davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
SACRED RELICS.
A Reverend Father Explains
How They are Obtained.

Recently reports have gained cur
rency that the country is being food
ed with bogus relics from Rome and
Palestine. These are mainly the
bones OF martyrs. MI. MeSorIey. a
prominent custom house broker of
New York has denied these state
ments on the grounds that he has
been interested in getting the most If
these relics through the custom house
The only ones that are expected are
the bones ofSt. Justiana, consigned IN
Father Mollinger, of Allegheny. MANY
more would be brought were if NOT
for the difficulty Of getting them from
the church authorities in Rome.
Father Mollinger says his collection
IS the largest and most desirable in
this country. Aside from a number
OF elegant models Of noted cathe3csle
ana holy shrines he has nearly a thou.
sand relies Of the most sacred char
acter. lie expects the bones Of S.
Justiana in a few days. He now has
the bones OF one of the martyrs which
were taken from the catacombs in tba
seventeenth century. In e~xplanatioD
OF how those remains were Kent he
said: AepV ne
When the martyrs persisted tho
Christians Of the day filed a small
bottle with their blood and placed H.
bottle with the remains. Thus. when
the remains were taken from the cato
combs it was not hard to distipgnisb
between the bones that wera to he
revered and those that were not
These relics were placed in LARGO
buildings prepared for them. sealed IN
a peculiar manner, and the document.
airy evidence Of their authenticity 40.
eompanying them which cannot be
doubted. Over them is placed a ems.
todian. To remove them YOU first Oh
tain his consent, and ere he can give q
he must obtain the consent of tbo
vicar cardinal. If you buy them or
any one offers to sell or buy a relic bs
is communicated whether he be
priest or layman. More than that e
any of those seals are broken, if
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
THE FISH BILL.
IL is Not "a Harsh One, but an
Exceedingly Liberal One.
Nashville Banner.l

Nashville Banner
However much a few discontinued
ones may rave and rile at the passage
of the much-naeded bill, protecting
fish in the waters of Tennessee from
wholesale destruction by pot fishers
and vandals, there are many others
who will rejoice, and be grateful to our
legislators who made the law, and to
Colonel Geo. i. Akers for suggesting
it and so persistently laboring in OBJ
tanning its passage.
The law is not a harsh one, but on
the contrary, as liberal as it can be, to
produce the desired results. What is
now necessary to make it a perfect
success, is a thorough cooperation
among the people in the rigid enforce
ment of its provisions. With the
large stock of fish in our streams, the
natural increase in one year will be
p~erceptible. Add to this three or four
more, and the great question of fish
supply will be settled. No class
Of our citizens will be so much
benefited by the protection as
the poorer one, because the more album
dant fish are the cheaper they must
necessarily be and each one have an
equal chance in getting them. As
matters stood before a few persons, by
stopping the mouth of a creek, mo-
nopoliEcd the whole stream to its
source, save the trihing number of fish
which happened to escape the snares
set for them. Not only did they take
all the large fish, but at each drawing
of the Seine destroyed thousands Of
small fry which, left unmolested
would have in a year or two grown to
an eatable size. The law will inter-
fere rt first with the professional fish
ermen, but as they are few in COM
parison to the thousands of persons
who will be benefited, their loss
amounts to but little. If the people
act wisely they will at Once aid the
commissioners in putting the law in
working order, break up the traps,
dams and gigs, as well as all other i'm
plements used for the wholesale de-
sruction Of fish.
Colonel Akers is entitled to the
hearty congratulations Of the whole
community for the zeal, energy and
perseverance with which he has stood
by his pet project Of protection laws
for fish in Tennessee. He was abused
and ridiculed, yet he never let loose
his hold except to take a stronger one.
He talked protection, and wrote col.
umn after column in the newspapers
on the subject.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
MACVEAGH-C HANDLER
The Attorney General Openly Lob
bying Against Garield's Man.
A Good Story Illustrative Of Republican
Harmony.
Washington s~pscial.l

Washington Special.l
The Chandler Mac eagh imbroglio
has in it no new features. Mac
Veagh, to outsiders, says he always
spoke well Of Chandler, and Chandler
says he never did say any real mean
things about MacVeagh. There is an
old story which fttingly exemplifes
the situation touching the pair: An
old married couple had lived in the
double yoke for twenty-five years.
From the day Of their marriage they
lad never had a peaceful day. One
Sunday morning the termagant wife
was exceedingly out of temper, and
her hen-pecked husband sought the
Bible to see if he could get any con-
ISOLATION out of the good book. While
turning here and there the leaves for a
passage that would prove a genuine
balm Of Gilead, he raised his eyes,
looking out of the window and
saw a cat and dog lying side by
side, baking in Gods sunshine.
Hannah, said the old man, "please
come here" Hannah came. Point
ing to the cat and dog in their peace
full repose, the old man said: Han
nah, SEQ how happy the cat and dog
are. Why can't we live like them?"
Hannah took in the situation, and
said, sneeringly: They may be hap
py now, but just let them get married
and there will be hell" Thus Nc
Veagh and Chandler may be happy
now, but let Chandler get confirmed
and there will be hell.
There is one feature of the trouble,
however, which has exceedingly an
noyed the president. 1t is the fact
that McVeagh has lObbied openly in
the senate against Chandler. Some of
the objections he urged to senators
him were carried to the pres.
Ident the night of the day they were
urged. Before McVeagh gets through
be will find in Chandler he has caught
4 Tartar. The hope he has. though,
will probably be realized. He will get
of him, because the senate will in
Ill human probability reject him. As
lhe case now stands, there are a num-
Der OF democrats who will undouhted-
y vote with Mr.. Conkliug against the
confirmation of Mr.. Robertson. The
lemocrots will confer together before
he time comes, and the probable &C.
ion will be to let each senator act as
lie chooses, unless the contest shall
.ssume a phase which makes it plain
lemoeratic policy to side with either
)onkling or the administration.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
Friday EvenInE. AprIl. 5, ISL.
THE Memphis presbytery of the
Presbyterian church will meet at Ger
mantown on the 28th inst.

Mr.. Augustin Tourant Beaure-
gard, a brother of General G. T.
Beauregard, died a few days ago about
fifty miles south Of San Antonio, Tex.
where he had lived as a stock raiser.
on the San Antonio river, ever since
he removed there from Louisiana. in
1853. He was born in st. Bernard
parish, Louisiana, in 1915, and was
thoroughly educated at the best
schools in New York and Philadel-
phia. In early life he married Miss
Reggie, a cousin, also of Louisiana.
and a descendant of the once reigning
house Of Modena & Reggie. Up to
the time he removed to Texas he was
a sugar planter. In the latter state he
enjoyed the highest esteem and popu-
larity as a hospitable, Christian gen.
tleman and a knightly member of a
knightly race. He is survived BY a
widow, three sons and n daughter.
also two brothers, including the gen
eral, and a sister, Mrs. Proctor, wife
of Captain Stephen Proctor, all of
whom live in New Orleans.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
The I.ubIic PIundl.rRmL

oorresPondeAce Nashville Hey adj
The low tax democra' ic members Of
the forty-second ger ,eral assembly
agree upon the folio ring propositions
IN relation to the lOf - Bill:
l. That it is uncf institutional.
and ruinous.
3. That it is an everlasting DISGRACE
to the legislative denartmepf Of t5o
state government.
4. That its passf .ge was procured h,
fraud, corruption and briberv. for tb1
benefit of the rail road RINGS and
D. That all hon est and patriotic m,u
In tie state shoul ID wage eternal " a
against a measur G which is the child
OF the lobby, a. i'd not the legitimat t,
offspring OF the general assembly.
II specially,
JOHN r. BEAsLEY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08

a ribbon is torn or seal defaced, or
a thread that binds them together
parted, the relic is worthless or if
the seal and box are all intact, if the
documentary evidence does not ao-
company it, then the relic is worthless,
which no Catholic would look upon as
worth a row Of pins. Understanding
that fact, where is the profit in bring
ing spurious relics to this country. Of
late years there is a still further re-
quirement. Any relic leaving Rome
must not only have the document .ac-
companying it that was filed when it
was sealed, but to that document must
be attached the seal of the vicar car
dinal who is in power at the time of
its removal. Suppose when one of
these relics reaches New York the
customhouse officers should suspect
the box contained diamonds or other
dutible goods, and would determine
upon breaking the seal. The owner of
the relic would then get the arch
bishop Of New York to be present
when the seal was broken, and when
the box was again closed the arch
bishop would place his own seal there.
en- and on the parchment accompanying
certify that he had done so, and why"
From this it will be seer that there
is but little danger of being deceived
in regard to these sacred curiosities if.
they are found in the possession of
reliable persons.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
Proor Againsf Doc Hifea

The Nashville Banner wants Smith
Of Fentress to be set up in a niche in
the temple Of fame where no dog can
bite him. 1t gushes as follows:
"Smith of F%entress" is the one man
Of all others to whom is due the credit
of settling the state debt. He had the
moral courage to do what his judgment
dictated as the course of a true patriot.
Laurel wreaths fade soon when used
as rewards for the ordinary actions of
life, but the wreath that should adorn
his brow should be composed of the
hearts of his c%ountrymen. 1t requires
a courage sublime in its power and
strength to do what he did yesterday.
He has obeyed the voice of his CON
science and convictions in casting a
vote that justly entities him to u niche
in the temple Of fame. To him and
his c~oadjutors belong the high honor;
but for his well-timed aid all would
have been lost. Dogs may bark, tut
can never bite such a man. Party
men may assail his motives, and are,
indeed, now doing it, but his name
and fame are far above any injury they
can inAict. All honor to Smith Of
Fentress."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08

The Sunday Courier is the name Of
q very handsomely printed and well
edited weekly started at Nashville.
II a first class Sunday paper cannot
live in tie Athens Of the south, we
cannot think of any place south and
west o the Potomac where it would
be sustained. Boston has six such
papers, and they all appear to -four.
lsh; the people there read the papers,
and once a week at least turn aside
from the daily newspapers to the care
fully edited weeklies, which to some
extent take the place of the heavier
magazines. The Courier is edited bv
Mr.. Chas. E. Robert, a printer and
journalist by profession, who has hal
the advantage of a collegiate educa D..
ton, and been connected with the
daily press at different times for sew.
eral years. He is a capable, worthy
young man, and we hope the Courier
in his hands will be a success. Tho
number before US gives promise of q
fresh, newsy, gossippy, instructive
paper, with a high standard of moral.
and taste.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
A RniIr0nd Congresn.

Courier-JOurnal.l
The legislature Of Alabama has re-
Gently enacted a bill establishing a
state railroad commission for Ala
bama. One Of the provisions Of the
bill required the commission to cor
respond with the commission of other
states for the purpose Of holding a
congress, at which are to be discussed
all matters pertaining to the regula-
tion of railroad traffic. The Kentucky
commission have received a letter set
ting forth this fact and proposing that
the congress be heldin Louisville some
time early in the summer. The Ken
lucky commission have responded in
dorsing the proposition and invit-
ing the holding Of the meeting here.
There are fifteen state commissions,
which will bring an attendance Of
thirty or forty commissioner, besides
a number of representative railroad
men. The principal object is to devise
q statute for the regulation Of all rail-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
JACKSON.
The Shelby Dockst---Cases Decided
Yesterday.


Special to the Ledger.l
JACKSON, Tenn, April THE
supreme court is calling the Shelby
law docket and continuing cases to
next term, where counsel are not pres
ent. All cases as called will be heard
or positively continued.
The following cases have been dis
posed Of Blackwell VS.. Prouden,
Powers vs.. Charley, Sears VS.. Bremm-
kle, Stutzky VS.. Brinkley, Gavin We,
Geohegan, affirmed, Joyner VS.. Lon
don life insurance company, Horrigar
VS.. Davis, Thatcher VS.. Horrigan.
Cooke VS.. Muldoon ct al, Lowensteir
VS.. Ingram, dismissed.
No. go will be the first case called
in the morning. The chancery docket
will probably be reached on Monday
G. i. X.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
Mon-ResidOnt Konco.

No. 3903-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, enn.-Elizabeth Stanley OF al VS..
Ida u Stanley ct oil.
IT appearing from affidavit in this cause
i that the defendants, Ida d Stanley
and Alice Z Stanley arc nonresident
Of the State Of Tennessee; 1t is therefore
ordered that they make their appearance
herein, at the courthouse Of Shelby county,
In Memphis. Tenn, on OF before the FIRST
Monday in May, 1881, and plead, an
swer or demur to complainant bill, OF
the same will be taken for confessed
az TO them and set for hearing ex-parto;
aud that q copy Of this order be- pub
lishod once a week, for four Successive weeks,
in the Public Ledger.
This 5tn day of April, 1881.
X. ]. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
A aopv-Attest:
By Il. b. MoHEERY, d. @. an.
Humes 4 Poston, sol'rs for complainant.
aggN
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
ED. SPEECH
In tllo Case OF CALIFORNIA; VS.. KaI,
IOch for Murder.

I San Ftsacisco Post.l
In concluding his argument in the
Kallo ch case, yesterday, Judge Mar
shall said: | think, gentlemen, that
you un derstand these matters perfect
~. think you understand here the
lines Of the defense. 1t appears to me
by the light OF this testimony that it
is .absol utely demonstrated, and the
cha racte n Of this transaction is as
plai a as it can be. 1t is another ono
addAd to the long and dark and terri
bic / ist 0 t'Ehere men have assumed
the j udic al function to determine their
own ligh sand their own wrongs, and
wherB the 7 have executed that judg-
ment with cot regard TO the laws Of the
land. | relieve that YOU will dis
charge you 7 duty in this case finally.
l believ9 So. l hope so. The law will
be given to you BY the court. 1t is
plain as [ , Il ie facts. L will not say a
cruel OF u nkl md thing. Its not worth
while to. IC lon'tdouch that matter at
all. Ifyou & nd the young man inno-
cent. if You ca n fnd him innocent, that
myself sho, Il 4 feel "A sense of relic
is true. Isha not argue that CUES
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
ton-RssIdant Motco.

No. $7l2-In the Chanoery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee-J @ Gri1ing OF al vs.. S i
NJ Barlow ct al.
IT appearing from affidavit in this cause that
4 the defendants, s l. NJ Barlow and James
Hepenstall, are nOn-residents of the State
Of Tennessee, and it appearing from the re-
turn Of the Sheriff that j A Anderson Is not to
be toundin this county; it is therefore ordered
that they make their appearance herein, at the
courthouse Of Shelby county, in Memphis,
Tenn, on or before the first Monday ia Nay,
1881, and plead, answer or demur to COM
%plainant bill, or the same will be taken fer
confessed as to them and set for hearing
ex-parte, and that a copy of this order be
published once a week for four gu scessiye
weeks in the PuBIIo LEDGER.
This llth day of March, nG1.
r. J. BLACK, 0lerk and d aster.
A copy-Attest:
By Y. B. MoHENRY, D.. G. g. NJ.
TW Brown, solicitor for complainant.
M26 80 90
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08

1t may plea c some readers to know
that most OF { he strange Irish names
OF places that figure so largely mat
now in cable dispatches are easil '
translasable in to English. Dublin. To-
begin with, WA once written Dubh-
lima and its meaning is "bla ok pool.''
. name said 70 be peculiarly, applica-
Die to the Sifey. Castlebar is simply
the castle of the Barrys." So Cone.
mar was the homo of the children Of
Conmac, who are called Conmance.
mara (maTe, Latin "the sean TO dis
tl9guish them from their inland kins-
folk. In like manner Athlone is the
Ford Of Luan;" Kanturk is the hills
Of the bOars;" Killarney is the
church Of the %sloes;" and Tipperary is
the grave of the plague stricken"
Furthermore, fenian is de rived from
TIE word fans" or ''f1ians." the fol-
lowers OF Finn MacCoole. who were
the militia, or household brigade Of
the early Irish kings. The Irish. too
have a sort Of natural right to love
whisky, since the. word itself is deriv-
ed by some from the Irish word for
water, which has been anglicised into
usquebaugh, meaning wat er Of life"
though others say that whisky" is
derived from two Welsh words mean
ing yellow water.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08

road traffic, applicable to all the states
having commissions, which shall then
be presented to the various legislatures
for enactment. Besides this, however,
other matters of importance will be
discussed.
General Alexander, of the L. & N,
has informed the Kentcky state com
mission that, in the revision of tho
freight tariff, material reductions will
be made on the rates of transportation
of grain and all kinds of stock.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08

If you are troubled with fever and
ague, dumb ague, bilious fever, jaun-
dice, dyspepsia, or ;Iny disease of the
liver, blood and stomach, and wish to
get well, try the new remedy, Prof.
Guilmette's French liver pad. Ask
your druggist for it, and take no
other, and if he has not got it, send
Sl.5O IN a letter to the French Pad
Co., Toledo, o., and receive n by
return mail.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
hNlrneti's COcOafue Iaas Receives
Universal Endorsement.

NO other preparat ion possesses
suea remarkable prop cities for en-
%DelllSning and strength eping the hair
anu rendering it dark and glossy. It
druf.
theIbest. a'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
Liberal Gifts 10 Southern COL
leges.

Mr.. George l. Seney, president Of
the Metropolitan National Bank Of
New York city, recently give $500
to the endowment fund of Emory Col.
lege, Oxford, Ga. On Friday last Mr.
Seney raised this gift to $4,000 tc
Wesleyan Female College, at Macon
Ga.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
Prof. GilnGHGS French Liver Pad

win positively clrn Fever and ARue. Dpuh
Ague, Ague CakI. Bilious Fever,
DyBpepsia and al. niseases Of the Liver. Sfo,e,
aeh and Blood. Price 81 .50by mail. send for.
Prof. Guilmette'e Tleatise on the Kidneys ana
Liver, free By mai, Address
TRENCH PAD Co.
p@ wood Toledo, Ohio.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
Lottery.
Louisiana state Lottery Company

This Institution was regularly incorporated
by the Legislature Of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes in 1858, o the
term Of twenty-five years, to which con-
tract the inviOlablo faith Of the State is
pledged, which pledge has been renewed By
an overwhelming popular vote, securing its
franchise in the new constitution, adopted
81, 200, 200, to which it has since added q re-
serve fund Of over S350,0O0. Its Grand
single Number Drawings will take
place monthly on the second Tuesday. It
never scales or postpones, Look at the follow
ne Distributions
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
Reeds Gilt Edge Toni oassists digestion
ACART

To all who are suffering from the errors ant
indiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc.. 1 will SEND
a recipe that will cure you, FREE Oh
CHARGE. This greatremedy was discovered
by q missionary In South America. Send
solf-ad lrsGsed envelope to the Rev. Joseph I,
Imam, station D, New York City.
lis XXI ia oodEw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08

Arc you low spirited, "down-in-the
mouth" and weak in the backP Does
walking, lifting or standing cause pain
in the small of the back2 If 60, you
have kidney disease, and Prof Gull
mette's French kidney pads will cure
you.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
PuIlam POrters Paid by the Pub
lie.


Now Iork Sun.
Porters on sleeping cars in this part
Of the country get ten cent pieces from
passengers, as a rule, and many tray
elers never give anything except
for some special service. In the west
q quarter is the common fee, and the
Chicago Times is authority for the
statement that the Pullman and Wag-
Der companies take the fees into &C.
count 10 fixing wages. During the
seasons when travel is the lightest the
pay is from $40 to $50 a month, but as
traffic increases the rate is lowered to
e, and sometimes nothing at all. The
places, however, are eagerly sought.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08

Take P~ortaline, or Tabler's vegeta-
bic, liver powder, if you desire perma-
nent relief from biliousness, sour
stomach, sick headache and dyspepsia.
Try it,
For sale by W. N. Wilkerson & Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08
Trustees Sale.
Sale Lattlng Soap MANUFACTURING
and Oil Refining Company.

THE fve-story brick building, formerly
i known as the Bradley block, situated St
the foot Of Adams ltreet, with the ground oe-
cupied thereby, and extending to Mississippi
liver, with all the machinery for making soap
and refining oil, .gether with soap and soap
furniture, will he sold on the premises, at
public sale, on the 23d day of April next, for
cash. By order of the Board of Directors.
MA JOHN H CHIDESTER, Pres't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-08

Endorsed by the people as a safe,
reliable, harmless and cheap remedy:
DR.. Bulls cough syrup.