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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24
Pat DOnan,s Onense,

The following is an extract from the
address of Colonel Pat Donan before
the last Arkansaw Press Convention,
which stirred up considerable adverse
criticism after the editors returned
from their ride to Winnepeg under
the leadership Of their chosen orator
and Moses: We rather think that
Donan a stand on his platform and
that the Arkansaw editors will all be
with him in less than five years. The
single allusion to vineyards and
golden grain ought to win them all to
his side at once. Here it is:
I'm brief, my brethren-and | talk
plainly because l love this sunny land
and her people-the South must be-
come a land of to-day and tomorrow,
instead of the land of yesterday and
before the-war;" a land of the dawn
ing twentieth century, instead Of the
benighted eighteenth. She must turn
her back on all the foolish notions
and dismal records Of a by-gone era,
and throw herself, heart aud soul, into
the world-amazing race of national
progress as a real, earnest part OF the
nation. She must guarantee the
equality of manhood make the ballot
free and i~nviolate establish the full
est liberty Of thought and speech
wipe out the stigma of forty-fve pei
cent. of ~illiteracy, and spread the
the light Of universal education rem
der human life sacred, and punish
murder, whether it be done politely
by a gentleman or brutally by arqf-
fan, with death stamp out repudia.
ton heresies and frauds, for no people
can be personally honest who are pc
litically dishonest; ineourage immi
grafton and all the industrial arts
build more factories and mills, rail
roads and scLoolhouses, and, Will,
raising no less cotton, raise more corr
and hogs, cattle and potatoes; and 6,
il, ~henceforth, for less politics ant
more work, less craftsmanship anC
more common sense, less orator.
wind and more steam and water
power, less partisanism aud more pa
triotism, less CAB and more grab
the old flag and an appropriation,
now and forever mi and insepara
{ BILE.
Then will the day ofthe South's fuI
| g~lorifcation come. Then shall all he
r beauteous plains and valleys CLEAN re
! splendent with the green and gold {
z teeming haTvests OF grain and fruiI
5 the purple Of clustering grapes and th
= living snow of her own Aeecy stapll
b Then shall the thunder Of mighty mi.
r wheels be heard all along her romanti
/, streams that now dance idly on the
: winding way to the sea- the clatter
@ pick and shovel, saw and hammer, an
|. the hum and whirr Of busy spindle
shall make melody in al her Wild 40
d lonely glens, vhere the echoes hay
slept for ages undisturbed; and Il
It white incense Of steam shall ever.
where ascend, like a glad than
Offering to Heaven that III
Z. tood time coming" has con
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24
JACKSON, MISS,
Gathering of the GrsenbaCk Clans
in Convention.
Hon. Ben. King the FavOrite for
Governor.
Greenbackers and Republicans
Likely to Fuse.

Special to the Ledger
JACKSON, MISS, August 24.-The
Greenback party meets in convention
at high nogn to-day, andit is predicted
that Hon. Ben. King, of Copiah
county, will be nominated for Gov
ernor. Mr.. King has since the war
taken an active part for the Democ-
racy. He has held a number of Offices,
and is a man of fpst-rate ability and
good moral character. He owns a
farm in Copiah county, but is a prac-
ticing lawyer and a speaker Of more
than ordinary ability. His nomina-
ton would have tendency to be more
hurtful to the Democratic cause than
the selection of any and all other can
didates. There is no doubt but that
the Greenbackers and Republicans
will attempt a fusion and put a Joint
ticket in the field. If this be done
the Democrats will not have a walk
over in the election next November
The ill feelings engendered between
the leaders of the party a do no
good, and should be healed at once.
However, the friends Of General
Lowry say that there is no doubt of
his election by a triumphant majority.
The friends of Senator Lamar claim
that he will be reelected to the SEN
ate. For the good of Mississippi it is
to be hoped that all ieuds among the
leading men will be healed, and that
Mr.. Lamar will be returned to the
Senate. Should the attacks upon him
be continued, they may cause even
greater detection among the Demo
Gratis than many believe possible.
Surely, 1t is time that the leading
Democrats mississippi pause awhile
from action to be wise" ifthey would
insure the triumph of their party.
SALTUs MoHEGAN.
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cled by mountains, emboBomed in 2
fertile valley many miles in width and
very many more miles long. Some
fifteen years ago q colony of thrift
ty Germans was planted about
twenty miles up the valley, which has
since been TAUGHT not only to blossom
as the rose, but to bear the cultivated
fruits of the earth essential to civilized
man. Some of the farms contain
nearly 1000 acres in one body, and the
productiveness of the soil is unsur-
passed. The cattle acquire rotuudity
and sickness on the buffalo gras:
alone, which hourishes throughout
| the year, and strange as it may seem
although surrounded BY mounrsins or
whose peaks the snow is perpetual
snow in the town Of Silver Cliff il
almost as rare and evanescent as II
Memphis. The air is pure and bracinR
and the general appearance OF the
people augurs i'll, for the doctors only
Many think it will ere long become /
summer resort of note and importance
independent Of its attractions to those
interested in its mineral treasures.
DR.. Bell, Vice. President Of the
Denver & Rio Grande railway, hai
quite a large farm in the valley, aud il
also interested in the mines. Hi
farm is managed by Mr.. Samue
Collyer, son of the famous divine
| Capitalists of Denver are also con
siderable stockholders in the mine.
here and hereabout.
No doubt l shall have exhausted
the patience Of both yourself ant
readers, long ere this, but the subjec
is fruitful and | have omitted mucl
which | had intended writing Of
When next | write, | shall endeavo
to remember that newspaper space
too valuable to be so largely taken n
by the observations or reflections o
yours truly, NO. b.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24
hit By ATHOUSAND MISSILES
Frighfful Death of a Man Em-
plOyed in Making Cartridges.

New YORK, August 19.-Maurice
Reilly, who was employedin the print
ing room at the Winchester armory,
at 81 IS per day, was terribly injured
about 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. He
had been given 10000 primers (cart-
ridge percussion caps) to prepare for
insertion in cartridges. Their value
was about 1870. These primers are
cells Of thin brass, about a quarter Of
an inch in diameter. After illuminate
has been placed in them, it is covered
with shellac in order to hold the tin
foil used to keep the explosive in
place. Reilly was arranging these
10000 primers preparatory to using
the shellac, when one Of them ex-
ploded.
The explosion was a little puff, a
little fash, and the flying away Of a
tiny piece of metal, but that little
fash caused 10000 pieces of metal to
fly and resulted in one Of the most Sc
rious accidents which has ever occur
red at the armory. The explosive
power Of the diminutive portion of full
inmate in each primer was not great but
was sufficient to bury each Of the
thousands of pieces of metal which
struck Reilly into his flesh a distance
Of one-half TO three-quarters Of an
inch. Many Of these were buried in
his eyes. There was no spot two
inches square on the front Of Reilly's
person that did not show where the
shells had penetrated, and his clothing
was cut to pieces. The explosion
broke to pieces a bench which stood
near by, and one Of the pieces struck
Reilly on the instep, inficting a wound
which in itself was very painful. All
bis teeth we're knocked out, and his
right arm was frightfully mangled,
strips of flesh being torn off.
The side ofthe building was shatter-
ed. One window was completely
blown out, and two Others were badly
broken. None Of Reilly's companions
we're injured, none Of them being
within ten or twelve feet of him. dc
was attended by 7. H. Whittemore
and was taken to his home on OAK
street, where he died at 8 O'Clock thil
evening. lie leaves a wife and foul
children, and he was about forty year,
of age.
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Johnny Skae's Changed Fortune.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.l
A dispatch from San Francisco
says: THE sudden fall of mining
stock spectators from affluence to
poverty was never better shown than
in the case Of Johnny Skae, once one
of the leading m~illionaires Of this city.
Last night he was arrested in a beer
cellar for being drunk and ~disorderly,
and as he did not have S. to put up
for bail, he laid in the stationhouse
for several hours, when some of his
friends happening to call at che place
to see the sergeant of police, saw
and recognized Skae, aud had him re-
moved to comfortable quarters. Skae
is now, like many curbstone brokers
here, apparently living in expectation
of a risein stocks. He holds a little
stock, the wreck of a princely fortune.
When Comstocks were booming he
owned a great block of California,
which was estimated to be worth $l0,-
000,0 900. He had great faith in the
promise of dividend paying and re-
fused to sell out. Assessments finally
came and he has been gradually
crowded to the wall. lie has been
lavish in expenditures, having great
taste for fine horses, etc. He built a
stable on California street, a few
blocks above the palaces of Stanford
and Crocker, which cost $4,000. 1t
was finished inside with costly woods
and contained all the latest appliances
for equine comfort. With the wreck
of his fortune this stable was sold,
passing into the hands Of Finnegau, a
well known horseman of this coast.
Skae dropped out of sight for some
time, but last spring he acquired a
briet notoriety from the fact that he
caught smallpox and was removed to
the ~pesthouse.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24

Journalistic

SOAAA
Cincinnati Commercially
A London letter by telegraph says:
ut is understood here that the
Hon. Nh. Francis Lawley, a brother
of the late and an uncle of the present
| lord Wenlock, has been invited by
Mr.. Bennett to 60 out to your city
aud take charge Of the Herald newspa-
per, and that he has accepted the in
vitation. Mr.. Lawley, who was at
one time NJ. P. for Beverly, and who
is an extremely able and engaging
man, began public life with singular
advantages, having been at me time
Private Secretary to Mr.. Gladstone.
A fondness 70" the turf, not surprising
in a Yorkshire man, led to his with
drawal from his political career, and
he has for many years been a well
known writer on the London press.
He was sent to the Confederate States
by the London Times during the civil
war as its Richmond correspondent
and returned to Europe without visit
ing the North; though he has since
then made the now usual transatlantic
trip. OF late he has been a leading
writer on the London Telegraph, and
it may commend him to your people
to know that he was the author Of an
entertaining though somewhat subac;d
article on everybody's uncle, Mr.. Sam.
Ward, which appeared in that journal
some weeks ago and extensively re.
published on your side Of the water
Dir. Lawley is in the full maturity Of
his facilities, having been born in 1925
He married some years ago a Saxon
lady, by reasons Of whose i'll health b,
has for some time past been medita-
ting a reno 7al to America"
The true meaning Of this probably
is that Mr.. Bennett has engaged Mr.
LawIey to give the Herald editoris.
page the benefit of the best informa.
ton on English questions. Mr.. Ben.
nett is not afraid any one engaged BY
him will become unpleasantly impor.
tant. He buys the best article o.
/, brains to be had in the market.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24

A STATESMAN, named Kean, repre-
sent.ng the Eigth ward of Louisville
in the council, recently introduced
the following resolution: Whereas,
the Evening Post charges that the
municipal government is conducted
with great extravaganza; Resolved
that the city printing be Withdrawn
from the Post" 1t is to be presumed,
therefore, that if Statesman Kean vo-
ted to give the printing to the Post it
was with a mental understanding that
the Post was to keep its mouth shut.ii
it saw anything wrong going on. And
it is equally as likely that if the Pos
had failed to discover any extrava.
gance that Statesman Kean would have
remained entirely entirely satisfied
with the Post as city printer. An!
criticisms offered we're construed b,
him as personal and in bad grace com
ing from "a paper that had
business contract to do som
printing for the city. Mr.. Keal
was indiscreet, he gave the Pos
a fine chance to lash him IS al
unworthy man to represent the inter
ests of the public. But there ar
many such statesmen in high and lO'
places whose votes are on the markeI
They may not be for sale for so man
dollars in money. but they ave read
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24
Sd. Aanea Female Academy, MemphIs.

NNHIS institution Ia delightfully."- situated in
j. a retired and healthy part Of the city of
Memphis, commanding the advantage Of
town and country. The entire Surroundings
breathe an air Of peaceful seclusion, whieh
ever exeits so powerful an influence over the
moral, physical and intellectual life. The
course of study embraces the vArious branches
OF a solid and useful education. In the rogu-
lar English course, the pupils on entering are
ranked according to their proficiency in Or
biography, Grammar and Arithmetic, Par
ticular attention Is given to Sacred and Pro
fame History, Rhetoric and Compos.sion,
Latin and French enter into the regular
course, A portion Of time Is allowed to each
pupil for plain and ornamental NeedlewOrk,
She'll, Flowers, etc, Terms per Session, pay
able half yearly invariably in advance-~foT
board AMI tuition in all branches taught in
the highest schools, Plain Sewing, Marking,
etc, Bed. Bedding, Stationery and Washing,
sl0O and Sl5, according to the age or class OF
the pupil. Special terms whom several mem
beers of the same family attend the school. No
allowance |. mqGe f r partial absence or with
drawal before the ext ~iration Of the term, ex-
icept in case Of serioas OF protracted illness.
IkXYtAs-0ermaD. Italian, ETC., eech sl2;
Music on Piano and ue Of instrument, $50;
Drawing aAd Water Colors. $40; Oil Painting,
$40; Embroidery and 0rnam sntAl Work, $40;
Use Of Library, 81; DANCING and CalisthenioS
at professors chargesV Vocal Husic in class, IS;
vacation, it spent at the Academy, Washing,
ETC., SIS. Medicine and physicians foes win
form extra charges. ,TerRs for day pupils, y,
81, s. or So per month, For further paItieu-
lars apply to the lady bUPEkIO6.
~ ~
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The post norton examination of his
remains explained his immunity from
penetratiye bullet wonds. 1t was dis
covered that his ribs were welded
together, the i~ntercostal carriages and
muscles having ossi6ed. His lungs
and heart, therefore, were naturally
protected by a cuirass of bone. Such
was the wonderful rapidity with which
"Bill' could draw his pistol, that.
even in the sudden death which beiell
him, he had time enough and sense
enough to put his hand upon the butt
Of his revolver.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24
Chancery Sale of Real Estate

No. ll9, R.-Chancery Court Of Shelby coun-
ty-A } Adams ct al VS.. J ] Mitchell ct al.
by virtue of an interloeutory decree for
ID sale, entered in the above cause on the
18th June, 1881, l will sell at public auction,
to the highest bidder, in front of the clerk
and masters Office. courthouse Of Shelby
county, Memphis, Tennessee. on
Saturday, August 9th, 1851,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
to-Wit:
Lots Q and 5 Of part of lot No. l, in the city
Of Memphi lot No. 2 having a front of so feet
on west side of Wellington street. with an ir-
regular depth hack to LaRose street LOtNO.
S, fronting so feet on the west lire Of Yelling
ton street with an irregular depth back to the
fernando road. Terms Of sale-Cash.
This August 4th, 1881.
r.. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
CAN'T B Patterson, solrs for cohpl't.
19b 15t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24
BURNETT's COCAINE
Promotes the Growth Orthe Hair

And renders it dark and glossy. II
holds, in a liquid form, a large pro
portion of deodorized Cocoanut Oil,
prepared expressly for this purpose.
No other compound possesses the
peculiar properties which SO exactly
suit the various conditions of the
human hair.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24
Health is Wealth

MENr; a specific for Hysteria, Dizziness, Con-
vulsions, Nervo s Headache, Mental bepres-
sion, Loss Of Memory, Spermatorrhea, Impo-
tencg, Involuntary kmissi LIS, Premature Old
Age. caused by over exertion, self abuse, or
Over-indulgence, which leads to misery, decay
and death. One box will cure recent cases.
Each box contains one months treatment.
One dollar a box, or six boxes for five dollars;
sent by mail pre- paid on reco pit of price. Ws
guarantee six boxes to cure my case. With
each order received by US for six box g, accom-
panied with FIVE dollars, We will send tie pur-
money if the treatment does not effect n cure
Guarantees issued only by A.. RENKERT &
CO., Wholesale and Retail Druggists, 25 Main
street. Memphis, Tenn. Orders by mail will
receive prompt attention. h5xxxiiiiEid&w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24

The subscription price Of the
DAILY PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per
annum and SOC per month fer less
than one year. The WEEKLY
LEDGER is 81 per annum-postags
free. Payable in advance ~invaria-
bly,.
Persons leaving the city for the
summer can order the DAILY LED
CIR at SOC per month in advance,
with the privilege of changing
postofice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24
The Evils that Attend success.

Success generally creates envy
envy begets hatred-hatred gives
place to malice-malice prompts
mischief, and so the banetul list
goes on, followed by crime and wrong
doing. The Louisiana State Lottery,
established by the highest authority,
meets with no exception to this rule.
Its success, induced by integrity and
honesty in its management, with lib
e~rality and charity, have caused to
spring up in New York opponents who
tryto circulate all kinds offalse reports
as to its permanence and ability to
redeem its promises. Let every one
who has a lingering doubt, write to NJ.
A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La, to
establish the truth that all that is
promised will be performed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24
Henrr,s CarboIic SaIEe.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, tet-
ter, chapped hands, chilblaiRs, corDs
and all kinds Of skin eruptions, freck'
les and pimples. Be sure you get
Henry's carbolic salye, as all others
are but limitations and cOunterfeits,
Price % cents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24

A FooI's Freak in Bedford.

- 4EA
~Lynchburg Sentinel
In Bedford county, Friday evening,
two young men, Isaac Williams and
- Freeman, concluded to give a
young man by the name Of Noblitt a
scare. 1t was agreed between the two
that Williams should get Noblitt and
20 to the creek for a battle, and Free
man was to lay in ambush, and when
they returned from the creek he was
to shoot and Williams was to fall and
call for help, and by this means scare
Noblitt and make him run out Of dan
ger. At the appointed time Williams
aud Noblitt passed on Ito the creek,
and soon after bathing we're returning,
when Freeman fred, hoping to give
Noblitt his scare. Williams fell tC
the ground and cried out that he wat
shot, and called to Noblitt fer help
Noblitt went to him and found tha'
Williams had been shot through on,
Of his knees with a pistol ball. il
seems that Freeman had n six shOote'
and had loaded three chambers will
paper wads and three with bullets, ant
by some accident he had fred the on
loaded with ball instead OF the on
with paper, with the result as abOy
. stated. Williams has suffered great
since, and the probabilities are tina
his leg will have to be taken Oh.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24

Or. Green's Oxygenated BitleFs
is the best remedy for dyspepsia, bill
BUSINESS, malaria, indigestion, all dis.
orders Of the stomach, and diseases OF
the blood, kidneys, liver. skin. etc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24

Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment is
the best remedy in the world for Piles,
or Hemorrhoids, being only so cents
a bottle, and n permanent cure. Try it.
For sale by w. N. Wilkerson 4 Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24

Durno's catarrh snuff cures all af-
fections Of the mucous membrane Of
the head and throat.
DR.. Motifs liver pills are The best
caihartio.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24
SherifFs Sale Of Real Estate

DUBLIC notice is hereby given, that by
Il virtue Of execution to me directed
from the Hon. Chancery Court Of Shelby
countyN Tenn, in the case Of M Burke,
gua, dim of John Ryan, VS.. Abby Silver, ThCs
Fleming, ct al, judgment rendered on the gath
day Of May, 1881. for the sum of nine hundred
and twenty six dollars and ferty-three cents,
with interest and costs Of suit, to satisfy said
Judgment, etc / will. on
Monday, the 18th day Of Sept, 1881,
in legal hours, in front of the courthouse, in
the Taxing District of Shelby county, Tenn,
proceed to sell, TO the highest bidder, for cash,
the following described property, t0-wit /:
A certain lot Of land situate, lying and being
in Shelby county, Tennessee. known and
described as follows, to-wit Situate in the
town of Fort Pickering Taxing District Of
Shelby county, in block 81, as laid down in
Fuckers map beginning on the west side OF
Main street, as extendcdbO feet seufh Of Caro-
lima street, and running south parallel. with
west Q27k) one hundred and tWenty-seven
and one half ieet TO the Mississippi d Tonnes
see railroad, thence north with said road 40)
forty feet to a Stake, thence east 12T1D one
hundred and twenty-seVen ind 0ne-half feet
to the beginning, being the property. dee led
to Thorn as Fleming and wife by William
Brown, by deed recorded in book b72, page 626.
Levied on as the property of defendant,
Thomas Fleming, to satisfy said Judgment
interest and costs,
Memphis, 18th day Of August, 1884,;
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn,
By W d CANNON, d. s. $50 1904
@ W Heiskell, Atty for Plaintiff.
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EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTE

Principal LG Tyler. M. A., late Prof Bellies
Lettres inWilliam aad MaryCollege, Virginia.
/ Der of Boys, the number last yesr being
s~eVenty-hve. Iii Non sectarian in character.
Boy, prepared tor college OF the active duties
of life. NEXT SESSION BEGINS SEPTEM-
Der 5, 1881.
For further information. apply to Pr nci-
pal, at Isl Wellington stree t, Memphis
ll l56
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Summer %SalltGTilgS.
IN
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TERMS;

Board, Fuel. Light, Washing, Tuition,
Music, Calisthenics and incidental Fees for
term Of b months Sll5.