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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-30
Police News.

George Alexander fined IS, Mary Burns
50, L. Nelson IS, s.. H. Young IS, j. Gibbs
81 for various small o%ffenses, was the sum
total of business at DR.. Porter's court this
forenoon. None of the party had money,
hence must work out the several amounts
on the force. Alexander is the youth
who climbed into the grocery window at
the corne Of Fourth and Poplar streets to
do a little stealing for another darky.
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a Noble NTan,s Donation.

Theprominent Washington City banker
and widely-known philanthropist, w. w.
Corcoran, now at Newport, sent his check
to our authorities for $1,000. 1t arrived
this morning with the following letter:
NEwPoRT.-To the Mayor of Memphis
Dear Sir: Another fearful calamity has
fallen on your city. / inclose my check
for $1,000, to be used only to help poor and
destitute families to get out Of the city
and away from the pestilence. Truly
yours, w. w. CORCoRAN.
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The Cnnln.

About eight miles below the city, on
the site intended some years ago for an
insane asylum, and half a mile below old
Camp DO Williams, the new camp has
been located. Free rations and free rides
for all who will go. Over seven hundred
tents are ready for those who wish TO
camp there.
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twice Attacked.

A note received from a gentleman on
Vance street this morning, says: II know
of a Mr.. Benjamin Adams, white, who
lives at No. SO Clay street, who had a very
hard attack Of fever last year, and to-day
he Is a very sick man with genuine yellow
fever Of the worst type. DIR. F. L. Sim
attended him last year, and this year also
his entire family"
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a handsome Sneoimen.

The following is one Of many cards that
have attested the honesty of the distribu-
ton of the Louisiana State Lottery Co.:
3S4 Canal ST., New York, June g, 1879.
The undersigned certifes that he was
the holder Of one-tenth of single-number
ticket No. S5,495, "Class F." in the extra
ordinary drawing of the Louisiana State
Lottery, which drew the capital prize of
one hundred thousand (SlOO,OOO) dollars
on Tuesday, June II, 1879, said ticket
having cost the sum of one dollar at the
Office Of NJ. A. Dauphin, $40 Broadway,
New York city, and that the amount was
promptly paid in full on presentation of
the ticket at the Office of the company in
New Orleans.
IsIDORE LICHTEgsTEIs.
The next drawing will take place
August 10Th, and the reader can gain any
information on application to NJ. A.
Dauphin, postofioe box G92, New Orleans,
Ia, or the same at 80 Broadway, New
York city.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-30

FoR accommodation of mails, the Mis-
sississippi and Tennessee railroad will
run a special train on Tuesday and Fri
day Of each week as far south as Carriers
Miss. This will facilitate business for
our people and keep them in communica-
ton with us.
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a Remarkable Dream.

London Telegraph
The Rev. John Richardson Burrow,
late curate of Gainford church, at
present an inmate of her majesty's
prison at Durham, is so ingenious a
person that he ought to have kept
himself out of Jail. Mr.. Burrow was
charged the other day with having
committed an assault upon his servant,
a girl Of sixteen. In support of this
accusation the %prosecutrix gave very
distinct evidence, which left no doubt
of the defendants guilt on the minds
Of those who believed her. As the
reverend gentleman pleaded mot
guilty" we will assume that he thought
himself so. Unfortunately, he had
no witnesses-the assault being de-
clared to have taken place on a night
when Mrs. Burrow was away from
heme-and he was thus driven into a
speculative defense, with the object
of accounting for the delusion under
which the prosecutrix labored. Here
the ingenuity of Mr.. Burrow came
into play. In the first place, he
alleged that the girl was a somnambu-
list, and, next, that, being thus sub
ject to unconscious cerebration' Of a
powerful kind, she dreamed the events
to which she had deposed, Instances
are not unknown of dream incidents
leaving a vivid impression of reality
upon the waking brain but the Dur
ham jury, who we're probably not
psychologists, dismissed the theory of
vision, and found Mr.. Burrow guilty,
%whereupOn he was sentenced to twelve
months hard labor,
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NJ. j. CoHE's wholesale and retail
cigar and tobacco store, corner Main and
Jefferson street, win be open during the
yellow fever from Z am. to s pm. 1888
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The Lotteries.

The Commonwealth draws on the 3lst
Of July, and tho renowned Louisiana
Lottery draws on the 18th Of next month.
Those who feel like risking their fortune,
would do well to choose a number and
send for u ticket without delay. l24t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-30

The following statement Of deaths
from yellow fever each day, since the
prevalence Of the disease became known,
Is made from the records Of the board Of
health and other sources:
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INSURANCE.
NOTICE.

A LII pOlieies Of insurance expiring in the
"a companies l represent, as agent will be
renewed al the expiration during the preya.
lence Of yellow fever, unless otherwise in
structed, / can be addressed at Nashville,
and communications will be promptly an
sWered.
l2i-ll7 R. p. BOILING, Agent.
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ImpOrtant insurance Notice.

MEMPHIS, July q, 1879.
nURING the epidemic, the Office Of the
~ PLANTERS INSURANCE CO., will be
at McMinnville, Tenn. All communications
addressed to me there will receive prompt
attention. G.. ID. RAINE, Secretary.
1881
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You will find the best cigars and TO-
baccos for the least money at Harpmann
u Bros, 2S6 Main street open from 7
I'm. to 7 pm. 1876
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DOG BlUZZLES
AT +. J.
23A Main st.

j. S. GALLOWAY, j. P, will occupy
temporarily the Office Of ?. j. Quigly,
Esq, opposite stationhouse. 1873
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-30

THE ticket office Of Louisville and
Great Southern railroad will be closed TO-
morrow, Thursday, July Slst, after 2 pm.
JAMES SPEED, Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-30

A Bridgeport mar drew a revolver
to shoot a cat and shot himself to the
great grief of the cat.
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0FFIcE HOdE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Memphls. Julv 70. 1879

A Ii policies expiring in this company from
~ this date during the prevalence of yellow
fever will be renewed unless otherwise or
dered. Parties in interest can address mt at
Nashville, ana receive very prompt replies.
Rl-lE X. p. BOILING, Secretary.
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An old ITaids' AssooIallou.

Over in the neighborhood Of Cleve
land there exists an old maids assoc
citation, a society which was organized
seventeen years ago, The society has
rigorous laws against the marriage Of
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IsIDoRE -L1cHrywsrEIl
Tennessee State Board of Health.
Nashville, July q, 1879.

JoHN JOHNSON, ESQ: Sir-Put in
practical operation at once upon railroads
and steamboats, the entire rules and regu-
lations to be enforced during the exist
ence Of yellow fever. Especially begin
with establishing freight transfers. APP
point medical officers to supervise such
reshipment upon each route.
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LEDGER JOB PRINTING OFFICE

lust received per steamer Belle
Bemphis, 200 bbls meal, Hour in
barrels and half barrels, choice
butter, new cheese, crackers, GIN
ger snaps, q. X. bacon, shoulders,
hams, lard, etc. Cash customers
will do well 10 call early.
TAYLOR a. ARNOLD,
1871 272 Front street.
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For Sc. Francis RIver.
Special Notice.

pY mutual agreement Of the seD
ID undersigned, the steamer k<5l9SuAnH
HARD CASH withdraws from S-
the White river trade on May 2lst, and re-
m again on July 9th; the steamer JOSIE
HARRY withdraws. on July 18th, and resumes
on August Goth, thus equally dividing the
dull season and giving each boat an opportu-
nifty to make necessary repairs.
STEAMER HARD CASH,
Z. G. Postal, master,
STEAMER JOSIE HARRY,
6lt N. r. Harry, master.
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The fellow made a bad bull when
he went to steal a squash and got
gourd.
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]. d. PLUSKET,

President State Board of Health.
In accordance with the above notice
no steamboat or railroad train will be
permitted to leave the city of Memphis
until all the rules and regulations of the
National board Of health adopted by the
Tennessee State board Of health, in refer
ence to steamboats, and railroad trains
carrying passengers, baggage and freight
have been in all respects complied with.
All baggage must be disinfected by and
under the supervision Of sanitary officers
appointed for that purpose. Persons
desiring to leave the city must send their
baggage to the depot or landing not less
than six hours before the hour Of depar-
ture Of the boat or train on which they
desire to leave, In charge of some person
to open and repack the same after being
inspected and disinfected.
Inspecting officers will see that the
rules and regulations rs to passengers,
baggage and freight are strictly complied
with. JouN Johnson.
100 Sup't Quarantine al Memphis.
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WANTED.
FoR RENr.

OFFICE No. 9, formerly occupied by the
~ Mechanic and Traders Bank. Safe and
fixtures 20 with the office. Apply to
nat g. D. CROCKETT, Agent
single Offices, suitable for lawyers or physi-
clans; and double and single bedrooms. All
well lighted and ventilated, and all modern
convenienees. Apply at Office Of Planters In
suEance Company, II Madison st. S7-l56
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Friday, sth Day Of August, 1870,

at IL o'clock m, the following described real
estate, lying and being In the county Of
Shelby, State of Tennessee Beginning at a
stake in the Macen and Memphis road,
Neely's northwest corner; thence west along
said road 30 chains and 40 links to a point in
Hurricane creek, about 10 links north of Cole.
mans bridge over said creek; thence with the
meanderings Of said creek south 4Se east 80
links thence south So east lB3 links; thence
south S0' cast 1893 links; thence south S9l5o
east 81 links; thence north Sg4o east l4S links,
thence south 3l1a0 east lao links, south 2t
east $50 links; thence south l6o west 90 links,
thence south 1914 west $40 links; thence south
az west 25 links to a point 10 said creek
with three willow pointers; thence east IN
chains and IS links to o stake In q lane In
Noely's west line, south 6h' east IS links from
a red oak marked S; thence north Is chains
and S. links to tho beginning, eOntains 50
acres.
All right Of equity Of redemption is waived.
The title is believed to be uOod, but / convey
only as Trustee.
lO6-iSs J. N. PAINE. Trustee.
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STEAMBOATS,.
For OsceOla.

dolph, Fulton, 0sceela and all way land
ings. The elegant passenger steamer
2ns
Osceola Belle, -
J. G. Andrews, master; B. o. Michel, clerk.
Leaves Memphis every WEDNESDAY and
FRIDAY, at 5 pm. For freight or passage
apply on board. 4O-f
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The CITY.
YELLOW FEVER DEATH LIST

Tnesday EvenIng. JaIy 20. Is70.
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Trustees sale.

DY virtue of a deed Of trust made to me on
ID the Sd day Of February, 1875, and record
ed in Book8 8, page ll6, Record Book of Shelby
county, Tenn, for the purpose Of paying the
balance Of the Indebtedness secured therein,
| will offer for sale at public auction, 10 the
highest bidder, for cash, at the southwest
corner Of Main and Monroe streets, in the
Taxing District Of Shelby county, State of
Tennessee, on
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-11

At the preparatory lecture," Friday af- ternoon, Rev. M. H. Pogson preached on ''what constitutes living righteously." B
 On Sunday last, MT. Frank Newton, wife and daughter were baptised, and admitted to the membership of the church.
 Those who went on the excursion, Friday, to Rockaway Beach, arrived home Saturday morning at four o'clock, reporting most en- joyable time. .
 Two urchins met another urchin in front of the post-ofice Monday morning, when the following conversation took place:
 ''Say, Jim, where you ,,oin'?"
 School" was the laconic reply.
 'What fur ?''-
 "Got to-"
 "We're goin' to old Greaser's dam to wade for ull-frogs. Come on"
 Cant by gosh, didn't see dad put bun- dle of gads back of the wood-box this mornin' sayin', See these,' an looked, and, says he, Well, there's yer books. you git fur school. Them's the financial endorsements and so= cial perplexties,' under which labor" And he passed swiftly on to the arduous task of whiting desks and sticking pins into some- body at the village temple of learning.
 The ladies' missionary meeting was held last Tuesday afternoon. Not being present we cannot tell whether foreign or domestic heathen were under discussion.
 At the missionary concert, Sunday night, Misses Abbie Beeman, Emma Beardsley, Fan nie Lemon, Julia Averill, Gussie Cogswell and Jenny Lancashire all read articles on mission work in different parts of the globe.
 Last Saturday, Henry Zeigler and Miss Anna Katon stepped into their buggy, gather ed up the reins and told the folks they were bound for the Cornwall camp-meeting, but alas for human expectations! Henry pulled too strong On the left hand rein, and instead of visiting the camp-meeting they brought up at Cline's Corners in that paradise of lovers, New York state, where they forthwith were joined in the bands which only stt
 He who rules the mighty thunder,
 Can ever break or part asunder.
 They returned to their anxious parents Sun- day afternoon, The bride is thirteen years of age, and the groom about twenty-three, and thus two more victims are sacrificed before the shrine of Cupid.
 Horace Bristol, who resides on Christian street, about equidistant between this village and Woodville, had his best horse stolel, last Sunday night. It is dark bay horse, fifteen and half hands high. A reward of $50 is offered for the thief and $25 for the horse. "a. ... PEN DRAGON. g''
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-11

l heavens above, they plunge into the earth
 beneath, they seek out all sorts of collateral objects, but they never once strike that broad expanss of canvass spread out before him in the most offensive colors of the rainbow. As the beginner begins, so he continues He shoots week and sees no improvement; he shoots another week, and does worse than the first; then, if he lives and gives his whole soul to it, he slowly grows into an archer In fact, the bowman ought 10 have begun in the early geologic ages with the ''saurians' Qizards as large, long, and thick-skinned as line of meeting house sheds) and grown up with the country" Not all can afford the time for this but the bow is an instrument with which, to copy the language of an accordion adver- tisement, "the performer very soon learns to please himself and to amuse his friends"
 The tournament at Spruce Lawn was one of the marked successes of our Village Improve ment managers. The shooting was good and bad enough to be quite interesting The revi- val of the use of the longbow has only begun recently among us. Most of those who entered had forgotten the little skill they may have acquired as youngsters, and had learned little of the more artistic style of the new school. In fact the ladies, with no skill ex- cept what they had recently acquired, outshot the gentlemen. There were about thirty ladies and forty gentlemen entered, and they shot separately-each for first prize of bow md o 1,o ladies began, and maue very fair scores in the average. The entries were SO many, and the number of arrows allowed each so few Give only), that there was great latitude for acci dents. Some who usually miss made excel lent scores others who usually hit, tallied scarcely anything. At the close of this branch of the tournament it was found that Mrs. Ray and Mss Billi gs were tied at 23. Then the gentlemen tried their luck, shooting more poorly at first, and improving as they went on. Two youngsters, Masters Thomas Robbins and Charles How, made 10 and F respectively. The winning score, that of Mir. Collins. was 26, Supt. Platt standing next at 19. Then the tie between Mrs. Ray and Miss Billings was shot off, the latter winning. Afterwards some ten or dozen spectators made experiments, strik- ing variety of objects in the vicinity, and now and then the target. The tournament closed with general contest for an arrow holder, each archer shooting three arrows. Here Mir Collins and Miss Ida Mckinley stood first on a tie of F. In shooting it off, Miss Mckinley struck the inner ring. Mir. Collins did the same; but after this excellent hit, he allowed the lady to win without fur ther contest. The amount netted by the en- tertainment was $64. -......s.. t.. ];
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-11
HarWlnton.

Roy Buel, six-year-old grandson of Judge Catlin, fell on scythe two weeks ago. and cut bad gash on his wrist, severing the large artery, and narrowly escaped bleeding to death.
 -Picnics to Bantam Lake have been fre- quent of late.
 Our Agricultural Society met last Friday evening, reelected by ballot most of the old officers, and appointed Tuesday, Oct Eth, as the day on which to hold our annual Fair. The executive committee met again on Mon- day night. Our president, MT. Chas s. Bar. Der, says that he means to outdo and out-shiue any Fair that we have previously held, and when Charlie says so, you may know that he will do it. Particulars will be given in due time.
 MT: Geo. Johnson has vacated his house across the river, at Campville, and moved into the house on the corner, on the Harwinton side. r o & -E
 The widow Catlin at Campville, is re- modelling and recovering her house and mak- ing a tasteful residence of it.
 The. Morris has laid the foundations for house on the old site of Edward Barkers house which was destroyed by fire several years ago. Mir John Pratt has razed his old horse barn to the ground.
 Our selectmen have recently erected two hrid kb, Branch, enc east of Henry Frisbie's and one north of Minor Baldwins
 We, enjoyed our share of the Register convention on the 2nd, "H. N., "}as usual was the life of the gathering with his good d-humored sociability, and kindly looking after the con- fort of everyone It was decided that conven tions of the kind were beneficial to the inter- ests of the paper, and we agreed to meet again another year. LITTLE CONNIE.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-11
Goshen, No. 4O5.

DEATH OF MRS. BALDwIN.-Mrs. Elisha Baldwin died last, Saturday, and there was a great assembly at her funeral, last Sunday. Mir. Hazen was absent, and Rev. Dr. Perrin of Wolcottvile officiated. Mrs. Baldwin was much beloved in this community. ARRlvALs.-At Mir. Gray's, Miss Meta Brig. ham, of N. Y., and Mr. Chas. Ives, of Ply. mouth; at MT. Weldon's, Mr. and Mrs. Bar tolo D. Arbuque, of Waterbury at MT. Wm. F. Osborn's, Miss Lilly Ely, of Thompson vile ; at MT. Albert Wadhams', MT. Horace c. Hart of Cornwall.
 SABBATH SCHOOL P1oNIo.-The Center Sun day School had joyful time, last Wednesday afternoon, at the Land Bank on the East side of Tyler Pond. Our Superintendent, Mr. Gaylord, had provided about 10 boats, and 4 nice swings, and such times as our young peo- pie had on land and water. The table was on the beautiful grass near the spring. and was provided with all the nice things of the season.
 Several of our young ladies knew how to manage boat as we'll as if they had lived on the seacoast. Every thing was 80 we'll arrang- ed that no accidents happened. Two boat loads of singers, just at evening, showed us how beautifully music sounded on the wa ter. - .'1~
 WoLooTTvILLE REPORTERS CONVENTION This was held at the house of the Editor of the Register, last Tuesday. There were elev- en Register correspondents present, and some of their wives and daughters, besides Capt. Jones, of New Hartford the Herald Reporter and MT. Morse the New Hartford, Reporter for the Courant. The meeting was organized by the appointment of H. N for chairman and Mir. c. w. Balch of Harwinton Secreta- ry We listened to interesting remarks from everyone present, and the editor made few very appropriate remarks, and we were called to the dinner arranged by Mrs James; but I must not take your room to describe the feast. Several subjects came up before the adjourn ment, which was until one year. '-f;
 HORSE DIED Mir. Geo. G. Crandall lost a horse last week. r..a ..3" ,. -.tt.5.st
 GEN. CooK,-IIe and his wife are still very sick. .. ..............- HIN.
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Clubbing Rates.

'o County subscribers we offer the following peri
 calls. with the Enquirer, at ike following yearly