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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-26
Personal.

Mr.. Henry G. Underwood, correspon-
dent of the Louisville Courier-Journal
is in the city. We bespeak for him the
courtesy of the citizens Of our city.
Captain Bob Speed, who so ably rep
resents Brown & Jones coal company en-
the river, returned to-day from the Gen.
%tennial, looking as fresh as a morning
rose. While there he met our old steam.
boat friend Captain Larry Harmsiesd,
who is still able to hide a vast quantity
OF r%ations, no matter if il does pain,
Among the late abseutees who have re-
turned to tAe bluff within the past few
days are Judge Csrmack, John Forbes,
Bob Lamb, Joe Trabue, Jeptha Fowlkes,
Bob Speed, J. NJ. milford, s. c, Toof, J..
F. Frank, Cecil Mosby, j. j.. Busby, Ed
Williams, DR.. Edmonds, F. S, Davis,
Major Benysurd, U. S. Engineers; D. L
Mckay, W, f. Harden, I. A. Maddox,
j. Z. Beasley and Mike Blessing.
The residents of South Memphis will
be grati6ed to learn hat on next Satur-
day Albert Seessel will open a meat
market on the corner of Vance and Her
uando streets. In addition TO choice
meats he will also keep oysters, fish,
game, vegetables, poultry, etc. Having
been in the business for years as a mem
Der of the well.know firm Of H. Seessel
Sr., & Sons, he has had IN experience,
that enables him to know exactly whs
a frstclass meat market should be, ant
he intends to make his equal if not su
perior to the best in the city. He vii
deliver goods free Of charge, and Civ
strict attention to all orders.
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H CITY.
MEMPHIS:
TussaAs EvenIng. Sept. 20, rs IS
LOCOMOTIVE EXPLOSION.


Engineer Killed and the Fireman
BADLY Hurt on n Memphis and
Charleston Railroad.
Jackson (Tenn.) Sun. 22d.
On Friday last about noon, the loco
motive e. D. Frost, while under head
way and drawing a freight train, ex-
ploded about one quarter OF a mile south
Of Michigan City formerly Davis Mill,
q point about twelve miles below Grand
Junction, Tenn. From a gentleman who
passed the wreck shortly after the ex-
plosion, we learn that the most frightful
evidence of its great force was apparent,
the driving.wheels Of the engine and all
the more o~bstinately yielding Of its con-
stituent parts being torn into small
fragments, and the track for many yards
frontwerd violently torn up. The trees
adjacent we're also battered and SCARED
by the iron hail OF the sundered ele
ments. The engineer, whose name we
learn was j. Beckhem, received injuries
from which he has since died. de was
from South Carolina, and had been OIL
the road but a short time. The fireman
a negro, whose name we failed to ascer
tain, received severe injuries, but not q
last accounts fatal. Several of tbt
freight cars Immediately following thu
engine were completely demolished. TIT
engine had been out recently o~verhaulet
and re6tted at the compaDy's shops.
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been a dangerous business if attempted
by our deputy sherifs. Wright, the ne
gro who was shot and killed, is said to
have been q well known desperate, and
a man of VIGOROUSLY bad character.
The negroes met at the Assembly Hall
last night, and almost to a man Endorsed
the nomination Of Barbour Lewis for
Congress. They, by resolution, pro-
claimed Barbour a Christian, q good citi-
zen, and their friend, and they denounced
the white boilers as sore-heads aud dis
appointed Office seekers who now howl
because defeated. The negroes have
drawn the color line upon the white
Radical ofice.seekers, a thingthey ought
to have done long ago.
A we'll known leading white Radical
politician was up before the Criminal
Court yesterday for trial on indictments
charging the renting out of property for
purposes Of prostitution. Il turned out
in proof, however, that a sub-agent had
rented out the property and the de.
PENDANT was acquitted of the charge. 1t
would astonish thousands of citizens to
know who are the landlords, who through
agents, rent out houses for purposes Of
prostitution in this city. The list would
include church members, women, men Of
wealth as well as humber citizens.
Several white Radical leaders and
ofiee-seeksrs in this city are endeavor
ing to make negro Radicalism respect
able, but the effort will prove a grand
failure, a 6asco, a mizzle. The party
has not the necessary elements in it
composition to bring about that result
intelligence and worth will always be in
front of ignorance, and consequent,
white Democracy will prevail over blscl
Radiealism. HE thee to thy lady love
Oh ye Radicals, white and black, ant
tell her that although she paints an inc
thick, to this favor will it come at last.
Mr.. Loudon commenced tearing NJ
the Nicolson pavement on Main street
between Monroe and Madison, yesteI
day, with a view to laying down a ston
pavement oBthe west side of the stree
aud repairing with wooden blocks th
east side. The street railroad cor2pan
should now be compelled to repair tb
pavement within their rails and for tw
feet outside, as provided for in the
, charter and contract with the city. Co
; Townsend, attorney for the 1ailroa
company, has made some proposition
to the General Council special COMM
tee which have not as yet been mad
public. The street car company shoul
be compelled to live up to its charte
and contractito the letter, or measure
e should be taken to have its charter d,
& clared forfeited.
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Ths Enemy of Francc

Pail Mall GaEette.l
The French Chambers are enter
ing into the lists with hat redoubt-
able enemy Of France, the phyl-
loxera, whose ravages constitute a
national calamity. The minute
and destructive insect in question
made its appearance there in the
year 1866, coming no one knows
hence, and since that date it has
managed to destroy a third of the
French vineyards-to ravage a su-
perfcies of 600, 900 hectares 1.-TWO
and a half a%cres), and consume
-, 100000 hectoliotres of twenty
two gallons each. The damage
done this year is set down at 1885,
775,O00f., and this annual damage
will 60 on increasing unless Parlia-
ment can succeed better than sci
ence and M. Dumas in arresting
the progress of this minute scourge,
Never has the vine had such an
enemy since the time of which
Beranger sang
When Brennus came back here from Rome,
The words he is said to have spoken:
1--WE have conquered. my boys, and brough'
homo
A sprig of the vine for a token!"
The only wonder is that wine re
mains as cheap as it is, and that, IN
spite of heavy city dues, really gooC
ordinary wine can be obtained il
Paris for a franc a bottle. A re
ward of &12,000 is still open to an
one who shall discover an effectua
means of destroying the ~phylloxera
with whose manners and customs
science is now intimately acquain
ted,
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RADICAL CONVENTION.
A Dose of OIL Administered 90 the
Party-Tt WlNrks Well as q Com
promise.

A Dose OF OIL Administered 90 the
Pariy-Tt W,Nrks Well as q Com
promise.
The Shelby county Radical Couven-
ton met at the Asse Snbly Hall at IL m.
to-day. for the purpose Of nominating a
county legislative ticket. Esquire
Thompson (colored) acted as chairman.
Tom W. Eldridge (whitt) arose and
in his semiclerical style Of oratory at
tempted to pour oil on the troubled wa
tiers Of divided white and black Radical
ism. He desired to bring the Jacobs
and Esaus Of the Radical party together
and have a settlement. he favored
postponing action owing TO the fact that
but few delegates were in attendance.
Mr.. J. W. Vernon (white) took a SINH
lar view of affairs, and deplored that the
Republican party was digging its own
grave rapidly, and if such troubles in the
party we're rep up the party would soon
be buried forever in Shelby county.
Chairman Thompson said that his side
was 10 the majority in the troubles within
the party, they we're not responsible for
the troubles. He favored a compromise
and harmonizing the rupture in the
party. he and his colored friends came
here to advocate an adjournment for the
sake Of concession. but be opposed adj
hitting that his side was wrong in any
particular.
10 view Of the proposed fact that a
compromise could and would be effected
between the hostiles of the black and
white camps Of Radicalism, an adjourn
ment of the convention was had over 10
next Tuesday at Zion Hall at twelve
| o clock m.
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Hotel Reduction.

Leland's Sturtevsnt House, Broadway,
Twenty-eighth and Twenty.ninth streets,
New York city, has reduced 100 rooms,
with board, to $500; 100 rooms to 8 so;
parlor and second floors, $500 per day;
rooms, European plan, 81 90 per day
and upwards. The Sturtevant is kept
in first class.style, superbly furnished.
Elevator and every Improvement, Lo.
cation convenient to all places Of interest
to the visitor. Street.carS pass hotel for
depots and Central Park. 1922
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-26

The steamer Frigorifc, the first
vessel to cross the equator with a
meat-preGerving apparatus, lately
left Rouen, France, for the river
Plate, in South America, with a
view of returning with fresh beef TO
France. She is equipped with sim
liar arrangements, but on a more
extensive scale, to those found in
some of the steamers plying be-
tween New York and Liverpool.
The immense herds of cattle found
upon the pampas will afford a mar
gin for great trade. Hitherto the
meat has been wasted after strip
ping the skin, horns and hoofs
from it, or it has been converted
into jerked beef, an unpalatable
substitute for fresh.
The Prince Imperial of Austria
is soon to begin a tour, intended to
last through two years, in Europe.
and America
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Confectionery of our own
manufacture, fresh and pure,
ut Bartee's, S2S Main st. got

Our euterprising friend, George W..
Miller, of the Cutoff saloon, has pur.
chased the entire crop (l875) Of B. B
Barnes Scuppernong Champagne, where
it can be had by the half case or bottle
at reasonable rates. Az
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@. OuenteI & Son.

Wholesale and retail dealers in Norfolk
oysters, 3O2 Main street, opposite Pea
body Hotel. We are prepared now to
deliver fresh oysters in she'll and cans at
very lew prices to any part Of the city
and country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-26

In the LEDGER job Office can be found
competent, skillful and tasteful printers,
who can give entire satisfaction in the
display Of any job Of printing. 1881
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Price, twenty-five Cents.
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pers, and everything which a o sssg5rSss III 0u'
GEO. P. R0WELL CO.,
On Asd.r III Park Row, New York.
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Fine Tailoring.

respectfully call the attention Of my
patrons, friends and the public generally
to the fact that l have just returned from
the East, where l purchased a large and
we'll assorted stock of the best of wooden
goods of the latest styles, which | am
prepared to make up in the finest style
possible. Prices as low as possible.
Respectfully,
06 100 Main st,
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For good bargains in boots and shoes
you must go to the Eagle boot and shoe
store, 344 Main street. The largest Sc
lected stock, best variety and lowest
prices. 1851 j. W. VoEGELI.
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Gabe Klein, agent for Mos
ger's safe and Lock Company.
Office, No, l75 Main street,
Memphis, Tenn. AZ
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-26

MarbIeized ana enameled
iron manteIs and CRATES, with
or without patent basket.
Latest styles at low prices.
III. ETTE a. CO.,
$50 eod.t 334 Main street.
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No use talking, Cohen has
The finest assortment of hats
and caps III the Southwest,
aud de6les competition. Come
and see, and be convinced.
tfha
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-26

Go TO H. Esche for reliable cigars
30 Second st., opposite Court Square.
2l7 Main st., Worsham House. [eodt
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QUENrEL q Son, at 1902 Main street,
will deliver shell a or fresh opened
oysters to any part Of the city Tree Of
charge, and in any quantity, Leave
your orders.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-26

Sweeping Reduction. To
reduce our stock we have
marked our teas down 20 per
cent. Tea Store, S65 Main st.
AKA
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-26

The type, material and workmen Of
the LEDGER job Office are as good as the
best, and hence we guarantee first class
work and full satisfaction to our patrons.
1924
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A. E .FRANKLAND'sauctio sale-rooms,
3O6 Main street, opposite Peabody Hotel.
If
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Boots and shoes,
Marsh a. Co.,
lot so BeaI Street.

Commission merchants filling orders
for their country customers will find it
to their interest to examine the stock Of
saddles, harness, collars, ETC., Of Fergu
son & Co., 33O3 Second street. They
make special inducements. Call and
see them. l6f
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Fresh Oysters and Celery
received daily by express at Victor d,
Fuchs Al Jefferson street. ST.
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Save your money by buying
your furniture, carpets, ETC.,
Of Ames, Beattie a. Co., 800
Main street. 1871
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Yeast Powder, 30 cents per
pound, or 3 pounds for 81, at
Tea Store, 366 Main st. l45.t
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His Old Patients.

DIR. J.. A. Clopton's room is crowded
with friends of his old patients. See his
card in another part of the paper.
Piles, istula, etc., cured. DR.. G. is at
the Commercial Hotel. %
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QUENTEL & Sous she'll oysters are the
talk of the city. He has opened the
oyster season in fine style.
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THE BRAND,
TEN CENT.IALS!
TEN CENT.IALS!
Five for Is centsl Five for % cents

The Alligator stove for coal, and the
Occidental for wood-the best cooking
stoves ever invented-for sale by John B.
Ford, No. 1913 Poplar. 2lt
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H GRAND
ALBERT SEESSEL'S MEAT MARKET,
Corner Vance and fernando,
Will take place
Saturday, September 3Oth.

The public ere invited to call and in
Spect the new store and select choice
meats. During the season oysters, fish,
game, poultry, vegetables, etc., will be
always on hand. 1t is guaranteed that
the stock shall be second to none in the
city, and at the lowest rates 26
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The shell oysters just received by
Quentel & Son at 3O2 Main street, are
delicious, and ere sold at 35c per dozen
when eaten at The counter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-26

MEDIUM size burglar and fire proof
Halls safe, for sale cheap.
j. W. MooREs & Co, 7 Monroe st.
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New Advertisements

SIammeTinE cured by Bates appliances.
For description, ETC.. address SIMPSON q Co.
Box 5076, N. Y.
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MEDICINE.
Eureka ChiII Tonic.
FOR RENT.

T0R RENT-No. IS MADISON STREET,
L store house with stable and large manu-
featuring room above the stable. Will be
leased together or separately. very reason
ably.
No. 81 Adams street, formerly known as the
Siebert saloon. W. d. McOALLUM, Ag't,
10 "a 10 Madison street.
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sentatives to inform your honorable body
that the House Of Representatives has con-
CURED in Senate concurrent resolution ap
pointing joint committee to investigate the
charges against United States Senator
West.
Respectfully, etc,
PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
Senator Grover asked and obtained unani-
nous consent to introduce Senate bill No.
1913, entitled an act governing the manner
in which cotton press receipts, warehouse
receipts, or the receipts of other custodians
of any property Whatsoever, shall be issued
in all cases where such receipts shall or may
be used or pledged as collateral security for
money advanced or borrowed on faith of
the property therein specified, and govern
ing the delivery and disposal OF the prop
erty for which such receipts may be issued.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-fifths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
On motion of Senator Grover, the Senate
was declared adjourned until Monday, Feb,
ruary I, at 1870 A. NJ
P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the S. nate.
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in proceedings for the collection of tar,
was read first time.

in proceedings for the collection of taxa
was read first time.
The constitutional rules being suspenda
by four .fifths Affirmative vote OF the So
ate, the bill was placed on it's second READ
ing, and referred to the Committee on j.
dietary.
House bill No. 246, entitled an act to pro
hibit the funding of and the issue O
consolidated State bonds in exchange fo,
any 20 rtion of the unlawfully guaranteed
bonds of the New Orleans, Mobile and
Cha ttanoogs Railroad Company, and Of
the two and half millions of bonds issued
unconstitutionally for stock in said CON-
pany, was read first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen.
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Senator Kelly called up the majority and
minority reports on House bill No. 49, as
follows:
NKw Orleans, February 5, 1885, :
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your comm ittee, to whom was referred
House bill No. 80, an act to repeal an act
entitled an act to establish hospital for
smallpox ana other contagious diseases,
report favorably and ask that 1t do pass.
Respectfully submitted.
j. r. ALEXANDER,
WILLIAM KELLY.
w. A. ROBERTSON.
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND QUARANTINE,
New Orleans, February s. 1876. 8
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your committee, to whom was referred
House bill No. 80, an act to repeal an act
entitled and act to establish hospital for
small pOx and other contagious diseases,
report unfavOrably, and aek that it do not
pass.
Respectfully submitted.
E. L. WEBER, Chairman;
A. DUMONT.
Senator Weber moved that both reports
and the bill be referred to the Committee
on Judiciary, and called for the previous
question.
On motion of Senator Cage, the Senate
was declared adjourned until tomorrow,
at twelve o'clock NJ.
P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the Senate.
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answered. W tutlF Hdue6.
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Allan, An
derson Blunt. Breaux, Brewster, Burch,
Cage, Chadbourn, George, Goode. Greene,
Pollard, Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Sv.
pher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, White,
Whitney, Young-28.
Absent -Messrs. Blackburn, Deteige,
Dumont, Eustis, Ola, Grover, Kelso, Ian
dry-8.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk of the House was an
nounced with the following message to the
Senate:
HousR REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans, February !, 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
am directed by the House of Represen-
tatives to request the concurrence Of your
honorable body in the following House
bills. to wit:
No. 246 an act to prohibit the funding of
and the issue of consolidated State bonds
in exchange for any portion of the unlaw-
fully guaranteed bonds of the New Dreams,
Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad Com
pany, etc.
No. 2s7, an act to repeal the act creating
the Superior District Court for the parish Of
Orleans, to abolish said Superior District
Court, anu to transfer the records OF said
court to the Third District Court of the par
ish of Orleans.
No. 1885, an act relative to the recording
of births and marriages and deaths in the
parish of Orleans, etc.
And also to inform your honorable body
that the Speaker of the House has signed
the following enrolled bills:
Act to increase the number of jurors
drawn for service in the parish of Claiborne,
and TO limit the time of their service.
Also, an act to change the name of the
enact an act entitled an act to incorporate
the town of Brashesr, in the parish of St,
Mary, approved April q, 1875.
An act to enroll the charter of the Pelican
Hook and Ladder Company No. l, of the
city Of Baton Rouge, in the parish Of East
Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana.
And to ask that the Lieutenant Governor
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the COMMITTEE on Corporations.
Senator Svpher rose to q question OF
privilege relative to an article in the New
Orleans Democrat, as follows:
Mr.. President-I rise to question of
privilege, and ask the Clerk to read the fol-
lowing article which appeared in the Dem.
The Clerk read the following:
RADICAL ARTILLERY.
"A. =. Sypher, one of the rotten borough
Senators with whom this State is cursed,
and who bribed the notorious Jacques to
forge afidavits for the benefit of his broth
or, said in the Senate that the Returning
Board is the artillery of the Republican
party. We shall see what that artillery
will amount to when opposed by the Krupp
guns of popular indignation. Very little
we suspect if it is to be manned by fellows
like Sypher."
Now, Mr.. President, that article was
drawn out by remarks that were made the
other day in reply to a declaration of war
made by Senators upon the floor of this
Senate. will now ask the clerk to read
the first. second and third verses Of the
fourth chapter of the Epistle of St. James as
part OF my remarks.
The Clerk read the following fourth chap
ter OF the General Epistle OF st. James,
"Worldly desires reproved:'
From whence come wars and fighting
among you! Came they not hence even Of
your lusts that war in your members! 2.
He lust, and have not. Ye kill, and desire
to have, and can not obtain. Ye fight and
war. yet ye have not because We ask not.
3. 1e ask and receive not, because We ask
amiss. that ye may consume it upon your
lust"
Senator Sypher-I am done.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk Of the House was an.
nounced with the following message
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans, February 1876 !
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate
/ am directed by the House of Repre-.