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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14
THEY CALLED mIM CALAMITY.
But He Saved His Life in an
Emergency by an Eloquent
Grafton.
Bill Eye in Laramie Boomerans.l

Bill Nye in Laramie Boomerang.l
Calamity is the name of a man who
lives at the gold camp of Cummins
City. He has another name, but
nobody seems to know what it is. It
has been torn off the wrapper some
way, and 50 the boys call him Calamity.
He is a man Of singular mind and
eccentric construction. The nost
noticeable feature about Calamity is
his superstitious dread Of muscular
activity. Some people will not tackle
any kind Of business enterprise on
Friday. Calamity is ever more the
victim Of the vague superstition, and
has a dread Of beginning work on any
day Of the week, for fear that some
disaster may befall him. Last spring
he had a little domestic trouble. and
his wife made complaint that Calamity
had worn out an old long handle
shovel on her, trying 10 convince her
about some abstruse theory of his.
The testimony seemed rather against
Calamity. and the miners told himthat
as soon as they got over the rush a little
and had the leisure they would
have TO hang him. They hoped he
would take advantage Of the hurry of
business and 60 away, because they
didn't want to hang him 50 early in
the season. But Calamity didn't go
away. lie stayed because it was easier
to stay than to 10. He did not. Of
course, pine for the notoriety Of being
the first man hung in the young camp,
but rather than pull up stakes and
move away from q place where there
we're so many pleasant associations, he
concluded IN stay and meet death
calmly, in whatever form il might
come. One evening, after the work
Of the day was done and the boys had
eaten their suppers, one Of them sug-
gested that it would be a good time 10
hang Calamity. So they got things
in shape, and went down TO the Big
Laramie bridge. Calamity was with
them. They got things ready for the
exercises TO begin, and then asked the
victim il he had anything to say. DC
loosened the rope around his neck a
little with one hand, SO that he could
speak with more freedom, and holding
his pantaloons on with the other. said:
"Gentlemen Of the Convention, / call
you 10 witness that this public
demonstration toward me is en-
tirely unsought on my part. ]
have never c0urted n0toriety.
Plugging along in comparative obscu-
rity is good enough for me. This is the
first time / ever addressed an audi.
once. That is why | am embarrassed
and i'll at ease. You have brought
me here TO hang me because | seemed
harsh and severe with my wife. You
have entered the hallowed presence Of
my home life and assumed the pre-
rogative Of %subycrting my household
discipline. II is we'll. / do not care
TO live 50 long asmy authority is
questioned. You will have already
changed my submissive wife 10 an ar
rogant and self reliant woman. Yes
terday | told her to 20 oul and tresee
the wagon, aud she s|traight,ned up 10
her full height and told me " 20 aud
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14

William J. Coughlin, of So%meryille,
Mass. avs; "In the fall o fl0I6 l was
taken with a violent bleeding OF the
lungs, followed by a severe cough. !
was SO weak at one time that l coulq
not leave my bed. In the summer Of
1877 / was admitted to the city hcsPli
tai. While there the doctors sala l
had a hole in my left lung as big as a
half dollar. was SO far gone az one :
time a report went around that ! was
dead. | gave up hope, but a irlend
told me Of DIR. VIM. Halls Balsam ior
the Lungs. l got bottle, when to my
surprise and qualification | commenced
to feel better, and to-day l feel IN PEI.
ter spirits than l have in the past
three years. ana
81 write this hoping every. one
afflicted with diseased lungs Will pc
induced to take DIR. Halls Balsam ioi
the lungs, and be convinced that con-
sumption can be cured" Sold pS
druggists.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14

1t makes the heart Of every philan-
thropist sad TO sec so many worthless
patent medicines pulled and adyer-
tlsed for the cure Of chronic diseases.
Usually the remedy is some vile
cathartic compound or alcoholic pre-
paration, combined with buchu, tur.
pentine or other severe diuretic that
affords the invalid only temporary
relief, but which has no lasting effect,
and IN truth eventually brings on a
complication Of diseases arising from a
state Of wornout and exhausted digest
I've and urinary organs that nothing
but death can relieve. Invalids should
trust moro TO nature for their recov.
cry. A gentle medical tonic that
stimulates enfeebled digestion and
strengthens every part Of the system
BY It's soothing and refreshing effecton
both mind and body, is natures truest
and best assistant. Such a remedy is
Browns Iron Bitters, a medicine sur.
passing the sale Of all other remedies
whenever It's merits become known,
for il acts in such perfect harmony
with the laws and life Of health. that
pulmonary, urinary and digestive
troubles are prevented and perma-
cured by its timely use. ID
contains no alcohol, and will not
blacken the teeth. Physicians and
endorse and recommend il,
s.. Mansfield & Co, w. N. Wilker
ton q Co., and G.. w. Jones & Co..
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14
NEGRO AND OURANG OUTANG.
A Remarkable wrestling Match
In London.

A London paper Of a recent date
says: A remarkable struggle took
place on Thursday afternoon at the
Royal Aquarium between a negro
named Dock Perry, a keeper of the
wild animals in that establishment,
and the ourang outang, familiarly
known as The Wild Man of the
Woods" 1t appears that the animal
in question, which has been on exhi-
hition at the aquarium for period Of
nearly twelve months, has been pur.
chased by the proprietor OF a menag-
erie in Paris, and that yesterday it be-
came necessary to take the animal
from its cage in order to send it to its
place of destination. At the hour
named the negro Perry entered the
cage (which has three compartments)
with a cane in hand, and having
opened one ofthe slides, which usually
admits the keeper, attempted to drive
the ourang outang out into the cage.
The ourang outang, however, showed
fight, and closed with the man, clasp
ing his great arms, which are twice
the length of those of a man, around
the negro. The keeper. who is a
stalwart fellow, grappled with his Op
ponent around the neck, and, in the
sight of a number OF spectators, a
most exciting wrestling struggle took
place. After about FIVE minutes the
ourang outang was overpowered and
driven into the cage intended for him,
and about 6 o'clock he was dispatched
from the aquarium to his destination.
The negro was bitten in the left hand
during the struggle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14

Laramie Boomerang.l
u wish you would tell me aboutthc
way men get gold and silver out Of a
mine, my dear" said a lady in East
Laramie, the Other evening, TO her
husband, and be peeled of his coat
and sat down in three chairs for the
evening.
well, what kind Of a mine do YOU
wish to hear about-gold or silver.
quartz or placer, deposit or refined
lead2"
well, all Of them briefly. l want
to know whether they scrape off the
gold from the under side ofthe ground.
and wash the dirt off in the creek, or
how it is"
well, they don't scrape of the
under side of the ground exactly.
There you are in error. In placer
mining they have to collect the dust
and pan it out with a gold pan"
"0hl they have to use a gold pan.
do they. That must be what makes
so expensive. Does the pan
have 70 be solid gold2'
mo, it isn't made OF gold; it is
to pat gold, hence the name.
IN quartz mining the prospector finds
irst the float, and tracing it to the
head he begins to dig for the purpose
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14
DEATH OF A EOTEDCHARACTER
A Union Man Who Made Enemies
on Both Sides.
A Marrow Escape During She
War.
N,.on friptou COUNTY, cam, ISL

Mason Upton County, Call, 1871
Mr.. R. G. Forbes, an old citizen OF
the Galloway neighborhood, died near
that place last Thursday. Deceased
was known throughout this section
for his many eccentricities and strong
preiudices. He always took an active
part in politics, and on the side Of the
Republicans. He was q strong Union
man during the Interstate war, and
finally Joined the Federal army.
Shortly before his death he related to
us an adventure with a regiment OF
Federal soldiers that for its thrilling
and romantic character recalls the
days Of feudalism. He stated that he
had always spoken freely in favor OF
his cause, and for this General Rich
ardson, in command of the Conted-
crates, had said he would arrest him.
He forthwith fortified himself in his
house with guns, ammunition and all
the other necCssaries for a seige. One
night no was informed that Richard
sons men we're approaching his house
with the intention Of carrying out
the threat of arrest. Forbes imme-
diately barrioaded the doors and re-
treated to the attic, where his arms
had been slowed. Taking his stand
at one of the portfolios, Of which he
had cut several in the walls, he await
ed the attack. On the demand for
his surrender he opened FIRE with a
double. barreled shotgun, the shot
taking effect in the shoulder and
breast of the man he fred at, killing
him instantly. The fight continued
some time longer, with but little seri
GUS result, until one of his supposed
enemies, more daring than the others,
exposed himself while attempting to
fire the building. This man he NOR
tally wounded, but not until the house
had been fred. The light then ex-
posed the Federal uniforms, and
he surrendered. He came very
near being husg, and had to
appeal to his neighbors to prove
his loyalty to the Federal gov
eminent. After the close of the war
Forbes returned to his home and
engaged actively in politics-at one
time offering himself for a seat in the
Legislature from Fayette on the Rad
ical ticket, but failed in being elected.
By this course he made enemies OF
his ola neighbors who had differed
with him. He had taken advantage
of his known fidelity to the govern
ment and aided in smoothing over
the sharp edges of the reconstruction
measures he would have made warm
friends. A short time since he asked
for space in these columns that he
might explain his past course and its
relationship to certain parties, but he
was refused tor the reason that it re.
hected indirectly upon citizens wei!
and favorably known. He claimed
that he was never understood. Al
to that we know not. The old aph
orism, DE mortus nil nisi bonum,
comes to mind and we dismiss tn,
subject.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14

HAVING accepted Office st the
bonds of the Republican party, it
remains to be- seen whether Senator
David Davis will continue to claim
that he is Independent of both old
parties. His independency may have
been real or merely assumed for a pur-
pose. That he has had all along a
yearning for Office and an aversion to
the shades Of private life has been
but too apparent to any close observer.
He is reported as saying in private
conversation yesterday thst he would
not assist either by his vote or by not
voting to ~displace any Democratic
official. and that he would vote to give
the Democrats the Secretary Of the
Senate. He added that he intended
to vote in the future as he had in the
past, in accordance with his own
Judgment. When the proposition to
elect him wa formally submitted
Davis declared that he would not &C.
cept it except Internationally. NJ
thinking man will charge that ther,
was any corrupt bargain between hin
and the Republicans, yet the latte.
no doubt will expect some favors 70
bestowing upon him an Office whicl
he coveted. The Democrats have no
depended upon him, and he has onl
voted with them upon questions Q
minor Importance, and the.
as if for appearance sakt
Test questions will arise howeve
which will compel him to take side
he has succeeded in keeping balance
on the fence better than any man tn.
country has produced but be will hay
to fall on oEe side or the other prett
soon. We do not expect him on Ii
Democratic side; the other is WELDON
TO him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14
Winding Us P,s and Q,s.

York letter.
Speaking about newspapers in New
York, | am reminded of a discovery
| made while reading the Sun recently.
l noticed accidentally that all its p's,
as and g's-in fact all the letters that
have a fall below the line of print in
which they stand-are much curtail
ed. Looking through the pages ofits
file, l found that this could not be
due to old type, and on making inqui-
ry / discovered that the paper has a
special cast Of type for all letters that
fall below the line, by which means
they save % lines on each column.
and that is 100 words about, and the
paper being of % columns, 4,400 word,
are saved, equal to two columns oil
solid minion type. That is conden.
sing for space with a vengeance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14
EIGHTY FAMILIES HOMELESS.
a Town BErned-Whisky Free
and a Mob Drunk.

KoKoMo, COL, October 13.--A fire
broke out in the Summit House at
seven o'clock yesterday evening,
caused by the explosion Of a lamp.
The flames spread rapidly until ten
O'Clock when it had consuned every
house within reach. Not less than
twenty houses were left standing. The
fire communicated to the powder
magazine, causing several terrific OK
plosions. About eighty families were
rendered homeless and destitute. The
loss is estimated at over 100000; in
surance very light. Whisky is free
and hundreds of men are now infuri.
ated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14

grease il myself. IhaVe always been
kind and thoughtful to her. When
she had to 60 up into the gulch in the
winter after frewood, my coat shielded
her from the storm while | sat alone
in the cabin through the long hours.
l could name other instances OF un-
selfshness on my part, but | will not
takeupyour time. She uses my smoking
tobacco and kicks my vertebr@ up
into my hat on the most unlooked-for
occasions. She does not love me any
more, and life to me is only a hollow
mockery. Death, with its wide waste
Of eternal calm, and its shoreless sea
Of rest, is a glad relief to me. | 90,
but | leave In your midst a skittish
and able. bodied widow, who wilLmake
Rome howl. L bequeath her to this
camp, She is yours, gentlemen. She
is all | have to give, but in giving her
to you | feel that my untimely death
viii always be looked upon in this
gulch as a dire calamity. The day
will come when you will look back
upon this awful night and wish that |
was alive again. But it will be too
late. l win be far away. My soul
will be in a land where domestic infe-
licity and cold feet can never enter,
Bury me at the foot Of Vinegar Hill,
where the sage hen and the fussy bum
ble-bee may gambol DER my lowly
grave"
When Calamity had finished, an
impromtu caucus was called. When
it was adjourned, Calamity went home
to his cabin to surprise his wife.
She has not yet fully recovered from
her surDrise.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14

JUDGE John C. Ferriss, of Nash
vile, received a letter from a New
York banking house the other day
offering to buy all the Confederate
bonds that might be for sale. The
Judge graciously aud facotiously
answered that Nashville surrendered
too early in the war to have accumu-
lated many Confederate bonds, but
that there were a considerable number
Of United States bonds there which
could be had at par. He might have
added that there are a few Tennessee
bonds around which could be had
considerably below par.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14
Death of Venerable Mrs. SAM
uel Adams.
Little Rock Gazette. H.

Little Rock Gazette. H.
On the 11th instant Mrs. Samuel
Adams (stepmother Of Major John D.
Adams, died at the residence of her
son, General James i. Fagan. in
Ashley township. She was born in
Louisville, KY, August 10, 1901. Her
maiden name was Catharine Stephens,
and her first husband was Stephen
Pagan, witt whom she removed to
Little Rock inl835. lie died in 1899,
and in 1912 she was married to Sam
uel Adams, then President " the
Arkansas Senate, and later, by virtue
Of the resignation Of Governor Yell.
Governor Of the State. After his
death she lived in retirement, the
greater portion of the time with the
family of General Pagan.
Thus, peacefully as one who lies
down in a pleasant dream from which
there is no awakening, this venerable
woman passed from earth. Thus the
band ofdeath has severed another oil
the links which bind the present to
the almost forgotten past. Her years
extended far beyond the three score
and ten Of the psalmist, and rounded a
career rendered golden by the acts
which beautiiy and ennoble Christian
womanbood. Her illness was brief,
comprising only two days, and il was
unattended by pain. After a long
lite, spent in good deeds, she c'lmly
obeyed the Master summons, and has
gone to receive the reward promised
by Him who doeth all things for the
best 10 those who walk in the paths of
righteousness.
The funeral Of Mrs. Adams will take
place from the residence Of her stem.
son. Maj. John D. Adams, at12 o'clock
this Thursday morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14
Alleged PavorifIam.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial

Special 10 the Cincinnati Commercially
WASHINGTON, October ll.-There
is a good deal ofill feeling among old
clerks in the Postofice Department
over the appointment Of young Harlan
a son Of Justice Harlan, to a $1,000
clerkship over the heads Of dozens Ct
competent men who have been work.
ing for years upon salaries of$1200 and
$l4OO. 1t is alleged that Harlan is
just out Of school, unacquainted with
the routine duties Of the Department,
and to jump him three grades
over the heads Of men who have
been working for years at lower sala.
ries is regarded as favoritism not to
be explained by any known rules of
civil service reform. II is alleged
that Harlan should have come in on
a salary Of $1,000 or $1,000, and worked
his way up with the rest, the $1,000
place being given toa clerk of long
service, years and experience. II Is
said that Justice Harlan had another
SON in the Treasury Department
through the summer, and that there
IS a flavor Of favoritism ia these
things.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14
Attachment Notice.

Before j NJ Coleman, j.. P. for Shelby county,
TsPni-H T. Andrews vS, Z W Outlaw.
i sued out under section 1856 of the code Of
Tennessee, and returned levied upon the
property Of the defendant, and affidavit hav-
ing been made that defendant is indebted
TO the plaintiff in the sum Of $3.50. 10, due by
account, and that the claim !. just, and that
Of Tennessee; 1t is therefore ordered that
said defendant make his personal appear
anoe before me on the 10th day of November,
1881, at 10 Jelock am. lat my office, No. 12Mad-
ison street, Memphis, Tenn, and defend said
attachment suit within the time prescribed
eK-parte; and that a copy OF this order be
published once a week for four weeks in the
Public Ledger.
This, the 9TH day Of October, 1881.
3OB 4248 j M COLEMAN, ]. p
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14
CANNOT GET OUT THAT WAY
Bsrret VIII Not be Allowed 20
Go Before the Grand Jury.
Banner, l3th.I

Banner, l3th.l
1t is now positively known that
State Senator Barrett will not DO al
lowed TO go before the grand jury. AT.
torney General Washington 80 stated
to a Banner representative this morn
Jag. He also stated that he never
had anyidea Of permitting him to 80
before that jury. flo thinks the
scheme to get Barrett before tho grand
jury was we'll planned, but not well
enough TO succeed.
Nj. Driver. OF Wayerly, will be the
next witness to 30 before the grand
jury. Other Witnesses have been
summoned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14

ofascertainingho how extensive Il is, and
what it will assay"
"0h, that is it. I thought they first
bored into the ground With a pay
streak until thoy found the shaft, and
then they drifted for the assessment,
and when they found that, they just
put a blast in the indications and
sailed the dump. Now, it seems that
you don't do that way. You follow
up the micacious salt till you strike
the bias fold. Then you see if you
can find a color that matches with the
copper stained trilobites that you can
prospect, and you
"Fo, l must stop you there; you are
getting q little off the vein. You prob
ably have the right idea, but you are
using terms that are not correct.
After they get the wall Of the rock on
the dump and pinch out the night
shift, they salt the contract and blast
the vertical chilblain. Then they
drift for the blossom rock, baled hay,
and poverty, till they strike the vari
coSe vein. After that it is a short Job
to put on the blast folds and sample
the stockholders. Where the btu
minous duplex bisects the brocaded
porphyry and scallops the gouge with
cross-eyed shireings and b%icarbonste
of bilious collie, interlaeed with moire
ANTIQUE wads Of gray copper and free
milling ervsipelas. Ii is not always
the case. however, for indirectly or
inversely, perhaps more, or sometimes
less. as the case may be, and still We
might or might not, and also besides,
lifnot always, as already described,
perhaps, yet / wouldn't be positive Of
anything which might be doubtful,
Then he laughed a'cold, hard laugh,
and went to bed. II husbands would
always explain these things to their
wives, howmuch p~leasanter our homes
would be.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14

4. D.. MORGAN, of New York, is
now mentioned as the most probable
successor of of MIR. Window, aud Mr..
Boutwell, is named for the Department
Of Justice. 1t is believed that Mr..
Boutwell, will accent if the position
is rendered him. Mr.. Filley, of St.
Louis, l. being pressed for a position
In Cabinet.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14

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Henryos Carbonc saIve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, tet-
ter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns
and all kinds of skin eruptions, freck-
les and pimples. Be sure you get
Henry's carbolic salve, as all others
are but limitations and oounterfeits.
Price 25 cents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-14

wv VTIVuHE IIIlUIsT
A gentleman who lately returned TO
this city from Liverpool says that last
summer, while in that city, he took a
copy Of the New Orleans Times from
its wrapper, intending to read the
home news before retiring to bed. In
a few moments he heard a mosquito
buzzing about his head. As there
were no mosquitoes in Liverpool he
concludes that the mosquito in qucs
ton was a native Of New Or
and had mado the trip across
the ocean enclosed in the Times.