for New Orleans and
Nashville for Memphis passed Evansville
yesterday.
The Julia left Vicksburg yesterday for
st. Louis.
The Mary Alice and barges and Tom
Jasper will pass down this evening for
New Orleans.
The St. Genevieve passed down last
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nEmPERANCE SOCIETY.

svsry Tuesday evening AZ o'clock at new
Masonic hall. dayoso Block. Main street
John W, Graham, D. W.M. T.; Bun +. Price,
W. q. T.: 2. NJ. Haley. ". Y. l.; All. II.
h-ilsI u E.iJ =. s5er1T1s ". :, =.
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C0UR DE LION LODGE No. 1s-Meets every
Monday night at go Second street, Vincent
Block. opposite Court Square. z. r. Brennan,
G. c.. J. W. Anderson, v. c.; 9. A. Burr, " .
T.; b. II. Coleman. NJ. F.; J. J. Ross, X. r.
SAT. NJ. Haley, p. O Ed. p. Jack, p.
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For White River.

Memphis and White River Independent
Packet.
QUICKSTEP. r. Harry. master
Ed. c. Postal, clerk.
+ EAVES REGULARLY EV- ~.
IL cry SATURDAY, at 5 Pm, tf
making close connections Monday 1.l.@.llAa1
railroad for Little Rock and Hot Springs, also
making all way landings on the Mississippi,
White and Little Red rivers. and at the mouth
of White river with the steamer Belle YazOo
for Vicksburg and New Orleans.
For freight or passage apply to
GLENN x VINS0N, Agents.
66-t On Wharf boat, foot Of Court street.
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KKIeHTs OF PYTHIAs.

TESyEssEK LODsE No. 5-Meets ~
every v ednesday night at $50 Second ~
street, Vincent Block, opposite Court Square.
p j. Moran. Q. e.; @. W. L. Crook. Y. c.;
man " Of F.: A. Hum, N. Of E.; G. Gross,
p; G. Z. MCLEAN. P. g.
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The following is the present tariff from New
York and Boston to Memphis on freights by
the GreatWestern Dispatch Fast Freight Line:
third class, 81 o.; fourth class, SAC; fifth class
&c.
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CHEEK LINE.

Memphis and Vicksburg Packet Co.-For
Helena, Friar's Point and the bends-U. S.
rlT'S- A. ]. WHITE,
EEsezssfzE8f Mark Cheek. Master
Leaves TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS,
For freight or passage apply on board or to
S9-t GEO. W. CHEEK. Sup't. 268 Front st.
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liz memphis q Ohio R. r. / SD
I1.00l 1901 Twice Daily. $50 2.l5
memphis Il Charleston ! 80 :, r.
9.30l12 K. R.-Daily. IL 00l ll.55
Mississippi x Tennes-
Il.l5 see r. R.-Daily. 2.2
memphis & Little Rock
liz R. R.-Daily. 800
Miss. river to Helena X 49,
1891 Friar's P't-daily, 8
)Vicksburg(tri-weekl
sol Mon, Thurs, Sat. s
Miss. river to st. Louis
330( Mon. Thurs. Fri. q
White River-Semi-
1901 Weekly-Tues. * Sat.
Ark river, semi-weeklyl
q 30 Tuesday and Saturday.
marion (tri-weekly)-l
o Mon, We'd, Fri. 10
4 Cuba. Tennessee
10 weekly-Friday. ! 10
JByhalia&0live Branch
g sol Tues. and Fri. $50
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Memphis and st: Louis Packet Co.-U. S. Mail
Line-For Vicksburg and the Bends.
CITY OF VICKSBURG....... Riley, master
WILh LEAVE AS ABOVE ON R-S.
ppm. izl2llA1&
AID. STORM,
127-l2s Sup't Mississippi River Elevator Co.
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Regular semi-weekIy Coast P'k't.
For Randolph, Fulton, Osceola and AshpOrt.
Str. Frank Forest, -,
O. K. JOPLIN. .................M Master
WILL LEAVE MEMPHIS EVERY MON
w DAY and FRIDAY. making all the
coast landings. For freight or passage apply
on board 1lT-t
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I2:4O p.m.-Cotton Is dull aHd UNCHANGED.
Futures are qniet, with sales for August at
l6 8-l691654c; September, 16 9l69l6sEe; Oeto-
balcF
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For Arknnsas RIVER.

Memphis and Arkansas River U. S. Mail
Line-For Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all
way landings on Arkansas river.
FORT GIBSON. Rowland. master
T EAVES AS ABOVE SATUR- W@a. .
IL DAY, 25th July. at pm. AIlEt,9
For freight or passase apply en- -
board, or to
GLENN & VINS0N, Agents.
I25-l27 on Wharf boat, foot of Court street.
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For VicIrshnrr.

Muir r. HARRY, Capt. I. A. NELSON, Pres't,
E. U. POSTAL, Clerk. J.W. COCHRAN, Sec'y.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19
Impractical Railroad Reform.

Among the complaints made against
the railroad companies in the West is the
novel one that they charge as much for
transporting person weighing only one
hundred pounds as they do for a person
of two, or three, or foHr times that weight
The problem of ''cheap transportation"
will become considerably more involved
than it is at present, if the agitation of this
subject should result In the weighing of
passengers and the charging of fares pro-
portioned to their weights. Moreover,
the justice ofsuch rates may be questioned.
The fat man who wants to be transported
does not consist of the bundle of fatty It's
sues and bones that occupy the seat of a
railway car, but of the metaphysical
Ego" the II am" that is distinct from
necessity, and as mark of identity. He
might be contented if the railway compa-
ny could carry him to his destination with
out his body (as they sometimes do acct
dentaIly); but this being physicallyimpossi-
BILE during his life time, he takes his body
along only as so much corporal or person
al baggage. This, whether of large or
small amount, is only the incidental;
the Essential carried by the railroad
company, whether of fat or lean men, is
always the same Thus it would appear
proper that the same charges should be
made in each case, and that instead of
charging fat men more than lean men for
transportation, the railway companies
should rather pity man who is obliged
to carry about with him a more than ord
nary amount of fatty tissues
Ledger,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19

A Noble Pair OF brothers.

Hon. Ben. Hill, of Georgia, recently
made speech before the Southern His
torical Society, in Atlanta, from which
We make the subjoined extract:
could detain you all night in correct
ing false impressions which have been
industriously made against this great and
good man. / know Jefferson Davis as L
know few men. / have been near him IN
his public duties; have seen him by MS
private Preside; / have witnessed his
humble christian devotions; and chal-
lenge the judgment of history when | say,
no people were ever led through the fiery
struggle for liberty by truer, or nobler
patriot; while the carnage ofwar and the tn
ais of public life never revealed a purer and
more beautiful christian character.
Those who, during the struggle, prosti-
tuted public for private gain; or used
position to promote favorites; or forgot
public duty to avenge private griefs, or
were derelict and faithless in any form,
to our cause, are they who condemn and
abuse Mr. Drvis. And well they may,
for, of all such, he was the contrast, the
rebuke and the enemy. Those who were
willing to sacrifice self for the cause; who
were willing to bear trials for its success;
who were willing to reap sorrow and pow
erty that victory might be won, will ever
cherish the name of Jefferson Davis; for,
to all such, he was a glorious peer and a
most worthy leader.
I would be ashamed of my own I'M
worthiness if did not venerate Lee. /
would seorn my own nation if | did not
love Davis. l would question my own
integrity and patriotism if did not honor
and admit both. There are some who af-
feet to praise Lee, and condemn Davis.
But of all such Lee himself would be
ashamed No two leaders ever leaned,
each on the other, in such beautiful trust
and absolute confidence. Hand in hand
and heart in heart, they moved in the
front of the dire struggle of their people
for Independence noble pair of broth
ers. And if fidelity to right, endurance
of trials, and sacrifice of self for others
can win title to place with the good in
the great hereafter, then Davis and Lee
will meet where wars are not waged, and
slanderers are not heard; and as heart in
heart, and wing to wing, they fly through
the courts of heaven, admiring angels will
say, "What noble pair of brothersr'
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19

A discussion has arisen in the pages of
the Englishwoman' Domestic Magazine in
regard 10 the revival of the practice of
ladies wearing trousers, which used to be
very prevalent in England formerly, but
has of late wears fallen into disuse One
lady writes.
81 read with pleasure the letters on the
subject of children and young ladies
again taking to the pretty, modest, and be-
coming fashion of wearing long white
trousers, for to my taste nothing is so be-
coming as pretty little trousered foot
appearing under the skirt of the petit
coats. A little foot enveloped il neat
white trouser looks very bewitching.
These long white trousers for ladies are
not the fashion (and we know what that
means) in England, but they are still very
much worn on the continent. wish to
see this modest and pretty fashion come
again in use, for nothing to my mind is
so unsightly and wanting In modesty as
the present fashion of dressing children,
whereas long white trousers would be
vastly more becoming and modest.
think that long white trousers should be
worn by young ladies who no longer wear
short skirts. These trousers should be
quite plain for wearing in the daytime
and in the street, but those for evening
wear should be made of fine cambria, or
muslin ornamented with embroidery,
lace insertion, or heavy rich lace frills or
hounces, according to the taste and means
of the lady herself. What could look
prettier ormore modest than to see pretty,
small, trousered foot in silk stockings
and a neat sandalled shoe, appearing
under the skirt of muslin dress, the
ankles buried, as it were, in several rows
of the lace frills or founces of fine cambria
or muslin trousers? Surely, also, when
young lady of eighteen or nineteen is
dancing it is more modest, as it is certain
ly very becoming, to see the limbs hidden
in lace-frilled trousers of cambria than
the present fashion"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19
Only the Women Can Find Out
Morton.

From Woman's Letter TO thessPress.
Senator Morton had turned his seat so
that he sat facing the orator. Not word
that fell from the speakers lips were lost
to this highly gifted product Of the great
State of Indiana, the most Noticeable and
in one sense the most interesting member
of the United States Senate. We have
all read the story of the Arabian Nights
where the men of certain city had be-
come so powerful and so very naughty
that the genii had to do something that
would not destroy the men for all useful
ness, and yet would prevent any outburst
of wickedness or folly. So he touched
them all with the enchanter's wand at
some point below the shoulder blades.
Instantly the men lost the power of loco
motion. While the upper parts of their
persons were alive, the lower became
black marble. But what Senator Morton
has lost in one. extreme he has gained in
another; for to-day he Is the strongest
man who attempts to lead in his faction of
the Senate. There is something about
his head which bears a striking resem-
blance to the portraits of Webster, and
he is thought to be one of she most forci-
BILE speakers in the Senate. His argu-
ments are hurled at his opponents as can
non-balls fly to kill the enemy. But if he
had hard, rugged, sharp side to his
intellect, there is another as fascinating as
that said to be possessed by Aaron Burr
or Mirabeau. Men may not agree with
this opinion, because they never can see
that point of his character which is re-
vealeG to women alone. Men see only
the surface of men, 1t is left to women
to go down into the depths and bring up
the pearls and coral, and vice uersa.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19
The amendments reported by the Com

The amendments reported Oy the Co11-
mittee were adopted
solve itself into the Committee OF the Whole
tor the purpose OF considering the Dill; car
ried.
The House resolved itself into Committee
OF the Whole. After sometime spent therein
the committee arose, and through It's chalr-
man, Mr.. Sullivan, reported the Dali WITH
amendments, and recommended It's passage.
Amend By inserting at the end OF section
l, the following:
And all acts making appropriations, Of
which no part has been expended, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Strike out line p and insert for the State
Normal School at Holly Springs and Tuga-
loo University, $1,000 each received.
Mr.. French moved 70 amend the drst
amendment recommended by the Committee
OF the Whole House, as follows:
Insert after the word expended, except
those authorized by the Revised Code, and
the appropriation to the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, made BY an Act of the Legislature,
1873; adopted.
Mr.. Moseley moved 70 amend the second
amendmentment of the committee as fol-
lows
Six thousand dollars to the TougaloO Uni
verify and $4,000 to the State Normal
School at Holly Springs.
The House resolved itself into the Com
mittee of the Whole, for the purpose of
further considering, and after sometime
spent therein, the committee rose, and
through its chairman, Mr. Sullivan, re-
ported the bill back with an amendment,
and as amended, recommend that it do
pass.
Amendment--In line %, section l, strike
out $4,000 and insert 81 ,000.-
Report received, and the amendment was
adopted, and tie bill passed; yeas 81, nays
az; and the Hoa & adjourned.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19
Gen. Lee a~ an Satfrist.

Hon. B. H. Hill, in an address be-
fore the Southern Historical Society, at
Atlanta, Ga, places Gen. Lee in new
light. No one would suppose that the
grave, dignifed and grand Robert E.
Lee ever INDUCED in the lightness of sa-
tire Yet Mr.. Hill relates the following
instance of the great Generals indul-
gence, on one occasion:
Lee sometimes INDUCED in satire, to
which his greatness gave point and pow
er. He was especially severe en- news
paper criticisms of military movements
subjects about which the writer's knew
nothing.
"We.made a great mistake, Mr.. Hill,
in the beginning Of our struggle, and l
fear, in spite of all we can do, it will
prove to be fatal mistake" he said to
me after Gen. Bragg ceased to command
the army of Tennessee, an event Lee de-
plored.
"What mistake is that, General"
"Why, sir, in the beginning, We APP
pointed all our worst generals to COM
mand the armies, and all our best gen
erals to edit the newspapers. As you
know, [ have planned some campaigns
and quite a number OF battles. / have
given the work all the care and thought
| could, and sometimes when my plans
were completed, as far as l could see
they were perfect But, when l have
fought them through, have discovered
defects, and occasionally wondered did
not see some of the defects in advance.
When it was over, found by reading a
newspaper that these best editor generals
saw all the defects plainly from the start.
Unfortunately, they did not communi-
cate their knowledge to me until it was
too late" Then, after pause, he added
with beautiful, grave expression [ can
never forget: Il have no ambition but
to serve the Confederacy, and 10 all /
can to win our independence. l am will
ing to serve in any capacity TO which the
authorities may assign me. | have done
the best | could in the field, and
have not succeeded as could wish am
willing to yield my place to these best
generals, and will do my best for the
cause editing newspaper"
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4DVERrIsING AGENTS
THE MASQUERADE.

n viz went 70 the masquerade,
HI,-,ned NV bright veivets and plated my
oak how your fairest, 0 face" said;
Probes, be your prettiest-he VIII De
H.. cannot hide usr' 1 laughed at the
Lace aud silks keep his eyes from my
faeeI
walters plume or the cloak of king
fTurn TO strangers his manhood and
grace?"
h. dashed the lights and around whirled
the crowd,
.Girrering. changing, mysterious still;
.ooI-,r and music now low and now loud.
Rragf- 70 charm, hidden glances to thrill.
hi the soft music he came TO my side,
|" id File du Regiment you do l know
His glove tells the secret you thought it
Be mine in this dance, now, nsy friend, .
soft and low.
svfly the wild straiAs swept out on the
air,
softer the weird rhythm crept thro' my
t;aling his light words to melodies rare.
TF,ood.ug my heart with loves jubiiant
strain.
khsr dII 1 see that my face grew sostrange
When the gay maskers laiJ by their dis
guise?
bthers came back to themselves in the
change;
Two masks had hidden my friend from my
eyes.
sorb fell at once. One was silken and white !;
Noble the features concealed in its flow.
h Ride To- the lips, aud the eyes full of light.
Sweetness and strength; yes, This face did
ku ".
The other?" / fancied that constancy.
truth,
Purity. honor abode in his heart.
a mask; it fell, and, for
sOotb,
/ woma1-lile, showed my surprise in
thal start.
blink not I turned myself sadly away,
Deem me not heartless in that | still
smiled.
Div should | weep that my idol was clay !?
Why should 1 mourn over fate like a
childl
b., dear, 1 own there's pain meath the
smile.
Hearts won't forget all their tricks in
a day,
lnd niue 1eiH elude my skill once in a
while.
Looking back still, when I'd pass on my
way.
/ The Galaxy for March.