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H. n. COOKE, Jn., q co.'s ADvicEs.
H. D. Cooke, jr., q Co., No. itio street northwest
fhrnish.the following prices Of State bonds. Govern
men bonds gold and active stocks, telegraphed 10
them from the New York Stock Exchange;
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FOR RENT.


ENoR RENT-A FINE THREE.sTORS HOy-E,
Il containing fourteen rooms, including bathroom
and whterclosst OIL beautiful concerted street, one
square from cars. and ncpr churches and schools.
Range. Latrobe. Hot and cold Water, &c; Large
tain IN front yard; beautifully shaded and parked and
lnclosed with iron railing on marble mlse THIS irOp
erty be rented to careful permanent / nhnt for
slS per month, payable IN advanc. Inquire at -
Thirteenth street southwest.
III q STREFr-FOR RENT-TWO HAND
L r somely furnished Bedroous on s,cond
floor. Rp06t"
ENOR RENT-THAT FINE LARGE HOUSE no.
Il 0l7 Ninth street northwest. Rent sj month to
spssai e n' NJ % M RoHRER, 'is Seventh street.
EoR RENT-FRAME HOUSE 6lO STREET
L. northwest, containing eight rooms, gas, water,
bath, &c. Apply to T. b PENlCkS,
ap23u 6ls street northwest.
nor RRENT-ENCLOSEDC CROQuET GROUNDS
Il shady, large enough. for two games, situated
NJ street, between Fourth and kihh streets north
west. Apply to T. H. PENICks,
ap23tf 0ls j. street northwest
STORE FOR RENT-THE FINE STORE COR.
- ncr Ninth and q streets northwest. Enquiss up
stairs of W. c. DODGE aptEu
q GRANT PLACE-FOR RENT, FURNISHED
- rooms, en- suite or single, with all modern i'm
prOyements sets back from street.-the house In front
or Will all house II desired portion for house
keeping. apa2-1ts
INOR RENT-TTIE NEW AND FLEGANT
l. residence containing twelve rooms with every
convenience No. 1870 Vermont avenue. Inquire
OF WM. STICKNEY. National savings Bank, corner
Of Fifteenth street and New York ave. ocian
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FOR SALE.

DHAETONS POR SALE.-AT THE STABLES,
L on street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets northwest. three new Phaetons, one double
seated with falling top and pole complete; two one.
seated-Rll made OF bts senSOnel timber Inquire OF
J. C..COOK. ut the stables. or W. ii. SLATER, No.
lr!5 Pennsylyania avenue. apslm
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SNoW T. THE TINE TO SELL" LADlE Is
IN Gents and Chdren's Cast OF W caring Ap
paTe Boots Shoes, &c. at extraordinary high cash
prices at "JUSTH'S Old Stand" No. BiY ID street
northwest AL notes by mail will he promptly at
tended to. epli- u
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GOVERNMENT BosDs.
Opening. Closing.
Securities -
Bid. A.Aa Bid. A..a
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CAR RIAGES.

COMFORTS.
EELIX DESFOSSE'S FRENCH BAKERY
II VIENNA ROLLS A SPECIALITY.
Established 1890
is YEARS or INCRHAsIsa SUCCESS
FELIX DESFOSSk.
he wellknown and only real French baker nWaShlng
ton, has removed 70 No 2Ol2 street, between TWEEN
teth and Twenty first Streets near Pennsy ylvAia ave
nue., where In house expressly built Tor The purpose
he has greater facilities than before for the manuac
ture Of the best French and american Bread. French
Bread speciality. Libor.l terms offered 70 hotels
and dealers
N. B.-French BreAE Is recommended for persOnF
OF delicate health erecally for those suffering nom
dyE Ha n mi tlf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-18

Take the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis railway for example.
That company has not only carried
supplies free, but has even furnished
the use of its cars to Chattanooga
refugees who had failed to find shell
ter elsewhere. But it has not only
done this. 1t has gone still further.
1t has given money. 1t was only
Wednesday that President Cole,
representing the company, sent one
hundred dollars to the Chattanooga
relief committee. Where it has been
found necessary, extra trains have
been run at the company's expense,
that a stricken community might
have doctors, nurses and needed
supplies. 1t can never more be said
that corporations are soulless.
Without their aid, The situation in
stricken cities must have been ten
fold more terrible than has been tht
case.
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Five Dollars per Annum

the protection of their property
and provided themselves with mon
ey aud many things they have
needed since they joined in the
exodus from Memphis. In regard
to returning it is still more impor-
tsnt that they act prudently and
nationally, for life is involved as
well as property. The men who
are here have been tried In the fire
and they are able to holdIthe fOrt, and
are willing to hold it a little longer.
1t will be blessed relief when
hacks full of returning people and
drays loaded with cotton and goods
will take the places of the hearses
and doctors .buggieS that now ply
the streets day and night; when
the Howards will shut up their
storercoms, and the commissary de.
partment cease to be surrounded
with crowds of able bodied loafers
That day will be all the brighter i
our absent friends all return in
good health and give hearty smil
of approval to the surviving vete
rams Of the epidemic, whose highes
reward on earth this will be.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-18

Nashville American, I'M
In a speech made before the leg
islature on the 10Th Of March, 1875,
in defense of railroads, Colonel 4.
W. Cole, president Of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis RAILROAD,
said:
"Let the flash Of the wire, which.
by the way, is itself an instrument
Of commerce, give intelligence that
a city lies in ashes, and then the
railroad dashes along, bearing in
few hours food and raiment for the
destitute, Let accident by food
fall, and away it speeds with sue
cor and assistance. Let pestilepOp
come iu the drapery Of death, and
away it bears the loved from the
grave. It's courtesies embrace hun
dreds who are endeared to the
church by their walk aud conyersa-
| ton"
These words have been verified
in the most conspicuous manner
possible. Railroads and express
companies have opened vide their
commercial doors and have saidI
"For transportation Of supplies ia
suffering humanity we charge you
nothing; we gladly embrace the
opportunity to DO you good" Sc
has said the Western Union Telp
graph Company 1t, too, has come
te the aid of suffering cities, anC
has sent ono after another of it
corps of operators to plague spots
cut off from the outside world
except by a single wire, to d,
duty for the afflicted, free ofcharge
No one can estimate the immens
amoHnt of free business done b,
these companies.
With trade almost entirely sgs.
pended aud travel exceedingl,
, small, they have stood up to th
people, even without an INCOME, an,
have not permitted them to wan
! for anything within their reach
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-18
R,marAa by a Coio,ed Brother.

Breddrel, my 'sperienoe'is is dat
it amt de perfession of 'ligion, but
de 'cassional practice of it dat
make a 'ceptable up yonder. When
yer gifts the golden gate an Peter
looks yer right In de eye and yer
shows him yer long creed an says,
pompous like dat yer 'longed ter
de big 'Piscopalian Church, de
Postle III shake his head an say.
dat amt npR ter get yer through ,
But if yer takes all yer bills under
yer arm, yer grocer bills an yer
rent bills, an he looks 'em over an
finds 'em all receipted, he'll say,
Yer titles clear an unlock de gate
an let yer pl;eh yer voice for de
angles song. But it amt 10 use
ter trabbel long dat narrow path
less yer kerry, folded up in your
creed, a good recommendation from
yer creditors, Hebben amt no
place for a man who has ter dodge
roun' a corner for fear of meetin'
some one who'll ask fur dat little
bill datnebber was paid"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-18
Success IN Rrayer.

At Holyoke, Mass, last week,
two little boys were arrested for
stripping the leaves from the trees
of the park. Soon after they had
been locked up IN officer heard the
VOICES and peeped into the cell.
Both of the children were down
on their knees, with their hands
clasped and tears running down
their cheeks, 40 Lord, please let
us out of this place, and VEN new
er do it again, never, never, II
prayed one sobbing culprit, while
the other was repeating the Lords
prayer, "Pray louder said one
Of them, sand speak your words
plain, or God may not understand
YOU" 81 try to, Jimmy, but I'm
opying so ! can't y said the other,
and then both redoubled their
prayers. The officer slipped away,
got the keys and compounded
their felony. The efIectual feryent
prayer of a naughty boy ayaileth
much,
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70 ouR ABSENT FRIENDS.

While there can he no doubt that
a light frost was discernable in the
vicinity of Memphis early this
morning, and that great change
has taken place in the atmosphere
for the better, we must still warn
refugees against returning until ad-
vised by the board of health that it
is safe to do 80. We are anxious to
see them back, and to behold once
more the forms Of health and beau
ty moving about the streets. 1t
seems an age since they left us in
such hot haste, and since there was
any business activity in the streets,
but we would not hayethese whose
absence has been their safety thus
far return at the risk Of their
lives. We have had enough tC
crush our hearts with sorrow
and desolation, and to craze the
strongest mind. God has beer
merciful indeed that any hav,
been spared. Let none trampl,
upon His goodness by rushing
unnecessarily into danger 4 few
weeks longer and it will be sat
for all to return. 1t is not safe yet
Those who came back last weel
have suffered heavily. When takel
they generally 60 off suddenly. Gu
nurses and doctors and visitors ar
worn out and are continually calle,
away 10 the suffering towns an
villages along the railroads. NeV
comers cannot therefore expect tn
promptest attention if taken dow
When the epidemic broke out "
advised the people to go away i
rational, business-lke mannel
Many who gave way to feelings
fright and excitement suffered b
it. They left their affairs in ba
shape and lost heavily, when by
little common sense and cOolnel
they could have arranged Il
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-18

Is an easy stage in cases Of dyspepsia. A
slight attack Of indigestion. especially when
there is a predispoSition to digestive weak
nsEs of the stomach, must speedily eliminate
in the more obstinate form Of The disease. It
is we'll. therefore. TO adopt preventive meas
ures early. Although Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters oVercomes, II persisted in, cases OF
dyspepsia of long standing, 1t is obviously the
part Of wisdom to use it ere the malady as
sumss chronic phase. This is particu arly
true, because as dyspepsia advances, 1t en-
genders other bodily evils. such as disorder Of
the liver, cOnstip9 ton or undue loosepess Of
the bowels, nervous disorders, hypochondria,
sleeplessnesg. These maladies are both pre-
vented and remedied by the Bitters. but how
much better to check them in their outset
with the great Alternative, than to wait until
they established frmer iOothold in the tys-
TEN. Surely the advitability Of this must be
apparent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-18

After this date, until further
notice, the LEDGER will not
be delivered by carriers.
Parties desiring TO subscribe
can obtain the paper at the
LEDGER counting room for
TWO GENTS each by PUR'
CHASING TICKETS.
As soon as the epidemic is
ended, and the people return,
ALI our routes will be re-est@b'
lished.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-18

THAT poor and forlorn Poplar
street widow who made her will so
hastily the other night did not have
as much money as she stated. We
learn that she only has the paltry
sum Of ffty-fve hundred (s5, ,500)
dollars, besides some good, paying
investments in a neighboring city.
She has four children at one Of the
camps near the city, who are fed
and cared for at public expense.
But besides all this, we are informed
that she has been drawing rations
and all manner Of supplies by the
drayload for these same four chill
dren at home all the time, the same
as if they were there. 1t is pre-
sumed that she has accumulated
enough goods, or will by the end o
the epidemic, to start retail cornet
grocery in handsome style. Th
lady is recovering nicely, or is E,
reported, but must be greatly dis
gusted that she thought of makini
a will and had to call in witnesse
who would not keep her long
boarded secret. Who will say tha
the widow and orphan is not pre-
vided for?
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THE WEATHER.

Our citizens have much cause to
rejoice. The strong, cold, north
west wind which has prevailed all
day, isvery disastrous to yellow jack.
Jack frost, which is certainly riding
on the wings Of this welcome north
west wind, is demolishing the pois-
onous arrows of its yellow-visaged
foe. Jack frost is waving its spec
ule coated wand, and is bidding
bronze jack quit its dominiOns.
Many cf our friends felt some what
disappointed and disheartened this
morning because they could not
see frost in our streets, but we hope
their disappointment will vanish
when we tell them that scientific
men agree that strong north Of
northwest winds, bearing speculs
or frost-properties, destroy pois
onous atmospheres much mos
rapidly than calm, frosty mornings
The winds displace, while the frost
destroy yellow fever spOrules' |
this theory be correct, we say Civ
us strong winds laden with fros
and we will forego the pleasure 9
looking at the frost on the groun(
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whnt a woman Can Do,
New York SUM-

New York SUM-
The following story is true in ev-
ery detail: A milliner of respecta-
bility married a dissipated tailor,
who abused, neglected and aban-
doned her. Several years having
passed without a clue to his where
abouts, her friends advised divorce
and her acceptance of an adyan-
tageous offer of marriage. The |
woman persistently declined every |
offer, and when she had accumu-
lated a sufficient sum, started off in
the direction her husband was sup
posed to have taken when he left
her. At Halifax, N. s., she received
a slight clue, and took the steamer
to Portland, where she ceased for
many months to hear of him.
Finally she found that he was
working in Albany, for which place
she started Immediately. She was
about a week too late; he had been
discharged for drunkenness. Spend
ing her days at lucrative work and
evenings at detective service, the
unwearying wife at length discoy-
cred that he was employed by a
large firm in Chicago. She wrote
! there, and was informed that her
! husband had gone away, nobody
. knew where. Not satisfied with
q this, she travelled to Chicago and
v ransacked every concern interested
= in the tailoring business there, unit
h she met a fellow -countryman, who
's said that her husband, when las
q heard from, was in Omaha city
= She wrote there, but got no answer
4 and went on. Then she heard tina
70 he had certainly left for San Fran
a. CISCO, where he had obtained fir,
'o place as cutter in a large firm. ShC
,s of course went thither, only to b,
20 told that her husband had beer
a several days away from work anc
er was drinking hard. He had no
10 been even to his boarding-house
~ This led her to visit the station
y. houses, and in one Of them she ascer
m tanned that her husband was in jai
At for ten days. He was released, an
e. prevailed upon to return home aite
be six years absence. All this occurre
he eighteen years ago, aud to-day tn
nt prodigal husband of yore is a strit
mo- temperance man and in independer
nd circumstances, a model husban
er and father, and respected citizer
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-18

MAyoR Bowen, of the Howards,
we venture to say, has done more
work for his age than any man in
Memphis. in any position, during
the epidemic, As 10 bis age that
may be q delicate matter. There
is no record Of it this side Of Vir-
ginia, and he has no contemporaries
in this part of the country lie let
it slip once that he was plowing in
a field and that bis Wnle fell down
With fear when the great earth
quake shock was felt in Virginia in
the year 1906. Well, that isneither
here nor there. lie is as spry as
most men Of forty.eight or fifty,
and can do more work, day ia and
day out, than many young men,
and he docs it cheerfully and with
out apparent fatigue. He often
works from sixteen to eigb teen
hours per dsy Amy one going to
the Howards principal depot will
find him at a desk at the front
door. where he seems to be always
On duty Of several kinds, one Of
which is to read several hundred
greasy bits Of paper handed in from
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-18
Il. wHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor,

The subscription price Of the PUB
LIC LEDGER is S. per annum for
the Daily, and 81 per annsm for the
Reekly-Postage free.
Persons leaving the city for the sum
msr can order tile DAILY LED GER
at SOC per month in GdUGnce With the
privilege of changing pOstO6ice.
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the crowd of applicants, and to
answer several thousand questions
per day. AS an active, untiring
of the Howards, Major
Bowen has rendered splendid SER
vice and is one of the most useful
men of the day. Long may he be
rnnrn1
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ARevada shepher6esa.

FROM tne 0Oiu NIL NeWbsl
]. 0. Martin, Jim Mcknight,
Bill Bird, and others have recently
come in from prospecting tour
North and East from Virginia.
While searching for a hidden ledge
over the hills some five miles north
of the Badger Mine, they came up
on averitable shepherdessamong the
foothills. Whatever of the roman
tic which is usually attached in the
mind to thoughts of such an adven-
ture, in this instance gave way to
stern realities of the case. There
was no "lairy creature with her
crook, tending her fathers focks,"
but a woman "wrinkled and wry,"
and of three-score years, leading a
herd of from 275 to 800 goats. She
was clad plainly, if not neatly, in
an apron like schoolgirls, armless
and open in front-"simply this
and nothing more" She was max.
ing her headquarters within the IN
closure of three rough stone walls,
with an cid wagon-coyer over one
half the top, and the front being
wanting. Her couch would scarce
Ily do for a Morpheus-wooing con-
trivance for a modern belle. 1t was
J half blanket and a sack of WOO
I for a pillow. The food on hand
consisted of a pound and a half o.
flour, which she used by mixing il
|, in water and drinking it in thu
place Of tea and coffee. She haC
/. also two dried-up ap-jacks, OF
d one of which she was nlbbling
q She added to these luxuries sucl
portions of the flesh of ber kid
: killed by coyotes as she was able t
/ recover. But the boys appear t
e have caught the aged shepherdes
= away from her home. She toll
4 them where she lived, and invite
r them to call. 1t was five mile
VI away over the mountains. In til
er course of their wanderings the
ne fourd the place, and accepted I'll
SO invitation accordingly, althoug
:. the mistress of the mansion wi
not at home. They found the
y eight pounds of beans and about
es many Of bacon eight chickens an
g. nary a rooster among them. 81
at explained this to them on their r
=. turn. She got hungry in the spriI
and killed the rooster as the hel
were laying, and sh' did not ca
to eat them up. They also four
'o- there a sort OF dress, and the 9th
OF half of the old lady's blanket. S
do refused to talk much of her histo
ID or tell her name. She said, howev
bo that she used to keep the house
" the other side of the desert.
ne the time of the Reese River excl
S. meut her husband left her, and
be had never seen him since. S
flo then lived with Sam Dildine, |
tho he had gone off and left her, taxi
:, 'i' twenty-one head Of her cattle, a
the she did not know where he or h
1 a kline were. She started in as
ne shepherdess with one goat of
,oa own and two Others which w
,,oo 20 given her, and from these b
NJ nU9 sprung in six years her entire he
Inc besides all which had died and bt
few killed by coyotes. This shows
ing advantage Of herding in Neva
last When the prospectors left her Il
e,i gave her provisions enough to !
a couple Of weeks.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
A CART.

To all who are suffering from the errors ant
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay. loss Of manhood, ETC., l will
send receipt that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy WAS discovered
by missionary in South America. Send a
self-addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH
T. IBMAN. Station D, BibIe House. Net0 Yorl
Orr. -xxvii-35 eod&w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-18

Baby shows are the rage everywhere,
and we understand that the universal
remedy used to keep the little onas quiet
is DR., Bulls Baby Syrup. 1t contains
no opiate. Price rs cents.
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TRANSPORTATION.
NOTICE.
OPFIoR or AsENT,
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD,
MEMPHIS, September 10, 1878,

OllluA VT hbhNIs
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD,
MEMPHIS, September 10, 1878.
ON and after this date, aud until further
~ notice. all regular freight trains on this
Liu0 will be discontinued south Of Humboldt.
A special freight train will be run between
Humboldt and Memphis on Tuesdays. Thurs
days and Saturdays, arriving in Memphis
about 10 an, and depart at 2:9O pm. This
train will be run for the purpose of supplying
local stations with necessary supplies, and for
the Howards and boards Of relief in Memphis.
No freight will be received in Memphis, eT-
cept small lots OF necessary supplies Tor the
sick at local points bet,Ieen Memphis and
Humboldt Such shipments must be deliv-
cred on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
between the hours of 10 am. and pm, On
other days, small lots Of necessary supplies
fer the sick may be sent in the baggage-car
from Humboldtand local points to Memphis,
Druggists and others can make special ar
rangements for bringing their freight through,
by applying to JNO. I. FLYNN, General Agent,
National Cemetery Station, Communications
left for him at the dhpet head Of Nam street,
will receive Rrompt attention. The company
will not undertake to nstify oonsignees of the
arrival OF freight, Parties expecting freight
must be on hand on arrival Of trains. Pas
sepger trains will run as at present, departing
from Memphis at a m. ard arriving at 1
pm. [Stl JAS. MONTGOMERY, Supt.
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Hay and oats are 50 cheap in this
State that the Detroit Free Press
thinks it is cheaper for a New
Yorker to be a jackass than man;
and, by JoyeI we know Of several
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-18

ONE case Of female John Doyo-
vanism is reported. The name Of
the party is not given, and we do
not wish to know it. 1t is stated,
however, that she belonged to the
best walks of society. AS to the
main facts there can be no success
full contradiction, and none will be
made. A gentleman and his little
step-daughter, the only child in the
family, we're taken down about the
same time. The child died in a
short time, and the mother imme-
diately packed her little Saratoga
trunk and soon put a long distance
between her and Memphis. The
deserted husband fingered a few
DAYS and died. The wife was doing
as well as could be expected at last
accounts. To the honor of the fail
sex, be it said, this is the first report
of the kind which has ever reached
our ears. Many wives have posi-
lively refused TO leave their hus
bands-detained here by a sense o
duty-when they could have gon'
just as well, and many have re
turned from the country on being
informed of the illness of husband
brother or father. Their nobl
deeds, if ever written up, will con
stitute the brightest pages in th
history of the great plague.
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persons who have been acting on
the suggestion these six months.
II Buffalo Express.
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DIED.

RINGWALD-At Cedar Grove, Tenn .,
ELIzABETH EsTELLR RNGwALD, beloved
daughter Of JOhn and Caroline RiDgwald,
aged Is years. 4 months and Il days. Also
at Memphis, Tenn, hosIsA LERcH, her
VailinQ disease