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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-28
For Sheriff.

MARCUS j. WRIGHT is a candidate for
reelection to the Office of Sheriff Of Shelby
county at the ensuing August election, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic Conyen-
ti0n of June Goth. ff } 48-t
GEORGE l.. HARRIS is candidate for
Sheriff Of Shelby county, subject to the action
of the Democratic Convention. 45t
A. p. CURRY announces himself as aniu.g
dependent candidate for recollection to the
Office of Sheriff for Shelby county, Election
August, 1872. He respectfully refers to the
merchants and lawyers Of Memphis as TO his
fitness to hold the office. 1asy 40-te
CHAS. l.. ANDERSON is a candidate for
Sheriff of Shelby county, subject TO the de-
cision Of the Democratic Convention. [27-te
We are authorized to announce Colonel ].
A. FORREST as q candidate for Sheriff of
Shelby county at the ensuing August election,
subject to the Democratic Convention. D. 2lt
In answer to many inquiries hereby au
thoriEe you to announce my name as candi-
date for sheriff of Shelby county, at the Au-
gust election, 1872 subject to the action of
the Democratic County Convention. ...s.s.yll-l-
1b-te B. f. BALL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-28
To the People of Tenn essee.

In response to the call of many leading
citizens of the State, hereby. announce my.
self as a candidate for the Office Of Judge Of
the Supreme Court, made vacant By the resig-
nation of Hon. T. A. X. Nelson. Election
first Thursday in August next.
ROBERT MCFARLAND.
Morrist0wn. Tenn. cote
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-28
AGENCY,
IE M. HlNSnN

noEs PLUG TEETH so WELL THAT
IL the plugs don, fall out Or teeth give wag
With superior skill. whose ses!ze$s Is III
shall remain in Memphis until taken 20 Blm-
wood; / therefore invite all who wish 10 re-
tain their teeth through life 10 call and they
s. H.ss once and residence 2S Main street.
May q, 1872. 1of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-28

An Editor Becomes Circus Actor
Life Among the Sawdust--PeriIs
and Pleasures OF a Showman's 4
Life.
There is no end to newspaper enter
prise nowadays. The latest case we
hear offs the original idea conceived by
one Of the gentlemen attached to the
New York Times, who took It into his
head to join travelling circus company
for the purpose of giving the readers OF
that paper an insight into the inner life
of the sawdust knights and their
spangled-back equestriennss. We give
few extracts from the writer's expe.
rience: a.fssrofn| n|nTDI N0fen8ri
'''AA the EDITOR AS A sUPE.
The afternoon performance was about
to begin, so | was divested of my journ-
alistic Jacket, thrust into scarlet coat
that was too small for me, and told to
assistin putting the fancy trappings on
the ladies horses and make myself gene
rally useful in the entry-way of the ring.
Within twenty minutes of my engage
ment my boss confidently told the
ring-managert that "that new supe you We
took on don't seem to amount to nuch?'
The ring manager replied, however, that
it was none of his business; that Mr.
Howes had taken me on An hour after
ward my boss declared to MIR. Howes
himself that ] WASH t worth a cent a day,
and that he had better shake me as
soon as possible. , Before the perform
ance was half over he had sworn at me
a dozen times for idling about (igno-
rance of my duties compelled me to
confine my efforts to carrying the rosin-
board, on which the acrobats and gym
nasts rubbed the soles Of their shoes,
into the ring), and after the final act
he Indignantly demonstrated with Mr.,
HoWes, whose unusual passiveness he
could not understand. I had not long
been q member of the circus troupe be-
fore / discovered that all my previous
ideas with regard TO this class OF people.
we're totally errop eous-at least SO far
as those with whom was thrown in con-
tact were concerned. ! had expected to
find myself among q rollicking, royster-
ing set of men, who preferred short
pipes and tobies of ale .to, wine and
cigars, and whose dressingroom was a
theatrical exhibition Of everything that
is coarse and Objectionable. And / had
more than o vague suspicion that some
of the ladies' nnight be little leose in
their actions Of strict propriety. Twas
astonished to meet company of staid
and decorous ladies and gentlemen,
quiet aud rather reserved in manRer,
and, so far from having a liking for dis
sipation, that they were only too anxious
to get to bed as soon as they got home
from the evenings performance; q d
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-28
Judge or second Chancery Court,

/ hereby announce myself n candidate for
Gerry Court of Shelby county, subject to such
action as the Democratic Convention may take
in the matter. Election first Thursday in Au-
gust next lT0-tI w. l.. SCOTT.
GEO. W. WINCHESTER is a candidate for
Judge of Second Chancery Court, subject 10
nomination of Democratic Convention. Elec-
ton first Thursday in August, 1872 este
as candidate for the office Of Judge Of the
Second Chancery Court, subject to the action
Of the Democratic Convention. Gate
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-28

Ny experience Of a.circus has con-
vinced me of one thing-that from the
proprietor down to the lowest supo aud
stableman each and every persnn con
nected with one lead very hard life and
earn every penny they get; and their
snort nights, their long journeysin hot
sun, over sandy. dusty roads, their pro,
cessions in the midday glare, their thor
oughly broken day, must be exceedingly
exhausting to the system. There is, too,
a considerable mental strain in going
through a horseback act in the ring
while the physical exertlon Of the aero
bats, gymnSsts, and leapers must be
something tremendous. And yet, though
some Of them look worn, they are all as
CHEEKY and merry together as possible,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-28
A GARD.

Areference to Ida City and the purchase and
sale Of lots should be addressed to Hy. Fon-
taine, Corresponding Secretary, No. l9 Madi-
son street, Memphis. Tenn. The title to the
ment and maps published correctly represent
the value and attractions Of the place,
1871 JACOB THOMPSON
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To the PeopIe of Tennessee.

TN RESPONSE TO THE EXPRESSION
i of a popular desire. sufficiently general
and influential to control my action in the
matter. i hereby announce myself q candi-
date for the Office of Judge Of the Supreme
Court, made vacant by the resignation Of
Hon. T. A. r. Nelson. Election first Thurs
day In August next. j. B. COOKE.
(hattanooDa March H. 1870 11-ta
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MEMPHIS. TENN: TUESDAY EVENING MAY %, 1872, \

in prayer on the wet sand or in drizzling
rain, the world forgetting. by the world
forgotl"-Rer. +. w. Holland, IN Lip,
pincoHs Magazine. ~.
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ANNoUNcEM ENTs.


We are authorised to Announce Captain
PEYT0N ]. SMITH, Of Coyington. as can
didate for Senator In the State Legislature for
the counties Of Upton. Fayette and Shelby,
subject to the action of the Convention. 65-te
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-28

A. WOODWARD is a candidate for e-elec-
tion to the office of Trustee of Shelby county,
subject to the action Of the Democratic
County Convention. 25-t
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For Tax Collector.
l.. L. BATTLE is candidate for Tax Col
lector Of Shelby county, subject to the nomi-
mating convention 53-te
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For Privilege Tax Collector.

j. HARVEY MATHES ia a candidate for
reelection TO the Office of Privilege Tax Coli
lector for Shelby county. subject to the Demo-
cratic Convention. F-te
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-28

d lhE Al aOANRLhRa
/ had been so intently studying the
fat boy that it was some time before my
attention was attracted to his immediate
neighbors At his left hand sat rather a
petite-looking young lady, nineteen
years old, with full beard and nous.
tache; and next to her sat a little lady
of eight and twenty years of age and
thirty.two inches in hight, in child s
high chair. She is married to one OF
the employees of the circus, who is an
ordinary-sized man, aud, strange as il
may appear, they say that she rules him
with an iron rod by constantly threaten
ing to get divorce from him. Ofcourse,
as she brings him considerable annual
income by exhibiting herself this is
about the last thing he would wish her
to do. She gave us a taste of her quail
ity during dinner The " fuHny'' clown
came in late, and on taking his seat op-
posite the party said, well, my small
by degrees and beautifully less, how are
you all this hot day." "Sir," exclaimed
the little woman, firing up in an instant,
:" will thank you to treat me as a1ady;
you deserve to have your ears well boxed.
If my husband was here you wouldn't
dare to treat me 80.
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ROBERT F. LOONEY is a candidate for
Congress. subject to the decision Of the Demo-
cratic Convention. 5l-te
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An Editor Becomes a Circus Actor
Life Among the Sawdust--PertIs
and Pleasures of n Showman's
Life.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-10-26

ing. The issue in this district, between
Thornburgh and Caldwell, is direct and
pointed. The former has been Liberal,
fair minded Republican. He ought 10
have, as against Caldwell, every Conserva-
tive mans vote in the district. He has
been prescribed by legislation, and the del
egates and friends of his competitor adver-
tised his sentiments by announcing in
the Sparta convention, that HeysOould not
yotc any longer for LincoLnites.
1t is high time the Conservative Union
men were showing that they have the
manhood to resist this unjust ostracism.
No-half way measures will rebuke these
iron-clad proscriptionists. They need a
thunder clap to arouse them. Let
Gen. Brown and Gen. Cheatham
and Col. Key and (?) Caldwell and
the whole ring be rebuked.' at the polls on
the 9Th of November. Let the Union men
and the liberal minded ex-confederates
show then what is the measure of their
condemnation of the unmerited and un-
Just war that has been relentlessly waged
against them. They will never again have
so favorable an opportunity. Their re-
buke will never again have such an inf1u-
ence as it will now. Let the blow be given
and the most glorious results must certain
ly follow.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-10-26

SOME innocent soul at Mouse Greek Is
exercised about the Monroe county Demo
Gratis who have certified to Col. Thorn
burgh's impartial, effective, and able SER
vices as Attorney General, in which ca
nacitv he did so much for law and justice
in his circuit. He better not come in the
"Battering Ram District as 'whipper-
inn for Caldwell. The man is fool, who
undertakes to read out of the party all the
Democrats who will vote for Thornburgh.
Among the workingmen who called Thorn
burgh out, are over hundred of the best
Democrats in Knoxville. Thornburgh is
the workingmen's candidate, and no "drill
sergeantsn can drive honest Democratic
workingmen from his support.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-10-26
Munson & BaiIey's Column
SPECIAL LIST.
CITY& SUBURBAN PROPERTY

We offer for sale the most attractive list of City
Suburban Property ever before offered in Knoxville
and invite the attention of investors to the follow
ing. ..- 4
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-10-26
ANDY JOHNSON is announced to speak

ANDY JOHNSON IS announced 10 speak
at Carthage Oct. Goth; Cookeville, Oct
3Oth, and Sparta, Oct. 31st. Those places
are in the west end of the Gathering Ram
District, and Johnson has gone there 10
help Garrett. Caldwell is understood there
to be for Cheatham and Carrot for john
son. Andy sticks to his friends.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-10-26
DR.. CARPENTER,
1876 MULBERRY STREET,
NEWARK, n. j.,
Is now treating successfully
CGnsumptiOn, Bronchitis,
and all diseases Of the Throat and Lungs, with his
Compound MediCated Limitations,
Concentrated Food, and
Cough Syrup.

During the past ten years Dr. Carpenter has treated
and cured thousands of of the above named dis
cases. and has in his possession OF lures
from every part of the country. The Inhalation
is breathed directly into the lungs soothing and heal
ing all inamed surfaces, entering into the blood
mparts vitality permeates to every part of the
system. The sensation not unpleasant and the hrst
inhalation often gives very decided relief particularly
when there is much difficulty of breathing. Under the
influence of my remedies the cough soon grows easier
the night sweats cease the hectic flush vanlshes ana
with improving digestion the patient rapidly gains
strength and health is again within his grasp,
The Concentrated Food rapidly builds up the
most debiliated patient. presenting to the stomach
food all ready to be assimiated and mad into good
rich. healthy blood.
The Cough syrup is to be taken at night to alle-
vate the cough and enable the patient 20 obtain Sleep
Full directions accompany each box OF my remedies
which consists of
One Inhaler; One Bottle of Alternative Inhalant |;
One Bottle of Soothing Febrifuge Inhalant;
One Bottle Of Anti-H@morrhagic Inhal-
ant; One Bottle Concentrated Food;
One Bottle of Cough Syrup.
Price of Box containing remedies to last month,
SO two months, SIS; three months, S25.
Sent to any address c. o. D. Pamphlets containing
large list of patients cured sent Free Letters of nqu
~ must contain dollar to insure Address,
A. H. CARPENTER, Nd Newark, N. j.
Dr. CARPENTERS CATARRH REMEDY will give
from to three months Price of remedy to last one
month"; IS; two months, S. three months, $40.
Cancer in all its forms successfully treated. Send
for list of patients cured tc
A. IL. CARPENTER, NJ D., Newark, N j.
july26d&w1y
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-10-03
Neal and his land Warrant
Dodge.

The Chillicothe Gazette thus shows
up the last little dodge of little Neal,
to get the votes of Union soldiers !:
Even the bland Mr.. Neal now
comes out and declares that ne
is III favor of giving soldiers land
warrants. The Republican Conven-
ton at Hillsboro, by resolution,
said that the soldiers should have
land warrants, and on that platform
nominated the Hon. John Il. Will
son for Congress. Now, Mr.. Neal,
the policy man, seeing that many
soldiers who are Democrats are 60
iUg to vote for their friend Mr.. Will
son, and thinking his (NeaPs) cleo
ton little uncertain, tries to win
the votes to him by saying that he
too is in favor of giving land war
rants. Oh sly Mr.. Neal Why
didn't he think of this at their
Hillsboro Convention Likely be
did think of it, and others there
thought of it, but they did not men
tion it in their platform, because
they were not in favor of it. They
only declare in favor of it when
they see that they are losing
ground, and must do it or they will
be defeated. 1t is a part of the
anything they must do to get into
power and defeat the Hon. John L.
Wilson.
How inconsistent it is for men
who during the war would not vote
a dollar to send supplies to the SOL
dIers, nor dollar to raise and equip
new troops to send to the relief OF
those already in tho field, to now
cry out that they are in favor Of
giving land warrants. They must
think that men are very gullible. 1t
is not safe to trust the men who
have always been trying to injure
you, although just now they profess
to have love for you. 1t is much
safer to trust those who have al
ways been friends, who have proved
their friendship by their acts, and
who still profess friendship. The
past is an earnest Of what is to
come.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-10-03
Grants Moral Courage.

The solid and enduring texture of
Gen. Grants moral courage has with
stood one of the hardest tests possible,
to remain silent and cool, minding
his business, in the performance of his
duty, as the soldiers simple and manly
phrase describes it, for months and for
years, in the face ofincessant and shame
full accusations; possessing the means OF
thoroughly disproving them, and not
using those means. The same sort of
impregnable resolution has been proved
again in the quiet, straightforward way
in which he has done his duty about
Civil Service Reform. Convincing him.
self that the reform ought to be made,
Gen. Grant set it in operation in good
faith to the best of his ability, without
giving any signs of knowing what he
must have known,-that even his
friends would award him little enough
of credit, and would, many of them,
hinder him as much as they could; and
that his enemies would attribute what
ever there should be of failure to the
Presidents own bad faith. Never was
a more barren, thankless, ill-favored
task undertaken; never was an attempt
made whose very making was in itseli
so absolute a demonstration not merely
of rectitude in opinion and preference
but of moral courage in action.-[Old
and New.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-10-03
A Palpable Hit.

The present position of some of
the Republicans who have come out
for Greeley reminds the Boston
Transcript of the story of an old
fellow in New Hampshire who,
whatever his condition, never lost
the sense of his dignity. One warm
summers day he was seated on the
top of stage coach which was slowly
vending its way over the sandy
roads above Concord. Frequent ap-
plication to his pocket flask had
rendered his position somewhat un
steady, and at last a sudden jolt
tumbled him out into the sand by
the roadside. The driver stopped,
and with aid from the passengers,
he was at last set up again in the
coach, between two other men, who
were to guard against recurrence
of such an accident.
Our hero looked very solemn for
a mile or two, without any remark,
and then spoke:
81 shay, driver, we had pretty
bad upshet."
"UpsetI We haven't upset." re-
piled the driver, little hurt at the
suggestion.
"Yes, we did upshet! l shay we
did upshet! I'll leave it to this
gemmelman if we didn't upshet."
The umpire decided at once against
him.
The solemn look came back to
his face. He meditated some min.
utes and then gravely responded:
81 shay, driver, if l had known
we didn't upshet L wouldn't 'ar got
off"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-10-03

Does any rejecting man wonder that
Charles Sumner evaded the main ques-
tion to which his late letter was an os-
tensible reply-namely, whether Grant
or Greeley would "enforce the require
ments of the Constitution and the laws
respecting the civil and political rights
of the negroes with most heartfelt SYM
pathy and the greatest vigor ?" Well
might the New York Times remark
"With the Ku-Klux in the CarolinaS
supporting Greeley and the Ku-Klux in
the Albany Penitentiary cursing Grant,
Mr.. Summer did not dare to answer that
question frankly"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-10-03
"Grape and Canister"

In one of the counties of Oregon
there is solitary Greeley man, who
Is waiting for somebody to come
along and organize him into a cam
paign club.
The Chicago Times says that Mr..
Greeley is proving himself a very
serviceable candidate-to the Repub-
licans. Just so.
Greeley was nominated by the
Vaccinations of Frank Blair, and
yet a year ago he wrote as follows ::
"Whenever a stupendous political
blunder is possible, we can depend
upon Frank Blair 10 make it."
"But wha' is he now2" is the per-
tinent response of the freedmen to
the statement of the Greeley howl
ers that Horace once stood by the
rights of the colored man.
Among the other reformers who
now go for Greeley, may be counted
all the members of James Buchan-
ans Cabinet, and all the members of
Jeff Davis Cabinet, who are living.
Comment is needless.
AS we were unable to print Sum-
ner's farewell speech in full, we will
now give it:
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-10-03

The New York Star, Democratic or
gan specially patronized by Irish voters,
permits its funny contributor, AN. T.
JUG," to say in its columns:
Well, I'm afraid Uncle Horace is gone
up. Not only gone up higher, but gone
up in a balloon. He meant well, but
the old thing won't work. 1t won't do
in this land of the brave to know too
much, and that's what's the matter.
"What he knows about" this, that and
the other, has so embarrassed the public
that they have made up their minds
to go for him-but not the way he
hoped.