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sIeIikoR,s ProcIn,nntinn-

General Molikoff has issued a proc
lamation to the inhabitants of St.
Petersburg, in which, after referring
to the tho indignation felt in Russia
and throughout Europe at the a.
tempts on the lie of the emperor. he
declares that the government is com
PEELED to adopt effectual measures for
the suppression of the evil threaten
ing social order. General Melikof
says he recognizes the difficulty of his
task, and will not encourage cxaeger-
ated expectations of immediate SUE
cess. He will not hesitate to take the
most stringent measures for the pm :
ishment OF criminals, while endeavor-
ing, on the other hand, to tranquilize
and protect the we'll intentioncd part
Of society. he hopes for the cooper.
alton OF all honest men, and begs the
population to await the future with
calmness, and to disregard m. licious
and frivolous rumors.
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A T FIELDS BONANZA.
The Coming Revolution in Dress
Making.
Nev Y0rk Cor. PhlIadeIphia Ledrer.l

New York Cor. Philadelphia LEDGER
There is some trouble, | am told.
among the fashionable milliners and
modistes Of Fifth avenue, Ninth street
and University place, about the an
nouncement in yesterdays letter that
Miss Kate Field is going to start a
ladies' cooperative association. with
a capital ola quarter of a million of
dollars, in shares of S25 each. They
say that if it succeeds the enterprise
will drive them out of the business
altogether, just as the colossal
fancy stores, or bazaars, in Sixth
avenue, by means Of their large CAPT
tai, have driven the smaller store
keepers to the wall. The complaint
may not be unreasonable, but as Miss
Kate Field rarely puts her hand t.
anything without determining
that it shall be a success,
perhaps it would be better
philosophy on the part of the modistes
to %endeavor to adapt themselves to
Vlc clauge, instead OF making una
vailing complaints about it. The
general public in all such cases, il
should be remembered, have import-
ant interest, which oughtnotto be over
looked. If they can get bonnets or
dresses made by Miss Kate Field %
per cent less, and in much less space
Of time than at present, the gain ia
them will be immense. If it throws
some women out of employment in one
directionit will on the other hand omen
up a wider field for them in another.
Just as the great Sixth avenue estab-
llsbments have done. In any event,
the movement is an interesting one.
and its further progress will be
worth watching. Miss Field NAV
not be possessed of the needed
capital herself, but it i
tllerably certain che can command it.
She belongs to a family that has a
strong financial backing. and what is
more, with brainsto know how to turn
it to practical account.
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visit TO Paris incomplete unless it
embraces a call upon Worth. The
place Of business Of that magnate of
fashion is in the most fashionable part
Of the city, on the Rue de la PAX.
Entering, one is shown into a magni-
icent salon filled with statuary and
flowers. Here, after making known
her wants, the visitor is shown a
number of large-sized dolls dressed in
the style ofcostume which she desires.
The purchaser having designated the
costume which strikes her fancy, M.
Worth rings a bell. A domestic
appears.
ASK Mile. II. to have the kindness
10 put on No. 2O7."
In a few moments the door reopens
and a graceful young wopan enters,
attired in a gorgeous robe, upon which
that worn by the chosen had been
modelled. If the customer is not sat
isfied with the effect, another cos
tune is sent up for inspection, and SO
on until a selection is made. Many
are the stories told of this great auto
crat on matters of dress. To give an
example: A certain American lady
visited his a%telier once upon a time
and proceeded to state her views as to
the costume required. She was sim
ply indeed, dowdily, dressed, having
no pretenticns to style in her personal
appearance, but Of great wealth. NJ.
Worth listened politely. AT the con.
clusiOn of her remarks he rose. and.
bowling profoundly, replied in a tone
respectful but firm: Pardon me.
madame, / cannot risk my reputation
upon you"
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A BELIEVER In PROVIDENCE
The Cars sympathy for The
Troubled and Distressed.

By cable to the Herald.l
LONDON, February 27.--Our St.
Petersburg correspondent writes to
the effect that since the recent ex.
plosion at the Winter palace the dead
soldiers have been buried with great
honOrs. A number of the leading
generals were present at the relig.
ious services. The emperor himself
visited the wounded, and has directed
that the families of those killed in
the explosion shall be provided
FIR. This measure makes the ear
more popular in st. Petersburg than
ever, A large number of arrests have
been made in the Winter palace.
among them some superior officers.
Inquiries made since the attemot
show that the greatest carelessness
has prevailed in the regulations of the
palace life. Over a hundred people.
it is found, have been regularly
lodged and fed at the palace, although
they have not the slightest right
to be there. They had no known
occupation and have now been cleared
out. The palace is now full of SOL
diers aud is strongly guarded. No
person is allowed to pass on the side.
walk or to stop anywhere near. In
the cellar of thepalace a large wooden
box, thought to contain dynamite.
has been found, supposed to have been
smuggied into the palace, Nothing
else has been discovered"
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FETE.
Great preparations are being made
Tor the emperor's tete day on the end
OF March. The number of police and
djyorniks have been largely increased,
and the detective force more than
doubled. There are rumors current
that Threatening letters have
been received by some Of the highest
officials relating to something terri
bic that may be expected TO happen
on the anniversary night. Many citi.
zens have become so alarmed that
they are preparing to loave the city.
not to return until after the fetes'
The emperor himself remains quite
cool, being a christian and 4 great
believer in providence, He has No
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nesday, the Sd day ofMarch, 1850
on-ResIdent Notice.

No. &94-In the Chancery Cont Of Shelby
county, Iennessee-J A. Branner ct al,
". Nm. Il. Thomas ct al.
i aSpearine from affidavit In this cause that
4 the de endants. VIM. II. Thomas, James
K Thomas and Sarah l.. Thomas are non.resi-
dents Of the State Of Tennessee; it is therefore
ordered that they make their appearance
herein, az the courthouse of Shelby county,
Monday in April, 1880, and plead, answer
or eemur to complainant bill, or the same
will DO taken for confessed as to them and
set for hearing exparte, and that a COPY of this
order be published once a week, for four sue
%eess;iye weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This 18th day ofFobruary, 1880,
A c~opy-Attsst:
i, J. BLACK, Clerk and master.
By Z. B. McHENRY, D.. C. and AZ.
Smith and Collier, sol. for compl't..
40 TrN On
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COMMERCIAL
PUEBLO LEDGER OFFICE, I
TENN., March 2, 1880. ]

MEAfhlSs lkNNst hlhItn y looJs
The collectors all report no cause
for complaint and everything smooth
at the financial end of mercantile
affairs. The first of March never
before found business in heavier vol
ume than now, nor, indeed, monetary
affairs in a more solid or satisfactory
state. The tendency Of money is
toward ease, and prospects indicate an
abundance oft hereabouts, after the
present heavy stock of cotton is for
warded. Mercantile paper Of a prime
character continues to be discounted
at per cent, though it is limited that
where the endorsements are strictly
choice it can be placed from l to 2 per
cent lower. Open market figures
range between 6 and 10 per cent. Ex-
change steady, with liberal offerings
of eastern cotton bills. Rates are
$3.50 per 81 600 for sight on New Or
leans and New York, and demand on
New England. Sight on Boston,
Fall river and Providence, 1915 per
thousand. Checks on all points sell
at par.
The railway stock speculation boom
continues, as the theater boys would
say, uproarious. Sales yesterday in
New York aggregated 100000 shares.
OF these, Chicago, St. Louis and New
Orleans sold to the extent Of 81 900
shares, closing at 439;;.Iron mountain,
$4,000 shares, closing at Coz; Nash
vile and Chattanooga, 5000 shares,
closing at III, and Louisville and
Nashville closed at 140, The Mem
phis and Charleston stock is inquired
for here, with no offerings, prices
ranging between 80 and 40. 1t hes
sold as low as 3! in New York. The
Feilowing quotations rule here for un.
current Securities:
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COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
STANDARD international Classification.
ReeeiniS OF COTTON nt all Initad

Receipts OF cotton at all United
States ports for the past three
days sum up 3O,2sS bales, against
39,644 bales same time last week, and
30,l75 bales same time last year.
The total receipts of cotton at all
United States ports to date are 4,241,-
a2g7 bales, against 1851, 595 bales at
his date last year, and 3,6OO,S 24 the
'yem before. Excess of receipts this
year over last, .3S9,542 bales. The
stock on hand at this time is 985, 6Ol
bales, against 774,459 bales at this
time last year, and 797,42S bales the
year before. The foreign shipments
to date are 2,459, 189 bales, against
2,511, 941 bales last year, aud 2,246, SAB
the year before.
Thevisible supply Of cotton includ,
ing stocks abroad and in this country,
also amount afoat for Europe, from
ali countries, on the 9th of February,
was 2,493,235 bales, a decrease OF
42,706 bales as compared with the
same date last year, a decrease Of
254,O5S bales as compared with 1878,
and 596,3S5 bales decrease as compared
with the same time in 1877.
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BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
". trantls LYor; Batesviilc~.....--....&5 p m
Commerce, Shields.,............,.,........5 p IN
81, L0ull, CITY OF Grecnville.,...........5 p m
Commerce, silyerthorn . m
ARRIVED.
Steamg Shields, Commerce..
Silyerthorn, Commerce.
" Annie Z. Silver, st. Louis.
J. B. Williams, Ohio river.
" Grand Tower, st. Louis.
City Of G%recnville, Yicksburg.
Dyershurg, Dyersbury.
i. Il. Springer, New Orleans.
j.. Sharp Mcdonald, Ohio river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friar's Point.
81 Coahoma Osceola,
Guiding Star, Cincinnati.
Guachita Belle, Arkansas City.
Belle Of Memphis, st. Louis.
Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
j. B. Williams, New Orleans.
Annie P. Silver, New Orleans.
j. Sharp Mcdonald, New Orl'ns.
Grand Tower, Yicksburg.
II. Il. Springer, Cincinnati.
IN PORT.
Hattie Rowland, City of Greenville,
Shields, Dyers5urg, Silyerthora.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Tie river here is rising again
and rose 3 inches since our last report.
and now stands 81 feet s inches above
low water mark. AT Cairothe decline
was Z inches, with 40 feet 5 inches on
thb gauge. At St. Louis it rose 6,
inshes, with II feet 10 inches on the
gauge. At Pittsburg it rpse. 10 inches,
with 8 feet 5 inches on the gauge.
AT Cincinnati 50 inches, with rs
fet 10 inches on the gauge. At
louisville 10 inches, with 10 feet
6 linches in the canal. Cumberland
rise SO inches at Nashville, with "a
.flet 2 inches on the gauge, and is
sill rising. Tennessee river is aiso
swelling. Arkansas river rose 81
AOhes at Little Rock. White river
also coming up.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chear.
Beautiful weather.
Quiet on the landing.
Not many boats in port.
The river is full Of drift.
The James Lee had a good trip out
last night.
The bottoms are getting the worst
of the rise.
The Annie P, Silver passed down
last night loaded fiat,
The Dyersburg is looked for to-day
from the Forked Deer.
The Ouachita Belle had another
good trip out last night.
The Josie Harry is the most popular
boat that plies White river.
The Sharp Mcdonald, with a large
tow, passed down this morning.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves New
Orleans tomorrow for Cincinnati.
The Coihoma, for the upper coast,
had an excellent trip ont last'night.
The Future City and barges are due
down to-day, bound for New Orleans.
The big stage Of river has delayed
the planters from breaking ground
TO plant.
The Constellation, an old transport,
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General Trade.

A fair lot of stuff came in by
both rail and river yesterday and to-
day, causing sales to Be quite liberal
from first hands. Corn arrived freell
and sales were fair with a tame feel
ing ia prices. Meal is also weak ami
lower. Oats are quiet and without
strength. Bran strong and high
~ Hay steady for wes
and weak for Arkansas
Eirie. Potatoes exhibit increased
strength, owing to scarcity. Appls
sell without trouble, if souod. Poll
try and eggs are selling in fair quani-
ties,and are steady. The weather las
cleared up and lromi e. a spell fee
from wetness. The high alter of Tie
river, however, has a thcateni gs,
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aBewiIderIngIy BeautIfuI.v

These words are often applied to a fair
haired, fair-sknned, bright-eyed, graceful
young lady of a neighboring village. She
is indeed the very queen Of beauty, and
me reason is that she is perfectly healthy.
T0keep herself so, and especially to pre-
serve the wonderous fairness of her skin,
she takes regularly Warmers Safe Bitters.
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Trustees Sale OF Real ESTATE.


u virtue Of the terms Of two certain deeds.
Dof trust.the one dated the 18th day of Jam.
leIb, otrecord in Book no at pagel33, aud the
other dated the 10th day of August. 1877. OF
record in Book ll9at page 31S. in the County
Register office, to John A. Holt truste and
his successors in office, to secure the payment
Of certain Indebtedness therein mentioned.
default having been made by the graptor
in his undertakings in said trust deed
and the debts being past due
and unpaid, l james w. Croeker. line
legal successor Of the said John A. Holt.
who Is pow deceased, win at the request Of the
Wednesday, the sdday Of March. 1850
between the hours Of II am. and p.m,, IN
'front.' Of the Bank Of Commerce, No. IL, Mad
ison street, in Memphis, Taxing District Of
shelby county, Tennessee, sell to the highest
bidder for cash the following real estate IN
Nhelby county, Tennessee. tOsWit: Being in
that part of the late city of Memphis, now The
Taxing District Of Shelby county, known "a
Fort Pickering, and being q part Of Block 40.
fronting forty feet on Carolina street, with n
depth Of one hundred and fifty feet in parallel
lines with Ninth street, and adjoining. and
east Of the drieshaber lot, together with the
Improvements, which consist Of a frame cot
tage and oUthouses.
Title believed to be good, but l shall sell
and convey only as trustee.
redemption waived and purchaser to get
the absolute title, -
JAMES W. CROCKER, Trustee.
n. B. IRRELEVANT, Attorney. 1y3 3
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R-on-rosIdent Notice.


No. lsS9-In the Chancory Court of Shelbv
county, Tennessce-The State Of Tennessee
on the relation OF Charles Kortrecht Ell nj.
vs.. the Southern Oil Works Ct al,
appearing from affidavit In this cause.
i that the defendants, 5 NJ Swensen, James
G Baldwin, David Parkinson, John Cole:
" + Phillips, Curtis Judson, S V White and
Sim0nds x Gildemister, are non-residents OF
the State Of Tennessee, and it appering from
the return Of the Sheriff that the defendants.
W 5 S%outhworth, Mary A %Southworth, h Il
Dickinson, J w Dickinson, and Williams
last three comprising firm of dickinson, vii.
liams a Coz, are not TO be found in his coun
W; II is therefore ordered that all of said mar
ties make their appearance heroin, at the
courthouse of Shelby county, in Memphis.
Tenn, on or before the first MondsS In
April, 1850, and plead, answer or demur Ia
complainant bill, or the same will be taken for
confessed as TO them and set for heatinr ey.
partej and that a copy of this order be pnb-
lished onoea week for four successive weeks n
the Public Ledger.
This 9th day Of february 1850,
A copy; Attest,
R, j. BLACK, c, NJ.
BY <. .. McHgEBY, Deputy G. Nm.
Nm. NJ, Randolph and Henry Craft. solicit
tors for eOnnlainnnf TsE A IN fe
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Aurrent ~seourities:
Cotton.

Dizziness prevails in cotton circles,
the tone elsewhere being droopy both
for the staplea and manufactured goods.
The prospect here to-day indicates
light sales and a heavy feeling. Sales
yesterday we're but 800 bales, divided
500 for export and 300 for spinners
account, the market closing dull and
nominal, At I to le decline from open
ing figures, as follows:
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fear Of his life being in danger unless
it be that God so wills it.
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SATURDAY, March 20. I880.

on the southwest corner of Main and Maaison
streets, in the city Of Memphis, Tennessee, at
IL o'clock m, offer for sale at public cutlery.
and sell to the highest bidder for cash, tho
following described tract Of real estate, lying
and being ia Shelby county, TENNESSEE, to-wit:
Bounded on tho north BY tho Memphis and
Somerrille road, on the east by S0ward's
tract, on the south by } M Brooks and Roys-
tors land, and on the west by Registers land,
containing l4O acies, more or less.
The equity Of redemption is waived. Title
supposed to be good, but l sell and convey
only as trustee.
wD RED0uT, Treates.
Beleher 4 Jordan, Atty's, i5s is
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Saturday, March Oth. NJ 10

next, in front Of the courthouse door, on Main
street, in the Taxing District Of Shelby conn
", sell for cash to the highest bidder, the
following described real estate, lying and
being in the late city of Memphis, and de-
scribed as follows:
Part Of country lot 5O2, beginning on the
south line Of Poplar street, one hundred and
sixty seven feet east Of the east line of Orleans
street; then west with the south line ofPoplar
street htty-siX feet; thence south parallel
with Orleans street one hundred aud ninety
feet; then east, parallel with Poplar street
dity-six feet; thence north one hundred and
ninety feet, more or less, to the beginning,
being the late residence Of n. B. Holt, de-
ceased.
Also lots No. q and Is, Of country lot No.
81, each having a front Of 50 feet on Peytop
avenue, by a depth Of 1875 feet.
Also part of lot No. 3, of country lot No.
5ll having a front,of 20 feet or north side of
Alabama street, and running back between
parallel lines about lisH feet.
Equity of redemption waived.
Title believed IL be perfect, but | convey
only us trustee. | have abstracts OF said
property, which l will furnish 10 persons
wishing t0eXamine same.
lfxXx6 l.. II. ESTES. Jr.
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Trustees sale.

INDER and by virtue of a certain trust
deed to me executed by +. N, Helt and
i, 1873. recorded in book l2s, page 5SS, in tho
Registers office Of Shelby county, made To
secure a certain Indebtedness therein set
forth, which is now past due, at the request of
the beneiciHries therein, l VIII, on
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trustees Sale.

DI virtue Of a decd of trust to mo executed
- by < Lliall and X r r Hall, to secure
the Indebtedness therein mentioned, recorded
N book ~, pages ll aud 102, of the Registers
OtlcC uf Sheiby county, Tennegsee. will IN
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE

BOATS LEAVING Il II DAY.
N. Franfis TiTor, Batesvillc- .....-~....& p IN
Commerce, Shields D m
ST, LOuii, City Of Grecnyille. ........5 D m
Commerce, silyerthorn p M
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9th day ofFebruary 1850.

- " h,I, bIAUh z, q NJ,
BY E. i. McHgHRy, Deputy G. Nm.
Wm. M, Randolph and Henry Craft. solicit
tors for complainant. 15S ia Ia
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-11
IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.

NJ Camille See, a Deputy from the Department
of the Seine, recently submitted bill to the
French Chambers for the removal Of various LEGAL
disabilities of women. 1t is especially designed
to benefit single women and widows, asking that
the former shall be permitted to act as witnesses
at registration, and that widow shall possess
the same right over her children that her husband
did previous to his death, and that she shall be
their legal guardian without her husbands being
able to assign her to a family council For mar
ried women it asks certain rights to be secured
them when their husbands, by crime have in
Cured the loss of liberty and civil rights and also
proposes to enable husbands undefiled bv crime
to grant certain powers over property to their
wives. 1t seems i'm France, in some Of the
States of this country, to be Of the anomalies
Of the law that it will not permit affectonate hu,-
bands to deal according to their just desire- bv
their wives but when they want to do right evA
Is forced upon them.
At a recent Woman Suffrage meeting in Lon
don, Mr. Robert Crawford, Of the Reform Club
presided, and made pointed speech. Miss Down
ing moved the following resolution:
That b the exclusion Of women from the right 10 vote I'm
the election of Members 81 Parliament, considerable p0r
on Of the property, intelligence and industry Of the
deprived Of representation In the House Of Com
mons
This resolution was seconded by Miss Taylor in
an able speech Mr. Haviand also supported it,
reading letter from Major Duncan, the unsuc
cessful Conservative candidate for Finsburg, ex-
pressing his approval Of the resolution and regret
at not being present TO support it.
Mrs. Ashton Dixie offered and Mr.. w. A. Mac
Donald seconded this resolution:
That petition TO the House Commons, based on the
foregoing resolution, be signed by the chairman and
wariet hy him.
1t is thought by the National citizen that these
resolutions, backed by people Of ability and in.
fuence, Will create public sentiment rapidly il
favor of woman's equality.