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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
An Engineer Killed and a Switch,
man Out Of the Way.

New YoRK, November s. This
morning a freight train on the New
York, Lake Erie and Western rail-
road had taken a side track at Penn
Horn Creek, N. j., to permit passen
ger train on the New York and Jer-
sey road to pass into the tunnel, The
switchman, it is alleged, omitted to
close the switch, and the passenger
train crashed into the caboose of the
freight train, killing David Quacken.
bush, the engineer Of the passenger
train, the freight train conductor, and
Garrett Voorhees,, fireman Of the pas
senger train. No passengers were
hurt. Chas, Bogert, the switchman
has fed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05
WASHINGTON.
Secretary Sherman in Regard TO
the Skies of 1850.

WASHINGTON, November 5.-See
retary Sherman says that for the past
two months the purchase of skies Of
1880 have been preferred by the de-
partmont, but the price demanded by
the holders has been running to the
full amount Of the bonds, including
interest when due. The secretary has
instructed the assistant treasurer at
New York to receive offers Of skies Of
1880, one each Wednesday, az hereto
fore, offers to be strictly confined to
bonds Of that class, and has author
lied him to purchase during the pres
ent week those bonds, to the amount
not exceeding 81 800, 900 at 1929.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05
LATER.
IL was "a Democratic Negro Killed
by a Republican Mob.

Special 10 the LEDGEn.l
,SoMERyILLE, November 4.-The
rumor referred to in the LEDGER of
yesterday, in respect to the state Of
public feeling in Fayette county
growing out Of the alleged killing Of a
negro by a white man, was put in cir
culation for thepurpose of covering up
as far as possible what is reported to
be a most fearful crime. Information
reached Somerville yesterday morn
ing that Joe Davis, a respectable and
well to do colored man, who had
voted the democratic ticket
on Tuesday, had been assinat-
ed in his own house BY a
mob Ofrepublican negroes. The news
Of this disgraceful outrage produced
intense excitement and great indigna-
tion among the people here, who we're
already exasperated by the conduct of
the republicans Just previous to and at
the election. For more than two
weeks past local and imported repub-
licans, white and black, have been
traversing the entire county de-
liyering inaammatory speeches to
the negroes and resorting to every
possible means to drive them into the
support Of the republican party. Par
ty passion soon became so much ex-
cited that no cOlored man dared to
avow his intention of voting the dem
ocratic ticket, and there has indeed
been a reign Of terror inaugurated by
the republicans, so much so that at
many voting places the late election
was mere farce, the negroes
taking possession of the
polls aid excluding everycolored man
who was suspected of desire to vote
the democratic ticket. All the re-
turns are not yet in, but they will
show upon their face about four hun
dred republican majority. If the
fraudulent and illegal votes are thrown
out, however, this result would be
changed to a majority Of something
like five hundred for the democratic
ticket A sherifs officer has gone to
the scene of the crime mentioned to
arrest the perpetrators.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05
SOMERVILLE.
The Reported Trouble in Fayette
Indignantly Denied.

Special to the LEDGER.l
SoMERvLLE, November 5.-EDG.
TOR hEDsER-The article in your is
sue of yesterday, headed, Trouble in
Fayette County" is in every particu-
lar false, and | denounce its author as
a base and infamous liar. Not even
the usual excitement following a gen
eral election prevailed here, much
less areign Of terror.
r. II, YANcEY, Recorder.
The information upon which the
article alluded to was based was fur
nished the editor of the LEDGER by
leading republican, in the presence
Of witnesses. He stated that General
Smith brought the report, and went
into some details, which we did not
deem it proper to give.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05
FnshiOnDecrees.

New York Mall1
Much patent leather is employed
this fall for ladies shoes.
Stripes have by no means disappear
ed from children's costumes.
The "washerwoman's overskirt' is
worn with very snowy dresses
Red, brown and gendalme-blue sat.
in petticoats have appeared for fall
and winter wearing.
Head trimming appears in all sorts
ofplaces. We shall not be surprised
if it be seen shortly on table napkins.
The most fashionable low shoe for
the house is 50 very low that it would
appear difficult to keep it upon the
foot
Stockings are nov of greater conse-
ouenee perhaps, in a lady's toilette
than they have been since they were
invented.
The fancy for red is displayed this
season in cloaks made of fine scarlet
cloth and trimmed with new cl0th
called vermicelli,
Large sleeves form the conspicuous
feature of the new cloaks this season,
fur trimmed garments taking prece-
dence in that respect.
Street costumes are now generally
made up with warm Innings, so that
supplementary wrap may be dispensed
with as long as possible.
High heels with some fantastic ele
Rantes, are covered with gold leaf Of
gay color, and in some cases ever
mounted with fatin plush or velvet.
Among the costumes Of surah sill
now 40 fashionable, green is a popula
color and two shades, one Of leaf anl
the other df emerald green are mucl
admired.
A present whim is placids genpin
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05

mate Iowa at $4,000 majority for Gar
field by the congressional districts
First district, 5000; Second, $500;
Third, $500; Fourth, 10000 (Which
claims to be the largest majority given
by any congressional district in the
uniOn); Fifth, 5000; Sixth, 1000; Sew
enth, 5000; Eighth, 10000; Ninth,
1900. Four of the congressional
districts are solid for Garfield, every
county in them giving him a majority.
Only four counties of the ninety nine
in the state give Hancock a majority
over Garfield.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05

March, and the country may be con.
graduated on a homogeneous admins
tration-a congress in harmony with
the president, and which will not be
tempted, therefore, to waste time in
constant and sterile squabbles with
the executive. The democrats will
have the comfort of being in a strong
minority, where, if they have ability
and can agree on a policy, they may
be Of great use to the country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05

In the general assembly of Tennes-
see the republicans had sixteen out Of
the one hundred members. They had
three out of the twenty-five senator's,
and thirteen out of the seventy-fve
representatives. The senatorial dis
tricts which they carried were the
First, Third and Fourth. Their rep
resentatives were from Carroll, Ham
ilton, Haywood, Hawkins, Jefferson,
Knox, Roane, Washington, johnson
and Carter, Cooke and Sewer, Camp
bell, Scotland Union, Anderson and
Knox, Fentress, Morgan and Over
ton. The republicans now claim a
majority of the legislature elect, and
it is almost certain that they will have
forty-seven members, including a
number Of colored gentlemen.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05
INDIANA.
Man Killed for Shouting "IIur-
rah for Jeff. Davis

MADISON, IND, Noyember 5.-Geo.
Glass was shot dead last night by
Geo, Watson or Fred Trenck. It is
alleged that Glass hurrahed for jeff.
Davis, and in the alteration which
followed, Glass shot Watson in the
leg and it is supposed that Watson re-
turned the fire, killing Glass.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05

The official vote of Shelby county
as it appears in the sherif's office is
Garfield and Arthur, 77S8; Hancock
and English, 6927. Majority for Gar
field over Hancock SCI. Weaver and
Chambers, 264; majority for Garfield
over both Hancock and Weaver, 597.
The following is the vote for the re-
naming candidates:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05
9OR UNDERSTANDINGS FoR sHELBY corNrY.
Singular Accident.

Captain Jim Glass took a load Of
four from the theater out on Lauder
dale street last night. A gentleman,
who lives up town, returned alone in
the hack. When opposite the resi-
dence Of Mr.. S. F. Davis, on Vance
street, the front axle picked up a
sprung rail on the street car track
and it shot up through the
front seat and top of the carriage like
a shell from a parrott gun, except that
it did not explode. If Mr.. Petracchi
had been on that seat he would have
been instantly killed. 1t was mar
row escape and injured the carriage
considerably.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05
RespectfuIIr Decline,l.

Some time since the U, S, local in
spectors here, Messrs. Garrett and
Ralston, suspended Mr.. L. Eyins, a
pilot, for fifty days, because of his
agency in the collision between the
steamers John 4. Moore and Coaho-
ma. A petition was started asking
that the license be restored, After
consideration, the inspectors respect
fully decline upon the ground that
the suspension was fully warranted,
and that no new evidence has appear
ed to cause modification of their ac.
ton.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05

REPORTS reach us from below that
it is doubtful whether Chalmers is
elected to congress over Lynch, col
ored republican.
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change:

New YORK, Nov. D, ll:35 am
Exchange dull. Bankers 3 days 1890
483lc, do. 60 days 4Sl@4Sllc; com
mercial 60 days 4794@479lc.
New ORLEANS, November 5,11;30 a.
m.-Cotton dull Middling, 10bc Sales
to-day, 800 bales Receipts, 8345
bales Stock 1887 bales. Sales
yesterday, 1880.
LIVERPOOL, November 5, 11;30p.m.
Cotton opened easier, now l-l6d
lower. Uplands, 6ld; Orleans, 62d.
Sales to-day 10000 bales, Receipts,
1890. Amarican, 1920 bales, Flu
lures opened fat, now as follows;
Deliveries for November 6 11-32d;
November and December, 6 9.32d;
December and January, 6 9-32d; Jan
uary and February, 6 9-32d; February
and March. 6 5.16d; March and April,
6 ll.32d; April and May, 3d. May
and june, 67-l6d,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05

New York, November 5, 1926 p.
m.-Cotton qIiet and unchanged;
ordinary Sc; good ordinary 9sc; low
middling 1Olc; middling lie; good mid.
ding liz middling fair 12Bc: fair 123c.
Futures opened steady, now Hull but
steady, at no change from last even
ingls close, as follows. Deliveries for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05
FUN DOM SOUTH.
A Progressive Race.

Tallahassee Floridian.
An enterprising darky, OF a calcu-
lating turn Of mind, called few days
since on a gentleman who owns gar
den in the western part Of the city,
and represented that the garden was
partly growing up With grass, which, if
left to 60 to seed, would render it i'm.
possible to grow vegetables on the spot
next year, and proposed to cut it down
for a certain sum, which the gentleman
agreed to pay. He then went to the
gentleman, who had recently rented
the premises and made him the same
proposition, which was again accepted
the latter not knowing, Of course, that
the owner had agreed to pay for the
work, as the darky had studiously
kept that to himself After cutting
the grass and collecting pay from both
gentlemen, our hero proceeded to the
owner of cow, sold the grass for dou-
BILE what he charged for cutting it,
pocketed about four times as much
money as the work was worth, and
went on his way humming: Jesus my
all to heaven has gone" Now, who
says the African race is not progress.
ing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05

spinning-wheel, or the smaller model
of one, in the drawing room, among
other objects pertaining to the pictur.
esqe past.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05
DIED.

LKMASTER-At the residence of her daueh-
ter, Mrs Annie II. Field, No. s57 Linden
street. Mrs. PENELOPE PoPE LEMAsTER, in her
18th year.
Funeral from the house. at 10 O'Clock, SAT
URDAY MORNING.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05

Members Elect of the FOrGy-Sec-
Ond General Assembly.

lIIlgh-tax democrats in Roman letters, low
tax democrats in small caps and republicans
in itales.l
The following is list of the mem
bers elect Of the next legislature. as
far as ascertained.
SENATE.
First district-Carter, Washington
Greene, A. j. Brown..
Third district-Cocke, Jefferson,
Sewer and Blount, w l.. Duggan.
Fourth district-Union, Granger,
Anderson and Knox, l.. Huddleston.
Seventh district Rhea, James,
Hamilton, BledsOe, Sequatchie, Van
Buren,, Marion and Grundy, j. L.
Castor.
Eighth district-Warren, Coffee,
DeKalb and Cannon, NJ. D. SMALL
MAN.
Tenth district = Rutherford and
Bedford, B. +. ALEXANDER.
Eleventh district-iSan,meI Watsoa
Twelfth district = Davidson and
Wilson, Edror CdS0a.
Fourteenth district - Williamson
and Maury, Thomas Il. Perkins, ir.
Fifteenth district-Buchanan.
Seventeenth district-Nlontgomery.
Robertson and Stewart. w. NJ. Daniel.
Twentieth district-Henry, Weakly,
Obion and Lake, D. D. Bell.
Twenty-second district-Haywood.
Lauderdale and Dyer, +. B. Ragland.
Twenty-third district-Zack Tan.
Ior.
Tgenty-fourth district-Shelby, ".
". Smith.
,Tl,wenty-ffth district-Shelby, l. NJ
Hill.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05

LIVERPOOL COTTON STATEMENT.
For the week ending Nov. 5, as
cabled to the Memphis cotton ex-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05
HOUSE.


Carter and johnson. R. r. Butler.
Washington, J. \. Grisham.
Sullivan, - Delaney.
Greene, A. B. Wilson.
ROane, f. D. 0wings.
Cooke and Sewer, r. G. Anderson.
Hawkins, Rogers.
Tipten. J. w Boyd, colored.
Henry and Henderson, j. H. Mr.
rag.
Haywood, ". f. Psoton.
Hancock and Claiborne, Vincent
Meyers.
Union, Campbell and Scott, j. IT,
Agee.
Monroe and Loudon, W. II. Daw-
son.
Bedford, J. w. Steele,
franklin, John II. Beasley.
Coffee and Cannon, w. c. Houston.
Knox, Z. B. McLemore.
HANDLER and Granger, r. NJ Nc
Aadiy.
Warren, George Hash.
Hamilton, H. ~ Wihze.
Maury and Williamson, D. B. Coo
per.
Woakley GEO. MARTIN.
Hardeman, j. A. MANSON.
Williamson, THOs. Il. HAYNES.
Sumner, j. N. HEAD.
Wilson, - Means.
Knox and Anderson, Alea. Reeder.
Madison, Howell E. jackson.
Madison, Haywood and Hardeman,
Daniel Bond.
McMinn, ". K, BaHrda.
Henry, - james.
Carroll, Gibson, Henry and Weak
ley, R. P. Cole.
Montgomery, Rufus n. Rhodes.
Obion, S. w. Cochran.
Montgomery and Stewart, ~ Bag
well.
Gibson, j. NJ. Coulter.
Dyer, B. B. Watkins.
Maury, John II. Wilkes.
Robertson, John Woodard.
Rutherford, William r. Jones.
Rutherford and Bedford, William
Allen.
Carroll, i. i. Hmrkins.
Davidson, Horace II. Harrison, j.
v. Baker, James TTmJle, Thomas A.
Sykes.
Fayette, Dr.. Leuis.
Shelby and Fayette, i. B. Eaton.
Shelby, j. H. Smith, H. B. RAM
seq, Robert McReRRa, z. f. CasseHs
(col), j. ". Vernon, j. +. Norris
| (eol)
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-05
ELECTION RETURNS.
MISSOURI.

ST. Louis, Novemcer 5,-Latest
returns from the Sixth congressional
district elect Hazeltine, greenback-
republican, over Waddell, democrat,
by about 800 majority. His is the
fourth democratic loss in the state.
The greenbackers have gained two and
the republicans one,
IOWA.
DEs MONIES, November 5.-The
republican state committee still esti-
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-20

For several years past the Times
has devoted a good deal Of time ana
space TO the encouragement OF the
growth of early fruits and vegetables
to be forwarded to the markets OF the
North and West. 1t took q good deal
of persuasion at first TO get our market
gardeners to understand the impor-
lance of this, and still more effort was re-
quired to induce the proper persons to
purchase and ship these small pro-
ducts freely, but the Jackson Rail
road giving u hearty cooperation,
movements of this description have
steadily increased in number, variety
and value. Each year the season for
business of this description has opened
earlier than previous one, and we
have to note still earlier date. To-
morrow Thursday the Chicago, st.
Louis and New Orleans Railroad Will
send out several shipments of new
potatoes, green peas and cucumbers,
on their Fruit and vegetable Express
Train No. This will be the first inn
portant movement of the present sea-
son, although that road has during
the past two months forwarded large
quantities of celery and cabbage to all
points in the West. With snow and
ice still supreme on the Northern
lakes, these early vegetables are likely
to find quick sales and high prices in
such markets as Chicago, st. Louis
and Cincinnati.
1t is also worthy of special remark
that the movements Of lemons and
oranges through this port to the West
steadily increases. This is shown by
the records of the Jackson Railroad,
as published in the Times last season.
During the past month of February
over 10000 boxes of such fruit passed
over that road to Western consumers.
N. o. Times.
There will be shipment of peas
from here in few days, so the New
Orleans gardeners are not much ahead
of those further North, this year.
From our experience very early veg
etables or fruits out of season, don't sell
in quantities much better than those
which come into market later in the
season. 1t takes warm weather at
the North to increase the demand for
such things.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-20
Melons in the South.

The following on the growth of
melons in Tennessee and Florida, will
apply equally as well to those who are
engaged in the fruit and vegetable
business in Mississippi. Watermelons
seem to be at home in our Mississippi
soil. Last year we had them weigh
ing fifty pounds, and realized in our
home market at the rate Of one hun
bred dollars per acre. Good melons,
like all other kinds of fruit, will COM
mand good price anywhere. Musk
melons thrive even better than water
melons. A correspondent of the Farm
err and Fruit Grower says:
One of the most peculiarly profit
able fruits the South can raise
"a fruit not yet grown there for
shipment, but which the soil is pecu-
liarly fitted to produce, is the melon.
Five years ago, the business was not
begun here, where last season several
carloads were daily shipped to Chi
cago. The favorite variety, the White
Japan, is put into two bushel pack
ages, made of thin stuff, and holding
about twenty-five melons. They have
netted from $4 to 81 a package, and,
reckoning by the acre, have paid an
enormous profit. These melons can
be picked just before ripe and sent by
fast freight from the South so as to
bring still higher prices than the
above. We commend this fruit strong
ly to our Tennessee friends, for ship
ping to the Chicago market, and also
to our Florida friends for shipment
to New York. With the low rates
from Florida, it ought to rival the
orange in profit. Seed for planting is
advertised in your columns and should
be sown at once. An extensive grower
has ready gone from this county to
a locality south of the Ohio river on
purpose to secure an earlier crop of
this fruit, and the consequent larger
gains. We will have more to say on
this subject.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-20
An Immigration Boom.

Owing to various reasons, the prin-
cipal one being the large and increas-
ing acreage of small fruits grown in
Mississippi, the product of which
anticipates that grown in Southern
Illinois, the army of small fruit grow
ers on the Illinois Central Railroad
are becoming intensely Disguised with
the situation of affairs in that section
of country.
An exodus which would, in proper
ton, far exceed that of our colored
brethren, is only prevented from TAX
ing place from the difficulty of dispos-
ing of their farms. We need this kind
of population badly, and should en-
courage movements of this sort by
every means in our power. In fact,
we think it would pay well to give
away portion of our waste lands to
this class of immigrants.-N. o. Times.
There are several men who have
left the Illinois Central Railroad, and
are engaged in the fruit and vegetable
business. One of them last year says
be made more from one acre here than
he did from double the quantity in
Southern Illinois, and is engaged in
the business at both places. They are
putting out this year, five or six acres
in tomatoes, one or two in onions,
besides they have seven or eight acres
in strawberries, beans, and peas, etc.
They know how to work and don't
have much use for laborers, as they
do great deal of their own labor.
We think it is only the neuclus of a
large immigration from Southern
Illinois. Yellow fever has kept a
great many of them away, but if we
ian only be exempt from this disease
'ne or two years, we look for a very
arge immigration from that portion
If the country.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-20
IL. w. STACKHOUSE
BAGGING FACTORIES.

We see that one of your correspond
cnts has been urging the establish
ment Of Il bagging factory in this
Stat. 1t is wonder such an indus
try had not been thought of before :;
but it is not too late yet to bring this
imp rant question before the people.
Bagging can be manufactured here
cheaper than it can in Kentucky and
other States. Besides saving thou
sands Of dollars to the State annually,
it will keep our money at home, slim
ulate the people to raise iute, and give
employment to our own operatives. If
the people Of Kentucky can make
money out Of such manufactures, of
course the people Of Mississippi can do
the same.
The Legislature should pas Il law ex-
empting factories from taxation it
would stimulate capitalists to invest
their money by not only building
bagging but other factories. A bag
ing fact ny at home would save the
State thousands Of dollars every year.
1t is certainly question of great i'm
portance, and should be kept agitated
until something is done. The build
ing Of factories, encouragement of i'm
migrat on, and diversifying our re-
sources are great and important sub
jects, and will b0 fostered and en-
couraged by all those persons who are
interested in the prosperity Of the
South.