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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
OPIE REID.
The Arkansas Humorist in His New
Home.
He Signs for q Broken Plank in
a Muddy Sidewalk.
CLrrr1,nn. o. january 2s. 1881

CLEVELAND, o., January &c, 1881.
To the Editor Of the Little Rock Gazette.l
If | were to measure time by a seDse
of loneliness, ! should say that | left
Little Rock somewhere near the close
of the sixteenth century.
Cleveland is a beautiful city, with
broad streets and magnificent resi-
dences, but | don't own any of the
residences. don't own a controlling
interest in Lake Erie, neither do
belong to the Union club, or to many
of the churces. A curious scent Of
upholstered religion pervades thi.
place. The people seem to attend
church automatically Everything is
mechanical. This may account fol-
the institution of the republican ma
chine" Everything here is intensely
republican, The women take great
interest in politics. Some time age
seven hundred women of this place
went out to Garfeld's farm and
brought back seven hundred ears oil
corn. Since then Garfield has had q
combination lock put on his crib. You
couldn't conyiace the average Cleye-
land man that the first lesson of an
Arkansas boy is not to pin a negro to
the ground with a pitch-fork. Each
small boy has his pen of small negro
boys. When the boy has been good
for one week, his father gives him g
long knife and puts him 10 the pen
For healthful exercise, in cases of de-
bility, the Arkansas doctor advise.
his patient to dig a negro with a grub
bling hoe every morning. Yesterday
several men we're talking about the
south, when one Of them seeing me.
turned and asked:
you are an Arkansas man, aren't
you2"
yes"
"We are engaged in a little discus
sion here. ! say hat the colored PEG
pie are kept from voting in Arkansas.
How is it2"
. swell, a great many colored persons
are kept from voting.
There, now. What did | tell
your Here is an Arkansian who says
that many Of the colored people are
kept from the polls. You do not wish
to take back what you have said, do
yOu?"
No, sir"
"And if l publish what you say
you'll stick to it, will your
"Yes. sir"
You are the right sort Of a. man.
sir. Few men can tell the truth Sc
squarely. But say, are you a demo.
crat?'
Il have never voted any other
ticket"
Still better. Here's a man ior
you. A democrat who says that the
colored people are kept from voting
Of course the democrats are the cause
Of this oppression
mo, sir, it is a restriction made by
the federal government"
What the government keep thu
colored people from votiDg2"
Yes"
why, how Is tkst2 Gentlemen.
are you listening? Come now, my
friend, don't try to shield your party.
The government, did you say? Why
how. sir?"
"Yes, that's what you said, and
don't try 10 get out Of it. But cx.
plain"
"a great many Of the c%olored peo-
pie are kept from voting"
Yes 90 on"
Because a great many Of them are
women"
should like to meet an Arkansian.
If possible I'd borrow money ard give
him a banquet. A man never know,
how to appreciate home until he leayel
it, and to-day while strolling along
Euclid avenue | wished that ! could
find a broken plank in a muddy side.
walk. O. P. X.
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic allavs Irritation
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
A BuckeI Shop CoIIapses.

New YORK, January pa dis
patch from Boston says that John #.
McDsugall, who opened the Rialto
bucket shop Thursday morning. was
missing this morning. He left n note
for the landlord. The losses had been
found 50 heavy. owing to the extreme
H~hrewdness Of Boston operators. that
he could not continue, and therefore
bid Boston, farewell, taking several
thousand dollars, PROMISING later In
the season to settle with the creditors
in full.
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Trustees Sale.


Under and by virtue Of two deeds in
~ trust TO me executed, S NJ Anderson and
wife, NJ N Anderson, one Oh the 18th August,
1876, recorded in the Register office Of shelby
county in book No. l0s, page III, ct seq; the
other on the 22d September, 1875, recorded in
the Registers Office of Shelby county in book
Jos, page 42S, ct seq, to which reference is
hereby expressly made, l will, as such trustee,
at the request Of the benefciaries named
therein, default having been made in the pay
ment Of the debts therein secured, offer for
sale at public cutlery to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described real estate, to-
gether with the improvements thereon, stu
ate, lying and being in the city of Memphis,
county Of Shelby, State of Tennessee, 10 Wie'
Lot No. 16 on plan Of f.. W. Smiths sub-diyi e
sion, fronting 81 53-l00 feet on east side ofCyn-
thia street, and running back between par Al lei
lines l6473-100 feet TO an alley,
Sale will be made on the BoutAwe 81 CO fner OF
Mair and MadisOn streets, in the city OF Me n
phis, at IL m, on
saturday, February IL, 1881,
Eq lity Of redemption wair ed and title per-
feet, but | sell and convey . I trustee only,
W. c. MCCLURE, trustee.
Wright, Folkes 4 WrigF {, Attorney. Z W
Register, Auetieneer. I2l I95
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Saturday, February 18th. 1881.

She property described In said trust deed a:
follows, to-wit: Lot "a, block 81 OF the south
Memphis subdivision beginning at a point on
north side Of Linden street 3l2H feet east oil
L~auderdale street, having q front of f2h feet,
BY a depth Of l60 feet, on which stands a iIamS
dwelling.
Equity Of redemption barred. Tftls believed
10 l47 r. A. PARKER. Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01

Cocoaine, a compound of cocoanut
oil, beauties the hair and is sure to
allay all itching and irritation of the
scalp.
The superiority of Burnett's flavor
ing extracts consists in their perfect
purity and strength.
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A singular prtbe.

MIDDLETowN, N. Y, January 81
William L. Thornton is declared ia,
eligible to the Office Of judge Of Sulli.
van county, to which he was elected.
Thornton offered to serve for $1,000,
the salary being $500. This plcdge'
made to the voting taxpayers before
the election, is held to be a bride,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
tuesday evening, Feb. l, 1851.

CONGRESSMAN w. c. Whitthorne
is reported to be dangerously i'll at the
Ebbeit house in Washington City.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
Trustees Sale.

pY virtue Of a trust deed made to NO byW L
ID Cameron aud his wife, Charlotte M Came
ron, dated April 18th, l8T, and recorded in
book III, page us Of the Registers office of
Shelby county, Tenn, TO secure a certain debt
due to the DeSoto Building and Loan Associa.
ton, l will sell tor cash, at public outcry, at
the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, Memphis, Tom, at u O'Clock noon,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
Going from Home 20 Hear the
News.
National view.l

NatIonaI VleW.I
1t now turns out hat just at this
time that Jay Gould made his munif-
icent gift of ten thousand dollars to
the yellow. fever stricken city Of Mem
phis, he bought up the Memphis and
charleston railroad bonds for ten cents
on the dollar. Aud Memphis, poverty
stricken, fever-stricken Memphis, has
got to pay a large portion of those
bonds by taxation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01

When the season for making pres
ents comes, make some sufferer Of
your acquaintance a present Of a bot
tie of DR.. Bulls cough syrup and note
the benefit it will do him and the
thanks you will receive.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
Trustees sale,

PURSUANT to the proyisi,
j. trust, executed August iIs " 1919
Holt. trustee, and bis succs y, li,I 80 ~
SECURE the Indebtedness b ~ 10 deolcypibsJ
~ sbsibv conntv. Tenu 70 the Registers Office
IA el ga and 70 ~ ~ esseo, book 1ie, on page
had, default havingi heh reference is hereby
III me debts tbers Jeen made In the payment
trustee. and dni. in secured, /, p j Jones,
said ,Jobn A 10 I qualified successor Of tho
ths roanest ~ {, VINO f. decoased. will, &C
trustee, offer the beneficiary, and as such
public outer oOu 70 lne hl8heal Dlaoeri at
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01

Main , egai hours, at the southwest corner Of
nssse, fnd Madison streets, IN Memphis, Ten
Tar ne following real es ate in Memphis,
N. elt; known snd describetl h. lot NO Isl on
81 pian o. W Smiths sub-tlivision, fronting
ana oS-lQO feet on the enst side oil Cynthia
ass., anu running back betseen psfsiiel
snSS ~ one hundred ard sixty-four
Of and adioins lot No. rs.
ntulty Of redemption waived, and title pro-
houncsd perfect. bit l shall sell and convey as
Nu0'oe Oniy. sale 70 BEGIN NJ ~ O'Clock.
n ~ p B JONES, Trustee.
Auctioneer. isi TX
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01

For Rearing Clubs, for Amateur Theatri-
Gals, temperance Plays, DraRing-room Plays,
Fairy Play, Ethiopian Plays, Guide Books,
Speakers, Pantomimes ,Tableaux Lights, Mag
ncsium Lights. C6l1red tire, Burnt Cork,
theatrical Face Preparations. Jarley's Wax
Works, Wigs, Boards and Moustaches ut re-
duced prices. Costumes, Scenery, Charades.
New catalogues sent free containing full de-
scrintion aud prices. SAMUEL fRESCH A SOS,
- u. tath street, New York.
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; A TALE OF SORROW.

Reeds GiltEdgo Tonic prevents malaria
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
No Time EhOuid he Loat
New Advertisements
SCIENCE VS.. EPILEPSY =!
DOCTOR against QUACK
A Leading London Physician Establishes
an Office in New York for the
Cure Of EpileDtlO Fits.

IffOm Am. journal OF Wedieine.J
DR.. Alb. MeserOle tlate Of lOndon), who
makes a speciality of Epilepsy, has without
doubt treated and cured more cases than any
other living physician. HIS success has sim
ply been astonishing; we have heard Of cases
Of over 20 years standing, successfully cured
by him. he has published a valuable work
on this disease, which he sends with q large
bottle o. his wonderful cure free 10 any suf-
fcrer who may send their express and p. q.
address. We advise anyone wishing n cure to
address Or. AB. MESEROLE, No. 90 John st.,
New York.
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DIVORCE IN NEW ENGLAND.

Reeds Gi Edge Tonic cures dyspepsia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01

/. In the case of canvassers for for
eign newspapers, it is best TO decline
having anything to do with them. un.
less you know the standing and char.
acter of the publication. II. however.
YOU feel disposed to patronize any-
thing with which you are not ~acouaint
ed, demand the exact mot The
about circulation OF the paper. and
the certificate Of the postmaster where
1t Is mailed as to the weight Of the
average daily, weekly or monthly edi-
tloni by so doing you can readily cast
hup by troy weight the actual nnmber
OF copies mailed. 1t is also we'll n
demand the sworn statement of the
pressman who prints the paper.
2. In the case of snaps. If nrintod
at 4 distance, don't pay any claim
until you are satisfied that the s~erv;ce
has been rendered as Der contract
3. Put all agreements in writing
and throw the blame on the claimant
4. See that certificates az to c@irculs.
ton, ETC., are printed throughout. er.
cept signature. Written ipurea ARE
easily increased By the addition oI
ciphers. u
J 3. Kick every drunken or impu.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-14

these measures rest leads to dangerous re-
suits. There have been stretches Of legisla-
ton beyond what he regards rs the consiitu
tional powers of Congress, like "the recent
paper-money reissue legal-tender act passed
in time OF peace" the health laws, "the eff
forts of the two houses of Congress to draw
TO themselves the unrestrained power of con-
trolling presidential elections" and the at
tempt to force the president TO sign bills on
pain of being left without appropriations;
but for any abuses in these directions, either
by the executive or by Congress, the Senator
sees sure and efTectual remedy in the fire.
quent opular election and in action of the
courts. Communities states and sections
are becoming more and more homogeneous,
more and more intimately related to each
other in interest, in hope and in affection.
Education spreads, and the peaceful liberty
of law and order carries its banner nearer and
nearer to the home Of every man in the re-
public. In such q case there can be no dan
ger to state rights or national rights that will
not be easily averted The rights, and the
means of vindicating them, are in the consti-
tuition itself. The impulse and the power
rest with the people.
The Senator closes his article with these apt
and hopeful words "There is very old and
famous saying that England can never be
ruined but by parliament, and it can be
said of this country that our complex but
harmonious system of free government will
never go much astray from its orbit, or sink
like burned-out meteor into its grave, with
out the act of the people and of the states. 4"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-14

Our village schools are progressing fine
ly.
The telephone seems to be in stdtU quo.
Oct. LIST, mercury so 9TH and 18th, 2O'.
The late cold wave injured fruit, garden
vegetables, etc.
The potato crop is light and damaged by
decay.
e. L. Roberts gathered 10 bushels of ap-
Piles from a medium sized tree, and by esti-
mate there were about Il, 900 apples in num-
Der of a fair size
r. d. Brown has recently lost two milch
COWS by disease, Geo. Faulkner has also lost
two, and other stock has been lost by differ
ent persons.
A. G. Bickford and son have bought the
Widow Hatch place in Halifax, where they
have for some time resided.
Forest Stetson and Charles Briggs have
gone south to remain through the winter.
Nellie VIM has gone to Boston.
The youngest daughter of @. A Briggs
is quite sick with typhoid fever.
On fair day, though not at the fair, a
private committee (of newspaper men) voted
Mrs. (Secretary) H. G.. Porter a first premi-
UNI on her beautiful little three legged puss,
'Topsy." The kitten was "born so" being
perfectly formed in every way, except that
it has only one fore leg The other shoulder
and shoulder blade are in place all right, but
there is no sign of leg. The animal is as
active and playful as any kitten, and is yer.
table curiosity,-but IL is not for sale 10 Bar
mum, or anybody else.
We have this year, as on previous SINH
lar occasions, had good reason to know that
Jacksonville people are ready, at the annual
fair time, to take the best of care of their
friends and of the strangers within their
gates. ED. PHOENIX
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-14

Moore & Arms, with their increased ia.
cilities, have just begun the manufacture Of
fine book papers, which adds new variety to
tho papers made in this place.
At special town meeting held yester-
day at Union hall, John II. Williams, treasurer
of the Bellows Falls savings institution, was
elected town treasurer in place Of James II.
Williams, his brother, resigned. The town
voted to issue bonds for the payment OF the
S35, 600, with interest, which come due April
list, 1889, the rate not to exceed per cont
1t also voted TO appropriate $500 for repair
ing the old town house at Rockingham Cen
tire
The south end OF the village, including
the Terrace, rather leads in the building Of
houses this season. Half dozen houses
have been built on tho Terrace. l.. NJ Reads
house is now going up ON the Plain. A. f..
Holden is, TO all practical purposes, building
another house next 10 and connected with
the Barker mansion, there being a recess be-
tween the houses, and the two furnish tene-
ments for four families. II. II. Wolfe Is
building house Just south of his home Is.
f. Brown is building one just north Of Hol-
den's, and has several other lots in various
places, on which he will build as soon as may
be, or sell to others who will build on them
and Mr.. Robertson has begun the foundation
of his house on the corner OF Atkinson aud
Westminster streets.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-14

The first important state elections since the
presidential contest of last year occurred in
Ohio and Iowa on Tuesday last, and the re-
suit furnishes no evidence of a reaction Of
publicsentiment against the Republican party.
In Ohio the victory gained by the Republi-
cans against the combined opposition Of the
Democrats, the Prohibtiouists and the Green
hackers, is more complete in every respect
than was anticipated. Reports, official and
estimated, from ~ counties, indicate that
Gov. Fosters plurality will be nearly, il not
quite 10000. The Republicans have elected
60 representatives the Democrats SO. The
state senate will consist of 20 Republicans
and 10 Democrats. The gains made by the
Republicans have been in the Democratic
strongholds, and their losses have almost in
variably been in Republican localities, where
the Prohibitionists have received the bulk of
their vote. Gov. Foster is the first governor
to be elected his own successor in Ohio in 10
years, and he is the only Republican elected
to the governorship in the year following a
presidential contest for eight years. Mr..
Hayes carried Ohio in 1876 by a plurality of
something over Z, 500, but the next year Mr.
Bishop, the Democratic candidate for COVER
nor was elected by more than $4,000. One
year of Democratic administration Of state
affairs was sufficient to restore the Republi-
cans to power in 1873, but by slender plu-
rality of little more than 5000. Gov. Fos-
ter was chosen the following year, after n
warmer contest and q fuller vote, but by a
plurality of only $3.50. Last year Gen. Gar
field carried the state by over 25. O0O and now
Gov. Foster is reelected by plurality which
will not fall below 1000
q. In Iowa, owing to a severe rainstorm which
prevailed on election day, the extent of the
Republican victory is not definitely determin-
ed, but majority of "a, 800 over both Demo-
Gratis and Greenbackers is believed to be as.
sured, and a majority over the Democrats OF
80, OOO-against a majority of %, 1919 in the
presidential election. The Republicans have
A of the so senators, and 7S of 100 repre-.
sentatives. The Greenback vote is 80 pei
cent smaller than last year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-14

The three young villains who robbed train
on the Iron Mountain railway, three weeks
ago, have been caught, tried in special term
of the Arkansas courts, and sentenced to sew
enty years imprisonment each. Their arrest,
trial. conviction and sentence were accom-
plished in sixteen days after the robbery was
committed. The fact that the officers who
caught the robbers were meaner criminals
than the robbers themselves, gives the case
curious sequel. The captors found upon the
persons of their prisoners $4,000, which be-
longed to the Iron Mountain company and was
the principal part of the plumber of the train.
This they divided among themselves, agree
ing with the robbers to pay their families one
hundred dollars year each, and try to get
them pardoned, if they would say nothing
about the operation. This done, they deliv-
cred over their victims and took the $1,000 re-
ward offered by the company. One of the
officers was troubled with a conscience, how
ever, and divulged the secret. 1t remains to
be seen what will be done about It. Itshould
be noted that the sentence inflicted on the
robbers is cumulative, fourteen years being
the limit of imprisonment in Arkansas for rob
berry. The robbers were convicted on FIVE
counts, and the judge sentenced them to four
teen years each on each count. This sentence
undoubtedly meets the demand of public SEN
timent in the vicinity of the robbery, but it is
directly contrary TO the rule of law and preee-
dent followed by Judge Wheeler in Waite's
case. It has never been disputed that the
judges ruling was right, and it will be inter
esting to note whether an attempt is not
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-14

came to the front and made his famous plea
for peace. The waters were troubled for a
time, but the oil poured by the polite Sena-
tor-eleot from Ohio quieted them, and the
motion was withdrawn. It was at this mo-
ment that Conkling turned to Gen. Garfield
a face flaming with indignation and impu-
dence. As the General took his seat with the
Ohio delegation, Conkling impetuously pull
ed from his pocket card and wrote some
thing upon It. Calling page he sent the
card to Garfield, who glanced over II, tore IL
into pieces, and threw them upon the floor.
Having noticed the affair, we were curious
about the contents of the card and when the
convention adjourned explained to a journal
istic friend who was on the floor OF the
house, the circumstances He found the
card. Upon it was the single sentence, with
no address or signature;
''Is this the dark horse putting himself
forward? ?"
The occurrence made marked impression
upon us at the time, aud since then we have
narrated it upon several occasions. We tell
the story again only because it is being pre-
scented in distorted light by several contem-
porarieg
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-14

Saturday evening" Oct. LIST, some GO OF
the friends Of Dea. W. c. Halliday and wife
met at their home TO make them friendly
call on the both anniversary of their wedding.
Evidently the deacon was not expecting a
call from his friends just then, but neverthe-
less he babe them welcome. Their pastor,
Rev. II. V. Baker, spoke of the pleasure it
afforded him to meet and speak few words
to this husband and wife who had shown
their fidelity to each other for 20 years.
These remarks we're followed by prayer for a
continuance Of the Lords blessings upon these
friends, after which, in behalf Of the donors,
Mr.. Baker presented to the deacon and his
wife the articles furnished by the friends for
this anniversary occasion. Among the pres
ents we're an extension table, table linen,
dinner castor, cake basket and part Of a
chamber suit, which with other articles were
presented as expressions of good will on the
part Of the donors toward these friends to
whom they were presented. Dea. Haladay
fittingly responded, thanking the friends for
these expressions Of good will. Supper was
served and the wedding cake found its way
to the feast Mis- Gertie Sherman served at
the organ and Mrs. Alice Pratt played the APP
propriate and excellent piece entitled Pass
under the rod" After a season of social chat
the company dispersed at a seasonable hour,
wishing the good deacon and wife 20 years
more of welded life, and more too.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-14

r.. II. W. Dwight, general manager Of tho
Western Massachusetts, telephone comp,nv
will be in Readsboro to-day for the purposo
OF imparting the necessary information n
those who are DESTROYS Of establishing a tclo
phone line between Jacksonville and North
Adams.
-Messrs John L. Wade & Co., our local
printers, manifest commendable energy and
enterprise, not only in their general business
but in the publication Of the Deer6ed Vals1
News, weekly paper devoted to local inter
ests, general information and entertaining n
erature. That this enterprise is duly apprs.
oiated by our citizens is shown by the spb
scription list. Wade & Co. are about TO mn,
in new Campbell press, capable Of printing
a sheet as large as The PHOENIX.
"A. II. Tucker has recently built an add.
ton to his tannery, the tin roofing for which
was done 10y Tinsmith Kelly. Business il
hourishing with Mr.. T., and he does much
for the prosperity Of the place.
Rev Mr. Halter of Stamford preachedat
the Methodist church last Sunday, exchapp.
ing with Rev. Mr.. Cook.