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The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-08-07
SUPREME COURT /.

+. G. Peyton, Chief Justice.
IL. +. Shnrall, Associate Judge.
j. Tarbell. Associate Judge.
James. Mckee. Clerk.
Thomas Melville, Deputy Clerk.
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Always On time. A complete
stock of new spring goods just received
at the Red Store.
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Have your job printing executed
at the MAIL office. Our facilities
are frst-class and our prices moder-
ate.
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Preserve your fruit by using
AIayson's Glass Fruit Jars, with porce-
lain lined top. For sale by
Z 3-tf. w. j. EzOsby s. Co.
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The best of wines, liquors and cigars
at the Bank Saloon.
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Register, Register, Register

For the cheapest and best styles mems
fur hats go to the Red Store.
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If you want the best and simplest churll
dasher eXtant, get the McAfee. Price 81,
from
If. A. w. STANFORD.
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Louie, at the Lower Pearce House,
xeeps the very best of wines, liquors and
cigars.
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Cheapest and best styles ready
made mems clothing and fine cassimeres
at the Red Store.
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10000 lbs. Meat just received at
1881 S. We'll 81 Co.'s
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Our reply to Beauchamp's Buy-hog-ra-
ply, is crowded out this week.
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COUNTY OFEICERS :

r. J. Ross, Sheriff.
ID. Pingree, Circuit Clerk.
e. s. jeffrey, Chancery Clerk.
5. II. II. Toles, Assessor.
j. Il. Boyd, Treasurer.
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Fruit Boxes Tor sale by
James Priestley s. Co.

Ice Cheaper than Ever! Whole
sale II cts. and retail , cts. per pound.
j. PRIESTLEY.
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Ice. Ice for sale by
JAMES PRIEsrLEY & Co.
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July 30th Howard Kyle, first open
cotton boil.
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Buy your beef at LEON BAILEY's MAR
KET. SIS
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Register, see that your neighb Dor
registers, and be sure to vote,
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Sorgum Mills and Evaporato-s
at Stadekef,s.
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Ice at cts. per 10. retail and q cts
per lib. wholesale by TURNER GRAVES.
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For the newest style mems fur hats go
to the Red store.
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For clean and comfortable shave go
to A. WEBER.
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S100 for tho CANTON MAIL to
Dec. LIST.
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For the most goods for the least money
go to the Red store.
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For the best and simplest churn-
dasher apply to
A. w. STANFORD.
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Subscribe to the CANTON MAIL,
S1.O0 for the campaign.
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Go to R. Y. Scatter, merchant tailor,
south side Court Square, for good fit
and the best of goods. 515
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" col and Hides.


Carry your hides to GgsrEey and get
the very highest cash price. $500
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The dog ordinance has been re-
pealed.
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NE TOR e .

200 pairs of the celebrated Garfield hand
made shoes-entirely new styles-cheap
for cash. Every pair ,rdiTdHted.
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Best Ice in town, for sale by
TURNER GRAVES.
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A Representative and Champion Of
american Art Taste!

Prospectus for 1875-Eighth Year.
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FOR SALE.

A commodious family residence in the
city of Canton near the Court House
square. The property will be disposed
of at private sale. For terms etc. apply
to r. hEMP,
at Tunstall s. HaDdy's.
July 24th 1S75-it.
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iag and business cards, circulars,
fosters, dodgers, in fact, everything
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TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE:

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each.
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Fruit Boxes for sale by
JAMES PRIESrLEY d Co.
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w. J. Kendall announces hinse If
as a candidate for Cotton weigher
for MADISON County at the Novem-
Der election.
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SOrgum Mills and EvapOrafOrs
at Stadeker's.
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Until September 1st. we will deliver at the
NJ &. r. r. Depot in Canton, Miss,
first rate article of st. Bernard Coal at so
cents per barrel, 600 lbs.)
For terms, ETC., apply to Mcfarland &
Stinson who are authorized to receive Or
ders; or to the undersigned at Holly
Springs. ROB'T MCGOWAN,
General Agent st. Bernard Mines.
724-tf
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TURMIP SEED-Growth of 1875. A
arge invoice just received and for sale by
7-244w, w. J. MOSBY d co.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-14
Personal.

Miss ELLA MARTIN, of Columbia,
Tennessee, is visiting Der aunt, Mr..
Enoch Ens'ey, Of this city.
&c. MACCABE, Esq, leaves to-mor.
row for the Bartlett circuit court, and
will be absent several days.
COLONEL DWIGHT NEwCoMB, presi'
dent Of the Canntllto IGdians) cotton
mills, is visiting the city, and will he
here several days. We are glad 10 wei
come him to Memphis.
ROBERT SIICKNEY, the far-famed
champion lesper, dOHbie-some rsaultist,
and accomplished equestrian, will sp-
pear at every performance next week on
the bluffs in Old John Robinson's big
show.
THE use OF the Exposition building
for the Centennial masquerade ball, to
come off Thursday night, the twenty
| fifth instant, has been generously do
mated by Colonel r. G. Brinkley end
John Overton. We take pleasure in
noting this liberal and patriotic act on
the part of two of our best and most en-
terprising citizens.
Mr.. ED. BOURNE, an efficient and in
dustrious gentleman, has received the
appointment of agent of the Canada
Southern Freight line, which by means
of the Louisville, and Nashville and
Grea. Southern railroad, afford superior
transportation from Memphis to all
points in the east and north. Mr.
Bourne is a very worthy gentleman anC
will discharge the duties of his situation
faithfully and most creditsbly. The
Canada line is one of the best in the
Union, and with the facilities Offered
by the Louisville and Nashville anC
Great Southern railroad will do very
large business.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-14
GREATEST BARGAINS YET!

Be not misled by flaming posters and
bogus price lists, but call aud inspect
our mammoth stock before purchasing.
Economy is wealth." and you will
save money by doing so. We are sell
| ing
Gents cashmere pants at s. so, worth
IS.
Gents cashmere pants at 81 so, worth
S. So
Gents fine cashmere pants at Sc,
worth $40.
Cent? cashmere suits at So, worth
$l2.
Cent? good cashmere suits at $40,
worth SIS.
Gents fine cashmere suits at $I2,
worth $40
Gents fine Melton overcoats at s.,
worth SIS.
Cent? Chinchilla overcoats at IS,
worth SIS.
Gents fine beaver overcosts at SIS,
worth SIS.
Cent? hersey overcoAts at SIS, worth
$50.
Gents beaver and chiuchilla Talmss
at from s. to SIS, we'll worth double the
mouey.
Boys aud children's suits from s. to
S. each, being les than the cost of man.
ufacturing them. We offer in this con-
nection our entire stock Of
Gents Furnishing Goods at Sacrificing
Prices.
The above figures are reliable. we
mean what we cay, and will sell good
goods for less money than any other
house in Memphis.
Remember the place.
LOwenstein's Mammoth Clothing House.
238. Main street,
Two doors north Of jefferson.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-14
GGET SIX, IOoL'RT CAUSE.

Total for the week, 20; whites IL,
blacks 8; males IL, females Z; adults Is,
minors 5; under year Of age, q under
years, 4; from hospital,
RICHARD n. TAYLOR y. Dz
Secretary Bosrd OF Health.
-Undeliyered kilograms at the West
eru-UnIon telegraph Office, 33 Madison
street: George Wigg d Co V. d. Fuch,
Frey Il Scarborough, two, Brown & Nor
ton, Mrs. George Blood, Banksmith,
Meacbam & Co, F. Banksmith,
Mira. Miles Owen, Cooper d
Company, n. M. Jenkins. Alexsn-
der Perry, Robert Gibson, c. w. Go
yer d Co, George w. Scoggan, John
Woods, Az. G.. luther, Lowenstein
Bros WIN NJ Sueed, Isbsm G Harris,
A. B. Bradford, P. Wiley, Garbril Able
milford, Patterson & Co Hutchinson d
Townsend, S. M. Anderson, Man
hst.an Bank, B. Bsbb, Barney
Hughes, Southern Newspaper Union,
L. B. HorIigsn, Huls & Co Harpmsn
& Bro, John c. Harris, Captain Joe Ell
lott, Samuel Gin, Shane, Harris q
Co. Ad Storm, L s. Malloy, Y A Will
IiAns, Willism Frolich, Hulis d Co.,
J. r. Miles & Co., Benz. Babb, Heron,
Common & Co., U1ion aud Planters
Bank, Schwsbb & Co., John Q. O'Ntal,
J. G. MI e-mott, Mrs. J. M. Moore
head, Judge John Perdue, Cashier First
National Bank, Hartmus & Co., A. M.
Scarborough & CO. (2), w. ii. Person,
Mrs. J n. Snowden.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-14
"HELP, LORDI OR L PERISH .
An Appeal for Fallen WOmen-The Sis
tiers Of the Good shepherd.

The experiment Of redeeming, and, to
certain extent, retaining fallen
women, is about TO be put to the test in
Memphis. Upon the principle that
every thing is good that tends to this
end, the APPEAL comnlends the effort,
and will lend q helping hand to the
good Sisters Of the Good Shepherd, who
are on the eve OF establishing here an
institution devoted to this holy work.
Mr.. Michael Msgevney, with that spirit
OF charity and nberslIty characteristic
OF the gentleman, has donated to the
Sisters Of the Good Shepherd q lot of
ground containing about six acres,
upon which suitable buildings
are TO be erected. Every Cit.
zen Of Memphis, Of all classes,
cFeeds aae der limitations, have here an
opportunity Of contributing something
toward noble work. The institution
is ID be devoted 70 the care Of homeless
children, and other works OF charity and
benevolence. the Sisters have aIIeadv
an institution Of this character tsta6-
ished at -. Louis, and the one TO be
established here will be con troIIed and
conducted a. that one has been, We
hope the good Sisters will meet with no
discOuIaying Influences In their bolv
work, and that they will be enabled to
proceed with the building to an early
complete 30 that good results may
soon be realized. Again We say to our
people, extend TO them a helping hand;
contribute literally of means with which
10 build, and encourage the work with
your approval to the end that 1t can re-
suit in nothing else but success,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-14

ing the responsiveness Of the characf ef,
the audiences have recognized her merits
as q titst-class artist George g. BoDi-
face as "De Vsudrey," the hero OF the
play; B c. Porter "a Jacques Frou-
chard,h George Rysr ~ DE Liniers,"
Harry Hawk as the funny "Pieard, :"
Miss Maggie Newton IS the Countess
De Liniers," ere go true to life that COM
ment is Unnecessary. The scenery and
appointments Of the play are grand be-
You'd description. The last tablesu OF
this drama is one OF the most exciting
ever placed upon The stage. 1t is scene
that rou! e3 the passions of the audience
30 intensely that for moment the spec
iators deem it reality, and when "Pierre
FRI ujhaTd," the cripple, rushes upon his
brutal brother with upliited knife with
the exclamation, "As you say yourself,
we come from a race that kills" the
climax Of dramatic effect is reached.
The play from beginning to end is 8
grand one. Do not miss the opportunity
of witnessing it,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-14
RoOms AID BOARD.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

GRACE (EPIsCOPAL) CHURCH-Hey
idTadO Street.-The bishop Of Arkansas wi
! preach and administer the rite OF connrm
| auon al II am.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
! Corner Of M1in and BedIe streets.-Services a
u am. and % p m.,by Rev.W. Z. Boggs, DID
pastor.
ST JOHN NJ. f CHURCH Corner O
FGHcc and L4UdeTddIe-Q quarterly meeting
| Preaching al II a m. and : go pm. by Rev.
| y. Knight, p. +. sundsy-schOol al 3 pm
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-COT
neT Poplar and THIRD streets Service al II am
and 30 pm. Kew. Eugene Daniel, pastor.
SIKH STREET NJ. E. CHURCH.
Corner EiIth and Jaokson Streets.-Seryices a
pm. by n. ;. Brown, pastor. Sunday-schoo
at 10 a IN.
CENTRAL METHODIST episcopal
CHUHCH-Us lion street-Sunday-sc hool at a
N. Services at II am. by Rev. s. B. Suratt
LINDEN STREET CHRISTIAN CHURCE
Preaching by David Walk at l:l5 am AND
20 pm.
ALABAMA STREET PRESBYTERIAN
HURCH.--eryicCs at II am. and 7:l5 pm
"a obath-schOol at $50 am. Rev. J, U. Stead
man, pastor.
ASSEMBLY HALL-Mdin street-Rev.
samuel Watson. d. Subject: THE Phil
losophy Of spirit Communion" Services at II
a Ii; conference at pm
THIRD CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH Corner Fourth and LOORey Stree s,
Chelsea.-seryices at II am. and 7;O pm
by Rev. X. Burruw.
SECOND CUMBERLAND PRESBYTE-
RAN CHURCH Vance street. Preaching at III
an and 30 pm. by Rev. II. Z. Culton. sun
day school At an.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Union Street.-kev. w. B. Willard, pastor.
services at II am. Sabbath-sehool at sSO
am.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.-Quar-
terry meeting. services at II am. by Rev
Tohr Moss, and al 30 pm. by Rev. 5. b. Su-
ratt. sabbath school al 30 an.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.-Sabbsth
school at Gam. Services at IL o'clock am.
and 80 pm, by Rev. John Z. Craig, pastor.
ST. LAZARUS (EPIsCOPAL) CHURCH.
services At II a m. snd 7:30 pm, by the
Iestor, Rev. Churchill Eastin.
CALVARY (EPIsCoPAL) CHURCH.
fhis church viii be open for divine service
o-dsy, morning and evening, the rector ON
cisting.
COURT. STREET CUMBERLAND PRES
BYTEEIAN CHURCH.-Preaching at II am. and
1870 pm, by the pastor, Rev. DIR. Etainback.
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH.-SecOnd
treet, near BedJe-Services at II am. and
: 20 pm. Sabbath-HchoOl at 9:3e am. Rev.
Or. Landrum, pastor.
LUTHERAN CHURCH - WC10l.;ssy6OTS
st,oef- services for the Swedss at 3 pm. by
Rev. H. sleek.
CHELSEA BAPTIST CHURCH.-Preach-
lng al IL am. and 80 pm, by the pastor, 8.
K. rlgrett. Sunday-school at $50 am.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
90 CheIsed-Diyine service at IL am, and 80
pm, by Rev. NirgiDius .. Gee, Rector.
ST. MARY's Poplar st.
soly communion at am. Second service
81 II am. Evening service at ~ pm
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-14
TOWN CLOCK.
Captain LenOw's Petition 10 The Gen
eraI Council for Aid.

The following is Captain Lenow's
communication to the mayor aud gen.
eral council, which YVES acted upon
formally last Wednesday,:
MEMPHIS, November 10. 1915.
To the Honorable Mayor and General Council
of Memphis:
have undertaken to furnish our peO-
pie with the IOng-needed desideTatum,
city clock, one Of the best quality,
with all modern improvements, which
will be heard to strike all over the city
and suburbs. The cost will not exceed
five thousand dollars. The clock at
Louisville cost six thousand two hun
bred and sixty one dollars. In order to
raise that amount, ! am under the sb5O-
lutte necessity Of asking you to appro-
pirate the sum of one thousand dollars.
You need not pay out one cent. l viii
advance the money without interest, to
be credited on my taxes for the year
! 1876. The balance I will raise from cor
pOrations and from our citizens, even if
! / have to canvass the city the second
time. The clock, when put up,
will be rendered to the city, which
should control it. 1t will no doubt be
adopted az the standard time by all
our people. l need not say to your hon.
orabie bodies that every living soul in
! the city is interested in having the pub
| lie clock. Even the infant IN the era
die, whose parents have not the means
| to purchase 3 clock or watch, need the
clock to furnish the hour to give the
child the medicine which the doctor
has prescribed Time is money. The
clock will repay its cost in Que year. 1t
will last hundred years. There Is one
| at Dover, on the southern coast Of Eng
land, thst was put up in the year 134S,
and mas been running five hundred and
twenty seven years. That the clock is
wanted would bs the universal feeling OF
our people could their voices be heard
| in the matter. You are invested and
delegated with power to represent them,
| in everything that concerns their inter
est and welfare. believe that Mem
phis is the only city in the United States
OF The same population which has not n
public clock. I know that the city IS
| embarrassed in her finances, but OurpeO-
pie are willing to be taxed q reasonable
amount to insure the completion of the
clock. I am in earnest. l mean
business, and am willing
to work and strive with you in
making Memphis q great city. She is
not dead, but has eli the elements of a
healthy vitality. Look what future is
in store for her! Her advantages are as
great as any city in the Mississippi val
ley, and l see 10 good reason why she
should not vie with other cities, and
even with st. Louis, in the grand march
of improvement and progress.
Mr.. Mayor, and gentlemen of the gen.
eral council, shall it be, will it be, said
of you that my appeal has been made in
vain? hope not. 1 hazard nothing
when I ssser. that the granting OF my
petition will meet with the universal
approval of our Taxpayers. Grant my
petition, aud you will surely hear the
clock strike, and it will strike more
than one. Very respectfully,
JOSEPH LENOW,