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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05

NEW IoRk February D, 2.30 pm
Cotton closed yesterday dull opened
to-day dull now quiet and steady al
unchanged prices, Ordinary, 75c:
good ordinary, S 9-l6c; low middling
9lc; middling, 9lc; good middling.
9lc; middling fair, 10 l5-lGc fair.
ll4c, Futures closed last evening
quiet and firm, , to 6 points higher
than on the previous day. Opened
this forenoon steady; now barely
steady, and ] to ? points above yoster-
davis closing prices as follows
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05

LIVERPOOL, February 5-l2.15 pm.
Cotton opened easier but not quo
tably lower. Uplands, 55-16d; Or
leans, 3d. Estimated sales 5000 bales
for export, 1890. Receipts, 24,5O0
bales American, 20,500 stock, 370-
OOO American, $4,000 Futures
opened partially 1-32d cheaper. Deliv-
cries for February, 8 9-32d February
and March, ) 9-32d March and April,
5 5-l6d; April and May, 526
5-l6d; May and June, ) 13-l6d; June
and July, 5aG5 l5-32d.
New ORLEANS, February ), 11.30
a.m,-Cotton opened to-day with fair
demand 9lc for middling. Receipts
to-day, S7l7 bales; expected, 100
bales stock, 365,670 bales; sales, 1900
bales, Market yesterday closed easy.
Sales, $50 bales,
GALVESTON, February 5.-Cotton
quiet. Sales, 1903 bales. Middling,
9o. Stock, 1923 bales; sales yester-
day, 1901 bales.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, February 5.-Flour
unchanged. Wheat, steady and un-
changed. Corn, firm at 33634c. Oats,
steady at 24@26c. Whisky, steady.
Provisions, quiet and held firmly.
Pork, $40. Lard, S6 40. Bulk meats,
3l, 4l@iic. Bacon, 4@5lc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05
Death of Judge Lyman COchranc,
Of the Superior Court,

DETROIT, MICH, February o.
Lyman Cochrane, judge Of the Supe-
rior Court of this city, died this morn
ing
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05

No child can sleep soundly while
suffering with collie or from teething
Remove the cause by using DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup. Only Doc bottle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05
DIED

MARIE AT 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, February 5, 1879, ANAIs MARIE, aged As
years
Funeral from her late residence, 29i Third
street, at 10 o'clock tomorrow (THURSDAY)
n, min.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05
INSURANCE
WARMING.

FNHIS is to notify the public that we are tho
l. only persons now residing here who are
or ever have been duly authorized and
commissioned agents of the WESTCHES-
TEX Fire Insurance Company of New York
and WESTERN Fire Insurance COMPANY Of
Toronto, and any person or persons renre
senting anything to the contrary are Inn.
posters and unworthy of credit.
MURPHY q MURPHY.
General Insurance Agents, No. Msdisop
street, Memphis, Tenn. I2l-l5o
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05
ELECTION.
Election Notice

TIiHE annual meeting Of the stockholders of
i the Memphis Gas Light Company viii be-
held at the Office of the Company, AZ Madison
street, Memphis, Tenn, SATURDAY, March
l. leis, to elect seven "a directors to serve the
am. to pm.
JOSEPH CRAIG, Secretary.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 81. 1879. lSl-1
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05
B. AND L. STOCK.
LOST Stock-

CERTIFICATE No. lO5 for ten shares of
y. second series Of stock Of Workiugmen' s
Building and Loan Association, issued jam
ary /, 1916, e, L. RezEonico, having been LOST,
will apply February 81, lSJs, for duplicate,
500 ,o., LOUIS FAzZI,
leu- l5o-la4 Us Admir- of l.. Rozzonico
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05
10 TAx.PAYERs.
TAXPAYERS

M I'LL save money By paying their taxes bv
w the. first day Of February. After tbat
day penalties and costs will accrue.
l22-lS3 GEO, d. FLEECE, County Trustee
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MEETING.

G. W. GOlER Is a candidate for Commits
lloner of Board Of Public Works.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-05
ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL.

MEMPHIS, February 5-l2 m.
r.1v.r.- ...-.-.-...-.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02
A RahI Actress.

Baby Benson, the child actress, after
many wanderings in California, Eng.
land, Australia, and tho west coast Of
Africa, has returned to this country
with q respectable fortune, and taken up
permanent abode in Newport. She is
now said to be about II years OF age,
and is with her mother and adopted ia.
Their. A handsome cottage has been
purchased in Newport, and fitted up
with elegant surroundings. The child
goes regularly TO school, and her IN 9TH.
er intends that she shall be well educated
and enjoy good society. Among the
many presents which che has received
are rough diamonds, watches, crosses,
and bracelets, which are carefully pre-
served in a safe.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02
New Game for Winter Evenings.

Here is new game for winter even
ings, described by the London World
1t Is played by three persons. She sits
IN big armchair opposite the fire, di.
vides the whole dozen of little silver
bracelets she wears, and then holds up
one white arm-finger pointing to the
ceiling. You and the other fellow take
half a dozen circles apiece, retire to Up-
posite corners of the fireplace, and
throw them, quoit-like, at the uplifted
finger. A good discobolus sends them
rafting down on the arm with pretty
musical chink, and duffer lands them
on the floor and has to pick them and
she laughs. Of course the best man
wins, and there are prizes l saw II
played beautifully last week, and it is
called ago Bangle"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

EDITORS JOURNAL: In your issue of
the 18th inst. l noticed Q report of the
degree of cold on the morning of the
18th INST, as shown by Mr.. Wetherbee,
in which the Thermometer stood at IA
degrees below zero at sunrise. Also,
your editorial noticed that TUESDAY
was the coolest of all, the thermometer
standing from Is to % degrees below
according to the thermometer used"
That different instruments Indicate
different degrees of cold am we'll aware.
And that men are always prone to be-
lieve IN their own instruments as they
are to believe in their own watches is
natural to human nature. But am in.
clined to think after considerable exper.
fence, that the difference is more often
caused by the different locations of the
instruments than by the variations of
those instruments themselves. Two
years ago l purchased three standard
thermometers of the same manufacture,
and when hung side by side, they did
not vary more than one-balf of q de-.
gree. One of them is at Mr.. Posts,
one mile south of me, and on much
lower land than my own. The third is
at Mr.. Eastman's, two miles east OF me,
on the head Of Gypsum creek, and
even on much lower land than mine.
Both these instruments 60 higher in
the summer and lower in the winter
than mine, tending to show that the
low lands are colder in winter and
warmer in summer than the high lands
On the morning Of the 18th inst. Mr..
Posts stood at nineteen below, Mr..
Eastman's fourteen and mine ut nine
a difference OF ten degrees. Ny
thermometer is on the east side of the
house, theirs are both on the north side;
but this did not make more than de-
gree or two as have frequently tested.
Mr.. Esstman's was FIVE degrees colder
than mine, and Mr.. Posts five degrees
colder than Mr.. Eastman's. This dis
crepancy in instruments that are graded
alike can only be accounted for by the
theory that there are waves of cold
and heat that pass over the Garth, and
that mile and sometimes a few rods
differene IN location, may make a wide
difference IN tho degree of heat or
cold. WV PETTEs,
Eureka, December 81 1873.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02
THAT ANNEXATION SCHEME.

The question of making Kansas City
q CITY of Kansas instead of Missouri, If
again being agitated by the Kansas City
papers. This matter has also been
much talked of in times past. Undoubt'
eily the agitation will be continued un-
til it results successfully. 1t is positive
" certain that large bulk of the pop
ulation of Kansas City prefer that the
city in which they take so much pride,
and for the growth and prosperity OF
which they work SO earnestly and uni
teddy, be annexed to Kansas. That this
should be their preference is very nat
ural and appropriate, for several rea-
sons: 1t Is from Kansas that the great
bulk of grain and cattle come, which
make Kansas City conspicuously tho
best wheat and cattle market in the west.
Kansas products have made her the
chief city of the Missouri valley, and it
is but natural that her interests and the
State which 80 largely patronize her
should be Identical. She seems to have
very, very little in common with the
State of Missouri. In Kansas she would
he tho chief city; IN Missouri her power
and splendor pales before that of ST.
Louis. Her newspapers are heart and
soul for annexation. In fact, to read
their columns, one would suppose the
place was even now q city of Kansas.
For they treat almost wholly of Kansas,
her politics and public men. A large
majority of their subscribers come from
our State. 1t is certain that the editors
and politicians are almost unanimously
in favor of the movement. In draining
our products and wholesale trade, and
obtaining inestimable benefits there
from, she feels the necessity of clinging
closely to our people in all her conner
cisl relations, and these result IN build
ing up friendship of interest at least,
which can be more carefully guarded
and maintained by her becoming an &C
tual city of Kansas. The time must
come, and it is n OF now far distant, When
the annexation will take place; and
Kansas will then have millions more of
taxable property within her limits.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

The statement of the New York Sur
that the name of Capt. Fades, the great
bridge builder and jetties constructor,
has been presented to the grand jury for
indictment, because of his alleged COM
plicity in a sort OF Glasgow-bank affair."
is said to be untrue. We certainly hope
it is untrue. We should be panied to
learn that the name of this great engi-
neer, who has done and is dong so
much for the development of the resour.
ces of our great country, is TO so down
in darkness and infamy.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02
AK. p. BRANCH,

1t seems to be the intention of the
Kansas Pacific to push on a branch from
this place TO Lindsborg. 1t is claimed
probably with trutn), that the railroad
will build the road at all hazards, if the
A. T. & S. +. Z. r. builds their branch
TO Mcpherson. We nope the townships
south of us will not allow themselves to
be imposed upon in the matter of voting
and, for the branch will be built without
any doubt, if the company deems 1t ad.
visable to proceed with the construc-
ton of the road. We are unquali-
fiedly opposed to the building
OF this branch, for 1t is blow
directed at the prosperity and ex-
istence of Salina. 1t is the interest
of every farmer living in this county
along its proposed route TO oppose it
with all his power. 1t is the interest of
every such farmer to work for the pros.
perity of Salina. When Salina goes
ahead, his property becomes more val
liable, and greater facilities are furnish
ed him for marketing his products.
What these farmers do want is rail-
road under another management
competing line. Such road is the NJ.
X. 4 r., for which Salina is laboring.
When that road is built, then will Sail
ma receive such an impetus as she never
received before, and advance on to pros
perity and to prosper. And then will
our southern farmers Gas well as all 9TH
ers) obtain better prices for their grain
and stock. Then will they find the
price per acre of their farms greatly in
creased. The Kansas Pacific has agents
scattered over the country who are
trying to induce the farmers to vote
bonds for this enterprise. Our advice
is to give them no encouragement, but
lend their best helping hand, their heart,
their vote to the extension Of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas Railway.
To-day Junction City has taken new
lease of life, and has become q splendid
wheat market. This is because she has
the advantage of two railroads, under
different arrangements. Farmers even
from Dickinson county, living near abb
lene, find 1t to their advantage to haul
their gram to Junction City, for they |
get several cents more per bushel by SO
doing. All this arises from the advan-
tages offered by two competing lines.
We want the same state of facts to exist
1t Salina, and they will, if reasonable
effort is made.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

President Hayes has been interview
cd upon the resumption question. He
does not anticipate that gold will i'm
mediately come into general circula
ton, but thinks the tendency with the
majority, at first, will be 'to squeeze
the gold little tighter than paper
that is, to illustrate: A farmer with q
twenty-dollar gold piece, and $50 bill,
will prefer 10 pay out the bill first. But
this will only be temporary, and as soou
- the novelty wears off, he believes
with Secretary Sherman, that green.
backs will be slight premium over
gold, on account Of greater convenience
IN handling.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

When one reads the statistics shown
in the Lutheran Almanac, published by
tho Lutheran Publication Society, he
then realizes that this church in America
is one of much greater dimensions than
is usually supposed. 1t has 81 synods,
3,040 ministers, 5,301 churches, SIC, 500
communicates. Under it's auspices 70
periodicals are published, IL theological
and literary institutions, II colleges,
20 academies, l6 female seminaries. IL
general benevolent associations and
80 e!eemosynary institutions are also
under its auspices.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

Reports come from Cuba to the effect
that within the last thirty days nearly
three thousand slaves have been set
free by planters who took part in OF
aided the late rebellion, and have since
returned to their homes. 1t is said that
all Cubans of this class are pledged to
emancipate their own slaves, and to use
their influence in favor of general oman.
cipation. If this be true, the day is not
distant when the foot print of slave
will not DO found upon the island.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

They are having some very severe
weather in Europe. The dispatches re-
port that there has been very heavy
snow fall, not only in great Britain. but
all over the continent. All the rail-
roads in the north of Scotland are
blocked, and traffic is suspended. Seven
trains were showed up on the 23d inst.
In some places it is over twelve feet
high, the heaviest snowfall in thirty
years. A telegram from Geneva,
Switzerland, says: No post has arrived
from Germany, or from German
Switzerland. Wolves have penetrated
to the gates of Metz. There is more
snow in the Vosges than the Oldest in
habitant remembers. The storms In
this country have been great, too. For
quality and quantity they have sur
passed anything ever before experienced
on the storm belt. The railroads every.
where have been blockaded tor several
days, and at some points travel brought
to q dead halt.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

1t is stated that the Atchison, Tope-
ka Il Santa Fe railroad were after the
first of January, to reduce its rates of
passenger fare to four cents per mile,
and make corresponding reduction in
freight rates. This is q move which
we hope the Kansas Pacific will see fit
to initiate.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

The captain and officers of the steam
ship Pommerania have been acquitted.
The inquiry decided that human effort
did all possible to avoid collision and
loss OF life.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

"Mother, what is an angel p "An an
gel ? Well, an angel Is child that
flies" "But mother, why does papa al.
ways call my governess an angel ?"
"Weil," explained the mother, after a
moments pause, 'because she is going
TO fly Immediately"
The plastering fell upon western
woman as she lay asleep, and her hair
turned white Immediately. The color
returned IN the morning, however, after
using the brush and comb. Scientists
should make an investigation.
Oil City Derrick: Our friend Smith
objects to the waltz. 1t should be born
in mind, however, that Smith is almost
as bow-legged as-well, a photograph Of
Smiths legs would present the follow.
ing appearance, to-wit: o.
The Princess Louise did more in dan
cling the Highland fling to insure the
loyalty of the Canadians than all the Do
etic periods OF the governor general who
had the honor to be her husband.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

The Secretary of War has given one
years leave to Col. Fred Grant, of
Sherdianis staff, and he will sail at once
for Paris, where he will join his father,
ex-President Grant, and accompany him
on his tour to India on the United States
man. of-war Richmond. The steamer is
now in New York, but will sail for
Europe within the next few days.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

Robbers attacked the train from the
city OF Mexico for Vera Cruz, near
Peubla, on the l4th, killed tho baggage
master, wounded tho conductor, and
escaped with 81, 600 in silver.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

There Is at least one good thing that
the hard times is doing, and that is the
breaking un of the credit system which
will ultimately ruin any man or coun-
try. People nov count tho cost and
consult the state of their finances much
more carefully than they did a few
years ago. They have sort of holy
horror of running in debt, and are
thinking scberly and seriously about
how they are going to get square with
the world again.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

Mosby, just before starting for his
CHINA Consulate, remarked that he
would return to Washington on the 4th
Of March, 1881, to be present at the
inaugural of General Grant Is Presi-
dent for q third term.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

The Kansas Pacific has made the fol.
lowing reduction in passenger rates; to
Lawrence SIPS, was sl.75; Topeka 50,
was s2.S5 Denver, s27, was s35 June
ton City SASS, was s6.iO. The reduc-
tons to all other points on the road are
in almost the same proportion.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

Among those mentioned for the Va
cant Berlin mission are Geo. w. Cur
tbs, Gov. Hartranft and Ex-Minister
Washburne. The latter, while minister
to France, was very popular with Ger.
mans, and no doubt his appointment to
the German mission would be we'll re.
ccived.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

Washington dispatches report tina,
Senator Conkling announces himself
irrevocably for Grant Us presidential
candidate in 1880. This may be taken
with several grains of allowance, al
though if he cannot be nominated him.
self, he will be very likely to consider
Grant the "next best man."
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

Since yesterday it has not been law
fal for any national bank to issue any
bill Of any denomination lee than Eve
dollars.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

and the issue Of other notes of like de-
nomination in theis stead, rs now pro-
vided BY law. All acts and parts OF acts
10 conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02
The following was sent as special
to the Topeka Daily Blade:
WASHINGTON, December q.

WASHINGTON, December "a.
The Indians who made the raid on
the western settlements last fall will
be taken to Fort Wallace for ;deuiifica-
ton, TO be surrendered TO the authori-
ties OF Kansas. Those ~ho were with
the party, bnt who may not be ident,-
fed, the Commissioner and Secretary
assure me will not be permitted to re-
turn to the Indian Territory. but will
be sent ~ prisoners 70 Florida.
w. A. PHILLIPS.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

And still distress and poverty in.
creases among the lsboring men OF
Great Britain. Very gloomy is the
future for them.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

The amount of currency, including
coin and paper, after the frst of JAN
uary for circulation, is estimated
at $500, O00, 900.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02

The Topeka people are maxim exten-
svs preparations for celebrating the
iaasgssaasss Of Governor 81: Jekn.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02
Pretty PrinceSseS.

Thyra, of Denmark, is an extremely
pretty and accomplished young lady Of
%. She has beautifully shaped face,
large, gentle eyes, and a very sweet OK.
preston. The Duke of Cumberland,
her future husband. is in his 34th wear,
and has plump, good-natured counter.
ancc of the German type. The Prin-
cess Emma, of Weldeck, who is about
to marry the old king OF Holland, is a
graceful, warm-hear,ed little person,
with bright eyes and piquant face.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-19
An Unhappy Bridegroom.

a French manufacturer of imitation
gold and silver jewelry for expectation,
and consequently made in styles which
are not in favor in France, some time
since found that he was being robbed,
and he was trying to trace the thief and
manner, of theft, when he received a
telegram from a friend who is spending
the summer IN village in the environs
OF Paris. The friend acquainted him that
having accidentally been called that very
morning to the mayors office of the vii
lage, ne saw the marriage procession of
one OF the manufacturer workmen, and
noticed that BRIDE and bridesmaids wore
profusion of jewelry which unmistak-
ably had come from the manufacturers
workshop. The manufacturer at once re-
mem bered that some time before this
very workman had Quilted him, saying
he was going to marry and set up for
himself In the country. He had noticed
the embarrassed aud confused manner of
the workman, but attributed it to fear of
meeting with disagreeable reception.
Several other incidents confirmed his
suspicious. He at once took the railway,
reached the village at nightfall, called on
his friend, went to the head Of the police,
and all three went to the restaurant
where the marriage feast was spread.
When they entered the dining room, the
BRIDEGROOM turned pale as death, and
every limb convulsively trembled. The
bride tainted. The guests fled. The
bridegroom's lodgings were searched,
and great many stolen goods were found
in them. He was carried off to prison,
there to spend his marriage night. 1t
will be long before he rejoins his bride.