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Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

My son, if you do a mean thing, i
you are guilty OF a small, spitefuI
action, if you wreak some paltrv.
shabby vengeance on your neishbor.
il sou do anything Supremacy little
and cowardiy and hateful, and still
hold up your head and want to be
respected by the world, just lay this
dattering JUNCTION to your soul-yau
are the only man deceived no one is
fooled save yourself. Ii YOU are
mean, everybody knows 1.-THE rest
of mankind as well as yourself.
Your neighbors may MOTT is
more than likely they will not-tell
you of it. They will not express their
opinion on the subject to your face,
but when you lie down at night and
blush over your meaLness by YOUR
self, in the dark, don't you add fool
ishness to your wickedness by hug
ging to yourself the tlattering dclu-
sion that nobody knows it. They all
know it, and they all talk about it.
Don't you know every mean thing
your neighbors do? Don't they all
tell you all the means things they
know about each other? And do YOU
suppose they don't know all your lit
licensees. if you have any, just as
well? Ny dear boy. you must know
that this shrewd old world is too
shrewd for any of us, and that vou
can't fool it. 1t will hold YOU at your
own estimate Of yourself; not what
your publicly expressed estimate may
be, but at your OWN private, honest
estimate the estimate you hold YOUR
self at when you have turned out the
light and crcpt into bed, and know
there is just one Being in all the uni
verse that is scaching your heart more
closely and purely than you can.
And SO, If YOU want the world to think
you really honest and manly and
noble, my y IL YOU have got to he
honest and manly and noble. Other
wise, | don't care what it SAYS it'll
thinks Of YOU. !
Be honest with yourself, nv boy,
so that when the day is done, and the
blessing Of the night falls upon YOU,
you can shake yourself by the hand
and say: 'OId boy, YOU have made a
fearful mess OF it to-day; YOU have
stumbled and taItered; YOU have
blotted the record; yoa have Just
bristlcd with faults; but you did it all
in honesty, in human ignorance and
"lllfnlness, and YOU haven't lied to
anybody, and when you go out on
the street, no mans accusing chances
can make your eyes DROP
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

CHICAGO & ALTON,
NJ. Train. Arrives
EAST, y
i-..karsas Civ Mail......12.j0n.m. "a.
Kansas lily Night Ex..l2.E am, 10
5..Dcnyer 4 Chicago Ex. l.5Nam m. T..
WEST.
4S..hansas City Nail...... , .t5n,m. ..
u..hansa> tity Night EN-. S..5 am, ::
Jefferson glty Accom-. u m. :.
II. HENDERSON, Ticket 4,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26
TINE TABLE
WABASH. ST. LOUIS & p,c,r,

No. ] Mail. NJ
No. >, Mail, J
No. >. Expires. vest, night. y
No. i, Express, east, night. -.
WaE rci@ht, east................,,.. y
"N Sh. Al
ihf'fItSii srelght, east, ..30 an. and, M
| hrouZh I re.ght. east ........,
Through Freight. west, SO am ana 'it
Through Freight
II. HENDERSON, Ticket !,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

A Cleveland lady has a parrot and q
poodle, When Poll shrieks Penny
barks. One afternoon the parrot sat
on her perch with all the dignity pos
slble. The dog was taking nap in
an adjoining room. Suddenly, with
out a moments notice, Poll let
loose two or three unearthly
screeches. The dog immediately
started toward the cage at a full run.
barking as he went. After he had
scolded Poll he returned to the outer
room for another snooze. He had
scarcely closed his eyes before Poll
shrieked again, more loudly than be.
fore. Up jumped the dog and out he
went barking furiously. When
he reached the cage, Poll, whe
had stopped her noise to give
the dog chance, began TO
bark just as loudly as her legged
associate. Penny choked himself off
and gazed at the cage in holy horror
Finally his tail dropped between his
legs and he turned around and left
the spot. just as he was going out Of
the room Poll stopped barking, a sort
OF pleased expression crept down her
beak, and as the dog faded from view
she yelled out aftt him, "Good-by.
Penny" and without further ado re.
sumed her meditations upon her
perch.
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River Telegrans.

LOUISVILLE, June 1.-Riyer ris-
ing, with z feet in the canal and Z in
the chute on the falls. Smoky City,
j. S. Mcdonald and Tom Reese No.
2 from New Orleans with tows.
EVANSVILLE, June Port list
Up: Silver Cloud, 5 am, Arkansas
Belle 10; Down: R. R. Springer 1l:45
am. Cloudy and cool. Mercury 69
to 81. Barometer 29!. Steady wind
north. River II feet and rising.
CINoNNATT, June 1.-River s feet
| inch and falling. Arrived; Mary
Houston, New Orleans. Cloudy and
cool.
CAIRO, June 1.-Arrived: Golden
Crown, Cincinnati, 9 pm; Maude,
Vicksburg, IL; Halliday, St. Louis,
am. Departed; Grafton, Ohio, 10
pm; Golden City, New Orleans, II;
Port Eads and Maude, St. Louis, 4
am; Virgie Lee, Memphis, pm.
Rain this forenoon and cool.
ST. Louis, june 1.-River rising
more rain last night. Weather cool
to-day. No arrivals or departures.
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struggle among themselves. The ablest
men, the most active and sleepIess
workers are there marshalling
the forces and preparing for
the great battle of to-
morrow. The fight is made over
Grant; the issue is the third term ques-
ton, His friends are strong, numer-
Gus, confident, aud we'll disciplined,
whilst possibly not constituting a ma
iority over all others, they will
Outnumber by far the supporters Of
any other candidate. Grant himself
is In the state, or just across
the line, and it is al
most as if he were present.
There is magic in his silent prox-
unity which inspires his army of
workers with courage and assurance.
The contest, however, is not one
sided. 1t will be close enough to be
intensely interesting. All parties are
looking on with great eagerness.
The republicans are bitterly divided,
but will come together as soon as
the nomination is made. The demo-
Gratis are anxious to see Grant nomi-
mated, believing that he can easily be
defeated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

Mr.. TILDEN's friends now give it
out that he had been inclined to keep
out Of the presidential race, but he
has been forced into the race by the
nature of the opposition to him, and
within short time many of those
who had formerly opposed him have
decided to give him their support, not
only as vindication of him, but Of
the party who put him in nomination
four years ago, and nothing will take
him out ofthe field but assurances Of
his friends that some other candidate
will be more certain of success. Grant
is in the same fix. The abuse of the
New York Tribune, Cincinnati Com
mercial and other republican papers,
have forced him into the field to seek
a vindication. This is all he desires.
He cares nothing for the Office, and
would much prefer the quiet of home
life at Galena.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
BY CABLE.

ROME, June LIN the chamber Of
deputies Depratis introduced the cleo
toral reform bill, and requested ur-
gency for it, but assented to the pro-
posal for an appointment of commit
tee to examine the bill. Ultimately
the house approved the motion to
refer the bill to special committee,
and it was adopted by vote of 21O to
l3O. Motion to discuss it before sum-
mer vacation. Voce della Verita at
tacks the church bill and says no
Catholic could accept it except under
pain of accommodation.
PARIS, June l.-Koachlin, brother
in-law of the prefect of police An
drieux, has challenged Rocheiort on
account Of a passage concerning him
in Rochefort's letter. A duel is
probable.
LONDON, june 1.-The British for
eign Office has lately had under con-
sideratiOn a proposal that England
cooperate in the proposed inter
national Polar expedition.
Strahan, a well.known publisher,
has sailed for the United States. One
object Of his journey is to ascertain
whether American publishers are not
willing to agree to some better com
promise than any OF the many which
have been suggested in America rela-
tive to international copyright.
PARIS, June 1.-Rochefort has ac
cepted the challenge of KOachlin,
brother-in-law of the prefect of police,
and named Lockray and Clemenceau
as seconds.
CALCUTTA, June 1.-The Burmah
insurgents are increasing. The move
ment has now extended to Mandalay.
BERLIN, June l.-The report that
Russia has enacted protective customs
duty on imported raw cotton has
caused much feeling among German
prOtectionists. Several journals which
themselves advocate a protectionist
policy as far as Germany is concerned
have printed identical articles, con.
clu6ing as follows. 1T is of course
difficult to exercise any influence il
the decisions of the Russian govern
ment, but it may be affirmed that oul
neighbours trading hostility is a baC
means of promoting universal peace.
LONDON, June 1.-Lorillard's Pa
role will carry one hundred and TWEEN
ty-six pounds against Lord Hasting
Kildaire's one hundred and thirty
three pounds in the Royal Hunt Cul
race.
GAPETowN, June f.-Ex- Empress
Eugenie arrived, May 28th, at Itayozi
Zululand, near the spot where tn,
prince imperial was killed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
TIE New York Tribune has Iashe

THE New York Tribune has lashed
itself up into an awful rage, at the
idea Of Grants nomination. The fol-
lowing specimen of style from that
paper Of the 28th ult., would have
been considered evidence of treason
few years ago in a democratic paper;
General Grant went home to his
own state. What happened? A thing
unprecedented in the history of this
republic. His own state, proud of his
name and fame, according him all the
honor due his illustrious career, re-
fused to antagonize the traditions of
the past and the will of the present,
and pronounced against his candidacy.
And General Grant with all his lau-
rels on his brow, counted as nothing
the affection and the pride Of great
people, but sent his lieutenants into
the field to override the popular will,
to trample down all the barries Of
constitutional government, and to
wrench battered candidacy from the
hands of an angry and hostile ma
jority.
It's idle to attempt to relieve Gen,
eral Grant from the responsibility of
this outrage. He was on the spot.
He was in Chicago. He was in atten-
dance at headquarters. He is not an
idiot. One word from him would
have stopped the pillage, and he did
not speak that word. A great politi-
cal crime was committed by his own
friends before his eyes, and he was
silent.
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CHICAGO.
Intense Excitement of Maddened
Crowds.
Proposition to DeCapitate Cameron

CHICAGO, June 1.-The excitement
which seemed to prevail in the city
last night is exceeded by the excite
ment to-day. There are more people
in the city, and the new arrivals en-
tered at once into the contest as parti-
sans of one or the other candidates. it
having been announced that at eleven
o'clock an adjourned meeting Of the
national committee would be held,
and that further refusal of
MIR. Cameron to entertain the anti
unit rule resolution would re-
suit in his immediate decapitation.
The rush was for the vicinity of the
committee rooms, where the question
at issue is now being widely dis
cussed. There are two opinions
among the majority of the committee
-one led by ex-senator Chaffe, as for
the removal OF Cameron and the rad
ical change of all the committees L,
the other is held by such men as Gov
ernor Jewell, of Connecticut, who will
only consent TO the removal of Cam
eron upon refusal of Senator Conkling
and other Grant leaders to promise
not to seek to enforce the unit rule
in the preliminary organization. If
that pledge were given them, Mr..
Cameron and Secretary Keogh were
to be left undisturbed; if they re-
fused, then the conservative men
would vote with the radical men for
their removal.
The majority are determined to get
a view ofthe roll of members, and see
that the claimants for seats are not
adverse to the interest of the oppos-
ing candidates. AS they are now in
possession of the hall, they feel
able to command them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

Jenny Lind, as is we'll known, long
since retired into private life. She
now inhabits charming residence in
South kensington, situated so near In
that of Madame Albani that the gre. t
prima donna Of the present, and she Of
the past, can look out upon each 9th.
er's windows. Madame Jenny Lird
GOldschmidt is now an elderly ladvI
and is in very fragile health. but her
blue eyes and kindly smile retain the
sweetness that used to lend such a
charm to the countenance of the old
worlds Idol of old. She has with
drawn almost entirely from all
PARTICIPATION in the affairs of the
world of music, being only interested
in the Bach society. She speaks very
warmly OF the United States and Of
its people, pronouncing the American
ladies to be among the most cultivated
and refined that she has ever known
Notwithstanding the long years that
have elapsed since the epoch of hel
great triumphs, she still retains heI
hold upon the sympathies and affec
tions of her former admirers. TIL,
royal family Of England, for instance
are her firm friends, and the princess
es are frequently numbered amonI
| her visitors.
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New York Money Marker.

New YORK, June Money 4 pei
cent; sterling steady at 86!@89i
bar silver 1l4i; governments quiet
and firm; railroad bonds inactive
state securities dull; stocks have been
irregular, but in the main weak and
lower, the decline ranging from tc
u per cent, Lake Shore and Western
Union leading the decline.
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CUP NAWTH.p

The indications are that more
southern people will leave their homes
this summer, to spend the hot months
in the north, than in any previous
season since the war Courier Jour
nal.
That statement may do to place
before the proprietors Of hotels and
watering places at the north, with a
view of catching advertisements, but
aside from the two. great conventions,
one Of which is going on now at Chi
cago, we do..nOt know of anything like
ly to draw unusual crowds from the
south this summer. Some of the peo-
pie down this way have learned among
other things that, as a matter of sound
political economy, it is better to keep
their money in circulation at home
than to go off north among strangers
who never return the visit or permit
dollar of that money to flow back to
the south. Many millions were spent
annually in this manner before the
war, and perhaps have been since. 1t
is heavy drain without a correspond
ing benefit. In going north the south
ern man generally comes in contact
with the vulgar classes of society,
who are either rude from ignorance or
i'll breeding, or pompously conceited
from newly acquired wealth and imag-
mary superiority. Such people abound
at the watering places, and if they
treat southern people with civility, it
is either done in a cOndescending man
ner, or to make money out of them.
OF course when we locate at place
for some time, people of refinement,
culture and liberality of thought are
found, but these are not the classes
usually encountered at hotels and
on cars and steamboats,. We have
charming watering places, with all
necessary conveniences and luxuries,
grand scenery, agreeable society and
reasonable rates, in Tennessee, North
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina,
Virginia and Kentucky, and there is
no necessity for going further north
either for health or comfort. The
money usually spent in three or
four months trip north by an individ-
ual or family, would meet the ex-
penses of very nice trip to Europe,
in which the most interesting por-
tions of Scotland, Ireland and Eng
land could be seen, besides an excur-
sion of several weeks on the CONT
nent. This would be more sensible
and satisfactory in every sense. No,
there will not be an unusual exodus
from the south to the north this year,
and il our people study their own in
terests half as closely as the New
Englanders and western people do,
there will never be another one. But
especially is it undesirable this year,
when it will be the rule to abuse the
south, and yelp about traitors, rebels,
asonand "bulldozers." Such expires.
sions can be heard any year, but come
with more decided energy and intol-
erance just before presidential elec-
tion. Besides, the season is exceed
ingly pleasant at the south SO far, and
no sickness of any description pre-
walls, whilst on the other hand ter
rible drouth has prevailed all along
the eastern seAboard, the heat is in
tolerable, the inhabitants swelter in
agony, wishing they were in the cool
climate of Dixie, and scores of them
falling from sunstroke. From all APP
pearanceS this will be a good and q
pleasant year for southern people to
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, June l, 1880, 1:3O pm.
Cotton quiet and steady at 1-16d.
Lower uplands, 65-8d Orleans, 6
ll-l6d Sales to-day, S0GG bales /;
receipts. $4,000 American, $4,000 ;
stock, 10000. Futures opened firm,
now quiet and steady. Deliveries for
June aud June and July, 6 17.3 and
6 9-l6d July and Aug, 6 GIG Aug.
and Sept, 6 l9-32d; Sept. and Oct,
9 and 6 6l7-32d Oct. and Nov, 6
3-l6d and 6 7-32d ; Nov. and Dec, \6
5-32d Dec. and jan. 6 5-32.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

GEN. AND MRS. GRANT have gone
over to Dubuque, Iowa, distant twenty
miles and nearly west from Galena. 1t
is stated that the object Of the visit is
to get away from the food of tele-
grams and letters that pour in on the
general at home. If it should be
found out, however, that he is at
Dubuque he would have to take to
the woods.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

The press dispatches make it ap-
pear that the anti-Grant men have
rather the advantage at Chicago. This
must be received with some allowance
for the fact that the Western associ-
ated press is controlled by men and
papers opposed to Grant. There is
not much doubt so far that the silent
man will be nominated.
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Public Debt Statement.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The debt
statement shows the decrease of the
public debt during May to be sl5,
928, ,033S7; cash in treasury, $2O6,6l3,-
5l6; gold certificates, $S,O50, 100; silver
certificates, s12, ,21O; certificates Of
deposit outstanding, Sl2sl5,OOO; re-
funding certificates, $l,4l3,OOO; legal
tenders outstanding, $S46,6Sl, ,O16; frac
tiOnal currency outstanding, 1852.
934,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
Food for Reflection.

N, Y. Evening Post.l
In 1874 James G.. Birney, the aboli-
tion candidate for president, received
1882 votes in the state of New York.
The wings thought it was absurd. or
worse than absurd, for their dissatis-
fed friends to vote for Birney.
They argued that the most such
a proceeding could do, would be
to help the democrats, whose
success was the worst thing that could
possibly happen. Nevertheless their
dissatisfied friends insisted upon vot :
ing for Birnoy. The result was that
Clay lost the electoral vote of New
York and Polk was elected president.
Last year the republican vote for gov
ernor was 16,737 less than the repub-
lican vote forlieutenant-governo
next lowest on the list except state
engineer, that is, Mr.. Cornell lost
925 votes more than Clay lost through
the Birney movement. A detection
no greater than that Of the wings in
1874, or of the republicans in 1879.
may cost the republicans the eleoto-
raj vote of New York in $780, and
New York may decide the presiden-
tial question.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, June 1-SENATE-
Senator Vance, from the committee
on the exodus of negroes from south
ern to northern states, submitted a
report of the majority. Ordered
printed, with the testimony taken.
Senator Window announced that
he would hereafter submit the views
of the majority.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

Alexandra Dumas daughters we'd
ding-dress will probably be matter Of
interest to feminine readers. 1t is
made by Worth, and is Renaissance
damask, asatin ground covered with
large bOquets of roses. The gown is
laced at the back, fits the figure closely
and has for its sole trimming a fraise
Of white tulle round the neck. The
tulle veil is to be draped with q large
bcquet of roses.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
WOrkinumen,s B. and [. Assn

OFFICE WORKINGMKN's BUILDING AND LoAN)
ASSOCIATION,
Planters Insurance Building, Room No. 20. }
INHE regular monthly meeting of the asso-
J. citation. for the payment of dues and
other business, will be held at the Office of the
association on TUESDAY evening next, June
|, at ~ o'clock. Members can make pay
ment to the secretary during business hours
Fines. for non payment will be strictly en-
forced. L, LAQRILL. President.
CHAs. 7. PATERSON, Secretary. 1880
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
U. 8. Court al Columbus.

COLUMBUS, o., June 1.-The first
session of the United States court for
this district commenced to-day with
Judges Swayne and Swing upon the
bench.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
HAVANA.
Surrender OF a Chief and Thirty
FOllOwers-YeIIOw Fever.

HAVANA, June 1.-The insurgent
chief Dubergue has surrendered, with
thirty followers.
Ten deaths from yellow fever and
eighteen from small pox in Havana
last week.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

THE COurier-J Journal has supported
Mr.. Tilden with great ability, but
possibly with more zeal than discre-
tion, as some of the country papers
began to regard its course as dicta-
ton. and to kick out of ranks with a
sort of irregular unanimity. Of late
however, the Courier-J ournal has
treated the subject more dispassion-
ately, and Of course more effectively.
Yesterdays issue says very mildly:
Our Washington correspondent
wires us some interesting matter
touching the position of Mr.. Tilden.
1t corresponds with what has already
been stated in these columns. Mr..
Tilden is at once too wise and too pa
triotic to desire nomination at the
cost Of a bitter wrangle. If nomi-
mated he would be elected, and, as
harmony is indispensable, he would
have those who question his availa-
bility left free to form their ultimate
conclusions on the subject after they
have gone over the whole field. In
any event, he, like the rest of US, will
give the nominee liberal and hearty
support. Now let abuse of the old
statesman cease. Let democrats rea-
son one with another, kindly and
thoughtfully, seeking one common OBJ
ject-the best man to beat Grant.
That sounds rational, and worth a
dozen double-leaded, flaming edito-
rials demanding in the name Of justice
and all the gods, big, little and Chinese,
that Tilden be nominated. Let us
Eaason togetherl All right; go up to
ncinnati instructed on the 22nd oi
June.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

JOHN SHERMAN will have an oppor-
tunity to look after his fences again.
The worst fence that he ever encoun-
tered in his life, is the one around the
White house, which he has never
been able to scale.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

founded, and which carried out to
full realization the idea Of national
unity. Since 1t went out of power,
parliamentary government in italy
has been prey to faction and in
trigue.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

Garibaldi has grown violent and
unreasonable in his old age. He has
published letter accusing the House
Of Savoy Of having ruined Italy, and
advising his friends to hiss the mem
bers Of the party of the right, as
they come out Of the legislative
hall. The right, it should be remem-
bered, is the party which Uayour
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

GRANTS opponents concede him
3l5 votes on the first ballot, or Ga
short of a majority--a good send off.
Blaine would give his little finger for
that number to start on.