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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-12

dies, S@l0c; Reelfoot lake fish, Sole
in lots; retail slightly higher.
FRESH MEATS-Hogs on foot, 50 70
"a SO per cwt; dresaed, 596c per pound;
latter for city DIRE ed; beef, 2g4c for fore
quarters; 4@6c for hind quarters; mutton,
496c for dressed.
SUNDRIES-Pigs feet, perkeg, 81 loo;
sauer kraut, 81 % per half Dbl.
SUGAR-Jobbing at 8, 10, 1l@llN;
hard, 12@l2%.
COFFEE-0rdinary, l5H@l6Kc fair
to choice, 10000.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., 19e dry
salt do, l5@16c; green, &c; do sailed, SIC;
market very firm, with an upward ten
dency; tallow, 5@5Hc; bseswax, zoe.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 32@34c hem
lock, 25@36c; harness, 28@34c; skirting,
32@35c; French calf, 10000 per dozen;
domestic calf, $1,000 per dozen.
SALT.-Per bbl, 81 80.
TOBACCO-Per ID 42H@60c.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-12

gone thorough repairs, including in
crease Of boiler power, ETC., which has
delayed her departure. Her speed
will be.greatly increased-thus better
accommodating her passenger patron
age. | am anxious TO meet the brave,
heroic people who have remained and
faced the dreadful fever. | am anxious
to see those whosought safety in fight.
1t has been a long, expensive summer
to all, and it will be our motto, now as
heretofore, to extend a helping hand
to the poor refugee and leave no
worthy Memphian behind. And may
a kind Providence shelter and pity
poor stricken Memphis, and never
again drive her people from their
homes. With kindest regards, | re-
main very truly. r. w. WISE.
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GetHng Out oil the DlMlcuIfy.

When Professor Aytoun was pro
posing marriage to his first wife-a
daughter Of Professor Wilson-thc
lady reminded him that it would be
necessary to ask the approval of her
siFe. Certainly said Aytoun; "but.
as dislike speaking to him on this
subject, you must go and tell him
yourself" The lady proceeded to the
library and told hst father that Pro.
lessor Aytoun had asked her to be.
come his wife. She added Shall
accept his offer, Papa? He says he is
too difident to name the subject ia
you himself" "Then," said old Chris.
topher, "I had better write my raply
and pin it to your back" He did so.
and the lady returned to the drawing
room. There the sutton read the an
swor 70 his message, which was, wit
the authors eompliments,N
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-12
General Trade.

Business in all lines is moderately
active. The demand for produce and
feed is mainly local at present, but in
the line of baggipg, meats and staple
goods the country order trade is large.
The advance in cotton is creating a
feeling of bouyancy in all branches.
In the way of general merchandise our
imports are liberal, and stocks
are fast filling up. The re-
ceipts by river yesterday includ-
ed 1900 barrels of -four, 200 do meal,
100 do potatoes, 50 do onions, 200 do
apples, 1863 sacks oats. So do corn, and
a large assortment of miscellaneous
stuff. The steamer Tatum is looked
for to-day, being overdue, with ad-
ditional consignments for the trade.
Prices in the main arc steady, and for
several days past have exhibited only
slight fluctuations.
BAGGING-Market steady on orders ;
fax, 9AC per yard; mixed, 9Hc;
lutte, lie; ties, 81 25@2 so per bundle;
Irvine, 12%c Der pound.
BACON-SAoulders 5H@5Hc; clear
ribs S%e; clear sides, 9el breakfast bacon,
DC; hams. l0@11c. Demand good; prices
tame. Mess pork weak at Sl2 90 ppr Dbl
bulk clear sides, 7he; clear ribs, &c.
Stocks light.
LARD-Tierees 7ci hall barrels, nc;
kegs, re; pals, re.
FL0UR-MarEet quiet, with GaiF Job
bling demand. Prices for X, s. so
per Dbl; Xxx, IS 1905 80; xxx, Sc 15@
6 rs; family, Sc 50@6 IS; choice, So 75@
90; fancy. 81 25@7 70 per Dbl.
CORN NEAL Receipts moderate,
with only a city order demand. Lots at
50 80 per Dbl; from store, - eO@2 70
per Dbl.
CORN-Demand mainly for the city
II ade. Sales rather slow, with prices firm
Mt ,l5c per bushel IN lots on the landing,
two or three small lots only are offering.
Orders, 60@G2c,
BRAN Market quiet; orders Doc per
cwt, and LOIS SIS per ton.
OATS-Rec1iprs moderate. Sales on
landing 42@43c; orders 45@46c.
HAY-Prices for car loads average from
SIT to S22 per ton according to quality;
per cwt. on orders $1@l ~ prairie hay,
$40 per ton.
ESCULENTS-Roceip Of potatoes
light; peach blows in lots 80 1902 " per
Dbl; in sacks, 50955c per bushel; sweet per
Dbl, hom store, 81 35Gl e., onions 50 Is
per Dbl from store; cabbage 50 per crate,
and 81 to SS per lC0 heads; turnips 75c@
81 90 per Dbl.
FRUIT-Apples in fair supply; sales
per car load Of strictly choice % per Dbl;
others - 5O@2 rs; on orders S8@3 50 per
Dbl. Oranges, So 60@j rs per Dbl; lemons,
So so per box. Cranberries, in bbls. IS;
half barrels, 81 IS.
BEANS-White, 81 1902 % per bnsh-
ell; stock pcls, 81 so from store.
BUTTER-Dairy and Western table,
20@25c per pound; choice, 2592Sc; com.
moo scarce; creamery, 30G35.
EGGS-Sales Of lots Mt Zoe, and ia 4
small way at 20c per dozen.
POULTRY-Ohickens, perdozen, So
as, as in size and quality; turkeys, slow al
S6@l0p per dozen geese dull at $40 A 90 PEI
dozen; ducks. S2g2 80 per dozen.
GAME-Yenison, whole, 697cj sad
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COMMERCIAL
PUBLIC LgOorR ogrIcr.

UlEhfhiaf lkNNsg NuNs a. Aotss
A fair degree of animation prevails
in the local money market, stimulated
by the upward movement in cotton,
and the strong aud advancing condi-
ton of prints and cotton goods, as
we'll as by the satisfactory condition Of
trade in all lines. Currency is in fair
supply, with a moderate demand FLOR
discounts, rates being 8 per cent. on all
acceptable paper.
Exchange is steady at ! off on East
ern cotton bills, without grace. New
York checks sell at par. On New
Orleans rates are par selling and of
buying.
No movement is reported in local
securities except a light brokers' de-
mand for county warrants at 80@85c
Louisville and Nashville railroad
stock closed in New York last evening
at l9f, an advance from 30 since April
last.
At the directors meeting of the
Bank of England last week the inter-
est rate was advanced to 3 per cent,
after standing at 2 per cent. for many
months. The open market rate Of
discounts is &c less.
Over half a million in gold arrived
at New York yesterday and more is
coming. The receipts Of treasure
from Europe during the present year
exceeds s6O,OOO,OOO. 1t is rapidly
moving into the interior and ameng
the people to supply the vacuum
caused by a scarcity of currency at
many points.
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Baby Socrates.


Newark Call,
Hei is a very small boy, just beyond
the limits Of %babyhood. His preco.
ciousness is well recognized by those
who know him, and sometimes people
try TO corner him in a ! logical way.
The other day some one took him III
aud asked him if he vas papa's boy.
lie answered yes. Ware you maui
mas boy, too?' Yes" replied Char.
ley. well, how can you be papa
boy and mammals boy both at the
same timer was asked him. ooh,
replied Charley, indifTerently, cam q
wagon have two horses2' That set.
tied his auestloner.
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ChiIdren's Hair.


False hair is being largely used for
the 9dQrnment of children belonging
TO high life. Those soft faxen lacks
that are seen floating in the wind ON
the beaches of Trouyille and Dieppe
arc, it appears, in many cases false.
The next step will naturally be ma
qulllage, A chropiqueur, from whom
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-12

the grand monde have no secrets, says
that some ladies already dye their
children's hair and darken their eye
brows, and complains that in high
life mothers have a tendency to regard
their children as mere talking dolls.
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COTTON ExCHANGE QUOTATIONS..
Standard International Classification

Freight rates on cotton to the Fast
over the Virginia and Tennessee Air
Line are &c per cwt. to Baltimore,
G3c to Philadelphia, 65c to New York,
7Cc to Boston and Providence, and
71c to Fall River.
The receipts of cotton at all the
United States ports since Friday last
are 107, 995 bales against 1874 bales
last week on the same day, and 1852
bales last year.
The total receipts Of cotton at all
United States ports to date are 1872
6o3 bales, against 1,276,157 bales at
this date last year, and 100000 the
year before. The stock on hand at
this time is $50, O16 bales against 3d.
100 bales at this time last year, and
551,2O7 bales the year before. The
foreign shipments to date are 7S7,4O7
bales, against 567 ,273 bales at this
time last year, and 36S,5S3 bales the
year before.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy.
Warm.
Indications of rain.
Unreasonable weather.
Not much doing on the landing.
The receipts of cotton are gradually
increasing.
No departures at New Orleans yes
terday.
Eight feet in the channel from here
down.
The B~atesville cleared last evening
for st. Francis river.
The Il. 0. Stan. rd added 1000 sacks
oil cake instead of 1000.
Allegheny river il rising, which will
make more water at Pittsburg.
The Geo. w. Cheek returned tC
Friar's Point with a splendid trip.
The Maumelle is due to-day from
White river with 500 bales of cotton
Prospects are not very good for
rise at Pittsburg hal will do an.
good.
The Osceola Belle, for the uppe.
coast, had an excellent trip of freigh
and people.
The Bette Gilbert, with two barge
in tow, left Cairo last evening 70
Vicksburg.
The City of Yazoe for New Orleans
and Clinton for Memphis, left St
Louis last evening.
The Belle of Shreveport and H. c
Yeager left Cairo last evening for New
Orleans.
The c.. P. Chouteau, bound fol
Memphis passed Vicksburg YESTERDAY
at Z am, and is due here tomorrow
The Florence Meyer, en- route from
St. Louis to New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday noon.
The E. NJ. Norton and barges
bound from New Orleans to st. Louis
passed Yicksburg,
The Ouachita Belle, Captain Mari
Check, wiki aErive tomorrow morning
from Arkansas City, and will leave il
the evening with a return trip, carry
ing The mail and making all way land
ings.
The new steamer James Lee vii
leave Pittsburg for Memphis the 6rs
water. She will prove herself to b.
like the Coahoma, one Of the bes
packets that ever piled in the lowe.
coast trade.
Colonel Bspj. Bennett, the mill
mixer and Arbitrator, is now furnish
ing steamboats, with mixed bread. y
is aiwsys on hand to attend to steam
boats day and night, and fills order
promptly.
Victor D. Fuchs, 80 and Al Jeffer
son street, is the leading dealer in tn.
city in oysters, Gsh, game, dresse,
poultry, etc. Stewards Of steamboat
in furnishing supplies should give hin
the first call.
Commodore james Wise and Cap
tains James D. Parker and G. G. Rus
sell, Of the Memphis aud Cincinnati
Packet company, returned home las
night by rail.
Captain Dave Hukill, Captain jim
Peterson, Captain John Chamberlin
captain Sam Shock, and several othe
passenger agents, wOre down on tn
iavee this morning crying becaus
there were no boats in port for them t
work for.
Captain Billy DAVIS came in to-da.
with his upper coast packet, tho o
w. Pearce, with a good list of cottol
and seed. He will run her regularl
in the trade between here and Shaw
nee village and will give prompt at
t%ention to all way business.
Captain VIM. Ashford viii arriv
here to-day with his new and swil
propeller steamer, the Rapid Transit
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STEAMBOATS,.
Special Notice.

THE steamer JAMES HOWARD, James
l. O'Neal. master, telegraghed that she will
be here on Saturday ready to receive for New
Orleans and the bends, and leaves Tuesday
evening next. Freight will be received at all
times for her at the R. E. Lee boat.
The james Howard, in connection with the
John A. Seudder, will continue in the Mem
phis and New Orleans trade the remainder OF
the season, leaving here alternate weeks.
1T. WASHINGTON.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING H DAY.
Friar's Point, CoahOma. pm
~. Louis, Fannie Tatum ................ pm
Vicksburg, Belle st. Louis....-..........5 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Josie Harry, st. Louis.
" Colorado, st. Louis.
Centennial, st, Louis.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
JohnB. Maude, ST. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Batesvile, st. Francis river.
Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
John d. Maude, Vicksburg.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
Centennial, New Orleans.
Josie Harry, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
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Cotton.

The market for cotton opened to-
day with a buoyant feeling in conse-
quence Of I'd advance on futures in Liv-
erpool and the days sales being report
ed at 10000 bales. The indications
point to another advance here at noon,
factors generally asking fully fc above
last evenings closingprices which were
&c to &c higher than the day before.
Sales yesterday 1850 bales divided
300 to exporters, $500 to spinners and
50 for speculation, the market closing
firm, as follows:
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Coahoma.
CoNpITIoN on nm R1YERs.

CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river hore declined l inch in
the past "A hours ending at noon, and
now stands 2 feet above extreme low
water mark. At Cairo it is on a stand,
with s feet 5 inches on the gauge; at
st. Louis it is stationary, with s feet .
inches on the gauge; at Pittsburg it
rose l inch, with l foot 7 inches in the
channel; at Cincinnati itis'stationary,
with 2 feet II inches on the gauge; at
Louisville it is on a stand, with 2 feet
6 inches in the canal; at Evansville it
is falling, with l foot on the gauge.
The Cumberland river is stationary,
with Is inches on the shoals. The
upper Mississippi is rising. Arkansas
river is about on a stand at Little
Rock, with II inches of water in the
channel from there to Pine Bluff.
White river is still falling, with 4 feet
from Jacksonport TO the mouth.
MIgcFTTANEOUg
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PUBLICATION.

7 is conceded on all sides that Messrs. D.
4 L0throp Y 20. have splendidly accomp.
years. ago, viz: to make a magazine absolutely
pure in its influence, unrivalled in It's literary
merit, beautiful artistically, and lieu to fur.
nish il at a price 10 low that people could
Afford to take il. THREE JOLLY SERIALS.
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Meals Dyersburg Gazette we
are ac2ip directly connected with
Memphis by regqiag steamboat nav
igation, which will be continued
through the entire season. Last Sat
urday evening the swift-running and
staunch steamer .Dyersburg left our
landing on her first trip to Memphis,
under command of the careful and
experienced Captain G. J.. Berry.
She left well ftelgAted With cotton
and other products consigned to tho
business men of the Bluff City. We
hail this ~reopep,ps Of trade between
Dyer county and the metropolis Of
West Tennessee as the harbinger of
brighter and bstter times. The
steamer Dyersburg opens direct com
munication between Dyer and Lauder
dale counties and Memphis. The
Forked- Deer is the dividing line
between these two counties. Our
people need this direct communica-
ton as an outlet for their cotton, corn,
tobacco, cattle, etc. The Memphis
merchants need it in order to reach a
rich and growing trade. we are all
interested in keeping a regular boat
plying between here and Memphis"
ST. LOUIS, November l0.-RIvER
EDITOR LEDGER; The "Gaff' will
leave here for Memphis next Sttur-
day, November 10th, having under
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house we have to use for q store this win
ter from which to supply our househol d
and hands connected with the mill. 1t
looks like an old-fashioned country sto re
with dry goods, groceries, provisio ms,
heats, boots, shoes, overshoes, etc.
Our own room has to be sitting room and
bedroom in one, with bed, bureau, SO ia,
rocking chairs, sewing-machine, etc, and
q stove in which there is always q fire,
and here when tired aud confused rest,
read, think or sew. 1 get midnight sup
pers for the night-run and don't work
much about the house unless some of the
girls are i'll which often happens. There
is really no chance for invalids here. ]
am fortunate in my cook. She is a wo-
man of much refinement and considera.
BILE culture, the first companion / have
had among all my girls or women. My
other girls are much nicer than they av-
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families that comprise this village in the
forest are all above the average. So you
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though the lumber of it was growing so
short q time before 1t became our shelter
Our friends need have no anxiety about
US. We are well, perfectly comfortable,
and don't have half the care and annoy.
ance we have seen in what people are
wont to call, "better days." and our busy
life is a good medicine. Our loss was O
great blow to US, but we don't speak OF
1t, and we want our friends to help US tC
forget it."
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supported by experience and observation 10
the effect
l.. That while very great Improvement
has been made in the schools of the cities
the rural districts have made little advance
ment,
2. That in consequence Of the Improved
condition of the schools Of the States In
which county supervision was first intro
duced, State after State has incorporated 1t
as part of its system of school administre-
ton, till at the present time 1t Is a cherished
feature of the school systems in three
fourths of the States of the Union.
8. That 1t Is the common estimate of OBJ
servers that one half Of the time Of children
attending the rural district school is wasted
for want Of the adaptation of each success
i've step Of instruction to that which pre-
ceded and that which Is TO follow.
l. That the people Of the rural districts
who are within reach of town or city
schools, and who are able to meet the ex.
pense, very commonly seek to have theiI
children educated in these schools.
5. That the boys and girls thus sent to
cities for education are estranged from the
/ life aud duties Of the farm and country
household, and that as a result the tendency
| of population is to larger cities, thus inter
/ fering with the proper distribution of labor
and with the best development Of the re-
sources of the whole country.
8. That In the management OF railroads
manufactures and all other enterprises,
large per centage OF the whole expense II
given to oversight and direction, and tha
where this is neglected, financial disaster IL
the consequence.
z. That wherever this subject has beer
thoroughly and impartially investigated b!
the people, the almost unanimous opinion i
that faithful and earnest supervision of tn,
common schools Of the whole State Is vital
ly essential to progress,
In consideration of the principles ant
facts above stated be IL
Resolved, That this convention, composed
of friends of education and teachers, d.
hereby respectfully and earnestly recommend
the adoption Of q system of responsible su
pervision in every county Of the State.
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out reluctantly, and the Gold Room was
closed, let us hope never to be reopened.
Such was resumption day, long antici-
pated and much dreaded. In the light
Of its peaceful passage, how comically
the dismally prophetic columns read that
have been printed during the past year
warning the nation Of the terrible and
ruinous financial convulsion which would
inevitably mark its dawn. / don't
know but 1t is little early yet to crow
over its successful accomplishment, but
the first day of specie payments certain
ly gave no great cause for anxiety re-
garding their permanent maintenance.
RADIx.
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Educational.

At the Ohio Educational Convention
last week w. W. Ross, Supt. of the FIRE.
mont schools spoke Ell length on the de-
fects of the ungraded schools. The main
points consisted of the following objec-
tions which we clip from the Cleveland
Leader:
Ist. The want OF scholarship In the teach
ers Of these schools and oft times their youth
and in inexperience, an objection that VIII
hold very frequently against the graded az
well as the ungraded schools.
I'd. The eenseless division OF the school.
v.ar in many parts of the state into sum-
m.r aud winter session.
,lting partly from this division Of the
.hool year and partly from other causes.
4th. The smallness Of the schools result
ing partly from this division OF the school
ear and partly from too great number OF
5th. The mongrel system of township
aud sub-district boards dividing and subdi-
viding responsibility.
9Th Lastly the entire want Of adequate
supervision and overnight of these schools,
each school running its own independent
course subject to . semi-annua change OF
teachers, and the responsibility which 10 d.
vided among 1000 unpaid officers through.
out the State becoming so inlnitessimal that
uO OH0 kCel8 0uQ NJ Ouc aSe0hCo Ass
These dzswbacks suggest their appropriate
remedies.
1. higher grade of qualifications in the
teachers.
q The consolidation of the school year.
5. Greater permanency In the employment
OF teachers.
4. The consolidation of school districts.
s. A tovnship board q education to take
charge Of the schools Of the township.
9. County supervision.
At this Convention the Committee on
Resolutions reported as follows:
WHIRzAs. This convention holds these
truths to be absolute and universal:
/. That the concern OF parents for the
good of their children absorbs and controls
all other human interests.
q That the welfare Of the State depends
upon the morality and intelligence of its peo-
pie.
s. That to prepare children for successful
and useful lives, and for the Just performance
of their duties In the primary meetings, and
at the polls, good schools are indispensable.
4. That good schools cannot be secured
without the direction aud supervision of
skilled experts; and
WH1RxAs, The truth last named is further