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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11
BAD PRECEDENT.
The Kind"Hearfed 'SquIres Re-
NIT a Citizens Taxes.

A petition from Mrs. Johanna
Barron, asking that an assessment Of
S32.l7 on her property be stricken
from the books, was offered in the
County Court this forenoon. The
Justice handing in the petition argued
that Mrs, Barron was a poor widow
who had lost her husband during the
plague of '78, and her son since that
time had fallen victim to consump-
tion. That she was now dependent
for support upon the labor Of her
second son, who earned $3.50 a week,
and she had no hope of being able to
pay the taxes on her little home. The
kind.hearted 'Squires voted that the
prayer be granted, when Esquire Bled-
soc arose, and after stating that he
deeply sympathized with the petit
tioner, said that his sense Of duty to
the county prevented his voting in
favor of granting the petition, as it
was a dangerous precedent to estab-
lish. He moved that the action Of
the court be reconsidered, and had a
second from one Of the members who
had voted in the affirmative, but
evidently thought he had acted
hastily.
A warm discussion took place, and
finally the motion to reconsider was
lost, and the dangerous precedent
entered as part of the record Of the
court.
During Squire Bledsoe's speech he
remarked that the county had no right
to take this action, but if the court
was sympathetic and thought petit
tioner worthy they should put their
hands in their own purses and not in
that of the county to relieve distress.
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Texas Pacific Road.

LITTLE Rock, October 1l.-A spe-
cial to the Gazette, dated at the end
of the Texas & Pacific railway track,
says the road is now complete and in
operation at a point 145 miles east Of
El Paso and 492 miles west of Dallas.
in the Lympha mountains, 1900 feet
above the sea level and 1900 feet higher
than Dallas. About twelve miles of
track laying are completed every week,
at which rate Ell Paso will be reached
before January 1st, 1882. Grading is
all completed except a few miles in
Carises Pass, WHICH will be finished in
three weeks. The bridges, one hun
dred and sixty in number, between
San Rachael and Eagle Pass, are
being put in as fast as the track ap-
proaches. Over one hundred track
men are employed on the station
houses and depots. Water tanks are
put in every twenty-five miles, and
where springs like .Petriter, San Ra.
chel, Antelope and Eagle Springs
are not found, wells are
dug by steam machinery, and
an abundance of water obtained.
The track laying force was kept up to
three hundred men and fifty teams.
Seventeen cars of iron and forty cars
of ties per day is used. Telegraph
wires are kept up with the end track.
The weather is cold and light frost
fell. The meat, contractor with herd
OF over 100 fat beeves keeps
right up to the front all
the time. Lympha mountains,
a spur of the Sandalega, are on the
south track and extend to the Rio
Grande. The hilltops are shadowed
by buckeye, wild cherry, oak, cedar,
pine, cottonwood and rock, but so far
no coal or minerals have been found.
There are no cattle or range west Of
the Pecos, except two hundred
head, owned by Hughes & Simpson.
They are confined to the banks ofthe
Pecos. There is sufficient range west
of there to feed all the cattle and
sheep in the mountains, antelope, black
tail deer, cinnamon bear and Mexican
lion. No Indians have been met with
along the line for two months past.
On the first of January, 1882, through
passenger trains will be put on be-
tween st. Louis and San Francisco to
all points in California and Oregon.
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OF the Senators who have been in
session at Washington, Messrs. An,
thony and Sherman are the only onei
who served in the session of 1861
when the Southern States seeded
and Mr.. Anthony is the only one who
has served continuously since that
time. Within the twenty year.
twenty-One Senators have died in
Office, including Garrett Davis Of
Kentucky, and twenty. nine Senators
have died since retiring from that
position. Within the last twenty
years 275 different gentlemen have
represented their respective States in
the Senate. In this connection it
must be remembered that the South
ern States were not represented until
1865, and some of them not until a
later date.
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Cotton.

The market to-day is quiet anG
favors buyers, the tone being easiel
at all points. Sales yesterday were
1915 bales, to exporters 400, to spinnerl
675; closing easy as follows: Low
ordinary 7Ic; ordinary $40; good ordi
nary l0c; low middling 1Osc; middlinl
iOJc; good middliDg 11ic; middline
fair 113c.
The value of cotton has declined in
Liverpool to I'D since Friday last, in
New York bc and in New Orleans 4c.
Here it fell &c on middling and the
higher grades yesterday, and since
Friday last &c to lc on the better
classes, lower grades showing no
decline.
The worlds visible supply of cotton
on Saturday last summed up 1871 ,726
bales, an increase over last year at the
same time of 4l9, ,94S bales, and over
the year before of 656,847 bales.
COTTON STATEMENT
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THE Democrats in electing Mr..
Bayard President pro tempose Of the
Senate acted in accordance with a
sense Of duty with precedent, public
expectation and self-respect. They
could not have done otherwise with
any show of consistency or manhood.
They have on their side not only the
law in spirit and letter, but the opinion
Of all fair-minded men irrespective
Of party. 'Partisaus may rant as much
as they please, but the thinking mind
Of the country will settle down upon
the verdict that the Democrats did
nothing more nor less than their duty.
Mr.. Bayard is man Of great ability,
and Of undoubted integrity and ex.
ecutive capacity. There is, however,
very little to do aside from presiding
over the Senate; save in the remote
contingency of President Arthurr
removal or disability. Even in that
event. neither party would fear any.
thing at the hands of Mr.. Bayard in
the Presidential chair. He is a safe
man in any position, statesman who
is credit to the country and to the
times in which he lives. He is moi
such a fine Parlimentarian OIL
quick, magnetic presiding Of
Ger as Senator Harris, but b,
has the privilege of calling that gen
tleman to the chair as often as MAJ
suit his convenience, and will nc
doubt get along very smoothly as lonl
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How ihe Democratic Senators
Faced the Music.

Special to Courier-Journall
WASHINGTON, October 9. - The
Republican Senators continue to kick
against the action of the Democratic
caucus in deciding to elect Senator
Bayard President pro TEN. before
meeting them (the Republicans) in
conference and obtaining permission
to do SO. In fact, the Republicans
have 50 long been used to having their
own way on all important subjects
that they are surprised and amazed
whenever the Democrats present a
bold front in defense of their
rights. The Democrats so seldom
stand up for their rights-they often
make a pretense of doing it-but
when the Republican leaders blow
their horns the Democrats generally
retire. The truth is the Democrats
have been so demoralized by the use
OF Federal patronage, ever since the
advent of the Hayes administration,
that they have lost their courage
This, of course, does not apply to all
Democratic Senators, but it is true Of
a sufficient number to produce division
and demoralization in the party ranks.
This division was noticeable during
the caucus yesterday and at the con-
ference last night, when the question
of electing a Secretary OF the Senate.
before the admission of the
New York and Rhode Island
Senator's, came up for discussion.
Ga this question the Democrats
divided. The boldest, in imitation Of
their Republican opponents, favored
the election of the Secretary, as we'll
as the President pro tenn, before ad-
mittint the New York and Rhode
Island Senators, just as the Republi-
cans would do if the situation was
reversed. The Senators who opposed
this course argued that the Republi
cans might make a fight against it..
and predicted a disagreeablo dead
lock, should the attempt be made.
They favored the administration of
the oath of Office to the Senators elect
Immediately after the President pro
tempore takes his seat. A number
OF Senators vigorously combatted this
view of the case, and argued in favor
Of a straight.out fight, that no con.
cessions should be made to the
Republicans. They claimed that the
Senate has legal right to complete
the official record and the organiza-
tion Of that body before the Senator's
elect can or should be admitted. The
Northern Democrats generally favored
concessions, and were supported by q
number of Southern Senators. 1t is
believed, however, that the majority
are in favor of straight out fght,an
if apology is necessary, make it after
the fight is over. That would be the
policy of the Republicans; it has ever
been their policy. They put Hayes
into the Presidency by game o.
bluff; they are ready with the same
game now, and may succeed in divid,
ing the pot.
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The sixth Comet.

Intelligence received at the Warner
Observatory, Rochester, N. Y, from
Bristol, England, states that Professor
W. f. Denning discovered a bright
new comet on the 4th inst. 1t is To-
Gated in the Constellation of Leo,
right accession 8 hours % minutes,
declination north 16 degrees, daily
motion 30 minutes east. This is the
sixth comet which has been seen since
May 1st, five being new discoveries,
all but two Of which were first OBJ
served by Americans, and it is certain
ly a high compliment to the industry
and skill of American astronomers tC
have shown so bright q record. Tht
total amount which Mr.. H. II. War
ner has given in comet prizes during
the past year is $500, which show
that the interest taken in Astronomical
affairs in this country is greatly in
creasing.
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HERETO THOMAS
Suspended from the Church by
the Jury.
Parkhurst "NOt Guilty"

SYCAMORE, ILL, October IL
DR.. Thomas was suspended from the
church by the jury last night. The
jury reassembled at about7.3O o clock
and were in secret session for nearly
four hours. Six ballots we're taken,
two on the two charges, and four on
three specifications. First specifca.
tion in which DR.. Thomas was charged
with denying inspiration and author.
ity of certain canonical books of
the Old and New Testaments was not
sustained. All the charges we're
sustained as we'll as the second and
third specifications. In the second
specification DR.. Thomas was charged
with denying the doctrine Of
atonement as taught in the second
and twentieth articles of religion
and in the third specification he was
charged with teaching the theory of
probation after death for those who
die in sin. This verdict, which prob
ably will not be known by DR.. Thomas
until morning, will be no surprise to
him, for he anticipated a verdict of
this kind. The decision is fnal, as
tar as the jurisdiction Of Rock River
is concerned. Unless DR.. Thomas
should change his mind he will take
an appeal to the next higher court
the judicial Conference, and in case
the decision there should be against
him he can carry certain points of the
case up to the General Conference.
which meets in 1884. In-order 10 Sc
cure this privilege he must abstain
from preaching during the intervening
space of time.
The jury in the Parkhurst trial re-
turned a verdict of mot guilty"
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SAN CARLOS.
White Mountain Indian Killed By
Deserters.
Fears That The Indians VIII
RetaIiate.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 11.-Will.
cox, Arizona, dispatch: A report from
San Carlos says that the Chiricahua
scouts who deserted killed one of the
White Mountain Indians, and fears
are entertained that they will retail
late. If general fight takes place
among them, no one can tell where it
will end. 1t is stated that sufficient
troops are on the ground to keep all
quiet. General Mckenzie, who is at
the agencyOf Chief George, is reported
going toward Ash Creek with his
men and some Of his troops in pursuit.
Colonel Sanford has been directed to
place his troops in such position as
to prevent all incursions of hostiles
along the border between Arizona and
Sonora. The troops under Mckenzie
are to look out for the country and
vicinity of San Carlos.
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BY CABLE.

DUBLIN, October 11.-Spaight, q
magistrate in Ellis, County Claire
was fired at in his house, but not in.
jured. Other outrages are reported in
various counties. Fifteen persons
were wounded in the riot at Ballyrag
get last Sunday.
Parnell, at Wexford, said the move.
ment for using only articles of Irish
manufacture was more likely to sue
ceed than any similar one ever started.
Ireland had plenty of capital Of her
own, and all tho Irish wanted was a
full and fair scope for their ingenuity
and intelligence.
LONDON, October 1.-THE NJ rn-
ing Post says: Immediately on being
informed of the dispatch Of the Turk
iSh mission to Egypt, Lord Granville
informed France that he was willing
to take the initiative in the proposal
for joint action, and Egypt suggested
the indentical note he addressed the
Porte, explaining the perfect under
standing existing between France and
England and declaring while both
nations fully recognized the Porte's
rights and suzerainty, they would not
tolerate any manifestations likely to
endanger the influence and rights en-.
joyed by the two powers IN the fnan.
Gial administration of Egypt. The
English and French diplomatic agents
at Cairo are al,o requested to use their
influence for fastening the departure
Of the mission and were informed if
required two iron clads would be sent
to Alexandria.
At Newmarket the race for the
Cesarewitch stakes were won by Fox.
hall, Chippendale second, Fiddler
third. Nineteen ran. The betting
against Foxhall just before the start
was y to z. lie took up running three
quarters of a mile from home, and won
in the commonest canter by about ten
lengths. A retreat and mistake failed
to secure his place. Fiddler is by
Preakness, out of Music.
At the autumn meeting of the Iron
and Steel Institute in London to. day,
Captain d. N. Jones, of Pittsburg,
read paper on the manufacture OF
steel and steel rails in America.
The Paris Course publishes a letter
from General Sir Garnet Wolsley. in
which he says he earnestly trusts the
channel tunnel project may never be
carried out, as he feels that its con.
struction will be a lasting source of
danger to England.
BERLIN, October 1.-The trial of
sixteen prisoners, chiefly workmeu,
has been commenced, at Leipsig. for
treason against the constitution and
Infringement upon the Socialist law
by smuggling into the barracks and
otherwise disseminating revolutionary
writings, including the Socialist Jour
nal the Freipost.
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NeM RnIlrnnG nmnInI.

CLEVELAND, October ll.-A circu-
lar order was issued to-day announcing
the appointment of P. p. Wright as
General Superintendent of the Lake
Shore lines, with headquarters at
Cleveland. Mr.. Wright was formerly
Superintendent of the Buffalo division
Of the Lake Shore, but ltter Master
Of Transportation Of the Erie road.
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LIVERPOOL, October II, 2:30p.m.-
Cotton easier and fractionslly cheaper
Uplands, Gid; Orleans, 6 9-16d. Sales
to-day, 10000 bales; receipts, 15,9O0
American l3,400.
MANCHESTER, Eng, October II,
2:3Op.m.-Yarns and fabrics are dull
and easier.
New YORK October II, 12:25a.m.-
Cotton easy. Ordinary, SIC; good
ordinary, 10Bc; low middling
11sc; middling, 1l5c; good mid.
ding, lie; middling fair, 12sc;
fair, 1890. Futures are steady
at to 5 points below last even
ing's closing prices.
NEW ORLEANS, October IL, l1:30 a.
m.-Cotton easier. Middling, 10Tc
Sales to-day 5000 bales. Receipts 24le
bales. Stock l45,929 bales.
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WASHINGTON.
Credentials of SenalOrs-EIect
Reported Upon FavOrabIy.

WASHINGTON, October 1.-THE
Democratic Senators met in caucus
this morning, and remained in
session about an hour. The
committee appointed yesterday
evening to examine the credentials of
the three new Senators reported that
they had found nothing on which tc
base an objection to the admission o.
the new Senators on the prima fsci {
evidence Of their credentials. Tn,
report was promptly adopted, and tbs
caucus then adjourned.
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as he holds the Office Of President PIC
tempore. The talk of unseating him
is more the vaporing Of bad temper
than Of anything likely to oc-
cur. The country will be satisfied
to have him remain where he is. The
only surprising feature of yesterdays
proceedings is that the Democrats had
backbone to stand together. We
rather expected to see some weak
kneed member give away to the Re-
publicans in a spirit of sentimental
magnanimity. The fight over
Riddleberger last summer may have
done seme good after all.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11

THIS is the day for polling the
available voting strength of Ohio.
There is to be an election for Governor
and other State officers, and for mem.
bers of the Legislature. Notwiths
standing the death of the President,
and the great anxiety that preceded
the event, the newspapers and candi-
dates and other politicians did not
lose much time. Their work was
done more quietly than usual, but not
less effectively. Each side seemed to
think it had chance to steal march
on the other, but it could not be done,
perish the thought. There has been
no popular excitement during the
canvass, but those who think that the
average Ohio man will iorego the
opportunity of expressing his political
sentiments at the ballot box,
on account of any great grief,
public or private, will learn
something by this election. The
Republicans will poll nearly
their usual strength, although
they have had no special out
side aid. There we're no imported
speakers, no funds from the National
Committee, and will be, perhaps,
fewer imported voters than at the
Presidential election, and so there
may be slight or even a considerable
falling off on that side. The Demo-
Gratis have worked quietly but ear
ne.tly, and will probably poll nearly
their entire strength. This may give
them slight gains, but there is no
hope that Bookwalter will be elected
or that the Legislature can be Sc
cured.
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DefrOitIfeus

DETROIT, October l1.-G. W.
Fonda, Cashier of the Farmers
National Bank, at Constantine, this
State, left home September 21st, and
has not returned to date. A large
deficiency in his accounts is now re.
ported as explaining his prolonged
absence.
All the mill men at Muskegon are
on a strike for ten hours as a days
work.
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THE County Court, in very chari
table mood at other peoples expense
to-day remitted the taxes of a poor
widow woman. There are several
hundred cases in the county equally
as deserving no doubt, and entitled tc
as much consideration. Where will
this sort of thing stop when the gate
is once opened, and the crowd makes
a rush.
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Jay Gould.

ST. LOUIS, October 11.-At a meet
ing Of the stockholders ofthe National
Stockyards of East St. Louis, Joseph
Mulhall, Of St. Louis, retired from
the Board of Directors, aud Jay
Gould, who has recently become a
large stockholder, was elected in his
plaee.
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Trustees Sale.
HNDER a trust deed to me executed April
y, II, 1879, recorded in book l26, page 546, 1
will, on

sell for eash on the premises, about three
miles east Of White station, the following de-
ssribet property in Shelby county, ennessee,
trict, and being the southeast quarter Of sec
tion one, range eight. and township one,
west, together with all the Improvements
thereon. The equity Of redemption i waived
in said trust deed, and the title is believed to
be perfect, but sell and convey only as trus-
tee WB VANHU0K, Trusted
Malone 4 Watson, Attorneys. s5e4
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OswEGo, October 1.-Two stores
on West First street, occupied by H,
S. Mathison and ]. Rice, for fruit
drying, burned last night. Loss
$4,000. A woman named Cooper and
her child were sufocated.
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WASHINGTON, October 1.-THE
Ohio Valley and Tennessee, fair
weather and southeasterly winds,
lower barometer, stationary or higher
temperature; Missouri Valley, partly
cloudy weather and rain.
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The Music M AIhnnr.

ALBANY, October lit Las been
decided to exclude Tammany and
Irving Hall delegates from seats in
the convention.
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NAS0NIc N0TIcE

A NGERONA LODGE, No 1853, F.6 o
~ A. MS viii Worb 10 the z. as ds-NN
gTes TONIGHT, llth inst at 7h/WN
O'clock Visiting brethren fraternaly in.
JOHN BEAMIsH. W. NJ.
DODGE c. TRApgR Sen,Y
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MECHANICS

Building and Loan Association.
Office, Room No. 20, Planters Ins. Building.
REGULARmonihly etlngWEDNEsDAY
III evening, October II, pm. Members
are urgently requested to attend. Payments
may be made to the Secretary during business
hours. @. V. RAMbAUT, President.
CHAs. 7. PATERSON, Secretary. "a 3S
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SENAToRs-ELEcT Aldrich, Lapham
and Miller were sworn in to-day at
one o'clock without objection.
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UNITED GERMAN ASSOCIATION

THIS evening adjourned general meeting.
Il Business Of the utmost importance. Every
German expected to be present.
H. GRoHAuEa, Seo'y.
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GOOdyear's Comp. Extract
BUCHU,

For all diseases of the KIDNEYS and BLAD-
DEB. and the diseases incidental to FE-
MALES, arising from excesses or indiscre.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-02

Mr.. H. L. Kimball, Director. Gen.
eral of the International Cotton Expo.
sition, to be held in Atlanta in October,
is in New York making final arrange
ments for getting the Exposition ma
chinery in motion. In reply to report
er he said: "There is now not the
slightest doubt that the Exposition will
be success in every sense of the word.
After careful survey of the situation we
decided that 100000 was necessary to
get everything in proper shape. Of this
amount S35, 900 was allotted to Atlanta,
and our friends in the North said that il
Atlanta would subscribe that much they
would do the rest. We opened the
books in Atlanta, and in one hour the
amount needed was subscribed. | have
now come to New York to get the sub
scriptions of those interested here in the
enterprise. Three subscribers in thi'
city have given about $4,000, and
have no fears that we will get all that il
needed. 1t is the belief of those who ar,
conversant with the prospect that TIT
receipts at the gates ana for privilege
will be enough to pay back the subscrip
ton in full with probable profit"