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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

Our Italian fellow-citizens are pre-
pairing for their annual picnic, and
meet tonight to perfect arrangements,
Burn a little Persian insect powder
and you will not be troubled by mos
quitos. Only the genuine will do this.
at Fahlen & Kleinsehmidt's, 81 Beal
street.
Mosquito bar frames, square, can
opy and half canopy. The Arm strong
patent, best in the market, at 352 and
354 Main street.
Blank notes, printed on fine paper
and coed style, for sale at the LEDGER
office.
Plenty Of Barbour's strawberries,
wholesale and retail, at Oliver, Finnie
& Co.'S, received four times a day.
The LEDGER Office book bindery, 10
Madison street, has good workmen,
uses good material, and charges mod
crate prices.
The Chicks" and a large crowd of
young ladies, their escorts, chaperoDs
and others, went south by special train
this morning.
The fire at Nashville yesterday de-
stroyed thirty-four houses, valued at
$450,090, upon which the insurance
was about 500, DOC.
Atthe public schools the pupils are
undergoing a prelimary examination
Another week after the present and
the schools close for the season.
Those old vets of the war, the
Bluff City Grays, consult together
tomorrow night over their labors in
the memorial work of Sunday last.
Tickets, invitations, hand bills,
sire ,mers, etc., used by picnics or
concerts, printed in good style at low
by the LEDGER Office, IL Madi-
son street.
Little Rock Gazette, 18th: Mrs. T..
Milburn, wife of Mr.. T. H. Mil
president of the German Ma
tional bank of Memphis, is in the city,
a guest of Mrs. L. Urquhart.
The grist mill and cotton pickery of
& Geske, IS Concord street,
was injured by fire yesterday to the
of six or seven hundred dollars.
covered by insurance in Muir
ply & Murphy's agencies.
The sewer builders strike across and
through the front and back yards Of
property in running their lines
to an extent that rouses the ire OF
maiy property owners, and the work
men catch it lively in various ways.
The cruelty to animal society hold
a public meeting and elect officers at
the Greenlaw operahouse tomorrow
night. The work of the society will
be ventilated on the occasion. The
exercises will be open to the public,
and will be worth listening to.
To morrow evening the benefit of
the Ltath orphans is arranged to come
off at Leubrie's theater, aud the ad-
mission is only so cents. A very at
tractive programme is arranged, and
the prospect indicates a fine enter
tainment.
The Chicks drilled on the bluff last
night in their new fatigue uniforms,
and carried knapsacks. The Bluff
City Grays we're out in full uniform,
and attracted much attention. The
electric light worked badly, and at
times the two companies CROPPED
in the dark. Aside from this the
dress parade was exceedingly enter
tanning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

The ice business lately carried on by
Mccormick d. Co, and sold out to Z. b.
Bryan IL Co., will be conducted under the
style of O'Neil d Co, the partners being
O'Neil & Co., of Pittsburg, and Denny
O'Neil and Q. b. Bryan, of Memphis.
Our arrangements are now all complete,
and we can make prompt deliveries of ice
in any part of the city, and IN any guam
tity required. We have An Office at No.
8 Towards Row for the convenience OF
steamboats,, and will in a few days have a
Main street office for the convenience OF
the retail trade. In the meantime orders
left at the office of G. B. Bryan 81 Co.,
No. 20 Madison street, will meet with
prompt attention. ONEIL Go.
ST
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

Instead of diminishing in numbers,
the dogs actually appear to become
more populous. Within the city lin
its, but out well from the center,
many complaints are heard regarding
the flock of dogs that infest and worry
the people. The meat distributors
have a chance to distinguish them
selves if they will, and if their sea
soned food runs short they can arrest
the owners of unmuzzled brutes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18
Notice!

Intending to remove to New York,
we desire to sell our stock as speedily
as possible, and offer same at retail
for cost.
54t MAY, LoEwENsTINE & Co.
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snow they Must be Sold ,,

for 81, slightly wet only, finest Main
sook Undershirts, 3 for 81.
Fine Jeans Drawers, 35c,
Wamsutta Domestic and fine Linen
Bosom Shirts. Zoe and 81.
Greatest bargains this season in Bleach
ed Wamsutta, Fruit of Loom and Ions
dale Domestics, which have been slightly
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

Pure refined Cotton Seed Oil for
cooking purposes, in place Of lard.
Buckham & Campbell, 80 Beal street.
6Sf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

FLY TRAPS, 25 cents each.
f. J. TURNBULL, 234 Main. C9t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

MRS. N. J. McCULLOUGH'S
Self.cOndensing Steam and Hot
Air Cooker cooks IhI ee different
articles OF food az one time over
one hole Of the stove.
f. J. TURNBULL, 23l Main. 49t
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PARTI.

PARTI.
Overture ............ HandWerker's Orchestra
l-S0pranO SOlO-Un Bacio.......... MuciO Belli
Miss Jenn Jones.
3-TenOr Solo -Sleep Well, Sweet Angel. Abt
Mr.. W. II. Stanley.
Trio -Andante -ReissiRer
NiOlincello and Plane
Messrs. Handwerker, karch aud Schulzs.
)~-SOprsnO Solo Under the window. .OsLOrn
Mrs Lizzie Mcclellan.
Address-"Selected '.....-..Mr. Barney Hughes
PART II.
l-TriO-L Elesiro Doni1etti
Messns. karch, Handwerker ald Schulze.
2-Duett-li Vascelo Fanfasma.-..R. Warner
Miss Jennie Jones and Mr.. P. Wanzel.
3-Soprano solo-Selected Mrs. 7. A. Lamb
l-Quartette-Good .FlotsW
Misses Jones and Mcclellan, Mr 4smb,
Mr.. w. d.. Stanley aad Mr.. A Refs.
TICKETS-5O Cents,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

You can buy a pair of fine Cuspa-
dores for 35c at N. Schwarzenberg's,
23O Main street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18
KAHN & FRrrRERa.

Cor. Main and Poplar.
N. b. 1000 prs Cottonade Pants, 75c.
Striped Seersucker Goats 35c, and other
Heavy Cottonade Goats, 35c. X. & +.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

Protect your houses from the light
ming. Orders for lightning rods by tel
ephone promptly attended to by GEO.
RUBsCH, 46 and AZ Charleston ave. II
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18
AN EXCELLENT CIGAR!
ASK FOR
SPANISH
for 25c,
At Sol COleman's Cigar House.

The Coolest place in Memphis
C~ONVERSE'S BILLIARD PARLORS,
I3 Monroe ST., opp. Peabody.
hs-4S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

Leath Orphan Asylum Concert.
The public can buy tickets to the
concert to be given at Leubrie's the
ater on Thursday night for the benefit
Of the Leath orphan asylum at the
following places:
Peabody hotel.
Cotton exchange.
G. L. Byrd's jewelry store.
j. S. wilkins jewelry store.
And at the ladies' lunch rooms, 325
Main street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18
Dangers of Impure Water.

Three-fourths of our bodies, and
the larger portion of our daily food, is
composed of water; therefore it is Of
vital Importance that we critically
examine this life sustaining element
and its relation to our ills, as well as
benefits.
The Kennesaw manufacturing com.
pany, 328 Second street, will make
your eistern water fresh and pure or
vii make no charge.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

stranger here, and was registered
about two days at one of our hotels.
He claims to have come from jackson,
and has not been seen since bis d, :
parture for your city. There is no
such firm here as II. Gaecher & Sons,
and never has been. He is evidently
a travelling swindier. Respectfully,
IS. w. MATHEWS, Sheriff."
Fresh Imported PLANTATION.
Imported 10th Of May.)
A Variety Of Gennine French Clay
Pipes received by
III. ESCm. 292 Ssain street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

TRUNKS.
All my work guaranteed. Buy
your Trunks where they are
manufactured, No. BIS MAIN, OPP
POsifO Peabody Hotel.
66t n. LEVY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

What a shame we should have to
spend our money on high priced hats
some time ago. Examine the One
Dollar Hat at 344 Main street. est
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

Examine our Mackinaw straws at
81 at the One Dollar Hat Store, 3ll
Main. tot
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

Good sound Irish potatoes, 81 IS per
barrel, at Ike A. Chase's, 20 Front. II
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

Ice cream delivered tofamilies daily
by Mrs. K. Stotz, 1872 Main. 66f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

Ruby Headlight oil. al SOC,
Water Coolers, Filters.
Ice Cream $reezers, Fly Fans
OZANNE e. MAY, BOZ asaIm. 6Gl
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

Vegetable Oil, at Buckham & Camp
bells.
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PERSONAL.


GENTLEMAN and Wife, or Two Gentle
VI men, to board for GUNNER months, in one
0 the most pleasant neighbOrh8tds in sub.
urhs address II 2. Maxwell Postoaice. s. 70
A q. Og NILKEK-At Woodland and Bluff
n lily Daily. 6i69
GENTS Panama. straw and Manila Hats
VI pressed and finished in GOOD style.
4t M w. G00DlEAR, $50 econd.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

How the hat men groan since the
enterprise of the One Dollar Hat
Store has started. 344 Main. G6f
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TRUNKS,

JOHN WALSH, UNDERTAKES,
8AI Second Street. l43t,
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Vegetable Oil, at Buckham e. Camp
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FOR RENT.

FURNISHED House, near Court Square,
L including everything necessary for a fam
q bargain. Apply BY letter to
67Z NJ. W., this Office
DtSIpENCE lES Third street Will be Tor
IA rent June lat. apply u I. b. RD6INu
TON, No. IS Nafison trsst. 56s1
fY0TTAGE No. 2l Madison street. Applyst
" No. 80. ISL
THE brick dwelling 10. IsT 81. Martin
i street. Apply to J. B. GILMAN, "a
tlont street. cat
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OR sIoLEH.

From my re.idenee, on Rayburn
i avenue, Sunday noon, a llyeJ-aud-white
pointer bitch. heavy With pup Return and be
rewarded. MINTER PARKER, 259 Main st.
6lgg
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Cheap for Cash .
PRoFEssloNAI

T n. OOLkMAE, JuGtiee Of the Pc .o5,
Notary Public and Commissioner OF.
DssdB. Special atIentIon given % collection
In he county Office 24 Wont a. iig-I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18
FOR SALE

nNE New Hand Power Hay Press, cheap.
" J. Brown < SON.
b5H 20l Poplar street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

HOUSE and L. t in North Menphi I; 2.siory
IL house, rents for Ss month viii Civ
a~9straet title and taxes. Wm lell cheap for
TR SELLER, Ledger Office.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-18

TWO BOILERs-Eaeh q fee By ~ inches,
l. two fifteen inch fues, steam and mud
drums, safety valve, fre-front and breechinE.
VIII sell one or both. CLARKE, JOHN on
CO.. $40 Front street. SCI
St. Landry democrat., 1881-08-13
Simple Bookkeeping for Farmers.

For an ordinary farm writes CORE
spondent Of an exchange, | would have
but one book, and that one ruled after
the form of the merchant S cash book,
and keep it very much in the same man
ner, i. e., on the left hand page would
enter all the debts, and on the right
hand page a balance could be obtained
at any time | desired to know how the
account was running.
The first account would open would
be the farm. On the lett hand page |
would enter the present cash valuation
of my farm implements, and ali new
ones bought and repairs made. On the
right hand page I would enter the
amount received for any implements
sold or returned, etc. Next | would
have a name or number for each field
ON my farm and give it the same space
in my book. On the left enter what /
consider fair price for labor done,
cost of all fertilizers put on that field.
and all seed put or same. On theright
hand page the cash value of all that
field has produced. The balance at the
end of the year would show me the
profit or loss ON that field. And from
the amount of this loss or gain [ would
know what next to do with it. Without
this knowledge how could intelligently
cutivate this field in the future? |
might have an opinion as to what profit
had, but such an opinion would be far
too unreliable to base any future opera
tions on.
In like manner / would treat every
field on my farm; also, my sheep, hold
ing separate accounts with different
breeds, if | had such; with my dairy
cattle nv stock cattle, my working cat
tie, my horses and horse teams, my
hogs, my poultry, etc. Each OF these
accounts will show its gains or losses,
from which can decide the future man
aghment. At the end Of the year [
would place on the right hand or Or.
side OF the farm account 4 fair valuation
OF my farm and all arm implements,
balance up all my field and cattle &C
connts. which would then show me
whether | was worth less Or more than
at The commencement of the year, and
just where the loss was sustained Or
profit made. g., whiah field or depart
msnt of nv farm had been the most
profitable to me, and which the least.
The farmer. needs, not to have scales, to
ascertain act al weights. His estimates
are good enough: only be sure and 'esti77
mate a:.,ai1st Yourself apd then the re-
suit will happily disappoint you, if at
| .i.lE---4aaeT!cGn f'ar1ner.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-08-13
Our Young Readers.
THE N.dPS' FUNNY FRANKS.

Very warm was the day, very drowsy and
still,
And the farmer sat reading tn" news:
And he wife OF tho farmer was milking the
COW,
And his eldest ION Backing his shoes:
And the ma OF the farmer was on the back
Making apple ard blackberry pies.
With he farmers wee girl in chair by her
side,
Looking at her with 81 eepy blue eyes.
And the maid in the kitchen was washing the
With many ION. Gearsr' and ''Oh. mys"
And the housc-dcg was lying upon the door
A laziIy swapping at flies
When some Maps, just escaped from the coun-
Try of Nod,
Came noise essly flying hat way;
And the funniest pranks that small Maps ever
In a moment they managed to play.
From the hands of the farmer the paper they
snatthed
From his he, d jerkcd the kerchef of silk;
And they tunbied his wife from her stool
'gainst the cow,
And away went the pail of new milk.
They logged the boys elbow. and up flew his
arm,
And the backing splashed over his nose;
And they charmed the poor maid with nice
little dream,
And then dropped big plate on her toes.
Close together they b. ought Pompey's teeth
with a bang,
Just catching the tip of his tongue:
And the ma of the farmer they leased, till at
last
Half her fruit in the garden she flung.
And they closed babys eyes, and she slid from
the chair
And lay OH the floor in a heap;
And yet these same Maps, though It's hard to
believe.
Are the children of quiet Dame Sleep.
-Muryuret EUtiuye, IN HarUei's Young People.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-08-13
A Paper CITY in Massachusetts.

A correspondent writing from Glou-
cester, Mass, to the Boston Post, says:
"There is a curious bit of history con-
nected with wilderness region in the
western part of this city. Certain Bos-
ton parties bought it for a song, and
laid it out as a city on paper. There
was the Pennsylvania, the Washington
and other avenues; there were squares
and boulevards with high-sounding
names. The CITY lots were advertised
and many Of them sold, but mostly to
distant parties. Good prices were paid.
and now the Assessors OF Gloucester re-
ceive frequent letters in which wonder
is expressed that they do not receive tax
bills for the house and other lots Of
ground they own in Gloucester. These
letters come from New Orleans, St.
Louis, Nashville, etc. The truth is,
this wilderness land was never cut up
into lots; it was never touched for any
purpose, except by an eagle who may
have rested on limb of one Of its trees.
The tract has no market value. and il
offered at auction would not bring fifty
dollars"
St. Landry democrat., 1881-08-13
A System for Running ALI the Clocks
Of City.

Recent invention has made it posi-
BILE to move and regulate the clocks OF
a whole city by means OF compressed
air furnished from central stations.
Householders are thus able to always
have the exact time, and are saved the
trouble and annoyance of attending to
their clocks themselves. The pnen-
matte clock, therefore, promises to be-
come, like the telephone and the tele-
graph, of great public use, and an i'm
portant addition to the conveniences of
modern life.
At the Paris Exhibition of 1873 very
ingenious continuance for the pneu-
matte distribution of time attracted
much attention. The inventors, Messrs.
Copp and Resch, had previously exper-
ime&ed with. their clocks in Vienna,
but they had not then perfected their
arrangements for moving and regulat-
ing them. When they applied to the
city authorities for the privilege of
distributing fine as monopoly for
fifty years, <Aey were, therefore, unable
to get 1Y concession. Since that day,
.sl,oWseer, they have SO improved their
system, and the exact time furnished
Aby them has become SO useful to the
\ bubble, that the municipality are now
willing to grant them what they for-
merry asked for, and they have under
taken to dothe work on q large seal in
7 Il Paris, pd, siase Ills, large Re q mI
:.sss :ss: f tEa ss: IS % E;
phesalnnii.ast' Eocess. y Fame . stsst euiI
e ssfsses! II ri p|bss lalJdgh which
SIZE compressed air could be sent were
St. Landry democrat., 1881-08-13

The lecturer who was pelted with
ancient eggs had Is, difficulty in ascef
tainings,the scentsgaof the smee ting. n
Detroit Free Press. san ~ ~ 10 TIN. 4
St. Landry democrat., 1881-08-13

Turkish say ing: The liit:g antwho
loses a lawsuit leaves court naked, the
other party z his shirt.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-08-13
British India SUPPORTS a population

British India supports population
of 243 persons to the square mile,
against 1870 in France and 200 in En-
gland. Wherever the population ex-
ceeds 200 to the square mile it ceases
to be rural. ana has to live to greater
or less extent by manufactures, mining
or city industries. Keeping in view
that ninety per cent. of the rural popu-
lation of India live more or less BY the
tillage of the soil, it is easy to under
stand that, owing to the extreme dem
sity OF population, the struggle for ex-
istence is extremely hard.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-08-13

An elephant has the strength, Of
forty-seven men, but the New ,laven
Register notices that it's trunk wouldn't
be big enough fer one woman.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-08-13

SIZE ecEprnssa9 air could be sent were
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-10-16

The following statement of William
j. Coughlin, of Somerville, Mass, is so
remarkable that we beg to ask for it
the attention of our readers. He says:
I'm the fall of 1876 / was taken with
a violent bleeding of the lungs, followed
by a sever cough. / soon began to
lose my appetite and flesh. 1 was so
weak at Ii time that / could not leave
my bed. In the summer Of 1877 / was
admitted to the city hospital. While
there the doctors said l had a hole in
my left lung as big as a half dollar. !
expended over q hundred dollars in
doctors and medicines. I was so far
gone at II time a report went around
that / was dead. 1 gave up hope, but
a friend told me of DR.. VIM. Halls
Balsam for the Lungs. / laughed at
my friends, thinking that my case was
%incurable, but / got a bottle to satisfy
them, when to my surprise and gratif-
cation, / commenced to feel better.
My hope, once dead, began TO revive,
and to-day l feel in better spirits than
/ have the past three years.
81 write this hoping you will publish
1t, SO that every n afflicted with Dis
eased Lungs will be induced to take
DR.. VIM. HALLS Balsam for the Lungs,
and be convinced that Consumption
can be cured. / have taken two bot
ties, and can positively say that it has
done more good than all the other
medicines 1 have taken since my sick
ness. My cough has almost entirely
disappeared. and / shall soon be able TO
go to work" Sold by druggists.
june25deod&w1y
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-10-16
Marrying in q FOREIGN Land,

The question Of marrying in q for
eign landis becoming decidedly compli-
cate.i. A woman recently sued q man
in Nuremberg. Germany. for q breach
OF promise 10 marry her. The case
went on appeal to the supreme court OF
l~judicature, which dismissed it on tho
strength OF a Nuremberg ordinance
published on October 8, 1872. This
municipal ordinance says: Marriage
being a public estate, tho engagement
for marriage shall take place in the
presence of ut least two male relatives,
or two other impartial men, specially
called in rs witnesses, who, in case OF
need, can testify to the engagement"
The defendant In the cause alluded 10
proved that only women were present
at the engagement, and this was
deemed sufficient for dismissing tho
case from court. Complications, how
ever, arise nc less from the variety of
the marriage laws in this country.
Thus no legal marriage a be conclud-
cd in Rhode Island save before a clergy
man domiciled in that State. All per
sons about to conclude amarriage must
be sure Of satisfying the local law on
their part as we'll as the law of the
State or country in which they desire
to have their marriage considered val
i'd at law. In Rhode Island, for in
stance. q marriage between blacks and
whites is illegal. The law everywhere
protects the Clergyman or civil officer
who joins people in marriage. provided
he has obeyed the law, while the per-
sons marrying assume nearly the whole
responsibility for the legality Of their
act Nor is this wrong in principle,
marriage being essentially a contract
between two parties, Of which the cler.
gyman or civil officer is little more, in
the eye Of the law. than a public and
official witness. The marriage cere-
;mony between foreigners, or persons
from different States. or an American
and a foreigner or two Americans. may
be legal on the part of the officiating
person, and yet Illegal ON the part OF
the contracting parties.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-10-16

SoaE o has charged that John
Sherman, Is secretary, permitted money
10 be drawn from the contingent fund
Of the United States treasury for the
purpose Of boosting his candidacy at
Chicago last year. Mr.. Sherman him
self has had a resolution passed calling
upon Secretary Window to present to
the senate the report made to him Ia
the case against Pitney. in which the
whole matter is involved.
Mr.. Sherman is no doubt sincere in
his desire to have the fullest publicity
given his acts, because he has been an
honest official. Had he been otherwise,
his malignant enemies would have long
since discovered his vulnerable places
and attacked him accordingly. Mr..
Sherman has too good a record, and has
been of too much service to the country
to 60 down on the fimsy charges made
against him. The people demand the
fullest proofs; SO does Mr. Sherman.
Let them be produced. We are conf
dent that John Sherman will come out
brighter and honester than ever.