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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
NASHVILLE.
A Day of Excitement and
Events.
Clean Sweep for the
Republicans.
David Num-, of Haywood, Elect
ed Secretary Of State,
And NOlen, of Humphreys County,
Comptroller.
The First Veto by the New Gov
ernOr.
Colonel Marsh. II. Polk Reelected
Treasurer.
Colonel Marsh. II. Polk Reelected
Treasurer.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, February /.
The joint convention resumed bal
loting for secretary OF state. 1t was
generally known last night that des-
perate effort would be made to elect
state credit man who was in sympa
thy with the ring, and the low tax
men determined to vote for republi-
can to defeat it. On the eighteenth
ballot Num- received A; Bullock
low tax, 10; the rest scattering be-
tween dozen candidates.
On the nineteenth ballot Senator
Morgan withdrew Butler and cast his
vote for Num-. This was the occasion
of the most intense excitement. Davis,
Buchanan and two.or three low takers
followed Morgan. The state credit
men saw that their scheme was under
stood, and to defeat its defeat changed
rapidly to Snodgrass. Speeches were
made by dozen, and all the election
eering lodges known were resorted
to to save the day. Morgan
weak enod and returned to Butler,
ard finally to Snodgrass. Davis then
changed back to Snodgrass. 1t was
disc overed before any more changes
had been made, that five state credit
men had not changed to Snodgrass, and
the remainder stu3k to Num-. Mr..
Num- was finally declared elected, re-
ceiving 4S votes; Snodgrass Al; the re-
maiander scattering. Necessary to a
choice AZ.
Vote for Comptroller First Ballot:
Nolen, AZ; Gaines, 80; Ballentino, y;
Morris, 1; Anderson, l. Necessary to
a choice, 46. Nolen was declared
elected. Mr. Nolen Us a republican,
lives in Waverly and married Mem
phis lady.
The governor vetoed joint reSolu
tion to pay the railroad commissioners
$l400. He placed it upon the ground
that it was unconstitutional His ac-
ton is widely approved, and is con-
sidered genuine practical reform.
LATEST DISPATCH.
2:30 P.M.-Coloner Marsh. Polk
was elected treasurer on the first bal
lot, Barrett, of Hardeman, and Boyd,
of Shelby, voting for him. The con-
vention chen adjourned.
SENEx.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
PHILADELPHIA FIR ! !.
Heavy Loss Nenr Chestnut, in the
Heart Of the City.

PHILADELPHIA, February l.
Flames were discovered at $40 this
morning issuing from one of the tall
buildings six and eight stories in
height, 214, PIG, 218 and 22O Carter's
alley, which extends from Second to
Third streets, below Chestnut. Nos.
2l4 and ZIG were occupied by Mayer
& Stern, shoe manufacturers; 218 by
S. NJ. Larzellere, printer; part of 220by
Weikel & Smith, spice manufacturers,
the fourth and fifth floors being occu-
pied by the Keystone forge company.
Moyer e. Stern occupy the sixth floor
of all the buildings. Flying embers
communicated to No. 212, occupied by
Frederick Smith tailor, and soon
afterward the falling walls crushed
both that structure and saloon, No.
2l0. Kirchner's saloon, on the corner
of Exchange place and Carter alley,
also caught fire, and soon several other
buildings in the vicinity were in
flames,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
BY CABLE.
The Charge Against Land League
0'NeaI Dismissed.
Fenian PrOCIamatiOns Posted in
North Shields.
Prolonged Session Of the House
of Commons.
Land League in the Island Of
Jersey.

LONDON, February 1.-The charge
Of intimidation made against 0'Neal,
the secretary of the Cork land league,
has been dismissed for want of evil
dence.
The fenian proclamation has been
posted in North Shields.
The news is assured that no com
mupication in regard to an insurrection
in Armenia has reached the foreign
Office.
AT II o'clock this forenoon the
house of commons is still in session.
AT 6:45 the motion for adjournment
was made and rejected by a vote of
121 to q.
I. NJ. Healey, home rule member
for Wexford, resumed debate on the
main question, and spoke considerably
over an hour. There was considera-
BILE influx Of members. The ministers
present are Harcourt, Dodsop, Fors-
ter and Childers.
The most notable feature in the
early part of the debate was the dec
larations by the pronounced radicals,
Chas. II. Haywood and II. Y. Broad
hurst, that though reluctant to curtail
constitutional liberties, they were con-
vinced Of the necessity of supporting
the bill.
During the night Parnell, in sup
porting the motion for adjournment,
was several times called to order for
irrelevaucy. The marquis of Hart
ington opposed the adjournment, say
ing that the time for compromise was
almost past.
The Times says: We shall be
greatly surprised if the responsible
leaders of the conservative party will
refuse their assent to a we'll considered
scheme for putting an end to the dis
graceful and mischievous paryersions
Of parliamentary procedure"
At one o'clock the house was still
in session. The home rulers are so
we'll prepared with relays that they
may be able to prolong the sitting at
least until Thursday. During the
morning O'Shaughnessy, A. NJ. Sulli-
van and Finnegan have spoken. Big
gar moved an adjournment, but was
twice called to order by the deputy
speaker and once by Asheton, cross
conservative. He then sat down and
the debate was continued by Barry,
vice-pre sident of the nome rule COR
federation. : Gladstone returned to
the house at noon.
1t is positively stated that branch
land league has been formed in the
Island of Jersey by agents from
America.
AMSTERDAM, February lat
meeting of the sympathizers with the
Beers, Professor Hasting, of the Uni
versity Of Utrecht, presiding, it was
resolved to forward an address to the
king of the Netherlands praying
him to direct his government to
make diplomatic representatives to
Great Britain, with the objectof ter
minating the war in Transvaal and
granting the independence Of the
Boers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01

THE public schools of New York
cost annually ten and quarter mill
ions Of dollars, upon which the Sun
comments
We are spending on public instruc-
tion more than six times what it cost
us in 1850, and about four times as
much per inhabitant. Has this enor-
nous increase been necessary in order
to keep up cur primary and grammar
schools as they should be? Is it not
rather largely the result of devices for
complicating the system Of instruction
that divert it from its proper courses
and interfere with the simple and
thorough education for which peope
would gladly pay. and which would
really be Of greater benefit tC the
children in the free school?
It would seem from this that Mem
phis is not the only place where it is
sought under an expensive system to
make colleges out of common schools
for the benefit of small class at the
expense Of the many,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
TAKING DISTRICT AFFAIRS.

The meeting at the Greenlaw opera
house last night was representative in
character, irrespective Of politics or
bank account, and gave a fair express
sion Of the local situation and the feel
ing Of The solid and permanently abid-
ing citizens of Memphis. A very
clear and admirable set of resolutions
were adopted. Col. J. w. Clapp,
chairman Of the committee, we'll
known throughout the state as a high
credit advocate, in moving the adop.
tion of the resolutions, said
He had lived too long to now appear
in the role of a repudiator. He had
always paid his debts, and he hoped to
die able to pay his debts, but he be-
lieved the time often came when the
enforcement Of public debts became
crime against humanity. He had
stated in the Legislature that while
debts should be paid, the time would
come when the debtor should say to
the greedy cormorant of a creditor,
Thus far thou shalt go and no fur
ther." These men were more remorse-
less than the pestilence, than yellow
fever, and tney should wait until God
had given the people chance for a
living. These creditors had shown
themselves destitute of the common
feelings Of humanity. The c0rmorant
creditors we're tightening their grasp
around the city while pestilence pre-
vailed within. The new form of gov
ernment has been a success, and now
other cities were following the exam
pie set by Memphis. [Applause.
Other speeches were made by Col.
G. w. CAN'T, Gen. J.W. Smith, chair
man of the meeting, Col. H. Clay
King, Mr.. Ed. Shaw, Judge G. W.
Heiskell, Major Minor Meriwether
and others. We commend the resolu-
tions to the attention of the legisla-
ture, hoping that they will be acted
npon fayorably.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
ELECTION NOTICE

ns-The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Memphis Gas Light Company will be held
at the Office of the Company, 5s Madison
street, Memphis. Tenn,
Tuesday, March lsi, 1881,
to elect Seven C7l Directors TO serve the Com
pany the ensuing year. Election from 10a.m.
to2p.m. JOSEPH CRAIG, sec'y.
Memphis. Tenn, February l, 1881. 13l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01

For ten years the taxpayers of
Memphis have been anxious to settle
with the creditors of this city on the
basis Of reasonable compromise.
One is offered now which, in view of
all the circumstances, is extremely
liberal. Should the bondholders re
sist it and refuse to make terms it
will possibly be a long time before
they will have another such an oppor-
tupity. A heavy pressure is already
brought to bear against the heroic but
unfortunate people Of Memphis. We
see articles in newspapers at a dis
tauce which look like the track and
STAMP of the remorseless speculator 10
our misfortunes-dictated, doubtless,
by paid attorneys, and paid for direct
" or indirectly at so much a line or
column. There are rumors which we
would rather discredit than believe,
that pool has been formed between
certain creditors of the state and the
city, representing eight millions Of the
former and two millions Of the latter,
and that these interests will work to-
pethcr in harmony. Be this as it may.
We take it for granted that the pres
ent legislature will be guided by de-
sire to do what is right, rather than
the appeals Of interested individuals
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
ParnslI Land League Of Shelby County

MEMBERS Of the above organization, and
vi all friends of the cause, are requested to
meet at the hall Of knights of Innisiail, No.
225 Second street. this (rUESDAY) evening,
at o'clock. THOMAS M0FFET, Prest.
JOHN j. MASON, Rec Sec'y
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
Adminisfrator's Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters Of ad-
IN ministratiOn de bonis non have been
granted to the undersigned upon the estate Of
N Echols, deceased; aud all persons having
claims against said estate viii file the same;
properly probated, within the time prescribed
by law, OF they will be forever barred.
ls2138 IA $50 d CRENSHAW, Admir-.
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-salns lo-dar- n. .7N0 hales.

LIVERPOOL, February l, 2:3O pm.
Cotton very fat Uplands, GID
Orleans, 6 1l-16d. Sales to day, 5000
bales. Receipts, 90, ,297 bales Amer
lean. $4,000 bales. Futures opened
steady; now weaker, as follows De-
liyeries for February and February
and March, 6 Z 16d; March and April,
SD; April and May, 6 17-32d; May
and Juue, 6 19-32d; June and July,
6sd.
MANCHESTER, February 1 2.30 p m.
Yarns and fabrics dull and rather
lower.
NEW YORK, February 1.-Ex-
change firm. Bankers 3 days, 1870
485l; so days, 482@4S2l; commercial
60 days, 4SOl@48l.
NEW ORLEANS, February l, 1880
A m.-Cotton quiet, Middling, llsc.
Sales to-day, 1000 bales; receipts,
7428 bales. Stock 275,2l3 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
Killed ina Quarrel.

New ORLEANS, February lie. j.
0sterhaut was killed Saturday, at
Gaines Landing, by j. L. Schroeder.
They were both prominent merchants.
They quarreled about a bale of cotton.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
Stock, running account.

New YORK, February l, 1926
p.m.-Cotton dull. Ordinary, 8 9-16c;
good ordinary, 10 Bloc; low mid
ding, II 3 16c; middling, 10 O3-16c
good middling, 12gc; middling fair,
1910; fair, lie. Futures opened
firm; now barely steady at 9 to II
points above last evenings closing
priees Is follows: Deliveries for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01

In the criminal court yesterday T..
G. Thomas got eight years for forgery,
Nels johnson got five years in the
penitentiary, Jake Meyers ninety days
for larceny, and Archie Hawkins mur-
der in the second degree, fifty and
sixty.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-02

lego, and lot him stay there until he hnIsrs
tho prescribed coursc,and then, jus. as he lsof
age turn him loose 70 battle with tho tde
himself, and no is as helpless rs babe. he
don't know where or how to begia TO oven
earn tho salt he eats, and the consequence IS
tina, he becomes discouraged and soured with
the world, and half the time, IL not oisener,
he goes to the bad and only serves to All up
SO m och space in tho world, being Of no
beneat 10 himself or 70 mankind.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-02

THE st. Louis Republican speaking OF
the extension of the Texas q st. Louis mar
row gauge railroad through Arkansas on to
Cairo where it will connect villa The ~
Louis g. Cairo narrow gauge, says: "fhe
steel rails tor the entire length of the Ar
kansas division hsviDg been purchased, or
ders have been given to the engineers to push
the work Of locating the line ss rapidly AS
possible. Chief Contractor Hibbard is daily
expecting the prodles, 60 that he can let the
contracts for grading. He expects to put
out at least one hundred and fifty miles to
tho contractors by June /. By the purchase
of the Little River Valley and Arkansas
road. the Texas and 81. Louis company is
now enabled to'proceed more rapidly with
the work of construction. The operations
can commence now from three points
Cairo. New Madrid and Maiden. They have
SO 10 speak, river front at Cairo, aud rail-
road fronts at both Maiden and New Madrid,
and force of men can be started on The
work at three points. The I. d ST. l.. has
lust contracted for nineteen more new en-
eines and four hundred freight cars, to be
used on all parts of the line. Several months
ago, when the building of the Arkansas
branch was first talked of, predic'
tons were mads by not few railway folks
that the line would never be built to Csiro
II was then said that the Gould combination
would pretty soon swallow up the narrow.
gauge in Texas, and that even should the
projectors shape their affairs in q manner
cslculsted 70 give definite sssursnce that the
plans Is mapped out would be contaminated
that the company would be bought out
Subsequently when Col. Psrsmore returned
from New York and announced that be had
secured $4,000. 900 subscriptions, il Wal
rur,orss hat the Gould people made An
efor 70 buy out The nsrrov-gsuge This
however. was smphsticslly denied By inter
e.ssd parties; bat squslly Is good authorities
saw Inst the nsrrov-gsugs folks bad
INSURED theft plans and were not on the
ru.rkst. No MISTER what steps were tsEsr
th.n. C,l. Psr.uuore nov assures Che kepub-
rc.,,, rspressutsfvs fhsi The rosd through
1,k.usss uiH b bt1t" There can Be no
QUESTION Of ne s.riy completion Of thh rOsi
from rsrsrksns 70 O.iro. and Hour people
A, pos secure . brsnch line Of ne rosd ron
uouu, Pls.s.nt, tbsT riIi Be sairiaslig neg-
riv-rt of tbsir bsst irissesis-
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De Chalr3 OF COoA, ..f " ss
With practical knowledge of how ca,
and sew and cook, a young woman is aLIoo
for home duties as soon as she leaves sch o
either to perform these duties herself or i
have them done. But that is not all that
young girls ought to be taught that is prac
teal. They should.learn book keeping and
numerous other practical things that will
enable them to earn livelihood, should they
be thrown upon their own resources. But
as the men OF the country must in
the main be the workers, especially atten-
tention should be given to the practical
training of boys. The American Machinist
says that there should be state apprentice
shops where portion at least of the expet :
sea of young men learning trades would be
paid. The trades unions of the country
have made themselves close corporations
and it is an exceeding difficult mstter for
youth to find a place where he may become
apprentised TO learn a trade. 1t is a notcri.
GUS fact and one greatly to the
detriment of the country, that so few young
men have learned trades in America, that we
arc mostly dependent upon foreign countries
for skilled mechanics. Texas has al insti.
lution known as the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college, located near Bryan. The
object of that college, as contemplated by
the law, is 10 give its students practical
knowledge of agriculture and Of those scien-
ces pertaining 70 agriculture, and 10 enable
such of the young men as desire 10 do
so. 10 learn some trade. Such
college ought TO be literally
supported and II It was, and its objects were
carried fully into effect, il would be worth a
hundred fold more TO the state and TO tho
youth ofthe state than any university viii
ever be. But does this college effect the
objects f, which It was founded We zee
that lis pupils are taught UpsOn's infantry
tactics. VIII q knowledge Of The facings,
how 10 wheel by fOurs, how TO dress 70 the
right and bow 10 present arms or rigbtshoul-
der shift, ever be Of any particular. benefit 10
these young mem VIII such kDOvledge
ever enable any one Of them 10 buy sack Of
!
-four or psy for pair Of socks Would
not the time taken mp BY military drill be
better expended By these young men in
learning how 10 bed sp cotton rows, on lsnt
corn, or dig pOtssoss, or shove jack plane,
or sharpen = plov, or lay brick, or make
shOssi By learning thsss things ths young
msn develops his physical beng, gains
health, and thereby Is enabled The more
readily 10 scquirs = knovlsdgs Of books and
.hsn be GOES out into fhs World 70 DO for
himself be has foundation On which 10
build He can 20 10 farming knowing boz
70 farm; or be csn 20 70 vOrk ct vhsis7sr
~.5s be may hsvs scquirsd and Be ssif-
supporting 81 Onos- But you ssBd = By y
our pubic schools o. private aDss unia be y
IA enough sss s5vssos1 sno1rh 70 ssDd
t'mos ns,s university, o. s0ns osssr eoi-
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3 of the ideas they convey. His last
az that we have sssn are as follows. "There
is no possibility of it. He is out of politics
and in business, and is, believe. without
aspirations or political ambitions, except for
the continued success Of the republican
party. The talk about his being candidate
in 1884, and the stalwarts having him in
training is simply clsp-trap, which has been
used to drive the president into antagonism
to him and his friends. No; Grant will not
be a csndidatein 1884, nor will it make much
difference who is, unless there is some way
out of the present difficulties, Conkling will
probably be reelected"
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u.h,tn.i u,.tireres.

1. me bane Of nearly every American woI1sn.
Prom IL usua ~ arlss- those dlsol deis tnnl -
surely undermine fhslr neeitn eoo -. =. - !.
&c. w-ornen ewes u % herself, end 70 ~
1910 - ~ that eelebrated ffisdicires "a
re-- &orf. n - the sure remedy for 80
rio-. End for ell disorders % tne nF.-s
F--r.rlv - rierst Ia either form. -Boston sun
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-02

Ahssvy bal ssorm prsvsilsa on Ao.n-
t.fn C-ssk Tussdsy, coirg cons.esr. ~, e
S.-r.es y co1n in hist inmeoisis FlsI WHY.
r. siorrs esrs large and Eel N : ps'isc'
1fous-. tsstinE t.s coTn oeys = piss
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Wales has three

Tup pr;pcss Wales has three daughters
..r,aa ro,/ciively Louise, Victoria -'u
-, latter being the yonns--'- 'ne 'en
VI age a wondering public VIII Do
y'eeehted TO know that they take their music
tessons at 0 O'Clock in the morning.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-02

THERE is a restaurant msu in New York
who serves up, who gives meal OF all The
delicacies of the season for one cent, and he
says no is making fortune at it. He says
Me cen make barrel of soup for twenty
\nts that will be sufficient for 1000 persons
ander if he utilities stray cats and patron
khe dog mound?
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THE COURTS.
Synopsis of Opinions OF the Comm r.
siOners OF Appeals Adopted by the
Supreme Court,

Synopsis of Opinions OF the Comm r.
siOners or Appeals Adopted by the
Supreme Court.
French ct al vs. Grenet error from Bexar.
/. 1t has boon expressly held that the fact
that an estate was being administered by
Independent executor. under the terms of
will which withdrew IL from the control of
the probate court, would not confer iurisdic-
ton upon the bankrupt court. Adams vs.
Terrell, Woods O. o. Rep, decided Nov. 20,
1880; Frazier VS. Mcdonald, 8 Nat Bank,
Reg 237. 2. No precise rule can be. laid
down which will dehne possession in good
faith in its application in all cases; but the
flexible rules of a court of equity, unlike the
rigid rules of the common law, will adjust
themselves to the very right and justice of
the particular case. Bright vs. Boyd, | Story
Ats, is leading case upon the subject. See
also Story Cos. IL Texas, 900; "a Texas,
9Sc; 48 Texas, 583. The Improvements in
~ case seem to have consisted eff necessary
d beneficial repairs, for which, according
ONE authorities, even possessor in bad
would be entitled to compensation. We
do not think the court erred in allowing
Grenet compensation for the Improvements
and repairs made on the property. Upon
the same principle there was DO error in
allowing him for the taxes paid. These
were valid charges against the property, the
failure to pay which, may have caused its
sale and sacrifice. g. The same general
principles of equity which authorizes pay
mont for improvements in good faith, has
been repeatedly applied to the restitution OF
the purchase money of property bought at
void judicsl sales, when the money, ss in
this instance, has been applied to the pay
srat ha
property thus cold. Story 490; 20 Mo.
Isl; 20 Wis. 1863; s Texas Sl6; 10 Texas 357;
10 Texas 207; q Texas 772, db. 296; 38
Texas 2l9; 45 Texas $50; Steagsll VS. Huff,
decided at Galveston A. D. 1881. Affirmed.
Bonner, j.
Watson vs.. Miller ct al appes! from Bell.
l. A citation issued by district clerk re-
turnable to term ss provided for by ordi-
nance of the last constitute nal convention,
but before the new constitution took effect,
was without authority of law. The new
judiciary system could only take effect with
the new constitution and the courts under
the former constitution were left to continue
their work until relieved at that time. 2.
The suit was properly brought by the sur
wing partners, and the joinder of the exc
cutor of the deceased partners estate, no
facts. being alleged showing that any reason
existed why said estate should be represented,
was apparently wholly uncalled for, and
being objected to should not have been al
lowed. The surviving partners were legally
entitled to collect d -bts due the partnership
affairs. They were the proper parties to
sue (Collyer on Partnerships, sec. 666;
Dicey on Parties to Actions, rule "a, p
[l62] 1927 Reversed and remanded.
Gould. j.
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THE Mexican congress, b,th houses, has
confirmed the concessop made 10 captain
Eads for the cons,ruee'n OF ship railrord
acros. the isthmus, . fehusntepec.
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srRarrp on STOLEN.

o~E eAY MARI, yesrs Old. star IN fu.s.
be.d- f.rsrdea 9rurs on rlRftth ulfer- ~
80 fur irfoi rnEtion leeding 70 ~ -,
addrsss e. ~. ~ ENLo.s
- Csburue, lex.