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REroRrEn BLooDY RIOT.

A special from Vicks0urg last night
to The Western Associsted Fress says
that q riot occurred ct Rolling Fork,
thirly-five miles above that city, be-
tween The whites sud blacks, In which
seven negroes, including the leaders,
were killed. No whites were hurt. A
gentleman who arrived from the scene
OF action Gays ali is quiet now, and the
Negroes $ have fed to the woods in fright
The TO. grew out OF the attempt Of the
negroes to rescue one Of their color who
had been arrested on account of diff
Guilty with q white man. We tele-
grsphed to Vicksburg for particulars,
aud receivingno answer, are disposed to
doub. the affair half as bad as it is
painted, II it is not wholly untrue.
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18th Day Of December, 1875, at IL M.
II. -. GIL e ~ ~,
STEAMBOAT & FORWARDING AGENT,
proprietor OF Wharfboat)
MEMPHIS /: :: {: IEGAESsEE.

IA Y charge to Steamboats, is simply ten per
UI cent. on their business. Special rates
made when desired. have a U. s. Mail Box
en- board, visited twice a day by a carrier, and
boats mails and kilograms TO my care will be
found N boxes arrange in my of1ce specially y
for their accommodation.
al have just gone all round and through Mr..
Glenn's Wharfnoat recaulking, as l did last
fail, and ind IT now, as lien, in excellent
condition, in every way seaworthy, and by far
the stsunchest hull know OF. am practi-
cal csplker and sstp carpenter Of fifteen years
experience. I. II. REYNOLDS"
"UPon the report Of Captain J. h. Harpham,
Inspector OF the Marine Board OF Onder.
writers OF this city, insured Mr.. K. P. Glenns
Wharfocat as hrst-ciass hull OF the kind.
"BEE PHELON" ;"
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COTTON.
The Present Crop Estimated not TO Ex-
ceed $3.50. 900 Bales.
ew Orleans Picayune.l

New Orleans Picayunel
AS Usual at this period Of the season,
there is great divtr-ity OF opinion
amongst those in the cotton trade with
regard 10 the extent OF the incoming
.rr0p. In New York estimates which do
not exceed 4. $50 90 bales are considered
as moderate, while very many estimates
are as high as 5C0,0 900. Now, we take
Il FOR granted that q sensible estimate on
any matter must be based on some
Euowu and reliable data; other.
wise it is but mere guess
work, based upon reports, reliable
and unreliable. Ii is difficult 10 conceive
tie possibility Of the present cotton crop
exceeding four millions bales. II We
make an estimate of the quantity which,
uudsr the most favorable circumstances,
could be produced in accordance with
results heretofore determined. On ex
aming tue Ie sults Of the three large crop
wears since the war, taken from The
reports OF the agricultural bureau at
Washington, We riad them as foilowa:
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GRANTS message is singular for its
omissions. II has not word of two Of
the most notable eveDts OF tue year, the
discovery O the whisky frauds, which
form the most extensive conspiracy
against the revenue known in our histo-
~, aud the exposure Of the Indian ring.
Aud Il il the first message in which
G sl,rzl Giant has said nothing Of the
condition OF the south.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY
WARD, OF Chicago, has been removed
for his leniency to the whisky ring OF
that city, which, il is said, is larger and
embraces more thieves than that OF St.
Louis or the other Of Indianapolis.
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a TELEGRAM from Fall River, Maesa-
chusetts, yesterday stated that an order
had been received there from Manches-
ter, E1gland, for tSeLty-f thousand
pieces of printing cloth. One Of the
Rest evidences that tie tide Of prosper
ity is setting in deep, bread and sub
StgutlgI
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Notice!

The Democratic a. d Conservative yo-
ters Of the second wsrd are reque' ted to
meet at City hall, Exchange tuildiDg,
on Saturday evening, D 5cember II, 1875,
at halt. past seven O'clock, for the pur-
pose Of selecting delegates TO be voted
ior ct the primary election.
JOHN II. ROURKF,
Member Ex. Com. Second Ward.
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HENDERSON, of st. Louis, is spunkey.
He does not care for government
patronage, and stands by what he said
of the President in the performance Of
mis- duty as prosecutor OF the St Louis
whisky ring
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A DEMOCRATIC caucus Of the house CT
representatives will be held on Monday
next, for what purpose is not stated in
the Washington dispatch conveying the
information.
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MARRIED.

BINGHAM-WELLER- Rev. L. D. Null
lins, on the 9Th inst Mr.. BRowN H. BINGHAM
of Middle Tennessee, and Miss GERTRUDE
WELLER, of this city.
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s--ArHgt rRnRs nILrTIrs.

WAsHTNg1oS. December Il, l an.
For TsYmessee, tie Ohio valley and
l9sccr lakes, falling barometer, todTH'er
s0ttheaS ripds, cloudy and rain or
sE0tD.
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CLOSING RATES

Yesterday q cotton and gold: Nes1
YoJk, cotton, l8tc; MsaphsS, l2tc
Neg York, god, ll3l; Memphis. ll3l
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Boss TWEED is supposed to have
made his escape from New York in
the British bark Lord Clsrsndon, regis
istered for Q1eeU stown.
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ADDITIONAL RIVER REPORTS

AssOCfaded Press DispateheS.
ST. LOUIS, December 10 Arrived: {:
Colorado, Memphis. Departed: Chester, Mem
phis; Mollie Moore, New Orleans. River rose
inches. Weather cloudy, mild and show cry.
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HOfICB OF RROPRNING BIDS

In Chancery at Nashville, Tenn.-J. L. Rice,
Executor, ct ais. VS.. Ewing Thompson ct ais.
I n this cause, 1t Is by the Court ordered and
| decrsed that the bidding for the property
heretofore bid of at the public sale made on
23d October, 1875, be reopened, and remain
open, until the
18th Day Of December, 1876, at IL me-,
and that notice OF the same be given by ad-
vertisement. 1t is further decreed by the
Court that the Special Commissioner accept
whole property. Persons who have already
bid, OF may desire to bid, will please observe
this notice, and be governed accordingly,
JOHN p. IRRELEVANT,
de5 Special Commissioner.
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EOURTH WARD.

A n adjourned meeting OF the Fourth Ward
n Democratic Conservative Club will be
J. cid Til IS SATURUA NIGHT, December
llth, at N O'Clock, at Assembly Hall. Full at
tendance requested, ". s. BRUCE, Pres't.
K. u. PORTLoCK, Secretary. decll
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. IL. 1876,

in front of the CoMAANnANT's HOUSE, in the
Navy ard, proceed to sell, at public auction,
to the highest bidder, on credit OF six,
twelve and eighteen months, the entire
NAVY YARD PROPERTY, with all the i'm
provements thereto belonging, the sale to be
male in lots, as per survey and subdivision
lately made by A. j. Murray. Engineer, and
map showing the size and position of each
lot and part lot can be seen at the counting
room of c. w. Goyer & Co., 228 Front street,
and at the office of the Clerk and Master of
said court.
Many OF these lots have valuable improve
ments; and the bidder is especially referred
to the" Commandanps House "a spacious
building commanding q splendid view of the
street, which is well paved. Most of the
houses are well built and have good cisterns
attached; and that portion of the property
fronting west on Promenade street Is among
the coolest and most pleasant in the city for
family residences. That part west OF Prone
made street, and west of the vertical wall, is
suited to manufacturing purposes as well as
any piece of land in the country.
Parts of this property are under leases to
good paying tenants at fair and remuneIatiye
prices, the leases running to 1895 1887 and 1883;
all of which will appear by the map, ard the
lots will be sold subject to said leases.
Purchasers to give notes, bearing interest
II ON date, with approved security, and a lien
to be retained until the purchase money is
paid.
Immediate possession will be given to all
property not under lease.
The title is thought perfect.
Hale to begin at 10 o'clock am. of said day,
and continue from day 10 day TIL all said
land is sold. Z. MCDANITT,
Receiver and Commissioner.
MemphiS DooAnh hpr 2 de3
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? PUBLIC SALE
MEMPHIS
MAYNARD!
so LOTS & SUBDIVISIONS

IN OBEDIENCE TO A DECREE OF THE
L Chancery Court of Shelby county, made
in the case of X, 3. Adams vs. the Memphis
and Little Rock Railroad Company and
others, will, on
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15

One day last month when trade
was duh, Vicksburg grocery clerk
procured piece of sOle-leather from
q shoemaker, pointed it black, and
laid il aside for future use. Within
few days an old chap from back in
the country came in and inquired
for a plug of chewing-tObacco. The
piece of sole-leather was tied up,
and paid for, and the purchaser
started for home. At the end of
the sixth day he returned, looking
downcast and detected, and walking
into the store he inquired OF the
clerk;
"Member that terbacker I got
here the other day p
YES"
"Well, was that a new brand 2"
"No-same old brand"
Regular plug tobacco, was il p
"Yes.n
"Well, then, it's me; it's right
here in my jaws, sadly replied the
man. ~ knOwed / was gittin' pur-
tv OLD, but / was allus handy on
bitin' plug. l never seed a plug
afore this one that couldn't tear { }
pieces at one chaw- | sot my teeth
on this one, and bit and pulled aud
twisted, like q dog at q root, and
I've kept biiip' and pullin' for six
days, aud there she am now, the
same as the day You sold her to
mer'
Seems to be a good plug" re-
marked the clerk, as he smelled of
the counterfeit.
'EShe's all right; It's me that's
failingP exclaimed the old man.
pass me out some fine-eut, and Hi
go home and deed the farm to the
boys, and get ready for the grave y
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a CenIennIaI Restaurant.

The Philadelphia Ledger gives the
following description of one of the
restaurants:
'Mr. Joseph Heilburn, of the firm
of TobiassOn 81 Heilburn, OF Phila-
delphia, closed a::contract yesterday
for 8 restaurant, to be known as the
American Restaurant, and which
will be conducted by that firm on
the Centennial grounds. The build
ing will be situated in a grove of
cedars on the bank of the streem run
ming between the Horticultural and
Agricultural buildings. 1t will COW
er one and a quarter acres, with q
length of 273 feet and a width of 1SS
feet, enclosing garden 125 long by
ll6 feet wide, handsomely Ornsmen-
ted with fountains, plants and stat
nary: The entire space occupied by
the building and garden will be
three and quarter acres.
There will be private dining and
smoking rooms, largo banqueting
hall, with room for 500 guests, and
arrangements for meals in the gar
den. Mr.. Charles Vossler, formerly
of the Grand Hotel of Paris, and re
Gently of New York, will be the su-
perintendent. The total capacity of
the restaurant will be to seat 5000
guests. The building will be COM
pleted by the lst of January, and
the restaurant will, it is said, be on
larger scale than any in this coun-
try, and the arrangements will all
be of superior character"
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LOOK 1EERE YOU:
From the Real Estate Register.


Those who have saved speci-
mems for the Centennial. are par
ticuIarly requested 50 briag them
them in to the committee. Those
engaged in threshing wheat will
confer favor if they will procure
about two quarts of the best quail
ty of each variety for the use of
the Association. The same also
with regard to all other grains.
Now is the time to save them. We
found that most of the samples of
corn exhibited at tho fair, had been
gathered too soon to show the best
results, and would therefore ask
our friends, when they gather their
corn, to be sure and save three
or four ears of tie best for the ex-
hibition next year. Please do not
fail IN this matter. It will cost
you nothing and will be of great
use in the collection. We fear that
but few samples of gram in the
stalk have been saved as yet. Dc
not delay until the best is thresh-
ed. Above all, let there be full
turn out at the next meeting, Oct
10Th, at 10 8. m.
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READ AND REFLECT.

According to the returns of the
assessors, there are in Lyon coun-
ty, $4,000 rods of fence of all
kinds. This would fence in 100
acre fields, leaving roads on Sec
ton lines, 73S quarter sections,
allowing nothing for cross fences.
OF this amount of fence, 1888
rods is hedge, the balance, 269,307
rods, is of perishable material.
This perishable fence, has cost, at
a low valuation, 100000 originally,
and is costing $4,000 every year
for repairs. So far as productive
capacity is concerned, this large
sum might just as we'll have been
buried in the sea, it has done no
body any good. If, at the time
this money was spent for fences, it
had been expended in putting adj
ditional acres in cultivation, build
ing barns and sheds for crops and
stock, or in planting orchards and
vineyards, or in any other way
that would have been productive
instead of dead, the value of farm
property would have bcen at least
double what it is to-day, even
with the same number Of farms.
There are in Lyon county 3,4s5
quarter sections OF land, 5000 al
which will make good farms. II
/ will take 1,44O,0O0 rods of fence to
inclose these farms in the manner
before described. AS the country
settles up, better fences will be re-
quired, and q low estimate of the
/ cost Of the future fencing will be
one dollar q rod BY the time
these farms arc improved, at least
as much more fence will be neces-
| sary for division and cross fences,
to say nothing of repairs. Now,
nearly all of this vast sum, three
millions Of dollars, can be saved
just as well as not. Suppose this
large sum, instead of lying idle
worse than idle-actnally rotting
could be added to the working
productive capital of the county
what wonderful revolution would
be effected. We have tried fen
cling nearly twenty years, ant
counties of one-fourtll our age, ant
inferior natural advantages, have
surpassed us in production.
Reader, think of these things
and account for these disagreeabl'
facts in any other way, if you can
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= Monster OF uI,e aleep.

A monster devil fish was caught e4T-
der the New York steamship whsm
on Monday afternoon. lie in some
way got under and was unable to
find his way out from among the
piling. Some men at work upon
the wharf heard the eplashing
which he made and fred several
shots at him, but as they seemed
to have no effect, harpoon was
obtained and his capture effected,
fifteen men being required TO tow
him ashore. The blood which es-
capped from him cclored the water
for about ten feet on either side.
He was sixteen feet i'll width and
fifteen in length, His fins were
about four feet long, and his tail
about the same length and not
much larger than a persons finger.
Ills mouth opened to the width
of two feet and was eighteen inches
in length. and projecting from each
side of it was eeler about one
loot wide aud two feet long, which
he rolled up and unrolled at will.
So far as could be ascertained,
there has been one Of these singular
fish caught in this region before
this ore. Previous to the war one
larger than this one was captured
near Center street Saskatchewan.
dina (Fla.0 Observer.
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DELINQUENT TAX LIST

COUNTY TREASI,RSI,'S OFFICER
EAPORIA. SepteiiibEJ 81, 1875
NYOTTCE is hereby given. that 80 much of
~ each tract Of land or town lot de-cflDed
n t1e following list, and situated in Lyon
Co., Ks, IS may be necessary for that pnrP9ss.
viii on tbs fourth TUESDAY and the 3Gth day
Of October ls pc sei} by me az I pn,T au in
said county of Lysa. for the faxes anu
charges thereon.
Agnes City Township,
y Eqr sec %, town IS. range IL.
Centre Township.
South hf of n W or sec 10, town 20, range 10
s W or sec 10, town 21, range 10. -
40 q OF side offs w or sec IS, town u, range IL
$ w or sec ), town u, range IL.
EmpOria Township.
s q of W hf OF n W or sec 10, town 10, range II
w or sec l, toWn -, range IL.
of n w or sec G. town co. range IL
Inf of n or sec &, town 20, range IL.
EMPORIA CITY-state Street.
Lot i6I.
Americas Township.
LOtl1, block 81
Congress street.
Lot III.
Constitution Street.
Lots lis and H.
HGA.-ket Street.
,I.ots IL and l2e.
,ExshaneA street.
Lot ~
cottonwood S4Kbeh
Lot s1ta.
East Street.
Lots $3.50 and 81.
Mrs. Lewis Addition.
Lots 9, 10, Ii, lie.
Right of way and main 1raokFf Ats1iS4sl
Topeka and Santa Fe Eaii4oasl tasilnlly T.
Lyca county. 4O+B
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sheep PROTECTORS.

l used to breed cattle, but having
q natural fondness for sheep, and an
opportunity to purchase q sample of
Scotch Colley shepherd dogs, re.
moving my fears on the score of de-
structiOn by moagrel ours, which
deters SO many from keeping sheep,
[ concluded to try the experiment
which has resulted go satisfactorily.
In my stock of 100 ezes, have q
half dozen bells, and in case of dam
ger, the sheep all run 70 the dogs
for projections. This familiarity be-
tween the dogs and sheep. and the
watchfuI care exercised, is .osoe OF
the preltiest sights in the world.
These faithful guardians of the flock
are ever on the alert, day and night.
The rapid tinkling of The bells at
oaee arouses the dogs; and about
hree weeks ago, in the middle OF
/ he night, I heard an unusual dis
t urbance among the sheep, but was
500 confident that the dogs would be
et Iusi TO the emergency, that | did
Il, 1f come down stairs. In the morn
in z { had the satisfe ction of seeing
oD1ss Of the worthless ours which 60
rowing about at night, lying torn
de cad along the fence, with marks on
hi na of q desperate fight. / should
SIS y, however, that made one cross.
by putting my shepherd dog to
n swfouadIand slut, and kept the
ch DIGEST of the litter. He has prov
ed a fne, large dog, about twice the
v eight of either of the shepherds,
tn pugh never interfering In what he
sc ems 10 consider their especial du-
ty. is always on hand ready for duty
1t is curious to observe how.
v shen strange dogs cross the place,
q Ie two shepherd dogs take g sur
' ey, and if they see much business
{ hey ara themselves great fighters1
~ slight understanding and ar
/ angement, the three dogs 60 to-
zether, and although we ia this
eountry are oEerrun with all kinds
of dogs, there seems to be q general
fear of my three dogs, and we arc
seldom disturbed recommend the
paFchase of one or two good ehep
herd dogs as the very first step tow
lard keeping sheep.-MissOuri Cor.
s.lespoadeut Practical Farmer.
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The Family Tee1k-A "rrAe


A toothless couple in one of our
rural districts concluded, after
much jaw, that they would gum it
no lOnger-that, in fact, the ia uily
must be provided with q new set
of teeth. These worthy PEG, ole
were not given to destinations die
play they believed in having some
thing for rainy day; they also
firmly believed the doctrine that
they twain were one flesh, and,
since one pair of spectacles, brass
bound, had long sufficed for their
united eyes, why would not one
set of teeth work equally we'll ?
Accordingly, those aged mouths re-
paired to neighboring dentist,
and lol the triumph of mind over
matters set of teeth that will bite
off plug of tobacco for Gather"
or nibble Sunday caraway and
chatter harmless gossip for "moth-
err" with equal precision. Life
has now fresh Zest, and found a
new relish. 1t is lovely and beanti-
full TO see them at the little round
table ready for dinner.
First, the old lady picks up The
teeth-they are always lying about
handy-slip them i'm and makes a
good use OF Eer privileges while
father is lying up 3 generous stock
of provisions OH his plate. Pres
emily he leans back in his chair,
puts down his knife and fork and
says, eheerfOlIy, .'Come, mother,
give me the teeth" Then the old
lady, with true conjugai aIacrity,
touching to behold, catches them
out, hands them across the table
TO the old gentleman, who dex-
terously clasps them Ia his own
mouth, and the family eating goes
eomplaeently on, 'sill perhaps
''mother" comes 10 - hard spot
and demands the molers. So
back and forth liIEH q weayer's
shuttle, busily ply the teeth, till the
square meal is ended.-Boston
Globe.
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A Way Out for the PEARSON.

"Uncle Pete" was asked to sub
scribe fifty cents TO his parsons sal
airy yesterday.
"CaD't do it, L tell ye. Kase
dere's mighty hard times 'prOachin'
on hyar~
ooh, no, Pete, de craps is good,
and we hab plenty money dis win
terT
"You'se a foolI How kin dat be
when heer Mr.. Jeenes up dar at
dc bank say dat de ChlorafOrney
bank done busted. jis like dat
Freedman Bank dIdf Can't scribe
nuthin', honey, bat Eli lend de
preacher MY wOod-saw and buck ei
he wants TO yearn somefin."
This proposition was not accep-
ted'-Atlanta Constitution.
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.BOlannS's Competition.
THE O'POsSUM.

If there is anythink in names this
animel is Irish, but there isent nonr
there now, and them in the colonies
call themselves possums like they
was MATHS. Postum is bigger thaIl
a bird, but not so big as a dog. and
a long baldheded tale, which is ali
ways cele as ice, never mind the.
weather. It's Just as if their tales
was ded aud the funerals was pos
pOnc1, but this amt so, for their
tales is nifty lively if you have ever
see 'em twist 'em round the bars of
their cage. l heard a man from
OOstralia say that they was no place
in the world were nature had been
so good to her creatures, and he. said,
the man did. that if it wasn't for the
pOssum's tales how cud they hang
by 'em from the branches of trees
like they do, but whes asst him wOt
they hung for he didn kno. L spect
il is only to sho they amt afraid.
The she one has tobacco pouch on
the outside of her stummack, and
when the little ones friten they
creep in it, and wen they are snug
they don't aare a copper wot be-
comes of their ole mother witch is
outside. When the dog fines a pos
SUN and it cant git to q tree it lies
down and pretens it is ded. Once
they was a dog which didn't kno
about possums. found one lying like
it was ded, and after rolin it over q
vile, and smelin it, he lay down by
it aud went to sleep 1t got up quiet
ly to go away, but just then the dog
opened its eyes and see the possum
standin up. Such a fritened dog
you never see, aud such friten pos
sum you never sec, but the dog
most. 1t jumped up and made fO.e
home, hOwlin at every leep, and
fore it got home it had changed
from a black Newfoenlan pup to an
ole bull dog as white as milk. Pos
sum is marsupials, which sound:
very fine and grand, but spose its
jus cos they can't be any thing els
with tbir cole tails and them peck.
cts on their summarizes.
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The Fast TrOtters.

For the benefit of our turtles we
publish below a complete record of
the great summer meetings or trOt-
ting circuit of 1878, which included
all the noted matches up TO the mid
die of September. American Girl,
who had taken q leading rank and
made such a splendid record, fell
dead on the course in Elmira on
Saturday last. She was surpassed
by very few, and it was expected
she would eclipse her own best eff
forts in the October races. The rec
Ords and the winnings of all the
trOtting horses making a record are
as follows: