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WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 20-When tho
doors Of tho Senate wrre opened, nfter tho
executive scsstnn to-tlay, III adjournment
until Monday wAs ordered, as,l tho weeks
work WIS apparently concluded, when Sena-
tor Morrill, asked for the consideration of tho
House bill which provides fOr the nlullss!tI,,
| free Of duty, OF utt clothing md other nrii-
cles, being charitable contributions imported
| In go0d faitl. for the relief of eoIoretl per-
| sons who lnay have e!n1grltetl from
| tlieir homes to other Suites, and
| mt for sAle. 1t was explained TINT n Ql,atl-
! tity of clothing has been sent frou, England
| for the ncgrUus wlIn have gone to kans',s,
md that II IL desirable that they should re-
ceiye It 50 TINT 1t may tMnelt them during
the present winter. The bill Ind been passed.
by tho House, and, 1t contnll,ed provisions
against lts nbasc. but Senator Voorhees,, who
is Just now htg with the negro extntus, OBJ
jectcd. Senator Conkltng made onc Of his
eloquent appeals to the Senate
TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING
by removing obstnclcs 1T the wny Of charity.
Atr. Thnr1,lAh replied, saying that wllto cl,,t-
grnnts went nut 1nto tho woods without MD,
ald these negroes might. SHnatUr bruce, the
colored Senator frnm Mississippi, made I'LL
impressive Ilttte SPEECH, tn which In alluded
to what ls being done fur Ireland, and cx-
pressed his thanks to the liberal English peo-
plo who havu sent clothing to tho destitute
enigrants III Kansas. Mr.. Voorhees, was
finally disposed to- withdraw his objrc-
tlon, Wien 1'Gntllcton renewed them III
HuItu of rnrlcst appcnls fr0m AIr. Kcrnnn.
3fr, Psi1,lieton waited 10 sncak. Tit Mr. Ei.
nlilnds Objected. M the Sellatnr from nLin
iati objccted 10 te consideration, Ut tbjs bjij.
There wtly Hi excited sccna for fnw mo-
ments, n dozen Senators wanting to sW'nk ut
once, bnt tho seiinte il'ially ndtnllrned With
nut nctlon 1li tho BILL. Those charitable
nrltnhs, who inve sellt inc hsEroes Coiiltnrts-
nle ctGtltE 1or WINTER tlso WI! mol 1cel Grnti-
tors hive pllt ny ell'ar1p on tt'Is clotlilg III
lilo New YORK C1lStoE1i"llhl1se.
rl:,tOclATto rEIsvElsESEss.
III tAs 1rt.ttrn As.oetastd Prt,,.
.nots 0f the Seliatu wero rtnpeln4l Mr. Mor-
rlll moved tat tic Srjute takt. ltp ulNl mss
The IIouse bill admitting FREQ OF tl1tty certain
contributions nhruah Iii aItl IT the enloIpt
ferrIl Il, tIls Fjna1,cc Committee. ind jtu jtnd
obtained tic consent Of tilg members 0f tint
Committee during tho after,loun to report II
fav0rnbIy md ask its Immediate c0nsidera-
lii. rcntlletan nhjectett nh account Of tho
irrrxlljarlty nT tllcli nrOcrtjurr.
hi, VGGr1]tcs n1s0 nhtrctetl, fplImatiug
ti,Nt, in yiow Of tlp nre,l Of r|Inarity for iii.
Gsy cj,urfty tn1l tWicy llyplyctf in lilo til,lk-
inx OF tjieso colltr{biItious. tjln,,gl ho would
mt orpose the hill o.! its merits.
AIr. CnMkIilg sattl, IN yew ut the fact TINT
tEon fnr rohtrlhnt!ol's from American ctttzvns
IS refuse to piss il btll aInlittInE Whit tila
cI,urlNbfy disposed Of other millions llau
seIt tle suffering III America,
TIE GOODS uErEIutrn IN
,r,-, r,++i,,r ~ tb., ,l,a,,", ~ Hfa.,, Wal.
, 1880-02-21
1O4 & 100
WI Madison-st.
FLOUR.
Norton Mills Patent,
Norton Mills Winter Wheat,
Norton Mills Spring Wheat.

Wo sell tho nboyo Flours Mt re-
tail, nta very small mnnuiactur-
ing profit, alld lower tllnn equal
grades call bo sold Tor elsewhere
in this city, and guarantee them
equal to the very highest grade
Flours made. We lnyo u mallu-
fhcturing capacity Of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-03
A PHYSICIANS ACCIDENT.
He is Poisoned While Amputat-
ing a Mans Leg at the
Hospital.
Philadelphia Times.

Philadelphia Times.l
A remarkable case of pyamia, or
blOod-poisoning resulting from a slight
accident while amDutating a mans
limb, occurred to a we'll known citizen
a few days since, which threatened to
terminate seriously at one time. DR..
William H. Keim, residing at Ridge
avenue aud Master street, and DR..
Thomas, we're engaged in a case of
amputation at the Homeopathic Col
lege hospital last week. The patient
was suffering from carries of the bone
at the knee-joint, at which point the
limb had been previously amputated.
Owing to the bones d~ecaying, a Sec
ond operation was necessary, which
DR.. Thomas performed, while DR..
Keim held the limb in position. The
next day DR.. Keim was alarmed at a
sudden pain in his right hand, and on
examining it he found it greatly
inAamed. He then remembered
that a few days previously he
had accidentally scratched his right
thumb with a cOrkscrew attached to a
pocket-knife. He had paid no atten-
ton to it at the time, as it was merely
a scratch, but remembering the oper-
alton Of the day before, at which he
had held the decayed limb, he became
alarmed, and, making a careful ex-
animation, he found that he was suf-
fering from blood.poisoning, resulting
from the wound having absorbed some
of the decomposition. His hand
rapidly grew worse, and other physi-
clans were called in, who agreed with
him that it was a case of pyamia. His
hand and arm were swollen to nearly
four times their natural size, and the
pain was of the most agonizing de-
scription. The only manner in which
he could gain the slightest relief was
by holding his hand in ice-cold water,
which he did for three daysand nights.
Sleep was impossible, although heavy
doses Of morphine and chlOral were
administered. A consultation of the
attending physicians was held, at
which it was suggested that his right
arm should be amputated, but this
idea was finally given up and every
effort was made to save it. Strong
acids we're applied, and the poison was
at length got under control. AT the
present time DR.. Klein is mending
slowly, but it is believed that it will
be absolutely necessary to amputate a
portion Of the thumb.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-03
A Youthful English Heirs Pro-
VisiOnRl Marriage.

London Cor. Aberdeen Scotland Journal.
One of the most romantic stories
outside the regions Of fiction will en-
gage the attention of the London Pro
bate court early next session. The
circumstances of the case, stated in a
brieffOrm, appear to be these Some
time ago a young gentleman, in ae-
cordance with the provisions ofa will
in his favor, inherited an annual in
come Of 925,000 and a large estate
situated in a by no means unimpor-
tapt county in England.
1t was distinctly stipulated that the
$4,000 should be the amount payable
during his celibacy, and that from the
day of his marriage, if ever he con-
tracted a marriage, the sum should be
doubled-that is to say, it should be
iucreasedto $4,000 a year. Naturally,
the fortunate heir had a decided de-
sire to obtain the full amount to
which he was entitled by wedlock,
although he entertained the strongest
objections to compromising his free
dom by marriage.
The ingenious youth fully and anx-
" considered the situation, and at
last determined upou the course which
he would pursue. Proceeding to the
Haymarket on a particular evening,
he met a young female whose ac-
q~uaintance he had made only a short
time previously, and whose position
was far removed in a downward di-
rection from him. To this woman he
made overtures Of marriage. Promis-
Ing her an annuity Of $4,000 in consid-
GRAFTON of her considering the mar
rage tie dissolved a week after the
performance Of the ceremony. The
offer seems to have been rejected and
an alternative advanced. The WON
an, it appears, signifed her willing
ness to consent to an arrangement by
which the estate Of her sutton was
conferred absolutely upon her for six
months, and at the end Of which pc
Rod it would revert to the assignee,
aud she would then be entitled to her
annual allowance of $4,000.
Finding that she would not resile
from this proposal. the youthful mil
lionaire reluctantly agreed TO it, and
in the course Of time the marriage
ceremony was performed. Atthe end
OF the succeeding week the tickle youth
as determined upon, left his spouse
and betOok himself to his estate, and
there he developed an illness from
which he never recovered. HIS death
having occurred within the six months
after his marriage, bis whole estate
has passed to his wife, aud his rela.
tives have had to resort to the ma
chinery Of tie law to avert the abso
lutte succession. The case, | under
stand, is likely to come before tn,
probate division OF the divorce cour
early next month, and a cause celebr,
equal to the famous Tichborne triaI
in pint of public interest may be ex-
pected.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-03
ORDINANCEs...RY AUTHORITY.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
BOAaP FIaE AEP PoLIoE coHusggosnas.

BOARD FIRE AND POLICE CoMMssIoEERa,0
TAXING DISTRICT. SHELBY County, TKEs.
January g, 1880.
CRALED proposals will be received By US
~ until Wednesday, February 4, 1850, at IL
O'Clock noon for the following work to be
done, service 10 be rendered, and material to
be furnished TO the Taxing District Of Shelby
county; For the furnishing and delivery of
two thousand (2000) cubic yards Rip
rap stone, the stone TO run from a half TO one
use Of levee landing, and the placing of
the whole or a part Of the same, as may be
required. the repairing of slip in leyee be-
tween JEFFERSON and Monroe streets, including
me taxing up and repaving and filing
aoout lUO square yards OF new stene
being required for the same-about 5000 cubic
yards e~mbankment at the break, or slip
and placing Of kip-rap stone. Also the grad
ing Of levee from the line Of present pave
ment, south Of Union street. extending south
wardly for 500 feet by about 225 feet from low
wator mark. and extending up slope ~Oflevee,
the approximate amount being about
l3,OOO cubic yards, more or less. Also paving
Of same area, $500 square yards, more or less.
Also the construction of such sub-drains I'M
der pavement as may be deemed necessary.
The entire work to be completed ready for
use. Contractors bidding on the above work
shall be required to submit bids under the
following heads !. Grading and preparation
q ground, per cubic yard. cents. 2. Sub
drains and c%ulyerts, per lineal foot, cents.
3. Rip.rap wall placed, per cubic yard, :
cents, 4. Gravel and sand delivered and placed
under and on the paving, per cubic yard,
cents, D; Pavlng stone, as per specifications
furnished, and placed in pIving, com
plete, per square yard, cents. No bid will
be considered that does not embrace all the
work in detail, as required to complete paw
ing wharf and landing as above specified.
Spseihoati0ns and other information will be
furnished on application to the District ehgi-
neer. The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
By order Of the Board.
125-134 ID. II. PORTER. pree't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-03

substance ofan alkiline nature, which
required an auxiliary Of camphor IN
its removal. Accordingly, after divers
experiments. DIR. Ribton hit upon
hydro-chloric acid, and by combining
its gas with camphor. chloride of
camphogen, gave the happy results.
Applied diluted with oil to the dis,
eased membrane it at once removed
every trace of the virus. DR.. Ribton
then prepared a medicine on the prin-
ciple of his discovery, and the effect
was a perfect cure in every case,
though some of the patients were suf-
fering from the gravest symptoms be-
fore treatment commenced; as much
as sixteen to twenty-four hours since
the attack set IN; the voice vas gone,
the pulse was thready, and cyanosis
had begun.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-03
UNITED 81. ATEs OF AMERICAN
DlstrIC'. of Waet Vannossoa - 1

n. As 80 u fNANNA LnlfNEltN
T. Vlfeul Court for said district.
In equity, No 2l6-Luke p. Biackbnrn ys
me selma Marion and Memphis Railroad
X virtury of the final decree Of the c;rovit
~ H9urt of the United states, for the West
eIn Hls5rJ ct of Tennessee. made In the above
ssnn'iGu cause, on the Sd day of June. An.
5oigl tne undersigned clerk Of the said court
ddSayy q dtnorized and appointed by the said
Iecneo o, will sell at public sale, al the court
9Swe IN Memphis, county Of Shelby and
osNLe OF tennessee, ON Monday, inc 93d dav
2. March, AID. 1850, between tie bours Of -
Li ana z,Ap:m., of said day, TO the highest
to1Sit!' ~ inc following described property
I'LL AZ the Selma, Marion and Memphis
iaiihoad, lying between the city of Memphis.
~ tne state Of Tennessee, and the CITY az
selma In the State of Alabam ma, Constructed
OK 70 pc constructed, togetb er with ali and
MaIenouses, engines. cars, Fl xtures, PRIVILEGES.
Iignts, real estate of every and ali descripr
u!0n, and all other property owned or wbieh
since the 18th day of March, 1871, the date
EI .hEh9e mortgage mentioned in the Bill
IN thls cause has beer ACQUIRED bv said
company by subscription, donation ~
P1Tneehase and including 81 bonds 81
SlVOO each, issued By the city of Aberdeen IN
tne state OF Mississippi, now in The bnnds of
~ recSiVer ia this cause. The said line of
lmuoaq Wlth It's equipment and appurten-
ances, BEING an entirety, will be- said aIto-
gether, with the benefit OF the franchisos
owned ana possessed by said company. Tbe,
sale Will DO made on the following terms tns
Wit; One thousand dollars of the prrebeee.
money of said railroad, with its appnrte-
names equipment and rolling stock, shall be,
p reno "a Gash at me time Of the sale, and the
INC date Of sale, the purchaser giving his note.
win approved security, payable 10 comnlains
ant, and Q lien reserved on the property. Tb,,
salu ponds and other property viii be sol
sale. BEIT " ' ne
Dec. 10, 1879. Clerk and com,ais.i
ESTES a Elicit, soils. .oner.
81 XXX 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-03
trustees Sale.


HINDER and by virtue Of two certain doeds
~ IN trust 10 me executed by John N. Ware,
and Mary A. Ware, his wife, ono of date Octo-
DOT 18th 1876, and recorded in the REGISTER Is
othce OF Shelby county, in book No. III, page.
~, ct. seq; and ono dated 18th Of December,
1876, and recordedin Registers Office Of Shelby
county, in book No. IFS, page S25, ct. so1., the.
debts therein secured being past due, l will,
at the request Of the beneficiary therein, on
Saturday, 2Ist February, 1850,
at the southwest corner OF Main and Madison
streets, IN the Taxing District ofShelby coun-
~ uate the city Of Memphis), sell for cash, 10
the highest bidder, tho following described
real estate, situate, lying and being in the
late. city Of Memphis NOV the Taxing District
Of Shelby county, to-wit: Part Of lot () two,
block (6Ol sixty, south Memphis, beginning AZ
a point on the east line Of Orleans street. {b021
five hundred aud two feet south OF its inter
section with tho south line Of Vance street;
being 800 fifty foet from tho southwest corner
of. II. krafts lotl; thoroo ~southwardiv with
the east line Of Orleans street b5) hfty-ive
feet-thus giving a front Of fity-fve feet on
cast side Of Orleans street, and running bach
eastwardly between parallel lines tnnd pnral.
lci with south line Of Vance s.rest), (2iD two
hundred and fourteen feet to thel lot beloneinS
TO- and occupied BY, 81. Agnes Academy.
EQUITY Of redemption waived. Purchasers
/ lie 10 be absolute.
W. {. MCCLURE. Trustee.
NRiohl, FoLKEs 4 WRi0Hr, Atty's. 1871 $50
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-03
HI HEROIC BENNER.
Speech Of Casey YOung ON the
Propositions TO Pension Mrs.
Benner.
Washington POST.

Washington POst.l
The immediate adoption BY the
house Of the proposition made
by the Hon. Casey Young, of Mem
phis, to place on the pension list the
name Of the wife Of the heroic Lieu
tenant Bremen, who lost his life
while carrying food and succor to the
plague-stricken people Of the South,
reflects credit upon all parties. Mr.,
Young's speech in support Of his reso-
luton was a gem in its way, and we
regret that we have space only for the
following extract from it:
A nobler or grander sacrifice was
never laid upon the altar OF humanity,
a broader philanthropy and a higher
aim never guided human action, and
a more heroic death never crowned a
more honorable and unselfsh life,
Virtues and heroism such as Lieuten-
ant Benner exhibited illustrated the
highest traits of American character,
and they should be cherished as price
less jewels in the American heart, and
be recorded upon the BRIGHTEST pages
of American history. Such a life,
such actions and such a death as his
exalt humanity and ennobles man
kind. His name should live in the
annals Of his country some of the most
heroic OF its citizens, and his
memory be embalmed in the
kind hearts of his countrymen
as nj of the nOblest and most unself-
ish of its martyrs. A soldier, revering
his government, loving its flag, and
following his conviction and duty, he
fought CALAMITY against the people OF
the South In our unfortunate civil
strife on many a hardly contested
field, yet, when in the providence Of
God they were overwhelmed with a
visitation that darkened their section
with the shadow of death and filed
their households with mourning, he
came to their rescue as CALAMITY as he
had met them in battle. and fought
without fear a ~noiseless, invisible
spectre, more dangerous than any
human enemy, and more terrible than
an army with banners. And in doing
so he not only exhibited the generosity
of his character, and the nobility ofhis
own nature, but be inculcated a lesson
OF charity and fraternity broad as our
whole country, and that will, l trust,
bear golden fruit to coming genera
tions.
| would that the kindly fraternal
feeling that sent him on his mission Of
mercy might continue to flow forever
from the North to the South, like the
c~easeless tide Of the mighty river that
bore him on his journey of death; and
| would that every wind waited to the
North might be freighted with bless
ings and benedictions from the South.
la the name of human and Christian
charity offer to the name and char
acter of Lieut.. Benner the homage
and reverence Of the whole American
people; to his stricken wife | tender
the sympathy Of every Southern
woman. and to his orphaned little
ones the prayers and cancellations Of
every Southern child.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-03
siddnns in the United serrlce.l

J. IL. siddcus in the United service.l
The cholera-that terrible scourge
of the human race-was, in lS20-'2l,
comparatively a new disease. There
is evidence extant that it was known
In India more than a hundred years
ago. but it seems to have attracted
little attention until l8l7-'l8. when it
burst out in the south of India with
fearful force, and spread its deyasta
tion in a westerly direction, until it
rAvaged Europe for some years. Since
then it has maintained its position in
nearly all parts Of the world. battling
the efforts and cOnfounding the sci
ence Of the most able practitioners.
Whether it was epidemic or endemic
remained a question, and the remedy,
when it seized an individual, was a
problem difficult Of solution. Brandy
alone, or mixed with laudalum, was
tried in the i%ncipieuce Of the diseases
Intellectually; ice, in allaying the burn,
ing thirst Of the sufferer, vas more
efhcacious, but neither Of the means
sufhced to arrest the rapid progress o.
the disorder. Not u0til 1866 was an
infallible cure discovered, and as that
newsystemi is still less known chan such
a blessing deserves to be, / may be
excused for mentioning it. DR.. Ribton,
who had been p~reetieing for some
years in Naples, on the outbreak Of
the cholera in that filthy town, ap-
piled himself to the discovery Of tic
substance in the form Of drugs that
would have any specific action on the
choleraie poison. He took the or2i.
nary method OF testing the efficacy O
the drugs by bringing them into con.
tact with the intestines OF men wht
had died ofthe disease, and he found
that camphor vas the nearest 40
proach to affinity with the poisor
supposed to exist But the micro
scope revealed under the white lininl
Of TIE diseased membrane a certail
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-03

What is called miner lung" Is
caused primarily by lodging Of the
coal dust in the cellular portion of the
lung tissue. 1t acts there as a foreign
body, and sooner or later sets up soft
ening and disintegration of the lung
substance. Masses Of dust can be
seen on cutting into the lungs of per-
sons so affected. These masses cut
gritty against the knife, or sometimes
like lndia-rubber, and are found to
consist Of dust and lung-tissue mixed
up, or sometimes they ale found in the
bronchial glands which exist in the
roots Of the lungs, Wherever they
are set up Inflammation of the sur
rounding lung-tissue, and by and by
s%oftening and breaking down of the
tissue. In the last case we have a
common form of consumption. In
many instances there is found a de-
post Of what doctors call tubarcle
along with the deposition of the coal
dust, and then the disease runs a
more speedily fatal course than when
il is due to coal dust alone.-fGreat
Industries of Great Britain.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-03
THE TATTOOED PRINCES.
How the Royal Parents Regard
the Freak.
London Vanity Fair.l

London Vanity Fair.l
Prince Edward and Prince George
of Wales have been relieving the mo.
notony Of their cruise in the BAG
chante by a strange freak. 1t seems
that on their appearing one day a short
time since on the quarter deck Of the
vessel the captain noticed something
peculiar about their appearance, and
on closer inspection discovered that
both of the princes had been tattooed
on the side Of the nose. The tattoo.
marks, though plainly to be seen, were
small, not being above the eighth Of
an inch in diameter, and are intended
to represent an anchor. Somewhat
alarmed and not a little vexed by this
discovery, the captain questioned the
young princes as to how the tattooing
had been done and who had done il.
They, like spirited and honorable
boys, absolutely declined to
say more than that it
had been done with their own consent.
and it then transpired that the young
sters of the vessel had all been SINH
larly tattooed for a memorial of their
cruise in the vessel and in order, as
they said, that one Bacchante might
know another whenever and wherever
be might hereafter see him. The
notion is an amusing one; yet it is
rather absurd to think that we shall
have a king of England with an anchor
tattooed on his nose. There is no
truth in the statement which has been
made that the Princess of Wales has
been in great distress of mindwith re.
gard to this little incident. On the con.
trary, the princes treats it as a boyish
freak, and on hearing of it for the
FIRST time only expressed her surprise
that her sons had not themselves
written to her anything about. Lord
Napier, of Magdala, who had himself
seen the tattoo marks, was able to
inform the princes that they were not
in any degree a Disagreement. The
prince takes the matter much les:
calmly.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-03

scribReF's Monthly for February.l
Tho Democrats seek the Presidency
with the eagerness Of men who seek a
revolution. The Republicans resist it
in the spirit of men who dread a reyo-
luton. The Democrats seek the en-
joyments Of an amount of patronage
and the handling of an amount Of
money (the expenditure of$4OO.0 0O, 900
per au9lm and the distribution of
nearly $1,000 oGioas), which in other
constitutional countries nothing but
a revolution could give, and the he,
publicans hold OF to an amount Of
patronage and the handling of an
amount Of money which IN other con.
s%titutional countries nothing but a
revolution could take away. No State
in our time, 9Th the population and
revenue Of the United States would
dare to throw all the administrative
Offices of the government into the
arena to be struggled for at every
election, for no political machinery AZ
yet Invented, besides our own, i con.
sldered able TO hear such a strain