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NEW YORK.
The MOrey Letter.

NEW YORK, January t. A detective states
the Morey letter was concocted by parties who
met at the Astor House, including Iutchins
of the Washington Post, Detective Lonergan
and others. Col. Bliss SAYS he knows moth
ing of Hutchin,' connection with the letter
and Lonergan desires the proof OF the state
ment. John |. Davenport understands that
Chairman Barnum is making a statement
about the matter, which Congressman Cox is
IN submit tn GnnprpSs
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-07
A CARD.

People that read the Journal usually benefited
by and wish TO inform readers ofgood places
TO purchase Prov isiOn &c, VIM. q. Fineld &
Co.; Drugs &c. BOwditch. Webster 4 Co.
Boots and Shoes. L. p. Hersey, Clothing
Sc. BENZ. HuMtin gtOm. novl7feod2m
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-07

N-Tbe biographical sketches in pamphlet
form may be had of the Messengers al the
State House, at the Journal Office, and at J.
F. Pierce's
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-07
BY TELEGRAPH.
Associated Press kilograms to the Daily
Kennebec Journal
POLITICAL.

DETROIT. Mich, January 6 In the sem
atorial caucus Conger on the seventh ballot
had 5? votes to 81 for Bagley. Conger was
then made the nominee unanimously.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-07
savage Assault on a Police official.
" ASIllN(:c(DN.
Cabinet Nomination.

WAsuINGToN, January 6. The President
sent to the Senate TODAY the nomination Of
Nathan Goff, ,Jr.. of West Virginia, to BE-
secretary of the navy. Gofi is 40 years old
and man of ability. He has been United
States district attorney at Clarksburg, w.
Va, for II years. Was brigadier general in
the war. Has run for Congress and the
gubcrnatorial chair of his State several times
and always rnn ahead Of his ticket. lie is
very popular among republicans and demo-
Gratis.
The Senate in executive session confirmed
the nomination, without the usual reference
to a committee.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-07

Nervous debility, weakness and decline
prevented by timely use Of Malt Bitters.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-07
Chinese Piunder a Ship.

At request of the u. $. consulate at Hong
Kong, a gunboat has been ordered to that
place to investigate reports of wreck of
American ship James Bailey, on the Island
of Hainan, and that the captain and crew
had been driven away and the vessel pundered
BY Chinese.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-07
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the members of the Union
Mutual Life Insurance Company viii be held at the
office of Drummond s Drummond. Number ninety
three Exchange ST.. Portland. Maine, on Wednesday
the twelfth day of January, A. D. eighteen eighty
one. AT ten O'Clock in the forenoon 10 elec; directors
TO ill the places of those whose terms expire and to
I'LL any other vacancies which then exist in the
board. Per order of directors.
J. T. CARPENTER. Secretary.
December twen.y-seven,h. eighteen eighty.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-07
FORTY.SINTH CONDENSATION
SESSION.
SENATE.

NENATE.
WASHINGTON. January 6.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill was referred.
Bill to punish tramps in the District OF
Columbia was referred.
\ resolution granting To State banks the
privilege of circulation on depositing 3 per
cent. bonds with the L. =. treasury, was
ordered printed.
Bill for relief of Ben Halliday was re-
sumed.
Messrs. Morrill,. Wallace and Mcpherson
opposed the bill and MIR. Teller supported it.
Pending debate the Senate went into eXecu-
tive session.
Adjourned
The morning hour was dispensed with,
and the House went into committee on the
funding bill.
Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania, took the floor
in opposition to the bill.
Pending debate the morning hour expired.
The army appropriation bill was read ice
and referred to Appropriation committee.
After discussion of the funding bill the
committee rose without action and the House
Adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-07
New Chamber Of Commerce.

The chamber of commerce adopted resolu-
tions that Congress should provide for the
distribution of the Geneva award to persons
who lost vessels and cargoes. \ resolution
was also adopted favoring the Reagan bill
and recommending National board of rail
roal ccmmi sinnprs
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-07
ANNUAL MEETING.

The Stockholders of GRANITE NATIONAL
BANk of Augusta. Maine, will hold their snnr al
meeting for the election of Directors. and for the
TRANSACTION of any other legitimate businessa at their
Banking Room in Augusta. on Tuesday, the eleventh
day OF January. ISL al 10 O'Clock IN the forenoon
VIM. T. Johnson. Cashier. =
Augusts, Dec. 81, 1880 dec2lftd
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-07

ID EPORT Ofthe Condition of the Granite
IL National Bank Of Augusta. Maine. at
the close of business ON the 3Ist day Of
December. 1880.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-07
Trhuantepec Ship Canal.

Capt. Fades has arrived from Vera Cruz.
He has secured concessions from the Mex
ican government for his projected Tchuante-
pee Canal Company. He is granted the
right to build ship canal. and is to have land
on the Pacific shore to build a terminus and
establish a harbor Hc.is empow cred to tax
50 per ton for freight and Fades is to carry
on the railroad all ships and munitions of
war free. The road must be begun in two
years and completed in ten years from May
7ti,. Mexico will allow Fades to secure aid
of foreign governments to guarantee divi-
dends. Fades is satisfied the United States
government will endorse the plan up to
$50, 100000. ExPresident Diaz is hearty
supporter of the scheme. Fades left for
Washington, Wednesday.
Savage Assault on a Police Official.
Troy, January q. Joseph Egaf, secretary
of Mayor Murphy, aided by a policeman,
savagely assaulted Police Commissioner
liv'lorn. to-day. in the presence Of Mayor
Murphy and others. Ilydorn's nose was
broken and face badly battered NJ arrests
have vet been made.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-07
California Mining STOCKS.

SAN FRASGIsCO. January q.
following are the closing ofacial prices OF min.
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NUMBER TWO.

EDITOR LEDGER:-Which end
of the Taxing District is Jake growl-
ing for, on what end does he live z? he
can't live in both wards. Now, [ live
in the Ninth and only growl for that
ward, but Jake wants us to think that
he lives in both Ninth and Tenth; but
Jake old boy, | am glad to hear from
you at any time, you ought TO be
ashamed of yourself that the poor
foreman of the dirt gang could fix up
all the streets, mot roads, in two
days with the force he has. Now, be
kind to him, give one week anyway,
for he has four men to fill up all the
lakes, ponds and quagmires in the
district. Now, Jake, how can the
bayou be fixed, for at present there is
about twenty feet of water in
it. Jake, l don't want thirty
or forty miles of sewers Laid
in our end of the district, but
would like for the slop wagons to come
around once 10 a month, ifthere is 70
objection to so doing by the boss; now
the boss is a clever gentleman, but
some Of his drivers are not worth kill
ing; if you want a driver to pay strict
attention to your slop barrel, give ham
a quarter and he will be on hand every
time. A person cannot tell how the
streets are laid by driving on them,
because every grocery on the street
have their delivery wagons backed in
and the mule or horse stands in the
middle of the street, and you have to
cut across B%arretts mule box track to
get by.
Now, Jake, you must not growl so
much, for one end of the town is as
much as on1 fellow can talk for. You
may come to my end if you want to,
for | think you are jolly good fellow,
anyhow. | did not intend 10 skip you
to-day, but did not see your dirt pie
until / had sent my pavement, or COW
path, as one Of the councilman call
it, when the rock was put on Shelby.
Hejust wanted place for one wheel
% run on. Now, Jake, | cannot com
plain Of this council, or the Taxing
District, for it is better than the old
city government, for it shows where
all Of the money is spent, and the old
city did not. When you look at the
amount Of work that has been done By
the District, and then at what the OLD
city did, then you will say Taxing
District every time. All we want i
some Of the good they are doing out il
the northern part Of the city; alsC
some in the Tenth; but more in th'
Ninth, because l live there. Unles.
Jake lives in the Tenth / want hin
to help me growl for the Ninth, and i
be lives in the Tenth he will have hi
hands full. Good-by Jake, / wan
some more chicken pie. BOB.
May 10th.
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wednesday EVeninE. May. II. 1851.


The Massachusetts, Legislature
keeps peggiug away at the liquor ques
ton. The latest law proposed il
dreadfully unique. 1t forbids retail
ers Of liquor to use shutters, screens
shades or anything else that can hide
the business of their establishment
from the officers who may want to
look 10. The New York Herald, com
menting, says:
This law, if enforced, would make
it impossible for a man to explain to
his wife or sweetheart that when she
saw him go into a barroom he was
merely going to play billiards or buy a
cigar. 1t would put an end to Sunday
drinking, even by these who approach
the bar by the innocent looking fam
lily entrance it would also put an end
to the profitable trickery by which de-
tectives obtain proof of illegal selling
Against all this nothing can be urged
in favor of the bill except that it dis
courages the use Of liquor by men who
have any sensibilities left. Are thou
sands of dearly beloved lounging
places to be thrown open TO the pub
lie gaze merely for the purpose Of
saving a few fellows who have not
drowned their better feelings in rum /?
just let some reformer offer such a
bill in New York, and see what will
become of it.
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An Annual Occurrence.

Every wear about this time one reads
in the columns Of all the leading news
papers throughout the country a stun
ming announcement that over half a
million Of dollars will be given awsy
to some person who shall send SO, s.,
81, or$l to NJ. A. Dauphin, 212 Broad
way, New York city, N. Y, or same
person at New Orleans, La, for a
whole or fractional part of ticket in
the grand semi-annull distribution to
be made on june 18th, at New Or
leans, La, By the Louisiana State
lottery, under the exclusive manage
ment Of Generals G. 7. Beauregard Of
La, and Jubal A. Early Of Va. The
management pays the Charity Hospital
at New Orleans, La, over a million Of
dollars for the privilege.
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indges tban he cam Get from brokers'

Judges than ne can get from brokers
bill democratsO
z. 81. G. ~ says Of me; Driven
to desperation he finally asserted that
the funders, like the ~readjusters, were
regulators; that they had repealed
ali manner of acts without consent OF
creditors; and he makes these charges
after having admitted in a previous
article that the 'funders insist that
the bondholders shall be consulted
If"T." is not powerful lin the argu-
ment line" be at least has a vivid i'm
a~ginationl Passing his gratuitous
assumption about desperation, the
truth" is l have shown conclusively
that the readjusters r not repudia-
tors, and | have proven as conclusive
" that the McCulloch bill is forclble
in its reimbursement and expressly re-
pudiates half the interest unpaid ON
the unfunded bonds. What l said
about the repeal of certain acts is also
truth. even to the funders voting to
repeal the McCulloch bill without the
consent of their favorite bondholders,
the specializing brokers. The present
lunder acknowledgement moved In
1872 the repeal Of the act of 1871.
Was he of "the readjuster faction?'
But in quoting me above as admitting
that the FLINDERS insist that the
bondholders shall be consulted" IL.
G. T." simply garbled what | did say.
Here is what III inmyarticle inyour
paper of April 18th: There is a vast
deal in the way a thing is stated. =
y l should state hatoifference in this
way: the funders insist that the wish
es of the bondholders Ii. e., speculat-
ors and brokers' shall be consulted.
| pass this performance of ID. q. l..
without comment, and leave him to
his conscience ana CalderwoOd.
s. In my last article | put to u.
G. T." a proper and legitimate ques-
ton, void of %offense, for it isnot usual
for one writing for a paper to head his
own articles, whether he was the au-
thor Of his "grandilOquent heading
to his previous article. Admitting
his authorship, he asks me this polite
question: did you write the body Of
your remarkable effusion?" Comment
on this from such an elegant rhetor-
iciau, such a powerful lOgician in the
argument line (?), such an exact
grammarian, and one so we'll versed
in school histories" even Ridpath's,
as Il. G. To-. is unnecessary.
And, now, | am done with Virginia
politics and 81. G.. IT, l have not
time to instruct him in the political
history Of our federal union or of his
own state, or in the principals Of true
democracy.
Cordially r~eciprocating 81. G. T.'s"
kindly personal wishes, | bid him a
final adieu. TRUE DEMOCRAT.
May 7, 1881.
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For tho PUBLIC LEDcER.l
IFe
rY lupaE ]. :. sINMoEs.

II the sweetest bird that sings,
And, that scars on silken wings
Can hear a chirp Of deep distress, nor giyS thu
signal heed;
If the highest, brightest star,
That Ia Rlimmering atar,
Can hide its light from those 70 whom IT 10 o
life the need;
II earth's purost and its bsst.
Can with tender feelings jest,
And see the hearts that worship them in bite
anguish bleed;
Then l can see,
How II may be,
That all things are not what they seem;
That all life glow
Is tinsel shOw,
The "baseless fabric Of a dream"
And what is life, II trusted friends
Desert us to accomplish ends, -
Which, well they know. whom all are wrought
Although their hearts are graihed,
QF And sweet success has toasted pride,
10 US with bitter pain are fraughtY
Aye, what is life
But woe and strife,
If those we love and trust grow coldY
IT'S only PAIN,
And we would fam
That icy arm our frames enfold.
But pause, ye tortured one, awhile,
And proudly smile,
Be to tbvself and honor true;
Earth never knew
A warm, true he.r | that had not felt
A bitter blow unkindly dealt,
Aud ,hine must feel il too.
Assert thy pride,
Thine anguish hide.
And, though all bruised n sadly torn,
Let not the hand that dealt the blow,
The bitter pain il gave thee know,
10 laugh ut thee in scorn,
If thy pure love Is male the sport
OF trusted one, DO not retort,
But bow and know
That though each blow
Which here it has bean thias TO feel,
A deep wound made,
With cleaning blade,
The hand Of death all wounds will heal.
Sardis, Miss, April 9th, 1881.
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No. 4025-In the Chaneefy Court Of Shelly
county, Tennessee-Wm. NJ. Sledge admin
~istrator Of VIM. NJ. Sledge, deceased, vs.
Mary J.. Garden, ct al.
II appearing from affidavit in this cause that
L the defendants, Mary l.. Garden and
Thomas p. Garden, are non-residents Of tho
state of Tennessee; that they are indebted
to the complainant as administrator Of VIM.
NJ. Sledge, deceased, in the sun Of about 500
and interest, evidenced by note, and attach
ment having been issued and levied on
their property it is therefore ordered
that they make their appearance herein, at the
courthouse of Shelby county, in Memnhis,
Tenn, on or before the first Monday in July,
1881, and plead, answer OF demur to COM
~Dlainant bill, or the same viii be taken for
confessed as to them and set for hearing
ex-parte, and that a copy of this order DO
published once a week FOR four su Icessiyo
weeks in the PUBLIC LEDeEE.
This 9th day Of May, 1881.
R. J. BLACK, Clerk and y aster.
A cOpy-Attest;
By L. B. MoHENRY, D. c. & NJ.
Taylor q Carroll, solicitor for complainant,
81 GO GO rs
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How to secure Health.

1t seems strange that any one will
suffer from arrangements brought on
by impure blood, when Scovills' Sar-
saparilla and Stillingia, or Blood and
Liver Syrup, will restore health. 1t
is the best blood purifier ever discov-
cred, efectually curing scroiula, syph-
ilitic disorders, weakness Of the kid
neys, erysipelas, malaria; all nervous
disorders and debility, bilious com
plants, diseases of the blood, liver,
kidneys, stomach, skin, etc. 1t co..
reefs indigestion. A single bottle viii
prove to you its merits as a health
remover, for it acts ike a charm.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-11

MURAT NJ. Halstead, Of the Cincin
natl Commercial, went on to Wash
ington lately to look into, if not re-
port affairs there, and one of the re.
suits is a four column article, which
concludes as follows:
Add to this the fact that we have
but to conduct the postal services with
common honesty and common business
sense, land we are certain to do that
and more under the brave and compe-
tent leadership of Postmaster General
james,, to make it self-sustaining fol
the first time since 1929, the first yeal
under jackson, and then perhaps be
able to establish a two cent rate O.
letter postage throughout the republic
without large deficiencies. and tn,
friends Of the administration will be
warranted in declaring its success,
assured without regard to the hosfili.
ties or suseeptibilities Of the primate
and one may say, with due solemnity
irrespective altogether Of the order O.
holy bosses.
Then the thoroughgoing reforma
ton of the postal department, undo
the direction of the president, and III
cool, quiet assertion of the force q
his Office against the usurpation Of il
prerogatives by senators in commit
tees and as individuals, is refreshin
to the hearts Of the people, and an
mates above all reckoning their vi
purchasable confidence. There is 4
uncertain sound in response Of ii
country to the presidents NOR,
courage in the star route prosecr
tions, and his political pluck in r
senting with a blow the intrusi,
and implacable arrogance with whiC
he was beset, in the name Of Il
senate.
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NuMBER THREE.

EDITOR LEDGER Bob and
Jake have both gone off half
cooked, and one would feel like taking
their "growl" for a whine" as they
seem TO have overlooked every consid-
Grafton Of the public good in their
selfshness to have their particular
portion Of the city paved. Does not
Bob" and Jake" and their neigh
bors enjoy and reap the benefits Of the
paved streets in the heart Of the city2
They never stop to give the matter n
sober thought. The great work Of
paving q city cannot be done in a
single year or even five years. As TO
sewers / am sure the authoritieg are
using every energy 10 have them put
down, AMI before the year is over will
have their work completed. But to
the streets again. Why did not
Bob and Jake" lay aside their
little selhshness and "growl' a deep,
long "grOWl" about the city bosses
appropriatiDg $1,000 70 pave ,Jeffer-
sOn street, which Is no more tn "a one
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No. 513, Shelby Oh'y DIN supreme Court Of
Tennessee, at Jackson Edward Shaw and
wife vs. Peter Watson and wife.
IN this cause it appearing to the court from
i affidavit Of counsel fled that Eva Wat
son, now Washington, and her husband,
James Washington, and Elizabeth Watson,
are non. residents Of the state Of Tennessee, 80
that the ordinary process of law cannot be
served on them. and that their residence ID
unknown; it is therefore ordered that publica-
ton be made for four successive weeks in the
Memphis Public Ledger, commanding them t.
appear before this court. at the courthouse in
the city Of JacksOn, on the fourth monday in
May, 1881, then and there TO show cause, il
any they have, Why THE suit should not be re-
viyed against them, as the devisees OF Cathe-
rine WATSON, deceased, aGd proceed in the
same plight and condition as heretofore.
A true cOpy-Attest:
JOHN II. FREEMAN. Clerk.
By ID. p. DAVIS, D. G. % 50 81 "a
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Of our cross streets, and overlook one
Of the principal, yes, one Of the three,
thoroughfares of the city?-Front
street first, Main second, and Beal
third, the street above all others thus
should be paved. Reconsider your
vote, Mr.. Commissioner, Of SO 900
and appropriate that amount to pave
Beal from Main to DeSoto. First,
because it is in an almost impossible
condition; second, because it is the
third business street in the city;
third, because it will save DeSoto
street over half the travel hat now
passes over it, thereby preventing it
from wearing out before you pave
other streets; fourth, there are ten
vehicles that pass over it to one on
J Jefferson street; there are ten business
houses on it to one on Jefferson street;
the tax derived from it is ten dollars
to one on Jefferson street. Why and
how they can sit by and vote $l0,0 900
to pave Jefferson street is a mystery
to every one, and cannot be explained
except by the owners Of a few large
cotton sheds, large transfer stables,
aud the silent yet potent influence Of
the NJ. & G. railroad, which, has al
ready two good paved streets running
to it, Bob and Jake may say
that | have property on Beal street,
and that |, too, am selfish. But | beg
them not to, for | have not a foot Of
ground on Beal aud am not interested
one dollar in it, and only buy my mar
keting on it. | live far south of it;
but | believe in the greatest good for
the public, and that is the way | see il
through my optics. HARPER.
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Reeds elL Edge Tonic aIIays lrrlatIOE


One Of the leading papers Of France
grayely announces that monster Ma
nony, a general officer belonging to
readjusting has taken possession o.
the congress Of the United States
and that President Garfield has dis
patched Monster Ruddlebegger e
force Monster Mahony away. This
the reader should bear in mind, is
from a French newspaper, not from
the London Times.
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Attachment Notice.

No. B982-Before J SGalloway,J. P. for Shelby
county, Tenn.-0liyor, Finnio K Co. vs.. VIM
4 Grady.
sued out under section 1855 Of the Code Of
Tennessee, aud returned levied upon the
property Of the defendant, by punishment,
and affidavit having Deen maze that defend
ant Is Indebted 70 the plaintiff in the sum OF
ono hundred and thirty-one dollars and
twanty.f Eve cents. due by account. and
that tho claim is just, and that
the defendant Is a nonresident Of the
State o~fTennessee; Iii therefore ordered that
said defendant make his personal appear
ance before ms on the 26th day Of May,
1881, at u o'clock M at my Office, No. -
Madison street, Memphis, Tenn, and defend
said attachment suit within the time pre-
scribed by law, or the same will be proceeded
with ex. parte; and that a COPY Of this order
be published orcea week for four weeks in
the Public Ledger.
This the 2ist day Of April, 1881.
Ebl9@ JSGALL0WAY, Up.
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1t was nervous energy that kept
Lord Beaconsield alive during his
last illness; he took scarcely any
n%ourishment. though he vainly en-
deavored to do so. Those about him
exerted themselves in deyising and
even in preparing food. Lord Row
ton himself descended to the kitchen
that he might suggest peculiarly anne
tizing and yet simple dainties. The
queen sent every sort Of delicacy, and
many other ladies did the same. The
latest solid food which the invalid ate
was part of q chicken outlet. For a
time, at the earlier period of his i'll
ness, he desired to drink a little port,
and spoke of certain old and rare wine
whicn he had tasted when visiting his
friend and neighbor, Sir Phillip Rose.
With all haste some Of the same wine
was fetched from Rayners; but when
it came the faint craving had died
away and the patients wish 20 take Q
glass of port was gone before it could
be eratihed.