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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22
A GIRLS FREAK.
Publishing Notices of Her Own Death to
Spite Her Rival.
Boston Adyertiser.l

Boston Advertiserl
City Marshal Stone and Officer
Mears, of Lynn, arrested young wo-
man named Ida NJ. Eddy at one OF
the hotels in Nahant yesterday after
noon upon a charge of publishing her
own death in the Lynn Record of Au-
gust 20, 1878, and the Lynn Item of
June 6, 1879. The notices purported
to be sent from Arlington, Mass, in
each case, and were accompanied by
letters signed in the first instance by
Deacon Gilmore" and in the second
by the Rev. Samuel Lee The first
notice stated that Ida M. Eddy died
in Abingdon of heart disease, August
26, 1878, at the age of q years; the
second, that Ida M. Eddy died in
Abingdon, June 4, 1879, at the age of
q years and 10 months. The accom-
panying letters gave a detailed state
ment as to the sufferings of the de-
ceased during her last illness. The
notices were published in good faith
each time by the papers to which they
were sent. Immediately after the last
publication in the Item, Miss Eddy
herself called at the Office of the pa.
per and upbraided the editors in no
unmeasured terms for publishing the
announcement of her death, when
she was still in the land of the
living. She, at the time, init
mated that a Miss Jennie Bessom, a
respectable young woman residing at
Woodepd, has caused the publication
Of the notices by forging the letters in
which they were sent, The police
took up the matter, and soon learned
that a young man had transferred his
affections from Miss Eddy to Miss
Bessom, and that the former had since
endeavored to win him back by COM
posing malicious forged letters written
to herself, and purporting to come
from the latter. These letters have
been publicly exhibited, and so much
feeling created in the locality against
Miss BesSom that when she was ac-
cqsed by Miss Eddy in the Item Office
of being the author of the fraudulent
notices, the city marshal was notified.
Miss Bessom, however, soon proved
her innocence, and it became apparent
that Miss Eddy was herself the guilty
party. A number Of forged letters
written to the young man are in the
hands of the police, and circumstan-
tial evidence points strongly to the
Eddy girl as their author. The ami
mus of the whole affair appears to
have been desire to destroy Miss
Bessom's reputation. The Eddy girl
viii be arraIgped Oh Q complaint of
publishing a fraudulent death notice
in public journal, the penalty for
which is 800 fine. She freely admit
ted her completely in the matter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22
NOTES FROM OTHER POINTS

The tobacco CROP is reported to be
exceedingly promising throughout
Western Kentucky and Tennessee
this season.
The Arkansas river is so low that
turtles come up and give themselves
up for soup, says the White County
Record, aud in retaliation a rival pa
per says White river is so shallow
that it has to borrow little water
from its neighbors to lay the dust on
Its sand bars.
The Mississippi board Of health
have established four quarantine sta
tions in their State and secured an
appropriation from the National board
OF health of $4,000 to sustain them.
They arc located at Osyks, Michigan
City, on the line of Chicago, st. Louis
and New Orleans railroad, and Com
merce and Fort Adams on the Missis-
sippi river. The sum of $4,000 has
been appropriated by the National
board of health to pay their expenses.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22
Personal and Political.

Queen Victoria has received a 25-
pound salmon, caught by her daughter
Louise, in Canada.
Mrs. Mary Quantrell, of Frederick,
Md, whose friends claim for her the
distinction of being the original Bar
hara Freitchie, died suddenly few
days ago.
A Lowell turfman won a wager by
driving his horse flrty-two miles in
six hours, but lost his horse, which
died Immediately after the accom-
phshment of the feat.
A portrait of Rev. John A. Simp-
son, for many years pastor Of a Uni
versalist church at East Cambridge.
Mass, has been placed in the Boston
rogues' gallery. He is in jail on a
charge Of horse stealing.
Thomas Bayley Potter, NJ. P. for
Rochdale, and we'll known in this
country as one of the best friends of
the Union cause in England during
the rebellion, arrived in New York on
Tuesday and will remain several
months.
Carlyle has been very ill, but his
condition is now so much improved as
to relieve the anxiety of his friends
At the same time the doctor still visits
him daily, and by medical advice Mr..
Carlyle drives out as frequently as
possible.
Mrs. Langtry, it is said, has de-
rived much if not most, of the money
to defray her personal expenses from
large commission on the sale of her
photographs. Some of her admirers
justify this because her husband
being really poor, cannot purchase the
finery necessary to her continual ap-
pearance in fashionable society.
Miss Annie Louise Cary was visited
at her home in Maine the other day
by a party of friends. After trying in
vain to make anybody hear at the
front of the house they quietly
walked around to the kitchen at the
back, where they found the charming
contralto humming an air from
Aldo" and meanwhile CLOSELY
watching a broiling steak,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22
The Maiden and the Egg.
San Antonio Herald.l

San Antonio Herald.l
=" All done Matched oeptin' enc %
The above ejaculation came from
beneath the floor of a shed-room
attached to a residence in this city. A
young lady in a stopping posture peep.
ing under the shed. A young female
coon on her stomach under the shed
room. Those were the persons. The
negro girl had been examining into
the c9ptegts Of a hens nest, Come
oqE, dane bring the egg too.
Jane came wiggling out, pushing a
small basket of chickens and one egg
before her, and dragging the hen by
the hind leg.
Soon dame Partlett was broodiue
with distended wings oyar thirteen
little chirpers, while q consultation
proceeded IL the Kitchen over the
Unmatched egg. Miss Alice declared
her determination to complete the
process Of incubation by artificial
warmth, and in person do the Office of
the parent fowl. Then came the night
with its stiffness, with its shadows
with its stars and its rest -"""N' wv
To he an egG aAd slow tbhatch
" tender cate like this,
is too good for o lifeless thing,
ourself would count il bliss.
That loyinS maiden all night long,
min her bosom fair,
Tried hard to hatch tha lenely ogg,
But morning ioSnd y there.
UKjnd SIR" Quoth she the tender maid
-How long shall l play hen
Before this egg will yield its chick,
pray you tell me when ~
"Qogth We" dear maid, "you'll surely
die
A sitting all amain
Upon that cold, unfeeling egg
For, sweet, tis noraolain. q
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22
.COWHIDING A sLANDERER.
Mrs. Enders VlndICates Her Reputation
.-.SeriOus Charges Against a
Bishop.
Washington Republicnn.l

Washington Republican
The inhabitants in the vicinity of
Seventh and | streets have been in a
state Of considerable excitement over
the cowhiding, last Wednesday even
ing, of Il. Ernst, who keeps hat
bleachery on Ninth street, by Mrs.
Enders, who keeps dry and fancy
goods store at No. 902 Seventh street
1t seems that on last Monday Ernst
went to Baltimore and represented
himself to be the brother of Mrs. En-
ders, and in conversation with num-
Der Of the wholesale dealers, with
whom she trades, slandered her and
attempted to prejudice them against
her, by telling them that she got
drunk. On Tuesday a person con
nected with the house of one of the
gentlemen with whom Ernst had
been talking about Mrs. Enders.
called at her store, and during the
conversation mentioned that her
brother had been over to see them.
Knowing that Der brother had not
been to Baltimre for ten years, she
Investigated the subject, and detected
the deception. After talking over the
matter with her husband and brother
they suspected Ernst of being the
person, as he answered to the descrip-
tiOn of her supposed brother as given
by one of the wholesale dealers in
Baltimore. She at once came to the
conclusion to give the matter publicity
by cowhiding him, as that was the
only way to get redress. To be sure
that she was right before she went
ahead she sent for the merchant in
Baltimore to come over and recognize
the person representing himself to be
her brother. The merchant having
arrived in the city Wednesday even
ing, she took him and went over
to Ernst's store, where he was found
and was at once recognized by
the gentleman from Baltimore. Mrs.
Enders thereupon proceeded to lay on
the cowhide, but had only struck one
blow when Ernst retreated into the
house and shut the door. Mrs. En-
ders is of the opinion that Ernst is in
the employ Of Bishop Dups, of
Cleveland, o., for the purpose of in
iuring her reputation, as he (the
bishop had insulted her in car a
month ago, while on her way from
Baltimore to this city, and she re-
sented it in a manner unexpected by
him, publishing the same in several OF
the German papers. The story, as
told by Mrs. Enders, is briefly as fol-
lows While on her way from Bal
timore she fell asleep, her husband at
the time being in the smoking car,
and was awakened by being tickled.
She took no notice of it at first, as she
thought it was her husband. But
after repeated tickles she turned in
her seat and informed him that she
wished him to let her alone. He then
made himself otherwise obnoxious by
offering her water apd other articles
after repeated answers in the mega
tive. She was relieved from further
annoyance by the appearance of her
husband. She did not at the time
know who the man was, but afterward
learned his name and position,
through seeing him in company with
a German preacher of this city"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22
The Suchesse De COIOnna Castig,
IiOne.

The Duchessc Dc C9lonna- -Castig-
lone. well known in Paris 4Tt and
fashionable circles, died in Florence
recently, of consumption, at the age
of forty-two. She was the only
daughter of Comte AfTie, who COM
mandcd the Swiss Guard during the
latter part of the reign of Louis XVI.
As Che bosom friend of Comte Fersen,
the Swedish adorer of the queen, he
played cards in her wajesty's bedroom
when she was suffering from the
measles. The Duchesse de GolonDa-
Castiglione was the child of his old
age. She was married Just one year
when she became the widow Of the
Due de UOlopna-C Castiglione, at the
age of nineteen. She was very
beautiful woman, with golden hair,
fair complexion, tall aud stately, end
she might readily have found another
duke. but she chose art for her second
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22

spare more time, mothegs, take off a
little part of the hour, and reserve it
to accompany your little ones to bed.
Little fve-year-old Charlie will get a
composure and happiness which shall
launch them into sweet sleep, from a
chapter read or a story told to them
after they are snugly put away in their
little cribs. Scarcely anything will
extenuate sending children to bed
grieved, or unhappy or angry. Pa
tience is hard childish freaks and
outbreaks, and even the exuberance
of the blessed healthful spirits are
trying; but coldness, petulence, sell
tishness, and unhappiness are worse.
Have you "childrens hour" in your
daily home calendar2 If not, sup
pose you try the experiment of one
apart.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22
The Children.

No home with young children in it
should be without Its - ohlldrenis
hour" The hour after supper cannot
be better to advantage, even by the
father and mother, than to give it up
to getting acquainted with the chill
drel," Play with them, if that is
their mood. What gost Il glyeg "a tho
merriment if papa shares or better
yet, causes it. Or if stories or quiet
or games are desired, how happy and
profitable may be the hour spent
around the table. And then what a
nice time for the little knowledge
cleaners to ask questions, knowing
that they will not be put or by pre
time. '' T
The children will grow away from
parents wonderfully fast if there are
none Of these sympathetic bonds to
hold them together, If you cannot
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22

KENTUcKY's debt is only 81 ,852,841
her tax basis, $359,326,O13; tax
40 cents. .Louisianas debt, 1878
amounted to $12.66O,443; tax basis
$l74,5OO, 900; tax, $1.45. The amount
raised by taxation in 1878 was $2,473,
629. Mississippi's debt, S2,954, ,458
tax, so cents; tax basis, $127, 100000
amount raised by taxation, $634,7O1
MissOuri's debt in 1879 was S16,75S,.
600; tax basis, real and personal, {
little over SG,OOO,OOO; tax, 40 cents
amount raised by taxation, S2,943,953
North Carolina's debt, 1878, S27, 100,
22S; tax basis little over Sl4S,0OO,
GOO; tax, 3S cents; amount raised by
taxation in 1878, S533,635.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22
Quarantines.
Oxford (Miss.l Eaglo.l

Oxford (Miss.l Eagle.
The panic of last year seems to
have iasEed over to this season and
the quarantine foyer, in many re-
spects, has become as bad as the yell
low fever itself. States, counties,
cities, towns and villages, have quar-
antined against each other, and, in
some instances, where thero is not
only none now but never has been any
yellow fever. The result is general
prostration of all sorts of business
and tbe stoppage of all sorts of inter
course, Hundreds, thousands, and
perhaps millions cf dollars have thus
been kept out Of circulation et time
when business circles could least
afford it, and that, too, through a
proceeding not only arbitrary and ir-
Tational, but in some cases, no doubt
purely malicious,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22

Grenada Sentinel Our town still
continues remarkably healthy. Most
OF the dwellers in town have not only
got over the big scare, but have al
most forgotten that the fever ever had
any existence here. The population
is greatly diminished, and one case Of
even suspicious fever would soon
stampede the residue.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22

THERE is candor about the Lamar
(Iowa) Sentinel, Republican paper
in Iowa that is positively charming.
1t says Ct" At the last Presidential
election the Democracy, which never
has for a moment yielded its devotion
to the States rights heresy, elected
their President, and, If we Stalwarts
had not counted him out. Samuel j.
Tilden, the representative Of State
sovereignty, would be President TO-
day."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22
Long HorsebapIk Ridc.

Rev. Abraham Wyckof, pastor of
the Canal street Presbyterian church,
Of New Orleans, has just completed a
journey on horseback from that city to
Remington, n. j. He left on the 1st
of June, and has Travelled steadily for
ten weeks. He made thirty five miles
each day, except on Sundays, when he
rested The only day in which he
varied from this distance was the last
day of his journey, when, in order to
reach his destination before sundown,
he covered forty-fve miles. He came
by the way Of Sqyqnnah, and is
in excellent health. His horse is a
fine animal, and seems none the worse
for the jauut, although the weather
was very warm most of the time. A
nassion for riding, and desire to i'm
proys his health, led him to travel the
way he did,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per annum and
SOC per month fOrless than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.
Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC per
month in advance, with the privilege of
changing postofice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22

SUBSCRIBERS who wish to re-
new will do us a favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail list is very
large, and our force TO do the
work small. NO USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22

GOLD shipments from England to
pay for American grain, provisions
and cotton have commenced. 1t is all
owing to John Sherman of course.
He blasted the crops in Europe, and
smiled on them in the United States
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22
CARE.

To all who are suffering fromthe errors and
indiseretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss of manhood, etc., will
send recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discoy-
cred by missionary in South America. Send
asolf-addressed envelope to RKv. JOSEPH I.
INN4Si Station D, New York City.
e0d-2-XXX-1kM
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22

A KANSAS CITY paper Gays there is
now but one Buffalo on the plains. and
his name is Bill. This is a strong
hint to some aborigine with a sharp
scalping-knife to do something for his
country before the theatrical season
,onens
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22

The O., St. J.. and N. o. railroad is
having the upholstering taken out Of
q number of passenger coaches at Nc
Comb City, These coaches will be
run on the southern end Of the line if
yellow fever should become epidemic
in New Orleans,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22
DIED.

SPEERS-ALLES X. SPRERs, son of NV.
Speers, sr., age 2s years and months.
Funeral from his fathers residence, lis
Vance street, this evening at o'clock.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22

No costiVeness, diarrhea OF any bowel
complaints where Hop Bitters are used.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22
LOTTERY.
APLENDID OPPnRTTNrrv nn
LOUISIANA srATE LnrrERx nnMpAnv

This Institution was regularly incorporotoa
oy the e, legislature Of the State for EdueatiSnai
anu Cheusaple purposes, in 1868, Tor fhe
teylM or twenty-five Years Ia which
o9nt5aet the inyiolable Faith Of The State 4
pledged S with capital Of 100000, to which
" has SINCE ADDED 2 reserve fund of S60,OO0
Us grand Single Number Dstribut,yoIDOV yIOV'vygi w;Ii
TAKE place monthly on the second TuesdaV'
~ NEVER ssAlEs or POsrP0NRs, Look ~ IL
following distribution, 3VVa ~ '"o
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-22

All our Grand Extraordinary DRAWINGS are
under the supervision and naanaaement az
A. EARLY. llS.wss-il
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-18

A SOLOMON IN PETTIcoATs.-Ye Yester-
day afternoon teacher in the First Ward
School found two boys quaireling over
the possession of a slate pencil. She call
ed them up before her, and found that
each was prepared to maintain his tight
of ownership. Finally bright idea
struck The teacher, and, taking the pencil,
she remarked
"I'll break it in two and give each a
half.
One Of the youngsters was delighted at
the prospect Of such disposition of the
property, while the other began to cry.
Applying the excellent rule aid down by
King Solomon at the time he proposed to
segIegate the disputed baby, the teacher
arrived at the conclusion that the boy
who wanted it broken was not the owner,
and gave it to the other, who bore it back
to his seat in triumph. A little of this
sort OF tact is an excellent thing in a
school teacher. 1t is of more practical
valne, in fact, than complete knowledge
OF drawing. This paper regrets 10 state
however, that the boy against whom the
decision was rendered licked the rghful
owner of the pencil after school, and ac-
quired forcibe possession Of the property.
Virginia Chronicle.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-18

HEAVIEST, TALLEsT, AND OLDEST
MEN. The tallest men of whom record
is made were German named Hans Bar
and Hungarian soldie name not given,
who lived several centuries ago, each of
them being eleven feet high, their weight
is not known. The heaviest man of
whom record is made was NJ lies Darden.
the Tennessee giant, who was seveL and
one half feet high and weighed over one
thousands pounds he died in 1857. Dam
iel Lambert. the English "mass of flesh, :"
was five feet and eleven inches IN hight,
and weighed seven hundred and thirty
nine pounds. In 1865 there was buried
at Bengal, India, a man named Cugua,
who claimed to be three bundled and fifty
years of age. The oldest person who
died during the present century was a
Frenehman in Paris. named Jeln Col
embeski, who was one hundred and TWEEN
ty six years old. A man named David
kurnison died in Chicago in 1851, who
claimed to be one hundred and sixteen
years Old Chicago Journal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-18
u. s. LAND OFFICE.
SHASTA, CALIFORNIA.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A
PATENT To A
PLACER MINING CLAIM.
AUGUST 25ih. 1870.

AUGUST 25th, 1879.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
~ Ernest +. Hansen whose Post Office
address Is Weavervile, Trinity County,
State Of California, has made npplica-
ton Tor patent for the following des-
cribed Gold Bearing Placer Mine situ-
ated in WeaverviIe Mining District
in said County and State and known II.
The HANSEN GOLD PLACER MINE
and more particularly described in the
plnt and field notes now on file in this
office MS follows to wit:
Lot No. 81 in Township No "a Mr..
8 West M. ID. M. containing 80 Sc 100
acres. First beginning at an establsh he'd
mineral monument, the same being n
granite boulder marked thus (circle with
cross dashe' J. with Il chisel. situated in
the waller ut the confluence of Weaver
creek and the east fork of Weaver C eek
standing Is inches above the water aud
presenting surface ct 2 hy 3 feet,
thence running at variation of 1872
Fast, S. ll4o West, 23 3O-l0O chains
inlersecting the s. w. corner of the
claim, of the exterior boundary of the
claim. Beginning Mt the S w. or
starting corner of the claim is post
marked ii IN n rock mound. thence
running North % West 73 so 100 chains
to the N. w. corner of claim where
there is white oak post 5x5 inches, 3
feet long marked ii and set in rock
mound : thence East IA IL 100 chains to
the N. Il. corner OF the claim where an
oak post AKA inches, 3 feet long marked
II Is set IN rock modnd thence S.
12A' West 10 70-l00 CHAINS intersect
an oak post 4x4 inches, 3 feet long
n "A Efh ~ snt in H..
thence South 70 East 20 so 100 chains
to an oak post Aka inches, 8 feet long
marked ii and set in small rocK
mound: thence s. 2lAo East % 2O-l00
chains to post Aka inches, 3 feet long
marked III and set in rock mound be-
ing the s. e. corner of tho claim {;
thence S. 1919 West 10 90 100 chains
to an oak post AKA inches, 8 feet long
marked ii and set in rock mound /;
thence S. 100 West IL "a, 100 chains to
the place of beginning or the S. w.
corner of the claim.
Bounded on the first course by nm
claimed land, on the second course by
unclaimed mineral land, on the Il ird ,
fourth aud fifth course by. land claimed
by unknown persons, and on the sixth
and seventh courses by land known as
the Bechel & Harvey Mine, claimed
by John Bechtel & Co.
All persons holding any adverse claims
thereto are required to present the same
s. Land Office at Shasta, California,
within sixty days from the first publ
cation of this notice.
AARON BELL,
Aug. ~, o0d. Register.