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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-31
8 Viz EduealionnI PoIier

We are glad to be able to accord
fully with the line Of discussion devel-
oped at Fisk University in the Amer.
lean Missionary Society on Tuesday.
The sentiment was almost unanimous
in favor Of such a line Of training az
will lead the negro gradually up. The
first aspiration Of the newly emanci-
pated negro was for position at once.
de could not see that it had taken the
Saxon. or rather the Teuton, more
than fifteen hundred years to reach
his present position. If these were
granted to the negro, certain advaD-
ages Of association and a much more
rapid rate Of progress, it will be OBJ
yious that the race which, in the FIRST
flush Of freedom, imagined itself
statesmen, doctors, lawyers, authors
professors, planters, merchants. must
climb slowly from the position 10
which 1t found itself. That position
vas the humble one oflaborer and that
700 IN the least remunerated branch of
labor. 1t we could advise the negro
70 be content with the sphere ri
larm hand, We would advise his de-
p%ortanon BY the white people at spy
eost 70 them and him, because then he
would forever curse America with a
seTf population. WIN d
mere Is some reason why he should
uIeam Of standing upon the highest
OunGs put aspirations had better be-
hIacueally confined 10 the stems neTt
those occupied. Let every nan aim
ior hlmselta at accumulation al Es.Ia
personal property, at a few acrss og
lana' well used and, for bis cbildroO
az such advantages as he can ~
them for continuing tho painful mss.aS
upward. The average general idso
presented in Tuesdays discussie, t uss
directly upon this line. The m.;s
thought was the necessity for e5nco'
ung me negro for the field he i IN
20 Bnd the best price the highest sill
VIII give him as a laboreT. IN teseb
MN mechanical skill, that as manv AZ
can mud openings may enter that 6eld
IL is thus aud thus alone he viii rise
ron the position Of laborer to that Of
ikltea iaho.er frrm uilt Of killed
lapofer,to snal prtpi -fDr .rd oa 10
nna'eVer Tim ls.iY store lor arowing
hno"iedgs ard practical skill. grad.
uAiiy branching into higher and mor,
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A BLOODY ARRAY AT PINEY
FALLS,
In Which n Negroes Ratchet and
His Wiie's SkilIeiDO Fear
fnl Execution.

Knoxville Chronicle, 9th inst
A Chronicle representative, who has
been visiting the Cumberland Noun
tain region, brings he following par
ticulars in regard to a difficulty which
occurred Christmas morning, at Piney
Falls, some four or five miles from
| Spring City, Rhra County:
1t seems that there lives at Piney
Falls a oolored man who isvery peace
able and quiet, and who does not as q
general thing indulge in the use of ar
dent spirits. But thinking he could
not properly celebrate Christmas with
out a little whisky, he procured some,
ard was returning with it to his home,
wltn he was met by four or five rail-
road roughs who tried to buy some Of
it for themselves. The colored man,
however, would neither give nor sell,
and the roughs became angry, shot at
him and abused him, the negro hardly
escaping to his home with his life.
The attacking party were not salts
fed, however, and went TO the negro's
cabin with the intention OF finishing
the work they had begun. As they
approached the negro told them to
keep away, and not wishing a difficulty,
closed the door and fastened it. But
the men we're spelling for a fight, and
with the aid OF an axe, broke in. The
negro seized a Ratchet, and the first
one entered split his skull. The
others rushed in and the Ratchet did
some more good work. But there
were too many for him and they were
about to overpower him, when the
negro's wife came to his rescue with a
skillet, applying it to the head of one
of the roughs, bringing him TO the floor
and nearly caving in his skull. The
Ratchet and the skillet did good work
and the party was finally routed. The
colored man, however, was quite
badly injured, being shot. and also cut
with an axe, but it is hoped he will
recover. The leader of the railroad
roughs will probably not recover from
his injuries, if he is not already dead,
and the general feeling e hat it is a
great pity the Ratchet id not split the
remaining heads. The men who made
this dastardly attack have been ar.
rested and jailed, and an illicit whisky
vender, whose vile liquor was probably
at the bottom Of the trouble, has, We
believe, also been secured and his
whisky captured.
The citizens of Piney Falls are
among he best in Tennessee, but the
building of the new narrow gauge
railroad from Spring City has brought
in some rough fellows, whose tempo
rary residence has caused considerable
trouble in that neighbOrhood. They
we're quite peaceable until whisky was
brought among them, bU4 despite the
made By the manager OF the
new road t. keep liquor away, it has
been secretly brought in and sold, with
the usual evils resulting.
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The JeT Davis Gold.

Richmond (Na.) S~ptoial.l
Mr.. Daniel II. Maury, of Richmond,
contributes the following touching
jeff Davis and the Confederate specie:
when Davis and his Cabinet were
10 Dauyille they heard Of Lees sur
render. While being entertained at
breakfast in the house of one OF the
citizens of that town they began Ia
discuss their present resources. They
were slender enough. One Cabinet
Minister had nearly 300 in gold.
None of the rest were so fortunate.
Mr.. Davis kept silent until his host
said: Mr. Davis, we have not heard
from you. We hope you have been
more proyident than your Cabinet.
Sir said he, i have not one dol
lar in the world, save the Confederate
money in my purse
Soon after the party took the train
for Greensboro, and just before start
ing a Virginia woman sent to Mr.. Da-
Wis a bag of gold, with her simple
God speed. With great emotion he
declined to accept one cent Of it, and
80 cast his fortunes to the last with
his people. At Washington, Georgia,
all of the coin-about $50 00-car-
ried along with the Presidential
party was divided among the escort"
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The Pneumatic system OfRapfd
Transit.

An interesting paper on rapid
transit was read on Wednesday night
by w. b. lie Van before tho Franklin
Institute. The speaker expressed mis-
belief that the street railroads would
eventually be used only for carrying
freight. and that passengers would be
carried from one place to another by
the pneumatic system at a much
higher rate Of speed than is now at
tainable. Such a road, he thought,
should be built on Market street ins
stead Of an elevated one, as its first
cost. as we'll as its running expenses,
would be less than that Of a steam
read. Mr.. LIE Van submitted a plan,
contemplating the construction OF two
ten feet tunnels, one for up and one for
down trains, finished smooth on the
inside and made alright. The cars
would be of iron, cylindrical
in shape, and with seats running
lengthWise. Thesc could be propelled
By atmospheric pressure, the air being
exhausted at different parts Of the
line by fans driven BY stationary en-
gines. The speakoi went on TO ex-
plain hat tho cars could be.eo worked
as 10 stop ataH stations or pass them
as express trains, while movements
could be indicated 10 the station and
engine-blower rooms Pneumatic
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FOrecasiIDg Presidential CandI-
dates. =

Gath s Letter.
1t is the general opinion here, based
on the Ohio press, That Mr.. Pendle-
toms Presidential aspirations have
not been responded to with much
heartiness. Indeed, the next Demo-
cratic candidate is still in the woods.
The names most prominent On the
mind are Tilden, Thurman and Joe
Mcdonald OF Indiana The latter
name is principally known from the
persistent agitation OF il by
both Republicans aud Democrats
of the State, particularly the
former. Dir. John q. New recently
said that If Mcdonald had been on the
late ticket, whether for President or
Vice President, the Republicans could
not have carried Indiana. General
Thomas Brady also says that Me-
Donald will be without a competitor
two years from this time. l think
Judge Niblack said something Of the
kind to me sometime ago.
General Hancock, perhaps, has an
idea that he will run again; at least
his military friends tell him so.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-31
The Bnsiness Mans Best Friend,

Mr.. G. L. Oudesluys, a leading i'm.
porter of Baltimore, has stated that
nothing has done his dyspepsia, indi-
gestion, etc., so much good as that
most wonderful of all tonic and reviv-
ing medicines Browns Iron Bitters
Just think Of it: at a sGpper the other
light, although a chronic dyspeptic,
be says be ate, at II O'Clock, fried
oysters, chicken salad and ice cream,
after which taking a dose of Iron Bit
tiers, he never spent a more pleasant
with no dyspeptic symptoms in
the morning.
S. Mansfield & Co w. N. Wilker-
son 4 Co., and g.. W. Jones & Co,
wholesale agents.
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Reseued from DentI,.

William j. Coughlin, of S~omerville
Mass, says; In the fall of 1876 l wa,
taken with a violent bleeding Of the
lungs, followed by a severe cough.
was SO weak at one time that | could
not leave my bed. In the summer OF
1877 | was admitted to the city hospi
tai. While there the doctors said !
had a hole in my left lung as big IS a
half dollar. l was SC far gone at one
time a report vent around that | was
dead. l gave up hope, but a friend
told me of DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam ior
the Lungs. | COTS bottle, when TO my
surprise and qualification l commenced
to feel better, and to-day | feel in bet
ter spirits than | have in the past
three years.
81 write this hoping every one
afflicted with diseased lungs will be
induced to take DR.. Halls Balsam fol
the lungs, and be convinced that con.
sumption a be cured" Sold bJ
druggists. S
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Employment for Convicts.

London Daily NeWs.l
The difficulty Of finding employ
ment for convicts Of a more rational
aud profitable kind than the crank
and shot drill is still present to the
directors OF convict prisons. In their
latest report they dwell with natural
pleasure upon the steady decrease in
the number of sentences Of penal SER
vitude-the very direction in which
such diminution is most gratifying. If
the number sentenced in England.
Wales and Scotland in 1880 had been
the same in proportion to the popula-
ton as it was in the years from 1865 to
1869, there would have been 1855, in.
stead Of 1854, a difference Of 93l.
Taking the average time prisoners
pass in prison at six years, the number
Of the convict prison population &C
eording to the ratio Of the earlier FIVE
years would be 1850, whereas its
actual number is 1927. Another
satisfactory item is that the separation
from prisoners never before con
victed has been carried into effect,
2O4 Of such prisoners having been sent
to Chatham prison, where they occupy
4 separate block, and are otherwise
kept entirely apart from the other
eonYiets. Thus, those who have never
previously been convicted are treated
exactly Ike other prisoners, except
that they are never allowed to come
in contact at work at chapel. or at
punishment with habitual criminals.
Men et this class wear a scarlet star,
and being quite cut of from n com
merce with the old hands, are afforded
reasonable opportunity for reform
The great difficulty foreseen by the
directors is in finding employment for
the little army still, even under i'm
proving conditions, in their control.
Many Of the large public works on
which convicts are now employed will
shortly be completed, and the Difficult
y once solved By transportation will
arise. Employment has been found
at DartmoOr for a few extra men, but
there will obviously be a large amount
OF convict labor presently hanging on
hand. The question is, what is to be
done With it, Perhaps a few harbors
Of refuge might employ our convicts
for some years to come, and give them
besides the benefit Of the sea air.
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TRUTH ATTEsTED.
Some Important Statements
of Well Known People
Wholly Verified.

In order that the public may fully realize
the ~gonuineness Of the stafemontsy as well a.
the power and value Of the article Of. which
they, speak, we publish herewith the fac
.gimtle signatures OF parties whose sincerity
10 beyond question. Tho truth of there tesh-
nounce be ignored:
MEMrms. TEsE., April -. 1881
Messrs. II. IA. Warner & Co.
GeNrLEAEN-I have been a sufferer hom my
Infancy vi h disease Of tho kidneys, and have
expended n great deal of my hard earned
wages with physioiana and at various springs
ln search Of relief, None did me any good.
Finally, after reading several Testimonials Of
tho Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, i concluded
TO try II, and aft0r bayina used four bottles
found that / had been entirely cured. and am
To-day MS stronR and healthy as any enc.
have not seon any testimonials from any ono
In this soction Of the country, and on thlH
account send mine Voluntarily. hoping that
some one Affected with this dangerous disease
may 500 IL and be induced 70 try 1t. 1t is tho
most wonderful medicine / have ever seen.
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TIE Memphis LEDGER uniu.tly
charges the increase of representation
onthe Republicans. Iteoademn sthe
increase in no unmeasured forms We
also opposed it strenuously, but it did
no good. But the increase was a no
party question. II was supported by
all alike. Democrats were as jealous
in doing the fatal act as the Repub-
licans. Ii was a weak Concession TO
what the members conceived to be a
demand Of the country districts as
offered TO cities and towns. We think
still they were wrong. as the towns
and cities will get the same relative
increase. But there is one fact over
looked by opposing papers. 1t gives
to = great number Of counties a repre-
sentative who may be better able TO
legislate for their respective counties
than q stranger froma distant county.
II this resul, proves true in practice,
ne will reconcile ourselves to it. for
we want 10 give every county In the
State fair show. Banner.
We do nos blame the Republican
party altogether, but charge this M
necessary increase Of misrepreserta-
ton and expense to ell who hsd a
hand in L. The Republicans
could not have accomplished it
alone. They had help. We have
not analysed the final vote or seen 3
history Of this extraordinary measure
If the ridiculous prejudice between
town and county had anIthing to do
with it, the more shame and humiliA-
ton for Tennessee. There could be
no town in the State without 4 country
to back it, and not much
of a county without : town.
The csuntry comes 6rss and the
town follows as = matter 81 ucesSiy
snd convenience A Legislature that
could divide on such a lire uould al
y%erliss a degree Of stapi3itJ. ignorauce
and imbeeility that would znrges she
necessity Of another ard high
walled lunltie asylan. Tie fat
remains that the Republicans ebsekle
over the reiistncisg se1. aad hat
ho Democrat has been sbIr 30 e5pkE.
out any real cause 70 rei0iee Afr.
Coulter, it IS true, f4kiag TIE vsss
cast at the Presidential sle-sfg1 su3s
that the Democrats have m4Is q itaIs
gain; but have no; EEz Taae
Democrats been Slaughtered T. tie
house ofthsir fris13a Ii lok 50
sad ~Eesesnnoi thrcH q shs Evrs
Eua that The RsTzbEaszs 1ei1
decided liTautss IN TIE a,rmR
Dsni ofthe legislative Gslr-
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a seli-StyIed Element In Jour-
nalism.

Now York Tribune. III
1.-THE object of this organization"
said a member Of the National Puz.
zlers' League, Us to pull puzzledom
out Of the mire." The League held
its s%emi-annual convention at 3 pm.
yesterday in the Pythagoras Hall, in
Canal street, neal the Bowery. II
continued to pull puzzledom out OF
the mire" until 1880. These "puzzlers"
arc the puzzle editors of the various
amateur journals Of tho country. There
were about sixty Of them present at
the convention. They varied in age
from eighteen to twenty-five years.
They were a bright and exceedingly
lively class of men. I'VE arc a de.
cided element in American journal
ism, said one of them, ''as there are
nearly five hundred amateur papers
in the country. New York is the
champion State; Pennsylvania next,
and next is Boston,"
M. B. Tausig, of Harrisburg, Pa,
presided. He was a victim OF circum.
stances and was obliged to pound the
floor continually with a heavy cane in
order to restrain the vivacity of the
delegates. After various reports Of
committees, he called for the report Of
the Committee on Awards OF Prizes.
Tho committee began to recommend
Ia prize for the best puzzle in rhom.
boids, when a member rose and de.
manded that q certain protest Of his
be read by the Secretary. This was
against the admission OF a delegation
of editors from this city, who were
only amateur journalists and moi
"puzzlers." The Secretary firmly re.
fused to do this, saying: II DOM
recognize lead peHcil." 1t was then
moved that the protest be returned
with regrets The President put The
motion. Some one moved to table it
The President refused to hear him
The previous question was then
moved, and the regrets resolution
wa, passed.
The Committee on a New Constitu.
ton hen made its report. Much
tumult ensued. Have a little re.
spect for me; I've a bad cold the
Chairman of tho committee entreated.
This was given-for a minute. The
Chairman read the constitution
through, but no one listened. The
instrument was then adopted. The
following officers, after an exciting
and closely contested ballot, we're then
elected: President, Louis Keolle,
New York; First Vice President: NJ.
B. Tausig, Harrisburg; Second Vice
President, B. W. Morris, Oakland
California; Third Vice President, G..
Il. Frye, Halifax, N. S.; Recording
and Corresponding Secretaries, p. f,
Duff, Jr., New York, and J.R. Price,
Baltimore; Treasurer, q. w. Finnin
ger, Philadelphia; Official Editor NJ
j. Hackett, New York; Puzzle Edi-
tor, W. M. Delaney. New York; Mar
shall, f. w. Lee, Des Moines, Iowa.
The next meeting will be held in Bos-
ton.
A body of nearly the same young
men met in the forenoon as the Con
v%ention Of Song Composers" A medal
was presented to Miss Mary A. Krons-
bein, of Brooklyn, for the best senti.
mental song, "The Drunkard's Child
A medal for the finest comic song was
given to John j. Piggott, Of this city.
Among the officers for the coming
year are Mary A. K~ronsbein, First
Vice President, and Helen N. Martin.
of Dallas, Texas, Second Vice Presi.
dent,
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Sleed, Greene 8 Houston,
Attorneys at4Law
80 Madison ST.,
~Ilon-RaaIaanf Ronaa.
No. 1888 In the Chanoory Court Of Shelby
county, ToAn.-Jnmos Paine et al vs.. Alex.

-
No. 1888 In the Chanoory Court Of Shelby
county, ToAn.-Jnmos Paine OF al vs.. Alex.
Mcneil ct al.
TT appearing from tho bill in this onute,
i which ~ sworn 10, that the defendants,
Alex MoNeill, Thos 3 Sullivan, John W Allen
and hla wife, Amelia Allon we're whom last
heard OF npn.fesidenta OF the Slate ofTenne9-
see; that II h not known now whether they
are dead or alive, " dead tho nsmes and
places ~ rseldoncoO their heirs are unknown
and cannot DO ascortainod after dilisent
irggiryl II therefore ordered that al Of
said parties above named or their heirs-at-law
mako their appearance herein, at the court
house Of Shelby county, IN Memphis, Tenn,
on or before tho frat Monday In February,
1889, and plead, answor or demur to complain
ant bill. or the same will DO taken for CON
fossod rs 10 them and set for hearing OK
parto; and that a o Of this order DO pub
lished oncea gcek Tor four successive weeks
In tho Public Ledger.
TAis 2lst day Of December, 1881.
A oopy-Attosts
ri BLACK, Clork aud Master.
BY McIEHnY. d. o. 4 NJ.
w Strong. tol'r for complt. " lO5 l0S ll5
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Brownsville Democrat
Previous to the Advancement of the
State debt case, the effort was made on
the 100 3 side to get Attorney General
Lea to request the Court, as Attor-
ney- General of the State, tn advance
the case in the interest Of the State.
Attorney-Genera Lea declined, not
withstanding the heavy pressure
brought to bear upon him. The effort
was then made to induce him to allow
the name Of the State to be used in
making this request of the
Court, and he refused to allow
the name of the State to be used
for the purpose. s. Failing in these
efforts, the managers endeavored to
employ him as counsel, thinking by
this means to get his influence. even
if they could not use him officially
and he refused to accept a fee or to be
employed as an attorney. The man
ayers failed altogether in their effort:
to get the Attorney General to take
part in the case Of the 1903 measure.
We state these faces in order to lei
the public know the Attorney Gener.
ais position in tho matter. The sui
being between private citizens, he
very properly refused to allow Tho
name of the State to be used in any
way whatever.
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attachment Notice.

Before John T Elliott. J.P for Shelby county,
Teun.-M APP VI. Mary Fubrmann.
IN this cause. an attachment having been
Tennessee, and returned levied upon the
property OF the defendant, and amdavit hav-
Ing boea made that defendant is indebted
10 the plaintiff In the sum Of go, due BY &C
count, and that the claim is Just, ana
that the defendant Ia n nonresident Of tho
State Of Tennessee; Il "a therefore ordered that
said defendant make her porg0nal appear
ancs before me or the 9Th day Of February.
1889, al u o'clock m. at my Office. No. 3i3
seeosa g, nsmpni z sna defend asid
By law, or the eeme will he proceeded With
cx.parte; and that q copy Of this 0rior he
publilhed once q week fOr four weeks 10 the
Public Ledger.
lB 100 i5 ll JOHN 7 kLLtOTT, !. =.
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WomanIiness IN Woman.

Portland, Oregon, Polsris
Girls, stand up We feel as If we
would like to strap you fast to some
Of those heavenWard towering frs.
Don't you know that the way YOU
besd over and tilt forward aud hang
your hands like the paws Of a kanga-
roo is a disgrace on this land Of
straight growing. grand old forests?
VI all the people in the world, our
Western girls should stand fat on the
soles Of their shoes, throw their
shoulders back aud walk as if they
were alive. And then Just listen
how you talk Slang is bad
enough, but the simpering, lettering.
fawniDg sentimentslism which requires
you to skip the last end OF a word lest
It sound fat and uncultured. is too
disgusting for Anything. And, then,
what is the use hobbling on the street,
as if you we're deformed. when the
whole truth is, you ave a number
two shoe on a number four foot. Don't
you deny it, The shoemaker told US
all ABOUT II when you purchased your
shoes, and it's all over the city. You
know you have been in mortal misery
ever since. Don't you suppose people
know about how large a foot goes with
a physique like yours? And do
you suppose you can deceive the
shoemaker? When you do get on a
number Two, it is four he changed
for you. Now, just let some things 10
this world have their course; and re.
member that a man worth the name.
loves womanliness; and most Of this
is made up Of an open hearted, limo.
cent independence that always reioices
in taking things in this world as they
are, and refusing to be an angel till the
time comes. a wise man says. "No
woman is a true woman who IS not
first a true animal" II is worth re-
%memberiug. No woman ever suffered
because she was muscular AMI strong.
and could stand and walk and talk
without q stimulant.