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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-04

boxes do, l3tc.
CEMENT-Slew; Louisville, 1926.
10 $50; Rosedale, $2,75.
BEEF-Fair; in store, forequarters,
-; hindquarters, $500 to 400.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
White River, Hard Cash.................. 8 pm.
New Orleans, Henry Frank. ...--@.....-. 5 pm.
Point, COahoma. .................-. 5 pm.
Cincinnati, Cons Millar-.....~...... . pm.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Henry Frank, New Orleans.
John NJ. Chambers, st. Louis.
/" General Rueker, st. Louis.
+" Laura Lee, Cincinnati.
=" Coahoma, Friar's Point.
" Hard Cash, White river.
Katydid, Vicksburg.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Marlin Speed, Arkansas river.
Illinois, Vicksburg. Tlu1ffJ
Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
" Laura Lee, New Orleans.
John M. Chambers, N. Orleans.
General Rucker, New Orleans.
B%atesyille, st. Francis river
Joe Kinney, st. Louis.
City of Vicksburg, st. Louis.
Osceolg Belle, 0sceola.
Katydid, Mound City.
IN PORT. 'grl
Ruth, Henry Frank, Cons Millar Goa.
homa, Hard Cash, Katydid.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here rose 2 feet in the
past "a hours ending at noon to-day
and now stands 8 feet II inches aboy,
low water mark. At Cairo it rose a
inches, with q feet 5 inches on tn,
gauge at st. Louis it rose l inch, witt
9 feet Z inches on the gauge at Pitts
burg it declined 5 inches, with 8 feet i
inches on the gauge at Cincinnati i
inches, with g fact 5 inches on tn
gauge; at Louisville il rose 4 inches
with ia feet Z Inches in the canal a
Evansville it is rising, with % feet
inches on the gauge. Cumberlan,
river declined 10 inches 81 Nashville
with rs feet 10 inches on the gauge
Arkansas IyeF is falling at littl
Rock, with 20 INCHES on the gauge
White river is on a stand, With 4 fee
scant in the channel from J~acksGupoI
to the mouth.
Miscellaneous,
Bright weatheF.
Lively business doing on the leyeO
Cotton is moving rapidly again.
The Batesyille returned to st. Fran
els river with a faiF trip.
The C. X. Peck, en- route frol
Memphis to New Orleans, passe
Vicksburg yesterday morning 0. X.
The big James Howard from Cair
arrived at New Orleans yesterday,
The new Mary Houston for Gu
cinnati, and Centennial for st. Louis
left New Orleans last evening,
The Grand Tower left ST. louis La
evening for Yicksburg, and leaves hei
Friday morning.
The Relief, with a tow Of produC
bargcs, passed down yesterday ate
noon.
The river is rising rapidly, the Ri
being out Of the Ohio, Cumborlan
aud Tennessee rivers.
Arkansas river continues at 10
tide, with navigation 10 hat strea
partially suspended
The General D. H. Rucker passc
down near midnight for New 0rleal
after discharging here 700 bbls -four.
The c. B. Church and j. D. Soul
for New Orleans left Cincinnati la
evening.
The j. D. Parker from Memph.
and the Paris G. Brown from Ne
! Orleans arrived at Cincinnati yeste
day.
The commercial convention co
yened in New Orleans yesterday, al
the Improvement Of the Mississlp
! river was the first business aft
conyening.
| The Laura Lee passed down i
: night for New Orleans well ladC
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-04
SherlR,s Sale Of Real Estate.

DUBLIC notice is hereby given that BY vir-
i tue Of a venditioni expOnas to me directed
from the Honorable Bartlett Circuit Court of
Wyliet administrator, ETC., vs.. Willis Thomp-
son, judgment rendered on the 18th day Of
J January, 1875 for the sum Of one hundred and
forty-seyen. dollars and forty-fye cents, with
interest and costs Of suit, to satisfy said judg-
ment, ETC., Twill, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-04

NFw ORLEANS, December Action in good
demand at S%e. Sales6 90 bales.
GALVESTON, December 4.--Cotton is weak
and irregular at SIC. Sales, liz bales;
stock, 1l0,Si6 bales.
Nv, yosv D-o.omber 4. 1O.55 an. Cotton
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-04

NEW YORK, December 4, 1885 a.m.-Cotto
-nniet and steady. with futures steady.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-10

One of the persons affected BY
the Potter investigating committee
and Anderson's testimony WAS G.
Nash, would.be Congressman from
the Sixth District of this State.
Congress, for n number OF years
past, has pursued the unwise course
of paying back all contestants for
admission to that body the expenses
of the contest. This practice has
had the effect, of course, ofpersuad-
ing scores of defeated Congressional
candidates to make up case OF
contest in order to secure these
spoils. The practice was followed
this year, and liberal amount vot-
ed for the payment of the expenses
Of contest TO defeated Congressman,
among them Nash. After the mo-
ney had been set aside tor this pur'
pose Anderson came forward with
his terrible testimony and the Nash
Anderson agreement. This killed
Nash's case effectually. The com
mittee reconsidered it's action, re
ported unfavorable on Nash's pray
err, and tho colored ex-CongressmaI
is out e2O7O election expenses.-N
O. Democrat.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-10
For the GUARDIAN.
Fair Play 10 a Jewel.

Mr.. EDITOR: Will you grant me
a place in your GUARDIAN ask it
in behalf of a matter not understood
by many in this community mat.
ter, too, that is in great disfavor,
and its adhcrents unkindly ira.
duced. Then be assured the favor
asked is not to bring your paper
into false position. but solely to try
to pave tho way to correct an injus
ticc.
We profess to be a free people,
claiming to believe and to worship
God according to the dictates of our
own consciences. But is this claim
freely awarded' Does not a new
belief, or one differing from the pop
ular standard, at once provoke at
tack and contumelyi Believe as l
do or be damned, rather seems to be
the rule.
! But to the matter in question. l
overheard a conversation the other
day, BY several of our best citizens,
in which the belief of the Spiritual
lists of our parish was most pitilessly
referred to, and the rebuke and ex'
posu1e of such foolishness by an able
preacher from a neighboring town
highly applauded-the confusion
and dismay of the one was exulted
at, the triumph OF the other most
heartily graduated. Now, to THU
of course we can put in no serious oh
lection, for such is nature, but Ger
tainly nature void of all christian
charity; but we do protest agains
the contemptuous tone in which tn
belief of the poor Spiritualist wa
secuted. Why, said one gentleman
a man of years, too, and therefor
ought to be a man of thought if no
of charity to his neighbors' belle
they (the Spiritualists) cen just bt
lieve anything. There, to me, al
pear to be a good many in this sam
:, c1edulous class, and to prove it
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-10

Professional aud business cards, OF ten
,n.. or lcss in length, ~ per annun for
,> months. $40; tor three months. 81
,,,.,u.. .. advertisements Of greater length
',,il he inserted at above rates.
Lec,l advertisements will 10 charged at
\. ,,I rates. wherr fixed by law; otherwise
.m,.ial rates ~ published above.
- Special notices ~ ccnts'per line.
Funeral notices of less than ten lines,
and marriage aud religious notices inserted
etItic.
lob work executed i'll the ncatcst style,
and reasonable prices.
August 80, l-17.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-10
the BLUE AND THE GRAY.
By REV. J. II. M'CARrY, D. D.

see the long line forming
Where the meadow grass Is green;
| sce the dark host marshaled
Mid the harvest Of the plain;
Not to gather up the fruitage
OF the richest Of all lands,
But to waste both life and fruitage
Come these armed heroic bands.
On the rich and beauteous landscape,
Answering each the bugle call,
Come these men of iron, willing
In their sacred cause to fall;
Blue and Gray confront each other,
Brothers on each other gaze,
Gray and Blue go down together
In the battles deathly blaze.
And I hear the trumpet sounding,
And hear the roll Of drums,
And | sec the columns charging
Mid the thunder Of the guns;
Battallions fierce and bloody,
With their sahrcs cleaning, bright,
Rushing to the thickcst battle,
Crying God defend the right~
All is still as in the morning
When the twilight shadows fed,
On that plain where ragged the battle
Lie in heaps the CORY dead.
Blue and Gray lie there together,
All forgotten Of the past;
Gray and Blue have formed union
Which eternally shall last.
On that plain where met those lcgions
In the fiery blaze of war,
Waves the earth her golden harvest
As she did in days Of yore,
Reaching ont her hand Of plenty,
I if,,nrv nm bcr tramplp.t hparf
Bidding men who once were foeinen,
Cease to act the foemen's part.
Now the battle strife is ended,
And the cloud OF war is past,
And the land is bright with beauty
Where the shadows &crc oercast;
Gods dear gifts lie all around us,
While His angels from above
Bid us cover up the past
Meath the mantle Of our love.
o Columbia! land Of frecmcn,
Land of plenty, land Of toll,
Like n jewel Oh maidcn's breast
Sits empire on thy soil;
Nc'cr shall war again divide us,
South from north or east from west,
But peace akin to heaven
Fill the nations throbbing breast.
By the ashes of our heroes
With uncovered heads VIC stand,
With our eyes upturncd to heaven,
And out on this fair land
Land we prize above all others,
Land so broad and rich and great;
Heart with heart in closest union,
Let us build grander state.
Hail, the coming Of the era!
Hail, the dawning Of the day,
When the Blue that won the battle
Shall clasp hands with gallant Gray,
And together moan their sorrows,
And together blend their tcars
Till the past shall he forgotten
In the JOY Of coming years.
Come we then to-day, o brothers!
Trcading softly on the sod,
In the presence of the fallen,
In the sunshine of our God;
Come with tributes of affection
For the heroes sleeping here,
Sweetly lay the fragrant flower,
Kindly drop brothers tear.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-10

"a good advertisement in a news
paper pays no fare on railroads;
costs nothing for hotel bills; gives
away no boxes of cigars to custom.
ers, or merino dresses to customers
wives; drinks no whisky under the
head of travelling expenses, but goes
all at once and all the time about its
business free of charge"
All of which is true, albeit it is q
little rough on the commercial trav
eler.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-10

est truth, with reward, sooner or
later, as it is earned.
The Spiritualist can prove his
facts and faith 10y testimony that
cannot lie questioned; by living
men and women throughout the
world whose veracity and intelli
gcnce is admitted ia the highest
and most sacred tribunals-thc hem
of whose garments you nor / can
touch. But you will not believe
these men or women-you would
not believe though one should rise
from the dead and confront you.
How strange! You will believe
without question strange things
that took place thousands of years
ago, and on the credit Of evidence
you cannot positively know to be
what it claims to bc. You take
it all on trust. Was mcu moro
truthful then than now! Was hc wis.
or then than nowi Or does antiq.
uity make truth and unquestiona-
bio authority
James teaches "true religion and
indebted is to keep ones self un
spotted from the world.' Another
after cnumerating all the virtues
proclaims "charity the greatest Of
al.'
Did it ever strike you that if you
destroy modern Spiritualism You
possibly sweep away the very toun
dalton of tho Biblci its pith and
morrow. Il don't refer to the ped
died Spiritualism q the day.. Ant
again when you say, in speaking o
these things, that you know thi
belief is true and that one false
that you arrOgate to yourself one o
the high prerogatives of Deity
HE KNowsl but it may be he ha
full delegates on this earth.
The United States makes tn
great head centre OF cosmopoli
: tanism-constitutes the mighy resel
voir for tho mentality and spiritual
ity of all the ends of tho earth
and as legitimate consequence
that universal law Of nature, tina
effects follow cause, you must loo
! for something new and strange IN
! mighty under the sun from this net
t matrix. You need not kick, tn
3 law is memorable, effects folio,
l cause.
, BE not offended. What ! hav
} said is from the kindliest motives
Q barely hoping it may induce 20
J to stop and think a moment, an
C grant the poor deluded Spirituali'
o the benefit at least of
C EQUAL RIGHTS.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-10
My success is owing to liberality

My success is owing to liberality
in observation-disclosures.
The road to fortune is through
printers ink.-P. T. Barnum.
Success depends upon a liberal
patronage Of printing Offices. j.
Astor.
Frequent and constant advertis-
ing brought me all own.-A. T.
Stewart.
My son, deal with men who adver-
tise. You will never loose by it,
Ben Franklin.
How can the world know q man
has Q good thing unless he adver-
ttises the possession of itf-Vandef'
bilt.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-10

1t has been sid q Mr.. Bryant
thst he wss . parsimo0ioUs man
A remark he made TO Q yoang VIII
ter, nine years ago, deserves TO b
remembered: sAOne Of the Arst OBJ
iects of 0 literary man should - -
acquire an independence; his eamus
never does its best 90 long - 10 is
the mere drudge of his necessities."
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-10

A country paper exclaims: olives
there q man with soul 80 dead who
never to himself hath said, 'I'll pay
before I 90 to bed the debt owe
the printerP' Yes, there are some
we know we'll, who never such a lie
could tell, but they, We fear, will 60
lowell, the place where there's no
! winter!
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-10


champion of our Spiritualists, but
simply as ono who processes to en-
terrain little charity and forbear-
ance towards the beliefs of men,
ever remembering in other days it
was said, "if this work be of God it
will prevail, but if of man it will
come to nought;7 or something to
that effect.
But it is as to tho matter of mems
beliefs that | specially wish to ask
question or two; and in doing so |
pray l may not offend, for surely
have no such aim.
Brother Abiff, stand up and an.
swcr. DO you truly believe the an.
gels visited, ate and lodged with
Abrahami that they talked with
Lot and comfortcd Jacob' DO you
really believe the story of the hand.
writing OH the WALTZ of the Hebrew
children and the fiery furnacei of
Daniel in the lions DENT Of Elisha
and the ravens and Elijah and the
bcars' that Moses turned back the
waters of the Red Seal that he
talked face to face with God! that
the sun stood still at the command
of Joshuai DO you from your heart
believe the story Of Mary and Jo-
seph and Christ and the angels' Of
the guiding star! that the light sud,
denly 80 shone around Paul as to
tear the scales from his eyes, and at
the bidding of the unseen Christ he
became his valiant Apostlei that
Christ entered the closed room
wherein were assembled the disci-
plesl and opened the prison doors
for Petcr' Do you believe what
John says of the angel while on the
the Isle of Patmosi OF course you
do, and you 10 well.
But on what authority do you be
iieve all thisi Were you there
Have you ever seen anybody thai
was present, or heard any of it'll dc
you kNow Of yourself that these
things are truei
Ny dear sir, do you not take al
these marvels OIL trusti on hearsay'
the say.so of the Biblef Now dom
say l am bringing in question the
Bible, for I expect have as muci
if not more faith in it than you have
mot blind faith though but say, dc
YOU know of the truth of thes'
, things, as you believe them to be
I Do you know your Bible gives tn
1 true versionl Can you 60 back t
:. the original language of the Bibl
;. and read these things just as yo'
!. now read them! Can you produc
r an original copy of the books of tn
r Bible! Can you tell how often tina
Y Bible has been copied, Translates
!. and re.translated to suit tue times
You can't do it, no more can do Il
:. Then it seems you are about in tn
D same D. euicament with the Spirit
# ualist. You can believe anything
n particularly if you have been s
" taught from your cradle.
D. BE patient and hear me. Do 20
t. know what Spiritualism reall
l teacbesi 1t teaches that God is til
'e Author of all things, and from Hi
everything moves and has its bein'
/ II teaches the brotherhood OF ma
or and the immortality of the soul.
s, teaches that you shall work Of
Il. YOUR own salvation, that you an
Iy you only are responsible for Il
K. deeds done in the body, that 81
lie cannot make scape goat Of Chris
IN It teaches that every jot and TIT
On of the law will be fulfilled; that u
sd make your own heaven or your ov
,st hell; that as you leave this life &
,is other receives yon. It teaches tn
n. in that higher life you stand face
M fana with trnth. that You cam
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-12-20
MISCELLANEOUS oLEANrNos

Hon. Eilingham Lawrence. II New
Orleans, q prominent southern planter aud cx ].
member Of Congress, Ii dead
Wade Hampton was elected United
States senator from Sou,h Carolina. In place Of
Patterson, Ills leg WAS ampniated tho same
day that he wAs elected
Look out for eotntcrfcits III the trade
dollar An exceedingly wol.csecuted spurious
imitation Ia In circulation
Visible supply 81 grain In the States
and Canada Wheat, ls,sm,00 bushels; corn,
100000 bushels; oats. $4,000 bushels; rye,
LIN, 900 bu.llels; barley, 5,lls,Wo bnshcls
Tho cotton crop Of 1873, In round
numbers. !. ,, ~, 40 bales, allowing 40 pounds
W ilie bale
Henry Wells, the well.known express
man. In. Jus, died in sco,la,,d, whether hc wen,
for the benefi, II hi. health
Official returns made 10 tho Bureau,
u ssaii.,ies show .l,a, during ,he month 81 No
yen,ber there arrived VI The port of NV York
~! immigrants, OF whom !; ,,.al were males and
....ts females.
According 10 returns and estimates
collected and complied by The Agricultural Do.
parsmehi IN Washington tile present years crop
Of wheat In tho United states Yields The e,ior.
NOUS total of sa,.nn.uo bushel.
The frst day Of January IL the time
finally fixed upon for ihu starting Of thu exeur
sion Of Chicago merchants and manufacturer
Tor tho City 81 Mosico. Tho party will IL
joined On route by one from NJ Louis The,
Will proceed 70 New Orleans. and ihere take i
steamer for Vera Cruz After spending eoin,
three weeks In Mexico. They Will return, VIII
Galveston, Tx.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-12-20
NEWS Of the WEEK.


The family Of the Ameer Of Afghan.
tasan has taken refuge In TnrkessAn
Some idea Of the horrors Of the
Chinese famine may BE- formed when II II stated
that the enormous number Of 7,un,nO people
have died Of starvation, and thousands are
dying Every day.
Tho total liabilities of the collapsed
West Of England aud soush Wales District
Hank, with headquarters Ut Bristol England,
are l7,tm.t4h. The failure of this bank llAs
produced tho utnos. CONSERVATION In south
Wales, and shN financial disasters II will entail
arc inealculAble.
The Russians ARE concentrating all
their forecs In European Turkey n Adrsanopie,
except 50,O00 men lefs In bulgaria. II In an
nonncei that they will maintain possession Of
AdriAnopic with = largo force until : dcfinitvc
treaty Il signed. covering tho points 0f The
treaty d Han stefano not expressly annulled b,
he Berlin Congress.
The collapse of the Afghan defense
against tho Briilsh Invasion IL Indicated III tho
cable dispatch announcing tho arrival within
thu Engiish lincs of depntasion 10 invite tho
military commander 10 enier CAhnl and organ
ixe government 10 take tho place u that ol
the fugitive Ameer. who II said 10 be cordially
disliked by tho Afghans
Italy and New South Wales are In the
Il enjoyment of ministerial crises
After long debate. the motion In
tho british Parliament for vote ~ rcnsnre ni,
tho Afghanistan policy of the Government Va,
defeated by majority of ioI. being nino .,
Ton loss than had boon counted upon by l,eAcons
fields supporters.
Tho Grand Duchess of llcsse. Darn.
atstii, Princess Alice, second daughter Of queen
Victoria, slied u DarmstAAt, Germany, on III.
18th Of December, aged H.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-12-20

The corset hal its origin In Italy.
and was introduced from TINT country
into France by Catherine dc Mcdicis.
Mary Stuart and Diana poiticrs did
not, however. follow the fashion, Int II
was admitted by MI the ladies' 81 tho
French court that II was indispensable
~ the beauty Of the female figure, and
was, therefore, adopted BY them. The
corset wns in those days In its infancy.
and IL assumed more III tho rough
character ~ knights cuirass. The
frame was entirely " iron. and the velvet
which decorated the exterior hid n
friHhtfnl and cumbersome machine.
This state III things. ~ detrimental to
health. and tho cause III 40 much per.
sonal Inconvenience, not To say torture,
could not last long. and tho artisans u
those days contrivca to give mere plia-
hility and lightness 10 the metal, and
prepared the way by degrees for whale.
hone. But. Ms rcformcrs arc always
slow. the cold iron continued To clasp
the warm hearts of the fair wcnrcrs for
\ long time In its embrace. and even
con,rives To the present day, under the
maine III hnse who cnn blame its
pcriinacity? The corset found favor in
tn eyes Of Louis XIV. In the follow
ing reign the corset was threatened with
punishment from the toilet. Fashion
took rural and simple turn, and wins
almost guided by the tastes 81 Boucher,
in whose pictures many II the court o..
lebritics figure ~ shepherds and shcp-
hcr.less,s. But the painter departed
and fashion returned 10 the prim &C.
ccntricitics Of the former times. Dur,
ing the Revolution the corrcts were
again forgotten, and under the Directory
il was completely intertlictcd by tha
fashionable world. The bellies of the
day took classic turn, the Roman drcs,
the toga, sandal, etc. Tho empire dc,
throncd the classic fashion, hut without
taking tho corset IN favor. High waist,
were in favor. and Ia made revealed q
taste certainly the reverse Of pr,ldcry
With the fall Of tho empire fell also the
waist, and then came also, asa necessity
che return 10 the corset
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-12-20
wAsHlNoroN NOTES.

Tho President Inns made the follow.
Ink appointments. Eugene. J. Dali. Indiana, "a
bc Consul ~ rc~lh; David ". bailey, Ohio,
conrnl General nj Shanghai; Andrew v NJ,
Gnrmirk, United States Attorney for tie East
efn District III Texas rnstmassrrn- james
GALLUP. Grand itApi,i. Mich, James W, Mack,
Hidden, Mo Anssl II, Brown, burlington,
Kansas.
The report TINT Attorney General
Desons WAS about IL retire from III. Gabine, il
now p~itisel, denied
The bill for the payment Of invalid
and Other pensions. for the next ,i~ral year, d,
II parsea the House lar. week, appropriate,
~, ;as,.n,, being sa5p,,sn le.s than The amount
estimated, and vi, M lcrr than the arpropria
ton for the prcre,, fiscal year
Ad,ices from Washington indicat.
that there will b. no serious opposition amoni
army officers to ilo hill for reorganixng hi,
army,