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The Paper sIonopolists.

Washington Special to Gin. Commercial.
There was large gathering of paper
manufacturers in Washington to day.
and several consultations were held
with reference to the proposed redlc-
ton ofthe duty on paper The com
mittee on ways'and means lave decid
ed to hear arguments for and against
the reduction on Friday next. The
manufacturers who arc here represent
the largest institutions in the country.
and practically control the trade.
They are very much alarmed at the
prospect, as every weekly newsplp,
IN the country. with but few excep-
tons, has appealed to its represent, .
tiyes in congress TO reduce the dut
under the supposition that such action
would reduce the price of paper,
and hundreds of petitions have
been received here to The
same effect. The country press has
a powerful influence upon congros.
siohal opinion, aud this combined
attack upon the paper interest has
frightened tho congressman until
threo.touFths Of the house arc ready
to vote for reduction of duty. One
congressman, aud a strong projections
ist, said that thcro wore twenty news.
papers in his district all bowling for a
reduction Of duty, and not Que oppos
Ing it. The editor, he said, seemed to
make it personal matter, aud would
ruin him politically should be vote
against reduction. Itwas question
whether he should vote according to
his views or according to the views Of
his constituents. n
The paper manufacturers hope To
arrive at some arrangement BY which
the duty shall be allowed to remain 4;
y is, 1t is understood they are viii
lipg TO enter into an agreement no 10
advance the price Of paper proving the
duty is not disturbed,
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Fire i'm New Work.

NEW YORK, March l3.-Ihe dry
good house Of Stephen McKirtland,
SOB Eighth avenue, was damaged by
fire S5O,OOOi Anderson's tea store, ad-
joining, damaged $2O,OOc. A porter
was arrested on the charge of purloin-
ing valuablcs during tic fire which
destroyed a building here Tuesday
morning. A large amount of stolen
property was fouad. 1t has been shown
that the fire was the work of an incen-
diary, and that plunder was a part of
the programme.
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Possibly Judge I,ochraue don't know
everything. General Ewing, of Ohio,
thinks there is strong possibility Of
a break down in the Grant boom, and
is reported in the Boston Globe as fol-
lows:
General Ewing did not believe that
the candidacy Of General Grant was
by any means certain. 1t is true that
the present Indications all pointed to
his nomination. 1t is true that the
ring politicians, with few exceptions,
were all in his favor, but there was a
growing feeling that he would be the
man most easily beaten by the democ-
racy, aud the sober second thought of
the republican party and its conven-
tion might sostronely acquicsce in this
feeling that they would place some
other man at the head OF their ticket
rather than make a standard bearer Of
him against whom there was so much
objection among the people, and even
expressed in the newspapers Of the
republican party.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Safarans street NJ. 4. church south
Preaching at II a.m. and 7:3O pm,
by the pastor, Rev. T. G. Holmes
Sunday -school at $50 am.
Second Presbyterian Church, corner
Main and Beal streots.-Sabbath-
school $3.50 am. Services 10 am. and
7:3O pm, by Rev. w. w. Houston.
Linden street Christian church
Sunday-school at 8 am; Lords supper
1890 am; preaching, IL and 7:3O
pm. j. NJ. Tribe, pasor.
St. Johns VI. e. Church, corner Of
Vance and Lauderdale streets
Services at II am, and 7:3O pm. To
be conducted by Rev. G. w. Wilson,
evangelist. Singing by Prof. A. T.
Casey. Sunday-school at 3 pm.
St, Mary's Cathedral.-Servicos
Sunday at Z and II am, and u pm.
Daily Z am. and 8 pm. Litany
Wednesdays and Fridays at II am.
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BY CABLE.

/ LoNDoN, March 13.-The steamer
Montana Captain Gadd, from New
York, March 2od which arrived al
Queenstown yesterday aud proceeded
to Liverpool, is on the rocks in Church
bay. The mails, passengers and crew
were saved. The steamer struck the
rocks about 3 clock this morning, it
is understood, during dense fog. The
passengers and mails left for Liverpool
at II am. The captain and crew re-
main. by the ship, which is reported
sound aft. The steamer is on the
main land. Her forward compart-
ment is full of water, but the vessel is
aAoat aft. There is not much pros
poet Of her being saved. The passen-
gers proceeded to Liverpool in tug.
LONDON, March 13.-Wallenstein
leads Parole in the betting on the
Lincolnshire handicap. 1t is re-
ported that Wallcnstein beat Parole
in trial of speed.
Sir Garnet Wolseley has accepted
the post Of quartermaster. general at
the horse guards. He returns to
England from the Cape in July.
BERLIN, March 13.-Bismarck had
audience with the emperor on the 1lth
lust. The scheme for uniting By
canal the German ocean and the Baltic
is so far matured that Dahlstrom, tie
Hamburg engineer, has been furnished
with concession.
VIENNA, March l3.-In introducing
bill providing for the construction
ofa railway through Arlbery noun.
tain, Minister Oomeree declared its
construction a necessity to protect
home production in competition with
the enormous productions of America
and Russia.
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will be glorious division Of the lands,
goods, aud chattles, aud that sum
anywhere between ten cents and
twenty-five cents intrusted to him
will secure the contributor hand
some share of the spoils when the
good time comes. Those who do not
contribute, he is instructed to say, will
be cast into outer darkness. He also
tells them that supply of arms will
soon be distributed in Charlotte and a
large military demonstration made.
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AnolherSuiCido at Bristol.

News.
Yesterday at 6 pm. the body of
Miss Ella Snodgrass, daughter of
VIM. IL. Snodgrass, Esq, was found
hanging dead and cold in the upper
storyof the family residence, near
Esquire Dryden's, In Sullivan county,
some five miles southeast of Bristol.
The deceased was a most excellent
and highly esteemed young lady.
From child she has been pious
member of the NJ. Il. church, and for
some time taught school, giving ex-
cellent satisfaction as teacher She
is cousin of Messrs. George, Joe
and Robert Pile, who are among our
leading Main street merchants, and
was aged about twenty four years
She leaves a father, mother and thr, {
brothers to mourn her death, which
was due to spinal affection of some
two years existence, aud which hac
caused her to exhibit the most mclau
chOly mental condition. A hank Of
thread was used for tho decd. One Of
her brothers is a merchant near Alum
Well, IN this county, another one
lives in Kentucky, ard third re-
sides with the family.
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THE latest advices from General
Grant and party in Mexico are to the
effect that they will leave the City of
Mexico March 18th, and sail on the
18th from Vera Cruz to Galveston.
General Sheridan will so home from
that point directly, via the Iron Noun
tain railroad It's rumored that Cen
ersl Grant will meet Hon. 4. B.
Washburne and party at Hot Springs.
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Republican Convention at Little
RCck,

LITTLE Rock, March 13.-The re-
publican state central committee met
in this city last night, quorum being
present. A resolution was adopted
calling a state convention at Little
Rock on the 18th Of April next, to
nominate presidential electors and
elect delegates to tie Chicago conven-
fion
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-13

THE democratic executive com
mittec Of Shelby county to-day called
a mass meeting to assemble at the
courthouse on Saturday, May first, to
choose delegates to attend the Nash
vile democratic convention J Jane Sth.
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Sales to day, g, 300 bales

NEw0RLEANs, March IS, 1880 am.
- Cotton dull. Midding, l2Ec.
Sales to day, 800 bales. Receipts.
8ol bales. Receipts yesterday, TIA
bales. Sales yesterday, $500 bales.
LIVERPOOL, March IL, 2.3O p.m.-
Cotton very dull. Uplands, I'D Or
eans, Z 7-l6d, Sales to-day, 3OOO
bales. Receipts, 200; all American
Futures opened steady and closed the
same. Deliveries for March. 7 ) l6d;
March d April and April and May
II 1921; May and June, I 5.16d
June and July, Z l1-32d July and
August, I'D; August and September
IsCe7 l3-32d November and Doccm,
Der, cd.
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TI,s Puzzle Solved Lax

70 the Editor Of ths Courer-JOurnai
The great American puzzle, which
has been agitating the minds of the
public for some time, has been solved
by Master Allen Wrenn, seven years
old, son OF Mr.. B. w. Wrcm, Of At
lanta The blocks can be easily got
ten into the position:
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Made Mer WlII Jusl In Mime.

Norwich, N. Y, March t3-Mrs.
David Griiing yesterday made her
will, and this morning her house was
burned, porishing herself in the
flames.
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Judge Lochraoc Of Georgia, the
southern democrat who has boon most
prominent in his advocacy OF Grant
has offered to bet 900 that Grant
will receive at the Chicago convention
33S2 votes on the 6yst ballot, thus Civ.
ing him the nomination. He figures
out that be will have 800 votes ID solid
state delegations, aud 108 at least
from delegations that gre divided.
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Indications.

WASHINGTON, D. c. March 13.-For
Tennessee and the Ohio valley cloudy
weather with occasional rain or snow,
from nOrthernly direction, veering
to warmer estorly winds, with falling
barometer.
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ADDITIONAL RIVER.

The City Of Greenyille, of the An
chor line, leaves Vicksburg to-day at
noon, and will arrive here Monday
evening, and leave Tuesday evening
for st. Louis.
The VIII Kyle from the Ohio river,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday, and
leaves there to-day with a return trip
tor Cincinnati.
Tie Paris G. Brown, bound from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
VicEsburg yesterday.
CAPTAIN John w. Tobin, of New
Orleans, a noted steamboat stock.
owner aud boatman, donated, few
days since, two hundred dollars TO the
Irish relief fund. Captain Tobin has
always been noted for his generous and
charitable actions.
Captain Hegler couldnot have made
better selection when he selected
Adam Wayland for his clerk.
Tho Silvcrthorn, Captain s. II.
Whitehead, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Commerce.
Neil Booker is her purser.
Captain James Carr, general paSsen-
ger agent Of the Golden City, received
telegram this morning, dated at
Cairo, stating that he would arrive
here Sunday night, and leave Monday
morning at 10 o'clock for New Or
leans. Captain Carr will make pas
sengcr engagements tor her. Adam
Wayland, worthy and clever gentle.
man, has charge Of the office, in place
Of Captain Billy Mcintyre, who has
quit the river and gone to Colorado,
to engage in the mining business,
The Josie Harry the bluo-ribbou
boat of White river, had in last night
402 bales cotton, 26S sacks seed and
9undries, and had also a good list of
passengers. amongst the number Mrs
Milt Harry and her two beautiful
and interesting daughters. The Josie
returns this evening to White river,
going through to Jacksouport and
making connection with light diaught
steamers for upper White and Black
rivers. Commodore Milt Harry is in
command this trip, and, with tho aid
Of Captain James Kinman, who ttands
a watch with him, makes it secure for
all who travel on the Josie. In the
Office will be found Walker Outlaw, a
gentleman who is recognized fer his
integrity in business and universal
courtesy Associated with him are
Messrs VIM Nucles aud Hugh Smith,
two clever and accommodating gen
tlemen.
River kilograms.
PlTTsBURG March 13,-River 7
feet on the gauge and falling, with
cloudy weather. Departures, Wy
oming..
LOUISVILLE, March 13.-Rivor
falling, with 20 feet 2 inches in the
canal, and IS feet 2 inches in the chute
and on the falls. Arrived-Thomas
Sherlock, New Orleans; Alice Brown
and toy, from Pittsburg.
CAIRO, March 13,-Arrivod: Pitts
burg, st. Louis, 0 pm; Andy
Baum, Cincinnati, 3 am; Vir.
gle Lee, Memphis, 4 am; Common,
wealth, New Orleans, 10 am; John
B, Maude, st. Louis, noon. Departed,
Storm, Ohio river, s pm; Pittsburg
Huntington, 10; City of Alton, New
Orleans, II; Audy Baum, Memphis, 7;
virgic Ice, Cincinnati, Z; John Por.
ter, St. Louis, Z; Commonwealth, St.
Louis, II. Cloudy and cool.
CINCINNATI, March 13.-River SO
feet inches, and falling. Weather
cloudy and cool. Arrived Clifton
Huntington,
Forty Acres and Mule Again
There is a curious colored fraud in
| Richmond county, North Carolina
who has been getting lots Of mope,
from the igQcrant negroes in that re.
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Forty Acres and u Mule Again

There is curious colored fraud in
Richmond county, North Carolina,
who has been getting lots Of mopey
from the igRersnt negroes in that re-
gion. Ho goes to oil isolated houses
10 che country aud tells the inmates
that the election Of Grant Is certain,
and that as soon as he is elected he
will DO made emperor, and then there
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The Cold snap North.

ALBANY, March 13.-The present
cold spell has again suspended naviga-
ton OF the Hudson river. Ice was
rapilly forming last night.
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ORDlNANCES.-.B AUTHORITY.
OrriCE y TaE Bo4sT o. FiSE AND ADJ !


Taxing District, March l3, 1880.
NEALllD proposals will be received BY Us
10 until Tuesday, March 23i, 1880. at II
o'cl.ck, noon, Tor the following work to be
done service TO be rendered and material to
furnished 10 the Taxing District of Shelby
county: For the furnishing of stone and
gayel and the paving of Vance street from
Main to Walnut street, about six thousand
nine hundred feet (690l by thirty-sx feet (26)
between curb stone lines. Also the furnish
ing OF nine thousand lineal feet stone eurbing
more or less and the setting of same together
with ans. and all other curbing to be reset
In the above work all bidders are experted
and required to bid in the following manner:
l. Preparation of road bed and flling in be-
hind the curb linesi ---~----- cents per cubic
yards,
2, Furnishing stone and gravel and laying
down Of same Oblock form in cutters and be-
tween street car tracks, about "A f.etl 49,
cents per square yard.
3. Furnishing stone and gravel and layinu
fsEgn, dawn 95 fss SANE Ioliord and MeAdams form
I. Filling up and resetting Of curbing az re-. re-
quired, --- cents per lineal foot.
5. The furnishi lg, including setting Of stone
ourbing oXl5 incles, to be either Of limo or
sand stone, sawed or dressed, at the option
Of bidder, - = cents per linoal foot
The entire work to be furnished complete
ready for USE. to the entiro satisfaction Of tbe
Taxing District engineer, on or before San
tember l, 1880 N0P
Plans and specifications, and explanations
will DO given on application to the DisIriet
epginoof. Tho Board reserves tho rirbt 10
reject any and all bids 'sN' W
Mote; Bids will DO received without tbs
furnishing OF stono ourbing, the Board resoyvs
Ing the right 70 furnish the same ,but bids viii
also be considered with curling furnis he'd as
enumerated, 'N' %
BY order OF the Boqrd.
ls@ D. r. PORTER, President.
DE u orda'ne Uy lhJ T., g,slatiyo Council
- that IN tle sixth line OF section 46, y. 81
Heisken's Disest, the word "weekn besiricI
on out, aud tle word day instraI thereof be
and the same Is heltby insert d., w
Passed March 18th, issO,
.. I. PORTER,
Attest, :" s''iS''Ns ONSnelI'
Q. Z. PutLRg, Secretary. 1a1e
SbytiuN /. pc II Ofua4nsu ythe IevisiS-
| ~ ,uye COu ieu that " Son Co. paee IN ~
hels. DIG: % and the ae il herebv yorcoi. ~ y
FAssed NJ Ieh l2tn, $40
D. I. Porter,
At.s.. Ohainnen Issislatigc coun Il
e,E PctLgS, sec'y, 1912
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NEW YORK. March 13, 1889 p. NJ
Cotton opened dull and lower to sell,
now dull, as follows: Ordinary, III;
good ordinary, 1875 l6; low middling,
l2B; middling, 13f; good middling l3l;
middling fair, 14l; fair, Is. Futures
opened steady, now steady at little
change from last evenings closing FIX.
ures. as follows. Delivf Tias for
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RiNK OF CNMMERCE

M EMPHIS. TENN March sth. 1880 Tie
NJ annual meeting Of tho stockholders Of
this bank will be held at its banking hoase,
in thi civ On " y
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-13

Those who start ont to find yellow
fever hardly ever fail.
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mINTER PARKER.
STOCK UERTIFICATE Iosr

INHlS is to give notice that the firm Of
L Delany Geske is dissolved by the mu-
tual retirement Of Thomas Delany, in the
milling business, on Concord street, Mem
phls' ana the settlement Of all accounts will
be made by the present firm.
sl3 sCAILLlNG 4 GFSKF.
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Tuesday, I8im Apsn

next, for the purpose Of electing 49, thirteen
directors for tue ensuiug year.
78 !. A. OMBERG, Cashier.
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Tuesday, the 10Th day of March, 1880,

a the storehouse of A. ". Stoddard, No. 92s
Main street, city of Memphis, or Taxing Dis
trict Of Shelby county, Tenn, and at the re-
quest Of the beneficiary therein, sell for cash
the following personal property. to-wit |
cloth and sasde by j. Cunningham, Sons d
Co.; also half top or Brett carriage, trimmed
green leather, and sold by j. & A. p. Morgan;
also grey horse, Bruce" bought of j. II,
MeCullers; dun horse, bought Of MeCuliers
and formerly. belonging, 70 John Knightley;
Rainer 4 Co. and used with said half ton car
riege b. b. ROGERS, Trustoe
Townsend 4 Gillian. Atty's. GIG
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We authorize B. NJ. Stratton to collect all
claims due to his late firm and wind up the
business for US.
March 9th 1851 - W.
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THEPUnLIC Will rAKENO1TCE.

LAAL N1A1AN VIII LAAL NVHICE;
That the Order of The POstmas-
ter-General Against fhc Mails of
the Louisiana STATE Lottery Conn
pnny is EESCINDED.
Registered Letters and Money
Orders can be sent through the
Nails as formerly.
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NOTICE.

T HAVE this day sold to Porter, TAYLOR &
i Co. my entire stock OF Groceries nnd FIX
lures. Also oil tho books, book accounts,
scales, safe and all other properly appertain
ing TO my late business, at 29l Main street.
=, B. Nj. STRAlTON.
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NOTICE.

no WHOM IT MAY O0NCERvi-Csptsin
L John I. Washington is the only author
lied agent Of steamer Ohas. p. Chouieau,
go, WIN. H TH0RWEGEN,
III " Mastar
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Trustees Sale.

nY virtue Of the terms of o certain deed in
- trust made to me as trustee, BY WIN.
Morgan, and which Is registered in chatiel
book -, at page $50. Register Office Of Shelby
county, Teun., will, ON
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River kilograms.

PlrTsBURG March 13.-Rivcr Z
feet on the gauge and falling, with
cloudy weather. Departures, Wy
on,;n,a
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-05-28
Warming to Children who Slump Rope.''

DIR. Peck of the Surgical Institute re-
Gently performed surgical operation on
the leg of a young girl by the name of
Jordan, from Illinois, sent here for treat
ment. The bones of both her legs will
have to be partially removed, and the lit
tie sufferer will have to submit to two
painful operations. The cause of her
affiiction is from jumping the rope, q
pastime engaged in generally by young
girls, resulting in necrosis, or death OF
the bone. The doctor stated to reporter
in this connection, that similar cases were
cause, but more frequently resulting in
necrosis of the spine, and there has not
been month pass but more or less cases
of this character come to the institute
for treatment. He says that rope-jump-
ing produces continuous conclusions on
the joints which impinge upon the bone,
causing at the first stage periostetis, and
finally resulting in the death of the bone
He thinks that parents and teachers
should be warned of this dangerous sport
and eradicate it entirely from the play
grounds of children, as it is ruinous in
its effects, and is the prime cause of more
cripples among the female portion of the
community than probably any one cause.
He also added that, during the practice
of his profession deaths had been oc-
curing, coming under his observation,
which were the result Of this pernicious
pastime. In conclusion he said: g
would warn children against rope-jump-
ing, and would advise parents and teach
ers to prohibit it under all circum-
stances. .'-IpdiGssaao0lis Sentinel.
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Temperance Of an Old Order.

But now and then an incident oc-
ours which reminds us that antiquity
is not quite dead and buried. have
just learned that Sir Edmund Lech-
mere, the owner of ST. Johns Gate
in Clerkenwell, has leased it to the
English Order of st. John of Jerusa-
lem. This Order, which many peo-
pie supposed passed away with the
era of Crusades, occasionally re-
visits the glimpses of the nineteenth
century like ghost. st. Johns
Gate is not only an archway, but has
a tavern IN part of it and rooms over
it. The Urban Club has long met
there, paying homage to the por-
traits of Goldsmith, johnson and
Garrick, who first met there, where
the Gentleman's Magazine was be-
gun-and also worshipping few
relics, such as DIR. Johnson's edito-
rial chair. In this chair the Urbans
sometimes persuade visitor to sit,
the ancient rule, as written down in
verse, being that he who audaciously
ventures into the seat of Johnson
shall-treat all round. The Urbans
had just begun to fancy their club
bit Of antiquity, ftlv framed in st.
Johns Gate, when 10! up starts
club that was established just 813
years ago in this very place, and
which, in superseding them at st.
Johns Gate, is only buying back its
own property, confscated centuries
ago. The Order was established to
support a hospital in Jerusalem, and
to guard pilgrims on the way to the
Holy Land; the English branch Of it
now does benevolent work, and sends
out an ambulance in time of war. L
have heard that they also do some
thing in the way of religion still, but
just what that is I know not; nor
can I learn just why they desire to
have their gate again, except that
there seems to be general effort just
now for everything old, whether
china, chippendale or church SYM
bols, to assert itself against the fer
tilizing tendency.-Gincinnati Com
naercidt.