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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16
HeImbOId,s Buchu.

Hclmbold's Buchu has long been known
Us one Of the most valuable medicines at
tajuable in certain classes Of diseases, such
asldyspopsia, chronic rheumatism, dropsy
c'itsnoous affections, and especially afec-
lions Of The urinary organs. As diuretic,
it is superior 10 almost any other mcdi-
ci g IN use, and the great care with which
il prepared, tho absolute purity of the
preparation, and the diligence used in the
selection Of the crude material, have made
il known far and wide as a reliable and
elective preparation, and one that can
alwayS bo used with safety and benefit.
Tho great success Of Helmbold's Buchu
has led 20 the production Of many spur
ious preparations, which are made cheap
ly and placed upon tho market to be sold
on the reputation acquired by Helmbold's
original preparation. Parties who desire
really good medicine should be careful
and use Helmbolds only,
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BY CABLE.

81. PETERsBTUG, March 16.--Gen-
eral Melikof has taken under his
control one division of the third sec
tiOn of the privy chancellory and the
gend armrie, leaving the secret agents
subject 10 the orders Of the minister
Of the interior.
LONDON, March 16.--Mr. Brand
speaker of the house of commons,
after the announcement of the disso-
luton, placed his resignation in tho
hands Of the premier, on account Of
i'll health, but through the solicitation
Of the government he consented to
continue ii the performance Of his
duties if elected during the next par
Lament.
PARIS, March l6.--The Temps aud
Pays says, IL the porto cannot pro
tect the Greek boundary commission
the powers themselves can protoot it
by joint escort of the crown force"
BERLIN, March 16.-The govern
ment is said to be celebrating a plan
for a tobacco monopoly
The lady to whom the eldest son Of
the crown prince is betrothed is Prin
cess Auguste Victoria, eldest daughter
of the late Prince Frederick. Of
Schleswig- Holstein.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 16--Gen
eral Melikoff's system of treating
the people with consideration, and
giving his personal attention to all
public duties, raises q question as to
whether a reorganization, Oh this
basis, of the whole European empire
Of Russia might not be undertaken,
CoNsTANTINOPLE, March 10
The brigands who seized Capt. SWge
and wife demand, as a primary con-
dition Of their release, that the troops
sent after them be recalled.
LONDON, March lG.-Mr. GladshlnC
has started on an electioncering tt,ul
through Midlothian.
At the meeting Of radical associa
tioa at lambeth, to support Henr,
Daboachere, editor Of the Truth, fol
parliament, ended in free fight. Tht
lights were extiuguished and chair
and tables we're broken, Cheers
groana aud hicsos prevented the speak
ing. An attempt to storm tho plat
form was vigorously and supcessfull,
resisted with fists, sticks and chairs.
ST.. PETERSBURG, March 16.-Th
S answer Of the municipal council o
Kharkof to the government co1nmuin
, cation, urging cooperation Of therura
assemblies in the work ofkeeping or
der, points out the imposSibiliy ofcom
, plying with the governments request
I Tho council complain of restriction
upon the liberty Of discussion, ba,
system of education, aud expresse
the opinion that these circumstance
tend to prevent the possibility Of sup
porting the government intheir strug
gle against revolutionary propagands
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16
ARKANSAS.
The Late Burglary at CIarlsVille
Condition of the River Rt
Little Rock.

LITTLE Rock, March l6.-Thrce
men named Moreland, Leweller and
Flack, we're arrested for passing
counterfeit money on Saturday at
Clarksvile. On uuday night the
safe of John u, Hill, merchant at
the same place, was broken into and
robbed Of over four thousand dollars,
The loss falls mostly on Mr.. Hill and
Sheriff Mcdonnell, Tho baud is be.
licycd to be the same that has lately
been operating here aud at Mariana.
After fifteen feet rise tho river
commenced to decline here.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16

CRY OF MEXICO, March g.
President Diaz has issued an order
that projects and army officers shall
abstain from taking part or interior
ing with any political campaign. The
same rule is applied to post-masterl
and telegraph operators, who, in case
of disobedience, will be removed
The order epjoins the perfect freedom
Of the people at the polls, without
distinction of party
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16

CHARLES CATHcART TAYLOR, city
editor of the Philadelphia Times and
correspondent of several other papers
committed suicide by shooting himself
in his bed on the morning of the l4th
He was brilliant young journalist
being only thirty-fye, but occupying
prominent position. But he was
overworked, in bad health and had
had become respondent on account Of
money affairs. His death is sincerely
regretted by all who knew him. Con-
sidering that newspaper men arc the
hardest worked and poorest paid men
cfall the professions requiring brain
work day and night, it is remarkable
how few of them starve to death or
commit suicide.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16

ACCORDING to the Courier Journal
ofyesterday tho inspection returns al
Memphis show that the city has a pop
ulation Of 30,659, an increase of about
twenty-six per cent since 1870. Oh
this population l6705 arc whites aud
1854 colored. The average mortal.
ity for the last Eve years was thirty.
four per thousand; in epidemic years
running up TO fifty.onc per thousand
The report of the sanitary committee
states that excremeutal aud malariaI
dfseases caused about ffty-scveu pei
cent Of the deaths during tho last five
years, and that the mortality can BE-
reduced to seventeen per Thousand
with good sewerage system and pure
Fater supply.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16

The Washington Post having pub
lished a purported interview with ex-
Governor Seymour in which
that gentleman said he would
accept the nomination for pres.
ident, the New York World tele-
graphed to Utica to ascertain the
correctness Of the report An answer
was returned that Mr.. Seymour had
never expressed or entertained the
idea Of allowing his name to be pro-
sented to the people as a candidate
fer the presidency again, mol
will he allow it TO be
so used under any circumstances
whatever, 1t seems strange how the
people will insist on a man running
for an Office when he has once dc
clined to be candidate. They will
60 miles out Of the way to awaken hin
at night and tell him he must rur
anyhow, whilst othcr men stand BY
the roadside waiting for the politica'
lightning to strike them. All this
must be amusing and gratifying tc
Mr. Seymour. who is profound
thinker and a subtle judge of human
nature. The more he declines the
more determined his friends become
to force him out. To man of Mr.
Seymour's learning, philosophy anC
sensitive tastes there can be nocharn
in political strife and but little in thu
highest political honors save as hi
might serve from a sense Of duty
He accepted the nomination il
1868 with apparent reluctanc,
and certainly can have. no desire o
ambition at his time OF life to engag
in scramble for Office. his reputation
as a patriot and statesman is fixed be
yond the reach of detraction. He
surrounded by all the comforts Of lif
and can pass his remaining days i
peace, 1t is hardly within the rang
of possibilities that he could be in
duced to stand as candidate now
I nntninntnd
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16

B. B. PADDOCK, ESQ, editor of the
Fort Worth Democrat. one of the
most prosperous papers in northern
Texas, was in the city yesterday, hay
ing arrived here to meet his family,
who have been on visit to his former
home in Mississippi. Mr.. Paddock
publishes one Of the few really sue
cessful papers in Texas. He is a live,
progressive young man, who took
Horace Greeley's advice to go west
and he profted by it. The
Memphians who went to Texas on an
excursion two or three years ago will
remember him very kindly for his
attentions. Mr.. Paddock thinks like
most Texans, that there is no state
like Texas and he has good reason fol-
thinking so. He states that Fort
Worth has now a permanent popula-
ton of l2,0OO, that the country around
it is in highly prosperous condition
and that Governor Brown is pushing
the Texas and Pacific railroad west
at rapid rate. 1t is promised that
the road will reach III PaSo by Octo.
bcr 1882 and Huntingdon expects tC
get in there by the following year al
farthest.
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TOO MUCH WATER.
Rome and Selma, Ala, Threat
cned With an Overflow.

MOBILE, ALA, March l6. Specials
from Rome and Selma say overaows
seriously threaten both of those towns.
Indications point to a worse food in
Selma than in March 1875. At Rome
the water is in the battery room of the
Western Union telegraph companyand
rising.
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RICHMOND.
Virginia Rivers Swollen and
Rising.

RICHMOND, March 16.-Heayy rains
have swollen all the tributaries Of the
James above here, and serious foods
are feared. Merchants in the lower
part of the city arc removing their
goods. The river at Lynchburg has
risen about six feet and is still rising.
Rivanna river, at Charlottesville, is also
rising rapidly.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16

later, its red fiery light contrasting
charmingly with the silvery lunar
hues. Mars is now an evening star
and sets about one O'Clock in the
morning, 1t has past the Pleiades, or
cluster known as the seven stars, and
its size and brilliancy are both dimin-
ishing as it passes on in its course
from the earth toward the sun.
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Sales to-day, 81, 900 bales.

NEW ORLEANS, March 16, 11:3O AN.
= Cotton dull. Middling, 12Bc.
Sales to day, 500 bales. Receipts,
1886 bales. Stock, 295. .826 bales.
LIVERPOOL, March 16, 2:30 pm
Cotton opened dull and easier, uplands
7sd; orleans, 77-16d. Sales to-day
5000 bales. Receipts 23,j0O bales.
American, 14,400 bales Futures
opened weak, now as follows: Deliv-
cries for March, I'D; March and April
Z 5-32d; April and May, led; May
and June, ! 16d; june and July. Z
3-16d; July and August, 7 79-32@7ld;
August and September, Z 932d; Sep.
tember and October, Z 9-32@71d;
October and November, cd.
MANCHESTER, March 16, 2;3O pm
Yarns and fabrics are dull and tend,
ing down.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16
HAPPY LEGISLATORS
Can Still Ride on Free Passes.

Hartford, Conn, March 16.--
Judge Beardsley denied the petition
of II. L. Goodwin for an injunction to
prevent the use of free passes on the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad by members of the legisla-
ture.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16
SEALED PROPOSALS.
OFFICE OF THR BOARD or FIRg AND !
pnTTCp CnNfaffcarONrppa

POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
Taxing District. March Is, 1880,
SEAbED proposals will be received by Us
y until Thursday, March 25th, 1880, al l2
o'clock, noon, Tor the following work to be
done--service 10 be rendered and material TO
furnished TO the Taxing District Of Shelby
county; For the furnishing of stone and
gayel and the paving Of Vance street from
Main. 10 Walnut street, about six thousand
nine hundred feet $500 by thirty-six feet t36j
between curb stone lines. Also tho furnish
ing Of nine thousand lineal feet stone curbinE,
more or less, and the setting Of same together
with any und all other curbing TO be reset
In the above work all bidders are expecied
and required to bid in the following mqnner:
PIan.NO. 1.
/. Preparation of road bed and filling in be-
hind the curb lines, ----- cents per cubic
yards,
., Furnishing stone and gravel and laying
down of same block form in cutters and be.
tween street car tracks, (about "a fect) -
cents per square yard.
5. Furnishing stone aud gravel aud layina
down Of same CIeliord and McAdams form
(about IL feet) --- cents per SQUARE ward
4, Filling M and resetting Of curbing as re-
Quired, ----- cents per lineal foot
o.. The iuInishing.ineluding setting of stone
ourbiug 5xl5 inches, 10 be either Of lime or
sand stone, sawed or dressed, at the ontion
OF bidder, ---- cents per lineal foot.
Plan No. 2.
/. Preparation ofroad bed and filing in he.
hind the curb lines, ------- cents per cubic
yard.
2. Furnishing stone and gravel and laying
down OF same (block form in guttors feet
wide each and the same on each side of tle
rails OF the streot car tracks, equal to about 3
teot' stones,9 inches deep, ------ cents pei
3. Furnishing stopo aud gravel and laying
down Of same (Ielford and McAdams forml
stone and gravel and sand, when compressed
and completed to be not less than IA inches
deep, lthe same as in Plan No. u, BY about II
| feet wide, --------- cents per square yard
4. FILLING up and resotting ourblng as re-.
quired, ----------- cents per linenl foot.
5. Furnishing, including setting ofcurbing
Skis inches. to be either lime or sand stone
sawed or dressed, at option of the bidder
- cents per lineal foot
The entire work To be furnished complote
ready for use, TO the entire satisfaction Of Tie
Taxing District engineer, on Or before Sep.
tomber 1, 1880.
Plans and specifications, aud explanation,
Will be given on application TO the District
enginoer. The Boatd reserves tho right t
reject any and all bids. y
tRoto,--Bids will be received without th,
| furnishing Of stone euTbinR, the Board resery,
ing tho right 10 furnish the same, but bids viii
also DO considered With eurbing furnished n,
epumerated,l All bids must bo Labeled
"Vance Street Pavement"
BY order Of tho Boird.
laG D, T, PeRTRR,:President.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16

Col. WM. H. CARROLL promptly
responds to the article in yesterday s
LEDGER that he will not be a caadi-
date for congress under any circum.
stances. Very we'll, he is young, has
plenty time and brilliant future in
any event
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16

Mr.. GEORGE W. CH1LDs, of the
Philadelphia Public Ledger, has mado
a liberal subscription to the fund for
erecting monument to General Rob
ert E. Lee at Lexington, Va, and
known as the Ice memorial fund"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16
Louisiana State Lottery Company

This institution was regularly incorporated
BY the Legislature Of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes in 1858, for the
tract the inviolable faith Of the State is
pledged, which pledge has been renewed BY
an overwhelming popular vote, securing its
franchise in the new constitution, adopted
December 2, A. d. 1879, with capital OF
81 900 900, 10 which Il has since added a re-
Number Distribution will take place
mouthly, on the second Tuesday. II never
sosles or pOstpones. Look at the following
distributions
100 600 Tickets nj Tive Dollars Each
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16
Indirafinna.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March Is. 6.--For
Tennessee and the Ohio valley higher
barometer in eastern part, northwest
to southwest winds, lower temperature
cloudy weather with rain or snow,
followed by clearing weather.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16

HARRISBURG, Pa, March l6s--
Fifty-Soysn mills have shut down, aud
puddlers say that twenty or thirty vii
go out before the end Of the week.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16
NOTICE.

I HAVE this day suld TO Porter, Taylor &
L Co, my entire stock Of Groceries and fix.
lures. Also all the books, book accounts
scales, safe and all other property appertain-
ing to my late business, at 2sl Main street
March 9Th, 1880.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16

New YORK, March 16, 1:25 pm
Cotton opened dull and nominal at
unchanged prices. Ordinary lie;
good ordinary 12Ec; low middling,
Il 13-16c; middling, 10 3-16c; good
middling, 13 7-l6c; middling fair, IA
3-16c. fair, IA 16c. Futures opened
steady at decline of . to 8 points
from last evenings closing prices, now
steady at a point or two better figures,
as follows: Deliveries for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16
March 9TH, 1880.

We authorize B. NJ. Stratton 20 collect all
claims due to his late firm and wind up the
business for US.
March 9Th, 1880. l2t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16
A. DAUPHIIN,
New Orleans, La,,
No. $40 Broadway, New York,
oy ID. Il. Gillespie,

OF -. n. UAlAeNpAep
No. s West Court street, Memphis, Tom.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and mansgement OF
Cons. G. 4. Beauregard and Jubal A. Early.
N. D. This Company has no agents In tho
BRIfisH PossgssIoHs, and ell persons pretend
ing to be 70 and soliciting orders by circulars
OF otherwise are sWINDLER6.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
to-wit: The west l0l5 acres flot IS, Willough-
by Williams subdivision, southeast of the
city Of Memphis, Shelby county, Tenn, said
l0is acres beginning at the northeast corner Of
lot 81, on the south side Of the Fort Pickering
railroad chains and s6 links to a stake (now
the corner Of Elmwood cemoteryl thence
south Is chains and % links to q stake: thence
west chains S6 links 10 lot 67; thence north
with east line Of lot 81, Is chains and 20 links
to the beginning.
Terms of sale: On a credit ofseven months,
purchaser to execute note with approved So
curity; lien retained etc.
This March l6, 1880.
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
L. B. MCFARLAND, Solicitor. l420 26 80 20
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.
\ 600 Tick ofs nj Tive Dollars Fac

soT Prizes. amounting 100
Responsible oorrespohding agents wanted
will be paid.
Write, Clearly stating full address, for fur
ther Information, o. send orders by express or
in a Registered Letter or Money Order BY
mail, addressed only TO. -
Nav Orleana Ia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16

SIOCh UERTIFICATE lost.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ described certificate Of stock in the Mem
phis & Charleston railroad company has been
lost or stolen; No. 1868, issued June 4th, 81,
for eighteen shares. As owner of this certif.
cate l have made affidavit as TO its loss and
shall apply TO the secretary of the company
9l52f JULIA ANN WIGGINS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-16
ChanCery Sale of Real Estate

No. 1851, R.--Chancery Court ofshelby county
II. B. MoF Fsrland VS.. NJ. N. Schultz OF. al.
DY virtue Of an interlocutory decree for
Sd day Of February, 1880, NJ B 26. p. lS2, I
will SELL at public auction, to the highest
bidder, in front Of the clerk and master ;
Office, courthouse of Shelby county, Memphis,
Tennessee, now known az the Taxing Dis
trict Of Shelby county. ON
The daily gazette., 1880-11-17
A RAILROAD TRAIN DISAP-
FEARING IN A SWAMP.

BINGHAMToN, November 3D.
The track of the Syracuse and Bing-
hamton Railroad runs through Tall
mann Swamp, mile south OF
Preble. A new track was laid re-
Gently west of the old one, and a
few days ago gravel train was run
there for filling in and making en-
bankments. At noon the train
hands quit for dinner and left the
work train standing on the west
track. AS they were returning they
saw the west track and the train
sinking out of sight in the morass.
The ground seemed TO be heaying
uuder'a subterranean force. In less
than a minute six of the gravel
dumps were buried out of sight. A
pond of water near the track dis
appeared, the earth rising and filling
it and the water appearing in de-
preston in another place. 1t is sup
posed that the weight of the train
was too great for the framework of
decayed logs and vegetable accumu-
lations underneath, and which broke
down, engulfing its load.
The daily gazette., 1880-11-17

THR Neses has been looking after
the fines, costs and witness fees. 1t
seems to be ignorant of the fact that
the present Mayor and Chief OF Police
have turned iuto the city treasury
more money collected from fines than
any OF their predecessors, and We be-
lieve greater sum than both their
salaries amount to. The witness fees
have no doubt been absorbed pretty
generally by those who gave their tes-
timony, though such as did not wait
to be paid may or may not be grateful |
to the News for its suggestion /; oonsid-
sring it their own business. Should
the proper authority by enactment di-
rect such fees to be collected and held
and paid over to some one legally
authorized to receive them, we have
no doubt the Mayor and his Chief
would be glad TO obey the law. AT
present We doubt whether many wit
ness fees are collected, since offenders
are frequently unable to pay any more
than the costs.
The Nesos says that in one week the
Mayor tried twenty cases aud the fees
amounted to $s1.78. 1t does not say
what disposition had been made OF
the money; nor show that what
amount of fees were collected from
witnesses.
The statement looks very encour-
aging but the fact is as we hear from
tho Mayor that although the amount
booked up $s1.7s, only about $500
was paid during the whole week.
The daily gazette., 1880-11-17
A POOR REPUBLICAN DE.
FENCE OF MIR. BRADFORD'S
SLANDER,

From the Delaware Republican.
Barbarism and civilization are ex-
treme opposites, and half barbarism
would represent the barbarism that
Mr.. Bradford alluded to. Giviliza-
tion asserts its sway by the educa-
tion of the people a bd the formula
tion and promulgatip On of laws bear
ing equally alike up ou all, doing the
greatest good to Tho greatest num-
Der. How has Delaware Jared
under this aspect of the case !?
Where are her benevolent Institu-
tIons I Where are her deaf, dumb
and blind asylums ? Where are her
reiormatory institutions which in
other States mark the road TO
honor. Delaware has schools, call
ed free, but they are only for one
race OF people. Selfish like the
standardization OF other days only
the strong is protec ted but the weak
is crushed to the earth. The State
caves of her money to support pub
Tic whlte schools but gives not a
cent to help in the education of a
colored boy or girl.
| They must take their chances and
| look out Tor themselves. 1t is the
seml,parDarlsm OF the Democracy
thaI ieads TO TINS. There is not Il
State in the South except Delaware
that has not made d handsome pro.
vision for the EDUCATION of colored
children, and whatever may be said
OF them the large amount of none
appropriated every year for the ed1.
cation Of c. lored children is a credit
to them. Delaware alone stands off
In all her legislation she has never
appropriated a single dollar for the
education OF live thousand colored
children. To her shame what little
educational facilities are afforded
them are provided by private enter
prise, by her be nevolent citizen.
who do what the Slate refuses TO do
Some Bourbon tells US we art
wrong. Did not the Delaware Leg
lslature III 1875 or thereabouts pas,
law taxing cotordd people for tht
support 0J their o1cn schools Ye,
it did. We know all about it. L
did pass law that all colored mer
should be taxed certain amount tC
support their own schools, tho
money to be collected by white tay
collectors for W hich they wer,
allowed a percentage, and thus 81
cents was added to the coloret
mems County tax which in addition
to their dog tax al had to be pal,
before receipt was given to enabl,
him to vote. Thus that law Will,
it taxed colored men for the suppor
OF their own schoo Is, really acted al
bar of disfrah hchisement from
voting at the election. Why, thi
law itself is the very quintescence O
semi barbarity.