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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-25

The Paragon left Cincinnati Saturday
evening for New Orleans.
The Mary Houston for Louisville,
Commonwealth and H. c. Yaeger for
st. Louis, left New Orleans Saturday
night.
The Pauline Carroll and Mollie Moore
for NewsOrleans and Florence for Mem
phis left st. Louis Saturday evening.
The Mary Boyd arrived at Little Rock
on Saturday from Memphis.
The Kittie Hegler is still high and dry,
seven miles below Little Rock.
The j. d. Parker for Memphis passed
Louisville Saturday.
The Allegheny Belle, sunk opposite
Portland, will prove total loss.
The Pat Rogers, Captain Ben Merr:-
les, arrived last night from Cincinnati
with 500 tons of grain and produce. She
leaves tomorrow evening with a return
trip for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
ticketing passengers through to all
points East at low rates. The Rogers
has superior passenger accommodations
and will go through with dispatch Mr..
Mullen does the honors Of the office.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
from the lower coast brought in fair
trip. She leaves this evening with re.
turn trip for Friar's Point and the bends
Captain Stack Lee, clever gentleman,
presides in the office.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
is the regular Monday Anchor Line
packet leaving ths evening for Cairo
and st. Louis, making direct connec-
ton with the Northern Line packets for
ST. Paul and points East and West.
Billy Blenker does the honors of the
office.
The Frank Forest Captain o. X. Jop-
lin, leaves this evening for 0sceola and
all way landings on the upper coast,
attending to way business. j. W..
Rhodes, courteous and attentive gem
tleman, has charge of the office.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet, leav-
ing the elevator this evening for Yicks-
burg and the bends. She has unsur-
passed passenger Accommodations. Mr..
Charley Parsons, an affable gentlem an,
holds forth in the office.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain George
Malone, came in from the lower coast
with IL bales Of cotton and lO2 sacks
seed. She leaves tomorrow evening
with a return trip for Napoleon and the
bends. Messrs. Lee Cummins and
Charley Sharpe are her gentlemanly
clerks.
The Ella is due to-day from White
river and turns back from here.
The City of Helena passed up yester-
day morning for St. Louis.
The Ella Hughes loads for Arkansas
river.
The Bee, with five barges in tow, passed
down this morning.
The Charles Bodmann will pass up
this afternoon for Cincinnati.
The bluff at the ice elevator, which is
owned by Bohlen, Huse & Co., caved in
Saturday night, carrying with it part of
their stable, killing one mule and Grip
ping another. A lot Of feed was buried
in the slide
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-25
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
HONEY.
PUBLIC LEDGER 0RYIoE,
MEMPHIS. TENN. May Is. 1874. ]

Business in financial circles continues
quiet, with little doing aside from the
regular routinue of business. The banks
report collections easy, with currency in
good supply and money easy. The banks
are freely discounting all good CONNER
cial paper at 10 y cent. U annum; on
the streets money is plentiful at l4@2 q
cent. % month. Brokers are paying Ill
for gold and selling over the counter at
liz. Exchange is in better supply; on
New York, Boston and Eastern points
buying at par and selling at ic premium,
and on New Orleans at fc discount. The
rates between banks is 81 % $1,000. Local
securities remain quiet and steady, with
fair inquiry for city bonds and Nicol-
son pavement scrip. County and State
warrants are firm and steady. There is
little or nothing doing in railroad stocks
or Arkansas and Mississippi securities,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-25

While Professor Watson has been
fooling away fifteen years of his life in
the study of astronomy, very clever
fellow in Delaware has discovered that
turnip tied to string and hung to a
hook will prevent rheumatism from en-
tering the house. Detroit Free Press.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-25
T o. o. p. DIRECTORY.


Odd FsllOwsEHall. corner Main and North
Court streets.
LODGES.
MEMPHIS LoDes, No. 6-meets every Tues
day. Geo. W. Smith, N. g.; W. W. Hum
phreys, V. g.; G. II. Plischke, Secretary; E.
Z. Risk, Treasurer.
CHIoEisAw- LoDeE, No. S-meets every Mon
dav night. John GaTTow, N. g.; Ben Fret
berg, Y. g.; r. B. Jones. R. s.; Thomas
Bacon, P. s.; John Holt. Treasurer.
SCHILLER LODGR. No. 140-meets every We'd
uesdsy night. Jos. Achtman. N. g.; ]. G..
sehmid, V. g.; II. Shilling, Secretary; Peter
Mentges, Treasurer.
BAsSEs Lopez. No; i1msets every Friday
night. G. Gross, N. g.; J. T. Lees, V. g.. |;
Z. II; Starr. P. and r. s.; George A. War
ing, Treasurer.
ENCAMPNKNTs.
GAYoso KEckNPEESr. No. 3-meets on the
lst and Sd Thursday nights Of each month.
| John 6arrow, q. P; Charles NJ. Carroll. II.
P; Dan Shloss, s. W; Thomas Bacon, S. /;
John A. Holt, T.; John II. Graf. ]. w.
MEMPHIS ESoAhPNEsT, No. 39-rneets ID and
9Th Thursday nights Of each month. c. II.
Plischke, Ci P.i G. Gross, d, p; Geo. A.
S. Jukes. Treasurer; Thos. L. Risk, j. w.
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MOBILE, May 25.-The cotton market is dull.
Middling, 1714c; receipts. Sl3 bales.
SAvASEAH, May 5.-Cotton is dull. Mid
ding. 171Sc; receipts, 300 bales.
GALVESTON, May Is. - Cotton is dull and
easier. Middling, isc; receipts, 1888 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. May 25. 1880 a.m.-The
markets. quiet. Middling. 171sc; sales, 200
bales; receipts, l746 bales.
CHARLESTON. May 25.-The cotton market
quiet and nominal. Middling, TIC; receipts,
33J haleF.
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sOCEETY.

NAToxA Temple or II. AND 7. No. l-meets
svery Tuesday night at hall Of Cyrene Com
mandery. No. 20i Front Il. g j. LOOP W.
herd, P. W. g. T.; I. +. Risk. ir., W. x.
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VEIGHTs OF PTTHIAs.

TEEvEpsEE LODoK No. 5-Meets NJ
avery v ednesday night over Adams W
street Engine House, cor. Second street. c.
r.. MCLEAN. g. c. P. J. Moran, V. c.; @.
III. T.. Crook, X. Of R. and s.; ". n. Lind.
stedf, NJ. Of p; A. HUM, NJ. Of B.; G.
grCar y
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St. Louis, Belle Memphis. ......".........O d. m
Friar's Point, Phil Allin. p. IN
Hale's Point: Frank Forest..........-.-....5 ,. m
Vicksburg, City of Vicksburg............,...op Pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer John Kyle, New Orleans.
City of Helena, Vicksburg.
Belle of Texas, Pine Bluff.
Geo. W. Cheek, Napoleon.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Frank Forest. 0sceola.
Pat Rogers, Cincinnati.
Mary Alice, New Orleans.
John A. Scudder, St. Louis.
Bee and barges, St. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Fort Gibson, Arkansas river.
Quickstep, White river.
Ben Franklin, Cincinnati.
St. Francis, Madison.
St. Genevieve, Vicksburg.
Grand Tower, st. Louis.
John Kyle, St. Louis.
City of Helena, St Louis.
John A, Scudder, New Orleans.
Bee and barges, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
George W. Cheek, Phil Allin, Frank
Forest, Belle of Texas, Ella Hughes,
A. J. White, Pat Rogers.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather warm and sultry. The river
here is declining at the rate of an inch
per hour. The upper streams are falling
steadily. White river is declining rap
idly. Arkansas river is falling with seven
feet in the channel at Little Rock. In
the bends the river is declining steadily
and the planters are busily engaged put
ting in their crops. Business on the
landing is fair with goodly number of
boats in port receiving and discharging.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The John A. Scudder passed down
yesterday for New Orleans fully laden.
She put of here o few lots of freight.
The John Kyle passed up last night
for St. Louis with $50 tons of freight.
She put off here IA bales cotton, so bbls
vegetables, and $50 packages sundries.
The tewboat Mary Alice came up last
night with tow for St. Louis. She laid
here until to-day to make some light
repairs.
twenty-five feet of the lower floor of
the elevator gave way Saturday night on
account of the large accumulation OF
mud. Captaid Ed Storm had big
force at work yesterday cleaning of the
mud. The damage will be light.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain John
WOODBURY., arrived last night from Ar
kansas river with 1853 bales cotton, 10
sacks cotton, 1927 sacks seed, l bale
wool and a lot of sundries, and re-
shipped at the mouth 100 bales cotton.
The BELLE Of Texas is the Tuesday mail
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Pine Bluff and way points on Arkansas
river. Messrs. W. 7. Butler and Billy
Willis, two courteous and attentive gem
tlemen, have charge Of the Office.
Pilots are cautioned to look out for
large trees lodged in the Ohio river near
the channel opposite the month of
Green river and Mount Vernon.
The Nick Longworth, Captain Lew
Hates, will pass down this evening for
New Orleans. Captain Eugene Bowers
is her prime minister.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-25
Trustees Sale.

DURsUANT TO THE TERMS OF A DEED
i in trust to me executed on the 18th day Of
january. 1873, duly registered in Deed Book
No. 81, page ATS, by Matthias Jones and his
wife Hannah Jones, l will, on
Saturday, 9Th day Of June, 1874,
at the southeast corner of Court Square. in
the city of Memphis, Tenn, within legal
certain property situated in Shelby county,
Tenn, and known as block on the plan of
Fort Pickering, to which trust deed and the
reference therein made special reference is
sale cash. Equity of redemption barred.
Title believed TO be good, but will only sell
and convey as Trustee.
VIM X. POSITION, Trustee.
HuMEs & PosTON. Attorneys. 5O-79
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The following is the present tariff from New
York and Boston to Memphis on freights by
the GreatW estern Dispatch Fast Freight Line:
All rail-First class. 81 81; second class, 81 Is;
third class, 81 OF; fourth class, SIC; fifth class.
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NOTICE.
LEGAL.
Trustees Sale.


FINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE
u terms Of trust deed made to me as
Trustee on the oath day of October, 1872, by
T. II Logwood and Kate Il. lockwood, his
wife, to secure the payment Of certain notes
therein described. which deed is recorded in
Book No. 30, on page 367 Of the Registers
Records Of Shelby county, will. at the re-
quest Of the holder Of said notes, on
Friday, the 10Th day Of June, 1874,
within the hours Of 10 a. IN. and p m. of that
day, in front Of the entrance to the Office of
the Western Union Telegraph Company, on
Madison street in Memphis, Tennessee, east
of Main street, offer for sale to the highest
of property lying in Shelby county, Tennes-
see, and described thus: One piece begins at
a stake 1893 $40 feet east of stake in the
west boundary line of grant No. 1915 in the
name Of l.. Long, running thence east $40 $40
feet to a stake in the northeast corner of JOY
d Logwood's joint tract (the same being the
northwest corner Of q tract sold by Levi Joy
and others TO W. IL. BassetD. said corner be-
ing on the south SIDE Of Breckenridge avenue;
thence south 976 S-12 feet; thence west $40 $40
feet to stake; thence north q76 6-l2 feet to
the beginning, estimated to contain IL 81 100
acres. The other lots are known as lots Nos.
5, and of George Dixon's subdivisions of
his lands on Walnut street, in the city of
Memphis. beginning on the west side of Wal
nut street 495 ieet and nine inches south of
the intersection of Walnut and Dixon streets,
being the northeast corner of lot No. {; thence
south with Walnut street $50 feet to a stake;
thence west $50 feet to an alley 26 feet wide;
thence north with said alley $50 feet; thence
east $50 feet to the beginning. Equity Of re-
demption is waived in this trust deed.
NJ. d. WEIGH, Trustee:
WILSON & BEARD. A Attorneys. 6i96
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STEAM BOATS.

For Cairo and st. Louis.
Memphis and st. Louis Packet Company--FoI
Hickman, Columbus, Cairo and st. Louis.
BELLE MEMPHIS...........-"..- Crane, master
WILL LEAVE THE ELE- 01s. =
18th inst, at pm. Slfzzsz1hlaAA
For freight or passage apply to-
AID. STORM,
Sup't Mississippi River Elevator Co.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
st. Louis, Belle Memphis. ...................5 .. m
Frar's Point, Phil p. IN
Hales Point: Frank Forest. p m
Vicksburg, City Of Vicksburg.......-......5 p m
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-25

S. Basket. master; Geo. Grifing, clerk;
I EAVEs THE WHARFBOAT, FOOT OF
~ Court street. on TUESDAYS THURS
DAY S and SATURDAYS at 5 .. M.
GLENN 4 NINSuN. Agents,
81 On board Mharfboat.
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For White River.


For Madison, ST. Francis River. Little Rock,
Hot and Cold Springs. Galveston. Penfacola,
Texas, Florida and Fort Smith.
m. L. - H.. 4 -.....-.-
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r,FI-N ST. Francis, r.sII=S
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-19
Thursday, Sept. 10, 1874.

Resolved, That the Delegates from Phoebe,
Bullionville and Dry Valley Precincts shall be
elected a. regular Primary Election to be held
at point in each of said precincts to be selected
by the Judges OF said election for said precines.
Polls to be open between the hours Of ~ .. nj.
and 7 p. m.
The Delegates from each'of the other precincts
and places to which they are awarded shall DO
elected by ballot or otherwise under the super
vision and control Of the person named as Eiec-
ton Judge for said precinct or place, and the
certificates of election of the Delegates for the
several precincts and places named shall be
signed by the Judge Of said precinct or place.
The number Of Delegates for the County Con.
vention were apportioned as follows, to wit:
Pioche-29 Delegates. Judge, +. A. Buck;
Inspectors, A. J. Mason and r. p. Dayton.
Bullionville-6 Delegates. Judge, B. G. How.
ard: inspectors, Henry Schafer and A. u. Moore.
Dry Valleys Delegates. Judge, Z. N. Crane.
Rose yslley-1 Delegate. Judge. Thos. Jose.
Eagle vsliey-l Delegate. Judge, II. X.
Glover vailey-l Delegate. Judge, D. L.
Bills.
Panaca-2 Delegates. Judge, A. F. Barron.
Newman's Ranch-1 Delegate. Judge, VIM.
NJ. Newman.
st. Thomas-l Delegate. Judge, Isaac Ien-
nings.
FL Dorado Canyon-2 Delegates. Judge
George Hillerman.
Hiso and Pshnnasat valley-2 Delegates
Crescent Mill Delegate. Judge, J. A. Bid.
Deidrich Canyon l Delegate. Judge. James
Jones.
Quinn Canyon-1 Delegate. Judge. David
Service.
Highland--l Delegate. Judge. J. d. Hickox.
Newark MILL Delegate. Judge, +. Bailey.
The County Convention to be held at the
Court house, Phoebe.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-19

A DELIBERATE attempt was made to
fire this town last Saturday night by
placing small box filled with rags and
saturated with kerosene or grease,
against the back door of the frame build.
ing occupied by Mr.. Martin as meat
market. This is the second attempt
made to burn the town within q few
months. The Internal sons of Belial will
probably make just one effort too many,
and when they do. il they don't reach
their fathers abode by the short route
recommended by the Mormon Prophet,
1t will simply be because the citizens oil
Elko are not stout enough to. pull on q
rope.-[ Elko Independent. Is.
NJ. B. V. GILLErT, of Hot Creek, has
bonded the Wyoming mining property,
which lies six miles south of Hot Creek
for the sum of SIS. 900, to q. E. Gillett
OF Wells Station. These series of minei
have been sufficiently prospected to de-
termine that they are valuable. and there
is little doubt but what the new purcha
ser has obtained a good bargain. TIL,
ores ore of free milling character.
Belmont Courier, 8.
IT is said that dead fish cover th,
eastern shore OF Washoe Lake for
distance Of about three miles. The pre-
vailing winds are from the southwest
therefore the Ash are driven across to tn
northeastern shore of the lake. Tn
pelicans, gulls and other fish-eatin
waterfowl have migrated to other waters
They couldn't stand regular meals Q
sinking fish.-(virg. Chronicle, 18th.
i WrNNEMuccA is now being infeaste
with large number of professional boz
gars, thieves and hoodlums.-[ Humbold
Register, 14th.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-19

MRS. wHYIANp, desiring to CLOSE up
her business and leave for the East,
wishes to notify her friends and patrons
that she will sell her large stock OF goods
very cheap for cash. All must be sold
in thirty days. Give her call. jysu
M. LEVIN instructs thoroughly on
piano forte. Instructions given ct pr.
waite residences, or ON his own piano at
the San Jose House. v-io
SMOOTH wH1sxIEs elegant wines
fragrant cipArs-at Panaca Saloon, La
oour street, One Price! Ono Bit!
Go 10 ALExANDsR's, Main street, OPP
poaits Lacour, for your drugs. mySti
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-19

Total No. of members of Convention. ..156
On motion, Q Cow, ntion Of the party was
called, to be held at CARSON CITY on the
TwENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
1874.
On motion, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we recommend to the various
Democratic and Liberal County Committees OF
the State Of Nevada to appoint primary meet
inRs for the election of delegates TO the state
| and County Conventions in accordance with the
above superintendent. t..7. .ft
| Resolved. That cheap transportation for both
articles Of consumption here and articles OF pro-
duction to be transported to markets, 10 actually
necessary for the well-being and prosperity Of
the State, and that We favor the passage OF a
law by the next Legislature regulating thetarif Of
railroad freghts and fares on roads In this State
preventing unjust discrimination, thus reducing
the cost Of living for our miners and laborere.
and keeping the money AMONGST us in legiti-
mate trade. instead of sending it into the vaults
Of railroad companies.
| Resolved, That we are in favor Of taxing the
| property of railroad companies the same a.
other property and that the property Of railroad
companies should be assessed 81 near its actual
cash value as other property Is now assessed.
| Resolved, That all voters who are In favor OF
the foregoing resolutions, and opposed to the
administration of U. 8. Grant, are invited to
participate in the primary elections hereby
called, and to act with the Democratic and Lib
eral party in the ensuing campaiD in Nevada.
| IT. RIORDEN,
| Chairman pro tenn.
NJ. s. BoNNIryELp, Secretary pro TEN.
| jy25-tf
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-19

VIRGINIA CRY was treated to genu-
inc sensation last evening. At about 5
o'clock the people who happened to be
in the central portion of the city we're
startled by terrific explosion, accom-
panied by a shower Of falling stones,
bricks and boards. The affrighted
crowds collected on B and G streets
rushed pell-mell in every direction.
Teams standing on G street caught the
contngion, broke loose from their iasten.
ings, and ran away at the top Of their
speed. The missiles which shot up in
the air at q great hight radiated from q
point in rear Of Hanak's jewelry store,
and 80 the crowd of startled citizens, aa
soon as they had recovered their equa-
nimity, surged up Union street 40 far a.
B to learn the cause of the strange phe.
nomenon. It was soon ascertaided that
the explosion resulted from the setting
of Of large blast Of gunpowder by 4
man who was engaged in removing q
high bank of earth In rear Of the White
House clothing store on @ street, occu.
pied by Messrs. Cohn & Isaacs and
owned by Mr.. Weinschenck. The con.
cussion killed two pet sheep belonging
to VIM. Mooney, livery stable keeper on
B street. The explosion also demolished
two buggies beloning to that gentle.
man. Some damage was done to show
windows on O street, and one or two
persons were slightly injured by being
bit by flying stones. This comprises
about all Of the casualties. Three teams
which underworld 10 run away were
caught before doing any particular dam.
age. Some idea Of The explosion may be
formed from the fact that bowldert
weighing at least 200 pounds wers
hurled as far as d street. We learn thu,
Mcguire, the man who fred the blast
was arrested upon charge Of violating .
city ordiusnce.-[Gold Hill News, 14th
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-19

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Baltimore
American writes from Atlantic City as
follows: a
Paul Boynton's engagement here ter.
inmates on September 18th, when he
Will proceed to New York City to make
arrangements for what might be reason.
ably termed q hazardous undertaking.
Mr.. q. 5. Merriman, Of New York. the
patantee of the life dress, has offered
sooo to Mr.. Boynton to make a sea vow.
age In his suit. in order to demonstrate
to the public its merits as . life-pre.
server. He has accepted the proposal.
and on or about the 25th of September
he will be carried from New York by an
outward bound steamer to distance not
less than 200 miles from land, when be
will be dropped and left to the mercy Of
the waves until he shall meet with .
passing vessel. He will carry with him
Ia rubber bag sufficient rstions. con.
sisting OF dried meats, etc., to last one
week, as well - a good quantity OF
fresh water. He will also carry sigma;
lights and flags, with Q sectional stan
Twelve feet long for raising them, all OF
which are to be slowed away in the uu.
limited portals Of the rubber bag, which
10 about two feet square, and is little OF
NJ Inconvenience, strapped to and foated
1t the side of the swimmer. The feat
by many may be considered as delibsr.
ately challenging death, but Mr.. Boyn'
ton Is very sanguine OF success, and even
says that be would willingly allow him,
self to be left . thousand miles out, II
necessary. without the slightest fears re-
garding his safe recovery. He place,
implicit confidence in the Merriman life.
suit, and feels an anxiety to have III
merits thoroughly tested and laid be-
fore the public. In order to accomplish
this object he has chosen the mentioned
date as the one when he will be mos
likely to encounter the severest equi
noctial gales.