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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.


1n--China, spurred to activity by the
late threatened invasion of her dominion
by Russia, has begun the construction of
an extensive railroad and telegraph sys-l
tenn. -r i4..
An ingenious clock set up at Brus-
sells needs no winding and attaiHs the
maximum of regularity by simple me-
chanism. 1t is kept in motion by q cur
rent of air. 't ''' Wv
The extensive wooden mills erected
by the Japanese Government at Toxic
are being fitted up with machinery OBJ
tanned from Germany, and German
workmen are engaged. ti@uod ht
The ''telelogue" is the name of new
instrument for conveying intelligence on
battlefield. Large and bright letters
that can easily be read with field-glass
in any weather are used.
"A correspondent of the Scientific
american reports success in growing
potatoes on top of the ground in rows
two feet to three feet apart, covered
with sawdust six to twelve inches thick,
-Pasteur, the French Psychologist, is
going to the hospital of Pauillac to make
researches into the nature of yellow fe-
yer, with the intention of discovering
whether it is due to any particular par
asite! h'H'l sl ir guru hHh
The Post-oflice Department of Ger
many has adopted and uses postage
stamps whose colors can be Cancelled by
water. This prevents fraud, for as soon
as the stamps are washed the color is
obliterated.
Autograph wire in India is stretched
between the SUBMITS of two hills--each
hill being 1920 feet high-across the
Kistnah River. The span of wire is
over 5000 feet in length, and is tho
longest in the world. The only en-.
cheering appliance used in stretching
this cable was common windlass.
Herr Stebler's researches do not
confirm the theory that light hinders
termination of seeds generally. He ad-
mits the probability, however, that light
may not be advantageous in the case of
seeds that germinate quickly and easily,
such as clover, beans, or peas. He says
the termination of certain seeds, espe-
cially those of the grasses, will not take
place at all or with great difficulty III
darkness.
When the earth in which a plant
grows is much warmer than the.air, the
plant grows very thick, ceases almost
altogether to increase in height, and
finally shows deep transverse riffs which
make further growth an impossibility.
These effects were produced by M, Pril-
leux, who used large dish Of earth, in
which he planted the seeds, and kept the
earth ten degrees warmer than the moist
air of the chamber.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29
TTrmKNf>TUTrr.


The giraffe is not great eater. a
little goes great way with him.-Hd0-
cob Strauss. F rf
Corn has gone up.-Erchangc. oh,
well, convert it into whisky and it will
90 down. -NonfSto,On Herald.
I'll occasionally drop into poetry"
as the man said when he fell into the
editorial waste-basket. Boston Trans
cript.
was sound advice the band
leader gave to the boy when he told him
to drum q little Understandable
Journal.
No use signing for the friends Of
your youth. Better skirmish about for
some one to stand by you in old age
N. o. Ptcay,tlae.
-"I jump at conclusions" remarked
the cat when she grabbed for the rats
tail as he went out of sight down hole.
--SteuJenUHle Herald. ~ ''
=" Why men drink is what staggers
u.s." says woman's journal. What
men drink is what staggers them.-Cfas-
cinnati Saturday Night.
The idea has become prevalent that
the young ladies who practice tight, lac
ing are fast. This is an error, as they
are really the most stayed among their
sex.-LOa0eH Citizen. aHa ia
One of the most disagreeable things
in the world is the comparison of the 81
will'' at the marriage ceremony with
the 81 won't" after that event.-Mar-
riied Man, in The SteubenviIIe, Herald.
'iaL"A Sad Tragedy" is favorite
headline with an esteemed contempora-
ry. The adjective serves to distinguish
such catastrophes from the joyous trag-
edies that make a picnic Of this mortal
life. Hartford Post. i'NN
He was wealthy but penurious, and
this is what he said to the sutton for his
daughters hand: "Yes, you can have
her. But you must elope with her. l
can't afford the expense of a swell we'd
4 ding, and the romance of the elopement
will make up for the lack Of show and
we'll save $500 on expenses. Go it."-
| BoSfO11 Post.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


On the 22d, the President pro TEN.
laid before the Senate communication from
the Secretary of the Treasury, IN response
to the resolution adopted March "a, calling
for list Of books, etc, published by the va
rious departments from March, 1850, to
March, 1881. The communication, which
states the records of the Treasury Depart
ment fail to give the information called for,
was laid on the table, and the Senate went
into executive session.
THE President nominated John l..
Kaine, of Wisconsin, Appraiser of the port
Of Milwaukee; Edward f. White, of Cali
fornia, Coiner OF United States Mint at San
Francisco.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 23d
says: The Treasury Department has been
rendered to but two persons, ex-senator
Roscoe Conkling and Ex-Governor E. ID.
Morgan, of New York. The President first
called Conking to his Cabinet. The latter
did not decline in positive terms, but on his
recent visit he represented his objections,
personal and political, to acceptance.
The remains of the late President
have been transferred from the public re-
ceiving vault in Lakeyiew, Cleveland, to
that OF Capt. L. F. Schofeld, the finest in
the cemetery.
B. PROVOST, a prominent citizen of
Dubuque, Iowa, dropped dead on the 22d.
Years ago he was one OF the most prominent
railroad civil engineers in the West.
T. P. 0'CoNNoR, NJ. P, and DR.,
Dillon Egan had rousing reception at
Worcester, Mass, on the 23d. Several
thousand people and Irish societies escorted
the Land League champions through the
streets. Mechanics Hall was packed, and
the overflow filed another hail. The
speakers were loudly spplauded.
THE British ship Maritime Union,
Capt. Hull, burned at sea. The crew were
rescued by the bark Emma, Capt. Crowell
from New York TO Panama.
THE Sny Levee has again broken
causing great destruction to farm propert!
in the path Of the overflow.
INFORMATION is received from SilVel
City, Colo, that four ranchmen nameC
York, Purdy, Baker and Moore, living OF
! Lower ella River, have been killed by In
dians. Indications are that the murderer
are White Mountain Apaches.
AT Ash Flat, Sharp County, Ark.
Simon Holdenfeld and NJ. A. Maloney
prominent citizens, got into an altercatioi
concerning t18price Of a piece Of land whicl
both wished 10 buy. MaloneY drew a knit
and8tabbed Holdenfeld six or eight times
wounding him fatally it is thought. Malo
ney fed, but was capturedand jailed.
HENRY B. WHITE, the defaultipg Sec
rotary Of the Shoe and Leather Iusuranc
ConitAuYsshas been arrested.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29

PRESIDENT ARTHUR and the Secreta-
iy OF the Interior have given their consent
that the Chicago, Texas e. Mexican Central
and st. Louis & San Francisco Railroads
may apply to the Council of the. Choctaw
Nation, Indian Territory, for the right of
way through the Nation. The Council is
now in session, and, it is understood, will
grant the right of way to both roads, having
waited only for permission of the Govern
ment.
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following Senators to fill the vacancies on
fairs, Alorich and Lapham in place of Burn.
side and Conkling; Finance, Aldrich in place
of Burnside; Commerce. Miller in place of
Conking Military Affairs, Iawley in place of
Burnside Judiciary, Teller in place of Conk-
ling; Post. offices and Roads, Miller, of New
York, in place of Plat; Education and Labor
Aldrich in place of Burnside; on EngrOssed
Bills, Miller, of New York, in place of Conk-
ling; transportation Routes to Seaboard
Lapham in place of Plat; Enrolled Bills, Sew
ell in place of Plat; Privileges and Elections,
Lapham in place of Teller. The Senate ad.
journed till Friday.
THE Senate resumed its session on the
2lst. Mr. Sherman called up a resolution of
fered by him prior to the recess, calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for the reports
of James f. Melin. Mr.. Farley offered an
amendment to include with the report the
testimony taken during the investigation.
Messrs. Dawes and sherman opposed the
amendment. The amendment was lost-ayes,
81, nays, %, and the resolution was adopted
n party vote, and Davis (Ill) voting with the
Republicans. Mr.. Mcpherson presented n
petition of certain members of the Legislature
of the State of New York against the titles of
Messrs. Miller and Lapham. Referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections. After
an executive session, the Senate adjourned
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29

Iris now announced by Mr.. Scoville,
counsel for Guiteau, that all questions Of
Jurisdiction and malpractice will be waived,
and the defense take their stand on the plea
otinsanity alone. This determination has
been arrived at because OF the short time in
which they have to prepare for trial, and
because of the discovery OF Guiteau'S appli-
cation some time ago for a pension. Gui-
teau had never been in the army, and the
medical examiner Endorsed upon the paper
"insane.o
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29

The closing scene in the Yorktown
Centennial was an act Of courtesy to Eng
land, the British flag being Saluted by Army
and Navy, French vessels included.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29

At the conclusion of,the cere monies at the
Monument there was q. reception by Presi-
dent Arthur in Lafayette HAL, to which the
general public was admitted, Hundreds OF
people thronged the building. Secretary
Blaine acted as master Of ceremonies, and
Senator Hawley, Of Connecticut, introduced
thepeople to the President. Among those
in ins who shook hands with the President
was the wife Of the late President Tyler. u
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29

SUBSCRIPTIONS to Mrs. Garfeld's
fund received and paid to the United States
Trust Company amount to $360,3i5.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29

THE Supreme Tribunal, in session at
Leipzig, has sentenced ten Socialists to va
rious terms OF Imprisonment, the longest
being three years and the shortest three
months. Kayser, the Socialist, has been
arrested
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29

American and French troops at Yorktown,
Va, October 10, 1881. Laid on the invita-
ton Of the Congressional Commission bv
the Grand Lodge Of A. f. and A. Masons Of
Virginia, on the occasion Of the celebration
of the one hundredth anniversary Of that
eyent.n
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29

IT is said that the Emperor of Ger
many and Bismarck have offered the Pope
an asylum at Cologne.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29

THE Grand Jury of the District Of
Columbia returned an indictment against
Capt. Howgate, charging him with embez-
cling 100000 from the Government.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29

IT was stated on the 18th, apparently
by authority, that the President had de-
manded the resignation Of First Assistant
Postmaster General Tyner. 1t is known
that Postmaster General James has all along
desired to displace Tyner with some one
more in sympathy with the Star-route pros
j. ecutions, and that Attorney General Mac
Veagh added his influence in the same di-
rectiOn; but adverse counsels prevailed in
the Garfield Cabinet and prevented the
change being made. Frank Hatton, of the
burlington HairkepN, is named- as thu nrah-
able successor OF Tyner.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29

THE election of Window for U. S.
Senator from Minnesota Is assured.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.

TIE project of the Worlds Fair in
New York in 1888 has been revived.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

THE President pro TEN. of the Senate, on
tho 18th, announced the appointment OF the
following Senator's to fill the vacancies on
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29

Philadelphia sends out about 5000
commercial Travellers, 49,.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-29

A RECENT dispatch from Rome says:
The Pope, in his address to the Italian pill
grims ut st. Peters, stated the deplorabe
state Of affairs placed before him the alter
native OF enduring continual captivity, made
harder daily, or going into exile. He there
fore asked the Catholics TO watch and pray
for the liberty and independence of the
Pope. He concluded by saying he was
no longer secure in his palace; that he
was outraged in his person and dignity in a
thousand ways. The cavity and earnest
ness of the Pope mnde profound impress
sion. He closed his address with his arms
raised to heaven as though imploring help.
1t is impossible to describe the enthusiastic
cheers aftsr the Pope gave his benediction.
lie looked thin, worn and anxious. A gang
Of rouchs peltcd the pilgrims on loving the
Church Of 81. WHALE, shouting Down with
the Yaticanw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-05
daenernl Trade.

The iobbing trade is unusually &C
tive and many merchants complain Of
being overworked; indeed, cannot get
goods in fast enough to supply their
customers demands. This brisk
movement has ruled throughout the
mast week, and is believed to fore
shadow a heavy spring traffic. The
clear. cold weather of the past three
A.. Va has served to check planting
oner. %,tions, but prospects indicate
more U4,uial temperature, and as the
river has commenced declining, there
ia nothing t. prevent active labor in
The fields from this time on. Fluctu-
atoms in values have not been of a
marked character for several days.
Meats have an easy zone, while -four
looks toward slightly higher values on
MINER qualities. Feed is without spe-
;cial change, and seed potatoes have
beep active, but the price has a shady
appearance. Eggs are higher, ana
noultry not 50 high.
FLOUR-Brisk jobbing demand and
arr zone in better grades, with lower
nualiti,N nominal. xxx "a 25i family
9SSb 9s. choice IS 3d. family 50 1906 Wi
rotsnis AZ 6O07 90 for lots. Small orders
CbRNMEAL-Firm, with sales from
Tho mills and in drayload lots between
dealers At 81 70 per bbli inferior qualities
m 10 15c lower. Orders from store are
S0RNIA tame feeling prevails. for
.A,rnn and inferior grades, some Of which
nave been selling at 40 to soc per bu
.oun6 corn is in request at 52H to 54e IN
lots forSsr and shelled, and Of to 6Iein q
small way. mn e,
- Load lots Of wAsfern mixed from first
bs.dS and 40 10 Ale ~ bulk black seed,
rsr ear load, 47G small orders. . TO DC
shigher red lnsl proof, Y to 16e,
BRAN-Soarce ut 81 per cwt Tor wheaI
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-05
Trustees Sale.

DY virtue Of two certain deeds Of trust, duly
ID recorded 10 book No. l20, page $50, and
book No. 12l, page $50, of the Registers Office
of Shelby county, Tennessee, default having
been made therein, l will, on
Tuesday, the 9th day Of March, 1881,
at the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
%streets, in the Taxing District ofShelby county
date cityofMemphis)Ten during legal hours,
as trustee, as the successor Of Simon Sturm,
the trustee named in said deed, by virtue Of
being the secretary Of the Memphis Building
and Savings Association, he having ceased TO
be such secretary, and | as such secretary un-
der the provisions Of said deeds am the trustee
hereunder in place Of said eimOn Sturm, pro-
coed TO sell at public auction TO the highest
bidder for cash the following described real
estate, to.wit:
A certain lot ofland situated in the county
of Shelby, State Of Tennessee, and in the city
of Memphis (now Taxing District Of Shelby
county, beginning at a point on the eastern
side Of orthWinchester avenue l75 feet south
wardly from the Raleigh road or johnson
avenue. and being the southwest corner Of
lot No. %: thence south 20h degrees east, 30
feet; thence north 6S71S east, no feet; thence
north 20% degrees west, 30 feet: thence south
69% west, l40 feet to the beginning; the same
being lot No. "a in A Woodruff subdivision
Of original lots SIS and 5l9. aud the same
premises cor yeyed 10 Mike Stanley by A
Woodruff by deed, duly recorded in book No
81, part LIST, page 1856, Of the Registers Office Of
Shelby county, Tennessee.
Equity ofredemption waived. Title believed
10 be good, but | will convey only as trustee.
Memphis, February 2, 1881.
1885 SAM'L HIRSCH, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-05
Chancery Sale Of Real Estate


II D 1999-R D 2Al-Chancery Court Of Shelby
county Edward Whitaker VS.. G 4 Conn
ct al.
RY virtue Of an interlocutory decree for sale.
~ entered in the above cause on the 10th
day of July, 1877, and renewed December 8,
1873, and renewed February II, 1850, | will
sell at public auction. to the highest bidder,
in front of the clerk and masters office,
courthouse building, Main street, Memphis,
Tenn, on
Saturday, March 5, 1881,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in the city Of Memphis,
Shelby county, Tenn. ,to-wit:
On the north side of Adams street, and run
ming north through to Washington street, and
described as foll0ws, to wit: Beginning at the
southwest corner Of the lot owned by J Rich
Wray; thence west along the north side Of
Adams street, sixty feet to q stake. thence
north three bundled and twenty one feet to
WashinRton street; thence east on the south
side OF WashinEJOn street sixty feet to the
northwest iOrner Of said Nray's lot; thence
south along the line of Wray lot three bun
dred and tWenty-ene feet to the beginning;
being the same property described in the deed
In trust of CT UOnn and wife TO A w Young,
as trustee, registered in the Registers Office Of
Shelby county, hook 96, page Jos, TO which
reference is made.
Terms Of sale-0n a credit Of six, twelve.
and twenty-four months, purchaser so execute
notes with good security; lien retained, etc.
This February 18th, 1881.
r, j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
1l1l42 147 1894
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-05
Attachment Notice.

Before S H~ammontree, j. P. for Shelby coun-
ty, Tenn.-B NJ Martin vs.. Thomas Griffin.
y NJ. MARTIN having personally appeared
ID. before me, 5 Hammontree, ]. p, and
made oath that Thomas Griffin is indebted to
him in the sam OF g., and that the claim
Is just; that said defendant is ahsconding or
absconding himself from said state so that the
ordinary process Of law cannot be served upon
him, and an attachment having been by me
issued under section 1856 of the code Of Ten
nessee, and due return thereof, levied upon
the property Of said defendant, having been
made thereon, said Thomas Griffin is there
fore ordered to appear before me, at n y office,
in the Fourth Civil D~istii,t, Saturday the 23d
day Of April, 1881, at D. IN i, and defend said
attachment suit, or same wi | be proceeded
with ex-parte. and copy of this order be
published once q week for four successive
weeks ia the Public Ledger ofthe city Of Mem
phis.
This 22d day February, 1881.
2SH@ S HAMM0NTREE, J.. P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-05
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER OFFICE,
HRNPHIa. TENN, March 5, 18e


An easy feeling prevails in none
tary circles, capital being in ample
supply, with discounts readily made
on prime mercantile paper at 6 to 8
per cent.
The exchange market has been in a
very unsettled condition for the past
three days. Bankers ideas con-
Hict and each one has been buyinga and
selling at rates best suited to their es-
pecial interests. To-day rates seemed
rather steadier, and quotations were
81 % to 50 so per thousand discount
on eastern cotton bills, while drafts on
the north and east we're sold by the
banks at par to 81 20 per thousand
premium. Rates on New Orleans are
unchanged at ic discount buying and
par selling.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-05
Biddings opened on FoIwell Lands,

24ls -.Chancey. Court Of Shelby county,
Catherine N Folwell Of al vs.. John \ Page
pY virtue Of decree opening biddinRs. an
ID tered herein February I'D, 1881, l will, on
Monday, March 18th, 1881,
commencing at 70 M, proceed TO close same
Memphis, Tenn, ~
The. property is situated In Memphis and
suburbs, on 'front.' Union, Vance, Echols.
gsyoso, Third and DeSoto streets, and on Nc.
Lemore avenue.
All parties desiring to secure bargains will
be on hand promptly.
Terms easy on : credit Of 0 and 70 months.
This February %, 1881.
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Mastor.
Jarnigan q Prayer. Can't & Patterson,
Vancey& Anderson, Humes x PosfoD, and
Metcalf& Walker, soils. Bl26u
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-05

The LEDGER office book bindery,
Ii 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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Reed,s aIltEdge TonIe prevents maIarI
A Little Experiment.

Boston Post.l
A good-natured Plymouth county
man was accommodating enough to
kiss another mans wife just as that
other man was coming in the door, so
the wife could see how the husband
would stand it, and if he really loved
her. The accommodating man knows
how it is to be thrashed all over a
room, set upon a hot stove, chased half
a mile across a snowy field; mopped in
his own barDyard, and have forty bird
shot in his legs. He hopes the wo-
mans curiosity is satisfied.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-05
COTTON n 'oHANeK QUOTATIONS..
,tandard Int, qational ClagsihostiN

Stains-0rdinary, &c; good ordl-
nary, Sic; low middling, 9sc; MD
ding, $50.
Our cotton receipts are elm hing up
again, and the figures now exceed
those of last year, at this date, up
wards of six thousand bales. A short
time since they were about even with
last years figures. The price has
fallen within the past week from / to
Sc per pound, the heaviest decline
being in the poorer qualities. The
receift at all United States ports are
now 1854, 900 bales in excess Of last
year.
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600 miles. He was furnished trans.
p%ortation to Columbia. He went to
Texas from Moore county some time
ago, and. like many Others, found that
money did not grow on trees out
there.
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Cotton.

The market ruled weak to-day, news
fr, vm abroad coming in 1-16d lower,
ard .sast several points off. Sales
yestero'Y we're 1900 bales; to export
ers 22OO, to %spinners 100, closing
quiet. as fol lows:
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Natnrday, MARCH be-. 1851.

at the southwest cernsr Of Madison and Main
streets, in Taxing District, Memphis, Tenn,
I'll the right, title, claim and interest, OF said
II L and Douglas 10, Of and 10 said tract
Of 500 acres OF land In. said deeds described.
demption barred. Sell and convey only as
trustee. b b BARNES, Trustee,
Finlay & Peters, Aity's 140 16
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-05
Trus1es,u sale-.-yaIuable Land.

DY virtue of the trus' deed made by Henry
ID L Douglass. recorded in the Registers
Office Of shelby county Tenn. in book No. 10,
page "a, and the trust deed made by Henry l.
Doug ass and wife, Lucy ID Douzlass, recorded
in book No 1a, pBge S2, Twill, at the request
Of the henenciaries, default being made, sell
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-05

Why throw away your illustrated
papers and magazines when you can
have a nice book made from them at
the LEDGER hiudarv2