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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07
AN ACTIVE TRAMP.
One OF KeArney's Friends s Level.
lug Things In Virginia.
CorrespOndence Baltimore Gazette.l

One OF KeATney's Friends " Level.
lug Things In Virginia.
Correspondence Baltimore GaEette.l
SALzN, FAuQIER COUNTY, Va Aug. l..
"A tramp, calling himself Alexander
Mcintosh, claiming to hail from Canada
and Washington City, was this afternoon
committed to Jail by Justice Thompson,
for a series Of depredations ia this neigh
borhood yesterday and to-day. Yester.
day he went to the house of Mr.. j. A,
Carter in his absence, and demanded
dinner from Mrs. Carter, and after eat.
ing it acted in such a manner as to alarm
that lady so that she sent to a neighbor
for protection. Mr.. Sutton came over
and drove the fellow off, but he came
back later and very insolently ordered
his supper, which Mrs. Carter gave him
and again sent for Mr.. Sutton, who drove
him of the place, threatening him with
punishment if he should return. The
tramp then bstook himself to the house
OF Mr.. Arthur Edwards, half a mile off,
where be was Hospitality entertained last
night. This morning Mr.. Edwards went
out to his work after breakfast, leaving
the tramp at the house. Soon after his
hosts departure the scoundrel demanded
clothing and vsluables from Mrs. Ed.
wards, who became very much fright
ened, and running out OF the house and
across the fields to where her husband
was at work, informed him OF what had
happened. BE, and the farm hands with
1 him hautanaA ~ Nhn hA,n, - fa..1
that Mr.. Mcintosh had locked the doors
and gone up stairs, dressed himself 10
Edwards best clothes, riAed the place of
what money be could find, taken a
double.barreled shot gun, jumped from
the second story window and "lit out"
for the mountains about two miles away.
The Edwards party pursued him, AID,
being joined by several neighbors on the
way, az unusually live chase ensued.
Several shots we're fred at the fugitive
without effect, and be finally escaped
into the mountains, where the Edwards
party are searching tor him at this writ.
ing. The tramp, after resting himself
came down to Mr.. Il. Deb. Norris resi-
dence about noon, where be frightened
the ladies, and they called a negro man
who drove him off the place. He re-
turned in q few minutes and was caugh.
by Mrs. Norris in the act OF bounding
up a back stairway. He then ran of
pursued by a son and some farm hand
Of Mr.. Norris, and was caught after be
8 lag fred at once or twice, and carriel
9 before Justice Thompson, who commit
n ted him for the action of the grand jury
he had on two suits Of Edwards cloth
( ing when captured, and had thrown ava,
his wi rags, when fred at By Mr.. Hor
! ner. He acknowledged his guilt, bu
/ was not in the least repentant, his Who'll
air being that of a brazen criminal, VIII,
was familiar with the clutches of tb.
1 law. 1t is not known what was the ex
tent Of bis breach of the law at Ed
q wards house further than as stated, a
Mrs Edwards was so alarmed that sht
has not returned home, and her husban,
is still in the mountains a cunning TO
+. the tramp, as stated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07
Important TO Those who Hire
Horses.

New York Herald.l
A case of considerable interest to
lenders and borrowers of horses was de-
cided IN the Paterson IN. j. District
Court BY Judge Hopper yesterday after
noon. On Easter Monday last Richard
Oyerdijking, a minor, hired a horse from
John Thompson to take Susan Van Hou-
ten to Little Falls, four miles distant, to
speud the afternoon and return early in
the evening. When he got to Little
Falls he concluded to 20 further, and
drove on to Newark, ten or twelve niles
beyond, and did not get back to Pater-
son until 3 or 10 o'clock when the horse
was found TO be in a very bad condition
from overdriving, and died the next
morning. The invariable remedy of
New Jersey in such cases is by an action
on the case for violation of contract, but
the counsel for plaintiff brought his &C.
ton for trover and conversion, which he
thought a safer course in suing an infant.
de claimed that the moment 0verdijk.
ing drove the horse beyond Little Falls
he not only violated his contract, but
that he was guilty of converting the
horse to his own use. The defense
s%trenuoualy objected to this, but the
court sustained the claim, and, the facts
being proved, found the defendant guilty
OF trover and conversion, and assessed
the damages at 5000 in favor of plaintiff.
1t is said TO be the first action of the kind
ever tried in New Jersey, at least there
is one reported in the books. The de.
PENDANT (for whom the court had ap-
pointed a guardian to defend the suit is
liable to be imprisoned under the iudg.
meut of the court in an action of tort,
until the smount awarded is paid. Prob.
ably nine men out Of ten who hire horses
would be equally liable to suits for trover
and conversion (which is the civil court
phrase for stealiDg) of the hacks they
drive.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07
BertOn's Ladies' Beer Garden
Cor. Shelby and Beal. [l48
Peabody Billiard Room,
Flrst.class in every respect,
sid Cook, Proprietor. AT
ARnrRInr RhaI.


At half past nine o'clock last night a
negro burglar named jim, alias Farris
Tbotne, was shot and mortahy wounded
in trying to eyade arrest in Rat Row,
situated north Of No. 1853 Beal street.
Detectives Pryde and McCune with off.
Ger Rogers surrounded and tried TO effect
an entrance to a three.story frame resi-
denee, where Thorne was concealed. A
negro woman resisted the officers, and
Thorne hearing the noise jumped out OIL
the third story window. His leap did
not ~iujure him, and be OF onoe ran, buI
was fred at six or seven times BY
the detectives and policeman. In a few
minutes Rfterward Thorns vas found
MORALLY wounded on Union street, neal
the Memphis and Charleston rsllrost
track, One ball struck him in the love-
portion Of the back, below the hip anC
near the spine. The ball passed through
the intestipes and lodged against th'
skin at the groin. Thorne was sent Il
the hospital and is probably dead by thi
time. Thorne recently robbed Mrs
Sneed's residence on Court street, an,
among other articles took a watch whicI
be sold. The detectives recovered tn
watch. A partner Of Thorne, name
Wilson, was arrested yesterday morning
having escaped from the peniteutiar
where, four years ago, he had been CON
mitted for robbing Roescher's Jet Palac
Of iewelry.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07
street CleanInE winch WIN Pass.

AMMs
Fult0n's Paris Letter to Baltimore Americana
1t is an interesting sight to take a seat
on the top of a street car at an early
hour in the morning and witness the
cleaning process that everything is un-
dergoing. The housekeepers bring out
all their rubbish and pile it up in the
street, me pile for every four or five
houses. 1t is no oon emptied than
the rs~g-pickers, who swarm the streets
with their bags and buckets and hand.
carts, pounee upon it and gather all the
Fragments OF paper, rags or metal to oe
found in the piles. They are so numer.
GUS that there is a scramble on every
street, and they move from pile to pile
as if their lives depended on their activ-
ity. They seem to take away one-third
of the rubbish. Servants are everywhere
TO be seen with broom and bucket in
hand cleaning off the fronts. The streets
are being s%prinkled with hose, and an
army Of men and women, with birch
brooms, are sweeping the streets. On
the b~nulevards, horse.brushing machines
are in motion, and the garbage.carts are
removing the piles thrown out by the
huusekeepsrs. Water is turned on in all
the cutters, and women are engaged in
washing them down. Men with hose are
watering all the roots of all the hundreds
of thousands of trees on the b~oulevards,
and taking up the gratings so as to
loosen the earth around them. All, or
nearly all, this work ia being done by the
city authorities, and by 9 o'clock the city
is as clean as broom and brush and
water can make it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07
Flour. Bacon

LEDGER, as we'll as the board Of health,
will give full information respecting the
matter, and report any and all cases,
should any occur.
HoPEFIELD GUARANTEES
There was a meeting of the citizens of
Hope6eld, Ark, opposite this city, yes.
terday, to.hear the report Of R. E Rich.
ards, who had returned from Little Rock
where be went to confer with the gov.
ernor to devise the best means to prevent
boats from below from landing at the
elevator there or in the vicinity.
Mr.. Richards reported that be was re-
ceived by the governor ~courteously, and
when he had made known the object Of
his mission the secretary OF state was
ordered to issue at once commissions to
seven citizens Of Hopeisld, constituting
the same, by virtue Of its old charter, a
corporation, and commissioning the fol.
lowing officers, viz: r. e. Richards,
mayor; j. M. Keefe, recorder; G. H.
Organ, G. P. Williams, r. Il. Vance,
john Leonard and L. Winchester, alder.
men.
On motion the meeting adopted the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the thanks If the citi
zenS Of Hopefeld are due and are here
by rendered his excellency, w. r Miller
governor of Arkansas, Hon. John
Fletcher, mayor Of Little Rock, B. C.
Brown, Esq, and w. r Williams, ESD
Of Little Rock, for favors to our repre-.
sentative r L Richards, and that THU
meeting return thanks to r 4 Richards
for the dlligent zeal displayed in attend
ing to the business entrusted to his care
The meeting then adjourned and thu
mayor, recorder and aldermen BENZ
qualified, transacted the following bust
ness:
M. NJ. Guthrie was appointed marshal
with authority to employ sufficient depu
ties to enforce all laws as passed by tn
mayor aud council.
1t was ordered that all steamers, tug,
or any kind of water craft, coming fror
as far south as Vicksburg, be prohibite
from landing at Hepe6eld, or With
three miles north or south OF the elevate
boat, and any violation Of this order wi
subject the offender to the same 6nC
and penalties as those imposed BY IL
: board Of health of Memphis, and by the
published.
Resolved, That the board OF health
the city Of Memphis be requested to sen
DR.. Laurence, at quarantine station,
copy of the above order, with the requeI
that be inform masters Of steamers, etc
3 OF our action.
Resolved, That the mayor and generl
council Of the town OF Hope6eld be an
and the same are hereby appointed
, board Of health.
d R. E. RICHARDS, Mayor.
j. NJ. KEEFE, Recorder. .
r Mr.. A Fuchs, Of this city, is in receil
J. of q business letter from New Orlean
under date Of the 9Th, which closes q
r follows:
3 Quarantine is now against us by
q most all points, and !here is more seal
than fever, as the deaths are few and Il
new cases on the decrease. We are
hopes, however, that it will soon be ov,
i and trade resume its wonted channel.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07
A LOVING MOTHER.
Something AbOHt William nay, WHIT
was Killed by Dick DOheFIy.

Something Ab0Ht William nay, who
was Killed by Dick DOheFIy.
As stated in yesterdays LEDGER, Will.
liam Day, who was killed by Dick Doher'
ty Thursday at the fifth ward polls, on
Besl street, was a white man, and not a
negro. He came here from Barre, Pike
county, Illinois, and was employed as
bar keeper in a Beal street saloon. Be.
ing acquainted with q large number of
negroes, and a man Of peaceful disposi-
ton, be was selected by the Democrats
as a challenger at the polls. During the
progress of the election his shirt was
torn and his hat taken from him a short
time before he was killed. His hat was
taken in order to get him to leave the
polls, so that he could not be
present TO challenge illegal voters.
The hat was carried TO a saloon. Day
was known as a white man, and objected
to being called a colored man, q fact
known to the police. Sometime ago he
received a letter from his mother, and
also her photograph. The picture indi.
Gates that she is a respectable and intelli
gent lady, a fact assured by her letters
WHICH are well composed and neatly
written. In June last Day received q
letter frem his mother. The following
are extracts from the letter.
BARRE, PIKE COUNTY, ILL.,l
June - 1873.
DEAR SoN-We received your lettel
week before last. We we're glad to heal
from you. The girls we're disappointed
because you did not answer their letter
VS. have been TO Springfield since VIZ
got your letter. : George
was married since March last, and she
appears to be very much OF a lady, anC
will visit the Fourth Of July.
l wish it could be 80 you could come to
as all would be glad to see you, but sup
pose we will have to be disappointed
The girls are anxious yol
should write soon and let them know i
you will or can come home 80 as to b
here the Fourth Of July. From you
loving mother, i. D. DAY.
Dick Doherty has been released o.
$4,000 bonds to appear before the Orimi
psl Court, We do not know the merit
Of the case, but understand that Dohert
will DO prosecuted by the friends aud ID
relatives Of the deceased.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07
LEDGER LINES.

The weather is hot.
Disiniect your premises,
Election hats are still being claimed.
The board of education meets Monday
night.
The November elections will be inter-
esting.
The city council meets at half past
three o'clock this afternoon.
Original Lexington (Ky.) mustard
pure-at Oliver, Finnie & Co.'s.
Secure your tickets for the Louisiana
Lottery il time. No p%0stpouement on
acc punt Of yellow fever.
The detectives yesterday arrested an
escaped convict, James Wilson. BE was
sent up for ten years in 1876 FOR robbing
the Jet Palace.
The Fifth ward National Club last
night passed a series Of resolutions re
commenting Colonel A. j. Kellar, ofthe
Avalanche, IS a candidate for congres.
sional honoFs.
The board Of health is theoretically
engaged in cleansing the streets. Dis
infectsnts are being used and the city is
noU in n better sanitary condition than
it has ever been.
Miss Whey Gruber, aged fourteen,
daughter of NJ. ". Gruber, Star Land
ing, Miss, was burned to death Sunday
evening while trying to kindle a fire with
coal oil. The can exploded.
Every vagrant in the city should be ar
rested and allowed to help the board Of
health in cleansing the streets. We hope
the police will at once arrest all tramps
They can be of great service to the city
just now
The Chickasaw Guards and Bluff City
Grays will soon commence sleeping in
their respective srmories and engage il
regular drills, preparatory for the com
p~etitive drill TO come of at ST, LouiI
next month.
Bob Strickland, a printer employed a
the Job printing establishment Of Tracl
& Co., Second street, bad his lelt ham
} badly crushed in q press yesterday. !
will be several weeks before be is allie Il
resume work.
The proposed elevator at the foot o
Washington street will not only enhance
the value of property in that vicinity
. but be Of great benefit to the city gener
Z ally. 1t is the opinion Of well-iniorme
business men that the elevator will b
built.
The question as 70 the soIVeney G
several Of the s%ureties on the bonds {
the assaulters of Captain ReudelhubG
came 1p for hearing at the Crimini
Court yesterday. The matter will b
Q further investigated next week befor
Special Judge Yerger.
2 The Hope Row Boat Club, with tbre
o Of their she'll boats and crew, passed u
the Mississippi Central railroad yeste
day on their way from New Orleans
Newark, N, j to take part in a racir
contest to come of on the goth inst. II
race will be on the Passaic river.
The reports from New Orleans sho
s. that the yellow fever there is much moi
alarming aud more general than a
nouueed by official authorities of th
. city. There has been over three hu
dred deaths. and a daily increase Of ne
, cases. The we'll. directed efforts Of Of
: board Of health aud enforcement
II quarantine have prevented and will pr
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07

John Deets left this morning for St.
Louis. He will return by the FIRST Of
September.
bon. Calvin r. Vance, Of Sardis, Miss.
is visiting the city.
Henderson Owen, an aged and re-
spected citizen of Memphis, died last
night at Hickory Wythe. Mr.. Owen
was seventy years of age. He was one
of the leading business men of Memphis,
being a member of the firm OF Oven.
NcNutt 4 Bailey,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07
THE CITY.
wednesday Evening, Aug. 2, 1879.
Tho Dollar weekly LedgerI

The Dollar weekly LEDGER
The DOLLAR WEEKLY LEDGER is IN
qu~estionsbly one Of the most enterpris-
ing, leading and newsy journals in the
Union. Subscribers will be guaranteed
the latest and most reliable reports and
editorials upon all questions affecting
the social, national, political, agricul.
'%tural, manufacturing and scientific ques.
tons Of the day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07

The following startling intelligence
appears in a Norwich Conn., dispatch:
"A post.mortem examination discloses
poison in the stomach Of City Collector
Cobb, who died June s.. His neighbor,
the Wesleyan bishop, is suspended. An
examination disoloses poison in the
body Of the bishops wife. Mrs. Cobb is
implicated New, for the Wesleyan
bishop read Wesley Bishop" and for
suspended read suspected" and you
will not be so much astonished .-[Cou.
rier Journal.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07

A popular preacher in New York
happened to speak to- a fashionable
congregation Of the Song OF Solomon"
One of the results was that Mr.. Shoddy.
bags, one of his bearers, the next day
called at g music store and inquired:
Have you the notes Of a piece called
the Song Of SolomonF Our pastor re.
ferred to it yesterday morning as an ex-
quisite gem, and my wife would like to
learn to play it." The music man looked
through his stock, sadly wagged his
head, and said he was sorry they were
lust ont of IL.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07
OLIVER. FINNIE

vent the introduction of the disease in
Memphis.
Hon. Casey Young is the only Demo.
crat who stands a chance for election to
congress from this district. With the
exception of a few political managers
and disappointed O~fice.seekers, the peo-
pie Of Hardeman and Fayette counties
are almost unanimous for the reelection
Of Mr.. Young.
The Howard Association last night BY
a vote OF seven to three resolved to loan
the city of Memphis the sum Of $4,000
for sanitary purposes. The loan is made
upon the pledge of Mayor Flippin and
the concurrence Of the general council
that the city will pay the money from
the one per cent. general tax.
We hear that a certain so called doc
tor of medicine has falsely circulated
reports that there was yellow fever in
Memphis. Should we ascertain that the
man has done this we will give his name
to the public as one who by falsehooG
seeks to damage the community and tc
needlessly alarm the people.
The Old Folks, yesterday, elected s
Il. Lamb president; ]. j. Rawlings, FRS
vice president; James Flaherty, seconC
vice PRESIDENT ]. G. Lonsdale, sr., treas
ureri W, j. B Lonsdale, secretary; j. p
Prescott, historian, The day for the an
nual barbecue was fixed for Septembe
18th, and Charles Kortrecht was chosel
orator of the day.
superintendent Toof, of the cotton ex
change, is busily engaged preparing hi
fifth annual circular and chart, shown.
the movement, prices, etc Of cotton i
Memphis, throughout the United State
and at Liverpool for the past year. Tn
statement will be issued, as usual, Ser
TENDER lat, aud will be replete with va
liable information to planters, factor
aud buyers of cotton.
Yesterday Martin Griffin, of the &c.
man National Bank, was out driving
horse and buggy around the track &
Olympic Park. A projecting plank i
the fence struck his buggy, overturnip
it and throwing Mr.. Griffin to the groun,
The fall dislocated his right shoulde
lie recovered rapidly, drove to town, bs
his shoulder put back into place by
physician. and repairing to the bar
went on with his business as usual.
We have received an invitation TO
barbecue and soiree to be given at At
tralia, Mics, Tuesday, August 18th. 7.
managers are W. R. Shepherd, F.
AGREE, W. II Peake and S. L. Thoms
t The floor managers are =. G. Greenlt
J, f. Park, 7. L. Martin and jeff Co
= nell. The committee Of invitation CO
sists Of ]. W. Lyman, ]. B. scruggs,
. DonelsOn and j. R Glenn. The co,
, miltee Of arrangements consists of F.
AGREE, L E Cooney, B. B. Wilson a
Thomas Il Dobbs. The fact that the
gentlemen are connected with the emit
tainment assures an occasion Of brilliS
Z delight and unexceptional enjoyment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07

A newly married lady, who, as in duty
bound, was very fond OF her husband,
Notwithstanding his extreme ugliness of
person, once said to a witty friend:
What do you think2 Ny husband has
laid out fifty guineas for a large baboon
just to please mel' The dear little
man" cried the other, well, it's just
like him."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07

We don't hear nearly so much raving
as We used TO about sweet 81 sixteen, but the
sentimental iufatuation about it still
exists to q certain extent. American
girls at sixteen, especially in the North,
are not usually attractive to men. They
are neither one thing or the other. They
lack the nervousness, freshness and
freedom Of girls, and they are without
the tact, grace, or charm ef women.
They are very prone to be awkward, in.
definite, silly, and they are very rarely
pretty, however much promise they may
give of pTettiness.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-07

Printing was discovered 4S4 years ago,
but nobody has yet discovered how to
run q newspaper to suit everybody
IYonkers Gazette. oh, yes, there has.
We have them calling at our office every
day, atop US in the street, or tell us how
to do it in the horse-cars .-[Baltimore
| Rullatin