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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-08
PUBLIC LEDGER.
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LEDGER LINES.

Malaga grapes. Lyle q Shields.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
Ladies attend family washing at
Ohickasaw laundry.
Chickasaw steam laundry, 28 Third
street. First-class work.
Attend Prof. Saxby's select hop
Thursday night, at Cochran hall.
Best quality fresh roasted and
ground c%oifees, at Lytle & Shields.
This morning the u rose clear
With the exception Of a slight haze.
Family washing done at low prices
at Chickasaw steam Laundry, 278 Third
street.
The LEDGER book bindery, ID Mad
ison, manufactures blank books Of
every description in FIRST class style.
The Weekly PUBLIC LEDGER is
only one dollar per year. 1t is the
equal of any weekly newspaper pub
lished in the south.
Potomac river shad and Reel Foot
Lake perch received to day and for
sale very cheap by Victor d. Fuchs,
80 and Al Jefferson.
A brisk movement prevails in all
business circles, both in the whole
sale and retail markets. The spring
trade promises to be heavy.
y. Peirini, who killed a gambling
darby named James Goodman, in
Chiefs saloon some time since, was
acquitted yesterday in the criminal
court.
The murcury rose as high as 81 de-
grees yesterday and never got below
40. This morning the murcury drop
ped TO 80, a cool breeze coming fresh
from the southwest.
Gardeners and farmers are making
rapid progress with their spring labor.
Young peas are up in many gardens,
potatoes are we'll advanced toward ap-
pearing above ground and the sowing
Of oats is getting along handsomely.
The low places in the valleys have
been pretty well soaked by high water
during the past two weeks. The riy.
er is falling now, aud the low lands
bid fair to dry eff at an early day,
without having experienced injury
worthy olnote.
A telegram from Helena, received
near noon to-day, Gays ths steamer
Golden Rule will arrive on her way To
Cincinnati ct ten o'clock to. nj sht, aud
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1900 RAILROAD U0MPANIES.
Fool Commissioners Fink Saws
They Will Unite for AcaiOn
If Attacked.

N. Y. World.l
There are some twelve hundred
railroads companies in this country.
While many combinations and organ.
lzatlQns exist between them, having
Tor their object the proper transaction
OF their own aud the public business.
there has so far been no combination
formed between the railroad compa.
MES to resist unitedly the unjust al.
taoks made or to correct the many mis-
representations regarding them. Unity
~ofaction in this respect may become
necessary if these attacks are contin.
ued,
WHAT JUDGE BLACK THINKS WILL
HAPPEN TO SUCH A COMBINATION.
From his speech at the Cooper Union, Febru-
airy 2l,l
Some gentlemen propose confedera.
ting railroads. Originally there were
four running from the east to the west.
They put their power under one man
and pool their receipts. All the prof
its of the four are divided equally.
They call themselves not the confed.
crate statos, but the confederatsa
railroads. They have a consultation
in which they have divided their DE-.
partments into legislative, executive
and Judicial, They charge what thew
please, They propose to destroy com.
petition. They will decide whether
rates shall 90 up or down. The whole
set OF them are criminals in the eve al
the law. It has been decided a hun
dred times shat such combinations a.
a criminal conspiracy, for which o. ,erv
man concerned in them was liAI 10 ~
be arrested, tried and impr ,soroJ i
Under fair competition, which Is tho
law Of trade, these compar,i les would
rival each other in doing the neonIe
seFvice. What is the true remedy
The state, the power taat governs tbe
authority that wields the public mower
OF the country, has the right to nrevent
one part of the people from %ipiuring
another. You cannot make anv law
IN this country which will suspend
the operation Of the eighth Command.
ment.
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will land at the wharf boat, foot Of
Monroe street. A large number Of
carnival visitors are on board, return
ing home from their voyage to the land
Of fresh flowers and revelry.
We enjoyed a light shower last night
the measurement being nearly an
eighth of an inch. Twice as much fell
at Nashville, Chattanooga and Lou
isville. AT daylight this morning the
skies we're threatening along the
Texas gulf coast.
Last year, after this date, we re.
ceivsd In this market I7,272 bales Of
cotton, the year before $500 bales,
and ia 1877, 6S,946 bales, From pres.
ent Indications this years receipts
fromthis out will not be less than So
900 bales, and our total for the year is
likely to go beyond $4,000.
The Chickasaw Guards are to hold
an important meeting tonight. A
military drill is to come of at Nash
vile the last week in May, a prize Of
$1,000 to be awarded to the best in
fantry company and $500 to the sec
ond. Possibly our citizen soldiery
may participate in this contest, and il
is also hintod that the anticipated
match at Louisville will be an attrac.
ton worthy of their attention.
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Police Points.

A dozen arrests.
A number of drummers we're piped
in.
VIM. Kirby will be tried before Esq.
Quigley for stealing o horse from DR..
Sim.
A young scamp named Walter Bry-
ant was caught stealing empty sacks
and locked up.
A Chinaman was before the court
this morning on an unusual charge.
The license Inspector is certainly
doing his full duty when he hoists one
of that PACE for peddling in Memphis
without license.
Ed Shaw appeared in court again
to-day in the double role Of p%rosecut-
ing attorney and prosecuting witness.
The females, who used offensive Ian
guage on the streets in his presence,
we're fined heavily for the oifense.
Some warm blood showed itself in
Shaw and in Colored Attorney Scott,
for the defense.
Some mean. thief entered the Church
home yesterday evening in broad day
light and stole a solid silver pitcher,
the property of the matron, Mrs. S. Z.
Cobb. 1t is beautifully carved and
has the letter S. engraved upon it.
U. 7. Cayanagh's grocery was burg
larized last night Of four boxes choco-
late, forty pounds pepper, sixty pack
ages of coffee, and a number ofcsddies
of tea. The grocery is on the corner
Of Gayoso and Main streets.
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Chenp Ocean Travel.

The North German Lloyd steamers,
now plying between Baltimore and
Bremen, have recently reduced pas
sage rates to $50 in the steerage, and
emigrants from Germany can land here
from Bremen, by way of Cincinnati,
all rail, at the low price of $47, or by
way of Norfolk for $50 so. Consider
ing that steerage travellers are fed by
the steamer and supplied with wheat
bread, baked fresh every day, while a
surgeon attends to the sick without
charge, this is certainly cheap enough
for the poorest people. The vessels
on this line carry no cabin or saloon
passengers, hence voyagers have the
decks free to exercise over in good
weather. One of the features over
this route is that a dog is charged $40.
The ships Of the line include the
Braunschweig, Strassburg, Nurnburg,
Koln, Hermann, Leipzig and Ohio,
all from $500 to 5000 tons burthen.
They sail from Baltimore every
Thursday. Mr.. Ben Richmond, of
this city, has recently been appointed
agent OF this line.
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AMusEKENTs.

Stokes, the silver-tongued South
Carolinian, speaks at the Greenlaw
operahouse tonight on the evolution
philosophy.
MERRY AND MAGICAL.
A great hit was made by the magi-
clan Hermann last night at the thea
ter. The audience was not large, but
il was decidedly attentive and at times
exceedingly enthusiastic. From the
impression made by the performances
the patronage will DO much larger
o.night, and every remaining night
this week. Hermanu's feats border
on the marvellous. He performs a
scientific entertainment with a cabinet,
after the manner of s~piritualists, and
lays everything in that liue hereto
fore attempted in this vicinity entire
" in the shade. The cabinet is sur
rounded by persons Of an inquiring
turn, who volunteer from the audi
ence. The magician can lock a man
in the cabinet, ~handcuffed, his feet in
stocks, and fastened into an iron cell
within; then he turns that mar into a
monkey at will, or lets him out by
some mysterious and unseen agency,
to come flying through the front door
of the, theater yelling like a wild In
dian. Ii may safely be asserted that
this wonderful piece Of art,
or whatever it may be, has
never been equaled, and every
Spiritualist in the city should wit
ness it. Hermann can make men APP
pear or disappear 1t will. Besides he
gives a most charming entertainment
in magical feats, and everything he
attempts is graceful as well as novel,
and every feat he attempted elected
rounds Of applause. Hermann is GER
tainly ahead of any one in his pecu-
liar line, SURPRISING even the late Mr..
Heller. Several speciality artist per-
formed very pleasing featS, among them
the Lorellas doing a series ofgrotesque
acrobatic exercises of the break neck
order, and apparently out of the range
ofOrdnary humans, while Val Vose
the ventriloquiSt may really be termed
the man of many voices. Hermann
and his excellent company will appear
again this evening.
BAKER AND FARRoN.
The dialect comedians, Baker and
Farron, are to appear at the theater
next Monday night. Mr.. Geo. J..
Comman, advance agent of the troupe
is here perfecting arrangements for
their entertainments.
THE SOUTHERN MINsTRELS.
At the Greenlaw operahouse next
Monday and Tuesday evenings McIn-
tyre & Herth's great Southern min
%strels, mastodon orchestra and brass
band are to appear.
AT THE GREENLAw oPERAH0UsE
this evening Professor VIM. Stokes,
of South Carolina, will deliver a lee
ture on the subject, Revolution or
the Universe Unveiled"
PROF. sAXBY's SELECT HOP
Thursday night, March 10th, at Coch-
ran hall, 1874 Main st, He will present
a fine programme with full orchestra
A social hop by the members of
German Casino tonight.
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C~OurthOure Crumbs.

Judge Simmons poems are mucE
discussed in courthouse circles.
James Feldtz was appointed guar.
dian of II. NJ. Feldtz this forenoon.
Tom Scott received a sentence O
two years to day for malicious cut.
ting.
Deeds were recorded to-day from
A. B. Knox ct al to NJ. H. Knox, J.
T. Cobb to ]. D. Brewster.
Damage suit Of Lewis Smith VS.. NJ
Gavin & Co. is on trial in the circuit
court. Smith claims $4,000 damages
for arrest and illegal imprisonment.
He says he was locked up ip the sta
tionhoAse in August, 1873, for two
hours, was searched and made to pull
his boots off and then told 10 20, all at
the INSTANCE of NJ. Gavin q Co.
An election was held at Lucy sta.
tien yesterday for magistrate to GIL
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NominatIons bx Gnrh0la

WASHINGTON, March s.-The pres
ident nominated Nathan Golf, IT,, for
United S9te, attorney for West Vir-
ginia; Lewis Richmond, of Rhode
Island, consul general ct Rome.
United States ccpsuls, John L. FRS.
bic, Of Michigan, at Rheims; P. M.
Elder, of Nevada, at Gusgualquil,
Albert Rhoades, OF District Of Col
umbia, at Rouen; Edward Backus, of
lllinois, a. Pasa; Emile Courtade. at
la Union; John A. Kaidermaa, Of
Kansas, at Bangkok Abbott j.. Dow,
at AlqpPy, Indis.
The senate cOnfr@sd the sQwiaa
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the vacancy resulting from the resig-
nation Of Esquire l. =. Douglass, now
deputy sheriff. 1t resulted in favor of
Mr.. j. ". Harris, who received Qs
votes. r. G.. Carlysle received "a,
Thomas O'COnnOr 80 and B. M. Mar
tin %.
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WASHINGTON, March 8.-Tho dem.
o%cratic caucus committee did nOt com.
plete the revision of she membership
of the senate committed this morning.
aud tits doubtful whether their labors
will be finished to-day. No caucuses
were held this morning by the mem
bers Of either party, and none are ex-
pected this afternoon.
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New ORLEANS, March s, 1l:3O am.
Cotton quiet. Middlinq, lGsc.
Sales to-day, 800 bales. Receipts,
8287 bales,
MANCHESTER, ENG, March s, 8
p.m.-Yarns dull, and cotton lower
for all articles.
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New York, March s, 1926 pm
Cotton dull and easier. Ordinary, Sc;
good ordinary, 81; low middling,
10 ll-l6c; middling, lie; good mid
ding II Is. Ice; middling fail, II 1850;
fair, IL 9-16c. Futures opened barely
steady, now the same at 6 to 10
points below last evenings closing
figures, as follows Deliveries for :
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BY EXPRESS-Eresh lot Reel.
foot Lake Perch ard front, Red
snapper, Lake Erie Salmon, Sa-
Vannah River shad. soc apiece;
Potomac ~ 60c; VenisOn
Hams and saddles, fresh Quail
and Rabbits, choice dressed TUr-
keys, choice fresh baltimore
Oysters, at
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DOLLER SKATING RINK.
80 Adamss St, BET. Third and FOurth.
Musical and Exhibition Skating
EVERY NIGHT.

&c manaeement on

REOf. GGonTZ Low.
Doors open from 10 70 u a m, from $3.50 to
4:30 pm, and from 7:30 To 10 PIN.
GENTS PRICE Lls1-Single admission, &c:
use Of skates, 3e; tickets in packages Of q,
good for one admission, or one pair Of skates.
J2.50.
LAoIKs' Price LlsT-Morning and afternoon
assemblies, Saturday afternoons ercepted.
free; use ofskates, 2c; night assemblies, adj
mission, 2c: uss of skates, free; instruction,
free; Saturday afternoon, admission, pc; use
pf skates, sc.
~ The manaReme1t reserve the right TO
admit only whom they chO0ge. 1877
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A Pen Sketeh OF JAY GOuld.

Jay Gould, who was in St. Louis last
week, is thus described by a reporter
Of the Globe Democrat: ThepersonaI
appearance Of the renowned capitalist
ID at once pleagant and torhidding. He
ig very small Of stature, measuring five
feet three inches in height, and weigh
ing one hundred and thirty five
pounds. He wears a full black beard
and mustache, has small black eyes,
large ears and iron gray hair. He was
clad yesterday morning ia a pair OF
tight fitting, light oolored pants, q
small blue coat and vest, Of common
texture and bad make, a heavy
chinchilla overcoat. navy blue IN
color, whIo, .ly did aot cost
over Sl5, a brigdl yellow and red scarf
Of ANTICIPATED pattern, a fine dress hat
and a new pair Of button shoes. Mr..
Gould has the head and nose of Gen.
Grant, but there the comparison ends.
While engaging in conversation he
does not squarelY lace one, unless he
is not interested and desires the inter,
view to close. In the latter case he
half closes both eyes and looks at one
50 steadily and persisteptlY that one is
glad to escape. dis smiles and polite
words are igll az cordially and .cyni-
eism, aud while he shakes hands earn
estly there is an underlined pressure
about it which leads one to believe
that Mr.. Gould suspects him of some
thing.
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Stoves, CRATES and mantels hard
ware, hollow-ware and castings at low
prices. All kinds of tin work prompt
ly attended to and satisfaction guaran
teed, by LOUIS DUsH,
Is 1874 Main street.
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A POWDERs, ETC.

Royal, Ddrkee's and Prices, ali
pnre. Pure Cream Tartar. Best
Soda. Compressed Yeast always
fresh. steele a. PrIce's Yeast
Gems.
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DR.. Reva has removed from 1851
Main to No. 10 Poplar, between Front
and Main. lie is SO much engaged
with business that be cannot pay any
private visits any more. He will, for
the benefit Of the afflicted public, give
one hour every day gratis for consul.
%tatiOn, from 3 to 4, free Of charge,
medicine included, for 30 days. s
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Potomac Roe Herring.
Al CAcEY \ Co., Main and Poplar.
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Lamp chimneys, warranted for IL
months, at G. N. Erich's. IL
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The Memphis a. Little Rock II. II.
Co. Continues 10 DO the
Express Business

LApEUDD HU9AHVN9
On and over its line of road, and with
connecting expresses forwards express
matter for all points in Texas, Arkan.
sas, Missouri, Illinois aud the north.
west with the greatest dispatch, and al
rates from % to 50 per cent less thar
its predecessor.
The patronage Of the public solicit.
ed. Office No. AZ Madison street.
9 w. J. BRowN, Agent.
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Fine Photographs. Sc per dozen
Cottage Gallery.
40 Beat street.

Dried Ounces, Peeled Dried Peach
es, Prunes and Cherries. CAoEY & Co.
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TAKEN up.
on STOLEN.

a BOUT 18th inst. large white Pointer Dog.
n with liyer-colored ears and liver spot
his tail about 6 inches. Liberal reward will be
paid for any information leading to his recov-
cry or his return at No. 197 Union street or to
the Office of County Trustee. w. w. M
I5lf
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Taxeaters in Court.

An effort was made before Chancel.
Tor Mcdowell yesterday to compel
United States Receiver Latham to
turn over S13, 94O.37 for account of the
old city government to State Receiver
Meriwether. The latter has not YET
been able to collect anything, and il
was urged by Attorney Beiskell that
the fund could, if turned over, be
drawn upon foF two years salary by
Receiver Meriwether at the rate Of
5000 per annuu, the residue to be
paid to the city's creditors. Several
attorneys commended that the moneys
should be paid out to their respective
funds directly blythe federal receiver.
The chancellor took the matter under
%adgisement, r%eserying his decision.
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John WALSH, UNDERTAKES,
8A1 Second Street. 1881,
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Holl. Herring, Lymburg and Cream
Cheese. CAoEY & Co. At
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Silver Drip and Maple Sugar.
At CAoEY x Co., Main and Poplar.
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John Walsh, go Second street, has
kentucky coal at Soc per barrel. 8
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JET PALACE.
O ELITES In
SET, ~GOLD-PLATED
AND
GOLD GOODS,

take pleasure in informing my cu,tomers
and the ladies in general, that / will, from
now on, daily receive new and stylish jewelry
and fancy goods. direct from Importers and
SOLD AT LOW FIGURES. Call and be con-
vinced.
I. ROESCHER, Agent,
277 Main Street, Aemph's.
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OUR CHEAP COLUMN.

Ii advertisements under the mead Of Foi
II Kent. For sale, Wanted, Lost. Straycd,
per line for esch insertion, aud IS cents pei
line for D week. ibt
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tons of Golf, Richmond and Frisbie,
and left the Others on the table for
further action.
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J.. A. ~SIssNAIGO'S,
27S and $50 Second ~.
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Kind word Of advice.

If you feel yourself growing weak
your strength failing, the natura
functions Of the body becoming i'm.
paired, take warning in time; your
system needs iron, which, when com
bined with proper vegetable extracts
produces a tonic Of rare medicina.
effect. Such a remedy is Brown.
Iron Bitters. Buy it of your druggist
and do not be persuaded to take a sub.
stitute, for this is the only remedy
which gives permanent strength. Ii
contains no alcohol, nor does it black.
en- the teeth. 1t receives the univer.
sal Endorsement of clereymen, physi.
clans, druggists, and all who have
used it.
s. Mansfield & Co, W. N. Wilker.
son 4 Co, and G. W. Jones & Co..
wholesale agents.
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Advantages Of an Afternoon Pa
DeF.

Discussing this topic the Louisville
Post, which is an afternoon paper,
says:
The Post is only about one.third
the size Of the largest newspaper in
the city, and an advertisement in its
columns is therefore three times as
conspicuous. It is, besides, more
thoroughly read than any paper in
Louisville. 1t is read at night when
everybody has the time TO read. Il
the reader will test thematter, he will
ind that what appears in the Post is
more talked about than what appears
in any other paper, because more peo-
pie read it. 1t reaches all classes and
conditions of our population, and is
the best advertising medium that
Louisville affords. 1t is not the
mammoth paper filled with cheap and
worthless matter that the public
wants. The Post contains all that
the morning papers have in a cor
densed form, and the latest telegraph
dispatches in addition. The morning
papers have had no interesting item
for months which did not previously
appear in our columns. Advertiser
are beginning to appreciate these facts
at last. The people Of this city are
slow to change their old prejudices
and opinions, but they are daily be-
coming more alert, more appreciative
Of genuine enterprise, and quicker to
discern what it is to their interest To
know. This accounts for the extra
ordinary success Of the penny system.
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A letter written by a gentleman
from the Isthmus of Darien to his
wife at New Orleans, contains the fol-
lowing information, the same appear
ing in the States Of Tuesday last:
"He states that not only is Chagres
fever as desolating as ever, but the
dreaded vomito has appeared in IN ep-
idemic form, Tho whites are nearly
all sick or dying, and nearly all the
Frenchmen are to leave on the next
steamer for New Orleans. Work lfol
the canal is entirely, or almost entirely
at a standstill, particularly since The
death Of the chief engineer, who alsC
fell a victim to the climate. A steam.
ship, loaded with iron for the com.
pany, was lately sunk in the ChagreI
river. The writer states that he will
believe in the completion of the great
inter oceanic canal-when he sees it,