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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
Fair Warming 10 Republican Of
fice-IIOlders.

The following timely and sensible
article appears in the Washington
Gazette Of the 10Th inst:
The democratic party does not nee
essarily take into consideration in
view OF the election of Hancock and
English, the filling of all the Offices in
the gift OF the administration with
persons from its own ranks. AS to
the disabled union soldiers, the south
certainly, would be glad to see them
retained, and that they should be So
retained is undoubtedly the wish of
the entire democracy of the country
But beyond that, it would be unwise
fol, able-bodied republican Office
holders to rely on the magnanimisv or
torbearance Of democrats. There il
the usual modicum of human nature
In democrat, and in this respect he
does not differ much from republi.
cans. 1t is matter of regret moro.
over, that Ofice-holders, as a rule are
the most dOgmatic and unrelenting in
their antagonisms to the "outs" of
any class Of the voting population.
This being the case. it would seem
only natural that when the demo,
Gratis come into power those republi.
cans in Office who have loved their
cause not wisely, but too we'll. by en-
deavorlng to tasten on the democratic
party every crime in the calendar
must be invited to retire .Itlsanity
that this determination will affect
ninety and halt per cent of the
oihce- holders probably, but still it is
so. Moreover, it is just as we'll to un-
derstand that there is no Office in the
land, whether the requirement there
Tor be OF financial, legal, diplomatic
mechanical or business character
whether professional or scholarly, ofa
kind that calls for the muscular da-
velopment of the laborer, the traiped
culture Of the brain, or the habits Of
the student, that cannot be satisfaoto-
rily and promptly filled from a tbon.
sand to fifty thousand times over bv
members Of the democratic party
There is no danger, therefore. that
any man will be found, either in his
own opinion or that OF anybody else,
necessary" to the Office he holds
The sooner that absurd idea is done
away with, the better for the peace OF
mind of any incumbent who nav
tondly imagine that he has life lease
on his Office.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18

ously resist all projects for sewerage
because Of the advantage that thew
believe now to be derived from the
cleansing effect of storm water flowing
through the streets. 1t seems to me
more than questionable whether n
would not be better to preserve the
surface removal of rain water in All
parts of the town where its accumu-
latiOn would rarely amount to a seri-
GUS interference with the use of the
streets, and where injury to private
property is not to be apprehendod
This would enormously reduce the
length, and consequently ohe cost Of
the storm water system. and would at
least contne to certain limited loeali-
ties the Objectionable features which
are now so prominent. There seems
to be good ground for the belief that
II the sizes of sewers can be adjusted
to the removal of foul waters onIv
not only will their condition be yery
much improved, but their cost will be.
SO vastly reduced as to bring their ad.
vantages within reach of the smallest
communities"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
The JaclksOn-DickiuSOn Duelins
Ground.
Oor. Cincinnati Commercial. ]


About two and half miles west Of
Adairville, little south of the Keys
burg road, is the spot where, seventy
four years ago, the fatal meeting be-
tween Gen. Andrew jackson and Mr..
Charles Dickinson occurred.
made a hasty visit there during
the afternoon. and also to the house,
nearly mile beyond, to which Dick
inson was carried after he was wound.
ed, and where he died the night fol-
lowing. The ground was long ago
cleared of timber, and can only be
found at this time after a fatiguing
tramp and careful search into the
midst Of an immense corn field, which
almost conceals it from view. The
house is more accessible. 1t is an old
fashioned two-story building, extreme
ly out Of repair, and occupied by a
woman with a family Of six children
in seemingly wretehed state of pow
erty. | was shown the room where
Dickinstn n breathed his last, cursing
to the supreme moment, it is said, the
bullet that was robbing him of his
life. The woman assured me that his
blood stains were yet plainly visible
on the floor, whenever it was wasscrubbed,
which, judging from its begrimed ap-
pearance, must bs at rare intervals.
The house where jackson and his
party spent the night previous to the
duel, and smoked his pipe before re
firing, without the least apparent ap-
prehension of the result of the next
mornings deadly business. stood on
the opposite side of Red river, which
skirts the cornield | have mentioned.
1t was torn down many years ago. A
portion of the original structure (it
was of brick) may be seen in some
out buildings near tue present man
sion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
THE ALABAMA ELECTION.
Senator Morgan Denies the StO-
ries OfFraUd and Inlimi-
dafiOn.

Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has
been interviewed by the Washington
Post on the recent election in that
state:
Certain republican journals, Sena
tor" said the Post, "have charged
that the victory of the democrats in
Alabama was to their frauds and bull
doing. Is that true?"
Not one word of it. The election
was, in every respect, perfectly fair
one, and charges to the contrary are
Infamous falsehoods." j"
You have seen the letter sent out
by Secretary Sherman?"
"Yes, sir"
What of the allegations it con-
tains?"
The statements of that letter are
manufactured out of the whole cloth
and entirely untrue. shall ask MIR.
Sherman for the name of its author.
and if am refused that information.
| shall very much doubt if the letter
was ever written. 1t is a sample of
the campaign falsehoods which the
republican managers are sending over
the country to create a prejudice
against the south"
But 10000 does not represent the
real democratic majority in the state?"
mot at all. We have a majority
Of about fifteen thousand over green
hackers, republicans and negroes. 1t
is to explain, though, why the demo-
cratic vote was so heavy. In the first
place, there was no republican state
ticket in the canvass. Then, the
greenback candidate was man for
whom only comparatively small
number Of greenbackers and few
republicans would vote. And lastly,
the democratic nominate, Mr. Cobb,
was popular throughout the state and
drew out the whole vote.
ln the beginning of the cam
paign the chairman of the re-
publican state central committee is
sued circular marked private, urg-
ing the republicans to vote for the
greenback nominee. But this was
generally disregarded. Consequently.
there were hardly any votes polled
except those of democrats, and our
majority was large simply because we
had no opposition. 1t was only in
Loves district that the total number
OF ballots cast bore any proportion to
the democratic vote. Here we won
by small majority. Lowe was un.
popular, and was defeated"
WAS there any bulldozing?"
None in the least. There was no
need Of any," said the senator, laugh.
ing. "There was no republican ticket
for the negroes to vote for if they had
wanted to. A number voted the
democratic ticket from preference,
as they have done at previous elec.
tions. But the majority did not vote
at all, for the reasons have stated.
If they had wanted to vote they could
have done so as securely and as freely
as they wished to do.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
booming Right Along.


New York Herald, Rep.l
Gen. Hancock s canvass is blooming
right along" Day by day number
of visitors at the national democratic
committees headquarters, No. l3S
Fifth avenue, increases, and daily the
most encouraging reports are received
Of the progress Of the campaign in
other states. The advices received
by the committee indicate that the
enthusiasm over General Hancock is
by no means decreasing. Reports from
different sections of New York state
show that a number of republicans
have decided to support the democratic
nominees. In this city another con-
vert has been made by the democracy.
Republican assemblyman Edward
Crosse, who last winter represented
the tenth assembly district in the
lower branch of the state legislature,
yesterday visited the national head
quarters and registered at the head
quarters of the democratic state com
mittee in the st. James hotel. The
communications received yesterday by
the national committee are fully as
encouraging as any of those heretofore
acknowledged
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
GREENBACK DOCTRINE.
Land and Air, Light and Water.
Free Gifts TO MI.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, August 1S.-The
greenback state convention re-assem-
bled to-day and re-afirmed the Chi
,cago platform with the following addi
ton: Land and air, light and water,
are free gifts of nature to all mankind,
and every person is entitled to enough
of each Of these to enable him to
secure the necessary comforts of life.
Therefore we protest against further
granting Of large tracts of land by the
government to railroad corporations
or individuals. We demand a tariff
which shall protect American indus
try.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18

IT is understood that Hon. John V.
Wright, the high state credit candi-
date for governor, will speak tomorrow
night at the Greenlaw opera house.
He is represented to be a very fine
speaker and we bespeak for him a full
attendance and respectful attention.
He is brother of our respected for
mer fellow-c citizen, Gen. Marcus J.
Wright, who still has hosts of friends
in the community. The two brothers
are very much alike in appearance and
character, except that Col. John V. is
more of an orator than the other. The
house will no doubt he we'll filed by
our best citizens, and when Mr.. Will
son comes this way he will no doubt
have a similar hearing. The settle
ment Of the state debt is a business
question from which all prejudice,
demagoguery and mock patriotism
should be excluded.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18

WHILST the south will probably
gaiRfv members in congress by the
appointment to be made under the
new census, Tennessee will most likely
lose one representative. This will
necessitate the reconstruction Of dis
tricts. The tenth will no doubt be-
come tie ninth, and have to be en-
larged. Upton county added to
Shelby, Fayette and Hardeman would
give the district the necessary popu-
lation, and this would make district
ofa very convenient shape. The ap-
portionmentcannOt be made until next
yearand the districts will berearranged
in this state by the legislature which
meets in January, 1883.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
THE GROWTH OF rae sourH.

THAT the south is rapidly gaining
in population and wealth is apparent,
census or no census, to any careful
observer. The people have been
through trying ordeal; but like the
French people after their war with
Germany, they have lived economi-
cally, husbanded their means, got
nearly out of debt, and begin to find
themselves in very prosperous circum-
stances. The republican papers, and
orators, and preachers in the north,
now begin to appear before the
world as a set Of brazen-faced
unscrupulous liars. The census re-
turns from all over the south,
whether taken by democrats or repub-
licans, show very gratifying increase
ofproperty and population. The diff
ference, however, is more apparent
than real, for in 1870 the census was
taken under the direction of the mar
shals in a careless and imperfect man
ner in many parts of the south. The
republicans had everything their own
way, anditwas theirpolicy torun up the
returns in the north and reduce
them in the south. This was to
effect our representation in con.
gress. But chickens will come home
to roost. A democratic congress
amended the census laws and forced
something like an honest count all
over the country. Consequently the
north comes down and the south
makes a splendid showing without any
exaggeration. The charge of fraud is
ridiculous and it comes like the cry Of
stop thief" from the discomftted
and enraged republicans. They have
represented to theworld for years that
life and property are insecure, that the
damning blight of slavery rests upon
us, and chat the south is in a state of
decay. The returns show that they
have been persistently and malignant
ly misrepresented this section for
political purposes. The stream of i'm
migration direct from Europe
has not been turned this way, yet
we have had considerable accessions
from northern states and from abroad
every year, and no amount of misrep-
resentation and radical fury has yet
suficed to stop the healthy, natural
incAease Of population. The arts by
which this is Systematically done in
New England are unknown in the
south. The injunction contained in
Genesis viii, II, has never
been set aside or reversed
in this fruitful and prolific region.
This is rapidly becoming the most
prosperous and delightful part Of
the globe, and the cold. blooded fanat
les who brought on the war out of
sheer envy, may as well accept the
situation. No returning board will
count us out this time or in future.
The returns are substantially correct,
though, of course, small mis-
takes may have been made. The
census Of the First district in
East Tennessee, including twenty
four counties taken by republican
supervisor, where a majority Of the
people are republicans, shows an in
crease since 1870 of twenty-scven per
cent in population. How will the
radical papers explain away this fraud
on the loyal north2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18

THE high credit platform, adopted
by the majority convention ct Nash
vile, omitted and failed Intentionally,
to declare that coupons should not be
made receivable for taxes. The game
is to pass another funding bill upon.
the best terms that can be agreed
upon as a result of negotiation"
This language quoted is from Sec
tion 5 Of the platform. A legislature
elected upon it would be compelled
to make ''aprompt settlement" The
bondholders being aware of this
plank in the platform and the atti-
tude'of the legislature could make
their own terms. Most likely they
would say that Tennessee is
able and ought to pay this
debt dollar for dollar, but we will
donate ten or fifteen per cent Of what
rightfully belongs to us, just for the
sake of harmonious settle
ment." Elect John V. Wright and
legislature on this platform, and
there will not be a bondholder found
from Memphis to Amsterdam willing
to take fifty and four, or even sixty
and six. Nor would we blame them.
They hold the bonds as an invest
ment, it is their business to look out
for themselves, and they would be a
great set Of fools to take sixty cents on
the dollar when the high credit dem
ocrats are ready to give them eighty or
ninety cents, or whatever they may
hold out for. The issue has been
forced upon the people this presiden-
tial year, at time and under circum-
stances when it was supposed they
would not dare to resist pronuncia-
mento of the party. The reasonable
demand, that any settlement agreed
upon, should not be enacted into a
Jaw until approved at The ballot box,
was defantly refused. Thereupon
the bolt occurred by a minority which
appeals directly to the people. five
do not mistake the temper and the
determination of the masses, they will
elect Wilson and legislature 10 SYM
,pathy with him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
A Republican View.
Knoxville Chronicle. 17tb.I

Knoxville Chronicle. 17th.
We do not hesitate to say that wer
the race for governor in this state t
narrow down, in our opinion, to on
between General Wright and Senate
Wilson, that we should vote for th
lormer without moments hesitation
We believe that a majority of TIN
republicans in the state would do tn,
same thing, bDt whether they woul,
or not, our mind is made up on tina
subject. But we have no idea tha
such thing will ever happen. w,
have abundant reasons for sayiug tha
the election of Judge Hawkins is mucl
the safest for the credit of the state
1t is easy to find such reasons. Ii
the first place, Judge Hawkins is a,
sound on the question as Genera
Wright or any other man. In elect.
ing him the state credit men take nc
risk whatever. He is supported by a
clear record on that subject. Every
one knows that with republican
governor and a republican legislature,
the settlement of the state debt on
terms satisfactory to the creditors Of
the state would be onlya question Of
time, and very short time at that. 1t
would be done within ten days after
the meeting of the legislature. The
convention, which nominated Judge
Hawkins, was composed of state credit
men, and no distribution of free rail.
road tickets was thought neces-
sary to procure such a con-
vention. Delegates bought their
tickets at the usual excursion
rates and paid for them. There never
was any danger that low tax" re-
publicans, if there are such, repudia-
tionists-would be there in sufficient
numbers to adopt reputation resolu-
tions and nominate a reputation can
didate. Such a thing was never at
tempted and not a word was said in
the republican state convention favor.
able to reputation in any form.
The same cannot be said Of the con
vention thatnominated Judge Wright,
Scores, no doubt hundreds of dele
gates, composing that convention. had
free railroad tickets furnished them
as an inducement to attend.
This was thought necessary
to insure a state credit majority.
In all probability, if this had not
been done, the repudiationists, or
"low-tax" men, as they call them
selves, would have had majority in
the convention and would have nomi.
mated Governor Marks or some other
equally Objectionable man as their
candidate. As it was, a large minor
ity of even those who finally voted
for General Wright we're in favor Of
accepting some of the various com.
promise measures that we're adopted.
The Memphis Appeal, one of the most
influential democratic papers in the
state, which now enthusiastically sup.
ports General Wright, thought it nee.
essary to preface its course with pro-
test against the action of the majority
in refusing to compromise with the
repudiationists, in so far as to admit
the principle Of submitting any set
Element OF the state debt by the leg.
islature, to the people for their rati6-
cStion at the ballot box.
We admit that General Wright was
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
The Gold Seekers AdmOnished.

The many thousand adventurous
seekers after gold and silver in the far
west, should mediate upon the fact
that in the July drawing of the Louis
lana state lottery Mr.. Jacob Rabiner,
No. $50 Grand street, New York city,
drew ope-half of the capital prize,
$4,000. Mr.. Max Stern, also Of New
York city, drew a similar sum.
MessVs. n. Israil, II. 0ppenheim, and
B. Rosenblum, Of 81 Christie street,
New York city, drew one-half of the
second capital prize Of $4,000. Mrs.
Eliza McGrain, also of New York city
(by Adams express), drew one-half Of
the third prize of $4,000, and Mr..
William Matthews, CT Mt. Vernon,
Westchester county, New York, drew
similar amount, and each one only
paid one dollar. Why it almost makes
a person determine at once to write to
M. A. Dauphin, No. 3l9 Broadway,
New York city, or same person at
New Orleans, La, for the particulars
of the next drawing, on September
14th.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18

THE Memphis Ledger is one of the
few papers that has declared for Colonel
Wilson for governor. Its course was an
ticipated by the democracy. The regret
it has awakened is in the Savage faction.
Z 1t arouses therein q suspicion that there
may be more Richmonds in thesenatorial
field than one. The Savage Richard Ill
will exclaim before he gets through this
contest:
think there be six Richmouds in the feld;
Five have slain to-day instead of him.
Why should the Ledger advocate a
party whose only object is to elect Colonel
Savage to the United States senate? That
is what the valiant colonel cannot under
stand Hence he begins to think there
may be some one else trying to steer the
Wilson noe.-[Nashville American, Is.
This is the first time that tho sena-
tor;al contest has been alluded to so
pointedly. If the American is gov
erned in its course by its private pref
erences in regard to Senator Bailey's
successor, we simply cannot help that.
In taking our position on the state
debt question we had no reference to
the election of senator. That ques-
ton is not very closely connected with
the state debt. We take it for granted
that the next legislature, whether
high tax or low tax, will be demo-
cratic as usual by an overwhelming
majority. If we thought the Wilson
wing had no higher object that the
personal success of this or than as
pirant for some Office, we would not
support it an hour longer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
Ont Of Pocket several Millions

Out Of Pocket Several Millions.
Chicago Times.l
All that is left of the great Keene
wheat deal, barring the adjustment Of
losses and few hundred thousand
bushels of cereal, is the inclination on
the part of the participants to swear
at each other. 1t Itappears that Keene
owned a half interest, Jesse Hoyt a
fourth, and a syndicate of five western
men the remaining fourth. These
five were Perry H. Smith, George L.
Dunlap and Nathan Corwith. of Chi
cago, and u. g. Simmons and Judge
Howe of Kenosha, Wis. Keene and
the western men claim that they
could have escaped without loss had
Hoyt adhered to his agreement to ex-
tend the deal to June instead of clos
ing it with May. As it is, the manip-
ulators are supposed to be out OF
pocket several millions Of dollars.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
BY CABLE.

ST. PETERSBURG, August 1S.-It is
stated that Marquis Ising, ambassador
OF China, has been informed that Rus
sia will not consent to further nego-
tlatlons with China. The marquis
awaits fresh instructions from Pekin.
LONDON, August decomposition,
who assaulted a witness of Sergeant
Marchman for improper marking at
ButleS, during a recent meeting of
the national rifle association at
Wimbledon, and who profted by such
marking, has been sentenced to six
weeks Imprisonment at hard labor.
He was pensioned as a sergeant of the
marines.
VIENNA, August 18.-Cholera is
raging in a village near Turun-Ser-
verin, in Roumania, causing an aver
age fifteen deaths daily.
LONDON, August 18.-As the result
of meeting Of the iron masters Of
Western Scotland, many furnaces in
Lanankshire are blown out. The
strike is spreading to Ayershire.
Considerable inconvenience is being
felt in consequence of the scarcity Of
Goals. Several traders between Green
castle and Quebec have been obliged
to sail with ballast instead of coal.
The case of arms seized at Cork
on Monday and kept in the custom
house under guard, have been deliver
ed to the consignee.
William Elliott, of the United
States, will make a match to row
either George Hosmer, an American,
Blackman, Boyd, or Laycock over the
Tyne course in February for one
hundred pounds, or two hundred
pounds, a side,
LONDON, August 18.-A Bombay
dispatch says: Candahar is safe.
Ayoob Khan is occasionally firing
shells, but little damage is being done.
The siege is scarcely formed.
PARIS, August 18.-A collision oc =
Cured yesterday on the railroad near
Vickey, and nine persons were in
jured. A train ran off the track
on the Tarcon and Celia railway yes
terday. A man named Stoken was
killed and several persons were
wounded.
LONDON, August 19.-During. the
riot at Dunganon last Sunday many
policemen were wounded, and their
ranks were several times broken. They
finally fred buckshot into the crowd.
Fire was returned from revolvers, and
showers of stones fell, many Of the
rioters almost rushing on the points of
the bayonets in their eagerness of
attack. The police then fred a volley
of ball cartridges, and many persons
were wounded. One man had the side
of his head riddled with buckshot and
received bullet in the abdomen,
from the effects of which he died
shortly after.
at Down Patrick, in fight between
Catholics and 0rangemen, firearms
were used necessarily from II pm.
Sunday to 3 am. Monday. Several
persons were severely wounded.