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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-19
PUBLIC LEDGER job printing Office
and book bindery, 10 Madison,

Queen Victoria is i'll. She suffers
much from the comparative mildness
Of the weather, warmth always being
particularly depressing 10 her. Her
msjesty delights in cold, and a hot
room or a prolonged ceremonial in
yolving a crowd invariably causes her
to feel III and faint. The hot air ap-
paratus whicL is used 10 hest Windsor
is never turned on in The suite
occupied By tho Queen, however severe
may be the weaeher.
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Personal AND GENERAL.

Miss Mildred Lee, the only daqgh-
ter Of the late General Robert ": Lee,
will spend the winter among friends
in the North.
Miss Davis, the daughter Of the
President of the late COniederacy,
is described az a tall young woman
with dark hair and eyes, an extremely
pale face, and an expression OF intense
reserve.
Beecher thinks there is no coun-
try where it is more important TO knew
what is right than in this. Not be-
cause there are more ignorant people
here, but because the life currents
run So deep and temptations are 80.
strong,
Senator Hampton laughs at the
story that his daughter will soon make
her debut on the stage. She has no
ambition in that line, and the idea OF
becoming an actress never occurred
to her until she saw a newspaper an
nouncement that she already was one.
Lord Lyons, x-British Minister to
The United States, has been created
Viscount Lyons. lie has been Tor
many years ambassador at Paris, and
is a close friend ofthe Prince Of Wales,
a fact to which he is probably indebted
for his promotion to the peerage.
If there is any particular honor in
being the first woman to cross the
Brooklyn bridge, then Mrs, Roebling,
wife Of the chief engineer of that
structure, is entitled to that honor.
Under the escort Of the Mayors
of New York and Brooklyn
she assembled the spiral staircase at the
Brooklyn tower on Monday and went
over the plank walk.
Major William Arthur bears no re-
semblance to his only brother, the
President. He is in his thirty-eighth
year and has a fair complexion, full
face and light brown mustache. Dur
ing the past five years he has been
stationed at Fort Omaha, st, Paul,
Fort Buford and Helena, Montana.
Mrs. Arthur and Mrs. Lieutenant
Spencer, Of the Fourth Infantry, are
sisters.
Senator Call, Of Florida; Senator
Jones, Of Louisiana, and several Con.
gressmen have bought the old White
hall gold mine. neal the Wilderness
battlefield, in Spottsylvania county
Virginia. Gold was first found there
in 1909. The mine was worked BY
Commodore Stockton from l848 unit
Just before the war. 1t has since beer
owned by Gilbert R. Fox, Of Pennsyl
vania. Nearly 100000 worth O.
gold has been taken from the mine.
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Alligator Teeth.

Jacksonville Letter in savannah News.l
AS the buffalo Of the Western prai.
RE is doomed to an early extinction
so the same fate appears to be in store
for the Florida alligator. A day OF
two since a merchant of this city re-
ceived a box containing 1872 pounds OF
the teeth Of the great water lizards.
Now, each one of these teeth repre-
sented numerous saurians,a s the tusks
found in each animal are neither large
nor weighty. A dealer in South
Florida has this year executed an
order from Paris for 5000 alligator
hides, where shoes OF the material
have become fashionable. As the
Caloosahatchie and Kissimmee rivers
are opened to navigation, and steamers
trcighted with spOrtsmen anxious to
these scaly reptiles, traverse
those waters, the race will tall back
into Lake 0keeehobee and the re-
cesses Of the Everglades. Even there
their safety will not be assured.
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How DO Neoure neaIth.

1t seems strange that any one will
suffer from arrangements brought on
by impure blood, when Scovills' Sar.
saparilla and Stillingia, orBlood and
Liver Syrup, will restore health. II
is the best blood purifier ever discov-
cred, effcctually curing scrofula, syph-
little disorders, weakness Of the kid
neys, erysipelas, malaria; all nervous
disorders and debility, bilious com
plants, diseases Of the blood, liver,
kidneys, stomach, skin, etc 1t cor
lects indigestion. A single bottle will
prove to you its merits as a health
ienewer, for it acts like a charm.
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VnE GHoULs.
Dissolution Of the Southern
Company-The Proceedings
Against the Capital Conn
pany.
Special to tho pittsburr pOst.I

Special TO tho PittS5urg P0st.l
HARRIsBURG, Pa, December 3D.
The Southern Pennsylvania Mutual
Relief Association, Of Hanover, York
county, one of the first graveyard in
suranee companies of nearly two hun
dred organized in this State, was dis
solved at its own request to-day by
the Court Of Dauphin county. The
company took this course because it
realized that the witnesses summoned
by the Commonwealth would show
it had conducted its business in IN
illegal manner. This Association was
the most extensive 10 the State, hay
ing carried insurance ~aggregating 800.
000, 900. The books Of the company
indicate that the officers and directors
must have made handsome fortunes.
HARRISBURG, December 13.-Dep'
uty Attorney Gilbertappeared in court
this morning ana asked that the State
Capital Mutual Aid Association be
required to show cause why its bust
ness should not be closed, and filed
specifications Of fraud Among these
are the following; The company's ap,
plication for a charter was not in good
faith; that il has issued policies which
by their terms mature before the
death Of the insured; that it has per-
mitted its policies to be assigned to
persons having no insurable interest in
the life of the insured; hat it has
collected assessments when sufficient
money was in the treasury to pay
the death loss; that it has
failed to pay policies in full although
having Ia its possession sufficient
money to do SO; that it has made
false statements concerning its bust
ness that it has kept books not
showing the true standing of the fin
ances Of the company hat it has
paid to its officers and directors an
ex~travagant and illegal compensation
and that the interest Of the company
has been conducted solely in the in
tersst of officers and directors. Mr..
Gilbert asked that the Court FIX to-
morrow as the time for the company
to answer, to which MI. Herr OBJ
jected, on the ground that the defense
would not have time to prepare. The
Court ordered that the company must
answer tomorrow morning, when the
hearing would be had, unless legaI
grounds for postpOzement were laid,
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The HumOrist and the French
Maid.

Mark Twaiu's Montreal Speech
| speak French timidly, and not
howing-except when excited. | had
hoped that mere French construction
with English WORDSWORTH answer,
but this is not the case. | tried it at a
gentleman's house in Quebec, but il
would not work. The servant maid
asked:
What would Monsieur"
| said, Monsieur So and So, is
with HIMSELF"
She did not understand. | said.
rs it that he is still not returned TO
his house Of merchandise"
She did not undo rstand that either.
| said: "He will desolate himself
when he learns that his friend Amerl'
can was arrived and he not with him
self to shake him at the hand"
She did not even understand that;
| don't know why sbe-didn't, and she
lost her temper besides. Somebody in
the rear called out, "Qui est done la?'
or words to the effect. She said.
"C'est on fou, and shut the door on
me.
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TALKING HORSE.
with n Purpose, and with the
Desired Effect.

Newark Special
The question has often been asked
how Cashier Baldwin was able to
hoodwink the government expert,
who, in 1880, examined the books Of
the Mechanics National Bank Of
Newark. A story partly answering
this question comes from a trustworthy
source. In one Of the other years (
aminers we're sent to the bank. Their
first days work was in such a direc-
ton that it did not worry the cashier;
but the second day they we're likely to
get dangerously near to facts which
must be concealed. Baldwin had dis
covered that both the examiners we're
fond Of horses. He conducted them
to the Essex Club, house, in Park
Place, and then sent for a friend who
could talk horse. The friendappeared,
and entertained the examiners with
Interesting facts and opinions about
trotters, aud while he talked to his
new friends drank costly wine, When
they returned to the bank TO com
plete the examination they were in .
pleasant mood, and Baldwin turned il
to help them through with theil
work. On the following day nothing
remained for them to do but to ascer
tain that BaldWin's statement of tn,
banks account with the Merchant.
Bank of this city should be verified
Baldwin wrote a telegram to the New
York cashier, asking for a statement
In time a telegram, giving figure
substantially the same as were OF
Baldwin's books. wa received, appa
rently from the New York bank. 1
is said that the telegram from Bald
win did not go through any TELEGRAPH
Office in New York, the message bein.
communicated over some privat
wire. But the response was mad
over a telegraph company's wire. VIII
sent it is not known
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-19

Washington Cor. of St. Louis Globe-DsmO-
craft

Washington Cor. Of St. Louis Globe-Demo.
craft
The wedding bells come really
ringing now, and from Bloomington,
the home Ex-senator David Davis, it is
written that that portly and independ-
ent gentleman is shortly to be mar
ried. The bride to be, a sister Of his
late wife, is a widow lady, residing in
Lenox. Mass, and, although no date
is yet authorized, the affair is said TO
be nearly at hand Senator Davis is
the first to make a break aud establish
the dangerous precedent in this Wild
administration, where Grape.
banded hats are quite the insignia of
honor. Mrs. Davis who was a slender
little shadow of a woman, died over
Two years since, and her big husband
over her loss in a quiet sorrow
bat was truly affecting. Thenext to-
the examDl ct his colleague is
3cDa or Charles w Jones. Of Florida,
ghe rohs alsoto<ala sachusetts for
80 engaeehhsdt caieae1 o9a Of thok
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-19
How an Eating House Was
Ruined.

Temple Bar, London.l
There is we'll known story Of the
ruin Of a London luncheon shop by a
spiteful and enyious rival. The latter
hired a boy to enter the successful
shop exactly at the time when it was
most crowded, and to lay on the coun-
ter, before the eyes Of the wondering
aud Mortified guests, a dead cat. THAT
makes nine ma'am," said the brazen-
faced urchin, as he deposited his bur
den and left the shop. What avail
we're prOtestations Of innocence from
the indignant president at the counter
The plot had been carefully laid and it
resulted, as wal expected, in a STAN
pede of the diners, to return no more
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Of Eve Democratic Southern and two
Northern men to-day every Southern
mar declared it his opinion that the
success of the national Democratic
party depended on breaking the
Southern machine, and while some
local political loss might be felt, it
would inure to the ultimate benefit of
the national organization and CONNER
cal prosperity Of the South. The two
Northern Democrats dissented. The
crowd of representative Southern
people about the hotel is a novelty not
experienced since the war, and the
discussion of Southern interests is a
common topic.
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STOLE A STEAMBOAT.
Tried, Sentenced and PardORed
&. A Remarkable Case.

Vicksburg Herald, 16.l
Captain A. B. Shropshire and four
Others we're indicted for stealing a
steamboat named the Alice something
over a year ago at Columbus, in this
State. This was one of the most re
markable cases ever before any court.
Indeed. we never heard of a similar
case. We cannot conceive how a mar
could steal a steamboat, yet Captain
Shropshire was tried and convicted.
The facts are as follows: The Alice
piled between Mobile and Columbus.
She owed parties in both places, and
there was a decd of trust on her at
Columbus. When the fall business
opened Captain Shropshire went to
Columbus with a crew and took the
boat to Mobile laden with cotton. At
Mobile she wa libeled and sold
for debt, and the Columbus parties
began a criminal suit against Captain
Shropshire and officer. Captain
Shropshire was brought by a requisi-
ton to Columbus, tried and convicted
of stealing the boat, although he took
her in broad open day, laden with
cotton. His counsel, Colonel Sam
Meek, thought the prosecution so
silly he refused to argue the case be-
fore the jury.
On learning all the facts by a large
petition almost universally signed By
the citizens Of Columbus and vicinity
Governor Stone promptly pardoned
Captain Shropshire. In so doing We
think the Governor wisely used his
power. He was clothed With it t
meet just such remarkable freaks o
juries.
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DR.. Roger's Vegetable Worm Syrup
instantly destroys worms and removes
all secretions, IN
Minnie EIRuk Describes the Ring
TheateF.

New York Tribune.l
What theater can you compare it
with 10 this country" asked the re.
porter.
well, / hardly know. 1t was not
so large as the Academy of Music.
Perhaps | might say that it was like
the Madison Square Theater in ap-
pearance, only much larger. 1t was
situated in the best part oftho city,
and has always been used for opera.
Before the present season began the
directors were changed so often, and
50 much money was lost, that there
was q scheme started to turn the
place into a synagogue. But after
Sarah Bernhardt opened there success
seemed to attend it. II was at this
theater that ! succeeded in getting up
q benefit for the sufferers by the Chi
cago fire. At that performance which
a handsome sum, Gail Treuman
appeared. He had not sungfor fifteen
years. II wal he who owned the
theater called after his name, which
was burnt in 1859"
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OPEN
SECRET
AMONG THE LADIES'

The brilliant, fascinating
tints Of Complexion for which
ladies strive are chiefly arti-
fetal, and all who will take the
trouble may secure them.
These rOseate, beWitching hues
follow the use Of Hagan's Mag
nOlia Balm--a delicate, harm.
less and always reliable article.
Sold by all druggists.
The Magnolia Balm cOnceals
every blemish, removes Sal.
lOwness, Tan, Redness, Erup.
lions, all evidences Of excite.
ment and every imperfectiOn.
Its effects are immediate and
so natural that no human being
can detect its application.
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General KiIpatrIck's Spotted
Horse.

ban Antonio bxprcss.l
An lex Rebel Of Wheeler's cavalry
sends a correction Of the story about
the late General Kilpatrick's spotted
horse. We gave the story as we got
it, but that there was some foundation
for it, the following from the cores
pondent alluded TO attests:
"EDIToRs ExPREss.-AlloW me to
correct a mistake. In an editorial Of
the 9Th inst. you gave General Wade
Hampton the credit Of possessing
General Fitzpatrick favorite spotted
horse. Said horse was captured by
one of Captain Shannon's men Of the
Sth Texas cavalry, and a purse was
made up and the horse bought and
presented to General James Wheeler,
together with saddle, bride and
holsters, and Wheeler rode Che horse
up to the surrender. | give this as the
rsc's in the casr. as | WE . participant
The engagement and Will be vouehed
ar By any member Of the eth Texas
HaWaI
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NOn-Rssldsn M0uos.

No. 1884, In the @ancory Court of Shelby
county, Tenn. -IfS Hale and wife VS.. X
Vaughan etal,
II. appearing from affidavit In this cause that
j. the defendants, OR Vaughan, WIN @ Rad
ellie, George L Welsh and his wife, Mary Il
welsh are Aon-residents OF the State of Ten
nessee, 1t is therefore ordered that they make
their appearance herein, at the courthouse Of
Shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or
before the first Monday In February, 1882, and
plead, answer Or demur to complainant bill,
orthe same will b. taken for confessed az to
them and set for hearing ox-parto, and that
q copy Of this order DO published once \
week for four successive weeks in the Public
This 10th day Of December. 1se1.
A oopy-Atteet;
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY d McHySnY, Deputy clerk and Master.
8letcalf Z Walker, soils fgr compi't.
s2ps ioi 10
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The south an object Of Interest.

W~a8hIngIOl bpecIaI F~hIIaueIphIH IImts.I
Congressman are just now actively
discussing the condition of political
affairs in the South. There seems to
be a g general impression among mem
bers of both parties that a general
break up in the solid Democratic
South is imminent. This is not the
expression Of a few, but a belief that
obtains among quite a number Of lead.
ing Democrats Of both North and
South. The curious part
thing Is that Southern De
Inclined to Welcome suei
'icn. while Northern m5biei Davis thi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-19
UnquesiIOnably the Very Best.

BALTIMORE, Md, April ~, 81.
l have recently been using your
Browns Iron Bitters in my family,
consisting Of myself, wife and three
children, and the effect has been
always as marked as in the case ofMr.
Phelps. It is unquestionably a Won
derful medicine. A. j. Bowen.
S. Mansfield & Co, w. N. Wilker-
o & Co., and G. w. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
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The New York 0amiItOns.

ms Letter.
OF The most remarkable scene ia New
k nowadays is John g.. Hamilton,
ter, Lalii ; 4: ;'; !. 4? ss X /, ii$ s / {: II; :..i I az +
SOLE PRo@ther 10 seven volumes. His father
married to General Schuyler's
FOX lighter in ITO, 10 years ago. James
lslDENce well iltou, who died but recently, was
Or hal half f rs value mss in 1889. | think the living
Paso. Texas, OF. alton was born about 1885,, so he
% n. ast be 50 years old. His mother
nv 5T lied in November, 1854. at the age of
np the 96. She had been a widow 80 years.
u The Hamiltons were pretty well to do,
jerry horRhaving taken an early chance in New
as;s York real estate. Mr.. John G. Ham
HSpsE ilton. whom | have referred to had a
lighter who married GENERAL HalleckI
yD-HAND pias Of the most eminent men in the
1i, eSh sn9 iSSar, although he had his critics Hal.
49, Ieck's widow has since married auoth.
stioa. v er army officer. All the Hamiltous
rent are men of aristocratic tendency, yet
= attached to our system Of Goyernment.
-.s5 Most Of them have warm, amorous
natures.
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NOn.Resident Notice.

No. 4260-In the Chancery Court Of shsIb,
county, Tenn.-aarland P Ware, executor
o. Sarah A Ware, deceased, ct al VS.. John Ii
Freem an ct al.
Happening frem affidavit in this cause that
j the defendants, "A Tozer and OF Tozer, m
nOn-residents ofthe State'0f Tennessee; ID 4,
therefore ordered that they make their appear-
ance herein, at the courthouse ofShelby coun.
Y, IN Memphis, Tenn en- or before the 6rsl
Monday in February, 1882, and plead, answer
or demur 10 complainant bill, or M
same will be taken for confessed as 10 them
and. set for hearing ex-parte; and that a cory
OF this order be published once q week, for
four successive weeks, in the Public Ledger,
This 10th day Of December, 1881.
A copy-Attost;
r. j. BLACK, G. 81 NJ.
By r. B. MoHENRY, D. O. N.
Harris q Turley, sOprs for complt,
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a DaIIas. Tom, NTannee.

or maehiLS pecialt to the Little Rock Gazette
,ne ~ sei ~ DALLAS, December II. - Alfred
lristy Of freeman, a we'll known business man,
ssdquarters illed r. A. Chambers, equally well
Nos. q unknown, in the heart of this city this
evening. Chambers came out Of bis
tailoring establishment, and Freeman,
: rJeH who was lying in wait for him at
STs5eI bout twenty PAGES distant, discharged
4 Aiso - load Of bucksbot into his back,
rect shooting him through. Chambers
~ died almost instantly. Free
man was refused bail and lodged in
SD Jail. The cause Of the shooting is an
alleged intimacy between Freeman's
e wife and Chambers. No crime has
IA created greater sensation than this.
freeman has tho reputation OF being
violent towards bis. family, and from
y the facts thus far elected, the killing
. disss Is generally regarded asa cold blooded
i~IFNInurder. Mrs. Chambers is reported
y Pu9s alsbt g hasih gone insane over
, ,s amsa 30 Eis' eeae tah8
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a Plea for Democratic Unity.

franklin Review and Journal
We appeal to all Democrats to come
together and sink their differences in
the State debt question. Now is the
time for meu Of wisdom and moders-
ton to speak and act. The Democ-
racy cannot afford to go into the next
campaign with divided ranks. The
day for extremists has passed. Wis
dom is always tempered with modera-
ton and inspired by a spirit of har-
mony. No fair minded man needs any
argument to convince him that the
Democracy are overwhelmingly OPP
posed to the basis Of settlement of the
last session OF the Legislature. The
100 3 is doomed, and the people will
soon be brought again to face and
act upon the debt question.
We are ready to use our best
efforts to harmonic all discordan,
elements and have the assurance Of
our people that our aims 10 this direc
ton are seconded. Upon this matter
the hopes and interests Of the people
are in the Democratic party. The
odium and responsibility Of the 1908
settlement rests with the Republican
party and if it is ever fastened upon
the State it will be through the efforts
and policy Of hat party. Therefore
let no man who was opposed to the
measure think to carry out his ideas
b yjoiuing Hawkins and his crowd, or
that he can avoid his enemies by going
into their fold. There is life in De-
mocracy yet, and it can yet settle the
State debt question justly, h~onorably
and satisfactorily to The people.
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HOW o TO DOIF.
Farees Played by Legislative In
Vestigating Committees.
Knoxville Tribune, 18th inst.l

Knoxville Tribune, Nth inst.l
If there has been any bribery in
the Tennessee Legislature the investi
eating committee may be depended on
not to find it out. Our Legislatures
are fond of Investigations. This is
the third in as many years. They have
accomplished nothing but to disgust
the people. They have travelled over
the State at public expense. They
have sent for persons and papers
They have always managed
to do nothing. they have been able
expositors of "How not to do it "
Their efforts have been masterpieces
Of absurdity and iutility. Tho public
has no positive proof but the %convic-
ton that there has been more or less
Of treachery and corruption in every
Legislature since the war, is deep
rooted and ineradicable. Where there
is so much smoke, there must be some
fire. We have nothing to say about
the gentlemen who have demanded
the present investigation. We
know nothing of them. We freely
give them the benefit of the
doubt. We hope they could vindicate
themselves before any tribunal We
know that conviction is impossible in
any case before that which is trying
them now, Senator Smith is an OBJ
ject Of universal sympathy. We share
the general abhorrenco of the brutal
effort to assassinate him. But We have
no faith in legislative Investigation.
This thing ought, for the sake ofthe
gentlemen concerned, and for the
honor and dignity of the Legislature,
to be thoroughly and co~urageously in
yestigated So long, however, as party
hacks and %spineless demagogues are
elected to the Legislature, because
better men will not go, we need ex.
pect nothing thorough or courageous.
We do not venture TO predict anything
OF the Tennessee Legislature, but pre-
cedent amply warrants the beliefthat
ifthere was anything to be done, the
committee would know "how to do
IL"