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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-19

And what would you do, Henry"
asked a rather vain lady of her little
nephew, who had been assuring her Of
his unbounded affection for her, 'if your
good aunt were to die, and your uncle
were to marry agains' why" replied
Henry, without the slightest hesitation,
l., should 60 to the wedding, Of course"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-19

An Indianapolis man is the last in
ventor of flying machine. He hasn't
done any flying yet, but he has started
a company and wants to raise CSC, 900,
when he promises to astonish everybody
especially the stock
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-19

The East Indian translation of Romeo
and Juliet is "Ajaysintha' and "Vilas-
vate." Fancy the lovely Vilasvate gaz-
ing at the great moon from the balcony
and saying, "Oh, Ajaysintha, wherefore
art thou, Ajaysintha q and the agoniz-
ing cry, ''Call me not Ajaysintha"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-19

while the lily lifts its chali1e toward
the stars, and the meadow seems poem
written in perfume and flowers when
the butterflies Autter indolently through
the silent windings Of the balmy lane,
and the humming-bird Gnterviews the
daisy, then doth the young man sell his
arctics to get money with which to have
his Oxford ties resoled for the Summer
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-19

Miss Boncoer (who has been reading
to her Sunday school class: $50 you
see, children, the good man Aaron swal-
lowed up all the other rods. Tommy
with heartfelt sigh. CORY, don't
| wish dads old ticker had been there"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-19

There is man in Boston 80 years
old whose third set Of teeth are coming.
The dentist SAYS they'll be finished next
week.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

New York Sum-.
Henry i. Bergholz, a large, iovial,
ed-cheeked German, with a face
beaming with good nature, was among
the prisoners in the Tombs Police
Court yesterday morning. He led by
a strong chain a largo intelligent water
spaniel, that seemed to wonder at his
masters strange surroundings. While
waiting for his turn to be heard by
Justice Otterbourg, Bergholz watched
with evident feeling the other prison
ors, A tramp, dirty and hungry,
whose face was covered with bleed,
was suddenly seized with a fainting fit.
He was quickly dragged to a corner Of
the courtroom, and allowed to lie
there until he recovered. The simple
German prisoner, with his yellow dog,
stepped up to the tramp, and, kneeling
over him, wiped off the dirt and blood
stains from his face with his handker-
chief. Bergholz's turn came at last.
His large yellow dog sat on its
launches and watched his masters
face affectiOnately.
Annie Donohue, of 81 West street,
testified that on Wednesday evening
the good humored Teuton, passing her
on the sidewalk, threw his arm around
her and kissed her, and that on her
screaming Miss Jennie Welsh attacked
Bergholz, and a number of First ward
lads surrounded him. Bergholz then
drew a revolver, and pointing it at his
assailants, exclaimed Amy man that
comes within three feet / shoot"
Henry Bergholz smiled and bowed
to Justice Otterbourg as he began his
testimony in his own behalf. He had
just come from Milwaukee, on his way
to Europe, whittier he was going to see
his parents. He arrived late on We'd
nesday afternoon, and at the ferry was
surrounded by hackmen and express
men. who literally tore hiscoatin their
endesyors to get him as a customer.
Breaking loose from them, he went
back to Hoboken, and took from his
trunk his revolver. He did not in-
tend to use it, for he carefully took
out the cartridges. 1t has an ivory
handle, and is gold mounted. He
came back to this city with his yellow
dog and $500, He had had a little
beer, only a dozen or so schooners.
He was walking down West street,
humming a tune. and, passing Annie
Donohue noticed that she winked at
him. She smiled, and he retraced his
steps and kissed herr Justice Otter
bourg dismissed the charge of "as-
sault," and fined the prisoner $40 for
pointing the empty pistol.
Bergholz paid his fine, shook hands
with Justice 0tterboug and the clerks
and the police, and followed by his
yellow dog, started for Hoboken.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
LEAD DISTRIBUTION.
Three Young Men Shot by the Same
Party.

The B~entonville Advance of March
LIST gives the following account Of a
recent shooting ARRAY
Last Saturday night a shooting af-
fray took place at the house of Mr.. H..
e. Murray, near Avoca, this county.
wherein Burr Lee, a son of Mr.. G.. S.
Lee, of Sugar Greek, shot three other
young men-Buck Hays, Robert HAYS
and Horace Murray. Each party, of
course has a tale to unfold concerning
the matter, and we are not in possess
sion of all the facts in the case. but
rumor says hat there was a clearing
at Murray's hat day, and a social par
ty given that night, and, as is custom
airy ON such occasions, some whisky
was in the crowd. Miss Bette HAYS.
who had gone there, was instructed
that If there was any drinking going
on, not to remain, and requested Burr
Ice to take her home, to which Buck
Hays and Horace Murray objected.
Lee, however, took the young lady to
the house of Tom Murray, her cousin.
where he left her and came back to the
party, and, learning that these young
men were looking for him, walked up
the road and met them. Lee asked
them where they were going, and
Buck Hays said, We arc looking for
you, by Cd" Lee replied, We'll.
you have found me" at which they
dismounted their horses, and, il Is
said, drew their knives, when Ice
discharged four shots, wounding Buck
Hays in the face and shoulder, Robert
Hays in the arm, and Horace Murray
in the finger. None of the wounds,
VIC arc glad to state, are serious. Dur
ing the fracas Horace Murray mule
was shot in the head, though not hurt
much.
The people in that neighborhood
are p~eaceable and law-abiding citizens.
and it is a matter of general regret
that this affair occurred between
neighbors children.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
Arkansas Affairs.

Yell county is making preparations
for a county fair.
Governor Miller estimates the mill.
tia expenses at SIS, 145.49.
The.crops in Ashley county the past
year were a complete failure.
Lite Rock has organized a society
for the prevention Of cruelty to ami
mails.
Arkansas ships wild grape wine to
France and France ships wild crane
wine to Arkansas.
Three hundred and eightv.Gve stu-
dents have reported at the Arkansas
Industrial University.
Officers of the State, legislative. cx
ecutive and judicial, cannot accent
any more passes from railroads IF tbe
house Of representatives has its ,yov
A telephone is to be placed bctvocn
%Jacksonport and Newport for The no.
commodation of the business men Of
both places. 1t will not cost more
than sou, and messages can be sent for
a cent a word.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
Best Linen Collars ~ so per
dozen at Mays.



j. S. Menkcn is home from the
East.
Father Hugh Magcvney lectures at
the Casino Club Hall tonight.
George Il. Glass, Trenton, Tenn,
was registered at the cotton exchange
to-day.
Jake Leubrie is selling his entire
stock of gents furnishing goods at
auction tonight, at 277 Main street.
Bargains for everybody.
Colonel A. j. Kellar is to be orator
at the reunion of the Fenian Brother
hood, to be held on the evening of st.
Patrick's Day, at 26O Second street.
Captain Alex Moses, the active I'M
derwriters agent, of New Orleans, has
been in the city for a couple of days
past. He leaves for Monroe and North
Louisiana this afternoon,
Miss Beulah Bledsoe, daughter of
the Hon. B. c. Bledsoe, of this coun-
ty, left last evening for Helena, Ark,
on a visit to friends. She was aecom-
panied by Mrs. Drake of this city.
Cards are out announcing the in
tended nuptials of Emma Boryszenski
and Mr.. Chas. Quentel, .ir., at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Quentel, on Gayoso
street, March Il. Reception at Coch-
ran Hall after the ceremony.
DR.. B. +. Dickinson, well known in
this city, where he was formerly a
prominent merchant, died at Arkansas
City, Ark on the 18th of last month.
His remains have been conveyed to
Milan, Tenn, near the scenes of his
early years, for final interment.
c. NJ. Ferguson, Geo. r. Bland and
Ben Franklin have been taken in as
active members of the Bluff CITY
Grays. B. Hughes, J. Speed, E.
Buckingham and H. Furstenheim
have become honorary or compliment
airy members Of the same company.
A large and joyous assemblage was
that assembled at the Central Baptist
Church, on Second street, last even
ing, to witness the marriage ceremony
between Mr.. George e. Dent and Miss
Matte A.. Kunkel. DR.. Sylyanus
Landrum oficiated on the interesting
occasion. After the rites were sol
emnlzed and the welded pair had re-
ceived congratulations, they took pas
sage by river, on the steamer Ouachita
Belle, expecting to continue their voy-
age from Vicksburg on the steamer R.
Il. Lee. A crowd of relatives and
friends filled the cabin of the vessel
previous to departure, all joining in
wishing a pleasant wedding trip and a
happy and prosperous life to Mr.. and
Mrs. Dent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
FOR MEN OF HONOR.
A New Discussion Of the Code DueIIO by
One Of the Lee Blood.

Baltimore Gazette.l
Fighting men throughout the u
try will be thrilled to learn that Col.
Charles Lee Jones, of Washington
Clty, Is engaged in writing a new and
elaborate work on the code duello. 1t
is unfortunately true that in these de-
generate times only a few gentlemen
of the old school a be found to re-
cognize the code as a basis for arbi-
tratlng and settling delicate questions
OF honor but so long as there is a
man Of honor on this debased foot
stool, a delicate and touching interest
will surround the chivalrous souls
who devote their lives to preparing
valuable essays on the most approved
methods Of settling MISUNDERSTANDING
without lighting. Col. Jones is a
native of Washington City, and the son
OF the late Hon. Walter Jones. He il
connected by blood with the Lees, of
Virginia, and served in the adiutant
generals department of the Confed-
crate States at Richmond during the
civil war. He has long been recog-
nlzed as an authority on the Code
de acted as second for Col. T. l..
Cllngman in his duel with Mr.. Yaneey
In !045, when Jefferson Davis appear
ed In the same capacity for the latter.
and also for Mr.. Stanley in his affair
with Mr.. lnge in 1852. His ability to
prepare a work of this kind cannot be
doubted, and the losel churl who dares
intimate that Colonel Jones might be
engaged in better business will run
great risk of having both his ears slit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

MEMPHIS THEArER. - That stir.
ring drama from the French, a Sol
dier's Trust, was repeated last night
by the Bonifaee Troupe at the Mem.
phis Theater. The audience was fair
and their interest in the %portraiture of
the Old Corporal, by Mr.. Bonilace,
was deep. The performance was full
OF artistic touches calculated to i'm.
press an audience, and those in at.
tendance last night gave vent to pro.
nounced applause at the denouement
OF the several more exciting tableaux.
AT the close Of one Of the three acts
Mr.. Boniface was complimentcd by a
call before the curtain. His acting
was good throughout, but especially
conspicuous in the pantomime scenes,
where he mimicked the dumb soldier.
The supporting troupe, in point Of
merit, is a fair one Tonight the
Soldiers Trust will be repeated. To.
morrow night Sweet Hearts and David
Garrick is the bill.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
Police Court News.

Thomas Maher and James Null
white laborers, sought free lodgings at
the station-house last night
Dock Wright and Edward 0'Don-
nell have had their pictures taken for
the rogues' gallery cluster, aud will be
shipped out Of the city to-day.
Five dollars in currency was taken
in at the Police Court this forenoon.
Total fines forty dollars-equal to
seventy days work on the c~hain-gang.
5. c. Carter, for obtaining money
under the false pretense that he would
supply farm hands, waived cxamina-
ton and was sent to Jail yester-
day.
An African and hot-bloodcd citizen
used very abusive language and made
threats to Mr.. Goldstonc. Result
arrest and sentence of fifty days on
the chain-gang.
Andrew Jackson, and something
else not understood, ~carelcssly drove
his dray oyer a lady's foot, and let his
mule knock her down. Andrew was
fined s. this morning. He paid.
Mr.. Askanos, for receiving a lot of
stolen shcep-skins, and William Dunn,
for carrying concealed weapons, are
to have a preliminary examination be-
fore Esquire Quigley this afternoon.
Peter Ewing stole a pair of shoes
from his friend. They were worth a
quarter, and Pete tried to sell them
for a nickel. He is in the station
house for his extensive thicying pro-
pensitics.
Dock Wright, the burglar, merely
stopped here on his way from New Or
leans North to see a few friends and
shake hands with old chums. He has
been doing this vigorously. AT the
same time Chief Athy has a new pic.
ture Of him. Dock has changed a
good deal since he helped to b~urglarize
the safe in the Office of the chief of
police, and his phiz must be kept in
mind. Some of these days we will
have a new police chief, and then per-
haps Dock will have a chance to work
his trade here. Now his show is bad.
Henry johnson and Charley Ran
som, two youthful gamesters, aged
respectively twelve and nineteen years,
were caught shooting craps in the rear
of the Court street school house. The
officers slipped on them while at it.
One cut like a quarter-horse, but was
run down. The other hadn't time to
get a start. They were sent to the
chain-gan for ten days each. Every
in town understands shooting
craps, though perhaps few white folks
do. 1t is played with a pair of dice,
and is very enticing to the taste of de-
PRAYED youth.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Supreme Court at Jackson, April
Term, 1879.

The court will commence on the
twelfth circuit with the unfinished
business of 0bion county, and after
hearing causes from the other counties
on the docket of the twelfth circuit,
filed on or before the 18th day of June,
1877, will take up the eleventh circuit,
then the fourteenth circuit, hearing
only such civil causes as were fled on
or prior to the 18th of June, 1877.
The criminal docket Of Shelby
county will be taken up Immediately
after the fourteenth docket is disposed
OF, and the court will then commence
hearing the Shelby county law and
chancery dockets.
The easy docket for the eleventh.
twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth
circuits and Shelby county law and
chancery cases will be called on the
first Monday Of May, 1879. Five
days written notice must be served on
opposite counsel and filed with the
clerk before any cause is placed ON the
easy docket.
BY order Of the court.
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
JACKSON, Tenn, March 6, 1879.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
A 81. Louis Mans Idea.

AhHullNIs
Robert McCune was arrested for
street-begging and brought up in the
Police Court yesterday for trial.
from ?" nan
From st. Louis, your honor. Doa
You have good clothes-your pants
are, perhaps, too tight to be in the
severest style but, aside from your
nose, you have quite a respectable an
pearance. lam very much surprised
that a gentleman of your stamp should
be arrested for street. begging"
No more than was |, your honor
explained to the officer that he was
heaping a great indignity upon n
worthy man. So far from street beg
glng, your honor, | was SCATTERING
charity broadcast with a lavish hand
The officer testified he saw Won
asking aims Of every man. woman and
child you met
II admit that appearances are
against me, and [ will require a word
or TIVE to explain"
BE good enough to cut it Short
am a gentleman of vast wealth,
and 1t was simply to humor a whim of
mine that l asked aims. If the officer
had observed me closely he would
have seen hat | took the numbe, and
street OF every person who gave me
anything, my intention being to return
it a thOusand-fold tomorrow. For
instance, if a child gave me a dime
the little creature would be surprised
tomorrow morning, perhaps before
breakfast, with one hundred dollars
done up In a neat package and tied
with a blue string. My object is 10
seek out the true and noble and re.
ward them-to encourage the good
and beautiful. | can't do this if am
to be arrested and dragged through
the public streets, can I?S
How long since you were here 2'
II II Robert McCune. the n6;l.n
thropist! Never was here in nv ia
sir neycr!' iiie'
MANI" any" 'hiS
Il arrested him about six wool. .
tor stealing a ham from a poor woman
on Central avenue, and took. him 70
the statlon,house. You sent him ont
The gentleman is uttering . torr;
BILE libel. never stole a ham IN m,
ilie. | bought a carload of hams
from a merchant on Pearl street and
sent them South during the nrevot
renee OF the yellow fever, but | soorn
Another officer arrested him
Tor stealing a plug of tobacco" "'
The story is prepOsterous. vour
ho9or. own a whole tobacco man.
tati0n, and give employment to 6mn.
ureds OF men, | have stacks nnon
stacks Of tobacco to SELF "pV"
Mr. Mcclure, it is the opinion Of
Hold on Your Honor. hold on
Don DO anything rash. Dismiss tIic
case and let me go on with nv mission
Of mercy "S MISSION
the court" '"' "'nu Or
commit yourself" uoh
No, | will commit Won. Ttis tbir,v
days. The wagon will leave in VniI.y
minutes. 'o"'o !" alew
said: "i''"oiu ana
49,. | wouldn't go a step, only | know
Snat inc work-house is a splendid 6elJ
lor the prosecution of my miss;on ~
mercy; Every miserable wretch IN
tnat place shall be a millionaire belore
tomorrow night" De'ore
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
AduIteratiOn Of Coffee with Date.
stones.

Pail Male Gaaettc.l
Coffee drinkers will read with in
terest some observations made by the
principal of the Inland Revenue Lab
oratory, in his annual report just
printed, relative to an ingenious
method of adulterating that article
which has lately been discovered.
Owing to the ease with which roasted
vegetable matter can be prepared SO as
to look like coffee, substitutes for, or
authorizations of, arc frequent. The
substance most recently detected as
an adultcrant is datc-stones, which,
after being roasted and ground, form
such an imitation of coffee as would,
when mixed with the genuine article,
readily deceive a consumer. The
early detection and suppression of this
mode Of adulteration was effected by
the Inland Revenue authorities at
Somerset House, in consequence Of
information sent by a supervisor at
Liverpool that many tons Of date
stones, a refuse from the manufacture
ofspirits at one ofthe distilleries there,
and which had up to that time been
considered useless, were being bought
by a foreign gentleman to be sent to
Manchester, and believed to be in
tended as an adulterant of coffee. The
inquiry made led to the discovery that
a mandatory had been started in
Manchester for the preparation of
Melilotiue coffee" a compound in
about equal proportions OF coffee,
chicory and date-stoncs. A seizure
has since been made there of about
seven tons of " Melilotine coffee " and
of the prepared date-stones. The
mandatory had barely got into work.
ing order, and very little of the
Melilotine coffee had been sent
into consumption.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
FOR RENT.

MICE dwelling, 81 Exchange st. extended.
~ PETER II. DONNELLY, ST Poplar. 81
IN Planters insurance Building, double and
i single Offices, suitable for lawyers or physi.
clans and double and single bedrooms. All
well lighted and ventilated, and ali modem
eonYenienoes. Apply at office OF Planters In
suranee Company, Al Madison st. l-26
BLACKS NTH shop. Good location. Al.
u dress Mrs. 7. L. ESTES. COllierville. %
DEsIDENCR on Union street. 8 rooms. ON
III Carroll avenue, Z rooms: suburban real
denee and 5acres. MINOR M~ERIWETHER,
as Second street. ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

The gas wells of East Liyernool
Qhio, furnish a continual surrt ,ooil
llght and heat to the town, and rs tbo
gas costs nothing the street lamps s src
never extinguished. Its used aIm ai9
exclusively for fuel, being copdn1cteJ
igto the CRATES and stoves by n;nos
o Uor . twenty years this has been como
'"s AUG there are no Indications tba95
Tue supply OF sas is giving ont WAY
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
4 Good OId NaddIery HOUSE

The saddlery and harness house Of
Ferguson Il Co., on Second street, has
a choice stock Of carefully selected
goods, just suited to the wants of this
section. Mr.. Ferguson has been in
the business here for full twenty years
past, and he is thoroughly familiar
with the wants Of the market Give
him q call.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

An understood burglar made tho
blunder Of breaking into a biz mans
room IN a Toledo hotcl. The Biz man
awoSe, saw hat his pockets were he
ing riiied, grasped the understood bur.
glarl and shook him until he became
a submissive captive.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
Marsh q CO.,assnl. ElgIn Shoe Polish
Faith Begets Hope.

The second Tuesday of March is the
regular day for the drawing of the Lou
isiana State Lottery Company's monthly
grand distribution. The State has wisely
in its charter protected its franchises
against any invasion for twenty-five years
from the date thereof 1885, and the rev
enue it derives therefrom is especially ac-
ceptable at this hour of its absolute fnan-
cinl distress.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

Cinnamon wear five buttons only on
their coats, that they may keep in
sight something TO remind them OF
the FIVE principal moral virtues which
Conlucius recommended. These are
ieu, humanity y, justice ly, order
tche, prudence, and sui, rectitude.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
Lake Erie Salmon,
IReelfOOt Lake Perch.
III. SEESSEL, SIR, & son,
Cor. Second and Jefferson

In the LEDGER job Office can be found
competent, skillful and tasteful printers,
who can give entire satisfaction in the
display Of any job printing. 1887
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
WANTED.

DARTNER-Live business man, with mod
crate amount Of capital, in a business
paying large profits. Goods staple; sold only
TO merchants Address. stating where an in.
teryiey can be had, y. Y. H., Appeal Office.
VlHE PUBLIC TO KNOW that l will not be
l. responsible for any bills bought BY any one
connected with the LEDGER Office or out VI il,
and viii not allow such bills in settlement Of
my accounts unless accompanied BY my writ
en- order.
81 E. wHITMORR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

NAY.
Type for Sale.

A font of 500 pounds long primer, in
good condition, with all necessary sorts
used about one year; suitable for a country
Office. For sale cheap by Immediate
application to this office. s0-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

seek and obtain employment in the
interim. The past lsbors Of the relief
distributors will in the meantime un-
dcrgo examination.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

A FRESH lot of cheap gas fixtures at
1911 BROWNIES, 25S Second street
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

We have never seer "GOOD
CLOTHES" sold as CHEAP. as
they are now being offered by
X. vi. DRAKE & CO.,
1857 No. 27I Main street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

Cigars and Tobacco,
J. II. SHARP, $40 Min. l5J
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

Clothing Cleaned and Repaired,
q. DOernberg, 10 Adams. [26
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
Use EIgin shOe Polish.

Get your CarameIs at
lueinrich's, $40 Main NJ.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

Call and see the Fifteenth
Amendment at Il. j. TurnbuII's,
33i Main NJ. T3t