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policy that presented itself. From the
time that g default in our interest pay
ment became necessary, through an
insuficiency of revenue, the whole
question Of our financial policy became
seriously embarrassed. and realizing
that we had determined TO indulge
in no captious fault6nding with
any temporary and lawful policy that
might De adopted. In no event can our
6Rancial difficulties be adjusted without
further Legislative Intervention, aud no
policy that might now be adopted, in
view Of the early assembling OF the Leg
islature, could be regarded as certainly
a fixed policy. Had the Governor seen
fit to invest the surplus in bonds Of the
State, and await the action OF the Legis-
l~ature, we should not have complained;
neither do we see any reason TO complain
that be has chosen TO use the funds on
hand to the payment pro tAnto OF the
past due interest upon the State debt
We are as well satisfied hat in any event
the funds will be honestly used and faith.
FULLY accounted for as that the clap-trap
of certain journals in regard to imagin-
airy rings" is unwarranted by any re-
liable or tangible fact. Months ago, the
Governor gave notice of his intention TO
pay interest as loon as a suficiency of
reveuue was realized, and it certainly
would have been more becoming 10 those
friendly journals that now interpose the
plea OF illegality TO have rendered their
protest at the time Of such first noti6ca
ton Of the intention to pay interest.
1t will be seen that Attorney General
Heiskell does not sustain the position of
the legal objectors. he holds that there
is no legal obstacle to the proposed pay
ment, though he concludes with the ex-
preston OF an opinion hat the Governor
would be subject to no just reflection
should he defer the payment until the
Legislature can act upon the subject
We have no intimation as to the probable
course of the Governor, but presume
that inasmuch as official notice has been
given, by advertisement in New York,
that payment will begin on the 10Th
inst, and such payment is declared to
be in accordance with law, there will be
no withdrawal of the notice Of payment.
unless there be controlling reasons Of
which we have no knowledge.
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PAYMENT.

The Knoxville Tribune draws it
rather mildly on this subject,
follows:
To the restriction Of editorial mat
ter this morning we give place
TO the opinion Of Attorney. General
Heiskell in regard to the right of the
State authorities to apply the surplus in
the State treasury to the payment OF
past.due interest on the State debt. We
bave heretofore expressed our surprise
that any such question had been seri-
ously raised, for until it WAS presented
Only a few days ago through the Mem.
phia papers, we had never heard Of any
legal hindrance in the way OF such pay
ment. VIZ had regarded the policy Of
such payment at this time &C o matter
about which there might very reasona-
bly, be a difference of opinion. We had
not known, until iasosmed by the treas.
urer Of the 6nal couclnsion to begin
payment on the 18th iDstant, what
policy the Governor would adept. We
appreciated the fact that there were DIFF.
icullies 10 be encountered in any line Of
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AK AoRpHALoUs cKE

The Democrats of New York
seem to have committed Ia great
blunder in nominating Ex-Goy-
ernor Seymour over his well-known
and frequent protests. He adheres
to his determination, and will not
be persuaded. No man better than
Mr.. Seymour understands the labor
and care of faithfully discharging
the duties of a high public trust.
He is old and feeble, and desires
repose and leisure for the few re-
naming days Of his life. Under
the circumstances it was almost
cruel to insist on him accepting the
Office. The knowledge that he
would not accept was in the pos
session of at least one member of
the Saratoga Convention. lie con-
cealed the dispatch for some reason
best known to himself, or a
few, and the convention adjourned
sine die. Now it becomes known
that there was such a dispatch in
existence, and that the Ex-Governor
is and has been all the time unal-
terably determined not to run. This
IS unfortunate and leaves matters
in an awkward shape. The Demo
cratic Executive Committee, ac-
cording to usage, has the power to
fill the vacancy, but no nomination
it may make will give entire salts
faction. 1t is already charged that
this was a trick to give the COM
mittee this opportunity, and that
Mr.. Tilden can influence the COM
mittee, and therefore, virtually
make the nomination. OF course,
everything is imputed to Tilden,
from the smallest ~pettifogery up to
perjury, packing national conyen-
tions and toying with a Governor
as a pawn ON a chess-board. The
charge that he manipulated the
Saratoga convention is already
made boldly by the New York
Herald and other papers, and true
or untrue will have some effect
The proper course of the commit.
tee is clearly, we think, to call the
convention together again as soor
as possible to fill out the ticket. /
is unusual to see a ticket in such
great State as New York without
head. The sooner this is done tn.
better, for this question NATURAL,
affects the National Democrat
ticket.
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English Opinion OF American
Speakers and Writers.
Liverpool Daily Post.l

Liverpool Daliy fOst.J
English people judge American
speaking and writing by certain
good and very bad specimens. The
average cultured American-cul-
tured not always, perhaps in tie
ornamental sense, but in the prac-
teal and polished use of language
is a genuine master of grave and
elaborate expression. He never
forgets a word that he wants, O.
lacks the tournure of phrase in
which to set it. His mind is too
logical for his grammar to be shaky.
His aim is too serious for any friv-
olity of treatment. His observation
is so general and his atmosphere so
free that he cannot be narrow in
his conceptions. And directing all
the supple ability typical of his
race to the single purpose of nice,
definite and moving expression, his
subject frUctlties as he. proceeds,
and yields many admirable in
stances of true intellectual elo-
quence. Preachers and teachers
and lecturers of whom all this is
true, abound in America. To those
to whom all public speech is a
WEAKNESS they may seem likely to
be bores. To those who expect
American eloquence to be all
Beeche-, or all American literature
to be Ward, or Twain, or Harte, or
when not %jocose, Lowell, Emerson,
or Holmes, oratory of this strenu-
GUS, intense kind, may threaten to
be dull. But on its own we'll
lighted war-path it is effective, i'm
posing, aud really fine, and few in
deed are the casual English judges
Of it who are entitled to look down
upon it in superiority.
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MEETING
SEED.
NOTICE.
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. 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 iced also to superintend the
weighing.
The present low price of cotton seed pro-
duets will not Justify US to work seed at over
seven dollars lS7) per ton, which is the pres
emit established price at the wharf or depot.
Dur friends may rely at all times on getting
the hiRhest 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. 290 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. Nc
old seed received aftef the 18th inst,
MEMPHIS OIL COMPANY,
SOUTHERN OIL WORKS.
PAN0LA,0IL AND FEkTILIZING co,
CITY OIL WORKS.
MEMPHIS, September l, 1875. S-2s
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American School
252 THIRD STREET,

ESTABLIsHED BY THE GERMAN PRO-
~ teatant Congregation, "non-sectariau,'
IN Church building, will open Monday, Sep
TENDER 18th. 1t affords the best facility to
learn German conversation and grammar.
the hrst object. of this institution being Ger
branches taught in the best public schools,
writing and reading in German and in Eng
lsh, German and English grammar, penman-
ship, photography, arithmetic, modern geog-
raphy, United States history. and the ele-
ally of physiology and botany. Terms-S2
for the lower classes, and from 80 to "a fofthe
higher classes, per month. German litera-
ture, French, Latin and music form extra
charges. Applications ran be made to either
Of the following directors:
Rev. A, ihomas. az Jones ovsora. Toh,
scheibler, 23 Main street; r. Stotz, SO8 Sec
ond; IL. Hack, 1875 Beal; Phil Maurer, 27
Poplar; Otto Schwill, SAG Main. 14i-l2
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SINNOTT-In this city at l am. this
morning. September 4, 1876, WKsroH MORGAN,
infant son Of II. 7. and u. Q. Sinnott.
Notice Of the funeral will be given in the
merning papers.
DECKER-In this city, September 4, 1876,
In the 4Sd year Of her age. CATHERINE. wife OF
John Becker.
The friends and acquaintances of the family
are respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from the residence. No. 80 Adams street. to-
morrow (TUEsDAY) morning at % o'clock.
SCHWARTZ this city on the morning Of
wife sf Raw. i lain an M. ScbTwVraaSElA 1 in p tSs sSd
year Of her age.
Due notice of her funeral will appear in the
morning papers.
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River

CAIRO, September ARRIVED
Arkansas Belle, Evansville, II; City
of Vicksburg, St. Louis, midnight;
Mary Miller, st. Louis, Q am; Ed
dyville, Nashville, 8; Whale, st.
Louis, o. Departed-Celine Nash
vile, s pm; Charley Bowen, Mem
phis, and Arkansas Belle, Evans
vile, IL Am; City of Vicksburg,
Vicksburg, 2; Mary Miller, Cincin-
natl, 2; Whale, Pittsburg, 10.
Cloudy and cool.
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FOREIGN.

PADsAvEzTA, September A.
Maukator Pasha has began opera
tons at Hjuska. The Montene-
grens are abandoning their posi-
tions.
LONDON, September General
T~chernayeff has arrived at Belgrade
with most Of his army.
A special to the Times from Bel
grade indicates the crushing defeat
and thorough disorganization of
Tchernayeff's army. Taking adj
vantage of the good will toward the
English, inspired by the arrival of
an ambulance corps with a cash
fund of 10000 the correspondent
of the Times got to the front in
company with a number of officers
Of the Geneva Gross, and was
an eye witness of most of
the battle near Alexinatz on
Friday. The battle commenced
just as the party reached Alexin-
atz, The following are additional
details of the engagement: The
battle was sustained uninterrupted
ly for eleven hours and a half, and
waG waged on ground which the
Seryians had made the strongest in
all this country. 1t was a decisive
encounter, long looked forward to,
and was wanting in no feature
that could impart a horrible
grandeur to the struggle on the
one side for supremacy, on the
other for existence. The first shot
was fired under our eyes, just as we
had passed Ruboyista, a small vii
'lage of a house or two, about two
miles this side of Alexinatz. 1t
came from a battery which the
Turks had got into position on the
nights about Kruse, which is
southwest of Alexinatz, and it was
followed by others at intervals
of a half minute or so from the
guns of the same battery and a bat
terry placed about a half mile fur
ther north. The Turks immedi-
ately appear, beginning their move
ment to turn Tchernayeff's right
and cut off the communication of
Alexinatz with Belgrade. Hazard
GUS as the design was, it succeeded.
For some hours the bsttle was al
most entirely between the artillery.
BELGRADE, September st is
officially announced that the ru-
mors that the Turks have taken
Alexinatz is false. They hold no
position on the right bank of the
Morava.
BELGRADE, September 4.-0fi-
cial dispatches say that the entire
Turkish army attacked the Servian
right wing on Sunday. The battle
lasted until nine o'clock at night.
The Servians maintained their po-
sitions, but the Turks being three
times more numerous the Seryians
finally retreated within their forti-
fled positions at Alexinatz.
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at the hands of the party for which
he has labored a lifetime. The
courtesy proposed would indicate a
just estimate and appreciation of
the sterling qualities that make up
a true man as well as his valuable
services in the past.
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A Good Auggeation.

To the Editor OF the Ledger:
AS the Congressional Conyen.
ton meet memphis on the 9TH
l think theaE can be no impropri.
ETY. in supporting a little in adj
vance the name of a worthy and
suitable Democrat for permanent
chairman, do not know what
delegates will come from Hardeman
and Fayette counties, but in look
ing over the list OF elected
in this county l was struck with
the idea that it would be evidently
proper and becoming in the dele
gates to select Colonel M. G. Gal
loway to preside over this impor-
tant convention. He has fought
the battles Of his party with a SIN,
gleness of purpose, zeal and bold
ness that entitle him to this simple
but distinctive recognition. Too
modest and generous toward Others
to avail himself of the rewards that
parties are wont to bestow on their
champions, | think there would be
a peculiar fitness and propriety in
rendering him this weli-deseryed
compliment. What say you?
YOUNG DEMOCRAT
We heartily indorse the sugges-
Ton. Colonel Galloway has nol
s9ught eitheremoluments or honors
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The Future Use OF CAVALRY

The Pail Mall Gazette remarks
that the difference of opinion be-
tween the two schools of German
officers as to the future use of cav
airy remains as unsettled as ever.
Since the great maneuver at Dessan
last year some Of the chief tactical
theorists, especially Colonel Verdy
and Major Scherf, have very plair-
ly given their opinions against the
encouragement of any belief in the
power of horse used in mass on the
battlefield. On the other hand
some Of the best practical soldiers
in the army who were understood
to have the weight Of Prince Fred
erick Charles authority on their side,
advocate strongly the main enance
of the great traditions of Zeithen
and Seydlitz. The latter party
has evidently the most weight
with the war.ofice, for we find
that there are to be three sets of
cavalry maneuyers this autumn,
though in each that arm will only
be represented by the regiments Of
a single corps. Those of the Third
corps areto be trained at Frankfort
on-the- Oder; of the Fourth, near
Madgeburg, and Of the Fifteenth,
or Alsace-L Lorraine corps, near Ha-
guenau. One chief point to be
settled at these assemblies is the
value Of the new cavalry exercise
book, as revised by the commission
under General Schmidt, and now
about to be formally adopted. An
other still more important one is
the mobility of the new horse ar
tillery guns lately served out, which
has been questioned by certain off
csfs Of the mounted service, and is
to be fully tested and reported on.
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For PRESIDENT.
SAMUEL j. TILDEN. of New York.
For VICE PRESIDENT.
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, Of Indiana.
STATE ELECTORAL TICKET.
ELECTORS FOR gHE STATE AT LARGE.
W. B. BATE, of Davidson county.
Il. A. JAMES, Of Hamilton county.
ELRoToRs.

First District-To be filled by District Con-
y~ention.
Second District-MOses White. Of Knox
county.
Third District-W. j. Gift, of Warren.
Fourth DISTRIBUTION. Benton Mcmillan, Of
Smith county.
Fifth District-Hon. Z. Cooper, OF Bedford
county. WI
Sixth District-Thomas l.. DOdd, Of David
son county.
Seventh District-John Il. Moore. Of Hick-
man county.
Eighth DISTRIBUTION. B. A. EnlOe. Of Mad
isOn county.
Ninth District-TO DO filled by District Con-
%ventiOn.
Tenth District-J. W. Clapp. Of Shelby
county.
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A REPRESENTATIVE Of the New
York Herald, who has been can
wasting Indiana and taking notes
of the political situation, thus sums
up the prospect in that State
"Blue Jeans Williams and the
entire Democratic and Liberal Re-
publican State ticket will be elected
by 10000 to 5000 majority. The
Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, and
Twelfth Districts are conceded to
the Democrats; the Fifth aud the
Eleventh to the Republicans the
First, Fourth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth
and Thirteenth, doubtful, with
probabilities as follows: First,
Fourth and Ninth, Democratic;
Tenth and Thirteenth, Republican,
and Eighth, Independent"
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Prnhnhnit,as.

WASHINGTON September 4.-For
Tennessee and the Ohio valley,
warmer southwest winds and part
ly cloudy weather and possibly local
rains, followed by cold northwest
winds.
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To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretionS of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay. loss Of manhood. etc.. / will
send a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discov-
cred by a missionary in South America. Send
q s~elf-addressed envelope to the REV. JosEPH
I. INMAS. Station D. Bible House, New York
CITY. 1-l56 eOdkw
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STATE DEMOCRATIC ExEoUTIvE Committee.
A. S. Delderick, of Washington.
y. A. Noes. Of Knox.
A. NJ. johnson, Of hamilton.
j. W. Judd, of Robertson.
J. W. Ohildress, il, of Rutherford.
A. G. Merritt, Of Davidson.
D. B, Cooper. Of Maurv.
j. II. freeman, Of Madison.
7. ]. Edwards. Of 0bioa.
L. + Wright, Of Shelb7.
Members at Large-James G. Malone, Thos.
0'Connor, D. N. Kennedy.
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ELECTIOR.
NOTICE.
OYSTERS.
b. RUnHIGNANI

Has JUST RETURNED FROM A TRIP
IL 70 tho North and brought with him the
FIN GS OY@TER5
that could DO selected in Baltimore. He &C.
leotod there something new In the way of
oysters the Centennial Style. They are mt
up In small wooden cans, which prevent Tho
oysters from tasting Of tin. They can be OBJ
tanned by the dozen or can at bis newly reit.
ted establishment, No. 50 jefferson street
c,rner Of Seoond. in the very bost styIS. Si
5Oc per can and slc per keRs The choicest
brands q LIQUOR, laser beer and cigars always
yourself, hS-ey
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When a mans wife locks him up
in the third story front, it's some
comfort for him TO see the man
aefoss the way picking broom seed
out Of his hair.
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The young la ly who "wore a
brass band oncircIeing her raven
locks is supposed to haye suggested
the song Of "There's Music In the
Hair
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HafeI

New YORK, Sept. 4.-Bush's
Hotel, in Hoboken, burned early
this morning. Loss, $3O,000; in
snrpd-
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PRESBYTERIAN
Grammar and High School.

THE EXERCISES 0FTHTs eCHooL WILL
! begin on Nor lay, September ilth. Miss
ENN M; Hl5BEE continues to be princi-
pst, snS VIII pc p, assisted by a competent corps
Bethel building, corner of Charleston ayenne
and Adams street Catalogues. eontaininS
terms, course, of study and al other informa.
ton can be obtained by addressing the Treas
erer' III. WELLF0RDi $40 Front street, OF
Rev. W. Il. Boggs, J'N Neelv
Rev. ). Y, Steadman, VIVA. Joyner,
Rev. y. M. Richardson, j. M Goodbar.
Rev. Eugene Daniel, j.. L Wellford'
G. W. Macrae,
l5i.o Board Of TJirerlors
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The:subscriptiOn price Of the PUBLIC
LEDGER is So per annum for the Daily,
and SO per annum for the weekly-POst
age free.
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State Female College
MEMPHIS, TENN.

pARTIES DESIRINGT TO PLACE DAUGB-
a. ters and wards in a school of the very first
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GREENvILLE Intelligencer: Cap
tain Andrew johnson is still at
Warm Springs, North Carolina, re-
operating. Mr.. Johnson viii be
back in a few days and probably
take an active hand for Tilden and
Hendricks in the coming campaign.
He will probably publish a list Of
appointments in a future issue, and
meet the followers of Henry S.
Foote face to face.
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EDUCATIONAL.
OHRISTIAN BROTHERS. OOLLR9E

"Atmahe Acn0.
COLLEGIATE. COMMERCIAL, SCIEN.
~ tiic and Preparatory Departments. For
board, tuition, ETC., apply to
BRO. MAURELIAN, President.
Session begins Monday. September 4th.
1h5-7
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POLITICAL.
!

ESOLVED BY THE EXECUTIVE
~ Board, That a Convention be called of
the Democratic and Conservative voters Of
Shelby county to meet at EXPOSITION
BUILDING, in Memphis, on
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K Or POSTERS, SHOW BILLS, CARDS,
VlIealars' etc;, gotten uD with the Iatesi
AYE u yRes and on superior paper Of sny
anime stock and prices. V"Ve Shu lex
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HARRIET N. COLLINS, : President
1ShN b. COLLINS, ; : : Secretary
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Friday, September 18th, 10 am.

to nominate Six Candidates to represent the
people Of this county in the Lower House. and
Two Candidates in the Upper House of the
next General Assembly of the State.
That the Democratic and Conservative
party Of the county Of Fayette be invited to
send delegates to meet delegates from this
county in a convention to be held in the city,
at same place. and Immediately after nomi-
nations of Shelby county convention are
made, for the purpose of nominating q can
didate for Fioater to represent Shelby and
Fayette in next legislature, and the Democ.
racy Of the county Of Upton be invited to
send d-legates to meet those from the counties
nominating a candidate for Senator for the
Twenty-third Senatorial district
Recommended that the basis of Representa-
ton in the County Convention be prop0r-
toned am0nP the wards and districts as it
was in the County Convention Of June 21st
last.
Recommended that delegates be elected on
Saturday, September q, in the wards and
districts. between the hOurs of 2 and SPIN,
at the usual voting places; and at the same
time delegates from the various wards and
districts in the county be elected to represent
the Democratic and Conservative party in the
Congressional Convention to b beld in this
city on September It'll. and that the basis of
representation be in accordance with the re-
eommendation Of the Congressional Executive
Committee
The elections will be held and conducted by
the subcommittee IN the various wards and
districts, appointed June 7, 1875, who are
hereby I%eappointed for that purpose. The
election will be by ballot, and every person
will be entitled to vote who will agree TO sup
port the nominees of the convention.
IRVING HALSEY, Chairman.
o.. j. KARR, Secretary.
-
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The number of delegates apportioned to,
and the places of holding the election in the
wards and civil districts, are as follows:
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SECOND DISTRICT (K~Orrville).
Congressional convention, two delegates.
County conventions feur delegates.