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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18
KING COTTON.
The King Enters the City by Rail-
he f. Captured by the Boys aud
Sold at Auction 10 Ihe hfghest
Bidder,

The King Enters the CITY by Rail-
He IL Captured by the Boys aud
sold at Auction 10 the kfghest
Bidder.
On yesterday the house of Thomas H.
Allen & Co. received the following tele-
gram:
TBBEE, MISS, August II.
To Thomas II Allen i Co.. Memphis:
| send you by to-cay's express one
bale new crop. A. II. SIMPSON.
The bale reached here last evening,
and this forenoon it was placed on
exhibition in front Of the Cotton Elk
change building, and it at once became
m object of curiosity to all cotton sell.
ers, buyers, cotton clerks, shed men,
composers, and in fact to hundreds Of
people who have no direct interest in
cotton in any shape.
The bale was handled aud pulled at
by everybody. Judges of cotton seized
pieces Of the staple, pulled it apart aud
spoke wisely aud learnedly as to its
grade and staple. Other citizens not
engaged in the cotton business also Sc
cured pieces of the staple and pulled it
apart in order to discover if such a
manual exercise had any mysterious
effect or suggested any peculiar sign
which was the open sesame to the cotton
world. Large locks Of cotton torn from
the unfortunate bale strewed the pave
ment far and near, and every man you
mel around the Cotton Exchange bore
in his hand the first fruits Of the cotton
crop Of 1851. The bale weighs about
455 pounds, and is elassed as a good
quality of middling." 1t was asserted
by competent judges that it was the
best staple of any first bale that has
reached Memphis for several years.
Middling cotton is now worth llBc per
pound, but bale Gotten is not regu-
lated by any standard price as to grade.
1t is the first cotton bale Of the season,
and is valued accordingly by the over.
joyed cottonloving household of the
city.
The date Of the arrival Of the first
bales in this city for several years pasl
will be found in the following statement
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18
mo Lnto Georre p. Pnrh.

A writer in the Cincinnati Commercial
gives the following interesting remines-
cences of the late George L. Pugh; He
never pretended to knowledge of any
subject that he did not fully understand.
His requirements, however, were great,
and upon the most diverse subjects his
knowledge was really.multifarious. His
practical acquaintance with bookkeeping
astonished experts, and extended far be.
yond the superficial insight usually OBJ
tanned by lawyers in the exercise of their
profession. He had an intuitive faculty
in regard to handwriting, ike that dis
played by the celebrated detective Bur.
ton in the Martha Washington trial, and
was able TO detect a counterfeit signature
at a glance, He had a taste for me.
chanios, which often was Of great advan.
tage. On one occasion, in conversation,
he gave an exhaustive account Of the
different kinds Of sewing machines, illus
trating his remarks by diagrams, and to
the su prise Of his hearers said he had
never been engaged in a case in which
the peculiar mechanism in question had
heen made the subject of investigation.
1t appeared that Mrs. Pugh had wished
to buy q sewing machine, and as a pre-.
liminary to the purchase he had master,
ed the subject as thoroughly as o well.
trained maebinist."
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Personal.

Mr.. and Mrs. 7. B. Trezevant left q
day or TWO ago for the Virginia Springs,
and will go thence to the Centennial and
elsewhere East.
Mr.. Paul Kingston, who presides over
a department at Menkin's, was married
evening before last to Mrs. LIZZIE Gun.
ningham, at St. Patrick's church. We
unite with their many friends in con
CALCULATIONS and best wishes.
Mr.. f. LaViGne left the city to-day for
the East. After doing the worlds fair
at Philadelphia he will proceed to New
York and buy one Of the largest stocks
Of human hair goodi ever brought to this
market. Look out for his early return,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18
Crops IN Norln MlsslssInnL.

Holly Springs Reporter, August III
For over forty days this section
has been visited by showers, storms
and rains, almost without cessation.
The corn is pretty well matured
and a large crop is now a certainty.
But the cotton has been seriously
damaged by too much rain. The
plant has grown amazingly, but
the fruit has been cut off, showing
at this time barely enough for half
an average yield. But little more
time is left for it to make up the
deficiency, and unless the weather
is most favorable the yield of cotton
will fall far short OF an average. A
great many dangers are yet to be
anticipated. Drouth, continuous
rains, boil and cotton worm, early
frost may yet cut down the yield
still more. There is no doubt OF
plenty Of bread, pork, beeves, peas,
turnips and forage stulfs being
made. A short cotton crep at a
good price would not be a great
calamity. The farmers are better
prepared to stand it now than at
any ame since the war.
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Nsbls conduct.

NJ. Dugar, provost of the the mer-
chants in the city of Lyons, was a man
remarkable for the strict and impartial
administration OF justice. The bakers
aattered themselves that they could pre-.
vail upon him to be their friend, at the
expense Of the public. They waited upon
him in a body, and begged leave to raise
the price of bread. He told them that
he would examine their petition, and give
them an answer very soon; before they
lett the room they contrived slyly to drop
a purse Of two hundred louis doris on the
table. They 0 called upon the magis
trate for an answer, not in the least
doubling but the money had effeotually
pleaded their cause. Gentlemen" said
NJ. Dugar, Il have weighed your reasons
in the balance Of justice, and I find them
light | do not think the people ought
10 suffer under a pretence of the dearness
6f ccrn, which | know to be i'll founded.
as to the purse Of money which you left
with me, / AN certain that | have made
such a generous ard noble use Of it "a
you yourselves intended; / have distrib.
uted among the poor objects Of charity
in our hospitals; as you are opulent
enough to make such large donations, |
cannot possibly think that you can incur
any loss in your business, and | there
fore shall continue the price Of bread as
it was before received your petition. >
HOwers of Adecd0te.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18
The aermnn.Army min.

The drill regulations of the German
cavalry are now being changed for the
purpose of being essentially simpli6ed
The altered drill regulations for the in.
fantry have been published, The battal-
ion, drawn up in company columns, will
heneeforth form the basis of the battle
order of the infantry. By this formation
the gradual development Of forces is fa-
vored, and the effect of the eneny's fire
weakened as much as possible. The
battalion column is within the range Of
the enemy's FIRE absolutely forbidden, in
order to prevent the recurrence OF such
heavy losses as were suffered in the first
battles Of 1870 The square formation
is maintained, but no longer considered
as the formation absolutely necessary
against attacks of cavalry. Considering
the annihilatins effect Of rifle fire, the
infantry can now repulse, in every forma.
ton, a cavalry attack. II the enemys
position can be approached only across
the open field, the 'sharpshooters are,
after running a distance OF from sixty to
eighty PAGES, to throw themselves on the
ground, FIRE, and continue to advance in
this manner
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18
The Celebrates DuNe Gwin.

Saratoga Cor. Philadelphia Times.l
The veteran Duke Gwin" has with.
drawn from the scene Of Saratoga poll
tics. His majestic figure and snow
crowned head are no longer seen on the
~piazzas of the Union. The Duke" is
full of business Just now. He has a VIC.
lent attack of Tliden.on-the-brain and be
has gone to New York to manage the
great political drama which is to be co.
acted throughout the country during the
coming three months. A power behind
the throne will be this old silver-haired
politician, and his hand will help to turn
The rea tpolitical machine that will grind
to powder the aspirations Of ambitions
Republicans, aud that will elevate to
power the chosen party Of the old man.
heart. The Duke" is one of the few
remnants that are left Of the old Democ.
racy. Nearly a score Of eventful years
have passed since be filled a Senatorial
chair, Since then he has taken no &C.
tive part in politics, and now, in the
Democratic campaign of 1876, he takes
up the threads ofs political lite which be
began fifty years ago. The Duke was
n strong friend of Andrew Jackson, and
his conversation sparkles with anecdote
aud Renaissance olden times Of the
Democracy,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18

Right here in the heat of the
campaign the Cairo Bulletin finds
time to say to those extremely in
toreSting creatures, "young men
under twenty-five; You don't
want a wife now, and you have no
idea of the kind of a wife you will
want by-and-by, Go into female
society, if you can find that which
will improve you, but not other
WISE"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18
No Inflammation.

The MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INsU-
RANCE COMPANY makes no discrimination
in amount of dividends to her Southern
policy holders, as tOp many other COM
panies do. Parties insuring in this old
chartered l845) and wealthy ($32, OOO,
OOO( corporation receive the same divi.
dends as Northern policy holders.
j. E. WARNER, State Agent,
"a Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18
RAILROADS.
CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION,
Philadelphia, Penn.

mHIs GREAT INTERNATIONAL EXHI-
bitiOu, designed to commemorate the enc
hundredth anniversary of American indie
pendenoe, will open May 10th and close No
vember 10. 1878. All the Nations Of the world
and ali the States NC Territories of the Union
will participate. bringing together the most
comprehensive collection of art treasures,
mechanical inventions, scientific discoveries,
manufacturing achievements, mineral speoi-
mems, and agricultural products ever exhib-
tied. The grounds devoted to the exhibition
are situated on the line of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and embrace four hundred and fifty
acres of FairmOunt Park, all highly improved
and ornamented, on which are erected the
largest buildings ever constructed five of
these COY ering an area of fifty acres and cost
ing IS, 200, 900. The total number Of buildings
erected for the purposes OF the Exhibition is
over one hundred.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18

In the LEDGER job Office can be found
competent, skillful and tasteful printers,
who can give entire satisfaction in the
display Of any job Of printing, 1881
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18

Tie Memphis and Charleston Rail
road Company will issue excursion
tickets to Iuka Springs and return FOL
one f~are--good going on both trains
Saturday, returning on either train Sun
day or Monday. Tickets will be sole
Friday and Saturday of each week dur
ing the season.
W. P. JOHNSON, G. P. and 7. A.
l22-tkf-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18

Sweeping Reduction. - To
reduce our stock we have
marked our teas down 20 per
cent. Tea Store, 365 Main ST.
l45-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18

GENTS fine dress shirts at 81, worth
81, at the great clearing sale at No. 227
Main street. l48
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18

SID Cooks Billiard Parlor has fans
that make the room cool. 1871
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18
Go and See

the cashmere pants selling at So go,
worth 81 a pair, at The great closing sale
at 227 Main street. l48
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18
No Deception. but n Candid,
Actual Fact.

Over $4,000 worth of clothing and
furnishing goods still on hand which
must be sold inside of niue days. Re-
member the number, 227 Main st. l4S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18
The Pennsylvania Railroad,
THE GREAT TRUNK LINE
Fast Mail Route of tie United States

will be most direct, convenient and economi'
cal way Of reaching Philadelphia and this
great Exhibition from all sections of the
country. Its trains TO and from Philadelphia
will pass through a GRAND CENTENNIAL
DEPO which the Company have erected at
he Main Entrance to the Exhibition Grounds
or the accommodation of passengers who
wish 10 stop at or start from the numerous
largo hotels contiguous TO this station and the
kxhibition-a convenience OF the greate't
value to visitors, and afforded exclusively by
the Pennsylvania Railroad, which is III
ONLY LINE RUNNING DIRECT TO THE
CENTENNIAL BUILDINGS. Excursion
trains will also stop at the Encampment OF
the Patrons of H%usbandry, at Elm Station, on
his road.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad is the grandest
railway organization in the world. IL con-
trolls seven thousand miles Of roadway, form
ing continuous lines to Philadelphia, new
York, Baltimore and Washington, over which
luxurious day and night cars are run trolA
Chicago, st. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, In,
dianapolis, Columbus, Toledo, Cleveland and
Erie, without change.
Its main line is laid with double and third
trucks of heavy steel rails upon a deep bed OF
broken stone ballast. and its bridges are all OF
iron or stone. Its passenger trains are
eauipbed with every known improvement for
comfort and safety, and are run at faster
speed for greater distances than the trains of
any line on the continent. The Company has
largely increased its equipment for Centennial
travel. and will be prepared TO build in Its
own shops lOeOmO ives and passenger cars at
short notice sufficient to fully accommodate
any extra demand The nnequaled resources
at the command Of the Company guarantee
the most Perfect accommodations Tor all Its
patrons during the Centennial Exhibition.
THE MAGNIFICENT SCENERY for which
the Pennsylvania RailrOad is so justly celo
brated presents to the traveller over its perfect
roadway an ever-changiDg panorama OF river
mountain, and landscape views u%nequaled In
America.
THE MANIFESTATIONS on this line are
mn surpassed. Meals will be furnished al
sni, able hours and ample time allowed fol
enioA ing them.
EXCVRSION-TICKETS, at reduced rates
will he ,'Old at all principal Railroad Tieke
O6ices in the West. Northwest, Southwest.
Be snre GNat your ticket reads via
the Great ReHusyIVsnia Route to tile
Centennial
FRANK THOMSON, D. NJ; BOYD, JR..
General Manager Gen1 Passr Agent
In-QS1Eyv
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For bargains

in clothing and furnishing goods 60 to
227 Main street, at tho genuine closing
out sale. las
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18
TIE WIND UP.

Speeches were made by Ed Shaw, Tom
A. Hamilton-of the old sugar days o.
the COME isracy-And Judge Barbour
Lewis. The speeches were common
place in the extreme aud mainly con
sisted of abuse Of Democratic men aud
measures,
A lengthy platform, much longer than
those adopted by either the National
Republican or National Democratic
Conventions, was adopted. The plat
form was ready cutand dried and was
carefully written in the bold yet turkey.
traok.lile handwriting Of Colonel VIM.
NJ. Randolph.
The convention adjourned in tolerably
good bumor, yet beneath many a dusky
breast beat a feeling of regret that the
white Radicals had succeeded in accom-
plishing all their obiects-in putting
white Q to the front and black men
in the rear of political preferment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18
Look Sharp.

The great closing sale of clothing
and furnishing goods OF 224 Main street
will only last nine days longer. l4S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18

The best soda and mead in
Memphis, . glasses for 20c, at
Bartee's, 32N Main st. 1921
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The safe BurgIary:it !

alexandria Gazette, II EfIid II 81 vs. .
II is said that g the mills Of the gods grind
slowly, and they grind, excee eding hne 81 but
sometimes the speed OF the mills seems ac-
Celebrated: perhaps because there is an unu-
sual crime to punish and the, gods are dis
posed to mete it out more speedily than is
their custom. Washington is now present.
ing memorable example,. When after the
war the mini0ns az Grant were harrying
the South, and making o. rthousand q kl-kiux
on paper where one existed in reality, they
iaert sent to; ;fthe South zone Whiteley and mum. uE
beri efa;ls6-eaIIed 'secret-service men, who
conc coc octed. terrible disclosures, and hyedint
at s afalsehoods, Misrepresentation, and
sometimes by flat perjury, created q
reign os terror in some parts OF the
South, and "a established atis manufac-
tory Of "bloody shirts y for use il, northern
political campaigns The Internal terrorism
created by these men-many OF them ae-
cused of murder, arson, ana the hke at tne
North; but exempted from prosecu5lon 70 40
dirty, work lat the South-exceeds bellef.
After awhile it was thought possible to
tronsn1aonrt 1aonrt North for the destruction Of lead.
ine. democrats there the same machinery
which had manufact ctured outrages and then
nInishedi innocent Democrats for them ID
tho So,1th. THE preliminary experiment
was tried in, the District OF Columbia;
The frat Democrat selected to be crushed
wac a.. Columbus Alexander, OF Wash
inrton He iad, been foremost ana
most determine lin procuring an IN
.1estioot;on ,,e of the ring of corruption.
lists -that governed the District :Ths man l:l
xvs;o had been sent South was wanted again.
RE RE crilel work done amid the cotton -iields
was to be repeated amid the avenues q me -,
national M capital, BEsB,ebek, the sPresfdeaSs,
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LOCAL MA TIERS.
RETAIL MARKETS. Tile following Wer

RETAIL MARKETS. x Tie following were
the retail market prices on Saturday
Meats. ROast beet, choice 463e. beef.
steak, choice, 1esc.;;, veal cltlet, and roast,
12ss to 163e.: lamb OF mutton, 123 to 1896;
pork, i5c. Liver, .10cs tripey 1Qcs; shin for
soup, 10 to 25c., whether Of beef or Yeal.ifi
ssa. Fish. - The fish market is dull With the
following prices: Spots, 25c.. per bunch,
eIght to ten on the bunch; sheephead, none
in market; crabs, 40c. per dozen, and scarce
at that; sturgeon, &c. per pound, very
Vegetables. Irish potatoes, &c. per quart,
10 to CSC. per: hall peck tomatoes
scarce and high-coek king, 10 to 12c. per
quar-, or 35 to 45c. per half peck; corn,
15-to s25e. per dozen; sweet potatoes, to
Sc. per quart, 15 per half peck; Csc. per
peck-uniform rate all over the market;
yams, DC. per quart, 10ciper half peck but
terbeans, 10c. per quart; blackeye peas, SC.
per quart; cabbage, to 15c. per head !;
cucumbers scarce, II to 15c., per dozen fur
nips, &c. per bunch. lfstr.
Frui!.--Peaches (getting scarce), 15c. per
quart; per half peck, 40c.; damsons, 81 to
$1.75 per bushel, and very few in market; !;
apples, cooking, &c. per quart; 10c. per
half peck; eating-apples, sc. per quart; 15c.
per. half peck; canteloupes s--very few in
market and prices very high; watermeL
ons---season pretty well over; grapes, 10c.
per pound, or three pounds for 20c.; pears;
cooking, s5c. per half peck; eating, from 35
to 60c. per half peck. ssi
= Foacts, De- Chickens, 25 to 36c.. per pair,
OF, three for q 81; best, ,90c. per pair; eggs,
Csc. per dozen; butter, cooking, 20 to 3Oc.
per pound, No, 17country. scarce at 35c.;
milk, to 10. per quart, 80 to 40c. per gal
lon; buttermilk, SC. per quart, 15c! per gal
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where were to be crushed. The plan
was carried out, the burglars were
hired, the burglary done, the spoils carried
to Alexand der's doors-they could not get in.
And then g the mills Of the gods begun to
grind. r. Alexander was left in his sleep OF
Innocence. One Of the burglars was seized
by. the police that had been brought there
by: Harrington to arrest Alexander. Har-
Erington' g fears Mt once slckened him, and q
bright, ihuoyant, powerful, successful Han,,
he came out OF thas night haggard and worn,
land he is now q fugitive from Justice. Bah
Ecock stands at the bar 81 the criminal court
OF tlieD District on trial for his crime. His
accuser is Whiteley, and the, witnesses
against him are mainly the secret-serYice de-
tectives that were sent, to harry the South:
The picture is a dramatic one. The moral
every man may draW.fltf fE.,g,,gI IN;
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-25

PROCEEDINGS OF THE HgsTINGs Court ON
SATURDAY-Hon. A. b. Guigon presiding.-
In the Hastings Court Saturday the fol-
lowing cases were disposed Of: %nf
B. Riley, charged with carrying concealed
weapons, was tried and acquitted. ~
Mary Cooper, charged with breaking and
entering the house OF Andrew jackson, was
tried and acquitted. ~, h, :. t..r. ..tiaz 800
In the cases of John Ell. Smith, Henry
White. Thomas Holmes, Morris Williams,
and William Jackson, charged with unlaw-
full gaming, nolle nproseqa; was entered:
Daniel Fox, charged with keeping and
exhibiting game called chuck-a-luck, was
tried, convicted, fined $l00, and sent to Jail
for six months. sod
Charles Davis was found guilty Of an as
sault, fined S25, and sent to jail and chain-
gang fortwelve months. y tiE@St-S i!:li
Berry, Allen, charged with assaulting
Elisha Tucker, was tried, convicted, and
sent to Jail for three months and fined one
cent. it'
= The grand Jury meets again! this morn
ing, and all witnesses are expected to be in
attendance. .....a..,,..--,,,.
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MIDNIGHT ARRESTS. - The following par
ties were registered at the First police sta
tion. on Saturday night at 12 O'Clock: y =
Edmond Eppsy disorderly In the market,
was fined 80 byJ Justice Crew. @ = 81.
Warren Ford (colored), charged with in-
terfering with persons in'the market during
market hours, was fined % by Justice Grew.
Frederick Turpin andaD Dolly iTurpin,
fighting in the street.Hqi lfis@ ~! XII.
Lavtnia Morgan (coloredl; cursing aud
abusing G.. w: Valentine; and Valentine
was; charged with labnsing Lavinia and
stealing one gold ring valued at two dol
lars. ':.3y3iitftas :: ., 5nt~#f j; syt4a aJlt ~its
William Valentine fwhite( charged with
having in his possession a lot of chewing to-
bacco, the property OF T.lC. Williams.