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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23
OUR COMMERCIAL STATEMENT.


On Wednesday, the first of Septem-
Der, the LEDGER will contain a care
fully prepared statement of the busi.
ness of Memphis for the year ending
August 31st compared with former
years This will be condensed and
comprehensive and in a tabular form,
which will make it valuable to all
classes Of business men for reference.
In addition to this, the paper will
contain articles of interest upon the
progress of Memphis, the outlook for
the season and the future, the con-
dition Of various houses and local in
stitutions, and the general outlook for
the Mississippi valley. 1t will be a
number Of unusual interest, greatly
enlarged, and one which will attract
the attention Of the public at large.
An edition will be issued sufficient to
meet the local and general demand.
But dealers and others desiring to in
crease their orders are requested to
hand in their orders as early as possi-
BILE that there may be no mistake.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23
River Telegranls.

New ORLEANS, August 23.--No
arrivals. Departed: Grand Lake and
barges, Sunday, St. Louis. Clear and
warm.
CAIRO, August 23.-Arrived. Guid-
ing Star, st. Louis, 5 am; City of
Greenville, St. Louis, 10; ]. W. GaF,
Cincinnati, Ii. Departed: Greeville,
Vicksburg. noon. Fair and hot.
ST. LOUIS, August 23.-Arrived;
Commonwealth, Vicksburg; Scudder,
New Orleans Maude, Memphis. De-
parted; None. The river is falling
steadily. Cloudy and warmer. The
Chouteau, which sunk at Liberty
Island, last Thursday, was raised, and
reached here last night, She will go
on the docks.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23
The Largest and Best Assorted Stock
B. LOWENSTEIIN & BROS,

a little rivulet of blood. Cit he
yelled, when he caught sight of me
the guerillas amt half a mile down
the road. OF course we ran on hear
ing that, but stuck to my plumber
and have most of it yet"
=" see you had letter from Davis
recently, Were you negotiating for a
return Of his property" said the re-
porter
YES; | did think Of sending him
back Miss Taylor's letters-Miss Tay-
lor was a daughter of Zaek TAYLOR.
and Davis's wife-and perhaps | will.
But | hate to part with them. They
bring back old memories to me Of the
fights | had carried them through and
the trouble it was to get them north. +"
Have you Davis's cane and letters
here in the city ?"
mo; they are at my home in Rock
tord-or, rather, the letters are. Ex-
Mayor Tinker, of that city. borrowed
the cane and has it yet, but if you d
like TO see it, as well as Miss TAYLOR
missives, | will send for them. But |
must go now"
And the stalwart ex-infantryman
lit his cigar and strolled out into the
street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23
Censns Figures Again.

Pittsburs Post.l
The Gazette is still bothering about
the census, taken by the appointees of
a republican administration. 1t says
the census returns show an astonish-
ing increase in the population of the
south, far outstripping the growth Of
the northl" The Boston Advertiser,
republican, has made the most care
full estimate we have yet seen of the
population Of the states, and summa-
rizes its tables as follows:
According to the estimate the total
population Of the United States, ex-
Guiding the territories, will be As, 49,
15l, against 3S, ,l55, ,5l5 in 1870. The
northern states will have a population
of 80, ,763, 500, and the southern states
.l7,692,33l. The average rate of growth
OF the two sections is almost identical,
that of the south being slightly in ex-
cess of twenty-eight per cent, that of
the north being slightly below twenty
seven per cent.
This don't show Fthe south far out
stripping the growth Of the north. "
The trouble with the radical papers is
that to help along their systematic
slander Of the south they were com
PEELED to represent that section as
retrogradiDg. This was necessary
part of the bloody shirt howl. The
census reports, showing it has kept
pace with the north on increase Of
population, give the lie to the out
rage and Intimidation" business.
The growth Of some of the north
ern states in population since 1870
has been inconsiderable-they have
hardly retained their natural increase.
Their population has gone to make
up this enormous percentages of west
ern states and territories. The pres
ent population of the three New Eng
land states of Maine, Vermont, and
New Hampshire, as reported by the
Boston papers, is ], 1913, ,7O8, against
| ,275, ,766 in 1916, showing an increase Of
but 52,942, or AZ per cent. The in
crease of Allegheny county during the
same time was 94.945. Texas in 1870,
with total Of $4,000, shows a much
greater aggregate increase than the
whole six New England states, which
had in 1870 population in round
numbers Of 3,500,000. This great in
crease came from three sources
northern, southern and foreign immi-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

The following weekly papers sup
port Wilson for governor: Charleston
Argus, Hartsyiile Sentinel, Gallatin
Tenneaseean, McMinRville New Era,
Franklin Review and journal, Muir
freesboro Free Press, Smithyille
Journal, Paris Post, Lawrenceburg
Free Press, shelbyville CONNER
cial and the Wayerly journal.
There are, perhaps, two or three
Others. The LEDGER is the only
daily in the state supporting Wilson.
We are rather lonesome among news
papers, but have plenty of good COM
pany among the people.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

- AAnAhaAONN "a AIOuOAts
Special to the Oourier-Journal.
NASHVILLE, August 20.-Dr. It.
Q. Summers kept his horse at Sam
Blacks stable, and this morning when
he sent for his horse, Mr.. Black re-
fused to let it go until the board bill
was paid. When Summers was told
ofthis he sent worthless check to
Black, who refused the check, or to
let the horse go till it was made good
and the bill paid. DR.. Summers went
after the horse himself, and told the
hostler to harness and hitch it up.
Mr.. Black told the man not to doso and
DR.. s. placed his hand on his pistol
when Black hit him square in the
face with his fist, and Knocked him
down, Summers falling fifteen or
twenty feet. Black made the foolish
mistake of not following up the blow,
and Summers arose, firing, and fred
two shots at Black before he was
caught and arrested. Summers will
be before the examining court to-
morrow, charged with shooting with
the attempt to kill, but without
wounding. Summers is one of the
celebrities Of the yellow fever days
of Memphis, and is a great fellow gen
orally,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23
How Is tbis2 Monroe county yot,

How is this? Monroe county voted
200 majority against so and 4 year
ago, but voted a solid high tax dele
cation in the Nashville convention,
McMinn county voted about ZOO
against 50 and 4, yet all her delegates
except ouevoted high tax at Nashville.
The eight delegates from low tax, old
Bradley also, voted the same way,
and SO it was from many counties
both in Middle and West Tennessee.
Henry county voted down the so and
4. proposition by a majority
of over 1900 yet was rep.
resented at Nashville by a high tax
state credit delegation. Gibson coun-
ty is overwhelmingly low tax, yet was
similarly misrepresented at Nashville.
The people will have a say on the sub
jee in November, upon an occasion
when proxies will not be available.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

THE high credit organs, and the
state is full of them, generally call
the Wilson men "repudiators." This
reminds us of the epithets used some
years ago, when all who opposed the
funding bill were called the same.
That bill funded every dollar of the
debt, interest and all. at par, Afew
weak k-kneed brethren may be driven
into line by this style of argument,
but the masses understand their
rights, and will vote as they please,
even at the risk Of political ostracism.
No settlement that is not submitted to
the people will ever stand longer than
theodious funding act. The peOplewill
not consent to the enactment Of an
other funding bill, merely to allow a
few shrewd bondholders to unload, as
in 1873.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

THIS is the first time in Memphis
since the war that one business
season has lapsed over into another
one. The old cotton crop was not all
out of the way until the new began to
come in. There has been. consider
able activity here all summer, and the
retail business has kept up better
than ever known before. This is
owing in part to the improvements
going on under direction of the city
government. A great deal of money
collected in taxes has been paid out
again, and thus kept in circulation
at time of year when everything is
usually dull, if not at stand still.
But, besides this, the small fruit and
vegetable business, which has grown
up around Memphis of late years, has
been fairly remunerative, and has
brought great deal of money here
from northern markets. The last
cotton crop was not only large, but it
brought fine price. The people
are nearly all out of debt, and have
plenty Of money. Times are rapidly
improving all over this country. and
Memphis never before had such a
splendid prospect.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23
Shop Girls and ChIvalrr.


N. 7. Herald.l
With more or less energy a careful
physician has for three years studied
the case of the counter girls in this
city with view to ascertain the result
upon the health of such persons of the
habits due to their occupation or ex-
acted by shop discipline. His OBJ
ject was to lay before the public
through the board of health the
shocking tableau of the maladies that
result when girls are kept on their
feet for twelve hours day, and the
presumption behind was that chival
GUS charitable societies would en-
force barbarous employers to coddle
more daintily these gentle victims Of
the retail trade. But the inquiry has
taken horrible and distressing turn.
No maladies can be found; and though
thero are plenty of girls they
only laugh at the patient man
of science as he urges them to tell him
in all confidence the story Of the pains
and distresses and maladies that re-
suit from the use of their feet in stand
ing upon them. STORY God bless
you, we have none to tell, sirl" say the
girls in chorus, unconsciously echoing
the needy knife grinder. Inasmuch
as an intelligent and capable physi-
clan on this hunt for three years, with
a commission from the board ofhealth,
reports that he cannot find that any
evil results are due ia shop discipline
with respect to girls, it may safely be
presumed that there are no such
evil results. But the chiyalrous
societies which stood ready to
come down upon the shop
keepers, as the Assyrians came down
upon memorable occasion, need not
feel altogether discouraged, The doc
tor did discover something in this
connection, which was that those
whose duties in shops require them to
sit down a great deal do suffer in
health and SO the chiyalric can agi-
tate, if they choose, that all may be
equally kept upon their feet. He also
discovered that a lunch on pie and a
juvenile exuberance of energy, which
would not permit the girls to go to
bed at proper hour, apparently did
actual harm to the health Of this in.
t fU .ff ftFH ritt
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

THE Ripley News supports Hon.
John V. Wright but is moved to say;
"The state debt question is no nearera
settlement than before the majority
plank was adopted. A majority of the
ram and file Of the party, like the
-News will support Judge Wright,
the maiorih candidate, but they will
at the same time exercise tne rlgno OF
Q lecting candidates p the legislature
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

COLONEL John Savage's home organ.
the McMinnville New Era, has the
i following, which we suppose is official:
The low-tax democracy have no
wrangle among themselves for position
Wilson for governor, Savage for the
United States senate" This is re-
spectfully referred to the Memphis
Ledger for its especial edifcation.-
Nashville American, 22d.
AS the state debt question is not
likely to come before the United States
senate, and as every citizen has right
to think and vote for himself on all
questions we do not know why this
extract is referred to the LEDGER. IF
we should support any particular can,
didate for the United States senate It
will not be on account of his particu-
lar views in regard to the settlement
OF the state debt We do not propose
to drag this question up and make it a
test in the senatorial race. Can
the American say as much? If SO,
this is a good time to speak out.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

whose views on the debt settlements
are in harmony with their own, re-
gardless of the planks of any political
party, and no settlement will be rati-
fed by the legislature that is not in
harmony with the views of majority
Of the people. This much is certain.
flour ticket is defeated and we should
loose several congressman, as we'll as
the governor, the hot-spurs Of the
party who led both wings in the late
convention will be to blame.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

AT large democratic meeting held
at Spencer, in Van Buren county, on
the 10th, speeches were made by Gen
eral Geo. G. Dibbrell, candidate for
congress, on national issues, and by
Judge Williams, of Franklin county,
in favor of low tax principles. Reso-
lutions endorsing the low tax plat
form, and the Hon. S. F. Wilson for
governor, were adopted with but one
dissenting voice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

Mr.. Moncure D. Conway came home
to rest, he says, and will not turn his
visit this time into lecturing tour.
Nevertheless he has consented to de-
liver two lectures in Boston and Gin
cinnati, and three in New York in
November.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23
WILSON ln the Cnnvass.

Hartsville Sentinel, 2O.l
Honorable S. +. Wilson spoke at
Lafayette on Friday last, and Colonel
j. J. Turner replied to him. The
verdict Of the people Of Macon was
that Colonel Turner was wound up by
Frank in very few words. On Satur
day Mr.. Wilson spoke at Hartsville to
a large audience. There was nobody
to answer him. We haven't room for
his speech. 1t carried conviction
with it and fastened the people of this
county for him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23
KOn.Resident Notice.

No. S7Ss-In the Chancery Court of sbelbv
County, Ienn.-L IA Rumsey ct al VS.. u ii
Martin et al.
TT appearing from affidavit in this equse
that the defendants, Z Ii Martin, Emily q
Martin, Ms. Florida Wellbourne Florida
fred Melbourne, Abram A Martin.
elias Hanpan, John X Hayner, A A
Root, TW prury and A Il Drury firm of iobn
= Hayner y Coz, The Western File Company.
the Beaver Falls Cutlery Company. The
hiaml,ton Pl0N Oompany, John Mitchell,
ysm Mm IT9pter and W II Caruthers. (frm of
Mitchell Ir0nter Il COY, The Second National
Bank of Hamilton, Ohio. The DOUGLASS Ave
Manufacturing Comply, The Biddle Hardware
Company, v X Schuyler, Marcellus Hartley
ana MALCOLM Graham, firm Of Schuvler
Hartley ,9raham), J II Gould, ir, and j j
0strandeT(drm Of Gould = Ostrap3er), Thomas
Latham and Joiephy yehreys (hrm efLatham
Y Jehfoy0, Tho Meriden Brittania Company,
l4otehklsa " sons, -- Kline aud E Logan
firm Of Kline, Logan & Coz, The Wheeling
Hinge Company, Peak Brnthets K Co. The
Buffalo Scale C0mpany, Richardson Brothers,
Hubbard, Rakewell Il Co, w IL Minnemayer
@ Co, The Bromwell Manufacturing Company,
A opeer Y Son, g w and II Bartholomew,
Charles u MiXd0ri, The South Bend Iron
Works, Tho National Hardware Company,
a shapleish q Go, James Davis & Son. I p
harclay, y y Wilson, Merriam x Morgan
Manufacturing Company, Wendell Brothers,
schoenbergeF 4 Co, The Marietta Stove Man
nfaotncing Company. Conway, u Rowland
y Sons, u A Bartlett Co. Fl M0mas & co.
Tiffany Co, and Niles and Scott, are nom
resident. Of tho State OF Tennessee; il is there
fore ordered that they make their appearance
herein, ut tho courthouse Of Shelby county, in
Memphis, Tenn, on or before the frst Monday
in October, 1850, and plead, answer or
demur to complainant bill, or the samo
will DO taken for confessed as to them and set
for hearing .ex-parte, and that a copy Of this
order be published once . week, for four suo
cessiye weeks, In the Public Ledger.
This 10Th day Of August, 1Sae.
A cOpy-Attest'
r. \ BLACK, Clerk and Master.
RY 4. B. MoAEaRy 3. C.&M.
HOooMl9' * GoodlOe, and 4 , Ndking-
VA ~, Tor oompft, loQ l604W
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

THE Nashville American announces
that Tennessee has recovered her repu-
tation. The high tax platform ac-
complished the glorious work. Politi
clans make platforms and people pay
the taxes, and occasionally, in a great
crisis, they insist on voting.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23
The Issue.
Gallatin Tenaossesn.l

Gallatin TenHossesn.l
The lines are drawn, the issue is
made. "Shall the people, or their
representatives, who ought to be their
servants, govern" If, as our Bill of
Rights, which is a part of the consti-
tuition of the state, declares that all
power is inherent in tie people, and
all free governments are founded in
their authority, and instituted for
their peace, safety and happiness. +"
Then this ought no longer to be a
question in Tennessee. But this is
the issue laid down in the American,
shall the people or the legislature set
tie this debt? Let the watchword 90
out, we will vote for no man for the
legislature who does not favor a
submission of this question to the
people for their ratification. A
man who is afraid to trust us, we will
certainly nut trust him to settle it for
US. We want no milk and cider can
didates for legislative honors now,
but men who are either for or against
US. Are you in favor of the people
settling this question, or do you want
to settle it yourself, is the only ques-
tion necessary to ask candidate for
the legislature now. The time never
has been when a people would delib-
erately vote away a right, secured to
them by the constitution of the state
and reserved to them in the bill of
rights out of the delegated powers OF
government, and which is in itself an
inalienable gift of the creator that
made them; and they will most GER
tainly not do it in this instance at the
behest of the railroad clique and party
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

Robert T. Lincoln, son Of the great
president, was a passenger on the train
Of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago railway recently wrecked by
collision, and sustained bruises
which made him unconscious for half
an hour,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

portant division of the community.
Why not organize society to supply
shop girls with wholesome lunches Of
roast meat and to compel them to be
comfortably tucken in by 10 pm?
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

THE Hartsville Sentinel of the 10th
says Hon. S. F. Wilson was mar
ried to Miss Mary Bostick, Of Leba-
non, on Thursday night. His marriage
will not lessen in the least his energy
and industry in the canvass. he will
take the field again at once, and stay
there until the canvass is over. lie
expects to make several speeches be-
fore the joint list of appointments is
made.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

gration-te say nothing Of natural in
crease.
We rejoice in the abundant evil
dences we have of the prosperity and
progress Of the south, and our advice
to the Gazette is to quit feeling bad
about it, accept the logic of figures
and abandon its bloody shirt tom
foolery
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23
InsOIvemt Notice.
STATE OF 1ENEEssEE, SHELBY County,. l
OFFICg County COURT CLERK.

STATE OF lENEEssEE, SHELBY County,,
OFFICE County CoURT CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, August %, 1880.
To, Margaret Lrb, Administratrix Of Jacob
Erb, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency of the
IL estate of Jacob Erb, deceased. Won are
hereby ordered TO give notice, BY advertise
ment in some newspaper published within the
said State, and also at the Courthouse door
of Shelby county, for ell persons having
claims against said estate, to appear and file
the same, with the Clerk Of the County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed by law
on or before the 24th day of January. 1881;
and any claim not filed on or before said dav,
or. before an appropriation of the funds OF
said estate is made, shall be forever barred,
both In law and equity,
Witness my hand, at Office, this 23d day Of
By Fl. B. CULLEN, D. c.
August 2Sd, 1880.
Creditors are hereby notified as above set
forth. MARGARET RRb. Adm5v.
Isl l51b11
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23
Kidney and Liver
CURE.
Another Proof that
Bright's Disease In it's
worst form is durable.
:, ROCHESTER,, N. L., Nov. q, 1879.
Messrs. II. H. WARNER & Co.,
Rochester. N Y

:, ROCHESTER,, N. L., Nov. q, 1879,
Messrs. II. H. WARNER & Co.
Rochester, N. Y.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23
KnIghts Of HIonor Meetinp

A REGULAR meeting of Diamond Lodge
a No. 5S3, * Of H., will be held THIS
lMonday) EVENING, at our hall, for the
transaction Of important business. All
members are requested 70 be present.
By order Of JAMES B. COOK, Dictator.
LOUIS GOLDSMITH, Reporter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23
ExPORrs.

New YORK, August %, 1925 pm.
Cotton dull. Ordinary, 8 l3.l6c /;
good ordinary, i03-l6e;low middling,
II 3.Sc middling, II l5-l6c good
middling, IL 7-16c; middling fair,
10 3 l6c; fair, 10 13-16c. Futures
opened steady, now barely steady,
as follows Deliveries for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

Why throw away your illustrated
papers and magazines when you can
have nice book made from them at
the LEDGER bindery?