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Az BAD IN tho Milwaukee, House Of Cor
reotIoll tus bcun shown to bu, with its buck md
g,Y and .aark stt,tls coll, tho Mldcsox t1ose 0Y
Correction near l.ondnn nsctIs reforming quite
,s mitch .ls thu Wisconsin bstio. Not long nK"
n nun IN I.Otltlou WIZ convicted Of Bulltng nilul-
tcr1,tcd tnk, ant! rs ho could nut pny his II,c hc
wns sentenced to tho tIouseDf CORRECTION. IIiH
cpll vas IL eold dark htlle, twonty feet below tho
l,uscfnent. 1tis brA wns n PUNK. iIla fNxt was
Ut tho scan.itat variety and quantity. Three
,tuys III tho week his dinner wgs hnlt Il pint of
to,,p. In seventeen tlays he lost fourteen
pounds weight, mil ut tho ond Of that tme Wls
w Ill that ho wna rolnovetl to tho tnflru,nry.
wl,cro no died III a few tlnys. The C0ronor's jury
yIAite.l tho eol, examined tho f0k1, nnd dccarctl
thnt tlruth t.d luetl ca,,scd by dlsenYo, the rc-
suit of t,.king II c0ld II, IL prison cell antl law
tl!Ut, low temperature, a,.l ltsa nf tlus , sever.
taen t,nys. Thla WIN III tho heArt ot tho ciyil!zt
tlun Ut tho nineteenth century, whero prlsat ro-
form l,us bucn tulkeu about tor nluro thnH nifty
yours. -
, 1880-01-13
Che Gttltutte.


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Specimen rnries aont FREQ.
f,iYo poat-ttco nddrcss In full. Including Stne and
County. ...-..
Noulttances mhy he mnhe either by drnst, e*nsess
co qres, or in Registered ioioF4 ut our FISK
TERMS TO CITY sulssctt1ltEiis.
pr,y delivered. sunday excepted, 20 rents pof w"ok'
Uay foliv vespd annsnY ncl,pi, 40 cents trr "cek'
Addrcas VIiH TitIAuSE COMPANY.
Corner Madison md i,enrbort-*ts, thlcuRo' Lii
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17

other public indebtness Of less than
Sl0.OOO,O00, and a state valuation Of
$4SS,97l,75i.
The census returns from Beaufort
county, South Carolina, show sn ex-
traordinary predominance of the col
ored people -2I,752 blacks and only
243S whites.
The Abbey Roy, ourate of Malissart
in France, has been fined by the tri-
bunal of Naience $40 aud costs for
tearing up the trio-cOlored flag during
the national fete.
Governor Evans, of Colorado. took
a fast train from New York on Friday
before the election, specially that he
might vote, and reached Denver short
" before the polls closed.
The appearance Of an unusual num-
Der Of cases Of insanity within thelast
week In Rochester is supposed to be
due TO the fact that the election has
brought out cases of latent derange-
ment.
There seems to be no doubt that
General Hawley will secure the Con
necticut senatorship, as the Hartford
Evensng Post, in which Chairman
Jewell is reported to have a large in
t@erest, came out for the general.
We regret to announce the death Of
Henry Wharton, Esq, one,of the lead
ers of the Philadelphia bar, and a
lawyer who in his specialty-real es-
tlte-was almost without a rival in
his mastery OF legal details and legal
PRINCIPLES.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Only one member Of the Oneida
community voted for Garfield, and four
for Hancock.
Ofthe 1913 members ofthe new house
Of repres natives, 90 republicans and
86 democrats are re- elected.
The Garfield ballots cast in Louisi-
ana at the last election we're many O
thom healed: For President in 1889,
u. S. Grant"
The public schools Of Cincinnati
will devote the afternoon Of Friday
December 3, to the life aud writing
o. Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Irving, the London actor, is maxim,
$500 a week clear profit at the Lyce,
um, wkile the profits at Drury Lane
now exceed fl0O0 week.
The Boston Post wants Attorney,
General Deyens to succeed Jude
Clifford in case the latter resigns from
the United States supreme bench.
Wisconsin'v new census statistics
show a county, school district and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17

concede somewhat in his wages could
he have the advantage Of chsapness
afforded by other markets. 1t comes
from his employer, whose interest lies
in an inevitable necessity to get his
labor at the lowest possible rate. No
one naeds to be told that it is directly
against the business interest of the
employer to promote a higher range of
wages among the employees than has TO
be paid by his competitors. AL the
solicitude of manufacturers to have
the American workman earn high
wages must, therefore, be regarded as a
mere patriotic pretense which every
one of them will repudiate the mo-
ment they come TO bargain with the
workmen. This tender interest for
the wOrkingman is simply so much
dishonest cant to enlist the sympathy
of the voting masses in behalfo a sys-
TEN intended to benefit the employer
alone, but which, as a rule, even fails
to benefit him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17

A crazy fellow with a red nous.
tache stationed himself on the porlico
of the White House a few DAYS ago
and cried with a loud voice: open
the door for the new president" The
dOorkeeper flung opeu the door and 10
walked a short. thick set mar dressed
in a blue flannel suit. He smiled con-
descendingly upon the dOorkeepers,
walked calmly into the corridor, and,
taking his st ltiOn exactly in the ZEN
ter Of the floor and facing Sergeant
Dinsmore, said, with evident s~atisfac-
tion: well, the house looks comfort
able Then, turning to the specta-
tors, he announced solemuly:
III am the great ruler OF
the universe, the selection of
the people" He then handed over to
Sergeant Dinsmore two papers, which
proved to be honorable discharges
from the 4th cavalry and the 9Th ar
tillery lie wanted to be shown to
his room at once, but he was told that
his papers were not satisfactory
Well, them" he said, gravely, II fee
obliged to reveal what no one but my.
sell at this time knows. 1t is an i'm.
portant secret. l am the people,
choice, the great chief ruler chosen SIX
months ago, whose election has boer
ratified. Proceed. | 20 TO my rooms.
But he was told that he was not going
to his rooms in the White House
Then he grew very indignant, and sale
that il he had known it he would bav,
brought $4,000 soldiers along with him
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17
ARKANsAW.

Land free for actual settlers in Ar
kansas.
Only forty. eight greenbackers in
Crawford county.
Hot Springs is determined to have a
park.
Pine Bluff 8 cotton receipts are fall
ing short Of last year.
Carroll cOuuty's new court house is
to be a two story brick.
Quite a number of Miss~issippians
are settling in Phillips county.
The Woodruff county fair a@ssocia
ton came out Sl29 rs ahead.
MorriltoR received 1894 bales of cot
ton during the month Of October.
Rich mineral specimens have re-
Gently been found in Poiusett county
About fifty minister's attended the
recent Baptist state convention at
Russellville.
People from Kansas are locating at
Judsonia, where they receive the
kindest attention.
There are 1894 justices of the peace
in Arkansas, being an increase Of
about 10 per cent since 1876. Whit,
county has the largest number, forty
five, and Pulaski county the next
largest, forty-lour.
DR.. Edward Cross, one of the lead
ing physicians of Little Rock. has be-
come associated with DR.. j. j Jones
in the editorial management and pro
%prietorship OF the Arkansas Medical
Monthly.
The Pine Bluff Weekly Press is one
OF the newsiest, hanIsomest and most
readable papers in the state OF in the
south.
10 ten days more the grade between
Pine Bluff and Little Rock will be
conplet' d and by the fifth day Of next
month trains will run through from
Monticello to the capital.
One of the United States engineers
engaged in river improvements, ha,
opened his Office at Pine Bluff.
A cotton gin in Cane creek town
ship, Logan county; and forty thou.
sand pounds Of eOttOn seed, was burned
last week.
Judge Bum rode horseback thirty.
five miles to vote for Hancock fol
president and Jim" Jones for con.
gress.
An Indian woman has Just beer
cured Of cancer, at Eureka Springs.
The Harrisburg Tribune says: "Sc
Tar as We can ascertain the next Ar.
kansas legislature will be composed o.
the best men that ever assembled al
Little Rock together, and VIC may
expect them to look into matters gen,
orally"
Little Rock Democrat Col. r. i
Cobb, who hos purchased the famou,
Mammoth spring Of north Arkansas.
will, we predict, in less than Eve year,
have it surrounded with factories
Bot" is q live man and worth thou
sands Of dollars to the state of Ar
kansas.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17
DRAMATIC VOTES

Charlotte Thompson is announced
to appear in a new play.
The Miles Juvniles gave a parlor
reception at Lafayette, Ind, last Sat
urd ".
The Abbott troupe go from here to
Lexington, KY, where they appear for
two nights.
The French opera company, under
Maurice Grau, opened at the Tacou
theater, Havana, on the 3rd inst, to a
$500 house.
Manager Abbey bagged $4,000 as
the proceeds of sales for reserved seats
and privates boxes at the Sara Bern
hardt performance in New York.
Frank Mayo played in "Davy Crock
EFT" and Streets of New York" at st.
Louis last week. Hazel Kirke'liarew
literally at Pope's theater, same city
Alice Oates is in bad luck this sea
son. Her company was disbanded al
New Orleans last Saturday, because,
as she says, Gardner took all thu
money and gave her all the work to
do.
"Chesney Void" and "Brunhilde"
arc Janausehek's plays for Monday
and Tuesday next at the theater in
this city. The remainder of the week
will be occupied by Abbey's Humpty
Dumpty troupe
Mrs Zelda Seguin- Wallace first ap-
pcared on the lyric stage in 1864, a.
Miss Zelda Harrison, under the man
agement Of Castle, and the late Sher
w,od Coan, known to the profession
as S. G. Campbell, and the best bari
tone Of bis day.
Manager Brooks and Mr.. james w.
Morrissey left last night, the latter
for Lexington, KY, to see about tht
Abbott opera troupe's appearance
there next week, and the former for
Louisville and other northern places
Mr.. Brooks will not return unit
April, when he comes with Mary An
der.on and Sara Bernhardt.
Miss Adele Rosenthal, Of Yazoc
City, known professionally as Adele
Belgrade, is to play at the grand opera
house, New Orleans, in a few days,
supported by Sargent's dramatic com
pany. She is said to be very fine in
characters as Hamlet, Romeo and
Ion, and her praises are sounded
by many,
Ole Bull by his last will ~bequeathed
TO the museum of Bergen, Norway, a
number Of his jewels, medals and dec.
oratiOns, given him in the course o
his long professional career by kings
emperors and other titled ~personages
Included in the bequest is the colder
crown, set with diamonds and pearls
presented to him about ten years sgc
by citizens of San Francisco.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17
The london Editor Never Fished,

London Ielegraph.l
In the recent number Of cur Paris.
ian contemporary, the Citoyon, ap.
peared the following aecouni. by "an
eyewitness" Of a comic episode in
the terrible tragedy Of the Commune:
""Twss on the 26th Of May, 1871.
The Tuiler.es. the Palace Of Justice
aud the Hotel dc Vile we're wrapped
in flames At Monsmatre and in the
Batignolles mitrailleusos were dealing
death and destruction. Almost beside
myself With excitement and horror. [
had contriyed to reach the Champs
Elysoo5. Thence / hurried onward
along The right bank Of tho Siene.
suddenly 80 strange a sight offered
ilseli TO my gaze that for a moment |
deemed myself dreaming. Some
sixty odd people. were sitting
tr pquilly by tho river side,
calmly angling. Several cart loads
Of damaged bacon had been shot into
the Seine at that particular spot and
shoals Of fish kad gathered around il
Offering ga easy prey TO the anglers
skill" It has always been regarded
as a phenomenon Of history that Nero
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17
BILLY MALONE
Opposed by Virginia Republi.
cans in Ills Schemes.
to the ourier-Journal.l

special to the Courier-JOurnal.l
WASHINGTON Nov. 1.-THE re-
nh leans Of Yi'gibi, are beginning to
make a fight against Malone to pre-
5 rye in their W control the patron
ige Representatives J~Orgensen and
Dezendorf-tb latter lust elected
over G~oode-haye been here, and iu-
list that Garfield shall make no bar
ain with the great readiuster. So far
,s they are concerned, they say that
heir friendship is for those who are
lonest in their intentions to pay the
state debt They are very Indignant
sith Jewell and Dorsey for their ef
OFT to seduce Virginia republicans
MT voting for the Malone electoral
icket. This complicates the situa
ION, and makes it questionable il
Malone can sell out, and give the re-
publicans his vote in return for the
patronage of Virginia. Jorgensen
gees so far as to say that
he republican national committee
st them the state ; that had
hey not interfered, Virginia would
ave gone republican. This is hardly
redihle, but it represents the feeling
Dt Virginia republicans, which may
rove too strong for the completion u
he projected bargain with Malone
Joreensen charges. that Jewell sem
100000 readibster ballots to Virgins
efore the ell ction, which we're dis
tribnted among the negroes. and which
eostthe republicans about u, 900 votes
he says that republicans have there
lore, lost enough by bargaining will
Malone and his faction. and that h,
aud his party friends will insist tina
Garfield shall not follow in Jewell
footsteps in this respect. They ar,
evidently determined to do what the
can TO retain the power OF naminJ
poslmasters and revenue officers. TIL,
problem involves the gu, stion Of pat
ronage only Malone will sell out I,
the highest bidder, and the republi
can administration will purchase hin
if it can afford to enrage all the regu
TAR republicans Of Virginia.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17
FUTURE OF THE SOUTH.
A Hopeful View by an IndePen-
dent Democratic Paper.

Vicksburg Herald.l
Whether the south advances or
r~etrograd,s depends very much on the
efforts of her citizens. There are
those who insist that this section is
kept back by the iDjusticeo Of the north>
ern people. or to speak more explicitly,
by the national government.
Since Mr.. Hayes was inaugurated
this has not been the case. The south
ern states have been fairly treated. In
decd, where this has not been the case,
the failure may be traced to the votes
of over solicit0us democrats, as in the
case of the steamship line between the
outh and Brazil, and the temporary
defeat Of the national quarantine law,
which was afterwards passed by the
aid of republican votes. Congress
recognized the Importance Of the Mis-
sissippi river improvement commits
sion, and steps we're taken that will
lead to valuable results, n~otwithstand-
ing the opposition of southeastern and
northeastern democrats.
The pOstofiQe department has been
particularly liberal towards the south.
Many new and valuable routes have
been established and there has been
little complaint at the manner in
which pGstsl officials have performed
their duties. Indeed, there is little
complaint in the south at Mr.. Hayes
administration that has any real bot
tom to it. Many thoughtful persons
assert that it comes iully up to their
expectations, and it cannot be denied
the south has made rapid progress in
che last four years, There seems to be
nothing 10 the way of continued pro
gress in TIE relation between the
states and the central government as
far as we can see. 1t is hardly posi-
bic that Garfield, whose ability
il not questioned, will make any radi-
cal changes in a policy that is proved
to be successful The great cOmmer
'ial, manufacturing and agricultural
interests, north and south, certainly
do not expect any change, no matter
shat may be the pressure from mere
partisans But it is true that Mr..
Garfield owes his election more to the
cry OF his followers THAT the country
is doing well, and it is wisdom to lei,
gcll enough alone" than tn any other
'ause. 1t is therefore silly for the
.tuth to distress itself with idle fears
The next administration will doubt
less be %eminently conservative, and
the south will havi only itself to
lame If it fails to keep step with the
times that are pregnant with pros
perity and peace.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17
A Forfnnnle MAN in Axncn

In the peaceful town of Avoca,
Pottowattomie county, Iowa, Mr..
Stephen jackson, attracted by the
always reliable promises contained in
the advertisements of the Louisiana
state lottery, forwarded by mail one
dollar previous to the drawing OF
October 18th last and was surprised
when he found that ticket No. $3.50,
Of which he owned one nalf. had
drawn the fourth capital prize Of
$500, which he promp y collected
through Messrs. j. & w. 4 L. w.
Davis, private bankers of Avoca, and
now rests in hope of doing so again.
The next chance may be yours, it you
remember that the grand e%xtraordi-
nary semi-anqual drawing with S522,-
800 in prizes takes place on Tuesday,
December l4th, and of which NJ. A.
Dauphin, No. 319 Broadway, New
York city, or same person at New
Orleans, La, will give full informa-
ton.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17
Accusing LIS

An alarm Of FIRE at midnight is {
startling thing, but not half so start.
ling to many who hear it as would BE-
the sudden knowledge of their own
dangerous physical condition. Thou.
sands of thousands are hurrying tC
their graves because they are oarelessly
indifferent to the insidious inroads o.
disease and the means of cure. 1t i:
the mission Of II, H. Warner & Co.
with their Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure, TO arouse men to a sens of theil
danger and cure them.- Memphi:
Appeal.
Sold Wholesale by S. Mansfield &
Co., and w. N. Wilkerson &Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17
A Cheerful Financial View.

New York Public.l
Is the stock market to have no fur
Their advance? This question is asked
every day, and with equal interest, by
the speculative persons of both par
ties. For answer, a few facts may be
prof ably considered. (l.) Since the
election orders from abroad for Amer
lean securities have become very large.
~ The purchases of stocks on tor
eign account affect foreign exchange
as much as purchases Of a like value
Of wheat or cotton, and therefore
bring gold into the country. (3) The
foreign news indicates that exports Of
grain, nearly or quite equal to the en-.
tire available surplus OF this countrg,
may now be expected, unless prices
should be unnaturally advanced. a.
The trunk lines have not yet raised
eat. bound rates, as is usual az this
season, though navigation will soor
be stopped. The natural Inference is
that those who control the matter
want TO buy stock, and look for high.
or prices during the winter. o. Tn,
general business Of the country, al,
ready large, will certainly be stimulat.
cd and expanded by the removal o.
political aud financial uncertainties
80 IL will necessarily DO the policy
Of the administration 10 prepare the
way for advantageous r~eiunding, anC
therefore for sales of bonds bearing {
low rate Of interest. But stringency
or general depression would operate
unfayorably.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17
..FOR FIVE THALERS.r
The story of a Billiard Table.

A club Of young men 10 Allegheny
City purchased an old style billiar
t,ble for $500 from a Fifth avenu
billiard man. He vas a willy sort o
fellow, and not very loose at clinrhinl
a bargain. IL was a seco .d-hand bill
lard table, and the club greatly re
ioioed when it was placrd in their par
lOrs. They all wanted to play the 6rsl
night, but a few only got down to
work. They did not play long. how
ever, for shOl as they would tn ball
would not rebound from the cushions
and. moreover, had a custom Of center
ing in one corner Of the tabl,.
ats not level said one. Put
chip under that leg" said another
They did this, but il was. no use. A
committee was appointed to 90 TO the
man who had sold the table to tn
club and get him to fix it up tn
billiard merchant is a long, tall
thoughtful, business sort Of a fellow
of Hebrew proclisities. He visited
the club room, looked at the table be
had sold to the tear Pays" and after
a thorough inspection concluded that
the table needed a now cloth, new
cushions aud new pockets, and de
Doys you have de most finest table der
is to be-"
What would ths Improvements
cost" asked ono.
We'll plys as | sold you dot dable ]
tx him for you ust at eost-lem-me
see-that is abOut-vell, s'elp me
gragis at S75 | ut loose 50, but | don't
mind dot for you vas nice gentlemens.'
The bargain was made and the first
man who appeared at the club room
WAS a man with a level. He placed
the instrument on the center Of the
table and turned il 70 all ends of tn.
compass. lie played at this for hall
an hour, aud then demanded s. for the
information uece sary 10 give the bill
lard man. 1t was paid. Then along
ca ne the cloth and the new cushions
and the pockets, aud, the wor, CON-
pleted, the table was pronounced per
feet and the experts lett. That even.
ing the boys we're all on hand for a
game. But il was no use. The
balls still worked into one corner and
the cushions we're no Improvement.
There were somc swear words said.
and it was determined to buy an en-
tlrely new table aud sell the first pnr
chase. The gentleman who sold the
table originally was waited upon and
asked what he would give for il and
take it back. lie hesitated and
, thoughtfully remarked. well. mn
tear poys. dot dahlo vas in my saloon
l for 50 much as dirteen years. like
dot old table. but ust look how many
1 got here; but as you yor all gentle
mans | dole you dis: Il you drow ia
the cues and balls, I'll take dat table
: away for five t%halers. There was ,
latent intent to lynch the billiard
/ man, but the buys, having the fear al
the law iD their minds, left their He,
b brew friend in disgust, and visitinl
the club room, knocked that tabl,
into smithereens, aud threw it ont o
. the window.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17
= TO 3 FORs.
Resident and Creditors Notice.


No. ssO5-In the Chanosry Court of SboIbv
County, Ienn,-W A.. Holt. admit lei, ator
.ofN.B Holt, deceased, VS., O. A. Wilcox
1T appearing from tho biz in this cou @ that
L Y IL a proceeding insti ute 10 wind d and
settle the estate Of N. b. Holt, deceased a
An insolvent estate; Il Is therefore ordered
that al p rites claiming 10 b int rest in said
estate make their app arance herein at the
eourt-hOpse OfShel y county, IN Memp, IL. on
or he!ore the first Monday in January, 1881,
and, have themselves made part es defend
ant hereto and exhib and establish their
demands, or the anne vii be forever barred,
also appearli & from affidavit in this cause
that the elements, N. b.. Holt, II. MeGee,
:, Il. krwing, Charles Barton and Lizzie n,
Barton arc non residents Of the state n en-.
nessee; II is therefore ordered that thew
make their appearance herein, the court.
house OF shelby county, IN Memphis, Tenn .
on or before the FIRST Monday in January
l.si,, and plead, answer demur 10 complain
snd blu or the same will be taken for con-
tesSed as to them and set for hearing q -part.
oafred; and that q copy of the o order, be
pupli9hod once n week, for four gucnesa;ve
weeks, In the Public Ledger
This 10th day OF November, 1870,
A copy Attest.
/, J, BLACK, Qlesk and Masker.
~ y. II. MOHENRY, NC. an,
Taylor 4 Carroll, sol. for compl't.
b. 50 ItM
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-17

had hdaled hvorite t====has i'm
lerial Rome was burning, hut oven
the cold blOodedness Of that cynical
performance pales before the sang froid
Of the piscatorial Parisians who plac-
idly 6shed for gudgeona and dace in the
biood-red waters Of the Seine, Will
fair Lutetia was in flames and the
cannon Of the Versaillais were thun-
derlng at the gates. Such an occur
renee goes far to prove that some
strange affinity Of temperament must
exist between the inny creature that
seems so u%nsusceptible Of motion and
those whose solitary passion appears
to be the capture Of beings as cold
b.olded asthemselves.