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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-13
AN EXCITISG CHASE.
The Danger Of Moving Along the
Street TOO Rapidly.

Little Rock Gazette
Yesterday morning a man walked
hurriedly from the police court alley.
crossed the street and began running.
Officer Adams threw up his head and
looked. The man didn't look back
ran faster. Then Adams started. ae
ran down an alley, rattling old cans
and kicking up fragments of straw
hats.
Here he goes" yelled a crowd.
Head himl" shouted the officer.
Finally the man was captured
What do you want with me?" he
said.
Come on back here; thought you
were pretty sharp didn't you?
Needn't think you can get away from
me.
The man didn't say anything mora,
but turned and came back. His gait
was so hurried that the officer could
hardly keep up with him. lie was
like the averale Texas immigrant
anxious to go and anxious to get back.
The policeman followed his victim to
the kitchen Of Burns restaurant: then
there went up a laugh that drowned
the hiss Of frying meat. Burns fell
over on table, struck himself back
of the head with beef liver and
yelled. Mrs. Burns laughed till the
salt tides Of ebbing emotion flowed
from her face. The victims face re
tanned its dark expression, and with a
gloomy shake of the head, he began
piling prison food into a tin pan.
What's the matter p asked Ad
ans.
Why" said Burns, l sent that fel
low down town after ham. | told
him to run"
And did run" said the gloomy
veteran. "a fellow can't show any
signs Of industry in this town. If he
walks along slowly they call him a
yagrant, and if he runs they arrest
him. "'
Adams face looked as blank as the
fly leaf of an old electric spelling book.
II brought him back, anyway" he
consolingly remarked, and went out
on the street to chase the next indus
trious man.
Moral-"Go slow"
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election, and their free, untrammelled
expression will be heard from Shelby
to Carter.
BY CABLE.

LONDON, August 13.-The boiler
makers, at Jarrow, demand an advance
in'wages. Should strike be the re-
suit, $4,000 hands will be affected.
A Berlin correspondent hears from
the best quarters that the dispute be-
tween England and Austria, in regard
to the navigation of the Danube, is by
no means as serious as represented.
The difference, in reality, has long
been settled.
BUCHAREST, August 13.-Eugene
Schuyler has had an interview with
the Roumelian ministers. Provision.
al undertaking was arrived at, where
by the American representation is
officially recognized as a legation, and
Schuyler as resident minister.
ROME, AuSu l3.-A report has
been received at the vatican, from the
papal nnnciO, at Paris, stating that
the recall vi Mgr. Deprez, archbishop
OF Toulouse, may be considered as an
accomplished fact. His successor will
not have the title Of ambassador, and
will remain as long as circumstances
require, and until complete execution
of the DEGREES against the religious
societies, after which the French gov
ernment will propose revision of the
concordant.
Cork, August l3 The police re-
moved the remainder of the arms from
the Juno, Number of gags were found
on the wharf. The boats were pulled
by muffled oars.
Cork, August Ii 1t was no secret
that there were arms on board the
ship Juno lying in the harbor. All
the marauders were armed with re-
volvers. The six men arrested were
taken before a magistrate yesterday.
They all belong to Cork, and were
unable to give an account of their
presence at the passage. They we're
remanded for trial. What is regarded
as most remarkable circumstance
connected with the affair is, that while
boats were leaving and still in view
from the vessel no alarm was given by
the captain or revenue officer on board
at the time of the robbery. A patrol
were on the road outside the dock
wall, only twenty FIVE yards from the
ship, and the slightest alarm would
have reached them.
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New Dodge.

On Wednesday, of last week,
tramp came to Bells, and after taking
in the town, looking for position,
he went to Mr. Clayt. Witt, and hired
horse and buggy to 60 to jackson,
to return on Thur day by dinner. He
represented himself as travelling for a
Jewelry house or selling jewelry, and
stated that he had a lot of it depos-
tied in town. Mr.. Witt got him up
the finest turnout he had. The man
went TO Jackson, and failing to return
the next day, or the next, Mr.. Witt
became uneasy and went after him.
de found his horse and buggy in a
livery stable in that city, but the Jew
elry drummer had taken his depart
ure for other fields. Mr.. Witt paid
for keeping his horse and returned
home on Saturday.
On the arrival of the 'jewelry
drummer in jackson, he drove to a
livery stable and put up. He told the
proprietor that he was short of money,
but had a check on the jackson
bank, that he would Hike to get eight
dollars until he could get the check
cashed, and that he would return the
money when he went to settle his liv.
cry bill. The proprietor Of the stable
thought gentleman who could drive
such turnout as he had was surely
good for the paultry sum of eight dol
lars, and he loaned it to him with
pleasure. He had no idea that he was
victimized until Mr.. Witt called for
his horse on Saturday.
1t is about the sharpest trick we
have heard Of a tramp getting off. We
learn that he has connections in Rip
ley, and that he left there lastI week,
and that before leaving he stole a pis-
tol at that place, but was overtaken
and made togive it up. He walked
from Brownsville to to this place. We
do not know whether Mr.. Witt in
tends to continue hiring to tramps or
not,
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and runs half way to the bath house.
She stops to remark that she knows
she will die, and looking down sees
the cause of her scare-a blade of eel
grass tightly wound about her ankle.
Spunklng up courage again, they
seek the water once more, and again
the hand engine maneuvre is repeated.
Then one of them whispers,
There a man ! And the Other says,
l don't care one Bit and runs with
all her might 20 the bath house Then
the one who has seen the man, saunters
slowly after, picking up she'll or two
on the way, pretending to think there
isn't such a thing as man in creation.
BY and by they emerge from the bath
house, and ostentatiously display the
key, towels and bathing dresses, chat
ting in the most vOluble manner. 1t
was Just lovely 7 one remarks. And
the other says she feels so refreshed,
you know
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sentials of reputation. In the pre-
amble they dub themselves the demo-
cratic party and claim that they are
denied elsewhere the right to reflect
the will of the party and the people
by men who presume to be managers
and masters Of the party; they charged
manipulation and fraud upon the
part of the railroads, declaring such
combinations to be destructive of
liberty aud prosperity. and subversive
of democratic principles; they de-
nounce combination, pretending to be
democratic, as undemocratic. They
then approved the national democratic
platform and all its principles, except
the one advocating the preservation of
state aud national credit; favor the
payment of the state debt proper.
which is something over $1,000. 900;
deny the Validity of the bonds issued
for war interest; oppose making cou-
pons receivable for taxes, and favor
the demagogue plank of 1873, by which
questions were submitted to the peo-
pie; favor liberal and efficient public
school system; oppose competition be-
tween convict and free labor; favor
taking the burden of taxation from the
laboring class and putting it on rail-
roads, capitalists, incomes and salaries
and legislation against railroad dis.
ordinations.
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PERILOUS NAVIGATION.
Trip of the DOry ''LittIe Western
Across the Atlantic.

N, Y. Herald
A dispatch just received from the
Herald correspondent at the Scilly Is
lands reports that the dory Little
Western, with the two adventurous
mariners forming her crew, passed
there at quarter to IL O'Clock this
morning. The expedition of the Lit
tie Western, now virtually accom-
plished, is one of the most remarkable
voyages of modern times. She is the
smallest craft that ever attempted to
cross the Atlantic. Her trip proves
that it is not alone the large steam
ships and sailing vessels that dare
brave the dangers of mid-ocean. The
Little Western manned by George p.
Thomas and Frederick Norman, sailed
from Gloucester, Mass, the 18th of
June. She was first spoken on June
Both in latitude Al, longitude AZ, by
the British steamer Bulgarian. The
captain offered to take the two men
of, but they declined.
The Little Western was next spo-
ken on July 10, by the Bremen
steamer Neckar. The chief officer
of the Neckar, in speaking OF the in
cident, said. I'VE met the Little
Western slap in iaid-ocean 1t was
on the afternoon of July 10, shortly
after noon, that we sighted a tiny
speck on the horizon. IL was bright.
clear day, but a stiff breeze had
started the sea in lively style, so that
even the Neckar heaved about like a
sick porpoise. You can Imagine how
difficult it was to get. through our
telescoDes, glimpse of the little
black atom which danced in the dis
tance. AT first it was thought that
some vessel had run into an iceberg
and left her crew lfoat. The captain
ordered the lifeboats ready to pick up
the wrecked men, and all the passen
gers crowded to the rail, eager to see
what they anticipated would be a
dozen or more starving sailors. In
few minutes the dark spot proved to
be a white one, and then we made out
a small boat, with mainsail and iib
set, scudding along at a spanking
rate.
AS we approached the tiny craft
the crew and passengers were thunder
struck. 1t was the strangest sight /
ever saw. Just think of running
across a vessel no bigger than one Of
our lifeboats steering on her course
as though merely cruising in New
York harbor. When we got near
enough we saw two men on board.
The boat was a large dory, decked
over trinity, and they were seated in
the hatchway, not seeming to have
noticed our presence. When the cap
tain uallod nuf - thew, Aho A,~o ..o..
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-13
LITTLE ROCK.
A Change Of Railroad Officers.
Presentation 10 Rudolph
F1nk-.-RepubIIc0n Tao
IiCs---The Big Ex-
eursiOn.

LITTLE Rock, August 13.-W. II.
Harrington, late chief engineer, has
been appointed general manager of
the Memphis and Little Rock rail
road.
The employees last night presented
Rudolph Fink, the retiring manager,
with a handsome silver service.
The republican state central com
mittee last night resolved OF to put a
state ticket in the field. 1t also ad-
vised republicans to vote against the
proposed constitutional amendment.
A mammoth railroad excursion
party, from Georgia, arrived yester-
day, and went west to Fort Smith.
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River TeIegran,s.

EVANSVILLE, August 13. - Port
list-Up: B. S. Rhea and Virgie Lee,
$50 am. Weather clear and warm.
Wind southeast and south; mercury
20 to 80 degrees; barometer 29I inches,
and steady. River 3 $40 feet, and
swelling. But little business.
PITTsBURa, August 13,-River II
inches, and stationary. Weather
clear and warm.
CAIRO, August 13.-Arrived and
departed; James D. Parker, Z am.
Weather clear and warm.
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Two Women on the Beach.

New Haven Union.l
Kind reader, did you ever see two
women batheP They emerge from.
their bath house looking as though
they had stolen something, and ex-
pected to see burly policeman bob
around the corner, clap his hands
upon them, and exulGingly cry, Nov
I've got you" Then they trip along
half dozen steps, not altogether like
Dundreary or a piper, but some
what resembling both. Then one
says, "Oh, dearl" and reaches down
to pick a pebble out of her shoe, while
the other takes the opportunity to yell
like a pair Of panthers, and then
run back with all her might to the
bath-house. Her mate, of course,
doesn't get the pebble out of her shoes,
but gets several more in to keep it
from getting lonesome. Then the
screamer tiptoes down to the place
and says, " What fool | was /" The
other comes down, having secured a
new invoice of pebbles in transit, and
screams, What is it2" AS it is
nothing but a devils apron-string,
and not a snake, the screamer again
says, What fool" They then laugh.
But they keep their eyes about them,
and each mouth is always ready
TO emit a scream. By this time
they reach the waters edge. A puny
roller is advancing. 1t breaks little
way out, and as the line of foam is
sent up the beach they turn and
scamper with all their might Then
one says: what q fooll' And the
other replies, IL know itp' Then
they take hold of hands, determined
to do or die. Another wave makes
them tremble and scream just q little,
but they keep on till the water
reaches to what would be their knees
if they we're men. Now they face
each other, each holding the two
hands of the other. Anybody
who has seen the fremen at work
on hand engine will understand the
motion readily. They keep THIS up
for five or ten minutes, talking like a
brace of parrots all the time, till one
Of them screams with all her might
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-13
"DIdn't sFiIiate.,.
Galveston Nows.l

Galveston News.l
A colored man was busily engaged
in saving wood for a Galveston gen.
tleman. The man and brother" had
a large Masonic breastpin on his shirt
bosom.
"Do'yog colored Mason and white
Masons affiliate?"
Don't fillyate wuff a cuss."
What's the matter?"
Dunno, boss, but Use tried it.
Oar is barkeeper in dis town what
toted dis heah berry same emblem.
was in distress; hadn't had dram all
dat morning, | cum in and gabe dc
distress signal"
Did he respond2"
He didn't respond right. He
made a motion at the doah wild one
hand and reached under the bar
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The Weather.

No rain hereabOuts to-day, and not
much change in the temperature is
the predictions Of the signal service
authorities. The range of temperature
yesterday was II to SS. This morning
at sunrise the temperature recorded 20
with gentle northeast breeze. Stormy
weather prevails to-day in the gulf of
Mexico and in the northern lakes.
Rains are announced for the east and
west gulf and the south Atlantic
states, also for the upper and lower
lake regions, but none elsewhere in
the country.
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The Man WiIh q Glass En.

Rocky Mountain News.l
As train on the Kansas Pa
pulled away from the Sixteenth st
depot a few mornings since, a I
angular specimen of humanity toe
seat opposite a lady passenger, and
all appearances was intently enga
in studying her face. At first
lady treated the rudeness with 90,
natured indifference. But at last
began to tell on her nerves. 1t wa
peculiar and astonishing piece of il
pertinence. He apparently had Il
faculty of looking two ways at ono
One OF his eyes was restless, excite
and roved in all directions. I'll
other, fixed and stony, fastened O
her with an undertaking stare. 81
turned her head away, but it intel
cepted her vision. She tried to hic
behind paper, but she felt that cru
eye piercing through the screen, al
creeping with stony look all ov
her features. 1t seemed to be pick
them up one by one, and examinif
them with care. The thing beca
uncomfortable, and she cried out
him fercely:
"Sir, why do you look at me 50 T
'sistently?"
Me, madam; why, bless my SO
| haven't been looking Mt Won y
You have, sir-for half hour
more your eye has been absolut
riveted on my face"
u beg your pardon, madam, but j
this eye, is it not2" lifting his fne
to his left optic.
Yes, sir, it's that eye."
well, madam, that eye won't
you any harm. 1t generally looks s
way it pleases-it gives me a gr
deal Of trouble. A great many Co
plain of it. At first l thought til
we're making fun ofme, but I've fou
out differently now. I've been knocl
down two or three times for the
pertinence of that eye. | would les
it out altogether but for the looks
the thing. It's a glass eye, MADAM
only a glass eye. | hope you'll exc
it. But, upon my soul, I'm not
prised that even a glass eye shol
feel interested in so pretty woma
and he brought his other eye to b
upon her in undisguised admiral
The lady laughingly accepted the
PLANTATION, and the rest of the jour
was passed very pleasantly to bot
them
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-13
Fire Thls NInrninr-

Between three and four clock this
morning, fire broke out in what is
known as Mississippi row, on Main
street, opposite the Mississippi and
Tennessee railway. The building, a
two story one, was formerly the prop
ty Of Mr.. Thos. Fleming. For some
time past it has been under condem-
nation. The fremen under Chief
McFadden extinguished the flames
before much damaged resulted. Sup
posed cause, incendiarism.
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ayers looked up in apparent su
and one of them cried out. -
there in another minute "
you down" This raised
among the passengers, who
cheers Tor the two men, who
the usual nautical irquri
the ship Little Western.
East Gloucester, Mass on
We are bound for Enplau
you forget it The str
were weather beaten aud
they seemed quite happy.
that the voyage was a pie.
and their boat was storm pro,
fore we left them the Occur
the dory refused to take an
visions, saying that they wei
stocked. As the two vessel.
together the difference in size, a
to the independent demeanor o
men, made the scene humorous.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-13

WE present to-day the platforms
upon which John V. Wright, of
Maury, and S. F. Wilson, of
Sumner, respectively stand. The
people can, and should read both,
and judge for themselves. The one
favOrs an immediate settlement with
the bond holders upon their own
terms; the other speaks for itself, but
leaves final settlement to the vote
Of tie people at last.
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The Rival Conventions.
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatoh.l
NASHVILLE, August 12-The state
credit democrats have nominated Jno.
Y. Wright, straight out debt-paying
democrat as their candidate for gov
ernor. The repudiators held meet
ing, at which there were 20 delegates
present, aud nominat ed s. f. Wilson
as their candidate.
A platform was adopted by the re.
pudiatOrs which cont .ins all the es.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-13
Sales to-day, 81 600 bales.

New ORLEANS, August 13, 1l:3O
a.m.-Cotton dull. Middling, 1lgc.
Sales to-day 100 bales; receipts 12S
bale; stock, 34,934 bales.
MANCHESTER, Eng, August 13. 3
pm; Yarns and fabrics are quiet and
unchanged.
LIVERPOOL, Aug 10, 1870 pm.-
Cotton firm. Uplands 6 13-l6d. Or
leans 6 l5-l6d. Sales to-day 5000
bales. Receipts 5000 bales; American
$500 bales. Futures opened firm now.
quiet and steady. Deliveries for Au-
gust 63@6 25-32d; Aug. and Sept. 6 %
32d; Sept. and Oct. 6 7-l6@6 15-32d,
Oct; and Nov. Gid; Nov. and Dec.
3-16d.
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Fatal Accident.

BosToN, August 13.-James A.
Mcdonald and Warren Page were
killed, and John Kittredge was badly
crushed by the falling of an arch at
the Clinton river cloth factory, at
Clinton. Mass.
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B. LOWENSTETN & BRO

made the sign once noah, and he
fetched me between de shoulders wild
de- bung starter, jess as l was gettin'
out de doah.
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Shipped since last statement. 245
shipped previously, y,..,,.,,,.......... 3Qg. SIS

New YORK, Aug. l3, 1924 pm
Cotton steady. Ordinary, 8 Bloc;
good ordinary, 8 lt-16c low
middliDg, II 1.16c; middling, II 9 16c;
good middling, Y l-16c; middling
fair, u l3-16c; fair, 1916. Futures
steadyat nochange of Importance from
last evenings closing prices, as fol-
lows: Deliveries for
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The New Hampshire Democracy.

CONCORD, N. H., August 13.-Tbe
democratic state convention will be
held here on the 18th of September
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Found Dead.

DODGE, TEXAS, August 49, Mr..
Moore, a clerk in Shows store, eigb
teen miles east of here, was found
dead to-day, shot in the head and
breast.
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NOn-R0sIdoni RiOIIeo.

No. S72i-In the Chancory Court Of She
county, Tenn. .--Franeis White vs.. Johi
MoLemore OF al
TT appearing from affidavit in this cause Il
J. the defendants, Thomas B KittredRe, 4.
oline kittredge and Ashbel Smith are nc
residents Of the state Of Tennessee; II Is the
fore ordered that they make their nppenrar
hereins at the courthouse Of shelby count.
- Memphis, Tenn, on or before the ff
Monday In October, 1880, and plead, anse
or demur TO complainant bill, or the san
will be taken for confessed az 70 them and 4,
for hearing ex.parte; and that COPY of III
order be published once q week, for four 30,
oeasiye weeks, In the Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of August, 1880.
A copy-Attest:
r. j. BLACK, Clork and master.
w M Randolph, aOl. for oompPf.
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The town of Carlysle, Ark, has a
paper called the New Departure, and
lisa bright paper.

SHELBY county stood sixty-six yeas
to twenty nays on the majority report
adopted by the Nashville convention.
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ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL.
COTTON srATExESr.

August Is, 1880.
Stock, September /, ls79........... 1856
Received since last statement. ~
Received previously 40S 667 408 707
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-03
YOu Have No Excuse.

Have you any excuse for suffering
with Dyspepsia or Liver ComplsintY
Is there sny reason why you should
60 on from day to day complaining
with Sour Stomach, Sick Headache,
Habitual Costivepess. Palpitation OF
the Heart, Heartburn, Wsterbrash,
Gnawing and Burning Pains at the
Dit OF tbs Stomach, Yellow Skin.
Coated Tongue and Dissgreesbie
Taste in the Mouth, Coming Up oil
Food after eating. Low Spirits. etc 2
Mol It is positively your own fault il
YOU do. Go to your Druggist and get
a Bottle Of GREEN's AUGUST FLOWER.
For rs cents pour cure lie certain, but
if you doubt this, get Sample Bottle
for 10 cents and try it. Two doses
viii relieve you. au1o
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-03
Milton NobIes.

This evening Milton MOBILES and hi
troupe begin a two nights engage
ment at the Thestre. They perform
a specislty piece called THE
Phonix," which hss a wide reputa.
ton, and unlike the general run Of
specially pieces, is one of merit. Mr.
MOBILES is accounted one Of the fore
most actors in the country in his line.
s0thst the public is safe in expecting
a good performance The following
extract is from the st. Louis Repu6Li-
can:
Mr.. Milton Mobiles, one ofthe best and
most original character actors on the
stage, filed the week at the Grand Opera
House, and showed marked increase OF
strength over all mis- former engagements
in this city. He played his first success,
1.-THE Phoenix" and also "a Man Of the
People," Both are good, and enjoy great
popularity. The phoenix" We regard As
the very best drama on the boards. 1t is
full of variety in character bits, and
many of the dramatic situations are strong
and effective. The dime n vel writing
business in the first act is original, quiet, |
lncisive and wonderfully effective in |
Mobiles hands. 1t proclsims him an
Hrtitt. His sub.equent fsshy situations
a. Jim Bludsoe are well managed and
always bring the answer of sensation.
Milton Nobles' company contains sew
arGl good features, among whom are
Alonzo Schwartz, Sam. e. Ryan, David
z YouBg and Misses Fanny Lewis
Burt, Amy Lee and Leonors Bradley.