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The Morehouse clarion., 1881-02-25
LEGISLATION vs.. WHISKY TRAF-
FIG.

Intoxicating liquors by the en-
actment Of prohibitory laws. In
other words, the press of the
country is deyo;iug much of its
space TO the discussion Of the
subject and evils Of intemper-
ance, and the most plausible and
expeditions way of driving it
from our midst. "Pfohibition =
So o-called-is The uiI-absolbing
theme of the day, now thai poll
tics has become a secondary
consideration in this country.
No sane man can deny tina.
intemperaDee is a curse to any
people. When it seizes nation
it produces a cankerous, poison
Gus sore that will torment gener
| ations unborn. Socially, it is
| one OF the most hldeous bllghts
that ever fell, like a destroying
monster, upon a community.
And the evils of intemperance
are daily visible ia our immedi-
ate midst. Promising young
men are being drawn away into
the merciless clutches of the
monster evil, led by those who
are powerless to resist the en-
chanting halIuciuations of bac-
chanaIian reye.ries. The demon,
whiskey, is fastening a grip upon
the mental powers of the present
generation that will be felt by
generations unborn. Poor men
and rich men, ordinary men and
talented men, men of low birth
and men of distinction, are alike
cursed with the evils of intem
perance. Like Death, it is knock
ing with equal pace and squalor
at the palace of the rich and the
cottage Of the poor. Fortunes,
brilliant intel!ects, bright pros
poets, happy homes, and talent
ed men are being annually swept
away, forever destroyed by the
ravages Of this relentless enemy
to the human race. 1t is gi-
gantic evil amongst the thought
less, needless, artless co!ored
people. The ezaf afIirating effect
that whiskey and other powerful
stimulants have upon the negro's
stupid brain crazes him and i'm
pels him to commit deeds for
which the law may demand years
of punishment. and perhaps his
life to atone.
The whiskeY traffic is a tre-
mendous curse TO the couatry.
We admit there should be steps
taken to restrict, and, if possible,
to suppress it entirely. But it's
out of the question to abolish The
habit of using intoxicating drinks
by legislation. Might as well
endeavor to legislate a Catholic
into a Protestant. Might as well
try to legislate an Ethiopian into
Caucasian. The American peo-
pie, as rule, are very law-abid-
ing and are ever ready to aid
and encourage the enforcement
of law, when they consider
that law as not an infringement
upon their personal and social
rights they are just as eager
to resist, and contemptuousIy
spurn, and de6antly challenge
law that does trample upon their
personal rights. No matter how
wise the legislation may be; no
matter what advantages may
flow from it, if it binds the per-
sonel rights it arouses the ire
and defiance of the average
American. Hence, We contend
that it is perfect folly for law
makers to interfere, in their leg
islative capacity, with the whls-
key traffic. The folly of that ex-
pertinent has been fully tested ip
this town. The Sunday law"
in Bastrop is dead letter.
Men seem to take a keen pride
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-02-25
RELIGIOUS NOTICE.

There will be preaching at the Bap-
tist Church during the year 1881 on the
second and third Sundays and Saturday
nights before in each mouth.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-02-25
NOTICE.

NOTICE,
STATE OF LOUISIANA Sixth r..
Court-Parish Of Morsbon.. VI
Matter of the PARTNERSHIP r. 'pi-
sandilge It Bro.
Whereas, James 6. Sand;a,.
istrator and liqui Iator OF the >, aaai,
ship effects of Saniiaye & D. ppaF'aa
filed in the office OF the clept. p'o b,
court his provisional account oF " :, y
mlnlstTation of said partnerSbin Is ny v
Now, therefore, unless onnp.;.. a4'F t
made and fled in nv o.fica ,v.,bsa Gs..'oa
days from this date. sad ace ,,a. ,a.P 4 =
be approved and homoIogatyl ia IA, n.
paris a4'
Witness, the Honorable 7 u
Brigham Judge of said court I' a.a
seal thereof this 18th dav Of Fab.S
4. d. leo1. L. W. Ross
feblo-2s Clerk District coD.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14
DEArH OF HON. FERNANDO wOOp.

Fernando Wood, a distinguished
New York politician and member Of
congress, died unexpectedly at Hot
Springs Arkansas, at ten o'clock last
night. He was in feeble health, and
won't there for rest and restoration a
few weeks ago. He was chairman
Of the committee of ways and
means in the house Of rep.
rosentatives, a position he filled
with great dignity and ability Mr..
Wood was born of Quaker parentage
IN Philadelphia, January IA, 1872, and
was therefore in his sixty-ninth year.
His father removed to New York in
1920, where Mr.. Wood ever after re-
sided. When nineteen years Of age
he became a shipping merchant, and
was successful He retired with a
fortune in 1850; he was three times
mayor of New York, serving during
the years 1855, 1856, 1857, 1861 and 1862.
He had previously served several terms
in congress; he was elected to the Twen.
ty-seventh, Thirty. eighth, Fortieth,
Forty-6rst, Forty-second, Forty-third,
Forty-fourth and Forty fifth congresses
and reelected to the FOrty-sixth con
gress as a Tammany democrat. By
his death congress loses one of its
ablest. most conservative and respect
ed members.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14

DY virtue Of an intorlocutory decree, enter
ID ed Ia the case OF AW Cole, adninistrat r,
etc.. ct ale, VS.. Wilkins, et ais. 20. 1915,
X D of tho Chancery Court of Shelby county,
IN January Oath, 1881, !, as trustee, will p,o-
cead to sell to the highest and best b oder It
cash, In froAt Of the courthouse in Memphis,
Tennessee, on
Monday, 9Th day of March, 1881,
at p o'clock NJ, the following real estate, to-
wit:
Beginning at point on the north eide Cl
Washington street. 80 feet inches west Of the
west side Of High street, running thence " II
Wardly along the mo- III side of ashin stOn
street 80 foet inches; hence nOrihWard par
allel with High street l56 feet; thence etst-
wardly parallel with Washington st, 81 feet
inche,; thence souIhwaIdly pa allel withHigh
It. l55 feet TO the beginning, II being the same
lot or parcel Of land conveyed " me BY 5
Hatcher in his lifetime as evidenced by trust
deed msde June 18th, S72, and recorded in the
Office Of Shelby county in record book 81, page
6GI, etc to which reference is here made fol
particulars
The iitlo is believed to be good. but I will
sell aud convey ns trustee only.
W A " HEA1LEY, Trustee.
w 3 0liss0n sol'T, etc,
Mcmptis, February 18th, lsSl. lj3
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14
BY CABLE.

LONDON, February 14.-A Durham
dispatch states that a battalion OF loot
and troop hussarS are encamped in a
favorable position at Biggarsberg,
awaiting the Ninety-second and Nine.
ty-seventh regiments. The war party
in the Orange Free State is generally
excited.
There is reason to believe that the
Irish executive does not now intend
to arrest any parliamentary leader Of
the land League agitation, under pro-
visions of the retrospective clause Of
the coercion act.
Hanlan won the boat race.
LONDON, February 14.-The race
between Hanlan and Laycock over
the Thames championship course for
the championship of England, the
Sportsman challenge cup, and flOOC
game of this afternoon and wss Won
easily by Hanlan by qbopt four lengths
There was little betting on the
race, The result is regarded as
foregone confusion. Three to one
on Haplan was freely offered
HapleD and Laycock will visit West
minister aqeariuHl tonight. They
leave for their respective homes
shortly. Laycock, although rowing
well apd strongly, had no chance from
the beginning. Tbs weather 7as cold
and rainy, yet the tow-path along tht
riyer bank was thickly lined with
spectators.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14
TraaIcing in GuIrs, EYE.

Hartford Conn Times.
In Long Island Sound, five miles OF
the 'iuilford shore, is little island
locally known as Gull Island. 1t is
perhaps mile from Faulkner's Is
land, where Captain o. n Brooks has
kept that light for a period of 1--WE
think worry nearly thirty years.
Gull Island. little barren patch of
perhaps fourth to half an acre, is the
annual breeding ground of thousands
Of so called gulls, not the true sea-
gull but the tern, commonly known as
the gull on the shores Of the Sound.
1t is said that these birds lave there
every summer upward of a thousand
nesls-if the bare little spots scarcely
followed out any, in the sand where
they lay their eggs can be called nests.
The nests are so crowded that it is
difficult to walk about without crush
ing the eggs. Captain Brooks bought
the island many years ago Of the Fed
eral government for the sake OF bene-
fitting by the pulls eggs and also To
preserve the birds from extinction by
ruthless egg-hunters From his watch
tower h. can overlook the little island
note the annual arrival and departure
Of the birds, aud also protect them
from parties who would without such
ownership and supervision overrun the
spot, destroy the eggs and kill of the
birds. He says that for a period OF
nearly thirty years he had never known
the annual arrival Of the gulls in the
spring to vary more than day or two
usually it is on the same day of tht
month and it never varies more thar
two days at once, regardless Of
weather.
Their eggs, two 10 a nest, are about
the size of pullet's eggs but it seem'
they are more valuable. Instead Of
being, as many persons think, spoilt
by rank, fshy taste, they are much
preferred TO hens eggs and Captain
Brooks gets 80 cents dozen for them
when hens eggs are selling at %. He
takes all the eggs from the time of the
first laying-about mid May, or a few
days earlicr-until the end of about
six weeks or near the end Of June,
Then he not only stops this raid him
self but forbids others to go upon the
island, and let's the birds 90 on and
rear their broods. For they do not,
curiously enough, desert their nests
because of this repeated robbery, but
keep on laying till they find their eggs
are left undisturbed. That island
ought to be worth to its owner $lUt
year for its eggs, and VIC presume he
didn't pay as much as that
for it in the first place. Tht
eggs are said to show a sort Of sal
mon color when cooked aud to bC
very fine eating Most Of the littlt
island is covered with coarse sedQ,
grass, where the nesting chiefly Is, hu
so crowded is all the available spac,
that hundreds Of birds lay their egg
outside the line ohbeach grass, on tht
,and where the rising tide would prob
ably reach them, and all of these, a
all times, Captain Brooks appropri
atps.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14

Before John spelmaq, J. ?. for Shelby con

Before John speIman, J. ?. for Shelby cnun-
ty, Tenn.-H Il Hull vs.. G W Hall and Wm.
ChA0.
IN this cause ap attachment having hoen
/ sued out undar gooti0n $50 oftho code OF
Tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property Of tho defendants, and
affdsyit having been made that de-
PENDANTS are indebted TO the plaintiff in tho
sum Of $3.50, due By account. and that
the claim is lust, and that the defendants are
non-residenis Of the State OF Tennesssee:
Il is therefore ordered that the said defend
ants mako irpersonnl appearance before me
on the i7ih day Of March, 1881, at 10 o'clock
a.in al my ofics, No, IS Adnmg street, Nom
phis, Tennessee, and defend said attach
ment suit within the time prescribed
by law, or the same viii be pro-
oeeded with ex-parte; and that a copy Of this
ordor be published once. week for four sno-
cessiye Hesks Va Gao ECtiio Ledger.
This the ath day Of February lsH.
40 le6 1873 JOHN SPELMAN,J.P P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14
TIE Yicksburg Commercial

THE Vicksburg C0mmercial OF
Saturday says:
we learn from source that we
deem entirely reliable, that on Mon
Jsv next there will be conference of
ieadinr greenbackers and republicans
Of Mississippi held at Memphis, Ten
nessee. to consult and concert meas
nres for an active campaign in this
state during the coming summer
Among other nOtAbilities expected to
no nresent. our informant tells us that
ex.Senator James l.. Alcorn will be
prominent and most conspicuous hg'
1re Those who know General AL
corn and are familiar with his genu-
inc ability and force OF character,
fully recognize the power OF that
adroit and able gentleman, and know
what may be expected OF movement
in which he will be leading actor.
That there is something in this is
evident by the presence in this city Of
a number of leading republicans and
preenbaolkers from Mississippi. They
are taking the field rather early, even
for preliminary work, as the active
canvass for governor will not begin
before some time next summer. i
any man can weld together the ipaon
ruous elements known as sTeenbacS
erg. independents and republicans
Governor Alcorn is perhaps that man
The democratic party proper will DC
we'll to be on the alert, and when ta'
time comes to DO thoroughly organ
ICED and pat a good ticket in the field
We hone they will see the danger ant
folly of such divisions as lost th'
state If Tennessee to the democratic
rsrty. che republicans in this stat
regard their victory as something
more than an ACCIDENT, and hope h
Tataiu their power And this is, a
they think, an entering ssdge. TnkiDI
ADVANTAGE Of the apathy OF division
among democrats, they propose +
,syrv Mississippi next, and after ths
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14
Chancery Sale Of Real Estate


II D l999--R D 23l4-Chancery Court ofShelby
county Edward Whitaker vs.. 0 Y Conn
OF al
DY virtue Of an iuterlocutory decree for sale,
~ entered in the above cause on the 10th
1878, and renewed RebTuery H., 1870, / will
sell at public auction. TO the highest bidder,
in front Of the clerk and masters office,
courthouse building, Main strea, Memphis,
Tenn. on
Saturday, March ), ISSl,
within legal hours, the following described
property. situated in the city Of Memphis,
Sh lbg county Tenn. to-wit:
On the nOrh eide Of Adams street, and run
ming north throush 10 Washinaton street, and
described az follows. 10 wit Beginning at the
southwegt corner Of the lot Ownet By Rich
WTay; theneo wet along the north side Of
Adams street, sixty feet 70 a stake; thence
no N three hundred and twenty one feet to
Washin Ton street; thence east on The south
side Of Wash 'n,Jon st ett sixty feat To the
south along this line OF Wrny lot three tun-
being tho Fame property described in The deed
10 trust Of Q 4 Conn aud fe to A W Young.
as tru tee, gistered in the Register Office Of
sh 10y county. book %, page l0S, to Wbieh
reference is made.
Terms OF sale--On n credit of six, twelve,
and twenty-iour monlhs, pur haser 50 execute
notes " tn good seouliiY; lien retained, etc. .
| This February 18th, 1881.
r J BLACK. CLERK and Master,
III 40 1l-Ik2a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14

THE legislature meets to-day, and
We hope will go TO work. Over ore
third of the regular tession has slip
ned BY, and nothing has been done but
elect a United States senator and
state officers, and appoint an investi-
eating committee, which has been sit
ting during the recess at public OK
pense. Over two hundred bills have
Ieen introduced in the house alone
and there remain unconsidored in the
hands of the various committees.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14
An Old Man Cremated.

KENT, Ohio, February 1.-THE
residence aud household of Mr.. Kline,
a farmer living few miles east Of
here, was burned on Saturday and Mr..
Kline, seventy years old, perished in
the flames
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14

A PETITION has been forwarded
from Helena to Washington, praying
for the establishment ofa signal ser
VICE station at that place. We hope
4he desired result may be secured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14

other southern states. Forewarned
is forearmed. Let the democrats of
Mississippi stand together as one man
If thcy do not wish to lose the state
next fall.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14

A. SYNOPSIS Of the topics and treat
ment followed in Jefferson Davis
Forthcoming book appears in our tele'
graphic columns to-day, and will be
rend with an interest by all classes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14

HoY. David x. Num-, secretary Of
stste. filed his bond Saturday and
took possession of Che Office. 1t is
stated that ex Secretary Of State
Chas. A. Gibbs will maks Chattanoo
"a bis home.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14
HOT SPRINGS.
Death Of Hon. Fernando Wood,
Of New York.

LITTLE Rock, February l4.-Hon.
Fernando Wood, member Of congress
from New York, died at Hot Springs
at 10 clock last night.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14

A TEXAS editor announces that he
will take everything raised on tho
farm except children, gourds, and
eocklebur9 at his Office for subscrip-
ton 10 the Rugle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14

THE Courier-J oNrnal Gays that the
man who told their reporter that
Rugby colony was to be removed was
not Joe Mulhatten, but that he was
one Of Josenh's brethren.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14
DISSOLUTION.

THE partnership of ". c. King 4 Co. is
L dissolved by mutual consent. N. c. King
Is charged th seitling up the usiness Of the
hrm and assumes all the liabilities
NJ. Q. KING,
W. n. BROWN, JR-
Memphis, February IA, 1881. li5 l45
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14
MFNpHrs Eehrnnrp 14th

UR0M and after to. morrow, 18th inst, pricl
L If Powder will be advanced one cent pei
pound on llgrades p
j. X. tPEkD 4 CO.,
Ag't Laajn & Rand.
BUCKHAM & CAMPBELL,
Ag't Miami Powder Co.
n. JEFFERSON,
llS 1854 Ag't DUPONT Powder Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14
Fine Photographs. 81 per dozen
Cottage Gallery.
40 Beat street.

Why throw away your illustrated
papers aud magazines when you can
have a nice book made from them al
the LEDGER hindery2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14
TREMENDOUS REDUCTIONI
GOODa SOLD ON

Monthly and Weekly payments.
CARPETS!
The Cecil Whig., 1881-01-01
SPEAKING CUT IN MsETIN'

lHE Democratic leaders of New York
are engaged in the novel occupation OF
telling the truth. They are not devoted
to the cause of truth, in general. it is
needless to observe. 1t is only with the
truth about one another that they are
concerned. at present. And it must be
nd. in justice. that their mutual uu
Tel!ingS Of the weakness, follies and
political crimes Of each other, reveal an
aggregate of depravity and unwisdom
which Republicans would not. and could
nnt. have disclosed.
The last of the unveilers to come be-
tore the public is Mr.. Nelson ]. Water
hnry. He denounces Tammany Hall as
"lsed on "a system Of party representa-
tIon without 4 popular basis" which
must inevitably result in disaster" He
shows how Kelly managed to rear on the
ruins of the wreck left by Tweed party
d-Spotism far stronger than Tweed ever
welded When Kelly got his power he
took the means to perpetuate it. Thir-
teen "Sachems' rule Tammany Hall, and
they are generally able to re-elect them
selves. kelly" adds Waterbury, ''has
had the membership of the society so
packed that 1t has heretofore been i'm
possible to dislodge him, though he is now
50 broken down that reform ticket may
possibly be elected in April. Kelly, since
,'e seized Tweed's place, has always
pwped at least seven Sachems, who wou d
The Cecil Whig., 1881-01-01
THE LAST OF THE THEIRS.

With the death of Madame Theirs the
family name becomes extinct. Like
Washington. the father of this country,
Thiers. the Liberator of France, as his
tellow-countrymen are proud to call him,
left no son to inherit his virtues or to be
crushed under the weight of a great
-7ame But during her life Madame
Tllers fully sustained the interest felt in
the first President of the French Repub-
lie. The general affection for him SEEM
ed to be transferred to her. and from the
day when Thicrs was buried. to the dav
when she was laid beside him. the widow
of the great historian and statesman was
regarded by the entire French nation with
devotion and reverence which, perhaps.
they never entertained for anv other
woman. At all the great public demon
strationS place was reserved for her.
and at the grand fetes Of July IA. when
the new flags were distributed to the
French army, this venerable lady occu-
pied position of honor. Her striking
character, full of originality and ability
justified the respect which she so gener-
ally inspired, while her touching devotion
to her husband both as his wife and as
his literary aid is matter of common
fame
The Cecil Whig., 1881-01-01
A Scene in the Senate.

Senator Conkling. for the three days
that he has been i'll Congress this week
has had the corner of dainty silk hand
kerchiet sticking out of the outside
breast pocket of his coat. The handker-
chief is of dull yellow silk, pladed with
red stripes. and has a red border. Sena-
tor Thurman ais" has a great fancy for
cnlored silk handkerchiets and ALWAYS
.trIies them; but he usually carries a
dark one. for he is an inveterate snuff
taker. But yesterday. in the Senate, it
was noticed that he kept turning his eve
toward the brilliant handkerchief show
ing III the pocket of the dainty New York
Senator. Then Senator Thurman was
observed to take his own Iung-sulirriny
bandana from his pocket. and lacking at
it contemptunusly thurst it back into
his pocket Finally he got up aud walk
ed over to Conkling'S seat. and. it WIS
plain to be seen. asked to see his hand
kerchief. Senator Conkling took it out
of his pocket and held it up by two cor
nerS. Thurman stood OFF and admired
it, and then stepped mp and felt Of it be
tween his thumb and finger like lady
when huyiH@ a dress. Then Conkling
hung the handkerchief irnm. ,he centre
over his finger and let it fall in folds. as
a clerk i'll Il dry goods store holds silks 50
as to show them in their best light
C"nkling dropped his curly head ON one
side and gazed at it admiriusly, while
Thurman again stepped back in the aisle
TO get a better effect of the colorS. When
he had admired it sufficiently, Conkli ling
folded the handkerchief ard uiir,cd u,
present it to Thurman. Senator Thur
man looked at it longingly. partly
stretched out his right hand then drew
it back. Conkling still pressed it upon
him. but Senator Thurman shook his
head. and, drawing his own faded red
bandana from his pocket. took large
pinch of snuT, and walked away down
the aisle.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-01-01
LYNCH LAW IN PENNSYLVANIA.

The lynching of Snyder near Easton,
on Monday, within few hours after his
brutal murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Gogle.
whose refusal to permit him to become
the husband of their young daughter
daughter had provoked his rage, was in
part the result of fear that he might
escape Justice if granted trial in court.
This fear was caused by the escape from
the gallows Of Allen c. Laros, whose
plea was insanity. This fact emphasizes
the declaration that the relation of insau-
ity to crime needs more exact definition
III Jurisprudence. How to prevent the
execution of maniacs while denying mur-
derers an escape from justice under the
plea OF insanity is 4 problem which the
operation of Our courts does not solve.
1t is lamentable that such a State as
Pennsylvania should be the scene of an
execution under lynch law. the first in
stance of which is said to be the hanging
ot Snyder. bnt the neig ghbors of the mur-
dered man and woman were unwilling to
trust the punishment for such a heinous
crime to the uncertain action of a court
"f law. 1t must be admitted that their
nlstrust was not gr0undless. although
theT action is not thus justified. Oul
courts must be made Trustworthy as the
instruments Of vengeance upon murder
ers. Their failure to punish criminals is
the cause of such barbarities as that
which occurred in Pennsylvania on Mon
day.