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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-27
AN ADDRESS
By the Low Tax Democratic
Executive Committee OfWest
Tennessee.

BOLIVAR. Tenn, October %, 1880.
To the democracy Of Tennessee;
We have learned from reliable
authority that the chairman of the
executive committee of the high tax
wing of the democratic party Of the
stated has sold out his party to the
republican party, and absolutely re
fuses to allow Judge Wright to be
withdrawn, in any event. And IN
proof of it we are informed that the
Hon. William Carroll, Of Shelby
county, one ofthe executive commit
tee for the Wright party, went to
Nashville some ten days ago, to try
and bring about a compromise, and he
was violently'opposed by the chairman,
Nj. Childress, who said: Let both
Wright and Wilson run, and that
Wright should not be withdrawn.
Now, fellow-citizens, in view
of these facts can you any
longer support Judge Wright, when
his own executive COMMITTEES
are using him as a tool to elect Haw-
kins? We are further informed that
a prominent man in West Tennessee
has written Judge Wright these facts
and requested him to not be sold out
in such a manner, and to retire from
the canvass, and not give aid to such
a move. 1t is now patent to every
man in Tennessee that the ace is be-
tween Hawkins and Wilson, and we
once more ask the great masses of the
democratic party to rally to the stand
ard of the Honorable S. L. Wilson,
and we can elect him in
spite Of any combination that Mr..
Childress and his committee
may make with the republican
party. Our committee has this to say
from West Tennessee: Weare stand
ing like a rock wall, and will give
Wilson a handsome majority over all
the other candidates for governor.
The boom that the Wright party is
trying TO get up in West Tennessee
has fallen still born, and only exists
10 the minds and the papers Of the
Wright party. We have reports in
the last two or three days from ouI
county executive committees through.
out West Tennessee, and there is nc
change. We once more, in view Of
the fact that Wright is now running
to elect Hawkins, beg the masses OF
the democratic party Of the state q
come to our standard bearer. the Hon.
S. F. Wilson, the only hope and refuge
for our party in this crisis.
Published%by order Of the low-tax
democratic executive committee Of
West Tennessee.
A. M. LAMBETH, JR.. Chairman.
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oh, Mr.. Conkling!

n. Y. Herald.l
You have done well in Indiana and
Ohio, Mr., Conkling. You have made
up out Of there for many past mis-
takes; for you know, Mr.. Conkling,
you have in many previous cases
"mistook yourself and likewise" the
American people. You have done so
we'll for your party in the west it
would be a great pity if you should
fall back like this poor unfortunate
Kelly Of ours, and like him push your
Sysiphus stone to the top Of the hill
only to have it roll down over you to
the bottom again.
Of course, Mr.. Conkling, you are a
different kind ola man from a mere
city demagogue. You are a states
man. II you could only control your
prejudices and your hatreds we doubt
if to-day the country would have a
greater man than you. You have all
the qualities Of Webster without his
faults you have all the keenness OF
perception aud the sarcasm of Cal
houn without his rashness; you have
all the stubborn, logged persistence
Of jackson without his obstinacy
you have all the qualities which men
may feel proud Of in an American
statesman.
But, like all great men who have
succeeded, your vanity carries you
away. 1t was so with Caesar. with
Napoleon, even with William the
Silent. Suppose, Mr.. Conkling, you
should just now stop star-gazing and
rejecting on your recent western
successes, and come down to plair
business for a little while. Your bat
tie is not won yet your subordinates
in this poor city are spelling it for
you. Pray look down for a moment
from your lofty height upon them
tell your ~lieutenants here to stop their
nonsense, and make them initiate here,
in this simple city of ours, the methods
you recently pursued in the west.
Are you aware, Mr., Conkling, OF
what is going on hereY You will
know before you read this that your
lieutenant, Arthur, has made a mis-.
take, and one OF a very bad kind.
There was open to you here a great
and unexpected opportunity to carry
the state. All you had to do was to
take advantage Of the blunder of this
bull headed, so-called Honest" John
Kelly. All your subordinatos
needed was a little common sense; but
alas for you and them, they have
it not. They have Numbered. Is it
not high time for you 10 take com
mand in person. Do you really imag-
ine, MI. Conkling, that your victory is
sgss2 0r-don't you really caro-
whether General Garfield is elected or
not2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-27
A ROMANTIC
A Singular Mistake at ROekIand,
Maine, and How il Resulted.

New Haven Besi,tsr.l
We hayein this world mistakes Of
all kinds, the worst, perhaps, being the
shooting ola friend with what was
thought to be an empty gun. A mis-
take OF this character took place the
other night in Rockland, Maine. An
old man had a huxom daughter; his
daughter had a beau. The old man
also had a hennery, the precincts of
late Of which had been invaded by
thieves, so he thought he would give
the thief a good reception as
would break up his nefarious urocliv-
tiles. So to this end, he filled a big
garden syringe with about a gallon Of
ancient beef brine, seasoned with gar
lie, and favored with asafGtida, and
was lying in AMBUSH behind a box.
where he could sweep every approach
to the hennery. The young man. who
is pretty and well acquainted with the
whole family, thought he would sur.
PRISE his girl by entering the house
unexpectedly by the back way.
Gayly ny the backyard the young
man comes. Silently in ambush tho
old man lies. Cheerily the buxom
girl MARBLES. Quiet, but awful. Is thu
syringe. In the uncertain light Of
early evening the old man G c a figure
~stealthily drawing near bis guarded
pen. With baited breath he awaits
the onslaught. The syringe sound,
its dreadful "w-h-s-s-h.p,3 and n,
deadly contents fly through The
air like a wild and mad ayenger. a
yell that tore the azure robe Of nigh
knocked the buxom maiden off In,
plano-stool and curdled the old man
blood, followed the discharge. ant
when the neighbors rushed 10, undeI
the impression hat the Blaine boon
had burst right in the neighborhood
they found the unfortunate your
man paving madly around on tn,
ground, and screaming out awful
Mexican words terrible to hear, Will,
the old mar lowered over the scene
with the syringe in his hands, lookinC
like an animated figure escaped from
an allegOry. Sympathizing arms Dor,
the young man into the house after
their owners had stopped their nos.
trils with cotton, and il required tn,
combined effort of the maiden an,
eight friendsto bring him to,apd it wa
some hours before lie was fairl
able TO inquire if the meteor light hi
anybody else when il struck. Tha
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the CHANGES IN WILSON'S FAsihs.
He il Twenty-Five Thoui iand
votes Ahead OF Hawkins in
she State.

Special to the LzDGEs.l
NASHVILLE, October 26.-All re-
ports Of changes from Wilson to
Wright in this section are false, ex-
cept in one or two instances, and they
men Of disreputable character. Where
one changes to Wright, a dozen change
to Wilson. The chairman of the
Davidson low tax committee says that
from the most reliable information
gathered from all quarters of the state
Wilson will beat Hawkins twenty
five thousand votes. We are informed
that the Banner, from responses to
circular letters sent to every county
in the state, makes Wilson's majority
over Hawkins twelve thousand votes,
by the estimates of the state credit
men. ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-27
He CouIdn,t Help II.

Free Press.l
There was another case yesterday of
a boy who couldn't help it. A prom
inent and dignifed citizen was looking
through the third story window of a
block on Jefferson avenue, which he
had thoughts Of renting, when the
thought suddenly struck him to look
into the alley.in the rear. He raised
the sash Of window and peered out
upon ash boxes, coal souttles, and bar
rels Of straw without number, and was
about TO close his observations when
the sash came down with a thud and
struck him behind the shoulders. In
his fright he fell to his knees. and
while the solid half Of his body was
all right the lighter wal over the win
dow sill. In addition to the weight
Of the sash any movement of the body
was accompanied by pain. The sash
could not be reached with his hands
freely enough to lift it, and it soon oc-
CURED to the prominent citizen that
he ought to have help. He could not
expect it from behind, for he was
alone in the store, but as he looked
down into the alley, a boycame stumb-
ling along to find something worth
Juggling away.
Hello, boy, hello!" called the citi-
zen.
Hello YOURSELF" cried the boy as
he looked up.
/, Say, boy, come under the window
herei ! want to speak to you"
mot much yer don't" chuckled
the gamin. You can't drop no coal
%scuttle on my head"
But | don't mean TO-"
Maybe not, but you've got a bad
face on you for all that. When did
you get ont Of the jug?"
boy, | want your help
$50 does yer aunt. Don't get me
to standin with no such dufer as you
are"
Il am caught in this window and
want TO get out"
$50 would 1. Been prospecting for
old Junk, ehg You'll get six months
for that"
"Ifyou'll come up stairs and help
me out. I'll give you a dollar"
"A dollar You can't play no dol.
lar store on me old mani If you make
up another face like that at me III
hit you in the eye with this old lemon.
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l don't starched up, but l don't let
any mar insult me, all the same"
Don't You know who | amp softly
asked the citizen.
Nav, | don't, but I'll bet the per-
leece dol You've got one Of the
hardest mugs on you | ever saw, and
I've a good mind to give you one just
for luck Look out, now"
He made as if be would throw, and
the citizen lodged. This was such
fun for that boy that he kept it up for
three or four minutes, and the offer Of
" had no effect on him. Then he
gathered six or eight old lemons and
oranges together and said:
Il believe you are the boss hyeua
who knocked dad down at the caucus,
and I'm going to drive your nose back
exactly an inch!'
IF you throw at me I'll call the
policel" exclaimed the citizen.
The sooner ye call the sooner yell
bejuggedl Here's to hit you square on
the nosel'
The opening OF the back door Of a
store and the appearance of a man
disconnected the lads aim, and the
lemon struck the citizens hat instead
of ibis nose. His yells brought a
climax, but the air was full ~oftropical
fruit even as the boy busted down the
alley, and turned a corner.
The boy couldn't help acting that
way. He was born so. It wouldn't
have been a bit like a boy to run up
stairs and release the man. He didn't
have a fair show with his spoiled
lemons. but the boys soon get over
diSappOintments.
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The Kings Death.

J. <. Murdocks Book on the stage.l
Mr.. Macr eady was fond Of telling
the following story as his experience Of
American independence, exemplifed
in a western actor Of the self satisfied
kind; u was very anxious 10 have
the king, who was rather Of a demo.
cratic turn ofmind, to fall when
stabbed him, over the steps of the
throne, and on the right hand side.
with his feet to the left, in order that
when ! was to fall / should have the
center ofthe stage TO myself, as beft.
ting the principal parsonage in the
tragedy. No objection was made "a
this request on the part of the actor:
but at night to my great surprise, he
wheeled directly around after receiy.
ing the sword thrust, and deliberate
ly fell in the middle of the scene, lust
where ! was in tie habit Of dying
well, asa dead man cannot move
himself and as there was no time fol
others to do it, the kings body no.
manned in possession Of my place, and
/ WIS forced to find another situation.
which / did, and finished the scene in
the best way | could.
when | expostulatea with his
majesty for the liberty he had taken,
he cooly replied 'Macready, we
western people know nothing about
kings except that they have an
old trick Of doing as they please;
therefore, | thought, as l was a king,
| had q right to do whatever =
pleased and so, sir. / fell back upon
my kingly rights, from which you per-
ceiye, sir, there is no appeal | re.
tired said Mr.. Macready, ito my
dressing-room to have a hearty laugh
oyer what | felt more like crying over
a moment before
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-27
LYRIC AND

Millie Tournour and Wooda Cook
are going to Australia With Coles cir.
Gus.
keene, the tragedian, appears Ia
be the coming man in theatrical cir,
cles.
In eight performances at Cincinnati
last week, Mccullough took in &c..
$50 10.
Thos. w. Keene, tho t~ragedish, i.
playing a successful engagement al
Louisville this week.
The new American opera. Deseret''
IS to be brought ont at Pixies theater.
Cincinnati, at an early day.
Modjeska is about TO appear as
Marie Stuart, in London. She hal
been highly successful in England.
NJ. Gounod, the musical composer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-27
AttacIament Notioe.

Before j. M. Coleman, J.. p. for Shelby coun-
~, Tom. ~. II. McClelland vs.. james
Saulsberry.
I this cause an attachment having boon
sued out under section 1856 Of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned levied upon the
property Of the defendant, and affidavit
having been made thnt defendant IL in
debted 10 the plaintiff in the sun Of $4,000,
due by account, and that tho claim isjust, and
that the defendant is a on-rosidont Of tho
State Of Tennesseei IL Is therefore ordered
that said defendant mako his personal APP
pearanoc before me on the 18th day Of Novom.
Der, 1880, nt " o'clock m. at my Office, N0.29l
Front street, Memphis, Tennessee, and
defend said attachment suit within the time
prescribed by law, or tho same will be
proceeded with ox-parte; and that a copy Of
this order be published once a week for four
weeksin the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day Of October, 1880.
b@6Gl JIM. COLEMAN, J., p.
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They FIy.

The wild goose season is with us
Last night half a dozen or more Of
them passed over the city on theiI
southwark movement Their "coneh-
conch" was heard in various direc,
tions-to the eastward, to the west
ward, and directly overhead.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-27
PERSONAL AND POLIIIt AL.

Mr.. John |. Davenport assumes
many righteous airs for a republican.
A man is known by the company he
keeps, and that party has never
been remarkable for the saints in its
folds.
Throughout the north republican
manufacturers are just now engaged
in the pleasant task of coercing their
employees into promising to vote the
republican ticket. Ifthis is not bull
doing, what is it2
1t is understood that Mr.. Hayes
felt so good wei the Indiana election
that he telegraphed the amiable pri-
vate Secretary Rogers to beat a kettle
drum for two hours, upon the wood
shed roof, in honor Of the event.
During the six years of democratic
rule in the house, with the two years
they have had control Of the senate,
not a single act has been passed to
disturb the tariff question Chicago
Telegraph.
The history of the United States
must be revised and the children learn
that it was Grant, and not Washing
ton, that was first in war, first in
peace, and first in the hearts of his
countrymeD." This is the way repub-
lican speakers put it.
Connecticut has many eloquent
speakers Of her own in the democratic
party and will import some more. Ex.
Senator Doolittie, of Wisconsin, and
Hon. George w. Julien, of Indiana,
will each make three speeches there
next week.
Some interesting experiments re-
Gently made in Paris to test the in
huence of the various colors on the
eggs ofanimals, shows that the eggs
were developed most by the red and
green rays. Yellow rays acted as the
ordinary white light of day.
Mayor Rose, of Davenport, Iowa,
threw the first shovelful Of earth in
the work for a soldiers monument in
that city. "T~wenty-one years ago"
he said in his address, IL was shovel
ing very neal this spot for a dollar a
day"
There is a grand lying match in
progress between the Philadelphia
News, Cincinnati Commercial and
New York Tribune. Deacon Rich
ard Smith has tried to get into the
race, but finds that his most strenu-
GUS efforts at SANDER are only rated as
second class. and, much ahead of what
Eli Perkins could do.
A valued correspondent writes
THE democrats of New Hampshire
stand firm as the hills. The result q
the Indiana election seems only tc
nerve them the more So say many
others. If our friends will only take
hold everywhere in such a spirit. they
will be the last to lose by the result.
out west in October. Private advices
from Maine are of the most cheering
character, and we are confident the
revolution there will not 20 backward.
One hundred and seventy-six thou.
sand dollars was the snug little sun
which Boston contributed to the pur.
chase Of Indiana. In early times an
entire presidential campaign did mo-
cost over twenty-five thousand dol
lars. This was when the democratic
party was in the ascendancy. Then
as Mr.. Blaine said of Maine, bribery
. and corruption we're unheard of. Thu
people took him at his word and voted
to return. The country should dc
likewise.
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Chancery Sale Of Real Estate.

No. SOL, R.--Chancery Court OfSheiby county.
-Sallie r.. Coffee vs.. James d. hufin.
DH virtue Of an interlooutory decree for
ID sale, entered in the above cause on the
18th day Of April, 1874, and renewed October
4th, 1920, / will sell, at public auction, 20
tho highest bidder, in front Of the slerk and
masters office, courthouse building. Main
street, in the city Of Memphis, now known as
the Taxing District Of Shelby county, on
Saturday. October 30, 1850,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
and ir the city Of Memphis, to-Wit:
Beginning sn the northwest corner Of Main
and Pont0toe %streetsi thence north with tho
west line Of Main street IS feet 10 a stake;
thence west lis feet to a stake on a private al
ley 10 feet wide; thence south IS feet to Ponto-
toe street; thence east with PontotOc street us
feet 10 the beginning, together with all the inn
proyements thereon.
Terms ofsale; 0ne-ffth cash, balance In six,
twelve and eighteen months; notes to bear in
terest at six per cent from date, with approved
surety; lien retained, etc,
Y. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
This October 9Th, 1880.
iiumes.& Poston, and j. A. Taylor, Attor-
neys. W52
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-27

nc,ofv - a., nrn w, TOT Sneloy
Moss,
IN tais cause nm attachment having been
i sued out under section 1856 Of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned, levied upon the
property Of the defendant, and affidavit hay.
10 the plaintiff in the sum of SIS. Co, due BY
account, and that the claim Is Just. and that
the defendant Is a on-rosident Of the State
Of Tennessee; II Is therefore ordered that
said defendant make his personal appearance
before mo on the 2ith day ofNovombor, 1880, NJ
10 O'Clock am, at my Office, No. 29i Front g.,
Memphis, Tennessee, and defend said at
taehment suit within the time prescribed by
law, or the anne will be proceeded with OK
published once q week for four consecutive
weeks in tho Public Ledger.
This the 18th day Of October, 1880.
Bie556l j, NJ, COLEMAN, j.. p.
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Hon aosId0nt IdOtlc0.

No. 3iSg In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, fen;.-Samutl Mosby ct vi va. j.. l..
Goodioe, exscut r uf e.. G.. Brinkley, de-
ceased, ct al.
Happening from ths ill and an order #
l. Court 10 this ciu-e hit Il is o proceeding
instituted TO settle aud wind up the estate OF
r. c. Brinkley, de eased, as an insolvent es-
tate; II Is therefore ordered that all parties
claiming to be creditors Of aid estate or other
wise interested therein make their appearance
herein, at the courthouse Of Shelby county, in
Memphis, and exhibit their demands and have
themselves made parties 10 this cause on or
before the frat Monday in February, 1881, and
any claim not filed on or before thu day fixed
or before an appropriation Of the funds Of
the estate is made, and within the time pre-,
scribed by law, shall be forever barred; and
that a cop Of this order be published once q
week, for four successive weeks, in the Public
Ledger.
This 26th day of October, 1880.
A copy-Attest:
R. J. BLACK, Clerk and master.
By Il. B. MCHENRY, d. C. * NJ.
Finlay & Peters, sol. for oOmpl't.
4s54 G066
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WI do not know ofasingle county in
the state where Wrights friends even
claim that he viii receive a large ma
jority W or Hawkins. Where
he will carry a county at all it will be
by a small majority or plurality. Will
son viii have sweeping majorities in
over half the counties Of West and
Middle Tennessee, while Hawkins
will carry . majority Of the countie:
in East Tennessee. Where then is
Wtight's boasted majorities and
strength to come from? We cannot
see where he can possibly poll fifty
thousand votes in the state. There
is a good deal Of hurrah for him in
the cities and some towns, but even
in those places Wilson will, at least
on an average divide the vote with
him and it is a safe calculation Il
make that, outside of the towns and
cities, Wilson will carry the demo.
cratic vote by at least two to, one
Perhaps three to one would be nearer
i'll Democrats who understand the
situation, and really desire to defear
Hawkins, will quietly vote for Wilson
and advise their neighbors to do so.
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Attachment Notice.

Before j. NJ. Coleman, J. P. for Shelby coun-
", Tenn.-J. II. MoClelland vs.. Sam I%larson.
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under Section 1856 Of the code OF
Tennessee, and returned levied upon
the. property Of the defendant, and
affidavit having been made that de-
PENDANT Is indebted to the plaintiff in the
sum Of 500. due by account, and that
the claim Is just, and that the defendant is a
nonresident of the State Of Tennessee:
il is therefore ordered hat the said defend
ant make his personal appearance before me
IN at my Office, No. 29i srOnt st., Memphis,
Tennessee, and defend said attach
ment suit within the time prescribed
by law, or the same will be pro-
ceeded with cx-parte; and that a copy Of this
order DO published once n week for four sue
cessive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day of October, 1850.
F49B6i j. NJ. COLEMAN, j. 2.
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An Example of Benefit Arising
from u Club.

In large mercantile Establishments
in New York and other large cities
the many employees naturally indulge
in all the amusements that are going.
The passion for investing in lotteries
is not an exceptiOn-but the means is
limited BY the smallness of their
wages. Hence the club system, where
all the excitement is furnished of the
ownership of many tickets held at an
expenditure Of but a single dollar. Of
course the amount won is not as great
as when the single holder holds the
entire winning ticket. Mr.. John II.
Sass. a prominent business man in the
employ of Messrs. Benton, Faulkner
& Bird, No. 30 Dey street, New York
city, an eminently respectable and
large firm Of iron fittings, acted as
treaturer for a club of six in the Sep
tember drawing Of the Louisiana state
lottery, and having maileda dollar to
NJ. A. Dauphin, No. 3l9 Broadway,
New York city, or to same person at
New Orleans, La, received $3.50 as a
recompense. Next
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The night o. trial by jury, the ha-
bsas corpus, the liberty Of the press,
the freedom Of speech, the natural
rights Of persons, and the rights Of
property must be pressrved.-Ex-
tract from General Hancoek's order,
Na5ember 18th. 1861.