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TRENTON N. -, September 1ss.-The
Prohibition Reform party met in Convention
to-day, with seven counties represented by
about twenty delegates. H. B. Daveson
presided. Resolutions were adopted pl,dging
support to Neal Dow for President, and de-
manding the entire prohibition of the liquor
traffic. A II. Il. Runson was nominated for
Governor.
Nebraska Republican State Convention.
OMAHA, September lst.-The Republican
State Convention of Nebraska was organized
at Lincoln this afternoon by electing Charles
\. Holmes temporary Chairman, and A. E.
Cady and w. Gibson Secretaries. Mr..
Holmes addressed the Convention at some
length, and erlogized the high public and
private character Of Garfield, and his superb
ority in craftsmanship. A committee on
credentials was appointed, which approved
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PASSENGERS COMING WEST Bl RAIL
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CHICAGO, September 1st. - President
Hayes accompanied by his family, General
Sherman and others, will arrive here to-mor-
row morning at o'clock, en- route to the
Pacific Coast. They will leave by special
train ON the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad at IL \. NJ, expecting to reach
Omaha Friday morning They will leave
there at once via the Union Pacific Railroad
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DOMESTIC NEWS.

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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17

IT has been decided by the press
committee at Cincinnati that all legit-
innate representatives of the daily
press properly accredited, and none
others will be provided with seats in
the convention. Such representatives,
upon their arrival in that city, will
find at 200 West Fourth street a book
in which to register their names, the
newspapers they represent, and their
address while in the city. Represen-
tatives Of the weekly press must secure
tickets through the delegates from
their districts, the press committee
having no seats to assign them. None
but actual Geographic correspond
ents for the daily press will be
allowed upon the press platform.
All other persons attempting to find
seats upon it will be summarily
elected. There we're over $50 repre-
%sentatiyes ofthe daily press in attend
aaeo upon the republican convention
at Chicago, and it is fair to presume
that as many will be at Cincinnati.
hence the necessity for strict regula-
lions.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17

the train from 0gdensburg in which
he travelled was also conductor of the
train on which the children had jour
neyed, and on being questioned he re-
membered the trio, his notice having
been attracted by their actions. On
arriving at the Utica depot. who
should the conductor notice but the
boy Willmot, standing on the plat
form. lie Immediately jumped from
the train and grasped the boy, but the
nimble youngster was too little for his
fingers, and he escaped. The father
went on to a hotel, but the boy, desir-
GUS of knowing who was in pursuit,
followed, and with the assurance OF
an old traveller, inspected the guests
book. Unfortunately for him. he was
noticed, and traced TO a boarding
house. The assistance of the police
was obtained, and a visit to the house
made. Little remains to be told, save
that the girls were there, and that
they consented to return home. That
these children were determined to
commence at once the battle Of life is
instanced by the fact that the boy had
already obtained a position as news
agent on the Utica Il Black River
railroad,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17
ARKANsAw.

COwder complains of mosquitoes.
Hot Springs has a street sprinkler.
Helena has two military companies.
A large bear was killed last week
near Perryville.
Gull Price killed a wildcat neal
Beebe last week.
The Herald is the name of a new
paper at Eureka springs.
The postofice at Jonesboro is now a
money order office.
Sixty-6ve new buildings erected in
Newport since the first OF January.
John Couch, of Columbia county,
chopped out ten acres of cotton in
six days.
DR.. B. Priddy has been elected
president in the Logan county medi-
cal society.
The residence of railroad agent
Penman, OF Swiiton, has been swept
away by fire.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new court house at Mountain Home,
Baxter county.
Harvesting is going on in Crawford
county, and wheat is much better
than was expected.
Little Rock Democrat: There is
not in existence an accurate mar of
the state of Arkansas
j. NJ. Broadway, of Craighead
county, was bitten by a copperhead
snake last week and cured by whisky.
Articles of association have been
filed in the secretary of states Office
for the Hot Springs telephone COM
pany.
Capt. Joe Evins, of DardaDelle, has
secured another government contract.
This time he cleans out a river overin
Tennessee.
Frank Bush, a prominent citizen of
Phillips county, died last week of a
~congestive chill, at his residence, nine
miles from Helena.
Two hundred and Gfty-eight pupils
enrolled in the Arkadelphia public
school. Average attendance, one hun
dred and eighty-two.
Judge T. B. Hanley, who died at
Helena on the 9th inst, was seventy
six years of age. He was born in
Jessamine county, Ky.
The father of Sarah Phillips, who
murdered her husband in Baxter
county several months since, is trying
to tecure her release onthe grounds
of insanity.
Mrs. William Hardage, living TWEEN
ty miles from Malvern, shot twice last
week at Mr.. Mann. The trouble was
about a gap in a fence. Both shots
were close calls.
All the old officers of the Press
association were re elected, and the
next convention will be held at Arka-
delphia on the first Wednesday in
next June. Colonel Pat Donan was
also reelected orator for next year.
Woodruff County Vidette: Farmers
are well up with their work, and theil
crops are in a fourishing condition
From the present prospects, there
will be an extraordinary crop of cot.
ton and corn raised in this county thi,
year.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17
GARFIELD.
A Union Soldier on the Phase of
his Career.
New York SUM-

New York SUM-
Can you inform the country whether
James A. Garfield has ever been
scalpedH II he has not the republi-
can party has an immediate duty to
perform before taking any steps to elo-
vate him to the presidency. His hair
must be lifted at Once. His party,
which "metes out justice to ALL" has
pronounced that doom upon all such
as he. Among the republican cam
paign devices Of 1876, nothing did
better service nor was more constantly
put to use than the apocryphal story
about Hayes reply to the committee
of his congressional district when APP
prised of his nomination for congress
in 1864 and asked to come home and
take the stump:
Yours received. Thanks. / have
other business Just now. Any man
who would leave the army at this time
TO e%lectioneer for congress or any other
place, ought to be scalped.
Yours, r. B. HAYES"
Garfield entered the army in August,
1861. In less than a year he left the
army to e%lectioneer for congress-" he
having been nominated in the Nine
teenth Ohio district. The army record
shows that he was absent ION account
of sickness" But the newspaper files
of the period show that he was on the
stump in the Ashtabula district until
after the election in October. Then
he returned to the army only to remain
to the assembling Of congress in 1863,
when he resigned for good. Now,
according to Hayes and the whole
army Of republican orators and news
papers four years ago, Garfield fought
to be scalped." In the very darkest
period, of the whole war he left the
army to electioneer for congress-
With the character istic hypocrisy of
the republican 'refcrmer" also he pre-
tended that sickness was the cause
Of his absence. UNION SOLDIER.
Springfield, Mass, June 10, 1880.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17
End OF "a Youthful EIOpement

Ottawa (Canadal Special Dispatch.l
The two girls of fourteen years who
eloped on Tuesday with a sixteen.
year-old boy, whose name is Willmott.
were brought back to the city by one
Of their parents. There was only one
boy who eloped with the girls, and not
two as previously stated. The second
wished to go to the picnic, as he ex-
planned to his suspicious mamma. but
that sensible woman forbade his going.
Willmott, however, not only eioped
with the pearl of his existence. but.
feeling compassion for the sorrowfui
damsel whose lover did not turn nm.
eloped with her also. The two went
to Utica, N. Y, where Willmott and
his inamorata, passing as brother and
sister, registered themselves at a hoteI
as master and Miss Gordon, and Tho
second as Miss KiDgsford, ali of Que.
bee On Wednesday, their absenc,
having been noticed the night before
one Of the girls fathers followed IN
pursuit. He reached UticaatlOo'cloek
the same night. The conductor Of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17
a Tennessean ThirIy-live Years
in Texas.
austin Coz. JonesbOro journal.

Austin Cor. Jonesboro Journal
| have just left one of the choice
spirits of Texas, one of its historical
characters, Colonel Phil. Claiborne. |
have read much of Colonel Phil. or
Phil. as he is familiarity and affection
ately known all over western Texas.
and had been anxious to meet him.
tie came up to the city yesterday
from his home in Bastrop and | have
spent the evening with him. He is a
typical Texan OF the heroic DAYS of
the republic. Coming to Texas from
Tennessee thirty-fve years ago. he
came at once into prominence. He
told me to-day that he spent a day in
Jonesb0rO many years ago in company
with James X. Polk, at that time a
candidate for governor against
Lean Jimmy Jones. Col. Claiborne
is a rough and ready. loud, talking.
.lovial and careless specimen of the
old time lawyer, for as he himself
says, he still peddles a little law
around for any fellow that wants to
pay for it." He is a fluent, vigorous
speaker, and with his quaint style and
rude but sturdy logic is a power be-
fore a jury and on the stump. But |
set out to give you some incidents in
his lite, illustrative Of the manner
and style OF the early days here. Col.
Claiborne S firm friend and inseparable
companion in the days agoue was the
noted orator and wit, Jones Rivers.
Rivers was the Donglos Jerrald of
Texas. His wit was the most
polished. and his sarcasm the
most biting. Claiborne was an
uneducated Teuesseean, but he had
the strong, good sense OF Crockett.
without CrOcketts ungovernable am.
bltlon, united to those good qualities
OF heart that 60 TO the making of a
reliable friend and a genial compan-
ION. Rivers was a classical scholar
and a historian, clear cutting and
satirical. At one time they were AZ
Georgetown together. Phil. had been
out with the boys" and came back
TO his room as full as Tom O'Shanter
and terribly sick over it. FEARING
that death was about to seize him
Phil. dropped to his knees as soon as
he reached his room and began Ia
pray: "Oh, lordl don't take me now
If you will just spare my life this
time | give you my word | wont rit
drunk agin, never in my life. | have
repented Of my sins and | intend Ia
lead a new life from now on if you'T
just let me 60 this time" AS soon a,
Phil finished that short but earnest
petition, Jones Rivers, who had beer
listening, dropped to his knees ant
prayed so hat Phil could hear him
Oh Lord don't you listen to Phi
Claiborne's promises but take hin
now. Take him now, oh, Lord Will,
the boon more dear to heaven, the frs
tear Of the %repentant sinner is in hi
eyes, or Phil Claiborne will be irrevo
eably lost" That was 0 much lol
Phil, sick as he was. He stated.tC
Colonel Rivers his private opinion
regarding him-and recovered.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17

New York Mirror
1t is only lately that any credit has
been allowed to the authors Of our
popular songs, the musical composer
generally usurping the lions share
both of the honors and the profits.
There is little besides the honors to
be gained, however; and the best song
writer's in America find it a proftless
vocation. Many of them are con-
nected with the press. Occasionally
one is fortunate enough to have All
article or poem accepted by a maya
zine. They do sketches for minstrels
and variety performers. Dexter
Smith, of"Put Ne in My Little Bed
fame, is editor of Ditson's Musical
Record. George Cooper writes for
juvenile magazines, and gets a very
poor living, though his songs are in
better demand than those of any
other man in the country. Samuel N,
Mitchell is connected with a Provi-
dence newspaper. He is purely a
business author, and advertises him
self as such on his bill heads. His
rates to the trade are one dollar for
three verses and chorus. lie will
forward to the composer twenty oil
thirty songs from which to make Sc
lections. Arthur w. French, OF
Bridgeport, Conn, is also a newspaper
man, and does business in the same
manner, and at the same rates as Mr..
Mitchell. Will s. Hays, whose Mora
.O'Neil," "Mollie Darling" Driven
from Home" and other songs, have
been so popular, is Louisville man
and is in business there. He writes
the words and whistles the melodies
which are written out by others.
The histories of some of our popu.
lar songs are interesting. No song Of
the thousands published in this coun.
try has had a larger sale than Silver
Threads Among the Gold" the words
Of which are by Rexford aud the
music of which is by banks. Mr.
banks brought the song (which haC
been declined by three publishers
into the Office of Mr.. G. W. Harris in
New York, and submitted it to him
What is your price?" asked Mr.
Harris.
Forty dollars" replied Mr.. banks
MIR. Harris saw the merit of the
song at a glance, and accepted it i'm
mediately, though the price, as price.
ruled, was high. The title which the
author had given it was Darling,
am Growing Old
Mr.. Danks," said the publisher
81 think | shall change this title t,
Silver Threads Among the Gold
That's a funny title said Mr.
banks. but It's yours, and | don
care what you do with it,"
The song, with its different arrange
ments, had a sale of about 200, OOC
copies, and its popularity made
market for numerous answers.
1t must be a good song that will
bring five dollars, and the authors are
few who can demand ten dollars fol-
their choicest gem. Then there are
special rates to the trade, the same a,
in any other merchandise, and three
fve-dOllar songs may be had for ter
dollars. A popular composer gener.
ally receives about twenty dollars fol
a song, the words of which he hai
bought for from one dollar to FIVE dol
lars, or, perhaps, picked up an un
known waif from out the hOtsam oil
the press.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17
Nom Resident Notice.


No. H66-In the Chancery Court of Sbt
county, Tenn.-k. Q. Brinkley VS.. b. /,
Poston, administrator Of j. o. Greenlaj
deceased, ct al.
I. appearing from affidavit in this eau.
! that the defendants, W. b. Grsshiaw, Va
ME Greenlaw, his wife, Sallie Greenlaw, Psi
,nie Hreenlaw, Annie Hreenlaw and such 9th
children of W, b. and Fannie Greenlnw wi
have been born since the filing Of the origin
bill in this cause October sd, 1871 and who
names are unknown and cannot be asce
tanned after inquiry, are non residents of u
State at Tennessee and residents of n
state Of Texas; it is therefore ordere
that all Of said parties make their appea
ance herein, at the courthouse of Shell
county, in Memphis, Tenn A., on or before Ii
hrst Monday in August, 1880, and plea,
answer or demur to complainant's amendt
and supplemental bill, or the same will
taken for confessed as to them and set 4
hearing ex-parte; and that a copy Of tn
order be published once a week for four AMI
cessiye weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 4th day of June, 1880.
R. J, BLACK, Clerk and Master.
A cOpy-Attest:
By r. B. MCHRNRY, d. G. h M.
GOODWIN 4 Dix, sol. for complainant.
"a On OF In7
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17

a case of snake bite is reported in
the Australian Medical Journal. by
DIR. Colin Henderson, of the Ararat
hospital. The patient was a girl aged
three years, who was bitten on the
wrist by a tiger snake. The wound
was scariiied and bathed, a ligature
tied around the wrist, brandy given.
and the child brought a distance OF
fifteen miles to the hospital. On ad-
mission she was lethargic. vomited
occasionally, respiration feeble, pulse
slow and weak, pupils contracted
extremities cold. The wounded hand
was purple and much swollen. The
ligature was removed, a piece of lint
soaked in strong liquor ammonia ap.
piled to the bite, constant friction
with a liniment composed of edua.
parts Of soap liniment and strong liza.
uor ammonia applied over the hear
and to the extremities and ten minimi
OF liquor ammonium, with a branch o.
brandy in a wine-glass full of milk
given every half hour. Twelve hour,
alter the receipt of the bite the pa
tient was allowed to 20 to sleep. ant
she awoke three hours aiterwart
almost recovered.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17

No. S97. R.D.-In the Probate Court of SheI
county, Tennessee-W. j. Allen and OH
vs.. Anna l.. 0benchain and others, bill
partition.
RI appearing from the original bill in ii
4 cause, which is sworn to, that defendaD
Anna l.. Obenchain, F. q. Jbenehain, W
Hreenlaw and his wife, - Greenlaw, F.
Brown, W. A. Brown and Joanna p. BryW
are non residents Of the State ofTennessee;
is ordered that they make their appearar
herein, at the courthouse of our said Probl
Court. in Memphis, Tenn, on or befC
the first Monday in July, 1880, a
plead, answer OF demur to cOmplainan
bill, or same will be taken for confessed
to them and set for hearing x-parte a
that a copy Of this order be published ono,
week for four successive weeks in the Pub
Ledger.
This May 81, 1880.
A copy-Attest:
OWEN DwYER, Clerk
By HUGH b. CULLEN, D.. @.
Scruggs and Ray, sells. for compl'ts.
10 aS OF q
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17

Grenada Sentinel, l2th.l
Marshall Rice, the negro whom il
was thought committed a rape upon
hi thirteen-year-old stepdaughter.
and then fendishly and horribly muir.
dered her, full accounts Of which were
given in the Sentinel, was captured
pear Memphis, Tenn, brought back
and lodged in Jail on Tuesday evening
last. Our readers will remember that
the crime was committed about eight
miles north Of this city, on the plan
tation of Col. II. II. Barksdale. The
little girl was on her way to school
when the monster perpetrated the
crime, ~concealing her body only a short
distance from the path. He was
started to Jail by Justice Lindsey,
in charge Of JEFF Barbee and another
negro, and while crossing a bridge.
Rice pushed one of his guards of and
made a run for liberty, he escaped
with a shot in the left shoulder. lie
was re%captured near Oakland, but by
the assistance of two friends escaped
again, and made his way to the Vi.
cinity Of Memphis. He went to the
store Of Henry Brown, a former dep.
uty sheriff Of Yalobusha county, anC
at one time marshal Of this city, and
was requested by Rice to write a let.
ter to his wife, who was still livinl
near Hardy. Mr.. Brown remember
ing the murder lat once went to Hardy
obtained full information. returned
and bagged his game, put him on tn,
train and delivered him to the jailol
Of this county.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17
An Indian Exodus Proposed.

Knoxville Tribune 15th.l
Messrs. r. NJ. Volt and R. Bunch,
Of Indian Territory, commissioners to
visit the Cherokees of North Carolina,
we're in the city Sunday en- route to
Washington, after visiting that state
and comforting with the leading men
among the remaining indians Of that
section. These gentlemen state hat
the lingering braves, squaWs and
"squawling' generally express a will
%ingness to give up their hunting
grounds in the Tar Heel state and re-
move to the Indian Territory. Prep
arations will 1901 be made to remove
them thither, should they continue
willing to 60.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17

1t is an understood fact that yellow
fever and its companions, intermittent
and remittent fevers, are the results
of poisoned blood, made impure BY
breathing an infected atmosphere. No
medicine in existence will so quickly
purify the blood as Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure, used in con
nection with Warmers Safe Pills.
Sold wholesale by S. Mansfield 4
NJ
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17
Entered at the PostOfice at Memphis, Tenn
as secOnd-olass matter.

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per snnum and
SOC per month forless than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
hostage free,
Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at soc per
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing pOstofhce.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17
Genuine Imported HOfr's Malt
Extract.

The true health beverage. Highly
recommended for nursing mothers,
thin, cold and aged people, GONZALES
cents, etc, Owing to its wonderfully
nutritious qualities it is especially
recommended in epidemics and in
fevers; where bodily p~rostration is
great, and life depends upon a nour
ishing stimulant. None genuine with
out the label of Tarrant Il Co., sole
agents, New York. For sale by all
druggists and grocers. 24-l02
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17
InsOlvent Notice.
STATE or T%ENNRssEE, SHELBY COUNTY,
OPTION COUNTY COURT CLERK,

STATE OF TENNRssEE, SHELBY COUNTY, /
OPTION County COURT CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, June ., 1880.
No. All-To James Reilly, Public Admini
traitor estate Jennie Lewis, deceased.
uAVING suggested the insolvency of II
IL estate Of Jennie Lewis, deceased, u
are hereby ordered to give notice by advertis
ment in SOM newspaper published within h
said State, and also at the Courthouse doI
Of Shelby county, for all persons havir
the same, with the Clerk Of the County Cou
auth entioated In the manner prescribed by Ia
on or before the Sta day of September, 18a
and any claim not filed on or before said al,
or before an appropriation of the funds
said estate is made, shall be forever barre
both in law and equity,
Witness my hand, at office. this 9Th day
June, 1880.
OWEN DWYRR, CLERK.
By H. B. CULLEN, d. @. IS 81 ~ 10y n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17

The Cotton Planters and Manufac-
turers journal is the name Of a new
and handsomely printed candidate for
public favor just started at Little
Rock by William Coleman. 1t is one
Of the handsomest and best arranged
publication devoted to a special in
dustry in the south, if not in the whole
country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17

Little Rock Gazette, l5th.l
The Memphis and Little Rock rail
road company have organized an ex-
press department to conduct the ex-
press business on or over its line OF
railroad. We quote the tariff of rates
to principal points, showing great re-
duction as compared with rates here
tofore charged: Freights, per 100 lbs,
to and from Little Rock and Galloway,
25e; Lonoke, Boo; Carlisle, 40; De-
wallis Bluff, 80; Surrounded Hill,
Coo; Brinkley, 75c. Former rates to
above points, 81 per 100 pounds.
Memphis, 81; former rates Sl.5O.
Packages OF one pound or less, and
of not more than 50 value, l5c. This
great reduction of rates will, no
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17
a CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indlscretions Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc., | will send
a recipe hat will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary in South America. Send a
self-addressed envelope to the Rev. Joseph I.
Imam, Station u, New YO-k City.
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