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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-12
CITY CIRCULATION
TFIE CITY.
M EE M
AZ Evening, August I2, 1875.
A matter OF public Interest.

Yesterday a petition was presented
before the General Council for permits.
sion to run the Charleston railroad track
down Washington street, to connect with
the Little Rock roads track. Mr.. Ross,
of the road, explained that this direct
connection with the river and other roads
would facilitate the business Of the sew
eral roads, as we'll as the mercantile in
terests of the city. They desire to run
the road from Main street to the Charles
ton depot by horse power, and the rest
of the way by steam. This plan has
been adopted in many of our principal
cities, such being absolutely necessary
to trade and commerce, and in which
every business mar is more or less inter
ested. The petition was referred to the
committee on railroads and this commit
tee should, by all means, consider the
proposition favorably and report accord
ingly.
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Nod EntitIed to Pax.

The following opinion Of City Attor.
ney Walker settles the question as to
the pay or no pay of Aldermen and
Councilmen:
MEMPHIS. August 10, 1875.
To the Honorable Mayor and General Coun-
ell:
| am in receipt of a communication
from M. 7. Williamson, City Register,
inclosing an extract from a late resolu-
ton of the General Council, calling for
my opinion upon this question: Are
the members of the General Council,
under the new charter, entitled to pay
for the year 1857 / am very clearly
of the opinion that they are not entitled
to pay since the passage of the new
charter. Section AZ of the charter
enacts that the members of the Gene
raj Council shall receive no compensa-
ton" By section 81 the charter takes
effect from and after its passage. By
section IA the present General Council
is in Office under the new charter. The
provision, therefore, against compensa
ton has been in force since the passage
Of the charter, and applies to the pres
ent General Council. Nothing is better
settled than that the salaries of public
officers are subject to legislative control,
and may be altered or taken away at the
pleasure Of the Legislature. They are
not contracts The officer is presumed
to take his Office subject to the right Of
the IeOislature IN change the salary at
will. S. P. WALKER, City Atty.
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SALE POSITIVE REDUCED PRICES.
For sale only at
JAKE LEUBRIE'S Acme Cigar Depot
235 Main street.
The Facts IN the Case.

Our commissioner visited the City
Hall this morning in order to learn
something as to the subject of taxing
farmers who bring their produce to mar
ket in Memphis.
In Tuesday issue we did the Mayor
injustice in imputing to him the respon-
sibility of enforcing an ordinance in a
manner in which it had never heretofore
been enforced. The Mayor informed our
man that the S~ergeant-at-A Arms was ex-
oticio Inspector Of Licenses, the latter
Office having been abolished by ordinance
in May. 1865. The Mayor did not issue
any orders upon the subject to the Ser
geant-at-A Arms, but when a number Of
people presented themselves at his Office
to pay or protest against such a tax, he
suggested that it would be better to get
the opinion Of the City Attorney upon
the subject and in consequence of this
the City Attorney gave the City Tax Col
lector the opinion published in the LED.
GER Of yesterday, deciding that the wag-
ons Of farmers who peddled or sold pro-
duce in Memphis we're liable to a tax of
$40. In consequence of the opinion
and the necessities Of the casethe Mayor
sent the following communication to the
General Council yesterday:
MAYORS OFFICE, Cry HAZEL,
MEMPHIS, August 10 1875.
To the Honorable General Council:
GENTLEMEN Your attention is re-
specially called to an ordinance referred
to in an opinion rendered yesterday by
the City Attorney, by which it is decided
that a license tax may and should be
collected from parties selling vegetables
and other products of the soil. Although
this appears to be the construction ofthe
ordinance, you will see that it is contrary
to the spirit. Of the constitution, and
hence should be repealed, which | re-
specially ask that you do by ordinance,
and that you direct that the money col
lected from farmers, gardeners and milk
wagons be refunded.
Very respectfully,
JOHN League, Mayor.
The General Council, as is stated
elsewhere, passed a resolution repeating
the unconstitutional ordinance above re-
ferred to. The Mayor found in the con-
stitution that the producer was exempt
from taxes upon the products ofthe soil,
and the immediate vendee Uf such pro-
ducts was also exempt from taxes on such
products. The new charter gives the
right to any producer to sell at any
time of the day such products, etc.,
and for these good reasons the
Mayor advised a repeal of the
Objectionable ordinance. Chief Of Po-
lice Athy ordered his pstrolmen not to
arrest at any persons instance a farmer
who was selling the products Of his soil
upon the streets, and thus the matter is
settled, and every farmer can now come
to town with IMMUNITY and dispose Of his
vegetables, fruits, etc.
The Great Rehbach Copying Pencil.
No business man or traveller should be
without them.
BsYLE & CHAPMAN, Ststiouers,
! l4t 219 Main streek
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upon this branch Of the city government
from all classes Of people. The Council
should wisely refuse to interfere with the
Recorder rulings, as that official hears
all the testimony under oath.
Mr.. Maine, formerly of the 0verton
Hotel Of this city, and more recently of
the Winsdor in New York, has left the
latter TO accept the position of chief
clerk of the Palace Hotel, San Fran
cisco, the largest hotel in the world.
But little news appeared on the sta
tion.house docket to-day. A white Mag.
dalen, Josie Perry, was arrested by a
young nan last night because she visited
his house on Second street and annoyed
his family by calling for him on bust.
ness. The unfortunate was fined fifty
dollars by the Recorder, and paid the
money. A very oppressive 6ne for a
misdemeanor case.
Three little negroes we're arrested and
fined FIVE dollars each by the Recorder
this morning on the charge Of larceny.
The father Of the little thieves had the
fine RENTED to one dollar, and then,
armed with a long whip, entered the cell
at the station-house and gave the urchins
a whipping that they will remember for
some time to come. he was stopped by
the sta%tion-house authorities as he was
saying to the boys, I'm forty years old
and you are but ten, and l was never ar
rested for stealing in my life. Take
thatl' and the whip came down with a
vim.
The LEDGER long ago stated as a legal
proposition that the present Aldermen
and Councilmen were not entitled to that
500 per month pay under the new char,
ter, and now the City Attorney commu-
nicates to the back-salary grabbers the
same fact. The General Council will
now have to vote backwards aHd annul
that vote giving themselves pay, as the
city authorities will of course be gov
erned by the legal opinion Of the City
Attorney and will refuse to furnish the
money.
The so-ealled claim which the Mem.
phis Freighting Company assumes to
have upon the bluffs will prevent the
general government from spending q
million Of dollars in the erection Of a
custom-house. The citizens of Memphis
are interested in this matter, and steps
should be taken to convince the govern.
ment that this claim is bogus. In the
General Council yesterday afternooE
Alderman Robbins declared the claim 8
Matchmaking scheme, and City Attorney
Walker declined giving an opinion al
to the claim, as he was interested by rea
son Of being one of the attorneys of thu
Freighting Company.
After all the fussing between the cit.
and the Charleston Railroad Compan.
about the repairs Of the Madison stree
bridge, our reporter discovered yesterda.
that the prolonged blockade had bee
raised, the quarantine had been lifted
and the railroad company had place,
exactly twelve pieces of old plank on tn
bridge (under protest., the value Of tn
plank and spikes being about three do
lars. From the diplomatic row raise
about it between the city and the com
pany, our representative imagined tina
a new bridge would have had to hav
been built, at the cost of several thou
sand dollars. The repairs put dow
roughly will last about four weeks wea
and tear.
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BOOK THIS:
The Genuine
Cuban EscepciOn LOndres Cigars

SOL COLEMAN's, 200 Main Street.
Price 5 for 25c.
None of the above brand will be sold by
the box, as there are but few left. Call
while the opportunity offers. The above
brand is sold in New Orleans, 2 for 25c.
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TO GENTLEMEN
o BOOTS o
200 Pairs elegant custom : made
Boot, IS ; former price, $40.
KAHN & FREIBERG,
Cor. Main AID Poplar Streets.

JOHN WALSH, LIVERY STABLE, No. 62
Union street. Horses, buggies and car
riages for hire. l54
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JUST received, an elegant line Of La
dies and Gents Poeket-Book and Bill
Cases, cheap.
BOYLE & CHAPMAN, Stationers,
IA 279 Main street,
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$50 to $4,000 has been invested in
Stock Privileges and paid 900 per cent.
profit. How to do it." A book on
Wall street, sent free.
TUMBRIDGE & Co., Bankers,
zxi-l4-a4w Wall street, N, Y,
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spEc,AL CARDS.

a HINs0N. DENTIST. $50 MAIN ST..
~. Memphis' Tenn. Price for each plug
nom one 10 three dollars in general Artih-
eisl sci Of teeth from fifteen to fifty dollars.
Special attention q directing children teeth.
Also treats all Diseases OF the
Month.
ONCE hours from s am. to 5 pm. Is xxi-M
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-12

JOE KING, from Alabama, will confer
a favor by calling at the Peabody.
S. B. HUGHES.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-12

Parker, the weII.knOwn pOr-
trait painter, has his studio at
MOystOn's Star Gallery, over
the Red Store, opposite the
Odd Fellows Hall, 24O Main
street. 1891
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Trustee's Deed.

268 Second St., opposite Court Square.
1871
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Good form, printed and for sale at this
flee. l52
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H II SEED

For Late - win g,
Buckwheat,
Hungarian,
Stock Peas,
Seed Rye,
Seed Barley,
Turnip Seed.
Fresh and Genuine.
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CRAIG's SEED STORE.
144d&W
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-28
MASS MEETING.
sT. PATRICK'S HALL CROWDED.
Fully 5000 People Present.


The grand mass meeting of citizens
called by the Committee of Arrange
ments" Of the Property Holders Union,
to meet at st. Patrick's Hall u o'clock
yesterday evening, came off at the
appointed time. Fully an hour before
the meeting was called to order the
spacious hall and oil its approaches
were crowded with citizens and very
many went awav, as there was no seats
to be had. Promptly at "a o'clock the
meeting was called to order. and the
following list OF officers was read
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-28
TELEGRAPHIC.
latest Intelligence from all Points.
=. ase Southern and Atlantic Telegraph
Company.

man. Corner Graricv and Cavoadeiet streets.
JOHN b. LAFITTE, President.
Lkiour. Manager.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-28
WEATHER. REPORT.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-DuringsM Mon
day, for the Western Gulf States, south
west winds, shift to brisk and high
northerly, with colder, clear weather.
During Tuesday, in the Southern At
lantic States, stationary and rising ba-
rometer, cooler, cloudy and possibly
rainy weather, with southern and east
winds.
For the Gulf States, falling barome-
ter, southeast winds, warmer, cloudy
and rainy weather,
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-28
also the Liverpool Exchange, and no
business Is being transacted

also the Liverpool Exchange, and nc
business is being transacted.
PARIS, Dec. 26-The festival Of Christ
mas was, as usual, a day of great gaiety
and enjoyment here The weather
being favorable, the streets were crowd
ed, and bazars and places Of amuse-
meDt did high trade. The churches
we're well attended.
BERLIN, Dec 27.-A public meeting of
American residents in this city has been
called for Wednesday next, to protest
against the insults offered to Americans
generally by the German press in com
menting on the crime OF Thomas alias
Alexander, of the Mosel explosion.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 27. Steamship Bal
tic, Of the White Star Line, from New
York, on the 18th, arrived here at 6
O'Clock this morning
GLASGOW, Dec. Craftsmanship Acadia,
from New York, arrived at this port
yesterday.
MADRID, Dec. 27.-The Royal Palace
at Barcelona has been destroyed by fire.
WHITLEY, Canada, Dec. 27.-The report
that VIM. M. Tweed had arrived in
Havana is discredited here. 1t Is cur
rently reported here that Tweed is
sojourning at Uxbridge, Canada, and
he has been stopping at what was
formerly known as the Plank Hotel,
kept by an American. His friends are
Keeping his whereabouts u close secret.
Uxbridge is 56 miles north OF Toronto
and 65 miles for this place.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

BosroN, Dec. q. Schooner N. and H.
Gould, Capt. BENZ. +. McCann, bound
from Philadelphia to Boston, left
Lyamus, Mass, for her destination on
2Sth Of November. since which time no
tidings have been received from her.
1t is generally supposed that the vessel
foundered in the gale of that night and
that all hands perished.
Capt. McCann was a son Of Thomas
McCann of Nantucket and was soon to
be married to "a young lady OF Lyalnus
Abraham Jackson, whose name has
become SO prominent In connection
with criminal charges of forgery, etc,
was brought this morning from the
county Jail, where he has been confined
since the 18th of last May, and placed
in the dock Of the Superior Criminal
Court for trial on four indictments, to
all of which defendant pleaded not
guilty. The first indictment is in three
counties, all OF which are embezzle-
ment; the second is Oh one count, which
charges him with forgery and altering
Of forged notes; the third and fourth
also charge him with forgery and alter
ing of forged notes. Jackson's irregu-
larities amount to nearly five hundred
dollars.
BROOKLYN, Dec. 27.-Counsel for Ru-
bernstein, the alleged murderer OF the
Polish yeYish Sara Alexander, are now
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-28


LONDON, Dec 26.-Christnas day was
observed very generally here yesterday.
The weather is mild and clear. Church
services were very largely attended and
great floral display, and all places OF
amusement were crowded in the even
ing.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-Dispatches received
here from the Secretary OF War in Her
zogovinia state that great battle took
place on Thursday last near Nitckitz,
lasting nearly all day. $1,000 troops
were engaged
The Turkish forces claim decisive
victory. The fighting on both sides was
desperate and the losses severe.
The Stock Exchange is closed to-day,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-16

Tue ALLIANCE 2AvowED-VIRGINIA.T TO BE
TURNED OVER TO THE RADIcALs.-A, Wash
ington telegram in yesterdays Baltimore
american, Radical Journal, says: ="
Politics an Virginia. Prominent Re.
publicans of Virginia are now engaged in
the effort to ro0rganize and strengthen the
Republican party in that State by combi-
nation Of Republicans and Indepen dent Con-
seryatiyes, who in the late election acted
with the Republicans. AS the first step in
that direction, they are working for the ap.
pointmeut Of Judge Morton, Republican,
as postmaster at Richmond, in the. place of
Miss Van Lew, and for General Heth, who
served US Confederate general, and who
lately opposed General Bradley T. Johnson
for the State Senate, to be collector of inter.
nal revenue in that city. Other changes are
contemplated by those who seem to be espe.
cialy interested in this new political move
ment. So far they have acted privately,
being en- gagged at present only with the pre-
lminary movements"
General HETH may have ."<opposed " Gen
eraI JOHNSON, but was not candidate. ..a,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-16

Somebody has compared the opinion Of
foreign nations to the judgment Of posterity.
Just now the opinion Of England about our
affairs looks good deal more like the judg.
ment of our ancestors. Nothing could more
crriously bring back to the American the
hot temper ard forgotten passions of ten
years ago than the English fear that our Sc
renity might be rufiled by the statue they
have sent over for Stonewsll Jackson. 1t is
the anger of by.gone age theyodeprecate.
Englishmen can pay 20 tribute to the charac.
ter of a gallant American soldier, who died
fighting for what he conscientiously believed
to be ADJUST cause, in which Americans will not
now vie with them. The personal character
of Stonewall Jackson finds no warmer ad-
mirers to-day than among the men before
whose bayone.s he fell and his cause went
down In hopeless defeat.-Ne,o York Tri.
bLpP, AL .~.r~E 4.f-et.' '.,f -s.1i #.. ~
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DEATEs.

Died, at Brook Hill, Hearico county, Va, the re-
sdence Of her grandfather, John Stewart, Eco, on
Sunday the I4ih instant, AMY STEWARDS PINCK
NEY, only daughter OF Thomas and Mary 8. Pinck-
ney: aged four years ana ten months.
The friends and aelua intances Of the family are
respectfully invited 70 pttend the funeral from
Emmanuel church TUESDAY at l2 o'clock. =
Died, at 8 O'Clock P. b.. ON The 18th instant, at
the residence Of her nephew tG. II. Matthewsl,
1917 Vepabe street, hrs. SARAH HOGAN, III
the eighty-fourth year OF herag
Her funeral Will take place from Christ church
on TUESp DAY the 18th instant at 2k O'Clock ?. NJ
Her friends and those of the family are1nvited to
attend.
Departed this life, November I4tb, at 10 o'clock
2. M, WILLIAM EDWAED, sou of the late " IL
liam j. and his reict Ann L. OhtraHder, aged eight
years, four months and nineteen days. ,s4I9'' /
Farewell dear mother, Lam at resl, and shall forever
be,
could stay with you On earth, bu, you can come
to me-. 81 IT,, : =
Farewell. dear brothers and sisters, shed not tear
for me, @
From paip, care, and sorrow, I am forever free:
For am IN glory, have gained my heavenly rest,
Want You all TO meet me, ard be forever best Il
Farewell to my mother, my sisters and brothers
And all my companions loved, leave you ali be-
hind.
His funeral win take place at half past 8 O'Clock
THIS AFTERNOoNat Pile-Street Baptist church.
the friends Of the family respectfully invited 70 at
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s1lrl,n,olla 1lspatt!h,I.,
T1TrsDAY. . |. NOVEMBER 10, 1915.
Resumption.

"a ~.
Tn three lines in yesterdays paper was
presented the hopeful situation o. tne GO NE e.
trv sor resuning specie-pay ments. : or the
,,a,;onol hanks Ave hundred millions OF cir-5
cn,a,ion and eight millions Of coin And
vet we see what are called hard.noney
men" pressing the country to Immediate re-.
su % p.ion as do Indian hunters speed the
herd OF huaaloes over the preciplce.
In this cry for resumption the moneyed In.
stitu.iops of the North join with great en-
ergy. They are, many Of them, not banks OF
circulation. For instance, while the ma
tional banks, according to the returns Of the
Controller Of the Currency, have only eight
millions OF coin, the New York banks had
on the LIST of August thirteen millions OF
coin to eighteen millions OF circuiatlon' De-
sides large amounts OF greenbacks. We sup
pose that Boston and Philadelphia can pre-
sent tables showing a like strength for re-
sumption. Therefore they feel their ability,
and having little concern about the ipstitu'
tions in smaller cities and in the villages Of
the country, they would harry the day Of
resumption. 80, 1890 ,.s.F e..5
The money party Is making q great mis-
take; for The ruin which their policy may
produce would only react upon them and
involve them in loss aggregating perhaps
more than that of the rural institutions. No
set Of banks are so elevated as 70 place them
above the deiuge that will food the country
in panic and the resultant shrinksge of all
sorts OF valges. The institution which being
itself rich feels that 1t may defy money
storm Is as silly as the ostrich which sup
poses itself perfectly safe when Its head IS
hidden in the sand.
We are not for " inflatiop," so called, ana
few people are. The money-power usea It's
blackpuard cries and got the run upon those
sensible people who feared that la" f1x'ng
a day for resumption would lead to contrac-
ton and break down the country before the
day of resumption, and in that way defeat
the objects OF the law. We do not believe
that the way 10 resume is through any
such law. Relieve the country anu
let the currency alone. The way
to relief is to repeal the resumption law, re-
ouire the Government to receive lts own
paper for all dues to it-for duties on I'M
ports as well as everything else-and re-
sumption viii! come in due time. Gold
gambling being 10 that way ended, paper
and gold will gradually meet on the same
platform and the country slide into resump-
ton without shock and without shrInsage
Of values attended with widespread luln.
This is the way to resumption Of conf
denee, and until then there can be no re-
sumption of spece.payments.
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Cotton in a New Phase.

NJ Senator RIyaaps statement lid reistion
81 tl,o condition az things az the South APP:
,o,aars ,ho so,Iow,np striking paragraph:
~. rrS;,, ~ snr es,s,,t ton with prominent
n,.n,er of georgia, mud inspecting fheepros
cess 5of work by a ceSten-ssn, the planter
teck up handfulo Of cotton ana s sh; an US
y Ieiy su i,s ~ aas nuer.nro aetiop and
, .be s;srseard III had induced Of the culture
Of equally or more important Staples for
their ee0psumpsaon, anu sns 'aca oi piou.
70 the planter IN the geoWtn. Of eottoh u. ~, u
present. prizes. :. h.ss 49, ,i.;.Io. and
10Y Musa :'..saS,,oa ,s;.ar.;saa arons inta
n. ssay ysl, con,;nne to no of
: Sisadraniaoen ~ - l..s,
That for years by.gone it has been be.
lieyed by many practical farmers and poiiti-
cal economists that 1t would be to the
advantage of the cot,on.growing. Gulf
states, 10 devote a larger, portion OF their in.
dnsirp 10 the ,cu,tiyation of farm products
forhor,a . pt,or ia 4 fact. Ithss been ar
oued .bo. the afeadv n,nrrs,,it of cotfon.cultsre
tn.,,e exaI,,sion u of almost, all other sorts of
tillsse would by the excess of the chief Sta
n,aIcn,tcn-oyer the demand for it lower its
vslpe. 10 the ,piury or The producer, while
his land would be impaired most seriously
for tho want Of proper systems for relief and
resuscitatiou. 4yn b.ne>E ~ 80
There was certainly sousd wisdom ia this
view and II ia likely that under tee revolu.
t;on tbat has taken place in our domestic
o,onou, !, hoe been made more clear to the
cottor.crove,s 80 GeE 81. 2a
II the strailened condihon in which the
whole South has found itself for the want Of
means, while there has been demand for
cash in all the economy of the plantation
men have discovered that the less tney nave
to buy the better, and therefore lnat they
should produce whatever they possibly can
at booze. =, .'7a: =.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-16

We are exceedingly pleased at the election
of Colonel Watts, of Roanoke. He was
regularly nominated. and when he accepted
it was feared he would be defeated, as there
was set barking at his heels called "Inde-
pendents," but who were mostly composed
of Radicals. The Colonel took the bull by
the horns and by main force threw him out
of the way. May all weakened Conserva.
tiyes learn lesson. There was scarcely q
nominee defeated in the State, and they are
all worthy Virginians. - Virginia People.