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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20
FOREIGN.

CoNsTANTNoPLE, August 20.-Later
intelligence from the scene Of the insur-
r%ection in Herzegovina is satisfactory.
The government of the province an
nounces that there is less excitement
among the people and anticipates their
prompt pacifcation. The Russian, Aus
trian and German Ambassadors had a
protracted conference with the Grand
Vizier yesterday. 1t is understood that
they advised q suspension Of hostilities,
with a view to afford an opportunity for
a%scertaining the grievances of the insur-
~rectionists. Turkey declined to accede
to the proposition. The Russian Am
bassadors had an interview with the Sui
tan, and afterwards the Grand Vizier was
summoned to the palace. The foreign
ambassadors and ministers will meet the
Russian Embassy Saturday.
BRUSSELS, August 2O.-Le Nord, the
Russian organ, discussing the Turkish
insurrection, says that Russia, Germany
and Austria are in accord on the point
that the Eastern question shall not be
raised. Peace has been temporarily dis
turbed, but general peace is secure be-
You'd attack. France and Italy will,
doubtless, be invited to join these three
powers. Turkey must recognize the
need of ending the intolerable regime of
proceeding seriously with reform, which
has heretofore been mere preteuse.
A dispatch from Vienna reports that
the insurgents have been forced to raise
the siege of Trebigne, and some have
been driven unarmed across the frontier.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, August 2O.-The follow
ing officials from Cincinnati have ar
rived in this city; Mayor Johnston,
John Schif and VIM. Storrs, Park Com
missioners; A. Strauch, Superintendent
ofParks, and also of Spring Grove Gem
etery. The object of their visit is to in
spect and report on,the Vulcanite pave
ment. From here they will visit cities
Of interest East.
A telegram received at the Navy De-
partment this morning from Captain
Simpson, commanding the United States
steamer Omaha, dated Panama, August
10, announces the death of Rear Ad-
miral Napoleon Collins, commanding
the South Pacific feet, which occurred
at Calico on the 9th instant. He died Of
erysipelas, after an illness of three days,
and was buried with military honors at
Belle Usta, near Calico. Rear Admiral
Reed Werdon has been ordered to the
South Pacific station in place of Rear
Admiral Collins, and until his arrival
there the command will devolve on Cap
tain Simpson. The death of Rear Ad-
mirsl Collins promotes Commodore
Stephen d. Trenchsrd, but does not az
feet any officer below that grade, as there
Aas been an excess Of one in the list of
Commodores for some mouths past on
account of the reinstatement of Com
modore John C. Beaumont by Congress
last session. The law allows but twenty-
FIVE officers Of the grade Of Commodore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

OK Wednesday, the LIST of September,
the opening of the business season, tho
LEDGER will appear in enlarged form,
and a very large edition will be pub
lished. 1t will contain a full report Of
the commerce and trade Of Memphis for
the commercial year lS74-75. The
LEDGER will keep up with the times and
will continue to deserve that liberal pat
ronage it has received from the public
for years past. The issue of the LIST
prOximo will be most interesting, and all
advertisers will do we'll to see our bust
ness manager aboatspace and the num-
Der of copies desired.
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River Kilograms.

CAIRO, August 2O.-Arrived Alice
Brown, st, Louis, 10 pm; James D.
Parker, Memphis, 8 a m. Departed
Batesville, St. Louis, 10 PM Alice
Brown, St. Louis, 9 am Parker, Gin
c%innati, 9; Ajax, Ohio river, 10. River
So feet 9 inches at noon, and falling one
inch per hour. Weather fair and pleas
ant.
CINCINNATI, August 20 River falling
very slowly; clear and pleasant.
PITTsBURG, August 2O.-River 5 feet
I inches and rising; weather cloudy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

THE Winnebagoes think they can run
a county fair without thepresenee of Mr..
Jefferson Davis, and he thinks SO too. 1t
is o matter Of taste on both sides. The
city Of Rockford is we'll advertised,
whether the fair is success or not. But
the next time Wilson comes piroueiting
down this way planting Presidential
lightning-rods and distributing chunks Of
political reprimand to the Underlined
Confederates, the Mulligan Guards will
enter their most solemn protest and then
adjourn to the nearest beer saloon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20
TAR n FRATHRRs.

That shrewd confidence mar OF many
aliases and professions known as Cope
land, who was tarred and feathered at
Knoxville the other night, went East
with the smell of tar on his clothes, and
now the papers there are lecturing the
young men who performed the lynching
and explaining to the public that Knox
vile is a l~aw-abiding, orderly place,
which no doubt it is usually. Cope
land had acted preacher, lawyer, doctor,
news reporter, temperance lecturer and
Sunday school teacher. Like all such
r~ascals, he possessed a peculiar fascina-
ton over the female sex, which he am
ployed to the sorrow of many families
in various cities. At Knoxville, although
he vent there only in June. he had
worked his way into good society and
was already engaged to be married
to a young lady. Society is too careless
about who is admitted. Any cookbook
ing, glib.talking fellow, with plenty of
money or ever cheek, can form a host of
acquaintance at a new place in a few
weeks. A stranger, with only thread
bare credentials, can in a month or two
obtain a social recognition, for which
plain, Woodworking, honest young men
have aspired for years in vain. When a
community finds out that it has been i'm
posed on it naturally grows very indig-
nant, and it was in an exces Of this in
dignation that a few hot-headed young
men of Knoxville committed an act
which is no credit to the city and which
the older citizens generally condemn.
While Copeland deserved the punish
ment, he is still at large and capable
of doing as much harm as ever.
In the first place there was
too much gush over the fellow
when he put in his appearance. But
time makes all things equal, and perhaps
his taking of about balanced the &C
count which he opened in that commu-
nifty. Copeland ought to go out among
the Winnebagoes and tell the story OF
his woes. There he would be assured Of
sympathy, provided he is loyal.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

ST. LOUIS, August l9.-Dispatches
from MeLeansboro, ILL.,, say that Mrs.
Charles M, Oglesby, living neal Walpole,
was found in her house last Monday
with her throat cut from ear to ear, and
the razor with which the act was done
lying on the floor. Her husband, a
young man t~wenty-three years old, for
merly from Posey county, Ind, was ar.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

WASHINGTON, August 2O-For Ten
nessee aud the Ohio valley, clear or fair
weather, slight rise in temperature dur
ing the day, with light winds from the
southwest, and falling barometer. The
Ohio river will continue to fall at all sta
tons. The Mississippi will fall at Cairo
and Memphis, and rise very slightly at
Vicksburg and Helena.
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Fatal Accident.

PITTsBURG, August ia dispatch
from Wetmore, Pa, says Hon. Samuel
Henry, a member of the Legislature
from Cambria county, while going from
one car to another on the Pittsburg Ex-
press this morning, fell off and was in
stantly killed. His remains we're taken
to his home at E~bensburg by special
train at noon to-day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

Two ~conundrums yet unsolved: Who
shall succeed Key, and who "copper"
Union and american.
Well, yes. The gentlemen in that al
phabetical list and the rest of the aspi.
rants are all aware that there will be a
couple Of elections at Nashville, com
mencing in January, 1877, and closing
some tine in the spring.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

The Senatorial election which has
been going on several weeks closed
Thursday evening at nine. General
Handy, who had been in charge Of the
polls allEthe while, proceeded to count
the vote cast in this exciting election.
When the result was announced it ap-
peared that D. NJ. Key, of Chattanooga,
was one vote ahead of all his competi-
tors combined. This being sufficient to
elect, be wa declared duly elected, and
a certificate was made out accordingly.
The lightning rods all over the State were
taken in hat night and laid aside for
future use. Keys neighbors ~serensded
him, gave three cheers for Porter, aHd
to use an original expression
the agony is over.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

LOUISVILLE, August 20 During a
quarrel between a colored man named
Sly and his wife, Robert Jackson, also
colored, interfered in behalf of the hus-
band and was struck on the head by a
barrel stave, receiving injuries that
caused his death. The wife was. not ar
rested, she being e%nciente.
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NEW YORK.

New YORK, August 2O,-The Sun re.
ports the failure of Ferd Hertz & Co.,
prodace dealers, Broad street.
Locke's fruit works at Passaic, sus-
pended yesterday, throwing 300 persons
out Of work.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

INDIANAPOLIS, August civilian
Braden, a prominent merchant and real
estate dealer, made an assignment of
all his property yesterday. Liabilities,
$I5O,OOO; assets, $270. 900.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

Chicago, August 2O.-A Times spe-
cial says the steam saw mill Of Bray,
Richards & CO. at Minneapolis, Mimi,
burned yesterday morning. Loss, $20,-
900; insurance, $l2. 900.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

A writer says: "In the mouse Of every
Greek and Roman wsS an altar: on this
altar there had always to be a small
quantity OF ashes and a few lighted
coais. was a sacred obligation for the
masVss Of every house to keep the FIRE
up night and day. Woe to the house
Where it was extinguished. Every sven
ing they covered the Goals with ashes to
prevent them from being entirely con.
sumed. In the morning the first care
was to revive this fire with a few twigs.
The fire ceased to glow upon the altar
only when the entire family had per-
ished; an extinguished hearth, an ex-
tinguished family, were Synonymous ex-
pressions amongt the ancients. Thesacred
fire was the providence Of the family.
The worship was very simple. The FIRST
rule was that there should always be upon
the altar a few live Goals; for if this fire
vas extinguished a god ceased to exist.
At certain moments of the day they
placed upon the fire dry herbs and wood,
then the god manifested himself in a
bright fame. They offered sacrifices to
him, and the essence of every sacrifice
was to sustain and rearimate the sacred
fire, TO nourish and develop the body of
the god. This was the reason why they
gave him wood before anything else; for
the same reason they afterward poured
out wine upon the altar-the inaammable
wine Of Greece-oil, incense and the fat
Of victims. The god received these
offerings and devoured them; radiant
with satisfaction, he rose above the altar
and lighted up the worshiper with his
brightness. Then was the moment to
invoke him, and the hymn Of prayer
went out from the heart Of man."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

The WinRebago warriors ought to put
on their war paint and finish their gal
Iaut work by hanging JEFF Davis in
efigy to a sour apple tree and hang out
a bloody shirt on the topmost limb. The
spirit Of old John Brown is still march
ing on,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

The deputy superintendent of the
county prison at Philadelphia has been
held in three thousand dollars bail for
carelessness in permitting the escape Of
a policeman under indictment for mur.
der. The investigation, while it did not
show that he connived at the escape Of
the prisoner, revealed very loose man
agement.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

Any one investing in these Bonds has the
satisfaction of knowing that his bond ia GER
tain to be paid at maturity; and further that
ne assists In building in the city of New York
= permanent Temple Of Industry. which will
De an ornament and a pride to every Ameri-
can.
Each Bondholder, until bis bond Is re-
deemed, IS a part owner of twenty. two acres
Of LAND situated In the heart. of the city of
NeW, foTk, and estimated to be worth Two
Million -Four Hundred Thousand Dollars.
and the building which is estimated to cost
Seven Millions
The excavations for the foundation was
commenced on the 10th of May, 1875, and the
building will be ready to receive the goods
from the Centennial Exhibition at its close.
No investment for people Of small means
was ever offered e~qualing the Bonds of the In
dustrial Exhibition Co. The bonds are Sc.
cured by mortgage which makes the principal
safe, and eminently secure, and in addition to
which each bondholder participates ieur times
a year in the allotment Of premiums above
famed.
The difference between these bonds and a
lottery ticket is, in a lottery the holder must
lose. his money or draw a prize. while the
holder Of an Industrial Exhibition Bond can
not lose his investment. but must have re-
turned to him the principal and a small rate
OF interest added, and in addition has an OPP
portunity to draw a premium ranging from
$50 to $40, 900.
Tit Board of Directors and tho Trustees of
the mortgagage are among the most eminent
of the business men Of New York. and is of
itself a guarantee that the bonds are a safe
and desirable Investment.
The Company is not responsible for any
money sent, except il. be by check, postal or
der. draft or express payable to the order Of
the Industrial Exhibition Company.
Circulars sent on application.
Address,
Industrial Exhibition Company,
No. IL East 18TH street,
123d&wt New York CitY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

The Public Ledger for Absentees.
Subscribers leaving the city for the summer
months can have the PUBLIC LEDGER mailed
to any address at 75c per month. postage paid.
Leave orders at counting room, No. ID Madi-
Ron street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

HAVING FITTED UP THE MOST Elk
IL tensive concern in the city. with the
aud hHIlDg cotton. We are prepared To
furnish 2 better sample with larger yield than
any similar establishment ia the South. We
would respectfully Tequestthose having cotton
80 gin to call and see our place before making
permanent arrangements
90 Will pay the highest market price for
grades of Seed COEt0n.
n. B:-Will furnish bags for shipping seed
cotton if consigned to us and ordered by re-
sponsible parties. All cotton covered BY In
surance 140-33
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20
THE BROWN COTTON GIN CO.,

Manufacturers of Cotton Gins, Cotton Gin
Feeders, Condensers and Cotton Gin Mate
rails of every description. Our Gins have
been in use thirty years, and have an estab-
lished reputation for simplicity, lisht-runs
ming, durability, and for quality and quantity
Of lint produced. Our Feeder is easily at
tached to tbs Gin, and easily operated by any
hanpof ordinary intelligence. They are the
simplest and cheapest Feeder in the market
and feed with more regularity than is possible
by hand, increasing the o~ut-turn and giving a
cleaner and better sample. At all Fairs where
exhibited and by Planters having them in use,
they have been accorded the hiahest encOmi-
ums. Our condenseTs are well made, durable
and simple in construction, and do what Is
required of them rapidly and well. No addi-
tional power is required to drive the Feeder
or Condenser, and no Gin House is complete
without them. We are prepared to warrant,
to any reasonable extent, perfect satisfaction
to every purchaser. Circulars, prices and full
information furnished Address as above, or
apply to W. A. SMITH. Memphis. Tenn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-20

The Michigan farmers now shear their
Lheep by horse power.
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rested on suspicion of having committed
the deed.
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The subscription price Of the
RUBLIC LEDGER is IS per aunum
Ter Daily, and 81 per annum for
weekly. POSTAGE FREE.
The New York herald., 1875-11-24
THE CLEws CASE.

Yesterday the day set down for the hearing Of
motion to expunge the claim OF Benjamin II. Cheever
against Henry Clews & Co. Mr.. Abbott appeared be-
fore Register Ketchum counsel for Mr. Tappan trus
tee Of the estate and Mr. Bartlett appeared counsel
for Mr.. Cheever who also there In person. The
motion not heard, as Mr.. Cheever Immediately
signed a withdrawal OF his claim.
The following letter read in the course OF the
proceedings
EDGAR KErcHUm, ESQ.,, Register in Bankruptcy
Henry Cews & Co. some time since, for two reasons
viz -
First-I at that time had reason TO believe that the
trustees in bankruptcy likely TO receive assets
from the estate Of the bankrupts to a considerable
Rmount and that creditors might reasonably expect
dividends their claims
Second-I felt it my duty to appear in the bankruptcy
proceedings a creditor and oppose any application
Mr. Cews might make for a discharge from his debts
ing assets careful examination satisfies that the
creditors OF Henry Cews Co have little to hope for
AS to opposing Mr.. Clews discharge II is certain
that number of creditors, representing large claims
and appearing by distinguished law firm IN this city.
will vigorously contest the issues thereof The points
1had contemplated embodying In my specifications
in opposition to the discharge will be used in the inter-
est ofthe creditors referred to-
Therefore while am satisfied there would be din
Guilty in maintaining my position creditor Of Henry
Clews & Co. am not disposed to longer continue a
victory.
therefore withdraw my proof of debt
Yours, respectfully, BENJAMIN IL CHEEVRR
NEW YORK Nov 23 1875.
The New York herald., 1875-11-24
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

Messrs Bass & Clark, Wholesale grocers OF No. 67
Park place, have suspended Their capital is said to
have been $T5, 600 on the 10th OF June
Bonds were yesterday fled by Mr. ]. D. Hunter to
the OF SO o0o in the matter of the assignment
of Mcssrs Armstrong Morrison, butter dealers, OF
No. $50 Chambers street, who failed about two weeks
ago. The sureties Mr.. J. s Martin and Mr. +. w.
Griggs
The liabilities OF Mortimer d. Conklin, butter dealer
or No. 16l Chambers street. whose assignment to
James II. Startup was noticed in the HERALD OF
November s, amount to $Ss 099 80. His assets are
S37 204 3d. OF which the actual value is about $5
Bonds yesterday filed By J. @. De La Vergne
the assignee Of Jonathan r. Herich, to the of
81, 900. MessrS w. H J. ID. Hunter signed as
sureties
Otto T. Schroeder, chandler OF No lis Broad street.
yesterday made assignment to James NJ. Cook. His
liabilities $500, assets 81, ,636 10 Bonds were
Immediately given by Mr. Cook for S., ,000 with s W.
Truslow and NJ. W. Wall as sureties.
The negotiations with the creditors OF s. b. Potter
Co.. produce merchants, Of No. 73 Broad street. for
settlement the basis of thirty per cent having
failed the firm has gone into bankruptcy. The liabilities
OF tho firm about SOL 0O0 Their assets consist OF
stock valued nj S27, 900 and debts due 81, 000 Mr.
Samuel Potter individually has property estimate
at $4,000 and debts due him So, 600 His individual
debts amount TO $17, 00O
Proceedings have been taken for voluntary and In
voluntary bankruptcy OF the firm of William Moler &
Sons the sugar renners, who made an assignment to
Joseph II Goodwin for the benefit of their creditors
in October The total liabilities amount TO about
$765,000 Of which sum $455,0o0 is unsecured
The assets OF the firm follows Nine lots Of
ground Vandam and Charlton Streets with buildings
and machinery subject 10 SIPS 900 mortgageEstimaed
value $3.50 900; 337 acres wood and mining land and
machinery at Drakesve, N. Cost Sis, 600, cash.
$l03S7 13; checks, $ll, 595 93; promissory notes,
800 1866; due on open accounts, $50 900; insurance
policies S150OO0 William Moller's individual prom
crty valued at $462 000 notes, SIG, 100; debts due
$40 ZOO George II. Moller's individual property Ia
valued at $4,000
that the creditors will ultimately receive dividends
amounting to about seventeen per cent
The New York herald., 1875-11-24
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Very Dull and
Prices Tending Lower.
GOLD ia 3-4 A ia 3-S.
Rag Currency 42-Government and Rail
way Bonds Firm-State Bonds Dull
The Foreign Market Strong.
w1Ib STREET,


transactions to-day "small By degrees and
beautifully less" as the day grew older Even tie dog
satdog business was wretchcdy weak to-day, and The
hungry CANNES failed worry each other from sheer
hamilton There was an entire absence Of commission
business and the operators for fractions exhibited
weakness OF the knees which betokcns long absti
pence from attenng profit Every broker is possessed
pf tho idea that, later he will strike a
bonanza but it is the dsagreeabe feature Of these
bonanzas that they often strike back and the operator
quite often gets the the There
many strikes for bonanzas in the market present. but
70 the prevailing duness their blows but beat the air at
she expense Of both hope and profit The dull day has
peen turned to some little use however, in another
direction, inasmuch remarks in the HERALD this
morning in regard to the commission rule have been
The engrossng topic OF the Board conversation with
he result that proper steps being taken to procure
The repeal of the obnoxious law. a few days will
probably develop the fact that strong opposition to it
exists and that few rich houses will no longer be
permitted carry in their breeches pockets the live
lhood and prosperity OF the majority Of Board
bera
The pracipal feature OF the day has been the
decline in Hannibal and ST. Joseph securities. The
common stock sold from 2it5 10 23S the preferred,
from 3lk TO 80; and the eight per cent convertible
bonds from S4 to S2h The fluctuations Of the
-nainder OF the list are scarcely worth mentioning
They are as follows-Erie, 152S a 1616 1875; Lake
Shore 6131 Ola 61}s a 6l9s Northwestern, 39a
89X S9% a S9l4 do. preferred, 53]5 So; ST. Paul
36K 361S 365s S64; do. preferred, 664 6624
cox Rock Island, lO5 1855 l051S; ohos 1S4
ls1< als4; Pacific Of Missouri. 122 1875 Kansas
Pacific 12& 13; Western Union, 75% 75a a 7594
75k Pacific Mail, 401s 404 40, and Union Pacific
g2X a 72H.