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BY CABLE.


LONDON, June S.-Archbishop Fer
nando Blanco, validated of Spain, is
dead.
The floating debt of Spain has di /.
minished twelve million pegatas dur
ing May.
Count de Donhet, the French life
senator, is dead.
GENEVA, June Sit is intended,
if possible, to rnn trains on the railway
through St. Gathard tunnel by cleo
tricity which is to be produced by ma
chimes now employed in pumping our
ante works and other purposes.
LONDON, June 9.-Members of the
Cornell crew are in excellent health.
Lord Carnarvon CONSERVATIVE,
formerly colonial secretary, speaking
at Burton. yesterday, strongly con-
demned the policy Of the government,
who, he said, were responsible for the
civil war in Ireland. They would find
the question not to be one of land
merely, but that every class of prop
erty would be menaced. He did not
think Englishmen would be long
hoodwinked by the reckless rhetoric
of demagogues or the plausible nos
trums of political quacks.
Sir Richard Asheton (cross conser-
vative), former home secretary, speak
ing at st. Helens, said he ventured to
say that no government had ever made
so many serious mistakes in so short a
time.
Joseph Chamberlain, president of
the board of trade, speaking at Bir-
mingham, said that it is perfectly
evident that the causes of disorder in
Ireland are more deep-seated than
was supposed, and that they are not to
be found in the action Of this or any
other previous government. They are
to be found in the condition of the
people themselves. Force, he said,
was no remedy, but a certain amount
Of force was necessary to uphold the
law.
PARIS, June 8.-The members of
the newspaper PRESS here intend to
raise statue Of Victor Hugo in the
street where he lives.
LoNDeN, June 9.-The British
board Of trade returns for the month
OF May show an increase Of 92,3G6,-
82S in exports compared with the
same time last year, and an increase
of FL ,8O9,779 in exports.
A special train with troops from
Cork arrived at Skibbereen, County
Cork, this morning. An obstruction
had been placed ON the track to wreck
the train, but was discovered in time
to prevent disaster.
The Theater Royal, Belfast, Ire
land, was destroyed by fire this morn
ing.
The failure is announced of Arthur
NorringtOn & Co., iron and metal
merchants. Liabilities, e7300.
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Albany.

ALBANY, June 8.-The concurrent
resolution that the legislature adjourn
sine die until the 10th inst, was laid
over under the rule.
The joint convention assembled at
noon, Lieutenant Governor Haskins
in the chair, for the first time since
the meeting Of the convention. The
convention proceeded to vote to fill
the vacancy in the United States sen
ate for short term. The senate voted as
follows: Jacobs, 6; COnkling, 9; Rogers,
4; Bradley l. Wheeler, 4; Cornell, 3;
Folger, j; Lapham, 2.
The assembly then voted as fol-
lows Jacobs, Al; Conkling, 25
Wheeler, II; Cornell, 16; Rogers, 9;
Lapham, Z; Tremaine, 2; Harris, /;
butcher, l; Crowley, l.
The following is the combined vote.
Jacobs, 50; Conkling, "a; Rogers, 10;
Bradley, l; Wheeler, 81; Cornell, 10;
Folger, ]; Lapham, 8; Tremaine, 2;
Harris, /, Crowley, /; butcher, l.
When the name Of G. II. Russell
was called, he said: "0n each vote |
have thus far voted for the return
the late distinguished senator's. They
were my choice, and my Judgment at
that time led me to give them my sup
port Without desiring to make any
distinction between these two gentle
men, | regard Conkling as anideal sen
ator. | have just returned from my
constituents, and am convinced by
such evidence as should satisfy any
fair minded person that nine-tenths Of
the republicans th,re are opposed to
the return of the late senators. ]
have a duty to perform to the repub-
licans who sent me here, aud that i.
TO give voice to their sentiments, and
| therefore vote for Cornell" /"
No choice, and the convention pro-
ceeded to vote for a successor to Platt
with the following result: Senate
Platt, Z; Herman. Z; Depew, IA; Cor
nell. 3; Folger, /. Assemblv-Kernan
A; Platt, q; Depew, 81; Lapham, A.
Cornell, 4 Folger, 3; Tremaine, j.
b. Z. Tracy, l; Crowley, 4.
\ The combined vote was as follows;
Platt, 20; Herman. 81; Depew, 81;
Lapham, !; Cornell, 10; Folger, 4;
Tremaine, |: B. +. Tracy, l; Crowley
4. No choice, and the convention ad.
iOurned to noon 70 morrow.
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under their control. They have fifty
two cars instead Of twenty, as then;
over l25 animals, instead Of twenty
eight; have $4,000 worth of stables
and other improved property, all paid
for, which they did not have ten years
ago; have bought in and extinguished
$4,000 Of tho company's stock, re-
ducing it to $25O,OOO and increasing
the value Of the stock remaining, and
all of this has been accomplished amid
the adversities under which the gen.
eral interests of this community have
suffered, financially, commercially and
otherwise, including a decrease Of
population, depression in property
values, heavy taxation and cpidemics.
They also claim that the credit Of
Messrs. Davis and Vredenburgh have
contributed largely to the benefit Of
the railway, their Endorsement of its
paper enabling the company to com
plete its improvements, and though
Mr.. Davis as president has for year
past been empowered to issue 100000
in bonds, none have been issued,
and only sufficient will be to meet
the just demands and necessities of
the company. The $4,000 in bonds
claimed to have been turned over to
Mr.. Davis was applied to extinguish
the company's debts, and not in any
way for the personal benefit of that
gentleman to the detriment Of the
other owners. His salary of $4,000
per annum is not excessive, consider
ing the services performed. The $4,000
stock of Mr.. Bills cost him but $4,000;
he has received $500 as dividends, and
it is now worth $4,000, or par, a very
profitable investment, all things con
sidered. There are other points Of
interest involved, which may in due
time be treated Gpca, and prove Of
interest to the public, as we'll as to the
parties concerned.
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AttRellunpnf NnfIns.-


No. 526-Before D O Slaughter, ]. P. for sbAibv
county, Temp, 0'Neil 4 Sons VS. NJ
N this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section 1856 Of the Code oi
tennessee, and returned levied upon the
property Of the defendant, and affidavit
having oeen mage shat defendant is in
debted 70 The plaintiff in the sum of ninety.
three dollars and seventy-three cents, due
BY account, and that the claim is lust.
and that the defendant is non resident
Of the State Of Tennessee so that the ordl-
nary process Of law cannot bs served
upon him; it Is therefase ordered that
said defendant make his personal appear
anco before me on tho 18th day Of July,
1881, at IL O'Clock m, at my Office, No,
Madison street, Menphis, Tenn, and defsnd
said attachment suit within the time pre-
scribed by law, or the same will be proceeded
with ex.partei ana That copy Of this order
be Published once week for four weeks in
the Public Ledger.
This the 7th day Of June, 1881. Ai
Sc % sSlN DC SLAUGHTER, up,
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Beet Rootsugar.

N. Y. Commercial Bullctin.l
The sowing in Franco Of beet roots
is everywhere almost finished, and, on
the whole, under very favorable con-
ditions. The soil was we'll prepared,
the rain SO much desired has come.
and scarcely any resolving will be ne
cessary. Rain and warmth are now
much needed to stimulate vegetation,
which is late but so far the cron prom
ises well. The area sown with beet
root in France this year is certainly
less than last year, but it cannot yet
be determined how much. Many
roots will be required for distillation,
this industry having considerably de.
veloped during the last two years. In
Germany and Austria the weather is
rough and cold and unfavorabie to
vegetation, which is ct least three
weeks late. Sowing, however, has
proceeded without much interruption.
fhe extraordinary growth of produc.
ton and export.of Germany and Aus
tria is referred to in contrast to the
decadence Of the sugar industry in
France and Belgium. This is attrib-
uted to the better growth of roots and
the more rapid and economical pro-
cess of manufacture. In 1912 there
we're in Germany 81 factories, pro-
ducing 1000 bags each; in 1S80-8l
there are 800 factories, producing 49,
600 bags each. In France the fac
tories hare continued to produce only
5000 to 1000 bags each. In 1871 the
production OF Germany was l3G,450
tone, and the expectation $4,000 tons,
and this campaign the production Is
$4,000 tons, and the expectation 270,-
600 tons
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The legal proceedings instituted by
Mr.. Bills, stockholder in the street
railway company, and by Mr.. Thos.
Barrett superintendent of the same
corporation. and partially printed in
this paper yesterday, was an absorbing
topic last evening and to-day. 1t was
but one side Of the story. AS stated
yesterday, as soon as the other side
prepares an answer it will also be re-
lated. Much within the bill prepared
in behalf of Mr.. Bills was omitted in
Yesterdays statement, and especially
the usual uncomplimentaFy express
sious used among the legal gentlemen
In the construction Of bills in the in
terest of their respective clients. The
road and its management has been
a subject of sharp criticism, and
comment for many months. Rumors,
hints and hard sayings have been
freely spread. Patrons of the railway
rarely fail when occupying a seat in
the cars to discuss the road and its
management. This is no more than
was to be expected. inasmuch as the
enterprise has been run by its man
ayers and owners for their mutual
financial benefit, while its patrons
have paid the tolls and when the lat
ter believed they were not getting
their moneys worth, all we're not
treated fairly, they eithor quit patron
king or talked. The gentlemen who
own the road have long occupied a
place among our most respected and
most enterprising citizens, and they
are likely to continue so to rank.
That they have had q business misun-
derstanding, which goes before the
courts for public ventilation, is
no reflection upon them. 1t may
cost something, doubtless will, to one
side or the other, because such things
are generally expensive. Even the
luxury of running an opposition news
paper costs money. However, each Of
contending paEtits have their respect
i've friends and supporters, and farther
comment in this direction may be re
garded by seme as prematuFs. The
present managers Of the street railway
claim to have extended their track
from nine to sixteen miles during
the ten years the enterprise has bsen
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THE cotton men, which includes
! factors and the shed and compress
owners, have ceased their contention
and are no longer agitated. They have
agreed to combine or join interests,
and will not erect the proposed NAM
moth cotton shed with compress at
tachments on grounds below the
city until occasion demands.
The improvement may be built
next season, but it is considered too
late to do it this year, in time for the
fall trade. Besides, the present stOr-
age and compress facilities are deemed
fully equal to all present requirements.
They are equal, if not better than is
possessed by any other city, do wOlk
rapidly, and to the perfect satisfac-
ton ofall concerned and at rates as low
as the lowest. In affecting an amicable
arrangement, both the factors and the
compress men mutually agreed to in
crease their storage and working facil-
tiles whenever an increase of business
should render it advantageous to the
commercial interests Of this market.
Mr.. Henry A. Montgomery, whose
long service and ripe experience, aided
by an indomitable energy and untir
ing spirit, has accomplished so much
in the improvement of our city within
the past fifteen years, is to remain at
the head of the cOmpressing enter
prise. He and his associates expect
to leave nothing undone in their eff
forts to draw here the million of bales
of cotton annually produced in the
country round. The question Of cheap
handling and cheap transportation is
an important one, and will enlist the
earnest attention of all concerned.
Easy and speedy facilities to handle
the staple and prepare it for shipment
abroad, so as to lessen charges and ex-
pense to the planter, is ques-
ton of vital interest to every
leading cotton merchant among
us. To consummate this a NAM
moth warehouse with congresses
slides to the river, with railway tracks
passing through and other advantages,
will be added, should the present
warehouse facilities prove inadequate
To the demands of the next seasons
business. Our storage room is be-
lieved to be ample for all requirements
at the present time, as more than
10000 bales of cotton can be safely
slowed under cover all at once, and it
is not likely we will have as much as
Athat on hand at any one time during
next year. 1t is pleasant to record
that harmony reigns among the cotton
men, and that all have expires ed an
earnest desire to contribute as much
as possible towards the development
and increase of our cotton, as well as
other mercantile interests.
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HOnensteln'sM sMcdlcaled Garment

AAOACMStCAh hbhAcNAchtcN , OaEAuohN
N. 0. Times.l
"Have you got any good summer
undershirts?" inquired New Orleans
man as lie entered Rube Hoffenstein's
storo on Poydras street.
well, my frient," replied Hofen-
stein pleasantly, "venever you want
anyding from a shoestring> up TO a
double breasted ulster, don't you for
get dat dis was de blace to get it at
cost brice. Now, here was an under
shirt cheap und noding but pure light
WOOL vich will last shust de same as
ledder."
How much do you ask for it?"
asked the customer, examining the
garment closely.
"Vell you can dake it along for Won
dollar und dwenty cents, ven last year
you don't buy dat undershirt for dree
dollars. Shust dink if dere vas any
money in de pisness any longer"
Its not worth that much, replied
the customer, carelessly. "I'll give
you six bits for it.
Seek bitsl Ny g-r-r-acious. my
frient, | used to lif next door to a
couple of families in New Jersey vat
died NIT de same complaint. Seek
bits for dat undershirt! Veil, l never
did dink | would live to hear i'll"
II can get as many as | want for
that price, and I'm rot going to pay
you any more" said the customer,
starting for the door.
Hold on, my frient, don't 20 NIT de
store out undil | dell you someding.
Do you know, my dear sir, what is de
brincibal addraction of dat under.
shirt2"
mo; l don't"
"Vell, ic vas medicated, Ven de
vedder is warm and you perspire it
Von { smell. You can wear it more as
dree weeks und den it Won't smell. 1t
vas the only genervine sanitary under
shirt dat vas made, and ven you get
Won on you don't get scared NIT de
yellow fever. De itch you know vas
going around, and if you dake it you
don't can 60 to de balls and de parties
nit de ladies, you know. 1t wouldn't
be polite to scratch yourself in com
paDy, and man NIT de itch is bound
to scratch, you know. had a broder
vonce got de itch in de army, aud be
come home and made the whole family
a present of it, and he didn't get veil
until he voFe de medicated under
shirts"
will the shirt keep you hoalthy2"
inquired the customer, becoming in
terested.
Keep you heltyP Veil, l shust
dink so. Last year ven de measles
und de shmallpox vas around my
house vore Won uf dem undershirts
for two months und don't got bead
ache. Dem undsrshirts vas dwice so
helty as liver pad, you know"
I'LL take one, then, said the Gus
toner.
"Dot's right, mine frient, und ven
you haf balm in your head und you
dink an ice house vas climbing up
your back, you shust put on dot un-
dershirt, und you don't haf the yellow
fever"
When the customer had gone Hof-
fenstein turned to his clerk and said:
"Herman, how many pair of socks
did You sell de shentleman saw you
Waiting on shust ayile ago2"
He wouldn't buy none, sir"
my T-r-acious, Herman. Wy didn't
you dell b IN dey vas medicated2'
"Vell, Mr.. Hoffenstein, tried to
make him dink dot dey vas made ex-
bressly for curing corns, but he
wouldn't"
Don't make no excuse, Hermann |
dink you will do peter in der lumber
pisness. You don't can learn poding."
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The Sweets Of high Position.

Washington Capitol
Men whom Blaine trusts or has
trusted, are hawking his condolences
for sale at Albany. They find a ready
purchaser in the man who of all men
will make the most desperate and ma
lignant use Of them. Worse than
that, two men sat at Garfeld's cabinet
table with him, whose days and nights,
when they are not deceiving him with
sleek treason, or deoeiving him with
suave falsehood, are spent hunting ma
terial to defame and ruin him; but this
is iudiscreet. We may as well talk
English. There is, as we write,
special detective in the employ Of Mac
Veagh and james on still hunt solely
and particularly for evidence to show
that Blaine levied assessments upon
the star route contractors for money
to prosecute his canvass for the Chi
cago nomination in consideration of
his championship # the star service
appropriation during the second ses-
sion of the Forty second congress in
the committee on appropriation and
on the floor of the senate, This Is no
surmise, we are writing by the card.
A quaint old philosopher says it is not
always necessary to tell all you know
in order to tell what you know. THUS,
without finding it requisite 10 ex laust
our stock Of knowledge on TIL, point,
we deem it ample for the present pur.
pose to say that we know that James
and Macy eagh are at this moment
and have been for some time in q close
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Supreme Court.

Special 10 Ledgor.I
JACKSON, June 9-The court con-
cluded hearing Cunningham VS.. Kings.
ton to day. Higgins VS.. Boyle, first
case to be heard tomorrow. Randolph
VS.. Merchants bank set for hearing to.
morrow. G. L. X.
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New YORK, June s, 1926 pm
Cotton quiet and firm. Ordinary.
z l3.16c; good ordinary, 9lc; low
middling, 10 7-16c; middling, II Lice;
good middling, llSc; middling fair,
12sc; fair, 1896. Futures opened
barely steady, now tie same, at 6 to
II points below last evenings closing
prices.
New ORLEANS, June s, 1l:30 am.
Cotton quiet. Middling lO5c; sales
to-day 500 bales; receipts, $50 bales.
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Ohio RepublicansI Conven,ion

CLEVELAND, June 8.-The Ohio
republican convention met in the
Euclid Avenue operahouse to-day,
A. W. Jones, of Youngstown, being
temporary chairman. Chairman Jones
speech was long, statistical and unin-
teresting.
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His NprIng Clothes.

How do you like my spring
clothes2" asked Leander. Pretty
WELL" replied Hero, dOubtfully, and
then added, "but l think l should
like you better in a walking suit.
he sat wrapped in silent thought for
about Ave minutes, and then got up
apd walked away in the suit he had
on.
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conspiracy to achieve the ruin aud
degradation Of Blaine and all the
while facing him at the cabinet table
with the traitors smile, and, when
ever necessary, the smirk Of the liar.
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Mhlsl.xGoneun.

CHICAGO, June SIT was the Gar
den City distilling company, Simon
Powell president, which collapsed
yesterday. The mention of the Empire
distillery was confusion of names.
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THE Associated Press won a little
cheap glory yesterday, by checking a
canard announcing the death Of Jay
Gould out west, the object being to
depress the financial and provision
markets. The telegram was suppress
ed on its way, and stock operators
breathed freely few hours later, and
so did and so does Mr.. Jay Gould.
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MECHANICS

Building and Loan Association.
Office, Room No. 20, Planters Ins. Building.
DEGULARmonthly etingWEDNESDAY
III evening, Juno Sth, pm. Members are
urgently requested TO attend. Payments may
be made to the Secretary during business
hours. q. Y. RAMBAUT, President.
OHAs. 7. PATERSON, Secretary. "a IS
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BERTH.

On tho Sth inst the wife of Z. Il. SrorEs-
BURY, Esq. Of p daughter.
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Clerks Building and Saving Assn.
THE regular monthly meeting Of this
i association will be held WEDNESDAY,
Juno Sth, 1881, ut the Office Of tho secretary,
No. 26l Second, corner Of Court street. at 3
o'clock, pm. Fines will be riEidly enforced II
dues and interest are not punetually paid.
BY order Of the Board.
1885 P. B.J0NEs, Sec'y.
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EOTICEI


IL kM VNHE members of the differ
Cs S l. ent Lodges Of I. 0 I. are
Nsss Nt,ssss 49, ordered TO meet at their Hall
lAss t.sSis WEDNESDAY kYENING at
SO'elook, to meet the Supreme
IEstSA H.F. RCHOLs,
10 d. d. q. NJ.
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Thursday, the 3Oth day Of Iune, 1881,

| in legal hours, in 'front.' of the courthouse in
the Taxing Distr ct of Shelby eonnty Tenn
proceed 10 sell 10 the highest bidder for cash,
| the TO lowing described properly, tosWit:
Sitdst2, lying and arlng In county OF Shelby,
| stats OF Tennessee, and more particularly de-
| scribed as follows:
l. The entire undivided interest of H B
Joiner in and 10 a parcel Of land on the north
side Of the New Rale gh road, in the l5thCivil
District, n0rtheast of and near Memphis, b e
ing part fcountry lot t2i. beginning a. th,
northeast corner town reserve and of SAID
country let 5A On the north line of the John
Rice grant of 5000 acres; thence southWal dis
with the east line Of said country lot 52l eight
49, chains and nifty 50) links t. the ceattr Of
said road; thence south s. degrees west wi
the center Of said road two (2J chains and ff.
tysix (55) links; thence n Tthwardly parallel
with the cast line Of said country lot nine (9)
chains and eighty. 1907 links to the said Rice
line, and thence eastwardly along said line
two " chains and nineteen (l9l links TO the
beginning, being the same lot conveyed to
Annie j Lotion ,mother Of II B Joiaer), BY
deed of data June t, 1866, which is reco ded
in BE- ok Boa, page co., Registers Office efshel-
by @. unity,
2, Also the entire undivided interest of HB
JQiner ip aud 10 the south part Of lot No. 2
on the plan Of the city Of Memphis, bsrinning
at the northwest ihtersec ion Of POpl,r and
Second streets; thence north 744 feet; thence
wet lisH tee TO an ale{ t.enos south wi
east with Poplar strset AS11l feet to the begin
ming.
8. Also the entire undivided interest of H B
Joiner in and t. part Of lot 377 on Third (sd)
street, Memphis. beginning on the west size
Of Third lSt street eighty is feet south OF
Poplar street; thence south with Third '3d)
street sixtye ght and half (681T) feet; thence
we s fsol; thence north 6S% feet, thence east
eighty p0) feet IN the beginning.
4, Also the undivided interest of II B Joiner
in part Of lot IS on the plan Of Memphis, be-
ginning on FIR mt Row q a feet south Of dams
ftreet; thence south with Front Row az feet:
thence east parallel with Adams street6b feet,
thence south l0h feet thence east s feel
theBce ngrth Sl54 feet thence West 73 feet 10
tie beginning corner,
Levied n as the property OF defendant IN
sati.fy said Judgment, interest and costs.
P r ATHY,
Sheriff ofShelby county, Tenn.
BYW D CANNON, D. S.
Memphis, 4th day Of June, 1881.
j W Vernon. Atty for plsintif. @g2es
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Sheriffs Sale of Real Estate.

DUBLIv not CO is hereby given, that by viz
| tue Of an execution, TO me directed from
the Hon. Chancery Court Of Shelby count, &,
Tenn, in the case of'H Is Joiner vs. J W
Vernon. judznent rendered on tho 1lth day
July, 1876, for the sum Of fifteen hundred and
niDety-fye doll .rs and seventy oeats, with in.
terest and onsts Of suit, to satisfy said judg
ment etc., ! will, on