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a cup of water over it. The child
told It's father and the result was an
arrest. At trial to-day the injured
party stated he had loaned his ueighbor
money some time before and was
compelled to sue for it, and since that
time he had been continually annoyed.
Defendant claimed that the children
Of the prosecutor were in the habit Of
climbing on top Of the fence and call
ing her "old Dutch" The defendant
was reprimanded and discharged.
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An Instrument Furnished 10
Write his Inaugural Address.

New York Herald.l
The most important event on Gov
ernor's Island yesterday-for it was
not regular calliDgday, and there were
but few visitors-was the presentition
of a gold len to General Hancock
The presentation was the outcome Of
a fair held at Elizabeth, New jersey.
by the Phil Kearney guards. the ar
rangement being that the pen. which
is massive and valuable, should 20 to
the presidential candidate having the
highest number of votes. The result
showed for General Hancock 375
votes, for General Garfield $50 votes,
and General Weaver 20. A commit
tee was appointed to make the presen
tation to General Hancock, aud this
committee visited Governors Island
yesterday. A formal presentation
speech was made by Mr.. Stratemeyer.
one Of that body, in which he made
allusion TO the fact that the pea is
mightier than the sword, aud ex-
pressed a hope tbatthe pen in question
would prove in the generals hands of
more service to the country in the
future than the many splendid victor
les achieved by his sword had been 10
the past.
"Ifeel great pleasure, said the gen.
eral in accepting this present.
shall prize it because it is the gift Of
your town, Elizabeth. l have great
attachment to the name Elizabeth. II
is my mothers name. | like those
plain old names, Elizabeth and Mary,
l like your town because it was once
the residence Of General Scott, WHOM
| used to visit there frequently, and
Of Colonel Clark, my old colonel, and
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F0r the TUHLIC IkD0kks
A Revere.
BY Z. Y. HOLIDAY.


The Autum hours and yellow leaves
Are falling down together dead
And sunshine back end forward weaves,
A haEy dream Of hopes all He'd
The brown hillside hath shed its flowers,
But stars their spirits shine on high,
And flashing back immortal powers,
They CLEAN in brooks they cannot die.
Isometimes dream that friends are leaves
That winter hours will make them Trail,
But then again affection c%leaves,
To some one dead who cannot fail.
The earth is cold and damp with tears,
The human heart a broken shrine,
Deception is the fruit of years
Yet all are true and Faith divine.
Yea true, the brow though dab with crime,
Win blush with light where virtue shine
The wretch who lives aldmopes in slime
The moral craves-for goodness pines.
Through why vista formed Of years,
see a loved one young and fairs
All, then actin L turn with tears.
And moan because she is not there.
Faith live on; oh Hope aspire!
Your work builds highways to the sky;
And burning orbs Of Gods inspire,
Are named and measured as they hyl
Horn LAKE DEPor, Mss. October 4, 1850.
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NEXT Monday, the eleventh instant,
Judge E. s. Hammond, Of the U. s.
district court. will proceed to appoint
federal supervisors for the ensuing
congressional election, to be held on
the second day of November, Those
interested would do well to look after
this matter, and make out their lists.
Each party j, entitled to be repre-
sented
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PersonnI and GeneraI.

In 1873 the tax on armorial bear
ing in England and Scotland produc-
ed $4,000,
An $500 diamond ring hoated away
from Lafayette. Indiana. A child
tied it to a toy balloon, and let go.
The Rev. DR.. Plat has rather dis
pleased San Francisco by saying in a
sermon, Christianity is dead thing
in this city.
Donald Mckay, the pioneer builder
of the feet of clippership which made
this country famous for its superior
naval productions, died in Massachu-
sets on Tuesday last.
There is a feminine excitement at
R;verton, Iowa. A person who sold
aud fitted a large number of corsets
there, in woman's clothes, proves
to be a man in disguise.
A woman was found dead at Ke-
waunee, Wisconsin, with her skull
iactured, aud it Was thought that she
had been murdered. 1t turns out,
however, that a ram butted her to
death.
Cotton seed, comparatively a new
article of commerce. continues to bear
an important part in the business Of
New Orleans, the receipts having
been 1861, 573 bags in 1880 against
2620632 in 1879.
1t seems that General Grant really
did accept the presidency Of the San
Pedro Mining Company, but after
ward withdrew. George William
Ballou, the promoter Of the enterprise
shows Grants letter of acceptance &c
the Boston Herald.
The night population of the city O
London. consisting chiefly Of care.
takers of property and the humber
classes, is ll3,3S7, while the number
of persons ~resorting thither daily fol
business purposes, aud not included il
the above, is 509,6ll.
The recovery of Mary McAfee, who
had been abed for seven years with
spinal disease, at Stanford, KY, is at
tributed by her to prayer. A party o
Free Methodists prayed necessarily a
her bedside for seven hours, and at tn,
end Of that time she was well.
There are now in use in New Zel.
land, which, not so long ago, was tn,
subject of Sydney Smiths familiar
joke about cold curate on the side.
board, 5000 reaping machines anC
more than 1000 thrashing machines
Of which 374 are worked by steam
power.
In Galway, three weeks ago, twr
brothers named Power quarrellet
about land, and the elder rushed a
the younger. who was working in
field, cut off both his legs with
scythe, then bis head, and then furthe
muGlated the body. The murderei
was arrested.
Mojor Morrow, Of the 9th cavalry
who has passed the last eighteen
months in the saddle 10 the mountain
Of New Mexico aud Arizona, fghtiDl
Indians, will now receive his reward
He goes 10 Paris to witness tn,
autumn maneuyers, and on his return
will be given a place on General Sher
mans staff.
Boston is rich enough to be able Il
afford 10 celebrate ito quarter of
thousaudth anniversary handsomely
In 1900 when the population of tn,
city was $1,000 the real estate valua
ton was only 1851 per capita. Now
with a population Of 3l3,93S the rea
estate is valued at over $1,000, 600 o
$l,Z74 per capits.
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Tux Nashville American says the
tide has turned in favor of Judge
Wright, and yet papers of its class
have neve yet admitted that there
was a tide any other way in the demo
cratic party. How a a tide turn
that has been running one way all the
time? Every day Wright has de-
molished Wilson as well as Hawkins
the crowds have all been n way, ac'
cording to newspaper reports, and the
champion Of straight high credit
democracy has had a triumphat march
up and down the state from the day
he was nominated and went off on a
boom down the Northwestern road.
This has been iterated every day a pa
per was published, and yet after all
the Boosting, hurrahing, and flags
bands, boquets and professions, the
central organ of the %Simon-pure state
credit democracy, on the 9TH OF Octo-
Der, gravely informs its rea6er'
that "the tide has turned every
where throughout the state" etc. IT
the papers supporting Judge Wright
have been giving correct reports since
the l1th of August, the tide could
not turn without setting in against
their candidate. They cannot make a
statement OF this kind without in
directly admitting that the tide has
been for Wilson, and that they nave,
as far as they could, concealed and made
little of the fact. The game of
brag has not deceived many people,
and it has been exposed early in the
canvass. People who are denounced
daily as co ninunists, repudiators and
Dennis Kern Us and traitors, as
Judge Wright called them in his
Nashville speech, merely because they
stand upoa he plank o. submission
upon which he stood and was anxious
TO run for g . eraor in 1873, will reply
at the ballot box on the 2nd of No
vember in tones that will fairly shake
the Foundations Of every soulless ring
and corporation IN h stare.
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to resist this tendency to exhaustion
1t only becomes necessary to re-invig-
crate the body, which can readily be
done by one or two bottles of Warner's
safe tonic. This remedy is being ex-
tensively used by physicians for this
purpose, and is for sale by druggists in
all parts Of the world.
Sold wholesale by S. Mansfield &
Co., and W. N. Wilkerson & Co.
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PLATFORM.

The right Of trial by jury, the hs-
beas corpus, the liberty of the press,
The freedom of speech, the natural
rights Of persons, and the rights Of
property must be preSerVed.-Ex-
tract from General Hancock's order,
November 18th, 1867.
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MOn-RosIdent Notice.

No. S74i-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennis NJ Carson, trustee, etc.
vs.. &C Partee OF al.
1T appearing from affidavit in this cause
i that the defendant, D 4 Harbert, is q
nOn-fe,ident of the state of Tennessee; and
IL appearing from the sherif's return
herein, that the defendant, Eliza Z Porter,
is not 10 be found in his county; 1t Is
therefore ordered that they make their
appearance herein, at the courthouse. in
the city Of Memphis, Tenn, on o. before
the first Monday In November, 1880, and
plead, answer or demur TO complainant bill
or the same will DO taken for coz fessed
as TO them and set for hearing ex- parte;
and that a copy Of this order be published once
q week for four successive weeks In the Public
! edRer.
This the 9Th day Of September, 1880.
A copy-Attest.
r. j. BLACK, Clcrk and Master.
By u. b. MoHENkY D.. g. * NJ
w D Milkers1n, sol. for complt. % % 81 10
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We regret to learn that Colonel
Marsh 7. Pellsk's residence, at Bolivar,
was burned last Monday night. 1t
was a handsome place, a little out Of
town, and occupied by Mr.. George W.
Armistead, editor Of the Bulletin,
and was only partially insured.
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I~nsOIvent Notice.


mo. 1891
SrATE or TKsSEssEE, SHsLBY CoUSrY,l
0PFtcE County C0URr CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, October ., 1850.
To James Reilly, public administrator Of
Richayd Sims, deceased.
III AVIN0 suggested the insolvency Of the
IL estate Of Richard Sims, deceased, you are
hereby ordered to give notice, BY advertise
mentln SOME newspaper published within the
said state, and also at the COurt-hOuso door
OF Shelby county, for all persons having
claims against said estate, to appear and Gle
the same, with the Clerk Of the County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed By law
on OF before the 18th day Of January, 1881;
and any claiu not filed on or before said day,
OF. before an appropriation Of the funds Of
said estate is made, shall be forever barred,
both in law and equity,
Witness my hand, at Office. this 9th day Of
OWEN DwYRR, Clerk.
By HUGH d. CULLEN, D. @.
Creditors are hereby notified in accordance
with the above.
October 7th, 1880.
JAMES REILLY,
81 % 44tO Public Administrator
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Sealed PrOpOsals.

OFFicE or Tbs BoAKD OF FIRE AEDl
PoLIcg COMMISSIONERS.
Taxing District, October 5th, 1885,.
NEALED proposals. win be received BY q,
~ until Tuesday, October l2lh, 1885, Al IL
o'clock, noon, Tor the following work 10 b
done-service TO be rendered md material Il
be furnished tothe Taxing District Of Shelby
For the furnishing Of ttone n gravel
and the paving ofthat nortion Of Union street
included between the NJ. 4 r. r. K. c~rossina
and the paved lovee, containing SCI souare
yards, mole or less, including excavation and
tions Of District engineer.
The entire wofkto be completed on or before
November LIST.
By order OF the Board.
81 IS d. 7. PORTER, President.
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We are inclined to think there Is some
mistake about the matter, aud that he
has not gone daft in the green old age
Of his young aud vigorous intellectual
manhood. His speech was well re-
ceived by an intelligent audience Of
four or FIVE hundred citizens, and will
have a good effect He will be elect
ed by a considerable majority over
any one, two or three Of his cOmpeti'
tora
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Shelby County Fair.

nESIR0US Of making the largest display
IL and greatest attraction possible in the
FAIR buildings at the approaching Fair, be-
ginning TUESDAY, October 18TH, the proprie
tors OF all manufacture and workshops in
the city are earnestly invited to exhibit speci-
mems Of their own W ,rkman -hip,
Merchants OF a | classes are also invited to
make a full difplay o tiheir goods and wares.
Farmers, of course, will bring to it the b ST
products Of their farms and gardens, and
choicest ANNA S and poultry,
No charge for space, which will be allotted
on Application to the superintendent, Major
Il; III. Mason at the grounds. on NJ. &U. R.R.
Premium list can be obtained at our Office,
No. 20 Madison street (B. kichmoad's) or will
be mailed to any address.
October Sd 1880. Ms6
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I~sOn-rssIden Notice.

No. S77l-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tennessee-CaIoline V. Bethel VS..
Chas. IL. Bethel.
TT appearing from affidavit in this cause that
Il the defendant, Charles H.. Bethel, is a nom
resident of the state Of Tennessee; It is there
lore ordered that he make his appearance
herein at tho courthouse Of. Shelby coun-
y, IN Memphis, Tenn, on or before the first
swer or demur to complainant s bill, OF
the same will be taken for confessed as 10
him and set for hearing ex-parte; and
that a copy Of this order be published once a
week for four successive weeks in the Public
Ledger.
This seth day of September, 1880.
A ~copy-Attest:
ROBERT j. BLACK, clerk and master.
By h. b. MCIIEYRY. d. G.. and NJ.
John L. Moss, sol. for oompl't.
% 80 8A
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Rlon-R asldent Notleo.

No. stein the Ohancery Court of Shelby
county, Tenn.-George Gillian ct al VS.. NJ.
X. Sprague ct al.
IN appearing from afidaviti In this cause that
L the defendants, M r. SprogEe and Nellie
Sprague are non residents of the ttate of
Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein, at tho
eourthon q Of shelby county, in Mem
Monday IL y waller, 1881, and plead, answer
d r se, ur On 80 riajnant bill, or the same
nj e token ipr ,uaiessCd as to them and set
Tor bearing eN par c; and that a copy Of this
order he published Ouse a week, for four sue
cessiye weeks, IL the Public Ledger.
This ,Oth day Of September, 1850.
A eOpy-Attest:
R J. BLACK, Clerk and master.
BIZ f. +. McHENRY, D.. G. NJ.
Townsend * Gillian, sol. for complt.
26 81 "a
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SaturdaY. 0otoher l6fh. I8an

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in the city Of Memphis.
Shelby county, Tenn, tO-Wit.
SO much Of the leasehold estate heretofore
to wit; On the 9th July, 1853, | ased by VIM
Yates to X B Hagley and Heaekiih Hawley.
said lease ending July 9th, 1908. situated on
the southeast corner OF Poplar and Fourth
streets, rs Is lwas) covered by stnrehOuses
Nos. l43 and li5 Poplar street and by dwelling
Nos. l04 and l06 Fourth street, being all that
part of said lease from Yates TO Hawley, not
set apart TO Eliza Stillman as permanent ali
mOny.
Also-Tbe remainder Of q leasehold inter
est for ten years, beginning January !, 1873,
In the following. property Beginning at d
point on the north eide Of Monroe street G5%
feet east Of Third alley; thence with Monroe
street eastwardly 50 feet; thence n%orthwardly
l46lla feet to an alley;theDce westwardly alang
said alley " feet; thence sOuthWardly 1887
feet to the beginning, being the lot leased By
John 0verton to I X Stillman aud the lease
renewed until January |, 1883, by John Over
ton to benjamin Coleman, receiver. There
are four tenement houses, Nos 80. 50, 94 and
W Monroe street, on the above, which belong
to the lease and which go to the purchaser,
sold subject to the rights Of the lessor under
lease ofJulY %, 1874.
Terms of sale-Un a credit Of 70 months
purchaser executing note with security, etc ;
lien retained, etc.
This September u, 1880.
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Mastor.
Humes d Poston, Smith 4 Collier, solicit
tors. q 40
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To all Who are suffering from tho errors and
indlscretions Of youth, nervous woaknoss,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc, I will send
Q recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy ives discovered
b. 4 missionary 10 South America. Sem e
soli-ad lressed envelope 10 the Rev. Joseph Il.
lnman, station D, New Yo-k City.
1l6xxTiI ia eodtw
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The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is s5 per mum and
500 per month forlvSS than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 pCr snnun-
postage free.
Persons leaving the city for the summer
pan order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC per
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing pOstofico.
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Schooling at Home.

New Haven Register.
The Dullwit family are having a
GOOD deal Of trouble Just now. Ben-
JAmin Franklin, the oldest boy, brings
acme his slate ev1ry night, and hi.
father gets mad enough to break it
over bis head because the poor little
fellow can't see that the quotient in
long division ought 10 be the exact
multiple OF the divisor in order to
produce the dividend; and all the
while the old man can't prove it. aud
hat S what makes him hufy. At the
zane time Matilda Geraldine, the cork
screw curl pride Of che family is trying
to get her mother to help her "bouua
Seryia" as it is since the establish
ment Of Montenegro's autonomy, and
The poor woman fjrgets 20 mix her
bread, and goes to bed with a string
Of geographical names in her head
long enough to bound" the world.
Aud still the children stand at the
foot of the class.
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Appointments for the Electors
nj Large.


HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC STATE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, NASHVILLE,
September 7. lS80.-Thc following
appointments are announced for the Hon.
Jno. J.. 4. Sneed, democratic elector for
the state-at-large, TO which the Hon. Geo,
Nancy Is invited.
JNo. w. CHTLDREss, JR.,
Chairman State Dem. Elk. Committee.
Lynchburg. Friday, October 8,
Tullahoma, Monday. October II,
Jasper, Tuesday, October ~,
Chattanooga, Wednesday, October 10,
Cleveland, Thursday, October II.
Benton, Saturday, October l6,
Athens, Monday, October IS,
Loudon, Tuesday, October IS,
Kingston, Wednesday, October 20,
Knoxville, Friday, October ~,
Maryyille, Saturday, October %,
Clinton, Monday, October %,
Morristown. "Wednesday, October q,
Jonosboro, Friday, October %,
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Mo Nnmrncr NnIniicc.

One great reason why hot weather
is so facilitating lies in the fact that
the body is exhausted by the labors Of
.he year. Indeed, II is natural that
this should be 50. In order, therefore,
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The Peoples Candidate.

Fourth, We dem1nd that no settlement Of
the State debt shall be made which is not sub
mitted 10 and ratified By the people at the bal
lot box, at a special election to be held for
that PURPOSE.
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one Result OF Tanners Fast.

DR.. Tanner, by his example, has
succeeded in killing one man, a book
seller in London, named A~lderbury.
This unfortunate individual, who was
sixty-six years Of age. seems to have
come to the conclusion that his health
would be improved by a long period
Of abstinence. How long he con
tinued 10 live without food is
not definitely known, but he had
set a limit at which he wos to
break his fast, only in his case, he
died a day or two before the limit was
reached. The only thing that he
would take into his stomach was
spring water, though when this could
not be had, he did drink filtered water.
In all this be seems TO have plainly
followed DR.. Tanner; in fact, the evil
dence before the coroner showed that
it was an Intentional imitation, and
this leads to the inquiry whether the
doctor might not be tried for con-
struotive manslaughter.
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THE LARGEST IN THE LANE.
The Greatest Casting Ever Made
In the United States.

P.ttsburg Commercial, 81
At the Fort Pitt foundry yesterday,
the largest casting ever attempted 10
this country was successfully made.
For months past preparations have
been going on at the works named,
and an excavation q feet deco and 30
ny 80 f ct, ms been dug to receive
the block. In the bottom OF this pit
cement piles were placed, aud, before
hardening, this cement was rammed
hard and surmounted with a II inch
layer OF concrete. On this was placed
a layer Of M%ononagahela oak logs, IA
by IA inches .quare and 22feetlong. At
right angles 10 this came another layer
0fsimilarlog all being firmly bolted
together. Topping the mass. of timber
was placed a ponderous plate Of cast
iron 10 By IS feet and 8 inches thick.
On this was placed perpendicular
tinbers II feet high, of 10 y II inches
square; and ON top Of this mass Of
wood will be placed the enormous
block of metal cast yesterday, all this
~massiveness being necessary to resist
the mighty blows Of a seventeen ton
hammer. The anvil block is IL feet
high, 8 by 10 at the base and 4 by 6 at
the top, aud weighs $50 tons. AT Z
o'clock yesterday morning the first
molten metal was allowed to u into
the mould aud the rdu was finished al
noon. Many prominent iron men Of
this city aud the eastern part Of the
state witnessed the operation. II will
be six weeks before the casting will
be cool enough to move, and it will be
four months before the great hammer
Gets to work. The hammer will stand
2tfeethigh, andwill strike a blow of2O
tons. The firm of William Bement &
Son Of Philadelphia, are building the
hammer, aad its total cost Mr.. Park
gives at $50, 600. The largest hammer
now in this country is at Nashua, N.
H., and is a ten ton one.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

ITO the Voters Of the Tenth oreressions
/ District, composed Of The Counties OF
Shelby, Hardvman and Fayette-Urged by my
friends and called upon to do SO BY a nnanim-
ity OF public sentiment most grateful 10 my
feeling, and which embraces all parties, /
candidacy TOR re-election rs your Representa-
tive In Congress at an early day. butin defer
cree t the pol teal party to which / belong.
| deemed it proper to defer doing so until rs
sanction was obtained In some authoritative
way. IL now having been declared by COM
cratic Conyention called in this district to
make a nomination, I feel at liberty 10 an
n0unce myself n candidate before The people
for re election TO the lover house Of Congress,
and TO respectfully solicit the support Of my
iellow-eitizens Of every party at the ballot
hox, on the third day ofNtyember next.
Very respectfully,