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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-08-06
ID. III. HASKELL.
TOWNSHIP AGENT. &. Fe. X. IL.
TOWN LOTS FOR sALE CIR LEASE.

PARTIES WISHING TO LEASE OR pUR-
chase Lots in the town Of Winnemucca, are
hereby notified that all applications for the same
or on business relating thereto, should he adj
resscd tc the undersigned at san Francisco,
a. the c. T, r. II. office where they will receive
prompt attention
Those occupying lands belonging to the com
pany, without having bought or leased the same,
are also notified to attend to tine matter without
delay and avoid trouble.
nolo. ID. II HAShELL.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-08-06
HARPER'S HAMMOCK.
An Amateur Circus. with a Small but
Appreciatiye Audience.
a n. II.z..

from the Detroit Free Press
'I've been fool ," growled Harper,
is he united a parcel in his front yard
and shook ont new hammock; ''here
I've been looping around all through
this Internal hot spell when ! might
Just as well have been swinging in a
hammock and had my blistered back
cooled oil by the breezes.
Any one can put up a hammock. All
you've got to DO is to unite about 800
knots, unrayel about 500 snarls, and
work ever the thing until you can tell
whether the open side was meant to go
up or down. This puzzled Harper for
full twenty minutes, but he finally got
1T right and fastened the ends to two
convenient trees. Then he took off his
hat and coat and rolled in with a great
sigh of relief No, he didn't quite roll
in. He was all ready to when the ham
mock walked away from him, and he
rolled over on the grass and came to
a stop with croquet ball under the
small Of Dis back.
'fDid yoa mean to do that!" called
boy, who was looking over fence and
slowly chewing away on green apples.
"Did II OF course l did I! Get
down ofi'n that fence or I'll call po-
liceman!
The boy slid down and then Harper
brought up lawn chair for the next
move. It's the easiest thing in the
world to drop off from chair into
hammock. Lots Of men would do it
on salary OF ten dollars week. The
trouble with Harper was, that he didn't
drop all OF his boly at once. The up
per half got into the hammock all right,
but the lower hall kicked and thrashed
around on the grass until the small boy,
who didn't ,aean to leave the neighbor-
hood until The show was out, felt called
upon to exclain;
"You can't tnrn handspring with
your head all wound up in that ere net,
an I'll bet money on it !"
Harper suddenly rested from his la
bors to rise rp and shake his fist at the
young villain, but shat didn't help the
case bit. He hadn't got into that
hammock yet hio carefully looked the
case over and decided that he had his
plans too high. Hc therefore lowered
the net To within two feet Of the
ground, and he thought he had it dead
sure. He fell into it as plump as bag
of shot going down a we'll. He felt
around to see if he was all in, and then
gave himself a swing. No person can
be happy IN a hammock unless the
thing has pc ndulum movement. This
hammock Of Harper's was just getting
the regular saltwater swing when his
knots united and no came down on the
broad of his back with such jar that
the small boy felt called upon to OBJ
serve:
"rhat AMT no way to level a lawn;
you want to use regular roller!"
After the victim had recovered con.
seriousness, he csawled slowly out, gem
tly rubbed his back on an apple tree,
and slowly disappeared around the cor.
ner of the house in search of some
weapon which would annihlate the
hammock at one sweep, and though the
boy called to hin again and again. ask
ing him if minstrel performance was
20 follow the re gular show, Mr.. Harper
never turned h.s head nor made a sign.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30
GENUINE CONGRESS- WATER
on DTaught and tile only pure
SODA and MEAD i'm the city.
&. l.. STAFFER, 22O Main. SGT
Police News.

The "bhoys" have been on a rousing
old tear since the wet weather set in.
The first concealed weapon case for
a long time was booked at the station
house yesterday.
Sixteen cases on the docket for yes
terday morning looked like old times,
and the twenty cases of this morning
lent emphasis to it.
Police officer Charlie Dean made q
big haul last night. He is credited
on the docket with seven cases, all
DRINKS and disorderlies. Six of them
were fined five dollars each, and one
ten dollars.
Harry Martin, mate of the steamer
Calf, was arrested twice yesterday,
once by a deputy sheriff, and a Sec
ond time a half hour later by the po-
lice, who arrested him in the act Of
chasing a negro up the levee with a
drawn pistol in his hand. He tried
to clean out the station house when he
got there, and finally wound up be-
hind the bars, where he now lam
guishes in solitary confinement.
Three hackmen, Jock Eagan, Bar
ney Farrell and Dan Donohue were
engaged in a most ~disgraceful row on
Monroe street last night, during
which officer Jenny wal bruised W
about the face and head, his clothing
torn in shreds, a bystander who inter.
fered to assist the officer also being
knocked down. Several policemen
REINFORCED Jenny, and the rowdiel
were taken to the station. There
cases were continued until tomorrow
morning, a hundred dollar forfeit
being demanded of Eagan and Farrell
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30

DR.. John A~bercrombie, 24O Main. 82t
DR.. Buddeke, Eye and Ear diseases
No. 56 East Court street. 144t
Mrs. Wilbur f. Simmons died at
Kingston Springs, Tenn, on yester-
day, aged 80 years.
II. SeeSSel, ST., & Son, corner efer-
son and Second, have just received a
fine lot of fresh beef tender loins.
The Hon. Casey Young went out to
COllierville last evening, and delivers
an address at the female seminary in
that place to-day.
Mrs. Nora Czapski, of this city, and
Mr.. A. W. Hart, of St, Louis, were
married a week ago to-day by the
Rev. DR.. Geo. Beckett, at Columbia,
Tenn.
The numerous friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Il. Warner will sympa-
thize with them in the loss of their
infant son, who has just died at
Craggie Hope, Tenn.
General A. NJ. West, of Mississippi
is at the Peabody. lie comes to
Memphis to speak at the greenback
ratification meeting tomorrow night
on national politics. General West i:
a nan of marked ability and ranks as
a powerful public orator.
Col. T. T. Pitts, a we'll known Ar.
kansas editor, and whose family re.
side in this city, died at Little RocE
last Monday, after a lingering illness
Colonel Pitts was familiar to many O
our merchants and citizens, having
visited us on numerous occasions dur
ing the past few years, while editing
the Prairie County Organ, and latter
ly the Austin Triumph. His famil,
left here some days age, and were a
his bedside during his last moments
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30

inches above low water mark. The
condition Of things in this city on ac-
count ofthe food is indeed d~eplorable,
many families, more than 100, having
been driven from their homes in nearly
all parts of the city. Hacks have to be
used to transport persons in trains,
the water standing a foot deep around
two of the three depots. The city
council has taken official action and
had the city canvassed for funds with
which to shelter the refugees who
are quartered in the school houses,
store.rooms, and almost every con-
ceivable place. There have been no
trains out or in on the Milwaukee
and Peoria roads for three days. AS
far up as Third avenue boats take the
place Of carriages in the streets,
something never known before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30
Rally for Hancock.

There will be a grand democratic
rally on the bluff Friday night. The
people Of the city will turn out by the
thousand. The railroads will carry
passengers to and from the city at re.
duced rates-with a single exception
at halfprice. This arrangement extends
as far as Covington, Brownsville,
and Sardis. sSenators Harris, Bailey
andssLamar, Congressman Young, and
a number of other well-known speak
ers are expected to e%nliven the occa-
sion with their elOquence. One
hundred guns will be fired ,pyrotechnic
comets will light up the heavens, and
music will stir the patriotic impulses
ofthe multitudes. An immense con-
course Of people will be on hand,
and a demonstration will be made
that will encourage and stimulate the
democratic friends and supporters Of
constitutional liberty throughout the
country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30
ELOQUENT FIGURES.
We are Coming, Winfield Han
cock, 100000 More.
New York SUM-

New York Sun.
The Garfield republicans have not
the slightest hope of carrying a single
southern state. This assures 1873 cleo
toral votes to General Hancock. He
will need only AZ electoral votes in the
northern states to complete the reauis-
tie majority OF 1S5. Where can he
get themP
The states of Pennsylvania. New
Jersey, New York and Connecticut
cast 70 votes, namely: Pennsylvania,
%; New Jersey, 8; New York, 80 /;
and Connecticut, 6. On a straight
pull between the two parties, New
Jersey and New York are decidedly
democratic, and Connecticut usually
inclines in that direction, while Penn.
sylvania has been disposed to 90 re-
publican, In the spirited contest Of
1876, New York gave Tilden and
Hendricks a majority of $4,000, New
Jersey a majority of 10000, and Con.
%necticut a majority of 1900; but Penn
%sylvania went for Hayes by a majority
Of 1890.
Under ordinary circumstances,
these four states might be expected to
vote in November next as they did
four years ago. Even such a result
would more than suffice to elect
Hancock and English, for New Jer-
sey, New York and Connecticut cast
fifty votes, which is three more than
the democratic candidates will need
with the whole vote of the south.
But with General Hancock at tho
head Of the ticket, the circumstances
are not of an ordinary character as
far as these four states are concerned.
There are now living in Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, New York and Connecti-
cut at least 100000 voters who served
with General Hancock in the army Of
the Potomac, while tens of thousands
of them, first and last, served under
him. The 100000 have been with
him in many a battle for the preser,
walton of the Union, and the
tens Of thousands have seen him,
sword in hand, fighting shoulder to
shoulder with them in the thickest
press. With General Hancock backed
by the united democracy of these four
states, the probability hat the extra
soldier vote will prove ample to maiL-
tain the democratic majority of 1876
in the three states that went for Til
den, and to capture the 5000 votes IN
Pennsylvania which are needed IA
turn that state over to Hancock. mu,t
be admitted to be reasonably strong
But we have overlooked Indians
and its fifteen electoral votes. which
we're cast for Tilden and Hendricks
four years. ago. The state naturally
inclines to the democracy. The Gin.
o~innati convention has strengthened
the ticket by placing William H.
English upon it as a candidate for
? vice-president. He is of the
ablest and most popular men in the
state, and his name will most likely
secure it to the democrats in the pre-.
liminary election in October, Just as
Hendricks secured it in 1876. This
will render the triumph of Hancock
and English in November by a hand.
some majority both natural and easy,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30

Baltimore Sunday News.l

Baltimore Sunday News.l
Who is Daniel Dougherty? He is
the son Of humble Irish parents in
Philadelphia, an American by birth,
education, feeling and ambition. Near
thirty years ago, then a STRIPPING, he
came to Baltimore with a visiting fire
company and charmed our boys Of the
old volunteer department with his
fluent speaking. Many remember
him in this city as the ardent Young
advocate with a silver tongue.
At the bar in Philadelphia. his
success, although continuous and ever
increasing, was not up to his merit as
an advocate. His mind being more
judicial than partisan may have affect
ed the pecuniary compensation of a
profession which hadin him an ardent
student. 1t was not, and is not, in
his way to earn great fees by making
the worse appear the better cause
de was frequently sought after on
great public occasions when it was
necessary to reach the great public
heart through one who was trusted
by the people and to whom they
would listen.
So when the var broke out and all
the lovers OF the union, irrespective
OF party, were invited to meet at the
Academy Of Music, the chief orator Of
the occasion vas Daniel Dougherty.
He was union all over, for the sake Of
his country, yet he loved the south
with a love surprising that Of a
woman"
When he appealed, in a voice full
OF magnetic emotion, with words of
sublime power, to the duty of the citi.
zen in that hour of peril, he crossed
to the front of the stage. as if inspired
by the theme, and when he said that,
as u democrat, he claimed the right to
clasp the hand of any republican who
thought with him, a leading citizen
sprang to his feet and gave reality to
the wish Of the orator. 1t was one Of
those spontaneous, magnificent effects
that only absolute genius can bring
out. His services to the union brought
him. no deserved reward in the Our
ker city. The Americana Irish advou
cate could be used, but was never
specially honored in that republican
stronghold.
He had reared quite a family and
educated several Of them at a school
at Pikesyille, a few miles from this
city. He came on with his estimable
wife occasionally to see his boys, and
the writer Of this is scarcely violating
any confidence in saying that n Of.
the most delightful evenings Of his
life was passed at the residence of Mr..
John T. Ford, many years ago. when
Mr.. and Mrs. Dougherty were guests
OF that house. | was then fascinated
by the brilliant conversation of the
orator, and realized the ruling idea or
policy of life SO full of promise.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30

for congress. The colonel speaks to-
night at the Garfield and Arthur
meeting, provided one is held.
Three mail delivery wagons, looking
something like a cross between a
hearse and a prison on wheels, some
times called. "black marias," have
arrived here and will soon be placed
on duty.
A barbecue will be given by Wythe
lodge K. of H., No. 2Ol5, at Wythe
depot to-day. Installment ceremonies
will be performed on the grounds in
public. 1t will be an interesting and
attractive occasion.
Half-far round trip tickets are to
be sold along the Louisville and
Nashville railway this side of Browns
vile, for excursiOnists d~esiring:sto at
tend the ratification gathering here
on Friday next.
Several dozen unmuzzled, strolling,
snarling and sneaky- looking dogs
were roaming about the Beal street
market and other highways this morn
ing. The sausage button distribution
must be at a standstill just now.
Its difficult to please the people Of
this world. Last week complaints
were general concerning the drouth
and the parched and suffering state of
vegetation. Now the complaints are
general that we are having too much
wetness.
After the row on Monroe street last
night, an ugly looking billy" or GOV
cred slung shot, with a whalebone
attachment for a handle was picked
up in front Of thurman saloon. The
vicious weapon had evidently been
dropped by one of the roughs.
The rowing regatta next Monday,
and the fifty dollar purse for a leading
prize, is one of the leading topics
among lovers of aquatic sports. One
of the boats has been christened T.
W. Brown and carries a bright new flag,
donated by the gentleman whose name
was thus drawn upon.
The white plume and starry flag of
Hancock will enthuse young demo-
Gratis" at the public meeting next Fri
day. A hundred guns will be fired,
ever so much fine music will be on
hand, Illuminating p%yrotecnics are all
to be profusely scattered through the
air, and a first class electioneering jol-
LITIGATION frolic is looked for.
The LEDGER Office book bindery,
10 Madison street, is in the same
building as the newspaper and job
printing establishment is owned by
the same proprietor, embraces all
machines and material used in a first
class book bindery, and is conducted
by competent wOrkmen capable of
executing work in as good and sub
stantial a style as can be done any
where.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30
Entrance Zee. Filfy Cents.
ONCE: Is Madison Street.
LEDGER LINES.

Brown & Jones, coal, Office 282
Main street.
Copious June showers during the
past three days.
PUBLIC LEDGER job printingofice
and book bindery, 10 Madison.
The chief use of the county court
house just now is to talk politics in.
The rain showers caused the stone
layers to quit work on Main street to-
day.
High private R. A. Clark won the
plume last night at the Bluff City
Grays match drill.
Business men will find it to their
interest to have all their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER Office.
An extra officer has been placed on
Jenny's beat. A sharp eye will be
kept on rowdy fellows in the future.
A pleasant picnic is anticipated at
Estival park tomorrow evening under
the auspices Of the Bluff City Grays.
A Knights of Honor barbecue is
going on to-day at Germantown, and
a large crowd is doubtless in attend
ance.
Dampness over head and under feet
keep the ladies in doors to-day, and
few promenaders are e on the high
ways.
The stone pavement on the eastside
Of Main, from Adams to Madison, is
very nearly completed and ready foi
public travel.
The people in the vicinity of Mon.
roe and Madison street are all indig.
nant over the manner the roughi
demean themselves.
The LEDGER book and job printing
Office, together with its book bindery
is prepared to execute work witt
n%eatness and dispatch.
Why throw away your ILLUSTRATED
papers and magazines when you car
have a nice book made from them a
the LEDGER bindery?
Strawberries were selling to-day al
ten cents a quart box, for fruit only
few hours gathered. They look anC
are nice, but are about the last Of tn,
crop hereabouts.
The LEDGER Job Printing ofic,
and Book Bindery, 10 Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as nea
and cheap as any house.
A large crowd will assemble mex
Saturday night at Estival park to en-
joy a display of fireworks and listen t,
music from Handwerker's band.
Anything from a druggists label Vi
to a three-sheet poster done witt
neatness and dispatch at the LEDaEl
job Office. Prices as low as the lowest
Five hundred fat spring chickens
forty boxes choice peaches, twenty
five bushels nice plums, for sale chea
at Clements, Beal street bridge.
Parties having old magazines O
newspapers and who wish to make
handsome book, should call at tn
LEDGER bindery and see how chea
they can get a library together.
Colonel Il. A. Hamilton looms u
largely as the republican candidat
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30
Stevens upward filter, the only thing
that will filter Wolf river water, a
SCI OZANNE & MAY.
Orphans Grand PICNIC.

At Estival park, on Monday next,
the Catholic orphans picnic will be
held. 1t is to be carefully managed
and will be select. The arrangements
are complete to make it the gayest,
the incest, the most unique and at the
same time most successful affair of
the season. The gentlemen and ladies'
having the interest of the affair ander
supervision, are striving to do their
work well, and their past efforts hav-
ing always enjoyable successes, the
one to come off Monday is sure to be
likewise. Among the features ofthis
picnic will be grand fire works and
fire balloon ascensions, also a careful
ly managed shooting gallery, plenty Of
all kinds of refreshments excellent
music, frst-class dancing arrangements
and an entertaining walking match,
in the GO as you-please style. This
picnic will surely be worth attending,
and it will not cost but fifty cents to
do it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30
GRAND RATIFICATION,
NATIONAL GREENBACK PARTY,
GREENLAW ~oPERA-HOUSE,
Ju1y i
COLONEL R. NJ.

COLONEL R. NJ. EDWARDS,
Nominee for Governor, of the National
Greenback Party of Tennessee, will ad-
dress the meeting and make his opening
speech in the State Campaign.
GENERAL A. NJ. WEST,
OF Mississippi, will address the meeting
on the Question Of Money,
Labor and Public Debts.
Citizens of Mississippi and Arkansas
Are cordially invited to meet their
fellow-citizens of Tennessee at the
GREENLAW OPERA HOUSE,
THURSDAY, July l, SP. NJ.
Taxpayers of Memphis, of Shelby
county, and of West Tennessee, are
especially invited to be present. 1O6
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30
New Stock Of Baby Carriages,
Al Low Prices.
SHERWOOD a. CO.,
$40 Main Street. 94t
Signal Service Weather Prog
nOsaics.

AAONAAANe
Occasional rains are reported for
to-day over the Tennessee and Ohio
valley districts, the east and west gulf
states, the lower lake region and also
in the middle states. Colder weather
is predicted for the Atlantic coast
region. No rains are looked for in
the country to the westward as far as
the Pacific coast, nor elsewhere in
North America except as above named.
There was none last night anywhere
south of the Ohio river. The tenn
perature at sunrise this morning was
seventy-two degrees.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30
INC RIuT CIV GraYs, Picnic.

On Thursday there will be a silver
cup offered in the shooting gallery for
the best shot. A gold-headed cane
will also be voted for the most popu-
lar candidate for county officer. 1O6
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30

All members are cordially invited
to attend the Bier-C ommers, to be
given this Tuesday evening by the
singing section of the club at our hall.
S. RoEsCHER, Pres't G. S. S.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30
Sailing Through the Streets.

Rock ISLAND, June 26.-The river
here is believed to have reached its
highest point at noon to-day, and has
since been on a standstill at l8 feet 5
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30

If you want your collars laundried
the same as new, go to G. Renoult's
Partisan shirt factory, Best shirt u.
s., 81, corner Second and Court. 82t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30

Old magazines, 5 cents a copy, at j.
II. Reinhardt's book and news depot,
257! Main street, 100
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30
EoR RENT Or SALE.

fIHE Winchester place, on Proyine street,
J. near fernando street cars, at a low price.
This is one Of the most comfortable cottages
in the suburbs. Apply to
Sgt p. B. JONES, 8 Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30
whiting House, Lake Geneva,
Wisconsin,,

The finest located house in the
northwest. Strictly first. class. Refer
to Col. A. j. Kellar, who Spent last
summer at this delightful hotel.
lO7 w. W. WATSON, Proprietor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30

HHE party OF parties with whom was left a
i black rep silk umbrella with a straight,
dark brown handle, on Friday last, by j. W.
X. Browne, will confer a favor by returning
same 10 40 Madison street. 10t 100
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30
HENRY g. HAMPE,
o. X. BARBER SHOP,
0O- MAIN AT
2O7 MAIN ST,

His past reputation is a guarantee Of
good work and fair prices. 1903