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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
FALLING IN OF A TENEMENT
HOUSE.
A Number of Persons Buried in
the Ruins.

New YORK, November 9.-Early
this morning the three story tene-
ment corner of South Fifth avenue
and Girard street, fell in, burying the
occupants in the ruins. The fire de.
partment up to nine o'clock, with the
assistance of citizens, extracted five
victims; two dead, the others seriously
wounded. How many were in the
building at the time of the accident,
is not known. The removal of the
debris is being pushed with all speed.
The ground floor of the building
was occupied as liquor store, and the
upper portion by tenants. Mary Bald
and John Rudolph, with his three
children, were taken out of the ruins
slightly injured. May Savill was prob
ably fatally injured, and all were sent
to the hospital. The fremen have
taken out the dead bodies of Franci;
Kraup and son. Catharine Ba,
der was also taken out fatally in
jured. The whole fire department arc
exploring the ruins.
The building was a three story bricI
structure with attic, owned b.
0'Brien, who kept a liquor salooI
on the ground floor. Two years ag
he put up an extension withou
strengthening the foundations, AM
this proved too much weight for tn
under structure. Up to eleven o'clocl
five dead bodies were taken from tn
ruins. They were Mrs. Franci
Kraup and her son, Mrs. John Ru
dolph, and two others whose name
could not be learned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09

THE election news comes in slowly
to-day. The Democrats have made
gains in several States. Their ma
jority in New York is ample for all
practical purposes. The Legislature
is probably Democratic, but as there
is no United States Senator to elect
this will not have any immediate
effect upon national politics.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
The sprague muddIe.

PROVIDENCE, November 8. - In
pursuance of a Supreme Court decree
Trustee Chapel has advertised the
Sprague Print Works, the Quidneck
Co. stock, and other portions Of the
trust property of the A. & W. Spraguc
Manufacturing Company, for sale BY
auction next month.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
TRAIN ACCIDENT.
Cars Demolished and Conductor
Killed.

CINCINNATI, o., November GA
freight train on the Louisville, Gin
cinnati and Lexington railroad, due at
Covington early this morning, jumped
a rail at South Covington from some
unascertained cause and demolished
several cars, and killed Conductor j.
P. Love. No others we're injured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09

LITTLE Rock has a new afternoon
paper, The Argus, making three
dailies. The Argus made It's appear
anco Monday last. 1t is neat. newsy,
sprightly paper, takes the noon dis
patches and is independent in politics.
The publisher is Omer Morris, and
Mr.. Dan 0'Sullivan, a veteran jour
nalist, the leading editor. 1t is we'll
printed and looks like it had come to
stay."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
CooInesn I'm the Air.

WASHINGTON, November 9,-For
the lower Missouri valley fair weather
and stationary or lower tempera
ture, with northwest to southwest
wind, becoming variable, and a sta
tionary or slight rise in the barometer,
followed by falling barometer by
Thursday morning. For Tennessee
and Ohio valley areas Of rain followed
by clearing and colder weather, with
northerly to westerly winds and rising
barometer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
Fatally Stabbed.

ST. LOUIS, November ga Hous-
ton, Texas, special says: Greer
Thomas aud Anthony Mccartney, sec
ton hands on the Texas Western
railway, quarreled, when Mccartney
fatally stabbed Thomas with butcher
knife and fed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
Sujcide oro RaiJrood NTnu.

ST. LOUIS, November 9-It is re-
ported from Kansas City that A. D.
Van Horne, we'll known in railroad
circles, died yesterday from the effects
of dose Of morphine taken with
suicidal intent Van Horne came to
Kansas City from New York, and was
formerly agent Of the Santa Fe road.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
A CnJI for RIissOurI Ronds.

ST. LOUIS, November 9.-It is an.
nounced from Jefferson City that a
call has been issued by the funding
committee for $25O,OOO of State re-
newal funding bonds, to be redeemed
December 1st. The bonds called in
were issued in July and December,
1875, and are numbered from 543 to
571 inclusive, and from 672 to S92 in-
elusive.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
ADDITIONAL COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS, November 9, 11:3O
a.m.-Cotton quiet. Middling, 11sc;
Sales to-day, 600 bales. Receipts
11,061 bales. Stock 2O4,38 bales.
Sales yesterday 1000 bales.
NEW YORK, November 8, 11:30 a,
m.-Cotton dull, heavy. Ordinary, SIC;
good ordinary, 10lc; low middling,
II Bloc; middling 11Bc; good mid
ding, IL 15-16e; middling fair, II
1l-16c; fair, 1916. Futures are
quiet and steady at to 2 points be-
low last evenings closing prices.
COTTON ABATEMENT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
THE ELECTIONS.
All Gains in Favor of the
Democrats.
Meager Returns From Va
rious States.
THE ELECTIONS.
New Jersey.

NEW YORK, November J.-1ne
latest returns from New Jesey show
the next Legislature to be: Senate
Republicans, 13; Democrats, 8. Dem
ocratic gain 3. House of Assembly
Republicans, 30; Democrats, 30. Dem
ocratic gain four.
TRENTON, November 9.-The re-
suit in New Jersey is as follows: Out
offs Senators elected the Republicans
elected 4 and the Democrats 4. The
Senate will stand II Republicans and
9 Democrats; the House 30 Repubh.
cans and 20 Democrats, leaving the
the Republicans a majority Of 3 on a
joint ballot.
NEWARK, November 9.-The latest
returns give a reduced Republican
majority. The Senates stands 13 Re-
publicans, and s Democrats; Assem-
bly,, % Republicans, 30 Democrats, l
anti-monopoly Republican, and 1
doubtful but claimed by the Republi-
cans. The Democrats gain 3 Senators
and the Republicans /.
Virginia.
RICHMOND, November 9.-Returns
this forenoon are of the same general
tenor as last night, showing slight ad-
ditiOnal gains for Daniels, Democrat,
for Governor, but still leaving the re-
.sultyin doubt. The Democrats, how
ever, claim to have sgained 5 new
members Of the Legislature,
making a gain of l3, which gives
them majority of 4 on the joint
ballot. The Readjusters are confident
that their State ticket will be elected.
1t is estimated that CAmeron's MAORI
ty will be at from 1900 to 10000. As
to the Legislature, they claim a good
working majority on the joint ballot.
Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, November 9.-0ne
hundred and ninety.one towns and
cities, including Milwaukee, and en-
bracing two-fifths Of the State, with
the interior Republican precincts to
hear from, give net Democratic gain
of 1898. The Republican vote basis
of the last gubernatorial election to
overcome is $500. The Democratic
State Central Committee claim a good
show for carrying the State, and claim
State Treaurer Faux positively. The
Republican State Central Committee
are positive of the entire State ticket
by from two to five thousand. Pri-
vate advices from prominent Repub-
licans in the interior seem to assure
the success of the Republican ticket.
Returns come in slowly. The entire
vote is not over sixty per cent of the
usual vote, and the flooded condition
of the central and northern part Of
the State is assigned as the reason.
The Prohibitionists have drawn twelve
or fifteen thousand from the Repub-
lican vote.
New York.
ALBANY, November 9.-The Ar
gus editors at noon to-day claim the
election Of the Democratic State by
1000 majority, though owing to Carr
running ahead Of the ticket be may be
elected. They say the Senate is tie
and the Assembly is in doubt. The
Evening Journal says the Senate is
a tie and the Assembly two Repubh-
can majority. They claim the election
of Carr by about 1000, and consider
the remainder of the ticket except
Hustled probably elected. Republican
Congressman in the 22d and 9th Dis
tricts are elected,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
Dividend Notice.

OFFICE OF
MENPHIs CRY FIRE AND GENERAL IHs. Co., 7
~ MADISON STREET,
MKHPHIs, Tenn, November 8, 1881.
AT meeting OF the Board Of Directors,
n held this day, a
Dividend OF Five (5) Per Cent
on the capital stock was declared and ordered
to be credited on the stock notes Of the Com
pauy. By order OF the Board.
EN- APPERS0N, President.
HESsY LYyS, Cashier. 60e5
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
NOn.Resi.Ient Notice.

No. 2o-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-J NJ Rodgers OF al, adm'rs.
vs.. L NJ Apperson ct al
IT appearing from affidavit in this cause that
i the defendants, N Rodgers, admir- Of j S
Clayton, decd, Lou Clayton Rodgers, Frank
Rodgers and John S Clayton are nom
residents Of the State of Tennessee; it is there
fore ordered that they make their appearance
herein. at the courthouse Of Shelby county, in
Memphis, Tenn, en- or before the FIRST Monday
in January, 1882, and plead, answer or demur
to the cross bill Of d ( Porter ct al, or the
same will be taken for confessed as to them
and set for hearing ex-parte; and that a copy
Of this order be published once a week. for
four successive weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This 9th day Of November, 1881.
A copy-Attest:
R. j. BLACK, G. & NJ.
By E. B. McHENRY, D. G. 4 N.
B N Estes and Johnston 4 Ford, sol'rs for
compl't, 90 727S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
a New Jersey Election Murder.

NEW BRUNSWICK, November o.
James r. Montrose shot and killed
William Tardonax at Fieldville last
night while quarreling over the result
of the election. Montrose escaped.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-03-10
THE DAIRY,

TIE Wisconsin Dairymen's Associa
tion. at its late meeting, adopted q reso-
luton recommending the dairymen of
the State to dissolve all business rela-
tions with every dealer or manufacturer
who engages in adulterating dairy
products. =.
The British Dairy Farmers Associa-
ton report remarkable invention for
preserving cheese. A rind impervious
to mites or to molds is formed by re-
peatedly dipping the cheese into a
chemical solution which does not affect
the quality of the cheese, but preserves
it without the aid of envelope or cover
ing of any kind.
CREAM FoAMING IN THE CHURN.-
There are several reasons for cream
foaming in the churn. Anything which
prevents the butter from coming will
cause foaming, because then the cream
is beaten to froth, and the air mingled
with it causes it to foam. Too great
acidity or too low temperature are the
causes of this trouble.
OCCASIONALLY the agricultural press
puts in a good word for the native COW.
Too long she has been neglected, and
the fancy or high bred cows, with long
uauoS ouu PeuiSrces running Dack INTO
the dark ages, are puffed and praised,
and as carefully handled as if they were
SO much gold, while the poor native is
often allowed to shift for herself; is
kicked and cuffed about, put upon a
short allowance of feed at times, and
then, because she does not yield large
amount of milk, she is denounced as a
scrub or scalawag. If she had the
same care as her more fortunate high
bred sisters, she would as often do as
well as they do; give the native a chance.
and she will repay your kindness, with
less trouble than the other kind.-Elgin
(IH.) AdUocdte.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-03-10
Salt for Fruit Trees.

A subscriber writes to ask if it would
be desirable to mix salt with ashes to
put around fruit trees, to which we
must reply no, unless the quantity is
very small; nor are we at all confident
that even a small quantity is desirable.
We do not think there are many soils
which would respond very remarkably
to applications of common salt, except
in such quantities as would kill the
trees. We have known trees destroyed
by having salt or brine come to their
roots in several instances.
DR.. Fisher. of Fitchburg, has an ice
house, a part of which is used for a
fruit room. and salt is added to the ice
to produce lower degree of cold. The
salt that dissolves and soaks into the
ground near the ice-house has killed
every living thing within a circle of
considerable area. Large timber trees
were standing there as dead as drift
wood at the time of our last visit to his
grounds. The proprietor had made
some experiments previously, we be-
lieve, in the use of salt in small quanti-
ties in his orchard, but without any ap-
preciable benefit.
The farming community has had
many periodic fevers and excitements
concerning the use of salt in agricult-
ure. and great claims have been made
for it, but farmers have not usually
found that it is of enough general ben
eit to make its use desirable, even
when purchased at low price. There
will probably be little risk in making q
trial of it in small quantities, say five
bushels per acre, and cases are on rec
ord where much larger amounts have
been applied with apparent good re-
sults.-Neto England Farmer.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-03-10
Successful Farming.

Successful farming can never be real
lied in the absence Of deliberate plan.
No other business succeeds without it,
and there is no known reason why farm
ing should be an exception. These are
the days, and especially the evenings,
when the tiller of the soil and the
breeder of cattle, sheep and horses is at
liberty to sit down with himself and
study the situation. Now is the time
to mature his plans for the next sea-
sons active campaign; to map out, not
only in his mind but on paper, the dis
tinct outlines of the years work; to
study the needs of one field over anoth-
er, that all may advance harmoniously
in productive progress; to decide what
he will plant and sow. what he will take
up and what he will lay down; how he
will proceed with manures and COM
mercial fertilizers, and where it may be
better to plow under a crop of clover;
how many head he intends to carry into
the fall. and how many to winter; about
the Improvement of his breeds, the best
mode Of final marketing. and where his
profits can afterward be most effective
1y applied on his farm. Taking all the
different branches Of his industry into q
single view, he must be incapable OF
comprehending affairs about him who
does not feel stimulated by his refisc-
lions. - Moss1chusetts PloHqhynan.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-03-10
Not an Unusual Case.

Take an average American girl,
who has learned how to keep house
from her mother Put her and her
little family into q small house with
neither closets nor bureaus. Let the
plowed ground come up all around the
doors and remain without seeding or
sodding with grass for years. Let
there be no water within many rods of
the house, and perhaps make it neces-
sary to have all that she uses brought
by q small boy in two or three quart
pals, and often hard water at that. Let
there be always q babe less than three
years old in the family. Make itneces-
sary for her to aid in the financial sup.
port of the family by sewing, teaching
or other labor, trying 10 do all of her
housework at the same time, and If her
health fails-will you say that it is all
because she was not properly instructed
how to do the work Of three women
with only one pair of hands!
wanted to say this because think
some overworked women Il have seen
q good many Of them) is because they
feel that their husbands think that they
ought to cook everything as nice as it
can be found at first-class restaurants
and hotels. for instance, make juicy
porter-house broiled steak when only
tough round-steak Is provided, and
their stoves have no suitable broiling
place; mako delicious soup with no
sweet herbs for seasoning and with no
suitable soup-kettle.
II is . good thing to speak out plain
". There certainly 10 something wrong
somewhere, and II We will all be frank
and charitable. we may find cure, OF
1t least some way to mend these i'm.
portant matters. - Cor. Amerfean Aori.
cuifurist.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-03-10
,and in hand. 10 tbe n.ddle.bo..

hand In hand. to the paddle-box. I
dashed open the little door. and push
ing Mollie inside. passed in myself, and
drew the door close again, shutting out
the eager flames whose angry roar pur-
sued us as we dropped gently down into
the shallow water and crept from be-
meath tho wheel.
Our appearance was hailed with q
shout of delight and relief, for all had
given us up as lost, and we must have
been but for the Heaven-inspired
thought of the wheel house.
Now that the danger was over, poor
little Mollie tainted; and no wonder.
But she soon came out all right; and as
the people began to find out that the
"brave little GIRL" as they called her,
was really bride of only a few hours.
and that we were on our wedding trip,
there was q regular ovation, followed
up by nine deafening cheers
The island upon which the Mdbilia
had been beached was low. sandy and
uninhabited, altogether not an inviting
place for 800 people without particle
of shelter to pass half q day upon, yet
even in this plight there were few
grumblers in our midst.
There was no room in our hearts for
any feeling but that of thankfulness for
our preservation from fearful death,
and after the peril of the last hour or
two it seemed small matter to wait
patiently for the coming of the relief
boats that we knew were sure to arrive
before many hours went past.
Though some miles from any large
city, we knew that the burning steamer
must have been seen from the farm
houses scattered sparsely along the
river bank, and that from these notices
of the disaster would be sent to the
nearest town. And so it was. Before
nightfal several small steamboats, ar
rived, and after that but a few hours
elapsed before we found ourselves safe
ly at home and our adventurous we'd
were not ended by any means. The
terrible nervous strain l had endured
combined with the severe burns on my
face and hands threw me PROSTATE on a
bed of sickness.
When was able to report for duty
again, two weeks later, learned that
q noble gift from the Mobilia's grateful
passengers--n less q sum than g., 900
lay in the bank awaiting my order.
Not only this, but the steamboat COM
pany had voted me . gold medal and
the appointment of pilot of the finest
steamer on their line.
Years have gone by since my brave
wife and had SO nearly journeyed out
of the world on our wedding trip. From
pilot have come to be Captain and
part owner of one of those beautiful
floating palaces that used SO to excite
my envy; but never do pass without a
sickening shudder the little island
where the Mobilia won the last race-a
race of fire against steam, of life against
death.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-03-10
The Care Of the Hair.

Some forty years ago there was in
troduced preparation called Balm of
Columbia" which. when used accord
ing to the directions, produced remarka-
BILE results in preventing the hair from
falling off, and even in causing q new
crop to grow. Certificates might have
been obtained from several excellent
and eminent persons who, within the
writer's knowledge, used this balm"
with good results, had not the maker
lived in England. The directions were
essentially these. Before going to bed,
rub the scalp for 1--WE think it was) ten
minutes, apply the "Baim," rub some
more minutes and go to bed. The
to the ten minutes scrubbing of the scalp
before it was applied. II the stuff had
been water, though it was no doubt some
this rubbing, have done some good. 1t
will be found that most of the applica-
tions for preventing badness and en-
couraging the growth of the hair de-
pend upon either vigorous rubbing of
the scalp, or they are preparations
which are to be first rubbed well into
the hair and then washed out, thus Sc
curing the cleanliness SO essential to q
healthy condition. Let any one with
naturally dry hair try q persistent
brushing with . stiff brush, or the use
of q ne-toothed comb for some min
utes, and unless there is some disease
of the scalp, the hair will become sur
prisingly moist. OF course those who
curl and crimp their hair by the use of
heated irons must expect it to become
injured, and no help can be looked for so
long as the practice is followed. With
others, and in many cases. badness
in comparative youth is hereditary, and
in such cases it is doubtful If any treat
ment can be of use. Where the hair has
fallen on account of severe illness or
from other temporary cause, some gen.
tie stimulant to the scalp may promote
or hasten the growth. One of the most
useful preparations of this kind is half
an ounce Of tincture of cantharides
(kept by the druggists) to quart bot
tlo of bay rum, using it upon the scalp
with gentle rubbing on going to bed.
When the barber kindly informs his
patient that his hair is badly filed with
dandruff, and proposes to shampoo it as
a remedy. it is safe to say NO" most
positively the majority of BARRIERS use
as shampooing liquid either q solu-
tiop of ..salts of tartar" alone, or mixed
with borax. They are probably not
aware that "salts of tartar" is but a
name for purified potash. When q So
luton of this is put upon the head it
combines with the natural oil of the
hair and scalp. and forms soap which
makes . dense lather in the hair; this is
washed out, and while it effectually
removes the dandruff and dust, it has
also removed the oil which is needed to
Il Al IA
Avoid all such shampooing. A tea
spoonful of powdered borax in a quart
Of warm water forms safe shampooing
liquid, but still better is the yelk of an
egg. worked thoroughly into the hair,
applying little at time, and then
washing it out. The egg will leave the
hair surprisingly clean and the scalp
soft and free from dandruff.
AgricNlturist.