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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-25
ARREARS or PAY and BOUNTY.

oSnccrs, soldiers and sailors OF the late
war or their heirs iu MANY cases entitled 10
money frum the Governments OF which tiiey have
no knowledge. Write full history OF service, and
state amount Of psy AMI bounty received. IN.
closc stamp 20 GILMORE & Co, and full reply
alter exam ialslt ian. will he given you FREQ ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-25
DR.. J.F'- HAYWOOD,
Had terrible MlcHT swEATs.

FTdu tGTftDIO H9NH > "E4 .
Memphis Feb, IL, 1871.
DR.. TUTT Si-1 have been saffering tor iiesrly two
years with a cough. Nileu commenced Va
king your Ezpsctoraue Twas reduced 70 one hundred
aad sixteen pounds IA weight. l bad tried slLnost
everything. had terrible night sweats 1have takcn
half dozoH bottles. The night swegfs have left nae,
the cough has disappeared, and have gained fftesn
pounds AZ flesh. recommend 1t TO all my frends.
With great respect, OLIVER RICE. &
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
Love Laughs at LOcISsmiIhs and
lhe Rain.

Richmond Wa) Whig.l
Near lIarrisonburg, this state, last
week, a marriage took place under the
most extraordinary and thrilling cir
cumstancCs ever known in Virginia.
II seems that for some months past
Mr.. Reed, a young planter, living
about twenty miles from Harrison
burg, HIS been in love with MIS-
Carrie Shoup, a beautiful and petite
blonde, eyed only sixteen, the daueh-
ter Of the celebrated Captain j. G.
Shoup the daring scout Of the rebel
army of northern Virginia, during the
war. The father objected to the
match, and ordered his daughter to
Missouri TO relatives.
The lady received very composedly
the parental command to pack up her
trunks and get ready for the long trip
Ii she Wept at being severed from
her lover, it was in secret. 1t was
arranged that she should cross the
river at Harper's Ferry, and take the
train at an adjacent station. Captain
Sboup decided to let the grandfather
Of the lady ace9mgany her to Missouri,
and, after seeing her safe in charge OF
her relatives there, to return. The
three reached the banks of the Poto-
mac, where they we're to cross in a
large iatboat used there for ferrying
passengers. Ia one corner of the boat
was sandy haired, b6nevolent looking
gentleman With a sort Of clerical cut
throat, and near him was . bundle Of
something rolled up In a blanket,
That bundle was Mr.. William
Reed, the lover. Tie grandfather 90.
on the boat first, and helped ON the
young lady, who left her SHAWL ON the
bank, just as the captain was about
to follow them she called out, Papa.
| have left my shaw" and the father
went back to get it. The grandfather
jumped forward, cut the cable and
called to the boatmeu to heave hearty
at the oars, and they did, When The
father got to the bank of the river the
boat was fifty yards in the midst OF
the stream.
The blanket assumed an animated
appearance, and the lover jumped up
end clasped the hand Of his faithful
one. Then the clerical looking gem
tleman stepped forward. The oars.
men rested on their oars. The lovers
Joined hands while the accommodate
ing Hardshell Baptist minister pro
plunced the twain man and wife.
The infgriated father stood on tho
shore and stamped his feet and wrune
his hands in impotent rage, and as the
minister pronounced the final blessing
the father pronounced his final curse.
The grandfather looked on the cere-
mony as a smiling witness, and was the
first to kiss the bride.
The marriage took place with the
rain pouring down on the contracting
parties, and the scene was beautiful
and romantic in the extreme. Dir. and
Mrs. Reed crossed to the other side
Of the river, and later in the day re-
turned, having first sent the grand
father over TO conciliate the irate
father. The old scout swore he had
done with his daughter, but inall,
relented aud gave the blessing,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
COTTON ErCHAEoS QUOTATIONS.

Receipts Of cotton at all United
States ports for the past three days
W1re ei,5l5 bales, against 94,lOS
bales the week before, and 82,9S4
bales same week last year.
The total receipts of cotton at all
United States ports from the LIST Of
September to date are 1880 1871
bales, against2 500, 432 bales atthis date
last year, and 2,241 ,73O the year before.
Increase Of receipts this year com
pared with last, l60.549 bales. The stock
ON hand at this time is 9lOb63 bales,
against 7S5, 324 bales at this time last
year, and 759,47O bales the year before.
The foreign shipments to date are
1884, 1873 bales, against 1,426,6 $50 bales
last year, and 1,1s7, 800 tho year be.
fore.
The worlds visible supply Of cotton on
Friday last, according to the New
York Financial Chronicle, aggregated
2,5O4,326 bales, an increase over last
year at the same time Of A O,4Si bales,
and over the year before OF 28l ,146
bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
Laid Low by "A Gard from Hon.
n. +. Wilson.
To the Nashville Banner,l

To the Nashville B%annerl
GALLATIN. December 12.-On my
return to Gallatin late this evening, /
read your paper of yesterday. 1t con-
tains an article, with haring head
lines, so grossly false in its statements
and so obviously designed in its insin-
uations, that, departing from my Gus
tom to pay 10 attention to newspaper
SANDERS and Misrepresentation | re-
quest space TO contradict.
Your article says: "a startling ru-
NOR was aloat in the city this morn.
ing. 1t will be remembered that a
few days since Colonel John II. Saw
age and John r.. Beasley paid a visit
to Hon. S. L. Wilson, late candidate
for governor on the low-tax ticket. at
his home in Gallatin. 1t has leaked
out, etc. In other words, these lead
ers Of the low tax wing of the demo-
cratic party have entered into a con.
tract, by which the low.taxers are to
capture the speakership of the state
senate, and Governor elect Hawkins
IS to be made United States senator,
etc."
1t is difficult, reading the whole
article from which the foregoing ex
tracts are taken, to separate what is
given as rumor from what is to be and
will be taken as intended statement OF
facts. 1t is not my desire or purpose
to criticise or censure the conduct Of
your paper. But | do say that the
article referred to, from its headlines
to its heels, in its length and breadth.
in its rumors and its insinuations, in
its outspoken and its stattment OF
facts, in its influences and in its sug-
gestloDs, in its scope taken as a whole.
and in its statements and meaning
when looked at by piece meal is. so
tar as Col. Savage, Mr.. Beasley and
myself are concerned, totally and ut.
serly false. The gentlemen mentioned
never visited me at my home in Gala
tin. They have not visited me at all.
anywhere since the election. | have
had no sort of circumference with them, or
either Of them, or any body else iD
reference to the subjects embodied in
your article. Nor have I agreed to
consolidate my influence" with any
body to effect any political ends in the
present or prospective, nor have | "re-
Tented or promised to join the band
or whatever your insinuation to this
effect may refer to.
In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, permit
me to say, that whatever political
efforts of any kind | may deem it INV
duty to make, will be put forth openly
ind above board. so that the people
may see and knew of their merits and
dement's, their fitness and unftness to
promote the public welfare, and deal
with them accordingly.
BY giving the above a place in your
columns, you will set a startling
rumor" to rest, correct several false
hoods, and possibly silence, in part a
number of ISLANDERS. s. F. WILSON.
D. IT, ~ y HH
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14

Ord dates back many years, they hav-
ing served in the same company to-
gether IN early life. In the matter Of
the retirement Of Gen. Sherman, the
general has lately repeatedly stated to
intimate friends that he should cele-
brate his sixty-second birthday, which
comes in April next, by voluntarily
retiring from the army. He can retire
on three-fourths pay, which is about
$4,000 a year. This will give Sheri-
dan a chance TO command the army,
although the Office of general of the
army expires with Sherman's retire
ment or death. If he should retire.
as contemplated, it is possible that
congress will revive the Office again
and give it to Grant, unless the pro-
vision is made for him before that
time, which is more probable. In
deed, among members of congress
there is considerable unanimity of
sentiment in favor Of creating an office
for Grant before the adjournment of
the present congress. This feeling is
shared by many democrats who are in
full accord with the sentiment ex-
pressed by the president in his mes
sage on this subject"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER OFFICE,

Memphis, Tenn, December IA, 1880 J
The money pressure in eastern mar
kets continues, and will not DO likely
to let up until after the close Of the
present month, when a large volume
of dividends and interest is to be
launched upon the county; after
which greater financial ease is antici-
pated. An immense volume of funds
has been in use for weeks past in all
eastern markets to carry speculative
enterprises; while the west and
south is drawing large amounts from
the east to move their grain, meat and
cotton crops. Much of this will be
slow to find its way back to the east
hence no serious oloseness is probable
in this section Of the country. With
us discounts are steady at s per cent,
the offerings being only moderate.
The exchange market market j.
quiet and steady, with a liberal bus
mess doing. The banks take eastern
cotton bids at J to &c discount, and
sell New York or New Orleans drafts
at par. Buying rates on New Orleans
are lc off.
The bank Of England advanced its
rate of discount last week from q to
3 per cent, the object being, it is be-
lieved, to partially check the flow of
gold toward this country. The banks
stock of gold decreased during the
week nearly $4,000, 900, and its gold
reserve is now s127, SOC, 900.
A bill has been prepared by Repre-
sentative Kelly, of Pennsylvania, as
a substitute for the refunding bill
now before congress. Itprovides that
the secretary Of the treasury shall be
authorized to issue notes to the amount
of $iO0, 600, 900, Of denominations not
less than $40, bearing interest at the
rate of three per cent per annum, re-
deemable at the pleasure Of the United
States after one year, and payable in
ten years after their issue.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
General Trnde.

Free arrivals since yesterday has to
some extent replenished the market
here with feed and in other lines,
which for some time past have been
in scant supply. There is little to
note in change of values, but the in
crease of stock has a tendency to rem
der prices in buyers favor for bran
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
retiring GoneraIs,

Redfeld says. ut is stated posi-
lively in high official quarters that
Gen, Mcdowell is not to be retired.
0rd'a friends, including Gen. She. =
man, are very much diagusted at the
turn things have taken, for they pro.
tested that Ord should not be retired
unless Mcdowell was, the latter being
the older man of the two. II was
probable that the power behind the
throne which retains Mcdowell is
President elect Garfield himself. They
are fast friends, and Mcdowell travelled
from the Pacific slope to the Atlantic
states TO vote Tor Garfield. They
have been intimate many years, and It
is said that Garfield has a boy named
after him. Sherman's friendship for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
The weather.

The weather to-day is variable,
winds coming briskly from the west.
with rains probable in the Ohio VALLEY
but no certainty of their reaching
over this end Of it. In the country
along the upper Mississippi and be-
tween the lakes and the Ohio vale,
snow or rains are threatened. The
region to the west Of the Mississippi
river and in the west gulf states will
enjoy cooler weather and ives erly
winds.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
Reodls en- Edge Tonic cures dyspepsil
v INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Helena, Coahoma....,.........5 m
4" st, Francis r, Rene Macready, s p m
" Cincinnati, James w. Gaff...5 p m
" Dyersburg, AlfSteyels "%pn"....5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Gold Dust, 81. Louis
I" City of Alton, st. LOUIS.
" James w. Calf, Cincinnati.
- Will Kyle, Cincinnac.
" Grand Tower, Vicksburg.
Grand Lake, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer City of Alton. New Orleans.
" james Lee, Friars Point.
Dean Adams, Arkansas City.
" O4ceola Belle, Osceola.
" Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
" Grand Tower, Cairo.
=" Grand Lake, Ohio river.
VIII Kyle, New Orleans.
=" Dove, Arkansas River.
IN PORT.
Coahama, James w. CAT, Dyersburg,
Alt Stevens, Rene Macredy.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river at this point is rising
slowly to-day, but will probable check
up by to morrow night. On the
gauge at noon to-day there was little
less than "a feet. The upper Ohio is
rising at Pittsburg, the increase since
last report being I inches with 4 feet
on the gauge. At Cincinnati it fell q
inches with % feet 3 inches on the
gauge. At Louisville it fell 7 inches
with 10 feet 4 inches in the canal. At
Cairo 1t fell 7 inches with 30 feet IL
inches on the GAUGE. The Mississippi
at st. Louis is rising With 3 feet on
the gauge. The Cumberland at Nash
vile fell 3 feet 10 inches with II feet
3 inches on the shoals. The Tennes.
see Of Chattanooga fell 10 inches with
6 feet s inches on the gauge. Arkan-
sas river is falling with less than two
feet in the ehanael between Pine
Bluff and Little rock. White river is
in Q good boatable condition.
EIsoELLANEoUs.
Pleasant.
Spring weather.
Business only moderate.
River rising at st. Louis.
The Gaffio Cincinnati at 8 pm.
The Cumberland river is falling rap
idly.
|. The Ohio is rising again at Pitts
burg.
No arrivals or departures, at New
Orleans yesterday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
R~sOs-resIasnt Notice.

30. SS00-In the Ch4noery Court Of Shelby
Wallace.
1T appearing from Rfidayil In this cause
Il that the defendant, william Wallace,
Is a nonresident Of tho State Of Tennessee; IL
Is therefore ordered that he make his
Shelby county, In Memphis, Tenn. on o. before
the first Monday in January, 1881, and
plead, answer or demur TO complainant bill
or the same will DO taken for oosfessed
as TO him and sot for hearing ex.parto,
and that a copy ofthis order be published ono,
4 week for four successive weeks In the PubliI
Ledger.
This the l2th day Of November, 1880.
Acopy-Attost.
r. J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY II. B. McHENRv. ID. @. AM.
Bigelow 4 Hill, sol. for complt.
6S 90 rs 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
Clearing House Report.
ADDITIONAL com MERCIAI
Cotton.

The market to-day opened with q
steady feeling and a fair demand, both
for foreign and spinners account,
and no change in prices from yester-
day, Sales yesterday were $500 bales,
to exporters 5000; to spinners 800,
closing easy, as follows:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14

A SteamshiP Turns Up All Right.
New York, December 1.-THE
teamship Republic, previously reports
ed disabled, arrived to-day in charge
of a tug-boat.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14

The remedy that will cure the many
diseases peculiar to women is w Warner
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.-[The
Mothers Magazine.
Sold wholesale by S. Mansfield &
Co., and w. N. Wilkerson & Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
Non. Resident and Creditors Notice.


No. Ss}s-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
County, Tenn.-H. NJ. Hill, administrator
Of :. 5. Dean, deceased. vs.. Laura Dean
ct al.
I appearing from the bin in this cause that
l u Is a proceeding instituted to settle and
vino up the estate Of Sidney s. Dean, de-
ceased, as an insolvent estate; it Is therefore
ordered that all p trties claiming TO be cred tor
Of s9ld estate make their appearance herein,
At the courthouse ia Memphis within the
lme pre'cribed by law, and have themselves
made parties hereto and exhibit and establish
their demands, or the same will be forever
barred; 1t also appearing from affidavit herein
that the defendants, Job Dean, Ann West
y I'm, West. Amy Dean, Eliza Pritchard, Mary
r, Hancock, kath. Bsekhim and - Beck
nam are non-residents Of the State Of Ten
%nessee;. is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein, at the court.
mouse Of shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn d.,
on or before the first Monday In February
lH6l, and plead, nsW or demur 10 complain-
ant bill, or the same will be taken for con-
tessed as to them and set for hearing ey-parte.
and that a copy Of thee orders be published
once o week, for four successive weeks, In
the Public Ledger.
This 9th day of December, 1870.
A c~Opy-Attpst'
R, J. BLACK, Clerk snd Master.
By L B. McHENRY, DC. I'M,
Bigelow a Hill, sol. for complt.
S7@e91O5
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
"'HEALTH FINTps
InsOIvent Notice
STATE OF TENNESSEE, spvrpv cor,-
QFFICE County Corpr q, TuuNIfi

VI ItNNEssEE, SHELBy CouSrv
QIElqs County CouRT CLTRSN
No. l20-To James R N&Iem9er q, 1850.
" Murray, deceased s'ih'or oil Thomas
suggested the insolvoncy &c ~
- Sstate Of lhomssM MURRAY. decee 81 the
tisem nSryOg n ordered sS@n to give notice, by Sdy ygu
tho said State, and XIX ea p9alished within
S 5gI[ 81 shelby county, for all persons oUS]I bnyiSee
the same witS i tSS SSitale, to appear and lie
authenticated in the manner er' n Tcsnty Court
and aS any my OF oIa GI10 ret t9 &C.. 7th day Of March ISL,
or selore an appropriation Of f FtIe tsiu day,
10Th In law and equity, w iUle'er barred
Witness my hand. AZ ma. n,
November, 1850. w O~co' TINS 18th day o.
by zen b. GUMS, D. G. D"1Ah' Clerk.
49, Is given TO crejitOrs ms diro.
: Tb dSG NoS order, o. lanes REILLY, S CierF un-
Er~1rrr-au o1os W
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
"a RUMOR"

Reeds GitEdge Tonic prevents malaria
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic assists digestion
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
OH, MY D%AUGHTERI

Reel's en- Edge Tonic allays limitation
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14

monday, Wednesday and Friday.
tDaily.
MONDAY, Thursday and Saturday.
Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.
TUESDAY and Friday.
"Wednesday and Saturday.
0Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
zen T. T. BEAuREGARD, Of Louisiana.
and Gen. lUBAL A. EARLY. or Wrniujo
Capital Prize, 500. GOO

n,S9 Prizes, amounting 10 -
zen T. !. BEAUREGARD' oc /: S522 800
zen. :. A: EARLY, Of Va ol La. Com,rs
bcH Ppleatlon ior rates to. Gibbs sbo111 -,
Orleans. 70 the Office Of the Company i IN S SPiy
Write for circulars ~
, 1880-12-19

maintained that counterfeit money is usually
made to sell; that he did not undertake any
small work; that he always did work that
would not affect poor people, always contin-
ing his operations to prominent banks. By
so doing, he said, poor people were not
affected, as the banks had sinklng-funds and
could make their losses Kood.
Ap1EUx.
The clerks and employees Of the Navy De-
partment this afternoon took final leave OF
Secretary Thompson.
THE SILVER DOLLARS.
For the week ending Dec. Is, 1880. 418, ,905
standard silver dollars we're distributed For
the corresponding week In 1873, S434, 800 were
distributed.
THE ELECTORAL VOTE IN FULL
The certificates of the Electoral votes have
now been received by mail from every State
in the Union.
POPULATION OF MAINE AND MONTANA
The total population of the State of Maine,
according to the returns made to the Census
Office BY the cnumerators, is 64S.0 .045. Of this
number S24, ,0S4 are males and 32f.681 are
females; 5o0,076 are natives and $3.50 are
fOreign-b0rn; G46, ,003 are white and 2, ,O2 are
colored.
The population OF Montana Territory
is as follows: Males, 2s.1So; females.
10,9T; native, 27,G42; foreign-born, II ,515;
white, 5,46s; colored, $3.50.
FOR WOODS.
MOBILE. Ala, Dec. 18.-Strong petitions
fayoring the confirmation of W. B. Woods to
the United States Supreme Court have been
forwarded by the Bar of Mobile and leading
commercial and financial citizens,
, 1880-12-19

4 GERMAN SOCIALISTS EXPERIENCE.
NEW York, Dec 1S--The steamship Sueiva
brought among her passengers four exiled
German mechanics on account OF Socialistlc
tendencies. August Baumann and Charles
Grfelenberg are c0mpositors employed on
suppressed German newspapers. The exiled
band were met at Castle Garden by conf
mlttee OF the Socialists organization Of this
city and taken to Turner's Hotel. All of
them will be taken care of and supplied with
employment BY the organization here
The experience of Grielenberg illustrates
the lardships suffered in Germany by those
who have fallen under tha ban- lie was
expelled from Berlin. Having family to
support, he sought work as compositor in
Hamburg, and was lucky enough to obtain a
a situation. After. he had worked a short
time he was tapped on the shoulder by his
foreman and told that on account Of being
Socialist his services would be no longer re-
auircd. From this city he went to Frank
fort, where he met with similar experience.
He was finally banished the Empire. A
number OF prominent Socialists representing
he professions arc expected shortly from
Berlin. among whom are some wel1-known
Jews
, 1880-12-19


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 18.-The follow:
ing general order was issued from the head.
quarters of the army to-day:
The President directs that the following orders
be issued:
i. Brig Gen 0. O. Howard is assigned to the
command uf tho Department of West Poitlt and
t.' duty ns Superintendent ut the United States
Military Acndesny, accoTdtng to his hrevet OF
81. Sohoield.
=. brighton. c. c. --.sur is assigned to the
command Of the Department of Texus.
8. Col. Henry J. Hunt, Fifth Artillery. is as
signed to the temporary command OF the De-
part1ncnt OF the South according to his brevet
Of RriEasltcr- General
4. The States IT Arkansas and Louisiana and
department, and will be known as the Depnrt-
Inent Of arkansas, with headquarters at Little
Rock Ark.
Col. X. s Mackenzie. Fourth Artillery. is as
signed to this command. according to his breyet
of Brgndier- General.
s. The Departments of Texas and Arkansas
will constitute the Military Division of the Gull,
John II. SchOtfcad Ia assigned to this command
Until this division shall hnvo been organized,
commanding Generals 1T the Departments Of
Texas md Arkansas will report to the Ltcuten-
ant-Gcneral commanding the Military Division
Of the Missouri.
6. Brighten. N. A. Miles is assigned to the
command of the Department of the Columbia.
tiers. the command Of tho Department Of tho
Columbia will be exercised by Col. Frank
Wheaton, Second Infantry, according to his
breyet of Drigadier-GcnerAi.
by command Of Gen. Sherman.
H. c. DRUM, Adjutant- General.