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Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04
NEW YORK'S SUNDAY LA

The new penal code of New York is excit- ing great deal of discussion, especially that
 part which relates to the observance of Sun. day. The law prohibits all manner of ser vile labor on Sunday, excepting in works of 1 necessity or charity, all shooting, hunting, fishing, playing, horse racing, gaming or public sports, exercises pastimes or shows, and all noise disturbing the peace of the day all trades, manufactures and mechanical en- ployments all manner of public selling, or offering, or exposing for sale publicly of any commodities, except that meats, milk and fish may be sold at any time before nine o'clock in the morning, and except that food may be sold to be eaten on the premises where sold, and drugs, medicines and surgi- cal appliances may be sold at any time in the day.
 These provisions are substantially the same as have existed for many years, but the new code contains certain passages touching the responsibilities of officials and their obliga- tions to enforce the law to the letter. Un- der the new code all violations of the Sunday law. are made misdemeanors, and it is ex- pressly provided that the police shall see that these laws are enforced. This provision appears to have had some effect upon the police officials in New York oity, and they seem disposed to give those whom they rule an idea of what Sunday law really means. In order that their intention might be properly understood, and that no excuse could be made on the ground of ignorance, the police were sent about Saturday to all business places to give notice of the authorities, determination to vigorously exact the fulilment of the laws Newsmen, barbers and to bacconists, livery stable keepers and hucksters of high and low degree were notified of their liability to arrest did they prosecute their business. But the Superintendent of Police sent out a general order to the effect that tho running of elevated and surface railroads and ferry boats, or the delivery of ice cream and news papers on Sunday, is not violation of the present code.
 How much will be done or attempted under this arrangement remains to be seen. Prob ably, however, Sunday in New York city will continue to be about what it has been. The Her0ld points out that it is but month un- til the Legislature meets and says: Public sentiment will then demand the summary re- peal of the radical amendment of the tyran- nical law which 8 handful of meddlesome Sabbatarians now insist shall be rigidly en- forced against the opinion and the rights of & majority of the people. AS the law has been dead letter for scores of years there is neither occasion nor excuse to enforce it's obnoxious provisions during the few Sundays that will intervene before the people, through their chosen representatives, have an oppor- tunity to be heard on the subject. We think that it would be we'll to let the Sunday law alone till the Legislature meets.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04
HARD CLIPS,

And now I ask. " said Mr. Talmage, strik- ing the Bible heavy blow, twhat is the dis tinctive feature of to-day's religious press 2' To clip without giving credit, MT. Talmage. -AahGnsGao 1aaUeler.
 An old member of the legislature, when he saw the fashionable waltzing at the inaugural ball, made the following sensible remark "Well, don't know what they call such as that now, but in my raising such wrestling as that was called hugging, ,"-SG00n7Gh NSeos. The other day very hard to catch train and just after he had asked for his ticket he fell dead. Opinion is divided on the question whether it was the exertion of running or the shock of learning the rates of fare that killed him. Philadelphia Neacs.
 Little Johnny has peculiar views as to original sin. One day he was about to be punished for some misdemeanor, when he pleaded: "It wasn't me, mamma, dear! lit was the bad man !" "Well, Johnny, I am going to whip the bad man out of you" "Ah, yes but that'll hurt me more than it will the bad man!"
 "Oh, yes,' said the business man to an ap- plicant for position, "those recommenda- tions all right, so far as they go; but as they don't state that you ever worked as a bank teller at seven dollars a week. how am I to know whether you are honest CT not? In fact, how are you to know yourself ?"-Phl- adeLphi0 Neaos
 The following is the reply of fond father, who had jast received a letter from his son, student in his own alma mater: My dear Son--Accept my heartiest congratulations. I was engaged to the same Miss Bunter when I was in college, and can appreciate the fun you are having. Go it while you are young. Your loving father.-B0aodoin Orient.
 Fashionable women who are addicted to dogs now make their little darlings' robes of the same material their own dresses, so the pair are exactly matched Intellectually -Jl-- l~,l lD., A. is boundless nuisance whom 'twere base fattery to hit with club, but a woman dog omaniac is infinitely worse. You can kick a mans dog out of the house, but when a woman makes social call on you with her dog, into the house that flea bitten yelper comes, scratching the tidies and sleeps on the sofa, and gnaws the ottoman, and there's social revolution unless you affect to enjoy { it.-BurlingtOn Hdookfye. Oh he that cleans of his sidewalk, While his neighbor lets his alone- Shall walk the golden sidewalks When his neighbor is dead and gone.
 Erchdfl1e.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04

the legal limit of small silver coinage, $54,- 100000, was reached some time ago the only way the dimes can be supplied is by melting over old coins. The treasury officials sus pected some time ago that the demand for dimes was caused by the manufacture of cheap jewelry, and to prevent this use of the coin only $1OO worth at time was allowed to applicants.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04
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 BRowN's IRON B1rTERs is guaranteed to be a non- intoxicating stimulant, and it will, in nearly every case, take the place of all liquor, and at the same time abso- lutely kill the desire for whiskey and other intoxi- eating beverages.
 Rev. G. w. RIcE, editor of the Aweazcan CHtzstta,s Re- WeaV, says of Browns Iron BitterS:
 Gin, O., Nov. I6, 1881.
 Gents :-The foolish vast
 ing of vital force in business,
 pleasure, and vicious indul-
 gence of our people, makes
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 and if applied, will save hun
 dreds who resort to saloons
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Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04

No wonder foreign singers and actors come to this country. At the Patti matinee in New York Saturday the receipts exceeded ten thousand dollars, and Nilsson drew more than six thousand dollars. From both houses as many people were turned away as were admitted. Mrs. Langtry's engagement of four weeks in New York; which was con cluded Saturday, yielded more than sixty thousand dollars.
 The people of this country appear to be after dimes just now, though they do not despise dollars. The Philadelphia mint has recently turned out $1oo, 900 worth of dimes, made from old silver five and three cent pieces, and the supply is exhausted, and $4OO, 900 more is to be coined at once. As
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04
,9ournaI ano Courier.

EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY { HARRINGTON & CO.,. No. 300 State Street, Courier Bu1Idxu g ! JOHN B. oARRrNaToN. HOWARD T. oARRINGToN. HARRINGTON ya
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04
A Protest.

To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 do not know why the Democrats of this city should support the nominations that the so-called Democrats have made for the con- ing election, for it is in the back rooms of rum shops that they made out their and loafers. The only way to rebuke this is by voting the Citizens ticket next Tuesday, as I will do if God spares mo so long have voted with the Democrats long enough, and hope more of the workingmen will do the same and be the tail of no party. And when they do they will be more re- spected. THOMAS W. KINNEY. MT. spteg-l's Qualifications for the Tow n
 CleTkship.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 An admirable opportunity is offered to the citizens of New Haven to make much need. ed change in the Town Clerks office. Mir. Charles R. Spiegel, who has been nominated for that office, for long time a valued assistant of Frederick Botsford the former Town Clerk, and was for time the assistant Town Clerk. He is thoroughly conversant with all the duties of the office, is careful, capable, honest man, whose record, already made in the Town Clerks office, is suf ficient guarantee that no more capable man can be found for that important office Every good citizen, irrespective of party, ought to vote for him, so as to insure the nc curacy, painstaking care and honesty which the office demands. REAL ESTATE.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04

MT. Henry Watterson of the Louisville
 CoaY5er-Jour1aal, has frequently been charged with being the author of the tariff for rev.
 enue only' plank of the last Dem ocratic
 platform. He denies the truth of the charge
 in recent article and says: '"The clause, a
 tariff for revenue only was taken bodily out
 of the platform of 1876. It was no child or even favorite of Mir. w. The only part of the platform to which he has right of pa. ternity, it was incorporated into the platform after brief and triding debate, three votes dissenting. It was twice read in open con- vention, and both times vociferously cheered; not word of opposition was anywhere heard. Nor has Mr. Watterson ever claimed or de- sired to be understood seeking the least of the honors of authorship. He did and he does approve the sentence. If he had not done so, he would not have transcribed it. And when it came to be assailed he defend ed it, as he holds himself ready to do when occasion requires. It expresses nearly a single sentence can express the principle sought to be established-the principle of 'revenue' and only of revenue, that, when the government gets it's tax, the tax shalA stop, not cent of it being iegislated from the peoples pocket to the pocket of any class or individual
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04
COMMUNICATIONS.
A Very Proper Request.

To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Will the receivers of the defunct Town send Savings bank give, through the COURIER, to the many interested depositors informa- tion why the remaining funds belonging to them are not paid and when the receivers propose to make the promised dividends.
 DEpOSITOR
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04

Those who live in Paris have good reason to be doubtful of the purity of many articles of food. Out of sixty-two samples of butter analysed at the municipal laboratory last month only eleven were found to be pure. Most of the bad butter is oleomargarine large quantities of which are shipped from Holland to ports in Normandy and thence sent up to the Paris market. Of thirty one samples of four examined only eighteen were found to be pure. The most common form of adulteration consists in the mixture of four made from beans, peas and Indian corn with the wheaton flour; but in some cases it has been found that the flour has been adul- terated with deleterious substances such as composites of lead. copIe CT and zinc, sulphate of lime and chalk and it is reported by the official analyzer that steady trade is done at Rotterdam in corn adulterated with thirty per cent. of plaster, for importation into France. Chocolate is adulterated by the ad- dition of bean meal, powdered date stones and mineral substances; and coffee is very rarely to be had pure when purchased ground. There is no certainty of getting pure coffee, even by buying it whole; for short time ago there was establishment in one of the suburbs of Paris where artificial coffee berries were made from paste com posed of ground acorns, burned wheat and coffee dregs.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04

The Vermont Senate during the late session discussed the tax bill with closed doors, all spectators and reporters being excluded. Probably Vermont is the only State in the Union where such performance would Ego down."
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04

The reduction of the public debt during the month of November was much less than for many months past, but no fault will be found on this account by the public. The process of paying the debt has been superhu- ousy rapid.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Hope it wont be as cold to morrow as it is to-day. If it is those who 'sget left" will suffer-
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04
City Officers.

For Mayor, HENRY G. LEWIS.
 For City Clerk, JOHN H. WHITING,
 For Treasurer. HARMANUS M. WEIGH.
 For Auditor, CHARLES KIMBERLY.
 For Sheriff, THOMAS c. HOLLIS.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04
Monday. Dec. 4, 1882.
CITIZENS TICKET,
Town Officers.

Town Officers.
 For Selectmen. LOUIS FELDMAN, WILLIAM s. BEECHER, ELIZUR H. SHERRY, HENRY w. CRAWFORD.
 For Assessors. ELIAS P. MERRIMAN, GRISWOLD I. GILBERT, ROBERT E. BALDWIN.
 For Town Clerk, CHARLES R. SPIEGEL.
 For Treasurer, HARMANUS M. WEIGH. For Collector of Taxes. THEODORE A. FUTILE. For Auditor of Town Accounts, JAMES M. MASON. For Registrar of Voters, EDWARD F. MERRILL.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-04
General Trade.

The value Of meats is unsettled and
tending higher, with stocks light here
and at all points. The breadStuf and
grain market is also in an unsettled
condition, because of an advance in
freights by river to somewhere between
40 or 5Oo per Dbl on -four and meal
from St. Louis to this port. The bulk
OF the supply is at present drawn from
that direction, as shippers Of -four,
bran and other grain productions from
Middle Tennessee practically ceased
several weeks ago.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Jobbers quote
-four at $4a5 per Dbl for common To- good
family, and IS 25a5 10 for choice to fancy
patents 50c higher. Cornmeal So 80 pei
Dbl in lots and So 35a3 40 at retail.
FEEDSTUFFS-COrn is firm and
scarce for old at 90a95c; new in the
ear 4jc in lots and 50a55c in a small way.
Oats, l2Hc per bushel from first hauds
| and 46a47o IN a small way. Bran firm a
Si5 per Ton on the landing or at the track
and SOaS5c per cwt in . small way. Ha,
Sllalb so per ton for Western, and 80,
asi 90 per cwt. Southern prairie 60 pc
ton and 40al5c per ewt.
ESCULENTS-Potatoes vi Na2 pc
bbl "a lots and 81 25a2 90 retaili sweets job
bingat ~ Is per Dbl. Onions VI 7Oa2 pc
Dbl. Cabbage SSa9 per 10 head. Celer,
Zoe per bunch. White beans 20 % pc
! bushel. n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-04
Cotton.

Sales yesterday 1900 bales-to ex-
porters 1000, to spinuers 600, closing at
&c below the day before, and lower to
sell as follows: Ordinary, 899; good
ordinary, lOc; low middliDg, 1OBc; mid
ding, 105c; good middling, 1ltC; mid
ding fair, ll8c.
The receipts of cotton at all
United States ports for the past four
days sun up s4,O5S bales, and are
1893 bales in excess of the same time
last year. Total receipts since Septem
Der LIST have been 379, 92O bales, and
133,087 less than last year, also 2l5,38S
less than the year before for the same
time. Total foreign shipments this
season sun up l65,4Ol bales, against
224,57T bales last year and 296,26l
bales the year before for the same
time. Total stocks are now 265,94O
bales, against 423,7 28 bales last year
and 384,871 the year before at this
date.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-04
A few woke seo Tus william VA !

A few weeks aso Tug Wilson was as
obscure as the Greonback marty. Now
he is known from ocean to ocean, and
his fame is as universal as is that Of
DIR. Tanner, the starvation prima
donna Of the world. Few men have
the intellectual stamina to withstand
the strain of such an argument as he
did, but he lett the arena with a col.
lection Of knobs and arnica clustering
around his brow, which he Justly
merited, and the world will not gTudge
him this meagre acquisition. Il was
due TO his own exertion and his own
proves, and there is no American 80
mean as TO wrest 1t from him.
Thousands Of our own boys who to-
day are spearing frogs or bathing in
the rivers Of their native land, parading
on the shingly beach with no clothes
on to speak Of are left to choose be-
tween such a career of usefulness and
greatness Of brow and the humdrum
life of . bilious student and a pale,
sad Congressman. Will you rise to
the proud pinnacle Of fame as a pugi.
list, boys, or will you plug along as a
sorrowing, overworked statesman?
Now, in the %springtime Of your lives,
choose between the two and abide by
the consequences.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-04
Bill Nye's Estimate OF MIR, It,
Wilson.

Mr.. T. Wilson, the gentleman above
referred to, has accomplished one of
the most remarkable feats known to
modern science. Though uneducated
and, perhaps, inexperienced, he has
attracted toward himself the notice Of
the world.
Though he was once a poor boy
unnoticed and unknown, he has risen
to the proud eminenoe from which,
with pride and covered with glory aud
sore places, he may survey the civil
lied world. He entered upon an
argument with Mr.. Sullivan, knowing
the mental strength and powers of his
adversary, and yet he never hinched.
He stood up before his powerful
antagonist and acquired a national
aud a large and octagonal breadth of
black and blue intellect, which are
the envy aud admiration Of $4,000,
600 people.
This should be a convincing argu.
ment to our growing youth Of the
possibilities in store for the earnest,
untiring and enthusiastic thumper,
1t is an example OF the wonderful
triumph of mind over matter. Il
shows how certain intellectual devel,
opIaents may be acquired almost in.
simultaneously. 1t demonstrates al
once that chronological protuberancel
may be grown more rapidly and more
spontaneously than the scientist hal
ever been willing to admit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-04
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER OFFICE
NeMPHIs. Tenn, October 4. 1882. !

GNhEhAos AANNst OJloUOT n 1000. y
The national treasury has, at this
time, full $250,OO0, 900 in cash on hand,
and a fourth of the amount properly
distributed would 20 far toward easing
the monetary ~stringency of the coun.
try at this crop moving period, when
a heavy volume of capital is SO badly
needed. 1t is true that the govern
ment has been, and is making liberal
disbursements. Between the first Of
last month and the Christmas
holidays $685. 900 900 will be paid
out as interest on the public
debt, IN account of pensions, aud
in redemption of 81 per cents extended
from 6s and IS. The demands of the
country, however, are excessive, and
the recent proposal of Secretary Folger
to lend funds to the banks on govern
ment bonds as collateral, in times of
great pressure may prove a measure Of
wisdom and relief. Since it was pro-
posed, some days ago, nothing has been
heard in opposition. A slight addition
to the depleted volume of money has
been made in this market by the pay
ment Of semi-annual interest on our
county and city gas complny's bonds,
on the Mississippi and Tennessee
8 per cent mortgage do, and
the quarterly interest on national
4 per cents held by our bank
ers and others. The total of the
first three sums up nearly 100000 and
it is estimated that as mach as $50, 600
Ofthis and the public debt interest has
come upon the market here. In
creased sales Of cotton also add con-
siderably to the financial volume. The
rapid decline in the value Of the staple
is a le&dlng topic which eXcites wide
spread comment. The drop since the
first of last month amounts to lie per
lb on the upper grades aud l to Ito on
good ordinary and low middling. This
is a heavy tumble to occur in less than
five weeks. The bullTng movement
at New Orleans was we'll sustained and
kept prices up until Saturday, when
a collapse occurred and values fell &c
per lb before night. The cotton ope
rators of New Orleans could not hold
out against the markets Of the entire
world, and several dealers who were
short, suffered severely. The mercan-
tile discount rate here is firm at 8 pei
cent. Exchange is / to &c discount
buying and par selling on the East,
aud ic off buying and par selling on
New Orleans.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-04
Attachment Notice.

Before j M Coleman. ]. P. for Shelby count
Tennis Levy VS.. Charles Kllves.
n THIS cause an attachment having been
sued out under section 1856 Of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned, levied upon the
property Of the defendant, and afidayit hay~
ing been made that defendant is indebted 10
the plaintiff in the sum Of SIS, due by
account, and that the claim is Just, and
mat the defendant is a nonresident of the
State Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered'tha
said defendant make his personal appearances
before me on the Sd day ofNoyember, 1882, at
IL O'Clock ann at my Office, No. II Madison
ST., Memphis, Tennessee, and defend said at
law, or the same will be proceeded with ex-
parto: and that a copy Of this order 10
published once a week for four weeks ia
the public Ledger.
This the 18th day Of September, 1889,
1881 81 B Nj COLEMAN. i D..
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-04
Attachment Notice.

Before ] NJ Coleman, j. P for Shelby county,
Tenn -Busby, Toof & Co. yB INV suoWden.
this cause, an attachment hayiAg been
i sued out under section 1855 Of the Code of
Tennessee and returned levied upon the props
erty Of the defendant By Earnishmont on be-
thune * smith, who answer that they are 10 :
debted 70 defendant In the sum Of s2l, AMI
also on j X Cook, who auRwers be IA Indebted
70 defendant in the sum Of $3.50. and nnidagig
having been made that defendant u indebted
10 the plaintiff In the sum Of e7S.l0. due ~
account, and that the claim IA Just, aud
that the defendant ia a nOn-rcaidcnt Of the
State Of Tennessee; Il Is therefore ordered thtt
said defendant make bic personal appear-
ance before me on the Sd day Of NoYODbor,
1852, at 10 o'clock AM nj nv Office, No. y
Madison It., Memphis, Tenn, and defend a. [
attachment suit within the time prescribe
by law, or the same will b. proceeded vii 1
cx-partc; and that q COPY Il this order "a
Published oncs q week for four weeks 10 ia
Public Ledger.
This The 18th day d ss.tsmber. 1ss2.
DddE in coleman, J.P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-04
Attachment Notice.

Before John 7 Elicit, j. p. for Shelby countv
Ienn:7John Ringwald W. II A MeCsrty'
n TINS cause an attachment having beer,
4 sued out under section 1855 ofthe code %
tennessee, and returned levied upon H.,
nroBerty Of the defendant. II A MoCartv
late doing business by tho name of McCarty a
20, by gatni hmont, n affidavit hayinr
been made. that defendant il indebted
70 the plaintiff in the sum Of sI 10
que by account, and that the claim 4;
Just, and that the defendant is n mon.
resident OF the State of Tennessee:
1t Is therefore ordered that said doiendSns
make his personal appearance before me on
tne 24th day Of October, 1882. at y O'clock
ms az my office, No. 3l3 Second street
memphis, Tennessee, and defend sail
attachment suit within the time ,reser;had
by law, or tho same will be pro-
ceeded with ex-parte; and that a copy Of this
order be published once a week for four
weeks in the Public Ledger.
Lhis the 18th day OF September, 1882.
lo2 JOHN 7 ELLIOTT, j. p.