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THE sEcRErARY's REPLY.


Secretary Sherman, IN reply to the above report,
sent the following letter TO the Commission, approx
ing of their report, and also the accompanying
munication to Collector Arthur on the subject
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WAsnlscI2s. .Ls 19 H.. July I,, a isa7,S ,,,,
received but action deferred By reason of temporary
in your report and will cndeavor 20 carry effect.
The classification of the employees proposed by is the
psrtncnt and is in successful execution and will be
srsassst dea the ssndency always cena increase
the hsher Sas. shs rrad..on upon ne
'ure and character of the duties 70 be by them
mend the number Of each and win with you
iurther upon receiving their reports Your second
excluding from the Custom house all person. who who
violate the law against making or Offering gra
Customs service IS approved. and will be executed.
tie District Attorney prosecution and to the Depart
%ent Your third providing @ for revision
properly be referred to Congress will depend the
Of the number capacity and habits Of ompoyss would be
iound be the satisfactory guard against abuses
M n ,anD NV jonS SHERMAN, Secretary;
Committee Casl IN House, New York.
COLLECTOR ARTHUR.
TREASURY DErARrMEsT. July "a. 1877. !.
the commission on the New York Custom House Of date
mendns classification the employees similar 10 that
nov existing the Treasury Department. does not fix the
carefully recommend to me the number Of each grade
Tor each branch of Office within the limits OF the
number Of employees now retained adopting in cass
heation these rules First, that the number and
pen,atoa OF empoyes OF higher grade than class four
shall be recommended In the Second. tho ciass
cation viii depend not the merits OF the
but upon the character and OF the
perogmed by them. Third, that only many Of class
four the higher grade shall he assigned each branch
necessary TO operorm duties OF difficult char
acter requiring experience. sagacty, the highest
ofinteligence. Fourth that class sual
all those whose duties merely clerical and where
perform their duties. Fifth the classification for tho
other grades will depend the nature the duties
formed BY employees and their experience and capacity
discharge them refer TO United States Statutes
Large vol is p 800 section for The general oreanza
having been somewhat reduced by aw This will show the
general character of the organization o this depart
ment, to which you will please conform Tar as
practicable. Please extend your classification. also
to the two grades OF mended by
mittee. giving the OF each grade division
your Office 1t is better to name the be
signed to the respective grades until alter the number
each grade Is determined You will please your
by committee of officers otherwise. the
number OF each grade requisite to the business
Office and make report as early praciicabe Very
respectfully JOHN SHERMAN. Secretary.
General C. A. ARTHUR Collector OF Customs. New York.
"A similar letter also addressed to A. n. Cornell ESQ,
Naval Officer New YORK.
The New York herald., 1877-07-28

Secretary Sherman, IN reply TO the above report,
the following letter TO the Commission, APPROX
ing of their report and also the accompanying CON-
munication to Collector Arthur on the subject
The New York herald., 1877-07-28
BASEBALL.

ell utuu out oI DOuuus.
Reieree-Mr. Atkins.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-24
Saturday, November 10, 1877,

within legal hours. the following described
property, situated in shelby county, Tennes-
see. tO-wit;
The undivided one half interest in two. Ger
tnin tracts Of land, the frat Of which is
bounded as follows; In the Eleventh survey
or's district, range s.. section 4. civil district
No. 4, being the west half Of al26OO'aore tract
granted by North Car lima TO George Doherty
by grant No. 81. founded on warrant No 1900,
beginning ut tho southwest corner of said
250O aero tract; thence north with its west
line and with It's variations 10 tho northwest
corner Of said $500. acre tract; thence east with
tho north limo and ite variations; thence south
parallel with tho west boundary line so as TO
intorseot with the south boundary liae o. tho
2lOJ-acro tract, thence west with tho south
boundary line Of the 2j0O-acro tract and with
lis variations TO tho beginning, containing BY
estimation 1851 acres
Tho second tract situated 10 civil district
No. 4, surveyors district No, II, range s and
sections 4 and5, granted by North Carolina 10
george Doherty by grant No. ~, founded on
warrant No, 1929, but more articularly de-
SCI ibed as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a
peach-treo and poplar stump on J. II. Tur-
ner's east boundary line ef his Hill tract of
land, this being the northwest corner Of said
grant; thence south ~ west 81 so chains to a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

PUBLIC LEDGER 0FFIcE.
MEMPHIS. TENg.. October "a 1877.

MkhPHIS, linn. october "A. lofl.J
The money market, instead of becom-
ing easier as expected when cotton began
to arrive freely, is growing closer every
day, and none but customers on first
class paper receive accommodations at
the banks, and then in limited amounts,
at to 10 per cent. per anlum Exchange
is offered considerably in excess Of the
demand, the buying rates being firm and
well established, as follows: New York
and tie principal Eastern cities, { per
cent discount, except upon drafts carry
ing three days grace, when the rate is
discount; on New Orleans the rate is
not so we'll fixed, but buying is the
quotation; New York exchange is sold
by the banks at par. Street rates for
money are firm at II to 2 per cent. per
month. Gold in New York to-day rules
at 1929; here brokers are paying lOll for
sums exceeding $50. Local and foreign
securities are depressed, and are not 10.
quired after, transactions being limited
quotations are as follows:
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Monday, October 20, 1877,

in front Of the real estate Office Of T~rezeyant
q 20 No. 10 Madison street, Memphis, Ten
nessee, proceed to sell to the highest ard besr
bidder, for cash q certain tract of land lrinc
in the county Of Shelby, State of T-tn.esssei
bounded and described as follows;
Part Of the tract Of 1868 acres conveyed by
DuBose to Geo, T.. Holm's, being the north-
ern part Of what Is laid down in asub5itis;cu
Of said tract by. Geo. 9, and Vim, X, Holmes
as lot No, 3, which subdivision Il on rsccri
IN the Registers Office Of Shelby ooanty,
pounded on the north by lot No. s Of said SUBJ
division, on the On I by lot 7 Of same subdil
vision, on the west by Mrs. Il. II. Woolsey's
tract OF $50 acres, on the south by a tract Of
~ acres sold, by Holmes TO Caraway, the land
herein described being the Balance Of said lot
No. 3 alter said conveyance TO said Caraway'
All right OF equity Of redemption in case OF n
sale IS expressly waived by the grantors in said
heyed to be good, but l will sell and cor yev
as trustee only.
$3.50 W. D. MoCALLUM, Trustee.
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KEIGHTs or HOEOE.

FoUErAIE LODGE. No. 295-meets frst and
third tuesday evenings n NatsmR Hall. No.
- Second gEest. * 5 O'clock J.. B. Aldrich.
Dista.grs 7. P. Winchester, Reporter.
UEITH L0BsE No. 2L7-msets every WednsB-
day night a. Bali. No. 23 Second street. sp-
EtEirE- s. c. DePEss. Dictator; 4. =. Hill.
Reporter.
cEK1sEi LoDsK. No 25o-meex d and ltb
Thursday IN each month. a. Brick Church.
A. J. Knapp, D.; J. P. Prescott, Z
GEExArIA Lopez. 10. S9-nsets % and eth
Tuesdays in each month az 23 Second ttrest.
up-EtairS. jacob Braun, Dictator; John B.
Kleinef, Reporter.
MENPHIs LoDGE. No. Iq5 -meets first and
third Monday evenings in each month. 81
NatOma Hall, No. 29s Second street. at 3
o'clock. j. o. McClintock. Dictator; T..
Williams, Reporter.
DIAMoED LODGE. No 583-meets the second
and fourth Monday evenings nf the month al
8o'elock, at Natoma Hall, No. 293 Second
street. A j. Wheeler, D.; II A.. Tatum. R.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-24
BRADFORD & ELY,
Agents,
S04 Front Street.
1Es-rI
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

AshpOrt Osceola Belle. .....-5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer George W Cheek, Helena.
james Howard, New Orleans
Bsiesville, Bennetts Landing.
Carl Schurz. Scanlan's Lapdie
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Phil Alliu, Vicksburg.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer %Illineis, V%icksburg.
Fannie Tatum, ST. Louis.
Mark Twain, 81 Francis river
Katie Hooper, Arkansas river.
BOATS IN FORT.
james Howard, George w Cheek
Batesville, Carl Schurz, Phil Allin.
Condition Il the Rivers.
The river here rose a half inch
in the past "a hours, with 4 feet
above low water by the elevator
marks; at Cairo the rise was IL
inches, with 6 feet 4 inches on the
gauge at st. Louis the rise was 0
inches, with 10 feet 10 inches on
the gauge; at Pittsburg the rise
was feet 3 inches, with 6 feet 2
inches on the gauge; at Cincinnati
it declined 3 inches, with 8 feet on
the gauge at Louisville, 1 inch,
with 3 feet 0 inches in the canal
at Evansville it is receding, with 2
feet s inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland river rose ! inch, with
10 inches on the gauge. The Ar
kansas river is falling at Littl'
Rock, with o feet 4 inches on tn,
gauge. White river is swelling,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-24

Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

No. 1lel, R. = Cbancery Court of Shelby
County-E. r. Irby, Adm'x Of Edward
Irby. deceased, VS., VIM. Il Irby OF al.
DY VIRTUE OF AN INTERLOCUTORY
ID decree for sale. entered in the above
cause on the 9TH day Of February, 1877, and
renewed, etc., July 10, 1877, and October II,
1871, 1 will sell, at public auction, to the high
est bidder, in front Of the CLERK and Master s
office, courthouse building, Main street,
Memphis. Tenn, on
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TNoEPENDEET ORDER WORK.
i ING MEN.

SHELBY LODGE. No, a ~ MEETS every
Wednesday evening at Hal. corner of Beal
and Hernande streets, at "a o'clock; first and
third Wednesday degree nights. Ben X. Pull
zen. Pres't; W. r. Sims, Roc Sec'y.
CHELsEA LoDGE, No. 4i-meets every Men
day evening. corner Of Fifth and Saharans
l%treet', Chelsea. A. I. Lacey, Pres't; j. p.
Prescott, Sec'y.
GAYoso LoDGE. Ne. IS meets every Thurs
day evening. northwest corner Of Second and
Ada streets. j. Be Galloway, Pres't; O. A.
S. Richardson, Sec'y.
GEgMANIA LODGE, No. 52-meets every Mon
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Trustees Sale.

pY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EX-
- ecutei to me on the goth Of April. 1915. on.
in the Registers Office of Shelby oonniT- in
Record Book No. llS. page 81, to secure GER
tain Indebtedness therein set forth, the same
bolng past due and unpaidi now, therefore, l,
as said trnstee, will, on
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quotations are as follows
OOTTen.

There is only a moderate inquiry this
morning, and prices are somewhat irregu
lar. Official quotations, however, are
a%ominally unchanged. Sales yesterday,
28O) bales.
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DIRECTORY.

LODGES. wv
SiurH MsMPH1s, No. IlS-meets I'd Friday
in zach month, in Odd Fellows Hall. I'm
Nelson, " Nj B Pullen, Sec'y...
ASGER0SA, No. 1os-meets LIST Monday n
cash month, in Odd Fellows Hall. CM
Carroll. W NJ; Jshn Beamish, .Seey.,
AgLIA So0TT, No. 2s9-meets lst Wednesday
in each month, in Odd Fellows Hall. A S
Myers. W NJ; X A Lyle. Sec'y.
UESOrO, No. 299-meets Sd Friday IN each
mont: a odd Fellows' Hall. R Q William
son, " nj; John W Graham, Seo'y.
kuWfSNIsG, No. S4l-Ineets Atm Friday in
ZACH manth, in Odd Fellows Hall. James 5
Carpenter, W NJ; A J Knapp, Sec'y.
ROYAL AB0E.
PIX CEAPrRR, No. 2-moets "a Monday Of
each mOnth-at Masonic Hall, IN 0Ayeso
elock. Robt. Galloway, II. L. Il. p; John
Beamish, secretary.
AEMPaTs cHAPrER, No. &-neets st Ma
sonic Gall, Ia GayasO biloxi, Sd Monday OF
ssch month. B. +. Halter, N. s. h. p;
John W. Ward, Secretary
4. s. X.
EUkzRA Council, No. 6-mcets 50 Thurs
day Of each m9nth-at Masonic Hau, in Gay
rse Blonk. Ed Worsham, Acting Ia. H..
A j. Wheeler, Rec.
~rAKPLARs.
cvREsH COaNASDKRY, No. A-mssts 9Th Mon
iEy o. each month at Masonic Hail.. Gavoso
,ost R. @. Williamson, &. G.; B. x. Pull
ST. ELso UoxNAxDEKY No. I5.-Mests
Sd Tuesday Of each month at Masonic Han,
. syoso FLOCK. A. j. Wheeler, +. O.; John
D. Ruhn. REQ.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-24

The artesian well in the Place Her
bert, Paris, has already reached o depth
of 2040 feet and no water has been found.
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with 5 feet from Jacksonport out,
Red river, at Shreveport, rose yes,
terday 6 inches
miseenAnseas.
Indian summer,
Fog again this morning.
Business brisk on the landing.
A good list of boats in port re.
ceiving and discharging.
The rise at Pittsburg will let out
a small run Of coal.
The Future City passed Vicks.
burg yesterday noon for st. Louis.
The John A.. Scudder and Bee
and barges arrived at New Orleans
last evening.
The Fannie Tatum cleared fol
st. louis with a moderate. trip.
The City of Augusta left New
Orleans last evening for White
river. She will remain in the above
trade throughout the season.
The John Howard left New Or
leans last night for 0uachita river,
in which trade she will ply this
season.
The Glencoe and j. W. Garrett
and barges left Cairo yesterday af-
ternoon for New Orleans.
The City of Helena left Vicks-
burg last night at 8 o'clock for st,
Louis, aud viii pass here Friday
evening.
The Grand Lake and barges left
st. Louis yesterday for New Orleans.
The Grand Tower left st. Louis
last evening for Vicksburg, and
leaves here Friday morning at ten
o'clock,
The Mark Twain had a good
showing for st. Francis river.
The Belle of st. Louis, which left
New Orleans Saturday evening for
st. Louis, has a cargo of 1925 sacks
sll5 and 200 tons sundries.
The Florence Meyer, Captain
Nichols in command, is announced
t. leave st. Louis to-day for Ar
kansas river. Tiff Strider is com
ing out clerk on her.
Capt. ALT Grissom is now clerk
ing on the Katie in the lower trade.
Qnite a number of Captain Bob
Wise's friends at Cincinnati pre-
sented him, a few days since, with
a fine gold watch and chain.
The Golden City and U. P.
Schenck will load at Cairo for New
Orleans.
The new steamers Carrie Hogan
and Lotus are due down tomorrow
from the Ohio river.
The Belle of Texas, on her initial
trip in the upper coast trade, had a
fair trip out last night.
The A. j. White is to make her
bow to the bends folks in the lower
trade on Saturday next.
The relaying of the sewers has
cut up the leyee and placed it in a
bad condition.
Cotton seed, wharfboats and
sewer repalrers took up all the
available portion Of the leyee.
The new steamer Golden Crown,
two weeks out from Cincinnati,
will pass down in the morning for
New Orleans.
INThe short packets were after the
wharfma8ter to-day about levee
room. In fact there was none ; the
big wharf boats, James Howard and
George W. Cheek occupied it all.
The present rise in the Ohio will
let out some coal and considerable
produce which is lying along the
banks awaiting shipment to mar
ket.
The Cherokee, which has been
lying at Paducah for several weeks,
will proceed to Cincinnati and take
her turn in the New Orleans trade.
The Illinois cleared last evening
for Vicksburg with a splendid trip
of freight and people; in fact it re.
minded us Of former days to see q
boat start to Vicksburg with all the
freight she could handle and her
cabin full Of people.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Phil
Harmon, brought in a good list Of
cotton and seed and returns
promptly this evening to Scanlan'f
Landing.
The OsceOla Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrawg l~aavoe thio avau;no 60,
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KHIGHTs OF

TKEHssnx LOpeR No. 5-Meets ~
every Monday pieht az Harmony
Han. /. 0. o, r.. corner Beal and fernando
C.: Ri, Walker, P: ". Il. Meystea. <. Of
2. SndS.; g.. ". L. Crock, y. Of B.; Albert
swim. n. sfY.
MEEFEls LsDsz No. 6-meets second, third
and fourth Tuesday evenings In each month,
AZ Pythian HAl, 81 Second street, Vincent
Block. j. Wood, G.. n; II. 8. Reynolds, v
c.; A. MerEtu P; W. Il. Atkinson, X. Of
Z. and s. Z. ". Figus, ". Of E.; Jacob
Int. n. p
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-24
NEw YORK. October "a 1888 p.m.- jo,tan
IS dull and easier. with futures eaEv. saios
for future delivery, % go bales. S"'

active and irmer. Middling uplaads. 6Q.i6d.
mlqdlln1g Orleans, SID. 5alos, IS 600 bales. Of
nlen SvO were for export and speculation.
niIlyalS opened quiet and held at previous
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day evening, northwest corner Of Secondhand
Adams streets. John Linkhauer, Pres't; Jos
Uhl. Sec'y.
MKNPHIs LonoE, No. Connects every Fri
day evening at Harmony Hall, 1. o. o. +,
A. Z. Konneday, Pres't; n. Il. Wills, Sec'y.
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>. o. ? DIRECTORY.


9ds Fellows. HRI, corner Main and NORTH
LODsEs.
gxxPHfs LoDeR, No. 6-meets every Tuet-
dag. J. 7. Leake, \. g.; W. A. Murphy, v.
e.; L. 5. Barr. Secretary; w. s. Bruce
cTsE1sAw LoDsH, No. -mests every Non
tsy nigAt. A D. Gibson, y. g.; I. j.
Hogan, Y. G.i John A. lolt. treasurer
oHTILEE LoDez No. 1lo-mests svsry We'd
nesday night. Ed BOhle, n. g.; ]. ]. Tan
ner, Y. g.; Chas. BorRer, Secretary; l..
~Ottenheimer, Treasurer.
BAKKER LoDGE, No. l47-meets cvsry Friday
night. II. a. Carroll, n. g.; John 6; Sick,
v. 3.iWm. Henry, P. and r. s.; }. 5. Viii
BIuT1 CRY LoDsz, No. iS-msets every
Thursday evening at Odd Fellows Hall.
Frank Lamont, n. G.; W. A Rudd, V.G.;
J. W. Alexander. See'y;S s. G. Toof. Treas.
HARMONY Lopez No. ls9-meets every Tues
day night at Odd Fellow Hall. corner Beal
Rpd fernando streets. D. A. hc0nber, N.
g.. John D, Adams, Y. g.; L. u. Hampson,
See'y; g.. W. Miller, Treasurer.
DEGERE L0RsE.
MEHFEIs Degree L0DGE No. 3-Mees nrst
Saturday Of each month. G. NJ. Carroll, d.
NJ; Ed r. Jack, d D. n; Thos. S. Blng-
ham. lst A. D. NJ; Thos. Bacon, IDA: D. NJ;
r. P. Holland, Ssc'y; +. W. Smith. Treas.
EEcLNPNEyTs.
aAYOso EKcANFMKFT, No. 3-meet on the
lt End 81 Thursday nights Of each month.
". x. French, G. P; P. @. Smith, H.P.;
Henry Clements, S. W. Thos. Bacon. scribe;
JOHN A. Holt, Treasurer; Dave Reahard.
J. ". =,
NurE1sE ~FcArPNKET, no. 5e-meess I'd and
tn Thursdsy flights Of each month. 5. s.
Garrett, @. P; John G.. Sick. h. P; J. 7.
Isake, s. w.; j. ]. Lees. j. w; G.. W. L.
Crook, scribe; 7. s. Bingham, Treas.
GEKEzAL RELIHF CONuTIEE-D. 7. Porter,
Chairman, &s Front street; Jshn W. Wages
surg, Memphis Oil Co., Secretary and Treas
urer, Il. Gronauer. j. d. Shepherd, b. K.
Pullen. D. 6. Reahard.
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" A0sAo eNo4- .AAAag oNGu- HI1H
ing at 8 o'clock at Temperance frLl M
Hall, No. 29S Second street.
j. II. Thompson, W. G. T.; Earle CAN'T, W.
V. T.; Q. A. g.. Richardson. W. r.; q. +,
shepherd, W. A, r.; W II. Harris, W. r. r.;
Bun F. Price W IT.; 7. f. Callahan. ". o.;
Q. Olsen, W. D. u; W. W. Lapps. w.. g.;
ID. G.. AcDougal, WIS.
THALEs TEMPLE OP Il. Agn 7. No. 4-meets
every Thursday evening at N o'clock at bali,
No. 295 Second st. W. il. Atkinson. ". CT:
j L. Bourne. Wv. T.; Chaa. 4. Gebhardt,
". R.; Peter Engles, W. A Ri; J. Callahan,
w. +. H.; Jonathan Wood, w. T.; G.. Salem,
W. u; J. % Barbee, W. D. o.; Geo. Ram
sey. W. g.; John D. Cox, IT,. VS..
CHELSEA TEMPLE OF Il. AND 7. No. 3 meets
every Tuesday evening at 3 O'clock, at their
Ill, Brick Church. Chelsea. W. NJ, Carr,
W. 9. T.; r. 7. White, Wv T.; Chas. II.
Lanham, W. R.; G.. r. Dawson, W. Al. R.;
l. G; Williams, v. z; r.; ~, Chandler,
W. d. u; q. R, Egnew, ". g.; 1. Isaacs,
". s.; 4. Il. Colby. P. W. @. T.
doETaoMERY CoUscIL No. !, 7. A. ArDs
r.-m5ets 6rst and third Saturday Ia each
month, in Temperance Hall, at ~ o'oloek
pm. Horace II. Briggs, g. Of c.; g. A. s..
Richardson, K.
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OEUTsOHEE sRUDER.BUND.

DEUTsoHER BRUDER-BEND p meets LIST Sunday
y each month at2 o'clock pm, at Cochran
mann, Vics rest; ". Glaentzer, bec'y; II.
v. Schultze. ireas'r; Aug Zweiiel and John
HandWerker, Sick Committee for Northern
Division; John Wendell and John Margls,
Sick Committee for Southern Division.
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old FOLKS.

OLD FOLKS HlsToRIoAL SO0rETY-meets at
No. is Madison street (basementl. the 1st
Tuesday in each month. W. q. Waldran,
Pres't; J.P. Prescott, Sec'y; J. G. Lonsdale,
Treas.
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GINS AVID
Corner Second and jackson SIS.

7 WOULD INVITE THE ATTENTION OF
L planters in the vicinity of Memphis to the
following statement Of facts: l have the
latest and most approved Cotton Gins and
Cleaners. | 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
you merchant or direct from our gin.
l will gin as low as any responsible gin In
the city. All cotton sent to me will BIO COW
cred by insurance against ERE while in my
hands. WILLIAM BRNJES.
JANIS NJ. WHITE. Sup't 1876
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1np lonoWine quotations are for ORDER
'O~ sore and small lots in q iobbinE way:
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MEMPHIS AND CHARL sSToN &. R.
Arrives, Leaves.
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RAILROAD ] N TABLE.

MEMPHIS AND LoUISvILLRRAILRoAD
Arrives. Leaves.
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'QEmPLABs OF HOKOB.

NAroNA TEMPLE OF H. AND 7.
No. l-meets every Friday even
inc AZ x niciock AZ Vamporonca
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MISSISSIPPI AND TENNEssER R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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with $ feet from JaCksonport out.
Red river, at Shreveport, rose yes
terday 6 inches
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EuzzRG COUNCIL, No. 6-meets 81 Thurs
day Of each m9nth-at Masonic Hau, in Gay
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-05-10

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mated by eminent medical knthofiiies
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afflicted with this insidioas maiady
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until Il suddenly dlscloses itself 10 some
OF IT, myriad aud Outlines iatAl forms.
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means Of extermlnstlng this disease from
the system u BY a thorough course OF
constitutional treatment. This treat.
meat fulflls three Indications, namely
promotes nutrition. alters or pnrines the
blood, and arrest disoTgsniEalion Of The
llssues aud the formation Of tnbcreles
No more Efficient alternative eau be em.
ploYed for these purposes than DIT
Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery
While imparting strength and tone 10 the
digestive organs IL cleauses the blood
and heals the diseased tissues. Test Ia
virtues ere the deadly caaker has blight
ed the life you prize.