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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
Tuesday evening. june /, IssC

THIS is the day the census enumer-
ators commence their work all over
the country. This will be by far the
most thorough and complete census
ever taken in this country, and it will
be taken in shorter time. In the
cities, the work must all be done in
twelve days. This will not give peo-
pie much time for moving about, or
chance to be enumerated more than
once. Those who desire to make
Jul of being enumerated at all should
have come into the world prior to June
2, 1880, as under the rules no child
born subsequent to June l will be no.
ticed by the enumerator this time.
The little rosebuds will have to go
over until ten years hence. 1t is be.
lieved, however, that even without
these the population of the United
States will foot up fifty millions. Gen.
Walker, the chiefofthe census bureau,
has had great experience, and
has studied the systems of other
countries as well as this. Congress
has passed substantially such laws as
he suggested. In England the census
is taken in three days, andin Germany
in one day. In densely settled coun-
tries, where the machinery of govern
ment is absolute and perfect in its
workings, this may be possible, but it
could not be done in this country,
When we have a population equal to
China, some three hundred years
hence, this may be done easy enough
in our country. There are over 10000
enumerators, besides agents appointed
to collect statistics in regard to special
industries and subjects. 1t is a mat
ter of great Importance hal the cen
sus should be taken correctly. The
people can aid in this work by an
swering promptly and truthfully.
The law makes it an offense to refuse
to answer, or to give enumeratOrs in
correct replies.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
worrying The CulIed Brother

Special to the CouIier-JOurnal.l
WASHINGTON, May 30.-The col
ored delegate to Chicago is hard beset
by both the Blaine and Sherman man
ipulators, who want to scduce him
from his first love, Grant. Cameron
is obliged to watch him and guard
him very closely, and most of the
Grant men about town are detailed for
that duty whenever a colored delegate
comes here. The other day a South
Carolina statesman was put aboard a
horse-car under charge of a Grant
man, but no sooner had he taken his
seat than a Blaine striker sat down by
him, and put into his hands a copy Of
Horace Whites auti-third-term pam
phlet, the white man pouring into his
ears some stories of the magnetism Of
Names favorite son." One ear drank
in the encom,um on Blaine, while the
other was delighted with praises Of
Grant. Opposite sat Madison Wells,
of Louisiana, who helped both sides.
the darky, meanwhile, holding the
pamphlet upside down and trying t
get an idea from it. AT length tn,
Grant man turned to Wells and said
Whom are you for, Grant, Blaine OF
Sherman" to which the manipulation
replied, with a solemn wink of thu
eye, "Oh, I'm for all of en-"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
STATE POLITICs.

Among thoughtful men in Tennes-
see it seems to be the impression that
all state issues should be pretermitted
to the g%ubernatorial convention called
to meet at Nashville early in
August. The state executive com-
mittee properly, and in accordance
with precedent, called two conven-
tions, so hat state and federal politics
could be considered separately and
without any unnecessary clashing.
Let us therefore do one thing at a
time and do it well. A convention
meets at Nashville on Wednesday, the
9Th of June, to appoint delegates TO
the Cincinnati convention. No local
or mere state issues al properly come
before this convention. 1t is inmate
rial how the delegates stand on the
questions that may come before the
legislature to be elected next Novem-
Der, provided they are respectable,
intelligent men and sound as national
democrats. We are glad to know that
this view is entertained in different
parts If the state. The democrats of
Knox county, in a convention held at
Knoxville the other day to send dele
gates to Nashville, promptly voted
down a resolution which might have
dragged in the state debt question.
This may be taken as an expression Of
the state credit democrats, for at the
August election in 1879 Knox county
voted for the 80 and 81 compromise,
1852 votes to 1874 against. On the
other hand we have before us a synop-
sis of a speech made by Colonel j. H,
Savage, of the low credit wing at
McMinnville, on the 18th ult., in
which he says: I'm the presidential
election l shall stand with the state
credit or high tax democrat as a
brother, but upon state issues lei
Greek meet Greek and the viii
of the people triumph" From
other quarters and other extreme
wings of the party a similar
expression comes. In the com.
mon and patriotic desire to elect
a democratic president the true dem.
ocrats Of Tennessee are united. Will
this high aim in view let us meet a
Nashville next Tuesday and select al
delegates and electors and as mem
hers Of the state executive committee
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

sented. It has been suggested that
they should hire an elocutionist 10
read the speech which ~Ingersoll made
at Cincinnati four years ago. 1t has
been proposed by some Of the Blaine
leaders to make Governor Foster, Of
Ohio, their candidate for chairman.
Foster is a Sherman man. but it is
understood he is winking his left eye,
and would no. be very much disap-
pointed if Blaine should be nominated
instead of the candidate he came here
to support"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
THE on oAKEN PuoKEr.

lAs revised and edited bya "Sanitarian. "
With what anguish of mind ! remember my
childhood,
Recallsdin the light Ofa knowledge since
gained; r.
The malariOus farm the wet, fangus.grown
wildwood,
The chills then contracted that since have
The seum-cOyered duck-pOnd, the pig-sty
close by IL;
The ditch where the sour. smelling house
drainage fell;
The damp shaded dwelling, the foul barnyArd
nign it
But worse than all else was that terrible
And the old Osken bucket, the mOuld-crustod
bucket,
The moss-coversd bucket that hung in the
we'll.
Just think of it'll Moss on the vessel that
The water I drank in the days called to
Ere l knew what professors and scientists
in the water of wells by analysis find,
The rotton wood fibre, the oxide of iron,
Tit alge, the frog Of unusual size,
The water impure as tho verse s of Byron
Are things l remember with tears in my
eyes.
And to tell the plain truth-thO' 1 shudder to
Think it
considered that water uuneommonly clear,
And often at noon, when | went there to
drink it.
I enjoyed It as much as / now enjoy beer.
How ardent l seized it with hands that we're
And quick to the undiscovered bottom it
fell;
Then soon, with its nitrates and %nitrites' and
Shiny
With matter organic it rose from the we'll.
Oh! had 1 but realized in time to avoid them,
The danger that lurked in that p%eStilent
draught,
I'd have tested for organic germs and de-
stroyed them
With potassic permanganate ere l had
quaffed;
Or, p~efchance, I'd have boiled it and after
ward strained it
Through filters Of charcoal and gravel COM
Lined,
Or. after distilling, condensed andregained it
In potable form with its filth left behind.
Hew little 1 knew Of the dread typhoid feve
Which lprkedin the water l ventured to
drink:
But l We become a devoted believer
In the teachings Of science, l shudder to
think.
And now far removed from the scenes Tmd
scribing,
The story for warning TO others | tell,
And memory reverts to my youthful imbibine
And gag at the thought OF that horrible
we'll,
And the ola oaken bucket. the fungus. grown
bucket.
In fact, the slop bucket-that hung in the
we'll
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
dolls OF SONG.
RusSla's InfatuatiOn for Great
Singers.
London telegraph

London telegraph
1t is the proud privilege of musical
stars" to stir the fair breasts of fash
iouionable- pleading Russian ladies
with such mighty impulses Of enthu-
siastie admiration hat danes and
damsels of the highest rank, carried
away by their feelings, are wont now
and anon to perform the strangest
act of hero-worship. AT the termina-
tion of Anton Rubenstein's last con-
cert in Moscow, the patrician beauties
of that a~ristocratic city carried the
platform by storm, and devoured the
great pianist's hands with fervent
kisses, to his manifest embarrassment
and confusion.
Still more e%xtravagant was the
homage paid some years ago to hand.
some UapOul," the celebrated French
lyric tenor, who was engaged to sing
at a series of concerts got up by a
local musical society. One evening,
just after singing one of the songs
allotted to him, Capoul had occasion
to wash his hands. This momentous
event reached the ears Of some of the
ladies present, whose too susceptible
hearts had been subdued by the CON
bined charms of his dulcet tones and
fascinating features. Forthwith they
rushed to his dressing-room, where,
%impetuously b~esprinkling the floor
with the perfumed contents of their
smelling. bottles, they filled those re-
ceptacles with the soapy water in
which their idol had laved his dainty
fingers, and bore away their sloppy
souvenlers in triumph, to be treasured
up as reverently as though the odor
Of ~sanctity had been Impaired to them
by contact with Capouls hands.
Apropos of this quaint freak of the
Muscovite ladies, the Russische lei
tung reminds its readers Of a comical
incident that took place toward the
end of Car Nicholas reign, when
Salvi, a tenor singer endowed with
uncommon personal attractions, hay
ing completed his engagement at the
Moscow opera house, was about to
take his departure for St. Petersburg
A large number Of his female admir-
ers, for the most part patricians of the
first water, drove to the railroad sta
ton to see him off, laden with wreathes
and boQuets Of costly exotics, and
surrounded him on the platform as he
was about to get into the train, i'm
ploring him in passionate accents to
bestow upon them some trife by which
they might recall him to their memo.
ries when he should be far away.
Salvi was first smitten with painful
p~erplexity by the prayers of his wor-
shippers, but presently a ludlcrous
notion suggested itself to him, and he
proposed, in jest rather than in earn
est, that he should administer to each
lady a farewell pinch ito remember
him BY" To his amazement this
absurd proposition was hailed with
joyful reclamation and, as he pro-
ceeded to put it into execution, the
enthusiastic recipient ofhis souveniers
eagerly importuned him to pinch hard,
so as to leave a nice blue mark, that
would last a good while, and, above
| all, where they could see IT,"
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InsOIvent Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY Co.. :
OFFICE County Comm IN Vpr

.Offllk OOuNI1 COURT CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, Nav 27. ism.
No; S493-Q.. II. M. Smith, administratoT ef
Martin Ryke, deceased. "a
III AvlNG suggested the insolvency of tho
are hereby ordered to give notice, by adyer-
tisemsnt IN some newspaper published within
Ihe said state and also at the courthouse
door OF Shelby county, Cor all persons having
claims against said estate, to appear and fle
the same with the clerk Of the County Court
anthentlcated in the manner prescribed BY
law, on or before the 9th day Of Noyember.
1880; and any claim not fled on or before said
day,or before an appropriation of the funds Of
salq estate Is made, shall be forever barred.
both in law and equity.
Wit9ssss my hand, at Office, this 9th day Of
By HuGH B. CULLEN, D. @.
NOTICE T. hereby given to creditors rs re-
quire by the foregoing order, May 9th, 1880.
Admir- of estate Of MaptiS5 %FI TEa
rs SO 88 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

In countries where this is prevalent,
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure,
and Warmers Safe Pills are used and
with wonderful success. These are
highly recommended as a preventive
to yellow fever. AS a cleanser of the
blood, they are without an equal.
Sold wholesale by s. Mansfield &
NJ
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

The Inter Ocean, the only Grant
organ in Chicago, has this to say about
the Blaine men. THE Blaine men
feel the lack Of experienced debaters
and parliamentarians; they have no
mar that they can now name who will
make a good presiding officer, and
they are much embarrassed on this
point. Neither have they any able
orators who can present the name Of
Senator Blaine as it should be pre-,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
I~usolvent Notice.
STATE OF TENNBssEE. surIpv On ,

STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY COZ
OFFIcE COUNTY 0oURT CIERE.
Memphis, Tenn, May i4th, 1850.
No. 4044-To w, W. Hildebrand. adminisfro-
tor efB A. Hildebrand, deceased.
LAYING suggested the insolvency Of tba
IL estate ofB. A. Hildebrands deoeaseSt y ~
are hereby ordered to give notice, by ad.
vertisement IN some newspaper published
within tho said State, and also at The conTt
house doc, Of Shelby county, for all peTsons
having claims against said estate, to appsaS
and ME the same, with the clerk Of the GoNnH
ty Court authenticated in the manner ~
scribed by law, on or before the 18th dayv of
November 1850; and any claim not filed on NJ.
Of the funds Of said estate Is made, sdbaIi IN
ioreyer barred, both in law and equity. 10
May, 1880. r'n Jay OK
By HU0H B. CULLEN, D. O. V'elK.
Creditors will take notice of abova nrao,.
fho their claims accordingly. anu
James II, Malone, AtPy, &SfSSgS%Ea
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

The Albany Journal, Thurlow
Weeds old paper, and, strange to say,
now in opposition TO the nomination
of General Grant, talks to its friends
in this wise whoever may be NOM
mated will encounter the bitter hos
tility Of a united democracy. Long
abstinence has made them hungry fol-
power, and the hope of success will
bring them together as compactly as
at any period Of their history. Those
who think otherwise do not read the
signs Of the times correctly nor appre-
ciate the Aexibility of the democratic
conscience. Whether the republican
party shall be united or not, the
democratic party will be; and what
ever else the delegates TO Chicago may
forget, this fact they should remem-
ber,"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

Circuit Court of Shelby county, Tennessee
5:O. Ellis, complainant, VS.. S. r. Ellis,
1 appearing from affidavit, filed in this
nom resident of the State Of Tennessee. II 10
therefore ordered, that she make her appearo
ance herein at the courthouse, in the Taxinr
District Of Shelby county, Tenn, on or before
the third Monday in September next, 1850, and
plead, answer or demur to plaintiffs bill for
fessed as to her and the cause set for bear;ng
ex;parte,, and that a copy of this order be
published once a week, for four successive
weeks, in the Evening Ledger.
A copy-attest:
a. JOSEPH UHL, Clerk.
gEo: j. CAMPBELL. Deputy Clerk,
Oryllle ferger, attorney for plaintiff.
20 7B g 88
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Trustee's SaIo.

FINDER and by virtue Of a certain deed Of
" trust made 10 me as trustee by James
Alexander and his wife, CLARA Alexander,
duly recorded in the Registers office ofShelby
county, Tenn, in book No. lis, page Gal, to
secure a certain indebtedness and interest
therein mentioned, default having been made
in the payment thereof, l shall, in pursuance
Of said trust deed, on
Saturday, June 9th, 1850,
in front of $50 Front street, at IL o'clock, in
the Taxing District of Shelby county, Tenn,
proceed to sell, at public auction, for cash, q
certain lot Of land on Aliens avenue, being
part OF lot No. 3, in the subdivision OflotNo.
II in block AZ. South Memphis, said lot being
No. 8, being Bledsoe's subdivision Of lot No.
IL in said block ~, and the part thereby con-
veyed being the part which fronts on the west
side Of Aliens avenue, having o front Of "a
feet and q depth of 10 feet, said lot being "a
feet front by ITO deep.
The right Of equity Of redemption is ex-
pressly waived, but 1 sell only as trustee.
b483 +. L. WARNER.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
Big Girls in a Frontier school

pan FRANCISCO CnrOnlcle,l
A number of my pupils we're "bip
girls" A big Jimtown girl was a
trial. You couldn't discipline a big
Jimtown girl in those days as easily as
possibly may be done now. Girls
were very scarce then; single, young
and old men were very plentiful; girls
were much sought after; they came
out at an early age; the tropic sun of
Jimtown boomed them early into a
%precocious maturity; even at fourteen
or fifteen they were acknowledged
powers in society; they went to balls
and parties: they rode TO Sonora,
Columbia, Springfield, Shaw's Flat,
Montezuma and Chinese camp along
those dusty roads by night, with dusty
miners in dusty buggies. Each one
had a half dozen of the boys" at her
disposal; and the boys were all on
the shoot, and if an unruly girl chose
to say that the schoolmaster had been
rude or severe with her. her cavaliers
might take it up, and then what were
you going to do about it? The bella
Union Saloon was but a few rods
distant from my seminary; at II and
O'Clock half the chivalry Of Jimtowr
%congregated there to see the girls lei
out. The boys" envied me that
was shut up with the beauty of tn,
camp. The relations Of a youny
schoolmaster Of that period with
pretty girl were Of the most difficult
delicate and perplexing character.
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a CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood. etc., | will send
O recipe that will cure you, FREE Or
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary in South America. Send a
~self-addressed envelope to the Rev. Joseph I.
Inman, Station d, New York City.
lis XXI ia eodkw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
MEDICINAL.
QUARANTINE ORDINANCE.

EIRST-Be It ordained by the Legislative
Y Council, That hereafter no steamboat.
barge, tug or towboat or other water craft
coming. from any point south of the port of
Memphis shall be allowed to enter or land al
this port without having a clean bill of Health
or inspection certificate, issued or counter
signed BY an inspecting officer of the National
BOARD OF Health, stationed at Station No. 2.
residents IslSnd, showing that such water
craft, its outfit, furniture, etc., and its pas
sengers and crew are in such condition Of
nelith and freedom from contagious and in
lee aous diseat es as to make it safe for such
craft to enter and land at this port,
olcoND-bei it further ordered, That any can
tam, o wner, employe, or other person or oficers
IN charge OF such boat, barge, or other water
craft, who, shall violate this ordinance shall
pc arrested, and. upon conviction before the
Prelideot of the Board of Police and Fire
commissioners be fined not less than one dol.
Ter Dor more than fifty dollars for each and
every ,%ottense, and such boat or other water
cratt snail at once, upon landing or entering
at this port in violation of this ordinance. .bee
removed beyond the limits of the port.
PasseU May 81, 1880.
D. 7. PORTER,
Attest: on9rman'
Gil. PULLEN, Secretary. nS1
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Appetite, refreshing sleep, the acquisition Of
flesh and color, are blessings attendant upon
the reparative processes which this priceless
invigorant speedily initiates and carries 70 a
successful conclusion, Digestion Is restored
and s~ustenance afforded to each life-sustain-
ing organ by the Bittera, which Is inohensive
even 70 the feminine palate, vegetable in
composition, and thoroughly safe.
For sale BY all druggists and dealers gener-
ally, AB
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

Letter heads, envelopes, bill heads,
bills of lading, and all kinds of com,
mereial 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 drummers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
K)needcd Cure.
Indy.l

Mick-"Well, Pat, an what are ye
standing gaping at now2" Pat-"Tho
legs Of the shintleman as just passed,
Mick. An wasn't l thinking how
much better would it be for him to
tuck up his trousers and let them
fight it out. C'1he shintleman as
just passed" was badly knock knee'd).
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01
Genuine Imported HOT'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 prostration is
great, and life depends upon a nour-
ishing stimulant. None genuine with
out the label of Tarrant & Co., sole
agerts, New York. For sale by all
druggists and grocers. 24.lN
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InsOIvent Notice.
STATE 6S OF TEEESEssEE, sHELRY County,

STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY CoUSrY,l
OFF1CE COUNTY Court CLERK.
Memphis, Tenn, May IL, iSSO.
S7g77j r. 6-To A. Hatchett, AdministrStor ~
w z; 2; Foster, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency of tba
IL estate of.W. @. G. Foster, deceased. von
are hereby ordered to give notice, by ADVERTISE
ment IN some newspaper published within the
said state, and also at the Court-house door
Of Shelby county, for all persons HAVING
claims Il ! against said estate, to appear and file
authenticated in the manner preseribed bv ~
on or before the 18th day of November, 1sso.
and any claim not filed on or before said dav'
or before an appropriation of the funds ~
sad estate is made, shall be forever barred.
both in law and equity, 'U
Witness ness my hand, at office, this 18th day of
By II. B. CULLEN, D. @. t'A'
Notice is hereby given to creditors ms "a
CURED by the foregoing order, May H. lSs0.
A. HATCHETT,
co Adm'r estate of W. G. G. Foster, decd.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

Business men will find it to their
interest to have all their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER Office.
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The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is % per annum and
SOC per month fOrlsES than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.
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Chancsry Sale of Real Estate.
SatIrday, JUNO Ian. ISsO.

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn.
to-wit: N'S
A certain lot or tract of land lying in Sbelbv
county, Tenn, and described as ali of The
southeast quarter Of section Ii, township i
range 3. west, that lios in Shelby county
Tenn, and containing ITO acres, more or less.
the same being the land conveyed under n =
certain trust deed by j. A. Anderson.
Also, certain real estate conveyed in said
acres, known as the homestead ofthe late Ma
thaniel and Elizabeth Ragland, situated IN
Shelby county, Tenn, about I miles from
Memphis, in a enthusiastically direction and
bopr ted thus; On the north by the land Of
Eckle; on the east by the lands Of Wendell
and Hamilton, j. 7. Nash and n. Q. Fippia.
on the south by the lands Of d. s. Greer and
\. s. Elan, and on the west by the lands Of
X. j; Southall and Dunlap, as laid down nv
tne Humphrey and Sears X Greeley map Of
Shelby county.
Terms of sale-Cash; without equity of re-
This May 7th, 1880.
R. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
CAN'T d Patterson, sol, for compl't, $500
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Entered at the Postofice at Memphis, Tenn,
as socond-class matter.l