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exactness in all that he does that
he had to say that the States ao-
count was sometimes overdrawn q
few thousand dollars Perhaps
when the Legislature meets we viii
find out exactly how much it takes
to make ga few thousand dollars
in the estimation of our State
officials The difference between
$4,000 and $59l,OOO is $4,000.
This seems to have been the few
thousand dollars in the Governors
mind when he said the money was
on hand to pay the coupons in
question. A small matter, to be
sure ; or, as Mr.. Toots would say,
a matter of ~no consequence" what
ever. If, as the Governor stated in
his loose way, the money was IN the
Treasury, why did the Fourth Ma
tioual Bank Of New York refuse
to pay all the coupons? It seems
that the entire amount has not
been paid yet, and as the Governor
is disenamored of borrowing, the
coupon-holders will have to wait a
few days or weeks until the tax
collectors can scrape up the money
from the people. We never charged
that money had been borrowed, but
made the inquiry. We are glad
the people have not been put to
this additional and unnecessary
cost. We have at no time charged
the Governor with corruption Grim
proper motives, but We have shown
his inconsistency, his small stature
and light weight as a statesman, as
well as his ignorance and insincerity.
Now under these circumstances we
are asked to support him, or at
least to let him alone, but must
beg to be excused. Those who feel
in honor bound to vote for him
with their eyes shut can do SO; we
will not quarrel with them, but we
feel that our party is hard up for
material to make a governor, if
Porter is the only choice. The rest
Of the ticket we support earnestly,
from Tilden down to the last man
on the Legislative ticket, and hope
they will be elected. We cannot
work ourselves into anyenthusiasm
over Porter. It would be Just as
easy to get gloriOusly tight on a
quart of bilge water. Very few of
his most ardent supporters pretend
to excuse him, but have a vague,
indefinite kind of an idea somehow
he is the party, and that the repu-
tation of the party is at stake. The
ouly sure way to maintain the
reputation of a party is to keep it
well reformed within.
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Mrs. Julia Ward Howe leetured in
Milwaukee this week, and the Sentinel
thus deseribes her appearance; "She is
Of ripe middle age, with a squarish coun.
tenance Of the benevolent type. Her
grayish blonde hair was brushed back
with the severest simplicity, and sur.
mounted with the white Grape of q
widows mourning. Her dress was plain,
Of some dark stuff that almost looked
black in the gaslight, covered with a
Quaker. like black shawl. She wore spea-
%tseles, and a bouquet relieved the sim
plicity Of her atsiEe.N
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SPEAKING LAST NIaHr.

The largest Democratic meeting
Of the season was held last night at
the Greenlaw Opera House. The
audience was composed Of our best
citizens, and they remained in a
body to the last, giving the striotest
attention to able addresses deliver
ed. A report appears elsewhere, to
which we refer. Mr.. Lowe led of
in a speech OF fifty minutes, in
which he went into a very succinct
md comprehensive discussion Of
our STAG debt question, advancing
some new theore5 as to the obliga-
ton Of the people to pay, nd dis
playing evidences Of much thought
and careful investigation. Mr.
Lowe will be one of the most clear
headed members of the Legislature,
and will no doubt have a CORE
spending influence in shap-
ing its policy. He is en-
phatically a low tax man, and
while feeling compelled as a
nominee Of the Democratic party
to vote for every nominee except
himself, he utterly repudiates
Governor Porter's course aud poll.
cy. Hon. George B. Peters fol.
lowed next in a speech about the
same length which rivited the at.
tention Of the large and intelligent
assembly. He spoke without notes
and made a clear but able and con.
vincing array of facts and argu.
ments. lie too, az a nominee, vii
vote for Porter, but under protest
1t was remarked upon by many ole
citizens as one Of the best speeche.
delivered by any one during thi
campaign. Mr.. Peters takes higl
ground for economical government
reform and the rights Of the PEG
pie. His head is level and he vii
I make 3 brilliant record. His speecI
was bold, manly, courteous, vel
arranged and convincing. lie to
was frequently applauded, and a
4 Mr.. Estes the chairman said. cor
I pletely won every heart. CoIont
M. D. Ia Stewart made a splendi
! little speech, in which he ayowe
: himself for all proper reform. an
i opposed tothe creation of any ne
4 and unnecessary offices. Colon.
Coleman, Col. H. @. Young end D
Maddux likewise made very hap,
remarks, and the meeting adjour
ed in the very best humor. III
4 entire Democratic Legislative tick
l. will be elected by an oferwhelmlr
majority.
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eng taken into account

A DEMOCRATIC demonstration
viii take place at Someryille Mon
day next. A special train will run
from Memphis and return at s
o'clock that night. Collieryille has
a big speaking that night. One
railroad fare will pay the round
trip. Ex.Gov. Harris, Colonel
CAN'T and others will be there to
speak.
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ABOUT poRrER.


Porter is still a candidate for
Governor, but we have been so
much occupied with the work of
supporting the rest of the straight
Democratic ticket that We have APP
parently neglected him for a day or
two. A few of his supporters have
taken advantage of this fact, and
become over noisy and inSolent. A
majority of them, however, ad2it
that Porter is intellectually a weak
man and a successful blunderer.
They will vote for him, if they vote
at all, on the naked fact that he is
the nominee Of the Democratic
party. Governor Porter has not
dealt frankly and sincerely with
the people. He stated in his Opera
House speech, lgnorantly, we hope,
that the reason he vetoed the bill
repeating the unlimited borrowing
power, SO dear to him, was that the
Legislature had suspended the col
lection Of taxes, leaving the State
without resources to pay current
expenses and run the eleemosynary
institutions. The man who wrote
that speech, whether Porter or some
other bondholder, was either ignor-
ant Of the fact that the bill on
which he relies as an excuse was
not passed until ten days after his
famous veto, OF presumed largely
on the ignorance and stupidity Of
the people. If he knew no better
he is to be pittied; if he purposely
misstated a fact, he deserves to b.
denounced. His loud : moutheC
supporters can take either end 0
the horn. No one need be surprises
at this subterfuge, knowing tia
Porter made his nomination sur
only by concealing a cherlshe
purpose in regard to a mo-
important matter. Then, agaiI
Governor Porter told the PEI
pie that the money was in Il
Treasury to pay OF the designate
coupons, and the good, innocel
man, not knowing what else to
with it, ordered the payment, lie
somebody should charge that Il
State officials were specializing wi
the money in hand. He did n
qualify this statement, yet it a
pears from the Treasurers lett
published yesterday morning tn
not even the amount required W
on hand. 1t was nicely calculat
that other funds would be fort
coming through tax collectors a
railroSds. What was the use
preyarication and misleading
people? Tie Treasurer is a g
tleman Of such rigid integrity a
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BAWDY HOUSES.
The ResidentS OF Warrington and
See0na streets Asking for PrOtee.
lion of the Police commissioners.

nENgAA AAAA - = AON0A~
lion of the Police commissioners.
MEMPHIS. TESy., October 80. 1876.
To the Honorable Board Of Police Commits
sioners;
GENTLEMEN Some time since your
honorable body ordered the abatement
Of the obnoxious houses Of i'll fame on
Washington str eet, Nos, 80 aud 40, kept
by Sarah Flynn aud Maggie Williams,
and afterward we petitioned Chief of
police Athy to have these npisances
abated and houses closed kept notori-
ously for prostitution in accordance
with the order Of your honorable body.
Thereupon you ordered the Chief Of
Police to arrest the persons keeping
these houses and living in lewdne.s
therein. Sarah Flynn aud Maggie Will
liams we're arrested and fined twenty-five
dollars eachby the Recorder, but through
their attorney, Judge Adams, gave 40
tiee Of appeal. No relief has yet been
given us, and the above named women
Still keep open end notorious bawdy
houses, and have therein many women
OF bad character plying their illegal aud
d~emoralizing traAo. Tho ngisaaces
still exist in all their ofensiveress,
and We again appeal to your honor
sble body fr protection, aud AK that
ron Instruct the Chief Of Police
or bic subordinstes 70 suppress
these houses OF il-fame. II rsided
nightly, ard all the women, includingth b
keepers and inmates, are arrested, these
nuisances can be abatedi the offenders
will remove to other portions Of the city
where private families and ~yirtqops pao.
pie will not be 10 their Immediate yicin-
ity, and probably many OF them might
be induced to reform and return to paths
Of responsibility and deeency.
We beg leave to call yogr attention to
the fact that some time since your hon.
orable body and the Chief Of Police
abated a ike nuisance on Jefferson
street, near Third, even Fhen a number
OF respectable residents OF the vicinity
petitioned your honorable body that the
Nuisance or bawdy.house should not BE-
\ interfered With, although complained OIL
By Others. We mention this fact TO prove
that such places can be sbated by the
police when they adopt the necessary
course TO do so.
Relieving, gentlemen, that our appea
to you In behalf Of ourselves, our fami
lies aod respectable n%eighbors will 70
be In vain, but that you will give us full
and permanent relief by adopting sucl
stringent meang as may be necessary Il
enforce and carry out effectively you
orders, We remain, yours very respect
fully, @. W. TRuEHEART,
JOSEPH CHAMBERS,
T. Il. CocHRAy,
VAN r. ELLIS,
II. RENAGGLE,
THOMAS KoFFoRD,
W. g. HARDING,
and others.
/ The above petition, couched in ian
gnage not to be misunderstood, has bee
seat in TO the Board Of Police Commits
s%ioners to be acted upon at a meetinI
held this afternoon. The prayer Of III
petitioners should be granted and th
A.1. t,rtw,aNaA q
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FOREIGN.

CoNsTAETIYoPLE, November 4.-The
foreign ambassadors met at the residence
Of Sir Henry Elicit, the British ambas.
sador, yesterday, to settle upon a methsd
OF determining a demarcation line be.
tween the belligereut armies.
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LEGISLATIVE TICKET.

SENATOR FsR SHELBY. PATErrE \ TIFToS
WIN. A. MILLIKEN. Of Fayetts.
FtorKRrAL REPRESENTATIVES, FOR SHELBY An
FAYETTE.
WIN. A. COLLIER. OF Shelby.
SENATOR'S POR SHELBY County.
j.. J. DUB0SB.
S. C. MADDUX.
7kIIvEs FOR SHELBY County.
NJ. D. L. STEWART,
GEO. 3 PETERS,
HENRY j.. DOUGLASS,
". q. NELSON.
TH0s. c. LOWE
W. W. COLEMAN.
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suabbIux AT.ir.

NEWARK, N. J., November 4.-Georse
Strekert fatally stabbed Charles Weber
and Jacob Mason and severely wounded
several others in a fight in a saloon, in
Hamburg Place, early this morning.
Strekert claims to have acted in self de-
Tense.
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YcIInH RaVer.

SAVANNAH, November total inter.
ments yesterday were IA, of which I
wera from yellow fever. Five of the
burials were colOred persons. Weather
very warm.
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Independent Lew Tax CnpdIdAte for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fsFWsst
Tennessee.
Erin-Friday, November Sd.
Clarksville-Saturday, November 4th.
"a
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GREHAN AT the residence NJ her parents,
this ( aturday) morning, az ten minutes past
one O'clock, BELLA, oldest daughter Of job,
II. and MOllie \. Grehan, aged "A years and %
days.
The funeral will take place from the resi-
dence on Second street extended, near CROSS
ing Of Paducah and Memphis railroad, TO-
morrow (sunday) at $50 PIN.
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For 0'COuor, straight Democrat,
l45<; Black, Prohibition, 2Ol. tOver
Republican nominee. The Temperance
vote in 1873 was 1898; in 1874. ll,76e,
and in 1875, ll,l0S.
The following table shows the
majorities in New York city and
outside it, the Temperance vote not
being taken into account
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-04

The subscription price Of the PUBLIC
LEDGER is So per anaum fer the Daily,
and SO pSr annum for the wsekly-POst
age free.
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Probabilities.

WASHINGTON, November 4.-For Ten.
uessee and Ohio valley, falling barome-
ter and southeast to southwest winds,
with hazy or cloudy weather.
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STATE DENocRATIo ExEcUrIvE COMMITTEE.
A. s. Dsaderiok. Of Washington.
4. A. Moses. Of Knox.
A. NJ. Johnso1, Of Hamilton.
J. W. Judd, OF Robertson.
J. W. Childress. il. Of Rutherford.
A. q. Merritt. Of Davidson.
d. B, Cooper, Of Maury.
J. III. Freeman, Of Madison.
I. j. Edwards. Of Obion.
L.. Z Wright. Of Shelby.
Members vt Large james @. Malone, 1heS
O'COnnor, D. n. Kennedy.
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The arrangements are all well
nigh perfected and the demon
stration tonight promises to be
one of the grandest and most
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INQUIRIES are made daily as to
the vote of New York State in pre-
ceding years. 1t may therefore be
well to present the following state
ment.
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CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
FOR TEETH DISTRICT.
IL. CASEY YOUNG. Of Shelby.
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ELEoroRs.

ELECrORS.
First Distriet-W. II. Iugersoll, Of Greene
county.
Third Distriet-W. J. Cliff, of Warren.
Fourth District-hon. Benton Mcmillan, Of
Fifth District-HOn. E. Cooper, OF Bedford
county.
sixth District-Thonas L. DOdd, Of David
son county.
Seventh Dis.rict-John II. Moore, Of Hick-
man county.
Eighth Disrict-Hon. B. A. EnlOe. of Mad
isOn county.
county.
countY.
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The above petition, couched in Ian
gnage not TO be misunderstood, has been
seat in TO the Board Of Police Commits
%sioners to be acted upon at a meeting
held this afternoon. The prayer Of The
petitioners should be granted and The
police DO peremptorily instructed to
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20 bbls. new crop La. M~Olasses;
400 buckets N. J. Apple Butter;
$50 do. and half.bbls. Minced Meat;
1000 pkgs plain and mixed Pickles
100 boxes Gordon & DIIworth and
Brinckley Preserves.
10 G. A. ECKERLY & BROS.
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sATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For President.
SAMUEL J. TILDEN. Of New York.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, of Indiana.
STATE ELECTORAL TICRET.

ELRcroRs FOR -HE STATE AT LARGE.
". B. BATE, Of Davidson county.
+. A. JAMES, Of Hamilton county.
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WIGGIS & Co, are retailing hats, caps,
furs, etc., at wholesale prices. 70
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abate the social evil nuisances so annoy,
ing to the ~virtuous people of the neigh
borhood, and so detrimental to the pros
perity Of that portion of our fair city.
The fight between vice and virtue has
gone far enough, and it remains to be
seen whether or not virtue has any rights
that vice is bound to respect in Memphis.
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HON. DORSEY B. THOMAS.

G. A. ECKERLY & BROS,
New-York tribune., 1876-05-31
FINE ART.
AMERICAN ARTISTS SALE.

Mr. Henry d. Miner Will sell tomorrow
evorng ot his Art Rooms No. sfj Broadway. a coec-
ton OF 90 pictures all the recent work Of American
artists There are 80 represented an average OF
nearly two works apiece. Mr. W. H. Beard heads the
list in regard to number, having no less than IA; Mr.
Casiear and Mr. Perry have 3; Messrs WiuslOw Homer,
Lambdn. Miller, Biersiadt, Inness, and Thompson, =;
and McEnteo william Hunt, Eastman Johnson LaiarSe'
s Colman, Whttredge aud j. NJ. Ha,t apiece These
names well express the variety of performance the aver
age OF which considerably higher than 1t is wont TO be
in sales Of this kind Mr. Hunts landscape deserves no
tce for the solid quality of its color, wherein 1t resembles
Daubiguy yet without tine dccacy OF his tree-forms
Mr. Innesss Ariccia is OF the very best pictures
he has ever paned-strohg yet luminous. the sultry
earth and the hot geam OF the distant sea lying undeF
sky charged with electricity. Mr.. hcEntees Autumn
Morning simple bright and sweet, offers strong con
trast 10 his lowering skies and Mr. Whittredges Morn
ing stage Coach" takes almost idyc character from
the ouet purity OF its tone. These with Mr.. Harts
cart oxen and gray November scenery, are the best
landscapes in the collection though the two unpretend
ing pieces by MIR. Miller should not be overlooked
In figures Eastman johnson has characteristic apple
nuncbing boy; Mr.. Homer, in Uncle Ned at Home Is
at his most agreeable il not his best and the same may
no said OF MI Perrys old woman. Mr.. Beard offers a
variety OF subjects animals Indian lovers, birds and
bummeTs His company of crows, seated on stranded
spar beside gray and shore is as weird quaint and
surgestiye as anything he has done. but the Kicked
Out oyerseps the boundary OF art No amount OF tech
nca cleverness can redeem disgusting subject Messrs
Lafirge Lambdin and Hoade furnish the stllfe; the
wild roses Of the and The garden of
delightfully."- painted There are also pictures by Bristol
Arthur Parton Fitch. Bellows. and lie Clear which we
have not the space describe. II the collection as
whole is not characterized by special power ana origin
nifty there il on the other hand less than the usual
erelcous straipinr after effect We trust that neither
the aenes Of the season the large recent sales VIII
diminish the interest OF picture-buyers
New-York tribune., 1876-05-31

,,,e FOR his rairoadsubsdy record In Congress ana m
,ro,~ oi railroad intimaces and habit Of specu-
,,,,y in stocks that vary In value according 10 Oon
.sional legislation. He would oppose Conkling Oe
pso Conkling has been the ahebodied whitewasner "a
- m mountains of dirt heaped up under the Grant Au
nstration and the fierce virulent defender oil al 'no
,,nses that have made the Administration odiouS
s,burz would oppose Conkng as he would oppose t"o
,bird term And OF course schurz would advocate 'i
election Of Tilden and the rejection oi MoIon, ~ 70,
c,sey tho reason that be preferred Hayes 20 Whether
q Is hardmoney man ana ADrl"n ADrltence fo TIlIen We
schutz Ould support Hayes M ~ would sun
tbink doubtful. 10 is our imIe,IlJn "a ,rd he on the
port Tlden against HAYES ann NV election" Mr.
tfnp In every county before the OGtoD orileI in any
Uai.c4d shouldn't feel too VIGOROUSLY t heen sn very
direction concerning Mr. schnI1 ~ ~ tliSng doubtully OF
11ldcn as well a. OF 81 me. ~,
The World continues It's interviews Win
prominent Democrats 20 the aYaiaDlll! o "oN. III
= -, o,,,.,Io,e FOR tho Presidency. The two whose
views were presented yesterday were george u asoe
:. o,, ,,,,r,y and ex-senator :. p. Laning OF But
,, a., 9r,,,r ,rposed TO tho Governors nomination.
a. -. ,,..-,,, H. Mr Magee is young Democrat
a. LARGO wealth bat Is neither an oce-Golder nor an
oescoeler He said that In the Southern Tier nearly
an ,c monument and active Democrats are opposed to
his nomination" the feeling growing out OF ms dlsin-
I,at,, 10 make change IN the Building Superintend-
49,, :, ,,,, tluira Reformatory. This the real
q, sneaker McGuire's break with him." There were
other causes such as signing bill removing Demo
cratic Chamberlain Of Emira, and giving his appoint
rpt TO Republican Common Council" and keeping Mr.
Arar n Secretary OF the State Committee He declared
that MI TIen not popular either with the masses
or politicians, charged HIM with building mp personal
party and predicted that Senator Bradleys district
which has given Democratic maOres since 1872, WILL
eye large majority against MI. Tlden if he is nOmi-
1aed" Mr Iagce's preference, strangely enough was
eX(uy Joel Parker OF NewJcTscy Ex-senator lAils s
views have already been gwen IN THE TRIBUNE. The
f,es thai he Is delegate St. Louis, and that he was at
one time one he bterest opponents Gov Iden sVe
hi. mo iii en- views considerable Significance The BaGd0
0iircr states that Mr. Ianng not present at the
Erc County delegates viii support the candidacy OF Gov
Tiden in good faith"
New-York tribune., 1876-05-31
TIE PACIFIC MAIL SUBSIDY

SIR. IIwIN's AND Mr.. CLEws's OPPOSING TEsII-
MoNY-SR. CLEws'S LETTERS CoNTRADICTING
HIS TESTIMONY.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: An important point in the extended
LITIGATION instituted By Of The directors Of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company against Mr. Irwin has been the
persistent assertion the hand and denial the
other that Mr. stockwels associates in the Board Of
Directors wholly ignorant of the subsidy expcndi-
lures as well OF the employment OF the lobbyists
through whose aid the subsidy secured The princi
pal witness against Mr.. Irwin this point has been Mr..
Henry Clews leading director of the Stockwe admin
isiIation.
Mr. Irwin the other hand has always insisted that
at least two OF the lobbyists, viz Shaw and Cheevcr,
were employed at the instance OF Mr. Clows himself.
This being denied by that gentleman several letters
signed by him in 1872, while the subsidy was pending,
were in evidence before the referee by Mr.
Irwins counsel, eXJndge Fullerton. The first dated
Feb 49, 1872, and addressed To A. b. StOckwell,
President Sc" introduces Mr. B. II. Cheeyer many
years resident OF Washington, and wnO We think, can
serve you in that city TO advantage than any one
with whom We are acquainted" The hers addressed
10 Mr. Cheever in Washington. Among other things, Mr..
Cews writes, Feb. l3, 1872: Speaking OF StOckwc,
meaut YOU should arrange with him To suit yourself
th proper management think he must succeed. and
au inclined to think he is Literally dspOsed' Later
You better write Soekwell strong letter yourself, and
get all you eau out OF hlin -
II WIN be remembered that Cheeyer received from Mr.
Irwin about $4,000 ol the fus nVO'eu III ne various
suits against HIM. 4
York. May 20, 1876.