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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-14
River kilograms.

Louisville, May Il: River failing, with
8 feet 10 inches in the canal and 6 feet 10
inches in the chute on the falls. Clear
and warm. Arrivals and DEPARTURE
Wyoming, to st. Louis; Ella and tow, to
Pittsburg; John Penney, joseph Walton
and Eagle with tows, from Pittsburg;
Charles Brown and tow, from st. Louis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-14

Special to PUBLIC LRDGER.l
JACKSON, May l4.-The court an
nOunced decisions as follows:
Sontille VS.. Carlisle, petition for re-
ceiVer allowed.
Hill VS.. Hillsman, application to sus-
pend decree refused.
Woods VS.. Wicks, affirmed; Black
VS.. Carver, affirmed.
The court is hearing the twelfth
circuit.
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The braves will meet in the reser-
walton of the remaining MOdocs, on
or about the date of oath, on the ar
rival Of the big Canoe" BY order
Captain Jack.
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xnw YoRE wEnrLr corroS srArrMnyr

LIVERPOOL, May IA, 2 p.m.-Cot-
ton steady. Uplands, 5 l3-16d; Or
leans, 5Id. Sales to-day, 10000 bales.
Receipts, 2150 bales; all American.
Futures opened steady and closed
firm, at fraction higher prices
NEW YoRK, May IA, 1905 pm
Cotton firm, and Lice higher than
yesterday Ordinary 81 good ordi-
nary 1915; low middling 81; middling
10Y; good middling II ZIG; middlins
fair y l-16; fair II 1916. Futures
opened steady, now firm, and 6 to 8
points above last evenings closing quo
tations.
New ORLEANS, May IA, 11:30 a.
m.-COtton quiet. Middling, 10bc;
Sales to-day, 750 bales; receipts,
$50 bales; stock, 2O2,853 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-14
A small Tnsnrreclion i'm Cuba.

HAVANA, May l4.-A small party Of
negroes Secently raised an insurrection at
Guatansma, killing a sergeant and one
private. The party wcs afterwards beaten
and the leaders killed General Macer
says they have not landed on the Island,
lut the war steamer Alamosa has sailed
for GuntanaIna.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-14
Chancery Sale Of Personal Property.

No. 1888, R-Cbanoery Court # Shelby county
Josephine Ries, administrative, VS.. j /
Frink ct al.
DY Yirtue Of an interlocutoIy decree for sale,
ID entered in the above capsc on the 18Th
day Of Msy, 1881, / will sell, atpublio auction,
70 the highest bidder, in frent of the Clerk
spd Masters office, eourthouse ofShelby coun-
", Memptis, Tennessee, on
Saturday, May 2lst, 1881,
within legal hours, the following personal
property. to-Wit:
A lot Of accounts.
A claim for $4,000 against tho old ciiv Of
Memphis for supplies furnished the city hos
Titl Ard also claim for 6959 against the
Is'ato OF " II HoeRel deceased.
T'rus ef salo--Cash.
ihis MAY | 1891.
r J BLACK, CLERK and Master.
Jarnasiu / + ayser, to,'s, eS6e
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-14

ST. PETERSBURG, May l4-SukhanofI,
the naval officer who was arrested as n
nihiiist, served as volunteer in tho Ser
vian war. and states that other officers are
compromised.
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The CHALLENGE CoTTOXyCRAPER

NOW On exhibition and for sale az our office,
~ H0 Front street and 10 and l2 West Court
sllrs;t, !. the best and cheapest S,raper in
tho, world. Can bo attached to any Turnplow
and both serspos and bars off at the same
time, thus saving the labor Of one man and
team. 81 9i D. G. TRADER GCO,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-14
LIVERPOOL Market.

LIVERPOOL, May 14.-Porll-prlme
mess eastern steady, sos. Hams-l c.
steady, AS. Lard-pnme western dull,
6ls6d. Lard oil duh and nominal, 5Ss.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-14

GENEVA, May 14.-Swiss representa-
tives abroad have been instructed to as
certain names of various states relative to
the adoption Of the international law reg
ulating the hours of labor in factories.
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THOS. MAYDWELL.
3s Union ST., Memphis.
RA@TURAaM.

HORSES, Mules. Cows or Sheep tsIen into
ii Pasturage; 400 acres Of fine grAts and
Clover. open and wooded, divided into lotT,
by good and new fences. Unfailing water and
a supply Of salt in every lot.
WIN. L. VANCE,
w ~ Miles on Llnrn Lake rnad
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LIABILITIES.

State Of Tennessee, County Of Bhslby-mi
], J.. A. HaycS, Jr., Csshlsr ofths above
named bank, do sslsmHly tWOar that The
above statement is true 10 the best Of my
knowledge and belief.
J. A. HAYES, Jr., csshier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18Th
day Of May, 1881.
NJ B. IRRELEVANT, Notary Public.
CorTect-httests
A. D. GWYNNH.
4. N00DRUFF,
]. R. MILLER,
800 Directors.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-14

Our market to-day indicated fair
activity and steady feeling. Sales
yesterday were 1900 bales for export
400, to spinners 300, closing steady.
Ordinary, 6Sc; good ordinary, 7sc;
low middlinC, sc; middling, lOc; good
middling, 10sc; stains, S@1lc lower.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-01
DEATH SENTENCE OF JESUS

The following is said to DO the sen.
tence Of death, word for word, pro.
nounccd against Jesus Christ:
Sentence pronounced by Pontius
PLATE, intendant Of the Lower Province
of Galilec, that Jesus of Nazareth shall
suffer death by the cross. In the seven
tenth year OF the reign Of the Emperor
Tiberius, and on the oath day of the
month OF March, in the most holy city
of Jerusalem, during the ponti6cate OF
Annas and Caiaphas.
Pontius PLATE, intondant of the pro.
vince of Lower Galilee, sitting to the
Judgment in the presidential scat of the
Prmtors, sentences Jesus of Nazareth to
death on cross between robbers, as the
numerous and notorious testimonies OF
the people approve:
|. Jesus is misleader.
2. He has excited the people to sedi'
ton.
g. He is IN enemy to the laws.
4. He calls himself the Son Of God.
8. He calls himself, falsely, the king
Of Israel.
6. He went into the temple followed
by q multitude carrying palms in theil
hands.
Orders from the first centurion OUR.
rillis Cornelius to bring him to the
place OF execution. Forbids all per.
sons, rich or poor, to prevent the exc
cution of Jesus.
The witnesses who have signed the
execution of Jesus are:
|. Daniel Robani, Pharisee.
2. John Zolababel.
3. Raphael Robani.
4. Capet.
Jesus to be taken out of Jerusalem
through the gate of Toulnes.
The sentence was engraved on plates
of brass in the Hebrew language and 9
copy sent 10 each tribe. A Paris news
paper gives the following explanation
of the discovery and subsequent history
Of one Of the plates:
It was discovered in the year 1880 ii
the city of Aquilla in the kingdom Of
Naples by search made for Roman
antiquities, and remained there until il
was found by the commission OF arts il
the French army in Italy. Up to the
time of the campaign in Southern Italy
it was preserved in the sactisty of the
Carthusians near Naples, where it wa
kept in box of ebony. Since then the
relic has been kept in the chapel O.
Caserta. The Carthusians obtained, by
their petitions, permission that the
plate might be kept by them, which wal
an acknowledgment OF the sacrifices
which they made for the French army
The French translation was made liter
ally by members of the commission O.
arts. Demon had facsimile Of the plate
engraved, which was bought by Lore
Howard on the sale of his cabinent fol
1880 francs. There seems to be ne
historical doubt as to the authenticity
of this. The reasons Of the sentence cor
respond exactly with thosein the gospel
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-01
ONES RELATIVES.

IL the first place, II really is convenient
10 have people who know something 81
ones origin and belongings, Even
matters 0f business At times depend on
tho possession u relations adequately
instructed ia ones ancestral history and
early life, However desirable II may
be on other accounts 10 cast ones self
as loose as possible from all hereditary
ties, il il awkward now and then 10 be
as isolated as mete0r0liie dropped on
the planet from another sphere, There
are associations, and not q low ass0Gi'
atiOns, IN which both o history, aud the
pOwer TO establish tho truth Ola history,
add sensibly to ones influence IN life,
Men OF whom no one knows the origin,
arc generally treated with more ~ less
reserve, however much they may be per
sonally liked for their own individual
qualities II Is usually found convent
ent TO have relations, even when i Is
found no more than convenient They
increase confidence, remove suspicion,
aud render man at least more intel
liMble to his neighbOrs,
hut may not ono 90 little further
and say that relations, II they not 10,
semble rs too much In those character
istics In which We arc ourselves least
admirable they do, We should caro'
fully avoid them, for then wo initato
each others faults into abnormal aetly'
ity-aro all tho better and heartier
friends TO ordinary persons for having
the same general stock Of common
acquaintance, traditions, interests, con-
yictions, aud perhaps oven jokesl II II
all very we'll for truly brilliant heings,
like tho writer In the Times who has ~
keen dread Of relations, to d,pend
wholly on tho outer world for his iriend'
and companions, but when man h
not brilliant enough to attract whom he
will. IL II not u comfort to have certain
group Of friends TO fall hack upon who
are your friends because you have been
drawn together by the same external
occasions, and because You have seen
enough Of each other In ordinary life h
excite mutual pleasure In meeting
which does not come Of conversational
attmctiyeucss, but simply Of liking and
trust 2-Loni0H SpecidiOr,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-01
THE MOUND BUILDERS,

A yOung man IN tho Smithsonian ~
slitnle has just MAIDS public tho dlseoY'
cry Of the pleihOd employed IL making
tho stone aud volcanic arrow heads,
daggers, knives, axes and azoTs Of tho
Pre- historic race, Up 10 this time this
has heen q great problem TO all anti
luarian students, hut no theory las been
advanced showing 50 practical results as
Mr., Cushings, ile started 10 solve the
difficulty by placing himself ia the lden,
teal position IT the Aziees ~ mound
builders, without ANYTHING 10 work with
except sticks, various shaped stones,
such rs be- could hnd on the hanks Of
any stream, and his hands, After max
ing SONS rude implements ny chipping
one nint with another, he discovered
that no amount Of chipping would pro-
duce surfaces like tlGse he Nas trying TO
initiate, Ito then zane to the cOnclu,
sion that there was another way 0i
doing II, and by chance tried pressure
with tho point NJ q stick, Instead OF
clipplng with tho blows Of stone,
when lle found he could break flint,
stone and olsidiau in any shape he
choose,
Soon after ho made spear heads and
daggera that would cut like razor, as
good ~ any he lad before lin Which
he picked Iip from all over tho world,
rs q liltlG moro observation 10 found
that tho 'naking," which he calls his
process, on tho old arrow head, lett
grooves which oil turned ono way, lilo
produced q like result by turning hls
stick tho casieat way from right TO loft
lie therefore concludes that prehistoric
mon we're right,hondcd people, Just like
ourselves, This conclusion Il reinforced
Nv tho fact that occasionally ~ arrow
head II found which has the ilakos run
ming from lcf to right, showing left
handed person, The importance Of the
discovery h that u shows that the early
races were able 10 do this work without
tho uss of iron or bronze, q thing long
doubted
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-01
PRACTICAL TRUTHS.

Do that which is assigned you, and
you cannot hope too much or dare too
much.
Great truths are generally bought, not
found by chance.
Those who hope for no other life are
dead even for this.
Darkness. solitude aud remorse are
grim and hateful company.
A mans good breeding is the best
security against other peoples ill man
ners.
II some folks had their way about this
world how few people could live COM
fortably in it
Integrity without Knowledge is weak
and useless, and knowledge without in
tegrity is dangerous and dreadful.
Logic helps us to strip off the out.
ward disguises of things, and to behold
and Judge of them in their own nature.
Fire, flood, mistake or accident may
rob MS of our material possessions, but
they cannot get at the treasures of the
immortal mind.
Good nature exacts sweetness from
everything with wi ich it comes in con-
tact, rs the bee extracts honey from
every flower which it visits.
We are sowing seed of truth or error,
of dishonesty or integrity, every day we
live and everywhere we go, that will
take root in somebody's life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-01
sRLR0TID.

The appointment Of women as post
mislTesses and their election as members
Of school committees have been familiar
for many years, Now the governor Of
Indiana enlarges the list Of their public
functions by making them notaries
public, There is good reason TO believe
that, with the progress Of years, women
will fairly divide with men the various
Office duties Of public station, Just as
they nov enter into many Of tho trades
and into all the professions
II il o delight, for one who arrives
early At q iheater Ia Dresden on Munich,
10 be able TO hear the whole Of the little
preliminary concert by tho orchestra
without being interrupted every moment
by tho rustic Of late arrivals and the
erOwding Of the dlatorY past his legs,
In those cities, and IN many cities Of
Europe, persons who arrive after the
orchestra begins 10 play arc compelled
to wait outside IN the lobby till II
finishes, and then take their seats just
before tho curtain rlses
II has lately been suggested that
Quebec might be made an iron manu'
featuring city, OwiAg to the vicinity 81
the iron mines OF ~, lite and hale 1t,
Paul, at which places the ore has hither'
to been smelted Just o. taken from the
mines, This neeessltated the transport
from tho city Of q vast quantity OF coal,
Int now II u proposed to bring the
furnaces to the city, and carry tho ore
thitheF to the fuel, instead Of the re'
verse, thus reducing tho cost Of prepar'
ing the metal for the market In tue
shape Of pig IRON
Hopple Hall, the EngllShman who
visited the Northwest last year with the
view oi asCortalning It's capabilities foi
settlement, las arrived ut Montreal with
the first contingent Of the British ten
ant.iarmcfs colonization party for Sas'
katchewan valley. Mr. Hall anticipates
very large immigration this season
from Great Britain TO the Northwest
The Dominion government has conclud
ed arrangements with tho syndicate In
regard TO the price Of lands, Govern
mcnt presumption lands will be sold at
$500 per acre, without any rebates,
There have been many strange stories
Of scpulchrcs opened after long years OF
undisturbcd scclusion and the forms OF
those cntOmbcd therein being for q
moment visible In almost lifoliko
natumlncSs and then suddenly crumb'
| ling TO dust, A similar incident has
| Just happened in England, When the
BCaconslicld family vault was opened to
receive the remains Of Disracli, the
wrcaths and flowers placed nine or ten
years before on the coffin OF his wife
were ~ bright and uniadcd as when
they were first laid there hut in few
minutes they crumbled into withcred
leaves and dust,
! In city Of Mexico bookstore, n
Yankee tourist found Spanish history
of the United States, published at
Madrid. II contained 800 pages OF
mixed and curious information, An in.
cidcnt OF Indian bravery in King Phil
ipS time was located in the war of the
rebellion Tho characters in "Nlrs,
lIcnriquctcs Becker Stoves" " Uncle
Toms Cabin" were given as historical.
The pictures were as queer as the text.
Lincoln was shown with n cabinet
partly composed of Indian chiefs. New
York was a small, struggling village, and
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-01
NEW EYES.

Artificial eyes have been used from
the rcmotest times to remedy the de-
lormity arising from n shrunken eye ;
and it is said that they have been found
among tho mummics Of Egypt. Form.
erly they were made of gold, copper,
glass, porcelain, and other substances
but now enamel is always used. Tho
artificial eye is not n globe, but is a
mere shell, painted on the front to rep.
resent what hcnccforth will be its fell
low. The adaptation and correspond
ence involve much more than merely
matching the color. Some artificial
eyes are so well made and so carefully
adapted, that they escape detection not
only by casual observers, but also by
doctors conversant with the strides
made of late years in this department.
There are many advantages in wearing
false eye after the true one is lost.
Let alone the question of appearance, it
keeps the eyelids in their proper posi-
ton, it prevents the lashes from turning
inward and producing irritation, and it
prevents foreign bodies from entering
the eye. Its use should not be COM
menced too soon after the loss of the
true eye, for the stump continues to
shrink for some time; and yet the wear.
ing of the eye must not be delayed toe
long or the cyelids may contract. An
artificial eye should never be worn ex.
ccpt at the advice of medical man.
Ea9lih Paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-01
CORN FOR FUEL.

The severity OF tho last winter the
high price OF soft coal and the difficulty
OF obtaining II, have caused tho farmers
In tho Northwestern Statca to use o
large number OF substances for fuel not
ordinarily employed. In some parts Of
Minnesota stalks OF hemp cut In pieces
have been used in place Of wood for
feeding stoves. The Mennonite settlers
In that and other States have burned
prairie hay in furnaces especially con-
structcd for its consumption. In some
parts OF Kansas and Nebraska the
leaves, stalks and heads Of the giant or
Russian sunilowcr have been cm-
ployed for fuel with excellent
results. The leaves contain rosin and
the seeds are rich in oil, These sub
stances ignite readily and produce n
beautiful flame. In producing cheer
iul fire on cold night there are few
filings that equal the heads OF tho sun.
flower. The plants arc chcaply raised
and easily prepared for the stove and
CRATE. The ashes produced from them
are very rich in potash, and are accord
ingly valuable for soap making or for
manuring the soil In Iowa, it is said,
more corn has been used for fuel than
during any winter since the State was
settled. Carefully conducted expert
ments made in various parts OF tho
State show that at the present price
Of corn and coal there is gain
of fifty per cent. in burning the former.
Farmers who burn corn save the trouble
OF husking and the cost Of transporting
it to market and of bringing back coal.
There is q prejudice in the minds of
many people against burning corn, as it
is valuable for food for man and most OF
the domestic animals. In England
there is similar prejudice against tho
use of wood for fuel, as timber is valu-
able for building houses and construct
ing carriages, while the growing trees
add to the beauty and healthfulness of
the country. These considerations,
however, are likely to give way to those
of an economic nature. When corn is
cheaper article of fuel than coal it is
likely to be employed for cooking and
heating purposes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-01
HINT TO TEACHERS.

A teacher should be courteous. He
should welcome his pupils with bright,
cheerful face and q pleasant good
morning." if they are absent lie should
inquire about them personally. We all
like to feel that we are missed by some
one that some one notices our vacant
place. Even the heart of him who ap-
pears cold and Indifferent to those
around him, softens as he knows that the
dear ones in some distant home-circle
are thinking of him.
If pupil is sick, the teacher should
visit him. The scholar will not forget
it. Let the teacher tell him that he
misses him, and that he will be glad to
see him in his accustomed place. 1t is
by such things as these, things that
some would consider too trifing to
notice, that the teacher will gain the
hearts of his pupils and carry them
whithersoever he will. Remember, it is
the weak things of this world that often
confound the mighty. A teacher should
consider nothing trihing that will in
fuence his pupils. He must study the
character of each child and know how
to adapt himself to the wants Of each.
No one should make it point to under
stand human nature so much as he who
would be successful teacher.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-01
FRIGHT Roy.

Anybody who thinks that the boy en-
ployed around a lawyers office has
nothing to do but empty the paper
basket, run to the post.oflice, sweep the
room and read the jokes of Blackstone,
is grandly mistaken. A boy-that is, a
prize of boy. and one who will eventu-
ally become great lawyer himself-has
q heap en- his mind, and no time for
sling-shots or tops. Recently while q
lawyer was in court, with his boy in
charge of the office, newspaper man
who was hunting through the block
stumbled upon the young attorney and
was received with =
"Come right in. The papers in your
case are ready to be signed"
"What case ?"
duplication for divorce"
"But I'm not the man."
CANT you? Well. you look like
him. Let's see? Are you the defend
ant in the Jones VS. Brown case of tres
pass? If so, am to tell You that the
case is put over until next Saturday, at
the same hour in the afternoon"
"No, am not Brown"
"Well, that's all right. Let's see again?
I was to tell Ryan that his case against
Peters for SANDER would not come on
this term, and to suggest that he amend
his declaration. You have not given
the dates whereon the defendant called
you reptile and sneak"
"But l am not Ryan,
SIS that so ? That's too bad, but per-
haps you can't help it. Was it your
wife who eloped with man named
Blake?"
mo"
"Then you are not Mr.. Glen. was
to tell him that he forgot to state the
particular time at which he first noticed
GOODNESS in her demeanor. Lets see ?
Oh ! there's that bigamy case. l was to
say to the defendant that the prosecution
appear to have hunted up and got hold
of the testimony of third female who
claims to have married you in Toledo in
1864, and that your case looks shaky.
We will, however, do our best to pull
you through, as we do all our clients"
"You are oil again am not the
man."
"Dear me, that's another. Well, all
right, l was to say to any new client
that Mr.. would be back in an
hour. Come in and sit down and look
over the city directory. We will take
your case at the lowest cash price and
do our level best to win it. Consult no
other firm until you have given us a
trial.