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The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24
JOHN HENRY BROWN.

was asked on every street corner,
f'Have you heard that John
Brown was dead?" eyes," was
the answer. Poor John took sick
about the first of the month and
on the fifteenth expired, During
these days he fought and strug-
gled with death as seldom men
do, but death was too. much fol
him. His friends called on him
and sympathized with him, and
received the words from him that
he would soon be out. lie lived
and trusted in his strength to
overcome the destroying fever,
but it was too much for him. Ev-
cry hour it continued to grow on
him, and he grew weaker, yet be-
lieving and fighting against death,
He was born and reared here in
Georgia. He was at the time of
his death about % years of age,
In 1870, his father, Mr.. Adam
Brown, was killed on the w & A
Railroad, where he was serving
as brakeman. John struggled
and gained whatever Of education
he could. He went to Columbus,
Ohio, and worked with Mr.. Rob
ert Jones, druggist, for long
while and then returned to his
native heath. For long months
here he suffered with rheumatism,
but after while strong constitution
pulled him through. But now
reaching the outskirts of man
hood the appreciation of hardsh;ps
was more powerful. His strug-
giles were great, the lmpediments s
were numerous, but as a man,
ambitious, determined and unre-
|lenting hepushed on and upward.
lie commenced without a doll
lar little newspaper, and his un-
|tiring efforts made his project al
success. His writing was fearless
and aggressive. He gave no
quarter to any class of men
whom he thought the enimies
|of his race. He asked no favors oil
those with whom he disagreed. |
1t was thought by many of
his friends that his uncompromis-
ing course was not polite, though
he steered on IN that course not
|withstanding. AS a man none
braver lived. He feared nobody
Insult him and he was wilder than]
the raging waters and winds, and|
those who thought they stepped
on worm or insignificant insect
soon found an adder in the form|
they crushed. Athletic, stout and|
he moved with hisI
friends, ready to fight their bat
ties and support their theories. In'
death, his eyes rested upon these
with whom he had lived and
whom he loved, as thought he
would like to stay for their sake.
AS a colored man, he who
would strike a blow for his race
soonest and risk his life most fire.
quently has gone. If the question:
were asked who had done most
for the giving the Negro back
bone and nerve, the answer would
certainly be John Brown. If
asked who had for his years done
most in every particular for the
Negro in Atlanta, the answer
would also be John Brown.
He has gone. He had his +
faults; with 7lim they were
buried. Who of us has them
not? None, When the books
are balanced, his good acts pnt
the frailties of this life,
it will be found that John Brown
was a man to be admired. Who
will take his place is hard to say
That but few would dare be a
John Brown is indisputable. Let
lim rest in peace!
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

Mr.. E. SEWARD SMALL, of East
man, Dodge county, was in tht
city several days this week in the
interest of those poor prisoner
doomed to be hanged on the 2Ott
inst. He succeeded in getting {
respite Of thirty days for one Of
them-Isaac Shipman.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

WE are at a loss to see how Mr.
Speer can expect to receive the
support of colored men, since he
says in the mountains that he has
never appointed but one ''nigger'
and he was nearly white.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

CoLoRED men who enjoy al that
they have, in the shape Of liberty
as boon from the Republican
party, can't afford to be luke.
warm, in the Forthcoming Con.
gressional contest. Pay your tax.
es and vote for Buck.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

THROUGH the assistance Of w
A. Pledger, E. Seward Small anc
Capt. Pleasant. the matter Of re-
prieve for the Eastman rioters
was broght TO the Governors at.
tention, and cne Of them re,
prieved. All of them doubtless
should have been.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

We have employed the services
Of friend Dudley for this paper
and will in our next issue give our
readers some of his old time chat.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

Mr.. DAVIS, Of the Athens post
Office, has all his clerks democrats
except one man, and he only gets
twenty dollars per month.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

AFTER this issue all persons in
debted to the DEFIANCE will get
no paper, unless money shall be
forthcoming.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

NOTHING is more typical Of dis
truction than glass "aggate" and
a Democratic "nlgger."
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

FIVE Of the six coIored persons
condemned to be hung at East.
; man were executed last Friday.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

Col, A. E. BUCK, our next Con,
gressman, will soon pack his
trunk for Washington, where he
will sojourn during the wintry
days in the Council Of the Nation
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

Hon. JEFF LONG is in the field
for Buck and Atkins. So are all
true colored men.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

AFTER this week the manage.
ment Of the DEFIANCE will change
in some respect.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

New YORK and Pennsylvania
will give the usual Republican
majority.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

wore for Atkins in the First
and Buck in the Fifth.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

BUCK spells "Buck.' Vote
for him.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

THE DEFIANCE will come out as
usual.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

PAY your taxes, and vote 70.
Buck.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24

PAY your taxes, and vote for
Buck.
The weekly defiance., 1882-10-24
Editorial Paragraphs.
-O-
VOTE for FELTON, too.

RALLY for Col. Buck.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-21
STATE GRANGE.
Seventh Annual Session of the
State Grange of Tennessee.



The State Grange of Tennessee met
in Manchester, on Wednesday, August
l6, at 10 o'clock am, and was duly
organized. Representatives were
present from the three divisions OF the
State, and much interest was mani
tested in the business that called
them together. The following mem
bers fill the several offices:
Thomas B. Harwell, Of Giles county,
Master.
Beverly Robertson, of Henderson
county, 0.
W. H. Nelson, Of Shelby county,
j. N. Blackford, of Montgomery
county, Steward.
S. NJ. Wilson, of Houston county,
A. S.
H.. L. Smith, of Coffee county,
Chaplain.
A. Il. Sharp, of Davidson county
Treasurer.
J. II. Curry, of Davidson county,
Secretary.
H. c. Hudson, of White county
G. X.
Mrs A. E. Robertson, Ceres.
Mrs. ?. S. Jones, Pomorna.
Mrs. M. f. Wilson, L. AS.
The following committees were ap'
pointed:
Distribution of Labor-Tubb, Of
Humphreys; Wilson, of Houston, and
LoVslaee, of Henry.
OredentialS-Nelson of Shelby
Jones Of Henderson, Weaver of Nor.
gan, and Sisters Robertson and Jones
Constitution aud By Laws-Robert.
son of McNairy, Blackford of Mont
gomery, Jones of Henderson, Went
worth of Coffee, and Fite of Wilson.
Good of the Order-Nelson oi
Shelby, Cochran of Upton, Wells Of
Overton, Mcknight Of DeKalb, w
Hickerson of Coffee.
Finance-Oochran Of Upton, Smith
of Coffee, Weaver Of Morgan, Tayler
of Coffee, Tubb of Humphreys.
Grievances-Wheeler of Warren,
Cradle Of Moore, Roberts of Coffee,
johnson of Wilson, and Sister Wilson
Of Houston. -tR
Co operation-Smith of Coffee, Jones
OF Henderson, Womack of Coffee,
Lovelace of Henry, Sharp Of Davidson
Mileage and Per Diem--Wilson OF
Houston, Wheeler Of Warren, Hen,
derson of White.
After reading the Masters annua'
address, the Grange adjourned to
During the afternoon session thu
Secretary, Treasurer and Executive
Committee presented their annual re
ports From these it was learned tha
the Order has greatly prospered dur
ing the past year, and is now estab
lished upon a firm and enduring foun
dation in Tennessee. A very marked
| gain in the number of working Grange
and satisfactory increase in the mem
bership was exhibited. A number
of resolutions were presented, which
we're referred to the committees. anC
some minor business transacted, aite
which the Grange adjourned until
o'clock Thursday morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-21
NeM Motive PoWer.

CHICAGO, August q j. B. Atwater,
nm inventor Of some prominence, has Sc
cured patents on an unique and entirely
new motive power 1t Is founded on this
principal: The poles of an electro-magnet
are changed to point distant from where
they are usually located; by this
transfer stroke of to 30 inches
Is secured in reciprocating, or an
oscillating engine without breaking the
current which connects the battery with
the motor With the greatly increased
power thus gained there is no increased
battery necessary. The power gained is
continuous and noiseless.and the cost at a
minimum. The machine will shortly be
PLACED on exhibition. Scientific men
agree that many Of its principles are new
to science, and that it may work reyolu-
tion in motors.
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THE people Of the Mississippi valley
below Memphis are very happy over
the prospect that the levee gaps will
speedily be closed by the government
in cooperation with the local boards.
This, it seems, will be done during
the present year if possible. The del
egations Of the three States, Mississip
pi, Louisiana and Arkansaw, are on a
good understanding with the Secre
tary of War as to the use of the levee
district funds. The Vicksburg Her
aid thinks that with the $4,000 OF
the levee fund Of Mississippi, and the
much larger pro rata share set apart
by the River Commission, the eleven
delta counties can be effectually por
tected from an overflow by next
spring. The same paper says !:
The devotion by the River Commits
sion of one million three hundred
thousand dollars to closing existing
gaps of the Mississippi river levees,
means volumes for prosperity of our
Great National Highway and the peo-
pie who inhabit its teeming tributary
country. 1t means that it is at last
receiving that national recogni.
tion that, as essentially the
Nations River, it has SO long &C.
served. 1t means that the value Of
every acre ofland in the Delta country
will be doubled within the next two
years. 1t means tide of immigration;
it means new fields, new settlements,
new towns, new steamboats,; it means
factories, congresses, railroads, and a
thousand other indicators that will
swell commerce, attract capital, ex
pand trade, and blazon wealth, pros.
perity and contented people from the
Missouri to the Gulf.
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COURT.MARTIAL
To Try an officer for TaInpering
with POl-i-tick-al Influence. Is

c1NNATI, August 21.-At eleven
o'clock this forenoon court martial as
sembled and organized at Newport bar
racks, consisting of the following officers
of the regular army; General @. @. Au-
CUR, commanding the department of the
Rio Grande, President Colonel John
Henry H. Grierson, Of the Tenth
Cavalry; Colonel Henry B. Clitz, Tenth
Infantry; Colonel Richard B. Dodge,
Eleventh Infantry; Colonel John b.
Brooks. Third Infantry; Colonel Gustav
us A. DeRussy, Third Artillery; Captain
Edward Warner, Third Artillery, Judge
Advocate. The courtmartial meets to try
Major Joseph II. Taylor A. A. G., of
Newport barracks, on charge Of attempt
ing to use political influence to secure the
countermand of an order from his supe-
rior officer, transferring him from this
post to the West.
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TIE Boston Shoe and Leather Re-
porter, of the 9TH, states that there
we're shipped from that city last week
68,46l cases of boots and shoes, and
mention the following cities as having
shipped 1000 cases and upwards, to wit.
Baltimore, 4452; st. Louis, 4368; Chi
Cago, 3945; New York, 1885, Oincin-
natl, 1907; Philadelphia, 1890; Mem.
phis, 1892; Louisville, 2lSO; New Or
leans, 1860; Nashville, 1886, Atlanta,
1860; Galveston, 1907; Detroit, 1854
San Francisco, 1893. 1t certainly
speaks we'll for Memphis and her en-.
terprising shoe merchants, that she
stands seventh in the list of the heav.
lest shippers.
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OFFICERS :
ChanCsry Sale of Real Estate,

NO. %55, X Chancery Court of Shelby county
NJ Vrovine aud j AmmOnette, adm rs
OF Z z Steward, Iced, VS.. W B Stewart
by virtue of an interlecutory dooreo fo,
- - sale' entered IN the above cause on tbe
tth gay OF July, 1868, renewed July 10. 1877.
and "a day Of JuRe, 1882, win sell, at pub,
ic auction. to the highest bidder, in front OF
the Ulerk and Masters Office, Courthouse nj
Shelby county, Memphis, Tennessee, on
Saturday, September 23, 1852.
within legal hours, the following dsscribed
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
t0-Wit. ANNH''
Certain real estate as shown,on plat No. of
the SUP division OF estate OF L 2 Stewart, de-
ceased, OF record In NJ. B. No. g, mage 9s4
etc, recorded Novembef %, 1895. to-wit:
Lot No, 70, coptaining5i 81 ieet front on Geor-
gia street by depth Of $50 feet
Lot No; 81, containing 46IS feet front BY $50
feet depth. ~ Nv
Lot No; IS, containing lS]s feet front by l5o
Lot No 81, fronting IS feet on fernando
Lot No. A., fronting ss-7 feet on Hornand.
L9' No. SO, fronting IS feet on HornandO
Lot No, a, fronting ;s-7 feet on fernando
Lot No. 40, at the intersection Of Hsrpanso
ro.d and taud rdele street 2i0 feet on Her
nando road aad US feet on l. uderdAle street
Reference Is here made 20 said plat or iiys ala.
gram and record Of cause for more accurate
description, otc, 7
Terms Of Sale--Oash.
This August n. 1889.
W BLACK, Clerk and Master.
py ueorse Mallory, d. Q. AN.
wilson 3 Beard '0l'Fs, hsls
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Miners Who Work and Who
Omit.

WILKEsBARRE, PA, August 21-The
nottingham and Washington mines. at
Plymouth, and the Hollenback, of this
city, are in full operation again to-day.
The mules of the Empire mine are being
lowered to the pits this morning, and the
work there will be resumed tomorrow.
The miners and laborers employed by the
Red Ash Coal Company, in No 2 colliery,
refused to 60 10 work this morning, They
haxe made no demands as yet, and tho
Company are reignornt ofthe cause Of the
strike. W y.aa
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Bleeding the TYPOS.

Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, August l9,-When
Voluntary Contributions Hubbell
originally sent out his circular inviting
the payment of assessments in order
to save the country from the disasters
consequent upon Democratic success
next fall, he did not overlook the
government printing Office. Every
body in that establishment, from the
chiet clerk to the tiniest printers S
devil, was given the privilege of help
ing the Republican party in its ex-
tremity. Strange to say the printers
did NOT jump at this opportunity. In
fact, they actually grumbled at being
obliged to contribute two per cent OF
their hard earned and often meager
salaries for any such purpose, and the
majority of them put nothing what
ever in the campaign chest. Ofcourse
this would never do, and to- day
one Of Hubbell's leeohes appeared in
the government printing Office With q
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-21

subscription paper containing prom.
ise to pay the sums named in it into
the treasury of the Republican party
in order to save the nation. The
leech, with prospective commissions 10
view, went the rounds faithfully, and
was about to report at the end of the
trip large number of subscriptions.
Most of the printers thought that
they ought not to be obliged to voluu-
tarily contribute more than from one
to five dollars, The leech was kind
enough to draw the line at employees
receiving two dollars day and less,
although they we're all included in the
original invitation. The highest
salary paid in the government
printing Office, that of the public
printer, is $1,000. The fore
men get $2lO0, the chief
clerk $1,000, and then outside of a
few clerks all the rest of the great
force is paid by the day. The men
work harder, perhaps, for their salaries
than any other in the employ Of the
government, and the women and boys
work like slaves. Hubbell's circular,
however, knows neither race nor sex,
nor present nor past condition. The
supplementary circular, sent out few
days ago. is bringing in some fish that
slipped through the first net. Yet a
great many clerks, perhaps the ma.
jority, have net contributed at all, and
many others have contributed to their
State and local organizations and not
at all to the Hubbell Committee. The
latter goes right on, however, cutting
rather a broad swath, while the
Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, with "0ld Rosy" at the
head, sits with its fingers in its mouth.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-21

CHICAGO, August 2l.-A special from
Warren, Illinois, says: James Bird, a
jealous cooper, who had quarreled with
his wife, yesterday sought her out at her
sisters residence, in Gratiot, Illinois, and
after few minutes talk, and telling her
that if they could not live happily to-
gether they ought at least to be friends,
he drew revolver and shot her twice,
inficting possibly fatal injuries. He then
shot himself in the abdomen. His physi-
clans say he cannot live.
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The WeniIler.

WASHINGTON, August 2l.-For Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley; Slightly
warmer weather easterly to sout6erly
Winds fair weather followed by local
rains and lower barometer. For the lake
regions and the upper Mississippi and
Missouri valleys; SoHtheast to southwest
Winds lower barometer, partly cloudy
weather followed by local rains in the
upper lake region and thence southwark
to the Missouri valley.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-21

Tallow-prime city, steady, As Cd. Corn
mixed old, duh, Is AID. Wheat
spring No. 2 dull, 9s; winter, new West
ern, steady, s. l0d. Turpentine spirits at
London, steady. SSs Cd Beef-Prime
mess, steady, 97s Cheese-American
choice, dull, 55s Cd. Hams-Long cut
steady, CAS-. Wheat receipts for the week
Atlantic ports, $4,000; Pacific, $780,
other sources, 1920 Corn receipts for
the week, q, 800.
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A CHASTITY Crime Comes TO Light.

CHICAGO August N.--Mount Pulaski,
ILL.,, special: Cbas NJ Mahan, who lived
five miles east of this city, and who has
been missing for the past three days, was
discovered yesterday, with two young
men who had been working for him. all
three blindfolded and their throats cut
from ear to ear. No cause is known.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-21

ADLER & BRO
-FINE-
BoOtslShOes.
No. 261 Main Street.
nsubris's Old Stand. ns
MEMPHIS. - TENN.
No. 26l Main Street
MEMPHIS, TENN
nsubris's Old stand,

Hon. Casey Young has been earn
estly solicited to become a candidate
for Congress again. lie has made no
sign as yet, but he has hosts Of friends
all over the district. For six years
he was one Of the most respected and
useful members that Tennessee ever
sent to Congress, and the wonder is
that he does not run again.
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OIearingIhouae Renort.
Fire.

MARsHF1ELD, MASS, August 81. The
Sea View House, new hotel opened in
july. was burned this morning The
boarders, some seventy-6ve in number,
escaped with only their night clothing
oes unknown
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-21

Hand bills of all sizes, from the
smallest to a three.sheet poster, done
with neatness and dispatch at the
PUBLIC LEDGER job printing Office.
Prices as low as the lowest.
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Lnst Nlght,s Disnntclres.

CAIRO, August 20. Arrived: John Gil
moro, st. Louis, 3; Oakland New Orleans
6; City of Vicksburg, St Louis. 6. De-
parted: w. p Halliday, New Orleans, 4
am; My Choice, st. Louis, 6. River 10
feet inches and falling. Weather clear.
Thermometer 800,
ST. Louis, August 20.-Arrived: City
of Providence, Vicksburg. No departures.
The river has fallen inches, with u feet
IL inches by the gauge. Weather clear
and warm.
EVANSVILLE, August 2O-Departed:
Cons Millar, Cincinnati, 4 am; Will
Kyle, Cincinnati, noon.
LOUISVILLE, August 2O.-River falling
slowly with u feet in the canal and 81
feet in chute. Weather clear and pleas
ant. Departed; Vint Shinkle, Memphis;
B, S. Rhea, Cincinnati; Paris c. Brown,
New Orleans.
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No0MBER- Sunday, August 20, 1852, OrEY,
son Of d. A. and Jennie H. Mc0nlber.
Funeral services at their residence. 80
Frazer street, at o'clock to-day (M0NDAY).
PEBBLES WV. II. PEBBLES, on the nisht
Of the goth inst, at his residence, near this
city, aged 76 years.
win be buried at "Hines' Chapel" DesOto
county, Miss, on TUESDAY, the 22d, at IL
O'Clock. FTisnds are invited 70 be present.
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LIverDoOI BTarI.et.

LrvERPooL, August 2l.--B -Bacon- Cum
berland cut, steady, 6Ss long clear,
dull, 0ls. Lerd--Pame Western, 62s'
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ADDITIONAL COTTON.

The worlds visible supply Of cotton on
Saturday last, according to financial chron-
icle tables, was l. As Az bales, and 29S, ,8l8
less than last year at the same date also,
1858 more than in 1880, and 367, 1856 more
than in 1879 at the same date.
LIVE POOL, August 81, 1880 p.m-Cot-
ton opened dull and easier, now 1-l6d
lower. Uplands 7td Orleans, I 5-l6d.
Sales to-day, 8010 bales Receipts, 600,
all American. Futures are fiat.
NEW YORK, August 81, 1928 pm
Cotton quiet. Ordinary, 10 IL. Ice; good
ordinary, ll15-l6c; low middling, 12Ac;
middlng, Is Lice; good middling,
I3 7-16c; middling fair, IA S-l6c; fair,
IA l5-l6c. Futures are quiet and steady
at to 2 points below Saturdays closing
prices on some months deliveries, and no
change in others
NEW ORLEANS, August 81, ll:90 am
Cotton quiet Middling, l2sc. Sales to-
day, 30 bales. Receipts, 81 bales.
COTTON STATEMENT.
August q, 1882
Steok, September /, 1Ssl.......... S,la
Received -day...:.................. 70 49,.
Received ,SiS-SSI ,5lS
Shipped to-day.........,............ l3b-545 ,ooS
Shipped previously. ,03
Home Consumption to date.-. 4ZS-SAS o4'
Stock running 1,sl5
MPORrs.
Receipts thus far this week............... 9g
Receipts thus lar last Eeek............... I29
To-day perm. 4 @. R. R.................... -
To-day per N. 4 4 4. R."".."."."."... =
To-day per L, 4 N. r. R ................
To-day per NJ. x l.. n. r.. r, ,............
To-day per c., y. as. W, r. R.........
To-day per steamerH... y
To-day per ag0ns............-.......-.. 0
EXPORTS,
Thua far this veek veek............"-.a.......... 525
Thus far last week.. s4S
To-day per M. 4 U. X. R...............,....,
To-day per NJ. & T. K. R...,-................
T1-day per i. 4 N. R.R.......-........... 1856
To-day per o., o. Il S. W. r. RECON-. =
To-Day per steamers north. =
To-day per steamers south.........-......
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OWING 70 low water In the s,aaaas
NlAIkansaw river the KATIE kSSallsss,uA.l-
HOOPER, has laid up. Thesl4s p
PLOW BOY viii go in her place and will com
iis $50 JOHN HARDIN, Sup't. $50 Main st.
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