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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

From the Elizabeth IN. j. Herald.l
A rather queer story is told and
can be vouched for by over a dozen
persons in Springfield. 1t appears
about three years age a young man
living inHSummit got married, and
in due time his wife gave birth to a
child, which was a girl. Whehothe
child was about one year old. its
mother died. About five months
later, the Widowsr became lonely,
and took unto himself another wife.
But, before doing 50, he took all Of
his first wife's clothing, packed it
in a trunk, locked it up, and al.
lowed no one 10 have charge of
the key but himself. Among the
clothing put away was her wedding
shawl and a pillow his wife had
made for her first born, and also
some toys she had bought just be.
fore she died. Then he brought
home wife No. 2, who it is said
made as good a mother as the aver
age ~stepmothers do. Things went
on lively till one night last week,
when there was a party at the next
neighbours house. So, after putting
the babe in its little bed, the father
and mother No. 2 went over to
spend the evening at the party,
Shortly after they left, two men
came along on their wayto the par
ty also. They saw a wonderful
light in the house as though
it might be on fire. They
also heard the cries Of the babe as
though in great pain. They went
to the house, and as sem as they
reached the door, the light Wen
out, and all was as silent as the gravt
within. They fastened ON to thu
house where the party was, ans
told the man what they had seer
and heard in his house as they came
by. Five or six men, including
the owner Of the house, started tt
investigate the report. When the.
arrived, they found every door AM
window fast as when the owner left
On going inside, everything wa
found to be in its place, except tn
child, which, after a long search
was found up stairs under the bec
on which its mother died, covered
up with its mothers wedding shaw
and its little head resting on tn
pillow its mother made for it, SCUM,
asleep. Along side of it lay its lit
tie playthings. On examinatio.
the trunk was found to be locked
and nothing missing except tn
. above mentioned articles. No
J how the things got out of the trun
: and the key in its owners pockeI
! and he a half a mile from it, an
I, how the child got up stairs is
mystery. The above may SCUM
a little dime-noyeliSh, but, as "
said before, the facts in the cas-
can be and are vouched for by Owe
a dozen citizens Of Springfield.
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John Wendel's Saloon,
81 and 3S Poplar.
Free lunch daily from 10 70 1
Ice cold beer-best In town.
Special Notice.

All persons who wish TO 20 to Refugee
Camp Williams, will apply to E. Mar
shall, SO South Court street. All persons
are urged to go. Train leaves daily At
$3.50 in the afternoon. Transportation
will be furnished; also, supplies to per.
sons while in camp.
CHARLES g. Fisher,
l47t] Chm Citizens Relief Committee.
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RatnrdnY. Auruat 24.

Saturday, August "a.
After this date, until farther
notice, the LEDGER will NOT
be delivered by carriers,
Parties desiring to subscribe
can obtain the paper at the
LEDGER counting reOm HoE
TWO GENTS each by PUR.
CHASING TICKETS.
As seen as the epidemic IL
ended, and the people return,
all cur routes viii be re-estab'
uahed.
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R. q. sPASGLER, 1856 Main street. has
received the North American Review for
September and October; Andrew Be
gar for SsptembstG Sunday Magazine.
Pleasant Hours, Preside Monthly and
Leslis's Budget, ell for September;
Vivian Gray, by B. Disraeli, 20 cents.
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N.d MEMPHIS. September .. 1878.
All those interested 10 the fate Of
Memphis are requested to subscribe IS
many cords Of wood as possible for the
purpose Of disinfectina the city. Our
four lines Of railroads respond 10 the
call and will carry all subscriptions to
the city free OF charge.
Very respectfully,
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has been on the ego" night and
day, smoothed the pillows, cOnsoled
the sick and prepared the depart
ing spirit Of many Of all denomina-
tons, not combining himself to his
own church, all being his brothers
now. How cheering to the sick
and dying to have a man of God
with them in hours of trial. Many
have died "unwept, unhonored and
unsung.' Mr.. Park is winning
golden laurels among the good
people of the S~pringdale district,
and will long be remembered by
them as a true man of God. d
We are indebted to Alex. Hum,
of the Masonic Relief Committee,
for the following report Of the con-
dition of those whom his commits
tee arelooking after: MarcusJones
is doing well; all Of Mrs. Russsll's
family, except one child, are doing
well; VIM. Oalhoun's family, Geor-
gia street, are Improving Mr.. Byrne
and family are all down, with NO
doctor, on Georgia street; Mrs. An
derson, wife of the sheriff, is con.
valescent; Mrs. John Edwards, on
Wright avenue, is very low; DR..
Kimbro's family are convalescent,
and the doctor is attending to hii
patients; Ed. Corson is sick at IS
Madison, a new case that will have
the benefit of good nursing; Uncle
Charley Price is cOnValesOing; Bro
Their Theodore Hoist died at foul
O'Clock Monday evening; Miss Glars
Plummer is up, but her brother Ed
is suffering from an abscess on The
head or jaw.
Father Doyle, for some time pas
in tharge of st Mary's Parish, il
this city, leaves to-day for Mem
phis. There is scarcely a priest Of tn
Catholic Church left alive in Mem
phis, and Father Doyle goes by or
der of his Bishop, to administer t.
the sick and dying, and perform
the last rites for the dead. 1t look
like marching straight into tn
Jaws Of death, but the brave Chiis
tian Knight goes without a muI
muir and with asnile of peace ant
love in his modest face. The Low
and prayers of all Christian peopl
in Jackson follow the brave priest
and God bless him and spare hin
is on every tOngue.-[Jackson Sur
Comparisons are said to be odiouI
but we are forced to confess tn
truth that, SO far as known, not on
Protestant minister has taken th
place Of a fallen one here since th
epidemic began. When one goo
priest falls another one is ready I
take his place. How beautiful an
how noble! We are a Protestan
and expect to die one, and woul
feel encouraged were our religic
better and more ably administers
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

QUERY: why will men smoke com.
mon tobacco, when they can buy Mar
burg Bros Seal Of North CgrOliaa,'
at the name pricsf" [eOd.1xvitl4s
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Notice.

During the yellow fever our address
will be Oldham, 0ritt.nden county, Ark.
.l2t CLARKE, JOHNSON 4 Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

liz the LEDGER job Office can be found
competent, skillfuI and tasteful printers,
who can give sntirO satisfaction in the
display Of any jOb.Of printing. l2st
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

Tbs most excellent attributes to the
success Of a hrst.class hotel are courte-
Gus treatment, a we'll appointed cuisine,
and well.furnished rooms. You a End
all lhese at he Colounads Hotel, in Phil.
adslphia.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

, TINS type, material and Workmeu Of
the LEDoER job Office are as good asthe
best, and hence we guarantee first class
work and full satisfaction 70 our patrons
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

by leaving orders at the
Memphis Brewing company t.
corner Tennesaec and Butler
streets, conValescents can be
supplied With freak Lager
Beer at the foIlOwlng prices
Quarts, 81 20 per dozen; Piuts-
IS cents per dozen. Delivered
free Of charge.
AValshche copy. 1881
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IMPORTANT 70 NURSES.
HOwtHp AssoclAT10N, !
10 Madiaon btI0st.


MgUaH. TnEH., Sept. al, 1871
Unemployed nurses who vols
untsNred from abroad, and
whose services are ne longeE
needed, are requested to re-
port nc headquarters TO-DAY
10 receive the balances due
Them, and transportation "a
their homes. After To-day
mono will be recognized rs en-
tiIled 10 the benefits of the A.
sOclRtlOn but those whO are
permanently employed. By
w. J. SMITH,
n-a W.wya~I hnmsnt
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24
IAR8RaF CITY CIRCULATION,
THE CITY.
MEMPHIS
Tuesday Evening, sept. "a, 1878.
YELLOW FEVER DEATH llsT.g

The following statement Of deaths from yC-
low fever each day. since the Preseaes Of the
disease became known, Is made up BON the
records Of the board Of health and other
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

RefrigeratOrs, ice chests,
water coolers and ico-cream
freezers nj cost.
#. J. TURNBULL,
1867 284 Main street.
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To PHYSICIANS.

Forty more patients can be aceommo.
dated at the Market street hospital.
W. E. RoGBRs,
Medical Director-in-chist Of hospital.
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56
Deaths Since Noon Yesterday to
Noon To-Day.
DEATHS rROx NOON YEsrERDAY TO NOON

DEATHS FROM NOON TO NOON
Miss L Morton. fernando road,
VIM Cox, eolorsd, 6s7 Poplar.
Mrs jackson, corner Jackson and
Third.
UnknOw cOlofsd man, city hOspilaL
" Armstrong. city hospital.
Barbara. colored child, city hospital.
Josephine Teuisl, l7s South.
Joseph Patterson, Market street in6fm-
AIRY.
Fred VOlknsr. city hospital
john Cook, Jackson and Third. q,
Mr. Shears, jackson. al-
Richardson, colored. Donohus
place.
Lucy Richardson, colorsd, DonOhus
place.
Lou Oliver, cOlorsd, fernando and
Broadway.
Jessie Coleman, colOred. Third and
Bickford.
Willie McNeal, colorsd. Short Third.
Fred Shrub. foot Of Jackson.
Noel Lewis. eolored. SO Poutotoc.
Annie Settle. colored, &C LaROse.
H. Burrel, cOlOrsdp l44 Vance. sit7
Bette Jones, cOlOred, Tennessee and
Clay.
Eliza Csrnelia. colorsd. 2s2 Linden.
D countes, cOlOred, Dean avenue,
DrTJ HeAdy, Of Shearman, Texas,
Howard infrmAry. D. 3
FP York, 3 TrezsTaut. 3
Mansfield Hsigh, county
Miss Fannie Reynolds, PostOn avenue
George Cha@plain, Henry avenue.
Frank Reynolds, Poston avenue.
Joseph S~carafotto, near Wolf river,
Walter China, 1893 POutOtOc.
Mrs A A Norman, l66 Second. Chel.
sea.
Jsck'Ou Hines, cOlOrsd, ovsrton ard
Promenade. %.
Owen Day, Vance and Tennessee.
John Butter, 50 Clay.
Miss Elite Firth. 20 EchOls. :
ArS Seherris. sister of St May (Epis
eOpsD.
Charles C Brooks. Wsldran block in,
Urinary. ~
Mrs Margaret Schulz, near ElmWocd.
DE- White, Of Georgia. corner Caro-
lima and Main. re
Alice Kirchnst. age 8, ~ Clay.
Mrs stesl's child, age 7 days, As
EchOls.
Annie COnnsll. age II. Walnut anc
Tate.
GOtlieb Wheit, age %, Pleitz Garden
Fort Pickering.
Frank Ne tsru, age 45, $50 Second.
} Henry Strong, colOrsd, age 40, For
Pickering.
, Patsy Smith, colorsd, age 81, nsa
corner Broadway and Seventh.
Nellie Piercs, age IS. 10 Hernando
: Albert Gordon, cOlcrsd. age IS, corne
fernando road aud Walker avenue.
/ TAOs F NackaIl, age So, 10 Jefferson
9 EMILY hOsley, cOlOrsd, age 46, Caro-
) Ina.
Daniel Anderson. colorsd, age IS, Co
n'r Georgia and Rayburn avenue.
Elizabeth GAbilsr. Old Raleigh roat
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

To buy or hire, q Horse and Buggy.
Apply at 800 Front street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

First friend-s0h, by the bye,
Pm so sorry | was out when you
called" Second friend-"Oh,
never mind; 4" First friend
"Yes, but | am 50 vexed, | can"
Second fFiendA-f0h, don't mention
it; no consequence mydear, really
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

who wish
to renew Will do MS q favor
by SENDING MONEY before
Iheir time expires, aS our
mail list is very large, and
our force to do the work
small. NO USE TO SEM
Orders III THE
MONEY. AZ
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

All Msthodisis in the city needing hslp
Of any kind will please report 70 Rev,
W. P. Barton or Dr.. G. W. Malone, Al
the pastors Office Of First Methodist
church.
d. f. GoonYEAR,
J. A. HoLr, Sec. and Treas'r.,
Committee.
Appeal aud Avalanche please copy.
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AH W
Many a young journalist has felt
his heart swell and throb with the
lofty ambition that painted for the
fame Of Greeley and the elder Ben
nett, as he leaned back III his chair
and read q paragraph something
like this three Or four times, before
he could bring himself to commit
the treasure to the careless haste of
the intelligent ~compositor; "Our
esteemed friend, Mr., Charles S.
Dickinson, of Flint river, has Just
left upon our table a fine basket
of plpms for which he will accept
our thanksaand is not oplya genial
gentleman and pleasure to do bu- d
siness with, which hislscholarly at
tainments and practical ideas have
longplaced him prominently before
the people Of this country, to whom
it was an honor 70 serve, Mr. Dob B.
kinson returned to his home last d
evening, and it will always be con-
sidered alpleasme to see him when .
he Yisitsithe city.'ad HlW n8iEG1 TgEC
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

John Walsh, Undertaken,
34l Second st., next p~ostofice. l44t
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The Atlanta Constitution says:
Some days ago anegro man named
Lewis was shot while on his return
to this city from Columbus, Ga.
Lewis resolved nine balls in his
body, all of which were so buried
in the flesh that none ofthem could
be extracted. Dr. J. Perkins,
the city physician, who attended
the wounded man, gave it as his
opinion that he could not live. His
belief was that modification would.
take place in . few days and that the
negro would die.u DR.. Perkins has
daily visited his patient and found
him in the same condition. He
now has strong hopes that Lewis
will get through all right. On
Wednesday last one of the bullets
was extracted, and the following
day another was taken out. Seven
balls still remain in his body, some
of which may be brought to the
surface and taken out. This negro
has shown powerful endurance.
With all this lead in him he is con-
stantly up and walking around the
house. ais,a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-24

MISCELLANEOUS. uuhWi
Squire Miller is up. UHA
Vicksburg; Deaths, Z.
Louis Daltroff ia down.
Holly Springs: Deaths, 2.
N W Speers has recovered.
DR. E Rogers is very low.
A S LivsrmOre is all right again
Mrs R W Shelton has the fever
Mrs Jennie Graves died at Bal
eigh. w
Capt Marsh Miller is GONZALES
cent.
New Orleans New cases, 147
deaths, Is. 800
Brownsville; New cases, 10
deaths, D. Do
DR. Nuttall was promenading yes
terday. He had a bad case.
John Lewis, foreman at Brack
ett's stables, died yesterday. y.
". Il. HartOn, the grocer i
Chelsea, died this morning.
DR. White, q volunteer physical.
from Georgia, died yesterday. l
Judge Charles Kortrecht died Z
Raleigh yesterday Of the fever.
Mrs Ben K Pullen died of ii
fever at GilPs station yesterday.
Walter Lawless was stricken wit
the fever this mOrning--bad case.
Ed Carson, prescription clerk
Mans6eld's, took the fever yeste
day. a9or
Miss Mary McKain, on Walk
avenue, wa, taken down with h
n fever Sunday. zrrlmmoo sara
r DR. Sim is getting on very we
but we are sorry to learn his wi
is not so we'll.
We mel Dr.. S. P. Green Il
morning. lie looks feeble, but h
IS reported for duty.
L. Mrs. Duffy, nee Bridget Rop,
has the fever, at her residence
fernando road.
II Mrs. Charlie Decker was tax
., with the fever this morning, at /
residence on Shelby street.
Madame Vincent's daught
Mary Alice, died this morning,
her residence on Union avenue.
Mamie Jones, daughter Of ]
hs ward O Jones, who has been do
Of with the fever, is now recovering
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LorrERY.E

aPHEUDID OPPORTUNITY TO
a WIN A FORTUNEl- Tenth Grand
iistrIbution. 1875. At New Orleans. Tuesday
October Sth.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

THoMAE CUBBIEs.
The Morning herald., 1878-02-07

les OF my victim, whose mead, pierced
with two-ounce ball, fell with a thud
upon the ground, never to be rails ed
again. Leaving some of the bows to
cut up the meat, rode Oh with the rest to
look for my friend, whom I found beside
another PROSTATE giraffe which he had
killed, little further on. AS the one had
shot was the fatter of the two, we left the
Kafrs here and went back to mine. Ii
was now late; so, hastily dividing the boys
into two parties, and bidding them sleep
by the two giraffes respectively, and cut
them up and bring in the meat on the fol-
lowing day, we started for the wagons with
our gun carriers, who also carried few Of
the fattest bits of meat. may here remark
that it is difficult to imagine anything more
tasty and succulent than steak off young
giraffe COW, when in good condition, though
it may be that hunger, the sauce with which
have always eaten it, has something to do
with this opinion. London Field.
The Morning herald., 1878-02-07
BIRDS AND TIE LIGEET'.

Whenever hear country folks rejoicing
that the days soon will be getting longer,
and laying half of their shortcomings to
poor winter because its days were SO short,
Twink slyly at the birds, and set them litter
ing. Bless your heart! these cute little crea-
lures never trouble themselves about the
approach of short days. Why? Simply
because most of them make it rule to 60
where the days are longer. Birds have the
same intense desire for sunshine that flowers
have. Like flowers, they turn their backs
to the dark and their faces to the light.
When the days shorten in the north, the
birds 90 south. There are other reasons
for their going, but this surely is one.
Runneberg, the Swedish poet, during a
long illness, occupied himself by observing
the habits of birds; and at the end he de-
elared that, like good men and women,
birds always are seeking the light.
"When days shorten" he writes, ''the
birds go to southern clmes, when the
nights recede. But as soon as the long
northern days set in with their luminous
long drawn hours, the wanderers return to
their old haunts. 1t is generally supposed
that they move southwark to get more
abundant food; but why do they leave the
rich southern feeding grounds to return
northward? Simply because one thing is
richer there; and that is, light. The bird
of passage is of noble origin; he bears
motto, and his motto is Iur mae da1."
The Morning herald., 1878-02-07
DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant
-z-ss
Purgative
Pellets.

Purely Vegetable. No carerequired while
using them. av el.
The "Little Giant" Cathartic, or Multum
In Parvo physic, scarcely larger than mus.
tard seeds, and are sugar coated. They re
move the necessity Of taking the great,
crude, drastic, sickening pills, heretofore
so much III use.
AS o remedy for Headache Dizziness, Rush
of Blood to the Head. Tightness about the
Chest. Bad Taste in the Mouth, Eructatio
from the stomach. Bilious Attacks, jam.
dice, Pain in the Kidneys, Highly colored
Urine, and Internal Fever, DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets are unsurpassed
Furthermore, / would say that their act on
is universal, not a gland escaping their
sanative impress. e.Agedoes not impair the
properties OF these Pellets. They are sugar.
coated and inc!osed in glass bottles, their
virtues being thereby preserved unimp. sir.
ed for any length of time, so that they are
always fresh. and reliable. This is not The
case with those pills which are put up In
cheap wooden OF y pasteboard box es. 'fhe.
daily use Of two Pellets, has cured the nnnst
OBJ tinate cases of scrofula. Tetter salt.
Rheum Erysipelas,- Boiis, Blotches. Plm-
ples; sore Eyes. and Eruptions. They are
however, recommended to be taken in con-
nection with the Golden Medical Discovery.
In order to secure the best results
The Morning herald., 1878-02-07
A JAPANESE PRINT SHOP.

The shops scattered through Toxic,
where cheap prints are sold, attract atten.
ton from the gay colors of the pictures
strung on linds for public observation, and
by the crowd of interested spectators gen.
orally clustered before them. The trade
evidently supplies apopular want, and we
need not be surprised to find, therefore,
that in a city of tho dimensions of the
capital it has attained to very large
proportions The business has received a
fresh impetus from the outbreak of the
civil war, though the occupation itself is
of very ancient origin. The variety OF
these prints and their artistic merit astonish
one. A prominent house, one of the
largest in Toxic, has already issued one
hundred and thirty sets of pictures, each
comprising three engravings, on themes
suggested by the Kagoshima insurrection.
These are mostly exaggerations of personal
prowess conventional to japanese martial
law-very absurd, many Of them, yet all
executed in d a manner that not merely
amuses but instructs The work itself,
when we consider the price for which the
pictures are sold, commands admiration:
The first step in the production of a
novelty is the employment of an Tartist, Of
whom there are several famous for this
specially in Toxic, who designs the scenes
desired and draws them in ink on the finest
paper. These sketches, which bring the
artist from one to three dollars apiece, are
most beautifully done, judged by any
standard. The next step is the woot
engraving, which is also performed in the
most delicate manner. Rarely can ons
see more exquisite specimens of the graverE
skill than on some Of these humble blocks.
The wood cutters, at the best, can earn by
their industry from seven to ten dollars &
month twenty-five cents day is good
average pay. TO cut the more complicated
plates requires from week to ten days
The whole expense of preparing one ol
these prints, then, including designing,
cutting the original plate, and the colol
plates, of which latter there are sometimes
upward of twenty required for one picture
inks, etc., is about seven dollars. They
sell, on an average, for five cents a set Of
three pictures. While quite a novelty
however, they maintain a fancy price
sometimes, where a great hit has beer
made going for so much as fifteen cents /
set; and, on the other hand, antiquatet
prints may be bought for cent sheet
ThEio Times