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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-05
MaypRsIry OF NEW ORLEANS. /
City Hal. February /. 1880. !

Administration Seriea-No G92OJ
An ordinances to amend and revise the budget
OF expenditures af the year 1870: to trans
fer uneSpended balances Of appropriations
In said budget t. such other items there
~ In that require to he increased TO cover
expenditures. and TO appropriate for the
same purpose the excess III revenues rC
cevad over the estimated receipts OF said
year. and so much of the 10 ncr cent do-
Quoted therrfrom under act No. Ga Of 1877
as may be necessary.
Be IL ordained by the Common Council of
the city of New Orleans. That the revenues
collected during the year 1879. not estimated
In the budget Of receipts. amounting to
sos, On0 the unexpended balances OF appro-
prtattons amounting to $22. 800 so. and
@T7aSS ~ Of the 10 per cent Of estimated tax
receipts from taxes of 1879. deducted Mt the
beginning ~ the year pursuant to act No. GS
of 1877 and not hitherto appropriated. max
Ing In the aggregate the sun Ut Sl9s.5ss II.
be and the same arc hereby appropriated TO
cover deficiencies existing In the itoms Of ap
preparation "a detailed In section 2.
SEc. q. Bn IL further ordained. etc. That
ordinances Nos. 4s24 and 1857, Administration
series. be and the same arc hereby amended
so ne to increase the estimate of receipts
$172.a ~, and that the budget appropria-
tions be changed 10y the transfer OF rnaSpend
cd balances to such items "a are deficient.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-05


Civil Sheriff OF the Parish of Orleans.
las ~ 10 26 fe2 q
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
Lotteries Growing in Favor.

AT the recent Fair of the 7th Regiment
of New York in their new armory, large
sum was raised for the Armory Fund by
the different lotteries conducted with much
skill by the managers of the Fair. Schemes
Of chance are growing moro and more in
favor as the numerous church lotteries
show, and still more abundantly by the
remarkable success of the Louisiana State
Lottery Company, whose prizes distribut-
cd monthly nave rewarded buyers OF It's
tickets in almost every town in the
country.
The next regular drawing cakes place
on the 18th of January. Particulars are
given in part in the advertisement of the
Company in this paper, and all informa.
ton may be obtained by addressing NJ
A. Dauphin, New Orleans Louisiana, OF
New York.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
THE TRUE INwARDNEss OF DIR. POR
TER's RESIGNATION.

The position of the President Of
the Board Of Police and Fire Com
missioners for the Taxing District is
almost identical with that of mayor
under the old charter. He is the
chief executive, and it is his duty to
enforce the laws of the State in his
ex-okicio capacity as justice of the
peace, and to carry out the ordinances
of the legislative council as presiding
officer ofthat body, but he is not law
maker, except that when there is
tie, he may cast the deciding vote, the
same as speaker Of the legislature
Should he differ with other members
of the council, he has no right to dis
cuss the matter from the chair, but
has the privilege, as in all parliament
ary bodies, Of vacating the chair in
favor of any member he may
name, and taking the floor to debate
the question. Hence we fail to see
wherein DR.. Porter had any cause to
take personal exceptions at the action
of the legislative council Monday, and
to tender his resignation We are
aware that he has threatened to resign
before ON account of other matters,
but hardly expected him to abandon
the greatest work of all upon which
we are just entering, merely because
4he Council failed to see earth closets
through his speetacles. The sanitari
aus who were sent here by the national
board of health were in constant con
sultation with DR.. Porter. The earth
closet system was one of his pei
ideas many months ago, as wC
Happen to know, and he no doubt
su succeeded in making an impression
upop the sanitarians. 1t was but nat
ural l'or them to make a courteous de
ference TO his very pronounced views
Their report embraced ten sections
In the fifth we find this allusion t
privies;
That all privy vaults new in the city
should be cleaned out and filed witt
fresh earth, and that hereafter no sys
tenn Of dealing with excrement shal
be permitted which involves pollution
of soil, water or air.
The ely should take charge of tn,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
BY CABLE.

BERLIN, January Ut is gaining
ground that Count De st. Vallier will
remain here for some time longer. The
German government, through its am
bassador at Paris, declared the high
value set upon st. Walters remaining
in consequence of this action. Ne
gotiations of a very serious kind have
been opened between De Freycinet and
Prince Hoholenloe, through which
Count De St. Waller is said to have
been persuaded to remain at Berlin.
ST PETERSBURG, January T.
The Novoye Vremya announces that
Prince Liewen has been appointed
Minister of the Crown Lands to sue
ceed Walujuff.
LONDON, January THE Times
military correspondent writes that
General Coughs with two thousand
men are occupying Balla Hissar and
dominating Cabul, and that there need
be no fear of re-enactment of the
scenes witnessed during the occu-
pancy of Mohamed Jan in December,
and that the occupation of Balla His
sar will do much to reassure the city
people.
ALEXANDRIA, January Z. The
Khedive has accepted the resignation
Of General Gordon,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
Attachment Notice.

Before G. D. Crockett, j p. for Shelby conn.
", Tenn.-John Becker VS.. of james M
Horton.
n this cause an attachment having beep
i sued out. under section 1855 of the Code az
Tennessee, sand returned levied upon the
property olthe defendant and affidavit having
been made that the defendant is indebte5
to the plaintiff in the sum of SllS, due by
account, and that the claim is Just, ana
that the defendants aro non-residents of tbe
state OF Tennessee; il is therefore ordered thai
said defendant make his personal appear.
snee before nc or tho iGth ,iny OF Tebi. ISs1
A. hy Office, No. 2S5 Main street, Mempnis
Tennessee, and defend said attachment snit
within the time prescribed by law. or iii,
same will be proceeded with ex-parte, anf
that 4 copy OF this order be published ono,
q week for four weeks in the Public Ledger
This the 9th day of January, 1880.
10 1l6 122 128 = - o. T.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
THE MEETING YESTERDAY

AagAaAN0A
A meeting of the members of the
cotton exchange and other citizens
was held yesterday afternoon at three
O'Clock, and, although the notice was
short, the attendance was large and re-
spectacle. A majority of those pres
ent, we presume, were members of the
cotton exchange. Mr.. John johnson
offered preamble and resolutions
embracing four distinct propositions:
a. Disappearing, at least by infer
ence the, action Of the legislative
council in repeating portion of the
health ordinance in reference to priv
les. (2) Complimenting the Nation
al board of health. (3) Endors-
ing DR.. Porter in very hiph
terms, and, (4), requesting Gov
ernor Marks to decline accepting
the resignation of DR.. Porter. The
vote was taken viva voce, and the ayes
In favor of the preamble and resolu-
tlons outnumbered the noes by perhaps
two to one. 1t may not have
been the intention of those who
voted in the affirmative to censure the
legislative council, but such was the
effect nevertheless. Perhaps those
members Of the council who voted for
Mr. Gums ordinance, passed Monday
are not overly sensitive or thin
skinned like the British ministry
which always retires when not sustain
ed, but if they are it will be in order
next for them to resign, and then for
the people outside of the cotton ex-
change to hold a meeting and implore
them to reconsider. Whatever was said
in DR.. Porters favor we heartily en-
dorse, reserying at the same time the
right to criticize his official acts as we
would any other officer. We regret
that such stir should be created at
this particular time, yet do not CON
slider it fatal to the work of sanitary
reform. The resolutions adopted yes
terday substantially endorse the earth
closet system, and as this is a great
sanitary measure so to speak, we
have cause to rejoice. When the
cotton exchange takes sanitation in
hand, it means business in earnest.
We hope the Legislative council will
not resign and that DR.. Porter will
reconsider his hasty move and come
back to the post where he is so much
needed. But whether he come or not
we quite agree with Judge Clapp and
others,who spoke yesterday that the
work of sanitation must be pushed
vigorously for the next few months.
The local authorities should be
sustained as long as they keep
within the bounds of reason or com
mon sense. Some one said yesterday,
"This is no time to swap horses" To
this sentiment the LEDGER subscribes
and we hope, therefore, that the legis-
lative council will not resign, not
withstanding the constructive vote
of censure put upon it yesterdaya at the
cotton exchange. Lord Nelson said
at the great naval battle of Trafalgar,
where he fell, England expects every
man to do his duty" Let us feel that
all the world expects Memphis to dc
her dutv.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
The Vault Question.

EDITOR LEDGER-It can do no
harm to thoroughly discuss a question
affecting, as the vault question" does,
the most vital interests of Memphis as
a city, and her people as individuals.
| assume that each of us is anxious to
effect the same general sanitary pur-
pose, no matter how much we may
differ as to the means pursued. Our
board of commissioners" are all good
and true men, thoroughly identified
with the interests of this community,
and will do what they think is best
for us. If they differ as to the pro-
priety Of a particular line of action
action, it is but natural. The
genius Of our institutions war
rants the majority rule, and when
the majority has fairly been heard, a
good officer, as we'll as a good citizen,
will gracefully yield his private views.
Now what is the situation in our local
government here? Our board of
commissioners" finding the public
sentiment overwhelmingly-probab
10 to 2O-against the earth closet 4"
system, have wisely repealed the law
which was hurriedly passed by bare
majority Of one before the people were
aware, or had an opportunity to dis
cuss it, and because of this action, DR..
Porter, being much like a spoiled
child, flies off at break-neck speed to
Nashville with his resignation. Now
| submit in all kindness, if this
is in accord with good taste
or good Judgment. By the action Of
the Cotton Exchange meeting yester-
day, the Doctors action is made to
appear as if endorsed, and that of the
other commissioners censured. Are
they-the large majority-not entitled
to our confidence? If DIR. Porter S
views, and his only, are to ibe consult
ed, why have any other commissioners?
No, we have not yet come to that
point where a single individuals opin-
ion and fiat shall govern and hold
autocratic power in this city or nation
The Doctor, knowing that the domi.
nant public sentiment is earnestly
opposed to his hobby, should
gracefully yield to the substantially
unanimous wishes of his fellow.
citizens, and go forward in the great
work they desire he should continue
to direct. Let him remember that
it is no stigma or reflection on hi
character to have his fellow citizens
differ about the best way to effect 4
common end. On the contrary
though, they may freely accord to him
more than he may claim. Yet
infallibility is not to be
admitted. We must not al
low ourselves to be educated up to
the point where we may believe that
any one man is in everythingright,and
that all the people arc in everything
wrong. hope, finally, that DIR.
Porter will return from Nashville with
the determination to resume the place
he has left so hurriedly, and to 90 on
in the great work in which he will be
in the main sustained by his confding
fellow citizens, among whom none
take more pleasure in subscri bing
themselves than
Respectfully &C.,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
DIED.

WADE-At his residence, No. "a Mulberry
street. January 9th, 1880, II pm, HENRY
WADE' in the sixty-sixth year Of his age.
Friends and acQuaintances are invited to
attend the funeral, at Second Presbyterian
church, at II o'clock tomorrow morning.
Services by Rev. Eugene Daniel.
MEATH-January 9th, 1850. PETER MEArH,
aged "a years.
Funeral from the residence OF his mother,
1913 DeSoto street, tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. Friends and aequaintances OF the
family invited.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07

Dealer in stoves and hardware, tin
ware and house furnishing goods, at
394 Main street, keeps constantly on
hand full stock Of frst-class goods,
which are sold at very reasonable
prices. Tin roofing and guttoring is
also done in the best style upon short
notice. This is one of the most reli-
able, trustworthy and enterprising
firms Of the city, which well deserves
its constantly increasing patronage,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07

WILMINGTON, DEL, January T.
Two large -four mills, of Pennypacker
u Co., burned last night. Loss on
buildings and stock estimated at $50,
600. Insurance probably $4,000.
SHERBRooK, QUEBEC, January c.
The large machine shop of Smith
Il Elkins' Manufacturing Company
burned last night. Loss heavy, but
insured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07

Mr.. j. 7. Mccarthy has opened an
elegant store in the heart of the city,
at 293 Main street. He deals in skirts
and gents furnishing goods and keeps
an elegant and complete stock on hand
at all times, Give him a call.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07

THE election of DIR. Thornton to
fll the vacancy in the State board of
health, occasioned by the resignation
of DR. Maury, will give universal sat
isfaction. he stands in the front
ranks of his profession and enjoys the
esteem and confidence ofall who know
him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07

THERE will be ass-meeting of
the people tomorrow evening at q
o'clock at the Greenlaw Opera House
to discuss the action of the legislative
council in repeating a portion of the
heal tn ordinances, and to consider
sanitarymatters generally. There will
be a full attendance, and doubtless
some ''mighty in .eresting" talk.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
NOTICES.

fIHh usderigned administratrix az N.
4 estate OF W. W. Guy, deceased. ,,iiI '.e an
the 18th day OF january, $50, at No. 9si 9si'i pn
oaiaa ia street, IN the eily. OF Memphis, seii "A
the following personal property. belonsi,,. ~
I'd estate, t0-wit.; Ono buggy a.d tbo
household and kitchen furniture snIia., "
administration SUSAN NJ, GUY.
g,,rr p.,,,.. Administrators.
- N''''aoN' Al'y 5, M ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
Indications.

WASHINGTON, January u For
Tennessee and Ohio valley and lake
regions, northwest veering to warmer
southeast winds, stationary or falling
barometer partly cloudy, followed by
cloudy and rainy weather,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07


No. Sl52-In the Chancery Court Of sbelb,
county-h. II. Owen ct al. VS.. Ii. b. Smith
TT appearing from affidavit in this cause
wife, Lizzie b. Gilmore; VIM. d. Coates anS
wlie, nate ID. Coates, are non.residents d
the state of Tennessee. II is therefore order.
ed that they make their appearance herein
phis, Tonn., on or before The fsrt Nonda,, H.
February, 1880, and plead, answer or demur Il
the cress-bill OF l.. w. Smith, ct AL. extrs o
y. g. smith, dgc'd or the same will be In ker
lor confessed as to them and set for hearina
in the Public Ledger. "''N'
This 9th day of January, 1880.
A copy Attest:
X. J. BLACK, Clerk andmostor
,Dy Y; Is; McHENRY, d. 9. and NJ.
W. M Randolph, Sol. for complainant
lO9 ll5 l2l l2T
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07

NEW ORLEANS, January7, 1880 a.
m.-Cotton quiet and firm. Sales
to-day 100 bales. Middling l2lc.
Receipts to-day 1921 bales. Sales
yesterday 1000 bales, middling l2lo.
Stock 81, ,265 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
MEMPHIS CLUR.

Young ladies and gentlemen will please
attend rehearsal Thursday night.
i. HERZoG, Prest.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07

LIVERPOOL, January 1:3O pm
Cotton opened to-day active and
frmer, now 1-16d higher. Uplands
7Bd Orleans 73-16d. Sales to-day
$1,000 bales; receipts 5000 bales.
American, 16,700 bales. Futures
opened dull. Deliveries for January
and February, Z l-16d; February and
March Z 5-3207Jd; March and April
z 1907 3-16d; April and May, 7ld;
May and June, 75-1Gd; June and
July, 7sd,
New YORK, January Z, 1910 pm
Cotton opened with holders asking
higher; afterward became dull and
nominal without change of quotations.
Ordinary, 11!c; good ordinary. ii
l5-l6c; low middling 12lc; middiing
l2sc; good middling, l3jc; middline
fair, 13sc; fair, 14sc. Futures opened
barely steady; now steady at about last
evenings closing prices, as follows
| Deliveries for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
A MASS MEETING CALLED.

MEMPHIS, January 7, ls30.
TNHE citizens Of Memphis generally are
l requested 10 meet at the Greenlaw Opera
House at ~ o'clock, Thursday evening, Jan
qary 8, 1850, TO endorse the action of the
Legislative Council in repeating the part Of
the health ordinance which required the
vaults throughout the city TO be filled up, and
TO afford our citizens an opportunity to give
expression to their views against the earth
closet system.
A full attendance Of all classes Of our citi-
Zens is earnestly desired.
I. II. LOgwood, W. p. Wilson,
Henry J Lynn, d. L. Myers,
J. b. Hill, G. W. Frazer,
3. NJ. ,Apperson, Taylor Arnold,
K. ;. Jones, NJ. Gavin X Co.,
), NJ. james, j. W. Richardson,
IL. Dow, J. NJ. Arbuckle,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY

This Institution was regularly incorporated
and Charitable purposes, in 1868, for the
term of Twenty-Five Years, to which
contract 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 I'd. A.D., 1879, with n capital of
81 coo 900, to which it has since added n re-
seu fund Of $4,000.
Its grand Single Number Drawings will
take place monthly. IT NEvER soALEs OR
posTPoNEs. Look at the following distrbu-
ton:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07

No Costiveness, ,Diarrhea or any Bowel
complaints where Hop Bitters are used.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
To the Planters Of the
GEISSISSIPPI BOTTOM.

vi y attention of all who shin cotton ssed .,
l. memphis Is called to the f0llowips onote
ton from the Ledger of the 3lst of Dt,o5, IA
A rich reward is enjoyed this season b.,
the cOttOn-seed Oil-men. The raw n,atar;syy
costs no moro than last year, freiebts arc ,
cheap, or cheaper, and their productlons ors
largely advanced in value. Crude oil is no,'-
'e. M9rth at New UrleaRs 5l@38c per gallon, and
rehned at 4o1Asc per gallon. Seed-meaI i sis
to $3.50 per ton, and cake So 10 s2S 50 nor
ton" W s-o'oU per
Those figures, we are assured, are substan-
TALLY correct and in view of the low nrioa
paid in Memphis for cotton sedan a orb;t..ee'
ry price being fixed all the season roma ~
the Cotlon-seed As,ociaton-we feel thot
some action should be taken for our eSn MAJ
hrOleeuOu. 20 sale are the oil we-ks L. =,
tne Price hxed, that no changes are made
On account OF fluctuations in the OIL mn-fet
IL is an absolute monopoly, by an nnder
standing with similar association in Nev
orleans, from which there Is no appeai evc,,,t
Dy the united action Of those who pro., NJ
the seed. We, the undersigned. tbcrefore
unite ~ calling TOR a convention Of thc ,,ior
ters OF the. Mississippi Valley who shin ssed
10 10. .Mi9mPhls, Y, be held in this CITY. M ina
tEABQDl HOTEL, at 10 O'Clock. an Man.
day, January 10. 10 take irtn cory;li'rn
tion our interests aud tho besl means M, ia
protection. "'' ioi 'uelf
4. i. Allen Sons All. Posl,r
Il N WbliesS' Jefferson Il Hughes,
r. " Whhe 20. y. ~ Hunt a Co.
y. N. AppersOn Co. j. +. Mcginnev.'
j. r. Matthews, Frank McCnnn'f
Russell Hubert, w n Sconiano''
Slarke BreW0Fi Joe Earle
Fox Bros, West Harris
Barney Armstrong, llenry Orider
Peter Burgett, Robert Ward
Collins Bros. 1to,o,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
CAPITAL PRIZE. $40. 900.

l,s53 Prizes. amounting to.....~........Sll0,4 400
Responsible corresponding agents wanted at
all points, to whom liberal Compensation will
be paid.
Write, clearly stating full address, for fur
ther information, or send riders by express or
mail addressed only 10
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
or same at No. Sl9 Broadway, New York.
Or TO d. Ia. GILLESPIE,
No. West Court street, Memphis Tenn.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and management of
Generals g. I. BEAUREGARD and JUBAL
A. EARLY. qS-wks-1lg
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Miles Juvenile Troupe appear
cd last night for the second time at
Leubries Theater in Pinafore. They
presented the entire score of the
sparkling opera in most admirable
manner; and at the same time exhib-
tied much greater musical talent than
an ordinary spectator would expect
from children ranging between five
and fifteen years. The chorus is well
trained, and would be good copy fol
more ambitious troupes. Many of the
solos were admirably rendered, and
all were pleasant. The performance
throughout is symmetrical and salts.
factory, and it will well repay an
evenings visit to witness it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
THE MUSEUM, 368 MAIN.

The proprietor, Mr.. G. W. Hall
offers to contribute the entire gross
receipts Of one days performance for
the benefit Of the widows and orphans
of the fremen killed at the fire last
night. The fire department are re-
quested to appoint a committee to
make arrangements with Mr.. Hall to
take charge of the entire benefit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
LOTTERY.

4 SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
"A WIN A F0RTUNE-First Grand
distribution, Class A, at New Orleans, Tues
day. January l3, lSSO-ll6th Monthly Draw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07
ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL.

MEMPHIS, January 7
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07

HOUSE FURNISHING.