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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06
A NABOB.
A Missing Man Turns Up q Mil
liOnaITe.

Pulaski Tenn.l Citizen.
George Adkins, a former resident Of
the south end of Giles county, return
ed to thesscenes Of his old home last
week a millionaire. He was a mem
Der of the Thirty-second Tennessee
&c. S. Al aud returned from the war,
having seer it through, like the bal.
Rnce of the boys, with nothing but a
consciousness of duty performed and
without means. He went to work
with a will and soon had about him
sufficient Of this worlds goods to
warrant him in changing his condition
from the lonely miseries Of a bachelor
to the blissful joys Of married life, and
he accordingly essayed to do SO and
approached the woman above all
others lovely in his'eyes and proffered
his heart and fortune. For reasons
best known to the good woman,
she declined, and her refusal
threw our hero into despair,
and life to him seemed a dreary
waste. To ease the cravings of
disappointment, he determined to seek
surcease of sorrow in the wilds of the
uDpenetrated West, and selling what
he had he left. Eleven long years
elapsed and his friends and relatives
never hear n word ofhim, and final
ly gave him up as dead or forever
lost to them, until recently a bearded
stranger, with a travelled stained grip
sack, alighted from the cars at Pros.
pect, ten miles south OF Pulaski, and
accosted the first one he saw with the
inquiry whether or not Miss Blank
was married, and learned that she is
now a happy mother and wife. He i'm
mediately sought his old home in the
LIST District, and his first act was to re-
lleve a widowed sister whom he found
working with her children in the cot
ton field. He then made himself
known to- friends and exhibited papers
and money that showed him to be the
possessor of 100000 in none y and
enough property and stocks to make
the whole a cool million. We
learn nothing of the details of his
adventure except hal the immense
fortune was acquired in the gold re-
gions about the Black Hills. We learn
these rosy particulars frem reliable
men. Doubtless there is some truth
in the general statement, but we do
not profess to know much. Mr.. Ad-
kins was a portly, good-natured, sensi-
BILE soldier, belonging to Captain
Ioneyeutt's Elkton company, after
wards commanded by Captain Miller
Bass. He saw grim visaged war in all
its t%erriblest aspects, and then he was
ground in the mills of poverty, put
through the crucible Of love, and
trained by adventures, scared by the
rough experiences of Western life,
and comes back loaded to the guards
with the profits and rewards OF life's
labors, which will be a solace forlOve's
losses.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

The removal OF the President from
the White House and transfer to a
special train prepared for that purpose
was successfully accomplished at an
early hour this morning. The train
proceeded on toward Long Branch at
the rate Of thirty miles an hour and
the distinguished patient seemed to
enjoy it. He partook of nour-
ishment and his pulse was even
less frequent than before he started.
What a blessed relief it must be to
his body and mind to get away from
the four bare walls within which he
has SO long lain at deaths door. The
change must seem for the present
whatever the ultimate result, like an
escape from the tomb; a re. entrance
into the world Of air, sunlight, action
and hope. That the change will be
beneficial there cannot bea doubt. He
will surely revive as the new oxygen
and ozone and life giving principles Of
fresh air enter into his system on the
sea shore. Many are praying for his
restoration, and hope is rising 10 many
a breast.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

North AND SOUTH is the title of a
handsome new monthly just launched
upon the sea of journalism at Buffalo,
N, Y. Price so cents a year; 30 cents
for six months, or single copies 5
cents. Its mission is thus announced:
"The purpose of the originator Of the
Journal is to make it an honest, fair,
impartial medium of communication
between the people Of these sections,
who have been too long estranged by
no greater a gulf than a mutual want
Of knowledge Of one another's good
qualities. Believing the marriage Of
these two sections to be absolutely
necessary to the highest development
Of both and the well being of our COM
mon nation; believing that the union
Of Northern brain and Drawn and
capital with Southern soil and sun
will be productive Of manifold pros
perity and happiness on both sides,
we are going to set ourselves a match
making with might, mind and strength,
and if there isn't a call for the parson
before long we have entirely misin-
t%erpreted the signs OF the times. This
is our mission, and We shall spare no
pains to fulfil its requirement. to the
letter. Much space will be devoted
to the resources and attractions Of the
South, and no doubt many suitors
who have an eye to the dowry will
apply. The fact that such a publica-
tion is started is proof of the potent
changes that are going on, the blend
ing Of thought, interests and sympa-
thies.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06
SITTING BUl l..
The Great Medicine Man and Ills
Surrendered Followers Source
OF Anxiety 10 the Indian Blu
reau---WhO is 10 Pay the Cost of.
Keeping the Ex-RebeIs?

WASHINGTON, September, /, 1881.
Tho Indian Department tegins to
believe that Sitting Bull is a white
elephant. In addition to the trouble
experienced in locating his band, as
reported a few days ago, the question
of ways and means is looming up with
a deficiency in the distance. So long
as Sitting Bull and his followers re-
main in the custody Of the Indian De-
partment they will have to be fed, but
no funds have been provided for their
maintenance. The only permanentfund
at the disposal of the department is the
Civilization fund" which is derived
from the sale of certain lands relin-
quished by the Usage Indians fifteen
years since, aud is specially devoted
to the education and civilization of
Indians at large. But that fund has
been depleted by numerous drafts
upon it during the last three or four
years, particularly in connection with
the Indian training schools at Carlisle,
Pa, Hampton, Va, and Forest Grove,
Oregon. 1t was a question at one
time whether surrendered Indians
should be considered prisoners of war
and so be supported at the expense Of
the military establishment, but there
was no appropriation at the command
Of the Secretary Of War applicable to
such a purpose. 1t therefore de-
wolves upon the Indian Depart
ment to feed and otherwise
care for the surrendered braves and
their squaws and papooses. To do
this it will have to draw upon the APP.
preparation Of 81, 600, 400 made for the
subsistence of the Sioux and for pur-
poses Of their civilization for the cur
rent fiscal year. This appropriation
was based upon the number Of Brule,
Ogallala, Minneconjou, Uncpapa,
Sans Arc, Yanktonais and other tribes
of Sioux who we're parties to the treaty
Of 1863, and were under control Of the
Indian Department when the last es-
Inmates were prepared for Congress,
twelve months ago. No provision was
made anticipatory Of the sur
render Of the Sioux then
in Canada. 1t is calculated that the
money now in hand will last until next
March, and that a supplements APP
preparation Of at least $250,000 will
then be required for the remainder Of
the fiscal year. Unless Congress shall
provide the means 10 meet the def
cheney early in the ensuing session the
supplies for the Sioux will be exhaust.
ed three months before next years
allowance becomes due, and lively
tim6o may be looked for at those
agencies where rations run short.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06
BE of Good Cheer.

There is one remedy which has prov
ed itself to be a priceless boon and a
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has saved thousands of nervous, debil-
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In a few weeks time your shattered
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the greatest satisfaction, for its effects
are lasting, and not temporary as is
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Browns Iron Bitters contain no alco.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

tons so often made on both sides and
generally accepted as true save on the
eve of an election. After the veterans
have held this gathering on historic
ground we hope that by common con-
sent there will cease to be an idea in
a political sense of a North and a
South. Arrangements are made 10
entertain several thousand visitors
audit will doubtless be brilliant affair
long to be remembered and read Of
in the annals of these remarkable
times. The local committee Of ar
rangements is composed Of General
John T. Wilder, H, S. Chamberlain,
John A. Hart and +. T.. MacGowan,
Secretary. On the side of the ex-
Confederates, extensive arrangements
have been made to give the Society of
the Army of the Cumberland a cor
dial, open handed welcome. Gen
eral Frank Cheatham and General
10 Wheeler and many other dis
tinguished representatives of the
Lost Cause will be present, j. B.
Cooke is President, and G. q. Conner
Secretary Of the Society of ex Con-
federates. They are supported by an
efficient executive committee. We
hope that Memphis will be well repre-
sented on both sides at Chattanooga.
The scenery, which is as beautiful,
romantic and inspiring as any on
the continent, the presence Of SO
many who distinguished themselves
in the great struggles around the
place, the renewal of old friendships
and the Interchange Of ideas and SOL
dierly greetings will all go toward
making the occasion one to be remem
bered as an event Of national import
sncs, which it is a rare privilege to
attend,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

r. r., we were detained, first, at Mos
COW about four hours, and then again
another hour or two q little
further on, and did not arrive in
Memphis until late in the evening.
We visited Memphis in the interest Of
of our paper, but the merchants of
that city have been so much annoyed
by country editors, that they, or some
Of them at least, will hardly treat an
editor with common courtesy Bust
M, we are told, was brisk; but after
canvassing the city a little, we saw
that little could be effected in our in
terest, at least for the present, on ac-
count Of the general drought and other
causes of a depressing character-so
we returned home a day sooner than
we expected.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

Journal or having any voice in its con-
duet has any personal or political in
terest in this question more than
any other moderate taxpayer whose
all is within the boundaries and
wrapped up in the future progress and
well being Of the State. If to oppose
a wrong perpetrated in the name and
guise of State credit and honor is to
be an agitator; if to condemn a settle
ment that the people cannot stand is
non-progressive, then we plead guilty.
Iftbis be old fogyism or stand-stillism,
then, like Joshua of old, We would
pray that the sun might stand still
until its rays penetrate the darkest
places and the battle is fought, out to
an end that all will have to accept.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06


day appears some correspondence and
facts in regard to the drought. There
is no longer any doubt that it is a
serious matter not only in Shelby
county and North Mississippi, but
nearly all over the country. We have
received some private letters from
Middle Tennessee, which unite in the
statement that the drought has
been one of unusual duration and
and destruction to crops. Returned
Memphisns who have bern over the
Northern and Western States give
gloomy accounts OF the crop prospects
and state that the half has not been
told 10 the papers, Ofcourse there is
an abundance raised for all ami
much to spare to be sent abroad if it
could be distributed. Those who
raise it, however, or buy grain as a
matter of trade, cannot be expected or
required to give it away. In many
localities not enough corn will be
raised for bread, and the people will
have very little money to buy with.
Prices, of course, will rule high
There is a general advance already,
and no telling where it will stop. Cot
ton will be picked very clean all over
the South and sent to market in ct.
ter condition than usual 1t will
also be ready for market much
earlier than in former years, and if not
all rushed in at once, will command a
much better price than last year.
This will make the fall and early
winter trade lively, and the full effects
Of the drought may not be felt until
next spring. Every farmer should
husband his resources, and try to
bridge over until another crop is in
the ground. The effects of a short
crop will fall upon this class
more than any other. We must meet
this matter in city and country fairly
and squarely. Forewarned is fore
armed. The people should dispense
with as many luxuries and unneces-
sary expenses as possible and perhaps
they will get through easier than ex-
pected, especially if the winter is mild
and is followed by a forward spring
A good turnip crop sowsd this fall
would go a long way toward
supplying the table as well'as feeding
stock, but thus far the weltber has
been so dry and the ground so parched
that the seed could not come up. By
preparing the ground now and sowing
Immediately after the first good rain,
a fine crop might yet be raised. 1t is
well enough to admit that there has
been a disastrous drought aud to
look at the situation just as it is.
As to trade, that will probably be
very good for some months to come,
and in any event the rising tide Of
prosperity in the South will only be
temporarily checked, and perhaps We
will come out Of this Ordeal wiser and
and stronger, and less inclined Il
plunge into wild speculation and hab.
its of ext~ravaeance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

Mrs. Emily Ward Burnett, widow
OF the late General Ward B. Burnett,
and daughter Of the late General
Aaron Ward, of Sing Sing, N. Y,
died at Stockholm, Sweden, last
Sunday. She was one Of four daugh-
ters who during her fathers career as
Democratic Congressman from the
Westchester District, were bellies at
Washington. One Of them married
John r. Thompson, then United
States Senator from New Jersey, and
after his death, ex,G Governor Thomas
Swami, Of Baltimore; another married
Speaker Samuel j. Randall, and q
third married ex-Assemblyman Geo.
Brandreth, of Sing Sing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

A MAN giving his name as Julius
Crane and claiming to hail from Mem
phis victimized a law firm in Little
Rock some time since out of Sis by
representing that he travelled for a
large dry goods concern in New York.
The circumstances detailed with the
utmost minutenesS came over the
wires yesterday, but We did not use
the report. Space is too valuable just
now and We hope always will be.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

SoME time since the British govern
ment offered a prize of flC0 for the bet
manual of hygiene for the use of the
British soldiers in India. We learn that
thirty-seven manuals were sent for
competition, but that the judges did not
think any sufficient. The question of
military hygiene is possibly better un-
derstood in America than in any other
country, and especially the principles that
should govern the conduct and life of SOL
diers campaigning in a warm climate like
that Of India. Many of our campaigns in
the South were under conditions that
might be found in India. 1t is possible
that if some of our American physicians
had taken part in this competition the
prize would have been awarded, and the
manual" would have been Of value TO
military service in all parts Of the world.
New York Herald.
As soon as DR.. Bliss gets time to
compile his bulletins in manual form
and throw in a few hygienie military
remarks, he will get that prize. Any
other doctor in this country would be
wasting his time to compete for it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

THE reunion of the soldiets who
fought each other in tie late war, 10
take place at Chattanooga on the 2lst
and I'D inst, will be one Of the most
interesting aud significant events Of
the times, which mark the complete
restoration Of national sentiment and
the good feeling which has for years
existed between the survivors Of that
war. 1t will emphasize and
formally ratify the declara-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06
Mary Dixon 10 Appear at Nash.
VILE,

banneri 9th.l
John Temple, Of Memphis, the
acting agent 0f Miss Mary Dixon. ar.
rived in the city this morning to make
arrangements for the appearance of
this talented young lady at Masonic
Theater on the 18th, 10Th and 18th of
the present month. Mr.. Temple is in
the employ Of the Southern Express
office at that place, and represents
Miss Dixon temporarily. Miss Dixon,
it will be remembered, made her debut
on the tragic and emotional stage in
st. Louis last spring, aud won for her.
self triumph worthy Of a daughter
Of Tennessee. She appears this sea-
son in recitations and dramatic read
ings from the leading authors. One
Of her finest efforts is said to be a rec
itation from an unpublished poem,
entitled "Dilsey at the North, which
she will render here. She is highly
endorsed, end VIC bespeak in advance
for her a cordial welcome on the part
Of our citizens.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06
a COuntry Editors Experience In
Memphis.
Ripley IMiiG,J AdVarllI0r, sd.l

We paid Memphis a visit on Tues
day last, remained until Wednesday
evening about 5 o'clock, when we
took the Somerville accommodation
train and went as far as Collierville.
where We stayed all night, and arrived
at home Thursday. We had a pleas
ant and uninterrupted passage over
the Ripley Narrow Gauge in going
down, but on account Of . chapter Of
accidents to the train on the M. & q.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

THE most prominent persons who
rest under the sod of Spring Grove
Cemetery, near Cincinnati, are Judge
John Mclean, United States Supreme
Court; Colonel John A. Gurley, first
Governor Of Arizona; Jesse R., father
of General U. S. Grant; Major General
Joseph Hooker ("Fighting Joe'),
the hero of the Battle Of the Clouds;
ex-United States Senators Geo. E.
Pugh and Judge Jacob Burnet;
Judges Bellamy Storer and o. NJ.
Spencer; Generals R. l.. McCook, W.
Il. Lyle. VIM. Lyle, John S. Gano,
A. c. Parry aud james Findlay, and
Bishops C. p. McIlvaine, of the Epis-
copal, and D. W. Clark, of the Meth
odist Episcopal church.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

Premature Loss Of the Hair
May be entirely prevented by the use
Of Burnett's Cocoaine.
ThesuperiOrity of Bur1ett's Flavor.
ing Extracts consists in their perfect
purity Of strength.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

Arkadslphia (Ark.) Standard. 81
We we're told, some three weeks
since, by an eye witness, in the person
Of a drummer, Of a man named CALI
ma, from Memphis, being forcibly ejec-
ted from a rapidly moving train on the
Diamond Joe railroad from Malvern
to Hot Springs, because he refused to
pay his fare in addition to an unex
pired excursion ticket which he had
presented, and which had been re.
fused by the bOmbastic conductor.
From the extract below, taken from
the Gazette, it will be 9 that the
injured man has instituted suit for
the amount Of twenty thousand dol
lars, apd it is reasonable to suppose
he will recover largely:
Suit has been instituted by Mr..
Charles Galllna, a citizen Of Memphis
Tenn, against the narrow gauge rail-
road from Malvern to Hot Springs,
for $4,000 damages. Mr.. Gallina
claims that he was forcibly elected
from the train while running at a
good speed by a brutal conductor,
who had a. pistol in his hand and
forced him TO jump from the train
by reason Of which he received severe
injury. Mr. Gallina was riding upon
ar unexpired excursion ticket, and
there we're many parties on the train
ready TO identify him as the man
named on the ticket, but the conduc-
tor, with the stubbornness of a mule,
refused to be convinced and put him
off anyway. The result of the suit
may teach the road to employ men
hereafter with more courtesy. Mr..
Gallina is a business man Of Memphis,
aud is known as a man in whom
there is very little ''let az" after be
once get started.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment is
good for nothing else but piles, but it
is the best remedy in the world for
that disease.
For sale by W. N. WilkersOn & Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-06

Since the treaty of 1868 the different
tribes of Sioux have cost the United
States about $19, 100000 in the shape
Of direct appropriations for their sup
port, etc,