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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01

The colored people Of this city will
meet at Avery Chapel, on DeSoto street,
tomorrow night to consider the results
growing out of the recent decision Of the
Supreme Court, declaring the civil rights
act null and void The following promi-
nent colored citizens have been consti-
tuted a committee on address and resolu-
tions; Prof B X Sampson, Prof james
Lott, Rev B A lines, Hon F Norris,
Hon I F Cassells, J A o Broughton, Esq,
and d W Washington, Esq. There will
no doubt be full attendance of the rep
resentative colored people, and judging
from the character Of those having the
movement in charge, it is reasonabl,
to presume that the proceedings will be
temperate in tone and credtable To
some who seek to elevate themselves and
their families by industry and good con-
duct, the decision was painful surprise
and they feel really hurt by it. Others
were ignorant, simply had an idea that
they were as good as anybody by law and
ought to be so considered and admitted
everywhere. All will learn event
ually that eolored as we'll as
white people will be treated and judged
very much by their conduct. This much
all know: they are entitled 70 the fruits o.
their labor, and il they will take care Of
their money they will soon find that il
commands respect, and will bring its full
value in almost anything that is on the
market. This decision win be a benehttC
the colored people, although some of them
cannot be made 10 see it in that light
now As long as 1.-The set was in
existence, there was resistance and means
found to evade the law. Congress might
say the colored man shall have seat in
the dress circles at the theater, but could
not compel white people to go or remain,
and the man and brother when seated there,
even Unprotected by bayonet, would be
no higher in the social scale and have no
more social equality than before, But
now that Congressional aud political in.
reference in such matters is withdrawn
never to be revived, the white people Of
the South, as matter Of fairness, moi
forced nor wrenched out by law, will be
disposed to be as liberal as possible toward
the colored people, especially those who
are honestly endeavoring to improve
themselves and to be useful citizens. II
will not be done, perhaps, by any special
legislation, but by gradual adjustment
and settling down TO a recognition ofwhai
is fair, and right, and decent, without any
forced contact Of classes, that are averse t.
the association.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01
An ImpOrtant CANAL Project.

CHICAGO, November LA session of
the Illinois and Mississippi River Canal
Improvement Commission was held this
morning, and was general meeting Of
those especially interested in the proposed
canal, and as was expected, was largely
attended The following members of the
Commission are in the city; President
james NJ. Allen, Genisse; James L.Camp,
Dixon, Illinois; Charles H. Dare, Maline,
Illinois 7. j. Robinson, Rockland, ILL
nois; L. d. Whitney, Fisherville, and
John L. Swils, Schenectady, New York.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
LIYEReooL MARKErs.

Liverpool, November l, p m-Bacon:
shortrib steady, 40s; Cumberland cut steady
ass long clear frmer, 36s short clear
firmer, 37s6d. Lard; prime western steady,
39s Cd. Corn: new mixed steady, Is "a.
Wheat; spring No 2, new, dull, IS Sd;
Mol white, steady, IS Cd; new western
winter, steady, IS Cd; spring No 2 old,
dull, %, Turpentine spirits dull, sos Cd;
at London steady, but dull, 3Os
Tallow; prime city dull, 99s6d. Beet: extra
India mess dull, 89s. Cheese; American
choice firmer, 59s. Pork: prime mess,
eastern, dull, 84s. Shoulders dull, 20
Cd. Hams; long cut dull, Cos. Rosin
common dull, A. Cd.
WALL STREET.
New York, November l, liam
Stocks are irregular, but in the main high
or. This morning Oregon Transconti.
mental rose TO 49A per cent and declined
10 4sJs, then advanced TO 60% and reatcel
to 49JS, Laokawanna opened at ll5, de
clned 10 ll4N and recovered TO Hay
Western Union higher at 1870 K@5s.
The steamships Genert aud France
from Europe brought 10000 francs t
Seligman 3 Go,
The wheat market opened %@ &c low
or, but subsequently ruled stronger an(
recovered most Of the declinei trade I
only moderate.
Noon-Money about 263 per cent
prime mercantile paper, COG bar silye
10Y; Foreign exchange dull actua
business, 4Slk for long and 4Si FOL
sight.
Governments are strong. States ar,
steady. Railways arc ilrmer. Stocks ar
quiet and irregular-changes slight an,
business dull.
Governments 1901 bid; AIS, 1l4s; IS
10; Pacific 6 Of %, 1870 bid.
Since II o'clock the market has been
quiet and lower.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01
He Didn,. Retract.

GALVESTON. November IA News
Waco special says Arthur Lynn, gam
bier, met Walker Klein, another gambler,
and drawing revolver demanded that
Klein on his knees retract certain words
Klein ran into a saloon, snatched a pistol
and fred. Lynn cooked the pistol in his
hand, but fell dead with bullet in bis
heart.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01
A Faithful Grandma, her.

CINCINNATI, November Mrs. Mary
WEIGH, aged 65, and her grandson, Chas
Skilman, aged 8, were sufocated last
night during fire in their house. Mrs.
Welch, on discovering the fire, went out
and gave the alarm, leaving the child
asleep. and on returning to rescue the child,
was sua'ocated by the smoke Both were
found dead when the fire was subdued,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01

IT is stated that the capacity Of the IA.
nous Mississippi Mills, at Wesson, has
been doubled during the present year, BY
the addition of nearly three hundred thou.
sand dollars worth of machinery. Every
inch Of space has been utilized. Not
withstanding this increased capacity, The
mills are unable to keep up with orders
especially in wooden goods. This demon.
strates the fact that manufacturing pays
in the South when properly managed
The company that starts a cotton OIL
woolen factory in Memphis will have .
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01

Our sprightly cotemporary, the Kansas
City Evening Star, lost heavily by FIRE
last Sunday morning, the composing
and editorial rooms being entirely des-
troyed. But it came out in the Phoenix
act Monday afternoon, bright as ever.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01

Tue Republican papers, notably the
New York Tribune, are complaining Of
great apathy in their party in New York
and Pennsylvania. That is begging the
question in advance and foreshadowi
Democrafic vicfnries
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01
TWo ChiIdren NnTocated

CINCINNATI, November LA special to
the Times-Star from Middleton, Ohio
says two children of John Earnest, aged
five and six years, were suh1ocated by
smoke this morning. The flames of the
dwelling were extinguished with littlt
locr
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01
Heavy Coal Shipments.

PITTsBURG, November Additional
coal shipments of 2,O55OO0 bushels have
gone forward, making total on the pres
emit water of 5000 25 bushels, of which l.
5s1 600 are for Cincinnati, and the bal
anoa for Louisville.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01
Non-ReaIdent Notice.

No. 5026 In the Chaneery Court Of Shell }
county, Tennis M Lewis, By next friend
etc. vs. Mason Hines ct al.
I a appearing from affidavit and Sheriff
| return In this eause tat the defendant
August Hines is a resident OF the Stats OIL
Mississippi and non. resident Of the State oil
Tennessee.
IL Is therefore ordered that he make hi
appearance herein, at the courthouse Of Shell
BY county, in Memphis, Tenn. on OF before
the first Monday in December, 1888 and plead,
answer or demur 10 compliments bill or thI
same will be taken for confessed a. 10 him
and set for hearing ex-parte; and that copy
Of this order be published once WeeE, fol
four successive weeks, in the Public Ledger,
This the Let day Of November, 1883.
A eOpy-Attest.
r. ]. BLACK. Clerk and Master.
By ] NJ Bradley, D. o. 4 NJ,
RIM Heath. sol, for oompPt. IS So IS II
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01
MEMPHIS TENNESSEE THURSDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 1889
Trus.ss's Sale.
On saturday, Deeember l. 1855

On SaturOay, DeoeMDoN - @"ce
At y O'Clock m j., in front Of the courthouse
on Main street, Memphis. will sell At pub
lie auction. 10 the highest bidder for eAth
the following described lot OF land, situated
In Shelby county. Tennessee, In the portion
thereof known as Fort Pickering, and bound'
ed as follows, to-wlt; Beginning A. the north
east corner Of Fourth and Division streets
running thence east 200 feet % stakei tnenes
north al right ausles with Division street 3
feet; thence east 70 Fifth street 20e feet
thence north with Fifth street 50 feet; themes
west to Fourth street 400 feet; thence south
with Fourth street lS9 feet to the point OF Do
ginning.
i sell under a deed Of trut executed 70 me-
By ID L FurgesOn, which 10 recorded in the
Register ofice Of Shelby county. Tonnes.
see, In Record Book No, 100. pase lSl. and
At request Of the holders Of the notes secured
In said trust deed.
Equity Of redemption waived.
1916 JW VERNON, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01

MoSsIoNoR Capel is to lecture at the
Music Hall in Cincinnati Monday even
ing, November L, on 1.-THE Life Of Martin
Luther from Catholic Standpoint"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01
DIED.

J0NEs-!Thursday morning, November ],
years, month";. and q days, son OF Daniel @
andlMattie q. Jones.
Funeral will take place from residence
Ne. 562 Shelby street, tomorrow Friday
morning at 10 o'o'ock. Friends are invite,
to attend
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-01
P0atOnlce Robbed.

HAvERHILL, Mass, November 1.-The
postOfhce was entered by thieves last night
and the safe blown open and $4,000 in cash
and about $1,000 worth otstamps stolen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-23
STOLE CREDIT CHECKS.

On Wednesday last one John Garin un-
lawfully appropriated quite a number OF
SIS credit checks, belonging to b. d.
Buford & Co, which he disposed of to
various parties at prices much below their
face value. Last evenings officer McCabe
and Etzel went out to Cambridge and
easily captured Garin, with whom they
returned to this city at an early hour this
morning. 1t is not yet known when the
examination viii occur.
CAIRNS EXAMINATION
came off this afternoon before Squire
Chopper. He swore that he found the
checks down town, but as his own princi-
pal witness convicted him of perjury
nothing remained but to bind him over
for appearance at court, which was done
in the sum of $500.
Officer Etzel says that when he ap-
peared ut the house of CAIRNS step
daughter in Cambridge, John was on his
dignity. sc to speak. at once and asked
what he wanted of him, and when Andy
answered his question. giving him away
badly before his relatives, the youn man
was considerably chapfallen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-23

company of Pawnee scouts in the United
States service He and his men have had
many bloody fight with the Sioux, but
the Ratchet is now buried between the two
triDes-at least between those of them
ngaged for this show. Wherever they
go they will be in camp. living just as
they would OH the plains. The exhibition
will be in parks and fields. where ttheIe
is space for the Inc q n encampment and
for the illustrative performances that will
form the shows attraction.
Capt. Bogardus, the pigeon shooter,
and DR.. Carver. will shoot matches
Buffalo Bill, Dr. Carver Oklahoma Payne
and Major North will join in shooting
contests, both afoot and on horseback.
show how road agents rob stage coaches
in the mountains, and with the Indians
viii give exhibitions of Indian pole
games, and join in the hunts and battles,
showing how battles are fought between
white and red men in the West Twenty
Texan cowboys and twenty Mexican
vacqueors will accompany the show TO
give exhibitions. Among the animals
that. are to accompany the show and take
part in its performances will be 90 buffa-
Ices, 100 ponies and IL elks. 1t will be
impossible for the show to start from
its camp on the North Platte before the
latter part of Nav
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-23
HOMES FOR TIE HOMELESS.

Night before last two gentlemen named
Wright and Phelps arrived at the Harper
from New York, with fifteen children for
whom they wanted to find suitable homes
in this state. They succeeded in finding
good places for eleven of the children,
leaving only four unproVided for. Last
evening Miss H. Croeine of Bloomington,
a coworker in the cause, arrived with four
more children who, with the other four
referred to, were taken ont to Cambridge
this morning by Miss Croeine and Mr..
Wright, Mr.. Phelps returning to New
York city for another batch of homeless
children. Only those who have visited
the homes of the lower classes in New
York and other large cities can have any
conception of the depth of mesery and
general wretchedness everywhere abound
ing. And in the centre of such surround
ings children are reared, often having to
combat the drunkenness of parents as
wcn as hunger and thirst. The society
represented by Messrs. Wright and
Phelps and Miss Creeipe has for its prin-
cipal object the reclamation of THESE mr.
fortunatcs, and in its praiseworthy worl
1t should have the hearty and practica
encouragement of people generally.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-23
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According 10 TIE 10 fr.goung kounce-
vile was very maca in love with Ida
Munfey. Rouncevilie was manly,
dressed well. danced gracefully anu,
more than all, was an excellent talker,
Icing famous for his brilliant and enter
tanning conversation. He had not yet
proposed to the young lady. but in or
der to meet her at one party gave mp
another very large and brilliant one at
Wedgewood Hendricks. 1T which Mr..
Prodder was present Prodder had al
ways sand that bonneville was a good
fellow, but couldn't afford to marry,
and positively forbade his daughters to
become interested in the young man. At
the party just mentioned Rounceville
determined to offer himself to Miss Ida,
tell her frankly that he was poor and
leave his fate in her hands. When he
had spoken to her alone i'll a little side
room, and she replied by putting her
head on his shoulder, he knew that he
had lost nothing by his eandor. just
then the couple heard Prodder and
Mumfey in low conversation outside
this alcove ''All there is about him is
lust this said Prodder' II was telling
Young Perk wished could find some
bright fellow like himself to come to my
vic piIthddg pall9 dlu SUI up tuc
stupid folks little He named Rounce-
Vile and said | could hire him at $25
night, that being his regular business:
He's gone back on Mrs. Wedgewood
Hendrick tonight, and lost $25, just to
see your daughter. What can you think
of such fellow?" "Why, | think he
must care a good deal for the girl, . ex-
claimed Mumfey. ..When | was young
fellow | cared more for so than for all
she girls alive" As soon as the CONVEX
tation ceased fer moment the young
man turned toward the girl and whis-
pered: at is all true, and Ida threw
her arms around Rounceville's neck.
well, what are you going 10 do about
it?" the couple heard Prodder ask. I'm
going to say Yes if he asks me fof
my daughter" said Mumfey, land I'm
going to offer him half interest III my
business. Young fellows that can make
themselves agreeable, even when they
paid for it, are hard to find, and those
that care more for a decent girl than
they do for upper-crust society and $50
ioh aPa -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-23
TuRn OUT ro-rraHr

Every democrat who is at all DESTROYS
of an honest, prudent and able administra
ton of our municipal affairs for the COM
ing year will not fail to be on hand at
the primaries to be held this evening at 8
o'clock, at the voting places in the several
wards. At these primaries delegates are
to be selected for the city-township con-
vention and an alderman chosen at each
Each ward, as may be seen by the formal
call published elsewhere. will be entitled
to one delegate for every twenty five votes
cast for the democratic candidate for
state treasurer at last falls election. and
one for every fraction exceeding fifteen.
This caucusing being preliminary to the
democratic city convention, which is to
be held in Turner Hall On Monday even
ing next.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-23
CLASSIFICATION MATTERS.

The representatives of the Classifioa-
ton committee of the Joint Westward
Classification held a length of secret
session at the office of Commissioner
Midgley in Chicago recently. Mr. W. s.
Mellen presided. 1t was reported tn at
owing to the fact there were two classifi-
cations, one affecting business east of the
Missouri river and the other west of there,
an attempt would be made to agree upon
one uniform classification that would be
good on all business between Denver and
Chicago. The gentlemen who attended
the meeting denied this statement and de-
clared that the entire day was devoted to
a careful consideration of minor charges
in the details of the classification.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-23
Brown in the Sunshine, Golden in the Shade.

Brown in the Sunshine, Golden in the Shade.
Red hair is coming into fashion in
England. In other words the demand
for more color in dress is now supple
mented by fashion of good deal of
color in the treSses of beautiful women.
Poets sentimentalize over the auburn
locks of fair maidens, but psychologists
are cruel enough to point out the fact
that the most civilized races have dark
hair, and that red and auburn treSses are
n sign of descent from savage ancestry.
Cold weather and exposure results in
bleaching of the complexion and the
hair; but when men and women are well
clad and well warmed, the secretionS of
the body are so affected as to darken
the hair and beard. When the time ar
rives, should it ever come, for mankind
to live under cover, and never be ex-
posed to the rude blasts of winter, then
will dark hair be universal. In English
society it is said that red haired girls
are asserting themselves, and are no
longer content with the blue garments
and adornments which have been their
heritage for SO many generations. They
now affect warm golden browns; orange
united yellows, ruddy cream colors, ter
ra-cotta, and the whole range of such
tints as are found in primroses. butter
nuts, chestnut-browns and dull gold
color. One charming red-haired woman
in English society wears a gold band on
her hair, and dresses in gold-colored
velvet. So costumed. or in q dress of
chocolate, relieved with amber, or of
tawny red and gold, she is a striking
picture on the trott0ire. - Den0rest's
M07lthlu for March
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-23
What Is a Monnnnlv2

The word monopoly is associated in
the mind with the legal and artificial
monopolies of the last three centuries.
Such, for instance, as the Dutch East
India Company, which, having the en-
tire product of the Spice Islands, would
destroy a portion of the crop rather than
lower the price by bringing the whole to
market. The workings of all these old
monopolies We're opposed to the public
good, as they were operated in the
maintenance of high prices In Eng
land, under the successors of Henry
VIII, they had become so numerous and
grievous, that by act of James /, all
monopolies were abolished excepting
been added, in England and America,
the government monopoly of the postal
service.
Yet, all railroads are monopolies in
a certain sense and to certain extent;
that is to say. they are without practical
competition between certain points.
The use of the word monopoly, how
ever, as applied to railroads, should be
qualified by the word natural Natural
qaOnOpOties are such because, under the
free and equal operation of the laws of
nature and of the nation, they monopo-
lie the business by doing it more salts
factorily, more economically, and more
expeditiously, than it can be done by
any other means. InsOmuch as they
fail in this, they are not monopolies.
There should not, then, be associated
with the idea of natural monOpolies the
old and well-grounded hatred that eX-
listed against legal monopolies. The
latter, under the operation of special
laws, were operated for the benefit of
the few; the former, under the operation
of general laws, are operated for the
greatest good of the greatest number.
There seems no better illustration OF the
change which has taken place in the
meaning of this term in the popular
mind than its present application to free
competing corporations; and that one,
among the prominent measures OF re
form proposed by the 'anti-monopo-
lists is the absolute destruction of all
competition through the operation of the
entire railroad system of the country by
a great government monopoly.
Combination and consolidation being
the spirit of monopoly, are supposed, in
the public mind, TO be opposed to tine
common good. But they contain the
actual substance of NATURAL monopoly,
which is such from its merits and bene-
fits, and not from privilege. Gsrfd h.
Lansing, ap Popular Science Monthty-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-23
A VILE NEST.

In the rear of Palace Row, within pis-
toll shot of two of our churches. may be
found the most low lived resorts in the
city of Rock Island, resorts which ought
to be broken up before the seeds of rank
immortality are sown over the surround
ing territory: This was shown in Squire
Choppers. court late yesterday afternoon
when mere child in years was arraigned
for drunken and licentious practices. II
seems that Marshal Miller was requested
by Mrs. Wilson. (who is a neighbor of
Mrs. Eliza Flanagan,) to take charge of
her daughter who had been enticed into
Flanagan's den presumably for improper
relations with one James Martin, grey
whiskered villain old enough to be the
girls grandfather. The marshal entered
the house and found Martin and the child
in a bedroom and every appearance of
guilt in the Surroundings. Therefore
Martin. Flanagan and the girl were ar
rested, the latter still under the influence
of the gin administered to her
by Mrs. Flanagan, and taken to
the Armory Before Squire Crop
per all INDUCED in the widest
breaks of lying imaginable-the girl. who
seemed half demented and who has APP
parently been in the highway of vice some
time. laughing immediately at times
Finally Squire Cropper fined Martin So
and costs, altogether amounting to So. so,
which took about all of his small spare
change; the Flanagan. who is one of the
vilest persons in the female form.in Rock
Island. $40 or twenty days and Mary
Wilson So or ten days in Jail.
The women Wilson and Flanagan fre.
quently carouse together and with such
dual example before her no wonder that
the fourteen wears old daughter of the
former was in j Just the condition to be
easily debauched by the latter. Mr.. VIII
son is hard working, likely sort of a
man, we are told. and if he hasn't had ms
torment here below it would be hard to tell
who has.
But the wretched Flanagan place re
ferred to, resorted to by the lowest and
vilest of both sexes, should be abolished
1t onte and the woman driven to some
other locality. She has pilluted the at
nosphere of that locality long enough.