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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-26
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PUBLIo LaDeHR OpFIen I
NFHIa. TN. April 20. IRS3. I

MExFEIs, THY. April 16. 1883.
The condition Of financial affairs
are essentially as heretofore ruling.
The idle capital seeking safe and pro-
ductive investment is considerable,
and obtainable in any reasonable
amount at from six to eight per cent,
as per security Offered and the time
wanted. Exchange is quiet and I'm
varied at par to 1.25 per thousand of
buying, while bankers sell drafts
on New York st ESQ per thou-
sand premium. On New Orleans rates
are to off buying and par selling, Mis-
csllaneous securities are quoted as
follows
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-26

Letter heads, bill heads, bills Of
lading, envelopes, hand bills and every
other kind Of Job printing executed in
the best style aud Of the lowest prices
at the PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office and blank.book mandatory 13
Madison street. !
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-26

The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
office and blank book mandatory. I8
Madison street ,executs IS every class Of
such work in good style and at low
rates,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-26
Paw Of The RenuInr Army.

The. regular army of the United
States is at present made up of %
regiments of infantry, 10 regiments Of
cavalry, 5 regiments of artillery and
a corps of engineers, comprising in
all $4,000 enlisted men, 2l8l commits
stoned officers, making with 3l2 cadets
and nine professors, grand aggregate
of 28.002 men in active service, there
being also 400 retired officers on the
rolls. The annual pay of the General
Of the army is Sl3,50O, and of the
Lieutenant General $l7, 900; while the
Major Generals receive $500, Brigas
der Generals, $500, Uolonels 1880,
Lieutenant Oolonels $4,000, Majors
S25O0, mounted Captains $1,000, and
Captains dismounted $500. The
Chaplains. of whom there are "a, re.
oelve $500. The pay OF a private
soldier for the first two years of ser
vice is $l3 a month, being increased 81
a month for each year of service, until
for the fifth year it is $l6a month. II
then he re-enlists he receives sl8 a
month, and for each subsequent re-
enlistment 81 more.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-26

leans, arrived 1t olaOinnalI ysstafday
and the Cons Millar left there last
evening for this port.
The steamer Hudson, running in
the Paducah and St, Louis trade, is to
be heightened % and wideued 2 feet
during the summer.
Two small crevasses occurred on
Saturday last at the Sarah plantation,
"a miles below New Orleans caused
by the strong winds:
The Andy Baum with a light trip
comprising $500 pckgs, came in at
midnight from the Ohio river, and
goes back tosmorrow.
The steamer Ben Franklin was car
ried out on the dam at Louisville on
Sunday last by the wind, and remained
there until Monday morning.
During the absence of Captaid,J .
D. Randall, Captain o. K. Joplin is
acting Superintendent Of the Memphis
and st. Francis river mail line.
Robert Fitzpatrick, one Of the
pilots Of the Henry Frank during the
past season, is a passenger to st.
Louis on the steamer City of st.
Louis.
The Thomas Sherlock is the next
70" Line steamer due up for the
Ohio river. She should be here to-
morrow evening or early Saturday
morning
1t is rumored that Captain John
Thornburg will have command Of
Commodore DavidsOn's new St. Louis
and st. Paul packet Key City, which
will be completed next month.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
st. Louis came in yerterday afternoon
and discharged 352 pkgs, cleaned out
boilers and lett at midnight for ST.
Louis. She had over 100 passengers
The chances for another big foed
are diminishing, as the rapid rise Of
the upper rivers few days ago was
but a ,'freshet wave" which will spend
considerable Of its force before reach.
ing here.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
here at 10 am. tomorrow will be the
Arkansas City for st. Louis and the
City Of Providence for St. Louis
Both are fine passenger boats, anC
Captain AID Storm is their agent.
The licenses of Captain H. g. Blk
by and Pilot J. L. Faux we're sus
pended for a period of 20 days, com
mencing April 14th on account of
collision between the City Of Batol
Rouge and J. s. Bransford, which
occurred at Burdeaux Chute some
time in October last.
The Guiding Star, four days GU
from New Orleans with 300 tons o
freight and full of people, passed u
last evening for Cincinnati. She dis
charged but a few pkges here, an
seemed to be in a hurry to overtak
the Golden Crown, which was 2.
hours ahead Of her. She also RAJ
ahead of the Thomas Sherlock goin
down.
| Captain Ed Outlaw, a we'll know
river clerk, to-day took charge of tn
Office of the Memphis and ArkansaV
River packet Kate Adams. Capital
Outlaw has been connected with tn
river for the past thirty-fve years, an
is we'll and favorably known. Durin
the past two years he has been con
neCted with the railraod business a
Arkansaw City, but now returns Il
his first love.
The Kate Adams, in command O
Captain Mark R. Cheek, brought il
154 bales cotton, q head cattle, and
good list of people. She is the Adam
Line mail packet leaving this evenin
for Helena, Terrene, Arkansaw Cit
and way landings, attending prompt
to all business that offers and connect
| ing at her destination with trains o.
the Little Rock, Mississippi rive
and Texas railroad. Captain Ed. Ont
| law is her chief clerk.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-26

The subscription price Of the
DAILY PUBLIC LEDGER is 50 per
Gnmam and BOO per month fer less
than one year. The WEEKLY
LEDGER is 81 per annum-pCstagc
free. Payable N advance inyaris-
bly,.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-26

Entered at the Postofice In Memphis, Tenn.
as seoond-class matter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-26
RIVER IHTELLIaEECR.

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY,
For Arkansaw City, Kate Adams. 20 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For st Louis, Arkansaw City....10 m
" Vicksburg City Providence. 10 M
FriarS Point. James Lee. .........5 D m
Osceola, Dean Adams......,.....6 D m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Kate Adams, Arkansaw City
" City st Louis, New Orleans
Guiding Star, New Orleans.
Andy Baum, Cincinnati
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point
Dean Adams. 0sceola
Hard Cash. White river
F" Guiding Star Cincinnati
" City st Louis, st Louis
IN PORT.
Kate Adams, Andy Baum
HIGH WATER MARK.
The high water level of the food Of
1882 at the port of Memphis was
reached on March 9th, when the Cow
eminent gauge at the foot of Jefferson
street read 30 feet 2 inches.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-26
RAILROAD TIMETABLES.

ohio q Southwestern,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07
The Charity Conference.

The third annual meeting of the Wis
consin Conference of Charities concluded
its three days session at Madison on the
LIST inst by the election of the following
officers and committees for the ensuing
year:
President-Col c. e. Warner, of Dane
County.
Vioe Presidents-J. j. Adams, Columbia
County: Rev. Norbert Kersten, Brown County;
Mrs. Sarah F. C. Little Rock County.
Secretary - Prof. A. o. Wright, Dane
County.
Treas,we'-John Graham, Columbia County.
Committee on LegisIdtjon-C. E. Warner, of
Dane County; H. II. Giles, of Dane County,
and Andrew E. Elmore, of Brown County.
on ont Door Relief. Q. Adams, of Column
bia County; ". Y. Baker, of Monroe County;
Joseph Walther. of Milwaukee County: w.
Brown. of Green County.
on Construction and Management of Poor
house,. 81. Yivien, OF Iowa County; j. S.
Meyers, of Dane County; Chas. Dunlap. of
Walworth County; E. J. Perkins, of Iowa
County; B. Miller, of Columbia County; A. H.
Perry, of Sank County.
On Associated Ctarities-W. J. Dawes. of
Milwaukee County; Joseph Walther, of Mil
waukee County. and Mrs. d. H. Johnson, of
Milwaukee County.
On Pr1Uate and Charitable hastit,dlons-H.
H. Giles, Dane County; n. Kersten, Brown
County; A. Zeiminger, Milwaukee County; d.
A. Cobb, Milwaukee County.
On the Chronic IaSdne-W. W. Reed CT JEFF
ferson County: r. B. Whitcomb, of Green
County; Mrs. Charles Dunlap, of Walworth
County; NJ. III. Conant. of Rock County.
On System of Poor Retief-E. o. Holden, of
Sank County: A. E. Elmore, of Brown County:
A. 0. Wright of Dane County.
On Charitable Work by Wonen-Mrs. Z. B.
Fairbanks, of Milwaukee County: Mrs. C. T.
Morgan, of Dane County: Miss Ella Giles of
Dane County; Mrs. Amelia ". Bate of NIilwau-
kee County, and Mrs. A. J. Aikens of Milwau-
kee County.
On Industrial SctOols-Mrs. Mary E. B..
Lynde, of Milwaukee County; James Bintliff,
of La Fayette County; Andrew E. Elmore of
Brown County; John Mather, of La Crosse
County.
On Prisons and Jdals-Geo.W. Burchard, of
Jefferson County; A. o. Wright, of Dane Coun-
ty; F. J. Ries, Of Milwaukee County; Mrs.
Mary E. Rockwell, of Milwaukee County; and
Mrs. e. B. Fairbanks, of Milwaukee County.
On Schools for the DefectiUe Classes-L. A.
Proctor, of Milwaukee County;J J. W. Swiler, of
Walworth County; Mrs. Sarah F. G. Little, of
Rock County; ". II. Chandler, of Dane
County; W. D. Parker, of Pierce County; Chas
D. Parker, of st. Croix County.
On Duties of Matrons of Poorhouses- Mrs.
NJ. NJ. C0nant, Of Rock County; Mrs. B. Miller
of Columbia County; Mrs. E. J. Perkins. Of
Iowa County.
On Causes and Prevention of Iaasaa5ty-Dr
]. c. Hall, of Green County; DR.. r. NJ. Wiggin-
ton, of Dane County; DR.. S. L. Lord, of Rock
County.
On Relation of County Boards to County
IastdaHiOnS-Allen Bayne, of Columbia County;
E. Kimball, of Rock County; G.. E. Weiss, of
Milwaukee County; Henry Haskell, of Jefferson
County; John Graham, of Columbia County;
G.. j. Cox, of Columbia County; nj. Egan, of
Milwaukee County; N. Berge, of Rock County.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07
PhIIadeIphia's Lady MiIIionaIres.
(From the Philadelphia Record


Philadelphia has a good list of lady
m1llionaires. Mrs. Thomas A. Scott leads
off with at least $10,O00,OOO. Mrs.
Bloomfield Fl. Moore is near the top of
the ladder. Her husbands personal es-
tate was valued at So, 800, 600, and this,
besides his other investments, leaves the
lady in possession of an immense income.
Mrs. Anna W. Baird and Mrs. Matthew
Balwin, both of whose husbands were in
the celebrated Baldwin Locomotive
Works, are worth 1000, 600 each. Mrs.
Ado1ph E. Borie, is millionaire in her
own right. When the late George Falee
died his personal estate was over So, 0OO,-
600, and his wife and daughter divided
this, as well as all his other possessions.
Two daughters of Henry Rawle were left
a million each by their mother, which is
a good start for young ladies, and is like
ly to draw attention TO them. One of
the lady attendants at the church of the
Epiphany drives to the house of worship
III a modest carriage. Her income is
100000 a year. IF men make the
money and women do spend it, list of
the various charities about the city shows
that the ladies know where to put it so
that it will do some good to others. Isn't
that SOP
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07

forty-seventh congress and thirty -one
from the second session. Among the
latter are the following: For the sur
vey of the passes between the afiuents
of the upper Mississippi and the Colum-
bia rivers; for the performance OF the
presidential duties in the case of remov-
al by death, resignation or inability of
both the President and Vice President;
for the relief of Fitz John Porter.
Among the other propositions which
failed to reach the status of legislative
enactment were those to forfeit the land
grants of the Northern Pacific, Texas
Pacific, Atlantic & Pacific, and other rail
roads; TO reduce the amounts paid land
grant railroads for transporting mails; to
place Gen. Grant upon the retired list;
to constitute wife a competent witness
against her husband in prosecutions for
polygamy.
Mr.. Hiscoc6, as chairman of the house
committee on appropriations, furnished
for publication statements relative to the
appropriation bills passed this session
and which have become laws. The ag-
gregate amount of bills is 1929, 1921, 5lf.
The aggregate Of appropriations for last
year, including $18, 73S, 1915 for the river
and harbor bill, was 1895, 500, 500, and
for the preceding year, including $11,-
Al, 800 for the river and harbor bill,
was 1919, 367, 1888. An analysis of the
figures for the past three years shows
that appropriations for the current ex-
penses of the government, irrespective
Of the amounts for pensions, aggregate
less than either of the two preceding
years. The regular pension bills for the
fiscal years 1882, 1888, 1884, aggregate
S262, SIS, 900, the bill just passed being
$40, 575, 900 in excess of the bill passed
two years ago and $13, 225, 900 less than
the bill passed last year. OF tire de-
fciency bill just passed only about$500,-
600 is on account of the present fiscal
year. The appropriation bills of the
present session were passed on
an estimate, aggregating $271 1894, 844.
AS reported from the house committee
on appropriations they aggregate 1920
082, 1853; as passed by the house, $780,
400, 20S; as reported by the senate COM
mittee on appropriations, e231, 115, obs;
as passed by the senate, $3.50, 662, 81;
and as finally passed by both houses
after adoption by the conference COM
mittees 1925, 1927, 511-an increase of
50, IA, 75S over the amount originally
recommended by the house committee
on appropriations.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07
intelligence in Animals
From Nature.l


Mr.. Romanes remarks in his book
that there are few recorded instances of
intelligence In, bears; the following facts
may therefore be worth recording: In
the Clifton Geological Gardens there are
two female polar bears, between 2. and
3 years old, which came here quite
young. One of these shows remarkable
Intelligence in cracking cocoa-nuts. A
nut was thrown to day in the tank; it
sank long way, and the bear waited
quietly iIlafter sometime it arosea little
out of reach. She then made current in
the water with her paw, and thus brought
it within reach. This habit has already
been several times noticed in polar
bears. She then took it on shore and
tried to break it by leaning her weight
on it with one paw. Failing in this,
she took the nut between her fore paws,
raised herself on her hind legs to her
full height, and threw the nut forward
against the bars of the den, 3 or feet
off. She then again leaned her weight
on it, hoping she had cracked it, but
failed again. She then repeated the
process, this time successfully. The
keeper told me she employed the same
method to break the leg-bone of horse.
That this is the result of individual ex-
perience, and not of instinct, is clear
from the fact that her companion has
not learned the trick of opening them
thus, nor could this one do it when she
First came. The method of throwing it
is precisely similar to that adopted by
the Cebus monkey described by Mr.. Ro-
names
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07
President Lincoln in Richmond.

washington Cores of the Boston Travelerl
After Richmond had fallen into the
hands of the federal forces the cabinet
room OF the capitol was kept in exactly
the same condition as when occupied by
JEFF Davis. President Lincoln, it will
be remembered, arrived the day after
the surrender, and while walking through
the building, inspecting the headquart-
ers of the confederacy, came to this
room. Godfrey Weitzell, who was in
charge, said: &c Mr.. President, this is
the chair occupied by President Davis, -
and motioned the president to sit down.
It was trying moment, and those pre-
sent expected to see look of triumph
in his face as he performed the act which
signalized the complete downfall of the
rebellion. Mr.. Lincoln approached
YEARLY, sat down without a word, and
as his great head fell into his broad
hands there was an oppressive silence.
His mind seemed to be wandering back
through the dark years of bloodshed and
carnage. He saw visions of death, brok-
en- family circles, loss of treasure, and
the little mounds that dot the south un-
der which sleep the northern dead. He
did not utter word, but heaved a deep
sigh, and even to this day the warriors
who stood in his presence at that time
tell the story with tears in their eyes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07
Oriqjn of Wheat.
from Popular Science Monthly.J

Wheat ranks by origin as degenerate
and degraded lily. Such in brief is the
proposition which the whole course of
evolutionary botany tends every day
more and more fully to confirm. We
must endeavor to start with the simplest
forms of the great group of plants to
which the cereals and the other grasses
belong, and we must try to see by what
steps this primitive type gave birth, first
to brilliant colored lilies, next to the
degraded rushes and sedges, and then to
the still more degenerate grasses, from
one or other of whose richer grains man
has finally developed his wheat, his rice,
his millet, and his barley. We shall
thus trace throughout the whole pedigree
of wheat from the time when its ances-
tors first diverged from the common
stock of the lilies and the water-plant-
aims, to the time when savage man found
it growing wild among the untitled
plains of prehistoric Asia, and took it
under his special protection in the little
garden plots around his waited hut
whence 1t has gradually altered under
his constant selection into the golden
grain that now covers half the lowland
tiltn of Europe and America. There
is no page in botanical history more full
of genuine romance than this; and there
is no page in which the evidence is clear
er or more convincing for those who
will take the easy trouble to read it
Alright.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07
She Died of low
[From the Philadelphia Record.


Lavina Ulrick has been an inmate of
the Berks County almshouse for
twenty years, having been placed
there when she was but Is years old.
A year ago an old lady was admitted to
the institution and became warmly at
tached to Lavina. The older woman was
known only as "Aunt Mary" and the
younger was never addressed but by her
Christian name. Several days ago the
latter became possessed of fancy to
find her parents, whom she had not seen
since she was admitted to the almshouse,
''Aunt Mary strongly advised her to
go at once, and Lavina went over to
Kutztown, where her family had lived
She found that her father was dead and
was told that her mother had been sent
to the county almshouse. She returned
very much depressed, for she was GER
tain that she knew every one in the aims
house, and was confident that her moth
er was not among the inmates. The
superintendent, however, became inter-
ested in the matter, and to his surprise
discovered that ''Aunt Mary was no
other than the mother of Lavina. Moth
er and daughter had so changed in
twenty years that neither recognized the
other. The most dramatic scene ensued
when they were informed of the relation
ship. The mother fell into her daugh-
ter's arms. She was SO much overcome
that she died in a few minutes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07
Hasn't Had ENOUGH of Powder.

Abraham Myers, of York County, Pa,
a young man who, several years ago,
lost both hands by the premature explo-
sion of blast, is quite successful
sportsman. His gun is breechloader,
and he loads it with his mouth. He goes
out with his gun strapped to the stumps
of his arms, aims at the game, pulls the
trigger with his mouth, and generally
brings down his game. Thus far he has
shot this season eighteen squirrels and
five wild pigeons. He also writes readi-
ly and legibly, holding the pen between
the stunps of his arms
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07
Plain Talk in Texas.
CFrom Texas Siftinps.1

The Texas paper that rails Of Texas
Siftings for denouncing the failure of the
law to punish crime probably finds the
description of the abuse referred to very
applicable to the state of society where
the distinguished editor lives. Such edi-
tors remind us of very ugly woman to
whom clock peddIer wanted to sell a
clock: " It is horrible ugly thing, :"
she replied, shuddering; "it just fright
ems me to look at it. )" "Then, ma'am, .
responded the peddler, "perhaps you
had better take one that hasn't got a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07

THE National Rubber Company of
Bristol, r. l., although it closedits shoe
department week ago, promises to pay
everyone OF its employees one-ha!f of the
wages he would have earned until the
LIST of April, whether be works or wheth-
er there be no work for h1m. The papers
are saying "Here is one corporation with
a soul and big soul, too" Aye, and
a big surplus, too.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07
CLERGY TROUBLES.

Suits Commenced Against Well-KnOwn
Divines-The Speculative Craze Seems
to Have Hit the Cloth Severely-The
Publishing Company and What 1t
Claims Against Rev. MIR. ParIxhurst-
The Preacher Who is Anxious to
''Write Up" the Fraudulent " Bucket
shop" Chaps.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07
THE WAY OF LIFE.
By JOHN VANCE CHENEY.

me warrior frowned and pressed his temples gra
" Enough" he cried, ''away with Iove-away /
boy from play by fondest kiss beguiled
= Mother, III love thee ever !" spake the child
a maiden gazed into the night sky wide
: On, Will love him when he comes!" she sighed.
These three moved on along the way of life:
A fair face lured the soldier from his strife
Upon tomb was carved the sweet cbild's name
The lover to the maiden never came.
The Ce9t,Ir7f
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07

looking glass in it," If the true picture
we draw does not suit community, the
people should take some paper that has
not got looking-glass in it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07
A Rich Reporter.

The journalists in Washington are en-
joying story that is told at the expense
of New England Congressman, coun-
try lawyer, one of the class of people
who imagine that the function of every
newspaper man, whether he be reporter,
correspondent. editor, proprietor orstock-
holder, is to "pick up items" This
gentleman was introduced some time ago
to Mr.. Haskell, whose income as one of
the proprietors of the Boston Herald ran
into four ciphers, and is said to have q
very comfortable figure in front of them.
" All, said he, benevolently. "glad to
see you, Mr.. Haskell. You're down here,
L suppose, picking up few items for
your paper?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07

A PIECE of glass was taken from one
of the thumbs of w. s. Dixon, of True
kee, CAL, the other day. It had re-
manned imbedded there for nine years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-07

No shoemaker was ever able to meas
ure the footprints on the sands of
time ~ Y. Com. Ady.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-10-04
Shot Himself.

Haywood Moore, a young man
living in the sixth district, acct
dentallE shot himself through the
head last Saturday morning with a
revolver. He was getting ready to
start to Alabama, as we are in
formed, and was loading his pistol.
Some of the barrels of the cylinder
had been charged and he was driv-
ing down the bullet in another
when one of the loaded barrels was
discharged and the ball struck him
in the forehead, ranging around
under the skin next to the skull and
producing a very dangerous if not
fatal wound. He was still living
and doing as well as could be ex
pected when we heard from him
last. 1t is not only against the
law of the land to carry concealed
pistol, but it is dangerous to self
and to your fellow-men to handle
them at all, and the sooner this fact
is properly appreciated and the
practice abandoned entirely, the
better it will be for the country.