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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-14
PERSONAL.

Mr.. 2. M. Stanley left last night
Eureka Springs, to be absent about \
month.
Miss Mary Danheiser, after spend.
ing two months in Little Rock, has
returned home.
G. George, one Of Mobiles largest
cotton buyers, arrived last night and
is guest at the Peabody Hotel.
Mr.. I. B. Sims and family depart
by the steamer John B. Maude this
afternoon for trip up the river
Charles IL. Check, with Ames,
Beattie & Co, leaves this afternoon
for short trip to East Tennessee.
Otto Clausen and wife left on the
steamer Belle Memphis to day on their
way to Davenport, Iowa, where they
will spend the summer.
Mr. Fred Brennan has retired from
the position he has held for several
years past as local of the Appeal, and
he contemplates trip for recreation
to the shores and watering places Of
Lake POnchartraiD. Mr.. VIM. Brooks
has taken the place vacated by Mr..
Brennan.
Mr.. II. A. Williams, now operating
from Chattanooga as a base, is in the
city working up the excursion to Hot
Springs, which will start on the 18th
and 10Th inst and the Arkansaw and
Texas excursion, which will leave on
the 9th and 28th inst. As usual he
is stirring up things at a lively rate
and has promise of large crowds to go
on these trips.
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hhObhCE OtAE EOACbCE OOhCs
Detroit Free Press.l
Exactly three months age yesterday
he called at this Office TO buy three or
four fonts of job type, beg a dozen old
cuts and borrow some italic to liven
up his plea. He was going out to an
interior village to start a weekly. and
his bosom held so many hopes that not
one single fear could have been driven
in with maui. He called again yes
terday to get the loan of twenty cents
to make up his his fare to Toledo, and
when asked about his newspaper ho
groaned and wiped away tear. The
paper had suspended, the sheriff had
the material, and the Office had been
turned into grocery.
1t will be thus with every Ohio man
who rushes up here to establish a
newspaper, and refuses to take the adj
vice of men who have been through
the mill. This Perkins had metropol-
itan Journalism on the brain. In his
very first issue he dropped the we"
and "our," and his subscribers had
not recovered from their astonish.
ment when he fatty refused to give a
society 500 worth of putting in ex-
change for a dead-h head ticket for a
candy-pull. All the items beginning:
1--WE notice that Blank is having a
tremendous boom in his dry goods
trade or that Parker, the druggist,
is bound to lead in the sale Of soaps, J"
we're tabled at once, and the wife OF
village President was allowed to go
fourteen miles on a visit to her sister
without the slightest mention to the
Herald.
Perkins started with the list Of three
hundred subscribers. He was impol-
itic enough to ask them to pay mp,
and two hundred melted off the list
inside Of three days. He might have
retained the hundred who did pay if
he had been sharp, but misfortune
surrounded him. Colonel Blank was
thrown from his buggy and struck on
his ear, and the Herald never heard OF
it, and consequently could not say
that "the Colonel may rest assured OF
the sympathy of ell Hopperville in
his great affection. Old Mrs; Savoy
died of measeles, and the Herald
didn't say that her seven sons would
vet have seats in Congress A mem
Der Of the Village Board had a boil
which the Herald missed entirely, and
a leading merchant tumbled down his
cellar stairs and the Herald recklessly
let slip the opportunity to mention his
| fine stock Of cheap dress goods.
Perkins got to the end Of his rope
in lust eleven issues, and he went out
of town with the feeling OF sheep
thief. He sat here in one Of the edito-
rial rooms Of this paper yesterday aud
wept great tears and heaved signs Of
regret, but it was too late. The golden
calf Of fortune had paraded before
him, but he had refused to seive its
tail and be dragged upward to dignity
and competence. He left for Ohio last
night in the caboose Of a freight train,
cowed, crushed and disheartened, and
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Jeans Senators.
Ice-cOId Beer and Choice Liquors
FRITZ'S SALOON, 3IS Main.
FINE LUNCH DAILY.
Advance in Lemons.

A scarcity of lemons is reported
throughout the country. The recent
hot weather caused a lively demand,
and the fruit was in state Of excite
ment here yesterday, sales being all
the way from seven to nine dollars per
box, and at retail thirty-fve cents per
dozen. Private advices from New
York announced a scarcity there and
no orders filed at less than ten dollars
per box. The result was still far
Their advance here to day. Not over
a dozen boxes of oranges we're to be
found in this market to-day and prices
were advanced to seven and eight dol
lars per box, all for Sicily fruit, no
other kinds of oranges or lemons hav-
ing been received here for several
months.
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"REMINISCENCES OF CARLYLE.
A Valuable Contribution From
Across the Mountain.

The Carson Appeal -
Now that every newspaper IN the
land is contributing little reminiscent
ces of Carlyle to the general fund, the
Appeal has taken the pains to gather
up several anecdotes of the great man
which has never seen print.
About five years ago the Prince Of
Wales called at Carlyle's house and
was asked to dinner. The great critic
gave the Prince bowl of mush and
molasses, reserving quail on toast,
frogs legs and bottle of pudweiser
for himself. The Prince said
81 don't like nlush.
"Then gnaw the tOothpicks, you
id impudent rascal; who the devil
invited you TO my house, anyway
The Prince was quite delighted
with the sturdy old Scotchman's
bluntness, and when he got home
laughed very heartily over it.
One day Olive Harper, correspond
ent Of the Alta, called to spend the
afternoon, and begged Carlyle to give
his opinion ofthe great writers.
II hope you adore Dickens2" she
asked.
"Never read the idiots books"
"Thackeray, of course. you"
"A stupid ass. | tell you, don't
mention Thackeray to me or I'll brain
you with a poker"
Walter Scott?"
1.-THE ---w
"Of course you've read my spright-
ly letters to the Alta ?
II read one. 1t came to me form
America wrapped around a bottle of
California wine. The wine was beast
ly, and the letter like the wine, only
worse. Nothing but dregs. Here
Jeemes, kick this woman out of the
house"
Miss Harper afterward wrote col
umn letter to the Alta describing her
charming ewing with the great man.
When Daniel Webster was in En-
gland he met Garlic on the street and
introduced himself Mistaking him
for Noah Webster, he gathered a
brick and knocked FIVE teeth in,
shouting savagely, "Are you the -
- who destroyed the English
language p
Finding next day that be had made
a mistake and hit the orator, he was
very sorry that he had not known it at
the time, and calling at the hotel
iilled Dan with No. goose shot.
Webster was very fond Of telling this
anecdote, which he thought was very
amusing, and give the shots to his
friends as souvenirs of the meeting.
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McKEE'S Csc SHIRT.


The market abroad advanced Id
this forenoon, and New York opened
with holders asking ! to 1c higher,
The reduced stock and ragged charac.
ter Of the offerings kept the advance
from having much effect here. Hold
ers are, however, higher in their views,
At noon prices were advanced to
above quotations herewith. Sales
yesterday were $50 bales, all to
spinners, closing steady aud IN
changed. Low ordinary, 6tc
ordinary, tic; good ordinary
.8sc; low middling, 9ac; middling,
103c; good middling, 1l4c.
Receipts Of cotton at all United
States ports for the past 5 days
have been 11,750 bales. against 7276
bales for the same time last season,
Receipts at all United States ports
since September lst reach 5,643,099
bales, and are 1880 bales in excess
Of last season at the same time. AT
this date in 1879 the total receipts
we're 4,4l7,6 O2 bales. Total foreign
shipments this season have been
4, 325, 236 bales, against 1861, 078 bales
last year, and 1892, 564 the year before
at the same time. The stocks on
hand at present are 324,326 bales
against 247 1892 and l56, l67 at the same
time last and the year before.
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ministers, theological students, schol-
ars and intelligent readers at large.
The undertaking to write such book
involved great deal of research and
labor, and the author has certainly
acquitted himself with the highest
credit. He is entitled to the thanks
of all bible students for bringing
within the reach of the many such a
collection of valuable facts which
heretofore have been accessible only
to the few.
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McKEE'S Csc SHIRT
Buy Sewer Connection. Of Browne.
brand FIsIlIng ExcursIon.

The steamer Reno Macready will
cave here on Tuesday, July 10th, on
grand fishing EXCURSION TO one Of the
finest lakes in rknnsaw, the boat
remaining three days, giving those
who 90 plenty Of time TO enjoy the
sport. Tickets only So, which in
cludes meals, statcrOoms and plenty Of
ice for all. III
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LIVERPOOL July -, 1870 p.m:-C Of
ton active, firm and I'D higher.
Tplands, 69-6ld; Orleans, sgd.
Sales to-day. 1900 bales. Re-
ceipts 1900 bales; American, 1850
bales. Futures firm and higher,
NEW York, July IA, 1922 pm.
Cation firm and ic higher. Ordinary,
3 3.16c. good ordinary, 9sc; low mid.
dline. 10 13-16c; middling, lite; good
middiing, 12c; middling fair, l3c;
fair lac. Futures are steady and 3
TO lB yoints above yesterdays closing
prices.
NEW ORLEANS, July IA; ll.3O am.
Cotton bouyant with sellers apart
and nominally bc higher. middllng
II5e Sales $50 bales. Receipts 6zI
bales. Stock 99,298 bales.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
TEM CENTS PER WEEK.
THE CITY.
Thursday EveninE, July IA. ISL.
LEDGER LIMBS.

LEDGER Bindery, ID Madison.
LEDGER job printing Office, ID Mad
son street.
Brown Il Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
Old and new version Testament, in
one book, cheap, at Williams.
All kinds of job printing executed
at the LEDGER Office, Ii Madison.
Seventy nine and calm was the state
of the atmosphere at sunrise this
morning.
Wantcd-To hire horse or mule
for thirty or sixty days. Address
Rex" this Office.
Ten weeks hence is the time our
theater is to open, not two as was mis-
printed yesterday.
Our female archers find the weather
to hot for exercise, and their chief
game is quiet just now.
The LEDGER job Office, ID Madison,
is prepared to execute every class of
job printing in good style and at very
low prices.
A sacred concert will be given at
Estival Park Sunday afternoon, the
Roman Students aud other artists
participating.
For information about the cele-
brated Royal Havana Lottery, call at
the usual place. Next drawing takes
place Saturday.
1t was little cooler last evening,
pleasant easterly breeze rendering
the situation endurable and prodigious
sleeping resulted.
Tomorrow friday Victor D.
Fuchs, 80 and Al Jefferson, will have
good supply of red snapperS and
northern lake fish.
The Beal Street market was
adorned with sprinkled lime yesterday
afternoon. 1t made the place look
fresh and smell wholesome.
The water Of Wolf was aWfully
muddy yesterday and to day. The
shower out to the eastward evening
before last was the cause Of it.
A few loads of stone, broken brick
and other truck has recently been
dumped into the ruts and holes along
Beal street. 1t still has a very shabby
appearance.
1t went up to 80 yesterday, and
never dropped below 75l at the gov
eminent Signal Service Office. at
other points about the city the mer-
curry was over 100 degrees.
"Itlooks like fresh cider, but isn't
half SO nice" said a fair lady last
evening as she gazed from a seat in
a buggy, down upon the waters of
Wolf river from the bluff near the
water works.
The authorities decide that it is
against the law to fog prisoners, and
this punishment will not be allowed
at the Presidents Island workhouse,
or at Ensldy's convict farm. except
when done on the sly.
A matinee viii como Of at EEsttivsl
Park tomorrow afternoon. A con.
cert also takes place at night. Dora
Gordon Steele and Herr Strelezki
will render vocal and instrumental
numbers in their best style, and the
Roman Students are to play as usual.
The rumor that an excursion to
Norfork is contemplated over the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, is
unfounded, and unauthorized. Major
BarneyHughes, however, can be found
at his old stand ready to sell tickets at
the usual low rates Of summer travel.
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Jeans Senator'S.
New Book.

New Book.
History Of tho Christian Religion 10 the
Year 200. By Charles b. Waite, A. M.
Second Edition. Published BY g. v.
Waite & Co, Chicago.
This is a large and handsomely
printed book Of $50 pages, and is the
result Of an investigation extending
through several years. Two years Of
his time, the author states, we're
spent in the library Of Congress, which
is peculiarly rich in the department
OF biblical literature, containing az II
does the writings Of all the earlier
fathers in the original, and an immense
collection Of the works Of later
writers. The book contains many
facts and conclusions Of apparent i'm.
pOrtance which have never before
been generally made known. It will
be found exceedingly interesting Ia
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InsOIvsut Notice.
STATE or TENNESSEE, SHKLBY coUNrY,
OVrrrr Courvv COupT CrERE

STATE OF TKysKssKK, SHKLBY CoUNfYSl
0YFIcE COUNTY COuKT CLKRK,
MKHPHIs, Tenn. July It'll, 1881.
No. 32le-IO Thomas B CrenEhaw, adDinis-
traitor Of Z VI Caldwell, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency Of the
III estate Of Z W Caldwell, deceased, you
are hereby ordered TO give notice, By adyer-
tisement in some newspaper published within
the said State, and also al the court-house
door Of Shelby county, for all persons having
claims against said estate, 70 appear and hle
the same with the Clerk Of the County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed By law
on OF before the 18th day Of October, 1881;
and any claim not fled on or before sSid day,
or before an appropriation Of the funds Of said
estate Is made, shAu be forever barred, both
IN Law and equity.
JAY, 1881.
BIT HUGH B. CuLLEE, D. G.
Notice is hereby given creditors ~ directed
b. the foregoing order.
This July 7, 1881.
THOMAS B CRRNsHAW. Admir-.
III 117 IL l2o
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MCKEE'S Csc SHIRT.
Buy Gas Fixtures Of Browne.

The officers Of a steamer passing up
the river yesterday complained Of
having been detained several days at
the Vicksburg quarantine station, be-
cause the health inspector had left his
post from some unexpected cause.
The steamer had forty cabin passen-
gers and a considerable freight cargo,
and all hands we're naturally out Of
temper from the effects Of the derelict
oficial's non-appearance.
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McKEE'S Csc SHIRT.
Buy Hose Carts Of Browne, 40 MadisO

A couple of persons on board Of the
steamer Gaff we're overcome with the
heat last Sunday, as the boat pro-
crossed from here up the Ohio, and
one was dangerously affected. A letter
from a passenger on board says the
tbermometer was 103 as the vessel
passed Evansville at eleven o'clock
Sunday night, and the day before at
Paducah it was up TO 105.
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The principal vegetables to be seen
on the market stands include squashes,
corn, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, cab
bage and potatoes. All look dry and
more or less stunted by the excessive
heat and droughth Of the past three
weeks. In the way Of fruit canta-
loupcs, water melons, blackberries
and shriyelled peaches and apples
make up the list.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE.

FTNHAT elegant two-story Brick Residence on
i Dean avenue, 8 rooms and bath room
water tank. on top Of house. Library hand
somely FINISHED; two good cisterns, kitchen
and milk house in basement; we'll drained
with tile underground drainage; stable, ear
riage house, fruit trees, etc. viii trade for
other city property of inferior value, Amply
to AVERY 4 BERLIN, 80 Madison 81.
~
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yet it will not be six months before
some other man, filed with the enthu-
siasm of metropolitan Journalism in
town Of three saw-mills and four hun
bred inhabitants, will come and 90
over the same road.
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Jeans Senators.
Fourteen BuckshOf.

A darky named Sol Williams was
badly shot by Nancy Cox out on
Dunlap street yesterday. Sol was at
work trying to shoot Nancy, but the
latter fred off a rusty derringer loaded
with fourteen buckshot, the load lodge
ing in Soils breast, and the man is
likely to die from the effects Of it.
Nancy surrendered herself 10 the
Sheriff and is in custody awaiting the
results.
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IC}EH

O'Neil s. Co., No. 8 Towards Row, lake
ice at wholesale and retail. Steamboat and
railroad shipments receive special atten-
ton. Orders for city delivery left at q. B..
Bryan Il Co., No. 20 Madison street,
promptly filled. ut
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Jeans Senators,

California Pear Cider
in bottles at Buckham & Campbell's.
1857
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LOST

NTRAR corner Main and Union streets, on
yesterday afternoon, one pocketbook con-
flaming nearly Eve dollars in money. The
finder will please leave the same at this oihce
or at general delivery, Postotfice, and receive
reward. llD III
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Choice Kentucky butter at ]. w
Rowlett & Co.'s, 255 Front st. 118

A fine rain fell yesterday morning
down about Cane creek and along the
Nonconnah within few miles of the
city. There were heavier showers to
the east and to the south, but not a
sign of one over this immediate sun
scorched spot.
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Jeans Senators.
THE NEW SENATE SALOON,
No. and 10 Adams st.
LUNCH daily At 10 am.
Ece-cOld Beer and Fine Cigars.
1O7
EstiYaI Park.

EStASAA EhrAs
Estival Park is an attractive resort,
and its cool shades were again liberal
ly resorted to last night by a goodly
number of people. The musical iea-
lures were as delightful as on the
former evening. The Roman Students
performed with spirit, and were hearth
ly applauded. Dora Gordon Steele
rendered several vocal gems in de-
lightful manner, and the pianist, Herr
Strelezki, manipulated the piano with
great skill. The programme tonight
will be as attractive as it can be made.
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Nnmmer COoI1ing NfoYes.

Summer Cooking stoves.
A cheap, convenient stove, which
throws out no heat and cooks as well
as any other stove. The fuel for it
does not cost fifty cents a month.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
N. SCHwARZENBERG,
Iii 230 Main.
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JOHN WALSH, UNDERTAKEN,
81 Second street. 1887,
Buy hose Of BrOwne, 40 Madison.

Several persons were Frustrated by
the heat yesterday, but no deaths are
reported, Two cases of female suffer
ers are reported from Vance Street, a
white and colored, but neither were
in dangerous state at last accounts.
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PROFESSIONAL.

Il 3. LOOMS. D. D. s.. DENTIST,
IL. 8. z. corner Adams and Main.
Over Lyle 4 Shields.
HEFenale servant in attsndance 8e
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Surrendered.

OuEECnuCECus
Two more plunderers ofthe wrecked
steamer Vicksburg gave themselves
up to the law yesterday, their names
being Henry Peacock and Lee Lock.
hart. One plead guilty, the other not
guilty. There is yet a dozen or Sc
who were implicated in the piratical
work and who have notbeen captured,
A man with Hart who was shot out
of skiff while approaching the wreck
has never been taken. He left his old
haunts and is said to be wandering
over Southern Illinois somewhere.
UnlaundrIed Shirts and Gents
Furnishing Goods, full stock and
special prices this week, at
GERBER & METTE'S,
114t 267 MaIn street.
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Buy Well Pipe Of Browne, 40 Madison
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T NJ. COLEMAN, Justice Of the Peace,
y. Notary Public and Commissioned Of
Deeds. Special attention giYen 70 collections
In the county. Once z9l Trent q. list
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-14

". W. BROOKS, DENTIST,
.2T55z MAIN ST, with s. HIHS0H & son.
50 l31
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DY "a experienced white girl, a place TO
} nurse, in q 6rst-class family leaving the
y Tor the summer months Address Letter
rrier No. 10, CITY. ll3llb
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-05-27

New Orleans is looking up.
The City Item says: 1.-THE pro-
nounced advance in the price OF
real estate at the auction sales
yesterday, shows a restoration OF
public confidence in the future
of this city, aud is significant
augury that the good time SO
long promised, has at length or
rived. Every indication is now
encouraging. Business, manu-
featuring interests, railway ex-
tensions and the agricultural
ou.look--all have a bright ap-
pearance.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-05-27

He alone, by whom the hairs
of our head are all numbered,
can count the widows who are
widows because of alcohol; the
gray heads that it has made
gray; the sad hearts tina. it has
crushed with sadness; the rained
families that il has luined; th.
brilliant minds that it has
queDched; the unfolding prom
Use which it cankered; the bright
AMI happy boys and girls it has
blasted into misery; the young
and gifted whom it has hurried
along into dishonored and name
less graves.-[Canon Farrar.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-05-27
A GOOD JOBr
- ON A LAWYER.

Ar
- ssdcnest German laborer was
@ssing along the street a day or
two ago, when al small dog
rushed out of a yard and bit him
on the leg, tearing his pants and
leaving the print of his teeth IN
the calf. The German FASTENED
to a lawyers office and asked the
barrister if he could not sue the
owner of the dog for damages.
The lawyer agreed to take the
case, and made propositions for
filing a soit for $1,000 damages,
alleging that the dog Was a Zero
cious animal, and that plaintiff $
flesh had been terribly lacerated,
necessitating the expenditure Of
large sums for medical attend
ance and for new pair of pants.
The client was directed to 60 to
the house of the owner OF the dog
the next day, make a demand for
J the $4,000. and ascertain the
name Of the defendent. He.called
at the house early the next morn
. ing, and asked for the''boss.' He
was somewhat surprised when
the lawyer presented himself as
the owner Of the little dog The
lawyer was no less surprised to
learn that bis black-and-tan was
the cause of the trouble, and be
informed the client that a suit
would not be maintained, as the
Injury done was only in fun. The
result OF the conference Was that
the lawyer gave the client IS
cents to pay tor patching his
pants, and took receipt in full
satisfaction of all claims for dam
ages. Both parties were salts
fed, and the courts we're spared
the trouble of trying a vexatious
and costly damage suit.4[St.
Louis Globe Democrat.