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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29
MR. HAYES MORMON POLICY.
He Would Register Every Voter, and
Deprive the MOrmOns of All PO-
Iitlcal Power.


Washington Special to Cincinnati Gazette.
To some gentlemen from Utah. the
President has recently explained the
details Of his plan for suppressing
pOligamy. In the outline it is this:
He would deprive Mormons, as such,
of all political power, and would place
gentiles alone in authority in localities
where the MormOns are numerous.
The experience ofthe past, he thinks
has shown that polygamy can neither
be destroyed nor restrained except by
the most stringent necessities.
To accomplish this, the president
suggests a Board Of Registration. to be
composed Of the governor andjudges
ofthe territory, or of such persons as
they may choose, the duty of which
board shall be to see that none but
Gentiles are registered as voters. II is
to be obligatory upon the voter to
prove aiirmatively that he is not a
Mormon, or at least not a polygamist.
1t is proposed to deprive all polyea-
mists Of the rights Of suffrage.
AS the consequence of such a poll
cy, 1t tits believed that a Gentle leg
islature could be secured, which would
cooperate with the governor, and.
under the territorial laws which would
further restrict polygamy, and such a
legislature could enact that co-habita-
ton should be sufficient proof Of a
polygamous marriage, and in that
manner, overcome the impenetrable
mysteries Of the ENDOWMENT House.
With such repressive measures AS
these, it is believed that Mormon
polygamy could not long survive. This
is the presidents Mormon policy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29

A little boy in Kosciusko was feed
ing a horse from his hand when acci-
dentally getting his fingers in the
animals mouth he had them bitten
completely of.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per annum and
SOC per month fOrlvss than one year, The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postss free.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29

Entered at the PostOfice at Memphis, Tenn,
as se~cOnd-class matter.l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29

Hop Bitters gives good digestion,
active liyer,good circulation and buoy
ant spirits.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29

in front Of 27S Main street,, Memphis, Tenn,
sell al public auction 10 tho highest bidder
FOR cash, The undivided one-half interest Of j.
AZ. Steele X Co., in a tract o fland, situated In
Shelby county, Tennessee, near Shelby Depot,
consisting Of four separate parcels, the whole
containing i05 acrea. Said land is known as
the Tnuman land ard y fully described in
Faid deed Of trust, 10 which reference is made.
Equity OF redemption waived.
WIN. NJ. SMITH, Trustee.
December 10, 1879. u ITO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29
EDUCATIONAL
Miss HigbGGS School
354 POPLAR STREET.

354 POPLAR STREET.
THE Sisters of St. Mary having discontinued
l. their school in Memphis, | have leased
their large and commodiOus school building,
and will open therein my school Tor girls on
MONDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1879.
The retired situation and refined surround
ings make the location a desirable one for ed
ucatiOnal purposes, while its accessibility by
the street railway and boulevard overcome in
a measure the obstacle of distance from val
ued patrons. The rooms are large, light,
well-ventilated and perfectly appointed, be-
ing, returnished throughout with new desks,
maps and school apparatus, and for adapta-
blllty TO their purpose are not to be purpassed
in the city.
During the fifteen years ofmy workin Mem
phis | have been enabled by yearly visits to
other cities To- keep up with the progress Of
educational science, and, assisted by trained
teachers, | am prepared to offer to the people
Of Memphis as liberal a course for their
daughters as can be obtained in any high
school in the United States.
The course Of study viii lbe the same, with
some notifications, as that devised by me for
use in the Presbyterian school.
A class of boys under eight years of age will
be received in the primary department.
According to age and class, s37
so, $50, $3.50 for the school Year (thirty weeks
payable in advance in three equal payments.
No extra charge for Latin or drawing. For
circulars, with course of study. etc., address
MISS JENNIE NJ. HIGBEE,
B6t 34 Poplar street, Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29

The Washington Post prints a list
OF senate employees, which seem TO in
dictate that the Democrats have NOT
made the clean sweep of the old Re-
publican employees that has been
charged. The names of all are given
together with the amount paid each
and shows that forty-seyen of the an,
pointees Of the late Republican secre-
ia and sergeant alarms are still nm
the rolls. and that they draw S64.84S j
year while only thirty-seven appoin.
tees have been made by the Demo.
cratic secretary and sergeant-at.arms
and that these appointees draw $50.
696 a year. 1t therefore appears The
Republicans are getting from A Demo.
cratic senate some $3.50 a Wear more
than the Democrats have, If tbe
Democrats got any credit for tbis
moderation, Il would be encouraging.
but as the Republican papers repre.
sent the Democratic senators dismiss.
ing every Republican ofice-holder. I,
might be Is well to have the gam a,
they are certain to get the blame.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29
trustees Sale.

WHEREAS on .the 18th day Of December.
W 1873, I. y. Anderson did By his dead.
which is duly recorded In the reristeris omca,
Of Shelby county, Tennessee, In book M liz
page lbs, convey TO William Joyner. ceriain
lands therein described in trust 10 seeure nm
indebtedness therein set cut in words md
nguresi ana whereas tho said trustee, VIM.
Joyner, trustee has since died md whereas
at the suit Of W. II. Goddard, oxt;r, ete' W..
i; .. Anderson, ct ais, No. $3.50, ii. Din he
Shanoery Court of Shelby county, Tonnessee.
~ decree entered therein December rs 1870.
1 was appointed trustee in the place Of lbe
sara WIN. Joyner, deceased. Now. therefore.
az tno request of the benefoiaries in said deed
OF trust, l will on
Friday, January Is, 1850,
in front Of the Planters Insurance conro,
pulldingi No. 80 Madison street, Memnbis
Tenn, at IL O'Clock M, proceed la seli &C. y,
cash, 70 tho highest bidder, the real estaag9es
described In said deed of trust. to.vH. N
being a part designated in the man ~ ~
survey OF the Chiokasaw nation ss %eeetinp IA
IN township !, range 3 west, and siinafed In
shelby county, Tennessee, and hannibal a.
lotI2Wsi beginning at the northwest corner nj
sslu sevsiYn and running east with the north
ern boundary lines ESQ poles TO n stake i'm s6id
line thence south 6l96 poles TO a stske. tbenca
Msst ~ polest to q stake In the western bound-
my lne2 Of said section; thence with the saia
NotteIh boundary line 10 the berinning nus
same being 100 acres of Of the trhot az isnni
G9nVeyed by VIM. Edinston 10 John M
Ilunkett by deed dated January 10. lgSg oni
iee9rueu IN the. registers Office. Shelly conn.,
VA Ienpesgoe, IN book G., pages III ma iIs
Title believed 10 be good, bnf I 'eii
convoy as trustee. Equity Of redemntiaano
walySdsss TIP. WINCHESTER, Trustee.
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MISSISSIPPI

Monday evening. Dec. 20, 1873.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29
Truatee,s sale.
Monday. january 3, 1850,

FINDER the Heed Of trust from j. & J.
- steele q 1 4 90 1o g n me, On y. record S9Ef al IN Shelby
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-29
LEGAL.
Trustees sale.

W. ENGLAND Publisher of.The Sum- New Yorl, div.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14
Is IT TRUE

The Lawrence Standard, Garrett jour-
nal and other greenback papers claim
that Hon. Jno. J. Ingalls, signed the fol-
lowing pledge, in consideration of the
votes Of the greenbackers. If this is
untrue it should be denied:
@'.If you are elected to the Senate OF
the United States, will you work and
vote to stop the sale of any more bonds
at any pricef Will you work and vote
to pay the $40 six per cent bonds in
greenbacks or legal tender lawful money!
Will you work and vote to abolish the
National Banks and give the banks
greenbacks in place of their bonds and
retire the national bank circulation
Will you work and vote for free and un
limited coinage of silver the same as
gold ? Will you work and vote to COM
pei the Secretary of the Treasury to pay
out the legal tender silver dollars in
payment Of interest and principal of the
national debt? Will you work and vote
to compel the Secretary of the Treasury
to issue Greenbacks Is full legal tender
lawful money, buy silver bullion. coin,
legal tender dollars, and pay our coin
debts?
ingalls, replied assure you that
will work. vote, and use my influence to
have the same enacted into laws.
(signed) JOHN J. INGALLS,.
Witness: H. G. WRIGHT.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

The investigation oil the charges grow
ing out of the Senator ial election at To
peka is still the cause of much wrangling
The chances now seem to be determined
that no business Of importance will be
acted upon until the question is settled
At this distance IF ON the fight the
matter is most decidet lily mixed. While
never favoring the investigation, now
that the matter has been started we dc
not see how it can we'll be dropped. II
there was dirt played it should De ex.
posed if not the vindication of the gen
tlemen against whom charges have been
made is demanded. The Republican
party could not afford to go before the
people in the next campaign and have it
truthfully charged that they opposed the
investigation. We do not like the ides
of Speaker Clark and the Kansas City
Times being the leaders of the investi
CATION crew, but at the same time the
voices of Representative Clapp, and some
others who are urging it, have considera'
BILE weight. Our vote would now be for
investigation-bu We have none.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

If you should hap pen tc mail letter
now without preps ying postage, it will
be sent to its des6 nation, under . new
rule of the departm ent, and the smount
due collected from the person to whom
written, without the old system of de-
lay. 1t used to be the rule to hold the
letter at the offic,, where mailed the
postmaster would til en- write to.the indi.
vidual addressed, saying that such q
letter was held for ,him, the postage not
being prepaid. The person addressed
would then inclose stamps, and await the
arrival of his letter, the whole thing in
volving long delay. The new stamp
which has just been ordered under the
new regulation, is put on a letter not
prepaid and sent to the postmaster at
the Office of destination, who is charged
with the amount du Q, and collects the
sane from the person addressed, on the
delivery of the letter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

Colonel Pelton, besides being the
nephew of his uncle, is truly wonder
full man. He personally conducted the
great campaign of reform in New York.
As head Of the bureau Of nincompOops,
he manufactured public sentiment, and
manipulated the nomination of the quiet
modest, unobtrusive Samuel J. Tilden
for the Presidency. He conducted the
campaign, and when the great emergency
came he arranged the ciphers and dis
patched the eminent statesman" to the
points of danger. Marble, Smith. Weed
and host of lesser busybodies were 1t
his beck and call. He telegraphed large
sums of money to Oregon and other
points; he flew to Baltimore weighed
down with $4,000 "best United States
documents" The telegraph wires were
burdened with his orders. and the streets
crowded with messengers tn and from No
Is Grammercy Park. The innocent old
gentleman quietly dozed in his library
unconscious of his nephew's wealth or
the army Of busy feet hurryins to and
fro to save the Nation. Such men as
Pelton are very scarce. He appears to be
host in himself; but whether he will
safely reach the wilderness of oblivion
with the load being strapped upon his
back is question upon which there is q
wide difference Of opinion.-Atchison
Champion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14
THE INVESTIGATION

Made by the medical profession and
the people Of the West proves the supe.
riority of Brovn's Family Medicines over
Eastern remedies. Have you cough, a
feeling Of oppression and soreness of the
lungs? Brown's Cough Baisam will
cure you.
For relieving sore throat and clearing
and strengthening the voice. Bro,cn's Tar
Troches are endorsed by everybody.
The healing properties of Arnica are
conceded by all physicians. For healing
sores, ulcers, cuts, burns, bruises, frost
bite, piles. and sore eyes, BroUn's Arnica
Sdire is without rival.
Extract 'Sarsaparilla, Dandelion and
Iodine Potassium is the King Of remedies
for the blood and liver and all skin dis
eases. For sale by R. B. Stevenson and
John w. Scott, lola Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14
THE DEATH RATE OF

Our country is getting to be fearfully
alarming, the average of life being less
ened every year, without any reasonable
cause, death resulting generally from the
most insignificant origin. At this season
of the year especially. a cold is such a
common thing that in the hurry of every
day life we are apt to overlook the dan,
gers attending it and often find too late,
that Fever or Lung trouble has already
set in. Thousands lose their lives in
this way every winter. while had Bos-
chee's German Syrup been taken, a cure
would have resulted, and large bill
from . doctor been advOided. For all
diseases of the Throat and Lungs, Bos.
CHEFS German Syrup has proven itself to
to be the greatest discovery of its kind
in medicine. Every Druggist in this
country will tell Won Of its wonderful
effect. Over $4,000 bottles sold last
year without single failure known.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

A horrible calamity at Kansas City is
chronicled in the dailies of Wednesday.
An avalanch of earth fell from q seventy
foot cut on the Chicago and Alton rail
road burying large gang of workmen
and four teams. Six dead bodies were
taken out and three others were badly
injured, one of them probably fatal. The
cut wherein the earth fell enters the
bluff fron Grand Avenue five or SIX rodt
south of the iesee, its general direction
being westerly. Small Jumps Of dirt
we're first noticed to fall but were attrib
uted to the natural scaling. The con
tractor had stated that the cut was dan
gerous and that he would not he respon
sible for anything but wages.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14


D. R. Anthony explains the animns Of
the investigation exercises At Topeka, as
follows: A number of them Represents
tives) went to Senator Ingalls, and I'M
blushingly proposed TO vote for him If he
would pay them certain amounts Of mon
ey for doing SO. When their corrupt
propositions were rejected with con-
tempt and themselves 6 guratively kicked
out, they determined to get even through
an Investigation" Representative Clapp
of Woodson county, writing to the Yates
Center Meus, says that Clogston, of
Greenwood county. had $500 squarely
offered him for his vote and Indignantly
refused It. But D. RS. reputation for
truth and veracity settles it that Gen.
Clapp is mistaken.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

That lie about packing the Grand
jury" did not pan out well for those who
raised it. 1t resulted in solid vote for
Ingalls, from Peck's old county, Mont
gomery.-Commonwe0ifh.
Unfortunately, it was not lie. We
have seen the original list of names fur
nished by Senator ingalls,, in his own
handwriting. everyone of whom were on
the list purported to have been drawn
Manhattan Nationalist.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14
STATE NEWS,

Scarlet fever in Olathe.
Pneumonia is abating in Indepep
dence.
Spearsville is to have new Touring
mill.
Emporia is to have new Presby teriar
church.
Wolves are very troublesome in Linn
county.
Corn 20 cents at Pleasanton, Linn
county.
Smallpox reported BY some ofour State
exchanges.
A fine school building is to be built al
Empire City.
The farmers of Crawford county have
commenced blowing.
A large colony from Kentucky are en-
route for Independence.
The merchants Of Parsons are com
planning about collections.
A big wolf hunt will take place ir
Montgomery county this week.
Quite number of farmers in Ford
county were blowing last week.
One man in Leavenworth will receive
s.. 900 under the new pension bill.
A Republic county farmer thrashed
1894 bushels ofrye from II acres of ground
Settlers at and near Larned are organ
izing against possible Indian raids in the
future.
Great interest lis manifested in thu
temperance meetings being held a
Olathe.
The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
company are putting in track scale at
Emporia.
Empire City hasa't houses enough to
accommodate the Immigrants that ART
arriving daily.
Burt F. Price, wh o accidentally sho
himself last month near Hiawatha ha!
become raving maniac.
DR.. 8. B. Anderson, of Lawrence
was thrown from his buggy few day:
ago, and his leg was broken.
A colony of fifteen, ia miles from Paw
tucket, R l.. are m aking arrangement,
to settle in Kansas this spring.
Leavenworth is preparing for serie:
of cock fights; large number Of coop:
of game cocks have already arrived.
Gen. Cary said in his speech at Law
renee that Kansas was regarded in Other
States IS the most prosperous State in
the Union.
Miss Mary J. o. borne, of Lawrence,
who was discharged from the insane asy.
lum, as cured, some time ago, had to be
returned to that plsce last week.
Jacob Schxefer, a Kansas boy, came
off victorious in the great billiard match
in New York City. He is now the
champion billiard player in the Unite
States.
A negro woman living in Atchison,
lying in q state Of unconsciousness for
three days was supposed TO be dead.
Preparations were made for her burial,
but after she was placed in the coffin,
was discovered to be alive. restoratives
were applied and ahe patient is recov.
ering.
A three-card mon te man a few days
ago, proposed to q conductor on the Fit.
Scott & Gulf road that if he would al.
low him to open his game on the train
he would give him half of the winnings.
He indignantly refuaed the offer, slap
ping the fellow in the face and put him
off the train.
John Bates, charged with robbing J.
G. Morrison's store at Winthrop, recent
", was taken from the constable and
hung three times until almost dead
trying to make him divulge the names Of
his gang; he refused to the last. He
was given a preliminary trial at Win
throp and placed in jail in default Of
l bail.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

The Lawrence Board of Trade are &C
lively circulating documents to secure
the attention and cooperation of the PEG
pie of the State in urging upon the Leg
islature the proprietv of passing law
regulating freights and fares on the sew
eral railroads in Kansas. Our member
can be counted in a. favoring such legis
laticn, we presume, as the people down
this way are nearly unanimous in it
favor
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

A heavy snow storm set in at Milwau'
kee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday last.
The snow fall was very heavy in the
Western and Northern parts of the State,
ranging from six to thirteen inches deep.
The "cold wave" experienced here the
same day, may result in long continued
cold weather,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

Among the most important bills con-
sidered at the present session of Congress
is the act authorizing the Secretary OF
the Treasury to issue, in exchange for
lawful money, certificates of deposit OF
the denomination of ten dollars, bearing
interest at the rate of 8 per cent. The
money received for the certificates is to
be used exclusively in the purchase OF
$40 bonds.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

The argument in the Reno inquiry
case has been finished at Chicago, and
the court has gone into secret session.
The report will be forwarded to Wash
ington and the contents first made
known there,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

A. P. Riddle writing from Topeka to
his paper, the Girard Press, says that iii
revelations from Heaven were sent to
Kansas through the Kansas City Times
thew would not be believed" Correct
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

Sam. Wood makes an affidavit to the
fact of Senator Ingalls, signing the Green
back pledge with the understanding
that it was to be circulated only among
Greenbackers."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

The New York Sun has been frequently
called upon to notice the stupidity of the
Democrats in Congress, and now il
grisves over "The way in which the
Democrats in the Senate were outwitted
by the Republicans. in the matter of the
Edmunds resolution" Touching on the
record made for the party, the Sun adds
cater dividing among themselves on
substitutes for the original proposition,
every Democrat, either BY his direct
vote or by pairing with . Republican,
finally went on the record of the Senate
against the resolutions And there they
stand, and their votes will be claimed q
the deliberate opinion of the Democratic
party on the three amendments" Fol
once the Sun is right. The party has
made its record, and the people will no,
forget it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

"The gold in the Treasury is contin-
.ually increasing" As Gen. Ewing re-
marked, at is as impossible to make
Resumption successful, As to stand Pyr'
amid upon its apex"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

The president of the Board OF Health
at Rome has predicted that ifthe plague
penetrstes Europe it will destroy one
third of the population. Strict quaran-
tine is being enforced against vessels
from Egypt.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

Here's q suggestion to the young peo-
pie. "DOwn East" at Sewickley, Pa,
they had novel entertainment, which
if gotten up here would doubtless draw
we'll. The entertainment consisted Of .
game of chess played with living pieces.
A large hall was rented, the center Of
the floor laid offin red and white squares,
and the chess pieces were young men
and young women arranged in appropri-
ate fancy costumes. The entertainment
was said to have been very interesting.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14

Representative Jno. 8. Gilmore has
made himself famous by his speech in
the House of Representatives in favor OF
the act to vacate the streets and alleys
of Altoona. 1t was the best speech yet
made this session.