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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-01
The Mississippi River Sufferers.

The Legislature has appropriated
$4,000 to the rescue and relief of the
sufferers by the Mississippi overflow.
1t is hoped that the Federal Gov
eminent will also come TO the relief OF
the sufferers in accordance with the
earnest appeal telegraphed by the Gov
ernor responsive to the wish Of the
Representatives and Senators from that
section. The bulk of the sufferers are
what are termed the nations wards, p"
and can it hardly refuse to sueeor them
in this hour ofdireful need. 1t has in
times passed sent off vessels loaded with
supplies to furnishing people in foreign
lands, and it cannot turn a deaf ear to
the earnest call for reliefat home. The
case is peculiar and exceptional.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-01

PARTIES seem to be mixed in Lousi
ana. The Democrats of the Sd Con
gressional district to fill vacancy, have
nominated Mr.. j. II. Acklin, for Con
gress. In accepting the nomination,
Mr.. Acklin quote the platforms of the
Democratic and Republican parties Oh
the tariff question, and emphatically re-
pudiate the Democratic platform and
endorse the Republican. We do not
see why the lamb and the lion are not
reposing in peace together in louisiana.
Mr.. Representative Ellis remark about
the decentralization of parties in his State
seems to be verified.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-01

THERE are 400 blacks in the Geor-
gia Penitentiary, and rs whites.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-01

low 7ss.Ss Iikels e f|lloH tie exa1apls
81 T<.t'.ss n The matter 81 tr4t[IaE k11fI.
bttIli3.| 81. q Can. s. 'cnN' sn4DdMe4E
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-01
HOUsE-FORTY.SEooxp DAY.

NI9dI SESSION..
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 1882.
Mr.. Speaker Tison in the chair.
Leave OF absence granted TO Mr.. William
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

A Rome correspondent who recent
ly met Emile Olivier, the former pre-
mier Of Napoleon III, at an enter
tainment in that city, says: Oil.
vier has still the sharp, keen eye Of
early manhood, dark in color and
rapid in glance aud expression. His
hair and side whiskers are white, but
the face is full ofyouthful vitality and
interest. Speaking of the state Of
Europe he expresses bis opinion thus:
There will will be no violent political
catastrophe, neither in Italy nor in
France. The French republic will
endure for a long while. In Italy
there may be in time, and it is most
probable, a republic, but the change
will be without violence. This is not
a period of violence in Europe. There
are two great elements wanting to
make political catastrophes-strong
men and strong armies. There are
cunning, skillful diplomates, but no
energetic sovereigns nor great ambi-
tons. Europe is in a state of political
medioCrity. Each government shuns
collision, and the people wish tran
quillity. Affairs will 60 on as they are
now in Rome for many years.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

COr' M0rrls,OWn dazetto
Saturday the Supreme Court rem
dered a decision against the 1908,
deciding the act unconstitutional.
Now comes the hurly-burly and the
State repositories still hold the
stakes, which amount now to nearly
four million dollars. By first one
move, then another, these repositories
have played their cards so we'll as to
cling to the funds for about five years.
1t is intimsted that if the State funds
we're withdrawn from these deposi.
tories aud converted into government
bonds, it would probably be one solid
step toward the settlement of the State
debt question. If the act settling the
debt at 1908 was unconstitutional, is
not the act levying a tax to meet il
also UNCONSTITUTIONAL And have not
some of us paid our taxes too soon?
However, the State repositories are
large, and will amply stow a way all the
money that can be ground out of our
poor duped people. In the meantime
let the building of railroads 90 on, and
let the repositories hang their banner
on the outer wall.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
A New E-nfetprise,

A new feature and addition Ia
the manufacturing enterprises 81
Memphis has made its appear
ance. The DeSoto Oil Com
pany, at the corner of Tennessee and
Huling streets, has gone into the
manufacture of a frst-class CONNER
cial fertilizer, the first time this has
ever been attempted by anyone in
Tennessee. The decreasing pro-
duction Of cotton, corn, etc,
in the Memphis district ad-
monishes us all that the prosperity
of the city depends greatly on %increas.
ing the crops by artificial and scien-
tiic means. The Carolinas and Geor-
gia have within FIVE or six years in
creased their cotton crops by the use
OF fertilizers $50 to 100 per cent, whilst
our own section does not really make
as much cotton as it did twelve or
thirteen years ago. We are losing
labor every year. Upwards of 100
car loads OF mules have been shipped
North this winter because not needed
In this section. The cotton seed sup
ply is becoming a matter of serious
concern, hence the directors of the
Desoto Oil Works have started the
business of making a high grade of
super-phosphate equal to the best sold
in Georgia. They are giving the sub
ject of fertilizers much at
tention and have employed
the best analytical chemist
in thel South to do the scientific part
of the work. There is no subject
perhaps on which the people Of this
section are so profoundly ignorant as
that Of fertilizing the soil for cultiva-
ton. Those who complain of short
crops and continue to scratch in the
soil should try the "DeSoto Am
Dissolved Bone" which is
an unsurpassed plant food for corn,
cotton, wheat, oats, potatoes and all
crops grown in this part of the coun-
try.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

Mr.. Hendricks, in the course of an
elaborate reply to Mr.. English, makes
this remark concerning the l%atter's
statement that more money was spen t
in Indiana in 1880 than was ever
before spent there by the Democrats:
MY nomination bad no relation to
any probable sums of money that |
would contribute, and in the campaign
of 1876 my party was wholly satisfied
with whatever | did in that respect,
and, more than that, without
giving much money l received
the vote of the State by a hand
some majority. l regard the prevalent
talk about the use of money in cleo.
tons as utterly debasing and corrupt
ting, and | hope the time will come
when whoever is nominated by either
party upon the idea that he is valuable
because of the money that he will give
will be disastriously defeated" That's
q fair shot, well delivered, English
was nominated because he had a bar
rel, and he was defeated. A similar
experiment with Tilden had previous
ly failed, and a subsequent one with
Bookwalter has also proved disastrous.
The Democracy is not likely to try
any more barrel candidates right
away.-[NeW York Tribune.
And the Republican party finds it
easier and more convenient to nomi-
nate a man who is financially depend
emit and therefore more easily con-
trolled by money bags. The party
that can lay violent hands on the con.
tingent fund in the national treasury
for election purposes and assess all
government employees for the same
purpose has no particular use for pr.
vate barrels. A party that can abso.
lutely control its own nominees and
has the revenues aud patronage of the
government at its back can well afford
to sneer at the candidate wbr
has to look to his priyat,
resources to meet the ordinary anG
legitimate expenses Of a canvass. In.
diana was a rather doubtful State ant
If Mr.. English was chosen for any rea
son beyond his acceptability it was t,
strengthen the Democracy in that ant
adjoining States. 1t is not usual t.
have a contest over the second plae
on the Presidential ticket. Judge,
by Republican precedentS the Vic
Presidency is Of small consequence.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
A SHORT DIME NOVEL.
"A San FrAneIscO's WasberwOm-
ans Daughter Becomes the
Mistress Of q Palace in
Madrid.

When the French sought to estab-
lish a monarchy in Mexico, a Mazatlan
youth raised a regiment of boys and
waged against such of the invaders
as made their appearance at
Sinaloa a warfare that told. The
young mans father was of Castilian
blood and his mother was a Mexican.
His name, Corona, soon became ia
nous, and at the age of twenty-three
he was regarded as the Mosby of
Mexico. At the end of the war he
was a Major General, the hero of the
soldiers and the idol of Mazatlan So
ciety. He was six feet tall, broad
shouldered, handsome and daring.
While attending a ball at the Ameri-
a hotel in Mazatlan he stumbled
over a domestic, knocking a tray from
her hand. Stopping to pick up the
crockery, General Corona noticed that
the girl was very pretty and very
saucy. She told him hat hername was
Betty Bowman, that her mother was a
San Francisco washerwoman, and that
ne ought to know better than to rush
head long down a dark stairway. Co.
roma made love to the American miss.
and before leaving for the capital he
had learned Of her irreproachable
though very humble life. Once away.
Betty's face and pert ways haunted
him so much that he wrote to her,
arranging for marriage by proxy. He
remained in Mazatlan; the bride went
to a convent school. They were a
thousand miles apart and wrote to
each other daily, the husband con
stantly instructing the wife in polite
ways. President Juarez, fearing that
Corona's popularity would lead the
people to give their vote to the popu-
lar young soldier at an election then
approaching, concluded to send him
as Minister to Madrid, the most en-
yiable diplomatic position in the eyes
of all Mexicans. General Corona
took the washerwoman's daughter TO
his place in Madrid, and she now il
regarded as the most brilliant and
accomplished lady at the court Of
Spain.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
ASHLAND mURDERERs.
Some Doubt as to the Guilt of
Neal and Graft.
A Belief that Ellis Had Other
AccOmpIices.
Special to The Cincinnati Commerciai.l

Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.l
LEXINGTON, KY, February AL
t~elegraphed you yesterday in regard to
a probable confession of Ellis, one OF
the Ashland murderers. The opinion
that he is the real, and perhaps only
murderer, and that Neal and Craft
are innocent, is steadily gaining
ground. From an interview with
John Atkins, who was confined
in the same cell with Ellis
since the lattGr's incarceration here, |
am inclined to believe hat there were
others connected with Ellis in the
murder, and that, in order to shield
themselves, and place their crime on
Neal and Craft, they persuaded Ellis
to turn States evidence, and assured
him that he would get clear. Ellis
now ices that he is still in as
bad a fix as ever, and is inclined to
give bis pals away and save two,
probably, innocent men. In fact, At
kins says that Ellis admitted nearly as
much to him, and said: MY con-
science is hurting me so much that |
am going to tell the truth in regard to
those two men, for | can't stand this
much longer" Atkins says Ellis has
slept but little since he has been in
Jail and is constantly mumbling to
himself. He will talk to no one and
cannot look anyone in the face. He
refused to have his photograph taken
with the others. Neal and Craft stead.
lily maintain their innocence, and with
their shackled hands raised swear that
Ellis is the true murderer. Neal says
that although he is innocent, he will
meet his fate like a man, and wants
the privilege on the scaffold of taking
a solemn oath to his innocence. | am
convinced that these two men are not
the real murderers, although the proof
is strong and conclusive against them.
Atkins, my informant. was in Jail for
shooting a man in self-defense. and
was released because no indictment
was found against him. lie is an hon
orable and truthful man, and much
is attached to his statements.
shall see what we shall see.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

SOME Of the high tax papers thai
pledged themselves to abide by the
decision of the Supreme Court, after
repeatedly declaring how it should
and was bound to go, are not acqui-
eScing to any great extent. The Nash
vile American, for instance, says, in
its issue of the 10th:
1t is cratic, according to the gospel
of the hodr, to ignore the folly of
political expediency for the rules of
right. We are sorry for it. Perhaps
it is cratic; nay, it does look cratic.
1t were more harmonious to join the
mob and 90 with the crowd and have
the shout all one way. There are
some people in this world, however,
who prefer to be erratic as to the hour
when they are thereby in harmony
with the eternal diapason of right.
There was an cratic Jew once who
suffered divers ills for not being of
the mob. OF his few friends
one betrayed him, another denied
him, and the mob clamored and
exulted. He occupies a rather high
place now and his teachings are not
regarded as cratic, when measured BY
the long standard, although they are
still so if we measure them by the
standard Of this day. There is hap
PLY for Tennessee q number of cratic
people, preaching, as to public policy,
the golden rule Of Do unto others as
ye would have others do unto you.
This is erratic, if we measure it by
Beasley's standard, or the Marks
Savage standards; and yet, in this err
ratio way must all fools walk, balk
as they will.
The comparison here drawn is
easily understood, but this only veri-
ieS the prophecy found in the New
Testament that imitators of the Jew
referred to would arise. This was ac-
~cOmpanied, however, by the %iDjunc-
ton BE ye not deceived" and the
people are not deceived.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

OF a more positive plan for the fail
campaign. Hawking administration
has been q fair one, but a portion of
the party is dissatisfied with him on
various grounds. The principal cause
Of complaint-what seems a Just
one-is, that he has not devel-
oped the qualities of leader
ship that were expected. The
pressing need of the Tennessee Repub-
licans in the present situation, and
for the future also, is a leader. His
failure to get elected to the Senate has
lessened his influence, for the present
at least Some one with Brownlow's
positive character, but liking some of
the veteran Parsons faults, would ell
the bill. But the Republican leader
Of the State is q man of the future.
Anent the possibility Of carrying the
State at the next election against a
united Democracy, skeptics who doubt
the old Wing sentiment in the South
might find it coming to the surface in
the Tennessee campaign if the cam
paign is managed on the plan mapped
out for me by n of the Republican
managers. Notwithstanding EXPIRES
ident Hayes failure to draw it out. Il
find a consense of opinion that there
is such a sentiment. As to the plan
of the Republican manager, it is sim
ply to bring Northern Republicans Of
national reputation into the State and
try to carry it by storm, appealing to
the Wings to come out Of the dismal
swamp of Democracy. The party in
Tennessee is certainly getting on its
feet and with the support Of the ad-
ministration might secure a response
from the Wing element which would
place it on an equal footing with the
Democrats and enable it to enter the
campaign without depending on the
blind support Of the colored people
for success. So far Arthur's admins
has given satisfaction to
the Republicans of the State; the
postmasters put in by
are disappearing, and the lead
ers expect tangible help in their
campaigns. The incubus of
the solid negro vote, which has borne
so heavily on the Republicans, is being
it is said. Governor Hawkins
stated to the Herald correspondent
that while the colored people were
making gratifying progress in i%ntelli-
gence, he could see no signs of their
breaking away from the Republican
party. A shrewder leader, with better
opportunities of knowing, gives a
opinion. He says he break
iRg is surely but slowly working, and
the disappearance of the color line is
in the near future. He regards it as a
hopeful sign for the Republican party.
Nashville, with a very large amount Of
capital invested and a
numerous and steadily growing ele-
ment of Northern people, is able to
elect a Republican Mayor, though as
a non-partisan. Eastern Tennessee
has always had a large Republican
population. When the Western part
Of the State has a like population Of
white Republicans the party can go
into a campaign with prospects Of
success on purely political issues.
The interest Of the situation at present
and the coming campaign lies in the
fact that it will develop the exact
strength Of the parties.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

TIE high takers ought not to grum-
BILE so much over the correct surmises
that were made as to the decision Of
the Supreme Court; it enabled many
Of them to unload and escape heavy
losses. 1t would have been much
worse for some of them if the rumor
had not obtained circulation. 1t
seems, however, that the spectators
about Nashville took care of them
selves as best they could without Civ
ing any notice to their New York
allies. The latter complain that they
have been badly treated. Of course
the doWn.trodden b~ondholders always
have some ground of complaint.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
TRUTH A~TTESEED.
Some Important Statements
Of Well Known People
Wholly Verified.

In order that the public may fully realize
the genuineness of the statements, As well as
the power and value of the article Of which
they. speak, we publish herewith the fac
simile signatures Of parties whose sincerity
Is beyond question. The truth Of these testi-
monials, is absolute, nor can the facts they an
nounoe be ignored:
MEMPHIs. TKNN., April %. 1851
Messrs. II. H. Warner 4 Co;
GKErLENEE-I have been a sufferer from my
infancy with disease Of the kidneys, and have
expended q great deal of my hard earned
wages with physicians and at various springs
in search Of relief. None did me any good.
Finally, after reading several Testimonials OF
the Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, l concluded
to try il, and aftor having used four bottles
found that l had been entirely cured. and am
to-day as streng and healthy as any one.
have not seen any testimonials from any one
in this section of the country, and on this
account send mine voluntarily, hoping that
some one affected with this dangerous disease
may see it and be induced TO try it. It is the
most wonderful medicine l have ever seen.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
NONRESIDENT Notice.

No. 4s46-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tenn.-F W Smith ct al, ex'rs, etc.,
vs.. A l. Duvall ct al.
1T appearing from the bill, which is sworn
4 TO IN this cause that the defendants, A W
Otis, Annetta Nj Otis. L Is Willard, Tilly Mil
lard, - Brown, Julia Brown, John q Ions
dale, jr, and Ammo Lonsdale are all non-resi-
dents Of the State Of Tennossee; 1t is therefore
that theymake their appearance here
in, at tho courthouse of Shelby county in
Memphis, Tenn, on OF before the FIRST Mon
day in April, 1882, and plead, answer or
demur TO complainant bill or the same will be
taken for confessed as to them and set for
hearing exparte, and that o copy of this order
DO published once a week for four successive
weeks in the Memphis Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of February, 1880.
A copy-Attest:
RI BLACK. Clork and Master.
By j NJ Bradley, D. O, M.
Wm NJ Randolph, solr for complt.
las l49 1866
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
Old War GLAZING.
Special 10 the Cincinnati Commercially
w .-v.,1-a. n-l n

Special 10 the Cincinnati Commercial
WASHINGTON February Il.
Of Tennessee, Chairman of the Com.
mittee on War Claims, has introduced
and has referred to that committee a
bill ITO provide for the payment Of
loyal claimants, and for other pur-
poses" This bill provides that it
shall be lawful for amy persons or
their legal representatives owning
property or living in any Of the rebel
lious States" whose property was
taken by force or in any manner
seized for the benefit Of the United
States, or received in the name Of or
purchased by any officer or other
authorized person for the benefit Of
the United States for which no com
p~ensation has been made, to bring
suits in the Court of Claims for such
compensation. Claimants are required
to prove loyalty during the rebellion.
The bill permits the prosecution Of
claims which have heretofore been
adversely adjudicated by the Commits
sary or Quartermaster General for
stores and supplies taken by the
United States military authorities
during the late war Of the rebellion.
The bill also gives the Court Of
Claims authority to certify its judg-
ments to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and requires him to pay them out
Of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, and without
further action by Congress. 1t also
gives the right of appeal to the Su-
preme Court of TIE United States to
any claimant who is dissatisfied with
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
Cotton Factories.

All over the South factories are
making money. A contemporary says
that in Alabama, the Cottondale fac
tory near Tuscaloosa, is a financial
success. The factory at Selma declares
handsome dividends. Cotton mills
should be built in every city and town
and hamlet in the South, and their
building should not be discouraged.
We want to see our own people en-
gagged in the laudable enterprise. If
our people would take hold of the
matter in the proper manner, organize
companies Of their own and combine
their capital, we would have no need
to clamor for foreign capitalists to
come aud do for us what we are album
dainty able to do for ourselves. Only
a few persons have much idle capital,
but many have small sums, and if
confined and put into a factory, they
would yield a handsome dividend.
There is scarcely a mercantile failure
which does not carry with it a loss to
innocent depositors. Let these people,
instead Of leaving their money in the
hands of merchants at 8 or 10 per
cent interest ,combine their capital and
invest in factories which will pay bet
ter and be a sure investment,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
Nonresident Notice.

No. 4S5-In the mancery Court o. Shelby
county, Tenn.-State Of TsnneIIee 1t al VS..
Hum 9hrey Kortrecht ct al.
I 7 appearing from the bill in this cause that
i the defendants, Mary Eddy and her hus-
band, AR Eddy, are Don-l esidents ofthe State
Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that
they mako their appearance herein, at the
courthouse OF Shelby county, in Memphis,
day in April, 1882, and plead, answer
or demur to complainant bill, or the
sam will be taken for confessed as to them
and set for hearing ex-pRrte; and that a copy
Of this order be published once a week, for
four successive weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This 7th day Of February, 1882.
A c~opy-Attest:
r. J. BLACK, G. & NJ.
By J M Bradley, D. G. & N.
B J Lea, and Taylor & Carroll, sol'rs for
c0mpl't. 1888 IA 1901
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

the decision Of the Court Of Claims.
The only saving clause In the bill is
section B, which provides that the act
shall not be so construed as to affect
cases now pending before any depart
ment or other tribunal having juris-
diction under existing laws. The bill
repeats SO much Of the act of July 4,
1854, as divests the Court of Claims
Of the jurisdiction over all claims
growing out Of loss of property taken
to suppress the rebellion. Houk's
bill has already begun to attract
attention, and much unfavorable crit
icism,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
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