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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-26
100000 Fire.

CHICAGO, May ga Tombstone
dispatch says that a fire this morn p.
ing destroyed large number of build
iDgs here. The portion of the town
destroyed comprises almost the entire
business part of the place. Three
principal hotels we're burned. The
Office of the Daily Midget was de-
stroyed and the Daily Epitaph Office
heavily damaged. The Western
Union telegraph Office was also de-
stroyed. 1t is impossible to estimate
the loss accurately at present. 1t will
probably reach 100000; insurance
will aggregate $250,0OO.
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The University Of Tennessee
Likely 10 Lose Two OF Hts
AbIest Professors.
Knoxville Tribune, 25


We learn that Professors Joynes
and Nc Bryde intend to accept the
offer made them by the South Carolina
University.
1t is little singular that year after
year the University of Tennessee loses
its most popular professors, when our
State is as able to keep them as any
other in the South. Ifit is meant for
economy, it is very short-sighted pol
icy.
All economies can be better insti-
tuted than those in ability and pecu-
liar talent, and when these have been
once secured and their adaptibility to
the local conditions proven, we can
not understand how any risks may be
undertaken in the procurement OF the
substitutes
The two gentlemen in question
have shown themselves so competent
in thei special spheres, and have done
SO much to popularize the institution
during the years of their work as fac
ultymen, both at home and abroad,
that it is blind policy which will
not do as much to retain them as our
neighbors.
Feeling that their places cannot be
supplied and that there is a popular
demand to keep them whore they are,
we also feel confident the authorities
will Do 50,
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BY CABLE.

LONDON, May 26.-Lorillard has
sold the race-hOrse Mistake for FIVE
hundred pounds.
The race for the Oaks stakes was
won by Theimness, st. Margareuite
second, Nellie third.
One hundred and twenty Hereford
shire farmers have left that county for
Canada.
Davitt and Egan had conference,
yesterday, at Brandon, Wales.
VIENNA, May 26.-Rectler, editor
ofa Socialist paper, has been sentenced
to ten years Imprisonment, with hard
labor, for high treason.
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who are true to their party, and desire
to preserve its organization and to
insure its triumph and the defeat of
Radicalism. According to a cheeky
hireling Of that organization, wearing
the mask Of State credit. to disguise its
real aims, every true Democrat who
loves his party is a Bourbon and a
Fossil. We had rather be a Bourbon
and Fossil a thousand times over
than a miserable fraud, working Sc
cretely for hire, in the service of Rad
icalism, blOodstained and befouled
with crime and corruption as it is, aud
hating with bitter, envious hatred
the land that gave US birth. We had
rather be lean cur and bay at the
distant moon, than a stipendary
snarler at Democracy in the pay Of
Radicalism.
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Wall Street.

NEW York, May 26.-Money, 3
per cent; prime mercantile paper,
5a5l per cent; bar silver, has. Ex-
change weak and nominal, and rates
! per cent lower; actual business, 86i
long; S99 sight, Governments un-
changed, except for ~ coupons, which
are 4 per cent higher. States dull;
Tennessee mixed ! per cent higher.
Railroads generally weak.
Stocks-After II o'clock specula.
ton continued moderately active, but
prices declined tall per cent, Wabash
common and Richmond & Danville
leading, while Wabash preferred sold
down to q. At noon there was a
slight recovery in some shares.
Bonds-Sixes extended, lOls; 5s,
1918; 4ls, 115s; Is, 1908,
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Gold CeytiGea,es.
speoial 70 Oincinnati Com : eroial

DHoOAuA w NOm
WASHINGTON, May 24.-There is a
very general disposition in both
Houses toward the enactment of law
authorizing the issuance of gold GER
ti6cates. Members of both sides in
both houses realize the necessity of
providing in the near future some
substitute for the national bank cir
culation. Some of them, too, desire
a substitute for silver certificates,
which will leave the silver dollar in
the vaults Of the Treasury Department,
from the moment Of their reception
from the mint to tally unrepresented
in circulation. Representative Ding
ley, of Maine, member of the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency. will
shortly introduce in the House a bill
providing for the issuance of gold
certificates or the deposit of gold re-
ceivable for duties, taxes and to be
employed when desired as part of
bank reserve. This bill will be pro.
posed for passage under suspension
of the rules, and will, its
friends think, receive the neces-
sary two thirds vote. Treasurer
Gilfllan says that gold certificates
ought to be issued at once. He thinks
they would be very useful in moving
the crops of this season. He says,
what is not universally accepted, that
the resumption reserve would be
threatened with damage by the is
suauce of gold certificates. When the
House gets down to business again it
will undoubtedly psss the bill sus-
pending the coinage Of. the silver dol
lar and the issuance of silver certif-
Gates
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viii Ynrd Burned.

CHICAGO, May 26.--A special from
Grand Haven, Mich, says Sessions &
Lilies mill yard, at Spring Lake, was
burned yesterday and the lumber and
mill nearly consumed. There were
seven million feet of lumber, valued
at 100000, owned by Kelly, Rathburn
& Co., Chicago; insured for total of
S72,5OO. This firm lost nine million
feet here last fall,
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ATTENTION:

Members Of Naloma I of H and I are ear
nestly requested to meet tonight at Hall, 800
Main. Initiation ami other special husine.s-
Chelsea and visiting Members cordially in
vited. TIA WRIGHT w r
MILTON. WCT "ANHA - w.
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CRYPTIC MAsONRy.

TNHE sisted assembly Of Eureka Coup- o
1 ell No 6, Royal and Select Masters, w
will be held TONIGHT (Friday), the/N
18th inst, at 8 O'Clock, for dispatch Of busi-
ness ana conferring the Select Masters De-
gree; Visiting companions fraternally In
vited. By order of
W. S. MATTHEWS, TIN.
ID. @ TRAnzR Racordar '
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Republican Mass Convention.

IN pursuance Of instructions from the Re-
/ publican County Executive Committee Of
Shelby County, l am authorised to call q
Mass Convention Of the Republicans Of Shell
by county, to be held at the
Exposition building. at 10 o'clock
n M, Monday, MAY 20th. IsS2,
for tho purpose ofnominating County oficers
for the ensuing August election.
I A HAMILTON, Chairman.
L JKSNIEGs. Secretary. 12W
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LIABILITIES:

$40 3G AZ
State of Tennessee, County of Shelby-ss:
l, ". W. Thacher, Cashier of the above
namei bank, do sOlemnly swear that the
above statement is true, to the best Of nv
knowledge and belief.
". W. THACHER, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th
day of May. 1882. wv"
JOHN W, GRAHAM, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
JOSEPH N. OLIVER,
q. L. BYRD,
JAMES LEE, ia,
Directors.
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PUBLIC LEDGER bindery and job
Office, l3 Madison street,
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ELECTION NOTICE.

UHE annual election for Nine (9) Directors,
ensninr year, will be- held at the 0ompany's
office, No. % Madison street, on M NOAYi
June 9th ptox., between the hours Of 10 IN.
and2p.m. FM NELSON, Hec'y. 81 Ss
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
-OF The
German National Bank
At Memphis, in the State of TENNESSEE,
At the close of business,
May 18th, 1882.

At the close of business,
May 18th, 1882.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. $50 SIS 25
............. b,O0S 0f
U. 5. bonds TO secure circulation. 10000 90
Due from approved re-
serve ngents........,,...... 81 ,l46 40
Due from other National
b Btnks,..,"..,......-........ SS,l52 bl-Si,95 II
Due feom State Banksand
ankers-.,........ .............. YOU IL
Real estate, furniture and fixtures. 2S,SiS 90
Current expenses and taxes paid. 6,9i5 "a
Exchanges for clearing
hOuse..............,.,.......... l4,UIb 6R
Bills of other Banks....... $3.50 90
Fractional paper curren-
rency, nickels, and PEN
nies.-.."............ Cos 81
Specie Gold and Silver. % $50 90
Legal tender notes......... 75,s00 OO-lTS,t65 2S
Redemption fund with U. S. Treas
urer Is per cent Of circulation)..... 1875 90
.......,...sl, ,C80, ,7S7 Is
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in................ Sl75 90
Surplus tund...--............. $1,000 90
Undivided protits-...... u, lS8 lS-l07 ,lSS IS
National Bank notes outstanding...l55,6 900 90
Dividends unpaid d...~.........~........ 1,2i0 90
individual deposits, sub
ject to check .:................ 62s,974 S5
Demand certificates Of
deposit. 25,0l9 10
Due to other National
Banks..,-."........... .....,...., 6,665 20
Due to State banks and
bankers........... ........; l,769 64660, i59 0S |
Total...~.,.......~.... ........... ,O09,Ta Is
State of Tennessee, County of fshelby-sG
l, W. @. Mcclure, Cashier Of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that tho |
above statement is true to the best Of ny |
knowledge and belief
w. @. MCCLURE, Cashier.
Subscribed aud sworn to before me this 26th
day Of Mey. 1882.
HUNsD0N CARY, Notary Public.
1T FROST.
r. n. VANCE,
JN0. D. MILBURN.
Directors.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
First National N Bank
Of fMemphis, at Memphis, in the State of Ten
nessee, at the Close of Business,
May l9, 1882.
RESOURCES.

Loans and ne n
gNgl Z,166 "
U. ). bonds to secure circulation. 100000 90
U. s. bonds to secure deposits.... lOOO0 81
Other stocks, bonds and mortgages. 1881 62
Inn frnm nnnrnund 49, -
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SHsCdyO ItsT OSeWt.
Down to the close Of 1881 the records
show that there are fifteen trotters In the
United States with record of 2:20-Annie
W., Belle BrasHeld, Captain Emrnons,
Elaine, Frank, Little Fred, Fleety Golddust,
Mambrino Gift, Orange Girl, Nancy Hackett,
Humboldt, Ettie Jones, John H., Prospero
and May Queen. Nine have made . mile In
2:l9s, viz: Adelaide, Ciingstone, Camors,
John s. Clarke, Daisydale, Josephus, Flora
Temple, Deck Wright, Fannie Witherspoon.
Four have done 1t In 2:lsa - Will Cody,
Moose, Troubador and Thomas l.. Young.
Seven in 2:i9.-Bodine, Comet, Croxie, Dri-
YER, Keene j., George Palmer, and Parana.
Nine in 2:l0-Albemarle, Alley, Francis
Alex ander, Kittie Bates, Bonesetter, Cozette,
Edwards, Graves, Wedgewood. Nine In 2:lss
Monarch Chief, Slow Go, Lady Maude, Lucy,
Midnight, Nutwood, Pstchen, Lady Thorne,
aud j. B. Thomas. Nine have record of
2:lS - Red Cloud, Great Eastern, Edwin
Forrest, Judge Fullerton, Robert McGregor,
Nettie, Proteine, Kate Sprague, Dick Swivel
Ter. One record Of 2:l7s-Hanness. b Two
Santa Claus and Edwin Thorne, 2;l7a; three,
Dexter, Piedmont and Santa Claus, .2:i7s
one, Glos.er, 2:l7; two, Charlie Ford and
Occident, 2:i83; two, Darby and American
Girl, 2:l8s; one, Lucille Golddust, 2:i6a'
one, Hattie Woodward, 2:i5l; one, smng.
gler, 2:i5,; one, Lula, 2:l5; one, Hopeful,
2:l4s; two, Goldsmith Maid and Trinket,
2:l4, and one, Rarus, 2:l3s. St. Julien has
crowded his record down to 2:iia; and final.
" Maud S. takes the, leAd Of this hong line
Of eighty-three trotters who have made 2:2O
or better, With tbs unequalled record Of
2.lO3 \ gl8ta5 s3G
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No Keynote.

A venerable colored man invested In
watermelon at the Central Market, and was
walking of to fnd retired spot In an al
lev, when a brother of color hailed him
with: =,
.See here, Uncle Joe"
"Ize In hurry" replied the melon man.
,GBut we bosf vote de- same ticket, you
know"
.Yes, know. but watermeliyons an poll
ticks doan run togedder."
~ belong ~ your church too."
.Dat all may be, but dis am no sineral
love feast"
..Say, Uncle," continued The other, as his
mouth continued TO water, tive am OF de
same race" ts..a
aSposin' We am, Does .ds white folkses
whack up 'kase dey am all white?"
al lent you half.a dollar once"
aDa's so, but paid IT,"
"won't you divide ON de groun' ob char.
ity9"
.Look a-heall sah.'' said the old man as he
turned around, s.you can't strike de key
note, no way you can fx it-not on dis yere
watermellyon II yon'll see me lster-ketcf
on sometime when Ire lnggin' home mush
mellyon vii one side csved in-sulhin' vorl
cheap an soft--an' you'll put II ON de groun
Oh youah ole wife havin' de whoopin' cougl
en- my ole wife hxvin' do mszsles q de sam'
time, we'll sot down an devour de bisnss
In company. Nov. % hack, ssh-eo rish
baekin
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Barnum'. Trick q LsEsrasna,n at Sea.

q On the recent voyage Of the City Of Rome
to Liverpool, r.. IT. aBxrnum WAS passenger.
At concert given OH the ship he was tho
presiding genius !, be, opened the evening
with numerous anecdotes Of his earlier days.
Among others be told how he once bought .
magnificent coach-dog, for which he paid
$50 J. said be was beautifully marked, but
unfortunately he was, lcaught In heavy
shower the day are, he bought him, when,
presto, hewas changed into an ordinary cur,
the spots having been ingeniously painted
upon him., BE went to the man from whom
be had purchased him. : he acknowledged
the sale, but said his clerk had, forgotten to
send the umbrella which always went with
the dog, IS be could not stand the rain. He
closed the entertainmsnt BY sivlsg specimens
Of flegerdemaln,, Ills 'erestest trek, he said,
had never been equaled ine tAia country or
any other. 50, !, win give, IT,. He hroke a
soda cracker Into three pieces. asked some
one In the audience to mark them, 50 they
could bereadiiy Identified. Then he asked
ior three hats, and placed ! piece under each
hat. Then, ones y more 40 sstiDs she gentlemen
IL they were sure they Woetd recognize the
pieces again, he dsliberateIy Ats each piece.
,.Now, ladies and gentlemen, The most won-
derfuI part of TIE fsA appears, will place
All three 81 thsss pieces Of cracker under
one hat u you win chopse which hat !. shall
BE-" The bat was jmlsedTately chosen. Mr..
Barnum ipstantly PIscsd Il o. bis head, and
said: .Ths three pieces of ctscksr are all
under the hst.p y one could gainsay II, so
b closed siA8l mid shout. y loss's's
Courier 5Jotfrpdl. sa5 .l,rat,,r~
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The trials of the photographer Who takes
babies are light In comparison with those OF
,be suiIerer who has the contract Tor photo
graphing sei wives OF the Sultan OF Morocco.
A great many Of these ladies wanted 70 nave
their pictures iaken. The mighty potettAse
vbo enjoys the situation Of husband 70 them
con. eu,ed 10 have It done. provided tho
vho,e party would agree to be put on m
equal footing, ana sll alike submit them
selves 10 the gentle influences Of the csmera.
Thu. The older and uglier ones, q wen .
,he youne beauties. are to have their lke-
u...e. handed down TO posserity. These
se4 ladies are not to be taken IN agroup' IKE
! general assembly or 40 agricultural con.
vention, but each one on plate W ne's'"' '''' =
I, is understood that the French pno'os'a'
pher who has the job 10 to take each beauty
r,,l, she. or the Sultan for hsr, shall Dc sat'
,.a~d With the likeness. II 10 easy 70 80
,h,t this sives the Frsnchmsn prodisiou'
,ob. for there 10 no prsbaSility thst shs =
dIas vill b sasisasd With lssA than two 2
three dossn sifainss aeisce. st !, 4
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AT Fort Myer, which Is just across the 20,
tomac from washington, the new system Of
storm and food signals by telegraph and
cannon viii be tested preliminary to their
general nse throughout the country. The
plan Is to have ready In every city, county
seat, and town In the country . good-sized
cannon which Is TO be fred three times - .
storm or food signal; as intervals OF one
minute, II tornado Il coming q at intervals
Of three minutes, II rainstorm 10 APPROACH
ing rapidly: at intervals VI SIX minutes, II .
rainstorm is approaching slowly, and q inr
tervals Of ten minutes, II destructive river
food 10 coming. Bells and steam whistles,
where available, will be utilized 10 increase
the warning. The state and national srsenr
ais will be applied TO for the necessary can
non ana ammunition. While y - trus that
the system viii involve extra expense to
bring II inio general use, IL win douhslesa
savs many timea iis cost In saving Ne dam'
sgs to hay, grain, and other crops, svsh =
other kinda u property, The tslesraphh
companies promise 70 cooperate IN naStna
the plaza snceesA -ai 80 - :asl seE
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Cairo Is shabby imitation Of Paris. Only
fifteen years ago II was still On Arab city
within walls, having gates like medical
fortress, and narrow, unpaved streets often
ending In blind alleys. I'm those days.
according to modern writer, "the Moosky,
the principal street Of the European quarter,
called after the Kantaret ell Moosky, bridge
over the canal built by aVizier ofthat name
in the time Of Saladin, was covered over
head by boarding to keep out the sun, and
was entered from the Eskekie through .
great vaulted gateway. Now the Moosky
has paved sidewalks, is macadamized, has no
boarding overhead aud no gateway at the
.ud. Then when the carriage Of some great
Pasha came by, you turned your back for
fear ladies might be In II, as you would DC
| In danger of life and liberty il you were de-
, tected looking at them; now ladies of the
upper ranks drive about very much - they
do here, and various Princesses are very well
known by sight. Not very long ago two
Turkish ladies appeared riding ON horseback
on the shoobrs rcad. To see csiro - an
Oriental city Il y nos neeiful TO plunge
] into very ansavory back slams; year BY yea
the more p.ciurssqus features ere ersdusll,
disappearing" @
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whittier ON Annoyances in Heaven

Mrs. Ellen +. Dickinson in the Churchndn.
/ related something of . conversation be-
tween Mr.. Longfellow and myself on spirit
ualism 4 few months before his death, or
rather . conversation on the influence and
nearness which many persons experience In
regard to those who are dear 10 them ana
have gone into the mysteries OF eternity.
Mr.. Whittier listened with interest, adding,
that he was aware that Mr.. LOngfeilow had
some remarkable ideas and sympaihies OF the
kind, but had never talked with him on the
subject, sand for myself," he added, ~ have
felt but ver, slightly that closeness ana near
ness OF which you speak" After few mo-
ments, In the progress Of our talk, he re-
marked: "Life 10 mystery, death is mys-
tery. | am like the Chinese philosopher,
Confucius, who, when hs vas asked, 'What
10 dea,h?' answered: Life 10 such mystery
that do not seek To penetrate what Is be-
yond it, "Msy l ask IL you believe IN the
progress Of the soul after deathY' "Why
not? Surely we are not to be placed In inches
to remain forever. We shall doubtless there
have what We lack here, harmony, and that
n INV idea Of heaven" "No troubles, no
vexaiions?' "Well, do not think so. II
seems 10 me we must there, - well - here.
have some ammo yances, to be quite content
In CONTRAST This was novel idea, ana
laushed In appreciation Of IL, and SAID
aThen you do not fancy supreme satisIac.
tion and con,eui?" "No, no, not l." laugh
ing msrily. .But We meet people VINO are
thoroughly delighted With themselves ana
their surroundings frequently" "True ano
thee hasl seen clans at high tide; they re-
| mind me Of such people. All! we shai
have some trials IN the life beyond tand hers
The poets 6ne dark eyes lighted up wssh
rsrs inlslligsncsh but our happiness VII! o
Oh TIE swsster. and everything WI b hsf
nsnised.n ax arsg
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The New Testament.
N. 4. Tru.blood in Christian Worker.

N. 4. Trueblood in Christian Worker.
The books Of the New Testament were
originally written in the Greek language, and
At different periods of time, ranging from Sd
A. d. to 9s A.D. .:... ..rv Il
They were Of course In manuscript form,
written on parchment or vellum; and OF the
most ancient manuscript only FIVE are known
to be In existence At this time. .., -.
The Alexandrian Manuscript, named from
the place where It was found, and written in
the fifteenth century, and now in the British
Museum.
The Vatican Manuscript, named after the
Pope's palace, and written in the fourth CEN
tury. It was taken from Rome to Paris BY
the first Napoleon, but having been returRed
It Is now very zealously guarded In the Vati-
can Library. .+
The Ephraem Manuscript, written by
Syrian divine named Ephraem in the fourth
century, and now In the National Library at
Paris.
The Beza Manuscript, named after Its dis
coverer and owner, and written In the sixth
century.
The Sinaitic Manuscript, named from be-
ing discovered In the Convent Of 81. Caihe.
| rine on Mt. Sinai. 1t was written In the
fourth century, and Is now in the Imperial
Library at st. Petersburg, the capital Of Rus
sia. .-...a
From these manuscripts, none Of them
however. being complete, different versioon
were made, at different times, such IS th,
Syriac, Egyptian, Memphtic, Thebaic, Goth
ic, Armenian, Persian, Ethiopian, Greek ant
Latin, so named on account Of the languag
into which, or the place where, they wer
translated. .i's.z
All of the Bible, including the Old ant
New Testainents, was translated into tn
Latin vulgste In the year 405, this being tn
only authentic version, according to the Re
man Catholic Church, and from this an
other versions the English versions wei
| made. -