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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-19
Disastrous Fire at Grand Forks.
DakOIa TERRITORY.

GRAND Forks, DIT December 10.
About midnight a fire occurred
here, destroying Caswell's photograph
gallery, on Third street between Xii
son and Demars avenue; the Ottawa
saloon, the Boston clothing store,
Morestead, Christper, Son & Co. s
clothing store, Maloney's barber shop
DR.. Johnson's dental Office, NJ. Ruth
cts grocery, the Union drug store
the two real estate Offices Of Webster
& McGibIey, and Burrows & Burrows
and the ST. Julien tax offices. G. L
Bakers grocery store, on the corner, i,
now burning. The water works arr
not finished, aud the FIRE department
lis helpless. A considerable amount
Of goods have been saved. Baker
loss is estimated at $4,000 on tn,
stock; insurance, $4,000. Morestead' :
loss is $500. The FIRE is under con
troll by hard work. The Merchants
Bank is saved, Bakers grocery beinl
the last building burned. The entire
loss approximates 100000. The
stocks and buildings are about hal
covered by insurance, though severa'
lost their entire possessions.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-19


THE story published at great length
in some of the st Louis papers that a
man named Crockett, convicted in
that city for passing counterfeit
money and sentenced to the peniten.
tiary for five years, is a grandson Of
the famous Davy Crockett, and a
cousin Of Colonel Bob Crockett, ol
Arkansaw, is emphstically denied by
the Huntington, Tenn, Republican.
The name of the convict is Dow
Crockett, a well known character Of
Benton and Humphrey counties, who
is said to have been engaged in
showing the queer for twenty years
1t was a very easy matter for him to
acquire some knowledge Of old Davy
Crockett and family, but he made a
mistake in telling the credulous repor
ters that his "Cousin Bob" of Crock
ett's Bluff, is o Representative in
Congress. Cousin Bob is in better
business: he is editing a
live Democratic newspaper. The
man under sentence and going to
serve his country in the penitentiary
better than he ever did out Of it is
not a grandson or~related by blood to
the great hunter, patriot and humor.
ist, Davy Crockett, of whom Tennes.
seeans are so Justly proud.
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people do not generally manifest a
desire to become land owners. They
prefer to work on shares or
rent from a white man who can
furnish them with supplies.
Whatever was prophesied or hoped for,
it is fact that on the first Of the year
nine tenths of the colored people are
without a dollar, and from that on
until spring they are looking fer some
body to run them. There are some
notable exceptions. A few colored
men have acquired property and are
doing we'll. The habitsof dependence
did not disappear with slavery but
rather increased. A colored man never
thinks Of going to one Of his own race
to borrow a'iollar or to get ham of
meat. He goes to white man, and
generally to one Of the class that for
merly owned slaves. The race has
improved some. This is a gratifying
fact, butitis not enough to justify a
colonization scheme in Texas, Kansas,
Liberia or anywhere else. The place
for the colored race is right herein the
South, and it is the best place they
have yet found on the face Of the
earth, Some Of them may get swim
died, so they would anywhere, and SO
white people the world over. Those
who are industrious, sober, eeonom.
ical and honest, need not fear but that
they will get along in the county
where they we're born and raised, and
that upon good terms with their neigh
bors. A colony transplanted from
Mississippi to Texas and set up with
a years supplies, would not hold to
gether three years, and by that time
the most Of them who could get back
would be east Of the Mississippi river.
All colonization schemes have proved
failures. TLey are all delusive and
calculated to do harm.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-19
The Weather.

1t was raining at sunrise over at
Nashville, down at Starkville and
Vicksburg, and in southern Texas a
heavy thunder storm prevailed. Up
in Wisconsin it was sleeting. Here
the lowest temperature this morning
was 53', and the range yesterday was
from 38 to Gle.
The noon telegram from the Wash
inglon Office of the Signal Service
gives the following indications. For
the Tennessee and Ohio valleys warm :
or, generally cloudy weather and rain,
winds mostly from east to south, aud
lower barometer. For the western
Gulf States local rains, followed by
fair weather,with south to west Winds
stationary or sligh fall in temperature,
and falling, followed by rising baron.
eter. For the Missouri valley cloudy
weather, light rains or snow and
sOutherly to westerly winds; stationa
ry or a slight rise in the temperature
followed by rising barometer,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-19

DAVID Peace King petitions Con
gress to do something for the colored
brother. He says careful inquiry
into the subject shows the colOred
man of the South is no better off
now than when a slave. He worked
for living then and has to DO it
now without being able to accumulate
auy property. He is swindled, and no
matter how much he may make, he
cannot become better off than he was
in slavery days. David Peace King
says that the cOlored man is suited
to the climate Of Texas, and in a
community OF his own would be
able to become prosperous and happy
AS the government has plenty Of
Texas land, he prays that portion o.
Il may be allotted to negroes-forty
acres to each man that they may
colonis, tbero. So says a Washington
correspondent Tho Oolored brother
Is not hankering after 0 "Trip to Texa
or anywhere else in search Of cheaI
land. Its cheap enough anywhere il
the South for any able bodied man I,
acquire tract large enough for th
support Of family, The colorc,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-19

Dr.. Bliss is said to be greatly in
censed at the $1,000 award of the
Auditing Committee, but having ac-
cepted it as finally he proposes to
make some revelations regarding the
mysteries Of that sick bed room. 1t
is too late Doctor The people are
not interested in that subject now.
The newspapers would not pay much
for first class revelation at this late
day, though one would have com
manded any price at the right time.
Besides the award is sufficient. 1t is
more than such a doctor can ordinari-
ly make in the same length Of time, to
say nothing Of the free advertising
that was SO immense in quantity aud
gorgeous in quality. Many a better
doctor would have done the work for
nothing.
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ADDITIONAL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, December 10, s nm
Cotton tending down. Uplands. SD; Or
leans, 8 Lied. Sales to-day, 10000 bales
Receipts, 1880 bales; American. 10000
bales. Futures opened steady and closed
quiet. -
MANCHESTER, Eng, December 10.
. p1m'-Yarns and fabrics are tending
down.
NEW York, December 10, 1929 pm
Cotton dull and easy. Ordinary, Z iS-l6c;
good ordinary, sl-l6S low middling,
i5-l6c; middhng, lose; good middling,
l0sse; middling fair, II 6-l6c; fair, u Lice
Futures are duh but steady, at no change
from last evenings closing figures.
New ORLEANS, December 10. 11;S0
a. a.m'-Cotton quiet. Middling, 8 l5-l6c
Sales to-day, 1000 bales. Receipts. 1850
bales. Receipts at Galveston, 2aSl, and
at Charleston, 475l,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-19

IT is said that President Arthur
has a superstitiOus dread about sleep,
ing in the White House, and fears
that he will not live to see the end Of
his term. If he will just hold on a
little he will not be troubled on that
score. A Democratic President will
g in a little over two years hence,
and he is not likely to be annoyed by
any ghOstly fears. If he does, he
will be the first Democrat who ever
tremb ed in his official boots, unless
when about to have them pulled of.
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Bishop Pierce.
La Grange tGa.) Examiner.

La Orange (1a,) Examiner.
Bishop Pierce is aging rapidly. His
step is feeble, his voice often fails him.
AS we look upon the venerable, now
bowed form Of this once erect and
grand man Of God, we thought of the
crown awaiting him beyond the surges
OF the river Of death. Like a father
among his children, like good shep-
herd in the midst Of his flock, he pre-
sides over this conference, nearly all
of whom are his boys-trained to
preach under his eye. The Bishop is
still in La Grange, the guest of Rev
2. A. Heard. He will 20 hence next
week to preside over the Alabama
conference, at Troy. He might we'll
claim to be retired, but will doubtless
work on in the cause he loves until the
harness shall fall from his weary
shoulders at the touch of death.
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The OhIo nrIherr Cnses.

CoLUaBus, December 19-The
Legislative bribery cases were finally
disposed Of to-day. Representative
Wright was acquitted and a nolle
pros. entered in that of Representa-
tive Block. The State broke com.
pletOly down. These members have
been the victims Of unfounded lumorr
and speculations.
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their shouts were answered by-Was it
an echo, or a real voice? They soon
heard answering shouts of joy. The
lost were found, cold, shiverinE, hun
CRY. Some Of the Fesouing party took
on their oyercoats and gave them to
the suffering ones. At one o'clock in
the morning Of the next day the lost
ones reached their rooms at the college
wet as minks and cold and hungry
as polar bears-sadder but wiser than
when they stole their march on the
previous morning.
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A New Point of Law for Tennes-
see Courts,
Nashville Banner. a.

Argument OF the motion for a
change Of venue in the case of the
State VS.. Hopkins OF al, murder, was
commenced in the Supreme Court this
morning. The law point upon which
this motion was appealed TO the Su-
preme Court was the ruling OF Judge
Quarles in striking from the Davidson
county Criminal Court docket the case
on a motion Of the Attorney General,
who held that the change OF venue
granted upon an affidavit in the ab
sence Of defendant, by Judge Stark,
was illegal and void. Judge Quarles
sustained this motion and the counsel
for the defense prayed an appeal.
This question is creating a deal OF IN
terest among the legal fraternity, as it
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-19


AS Washington gossip goes, Ran
dali hates Carlisle for aspiring to the
Democratic Speakership, and will do
anything to defeat him. To this end,
If he cannot win the place for him.
self, he will tbroE all his influence
for Blackburn, who if elected will
in return bring up the solid South for
Randall for President. This is one
of the states. There are many
others. The election Of Speaker is
nearly a year off, unless there should
happen to be a call for an extra ses-
sion next summer, which is not down
among the probabilities as yet.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-19

COLONEL Duncan b. Cooper, Of
Columbia, has removed to Nashville
to practice law, but will start in few
days to Mexico, where he has large
silver mining interests.
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Liverpool Markets.

LIVERPOOL, December 19.-Bacon
Cumberland cut, dull, 54s; long clear
dull, Dos; short clear, dull, 5ls. Pork,
prime mess, eastern, dull. 95s; west.
srn, dull, 9S. Corn, mixed old, 6rmer
6s lO!d. Wheat, No. white, dull,
IS Sd.
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PARNELL's reception at Cork was
lukewarm compared with that Of a
year ago. Hero worship can never be
long sustained. General Grant passes
along the street unhoticed in New
York, where only few years ago he
would have been applauded by thOus.
auda
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LOST IN A CAVE,
The Adventure Of Three Hlwas.
see College Boys.
Monroe, Tom :, Democrat.


Last Saturday was an eventful day
for Hiwassee College, a place noted for
its common quietude.
Three boys, Mr.. Todd, of Texas.
and Mr.. Hinshaw and Mr.. Sutton. Of
Indiana, stole of to explore Craighead
cave, three miles away. They entered
tbe cave with a torchlight and, after
wandering about. became lost in the
iabyrinthine passages, For some hours
they endeavored in vain to find their
way out again. Their light began 10
flicker, but fortunately it did not expire
till they had passed the bit said In
be ninety feet deep. Then Egyptian
darkness was all about them. They
searched their pockets for matches.
but could find but one, and this
missed 6rel There they were in a vast
living tomb, utterly unable 10 extri-
cate themselves. They tried to cheer
each other for a while, but as the
hours wore away they sank down in
gloom and helplessness-they thought
Of home in Texas or Indiana. Attic
college the day wore away, but the
three boys were missing. With The
night came on cold dliEzling rain. But
at 5 o'clock baud set off with lights Il
seek and save the lost. Slowly they
trudged through the rain and mud tC
the cave. They entered and callet
aloud for their lost comrades, but II
Ivaiu. On they pressed, AT lengtl
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-19


TRE funeral Of Hon. Godlove S. 0rth
will take place at Lafayette, Ind. next
Thurs lay. The following members of
the House will attend; Steele, Calkins
aud Matson, Of Indiana; Clardy, Of
Missouri Reese, Of Georgia Davis, Of
Illinois; Shallenberger Of Pennsylva-
MIA, aud Urner, of Maryland Three
Senator's will also attend, but they arc
not designated. They win leave Wash
ingtOn by special car Tuesday morning.
The deceased was chairman of the
Civil Service Reform Committee OF
the House. Mr.. 0rth was in bad
health during the last campaign, but
did hard service, which probably
caused his final and fatal illness, The
Governor of Indiana will order an
election 10 a few days TO fill the va.
cancy. p
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-19

Mr.. A. c. Matthews Of the Des
Arc, Ark, Citizen has sold his inter
est 10 the paper to Mr.. ]. s. Thomas,
who assumes editorial control.
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is the FIRST time such a question was
ever raised in Tennessee courts.

1t is interesting, in view Of It's
remarkably rapid goWth, to note that
there are in the United States eleven
watch factories, employing a capital
Of 81, 1892. The employees In these
establishments number; male over rs
years, 2l27, females above 10 years,
1919. Tho wages paid amount 70
81, ,7l2 276 yearly, and the value OF the
materials consumed is S982. .22i-the
products reaching the neat sum Of
1921 ,2A pr annum. Ten years ago
it was the proper thing 10 buy foreign
made watches; now AmoFisans bug
American made watches.
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Clearinghouse Report.

ClearinRs. Balances.
Tuesday, Dec. .ls..s lOs 7SO 81 S Ss,206 81
Thus far this week. 7O3,67S "a 9O,4l5 ii
same time la t week. 6lS.275 80 "a s5s "a
Same time last year. 485, ,2U2 gi IS ma az
PUBLIC LEDGER bindery and Job
Office. IL Madison street.
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The Volumes Of the WEEKLY and B,z,p
begin with the 6Est numbers for January. VI tbe u
Number for November, and the Vnlnnn'vanH nrss ~
the MAGAZINE with the Numbers for jSns az I
December Of each year. 'uno an u
subscriptions will DO entered with ,hs Nam
Der OF each Periodical current al the time ~
ieeeipi Of order. except IN cases where tbe
Specimen copy of HARPER's Yorxa pvo,, g..
sent on receipt Of a three cent STAMP. "V'
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MEvrHrs, TENN, Dec. s, 1892.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. s, 1882.
GEo. F. WILLIS, Sec'y V and Teas
MEMPHIS MUTUAL AID SocIETY.
Receipt Of $50, in payment Of Certificate
No Sll, is hereby acknowledged
This Is the second benefit / have "a.
ceived, and can recommend the MEM
PHIS MUTUAL AID SOCIETY for
promptness in paying claims, having a
secure plan, and doing al they promise,
Respectfully, A. K. TAYLOR,
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Have for the Christmas Holiday Trade an Immens
STOCK OF Fresh and New CitrOn Rsisns, Cuants Nuts
oranges, Grapes, Bananas, Prunes, Figs, Etc.
FINE GAMnIEc Absolutely Pure Home
@ VTOANDIAV Made Candies, our Own
Maks-'5 Ib box $780, French Candies lb box $LOO
Some extra fine French Fruit Candies and many Fancy
and Toilet Articles. viii sell them all cheap.
LIVER, FINNIE & co.
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NOTICE.
D. T. PORTER,
NEW FIRM.

w.. Taylor in the firms Of po, w.
"e nrm name ana
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:, Msnittapees should be made by Postofic,
MAoPsy Ao5sc Order or Draft, 10 avoid ri k Of loss
4, nnr, -
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-11-24
Plenty of Colonies.

AT recent meeting of the Lime Kiln
Club Rev. Penstock arose in his usual
graceful manner and announced that he
was in receipt of several private letters
suggesting that the Club form itself in
to a military organization and be pre-
pared to rush to the defense of its cOun-
try in time of peril. The idea struck
him as 16x24 and he hoped that it would
prevail.
'In case of SIGH an organizashun have
we de right man fur II Kurne?" asked
tho President.
"I-I-that is-well, l specks know
sunthin' bout de Kurnel bizness," STAN
mered Penstock.
can so do IT, added thirteen other
members in chorus.
cam dar any member in dis hall to-
night who knows how to be private
soldierp' asked the President.
The silence for the next thirty seconds
could have been Knocked down by a
crowbar.
Ode subjeck am postponed" contin.
ued Brother Gardner. six or seben
hundred kurnels an no rank an file
wouldn't be 'cordin' to either Hartlee OF
Hoyle. In kase de kentry am placed in
peril Wen send substitutes"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-11-24
Potato Fibers.

DIR. Sturtevant made an examination
of the depth to which the roots of the
potato run. A plant was selected which
grew on high ridge, the seed having
been planted six inches deep. A trench
was dug at the side to expose the soil,
and the roots were washed with a
stream of water turned against it, lay
ing the fibres bare. One root was found
reaching thirty-four inches below the
top of the ridge, or twenty-eight below
the tubers. The deeper roots appeared
most fibrous. Very few roots were
found above the tubers. The soil did
not allow the tracing of the finest
roots. This experiment seems to indi-
cate the Importance of deep soil for
the potato, an indication which repeat
ed experiments fully corroborate, and
in very dry seasons the crop on deeply
trenched soils has been more than
double the product on ground plowed
at common depths, and both equally
fertile.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-11-24
M-AI-ARI.AI
THE ONLY REMEDY KNOWN
To Destroy This Deadly Pest.

The most alarming fact, In our sanitary condf-
not only in marshy, low-lying districts but in the
cities and upon elevated ground where, few years
since 1t was unheard of Frequently fata disorders
body and even insanity the dire effects of ma
larial poisoning the precursors of death If the
poison is not neutrazed The boatman on the Del
4 Hudson Canal, as we'll as the inhabitants of the
adjoining country, have been great sufferers from
MALARIA. Not until q few years past did thew
there is but real and speedy cure for malariai
poisoning and that is DIR. kENNEDY'S AVOR-
TIE REMEDY" which by its action upon the
blood purifes il and restores healthy tone to the
entire system. As preventive in localities where
this danger turks, 1t is Invaluable The "Favorite
Remedy also cures the worst liver and kidney com
plants and all diseases caused by Initiated blood
For sale by all druggists, price 81 90 per bottle II
is an absolutely safe, purely vegetable remedy, the
greatest Alternative medicine in the world. Address
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-11-24
Ladies and all sufferers from neu-
ralgia, hysteria, and kindred COM
plants, will find it without an equal.
Price Redvced.

Anticipating the removal of the
Stamp Tax at no distant day, the
Magnetic Medicine Co., of Detroit, as
will be seen b, their new advertise
ment that appear, in to-day's paper,
have reduced the price of their med
icine from one dollar per package to
fifty cents, and when twelve packages
are ordered at one time, and five dol
lars paid for the same, they issue a
written guarantee agreeing to refund
the money if he full course of treat
ment fails to effect cure. We have
no doubt the Magnetic Medicine will
have large sale in every section of
the country, as few medicines are sold
at as low price, and what is especial
ly in its favor is rhe guarantee of it's
effecting a cure. The medicine is
sold at all Drug Stores, everywhere.
Guarantees are issued in Owosso and
county by all druggists.