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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01

A BEGINNING was made at the cot
ton exchange yesterday afternoon to-
ward organizing a companyto build a
railroad direct from Memphis to JEFF.
ferson. Texas. We have pointed out
the great importance of this lire in
former years, but newspapers cannot
build railroads. We stand ready,
however, to point out to railroad men
and capitalists the great advantages to
be derived from the construction Of
this line. 1t taps the whole railroad
system of Texas,and completes almost
a literal air line from Memphis to San
Antonio. 1t would open up a new and
broad field of trade for Memphis and
make this place the rival of st. Louis
as distributing point for the south
west. Such can never be the case,
however, until this road is built, as
the Iron Mountain is run in the inter
est of St. Louis. Memphis cannot do
much toward building the road, but
may encourage the great enterprise
and hasten its early Inauguration.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01
: GLOOMY OUTLOOK.

The outlook just now is anything
but encouraging. For the past forty
days we have not ha1 ten suitable for
cotton picking, or field labor Hands
are everywhere reported utterly de-
moralized, and even should we have
dry spell from now until new year,
which we will not, it is question ot
grave doubt whether or not the la
borers will make much of an effort to
save the cotton yet remaining un-
gathered. In the early part Of the
cotton picking season the prospect
was so bright that credits of black aud
white farmers were alike good, and
they were so expanded that the long
spell of bad weather. and the
probable reduced cotton outturn
has created uneasiness until coun-
try merchants are no longer will
ing to trust an impecunious darky, or
white man even, for a side of meat
or barrel of meal, hence in some
quarters pinching times are already
experienced. The colored planters
working on shar;s say it is no use to
attempt to save the ungathered crop.
They cannot pay out now, and what
is the use Of trying2 So let it go.
Many have recently been compelled
through sheer want Of provisions to
work in their noighbors' fields for
seventy-Gye ceats or dollar per cwt,
when few dry hours overhead inter
vened, to earn few dimes to buy pro-
vender, as their larders were empty
on, their credit exhausted. Thus,
their 'wn crops were left to rot in the
hollis. an, while their work was not
wholly lost vet the results are likely
to prove unfo 'ytanate. All through
the recent stormy weather
the fields were SO so. 'ked or frozen that
no cotton picker could' drag his bag
through the watery furrO wS or stand
the biting cold. Colored men arc pro.
verbally warm blooded humans, ana
if asked to labor in the fields on a
frosty morning will build up a rail fire
to hudlle about and toast their shins
over, doing no. service more than per-
haps for three or four hours in the mid
die part OF the day The recent mis-
cradle season OF wet and cold has,
however, prevented even this much
being done. From all directions,
along the rivers, in their bottoms, or
valleys and among the hills alike the
news is discouroging regarding the
situation aud the prospect Of iaving
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01
COTTON ErCHAEGE euofiFlOAE,

Cotton futures in Now Orleans to-
day are quoted 6 to Is points below
last evenings closing figures.
Receipts of cotton at all United
States ports fog the past four DAYS
we're 1881 bales, against lQ33ls
bales the week before, and ll2,77i
bales same week lastyear
TIE totql receipts Of cotton at all
United States posts from the 1st OF
September to date are 2,42l ,739
bales, against 2 1854 All bales atthis date
last year, and 1850 ,5S2 the year before.
Increase of receipts this year COM
pared with last, l57, ,29S bales. The stock
on hand at this time is 907,67l bales,
against GIG, ,452 bales at this time last
year, and 800 1863 bales the year before.
The foreign shipments t9 date orc
/, l,265, ,092 bales, against LII, 1875 bales
last year, and 96O,569 the year before.
New YoRK, December l, 1926 p.
m.-Cotton quiet. Ordinary, Sc; good
ordinary, 10sc; low middling, 119-16c,
middling, re; goqd middling, 12sei
middling fair, 13Bc; fair, 1870. Fu-
lures opened strong, now steady, al
at 4 to 6 points below last evening
closing prices as follows; Deliveries
for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01

Mr.. JOHN KELLY, stirred up a
hornets nest that cannot be pacifed
when he caused, as is supposed, per-
sonal attack to be made upon Mr..
James Gordon Bennett, Of the New
York Herald. Mr.. Bennett has been
regarded as rather fast young man,
and has no doubt committed serious
indiscretions, but he was not person
sonally before the publicin any way as
an aspirant for Office nor in any respect
asproper object Of attack in connection
with a political controversy. What
ever his faults, he has done many
generous aud highly eommendable
things. The Herald is able to take
cafe ofiiself, and has opened up a war
on Kelly which bids fair to greatly
weaken, Il not destroy, his influence.
In the first place it has demonstrated
pretty clearly that Kelly caused Han
cocks defeat in New York state for a
selfshpurpose. Ithasnow gone to york
TO show that when Kelly was sheriff
for two terms he made very good use
of the public treasury, and that he
enriched himself and friends some
what after the Tweed fashion. All
this must be mighty interesting to the
New York voters, especially to Mr.
h ally,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01

TO-DAY a president of the United
States will be elected. Under the
present system the electors perform
that businessmen the people. They
will meet at the capitals of their re-
spective states and cast their votes a
copy of the states vote, certified, will
be deposited at the capital, copy will
be sent to the president Of the senate
by mail, and a messenger will be sent
with another copy to deliver it in per-
son tathe president of the senate, for
whic service he gets twenty five
cents mile.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01
River Telegrans.

CAIRo, December 1.-Arriyed:
Annie Kelly, Cincinnati, 8 p. m. An
ME P. Silver, New Orleans, 9. De
parted; Annie P. Silver and El
Dorado, St. Louis, 7a.m. Weather.
clear and pleasant.
EVANSVILLE, December 1,--Riyer
Z feet 2 inches and rising. Cloudy
and warmer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01
The Ohio Election,

COLUMBUS, ONO, December l.
The Ohio electoral college reassembled
at nine o'clock this morning, the oath
Of office was then administered by
Chief Justice McTlyaine. N. W.
Gaodline, of Summit, was chosen per-
manent chairman, and j. Q. A. Camp
tell, OF Logan, permanent secretary.
After the reports of the committees
had been received and acted upon, the
electors proceeded by lot to choose
messengers to carry the official vote Of
the college to Washington City and to
the district judge at Cincinnati.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01
Cleveland. Ohio.

CLEVELAND, O., December 1.-.Af-
ter the meeting in Columbus to-day to
declare the vote of the state, the Ohio
presidential electors will take the
train for Cleveland, where they will
remain over night, and tomorrow
morning they will go by special train
in a body to Mentor to call on Gen
eral Garfield.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01
Saias lo-dnr. a. .6n0 hnles.


NEW YoRK, December l, lisp a.
m.-Exchange irregular and depross.
ed. Bankers 3 DAYS 480@4S0l; ditto
60 days 47S@479; commercial 60
days 476@476l.
NEW QRLEANs, December /, 11:3O
am.-Cotton quiet ana easy Middling
ll3c. Sales to-day, 1000 bales. Re-
ceipts, 56l8 bales. Stock, 2J2, ,476
bales.
LIVERPOOL, December |, 1880 pm.
cotton opened easier, now 1-16d
lower. Uplands, 6ld; Orleans, 9 l5-
led. Sales to-day, 10000 bales.
Receipts, II 200 bales. American, $3.50
bales. Futures opened fat; now dull as
follows: Deliveries for December,
6 25-32d@6 23.32d; December and
January, 6i@6 23.32d; January and
February, 6l3.16@6ld; February and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01

JUDGE L. B. Taylor was elected
yesterday to succeed General Garfield
as representative in congress from the
Nineteenth district of Ohio. The
vote was light; Taylor's majority large.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01
A Free.TIansIed GoYernor.

SOMERSET (Ky.) Reporter
Blackburn has been governor of the
state but little more than year, and
it is said that he has issued nearly a
thousand pardons, besides squan,
dering $40, 600 or $25, 600 of the state
funds. And by inuumerable remit.
tances Of iues he has deprived the
state ofa large revenue. BY the time
his term expires, it is expected that
the state treasury will be in a worse
condition than it has been for many
years,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01
aUEEKswARE

The Nashville American says that
sixteen candidates for the Office Of
secretary Of state have materialized
to date.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01
The Indiana EIentnrs.

INDIANAPOLIS, December 1.-The
Indiana electors met here this morn
ing and cast the full fifteen votes of
the state for Garfield and Arthur.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01

THERE are now seven hundred and
fifty convicts behind the walls of the
penitentiary, says the Nashville
American.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01
Death Of an EccentrIc Man.

CINCINNATI, December John
j. Crawford, an eccentric man, who
died about two weeks ago, leaving an
estate valued at from thirty to one
hundred thousand dollars, was re-
ported to have made a provision for
building a home for aged colored men.
The will has been opened, and it is
found that he has left his entire for
tune for that purpose. The will can
not be probated, owing to the death
Of one witness, Mr.. Van Vleet. ir..
and the absence of the other, j 1hn
French. who enlisted several months
ago in the regular army, and is sup.
posed to be somewhere in the west
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01

A Universalist minister in Peoria
has recently preached sermon on
dancing which has charmed all the
young people of his flock. His arpu.
ment, roughly outlined, seems to be
that human nature is made to delight
in beauty, and the faculty does not
come from the Devil, but is a gift of
God, for God has filed the world with
answers to tho human cry for beauty.
In the fine arts, in music and in liter
ature, man is seen creating other OBJ
lects to satisfy the hunger for beauty.
The pleasure given by the enjoyment
OF beauty is never so exquisiteIy keen
as in those who are creating it, and
this law lies at the foundation of the
philosophy of the peoples delight in
dancing. As there is harmony or
rhythm in music, or poetry in litera
ture,. so there is poetry or rhythm in
dancing. Another charm about the
dance is the pleasurable and healthful
exercise it affords, to which is coupled
the grace and beauty of movement and
the accompaniment of good music
What is Christian dancing? What is
Christian anything? Christian bust
ness, Christian pleasure, Christian
exercise2 It's that which is done in
honor, and purity, and moderation
50 Christian dancing is that which is
done IN manly and womanly endeavor
after honest and pure enjoyment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01

March, 6 27-32@6 25-32d; March and
April 6g@6 27-32d; April and May, 6
29-32@6bd; May and June, 6 81 go
& l5-l6d; June and July, 6 81 .32d.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01
ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL,


The staple opened to-day with a
feeling of depression, news from
abroad aud elsewhere being less favor
able than has been noticed for several
days past, doubtless owing to settle
gents usual on the first Of the month.
Sales here yesterday were only 25O
balas, of which exporters took 200,
and spipneFs 60, closing dull at tc
lower on all classes, as follows;
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01
Memphls / Odne No. 6, K. Of p,

WILL meet at their Castle Hall To-
", NIGHT, eco Second street, and confer
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-01
COTTON STATEMENT.

December l. 1880.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-11-05
rne neetlng Monaay vlxh..


The Republican meeting Monday night,
the winding mp of the campaign, was a
perfect success.
A torchiight procession. headed by the
Garfield Guards and Mechanics Brass
Band. formed at the Court House and
marched to the Revere House, where
Messrs. Watson and Curtis were stopping,
and escorted them to the Court House.
Hon. NJ. c. George had proceeded to the
Court House early in the evening and the
boys did not have the pleasure, as was in
tended, of escorting him.
Judge Wolverton presided. The Glee
Club, with Mr.. G. Haffenden as leader and
Miss Maggie Foster at the organ, furnish
ed splendid music, excelling all former
efforts. Mechanics Band also dill itself
honor and delighted the audience by rem
dering most excellent music.
Hon. C. B. Watson. one of the Repuhli-
can electors, was the frs. speaker, and be
surprised everybody. electrifyiug the au-
! d:enee with halt hours speech that was
| full TO the brim and running over with vii
and eloqnence.
| Mr.. Curtis followed in a spirited and en-
tertaining speech that fitted the occasion
admirably. Mr.. Curtis is a young man
but be has an 'sold head on him, ane
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-11-05
BROWNSVILLE letter.
BROWNSVILLE -oN-TIIE-C ALIPo0IA.
October Is 1880

BROW oNNsyILLE-oN-TIIF-C CALIPoCIA. !
October .. 1880.
To THE EDITOR OF THE REGISTER =
Wet weather has put danper Oh build-
ing operations for short time, but still
they are doing a little work, and the busy
hammer eau be heard most OF the time.
The Standish boys have torn down their
old blacksmith shop on the south si!c lnd
are putting up a new one.
City hall aud new drug store is still
going ahead. aud the cleaning machinery
is about ready to commence at the ware
house.
Mr.. Silas Powell The with the new som
was thrown from a wagon last week. il
Halsey. aud had a runaway. Hurt him
! self little ard did some damage 10 the
wagon and one horse, but it was very
lucky runaway.
James Wilson arrived home this week
ever. Railroad work seems to agree with
James very well.
Messrs. Coshow & Powell etarted for the
bunch grass country this week, to be gone
short time.
AS the near approach of election time
comes. there is considerable talk, and tbs
many different stump speakers are holding
forth on the issues of the day in every
little burg in this State. Hon. JAS. K
Weatherford addressed us here last night
The weather was rainy, and anfavorable
and so there was not a large attendance
and bnt very little enthusiasm ,vaS mann
tested on the occasion. Tile singing wa
splendid. l would like TO comment brief,
on part of his sermon. but space and tim
will not permit but must give you IN.
reasons for calling it a sermon. Las
night at the P. o. kere, prominen
Democrat met a Republican, and asked
him if he was going to the preaching thi
evening2 What says the Re puhlica
''have you commenced preaching tn
funeral sermon already 20 d. r.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-11-05
Linn county Vote.

Following majorities were given Garfield
in the precincts named: East and West
Albany 43; Shedd 3; Halsey 6s; Orleans
Al; Fox Valley 6-total majorities, 161.
Hancock has the following mnjorities
Brownsville 8; Liberty 8 Syracuse 81
Franklin Butte 20 Scio ss Santiam 80
Waterloo 5 Harrisburg 80 Lebanon 81
Brush Creek 10 Center 10 Sweet HOME
=; total majorities 399.
Until we obtain the official vote we re.
frain from further remark.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-11-05
LOCAL MATTERS.
County Cours--November Term.


By order of the Court the voting place
was changed from South to North Browns
Vile
F. t. Hyde was allowed $52 for keep
| ing Horace Davis. a pauper, three months
| 10 October l, 1880.
John Reed was allowed bill of $los,
! lumber for district 10.
James Dannals, bill for bedsteads 81 SO.
allowed.
REGISTER, bill for adv bids for vault,
| 81 80, allowed.
/ Julius Gradwohl bill for nails tor dis
trict G, So go. allowed.
| A Wheeler, bill of lumber dist 10, 50 80,
allowed.
w. G. Piper. Dist Attys. fees s75, al
| lowed.
S. s. Meade, for nursing Miller, an in
digent. $4S. lIowc'l.
Fox, Baum & Co, bill of md<e. $l3 25,
allowed.
Hero1d. adv bill So. allowed
Geo. Humphrey. for repairing Calipooia
bridge, 500. allowed.
Mrs G.. Houk, for boarding l. Hutchiu-
son. pauper, three months. $50, allowed.
J. L. Nye. rent far house occupied by
Mrs. Matthews. S5. allowed.
Fees in State case. fees allowed-E. D.
Haven 81 SO ID. B. Monteith 81.
Fees in State case aiowed-E. d. Hav
en- 81 SIS j. ]. Charlton s. 40.
Fees in case of State vs.. joseph Liggetl
allowcd-s39 %.
Fees in State case aliowrd-$l9 %.
Levi West. Mrs. Ma.thew<' meat bill
IS 10. allowed
s. f. Young, mdSe to Mrs. Matthews
IS %, allowed.
Supt dist was ordered to purchase
lumber and spikes foI repair of bridge
near Fishers.
Isaac Taylor. bill for gravel furnished
district %. $40 so. allowed SIS.
James Davis, lumber tor district 24. So
allowed.
n. Baum, Clerks fees, s2s1 43, allow
ed.
]. j. CharIton's fees, S617 85. allowed
Enoch Miller. gray el furnished Dad sup
Smith. $40. rejected.
w. z. Martin was awarded the contrac
for building Harrisburg bridge at 1868.
Geo. II. Riddle was allowed 81 for p.arp
and specifications for Hamilton bridge.
Petition of o. r. Co. to appropriate
rublic roads etc. was granted.
Glass s. Bishop, lumber for dist %, $23
| allowed.
7. A. Riggs was appointed J. p. aud j
L. Stewart constable. for Mahe' precinct.
y. b. Humphrey was allowed $40 fo
defending Lynn Nevias.
Allen. Robinson & Co.'S hill for lumbe
to r. Carter. 81. and Iufnber for district 1:
$50 81. allowed.
r. Saltmarsh. medicine furnished Mrs
East. an int;igent, IS As allowed.
In the matter of application TO locate
county road. ordered thar F. Shcdd. J. a
Robinett and d. Porter. with Survevo
Grimes. meet at James Smiths Nov. 10th
at 10 a. NJ.
W. P. Martin was allowed *G3 so for re
pairing and furnishing lumber for bridge
Henry Stone was allowed S15 for repair
ing bridge.
The contract for building uamilho
bridge wax let to St. John & Stone at $500
John Potter was allowed $54 40 f.
keeping Ben Holcolnb three months, an
S45 for nltlse and medicines for same
Georgs. Davis. a. i. Cannon and Henr
Mccartney We're appointed viewers for
change in county road, to meet at Peori
November l2fh 1850.
Interest ordered paid to 7. j. Sites 0
note to October 9th. 1850. said note to ri
on provided the holder is willing.
Ordered that A. D. Gardner may ket
Ben Holcomb, pauPer, one year for SIS
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-11-05

during his thirty minutes he kept his
audience whooping it up lively almost the
entire time. Curtis was pronounced
brick.
Hon. NJ. {. George, Oregon's favorite
sou. was then introduced. amid the
tumultuous applause of the vast audience
assembled in the Court House. Mr.
Georges ability on the rostrum isackuowl-
edged by all, and lie never fails to lnake
an excellent speech, but on Monday night
he excelled himself. making one of the
best speeches. for its length, made in the
canvass. It was a speech in perfect bar
mony aud keeping with the OCCASION, and
| called ont round after round OF otapplause.
At The conclusion OF Mr.. Georges speech.
the torches were re-lightcd, and an i'm
mcnse procession proceeded to ''prom-
enade" the city. We don't know how
many were in line we only know that
the procession was several blocks in length,
and would have been as long again had
| tue torches held out.
Our Democratic brethren bad also adj
/ vertist d speaking and torchlicht, Col.
| Eff1nger, of Portland, having been secur-
ed as the speaker. The torchlight pro-
! cassion Was very fair, some Democrats
| claiming that there were two hundred
torches in line. They had secured the
/ Corvallis Band. and tl.at band played
Marching through Georgia" with the
spirit anl uadcr>tandiug-it is good
| band.
As to The speech Of Col Efingcr, de-
| irered at the Opera House, we can not
speak. rs we did Hot hear it and have seen
no Gle who could give us even an idea OF
its excellenee or poverty. But the Col.
has the reputation OF being good speaker,
and we are willing to give him credit for
making one OF the best efforts of his life.
| surprising if pos sible al the other lights
OF the Democracy that had preceded him
during the canvas. At least we are satiSfi-
ctl with the tremendous effect in had upon
his hearers. this prec,uct, the very next
day. on Il total vote nearly two hundred
larger than that of June, showed a gain OF
eleven Republican votes over the vote OF
June. We are sorry the Col. could not
have visited tue State more generally dur
ing the canvass.
During the speaking at tie Court House,
the Democratic torchIight procession, rs it
marched down Broa'albin street, halted
OF the east side of the Court House and
gave few yeliz for Hancock. Some of
the Democrats pronounced this not III
good taste Well, as the Republicans in
the Court House were so full of music and
happiness that it broke out all over every
minute almost in cheers and congEatula-
tions. the little racket made by the Demo
crafts was not heard, aud therefore was
not source of annoyance. If the iuten
tion was to annoy the Republicans, it was
an utter failure, and that ends it so for a:
Republicans are concerned.
The whoop up at the Opera Honst
seemed to be Of the most Interesting char
acter, and WAS adjourned early to give
the Democrats a chance to see the CRANE
success ol the evening offered by the Re
rublicass p! the Court House.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-11-05
DipEIaalertR.

This dread disease ls worst when the
drainage IS improper about houses. aud
proper cleanliness is not attended to.
Therefore those who wish to keep their
families free from this seourge should see
to it that their premises are cleared OF all
stagnant water and deposits of garbage
and that the little ones are warmly cloth
ed, and closely watched for the first
symptoms of the disease. Attend to
these matters and all will be well.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-11-05
rue Oregon Kidney Ten.

II your back aches, or if you have any
trouble with your kidneys or urinary
organs. don't buy some nostIum that you
know nothing about, made in some dis
tant city to sell. but buy a remedy that
has never been know to fail. made from
herbs produced in Oregon and put up by a
firm known all over the Coast. Paironize
home industry and-Le cured at the same
fine
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-11-05
TIE New srote; at the Depot.

Un,ler charge of Mr.. Jas. "A Gross. the
handsome and convenient new hotel at
the depot las gaiIed rapidly in public
favor. and ITO hotel IN the State now stand
higher in public Slyor- Everything Is
new and clean. and the eomfOl OF guests
specially looked after. Hot coffee and
cakes are ready and can be obtained by
those wishing to refresh themselves before
taking the morning Express. 1876
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-11-05
Aasournee. I,egrsar Meeting.

Linn Engine Co. met at the hall on
Monday evening, hut transacted no husi-
ness more than to adjourn until Monday
evening November 8th. A full at
tendance is requested on that occasion.