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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-14
Proverbs, New and Ola.
Never sacrifice safety to large expect cd

Never sacrifice safety to large expected
returns.
Mover make loan on importantly.
Never lend a borrowing friend more
than you are willing to lose If he can't pay.
Never speculate deeper than you arc able
to lose, If YOU lose at all.
Never borrow money to speculate with.
Owe no man anything.
BE satisfied with moderate rent to a
good tenant.
Keep well insured, and watch your
policy.
Never consult q man on business who
docs not manage well his own.
Avoid second mortgage for q fresh
loan.
lie that makcth haste to be rich Is not
wise.
Poverty Is no bar to marriage if both par
ties will work and save.
The gods help those who help themselves
linen and women.
God promises nothing to ldlcness,
A man must ask his wifc If ho may be
rich.
Little coins, like little drops of water,
will fill bucket.
AS we SOW in temporal affairs wc shall
reap.
Short settlements make long friendships.
Fortunes are made by earnings and say.
ings.
Money easily gotten 81 soon spent.
Money earned Is money valued.
Itis easier to loosen up good property
than to rc.establish 1t.
In discussing business disageemcntskccp
cool.
Less wisdom Is required to make money
than to keep II securely when made.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-14
Two Dying soldiers.

The Reverend had been an army chap
lain during the war, and while we were
hunting for a road that would lead to
Hamilton he told story about two dying
soldiers which Interested me in spite Of my
feet. He said that in the Potomac hospi-
tails rough pine collins were furnished by
Government, but that 1t was not always
possible to keep up with the demand; 50,
when man died, if there was no coffin at
hand he was buried without one. One
night late, two soldiers lay dying III Il
ward. A man came in with coffin on
his shoulder, and stood trying to make up
his mind which oi these two poor fellows
would be likely to need 1t first. Both OF
these begged for.it with their fading eyes,
they were past talking. Then one of
! them protrudcd wasted hand from his
blankets and made feeble beckoning sign
with the fingers, to signify, "Be good
fellow; put it under my bed please" The
lucky soldier painfully turned himself in
his bed until he faced the other warrior,
raised himself partly on his elbow, and be-
gan to work up a mysterious expression OF
some kind in his face. Gradually, irk-
somcly, but surely andsteadily it developed,
and at last it took definite form rs pretty
successful wink. The sufferer fell back
exhausted with his labor, but bathcd IN
glory. Now entered a personal friend Of
No. Q, the despolled soldier. No. 2plcaded
with him with eloquent eyes, till presently
he understood, and removed the coffin from
under No. rs bed and put it under No.
2's. No. Q indicated his Joy, and made
some moro signs; the friend understood
again, and put his arms under No. 2's
shoulders and lifted him partly up. Then
the dying hero turned tho dim exultation
OF his eye on No. |, and began a slow and
labored work with his hands; gradually he
lifted one hand up toward his face; 1t grew
weak and dropped back again; once moro
ho made the effort, but failed again. He
took rest he gathered all tho remnant of
his strength, and this time he slowly but.
surely carried his thumb to the side OF mis-
nose, spread tho gaunt fingers wide IN tri-
umph, and dropped back. dead. That pic
ture sticks by me yet Z The t'slt.;atlon'' is
unique. 5s&
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-14
BE OF GOOD CHEER.

Though tangled hard life's knot NAV be.
And wearily We rue 1t,
The silent touch Of Father Time
Some day will sure undo it.
Then, darling, wait
Nothing is late
In the light that shines forever,
We faint at heart, friend is gone;
We ohafe at the worlds harsh drilling
We tremble ct sorrows on every side,
At the myriad ways Of killing,
Yet say we all.
II a sparrow fall,
The Lord keepeth count forever.
He keepeth count. We come, We 70,
We speculate, toll and faiter;
But the measure to each Of woal and woe
God only can give or alter.
lie sendeth light,
He sendeth night,
And change goes on forever.
Whv not take life with cheerful trust,
With faith in the strength Of weakness
The slenderest daisy rears It's h, ad
With courage. yet with meekness.
A sunny face
Hath holy ,aco,
10 WOO the sun forever.
Forever and ever, my darling. yes
Goodness and love are undying
Only the troubles and cares Of earth
Are winged from the first for flying.
Our way we plough
In the furrow ''now!"
But after the tilling and growing the sheaf
Soil for the root. but tho sun for the loaf
And God keepeth watch forever.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-14

STRONG brine nay be uso to advan- &
Jage In washing beds:eads; hot alum
is also good for this purpose.
HAY sprinkled wi ith a little chlorl,laa
OF lime and left foran hourinS a close
room, will reMoye the smell of palnt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15

US, aud that one ofthe passengers was
a Brazilian. The statement which
has been made that a party Of men
was saved by a life raft, aud that two
men, one Of whom was a negro, was
saved, must be incorrect, as no life
raft left the ship. and there was no
negro on board. There we're only
eleven out Of the eighty-fve saved.
As TO the plundering which is said to
have been done on the Florida coast,
| heard about it. but saw none Of it.
The women who were found washed
on the shore we're not necessarily
plundered of their clothes, as the de-
bris of the wreck floating in the water
cut the clothes Of all of us into tatters.
General Torbert's trunk contained
500 in greenbacks."
Another sailor, named Kelly, stated
that Captain Van Slice had been very
brave that he had ordered the men
we'll, and helped get the boats of, al
though they we're all smashed up
before they reached the water. He
said that the storm did not come up
suddenly the captain knew it was
coming eighteen hours beforehand,
and took all the precautionary meas,
ures possible. I'VE hove to, heading
the ship to face the Storm he said.
"The wind was southeast, blowing the
ship toward the beach, and we could
not, by any possibility, get out Of the
storms way by heading the ship to-
ward the sea. We were thirty-fve
miles from the shore when the vessel
went down. She did not break in two
at all, but just filed with water and
sank. | do not know Of more than
eleven being saved, and did not know
any of those buried except General
TOrbert. In regard to the plundering
Of baggage on the beach, | did not see
any of that at any time, although
.rum0rs reached us that ~plunderiug
was going on further down the beach. "
Brandenburg said IL wasn't ff-
teen minutes in the water until there
we're dead and dying men and women
all around me. Most of those in the
water had on lifepreservers, but they
were killed by the wreckage which
was strewed Over the water" Brand
enburg also emphatically denied that
the ship broke in two Further than
this he would say nothing.
Charles Smith said that General
Torbert and himself were on the same
raft. Torbert reached the raft first,
and when Smith caught on to it he
shouted who are you?" Smith
answered, and then TOrbert told who
he was. A short time after that Tor
bert waS washed from the raft and
Smith did not see him again.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15
DRAMATIC DOTS.

Janauschek has arrived at Boston from
abroad
Blondin, the great rope walker. is at
Prague, Hungary.
Gerster's baby is sung TO sleep with
thousand dollar songs.
Manager Joseph Brooks was in Gin
cinnati on Sunday last.
The Abbott opera troupe are up among
the cities near the lakes.
The Criterion Comedy company, TO be
here after awhile. are now playing
Freaks" through Illinois and Town.
A pair Of hne roadsters are on their way
Psouth BY the steamer Will Kyle, for Mr..
David Bidwell, the well-known New Or
leans theatrical manager.
Lotta's old father lives at Cheshire,
England. During her recent trip abroad
she spent nine hours with him, but passed
three months in looking at other sights.
"Masks and Faces is to follow "Hazel
Kirke' at the Madison Square, New York
theateF, and Charles Read, the author, is
preparing it. "Hazel Kirkep Is to come
here during the winter.
1t is stated that Modjeska and Sara
Bernhard are much alike in point OF
dressing, but that the former, though
rather slender, is a very fat woman beside
the famous Frenchwoman.
Sara B~ernhar2ts forty seven new
dresses cannot come TO this country with.
out paying custom duties, and Sara has
written an earnest protest to the New
York custom office, against OBTAINING her
stock in trade as an actress.
Agnes Robertson Boucicault, who
twenty odd years ago was famed as the
Fairy Star" will open in Pittsburg {
week from Monday next. Ben Maginley
| will be there at the same time with a com
ical piece called Deacon Crankett."
Coles circus goes to Australia mex
year. Forepaugh is TO winter in Phila'
delphia. Sells circus will be at Ntsh.
Vile in a few DAYS. Barnum's Creates
show on earth will pass down through
central Arkansas a few weeks hence.
Sara Bernhardt's contract is for a hun.
drel nights in this country, one of whict
will be in Memphis along towards spring
In seven out Of the eight plays she Is tC
render in this country, Sara dies on the
stage from the effects Of poison, disease OIL
the knife.
In Cincinnati this week the attractions
are THE Bankers Daughter" at Pixies.
ivan, the Virglnian,n by Frank Mayo
at Heuck's "AH the Rage" at the Grand
East Lynne" and the like, by Ada Gray
and Frank Roche, at Robinson's and va.
rious other small shows at sundry places
The Alice Oates troupe began their sea-
son at poughkeepsie, N. Y. a few days
since, The fair Alice plays three, charac-
ters in pLong Branch, or Seaside Summer
Scenes and her vivaoious acting made a
great hit. Her voice is said t. be clearer
and sweeter than ever, while she has 2
fine tenor in the company in the person
Of w. II. Fitzgerald.
Clara Morris opened at the Chestnut
street, Philadelphia theateF last Monday,
with "Artlcle a." appearing as 'Oora,
and also performed "AliXe" in the
Countess ofSomeryille," during her six
nights engagement. Dominiok Murray
has been playing at the National, same
city, Agnes Robertson performed "Jcs-
sic Brown, or the Relief OF Lucknow" at
the WalBut street, same city. The Arch
street has been occupied by Joseph Jeder-
son, who presented tho "Rivals,' with
Mrs. John Drew as Mis-. MalapFop.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15

THE DAILY LEDGER will be mailed
two months, to any address, postage
paid, for one dollar. This will
sover the period of the fall cam
paign and full election returns. The
WEEKLY LEDGER, a mammoth sheet,
is only n dollar a year, or sixty cents
for six months, invariably in advance.
All who desire to keep thoroughly
posted in regard to national and state
politics and general news, and to read
a live democratic paper, that is max
ing a straight fight for the people,
should take the LEDGER during this
campaign.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15
THE VERA CRUZ.

A survivor from the wrecked steam
er Vera Cruz, lost off the coast Of
Florida, named Owen, from Chester.
Pa, upon reaching New York related
the following to reporter Of the Tri-
bune
"The real blast of the cyclone
struck us Saturday at 1875 pm, and
it l. lifted the ship on her beams until
the hurricane deck, on the starboard
side kissed the waves. From that
time no one walked the deck without
taking a firm hold Of some support.
Every wave that struck the ship shook
her eonyulsively. The passengers
during the whole Of the terrible scene
which followed, we're quiet and self.
possessed, There were no women
praying or men SCREAMING; or any Of
that sort Of thing. The stewardess,
Mrs. Jane Whitbee, got jammed in
between the chairs aud tables in the
cabin and was drowned when the ship
went down. Edward Lane. the sec,
ond cook, who had his thigh broken
early Tuesday morning, and a fireman
who had his head cut the Friday be.
fore, also went down with the ship.
The ship broke in two Sunday morn.
ing at 9 o'clock. The bow and stern
went up into the air, while the engine
went down with a plunge. The masts
all broke in four pieces. Everybody
went down with the ship, think. All
had on lile-preservers, there being ans
quantity of these on beard the ship.
although some Of them were broken
The waves were about fifty feet high
and we're very peculiar, coming IN
peaks and breaking like the surf. W.
have once been told that this was be.
cause We were neal the center Of th,
cyclone. Dromgool and | we're to.
gether on a large piece Of the dining
saloon. We saw passengers floating
about as late as Sunday noon. Amonl
those We saw we're Mr.. Wallengsle AMI
son, and Miss T. Barns and Mis-
! CLARK. james Kelly saw w. ]
lO'Neill, the third master as lOte as
pm. Sunday, floating in the pilo
house. When we struck the breaker
the pieces of the dining saloon, y
which we chung, we're turned over 81
times by three waves ia suOeesaiQp
Our raft was broken TO pieoos, bat
two minutes more we we're on th
beach.
we had no idea whese We wer
until We struck the shore. We wake
along the beach 10 the morning 10
six or seven miles, meeting Charlie
Smith, one OF the walters, on the wa
until we came to a house belongiu
to a Mr.. Botefuhr, on Halifax Rive
opposite Daytona. We got some foo
there, aud | then went aoross 10 Day
tona and bought some clothes wit
t some money | brought with me fro
Vera Cruz. Postmaster VIM. Jtcl
son, Of Daytona, told mo there weretv
o passengers aud two seamen who lande
r safely fifteen or twenty miles south
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15

they will not be likely to be recon
ciled to any mode Of adjustment that
would, under the circumstances, seem
to imply a want Of confidence in their
integrity or intelligence, and a disre-
gard and possible reversal, Of a YER
dict rendered By them % the same
subject in the year 1878.
The question is a very grave one. In
il are involved the honor and future
prosperity of the state. Wise, honest
and brave citizens who 7 interested
in the honor and we'll being of our
people should be selected TO represent
us in the next legislature. Political
~preiudiees. usages and ambitions
should yield to the higher demands OF
the hour-and if necessary to insure a
good legislative ticket, the three po-
lhical parties should unite to elect
such a ticket-one point Of agreement
only being necessary. to-wit: refer
ence to the people"
GRo. B. FLEECE.
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Miss Nelson's WIN.

The London World Of September |
has the following: Probate Of the will
Of the late Miss Nelson was Monday
granted to Mr.. George Lewis, her sole
executor. The estate was sworn IN
der 5000, but this, | understand,
does not include her Chicago property.
The testatrix appears as Lillian AIDE.
laide Lee, wife Of Philip Lee y and
as it has been stated in some quarters
that this lady, having been married,
could not legally make a will, all
doubts are set at rest in her right as a
femme sole, by reason of an order OBJ
tanned at the Marlborough street police
court il the year 1875, whereby her
@ rnings and property were protected
against her husband and his creditors,
IL may be observed, however, that
under the married woman's property
act the earnings Of Miss Neils0n, by
her profession, are fully protected.
even had such aA order not been
made. In the year 1871 Mrs. Lee
obtained a divorce in the supreme
court of New York against her hus.
band, who was married for the second
time a few months ago. In her will
she bequeaths the sum Of $4,000 to b.
invested for her mother; and at hel
death the amount is to be divided
among other relatives. To Mrs
GoodAll, her companion, she leave
ei00i 10 Mrs, Stephens, gl00; to he.
old servant Mrs. Brown, el00; to thu
wife Of her theatrical agent in Amer
ca, el00; to Mr.. Joseph knight th.
well known theatrical critic, $1,000
to Mr.. Edward Compton, the actor
$1,000; and the residue Of finer forum
10 her old aud steadiast friend, Ad
! miral Hon. II. Carr Glyn,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15
Saturday, the gth Of October, 1880,

in the city Of Me.mphis, at the northwest cor
her OF MAN an 4 Madison streets, within the
n9urs prescribed by law for public sales, sell
~ PUBIC f.uction 10 the highest bidder for
eash, ne Zeal estate conveyed to me and de-
scrlDed % said trust deed as follows, tO-wit;
yet numbers four ~ and seven Cl on the plan
81 su5dlvlslon made by Commissioners J Hall
steRd &c Clarke and @ b Church, under the
decree OF the Chancery Court Of Memphis, in
Sne ease Of J II Banks vs.. 5 P Walker et al,
No ll6o on new rule docket Of said court, as
tlo same is shown by the decree Of said Chan
Gerry Court, registered in the Office Of the Reg
ister OF Shelby county in book No. "A, pages
90 ana DO, the same being a subdivision and
PARTITION among those entitled, Of the lot con-
yeyed by W Il Butler TO jeremiah E Hem
ducks, trustee for Elizabeth + Banks and her
children, registered in said Office Of said Reg
istef In book Is, page $50. which two lots have
eaeh a mont Of sos feet on shelby street and q
depth westward Of % feet. This property will
be SOLD without the equity Of redemption, the
same being waived in said trust deed. title
believed to be good, but / will convey only as
trustee. IL HOWELL, Trustee.
Craft x Cooper, Att'ys. 6RSN
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15

Tar chief headlight of the national
board Of health, DR.. Turner, who, a
few months ago, predicted the country
would be furiously scOurged by yellow
fever this season. a few days since
acknowledged he was mistaken, and
now declares hat there will be no
Yellow Jack visitation, and the feet
Of patrol boats are to be taken of the
river this week. Within a few days
the inspectors of steamboats, at the
various quarantine stations will also
cease, at which river n~avigators will
rejoice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15

London TRUTH
Some fair ladies' forget to calculate
upon the effect Of sea breezes upor
fictitious bloom. Roses that are red
during the first turn on the esplanadt
become blue in the second, streaky in
the third, snd a painful pimpled pur.
pie in the fourth. Powder deserts
poses to leave its aowery impress on
the inner side OF the gauze veil. India
ink eyebrows adhere to the said veil
and so do painted ruby lips. The
innocent piece Of gauze becomes quite
arepository Of purchased charms, and
the unconscious owner takes the won.
dering looks of passers by for stares Of
admiration. When she reaches home
her looking glass tells her some trying
truths, and ever after she is seen with
two folds of gauze over her face in
stead Of one,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15

The LEDGER office book bindery,
70 Madison street, is in the same
building as the newspaper aud job
printing establishment is owned by
the same proprietor, embraces all
machines aud material used in a first.
class book bindery and is conducted
by competent workmen capable Of
executing work In as good and sub.
stantial q style as can be done any
where.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15
ANNOUNCEMENT

TN0 the Voters Of the Tenth Cor zressioy.f
District, composed Of the Counfies al
shelby, Hardeman and Fayette-Urredt.v nv
tftends and called upon to do SO By M .a1iT-
~ OF public sentiment most gratefV % nv
Telling and which embraces all y ,arties, /
Weuld have mad a formal d~eciarst 70 " nv
candidacy Tor reelection as your ' sun "
tive N CONGRESS at an early day, nv, ~ Sefsr.
eree y the political party to W oiob I heIonr.
1 deemed il proper to defer do ne ~ nntii ~
saneti0p was obtained in sF as sathoritative
pefsnt uISe-i Rst ,hls 9eeh declared By com
cratic Convention called In tbis d;st-i,9 ~
MAKE a nomination. seei at liberty 10 an
pounce myself = ceBdidate before The peopie
ior re-eleetoh 70 ta9 lower house Of Congress
eII - ~ lsettPly solicit the support Of my
Nuto,s Of every party az the ballot
noA' "a ID third day ofNovember NEXT.
Very respectfully. f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15
WARDS.
DISTRICTS.

Inc committee respectfully recommend to
the convention the adoption Of the following
"That no settlement Of the State debt be
made until the question is first submitted to
and, ratified by the people at a special election
held for that purpose. That all candidates be
required TO pledge themselves to support no
measure looking to the settlement Of the state
debt which does not provide a submission OF
the proposition 70 the people, but to use all
honorable means to defeat any such measure;
and that no coupon or bond be made receiy.
able for taxes or other dues 10 the state"
1t will also be the duty Of said convention
TO appoint an Executive Committee In place
ofthe present one, whose term Of service will
expire.
The Democracy Of Upton and Fayette coun-
ties are respectfully requested to send dele.
gates at the time named, so that a Pictorial
Convention may be held, for the purpose OF
selecting a Pictorial Senator and Representa-
The committee deprecates the division
which occurred at Nashville in the cOnven-
ton, and hopes that the Democracy Of Shelby
county, without regard for their preference
for Governor, will meet together in cOnven
ten and nominate candidates for the Legisla-
ture WHOM all men desiring good government
can cordially support.
By order Of the Democratic Executive Com.
mittee. j, M. COLEMAN, Chairman.
Nj n. KENNEDY. SecretarY. n2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15
A NIerry New Orlenns saiIor Roy.

In the local topics of excitement
among the drowsy denizens of New
Orleans in its torrid heats, the luck
that has befallen one good fellow,
known as Tom Bailey, the owner of q
pleasure yacht, is the source of CON
versation. The story is very brief
and its counterpart is told monthly in
various other forms. He bought q
half of {. ticket in the grand monthly
distribution Of the Louisiana state
lottery company for one dollar, at the
Office of NJ. A. Dauphip, in New
Orleans, and received fifteen thousand
dollars in gold as a reward for his
sagacity in thus investing his money.
It might have been the reader-but
next time October l2th) who will be
the lucky mani
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15
A Suggestion to summer Tourists

A change of climate is at all times
more or less dangerous. There are
elements in a new atmosphere which
are injurious, especially when the
system is exhausted by care and over
work, and which should be guarded
against. After careful observation
we have come to the conclusion that
Warmers safe kidney and liver cure is
the best preventive for atmospheric
evils and that it will restore health
and vigor sooner than any remedy
which has ever been discovered.
Sold Wholesale by S. Mansfield &
Co, and w. N. Wilkerson 4 Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-15
Attachment d

Before Tia L Douglass, Up. for shelhy eoun-
X tenn Thompson vs. w W Daughtry.
y sued out under section 3455 sf ,ae code 81
lennessee and returned levied upon the prop
erty OF the defendant. and afdavit having
been made that the defendant is Indebted 10
nc plaintiff n the sum Of $3.50, due By
and that the defendant i a non-residenf OF
ne st.te OF Tennessee; Il is therefore ordered
tnat tho defendant make his personal ap-
pesranee before me on the 18th day ofOciober,
~, AZ my office, at Lucy, in The Third Civil
DlSulct OF Shelby county, at IL o'clock m.
anu defend said attachment suit within The
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded With exparie; that a copy Of this
order be published once a week, during four
Eeeks, ~ the Pubhc LedRer.
This The 9Th day Of September, 1880.
oHH8 IA DOUGLASS, y. P,