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gross. s; Msson's bIAokinr. y EroHs. 1851

gross. 8; HssOn'S bIASkinE. y gross. ieS;
EHiIS-sSl 10 to IS key.
NAVAL 6TCRES-keun, Dbl; virgin,
S 90; pale, s.; No. l. 4 ISL No. 2. 4 so. pitch. {
Dbl. s SO; tar. q Dbl, Z so: half bbl. I 50i
Manila rope, = ~. lSgiShc; slsAl. lSsIoxc
Csc; oakum, y bale. navy. S. American naVy.
0lTS~Oats. mixed. 47@4sc per bushel.
ONIOES-Per bbl. 90 2592 so.
PIGSFEET Kegs, 200 to 2 Is; half Dbl. $50
P0TAT0Es-s2 5Oes2 rs per barrel. Sweet
potatoes, SO Is TO 2 81.
PIOKLES-Psr nalf-barreI. 4 50 to 800.
PAINTS-Linseed oil, IS; beiied. T3ci
turpentine, 44c; Japan dryer. &9Sl Isl putty,
bulk. 10; blsdders, 4Ho; varnish, coach, 3 %;
Venetian red. dry, Cookson's, sSSSc; yellow
ochre, dry, French, 80; white lead. l09Ile;
red lead, lie; cottage colors. 9H910hc.
PEAS-S1 80G2 co n bushel
RICE Ordinary to choice. 5hyI1zc-
SUGAR. L0UISIANA-In hhds, new, fully
yellow clarified, 10xc; white, IFci barrelsd,
SUGAR, REFINED Refined A, -@llAo;
crushed and powdered 1910; granulated l2Ac;
cut loaf, 124c per pound.
slkUPS-Csmmon 10 fancy 400 to $50 per
| H2liO0t
SALT Coarse aud common fine 81 6591 rs;
1 dairy in bbls; IFS to 8 90; Liverpool coarse,
sacks, soto 40; Liverpool fine, sacks, l % to
/ 65 per Dbl.
S0AP-Rosin and German 5 to $40 per lb.
STAR0H-%@5c per ID.
TINNEhS' ST0CK-T1n plato, &c, l0xl4,
D box. "; &c, llx20, Is; 10, l2xl2, u 90; nc.
roofing, Is; TX, l0x14, Is; TX. IA 20; Is; TX,
I1xl2, II rs; sheet iron, boiled, Nos. IS ana
Il, 595ho; do, charcoal. ESQ; do, galvan-
iEed, l39l4c: Russia iron, 24c; imitation do,
lie; sheet zinc, lie; iron wire, 9gl5c; soldier,
@9-o; lead, l0c; copper pits. Soc; metallic,
Csc; block tin. $50.
TURGEYS-SM to 1900 per dozen.
VINEGAR-Good TO choice, l8925o. and
common, lac per gallon.
WHlSKY-Proef. per gallon, as In age and
quality, 81 2597 90.
W00L-Fine fleece washed. Is to &c per
pound; medium fleece WISHED, 30 to SIC;
coarse fleece washed, q 10 28c; choice tub
washed. S1tO Csc; fair tub washed, Is to SOC .
fine unWashed, Is TO lie; medium unwashed
y to 25c; coarse unwashed, Is 10 Zoe; common
WOOD AND WILLOW WARE-Two and
three hoped, painted buckets, 81 IS; buck.
cts. Il doIen, brasS-bound, cedar, 2 and 8
hoops, S6g9; tubs. painted, nests Of s. 8 IS;
No. l., 3 so; No. 2, 8 50; Ne. 3. 7 Sc; churns,
pine, l6 to % inches. Z 5099 so; cedar,
irOn-hound, Is 9l7o; cedar, brass-bound, l6@
20;well buckets, 4 5e95 so; washboards, wood,
2 90; sine, 2 Is; ~aX-hRndles, l 259l 759
measures. Assts Of s. lG1 rs.
WHEAT-No. 2. 76c to 81 Oh q bushol.
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Champ Chamberlin and Wash
Floyd, a trio of clever gentlemen,
are her clerks.
The Grand Republic, Captain
William Thorweigan, came in this
morning early from New Orleans
and has commenced receiving fora
return trip. She leaves positively
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock for
New Orleans, making all principal
way landings and giving special
attention to all business in the
bends. She is one of the best and
safest carriers on the river and has
unsurpassed passenger accommo-
dations. Mr.. George Miltenberger
and Captain Jake Sedan, two very
clever gentlemen, have charge of
the Office. Captain R. P. Glenn is
making engagements for her.
The Ella, Captain Thomas Bow
man, is receiving for all points on
st. Francis river and leaves to-
morrow evening, going through to
Linden and connecting there with
the light draught steamer Low
Water for upper st. Francis river.
She also gives special attention to
all way business in Council and
Walnut bends. Captain Les Ware
controls the office and is assisted
by Ed Lamb and James Salisbury.
The Thompson Dean, Captain
W. B. Miller, came in at 10 am
from New Orleans with GO barrels
of molasses, 5 hogsheads of sugar
and 1926 packages of sundries. She
is receiving at the foot of Monroe
street for a return trip to New Or
leans, leaving promptly tomorrow
evening. She will give special al
tention to all way business. The
Dean las unsurpassed passenger
accommodations and is a safe
carrier. Captain Jones controls the
Office. Captain j. 7. Washington
is making engagements for her, and
will give her a good send off.
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VxIGHTS or n

FouSTAly Lopez. Ne &S-Dests every
Tuesday evening in Satsns Hall, No. 2i
Second street. at ~ o'clock. John Jehnsoa,
Dictator; John Leglef, Reporter.
UxTrY LoBGE No. 2lT-meets every Wednes-
day night a. Hall. No. 23s Second street; up
stairs. 8. s. Garrett, Dictator; a.. y. Hill
Reporter.
CHELsEa LODGE, No 2)-meets "a aud 4th
Thursday IN eaeh m0nt1, al Brick CAureh
W. Z. Mitchell, D.; Al. Knapp, K.
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nHSGmTs 0R Z

TzsxEssnT LoDss No. b-Meots NJ
eyery Monday richt Of Harmony
Hail. I. o. y. f.. corner Beal and HsrnandC
streets. G. Layton, CO. Jno; wilson W..
N PrevenzaIe Il. ~ F.; W. Y. M0yst01, x.
Of z. and ) (; Joe boeke, P. c.
NxyPHls LoDak No. 6.-Mests for drill on
eut Thursday Of each month. Regular meet
~ second, third and fourth 1hursday. John
Wood. &C; 7 Z Bath GA hsrgel, p
Martin Cohen, K Rs; J IutI, ir; AF; Q "
ViEus, 81 I: Jos ) leon, ~.
Ckuz DE- LOS Lopez No. ls-Meets ID and
lth NednssdaJs c cry month, AZ S9 Second
street., Vincent 5locE. opposite Court square
ii. a. Briggs, G.. C.; u. Cooper, il. ". c.; 4,
z. Nilson, z c. A. Bur, y. Of g.; Ut,
Tomiinsen, q. Of T.; D. W. Scha6cr, b,
Of r.. b.; J. J. Ross, P. Y.
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FINANCIAL AND UOMnKRCIAL.

PgRLIc LEDGER 0FFIoE. |
MKsPRIs. TEKN.. November II. 1916. I

PgRLic LEDGER OFFICE.
MEsPHIs. Tenn. November IL, 1916. I
Business in financial circles holds its
own in an astonishingly quiet degree.
Exchange continues in good supply, with
a moderate demand, as follows: New
York commercial bills, &c discount buy
ing and selling at par; Eastern sight, &c
discount and selling at par; New Or.
leans, buying at &c discount and selling
at &c premium. Rates for first class
commercial Taper at the banks remain
unchsnged-S to 10 per cent. per an
rum; street rates for short loans are Il
to 3 per cent. per month. New York
gold rates are 1898; here brokers are
paying 1888 to l09 Stocks and bonds
continue quiet and inactive, with an oc'
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Probate Court Sale of Real
Estate,

No. 1853 R. D. In the Prob..te Court Of Shelby
County, . enne'see-'i A. Hanson, execu-
tor, etc., VS.. Thos. Horne ct al.
DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE FOR SALE
ID entered in this cluss. | will sell at public
auction, to the hiE 90 bidder. in front Of the
Oourt-hopse door Ga Main street, in the city
of Memphis,
On Saturday, D c,mbcr 9, 1876,
within legal hours, tho following described
real estate, 10 VII; Being part Jt lot No. l6i,
as laid down gH John Oyerron's South Mem
phi5 s1h1iyisio1, %fconting GO feet on Webster
street, hli ~ruuni1S back south 50 feet be.
tween phril olltuos.
Also the m indor interest in q lot in rea,
Ct and aiioining the above lot, being 60 feet
by 80 feet, 81 jcoe To tbs dover interest al
hannah G a., widow.
Terms Of sale ono fourth cash: balance
on q. credit e aud l. months; purchaser ex.
seuting. notes vi "a approves security; and a
lien will be retained W lecure the purchase
money.
This November o. 1876.
JAMES REILLY, Clerk.
HANSON y ESTES, Sells. for complainant.
GOES T2-78
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pnBLIO LEDGER.
.rMNnI0 -nIRECrORY.


LoDaHs w
ourH MEMPHIS, No. lis meets % Friday
each month, in Odd Fellows Hall. D \
nalier, NJ; B K Pullen. Sec'y.
ASa1aOSt. No. 1 oS5 FsIIoI lss Hh SFTa z N N
Gosby, W NJ; CG Leeke. Sec'y.
LEILA Sc0rR, No. 2S9-meets LIST Wednesday
in each month, in Odd Fellows Hall. AZ
Davis, W NJ; K A Lytle, See'y.
DESOrO, No. &9-meets 81 Friday in each
month. in Odd Fellows Hall. Jno W Ora
ham, W NJ; II Ward. Seo'y pro tenn.
K~ILwIsNING. No. Hl-meets 9Th Friday In
zach menth, in Odd Fcllavs' Hall. James S
Carpenter. Nm; lack I White, Sec'y.
ROYAL ARcE.
PrxN CHLPTxR. No. Z-moets Sd Monday Of
esch month-at Masonic Hall. in GsyesO
Block. Robt. Galloway, VI. <. d. P; @. e..
THSPais CHAPTER, No. 9S-meets al Ma
ionic Hall, in 0ayes0 Biloxi, Sd Monday Of
eaoh month. B. X. Pullen, d. II. II. p.
X, W. shelton, Secretary.
\. N s. n.
EUREKA C0UEsIL, No. 6-meets Sd Thurs-
day Of each m~onth-,st Masonic Hall. il Gay
oso Block. A. J. Wheeler. N. ILL.,; Q. Ii.
FxXPIAas.
CYRKEE C~oHKANDERY, No. 4-meets 4th Mon
day OF each month at Masonic Hall, GayosO
sleek. Ed WOrsham, \. O.; I. ]. Bsrchus,
Rec.
Sd Tuesday Of each month at Masonic hall,
Gsyeso Block. i. +. Halar, e. c.; b. W.
KsIGars OF RED ORoss OF CONSTANTINE
meets first and third Saturdays Of each month
at Masonic Hall. l.. B. Hatch, NJ. P. s.; I,
j. Bsrohus, K.
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casional transaction at quotatlons:
COTTON.

The market is easy and quotations re
duced 10 on all grades, at which figures
there is a fair demand. Liverpool and
New York show dizziness and a marked
decline. Estimated sales for to-day, 1000
b.les.
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~I A'"hS1 bhS NSll-
known pilot, has leased the Jeffer-
son street Opera House, and will
open out next Saturday night one
of the best shows ever exhibited in
Memphis.
The City OF Helena, Captain
Mckee, came in this morning from
V~icksburg, and leaves the elevator
this evening at 5 o'clock for Cairo
and st. Louis, attending to all
bend business, and connecting with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. George Walton is
her prime minister.
Captain Mat Tremmel, with his
neat little packet the Carl Schurz,
brought in this morning another
good trip Of cotton and seed, and
leaves this evening at 5 o'clock,
sharp, with a return trip for Scan
lan's Landing, doing all way bust
ness.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Ken
nit8on, came in yesterday afternoon
from the Ohio river with a fair
cargo, and unloaded at the eleva.
tor. The following are the princi-
pal items: go kegs nails, 750 bbls.
apples, Psi bales hay, 267 sacks
bran, 100 bbls. potatoes and sun
dries. She leaves tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for Cincin-
natl. She will ticket passengers
through to all points East at re-
duced rates. Mr.. Ed Miller, q
clever gentleman, does the honora
Of the Office.
Steamboatmen are compelled to
reduce roustabouts' wages because
of slack business. The negroes will
be glad to work in a short time fol
one-half the wages they are getting
now, for unless the rates on freight
and business improves steamboat.
men will be compelled to lay up
their boats, thus reducing the de-
mand for labor.
lot Of lioting negro r~oustabouti
e%ndeayored to mob the Thompson
Dean at New Orleans because the
captain shipped a crew at less wages
than the rioters demanded. They
fired into the crew on the forecastlC
as the boat was rounding out. Thu
man and brother is getting too fasr
and a check will soon be put OF
their riOtus conduct on the river.
The palatial passenger steamer
Illinois, Captain Nat. Green, leave.
this evening for Yicksburg and thu
bends at 5 o'clock, sharp. Sht
gives special attention to all wal
business, and makes direct connec
ton with the r. j. Lee for New
Orleans and the Yazoo river pack.
cts. The Illinois has unsurpassed
passenger accommodations. Capt
Joe Spears, with whom it is /,
pleasure to travel and do business
controls the Office, while Maio
Sheridan, her celebrated caterer
feeds her guests sumptuously.
:. The splendid passenger steame
Charles Morgan, Captain ALDER
Stein, leaves Glenn's wharfboa
this evening at 5 o'clock for New
Orleans, making all principal wa.
landings. The Morgan has n.
equal as a passenger packet, an,
runs on regular schedule time
f Harry Stein, a prince Of good fel
/, lows, has charge Of the office,
The Hard Cash, Captain E,
Postal, came in this morning fror
/ White river with 442 bales of cot
ton and 500 sacks seed and sun
| dries, and rcshipped at the mout.
, 21S bales Of cotton, and Is bales a
Helena. Total out of the river
, CTS bales. She had also a good lis
/ of people. She returns this even
ing to White river, going throug.
to Jacksonport and attending to a.
business on Black and Little Re.
rivers. Messrs. Charles pOsta
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DEuTsonEE BRUDER-BUED.

DEuTscHER BKuDER-BUxD meets lEt Sunday
n each month at2 o'elsek P.m,.at Cochran
raun. Vice rest; ". 6laentEer, sec'y: II.
W. schultEe. %reas'r; Aug Zweiiel and John
Hanawefker, Sick Committee fer Northern
Division: John Wendel and John Margle,
Sick Committee for southern Division.
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LEGAL.
attachment Notice.

Before J. NJ. Coleman. Justice Of the Peace
for Shelby county, Tennessee.-W. J.
Booker VS. Alexander Williams.
TNTHIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTHAV-
i ing been sued ont under section 1856 Of the
Code of Tennessee and returned levied upon
the property Of the defendant by punishment
on Clarke, Johnson & Co merchants, who
answer that they owe said Alexanser Williams
thirty-three dollars and twenty-oight cents,
and afidavits having been made that the de-
PENDANT is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum
of twenty dollars, due by account, thet the
claim ia just, and that the defendant is a nom
residents of the State Of Tennessee; tits there
fore ordered that the SAID defendant make
his personal appearance bo ore me on the
10th day of Decemb ~, 1870, at 10 o'clock a. m,
at my office, No. 29t Front street, Memphis,
Tenn, and defend said attachment suit with
in the time prescribed by law, OF the same
will be proceeded with ex parte, and that a
copy of this order be published once q week
for four successive weeks in the Public Ledger.
6O'66 7l~7s j. NJ. COLEMAN. j.. p,
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eNs Ntll DuohGbrs = ON01ONe NhouDOdIu0t MNuQl
2 90; sine, 2 %; sx-handles. / 1901 759
measures. Assts Of s. 1G1 75.
WHEAT-No. 2. 76c to 81 Or q bushol.
s----z-==-~---z-----@
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
nlcksDure' 1Iinois pm
White river, Hard Casb..................5 n m
Scanlan's Landing, Carl Schurz.......... p. m
New Orleans. Charles Morgan .............5 pm
ST. Louis, City OF Helena.."~....-...~...5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Viut Shinkle, Cincinnati
City OF Helena, Vicksburg.
Capitol City, St. Louis.
Hard Cash, White river.
Grand Republic, New Orleans.
Carl Schurz, Scanlan's Land
Thompson Dean, New Orleans
U. P. Schenck, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Phil Alliu, Arkansas City.
A. ]. White, Riverion.
Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Capitol City, Vicksburg.
0seeola, Helena
0sceola Belle. Ashport.
IN PORT.
Hard Cash, Vint Shinkle, Grand Re
public, Carl Schurz, Ella, City of Helena,
Thompson Dean.
Condition Of the Rivers.
The river here declined l inch in
the "A hours ending at noon to-
day, and now stands z feet l inch
above low water mark. At st.
Louis the decline was 5 inches.
with u feet 4 inches on the gauge.
At Cairo, the fall was l inch, with
IL feet 2 inches on the gauge. Al
Pittsburg.4 inches, with 3 feet
inches on the gauge. At Cincin,
natl it is stationary, with 10 feet on
the gauge. At Louisville the rise
was l inch, with 6 feet in the canal.
AT Evansville it is falling, with
feet 7 inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland is rising, with 1f
inches on the shoals. The Arkan.
sas is stationary at Little Rock
with n inches on the gauge and
feet in the channel from Pine Bluff
to the mouth. White river re.
mains in fair navigable order.
miscellaneous.
Rain this morning.
A quiet day on the landing foI
Tuesday.
The local packets out last nigh
had good trips of freight and PEG
pie.
The City OF Chester left st. LouiI
yesterday for Memphis.
The James Howard, Mary Hous
ton and (. 0. Stanard arrived a
New Orleans yesterday.
Negro roustabouts are more anx
ious to ship than they were las
week.
The Bee and barges left New Or
leans last evening for st. Louis.
The new 0uachita river packet
John Hannah, is due down to-da,
for New Orleans.
We return thanks to Mr.. Wasl
Floyd, the clever clerk of the Har,
Cash, for a pair Of choice prairi
chickens.
The John Means and bargeS lef
Cincinnati last evening for New
Orleans.
Jackson's rock on Grand Chain
In the lower Ohio, which has SUM
several boats recently and been sue
a great obstruction to NAVIGATION
is being removed by the govern
ments
The Grand Republic arrived her
at 4 am. She put off here 2Or
packages of groceries and sundriel
She receives here over 1000 bales q
cotton, and has engagements in tn
bends for 5000 bales and 1000 sack
seed.
The Maumellc is due to-day fror
Arkansas river.
The J. W. CAT for Memphis an.
Cherokee for New Orleans leave
Cincinnati tomorrow.
The Belle Memphis returned t
st. Louis last night with a fair lis
of cotton.
Ratcson cotton from here to Ne,
Orleans rule at 9Oc. and 81 pc
bale.
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LIVERPOOL November II 12:30p N Cotton
is fat. UDlsnds 69-l61; Orleans, SD. Ssles,
5 " balts, Of which 1000 we're for export and
speculation; receipts. 1900, Of which 800 are
American. Arrivals are steady and l-S2d
hifher.
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Ing AT B Oclnck ~ lellLtIthcb NV
Hall, No. 2S Second street. S
i. o. Milton. W, G. T.; j II. Thompson, ".
v. T.: c. A. S. Richardson. W. X; 20. r.
Shepherd. ". A. R.; Earle CAN'T, VIZ 81;
Pun r. Price. W IT.; R. w. Shelton, ". U :
o. Olsen, w. D. u; 7. i. Callahau, W. O.;
B. Dunn, w. S D. G. McDougal. P. Wet.
CHELSEA TEMPLE OF II. AND J.. No. 2-meets
every Tuesday evening at 3 o'clock, at their
ISL, Brick Church. chelses. Y. y, Colby,
\, Q. T.; B. T, Carr. Wv tt r. NJ. Ken
dali. W. R.; 7. B. R~awlingt.. W. A. R.i =.
y. Chandler, W. +. R.;W NJ; Carr, W.. 81;
w. S. Rodgers. W. u; 4. I. White, W. D..
u; Chas. II. Lanham, w. 9 g. r.. Egnew,
MS: r. j. Rawlings. W. Chap
MONTGOMERY Council No |. 7. A. AND s..
T,-meets first and third Saturday in each
month, in Tsmperance Hall, at n o'clock
pm. Horace II. Briggs, Q. Of c.; 9. A. s.
Richardson, R.
THALEs TEMPLE OF II. AND 7. No. 4-meets
every MONDAY evening At TX o'clock at their
ball, corner Second and Adams streets, over
,fngine-house. Jonathan Wood, W. q. T.;
John W. Brush, W. v. T.; W. II. Atkinson,
w. R.; John D. Cox, jr., W. A. r.; John W.
Casey, W. +. III Chas. H. MeDnusal, W,
T.; +. 7. Davis. W. U.iR u. Hester, W. D.
o.; +. W. Halle. w. CT L. Bourne, W.
s.. Ian A. johnson, W. Chaplain.
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r Q. O, P. DEEEUEORX. ,mz
Odd Fellows. Hall. corner Main and North
Court Streets

NOAAh pbSN~s
MuvPaIs Lopez, No. 6-neets evsry Tues-
day. s. S. Garrett, Ne; A. ]. Knapp
V. g.; L. S. Burr. Socrstary; u. +. hisk'
OHfoE1sAw LopsH. No. s-neets eyOry Mon
day night. g.. NJ, cara. N. g.; A y. ul9-
son, y. u; 4: 4; i Hogan R,o M p sonh A.
scHrLIER LOD6g, No. l40-meetg ovoIy Wsd;
nesday night. Frank Dries, N. G.;v 20
Bohls, 2. a.; Chas. BorEer, Feoretary; John
linkhauer, Treasurer.
BANNER Lopez, No. HI-meeta svery friday
nlght, J.W. Anderson, N. g.; W.k; French,
W a.; WA. Henry, P. and r. s.; J. s. Viii
Ai ssnvs CITY LoDeE No. 1s7-mests every
7harsday evening nj Odd Fellows Hall. Ma
CON Webs, N. g.; j.. z. Young, V..G.; W. IL.
Moyston, Secretary: A.. u. Konneday. Treas.
HARMONY LODGE No. l99-meets every Tues,
dav night at Odd Fellows Hall, corner .Beal
G.1: D. a. Reahard, V GID. A. Mc0nber,
Seciy; Henry G. Dent, Treasurer.
HEuANPHEsTs.
Gtvoso EyoAEPXEET. No. S-neess on The
Ist aud Sd Thursday nighta Of zach month.
n. II Goodyear. c. P; W. k.trenoh, H.
p o. Smith. S. W.; Ihos. bacon I,orl6e; D.
Bingham, Treasurer; I. j. Hogan }. "
WPuPgIs E~EOANPKKST, No. 55-MeeH ~ y
atb Tbnrsdsy nights Of each month. G. W.
y y oronR g. Pr j. j. Ross, II. Pr S. s.
aGsSTstt' s, W; n. B. Cullen, j. W.; @.
Piisehke, scribe; John Waynesburg. Treas
DEGREE LODGE.
wrxPHts DEGREE LoDaE No. Sheets hrst
c,tn-da Of each month. Wm Henry, D..
r.; D. A. Wardlaw, D D. Nj Thomas Ba-
con. A. U. M: J.. S. Burr, I'd A. y. NJ;
n ?. Holland. seo'y; F. W. Smith Treas.
RUTH Lopez. No. IL. OF R.-meets second
and fourth Saturday nights Of each month.
f. s. Burr, N. o.; Mrs Marcus Jones, y. u
Up. Holland. Sec'y; Mrs. Gee Miller. Ireas'
GENERAL REL1rs Committee j. 81 Wilkins
Chairman. 29O.Main street; Jeon p" ~ ayes sos
&strsst. A, D. Gibson. 6 West Court street. y
a. Sebpidt, 70 Monroe street, D.T, Porter
". Ffw,cn ctraat
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zoe Ontro ana I'd. Lonis.

For New Orleans.
For Vicksburg. Ngtchez and New Orleans.
The new and elegant steamer
CHARLES M0RGAN..........A. Stein. master
7 EAVES AS ABOVE TUES 54.s,
IL DAY, Nov. IA. at 5 pm. &HSf
For freight or passage apply to SSSSEAbeS
r.. p. GLENN, Agent. on Wharfboat.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-14
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NATouA TEMPLE or II. AND 7.
So, l-neets every Friday even
NO AZ & o'clnek AZ Temrerapce
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-14

EEE YoRK. November IA. 1858 a~.m.-spotl
are weak and %Shc lower to sell, with fu-
turoS easy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-14

New YoRK. NovemberH 1920 pm. Cotton
is dull. with futures weak. Sales for future
delivery, IS, 800 bales.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-20
GENERAL NEWS.

PIrrsBURG, Feb. 19.-An investigation in the
Custom-House shows q tw0-dollar swindle on
each consignment.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Feb. i9.-Three canal boats
with 400 tons Of coal were sunk by ice.
SAN Francisco, Feb. ia battle occurred
between the Sonora revoluiionlsts and the State
The insurgents concentrated 500 cavalry near
Conyari.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 19.-The Aualdncte jackson,
Tenn.) correspondent says Hon. A. B. Haynes,
Of Shelby county, was elected Master of the State
Grange, which body is in session there.
A Jackson (Miss.) special to the Avalanche to-
night, says, the Senate was to-day formed into a
Court Of impeachment, and the oath administered
by Judge Slmrall.
The first session will be held Monday.
An act to reorganiZe the Congressional dist
riots was introduced and referred in the Senate.
ATHENS N. Y, Feb. 19.-Eight of the Knicker-
booker Ice Company houses burned, with forty
thousand tons OF ice. Loss 5000.
CAzENovIA, n. Y, Feb. 19.-lhe Cazenovia
Bank has closed.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. ia large delegation has
gone to Washington to secure the meeting Of the
National Democratic Convention in st. Louis
RICHMOND, Feb. ia. D. Rufin, colored.
member Of the House OF Delegates from Dim
widdie county, was expelled day for improper
conduct in abstracting money from the pay
book of the Sergean alarms. His guilt was
established beyond doubt. as the mi sing money
was traced to him, and he confessed by giving an
order az .inst his per diem for the amount. The
money he took was that Of another colored mem
Der, which was in the pay-book near his own.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-20
NEW YORK ITEMS.

NEW YORK, Feb. ia committee of the
Independent ,S Morhingmen's party rendered Peter
dent. He declined on the ground that he was
too old AID feeble to fulfill the duties Of the Of
fee.
Judge Blatchford, in the United States Court,
decided that the individual liability of stock
holders in National Bank is liability for all
debts contracted by the bank up to the amount
Of the par value 81 their stock that this liability
is general, and not for pro rata share of debts.
If too much is collected, the surplus can be
claimed by the stockholders.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-James Gillespie, aged
four years, died to-day from injuries received by
being placed on stove by his ia Their, Robert
Gillespie, who has been arrested. The child had
committed some offense.
NEW YORK, Feb. ia detachment Of ten men
from tn Old Guard, sailed this afternoon on the
steamer Champion for Charleston, to participate
in tne celebration Of Westinghouse birthday.
New YORK, F. b. 1.-the murderer of OBald-
win, the Irish giant, was acquitted. The Judge
by saying that . small man shut up
in room with q stalwart giant, who was about
to strike him, was justified in using pistol
under the circumstances.