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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-28
OUR TEAS ARE THE BEST AND THE CHEAPEST
GROUND ooFFEEs +!
NO. "a

Our Coifees are all roasted
and ground on our premises.
Our ground Coffees are cut up
in a Steel Mill, which granu-
lates them without powder
ing, and are, in consequence,
free from dust. Only fine
favored Coffees are used by
us for grinding.
Our Roasted Coffee trade is
constantly increasing, owing
to the fact that all our Coffees
are carefully selected for their
body and fine flavor, and as
we roast in the best style Of
the art, using our own Water
Power, and roasting three
times a week, they are always
fresh and fragrant when sold.
WM. DEAN a. CO.,
1S9 Poplar ST.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-28
MISSISSIPPI & TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change of Schedule

MEMPHIS, TENN, September 8. 1875.
nN AND AFTER SUNDAY. SEPT. 3D,
l 1876, trains will run as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
'Vew Orleans mail, daily 1850 pm. 1850 pm
Sardis Ac'm dation, daily
Except Sunday i;;..'';,..."4;4V Pm o10 d III
cert Sunday o;6O q; N e;ov pm
l3l-t M. BUhhb' sup !.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-28
The Pennsylvania Railroad,
THE GREAT TRUNK LINE
Fast Mail Route Of tse United States

will be most direct, convenient and economi-
cal way of reaching Philadelphia and this
great Exhibition from all sections of the
country. Its trains TO and from philadelphia
will pass through GRAND CENTENNIAL
DEPOT, which the Company have erected at
he Main Entrance to the Exhibition Grounds
or the accommodation Of passengers who
wish to stop at or start from the numerous
large hotels contiguous to this station and the
EXhibition-a convenience of the greatest
value to visitors. and afforded exclusively by
the Pennsylvania Railroad, which is THE
ONLY LINE RUNNING DIRECT TO THE
CENTENNIAL BUILDINGS. Excursion
trains will also stop at the Eacampment Of
the Patrons Of Hasbandry, at Elm Station, on
his road.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is the grandest
railway organization in the world. 1t con-
trolls seven thousand miles of roadway, form
ing continuous lines to Philadelpbia, New
YOrk, Baltimore and Washington, over which
luxurious day and night cars are run from
Chicago, st. Louis, louisville, Cincinnati, In
dianapolis. Columbus, Toledo, Cleveland and
Erie, without change.
It's main line is laid with double and third
tracks Of heavy steel rails upon deep bed Of
broken stone ballast. and its bridges are all of
iron or stone. Its passenger trains are
equipped with every known improvement for
comfort and safety, and are run at faster
any line on the continent. The Company has
largely increased its equipment for Centennial
travel, and will be prepared to build in It's
own shops loeomo ives and passenger ears at
short notice sufficient to fully accommodate
any extra demand The uneQualed resources
at the command Of the Company guarantee
the most perfect accommodations for all its
patrons during the Centennial Exhibition.
THE MAGNIFICENTS SCENERY for which
the Pennsylvania Railroad is SO justly cee-
brated presents to the traveller over its perfect
roadway an ever-chaneing panorama of river,
mountain, and landscape views unequaled in
America.
THE EATING STATIONS on this line are
unsurpassed. Meals will be furnished at
suitable hours and ample time allowed for
enjoying them.
EXCURSI0N-TICKETS. at reduced rates
will be sold at all principal Railroad Ticke
Offices in the West, Northwest. Southwest.
Be- sure that your ticket reads via
the Great Pennsylvania Route TO tine
Centennial.
FRANK THOMSON, DIN. BOYD, Jn..
General Manager. Gen'l Pass'r Agen 3,
10-35d&w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-28
0TToN SEED.
NOTICE.
Memphis Cotton Seed
Association,
0TToN SEED.

IN VIEW OF THE PRESENT Low PRICE
L of Oil and Oil Cake, and for the purpose of
making the prices of cotton seed uniform,
and preventing the heretofore enormous loss
Of seed sacks, the undersigned have agreed TO
the appointment of Mr.. S. j. Camp, who will
act as our Secretary and Treasurer, for the
purpose of receiving and paying for all seed
which may arrive by river or railroad. He
will furnish sacks, as usual, and transact all
business relating to purchase, receipt and de-
livery. of eeed; al'o to superintend the
Weighing.
The present low price of cotton seed pro-
ducts will not justify US to work seed at over
seven dollars (S7) per ton, which is the pres
ent established price at tho wharf or depot.
Our friends may rely at all times on getting
the highest prices for good. sound seed which
the prices of products will justify. All com
munication on the subject Of sacks, sale Of
seed and all other matters relating thereto,
should be addressed to the Memphis Cotton
Seed Association. No. 230 Front street.
We caution our friends against mixing old
with new seed, as the latter will be damaged,
and will not be received as sound seed. No
old seed received aftef the 18th inst.
MEMPHIS OIL COMPANY,
SOUTHERN OIL WORKS,
PAN0LA0IL AND co.
CITY OIL WORKS.
MEMPHIS, September /. 1876. 9-2S
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RAnRoAn l1ME TABLes

nEMPHIs AND sUUIEVILLE RAlLsOAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-28

MEMPHIS AND chARL sST0N r. R.
Arrives. Leaves
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13
A Bad Character.

The Xenia Torchlight talks pretty
plainly about the character of Bell,
the witness lately examined before
the Clymer committee at Washing
ton. It seems Bell was formerly in
business at Xenia, and left behind
him rather bad reputation for
honesty. The editor says:
&C. S., the elder brother of the
Bell brothers, who conducted
swindling dry goods business in
Xenia a few years ago, appears in the
role Of witness before the Clymer
committee at Washington. and testi-
fies that he was employed by Grants
Private Secretary, Luekey, to steal
certain papers in the Babcock case.
He claims to have reported to Grant
that Bah. was guilty, and in three
days after lost his head. This testi-
mony has caused breeze in political
circles, and the enemies of Grant are
grasplng at the statement and &C
cepting it as all fact. In this COM
munity, where the witness, Bell, is
known, his statement has no weight
whatever. While here he conducted
himself in such manner as to for
felt the confidence and respect of all.
He is lying, swindling dead-beat.
He borrowed money of whoever he
could, obtained goods under falsepre-
lenses, and, when he had conducted
his swindling operations to the ex-
tent of his ability here, he assigned,
and left for other fields of plumber.
There is an affidavit now before the
District Court, in which he acknowl-
edges himself guilty of perjury in
the Tague mortgage transaction. A
more unmitigsted rascal never wore
clothes. We don't believe three men
N Xenia could be obtained who
would believe him on oath.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13

ADAMS CoUNTY's New COURT HOUSE.
The editor of the Georgetown
News says:
The other day we were at West
Union, and while there we inspected
the courthouse built last summer
by our townsman, P. S. King. 1t is,
in our estimation, one of the finest
architectural buildings for public
edifce in Southern Ohio.
The walls are built of the incest
and best brick we ever saw, and laid
up in the incest manner. The court
house is large, with Offices below,
and a splendid large courtroom
above, with two or three jury rooms,
vaults in the Treasurer Recorders
and other ofices-matters of high
Importance to public buildings for
keeping the money, books, records
and papers. When this building is
completed, it will be one of the
incest as we'll as the best court
houses in Ohio.
The stone work and carpenter
work are being done in substantial
and neat manner. In short we
could see no defect in any of its
parts.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13

COLLECTING TURNPIKE TAxEs.-It
will be remembered that the Supreme
Court of our State recently decided
that personal property cannot be
levied upon for free turnpike taxes.
The Georgetown Sentinel thus shows
the effect of this decision
"Thus it will be seen that per
sonal Judgment cannot be taken for
free turnpike taxes, and if collected
at all it will have to beby striking off
so much of the farm thus assessed
as will pay the tax. This process
was attempted this Spring, but fail
ed for the want of bidders. In fact
it will be hard for the Treasurer to
find persons that will bid off
small pieces of land from different
farms and the result will be that
the tax cannot be collected until the
taxpayers are ready to ''shell-out.
In case they refuse, however, the
costs will be accumulating by their
delay, as it will have to be finally
collected, and land owners will find
the last stage worse than the first,
as the tao aoiH be a lien on the land
until Eiqtidated." +"
P. S. Since the above was in
type. we see that the Legislature has
passed law authorizing county
treasurers to collect taxes by suit.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13
Candidate for Congress.

The following communication is
from the pen of a well known ex-State
Senator, from the central portion of
Ohio, who no doubt knows whereof
he speaks:
To the Editor of the advertiser"
From a portion of the press of
your part of the State, learn that
the name of Hon. II. A. Shepherd,
of Highland county, is favorably
mentioned in connection with the
Democratic nomination for Repre-
sentative, in the Lower House of
Congress, in the seventh district.
In the Senate of the last General
Assembly of Ohio, I served with
Mr.. Shepherd and knew him well.
He is a Democrat, from conviction,
of the straightest sect, possessing in
a high degree the Jeffersonian quail
fcations for office. Of pre-possess-
ing personal appearance and address,
unexceptioual personal habits, emi-
nent in his profession, the law,
vigilant foe of corruption and an un-
daunted enemy of oppression and
centralization in every guise.
A remarkable illustration of these
latter qualities, as well as of his po-
litical sagacity, occurred in his vot-
ing in the Senate solitary and alone
against a measure, which upon re-
consideration received the negative
vote of the entire Democratic side OF
the chamber. He is a fluent, incis
i've and impressive debater; ready
and willing at all times to do, at
least, his full share of the work.
Without speaking disparagingly of
the claims or accomplishments of
any of his honorable competitors, if
he have any, in my humble opinion
he is one of the most promising of
the leaders of the young Democracy,
and one among the foremost of those
on whom we rely to give prestige
to the party in the State, and inspire
it with tho hope of triumph and
deserve success.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13
MourytoWn.

Our election passed off quietly
resulting in the election of the ole
Township officers entire; in fact, We
have concluded to continue them fol
life.
Our schools are all closed, after 8
successful Winter term.
We are inclined to think tbs
Spring, but are not certain. Old
Winter has such an obstreperous
way of lingering round, that we are
not quite sure of Spring yet.
The roads are drying up.
Mr.. Fred. Parrott, a frst-class
saddler and harness-maker, has 10
Gated in our town, which is great
advantage to us, and no doubt Will
be to him. 81
Fruit prospects bad. Peaches
about all killed; cherries also. Other
varieties, some left.
The cold of the past month has
injured wheat considerably.
Farmers are about of seed; stock
looking badly.
The railroad through our neigh
boring county of Brown is consid-
cred a fixed fact, and work will be
commenced this month. About
$1,000 stock has been subscribed in
this part of Highland.
Health of township good.
Times hard, money scarce, and
econamy the order Of the day.
April 8. 1876. G. B.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13
IWhOle No. 2OSI.

be in rocking babies. 1 take it for
granted that he is inclined that way.
Among those present from a dis
tance we note Mr.. Benjamin True
blood, President of the Wilmington
College, Mr.. and Mrs. Hockett, and
MIR. and Mrs. Marble, also of VIII.
mington.
The occasion will no doubt be pro-
ductive of good. The friendships
renewed, the friendly visits to be
made, and the spirit of greater So
ciability among neighbors, which has
been instilled, will, we hope, be cul-
tivated and kept warm in the heart.
OF the one for whom this delight
fnl occrsion was intended especially,
let US say:
" Age sits with decent grace upon her visagc,
And worthtly becomes her silver locks;
She wears the marks of many years well spent,
of virtue truth well tried, aud wise experience"
J. w. B.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13

Our old friend, Col. E. J. Blount,
of the American House, Columbus,
having shown that he knows how to
keep hotel the people of that city
have now elected him Police Com
missioner. Having been faithful
over few things" they have made
him ''ruler over many" His election
as Republican in the Democratic
city of Columbus, was high COM
pliment, worthily bestowed.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13
Correspondence Of the News.
Letter from Kansas.
CEDAR PoINT, Chase Co., Kansas, ,
March 9th, 1876. Z

CEDAR POINT, Chase Co, Kansas,
March 9th, 1876. r
EDITOR NEws:-We are getting
pretty well naturalized to the eoun-
try and climate of Kansas. 1 do not
think any one coming from as well
wooded country as Ohio to this part
of Kansas would like it at first sight.
1t is rolling prairie, with not one
stick of timber visible. The prai-
ries have last summers growth of
grass nearly oil burned off, and the
new grass has not started yet, which
gives them a barren appearance to
newly arrived settlers. But noswith-
standing all these drawbacks, we are
becoming better satisfied every day.
Chase county is very thinly set
tied. One reason of this is, there is
no herd law. The soil is very rich
and seems to produce well, Judging
from the large potatoes aud other
vegetables we have seen here.
Wheat yields from twenty to forty
five bushels per acre, and upwards.
We have never seen so much snow
and sleet and rough weather genet.
ally in the month of March as we
have seen here. We had a terrible
snow-storm on the 9th, lasting some
twelve hours, resulting in the freez
ing to death of somecattle and blow
ing away Of some few houses.
Rain is falling quite fast to-day,
and the old settlers say there is more
rain to-day than has fallen since last
August. The roads were solid and
iusty pretty much all winter. There
seems to be no occasion for 'taIking
turnpike" in this country. But
enough for the present, so 1 will close
his account of our four weeks expe-
ience In Kansas.
MRs. L. B WATSON.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13

During our recent visit to Colum-
bus we had the pleasure of meeting
our old friend, Major John M. Mill
kin, formerly of Hamilton, now
Treasurer of State. We had not
seen him since we left Hamilton,
nearly twenty five years ago. He is
over 70, but carries his age re-
markably well, and still looks quite
robust and vigorous The State is
fortunate in securing q man of the
high character and ability of
Major Millikin in the responsible
Office of Treasurer.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13
The Republicans made handsom

The Republicans made handsome
gains in the municipal elections in
Ohio last week. In Cincinnati,
where the Democrats elected their
Mayor last Spring by large majori.
ty, the Republicans elected major
ity of the City Council and School
Board, and two of the five members
of the Board of Public Works. They
also carried Columbus and Dayton
for the first time in q number Of
years.
In Chillicothe, each political party
elected two Councilmen.
The Republicans also carried
GAINESVILLE, Mt. Vernon, Toledo,
Springfield, Urbana, Mansfield, TSoy
and other important places.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13

The hard-money platform of the
Democracy of Pennsylvania leads
the Cincinnati Enquirer to say:
''They we're either terrible liars last
year, or they are terrible liars now.
They asserted one thing to be true
last year, and they assert another to
be true now. People who believed
in them then can not take stock in
them now"
Liars under all circumstances.
And this is the party that proposes
to reform governmental affairs.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13

Chillicothe is a queer old place,
anyhow Lately, man over there
married his second wife, after mourn
ing the loss of No. for about year.
The very first night after his second
marriage, wife No. 2 was frightened
out of her wits by the apparition OF
wife No. 1, which had the effect Of
causing No. 2 to vacate the next day,
vowing that she would never return
The probable result will be, to rem
der it rather difficult hereafter for q
Chillicothe widower to marry a sec
ond wife. -rr
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13

Pendleton admits that he did al
low $4,000 of the sum paid the
Kentucky Central railway to stick to
his fingers. But then it was in way
of fees. Of course he couldn't mis-
apply any of the funds. He is one
of the Democratic outs that are
shocked at the corruptions of the
Republicans. He might charge an
outrageous fee, but he wouldn't steal
any. Not he [Gallipolis Jour.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13

where they learned to respect tn.
Federal soldiers. These rebel "Up
pertendom" had never run the risl
of Northern bullet.
After the robbery was completed
we mixed with our new comrades
and talked over our misfortunes to
gether. We were informed that the
Wisconsin boys had been captured
while on a scout, and when we told
them that their clothes would likely
share the same fate as their money,
they used some very strong Ian
guage, which I will not repeat
While we were discussing our un-
happy condition, in filed about a
dozen of those double refined South
ern gents, and ordered us into line
We obeyed, and they commenced a
thorough search for valuables. They
first went through our pockets, and
then with knives fell to ripping our
coat-sleeves and Innings to find some
hidden treasure, as they said they
were experienced in the business,
and knew where to look. This search
revealed some valuable little trinkets,
such as rings, craVat pins, &C., and,
among other things, my solitary
half-dollar was discovered. It was
taken by white-headed ':high- tone"
named Pick Fireman. Pick Pocket
would have been more appropriate.
Although this last search was so
thorough, still it didn't satisfy our
guards, and they took each of us out
separately and had us to undress, in
order that nothing should escape
that would help them ''carry on the
war;" We pulled off our boots,
turned our socks, and had every seam
ripped where a greenback could be
slowed away. The next day they
on our clothes. My
boots went, then my cavalry pants,
valuable shirt, blanket and overcoat,
md in their place L got pair of gray
pants, nearly worn out, white cotton
shirt, and a pair of old cow-hide
shoes that would have lasted me
ong time if some other ''high- tone"
hadn't coveted them and stolen them
rom Inc the first time I took them off
md went to sleep, and left in lieu of
hem a pair of old boots with about
lalf the soles torn loose from the
lppers.
One of the Wisconsin boys named
Jook had a pair of new boots on,
Which he had bought just before he
vas taken prisoner. One of the
-oung "bloods" of the ''sunny land"
ook fancy to them, and bantered
Jook for trade. Cook looked at
lis shoes, and, as the leather was
,adly tanned and the shoes about
worm out, Cook asked him ''boot.
The Johnny contended for an even
wap, but Cook told him it took two
o make a bargain where he came
rom. The Johnny replied that it
vas different where he came from,
nd with that he jerked revolver
,ut of his belt and leveled it at
Jocks head, and the trade was con-
ummated Immediately.
To be continued.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13
ANOTHER BIG LAND SUIT.-The
Clermont Courier SAYS:

Clermont Courier says:
Henry Buchanan, of Newport,
Kentucky, on the 18th instant, insti-
tuted two suits in the United States
District Court at Cincinnati one
against John Ferris, of Wayne town
ship in this county, and the other
against John Ingle, of BlancheSter,
Clinton county. Both suits are
brought to recover possession OF
1000 acres in Perry township,
Brown county, besides $4,000 dam
ages for the loss of rents and waste
of timber during the occupancy by
the defendants for q term of years.
The land sought to be recovered
is Baylor Hills survey No. 1177,
situated just north of Fayetteville,
not far from the Clermont boundary
line, and almost contiguous to the
noted Cabell survey, one-seventh OF
which was, by legal decision, taken
from the occupants two years ago.
John Ferris bought the tract in dis
pute from Mr.. Benham, whose title
plaintiff, Buchanan, seeks to invali-
date and set aside.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13

The Batavia Courier of last week
says of the Gin. Batavia & Williams
burg r. r.:
The actual work on the road is
fully begun. The engineers have
located the road from Williamsburg
to Batavia, and the field notes for
the leveling will be completed be-
tween the same points about the lat
ter part of the week. Contracts are
being made for the grading, build
ing. ties, ballasting, &C., and the
work will be in active progress by
the first of May.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13
HEATHENIsM IN SCIoTo CoUNTJ

HEATHENIsM IN SCIoTo COUNTY,
The Waverly Watchman says:
A woman named Nancy Mcintosh,
who resides in Bloom township,
Scioto county, has maintained her
self and eight children all winter by
chopping cord wood. Recently,
however, she became unable to work
and last week one of the children
died of starvation and one or two
others are past recovery. The citi-
zens of Bloom township must surely
be regular set of heathens. Talk
about sending money to the heath
en- lands.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-04-13

Captain W. W. Peabody recently
purchased for the Marietta & Gin
cinnati Railroad, at Kankakee, Hi
nois, one hundred and fifty tons of
last years ice, in blocks twelve to
fourteen inches in thickness, and
olaor oc orvofol