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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-04
PROFESSIONAL.
To the Voters of Shelby County.

ENCOURAGED by expressions of good will
~ and approval from every quarter, with
out regard TO party, for which | am grateful,
l hereby announce myself as n candidate for
reelection to the Office Of County Trustee.
promising, If reelected, the same fidelity as
In the past to every trnst the office with its
extraordinary responsibilities imposes.
cot GEO B FLEECE.
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Parties having old magazines or
newspapers and who wish to make a
handsome book, should call at the
LEDGER bindery and see how cheap
they can get a library together.
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G. RENOULT, Partisan shirt facto-
ry, has removed to 1911 Main street.
Best shirts made to order, 81. Gents
furnishing goods at low prices. 157
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saturday, 7lh August, 1850.
ChanCerY Sale Of Real Estate.

Chanoory Court Of Shelby county-R, No. 1lTe
Ann } Adams ct. al, vs.. ] ] Mitchell ct al.
Q1 virtue Of a. interlocutory decree for
- sale, entered in the above cause on the
lith day Of June, 1890, l win sell, az public
auction, to the highest bidder, in front Of
the clerk and masters office, courthouse of
the Taxing District of Shelby county, Mem
phis) Tennessee, on
Saturday, August l4th, 1880,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
to-wit;
Lot No. ] of tho subdivision Of lot No. l of
Memphis, fronting 50 feet on the west side Of
Wellington street, and running back between
parallel lines to Lakose street, the north line
inches.
Lot No. 3 Of sub. division oflot No / IN city
Of Memphis, fronting so feet on west side Of
wellington street with a depth Of - feet DO.
tween parallel lines.
Terms Of sale-Cash.
THIS july2l 1851.
r. ]. BLkCF. clcrk and Master.
Can't x Patterson, Aus. lS 19 1876 III
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St. Agnes Academy,
MEMPHIS, TENN.

HERMS for session, s100 and Sl25, according
will be renewed on Monday, h 9Th Of
q ptember, lSSO.
For further particulars, apply to the
1892 JTHER tUPERI0R.
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OUR CHEAP COLUMN.

A Ii advertisement- under the head Of For
"A Rent, Fo sale, Wanted, Lost, Strayed,
Stolen, ETC., will be hereafter charged 5 cents
per line for elcn insertion, and IS cents per
line for one week. .5t
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SHIRTS TO MEASURE
Reduction in Price !
We are now making the
Best Shirts to order for 81
WARRANTED BEST IN QUALITY,
MAKE AND FINISH, AND
Guarantee a Perfect Fit.
LOEWENSTINE 6 CO.,
1856 Main Street
Attention. First Ward.

Attention, First Ward.
The citizens of the First ward will
assemble at Market square at eight
o'clock, sharp, tonight, to attend
grand rally on bluff. Torches will be
supplied. Come one, come all, and
give a rousing rally.
I. I. EDMoNDsoN, President.
Louis DALTRoFF, Secretary.
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KirklaDd's celluloid collars reduced
to New York prices for the benefit of
travellers. No Sunday work required.
Sponge them of in the morning.
Clearly, healthy and economical. 145
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Why throw away your illustrated
papers and magazines when you can
have a nice book made from them at
the LEDGER bindery7
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Trustees Sale.

Under and by virtue Of a certain deed Of
~ trust made TO me, duly recorded in book
No. l22, page $50 Of the Registers office of
Shelby %coounty. Tennessee, TO secure the pay
ment OF a certain Indebtedness and interest
to the Blum City Building and Loan Associa-
ton, defaults having been made therein, I
will, on
Saturday, 9TH August, 1850,
on the southwest corner Of Main aud Madison
streets, in the Taxing District of Shelby coun-
ty, late city Of Memphis, Tenn, proceed To
sell at public auction for cash TO the highest
bidder, a certain lot Of land in the city of
Memphis, Shelby county, Tenn. bounded and
described as follows, to-wit;
Beginning at the intersection of the north
side of jackson street with the east side OF
Sixth street and running thence northwardly
with the east line Of jackson street $50 feet;
thence eastwavdly parallel with jackson street
90 teet;thence southyardly parallel with Sixth
street 100 feet to the north line of jackson
street; thence westwardly with the north line
Of jackson street so feet to the beginning, be-
ing part of lots numbers IL, Is AN Il, in block
No. 30 Of thar part Of the said city ofMemphis
formerly called Fort Pickering.
Memphis, July 2, 1890.
SAMUEL HIRSCH,
Trustee and Secretary Of tho Bluff CITY
los 1874 Building and Loan Association.
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Special committee of the democratic
club Of the Fifth ward meets tonight
at F%urguson's hall, corner fernando
and Beal streets, at 7:30 o'clock.
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LOST.
FOR SALE.

A GOLD LOCKEr. engraved With initials
~ "EJ." Probably lost on Exchange st
Reiurn Z l9a " ain l3l IS
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prBLrc LEDGER job printingofice
and book binderY, ID Madison.
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ROOMS M BOARD.

GOOD Board and Lodging at "a per week at
VI . ard 10 Beal street. Day board 81 PEI
week; SINGLE meals q cents slS2 1853
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COR REMr.

A SECONDHAND four horse power en-
Agine and boiler in good order. IL Saesset,
NJ, \ Sen, corner Ieferson and Second. l21t
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TAKE NOTECEl

This is the only Lottery ever voted on by the
people of a State, and under n late decision Of
tbs u. s. Supreme Court at Washington is the
only Legal Lottery now in the United States,
all other charters having been repealed or
having no existence.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY To
n WIN A FORTUNEI
EIGHTH GRAND DISTRIBUTION, CLASS
II, at New Orleans, Tuesday, August
10th, 1880. l23d Monthly Drawing.
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JOHN WALSH, UNDERTAKEN,
SAI second Street I4st
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A. DAUPHIN
Nnm nnlnnnn 4.

No, 6 West Court street, Memphis, Tenn.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and management Of
Gems. G. I. Beauregard and Jubal A. Eorly.
w6e1g2
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nwELLING-223 Adams street; ten rooms,
~ in good repair. Will rent very cheap.
Apply " A. GAGE BRO,
Tt 500 Front street.
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SHOOTING Ar BERGEN POINT.
THE PRINCIPAL PRIZFs CARRIED or By THE RIY-
ERTON CLUB.

THE PRINCIPAL IElLfS CARRIED OR IL HE XIV
ERrON CLUB
The contest closing TIE autumn meeting of
the Ncw-Yoik Gun CuD. Bergen Point began unfav-
orally yesterday. keen northwest wind was
bnlwlng. Inters 81 for several hours centred within
the club house. where a cheer nj fire was burn
ing, and relrcshment counter did a thriving business.
rhc shooting began early and open to
all. Tie match one TO which most Of
the interest Of the meeting directed 1t
was decide the championship between the clubs The
success Of the OF the KvertOn Cub on the two
DAYS previous had been such to in them the
utmost confidence. TAc NcwYort men, feeling thai The
average shootn. was stll their favor felt equal
hopeful In The first squad Colonel Butler. Of the
Newly lrk Club; ". IT, Eimunis OF ,he RverOn Club;
H. d. Gardner, OF the staten Island Cub ana Dr. Kin
ncy, he Rvcrton club j. L Hoey was referee. Tine
distance was 80 yards; twenty-five birds were 10 be
shot for, fve raps five yards apart At noon the
weather had changed favorlby, and the carriages
that pied between the railway station and tie
grounds came loaded with visitors. At the close OF the
hootng by the list squad Colonel Butler had record
Of Is; W. II. Edmonds, 20 birds II. \. Gardner, 20
birds; Dr. kinney. 10 birds. The shooting continued
to late hour and the increased the contest
Grew TO a close The following lat contains the names
and records of al ~ the remaining three squads that
completed their score: f. Parker 81; L. G. Murphy
20; A. Is. Dexter 20; MIR. Sherwood, 49, Mr.. Martin.
l6; f. C. Arnold. %: Colonel Armstrong. 49, s T. Ar
thur Il Ties shot of between W. Il. Edmonds. II
A. Gardner. + g. Murphy and a. d. DeN er, in which
4. b. - xtcr was the successful competitor.
judge Giidersleeye then awarded the Drizes
II. thanked the visiting clubs for their attcndlrce
ana CONGRATULATED The winners. The PRINCIPAL prizcs
ne said went 10 the RycTtOu CUP II" presented IA"
first prize cup valu ID 100. aud 800 in money, to
=. +. Arnold, l, hc said, had made almost unpre-
crdrutcI r.cOId. The second rr.zc. 500 went TO T.
Prker = the Nirrl-austtt Club and The Ird. $50. 10
\. y. - Xtrr. ol y ~ York.
The ga-bal en-. wncn was to to take place the
with the 10 the last dav had
received httlc attention. A. the close 81 champion
match u Wis called. T. G.. Murphy. score,
took o.. II st priz Grrcuc cuD gun. nd 80 $50;
". &. Murphy. tht second S2j; and jameson, he
tlrd. piece OF studied BIRDS presented b. J..
In a. Ne
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OUTDOOR SPOTS.


THE COMPLICATIONS OF FOOT BALL.
COLUMBIA WAXING FOR THE APPEARANCE or THE
TEAM or The UNIVERSITY OF PENNsYLNANih-
The DISPUTED CHAMPIONSHIP BETWEEN HE
COLLEGES
The attempt TO settle the difference oil
opinion IN regard the respective merits OF the Colum
bia and University of Pennsylvania foot bail teams yes
erday at the Polo Grounds, resulted In melancholy
failure as the University team failed TO appear From
2 o'clock the time for the game, untli 8, the Coiu"
bia men, IN blue and white Jerseys, kept them
selves warm by tossing about the ball, while knot
of spectators debarred that privilege, shivered aud
grumbled At 8, Mr.. Manning, the referee, declared
the game forfeited to Columbia. There was mucn dis
satisfaction expressed the last two games between
PENNSYLVANIA aud Columbia have resulted one IN
draw the other In protested decisions aud the re-
suit this auxiousy looked for The specta-
tors left grounds, the admission money being re-
funded, and the Columbia sought consolation In
practice match
The question OF the College football championship re-
mains unsettled condition. Yale has beaten Har-
ward and Columbia. and " drawn" with Princeton.
Prince, has defeated Harvard. drawn" with Yale
and claims a forfeit from Co umbia Harvard has shown
herself stronger than Columbia. but has yielded
Yale and Princeton aud Columbia, having been de
fcatpd by Harvard aud Yale prevented by the ram
from playing Princeton week ago Yesterday the Co
uIDDh team went as lar as newark on Tue way 10
Princeton, but stopped account OF the pouring rain
The Princeton men, however, say thcy were ready
to play. and claim forfeit ana the question as 10
whether bad weather excuses the nOnappeardncc OF
team will have tO be decided by the College Football
Association.
Princeton claims the championship because she has
h for years nd has not been defeated this year
On other Yale lays claim to the honor she
Two game, to PiincctOn's one aud moreover
Yale held the last eleven championship. Ibc qucS-
Of the Columbia Princeton game, therefore, De
comes important IN deciding the championship.
Columbia, claiming that II was not forfeited,
nds challenging PrucetOn at once for game, prob
ably At PrncetOl nrXi Saturday. If Princeton accepts,
AID either defeated the game results III draw,
fnc cham piOnshp rests with Yale. II Princeton de-
cines COunbis vel rs Nar's challenge there Will
undOubtt he three votes to IN the Football AssO
citation against awarding her the Championship. The
result OF these Complications VIII probably he mat no
clamDlOnsLup VIII u awarded TINS
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ARMY TNTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-SGrgeOns Joseph
r. smtu ard John :. Billings have been ordered 60 New
Orleans to represent the Medical Department OF the
Army nj the eighth annual meeting Of the American
Public Health Association, to De he'd in that city De
cember T. 1880. Assistantsurgeon Elliott Cones has
been ordered to report to the Commanding Officer De
paItment of Arizona.
General COurt-Nrtial has been appointed to meet nj
Wilirts Point New York Harbor. December >. 1850
for the trial OF secondclass private Mcnael hchOe,
Company B. Battalion Of Engineers, and such otner
prisoners as may be brought before It. The detail FOR
the Court is a. follows Major T. 4. Clements Surgeon
United States Army. ana rom tna Corps Of En-inccrs
Captain J. b. Quinn, Captlm J. c. Milery Fr,,-Lieu-
tenant Eugene Griffin, Second Liculeuauts T. v Abbott
h. A. Bingham. c. Med. Townsend. @. j. Fiebcgcr and
T. L. Casey tr Judgc-Adyocate of the Court. The Gen
cral Court Martial appointed TO meet Fort Wmpple.
Va, has beer dI 80 we'd
Comni.-ary-Sergea James $. Smith has been ordered
10 report 10 the Commanding Officer. Fort Fetternan,
SsyIuaRcr VINO will proceed to Fort Hail. Idaho Terri
tory report To The commanding officer OF thar posts
Trumpeter william j. Mcicu. United states Military
Academy, Detachuen of Cavalry, now with his
mand transferred 20 the Gcnca service and ordered
To report 10 the Commanding officer, Dayd's Island,
New-IoFk UaIhOr, for duty.
The following apuOinm nts OF Sccond-Eeutenants in
he Army were Dadc today and assigned the Auiu-
aui-Gc raj: Edward Lloyd, 10TH Infantry Alexander
T. u -au 2JfI IIian ry; Francs H. Met oy, 24th H.
autry, and ,orwiu sag. l7th iuLfnty The first two
officers vi he sent 70 the recruit ng station NJ D1yidS
Island. New IOrk tor Temporary duty and the Others
TO the utng station NJ Columbus Barracks ono,
before beng ordered 10 JOIN thclr respective regiments
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CELEBRATING 4 JETISH TICTORY

SIGNIFICANCE or THE fast or HANUKHAH.
The celebration Of The jewish feast of IIlnukhah
was begun last night by the Hebrews all over the
world. his feast Is SIMPLY an anniversary of the
great victory of the Jews under Judas Maccabcus
over the Greeks led by AntIochus- The Jewish ma
tion after returning 10 Jerusalem from its long cap
tivity IN Babylon, cnioyed long term of peace.
When Antiochus with large army of Greeks in
vadcG Palestine he found it easy 10 overcome the
ieebic opposition shown him bY the Jewish armies
aud finally succeeded III capturing Jerusalem. The
Tcuule al solomon which nal been restored bv
Z-ruLab j. WAS dcsccTatca and numerous other
crimes were go united. A DIS crisis IN the his
tory OF the Jew sh race Judas Maccabeus and his
scyrn sons lei a movement against the invaders,
which finally saved the country. They exhorted
all the yclug men OF the nation to
take Hp, aruS and after a violent struggle
succeeded ~ driving the Greeks over
the frontier On the 25th day of the month of ks
lev, zoos wears ago, the high priest reentered the
temple and seven DAYS later the edlice had been
completely restored. Judas Maccabeus with his
o.u hands rel phted the Mir Toned or perpetual
lamp hanging in front of the ark. which the IN
vaders had wantOnly cXtnguIshed. He used on
this occasion small quantity OF c0nsecrated OH
which ne had saved from the hands Of The foe.
In some%SF2i IS of Iae restoration Of the
ally an eight DAYS fast. The ceremonies in
the synagogues last evening were very impressive.
he ordinary service beng concluded the rabDi,
clad in his robes. approaches a curIously shaped
lamp hanging III the northeast corner OF the syna-
gOguc. Tins lamp consists of large sheet of metal
bdrners are attached III row. Another burner
is rIvctcd to the plate in the right
hand corner at the top. The rabbi solemny lights
this burner and then the first right hand burner III
the row. This is followed by the recitation by all
present of special psalm BETTING the occasion.
Tie mex: day az the morning service the same ccre-
mOny Is repeated with the difference that two
burners OF the eight are lighted With every day
additional burner Is lighted until the conclusion
Of the feast the eighth day. In taking
ont the scrolls of the law alter each morning ser
tins week. portions viii be read OF the various
sacrifices which made by the twelve princes
at the head of the twelve tribes of Israel i'll the
time OF the drilyerance of Jerusalem The feast Of
the llanukhIh Is not confined TO the synagOgues
alone, bat Is also largely celebrated III private
families.
The Young Mems Association of the Temple
Bethel held its first annual reception at Terrace
Garden last evening, and the rooms were filled with
the friends OF the members. From hall-past \
until half. past 10 o'clock literary and musical en-
tertalnnent was gwen. One OF the most attractive
features OF the exercises the rendering of the
snaaOw--ong from "DInOra,' by Miss sophia j.
Ninbergcr the formal reception and ball began at
II o'clock
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railroads which are preiudicai TO the Puo"'
health and the interests of propery'owners a'ohe
the line so far every mechanical plan seems W nav
been adopted AMI enforced by the Board oil het" car
culatcd 20 lessen these nuisances; bnt Tue n"iS'0
sti reman and the companies ought to he eaiieu upon
10 nav some sort of damages The principal cause OF Ue
nois, owing TO hard wood bottoms Oh inc '"iS,
whic 9ct AS sounding board ron whSn tne u"se "
the wheels Is reverberated ana masnn." boifoms
easy rencd, for this. namely. 10 cover ttsc "V'''
with telling carpet OF something OF the KIND
oyFRCROwDED STREET CARS.
There are many complaints as to the overcoming OF
street car Apart from the injustice TO the passengers
who are deprived Of the seats which they have paid
and the injury TO who forced TO stand many
tired and delicate men are forced TO ride on the plat
forms thus contracting colds, threats. rheuma ISM
pleurisy pneumonia and other forms of disease whic
come from taking cold. 1t believed that the pohS o.
almost ali roads large that passengers eou"
lie much better accommodated at comparanNeN I'''
The so-caled accident the Madison SQUARE Garden
was mainly dine 10 The rcnurousness Of tue owners
malfeasancc of the Department OF Buildings. wren
"a with the durable cdihceS DON ,Ud ,ho Nv
morse which these bull COR themselves ue III
Justice 10 tie public becomes still more CIV dcu'
The report then referred to the offensive smokes ana
smells arising from large works in the city, ana poeu
out that as the prop,iotors OF of these works hai
preyented the smoke from being nuisance there was 10
reason WHY the others should not do So
HOW TnE FoUNDLING ASYLUM Is AFFECTED
The following report from single member of the
Hygiene Committee was also read:
desire to report the condition of the block bounded
by seventh and SiXy-clChh-sts., Third ana Lex
ngion-;vCs VITA the exception OF The fr1nt SHOPS III
Thirdavr the block Is occupied exclusively nv ShahN
populatiOn, SAID to number frOu 100 TO 200 pcOpt'
aud tie nltl Which they live, ana the
foul odors from this NTH. are 30 great as TO con
stifute q puhnc nuisance The windows OF the sOuth
front o. the Sew-York Founding Asylum which con
tains from 500 600 children and attendants nave 10
he kent osed N weather on account OF TINS lIn
air Daring the past summer aud autunn perceptlpe
increase diarrhOca and disease has affected tue chl
dren and 9th inmates in that part OF The asylum op
nestle 10 inc SAID block The local police nave heeh re-
pea tedIy applied TO- but sate that they are uhahe 10
abae the nuisance. A formal complaint OF similar
nature has been made TO the Board OF Health by the
med cal onicar of Mount Sinai Hospital bat as the prop
ertv I'm on belongs city the Health Board
SAYS IL - unable to act
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VALUABLE HONE MISSION WORK.
Az ArpEAL IN BEHALF OF TIE TGNEMENI-H0Cs
REGION OF THE EAST SIDE.

Az ATPEAL ~ BEHALF OF The TENEMENI-HOCsE
REGION OF THE EAST SIDE.
To tbc RAZOR Of me TTi6UaC
SIR: About Fix years ago the Sisters of St.
John Baptist, of tie Episcopal Church, established q
mission IN the OF the oyercrowded tenement region
of the East Side Of the city. From small beginning the
work has gown to large proportions, ana Is now of
the most successful missions the city It's feadquar
ters are III the bank binding at the intersection or
seyenth-,t. and Avcnue-C
Tho time has come when this wO,k-hitheltO car
red on by he means o. few pcrsonsmu, ask the out
side public for help. he very much hampercd the
present building not large enough to permit of urther
growth such it has shown in The Bishop Potter
has already appealed to the Episcopal Church for ana.
belong 10 tAat clurCh VIII asO give 10 WUiK which ap
peal, 80 generally the people Of cy vslt
The build NJ OF he mission vii show how crowded
the present quarters OF the work aud an examination OF
The statistics will show how useful II has been during
the last years, when the hard tunes made the suffer
ms OF the poor aud added mucl TO tie diff
Guilty OF working among them. FI,ty thousand dollars
Will be needed 10 erect suitable build8s- No general
appcal has yet been made Dut about $1,000 has
subscribed VIII not those VINO interested in fle
poor tins cty and who have the means to help tnem
All Inquiries may made M No. 233 East seventeenth
st. subscriptions may be sent there. TO the Rev
Dr. George f. HuughtOn Of the Church OF the TrInshg
uraIon. to Mr.. Francis H. Weeks, the troasur at
No. l2O Broadway.
NCC York, Nov. "a, 1880
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SUICIDE IRON DESPONDENCY.

. A RETIRED BUSINESS MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF WHEN
D. ECTED AND PROBABLY INSANE.
Bernard J. Beck, a retired business man, who for
merly kept stationery store at No 1916 Wllam-st.
tins city, shot ana instantly killed himself ahis home
No. 81 Breyoort-placc. Brooklyn, early yesterday
morning He had been very detected lately. and
after rising yesterday and partially dressing, took
his revolver while the members of his family were
at breakfast and shot himself III the abdomen, the
bullet glancing upward and entering the heart
Some of the family, hearing the explosion of the
revolver FASTENED TO Mr.. BecEs room. He was
grOaping. and unable To speak iutelligibly. Dr.
Wild the family physician, Was summoned. but Mr.
Beck was dead when he arrived. His clothing was
singed where the ball entered, but no blood flowed
from the wound.
Coroner Simms, who was informed Of the case
learned that Mr.. Beck bad been compelled to give
mn business on account of his habits Of ntemperance
within the last tive years. He had been an inmate
of the X ngs County Inebriate Home at Bay Ridge
twice and in his last confinement there he acted so
violently that il was feared that it would be neces
sary to send HIM to asylum for the insane
He apparently recovered and was dis harged and
until about "A week ago refraIned from the of
hauor He became low-splrted. however and a
watch WAS placed upon hlm. IL Is not known how
he obtained the pistol Mr. Beck was of medium
height pale and emaciatcd III the face. and APP
pesred much older than he HIS enforced re-
trement from business account OF his habits is
believed TO have preyed upon his mind. lilo had