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SUNSHINE FRIENDS.
An Incident Of the Polk Trial
and q "Reminiscences.
Nashville World, q.

Aaron Burr in the midst of the
troubles which enveloped him, and
the despair which surrounded him,
cried out to the friends who deserted
him: Go, ye sunshine friends-ye
criers of hosanna to day and crucifers
to morrow. Go hide your heads if
possible from the contempt and de-
testatien Of every virtuous, every hon
orable, citizen of every cline" Well
might Marshall 7. Polk have used
this language when he looked around
on the Criminal Court yesterday
morning. In that EXTREMIST hour,
when the jury was about to announce
his doom, and when the darkening
shadows Of the loathsome prison were
gathering fast, where were the friends
who had partaken OF his generous hos
pitality? Where were the friends who,
10 hours Of distress, were the recipients
of his generous munifcence? Hundreds
of them in Nashville who had
borrowed sums varying from fifty dol
lars to five thousand dollars from the
defaulting Treasurer, yet in the hour
Of his condemnation, when for their
sins he was about to drink the bitter
draught, all his holiday friends. his
sunshine friends had left him. None
so poor to do him reverence" Since
he has misnamed the morning star
nor man nor friend hath fallen so farl
with hideous ruin and combustion
down to bOttomless perdition." Yet
amidst the gathering gloom of that
dark hour one heart never forsook
him. He had one friend. 1t was an
old battle scared soldier from the
field of Shiloh In the disasters of the
second day Nashville boy was sup
posed to be MORALLY wounded-shot
through the kidneys and carried to a
farm house near by--to die. While
languishing upon his narrow cot an
other soldier was brought ina cannon
ball had shattered his leg. His brow
was pale, and the handsome features
which beamed beneath fastened the
attention of our boy from Nashville
| The attraction was reOiproosted anC
soon the handsome stranger handed
jar of pickles to the boy from Nash
vile. In few days the surgeon cam,
and decreed that the handsom,
stranger must lose his leg. His frienC
from Nashville, almost dead and near
| ly dying, lay listening to the creakipJ
Of the saw as it divided his friend
leg asunder. Is it strange that OF
yesterday when the jury was awitinj
the boy from Nashville should clasl
the arm Of the leg lost boy from Shi
lob, and ease him to his seat, Will,
the vulgar crowds looked on to gloa
upon his offending. Alas! amids
that vast throng, when undJing sor
row gnaws upon the heart and cheer
lessness and desolation surrounded
the great criminal, Albert Akers, tht
wounded hey from Shiloh, was thu
only friend who accompanied Mar
shall T. Polk into the courtroom, anC
when the verdict was announced sal
by him and shed bitter tears.
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here to viskshsrg. Ths laltsr would
pay we'll II properly managed.
Passengers and shippers for Helena,
Friars Point, Terrene. Arka1saw City
and way landings, will bear 10 mind
that the peerless Kate Adams leaves
this evening as above, and will give
close attention to all business that
offers She is one of the best ap-
pointed steamers on the Mississippi.
and was built at an expense of nearly
double that OF any packet plying from
this port, has almost all the oonven-
fences Of home, sets a table supplied
with the best in the market, and is in
charge of clever and experienced
boatmen, who take a pride in looking
after the comiert and pleasure of their
patrons. Captain Mark r. Cheek
commands, with the Office in charge
of E. W. Outlaw, assisted by Walker
Outlaw and John G. Wyckof.
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Cotton.

Sales here Saturday were $50 bales;
divided 400 to exporters and 80 to
spinners. Sales for the past week, $50
bales; to exporters 400 and to spinners
$50 bales, the market closing firm but
at the same quotations as ruled
a week ago, as follows: Ordi.
nary, 7Bc; good ordinary, $50;
low middling, 80; middling, 9sc;
good middling. 9EC; middling fair,
1890. Stains-good ordinary, 10; low
middling, Ssc; middling,64c. Tinges-
middling,8i good middling, 80.
The New York cotton market closed
inactive. Middling, 1Oc. Futures
steady. The New Orleans market
closed quiet and steady at the same as
week ago. Middling, 9 9.16c. Stock
on hand, 1855 bales. The Liverpool
market closed at sgd for orleans, an
advance Of l led above last week 8
quotations,
The stock of cotton at Liverpool
last Friday was $4,000 bales Of all
classes, and $4,000 in excess of last
year for same time. The stock Of
American was $4,000 bales, and 271,.
600 in excess of last year. Stock
afOat, $4,000 bales, and 1900 bales
less than last year. American aAoat
10000 bales, against $4,000 last year
Total receipts since September first
1893, 900 bales, and 10000 in excess
of last year. The receipts last week
were 2l5,OOO bales, against Sc, 1000 SAME
week last year. Weeks sales, 54,OO(
bales. against 10000 same week last
year.
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General Trade.

Mercantile circles have been very
quiet during the past week. Irregular
aud unreliable telegraphic news has
contributed materially to keep prices
Of leading commodities in an unsettled
state of value, and for some articles
prices are too irregular and uncertain
to be worthy of consideration. The
prices of wheat and -four in the West
is about the same as week ago. Grain
here and elsewhere exhibits but little
variation, though oats ewing to free
receipts are considerably lower,
Meats are unsettled, and some classes
aye 10 to 25C per cwt higher. Coffee is
little cheaper, while sugar is in
buyers favor. The receipts here last
week include 3244 bbls of aO4r, 900 do
meal, 1850 SKIS corn, 1850 do oats, 600
do bran, z75 bales hay. While most
lines Of traffic are inactive, yet the
general feeling is buoyant, and
asnfdence is felt in
large sutumn trade. Already
many wholesale dealers have
been busy laying in largely for antic'
ipated fall activity, and boot and shoe
dealers report having received liberal
orders from interior traders, even
this early in the summer, an unusual
Experience in this line of trade
though it is one Of the earliest in the
! list. One of the noted features OF the
past week was q mseaGg OF cottor
seed oil makers representatives
| of the mills in this cit!
Harmony ruled where confu
sion has reignsd for some months
past, and after adjusting differences j
was agreed that a uniform price fOI
cotton seed should be paid to, plant
ers when the season Opsss, The AZ
ures. il agreed to, have not beeR di'
yulred. All of our mills we're repre-
scented, and signi6ed their willingness
20 comply with the agreement except
the PlaateFs mill. now id course Q
construction, Rpd to be ready to
business some two months hence
The managers Ofthis concern declines
to Join the combustion, and it is 90
lieyed it will work wholly indepen
dent.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Small order
for -four at from s4E0 TO GO per Dbl TO
0Nnmon to choice family and $500 to 40
for pateRts. Corumeal S265 per Dbl II
lots aud " 10 on orders,
FEEDSTU FF6--Shelled corn in SIX
has been scarceall the week and quotation
have yafied from b 10 Soc per bu from
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, July ga
gentleman, who returned from Monte
rey, Mexico. reports the feeling on the
outrage recently perpetrsted upon
Acting Consul Shaw to be very ex
citing on all sides.
The 6rst impression that the attack
on Mr.. Shaw WAS made for the pur-
pose of obtaining certain papers rels-
tive to the recent mobbing of a
Mexican n tional Railway conductor
at Bustamente, and which papers in
dictated what the United States pro-
posed TO do about that matter has been
strengthened by more recent develop
ments.
Mr.. Hardy Shaw is a Presbyterian
minister. who has resided in Monterey
about a year, and was only Consul
p9nding the return of the regular
Consul, DR.. Robert G. Campbell, from
New Laredo, whittier he had gone on
official business.
The assailsnts of Mr.. Shaw we're IL
the better class of Mexicans, and it is
thought they we're employed to make
the attack and possess themselves of
certain documents by Mexican officials
desiring to know what course this
government intended to pursue in re-
lation to the Bustamente affair.
Mr.. Shaw has again appeared upon
the steets, and careful statement of
the attack upon him has been pre-.
pared and transmitted to this govern,
ment atWashington. There are no feel.
ings of regret expressed in Mexico.
and among the opponents of General
Diaz there is pleasure expressed be-
cause an American Consul was at
tackled in his private Office, beaten
nearly to death and robbed. The
press are silent on the attack. but are
more outspoken than ever against
General Diaz, calling him the Grant,
Gould and American candidate-the
Judas lscsriOt who is leagued with
the Americans to betray his fellow
countrymen.
NEVER was opposition more decided
against any prospective Presidential
candidate in Mexico, for with the
election Of Diaz they prophecy the
downfall Of the Mexican Republic and
the end of the mother church Of their
country. These are strong points not
only With the commonalty, but the
respectable classes, and the greatest
concern is entertained by American
and other foreign residents, not ONLY
for the safety Of their lives, hut the
defense Of their propety rights.
One of the first moves in reyolu.
ton would be the destruction of the
property of foreigners, and the anti
American Diaz party is sufficiently
powerful to accomplish this en- short
notice. '"'7 %
There is no denying the fact that af.
fairs In our sister Republic are now h
a very dangerous condition as
relates to American interests. The
Americans in this city think the time
has certainly come when their govern
ment should make q stand agains
Mexico and protect her citizens anc
the honor OF the country.
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COMMERCIAL.
Ptstrc LrDskA e.FruE,
MKNPHls. TKNN., July 30. 1873.


While the volume of financial bust
ness, as indicated by clearinghouse
transactions for the past week, exhibits
considerable decrease as compared
with the week before. yet it was near>
ly $4,000 in excess Of last year for
the same period. Aspleasing feature
Of the time is the continuance of
activity ia realty, in manufacturing
and milling enterprises and In mate.
rial for their construction. A. gear
ago nearly everything Of this descrip-
ton was Stagnant, and the
money circulating was almost
entirely used in the purchase
Of provisions and breadstufs for plan
tation supplies. Now but little is
doing in the line of eatables, while
large disbursements are making for
permanent improvements. In addi-
ton to this, money is in an easy con.
dition, capital being in ample supply,
aud available to borrowers. properly en-
dorsed at the reasonable rate Of 6 per
cent. In exchange there is but little
movement at present, owing to depres-
sion in the cotton trade. Bankers, how
ever, continue to purchase the few
Eastern bills offering at par to 10 dis
count and they sell drafts on New
York at ic premium. On New Orleans
rates are to buying and par selling.
The remaining 81 per cents, or IS
extended to 3ss, we're called in for
redemption during the past week by
the Treasurer OF the United States,
aud it had the effect of strengthening
the long dated issues, and both the 4:
and AIS are to higher. The number
of33 per cents outstanding is about
Sl 900, 600, and the call natures No.
vember LIST, though bonds presented
before that day will be redeemed will
interest up to the day of presentation
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UNCLE SAM EUCHERED,
The smooth Scheme Adopted by
The Louisiana Lottery Conn
pany TO Evade the Postmaster
Generals Recent Order.
Special to the oOurisr-Journnl.


WASHINGTON, July q. The Post
master General has stopped the de.
livery of letters containing money to
the manager of the Louisiana Lottery
in New Orleans, and the determined
efforts Of the police have apparently,
if not actually, closed up the numer
Gus policy shops which for years
openly carried on business in this
city. But the newspapers of this
city still continue to publish the fam
ing advertisement of the lottery cons
pany, and the advertisement in the
issue of to-day contains the request
to send letters containing money to
tho New Orleans National Hank in
stead of Dauphin, tina manager, as
formerly. This is intended to flank
the order of the Postmaster General
cutting off Dauphin. 1t can scarcely
be followed by a similar order as to the
bank, unless the Postmaster General
can fud a method by which the monay
packages intended for the iotteryi' CONS Tr
pany can be distinguished from those
contested with the legitimate business
Of the bank.
From the optgivings Of those in
utilization with the lottery company, il
is asserted that case will be made up
for decision by the Supreme Court on
the questions at issue between The
pOstoffioe department and the com
pany One Of the largest stockhold
ers Of the company, when in Wash.
ington last, said tbs MAS The policy to
pursue, aRd he was in favor OF getting
the matter before the Supreme Court
: early as possible. He said the
charter to the lottery was engraltea
on the constitution Of LoNigiaua, and
it could not have a more stable &un-
dalton; that BY the right OF all the re
cent decisions Of the court affecting
the rights aud the legislation as She
States, he did not believe the court
could avoid deciding 10 favor OF the
State grant to the lottery and the
validity Of its business as at present
carried on. If the court should do
eide, he said neither State nor 5atioual
legislation could prevent the lottarv
company establishing assneies S SInldd
Offices il eTOgy city III the country.apd
ceAdpctipg ia business in the most
open manner.
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Non.RRalaoni l1aila0.


No. le66-In tho CAAneery Court Of r,h.Ik.
county, Tenn.-Milliam Condor w Ann
MoSichols 81 al.
| 7 appearing from bill which IA sworn IN
~ this cause that the defendant, John
MoNichols, is a resident of the state Of nH-
nois and nonresident Of the statc o' Ten
nessee. -
1t is therefore ordered that he make his
appearance hereip, at Inc courthouse Of
s fdra ,S county, e MeUphis, Tenn, on or be-
and plead, answer or demur to Complainant
olNA or the Same will be taken for
confessed as to hin. and set for hearing ex-
Rartej and that copy Of this order be pub
ilsa iS 9 once WEEK for four successive weeks
This 9th day Of July, 1888.
A oopy-Attest:
r. J. BLACK, Clerk and Nasesr.
ny Bradley, Deputy Clerk and Master
James Gallagher. sol for comp't.
l9g 19t 1l0 1dg
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Attachment Notice.

No. sSS Before @ R Powell, j P for Shelby ANN
z, Ienn.TGeorge Arnold ( Co, VS. W II
N this cause an attachment having ham
To suea out under section, 1856 of the Code q
lennessees ana returned levied upon the
property OF the defendants, by attachmept and
garnlsna ent and affidavit having besp made
tnal defendants are indebted TO he plain
IN ~ the sum Of slsS II, due BY account, and
are non residents Of the State Of Tennessee Il
Is therefore ordered, that said defendant
make their PERSONAL appearance before me on
the Isl day otssptemher,1 1888, at IL O. CLOCK m :
az ~ my o&ee, NO. Madison street. Mem
mept suit within the time prescribed BY law
or the same will be proceeded with ex.nartes
and that copy Of this order Be published oneS
q week tor four weeka in the Memphis PS1;o
,o This 5i the 9th day Of July. 1888.
70 l54 .41 l4h Ct K POWELL
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Attach ueni Notice.


Before ] II Coleman, j. p. for sheIbv ANN.
ty, Tenn.-Edward Fitzgerald vs. L Nor
gan,
N this cause an attachment having besn
4 sued out 0nder section 1856 Of Ia code Of
LennesseS' and returned levied upon the
properly Of the defendant. and afida-
"a having been made that defendant IL in
e aeoted to the plaintiff in the sum Of
S5OO o.. due by account, and that
tne claim Is Just, and that the defend-
ant Is q non-reaident os the State Of Ten.
nesseei IT Is therefore ordered that said de-
[endaAt make his personal appearances he
lore nae on the 18th day Of August, 1883, az
v o'clock AIM, at my Office, No. I9
and defend said attachment suit within ths
time prescribed by law, or the same wiz
os proceeded With ey-Rsrte; and that 4 OopT
o. THIS order be published once q Wesk ~
tour weeks IN the Public Ledger,
This the Saith day Of July, 1883.
10 lSl 1914 M COLEMAN. Up
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Letter heads, bill heads, bills o
lading, envelopes, hand bills and every
other kind Ofjob printing executed IA
the best style and at the lowest prices
at the PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office and blank.book mandatory IL
Madison street. y
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The Philadelphia Telegraph, Re.
publican, replies to remark made by
that lnveterate partisan, Senator Ed.
mnnds, as follows;
Senator Edmunds isa close and
generally correct observer, but he
should not let his partisan spectacles
obscure the great political facts of the
hour. He thinks, orpretends to, that
Judge HOadly. Democratic candidate
for Governor of Ohio, will not 'DaD
out, because he il not a Bourbon and
will not suit the Bourbens. Indeedl
Where has Senator Edmunds been
the past year2 He ought to know
what the whole country knows. that
the Democratic tidal wave Of Isss wear
was due to the fact tAaG BOurbonism
everywhere Wal sent to the rear and
progressive Democracy brought to the
front. Massachusetts, New York
Pennsylvania and Kansas were sweDt
away by men whom the Democratic
party ten, or even Ave, years ago
would not have accepted as leaders
The same spirit prevails in the party
to day, Judge Hoadley owing bis
nomination to it, and this fact Ia the
one thing that the Republican party
cannot contemplate with indifference.
1t ID the danger of the hour, and such
a Republican leader as Mr.. Edmunds
is strangely blind not to see the situa.
ton as it is. The Democratic party
has at last shaken off its load al dry
bones, and if it is to be stopped in Ii
onward march il must be met by Re.
Gewed energy"
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Northeastern notice.

No. 4973-In the Chancory Court Of Shell.
BY county, Tenns-E Ray, guardian. etc.
VS. Willie i Waldran ct al. 49,
IL appearing from bill which Is sworn TO
~ Maldran, Arthur II Waldran and Daniel h
Maldran. are all residents Of the State OF
Texas aud non residents Of the State Of
Tennessee.
1t is therefore ordered that they make their
appearance Aelein, at the courthouse Of Shell
b. couptyA in Memphis. Tenn, on or before
the arse Monday in September, 1888 and plead.
answer or demur to complainant bill o.
the, same viii be taken for confessed AZ
to them and set teI hearing ex-parts; and thae
cory Of This order be published once a veal
for four saocelsive weeks In the Public Ledeev
4Ais 26th day Of July. 1888.
A Oopy-Attest:
R. j. BLACK, ClerS and Mas..,,
BY ] NJ Bradley, D. @. X ~.
Poston q Poston. sole sOr oompl't.
1918 llI 1lT
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EHAnd bills Of al aiAos, from the
smallest to three sheet potter, done
With neatness aud dispat oh, at the
PUBLIC LEDGER job printing office.
Prices as low as the lowest
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aOHTEREY
The Recent Attack Upon the
Acting American Consul

Inspired by the Enemies of
DiaE and the Americans--A
Formidable Opposition to His
Prospective Candidacy, etc.
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ARRIVED.


Steamer CoahOma, Friars Point
Dean Adams, Osceola
Kate Adams. Arkansaw City
:" CITY of Cairo, Vicksburg.
City of Helena, st. Louis
" Port Eads, New Orleans
Z" City st Louis, st Louis
Wyoming, Cincinnati
John A Scuder, New Orleans.
A." Ida Lee, st Francis river
+" Ida Darragh. Arkansaw river
DEPARTED.
Steamer Port Eads. st Louis
City st Louis, New Orleans
Wyoming, New Orleans.
John A Scudder. st Louis
&c. City of Cairo st Louis
City of Helena, Vicksburg
=" Josie Harry, White river
IN PORT.
Coshoms, Dean Adams, Kate Adams,
Ida Darfssh, Ida Lee
STAGES OF THE RIVER.
Memphis-l5 feet 2 inches, a decline OF
rs inches during the past AZ hours.
Pittsburg-ll feet 5 inches, q rise Of
feet in hes.
Cincinnati--l1 feet 8 inches, a rise Of
feet.
Louisville-6 feet 4 inches, a rise Of
6 inches
Evansvills--7 feet inches, a define of l6
| inches.
Csiro-20 feet, decline of 16 inches.
st. LoHis--ll feet & inches, a rise of Il
inches,
Vicksburg-s2 feet 8 inches, a decline
of inches.
Nashville-2 feet 4inohes, decline Of
8 inches.
Chattanooga foot 6 inches, decline
of inches.
Shreveport feet inches, a decline o.
inch.
Fort Smith-lS inches below bench
mark, fell inches.
Little Rock-Falling.
White and St. Francis rivers declining
slowly,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
River declining steadily.
Lively business on the levee.
Kate Adams for Arkansaw City a
lbp@,
James W. Gsg for Cincinnati to
morrow.
The Port Eads and bargos, from New
Orleans, passed to St. Louis thi
IH9FEing.
The y. ?. ssbenck, from New Or
leans, will be due Up Tomorrow boun'
for the Ohio.
The upper Ohio is rising steadily
but will hardly do more than checl
the decline at Cairo.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis, an
Golden Rule, for New Orleans, LEI
Cincinnati; Saturday.
The John Overton left this morn
ing for Fadqcsh tp 60 on the ways
Pilot FaFnsly at the wheel,
The Josie Harry departed Ssturda!
evening for White river, with a gOoC
showing Of both freight and people.
The Will Kyle, for Cincinnati, anC
the City Of New Orleans, orSt Louis
left New Orleans on Saturday evening
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Four Cases in Quarantine AT
baltimore.

BALTIMORE, July 29.-The steam>
ship California, from the West
Indies, arrived at quarantine with
four cases OF yellow fever on board,
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Music books, magazines, illustrated
papers, ETC., bound at the PUBLIC
LEDGER bindS-y II Madison street
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE,


BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For Friars Point. Coahoma...........6 D m
-" 0sceola. Dean Adams...........6 D m
3" Arkansaw City, Kate Adams. IS p m
BOATS leaving TOMORROW.
For st Louis, Belle Memphis. 10 m
" Vicksburg City Vicksburg ....10 a m
New Orleans Annie 2 Silver. 81 p N
" Arkansaw river, Ida Darragh...5 p m
" st Francis river, Ida. Lee. ......6 . IN
Cincinnati, JamesW Gaff........5 p m
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SLFINLEY. Ticket Agent.
"A l % = 1 " VS. 2S7 Main street