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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20
What Congress Has Not Done.

Washington Special
The larger part of the senate is anx-
ious to adjourn, but this wish is not
unanimously held, and unless busi-
ness is pushed without interruption it
will be impossible to get through by
the day named. The sundry civil and
the general deficiency bills, tbe river
and harbor, the agricultural appropri-
alton and the little deficiency bill.
which was vetoed by the president,
have got to be considered by both
houses. The postofice bill with the
star service appropriation is before
the senate, and will probably go back
to the house. There promises to be a
very lively debate in the senate, in
which complaint will be made of the
disgraceful appearance of the star
route lobby. On the whole, there is
a good deal of necessary business
still to be done, and after all many
things which representatives have
promised their constituents will be
neglected. Mr.. Robinson, of New
Jersey, for instance is understood to
have engaged himself to advocate and
procure the passage of measure for
the investigation and control by the
general government of the liquor traf-
fc. His silence on the subject which
during the canvass seemed SO near his
heart has surprised some of his con-
stituents, who voted for him as a con
spicuous leader in the tenn
perance cause. The Mississippi
levees will also go by the
board Several contested election
cases will go over. The tariff will not
be debated. There will be no new
bankrupt law. The fishery business
will not be touched. Secretary Evarts
has not yet sent in the papers with
his recommendations The Indians
will not be transferred to the war de- |
partment, and the celebrated Indian
territory bill will not be acted on. to |
the grief of that noble friend |
Of the Indians and depopulator
Of Missouri, Senator Vest. There
will be no new mints. The new pen |
sion law will fail Lastly, the very
necessary measure for counting the
electoral vote, which ought to be |
pissed before this session dissolves, |
will fail, which will be real calam |
ity, or it is scarcely possible that |
measure can be agreed onnext Writer.
1t will be seen that there are some
measure Of Importance which ought
to have the attention of congress at
this session.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20
RiVer TteIegrnms.

LOUISVILLE, May 2O.-River falling;
5 feet 6 inches in the canal, and 3
feet 8 inches in the chute on falls.
Fashion, Cincinnati, to Evansville;
Vint Shinkle, Memphis, to Cincinnati;
Harry Brown and tow, to Cincinnati;
Chas. Bower and cargo, from Rising
Sun.
PITTsBURG, May 2O.-River 0 feet
18 inches and falling. Weather clear
and warm.
CAIRO, Ills, May 20.-Departed-
Thos. Means, st. Louis, 9p.m.; Grand
Tower, St. Louis, Dick Fulton, Pitts
burg, 1 am; City of Vicksburg, 2;
Jno, Means, st. Louis, 6; Hotspur,
New Orleans, 6; Anderson, Nashville,
8; Springer, Cincinnati, 10. Cloudy
and warm.
ST. LOUIS, May 20.-Arrivcd: Belle
of Memphis, Memphis. Departed;
None. River falling slowly. Cloudy
and cool.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

Ex-Governor AND Ex-UNITED
STATES SENATOR HENRY S. FooTE
died at his home near Nashville Nav
18th, at the advanced age Of quite
eighty years. AT the time of his death
he was the superintendent of the
United States mint at New Orleans.
During his life he was a prominent
actor in every great political move
ment, and an active member of almost
every political party. He was the an
tagOnist Of Jefferson Davis and Gen
McNutt, of Mississippi, and, on the
issue Of secession, defeated Davis as
the representative of the Union. He
was bond-paying democrat, and
pursued Gen. McNutt, of Mis-
sissippi, who was for repu-
diatiOn, and when reputation was
successful he left Mississippi in dis
gust and rage, and returned to Cali
tornia. He was for the south in the
recent war, and was member of the
confederate congress from the fifth
district OF Tennessee. But he opposed
Jefferson Davis until his opposition
led him to leave the south and 90 to
the north. Since the war he acted
with the republican party, more from
his antipathy to the democrats than
love of republican measures.
Unquestionably he was an earnest ad-
vOcate and defender of nationality.
and bitter opponent of secession.
But even in this, the ruling sentiment
Of his political life, he crossed his own
path. Yet he never wavered in the
vigor and intensity of his spirit. He
was all or nothing. With him it was
duck or no dinner, and he was often
hungry. In scholarly accomplishments
he has no superior in public life, and
among college professors few equals.
There was not a day passed on which
he failed to read Horace, or Cicero, or
Homer. For the last ten years he was
working assiduously in writing a his
tory of Venice, and for this work read
and re-read in the mother language of
that city, everything relating to its
history and its marvellous commercial
prosperity, and its equally marvellous
decline. Take him all in all, as a
public man, as scholar, as a senator,
and as a citizen, he was the most ex-
traordinary character the south has
produced since the death of John
Randolph, of Roanoke.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20
Talk of the President Makers.

Washington Correspondence N. Y. Herald
There are no new developments in
presidential matters. The time has
come when everybody is quite certain
Of his candidates nomination, and It
is remarkable that nobody is quite so
certain as the third termers and the
Tilden men. The determination of
the Chicago third term boilers to
claim their proportiOnate share of del
egates from Cook county in the state
convention, is thought to be fatal to
solid third term delegation from lii
nois, as the precedent will work so as
to give the Blaine and Washburne
men their shares of the state delega-
tion. Mr.. Washburne's declaration
Of friendship for the president and
the third term policy, is understood
here not to affect the delegates favor
able to him in Illinois, who are anti
third termers to man. and took up
Mr.. Washburne, not because they
liked the ex-president, but because
the liked Mr.. Washburne.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20
Progress of the Tehuantepec
Railroad in HieXiuO.

1t is stated that there are 400 men
at work on the Tehuantepec railrOad
and the first ten kilometers of the
road are well advanced. Preliminary
surveys by the advanced engineering
corps have been carried out over
thirty miles, and the line Is located
for about eight miles from Coatza-
coalcos to the Chacalapa river (the
first stream crossed), which is $50 feet
wide. The pier at Coatzacoalcos for
unloading supplies is almost finished,
a branch track is laid its entire
length. AS soon as the Chacalapa is
crossed the road leaves the sand hills
and the swampy lowlands, and strikes
a line of gravely hills, which will sun
ply an abundance of the best possible
material for a road bed; from this
point the route will be through a
healthy, fertile and heavily wooded
country, in which, for long distance
no engineering difficulties of any ac-
count will be encountered.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

Six hundred workmen will be put
to work on the Vicksburg, Shreveport
and Texas railroad about the first of
next month, and the road from Mon
roe to Arcadiawill be completed and
in running order by the first of 0cto-
Der. Work will then be commenced
at the Shreveport end, and pushed
rapidly forward, and it is expected
that before eighteen months elapse
the whole road will be completed to
Shreveport, and Vicksburg will have
an all rail communication to Wealth
erford, Texas, about seven hundred
miles.-Vicksburg Commercial.
This will give Memphis an outlet to
Texas without touching the Iron
Mountain road, and we may expect
that our merchants will not be slow to
avail themselves oft. Vicksburg can
be reached from here either by rail or
river; the latter, however, will be
cheaper and usually preferable. At
Shreveport the new line will connect
with the Texas and Pacific railroad
system, and at Longyiew, the Great
Northern and international railroad is
reached. This latter road has at
present two termini, one at Houston
and the other at Austin. Austin
will soon be connected with San An
tonic, and thus Memphis will be en-
abled to reach almost every desirable
part of Texas in year or two, with
out travelling ever aay unfriendly
roads. The house of B. J. Semmes &
Co. received an order this morning
from Bandera, fifty miles northwest
of San Antonio, and the goods
will have to be shipped by
way Of New Orleans and Indianola
on account of the Determinations
against Memphis, encountered on the
most direct route by mail. We can
not complain of this, but we can look
out for ourselves,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20
THE EXPRESS COMPANIES.
An Important Decision by JUS
tice Harlan at Indian
apOIis.
oOurier-Jo Journal. 1871

oourier-Journal 19.l
1t was announced yesterday that
the Short-line and the Louisville
New Albany and Chicago roads would
hereafter do their own express busi-
ness, thus virtually carrying out the
plans which led to the organization
of the Union Express company. The
status of the Adams was not settled
by that determination, and could not
be, as the matter had been taken to
the courts where it was to be set
tied.
A hearing of the case of the Adams
Express company VS.. the Louisville.
New Albany and Chicago railway
company has been had before Justice
Harlan, of the United States supreme
court. The order of Justice Harlan
is that the Adams Express company
until the final hearing of the cause, be
left undisturbed in its transaction of
business on the road; if any question
arises in the meantime az to the com
pensatlon for services, it shall be re-
ferred to the court for settlement.
The decree of the court is to main
tain the restraining order, retaining
the Adams express company on the
road, directing the railroad company
to carry its freight and messengers.
and to charge reasonable rates for the
service,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

Yung Kwai, the only remaining
Chinese student at the high school at
Springfield, Mass, out of several
who began their course there, and
who has been awarded the honor of
salutatorian for graduation, has been
ordered to Hartford by the Chinese
authorities for instruction in the Chi.
nese language, This order, if en-
forced, as it probably will be. will
deprive him of the remainder of the
course at Springfield, and prevent him
from filling his part as salutatorian.
Attempts are being made, however, to
have the order revoked.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20
SAN FRANCISCO.
The WOrkingmen's Convention
Slightly InharmOniOus

SAN Francisco, May 20.-At the
afternoon session the workingmen' s
convention refused to consider the
adoption of Kearney's letter as the
sense Of the convention, and after
several attempts to get through the
resolutions looking to the appointment
of delegates to the national greenback
and labor convention, pledging to
Thurman the democratic element of
the convention, a motion was carried
to adjourn till evening. The oppo-
nents mostly declined to vote, and
the convention then broke up in dis
order. The greenback element as
sembled and organized new conven-
vention, and at midnight entered upon
the appointment of a committee on
platform, constitution, and resolu-
tions, with prospects of an all night
session.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

Special to the COurierJ ournal.l
WASHINGTON, May l9th.-The sen
ate had another day of Kellogg-Spof-
ford. Tomorrow Senator Butler. of
South Carolina, will speak against the
resolutions of the Senate committee
and in favor of retaining Kellogg in
the senate. All this does not look
like an early adjournment. Senator
Bayard is ready with his marshals'
law, and attempted to bring it up in
the morning hour. Senator Conkiinp
lntimated to him that he could not
pass the bill without considerable dis
cussion. As soon as the contested
election case can take rest, Mr.. Bay-
ard will cal! up his bill.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

SENATOR GoRDoN's resignation,
although a surprise to the country, was
evidently premeditated and carefully
planned. Ex-Governor Joseph E.
Brown was appointed to fill the va
cancy, and accepted at once. The
resignation of a United States senator
in the midst Of such brilliant and
useful career, is without precedent.
Senator Gordon is only forty-eight
years old. He was educated at the
University Of Georgia, and practised
law a short time before the war.
He entered the confederate army as
captain of infantry, rose to the rank
Of major general and to the command
of the second army corps; commanded
one wing of Lees army at Appomattox
courthouse, and was wounded in bat
tie eight times; after the war he took
a conspicuous part in state and ma
tional politics. He was elected to the
United, States senate to succeed
Joshua Hill, republican, and took
his seat March 4th, 1873 was re-
elected, and the term will expire March
Sd, 1885, nearly five years hence.
We have not heard that he is in i'll
health, that he is engaged in business
requiring his attention, or that he is
an aspirant for any other office. An
explanation of his retirement from
the United States senate will be
awaited with great interest. Ex-Gov.
10. Brown is man of consumate
ability and tact, but well up in years.
He can be described in the fewest
words by only saying; He is long
headed man"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20
RICHMOND.
The Conservatives Instruct for
the TwO-Third Rule

RICHMOND, Va, May 2O.-The
conservative convention adopted reso-
lutiOns instruCting the delegates to
Cincinnati to adhere to the two
thirds rule. Also a resolution that
the conservative party of Virginia is
affiliated with the national demo-
cratic party, and would not support
any one for elector who did not de-
clare in favor of the nominee of the
national democratic convention. Ad-
jOurned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

This is a big day in Springfield, Ill
iuois. 1t will decide whether Grant
is to declare that he is not candi-
date for the presidency, or by silence
continue in the field. Il is a solemn
time for the republicans, but a pleas
ant day for democrats. We can look
on with the utmost satisfaction let
matters go as they may. Sympathy
I'm the south is rather for Grant on
account of his candid utterances
in our favor, but this feeling is con-
0ected with the impression that if the
republicans will just be kind enough
to nominate the ex,president, We will
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

a SENATOR BAYARD is said to be
)frm in expressing his conviction that
congress should not adjourn until
some method is adopted for counting
the next electoral vote. 1t is a sig
nifcant fact that there is an increas-
ing number of republicans who are
opposed to doing anything in regard to
the electoral count, and who are
espousing the doctrine that the vice
president should count the vote.
Garfield is engaged in propagating
this heresy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

Asa Missoula (Montana) stage was
passing the Marshal Grade at mid
night, two weeks ago, the leader missed
his footing and fell into the ABYSS
The horses weight threw the others
Of the team sideways, and, in turn,
the coach followed. Horses and We
hicle made three complete reyolu-
tons in the sheer-down fall, but
neither Of the two passengers were
killed. The driver escaped by leap.
ing from his seat to the roadbed while
the coach yet hung on the verge of the
precipice. The horses were llkilled,
and the wounds of the passengers
we're severe,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

The negroes on the Sea Islands of
South Carolina live almost exclusively
upon the products of their farms and
the proceeds of their cotton, but add
largely to their resources by fishing
They live up to their means, but SCI
dom live beyond them. They are
remarkably prompt to pay their debts
when they have their money. A gen.
tleman who has been advancing to
colored planters for several years, saws
that in all that time he has not
lost twenty-five dollars, and this is a
good deal more than he can say ofthe
white men to whom he has advanced
money.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

LIVERPOOL, May 20, 1:9O p.m.-
Cotton opened steady; Uplands 6
l3-l6d; Orleans 65d. Sales to-day
10000 bales. Receipts, $500. Ameri,
can, $3.50. Futures opened steady
now as follows: Deliveries for Nav
8 623-32@6 ll-l6d; May and June
6ll-l6d; June and July, 6 ll.i6S
8 623-32d; July and August, 6 23-32d:
August and September, 6 23- 3-32d; Sen.
tember and October 8 1l-l6d; October
and November 6 5-16d.
New ORLEANS, May 20, 1l:3O am.
Cotton opened quiet. Middling
llsc; sales to-day, 300 bales. Receipts
ia bales; stock, 100, ,249 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20
DeadwOOd Delegates Uninstruct-
ed. but Counted for blaine.

FARGO, D. T., May 19.-The terri
torial convention held here to-day
elected Porter Warner, of Deadwood,
and @, T. Mccoy, of Bonkomme, as
delegates. They go uninstructed, but
are understood to be as Blaine for
first choice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20
OOrFoN ExoHANeE ouorLrIora.

hecelpts OF cotton at all United
States ports for the past five days
were 1896 bales, against 1878
bales the week before, and 1868
bales same week last year.
The total receipts of cotton at all
United States ports to date are 4,7l9,-
956 bales, against 4,357,571 bales at
this date last year, and 4,134,247 the
year before. Excess of receipts this
year over last, 962, 1856 bales. The
stock on hand at this time is 4ol ,O4S
bales, against 275,225 bales at this
time last year, and 307, ,831 bales the
year before. The foreign shipments
to date are 3,343,445 bales, against
1921 $50 bales last year, and 3,144,5SO
the year before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

PRESIDENT HAYES has nominated
Horace Maynard, Tennessee, for post
master-general; James Longstreet,
Georgia, minister to Turkey; David
NJ. Key, United States district judge
for the eastern and middle districts of
Tennessee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-For the
Tennessee and Ohio valley, station
airy or falling, followed by rising
barometer, warm southerly, veering ia
cooler north and west winds, partly
cloudy weather and numerous rains.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20
ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL.
May %, 1890.


The market opened to-day quiet
with moderate demand and an
easier feeling, the result of droopy
state of the trade at the east, futures
being }c lower than figures reported
yesterday forenoon. Sales here yes
terday were 1850 bales, divided $40 to
exporters, 25O to spinners, and 80 to
speculators, closing easy at the follow
ing prices:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

Scene in the imperial palace at
Vienna: Court Nurse-"Oh, if you
please, your imperial highness, his
Imperial Majesty Rainer Salvador
Ferdinand Leopold Karl Johann
Franascus Seraphicus Anton Won
Padua Janaurius Alexander has swal
lowed a solitaire ball and kicked over
his imperial bottle Of paregoric.
-[NeW York Commercial Advertiser
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

NEW YORK, May 70, l:20 p.m.-Cot-
ton opened quiet now 1-16c lower.
Ordinary, 9sc; good ordinary, 1850 !:
low middling, IL 7,16c; middling
II 13.16c good middling, II 3-l6c !;
middling fair, 13 9-16c. Futures
opened steady at decline now quiet
and about the same as last evenings s
closing prices, as follows: Deliveries
for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

A TEST vote in the Springfield con-
vention to-day at noon, showed the
Grant strength to be 35l, the oppoSi-
ton 25l-Grant just 100 ahead of all
the rest. That settles it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20
Mexican Railroads.

CRY OF MEXICO, May 2O.-A rail
road is to be constructed between
Matamora and Monterey, and one be-
tween the latter place and Saltillo.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

A MEETING of the national republi-
can committee has been called, to
meet in Chicago on Thursday, May
9th.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

IT is admitted that the Mississippi
leyees will go by the board, so far as
the present congress is concerned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20
SUMMER RESORTS.
KlNGgTON SPRINcc

lddds Well-known summer resort, located in
Nashville, on the northwestern division 81 the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st, Leuis rail-
road, will open for the reception of visitors
June list, 1850. Rates of board per day
sl,5Oi per week, 50; per month, $50; childre
ana servants half price. Special rates
families. Resident physician DR.. E.E. Coco
let. Round trip tickets at reduced rates frof
Memphis and intermediate points. Corr
sp0ndence sOlicited
WINB0URN & JORDAN, PROPS.
N. b. Reference; Captain W Il. Yeatma
corner Adams street and Yates avenue. 65
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THE NEW
HOTEL HARROW
Lake Minnetonka, MINI

THIS hotel will be finished and opened
i the lst day of June. pledge an expe
ence and reputation of twenty-five wears
the business to keep it the best house on
lake. I. A. HARROW, Prop'r
Transient rates $3.50 per day. Regular
season board from sos per week up as r
room occupied. 62S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

Sales to.day, 65, 700 baies.
Connecticut western news., 1880-11-17
French Romance.
EMMA.

A newspaper correspondent says:- During the last year was in Paris 1 heard very pretty story. A party of merry, bright-eyed American girls were at window looking on to courtyard. Soon 8 seemingly old man crossed the yard. |" That's the Marquis of X," said one of the girls; "he lives in the garret of the house and lives by giving French lessons" ." "Tn begin lessons with him tomorrow" then said one of the youngest girls. And she did so. She soon perceived that her master was one of the most polished men she had ever met. He was not over thirty. Want and grief alone had bent him into premature old age, for he had an aged and sick mother to keep, which his earnings could not always do. What did our little American girl do? She quietly proposed to marry the Marquis. l need not tell you how readily he ac- cepted. This is the happiest marriage between poor French nobleman and a rich American girl that I know of. I can give the number of the house and the street where the first act of the comedy took place. The Marquis walks now as straight as any one, and the dowager Marchioness may frequently be seen at the Bois sitting by the side of her brilliant daughter-in-law, whom she worships, as we'll she may.
Connecticut western news., 1880-11-17
Bogus Butter.

The quantity of imitation butter that is in the market, says the New York Hoor, has greatly exercised the minds of the dairy farmers. To regain their fast disappearing trade, they must turn their attention to supplying the market with frst-rate butter at fair price, in stead of the sour, salted stuff they are in the habit of providing and which is inferior to oleomargarine. The latter article can never take the place of the best dairy butter with people of taste. How to make good butter is, therefore, question of considerable interest. It depends to great extent upon the feed ing of the COWS. The hay upon which they are to subsist during the winter must be cut when the grass is in bloom, and should be supplemented by some wheat-bran and carrots. For their au- tumn provender pumpkins are highly recommended. A careful attention tc providing suitable food and to breeding from none but good mixers, will about double the average of the butter yielc in dairy