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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29

20k REwARD-SGolon from farm near
1AU Bartlett, on saturday night, December
IS, dark ray mare mule, shout Is hands high,
over yea = old, no marks can be reooenisec
on her ex1 NJ trace marks and f,ibt branO
on right shoulder; trimmed cloee, shod in from
aAd In slod order. Tho supposed thief is !
dark m llattn negro man, about Il y ars old
about feet 10 inches high and weighs abou
l5Opovnls. Valuable nforwntlon viii bo pai,
fog. CHARLES SHELBY, {,
&-iOoaw Bartlett, Tenn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29

A moan fellow in Taunton, Msssa.
chusetts, whose aged mother has made
over to him a large and well-stocked
farm, under a promise that he would
care for her as long as she lived, re,
Gently applied to the city authorities
% extend aid to her as a pauper. The
discreditable facts were ascertained,
aud he was given a very forcible re.
nipder OF the advisability of fila
obedience
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29

A lad in Georgia was arrested as 1
suspected murderer, and to escape the
gallaws established an alibi BY pro,
ducing a watch which he had stolen al
certain time and place. ThaI
brought him in danger Of the peniten
tiary, and then he proved that he had
escaped from the lunatic asylum, and
was returned to his old quarters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29

Daniel Davis, of Washington, Ne,
died recently at the age Of one hun.
dred aud three years. He was In
possession Of his faculties until 4he
last, and until within a few days Of
his death was able dbe about, when :
stroke Of paralysis ended his life. He
was a we'll to. do farmer and a veteran
of the war of 1872.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29
Stock MARKET.

NEW York, December 29.--Tht
nArEet opened irregular and in early
dealinss declined / to II per cent
Union Pacific and. Central Pacific
showing tho most depression. Lopis
Vile Snd New Albany was exception.
ally strong, and advanced 81 per cent
To s8s. Rock Island was also very
strong, snd rose b. per cent, to l4s
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rose
II per cent, to 1904.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29

BosToN, December 20. Quite a
panic occurred in the Horticultural
hall last night, but fortunately no one
was Injured. The curtsin caught Gre
from the foot.lights during the per-
iormauce, but the flames were extin-
euished by the actors Beyond
destroying tho curtain, valued at six
hundred dollars, little damage vas
done,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29
Here they gol A Wasbipglon sne

Here they gol A Washingio on spe.
isl to The Gin innati Commercial
furnish the following:
y q, Range, from Knoxville,
Tennessee, boluing a Sl4W erkship
IN the pOst-otlioe d, pariment. has been
discharged by Postmaster General
MAYNARD A Mr.. Armstage, OF Ten
aessee, holding place in the same
department, has also lost his Official
sea p. Major Kirby, who was Keys
private secretary, has been changed
rom that position to Sl2U0 clark-
ship
Maynard is clearing out Keys
leayings.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29
THE Problem OF municipal Gov.
eFnIseut,
Nah villa Arnnrlnnn nati.


The Memphis LEDGER touches the
whole principle of municipal govern
ment when it says it is not political,
b9t mere business management. The
political status OF the people residing
within an incorporated city are the
care Of the state, under all systems,
and the municipal government is
purely for business purposes, as
tho directory Of railroad or a
canal Hence we have been inclined
to look at tho homphis experiment
az solution OF problem
whioh is engaging the attention Of the
ablsst miids in America. We arc
inclined to axpoct tho extension Of the
system TO other cities, modified posi-.
bly, by time aud experience, There is
growing opinion that the form Of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29
The Watkins Polytechnic InstI.
tufe.

Governor Marks will, in his fortH.
coming message, recommend that the
state accept the trust of the Watkins
Polytechnic institute, in accol dance
with the will OF the late Samuel Wat
sins, aud that the legislature make
provision for the appointment OF trus.
GEES to erect a suitable building, and
manage the instltution.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29
Trustees Sale.

QY virtue Of the terms Of trust decd exc.
~ outed TO me by J N shepherd on the 18Th
d'y OF Augu I, 1876, to SECURE the payment Of
note OF i've hundred aud f,fty-tWo dollars
and forty ono oents, being unpaid, will, on
Tuesday, Ist day Of February, 1881,
within legal hours, ia front Of the courthouse
In the city OF Memphis. county of she By ana
s,ate o. Iepnes.esi sell st publio aucrion 70
the highest bidder 7 cash, the fOlloNing de-
scrined property. situated in the county Of
Shelby, In the t,te Of Tennessee, aud being
known aud described as follows! One lot or
tract Of land situated Ia sal county and
itale, psing ioriy-ih,se aeres, .n9is o. lees
Rpleigh, and bounded as fellow: b BtginnipF
n the north line Of the Raj igb aud 50 J or.
vile road, OF the southeast corner OF a lot Of
l0O By 400 feet Of grpund, owned By Million L
Marsh, lying n lrth 30 degreos east, lbd feet
rom a stake, |. bsi1E K Xmas southeast
read II 50 lU0 chaias y tho r leigh AID Cow
ngtou road; thence with said road nurtn /
degre,s east, u 76-l00 chains TO a stakr, b.
iWo elm fapnlinFs; thence north IA lO- 100
ehSirs 70 white oak marked II q, Ii being
the soGthe4st 66rhof o. usnfy Cannonis 8lg
ere tract tnow A NJ Boyd J; thtnsc ,ou,i'
q degrees Wtet5o q ti 100 oh igs to Tie north
sast eoroer OF Ai acres owned by n b Shep-
herdi thence Nith Nii Shepherd line sontb
5 degross ca : sO-lOO chains; thence s1pib 10
legr, es en- I II ,hain; thohcs ,outh 80 de-
ST9l,W Sr99Ts Wes ~ ! Oh ins to nor,hes,t corner
WIZ ! w sh's I; thence uth & l9 10
ihails s'id harsh liue 70 the B ginning, he
,ng ID zane properly described id tue eed of
) N Shepherd registered in took No. il3.
pssse go e toe records Of the hegis TOR office
Of said shelby
Iae equity Of ed mptiop l. waived. It'll,
NelieV' d 60 b good, bat will sell md cony,
IS trustee only,
VIM. L GRAHAM, TrR,tes.
rB EdginEton, Atty. Io5 i08iiIi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29
InaOlveut NOsloe.


OFFICE COUNTY UOURT OLHRE,
Memphis, Tom, November 20, 1880.
No. 1901 -fo James Reilly, Public Admins
traitor, and as such administrator Of ThomAl
NJ. Murray, dec asel.
HAVING suggested tho insolvency Of tn,
IAestate Of 1hOmssM. Murray, deceased, yol
arc horoby ordered 10 give notice, by advei
tisoment in some nowspaper published within
the said state, and also at tho courthoue
doar Of Shelby county, for all persons havinl
claims against said estate, to appear and til
tho same with the Clerk Of tho County Cour
authenticated in the manner prescribed b
law, on or before the ith day Of March, 1851
and any aim not 6lod on or before saia day
or Before an appropriation of tho funds .
said estate is made, shall DO forever barred
both In law and equity.
Witness my hand, At caice, this 18th day G
November, 1850,
By Hudn B. CULLEN, d. @.
Notice 10 giYon to creditors as directed un
Ear ebpve order. "a NES hElLLH, Clerk.
Thil Nnvenihsr o7th. tssn - =, ca ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29

ten'ely cold, with both rivers full of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29
SNOW N RICHMOND.

RICHMOND, December 29,-The
terrible snow storm which legun in
tho northern part of the state, last
evening, struck this city between three
and teur o'clock this morning, since
which hour snow has been falling
steadily. At noon there we're no indi.
cations of its ceasing. The storm OK
tends all over the state, and into
North Carolina Al trains are re.
ported delayed
SIXTEEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
DETROIT, December %, Last pighi
vas the coldest Of the season here, anG
tbs thermometer reached sixteen de-
greos below zero.
DEATH TO BUSINESS AND STOCK.
CINcINNATI, December 20. "A Ft
Wayne special alssys that the thormom
eter indicated 20 degrees below zorC
1his morning at thatpoint. Business il
suspended, and many horses and cat
tie have been frozen to death.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29

Mr.. D. R, Kennedy, the veteran
postmaster at Philadelphia, East Ten.
nessee, died on the 22d instant, at the
ageOf eighty-two.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29

DANvH.LE, December ga tire.
mendous snow storm commenced hers
last night, and still RACES. This Il
the third snow storm within a week
end it now blocks the roads
oIHoINNATI 10 BELOW ZERO.
CINoINsATI, December 29.--Th,
maximum cold reached here since
sunrise this morning, about ter
o'clock, the thermometer showed teE
below zero, Since this it has beer
risine.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-29
DISTRESSING WEATHER.
A sn6w Storm Which InterfereS
With Travel and Traffic.
Loss Of Property and Probably
OF Rite.

NEW YORK, December 29.-The
snow storm of last night and this
morning interferes seriously with traf-
fic and greatly impedes travel. Horse
cars and stages have doubled up teams,
and are run at longer intervals, while
eedeatrianism is laborious work. Ship
psrs experience much difficulty in
getting goods to railroad depots and
steamboat docks. Telegrsphic CON
Nunicstiop with Bire island is severed
The storm Sunday was very vioient
there. The surf broke across the
beach between TIE Surf hotel and the
light house. The pavilion on the
ocean side was undermined, ard one
hundred bathing houses were washed
away. The hotel narrowly escaped,
A large ships cabin and much wreck
age was washed into the bay, and the
old hull Of twelve hundred ton
steamer was washed on the beach. The
vessel has not been recognized. No
steamer is remembered to have strand
ed near where the hull lies.
A l5-INoH SNOW.
WATERTOwN,N Y. December 29.--
There Eas another twelve to fifteen
inch fall Of snow last night, and the
snow is still falling. Trains are de-
layed
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-12
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The Andy Baum is due to-day fo'
Memphis.
The City Of Alton will be here tonight
for New Orleans.
The John Z. Maude will be down this
evening for Vicksburg
The river has risen sixteen inches in
tle past twenty-four hours.
Capt. Bruner came from St. Louis by
rail, and takes charge Of the Champion
here.
Il il now understood that the james
Fisk will make fight for that trade, as
against the Champion.
The new Steamer, Gus. Fowler, will be
out about the 1st of May, and will super
sede the old reliable Fisk.
Capt. John Newman has retired perma-
nently from the command Of the Champion
and will retire from the river.
The Champion terminated her TIP at
Cairo yesterday, returning 10 St, Louis last
evening. This was done in order to make
up for loss time.
The ST. Louis, Cairo and Paducah
packet company, is an organization lately
established at St. Louis composed Of the
Champion only, at present.
The J. W. Gaff had good trip for the
Ohio river. Among the many attractions
offered by Capt. Wise on the Gaff, is deaf
and dumb barber, which improvement will
be highly appreciated by male members Of
the travelling community.
The Golden Crown added forty coops
OF poultry and departed at daylight yester-
day. The erection Of the telephone on the
Crown has proven great success, so much
so, that the trained mice, presented 10
Captain Shinkle by Col. Silverthorn, of
Evansville, have been dispensed with. The
telephone communicates with all the rooms
in the ladies cabin, and is pronounced by
all who have tested il, 10 be a standing in
stitution, and one which should be fostered
on all boats carrying passengers. 1t re-.
sembles very much one in possession of
Col Walter Mckee, who, however, not be.
ing properly instructed as to its manage
ment, was constrained to throw il aside
temporarily, He has expressed his deter
mination, however, TO set il up again, but
whether IN the Office of the Argus, or else.
where, we have not been Informed.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-12
The Market.

THURSDAY EVENING, March II, 1880.
The weather is cloudy, cold, raw and I'M
pleasant 10 an intense degree.
The market rules quiet and easy in all
It's branches, Receipts are very light ow-
ing TO the refusal of the |. c. r. Il. to re-
ceive freight along its lines until the "glut''
is overcome, but the demand is correspond.
ingly light and its effect onprces is imper.
ceptable.
FLOUR-The market is quiet, easy and
unchanged.
HAY-The market is fully supplied
with all grades and the demand limited,
CORN-A few cars Of mixed, and white
to fill orders is the full extent of transac-
tons, since our last report.
OATS-Quiet, easy and unchanged
MEAL-Very dull with q downward
tendency in prices.
BuTTER-Choice is scarce, steady, firm
and in good demand
EGGS-Plcnty and dull,
POULTRY The market is tluctuating
Prices are firm and demand good in the
latter part of the week, and at the begin
ming is quiet and week.
APPLES Unchanged
POTAT0ES-plenty and not much do,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-12
MEDICAL.

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whatever cause Burns or SCalds, and all Infamma.
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Our illuminated circulars sent free on application
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Trial bottles &c.
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-12
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-12

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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-12
Sales and Quotations.

NoTE,-The prices here gwen are tor salcs from
first hands In round lots, An advance 10
charged for broken lots IN iillng orders.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-12
On 80 DAYS Trial.

We will send our ELEcrRo.voiTAIc Rglrs and other
Electric Appliances upon trial for 30 days to those
suffering from Nervous Debility, Rheumatism Par.
alysis or any diseases Of the Liver or Kidneys and
many other diseases. A sure cure guaranteed or no
pay. Address Voltaic Belt Co., Mashal. Mich
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-12
PATENTS.
NO PATENT, NO PAY.
? A I n N 7 s

obtained for mechanical devices, medical or other
compounds, ornamental designs, trademarks and
Engagements and all natter, relating 10 Patents,
promptly attended to, We mako preliminary OK.
amlnations and furniah opinions az TO patentabi.
W free OF charge, and all who ARE interested In now
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IL sent free TO any address, and contains complete
instructions how to obtain Patents and other yau.
able matter. During the pas, five years we have
obtained nearly three thousand Patents for Ameri.
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Address: LOUIS BAGGER Il CO, Solicitors OF
pIatents and Attorneys NJ Law. Lo Droit Building
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

A GENTS WANTED for the Best and Fastest Sell.
"a ing Pictorial Books aud Bibles. Prices reduced
81 per cent NATIONAL PUBLISHING Co., Chicago,
Ills 'eN'
The daily gazette., 1880-03-25
Pretended Suicide.

Yesterday afternoon, John Groves, a
well-known "bum" Just out of New
Castle, was arrested by Constable John
Brooks and placed in the City Hall cells
Shorty afterwards John violently rat
tied his cell door, and when officer Rob
inson went to see what he wanted he
held out small bottle, and then went
through a series of CHASTITY groans and
facial contortions as though he was
suffering from the effects of poison.
The bottle was shown at once to the
Chief of Police, and though 1t was
empty IL smelled SO strongly Of laud-
anum as to reOded reasonable the pre-
sumption that John had attempted to
end his earthly woes by committing
suicide.
DR.. Wales was promptly sent for ana at
once sei.to work to ascertain positively If
John had taken laudanum and II so save
filed with mustard and warm water,
and the unsavory compound pored
down John Groves unwilling throat,
despite his determined opposition.
The effect was magical. In few
minutes he began vomiting until there
was nothing more to come up, and his
stomach was empty as an old dry gOurd.
The vomis, however showed no evil
dence of laudanuIn or other poison,
duu J06 DOCtOT uoCiSTou uim W uo III uU
danger, IS his pretended attempt at
suicide was afraud. Pale and suffering
John sank back on his hard bench,
fully convinced that suicide by poison
was not the most desirable mode OF
ending ones life.
About 8 O'Clock, John made another,
and apparently q genuine attempt TO
end his existence. He took bis su5>
penders and made a moose, which he
slipped over his head, and fastening the
other end co the top of the cell door,
drew up his foes and began toldance ON
nothing. A gentleman who happened
TO be In the corridor at the time, heard
the racket and looking In the cell saw
Johns suicidal attempt. He imme-
diately notified officer McClane, who un-
locked the door and cut John down be-
fore he had suffered any more than a
severe choking During the rest of the
night he was closely watched, but made
no more suicidal attempts.
The offence for which John was
locked up was beating his daughter and
being generally disorderly. He was
tried before Esquire Brady, and being
unable to comply with sentence of 81
and costs was committed.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-25
Fire Watts.

THE CONVENTION LAST EvENING-THE
DELAwARE's FAREWELL HOP AND RE-
MovAL.
Pursuant to q call of the Weccacoe
Fire Company, a convention was held
last evening, at their honse, for The pur-
pose Of endeavoring to nonina ate or
agree upon candidate or Chief Engi
neer OF the Der Iartment. There we're
present three delegates from each COM
pany, except the Friendship.
Previous to the convention being
called to order, the delegates from the
Ph@uix stated that they had been in
structed to vote first. last aud all the
time for Mr.. Davis, who had been nomi-
mated by the company for Chief Eugi-
neer, and as they could not do other wise
they begged leave to withdraw from
the convention. Their request being
granted, the convention organized by
Hose, 80 the chair, and John B. GInder,
OF the Water Witch, acted A. Secre-
taiy.
After the delegates present had ex-
pressed their views upon the Smatter,
Nherein they hoped that the election. OF
a Chief could be made by the compAni es
and thereby prevent 1t from going to
Council, the convention adjourned to
meet at the Reliance Engine House ON
M onday evening next.
The Delaware Fire Company closed
up their existence in the house occupied
by them for years on Sixth street, near
KING, last night, by giving q farewell
hop. The hop was largely attended, and
fun was the ruling monarch. A plenti.
full supply of Refreshments was on hand,
and were partaken of freely by those
present, and when the approach of
dawn was near, the guests departed
with n sigh of reQr0t.
This morning the company removed
their apparatus tc the building for
merly occupied by d. McCullin, at the
N. e. corner of Fifth and Walnut
streets, where they will remain until
their new house Is finished.
The Washington Fire Company have
not yet determined where to send yhsir
engine for repairs, During the time
the engine is undergoing repairs the
hose carriage of the company will be
drawn by horses.
Alvan Ii. rownsley, of the Fame
Hose, ann ounces himself as a candidate
for First Assistant Engineer of the De-
Dartment.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-25
The work Of the predgers.

The workmen of the Natloual Dredg.
ing Company are still engaged along the
banks of the Christiana, east of Chris
tiana avenue, filling up the twenty acres
recently purchased from the Christiana
River Improvement Company, and i'm
proving the creek bank. The latter werk
will be continued as far north as Com
merce street, the line OF the late Arctic
Ice Company's property, and the creek
bank, for this distance, will be extended
to width of about forty feet. A ditch
has already been cut inside the present
bank, and between the ditch and the
bank the necessary filling in will be
done. The twenty acre lot purchased by
the Dredging Company Is being rapidly
filled with the mud brought from Cherry
Island flats, through which a channel
was dredged. From the creek bank TO
Chris.iana avenue, trestle railway was
built, last fall, for the purpose of convey
ing the mud in trucks and depositing it
on the lot. Along the line of this rail
way the mud has been deposited to a
depth Of nearly eight feet, and spread out
to distance Of about twenty-five feet
from each side of the track. Now the
railway is not much used, and large
shutes are being constructed, full thirty
feet high at the opening, and with very
long pitch. Through these shutes the
mud eau shot out distance of one hun
dred feet from the bank, and as it is
brought up in the scows, dredging ma
chimes lift it up and deposit it in the
mouth of the shutes. Though a vast
quantity of mud has been deposited upon
the lot, there is still room for much
more, as the mud, being mainly COM
posed of decayed vegetable matter, soon
dries and settles into a much smaller
compass.
The company has also dredged large
space in the creek, close to the bank, so
as to furnish water enough to float their
scows. Two large wharves have been
Constructed. which with the scows, dredg-
ing machines and tu.s that are constant-
ly about, impart very busy appearance
TO the locality.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-25
SECOND EDITION
Death OF George Lodge.

At IL o'clock last night, Mr.. George
Lodge, a well-known old farmer OF
Brandywine Hundred, ended his earth
ly existence. He was eighty-four
years old, to day, having been born
on the Gath day of March, 1896. He
was widely-known throughout the
state, as prosperous, progressive and
intelligent farmer. Several years ago
he was a member of the Trustees OF
the Poor, but stroke of paralysis
compelled him to resign, and he was
succeeded by his son, VIM. G. Lodge.
He will be inferred in the Wilmington
d Brandywine Cemetery, this city, on
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Lodge was born in Brandywine
Hundred. and lived there all his life,
within a stones throw of the house in
which his birth occurred. His long life
was marked by purity of character and
probity that ever endeared him to all
with whom he came in personal or bust
ness contact. Though he almost invaria-
bly, refused to accept public office, he
was emphatically public man In all
that related to the general welfare of his
Hundred.s During his active life, when
ever new road was to be laid out, party
lines to be determined, or an estate TO
be divided, his services were always re-
quested and rendered with the utmost
satisfaction. In politics he was q staunch
Democrat, always actively interested in
the success Of the party. He was also
consistent member Of the Episcopal
Church.
A curious circumstance connected
with the death of Mr.. Lodge Is that an
old family eight-day clock, that had
been running uninterruptedly for forty
years, stopped last night, just at the
instant he died, with no apparent rea-
son for such an action.