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MEMPHIS, TEISnST., SATURDAY. MAECH 31, 1877.
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ADVF.r.Ttfcna are requested to send in their
favors for Kasteu-Scsday Morning's Ar
i'K.vi. at as early an hour or. possible. Ey do-
injr so tiny will secure food display and enable-
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tat Iter I lernMuhrodltleaU
Holly Spring ( Miss.) Importer : The Jack
won Timet iind Memphis Aralanrhe, both
Hayes orean. are disposed to call the Re-jrortr,-
a llo'irbon, becau.-e, forsooth, it criti
cised Mr. h3' for b;irtern? himself to Hayes
for a cabinet appointment. While the lie
ttorfmliva DOf, nor never did, appireto Bonr-
tnic r-.ufp.t:or, it would decidedly prefer ii
to brintr tw oran ot the only fraudulent
President this country 1i;l3 ever produced.
The Time uvl Aralunrhe are model news
papers in tlieir way; mild as sucking doyes,
tmt r.ithc-r heriuapfiroditicalin politics.
Iartir that Know Positively who lf
Wfrnor.
Tiie Charleston Xeir and Courier says
' ' there are four persons in South Carolina
who know who is governor. They are Tilda
X orris, A ni7.i Rrboroui-h, David Gordon,
and one of thj lluusniaun murderers. The
three first have been pardoned by Governor
Hampton, and released from jail. They are
now at lilt-rty. The other wag sentenced to
bo hanged, and was reprieved. His com
panions, who were not reprieved, were exe
cuted. Hiit are concrete tact. Governor
Hampton cm rele;ie from jail, and save
from the tra I le ws. On the other hand, there
is not a county in the State, that we know of,
when' a warrant issued by any appointee of
.Mr. Chamberlain, would be respected; nor is
there a jailer who would pay any regard to
his so-5illrtd liardons. All the power, and
Htrenfrfh, ami authority, are on the one side,
and that is the sid of Hampton."
Oar Amended Charter.
Brownsville Democrat: Senator Ragland's
bill to amend the charter of Brownsville,
which Ls now the law, contains all the desired
change necessary to the proper management
and control of our city alfairs. The election
of the biard of mayor and aldermen under
the new l;tw will Yc held biennally on the
first Monday in September. The city mar
shal w elected by the board of mayor and
aldermen, and is removable by them at plea
sure. Hi-is n: sponsible to them for the con
duct of his office-, as are the other public offi
cers. The f.ictory was not excluded, but still
remains in tha corporation, Bubject to taxa
tion as other property. The section exclud
ing it was stricken out in the lower honse, in
olx-dience to obvious constitutional reasons
and the Fronsr opposition of the people of
Brownsville Wa sincerely hope thai under
the ua'- ct of this wi,-e and well-considered law
th.it all discontent and dissatisfaction will dis
appear among our c itizens.
The I unslltntional Cotton-Tax.
Auinista Chronicle and Const nationalist:
V; dt not prt-tend to say what will be done
with the claJta, but we have no hesitation in
sayinjr what should be done with it. It Bhould
be promptly paid, dollar for dollar, principal
and intures't. Congress had no shadow of
right, under ihe constitution, to impose the
tax. The government had no right to collect
it. The money thus wrongfully obtained
went into the trea-ury of the government, or
into tne po-kets of its authorized agents, and
it shoula be refunded. If a private person
takes property illegally, the law compels him
to muke restitution. A government should
nit le allowed to retain the proceeds of a
t'ra.id any more tlian an individual would be.
Th' southern people do not ask or expect the
refunding of this tax aa a part of President
Huyes"s "reconciliation policy." They do not
wi.!i a bribe tliey desire simply justice.
They are not in the political market to be
bought, tin.' opinion of northern .Democrats
and Republicans to the contrary notwith
standing. H-i tyi; iit of the cotton tax is
either right or wrong. We believe it to be
right, and oar demand for the money which
the government appropriated to its own use
. ,i. ."..ii .a'.c
IS IWU solely on mm jjguc-i.
Mraator Ibam (i. Harris on the Hitaa
tlon. The Paris (Teen.) Intell'ujtncer prints in
full the speeches made by Senator Harris and
Representative Atkins on their return from
Washington. 1 roni that of the former we
copv the following extract. Senator Harris
Rai l: "As touching public alfairs, he could
but allude to them, a the circumstance did
not admit of an extended speech. He al
luded to the fair promises of Mr. Hayes in his
inaugural address as mere high-sounding
words that would not be fulfilled, and as ev
idence poinbid to the delay of the adminis
tration in settling the Louisiana and South
Carolina agitations; sjoke of the new com
mission to 'v sf-nt to those States to learn
their pohticid status, and asked if Mr. Hayes
oouM need information on that point, in the
face of the lact that committee after commit
tee had been sent there, beside a delegation
of representative men from various parts of
the country at the request of President Grant.
He thought Mr. Hayes was only seeking an
easy gradation npon which to back down
from his promises. He felt that nearly all
hoj; was gone; that military despotism
would continue in the States named. How
ever, in justice to the administration, he said
Vi.ir. l'ne n:,mes snoken of in connection with
this rommh'sion utiorded slight ground of
hop that justice might yet be done. Judge
KaviJ liavis and Kx-Governor John C. Brown
were men in whose hands the interests of the
south were perfectly safe. Mr. Hoar and
Mr. Wheel-r he thought would favor sustain
inir the uretenders with the power of the
army."
Hrowii-viile lHoutrrut: lat Wednesday
- n-.in'nT came to the Ijoardincrhouse of -Mrs
K'e itl. v to obtain tvird for a few days. He
said he wa.4 from Memphis, was a brick ma
rm im.I wiu in search of work. He remained
;!! it his lioardinghouse and about town for
i ,!.iv or two. in comparative good health.
and the boarders nil say he was a pleasant
-i niv-.aJ man. Ihursdav night he natf
chill '"'"l remained aVout his room Friday
I,.-wll. He was without money, and
did not seek medical attention. Saturday
enddenlv taken very siik.
th,. ,"-itv aiitlioTitiea were informed of
his critical condition. city authorities
employed Dr. W. Taylor td attend to the
sick man. wno visited him at eleven 0 clock
Svitnr.l.iv rnr.rr.inL' mid found him in a COl
l.i-Mvl ("on1iti,r.. f.et and hands cold, entire
ly painless, vomiting, purging and very rest
less. Id Sections cf morjihiue and brandy un
der the skin, mustard over the body and
very stimulating method of treatment was
reorted to, but all without avail. The
patient could not be rallied; nothing
.-renied to have any effect on him.
He remained in this condition until
five o'clock in the afternoon, when he died.
N'o history of the atient could be obtained
by the physician from any one about the
boardingiioiise. only that the man had been
living in Mississippi and had been having
chills for onie time. It is thought by the
physician in attendance that the man died of
congestion of the stomach and bowels, due
proUibly to the effect of malarial poison. A
j-Mift-mortf irt examination could not be had.
In th tv. lfets of the stramrer's coat were
fnunri miners which showed his name to bC
1 l:im..l It irtritt- :ini 1 that he was from Mem
phis. Tlv-,-e was ;do in his pocket a copy of
a bill m tae chancery court ot Mieloy couniy
of Dani"l Harintt r. Jacob Tliompson. the
.attorneys being Bigclow A. Hill, ihe man
was au'lmhruau, ppear-:-d to be about fifty
five 'or lixty year of tuo, and was stoutly
built. 1 'uring his short illnrj he w.is well
-attendcil to by Mrs. Keatley. He ws buried
in Oakwtxxl cemetery Sumlav morning by the
City.
WASHINGTON.
Jlore Promises Xore Hugger-Mupger-ing,
More Lnnrh, More Good Feeling,
More Assurances of Something
Being Done, but .Nothing
More.
The Cabinet Holds a Meeting and Re-
olres, and the Individual Members
Feel Certain of the President's
Tollcy, bat Not One of them
Knows what that Poli
cy Is.
There is Much of Discnnsion and Confer
ence, a Great Deal of Knnnlng To and
Fro, and Much of Sympathy, bnt
the Troops are Not Removed
as the People Desire.
Washington. March 30. The cabinet met
again to-day. It is known that the conver
sation between Hampton and the President
formed a prominent topic of consideration.
The cabinet, in session of three hours to
day, fully discussed the South Carolina ques
tion. No vote was taken, but the expression
of opinion of the different members showed
that on a division a majority would be in fa
vor ct tne immediate withdrawal ot the
troops from the Statehonse.
The Charxea Aealnut Connul-tWeneral
Mwara.
The charges against Ex-Consul-General
Seward, now minister to China, have been
found to be the result of an old quarrel be
tween Mr. Seward and the present consul
creneral. There is nothintr in the denartment
of stale showing anything whatever discredit
able to either his public or private character.
Louisiana Commisslanm In Confer
ence with the lrealdent.
General Joseph R. Hawley and General J.
M. Harlan, members of the Louisiana com
mission, nau a lengthy interview with the
President to-night.
General John Al. Harlan, of Kentucky, of
the Louisiana commission, had an interview
with the President this morning.
A Ueorgia Jo dee (toothed by Adminis
tration uraiiK. 7
Jm'ge Lochrane. of Georgia, had a long
interview with the President last night. The
jodge says the questions talked over referred
more te oeorgia state appointments than to
national politics. He was impressed with
the cordial manner of the President, and was
gratihed with the result of the conversation.
President Hayes was, in his judgment, an
honet t man, and would, in the proper time,
sweep out every official in the State who has
clung to office by the adhesion of love for
v.i ... 'rv.
Democrats will have place, but they must be
men who can popularize the government.
The President has made up his mind that his
appointments shall come up to tne standard
of ntnesg.
Hayes's Love Feast.
A delegation from Arkansas, irrespective
of party or color, several accompanied by
tneir uiaies, canea on tne rresiaeni, ana rwo
or three speeches were made, all expressive
of the hope that the peace policy of the
President would be entirely successful. At
tention was called to the circumstance of the
Democrats contributing to the election of
Dorsey, and of the Republicans assisting in
the election of Senator Garland. President
Hayes replying, said: "This is a love feast
that 1 did not expect; I am very glad to meet
you all, and I am glad to know that an era of
good feeling has already arrived for Arkan
sas, and I nope it may be in no way di
mini hed."
A delegation from the Charleston chamber
of commerce have divided themselves into a
committee to call on the several secretaries.
Secretary Evarts read to the commit
tee that waited on him a dispatch from the
leading bankers of New York urging that
tne most favorable consideration be given to
the Charleston committee's views, and saving
that if time had permitted they would have
had the dispatch very generally signed.
Secretary Evarts said that when the President
was, prepared to act he would do so on his
own responsibility, not seeking to place any
part of the burden on the representatives of
either side and the parties they represented.
Secretary Sherman said the President
f would, of course, make a decision in South
Carolina a case, but his hope was to relieve
that State of one of her two governors in such
a peaceful manner as to insure peace ana
absolute enjoyment of the rights of the col
ored people. Much stress was laid on this
point by all the secretaries. i
Postmaster-General Key was cordial :xl his
reception of the sub-committee, and said he
had no reason to be discouraged.. He said he
understood the condition of affairs and need
of immediate action.
Secretary ThomDson was most uncompromis
ing in the expression of his opinion that the
Federal government had no right to inter
vene in South Carolina, and that State should
be left absolutely free to settle her own af
fairs.
Secretary Schurz was extremely cordial and
liberal in all he said.
Current Topies.
The rODular demonstration in honor of
Governor Hampton has been postponed, the
conservative leaders thinking it not in good
taste.
Though no direct knowledge is obtained
fmro official sources as to the ultimate inten
tions of the government upon questions of
political issues pending in aouin uaroiina,
there is an imoression. sustained by various
facts, that the end of the deliberations now
in Droirress will be the issue of an order re
movinc- the troops from the Statehouse at
Columbia. The anxiety is to so consummate
m l ion of the Government that no discord
can possibly result. A lair inference from
the events which have recently occurred, is
that. it. will not he manv davs before a de
cision is announced. The deliberations of
the cabinet to-day involved a careful review
of all statements recently made to the Presi
dent both by Chamberlain and Hampton,
and tins will probably be continued to-morrow
It is understood that the cabinet was en
gaged for a short time to-day with questions
concerning a lew appointments 10 onice.
41 .Hit two hundred emDloves will be dis'
missed from the bureau ot engraving and
printing in the treasury department to-morrow,
in order to bring the force down to the
actual requirements of the work.
This afternoon the President received a
delegation of colored citizens from Alexan
dria, who urged the appointment of Prof.
Iang-ton as commissioner of agriculture.
The President said he recognized in the main
the justice of the claim for able colored men
to be appointed to office, and that he had the
bifhest rejmrd for IVof. Langston. butdoubt-
ffwhether he should appoint him to that
Tuirtienlar nosition.
Governor I him D ton wrote a letter to the
President to-night, saying that he might not
have an opportunity to see him again, and
ncsurinir him that he could and would secure
absolute freedom and peace and eouality to
both white and colored citizens of the State
as soon as the troops should be withdrawn,
but intimating, at the same time, that he
would consent to no bargain or compromise
rh a I WVV Pr In verv warm words he thanked
the President for the manner in which he had
been received, and expressed his confidence
that the Ire8ident would be true to the loyal
and patriotic sentiments of his inaugural ad-
Some fifteen or twenty temporary clerks in
tv.a, r.ivv denartment will be dismissed to
morrow. They have been employed in the
i.rartment for two or three vears past, and
were paids as writers for the navy-yards out
nf the rontincrent funds of several bureaus.
there being no provision of law authori.mg
their employment or making appropriations
f.-.r their camoensation as clerks. Secretary
Thompson announces it as his purpose to have
no one in the department not expressly pro
vided for by law.
Month Carolina Adjontntent.
iAnn mrrvflnondent Chicago Tirne:
ved here to-day from
Columbi say that the plan of adjustment for
the South Carolina case is about arranged,
and will be perfected in a few days. Upon a
careful examination it has been ascertained
that the returns, including those of Laurens
and Edgefield, .how that Hampton received a
majority ot tne votes cast, but they also show
that the Republicans of the legislature have
a majority ot seven on a joint ballot, b p to
the present time, it seems, Hampton has had
a legal quorum in the bouse, and Chamber
lain a quorum in the senate, but neither has
had a legal legislature since the controversy
began, ihe plan of adjustment appears to
be tne assembling ot the legally elected mem'
hers of both bodies. The Republicans. hav
ing a majorit v, will send a Republican to the
senate, but Hampton will be recognized as
governor, ana toe omcers under him will re
main permanently in power. The troops
will be withdrawn as soon as the bargain is
consummated.
o Latin In It.
Chicago Times: A member of Hayes's
cabinet is credited with the theory that all
tke trouble in Louisiana cornea from the fact
that a portion of the people of the State are
of the Latin race, and therefore not in sym
pathy with the political methods and ideas of
the rest ot the American people. With all
due deference to the memlier of the cabinet,
the Times begs to suggest that the Latin race
has nothing to do with the matter. It isn't a
race question at all it's thieves. Durell
wasn't a Latin race, so far as heard from;
neither was Kellogg nor Wells; and Packard's
Latinity isn't half so deserving of hanging as
hii rascality. When the carpetbag-brigands
are eradicated the Latin race will not trouble
Louisiana.
The Programme Slapped Oat.
Washington correspondent Cincinnati En
quirer: The cabinet devoted itself Wednes
day to deciding why it appointed a commis
sion, and what the commission was appointed
for. It was finally agreed that the commis
sion should investigate nothing: that it should
not attempt to find who had been elected
governor, but that it should devote its ener
gies to fusing the two legislatures into one on
some sort ot a compromise basis. It this
compromise can be effected," said the cabi
net officer who is authority for this statement
to me to-night, "and one legislature organ
ized, which all will respect, and whose au
thority all will recognize, that legislature can
solve all the vexed problems. It can canvass
the gubernatorial vote, investigate all charges
of intimidation and fraud, and settle which
claimant is rightly entitled to the guberna
torial office. It can reorganize the judicial
machinery of the State, and, in short, set the
wheels of the State government successfully in
motion. To get such legislature, organized
on some compromise basis to which all shall
agree, will be one main object of the com
mission. "If," said he, further, "the fac
tions there will not agree to any compromise,
why, the administration must decide what it
will do." To a direct question as to what it
would probably do in that event, my inform
ant said that of course a State government
could not be supported forever by the Fed
eral troops; that thing must end some time;
and probably, if the factions refused to
compromise, the administration would
say: "I have done all I could to help
you out; you have declined my assistance,
now you must settle this thing among your
selves. The troops will sustain neither claim
ant; they will simply prevent bloodshed by
either faction." In short, the administration
would simply say: "You may wrong and rob
each other until complete exhaustion forces a
compromise and a settlement of the matter."
It would be an exhaustive remedy, and an ex
pensive one for the State, but it would seem
to be the only remedy left. This is undoubt
edly the present plan of Hayes. He hopes
the commission will effect a fusion of the
legislatures, but does not expect it. This
failing, he hopes and does expect that before
the commission can report one or the other
faction will have yielded from exhaustion, and
he be relieved from making a decision. If
the factions still hold out, he will withdraw
the troops, reluctantly, if forced to do so by
nublic opinion. Morton and Blaine hope.
expect and intend to bring it about that, be-
r ii. i i " ai l - A' T " " 1 1
lore limb ume, tne people oi uouisiana win
be goaded to taking tho matter in their own
hands, and resist Packard by - force, which
will make political capital for Blaine and
Morton. It is intended to start the commis
sion Monday. Hawley. M'Veigh and Brown
will meet here, and Harlan and Lawrence
join them on the road. Hayes telegraphed
Lawrence to-night that he could start Mon
day for New Orleans, if he did not wish to
come here.
Confession by Hayes's Leading Organ
that His Promises lieu Xothlna-.
The following extract from an editorial in
the New York Times shows plainly that
Hayes is preparing to put upon Hampton
and Nichplls the blame for his failure to
carry out his promises as to the south: "If,
then, Messrs Hampton and Nicholls, acting
upon the advice of injudicious or mischiev
ous adherents, remam intractable in spite of
the President's efforts to bring about a com
promise, his obvious duty will be to proceed
with his task, whether they approve of it or
not. Their personal pretensions ought not
to be allowed to block the path of
peace. Its leading features cannot be
mistaken. One is the withdrawal of troops
so soon as- guarantees are furnished by local
legislation and authority for the protection, of
the freednien in the exercise of the privileges
conferred upon them by constitutional amend
ments and Federal laws, and for the protec
tion of white Republicans in connection with
political affairs. The other is the removal of
just grounds of complaint in relation to Fed
eral officeholders, and tne display oi a reason
able regard for local feeling in deal
ing with ail appointments, vvnemer tne
Louisiana commission succeed or iau, whether
the proposed South Carolina conference
be held or not, the steady pursuit of these
objects must sooner or later influence the con
duct ot a consiueraoie portion oi tne soutnem
people. They will see through the motives
of the angry partisans who keep up an ex
citement about "bad laitn ana "bayonet
rule," and are themselves responsible for all
there is of either. It will be perceived that
the presence of the troops is not a wanton in
termeddling with local concerns, but is a
consequence of the refusal to give effect
to measures which the ceneral covern-
ment must see enforced. Ihe case against
the southern Democrats will be rendered all
the worse bv their hvDoensy upon this sub-
iect. Thev profess a willingness to furnish
the protection required, Dut witnnoia me
simple proofs of their sincerity which the
President is entitled to asir. iney clamor lor
the withdrawal of the troops, and they spurn
the equitable suggestion which would make
that act feasible. The south has been accus
tomed to trust its leaders implicitly. By and
by it will learn to discriminate between true
and lalse mends.
Hayes's Promises.
Tipton (Tenn.) Record: It is evident that
Mr. Haves entered into a compact with south
ern representatives, that if they would stay
the revolutionary proceedings in congress and
permit the count to proceed that Hampton
and Nicholls would be recognized. Being
installed m office he vacillates, seeking by
means of a commission to decide a question
he has not the moral courage to decide one
way or anotner. tne commission ousiness is
a dodire. The President knows all that can
be learned in reference to matters in South
Carolina and Louisiana. The presence of
troops in those States to-day is a violation of
his pledge, and we tear an earnest oi nis
southern policy. Every moment's delay
strengthens Morton and Blaine m their oppo
sition. Three weeks ago Hayes was the
t rone man. but a stronger than he has en
tered his house. He is being bound hand and
foot, and all the promises of Matthews and
Foster are coming to naught.
Key and the Old Whigs.
The Clarksville (Tenn.) Chronicle, on Key's
letter to Senator Merrimon: "Even so. Amen!
it suits ns much better than it would to see
the Dostoffice patronage used as a fund for
itritimir weaa-Kneea Lwrnmniu). uui
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does Hon. Key like it? We should suppose
it rather a humiliating position ior nim; nut
that is his business, and if his salary compen
sates him for all his humiliation we have no
word to say against it; only how this is to
serve, in breaking ud the Democratic party and
t he old Whitr nartv is. as Dundreary
says, what no fellow can understand, out
that again is the concern of Hon. David M'-
Kendree Key, postmaster-general.
A correspondent of the Jacksonville Union
Bays that engineers are now locating the route
of the ThotnasviUe and Florida air-line raU-
road -. that the company is composed of the
tK'-t practical men in Florida; and that
Thomasville and MonticellD need no longer
trouble themselves over the "missing link,"
because it will be supplied by the early fall or
winter. This is good news indeed, and we
hope it wul prove au true,
REPUDIATION.
The Tennessee Lea-lslatnre Fixes the
Tax Rate at One 3I1I1 on the Dol
lar, and Refuses to Compro
mise at (lxty Cents on
the OoIIar.
Chattanooga correspondence Cincinnat
Commercial: Not satisfied with introducing
about thirty bills to repeal the dog law, the
legislature Tennessee set about devising
means in awinrllA thp rei!it.-ra rF the S'late nf
what is justly their due. One of tteir last
acts was to ixthe tax rate at one mill on the
dollar. This is repudiation, and wa meant
for that. The existing rate of four mills will
not pay current expenses and interest on the
debt, so the legislature gave the creditors
warning of what to expect by putting the
rate at one mill on the dollar. And that, too.
just after the bondholders in New York had
most generously offered to donate to the State
forty per cent, of the debt. That is, they offer
ed to take sixty cents on the dollar in new
bonds, running thirty years, thus donating to
the State nearly one-half of what is owing
them; and that, too, when the State is amply
able to pay every cent of the debt, face value.
This vein of lxyvai It u morels ihe blcuk.
dishonesty. ihere is not a .state which bor
ders Tennessee but that has a higher rate of
taxation than four mills. This tells the story
of dishonesty and bad faith too plainly to be
mistaken. If the rate here was higher than
surrounding States there might be some occa
sion of complaint; but as it is, the present'
treatment of the creditors is downright dis
honesty. Take the average rate of taxation
in Virginia, Georgia. Alabama, Missouri,
West Virginia, and Kentucky, and apply it
to Tennessee, and it would be amply sufficient
to pay current expenses and interest on the
public debt. Yet, in the face of this, the
creditors generously offer to throw off forty
per cent, of this debt, and only ask for the in
terest on the balance, and a very small sum
to be laid iiaide each year as a sinking fund
for ultimate redemption of the new bonds
given for the old on a basis of sixty cents on
the dollar. Yet they are met by a summary
reduction of the tax to one mill on the dollar,
which will not half pay current expenses.
This is to force the creditors to take thirty
three cents on the dollar, or some such small
percentage, or repudiate altogether. In the
history of rascality and repudiation there are
few instances the equal of this. The blush
of shame is brought to the face of every
State's honor man in Tennessee, for he is
made a party to the wrong done these inno
cent creditors. They have parted with their
money on the plighted faith and honor of the
State, and after waiting patiently some years
for their interest, they are told in effect to
take thirty or forty cents on the dollar for
their debts, or nothing. And that, too, by a
State which is abundantly able to pay, and
which has not even the excuse of levying a
higher rate of taxation than any of the sur
rounding States. I understand that the gov
ernor and all the State officers are in favor of
accepting the sixty per cent, proposition,
which is offered by the creditors. That aay
one should ask more of a sacrifice than this
astonishing, when we reflect that the
State debt is only about twenty-three million
dollars, while the taxable valuation is about
two hundred and seventy-eight million dol
lars. In other words, the debt is only about
eight per cent, of tho valuation. A six-mill
tai would pay the interest upon it and ad
minister the government. Under these cir
cumstances, the offer of the creditors is sim
ply a gift to the State of about nine million of
dollars a gift they are under no obligations
whatever to make. The State is bound for
the whole debt, having value received. Many
of these bonds were sold long before the war
lor their tace value in gold, and some ot them
even at a premium. What opinion must we
have of a legislature which, in the face of th e
generous offer to donate forty per cent, of the
debt, summarily puts taxation down to one
mill on the dollar so as to force the creditors
to accept a still lower per cent, than sixty, or
tret nothintr at all' Oh. shame, shame.
Eight per cent. ioonTthe taxablo valuation
of every' 'man's property would pay oft'
every cent . of the State's indebted
ness, lace value, principal and interest, and
rather than bear this humiliation as a citizen
of the State, I would to-day cheerfully
pav that per cent, upon what I own.
and thus save the honor of the State, and re
turn to the hapless creditors that what is
justly their due. But the creditors do not
asK that. J. hey do not asK tnat tneir ueot oe
paid now, or that it all be paid at any time.
They generously agree to throw off forty per
cent, of what is their?, and only ask that a
sufficient tax be levied to pay interest upon
the remainder, a tax of about one-half of one
per cent., or simply one mill more than the
old rate of four mills. And the legislature
meets the proposition by putting the rate
down to one mill on the dollar, which is flat,
repudiation! The governor will likely call
them together, in a few weeks, in extra ses
sion, and we shall see it they come back
willing to accept the generous terms the cred
itors offer. Or will they try to grind them to
a lower rate? The Republicans all vote for
the Bixty per cent, compromise, not that they
think it just that the creditors should suffer
this loss, but because they think it the best
that can be done. It they cannot save the
honor of the State, they want at least to save
sixty per cent, of it.
AFRICAN CHRISTIANITY.
Rishop Haven on the Liberian Experi
mentBrief Review of the Condi
tion and Prospects of the Afri
can Republic England's
Control in Africa.
New York Herald, Tuesday: Not more
than a score and a half of the Methodist
brothers gathered yesterday at the weekly
conference, and after listening to some essays
on "Itineracy it was announced that Bishop
Haven, who has just arrived from his visita
tion to Africa, was present and willing to ad
dress them. The bishop and a ministerial
traveling companion left here last November
and arrived m Monrovia December lb, loib.
He traveled the Liberian coast south as tar as
Cape Pal mas, three hundred miles from the
place ot landing, tie aiso traveled a aay or
two's distance up the St. John's and St.
Paul s rivers, and went as far inland as there
are any Liberian settlements. The bishop
gave an outline sketch of the geography and
topography of ithe country, and then de
scribed the missions ot tne aietnouisi episco
pal churah, and also referred briefly to those
ot the Presbyterian, Baptist and Episcopal
churches of America. The population of Li
beria does not exceed twenty thousand souls.
Of these one thousand seven hundred and
fifty are full members and two hundred pro
bationers of the Liberian colonists. But be
sides these there are four hundred and fifty
members and forty-four probationers gather
ed in from the aboriginal or native tribes.
The colony contains lorty-iour local preach
ers, two of whom are aborigines and presid
ing elders, and tour ot tne preachers are na
tives, two of whom are presiding elders.
There are twenty preachers in tlw confer
ence, and the American Methodist Episcopal
church spends about seven thousand five hun
dred dollars a year on the missions there,
There arft fortv-three Methodist Episcopal
churches in the colony, thirteen of which are
composed of. natives and the value of
the church property is twenty-five
thousand dollars, on which there is an in
debtedness ef only thirty dollars. They have
forty-eight Sunday-schools, with one thou
sand eight hundred and tliirty-one pupils and
two hundred and twenty-six officers and
teachers. The missions lack money to build
day schools and supply instruction to the
young, t noer tne colonization entnusiasm
of twentv or more years ago American ana
English christians spent a great deal ot
money on the colonists and built them some
verv hne houses, many of them to-day, the
bishop thinks, are better than the homes that
we build for our domestic missions. But of
late years there has been less attention paid
to them and tne duu dings are iaiung into de
cay and the people in some respects lack the
energy and inspiration which a moral protec-
torate oi America wouia give tnem. r.ngianu
. . f . - 1J . I ,V I 1
controls nearly all the coast of Africa except
Liberia, and he believed she wul soon control
that. She protects her own interests along
the coast, and punishes the natives when
ever thev molest anv of her trading ships
The bishop gave illustrations on this point of
the carelessness with which the Amen
can government treats its commercial traders
and the great care England bestows upon
them in Africa. The commercial exports of
Labena consist chiefly ot camwood, which
commands twenty dollars a ton in this mar-
ket, and other dyewoods, coffee, sugar, etc.
About one-third of the population are abo
rigines, and they and the semi-civilized
chiefs and kings around are begging for
schools and teachers for their children. If
the church had more money the bishop be
lieves thev c-ouid push the work very Ir gely
ami succey fuily into the interior. What
they need very much is a normal school for
raising up native teachers who can go out
with far greater acceptance thnn the Liberian
colouists. The missions also have suffered
from lack of Episcopal visitation from this
country. During the bishop's visit he or
dainiid a native preacher, who was also sher
iff of his county. The president and vice
president of the republic are Methodists, the
latter being a preacher. The bishop's ad
dress was full ofinfprest and Fpiced with
humor throurhoui Next week the annual
coherence jrill meet, and as the time of the
brethren will 1ms needed to prepare for these
gatherings, they adjourned until the third
Monday in April.
OAIIEY IIALX.
His Luxarions Ofllees and Lucrative
rraetietv I'es Xot Prevent his
JBecoir-'tasi'a Misanthrope His
,- ninsVi.?" if fa- -
The following from " Burleigh" Rev.
Matthew Hale Smith appeared in the Bos
ton Journal Thursday: "I had an interview
with Ex-Mayor Hall a short time ago. He
made some frank personal statements that
may be read with interest just at this time.
His offices are on the fifth story of the Tri
bune building. These are far above the roofs
of the surrounding houses. A finer view can
not be found in the city. Mayor Hall's rooms
run clear across, and command Brooklyn and
the .bast river on one side and the iSorth riv
er and Orange mountains on the other, and
they sweep down nearly to Sandy Hook. The
rooms are spacious, four in number, and open
one into another. They are luxuriously fur
nished. The library is very large and fills
the sides of all the rooms. The chairs are
sumptuous enough for a salon. The walls
are hung with costly paintings and exquisite
engravings. The eminent men in the legal
fraternity ax. home and abroad, with leading
theatrical characters, have a place in the col
lection. A more elegant workshop
does not exist in New York.
Here Mr. Hall has an elaborate bed
room, which is also an office. Mayor Hall
was one f the most industrious men in New
York. HL? leisure hours for personal chats
were from four to six o'clock in the afternoon.
I ' called on him one day on some business,
lie was in a talking mood, and spent an hour
speaking of himself. He said that fortune
had taken the field against him. Everything
had slipped from his hands, and it was of
little consequence what he did or where he
landed. He contrasted his life with a gentle
man whom he called the 'Midas ot New
York. Everything that man touched turned
to gold. For years all his plans had been a
success. Schemes which had ruined every
body else pushed him higher up. With many
others this Midas had had a lawsuit against
the government. Everybody else m the trial
was bankropt but this man, and after years
of litigation he has obtained a judgment
against the government for one million dol
lars. First, Mr. Hall said he was cheated
out of a valuable property. Next, he was
seduced from a fine law business to enter po
litical life. When he became mayor, which
was a crowning folly of his life, no young
man ever had a more brilliant future. The
governorship was sure to him. A reason
able ambition promised him a seat in
the United States senate. Some time
or other the Democrats would be in
power, and his chances . for a seat
in the cabinet were as good as any man's in
the State. Then came the ring troubles; he
had nothing to do with them; was ignorant
of all wrong; yet he was crushed in the ava
lanche that bore the city authorities down.
His misfortunes culminated in his abandon -intr
a fine law practice for the stase. His
MHtnrtiiBat? star -blighted th lri!liant pros-
pects mat nis new career opened to mm. tie
did not rejrard the selection of the stago as a
mistake. The time was bad, and the place
unfortunate. He had a brilliant offer for his
debut if he would wait six months. Had he
done so his fortune would have been secured.
But his own lmpetuositv and the pressure of
his friends urged him to accept the opening
presented, and his failure was disastrous and
mortifying. He spoke in bitterness over the
brilliant opportunities he had thrown away,
and of the magnificent prospects that had
faded from his sight."
FIFTY PER CENT. PRIVILEGE-TAX.
The Law Recently Passed Providing
for its Repeal Who is Affected
by It.
The following is the law providing for the
repeal of the fifty per cent, privilege-tax:
Section 1 . Beit enacterl bu the General AxsemMu
of the SMe of Tenneaxce, Thai the act passed July tf,
1870, chapter 14, seotlon 4. of said act, which In
creased the tax on all privileges fifty per cent., be
and Is hereby repealed, so as to apply only to sec
tions 553a ot Thompson & Stager's Code, sub
section 2!4-:tx, and puts sub-section 52 on the same
footing as sub-section 51.
Sec. 2. Be ii further ervicted. That this act shall
take effect from and after Its passage, the public
welfare requiring it.
raasea uarcn Z3. i t.
HUGH M. M'ADOO,
Speaker of the Senate.
EDWIN T. TALIAFERRO,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved March 2tt, 1877.
JAS, D. PORTER.
Who is affected by this act? asks the Nash
ville Banner. Sub-section 20 is in reference
to artists taking photographs, ambrotypes,
etc. Sub-section 38 is in reference to express
wagons, carts, etc. Sub-section SI is in ref
erence to physicians, dentists, and surgeons,
whose income is over eleven hundred dollars,
and sub-section 52 is in reference to archi
tects and civil engineers. These tub-sections
are a part of the act of 1867-8, defining what
are privileges ana tne amount oi tax on eacii,
and the act of 1870 came along and declared
that the tax on all privileges shall be in
creased fifty per cent, from and after the first
day of January. 1871. To illustrate: the tax,
by the act of 1867-8, on artists located in a
city of over three thousand inhabitants, was
three dollars and a hall; on express wagons
or carts engaged in transferring other than
those belonging to express or ommbus com
panies, was five dollars; and on physicians
whose income amounted to over eleven hun
dred dollars, was ten dollars. Now tho act
of 1870 increased them, as well as all other
privileges named in the act of 1867-8, fifty
per cent., and the question is, does the pres
ent act take the fifty per cent, oft ot those
three sub-sections ? or is it taken off all the
other privileges named in the act of 1867-8,
leaving the hlty per cent, tax in iorce on me
three sub-sections ?
"The Left Wing."
Lonoke Democrat : The Washington cor
respondent of the New York Sun, in speak
ing of the probable support ot foster Dy
southern Democrats, says of Senator Garland :
"Senator Garland, only a fortnight in the
senate, has already come forward as the lead
er of what Blaine habitually calls the 'left
wing' of the administration. He is to deliver
three votes." "Here it is again another
wretched falsehood from the whole cloth.
The people of Arkansas expect to see Senator
Garland a leader on tne ueniocrauc siae oi
the senate not leader of the 'left wing' of
the Hayes administration. As to the idle talk
about Garland delivering three votes for a
Republican candidate, it is only necessary to
say that if he even had the inclination, those
who know uunter, Memons, trause ana cra
vens, understand full well that the 'delivery'
would be out of the question an utter im
possibility." The above, clipped from the
columns of the Little Rock Gazette, speaks the
true sentiment of every man, woman and
child in Arkansas, who know our worthy sen
ator and representatives in congress, uar
land, Slemons, Gunter, Cravens and Gause
are too pure to endeavor, or have any desire
to ento mire any comuinauons or trades.
Freight Depot Burned at Fort Worth.
Shreveport Southwestern Teleijrcin, 2Sth:
On V'ridav nitrht. at about halt'-nast. seven
o'clock, the freight depot of the Texas and
Pacific railroad, at Fort Worth, was discov
ered to be on fire, and before the flames could
bo reached burned down. There was but lit
tle freight in the building; the most of it was
removed, but some oi it not tar enough, and
was consumed. reverai bales ot cotton on
tne piauorni were ournea. l he total loss is
estimated at from seven thousand to ten
thousand dollars.
ATROCIOUS CRI.tlK.
Baltimore Lady Answering to an
Advertisement for a Unardlan Is
Chloroformed and Brutally
Outraged.
Baltimore Smi, March 2": The annals of
diabolical crime have another atrocity added
to them thi? time the victim being a Balti
more lady. The names of the parties are not
made public by the police, but the circum
stances are stated thus: Early last week a
gentlemanly-locking person stopped al a lead
ing hotel in Baltimore, and during his stay
advertised for a governess for his children.
His advertisement was answered by a gentle
man of this city who was guardian for a
young and estimable lady. The advertiser
represented himself a a wealthy citizen of
Alexandria, Virginia, with children, for
whom he needed a governess. The guardian
of the youisg lady was perfectly satisfied with
these representations, and made arrange
ments for his ward to accompany the adver
tiser to Ah rxandria. They arrived at Wash
ington last Friday evening, and the fellow
tohi the unsuspecting lady that there was no
way to get to Alexandria that night. He then
took her to the National hotel, and engaged
iiinr- ii j .i i ii ix i riiii.i i the ni-iit
he entered her room, chloroformed her,
and committed a brutal outrage on her per
son. When she recovered her senses the vil
lain threatened to kill her if she made any
outcry. On Saturday, she having utterly re
fused to go with him to Alexandria, he placed
her on the evening Philadelphia express train.
When the train stopped at Baltimore he led
her from the car, and leaving her on the plat
form, jumped on the train as it moved on to
Philadelphia. The lady at once went to her
guardian's house and told him her sad story,
whereupon he immediately communicated
with the police department here and at Wash
ington. The police at Phdadelphia weie also
notified. The officers have a full description
of the scoundrel, and no efforts will be spared
to secure his arrest. At the hotel in Wash
ington the fellow registered under an assumed
name, representing on the register the young
lady to be his sister, and hailing from Rich
mond, Virginia. He told the hotel clerk that
his sister was an invalid, and that he wanted
a room near hers. The hotel books show that
Friday night he had numerous "extras" in
his room, such as whisky, ale, etc. He left
without paying his hotel bill.
STANLEY.
The Latest Lettor of the Anglo-Ameri
can Kile Explorer Recent Discov
eriesThe tJrea water-shea or
Central Africa.
New York Herald: Another letter from
Mr. Stanlov is printed to-dav. This letter is
the most important contribution made toward
tne eiuciuation oi tne xne pruuieui oinec mc
announcement of the discoveries of the Albert
and Victoria Niyanza. It advances one more
step toward the conquest of the great secret.
With the lacustrine character of the Lead
waters of the Nde exhibited tolerably well in
what was Itnown of the two great Niyanzas,
Albert and Victoria, the mam problem ap
peared to t the determination of the source
from which their waters were derived, in or
der that it might be known whether the sup
ply was such as would sufficiently account for
the Nde as it exists between the Albert Ni
yanza and the entrance of the Blue Nile, or
whether, the supply being deemed insuf
ficient, it was necessary to continue
the hunt for still other elements and
parts of the gigantic system of water
shed l',y which old Nile does his ample
share in draining the great plateau of Central
Africa.. In the description given by Stanley
last yaar of the Shimeeyu, a large river which
seems to drain tiie western wall ot the system
of which Kilimanjaro is the highest point,
great probability was added to the theory
that tlie Niyanzas, with their yet undiscov
ered .affluents, would prove to be aniple
source i of supply ior tlie great stream. But
in the present letter Stanley deso.rbes a hith
erto ttnvisited feeder of tiro ictona, com
pared to which the Shimeeyu is scarcely
more th an a trout brook. In the course of
this river he also finds a third Niyanza, or
great reservoir. This stream, which he names
the Alexandra Nile, and a lower portion of
which has been called the Kageera on Stan
ley's former maps, flows through upward of
three degrees of longitude and two of lati
tude, and drains about five square degrees, or
eighteen thousand square miles. This great
river discharges its water into the Victoria,
whence they go to the Albert and so to the
White iVtie; and these three great Niyanzas,
that are only so many successive expansions
and storage places of Nile water, with the
stream th at connects them and with their
thousands of minor affluents drain an
area of not less than seventy thousand square
miles a territory equal to one-third of
France. This is a drainage that amply ac
counts for all the waters of the Nile, and the
exploration of the upper Alexandria Nile will
leave little to be learned of the history of the
great river. In a spirit of geographical chiv
alry the hardy explorer has attached to tiie
great river he is the first to describe and its
attendant lake the name of the Prince of
Wales, and thus handsomely maintains the
free-masonry of the discoverers who derived
the names of the other Niyanzas alsj from
the English royal family.
TELEGRAMS.
Washington, March 30: The President
has recognized P. II. llartman consul of Bel
gium at Cincinnati.
Little Rock, March 30: A portion of the
buildings in the Dutch gardens was de
stroyed by fire yesterday morning. Loss two
thousand dollars.
Pera, March 30: Feeling buoyant and
hopes entertained of the preservation of
peace in consequence of favorable news from
various European capitals.
Montreal, March 30: Joseph Brunet, a
contractor and trader of this city, has made an
assignment. Liabilities about one hundred
thousand and fifty thousand ollars.
Boston. March 30: The North Bridgewa-
ter savings bank at Brockton suspended
pending the investigation by the bank com
missioners. The treasurer, who recently
died, proves insolvent.
W Ynrli Afari-h JUV Pantain A H 15o-
gardus, in shooting his great match at Gil
more garden, this evening, broke one thou
sand glas3 balls, one at a time in the air, in
seventy-seven minutes and forty seconds, he
only missing eignt oaiis out oi one tnousaiiu
and twenty-eight.
Cohoc-s, March 30: During the fire early
this mornmg, at 67 Mohawk street, the walls
fell, burying unaries v aiKer, a nreman, in
ttio mini anil enishinrr the adioinins? resi
dence, killed Mrs. Henry Luddeke. Loss on
property will amount to iony uiousanu uoi
tars, paxtially insured.
Cincinnati. March 29: The twenty-eighth
annual report of pork-packing in the west,
by the editor of tlie Cincinnati Price Current,
for the winter and year ending March 1st,
... 1 1 1 niuui'ir trt.mnn-nw shnwintr :'- tital num
ber of five million seventy-two thousand three
nunureu anu tniny-uiue uug pu.n.ci-.
London, March dO: Bullion in the Bank
of England increased one hundred and
twenty-eight thousand pounds in the past
Bn.at Pivinfirtinn nf reserve to liabilitv.
thirty-nine and one-eighh per cent. Specie
in the Bank or r rante increased iour muiion
four hundred thousand francs in the past
week.
eiiovonTip f!itv. March .0: This momine-
Norman M'Quaig shot and killed James B.
Jackson, aged sixty, and his son aged twenty-one,
at the ranche on Horse creek, thirty
miles north of this city. The cause of the
shooting was a quarrel about a woman, a
cousin of M'Quaig. The murderer is not yet
arrested.
ri.iW.nr famn fYl- Thirinir a heavv storm
a huge mass of snow was detached from the
summit of a hill near the Bell's Cove copper
mine. It swept down and completely buried
two houses. One man and five children
were taken out dead from the ruins. Tliirty
five persons were in the house when the ava
lanche commenced.
San Francisco, March .10: Acapulco advices
by the last Panama steamer are to March 6th.
By order of General Jimenez, United States
Consul John A. Sutter, jr., was seized on the
street by twenty soldiers and put into prison,
where he still is. It appears that a citizen oi
IXartrv KAStiATi. Sit tbut TUilC
was ill-treated at the time the late change of
government took place, and the consul's re
monstrances and protests against the proceed
ings were the cause or pretext of his impris
onment. Dead wood, D. T.. March 2il: Yesterday
Thomas Calder and John ( ioddard, brothers
in-law, had a quarrel about a piece of prop
erty. Meeting in a saloon last evening Ca! -der
drew his pistol and fired, tlie ball passing
through Goddard's hat and striking a by
stander named Rudolph Schwciter, producing
a serious and probably fatal wound.
Chicago, March 30: Joseph P. Clarkson, c:'
the law firm of Clarkson & Van Shoock, shot
himself accidentally this moming at his resi
dence, in Evans ton, causing a wound in th.
stomach from which he will hardly recover.
He is well known for his ability us a copy
right and dramatic lawyer, on which points
of law he is considered authority.
ADDITIONAL. RIVER XEM.
VicKSBtniG, March 30 Night. River
rose 1 inch. Weather clear and warm. No
boats down. Up: Illinois, Robert Mitchell.
Gold-dust.
Shbkvepobt, Ma'-ch 30 Night. Ujvei
fell 3 inches. Weather cloudy and warm.
No arrivals or departures.
St. Lo'trrn, -M.-xrt'h "0 Tl.t. a .
City of Vicksburg, Vicksburfr; Fannie Tat um,
New Orleans. Departed: Ste. Genevieve,
Memphis. River risen 3 inches. Weather
cloudy and warm, with slight rain.
DIED.
REHKOPF In this city, on the morning of March
30th. In tlie 7'id year of her age, Cakolink Kkhkofp.
The friends and acquaintances of the family are
Invited to attend the funeral, from her late rest
dence. 33 Alabama street, SUNDAY AFTERNOON,
at 2 o'clock.
Xotice.
THE regular monthly meeting of the Memphis
Bni.uiNU and Savinos Association will be
held MONDAY EVENING, at 8 p.m.. April 2d, at 41
Madison street Parties who conteinilate borrowing
money at H per cent, on real estjite, can get shares
In tne Fockth Seiues, Issued from April 2d, and
can borrow at once wltn the other series. Money to
loan! Stock for sale! and no back dues to par'
U. H. JUDAH, President
S. Sturm, Secretary.
Nursery & Greenhouse
5000 FLOWERING PLANTS.
SELLINU OUT Boses, Geraniums, Heliotropes,
Verbenas, and a general collection of tine green
house foliage and bedding plants.
Also. Rustic and Wire Baskets, Bustle Stands,
filled with beautiful (lowers, suitable for decoration
for the Easter Holidays, and all of which I will sell
at COST.
I am also prepared to sod graves, ornament and
take care of cemetery lots, besides laylng-oli, sodd
ing and planting private grounds
Hernando street cars runs to the Grrcnhouses.
II. JlOOKli.
BEST!
Best sweet Yellow Table Butter.
Best coarse-ground Silvermoon Meal.
Best Silvermoon Flour.
Best Sugar-cared Hams.
Best Sugar-cured Jowls.
OLIVER, FINNIE&C0
WAIT
AKETSS
FOK TIIK
Stent NKI.
PIF.CE JKWF.LKV COMBIXATIO.'V
OUT Gents' elegant Watch-Chain. Goid-Plated-Sleeve
Buttons. Coliar-Buttons, Set of Spiral Studs,
Plain .'Blng, and Imitation Coral Scarf-Pin. Complete-sample
lots, 25 cents; 12 lots, $2. Special
term -ngents. BRIDK CO.. 7H5 "-wlway. N. V.
JOHN JOHNSTON.
J. N. KOKD
JOIIKSTOX & FORD,
ATTORX'EYS-AT-LA W,
IVo. 4Q Madison street. Memphis. Tenn
Chancery Sale of the Memphis and Ral
eigh Railroad, Etc.
No. 2898, R. Chancery Court of Shelby county
Shelby county vs. Memphis and Raleigh Railroad
Company et al.
By virtue of an lnterlocutoi y decree for sale, ea
tered In the above cause on the 2 1 st day of March,
1877, 1 will sell at public auction, to the hlgh.-,t
bidder, In front ot the Clerk and Master's olfi'je,
Courthouse Building, Main street, Memphis, Ten
nessee, on
(Saturday. May 5. 1S77.
within legal hours, the following described proiierty.
to-wlt: The personal property of said company ot
every description and character, lnchi lng tiie en
gines, Iron, locomotives, cars, implements, tools,
etc. Also, the roadbed, right of way, d: K)ts, build
ings, and all other property attached to the freehold,
together with the rights, privileges and franchises of
said company.
Terms of Sale Onq-fourth O4) cash; balance In
12 and 24 months: bonds with approved security;
lien retained, etc. This March 31,1 877.
E. A. COLE, Clerk and Master.
By R. J. Black, Deputy Clerk and Master.
J. A. Taylor, Humes and Poston, and J. J. Du
Bose, Attorneys.
Bankrupt Sale.
In the matters of Dock W. Fly and G. H. Becker,
Bankrupts In bankruptcy, at Memphis, Tenn.
By virtue of a general order of sale entered by the
United States District Court, on the lsth day of De
cember, 1 8H8, the undersigned, as assignee of said
bankrupts' estates, will sell at public auction, for
cash, tn front of No. 19 Madison street, Memphis,
Tennessee, on
Saturday, April 1. 1X77,
at 1 0 o'clock of satd day, the books, accounts, notes,
claims, etc., belonging to the said bankrupts' estate.
For particulars apply at my otrice, 2nl Main street.
nih31 sat O. WOOLDRIDGK. Assignee.
JNO. REID, BUILDER
336 Second Street.
raySTArK9 A SPECIALTY. Estimates made Ten
parties having losses hy tire, nr any Tk in ni- in.
The Rheumatic
CUBED NO TIME.
iNfiTAW. sunra bri.if.
Frlee Two Ao iarM per Bottle.
"TXTHOLE5ALE Druggists will receive sarnri-
VV Free of charge, in order to try same on poor
people. No agents. AUdre direct
HERMANN COHEN. CliemiKt,
"C and 38 Cfidar Street, New York.
ASSIGNEE'S SALK
OF-
Watches and Jewelry.
THE attention of the public Is Invited to the per
emptory sale of
Watrhes, 'loek. Jewelry. Chain,
RinjgM, and 4old and Kilver oo1h.
of the finest character, comprising the entire stock of
F. J. Boh maim, at o. 1VH Main st.
This entire stock of fine goods will be rapidly sold
off. for the purpose of executing tlie trust, at less
than Importers' cost price.
Call at once and examine.
JNO. J. DUFFY. Assignee,
mh4 No. 1 88 Main stieet.
Browne, the Plumber.
Gas IIpes,
Water Pipes,
Steam 6ie,
Stone Pipe,
Itubbei Pipe,
Until Tubs.
Pmsipft,
Hydrants,
as Fixture! Ga Fitting:
JtraMM Fitting!
EVERYTIIIMJ CHEAP.
J. W. X. BROWNE,
258 Second St., tfpp. Court Squar
TO Till: !STOCIvISOIIKKS
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51 AS ON JSC TE3IPJLE.
rpiiE Bi-iinl of Directors of the Masonic Temple
I of Memphis are gr -till?'! to Inform the stock
holders of tne Tempi,), tuat tii-jy have compromised
all claims Hga!:.t the 1 eiiiple. except the last pay
ment of fourteen thousand dollars due John Over
ton, Esq., on Hm Ms of ground, and they feel ;i
sured of making une favon:ole compromise with
Mr. Overton of t!iU. the la.-,t debt due; after which
the Temple will b-the proiierty vf the stockholders
iiiut clear nf all ela'ms. The suit of T. L. Fossick
Co., forelghl'en tlinnsimu dollars, for stonework
on the Ten pie, h is lw-"ii compromised for four
thousand cellars. We now ca!l tu ail swckholders
to come forward an1 pay Ihu hiiHnces due on their
slock, o as to enable tlie barl to redeem the lots
funii lir. Overton. The rvnialiider of the stock
must be paid ai once, or suits ivi;i be entered.
The Hoard feel much emxninigemeiit a1 the pros
pet of freeing the prnjsTty of all debts, and then a
war will be opened up for moving 011 and building
the Temple so much n-edel by tlie Masons, and
which wiil r-e siu.lt a t-eamtfiil ornament to the city,
Resiiectfullv, DAVID 1. HADDKN, Pres't.
LOUIS HANAUKU.
S. H. HUOOKS.
R. C. WILLIAMSON.
ISAAC SCHWAB.
W. B. GALBREATH.
A. J. WaHHl.KR. Secretary.
WOQ5S.
DELIVERED to all parts of the city on short no
tice. Leave orders at P. G. Blgley Co.'s. No.
H West Court st iwt. or at 1 47 DeSoto street WwhI
mh2i a-. I KO w.
sy-fc UOBfcKT LEWIS.
FRED. W. THOMAd.
LEWIS & THOMAS,
Boiler VaLrrs ic Steamboat Blacksmiths.
Biacksmlthlug of all kinds. Copper and Sheet-Iron
Workers. All work promptly done, day or night
Terms cash. Residence, No. H0 Promenade.
Xhop. Adam wt,. near Itlvcr. MemphU
CHAMPION PliOWS!
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POKT!:, TAVtOIt &. CO.. A U MYTH,
apt) 1'roatKtrret.
JOHN LILLY,
IMPORTER AND DKALKU iS
WIMES, LIQUORS
NI CSA!tH,
nU rttrvM. JleMii'iii. T,es.ee
NOTICE TO CITY TAX-PAYERS.
A RECENT act of the Legislature requires that
all city taxes for the ear 187tt. due and un
paid on the first of April. 7 S77, Hli.ill lie put In the
hands of omcers for collectioa. Incurring a p natty
of 4 per cent, commission ami 50 cents for a levy.
This is my last notice. J. J. HAWLING5,
County Trustee
NOTICE.
ALL per-ion having claims against the stearn
boa' K.l.LA will please present them at once to
John M. Peters, No. 282 Main street, Memphis for
examination and adjustment.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT, Master.
Butterick's Patterns!
SPRING
STYLES
JUST
RECEIVED
Send for
CATALOGUE
which
shows every
Garment
numbered,
with full
directions
liorr to
take your
measure.
J. IS. H bltlt H. general Aceiit.
jji4 Neeoml Htrcet. Jlempiiis.
fQOHE, 3ASSETT & CO.,
Aos. 351 and 353 Scc:'u ;m., Memphis.
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Sccttisli Commercial
INSlJ.eiSANCk': CO.
Capita!, $8,250,000
STURM & ElXBSCH
41 MADISON ST.. BASEMENT.
ISSUE OF' SECOND SERIES
German-American Duildin ami
Loan Association.
T3 ARTIES desiring to secure homes or loans for
J other investments, can do so Dy subscribing to
the Second Issue of stock In the above association,
thereby sj.viiij.' the pavm-nt of back dues. Only a
limited iiumln r r a itw hundred shares will be
Issued. If Ti,a want oarown home this Is the easiest
way to pro -ue It. i'.ill at Secretary's otilce for full
Information. H. BEXSDOKF. 7 M.ullson st
Trntee' Sale.
I will sell, to the highest bidder, at public sale, for
cash, under tnisi in-cu made to me by ian Curuane
and Margaret Carmine, and recorded Acgust H,
17!. In Kecurd tii Mi. p. iVi'S, Register's oilice of
isheibj ci-'iii-. i. Tel. ii.. liit- ttdi.mlriK ile-cribed real is-t,it-:
i!.n. let .'.i. In elf 'd .Menu. his. Iieginnlng
k."I; f. t v. st cf i he west li:,e of Main street, on tiie
su..tti fide of J. lel-siiii s!r! ; tht nee west wlili tne
soidh line, of .lack-son street s ei.teen feet, extend
ing south, between parallel lines !rom the front.
7414 feet, on which N a .'l-storv frame nnlh Pig.
Sale oil Tnrwlay. May I. l"7?.at VI u'wk,
on the southwest corner Main and Aladl".i streets
Redemption waived.
JOHN P. TKEFVANT, Trustee.
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