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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22

their own way, and there was no
Democrat possessed of the equipment
and the capacity to meet them. At once
the new senator took the place which
the occasion and his talents assigned
him as the leader of the opposition.
And right well did he fill it. On all
the public questions of that day his
record is conspicuous and luminous /;
a compendium of sound Judgment and
accurate knowledge, of wisdom and
tact. In the fiscal discussions es-
pecially he showed up very strong
The delusion known as the "0hio
idea was just edging its way to the
front 1t did not seduce or mislead
Judge Thurman. lie saw its fallacy,
and he resisted it. Not until his
kinsman, William Allen, was put for
ward as its representative move
ment confessedly designed to kill him
of-did he show signs of weakening
Instead of accepting the gage of bat
tie, and dying then and there, or
crushing his enemies, he temporized
and let things take their course. This
one step was fatal. 1t began a habit
Of time-serving, which has grown
upon him. 1t embOldened his enc
mics, who ever since have had no fear
of him. Finally, he fell into a trap
set for him, and adroitly baited to
catch his ambition, and that complet
ed the wreck. If Ohio had gone for
Ewing, it would have served no turn
for Thurman indeed, all the same, it
might have lost him his seat in the
senate, the forces that defeated Rice
at Columbus uniting to defeat him
before the legislature.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22
Plenty orHon,o Room.

San Antonio Exprcss.l
A few weeks ago, a number of fami-
lies Of English people reached this
city in search Of homes and employ
ment. All have secured labor at fair
wages, and are beginning new life in
this new country with brighter hopes
of success than could have been pos
sible for them to aspire to in their
native land. Another large lot of
emigrants from Liverpool, for Texas,
have arrived in New Orleans. The
immigant agents in England certainly
know Of the quarantine against New
Orleans, and it is very bad manage
ment, to say the least, to have these
people landed at that port, causing
them great delay and unnecessary
expense.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22

UarrolltOn C0nservative.l
Miss Rachel Thompson died on the
9Th inst, at CarrOllton, Miss, aged lO2
years. She was a native of Virginia
and remembered General George
Washington we'll. In looking over
her effects after her death it was found
that she had made with her own
hands, her entire burial outfit, even to
the little straw pillow to put under
her head. She ate very heartily one
hour before she diei. She passed
away without any disease or pain Of
any kind.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per annum and
6oc per month fOrlsss than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.
Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC per
month in advance, with the privilege of
changing postofice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22

LEADING Republicans are comment
ing upon the prolonged masquerading
of Hayes and his secretaries, who
seem to think they are paid to trot
around in palace cars, to make votes
for the Republican party; but the
average taxpayer still ciings to the
delusion that business before pleasure
should apply in Washington as well
as elsewhere.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22
ORvILLE BAD-oFF.

A Washington newspaper casually
observes that Sin the midst of all the
honors lavished upon General Grant,
the feasting that is given him and the
homage that is paid him, it is pitiful
to see his only brother going about
town, dirty and ragged, harmless
imbecile, borrowing quarter or a
half-dollar from anybody who will
give it to him"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22
The Kansas Room-

Carrolton (Miss.) COnservative.l
The Kansas fever is still progressing
in our midst. Three wagons loaded
with big negroes and little negroes.
male negroes and female negroes, black
and tan colored, passed through our
town on last Thursday, on their way
to Winona to take the train for Kan
sas-the land Of milk and honey.
They came from the plantation of Mr..
John McLemore, jr., at the edge Of
the valley. Instead Of throwing
stumbling blocks in their way, to pre-
vent their going, Mr.. McLemore took
his wagons and teams and hauled
them, free of charge, to the railroad.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22
A SOFT MONEY COUNTRY.

Peru is not meeting with the best
success in her experiment of carrying
on a war with paper money based on
the faith and resources of the nation. {"
There is not dollar in the treasury,
the revenues up to December have
been anticipated and spent, and there
is s5,OOO,O 1000 due the banks and others
for war expenses. Further, there is
no money TO pay the soldiers, and soon
there will be none with which to feed
them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22
FLUSH TIMES AHEAD.

One Of the most astonishing move
ments in the great trade of the world
just now is the heavy importations of
the precious metals into this country.
1t is fact of which we do not pre-
tend to be accurately informed, but
within the last three months it is esti
mated our importations of coin and
bullion have amounted to 24,312,745,
and there are at present more than
$5,5OO,0OO on the way, making an
aggregate of about s40,0O0,000 for the
last quarter. This is at the rate Of
$l6O,000,000 per annum, or more than
three times our average expectation
Of goldssslnce the full exploitations of
the California mines. This movement
challenges the thoughtful attention of
the financial world. As this country
is the largest producer of the precious
metals, they should be, in any or1i-
nary condition of trade, heavy arti-
Gle Of export, and not of import. The
New York Herald thinks the present
great influx Of gold must, in the nature
Of things, be temporary, but the direc
tor of the mint thinks it may continue
for at least six or seven months. Its
tendency, while it lasts, is toward an
expansion of our circulating medium
and general enhancement of prices.
In other words, it tends to introduce
new era of speculation. A vast and
sudden influx OF money is not neces-
sarily a benefit, as Germany expert
enced to its cost in the six or seven
years which followed the stupendous
French indemnity. Among the most
instructive phenomena in the financial
history of the world are the wonderful
recovery of French prosperity during
those six or seven years and the severe
business prostration which ensued in
Germany. A sudden and enormous
increase of the circulating medium of
country is not necessarily blessing
We are not blind to the advantages of
this great flow of the precious metals
into the United States. 1t insures
the success of our great experiment of
the resumption of specie payments,
and in this view it is proper subject
of congratulation. If it had so hap
pened that during the first year Of
resumption the flow of gold had been
in the opposite direction itwould have
been difficult if not impossible to
maintain the experiment. Fortunate
ly, we are relieved from all anxiety on
this great and vital point. We never
at any period of our history, had so
much gold in proportion to our popu-
latlon as the country possesses to-day,
and the volume is certain to go on
increasing for many months to come
But there turks a danger even in this
brilliant success. 1t is the tendency
of redundaDce of money to foster a
spirit Of speculation. AS the circu-
lating medium expands prices inovita-
bly, rise, and in what is called a rising
market all who are in haste to be rich
are tempted to buy not only to the
extent of their means but to the ut.
most stretch of their credit, in the
hope of great profits from the expect
ed rise Of prices. We are, therefore,
in imminent danger'of new era of
wild and crazy speculation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22

San Antonio Express
Gen. John r. Baylor yesterday dis
posed of a couple of sacks of pecans
at the store of Capt. G. II. Merritt,
which for size and beauty would be
hard to excel. The nuts were fully
twice as large as an ordinary sized pc
can, and were regarded the finest ever
seen by number Of spectators. Gen.
Baylor states that the pecans came
from two different trees, under one of
which Antonio Menchaca, who was
born in 1900, and who still lives here,
gathered the nuts when a small boy.
This tree is known to old citizens
as El Nogal de Trinidad, implying a
tree which bears three kerneled pc
cans. The other tree referred to is
called g El Nogal de los Animos, the
tree of the spirits, from the fact that
several persons who were killed in the
vicinity were buried under its spread
ing branches in the long, long ago.
Gen. Baylor speaks in terms of praise
when referring to this tree, which is,
probably, as prolific and valuable a
specimen of the pecan growth as there
is anywhere. A few years ago, he
states, he obtained from it % bushels
Of nuts, which, because of their large
size and the high price of pecans at
that time, he disposed of at the rate of
s. per bushel, or $ll5 in the aggre-
gate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22

New York World (Dem.): Speaker
Randall has not only discovered, but
kindly made public a conclusive rea.
son for the denomination of Mr.. Til.
den by the Democratic party in 1890
IF | am to be ruled" said Mr.. Ran
dali modestly, 81 want to be ruled by
a superior" This, of course, settles
the matter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22

SUBSCRIBERS who wish to re-
new will do us a favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail list Is very
large, and our force TO do the
work small. NO USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22
Tennessee Wheat.

Union City Chroniclel
1t is not generally known, but it is
nevertheless a fact, that -four made
from wheat grown in Tennessee will
retain its sweetness in tropical lati
tudes longer than that made from
wheat grown in other latitudes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22

To all who are suffering fromthe errors and
indiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc, 1 will
send recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discov-
cred by missionary in South America Send
a selfaddressed envelope to Rev. JOSEPH I.
ISMAy, Station D, New York City.
eOd-2-XXx-lkw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22
An Overdose Of Simmer.

Union City Chronicle.l
If this is Indian summer, about
which we have heard in the papers. it
occurs to US that there is a little too
much summer for the Indian.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22

Minister Noyes and Consul Fair
child will leave Paris shortly for a
trip CT three months to Egypt, North
Africa and Spain.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY

This Institution was regularly incornoratod
by the legislature Of the State for Educational
ana charitable purposes, in 1858. for the
term OF twenty-five Years, to which
contract the inyiolable faith of the State Is
pledged. with capital of 81 100000, to which
II mas since added q reserve fund of s350,OO0.
Its grand Single Number DistributIon viii
take place monthly on the second Tuesday.
1T MEYER SCALES OR POsTPONEs. Look at the
following distribution: '-'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22

Philadelphia Record (Dem.). Sena-
tor Lamar pronounces for Thomas L.
Bayard, Of Delaware, for next Demo
cratic candidate for President. The
head Of the senator from Mississippi
is level.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22

Toombs is said to be the most popu-
lar candidate for governor of Georgia.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22
CAPITAL PRIZE, $50, 900.
100000 Tickets at SO Each HaI
Tickets, 81. List of Prizea
APPROXIMATION PRIZES

Responsible corresponding agents wanted nj
all points, to whom liberal Compensation will
be paid. wa
Application for rates to clubs should only be
made TO the home office in New Orleans.
Write, clearly stating full address. for fur-
ther information, or send orders by express or
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
P. Q. Box 692, New Orleans. La.
or same at No. 3l9 Broadway, New York.
Or to D. l.. GILLESPIE,
No. 8 West Court street, Memphis Tenn.
The particular attention Of the public is
called to the fact that the entire number of the
tickets for each monthly drawing is sold. and
consequently all the prizes in each drawing
are sold and drawn and paid. This is not me-
case with any other company.
Al our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and manarement ~
A. EARLY. 49, 20 @
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22
CARD.

Hop Bitters strengthens, builds up
and cures continually, from first dose.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22
LIABILITIES.


State Of Tennessee, County Of Shelby-ss:
/, Samuel A. Taylor, A. Cashier of the above
named bank, do soemnly swear that tho
above statement is true 70 tho best Of my
knowledge aud belief.
SAMUEL A, TAYLOR, A, Cashier,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-22
LOTTERY.


"A WIN A FORTUNE0Eleventb Grand
Distribution, Glass L, at New Orleans, Tues
day, November II, 1S79-ll4tb Monthly Draw
ing.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26

THE English newspapers state that
the condition of the cotton manufactur-
ing trade in ROsendale and Bacup dis
tricts is deplOrable. They allege that it
is worse than it was at the time of the
great cotton famine caused by the Ameri-
can civil war.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26

FROM a statement just issued by the
Treasury Department showing the fnan-
cial operations of the Government for
a period of years, it appears that the
total reduction of the public debt has
been $729,224,315, of which SCI, 500, 1886
has been taken off since March 1, 1877,
and during the same period the net an
nual saving in interest through refund
ing and resumption operations has been
$1O,373,177.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26

JAY GOULD's new telegraph will, it is
said, open offices in New York on the LIST
of August, and it is likewise reported
that, through secret arrangements with
railway companies to use their wires,
the line will soon be completed from
Boston to San FracniscO.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

JUDGE TABOR, of Iowa, for sixteen
years Fourth Auditor of the Treasury,
has resigned. The civil service rules
will be applied in this case, and W. e
Moore, Deputy Auditor, will be promoted
to fill the vacancy.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26
Notice.

LAND OFFICE Ar DETROIT, MICH }
u June 20, 1879.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
In named settler has filed notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and secure final entry thereof at the ex-
piration of thirty days from the date of this
notice, viz: Frederick Webelhoer for the
southeast u, section 4, Town 80 North, Range
i, West, and names the following as his wit
nesses, viz: George Wetterich of Cheboygan
county, Mich, and Jacob Karcher of OtsegO
county, Mich. ]. B. BLOss, Register.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26

EX-SENATOR DORSEY, of Arkansas, has
been interviewed On the Presidential
question. He does not believe that any
other name than that of Grant will be
mentioned in the Republican cOnven-
ton of 1880, and ifnOminated he believes
that Grant is certain of election.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26

THE Workingmen's party of Califor-
MIA has forbidden its candidates from
paying any assessments, on pain of be-
ing dropped from the ticket. 1t holds
that the Office should seek the man, and,
therefore, that every candidate upon its
ticket. which has been made upon that
principal, should be elected free of all
expense.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26

Dun, BARLOW & Co. have issued their
quarterly report of business failures for
the second quarter of the year, and of
the business outlook at the present time.
The total number of failures for the first
quarter of 1879 was 1924, with $43,112,-
665 liabilities. The total number of fail
ures for the second quarter of 1879 1884,
with $22, $3.50, 726 liabilities. This shows
a very marked decrease in number, and
a still larger decrease in the ratio of
liabilities. For the first six months of
1879 the failures in the United States
numbered 4,O5S, against $685. for the
first six months of 1873. The liabilities
were, for 1879, sixty-fve millions of dol
lars, against one hundred and thirty
millions for the first half of 1878. This
is reduction of fifty per cent. in the
number and importance of failures, and
shows an unmistakable and gratifying
increase in business stability and pros
perity. Speaking of business prospects
at the present time, the circular says:
"Never before in our experience of the
compilation of these statistics has the
decrease in mercantile casualties been
so marked; in no previous period has the
comparison of losses by bad debts been
so favorable as at the present hour. The
indications are numerous on every hand
of an improved condition of business, yet
none are more significant than decrease
in failures"
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26

Mr.. EDISON has written to the New
York Tribune that he has succeeded in
producing an alloy of platinum so sue
cessful in resisting heat that he can
manufacture his electric lamps at
cost Of fraction of dollar apiece.
Still he wants more platinum mined, to
still further reduce the cost.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26

THE Treasury Department last week
issued warrants on the last batch of re-
QUESTIONS from the Secretary of the In
terror for arrears of pensions, amount
ing to $1,S05,O00, to which add the
amount heretofore paid, $3,OS5, 900, max
ing the total to date since July 1, 1870,
of $4,840OOO. Of the total amount ap-
propriated ($25, 9OCN there has already
been paid $10,219,Cc1.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26

ENGLAND wants to make Declara-
tiOn of Independence as far as the United
States is concerned Thus doth time
bring its changes. England is getting
to be rather too dependent on this cOun-
try in the matter of food supply, and she
don't like it. There is some talk of max
ing changes in the land system so as to
devote larger area to the production of
food, and do away to great extent with
the dependence of the United Kingdom
on America for bread. Thirty years ago
the importation of food into Great Brit
ain amounted to only $55,CCoOOO. Last
year the impOrtatiOns of food were
valued at $5O5, 100000, for 100000 peo-
pie, against 100000 in 1910.
The National Greenback Labor party
of Pennsylvania held their state cOnven-
ton last week, and adopted a platform
which covers the whole ground" and
sticks out in a beautiful dOuble-frilled
border all around. 1t goes in for fat
paper currency so radically that it de-
mands the retirement of all our silver
five, ten, twenty-five and fifty cent pieces,
and the issue Of paper fractional cur
rency in their place; likewise the issue
of greenbacks in place of national bank
notes. Not even the silver trade dollar
is spared, but paper is demanded to re-
place it. Another plank demands "a
specific tariff on all raw materials pro-
duced for the protection of American
industry" Protecting raw material is
a new wrinkle. An income tax is de-
manded, also various and sundry other
items. In short, if there is any dema-
gogue anywhere whose particular nom
sense is left out of the Pennsylvania
platform, he has only himself to blame,
since he had only to mention his pet
lunacy to the convention to get it put
in along with the other odds and ends
which make up the document.
ONE American export which is rapidly
increasing, and which threatens tOprove
disastrous to certain class of British
industries and so increase the distress
among British working men, is the trade
in machine-made doors, blinds, and win
dow sashes. These goods are all made by
hand in England, thus giving employ
ment to a great army of wOrkmen; but
the American machine-made doors,
blinds and sashes now threatens to drive
hand wOrkmen out of the trade abroad,
as it has in the United States, particu-
larly as machinery now turns out not
only the cheap and plain work, but also
richly moulded and artistically paneled
doors, with handsome imitation carvings,
of fine woods. In 1877 the first cargo
of doors, sashes and blinds was shipped |
to England from Baltimore. That year |
$500 doors were shipped to Great Britain |
from Baltimore. In 1878, 45,OC0 were
shipped. In 1879, much larger num-
Der will be shipped. The export from
New York is still larger. San Francisco
shipped $1,000 doors to Australia last
month. The English builders are slow
to try the American innovation; but it
has obtained a foothold in their market,
and its superior cheapness and beauty
are bound to drive the handmade article
out of the trade.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26

THE Southern states received in con-
tributions Ofmoney during the epidemic
of last year $4,54s,7O3. The city of Mem
phis received $4O9,412.54. Forty-seven
states and territories contributed to the
fund. Beside this, large quantities of
luxuries and comforts were forwarded
by individuals not counted in the gen.
eral fund. The record speaks well for
the humanity and sympathy of the peo-
pie. ... ...... Il.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26

THE telegraph dispatches, on the fifth
of July, teemed with accounts of Fourth
of July celebrations in southern cities.
This set the Washington Republican to
investigating. Its issue of Tuesday of last
week tells the result of its Investigations
as follows: "We do hear that the Fourth
of July was celebrated in many places
for the first time since the wal, but the
reports that have reached us contain lit
tie Of the spirit of union that was wont
to inspire orators on the national
birthday. On the contrary, so far as we
have noticed, the speeches and orations
were devoted to eulogies of the late Con-
federacy or threatening of new rebel
lion. While the display of Confederate
flags was general and profuse, we find
no mention of the flag of our Union be-
ing thrown to the breeze at any of these
Fourth of July celebrations in the south.
So long as the stars and bars are fOated
above the stars and stripes it is idle for
thu Confederate brigadiers to tell the
loyal north that treason is dead in the
south"
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26

GENERAL GRANT was greeted at Tient-
sin, China, by an address from the for
eign residents, delivered by the Chair
man of the Municipal Council. On May
80 grand banquet was rendered him by
the Chinese authorities, at the principal
native temple. The Viceroy of Chihili,
COmmander-in-Ch Chief and Grand Secre-
tary, Ii Hung Chang, presided. No such
attentions were ever before bestowed up
on any foreigner.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-26

N1HESE LANDS are al situated within area
J. sonable distance from Cheboygan, and are
among the best n this section of the state. 1t
is cheaper to buy choice land near town, at q
reasonable price, than to take inferior lands for
nothing. novl7 IT