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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23
STEAM NAVIGATION.
Annual Meeting of the National
Board at Si. LOuis.

NEW YORK, November 9th,
eleventh annual meeting Of the Ma
tional Board of Steam Navigation viii
be held at st. Louis on the 18th o
January, 1888, instead Of December
lst, as originally announced. Delega
tions will be sent from Portland, BOs
ton, New York, Philadelphia, Balti
more, Norfolk, all the lake ports, from
the Pacific coast, and ports along tn,
Western rivers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23
SIXTH DIsgRIor.
Total vOte...~ LAYS


The PUBLIC LEDGER book bindery
l3 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 Rrst. class book
bindery, and IL conducted by compe.
tent vorkmen, capable Of exeeutin,
work in as gond and substantial
style as csn be dOue anywhere. /
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23

The many friends Of Mr.. Jere Bax
ter, the new President Of the Mem
phis and Charleston railroad, are much
grati6ed with the prospect that he will
make Memphis his home. He is a
young man of great energy and ability
and would, with his charming wife, be
valuable accession to the commu
nifty. We hope they will come and
stav
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due the State of Mississippi has been
paid. ReceiptsIfor the month of Oc-
tober this year are about $l9, 900 more
than for October of last year. The
present seasons business is likely to
be the lergest the company ever en-
joyed.
The Treasurer, s. H. Lamb, made
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AttachmentNOtice.

Before J. NJ Coleman, ]. P. for Shelby coun-
ty-E. X. Parish VS.. James Kelley.
N this cause an attachment having heen
i sued out under section 1856 of the Code Of
Tennessee, and returned levied upon the
property Of the defendant, and affidavit hav.
ing been made that the defendant is indebted
to plaintiff Ia the sum Of 500, due By note,
and that the claim Is Just and that the dc.
fendant is a nonresident of the State of Ter
nessee; 1t is therefore ordered. that said de-
fendant make his personal appearance before
me on the second day Of January, 1888, at 10
O'Clock NJ. at my Office, No. u Madison
ST.. Memphis, Tenn, and defend said attach
or the same will DO proceeded with ex-parte.
and that copy Of this order be published once
. week for four consecutive weeks in the
Memphis Public Ledger.
This the 23i day Of November. 1892.
727S $40 j. NJ. COLEMAN, J.P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23

The following directory was elected:
+. M. White, R. P. Neely, R. P.
Lake, A. M. West, G. +. Vance, Jas.
W. Caldwell, Monroe Pointer, T..
White and Il. @. Walthall. The d.
reOtors chose the following officers:
+. M. White, President R. P. Lake,
Vice. President; S. H. Lamb, Secre
tary and Treasurer; NJ. Burke, Super:
iutendeut.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23
Liverpool Markets.

LIVERPOOL, $3.50 p, p,m.-Bacon, long
clear, dull, Cos Lard, prime estern
dull, els. Shoulders, dull, 49s. Tai
low, prime city, dull, ABS Cd Corn
mixed old, steady, IS 2ld,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23

The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office and book bindery is prepared to
execute work with neatuess and dis.
patch, and at as low rates as any COM
petitor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23
Epidemic of DiphIheria,

PoUdHKEEpsIE, n. Y, November
%. "A malignant diphtheria epidemic
is raging in Millerton. All the schools
are closed, aud a large number Of fam.
lilies are leaving.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23
OFFICE 9F MEMPHIS CITY FIRE

~ Madison street,
Mem, his, Nov. Il, 1889.
NHE stockholders of this Company are here
i BY notified TO attepd the annual meeting
at the office Of the comp ny, on Mon day, De.
| cember 4, 1889, as required by section IA, of
the charter, for the election Of President,
Vice. fUsident, Cashier and Seven Directors,
Of any other regular business required BY the
interests of the company. The election will
be held between the hours of II am, and 2
Pm.
BY order of E. M. APPERsON, Pres't.
Attest: HENRY j. LYNN, Cashier. 70 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23

TUE firm PORTER day dissolved bv muual coD ri
I9yor having sold his ents in
e. w. Marte,
D T. PORTER,
Memphis. Tenn, November 49, 1882 WEF TTAYYLoS
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Your Board feel much encouraged
at the future prospects Of your com
pany in anticipation Of the cancella
zion Of the lease, aud the early com
pletion of the railway from Memphis
to Kansas City, which must add
greatly to your revenues and insure a
satisfactory dividend on the stock at
an early day.
It's understood that proposals are
pending for the farming out Of the
rights Of transportation over the road
to the Kansas road fora term Of thirty
years.
MISSISSIPPI AND FERNEsSHE ROAD.
The Twenty-sixth Annual Report
Of the Mississippi and Tennessee
Railroad was read yesterday to the an
nual meeting of the stockholders. 1t
reports the years receipts at $40,6al
26, and operating expenses at $254,'
l59 %. The receipts above operating
expenses we're $52, ,492 %. Thereport
| further says
The gross receipts Of the past sea
sons business have decreased l7.37
per cent, or $50, ,535 AZ; while the ope
rating expenses have decreased l4,66
per cent, or S4368l 05, showing a
decrease in net receipts Of SAL ,S54 AZ,
ur 21.53 per cent. The great falling
| of in both our gross and net receipts
was caused by the partial failure in
the cotton crop in this section. We
did not transport half as much cotton
last season as the year before; we are
I9l, 1877 bales short. While the receipts
Of the company are not what we would
like, We consider them good for the
condition Of our country after such a
crop. We anticipates very promising
business for the company the coming
year. We had but one small accident
during the year, which caused but
slight damage and little expense; a
few damage suits were brought against
the company, all Of which have been
satisfactorily compromised at but
small expense TO the company. The
movement of cotton over the road has
been as follows:
Bale
shipments from local stations to Mem
..,...,... aoeo
Shipments from local stations to New D..
Orleans o,49
Total local cotton............... ........-il,T 10
Received at Memphis from line O. e.
Ian. o. II. R,,.-.,, .,,,,..,......,,.s,.... l,6i
ForWarded from Memphis 10 New ..
.''..''','''''''''44 =
Total bales t,anipOrted............-.s7,6. 6.
This shows decrease in local cot
$ ton Of 2S493 and in thropgb cotton z
I. CASA bales as compared with th
previous year. Local receipts fror
passengers have fallen of $l4,98l.9
Through passenger receipts increase
g 1851, showing net dscfease Of Sl4
!, a05 80. Freight earnings have d.
I creased $70,56l, ,l6, principally frol
D, cotton. Since the Sd Of Septemba
IN Al IL IL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23
NOTICE.

-lor&C
bunef
the patrons aud friends fmf
Mempbi W.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23
D. t. PORTER.
NEW FIRM.

HAVING puIchssed the entire interest Of Col Porter To
gyleof under the firm
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23
PORTER & MACRAE.

we thank our friends and patrons for their liberal patronage past and
ask them to continue their business heretofore change except
address their communications the of Coo
Will have our most careful personal Advances will
made when desired Respectfully d T PORTER
Memphs, Tenn, November Is 1882 "a q w MACpAP
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The Vote for COngrfssmen.
FIRST DISTRICT

The following is the official vote for
Congressman in the districts named
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-15
Looking for a Senator.

This winter the Legislature will
elect United States Senator to sue
coed H. G. Davis. 1t is now appa-
rent from the limited number of
Democrats elected from the further
end of the State, that some one
down this way will carry off the
prize, and in this end of the State
we know of no one better qualified
or better fitted for the position than
Judge James H. Ferguson, Of I<a-
nawha county Wayne Advocate.
We opine that the next Senator
from this State will not be named
by the caucus. Henry G. will lack
the strength to force his own nomi-
nation, and he will be strong
enough to defeat any other aspir-
ant. The successful man will be
chosen ia open session, and the SO
Republicans in the next Legisla-
ture will have a few words to say
as to what the initials of his name
shall be.-Hdte Tribune.
If the Legislature should elect
Judge Ferguson to the United
States Senate. West Virginia's side
of the intellectual balance, in that
body. would touch the BEAM
Wayne Adrocate.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-15
NUMBER 80.

seventh day a beverage from the
sale of which the party was willing
to take revenue the other six and
naturally enough also the latter
exhibited what party leaders are
pleased to call "a mysterious apn-
thy" concerning the fate of a party
which in these piping times 81
prohibition fatty refused to sub
nit that issue to the people. Ii
ever the Laodicean in party poll
tics received a merited rebuke, it
was when the Prohibition Home
Protection Party of the
crusade State by its independent
votes and its thousand of stay-at-
home sympathizers said to the Re.
publican party, Because thou art
neither cold nor hot, behold | win
spew thee out of my mouth"
In the South, Tennessee and
Alabama will make constitutional
amendment their watchword in the
next campaign, while Maryland
and Georgia are the banner local
option States of the Nation, and
Missouri is following Arkansas on
the line of home protection stat
ute. The recent defeat in Arkan-
sas did not interfere with the stat
ute by which a petition against
saloons, having the signatures of D.
majority Of men and uomen had
the effect of local prohibition, and
which going into operation last
January thrilled the heart of that
border State as never before by q
sweeping victor for home protec-
ton. Be it remembered that cities
of the first and second classes were
exempt from the provisions Of this
law, and at the recent election by
mems votes only, the majority OF
these were carried by the rum
power.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-15

beginning at Jerusalem" is the
motto of the Washington temper
ance people this fall as they COM
mence a resolute campaign against
whisky at the capitol. Theirlatest
plan is to ask Congress to enact
such laws as will enable the people
irrespective Of ser, to vote on the
question of local option" and for
that purpose to divide the city into
election districts. They will, Ii
this be granted, map out scheme
by which the city shall be so dis
tricted that every district will in
clude territory enough to carry the
question. A large majority of the
people favor prohibition, and the
temperance advocates believe that
by an ingenious apportionment Of
the city, no district will fail to be
carried for prohibition under the
local option law The least expec-
ted is that the area for the sale Of
liquor will be greatly restricted,
and that ultimately it will be pos.
sible to obtain such action from
Congress as will prohibit the man.
ufacture or sale of all Intoxicating
drinks within the district of Colum-
bia.- Signal.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-15
cash sale which amounted to sove
S6S, OO0.-Charleston Leader.

BUR5LARY.-David Brooks, a
young colored boy, was sentenced
to the penitentiary for three years
for breaking into a shoe shop in
Weston recently, on his own con
fession.-Telegram.
FIRE.-The Fisher house at
Woodford crossing was destroyed
by fire Thursday night. 1t was
unoeeupied and the burning is
supposed to be the act of some
reckless persons.-Telegram.
Mr.. Amos Sees, residing on Simp-
sons Creek, was recently kicked
by horse and very seriously in
jured.--Telegram.
FIRE AT PETRoLEuM.-The resi-
dences of Seymour Woodland, D.. M.
Sharpnack, J. c. Adair, Theo.
Wildt and George Rutherford, at
Petroleum, together with about
half the contents of the buildings,
were entirely destroyed by FIRE
Thursday afternoon. The fire is
supposed to have originated in an
overheated stovepipe in the second
story of Mr.. Woodard's residence.
The total loss is about five thou
sand dollars, principally on the
buildings. No insurance.-Graf-
ton Sentinel.
GoRED BY A BULL.-One day
last week James Keller, of Grant
county, had a valuable 2-year-old
colt gored to death by a bull.
The bull when fatigued, was
turned into field with the colt,
and the mad animal attacked the
colt with above result. A few
days afterwards, on the road to mar
ket, he gored a horse Of one of the
drivers, but not seriously.-Kegscr
Tribune.
DEER HUNT.-On Friday of last
week Hardy county hunters killed
five deer at the old hunting
ground in the trough. Two weeks
previous, four were killed in one
day at the same place. --Keyser Trib-
! N7le.
AccIDENT.-Rev. S. J. Grab am,
p E. of the West Columbia Dis
trict, had a rough experience on
Friday last on his return from the
Institute at Oak Grove. When
near the farm of VIM. Foglesong
the animal which he was driving
in buggy SHE'D from some object
and being nearly blind threw
itself over precipice, throw
ing the elder out of the bug
gy and the buggy fell on him and
bruised him considerably about the
face and head, but not dangerously.
The harness and shafts were
smashed up generally but the bug
gy and horse seemed to come out
with but little damage. Another
advertisement for the safety hitch,
which is being introduced here
Radical.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-15

SuIcIDE.-One day last week q
stranger, recovering from de-
bauch, was apparently making ar
engagements to hang himself at one
of the hotels in Cumberland by
means of two towels, which ne had
tied together, using one end as a
moose and placing the other over
door. His plans were discov-
cred and he was placed in jail till
he came to his right mind-Key-
ser Tribune.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-15

THREE MEN KILLED. A, Charles
ton dispatch Oct. 80, says: A
terrible accident on the Chesa peake
and Ohio railway, near Lock Six,
this morning. A construction
train ran into a flat car standing
on the track, instantly killing
three men, VIII COPELAND, James
Smith, Andrew Snyder, and severe
ly lnjuring William Brown. Car
lessness was the cause of the acct
dent.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-15

ACCIDENTAL bridge on the tram
road of Mr.. Mark Miller, up ADJ,
ANS creek, gave way on Monday
evening, and precipitated a car
load of lumber into the creek. Mr..
Nichols who had charge of the car,
was badly bruised and hurt.---Ral-
eigh Index.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-12-26

The flock was not decimated By
his steady drain upon it's resources
On the contrary, it increased in
numbers, and when at the end OF
two years from the time Of the death
of the proprietor, the ranch was
visited and the remains Of the own
er found, the dog was still at bis
post OF duty, jealously guarding his
flock. and driving them to the best
pastures every day aud to the fold
at night, before which be slept. to
keep the wild sheep. eaters OF the
plains at q civil distance.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-12-26

Every normal palate rejects alco'
l,ol az well as tobacco; nay, q child
not artifcially ted or reared VIII
even never relish meat, and instead
of the daintiest dishes Of refined
cookery will prefer fruit as it grows
on bush or tree, az the most palata'
BILE food and the only thing 1T for
man to eat. And it is only necessa'
ry for us to encourage this natural
taste Of children, and there will be
no change whatever for disprman'a
or nicotism to get hold and provert
the hysics, ethics and asthetics OF
their persons. But just listen to
the way in which the full'grown
sneak to the wide awake boys who
are quick in improving upon the
educational basis Of their superiOrs'
II parents intend TO inculcate dipso
mania they could not more strohgy
eulogize tobacco and brandy. When
the youusters want to try 1t they
are at first refused, but OH insisting
they are ut last allowed q drop or 9
puft, and thus the taste for alcoho
is acquired which in u short tlm'
becomes q full.grown dipsomani'
which must then be recognized O.
a bodily disease, the etilogy o
which, however, has to be set dow
as mental origin and q moral kind
When craziness is universal W
may not call it madness. But se'
, ing people, be they ever 10 man!
, style rs All joyment, q habit tha
they not only have to get accnston
/, ed to, but endure with n great dei
of Inconvenience, one cannot hei
/, looking at them as not very Tar fro
A being Medical Tribune.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-12-26
The Habit OF Saving.

Children who have little money
ought to practice saving something.
Many boys and girls of today hard!
" know u higher use for any money
that comes into their hands than
spending il for some foolish thing
an quickly as possible. To such q
lesson in self denial and economy Is
very important. As go the boys
pennies and dimes, 80, very likely
will 20 the mans dollars and hun
dreds by ind by. without having
the spirit of miscr, the person &C.
customed to save has more pleasure
in laying up than a spendthrift ever
knows.
The way to keep money is to earn
IL fairly aud honestly. Money 20
obtained is pretty certain 10 abide
with it's possessor. But money that
ia inherited, or that In any way
comes without fair and just equiv"-
lent, 10 almost certain TO 60 as 1t
came. Tie young man who begins
By saving a few dollars o month
and .hrittily increases his store
every coin being representative OF
. good, solid work, honestly and man.
fully done-stands q better chance
to spend tho last half Of his life In
affiuence and comfort, than he who,
in his haste to become rich, obtains
Y money by dashing speculstions, or
f the devious means which abound In
e the foggy region lying between fair
Il dealing and actual fraud. Among
r. the wiscst and most thrifty men Of
% wealth, the current proverb 10, mon
IL cy goes as It comes. Let the younl
d make n note Of thisy and SO tina
it their money comes fairly, that
,e may long abide with them.-A.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-12-26
Fighting for His Newspaper.
Saturday Review .

As late as the days OF BeJumine
Constant we find something like the
conditions of editorial life in the TAR
West prevailing in Paris. Both
Constant and u friend OF his, re-
tired Colonel, who was a sharehol'
der and collaboration in his paper,
we're weary of continual challenges
and duels, and set to work to md
some one who should do the edito'
rial fighting. Such one was found
in an old soldier, who bad served
under the Colonel, and who said
when the place was offered to him
that he must consult his wife.
"You have a wifei" said the Colo.
mel. Eyes, Sir, and three children.
"Iu that case let us talk no more OF
/ it. will find you something else
to do TIE soldier, however, whom
the colonel assumed to be u good
officer, insisted ; his wife consented
and he took the place.
Two duels came quickly upon him,
and in both he was wounded, and
thoroughly well looked after by
Constant and the Colonel, who
showered presents upon his Wifi
and children. 4 third duel came
and the Colonel said: "Come, M
child's play this time. One, two
. and down with your man." Ih'
old soldier was wounded again, an'
the Colonel asked him, "What ha
happcned to you, Vincent ! You
, a "yicux de la vielle,' to be tire
, times running worsted like this
"Ah. mon Colonel Vincent replied
, .what can YOU expect! had notl
q ing to do, | had wife and tire
. children You offered me this plac'
. which is we'll paid. took 1t. Bu
, AZ for fencing, | know nothln
a. whatever about it," "Noila Get
IN fois,1 SAYS VI. Clarctie. "du vr
n courage" and he does not seem
n be far wong.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-12-26
The Policy Of Slleace.

"General," said an Arkansas gen
approaching q we'll known
politician, ~ suppose You saw that
article in the Blue Wing this morn
ing. in which the editor calls you q
liar and q thief
eyes, l saw the outrage"
"what are you going to do about
III Answer Il, I sapposer
"No, I shall treat tho fellow with
the contempt be deserves A man
who would wiIfaiiy assAil character
liz below the notice Of . dog
aBqt your coustipsnts will, d
coarse, expect to - yoa dsfsnt
yourself. They do not, believe th'
charges, bat they do not, wish 10 %
you ress quietly ,ssdF saah 'ssas~
~ think the best plan u to kseI
clear, Of sssh oou&eppti0ae men an'
not notice their Siis !sttArSnsess
"why do yoa think % p
"Becsssa that. aoandrei has g
~ proof sgtaApt -"
awsil, n thAsS "a esss ] ~ss'
J not police him"
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-12-26
The Transit OF Venus.

The Naval observatory people
are highly pleased with the pros
pective results Of the observations OF
the transit of Venus. The indica'
tions are that the observations have
been such that they may add mate
rally to the Information Of the SCI
entists.
Nothing definite, however, can he
known for a long time rs to how
these observations compare with
those of other occasions in deter
mining parallax. Many points OF in
terest have been, however, brought
Immediately to the surface by the
transit.
The presence Of water in the at
mosphere of Venus is confirmed by
many of the observers, and th'
probable density of the atmosphere
itse,fis indicated by the extent ah'
brightness OF the ring Of light tina
encircled the planet ut the secon'
and fourth contacts.
New interest and new myster
are created by the discovery I
|, spots Of light Oh the.surface OF III
, planet, not in way recognize
before, and not at all accounted to
r The result of the obse1 walton ns
!, the distance of the sun from u
q earth, will not be fully determine
:. for a couple Of years or more, for
IL is n very slow operation and u
o. which requires great accuracy.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-12-26
Fiddlins into ONCE

The Hon. Robert l.. Taylor, OF
Tennessee, the boy member OF the
Fosty sixth Congress, is often SAID
10 have tiddled himself into office,
and 10 have failed to get a second
term because tic thought he could
run on his brains instead of his bow.
However that may be, his former
schoolmates in New Jersey will re-
member with what proficiency he
managed his violin. But MIR. ray
lor is not the only man who has
made that instrument q potent po'
litical factor.
Mr.. Thomas Watson, u leading
member of the Georgia Legislature
attributes his election thereto. 81
have.r he says, "the best and mos
intelligen, constituency in the state
nv opponent was a good nan, bu
=: he couldn't fiddle, and you shoul'
q have seen the look Of silent despa'
o on his face as he stood in col
}. uer of the room, while l sat on
8 box and made my old fiddle talk.
n made it a rule to get every girl
II promise to make her partner in u
reel promise to vote for me befo'
o she would dance with him. II
d best vote making tune that ev'
ID came out of n fiddle Is 'MississiP
Sawyer" Mr.. Beck, another mel
O. Der of the Georgia Legislature, al
DO depended upon the hddle' bot
of constituency was q solemn one al
rs demanded grave tunes. "lf'
th ssys, "you've got the right mott
he to your elbow, and the right tw
he to your fingers, and good rosin
I'D your bo&, you ought to get ey'
BIT. vote in Q crowd