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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-28
That SmOke-hOuse ON Adams
Street and Other Matters.

EDITOR LEDGER-In your paper of
the 9th appears an article signed by
" Taxpayer, in which he alludes to a
smokehouse at the head of Adams
street in such a way as to mislead
many persons. They would suppose
from his reference thereto that the
gentleman who owns it carried the
new city government in his breeches,
pocket For the benefit of "Tax-
payer wish to say that there does
not now nor has there existed smoke
house, used for such purpose, at the
head Of Adams street, for more than
two years; that the very worthy gem
tleman who in times past used the
building for that purpose has long
since discontinued its use, having a
large and much more convenient one
adjoining his store. This much it is
proper to say to show that the gentle.
man does not support the enterprise
for selfish purposes, aud for the bene-
ht Of other parties who have seen fit
to criticize the paving of Adams
street, and who, you would infer
from the reading Of their articles,
do not understand its location
and uses. | desire to say that Adams
street is almost in the center of the
city, north and south that it is but
two blocks south of the most direct
line Of the railroad, upon which more
cotton and other farm products come
into the city during the winter months
than almost all of the other streets or
roads put together that over one-hall
OF that part Of the street to be paved
is used as much as any other street in
Memphis for business that there are
situated on it three hotels, two large
carriage factories, FIVE cotton sheds.
the largest foundry in the city, two of
the largest congresses and the Mem,
phis and Charleston railroad company
who have subscribed $3.50 for paving
This they certainly would not do if on
a suburban street, as some would have
us believe. Besides, number o
gentlemen live on Adams who hav,
large property interests on Main anC
other streets, and who ohavealways paid
their taxes promptly, and we venture
the assertion that not one Of then
owe a dollar Of taxes to the old Of
new government. We understand ont
of the reasons of the new governmen
for accepting the proposition of tn,
liberal gentlemen who are subscriber
to the fund of $1,000 is to induc
other streets to do likewise. In thi
way we will get twice as much pavinl
done the same year as if the city haC
! TO pay for all, and if Messrs. Goodbar
Moore and Taxpayer will take a
much interest in getting up sub
scription as some gentlemen have OF
Adams street, and will secure one
third Of the amount to be paid for b
property holders, they can have Mai
street paved before the winter sets il
ADAMS STREET.
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A CHATTANOOGA SCANDAL.
involving the Name of Young Married
Lady, Formerly Of Memphis.
Chattanooga Times.l

Chattanooga Times.l
Last Monday night Mr.. 10 Irwin,
who had been out III the country at
work, returned to his home unexpeet-
edly for the purpose of finding out
whether or not his suspicious Of his
wife's intimacy with young man who
had been boarding with them about
tive years, were correct. lie APP
proached the house about II o'clock,
with double -barreled shotgun, and
concealed himself under the house, and
soon knew that he was right in his be-
lief He then arose and went to the
front door. which he thrust open and
rushed into the room. at the same
time striking match and legeling his
gun on them and saying he was going
TO kill them. A scuifle between the
two men ensued, during which the
gun was taken from the husband. He
then ran into the next room for his
pistol, and while he was out his wife
ran out the back door en- dishabille,
since which he has not seen her He
returned with the pistol and fred at
the Young man, but did not hit him.
He snapped the pistol again, but it did
not 60 oil. Yhen the guilty lover
aed out of the window. Mr.. Irwin
says he has suspicioaed this intimacy
for about eight months, but did not
want to believe It, because he was very
devoted to her, and dreaded the result
of such disclosure. lie married her
in Memphis several years ngo, and
they have several small children. Her
maiden name was Katie Nagle. He
says he will never recognize her again,
and wants to inform the public that
he is no longer responsible for her
debts or contracts. She is quite young
and prepossessing, aud has always ap-
peared very modest aud unassuming
Hef paramour is the foreman in
Moore's brickyard, whose name ie A..
]. Isom.
Irwin is much distressed over his
family troubles, and says that be has
labored hard ever since they married
TO make living for her and his chill
dren. He has sworn out warrant
for the arrest of isom on the charge of
seduction and alternating bis wiie's
affections. iQ W
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ARKANSAS.

Searcy people are wide awake on
sanitation.
Arkansas will have a magnificent
State fair this year.
A turtle weighing 40 pounds was
recently taken from Gold creek.
Wolf scalps don't Come into the
county clerk 5 Office very rapidly.
Fifty families of emigrants recently
entered Logan county from Missouri.
The acrage of the corn crop. it is
thought, will be smaller this year than
last. % a.sti.'I io lAn.Frti
This year the State University Of
Fayetteville turned out eight gradu-
ates.
DR.. w. W. Hippolite, of Devall's
Bluff, is probably the largest bee raiser
in Arkansas. a
Mrs. Isabella Wallace, one of the
oldest citizens of jackson county,
died last week.
General Burke, of the World, de-
clines to allow his name used as
candidate for governor.
Rev. Mr.. Trimble, of Pine Bluff,
has been engaged for years in writing
a history Of Arkansas,
The business of Little Rock at
present is much better than at cor
responding time last year.
The Little Rock gas works are ad-
vertised to be sold byth United States
marshal on the 9TH of July.
The Mobile and Northwestern rail
road, when completed to Clarksdale,
will be nearly thirty miles in length.
White river is one foot and four
inches lower at Jacksonport than
ever before at this season of the year
An assay made of the ore taken
from the Sam Smith silver mine
proves the ore to be worth 800 per
ton.
About ono thousand students have
graduated at the Little Rock Com
mercial College since 1t was opened in
1874.
1t is said that an Eagle township
man recently killed a black snake
that measured seven feet two inches in
length,
The election for the county seat of
Pope county, on the 2lst instant, re-
suited in favor of Atkins by ninty-one
majority,
An apportionment of the school
fund will be made to the several
counties of the State during the month
of July.
Ulysses Beall an honored and re-
speeted citizen Of the vicinity of
Jacksonville, died at his residence on
Tuesday last.
The Log Cabin, Republican news
paper, has made its appearance at
Conway. This makes two Republican
papers in the State.
Little Rock Gazette; Arkansas has
the largest press association in the
Soatb, The Northern excursion had
much to do With tho recent swell
On Monday of last week Mr.. NJ. Z,
Clark, of Deyall's Bluff, was accident
ly killed by being caught in the belt
of the grindstone of the saw mill
The mspab9l Of Beebe is named
Apple, which afFords The Gazette
humorist an opportunity to remark
that his career has been fruitful Of
good results.
Clark county shall remain Clark
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The Oneens. or LiYernool.

By reference to notice elsewhere,
from j. II. NJ. Morris, special agent
Of the Queens Insurance Company, OF
Liverpool, It will be seen that the
agency Of this old and reliable compa-
ny at this place has been transferred
to the firm Of Marx & Bensdorf. This
company was first and originally rep
resented here by Mr. Harry Il. Tom
linsou, in 1866. 1t has abundance Of
capital, is carefully managed, deals
fairly and pays losses promptly. For
this last it is particularly noted. We
congratulate the enterprising and reli
able agents, Messrs. Marx & Bensdors,
upon securing the agency Of this old
and 6rst-class company. They have
now a splendid lot Of companies, both
foreign and domestic, and are prepared
TO take any amount Of insurance at
reasonable rates
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Some iOrty year. AGO Die programme

Some forty years ago the programme
OF one of the concerts of the Nor
wich Music Festival contained the
following list of pieces and of singers
lit can hardly be considered over
loaded as regards punctuation. Com
fort ye Mr.. Hobbs, But who may
abide Mr.. Balfe, Behold virgin Mr..
Young. Behold darkness shall cover
Mr.. Phillips. Rejoice greatly Miss
Birch. He shall feed Miss Hawes
Come unto me Madame Stockhausen.
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LEGAL.
Trustees Sale.


RY virtue Of the powers conferred upon Rs-
u bert Woodbridge and his succossor IN
othce as treasurer and trustee, BY deed Of
trust made by Frank s. VAnHorn and Fii1a-
beth j. VanHorn, his wife, dated MAY i3.
1873, and recorded in Book No. 50, page l33'
of tho Registers office Of Shelby county, 10
secure the payment Of certain indebtedness
fully set forth in said deed, default hsying
been made in the terms and conditions
thereof, the undersigned successor to the said
Il. Woodbridge as treasurer and trustee, will,
On Saturday, June as, 1879,
at 10 o'clock am, in front of the Planters
Insurance building, No. 80 Madison street. In
Memphis, Shelby county, sell at public auo-
tiOn to the highest bidder, for cash, the fol-
lowing described real estate, Situated IN the
late city Of Memphis, in said county, to-wit.
Lot number i've in Mrs. Martha AlstonIS
subdivision Of lots near the southeast corner
q Lauderdale and jackson streets, said lot
No. fronting so 9O-lOO feet on the east side of
Laudardale street, and running back l67 4O-lO0
feet on the north line and l57 95-lO0 feet on
the south line to the east boundary line Of
said lot, which is so feet in length All right
Of redemption, etc., expressly waivSd. Title
believed to be good, but l sell and convey
only as trustee.
AMOS WOODRUFF, Trustee.
j. W. HAMPTON, Attorney.
"a The above sale is postponed to Satur-
day next, July 5, 1879, at 10 O'Clock am,
same place: l0S-l00
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Second Edition.
q O'CLOCK, p. M.
WYTHEvILLE, VA.
An Engine and Three Cars Fall
Eighty Feet.
One Person Killed and Several Passen.
gers Hurt.

WYTHEyILLE, Va, june 28.-The
engine and three front cars of the
east-bound mail train this morning
broke through the Reed creek bridge,
three miles west of this place, and fell
a distance Of eighty feet. The express
messenger, Mr.. Langhorn, was killed.
Conductor Fairfax and two mail agents
were also injured, and several passen-
gers were badly hurt.
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River kilograms.

CAIRO, June 23.-Arriyed-M -Mollie
Moore. Departed-James Warner, 8
pm; Helena, St. Louis, II; Mollie
Moore, st. Louis, 8 am. Very heavy
rains last night. Cloudy and warm.
EVANSVILLE, June 28.-Arrived-
Fashion, ] j. D. Parker, 5 am. De
parted-Parker, Memphis, 10 am.
River falling, with 3 feet inches on
the gauge. Heavy rain this morning,
and cloudy.
PITTsBURG, June 2S.-River rising
slowly. Fair and warm. ?.
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county, notwithstanding an act Of the
last legislature merging her into Dal-
las county. At least so says the Su-
preme Court.
DIR. Frank L. James, of Oseeola,
has made a fine map Of Mississippi
county, four feet square. 1t is de-
signed for the use of the United
States survey on the Mississippi rver.
From this map it appears that the
river front of Mississippi county in
the meanderings Of the river, is 81
miles; on a direct line it is only 80
miles the average width is Is miles /;
Little river from the foot of Big lake
to the point where it makes its exit is
Az miles, on a direct line but Is.
There are Y lakes in the county that
average 4 miles in length. Buffalo
creek is the only perpetual running
water stream in the county.
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GALVESTON. June %. = Cotton in
no demand. Middling, 12c. Receipts,
Is bales. Stock, 277O bales.
New ORLEANS, June 2S, 2 pm
Cotton in good demand. Middling,
lie. Receipts, 80 bales. Sales, 800
bales Und
LIVERPOOL, June %. 2.3O pm
Cotton opened this morning steadier
Uplands, ,65d Orleans, 6 l5-l6d. Sales,
1000 bales; export, 1000 bales. Receipts
1900 bales American, $500 bales. Flu
tnres opened 1.32@l l-16d better /;
now strong. Deliveries for June 65 !;
June and July, Gid; July and Au-
gust, 6 29r32d; August and Septem-
Der, 6 3l-32d September and 0cto-
ber, 6l5-16@6 3l-32d; October and
November, 6Bd.
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Chicago Races POstpOned-The
Walking Match.

CHICAGO, ILL, June 28.-To-day 8
races have been postponed till Mon
day on account of the bad condition
of the track.
The score in the seventy-seven hour
walk between 0'Leary and Grassland,
at II o'clock this morning, was
.0'Leary 213, Grassland 1877 miles.
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TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Explosion of a Tug Boiler, Killing
-Four Persons and Injuring
Others.

CHICAGO, June ga Nebraska
City special says that horrible acci-
dent occurred on the Missouri river,
five miles below that place. Late yes
terday afternoon the boiler of the
government tugboat Clytic exploded,
killing James Lane, of East Nebraska
City, and Herman Babb, fireman and
engineer; and Isaac and Willis Nc
Kinney of St. Louis; and fatally in
jured r. Pinney, captain of the tug
and Matt Pyle Harribly was scalded.
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NE EXopus A FArLunE.

The negro exodus drags alongslowly.
We hear more of it through congress
than any other source. Men who were
never in the South in their lives
know more about the wrongs Of the
pOoor African than he knows himself,
and more than all the white people of
the South. As political movement
the leaders developed their plans too
soon, or rather we should say the
more credulous, ignorant and worth
less negroes jumped at the sug-
gestion Of free ride and gov
ernment rations rather sooner
than was expected. The exodus went
off prematurely. 1t exploded with
kick which sent the better class of
cOlored people back more determined
than ever into the battle with weeds
and grass in the cotton and corn fields.
The wave that struck Kansas receded
and fell back to the low. lands of Mis-
sissippi. The individual exceptions
are left high and dry and pennyless on
the barren prairie, to perish when the
bleak winds Of winter pierce their tropi-
calskins. ManyOfthem will fill paupers'
graves, and very shallow ones at that.
The cruel, villainous scheme to get
them out west in time to vote in the
next Presidential election, as well as
to reduce Southern representation, is
already disgraceful failure. If the
pretended friends of the negro had
been in earnest and in good faith, they
would first have invited committees
of intelligent men to visit Kansas and
learn the price of land, the compensa-
tion for labor, and the chances for
making living. But caring nothing
for the welfare of the negro, and anx-
ious only to make a point against the
white people of the South, they
encouraged these deluded people to
abandon their crops, to sell their little
property at sacrifice and throw
themselves upon the mercies of dis
tant and unknown communities all
ready oyerstocked with labor and
impoverished by the hard times.
brought about by radical maladminis-
tration. Some of the miserable wretches
who threw away everything they had
have managed to get back to their old
homes, but nothing could induce one
of them TO take the trip over again,
even as free ride; others cannot get
back. Their presence in Kansas will
do good-it will teach the misinformed
people of that State lesson after they
have endured a small portion of the
evils which have been so long inflicted
upon the Southern people. The
exodus has done good rather than
otherwise 1t has made the white
people more determined to be self.
sustaining and Independent, and has
taught the colored people a lesson.
There will be no more heard of it, not
even in the fall when crops are gath
cred and money is more plentiful.
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KilIe,I His Coacl,mau

NEWARK, N. j., June 28.-Mr.
Blair, teller of the Mechanics Bank
of New York, who shot his coachman,
was in court to-day on writ of habeas
corpus, but the question of admitting
him to bail is postponed till after the
cOroners innnest.
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ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL.

MEMPHIs. June %.
Sales Of cotton here to-day unim-
poftant, the market closing steady
at unchanged quotations. The New
York market at 3 pm, for spots, was
quiet and steady at 12 7-l6c for mid
ding futures at ZIG pm. were weak
at 4 to 6 points above opening figures
Sales. 10000 bales.
Receipts of cotton here to-day 81
bales. Total since September lst,
384,43S bales shipments to-day l6O
bales; total, 1858, Stock on hand,
6729 bales. OF the receipts 6 bales
were by steamer and the remainder by
rail.
New YORK, June %, 100 pm.
- Cotton opened this forenoon
quiet now l-6c better. Ordinary,
llci good ordinary, 1lic; low
middling, l28c; middling, u 7-16c
good middling, 123c; middling fair,
l3 l1-l6c; fair, II ll-16c. Futures
closed last evening point or two lower
than the day bofore opened this
morning z points better now quiet
and steady at 6 to 10 points above
ODcninr DriceS Deliveries for
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THE Fourth of July will be cele-
brated here in the most patriotic
spirit, and on a scale of style and dis
play rarely equaled, even in the larger
cities Of the North. The population
of the city will turn out almost en-
masse at night to witness the pyro-
technic display on the bluff, and there
will be thousands of people here from
the States OF Arkansas, Mississippi
and Tennessee which front or corner
on Memphis. We are more particu
larly desirous that our country friends
should be present, that they may be-
couir witnesses to the health, the life,
and the commercial activity Of Mem
phis.
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Bank Statement.

New YORK, june 2S.-Loans,
decrease, $2,326,lOOi specie increase,
S369,5OO; deposits decrease, sG3, 400 ;
circulation increase, Sll5,l0O; reserve
decrease, $3,428,55O; legal tenders in.
crease, $3,543,2OO; banks now hold
SlO,, O,,OO4,6OO in excess of legal require
mants
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California Politics.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 27,--The
II. B. convention reassembled this
evening and appointed a State central
committee with power to conduct the
campaign and fill all vacancies on the
ticket should any occur.
A telegram has been received from
j. P. West, of Los Angeles, declining
the nomination for lieutenant COVER
nor, and D. c. Reid, of Sandiago, was
nominated instead. The convention
then adjourned sine die.
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The Bank of France has an invisi
bic Photographic studio behind the
cashiers desk, whence likenesses can,
at a signal from the latter, be taken.
The camera is much used in the ex-
animation of documents. An erasure
is often obvious in the photograph of
a document which is not seen in the
document itself.
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Horrible Murder in Montreal.

MONTREAL, June 2S.-Mrs. Me
Cormack, alias Conway, was murdered
last night in low house in Grifing-
ton. The body was lying in a pool of
blood; her bead and one hand was
severed from the body, and were found
in pail.
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Indications.

WASHINGTON, June 28.-For Ten
uessee and the Ohio valley stationary
barometer, southwest yeering to north
west Winds, stationary or slightly
lower temperature, cloudy weather,
numerous local rain storms, followed
by clearing weather.
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Jeweler Robbed.

PRovIpgEcE, r. l., June sc.
Robert Liuke, dealer in je|elry and
watches, n Westminster street, was
robbed last night Of $4,000 worth of
property.
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Hon. H. p. FOwLKRs, speaker of
the house of representatives, and Hon
w. P. Tolley, will address the people
of Williamson county, at Franklin, on
the first Monday in July, in favor of
the settlement of the State debt.
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NtenmshIn d,ollIsion.

New YoRK, June 28.--The steam
ship City of Columbus, from Savan-
nah, ran into the steamship City Of
Berlin last night. The latter had two
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CARD.


MEAFHls, IENN., june %, 1873.
Editor Ledger:
A N article appeared in city paper of the
n 18th inst. which is calculated TO reflect
upon and injure the character of my husband,
and feeling that the picture was too greatly
magnihed desire, through your valuable pa
per, TO contradict the statement, and hone
when sensation - is needed BY any paper
in future that domestic relations may be OK
empt. LIMA ROBINSON.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-28

NEW YoRK, juno ga receiver
has been appointed for ihe affairs Of
Samuel w. Green printer Liabih-
ties over 100000,
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WOODEN Mills burned.

North ADAMS, June 28.-The
BlackingstOnss woolen millshave been
damaged by Gre to tho amount of
$30,000, Insured
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Particulars Of the Death aud
Funeral Of the Prince Im-
nRnfsan

Funeral Of the Prince Im-
perial.
LONDON, June 2S.-Advices from
Cane Town up to the 10th of June
state, according to official account,
that the Prince Imperial after the sur
prise of his reconnoitering party rode
into the ravine, where the second body
of Zulus lay concealed. The body
of the prince after the funeral parade,
at which Lord Chelmsford was the
chief mourner, was removed to Pie
termaritzburg, where it lay in state in
the Catholic Church. The body will
be conveyed to England in the troop
ship 0rontes.
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iron plates cracked, her aft railing
torn away aud state-room stove in
The accident prevents the City of
Berlin from sailing before tomorrow.
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Killed by LIgbtpine.

Troy, N. Y, June 28.-J. w. Dent,
a law student, was killed near Cohoes,
at noon to-day by lightning, and two
Of his companions were also severely
injured.
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SWINGS.
OFFICIAL.
LICENSES.

BOARD or FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS. \
TAXING DISTRICT,
Shelby County, Tenn, June 6, 1879
P. r. Athy, Chief Of Police;
V0U will cause to be arrested ALI parfies
Il doing business Of any kind or character
which requires a license, and not having the
proper license from the Taxing District Reg
lster all drays, wagons or other vehicles
without proper numbers all double drays
with single drey numbers; all drays, wagons
OF other vehicles with only one number, and
al commercial Travellers (drummers) without
a license from the Taxing District Register.
l02-l0S ID. II. PORTER, President.
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CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI, June 2S.-Flour dull
and unchanged, Wheat unsettled ;
new nominally S5c@$l.03, according
to quality and condition. Corn and
cats steady aud unchanged. Whisky
is active and firm at Sl.03. Pork and
lard unchanged. Bulk meats steady (;
shoulders held at 3S5c; short ribs
held at 4,SOo; clear, &c. Bacon
steady and unchanged
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ST. LOUIS.

81. LOUIS, June 2S.-Flour un-
changed. Wheat higher No. 2 red,
98l@99c. Corn better, at 23i@34Ic.
Oats better, 32c. Whisky steady at
.Sl.0i Pork quiet at Sl0.20@1O.3O
Dry salt meats and lard entirely nomi-
nal. Bacon dull at59o. Hogs easy
Yorks to Baltimores. 3.G0@380c !;
smooth and heavy, 3.70@39Oc. Re
ceipts, 1900.