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rae LFeIsrArIYR CANVASS.


The convention to nominate can
didates for both Houses Of the Leg
islature will convene Friday. AT the
same time delegates from Fayette
and Upton counties are expected
to unite with us in nominating a
candidate for Floater to the lower
House, and a candidate for the
Senate to represent the Twenty
third Senatorial district. In all
there are ten candidates to nomi-
nate, which is equal to one-tenth Of
the whole Legislature. The Shelby
delegation, if united, intelligent and
vigilant, can exercise a powerful in
fuence in legislation. This has
been demonstrated in more ways
than one. The people must see
therefore the Importance of nomi-
mating a strong representative
ticket and putting it through. AS
the Appeal properly states this
morning, a weak ticket will be
liable to defeat. The can
didates will have to take the
field at an early day and work
up the canvass. The undertaking
81 no small one. -Four years ago the
Democratic ticket was defeated.
The Presidential election has rolled
nearly round again, and we have
more to fear than usual The Re
publicans are waiting. 1t will be
their policy and aim to make the
best combination they can with the
disafEected elements, and put up a
strong popular ticket. Let us bear
this in mind. The delegates to
this Convention have an important
and delicate duty to perform.
They are men Of earnestness, fdel-
ity to party and principle, and will,
We feel sure, rise above personal
favoritism, or prejudice, and con-
slider only the general interests Of
county and State. Many of Tho
delegates have SO expressed them
selves. This spirit will doubles
animate the Convention az
body. The arduous labors of TN
nominees in the coming can
vass, and the still greater responsi
bility and labor in the Legislature
seem to be generally appreciated
Hence few candidates are in tn
field, and there is not likely to b
any scramble for the honor. Thi
leaves the delegates free to &c
coolly aud deliberately, and it
possible that we shall behold til
unusual spectacle Of the ofic
seeking the man. When this is IL
case the Office rarely makes a mi
take or finds the wrong man. III
convention is supposed to represel
the people. They have had amp
time to consult public opinion upc
such vital questions as will ent
into the contest. In order to i
sure unity Of action and to give Il
nominees a common standpoi
and vantage ground it may
deemed proper to pass resolutio.
touching reform, taxation al
other matters that must Occul
the attention and engage Il
labors Of the next Genei
Assembly. We are inclined
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COTTON SEED.
IN
Memphis Cotton Seed
Association

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.. ]. 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 seed; ALTO to superintend the
weighing.
The present low price Of cotton seed pro-
ducts will not lstify US to work seed at over
seven dollars $50 per ton, which is the pres
emit established price at the 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. 90 Front street.
We caution our friends against mixing old
with new seed. as the latter will be damaged,
and will not be received a. sound seed. No
old seed received afte the 18th inst.
MEMPHIS OIL COMPANY,
SOUTHERN OIL WORKS.
PAN0LAOIL AND F~EkTILIZING co.
CITY OIL WORKS.
MEMPHIS, September 1876. SIS
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ELEcroRs.

1LtIAOhos
First District-Tc be filed By District Con-
Second District-MOsss White. Of Knox
county.
Third District-W. J. Cliff. of Warren.
Fourth Distribution. Benton Mcmillan, Of
Smith county.
Fifth DISTRIBUTION. E. Cooper, Of Bedford
Sixth District-ThOmas L. DOdd. of David
son county.
Seventh District-John h. Moore, of Hick-
maH county.
Eighth Distribution. B. A. EnlOe, of Mad
Ninth District-To be filed by District Con-
v~entiOn.
Tenth District-J. W. Clapp, of Shelby
county.
For CONGRESS TENTH DISTRICT.
II. CASEY YOUNG. Of Shelby. b
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RIver relarrnma.

CAIRO, September 13.-Arriyed
Arch P. Green, Cincinnati, Q
pm; Silverthorn, Evansville, 10.
Departed-Arch P. Green, Mem
phis, 9p.m; Siyerthorn, Evansville,
l am. Cloudy and cool.
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10 all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscrotionp Of youth. nervous weakness,
early decay. loss Of manhood, otc.. ! will
sond a recipe that vii! cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was dlscoY;
cred By a missionary In South America, send
a solf-addresssd envelope to the REy. JossPH
I. IMAM. Station D, Bible House. New York
City. 1-lb6-eodtW
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fore. Yet a few interested, or mis-
taken parties, have busted them
selves to talk about it, and try to
agitate this question. We hope he
will stand his ground, like the firm,
sensible man that he is, for the
community sustains him, and a
majority of the people want him
where he is. The place of Com
missioner is not one Of profit, as
contemplated under the Constitu-
ton. Should he resign that, it
might be charged chat he left his
place to secure a paying office.
Should he resign as Superinten-
dent, that would produce a confu-
sion aud scramble for the place
that would amount to a public ca
The duties Of Commits
sioner do not occupy more than an
hour a week, and in no way inter-
fere with the office to which he has
been called. Let him alone.
is needed where he is, and is
valuable public service.
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WARMIMo.
NOTICE

rs HEREBY GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC
/ generally that N. NJ Beach. former agent
for the sale Of the Wilson sewing Machines,
is not in any way connected with this agency,
or the Wilson Sewing Machine Company, he
having been discharged from our employ May
Is. 1876; and all parties are warned to pay no
moneys to said NJ. Nj. Beach on account Of
Wilson Sewing Machines
S-l3l N. III WILSON az CO.. Gen'l Agents.
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We stated recently that Upton
county would probably present no
candidate for the Senate to repre-
sent the Twenty-third district. We
learn since that the late county
Democratic convention recon-
mended Hon. Holmes Cummins
for that position.
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EpucATIoNAL.


,iHE TWENTIETH ANNUAL SESSION
1 Of the German Lutheran School opened
their children a thorough and practical
German and English education will do we'll
to send their children to this. the Oldest Ger
man School in the city. The class-reOms are
large. we'll ventilated, and supplied with the
feature is the moral training that ~pervades
the management; no improper characters
allo we'd to remain. For particulars as to tut
ton fees, etc., apply at the School, No. "a
Washington street, east of Third. to
tbs JN0 II. KUNKER, JR., Principal.
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SUPERINTENDENT LEATH has en-
tered fully and earnestly upon the
duties Of his Office, to the great
satisfaction Of all true friends Of
popular education. That there il
no Inconsistency, or improperly,
or conflict Of duty, in his holding
the Office, and at the same time the
position Of Police and Fire Com
missioner, We have shown hereto.
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The engineer who said that his
locomotive ran over and killed 297
rabbits in Nevada was at once
elected president Of a liars club.
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srArE D~rnocRAr1o EXECUTIVE CoMM1rrEE.

STATE DEMOCRATIC Executive COMMITTEE.
A.. S. Dsaderick, Of Washington.
4. A. MoEes. Of Knox.
A. NJ. johnson, of Hamilton.
J. W. Judd, Of Robertson.
j. W. Childress, jr.. of Rutherford.
A. G. Merritt. Of Davidson.
D. B. Cooper. of Maury.
j. II. Freeman, of Madison.
T. j. Edwards, Of 0bion.
i. E Wright, Of Shelby.
Members at Large-James G. Malone, Thos
0'Connor. d. N. Kennedy.
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The:subscription price Of the PUBLIC
LEDGER is So per anRum for the Daily,
and SO per annum for the weskiy-POst
age free.
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GOV PORTER AND rae COUPONS.

very lightly on the coupon ques-
That is a subject that will
not bear much discussion from his
standpoint. The press is univer-
silent in some sections OF the
State, and will doubtless continue
so for some time. If Governor
Porter meant, in his open letter
Of last December, hat he would
pay any part of the interest this
year, the public failed to under
stand him, and even the State Treas
urer was not advised of the Gov
ernor's purpose, it seems, until after
the Democratic Convention of Au-
gust 9th. The Knoxville Tribune,
a high State credit paper, knew
nothing of the Governors deter
mination until after the convention,
and SO stated in its issue of August
18th. We conclude, therefore, that
Gov. Porter, in common with the
public, had forgotten all about that
letter until he needed it to defend
his action. But if one part of the
letter is good it is all good testi-
mony, and the different parts should
be considered in their connection
and relation to each other. If it
contained a promise to pay, it was
implied rather than expressed, a
mere peg upon which to hang an
inference. 1t was a letter full of
Encouragement to the bondholder,
and it is well enough known that
neither bonds nor coupons went up
on the strength of that letter, but,
on the contrary, were depressed in
the market. The latter part Of the
letter held out the idea that a com
promise could be effected which
would be satisfactory to the
holders Of our securities and
the tax : payers. This beautiful
hope has been suddenly cut of
and rendered impossible for several
years by the deliberate action Of the
Executive. If it is proper and
practicable to effect a reduction Of
the rate of interest at all, why
not let the arrangement apply to
that past due? Are the holders of
the coupons Of July, 1875, to be
made a preferred class and paid
dollar for dollar, while subsequent
coupons are to be subjected to a re-
duction? If SO, we would like to
know who holds the coupons, and
why the State should make such a
discrimination. The latter part Of
-
this open letter is utterly inconsis-
tent with the recent course Of It's
author. His purpose was certainly
kept within his own bosom until
recently, when even the Treasurer
the Nashville American and the
Knoxville Tribune was not aware
Of it. The letter, as we have said
upon which he relies, did not cause
a rise in coupons, but when The
word got out a little ahead of thu
Comptroller's announcement aal
just after the convention, coupon
jumped up in quotations fully SO.
per cent, and could scarcely b.
; found at any price. The las
. declaration was understood tn
, first was not understood in the wa.
!, the Governor and his friends inter
! pref it. AS to the Attorney Gen
: RAILS letter, hat left it discretionar
q with Governor Porter to pay owe
q the money, or wait until the Assem-
. bling Of the Legislature. il
chooses to sustain the fundin
% bill in the face of the known pr
4 tests of the people. The peop.
i will be heard from at the ballo
- box and through the next Legi
lature.
n SUPERINTENDENT TpATu hoe q,
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Trustees Sale.

by VIRTUE OF a TRUST DEED MADE
ID April q, 1876, by &C. Barrett and d. II.
Barrett, his wife, recorded in Pook No. III,
page 524 in the Registers office of Shelby
county, | will sell as Trustee. at public sale,
to the highest bidder, for cash on
Monday, 0ctOber9 1876,
at II o'clock NJ, in front of the Office Of Trez.
evant * Co, No. IS Madison street, the follog-
ing described property. to-wit: Lot No in
original country lot No SOB on south eide Of
Exchange street, IN the city of Memphis'
fronting ff.y-six and one-halt feet (6LI with
a depth Of one hundred and forty eight and
one-half feet l431a), being the same lot con-
veyed by A. W.. Drew to G. W. Payne, Trus-
tee. by deed registered ia the Register5s Office
Of Shelby county, in Book 3S. page 500. to
which refer ence is herein made The equity
Of redemption is waived in said trust deed.
The lot is improved with a double tenement
one-storied brick dwelli0g house.
6-33 JOHN p. TREZKVART, Trustee
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STATE ELECTORAL TICKET.

ELRcroRs FoR yHK STATE AT LARGK.
W. 3. BATE, of Davidson county.
i. A. JAMES. of Hemilton county.
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Fon PnEsrDrs7

FoR PRESIDENT.
SAMUEL J. TILDEN, of New York.
FoR NrcR PRESIDENT.
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, Of Indiana.
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ANNouRcEMgNTs.
ARTIFICIAL sToNE,
AdmlnlntraIor,s Nolice.

7 HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AND QUAIL
i fed as administrator Of D. Mallory,
deceased. and oil creditors are notified to Clio
their claims. properly proven, within the
time required BY law, with me or my attor-
ney, U. W. Miller, % Madison street.
4. S MALLORY, Administrator.
September d. 1873. lO-f
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Oh POSTERS, SHOW BILLS. CARDS.
-, ViIoalars' etc., gotten ny With The --latest
49, " ygss ena on superior parer Of any
amino stock aud prices. V"'' 'uu eA
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HA@RTET N. COLLINS. Piesfdent
John n. COLLINS, Secretary
134-14
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THE NEWE5T TmTNG OUT.

OYSTERS IN WOODEN KEGS, FRESH
" as they come from the shell Ia Baltimore,
at r. B~pohignani's newly reftted establish
ment, No. 90 jefferson street. corner
OF Second. Price per keg. SOC; and can, soc;
or served in oil styles 10 suit customers.
r. b. has spared no expense in furnishing
his oyster paTlor, which iS now the most el0-
giant room to DO found in the Q ~.
On. his trips TO tho North be selected
$4,000 Cigisrs Of the choicest brand, which
are now ready TO retail At wholesale prices.
The finest brands Of Liquors and Lager Beer
always on hand. 1853 20
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State Female College
MEMPHIS, TENN.

pARTIEs DEsIRINGTOPLACE DAUGB-
4 tiers and wards in a school of the very first
grade, should send for a circular.
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RuILpIMo A%seoclArIoM.
German, American Building and LOsn
Association.

THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
/ of this Association will be held THIS
DAY, at 8 o'clock p M, at the Office of Marx
x Bensdorf Members are requested to pay
their dues during the day in order not to de-
lay the meeting Money on hand will be
loaned out, Dues must be paid this day or
fines will be imposed.
L. IGLAUER, Pres't.
II. BpNsDoRp Sec'v
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Yellow Fever at savannah
SAVANNAH, September 10. -Yel.
low fever interments yesterday, q.
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SADDLES AsD
PRESCRIPTION FREE

DOR THE SPEEDY CURE OF SEMINAL
\ weakness. lost manhood nod all disorders
brought on BY indiscretions or excess Any
druggist has the Ingredients. Address DA.
VfrsoN 4 co Box 22g6. New York.
6-xxlii-b-ood
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They estimated that the Ho2sac
tunnel would cost s3,5OO,OOO, and
Of course it cost SIG, 100000.
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Address, Dr. CA. BoHANNAN, -69 North Fifth streei
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
0FFICE-No. Is MADISON STREET.

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wednesday Evening, sept. IS. 1879
, 1876-07-09
THE EAST.


BERLIN, July 8.-Ihe Scrvians arc suffering
from. scarcity OF funds, and have issued a
forced paper currency.
Zaeh's diyisloQ OF servians has been severely
defeated near Novf Basear, aud suffered loss
Of 1850 killed and wounded.
BRLGRADR, July 6.-Thc Seryian army on the
Drina has been completely beaten by E,0o0
Turks at BelHina. Banco, the Servian command
CT, was intrenchcd. The Turks captured two
iptreuchmcntS anu six guns. Tho oerVian loss
was 700 men.
On the 4tl, the Servians crossed the River
Drina, and ware attacked in flank bT the Turks,
who were repplsed with loss Of e1 killed aud
240 wounded.
DELGnADE DESERTED.
Belgrade is almost deserted, and there is
nobody at the cafes except the old and decrept.
Tie authorities confidently assert that Gen.
Tehernaycff holds tue road between Nlsah and
Sophia. ..-..
GREAT rRRsoSAaEs IN COUNCIL.
LONDON, July S.-Tho Emperor Of Austria
and Count AndrassY met tho C4ar aud Gorts-
chakon at Bodcnbach to-day. and proceeded 70
Lcipa, Bohemia.
RAISING FUND.-.
CoNsTANT1NopLR, July s. 6.-Snhscriptlons are
being raised among the Mussulmaps for tue
prosecution OF the war. Fifteen hundred 6ottas
have hpcn enrolled for service.
RUss1A's POLICY.
ROME, July SIT is statrd that Russia has
a circular note to her representatives
abroad announcing that she will not support
Scrria, but will remain simple spectator Qt 1hc
struggle.
, 1876-07-09

place. was opened for service in 1898.
IN, tn l'Is tne present structure at Nassau
atlo Liberty streets was built, aud waa
known as the Old Middle Church. For Ills
ctuseti tnc old bell was cast in Holland In 173T.
aiio VAS tue gilt Of Col Abraham Dc Peyster.
VINO 1lsu IN It's before its completion. lie d.
asstea q his wv that the bell should be pro-
,,at' i tsu ollaha At his OWL expense for the
new Mlgllle Church. It is said that 4 pnmhcr
OF the citizens OF Amsterdam, whera he hs1i
Was made, mixed quantities OF silver cnin With
the bell metal The following is The i,,scYint;4,n
on tho bell: ftMe facarunt De Grarar = N
Muller Amsterdam. ammo 1T3t. Abraham Do
feyster, Ecboreit lborn] den July, 1851. sea-
to-! torTeh ldled DEP augustus, 17ss: En lagaas
;In, oe NeasFuuytsete kerke Nieuw York"
Ia legacy to the Low Dutch Church At New
York This bell continued with the cburch IL
Nassau street until it was closed In 1874 for
religious nses nn1 leased ~ th. United States
Governments for the City post-ONce. IL
Vas then removed to the church On
Ninth street, near Broadway, where It remained
uutfi f335 Il WAS then removed to tho church il
Lafayette place, and finally plaead, In 1873, in
it. present place in the Dutch Church, corner Of
will doubtless remain. The late John Oothout.
OF this city, stated interesting fact in relation
to this bell lie remarked in letter to Fred
eric lie Pcyster that, ear]y in the Revolutionary
War; when the British converted the Middle
Church into riding scl,sul for their dragons,
hy removing the pulpit, gallery, pews, and
nooftnEE, his father obtained from the Conlman.
down the bell. He stored tt In a secure and 50,
ctplace, where it remained for some years aite1
tue British army had evacuated the city. WheA
Tue church was repaired and reopened ha
brought forth the old bell from its tidiuq&
Place. a1d restored It to its rightful position.
, 1876-07-09
FOREIGN.
TIAYTT.
AN TltET1T tn TIP AMpB1r.N5 uv A n

= AN INSULT TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.
New YORK, July S,-The purser of thesteam>
ahip Tybre, from San Domingo, has forwarded
C,nsn,ato st +h,+ mi ~ 5atas, 40 - a,s,.
.,a ~ n..s 'aas pun, tne os.aitS o. III insult
10 Tue american nag. II seems that
the Tybee, when OH the way from this
a passenger at Capc Haytien. Gen. Pahlo vi.
lanueya, the e1-alinister of War and Marine u1,-
der President Gonzales, OF San Domingo Ar
, 1876-07-09

Special Dispatch 10 The 7JibuNA
LES MONIES, L., duly S,-By the harculaa1
effort OF the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacia>
Railroad Company, Howo's circus-t train was re-
lievcd from the water embargo on Indiauol,
Branch last night, and arrived here this morn.
lng vt I o'clock, and Iowa City at l
O'CLOCK When Q miles from Indiauo1a,
five cars containing horses, elk, camel, and
live elephants, tumbled over. The animals were
taken ont und brought here overland, arriving
before the train without injury. The track i
all right now to 1ndianalo. Trains Will not run
to Winterset before Tuesday, as miles Of the
road-bed was washed into the adjoining flells.
The damage by Tuesdays storm In Iowa is
QUO. Grain on seventy-two sectionsl Is DESTROYED.
, 1876-07-09

WAsHmegos, D. G., July e-1 .m.-For the
lake region very warm and clear or fair weather
during the day, with southeast to southwest
winds, aud slowly falling barometer, followed
in the Upper Lake region during the night by
cooler Weather, and possibly rains. .,..
NEy YoR1, July 8.-TQ-day Was intensely
hot-P9 in the shade. The therm mometer in Camp
Bcddle, New Jersey, marked ITO in the shade:
During the duy 170 soldiers we're prostratcd, and
many are in dangerous condition:: At dress IS
parade thirty n,orefe in the ranks, and the
parade was dismissed. Sir of tho seven SUI
icons IN camp ara prostFated, and all the
eTailabie physicians ii Trenton huye been
ordered up Cor. Deale, whose son was among
the Frustrated, has abandoned the camp
CHICAGO, Ju1y8.