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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16

The review of the FAN trade prospects
printed on our fourth page to-day is much
more encouraging than there was reason to
anticipate o month or two ago. In all de-
partments there is fair activity, with better
promise, while in some business is more stable
and better than at any time since the panic.
Early as it is, the improvement upon the trade
of last Fall is very marked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16

FoREIGN.-Scrvia complained of the concentration
of the Turkish army at Nissa Karageorgiewitch.
pretender to the Servian throne, was about to in
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

Our local political reporter has been
interviewed on street corners and in
alleys concerning the next Mayor, and
his opinion as to the positive identity Of
the individual has been sought after
with a persistency truly cemmendable.
The outlook at present does not bring
the next Mayor into view, nor can any.
man cast the political horoscope of that
worthy Of 1876. Our man is in favor Of
practical tests, and be would suggest
that the curious visit some spiritualistic
medium who processes to be able to peer
into the future and consult him or her
on the subject. If any medium will do
this successfully in advance, spiritualism
will make a tremendous stride in Mem
phis. In fact our skeptical mai will
join the gang aud becomeits firm ad-
vocate in the future. The LEDGER has
always advocated the successful candi-
date for Mayor, and has never had a
man beaten fOrthat office. So mediums
must not wait until the LEDGER comes
out and supports a candidate, but must
announce their oracles in time. Here
is a chance for a spiritual test.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

aud rarely took the trouble to
20 and look at the property. This
year the assessment has been care
fully and laboriously made, and We be
lieve viii give general satisfaction. Many
of the mistakes and abuses of the old
system have been corrected. For in
stance, a misshapen and inaccessible
piece Of property in the Seventh ward
belonging to q large estate, was valued
only at 500, while the former assessors
had put it down for several years past
at $500. The total valuation Of property
in that ward heretofore has been in the
neighborhood Of 81, 500. 900. 1t is re-
duced $5OO,OOO. The Tenth ward was
assessed last year at 81, 6OO,OOOi this year
at $500, 900. and that is enough. The
reduction should have been made several
years ago as property began to decline.
The reduction comes at last. however, at
a time we most need, and from this time
forward real estate viii appreciate. We
look with interest to the reports for the
county and State when summed up and
officially put forth.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
IKiIIed By Indians.

FoRr LARAMIE, September % The
body Of a man BY ths name Of John
Letter has just been brought into this
post he was killed by Indians near
the mouth Of the North Fork, about
twenty miles from this post, not far from
+. M. Phillips rancho. Some Of hi,
stock had been run Of aud lie went ID
pursuit Of It last Monday, which was the
last time he was seen alive. His body
was found yesterday. The ears are GU
Oh and the nose and chin look as II they
we're shot OF, It is supposed that only
tsree Indians composed the party thai
killed bin.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
Farther Particulars From In.
afnn0la


CINCINNATI, September pa Times
Southern special says that parties who
arrived from Indianola last night and
who we're there during the terrible cy-
clone fully confirm even the most sensa-
tionaI reports Of the destruction Of life
and property there. Out of three hun
dred houses only FIVE we're left standing.
During Thursday night, when the storm
was at its highest, the water in the city
reservoir rose six feet in two hours, with
the wind blowing at the rate Of eighty
eight miles an hour, driving the water
and breakers through the streets at the
rate Of fifteen miles an hour, sweeping
everything in its way and covering the
plain in the real Of the city for ten miles
to a depth of seven feet.
Several small settlements, numbering
a total population Of one hundred and
fifty, are also swept out Of existence,
making with the two hundred and fifty
ost at Indianola, a total of four hundred
lives lost. The gentlemen conveying
the information give a most narrowing
account Of the restitution of the sur
vivors. When they left Indiauols on
Monday afternoon ninety bodies had
been recovered. The stencil in the city
from the putrifsctioR of these dead
bodies, with the stencil from dead ami.
mails, a most intolerable.
1t is also stated that a party
of Mexieans on Sunday begun robbing
the dead bodies washed on
the plains foqr to six miles
back Of the city, the scoundreIs chop
ping fingers, hands and ears from men
and wOmea to obtain jeWelry. AS soon as
this was heard Of in the city a party of
citizens went out and killed five Mexi-
cam whom they they caught at the
devilish work.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
rHE WHISKY ExPOsUREs.

The government, or rather the Attor-
ney General, declines all overtures look.
Jog TO a compromise with the whisky
ring in the West and is vigorously using
all available power to push the offend.
ers to the wall. They are quite aston.
ished and disconnected. Pierrepont is
perhaps the first man they have struck,
OF rather who has struck them, that does
not awerye under the influence Of money
and powerful rings. Convictions hsVe
already been secured and others are TO
follow. The exposures are so clear that
ever Grant cannot step in 10 ave any
Of hia pets. The chances are that the
boldest and largest whisky rings in the
country will be utterly broken up and
scattered by ~piecemeal to different peni-
tsGtjsries, where they should be. The
fact that these exposures are possible
justiHes the conclusion that Attorney
General Williams yes either incompe-
tent or corrupt, doubtless both. That this
business has been going on for years and
the government defrauded out Of mil
lions, which the honest, hard.working
people will have to pay, no one can
doubt who hGs observed the facility with
which the present Attorney General
ferrets out these rascals. lie happens
to be rich and honest, and is discharging
his duty conscientiously and fearlessly.
There is &c way to approach him, and
for nee the whole power Of the govern.
ment is employed to discover and con.
Wet the thieves who have fattened on IL
and under its patronage for a long term
Of EeOrS. According to oil Republican
presidents the PRECEDENT made a great
mistake when he put such a mau as
Pierrepont in Williams place. The
truly loyal are in great affection; they
are being slaughtered in the house Of
their friends.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
ASSESSMENTS.

The assessments Of property in Mar
shall county shows the total valuation Of
property to be $685., leo; State tax
proper, $ll5,3 4 u; dog tax, s4O37;
total tax, l9,3S572. The State tax
proper for 1874 was SIG, 2sl.S7. The as
SCISSOR of Smith county writes to the
American.
l have just completed the assessment
OF the taxables Of Smith county. Tho
following will approximate the aggregate
OF my assessment books: Total taxable
property Of the county. 50. LOG, 900; dog
tax, sSS7li polls, $2256. The dog law
"a its present shape is unpopular with
the people Of this county. believe,
however, q slight modification OF Il Eopld
give Subtraction, say one dog 10 each
head Of a family. aud q higher tax than
che present on all over that number
would perhaps quiet the public mind.
It remains to be seen whether the az
gregate value Of property in the State
has Increased or not under the new
assessment We are inclined to think
that it will fall short Of former years
assessments, but as other sources o
revenue have been created and vsriou
reirenchments enforced it is probabl
that the total amount Of revenue col
lected viii be equal b former years,
not greater. As far as Shelby county j
concerned we look for a material fallin
Of. and there should be, for the exceI
sive assessments made in the aush time
Of ls6S-s7 have generally stood upoI
cur books without change. The asses
sOru simply copied Of the old book
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
A CARpEr.BAeeER's WELCOME

A. r. Howe is a bowling Radical car.
pet-bsg Congressman m~isrepyesenting
Mississippi. He is one of the crowd
that appealed to the Attorney General
for troops to assist Ames in carrying the
election. But it was like calling spirits
from the vssty deep; they wouldn't come,
and Howe returned sadly homeward, not
to his Massachusetts, home, whence
be emerged from his normal obscurity a
few years ago, but toward his adopted
home in Pamela county, Mississippi.
Sardis is his stopping place, though be
lives some distance out in the country.
On the night of the Dist his arrival be-
came known in town and he was rendered
a spontaneous impromptu serenade.
There happened to be q Conservative
Democratic speaking in town that even
Ing and a large crowd had assembled.
Pretty much the entire community
turned cut and proceeded, after organic.
ing q procession, to the hotel where he
was stopping, to pay becoming respect
to one of bis exalted station and worth.
But it grieves us to say hat be was not
aattered BY the splendid effort the dear
people made to do him honor. Instead
Of coming out on the balcony and an
sweriug the deafening cheers that shook
the house he pensively remained in his
room and declined to appear. The mu-
sic, it is true, was Of a homely, primitive
sort, but was nevertheless ample in
quantity to make up for any deficiency
in quality. The instruments were not
all in perfect tunei some Of the tin pans
we're cracked, the COW bells we're slightly
tangled and out Of tune and the tooters
were a little hoarse, but it was the best
the people could do on 50 short
q notice. The coming of the hero
was not known in time to give them a
chance to rehearse for the serenade,
which lasted from eight until eleven
o'clock, and was a failure. 1t may be
that tbe honorable gentleman has no
soul for music, or hat the remarks about
his brothers defalcstioD Of $4,000 as
Sheriff fell ~unpleasanlly on his cars; or
it may be that the trausparencies and
notices we're not pleasing to his eyes.
There we're come idle boys in the crowd
Who misunderstood the object and spirit
Of the occasion, and asked some imper-
tinent questions, such as "Where is them
troops?i F" How about that SCOOP etc.
Young America has q sad lack Of rever.
ence Snyhow, and tits enough to make
the bronze ststae Of Daniel Webster
weep to think that 2 son Of lhe old Bay
State should fail to be appreciated In the
noble effort TO represent Mississippi in
Congress. The brother alluded to is,
however, running for Sheriff again, and
has hopes Of handling the funds Of the
people again whether they appreciate
him or not.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
probabilities,

WASHINGTON, September %. For
the upper lake region. the upper Missis.
sippi and lower Missouri valleys and the
Ohio valley, clear or fair wather and
slowly rising temperature, with light
southeast to southwest winds and falling
barometer. For the South Atlantic,
Gulf States and Tennessee, partly cloudy
weather, northerly winds veering ia
easterly to %southerly, and stationary OF
slowly rising temperature, continued
high barometer, followed by slowly fall.
ing barometer during Thursday night OF
Friday, with local rains in the Gull
States and Tennessee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

DETROIT, September 3.-The schooner
=. H. Williams collided with and sunk
the schooner Egan last night about mid
night near Thunder Bay Lighthouse,
Lake Huron. The Egsu was loaded with
coal the Williams with wheat The
Williams was considerably damaged Tor
ward Two men we're los, on tho t.ean
the captains son and a sailor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
Rnrrlnr KilIan.

CoScoRD, N. H., September ga
Siermont, N. H., mau named Getting
was awakened by a tramp, who, with
cooked pistol, demanded money. Cot
ting directed the tramp to a bureau con-
tanning seven hundred dollars. The
tramp laid down the pistol to search,
when Getting seized the pistol and shot
him dead.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
FOREIGN.

Pans, September 2s,-The specie in
the Bank Of France has increased dur.
ing the past week l,eol 900 francs.
LogDoS. September 2s.-Thousands Of
persons visited H. B. NJ. S. Sepapis at
Portsmouth dockyard yesterday. The
baggage Of the Prince of Wales together
with that Of his suit, and plate presents,
were embarked to-day. The vessel goes
to spithead tomorrow. and win make a
six hours trial trip on Saturday. She
will sail for Bruudisi, Italy, where 1t has
been decided the Prince Of Wales will
embark instead'of at Venice.
The Times, in its evening edition, pub.
fishes a special telegram in which il is
said that Dervish Pasha, with nine bat.
~taliOns Of troops, has entered the village
Of Piva, near Travnick, unresisted.
There are 1000 refugees at Grahov with.
out s~ustenance. Flocks perishing with.
drouth are arriving there.
The Times in a leading article this
morning, commenting on the detailed
report of the House on foreign loans,
says: IF these allegations cannot be
refuted Don Gutierrez, Minister of Hon.
duras, must be held guilty OF having
conspired with Mr.. LeFevre and others
to defraud the British public. There
cannot be any question that the govern
ment is bound to refuse him any further
recognition. His historical account fur.
nishes no satisfactory answer to these
charges, and the time has arrived when
he must be mora axnlinitn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
From Havann.

HAVANA, September 2O.--Senor Cage
tano Bonafax, Secretary of the Treas
ury, died on the morning Of the 18th
Instant Of vomito.
Sharkey, the murderer, attempted to
escape from the Kingston steamer as
she touched at ports on the north coast
of Cuba and has been brought back to
this city.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
Ala for the Gaiventon suaerer,

BosToN, September %, answer to
an appeal for aid from Mayor Davies, Of
Galveston, Mayor Cobb authorized him
to draw for $4,000 to assist the sufferers
by the recent foods,
New York, September 22.-Mayor
Wickham yesterday received from acting
Mayor Davies, of Galveston, an appeal
for aid for the suffering of the Gull
cities.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

This morning Frank Mullina, mate oil
the steamer Illinois, died At Fort Pick.
eriug from injuries received two weeks
ago, at Vicksburg, at the hands Of 1
negro rouslabout named Clay, who beat
Mr.. Mullins over the head With a heavy
piece Of iros. corontr epelman went
down today 70 hold IN lnquesl on tho
body Of tho deceased. Tho negro muir
derer 10 In jail Al vicheburg,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
HuloIdo.

RUTLAND, W. September 23.-Jacob
Londen stepped in front of a train at
Bennington yesterday and was instantly
Killed. Poverty and poor health are
supposed to be the eauses Of the act.
de leaves a wife and four children. A
daughter lay dead in the house whom he
committed suicide.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
The Newspaper War In san Fran,
cisco.

SAS FRAScIsco, September 2l.-A
new point Of interest in the journalistic
war is going on here since the failure Of
the Bank Of California. The Alta this
morning printed an editorial charging
the Bulletin and Call with having pur-
sued a course they have followed during
end since the late panic, with the object
Of affecting the stock market and Great.
ing a financial panic. In consequence
the Bulletins and Cans proprietors,
through their attorney, are nov prepar-
ing and in a few days will file a com.
plant for libel against the Alte. 1t il
thought that, owing to The intimate cor,
n%ection Of the newspapers between these
financial complications, some very inter.
estiug developments will be made.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
FOR SALE.


r OF ON UNION STREET, 41x2OO FEET.
il now occupied by Owen Lilly.
Lots SO. GA and 66. Armour's subdivision. on
Madison street, east Of railroad ~bridge-6Oyl6Q
each.
Lots on Jefferson street and Charleston ave.
nue., near Charleston depot.
Three lots, ( xl5O each, north side 0 fPoplar
street., beyond city Limits. east Of j.. w.
Scales.
Lots on Jefferson avenue, Immediately
nofth OF last mentioned lots.
Lot or sdarr street, near Manassas.
Tot on corner Of ST. Paul and Goslee streets,
65xl40.y
Five acres. near New Raleigh road, being
lot 10 Of Chas. Jones subdivision.
0ne-half interest in 0vertOn Stable, oppo-
site Court Hou6e.
Terms easy WIN, M. SMITH,
Admir- Of s. W, Jefferson. 16 Madison st.
September q, 1875. 1S-43
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
Rtrer TeIorrnm..

CAIRO, September %. No arrivals.
Depsrted-St. Francis Belle, st. Francis
river, II pm. B. H.. Cook, Evansville,
midnight. Weather clear and cool.
PlTTsBuRG, September 23.-River
feet 6 inches, and falling. Weather
cloudy and cool.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
PunerenI MnaIc-

There is something radically wrong in
band music Of funerals; at least, so
thinks our musical critic. Going to the
cemetery the band plays a dead and
solemn march, but returning, a lively
air, such as The Grl | Left Behind
Me- is the programme, just as If the
band aud the mourners we're rejoicing
at having gotten rid of the deceased.
To our mind, if a lively tune has to be
played At all, the order Of exercises
should be reversed-"The Girl | Left
Behind Ne" first, and the solemn, sad
dead march asterWard, This would be
more in keeping with the occasion, be-
cause rejoicing Immediately otter a
funeral is certainly out Of place a
change Is needed ae5a.y in all this; in
fact, no lively airs should be played by
re band either in going to or coming
from funerals. Playing lively airs at
such a time, as Hamlet would say, is a
custom more honored in the breach than
lhe observance The custom Of having
bands To attend funerals no doubt origi.
mated in the army, where tie usual to
play the dead march on carrying a com
rade to the grave and to play q lively air
on returning, 80 as 10 enliyen tho spirits
Of the soldiers and recall them from the
melancholy reflections incident to the
contemplation Of death and the grave,
but 10 civil life al this is not only IN.
necessary but II is ilLtimed and even
comicsl. Who has not heard the most
inappropriate airs played by bands on
returning from . Wait n the charneI
house2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

Or all the swells who used to flourish
four-in-hand teams at Long Branch,
Grant was the only one left this season,
but be viii go next. HelmbOld, Fish,
Clews, and all the rest have gone glim-
-ar;nr
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
ELEoTlc.n
CHAMBER OF %COMMERCF.
Annual Election, Monday, Sent. eth.

70, RES ULAR NOMINATIONS.
bOR PRy.sIpEN4-J. n. Petit.
w ~ ICE fRESIDENTs-J. M. Pettigrew, W.
" Suyi VIM. Joyner, Elias ;, owenstein, j.
FOR TREAsURER-John 7, wilkins.
COMMITTEE OK ApPrAIs- y n rmiii.tt Tobn
4. Speed J, H. Martin III Estes' ]. j.
eteel. M. James, Coz ON Greene,
lac Nominating o ,mm,ttee. consisting of
FiSeSrl, n. N. y yeSY omb, 9. g. Fisher, > =.
thIawDaut ana Js' ONE Hill, having reported
beTebg Sgol y limitations, all members are
ON W1NnRHlLpVy that an election will be held
10 6o1S 3 SEPTEMBER 9TH between
mmoh % 2 President, Ave Vice Presidents,
hse~ -urf FL and Committee on Appeals, to serve
NV ensuing year.
COWnTrEE TO CONDUCT ELECTION Messrs.
RI Coffin, W. II, Moore, A; e. luther.
Official. JOHN S. TOOF, Secretary.
H.22
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

ST. Louis expects to count some A.
600 new houses on the LIST Of next Jan.
uary as the result OF the past twelve
months work, and Philadelphia claims
1000 for the same time.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

THR elections yet TO take place thi.
year will occur as follows: Ohio and
Iowa, Tuesday, October III Virginia
Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mis-
slssippi, Minnesota, Missouri, New York
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas
Tuesday, November 2.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

IT is seriously doubted whether the
great speed Of the fast mail trains can.
be maintained through the winter, when
the frost springs the rails and %lOosens
the road bed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

THE ST. Louis Republican says: Mr..
Jefferson Davis travels wei Missouri in
apparent safety, but dare Professor Tice
go to Galveston just now? That's. the
question"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

The St, Paul Dispatch says; "The
Khedive of Egypt who seens to admire
the Confederates, is said to have asked
Fitzhugh Lee to reorganize the Black
Horse Cavalry for bis service. II the
name would scare the KhediVe's foes as
it did our boys at the first Ball Run, it
would be a valuable addition to the
Egyptian army"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

IHE friends of s. s. Cox claim that he
is gaining strength for the speakersbIp
OF the next House at the West, aud that
be has already a majority Of the Ohio
delegation pledged to him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

SARATOGA, September % -Eglehardt
won the scull race by over a dozen
lengths, Time, % minutes 223 seconds.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

THERE are some marvelously proper
and orthodox people in North Carolins,
il we may judge BY the following Ordi-
nance, which is proposed for insertion
10 the new constitution Of that State;
&c Nc person who shall deny the being Of
God or the truth Of the Christian relig'
ion or the divine authority of the Old or
New Testament or shall hold religious
principles incompatible with the freedom
or safety Of the State, shall be capable
of holding any place Of trust or profit
in the civil department within this
State
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
Saturday, October IS, 1875,
Administrators Final settlement.

No, 1S25-i-In the Probate Court Of Shelby
County, Tennessee. James Cameron, adj
ministrator Of o. g. Cameron. deceased.
THIS IST0 NOTIFY ALL PERSONS IN
Il terested in the estate of said o. e., Came.
ron. deceased. and especially to Fannie Cam
eron, that q will, at my. Office in the city Of
10 o'clock a. IN take and state the final settle
ment OF James Cameron, administrator ofthe
estate OF said q. Ct. Cameron, deceased.
This September II, 1875.
JAMES REILLY, Clerk.
By JOHN j. SHEG. DC
n CLAY king and 5. X, CANNON, Att'ys.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23

The name Of the hero Of the insurrec-
ton in Herzegovina is Ljubabratics, and
that Of his title is Grosswoiwide.