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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-18

Old Wilson Tells How Novel
Reading Affected His Sons.

Little Rock Gazette.l
Old Zeb Wilson came to the city
yesterday, and entering a book store,
said:
rs yer got any Ingun books heah2"
The clerk handed down several yell
low covered collections of thrilling
escapes. The old man examined the
pictures and remarked:
81 want one OBJ desc heah pizen
books. Gimme one what tells OBJ
blood from de fust word"
"Here'sa bad one" said the clerk,
as he handed down Savage Eyed Nat,
or the Slasher of the PIairies."
"Do hit tell bout men hab been
tore all ter pieces?" asked the old
man.
"Yes, together with wolves and
bears"
"Gimme one wild a hornets sting in
ebery word. Do de champion in dis
book get cotched an den get away?'
"Yes; his escapes are marvellous. y
"Yasi we'll, iist gimme one whar de
champion gifts spake-bit, steals a gal,
chokes a wolf ter death an hits his
school-teacher wild a rotten aig. Yer
can't git nuthin' too pizen fur a niger
OBJ my understand
why do you want such poison
books, old man? If you have a family
| should think that you would like to
spread a better class Of literature be-
fore them"
Oars yhar you miss hit. Oars
J whar yer gifts often de track Of recon
struction. Lemmy tell yer, Use got
two grown sons. l sont EN- bof tel
school. AFTER a while da tuck tel
readin'. Ike he tuck up de-what
word did yer use jis now, boss, when
yer spoke ob books?"
Literature"
Oats de word, a pizen one, too
Tie try to member hit an fling hil
cross do table at do ole oman, when ]
gifts home. Wall, Ike he tuck tel
readin' de soft literature-ur he. IsC
got hit down finer den silk. He got
books what told bout good boys an
all dat sortar thing. Jim, he tuck W
all de pizen books. lie wanted IniuI
in his'n. Now, what is de 'zult
Why, Ike, OBJ de soft-Boss, yer'll hal
ter gin me dat word agin.
Literature"
"Yas, literature, pizen word, too
Ike, what read de soft literature, tucl
ter preaohin'. while Jim, what reaC
de pizcn stuff, tuck his axe an wen
ter de woods an chopped cord wood
Ike is SIGH a poor preacher dat de
folks won't listen ter him. | heard
him las Sunday. He said dat Judas
is. Gait was at one time a cirkit rider
an afterwards tuck a situation on d,
Little Rock perlice force. He sale
} dat Joshua 'manded his daughter
l. ter stan still while he washed he
! years wild a cob, an kase she wouldn'
! do hit, kicked o hole through her. h,
! went on ter tell how Able was killet
/, by a stear, an how Cain stole a null,
an went ter Ohickago an married
: yaller oman. Now yer know dl
sorter preachin' will bring down d
/, chunks OBJ a 'munity. Wall, now, a
I to Jim, what read de pizen."
BOSS, I'll DO dingcd if yer doal
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-18

The imports Of merchandise at the
port Of New for the week ending Sat
urday last valued at $8,666,S59) were
$523, 7O8 more than for the preceding
week, s2,O73,O 32 more than for the
corresponding week OF 1879, and 49,,
581 372 more than the same week Of
1873. On the other hand, the value
Of the merchandise exported from
New York for the week ending Tues
day, September Z ($8,O61, 108), was
$270,1l8 less than for the preceding
week, 81 ,92l 500 less than for the same
week Of 1878, and only 1885 more
than for the week of 1878. The value
Of the merchandise imported into New
York from January. l to September II,
is$lN, 465, 725 more than for the same
time in 1879, and SAG, 168, 1853 more
than for the same period of 1878;
while the value of the merchandise
exported from New York from Janu-
airy l to September Z, this year, shows
an increase Of only $53, 922,682 ovel
the value for the same time Of 1879,
and of only $44 ,OO9, 5l2 over the value
of 1873.
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DEATH OF THE BEARDED
LADY.
A Famous Woman Passes Away
10 a Land Where Boards
DO Not Annoy,

Pittsburg Dispatch.
A celebrated woman was buried al
Liverpool, a little village on the
shores of Onondaga Lake, on Sunday.
This was none other than the famous
bearded woman Barnum years ago ad.
vertised as his greatest curiosity. The
great Snowman placed her on exhibi-
ton at his museum in New York
Like all curiosities, the time came
when she was no logger attractive,
aud she retired from public gaze, and
not long aiterward became a resident
of Liverpool. She lived in that vii.
lage up to the time Of her death,
which occurred Friday, September
10th. The maiden name of this
woman was Rebecca Westgste. She
was born at Pembroke, Genesee coun-
ty, New York, in 1924. When she
was quite young her parents removed
to Ogdensburg, where she remained
till 1871. In the meantime she had
married a man named j. A. Lyon.
and in this year she removed with
him to New York. where she remained
till 1868. Nothing unusual in the
life or person of Mrs. Lyon had been
observed till she reached her 44tb
year, and then a very heavy dark
beard suddenly began to appear upon
her face. Her features had nothinl
masculine in their appearance, and
she was greatly embarrassed by the
Lgrowth upon her face.
I She employed various means o.
removing the ~fast-growing beard, but
without avail, and it wal not loni
before it reached her waist. 1t wa,
soft and silken, like the hair of :
child. Barnum learned Of her ant
sought to induce her to enter his mu
scum and become its greatest attrac
ton. She was reluctant to an engage
ment, but the Snowman was persistent
and her friends favored the PROPOSE
ton so strongly that she at last con
sented TO do so, and for several month
attracted crowds Of people. A sui
was instituted against Barnum for al
alleged imposition upon the public,
being stated 10 the complaint that th
woman was an impOstor. 1t wa
currently believed at the time that tn
suit was brought at Barnum's instiga
ton for advertising purposes. Ate
Barnum's museum was consumed b
FIRE, Mrs. Lyon became one of tn.
attractions of Colonel Woods museur
in Chicago, and was the wonder q
that city for some time. She wen
from Chicago TO a museum in Boston
and a little later became engaged wit
Porepaugh's circus, with which sh
travelled wei the United States an
Canada. While in Canada an ordc
for her arrest was Issued by a civ
officer who declared she was imposin
upon the credulity Of the people {
that country, and not until a resider
Of the place in which she was steppe
forward and declared that she was jul
what she appeared to be, was the Ordt
rescinded, Mrs. Lyon was of a moo
est and retiring nature. Her age WI
fftv.six
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hab ter let met take dat word a min.
ute"
Literature" said the clerk, and
the old man scratched his head and
continued.
Oats de hardes' piece Of guoligy ]
cher heard. Wall, Jim, what had
been readin' de pizen literature, got
fifty cents a cord for his wood, and
now wars black clothes, while Ike has
to 60 ter bed ter hab his shirt washed
Jim jumps outer bed OBJ a morning
grabs his ak, yells like a Ingin, an.
pitches out a tree like KILN OBJ q
snake. Use got a nuder son, a young
one, an Use gwine ter gin him dc
pizen stuff. So de champion in dis
book gets snake bit do he?"
yes"
"Den gin me four OBJ de same sort.
Wouldn't you rather have different
kinds?"
mo, sab; l wants EN- all OBJ de same
sort. | wants dat boy to git life down
fine. An now, boss, eff yer'n gin me
dat word again, | quit ye."
Literature, said the young man.
Literature" repeated the old man,
and he bundled up his books and left.
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HOW U DOES If.
Putting n Detective ON the Track
of Suspected Clerk.

New York star.l
Quiet as the grave in all his move
ments, aud i~mplacable as fate in his
purposes, Jay Gould is justly feared
on Wall street. His friendships are
lasting only as his best purposes can
be served, but his hate is as bitter as
an avenging Nemesis. In this latter
respect he is much like Governor
Cornell, with just enough Indian in
him to never forgive or forget an inju-
ry. Many years ago. Cornell, when
only a messenger lad in the Western
Union building. was dismissed from
employment by his superior. The
ofense ranked within his breast. He
nursed his wrath for long years, and
a few months ago, seeing a favorable
opportunity TO get even with the au-
thor Of his juvenile trouble, he caused
40 old and worthy servant Of the
Western Union telegraph company
or at least one of its appendages-to
be dismissed. The old man has been
walking about since, trying to make
up the loss of his former salary by
Wall street speculations.
Many a man, both in exalted and
subordinate positions, has had cause
to feel the force of Jay Gould's anger,
and presidents and directors of rail-
ways have been made or displaced at
his command. The latest gossip
touching Gould shows the means he
will resort to when necessary
to detect deception. Not long ago,
from some unaccoultable source the
plans of Gould's campaign leaked out.
Schemes matured in secret conclave
over night, which we're to
be precipitated upon unsuspect-
ing spectators the following
day, became known, aud the bomb
charge being thus drawn, the shell
failed to explode. Mr.. Gould was
sorely puzzled to know who was thus
qnietly checkmatiDg his every move
on the financial board, and it was with
deep chagrin that he discovered that
Mr.. Keene was enabled, through
treachery in the Gould camp, to cir
cumvent all the plans of the great
king of Wall street, How to stop
this was what puzzled Gould. He
employed an amateur detective, Civ
ing him instructions to shadow every
person in his employ. The detective
soon discovered that one of Gould's
clerks, who occupied a confidential
position, was acting in a suspicious
manner, and his every movement was
carefully watched, and it was soon
learned that n of Gould's favorite
clerks was daily in the habit of visit
iting Keene's brokers. He was tracked
by the detective, who became a per-
feet sleuth hound, following him to
Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore
and elsewhere, making notes of all
persons he visited, the places he fire.
quented, and the habits he INDUCED
in. When he visited a theater, con-
cert hall or other place of amusement,
the faithful detective was close behind
him, and when he slept or ate his
faithful shadow left him.
When the faithless clerk returned
to his Office duties in Gould's employ,
after the detective had furnished his
report and received his pay, he was
suddenly bereft of bis position, and
the confidential clerk no longer had
access to Jay Gould's slips or other
evidences Of purchases and sales.
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CLAUDE MELNOTTE IN CAN.
ADA.
The Romance or the Gay Young
Man who Drove a Coupe.

Toronto Evening Telegram.l
"Very Apply to make your acquaint.
ance." The speaker was a fair haired
young mar Of twenty-eight summers
whose good-looking face beamed with
a fascinating smile, and whose stylish
" cut coat pronounced him one Of
fashions devotees. He was speaking
to a bright-eyed maiden, whose father
owns many thousands and a fast horse
and whose native modesty prevented
her from saying anything more i'm
portant han "Thank you, sir" The
~neighborhood Of Gerard street west
said that the couple were just cut out
for each other, and they themselves
seemed to share the general opinion.
Being, as he explained, a bank clerk
with a salary of two thousand dollars,
he was able to beau her about the city
in a handsome manner, and when the
old gentleman's horse was engaged he
never hesitated to squander a couple
of dollars on a livery hack. Even il
he did occasionally, while speaking,
drop his chs" this was not considered
any evidence Of q neglected education,
as a great many well-bred Cockneys
have the same habit. For two months
the happy couple enjoyed each others
society; he anticipating the time
when he could light up his own cot
tage with the hope of his life, and she
dreaming the days sweetly away, pic
turing to herself the many excellent
qualities Of her charming bank clerk,
and wondering what she would do
with $1,000. But suddenly the bright
light died out from her eyes, her lips
became pinched, and the rosy flush
faded from her peach like cheeks.
1t was on Queen street hat she saw
her handsome bank clerk in a new
role.
He was perched on a seat in front
Of a coupe, his exquisite Derby ex-
changed for a sombre-looking plug.
which was adorned with an ornament
frequently to be seen attached to the
headgear of a driver of a private We
hicle. His shapely coat had been
discarded for a suit of blue, orna-
mented with brass buttons, and hi:
general air gave rise to the suspicion
that he was not a bank clerk-in fact.
that he was not a clerk Of any kind.
This local Gladly of Lyons" did not
faint at the peculiar position Of hel
Claude MelnOSte;" she did not ever
scream. But her trembling hands
and detected appearance showed how
terribly she suffered from the denoue.
ment. Paterfamilias in dire wrath
took his daughter home, and vow.
vengeance against the bogus bank
clerk, while poor Joe, his hopes
blasted and all his bright anticipation
swoOped again at one fell blow, de.
jectedly continues to wash the bug,
gies and groom the horses at Browns
livery stable. He is now a decided
communist.
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Attachment Notice.

before ia Is Douglass, J. p. for { hsIby coun-
", Tenn.-rh0mpson vs.. vi ~ Danehtrv
n TINS cause an attachment having been
= sued out under section 3455 Of the code AZ
tennessee and returned levied apon the srops
erty OF the defendant, and affidavit having
oeen made that the defendant Is indebted TO
ene pialntih IN tho sum Of $3.50, due By
ana mat the defendant Is a nonresident oE
the state OF Tennessee; II is therefore ordored
mat the defendant mako his personal an
pearance before me on the 18th day OF Octobar
ISsO, at my office, at Lucy, in the Third Civil
District Of Shelby county, at ~ O'Clock m
and defend said attachment suit within The
time prescribed by law, or the same will Ia
proceeded with oxparto; that a copy of ihis
order be published once a week, during fone
weeks, in the Public Ledger. W
ms ne 9th day, Of September, 1880.
oHHA uA DOUGLASS, J.P,
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

1NO the Voters of the Tenth Congressional
i District, composed of the COunties az
shelby, Hardeman and FByette-Urged by nv
friends and called upon 10 do SO BY q unanim-
lty OF public sentiment most grateful 10 my
leelings, and which embraces oil parties, /
weuia nave made Q formal declaration of my
i've IN Congress at an carly day, but In defer
enee ~ the political party 10 which | belong.
l deemed 1t proper 10 defer doing so until IN
sanction was obtained in some authoritatiye
way. II now having been declared By com
cratic Convention called in this district IN
make a nomination, / feel at liberty 10 AM
nounce myself a candidate before The neonlo
tor, re-election 70 the lower house of ConTresS'
eHd to respectfully solicit the support sfmy
tenow.eiilhen o. every party at the ballot
nox' on the, third day of November next.
Very respectfully,
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TERRIBLE WEAPON.
A "PeaeemakeS' That IL WOn't
DO 20 Fool With.

At New Haven, Friday, a battery
gun was tested that fred 1880 shets
in one minute. 1t was invented by
Myron COloney, and DR.. j. H.
Mclean, of st. Louis, furnished the
$4,000 that was necessary to make
the terrible weapon. The gun is one
Of a number of "peacemakers, as DR..
Mclean has named them, that he is
having made after the principle dis
covered by Mr.. Coloney. Already
$4,000 have been expended in max
ing cannon and battery guns. Can
mons that fred 900 shots a minute
were shown last spring bv DR.. Mclean.
All the summer he has been at work
getting out this latest arm. He i,
confident that the gun will stand the
test Of time. The workmanship oil
the new gun is rather intricate. but
those who attended the public exhibi,
ton at the factory, seemed convinced
that the weapon could do all that wal
claimed for it, the movements Of tn,
firing pin showing that fully as man,
shots could be fred as had been said
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-18

Inc committee respectfully recommend to
the convention the adoption Of the following
re- Olution:
THAT no settlement Of the State debt be
made until the question is first submitted 10
snd ratified by the people at a special election
held fer that purpose. That all candidates be
required to pledge themselves to support no
measure looking to the settlement Of tie state
debt which does not provide a submission Of
the proposition to the people, but to use all
honorable means to defeat any such measure:
and that no coupon or bond be made r%eceiy-
able for taxes or other dues to the state.n
1t will also be the duty of said convention
to appoint an Executive Committee in place
Of the present one, whose term Of service will
expire. ~
The Democracy Of Upton and Fayette conn
ties are respectfully requested to- send dele
gates at. the time named, 50 that O Floterial
Convention may be held, for the purpese OF
tive.
lhe committee deprecates the divieion
which occurred at Nashville in the convene
ton, and hopes that the Democracy of Shelby
county, without regard for their preference
for Governor, will meet together in conyen-
ten and nominate candidates for the Legisla-
,ure whom all men desiring good government
can cordially support.
By order Of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee. j. NJ. COLEMAN, Chairman.
M N. KENNEDY. Secretary. n23
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ability to do SO. Oil is in general use
and is likely to remain so. Although
Mr.. Edison claims to have one hun
bred men employed at his works, only
one man could be seen in the work
shop in which Mr.. Edison received
the reporter. Several buildings we're
grouped in the vicinity that was point
ed out as workshops, but there were
no sounds to indicate that they were
used for the purpose claimed. 1t was
a veritable Deserted Village"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-18
PLATFORM.

The right Of trial by jury, the ha-
beaS corpus, the liberty of the press,
the freedom of speech, the natural
rights of persons, and the rights Of
property must be preserved.-E1-
tract from General Hancock's order,
November 18th, 1867.
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EdisOn,s Deserted Village,

Correspondence New York TRUTH
Confident as Mr.. Edison appears,
however, the lamps used by him in his
experiments months ago still stand
grim and silent witnesses of the fail
ure at that time, and the people liv.
ing in the neighborhood do not enter.
tain very great hopes Of his success in
the future, Although Edison claims
to have perfected his light, he has moi
thought it incumbent upon him to il.
illuminate the neighborhood Of his res.
idence with its rays, and the few resi-.
dents outside Of the professors EN-.
! ployes speak very disparagingly Of hi
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I~nsoIvant NoiIco.
STATE OF TENNESSEE. SHELBY CO.. !

DAHIL VI 4HNL IDobUl pHIUbl W.
OFFICE COUNTY Court CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, September 9th, 1880.
trix of W II Hoegel, deceased,
HAVING suggested the insolvency Of the
Ii estate Of W Ii Hoegel, deceased. Won
are hereby ordered to give notice, By adj
vertisement in some newspaper published
within the said State, and also at the court
house door of Shelby county, for ali persons
having claims against said estate, to appear
and file the same, with the clerk Of the Coun-
ty Court authenticated in the manner pre-
seribed by law, on or before the 10th day Of
January, 1881; and any claim not filed ON or
before said day, or before IN appropriation
forever barred, both in law and equity.
Witness my hand, at office, this 9th day of
September, 1880.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
BY HUGH D. CULLEN, D. @. 9152IM
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Saturday, the 9Th Of October. Is8O.

in the city Of Memphis, ut the northwest cor
ner OF Main and Madison streets, within the
hours prescribed by law for public sales, sell
at public auction to the highest bidder for
casa, the real estate conveyed to me and de-
soriDed "a sag trust deed as follows, t0-wit:
Lot numbers four "a and seven az on the plsn
OF subdivision made BY Commissioner j Hal
stead &c Clarke and O b Church, under the
decree OF the Ohaneery Court Of Memphis, In
The case Of j II Banks vs.. 5 P Walker ct al.
No. IlH on new RUE docket of said court, az
the same Is shown by the decree Of said Cham
Gerry Court, registered in the Office Of the Reg
lister Of Shelby county in book No. "a, pages
20 ana DO, the same being. a subdivision and
PARTITION among those entitled, Of the lot con-
geyed by W f Butler to jeremiah Il Hem
bricks, trustee for Elizabeth + Banks and her
children, registered in said Office of said Reg
istor in book ls, page $50, which two lots have
each, a front ofS0l6 feet on Shelby street and n.
depth westward of92 feet. This property will
be sold without the equity Of redemption, the
same being waived in said trust deed. Title
believed tQ DO good, but | will convey only as
Graft & Cooper, Att'ys. 6i2isN
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Making in all the sum of...... .....sl 800 OF
Very respectfully,

Saw. NJ. CAFES, Seo'y and Sup't. Isl
Eg-In addition 10 above premiums offered
by the Memphis Cotton Exchange, the Shelby
County Orange Association ollof for the Best
Bale Of Cotton irrespective Of staplol exhib.
itod, Sl00; and for Second Best Bale, $50 This
guarantees the sun Of 500 for the Highest
CHASING Balo Of Cotton exhibited, irrespect-
I've OF staples and $50 for the Second Best
Bale, irrespective Of staple.
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a CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc., I will send
a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
By O missionary In South America, Send q
self-ad dressed envelope 10 the Rev. Joseph i.
Inmah, station D, New York City.
lb XXI ia eodtw
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bered over by the toothless old dog. This
raised a hearty laugh, and he sat down.
Mr.. Wilson made a rousing rejoinder.
j. H. NJ,
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The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER Is e5 per annum and
500 per month forlsss than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annun-
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 poStOtics.
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1t is asserted that Misses Kellogg,
Abbott, Oates, and our other song
stresses manage to keep their voices
clear by the use Of DR.. Bulls cough
syrup. Price, 25 cents a bottle.
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Friday, the Ist day Of October, 1880,

at the southwest corner Of Msin and Madison
streets, in the Taxing District of Memphis.
sell for cash 80 public sale within legal hours,
A Beehn, and recorded in the Registers Office.
ehattel book No. Is, page 90. sale to be made
according to the terms Of tho trust deed, and
by the order Of the court. 0ne-third Of the
amount bid shall be deposited by the pur-
chaser to bind the bargain,
JOHN LINKHAUBR, Trustee.
Boyle 4 Brown, Sols for plaintiff. B26
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FoR CONGRESS:
CASEY YOUNG.
FOR GOVERNOR,
8. r. WILSON,
The PeOple's Candidate.

Fourth. We demand that no settlement Of
the State debt shall be made which is not sub
mitted to and ratified by the people at the bal
lot box, at a special election to be held for
that purpose.
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sVEEpsTAKE BALE.

Fo- the highest oIassed bale. irro.
spoctive Of staple, the Cotton Ex-
change will pay for and own. the