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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09
BY CABLE.

LONDON, January 9.-The Times
this morning says; We are informed
that the Bishop of London has signed
letters of request to the Dean of
Arches Court, a province of Canter-
bury, in fresh suit against the Rev.
Alex. Mackonochi, St.Alban's church,
HolbOrn, the new proceedings to be
for the deprivation of Mackonochi's
right of priesthood.
Lord Derby speaking at the Hadder-
field banquet last night said the
United States might be our most
formidable rival, but that Americans
do not face us in open. They fight
intrenched, behind protective tariff.
even with the help of which they
have not wholly checked the impor.
tation of English manufactures in
America, still American competition
is not to be lightly spoken of.
DUBLIN, January ga conference
of farmers clubs has been had at
Mallow, county Cork, to consider the
land question. Several members of
parliament were present, among them
VIM. Shaw, homerule member for
Cork, who said in question invalued
was whether a million people who
might live comfortably in Ireland.
were to be driven to poorhouses or
swept away to America. The Home
rule league has called public meet
ing for the 3lst instant, to consider
the state Of the country.
VIENNA, January 9.-The Austrian
government has received no circular
explaining Imbriani affairs. The Ital-
ian minister has brought the matter
forward in conversation, and that will
probably be the end Of it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09
The EIatchie Isiyer Rridgc.

The superintendent of the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad, Mr. JAS
Montgomery, is here using his best in
huence and diligence toward getting
the bridge draw near Brownsville in
shape so that steamboats, may pass
through to and from Bolivar, Tenn.
There is considerable feeling on the
subject The Quarterly Court of
Hardeman, Of which Bolivar is the
capital, has passed resolutions of cen
sure, and expressing indignation at
what is deemed to be willful viola
tion of the law by the i. 4 n. rail
road company, and have instructed
their district attorney to commence
legal steps TO enforce more speedy
action. As an offset to this, Mr..
Montgomery states that great difficulty
and delay has been encountered by
the company in securing material, es-
peeially iron, for the execution of the
work, and nothing has been left un-
done to hasten it. The company has
no desire to obstruct the river or delay
the work on the bridge draw. On the
contrary, all is doing that can posi-
bly, be done to further the completion
of the work. In the mean
time the steamer Poitevent is quietly
waiting for something to turn up, and
the bridge to open, ON the lower side
Of it. A communication from Chief
Engineer De Funiak to Superintend-
ent Montgomery has been received by
the latter and explains the situation as
follows You can tell the people at
Memphis and Brownsville that we are
working night and day at the bridge
shops on the iron draw span for the
Hatchie bridge. In every respect the
utmost is being done. MIR. Botto, the
bridge foreman, will try to let boat
through by spanning the trestle and
movable springer and taking the
present bridge-span out. This can
only be done provided. the boat is not
too wide. The demand of iron made
it impossible to get the supplyin time,
but hope we will be able to ship the
iron draw complete out by the 22d of
this month. Have your bridge force
there to fix up everything for the
draw, to put it in as soon as it gets
there %ssE
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09
EARTH CLOSETS.
An Old Citizen Who Has Tried the
System.

The following is from one of our
best German citizens, whose English
is perhaps not as clear as his stroug
common sense
EDITOR LEDGER.-Last night at a
citizens meeting, called for the pur-
pose to devise some waysand means to
relieve our citizens Of that agitating
question of the earth closet, to my
surprise | did not find that class of
citizens which are the most interested
in this problem by such large majority
as / anticipated.
Now [ venture to say this much for
the benefit oe all That In my humble
opinion nearly every one advocating
the earth closets either live out in the
suburbs or have already sewers on
their premises, that not a single per-
son who advocates it has ever tried or
tested it only one week during the hot
summer as | have last June-only to
the middle of July-and by using
lime, cOpperas, dry earth and carbolic
acid, in spite of all my efforts it be-
came so offensive that was compelled
to vacate the premises, as it was utter
ly unbearable.
Now this is Gods truth, and this is
a case where there were but three per-
sons on the promises, and in the name
of reason and common sense how will
it be where there is large family
with children, and where all chamber
lye, etc, has to be emptied into in
stances where people would have to
send to the river, or dig hole in the
yard to secrete such matter, which
could not be entrusted to the con
temptible earth closet? This is nc
Anonymous correspondence, but you
can inquire at the LEDGER Office and
the author is ready to prove all he
stated
MEMPHIS, Jan. 9th, 1880.
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River TeIegrans.

PITTsBURG, January 9.-Riyer u
feet 4 inches, and falling. Clear, mild.
Arrived, @. w. Batchlor, 43O am;
departs, II m.
LOUISVILLE, January 8. River
rising, with II feet 8 inches in the
canal, 10 feet 8 inches in chute on
falls. Business fair; weather warm.
and cloudy. Virgie Lee, Cincinnati
to Memphis; Paris G. Brown, Cincin
natl to New Orleans; Tom Means and
tow, st. Louis to Ironton; Trout,
Cincinnati to Red river.
CAIRO, ILL, January 8, 70 mar
rived-Belle Memphis, Memphis, II
pm; Centennial, New Orleans, 2 a.
M. Il. NJ. Norton and Champion, St.
Louis, 3 a. m; Golden Rule, Cincin-
natl, 3 am; Colorado, Vicksburg, 3 a.
m; Scudder and Grand Tower, st.
Louis, am; st. Genevieve, st. Louis,
s am; r. r. Springer, New Orleans,
Sam. Departed-Belle Memphis, st.
Louis, midnight; Champion, Paducah,
3 am; Centennial, st. Louis, 3a.m.;
Golden Rule, New Orleans, am;
Springer, Cincinnati, 8 am; Grand
Tower and Gold Dust, Vicksburg, 10
am; Colorado, st. Louis, II am
Cloudy and warm.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09
A CLINCHER.
How a Visiting Sanitarian Ana.
lyzed a Gallon of Pure
Rain Water.
And Pronounced II From a Leaky, Slpy,
Impure Cistera.

EDITOR LEDGER-The enly argu-
ments urged last night at the Green.
law opera house by the advocates of
the earth closet was the recommends
tion of the national board of health ;
and that recommendation, l have been
informed q don't know how truly.
was the result Of an understanding
last summer between that board and
DIR. Porter. Whether this is correct
or incorrect, | do, Of my own certain
knowledge, know that the owner Of a
cistern on Union street (whose name
| can give if necessary, not having
an implicit faith in the infallibility OF
that board or its agents here, and with
a sole view to test its superior wisdom,
gathered a gallon of ordinary rain
water as itran from the tin-roOf pipes,
and sent it to DR.. Smart, the national
sanitary expert at the Peabody
Hotel, to be tested and analyzed.
Now mark the result, The report
has been published, and the
cistern of that owner is pronounced
leaky, sipy, and the water not pure.
This incident is given to show you the
faith which is placed in reports OF
visiting sanitary experts. Now, |
would like to know who is worthiest
Of trust-strangers who come here
probably for the first and only tim in
their lives, and who have no nominal
interests here, and never expect to
have any, o. our own faithful physi-
clans, who have spent a laborious
lifetime in studying and treating tn e
peculiar diseases to which our section
is subject, and men, too, whose intelli-
gence, skilland integrity are unques
toned, and who, moreover, pay taxes
here and are represented by the dear
est ties Of home and family and prop
orty. These are questions worthy to
be considered by the advocates of that
abomination called earth closets
Those of us who oppose their intro
duction do so on the highest
grounds Of sanitation, and because we
believed it to be the very best means
to carry out the great object that all
parties would accomplish. A sweep
ing ordinance by our legislative coun-
Gil can never be enforced, and if there
be clean closets (and we all know that
there are some here) let them alone.
IF there be others thatare dangerously
upclean (and we know also that there
are many have all such filed or
abated. There must be some dis
cretionary power lodged somewhere,
for as the circumstances of each case
are unlike the others, so no universal
rule can apply in the premises. Ri
nally, as We the people of this
place, and not the national board at
Washington, have to raise the money
from our toll and sweat to pay the
bills. VIC beg and imploro the legisla-
tive council to withhold from us that
monstrous and loathsome nastiness by
common courtesy called earth closets
WIN. II. MOORE.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09

THE earth closet idea was DIR. Por-
ter's hobby last summer, long before
the sanitarians came here. When the
fever was over, and it was perfectly
safe, some members of the national
board Of health and employed experts,
including the gentleman who was
interviewed by the New York Even
ing post, came down and remained
some days and made a report. DR..
Porter no doubt secured the recon-
mendation in favor of earth closets. 1t
was his pet idea, and we believe
that he aloae is responsible for it. We
have said the system would prove a
failure, and say Sc yet Jfthis system
keeps away yellow fever it ought to
have protected Shreveport where they
never had anything else. We hear it
asserted by the admirers Of the box
system that it was adopted in Shreve-
port after the epidemic of 1873. This
is not the fact, as we learn from a
resident of this city, who lived there
many years, that Shreveport never had
vaults dug in the ground, but always
used dry earth in receptacles which
were regularly removed. So that il
lustration fails to prove anything.
There are say nine thousand priyies
in Memphis. The entire force en-
ployed in cleaning out cannot empty
more than fifty day to say nothing Of
GlEng up with fresh earth. AT this
rate ct would take six months to empty
the vaults. Now, would not common
sense teach that the worst class Of
vaults those oyer1oRing right in the
heart Of Che city should be designated
say according to DR., Riley's maps and
cleaned out first What little we car
do should be intelhgently directed
and not prescribed by an arbitrary
rule which allows no discretion to be
used, and admits of no discrimina
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09
HALIFAX.
Shipping Returns Show Unprecedented
Losses.

HALIFAX, January 9.-Shipping re-
turns to the 1st inst. show loss of
forty vessels. On the Yarmouth reg
lister the losses are unprecedentedly
large, numbering thirty vessels, aggre-
eating 1855 tons, and attended with
a loss of ninety-four lives, besides five
soamen lost by falling overheard from
other Yarmouth vessels.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09
aAGAIN ENDoRsED.p

When few noisy men, led on. by
able designing ones, determine to con-
fuse a public meeting and prevent
deliberate action, they can easily &C,
complish it. This was done very sue
cessfully last night at the Greenlaw
opera house, andwe envy no man such
an endorsement. The boys stationed
about the doors who favor scientific
sanitation got in their work very hand
somely. Itwas really a very pleasant
and amusing affair the way they cap
tured and seesawed the meeting but
for the fact that very serious issues
were involved. We supposed that
there would be a fair discussion, and
that both sides would be heard alike.
This, however, was not the case. Only
one side was heard patiently and re-
spectfully. The opposition which was
posted about the doors and in the
dress circle as Systematically as
picket line, was admirably organized.
The meeting, SO far as those
sustaining the objects of the call were
concerned was not handled with
skill. The chairman, unused to mang-
ing such a noisy crowd and having
several rivals scattered all over the
house, was rather taken back, and as
old Squire Bleckley said once, things
were run "sorter loose" Everybody
was in a mighty good humor except
seyenty-6ve or eighty gentlemen of
various sizes and ages who failed to
catch the eye Of the chairman at the
right time, especially the fellows who
defeated the object of the meeting.
Many amusing episodes happened and
most Of the people on both sides came
out laughing rather than complaining.
Such tactics will answer very we'll in
a ward meeting when the people of the
eleventh ward are called upon to de-
eide whether VIM. Jones or Jonas
Williams should be the Democratic
nominee for alderman, but are hardly
appropriate or justifable when the
lives and the property of so many peo-
pie are involved. This is a
game that both sides can play
at. 1t is not a. safe precedent.
1t was announced boldly on the
streets at sundown that the meeting
would be overwhelmed heoposition.
the meeting was broken up without
doing anything. The main fact stares
US in the face that the people are more
or less divided in regard to the earth
closet system. Upon all other matters
there is no serious difference. We
believe yet that nine -tenhts of the
people regard the box business a farce
and whether they do or not,
we do, and propose to demonstrate
it before the end Of the year.
The meeting last night, was well in
tended, called we believe, in good
faith and conducted in courteous
manner by those who sympathized with
its objects. The meeting, neverthe
less, proved nothing except>that the
advocates of earth closets depend upon
noise rather than argument to justify
their ridiculous position. Even Judge
Clapp, an able and artful speaker,
could only say in substance The san
itarians told us what TO do andw must
do it, we have sent for the doctor and
must take his medicine-otherwise
the Globe -Democrat--that truthful
paper, will abuse us. Well, we are
used to misrepresentation from that
source, and expect it for all time to
come. The LEDGER has taken its
position on this question advis dly
and will fight it out "all summer"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09
MEMPHIS. TENN.
Attachment Notice.

Before j. NJ. Coleman. justice of the peace for
Shelby county, Tenn.-J. j. Busby q Co.,
firm composed OF j. j. Busby and J.. S.
Toof, vs. ID. H. kavanaugh.
IN this cause an attachment bayins been
i sued out under section A55 Of the 5ode of
Tennessee, and returned levied upon the
property Of the defendant, and affidavit hav-
ing been made that defendant is indebted to
the plaintiff in the sum of Sl9 46, due BY
account, and that the claim is just, and that
the defendant is nonresident Of the state of
Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that said
defendant make his personal appearance be-
fore me on the 10th day OF February 1850, al 10
O'Clock, am lat my office. No. 2gl Front a, in
the city of Memphis, Tennessee, and defend
said attachment suit within the time pre-
scrlbed by law. or tho same will be proceeded
with eSS garte' and that copy of this order
be published once aweeS for four weeks in the
Public Ledger.
This the 9th day Of January, 1880.
Nv ll6 l2 l2S J, NJ, COLEMAN, J.p,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09

OTTAWA, CAN, JanRary 9.-At
Manuvaki, on the Gatineau river, a
man named Brisbo quarre ed with his
partner and literally chopped him to
ieces, The murderer escaped,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09

VIE nnd9Tsigned administratrix Of ,bs
4 ,sil ,stalf oi Y W. Guy, deceased. viii. an
nc li.h uay OF january, lSO, at No. 9i Ala.
oama .nli street, IN the city OF Memphis. ssll Al
uoi,J iSalSty' 70 the highest bidder Tor cash.
sid estate, to,wit,: one bncey ~, ns.ns 10
household and kitchen furnituH. snbiee, ~
administration. SUSAN N. GUY,
g,vrr Sp.. Administrators.
N'N'' 'A'leNofi Attys' III ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09

THE Bolivar Bulletin of the LIST
pays this tribute to Memphis
Memphis is the national commercial
centre Of this whole region of country.
Outside of its local claims upon the
trade Of this section, it offers a market
in which our plantation products
bring as good, if not better, prices than
in New Orleans or st. Louis. The
merchants in Memphis have every
disposition to accommodate our farm
ers and merchants and only solicit an
opportunity to prove that cotton brings
as good prices in their hands as any
where, and that farm supplies and
groceries and dry goods can be bought
Of them very cheap.
We should cling to Memphis. Her
success is ours, and her strength will
react to the advantage of our people.
Recently cotton consignments here
tofore diverted to New Orleans have
been directed to Memphis and the
prices brought here satisfied our mer-
chants that they can do better here
than at other points. We are glad to
know it. Yes, send cotton to Mem
phis and buy your goods there.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY

This Institution was regularly Incorporated
oy the, legislature of the State for Educational
term of Twenty Years, To which
contract the inviol9ble faith of the State is
pledged, which pledge has been renewed hv
an overwhelming popular VOTE. securing its
franchise IN the new constitution adopted
december C6l r I'd, A.D., 1879, with capital of
serve fund of S}5O0OO.
It's grand Single Number Drawings will
take place monthly. IT NEVER soIGEs or
eosrPoSSs. Look at the following distribu-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09
LIVERPOOL COTTON STATEMENT

NEW YORK, january 9, 12:35 pm
Cotton opened quiet and firm with
quotations unchanged. Ordinary
II l-l6c; good ordinary, lie; low
middling u 7-l6c; middling, 12l3-l6c:
good middling l3 Lice middling fair,
l3 13-l6c; fair, II 9-l6c. Futures
opened steady, now the same, with
very little variation from last evenings
close as follows. Deliveries for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09
To the Planters Of the
HEISSISSIPPI BOTTOM.


VNHE attention of all who shin cotton saad %
J. Memphis is called to the following onotsO
tlon from the Ledger of the 3lst of Deeemher.
rich reward is enjoyed this season nv
the eotton-seed 0il-men. The raw material
costs no more than last year, freights ara ss
cheap, or cheaper, and their productions are
largely advanced in value. Crude oil Is now
worth mt New Orleans S7@3Sc per gallon. and
renned AZ 4S9lsc per gallon. Seed-meal is SIS
ton" P''
These figures, we are assured, are substan.
tally correct. and in view Of the low prices
paid in Memphis for cotton sedan arbifre-
ry price being fixed all the season round bv
the COtton-seed AssoeatiOn-we feel fhst
some action should be taken for our common
protection, Sc safe are the oil-WOrks hero In
lhe price hXed, that no changes are made
on account Of fluctuations in the oil market
IL IS an absolute monopoly, by An hinder
standing with similar association in New
Orleans from which there is no appeai excent
by the united action of those who prodpce
the seed. We, the undersigned, therefore
unite in calling for convention of the plans
ters OF the Mississippi Valley who shin seed
70 Memphis, to be held in this city. ~ fbe
PEABODY B0TEL, at 10 O'clock an ono ,no
day, JaIsuary 10, to take into considers-
hon our interests and the best means far ths;r
protection. '"0A
II u. Allen Sons, A. j. Foster.
Y ~ ~ NxId9nrke,, Jefferson K Hughes.
4. NJ. White Il CO.. &. p. Hrnt h o.
u. M. Apperson 4 Co. J. r. Mckinney.
%, D. N. ma,,ttnews' Frank Mcconnell,
IN hussell hubert, W q. Seanlan,
Ularke Brewer, Joe Earle,
Fox Bros, West Harris.
Barney Armstrong, Henry Grider.
Peter Burgett, Robert Ward
Collins Bros. uo,n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09
Indications.

WASHINGTON, January o. For
Tennessee and Ohio valley and lake
regions, warmer, southeast to south
west winds; cloudy and rainy weather;
falling barometer, followed in western
portion by colder northwest winds and
rising barometer and possibly snow
preceding clear or clearing weather.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09
lies to-day, $4,000 bales

New ORLEANS, January 8, 11:30
am,-Cotton quiet and steady. Sales
to-day 100 bales. Middling l2Ec
Receipts to-day 1855 bales. Sales
yesterday $500 bales, middling 12lc.
Stock 81 ,476 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09

No Costiycness, Diarrhea orany Bowel
complaints where Hop Bittersare used.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09

LIVERPOOL, January 8, $3.50 pm
Cotton opened dull and unchanged
Uplands 1-16d; Orleans Z 3-l6d.
Sales to-day $4,000 bales; receipts
$3.50 bales. American, $500 bales
Futures opened dull. Deliveries for
January and February, 6 63l-32d;
February and March Z 1-32d.
March and April Z 332d; April and
May, Z 5-32d; May and June, Z 3-16d;
June and July, I'D.
LIVERPOOL COTTON STATEMENT
For the week ending January 8,
1880, as cabled to the Cotton Ex-
change:
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N. A. DAUPHIN,

or same at No. Sl9 Broadway, New York.
Or TO d. Il. GILLESPIE,
No. West Court street, Memphis Tenn.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and management Of
Generals G. I. BEAUREGARD and JUBAL
A. EARLY. 9S.w&s-llS
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CAPITAL PRIZE. 100000.
100000 Tickets nt Sc Each: Half
Iickels. 81. LisL OF privnn

'AANNhNihA losssssss'istssss AAVs sfuN
Responsible corresponding agents wanted M
all points, to whom liberal Compensation viii
be paid. wa
/, Write, clearly stating full address, for fur
ther ini9rmation, or send orders by express or
mail addressed only TO
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LOTTERY.
SIsl.ENnIn nnpnprrf,Ir,v nn

n - - - - w h-OhA 4 UNITY IO
a WIN A FORTUNE First Grand
plstrloutlon, Glass A, at New Orleans, Tues
in0 N-"-''"iS Nl"N
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-09
Blaine,s Illness Contradicted.

hA"iRes Illness COniradlcteO.
BosToN, January 9.-Dispatches
from Augusta, Maine, contradict the
reports of the serious illness of Sena-
tor Blaine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-08

TNRUsTEEs SALE OF VERY DESIRABLE
Il UkIMPROyED PROPERTY IN GEORGE
TIE Ef SoRsER 81 wEsT Asb bo aoNTo NJ
ERY STREETS. AND ON THE LINE OF
THE METROPOLITAN STREET RAIL
By virtue of a deed OF trust, dated April a. egsA
~? of the land records for the District of Co.
umbia, and at the request of the party secured,
Will sell at public auction, in front of the premises
on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 4. y. 1880, AT
O'CLOCK P r., the following described real estate
situate in Georgetown. District OF Columbia. being
a that certain tract OF land contained within the
following metes and bounds, that IL to say Begin
terheston OF the north line of West street wi the
east line of Montgomery street. and from thence
running north by and with the esst line of Mont
zomery street. three hundred 5000 feet thence east
and parallel with West street hundred and fifty
Q5O} feet; thence south and parallel with Mont
gOmery street three hundred 5000 feet to West
street, and thence west by and with the said West
street and the north line thereof one hundred and
fifty 15o feet to the place of the beginning. with
the improvements and appurtensnces to the ga me-
belonging.
Terms Of sale One-fourth co cash balance in
three equal installments, payable in one, two and
three years. for which notes of the purch bear
ing interest from day Of sale and secured by deed
OF trust on the property sold, will be taken. al
cash at purchasers option 500 deposit at tuna Of
sale. ali conveyancns and recording at pur-
chaser COST II terms of sale not piled with
in ten days from the day OF sale the Trustees re-
serve the right to resell the property at risk and
cost OF the defaultins purchaser. after five days
BRAINARD II. WARNER, / ,,u,,,.ou
CHARLES III. MATTHEW'S trustees.
no4 -eod j. 7. COLDWELII. Auct.