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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29
curities are as follows /:
General Trade.

The extreme cold weather and hOl-
idAy festal period have combined to
slacken trade in all lines, and dull
ness reiens in the general market,
Everybody rushed in a supply of ne
cessaries previous Co Christmas, and
are now we'll provided. hence no &C
tivity is expected for a week OF two
to come. The rivers above and below
St. Louis are frozen, aud a few days
Of the intense cold has caused an
:. bIockadein the Ohio as far down
40 Evan., willie. Meantime, the receipts
Of feed, brc.SdstuffS and produce are
lisht, and values of leading articles
are droopy and tend toward lower
figures.
FLOUR-Wholesale lots arc quoted
here as follows. xxx, "a 6G 70 y ou
mar Mi. famiy v, So TO 50 20 caolcei
IS 25 10 $5 so fancy s. 60 to 5000 patents
Sc 1901 70. Small orders Zoe per Dbl
higher. 40 a..
NH iota Ito arrive" and 81 65 TO ~ 10 on
ithe spot small orders l0c higher;
CORN-Droopy and unsettled AZ ozfe
20 $50 with dealers we'll stocked n sac.
from arst hands slow small orders DOC
per .bu.
feeling at Acc TO 47c from drss hands and
Aocin In \ small way.
BRAN-Qniet az SIC per ton from arsi
and 81 per cwt in q small way.
HAY-Sckroe and stiff AZ 3lB PEI
ION for common and mixed and SlS 20 L
So 90 per ton for clear, choice and fancy
timothy; small orders 81 10 to ~ 10 PEI
cwt Arkansas prairie dull at $l2W PEI
ton and csc per ewt.
APPLEs-Slack movement and slo'
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COMMERCIAL
PuBLIO LHDaHR 0YEIoHt
MHNPHIs. TESE., December %, 1885,


The leading attractions at present in
monetary circles is the settling Of &C
counts and preparations for annual
statements incident to the close Of
the years business, the lull in general
traffic giving ample opportunity for
industry in this direction. The money
markets at points east has been re-
lieved Of its recent pressure within
the past few days, large receipts Of.
gold from abroad, and the payment by
the government Of about $25,OOO,OOO
interest and principal on the national
debt having contributed much toward
easingthe situation. AT the same time
q return flow ofcurrency has set in to-
ward New York, the large sums Of
money shipped south and west during.
the fall and early winter having
turned eastward, and is steadily in
Dressing in volume at the great mon
etary center Of the country. 1t il
stated that between three and four
millions of silver certificates sent west
and south while currency was scarce
has begun to find its way back, and is
beginning to worry iinanciers
to . considerable degree. The certif-
Gates vert drawn from the government
ia exchange for gold, because cheaper
and more convenient to ship. The
,sury officials are not inclined to
nav on tgOld coin in the redemption
&c ~. 90 -ti6cates, nor are bankers
S;,nos.S ~ . Gcept them the same as
SolS and na.ic,, Oal currency hence
the only course sL,SseS'eu ~, 'HOG'
into whose hands they 'ccu%ulate u
to hold them until they ca DC uS0u " 4,
nav certain duties, when t.Ney Will
naturally reach their starting PONY
there they properly belong. In s0'
local money market discount rates
continue steady at 8 per cent on prime
mercantile paper, and choice Oollate'
rails will secure loans at the same
figure.
Exchange is quiet. Bankers take
eastern cotton bills at 81 5O93 x
per thousand discount, and sell draft
on New York or New Orleans at par
They buy bills on New Orleans at t
of.
Quotations for uncurreut local 50
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A NOTED DOG.
Mr. p. III. BrysOn's Gladstone
Pedigree and Record.

Forest and Stream, 29l.l
Champion Gladstone is owned by
Mr.. p. II. Bryson, of Memphis, Tenn.
He was bred by Mr.. i. H, Smith, of
Strathroy, Canada, aud was whelped
July %, 1876. Gladstone is by Llew-
ellin's Dan out of Higgins Petrol; he
is a blue Bolton, and weighs about
fifty five pounds. He is powerful in
the loin, forearm and hind quarter,
with plenty of chest and the very best
shoulders. and the most perfect feet.
&c wen the puppy stakes at the Ten
nessee trials held at Nashville in 1877,
by a score of 64a out of a possible 66,
the highest score made by any single
dog in the United States. He won
third with dog Whip in the Brace
stakes at the same meeting, also sec.
ond with the hall brother Lincoln at
Nashville in 1873, in the Brace stakes.
1t is claimed tn t he is the fastest all
day dog in America. In the race
against Joe, Jr., at Florence, Ala,
December, 1879, owing. to a broken
tail, he could not be hunted for two
months before he ran. His speed and
bottom we're SO apparent that the
Judge for Joe, jr., stated after the race
that Gladstone was a third faster than
Joe, jr. One thousand dollars to FIVE
hundred was offered at the end of the
second day that Gladstone could beat
Joe. the third day, bnt this offer was
declined. He ran through this race
with his broken tail glued in muslin.
He was entered il the free-fOr all at
Vincennes, in November last, and sold
in the pools almost equal to the
balance OF the field, which was com
posed of some Of the best dogs in
America. A snoW-storm prevented
the race.
He won first in the alleged stakes
at Robins Island, on the fourth o
this month, in a class Of twenty sever
dogs, many of whom we're the finest il
the east. He has never been beaten oil
the bench, and numbers the following
as his winning champion and first il
open class; special for best Englisl
: setter, and special for best setter o
any strain, ST. Louis, 1878. Cham
piOn and special for best setter Of an.
strain. Boston, 1873; champion an,
special for best imported setter Of an
strain, and special for best setter i'm
! ported or native, Baltimore, 1873. nj
Bryson has perhaps had the highe;
9 offers for Gladstone ever made for an
n setter in the United States, but he r(
e fuses to sell him at any price,
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ConI { h Nmoke.

Pail Mall Gasette.l
In the verses appended to the weird
cartoon in this weeks Punch science
is earnestly invoked for help against
the smoke-fog fend. An answer, and
a hopeful one, has promptly been
given in the number of Nature just
issued. DR. Siemens, well known for
his many valuable inventions, there
describes a prao ical method Of burn,
ing coal without smoke, which is both
| cheaper and cheerier than any yet
proposed. Ordinary Impure coal pro-
duces smoke, /. e., unburned gas and
carbon, simply because in ordinary
CRATES il cannot obtain sufficient air
to consume !: thoroughly. me gas
companies separate for us the coal gas
from the carbon and purify each con.
stituent separately 1t is now pro-
posed hat we shall utilize this puri-
flying process, and unite in our CRATES
what the gas retort has suudered-w,
are to burn coke by means OF gas. w
are familiar enOugh-in doctor
consulting rooms, for example,
with those cherries ~travesitie'
in which lurid gas flames play roun,
dull red incombustible pumioe-stones
The new plan is to restore brightnes
TO the gas fire by using the slowl]
burning coke as the solid element. A
simple arrangement Of the CRATE per
mits the gas to be strongly heated be.
fore it is iRnited. The consequence il
that the combustion is greatly intensi.
fed and the draught increased, so thaI
|, air in abundance reaches the fuel. Thu
FIRE Is Of great brilliancy, Of high heat
, ing power, and 1t is utterly smokeless
: In an actually existing fireplace use,
for heating a large room, the gas COX
8 system is found to be Id a day cheape
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shan the "barharous raw coal system
With the additional advantages Of
greater warmth, greater cleanliness,
n0troublc 10 laying no need a.
stirring, and, finally, no smoke
Siemens generously adds hat - has
taken up the question without the
idea OF profit. and he offers to furnish
builders and others who may wish to
introduce his crate With the neees-
sary indications TO cur success
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29

The LEDGER Office book bindery,
10 Madison street. is in the same
building IS the newspaper and job
printing establishment is owned BY
the same proprietor. embraces all
machines and material used in a first
class book bindery and is conducted
BY competent workmen capable Of
executing work in as good and sub
stantial a style as can be done any
wbare
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE
noLrn LAYING THIS DAT.

HUATN LhANlNd THIS OAA
For Osceola. Osceola Belle...-.......5 p m
Friars Point. james Lee........6 p m
" White River, Hard Cash.."..".5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Osceola Belle, Os cola.
" John Gilmore, Cairo.
DHPAKrKD.
Steamer John Gilmore, New Orleans.
Rene Macready, st. Francis Rr
IN PORT.
James Lee, OIceOlA Belle, Jas. d.
Parker.
CONDITIONS.
The sudden cold snap which struck
Ibis section yesterday has caused a
temporary suspension Of business in
the Ohio river above Evansville, and
In the Mississippi above Cairo. At
Ibis point a fall Of 3 inches is noted,
with 3 feet 6 inches on the gauge.
The Ohio at Pittsburg fell 5 inches,
with 2 feet 4 inches on the gauge. At
Cincinnati it fell II inches, with 10
4 inches on the gauge At Louisville
4 "a frozen, With 6 feet 8 inokes in the
canal. AT Cairo it Tell 3 inches, with
IL feet 5 inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi at st. Louis fell 10 inches,
vith 4 feet 10 inches on the gauge.
TSe Cumberland at Nashville is on a
stand. with 10 feet 4 inches on the
| shoaIs The Tennessee at Chattanooga
ia ON a stand, with 8 feet on the gauge
Red river at Shreveport Rl inch
With Is feet 5 inches on the gauge
Arkan. as river came to a stand yes
terday, with not more than 2 feet II
the channel between Pine Bluff anC
Little Rock. White river IS falling
RECEIPTS.
Per Osceola Belle, from 0sceola
GO bales cotton, 507 sacks Of cottol
seed, 226 packages -undries.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
81 bales cotton, 3l8 sacks cotton SEED
50 barrels potatoes.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Very cold.
A little" polar wave.
River frozen at Louisville.
Coolest day of the season.
Business only moderate to-day.
The washing of Of the .levee h'
!, been suspended fora while.
Navigation entirely suspended
: Wheeling and points above.
The Rene Macready was the on
!. packet that left this port last eyenin
The Cumberland and TennesS'
rivers are on a stand.
Navigation from Cairo, south, vi
not be interrupted.
A The leYee was almost deserted tn
V forenoon.
y The James D. Parker will rema
81 in port for the present.
The Bedford has gone up VIII
y river after another load Of cotton.
Navigation is virtually suspend
e at Evansville end all points above.
80 All bOats around Evansville ha
gone into Green river.
"a A stiff breeze from the north
sweeping the levee to-day.
81 The MonOnsahela packets have DO
or forced to quit for the first time d
~ winter.
q The lsvoe is covered With !
er "aeecy."
W All the boats which we're At Low
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29
the 9Th day Of January, 1881,

between The hours of1l am. and u m. on the
southwest csfnet Of Main and Madison streets,
in the Taxing District lcity Of Memphis), sell
to the highest bidder for cash, the following
described real estate; A certain lot or parcel
Of land lying and being in Shelby county and
state Of Tennessee. and more fully described
as follows, to-wit; Beginning at tn southeast
corner Of B W Brooks't act Of land and run
ming from said corner one hundred and hity-
nine ls9D poles south; thence east ~hfty-nine
b9l poles; theuee south nine 80 poles; the0ce
east 30 poles; thence south e5 polesi thence
west 81 poles; thence couth "a poles; thence
west SO poles to the beginning, containing BY
estimation 76 acres Of land, and being the
same land conveyed by deed q gift from Eli
jsh Brooks TO his son, james H Brooks, dated
February 24th, 1875. and recorded IN the Reg
ister's Office Of shelby county in record book
No. IS, part LIST, pages 628 and 624.
Equity Of redemption Vaiy d. Title be
trustee. v A MCELhOH, Trustee,
This December 9Th, 1897, I0I ll2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29

NOn.Resldent and Creditors Notice.

-
No. S3}-In the Chanesry Court of shabby
County, Tenn H N. TIill, admir ist-ator
Of y. :. DEAN deceased. VS.. Laura Dean
OF al,
appearing from the bill in this cau e that
1T Is a proceeding insti uted To- settle and
wind up the estate of Sidney S. Dean, do
ceased, % an lnsolyent estate; it is therefore
ordcredt that ali p rites claiming 10 BE- red tors
OF said estate make their Appearance herein,
ct the courthouse la Memphis wi hin The
time pre- eribed by law, and have thems, Ives
made parties hereto and exhih ( AMI establish
their demands, or the same viii be forever
barred; II also appearing from sffdavit herein
that the ~aeiendants, JOB Dean, Am Wet.
Y N; West; Amy Dean, tliza pfitchard, Mary
r., Hancock, KAth. Beokham nd Beck
ham are. non-residents of the State Of Ten
n%essee; II is therefore ordered that thew
make their appearance herein, IT the court
house Of shelby county, in Memphis, Tom
on or before the first Monday in Fetrnary
l.bl, and plead, answer or demur 10 COMPLAIN
ant Dill, or the same will he taken for com
tessed as TO them and set for hearing eK-parte.
and that a copy Of the Q orders be pnbtished
once a week, for four successive weeks. Ia
the Public Ledger. "
This 9Th day of December, 1870.
A oopy-Attest'
R, J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
~ i. Is. McHENRY, DC AN,
BigeloW 4 Hill, sol. for compPt.
~ o. % 1O5
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29
ELECTION NOTICE.

A MEETING Of tire Stockholders of the
N herman National Bank, Of MeW phis
viii be held at the Office ot the Bank on T0tS
DAY, the / ID day Of January, 1881, between
the hours Ofu SIN, and 2 pm. for the pur-
pose OF elec'ing Thirteen Directors, to serve
the ensu ng twelve months.
IS ll6 W.. @. MCCLURE. Cashier
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29

TItubYiIIe WofIdl IhU'I
The FIRST formal skirmish in the
senatorial battle ends with a victory
Of the politicians over the people,
that being the only intelligent inter
p~retation Of the action Of the ALE.
Pbeny county members in declaring
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29
Truslas.s sale.

FINDER and BY virtue Of a certain deed
u Of trust executed to me as nust q
on the iith day of April. 1873. ,oy
wife, recorded in the REGISTERS Office Of
Shelby county, tennessee, in book No,
l23, page Al. to secure a certain note therein
described, aud default in the payment thereof
having been made. | viii, at The request Of the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29
a OARD.

To all Who are suffering from the errors and
tndiscretiOns Of youth, nervous WeAknoss,
sarly decay, loss Of manhood. ETC., / will send
a recipe that will cure you, PRE- or
CHARGE. This great remedy Was discovered
BY a missionary in South America. Send Q
s0lf-ad dressed envelope TO the Rev. Joseph 7,
Imam, station D, New Yosk City.
lis xxxi Ili eodAN
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-
TTDER and BY virrua Of four cert in trust
~ deeds To- me executed Q Of late October
70 h. l8,5 a0'n wleuged ame dlY and re-
cor ed in the X e ster' Office of Shel y eomn
~ in book No. It's. Iage 70Se' sen ;on Of dat
,)ctober 10Th lS1 40 nowiedged 10Th Novem
ber,. l6IA, and recoi ded / the @ AZ - flee
OF shelby county in 10 K No 100, paas ll4 ct
teq.i .O-e Of date 18th December. 1873 nc
kDpwl dyed same day, and Fse0ratd in M
registers flee If heb ~ county IN book No.
lll ptee 5I6 It seq ; one OF dat Il t Ja uary,
lSIB a%cknOwl.d ID q h January, S7s md
recorded IN the Hegi-te off Q of he by
coonty in book No. 10 page 10 ct ,eq W n.
as trustee. n med in aid sever ltrus, deed
u " ich refer nee is hercb, expires Is m de-
a. the Tequss o the h,n fei RE the q ~
naincd. d.fau n virG bee made In the nav
ment OF the e eral dents her, Ia made. oHe
or sale for cash 81 m lie uutc,y L In hi h
est h Ode tile irlloEing desc ibed resl estai
t"g ID 7 with he improvement ihereon. sit
uate living aod bel lin h. city f emn !
eogn y Of She by State 4 TIE nesse. 10 wi ;
Bern ing on the nHrth side Of p 10.
streek 10 eet " Il Of q 0 iuut al yn It e.,
Of q nt1'a Tree III nc W IN nor h ide (
Pant)rco tire t We TO eel 10 = utho a. o0rt,r
ofJenrit II kawling ~ tn n Z n,rtb
ig1t ANGLES with pon'otoo street i45 ia I.
then 'e e 1t parallel " II pan'o oc 81 Ell a
ieet; therce -cut u feet to th beyinnlns
S.le TO ,he. made on H. ,out1we,f 60 n r Of
NJ IL ang Madi on streets, la tue city Mem
phia, at ! m, on
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
THE WORLDS MODEL MAGAZINE.

A Combination t1e Bnte taining, the USefttl
and the Beautiful. 1Cith Zine Art En-.
graCinDS, and on Pictures in
ench Nli1llhpr
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
LOST WOMEN.

The following thoughts we commend
to the public C Has it ever occurred
to you what commentary upon our
civilization are those lost women and
the attitude of society toward them?
"a little child strays from its home
inclosure, and the whole community is
ON the alert to find the little wanderer
and restore it to its mothers arms.
What rejoicing when it is found, what
fearful sympathy, what heartiness of
comments upon tired feet, be they ever
so miry. No reprimand for the soifed
torn garments, no lack of kisses for the
tear-stained face. But let the child be
grown into womanhood; let her be led
from it by scourge of want What
comes DO Christian men and women
go in search of her2 Do they provide
all possible means for her return to her
own nation ? Do they receive her
with such kindness and deicacy as to
secure her against wandering? Far
from it. AT the first step she is de-
nounced as lost-lost Each, friends
and relations-we disown you; dont
ever come to disgrace us. Lost says so-
ciety, indifferently. How bad these
girls are? And lost-irretrievably lost
is the prompt verdict of conventional
morality, while one and all unite in bolt
ing every door between her and morality.
Ahl will not those erring ones be requir-
ed at our hands hereafter.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
A RUSSIAN LEGEND.

The Russian peasantry have curl
GUS tradition. 1t is that an old woman,
the Baboushka, was at work in her
house, when the wise men from the
East passed on their way to find the
Christ child. "Come with u.s." they
said, "we have just seen the star I'm
the East and go to worship him." "I
will come, but not now" she answered;
II have my house to set in order
when that is done will follow and find
him." But when her work was done
the three kings had passed on their way
across the desert and the star shone no
more in the darkened heavens. She
never saw the Christ-child, but she Is
living and searching for him still. For
his sake she takes care of all his chill
dren. 1t is she who in Russian and
Italian houses is believed to fill the
stockings and dress the tree on Christ
mas morn. The children are awakened
by the cry of Behold the Baboushka =,
and spring up hoping to see her before
she vanishes out of the window. She
fancies, the tradition goes, that in each
poor little one whom she warns and
feeds she may find the Christ-child,
whom she neglected ages ago, but Is
doomed to eternal disappointment.
Let this be warning to each reader 10
respond at once to the call which comes
to every heart, to seek Christ and Saliva
tion. Let not the call pass neglected,
for it may not come again.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
rHE r1MEs, new BLOOMFIELD, PA. JANUARY g. 1850

quite dellrious she had a nervous fever,
of which she nearly died, and she never
entirely recovered from the shock her
friends sudden return to life had given
her."
On writing to the lady who related
these anecdotes for permission to pub.
lish, she says:
" You are at liberty to make what use
you like of our family story, on condi-
tion you do not mention names of faml-
ly or places but you may add that all
three who were so nearly buried alive
lived to be old-my father to 81, my
mother and aunt to 76-retaining their
health, rare intelligence, and to won
derful extent their personal beauty, to
the last"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
Mourning Apparel.

There Is good sense in the following
remarks, published some years ago, and
we marvel much that the custom to
which they refer is not entirely abol-
ished:
The principal objections against the
custom of wearing mourning apparel
are that is useless, inconvenient, and
expensive.
For what use does it serve To re-
mind me am in affliction / do not
need any such memento. To point me
out to others as mourner? ? l most
certainly do not wish to be SO pointed
out. Shall the sable garb be adopted
then because it is grateful to my feel
ings, because it is kind of solace to
mep 1 can gain no consolation from it.
If, then, the custom is useless, 1t is
still more Objectionable on account of
the inconvenience and expense. 1t Is
inconvenient, because it throws the care
of purchasing and making clothes upon
a family at the very moment when on
every account it most needs seclusion
and quietness when, worn out with
care and watching and sorrow, it needs
retirement and relief.
That the expenses press heavily upon
the poor is matter very well known,
and believe generally regretted. If,
then, there is custom in the communi-
ty which is of no real benefit, and is
real burden, it would seem a clear infer
ence that it ought to be discouraged. If
there be any who fear that they shall be
too soon forgotten among men when
they are gone, let them be reminded
that it depends upon themselves, not
upon the habiliments of their friends
upon their character and not upon their
obsequies, whether they shall be remem-
bered.
"The memorial of virtue" saith the
wisdom of Solomon, is immortal. y
When it is present, men take example
of it, and when it is gone they preserve
it; it weareth crown of triumph for
ever"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
A Railway Adventure.

A former superintendent of the Prov
idence and Worcester railroad says that
one night when stationed at Providence
in charge of the freight department,
freight train was late, and there remain
ed but twenty minutes to clear the track
for coming express train. This wasn't
unusual, and as the red light was burn
ing for a signal no one felt alarmed.
Hilton says /" walked out to the very
end of the depot platform, and there
suddenly heard in my ear these words,
twice repeated and with impressive dis
tinctness "Hilton, the light will go
out Hilton the light will so out ~ The
sound was so positive, and struck me
with such strange power, that l in
stantly looked at my watch, saw that
the Shore Line express was due In three
minutes, grabbed there's lantern on the
last car of the freight train and ran up
the track with all the speed Of which 1
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

was capable. Along fairly flew, I'm.
PEELED by some strange intuition that
there was danger, and never question:
ing for an instant as ran why was
running or what was to do. Arrived
at the first end of the curve near the
Corliss engine Works, | stopped, and
for an instant turned and looked back at
the red light. 1t was burning, but in
second 1t fluttered little and suddenly
went out," and there came the express
train. Hilton shouted and swung his
lantern, and the engineer, seeing him
whistled down brakes, and avoided col
lision. Then they examined the light,
and could see no possible reason why 1t
should havegone out. 1t was full of oil,
with perfect wick, and there was no
wind blowing, although, If there Ind
been, 1t should have remained burning,
as 1t had before through many storm.
There were ordinarily but two passenger
cars on. the express, and this night there
were seven, all full. Hilton firmly be-
lieves the voice was supernatural.