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Ir 1t was Intended that tho Veteran Con-
ycntion hold hero ycatcstlay should be in ALI Of
the Grunt boom. thuae who projected tho naoro-
mont wero very sadly disappointed. Tho roso-
luton otrorcd favor!ng tho nomination Of tho
cx-rrosilsnt was bitteriy resisted by worry
nearly hat, It mt fully half. OF tho Convcntion.
Tho speeches Of Congressman, burrows, Con.
0rosvcnnr, md Mr.. boutwell,. aKatnst slngling
out any Ut tho cnnlit1atcs bntoro the Convcn-
tion hnl no little effect, and II required all tho
enthusiasm Of Corporal Tanner md Con. ncavcr
10 stein tho nnti-Arnnt tide. 1t should DO re-
rnenlborcd that 4 similar gathering hold In 1913
was enthusiastically unanimous lit f@vor OF
Grant. Tho thirl.torm ft1en Is slo moro rallsho1
by tho soldier than tho civilian.
, 1880-06-02

Lake Frnnt4
Between Madison and WashlnKton stfcata. Bar
NUNS Circus and Mennaet!e.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17
Mason, Tenn, Call, 18th

Mason, Tenn, Call. 18TH
Last Thursday evening Mr.. S. P.
Glenn, of Glenn's Springs, accompa-
MED his string band from the springs
to Coyington, where the members Of
the band were to take the train for
Memphis the next morning. After
entering hal town and taking in a
breath or two Of that atmosphere,
and feeling quite blue in consequence,
they sought revival in the nearest sa-
loon, Mr.. G. proposing to pay the
expenses thereby incurred. After be-
ing served by the ~barkeeper, Mr.. G.
handed him a $40 bill, but before he
could get his change q friend called
him to the door, and the ~barkeeper
being in a hurry (they are always in a
hurry there) to wait on other impa-
tent customers, put the change on
the counter. When the owner re-
turned the money was gone, and no
one could or would tell where it was.
Suspicion rested upon a certain mem
Der Of the band, him Of the big fiddle,
big noise and little music. Forthwith
Marshal Cooper was notified of the
theft and the fiddler was Swallowed.
Nothing was done till next morning.
AS the band was in the act of taking
the train the officer nabbed the mar
upon whom suspicion rested, and pro.
ceeded to go through" him. No
money was found, and the search was
about to be abandoned when a happy
thought struck the officer. May be
the fiddle had stolen it 1t was
searched, and 10, out of the bowels of
this instrument came the exact
amount which Mr.. Glenn had lost.
The thief Whose name we could not
learn was placed in the Jail, where he
now is if the walls of that building are
sufficiently strong to hold him. Mr..
Cooper shows by this one act that he
is a good officer, and that he is &C.
quainted with the tricks resorted to
by the light fingered gentry.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17

The following resolutions were
adopted by the Lauderdale county
convention, held at Ripley, on the 9th
inst:
Resolved, That Gov. A.. S. Marks
having carried out in his administra-
ton Of the state government, in good
faith, the principles upon which he
was elected, this convention declares
its preference for him as the demo-
cratic candidate for our next gov
ernor.
Resolved, That the delegates from
Lauderdale county to the gubernato-
rial convention, to assemble at Nash
vile on the 10th, be requested to use
all proper endeavors TO secure his
nomination by that convention.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17

new lOrk oJAr.
Among the guests who were regis
istered at the New York hotel yes
terday was General Joseph E, John
ston, of Virginia. A reporter of the
Star, who had called oh the general
last evening, found a somewhat slightly
built man, above the medium height,
who wore a closely trimmed mustache,
and had the demeanor of the old
style southern gentleman.
II have come to ask you about III,
feeling in the south on the presiden
tisl question" remarked the reporter.
Proceed, my dear sir" said the
general. Il am ready and willing to
give you Information on the matter
that is agitating the nation. AS to
the presidency, | can say that general
Hancock is our choice for the place
DO you think that all the demo-
Gratis in the south will vote for him?'
Certainly, to a man; and many re-
publicans also. We of the south
know hat he will be an impartial and
Just president. He is a nan of excel
lent Judgment, and we like him fol
his manly course when he had mill
tary command in the reconstructed
states"
Then the Star can quote you as
saying that the south will be solid for
Hancock"
Eyes; most emphatically. You can
not quote me too strongly on that
point. | an glad to meet a repre-
sentative of the Star, SO as to let the
people of the north know through its
columns that we are solid for Han
cock"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17

Out in the vicinity of La Rose and
fernando streets loud smells spread
upon the air and scatter mephitic va
pors abroad. The lords Of house
holds thereabouts howl and hold their
noses by night, and their suffering
housewives do the same through both
day and night, but so far without rem
edy. The nasty earthboxes cause it
all, and it Is in close vicinity to where
Judge Ray and family suffered with
the fever malady last year. The peo-
pie thereabouts talk Of an indignation
meeting to give expression to their
feelings aud disgust,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17
THE FEAT.
Scientists Startled at the Per-
formance.-Is the Crisis at
Hand?
Special to the GlObs.psmocrnt.l

Special to the Globe-Democratl
NEW YORK, July 13.-The ques-
ton that agitates the physicians who
watch Tanner is How soon will the
end come" The opinion is nearly
unanimous that he has almost reached
the limit Of his endurance, wonderful
as it is. Up to Saturday there were
many who pronounced Tanner in good
condition, and spoke with some conf
dence of his ability to accomplish the
task. But his sudden variations in
temperature, from burning heat to
icy chilis, his increased feebleness and
his preference for lying. half torpid.
drowsy on his cot, his lrritability
and whimsicality sometimes approach
ing incoherency when he is disturbed,
ALL THESE SIGNS
point in one direction. His body has
faithfully Obeyed his iron will, but
the tension has been too great, the
cord has been overstrained and an.
parently must soon snap. After the
first week of the fast many of the &C.
lectic physicians expressed some con-
fdence in his ability to accomplish
the task. 1t has been noticeable.
however. during the last two DAYS,
especially to-day, hat the %eclectics
were giving up their opinion and ad.
hitting that the doctor would soon
fail. II think he is failing rapidly, .
said DR.. Riley in the afternoon. "Yes
and | think he would die rather thar
take food" answered Professor Work
He has been more sluggish to-day
and does not seem to know his OWL
mind. Why, when the barber came
the doctor swore he wouldn't b.
shaved. In about five minutes h,
walked down stairs and called for tn,
barber. Another bad symptom ap
peared to-day. The doctors hand
and feet looked purple and appeared
congested. This shows a feeble anC
retarded circulation. His abstinenc,
from water is considered even NOR
remarkable than his abstinence from
food. A man living on an ordinar.
diet consumes from fifteen to twenty
five ounces daily in his food and from
sixty to seventy ounces besides.
PLENTY OF WATER,
as well as salt. are necessary for tn
maintenance Of vital functions. Blu
DR.. Tanner receives water onl
from rincing his mouth, from his bath
and from the towels and sponges witt
which he washes his face and hands
In gargling his throat he retains on al
average nearly a drachm of water
which has been calculated to amour
to two ounces during a day. TIL
amount absorbed from his baths ant
sponges as under eight ounces, al
though an accurate calculation is i'm
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17

There is a hellish report that DR..
Tanner receives, on an average, four
postal cards per diem from George
Francis Train. We present herewith
five Of those communications;
|. Heat is yet a baby Light is
only a youth Air is in its teens,
while psychology is not yet born!
2. Don't shake hands! 1t taps you
Each is an electric battery. l have
been a locked magnet for five years,
hence my electric force which draws
thousands to Madison square.
3. Your fast evolution organizes
revolutionl Three meals not only
kills man, but gives woman no rest
Domestic life is household slavery
One meal over, the next commences
4. Every man his own DOCTOR
When Chas. 0'Conor and Moses Tay-
lor were too sick to gorge meat, death
was postponed
5. Starvation kills sicknessl Nature
always takes a restl Except in stom-
ach)l Calm and tempest! Rough and
smooth! Fast and Slow Day and
night Awake and asleep! But digest.
ion has no holiday The triphammer
never stopsl (Mothers are afraid one
peanut will spoil a pound of rotten
meat)l
Tanner was bearing up very we'll
until these postal cards began to
come in, but now it is said he winces
as a cat on a gate post when it is
undergoing the fire Of the brick-ba
Of the small boy. 1t must eventually
tell on Tanner.
By the way, isn't Train getting oldi
Is there not a prospect that he will
eventually die?
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17
Prinfed on

Reading pa Times and Dispatch.l
Mr.. George w. Russell, residing at
No. 4024 Franklin street, this city,
has a souvenir of the Fourth of July,
seventeen years ago, in the shape Of a
copy of the V~icksburg Daily Citizen,
published in Vicksburg, Miss, when
that city was being beseiged by Gen.
eral Grant. The supply of printing
paper having been exhausted, the
publisher, j. M. Swords, was com
PEELED to print his journal on wall
paper. The paper bears date of July
2, 1863, aeIamong other things con-
tains the following editorial: ION
dit, that great Ulysses-the yankee
generalissimo, surnamed Grant-has
expressed his intention of dining in
V~icksburg on Saturday next. \ \ \
Ulysses must get into the city before
he dimes in it. The way to cook a
rabbit is, first catch the rabbit.
Gen. Grant, however, was too quick
for the Vicksburg editor, and cap
tured the city before the edition Of
the paper had all been worked off. In
a postscript the editor says:
July 4, 1865. Two days bring
about great changes. The banner Of
the union floats over Vicksburg.
General Grant has caught the rab-
bit; he has dined in Vicksburg and
he didn't bring his dinner with him.
The Citizen lives to see it. For the
last time it appears on wall paper.
No more will it eulogize the luxury of
mulemeat and fricasseed kitten-urge
southern warriors to such diet never.
more. This is the last wall paper
Citizen, and is, excepting this note,
from the types as we found them. 1t
will be valuable hereafter as a
curiosity"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17

Work has been begun at Madison
avenue and Fiftieth street, New York,
upon the foundation for a house which
is designated to be the home of Car
dinal McCloskey. The building is to
have four stories. 1t will be a hand.
somely, ornamented and commodious
structure, with parlors and recep-
ton rooms, a study, library and pri.
vate chapel for the cardinal and bed
rooms for guests. The building, it i:
understood, will cost S75, 900.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17
A Reminder to Bob IngersOII.

whitehall heVieW.l
An infdel colonel of volunteers.
named Robert Ingersoll, is making
the warm weather in New York much
warmer by delivering a series of Sun
day evening lectures at a theater, in
which religion is ridiculed and at
tackled with scarcely any limit of
eplthet or imagery. The gallant
colonel boasts that he has deGed the
Almighty for years, and has never
been harmed by Him. This reminds
me OF the reply made at the Savage
club by an ext clergyman named Bar.
ton to poor Tom Robertson, who was
i1dulging in a somewhat similar style
OF idle talk. "You forget Tom" said
Barton, that the Almighty is capable
OF infinite contempt as well as Of in
Unite justice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17
Attachment Notice.


Before j, S. Galloway, j.. P. for Shelby
county, Tenn.-G. V. Margerum VS.. Bowen
IL Clark.
N this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section 3455 Of the Code OF
tennessee, and returned, levied upon the
property Of the defendant, and affidavit hav-
ing been made that the defendant is indebted
TO the plaintiff in the sum of s42 so, due by
account, and that the claim is just. and that
the defendant is a nonresident Of the State
said defendant make his personal appearance
before me on the 18th day ofAugust, 1880, at 70
o'clock m, at my Office, No. "a Madison street,
Memphis, Tennessee, and defend said at
tachment suit within the time prescribed by
law, or the same will be proceeded with ex-
parte and that a copy Of this order be
published once 3 week for four consecutive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day Of July, 1880.
III 123 100 185
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17
Shooting Folly as 1t Files.

Boston Advertiser Communication
Harm, and not good, will come to
the republican cause, if stories are
published against General Hancock
which are absurd on the face of them.
Such a story is that called "a Memo.
rable Council of War" copied iu TO-
days Advertiser. 1t is, in brief, that
in the Wilderness fight General Grant
held a council of war Of the three
corps commanders that he received
a written opinion from General Han
cock, advising retreat, and that the
corps commanders received sealed
orders, which proved to be orders to
advance.
This whole thing is sheer fabrica-
ton. But we're it true, it would be
against General Grant and not against
General Hancock; for it would prove
that General Grant, a soldier from his
boyhood, had violated military rules
familiar to every corporal. He then
commanded the armies of the United
States; General Meade the army Of
the Potomac. Consequently General
Grant would never have held a coun-
Gil of war with corp commanders
nor have given them orders. He
would have taken counsel with and
have given orders to General Meade;
and that is what he did do.
To descend to details, | beg to state,
from personal knowledge, that the
fighting in the Wilderness lasted, not
six days, but two; that not the 18th,
but the 18th of May, was "memora-
BILE" Cat Spottsylvania); that no coun.
Gil Of war, like the one described, was
ever held; and that General Hancock
gave no written opinion and received
no sealed order.
VHF0n0pr T.vMAn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17

The right of trial by jury, the ha'
beaS corpus, the liberty of the press,
the freedom of speech, the natural
rights of persons, and the rights Of
property must be preserved.-Ex-
tract from General Hancock's order,
November 18th, 1867.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17
New Advertisements
Nonresident Notice.

No. S646-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
L. t. Vredenberg ct al.
III appearing from affidavit in this cause
i that the defendant, Daniel d, Le-
Fevre, is q citizen Of New York and a
nonresident. Of the State of Tennessee; Il Is
therefore ordered, that he make his appear
ance herein. at the courthouse of Shelby
county, in Memphis, Tennessee, on or before
the first Monday in August, 1880, and
plead, answer or demur to complainant
bill, or the sKne will BIO taken for con.
fessed as TO- HIM and set for hearing
ex;parte,, and that a copy Of this order be
published once 2 week, for four successive
weeks, in tho Ledger.
This the 22d day Of June, 1880.
X. j. BLACK, clerk and master,
A copy-attest:
W. e. Reeves and I. P. Chambers, sol. for
complainant. ll lT llS Iiq
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17

The Emperor William is described
as looking better than he has done for
years and wearing a robust and hearty
air. He regards himself at Ems as a
soldier on leave of absence. He sell
dom wears his customary uniform,
but generally appears in plain dress,
which is, however, less becoming to
him than his well-knoWn regimentals.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is S5 per annum and
SOC per month fOrlSsS than one year. This
WEEKLY LEDGER IL 81 per Gnnum-
postage free.
Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC per
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing pOstOflos.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17
a CARD-

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indlscretions Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood. etc., I will send
q recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary In South America. Send q
.self-addressed envelope to the Rev. Joseph I.
Imam, Station D, New York City.
lis XXI ia eodkw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17

National Democratic Ticket.
FoR President;
". 5. HANCOCK, OF PENNSYLVANIA.
FoR VIcE-P PRESIDENT:
W. H. ENGLISH. OF INDIANA,
ELECTORS FOR THE srATE-LT-LARGH;
JOHN L. T. SNEED, Of Shelby.
JOHN NJ. FLEMING, of Knox.
DISTRICT E%LEoToRs;
First District CHARLEs R. VANCE.
Second District-W. L. L%EDesRWooD.
Third District-(To be appointed by the
District C~onvention).
Fourth District-JosHrH 3. WASHINGTON, Of
Robertson,
Fifth District-(To be appointed by the
District Co~nVention).
Sixth District-W. A. THoNL.
Seventh District-E. T. TALLIAFERRo, d
Giles.
Eighth District-A. G. HAWKINS. Of Carroll.
Ninth District-T. &. RICHARDSON, Of Dyer.
Tenth District-R. ]. MORGAN. Of Shelby.
shelby County Democratic Ticket.
For SHERIPP,
PHIL R. ATHY.
FOR TRUSTEE,
K. l.. MCGOWAN.
FOR CHANCELLOR,
W. W. MCDOWELL.
FoR JUDGs OF rHR CRIMINAL CoURr,
L. B. H0RRIGAN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17

Letter heads, envelopes, bill heads,
bills of lading, and all kinds of COM
mercial printing done as we'll and
cheap at the LEDGER Office as any
where in the United States. Mer-
chants would save money by calling
at LEDGER Office before giving their
orders to drummets.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17
Nail Up the Sign.

Detroit Free Press.l
A woman who opened a small mil
linery store in the western part Of
the city engaged a painter to paint her
a sign. When she came home the
other day she saw that it read: MRS..
j. Blank" etc., and she called out:
You have got an extra s. in Mrs,
and you must paint the sign over
again" The painter saw the error,
but he did not want the job of cor
r%ecting it, and he replied: Madam,
haven't you had two husbands?'
"Yes, sir" You were a Mrs. when
you lost the frst?" II was" "And
do you think a woman can 60 on mar
rying forever and not lengthen out
her title? Mrs. means a married
woman who has been married twice,
and is young enough to marry again,
and only yesterday a rich old coon
was in your shop and said if he had
any idea you were heart-free he'd
come up" "0h, well, you can
nail up the sign" she interrupted.
And it is there to-day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17

Why throw away your illustrated
papers and magazines when you can
have a nice book made from them at
the LEDGER bindery?
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17
Non-Resident Notice.

No. %7l-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn,-W CGrisWold VS.. PDrom-
goOle ct al.
IT appearing from affidavit In this cause that
j the defendants, j p Dromg0Ole and j b
Wilder Il Co. are nen-residents of the State
of Tennessee;, that the defendant J p Drom-
goole is indebted TO the complainant in the
sum Of about 81, 40 IS, due on open account,
and attachment having been issued and levied
on the property Of said Dromgoole; II Ia
therefore ordered that said J p Dromgooio
and J Is Wilder & Co. make their appear
ance herein, at the court-house Of Shelby
county, In Memphis, Tenn, on or before the
first Monday In September, 1890, and plead,
answer OF demur to complainant bill, or the
same viii be taken for confessed as to them
and set for hearing ex-parte; and that a copy
Of this order be published once q week for
four successive weeks In tho Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of July, 1880.
A COPY: Attest.
ROBERT ], BLACK. clerk and master.
Dr. 4. 3. .M1IlESRY, d, @, & NJ.
Metcalf 4 Walker, sol. for oompl't.
R4SA A1 l6E 2 RSl&
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17
Hayes Concession to COnkIing.

Alexandria Gazette.l
Mr.. Hayes has agreed to modify his
civil service reform circular to the
extent Of excluding himself from the
assessment Of two per cent on his SAL
airy, which, however, he allows to be
exacted of the poor government en-
ployes who only receive $1,000
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17
Omse, Is MadIsuu Street.

Entered at the PostOfice at Memphis, Tenn.
as second class matter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-17
sure Cure for Coughs, Colds,
SIRE Threat, Bronchitis,
Asthma, Consumption,
And All Diseases Of Throat and Lungs.
Extract from Report of the Commits.
siOner of Internal Revenue.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Office Of Internal Revenue,
Washington, D. c., January 26, 1890. |

once of Internal Revenue,
Washington, D. c., January 26, 1891
Messrs. Lawrence & Martin, Ill Madison
street, Chicago, m.-Gentlemen: Ihaye re-.
ceived "a certified formula" giving the IT,
Eredients and relative proportions used in fac
manufacture OF an article which you adver .ise
and sell under the name of "T0LU, RI NIX
AND RYE" This compound, accordi' an 70
your formula, in the opinion of this oHice'
would have q sufficient quantity of thu RAT,,
SAN, + TOLU to give il all the adv images
aserlbed to this article in pectoral cor ,nlaints.
while the whisky and the syrup cons tifnte an
emulsion rendering the compound an agrea-
able remedy to the patient.
In the opinion of this Office, an rtiele com
pounded according to this formuI a NAV nron-
erly be ,olassed as a medicinal. preparation
under the provisions Of schedule A, following
section dS7, United States re yised Statutes
and when so stamped may loe sold by Drug.
glsts, Apothecaries and other persons without
renderlng them liable to pay a special tax as
lSignedl GREEN b. RAUM,
~ Commissioner.
ckIITf0N Don't DO deceived by mn"
SsNStbStN p~rincipled dealers who trv IN
palm o1upon You Rock and bye in place ofonr
IQLu, ROCK AND RYE. which Is the onI1
GENUINE medicated article made, having n
Government stamp on each bottle.
LAW RENGb 4 MARTIN, ProD'rs.
III NadisOn street, Chicago.
Sold in Memphis by all Druggists, Groeera
and VINE Merchants generally; Mt Wholesale
BY y. Mansfield az 50, 4. n. Hunt a.
60. and A. VRccoFO d Co who viii SUNNY
the trade at manufacturers prices. xxxiilI0