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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, February 15-HoUsE
When the house met this morning
Mr.. Blackburn occupied the chair,
owing to the necessary absence OF the
speaker.
The desk recently occupied by Fer
naudo Wood was draped in black and
decorated with q handsome basket of
flowers.
Mr.. Carlisle from the committee on
ways and means reported back bill
in relation to duties on the manufac
ture Of iron, etc.
Mr.. Kelly from the same committee
reported back bill releasing the
PHILADELPHIA aud Reading railroad
company from certain taxes. Referred
to committee on the whole.
Mr.. Calkins from the committee on
elections submitted q unanimous re-
port upon the contested election case
of McCabe vs. 0rth from the Ninth
congressional district of Indiana con-
firming the right Of 0rth to the seat
which he now occupies. Report
agreed to.
The committee on ways aud means
elected Tucker, of Virginia, chair.
man, to succeed Fernando Wood, de-
ceased. The committee agreed upon
a favorable report on the bill to admit
free Of duty copies of the revised
translation of the Holy Scriptures
which may be transmitted from uni
versity presses of England to Ameri
can committees on Bible revision fol
their use.
SENATE.-Senator Hereford pre-
seuted the iointresolution of the Wes
Virginia legislature, asking for a Law
to regulate interstate railway traffic
Referred to the committee on rail
roads.
Bills and JOINT resolutions were re
ported back from committees as fol
lows, and placed on the calendar;
By Senator Bayard from the fnancr
committee, favorably, for the relief o
the Philadelphia and Reading rail
road company.
By Senator Logan, from the mill
tary committee, with amendment, fot
placing Thomas G. Crittenden upol
the retired list, with the rank and pay
of brigadier general.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15

1'HE two republican papers at
Knoxville are getting into very anr-
mated controversy 6yer the late sena-
torial election. They sye giving In
side histories of that great eyent, but
throwing no light on the subject be-
yond the fact that ifty-twO votes out
count forty-Seven or even forty-eight.
If the republicans could have mus
tered 6fty-two votes, we think
it highly probable that they
could have punched them and
elected one of their many candidates.
The democrats had ftty-two votes, but
it took several days to get them to-
sether. They we're as hard to get into
line as SO many raw recruits or new
pupiIs at baekwoOds school 1t was
a bslky team, which refused to pull
together, but wien thAg all happened
to start off at once the old dsRscratic
wagon was jsrked clear out Of the mud
and the republicans were left to look
down into the hole and wonder how ii
vas done. The democrats, too, ore
aomewbat surprised at their luck
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
River Telegrans.

Pittsburg, January IS: River IL
feet 6 inches, and falling. Weather
clear aud cold. The Dscetah leave;
at1p.m, Coal shipments on the pres
ont rise. Louisville. 2,285 900 bushels
Cincinnati, l2O.O bushels.
Louisville, February Is /: River ris-
ing, with 10 feet 5 inches in the canal
and Il feot inches 10 tho chute on
the falls. Weather clear snd cold
Ice is r,,uning very heavy here thit
morning. The Harper, from Madison
has laid up. The u. P. schenck ar
rived last nigh and left early thlt
morning for New Orleans. The ferry
boat has laid up.
Cairo, February Is: Affived-Be
Shreveport, New Orleans, 2 am. The
ice is so heavy in the Mississippi that
the New Belle Memphis had to lay
ND at Greenleafbeud Weather cloudy
sad mild.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15

If the Nashville Banner were a
river we would say that it is on a
boom. Yesterdays issue is out Of its
banks, and it is sweeping all before it.
II appears as double sheet of nine
columns to the page, or seventy-twO
columns in all. A considerable por-
tion of this extra space is devoted to
the commercial and manufacturing
interests of Columbia, Franklin,
Spring Hill, Knoxville, Chattanooga,
and other points of importance in
Middle and East Tennessee. We are
glad to note this enterprise of our
afternoon contemporary. Such jour
nalism was unattainable until a few
years ago. Tennessee only Sustains
two evening papers, but we trust We
can say without too much egotism that
they are good ones. The Banner at
least is credit to its conductors and
10 the state.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15

WE publish in this issue a special
from &C. +. NJ" "a we'll known Mis-
sissippi journalist and Washington
correspondent Of the Courier Journal,
in regard to the Forrest Wilson affair.
It will be read with interest by all
who read the LEDGER IS article on that
topic few days ago. Our object was
first to correct harmless yet material
mistake, our second to give a con-
densed chapter of history Of very
eventful and confused period, fresh
from the lips of those who .partici
pated. The conversation as to retali-
alton may have occurred, but not un-
der the circumstances first described
By 20. Il. NJ" Ii at all, it was under
a flag Of truce several miles from
Selml. It's too early yet for impair
tial history, but not for correct data
upon which future historians may
erect true and substantial structure
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15

The presidential election being over
We hear nething more Of the wrongs
Of the blacks in the south, and OF
their emigration to Indiana, Kansas
and other western states. Their nor
thern friends have ceased to pass
around the hat and mako plaintive APP
peals in their behalf. This simply
shows the insincerity and hypocrisy Of
their pretended friends. More cOlorcd
neople will return to the south for the
next three years than will leave. Just
before tie next election we may ex
pect to heSr of another exodus. Mrs
Comstock and Parson Conway will, no
doubt, get up su agitation and manage
il possible, to get control OF some
funds contributed by thoughlless, gul-
liEle people. If such people are real
ly studying the welfare of the col
ored race how is it that they neye'
manifeSt it except just before an elec
ZION, ana never at any time contribute
adollar of their own money?
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15

Tho late E. A. Sothern's funeral
was, at his express command, the qui-
etest and plainest possible, no invita-
tions whatever being issued, Mr.
Sothern's injunctions in regard to the
matter were said to be based upon his
observations that, while actors had in
scores of cases been allowed to starve
to death, their mourners had spent
large amounts of money in buying
wreatbs to put upon the coffin. He
had followed, he said, many of his fel-
low-workers to their last resting
place, but he had found that in too
many cases the ceremony was but a
rehearsed parade, and he consequently
declined TO be the object of such dis
NAL procession.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
soeIely on lhe PACIFIC sIope.

Virginia Chroniclel
In Carson, to morrow evening, Mrs.
Governor Kinhead will give party
for young people only, in honor Of her
young lady guests from California. 1t
is in compliance with the custom,
which is becoming popular, Of bring
ing young people together without
having too many married people
around. In San francisco it was
complained that married women
mOnopolized the attention Of young
men, and it was for the purpose Of
giving the young girls fair chance
that the married women we're ex-
cluded. II lalso appeared that married
men were iavorites with the young
ladies, and that made the young men
jealous. It is to be hoped that q c
new departure will be as successful as
it is sensible.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
Canadian Eews.

OTTAWA. February l5,-Ths Pa
cifc railway bill passed on the third
reading-ayeS 81, nays II.
HALIFAX, February ia boat
race iskbeing arranged between War
rea sUitk and George Hosmer, Of
Boston.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
Denver DOiBgs.

DENVER, COL, February 15.-Tbe
Republicans Leadyille special says:
Carl PHugyadt was shot by Hart
Reeves, Sunday. !
Hans Eskerson had his hand and
arm crushed at the sampling works,
and will probably die.
At the Lee mine a giant powder
cartridge, laid under a stone, exploded,
and ioss men were injnred.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
Tho "enterprise Of the press is lust

The enterprise Of the press is just
now finding cOmical illustration in the
person of an interviewing fend,
who has domiciled himself in a farm
house near that of General Gar6ell at
Mentor, and from that point Of want.
age and inquiry writes to nineteen
different newspapers with commend
able industry but doubtful taste. Re
watches the depot at Mentor and the
house Of the president elect with equal
vigilance and ardor, and alternately
bores the distinguished arrivals at the
one and .nrments the visitors and
servants at the other. Neither sex is
sacsed TO him; and his inquiries are
inaiGerently upon public aud private
fairs. The mquu Of the days din;
ner at the presidents home takes equal
prominence in bis inquisitive eyes with
the latest imagined selection for the
cabinet. lie is said to have imposed
his acquaintance ureu syery visitor,
neighbor, friend. servant ip hef,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
SupreIne COnsisfOrY.

CINCINNATI, February l5.-Tho
Ancient Accepted Scottish rite of
Knight Templars Supreme Consistory,
Of Ohio conveues this afternoon at
Masonic Temple. The session will
last three days. The visiting Knights
present are from Canada, Cleveland f.,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15

Duke Charles de Mornv, theelder
son of the never to-be forgotten
Mora" is described as a charming
youth. Both he and his brother are
officers. A little auecdote is told of
him which illustrates the severity of
French military discipline. Some
time ago the young duke wrote to
General the Marquis de Gallifet, and
began bis letter with the too familiar
words; "Mon cher general. " Galliiet
at once rose to the occasion, and re-
piled; II am charmed and ought
doubtless TO bo honored by the terms
of intimate with which you address
me. But it is scarcely military dis
cipline, and | condemn you to two
days consigne."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
CHINA
DINNER SETS,
1876 pieces, for $40.
sPEoIALTUsl
bAF Fixtures, Mirrors, etc.
onAdrupis-platsd Knives, csssorS ssc.
Hotel and Steamboat Ware.
O. n. ERICH,
sal MAIN STREET., Memphis, Tenn.

AS republican will doubtless be
appointed inspector of illuminating
oils and fluids" for Memphis, we quite
agree with our correspondent Mem
phiS" that Mr.. William Finnio would
be generally acceptable to the business
community. He is competent, worthy
and would give satisfaction to all
nlaa.as
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
Pittsburg, Louisville, indianapolis,
and elsewhere,
LeWeIrH store Robbed.

PATERSON, N. j., February 10
The safe in Girarde & Berdan s jewelry
store, in this city, was forced open
and robbed Of over $1,000 worth Of
goods last night.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
DISsOLTJTTON.

VIHE frm Of TaggaTt Bros. Is this day dis
4 salved by mutual consent, John A. Tag
gaft retiriI e; Joseph Tsggart ss,umiog the
liabilities, is alone authorized 10 collect the
debts due the. firm, and will continue the bus
iness at tho old stand.
JOHN a. TAGGART.
JOSEPH TAGGART.
Memphis, February Is. 1881. 1Aii6
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
Bids f0FPRIVILEGAS
At Exposition Ball.

n8-Parties deslring to bid for The bar, Mask
and ConfeciiOner's Privileges for tho
evenings Of Monday. February 25Ih, and
Tuesday, March 1st, must address the Bail
Committee, through the POstofice, not
later than Friday, 18th inst, IN ne bids
will be received after that time. Bids
must be made separate for each priv .
Iege.
iHl45 BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
DIED.

PERKINS-At his residence. near Forest
Hill. Tenn, on last Sunday, February 18th, at
1880 am, Of typhoid pneumonia, WY. h..
PBRKINs, In the sixty-si1th year Of hisggo.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
CAPITAL PRXEE, $4,000.
I0O, 600 Tickets, at Two DOiinrs Each
Half Tickets. One Dollar.

1857 Prises. amounting gto.....-....-.....sllo,40 ,40c
Responsible corresponding agents wanted
at slf points, 20 whom liberal compensation
will be paid.
ipg full address. Send orders by express or
Registered Letter, or Money order BY mail,
VIZ III. A. DAUPHEN,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15

or N. A. Dauphla, ei
~ 30. sl2 Broadway, New York,
or n. 4. Gillespie,
No. 6 West Court street, Memphis, Tenn.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and management Of
Gems. g. 7. BeGuregard and Juoal A. Esrly.
SEsa
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
LOTTERY.
Louisiana State Lottery COMPANY

This institutlon was reguIarly incorpoI1tol
by the Legislature of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes In 1853, for the
term OftWenty-fiYe years, TO which con-
tract tho invlolabe faith of tho Steto is
pledged, which pledge has been renewed by
an overwhelming popular vote, securing rs
franchise in the new constitution, adopted
December 2, A. D. 1879, with q capital o:
81 ,0OO,1OO, to which II has since added re-
serve fund of over $4,000. ITS Grand
Single Number Drawings will take
place monthly on tho second Tuesday. It
never scales or postpones. Look at the follow
ne distributiOnl
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
parneI! Land Leaque of sheIby C0anty.

EMBERS Of the above organ izaiion are
Ifl rsque ted to mcet at heir hall, -, Sc
ond street, this (TU UESDAY) evening, R,brt-
ary 18th, 1881. at o'clock sharn
: THOMAS M0FFEr, Pies't.
JOIN j. MASON, Rec Seo'y
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15
PUBLIC LEDaER

iHI4j BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-08
p21HAk.

Mr.. Edison broke loose here with
his electric lights. He is not safe
to be allowed to run around in this
way, with his various patents. One
struck the chimney on H. Kemper's
house, passed down tho inside, out of
the stove pipe hole and out of the
open window. His father-in-law was
closing the window at the time. If
the old gent wasn't bald, We might
call it chair breadth ~scape'
Mrs. Stebbins, during Sundays
storm, went out to pick up a hail"
stone supposed to weigh \ tony, was
knocked down by an electric shock,
and came pretty close ''crossing the
line."
The clouds lot 60 their hold for
a short time, and paid this heavenly
burg visit. The beautiful rainbow
cheered our church members, fol
they remembered the promise given
to Noah-though for time some
longed for an ark.
Parties wishing to purchase lots in
this delightful town, will bear in
mind that all 'clouds" now are re.
moved; everything is clear and bright.
At the r. r. meeting in this place,
committee was appointed to draw
up a charter, etc., for the Perham !
North Pole Air.Line-Don't think
because it's an '*air.line," its all wind.
G.. ID. C.. W.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-08
for Window Gardening.

Preparing for Window Gardening.
The American Agricultural truly
remarks: Those who have plants in
the grounds which they intend for
blooming in the window, make a mis-
take if they delay taking them up
until frost is threatened. If the
plants have been left in the pots
which have been plunged in the open
ground, the change is not 50 sudden,
but if the plants have been turned
out of the pots, and. their roots have
been allowed free growth, it is an.
other matter. With many plants
turned out, tho better plan is to
raise new ones from cuttings for next
winters blooming, and let the old
ones 20. But it is often desirable to
take up and pot an old plant. In such
cases do not wait until there is dam
ger Of frost, and then hurriedly dig
up the plant, and crowd its roots into.
a pot. Suppose the plant to be taken
up is q gerani,,m; begin at least \
month before the time Of removal to
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-08

At our annual school meeting on
the Sd inst, @. A. Heath was elected
director, and Henry Asslen clerk.
A sad accident befell Mr.. D. w.
Lamb, of this town, on the 1st inst.
He started to Alexandria on the
morning Of the lst, with a load of
wheat, and had not got far on his
way, when by some means fell off the
wagon, one of the wheels struck his
leg between the knee and ankle,
breaking it and it is said the bone
of the leg is badly splintered. He
was taken home and DR.. Farward
called to set the limb.
Last Saturday the Sunday school
children had a picnic, and was ad-
dressed by Boston w. Smith, Of Min
neapolis, State S. S. Supt. The ad.
dress was very interesting.
Farmers are very busy with their
plowing and threshing. Some have
about finished their fall plowing.
Died, on Tuesday, 28th ult., after a
short illness of inflammation Of the
bowels, Alfred, triplet son Of James
Hawkins, aged two and one.half years;
funeral services were conducted by
Elder Reeves, on Aug. Goth. at 10 a.
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Northern Pacific Farmer
O. 4. wHtTN1Y. W.. wA1ppLG.
WHITNEY q wHIPPLB.
PROPRIHTOR3.
ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
At
WAoEHA, WA0eNA COUNTY, MINNESOTA.
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" six months sol
Neighborhood News.
lNNAN.

1NNAN.
Our dry spell has caught another
wetting. 1t has rained nearly
every day this last week. Haying
very backward, and unless it holds up
pretty soon, hay will be scarce in
these parts. It is fine for plowing.
Grain il too wet to thresh, even if
there was any machine to thresh it.
Elder Inman met with a serious &C.
cident the other day while cutting
off the end of a dry stick, piece
about six inches long, flew up strik-
ing him in the right eye, injuring
the eye so that he cannot see, and it
is feared that he will lose his eye
entirely. It is hoped that he will
not. He has been quite sick with the
pain for a number of days.
We had the pleasure of listening to
a fine sermon from Rev. John knight,
of Wadena, on Sunday last. Come
again Bro. Knight. DENGO.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-08
WO0DSIDE PRAIRIE.

"OOOSxO6 1kA3x6AG
Rainy weather still continues to
prevail.
The song of the threshing machine
is the tune the farmers are working
to nowadays.
The yield of wheat on our prairie
will not come up to last year. South
of the river most of the threshing is
done. Harlow Askerman got 6s
bushels of wheat from 1-2 bushels
of seed. Mr.. Auslner received 76
bushels from 7 bushels of seed. An.
drew Holmes oats yielded about 10
bushels. Mr.. H. had no wheat.
Abner Goheen has returned from
Dakota, and reports good crops out
there. Abner met with the misfor-
tune to hurt his back, and is not able
to do any work.
One of Mr.. David Carr's little chill
dren fell from the wagon, and one of
the wheels run over him; have not
learned how badly he is injured, but
it should be a warning not to allow
little ones to stand up in the wagon.
In conversation swith Mr.. Taylor,
4 resident of Stowe Prairie, who has
been in Meeker county during the
past summer, Mr.. T. said, that the
wheat crop was nearly a failure, but
corn and other crops were splendid.
We regret to hear that our sister
county has had a failure in her wheat
crop, and yet rejoice that we have a
fair crop; plenty for our own use and
some to spare. -s-@ INCOG.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-08
Good Farming Pays

Hon. VIM. Fowler, of Washington
county, president Of the State Dairy
mems Associations AZ we'll as the
Wool Growers Association, raised
this year l,74O bushels of wheat
from eighty-seven acres of land.
This is an average of twenty bush
els to the acre. Now this is not, per-
haps, a very large average, but when
we consider that the field which most
of this wheat was raised on has been
in cultivation for thirty.five years,
we must admit that it looks rs if
good crops of wheat could he grown
on old cultivated land. A portion of
Mr.. Fowler's farm was opened up at
a very early day-several years before
the organization of the territorial
government, and has constantly been
occupied with crops since that time.
But there is where the best part
comes in: Mr.. Fowler believes, and
practices the rotation of crops. His
fields contain wheat one year, another
year corn, the next oats three years.
He has on the farm horses, cattle and
sheep. He saves the manure and ap-
plies it to his land. This tells the
whole story. And right here is les
son for the farmers of the State; that
is, let them follow Mr.. Fowler's ex-
ample. A great many of them do.
They practice the same system. AL
should. A diversity of crops, 4 ro-
tation of crops, with stock and ma.
nure. There will be no danger but a
bountiful harvest will be gathered
every year.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-08
F%Rm NorEs.
From the Mihneap polls Tribune.
Seed Wheat.


As threshing wheat will soon be
the order of the day in Minnesota, we
cannot too strongly urge our farmers
the necessity of selecting, while
threshing, their best wheat for seed.
This can be accomplished to better
advantage while threshing than at
any other period. In selecting seed
only take that which is plump, sound.
and free from foul seed of every de-
scription. It is 4 good plan too, to
only save that which yielded the best.
This can all be done with compare
lively little trouble and expense. BY
saving the best samples of wheat for
seed, the quality Of wheat can be
greatly improved. 1t is much better
to save No. l article than it is to
use seed that grades No. 2 or No. 3.
When real good seed is used, there is
not near as much danger of wheat of
the same variety III constant use
running out or deteriorating. In
fact, good seed is everything to the
farmer. Without it we cannot rea-
sonably expect to produce good crops.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-08

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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-08
aRAY's SPECIFIC MEDICINE.
America Must Yield.

The greatest thinkers, the most
profound scholars, the most expert,
thorough and successful CHEMISTS
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yet been taken than in the discovery,
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