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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-03-24

Pardee, OF Louisiana, now awaiting con-
hrmation as United States Judge, was nomi-
mated for the same office by President Grant
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-03-24

EYRIcH's
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-03-24
MARRIED

For sale by BYRON LrxLr. Jackson. Mi
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-03-24

Baxter Wilson, Esq, the newly elected
Tax Collector of Holmes, was in the Audi
tors Office yesterday, preparatory to max
ing his fpal settlement. His papers. the
Auditor thinks, indicate good showing.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-03-24
Wall Paper.
Blooded Cotton Seed

in, az
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
Not a

Several years ago the boats running
here were prohibited from carrying
coal oil or petroleum oil, under severe
penalties. A number of steamers
we're libelled on account Of violating
the law. The freight rate at the time
was SOC per Dbl by the Ohio river
steamboats, and 81 by railway. The
steamers lbelled took their cases into
court, and now Justice Stanley Mat
thews afirms a lower court decision
holding that the boats we're free
from penalty and had a right to carry
the oil if they did it as a matter of
competition and at lower rates than
lines of railway.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
Memphis Driving Club.

On Wednesday, June LIST, there will
be a formal opening of the Memphis
Driving club, at Olympic park, for
the benefit of the orphans, and the
owner Of the following horses have
consented to let their horses trOt.
Mile heats, two best in three.
First Race-Purse $25; Lucy, Gus
T., and a Dark one.
Second Race-Purse $25; Lulu,
Mamie g., Arkansaw.
Third Race-Purse $25; Stamps,
Maud, Nellie G..
And the following horses have been
entered for the running race, half mile
and repeat; purse S25: Daylight, Oak
Grove, Rose, Dark Horse.
From the assurances We have from
the officers Of the club, we do not hes
itate in saying that this will be one
of the best (if not the very BEST
entertainments Of the kind ever given
in Shelby county, and all should join
hands in endeavoring to make it a
success. The laudable purposes for
which it is given should induce all to
assist, and we would suggest that on
the afternoon of hat day all business
houses give vacation Co their em-
ployes, that they may be able to at
tend. %
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
LEDGER LINES.

Roads all dry and fast getting dusty.
LEDGER job printing Office, ID Mac
ison street.
Brown Il Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
The drill decision at Nashville
takes place tomorrow.
Drill by the Light Guards at the
fair grounds this afternoon.
All kinds Of job printing executed
at the LEDGER Office, ID Madison.
Telephone Haherling, 28l Second,
for rubber stamps. stencils and seals.
What chance have the Bluff City
5rays? Say numerous young citizens,
TIE bet evolent picnic by our lead.
log citizens viii come of on Tuesday.
list inst.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
N Grnve Onense.

A woman from the shady walks Of life,
very good-looking and arrayed in costly
apparel, was lodged in the black cell at
the stationhouse yesterday evening, where
she spent several hours in dark and
gloomy reflection, with naught but the
rats to keep her company.
The facts which led TO her arrest are of
a grave character. and rarely met with
here. Complaints were made that she
wa engaged in the nefarious business Of
enticing young girls from virtuous paths,
and upon investigation the charges were
clearly ~substantiated in one instance. The
girls family, however, from a horror of
being mixed up in such an affair, declined
to prosecute, and no other course was left
t~he.detectives except to arrest her upon a
charge Of leading such a life herself.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
Personal.

The funeral of the late Lazard Kre-
mer occurred this afternoon. The
respected gentlemen has been a resi-
dent here for many years, and his
death is lamented by a large circle Of
friends and acquaintance all of whom
sympathize deeply with the grief
stricken family in their sore aflictiOn.
Among Memphians announced as
visiting Nashville are the following.
Miss Martha johnson and Miss La
vinia Nelson, at the Misses Cherry,
South Cherry street; Miss Rosa Lee,
at Mrs. A. Corbett's, 46 South Sum
mer street; Miss Annie Patterson,
Colonel Josiah Patterson, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. T. Carnes and H. l.. GuiOn.
The revolution in the hat trade,
which has been effected by the Popu.
lar Dollar Hat Store, 34 Main, has
created much talk among dealers, who
cannot understand how a two-dollar
hat can be sold for one dollar. The
public generally are reaping the bene-
fit of these low prices, for the store is
always crowded with purchasers, who
go away well satisfied with their bar
gains.
Pure ice will be delivered anywhere
in the city by O'Neil & Co., No. 8
Towards Row. This firm is prepared
to supply ice in any quantity, either
wholesale or retail, and solicit orders
from steamboats,, as well as from par
ties at different stations on railroads
leading to Memphis. c. B. Bryan &
Co., No. 20 Madison street, will attend
promptly to any orders that may be
left with them for this firm.
Sand and gravel, in any quantity, at
10 Eer prices than any other dealer,
can be furnished at short notice by J.
W. Alley, at the foot of Beal street.
Builders and contractors will save
money by giving their orders to J.
w. Alley, as he is determined not to
be undersold in his line. The work
is all done by machinery, which en-
ables him to work for less than com
petitors in the business. 81
Miss Lilly Cohen, a promising
young south Memphis vocalist, made
a genuine hit at the Tennessee Club
rooms evening before last, singing q
duet from Victor Masses opera.
Paul and Virginia" entitled, by
the Heavens Above U.s." in conjunc.
ton with her tutor, Mr.. Stanley, will
delicious musical effect, and charming
every listener. AT the termination o
the selection the applause was 80 pro
nounced and earnest that it becam,
necessary for the fair vocalist to Civ,
a repetition, and she did it with al
effect equally as brilliant as on he frs
trial, also exhibiting more confidence
Miss Cohen has a bright lyric futur,
before her if she labors with that in
dustry necessary to acquire superiorit
in any accomplishment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
Ice cream delivered to families daily
by Mrs. r. Stotz, 1872 Main. 66f


To whom it may concern: All per-
sons are hereby warned not to credit
or trust on my account my wife, Mary
Hahar, who has left my bed and
board, and that l will not be respon-
sible for any debts or contracts made
by her. LAWRENCE HAHAR.
Nashville, Tenn, May 23d, 1881. rs
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
N01ice to %Ntrangers!

Strangers visiting Memphis should
visit the Peabody Hat Co. Store, un
der the Peabody hotel, where all the
leading styles of Hats for men and
boys can be found. Manillas, Pana-
mas, Derbys, Mackinaws, Cantons, in
all colors and shapes, Also Stetson's
fine soft Hats in all shapes and colors.
All goods warranted f~rst-class.
n PEABODY HAT Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
Days Doings.

Frank L. Day, whose face now adorns
the rogues' gallery over the inscription
Jail keyftter," did not do his work Us
nicely as be might. His molds we're prob
ably made by inexperienced hands. Two
Of the keys in his possession were Of our
jail, and the other five, supposed TO fit the
locks Of the Jail at Brownsville, we're sent
to that place some days since by Chief
Davis 10 be tried. The following aiiida-
Wit vas received this forenoon:
estate of ennessee-Haywoo county.
II, S. W. Matthews, sheriff Of Haywood
county, state that ] have received from
w. G. Davis, chief of police Of Memphis,
Tenn five Jail keys and one door key,and
that l have tried said keys 10 the locks on
the Brownsville Jail and find hat thu
door key is almost an exact duplicate Of
the key that locks the outer door Of the
jail, but being a trife larger will not un-
lock the door; and that the Jail key,
marked III, exactly fits and unlocks lock
No. 100 to one Of the cells in said Jail. The
other four cell keys will go into the lock.
Of the cells, but will not unlock them OF
either Of them. S. w. MATHEWS,
sheriff Haywood county.
Sworn to and subscribed before M
this 18th day OF May, 1881.
IN. BOYD, elk. Haywood co. court"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27

Do you know anything of the drill
at NashvilleY is the question put by
many hundred to as many more hun
dreds.
Bicycle race half mile heats best
two in three, for a purse ofS25 will be
an exciting attraction at the fair
grounds this evening.
The mercury started at seventy
three degrees at sunrise this morning.
Yesterday the range was sixty-tour to
~eighty-seven degrees.
A dog was seer on Madison street
yesterday wearing a muzzle, the first
of the tribe, though the law requiring
muzzles went into effect nearly a month
ago.
A purse Of 500 is to be trotted for
at the fair grounds to-day, mile heats
best three in five. The first horse
gets Sis, second Sl25, third $50 and
fourth $40, ,
Porter Rifles first, Crescent City
Rifles second, Bluff City Grays third,
is the way a man telegraph from
Nashville that the award is most like
ly to be made.
Some few prizes are given as a re-
ward of merit, The large majority
depend upon luck. Get a ticket in the
Commonwealth lottery at the usual
place and luck may bring a prize.
Prizes of from S. to $40 are to be
awarded to-day a: the fair to the best
girl and boy riders, the best milch
COW and the best mule colt. The best
lady rider gets s25, and the best jack
a silver cup.
A five hundred dollar first prize
and 5000 second is to be drilled for
this afternoon at Nashville, by the
BluGCity Grays, Howard Reserves and
Sumner Guards, and the first named
are favorites by big odds.
"Ifthey fail they ought to be dis
banded and s~traggle home by different
routes n at a time" said a stay at
home member of the Bluff City Ora! S
this morning. His confidence is uu-
abated and counts on first honors.
Dog killers began work this year
two months earlier than usual. They
are working along slowly but surely,
and people in densely populated dog
districts should be patient. The but
ton man will be along their route in
due time, and the dump cart will fol-
low soon after.
The outlet map of Captain Cowden
had a few cross sections destroyed by
too close a contact with the footlights
at the Greenlaw yesterday. This
mornings Appeal mentions it as a
national calamity, and expresses much
sorrow at SO ruthless a stroke at the
outlet system.
The receipts at the picnic given by
Immaculates day before yesterday
were $3.50 and the expenses about
$3.50, the difference being added to the
fund in the sOciety's treasury. The
entertainment proved highly eDjoya-
Bile to the participants, and all are vel
satisfied with the results.
Our distinguished visitors would Dc
well to visit the new cotton press in.
vented by Mr.. John Brown and OF
exhibition at the Avery gin factory
corner Shelby and Gayoso street. Thii
is one of the most reliable improve
ments of the times in that line anC
cannot fail TO interest all who know
anything about plantation machinery
Mr.. Brown will be glad to show thi
press and its workings to all who call
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
Courthouse Notes.

Jno. Keightly will be tried in the U. S.
circuit court to-day, for voting illegally II
the November election.
Leon Joel was sentenced 10 four months
this forenoon for stealing "A 30 from Q. IL.
Bland. They were travelling and roomed
together.
All the prisoners in the county Jail, a
dozen in number, were arraigned for trial
this forenoon. Bill Rivers, the murderer,
and Renlro, the notorious COW thief were
among the number.
Judge Hammond was petitioned yester-
day 10 adjourn court 10 the the 10th OF
June, on account of the absenceof lawyer.
at jackson. lie has not yet given bis de-
cision.
All The courts aregrinding away slowly
winding up their dOckets for the usua
summer vacation. Little Of public inter.
est is developed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
Notice!

Intending to remove to New York,
we desire to sell our stock as speedily
as possible, and offer same at retail
for cost.
5t MAY. LoEwENsTINE & Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
ICE!

O'Neil & Co, No. 8 Towards Row, lake
ice at wholesale and retail. Steamboat and
railroad shipments receive special atten-
ton. Orders for city delivery lett at Q. b.
Bryan & Co., No. 20 Madison street,
promptly filled. ut
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27

Pure refined Cotton Seed Oil for
cooking purposes, in place Of lard
Buckham & Campbell, so Beal street.
68t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
Police Points.

A second hand clothier is in trouble for
being engaged in the historical traffic With
out license.
Maggie Bently and Eugene Long were
sentenced for forty days each for disturb
ing the peace Of their %neighbors by a
drunken carouse.'
jim Neal, charged with numbering
Sam Jones, four years since, will have a
preliminary hearing this evening before
Squire Quigley.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27

Buy Hose Of Browne, 40 Madison.
Buy Hose Carts Of Browne, 40 Madison.
Buy Gas Fixtures Of Browne.
Buy Well Pipe Of Browne, 40 Madison.
Buy Pitcher Pumps Of Browne.
Buy Sewer Connections OF Browne.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
Iure water.

The so called shird best" as we'll
as Mississippi river water and cistern
water, can be purified SO as to bemade
first best" by using Cooks Self
cleansing Filter, which is for sale by
H. Wetter & Co. Health depends in
a great measure upon drinking pure
water, and it is consequently the duty
of every family to secure it if possible.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
FOR AUNDAY.

II. seessel, Sr., a. Son will de-
liver on Sunday morning fresh
Meats Of all kinds, Vegetables.
and choice Table Butter that are
ordered or Saturday. n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27

For a nice gloss Of pure Soda and
Mead 10 to Miller's, 292 Main
street, southeast corner Of Madison
street. Is
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27

Awnings. Mattresses, Upholstery, Mos
quito Barr, at Buttenberg's, 2Sl Second st.
80
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27
JOHN WALSH, -UNDERTAKER,
S4I Second street. l4St,
The Knights or the Gnud.

and gentlemen dDOuI Jnls way are muCll
exercised over the Gould" the o~rganiza-
tion of which you referred to in your
paper of Wednesday. They think it is a
good thing for them, and the old folks
agree with them. But we old folks want
to know if we are to be left out in the
cold. Please give us the particulars.
THE OLD MAN"
DeSoto county, Miss, May y, 81.
REPLY.
In u hurried reference to the Guild
on Wednesday we omitted to refer to an
important feature called the annuity
benefit" The membership of the Guild
is divided into classes, and Is to embrace
persons of both sexes, from twelve to fifty
1--WE years of age. The dues and assess
ments are graded by this classification.
The annuity benefit Of $500, payable
In eight annual installments, issues to the
representative of a member of either sex
who dies after a certain period of member
ship. Any member may marry, at any
time, and will receive the nupitial benefit
of 5000 after n specified period Of mem
bership-the period to be regulated ac-
cording to class-the shortest period being
eighteen months. For instance, if a mem
Der Joins to-day, and marries tomorrow,
at the end of eighteen months Of faithful
membership he OF she will be entitled to
the beneficial fund of $1,000. If both the
parties to the contract of marriage be
members, they will each receive 1900.
This period of eighteen months only
applies to persons Of m%arriageable age.
For the younger classes a longer period Is
required, so as to discourage mercenary as
well as too early marriages. After a GER
tain period of membership, regulated also
according to class, if the member still
remains unmarried, he or she passes into
what is called the "endowment class" and
will be entitled to receive the endowment
benefit. Orders of kn%ighthood like this
have been organized in several OF the
| states. the main object being to help poor
Young people to begin the battle OF life
This order Of the knights Of the Guild
superadds the other features, which make
it rather the most attractive benevolent
order of the times. For comparatively
very small sum of money paid upon mu,
tuaI assessments, the Knight or Lady OF
the Guild will have a comfortable sum
to start in life. In this land Of broken
fortunes. it is believed that in a short time
the membership will be numbered by Tine
thousands.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27

The Coolest place i'm MemPlis
CONVERSE'S BILLIARD PARLORS,
I3 Monroe ST., opp. Peabody
ha-S3
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Kahn d. Freiberg,
Cor. Main and Poplar.

NVIs HIWIII uHV VVI"Is
$1.00, $3.50, finest White Marseilles
Vests, $1.00,
regular price $3.50 elsewhere.
We continue TO sell Jeans Pants 75c,
Cottonade Pants, heavy, Toe,
Finest Sateen Drill Drawers, white, 40c,
Nainsook Undershirts, very fine, Stc,
Striped Cotton Socks, 81 per dozen.
KAHN & FREIBERG,
Main and Poplar.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27

EatabIes, nice and fresh, for
Sunday dinner,atAIbert SeesseI's
Market, I2i Main. Il
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Ceiling Paper.

For house, store, saloon and other
decorations, can be had at
76 MANsFoRD's.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-27

Charleston stock 80 in New York
to-day.
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Miller's Conlections,2 92 Main street.
70
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q. \. WARGAN q 90,

manufacturers Of and dealers ~
SODA AND MINERAL WATER'
Sarsaparilia, Ginger Ale,
Seltxer Wafer and Cider,
23 Alabama street.
Telephone orders. Ut
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FOR SALE OR TRADE.

THAT elegant two-story Brick Residence on
4 Desn avenue, 8 rooms and bath roOm-
water tan6 on top Of house. Library hand
somely hnnished; two good %ciStcrns' kitchen
and milk house In basement; we'll drained
with I le underground drainage: stable, car
dage house, fruit trees. e =. Will trade for
other city property Of inferior value. Apply
10 AVERY BERLIN, % Madison q.
72f
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-28
THE OLD WORLD.
Ireland

Excited Home Rulers-Raising a Breeze
 in Commons.
 LONDON, June 27.-In the House of Com mons tonight there an exciting debate The Home Rulers made a concerted attack upon the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Mir. Forster, the Irish home secretary, in reproduction of their action in proclaiming the county of Waterford as district to be brought under the coercion act. Mir Frank H. O'Donnell member for Dungarven, said that only one assault in Waterford had been reported during the last six months, and de- clared that there was far more respect for law and order in Waterford city and county and that life and property were more secure there than they were in London, Liverpool or Manchester. MT. Forster in reply justi- fled the proclamation and said he was quite ready to meet a vote of censure from the House. Mir. Richard Power, member for Waterford city; MT. A. NJ. Sullivan member for Meath Mir. Arthur O'Conncr, of Queens county, and Mir. Parnen severely censured the government for it's action, declaring that it appeared determined by unjust restrictions and prosecutions to drive the Irish people into acts of violence which would furnish an excuse for shooting them down.
 It is announced that Mir. Gladstone will move a resolution in the House of Commons tomorrow that the Irish land bill shall have precedence over all orders of the day and mo- tices of motion until it shall finally be dis posed of. This motion, if carried, will greatly facilitate the passage of the bill through the House and enable 1t to be sent to the House of Lords by the 1st of July.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-28
MEXICO.

Railroad Horror-A Loaded Train
 PIunges Down Ensbankment-Ter-
 rfbIe Loss of Life.
 CITY OF MEXICO, June 27-Particulars of accident on the Morelos railway have been received. The recent heavy rains caused freshets which had undermined the supports to the bridge over the San Antonio river near Maihpois. When train, carry ing battalion of soldiers, attempted to cross the structure. it gave way, and the en- tire train was precipitated down steep en- bankment. Part of the train consisted of freight cars, loaded with alcohol This set fire to the entire mass of wreck and every thing was consumed. One hundred and ninety-two privates and thirteen officers are known to have been either killed outright or slowly roasted to death. Fifty other persons were either fatally or seriously injured. The bridge was known be unsafe, but was nevertheless continued in use. It is nar- TOW gauge road, built by Mexican capitalists, and was first opened to the public on the 18th inst
 CHICAGO, June PA special dispatch from the City of Mexico says the accident on the Morelos railroad late Friday evening loses none of it's horror through the receipt of fuller and more accurate advices The
 
 San Antonio, near the village of Maih- pois. For some time past this sec- ton of the country has been swept by fierce storms, swelling the creeks into torrents and laying waste many fertile fields. The bridge spanning the river at the point mentioned, although known to be safe, was still in use when the fatal train, bearing battalion of soldiers, attempted the passage. The result was 0 crash as the un- dermined supports gave way, and the engine and cars were hurled headlong down the chasm. Scarcely had the magnitude of the tragedy become apparent when new horror was inaugurated. In the freight vans con- prising a portion of the train was a consign- ment of alcohol This took fire and subse- quently an explosion contributed much to the loss of life. The few who escaped uninjured at once applied themselves to the rescue of their unfortunate comrades, but it was some hours before the exact extent of the tragedy grew apparent. It is now known, however. that thirteen officers and nineteen privates were either killed outright by the fall or roasted to death, while fifty others sustained hurts of more or less serious character. The train was entirely consumed
 The government have sent commission to the scene of the catastrophe to investi- gate the cause of the accident. Sanchez, the builder of the road, has left the city. The conductor of the train in his own defense says there were no trackmen to warn him of danger. The government spent on the road some $340, 900, yet it is poorly built. The public blame the manager for his economy in building the road