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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-16
"a LETTER FROM TOM MAST.
Hls Experience as a Savings Bank Trus-
tee---A Characteristic Sketch.
.bany Evening journal. August 1l.l

Albany Evening Journal, August Ill
Thomas Mast was for some time
trustee of a New York savings bank.
He saw how it was managed in the
interest of few officers. In the fol-
lowing letter, which we are permitted
to publish, he gives a chapter of his
experience. He shows something of
the same vivid and humorous quail
ties in the letter as in his cartoons:
MoRRIsTowN, N. Y, July 3O.-Mr.
Henry l.. Lamb-Dear Sir: see by
to-day's Tribune that most of the
banks try to deny your facts to a
reporter, who has been sent round.
That you are perfectly correct in
your charges, my own experience, ten
years ago, convinces me is too true
Being at the time much the young
est and poorest member of the board
TO which | belonged, of course my
single opinion had no weight, and the
consequence was my letter of resigna-
ton, which you published.
made the rest of the board feel
pretty uncomfortable though, while |
was among them, but that was about
all that was able to accomplish.
AT the time of the Chicago fire, for
instance, the board discussed sending
on $4,000 to the sufferers as dona
tion from the bank, during a meeting
in which they made most benevolent
speeches, and described scenes of dis
tress which would nave melted the
most stony heart
Igot up and suggested an amend
ment to the resolution, thinking that
it was q most deserving charity. but
not liking to use other peoples money
for it, proposed that the trustees
should put their hands in their own
pockets and make up the amount from
their own personal funds, and said
that | would contribute any sum that
any of the others did, which was a
very rash thing for me to do, as |
could notaford much then.
But what a change came over the
spirit Of the assembly
There was a silence, and the visions
Of suffering which had appeared SO
pathetically a few moments before
gradually faded aud faded away, and
soon became so invisible that | have
never heard them so much as family
alluded to by any of the trustees since
Then the constant grinding of indi-
yidual axes disguised me.
Ia theory, the trustee of savings
bank is supposed to accept the position
as an honor, and with the idea of help
ing his poorer fellows creatures to take
care Of their money. He is understood
TO have sufficient leisure and money to
indulge in benevolence, and the honor
Of the position is considered compen-
sation. Butin practice how frequently
the post is sabused and made the means
Of personal profit you seem to be con
tinually finding out. Yours truly,
TIL, MAST,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-16
MARY ANDERSON.
Her Home at Long Branch. -"0Id Grifin"
and the Horse the Louisville
Fellows Gave" Mary.
Long Branch Lettor.l

Long Branch letter.
Half a mile or so further along the
road you come to slate-colored cot
tage standing back among the trees in
modest seclusion. This is the home
of Mary Anderson, and the property
OF Maggie Mitchell. 1t was not until
we had driven in and learned that the
whole family had gone sailing in the
Dolphin on Pleasure bay that nv
driver got fairly unbent. Then he let
himself loose upon the most astound-
ing flow of talk | had heard for a
week.
So you know Miss Anderson" he
began. We'll, you're lucky No
body around here knows her, thanks
to that stepfather of hers. He's
queer old cuss, that Griffin. When
they first came to the Branch, all the
professional people set out to welcome
Miss Anderson as a sister actress.
Mrs. Chanfrau, Mrs. Adams, Mrs.
Paddock, and all the rest came up
and called upon her the first thing.
And you can bet your sweet life it was
a setback fer them when she never
returned solitary one of their visits.
It's all over the Branch, and every
body says it's caused by old Griffin,
who is afraid somebody will give her
points or, worse than that. some
chap will steal her heart away"
Points-what points ?"
y, everybody knows she earns all
the money and never gets dollar of
it for herself. You see the old cuss
has got a good thing, and he doesn t
mean to lose it. That's how the busi
ness is put up around here"
+" Is that SO p
You bet it is. And then there's
that horse those Louisville fellows
gave Miss Anderson. It's the
incest little thoroughbred mare YOU
ever saw, Well, awhile ago Miss
Anderson was out riding one day.
when the mare threw her. She fell
on that handsome nose of hers and
almost broke it; and you couldn't
get her to ride horseback again if YOU
were to give her $4,000. But old
Griffin ain t so particular. Every day
he hOists his 300 pound carcass to the
back of that little mare and runs her
up to the beach and back. In three
weeks she won't be fit to hitch up ia
an apple cart, you hear me. How il
would please those Louisville chaps
to know what had become of their
present. Whew !"
And now the gracious driver
whistled in a soft and meditative
key.
But how does Mary pass her
time p | ventured to inquire.
20, she's got a swing hung up in
the front yard, and one of the Griffin
kids comes out there and gives her a
boost now and then. In the evening
she sits out there and sings all the
tenor solos in Pinafore and fights
mosquitoes. She can sing tenor first
rate, she can. | often hear her when
I'm driving parties by. But the way
that ole cuss Griffin is playing it onto
the girl is meaner than dirt. I'd Just
like to bust his crust, would. "
And, pointing his exclamation with a
vicious cut Of the whip, the driver
drew up in front of the Ocean House.
What he told me | found to be com
mon gossip all over the place. But
what foundation there is for it all l
am unable to say.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-16
General Foreign Notes.

Serajeyo kilograms state that prop
erty was being pillageAby mob. The
military made many bsts.
A body of Albaniahs crossed the
Servian frontier Sunday and reached
Zlischane, but retired after a short
engagement with the Servian troops
Several Albanians were killed.
The ship Dauntless, Captain Ches-
ter, is stranded off Littlestone.
A Vienna correspondent says it is
reported that ex- Empress Eugenie has
purchased Wasserburg Castle, in up
per Styria.
A general dispatch reports that a
waterspout recently occurred in the
district Of Brusio, in the canton of
Grisons, Switzerland. No lives were
lost, but many buildings were damaged
and crops ruined.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-16
Minority Methods.

Quincy lll,) Whig, Rop.l
Every Republican knows that moth
ing could happen to this republic that
would be of such advantage to it as a
general and judicious slaughter of
the Democrats at the polls. For this
purpose there ought to be a Federal
bayonet in every county in the United
States at the next general election.
There ought to be more, but there are
unfortunately no more to be had.
Every patriot, however-and every
patriot is Republiean-ought to take
a bayonet with him to the polls for
the purpose Of assisting the Federal
army in the work Of killing Democrats,
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How Stewards Body is Getting
On.


On.
New YORK, August 13.-The Her
aid to-day says: 1t will startle the
community to learn that the perpetra-
tor of the crime of robbing the dead
millionaire Stewards grave, which took
place on the 9TH of November last, has
never been discovered, nor the crime
itself laid to rest by compromise. Our
reporter at Saratoga was yesterday in
formed by a gentleman high in the
confidence of the head of Stewart &
Co., that Stewards body has not been
returned. The coffin plate and coffin
knobs were expressed here some time
ago by a party demanding a quarter of
a million dollars for the body, but
Judge Hilton would not pay a cent
without seeing the remains.
Hilton has been informed by a rep
resentative of the body-snatchers that
the remains of Stewart are in an excel
lent state of preservation, and the
body, even to-day, would be easily
recognizable by any one who had been
acquainted with the merchant prince
during his lifetime; that, though there
is considerable Disagreement about the
eyes and lower extremities, the fingers,
and even the feet and toes had, singu-
lar to say, been kept remarkably in
tact Juge Hilton has said nothing
lately about the body. Some months
ago he said when any issue is
reached, | viii! he the first to give the
facts to the press.
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GEss-Sir. | received yours of the
8th, and hasten to let you know / care
as little for your threats as | do for
yourself You were reported to have
shot me once, and had you tried, as |
wished, to set the matter right before
the public you would have been better
off to-day, and no occasion to write
such threatening letter. If you
mean business, and want to try your
skill on me, be a man, and, although
the law is against such practice, |
will come to New York and meet you.
with or without weapons, if necessary.
As you talk shooting so much, let it
be pistols at two PAGES. Understand,
after your threats, / mean business.
and, as you brand me villain, if you
don't move more in this matter, l
brand you as - coward, not only
on paper, but to your teeth. One you
can t scare, black or white.
W. NJ. WIDGREY."
On Monday l received a telegram
informing me that if wished to see
my mother alive | must come imme-
diately to Toronto. l left New York
at 5 pm. Before | went away | pur-
chased revolver Of pawnbroker :;
the first time | ever bought weapon.
| bought it to use, for | knew Widg-
rey was a desperate man. When |
got to Toronto | took hack to my
mothers house, so as to avoid him. |
went from my mothers bedside to my
brother S hotel, mile out Of town.
Widgrey was there awaiting me. |
kept away, going to see some friends.
| came back at 1890. He and two
friends were drinking. AS soon as he
saw me he called out to me in most
insulting language, and asked me to
drink with them | went upstairs
and got my revolver. When came
down he again used vile language to
me. He Dragged Of running my fam
lily. | drew my revolver and shot at
him. The bullet went through his
right arm. He ran behind the stove.
| fred again, the bullet going through
the stove and taking off one of his
fingers. The remaining cartridges in
my revolver fell out, being too small,
or | would have killed him, for GER
tainly that was my intention. When
he found had no more shots he
called for a revolver. My brother got
hack and took me to Scarborough
Junction, from whence went to Port
Hope and took the steamer Norseman
for Rochester. | arrived here Wednes-
day morning, and telegraphed to the
chief of police at Toronto that | was
willing to come back and give myself
up. ! went and saw my wife and told
her all. Before the interview | threw
my revolver away. l only regret that
did not kill the man who has stolen
my wife, broken up my home and
disgraced my children" ="
Late last night he was locked up at
police headquarters.
Burgess was arrested last night in
the Tivoli Theater, by detective
Cumming on a telegraphic requisitior
from Toronto, Canada. Mr.. Burgess
had finished his part in the enter.
tainment, and the arrest was not
noticed by the audience, and occa-
stoned no excitement. The warrant
for Burgess arrest is for felonious
assault upon Widgery. Burgess went
willingly with the detective, and will
go to-day to Toronto.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-16
aTexlcan Affairs.

New ORLEANS, August 12.-Capt.
Kicker, of the American schooner
'Seguin, twelve days from Vera Cruz,
with a cargo of coffee, reports the
existence OF a terrible condition Of
affairs at that port. The general in
command does not hesitate to resort
to the most arbitrary and tyrannical
measures in order to suppress the
spirit of revolution that seems rife
among the people. Any one suspect
ed of harboring sentiments unfriendly
to the present government is taken
in hand by the military and disposed
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-16
A DOCTORS LOVE FEAST.

A council of doctors belonging to
the Davidson County Medical Society
was held at Nashville last Saturday.
Charges and counter charges were
made to be expunged. DR.. Mitchell
made the charges first against DR.. f.
NJ. Hughes for seeking to have his
operations published in the daily
prints also against DR.. r. w. Steger
for publishing his arrival and depar-
ture in the newspapers. The latter
gentleman denied the charge that he
had ever paid for personal notices and
he could not see the justice of arraign-
ing him when so many of the more
distinguished members had built up a
reputation in that way. He was ac-
quilted Of all blame on the spot. DR.. j.
L. Maddin was charged with writing
prescriptions so that only one drug
gist could Eli them. DR.. T. 0. Sum-
mers' ofense was that of publicly stat
ing that there would be fifty cases of
yellow fever in Nashville before the
middle of August, and with certain
nurses he could cure the lot. In de-
tense DR.. Summers said he never made
statement that he had been employed
by the government to 60 South to
investigate the yellow fever. Regard
ing the typhus.icterodes case he re-
ported it that way because it was
nothing else. If the committee could
report it case of morphine poisoning
then he knew nothing of the science
of medicine. He saw malice in the
matter on one hand and ignorance on
the other. He prescribed medicine
for the patient that cost 500 per
ounce, and grain of that medicine
had cost him $12. Some one had said
there was no such medicine in
Nashville. He could show to the
contrary. The doctor was at once re-
lieved of all blame. Drs. V. s.
Lindsay, A. Blitz and Sinclair were
charged with keeping standing adver-
tisements in the public papers. The
committee were of opinion that
Lindsay and Sinclair had gone out
side Of the law governing the Ameri-
can Medical Association by inserting
advertisements in newspapers. Dr.
Lindsay said he never inserted an
advertisement, but that it was in ac-
cordance with the code Of medical
ethics and DR.. Sinclair said they had
neveradvertised themselvesas individ
uals, bpt had their institution. DR..
Duncan Eve was also charged with
publishing his operations. He de-
nounced the charge as totally untrue
lie and the rest were relieved of all
blame, and DR.. Cook moved that DR..
Briggs be appointed committee of
one to bring in a keg Of beer. The
twenty doctors present INDUCED and
wound up the proceedings with elo-
quent "eulogies" upon each other.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-16
"THE AGED PILGRIM AT THE GATE
OF HEAVEN"


lEDIroR LEDGER-Ths poem of which this is
copy, is pasted in the Bible Of 'pilrim,"
who is over four score years Of age 1t is. in
deed, sadly evident she is kneeling at the
threshold" with her hand on the door"
W.R.s.l
I'm kneeling at the threshold, weary faint
and sore,
Waiting for the dawning, for the opening Of
the door;
Waiting till the Master shall bid me rise and
come
To the glory Of His presence, to the gladness
of His home.
A weary path Two travelled, mid darkness,
storm and strife,
Bearing many burden, struggling for my
life;
But now the morn is breaking, my toll will
soon be Ger;
I'm kneeling at the threshold, my hand is on
the door.
Methinks / hear the voices Of the blessed as
they stand
Singing in the sunshine Of the sinless land;
0, would that were with them, amid the
shining throng,
MinslinE in their worship, joining in their
song.
The friends that started with me have entered
long ago
One by one they left me, struggling with the
foe;
Their pilgrimage was shorter. their triumph
sooner won,
How lovingly they'll hail me when my toll is
done.
With them the blessed angels, that know no
grief nor sin,
l see them by the portals, prepared 20 let me
in;
0, Lord, I wait Thy pleasure, Thy time and
way are best;
Bat am worn and weary; 0, Father, let me
rest
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of without the Intervention of judge
or jury. Not long since one of the
most prominent and wealthy citizens
of Vera Cruz was arrested and shot
by order of the military satrap in
command without so much as giving
the unfortunate man an opportunity
OF sending a message to his family.
Further intelligence from this dis
traeted country will be looked for
with interest.
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The subscription price of the DAILY
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Persons leaving the city for the summer
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-16

The effect of the completion of the
jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi
is already manifest in preparations
for a steamship line direct between
Havre and New Orleans. II is said
that the farming interests in England
and on the continent are considerably
depressed at the prospect of cheaper
grain from America, owing to the
opening Of the Mississippi to vessels
of light draught. 1t is evident that
the future is big with progress and
development, and that the country is
just now entering upon another era Of
unexampled prosperity.
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CARD.

To all who are suffering fromthe errors and
indiscretions of youth nervous weakness
early decay, loss of manhood, ETC., I will
send recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-16

The Republican managers who lay
much stress on the presence of Con-
federate brigadiers in congrcfs, will
be panied to learn that General Joe
Johnston is disgusted with politics
and intends to retire to private life at
the end Of his present congressional
term.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-16
DIED.

ness Of four days, Wednesday, August 18Th,
Rev. Acton Young, in the Goth year Of his
age.
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Notice.


NOV in this city offers his services to fam
~. lilies and others who are now OF NAV be
afflicted; will nurse with or without physi-
elan. Tho Raspail treatment, so noted in
Paris, Is used by myself alone References
giveni terms moderate. E. NIVOCHF'
lo1 ISi 3OS Second street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-16

Use Hop Bitters once and you will
use no other medicine. Test it.
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LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY

This Institution was regularly incorporated
by the legislature Of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes, in 1858, for the
contract the inviOlable faith of the State Ia
pledged with capital Of 81 100000, to which
II has since added a reserve fund Of S}5O,OOO.
Its grand Single Number Distribution will
take place monthly on the second Tuesday.
1T NEVER SCALES OR PosTPOEEs. Look at the
following distribution:
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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-05-03

Several Of our enterprising citizens
are speaking very favorably Of supply
ing the city with water by means Of
windmills and large tanks. This
could be done at very little cost
by all the citizens uniting for that pur.
D ose. Two mills for the CITY would
be suHiient to supply the entire place
with water; and one erected in the
court house yard would be sufficient
for all purposes within a large radius
Of the public SQUIRE. The works in
case Of fire, such as occurred here a
few years ago, would more than doub
ly repay those who might invest in
their erection.
Thus says the Lockhart Echo. With
our incomparably superior facilities to
almost any other town, why is not Ssn
Marcos also agitating this most impor-
tant subject ?