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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-16
LEDGER LINES.

46004Ae 4AAA LRa
New moon tonight.
From 51' to 76' yesterday.
The end of October is forty-four
days ahead.
LEDGER job printing Office, 10
Madison street.
Open windows are not comfortable
these cool nights.
Close to 800 per week is the salary
list at Camp Marks.
The gas let down and went out a
short time last night.
The temperature was down to co.
before daylight this morning.
No prospect for amusements or
commercial activity for six weeks
more.
First-class printing at low rates at
the LEDGER job printing Office, -
Madison street.
Walker & Wilson's cotton shed on
Court street is now open to receive
cotton R. W. Barnes in charge.
Even undertakers and newspaper
mel exhibit their jealouSies toward
each other in this fever-ridden city.
Two National board of health ply
%sicians went to Horn Lake island TO-
day to investigate the yellow fever
said to prevail there.
The LEDGER job printing office, 10
Madison, executes everything in the
job printing line as neat and cheap as
any house in this city.
A malignant fever is reported in the
vicinity of Concordia, Miss, on the
river, $50 miles south of here. Sew
eral deaths are reported.
Any rank under a colonel here at
present is common majors are lower
down the military scale han were or
derlies during war times.
The Circuit and Criminal Courts
we're opened without judges yesterday.
OF course they were adjourned again.
The same ceremony will follow to-day.
The daily PUBLIC LEDGER will be
mailed to any address for fifty cents
per month. The subscription must
in every case, be paid for cash in
advance.
Rev. Eugene Daniel acknowledges
the receipt Of SIG and Rev. w. 4.
Boggs S37. OF the latter, s15 came
from Madame NJ. Duke and s. from
her little daughter.
Ten car loads Of coal are at hand
from the Tennessee Coal Company,
near Sewanee, Tenn. Half given by
the company, the rest by the secre-
tary, Mr.. N. Marrow.
Bills amounting to S1150.21 were
ordered paid, yesterday, by the citi-
zens' relief committee. 1t included
wages, beef, provisions, lumber and
other accounts for use at Camp Marks.
Colonel John Cameron and DR.. D.
L. Porter went to Nashville last night
to see what the State board Of health
are about. Because the mountain re-
fused to go to Mahomet the latter
went to the mount.
Up to Saturday last the sum of
1925 had been raised at St. Louis for
the Towards here and they had been
instructed to draw for $500, making
$500 so far drawn by that society on
the people of St. Louis.
Outside of the Howard doctors
there is very little business for ply
s%icians, and medical gentlemen com
plain at the dullness, unless on the
ten dollar per day list. As a printer
wonld say, That's a fat take"
A. Beirman, Germania lodge,27 Null
berry street; Joseph Achtman, 50
Mill street; BeRjanin CroAe, Leoney
street W. s. White, SO Court street,
are new cases Of yellow fevor reported
this morning under the care Of the
Knights Of Honor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-16

Harpman e. Bro, 2se Main street,
just received fresh imported (l879 CROP
cigars, fresh Key West cigars, and are
selling the Above All 8 for 25 cents. 13t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-16

First In the Market, Wiener
Wurst, ut Henry Luehrniann's.
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K. OF H..
NOTICE TO PHYSICIANS
And Members of the Order.

DHIeICIAEs attending on any momber Of
this order are requested, after being
sAlled In, 70 AZ once report such attendance 10
hendtuArters, otherwise their fees for services
will net be recognized by tho relief board.
Members taken sick and not having same AZ
once reported 10 headquarters, will bo dc.
barred from all relief from this board.
JAMES b. COOK, Pres't.
". B. Gibson. Asst Sec'y. i50t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-16
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
And Coincidence Upon the Death Of W. |.
Berlin, Vice President Of the Knights
Of Honor Relief Board, Memphis,
by Order Of the Relief Board.
HEADQUARTERS KNIGHTS OF HoNoR)
RELIEF BOARD, !
MEMPHIS. TrNN Sent TX 1870

HEADQUARTERS KNIGHTS OF HoNoR1
RELIEF BOARD,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 10, 1879.
Whereas, 1t has pleased the Su-
preme Dictator Of the Universe 10
remove from our midst our late broth
or, W. |. Berlin, vice president of this
board therefore be it
Resolved, by the Knights of Honor
relief board, of Memphis, Tenn, That
in the death of Brother w. /. Berlin.
this board has lost an efficient and
energetic officer; his lodge a jealous
member the order generally an ex-
emplary brother Knight his family a
devoted husband and father and socie-
ty at large, a useful citizen.
Resolved, That VIC tender our heart.
felt sympathies and coincidence 90 his
bereaved family in this their sad hour
Of affection.
Resolved, That a page Of the jour
nal Of this board be set apart
and that a copy Of these resolu.
tions be sent to his family; that a
copy be furnished each Of the Mem.
phis daily papers for publication, and
also a copy be forwarded to the
knights Of Honor Reporter, Boston.
Mass, for publication.
N. p. AVERY,
G. A. CASTOR,
p. G. KBEEETT,
Committee.
Attest: A. n. MoCoLLVM. Ses'y.
JAS. B. Cook, pres't.
Appeal and Avalanche copy one time.l
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We know Hop Bitters are above and be-
yond all as 4 nutritious tonic and curative
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OYSTERS.

Saddle Rock, received daily at
Henry LuehFInann's, 3S Monroe.
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Important Insurance Notice.

MEMPHIS, July p. 1s7Q.
nURIEG the epidemic. the Office Of the
QPLANTEhS INSURANCE CO., will be
u MfMinnule, Tenn. All communications
addressed to ME there will receive prompt
Gttentien. G.. D. RAINE, Secretary.
Us SO
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NOTICE 70 SHIPPERS
Or
Cotton Seed.
OFFIoE MEMPms CoTToN SEED Assoo'El
gontamhor 1. 1870

OFFICE MEMPnIs U0TTON HEED Ar3Oo'N
September ], 1879.
OWING TO rigid quarantine rules in force
" we arc unable 10 send out sacks until tho
restrictions arc removed, We therefore re-
guest oar friends 10 hold their seed until such
time as we can furnish them sacks and receive
shipments, which we confidently hope will
month. Price, So per ton, delivered on wharf
JOHN 4. FLYNN,
s2 SOe'y and Treas.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-16

Old Papers,
good wrapping paper at this Office, 8
cents per 100. 1881
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-16
INSURANCE.
IMPORTANT
INSURANCE NOTICE

AFFICR PLANTERS INSURANCE CO., I
" MEMPHIS, TESS., July 19, 1879. !
RS-All policies expiring in the Planters In
alrance Company during the epidemic viii be
renewed unless otherwise instructed.
l4 So g.. d.. RAINE, Secretary.
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Attest: A. N. MoCoLLpM. Ses'y.
JAS. b. Cook, pres't.
Appeal and Avalanche copy one time.l
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-10

ent campaign has drifted in such way
from bad management somewhere that
the wisest counsels are needed Wash
ington (Miss.) Herald.
The game is made up, and it's Grant
and Tilden, Lighthouse and popcorn
six and six-and Uncle Sammy's deal,
with the likelihood of turning jack
WGttersOn.
1t is as important that Massachusetts
homes should be protected from rum,
violence, life made safe, and crime
abolished here, as that political Outrag-
es should cease in Louisiana. The life
of white man in the Old Bay state is
as sacred as the life of a negro in South
Carolina. The rum traffic does more
murder, violence, wrong, makes more
sorrow and misery, breaks up more
homes, produces more poverty and de-
bauchery in this state alone, than does
all the "White League" violence OF the
entire South. In the presence OF such
an evil mere party strife is pltlable, and
a mere wrangle about men and ofhces
becomes contemptible.-ReU. DIR. Eddy.
''Do ask too much" said this SOL
der father, "when l ask that my boy
shall have placed in his hands a book
that is at best nothing but Union gun
with charge drawn and the vent spik-
ed, book from whose pages is careful
ly omitted every line in recognition OF
the nobility, the moral justice and in
tegrity of the great war for the Union,
for which l and million of northern
men left their homes and business for
four years and pledged our lives and
fortunes and sacred honor to conduct
to victory or die at the foot of the flag ?
/ ask that the so called history of the
United States placed in my boys hands
shall be something that will recognize
the moral right of the United States to
fight for its life against treason, some
thing that shall not be as colorless of
all moral sentiment, so far as the right
or wrong of this great struggle is con-
cerned.-RutLGnd Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-10
Sargent v. Littleton.

The case of John Sargent V. the town
of Littleton, for $4,000 for injuries
upon the highway, which has been on
trial at Haverhill since Sept. %, was
given to the jury last Tuesday afternoon.
The points in this case were whether
the highway or sidewalk upon which
Mr.. Sargent was injured was in dan
gerous condition and what the ex-
tent of his injury. On the first point a
large number of witnesses were exam
med. The walk was made of concrete,
and claimed by the town to be smooth,
with but slight coating of snow and
ice upon it. The plaintiff claimed it
was in very rough and slippery con-
dition, and that he, although exercising
more than ordinary care in passing over
it, fell and was injured. In regard to
his injuries a number of leading physi-
clans were called to testify, among
whom were Drs. Brooks and Browne of
this place, DR.. Brooks being kept there
for IL days. The ablest lawyers i'll the
state are engaged in the case, and it is
said the suit has cost the town over
$4,000. Wednesday night the jury had
not agreed on verdict.
The case of Robert w. Laird of this
town V. the Passumpsic Railroad is set
for trial in this court Oct. Goth, and it
is expected it will occupy three weeks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-10
Rumselling in Vermont.
BELLOWS FALLS AND BRATTLEBORo
GROG-SEILERS

The Bellows Falls liquor dealers all
plead guilty of first offences and were
fined. Geo. F. Colcord, for 10 offences,
800 and costs. Geo. Blake, offences,
$50 and costs. c. w. Towns 10 offences,
800 and costs. Babbitt & Hayes Z
offences, $40 and costs. Geo. F. Woods
z offences $40 and costs, Henry H. Da-
Wis 2 offences, $40 and costs. S. C.
Webster 5 offences, $50 and costs. An
drew Rist, Brookline distiller, was
fined 800 and costs, for manufacturing
and $50 and costs for selling liquor.
The States attorney summoned some
witnesses from Bellows Falls, to tell the
grand jury what they knew about
liquor selling there. Not choosing to
go back on their friends they disobeved
the subpoena. The result was that Geo.
K. Russell, James Allbee, Walter Blake
and Geo. HapgOod and C. Love were
called before the court to answer to the
charge OF contempt. They each plead
guilty and were fined $40 and costs.
each. The costs were $3.50 in each
case. The men found themselves "outn
$25.5O apiece. Next time they will be
likely either to obey the subpoena, or
get into New Hampshire before the
officer gets to them.
The Brattleboro liquor dealers who
were indicted for second offenses, don't
have to go to the work house. The
way their little game was played was
as simple as the multiplication table.
Francis GOodhue and Geo. A. Boyden
gave bonds in $500 for their offences.
s. w. Jones, 5000 and G.. III. Salisbury
800. When the cases were called
did not appear, and their
bonds were forfeited. Then a motion
was made in each case to CHANGER the
bonds, on which motion the cases 90
over to March term. Dunton g. CamD-
bell and c. L. Fisher indicted for first
offences paid fines of 500 and $50 re-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-10

drew money from the bank the day
before to send away next morning. His
movements were probably watched.
Michael Meagan of Sonth PeterbOro
had horse and wagon valued at $75
stolen from his barn.
The Democratic State Convention for
Massachusetts, held in Faneuil Hall
Tuesday, was very harmonious gath
ering. Hon. Leverett Saltonstall pre-
sided. Hon. John Quincy Adams was
nominated for Governor, and William
R. Plunkett of Pittsfield was given the
second place on the ticket. Gen.
DOnohoe of Somerville was nominated
for Secretary of the State, and D. N.
Skillings of Winchester for Treasurer.
The last two gentlemen are also on the
Butler ticket.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-10
Note and Comment.

Nasty says a good deal in a few
words. His latest utterance is: "Witl
Tilden's barrel in the north and thu
shot gun in the south, we can elect the
next President"
1t may be judged where the women
are on the temperance question when il
is known that 2O29 Stamford Conn.
women have put themselves on record
against liquor license to 10 for it.
The Summit and Glen houses closed
last week, and the trains to Profile
taken off. The Fabyan house register
shows 1908 guests this season.
Cheese has doubled in price in mark
ct, and nails have advanced a dollar or
keg, and almost everything seems tC
be going up more or less with butter
corn and iron.
Gen. Hawley of Connecticut is get
ting sharply criticised by the Connect
cut republican newspapers since he has
recanted and declared against the ad-
visibility of biennial sessions of the
Legislature.
The Windsor Journal is evidently not
in favor of Frederick Billings for gov
ernOI, but would like to see Redfield
Proctor reelected.
Owing to bad weather the receipts of
the Orange County Agricultural Socie-
ty were not sufficient to pay the ex-
penses and premiums. All expenses
viii! be paid, and the balance of the
money divided pro rata among those
drawing premiums.
1t is noticed that the Vermont Courts
are sentencing large number of GRIM
lnals, convicted of some of the highest
crimes, to the House of Correction in
stead of the State Prison. What does
this mean? 1t has generally been ac-
cepted that the House of Correction
was originally designed only for crimi-
nails guilty of minor offences. Windsor
Journal
A solid South means 1873 electoral
votes, and a solid North means 23I
electoral votes. The two together
mean the election of the solid North
candidate by 90 majority of the electo-
raj votes. They mean that the election
will not go to the House, and that it
will be of no use to unseat Republicans
and seat Democrats with a view to
such cOntingency.-Ch Chicago Times lind.
Dem.)
Senator Lamar used to have a good
deal to say about the bloody shirt, but
he has not yet delivered his speech
about Dixon's bloody -Philadel-
phia Press (Rep.)
If the popular honors offered to Cen
eral Grant are only a spontaneous rec
ognltlOn of the services of a great SOL
der, they are natural and proper. If
they are intended for political effect
and point to his denomination for Pres
ldent, they are simply inexplicable.-
N. Y. Evening Post.
So far as ''the northern wingr and
both wings of the democracy have been
handicapped" by anything since 1876.
1t has been by the cipher business. and
to that, if the World can prevent it.
the democratic party will not become
an accessory after the fact.-Ney York
World.
inns state needs to hear from lust
such men as Senator Lamar. The pres
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-10

three of cavalry. All of the troops
bound for Pagosa Springs were expect
ed in the country yesterday morning.
rHoRNBUGH's EXPEDITION.
CHICAGO. Oct. 6.-The Times has
full correspondence touching the expe-
dition of Major Thornburgh. Assistant
Adiutant General Williams at Fort
Omaha has compiled it for the purpose
of answering certain adverse newspa-
ner criticisms. 1t shows that Thorn
hurpb was selected as the man most tit
for the task by the orders of the Gen
eraI of the army. Tt calls attention to
the fact shown by the correspondent
that Agent Meeker and the Governor
of Colorado considered one hundred
men sufficient to enforce order among
the Indians; also that Thornburgh
himself regarded the three companies
of cavalrw and the one of infantry I'm
all 200 men, which he took, amply
sufficient for the expedition. Thorn
burgh was cautioned by telegram sent
after he was we'll on his way to advance
with prudence, and if he had any rea-
son to believe his force insufficient, to
communicate with headquarters and
call for more, which he would receive.
He was advised that the matter was
left entirely to his discretion.
On Sept. 26 Thornburgh sent this,
his last telegram, from his camp on
Bear Creek in Colorado:
"Have met some of the Ute chiefs
here. They seem friendly and prom
Use to go with me to the agency. They
say the Utes do not understand why we
come here. Have tried to explain sat
isfactorily. Do not anticipate trouble"
The conclusion is that ThOrnburgh,
one of the most prudent and discreet OF
officers, was thrown off his guard by
the savages, and that the blame can
neither berimputed to him nor to the
department..
CAPT. PAYNE ALIVE AND FIGHTING THE
INDIANS.
Lieut.. Price from Fertilization creek,
Col, writes, October 3, that Payne has
been able to hold the Indians in check,
that he has been joined by Dodge's
company of the 9th cavalry, and that
day. Capt. DOdge's company is COM
posed of the colOred troops belonging
to Col. Hatch's regiment, who were
scouting in the same general region at
the time of the recent battle. Fortifi
cation creek is considerably more than
half way on the march of $50 miles
from Rawlings, Wy, to the scene of
the Milk river engagement, and the re-
lieving column doubtless effected a
junction with Capt. Payne's force Sat
nrday morning. Requests for help are
sent to the army commanders thick and
fast from many parts of Colorado and
Wyoming. The Indians are driving
miners from their camps within thirty
miles of Leadville. The Indians have
driven off the settlers at Battle Noun
tain, and the inhabitants at Red Cliff,
with very few arms, are in great dan
ger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-10
The Pittsburg Riots.
IMPORTANT DECISION OF THE SUPREME
COURT.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Oct. 6. An impor-
tant decision of the Supreme Court,
bearing on the riot losses, was rendered
to-day. The court decided that Allie
gheny county is liable. The case in
which this decision is rendered is the
County of Allegheny, plaintiff in error,
V. John Gibson, Son q Co., defendants
in error. This case, with others, was
tried in Beaver county, having been
certified there from this county, and
was decided against Allegheny county
by the Beaver court. The Supreme
Court affirms the rulings of the court
below, and, while the opinion is writ
ten in this case, other similar cases tried
at Bever will be governed by it.
The court, in reviewing the liability
80 - '.~ln~ ths low of IS1I
Allegheny county that the present case
was not such as were contemplated by
the trainers of the law that it amount
ed to an Instruction spreading through
several states, and, further, that the
damage all occurred after the interven-
ton of state authorities, the argument
upon this branch of the case has failed
to point out just what kind of riots were
contemplated by the trainers of the act
of lS4I."
AS regards the intervention of the
State military, the Court says: ave
see no evidence of any serious attempt
on the part of the local authorities to
suppress it at the time of its commence
ment. A feeble attempt was made by
the sheriff, resulting in the enrolment
of some half dozen deputies, but there
was no proclamation calling upon
body of the county to come to his as
sIstance in preserving the public peace.
There are no doubts at this day if a
proper effort had been made at the
proper time the mob could have been
held in check, and no one doubts it
would have been had the citizens rea-
lied that they were responsible for loss.
The law will not tolerate the spectacle
OF a great city looking on with indiffer-
ence while property to the value of mil
lions is being destroyed by a mob. To
prevent just such an occurrence was
one of the objects of act Al, and the
fact that the state, when called upon.
rendered its assistance and sent a nor
ton of its military to the scene, did not
absolve the county from it's implied
obligation to preserve peace, nor for its
responsibility for neglect of that duty.
Were it otherwise it might be for the
interest of municipal authorities to in
crease the size of the mob.n
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-10
atAebOro Reformer.

Observation-Disclosures Retornaer.
A special dispatch to the Republican
saws that a conference of leading citi-
zens of Brattleboro, VT, Saturday eve
ming resolved to close all the local
hotels and beer saloons the 10th and
prevent the receipt, sale or drinking OF
Intoxicating liquors within the county,
as the result of the recent general pros
ecution and consequent heavy fines,
also with view of securing the repeal
of the obnoxious prohibitory law and
securing a license law instead. This
course is likely to be adopted soon by
several other communities in the state
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-10
NOTICE.

STEPHEN M M. FoLsoME, Caledonia County
JOHN M. WEEKS and December Term ~
PAUL KENNEDY, ct al 1879.
Whereas the said Stephen NJ Folsome having
filed in the Office of the Clerk of said Cont his ne
luton against the said John NJ. Weeks and Paul
Kennedy, stating that on the I'd day of January
1871 John M. Weeks executed mortgage deed to
Harley FOlsOme of certain land in VictOfy in the
county OF Essex and state of Vermont described as
follows; Being lot number twelve in the eighth
ana part OF lot number thirteen, in said eighth
range, containing about forty acres more or less,
and being the same land comprising the James
IoWie Farm and being the same farm decided by
the said John M. Weeks, subsequent to the date
Paul Kennedy.
Conditioned for the payment of a certain prom
isOry note of even date with said mortgage for me
sum of four hundred dollars, interest ans dally,
value received, signed by said John n weeks,
and payable to Harley K. FOlsome order. ANA
further showing that said note has been duly as,
signed to him by the said Harley e. Folsome and
That ne is now the lawful owner OF the same, anu
that it is still unpaid. And further showing that
George lde of Lyndon, in the county and stato
virtue of q mortgage subsequent in date and right
to the petitioners, the date character and consld
Grafton of which are to him unknown.
And the said Kennedy residing without TINS
state, the petitioner is ordered to give him notlce
of the tendency of this petition, by publishing the
substance of the same In the Caledonian, printed
at St JOhnsbury, Vt, three weeks successlvey
the last of which publications to be at least twenty
days before the first day of the next term Of Cal
edonia County Court to be held at St JOhnsburyr
Dated at St Johnsbury, Caledonia County, this
It'll day of October, A. d. 1879
E. d. BROWN, Deputy Clerk:
BELDRN IDR Solicitors Is