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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11
III "DEADLY ~
IN Explanation of What IL Was,
by the Man Who BOughtIt
Nashville World

Nashville World.l
A gentleman who has certified be-
fore the grand jury 10 the Barrett
bribery investigation, and a resident
of Nashville, called at The World
Office yesterday morning and made
the following statement with regard
to the deadly drug which it is charged
was to have been given Senator Bar
rett to prevent his voting for the
1903 bill.
The gentleman said Barrett had
promised the shorts" to vote against
the bill, but they we're afraid that if
the High Tax mea could see him he
would change. They therefore kept a
watch over the Senator, and it was
ascertained that on the day it was sup.
posed the final vote would be taken
ne was locked up with a State official
in a room in the Capitol, taking
dinner, and as he left the Senate cham
Der in the afternoon a prominent
High Tax man from West Tennes-
see carried him to the Maxwell House
and locked him up in a room and kent
him all night. Barrett had already
told the shorts" Of lhegreat pressure
that was being brought to induce him
to vote for the bill, and in order tc
prevent him from voting for the bill
the gentleman who gives this informa.
ton went to a physician and told hin
he wanted a prescription that would
have sufficient effect on a man to allow
! him to give the excuse of sickness fol
not performing a duty next day. The
physician didn't know for whom i
was intended, and had not the slight
) est idea it was for a member Of thu
Legislature, but was Of the impression
the man who was to take it was a par
, ty to the scheme. The prescription
was for one-tWelfth of a grain extrac.
i. of b~elladonna, ard under no circum
stances could it have made a materia
? change in the condition of the patient
Its only effect would have been tt
a dilate the pupils Of the eyes and pro
4 duce slight headache. Many physi
= clans give as much as n and one
2 quarter of a grain at a dose. A prom
/ inent State official is said TO have tn
. original prescription in his possession
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11
A Word to the LabOring Man.
Grenada Sentinel, IL

A Word to the LabOring Man.
Grenada Sentinel, IL
The poor mar is now suffering at
the hands Of the villainous gamblers
who deal in futures and hold down
their sleek ~earcasses in the amer cor
ner Of our fashionable churches.
These very individuals wiring their
hands in holy horror when the faro
table is mentioned, and shrek at the
top of their polluted voices that the
gambling tables must be swept out of
existence. What infamous hypocritesl
Sparks of hell shining with light fur
nished by the DEVIL Far be it from
the Sentinel TO encourage gaming of
any kind, but we deem it more honor
able and less hurtful for a man to play
at the faro table than to occupy his
time by betting on the prospective
value Of the commodities upon which
the very existence Of people depends.
The harm done by the former does
not extend beyond the limits Of his
own household. The injury wrought
by the latter has no bounds. 1t goes
out in every direction, and reaches
the poor, toiling masses in all parts Of
the country adding fresh fuel to their
misery and more suffering to their
h~eartaches. It is true that the crops
throughout the country have suffered
from the loug continued drought, but
we are loath 10 believe that the ex-
orbitant rise in prices which have
taken place in every department of
commerce can be attributable to the
spell Of dry weather through
which we have passed. The dealers
in futures, those fellows, who had to
coin a lingo Of their own to express
their nefarious transactions, as Fagin
in Oliver Twist did, are principally
the cause Of the unnatural going up Of
prices. And now that prices have
been so enhanced, what Of the labor
ing MANI He tells his employer chat
it now costs him twenty-five per cent
more to live than it did two months
ago, hence he must have a CORE
spending raise Of his wages. He is
smilingly told that such a demand is
unreasonable, that he displays soften
ing OF the brain to ask ar increase Of
pay at such critical times To a word,
Is told that it is impudent FOR him
hx a value upon his labor. What
-. IInHrarH nc
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Attachment Notice.

Before ] NJ Coleman, J. p. for Shelby county,
Tenn.-H Il Andrews We, d W Outiaw.
N this cause an attachment having beer
i. sued out under section 1885 Of the code o.
Tennessee, and returned levied upon II
property Of the defendant, End affidavit hey
ing been made that defendant Is indebtcd
to tho plaintiff in the sum Of $50. 70, due b.
tho defendant Is o nonresident Of the Stat,
Of. Tennessee; II Is therefore ordered TIM
said defendant mako his personal appear,
aneo before me on the 10th day Of November
1881 at 10 o'clock am. at my office, No. 12Mad
ilon street, Memphis, Tenn, and defend sale
attachment suit within the time prescribed
eK-partoi and that n 0 Of this order b,
published once q week for four weeks in tn,
Public Ledger.
Tbs, tho 9th day Of October, 1881.
30 30 ~ B j NJ COLEMAN, j. p
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Mon-RosIaoni Notice.

No. ilfi-In tho Chancory Court Of Shelby
County Tenn. - Harriet Williams vs.. VIII.
liam Williams.
m appearing from alidAyit IN this cnuss
i that tho defendant, William Williams,
Is n non-roqidsnt Of tho State Of Ten.
neseost u Ia therefore ordered that he
mako his appearance herein, at tho court.
house Of bholby county, In Memphis, Tenn, on
or before tho frat Monday In November, 1881,
and plead, answer or demuF 10 complainant
bill, or the same will DO takon for confessed
A. 70 him and sot for hearing ex-parte,
and that q copy Of this order DO pub,
ishgd onos.R week, for four successive weeks,
In Tho Public Ledger.
This 9th day Of October, 1881.
A oOpy-Attosti
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
d. Y. y. MrliKNnY, ID. O, n M.
Richard d Campbell, s0lr for complainant
3IB7 As al
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11

ARKAEsAw hasa Justice machine
which works admirably when set in
motion. The train robbers were
speedily tried before a regular jury at
Washington, found guilty and SEN
fenced to five years apiece in the
p~enitentiary on each Of fourteen in
dictments found by a special grand
jury. That makes seventy years each
for the BOYS.
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ReedIs enc EdgeT onIe assists dlgeatIc
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Eniihef.

Lebanon Tenn.) Herald.l
KThe Memphis LEDGER thinks it's
funny for the Louisville Courier
Journal to speak of the Chattanooga
Behind-the- fines" VII, to DO gen
uine, must have a substratum oftruth
and consequently the Courier
Journals fippancy is not wit, for the
reason that there is no paper in the
South to which an epitbet implying
slowness and want ofenterprise can be
applied with less appropriateness than
the Chattanooga Times.
Well, it must have been intended
for fun or wit or a play on words OF
something that did not necessarily
have to DO sworn to. No one has had
cause Of late years to charge the
Times with being behind the times
except in the sense that the word
Chattanooga comes first. Perhaps
that vas what the Courier. JournaI
meant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11
A PrlnceIy Beer Singer.

The proprietor Of a Pittsburg beer
saloon has had in his employ for the
past eight years a man who, when he
came to hire, ave his name as
Andrew Salm. lie soon proved that
he was superior in all respects to the
position he occupied, being a talented
linguist and a musician of no ordinary
ability. Very little attention was paid
to the man, however, as he was much
addicted to the flowing bowl. He was
allowed to pursue the even tenor Of
his way without questioning, until
some days ago he received a draft on
the First National Bank Of Pittsbure
for $500. The draft was in favor Of
Prince Salm- Salm, and was duly hon.
ored upon presentation. He still
retains his old position, refusing to
divulge any of his past history, but
designs in the near future to open a
riding-school for ladies. Some Of his
friends intimate that he belongs to
one Of the Oldest and richest titled
families in Germany. Why he left
home is a mystery. Why he remained
so long incog is another.
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Reeds Gilt Edge Toni regents malari
A Trne Cnnse for Regref.

1t makes the heart Of every philau-
thropisl sad to see so many worthless
patent medicines pulled and adver-
tised for the cure Of chronic diseases.
Usually the remedy is some vile
cathartic compound or alcoholic pre-
paraLioD, 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 WORKOUT and exhausted digest
i've and urinary organs that nothing
but death can relieve. lnyalids should
trust moro 10 nature for their recov.
cry. A gentle medical tonic that
stimulates enfeebled digestion and
strengthens every part of the system
by its 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 its merits become known,
for it acts in such perfect harmony
with the laws and life Of health, thai
all pulmonary, urinary and digestive
troubles are prevented and perma'
nently cured by its timely use. i
contains no alcohol, and will moi
blaeken the teeth. Physicians anC
mini tiers endorse and recommend it
S. Mansfield & Co., w. N. Wilker.
son g. Co., and G. w. Jones & Co.
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11

Iris reported at Washington that
Guiteau is about to 60 crazy sure
enough, The dread Of punishment
and the strain upon his mind have
well nigh brought on a state of imbe-
cility. This may be really the case
and no insanity dodge about it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11

The subscription price of the
DAILY PUBLIC LEDGER is So per
annum and SOC per month for less
than one year. The WEEKLY
LEDGER is 81 per annum-postags
free. Payable in advance invaria'
bly,.
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King Coles Combination.

Chattanooga Times, VI
Colonel E. w. Cole, President Of
the Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia
Air Line, the system recently formed
in New York City by a consolidation
Of the Cole Seney and Huntingdon
syudieales. arrived in the city yester-
day from New York City.
A Times reporter called on him
during the course Of the day and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11
The Estate Of Ihe Late President

Washington National hepublican.l
The affairs relating to the estate OIL
the late President will shortly be
turned over to trustees that will BE-
appointed. All except expenses in.
CURED during the sickness Of tho
PRECEDENT will be regarded as debts Of
the estate, and the bills will be called
for by the trustees. If Congress No
desires, a schedule Of the bills will bC
furnished for any action that they may
c fit to take. Han appropriation il
made covering tho expenses incurred,
the estate will be relieved from tho
payment. The trustees will proceed
on the theory, which Is a perfectly
correct one, that those expenses arc
private debts, and not an indebted
ness Of the government. What part
Congress may SEQ ft 10 assume is,
Of course, not known. Mr.. j. Stanley
Brown says he has no idea Of what the
entire expenses Of tho sickness OF tkO
President will amount to. So far, no
bills have been presented, and proba-
bly, they will NOT be until the trustees
call for them. lie says that he left
Mrs. Garfield IN good health, and
making preparations to superintend
the education OF her children.
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Health is Wealth

DR.. Z. G. WEsT's NaRvE AND BRAIN TREAT
HEEI; y specific for Hysteria, Dizziness, Con-
sion, Loss Of Memery, Spermatorrhoea, Impo-
tency, Involuntary Emissions, Premature Old
Age. caused by o~yer-exertion, self. abuse, or
Over-indulgence, which leads 10 misery, decay
and death. One box will cure recent cases.
One dollar a box, or six boxes for Eve dollars;
sent by mail prepaid on receipt Of price. We
guarantee six boxes to cure any case. With
each order received by us for six boxes, accom-
panied with five dollars, we will send the pur-
chaser our written guarantee to return the
money If the treatment docs not effect a cure.
Guarantees issued only by A. RENKERT 4
CO., Wholesale and Retail Druggists, 2l5 Main
street. Memphis, Tenn. Orders by mail will
receive prompt attention. hxxxiiiiSd&w
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GeneraI Pl.e,a VII @ CoIumbIa

bplhNuVlA nnIhiuf ~
General Albert Pike Of Washington
City, came TO Columbia last Tuesday,
in the interest Of higher Masonry. lie
10, VIC believe, the most distinguished
Mason in the Union. He is also a
great lawyer, and received the largest
fee ever given TO a lawyer-$l00 900.
He is a poet and litterateur, and il is
very pleasant and profitable to listen
To his conversation. He came to CO.
lumbia in 1881, and was here at a
4,h Of July celebration thatyear. he
came here to get a situation as teacher
but the position was filed before he
arrived, and be did not remain long.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11

The Empress of Austria is a woman
of simple habits, but she nevertheless
spends a great deal Of money. 1t is
said that her last hunting trip to Eng
land cost 5000, 900. She smokes a
great many cigarettes, practices gym
nastics regularly and rises at 5 o'clock
in the morning.
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225 Carlton avenue, Brooklyn.

Many who long suffered from nerv-
GUS debility would now be in their
graves had they not used Browns
Iron Bitters.
S. Mansfield & Co., W. N. Wilker-
sen & Co., and G. w. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11

GENERAL Albert Pike instituted a
lodge in the Scottish rite Of Masonry
at Columbia last week, and will in
stitute one in Nashville.
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Rocd's Gilt Edge Tonic aIlays irritation
General Sam HOUstOn's DeScen-
dants.


In a letter which went the rounds
Of the Tennessee press this summer,
it was stated that Colonel Williams,
Of Dyersburg, had 10 his possession a
rare old cane, which once belonged to
General Sam Houston, and that Col
onel Williams would be glad to give
it TO any Of the old hcro's children or
descendants. The Dyersburg Gazette
of the 9Th, republishes this letter, and
adds the following;
In response to the above, Colonel
Williams received a letter from A. j.
Houston, a son of General Sam
Houston, now Clerk Of the United
Courts, at Dallas, Texas, asking him
to send the zane to his address. And
Colonel Williams has complied with
that request, the historical cant leav.
ing Dyersburg one day this week.
neatly boxed, for its Texas heme
After shipping the cane, Colonel
Williams, also, received the following
letter:
MARSHALL, TEXAS,
"a September, 1881.
Col, Alex Williams, Dyersburs, Tenn:
Dear SRI have recently e 10 an
extract from a paper of your State
in which it is stated that you have a
cane formerly owned by General San
Houston, and that you have expressed
a desire to present it to some one o.
General Houston's descendants.
married General Houston's youngest
daughter, Nettie, who is we'll known,
and who has many friends in Tennes.
see. We have two boys, the eldest
being named Sam Houston, after his
grandfather. l would esteem it as q
great iavorif you would donate the
cane to him. He is a bright little
fellow, and, | hope, will one day show
himself a worthy bearer of his illustri.
Gus ancestors name. There are -four
sons aud four daughters of General
II. now living-all in Texas and all
are married and have children except
the two younger sons. Several years
since | spent, with my wife, a portion
of the summer in Tennessee. She
read a poem before the Press Associa-
tion-of which we are both honorary
members-st GAINESVILLE. 1t is posi-
bic that you may remember the occa,
sion. If you care to send me the cane.
you can do SO, l suppose by express.
| will gladly pay the charges. l am,
sir, your obedient servant,
w. i. BRINGHURsT.
Every member of the Tennessee
Press Association will remember,
with feelings Of delight, Mrs. Bring
hurst aud her beautiful poem, read al
their annual meeting held in Clarks-
vile in 1879, and how neatly the gal
liant and lamented Gus. Henry intro
duced her to the large, fashionable
and appreciative audience. We re-
member her as a most graceful reader,
a charming lady and an entertaining
companion.
The above will, we think, give more
information concerning General Sam
Houston's family than anything that
has been published for a long time.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11

In combining the pure materials
which compose Coussens' Honey Of
Tar. il seems that the manufacturers
have adopted the motto Excelsior"
as that compound excels all other
remedies as a cure ioT coughs, colds,
and ali diseases OF the throat and lungs.
For sale By w. N. Wilkcrson & Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11

Persons VINO Stand Upon Their
Feet,
Whether men or women, are often
troubled with serious pains and weak
nesses in the back, loins and other
parts Of the body. 1t has been proven
beyond a doubt, however, that War
ner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure is a
certain preventive ofthese troubles.
netfa. Special Afternoon Blfrn W svafuss.s-s
a tho county. Once 2A Front g. llsf |
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11
nimIniaheh Vignr

Is reimbursed in great measure, to those
troubled with weak Kidneys, by a jddicious
use Of Foateiter's Stomach Bitters, which
iuvisorates and stimulates without exciting
tho urinary organs. In conjunction with its
influence upon them, it ~coTrects acidity, i'm
proves appetite, and is in every way eOnduc-
i've to health and nerve repose. Another
marked quality is its control over fever and
pgue and its power Of preventing 1t. For
sale by all druggists and dealers generally.
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Il u
Publisher and Proprietor.

Entered Gthe postoncs Al MeuVo E iehn.,
scond-class mattsr.
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s Mansfield & Co, w N Wilkerson & Co,
and Il W jones 4 Co, Wholesale Agents.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-09-03
ESSAYS or S..

Such s'rsase sorts Of souls a, ar. a IN.
sout social, some silent, some Stern ana -.
we're s~ -
som' on Ins 20 swee,ly. some sober and
semo ,sSS in the sunshine, anil some in the
Some STOPPING, some straight some s,ando-
some stout, SAoA"oi
Some starving in silence, some supping with
Some suffering and sick, some sturdy and
Some sorry and signing, some singing .
Some saucy and scolding, some shiftless, some
Some 1 sincere and steadfast, submissive, sub.
The stylish. the simple, the slow the sedote
spectators and swindlers, and statesmen i,
state 'es'AAon III
The sculptor sa, and salesman. the savage, the
The saint saint and the sinner, the speaker on
eegar- smokers, sweepers, sots, sailors ot sea
she. o'0'" s1"'uoteE
Some .seamstresses. some at the spindle and
soothsayers and stewards and scholars at
eec'a shAn,, and surgeons, and shepherds Of
Surveyors Sisss, shoemakers. and sluggard. in
some slaves and some soldiers some sconn
dreis and scamps,
some scribblers of stanxas for sake of the
stamps. - VAC
National Baptik
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-09-03

exemplifed in . sermon l heard . Sum
day OF two ago. The prsaeher' 3 thought
ful, earnest discourse was too essay-like
in style and full of those long sentences
which give the listeners attention ex-
cuse for wandering; but ct the hast he
dropped his paper and went on with
IN extempore addition to his sermon.
As ferventss it was unprecedented Ee
spoke of the truth of revelation proving
itself to the individual conscience, Of
the inward witness for Heavenly things.
"Now, while my voice is speaking to
you, you hear another Voice." he said,
in an awed undertone. For moment
the congregation seemed verify listen
ing for the Voice, so hushed was the
church. Suppose that now, while l
were speaking" the preacher went on
in the same tone, ''before l had finished
what l have to say, the time of judy
ment were come, the roof of this church
were lifted, and the heavens opened
above you: you would be the judges OF
your own selves, and know your places
on the right hand or on the Left" It
was not the words alone that startled
the congregation into perfect silence.
but the preachers voice. his look, his
gesture, the sense that the things he
spoke of were vivid realities. He had
no notion of making an orator.
ical effect, but uneonsciously he had
wrought one, A little more of the
orators instinct or training would have
made him stop just there, without an
other word but alas, he continued for
five minutes longer, and brought his
hearers down from the heavens to the
ordinary level before he ceased. A
man with no gift for extempore speak.
ing, and who il obliged to write out his
discourse in full, may yet give it the air
Of true sernso, and gain all the ad-
vantage which talk, = speech. must
always have over anything that is
merely read. Atlantic Monthly.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-09-03

in9 Of their mothers, and men always
dislike Il. .......
Common.ssnse and common decency
should, however, restrain the frivolous
from engaging much in the amusements
aud gayeties Of lie before six months
have passed after the death of any near
friend; especially, II they pretend to
wear black, should they DO careful Of
those appearances which mourning il
supposed to resDect.-Havper's Bazas.
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Religious.
TWO GATES.

Open the East Gate now,
And let the day come in;
The day with unstained brow,
Untouched by care or sin.
For her We watch and wait,
Wait with the birds and dew:
Open the Eastern Gate.
And let the daylight through.
Uplift thy daily toll.
With brain as fresh aud clear,
Strong hands that have no soil,
And heart untouched by fear.
Marching unto thy noon,
Marching unto thy rest,
When shadows lengthen. soon
Comes calm and peaceful rest.
Open the Western Gate,
And let the daylight 70,
In pOmp of royal state,
In rose and amber glow.
1t is so late, SO late,
The birds sing sweet and low;
Open the Western Gate,
And let the daylight 60.
Lay down thy daily toll,
Glad OF thy labor done.
Glad Of the nights assOil,
Glad of thy wages won.
With hearts that fOndly wait,
With grateful hearts aylOw,
Pray at the Western Gate
And let the daylight 20.
Pray at the Eastern Gate,
For all the day can ask;
Pray ut the Western Gate,
Holding thy finished task.
1t waxeth late. 60 late,
The night falls gold end gray;
But through LIES Western Gate
Dswns LIES Eternal Day.
Mary A. Barr, In N. Y. independent