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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09
Resttn rha WorIsl.

Jimmy Corwiu, the clever and enter
BFising news dealer in the new Bethel
Block, keeps all the city papers, the
leading dailies, weeklies and magazines
of the country on hand at all times.
Give the worthy youth a call
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09
BAOrs AND RAECIRs.

/
This years tobacco crop in Connect
cut is said 70 b curing unusually we'll
4 verdfs opera Of aida" has beer
4 produced at Trieste with great splendol
/. aud success.
Coos county. N. H.. Is good place
Not single divorce Was granted thsrs
in all the September term of the Sn'
preme Judicial Court.
The eolorsd Baptiais Of Missouri.
Illinois. Iowa and Kansas have deter
mined to build college for the eduea-
ton Of their young people.
Over in Bergen county they say
some much when they mean great
deal. aud when they mean very great
deal they say .quile some much. -A
The working Of those institutions
which are known as mercantile
agencies" is TO be made a subject Of
Parliamentary investigation in Canada
The soldiers OF Iowa are moving in
behalf OF change in the Homestead
law, to the end that they may have their
homesteads without actually living upon
them.
An Albany carriage builder is about
TO send 10 Governor Jewell, at ST. Pc
tersburg, a mammoth Portland sleigh
which is expected IL asionish the Rus
slams this winter.
Mr.. Beresford Hope, popularity re-
garded as the wealthest commoner in
England, has made present Of twenty
six thousand chronological specimens
to the Oxford Museum.
Sergeant Bates is writing book. Per.
haps war with Spain might postpone
the impending calamity il the Sergeant
could be induced to carry the American
flag through Cuba. t#UE
The Regents OF the Mount Vernon As
ISOLATION propose the abatement ef the
entrance fee to the home of George
Washington, having just come to the
conclusion that as q public domain il
lhould be free.
The Montreal Monetary Times says
that the hardware manufacturers of the
United States are finding market for
their goods in Canada to very large
extent, and are in fact cutting off the ,
English trade. p" {
1t has been discovered that a large
.ract of land hitherto supposed to belong
% Clinton county, No., belongs to no
county at all, and persons desiring to {
commit crime can do it there with i'm.
ounity. rural
A justice of the peace of Winnebago !,
1ity Mimi, had suit before him last
week in which the facts were so mixed
Up by contradictory statements of wit.
1esses that he was forced to draw straws
o arrive at the correct decision.
Your future husband seems very ex-
Icting; he has been stipulating for all :
orts Of things" said mother to her
laughter, who was on the point OF being
married. Never mind, mamma" said
he affectionate girl, who was already !,
Iressed for the wedding these are his ]
asst wishes" So. s
A nice question of taste: JeweIer- :,
What kind of chain would you like o
toung MAXWELL, / don't know, hardly. l
What kind of chain would you think ] D
ught to have that is, what style would
oq think yoHld be the most becoming
Or 9 young man who carries groceries to
ONE of the best families in town. "
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

Sous OF the advocates Of an elastic
currency. not exactly compsehending
what the term means. have boldly come
out in favor Of the proposition, and
boldly advocate the printing Of green
backs ON India rubber as a remedy for
our financial troubles. The idea is as
good as some others proposed in high
quarters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

IT seems to be pretty well settled that
the red hot volunteers Of Cuba have
cooled down again, and that probably
the Virginius and survivors will be
turned over to our Government. Neither
country wants a war now, and in the
way Of a navy our Government is sadly
deficient Il would take some months
TO get up a naval force equal to that Of
Spain. although it would be easy enough
TO land a force and march all over the
Island.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

WE publish communication from
Memphis merely as an expression
coming from the people, but knowing
that Mr.. Johnson has declined TO be a
candidate for recollection.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09
LICENSES.
N o T I G E.
LAST CALL.
OIL oI 90 IL callroIol. !

OrYIcE oT CRY Tax coltrcToz,
MENfHIa. IEyEEsskE, DEFENDERS. 49,
MERCHANTS AND OWNERS OF VEIL
wi cles. and All others indebted - the city
Tor Privilore License. are respectfully notified
that the sane must Be paid On or before De-
cemb5r 1Sth. 1873; cthergiEe they viii Be ar
rested and fined acccrdinr y The GIG. Ordi-
names. ". y. CULLEN
a-gQ CITY License LnfpectqT.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

P. G. Rigley has opened his coal Office
at as South Court street, and is prepared
to furnish the best article at reasonable
prices. III
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09
Advice 60 voters.

II you wish good drink or a fac
cigar, 90 to the Hole in the Wall, on
Monroe street, near the Peabody, and
inquire for George Kendall. ut
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09
Criminal Court.

In the Criminal Court to-day Thomas
Young (coloredl was placed on trial on
indictment for the murder of his step.
father, Andrew Mitchell. The case will
be given to the jury this AFTERNOON.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

CANDsDATEs would do wen to call at
the LEDGER Office to have their cards
printed-better, cheaper and quicker
than at any other Office in this city. I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

Has removed his Oises aud residence 70
the Irving Block, No. 2ss Second street
Dr.. s. HinsOn, dentist; Z. L. Watt, a..
sistaui dentist. &c
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

LYSHAvEx oysters and the best drinks
in the city at Watson's, No. Is Jefferson
street. S3
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09
Te Tnose VINO IaauIre.

corwin offers superior inducements.
He has a stock Of the finest liquors, and
his apartments are so arranged that gen
tlemen aud their friends may sit, sip and
converse in private, free from intruders,
No better wines, liquors or cigars canb be
found in the city than those kept by Cor.
win 10 his cosy saloon, underneath his
famous restaurant, corner Of Madison
and Second streets. 1854
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

MARETT Bros. proprietors of the
Worsham House bar, have reduced prices
to suit the times. Drinks l5e. 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

THE Vienna Exposition premium
whisky Of Fink 4 Co.. Louisville, at
Aehls'a corner Union and Second. Isl
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

Served in every style and families sup
piled By the can or dozen at Peter
Mentges, 1904 aud l72 Poplar st. IS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

THE repeal Of the bankrupt act is
aoitated again in Congress, and 4 &C
comulished the subject viii be left 10 the
T.e,islaturss Of the different States.
The present Law could be greatly simpli-
6es doubtless. and worked at less eH-
pense.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

Buy your wood from c. b. johnson,
III Poplar street. near Fourth. 1887
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

Received daily By express At Peter
Neniges, 1904 and liz Poplar Il. s.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

Mas. OLIVIA V. JoYcE is prepared to
accommodate day boarders, and few
gentlemen with boarding and lodging
at ll2 Monroe street, 79.t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

The place to buy fish, fowls and flesh.
Goods of the best quality and prices low.
W. H. WARRINGTON q Co,
CIT 277 Second street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

Go to the worsham House for drinks
only l5o. 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

BEN c. ALIENS celebrated Burbank
whisky, I5c drink, at Marett Bros,
Worsham House. 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

g. REDEE. carpenter shop. II Wash
ingtOn street. lo5
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

FREsH oysters received daily Mt Ma
dame Vinoents Crystal Palace. Served
in every style, and in cans to families. ret
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09
LEGAL.
SHERIFF'S SALE
f -OF-
Ten Cotton Gins, at 50 Jefferson st.
LEGAL.


NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT BY
In virtue Of an order Of sale to me directed
from the honorable First Circuit Court of
Shelby county, Tennessee, in the case of J. V.
Patrick and Rayner & Whitfield VS.. The Cham
pion Gin Company ct al, judgment rendered
ON the 9th day of December. 1873, for the sale
Of the property hereinafter mentioned. for the
satisfaction Of judgment, with interest and
costs ofsuit, ETC., will, on
Saturday, Goth of December, 1878,
At IL o'clock IA. in front of the Gotten ware
house Of I. +. Tobin, No. 81 Jefferson street.
Memphis, Tenn, proceed to sell to the highest
bidder. for cash, the following described prop
eTty, to-wIt:
TEN COTTON GINS,
Levied on as the property of defendants, The
Champion Gin Company. e. W. Wilson, Pres
ident, ETC., TO satisfy said judgment, interest
and costs.
Sale TO commence at II O'Clock am.
w j. p. DOYLE,
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
G. W. Fraser, Attorney. 1894
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

CARROLL AND sIssoS's BENEFIT at
Olympic Friday night. 50
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09
III " THE


FOR shell and can OYSTERS. 20 20
Felix FFsnsioIf's. AGA Frontst. a.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

Ohe door vest Of the Theatsr, Is JEFF
ferson street Imported wines, liquors
ana cigars By J. SIEISKUHL.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09
FRESH OYSTERS,


At panic prices, az Victor d.
Fuchs', No. ~ Jefferson street. 79t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

We consider ifunnecessary 90 dis
pute the Appeals assertion OF ctr
cuIatfon, as not - man. woman or
child I'm memphis believes az. I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09
Change Of Raiiroad scheduIe

Attention is called to the change of
schedule of the Louisville aud Nashville
railroad. The a:lO an. express train
Is a through train, making close connec-
ton With trains from Little Rock, and
stopping only at junction stations Pas
sengers for local stations between Mem
PAis and Humboldt should take the CLIO
am. accommodation, and passengers for
Nashville should take the l'lOp.n. mail
train. m.w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

Maryland ana Virginia oyster
nenRf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

Drngsi Drugsii Drugsiii
Personal attention given to prescrip-
tions both day and night by
9ll G. A. HEssRS, l76 Poplar street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-09

IL you want to prepare your system
against yellow fever, use DR.. G. A..
Ruohignani's anii-bilious pills and Indo-
Americana Bitters. For sale at C.
Curtis a Co.'S drug store, No. 246 Main
street. 100
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-18

TuE 81; Louis mortality repor, Of last
week, shows thir:y-aine death; .rom spi-
nal meningitis. This fearful disease is
prevalen. in all parts Of the country,
called sometimes by one name and some
times by another but whether known as
spotted fever, cold plague or tie scientific
name Of cerebro spinal moningi It's, i. is
terror wherever i: makes its appearance.
Its main causes are said to be badly ven
;ila.ed houses, defective draining, damp
surrounding, etc, and {. lasts from Feb
Fuary till May sometimes later being at
tended with moro fatality than other die
cases during the first few weeks Of lis
prevalence
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-18
ILLINOIS HOSPITAL FOR IN
SANE

From The 18Th bienncial report OF the
trustees Of tho Illinois State Hospital
for the Insane, At Jacksonville. 1t Az.
pears that Of tho patients taken there,
within three months after the fret attack
OF Insanity, seyenty-one per cent. were
cured. OF those taken there between
three and six months after FIRST attack.
iorty-iye per cent. recovered. OF
those taken there between six and
twelve months after FIRST attack, twenty
seven per cent, and Of those taken there
after one year had elapsed since first at.
tack, seven per cent. were cured. These
figures aggregated show that Of the total
number of patients treated at the ins,i,u-
tion, during the two years ending Deem.
Der ], 1872, thlrty-soyen and { half D CT
cent. were cured
This speaks well for the medical zen tie.
men in charge.
The report of the treasurer which Is
made part Of the report Of the trustees
shows tho total receipts for the two
years ending December !, 1872, to be
s259,7S9 lG and the total expenditures
S229l5l 81, and balance in treasury
S657 49, and that there are no unpaid
bills against the institution. This is cer-
hinly u healthy condition, and is
evidence Of ability and good man
agement in the financial department of
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THE Du ouoin Tribune. consider. tbs.

THE Du Quoin Tribune, consider; tbs.
".ho reception accorded 20 Colfax by his
fellow townsmen, wa: notable event.
All things considered, j: was notable
event. Tho Tribune holds tia. Colia1
stands acquitted Of the charges male
agains, him, by the Amos: unanimous
verde. Of the people who have been &C.
quAinied with him from his childhood.
80 does oakes Ames stand acquitted Of
the accusations made him, BY the almos,
unanimous verdict Of the people who
have been acquainted with him, from
childhood.
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NOTWITHSTANDING the extraordinary
efforts made for tie commuta.ion Of hi:
sentence, efforts which have been re.
doubled within the last few weeks. i. is
now certain that Foster will be hung on
next Friday, Money hac been spen. like
water to procure respite Of the death sem
. ence The influence Of the church was
aerciscd in behalf Of the prisoner, and
lie voice Of the wife Of the murdered man
ws among those which asked that execu.
tie clemency might be shown him. Bu
CIV. Dix will not interfere to prevent The
aecution Of tho law, and whilo the w6ol,
contry will commiserato the wretched
erIlinal it will also commend the justice
of d fate.
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OSBORNE 5 coNFESSIoN

The following is the confession made by
Osborne, the murderer Of Mrs. Mathews
at Yates City, Illinois, in July last, who
paid the penalty of his crime at Knoxville
on last Friday
wish to mako this rs my dying state.
ment, which will DO rs true as my speedy
death will be certain. i would not hayo
made this statement had it not been for
the earnest entreatics Of my counsel, Mr..
Krotzinger, aided by the powerful earnest
ness Of Elder Griffith, and my desire to
meet God In peace. My counsel never
knew Of my guilt until tonight. Tho 18th
of March, 1878, they defended me, belley-
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The President has given up the idea Of
Southern trip the present season. He
will visit s.. Louis next month.
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the institution. The largest item Of re-
ceipts, as.shown by report, is $2i,2e0 80,
for board Of patients, and tho largest item
Of expense, for clothing, il s20,669 ss.
The total number Of patients treated in
tho hospital since 1t was opened, Novem-
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REASONS WHY THEY ONLY SHOTILD
BE Used.

Their reputation Is established. Tbou.
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showing that these powders have pcrformcJ
miracles in curing cases OF long standing
many of them considered hopeless.
Ihrre Is no risk In taking them. They
none of the lingering diseases so often Tho
result of the many nostrums OF the dav
fhysicians recommend them as superior IL
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NO other, can possibly be genuine.
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I'm. GARRISON ". PORTER of New
fofl member of the Forty-second con-
gresi comes forward and refuses to ac-
eeptthe increase Of pay voted by the
memsrs to themselves. The power of
publ opinion, which is unani-
nous on this subject, is proving too
strong for many Of these greedy public
servants; but n tardy reftal Of the
tempting extra five thousand show more
fear " the condemnation Of the people.
than reluctance to approprating the pub
lie fuid. Their indignation has been
aroused by the salary steal, coming as it
did on the heels Of the revelation OF cor.
ruption among their chosen servants. and
1t is not .haGarding prophecy to say that
those congressman who accepted the
hos Of the unpopular act, may safely
count on being remem bered in the future.
TT
SPEAKER BLAINE was determined 10
leave no chance by which the five thous.
and dollars back pay could be forced on
him. The following Inciden, IA rotated
by the Washington Republican and
shows a streak Of principle 50 al variance
with all the records sent out from Wash.
ington lately, that &. deserves 70 be COM
memorAted
After Mr.. Blaine had interlinoI the
word thereafter in the clause relating To
the speakers salary, it was found That
there was some doubt whether that would
be sufilcient TO cut of his back pay-for
the reason that the law would take efYec,
as soon rs signed, aud some hours be-
fore the session expired. Taken In
consideration with the clauses "includipg
all members Of the Forty-secOnd con,
gress, there was at least ground for an
pretending that The speaker had not sue.
eeeded in cutting himself off from two
years back psy, hearing Of this nice
point of construction, the speaker went Ia
the conference committee and had tho
word thereafter struck out, and tho
words after tue present congress" IN.
serted, thus finally and eAectually cutting
himself OIL from all possibility Of Tho
5000 which Others would have voted
INTO ms pocket II he had simply remained
silent. The Philadelphia Ledger thinks
Speaker Blaines conduct in this matter
deserves honorable mention
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as Train sane" is the custom the New
York physicians are now wrestling with
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