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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-14

NEW YORK. September IA, II am
Stocks during the past hour we're
strong, g,and an advance in prices ranged
from ! to ! per cent, the latter for
Wabash preferred.
Governments -3s, 1881; AIS, 112t;
As, ll9s; Pacific 6s Of '95, 129 bid.
Money, easy, 2.2l; prime mercantile
Stat per cent. Bar silver, 1891. Ex
change A.8li for long and A8l9 for
sight.
Governments firm.
States are dull.
Railways in fair demand.
Stocks are lower. Since II o'clock
d decline ranged from to !, the latter
for Northern Pacific preferred. Busi.
uess is dull.
PrOduce-Flour dull; receipts, 16,
600; sales, 10000. Wheat, 2alC
lower, unsettled and depressed; trade
only moderate; receipts, l75, 900; sales
40 900; No. white, 81 l3; No. 2 red
81 l3lal IA. Corn, lower and lesl
active; mixed Western, spot, 6Oa63ic
future, 62a62so; receipts, $4,000
sales, $4,000. Oats, about to lower
Western, 33a35; receipts, $1,000; sales
10000. Beet, quiet and nominal; new
extra, $l2 50al3. Pork dull anC
heavy; new mess, spot, $l3. Lard
dull and lower; steam rendered, 8 $50
Butter, very firm and in good inquiry
Western. 9n.26c; Pennsylvania cream
cry, 26a26lc. Cheese, quiet ant
steady at l0al09c. Sugar, firm ant
rather quiet. Meats. steady and il
moderate demand. Petroleum, dull
Molasses, steady. Coffee, steady
Freights, dull. TurpentiDe, steady
40la4lc. Rosin quiet; 81 62ia1 60
TallOw, steady; 7io. Western eggs
firm; 22la24c.
CHICAGO. September 14.--Hogs
active and firm; on packing and ship
ping account, l0al5c higher; light
5a6; rough packing. 47Oa5; heaVy
packing and shipping, 5.05a5.4 40; re-
ceipts. 5000 Cattle, steady; exports
5.90a6 30; good to choice shipping
6.30a6.80; common to fair, 3 9Oa3 50
butchers, 2 35a4; Texans, 3.7Oa4 80.
| LIVERPOOL, September IA Bacon
Short clear, dull, Ais Sd; long clear
dull, 3ss; short rib, dull, 46s. Lard
Prime western, steady, ABS. Cheese
American choice, dull, 13s. Wheat;
Spring No. 2 old, dull, 9s I'd; No
2 new, dull, 8s 3D.; new No. l white
dull, IS I'd; new western winter, dull
9s 4ld Pork: Prime mess, eastern
dull, e5s, Shoulders, dull, ,32s. Beef
India mess, steady, 93s. Corn: New
mixed, steady, 5s Cd.
CLEVELAND, o., September IA
Petroleum firm and unchanged; srw.
81 10.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-14
EIGHT HOUR ENGAGEMENT.
The French Forces and Black Flags
Indulge in q Little Fun, With
Heavy Loss to the Latter.
Further Details of the Riot In
Canton on Monday Last
Other Matters, OF More
or Less Importance.

LONDON. September l4.-A dis,
patch from Hong Kong to-day states
that battle had taken place between
tie French forces and the Black
Flags. lasting eight hours. The en-
gagement took place between Hanoi
and Soutay, near Red river. The
French forces are reported as having
lost two officers aud fifty men. The
loss Of the Black Flags is estimated
between FIVE aud six hundred men.
Hanoi is the town where tAeFrench
have been holding their garrison since
the previous engagement. Abon Ay
awaits reinfCrcements, probably from
Tenor.
The above dispatch states that the
Black Flags forces, whose headquar.
ters are AZ Bac Mimi, to the northeast
Of Hanoi, are determined to recapture
Soutay from the French, who kept
gunboats there for the lastnight, and
while en- route from Bac Mini, across
the delta, were met by the French en-
route from Hanoi to intercept them,
and who bring the above result Of the
battle.
The Standards Hong Kong special
gives additional details Of the rioting
10 Canton on Monday last: The riot.
ing began at s o'clock in the morning.
As previously stated, the trouble was
caused by q quarrel between some
Chinese and Portuguese watchmen on
tho quay.
During the latter part Of the riot
some of the merchants armed them,
selves to protect their property. The
party consisted Of nine Germans and
three Englishmen. They fred into
the mob, killing FIVE Chinese and
woundiDg many more. Upon arrival,
the Chinese troops finally checked the
mob.
There are now two British, one
French and FIVE Chinese gunboats
moored in the river abreast the foreign
settlement.
The Chinese have posted placards
on the walls in the city applauding the
action Of the populace and calling
upon to kill the Europeans at the
next opportunity which presents it.
self.
The different Consuls at Canton ADJ
NIT that the situation is very serious
and the future of the European colo
ny is gloomy In the extreme, almost
open war between the native and the
foreign elements, and it will be neces.
sary to have men-of war in the harbor
for a long time TO come as measure
OF protection.
The houses burned by the mob in
clude ten English, one American, two
German and one French.
The foreign Consuls have forwarded
an identical note to the Viceroy hold
ing him answerable for the destruc-
tion Of property, because he failed
promptly to send troops when advised
Of the disorder.
Three Cinnamon, who were caught
in the act Of plu1dering property, and
Portuguese, who was the immediate
cause Of the outbreak, arc now impris
oned at the British Consulate.
PARIS, September IA 1t is an
nounced that the government has at
present no intention to convene the
Chamber of Deputies before the 22d
Of October.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-14
CrOnsing Ihe Gable.

A submarine telegraphic cable for
the Kansas City railway was success.
fully laid across the river this fore
noon from point near the old gas
works, Fort Pickering, to the opposite
shore. The cable is an inch and q hall
in diameter aud 1000 feet long, and Of
the kind used to cross oceans with
The river at the point where the cable
crosses is not more than 1900 feet
wide, but it is intended that it shall
run underground several hundred
yards on the other side into the woods
beyond the shore. From each end Of
the cable three lines Of wire will be
used for message work. The tuC
0'Neill Of @. B. Brysn & Co.'s feet
was used to lay the cable, and the job
was done in about ten minutes under
the supervision Of Mr.. Palmer Of st.
Louis, who came here to supervise the
work. A big reel on board Of
the tug carried the cable, and
one end being made fast
w thO HtOuo buc Tug bbdIltu, Wubu INC
cable rolled of OF the reel and paved
out handsomely until the opposite
shore was touched. Five or six pas.
sengers were on board Of the tug Ia
witness the operation, the whole work
being easily performed by the boats
crew and Mr.. Palmer, with one or two
assistants, 10 a little more than an
hour. A telegram from Little Rock,
printed this morning, says the Kansas
City railway will be completed through
and cars will be run without a break
by tomorrow. This is hardly prob,
able, as the gap of eleven miles neal
the st. Francis crossing was not fin,
ished at last accounts, and it is not
likely to be completed for some dayt
10 come. The trains will run through
however, without change or detention
at very early day, as the work is be
iLg pushed forward to completion with
all possible dispatch.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-14
Chicago kilograms.

The bears are in clover to-day, ant
have pulled the bulls down consider
ably. The quotations for s, as tel
egraphed to the Merchants Exchange
was 6.25, and 1910 below last evening
closing figures. Lard S.12i, and 12l,
down. Mess pork, II %, and Is,
cheaper. Corn, Sic, and 10 cheaper
Wheat. 96. and io lower,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-14

LONDON, September l4-Arrived:
Carriwald and Normandy, New York;
Tutonia and Grecian, Montreal; New
Castle City, Boston.
New YORK, September 14-Ar-
rived; State Of Pennsylvania, Glas.
COW.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-14
nIEn.

KELLY--MARY ELLEN KELLY, DAUGHTER q
D. o, and Hannah Kelly, september iS. isSs,
Funeral from residence. spripsdals, THIs
lFridsyl AFTERNOON, September 18th, at
o'clock. Friends and aoQuaintanceg are In.
vited 70 attend,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13

"Louis E. McComas, of Hagers-
town, has been appointed counsel OF
the Western Maryland railroad COM
pany. in place of Hon. A. X. Syester,
elected to the bench..'
The above item is taken from the
independent, (Cumberland). Would
it not be consistent for our Republi-
can friends in this section, who elec-
tioneered against Judge Syester in
the late campaign because he was en-
ployed by corporations, to call upon
Congressman Louis E. McComas to
resign, for the reason that he is en-
ployed by corporation Consist
ency, thou art a jewel" not to be
found among the average Republi-
cans of this section. -Oakldnd Demo-
crdt.
Almost anybody but the writer of
the above could be trusted to see that
there is no parallel in these two cases..
Mr.. Syester when a candidate was
expected if elected judge to pass upon
cases of deep interest to the great
corporation for which he had so long
conspicuously pleaded. Mr.. McComas
occupies no such POSITION Ctm6er-
land NeWs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13
Complimentary to Mr.. Urner.

The Washington correspondent OF
the Baltimore Sun draws the follow
ing pen picture of the Maryland del
egation in the House of Representa-
tives in which is very pleasant and
well-merited complimentary allusion
to our native Representative "Of
Maryland's Representatives, Mr.. Nc
Lane is the oldest; Talbot the
youngest; Covington the handsome
est; Urner and McLane the best law
yers and debaters, and HoblitzeH,
the best parliamentarian; Chapman
has been so seldom upon the floor.
therefore cannot rate him, although
this can be said of him, he is more
than the average Congressman in
make up and ability. Talbot occu-
pies and maintains prominent place
on the Committee of Naval Affairs,
and generally succeedsin whatever he
undertakes. Hoblitzell has been I'M
firing in his endeayors IN trying to
have the Ship Canal bill passed, and
would have succeeded in its passage
had it not been for New England's
and New York's delegation. Urner
occupies the most prominent position
in the delegation, is chairman of one
of the most important committees
and his opinions are generally ac-
cepted and respected by the House.
He is also member of the commit
tee on District of Columbia, and be-
ing Maryland man he is considered
by the people here their represeta-
tive in all matters concerning their
people before that body. Hence, he
has more hard work to do and does
more labor than the rest of the dele
cation. l have it from the door
keeper that he has more calls made
for him during a days session than
all the Maryland delegates put to-
gether. Whenever he calls for the
floor it is always accorded him and
when he speaks, he speaks to the
question, and is generally listened to
by both sides of the House.
"The Republicans of the Sixth Dis
trict. as well as the entire State, haye
the right and ought to feel proud of
their lone star, for never before have
they had member that only served
two terms who has attained such des-
isnatlon and recognition as has Mr..
Urner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13
The following djSnatch iS n

The following dispatch is one of i'm
portance, bearing on the independent
line of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road from Baltimore to Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. S.-The Bal
timore and Philadelphia railroad
company was chartered at the State
department at Harrisburg to-day.
The line Of the road will run from a
point on the boundary line between
Delaware and Pennsylvania, in Up
per Chichester township, Delaware
county, Pennsylvania, to the city of
Philadelphia, distance of q miles,
The capital stock is 81 100000 The
directors are Thomas M. King, Allie
gany City; John McCleave, Pitts
burg Harry S. Burgesser, Pittsburg /;
Robert Garrett, John w, DAYS., John
X. Cowen, Baltimore. and VIM. S.
Bissell, Allegany City. The presi-
dent is James B. Washington, of
Allegany City. The principal Office
is Philadelphia. This is the Penn
sylvania Division of the Baltimore
and Ohio line between Philadelphia
and Baltimore. A corps of engineers
is now engaged in surveying the
Maryland Division.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13

gotten if we expect them early in the
spring to have full vigor and be pro-
ductive that the necessary kinds OF
food must be provided and fed regu
larry and judiciously.
Frozen roots, or, indeed, frozen
food of any kind, is very perniclous
to swine and all other stock, and is
apt to scour them badly, and in any
event disturbs their digestion and
renders other food taken into the
stomach less nutritious to the ami.
mails.
The United States Veterinary Jour-
nal, Chicago, recommends the follow
ing as remedy for heayes: Powder
ed resin, two ounces; tartar emetic,
two ounces; Spanish brown, two
ounces; and Cayenne pepper, two
ounces. Mix and give two teaspoon
fuls twice day in soft feed.
Sets, as well as large onions, &C.
cording to the american Garden
should be kept as dry and cool as pos.
sible, without being actually frozen
although they are not injured mater.
tally by frost, provided they are moi
handled while they are frozen. Il
spread on a tight barn floor and coy
cred thickly with chaff or cut straw
they will keep well until spring.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13

thousand dollars per year to form .
sinking fund for the payment Of the
bonds" The bill provides that there
shall be a uniform rate of twenty-five
cents per message of ten words or
less, and twenty-five cents for every
additional ten words. 1t contem-
plates that there shall be telegraph
postal Office at every postoffice where
there is a carrier system, and that
there may be one at any office where
the postmaster can give sufficient
bond to cover any amount which the
Office may fall short of meeting the
expenses incurred on account of the
telegraph. The telegraph line con-
templated in the bill is to run from
Portland, Maine, to Topeka, Kansas,
with branches to all principal cities
between the longitudes of those
points. The provision allowing small
postoffices to have the telegraph pos
tai service on condition that what
each Office lacks of paying expenses
shall be secured by bond given by
the postmaster, applies only to Offices
near the lines provided for. Thecon-
troll of the postal telegraph iue 6 te
be under an officer of the Post0flce
Department, TO be known as She su-
peryisor of the postal teleg aph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13

Don't you 60 there ?' he said as
he turned around on the passenger
who announced that he was going
through to Idaho. "They are the
most selfish people you ever saw"
"How?"
"Well, take my case, / ran a Wild
cat under school house and dis
covered a rich mine. and yet they
wouldn't let me GO any blasting I'M
der there during school hours for fear
of disturbing the children. | had to-
work at nights altogether, and they
even charged me thirty cents for
breaking the windows"
"Indeed !"
"And in another case where 7
staEed out claim and three M,
jumped it, the governor refused to-
issue ammunition or let the sheriff
move; and do you know what had
to do? / had tC dig a canal from the
river. three miles away, and let the
water in to drive the jumpers out,
and even the coroner, who sat on the
bodies, made me pay for the cuffins
and charged me S12 for funeral SER
mon only seven minutes long! Don't
go beyond Colorado if you want to be-
used WELL"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13

FLOODS IN EUROPE. Germany and
Austria are now suffering from a
visitation similar to the one that
wrough such havoc in the Lower
Mississippi valley last spring. 1t has
been raining in the valley of the
Rhine for weeks, and that river has
risen to an unprecedented height.
The water has invaded places which
were supposed to be entirely out of
reach of any possible overflow, and
many of the lower towns and Villa
ges have been entirely inundated.
Seventy houses have been destroyed
at Badenheim, and Rolostadt, Fries.
enheim, Rexheim, Morsch and OPP
pau have incurred losses of more
or less serious character. The foods
have now extended to the streams
that flow into the Adriatie and the
Black Sea. The Danube is rising at
Vienna, and serious damage to prop
erty is apprebended.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13
Points for Farmers.

Without sheep English farmers
could not keep up the fertility OF
their land. There are three sheep to
four acres kept in England, while
Americans only average one sheep to
thirty-four acres,
Prof. Sheldon truly says that "if
the oleomargarine business, melted
tallow and other less creditable things
result in bringing about a thorough
reform in dairy methods, we shall
have reason after all to be grateful"
In winter fowls require varied
diet to do we'll. 1t must not be for
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13
A ShreWd Dodge.

Herr Won -, of Vienna, had tried
in vain to make a fortune in many
ways. Luck was always against him,
and at last to crown his misfortune
he fell sick. But on what the doctor
declared to be his death an idea with
millions in it struck him. He sent
for la Tyer and dictated a will in
which he bequeathed vast sums of
money to his wife, his family and
various charitable institutions. The
lawyer, a notorious blab, spread the
tidings, and great was the ehagrin of
numerous acquaintance to think how
they had neglected to pay court to the
dying millionaire. But Herr yon
- wasn't 80 sick as the doctor had
supposed, and presently he recover
ed. Then it was that fortune-hunJerS
begged him to invest their money,
urged him to accept loans and gave
him credit second to none in the
city. At first he cody refused these
flattering testimonials, hut was grad
ually forced to leIent, and having
lived in clover for considerable time
has just failed for an enormous sum.
1t is pity that Herr Won IS name
has not crossed the Atlantic. The
subject of such an inspiration ought
not to be anonymous in any part of
the world.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13

Apropos of frontier manners is an
incident which can be located, as well
as anywhere, at Kurtzville, a log town
OF seventeen saloons, one store and
one hotel. A New York gentleman
got out OF stage.coach and entering
one of the saloons asked politely for
little sherry in a wine-glass. The
barkeeper glared at him for a mo-
ment, then reached for six shooter
and pointing 1t at the terrified tray-
eler shouted: "Now, 1 tell you. ten
denfoot, you take whisky. You take
it in a lineup, and you like it," The
stranger took the whisky in the tim
cup, asserted that IL was the best he
ever drank, and made haste to get
back to the coach.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13
Railroads Last Year.

AT the beginning of the past year
the trunk line traffic war, which then
had lasted for more than SIX months,
was drawing to close, and the prin-
cipal contestants, after figuring up
their losses, which Commissioner
Fink estimated at not less than S25,
900, 900, concluded that war was not a
proper way of righting differences
between railroad companies, and that
a resort to arbitration and acceptance
of a compromise was more profit
able and pacific way of settling diff
culties. Since then, with the excep-
ton of the Omaha episode, of brief
duration, peace has prevailed among
the railroads throughout the year.
With the experience of the past year
the railway managers will be less
eager in the future to rush into a
physical fight for the settlement of
differences in opinion.
Railway earnings, so far as report
ed, haYe been generally in advance
of last year, Notwithstanding the de-
ticient crops of 1881, and the new
mileage constructed during the year
to be accounted for. And the SUBJ
stantial support the roads have re-
ceived under adverse crops gives en-
enlargement of great prosperity in
the coming year. The crop of cereals
for the year 1881 was estimated at
2,053, 100000 bushels, and for 1882 at
1855, 100000 bushels. In provisions
slight decline is anticipated, but
enough remains to insure large earn
ings for the railroads in the year 1883.
The construct of new railways
and the Improvements on old roads
for the year have been unprecedent-
ed. The new construction reported
up 10 the last week of the year was
over 1000 miles in advance of the
same period in 1881, and when full
reports shall be received it is estima-
ted that the total miles of new road
will exceed that of last year, and ad-
vance the total of roads in the United
States to about 10000 miles.
During the year but few new fail
ures to provide interest on corporate
securities have been reported, while
roads having bonds and other obli-
cations falling due have experienced
but little difficulty in paying them
off, or refunding them at lower rates
of interest. Several roads that were
in the hands of a receiver at the be-
ginning of the year have adjusted
their debts and returned to the con-
troll of their stockholders. Other
roads have paid their maiden divi-
dend, while Others have resumed such
payment after several years of de-
fault.-Nea0 York Indicator,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13

At Stool, :, Scotland, there is the
most wonderful Sabbath school in the
world. There are 400 teachers and
1850 children, and nearly 96. 900 chill
dren have passed through the school
since its commencement. The sing
ing is led by an orchestra with six
teen yiolins among the instruments.
DIR. McGregor recently preached the
sermon on its ninety-ninth anniver-
sary, and he declares that when he
heard the hymns sung by from three
to four thousand young voices, with
the accompaniment of the orchestra
and the full force of the organ. he
felt as if the windows Of heaven were
opened.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13

The once cherished heresy of States
rights is rapidly losing its hold on the
South. Rabid Bourbons may reas-
sert it. but the younger generation
considers the doctrine as buried in
the grave at Appomattox. Free trade
sentiments are also on the wane. The
strong conservatism of the Southern
people causes many of them to nomi-
nally adhere to this economic sophis-
try, but they do so more because it
was held by their fathers than be-
cause they really believe in it them
selves. In the South, as in the North,
there are young men who reason and
act, even though they may commit
the dreadful sin of scratching tickets
submitted to them. These young
men have learned that the extreme
States rights demagogues brought on
their section an unsuccessful war, and
they fail to see wherein the free
traders are likely to benefit their
interests. The Southerners showed
their bravery in the civil war. Have
they not the moral courage to admit
that their ancient advocacy of free
trade theories was based on a misap-
prehension of facts? They have that
courage, and it will not be many
years before intelligent Southerners
will smile at the claim that free trade
is national blessing as they now
smile at repetitions of the old fallacy
that slavery was divine institution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13
A Proposed Postal Telegraph System

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The bill
introduced in the House to-day by
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas. to create
the postal telegraph of the United
States, provides that the govern
ment shall issue bonds to the amount
of $4,000, 900, redeemable in twenty
years and payable in thirty years,
and that at the expiration of ten years
there shall oe set aside from the earn
ings of the telegraph three hundred
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-13

A man who wantonly wounded a
bird with his rifle is reported by the
R''rat Canadian as having made this
frank confession: ut fluttered across
the field, where followed it, and
found the painting sufferer at its nest
the blood dripping upon its young.
MY cruelty flashed upon me in all its
nakedness, and / cringed under my
reflections like a guilty butcher as 1
wBS."