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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-25
COMMERCIAL.
PrBLIo LEDoEB OFFICE,

NHANN
MEMPHIS. Tenn, February 25, 1891. !
\ Silver advanced Id in London yes
terday, and the market has been tend
lug upward for several weeks past.
The present quotation, sod, makes
our standard 4l2l grain dollar worth
over CSC in the London market.
The leading topic Of interest in
banking circles is the disturbed feel
ing among eastern financiers in rela-
ton to the new three per cent fund
ing bill. Various expressions are
heard, the general tenor being to the
Effect that the disturbance is not
likely to terminate seriously or last
long. The local market is quiet and
Easy, with discount rates as hereto
fore, the range being from 6 to 8 per
cent, according to the character Of the
security offered.
Exchange is without variation, rates
being par to &c discount on eastern
cotton bills, and ic off for bills on New
Orleans. The banks sell checks on
{ New Orleans at par, and on New York
al 50 so per thousand premium.
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Attachment Notice.

Before ) N Coleman, J. P. for Shelby county,
enn.-Rice, Silk " Co. VS.. James Clore.
N this cause an attachment having been
/ sued out under section 1855 of the Code Of
Tennessee, and returned, levied upon the
having beoa made that defendant is in
debted to the plaintiff in the sum of S2j7. OF,
due by account, and that the claim is
just, and that the defendant is q nom
resident Of the State of Tennessee ;
fsndant make his personal appearance
before me on the 18th day Of March
1881, at 10 o'clock am, at my office, No. f9i
Front street. Memphis, Tennessee, and de-
fend said attachment suit within the time
prescribed by law, or the same will be pro-
ceeded with ex-parte and that a copy Of this
order be published once a week for four weeks
in the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day of February, 1881.
14S 154 511 j NJ COLEMAN. j.. P.
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Before ]. NJ. Coleman, Justice Of The Peace
for shelby county, Tenn.=Hill. FOntaine q
Co., firm composed Of n Hill, n FOntaine *
Jerome Hill, Vs. Clark 4 Breckenridge, firm
composed Of II II Clark and J y Breckin-
ridge,
IN this cause an attachment having been
sued out under section 1855 Of the code ct
Tennessee and returned levied upon the prop
erty Of the defendants, and affidavit having
been made that the defendants are indebted
to the plaintiffs in the sum Of si75, due by
account. and that the claim Is just, and that
the defendants are non residents o. the state
Of Tennessee; il Is therefore ordered that said
defendants make their personal appearance
before me on the 18th day Of March,
1881, at 10 o'clock am, at my Office. No.
24 Front street, Memphis, Tennessee, and
defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by lhs, or the SAINT will be-
proceeded with exparte; and that o copy 0i
this order be published once a week, for TOUR
weeks, IN the Public Ledaer.
This the 9Th day of February. 1851.
40 l6 1928 J.. n. COLEMAN, Up
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Before John Spelmau,J j. P. for Shelby county,
Temp j Million VS.. G W Hall and VIM.
Chase.
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section 800 of the Code of
Tennessee, and returned levied upon the
property of the defendants, and affidavit hav-
ing been made that defendants are indebted to
the plaintiff in the sum of $3.50, due by
account, and that the claim is just, and that
the defendants are nOn-residents of the
State ofTennesseo; it is therefore ordered that
said defendants make their personal appear
ance before me on the 18th day Of March,
1881, ut 10 o'clock Am, at my Office, No. 81
Adams street, Memphis. Tenn, and defend
said attachment suit within TIE time pre-
scribed by law, or the same will be proceeded
with ex.parte; and that n copy Of this order
be published once a week for four weeks in
tho Public Ledger.
This the 9th day Of February, 1881.
40 l45 1873 JOHN SPELMAN, j.. P.
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STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY Co.,
OFFTOp COUNTY COURT CIFRK- J


OFFICE COUNTY Court CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, February 7th, 1881.
To Mrs. 2 2 Ward, Administrative Of W d
Lewis. deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency Of the
IL estate Of W. d. Lewis, deceased,
you are hereby ordered to give notice,
by advertisement in some newspaper
published within the said State, and
also at the courthouse door of Shelby
county, for all persons having claims
against said estate, 70 appear and file the
same, with the Clerk Of the County Court au-
thenticated in the manner prescribed by law,
on or before the tth lay Of August, 1881; and
any claim not filed on or before said day, or
before an appropriation Of the funds Of said
estate is made, shall DO forever barred, both
in law and equity.
Witness my hand, at Office, this 9TH day of
February, 1851.
By HUeH B. CULLEN. D. @.
Notice is given creditors as required By
above order, this February sth, 1881.
WARD, Adm'x.
Finlay & Peters, Att'ys. l3S IA 1901
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lN~0n-r0sidsni Notice.


No. S958-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-John Bray VS.. Barney Eagan
ct al.
TT appearing from affidavit in this cause that
4 the defendants, Barney Eagan, Barney
Eagan, jr., Bridget Davidson, William Eagan,
James Eagan, Sarah Tomlinson, George b
Tomlinson, Alonzo Bray. Charles Bray,
Augustus Bray and b Is Waddell are
non-residents Of the State Of Tennessee; it is
therefore ordered that they make their appear
ance herein, at the courthouse Of Shelby
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or before the
first Monday in April, 1881, and plead,
answer or demur 10 complainant bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed as to them
and set for hearing ex-parte; and that O copy
Of this order be published once a week for
four successive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 23d day Of February. 1881.
ROBERT J.. BLACK, clerk and master.
A copy: Attest.
By e. B. MoHENRY, D. G. d NJ.
Malone Il Watson, soils for compl't.
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SATURDAY., the 2sth DAY Of March, Is8I,

between the hours of VI am. and ! pm on
the corner Of Main and Madison streets, in the
citg Of Memphis, now called the Taxing Dis-
trict. sell at public auction to the highest bid
der for cash, the following described property,
viz:
4 &c, tain piece or parcel Of land contaicing
about three acres. lying In Shelby county,
Tenn. near the city Of Memphis, 1 onling on
HernandO cad and bounded as follows: Be-
ginning at a stake in the center Of said road on
S ii Ayres' western line and at the southeast
corner oflot number one Of ten acres Of the
McNutt subdivision, made by NJ A Kerr; rup-
ming thence west two hundred fOrty-four and a
half (2i413l feet to w A WOoldridge's north
east corner: theme south with said WoOld-
ridges line Ave hundred and thirty-three $685.
feet to Mrs. Churchevilfo's line; thence east
with her line two hundred and iorty-four and
q half t2A19 feet; thence north with NJ Q and
S II Ayres' line FIVE hundred and thirty three
$3.50 feet TO the beginning.
Equity of redemption waived. Title beliey-
cd to be perfect, but l will sell and convey
only rs trustee.
1892 ALBERT GRAHAM. Trustee.
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Trustees Sale.

DY virtue Of two certain deeds Of trust, duly
ID recorded in book No. 100, page $40, and
book No. l2l, page 1853, of the Registers office
Of Shelby county, Tennessee, default having
been made therein, l will, on
Tuesday, the 9th day Of March, 1881,
AZ the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, in the Taxing District ofShelby county
date cityofMemphisl Tenn. during legalhours,
as trustee, as the successor of Simon Surm,
the trustee named in said deed, by virtue Of
icing the secretary of the Memphis Building
and savings Association, he having ceased to
be such secretary, and | as such secretary I'M
der the provisions Of said deeds am the trustee
hereunder in placs Of said Simon Sturm, pro-
eeed 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 It a poin' on the eastern
side f nOrthW Winchester avenue IT'S feet south
ward y from the Raleigh road or JOHNSON
avenue and beidg the southwest corner of
lot No. %; ihenes south 201R degrees east, 80
feet; thence north 633s east, 40 feet; thence
north 201R degrees west, 80 feet: thence south
692A west, l40 feet TO the beginning; the sam
being lot No. "a in A Woodruff subdivision
Of original lot SIS and $40. and the same
premises cor yeyed 20 Mike STANLEY by A
Woodruff By deed, duly recorded in book No
81. part LIST, page 1856, Of the Registers otics OF
Shelby county, Ten! essee.
EQUITY OfredemptiOn waived. Title believed
to be good, but | will convey only as trustee.
Memphis, February 2, 1891.
1881 SAM'L HIRSCH, Trustee.
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A"Itachment NOTICE..

Before John spelman, J. ?. for Shelby coun-
len.
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out unaer section 3455 Of the Code Of
Tennessee, and returned levied upon tho
property Of the defendant, and affidavit
having been made that defendant is in
dobted 10 the plaintiff in the sum Of s22.0 0,
due by account, and that the claim IL just and
that the defendant is q non. resident of the
State OF Tennessee' it is therefore ordered
that said defendant make bis personal an
pearanee before me on the 18th day Of March.
1881, at my office, No, 80 Adams st., Memphis,
Tenn, and defend said attachment suit with
in the time prescribed by law, or the same will
be proceeded with ex-parte; and that a copy of
this order be published once a week for FOUR
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 18th DAY Of February, 1881.
142l43 1911 JOHN SPELMAN. J. p.
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Trustees Sale.

DY virtue of a deed of trust executed to me
ID by W I Edmunds, March 10. 1879, and re-
corded in the Registers Of Shelby county,
Tenn, in book l2i, page 43s. TO which refer
ence is hereby made, l will sell as Trustee and
at the request of the beneiciarlcs, default
having been made IN the payment Of the debt
secured, the following described property:
The one-fourth undivided interest in the
southwest corner of lot No. Z, block No. 81,
fronting on Mulberry street 50 feet and run
ring through 10 st. Martin street l85 feet.
known as No. Is Mulberry street,. Also lot
No. Of block No. A, on the southeast corner
Of Linden and Causey streets, more properly
described in a trust deed made BY james Jones
70 A N E%dmunds. recorded in book %, pages
l24 and Us, all in South Memphis, state 81
Tennessee. Also ten acres Of land known as
the Harris place, on Center avenue, described
as follows: Beginning at an ironwood stand
ing on the north side Of a branch, the north
west corner Of a forty acre tract decided BY r L
Rozzell TO VIM. B Harris; thence outh with
the west boundary line Of said tract Is chains
and SO and "a links to a stake on the side Of an
avenue;thence east with the south side Of said
avenue 6 chains and 5I links 10 a stake;
thence north Is chains and 66R links 10 a
stake on north boundary line Of said forty
acre lot; thence west 6 chains and 81 links
to the beginning, containing ten acres, all in
Shelby county, Tenn.
Sale will be made to the highest biddo- for
cash, at the courthouse door, in the city OF
Memphis at II m ,
Thursday, March Sd, 1881.
Equity Of redemption waived, and title be-
lieved TO be perfect, but 1 sell only az trustee.
CHAS. N. SMITH, Trustee.
NiohOlag WiliamE. Atty. 1872
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GenernI Trade.

Fair activity prevails in jobbing
a;rcles. Free arrivals Of produce
rain and breadstufs within the past
Few DAYS has %replenishcd stocks to a
degree that no scarcity is now reported IT,
in onv line except that Of meats. The
m.rtet for all classes Of provisions is
Jroony with an unsettled feeling.
Coffee is also weak. Potatoes and
also eggs tend toward lower prices.
No changes Of importaaee are observed
in other lines, values being well sps,
itained for feed. breadstuiis and general
merchandise.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.

DOAlo Ina Inv lnAD OAAs
For Friars Point james Lee........5 p m
" Osceola. Osceola Belle...........5 p m
" Cincinnati, Virgie Lee.".,~r.r6p m
" st. Louis, Colorado. p m
" Cincinnati, win Kyie"."-"...4 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee. Friars Point.
Osceola Belle. Osccola.
., Virgie Lee, Cincinnati.
City Of Helena, st. Louis.
d" Chas. p. Chouteau, New Orleans.
Jos. b. Williams, Ohio river.
Greyhound. Ohio river.
Emma Irwin, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer City of Helena, Vicksburg.
" Idlewild, Aarkansas City.
Jos. b. Williams, New Orleans.
d" Emma Irwin, Evansville.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Osceola Belle, Virgie Lee,
Josie Harry, q. p. Chouteau, Greyhound.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Since last report the river at this
point has risen 6 inches, and at noon
to-day there was 81 feet on the gauge,
or 4 feet 10 inches below extreme high
water mark. The river will rise for
several days yet, but we will probably
not get more than two feet. The Ohio
at Pittsburg fell Z inches, with 6 feet 8
inches on the gauge. AZ Cincinnati
IL is falling with 36 feet 6 inche;
on the gauge. At Louisville it fell Il
inches. with Is feet 6 inches in the
canal. At Cairo it rose 2 inches, witt
~ feet 6 inches on the gauge, The
Mississippi at st. Louis fell l inch
with 10 feet 3 inches on the gauge
The Cumberland at Nashville fell
inches, with % feet 10 inches on the
gauge. The Tennessee at Chattanooga
fell 81 inches, with II feet 2 inches OF
the gauge. Red river at Shreveport
is on a stand, with q feet IL inches o,
the gauge. Arkansas river is declin
ing, with 10 feet on the gauge a
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MEMPHIS February l4th.
ER0M and after to. morrow, 18th inst. price
Il of Powder will be advanced one cent per
pound on oil grades.
j. X. fPkED d co.,
Ag't Lain & land.
BgCKHAM & CAMPBELL,
Ag't Miami Powder Co.
Ut JEFFERSON,
l43 1854 Ag't Dupont Powder Co.
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New Advertisements
rrustee,s sale--vaIuable 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,
mage Al, and the trust deed made by Henry L
Doug ass and wife, Lucy d Dougl IS. recorded
in book No. 12i, page 302, Twill, atthe request
Of the henehciaries, default being made, sell
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For Arknnsns civ.

Adam 8 U S. Mail Line Steamet-For Helena.
Fria 3 Point, ConcOldia, Terreae, Arkansas
CITY. 2 Pine BluffR. R.-Steal er
IDt.E WILD, Mark r. Cheek, rsa
master: A. l.. Cumm ms, clerk, klb%AN
leaves every MONDAY andf
THURS DAY at 5 p NJ. connecting at Arkan-
sas City with the steamer Dean Adam for
GreeirviIle and Vieksbnrg. 149t
1T. WASHINGTON, Ag't. 81 Madison st.
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Pref. GUilnGttHS French Liver Pad

VIII positively cure Fever and Ague, Dumb
Ague, Ague Jake, Bilious Fever, Jaundice,
Dyspepsil and oil diseases of the Liver, StOm-
sch aud Blood. Price 81 so by mail. Send for
Prof. Guilmetie's Treatise on the Kidneys and
Liver, tree by mail. Address
FRENCH PAD co,
lS3xxxiiidkweod Toledo. Ohio.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-25

Stains Ordinary, 74c; good ord
nary, sac; low middling, 94c; MD
ding, Toe. rl
The total receipts at all United
STATES ports for the past six days
were %. 492 bales, against lO1 664 bales
the week before, and $3.50 bales
same time last year.
The total receipts Of cotton at all
United States ports from the LIST OF
Sentember to date are 4,472,o99
baies. against 1875, 662 bales atthis date
lat wear. and 800, AGA the year before
Increase of receipts this year com
aared with last, III ,l73 bales. The stock
On hand at this time is e6l,sS2 bales,
against 987. 289 bales at this time last
year. and 802,724 bales the year before.
The foreign shipments to date are
286O.899 bales, against 2,4l5'902 bales
last year, and 2,4l7,l79 The year be-
fore.
LIVERPOOL COTTON sTATEMENr.
FOR the week ending Feb. 70, as
cabIed to the Memphis cotton ex-
Lan0n.
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State Lottery Company.

This institution was regularly incorporated
by the Legislature Of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes in 1883, for the
term of twenty-five years, to which con-
tract the inviolable faith of the State is
pledged, which pledge has been renewed by
an overwhelming popular vote, securing its
franchise in the new constitution, adopted
December 2, A. D. 1879, with q capital of
Sl.000,0O0, to which it has since added a re-
serve fund of over $350,000. Its Grand
single Number Drawings will take
place monthly on the second Tuesday. 1t
never scales or postpones. Look at the follow
ng distribution;
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NntnrdnH. March I0. IssI.

at the southwest cerner of Madison and Main
streets, in Taxing District, Memphis, Tenn,
ell the right, title, claim and interest, o. said
IL l. and l. d Douglass 10, of and to said tract
of 500 acres of land in said deeds described.
Title of purchaser absolute. Equity of re-
demptiOn barred. Sell and convey only as
trustee. b BARNES, Trustee.
Fiulay x Peters, Atty's 40 16
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OY virtue 0 a deed of trust, executed to nc
ID as trustee by W @ Rutland on the 81 day
Of March, 1877, and recorded in the Regi tiers
No. lis, pages ls5, lS6 and ~, I will, on
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CAPITAL Price. $500
100000 Tickets, at Two Dollars Each
half Tickets, One Dollar.

Responsible corresponding agents wanted
ut all points, to whom liberal comp ~ensatiOn
will be paid.
For further information, write clearly, Civ
ing full address, Send orders by express or
Registered Letter, or Money order by mail,
M. A. DAUPHN,
New Orleans, Las
Or NJ. A. Dauphin, at
No. 819 Broadway, New York,
or -. l.. Gillespie,
Noe West Court street, Memphis, Tenn.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and management of
liens. q. I. BeB uregard and Jubal A. EARLY.
wMR7
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The ruling feature of the market is
Weakness, especially on the poorer
ouaIities, of which the bulk of the
stocks now Offering is composed. The
news from abroad to-day quoted Or
leans a fraction lower, and though no
decline is noted here, yet buyers de-
mand concessions, except for bright,
clean and unstained lists. The rela-
tive scarcity of these classes renders
holders Indifferent about tradingunless
bids are made fully u ptotheir Quotable
value. Sales yesterday 1900 bales, to
exporters 1850; to spinners $50; closing
easy as follows:
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ChanCery Sale of Real Estate


II d 1999-R D 2344-Chancery Court ofShelby
county Edward Whitaker VS.. G + Conn
ct al
DY virtue Of an interlocutory decree for sale,
ID entered in the above cause on the 10th
day of July, 1877, and renewed December s,
1873. and renewed February II, 1880, l will
sell az public auction. to the highest bidder,
in front Of the clerk and masters office,
courthouse building, Main street, Memphis,
Tenn, on
Saturday, March ,, 1881,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in the city Of Memphis,
SHELBY county, Tenn, to-wlt:
On the nOrih side of Adams street, n run
ming north through to WASHINGTON street, and
described az follows, to wit, Beginning at the
southwest corner Of the lot 0wnet by J Rich
Wray: themes west alOng the north side OF
Adams Street. sixty feet 10 a stake; thence
north three hundred and twenty one feet TO
Washinst9n street; thence east on the south
side Of Washington street sixty feet 70 the
northwest 'ornor Of said Wrsy's lot; thence
south along the line Of Wray lot three bun
dred ana tFenty-ene feet TO the beginning;
being the same property described in the deed
in trust Of CT Conn and wife 20 A " Young,
as tru tee, registered in the Registers office OF
Shelby county, book SO, page los, 10 wien
reference is made.
Terms OF salo-On a credit Of six, twelve,
and twenty-four months, puri haser 20 execute
notes with good security; lien retained, etc.
This February 18th, 1881.
X. j. BLACK, Cler6and Master.
iii iI2IFl53l
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Mardi Gras, March |


shall food the streets with a blaze of light,
and entrance the beholder with its pageant Of
wondrOuS beauty.
VIZ. As a favor to our loyal subjects scat
tered throughout our broa4 realm, who may
to come to greet the King on his visit, we wish
command that all Railroad Magnates and
Commanders Of the Merchant Marine on our
great river shall offer safe transportation To
and from our city Of Memphis at Reduced
rates.
nos,. (TYPHON. PEV
A PUCK. nEA'
rS-NOtics Of the Programme Of the Citizens
Committee for Monday and Tuesday will DO
given in a few days. 125 155
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Thursday. NIarch ad. ].

Equity Of redemption waived, and title be-
lieved 10 be perfect, but l sell only as trustee.
CHAS. n. SMITH, Trustee.
Nicholas Williams, Atty. 1872
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MONDAY, "Wednesday and Friday.
tDaily.
Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
E9nnday, Tuesday and Friday.
TUESDAY and Friday.
"Wednesday and Saturday.
OTuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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LOTTERY.
sPLESPI6 SPRSRTgHITY TO

GRAND DISTRIBUTION. CLASS G,
at New Orleans, Tuesday. March 3,
188l-130th Monthly Drawing.
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LIE TIMETABLES,
Memphis ana CnarIeaton.

'LEAVk. ABRIVh.
Now Orleans Mail, daily 1880 Pm. 1910 am
Hardis Accommodation,
daily Except Sunday 3.45 pm. 9.l5 am
Freight train daily (ox-
cent sundavl.........l ITO am as pm
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pDSTOFFICE, MEMPHIS, TENN.

and D%euartures Of Nails.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-08-06

ACCORDING to the German railroad
laws, tariffs must be conspicuously pub
lished, and no change indicating in
creased rates can go into effect until six
weeks after publication. Discrimina-
ton is prohibited, and when the profits
of railway exceed 10 per centum upon
the actual cost, the tariff must be re-
duced. The latter provision has, how
ever, always been evaded.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-08-06

ASPECIAL telegram to the Inter Ocean
from Washington says the surplus reve-
nue. for July would be small compared
with what it has been for some months
past. This is always the case for the
first month of the fiscial year, and does
not indicate falling off of the receipts,
which on the other hand. have been
heavy. What causes the small surplus
is the payment of a vast sum on the reg
ular appropriations for the various
branches of the public service, to start
them on the business of the new year.
In addition to this there has been paid
some 100000 or more interest by the
Treasurer, who has also redeemed great
many bonds. There has gone out in the
redemption of the 6's of July 1, $12,197,
400, and in redemption of the coupon SIS
not continued, $1,125,197, total of
nearly $13,50O,000 on this account alone.
1t is too early to tell precisely what the
surplus will be, but Treasury officials
guess it at about 100000, which will
be very satisfactory for July, provided it
was up to that figure.