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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-17
SPECIAL CARD.

- AAaNAA sVNA ONb-1NL0AA ~
Three doors north of Oliver. Finnio & co.,
Memphiss Tennessee.
44Axii.43
FOR SALE.
E0R SALE -CHEAP-A VARIETY OF
+ evergreens. Address
14t-l4s AMATEUR. this Office.
EOR SALE-A FIRST CLASS STORE
{ house, S7H feet front BY l4S15 deep. on
Front street. For particulars apply to Harris,
McKissick & Turlsy, 4Sh Madison street.
lil, l6
Tor SALE 20 BROKE MULES AND
L seven harness and saddle horses. on a
credit Of eight months for approved city pa
per. Applyto WIN. r. MOORE 4 co.
l4O-l
GOR sALE-vANCE ST. RESIDENCE
L That very desirable residence. s08 Vance
street, will be sold. For particulars inquire
on the premises or to Chas. i. Paterson. at
the Office Of tho Southern Life Insurance
Company lS7-t
LlOR sALE-CIT REsIDENcE-ONE OR
{ more Of five Of those frst-class city resi-
dences in the Greenlaw Block, south side Of
Madison street, east Of Fourth street, we'll
known as among the most convenient and
pleasant in the city; from IL to IA rooms In
zach; %cisterns. paved back yard, high walls
between each lot. Sewers underground from
each to the bayou. Terms easy, and price TO
suit the times. Apply to
1875 A. g. DENNIS. 22 Main st.
OR sALE1A NO. / SALOON. STOCK
[ and fixtures complete. Centrally looa-
ted. and enjoying a good trade. Good and
satisfactory reasons for selling can be OBJ
tanned BY calling on
iS-t A.VACCAR0 & CO.. 1914 Front st.
L'OR sALE-WU0DI WOOD 1900 CORDS
[ ash, oak and hickory, cheaper than n
one. A. u. a s. III. GIBSON.
1854 No. 8 Court street. neei Front.
LOK SALE-VAL0ABLE CITY LOT ON
L MOsby street. Apply at Mechanics and
Traders Bank. 1901
uOR SALE NEW FORM OF TRUSTEES
Z DEEDS. just out; for sale at Ledger office.
LlOR SALE-LOTS ON LAUDERDALE,
4 Orleans, St. Paul and Carolina streets,
M ia p ~ SMITH.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-17

District Attorney C~hippendals s
speech to the jury at the theater in the
drama, Colonel Mulberry Sellers, accu-
satsly describes the legal mental status
Of u Criminal Court jurors under our
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
MEMPHIS THEATER
Extra NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.!

Return for one week. so@mesHcins ne1t MOI
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01
nMhcre can I get the money I"

"WhCre can get the money
THAT is not our business. Everybody
has to look out for themselves nova days"
Cant you tell me who has gold 10 selll'
Perhaps Mr.. - can sell you what
you want If you can put up the right kind
Of securities"
Van again steps up and Indignantly
asks chow is this demand the gold you
owe me, hut refuse to pay; your customer,
my neighbor, offers to pay you bills, and
you will not accept them and demand gold,
and send him to that hsartless old money
lender who would rob him of every scrap
of property he has, in order to meet this
small note. Why is it that you can evade
the payment of your own claims and still
COMPEL other people to pay you r.
when we receive deposits there is q
tacit understanding among all bankers
that we only agree to pay the same kind
Of money as we receive. We could not do
business in any other way. We have to
protect our own interest you know. For
this reason we keep the stubs of deposits
as made out by the depositor; these show
how much gold, how much currency, aid
how much commercial paper he has depos-
tied, and We agree to pay him as good pa
per as he deposits. But when man comes
here for accommodation, he A borrows
money, and he agrees to pay Us in legal
money. If Congress steps in and changes
the conditions of the contract that In none
of our business. We cannot help it, and
in order to protect ourselves we must Insist
upon the payment Of legal money, gold.
We have done our business in anticipation
of this condition for years past; other peo-
pie had the same opportunities to know
the laws that we had, and if they have
neglected this knowledge, of course we
are not to blame and ought not to suffer. :"
Then you claim to have the right to re-
sort to any kind of sharp practice to pro-
tect your own interestsf' says Van.
No, that is not fair way of stating
the question, replies the banker.
1--WE have merely taken advantage of
our superior knowledge Of finances, that
is all that is not sharp practice in the
sense in which you imply the term. We
have the same right to use our superior
knowledge Of finance an the farmer has to
use his superior knowledge Of agriculture,
that is all. There is nothing unfair in
that. !"
Not unless you use this knowledge Of
friends to influence and direct legislation
in your favor, but this is Just what you
have done, and this is Just what makes
your operations robbery. l have been
blinded enough to side with you, but
thank God my eyes are now open," says
Van, and he turns away in disgust.
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01
FROM CLEVELAND.

CLEVELAND, o., June 2S, 1876.
To the Editor Of the woEKISeMANs ADVOCATE.
Whatever the causes that has produced
the hard times now prevailing may be,
there is no doubt about the fact of their
existence. In every trade we have mere
men than can find employment at wages
not to say remunerative, for that is out Of
the question, but, that will give them a
living Of the most frugal character. This
state Of affairs only places the wOrkingman,
the mechanic, the artizan, the miner and
the laborer entir sly at the mercy Of those
who employ. The workman must toll to
keep the wolf from the door, and when We
have two men soliciting work, where one
only is wanted, of course, terms are all
one sided. He who labors may say what
he wants, or what would be fair days
wages, but this has no bearing on what he
will get. This is the condition Of things
in our cities, manufacturing centers, and
producing districts generally. Now il
there remedy If SO, what is it : In
common with thousands more we think
that steady greenbAck circulating me-
dium of exchange, regulated by the inter-
convertible bond system proposed, will
have decided influence in that direction.
In addion to this W. also advocate cooper
ative effort in production, and distribution
On the part Of the producers themselves
We have also urged thoss of our workers
who are 20 inclined 10 band themselves to-
gethsr, and move out in colonies to unset
lied portions Of the country, where nature
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01
HOW 1T WILL WORK.

No class Of people are deceived to a
greater extent in regard to the effect Of
the resumption law than those who have a
few hundred dollars in bank Generally
such persons are in favor Of resumption,
because apparently resumption would ben
eht them. Let us see about this. Say our
friend Van, has 81 900 in bank; he is in
favor of resumption. On the I'd of January
1879, if there is no change in the law, he
goes to the bank and with full confidence
draws his check for $1,000, and presents
it to the cashier, and the latter counts out
81, 900 in bank bills
Van says 81 don't want bills, | want
gold"
MY dear sir, says the banker, 'we did
not agree to pay you gold We only agreed
to pay you bankable funds, and we re-
ceived bills on deposit"
"But specie payments have been resum-
cd, have they not r. asks Van.
''That is true" replies the banker, ''but
the implied contract we made with You
when you deposited your money with US
was to pay you such money as You depoai-
ted with us. We have all of your deposit
stubs, made out in your own hand writing,
and they show you have not deposited one
dollar Of gold with us. We cannot pay
you gold, because we did not agree to.
We can pay you legal tenders if you in
sist upon them, and you can send them on
for redemption, but we cannot pay you
gold"
Just then Vans neighbor comes in to
pay q note. He counts out his bills, and
tenders payment.
The banker says "We can't accept
these bills, your note calls for gold"
But l have NO gold" replies the Gus
toner.
"You must get it then, for your note is
payable in dollars, and nothing but gold
dollars are now legal tenders. We must
have gold"
won't you renew my note, then, "
pleads the customer.
''We would like to, but money is 30 tight
we are compelled, in order to protect our
selves to cut down our line of discounts.
We must have the money, or protest"
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01

june %, loiO-
To the Editor Of the WOREISemAN's ADvocArH
sent 10 iay a oor,y AZ the D.t,,, P,.,,.. 49,.
which contain. AN ,r,,o,s ,,,,,,,,,,,.
co on. ra,i,s s,o,s 49,. -, ~. -. y
and Il ia ,,e.cr;I..s N. ,,.,,I 4,
business
his not oman IN the Same ,,;,i.;.,, ,t., L. -
Of Cleveland obio MI =. ,,,.,, ,h. ,,-
that is m The ma, ~, y, v;,,;u,, 80
The difference betw.en ~ No., Nh, c,--.-,-,
sovereigns IS thi. i'm D.,roi, ,h., - -.
with non n,emh-r. a In. or,,.r 4; ,h.
that the Rockd.le eo.ooerativ. .cis,,s a, ~. M,
much a. memhers receive wbiIe II u ..y. 49,, ".
Soyereigns of Cleveland share prat only Win their
own MEMBER
The Sovere,xns here seem IN have eorr.., ,i.~. ~.
cooperative methods they ~. re .h.n IA o,h.,
lines u our busne~s s,.ch A. hoot. nj .ho~s A.,
goods, etc When we have the marie tcr roDvrmn
ton organized then we can establish produc,rxs 60
operation. and with our market guar.ntae md ~
operative consumer viii prefer u oper.,ve Drooers
there will be some ,hance for workingnar u, ~. ,ts,r
small means successfully To em,Ioy tbenSeves while
now it is out u the question for Us 70 eompete wth ae
cumulated capital which manufactures. md .ells on
long credit which We cannot do and which under the
present competitive system. enables capital 70 eontro
commerce, ard dictate terms % lAsOr.
Inc soveregls o. Detroit teaching such principles -
these are worthy ot tne patronage and support OF All
the "Orkingmsn Oh the CITY for tney are building wise
~ ana 10 hoe seem 80 eager ior the htue Pront there
may be IN the business, a. they are 70 establish the
principle OF cooperation in production and exchange
All branches o. manufacture are very dun, IN the
steel trade especially all the large factories closing,
and Will probably remain 20 Tor several weeks. The
boat makers are doing more but are receiving very ow
wages
heard boiler MAJ er sAy mat when job IN his
trade was 70 Dc done now thai no matter how smAll
every master vas asked g bid for t. and the eOnse
quenee s mat ue business ne'her paying wages nor
expenses "oOu mAeAihese are Walking our street,
eau 'he Dread o. aieness AND 20 on through the
whole Inst Navigation dui IAilruad earning decreAs
ing from former VeArs, and thus Too In our Centennial
"ii'e "i'nOp"S' Ano "sufN e~n PO'ht 70 century .
Aoeu'i,u' 'u'D.' anu '~1s Pis ~eA'n' AOo' on the
"'ne' "Au P''"u ~ hniion-' su"s'ins ne seir"n N
'ue''1s -Hu "''s i'' - ne sn" o' ue nrS'
OentennA Anniversary stripped OF i's orthrght, and
every dAy approaching nearer the condition Of the
masses q the old world under u's most rAnnicAl and
what Is there 70 ook forward % under the existing
condition ot society and govenmetY What prospect u
there Tor future generations, our eh.ldrenl CiyEA
Hoh' 81 O0An0u' ~ ulSgnAGe W humanity Horses and
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01

THE New York Herald, states that the
Hon. Peter Cooper, in a recent interview
stated that he was i'll constant receipt of
applications from newspapers in the
ives" asking for help in carrying on the
campaign on the principles of soft money,
"and that Re did not propose to send them
any funds, nut added Il send them all
Of my pamphlets for their instruction. :"
Now we do not believe that Mr.. Cooper
ever made use OF such an expression or
that an editor of our Independent news
paper has ever been so lost to all sense of
honor, as to ask for money either directly
or indirectly. If such is the casa however
Mr.. Cooper will confer favor on the COM
munity in general and in the newspapers
in the west" in particular, by publishing all
such appeals, and exposing these beggars
in their true character.
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01

sunstroke, etc. Here is what you will find
in Texas soil from to As feet, a. pro-
ductive in As years cultivation a. in virgin
freshness, without eUeR the application of
manure "a climate mild ia winter from
position Of latitude, and pleasant in sum-
mor, especially at night, from the constant
gulf winds where sunstrokes are unknown,
aud the umbrella is never in use in mid
sumer, andm id-day to keep Of the heat
Of the sun land Of the widest sgricul-
tural range Of all the states, in which one
can grow every variety Of crops, and often
raise two on the same piece of land in the
same year; where you can raise your horses,
your sheep, and your COWS at no more
cost than you can your poultry. Lay aside
your fears, your false impressions and all
that is told you and see for yourself. This
Is all Texas asks. know the result Of
personal examination. j honestly believe
you could not be kept in Ohio. As renters
and owners Of 40 or 90 acre farms. would
advise as | have done you. AS to water
power gratuitiously to be had, l would If
you wish that, advise you to 90 above the
latitude Of Austin. There is no end to the
water power Of the Colorado river, but to
be Utilized it will require capital to make
canals and improvements. There is a fall
OF l8 feet at Columbus, to he had i'm the
distance Of 800 yards across the bend Of
the river. There are many like places be-
tween here and Austin, and the day is not
far distant when they will be utilized for
factories, etc. | could write you more in
detail, as to Texas, but know it best for
you and all in Ohio, who purpose to come
and settle in this state to pursue thecourse
| have sugges ted, and urge upon all
colonies north and west, gotten up for
Texas. May will be a good month to
come. Respt.
= r. X GAY.
/Cannot a hundred colonies be formed
i'll as many ditfercut sections Of the coun-
try to 60 out to the different states south
that offer inducements to settlers Of an m
doubted character! This matter is in the
hands Of labor itself largely, aud could not
fail, if pushed, to bring mere work aud bet
ter wages for those left behind, besides be-
ing step in the direction as many desire
to 60, some time, with the view Of improv-
ing their condition in life. No better time
Il al the presen to 90. Hop ng any will
do SO, | remain yours, etc.
JoHN JAMES.
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01
The Late sultans AppreheAsions Of
Trouble.

In the Paris Temps Of May 26, there ap-
Peaied the following in a letter from Con.
stAntinople
The sultan is greatly alarmed, and he and
his mother are employing every possible
means to strengthen the devOtedness Of those
and sheep have been sacrificed. and the flesh
distributed in the different parts OF the city
The children Of the poor have been assembled
nc the palace, clothed. feasted. and then dis
missed with present in money of % francs
each. One hundred and ffteea thousand
francs have been distributed Among the gen
darmes, or Eeptiea, Of COnstanhnopls, and
large sums have been divided amOnG the rsei.
ments which form the garrison. Al the SIMS
Of Abdual Medjid, Mouard E6endi, nephew
OF the sultan, presumptive heir, and his
brothers, have received orders TO return to
the DOlma- Bagtche palace and not to leave It
under any pretext Those princes were al
ready installed in their summer residence on
the Bosphorus when that command reached
them. On their arrival they found the f7rsa
chamberlain awaiting them, and who sand !:
''His majesty fOrbias yOu absolutely 10 ap-
pear henceforth at the m0eques or in any pub
lie place. II you Wish to leave the palace Won
viii come yourselves and inform me, a well
as of the motive for going cut. l viii them
obtain instructions from the sultan. whoae
authorization is necessary for you to Be per-
mitted to cross the threshold Of this place.
The princes have resigned themselves TO re
naming in their departments rsther than sub
INIT TO such humiliating formAlity."
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01
The Chinese Problem.

MIR. Sampson, of North Adams, Mass.
who several years ago discharged his
American Crispins, and employed China
men in their place, has concluded that he
cannot successfully compete with those
firms that employ American workmen.
AS consequence MongoliAns at the
end of their contract, will be notified that
their services are no longer required. The
prices paid them have never been made
known to the public, though they are sup
posed to receive from so to $25 per
month.
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01

adaptation to this economic manufacture
will sooner or later bring il into vide use
in this country.
Near this machine il the toilet soap ex-
hibit Of Messrs. Boyer, Treres, Of Paris.
where the entire process Of making the
equisitely Perfumed French soaps may be
seen, in this apparatus, and i'm all foreign
machinery.
The visitor will be SURE to observe the
homllness Of their exhibits a compared
with our own. Other countries seem ~
have gwen little care to the ornmmentation
OF their mechanical and labor saving devil
ces- Theirs are AlwAys plnin and ..fAmn
unPalnted, while it is quite common for
American exhibitors TO yarDish a,,d ia
their exhibits (such a. farming imulemeCt
for example) IN the most ornate manner
think they are un~ise in this. a plow or
washing machine is not appropriate for
the display Of high art. Europeans evince
better taste when they make sharp dis
tinction between the useful and ornament
al, reserving their aesthetic eRergy for
ststuary, paintings, ceramics, an6 ienel
ry, m all Of which they tar excel us. But
they seem 70 have made the mistake "a
consider dress merely useful. The for
elgners here ~ rule are not nearly 20 we'll
dressed a. the Americans. Their coata
and pantalOOns are what We would call
out OF fashion, and they we're never made
to fit the wearer the texture Of their
garments Ia not az fine m those Of the aver
age American, and from the appearance
Of their shIrts, | fear they find washing
dear IN Philadelphia. l am not writing
about the laborers who have been brought
over to do the heavy work Of the exhibi-
tion, but about the proprietors, counta,
and barons.
The boarding houses and hotels are not
yet half full, and proprietors are modi-
Tying their expectations and their charges.
Ii Ia not probable that tlls city win be much
more crowded than il il nov during the
summer. The season at the watering pla-
ces will soon be opened. The famed Stock
ton House at Cape May will inaugurAte the
summer season at that resort ON next Mon
day, and it is thought there viii be special
travelling arrangements for those Who de.
sire to oscllate between the OCEAN and the
ExPosltlon. The watering places will no
doubt deplete the city hotels to a consider
able extent, and the patriot who deslres To
come to the Exposition, can have = room or
two rooms II he can sleep in that many.
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01
MgW ADvERTIsEMENrs.
PURE TEAS--IH SEALED PACKAGES,
Direct from China and Japan.
DELIVERED at TOUROWN DOOR fresh from
the GARDENS VI their GROWTH.
Imported direct BY
THE WKLLsTEAcoMPANY
Gcl Fulton Street. N.Y.

TIE dicuty Of getting pure Teas u really ne uual-
~ IA tbs Unlted SLate., Ia. induced TnE KIA IEA
onrENr 70 ship their Teas In sealed p-ckages
from the gardens in which they grown, A. a
Iuruhsr guarantee OF their beng delivered IN their
genuine state, they entrust the sale only
Ia Die AZ ents-the u the Agent u YOU "
printed ~ the foot VI this advertisement
Tess pass through none but responsible hands, and will
% delSercd ~ your door fresh a. Wnen they
len the gardens u china and Japan the price also Is
pnnteu On each pAcnage, 70 that no error
Everybody buys Tea
Everybody wishes buy II Il first hands the lest
qualities ~ the lowest prices
Everybody desres-When they fnd a Tea suitable to
Their tastes 70 he certain % getting the article
always.
You can have AL these advantages ~ buyng u TIE
The MelIS Tea Company.
because they import their own Teas and sell them at
wholesale prces-without six " eight intermediate
profits usually changed.
Because the quaty bettar At the price thru i sold
by any other house
because their long experience in China and Japan en-
Ables them 70 make better selections than Ordinary
DcAlers-and 10 import them with greater advantages
Because they absolutely guarantee the quality VI Al
their gO0ds and keep them 10 nvarabie standard
~ that yOu can always rely on them.
Because they do business TOR cash only-and therefore
make no extra pront from good customers " cover
lOsses BY bad debts.
Because their AGENTS responsible and reliable
me0-who deliver Teas precisely received from the
CompnnT.
because having once tried these Teas you will not
need 70 60 elsewhere hereafter.
WANTED Druggist other nrst-cla~s
whom will be given the SOLk AGENCY that locality
Address, for terms And full particulars.
TH& WELLS TEA co,
r o. Box $50 zUl Fulton SrkEEf, N.
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01

OSE Of the most notorious black mailing
sheets in New York, conducted by an
lshmaelite, is afraid, that the supporters
Of Peter Cooper, particularly in the West
ern States, will attempt to bleed him free
ly. Let him guard against the New York
leeches- the hbeller among the number,
and he will have no cause for farther
alarm
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01

NJ Nj. Hooton, Of Centralia, ILL, candi-
date for Secretary Of State on the green
back ticket, is working like Trojan for
the ticket. Are the other candidates wait
ing Micawber-like for something to turn
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01

Tue INDUSTRIAL ADVOCATE is the name
Of ~ column paper, published at Amite
City, Louisiana, devoted to the interests
Of the mechanic and the grange. Its edi-
torials are crispy and to the point. We
wish 1t abundant success.
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01
The Richest Joke of the Season.

The New York Workingmen's Union
sending a deputation to ST. Louis to secure
the nomination of Mr.. S. Tilden, as the
friend of the industrial classes.
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01

Mrs. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, who a year
ago, was sent to an insane asylum, has en-
ti-ely recovered, and been again allowed
the control Of her estate.
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01

The Canadian Crispins are considering
the advisiability of again uniting with
their brethren in the United States.
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01

WINsLow the Boston forger has been re-
leased thanks to the mulelshness Of Sec
retary Fish
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01

The Movy'ssss Star, of youngstown, O.,
says that Greenback Clubs are being fOvm-
ed every night i'm that vicinity.
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01
81 s..
INDEPENDENT TICKET.

FOR GOVERNOR,
LEWIS STEWARD,
Kendall County.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
JAMES ii. PICKRELL,
Macon County.
SECRETARY or STATE,
NJ. NJ. HOOTON,
Clinton County.
AUDITOR OF STATE,
JOHN HlSE,
Cook County.
TREASURER,
h. I. ASPERN,
Champaign County.
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
W. 5. COY,
Mclean County.
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01
The Five. Twenty Bonds.

''Nheu the ball was on its passage, the
question was expressly asked Of the Chairman
VI the Committee OF Ways and Means, and
as expressly answered by him, that only the
STEVENS.
III the bond-holder refuses to take the
same KIND Of money with which he bought the
bonds ne Is an eNtortioner and a ipudia-
tor .-J JoHN SHERMAN
We should do foul injustice to the Gov
ernment and to the people Of the United
States, after we have sold these bonds on an
average tor not more than sixty cents on the
dollar, now e propose TO make a new con
tract for the benefit Of the holders. OLIVER
z. MORroN
The workingman's advocate., 1876-07-01
TEXT FOR THE PEOPLE.
Greenback Currency.

~ nov undertake to affirm, and without
the least fear that can he answered, that a
Taper issued by Government, with the simple
promise To receive 1t for 0H its dues, would.
T. the extent It would circulate, form a per
feet paper circulation, which could not be
abused by the Government, that it would be
as uniform in value as the metals themselves
and | shall be able to prove that it is within
the constitution and powers Of Congress to
use paper in the managemento Of its finances.
according TO the most rigid rule of constituting
tho constitution. -JOHN c. CALHoUN.
Bank paper must be suppressed, and the
circulation restored to whom IL properly be
longs. Let banks continue ii they please,
Hut let them discount for cash alone, or for
treasury notes. Thomas JEFFERSON