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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29
PUBLIC LEDGER.
once; 10 Madison Street.
TEN CENTS PER WE X.
THE CITY.
M0naay EvenIng. Dec. &c. Is7e.
LEDGER

Cotton firm.
-Spring-like to-day.
Williams bookstore, 20 Main.
Wind light from the Southwest.
Buy your shoes cheapat Big Boot
shoe store, 334444 Main.
All over the South the breezes
blow from the South to-day.
Thanks to the Southern Express
Company for latest New York papers.
Receipts of cotton here are now
24,5O4 bales in excess of last .year at
this time.
Blank books Of all kinds made at
the LEDGER Office book bindery, 10
Madison street.
The influenza, or bad cold mania.
has struck forth, and afiicts mankind
hereabouts, by a large majority.
The Cavendish troupe came up
from New Orleans neal noon to- day.
Seats are selling well for tonight.
-Murky, dismal and drizzly was
yesterday, splendid to stay in doors and
people did it, by a large majority.
The moon eclipsed yesterday and
also changed to a full. This doubtless
caused the gloomy weather we had.
Two school visitors in the Sixth
and one each in the other wards of the
city, are to be chosen on new years
day.
The regular monthly drawing Of
the Louisiana Lottery comes Off next
month as usual, Get tickets at the
usual place.
The drawing of the Common.
wealth Distribution Go. of Louisville
takes place day after tomorrow. Get
tickets at once.
Business men will fad Il 10 their
interest to have all their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER Office. IL
Madison street.
"A budget of papers valuable only
to the loser, we're taken III Main
street, last night. A reward is offered
for their return.
An operetta is to be sung on new
years night at the German Casino. the
musical members thereof being Che
leading participants.
Plenty Of water is coming down
the Ohio and its tributaries. The
swell begins to be felt here, and drift,
passes by in heavy installmeuts.
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Good Luck Papertertes at
Young d. Bro. PAS Main st. SO.
wind and water Again.

The wharfmaster and the master Of
the steamer Calf fixed up their diff.
ferences on Saturday last, shook
hands, smiled and each went about
their respective duties as if they had
never experienced any thing else than
smooth sailing. Yesterday the wharf
master worked all day in the rain and
mud, moving the Lee wharfboat Q
short distance, so that the Anchor
line boats may have more levee room,
He paid out something near $25 tc
have the job done, and all out of his
own private purse, merely to be ac-
commodating, and in an effort to
please everybody, advance the inter
ests of commerce and do his duty.
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TRAGEDY AT ropes STATIONS
Family Euss---Ths Death Of Bedford
Duke al the Hands of His Cousin.

Pope's Station, sixty-seven miles
south Of Memphis on the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad, was the scene
last Saturday morning ola fatal en-
counter between two cousins named
Duke, young planters of the vicinity,
both married and well connected.
They met Friday night, in the town
and had a game of cards and a quarrel.
The PARTICULARS are rather meagre, but
it is intimated that some previous
misunderstanding existed, and that it
was revived on this occasion. Bed
ford Duke went home three or four
miles from town late at night, and
made some threats that he would see
it out next day. Frank Duke re-
manned in town all night, as it is said,
to avoid further trouble.
Bedford, however, was not to be
lodged. He came back Saturday
morning and hunted up his cousin
Frank, and was in the act of drawing
a pistol, when Frank shot him dead
in his tracks with a double barreled
shotgun. Frank escaped, but it is
supposed will return and give himself
up to the authorities as soon as the
excitement abates.
Bedford Duke leaves a wife in a
delicate condition and seven small
children. He married a daughter Of
the late Peter Hubbard, a prominent
citizen of Pamela county, who was well
known here in Memphis, and served
several terms inthe legislature. Frank
Duke has a wife and three children.
The unfortunate affair created much
excitement and has cast quite a gloom
over the community in which
it occurred. Pepe's Station
is a pleasant little town
noted for enterprise, intelligence,
and the law-abiding character of its
inhabitants. They greatly deplore
the event, which has married their
Christmas holidays, and afforded ma
licious outsiders another opportunity
to traduce the good name of Missis-
sippi.
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THE QUESTION OF PURE WATER SOLvED
VIC Tenlnernnoe Canse.

Thales Temple of Hopor desires to
indorse the protest of Natoma Temple
of Honor against the use ofintoxicat-
ing liquors at New Years receptions,
They say; W. think that the evil
results OF this custom are not seen or
appreciated by fair entertainers, or
they would, ere now, have abandoned
a practice fraught with so much dan
ger to young men. Similar appeals to
the ladies of other cities, of late years,
have been attended with beneficial
results, and we feel that it will not
pass unheeded among the ladies Of
Memphis"
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SAVE YOUR GAS.
Use MALLON'S Patent Burner.
IOT
sausages and fresh Cider,
Wholesale 10 the trade.
Fritz PTemfert e Co..
I3 West Court Street.
Personal.

Major G. B. Russell, Z. S, army, is
at the Peabody.
w. A. S. Wheeler, Esq, of New
Orleans, is at the Peabody.
DR.. A. L. Kimbro, Office cor. Main
and Union; residence S1 Vance st. 10.
New improved set of teeth for $40.
Call and get set. DR.. Hinson & Sons,
279 Main street. 1O4
Mr.. Horace Andrews is getting
along comfortable and though yet
very ill, has good prospects.
Mrs. Mcclure and daughter, from
Iuka, Miss, has arrived in the city,
and is stopping at 70 Linden street.
DR.. Thomas S, Easton has
moved his Office to No. 247
Main street, over Z. Lehman's
clothing store. 10.
Governor R. W. Miller, DR.. A. l..
Breysacker, Major Jno. D. Adams and
Colonel w. H. Wright, of Little
Rock, are at the Peabody.
Col. Sage, a prominent member of
the Cincinnati bar, is in the city in
the interest of the water. works. Mr..
Charles Kilgow is expected to arrive
tomorrow.
Good boots and shoes, cheaper than
elsewhere in the city at John Con-
dOn's, 1913 Main. His stock is of the
latest styles and Of the best makes
known to the trade.
General ]. G. N. Robertson, a ,for-
mer prominent citizen here, is lying
very i'll at his residence, three miles
from fernando, Miss, and but little
hopes are entertained for him.
William Miller, No. 292l Main street,
is the headquarters for boots and shoes
ia this city. lie is in daily receipt
of the most fashionable goods, which
for elegance, taste, as well as price,
cannot be equaled. Satisfaction always
results from a purchase made at Mil
lers.
Mr.. Jon. f. Hart, a well-known
typo, who worked on the Argus and
other papers here many years ago, but
now associate editor of the Merchant
and Manufactures Of Cincinnati, is in
the city circulating around among his
old friends, all of whom are glad to
see him enjoying good health and the
evidences Of prosperity.
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Manus, relict of Captain McManus
well known in river circles, took place
from the Peabody Hotel tAis forenoon
Three drays in a row, or tandem
went up Main street this forenoon
each pulled by one mule, and loaded
with five bales Of soggy cotton. Shame.
full
The temperance lodges continue
to protest against the use Of wines and
liquors for New Years day. No sor
of temperance should be tempted on
that day.
The fast swelling river caused sail
merchants to hustle themselves yes.
terday, to get their consignments away
from the waters edge, which was fast
encroaching upon their stock.
Despite the u%uinviting nature Of
the weather, the first Sabbath of the
Christmas saw d liberal attendance O
worship in the houses of the Lord
both at the morning and evening ser.
vices.
The articles which appeared in the
river column of this journal on Sat.
urday last, were not intended to affect
the personal honor or integrity of Mr.
William Thomas, the clerk on the
steamer 0uachita Belle.
st. John, the patron saint of Tho
Masonic fraternity, was duly honored
Saturday evening on the occasion o
his annual anniversary, by the install,
lation of officers in several Masonic
lodges, and by other festivities.
The play at the theater II -morroW
evening will be 1.-The Lady Clan
earthly" one of Tom Taylor's most
powerful constructions. On Thurs.
day the new Magdalen from Charles
Reade's novel, will be presented.
"A check for $116.1O was to- day
forwarded to Mr.. Jerome Hill at St.
Louis, by Mr.. Sam Gates, of the cot
ton exchange, accompanied by a re.
quest that he will see that it reaches
the family of the late Waterman ofthe
relief boat Chambers.
Coal, to the amount Of full $780,
900 bushels, of the best Pittsburg
quality, has arrived here within the
past two days, all to replenish the
stock Of this market. 1t came by the
towboats Bigley and Dick Fulton.
The indications do not favor a decline
in the price of the article.
-Drays mire in the deep mud in
dozens of pieces about the city, and
cotton bales must be unloaded, rolled
through the lob-lolly, plastered two or
three inches deep with a coating Of
the nastiness, and all because streets
have not been paved, as they should
have been, long, long ago.
Water, gas, mud, electricity,
sewers, taxation, privy vaults and
matrimony are the leading subjects
now engaging the attention or our
people, outside Of those who deal in
cotton, and warm, even exciting dis
%cussions result when two OF more citi-
zens with time weighing heavily lock
horns, in a debate upon either of the
topics alluded to.
The very Rev. George White was
so far recovered yesterday that he was
able to preach to his congregation in
Calvary Church at the morning SER
vice yesterday. In the evening the
Rev. DR.. Dalzell delivered a very in
strnctive sermon at the same church.
und Mrs. Nora Czapski sang at the
offertory. The lady's voice seemed ia
be at the best, and its rich melody was
a general topic among the congrega-
ton after they had dispersed. In
connection with Mr.. Page, Mrs. Gap
ski rendered "Ohl Holy Father,
arranged from the opera of Mariana.
in most exquisite style.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29

To all who are suffering fromthe errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc., 1 viii
send a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discov.
cred by a missionary in South America. Send
a self-addressed envelope to Rev. JOSEPH 7,
IMAM. Station D, New York City.
eOd-2-xxx-16W
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FRESH OYSTERS AND CELERY
Received Daily by Express.
VICTOR ID. FUCHS,
30 and Al Jefferson Street. 58t
RIOrtuary.

Sixteen deaths, ten white and six
colored, made up the total interments
here last week. Ofthese, 5 died in
the hospital, l was still born, l pneu-
monia, l pluro pneumonia, 2 consump.
ton, and 2 dysentery. There was
death from typhoid fever, l from ca
tarrhal fever, and one from congestion.
No other fevers and no disease carried
of more than ] person, except in the
cases stated.
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"The Cheapest Article in the
World

This is what a grateful gentleman said
who was cured of a bad kidney disease by
the use of Safe Kidney and Liver Cure,
after he had offered in vain $1,000 to any
doctor who would rid him of it. 1t is the
cheapest article in the world, to all aflict-
cd with kidney and liver diseases.
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LADIES'
NEW A PRESENTS

At
J. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hotel.
KirkIand's gents hkG.
KirKIand's gents gloves,
KirkIand's gents socks.
Kirkiand'slsiIk hkfs.
KirkIand's elegant JeweIry.
KirkIand's sleeve buttons.
KirlEland's scarf pins.
KirkIand's scarf rings.
Each purchaser gets a guess on The
Horse Shoe, nearest guess gets $50 End
a gold watch Sd, go.d-headed cane. 9St
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j. WALSH.

The Oyster-King OH hand Again,
With down goes the price. For the bene-
fit Of Catholics, Jews and Gentiles, on
Fridays big fat oysters only 25 cents per
can, at FARREL's, 1856 Main st. 8St
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Ga sroLEM.

nEOSMBER 9th, from Front street. bav
IL horse, blind Of right eye; letter "Hh on
i0i eshouldbr. also a dray and harness 10
Which he was hitohed. Ten dollars will be
paid for his return 70 3lS Front street,
N3I6 q. BRlGNARDELLO.
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horseshoe Paperteries nj
Young d Bro, 2fs Main. SO.
The wlId Darkey from Pitlsh ur,

Av" AAt7D ttEs
On the second inst, Stephen Mont.
gomery, a fancy buck from Pittsburg,
wa put on the chain gang. He had
arrived on the steamer James Lee.
and taking advantage of a comely vel.
low girl, he gave her a deal of trouble.
besides worrying a number of others.
The darkey lost his temper when ar.
rested, beat his head against a blanket
when in his cell, and tried to swear
every one out Of the police court when
brought out. He also threatened to
gill barrister Winters, orator Nat. the
police force sll round, and everybody
within reach who had anything to do
with taking him up. Under
Captain Jewell, who manages
the chain gang, 10 has also
given a great deal Of trouble. When
the force went in at noon to-day a
case knife, turned into as neat a saw
as one evor saw, was found in his
hands, and be had been busy for some
time cutting the shackles which bound
his ankles. Had he not been dis.
covered the iron bands would have
been severed in a brief period and
when he went forth for his afternoon
labor the chances are he would have
cut 1t. Montgomery is an educated
darkey though yiciously disposed, and
his ohirography looks as if he would
az well as a writing school teacher,
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Frorn Ono Who KnoMs.

Kansas City Timcs.l
The Rev. Father Green, who at ono
time was private secretary to General
Grant, and also his attorney, was a
guest of the Rev. Father Kuhls at
Wyandotte, Kansas, over Sunday and
Monday last. The gentleman belongs
to a religious order Of st. Joseph, who
make a special vow TO work for the
eopyersion Of the colored people.
Father Green, was sent from Ireland
to this country, and has already es-
tablished about II churches with 1900
members in the South, and will soon
establish a Catholic church for the
colored people in this city. In con-
v%ersation with a Times representative
he stated the colored people in Louis
vile, ny, we're very jealous Catholics.
But said it was an outrage and dis
grace upon them, who, through the
villainous reports, enticed the colored
people from their comfortable homes
in the South to emigrate 10 q cold
climate where sickness, starvation and
death await them. Father Kuhls is
endeavoring to have him establish a
church in Wyhedotte, Kansas.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING ro-NIonr.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING To-NIGHT.
The eminent English tragedienne,
Miss Ada Cavendish, will appear for
the first time in this city tonight as
Beatrice, n of Shakespeare's most
charming characters, and the heroine
in his comedy of Much Ado About
Nothing. The lady comes to us with
a fine reputation, having been received
with marked favor wherever she has
appeared. Her Beatrice is said to be
one of her finest assumptions, and in
it she makes a brilliant display Of re-
fined art. A fine supporting troupe
accompanies her, and we may look to
a week of genuine pleasure in the
theatrical line.
NEW YEARS FESTIVAL.
An operetta in two acts, entitled
"Incognito," will be performed at tho
German Casino Hall, corner of Second
and Union street, on New Years
night, the curtain to rise at s o'clock.
Prof. Schulze is the director of the
entertainment, and the characters
will be carried by the singing section
of the club. After the performance a
grand hop will be participated in. The
reception committee for the occasion
embrace Mr.. Jas. Specht, s., Mr..
JAS. Ryan, Nh. Jno. Scheihber, Mr..
H. Gronauer and Mr.. L. Morris. The
floor committee include Frank Kahn,
JAS. Flanagan, S. S. Fucker, Theo.
Krekel and Geo. Mount. A p~leasur-
able time is anticipated.
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Barataria Shrimps, DeviIed
Ham, Can Salmon, Can Mackerel,
Can Lobster, McAEurry's Peaches,
WinslOw's Corn, Baked Beans,
Can Pumpkin.
BUCKHAM a. CANTPBETL, 80 Real
OnA
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HITTER
Mnrnhr a NlurnhY.

the leading insurance men, have moved
their Office to No. G Madison street, in
rear Of cotton exchange, ia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29

Cheap Cash Root and Shoe store
Harder's old stand. The best boots and
shoes at the lowest prices, Goyer Block
corner Jefferson and Main, No. 245. SGT
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Galway Cometcry Bonds.

All coupons due on the above named
bonds January |, 1880, will be paid on or
after that date on presentation tothe Bank
Of Commerce, Memphis, Tenn. l0l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29

NEkIIFICATE Of stock in Memphis 4
~ Charleston X. r. r.. for 200 shares, No.
5gg, favor w; Y. G. Humes, dated July 2,
1911. Notice is hereby given to all persons,
not 70 nesotiate for same, rs duplicate has
been applied for.
SO 100 ia OMBFEG
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MOAB.

COAL.
Best Pittsburg, Csc,
Render Coal Company Kentucky
Coal soc,
Delivered TO any part Of city.
Orders Promptly filled at 2sO
Second.
S5t j. WALSH.
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s. Z y for cash, a good secondhand Chick
~. ofing, Steinway or Knabe piano. Address
'Ieaoher. y this office. 12 1n7
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WANTED.

A \ snersetie man with a small capital 10
II join Professor Keller in his EGYPTIAN
my stery or London G nst exhibition. Address
merican Museum, Main street, or Cochran
u = hotel. lO2 1I
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FOR RENT.


IItHE Coe house, No. 279 Linden street. Ap-
L ply TO Q. j. Clarke, $40 Front ST.. nj
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UtNUWNI
85t
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"a NURSE at 1879 Alabama street. Refer
~ ences required. 10it
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-02
The French Get In.

.Sls.r Ref (Utak) .Hi.,r, april 10.
When Major Goodspssd made the as
ssrtion before the New York Bullion
| Club that q sale Of the Old Telegraph
mine In Bingham Canyon, Utah. was on
the tapis to q French company for the
sum OF 3 1000. 900. the report was do.
MED. and 1t was intimsted that Good
speed was no-such.a.thing; but II now
| quietly leaks out that that after all the
Major had the inside track and was not
far from wrong. Two French experts
have recently examined the mine and
though Goodspesd asserts that Sl0o, 900
profit cannot be gotten out OF II in
twenty years, these gentlemen have
made such q glowing report that the
sale il reported to have been oonsum.
mated for the sum OF II. 000. 900 francs.
q company under the title Of La Socistie
dss Mines d'Argsnt ct Fonasriss dc
Bingham. being the purchaser.
Speaking Of the transaction, . CORE
spondsut OF the Engineering and Mining
Journal says: "The promoters Of this
scheme have seen ft 10 keep II pretty
quiet in this country. and II was not
until this week that We became 90.
quainted with the contents OF the pros.
psctus OF tho company and the reports
Of its experts. These are 80 absurdly
sanguine and exaggerated that any ex.
pectatiops based upon them will certainly
Be disappointed; and the effect Of such .
disaster upon the mining interests In
Utah will be lamsntable. The wisdom
OF sending inexperienced foreign experts
to look at 4 mine. the value OF which
can only DO estimated by those who
know It's history and that Of It's neigh.
bors, il beautifully illustrated by the
reports Of Mr.. II. Chaper. civil engi.
nser, and Mr.. q. 0chsenius, mining On.
sinesr. which are put forward by the
Bingham Company as the grounds Of
its faith and purpose"
The writer then proceeds to examine
the reports Of the French experts, and
particularixes the estimate Of the ore In
sight a. q triumph OF scientific guess
ing. Five guesses were made and an
average struck. which gave . splendid
showing Of 5000. 900 tons Of ore In
sight, part Of which 10 described as
"Comstock like" The cost OF pro.
duction 10 to be cnt down 10 q mere bag.
atslle. and while smelling has heretofore
cost SO per ton. In the future - will
sufics-about the cost Of the charcoal.
The annual profits are to DO about q
million and q quarter Of dollars and a.
the mine 10 said to be good for fifty years
a. LIN.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-02
o LIBERAL

The Republican party has always
shown too liberal q spirit towards her
adversaries. Even when strict party
lines have been drawn, IL there has been
any concession 1t has been on the side
Of the Republicans. The good old
Bourbon Democracy always stand
straight up to the rack solid on those
occasions. never giving away in the
least; they make and take every point
they can. and give one Thus it has
been since the war Of the rebellion; the
Republicans have been continually
yielding to the Democracy 10 the most
liberal spirit OF compromise and con-
'eiliAtion. = policy which has been only
too we'll followed out by President
Hayes. The result is exceeding appar.
emit in the present majority Of the Demo.
crazy in Congress. aud their defiant at
tituds. Having been allowed to take
command OF the old ship this mutinous
crew propose running her 70 uit 'hsm'
selves. mus u Is that the most ae"Vs
traitors 70 me Government those VINO
oonsp'rsd and eonisdera'sd 70 destroy
IT, are now once more found In the halls
Of the nation.
| Al tk.w -. n.aI,o, th.t. r,l;n1 pro-
anu 'ney arc making 'heit ruhhs pro.
onViuss known anu iei'' Inc result o'
the advens 10 power OF those sh'Con'
fedsra'esi 70 70 sweep out OF government
employ every man, armless, iegiess. or
otherwise. who Was loyal the old nag.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-02
what the Railroad WIN Do.


heno journal, Hdy y.
The rumor that the Central Pacific In.
tend TO make Reno the ending point Of
the Sacramento division and the start.
ing point OF the Humboldt division has
been repeated so often As TO cause many
10 believe that where there was so much
smoke there would be some ERE. While
We have every reason TO believe that Reno
will eventually see this change. still 1t
will never be made until the Railroad
Company can be made 10 know that
"thsre IL money In IT." when II re-
solves itself into o business proposition
then II will DO done. An officer high In
the conndsncs Of the Railroad Company
10 Of the opinion that q saving Of Sl5.-
600 per month can be made In the ma
king Of the change. Eight or ten en-.
gines could bs saved, and the road oper.
atsd just a. well. This would enable
these engines 10 BE- sent down on the
Southern Pacific. This same officer
made . change out East not long ago,
and saved four engines. And ~ Vol a
the Directors shah 30 convinced that the
road can be operated 90 much morn
sncomically then We look for the change.
Il may be this year; II 90. II will be
done before the Winters work CON-
msnoss. But NEXT year Il will be Ger.
tainly made. Whenever IL Ii done,
Reno will loom.