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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-16
A GIVE WAY 1F nor A sELI our.


We are very wellaware that the low
tax element in the legislature and out
oft, is powerless to interfere with the
great wrong and abuse Of opportunity
abeut to be committed at Nashville.
That, however does not impose silence
upon the minority, or take away the
right Of protest. During the canvass
much was said about negotiation. "
when Mr.. Wilson pressed Judge
fright to know what he would do if
the bondholders demanded eighty or
ninety cents, he replied with virtuous
Indignation that they would do moth
ing Of the sort, and if they were to, he
would never hear to it. Oh no, neverl
Sixty and six was the highest rate of
settlement named by any state credit
man or paper, and it was understood
by both wings of the democratic
party that under no circumstances
would proposition to make coupons
receivable for taxes be considered.
This was not discussed, because un-
derstood to be prohibited and out OF
the question. But once in power the
high credit elements throw off the
mask, trample their pledges in the
dust, and propose to turn the state
over, bound hand and foot, to thebond-
holders. The burden of Wright's
speeches was negotiation" He was
for obtaining the most favorable terms
possible and knew that the creditors
would respect the equities of the peO-
pie and be very reasonable and tender
hearted. This was his logic if not his
exact language. But where is the ne
\ gotiation in the settlement proposed =?
1t is an unconditional backdOwn and
surrender at the dictation of the bond
holders. When the election took
place tie LEDGER frankly ac-
knowledged that the low tax
elements had been outgeneraled,
whipped in the fight and run over.
We accepted the result with some
degree of cheerfulness and philosophy,
and expressed a desire to see the
question settled by the present legis-
lature and taken out of politics, pre-
suming that the expressed and implied
pledges made by the leaders and organs
OF the high credit democrats would be
carried out in good faith. How far
these pledges have been carried
out, is seen in the fact that when
the debt, with. all its accumu-
lated interest and compounded
interest IS about to be funded dollar
for dollar and the coupons made a
legal tender for all taxes, only cne
high tax paper in the state has raised
a word of protest When Harrison
cracks his whip in the house the high
tax democrats fall into line with the
republicans as if they belonged there.
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ALONG TRAMP.
An Aged Widow after a Million
Dollars in Texas.
specinl 10 lhe LltlIe Roet GnzeLle.l

Special to the Little Rock Gazette.
DALLAS, Texas. March 14.-Mrs.
Tabitha Ann Mckinney, a widow
aged "a, reached Dallas to-day, en-
route from Winchester, Virginia,
begging her way to Austin, Texas, to
get possession Of an estate, estimated
to be worth 81 100000. The property
was willed to her father, Christopher
Wells, by an uncle, Christopher Kes-
Ter, forty years ago. Wells died at
Urbana, Ohio, seventeen years ago,
and recently the Texas authorities
advertised for the heirs.
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Nominations by the President.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-The
president nominated S. Dana Horton,
of Ohio, secretary to the commission
to attend the international monetary
conference. POstmasters: William
II. Hartman, at Waterloo, Iowa; Geo.
B. Reicheneker, Wyandotte, Kansas.
Surveyors of customs: John R. Leon
ard, indianapolis, Ind; Joseph L.
Castor. Chattanooga, Tenn; B. j.
Watson, naval officer at San Fran
cisco.
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Mentuckx Regulators.

CINCINNATI, March 16.-Kentucky
regulators on last Saturday night took
William Dhiel, storekeeper of Prin-
cess Furnace, Boyd county, Kentucky,
out of his bed, gave him fifteen lashes
ordered him to leave within five days
and went away.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-16
FRANK MITCHELL.
Why He was PardOned.

The burglar and would-be murderer
Frank Mitchell, recently pardoned by
Governor Hawkins, will not be likely
to return to this city. When he raided
tho house of Mr.. Adams, and fired
upon that gentleman with deadly in
tent, he had not been here long.
Shortly before, Mitchell was an inmate
of the Indiana penitentiary at Jeffer-
sonville, opposite Louisville, Ky.
Serving term Of two years, he drifted
into Louisville, and was known to the
police there as a bad niger. Emil
grating to this city, he became known
as a dangerous character, and those
best informed have no information
regarding his unhealthiness. Indeed,
he was regarded as perfectly solid in
flesh and otherwise during his stay
among us, in Jail and out. Mitchell
could always consume his full allow
ance Of rations, and was con-
sidered agile and unsafe to
tackle on dark night. The
governor saw fit to pardon him, be-
cause, it is said, he is in dying con-
dition from tertiary syphilis, orgrnic
disease of the heart, pulmonary hem
orrhage and tubercle makingrapid in
roadsson his vitals, unable to perform
an ordinary days work, his lungs al
most gone, and a sad, dying man.
All Of the foregoing appears among
the papers Of the officials of the peni
tentiary and were used to influence
the governor in his course. 1t is a
notable feature with penitentiary Off
cials that when a man is trifing and
of little use, he is nearly always afiiict-
ed with a complication of diseases sim
liar to those now supposed to be car
rying Mitchell to his grave. 1t how
ever, safe to say that Frank Mitchell
will under the genial effects Of his
rowing free, will be prowling about
as freebooter, strong and healthy in
brief period from this date. As he
will be apt to forage on other fields
than this we need not care, except
upon principle. That is certainly very
bad, because innocent persons
may suffer, and probably lose
their lives by dangerous villain, who
had better die in the penitentiary
than to be allowed to prey on henest
people. The crime Mitchell was
guilty of is one Of the blackeSt in the
calendar. He had no mercy to show
for those whom be robbed, but the
governor and others show it to him as
reward for his rascality.
The Nashville correspondent OF the
Louisville Commercial has taken the
trouble to defend the governors
action in this matter by getting a
budget Of doctors certificates
and other papers bearing upon
the case and printing them. He
closes his remarks as follows:
when democratic papers get so
hard up that to make capital against a
republican governor they must needs
abuse him for rardoning a dying man
upon the earnest representations Of
democratic officials such as the above,
then-well, we will not say"
When it suits the republicans to use
democratic testimony they regard it
as fine. When not, otherwise, and
when Mitchell was in court on trial
here he was as vigorous and to all APP
pearances as robust as the CONNER
cial mans efforts to defend Governor
Hawkins.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-16

CINCINNATI, March 16.-Jacob
Lovelace, a drunken man after a
spree, having been refused liquoE,
drank largo quantity of turpentine
and died from the effects of it on last
Saturday evening. This happened in
a remote corner of Fayetle county,
Ohio.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-16
NASHVILLE.
The Tow Tax Democrats Will
Oppose the 1908 Bill.

NASHVILLE, March 16.-The low
tax democrats in caucus this morning
resolved to oppose the passage of the
bill to settle the debt on the basis sub
mitted by the bondolders.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-16
Proceeding i'm the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 16. SENATE.
Organization resolution called up.
Cameron, Of Pennsylvania moved to
adjourn, hut yielded to Vest to offer a
resolution requesting the president to
communicate to the senate the cor
respondeDce and accompanying docu-
ments between the governments of the
United States and Mexico during the
years 1859 to 1861, inclusive, in refer
ence to the proI bsed treaty between
said governments, and also the cores
pondence during said years between
the state department and the United
States minister at Mexico, in reference
to any proposed convention or treaty
between the two governments.
Adopted.
A motion to adjourn was lost; yeas,
%, nays, 80, Malone not voting, and
was followed with a motion to proceed
to the consideration of executive bust
ness; lost, yeas 81, nays, 81, Malone
voting in the Affirmative. Another
dilatory motion having been voted
down, Cameron, of Pa, moved to go
into executive session.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-16

LIVERPOOL, March 10. - Lard,
prime western, steady at 5Gs. Cheese.
choice American, steady at 7Os. Tai
low prime city. dull at Bis Sd. Tur-
aentine spirits, LoadOn, dull at 34s.
Cora. mixed. dull at b 6!d for old,
and 5s Sd for new,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-16

WASHINGTON, March l6.-The Sec
retary of war dismissed the charges
preferred by the postmaster general
against Col. G. N. Terrell.
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ss~-------------i---.---..e
In the house yesterday the 1908
bill passed on its second reading by a
vote OF 45 ayes to IS noes. Those vot-
ing in the negative were cast by Beas-
", Davis. Goss, Hash, Haynes, Haynie,
Head, Houston, Jones, Morrison,
Martin, Means, Pillow, Steele, Thomp-
son. Watkins, Warren, Woodland.
Absent ornot voting-Allen, Aus
tin, Brooks, Buchanan, Driver, HaW-
kins, Murray, McMenna, McAndrew,
Norris, Trimble, Ramsey, y.
This is strong evidence that the bill
will pass the house whenever a vote is
reached. Mr.. Butler, from the COM
mittee on finance, ways and means,
suggested that discussion commence
to-day at II o'clock, and continue
from day to day until next Tuesday,
and that the frst vote be taken
at 3 o'clock that afternoon.
This it would seem, is a useless
waste of time, and such a prolonged
discussion would only be for appear
ance sake. The authors of this mon
strous proposition know what they
are about, and did not spring it until
every thing was ready, If it is to
pass, which looks like fosegone con-
clusiou it can be done to-day as well
as the middle of next week. Speech
making in legislative halls hardly
ever changes vote. There
may be some who desire to get
in, % print and give some sort Of
d,fs, zee of the wrong they are about to
commit in attempting to betray the
people of tennessee. These willneed all
The defense and all the charity known
in law logic md religion, and should
be allowed TO print their speeches
in the journal " 'tetLer made or not
In the senate it is lot so certain that
the bill will rasg, tn, ,'ugh the proba-
bilitics strongly point bat say. Sen
Aator Ragland's bill to settle at htty
cents on the dollar, with interest at
3.4 and 5 per cent, and coupons not
receivable for taxes, attracts ccnsid-
cradle attention. aud is likely to pc
ably supported; but if the state credit
democrats and the republicans are
united in the senate as in the house,
the bill will easily pass TO pay the debt
oIlar for dollar.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-16

Why throw away your illustrated
papers and magazines when you can
have a nice book made from them at
the LEDGER biudery2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-16

LIVERPOOL, March 16, 1915 p,m.--
Cotton opened with fair demand freely
met at previous prices. Uplands, GID;
Orleans, 6 3-l6d. Sales to-day, 10000
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Nrw YnRK March lR. l2.26 nm. :

New YORK, March l6, l2:26 pm
Cotton steady. Ordinary, 7ic; good or
binary, 8 15-l6c; low middliDg, 10 l-16c;
middiing, 1O3c; good middling,l II 7-I6c;
middlipg fair, y 5-16c; fair, l3 Lice.
Futures opened steady; now quiet
and firm at 3 to II points above
last evenings closing figures, as fol-
lowS Deliveries for
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Private Secretary 10 the PresI-
dent.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-J. Stan
ley Brown has been appointed private
secretary to President Garfield.
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Erxe DECLARED Senator.

AUGUSTA, Me-, March 16.-Wm,
p. Frye has been declared senator.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-16
THE New York stock and none

THE New York stock and money
Amarket to-day was quoted quiet, with
decline after II a. m. of / to ls
Western Union leading. Near noon
the market recovered from ] to :
Quotations we're for coupons of 1881
1921; Al per cents. ILL; As. ll3B
bar silver 1l2I; Nashville 4 Chatta.
tanooga stock 91l; Louisville & Nash
Vile stock, ,915; Memphis 4 Charleston
stock. AZ.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-16
NOTICE To CREDITORS.

| ETrERS Of administration being granted
IL TO the undersigned on estate Of Benjamin
G Uverturf. by Probate Court Of Shelby coun-
ty, creditors Of said estate are hereby notified
10 present their claims TO the undersigned for
payment. HS9 @ b CLARKE, Admir-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-26
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hl.,u ',"''S nave ,,' i'-"' /" 'Al"'t nom
the i'r-l 'id'iit' lie came away from ASH
ington III Ia" tram OF two gentlemen private
cItH'nS o. 'iil' N''''' WI" "'' ''S'-,''l .'''i
places III the senate Oh di~'o''I''G I"'' ''F
could h', ''H'I"' H. h'y Drought inc I''''-
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-26

in the Senate in minority, and precipitating
n quarrel of factions upon the party at home.
The meaning of his present position Is call
upon the Republican party Of New-Iork to
put itself in hostile attitude toward the Adj
ministrltion, and indorse the big-bad-boy
policy and the big-bad-bOy rule. 1t is not now
a demand upon State or National Convcn-
ton backed by a threat that unless he is hui
mored he and his followers will do mischief.
His demand now is for full control of Fed
eral patronage in the State, and he proposes to
have the Republican party of the State of
New-York indorsc his demand and back
it with the threat of mischief. The entire
party in the State is to go into the big
bad-boy business at his command. The
question before the Legislature is simply
whether this shall be done. There is nothing
in it but demand for patronage, with an
accompanying threat of smashing things. Is it
wise to 20 TO such lengths merely to continue
in one mans hands the power which he uses
only for the advancement Of his personal ends,
and as a weapon with which to threaten the
party7 Isn't it good time to take the
weapons out of his hands and have an end of
the big-bad-bOy rule
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-26
THE NEH'S THIS MORNING.

FoRFIGN-Hcrr Most, the Socialist editor has
been found guilty in London of melting to murder
his sentence is suspended. - Tho General As
sembly of the Scotch Free Church have suspended
Professor Robertson Smith 80 In the German
Reichstag Baron Won Botticher yesterday defended
the Federal Council and withdrew in rage
DoMEsTIC-The report circulated by the Conkling
men that President Garfield wishes Mr. COnkllng
to be returned 10 the Senate was received at Wash
ington with derisiOn. - The Conkllng men at
ALBANY are leaving nothing undone to secure sue
cess ; Mr.. Conkng will not withdraw from the
contest: the Administration Republicans have not
selected candidates for Senators. - Many re-
monstrances were presented to the State Senate
against the reelection of Messrs. Conklng and Platt
- The bill for the removal of the FOrtysccond
Street Reservoir has passed both houses of the
Legislature. - The Governor has vetoed the bill
amending the act authorizing corporations for con-
structing and operating floating docks. == X. a.
Bakers bank at Fond du Lac. Wis. has failed 4;
liabilities more than 100000. - The Con
nccticut Western Railroad was rcorganncd at
Hartford. Conn. yesterday - Bishop }. j.
Clinton of the African Methodist Episcopal Church,
Is dead.
CITY AND SrBrRnAN.-The Farragut statue was
unveiled in Madison Square yesterday; the pIlnci-
pal addrc,, was made 10y Joseph II. CLoatc. go
over $4,000 Sunday-schoo children paradcd in
Brooklyn. - Two men were killed III jersey
CITY by the fall of an enbankment. 80 The
General Term OF the Supreme Court refused TO adj
nlt TO the 5aI graduates of the Columbia Law
School ----- Gold value OF the lcGal-tcnder silver
dollar 4l2l2 grains. s7.lj cents; stocks irregular
and higher, closing excited and strong.
TmE WEATHTE.-1nBCNE local observations in
dicate fair AMI partly cloudy weather, with slight
changes in temperature and chances of occasional
light showers. Thermometer Yesterday Hlsne>,
80 Lowest, ST.; average, G3de'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-26
I UOHD UTTH TIE EX-.

There's onl one rhyme for yonr rrcuomcn. Roscoe,
AMI NAT j. = word that Is omn uS-Aln>,oW!
" haze l.t.rrr.'~ ambitions AMI arrogant master
Iir~ u.a;ti Zee tel harvest nt wee and disaster.
1 Do. one - ln Nrrr TlIntd that cruel December
Wrr m.iu.. hi, iIi"ir~ and himself. You r.nciul r
# N,v-Yor, should give you another COMM sion.
bn.'' ynu s.c. even tiIri that yOnyc lost your TO-
Tie ia,ional iti-u1lirrs whose batteries initiate
AuaHunkcys Who iawr, how can they yinlicat~'
/. Jou ST., IL y.ur tcat while they anblea lo4t
A,I thc great party goes on, or v!u or aitlog:
'ri,Nicorou~. yirilc Quick. calr, anl defiant.
Tie, hot blood 81 luuii. IA Tie frame Of giant,
A>,r"lt a, II Aa- in "a, sturdy beginning.
49, io on man folly can keep from winning;
Il g. k,s more liam one man e. make mortal panicS
And Ioa'u, don't count, Tor he only an annex.
Now, Roscoe. 500 here; turn your ear-rap aal
4 tai. vi,h moral-iu~t hcarkcn 10 this nm:
an Iuiip. capiici. u.s. and naughty
Nou somewhat resemble that uihicmd rover.
ob nsanp; 'h"i "i ih' ti''s ana amlnrhrs
Primal, "l tie " gHRmS and boss OF { ic ran, hes;
lie wore shining earrings and very tall feathers,
and ~Ior.cl red ochr.' IN al sorts al w"athcrs.
An, ,Mnrr that no being should ave IN ms borders
Who wouldn't obey hi, pcrcmptOry Orders.
\ railroad was built. and hc said on rejection,
'Thc,e wild engineers must be Brought To SUBJ
lection.
So one ,lay. selecting his longest AMI best rein
II, staIt-uul to ,apiurrthc lightning Express Train
Onr ed of tir la,,o q iirS round his body,
Then h'd"s in the busrs, then swallows some toddy
The rattle al wln,lS in the distance is hummng;
The desperate. fury fed dragon is coming;
H. leans from he rock, and 4 moment lac fingers
The coil held aloft in hI> flexible fingers;
4 whistle. 4 roar, The little lasso leaps y0nder.
And hoyrrs in air like coed anaconda.
The train PUSHES by-a dense clond int"iposes.
But the lasSO the neck of the monster lncloseS.
have but 10 ADHERE the moral is hngn'-
That they never found head, neck or heels of that
Inlln. W. y. CROFFUI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-26
CoyKLIyGIsM Us. REPUBLICINISM


There is to be no regular Republican caucus.
The Senate Caucus Committee has refused to
ioin in call, and has stated its reasons with
much force. While those reasons will com
mand the approval of constituents, the naked
fact that no caucus can be regularly called
absolves all members of the Legislature of
Obligation to attend such a gathering as may
be proposed by The friends OF Mr.. COnkling.
1t is amusing to hear these party BOSSES try
ING to frightcn members of the Legislature,
and threatening them with political death if
they decline to attend an cgllar and illcEiti-
mate gathering. DO these men forget that
Mr. Conkling himself refused to abide 10y the
decision of the regular caucus of Republican
Scnat0rsP Do they forget that Mr.. Coht-
ling bolted, and resigned his scat il
the Senate, leaving his party in a mi
nolity, when the caucES of Republican
Senators failed TO obey his mandate 7
DO ulcy not know that he declared in
his wrath that WAS :" the lat Republican eau
Gus hc would ever attend? His late con-
stitucnts are not now anxious to know what
other caucus lac meant to attend in future.
They are not inclined at ric-cu' to elect ANY
man who finds himself IL aniag"ni~H With his
Republican associates and holtcr from their
caucus.
When Mr.. Ccuhlns's friends threaten mon
for doing with good reason Just what hc lido
done without any reason, they initiate his III
solent behavior The fifty Republicans who
do not mean to bayc anything &C. dc with a
caucus to which avoWcd opponents OF the Nd
ministration are admitted, on the score Of
party regularity. would have all the advantage
on their side, even if such a caucus could be
called in the most regular manner. In view
Of the fact tina; no legal caucus can be called,
they are unquestonably right.
Reports from Albany are that the Republican
members of the Legislature are almost equally
divided. the friends of the Administration
claiming n little the larger number But some
of the members who are claSScd a Mr. C0nk-
ling's friends have waited upon him with great
kindness, but with great solemnity, and adj
yised him that il would be for the best inter
csts of the Republican party and of M. COnk-
ling himself for him to withdraw 1t is sus-
pccted from incidents yesterday that such
advice was given even by Governor Cornell,
though this seems unlikely. However much
the Governor might think so, it would be a
delicate thing for him to say to Mr.. Conkling
that his retirement had become necessary.
But the fact that other prominent friends of
the ex-senator have that opinion is not dis
puted. and it ought to have its weight. The
people have right to he considered in this
contest. Mr.. Conklng pretcnds to appeal to
them. Does anybody dare to say that the pcO-
nile OF this State want to be represented i'll the
Senate by Mr. Conklingi viii anybody pre-
tend that majority of the Republican voters
have that desire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-26
PERSONAL.

Mrs Garfield will it is reported, spend part of the
summer III Maine.
General Fitzpatrick is to sail for Chilli next month,
to relieve Mr. Osborn as United States Minister
there.
Mr.. J. II. Wade, of Cleveland. is about to present
to that city nearly the whole of the handsome park
which bears his name This gIft includes moro than
a hundred ACRES of forest.
Mr.. g. W. Harrison, of Philadelphia, has been
directed by tho Governor Of Pennsylvania to go TO
England and Assist in preparing to remove the re-
mains Of William Penn to Philadelphia.
Nr. J. q. Whittier wrote to Mrs. Lucy Stone at
the Woman Suffrage meeting in Boston: Il see the
good cause il steadily gaining ground. The action
OF the New-iork Legislature is full of encourage
mcnt.p
Adclina PATHS last performance in Paris the other
evening was marked 10y a novel gift from Alr. and
Mrs. J. W. Maokey. THIS WAC . parasol made Of