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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
Houses Built of Cotton.
Colonies and India.l

Colonies and India.l
OF all substances apparently the
least likely to be used in the construc-
tion of q fre-proof building, cotton
would perhaps, take the first rank and
paper the second; and yet both these
materials are actually being employed
for the purpose indicated, and their
use will probably extend. Compressed
paper pulp is successfully used in the
manufacture of doors, wall-panelings
and for other similar purposes, with
the result that all risk of warping and
cracking is obviated, while increased
lightness is attained, and the fear of dry
rot is forever banisbed. Papier mache,
after having served a useful purpose
in an unobtrusive manner for years
as material for small trays, paper
knives and other such light articles,
has now suddenly assumed still more
important position in the industrial
world. A still more sudden and
striking advance has been made in the
employment of cotton as a building
material. A preparation called cellu~
loid, in which cotton is a leading in
gredient, has been used lately as a
substitute for ivory in the manuiac-
ture of such articles as billiard balls
and paper cutters, and dow a Can
adian manufacturer has invented a
process by which compressed cot
ton may be used, not merely for doors
and window frames, but for the whole
facade of large building. The enor-
nous and increasing demand for paper
for its normal uses as a printing and
writing material prevents the extend
ed use OF papier mache as a building
material, for which it is SO well suited
in so many ways; but the production
Of cotton is practically unlimited, and
there seems to be a large field avail
able for its use in its new capacity
as a substitute for bricks--or at leas
plaster--snd wood. Treated will
certain chemicals and compressed, i
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02

1T seems to be understood that there
will be Democratic mass meeting held
in the courthouse Saturday night, to
consider the State debt question and
if possible harmonic existing differ
ences and unite upon a common plat
form. To succeed in impressing any
policy upon the State the party must
not only come together, but it must
have a definite purpose in view and be
progressive. Nothing is gained by in
ternal dissension or trying to galvan-
ize life into dead issues. Let the
past go and let us cherish its useful
lessons. 1t is to the present and the
future that we most need to address
ourselves as sensible, liberal minded
men. Men may honestly differ in opin-
ion ever so widely without improp-
er motives or dishonesty. We see
this illustrated every day in church
and State, in all the walks Of life
The Democratic party is old enough
and has Lad enough hard knocks and
ups and downs to have learned prac-
tical wisdom by this time. Extreme
partisanship may be healthy element
in party, just as high seasoning is
essential in some we'll cooked dishes,
but party that is made up altogether
of pepper and vinegar and antagonistiC
forces will never make much headway.
We have been quarreling over the
State debt question long enough. Lei
us come down to business and see i
we cannot agree to pay something, anC
then do it. 1t is one thing to adopt I
high-sounding platform, but it is some
thing different to adopt practical meas
ures of legislation looking to the solu
tion of question like this. This is
commercial community where bushes
ideas and methods generally prevail
1t would then be eminently proper fo
the application of these to be made i
the conduct of political affairs, an
that the Democracy of Shelby shoul
formulate some definite policy tia
, would be taken up elsewhere and hay
bearing in the summer and fall car
vass.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02

THE overflow Of the Mississippi
river is very serious and important
matter, one that is attracting the at
tenliOn of the whole, country. With
out admitting any news that seemed
to be exaggerated or sensational, it
has been the aim of this paper to keep
the public we'll informed. A member
of our staff went up the river last Sat
urday night as far as 0sceola, so miles
above, in Mississippi county, Ark, and
the result Of bi, observations ald in
terviews with all classes appeared at
length in Mondays LEDGER. That
these were of value and interest is
attested by the fact that tho article
was copied entire in the Cincinnati
Commercial Of yesterday and has
been generally accepted as a reliable
and discriminating description Of the
scenes of the food in that
direction. 1t was conservative
and we'll drawn pen picture
To-day we present a longer in
stallment from below. Another rep
resentative of the LEDGER, who re-
turned last evening on the steamer
Dean Adams, from Arkansaw City.
1t will be read with eager interest, as
it pictures in vivid style the sufferings
Of the people, loss of life and destruc
ton of property in a wide and exposed
region Of country. Our represent
ative has done his work well,
and we only regret that there
is so much in it of misfortune
and misery to touch the sympathies ot
our readers. Whether the river rises
or rece6es there will be much destitu
ton and many cases Of absolute wan
and helplessness for many weeks t
come. That there will be use for tn,
rations that thesgovernment has sen
and for some organized system of sue
cor and relief can hardly be an!
longer questioned. The accounts giveI
inIthe LEDGER, particularly the issue
Of Monday and to-day are the resul
of careful investigation, the mos
thorough indeed that has been at
tempted by any paper in the country
The facts are presented just as the
are. The situation is bad enougI
without addinga single shade of color
ing. The best view that may be take,
at present is that possibly the wors
point has been reached, and the hop
that from this on there may be
steady if slow improvement.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
A PRESIDENTIAL ANGLER.
Has Mr.. Arthur Cast for a SAL
mon and Caught a Consul
General and u Judge?
Albany Evening Journal, Feb, 2lth.l

Albany Evening Journal, Feb, 2Ith.l
Among the very few mistakes made !
by General Garfield during the brief
period he administered the govern
ment was the removal of General d.
B. Warner, OF Ohio, from the Office Of
Consul at St. John, N. B. The Gen
eral is one-armed soldier who made
a splendid record on the field and who,
for that reason as we'll as others, de-
served we'll of his country. He had,
to be sure, filled the position a good
many years, and under the old rule of
rotation in Office" his decapitation
might have been justified. But there
was no other reason for his removal
except that very worthy gentleman,
s. G. Fessenden, Of Maine, wanted
the office. 1t is said that Mr.. Blaine
secured the change few days before
the President was shot. If so, he
doubtless thought he had good and
sufficient reasons for it. But Presi-
| dent Arthur evidently didn't think so,
as he has reinstated General Warner
in his old position. And thereby
hangs tale, as creditable to the Pres
ident as it will be gratifying to all
brothers of the angle
Although blessed with but one arm,
General Warner can cast fly and
kill salmon as deity as any fully
equipped angler we ever met with,
aRd it was as an angler and not as q
government Official that General
Arthur first formed his acquaintance,
He was the lessee of the river from
which the President has taken many a
score of the king fish of all waters,
aud,. having enjoyed this unpurchas-
able luxury through the courtesy OF
General Warner, itmust have afforded
him extreme pleasure to reciprocate
his courtesy and at the same time to
do justice to an honorable gentleman
and gallant soldier by reinstating him
in the Office from which he had been
inconsiderately removed.
Having shared in General Warner
courtesy upon more than one occasion
and thereby reached the summit of an
anglers ambition, we desire to con-
gratulate him upon the fact that the
bread he cast upon salmon waters
years ago has returned to him after
many days. 1t was while enjoying
the kingly sport made possible by
General Warmers kindness that the
President met the scholarly accom-.
plished Judge Gray, Of Massachusetts,
whose appointment to the bench o.
the Supreme Court has given such
universal satisfaction. From these
simple incidents it can be seen that il
somstimes pays to be courteous anC
that it is not always time wasted tt
go a.fshing.'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
An Old Woman Convicted of
Grand Larceny.

LEBANoN,O March Mrs. Sarah
Taylor, sixty years of age, was yester-
day convicted Of grand larceny. She
has been living alone for years, and
has been stealing all sorts Of property
for which she could have no use what
eyer and concealing it about her heuse.
One theft was committed thirteen
wears ago.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
Nasbv ON the BritIsh Grown.

Describing his visit to the Tower Of
London aud his inspection of the re
gala Of England, Nasby writes to the
Toledo Blade: in these cases you
will see the Queens crown, cap of
purple velvet enclosed in hoops of sill
YER, surmounted by a ball and cross,
glittering with actual diamonds. In
the center is an immense sapphire, and
in front is a famous heartshaped ruby,
said to have been worn by the Black
Prince. l don't know the value Of
this article, or where he stole it,
but if Victoria gets hard up
and wants to raise money,
l presume the Jews in Petticoat lane
would advance million or two on it
and take their chances. Queens have
done this before now, and ali the
Crown Jewels in Europe have been in
the hands of the Israelites at different
times, but / rather think Victoria will
worry through. She has an income Of
some millions Of pounds a year, and is
very economical. IF | remember
Alright, she sent the starving Irish
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
A COwardIy Vengeance.

ST. LOUIS, March "a Verona,
No, dispatch says that last Monday
a man named Rowley, without warn
ing and from behind stable, fred at
Sheriff j. Hopkins, of Barry county,
hitting him in the breast and causing
his death. Rowley surrendered
Three years ago Sheriff Hopkins at
tempted to arrest brother of Rowley
on requisition from Texas for muir
der. The latter resisted and was
killed. The present assassination is
the result of that killing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02

The PUBLIC LEDGER book bindery
13 Madison street, is in the same build
ing as the newspaper and job printing
establishment; is owned by the same
proprietor; embraces all machines and
material used in a first class book
bindery, and is conducted by compe-
tent workmen, capable Of executing
work in as good and substantial a
style as can be done anywhere. !
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
shipping a State Capitol.

New Orleans States, IL
The sun shone brightly upon the
Governor as he left the Crescent City
on his way to his official residence at
Baton Rouge this morning. A pret
tier day it would be hard to find for a
trip Of any sort, and nature smiled up
on the important step of officially
changing the seat Of government.
The Governor was accompanied by
Private Secretary Halsey, Treasurer
E A. Burko and Auditor Jumel. Mr..
Strong, the Secretary of State, was on
hand at the N. 0. Pacific depot to bid
his departing colleagues farewell.
The military staff of the Governor
was also on hand, headed by Adjutsnt
General G. t. Beauregard; also Sena-
tors Augustin, Pollock and Estopinal,
Among other distinguished people who
paid honors to the Governors depar-
ture were S. II. Kennedy, Mayor j
A. Shakespeare, Mr.. Charles Cavanac
| District Attorney John Finney, Judge
Charles Ogden, and many others.
The ferryboat Gouldsboro moved
| from the foot of Terpsichore steee
promptly at half past seven o'clock
while Battery G, Of the Louisiani
Field Artillery, under command o
| Captain Fortier.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
Liverpool Market.

LIVERPOOL, March 2.-Pork-
prime mess, Eastern dull, Sls. Bacon
long clear dull, 45s; short clear dull,
46s Cd. Shoulders-dull, 3ls Cd,
BeOf-India mess dull, Sls. Lard
prime Western dull, 54s Cd. Turpen-
tine spirits-dull, AS Cd. Corn
mixed steady, 5s ll!d.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
Railroad Collision.

OGDENsBURG, MARCH 2.-The en-
CINE and baggage car of a passenger
train on the Ogdensburg & Lake
Champlain railroad ran into a wash
out, killing James Chambers, engin-
eer, and Harry Petrie, fireman. The
express messenger and baggageman
were badly injured. No passengers
hurt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
A Tragedy in Prison.

GEORGETOWN, o., March 2.-Chas
Fry, in Jail under indictment for
burning barn with intent and preju-
dice against an Insurance company,
was shot and Instantly killed last
evening by P. j. Helbling, jr., son Of
the Sheriff. Fry was a powerful young
mulatto, and had been breaking the
furniture of his cell, and when the
Sheriff went to give him his supper,
Fry made a murderous assault upon
him, whereupou young Helbling fired
the shot which killed the prisoner.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
ADDITIONAL COTTON.

NEW YORK, March 2, 1925 pm
Cotton quiet. Ordinary, 9ci good ordi-
nary, 1870; low middling, 11Ac; mid
ding, II ll-l6c; good middling, II l-l6c;
middling fair, 1213-l6c; fair, 13 9-l6c. Fu-
lures are barely steady at 7 to IL points
below yesterdays closing prices.
LIVERPOOL, March 2, 400 pm
Cotton in fair demand freely met at pre-
vious prices. Uplands, 6hd; Orleans, 6 IL
l6d. Sales to-day, 10000 bales. Receipts,
100 bales, none American. Futures
opened fiat, and are now but little
changed.
NEW ORLEANS, March 2. 11:30 am.
Cotton quiet. Middling 1l11c. Sales
to-day 800 bales. Receipts to-day 1916
bales
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
Use DEANS Best Roasted Rio and lava Mixed
For Sale BY all GrOcers.

can be made perfectly fre.proof and as
hard as stone, absolutely air and
damp proof, and material is thus
produced admirably adapted for the
lining, internal or external, Of build
ings of which the shell may or may
not be constructed Of other material,
while it easily lends itself to decOra3
tive purposes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
In discussing the State debt queS-
ton, the Covington Call says:

If the people are wise they will not
again trust the Legislature with the
whole matter. They will require
their Governor to take a position
and say what settlement he is in favor
of. They will also require each can
didate for the Legislature to speak out
and say what settlement he is for. The
people must understand what they are
doing and not 60 it blind another deal.
The railroads and bondholders have
rungsin "cold deck" once too often.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
How TO Encourage Building
Railroads aud Factories
in the South.
Jaokson lMiss. } Clarlon. ]

jackson Miss Clarion,l
Senator George has introduced a
bill to reduce The duties on wrought
iron railroad chair, wrought iron nuts,
iron bars and bars for rail-
ways, railroad bars, or rails made in
whole or in part of steel, and locomo-
tive tires to seven-sixteenths of one
cent per pound. This is good meas
ure. 1t would do more for railroad
building than forbearing to enact
supervisory legislation. The high
tariff on iron, steel and other things
that make up the cost of railroads, is
serious objection to such enter
rrises. The tariff increases the
cost Of constructing and equipping
roads 33l per cent, and this cost
necessarily increases the expenses OF
transportation, etc. This tariff was
imposed ito protect" the iron masters
of Pennsylvania and other States who
bought the Bessemer patent for steel
rails, and then bought votes enough in
Congress to impose duty of $28 ton
on imported steel rails, so as to give
them a monopoly Of the business. The
same monopolists secured provisions
in the charters of some of ournational
railways, requiring them to use ma
terial of their own manufacture. They
have grown rich by what they have
fed upon, and their means for con-
trolling legislation have increased,
until they seem to have become almost
invincible.
If our Southern people want to help
on the railroad boom aud to quicken
the manufacturing boom, they must
use their efforts to break down the
present obstructive (so.called) pro.
tective" tariff on railroad materials
and machinery for manufacturing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02

f10O0, which was about her income
for an hour. And then an admiring
Parliament, to make it good to her,
voted her 100000, which the people
accepted without murmur. She finds
profit in liberality.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
Fire atWaco. Texas.

ST. LOUIS. March 2.-Waco, Texas,
special: The grocery house and stock
Oft R. Jordan has been burned.
Loss $40 900; insurance $4,000,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02

NEW YORK, Marck 2.-The pedes-
trians up to 10 am. were Rowell, 1888;
Sullivan, 348; Hazael, 375; Norenac,
321; Hughes. 354; Fitzgerald, 356;
Hart, 245.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02
FIRED A SALUTE

of seventeen guns. The last salute
echoed across the waters as the boat
landed on the other side of the river.
Everybody seemed in the best spirits
on this occasion, and the Governor was
the recipient Of many expressions Of
esteem and good wishes. When the
boat had passed ont into the stream a
bystander was heard to remark:
That's the last Of New Orleans as
the capital of Louisiana" and the
general impression was that no regrets
we're felt on that account, so far as
New Orleans was concerned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-02

III. A. THOBHs, Undertaken,
Corner Adams and second sts,
M
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-06-18

A VERY meritorious person died a
short time ago in Philadelphia. Before
doing SO he made will, by which, after
bequeathing what he considered suffi-
cient TO his relatives, he left the remain
der of his fortune for the purpose of
helping to liquidate the national debt.
The relatives sought to break the will,
and the government directed its attorney
to make compromise. This he did,
and one million of dollars was made
over to the government as the nations
share of the property. As the securities
consisted of United States bonds, the
desire of the deceased was complied
with, very simply, by cancelling them.
This, We believe, is the only instance OF
the kind which has occurred in oul
country; many similar cases have been
recorded in England.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-06-18
An Iowa Romance.

Kissing very often gets people into
trouble, but it isn't often that such
widespread trouble results as in case
at Davenport, Iowa, some time ago. A
young lady kissed young man good-by
at the railway station, whereupon a
married lady standing near furiously
assaulted her. The young lady was
amazed, particularly as the married
lady was not related to the young man
and didn't seem to have any right to
assault any one for kissing him. The
lady's husband was also amazed, APP.
parently, as when he heard of the affair
he separated from his wife. Neither
the husband nor the young lady can tel
what the wifc's interest in the young
man was; but this world is full of things
hwich people don't understand.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-06-18

MANY persons are in the habit of neg
lecting to fully prepay letters or pack.
ages sent through the mails. Until now
the Post-Offce Department has allowed
this to be done, and the amount due has
been collected of him receiving the let
ter, which has been forwarded as if the
postage had been paid. Recently, how
ever, the Postmaster-G General has issued
an order, to take effect ON the lst of
July, which should make correspond
ents more careful. 1t is now the duty
Of the Postmaster at the office where the
"short-paid" letter, orpackage, is mailed
to return the same to the sender, if his
name and address appear thereon, or to
notify the person to whom it is addressed
that, on the remittance of the postage
due, it will be forwarded to him.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-06-18

crops their rations will be cut off, and
hence their growing ignorance of agrieul-
ture. II they are given bushel OF
beans to plant, they will eat nine-tenths,
and the one-tenth will be dumped in
three or four holes in the ground. Last
spring they were furnished with five
bushels of onion seeds. They couldn'
eat them. and consequently planted the
entire five bushels on a piece of ground
fifty by one hundred feet. They were
too lazy to prepare a larger patch; be-
sides it would have been contrary to
their policy of maintaining the ration
system. When the onions came up it
was curious sight to see the young
stinkers crowd each other The whole
dry, naked surface of the grounl was
raised up on top of the sprouting plants.
1t is our informant's opinion that the
present generation of Injuns will not
make successful grangers. Bismarck
Tribune.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-06-18
The Succession to the Presidency,

Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,, has
introduced in the Senate bill in
tended to regulate the succession
to the Presidency. 1t provides that,
in case of any inability to dis.
charge the duties of the office, the
resignation, or the death of the Presi-
dent and Vice. President, the succession
shall vest in members of the Cabinet, be-
ginning with the Secretary of State.
The right of succession is to be in ac-
cordance with the order of Washington
Cabinet, and uncontirmed Cabinet Off
GERS are to be excluded.
1t is very well that a matter of such
transcendent Importance as the Presi-
Dental succession should be defnitively
regulated by law, and that in such way
that there may be no chance for quib-
bling in the election of President pro
tenn. of the Senate, who, at present, is a
possible future President. But, while
Mr.. Hears bill provides for an uninter-
rupted succession, it would not be in ac-
cordance with law or custom, for it
might happen that a man not the choice
of the people, or one not acceptable
even to the majority of the party in
power, would become entitled to the
Presidency. In some of the South
American republics there are several
Vice Presidents elected by the people,
and these are designated numerically as
first, second, third, and so on. In case
of inability to serve, or death, on the
part of the President. the first Vice.
President fills his place, or. if he be
from any cause unable to do so, then the
second, and so on through the list, if
necessary. Some such law as this might
prove acceptable to the people of the
United States.