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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-04
An IMPROBABLE RUMoR.

The Courier.Journa of yesterday has
this Washington special under date Of
the ID:
1t ia stated here very positively to.
night that Postmaster General Key will
resign from the cabinet after congress
meets. 1t is claimed bal he will by
that time have fully accomplished the
object tor which he was selected, and
prefers TO retire to private life rather
than further risk the miscoustruction of
his motives by his personal and party
friends.
We do not regard this as a strong
probability. The object for which be
was appointed and by which be should
have been governed in accepting We
world imagine to be the efficiency Of the
postal service and the welfare OF the
country. he has filed the Office we'll
enough we presume, although no great
changes or reforms have been announced.
If he chose to make himself ridiculous
in sickly sentimental, namby pamby
speeches to gaping New England
crowds he had q personal right to do so,
but he has no right to complain if the
Southern people disclaim and disowr
him as q representative Southern man
We are willing for Wade HAMPTON
Gordon aud Lamar, Isham G. Harris anG
James E. Baily, Governor Garland o.
Arkansas, Throckmorton Of Texas, Ber
Hill Of Georgia, and Senator Merrimor
OF North Carolina, and many others, ia
be pointed to sS fair representatives and
opponents Of Southern character and
sentiment; but Mr.. Key, however honest
and worthy 40 a gentleman, falls short o.
the standard by several inches. But al
TO resignation, that would not help the
case. It might reduce the quantity 0
criticism be has invited, but not chang
It's temper. The best thing he a do,
Hayes will lot him stay, will be to hol,
on and make as much character as pos
sible, for II he steps down and out nov
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Rnapepsion OF u COTTON MIL

NEWPORT, R. l., September A. The
Perry Cotton Mil has suspended opera.
lions, owing to the financial difficulties Of
the Newport Manufacturing Company.
Benjamin Finck, indorser of the latter's
paper, is the principal owner. A large
nu@ber Of hands are thrown out of EN-.
ployment. Several 6anks will immedi,
ately act in the matter, and their repre-.
sentatiye3 will be present at the meeting
of creditors this evening.
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DEATH TRAPS IN TALL BUILDINGS.


The high buildings in which factory
operatives work and hotel servants sleeI
are more terrible spectres to the working
men Of great cities than low prices o.
labor. A large number Of lives were
lost by a fire in the heart of New York
city yesterday because no adequate
means Of fire escape had been provided,
The number is variously estimated from
q dozen or two to a hundred OF
two, but it cannot be known until the
charred bodies are taken out of the
smoking ruins. 1t is a ~sickening, awful
catastrophe. Men working on the sixth,
seventh and eighth floors of the piano
factory burned we're far above the reach
of ladders from outside, and the narrow
stairways and hatchways being filed with
smoke, flame and gases, they had
the alternative Of leaping to certain
death on the stony pavements below or
of being cremated in the roaring lake Of
fire beneath and around them. 1t was
certain death either way, and if there
was any choice it was only to decide
which would be the easiest aud quickest.
The fire department Of this great
city encountered the usual difficult
ties in such cases. Their ladders
were too short, the supply of water
ave out or was inadequate, ard
the buildings being of ~combastible
material burned like an old barn full of
fodder. There was little time fer escape
even with ample appliances. The fire
extended to various other buildings, as
stated in our dispatches yesterday, and
we read to-day that three hundred and
fifty families are rendered homeless and
most Of their furniture is destroyed. 1t
Leems that no warning and no precau-
iion lessons the number or the horrors of
these disasters from year to year. With
in but a few months We have read of the
terrible loss Of life by two great fires
One in Brooklyn, the other 10 St. Louis.
at the time the metropolitan press
hbounded with suggestions aa to the
manner of preventing a recurrence of
such terrible evils, and the FIRE depart.
inents Of the great cities it was thought
had learned new lessousin the dangerous
art Of subduing the devouriug element
and saving human life; but heroic FIRE.
men are not always sustained by heroic
public sentiment and city councils. Even
where this might be the case there is no
good remedy for eightstory buildings,
crowded with working people from morn
Ing until night, except to tear them
down. We are in favor of q working
mems party that will organize to protect
life and demand immunity from whole.
sale slaughter. There should be laws to
prevent men from unduly risking their
lives, ever in en- honorable occupation,
and 10 punish those who force the tempt
Rtion and the necessity upon poverty.
stricken employees.
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A Case of yellow Fever ia New
York.


New York, September A case Of
uudoubted yellow fover was reported to
Sanitary Superintendent Day yesterday
Tho victim Of the disease was Robert
Leitcb, a Scotchman, twenty-six years
OF age, who arrived in this city August
18th, by steamer from Fernandina, Fla.
Friday he was taken with all the symp.
toms of yellow fever, rapidly grew worse
was removed to New York hospital, and
died Saturday night. The doctors state
that not the least fear need be felt there
would be any spread of yellow fever in
the city from this cause.
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THE letter-carriers Of this city, as we'll
as throughout the country, are moving
to secure if possible an increase of pay.
A petition will be seat to congress, and
we hope it will receive attention and be
acted upon f~avorably, Their present pay
is insufficient for the labor they per-
form, coupled with so much responsibility,
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MISSISSIPPI.

Several buildings are being constructed
at the Hew steamboat landing in Delta.
The fruit crop in Coahoma county is
better this season than it has been for
years,
Vieksburg has a classic perlieu called
Shirt Tail Row. and the denizens are
often lifted by the police.
1t is not at all unlikely that the
Plymouth will make another trip up the
Mississippi river next winter.
Three men were killed at Pickens sta.
ton last week. All we're white men.
The killing was done by negroes. No
intimidation.
We would DO very much obliged to GER
tain of our Mississippi exchanges fer a
little more local news and considerably
less national politics.
Colonel James D. Stewart is promi-
nently mentioned as being most likely
to receive the Democratic nomination
for mayor of Jackson.
Hon. II. NJ. Street, of Prentiss county,
a defeated candidate for State auditor,
has been unanimously nominated for the
legislature by bis fellow citizens.
In the nominating convention of Mad
ison county, Hon. j. B. Yellowley, of
secret circular notoriety, was beaten for
the Legislature by . negro, and a very
ordinary one at that.
Oxford Falcon: Mr.. S. W. Newell, one
Of old Latayette's sons aud a promising
young minister, will leave shortly for
South Harley, Georgia, which will be his
field Of labor for the present..
Friar's Point is the quietest, best gov
erned town on the banks of the river.
No disorder Of any kind occurs that is
% promptly nipped in the bud. So
says the local paper, and that is good
authority.
The Vicksburg Commercial, a live,
sprightly afternoon paper, edited by
James a.. Sullivan, formerly Of Mem
phis, has closed its first volume, and
seems to be winning ita way to perma-
nent success.
In a recent difficulty between the rail.
road hands and the town negroes at Shu.
buta, on the Mobile and Ohio road, W.
J.. Bachelor, the town marshal, was shot
and killed by one Of the former. Four
teen of the railroad employees we're ar.
rested.
The following ticket has been nom.
mated by the Conservatives of Marshall
county, and will be elected: For sena-
tor-General a. M. West; for the l4gis.
lature-Dr. W. f. Hyer, DR.. W. C. War.
ren, NJ. 0. Rand, Ed Kuhl; for sheriff
Henry c. Myers; for treasurer-James
I. Mckinney; for assessor-D. I.
Brooks; for surveyor-P. j.. Eckles; for
coroner and rsnger-Clem Read.
Mr. James c. Brady was killed al Be
len, Quitman county, recently, by one
Captain Porter, who is in charge Of q
boat with saw mill attached. II will
perhaps be difficult to arrive at the truth
in regard to this affair, as there were
none present but the hands working for
Porter. It wa with difficulty that Mrs.
Brady could procure the body of her
husband for decent burial, the parties
present at the time OF his death having
prepared to bury him without even a
coffin; aud it was not until his body had
been sent for three times that they could
be induced to give it up.
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indications.

WASHINGTON, September 4.-For Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley northwest to
southeast winds, clear, warm. followed
by cloudy and threatening weather and
falling barometer.
The rivers will change but little.
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.sen,h BIZ

PITTsBURG, September 4 Daniel
Reynolds, a prominent manufacturer
aud we'll known citizen Of Allegheny
City, died last night Of injuries received
Wednesday last by falling %througha mis-.
placed grating on Pennsylvania avenue.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-04

The subscription price Of the PUB.
LILO LEDGER is IS per annum for
the Daily, and 50 per Gnnum for the
Weeky-PostGge free.
Persons leaoing the city for the sum
msr can order the DAILY LEDGER
at 75c per month, or twO dollars for
three months, in adUance, NTH the
privilege of changing pOstO6Fce.
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Fiourinr Mlll Rurnsa.

ST. Louis, September 4.-The Eagle
Touring mill at Granville, ILL.,, near
Nashville, together with %, 1000 bushels
of wheat, was burned yesterday. Loss
about $4,000 insured for $4,000, but
the names of the companies are not re.
ported.
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CINCINNATI, September 4. = Robert,
James and Samuel Goodrich and James
Simmons were taken from jail and hung
by a mob last night at Newcastle, Ky.
They were charged With numbering q
number of persons in Owen aud Henry
counties.
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Auction.
SALE IN BANKRUPTCY
Oh
House and Lot on Front Street,
ABovE EXCHANGE. PART.oF LOT 60.

ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, AT
change streets, VIC shall have the honor to sell
for Q. Adams, Esq. assignee in bankruptcy
of McllYaine X O., in the Distric' Court Of
tho United States for the Eastern District Of
Virginia, to the highest bidder at public sac,
that valuable property. once among thu most
valuable business houses n Memphis, but
now somewhat %dilspidated, the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-04

New York, September 4.-The visit
ing governors were given q reception to.
day at the city hall, after which they
looked in at Castle Garden, and later in.
spected the institutions down the bay
and on the island in East river.
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it win be his last appearance 10 any
prominent position. He likes office and
should quit making speeches and try to
fill the place he has as well as possible,
while the lamp holds out to burn"
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CAIRO, September 4.--Arrived--Capi.
toll City, Vicksburg, 8 p M. Departed
Capitol City, st. Louis, 10 pm; Dam.
sci, OHIO river, 6 am. Cloudy and cool.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-04

CHARLIE Ross has changed so that his
own parents fail to recognize him, and
the poor little fellow seems glad Of it.
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TwO.stOry Brick House

on Front street. 6rsthouse north of EXCHANGE.
with the lot on which il stands % feet front
by l4S% feet deep 10 the alley. Terms. half
cash balance in six months. with interest,
secured by decd in trust. We sell and convey
the title vested in the Assigne. which is bo
lieved TO DO perfect, but tho purchaser shall
have the right TO investigate the title and 10
reject IL II not good. A deposit Of ten per
cent. on the bid will be required vt the sale, TO
bo returned Il II the title Is defective.
EsEas&a&aATREZENANT & co,
l-l2 Real Estate Agents,
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T%ELEGRAPHIC MARKETS.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, September 4, 1850 a M
United States skies of 1881, lO44@lO42;
United States skies of 1881, coupons,
-@ll0i; new four-and-a-halfs, lC4l@
1868; coupons, = @lO6; fve-twenties
of 1865, new issue, lO51@lO5s; ive.twen.
ties of 1867, = @lO7s; fve.twenties Of
1868, coupons, = @lO93; t%en.forties,
@l084 ten.forties, coupons, 1880
1898; currency skies, 1898; new fves,
= @lO73.
LONDON, September a, 4 p,m,-Consols
for money, 95 3l6; on account. -;
United States new four-and.a-halfs, 1851;
United States fve-twenties Of 1867, 1913;
United States te%n-forties, lOS; new ives,
1918; Erie, l2S.
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DIED.

WHEATLEY-At noon, Tuesday, Septem
Der 4, 1877, WALTER MAURY WHEATLEY, infant
son Of W. A. and A. L. Wheatley, aged eight
months.
Funeral from the residence, 1858 Vance
street. tomorrow, September 5th. at 10 am.
Carriages at the residence. Friends are in
yited.
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planting MiIl Rnrnah

BosToN, September Ar. G. Hunt
ress & Co.. planning mill at S~toneham is
burned. Loss S25, 900; insurance $40, 900.
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BREADsTUFFS.

0NRNSAACOA K " A01NI WAh
ter, l2s@l2s Cd; Milwaukee red, los 8d@
lbs Cd; California white, l2s 6d@l2s Sd;
California club, Us 9d@l3s I'd. Germ,
27s Od@27s Cd. Pork, COS. Beef, 97s Cd.
Bacon, long clear, 35s Cd; short clear,
37s Cd. Lard, 44s Cd. Tallow. Ais Cd.
New YORK, September 4, 1915 p m.-
Flour is steady. Wheat quiet and steady
at 32@l 80; Milwaukee, l 35@l 81.
Corn quiet and firm at 563@573. Mess
pork is quiet at IL IS bid for September;
II IS for October; IL So for year. Lard
is quiet at 8 Is bid for September; 8 so
for October; 8 60 for November; 8 so
for December. Whisky nominal at l l21.
CHICAGO, September A, Y m.-Wheat
is active, with sales at | ID for cash;
l OBJ for September. Corn is steady at
Al for cash; 43B for September. Pork
quiet at IL 373 for October. Lard is
offered at 8 423 for October. Receipts:
Flour, 6663; wheat, lO3, l39; corn, 228,-
CSC. Shipments: Flour, $685.; wheat,
SO, 1872; corn, 36S,803.
CINCINNATI, September 4-Flour is
steady and firm. Wheat firm and scarce;
white, 81 POOL 30. Corn is unchanged.
Whisky is lower aud in good demand.
Pork is unchanged. Lard, 81. Bulk
meats, s l23@7, Z rs bid. Bacon is un-
changed.
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B. AND L. ASSOCIATION.
EUREKA
Building & Loan Assn
Capital, 100000

OFFICERs;
JOHN W. COCHRAN, President
0. fl. p. PIPER, Vice President
VIM. GAY, :1:: Secretary
W. D. BEARD, s::; Attorney
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ADVERTISING.


A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
N WIN A FORTUNEI-Ninth Grann
Drawing, 1877. At New Orleans, tuesday,
bentemher hLh.
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6l.xxyi.sO
The Morning herald., 1877-01-02
NEVER FAILING WORM SYRUP:

F.. F. Kunk els Worm Syrup never fails
to destroy Pm, ~ett and stomach worms.
tr. .kuukei is the only successful physi.
clan VINO removes Tape Wo III III two hours
Head and all conplet-. ali e, AMI no lee
TN head passes. Common sense teaches II
Tape Worms can he removed, all 9th I
Worms can be readily des royed. senu for
circular 10 Or. Z. r. kunkel, $50 North
Ninth street, Philadelphia Pa, o. ask your
druggist for bottle Of kunkie's Worm
), rup. Price 81 per bo'te. 1t never fails.
Used uy chill rem OF grown persohs with
| perfect safety.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-02
Revolving Cruelty At Sea.

4 private letter from Hong Kong con.
tsins the following: A most revolving
case of bad treatment On board ship has
just been brought to light. The American
ship C. o. Whitmere, from Cardiff with
coal to the Naval Yard, arrived in Port
the other day, and the crew, one and all
presented themselves before Con7ul Bailey.
and each told sad story Of continued bad
trestmeut during the voyage. One of them.
the second mate was most victimized for
disobeying the captains order to ill-treat
the crew, died from his wounds. The poor
man had seven holes in his head, and his
cheek-bones were broken. On his back
several Jumps we're visible, covered with
matter. His legs were riveted by sail
needles; and in this state he was confined,
chained, in the lazaretto, four days; and
when he was carried up and laid on deck
the poor man was covered with dried blood
and filth, and vas out of his mind, talking
incoherently and sometimes would exclaim,
"My wife my child my child" In his
pocket was found a letter from his wife, in
which the following passage occurs Our
SlAAN A00 Juns k't ohothSA SoosA' = "S
captain, who superintended the opera
ton, now ordered some buckets Of water to
be thrown over the body Of ihe victim. now
stark naked; and sand and broom soon
removed all dried blood, and torrents of
quick blood oozed out from the wounds.
The man during this demoniacal torture
would cry out, "Oh! oh!' in deep
groans. He was afterward placed ia the
carpenters shop, which means a plank,
four feet two inches long by five feet, and
the man measuring six feet. conId no,
stretch out his limbs. In this position he
was kept four days, when lie died. Wnes
his body was taken out to be sewn in 9
sheet and consigned to the deep, it wa
impossible to stretch Gu. his iegs, The
knees adhering firmly to his breast. The
consul had the captain and the t~,
officers arrested and their rendition de-
manded from the British Governmen,
But it is feared that owing to the lat
difficulty between Great Britain and TN
United States, when the treaty was abro
gated, the murdereIs will be allowed to g
scot free. have only given above a iey
Of the most revolving atrocities.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-02
VvX POPULI vOx DEL.

The first use of it in political sense was
by the Archbishop Of Canterbury, who
usedit - text for sermon, preached at The
coronation Of Edward III. The text was
full of significance, as Edward II had been
dethroned by an act Of Parliament,
January IS, 1927, and his son few
days before having been called, TO fill his
place. A French essayist, takes issue with
the truth Of the proverb-The cry before
Pilate's judgment seat, "Let him be cruci-
fed" was "Vox Populi." "rhe cry of all
the people, who dare affirm it was "Vox
Dei?' say the Freuchmen.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-02
Baby Life In China and Hindostan. J..
From st, Nicholas,

The bsre-headed baby Of China, not
quite 90 grave al his Asialc cousins, is
still contented little traveller, whether
he rides on the back Of mamma, or is tied
on . mat to sleep, or exposed beside the
door in bamboo cage, or fastened to hi,
gilded baby chair. to teach him to 1T up
The most important moment in his young
life is ~hen, at the age Of one year, he
decides his future destiny in curious
way. He is carefully dressed in new
clothes, and seated in the middle of
large sieve, in which are placed many
articles, among which are money, scales, a
brass mirror, writing utensils, books, silver
aud gold ornaments, and fruits, while the
anxious parents stand by to see which
object will frs. attract his sober black
eyes. If he takes up book or pencil, he
Is destined to become scholar: il the
glitter Of gold or silver attract him, his
fate . 10 ramass wealth; if fruits suit him
best, he will incline to spurn the rice of
his fathers table, and feast upon delicate
puppy-stcw or bid's-nest soup.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-02
nY HOOK on BY CROOK.

This saying, arose from claim made
by the tenant of land near Barnford in
England, that from time memorial, he
had the privilege Of going into. the New
Forest, Il Royal Park to take the dead
branches Of the trees therein, with a
carta horse 4 hosk and a crook, and a
sail cloth" The necessity Of the sail
cloth, points distinctly to his being oh.
liged to'get his 6rewood 10 the forrest, "by
hook or BY crook" The saying is applied
pretty much the same way now, as ths
claims made by the Barnford tenants two
centuries ago, presents it.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-02

CEND Csc. 10 g. r. ROW ELL e. co New
y York, for pamphlet of 100 pages. contain.
ing lists OF 1900 newspapers. and estimates
showing cost Of advertising.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-02
fNHE SUN
1877.
NEW YORK.
1877.

1877. NEW YORK. 1877.
The different editions Of the Sun during
the next year will be the Same as during
year that has Just passed. he daily
edition will on week days be sheet OF four
pages. and on sundays sheet ofeie ht pa
yes. or 81 broad columns; while the weekly
editien will be sheet Of eight pages of the
same dimensions and character that are
already fami lar to our readers.
The Sun will continue to be the strenuous
advocate of reform and retrenchment, and
of the substitution o1 statesmenshlp, wis
dom and integrity fer hollow pre- ence, i'm
oecility and f.aud in the adr iulttralion of
pubic affairs. 1t will contend for the gov
ernment of tine people by the people AID for
the people. a, oppos sd to government 10y
flauds in the ballot box and in tue count
ing of votes enforced by H,litsry violence.
1t will enoeavor 10 supply its readers-a
body now not far from million OF sou s.
with the mo>l careful, complete and trust
worthy accounts OF current events. and
will employ tor this purpos' numerous and
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respondents. It's reports from Washington
espe ecially, will be full. accurate and fear
less; and it Will doubtless continue 10 -e-
serve nd enjoy the hatred of those who
thrive by p'undering the Treasury or by
usurpIng hat the law does not give the M,
while it will endeavor merit the conf.
dence oflhe pubic by defending the tights
of the people against the encroachmenls OF
unjust fed power.
The price of the daily Sun will be IS
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or with the Sunday euition e7.7Oayear.
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81 20 year post paid.
The WEEKLY sun eight pages Of Sc broad
columns will be furnished during the year
1877 at the rate of 81 year post paid,
The bench oftbis large reduction from
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be enjoyed by individual subscribers with
out the necessity Of making up clubs. AT
the sam. time, i any of sur .riends choose
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scribers from one place will be en- ,ten tc
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the expense. Of paper nd printing ar.
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The Morning herald., 1877-01-02
A Boys Trick.

Some boy. created great excitement at
Rochester, n. Y. the other day, by stuf.
fng pair of striped stockings aud arran
ging them 50 az to float down the Genesee
river, with the feet upward, as if human
body was drifting along with the head
downward. A great crowd gathered to
rescue the supposed body, and after much
effort the stockings were fshed out and the
deception became apparent.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-02

n. Morning STAR" Wilmington,
North Carolina, one Of our most valnstle
Southern exchanges will not publish a
paper to-day owing to the fact tina. they
ars taking down the old power press and
euhetituting new one.