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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-23
DIRECTORY.
LODGES.

LODGES. w
SiurR MEMPHIS, No. lis meets "a Friday
in 'aeh month, in odd Fellows Hall. FIN
Nelson, SIS NJ; B X Pullen, Sec'y.
,NGEROSA, No. l68-meets LIST Monday IN
en- u month, in Odd Fellows Hall. en-
carroll, " NJ; john Beamish. Sec'y..
AELIA SOOTT, No. 2s9-meets lst Wednesday
n each month, in odd Fellows Hall. A S
Myers. W NJ; RA Lyle, Sec'y.
DESOTO. No. &9-meetS Sd Friday in each
mout u odd Fallows' Hall. + q William
con, " NJ; John W Graham, Sec'y.
A~ILWINNING. No.. 3l-meets 4th Friday In
each month. in Odd Fellows Hall. James S
Carpenter. W NJ; A j Knapp, See'y.
ROYAL ARCH.
PEgK CHLPTER, No. 22-msots "a Monday OF
esoh mOnth-at Masonic Hall, in 6syoso
Riook. Robt. Galloway, NJ. Il. b. PIT John
Beamish, secretary.
lnHnPaIs CHAPrEa, No. s5-meets st Ma
sonic Hall, Ia 9aynso Block, Sd Monday Of
each month. B. F. Haller. M, i. 4. P;
John W. Ward, Secretary.
r. n g. n.
EuRuKA COUNCIL, No. 6-mests 50 IhDfe~
day OF each nauth-at Masonic Hall, il day
ose Blook. Ed Worsham, Acting n. III.
A. J. Wheeler. Rec.
TspPLARs.
CYRRNEC ~OHEASDKsT, No. k-meets 9Th Mon
dAy Of each month at Masonic Hall, Gavos0
t,o'k r. e. Williamson, 3. c.; B. X. Pull
81. BLHo UONxAEDEsr No. l5.-Maeis
Sd tuesday Of each month at Masonic Han.
agoso FLOCK. A. J. Wheeler. Z. O.; John
D. Huhn, Rec.
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ms following quotations arc for orders
sIotS ana small lots In q iobbing Ways
claar NJ uogse)-~bhoulders, - 10 SIC; long
y" 'iues' Va 10 9Hc; clear rib sides, w 10
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No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The E. o. Stanard passed vicks-
burg yesterday 0 X.
The Maumelle left Little Rock
yesterday for Fort Smith.
A dense fog prevailed on the
river from to 9 am, delaying the
short packets.
The Ashland, Thompson Dean
and Joe Bryarly passed Vicksburg
yesterday noon for New Orleans.
The swell in the Ohio river was
not as great as anticipated, and
navigation will be very little i'm
proved.
There is a large amount of pro-
duce and grain along the Ohio river
awaiting shipment South.
Captain Parisot's new packet the
Carrie Hogan and the new Red
river steamer Lotus passed Evans
VILE yesterday afternoon.
The Grand Lake and barges left
st. Louis yesterday for New Or
leans.
The City of Chester left st. Louis
last evening for Memphis, She
will arrive here tomorrow night
and return to st. Louis Thursday
evening, her regular day.
The Belle Memphis returned to
st. Louis last night with 800 bales
of Eastern-bound cotton.
The Phil Allin, Captain Huls,
will arrive to-day from Vicksburg
and have her repairs completed and
leave on Thursday for Arkopolis in
place of the Illinois.
Freights from Cairo to New Or
leans rule at 173 to 224 cents per
100, and dry barrels 35 cents.
The Glencoe is due down for
New Orleans.
The Commonwealth leaves st.
Louis tomorrow for New Orlean 5.
Captain Randall will have the
West Wind here next week to en- ter
regularly in the st. Francis river
trade.
The light draught steamer R. S.
Triplett comes from the lower Ohio
in a few days to run in the upper
st. Francis river trade in conuec-
ton with Captain Randall's West
Wind.
Captain VIM. Joplin, who has a
legion of friends along the upper
coast, accompanies the Belle Of
Texas this evening to aid in intro
ducing her in the trade
The Fannie Tatum, Captain Bob
in command, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening
for Cairo and st. Louis, connecting
with the principal railroads for all
East and West.
Capt. Tom Forrest goes out as
star gazer on the Belle Texas.
Mr.. William Johnson, engineer
of the Ruth, was married yesterday
to Miss Sallie Rays, of Devall's
Bluff.
The Florence Meyer comes South
from st. Louis to enter the Arkan-
sas river trade, for which she was
originally built.
Captain Remission, better known
as "0ld Tublar," celebrated his
forty-ninth birthday at Cincinnati
Saturday.
Captain G, G. Wayne will be the
agent this season at New Orleans
for the Cincinnati packets.
The Keyser opposition towboat
line at New Orleans has failed.
The j. G. Fletcher, one of the
best light draught boats ever built,
will enter one Of our local trades.
The packets leaving tomorrow
will be the George W. Cheek for
Helena, Coahoma for Friar's Point,
James Howard for New Orleans,
Batesyille for Benefits, Carl Schurz
for Scanlan's and Oscsola Belle for
Ashport.
The City of Augusta will leave
New Orleans this evening for White
river and designs running in the
above trade this season. Captain
Joe Elliott, her chief clerk, vii
leave here on Thursday to reioir
her.
The Grand Lake run into anc
sunk, below st. Louis Sunday night
a fat and two gkiffs with familie,
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quotations are as follows:


The market this morning is firm, with
a good demand and some factors asking
higher rates. Official quotations are ur-
changed. Estimated sales for the dsy,
1000 bales.
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KHEGETa or

TENNESSEE LoD8z 10. 5-mes.s w.
every Monday pisht at Harmony
Hall, I. O.. e.. p, corner Beal and fernando
streets. Jno. Wilson, &C; Felix LeClero, v.
C.; II. J. Walker, r; W. X. Meystoh, : Of
R. Snd s.; G.. W. L. Crock, y. Of E.; Albert
Swim, ". off.
MENPHis LODGE No. 6-meets second, third
and fourth Tuesday evenings in each month.
at Pythiqn Hall, 2e Second street, Vincent
Block. j. Wood, G. q; II. S. Reynolds, Y
c.; A. Mergell P; W. II. Atkinson, K. Of
r. and S; Z. ". Yigus. d. Of B.; Jacob
Lots A Y
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Hall, No. 29S Second street.
J. II. Thompson, W. @. T.; Earle CAN'T, VI.
V. T.; @. A, S. Richardson. ". R.; q, r..
Shepherd. ". A, R.; W II. Harris, w.. Il. r.;
Bun +. Price " Tit. +, Callahan, W. u;
o. Olsen, W. D. u; W. W. lapps, w. g.;
D. @. McDOugal, W. s.
THALEs Temple or IL. Asu T. No. meets
every Thursday evening at ~ o'clock at hall,
No. 29s Second st. W.. IL. Atkinson W, y. n;
j L. Bourne, Wv. T.; Char. v, Gebhardt,
W. K; Peter Engles, W. A r.; j. Callahan,
W. r. &; Jonathan Wood, W n; g. Salem,
W. u; 10 Barbeo, W. D. O.; Geo. Ram
sey. W. G.i John D. Cox, IT,. VS..
OHELsEA TEMPLE OF d. AND 7. No. 2-meets
every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, at their
III, Brick Church. Chelsea. W. NJ, Carr,
W. O. T.; Z. 7. White, Wv T.. Chas. II.
Lanham, ". r.; g. +. Dawson. W. A.. r.;
W. iii. Wheadley W. u r. j. Rawlings.
W. D. Ute. r; Egnew, 20; l. Isaacs,
W. S.; Z. K. Colby, P. w. G. 7.
MONTGOMERY COUNCIL No l., 7. A. ANDg
r. meets first and third Saturday in each
month, in Tempeb5apoo Hall at ~ o'clock
pm. Horace H. Briggs, q. Of c.; g. A. s..
Richardson, r.
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OLD FOLKS.

OLD Folks HIsToRICAL SooIETY-meets at
No. IS Madison street basement. the lst
Tuesday in each month. W, Z. Waldran.
Pres'ti j.P. Prescott, Sec'y; ]. g: Lonsdale,
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Z Q, =. y. %DIBKUT0nx.
Odd Fellows hall. corner Main and NOrtl
Court stresti

rf4A
Odd Fellows, ball, OOrnsr Main and North
Court streeHi
LoDeHs,
MEMPHIS LODeE, No. 6-mocts every Tues
day. J. 7. Leake, n. g.; W. A. Murphy, ".
o.; L. S. Burr. Secretary; W. S. Bruce
CaIszlsax LoDsA, No. s-meots every Mon
lay night. A D. Gibson, N. g.; I. J..
Hogan, v. g.; John A. cit. Treasurer;
Thsmss Bacon. r. s.
~SoHLLEs LoDeg 10; l4o-Lness syary We'd
ner, 2. g.; obas. BorEeF, eeotesGry; l..
Ottenheimer, Treasurer.
BANNER L0DGr, No. l47-meots every Friday
night. II. A. Carroll, n g.; John g. Sick,
v. 6.iWm. Henry, p. and p. ST. Us. viii
BIuyg CRY LoDeE, No. iS-meets every
thursday evening at Odd Fellows Hall.
Frank Lamont. n. o.. w. A. Rudd, N.6.i
J. W. Alexander. Seo'y; S. @. Toof, Treas.
HARN0NY LODGE No. 99-meets every Tues
day night az Odd Fellow Hall, corner Beal
sHd fernando streets, D. A. MoQmber. n.
G.; John d. Adams, v. O.; ii. II. Hampson,
sec'y; G.. W. Miller. Treasurer.
DEaEEn LODGE.
MEEPH1a DEGREE LoDaE No. 3-Msets hTst
Saturday Of each month. G. NJ. Carroll, D.
N; Id R. Jack, D D. NJ; Ihos. 5. Bing-
ham, LIST A. d. NJ: Ihos. Bacon, IDA. d. N;
4. P. Holland, Seq =; !. W. smith, treas.
NKGAxPEIETR.
dATOg0 E~KCANPxnET, NO. E-meets Oh the
ist and 81 Thzrsday nights Of each month.
". X French. C. p; P. c. Smith, "A. r.;
Henry Clements, S. W. Thos. Bacon. scribe;
John A. Holt. Treasurer; Dave Reahard.
J. W.
MExPHIs~ BsoANFEEET, 10. 9-nee.ss "a and
tn Thursday Rights OF zach month. 5. 8.
Garrett, G.. =; John g. Sick, u. Pill. I.
49, g &c n LAS W q M l.
Crook, scribe; 7. S. Bingham, Treas,
dREERAL RELIEF CONNlTrEE-D.I I. Porter.
Chairman. 2s Front street; John ". WayEes-
burg, Memphis Oil CO., Secretary and Treas
urer, H. Gronauer, j. Il. Shepherd, B. K.
Pullen, D. G.. Reahsrd.
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OEUTsOMEn -sRUDaR.BUsD.

DEUrsoHER BEUDER-BTyD moets lstSunday
ball. y. G. SchaPer, Pres't; g.. A. Junker-
mann, Vice rest; W. Glaentser, scc'y; II.
W. Schultze, Ireas'r; Aug Zwoiiei and John
Handwerker. Sick Committee for Northern
Division; John Wendell aud John Margle,
Sick Committee for southern Division.
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GINS n
Corner Second and Jackson SITS.

I WOULD INVITE THE ATTENTION OF
j planters in the vicinity of Memphis to the
following statement Of facts: l have the
latest and most approved Cotton Gins and
Cleaners. l have large capacity for storage
and drying, so that your cotton need not be
exposed TO the weather nor ginned while wet,
Sacks furnished free Of charge. Order through
your merchant or direct from our gin.
i will gin as low as any responsible gin in
tho city. All cotton sent to me will be COW
cred by insurance against fro whiie in nay
hands. WILLIAM DENIES.
JAMES NJ. Witt. sup,t 1875
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RAILROAD TINE TABLE.

MEMPHIS AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Arrives. Leaves.
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For New ModrId.

Lone Star Line-Regular Memphis and Nav
Madrid semi-W eekly Packet For Ran
dolph,, Osceola, Hales' Point, Tptonyilie.
New Madrid and all way landings-The ele-
CANT sidewLeel steamer
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NAToMA TENFLE OF II. AND 7.
40. l-meets every Friday ovon-
2 nI,nnat % Tow,va.nw..
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MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON &. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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Depot at head OF Main street.
Ticket office, 2d Main street, corner Of
Madison.
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Depot at 1901 OF Main street.
Ticket office, 28I Main street, corner Of
.odison. NJ. BURKE, Gen. Sup't
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MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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. EMPHIsA AND LITTLERooK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-13
Prairie.DOg Village.

Four hundred and thirty-five miles
west of Omaha is situated the great
Prairie Dog City, one of the largest set
Elements on the line of the Union Pacific
railroad. Several hundred acres, each
side of the track, have been taken up
by the sagacious little prairie-dogs, and
there they have made their homes, and
that without buying one lot from the
company. or as much as saying: "By
your leave" The dwellings, consist of
little mounds, from foot to eighteen
inches in height, raised by the dirt ex-
cavated by their burrows. On the APP
proach of train, the little inhabitants
can be seen scampering from their
homes. Arrived there, they squat upon
their hams or stand upon their hind feet
at the entrance-a hole in the top-bark-
ing Mt tht train as it passes. Should
any one venture too near, down they go,
aud their city is as silent as the "city of
the dead" 1t is said that the opening
in the top leads to subterraneous
chamber connecting with the next dwell
ing, and SO on through the settlement /;
but this is mistake. The prairie-dog is
of a sandy-brown color. and about the
size of large gray squirrel. In their
nest, living with them, are found the
owl and rattlesnake, though whether
welcome or not is uncertain. He lives
upon grasses and roots, and is generally
fat, and is by some, Mexicans especially,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-13
considered good eating. ~ his fiesh 10

considered good eating. ~ his Aesh 10
sweet and tender, though rather greasy.
Wolves prey ON tho little follows, aud
may be seen sneaking near the town,
hoping, by chance. to pick up some
straggler. But the dogs are not easily
caught. Some one Ia always on the look
out for danger, and gives the alarm on
the first intimation Of trouble. Then
away they all scamper to their holes.
II has always been a subject Of Gu
riosity and inquiry rs to how and where
prairie dogs, living on the prairie far
away from any river or stream, obtain
their water. Mr.. F. Leech, formerly Of
Mercer county, Pennsylvania, and a
frontiersman Of experience, asserts that
the dogs dig their own wells. each village
having one with concealed opening.
II matters not how far down the water
may be, the dogs will keep on digging
until they reach it. He knows Of one
such we'll two hundred feet deep, and
having q circular staircase leading down
TO the water. Every time dog wants
drink he descends this staircase, which,
considering the distance, is no mean
task. In digging for water, the animals
display rs much pluck as in resisting the
efforts of settlers to expel them from the
land Of their progenitors.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-13
What the Mails Contain,

Game, fish, seaweed, tobacco, leeches,
frogs, snakes and lizards we're sent
through the British post-office during
the past year some in letter packets,
others hidden away in newspapers, in
breach of post-otfice rules. A horned
frog and two live lizards arrived thus
from the United States, and were de-
ivered to their consignees. A live
snake was less fortunate. 1t escaped
from its packet, and was found, without
any address, in the Holyhead and Kings
town marine post-ofice, and was thence
forwarded, as unclaimed lost property,
to the Dublin Geological Gardens. The
London Times says: We have our
selves received what purported to be an
enclosure of Colorado beetles, but we
destroyed the whole parcel unopened,
and cannot, therefore, speak positively
as to the contents.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-13
Mrs. Macmillan.

had, says Celia Logan, writing from
New York to the Baltimore Ne,vs, little
business to transact few days ago with
a certain dealer in real estate. While
sitting in his Office there entered a lady,
tall, straight, well built, and graceful.
Not young, although art had been made
to do its share to make her appear so.
She was dressed all in black, the silk
being covered with real Spanish illusion
"a very beautiful, costly, and perisha-
BILE material, seldom worn in this or any
other country, on account of it's expen-
siveness. She was loaded with iewelry
the diamonds in her ears were almost
as large as walnuts, and could not have
cost less than $4,000. Even the handle
of her parasol must have cost a large
sum. Her carriage and pair outside were
enough to make ones mouth water, so
splendid were they. This lady talked in
a loud, shrill voice, with ring of COM
mand in it, as that of person possess
ing power and conscious of it. And no
wonder she looks grandly, and talks as
if accustomed to carry matters with a
high hand, for this is Mrs. Macmillan
the lady to whom Tweed, in those days
when he was flush and liberal, is said to
have presented mansion on Fifth
avenue worth $4,000! And as further
proof of his confidence in her discretion
and business ability, he is reported to
have deposited for safe-keeping, until he
abandons his retirement, the snug sum
in bonds, etc., of $l2, 600, 600 or S14,-
600, 900, leaving himself, as he truly
states, with only few paltry hundreds
of thousands.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-13
Dangerous Sport.

A lady was recently out walking, &C.
companied by her nurse and two chill
dren, near st. Louis, when one of the
latter was missed for few moments.
On being called, he answered from lit
tie distance
"Here I am, mamma, behind the
stump. I'm playing with big, beauti-
full worm. I've got chip, and it opens
it mouth ever so wide when 1 touch its
teeth with the chip"
Anxious to see the character of the
child's playmate, the two women went
to the spot, when, behold they saw a
rattlesnake, two feet long, coiled against
the butt of the stump, and the child
thrusting the chip against its head. The
snake appeared perfectly passive. not
even giving the usual warning with its
rattles. 1t is needless, perhaps, to say
that the mother was frightened beyond
the power of motion. The nurse quick
" moved the child, and one of the
hands dispatched the dangerous play
mate.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-13
An Indian Legend.

Here is specimen of Indian romance
Long before the foot of the white man
had trod the valleys west of the Ape
lache, or Blue mountains, there was a
noble young chief, Chowonk Bujun,
which signifies diving frog" surname
acquired from his habit of diving under
the water when pursued by enemies.
He loved Onaluska, heiress of the She
nanagins, rich and powerful tribe
dwelling on the Blue Water, rs New
river was called in the Indian tongue.
Addressing the object of his affection in
the poetic vein, natural to the stately
Aborigine, he said : "Chowonk Bujunk
is a great chief he can out-swim the
bull-frog, and his war-whoop is like the
voice Of the long-eared horse with which
the pale face pulls his agricultural imple-
ments. But Chowonk has neither fields
OF maize nor wigwams full of skins. Can
the daughter of the Shenanagins love
Chowonk Bujun for love alone?'
"Alas! !" said the maiden, "the
shadow of Chowonk is dearer to the eve
of Onaluska than the being itself of any
other man but there is proverb in
my tribe which says Love won't make
the pot boil"
"Pot boil?" exclaimed the maddened
youth, staggering back; "false Ona-
luska farewell forever"
Don't" exclaimed the frightened
maiden, as her lover rushed to the verge
of the precipice for they were on the
cliff, afterward called Lovers Leap.
The father of Onaluska was sampling
the great medicine fountain, and had
drained his tenth gourd of the water,
when piercing shrek resounded
through the woods. To cast the gourd
down and rush up the mountain side
was but the work of moment there,
leaning over the giddy cliff, was his
daughter, but no Chowon Bujun.
"Cruel parent, this is your work, :"
said the daughter pointing below, where
n qrhvering mass Of distorted Indian
corpse marked the last of poor Chowonk.
But will show the work of an Indian
maiden" Saying which, she extended
her arms in the air, cast one long look
down the awful abyss, and before the
father could prevent, had turned and
walked off in the other direction.
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A Terrible Liar.

"He was the orfulest liar ever seen, "
said Cooley O'Leary. az We returned
from hia friends funeral. "Why, he
told mo once that he lived on q small
island out in the Pacific Ocean on which
there was volcano. And he said that
there was an active demand out In that
region for watermelons, ~ no went to
the business OF raising them. And he
said one year his whole crop failed OK.
cept one melon, and that kept on grow.
ing at such fearful rate that II crowded
him of the lowland and up on the side
OF the volcano, which generated steam
and caused IN explosion which blew up
the whole concern to atoms, and shot
him four hundred miles out to sea, where
he was picked up by whnler. He used
to tell mo that the one great mistake
of his life was that no didn't drive
plug in the crater Of the volcano so Us to
make IL water-tight, and then slice open
the watermelon and come sailing home
on the half shell.
"He would lie. He said that once he
was cast away on m iceberg, with no
baggage but n pair Of skates and fish
ing pole. But he skated around until
he came across dead whale, frozen into
the ice. So he took of his shirt-it was
night for six months that year up there
tore it into strips for wick. ran the
strips through the bamboo fshing.rod,
stuck the rod into the fat of tho whale.
and lit the other enl He said it burned
splendidly, and the iceberg reflected the
light SO strongly that it was bright as
day for forty miles around, and one ves-
sci ran into the berg thinking it was a
light house. He said he sold the iceberg
to the captain for $l5, 900, and the cap.
tain split it up and took il home, and
made two hundred per cent profit dis
posing of it to ice companies.
ellie we'll, sir, he beat any man I
ever came across. Told me that once
ont in Nevada, mountain lion attacked
him, with his mouth wide open. He had
presence Of mind enough to grab it by
the tongue and pull. The lion roared
with pain, but he did his level best pull
ing, and pretty soon the tongue began
to give and the tail to shorten, and
directly out they came, the tongue and
the tail in one long continuous string.
He said he had 'em at home and he
showed 'em to me, but my belief is they
were only three or four cow-hides and
bulls tail dovetailed together.
"He was astonishing rs truth
crusher. Said he served on gunboat
during the war which was very small
and light, while the mortar on the deck
was very large and heavy, and he Said
the first time they tried to fire fifteen.
inch shell, the shell remained stationary,
while the recoil was so great that it fred |
the gunboat four miles up the stream
and landed it in tree. He was liar,
but now he's dead I reckon he'll ketch
it."
There was no doubt about it. Mr..
was very successful as con-
structor of energetic works of fiction.