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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

lo1ger,I
ITALIA.
By JUDGE J. =. SIMMONS.

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All soft the overarehing skies
And breezes soft as maiden's signs,
1talia's own.
The moon above her hovers long,
As if TO drink the wealth of song
Elsewhere unknown.
Fair art seems disinclined to roam,
Content she is TO make her home,
Her Paradise,
Where purest inspiration breathes
Into her soul, and beauty wreathes
The earth and skies.
There poesy delights to dwell,
And glen and grove with music swell
While concord reigns-
The dullest soul would be inspired,
The coolest heart and tongue be fired
To thrilling strains.
There brightest, sweetest flowers grow
And aromatic zephyrs blow,
And linger long.
There dark eyed maidens sweetly smile,
And all life's ills and cares beguile,
Or charm with song.
There mem'ries rise, all silver wrought,
With poetry and Yal0r ffaught,
Where pen and lance
Were mind and proves, wealth and law
Held all the world IN trembling W
Or speeches. trance.
Then rose a mist, and then a cloud,
Then whispered discord, and then loud,
Till beaming part
The fair, the heroic and all,
By sadness, and a mournful pail
Seemed overcast.
Then regal pow'r was snatehed from Romt
The artists and the poets home
But still remained
Her sunny skies, her deathless fame.
And these, with her world honOred name
She still retained.
They still are hers. and round her throw
A soft and sweet, yet pensiye slow
That charms the soul.
Though lost her diadem, yet Rome
Will ever be the artists home,
The poets goal.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
The English Party Leaders.

The leaders Of the two great parties
in Great Britain present a strong con-
trast as they are seen from the CALLER
les. Lord Beacohsheld, when in the
commons, was accustomed, particular
ly in the early hour after dinner, TO
unbend under the spell of the conver-
sational powers Of Lord Darlington.
A remarkable c%ontortion Of the lower
portion of his grim vissage relaxed as
the sprightly vice chamberlain poured
his gossip in his ear, and astonished
senators said to one another, "Dizzy is
laughing" Later, in the house Of
lords, at a time when his relations
with the Marquis OF Salisbury we're
growing closer, he ostentatiously chat
ted with the s%aturnine peer. For the
rest he sat wrapped in his own
thoughts, with arms folded, legs
crossed, head bent, but withal the
still large bright eyes watchfully sur
veying the house. As he is now seen
he has abandoned his attitude of
watchfulness. 1t is enough that he
should sometimes come and show him
self to his party, but he evidently feels
that his work is done. He sits silent
and m~otionless on the front bench,
with face more than ever devoid of
human expression. Mr.. Gladstone,
on the ministerial bench, must need
talk to some one or he would burst.
He holds animated conversation with
any one neal him, from.a colleague in
the cabinet to a lord of the treasury.
During the O'Donnell episode he sat
in his place scribbling on a piece Of
paper held on a blotting pad and
working out the problem of his
budget. From four o'clock to nine he
never left his seat, while other men,
bers, less anxious or less responsible
spent a pleasant hour in dining. AT
nine o'clock he went out for ten min
utes, snatching a hasty meal in the
dining-room. From the time he re-
turned till two o'clock the next morn
ing he did not leave the treasury
bench except for divisions, speaking
frequently and writing almost c%ontinu-
ously. When he went out to the
divisions he carried his paper and red
plotting pad with him, and as the
throng filed along the lobby to record
their votes, they passed the premier
sitting in one of the recesses busily
writing. When the crush was over,
Mr.. Gladstone fell in at the rear,
walked up to the wicket without de-
lay, and recorded his vote with the
proud consciousness that he had saved
ten precious minutes that might other
wise have been wasted,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July rs, 1880.

~ WV
SIR-You are hereby instructed to
report daily to the supervising inspec-
%,or-general of steam vessels upon
steamers visited by you, according to
sections ElO6 and 44O7 of the revised
statutes. In making such visits you
must in all cases exercise the author
ity conferred upon you by the law to
inquire Of licensed officers about the
general condition of steamers, the safe
ty Of their life boats and other life
saving appliances, and pay especial at
tention to the precautions against fire
required by act 4470 of the revised
statutes, and the rules and regulations
of the board of supervising inspectors.
If you find the local inspectors, when
granting certificates, have failed to
exact all the requirements of the law
as to the improvements of steamers.
you must Immediately make a special
report to the department of all tho
facts in the case. sIt is the opinion of
the department. that every passenger
and ferry steamer In your district
should be visited several times in the
interval covered by its inspection Ger.
%tiicate. Blanks for the daily reports
herein referred to will be sent as soon
as they are printed, You will please
acknowledge the receipt Of this circu.
lar letter and Of the blanks. Very
respectfully, JOHN SHERMAN,
Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
TeIcgraphBOys as Escorts.
Now York sun.l

NOW lofk ouhI
We'll do anything to make a
penny" said the American District
manager. we not only have boys to
attend to the orders Of men so that
they need not try to impress time and
such things in their minds, but we
have also boys to wait upon the ladies'.
Frequently a lady comes in here and
wants a boy.
Il want a boy TO escort me home"
says she, telling me to send him to
sucho or such a place at a certain time.
If the boy is neatly dressed and
clean, and is good looking besides, the
lady has no objections. Say, tor in.
stance that she desired to visit a friend
up town and expected to remain un.
til after dark. We send a boy to her
friends house at the appointed hour
and he escorts the lady home. Some
times a lady wants an escort to a
theatre. She calls on US to furnish it"
Can your"
Certainly. Boy or man."
"Man?"
"Of course. | can get an escort for
a lady in a very few minutes"
Don't they-I mean the ladies
make objections?'
why should they2 It's business"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

persed. Birds have quick eyes for
color, especially for red and white;
and therefore almost all edible berries
have assumed one or the other OF
these two hues. So long as the fruit
lets remain unripe, and would there
fore be injured by being eaten, the
pulp remains sour, green and hard;
but as o o as they have become fit
for dispersion it grows soft, fills with
sugary juice and acquires its rudy
outer flesh. Then the birds see and
recognize it as edible, and govern
themselves accordingly.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
why StraWberries are Red.

All %ripening fruits and opening
flowers have a natural tendency to
grow bright red or purple or blue,
though 10 many of them the tendency
is r%epressed by the dangers attending
brilliant displays Of color. This nat
ural habit depends upon the oxidation
of their tissues, and is exactly anala-
oous to the assumption of autumn
tints by leaves. If plant, or part Of
a plant, is injured by such a change Of
color, through being rendered more
conspicuous to its foes, it soon loses
the tendency under the influence OF
natural selection; in other words, those
individuals which much display il get
killed out, while those which
least display it survive and
thrive. On the other hand, if con
nervousness is an advantage to the
nIant, the exact opposite happens, and
The et,dency becomes developed into
a confirmed habit. This is the case
with the strawberry, as with many
other fruits. The more bright col
ored the berry is the better the
chances Of getting is iruitlets dis
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

The LEDGER Office book bindery,
ID Madison street, is in the same
building as the newspaper and job
printing establishment; is owned by
the same proprietor, embraces all
machines and material used in a first
class book bindery, and is conducted
by competent workmen capable of
executing work in as good and sub
stantial a style as can be done any.
whore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
Hundreds OF Ladies'

Who have been unable to attend Ia
their duties owing to periodical sick
nesses, have found Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure a real friend
in need" Being a purely vegetable
compound and containing all the ele.
ments OF safety as well as those Of
power it has become universally popu-
lar. During the summer especially,
1t is a certain preventive for the nu.
merous kidney, liver aud urinary
troubles incident to the season. All
druggists sell it, and none except
those in perfect health can afford to be
without it.
Sold wholesale by S. Mansfield &
Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
The WetmOre AngIesey Aaair.

AHO AAs
London World.I
PARIS, July 29.-The reports sent
to America of the suicide Of Mrs. An
ME Wetmore, the divorced wife of a
citizen of New York, at the residence
Of the divorced English wife Of Lord
Albert Pelham Clinton in this city,
are likely to become the subject of a
serious judicial investigation. There
appears to be no reason whatever to
suppose that the unfortunate Mrs.
Wetmore committed suicide at all,
her death being officially reported as
caused by congestion of the brain.
The story Of the suicide is to-
day believed to have been con-
cocted by a clique Of persons
in this city of various nationalities,
but of one social class, in the hope of
extorting hush money from a conspic-
uOus foreigner formerly acquainted
with Mrs. Wetmore. Under the de.
cree ~divorcing Mrs. Wetmore from
her husband, it was legally impossible
for her to contract or fulfill any en-
gagement of marriage whatever. The
divorce was obtained by Mr.. Wet
more exclusively on the ground Of
desertion, and this is not recognized
by the tribunals in this state, of
France, or of England as so d~issolving
the marriage tie that the party against
whom the divorce is pronounced can
legally contract marriage. either in
this state, in France or in England.
From the telegram
PARIS, July 25.-It is stated that
legal proceedings are about to be
taken by the late Mrs. Wetmore's
lawyer against the marquis of Angle
sey, based on money engagements, said
to have been entered into on her be-
half by his lordship, and attested by
the evidence of his letters. The Fl
caro- this morning publishes an article
contesting the statement that the de-
ceased poisoned herself, and asserting
that she died from abuse of alcoholic
stimulants 1t is said that Lord An
glesey, disenchanted by this as well
as by extrayagant demands of money,
found himself compelled to put an end
10 what the Figaro is pleased to call
une aventure elegante. But how is
the evidence Of his lordship's letters
to be got rid Of.
From the Times.l
Lord Anglesey may be blameless,
but the presumption in the minds OF
Englishmen, at least, will be against
him, in view of the reputation of his
family. There seems TO be in the
blood of the Padgets an unconquera-
BILE tendency to banker after their
neighbors' wives. With some most
honorable exceptions-notably Lords
Clarence and Alfred Padget-the
name is associated with everything
that is unprincipled and p~rofigate.
One was concerned, three months
ago, IN a most d~iscreditable gambling
affair. Another is notorious as a
gambler who married a woman he be-
lieved to be rich to bolster up his
shattered fortunes; and Lord Angle.
sey's last appearance in public was in
answer, by his attorney, to a police
court summons, for assaulting an at.
torney's clerk who had tried to serve
a writ on him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
PLATFORaI.

The right of trial by jury, the ha-
bsas 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 Haneock's order,
November 10Th, 1867.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
% -ReSlden IdoaIco.

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No. l367-In tho Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-F g Connell ct al VS.. Anna.
Mekenna ct al. ~
WHEREAS, in n certain cause bending In
w tho above mentioned court, wherein II
Connell ct al compliments and Anna Me-.
kenna ct al are defendants, instituted far the,
purpose of settling, winding up and dividins-
the estate Of Eppy White, deceased, on the
9Th Of J une, 1880, an order Of court was enter
ed reciting that the said Anna McKenna had
departed this life leaving rs her only heir-nt-
law Maud Blackstone McKenna and direotinr
sciri tacias to issue to her, COMMANDING her
TO appear and show cause, etc., and IL appear-
ing from the return of the Sheriff That she is
not to be found in this county; Il a there.
fore ordered that she make her appearance
herein, at the courthouse Of Shelby county,
N Memphis, Tenn, on or before the first
Monday in September, 1880, and show cause.
If any she have, why this cause should not be
revived. against her as the heir-at law II said
Anna Mckenna, and that a copy Of this order
DO published once q week, for four successive,
weeks, IN the Public Ledger.
A copy-kttest:
\, J, BLACK, Clerk and master.
BY Il, y, ,McHENRg, d. O.. and N.
Geo. 6illham, sol. for compl't.
ZIG ls lbs ls4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

The real need Of a sick baby is not
so much medicine as it is something to
assist nature" Many things are
recommended. but the best known
remedy for the ailments of young chill
dren is DIR. Bulls baby syrup. Price
only 70 cents a bottle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
N%On-Roslaent NofIco-

No. 96SS-In the Chancery Court of sbel'ny-
county, Tenn metropolitan Bank Of N ew
0rleans vs.. Edward Storm ct al,
appearing from affidavit in this c euse
nonresident of the State of TennesseC i. tbot
he is indebted to the complainant in u 40 ann
Of over. $1,000, by Judgment, and alta .ebment
having been issued and levied on his ,ronertv.
1t is therefore. ordered that he nal ie his an,
pearance herein, at the courthouse Of Shei6v
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or betore tbe
first Mondayin September, 1890, aid plead an
swer or demur to complainant bin. or tba,
same will be taken for comics led as To- him
ana 9h set io[ nearing ex-p9Ete, f.nd that a copy
successive weeks in the PUBLIo LEpaER.
This 18th day Of July, 1880.
A copy-Attest:
+ J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By q. B. MoHENRY, Deputy g. M.
Estes & Elicit, sol. for compit.
ll8 1914 100 IQg
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
The Shortest and Quickest Route
lib THE
& Pennsylvania Line.

The management confidently invite at
t6ention to its Superior Equipment.
Through Car service, and quick time.
The Scenery en- route is Justly celebrated
for Its variety and surprising beauty.
Dining, Stations at Cincinnati, Indianapo-
lis, Columbus, Pittsburg, Altoona and
Harrisburg are in charge of well known
caterers, who have contributed in no
small degree to the popularity Of the
Panhandle and Pennsylvania Line, with
the travelling public.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
= CARp-

To all who are suffering from the errors ana
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc, will send
q recipe that will cure you, FREE or
SHAkJEi This great remedy was discovered
self-addressod envelope to the Rev. .josenb n
Imam, Station D, New York City.
lis XXI III eodhw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is s5 per Arnum and
SOC per month tOrivsS than ono year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.
Persons leaving the city for the sumner
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC ger
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing postofice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

Occasionally you find a Detroit man
who can stand having his whisky
stolen and not complain; but when
the flies poster them during a morn
ing nap they all swear.-[Boston
Post.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

The LEDGER JOB Printing Office
and Book Bindery, ID Madison, exc
cuteS everything in their line as neat
and cheap as any house.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
in China.

Hotel charges in China are not too
economical; but the traveller must re-
member to pay his bill when he leaves
any place for a trip that he thinks may
be short, but which may exceed his
idea of the time required. Happen
ing to be away for four days, l found
that the charges for food aud bed to a
leather bag and a walking-stick which
| had left behind were the same
as those charged to myself when
present in the house. Henceforth,
when / went abroad, | took
those little things with me,
and opened a fresh account on my
return. One finds soap and lamp
duly charged as extras in ell eastern
hotel accounts. The only thing for
which no charge IA made is the mos
quito. This blood thirsty little crea-
ture in China will take no denial,
Worried by the heat of the day-the
moist that so enervates one-a tired
traveller will seek midday rest, but
find it not. The mosquitoes are upon
him by day as by night, They care
nothing for MEETINGS, and fairly laugh
at the efforts of their victim to dis.
lodge them with q long feather wlisk.
They form a very serious drawback
to the pleasures of eastern travel.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

The glass Of soda aud the looking
glass resemble each other. You can
see the soda izz in one and your own
phiz in the other. -[BOston Tran
script.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

"a new broom" may sweep clean"
but an old one is just as serviceable to
chase a husband over the back fence
with Middletown Transcript.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
nmoa. a Nadlson Street,

Battered az the PostoHice at Memphis, Tenn.
IA eecond-class matter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

monday Evening, August 2. 1850
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

Purchase tickets by the @S~Pan-Han-
die and Pennsylvania Line, ~@sN on sale at
al Railroad Ticket Offices IN Memphis.
Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans, and
SlONEYB. Jones, eenT Suuthw. P. AT,
1871 Vine Street, Cincinnati, 0.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
Instructions TO Supervising In
specfOrF.

The following circular letter has
been sent to all supervising inspectors
of steam vessels;
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

ELECTORS FOR THE STATE-AT-LARaE;
JOHN L. T. SNEED, of Shelby.
JOHN M. FLEMING, Of Knox.
DISTRICT ELECTORS:
First District CHARLES R. VANCE.
Second District-W. L. LKDeERwooD.
Third Distributions R. MEAL, of Rhea
county.
Fourth District-JoazP &. WASHINGTON, oil
Robertson.
Fifth District-(To be appointed by the
District Conventionl.
Sixth District-W. A. THoMA.
Seventh District-E. T. TALLIAFERRo, Of
Giles.
Eighth District-A. G. HAWKINS. Of Carroll.
Ninth District-T. e. RICHARDSON, of Dyer.
Tenth District-R. j. MORGAN, of Shelby.
shelby County Democratic Ticket.
For SHERIFF,
PHIL r. ATHY.
FoR TRUsTRE,
+. l.. MCGOWAN.
FOR CHANCELLOR,
W. W. MCDOWELL.
TeR JUDGE or TIE CRIMINAL CoURT.
Il. B. H0RRIgAN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
Attachment Notice.


Before j., S. Galloway, j. P. for Shelby
co9p;y, Tenn.-G. V. Margerum VS.. Bowen
q Clark.
this cause an attachment having been
4 sued out under section 1856 of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned, levied upon the
property Of the defendant, and afidayit hsv-
ing been made that the defendant is indebted
to the plaintiff in the sum of $40 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 appearanoe
before, me on the 18th day ofAugust, 1880, ti2
O'Clock m, ct my Office, No. "a Madison street.
Memphis, Tennessee, and defend said at.
taohment 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 q week for four consecutive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day of July, 1850.
III 113 100 195
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

National Democratic Ticket.
For PRESIDENT:
W. S. HANCOCK, OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

FoR VIoR-PREsDENT:
W. H. ENGLISH. OF INDIANA,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02

ELECTORS FOR THE STATE-AT-LARaE;
JOHN L. II. SNEED, of Shelby.
JOHN NJ. FLEMING, Of Knox.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-02
MISSISSIPPI.

sardis, Miss, July 80. 1880.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-03-11

a DEvrAsT MovE.--In accordance
with : conclusion reached BY the Dem
Osrsiie caucus, . committee has been
appointed 10 exsmins into the numbero l
legislative employees the character Of
duFes and theirleompensaslpn. TO
ascertain II any can be dispensed with
or IL their per diem 10 excessive. This
duty hes been con6dsd TO Senator Stein
er, Of Frederick county. one Of the most
pronounced Republicans in the Legisla-
ture, and no embarrassing report may
be expected. The conferring Of such .
duty upon q political opponent is per-
haps without precedent in the histo-
~ Of the political majority Of any legis-
lative body. and indicates that the Dem
Ocratic party has sOthing conceal from
the people. but Is willing TO let the OPP
position examine and report any and all
extravagance.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-03-11

AnoTHrR sUpRrme CounT DEcIs-
Ion.--Tbe Sspreme Court q IL =.
States hes decided shs test esse u AZ
beFi seibold. Il e.. election judges u
this Sta.e. hepeiisioners we're indie-
ted, tried and convicted IN shs Unifsd
States Circuit CoaFt iof the Dislrsei u
Maryland - the November tern, 1878.
upos . charge q violating the laws 81
lts United States b. interfering with
the supervisors OF eleeiion and United
Deputy Msrshals 20 the discharge Of
their duties under the acts Of Congress.
The petitioners prayed for writs of ha-
beas corpus on The grounds that the
statutes under which they were indie
Ted. commonly ku0wn ~ the Federal
Election Laws. we're Unconstitutional.
The petitions were denied and the con-
substantially Of ihe stssutes fsiIy sus-
tanned by The eourts.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-03-11

The tugs, scOws and dredge Of Geo. @. Fobes
& Co, contractors for the work on our harbOF.
made their appearance In the bay on Monday and
Tuesday commenced operations. Completing
she basin or turnih6 ground at the wharf viii
iirsIt be done ard the balances Of the appropria-
ton win be expended in widening the channel.
The appropriation Of last year gave Us chan-
mel Of 80 feet vide from BGEzard's Point TO the
wharf, With feet Of water q low tide and Il is
hoped that the additional sum 10 be expended
win 10 Gar improve the harbor 20 70 give larger
boats from Baltimore an easy approach % the
wharf, an end greatly needed b. the shippers
from The Town and surrounding country. a
further appropriation 70 completes the good work
as IL should be i earnestly urged upon cur rep
reseniasIvs in Congress, and whsn that d accom-
plished, the onIy drawbacks % the growth Of our
Town, the want Of proper wharf facilities, win
Be rsmoved, and . bright future fog Leonardtown
may be predicted. Major Rhenhart, he couF-
ssous inspector Who 50 satisfactorily performed
his duties last rear. b with u agnin, and We
are also glad 20 welcome back % cur village the
officers q Messrs. FObs q 90. whose kind asten-
tions - those who visited them last yMr are MOI
iorgotisn- "a