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THE OBBERs BOOST.
a PaWn.BrOker Who Don't Know
Brass from Gold.
Rocky Mountain NeKs.

Rocky Mountain NeWs.l
The thieves still linger hereaWay.
A gambler and a crOOk1Of the lowest
character, known as "Sheeney Frank "
who has been concerned in some of the
greatest rascalities that ever disgraced
a community, is now wanted here for
completely in the gold brick racket. 2
This sharp, it IS said, called on Solo
mon. a Sixteenth street broker
and represented to him that one OF
the parties that robbed the Sidney
stage coach last year was in town, con
ceaied, ard out Of money. The bro
ker is supposed 70 have shrugged his
shoulders at this. but he was told
something soon after that made him
change both his tone and his manner.
This Sidney stage rObber was in i'm
mediate Dced Of 1890. HIS safety de-
pended upon bis gettingit. NoBif the
broker could raise that sum, heshOuld
be paid $4,000 in return for il, and
that at once. This offer would have
tempted almost anybody. So it was
arranged that Sheeney Frank should
take solomon IN a buggy 70 the place
where the robber was concealed. This
was done. the pair going out just at
dusk Frark drove out 70 the near
vicinity Of the Ford park, where was
met aman heavily disguised After
some pirley Solomon ives shown a
chunk0 gold which was 50 heIyy
aBd % beautiful 70 Bis mind that be
could scarcely contain himself. In
| order y sbOs Solomon that the gold
was gold ! mall place was cut Of Of
one corner which was given 70
solomon. Frank and be then drove
back 20 town Nov II 80 hap,
pens that Solomon bas a friend
70 whom be entrusted the Sc
cret beforehand. The friend Is con
cealed IN a Tayine near where
thetEiparte conference was held and
listens 10 tie proceedings The friend
j. dressed in a police uDifOrm--J
Cooks lastest style When the parties
dispersed the man IN The uniform &c &
I W from bis conceaiment aud starts
f0r the city, but when he has got but
4 short distance be IL suddenly con-
ffonted b. three masked men who
draw a bead On him and Oblige him n
clear out lie recognizes one Of the
msskeu az the mar who showed the
chunk Of gold. Solomon tests hia
simple and finds Il % all night lie Il
bciide himself with excitement al ibe
wereet of getting $1,000 for 5000,
aud agrees 10 90 9Th Sheeney Frank
81 y O'Clock next morning 10 get
iths stuff" Subsequently The
sharp dixeovcrs the gray coat business
odd grous Suspicious When he meets
Solomon next morning be insists that
the 1900 be shawn BIN before they
start solomon hils ~ come 10 time
and the business drops through. In
the meantime ths police "R0t on" n
the affair and hye Of them 20 to the
Ford park 10 catch the workers Thoy
found nothing, howeYer-neithcr men
nor money, and return 10 town. Sub
foqucntly the man in the gray uniform
nc q Slieeney Frank and they walk
erJuld togethor, finally hauling up al
the sherif7s Office. The man In tbe
gray uniform goes away soon aftorward
aud the sharp seizes a favorable oppor.
tuuity and does likewise, and has NOT
been seen since, although tho poliee
are looking for him at every point. Ii
IS believed that he is still in the city
hiding.
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G-ubernniorInI Canvass.

The chairmen Of the various executiv,
committees. at a meeting held in Nash,
vile on the 18th Of August, 1880, agreed
and arranged the following list Of appoint
ments for joint discussion between Hon
J: V. Wright, Hon. S. +. Wilson and
Hon. K. M. Edwards, candidates for gov.
ernori and the committees join in the re-
quest that the citizens In the respectiv,
localities assemble at an early hour, say
10 o'clock, on the days mentioned.
JNo. w. CHILDREss, JR.,
Chairman democratic state executive com
DANIEL +. WALLACE,
Cam'n. low tax dem. stat executive com
ANDREW J. KELLAR,
Chm'n state ex. com nat. gr'b'k lab. party
Thursday, October q, Wartburg.
Friday, October ~, Kingston.
Saturday, October %, Loudon.
Monday, October, 25, Bristol.
Tuesday, October rs, ~Jonesboro.
Wednesday, October q, Rogersville.
Thursday, October %, Morristown.
Friday, October 20, Athens.
Saturday, October 80, Cleveland.
Saturday night, October 80, Chatta-
nooga.
Monday, November /, Tullahoma.
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New York and The TarIM.

Gov beymour.l
The tariff question in this state, the
great commercial center, is likely 70
prove more disastrous to the republi
cans Than the democrats. Many Of
the leading manufacturer find that So
many schemes have been hitched on
the tariff that it hurts more than il
helps them. Manufacturing interests
have had loaded upon them 80 many
projects which tax the people and tax
them that they feel that Il IA better
for them to cope with foreign compe-
titiOn with less taxation than Will
more. What our manufacturers need
now, more than all other things, is the
restoration Of our mercantile and
shipping interests, which will search
out markets for them in all parts Of
the world II is tacitly conceded that
the continuance of the republican
party IN power means the virtual
Abandonment Of American commerce
and the destruction Of American mer.
camille agencies and interests.
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The Avalanche, which always take.
a deep interest in the prevalence o.
pure democratic principles is disturb.
ed on account Of the alleged surren.
der Of the state credit democracy tc
the Wilson boilers 10 Shelby county.
The solicitude Of our esteemed and
able contemporary is really touching.
Without its paternal admonitions
there is no telling where the party
would have gone to by this time. II
the good advice given had been
charged by the yard like calico the
Avalanche would have made a for.
tune and the democratic party would
have been 10 heaven, or greatly in
debt. The surrender is not dis
tressing any democrat. TO have run
Two democratic tickets would have
the republican ticket an easy
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-21

Kremer's Railway Guide says
among the sixty or seventy American
students at Heidelberg, none Of them
belong 10 the fighting corps. They
arg not towards, either. II is known
that IL occasion requires, they can
fight their own way, but they have no
desire that their good looking faces
shall be hacked and chopped up like
dogs meat, aud be disdgnrod ever
after. Not long ago an American
student had a slight quarrel with one
Of the fighting corps and received from
him a challenge beingihe challenged
party, tho American had tho choice of
weapons. io e6ll word ~ The Ger.
man by q friend chat be would meet
him the next momlgg ~ o'clock, NJ
a place outside Of Tie city. and The
weapons should DO navy feyolvem (ho
had a good pair At ten PAGES, Tho
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- =
When General Grant went to Hart
ford, Connecticut last Saturday he
was welcomed, among Others, by Mark
Twain, the celebrated humorist, who,
in the early part Of the civil war,
carried a mnsket for a few weeks
under General Claib jackson, of Mis-.
souri,, in the interest of the great
struggle on the side ofthe south. The
speech of welcome he made to General
Grant was as follows:
General Grant, also am deputized
to welcome you to the sincere and
cordial inequalities of Hartford, the
city Of the historic aud revered Char
ter Oak, of which the most Of this
town is built. Laughter, AT first
it was proposed to have only one
speaker to welcome you, but this was
changed because it was feared that,
considering the shortness of the crop
of speeches this year, if anything
occurred TO prevent that speaker from
delivering his speech you would feel
Disappointed. Laughter and ap,
plause | desire at this point to refer
to your past history. By years Of CO.
FOSSIL labor aud colossal achievement,
you at last beat down a gigantic rebel
lion and saved your country from
destruction. Then the country com
manded you to take the helm of
state, You preferred your great
Office Of general Of the army,
and the rest and comfort which
it afforded, but you loyalty obeyed
and relinquished permanently the
ample and w~ell-earned salary of the
generalship, and resigned your accu-
mulating years 10 the chance mereies
of a precarious existence. Applause.
By this present fatigulng progress
through the land you are nightly
contributing toward saving your eoua-
try once more-this time from dis
honor and shame, and from CONNER
cial disaster, GApplause. You are
now a private citizen; but private
employments are closed against you
because your name would be used for
speculative purposes, and you have re
fused to permit that. But your coun-
try will reward you, never fear. Loud
applause When Wellington won
Waterloo, a battle on a level with
some dozen Of your victories, sor-
did England tried to pay him
for that service with wealth
and grandeur; she mado him a
duke, aud gave him $4,000, 900.
lfyou had done and suffered for any
other country what you have done and
suffered for your OVID, you would have
been affronted in the same sordid way,
but thank God this vast and rich and
mighty republic is imbued to the core
with a delicacy which will forever pre-
serve her from degrading so deserving
a son. Your country loves you. Your.
country is proud Of you. Your coun.
try is grateful to you, Applause. I
Her %applauses which have been thun-
dering in your ears all these weeks
and months will never cease while the
flag you saved continues to wave.
[Great applause. Your country
stands ready from this day forth to
testify her measurless love, and pride
and gratitude toward you in every
conceivable inexpensive way. Wei
come 10 Hartford great soldier, hon
ored statesman, unselfsh citizen.
Loud and long-continued applause.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-21

THE DAILY LEDGER will be mailed
one month, to any address, postage
paid, for fifty cents. This will
cover the period Of the fall cam
paign and full election returns. The
WEEKLY LEDGER, a mammoth sheet.
is only one dollar a year, or sixty cents
for six months, invariably in advance.
All who desire to keep thoroughly
posted 10 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 thii
campaign.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-21
Speaking az Barnen The.d.r.

Tuesday afternoon Col. ". D J.
Stewart, Hon. b c. Bledsoe. Hon ..
NJ. Harris, Col. Robert w. William.
son and G. L. Smith, Eq democratic
nominees for the legislature, spoke u
the citizens Of Bartlett. They ere
followed by Mr.. Willis G. Reeves in a
g%reenback speech, which pleased bu.
did not convert. The democratic
speakers urged harmony Of sentiment
and concert Of action. Wedne,da,
Hon. Casey Young and his republican
opponent, CO... Hamilton, were I,
have spoken at Bartlett. The legs
lative and congressional candidates
speak at Stewart Town to-day and a
Lucy tomorrow.
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TambIe b FreIghl Rales.

Along Front street yesterisy dealers
we're iseussing tumble
from % to 10 cents per cut between
St. Louis and this point III under.
stood that a steamer Il loiding tbc,e
tuesday at that figure, and tie eFee'
has been to unsettle round lot price d
a considerable deuee
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Nonresident Notice.


No. 3sT0-In The Probate c., -, . e. A.,
y, the Meter Of The removal of
lanes a. Anderson, public Administrator OF
W. e.,sss OF Patrick and Mary Jane DAILY,
y tnis cause i appearing o tho court from
a. ne Pc ition filed herein, by leaye of court
hrst mad and obtained, that james A. Ander-
,on, administrator Of Patrick and Mary Jane
Daly, deceased, has failed, refused and neg
lected 70 ne his inventory within the tims pre-
scribed by law or 10 make his Settlement al
sald estate, and that he has made default as
said ndmini traitor, and has left the State OF
tennessee and is now residing in the State Of
fexasi 4 is therefore ordered that publication
be made as the law directs, requiring him 10
appear on Monday, let day Of November, 1850,
ms SAID admin t%ration, and also to show cause
why be should not be removed as adminhtra-
tor Of said estate,
Jhts october 4th, 1880.
A copy-Atte-t;
nuu OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
~ HuGH 3. CULLEN, d @.
u. A. ryan, Sofr. 30 80 AZ as
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-21
The Friend Of Delicate Ladies.

Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure is the remedy that win cure
many diseases peculiar to women.
Headaches, neuralgia, disordered
nerves, weakness, mental shocks, and
kindred ailments are efectually re-
novel by its use .-[Tho Mother 8
Magazine.
Sold Wholesale by S. Mansfield &
Co., and w. n. Wilkerson & Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-21
PERSONAL AND CENERAL

Full returns from all but sever
counties OF Georgia show a maiorit,
OF about 5000 for Colquitt for gov,
ernor.
The lesson taught by the October
elections is Sell yonr honor for 5000,
1929, or whatever you can get. You'll
lose no friends and will be so much
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-21

In supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson
NH Mokienavy vs.. J HPiokard ct a.,
pursuance Of the decree pronounced BY
L the supreme Court Of Tenneaaee, at Jack
san' may llst' lS7t ard renewed Juae 4th,
ioeV, IN ms cause, | will Offer for sale TO the
nnignest Diuder, In 'front.' of the courthouse of
shelby county, in the city Of Memphis, on
tuesday, the 26th day Of October, 1880.
the tract ofland mentioned and described IN
sara decree as fOllowsi Situated, lying and
being In tho coun y Of Shelby, State OF Ten
hessee. bounded and described rs follows;
being. part OF q 200 acre entry In the name OF
N newer, range :, %sentions 2 and 3, begin
ming at o stake q rs 100 poles cast from The
northwest cQrnee of the 90 aero entry, thsnee
south lS2 poles to a stake in the south hound
ary line Of the said entry; thence ease wiA
The south boundary OF said entry "a POLES faS
stake in the said line; thence north l8A me-
TO a staRo on the north BOUNDARY liRe az ,e
20 acre entry; thence wOst with ths said
boundary line Of aatd entry D. aoV nortl
beginning, containing D acres, y .es to ID,
beng the same tract ofland "a ore or less,
Mcknight and wife, NJ a " .geyed By I K
January. 1863, 70 defendae' .cKnight, on eli
cause. .ainants bil In m,
months, sAkiag =. Rcredit of six and twetv,
provea security purchasers notes with an.
land until - aud retaining a lien on said
dempUos u notes are paid. Equity Of re-
wD r.. JOHN II FREEMAN, Clerk.
ekson, Tenn September 23d, 1880. 81 4s
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Reea,s GTt Edge Tonic alIays limitation
Tho Modern Society Young Man


Boston Sunday COurlcr.l
Scene: The billiard-room of fash.
ioDable club house. Al 9 o'clock en-
ter Augustus, who removes his sum
mer ulster and discloses a dress suit
One OF the players. -Hallol Gus il
rugged out under full sail and all the
candles lighted. What is it, old fel
lOE2
Augustus.-0h, l have been to
make my party call on Miss Banker.
She wasn't at home, so | left my paste
board and came around here.
Thirteen young men drop their cnes.
seize their hats, remark ''that'B the
racket for me" and slid of to Beacon
street. At II O'Clock Miss Banker
gets home, finds fourteen cards and
says: "llow funny that all the boys
should have called this evening Al
the same hour Augustus receives
three "smiles" and ten cigars, the
grateful offerings Of thirteen young
men who have made their party cal
without the trouble Of dressing or the
EXPENSE Of a hack"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-21
COL. FORSEy's PROHIBITION
HIS "Reminiscences Of Jnckson'a
second Campaign.

A New York dispatch says: There
was no lack Of energy at the headquar-
tiers Of the democratic national com
mittee this evening. The rooms were
crowded with visitors and members,
and the committee were busily engaged
Observation-Disclosures number OF
oustions. In conversation, Col. John
NJ. Forney, Of Philadelphia, made the
following statement; Il believe that
the reverse in Indiana will set all our
friends at work with great energy, and
especially when they hear of the fire
and determination that prevail among
the democrats of New York. | have
read the national democratic commit
tees address, and it recalls with tire
mendous force to my mind the Incl
deut that might now ~prOhtably be re,
called BY all democrats and friends OF
the Union. Forty-eight years ago
when Gen. Jackson became a candi-
date for the presidency of the United
States for the second time, the great
bank OF the United States and all It's
branches bribed newspapers and bul,
lied the laboring people from one end
Of the country to the other, and capt.
talists. and other mOneyed men, at
tempted a business scare worse than
that now got up by the oticeholders,
and vet Jackson was tfiumphantly
elected and concluded his administra'
ton in a blaze of glory, | was a dem
o~cratie boy at that time, and with thii
knowledge and memory, | predict thaI
history will repeat itself, and that
Gen. Hancock will be elected as til
umphautly as Jackson was.
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Reed. GitEdge Tonic prevents malaria
AsensIbIe ~Triek-DOg,

Detroit Free Prcss.l
A hump shouldered old mar, follow
ed BY a dog which seemed to have
tasted for a year past, entered Wood
ward avenue butcher shop the other
day, and the man made some inquiries
about the price of smoked hams. The
butcher saw the dog, of course, and
who ever saw a butcher who didn't
want to know everything about a dogY
is that a good coon dog?" asked
the butcher as he patted the shy ca
nine on the head.
"Oh, no-he's a trick dog an
sWered the owner,
rs, Ell? What tricks can he dO?'
"Oh, a dozen or two. He has on
very peculiar trick, though. Woald
you like to see him do it?'
II would that? What is it?'
The man directed the boy to put {
pound Of nice beefsteak upon a sheet
Of nice brown paper ana plaza the
whole upon the doorstep. He theI
said to his dog which had watched
matters pretty keenly:
Nov, Cato, l am about tn call OF
you to perform a trick. You hqy'
never gone back on me yet, and | have
perfect confidence in you, you know.
Cato, do you soc that meatY'
Cato saw il. He walked over to it
seized IN Ia his month and az he went
up the street it was hard to tell thu
dog from dust.
HUM yes mutiered the butcher
do you call that a trick 2"
II do. confidently replied the man
SWELL, it's a blasted mean one p
Just so-just so, said the man
you couldn't expect such a looking
dog as that to be around playingtrick.
on a guitar or jewsharp, could you
I'll see you later about the hams.
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PLATPORm.

The night Of trial By jury, the hs-
beaS eorpus, the Hbsrty Of the press,
the freedom Of speech, the natural
rights Of persons, and the rights Of
property must be pressrvsd-Ex-
tract from General Hancocks order.
November 18th, 1867.
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AssIrnee,n Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given that on TUESDAY,
IN October 2ith, 1880, at 10 o'clock an, l
viii sell at public auction for cash, at22O Nam
st f, the entire stock Of confectionery, tables,
mirrors, etc, soda fountain and all other per-
sonalty included in an assignment made by G..
L. Staher to me, fled in the Registers office,
10 which reference is made
October 10th, 1880.
JOSEPH TAGG, Assignee.
Haarv r. Dix. Attornev. al 40
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non-rosIaeni llOeO.

No. SiTl-In the Chnucery Court Of Shelby
county. Ienneasce-t aioline V. Bethel vs..
Chss. II Bethel.
III appearing from aeidavit in this c9use that
L the defendant, Charl sH. Bsthel, is a non
resident Of the State OF Tennessee; 1t IS there.
fore ordered that he make his appearance
herein, at tho courthouse Of Shelby coun-
ty, in Memphis, Tenn, on or before the frsl
swer or demur to complainant bill, 81
the same will be taken for confessed as Ia
him and set for hearing ex-parte; and
that a copy Of this order be published once d
week for four successive weeks in tho Public
Ledger.
This S'th day of September, 1850.
A cOpy-Attest:
ROBERT j. BLACK, clerk and master.
By r.. b. MoHEsRY. ID. @. and NJ.
John I. Moss, sol. for compPt.
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In Supreme Court Of Tennessee, at Jackson
Robertson Topp, VS. II NJ White, executor Of
the last will and testament OF Isaac N
Davis, deceased, ct al.
IN pursuance Of the decree rendered by the
i Supreme Court OF Tennessee, at jackson.
April 10th, 1850, In this cause, | will sffer for
sale to the highest bidder in front of the
courthouse Of Shelby county, in Memphis, on
Tuesday, the 26th day of October, 1880,
the real estate mentioned and described In
said decree as follows; Situate in Memphis,
Shelby county. Tennessee-Lot No 8 fronting
On Beal street. los feet by 145 feet deep; o. /
lots Nos Q. 10, IL and IL, fronting on Orb ,o ~
street, in the aggregate 15 feet by 16' Soa,,
deep; and lots Nos II, is, 10 and 20, . ,ontino
in the aggregate ZIG feet on Jessamj' "a street
by l62 feet deep-all in block 81. ~ 'u0'
Also the lots or parcels Of la, a s;tusto I,
Memphis aforesaid, and knoWD as tbe Gevos,
house lots, beginning at tho D'ortbeast co2pe,
Of Shelby and Mccall stree "a ana rnnnioa
thence east with the moth line Of McraIl
street about $50 feet to ar alley; thence nertb
wltn tne NEST sue Of 81 id allev about go feet
house lots from tie lots Of Fred Cossitt.
thence west with bald alley about $50 feet ID
the corner OF said alley and Shelby street.
tnenoe south with the east side of Shelby
street about 20 feet to the beginning.
Inat portion Of said above described pron,
erty described as follows: : Commepeine ut a
stake on Shelby street at q small alley, which
separates the Gayoso house lots from the lot,
OIL 7; IL: C0ssitt; thence eastwardly. with the
south SIDE Of said alley, 1856 feet TO a stake
on an alley east Of the GayosO; thence south
wardly, with said last named alley, 100 feel
10 stakei thence westwardly 1856 feet 10 A
stake on Shelby street; thence northwardly
lOO feet TO. the beginning corner, which
boundaries include the original GayOso house
and lot. before the same was extended, - viii
DO sold subject to whatever rights Elizabeth
L.. TOpp may have in the same under and by
virtue Of an alleged mortgage, executed by
Robertson Topp to said Elizabeth l. Topp.
Terms Of sale-Cash.
49, JOHN II FREEMAN, Ciers.
CT Vance, solicitor.
jackson, Tenn, September @d, 1880. q ks
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MIalah GulrIppaIl,s spldnh.

The Hot Springs correspondent Of
the st, Louis Globe d mocrat avs.
| was standing beh nd Majah Gutrip-
pals chair at the Arlington the other
night watching a game Of poker, in
which he was hardly holding his own
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C

L District, composed Of the Counties Of
Shelby, hardeman and Fayette-Urged by my
friends and called upon TO do SO by a unanim-
ity Of public sentiment most grateful TO my
f~eOiiags, and which embraces all parties, l
candidacy for reelection as your Representa-
tive in Congress at an early day, but 10 defer
epce h. the political party to which | belong,
l deemed II proper 10 defer doing 70 until is
sanction was obtained, in some authoritative
potent authority that there will be no Demo-
cratic Convention called in this district to
mako a nomination, | teel ut liberty TO an
nounce myself a candidate before the people
for TO election TO the lower house Ct Congress.
and to respectfully solicit the support Of my
fellow citixens Of every party at the ballot
hox, on the third day Of November next
l57f CASEY YOUNG.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-21

A coriain philanthropist in the state
Of Ohio buys a large quantity of DR..
Bulls cough syrup every winter and
donates the same to the poor suffering
from coughs.