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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03
CINCINNATI
A Released lall-Bird Shot on the WING
---MOOlshiners on a Free Ride.

CINCINNATI February Sat New
port, KY, yesterday, Charles Bending,
who had just been released from a
term of Imprisonment for theft, went
to the house of Chris Carpenter, where
his wife was employed as a domestic,
and threatened to kill Carpenter for
harboring his wife, whereupon Car
penter drew a revolver and shot Ben
ing twice, iuAicting a serious wound
in his hip.
Nine moonshners from Floyd, Pike
and Fletcher connties, KY, passed
through the city last evening in
charge of a United States marshal en-
route for Louisville.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03
NOn-ResIdent Notice.

No. aT7-In the Chanoery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee-City Of Memphis VS..
Augusta Kortrecht ct al.
1T appearing from affidavit in this cause that
1 the defendant, Uriah NJ. Lee, is non
resident of the State of Tennessee; it is there
fore ordered that he make his appearance
herein at the courthouse in the city of Mem.
phis, Tennessee, on or before the first Mon.
day in April, 1873, and plead, answer OF
demur TO compliments bill, or the same viii
be taken for confessed as to him and set fol
hearing ex-parte; and that copy Of this or.
der be published once a week for fonr snc
cessiye weeks in the Public Ledger.
This LIST day Of February, 1879.
A copy-Attest:
r. ]. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By +. B. MoHESRY, d. c. and NJ.
&. A. Hanson and K. NJ. Heath, Solicitor,
for complainant. i3i-Il0-I46.i52
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03
0 POsTPOYEMEET ron MEMPHIS.

NO P0STP0NEMENT FOR MEMPHIS
The following is the full text of the
act passed by the general assembly and
approved by the governor, :" to amend
an act to more cheaply collect the
State, county and municipal revenue.
Passed March %, 1875:
Section l. Be it enacted by the general
assembly of the State of Tennessee, That
lines the second and third of section of
an act TO more cheaply collect the State
county and municipal revenue, be so
amended as to read the first Monday of
the tenth month, instead of the first Mon
day Of the third month, excepting all
municipal corporations Of not less than
10000 nor more than $1,000 inhabitants
by the last census of the United States.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, that the
said county trustees, before proceeding
further TO collect said taxes, together with
their securities shall appear before the
County Courts Of their respective coun-
ties and acknowledge in writing their will
lingness to be bound, under the terms and
conditions Of their bonds, for the collec-
ton of said taxes and in case they refuse
TO appear and acknowledge their liabili-
ties anew, then said trustee is to enter into
new bond for the faithful performance
Of his duties. Provided, however, that if
any trustee shall fail or refuse to renew
his bond or give new one as hereinbe-
fore provided then in such case said
office of trustee shall be declared vacant,
and the County Court shall proceed at
once to fill the vacancy, as required by
law. Provided further, that said trustees
shall renew their bonds or give new ones
as hereinbefore provided, on or before the
first Monday in March, 1879.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, that this
act take effect from and after its passage,
the public welfare requiring it.
Passed January %, 1879.
j. r. NEAL,
Speaker of the Senate.
H. p. FOwLKEs,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
Approved January 81, 1879.
ALBERT S. MARKS, Governor.
This answers the many questions
asked in regard to the postponement
of collections The people of Nash
vile, as well as some in Memphis,
were earnestly opposed to putting of
payment until an evil day." when
two years taxes would fall due almost
at the same time. Apparent relief
would only deceive the people and not
in the course of time be of any advan-
tage. We should learn to pay as we
go, and will find in the end that it
easier The people Of Memphis are
as able to pay the taxes of 1873 now al
they will be on the first of next Sep
| tnmhnr
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

Do YoU want to die7 Why, Of ccnre
not but the fever and ague or some SIM
liar disorder, gathers in many man, and
it may take you if you don't fortify your
self against it. You can do this in no
better way than by using Reeds Gilt
Edge Tonic. 1t is agreeable, wholesome
and invigorating, and in collie, dysentery
and all disorders Of that kind it proves
a mild corrective and an agreeable stimu-
INIT. Its purity is guaranteed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03
Indications.

WASHINGTON, February 3.-For
Tennessee and the Ohio valley during
the rest of Monday, rising tempera-
ture, falling barometer, westerly to
southerly winds and partly cloudy
weather.
For the lower lake region partly
cloudy weather and light snow, with
south to west winds and slight change
in temperature or barometer.
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LEGAL.


No. l7ls-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county,, Tennessee,-City Of Memphis VS..
V. B. Waddell ct al.
i that the defendant, v. B. Waddeu. IA a
nonresident Of the State Of Tennessee; IL l.
therefore ordered that he make his an
pearance herein, at the courthouse In
the city Of Memphis, Tennessee, on or be-
fore the first Monday in April, 1879, and
plead, answer or demur to complainant 5
amended and supplemental bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to him and set
fol, hearing ex parte; and that a copy of this
order be published once week for four sue
cessiye weeks in the Public Ledger.
This lst day Of February, 1879.
A oOpy-Attest:
r. ], BLACK, Clerk and Master
By Z. j. McHESRY, b. C. aud NJ.
" Hampton, Solicitor for complainant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03
BOARD OF HEALTH.

A I q meeting Of the Board Of Health held
~ this day, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That from and after this dane.
and until further orders, the disinterment of
human romans is prohibited. The romnips
OF persons who have died Of contagious dis
eases Will not be permitted to be brOumat To
this city or vicinity for intermeut.
By order of the Board
January u, lsfy 100 1si
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

The cold, driving, easterly rain
storms of this season rarely fail to
afflict nearly everybody with colds
Use DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup-the
safest and surest cough remedy made.
Price De.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

In Belfast Gen. Grant was presented
by Mr.. Gibson, a prominent jeweler,
with cigar holder of richly carved
bog oak, on which his monogram was
inlaid with fine gold. "This exquisite
and most appropriate gift" says the
correspondent of the London Stand
ard, (which was delicately carved
with interlardings of the national SYM
bols, met the generals fancy, and the
grim old warrior beamed acknowledge
meut.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Arrival Of General Sherman and Party
En- Route to st, Augustine.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, February 8.
General Sherman and party arrived
this morning and left for St. Angus
tine aud trip up st. Johns river.
No public demonstration.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

New ORLEANS, February 3, 1l:3O
a.m.-COtton opened to-day quiet at
9tc for middling. Receipts to-day,
4783 bales; expected 200 bales
stock, 354, 4,245 bales sales, 5000 bales.
Market Saturday closed weak. Sales,
5000 bales.
GALVESTON, February 3-Cotton
quiet and firm. Middling, &c. Stock,
1892 bales sales Saturday, 1l42
hales
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voorhees, GEnrn I'm.

WASHINGTON, February 3,--Senator
Voorhees, took the oath Of Office to-
day, uuder the recent election to fill
tho unexpircd term of the lsto Senator
Morton.
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NEW YORK.
The Kid-GlOve Controversy Drawing to
Close.

New YORK, February 3.-The kid
glove reappraisement, begun several
weeks ago, is completed so far as gem
eral and merchant appraisers are con-
cerned, and resulted in three separate
reports. Mr.. Halsted acted as mer-
chant appraiser on three of the in
voices and ClaAin on the remaining
one. Halsted declares his opinion to
be that the goods were barely under
value. He advances that the value of
the invoices is from AZ to 46 francs,
with rise of three francs for each ad-
ditional button. His report does not
carry any penalty. ClaAin advances
the value of the gloves at from 42 to
A francs, and in his report he wishes
it to be understood that he is of the
opinion that the evidence showing 81
francs is the price at which gloves
similar to those in question are sold at
in foreign markets. Clafins decision
advances an invoice value of over 10
per cent, and carries a penalty The
general appraiser, Alexander p.
Ketchum, announced that he should
sustain the local appraiser in his ad-
vance of the invoice value from 42 to
81 francs. Collector Merritt is ex-
pected to give an early and final de-
cision.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03
PeOpIes BuIIdinu Comnanv

FINHk. regular monthly meeting Of the Stock
i holders Of the Peoples Building Company
P;m,, at the ofhee Of J. II. Malone, No. 80
Madison street, for the transaction Of any and
all business Of the Company that may be pre-
sented at said meeting.
W. A. GOODMAN, Pres't.
H. Z. GooDLErr, Sec'y. lA.lS5
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

problem of destiny to such a solution
that in few years Memphis will be
one of the most attractive and pros
porous commercial cities on the con-
tinent, This can be done if We will it.
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WORKIMGMEN'S

Building and Loan Association.
TTHE regular monthly meeting Of this Asso-
i citation will be held on TUESDAY even
ing next the 9Th inst, at 1880 o'clock, at their
office, No. Al Madison street Pianters In.
surance Building). Members will find the
secretary in the Office of the Planters In
surance Company, during business hours, to
receive dues. i. LAGRILL, President.
CHAS. L. PATERSON, Secretary I34-l3S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03
Cincinnati Produce Market.

CINCINNATI, February 3-Flour
quiet. Wheat steady and firm at 80
@96c. Corn firm, 32a34c; oats steady.
24@26c. Whisky firm, 81 OF. Provis-
ions strong. Pork held at $40 Lard,
6lc Bulk meats = shoulders, BIC;
short clear sides, 4Jc. Bacon, 465s
R5Sc
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECT
j. D. WALKER, of Arkansas, is a ma
tive of Kentucky, about forty-fve
years of age, and resides in northwest
Arkansas, where he ranks as lead
ing lawyer. The senator is nephew
and Son-in-law of Judge j. D. Walker,
who, on account of age and ll-health,
recently resigned his position as one
of the Supreme judges of the State.
The newly elected senator is said to
be fluent speaker, and a scholar Of
more than ordinary attainments. He
is also an honest man, and the legisla.
ture of Arkansas could not have
chosen a more fitting successor to the
present Senator Dorsey.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

NEW YORK, February 3, 1920 p. m.
Cotton closed Saturday dull; opened
this forenoon quiet and steady; now
dull at unchanged prices. Ordinary,
7sc good ordinary, s 9-16c; low mid
ding, 9Bc middling, 9lc; good mid
ding, 9Ic; middling fair, 1015-l6c; fair,
ll}o. Futures opened this forenoon
steady; now quiet and steady and a
point or two better. as fnllnWa.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

The other day dentist in Portland,
Ne, noticed that a dog was evidently
suffering from an liberated tooth. He
induced the animal to open its mouth,
applied the torceps and extracted the
tooth. During the operation the dog
sat quietly on his launches, and
stopped moaning, appearing to fully
realize what the doctor was about.
After the tooth was drawn the dog ex-
pressed his qualification in many ways,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03
BOSTON.
Death Of the Venerable Poet Dana.

BosToN, February 3. - Richard
Henry Dana, the poet and essayest,
died yesterday, aged ninety-three.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

Heller, the magician, died poor.
lie made a great deal Of money and
was reported wealthy, but it has been
found since that he spent, loaned and
lost nearly as rapidly.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

"0ld Ben Mason" of Indianapolis,
has Just been sent to the poor-house
at his own request. He went West
from New York 40 years ago, aud en-
gagged in the hotel business. In 1861
he reached Indianapolis without
means. In 1866 he had made SIS, 900;
but he invested in real estate and
speculated, and his money went till a
few months ago he found himself
poor.
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SHELBY COUNTY

Building and Loan Association.
REGULAR monthly meeting for payment
~ Of dues and making loans TUESDAY, ,
February 4th, at pm. Office, IS Madison a
JACOB THOMPSON, President.
W. j. MCDERNOTT, ,Secretary
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
3. AND 1. ASSOCIATIONS.

g. W. COVER u q candidate for Commis.
sioner Of Board Of Public Xorks
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

IT has come at last. A bill has been in.
troduced in the Tennessee house of repre-
sentatives reducing the per diem of men,
bers to 50. Candor compels us to say that
this, together with a good deal of other
salary reduction foolishness, for which the
present legislature is responsible, is stupid
demagogism The present allowance is
none too large and the reduction will not
save over five cents per annum to each
taxpayer in the State. Like some other
reductions, it is penny-wise and pound
foolish pofcy.-LKnoxville Chronicle.
The constitution fixes the per diem
of the members and the legislature
can neither increase nor diminish the
same. Any member desiring to dis
tinguish himself pre-eminently can
draw his pay and turn over a portion
or all of it to the school fund or the
general treasury. His constituents
would no doubt agree with him in the
admission that he is not worth four
dollars day or even fit to send to con-
greSs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

IT is enterprising, fearless, reliable and
newsy, and the peer Of any weekly neWspa-
per published in West Tennessee, containing
ALL LOCAL EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE
in the city of Memphis and Shelby county.
No labF or expense will be spared to mani
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possibA standard, and TO commend it in all
respects to the confidence and approval of the
best classes in the surrounding country, being
strictly
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but will not be upjustly partisan, aiming to
be fair and just, as we'll as pronounced in its
political convictions.
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-16
A Strike.

A SeHtkes
The Cleveland Leader says :-"At
noon Saturday strike took place at
the Union freight depot. Employees
to the number of 25O made a demand
for $1.25 per day for week days and
$500 per day for Sundays when work
ing, being an increase of fifteen cents
per day over what the men are to re-
ceiYe for the past month and twenty
cents per day more than they haye re-
ceived since the great railroad strike
excepting the past month. AS soon
as the men decided to strike they quit
work, and during the afternoon the
railroad companies were obliged to
refuse to receive freight. The hands
cay when they went to work aud the
great strike came to an end, they were
promised raise as soon as the earn
ings of the railroads would permit Of
it. About one month ago tuese en-
ployes asked for an advance vf ten
cents per day. The companies refused
to give this, but compromised o.. five
cents increase. This the men looked
upon as pretty small addition, mas
much as they were obliged to do extra
pay and were held to some regulations
which they did not like. One of these
was that no man could leave the
freight depot in the evening till all are
through work. The men are quiet
and orderly, and it is probable some
arrangement will be made to-day
whereby they will 60 back to their
work.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-16

Contrasted with the enormous IRON
clads of most of the Old World ma
vies are the new gunbeats of China.
They are practically only floating gun
carriages, but are heavily armed with
guns that are more efficient than the
thirty-eight-ton gun which is the boast
of the British navy. The Chinese gun
boats haye been named after the let
ters of the Greek alphabet, and eight
have been constructed. Their maga-
zines and machinery are under water
line, and the single thirty-five or
thirty.eight-ton gun they carry, lies
fiat upon the deck. 1t is moved and
loaded by hydraulic power, so that
only five men are required to handle
it. Its projectile weighs 536 pounds.
The advantage of fleet of little ves-
sells thus armed over the cumbersome
ironclads is that they are easily man.
aged, draw very little water and pre-
sent an exceedingly small target for
the enemy to fire at. The whole fleet
costs no more than single blg IRON
clad, and is as heavily armed. In adj
dition to the chief gun for which they
are built, the Chinese gunboats carry
two twelve Founders and two Cat
ling guns. The later ones are double
enders, with double set of screws
and rudders at bow and stern.-[Ex.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-16

In view of the alliance between Ger
many and Austria, France postpones
her dreams of revenge. The French
minister of foreign affairs has directed
the ambassador at Berlin to. thank
Bismark for the friendly way in which
he spoke of France at Vienna. Some
of the German papers have been pro-
posing commercial alliance of Ger
many, Austria, and France against
England and the United States. Real
ly, the bloody chasm begins to fill
apace. But most likely neither France
nor Germany feels just now like WELD
ing the hatchet, and Is, therefore, more
than willing to have it buried in q
shallow grave.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-16

a Terrible Railroad Accident
DETROIT October lO.-A serious and
painful accident occurred on the Mich
igan Central Railroad short distance
east Of the junction at about one o'clock
this morning. The Pacific express
train bound west which left Detroit
forty minutes late collided with .
switch engine on the main track at
that place telescoping the baggage and
express cars and piling the remaining
coaches, eleven in number, on top Of the
others. The first coach was flied with
emigrants most of whom are killed or
serlsously injured. Many occupants
Of the other coaches were also killed
or injured. 1t is supposed that there
are about twenty or twenty. five pas
sengers killed and twenty to thirty
wounded. The majority of the num-
Der is thought to be emigrants and
second class passengers. Physicians
and surgeons were at once summon
ed from Jackson to the scene Of the
disaster, and q special train carrying
physicians left Detroit at 5 q. m. A
large force of employees of the rail.
road com pany, together with\a large
number of citizens of Jackson are on
the ground engaged in the work of
extricating the bodies from the wreck.
The railroad officials and surgeons are
busily at work among the wounded
doing everything in their power to
alleviate their sufferings. The names
of the killed and wounded will be sent
as soon as can be ascertained.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-16
Length of the Days.

At London, England, and Bremen,
Prussia. the longest day has sixteen
and one half hours.
at Stockholm, in Sweden, the
longest day has eighteen and one-half
hours. II
At Hamburg, in Germany, and
Dantzic, in Prussia, the longest day
has nineteen hours and the shortest,
five hours.
At Corneo, in Finland. the longest
day has twenty.one and half, and
the shortest two and q half. .i
At Wardhuy, Norway, the day lasts
from the 2lst of May to the 22d of Jn-,
", without interruption; and at Spitz-
bergen the longest day is three months
and half. ,,t
At New York, the longest day, June
10Th, has fourteen hours and fifty-six
minutes at Montreal fifteen and half
hours. ..,a,..,.,.t es... ....,,.
But tho longest day Of all, though
ono never seen by civilized person,
is that at the two Poles where the dey
lasts for six months, aud is succeeded
by night equally as long.-[Ex. -,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-16

A Novel Cure for Brightss Disease
About twenty years ago daughter
of mine, then about six years old. was
given up to die by the family physi-
clan, who said that the disease was in-
durable, and that it was never known
to be cured either in Europe or Amer
lea. The physician, on giving the
case up told my wife to give the child
anything she wanted, and to make her
as comfortable as possible while she
lived. The child constantly called for
beans; so my wife cooked some as
quickly as possible, not stopping to
parboil them, as is usually done, but
boiled beans, pork and potatoes to-
gether in the first water, and when
we'll cooked she gave them to the
child to eat. The child then went to
sleep, and from that time began to
improve. She ls now the mother Of
two children. She ls not troubled with
| the disease unless she take q severe
cold, and when that happens she al
once uses her old remedy, and it is al
ways effectual.
The physician who attended her
called few days after the bean ex-
pertinent, and was surprised to see
the change in the child he inquired
what my wife had done for her, and.
upon hearing, his surprise was in
creased, and he requested an exact de-
scription of the manner in which the
food was cooked. After considerable
thought about the matter he said that
the only cause for such an effect was
perhaps that the beans were cooked
in the first water. The physician ID
now dead or would refer to him to
verify the facts. r. p.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-16
AFami,y sent to Prison,

A Vernon special of the 10th inst,
to the Enquirer, says: William Tay-
lor, wife and two sisters of Taylor,
and little nine-y ear-old boy of Mr..
Taylor's whose arrest and incarcera-
tion in Jail was noted in the Enquirer
of Tuesday last. on double charge of
petty thieving, were arraigned to-day
in the Jennings Circuit Court, having
meantime been indicted, and entering
plea of guilty, Judge Berkshire sem
fenced Mr.. Taylor to one year in the
State Prison South, his wife and his
two sisters to one year each in the
Female Reformatory at Indianapolis,
and held the boys sentence in reserve,
but will probably send him to the
House of Refuge. 1t was q sad scene
to see this entire family having sen.
tence passed upon them that separates
and confines them all within the pris.
on walls.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-16
SCoOPED again.

SCooPED again.
The Republicans are highly elated
oyer their victory, but they have paid
dearly for it.
The RAIDS still oue that debt of graf
itude to the soldiers. They haye paid
their calico bill.
The people of Ohio seem disposed
to kiss the hand that has so severely
smitten them.
In the midst of the great wreck of
matter and crash of worlds,it is graf
flying reflection that the Democracy
Of old Portage stood bravely up to the
work and did their duty. - .5.55.