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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-25
MARDI GRAN
HEADQUARTERS FOR MASKS.
May, LOewenstine d. Co,
26aX MAIN STREET. 1856
Oysters for Mardi diras.

Oysters for SIardi Gras.
Mrs. B. Rocco, corner Main and
Adams, has received a shipment Of
the finest oysters of the season, which
she will serve in every style to her pa
irons. Her reputation as an oyster
cook is second to none. The ladies
dining room, op.the End floor, is hand
somely fitted upand their patronage is
especially solicited. The bar is supplied
with choice liquors, wines and cigars.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-25
SPECIAL NOTICES
ADJUSTMENTS.
r EURRIE's TBEATER.
4 Jospnh Bro0ks- prODrietor and Mana

r EUBRIE'S THEATER.
IL Joseph Brooks, Proprietor and Manager.
--
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and Saturday
Matinee, February q, p and %.
The Popular Comedian,
Oliver DOHd 1YT0n,
In the Funniest Play in the World.
Thursday and Saturday Evenings
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
Friday and Saturday M~atinee-seQuel to
Across the Continent
1000 MILES AWAY.
SEATS AT MCCAkThY'S, 2e3 MAIN ST.
Monday, Feb'y 2s-SAMUEL OF POSEN.
NREEhLAW OPERAHOUSE.
VI ONE NIGHT ONLY AND MATINEE!
JULIA A. HUNT. Monday night, Feb Is.
Pearl of savoy! Galley 25e, Family
Circle SOC, Dress Circle and Parquette ,7hc.
Fanchon Matinee, Feb. %, 2 pm; % and Soc.
Reserved seats at H%ollenbeTg's music store,
without extra charge. 189 l4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-25
CREENLAw OPERAlIOUsE.

DIR. A. II. SpfnDey, Of Denver. Col, and
Prof w. H. Hale. of London, will com
mence a course Of six free lectures and four
private lectures. OF Greenlaw Uperahouse, on
THURSDAY evening, February 9th. Admis
sion to the Private and Sunday Evening Lee
lures is IS, % and so its. Com mences at 2 aud
SPIN; Carriages at 10. As the Lectures are
illustrated with a powerful lime-light sterei ~
ticon and given in a darkened hall, no one
will be admitted after 2 and 3 p N. DR.
Madison street, by all suffering with Chronic
or Special Diseases
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-25

Fresh aud Cheap Coal.
Six Cars st. Bernard Coal
just from mines;
also P%ittsburg Coal,
Camel Coal.
Best quality Ash Wood.
q. Is. BRYAN d 60.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-25
Police Points.

21S and ESQ Second st.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-25
Qua CHEAP COLuMN.
WANTED.

A GOOD Cook; white preferred; for small
"A family. Good wages. Call 245 Front St.
I53 l4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-25
srRAYEp OR SYOlEN.


A BOUT 18th inst, large white Pointer Dog.
y with liTer-colOred ears and liver spot
near bis. tail and same color extending down
his tail about s inches. Liberal reward will be
paid for any information leading to his reeov-
cry or his return Mt No. 1877 Union street or to
the office Of County Trustee. W. w. N
1907
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-25

by a midd!e-aged Kan, an honorable situa.
- ton OF any kind where he can make him
self useful and at the sam time maze u decent
living. MANY years experience IN mercantile
business. Address APPLICANT, this Office.
153 155
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30

Mr.. Labouchere tells the following
story Talking of ladies riding, shall
never forget last year seeing Miss Womb
well, the oldest daughter OF the popular
Sir George, riding grand chestnut
horse. Just as she entered the Row he
commenced backing. In common with
others looking on, ! was quit" frightened
expecting every second that the morse
would back its rider of, but no such
thing-she steadied him beautifully, got
his head up, and did not move one inch
in the saddle. There was MT seat
'rrgained' there; she simply smiled To
herself, as she patted his neck, as much
as to say; now hope you feel butter
and, without looking right or left, ,rottpd
quickly after her father. An elderly
man standing close to me, and evidently
an old sportsman, said out loud, but to
himself, 'Ah, hut it does my old eyes
good to see gal as can sit like that.
fou are right, | replied, and | should
be glad to follow her across country.
ID ye think you could ? he replied y
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30

The opinion of the Court OF Claims in the
famous case of Peychaud agaiu,t the LATED
States was handed down yesterday. Ihecast
was originally tried before the court in 1874
After the money was paid u motion was made
BY the government for new trial, and TIM
opinion is upon granting that trial. 1t Ii ter
rlbly severe on the course OF the government
1t says practically that the government
allowed the case to 60 by default and charge.
that the government : case was in treaChertl-
hands. 1t is very severe upon Attorney Gen.
eral Williams and his asriStant both AT The
trial and after the finding. and says the court
had suspicion at the time that the csse WI,
fraudulent, but as the government took NJ
steps to prove fraud II was obliged to fluid fpi
the claimants. When Attorney General Deven,
took charge he at once began the work OF set
ting aside and vacatlng the Judgment on tn,
ground that it was procured by fraud anC
perjury-Ne'r York EratilJ POST
Let the American people remember tina
this same Attorney-General Williams
whose conduct the Court of Claims ;,
painfully criticizes-was nominated by
General Grant upon the decease D
Salmon P. Clase to be the Chitf Ipstice o
the United .Staies Supreme Court.
Elk Senator Conkling had been pre-
viously rendered the nomination, but
fortunately for the country, declined it
and the nomination of Williams, aft4
weeks of delay, was Withdrawn il
obedience to an almost universal protes
of the country.
The opinion of the Court Of Claims il
reference to Williams will surprise no on
acquainted with his career and reputa
ton. To think of such man as Chic
Justice was possible only in an era c
"Grantism. -
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30

prised me, who was minus a hymn book
and couldn'D understand what allied the
music anyway. One stanza was dragged
through by main strength of
the cornet and organ, when DIR.
Talmage spoke up, and saying ::
''That time doesn't fit that metre, {"
gave out another hymn, read it all
through, another prelude was played and
the music OF many voices swelled out
beautifully on the air without more hest
tation. The sermon was on political mat
tiers, being specially aimed at the sin of
bribery it was a good moral lecture, but
there wGs little in it that could be dis
tinctly called religion, and it was singu-
lary Inappropriate and uninterestipg to
probably the great mass OF the congrega-
ton. Many of the men, OF course, were
interested, and manifested that they
were SO by rewarding all the best points
which the speaker made with ap
plause OF hands aud feet jus. as
they would do in caucus. Many
humorous hits We're received with open
and umrestrained laughter and applause,
and once when a particularly sweeping
lununciatiou was hurled at those legis-
ators who sell their votes and themselves
somebody al the back OF the intensely
crowded house shouted "tilory to you -
All this seemed particularly maidpropos,
following, as it did, the first portion of
the days services, which was the baptism
oil large number OF little babies.
spent day and evening at Coney
Island, and have 50 much 10 write you OF
it, but haven space or time left neither
to do more than mention the pleasant
| little trip that made to Riohiirli Springs,
the lovely Nrw York watering plai-,
situated near Utica and the otsego Lake,
surrounded by mountains, waterfalls,
| glens and all natural brauties, and with
al artificial aids in til" way Of parks, Ne,
while the mineral springs are of course
the great attraction To invaliis. 1t is n
charming place, and the American Hotel,
whvre stopped, is u model OF all that is
desirable Tor Il summer resting place.
don't know OF a single point III the man
agenont of the house to criticize and there
is iuucn deserving of the most enthnsi-
aste praise. Happy will Ire the summer
jewellers therein. If | can get chance
10 run up again for few days I'll writ,
sou letter directly from Richfield
Springs. Meanwhile. this Internationally
long epistle must come tna clu-r.
Rogla.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
Surprising Negotiations.

Lets see, they raise wheat in Min
n"snta, don they :"
RAISE wheat Who raises wheat ,
No, sir; decidedly no, sir. 1t raises
itself. Why, ii we undertook tocultivatp
wheat in that state it would run us out.
There wouldn't he any place to put our
houses
''But I've been told the transformers
take a good deal of il"
''Of course they do. If they didn't |
don't know what We would do. The
cnsspd stuff would run all over the State
AMI drive us out--choke us up. Those
srasslioppers are Godsend, only there
amt half enough Of 'rm.
rs that wheat nice and plump %
"Plump Why, don't know what
you call plump wheat but there are
Il in our family, including 10 servants,
aud when we want bread we inst 90 out
and fetch in kernel of wheat and bake
it,"
Do you ever soak it in water first p,
ooh, no that wouldn't do. 1t would
swell little, and then we couldn't get il
in our range oYen.' ....9
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30

A traveller from India related to THIS
and That the worst pun ever known in
that country since the arrival of the
English. 1t was commencement day at
one of the Schools and the girls were out
on the playground amusing themselves
before they should be called. Presently
a hungry lion that had wandered away
from the jungles bounced in among them,
carried oil the lovelest AID plumpest OF
them all, with her composition in her
pocket-a pretty school girl essay on
kindness to animals. As soon as the
horrible occurrence became known the
principal sailed out at the head of a
determined company Of armed men.
They soon came upon the lion. No girl
was visible, but the King of beasts was
licking his chops and wore look OF
contentment net to be mistaken. The
principal advancing, cried out "Atrocious
marauder, where is my sweet girl grad.
you ate ~ The effect was startling. The
lion trembled, sank in his tracks, and in
u few minutes had breathed his last.
The principal claimed the hide, alleging
that he alone had killed the monster, but
some of the company were mean enough
to send to the newspapers report that
the pun had nothing to do with the death
of the lion, and that the brute had per
| ished in consequence of the sweet girl
and her composition having disagreed
| with him.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
LET UoNKLINa SPEAK.



Tha fol,ow;rn hos b.,ar avta,eiy.I,,
,,,l,Iis,aa on tha authorize of ,ha IJon
fayis Ts,yranca of Iftico II waa about
,ha t;,ns of ths d.cision in favor of ths
Ia,;s;ana fraud bv tha Elactoral Con-.
miss;on
II tbesa ware Mr. Conkl;no,s senti-
mants and thar, ,on IN, no douht of II
wb.th,r this nar.icnlar ;ncidant occnrred
mr. mo-, wbv aid h., not cast bims.lf lnos.
s.on, ,,,a Ill ,nd oars,,,, r,iIa,,shi,, ,
Whv did he falt.r and On hack Wien lila
fact v.ra fairly over H., nariv lin. and
his host friands var. odyis.,d thai M. ,yas
ready Ia ris. in his Mace dannmnc4 IN.
alsc,or.l frand and Iav Inv. III, villoinv
onnos;ng tbe d.,la,ation or s,,,u,J /
T,id.n,s ..la,tionY Mr. IowrAnr, ami,
l,n,.s l,is fa;lnr,. IN nm intlrpnc. wli.,h w,.
ehall noi mention. b.eaus. ~. do moi h..
liay. that Mr.. Conklino,s intell.ct wos
aver controlled nv il. Bnt that "piou,,
eunak uavaa - avery r.ceutlv daciaraa
,bat th. la,. Sanatny Marian bring
.Iar,nsd bv S.,o,nr conklinr,s thraat 4,
ra,.;aw 10 inf,moua Indictment nnd
tnowiny wall that il cnnld stand no suuh
tnst fonpd ant a wov IN driv. CoukIinp
from his purnos. and force him Il
anotbar b;s cnnyictions
What was that Marion was one Of The
coars.st of tba roarsa lend.rs in that
,nonstropa fraud whom MIR cnnklino
sno,n of In Iawrnnc. ne n drov. NJ
ravenous "hogs. - wbobad stolen every.
| ,lin, .laa ,Lnv ,,nnld r.ach oud var.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30

My wife" remarked Fitzhoodlp. .is
fairly crazy over the spring t;sl ions.
She's got the delirum trimmins.''
VANITY fair says that England is being
rapidly reduced to fortress in the ocean,
without self supporting fool powers.
Emma Abbott has invented Il new kiss
II she desires to dispose OF the old lot al
cost she can learn of something to her al
vantage by calling at this office out Of
business hours. -LomeH Cuieen.
Garriek heard noise in the street ON.
morning. whats all that % h., asl..6
"A temperance procession was the
answer. "What NONSENSE" he cri.d
! don't make such row when net
sober"
What the Derrick wants now is a poem
Ill which the word "butter is made Ia
rhyme with ''oleomargarine." W. offer
as prize for such a one a churn.-Dj
CITY Derrick.
Please pass the butter, cen -. e.
IT its oleomargarlur,
Keep your old churn we don't wa
it, Philadelphia Ne,os. Let's ad.churn.-
Cambridge Tijme.
Some aspiring author wrote tothe Duke
of Wellington for permission to dedicate :.
volume of poems to him. The Duke re-
piled that he had "made it a rule 10 have
nothing dedicated to him, and had kept il
IN every instance, though he had he, n
chancellor Of the University of Oxtord,
aid IN other situations much exposed 10
authOrs.'
ite useful where thou Invest that they may
ii4th want and wish thy pleasing PRESENCE still.
Kindness, good parts, great patience. are The
way ~ '''s
To compass this. Find out mems wants and
will, vans anu
And meet them there. All worldly iovs 20
less '' l'S' b'
To the one joy of doing bindnesses.
George Herbe
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
FER SON.IL.


-, ICY M T. ~ = .nrk, ui bh'i 'in"t'' wa.
"eS"ay elected fi"i'ss"i OF l"'rp'E!
III Us" ht'hrian 9"inlhH;y nj "e'tls""It'
John p. Haugh, of Btuch 4 Sons we'll
known manufacturers vi Philadelphia
d"d Thursday morning in his slth year.
Mrs. Eli2abrti u. Wanumalier, mofhl
If MIR. John Wnnamakrr ii phIlaielpl'"'
ed suddenly Monday morning in that
ulty.
At noon Yesterday .lohr l,iscnnl. the
CHICAGO faster. w,iah.l I6al 'uoulIds, a
los. II r,,,,J .in,,. un,,d,y ,nru. llis
pulse wa ~ r,snirutinu l3.oud t.mr-r-
ttura ~ III
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30


So late as June 18th senator Dawes
wrote Il private letter to a Virginia Re
publican urging that party to an alliance
with the Readjusters. The saddest thing
we know in American politics, this
cruelest mark of the degeneracy wrough,
by the drunkenness of power, is tina;
such a man should be the chosen repre-
sentative of the people who once were
proud of sumner and almost reached the
hight of appreeiating "the more than
sidney of our day. William Francis
BARTLETT. We care naught for what this
driveler may write to Virginia, for ii,
true Nirginian will listen to him, though
God knows the good and true men %
Virginia, who have upheld public faitl
and Nirginia's honor, deserve other word,
than these from Massachusetts,. Wha
we lament is that Massachusetts, shoul,
have so fallen that this shond bs A.
voice and this her spokcsman. 1t i
sickeniug.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
II nm A
The GirI for whom She was Named
About 10 Grauuafc.

litlTblt nan.
In the class that will graduate at the
Cass school this month is n bright eyed
little blonde glr! Of II summers, who can
Tell you how all tn. league clubs stand !.
and the record Of every noted PAGER aud
trotting horse in the nted States. flcf
somewhat unusual love of, and prnchant
Tor, sporting matters does not Interfere
with her studies. as She is 90 sidrrtd a
marvellous pianist. and has a mellow
contralto ~uicr winch sic cultivatcs with
enthusiasm. She is the dau.lterot G.. w.
Green, who reside. Al the corner Of Parl,
and Slbley streets. and travels tor
Duolittle, Webster * co.. the Detroit wine
merchants. IN thr spring OF lo14, Mr..
Green with his family was in Worcester,
Mass, ON their way 10 Boston. Whnlo 1t
the depot, some i5rntlrnen come INTO the
passenger Shed carrying three days old
colt ON stirtriur.
The little Mass Green ran after the
gentlemen and asked why tilry carried
tlr colt in that way.
"Brrail.r. '.nil ,ir. Stnu,.,,,r,,.,.,i i,,.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30

Ah'hony iio'.ope' III ms 'oi' vi
Aeii'a' which, ~ 'ne way oo'",n'
10 MUM NeeA 'o' 'u'ii4"' anu '''eA''!
'ri'i''Siii Vi 'le = "i''o o'a'es % any "o'A
'e' "'i''en " " 'O''s H'i ''p'"'' wan -
unnecessary 'feq 'en'y anu sonne O'''ei
Aess' 'hs eAPresSioh ~ oehooseS uiah
70 oe sh'rp mere useu no' "poiobe'i-
'aliy ou. rather oo"s''ui'y ny d trans
'lles'i"n'ah "oo"' soliie UT Vi FaSc"'l'y'
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30

The Morning News is mistaken in say
ing that George Alfred Townsend is an
Eastern shoreman. He was born at
Georgetown, in this State, though most
his early boyhood was spent on tn,
Eastern Shore. He knows more about
the history and traditions of this PENN
sula than any other man living and he
has just been drawing on his store OF
knowledge recently Tor an interesting
poem concerning John Dickinson, deliv.
cred yesterday at the annual commence
ment OF Dickinson College at Can Isle, Pa
Dickinson, though more of a Pennsyl-
varian than Delawarean, was identiiie
with tins State after thJ revolution ana
resided in this city, where he died. II,
was at one time "Pres dent of Delaware
and was also Benjamin Franklin's pre-
decessor as president of Pennsylvania.
His git OF his fortune for founding tn,
college at Carlisle has identified his nam,
more closely with Pennsylvania than
with this State.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
AnImpor,ant Railroad Scheme.

SECRETARY ct State blaine, Senators
Bayari, dorman, Davis and Camden IT
West Virginia Hon. William plnkney
Whytr, Of Maryland Hon. Augustus
srl"ll, of New York y. n. Sickels, OF
New York, and other prominent gentle.
men who are interested in a plan for the
extension of the Potomac " Piedmont
Coal X Railway Company, held meeting
ON saturday and decided to extend the
road, under the name of the West Vir-
ginia Central X littsburg Railway Com
pany, from its present terminus at Elk
Harden, w. Va, into the coal fields up
the north branch of the Potomac, through
Mineral and Grant counties, and thence
To the southeastern boundary of West Vir-
ginia a board of directors was elected
including ll.G. Davis as president, and $.
Is. Elkins, vice president. The enterprise
IS on" of the most important that has
been undertaken in railroad circles in
any vi the southern States for years. The
board to-day decided to commences at
once II survey of the road and work will
he begun in August. 1t should be- added
that the company will connect the new
line with Pittsburg and thus join this
road with the Pennsylvania system.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30

The Chicago Herald tells strange
story of General Fremont, to the effect
that in 1879 the first Legislature of Arizona
passed, under the specious title OF ''An
"aet to aid in the construction of capitol
buildings and for the support of the pub
lie schools of Arizona, a bill granting the
General permission to establish lottery
in Arizona The bill allowed tieneral
Fremont 800 for each drawing, and EN-
powered him to draw his pay wherever
he might be. Having procured the
passage of the act he went to New York
in search of market for his franchise,
and according to the Her0id actually
secured an advance of $4,000 upon it,
which the intended purchasers on look
ing into the matter preferred to lose
rather than go further in the business.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
Washiugton's Storm.

NAsHINGroN, June 2S.-The storm Of
last night, which was of thu most disas.
trous character, did not extend down the
river and TIA" several excursion boats, for
the safety of which some apprehension
was felt, returned safe late at night. The
passengers reported that not a drop OF
ram had fallen down the river and they
were amazed to find, on reaching here.
that the streets were flooded and str.w
with the debris OF the storm.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
Foolish Blunder About the Pilotaxe

The hopeless idiocy which has char
aoterized so many Philadelphia news
papers is admirably illustrated by the
talk OF some of them about forcible re-
sistance to the operation of the Delaware
pilotage laws. The Bulletin evidently
feels quite virtuous that it does not
recommend such a thing. 1t does have
enough sense, however, to finally recon-
mend the regulation Of pilotage by
Federal laws as a remedy. This is nm
questionably possible and constitutional,
BAT u the violence business was tried, the
Bulletin might discover to its astonishment
that the aw-breaking Pennsylvanians
had put themselves in position which
,rrayed them against the Federal govern
ment as well as against Delaware, on
which it pours scorn and contempt.
The temper in which this paper now
treats this matter is as foolish and indis-
erect as the attitude of the Philadelphia
papers has been tron the beginning OF
the controversy. 1t is impossible that
the pennsx lvania legislature can make
avs having force beyond the confines of
that state. The Federal government can
r,, ,,i,.. st,4. aucb ap+hor,tv and .bs
p.4..oi Ia..s c,,,,.rpi,.,, nilo.og., mr.. ,o4
.,s.1 ~, ans, .,ol, a.sn,n,t;o, ror ,,a,a
INV NV, ,rt.,d.j far a,,li.o,;ou "a a
a,,r.Jv irlana st,,. nt,.u.. sta,a,
.,ona 20 tL.sa, ,,.,t az do No, I,ou
nd Nav, yo.t .,oh i Lo,,na +o r.r,,;,
Ill.,. ,.;,,,, If +h, o,t,,. ,.,1... ,.,,1..t. l.,
.. ,a,.... Ian, go. a,,1iaa,;..
s,n,,,.tr,n!a rh;oh hosno, 60.
-, ~, 40. .rast s,vrb. CO., .h,lo.,i,.,
r uu,,a..,a,;an yo,anh. -
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30


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