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Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-05

A woman living in Bristol, Vermont, in
 serted this card in the local paper: Host, strayed or stolen, from his bereaved house
 hold, one red-headed man, five feet and eight inches tall, full set of false teeth on upper
 jaw, and one real one on lower jaw, yellow
 snuff on upper jaw. Please cause said man to be arrested and returned to his bereaved wife, The man subsequently, returned to the bosom of his family, and without an ar- rest
 Some ta1-ridden localities might copy with profit the example of the taxpay CTS of the town of Watervliet, New York This town comprises the north
 ern portion of the county of Albany and has a population of 25, 1000. In 1877 the town | tax was $50, ,O99.1S. The following year a ! Taxpayer's Association was formed which at once began rigid examination into all bills presented and allowed. In one year it effect ed areduction in the tax of thirty three per cent, and last year the books showed fur l ther reduction of as large percentage. The association has drafted and carried through
 the Legislature several laws to aid it in its | work.
 A grand competitive trial of the electric | light is to be made in London, in which the whole civilized world will be interested. The | three most important districts in the center | of the city are allotted one to each of three
 leading electric companies. The Lentin sys- | tenn will be shown on Southwark bridge, Queen Victoria street, Queen-street south and Queen-street place. The Brush system will have Blackfriar's bridge, New Bridge street,
 Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill St. Pauls
 churchyard, and Cheapside up to King street. The Siemens system will have the remaining
 half of Cheapside, Guildhal yard, Poultry, King street, Mansion House, Royal Exchange,
 King William street and Adelaide place. The districts include the most crowded thor.
 oughfares, the most frequented open places, l the finest edifces, the grandest stores, two great railway stations, two bridges and the approaches to third. The trial already given the electric light has demonstrated its
 availability and superiority. The present ! trial is to help decision as to which of the I several schemes is the best
 The United States Cremation Society vii
 soon, it is announced, put its stock on the I market for sale, and it is expected that thert I will shortly be crematory furnaces in the vi cinity of New York and other cities. Crema
 ton is making progress in Italy. Mir Col naghi, the British Consul for North Italy
 states that since 1876 seventy-one incinera tions of bodies have taken place at Milan and
 fifteen at Lodi, making total of eighty six
 The first erematory furnace set up in Milar
 was heated by ordinary gas, made on thu
 spot, and passed by means of tubes into thu urn This system, however, had to be aban doned, since it was found to be neither rapit
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PATIENTS.
IT E Ennv

R. 1T. E DDY,
 No. T6 State St., Opposite Kilby, Boston, GECURES Pstents in the United States; also in O Great Britain France and other foreign countries Copies of ciains of any Patent furnished by re- mttting ona adollar. Assignments recorded at Waaf- ington No Agency in the United States pdior facilities for obtaining Patents ascertafnfn ths patsntability Of inventions. R. B. EDDY,
 ----.- Solicitor of Pataufa.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-05

Iron Duke Cfgarettes. WyHOLEsALE and retail Trade supplied. rnhl2 E. E. HALL < SON.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-05

BOsIoN, Oc8Obef 19, 16T0.
 R. H. EDDX, Esq.-Dear Sir-You procured Tor mo, in184O, my first patent Since then you have acted for and advised me In hundreds of oases, and pro cured many patente reissues and extentione. have occasionally employed the best agencies in New York Philadelphia and Washington, but till give you moot the whole of my business, in your line, and ad
 Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER.
 Hngton. danuAEl !. le6l. ial AodlY
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-05

M E ConmisR1oner of Pa1entG.n ssInventors cannot employ person moro truetwor- thy capable of securing for them early and faForable consideration st the Patent Oface.
 EnHEIINn rnfE
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-05

1T regard MT. Eddy as one of the MOST CAPABLE AND SUCCESSFUL practitioners with whom have had 0GAcial intercourse CHARLES MASON,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18
River TeIeIranis.

LOUISVILLE, January 10. = Inc
river is rising slowly, 10 feet inches
in the canal and 8 feet A inclIe es IN the
chute on the falls. Cloudy and chilly,
with drizzling rain freezing as falf as
it strikes the ground. Very little lie
running in the river. The Charles
Morgan arrived at73O a. m. and goes
over the falls this evening, being un
able to get through the canal on ae-
co unit of the ice.
C,URo, January IS. = Departed =
City o. Alton, New Orleans, midnight.
River c. .'ear of ice. The wharfboats
returned , % the landing to-day. Cold,
with rain an sleet.
EVANSVILLE, January 1S.-River
II feet Is inch es and rising. Wind
north. Weather raining, thermOme-
ter, "a deg. Shoe ice is running
freely.
PIrrsBURa, Janualy 1s.-River 5
feet 8 inches and falling. Weather
clear and cold.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18
NASHVILLE
Balloting for United States Senator
Began-Maynard in the Lead.
The Shelby Delegation Vote for
Maynard.

NASHVILLE, January1S.-The bal
loting in the house at noon for United
States senator resulted as follows.
Maynard, thirty three Savage, seven
teen; Bailey, seventeen; Muse, four;
Bright, two; Wilson, one; Edwards,
ono. In the senate Maynard received
eight Savage, six; Baily, FIVE; Muse,
two, Bate, two; James, one; Bob
Taylor, one. Totals-Maynard, forty
one; Savage, twenty-three Bailey,
twenty-five; Muse, six; Bright. two /;
Wilson, one; Bate, two; James, one;
Taylor =; aggregate, one hundred, all
voting. A small crowd is present, and
there is no excitement. Norris, of
Shelby, voted for Muse; the rest Of
the delegation for Maynard. j. II. NJ
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18
The Chinese Matter.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 1s.-The
Chronicle says, regarding the Chinese
immigration; It will only be opposed
by the eastern sentimentalist and
sand lot and demagogue element of
the democracy. The conservative
masses Of both parties will accept the
work as well done. Reservations in
favor Of travellers, merchants, students,
etc, could not be omitted without
grossinsultto the Chinese government
and the good sense Of mankind. The
fear of naturalization of the Chinese is
not woll founded, as the naturalization
laws will take care of that indepen.
IDENTIFY of the treaty.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
Raging af PhiIadeIphia-Eea
LOSs Estimated.

PHILADELPHIA, January 19.-At
about half-past two o'clock this morn
ing one of the tanks at the Atlantic
oil refinery, Point Breeze, exploded
with terrific force and the burning oil
was scattered in every direction. The
conclusion broke the windows a mile
distant and the flames spread rapidly,
not only to adjoining tanks, but to the
wharf and shipping. Four tanks soon
took fire, and number of vessels,
which are aground in the Schuylkill,
were quickly ablaze. A dispatch from
the immediate vicinity at 9:l5 this
morning says the entire place is on
fire.
IL a.m,-The report that the ship
ping is on fire seems premature. 1t
is now stated that all the vessels were
intact at 8 o'clock. There are two
loaded vessels in the stream, however,
opposite the works which are burn.
ing, namely: The Competitor, with
filed cases, and the Maryland, with
filled barrels. One Of the city ice
boats has gone to their assistance.
The wharves are all in flames, and the
employees have been compelled to
leave the Offices. The fire originated
in an agitator. The explosion was
heard and felt at the extreme north
ern points of this city and far down
the river as the Chester was lost in
the great fire at the works which oc
CURED in June, 1873.
Ills a.m.-All the shedding along
the wharyes are now on fire, and the
destruction of the whole works greatly
depends on the force and direction of
the wind.
12:30.-Fire now under control As
the vessels were removed from dan
ger, the flames were confined chiefly to
to the warehouse and wharves. There
we're stored in the warehouse 1000
cases of oil. The Standard oil com
pany insures its own property nom its
reserved fund.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18

The agitation on the public school
question and the proposed increase of
taxation continues, but it is question
of doubtful utility, likely to require a
deal Of lobbyingIat Nashville to carry
through the legislature. Meantime
the board Of school visitors of this
city are estopped by the court from
defraying the lobbying committees
expenses out Of the school fund. If
they visit Nashville on a log rolling
expedition it will be necessary for
them to foot their own bills. In
the present stringent condition of
the financial market it is a
mooted question whether or
not the members Of the committee
will be willing TO do this. 1t is barely
possible also that even with the most
energetic lobbying influences the
measure will fail. The legislature
may become imbued with the idea
that an economical course will answer
better than increasing the tax burden.
AS an increase of local taxation is to
be asked for almost every branch of
our municipal expenses it may be well
to call a halt when the question of in
creasing the school tax is brought up.
The high tax advocates ought to be
checkmated somewhere.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18

The candidates before the state
legislature, prominent for the U. S.
senatorship, are reported to be John
H. Savage, S. F. Wilson,, Matthew
Martin, James D. Porter, and A. l..
Lands, low credit democrats. w. B.
Bate and A. s. Marks, conservative or
middle men on the state debt question.
John M. Bright, John v. Wright, 4.
w. Campbell, j. B. Palmer, E. A..
James and J. e. Bailey, high tax
democrats. Horace Maynard, H. Fl.
Harrison, W. P. Gillenwaters, E..
Etheridge, George Nancy, A. Taylor,
Judge Morse and Judge Hughes, re-
publican, and Judge Key, politics un-
certain. A few dozen others are be-
lieved TO entertain the opinion that
the position would just suit their tai
ents, ability and desires.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18
stock Market.

NEW YORK, January Is. The
market opened generally firm but soon
became weak, and prices declined t to
3 per per cent, the latter in Denver
and Rio Grande, which sold down to
Sc; Canada Southern declined q per
cent, to s6l American Union, Which
closed yesterday at s2@s3, opened at
s5. but fell of to So, Illinois Central
advanced II per cent, to 1901; Chicago
Burlington & Quincy declined } per
cent, to l70i.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18

ST. LOUIs, January 1S.-The body
ofan uuknowa man, with a deep
wound ontbe back Of the head was
found last night at the corner Of JEFF
ferses avenue and Gratiot street.
Whether the man was murdered, or
bled to death from the wound caused
by falling on the icy pavement, is not
yet knoWn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18

THE Rise and Fall Of the Confed-
crate Government" a work upon
which the Hon. Jefferson Davis has
been engaged for the past five years,
is expected to be issued in less than
ninety days from the present time. 1t
is to be in two volumes and will be
sold at Eve dollars per volume, by sub
scnption only. The last half of the
secord volume is nearly completed by
the distinguished author and will
shortly be forwarded to the printers
in New York. Judge Tenney, who
edited the Appleton encyclopedia
was sent to BeauyOir to aid
Mr.. Davis over a year ago, and
since he has been there the work has
progressed rapidly. It is said that
Mr.. Davis has proceeded in the prep
aratiOn of his history with the utmost
deliberation, and has been exceedingly
ambitious to make the work thorough
as we'll as comprehensive The work
is expected to yield sum sufficient to
render Dir. Davis independent for the
remainder of his days. The author
believes he has made a history that
will stand the tests of time and criti-
cism. The first volume is almost en-
tirely taken up with a constitutional
discussion Of the causes which led to
4be war an d both volumes are to be
illustrated wifi prominent persons
who figured on the southern side.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18

The house that Davy Crockett once
lived in at Lawrenceburg, Tenn, is
still standing, and divers persons in
the neighborhood possess legal docu-
ments written out by his own hand as
justice of the peace. He had a mill
near the house, but, it is said, went
of hunting and electioneering while
his wife took care of the grinding,
Mrs. Crockett was a woman of great
strength, and could handle sacks Of
grain with ease.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18
Bayard Reelected.

DOVER. DEL, January 1S.-Thos.
+. Bayard has been reelected United
States senator. All the democrats
voted for him. Seven republican rep
resentatives and one republican sena.
tor voted for Anthony Higgins, Of
Wilmington, a leading party man and
ex- United States district attorney.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18
CHARLES N. ERICH
Offers for short time only
CHINA DINNER SETS !!
1856 pieces, for els
sPECIALTIBs:
Bar Fixtures. Mirrors, eto.
QuadrupIe-plated Knives. castorc etc.
Hotel and Steamboat Ware,
asl MAlE gTREET, Memphis, Tenn.
ST

The colored folks of Louisiana are
earnestly laboring in behalf Of the
Hon. Percy Bysshe Shelley Pinchback
(col.) with view Of securing him
position in General Garfeld's cabinet.
The friends of the Hon. Branch K.
Bruce, will have to look to it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18
$40 to-day, ll,OOO bales.

NEW ORLEANS, January Is, 11:3O
a.m.-Cotton weak. Middlipg, 11Sc.
Sales to-day, 1909 bales; receipts,
9692 bales.
NEW YORK, January lS.-Ex-
change in moderate demand. Bankers
3 days, 4S3@4S3i; 90 days, 48lt9
4s0}; commercial so days, 47Si@479c.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18

HARTFORD, CT, January 49,
General Joseph r. Hawley vas to day
elected U. S. senator by both houses
Of the legislature for SIX years from
March fourth next.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18

NEW YORK, January Is, l2:23 pm.
Cotton quiet. Ordinary, 8 13-
Ice; good ordinary. 10 7-l6c; low
middling, 1llc; middling, II l3. 16c (;
good middling, u 5-16c; middling
fair, 13 l-16c fair, 13 ll-16c. Futures
opened easy, now quiet, at 3 to 6 points
below last evenings closing prices, as
folloWs: Deliveries for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18
IlIEI,.

B0URIHAN-January 18th, ANNIE HoUm-
HAN, aged 30 years.
Funeral tomorrow "WEDNESDAY morn
ing at nino O'Clock, from 129 Poplar street.
Mass Mt st. Peters church.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18
RenOmInaled.

Boston, January 18.-The republi-
can legislative caucus renOminated
Henry L. Dawes as United States
senator.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18
GOODS SOLD ON

Monthly and Weekly payments.
CARPETS!
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OFFICE OF PEOPLES ms. co., |
JAnuaYy 5th. 1881

TIA meeting Of the Board Of Directors
N held this day. DiyiGeud o. rive
Per Cent was declared out of the net earn
ings of the Company for the past six mouths,
payable to the otockholdJrl on dem and.
W. NJ. EARRINGT0N, Prest.
0AnnIHGI Y MASON, Sen,y. lle 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-18
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Cure Of Ep.IeptIO ais.

From Am. Journal o. Medicine
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ADDITIONAL COMMER CIAL
COTTON STATEMENT.

January IS, 1871
5tock, September l, 1850 ...-.. 65Si
Received since last statement. 9I9
Received previously 25 $40 29j 8S9
Shipped TO-DAY. 1897 SO3253
Shipped previously Y.............. 22S 420 229,b27
Stock, running secopnt.........,. 1855
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-22

1t seems as if there was some basis OF
truth in Mother Shiptons prophecy, that
the world was coming to an end this year
What with the snow, and consequent OBJ
struction to travel, the storms OF last
winter, and the floods of this spring, it
certainly looks as if something was going
to happen The Mississippi has behaved
in very decorous manner, and While 1t
INDUCED in the excitement of
high flood for few hours, it did very lit
tie damage and can easily be excused. The
Missouri did great damage when the ice
went out, and now is again on the ram
page, while streams like the Rock and
Others of its size have been creating an eX-
citement that is totally unealled for If
stream the size of the Mississippi does not
care to food, the Rock should possess its
soul in patience.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-22
Rock Island now deserves its name, it |

Rock Island now deserves its name, it
is an island to all intents and purposes and
you could probably find rock, if you dug
through the mud. The giving way OF
the Preoria bridge at Milan cut out our
last connecting link and the only refuge
for the-Reck Islander, tired of his native
cline is to 'sgo Vest his growing up
with the country" may be somewhat pro
blematical. We have the river left lis
in fact we have more river than we want,
and in consequence we are not entirely
without hope.
If some enterprising men would only do
little digging now, in the place we hope
TO see occupied by the Hennepin
canal; the rushing waters would soon turn
the mallest ditch into the wished for
waterway, and our canal could be con
structed at little cost of time and trouble
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-22

King, William Pinkney, and Farmer Giles
of Virginia led in its debates; and also III
the later Jackson epoch, when Webster,
Calhoun, and Clay made the chamber illus
trious with their. talents - u
1t has also been alleged that the present
Senate is a long way behind its predeces
sor in Buchanan's time, when Seward, Hun
ter, and Fessenden were distinguished in
It's councils; and that it does not even
come up to the level of the Senate in the
reconstruction period, when Summer, Ben
Wade, and Reverdy johnson stood among
its prominent members.
On these questions there may be room for
debate But the country is almost unani-
NOUS in the sentiment that neither of the
great parties in the Senate was ever in so
abiect and pitiable condition as the Re
publicans in the present Senate now are
A large majority of the Republican Sena-
tors are beginning to admit that they made
IA bad bargain with Malone They see that
by postponing the urgent business for which
the President called them to Washington,
in order that they may carry out this bar
gain and pay over to Malone his price
they are striking the Administration with
paralysis and bringing into contempt, the
Executive whom their own party, with
such a tremendous effort barely elected
The apology which they give for not
breaking loose from their false position is
even more unworthy than the thraldom
which they would excuse. They say it was
Mr. Conkling's determined win in the eau
Gus that drove them into the bog where
they are now fIounderin9; and they are
afraid to crawl out, lest the Boss should
lay the whip across their backs again,
This is the excuse that drops from the
lips of Frye, who takes Blaine's seat; :from
pugnacious Eugene Hale, and the ostenta-
tious Hoar; from virtuous Joe Hawley,
who has led troops to the charge and Gen
Sewell who throttled Secor Robson, and
bold, bluff Conger of Michigan, and John
Sherman, the model civil service reformef,
and Ben Harrison, and other Senators who
stood erect and defeated Conklings I'M
yielding 206 at Chicago
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-22
Another iowa Testim onial.
KELLOGG, Iowa, May II. 1879.

KELLOGG, Iowa. May II, 1879.
DR. I. W. ConRdughton:
Strive have deferred writing to
you, knowing that your time was full
ly occupied that the needless inquir-
les would only consume it for no use
But we now feel that courtesy
demands that we should let you know
how Mrs. B. is progressing, She is an
entirely different person to what she
was six weeks ago whom we started
to sec you, knowing that something
must be done and that quickly, but
dreading to sry again for fear Of ano-
Their failure. But we are happily
mlstakeh. Her health has been better
than it has been for long time and
is steadily improving. The stomach
trouble has been remove. and the
whole system generally improved.
Her strength has so increased that she
can walk three to five miles any day
without fatigue. There are several
parties watching and wondering at
her rapid gain and will soon probably
be down to see you sometime this
summer.
should close and not encroach on
your time but | must first express nv
gratitude to you for the wonderful
assistance you have rendered Mrs. B.:
for words are to feeble TO give you the
feelings of our hearts for what YOU
have done for US. We wish you a
continued success. We remain YOURS
truly, J, Ii f, BALpEeseN
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-22

The republicans made good deal OF
capital out of the fact that republican IN
Louisiana had his house burned down, and
ascribed the deed to Southern intolerance.
But it now turns out that he was insured
to the amount of 81, 600, while the building
was only worth 81 400, and the insurance
companies are investigating the case, with
the charge that Heath burned his own
house 1t will get so after while that if
Southern republican stubs his toe against
brick in the pavement, it viii be Southern
intolerance that placed the brick.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-22
Deafness Cured,

An aged Lady cured Of DecJhess- Tss-
ti"aony Of Mrs augusta Breyer, Resi-
dence No 623 Ripley Street. Davenport.
Lo,od
Dr.. Connaugton has cured me in two
days of deafness and noise in the ears
of many years standing, after l had
considered myself hopeless. l can and
do most cheerfuliy recommend DR..
Cannaugton as a master of his profes-
sion, and advise the afflicted to employ
his skill whenever they have an ops
portunity to do so. He has effected
many astonishing cures in this city,
and has done All astonishing amount
of good. Mrs. AUGUSTA BRYER.