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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-10

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The Nashville Banner of the 9th
says;
We had the pleasure of a visit from
Miss Jennie Higbee and her pupils
this morning. We are always glad to
see the ladies in our sanctum. She Is
from Memphis, and is here attending
the exposition. They seemed toepioy
very much the speed and exactpess Of
our great Campbell Power Press and
the tuggipg Of our Little Giant In,
gine. Miss Higbee has her senior
class, consisting OF nineteen young
ladies with her. She was accom1anied
by Col. B. NJ. Estes, ofMemphis. Miss
Higbee has y very popular private
school, consisting of one hundred and
sixty pupils, and if those with her are
a fair sample of the entire female
population of Memphis we can hut
pardon tho frenzy of our young men
over Memphis beauties.
We cannot resist the termination 10
hetray a bit of confidence by making
an %extFact from a very sweet note
written by one Of the lovely young
ladies alluded to above, which fell
into the hands of a newspaper admir-
or Of news and female sweetness re-
Eardless of size or years Darling
papa and mama 81 am tired to death,
have been going all day and oh such
a nice time visited the Capital in the
morning came to dinner, aud oh
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present season aggregate 1885, 57 bales,
distributed as folllws:

The visible supply Of cotton on the
Both Of April, including all stocks in
Europe and America, and amount
afOat for Europe, according to the
New York Financial Chronicles
tables, was 1881, 81 bales, an increase
compared with last year at the same
time of 327 ,778 bales, a decrease as
compared with the year before of
l56,OO8 bales, and a decrease of 540,-
328 bales, as compared with the same
time in 1877.
The current freight rates here at
present are, on cotton to New Orleans
per rail, 1.25@1.5O per bale; river.
81 per bale. To the east 74c per cwt.
to New York:all rail, Tic to Balti-
more, 72c to Philadelphia, 82c to Fall
river, 79c to Providence, Low
ell and Boston, rail and river, 20 less.
Oil cake to New Orleans 50 per ton,
or 1926 do. alongside of vessels. Sugar
from New Orleans per river 81 per
hid. River fresghts from st. Louis
Zoe per Dbl. on meal and -four; 371c
on pork; 124c per cwt. on grain and
meats, and 174c on hay.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-10

The LEDGER Office book bindery,
10 Madison street, is in the same
building as the newspaper and job
printing establishment is owned by
the same proprietor, embraces all
machines and material used in a first
class book bindery, and is conducted
by competent workmen capable Of
executing work in as good and sub
stantial a style as can be done any
where.
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InsOlvent Notice.
srArE OF TErvEssEn. snELnr Co

STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY Cor
OFFICE COUNTY 0oURT CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, February 16, 1850.
To James Reilly, administrator Of j. M,
Tomeny.
HAVING suggested the insolvency of the
IL estate Of j. M. Tomeny, deceased, you
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 all persons having
the same, with the clerk Of the County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed BY
law, on or before the LIST day Of June, 1880;
and any claim not fled on or before said day,
OF. 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 10Th day Of
February, 1880.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
By HUGH B. CULLEN, DC. 1854 1awxxx6s
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a CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indIscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss of manhood, etc., | will send
a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary in South America. Send a
self-addressed envelope to the Rev. Joseph II.
Imam, Station D, New York City.
lis XXI ia eodhw
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cotton

The market for cotton opened quiet
to-day, news Fl rom other points being
weak or dull and unsettled in
their tenor. Sales on Saturday were
$50 bales, 600 being to exporters and
80 to spanulators. The weeks sales
were 500 bales, $500 to exporters
1900 to spinners, and 200 to specula-
tors, the market closing quiet at a
decline during the week. of ! TO tc
per pound, as follows:
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Better Times.

The business revival and new era Of
prosperity which Is now fairly inaugu-
rated. is in keeping with the increased
health and happiness seen all over the
land, and is N of the results obtained
from the introduction Of Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure. "The changes
wrought by this remedy, says Rev. DR.
Harvey, seem tut little less than miracu.
lous."
Sold wholesale by S. Mansfield g. Co.
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Letter heads, envelopes, bill heads,
bills Of lading, and all kinds of COM
mercial printing done as we'll and
cheap at the LEDGER office as any
where in the United States. Mer-
chants would save money by calling
at LEDGER Office before giving their
orders to drummers.
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COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LRDGER 0FPICE,
MEMPHIS. TENN. Nav 10. 191

NN
An easy money market prevails,
capital being more than ample for
mercantile requirements, and a good
demand prevails for investments
promising good returns. No change
in the rate of discounts is noted, prime
commercial paper offering, in light
amounts, at 8 per cent, while loans
in the open market range from 6 to 10
per cent.
The financial situation at the east
has grown quiet and also easier, a lib
eral volume of money from the west
and south having moved toward and
to their relief. The government has
also paid out large sums, which Of
purse goes into general circulation.
During last month, the amount paid
out of the national treasury on war
rants reached $l1, 259, S24.O5, of which
over five millions was for the civil
service account, and four and a half
millions for the war and navy depart.
ment, and the remainder to the pen
sion and Indian account. Besides
this, six and a quarter millions have
been disbursed since the LIST instant
for the quarterly interest on the FIVE
per cent bonds of 1881. At the same
time, a considerable amount of the
public debt has been bought in and
cancelled. The reduction of the
national debt during April was $l2,-
078,070.50, and on the first instant
there was cash in the treasury to the
amount of $l99, s64, 393.87. The inan-
cial condition of the nation at present
is strong, and its credit is ahead Of
anything else, with bonds floating
upon the market.
Local exchange is steady. Cotton
bills are taken at 81 % per thousand
ON New York and New England,
where no grace is asked, and 81 so
per thousand for sight on Boston,
Providence or Fall rivers. Checks
ON New York sell at 4c premium.
New Orleans rates are par selling, and
4c discount buying.
Our county no longer hold an inter
est in the Louisville & Nashville rail
It's $50 shares of that stock has been
sold at from 12O to 14O, the last lot
OF15O shares being disposed Of at 1873.
Since this sale the price has dropped
considerable, and on Saturday closed
at 1913. Iron Mountain stock closed
Saturday at 474, with sales Of Zoo
shares; Nashville & Chattanooga al
6y, with sales Of $500 shares, and Chi.
cago, st. Louis and New Orleans al
%. Thu total sales in New York on
Saturday, OF railway shares and other
uncurrent stocks, reached 262, 0O(
shares.
The current quotations for uncur.
rent securities in the local market are
10 Fo1Inms.
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On May Goth, 1850,

at the courthouse door at u O'Clock, M, in
the Taxing District Of Shelby county. Ten
nessee, proceed to sell at public auction for
cash, a certain lot Of land, near the limits Of
the Taxing District o fShelby county, Tenn,
hve), Of the W. G. Lane sub-division. east of
and near the corporate limits of the late city
Of Memphis, Shelby county, Tenn, fronting
on Aver street in said sub-diYision and being
the. same lot bought BY said strod s. Patton
Of John Morrissey, Of the county Of Shelby
and State Of Tennessee.
Title believed 10 DO good. but 1 convey only
as trustee. JAMES SMYTH, Trustee.
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COTTON ExOHANsE QUOTATIONS..
,,.rdord Intornational Classi6oation.

The receipts of cotton here from
September LIST to Friday last for this
and last year for the same period,
show the following distribution and
comparison:
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COTTON SHIPMENTS.
Up to Friday, the total shipments
Of cotton from this market for the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-10

FINDER and by virtue of o certain deed Of
~ trust, made TO me as trustee by Strod S.
Patton, duly recorded in the Registers office
OF Shelby county, Tennessee, in book No, s.,
page ga, TO secure the payment of certain in
debtedness therein mentioned. default hav-
ing been made in the payment thereof, Twill,
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


"0N1N HHAF4NN TITS UAIs
Friar's Point, James Lee.............5 nm
Arkansas City, 0uachita Belle........5 pm
Osceola, Osceola Belle................5 pm
st. Louis, Belle Memphis. I'm
Cincinnati, Andy Baum.............5 pm
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cOnsOls ib-. VAAH/1
Memphis clearings house report
for Monday, May 10th, is as fol-
lows:
CLRARINGs. BALANCES.
Monday, May 10, slC5, e44 80 26,696 81
Same time last week 1918 So 59,7s5 4S
+" week before, 150,9l5 % $3.50 II
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Probate Court Sale of Real Estate.

No. S2S, r. DIN the Probate Court of Shell
by County, Tennessee-F. NJ. Waldran and
Others VS.. Willie Hamilton, Woodruff and
others.
pY virtue Of a decree for sale, entered in
ID this cause December "a, 1878, in minute
book 81 page AZ, l will sell at public auction,
70 the highest bidder, in front of the court
house door on Main street, Memphis, Tenn,
on
Saturday, May 20, 1850,
within legal hours, the following described
real estate, to-wit:
Lying and being in Shelby county, Tenn,
and near TO and east Of the city of Memphis,
beginning at the intersection Of Union avenue
with Rope Walk avenue, running thence
north with the east side Of Rope Walk avenue
ten (l0l chains and forty-eight links to the in
tersection of Rope Walk with Henry avenue;
thence east with the south side of Henry ave.
nue. six 10y chains and eighteen QS) links 10 a
stake; thence south ten l0) chains and forty
eight 48) links to Union avenue; thence west
with the north side Of Union avenue six (l
chains and eighteen QS) links to the begin
ning, containing about six and one-half acres.
Minimum, $500.
Terms Of sale-0ne-t third cash, balance in
two equal payments on a credit Of one and
two years with interest from day of sale, pur-
chaser executing notes with good security and
a lien will also be retained to secure deferred
payments.
This May 4th, 1850.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
Harris, McKisick & Turley, solicitors for
complainant. 56 62687 IA
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IN PORT.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERs.

james Lee, Ouachita Belle, Osceola
Belle, Silyerthorn, Andy Baum, Bates
VILE, Star ofthe West, Belle Memphis.
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The Heet and elegant passenger
steamer, james Lee, Captain Stacker
Lee in command, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Helena, Fri
ar's Point and all waylandings, carry
ing the mail and paying prompt atten-
ton to all business entrusted to her.
The Lee is a good carrier, has splen-
did passenger accommodations, and
her officers will be found polite and
sociable. Lloyd w. Whitlow is her
chief clerk and is assisted by Platt
Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
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The Tariff.


McMinnville Southern Standard.
There are many persons, doubt
less, who do not understand the i'm
port Of the word tariff, much less
that they are paying a certain and
definite sum of money on the man
ufactured articles which they daily
use, as a tariff. The word is said to
be of Spanish origin, and is derived
from tariJd, the name of a town in
Spain at the entrance of the straits
of Gibraltar, where duties were col
lected from all goods that passed
either in or out of that town.
The word now has an interna-
tional import, and is applied to the
duties imposed by governments on
goods either imported or exported.
And the tariff thus imposed may be
for two purposes, to-wit, for revenue
aud for protection.
The revenue is to pay the ex-
penses of the government. The
tariff for protection is intended to
prevent foreign manufacturers from
coming in competition with our
own. A tariff for revenue alone is
all right, for the expenses of the
government must be paid. As to
the protective tariff we will first
show how it operates.
Suppose one of our merchants
wishes to buy and bring TO Nc
500 worth of hats or
shoes. It matters not where he
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-10-07

r. A. Musgrove, of the Hender-
son News, arrived in Nashville Tues
day night. He says that Wright
spoke to three thousand people at
Henderson Monday, aud that
scores of men who had intended to
vote for Wilson said openly that
they would now vote for Wright
He says that there is a grand tidal
wave in West Tennessee for Wright,
and that Wilson will not carry q
county in that part Of the state
Wilson's strength has been alto
gether overestimated and misrepre-
scented.
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buys them, whether in or out of the
United States, he pays $50 for the
hats and $45 for tariff. The hat
maker gets the $50 and the govern
meut of the United States gets the
$45, provided the hat-maker makes
the hats in some foreign country.
But if he makes them in the United
States he gets both the $55 and the
$40, and the government protects
this hat-maker if he lives in the
United States against all foreign
hat-makers at the expense of all the
hat wearers in the United States
That is, makes him rich at their
expense.
If there were no protective tariff
the hat-maker could sell the hats
at $50, and make a good profit on
his labor. All foreign hat-makers
could do the same, and the people
Of McMinnville, where no hats are
made, would have the choice Of
buying a home or foreign hat at 50
cents instead of 81. What is true
of hats is true of every other arti-
Gle; and every man, woman and
child who wears hats and shoes
pays this 45 cents extra.
Is a protective tariff fair? This
question has agitated the people
of the United States since the for
nation of our government. Let US
look at the matter a little. This
tariff applies to certain manufac-
tured goods only. The farmer, the
stockraiser, the merchant, tie hor-
ticulturist, the doctor, the lawyer,
the preacher, the teacher, the pro-
fessional man of whatever name, the
day laborer, and all other persons
who are not manufacturers, have no
interest IN this protective tariff ex
cept to pay this 40 cents extra into
the pocket of the manufacturer of
shoes, hats and clothing.
The men, women and children of
Tennessee who wear hats, shoes
and clothing pay thirteen millions
of dollars every year tariff, and
three millions internal revenue, max
sixteen millions annually. Senator
Harris showed in his speech here
last week, that one third of this
amounts quite sufficient for gov
eminent expenses, and if we can
elect q democratic president and
congress We could so reduce it as
to save 81 millions, which would
pay the state debt of Tennessee,
and it would never be felt. Would
not this be better than division of
the democratic party, and the cleo
ton of a republican governor, leg
islature and u. S. senator.
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PAYING THE DEBT.
Hon. Geo. w. Jones Offers to Be
One of Two Thousand to
Wipe 1t Out.
Favetteville Observer.

Fayetteville Observer.
Hon. Geo. w. Jones is one of
Tennessee's pursest statesmen. Not
blot appears upon his record. His
life is an illustration of PRINCIPLES
that broaden the public intellect,
inspire the highest aims, and make
hopeful the future in the fulfillment
of obligations which are demanded
of manhood, uprightness and good
citizenship. He was one Of the few
who, years ago, opposed the issu-
ance of bonds by the State OF Ten
nessee, alleging that it was i'm
proper, and that in innumerable
evils and troubles would flow from
it. But the bonds were issued, and
unless settled, will continue to dead
en- business, depreciate the price of
produce, and stop money from com
ing into the State. Mr.. Jones re-
allies the condition of affairs, and
with a liberality as unselfish as it is
rare, offers to be one of two thou
sand persons to pay the whole debt,
and thus relieve the State of its re
proach. The sum that he would
have to pay would be about eight
thousand dollars.
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Mr.. Joseph w. Allen, an old and
highly esteemed citizen of Nash
vile, in a patriotic letter to the
American, agrees to become one of
Hon. George w. Jones' two thou
sand individuals to pay the state
debt. He says rather than see the
state of which he is proud to be a
native take the wretched step OF re-
pudIation, he would divide his es-
tate in half and cheerfully give one
half to prevent it, and that it is his
conviction that the remainder. in
the event of such a division, would
be more valuable to him than the
whole would be under the damnIng
blight of reputation. Mr.. Allen is
very wealthy and he has made it a
rule for long time to give one half
of his income every year to the
church and to charity.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-10-07

BRADFIELD's FEMALE REGULAToR.--
We have often read in the newspapers
of the grand success of medical COM
pounds put up at the north and else
where. Many of those medicines have
had their day, and we hear no more of
them. Their proprietors have made
fortunes, not so much from the curative
powers and virtues of their mixtures, as
from the notoriety given them by adj
vertising, by which people were made
to believe all the good that was said of
them. a preparation is now before the
public which is becoming very popular,
and is known as Bradfield's Female Reg
ulator, put up by DIR. J. Brad field, of
Atlanta, Ga, at $3.50 per bottle. Such
are its curative virtues that il has gain
ed widespread popularity all over the
country where il has been made known,
and il is being introduced everywhere.
We arc informed that immense quanti-
ties of this medicine being sold in
all sections of the south and southwest,
especially in the city of New Orleans
and in Texas.
This much we say in justice TO its
proprietor, who is a gentleman OF integ-
rity, and who would not engage IN the
manufacture and sale of a humbug.--
LA Grange Reporter.
For sale by Grigsby & Anderson,
Druggists. may6-Sm
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Col. j. j. Turner, of Gallatin, a
gallant townsman Of Mr.. Wilson,
the candidate of the erring democ-
racy, boldly asserts that the name
of that gentleman has not appeared
on the tax books of Sumner coun-
ty for several years, either for poll
tar or property. This will be a sur
prise to everybody. allow can Mr..
Wilson work up such a vast amount
of sorrow over the payment of the
state debt when he has none of it
to pay| is question that the tax
paying farmer, whom he is trying
to dupe, must answer at the polls.
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PETRIFIoATIoN.
The Body of an Old Lady Bur
ried Five Years Ago Was
Unearthed Recently
Weighing a Thou
sand Pounds.

SIDNEY, o, September 29.-Quin-
cy is little village on the line of
Logan and Shelby counties, and
numbers some very intelligent peo-
pie among its inhabitants, among
them William Kellison. MI. Kelli-
sons mother visited him several
years ago, coming from Illinois.
Her son, as in duty bound, gave q
bountiful dinner in honor Of the
event. He says that his mother
ate very heartily, so much SO in fact
that the next day she was taken
suddenly i'll, and after few hours
illness died. Mr.. Kellison, who is
an Intelligent farmer, bad his m 9TH
buried in a Limestone, grave.ly"
knoll on his farm. Five years af-
terward, on selling the farm, he was
compelled to remove her remains,
when it was discovered that the
body had turned TO solid stone, and
it took dozen men with ropes and
pulleys to drag the remains from
the grave. The old lady was seven
ty years OF age. in good flesh, and
weighed about 80 pounds when
she died. When exhumed the pet
rifcation was perfect. and the only
part of her body lacking is a small
portion of the left ala Of the nose.
Some idea of her weight may be
conceived when it is stated. and is
a fact, that it took two horses and a
wagon to remove her. The weight
of the oody is now estimated by
good judges to be at least 1000
pounds. The remains have been
laid away in Prospect graveyard,
Quincy, Ohio, where they now are.
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The recent conference Of Conk
ling, Grant, Logan and Garfield at
Mentor has given rise to many spec
ulations, one of which is that Gar
field is to withdraw and Grant take
his place. 1t is more probable that
Grant, Logan and Conkling told
Garfield that he must set his wits
to work to steal the presidency for
himself as he helped to steal it for
Hayes in 1876. Grant says they all
went up stairs to take a quiet
smoke.
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Republican Expectations in
Tennessee.

Washington special to the Chica-
90 Tribune: "a Tennessee Re
publican says that the visit of
Postmaster-G General Maynard to
that State has given much enthu-
siasm to the Republican ticket, and
that the Republicans are now conf
dent of carrying two, and expect TO
carry three, congressional dis
tricts. For the first time IN many
years the internal discussions in the
party are healed, and a united front
is now presented TO the Democracy.
The latter, moreover, are themselves
divided by local issues, and there
is so much bitterness as..to make bar
monIous action in the national con
test very difficult. The Tennessee
Republicans look for many local
triumphs and for greatly increased
strength to their party.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-10-07

Devoted to the interest of Farmers and
Housekeepers, and the People
generally.
Corrected Weekly
Office of w. r. CRAIG q Co.,
Oct. 6. 1880.
The MARKET.

The fall trade has begun with favorable
prospects for both the farmer and the mer-
chant.
Cotton promises a very fair yield and at a
price that will pay the producer living
price for his labor. Ten cents seems TO be
the ruling price for good cotton, while very
choice article will bring a small fraction
over that. More however will sell for less.
Wheat aud Corn are almost out OF the mar
ket, as there is none coming in. We would
quote choice wheat 81, corn 35c.
Bacon has declined and is now dull at sc
with not much coming in. Lard, the same.
Nice hams are in demand at $40.
Eggs are active at Ice.
Butter continues scarce and choicesalti-
Gle readily brings l5c to zoe.
Poultry is active with light receipts ct l2c
to loo.
Corn meal is scarce and. in demand at Acc
We would invite your especial attention
to the list of goods below that we have re-
Gently received, and would state that while
we have been receiving largely of everything
beautiful in the Queensware line we never
neglect t. buy aud always keep the very best
Coffee TO be found.