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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
The Debt Settlement.

The Trenton Mirror, in lengthy
article on the State debt, thus sums
up its conclusions:
WHEREAS, No settlement of the
State debt is binding under our insti-
tutions, which does not meet the ap-
proval Of a majority of tax x-payers and
voters; and,
Whereas, An enactment was passed
by the late Legislature, which pro-
vides for the funding Of the debt and
converting its obligation into a con-
tract that demands more fer the cred.
itor than is just for the debtor to pay
and,
Whereas, This funding enactment
was an attempt to deprive the voters
Of all power to deal with the question
through future Legislatures. and Wai
in violation Of party platforms anG
personal pledges made to voters BY
those who enacted it; therefore,
The Democratic party pledges itsel
to repeal the 1908 funding enact
ment, and that a settlement of The
debt shall be made upon the best termi
yet proposed "as the result of negotia
tion"-the proposition made in 1875
that so per cent. of the principal o.
outstanding bonds Of the State be
funded in new bonds bearing pei
cent. interest per annum, and that
coupons shall be made receivable fol
taxes.
Upon a platform containing these
three pledges, the Democratic party
would succeed. 1t is the only party
strong enough to settle the debt ac-
cording to the views of majority of
voters. And as no other kind of a
settlement can be a fnality, it follows,
therefore, that the Democratic party
will be responsible if the debt should
be repudiated. Our party, then,
alone can preserve the credit of the
State
If the party should adopt the course
we have indicated. it would in that
canvass not only be consistent with
its past record, but what is more i'm
portant, would assert its capacity to
deal with the question, and thereby
retain the esteem and confidence Of
the majority of voters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT
An Engineer Killed and Many
People Injured.
A FrIghtiuI smash Up at Night.

OGDENsBURG, N. Y, August 49,
A terrible accident occurred on the
Grand Trunk railroad at $3.50 this
morning, which resulted in the in
slant death of the engineer, the
serious wounl ding Of the fireman, bag
gage-master, two express messengers
and various injuries to a number Of
passengers. The train was the 10 I'm.
express from Montreal to Toronto,
and consisted of six Pullman sleepers,
four first and seOond-class cars, pos.
tai, express and baggage car. The
cars were filed with returning excur-
sionists from Montreal, who we're
nearly all asleep. The train arrived
at Prescott Junction on time, and an
Ottawa sleeper was there attached to
it. After leaving Prescott there is a
down grade, and soon the
train was going at rapid rate. An
obstruction was encountered and the
locomotive jumped the track, carrying
the tender, baggage, mail, express,
smoking and two passenger cars with
it. They ran on the ties fully a thou
sandyards, when the engine went
down the embankment. The tender
passed by, and together with the ex-
press car landed on the other side Of
the track. The baggage car, still fur
ther on, was thrown alongside the
fence. In fact, all the cars, except the
sleepers, were thrown upside down.
The express car was smashed into
kindling wood, while nothing re
NAMED of the tender but few pieces
OF iron. 1t is truly wonderful how
the passengers escaped instant death.
When the passengers recovered from
their fright search was made for those
who occupied the forward cars. The
engineer, John A. Howarth, of Mon.
treal, was found with his
arm around the whistle rope
of the locomotive, having blown
for breaks twice before he met bis
death. He was terrible sight. The
fireman, VIM. Taylor, of Montreal, wa.
discovered in field alive but insensi.
Bile. Robert Scarlet, of Montreal
baggage-master, was also insensible
but soon recovered. His shoulder
was dislocated and his arm sprained
How the express messengers, Arthur
King, ofToronto,and VIM. Mackenzie
OF Hamilton, escaped with their lives is
a mystery. Their car was smashed to
Splinters, and Mackenzie, although
injured himself, brayely rescued his
partner. Both are injured internally.
Inc second-class passengers got badly
shaken up and escaped through the
windows of the upset car. One French
woman threw her two children out of
a window, first breaking the glass with
her hands, cutting her severely. S.
P. Hartman, of Holton, Mich, was
injured in the back and internally.
Others suffered sprains and bruises,
The cause of the accident was COW
on the track. VIM. j. Ellis, editor of
the New York Illustrated News, was
on the train, but not hurt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13

that he hadn't Eve dollar bill in the
world, and that he would as soon set
tie in ST. Louis as anywhere. Several
notes, he alleges, passed between them,
and two photographs, upon the back
Of one Of which was written, Yours
until death US do part.
The other day Mrs. and Miss Hssel-
tine left for Greenbrier White Sui
pher Springs, and some talking BY
Amweg brought the matter to the ears
Of Mr.. Win Haseltine, the young
lady's brother, who went to see the
churus singer. Another meeting was
arranged at the Office of Mr.. Fred
Paramore, who is understood to be
engaged" to Miss Haseltine. There
Amweg told the story above epito-
mized, saying he had notes Of Miss
Haseltinc's and also two photographs
Haseltine assaulted him and regular
knock down" fight ensued. All the
parties-the men-appear in state
ments in the Post Dispatch. Mr..
Paramore treats the matter as con
spiracy, and claims that the photo
graphs were obtained probably from
one Of the servants by surreptitious
means.
Miss Haseltine has been for FIVE or
six years a reigning belle ofSt. Louis
and-is noted as a belle and beauty ct
the watering places and other fashion
able resorts in the country. She has
a weakness for innocent sensations,
and couple ofyears ago INDUCED iu
one to the extent of informing news- :
paper idiot that she was soon to mar
ry Samuel j. Tilden. The report was
telegraphed over the country. II
there be any truth in the present ru.
NOR it could not have amounted to
more than a momentary and foolish
freak of a young lady whose modesty
and purity of character have never
been questioned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
ANt. Lnnis Nensnfinn.

st, Louis is reveling in a first class
sensation, which was given to the
public in the Post Dispatch of We'd
nesday evening. As the story goes
Miss Nellie Haseltine, noted belle
Of that city, became smitten with a
young man named Amweg, who sings
in the chorus at Uhrigs Cave. Ac.
cOrding to Amweg's statement
Three weeks since a young lady of
great beauty occupied the front seats
at the Cave, and seemed only to take
an interest in the proceedings when he
was on the stage. She looked at him
fxedly and smilingly, he says, until at
last his attention was drawn to her
and one evening-it will be remem-
bered that all Of this is Amwee's stol '
she took the bouquet from her
breast, kissed it, and by moving Il
about piHned his attention to it, Then
with smile, she placed it under the
seat upon which she was sitting. As
soon as the curtain dropped, Amweg
fastened to the place and secured the
flowers, among which there was note,
and then asked friend who the
lady was?
The answer came. miss Haseltine.
the belle of st. Louis" He was de.
lighted and an interview was arranged.
she stating that she had received
ninety-nine offers of marriage, one
from an old man in New York worth
fifteen millions Of dollars, that he was
a Democrat (meaning Tilden.) and
she was Democrat, but that she
could not marry where she did not
love. He says that she went on to
tell him that he, Amweg, was the
only gentleman who had touched her
heart. AmWeg said that he reDlied
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13

WASHINGTON, D. O., August l3.-
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
colder and partly cloudy weather,
with local rains; southeastly shifting
to northly winds. Lower Missouri
Valley, cloudy weather, with nOrther-
ly shifting to warmer southeastly
winds, rising followed by lower ba-
yometer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13

THE Memphis Ledger, which never
tires of finging out hints that all the
measures of the State credit faction are
carried by bribery and other corrupt ap-
pliances, winces and kicks at our plain
speaking on the course Of certain profess
sioDal lovers Of the dear people who are
eternally out for some office.
Our contemporary is kindly informed
that we try to call men and things by
their right names We regard hints, in
nuendos and fings as beneath a journal of
dignity or courage. five cannot, in our
Judgment, prove charge we will not
meanly and sneakingly insinuate it.
The rank and file of the so-called low
! tax faction are as honest as men average.
If they have u single recognized leader
that is anything but q political nuisance
and dead beat we have not heard of him.
Some of the small fry leaders are as hon
est as the general run of politicians but
the number could he counted on the fin
gers of single hand and this few have
too little common sense and discernmeat
to know what they are about Chatta-
nooga Times, 10.
We copy the above entire as a choice
specimen of high tax literature. 1t is
full Of logic reason, argument, and is
condescendingly generous to some of
the low tax ignOramuses who know
not what they do, in failing to see
the beauties OF the 1908 act.
They will certainly feel better
and sleep more sweetly upon being
eenerouslyinformed officially" as they
say in Pipafore by dollar for dollar
organ that they are actually as honest
as men average" 1t is a pleasure to
know that the lamp still burns, and
that even a Low Tax thief on the
cross can occasionally have his sins
rem;tted by saneti6ed organ, upon
confession and agreement to keep his
mouth shut. 1t is also great cOnVe
nience to have a frank but indiscreet
and loud organ around to
belch forth the true inwardness ofits
faction. five only had the American
to depend upon we would be liable to
lose sight of the spirit and intentions
of the elements that have so srccess-
fully been telescoped into both
conventions and legislatures.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13


The people, as far as we have heard
an expression, indorse the LEDaER's
position on the river quarantine ques
ton. The authority to run that in.
stitution comes all the way frem
Washington from a set Of doctors who
know nothing practically aboutyellow
fever, and the people cannot help
themselves at present. 1t is aggra.
waiting, however, to witness such stu
pidity and reckless disregard of the in
terests of thisgreatvalley. The fact that
a quarantine is established at all is a
notice to the world that it is consider.
ed necessary. In the face OF this a
mere sham is maintained. A young
man, through some sort of favoritism
whosnever saw a case of yellow fever
since he commenced reading medicine
a couple of years ago, is placed in
charge of the station below the city
Personally he is a very clever young
fellow, but, as a doctor, he is not fit
for the important place he holds. II
would be only guesswOrk with him
to decide upon case of fever
if he were to see it. He would be as
apt as not to call a case of yellow
fever intermittent fever, or vice versa
The government might afford to pen
sion an ambitious and promising
youth, but it cannot afford to endangei
thousands Of lives and millions Of dol
lars involved in commerce, or to keeI
up sham quarantine which does moi
even amount to good scare crow.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
FntnI IIaiIl ond Accldent.

BRAoKvILLE, ONT, August l3.-
The express from Montreal ran off the
track two miles west of Prescott this
morning. Driver John Howarth was
instantly killed, and it is reported that
the express messenger and baggage
man are in dying condition. Cause,
obstruction on the track.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
DIED.

L0VE-Saturday, August 18th, OF 2llS clock
am, FANNIE L., infant daughter Of George
z. and Lizzie d. Love, aged months and 20
days.
Funeral takes place this SATURDAY af-
ternoOA at o'clock from their residence, No.
"a ROurth street, Chelsea. Friends of the
family are respectfully invited to attend
CROSS S-This morning at a quarter past
o'clock, at the re,idence Of the parents, J. /.
andJO.ephine Cross, ia Promenade street,
their infant child, JOIN PHlLiPP, aged 5
months and 10 days.
Funeral will take place from the house at
10 I'm. TOMORROW, TIE l4th.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
DROWNED.
Two FOOlhRrdy Southern stu.
dents.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, August 13.-Last
night Z. NJ. Marks, of Rome, Ca, land
q. M. Cresswell, OF Mebansville, NC,
students at Eastman College, tried to
row across the bow Of the steamboat
Mary Powell. Their boat was
smashed and both drowned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
LeIter RrenI1er Arrested.

GALVESTON, August 13.-A News
special from San Antonio says that
Loven c. Pomeroy alias Charles l.
Royal, has been arrested, charged with
appropriating valuable letters while
postmaster at Hebron, Ind.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
Not So Favorable.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
ExEcUTIvE MANsTOl

EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHINaToN, August l3. $50 am. !
The President did not sleep as well
as usual during the early part of the
night. After midnight, however, his
sleep was refreshing, and only broken
at long intervals. This morning he
has little fever, nevertheless he ex-
presses himself as feeling better than
for several days past. Pulse, lO4;
temperature, 1908; respiration, 10.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
''IOO.3 bribery Bought and Curs-
ed Inthmy."

Paris Post
"phe mills Of the gods grind slow,
bat they grind exceedingly fine" and
so sure as there is power and strength
in the people, so sure will the 1908
intamy be wiped out; and the people
and State saved from an outrage SO
damnable that II cries to heaven for
relief--[The people have this
1908, bribery bought, rotten, corrupt
and cursed infamy by the throat, and
they will strangle il and send its advo-
Gates to seclusion that will be pecu-
liaFly lonesome. Now, let's go to work
in dead eaFneat--the people against
corruption and bon ih6lders and let
US organize at once at every cFesssroad
10 the State, and be ready in the next
canvass to present an unbroken and
solid front.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13

AS soon as the Appeal ascertains
who is responsible for placing an in
competent youth at the head of the
river quarantine, we hope it will re-
port. Many people are waiting with
breathless anxiety.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13

Mr.. John Inman, who is connected
with the Atlanta Cotton Exposition,
says that the crowd moving southwark
in October and November will aston
ish the natives. There are more peo-
pie going to see the South than to See
the show.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13

Governor Wade Hampton. who is
spending the summer at Dagger's
Springs, Virginia, has been very sue
cessIul at fishing this season. lie has
already caught several hundred fish.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
ASSASSINATION
IA SIt.arIey COunty--'Che Editor
ofGhe Deer Creek Advance
shot by Joe A. Thomas.
s...;.r 10 the Yieksburr Herald

MAYARsvILLE, MISS, August H.
A most cowardly and upprovoked
crime was committed at Rolling Fork,
Sharkcy county, Miss, at 8 o'clock
last NIGHT. Chas. M. Murphy, editor
OF the Deer Greek Advance, was shot
and mortally wounded by Joe A,
Thomas. The assassin isstill at large
aud two hundred aud fifty dollars re-
ward offered for his capture. Great
excitement prevails.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
NO SPECIAL SESSION.

The following appears in the Ban.
ner, ofthe 18th:
JoNEsBoRo. TENH., August S.-His Ex-
cellency, A. Hawkins, Governor, etc.
Dear Sir; / have had replies from all the
members of the Court, to my letters. The
result Is that they do not deem it expedi-
ent to have special term there for the
hearing Of the State debt case. Yours
truly, JAMES w. DEADERIoK.
1t seems that the usually alert spe
cial correspondents about Nashville,
who are 50 quick to find anything
that suits the high tax side Of the
question, failed to stumble on this i'm
portant item
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Grace Church-Evening service al
81 o'clock by Rev. VIM. Klein. Sun,
day school at 81 am. No morning
service.
Linden Street Christian Church
Sunday.school 900 am; Lords sup
per 1890 an; preaching II am
Pastor absent for this month, nc
preaching tomorrow. j. Nj. Tribe,
pastor.
First Presbyterian Church, corner
Third and Poplar streets-P PTeachine
at II am. and s pm. by the Rev. r.
II. Crozier, Of Sardis, Miss.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
MiIk Fans Focus lhe sun,s Rays

Livingston iowa Heraldl
While the family Of John Kenney,
living north Of the village, on Barber
road, were at dinner one day last week
the shingles on the roof Of the shed
adjoining the house were discovered
to be on fire. This was extingnished
by the prompt application Of a few
pals of water, but the origin of the
fire remained a mystery. On a sub
Sequent day and at the same hour,
noon, they were found to be on fire
again. On Sunday there was a like
occurrence, which led to a closer in
vestigation, and, by actual experiment,
it was found that the FIRE was the re-
suit Of reflected heat from milk pans
left to dry on a shelf attached 10 the
outside of the shed, where the suns
rays fell upon them. At II o'clock
the reflection was thrown directly upon
the ends Of the shingles at the caves
and set them on FIRE. In view of this
known fact it would be we'll for those
in the habit of drying milk pans in
the sun to use proper precaution.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
Notice to the Creditors
Of Memphis, Tenn.

THE undersigned hereby give notice. as 70.
4 quired By an act of the Legislature OF tbe
state of Tennessee, entitled "An act 10 mo-
vide for the settlement Of the indebtedness o f
the extinct Municipality city Of Memphis"
cred and will fund at any time before the fir.t
day OF Dece mber, 1882, the debt of said extinct
corporation, with thirty-year Hquidating
as, az the rate Of thirty-three and one,
third cents on dollar, and the Flippin CON-
promise bonds at sxty-six cents on doilsr.
with interest at three per cent per annum for
five ycar5 and at the rate of six per cent pei.
cial tax levied by said act" Copies Of sa;l
act can be had by addressing w. y. SMITH
Secretary, No. II Madison street. Memphs
Tenn. j. r.. GOODWIN. -
HENRY +. DIX.
JOHN ]. DUFFY
Liqnidating Board Extinct Munieipaiity City
Memphis, Tenn, August 2, 1881. i@1 1ts
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
W. Arthur WheatIey,
Real Estate Agent & Attorney,
WALKER BLOCK, 2aMAIN STREET.
MEMPHIS, TENN.

HOUSES for residence, business, offices.
4 Il Also lands for rent and sale.
Landlords and tenants invited to call and
get value in realty 1927
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-13
BASE BALL.
The Remy CIarks To Be Here
TO-MOrrOw.

To ALBERT BEER
NEW ORLEANS, August 13.-Tick-
cts received. Will leave to night.
REDON
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
Fhe BIEhop and the Blonde.

The Mormon Church looks with die
favor on the familiarities Of certain
styles ofmodern' dancing, and the bish-
ops have sought to regulate this matter
among the giddier saints. At a.
dance in Salt LakerecentIy the bishop
expressed himself as highly displeased
with round dances. BE said. that it
was condemned BY the priesthood, and
If the SAINTS could not get along with
oHf round dances they had better e
home. The yoang folks remonstratec
with him, bus to no p,.a-pose. "f you
mus. waltz, let me show YOU how to
do it, said he. and he got on the floor
with. q lS3-pound blonde: the band
struck up She "Blue Danube and
away they cid. Down. the hall glide
the bishop and the blonde; the tips Of
their fingers touch, and cruel cold
SPACE Between them. This was the
church method-the priestly-improved
NttllAa tDDDl- tilGAt HsA1 - ~ N'AA
tractiomof the arms and 6hespace be-
tween them gradually decreased
Presently one arm encircled the fai
from. The blonde was the first 10 Civ,
way, and her cheek looked like SUI
hssyer in a turnip patch as it rested or
the man. of God. Round and rouno
went they, and the fascinating, wtir
Ike strains hoated like heavenly mu-
sic To his soul. Forgotten was the
round dance dogma of he-church, and
by the calm smile that stole aeros
/ his face We knew that theology was de
feated and one man, at least, utterly
] indifferent 70 future punishment
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
A Modern Venus

En- a Boston letter to the Continent
al Times, a lady writes: L am no
prude, bat surely the scanty costumes
Of the ladies are going beyond the
boundaries of decency. We ehall
soon have them nude and not ashamed
even. The modern ballroom offers
simply an exhibition of ladies limbs.
Formerly, when lady was of so gen
erous a disposition as to be anxious to
expose her charms to general obser "a
ton, all she could do was to cut her
dresses lower than those of her neigh
bor's: but now she can even go beyond
this. She can dispense with sleeves
and exhibit TO the admiring gaze of
all men the vaccination marks of her
infancySs In addition to this, with her
very losF, tight dress, very much tied
back, which impedes the freedom Of
her movements and defines the shape
of her lower limbs as closely as wet
bathing-dress, she has to drag behind
her long train of drapery, and run
the risk of coming to grief with her
high heeled boots.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
TEMPERANCE TALK.
IocALo orrsox.

Fait Bt'Ea0N.
There are many ways Of s;line at
thc tronbic Thcsr metin,I. al involyc
what is called "loc,sI option" that is
tie frrc clr'ice OF tn, uommuuit5.
s. This IS a FAIR p1-;i,cipE,. each eoinmu-
nifty should hnse the right to say
whether it will have bar ro,,u,s ~ i,S
mi,ls.. 1t woGld stem great bard
ship ihata local Iriloriiy shoull I'M
pose their choice in such Al matter on
the majority II would seen. am equal
hardship that an outside Inajority
should impose their preferences on n
community removed from them. To
illustrate: The town of Carrolton, in
Georgia, has, under this local option
principle, closed bar-rooms. Sup7osc
that there are 400 voters in CarFalten
and that 250, or any other majority,
say-''We don't want these bar-rooms;
they corrupt our youthss pauperize our
people, undermine our moralsg endan
ger the peace, and put in jeopardy, ev-
cry hour the lives of our people Is
it fair, is it just, Is it Democratic, is it
Republican, that $50 or any other mi
nority, should say-"We will have
blrroms in Carrolton?" Or suppose
the question should be made to turn on
the votes ola whole State. Then ev-
cry one of the 100 voters in Carrollton
might say eve don't want bar-rooms'
but 401 voters the other side of the
State might auswer-"But you shall
have bar-rooms
''In such matters, the community,
country, town, the "munincipality"
should be free to say "We close the
bar-rooms."
We would be glad to see every
drinking house in Georgia. andin ev-
cry other State, closed permanently.
But our community can't afford to
wait till every other community joins us
and says-"closc the bar-rooms." We
wish to close them now. We should
have the right to do it. Tins is true
Democracy-true RePablicanism.
Sunny South, Ga