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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-30

large freight carrier, but has splendid
passenger accommodations, large and
airy staterooms, sets q good table, and
in charge Of courteous and attentive
officers. Captain ThOrweeAn Com
mands, with Captain George Milten-
berger and Peter Writ in charge Of
the Office.
The Joe Peters. in command Of
Captain Ed Rowland, is the regular
packet leaving tomorrow evening Tor
Pine Bluff and way landings on Ar.
kansaW river, making connection with
the Pool Line boats for Little Rock
and points above. Captain j. N.
Thompson is in charge Of the Office.
The Rene Maeready, from st. Fran
els river, arrived early this morning
with 4s4 bales cotton, 20 bags seed
cotton and CAB SKIS cotton seed, She
is the mail packet leaving again to-
morrow evening for Mariana, the
Cut.Oa and way landings en- L'An>
guile and 81. Francis river.
The neat passenger steamer Il. A.
Tyler will be found in port this after
noon aud leaves at IL O'Clock noon TO-
morrow for Osceols, Hale's Point.
Hickman, Cairo, Paducah and way
landings, giving prompt attention to
all business entrusted to her. Captain
Jno. Il. Massengale commands, with
Lem Hill in charge Of the office.
The Dean Adams had rather a
rough time on her last trip. She left
here Tuesday evening and got badly
aground that night near Dr. Peters
landing, where she remained until
Wednesday night, when, with the as.
sistance Of q rising river and some
assistance on her part, she was re.
lieved and proceeded on her way to
Helena. Coming up she met with
more bad luck. This time with load
of cotton she grounded at 5 O'Clock
yesterday at Cat Island towhead and
was lightered Oft by the steamer Rene
Macready, which worked at her for
FIVE or six hours, taking off something
over 100 bales cotton. She arrived in
port early this morning and will lose
trip on account of her trouble.
The popular Memphis and Ohio
river packet james W. Gaff arrived
last evening with fine list Of freight,
comprising 2623 pkgs. She discharged |
at the elevator, and is receiving to
leave at 8 o'clock this evening on her
return trip to Cairo, Evansville,
Louisville, Cincinnati and way land
ings, giving through tickets and cheap
rates to points East. The Gaff during
her retirement was placed on the
docks and received a thorough over,
hauling and repainting from stem to
stern and from pilothouse to kelson.
She now has tie appearance Of a new
boat. Her cabin has been nicely
painted aud her floors covered
with new and elegant carpets. In
fact, she is now fs staunch and pretty
as when she was first built. Captain
Joe D. Moore, late Ofthe Cons Millar
is now in command, and with this exe
ception all the old officers are in their
respective departments. Captain |
james Surtees and George Hendrick-
son will be found in the Office, Billy
Collins in charge Of the cabins, and
his partner, Billy Byers in the medi-
cal corner. Success to the new James
w Gaf
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Non-ResIdent Notice.


No. i998-In the Chaneery Court of shan.
county, Tenn.-'H B Ramsey vs. Tiny Z
appearing from an order Of court In TIM
cause that the defendant, Tiay L Men
dieenhall' has interm4rried With John
Thatcher since the filing Of the bill herein-
ana that the said John Thatcher is a resi-,
dent Of the state Of Arkansas and non -resi-
dent Of the state Of Tennessee, and order
ing publication, etc.
1t is therefore ordered that he make his
Appearance herein at the csuthouse Of Shelbv
county in Memphis Tenn, or, or befors tbs
second Monday In December, 1885, and plead
answer OF demur to complainant bill, or the
same viii be taken for confessed as 10 them
and get for hearing e1 parte; and that cSpV
OF TINS order be- published once a week for four
successive weeks in the Public Ledger,
his 18th day OF November, 1888.
A copy attest.
RI BLACK, c and M,
d Jordan, sol for complainant.
40 "a - m
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WESTERN DRESSED MEATS
COMMERCIAL.


PUBLIC LRDaER OFPIoE, |
MEMPHIS. TEEH.s November 20. 1883. I
The financial market is quiet, with
capital gradually accumulating and
though at present there is no large
surplus, yet good Investment securities
are tending upward, with few offering,
Discount rates rule unchanged at s
per cent on all choice mercantile pa
per, while loans on acceptable coll
laterals are at the same rate. Elk.
change is steady at / to 90 discount
buying and par selling on thu East;
also to off buying and par selling on
New Orleans.
The usual weekly statement of the
Bank Of France cabled yesterday
shows an increase Of 100000 francs
gold, equal TO nearly $4,000, and a
decrease Of $4,000 francs silver. The
Bank Of EnglAnd's statement shows
an increase in bullion over the pres
yious week of $500, or about $780,
900, while the proportion of reserve to
liabilities is 43 3-16 per cent.
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General Trade.

Since the weather cleared up and
became more favorable for business
five days ago, very little activity has
ruled except in cotton, which has been
in brisk demand during the present
week, all grades having advanced IL
per ID on Monday last. and sales have
transpired since at a shade above quo.
tations. The feedstuff traffic is ex-
oeedingly dull, corn and hay especially
50, and large receipts Of both have
been stored at the elevator to await
demand. The elevator storage rates
on hay are l2c per bale per month,
and no reduction for forward months,
hence cOnsignees offer to sell at sacri-
fee rather than store, but are unable
to find buyers at any figure. Sales Of
mixed and choice have occurred dur.
ing the week at $40 and $l2 per ton.
The supply of ell classes except fancy
timothy is ample and dealers are fully
stocked. The same may be said oil
oats, the stock here being as large OF
larger than ever before known. Some
say as much as sixty cal
loads are seeking purchasers. Ear
corn is SO fat in tone, that quotations
are next to nominal. The lack Of de.
mand is the main cause of the genera
depression in feed and breadstuffs
Flour is abundant, and weak with
concessions necessary to secure buyers
and corn meal is stagnant. The spec.
ulative boom in prices elsewhere has
had no effect here, as the question Of
supply aud demand is the only feature
having effect. and the demand is lin.
tied for everything in the feed and
breadstuff tone. The game and chicken
trade continue fat, the latter having
been in over supply for several weeks
aud the prospect Of improvement i
slender. About half Of the game ar.
irving during the warm weather had
to be thrown away, and only sound
commanded attention. A little better
tone rulesfOr eggs, and dressed turkeys
sold freely at loo for choice, previous
to thanksgiving, but heavy receipts on
yesterday weakened values, and liber'
al sales occurred as low as 12lc
Abiding to variation in prices, ant
comparing present values with 8 week
ago, it is found that corn is now 8 t,
Go per bushel cheaper. Corn mea
200 per Dbl less Data 3 TO 40 less; bral
~ per ton less; hay about the same
potatoes 3Oc per Dbl less; onions 80 I,
500 less; chickens Soc per dcz less, an,
eggs 70 per dOz higher.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Dealors sci
single bbs at "a 90 10 81 per Dbl as pc
quality. Cornmeal ~ S0a2 so per Dbl il
lots or single bbh. ca
fEEDSrUFFS- Corn 4Sa50c for ca
lots In sks, 43a44c in bulk; ear 40c il
bulk and 48a4le IN SKIS; small orders
to DC dearer Oats 28a33c per bu o
per quality for lots, and 3 to Go highe
In a small AWAY. Bran Ell 80 por toI
and e5a9Oc per cwt. HaySi0al5 per tol
for Western, and 76a90c per cwt; prairi
81 so per ton and 45ab0c per cwt.
VEGETABLES-Potatoes dull A
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Trustees sale.

pY virtue of deed Of trust made 70 me on
ID the 9Th day Of June, 1877, by Mars EliEA-
beth Pomeroy and Charles HenEy PomarOy.
her husband, Of Shelby county. TenneuSse,
recorded in Book No. ll9, page 98, Registers
office OF Shelby county, Tennessee, will Gell
TO the highest bidder for cash, on IT
Tuesday, December ii, 1883,
at the southwest corner Of Main and Madf-
son streets, Memphis. Tennessee, at IL
o'clock, the following described lot Of land,
lying and being in the Taxing District, for
merly city Of Memphis to-wit:
BEGINNING at a stake on the south side of
Linden street 2l5 feet and inches east Of the
southeast corner Of the intersection Of De-
Soto and Linden streets; thence eatswardiy
along the south line Of Linden street 81 feet
and inches TO a stake; thence ssuthwardly
between parallel lines to depth OF $50 feet
to stakes, it being street No. 1889, and the
same property conveyed 10 Mary Elizabeth
Pomeroy by the Life Association Of America.
The equity Of redemption is waived in said
trust deed and the title is supposed to bO
good, but convey only as trustee.
90 So Q b WEXFORD, Trustee.
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Gre ditOrs' Notice.

No. 1901, In the Chaneery Court of shslbv
county, Tenn. John Walsh aud John ]
Dnty, ex' rs Of Thomas Madden, decsased.
vs.. VIM } Chase ct al.
appearing from bill which Is sworn 10 Ia
Il this cause and from an order Of Court an
tered herein, that il Is aproceedine institufed
Madden, doc d, as an insolyent estate nnder
the iinsolFent laws Of the State Of Tennessee.it
is therefore ordered that an parties claim
i9g 70 be interested in said estate Of Thomas
MADDEN, decd, make their appearanoe
herein, on Or before the first Monday In
January, 1851, and have then selves made
parties hereto, and present aud estabilsh
their demands or the same viii be
forever barred. And that a COPY Of MS
order be published once week, fer four sue
eessiye weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of November, 1883
A c0py-Attest:
R J BLACK, Clerk and Master.
~ J M Bradley, d. @. Am.
Taylor i Carroll, soils for compl't.
81 =. "a N.
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The PUBLIC LEDGER job
Printing Office and Bindery is
nOy located at IL Union street and
ready for all business Offering,
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"Ou"J' DecehiOer -, ISSS,
70 'front.' Of the, courthouse door. between II
o'clock m. and o'clock M, 10 the biehast
bidder, for cash. the following lot of ground
lying and being In the city OF Memphis.
Tennessee, t0-wit; Tho southeast corner and
part o Hot No ,as laid of on the IN an OF said
city, atthe northeast intersection Of Chioka-
saw and Auction streets on which stands a
one story frame cottage. Said lot Is bounded
as follows; Beginning at the intersection Of
Chiokasaw and Auction streets; thence north
with the east side Of ClickasaW street 81 feet
IA inches; thence east and parallel with
Auction street 50 feet; thence southwardly
Il inches TO Auction street and thence to the
beginning,
Equity Of redemption waived, and the
title believed 10 be good but / will sell and
convey as trustee only
&C % CIV METCALF, Trustse.
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For New Orleans.

The PUBLIC LEDGER Bindery
and JOB Printing Office Is noe located
al u Union street and ready for all
bNsiness oferina.
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nIYER INTERFERENCE.

streets as We have here, the business
sifeeh can be kept clean"
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Memphis-l9 feet Z inches on the gauge,
or 20 feet g. inches lbove low water
mark, a rise Of feet inches during the
past As hours. El
PittsDurg-6 feet . inches aldecline Of
B inches.
Cincinnati-2O feet Q inches. rise Of
Louisville-9 feet, decline Of 4 inches.
kvansville-ls feet inches, a decline
Of 8 inches
Cairo % feet 8 inches, rise of 10
inches.
St Iouis--lO feet inches, a decline Of
inches. #N THrHk
Yicksburg-2 feet 10 inches, rise Of
10 inches.
=. Nashyille-l4 feet I inches decline Of
q inches.
Ohattanooga-5 feet, decline Of 2 feet
3 inches.
Shreveport-9 feet 3 inches, a decline
Of inches.
Little Rock-ll feet, and stationary:
St Francis and White rivers are
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fpo1rs Ik1vIEo To-Dkr
For Friars POINT JafnAs Lea. ......5 b u
OsceOla. C0ahOma ..............,...6 D n
" New Orleans, @ p Chouteau 8 D u
New Orleans, U p Schenck....5 D q
Cmcinnsti, Thos Sherlook......6 p n
" Cincinnati, JamesW Gaif........ p n
BOATS LEAVING To- MORROW.
For Padueah. II A Tyler. m
White river Josie Hmry.5 p N
Arkansaw river, Joe Peters .....6 D N
" st Francis river, Macready..5 D m
/" New Orleans, City OF St Louis 6 p N
ARRrvKD.
Steamer Golden Rule. Cincinnati
james w CAT. Cincinnati
q q z Chouteau, New Orleans
james lee, Friars Point
Dean Adams, Helena
" Coahoma, 0sceola
Macready, st Francis river
" Arkansas City, 81 LOUIS
H. DEPhRTED.
Steamer Golden Rule, New Orleans
Arkansas City, Vicksburg
IN FORT.
Josie Harry, Joe Peters, Rene Macfeady,
James Lee, Ooahoma, Dean Adams, j W
Uaif q u ChOutaau
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Monday, December Is, Issa.

ny virtue Of a trust deed made 10 ma Yah
~ ruary 20, 1880, OF record In the ReaisterIa
| will sell on F@ss -
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For Arhnr..u nlnnr.
For New Orleans.

81. Louis and New Orleans Anchor Llne-For
yichaburg. hatcher and New 0rleans-The
City Of st, Louis, ,z&Sre
Dan Able, master. 90.
viii leave the Elevator Building As above
SATURDAY, December ist, al PM, 70
serving the right 70 pass all landings the
Captain may deem unsafe
For freight or passage apply TO
oLHALL. Pass. Agent.
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STAGES OF THE RIvRRs

Josie Harry, Joe Peters, ReneMacready
James Lee, Ooahoma, Dean Adams, j Y
CAT. o z Cho,Iteau
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81 FINLEY, Ticket Agent.
Az STEVENS, Pass. Agent.
2s7 Main street.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-10-06

Seeding is progressing slowly
on account Of the inclement wealth.
or.
Farmers have been thrown back
very much in their work and we
conjecture that the Fair will be
slimly attended by them.
Mr.. George Marble has been
quite i'll, but we are glad to see be
has again resumed his duties.
There has been o considerable
gable in our school. Such will
always be the case unless men of
experiences and ability will take
an interest in it. The experien-
ces of a school board is limited
and narrow. Capable men who
are willing to go on and serve the
public must step aside for the in
experienced and possibly utterly
incapable. The above statement
is notaplicable to all school boards,
as will be seen. We have good
men in the government of our
school, but they are in the minor
ity We trust that some of our
friends will see that 4 does
not always beat 2, and that
they will make up their minds to
give up all such ideas as emigra-
ting. We would say to our friend
who contemplates going to Eu-
rope, by way of the Suez canal,
that if he expects to swim his
way through, he had better get a
life preserver and to the friend
who thought that "two was shust
enough, but four was too blenty,'
we may say that we trust he may
never have occasion to desert his
own ranks again. AS to the 9TH
er two, some little fears are enter
tanned by this community as to
their mental powers. 1t was
thought that the ordeal through
which they were compelled to
pass, on last Saturday, is pressing
heavily upon their minds, and ere
long these gentleman will have to
relinquish their present vocation
and resort to the practice Of law.
r.. N. and w. FL. seems to be iub-
liant over the victory gained, and
can look back upon the past and
say ocni, vidi vici.
MORE ANON.
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Little Georgetown.

The farmers in this section are
pretty we'll through with seeding.
The corn crop in this end Of the
county is better than was expec-
ted
The young men in this place
who have organized for the pur-
pose Of getting up q Brass band,
have secured about enough mon
ey to buy instruments.
Mr.. Harry Coleman has secured
situation at Pittsburg, and left
last week to accept it.
Mr.. Will Dugan, who has been
on visit here for some weeks,
returned to Ohio last week.
Our people will attend the Fair
in goodly numbers next week.
The Sunday School at this place
has closed for the winter.
Mr.. Baer, the blacksmith, has
gone to Somerset, Pa.
I see by the last INDEPENDENT
that the Herald says more 1peo-
pie borrow it than the INDrPEN-
DENT has subscribers. The fact
is the Herald has not enough sub
scribers in this part Of the county
for q person to borrow one. IF
it was not for seeing it mentioned
in the INDEPENDENT, the people
around here, would not know that
such paper was published.
NORMAN.
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BURKH1RT & co.

The china, glassware and house furn-
ishing goods establishment of Burkhart
& Co., is a notable one nmany respects
and the ''ctcher' is glad to avail him
self of this opportunity to write of it
and of the gentleman who originated
and still conducts it. VIM. d. Burk-
hart, ID. NJ, is son Of the late Daniel
Burkhart. DR.. Burkhart is native of
Martinsburg; and is doubtless as well
known to the people of this community
as any gentleman we could name. A
brief synopsis of the relations he has
borne to Martinsburg and its material
interests will not be out of place in this
connection. When young man he be-
gan the study Of medicine under the
tutilage of DR.. Reuben Summers; sub
sequently he matriculated at the Uni
yersity of Maryland, and graduated as
an M. d. from that institution in the
class of 1852. Returning home the new
ly fledged doctor began practice Of his
profession, but two or three years later
he retired from it to accept the position
Of teller in the ssBank of Berkeley in
Virginia." officiating in that capacity
for 10 years. In 1868 the bank went in
to liquidation, but its closing days
were full of honor, and it enjoyed the
proud distinction of being the only
bank in the State similarly situated
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that paid its stockholders in full and
made dividend beside. The late Dan
iel Burkhart was President at the time.
In 1865 VIM. d. Burkhart organized
the National Bank of Martinsburg and
was its cashier until 1878, when he re-
signed and with his father established
the private banking house OF Burkhart
q Son, which was soon after merged
into the Berkeley Savings Bank, which
subsequently went into liquidation.
Mr.. Burkhart was then out Of business
for a year, and then he established the
mercantile house to which we here al
Jude. And here we may make note OF
another fact that both Mr.. Hill, now
cashier OF the National Bank,
and Mr.. Wilson, cashier Of the Peoples
National, began their banking exper-
fences under Mr.. Burkhart's instruc-
ton.
First physician, then banker, and
now merchant. Three widely differ
ent occupations, and yet is but JUS
tice to DR. Burkhart to say that he has
displayed his fitness for each. Doubt
less his predictions were for medi-
cine, but excepting as a volunteer ply
stefan during the cholera epidemic OF
1874 he has not been in constant prac-
tice since the year 1854.
AS might have been expected, the
mercantile house which he has estab-
lished has won for itself a front place
In the ranks of business enterprises
here. 1t was the first exclusive house
of its kind ever opened here, but
it has long since passed the experiment
tai stage, and to-day it controls a large
trade. The house makes all its pur-
chases direct from importers or manu-
facturers, the famous house of Bawo &
Dotter,, New York, supplying it with
choice French and other goods. Buy
ing in large quantities and from first
hands enables Burkhart Il Co to sell
either whole or broken packages to 9TH
er dealers to advantage, and we under
stand that the house proposes to make
quite speciality of jobbing from this
time on. Country dealers will do well
to bear the fact in mind.
The visitor to Burkhart II Co.'S can
not avoid noting that an unusually
large stock of fine goods is carried.
Plain and decorated china, Bohemian
Crystal and other fancy wares are
shown, and the display made is most
creditable. We are glad to observe all
the evidences of prosperity that are APP
parent and wish Burkhart & Co. the
best Of good luck.
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boiling is the order Of the day
and night in many places.
Mr.. Kennedy is turning out q
good article of flour at the Bed
ington mill, and has ready sale for
all he can make.
The Country Jakes' are put
ting forth some good ideas in their
discussion Of the county road.
Keep it up, the people want more
light on the subject
The INpEpENDEDr, Ike old wine.
improves by age. Everybody
takes it, everybody reads it, and
everybody likes it. 1t is the best
newspaper, the best local paper,
and the best family paper in the
county. No wonder it Is 50 pop
ular with the masses Of the PEG.
pie. FARMxR.
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Coun-
Gil met in regular session Thursday
night. Mayor in the chair and all
Councilmen present except McSher-
ry and Linthicum.
Work reported commenced on RAJ
leigh street.
Discount for prompt payment Of
taxes fixed at 5 per cent. for October.
2 per cent. for November and / per
cent. for December.
Street Committee instructed to
fix gutter on East Martin street.
Also gutter ON North Queen st.
Mr.. g. A. Young appointed to
measure stone at two cents per perch.
Street Committee instructed to
put down two crossings at intersec-
tion of King and Spring st.
Tax bill OF Mr.. ID. Matthaei refer.
red to Finance Committee for COR
rection-
Matter Of fencing corporation lot,
asked for by Mr.. Showers. referred
20 water BOARD.
The matter Of pump In Northeast
OF Fifth Ward, referred to Water
Board.
The matter of putting a lamp on
North Spring St., and one on corner
Of Race and Raleigh Sts., was refer
red to Light Committee.
Light Committee instructed to
have all lamp posts not In use gath
cred up and stored away.
Bills of III. N. Deatrick and d. w.
Rodrick, for damage to property by
a runaway horse, laid over for fur
Their consideration.
Ordinance for sale of hogs referred
to Ordinance Committee to amend
or report new ordinance.
Adjourned to meet Monday night,
October 9Th.
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The crop Of winter apples in
this section will be limited. The
fine prospect in the early summer
has been blasted.
Sportsmen are roaming through
the woods in search of squirrels,
but find them scarce.
DIR. Davis is kept busy at pres
emit, there being considerable sick
ness, most Of it chills and fever,
along the river.
Cider making and apple butter
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THE question has often been ask
ed, "Can rupture abdominal hernia)
be cured 7" We most emphaticallg
say YES. That this part of the
body offers no exception to those
physiological laws which govern the
whole physical economy and it
makes not particle of difference
whether the age of rupture is one
year or hundred years. For proof
of this send for free book on Rup-
ture, to the Excelsior Cure Man'f'g.
Co., Ogdensburg, N. Y. mar 81 ,1y.