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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01
NEW YORK.
Frightful Story of Yellow Fever
and Death at Sea.

New YoRK, December The brig
Westmoreland arrived at this port to.
day from Jacmel, st, Domingo, after a
forty days passage. Terrific gales
were encountered in addition to the
cyclone of November 10Th and 10Th,
when the vessel was short-handed,
many of the crew having died from
yellow fever After loading atJacmel
with cargo of logwood, where yellow
fever prevailed to such extent that the
crew was obliged to stow the cargo on
board, the vessel sailed October 22nd
Captain Packham was soon taken
with yellow fever. Three days after
leaving the port Simon Fargoat, II
years old, was taken sick with fever and
died within "A hours. His body had
hardly been dropped overheard when
John Holt, thirty-one years old, was
stricken down and died next day.
William Hart, age twenty,three years,
was the next victim and died within
few hours, There then remained
the Captain, Second Mate, Vince and
John West seamen, the only persons
on board, and the two latter were
barely able to work. On November
the I'd, the vessel stopped at Nassau,
n. F., to get a new crew and was quar-
aptined thirteen days, West was soat
to the hospital. Captain Packham
says there were two vessels brought
into Jacmel, before he left, whose
oraWs we're lylAg dead on the decks
from yellow fever,
NRw York, December 1.-The
steamship Celtic, from Liverpool, Sat
urday, brought s251OOO in American
g,ld coin.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01

SINCE the stalwarts have discovered
what they imagined to be a Grant
movement among the Democrats of
the South, they have cooled off won
derfully and begin now to reason that
the country can take care of herself
without the aid of any particular man.
They are late finding it out. We can
assure the unreconstructed Republi.
cans that there is kindly feeling to-
ward Grant personally in the South.
and that if he ever comes this
way we will treat him with
proper respect and give him as
cordial a welcome as he ever received
in his life. This however, has no DO
litical significance whatever. We
think Grant would make great mis-.
take to accept the presidency from any
party or from all parties combined
He has outlived the prejudices that
grew up against his administration.
although not the memory fit. He is
recognized as the most prominent
private citizen of the country.
honored at home and abroad,
and need not want for useful en-
ployment in a lucrative position
congenial to his tastes and habits
There are private corporations which
could well afford to give him fifty
thousand dollars year for his SER
vices and the use of his name. The
question seems to be who will capture
him; the Republican party or the
Nicaragua canal. There is no danger
that the Democrats will nominate MIN
for president.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01

THE Presidents annual message,
presumably delivered to congress to-
day, is quito voluminous document
and one that comparatively few per-
sons will read. He congratulates con
gress on the success of resumption,
and the prosperity Of the country.
Polygamy in Utah receives more than
a passing notice, with the suggestion
that those who violate the law be
punished. The late elections seem to
have had pleasing effect on the ex-
ecutive mind. John Sherman's S
barrel in Ohio was not in vain.
As to civil service reform, which
the President breaches but don't
practice always, he says his former
views are strengthened by enlarged
experience. Much space is devoted to
this subject. Our relations with for
eign powers are as lovely as usual. The
reports Of the departments are alluded
to in as dry a manner as possible.
Eads jetties are success SO far. Peace
reigns like lamb on a southern hill
side on the Mexican frontier. The
secretary of the navy has saved up and
turned over nearly a million and a
halt dollars which is more than can be
said of his predecessors. The business
OF the supreme court is in arrears; ad-
dltional circuit judges are recon-
mended. Recommendations are made
to still further civilize the Indians
Agriculture, we are informed, is a
leading industry. Education should
be fostered, and national literature,
whatever that is, should be perpetu-
ated. This, doubtless. includes presi-
dental messages sent out ahead of
time. The streets of Washington are
out of repair and some of them
should be repaved. The people there
also want more new school houses.
No allusion is made to the south.
This is the sum and substance of a
message, which fills more than one
side of big newspaper. We could
not afford to publish it for less than
twenty cents line, and then would
have to apologize to our readers for the
inhiction.
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BY CABLE.
Yakoob Khan on his Travels
The Times Article on the United
States Finances.
An Appeal on Behalf Of Suffering
Ireland.
GOrtschakOff Interviews the Emperor
William.

LONDON, December 1.-The Times
financial article says: Among.
other evidences of reyiving
capacity of Europe to coun-
teract the adverse trade balance
with the United States are advices
from Germany which show one million
weights steel blocks have been sold
for shipment to America by Krupps
and others. This operation will be
finished through London The
Times, in an article discussing the
message Of President Hayes to con-
gress, says: IF legal tender notes in
circulation be called in and cancelled,
silver dollars must take their place and
existing plethora berevived. Further
relief will come in due time from
natural action of trade money
that has followed in such profusion
from Europe to the United States can
not always remain there. It's presence
will soon be felt in the rise of prices
throughout the Union, and as soon as
the rise has been established, demand
for European goods will follow, and
the current of money from the East
to the western shores of the Atlantic
will be arrested if not reversed. A
process of the king cannot be com
pleted within week or month, but
its development may be anticipated as
confidently as the movement of the
tides"
An appeal from Cardinal Manning,
for subscriptions to alleviate the dis
tress in Irelan was read in all the
Catholic churches of the metropolis
yesterday. 1t is stated that in the
west Of Ireland such hunger, poverty
and want, are now to be seen as have
never been known since the great
Irish famine. A general collection
for this purpose is appointed for Sun
day next.
A special from Berlin says Prince
GOrtschakoAf had an interview with
Emperor William yesterday, and that
he will proceed to Russia to-day.
Another dispatch says-The Gar
and Czarowitch will mert at Moscow
Tuesday,where the nobility will be re-
ceived and addresses be delivered.
If rumors of new departure in the
creation of legislative council, ETC.,
have any foundation, some announce.
ment will probably be made to that
effect on this occasion.
Rev. Alexander Mackonschie con-
Quoted the services at st. Albans'
church, Holdborn, yesterday
NO steps has yet been taken against
him for contempt of Lord Penzances
order.
CABUL, December Under in.
structions from the Yiceroy of India,
ex-Ameer YakOob Khan left Cabul
to-day for Peshawun, under charge of
Captain Turner and escort. He will
reach his destination in eight marches.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01
MEMPHIS AND HER NECESSITIES.

Under this caption the Nashville
American of the Both ult., contains a
sensible and dispassionate editorial,
from which we take the following
paragraphs
"The first consideration now for the
public mind in Tennessee is the reAec-
ton that there is an evil and that it
calls for some remedy. Is it purely
local, or is it an evil which affects all
the people of the state? In one sense
it is local, in that the plague and di-
rect interruption Of business and loss
of life are at Memphis. 1t does not
stop there. Tennessee feels the de-
struction of her citizens as a direct
loss of energy. The commerce of the
entire state feels the weight of the
blow directly and indirectly. The af-
fected city becomes plague center of
distribution. Almost all Of West
Tennessee suffers in health, in stagna.
ton of industry and commerce and in
reputation. Indeed, it affects the
reputation Of the entire state. We
know of colony which was about to
settle in mountainous country which
was deferred by this very cause, and,
although they came eventually, it was
IN diminished numbers. Memphis is
the largest commercial city in the
state, occupying an excellent position,
from which it draws commerce from
Arkansas and Mississippi, by reason
Of its position and the aggregation of
capital and concentration Of transpor-
tation on account Of position Her
commerce, the large taxes she pays,
the development of the surrounding
country by large city are so much
clear gain for Tennessee.
There is thus no single interest aI-
fecte1 that does not directly touch the
poeket of all Tennessee. In commerce,
agriculture, immigration, in tax paying
and shariog burdens, in all progress,
Memphis, Elague.s stricken, becomes a
burden insteGd of benefit. Then it
is plain that, while it is Immediately
local, the evil is general, 1t is one for
the people of Memphis to deal with,
but the people Of Tennessee cannot at-
ford to allow. that the evil go forever
unremedied. Corporation and as
sistance can be afforded, and we doubt
not that those who are in close com
munication with the subject can sug-
gest policy at once feasible and ade
ddate, and upon this point we do not
venture an opinion in the present state
of knowledge as to precisely what is
needed. AS to the general and vital
interest OS the State in the subject as
to- the duty of those whose position
brings them officially in contact with
the subject and with all the means OF
information to suggest somo adequate
and practicable remedy, there is no
question.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01
SANITARY PROPOSITIONS.

We publish to-day communica-
tion from Mr. VIM. r. Moore on the
subject Of earth closets, which will be
read with interest. He makes the
most out Of a very unattractive theme
and is very happy in Righteousness.
We are inclined to agree with him
that no earth closet system can be gen
orally and permanently adopted. II
would require more attention than the
majority of mankind would bestow.
1t might answer for some fam
lilies of adults who understand
the laws of nature and the i'm
portance Of sanitation, but in many
instances the use of earth would be
neglected and the neighborhood would
become uncomfortable. A sewer system
is within our means. Mr.. Moore S
suggestion is practical-get the vaults
cleaned out at night partly filled with
earth and use as before until connec-
tion can be made with the sewers.
We take it for granted from the
present indications of popular
sentiment that a system Of
sewerage will be undertaken this
winter which can be finished in from
three to five years. If reasonable
tax be levied for such purpose, the
people will pay it promptly in prefer
ence to any other tax, because they
know the money will be expended at
once in their midst; that it will give
employment to labor, improve the
healthfulness of the city and enhance
the value Of their property. If the
legislature is convened in extra ses-
sion, we shall insist that the bill to be
submitted shall contain a provision
allowing the sewerage tax to be paid
separately, whether other taxes are
paid or not. Many people who cannot
pay all their taxes would make an
effort and pay tax of this kind for
the Improvement of our sanitary con
dition.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01

The public is waiting, but not very
patiently, to hear from the committee
OF fifteen, appointed alta mass meeting
OF citizens, over two weeks ago. This
jury has been out long enough. We
want a report without further delay.
lime is precious and it is burning up.
II these gentlemen with all the lights
before them cannot agree upon some
thing let them say SO, and the
people viii look in some other
direction for advice. The re-
port of the sanitarians and ex-
perts was submitted last Friday. 1t
contained practical suggestions worthy
ot consideration, but the committee
shouldnot cogitate all winter and then
inform us that it is too late to do any
thing this year. The fever has been
over month, and what has Memphis
within herself done toward improving
the sanitary condition of the place
We answer, held mass meeting and
proposed in the legislative council an
ordinance requiring an earth closet
system to be established. The world
outside says we are doing nothing, and
the proposition is not hard to prove.
Indifference on the part of property
holders and business men to the pro-
per administration of municipal gov
ornment years ago, brought about our
deplorable condition. Every other man
has theory or a plan, and each one is
opposed to all other plans, except
his own. We have never seen the
people Of Memphis agree upon any
thing except getting out of town when
an epidemic is announced. This
committee is composed of as good and
intelligent men as we have, and if they
cannot agree upon a plan of action and
that speedily, we may as well give up
doing anything this winter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01

Batesyille, Osceola Belle, Coahoma,
james Lee, Geo. w. Cheek, Rapid Tran
sit, Mark Twain, Dyersburg, AffStevens,
Ouachita Belle, Cherokee, Andy Baum.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here has declined s inches
in the past As hours ending at noon,
to-day, and now stands s feet 6 inches
above low water mark. 1t will come
to a stand here by Tuesday. At Cairo
it is rising, with IA feet l inch on
the guage. At St. Louis it declined
3 inches, with 10 feet s inches on the
gauge. At Pittsburg it is rising,
with 4 feet 8 inches on the guage. At
Cincinnati it is falling, with 7 feet 3
on the guage. At Evansville it is
falling, with s feet 3 inches on the
guage. Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are rising slowly, Arkansas
river is rising slowly at Little
Rock with 3 feet on the guage.
White river is stationary, with a good
steamboat stage of water from Jack
sonport to the mouth.
A new boat has just been completed
at Chattanooga for the upper Tennes-
see river trade, and has been named
after that thriving village.
The Josie Harry, Captain James
Kinman, will arrive tomorrow from
White river and will leave Wednesday
evening with a return trip.
Hatchie river is in good navigable
order, and the planters along the bends
are holding their cotton ready for
shipment on the first boat.
The City of Alton passed up yester-
day morning for st. Louis with 500
hhds sugar, 200 bbls molasses, 4OObbls
rosin, 300 bbls rice and 200 tons of
other freight. She discharged here
80 bbls molasses.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01

Mr.. w. P. DUNAvANT, ofthis city
and Sir. David Callahan, of Pensacola,
have taken contract 10 build 20 miles
of railroad from Pensacola Junction,
which is ~ miles this side Of Pensa
cola, to Pine Apple Station on the
Selma and Gulf Railroad. This will
give Selma direct route to Pensacola
by 100 miles of railroad through fine
cotton country. The work ia being
done by English capitalists. 'Rhe
iron is broughtas as ballast from England
at 80 cents on the ton. Pensacola has
a splendid harbor. Mr.. Dunavant,
Just from there, saw two hundred and
fifty sailing vessels taking on lumber
at one time. If we only had the
Memphis and Selma road through,
this would give Memphis the shortest
possible outlet to saltwater and to the
cotton markets Of Europe. With the
return oil prosperity and tho disap-
pearanee Of epidemics, which may
reasonably be expected, we will soon
be in a condition to consider great
enterprises and enter upon ep era Of
prosperity litde dreamed Of in the last
zen years.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01

JUST as we expected, Currie, the
assassin Of Porter, the inoffensiye
actor, at Marshall, Texas, was granted
another continuance the other day.
and the case cannot be called until
April This time it was the States
witnesses who were absent. They
we're there the first time, some of them
having travelled over fifteen hundred
miles to give their testimony. They
we're enabled to bear the expenses
OF such trip by the aid of
their professional brethren in the
Fast. The State refused to allow the
case to go to trial on some slight tech
nical grounds, and the witnesses as
well as the outside public felt that it
was all farce and a mockery, and
that Currie would never be brought
tojustiee There was some mild talk
about hanging him some time or
ether, but it is more likely to be done
for some future murder, after he gets
out of Jail, than for the muir
der of Porter. 1t was hard
ly to be expected that Mr..
Barrymore would break a good en-
gagement at Philadelphia and lose his
place to face the chances of another
continuance, or that Miss Cummins,
who was so unneryed by the terrible
scene she was forced to witness, would
feel like going back to have the horror
recalled. Another witness, named
Harvey, who was present at the mur-
der, lately visited Shreveport, where
Uurrie has brother man of infu-
ence, and, if we mistake not, the
Mayor Of that place Harvey was not
present when the case was last called.
We still predict that Currie will 90
scott free. His release has only been
. matter of time ever since the first
continuance was granted
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01
Mon-nesitont MnIlnn-

No. all in the Chaneery Court of Shelby
county, Tenn, Ada Ewing vs.. George W.
appcaring nom affidavit in this cause that
\ ne defendant, George w. Ewing is non.
therefore ordered that he make his an,
pearance herein, at the courthouse of ShelBy
county, IN Memphis, Tenn, on OF befoIe I'M
nrst Monday in January, 1880, and ahead, m.
swer or demur to complainenPs bill, or m,
same will be taken for confessed as to him
anH bil set LOT nearing exparte, and that copy Of
suggestive weeks in the Public Ledger.
A copy-Attest
BY =. B MoHENRy, u. @ and M 1"'''''
10 SIS el W ~ NNH't1
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01

OTTowA, December 1.-Two men
named Wilson and Smith, horse deal
ers, we're introduced at the Bank of
Montreal by resident of this city,and
the bank accepted their draft for $500,
drawn by the Commercial Bank of
Rochester on American exchange Of
New York. The draft was forgery.
The men escaped to the United States.
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River TefeEralns.
Special to the LEDGER.

CAIRO, ILL, Dec. l, 1Oa.m.
The Fawn leaves here at noon for
Memphis with a full cargo og stain
and produce, and will arrive TueaSs'v
H%orning - and leave n Tuesday night ,'rs at
~ O'clock with return trip for
Evansville. ]. 7. VAUGHN, clerk.
CAIRO, I'LL, December l.-Arrivod
Mountain, Pittsburg, 8 pm; Colo
rado' St. Louis, 10; Dick Fulton, Pitts.
burg TO- Cooke, Evansville, / am;
Fawn, Evansville, 10; Departed
Colorado, Memphis, midnight; Chas.
Morgan, New Orleans, l am; Cooke,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01
A Valuable Medicine.

Buchu in various forms has for many
years been one of Che chief articles in the
Materia Medica for the treatment of GER
tain diseases, among which are chiefly
those affecting the urinary, digestive and
circulatory organs. The difficulty that
was long experienced in obtaining pre-
paration of this valuable drug that could
always be relied upon for uniformity in
strength and absolute purity led to the
introduction of Helmbold's Extract OIL
Buchu, which foi the last quarter of a
century has been extensively used both
by physicians and in house and family
practice, and with very gratifying success
This medicine, like every other valuable
thing, has been extensively initiated, and
those who have use for it will do well tC
see that they obtain the genuine "Helm.
bold Buchu," the only pure and reliable
preparation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY,

RE it ordained by tho Legislative Council
IL that section q Of the health ordinance,
be amended by adding to that section the fol.
lowing; 'and II in the provision Of the board
OF health any building or structure is in an
unsani'ary condition, aud If upon inspection
1t Is condemned, for this reason, as nuisance
ana IN lts opinion II is necessary on this ac-
count, that the same be torn down or other
wise destroyed, the owner or his agent shall
De at once notified by direction of said board,
70 nave such building or structure removed NJ
once ana the premises put in a sanitary and
otherWlse safe condition, and if within forty
eight hours from such notice, the thing noti-
neu 70 oe oohe ls not commenced, and prose-
cuted with due diligence till finished. then il
shall be the duty Of tho engineer under the
direction Of said board to have the same
done ana certify the costs thereof to the
attorney, whose duty it shall be to collect the
same on of the owner, and il no owner can
be found the. work shall be done under the
supervision Of the board Of health and enri-
neer' and tho costs thereof made out of The
properly by the attorney, either by sale or
renting out the same. And il upon ipspee-
ton oi any cistern or we'll within the bis.
Tlet " Is found in an unhealthy condition,
the said board shall take such stops ns TO rem
der such cstern or well healthy, and If neees-
sary to this end, it shall have such cistorn mr.
VOL closed up in the manner provided in this
secuon. Tor removing unhealthy struetpvss
and all the structures, wells and oisternss y
the District shall be inspected by direction ef
ss'u s1 BOARD ~ ~ ieast once every three months
OF @ oIteher u deemed necessary, and its Off
GERS the sanity police shall lie allowed ipeTess
ana egress t. all Premises for this purnose
provided, that no House shall be torn down o1
aSes!treYed without the concurrence Of the
legislative council 'NO
Passed November 2s, 1879.
d., D. I; PORTER; Chairman.
NhAJ. H. JULIEN, Secretary. 70 "a
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Indications.

WASHINGTON, December 1.-For
Tennessee and Ohio valley, lower
pressure. Winds mostly southerly;
warmer and clear, or partly cloudy
weather, and probably followed in the
western portions, Tuesday, by iHcroas-
ing cloudiness and local rains.
The Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee,
lower Mississippi and Savannah rivers
continue slowly rising.
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'ales to. day, 50, 800 bales.

LIVERPOOL, December /, 43O pm.
Cotton opened easier now 1-16d low
er Uplands, 6 3-16d; Orleans 6 Is. led
Sales o-day 5000 bales Receipts % 4OO
bales, American 17,400 bales. Flu.
lures opened partially 1.32 cheaper.
now weak, as follows: De,
liveries for Dec, and Jan. 611-16d.
January and February, ,623- 32d Febru.
ary and March, 6 l3-l6@6 9s.32d.
March and ABul 65@6 2f-32d Aprii
and May CID; May and June 6 5-l6d.
June and July 6 31-32d.
NEW ORLEANS, December l 1l.3O
a'm.-Cotton easy. Sales to-day 1000
bales. Middling, lie. Receipts
to-day, 1881 bales; Stock, 242.8gl
bales. Sales Saturday, 5000 bales
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CINCINNATI, December Arrived
The Katie Stockdale, Pittsburg, last
night. No departures. The river is
& feet 8 inches aud falling slowly.
The weather ID clear and pleasant,
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Death Of an Old Teacher.

HARTFORD, Conn, December l.
Professor David j. Bartlett, teacher
in the American Asylum for the deaf
and dumb, of this city, died last night.
Age, y years. He has been 81 years
instructor Of deaf mntos,