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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
The connecting Link.

A worlds wonder is on exhibition at
the window of Clark's jewelry store, on
the corner of Main and Madison streets.
1t is simply an Irish potato sent to the
LEDGER Office by Charley Morris, but it
is elongated after the position of a
human body and has a head shaped like
a camels, with eyes and mouth almost
perfect. These grew naturally, but, be.
ing slightly touched with ink, look start
lingly natural and life-like. A card is
attached with this legend: In the
name of mater, what think you of this
tater2' 1t is pronounced by the learned
as the long-sought connecting link be-
tween the animal and vegetable king
doms.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

The illustrious, learned and comical
School Board assembled last night, but
no quorum being present, an adjourn
ment took place. 1t was announced
that Miss Jennie Higbee, principal Of
the Normal school, had rendered her re-
signation, having made other and better
arrangements. One would imagine that
the Educational Beard is composed Of
learned men Of a high grade Of scholar
ship, but this is a mistake. They com
pare favorably with other citizens who
are neither scholars nor even good bust.
ness men. You can safely put down
the majority Of the Board as respectable
average Memphians.
A well-known gentleman of Madison
street has a fine crop Of wheat, potatoes,
corn and cotton, upon which be has in
vain solicited advaneements Of not very
extravagant amount. The plantation is
thirty feet above high water mark, which
renders it unnecessary TO build l%evees,
and, judging from its appearance, it will
pan out a big bonanza to the owner, who
will ship his entire crop to any merchant
that will advance a reasonable amount
and furnish a few supplies. By apply
ing to Captain Lynn, Of the Memphis
City Fire and General Insurance Com
pany, all necessary information will be
furnished to merchants with reference to
location Of land and value Of growing
crops.
A gentleman gave information at the
station-house last night that DR.. 7. H.
Clarke, who resides on the Raleigh road,
had become insane. DR.. Clarke, it will
be remembered, wrote Tom Swans con
fession (the President of the Pole-Bear.
ers). 1t is now well established that
Swan never uttered such statements, and
hat the whole affair developed in the
romantic mind of the learned doctor.
Since that time, as we'll as before, the
doctor has been taking great interest in
negro politics, and was most active in
getting up those love-feasts or social
mixtures of which the fair ground and
othes picnies were examples. This of
itself was a vast undertaking, well cal
culated to drive distracted any sensible
citizen, but we understand the doctor
had been reading works on spiritualism
and broke down beneath the praying
test, consequently lost his reason,
At the station.house there is a real
object of charity, a sick white girl, aged
eighteen years, who should be at some
other place and should receive attention
from her own sex. Her name is Bette
Ivy, from Middle Tennessee, Marshall
county, where in ante-war days her
father was a large tobacco planter.
Broken up by the war and the death oil
her father some time since, caused her
to go to DeSoto county, Mississippi, in
search of distant relatives and honest
work. Not being able to find either, SHIT
came to Memphis a few days since il
search of work, but owing to poverty
and hunger, was taken sick and carried
to the station-house. Uncle jim Torrey
as well as the other attaches Of thu
station house, do all they can for her
but some charitable lady should go tt
see her, and an effort should be made t
aid and assist her during her illness
She is deserving of assistance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
Human hair switches extra bar.
gains In black braids.
KAHN & FREIBERG.
unaertakinE and hlyery.

In another column will be found the
locals Of John Walsh, who has been in
the undertaken business in this city for
many years. His business office is at
944 Second street, opposite the p%ostofice.
He also keeps a livery stable at No. e.
Union street, where the best of turnouts,
horses, buggies and carriages, can be
hired at reasonable prices,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

Immense beds of sulphur have been
found in Humboldt coonty, Nevada, a; a
distance of about thirty miles of the
tracks of the Central Pacific railway.
The material is found at all points on n
small mountain, which explorers say is
a mass of sulphur. "A company is en-
gagged in operating the works, and n
town has been laid out which bears the
appropriate name Of Inferno"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

The committees appointed to make
arrangements for the French picnic at
James Park on September 9th are work
ing hard to insure its success and give
full satisfaction to the crowd expected
to be present on the occasion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
Personal.

W. W. Coleman, the popular Deputy
Sheriff, returned to the city yesterday
from a pleasure trip, and has re-entered
upon the active duties of his profession.
Colonel W. Ivie Westbrook, of the
Brownsville Bee, was in the city yester-
day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

FoR daily papers from all the leading
cities in the Union, illustrated weekly
and monthly magazines and novels, or
for fancy stationery and school books,
call at Thos. Hanson's, No. COZ Beal
street. ll5-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
Circus Coming.

On the 18th and l4th of September
Howe's Great London Circus Company
and Menagerie will appear on the bluff
at the foot Of Madison street. Mr.. I. R.
Toole, general director Of publications,
and R. NJ. Howe's advance agent, are
now in the city making complete ar
rangements for the appearance of their
mammoth show, which is said to be the
largest and best travelling circus and me-
nagerie on the road this season. In due
time the, big posters will be put up, and
due notice of the arrival Of the great
show will be given in the LEDGER.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

VIcK's FLORAL GUIDE, the last number
for the year 1875, has come to hand. 1t
is mainly and appropriately devoted to
the culture Of hardy bulbs" such as
endure the severest winters without in
jury, and furnish our earliest and choic.
est spring flowers, and cannot fail to be
Of i~ncalculable value to our horticul-
%turists. 1t is published quarterly by
James Wick, at Rochester, New York, at
twenty-five cents per annum
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
A Ten Years, Revival.

The efforts at evangelism which have
been so successful in England under the
auspices of Moody and Sanky, and
those efforts in this country by White
and Bliss, fall far into the shade when
compared to the efforts of certain col
ored evangelists at Brownsville, Hay
wood county. In one of the negro
churches Of that village a spirited revi-
val has been progressing daily and
nightly since 1864, just ten years. The
preachers have been changed, but new
ones took their places, and these, with
an enthusiastic congregation, have been
holding the fort against all scoffers and
sinners. This is equal to the ten years
siege of Troy by the Greeks, but we hope
our black T~rojans will be able to resist
all attempts at introducing a wooden
horse or Beecherism into their midst
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
GONE! GONE!
To New Orleans for Cigars

In order to satisfy the fastidious tastes
of the public, and furnish them with a
novelty, SOL COLEM AN left yes
terday for New Orleans to purchase a
large stock of imported cigars, In the
meantime his Cuban cigars are selling at
&c each at his emporium, 200 Main
street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

KAHERFELTs, a novel, by Wbyte Mel
vile, complete, l5c.; Ralph Wilton's
Ward, by Mrs. Alexander, loo. Law
and Lady, by Wilkie Collins, 25c., dt
Mansford's.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

Parker, the well.knOwn pOr.
trait painter, has his studio at
MOystOn's Star Gallery, over
the Red Store, opposite the
Odd Fellows Hall, $40 Main
street. 1891
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

$50 to $4,000 has been invested in
Stock Privileges and paid 900 per cent.
profit. How to do it." A book on
Wall street, sent free.
TUMBRlDGE & Co., Bankers,
xxi-l4-d&w Wall street. N. Y.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

JOHN WALSH, Undertaken, No. 344
Second street, opposite Postofice. [l54
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

No FAMILY should be without the fine
Illustrated Family Bible, new being de-
livered by W. S. Rogers. B8
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

JoHN WALSH, LIVERY STABLE, No. 62
Union street. Horses, buggies and car
for hire. l54
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
THE BIG BONANZA.
The Social Evil I'm COurt-Pencil
Sketches by Our special Artist.

The Social Evil in C0urt-Pencil
Sketches by Our special Artist.
Yesterday, by agreement Esquires
Caldwell, Miller and Winters sat together
in the Criminal Court to hear the Wash
ingtou street social evil cases upon the
complaint Of G. W. Truehart, the Re-
former. The trial broke up in a row,
Esquire Caldwell retiring from It and
declaring that he would hear no more Of
it. This morning Justices Miller and
Winters sc: &c a duo and heard the case
Of .. ". Davenport, the keeper Of the
Arkansas House, on Washington street.
The defendant waived examination and
was placed under $500 bond to appear
and answer for a misdemeanor
or keeping a nuisance, before the Crimi.
nal Court. The motion made by the
compliments attorneys to compel Dav.
export to give a bond that he will not
continue to maintain a nuisance ad in
term was denied by Judge Miller, who
then retired from the bench, leaving
Justice Winters to sit solss.
The case of Mrs. Sarah Flynn was.
then called, and was ~eloquently argued
by counsel upOa sections 49l4-aud 49l5
of the code, with reference to nuisances
and the abatement thereof.
Our pencilslinging artist took the
following sketches of the leading per.
sonages engaged in the case:
ESQUIRE WINTERS.
This gentleman, aged abort forty years,
has dark hair and wears chin whiskers
cut short. He dresses in black coat and
pants and white marseilles vest, adorned
with heavy gold watch chain. He is
good looking and afable, and listens at.
tentively to the argument of counsel.
G. W. FRUEHART.
This old gentleman is the prosecutor.
His age is about fifty years, aorid com
plexion, thin, sharp visage, thin gray
hair on his head, and no whiskers;
wears black coat, buff vest and blue
pants, all of which are rather cayelessly
thrown on over a white shirt well
starched.
COLONEL TURNER,
attorney for the defense, is good looking,
aged about thirty-fve years; wears dark
moustache, and a white linen suit, and
talks luentlY and e%loqueRtly.
CAPTAIN WALKER,
Of the defense, is a young man, say
twentysix years, dark complexion and
hair, and wears a mustache and impe-
rial.
COLONEL ADAMS,
also Of the defense, is a large, portly
man, aorid complexion, aged about forty
years, gray hair, mustache aud flowing
beard. He speaks excitedly and forci-
bly,.
COLONEL oRvILLE YERGER
This gentleman represents the prose
cutor. He is aged about forty.eight
years, dresses in blue linen suit, has
gray hair and long gray whiskers, is an
enthusiastic kind Of speaker and often
eloquent.
JUDGE BROWN
also represents the prosecution. He il
aged about fifty years, has thin gray hail
and wears a short gray mustache
He walks up and down the courtroom
with hands behind his back, after the
style Of Napoleon, He seems to be in
deep thought, but listens attsntiyely tc
the points made by his opponents.
The arguments made to-day were very
fine and eloquent, often grotesque and
comical. Quite a large audience was il
attendance, it being the only place Of
amusement open in the city at present
The case will be decided by Judge Win.
ters this afternoon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

The ladies of the First Baptist Church
are requested to meet in the lecture
room of the church Thursday afternoon
at four o'clock to complete the arrange
ments for a Martha Washington tea
marty. ia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
CITY CIRCULATION
THE CITY.
M E
Tuesday Evening, August 24, 1875

The St, Bernard Coal Association has
a fine supply of Pittsburg and St. Ber.
nard coal at low prices. Their Office is
No. ID Madison st., next to ours. 1851
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

HUMAN HAIR GooDs of every quality
and shade of color q be found at F.
LAyIGNE's, $50 Main street, under Odd
Fellows Hall.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
We Parted by the River
RIO CLOSE

A broken lot Of misses cloth laced
CATERS, sizes / and 2, worth SO so,
at 81 %. KAHN d FREIBERG.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

26S Second ST., opposite Court Square.
1897
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
Trnatee,s Decd,

Good form, printed aud for sale at this
Office. 1852
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
CARDS.

q HTNsON, DENTIST, $50 MAIN ST..
~. Memphis. Tenn. Price for each plug
trom one to three dollars in general. Artih-
oial set Of teeth from fifteen to fifty dollars.
Special attention % directing childreu's teeth.
Also Treats all Diseases OF b
Month.
once hours from 5 Am. to 5 p.m. &.xxi-2!
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
Concert Ta.Nieht.

This evening the Casino Club will give
another delightful concert in Court
Square for the amusement and enter
tainment ofall citizens. The programme
to be d~iscoursed by Arnold's Band is as
follows:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
CIGAR FACTORY.
RIO HONDO
Cigar Factory
1876 Main Street.
T0 CIGAR BUYERS: l AM MAKING
Il and have in stock such cigars as
Rega. Britannica, Relna Victoria, Del
Reys, CazadOreS, Media Regalias,
LOndres, Camellas, ETC., Etc,

which in quality and workmanship are equal
TO any made, and which l offer at the same
figures as goods Of the same kind are sold in
New Orleans. Orders for making any kind
and style Of cigars solicited and filed at New
Orleans prices.
My tobacco is selected and prepared with
care and worked into cigars by tho hest
CUBAN WORKMEN. 1 make hand work
Give me your trade. want II, need Il, and
will endeavor TO deserve It by giving as good
cigars IN quality, workmanship and price at
home as you can buy way from home. Help
me that may increase my working force.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
COLONEL oRvILLE YERGER.

This gentleman represents the prose-
cutor. He is aged about forty.eight
years, dresses in blue linen suit, has
gray hair and long gray whiskers, is an
enthusiastic kind Of speaker and often
eloquent.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-01-14
Careless English.

A lady and gentleman were crossing
our meadow ono cloudy day, when sud.
denly it began to rain.
won't you be- kind enough to hoisl
my uubrclla?' said the lady.
Certainly said the gentleman.
was astonished at this, for if won't
means anything at all, it MEAS will not
and therefore, according to my transla.
sion, tho gentleman really had told The
Iady.that certainly he would not be kind
enough to hoist her umbrella
BIT 40. Even While hespols he I; ened
that Useful article, and held it gracefully
ever bis companion.
Thank you r said she earnestly.
mot at all" said he still more ear
nsstly. And on they want.
why the fellow fatty contradicted the
lady" said ! to myself. "IIow outrag-
sous!"
But no, again, for they were on the
best of terms. and the lady smiled at bis
words.
Yet the birds say that this sort Of talk
l. quite usual among g.ntecl human
beings.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-01-14
Curing Car. n ehlsksns.

A lady Of our acquaintance who is very
successful 10 raising fowls, furnishes a re-
liable and safe method Of curing gaps in
young chickens. Take a strong feather
from the wing ola full.grown chicken;
asd strip all the feathers off except about
half an inch at the poiat. Wet the
feather. and then push it down the.wind'
pirs as far as II will conveniently 60.
Let the operation be dene quickly, and
turn the feather around q few times, and
then draw it oct slowly. Ifnot successful
in bringing the worm the first time, try it
again, and failure is not very probable.
She never has any chickens to die with
Tho gaps.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-01-14
Spelling Horses Feet.

II 10 almost imp~ossible.to get a horse
shod without having tho frog cut away.
All veterinary surgeons, all korsamen,
and all leading blacksmiths agree that
the frog should not be pared one particle.
nor even trimmed-no matter how pliable
and soft the frog is, cut it away smooth on
oil sides, aud in two days it will lie dry
and hard as a chip. You nigh. as well
cut all the leaves OF trees and expect
them to flourish. as to pare away-the frog
and have a healthy foot. The rough,
spongy part oftbc frogis to the foot what
leaves are to the tree, the lungs. Never
have a red,hot shoe put upon the foot, to
burn it level. II you can find a black.
smith who Is mechanic enoughto level the
foot without a red hot iron, eppioy him.
II you do not think 90, try the red-hot
poker on Jour finger nail, and see how
it will effect the gfowth Of that. There
are many other important points in shoes
ing horses; these two are Of more I'M.
portance than all the rest, and the mes;
disregarded. mo frog, no foot no foot,
ne horss."-Wes,ern Farm Journal.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-01-14
After Twenty Years.

Abraham Brookbank, who left his
family in Illinois twenty years ago and
went to California since which they heard
nothing from HIM. returned to his wife
and children in Chicago afcw days ago
as II nothing had happened. Mrs.
B~rookbank has resisted all appeals To
marry again, and has remained constant
TO Abe through all these years. She was
none OF your Annie Ardens, to go about
turning the leaves OF the Bible. searching
for some sign 10 marry again. If Abra-
ham was alive she would wait for him
II dead, he would wait for her. Tha,
''ths talk so she went ahead and
raised her four daughters and two sons;
married hcriour daughters to respectable
young mel. as they n.atured; set her boys
st.wcrk. a~nd-waited, waited for Abe
And Abe came at last. He did not come
with q ship-load Of gold as he ought TO.
have done, and as he doubtless desired
to do, but he brought his precious body
back to his waiting spouse, and that was
enough for her. And then he brought in
~telligence OF a famos piece of land II
Arizona which he can buy for $a,oc0
and which In five years would make hin
. millionaire. Abramham ought TO hay,
bought It before he came back. If be
couldn't scrapc enough together IN
twenty years to purchase It, we almost
despair Of his doing 1t In the time now
left for such business.
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W The only thingthat 1t bothers i
Western grasshopper to swallow is 4
fourlegged table A well developed
hopper IAN worry it down, but the legs
tickle bis throat. :
~ GLOW much did he leaveYs in
quircd a gentleman Of a wag. on learn
rg of the death Of a wealthy citizen
'E~verything," responded the wac,
che didn't take 8 dollar with him.
~ John Erode is no mare. Yen
probably didn't know him. lie live in
Western NJ ssouri, and on entering the
smoke house of 4 friend to see how the
hams got along, q trap gun blew his
head of.
q On retiring from business a wise
old mar said 20 his son and successor
'.yoT. my boy, remember that common
sense Is the lest thing yos can bring t.
bear on every affair Of lie except loye-
making"
U Al fediana farmer needing .
package OF screws. writes to his merchant
in town: Dear suu-plezc ccnd b,
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Gem From The Aldine,

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