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G. ]. HARGAN d CO.,
Manufacturers of and dealers in
SODA AND MINERAL WATER,
SarsaparilIa, Ginger Ale,
Settler Water and Cider,
23 Alabama Street.
Telephone Orders. III
L.eMOYne Institute.

An exhibition was given by the
Juniors of the LeMoyne normal insti-
tute last night for the benefit Of the
public library. The church opposite
the school building was quite filled
by a quiet and we'll dressed audience
composed mostly of eolored pco-
pie. The programme consisted
Of music, the reading of essays.
Rotations, declamations, al ad.
dress and other exercises
1t was veil chosen and very credit.
ably carried out. The pupils have evi.
IDENTIFY applied themselves ambitiOusly
to their studies, and made very fail
progress. The teachers are competent
pains-taking, and devoted to theil
work, and are to be commended fol
accomplishing SO much. Tonight The
final commencement exercises take
place, and an address will be delivered
by General W. Y. G. Humes.
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RnecInI Noiice.

North American Review, 4Oc; Pc.
lice News and Police Gazette, 2 fol
l5c, Peterson and Gedey's Ladies
Magazine, 15c each, and Lakeside.
Seaside and Franklin Square Libra
ries, half price; $50 lbs best fancy
candy, 15c per ID, at Dickens Curios.
ity Shop, 235 Second street, opposite
postofice.
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Ruby Headlight Oil, at zoe,
Water Coolers, Filters,
Ice Cream FreeEerS, Fly Fans.
OZAENE e. MAY, 500 a1ain. cot
Tho Honest Tramp.

About six months ago a well-known
sewing-machine man went home to
dinner and found a ragged tramp sit
ing on his back steps, with big, round
tears in his eyes and a big slice Of
bread and meat in his hands. Gulp-
ing down an extra large mouthful, he
rolled up a pair Of large and hollow
eyes to his gaze, and brushed away the
globules of grief with his coat sleeve
AT this moment the wife appeared,
and retailing the story of a robust
tramp begged her husband to give
him employment-just a trial-as she
knew he was an honest boy and would
be willing to work. He allowed him.
self 10 be persuaded and took the
young bohemian on tiial. The first
month he gave him a suit of clothes
and his board, and gradually increased
as he became more useful until he had
a salary of seven dollars per week.
A week or more ago the sewing.
machine man had a little talk with
Chief Davis on the unjust way the
newspapers spoke Of tramps, r%ecitine
his own experience. A day or two
after he came with a different story
and had the honest tramp arrested fol
swindling a country customer Of 81 so
The proof was conclusive but The
amount so small, he was al last al.
lowed to go and amid a food Of tear
Of deep disappointment the sympa.
thetic lady promised to make no more
appeals for handsome tramps.
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FOUND.
THE CITY.
wednesday Evening", June. L. ISSI.
LEDGER LINES.


The 6rst Of the month.
LEDGER job printing Office, ID Mad
ison street.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, &2
Main street.
Mercury 50, and no wind at sunrise
this morning.
Assessment No. 81, Knights Of
Honor, expires to-day.
Delicious red r~aspberries received
daily by Lyle & Shields.
All kinds of job printing executed
at the LEDGER office, IL Madison.
Collectors are numerous on the
highways, by-Ways and interior places
to-day.
Light showers fell yesterday all ovel
the United States except in New
England.
A fine gun will be shot for on to.
morrow evening at Cockrell's glass
ball grounds.
The entertainment at the theatel
to night will be pleasant to all lover
Of good music.
Temperature yesterday sixty-6ve t
sighty-two %degrees-a rather pleasan.
range, the lower figure being rea
nice.
Nearly an inch of rainfall sine,
night before last has done much fo-
thirsty vegetation. As much NOR,
would not be too much.
Influenza, with the addition Q
%sneezes in some instances, is the wo;s
affection Of our people at the presen
time. With this exception, it is awful
ly healthy, and some of the doctor
haven't practice enough to feed a ia
bird.
The body Of Mr.. Denies was raise,
by the firing Of seventy-6ve round
from a parrot-gun yesterday afternoon
The firing was done by Captain Reu
ielhuber, assisted by Mr.. W.
Maender. There is no doubt that tn
heavy firing moved and raised tn
body from its former position.
Improved No los is Sol Coleman.
latest offering of choice cigars. The
are excellent in favor, pleasant i
effect, aud are attracting the earneI
attention Ct all smoking patronsatM NJ,
Coleman's popular emporium. b
sides the brandnamed, a host Of Other
will be found, Of many kinds and a
|. qualities.
iMf. Clarke Brewer, of Scanlar
Z landing, Arkansaw, shipped to NJ
Wnltmore, per steamer Jim Lee,
magnificent loggerhead turtle, whic
attracts considerable attention in /
7 box in front of the LEDGER ofic
What to do with the pet is the ne,
IA question. He would make too muc
: soup for one hotel aud nOtquite cnoue
for two.
Of The batteries Of field artillery d
ior their utmostto make the loudest moi
7 near the depot at New Orleans VIII,
At the Crescent Rifles reached home Ia
Sunday. A section of the Washin
y ton ARTILLERY went up the railroad
Ia station called Ponchatoula, al
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Cotton.


The tone of the cotton market to-
day was somewhat strengthened by an
improved feeling in both spots and fu-
lures east and better prices in futures
abroad. Sales here yesterday were
$50 bales-to exporters, 300; spinners,
$50, closing steady, as follows:
Low ordinary, &c; ordinary, 7c; good
ordinary, SC; low middling, 93c; mid
ding, 10tc; good middling, 105c;
stains and off colors 4c lower.
The latest mail advices from Europe
attribute the extreme depression in
cotton, which two weeks ago ruled
lower than at a%nyprevious time this
season, to the heavy movement in
America and the rapid increase of
stocks at all points both in Europe
and America. The decline in Liver.
pool between April 10th and May
10th was 4 to5-16d on lower and 7-16d
on the better classes of American and
the cottons of all countries expert
enced the same relative downward
movement of value. The total visible
supply ofcotton astSaturday in all the
markets of Europe and America and
afoat for Europe summed up2,724,S78
bales, an increase over last year at the
same time of 422,112 bales; over the
year before of 9l7, 5e6 bales, and over
the same time in 1873 Of GAG, 800 bales
The shipments to Europe from all the
ports of India since January 1st sum
up $4,000 bales, against $4,000 last
year, and 591, 600 the year before at
the same time.
Receipts of cotton at all United
States ports for the past four days
have been 1875 bales, against 1925
bales for the same time last season.
| Receipts at ali United States ports
since September LIST reach $685. 1903
bales, and are 744,494 bales in excess
Of last season at the same time. At
this date in 1879 the total receipts
we're 4,3S5,91 bales. Total foreign
shipments this season have been
4,094,514 bales, against 1885, 48' bales
last year, and 1913, 324 the year before
at the same time. The stocks on
hand at present are 468,938 bales,
against All ,601 and 254 ,564 at the same
time last and the year before.
In the New York market 6,721, 800
bales Of imaginary or future delivery
cotton was sold during the year ending
yesterday. This is nearly three times
as much cotton as is annually pro-
duced in the entire werld, and nearly
four times more than the entire com
mercial crop of Europe and America.
The actual sales in New York for the
year were 1922 bales for export
ISL 1851 for spinners and 1872 bale;
for speculation. OF the foregoing 81
600 bales were for direct shipment tc
the mills.
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SUICIDE.
A Youthful Missiasippian Ends
His Earthly Career in .
Bagnio.

An inquest was held this forenoon
on the remains Of Charles Elijah Nc.
Peake, aged twenty years, q native Of
DeSoto county, Miss, in the house Of
Sarah O'Brien, No. 1876 Nam street,
and the verdict of the jury vas that
he came 20 his death from an overdose
of morphine.
The remains of the deceased were
transferred to the care of DIR. +.
earns, his friend. who placed them at
the undertaker's for interment and
sent a telegram to his fatherin DeSoto
county, announcing the sad termina-
ton of the weak minded youth.
From the testimony elected at the
inquest from several witnesses, it ap.
pears that McPcake had frequentsd
the house in which he died for some
two months past, and that he had
been intimate with enc of the in
mates. He went to the house yester-
day, and said he had been wronglully
accused of stealing money from
the street car company, by
which he had been employed
as a driver. He had a package on
tanning twenty grains of morphine,
and said he could not rest under so
unjust a charge aud that he would kill
himself. Those to who he made
this statement, not believing him, paid
no attention to his threat. He retired
for the night, and about 2 o'clock this
morning one of the inmates passing
near his room heard him breathing
heavily, noticed him struggling in bed,
became alarmed, aroused the occu-
pants and sent for DR.. Donohue.
The physician arrived about two
hours after, and found the patient
fully under the influence of the deadly
drug, congestion having already set
in. He administered proper anti
dotes, but they we're of no effect,
McPeake dying shortly afterward.
Among the effects of the de-
ceased a note was found, in
which it was stated hat he
owed Hamp Martin a small amount
of money and he wished it paid from
the wages due him by the car compa-
ny. He also mentioned his undying
affection for a certain lady and said be
would rather be dead than to live
without her compauionship. The sum
of 20 cents in specie and 81 worth
of street car tickets were found in his
pockets.
McPeake was employed by the city
car company on the 9Th of May last,
and dismissed by the foreman on the
Both. He drove Main street car No.
5, and was detected several days pre-
vious to his dismissal by a lady pas
senger, robbing the boxesof tickets by
means Of two pieces Of crooked wire
about fourteen inches in length. The
lady reported him to officer Smith
and the company was informed Of the
matter. 1t is said hal McPeake
practiced with the wires only when
the car was at the upper or Chelsea
end of the line. The wires with which
he operated were found in his car, and
are now in the possession of the com.
psny. McPeake had been employed
about the Mississippi and Tennessee
depot previous to working for the
street car company. His relations arc
reported to DO good and respectable
people.
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A HInrderous Deanerndo

GALVESTON, June LA News
Gainesville special says John Thomp.
son shot and killed Deputy SherifFs
Charles and Sam Meredith, and L.
Krlht, who attempted his arrest upon
a warrant for carrying concealed
weapons. Thompson escaped into the
territory.
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New YORK, June /, H. % pm
Cotton quiet and firm, generally held
higher. Ordinary. 78e; good ordinary,
8 1870; low middling, 10lc; mid
ding, 1Olc; good ~middling, II 7-l6c
middling fair, IL 7-16c; fair, ID Bloc.
Futures opened firm, and are nov
quiet and steady at A to- points above
last evenings closing prices.
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Report.
NoticeN

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, LsEwENsTINE & Co.
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ICE!

O'Neil q Co, No. s Towards Row, lake
ice at wholesale and retail. Steamboat and
railroad shipments receive special atten'
ton. Orders for city delivery left at Q. B
Bryan & Co, No. 20 Madison street
promptly filled. ut
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A fresh shipment of
THE CUBAN
received to-day by
II. s IL,
29S Main street.
'.The Earl OF Mayaeld."

A copy of the above work by Thos.
P. May, author of lillian Yenrutt,'
has been received at this Office. Seven
editions of this work has been ex-
haused, and the eighth carefully re
vised is on the market. 1t is the story
of a young sugar planter who in the
course of his journey in life falls in
love with a charming woman. The
plot is a marvel of artistic skill, and
is carefully developed, the descrip-
tlons being vivid and the characters
happily conceived.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-01

The Bluff City Grays drew the first
prize when they came home. 1t was
a tall pagoda of roses and evergreens,
artistically arranged and a model OF
floral loveliness, and was presented by
the Misses Lizzie Cash and jeanette
Register. No 2-1OOths about that.
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The Coolest place in Memphis
CONVERSE'S BILLIARD PARLORS,
I3 Monroe ST., opp. Peabody.
bs-SS
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line. Prepaid cabin and steerage Ger.
~tifcates, from all parts Of Europe to
New York, will be furnished promptly
on application to any agent of the
company.
When the Persian Monarch of this
line sailed from New York, May IA.
every stateroom and berth was taken.
and a great crowd of friends Of the
departing tourists assembled on the
vessel. The whole assemblage of pas.
sengers and their friends was enter.
tanned at a royal banquet given by tie
managers before the steamer sailed.
1t was a style Of hospitality ,Sholly
unique and unexpected, and ELECTED
handsome notices from oil the great
New York dailies as being e%q1ally
novel and graceful.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-01

The LEDGER Office book bindery, 10
Madison street, has good workmen,
uses good material, and charges mod
,rAte prices.
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Buy Hose of Browne 10 Madison.
Buy Hose Carts Of Browne, 40 Madison
Buy Gas Fixtures Of Browne.
Buy Well Pipe Of Browne, 40 Madison.
Buy Pitcher Pumps of Browne.
Buy Sewer Connections of Browne
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Awnings, Mattresses, UpLolstery, Mos
quito Bars, at Buttenbsrg's, pa Second 4.
W
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Police Points.

Ice cream delivered tofamilies daily
By Mrs. K. Stetz, 1872 Main. est
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FOR SALE OR TRADE.


A FIRSr-oLAss Timer to 60 70 the coun,
"A try.
Apply at Gaston's Hotel until SPIN. to-day
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ITO exchange improved city property for lano
J. improved or not, within ) miles OF city.
065 IKE A CHASE.
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I NJ. COLEMAN. Justice Of the Peace
y. Notary Pubic and Commi.aioner o.
Deeds. Special attention given to col cotton.
in the county 0hce z9i Front At list
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Cheap for Cash
PROFESSIONAL

Always the best goods for the low
est prices. Ven fafl 62f
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-08
Beverages for the Heated.

"What is the best drink in warm weather."
said . reporter to an oficial At the Chambers
street hospital the other day. ''Cold water, I"
he replied: ''but not ice cold. Ice water
chills the stomach and so ultimately Injuries
the power Of digestion. One of the best
drinks in the world for hot weather is butter
milk with little ginger in il. know peo-
pie don't like it excessively, but it is valu-
able for all that If some Of the high livers
who suffer 20 severely At times would live on
nothing for week but brown bread and but
termilk they would feel like fighting
Another excellent drink, and which brieklay-
ers use great deal, 10 the old-fashiOned
drink which the farmers use in the hay field
water with ginger ard nolassss h t. a
cools IL syseem I'D opens he pores suil-
ciently fos . aconSoetable pefspirstion- Res
He1k nj5sns.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-08
What the Baby's Name was to BE.

The wife of Jacob Squires, a resident of a
distant 'outport." where school-masters were
scarce, applied to the parson for the baptism
of her baby--the tenth it turned out to be,
for our fishermen a rule are blessed with
large, or as they expressively put it, "heavy"
families. The good lady explained to the
parson tha. her ''skipper" had gone to the
Labrador, and had left express orders that
on the arrival of No. 10, if girl, she was
| to be chrstened by the name of "Hyena."
The parson was startled and shocked at the
idea of labelling an infant with such dread
full name, and told the mother that she must
have made a mistake, and that it would never
do to give the name of beast Of prey to
Christian child. Mrs. Squires persisted in
saying that there was no mistake, and that
she dare not diverge from the order of her
| skipper. After much persuasion he induced
her to defer the baptism till the skipper's
| return. On his arrival he called on the par
| son and explained that his 'sold woman" had
made mistake, and that he had directed the
| baby to be christened, not 'Hyena," but
"Joseph Hyena." The parson poDdcred
| moment, and then the mystery cleared up.
'Oh / see; Josephine you want to name
your child" '.That's it exactly, parson,"
| said Jacob, ''but you see we couldn't rightly
get our tongues around it when we saw 1t in
print. We can call her Josey, for short,
| bless her little heart, so Joseph-Hinney be
it."--St. John Newfoundland Correspond
| ence of the Montreal Gazette.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-08
A Wise Mailman.

Arab literature is full Of anecdotes Of wise
and sober men who have reproved their disso-
lutte ''betters = here is one of the kind. A
certain king went to visit mad-house, and
found there an intelligent-looking youth, who
after replying sensibly to number of ques-
tions put to him by the sovereign, at length
addressed the latter, saying:
"You have asked me many things: will
now ask you one. At what period does
sleeper enjoy his sleep most?"
The king reflected awhile and said ''While
he Is actually sleeping"
''rhat cannot be-" said the mailman, s'f0r
he has no perception while asleep
''Then, before he goes to Sleep" said the
king.
"How can one enjoy anything" asked the
mailman, 'sbefore it comesY'
''Then," said the king, 'safter he has been
a.lenn."
* =" said the mailman. "a man cannot
be I enjoy thing that has passed away."
So pleased was the king With the others
wit that he determined to make companion
Of him, had . table set in front Of the window
of the mad-house, and bade his attendants
hand cup Of wine to himself and one TO his
friend. 'sYou drink your cup" Said the latter,
ssthat yQu may become like met but, II (
drink mine, whom shall be likeTt
The king, ON hearing this speech, threw
away his cup, and remained total abstASnex1
forevermores AppleteaFs Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-08
General News.

Hartmann is suspected to have gone to
Canada.
The Emperors of Germany and Of Austria
had a reunion on Thursday.
This is the season for which Vennor pre-
dicted cool and fali-like evenings.
Sharks are congregating near the wharves
of New York, on the hunt for small-boy
bathers.
Edgar M. johnson, the democratic nominee
for Lieutenant Governor Of Ohio, is q devout
Hebrew.
Judge Stanley Matthews has been invited
to address the New York State Bar Associa-
ton, which is to meet in Albany in Septem-
Der.
"Where is the Island of Java situated?"
asked an Austin school teacher Of a small,
rather forlorn looking boy. Il dunno, sir. I"
Don't you know where coffee comes from?"
"Yes, sir; we borrows it ready parched from
the next door neighbor. ."-Teras Siftings.
penny subscription to pay the fine Of C..
A. Coole, ar old soldier who slapped the face
of George Morrison, when the latter said she
wished to God President Garfield would die, !"
was started the other day in Cincinnati by the
Commercial, and over 5000 pennies were re-
ceived by dark. Only penny subscriptions
were received and they still are pouring in.
A despatch from Mortified says the educa-
ton of Indian girls in the seminary estab-
lished BY Mr.. Moody is . success. One pur-
pose in the education Of Indian girls Is TO
provide suitable wives for the educated men
of their race but who will guaranty that
these girls at Mortified will not by-and-by
follow the example Of "Bright Eyes," and
marry white men?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-08

Germany has entered upon a two months
electoral campaign which will determine the
political complexion of the next Reichstag
and the legislative policy of the empire for
three years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-08

renews the growth; and always surely restores its
color when faded and gray II stimulates the nutfi
tive organs healthy activity, and preserves both
the hair and Its beauty. Thus brashy weak or sick
ly hair becomes glossy. pliabe and strengthened;
lost hair re-grows with lively expression; falling
hair is checked and stabished thin hair thickens.
and faded gray hairs resume their original color.
Its operation is sure and harmless. 1t cures dan.
druff heals all humors. and keeps the scalp. cool.
clean and soft-under which conditions diseases Of
the scalp are impossible
Asa dressing for ladies' hair, the yIGOR IL prais
ed for its grateful and agreeable perfume, and val
ued for the soft lustre and richness Of tone impars
PREPARED BY
Or. J. c. AVER 4 CO., Lowell, Msss.,
Practical and Analytical Chenists.
SOLD BIZ ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS IN
MEDICINE.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-08

DIR. Lyon Playfair, Deputy Speaker Of the
House of Commons, has taken passage for
the United States in a steamer to sail on the
18th instant, but it is doubtful if Parliament
sail on that day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-08

There is evidence that the recent agitation
and thorough public discussion of sanitary
questions, especially in relation to drainage
and dwelling g-houses, are having good ef-
feet when the proprietors of large and pros
porous metropolitan hotel remove from its
rooms the hot and cold water fixtures and
the stationary bowls which communicate with
the sewer and substitute the old-fashioned
pitcher and bowl.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-08

The Ohio Prohibitory Convention on
Thursday nominated substantially the ticket
of the Temperance Convention held a few
weeks since. and invited the cooperation of
the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-08
Summer Arrangement---'8
Augusta, eoothbay and the Islands,
Touching at all intermediate Landings.
The New Steamer MABEL r.

(SAFI. G. HON anDs
VIII, ON and after Monday, June 20, run as follows
TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS (round trip days
leave Augusta at 6, Hallowell go, Gardiner ior
Wausa Canitol and Squirrel Islands, Ocean Point
and Boothbay. RETURNING, will leave Boothbay
sf I.30 p. NJ, for Ocean Point, Squirrel Mouse and
Capitol Islands. leaving Bath At n M Tor h'cn-
mand. Gardiner, Hallowell and Augusta
WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY leave Augusta
lois, HaiIowen 1910 and Gardner Ills A. ~ n;
Islands Mouse. Capitol and Squirrel Islands, Ocean
No yM0NDAY and THURSDAY. Returning, leave
pd,shh.x af a. NJ for Ocean Point, Squirrel
1ss - rive Isl.nds leaving Bath at 10, feE
Riehmond. Gardiner. HaliOweil ssd Asessss-
DAYS DOWN-Aagusta to Boothbay-Isesday
nXYs IjP-Boofkhay 10 Augasta-Aoaaay. Iues'
day, Thursday and Esieag.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-08

Great has been the circumstance that sur
rounded the recent extraction of a trouble
some tooth that belonged to the Shah of
Persia. His entire court was present to wit
ness the awful spectacle, and during the
same day he received no fewer than 5000
ducats as presents of congratulation. 1t was
q European dentist who performed the sue
cessful operation. and his grateful Majesty
rewarded his skill with an even 100 Of the
ducats.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-08

Northwestern Kansas fairly bubbles over
with rejoicing because of the magnificent and
timely rains which fell there last week. 1t
was God-send to the corn.