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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-06
THE PRESIDENT.
Comfortable Night and Easy
Condition.
Clear Voice and Cheerful
Manner.
Anxiety for the Days to Come.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAgUTNGToN .Iulv A

EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, July 8.
The following bulletin has just been
issued:
$50 a.m.-The President has passed
a most comfortable night, and has
slept we'll. His condition has re-
NAMED throughout as favorable as
when the last bulletin was issued.
The pulse is becoming less frequent,
and is now SO; temperature, 98.9; res
h piration, %.
[Signed.1 D. W. BLISS,
J. X. BARNES,
j. j. WOODWARD
RoBT. REYBURN.
The Presidents physicians an
nounce that the next bulletin will be
issued at IL o'clock noon.
NEW YORK, July GA physician
in a communication to the Tribune
concerning the nature of the Presi-
dents wound, says that it is the opin
ion of large number of intelligent
medical men of this city that neither
the liver nor any other vital part has
been wounded This is borne out by
the fact that beyond the first shock
there has been no material change
The temperature, pulse and respira.
ton changes that might affect the
former, are mostimportsntindications
either of shock or peritonitis, but
the body heat had not risen above l0l
degrees and a fraction. The most
probable explanation of President
Gar6elds wound, is that the bullet
took an upward and inward course,
and lodged in the dense tissue about
the spinal column. This injury would
account for the pain in the legs and
feet, and it would be difficult to &C
count for the pain in any other way.
No man injured in the manner claim
ed by the witnesses would live so long
without any accession Of really un-
favorable symptoms.
1890 am. The condition of the
President since the last official bulle-
tin, $50 am, is that he has further
improved. His pulse is now SO, tenn
perature normal.
NEW YORK, July GA Washing
ton special says: When Mr. Rockwell
entered the Presidents room this
morning, he found everybody wearing
a cheerful look. How do you feel
this morning r. said he to
the President, and in response re-
ceived the following gratifying answer;
VERY much refreshed, slept we'll
all night. l feel better than
any time since Saturday morning"
His voice is strong and his manner is
very cheerful.
MRS. DR.. Susan Edison, who is at
tending Mrs. Garfield, reports her as
cheerful and gaining strength.
The recovery of the President
which is now possible, it is already
remarked by his friends, will give his
administration hold on the people
of all sections which will be simply
inyiueibie. Iii suggested this morn
ing that in case that he RECEIVERS there
be a National celebration, sort Of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-06
New York, Penn. & Ohio Railroad,
Formerly A. & G. W. R. r..

Formerly A. g. W. K. r.,
On ths southern border Of Lake Chautauqua,
and is not reached by any other railway.
Saratoga EIpress Trains pass directly through
this beautiful and popular resort, and all
trains stop regularly at Lakewood Depot, to
deliver and take ION passengers Conductors
are instructed to give stop-over checks on al
through tickets, whether reading good for
stop over, or not. This should be understood
as giving passengers the right to reach Lake
wood in through cars, and when they are
ready to resume their journey, they can step
right into one of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-06
TRUNKS! TRUNKS

TRUNKS and Valises made and repaired
at Memphis Trunk Factory at lower rates
than at a other factory in the South. A null
assortment always on hand Merchants wi /
consult their IL terests y examining our stock
be ore purchasing elsWhere All goods guar
anteed as represented. Sample Tru Ks made
to order at hort notice. Give uI . call.
SALESR00M AND FACl0 Y:
MAIN STREET, near No. 1853 6ayoso.
T.. BERrORELLI d SON. 100 rs
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-06
Notice to the Public.

nR. PERRIN V WEss0N, AS Main street,
- will act as my agent during my absence
from the city, ard cont nae TO write marriage
endowment. = the Lsbsno9, Penn, com
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-06
N. Y.

TV0 THOSE WHO SEEK RE T WITHOUT
i stagnation, pleasure without excitement.
the delights of rural lite without its inconVe
nionces, and the added charm Of dwelling be-
side large body Of Wa,er, Lakewood econ
mends Itself strongly TO favor. A more beau
tiful spot Wou'd be hard to find. YithlLl
picturesque cottages surrounded by trees; It's
velvet lawns sloping down to the Lake; III
church with It's spire; the great hotels with
their cool and shady Vorandahs; and tho Like
in the foreground, it presents q perfect picture
of rural loVeliness.
LAKEWOOD, originally called "Lake
Visw." from the extensive view Of the Lake
and its surroundings to be had irem this
vicinity, is directly en- the line of tho
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26
a Fatal Electric SheSk.

A strange and terrible accident occurred
last evening at the generating rooms q the
Brush Electric Light Company ON Ganson
street. About mine O'Clock last evening two
young men named George Leonard Smith
and Henry Kimball, in company with an
other young,man and two girls, stepped I'm
to the station and stood looking at the ma
chinery in motion. Smith was very inquis-
tive and wanted to experiment. The man
ager, Mr.. g. Ghaffe, allowed him to try .
harmless experiment, which consisted In
taking hold of one of the brushes attached
to the generator, In which the electricity
Il held until carried away over the wires,
and then, taking hold Of the hands of. his
companions, gentle current Of electricity
was passed through their bodies. Smith
wanted to take hold Of two Of the brush
90, but Mr.. Chaffe grabbed his arm
and held him back, telling him IL was sure
death to touch them: The party shortly
afterward left, Mr.. Chafte telling them to
get out. About quarter past ten O'Clock
Smith suddenly came into the building,
seemingly under the influence Of liquor. He
leaned over the railing which keeps outsid.
ers at distance from the machinery, and
before warning word could be said he had
grabbed the first and third brushes. Mr..
Chaffe saw what he was about to do and
made Jump for him. His hand stuck fast
to the brushes, and giving the engineer the
word to stop the engine he took hold Of
Smith and endeavored to pull him from his
hold. This he was unable to do, but as soon
Is the engine stopped Smith raised himself
to his feet, and, throwing up his arms, gave
loud gasp and expired instantly.
The thing was done SO quickly that those
who witnessed 1t could scarcely believe their
eyes. Smiths face had q pale blush tint
and was drawn out Of shape. His hands
were badly burned, and on several Of the
fingers the flesh was burned to the bone.
OF the unfortunate man but little could be
learned, save that he was formerly q scoOper
at the Wheeler elevator, but for the past
week had been handling lumber In various
yards on the island. He was about twenty.
eight years Of age, and in the neighborhood
of five feet eight inches in height. 1t was
stated that he has wife and'child living in
the city, but where the writer was unable
to ascertain. Mr.. Chaffe says the generator
Is one Of tremendous power, and would kill
fifty thousand men as easily as one.-B96ala
Courier.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The condition Of the President on tn
10th was materially improved-pulse dow,
to 100 for the first time since his recen
relapse. Slight quantities of liquid foot
had been retained by the stomach.
The immigrants arriving in the Unit
ed States for the month of July numbered
sc, COT.
The latest American Consul at Vers
Cruz died of yellow fever within one weel
after his arrival. There are at present NJ
applicants for the vacancy.
The Musical Jubilee at Bismarck
Grove, Kans., opened on the 18th with I
chorus of 1900 trained voices. Litta wal
the leading soloist. The attendance was un'
precedentedly large.
THERE is no improvement in the con-
dition Of affairs in Peru. The prospects fol-
peace appear to be remote. The Chilians
have so far reduced their army OF occupa.
ton that active operations do not seem now
to enter into their calculations. The oppo.
sition is pressing the Ministry to resign.
The French Consul at st. Louis has
received official notification Of the law re.
Gently passed by the French Assembly,
granting an indemnity of 5000, 900 francs t.
the republicans who were banished after the
coup d'etat Of September, 1851. Many Of
the exiled came to America, and 9th.
ers settled in England, Germany and Other
countries. Those still living are entitled to
their proportion Of the appropriation voted,
but can obtain it only in yearly installments
and must make application within two
months. The indemnity will amount to be.
tween 400 and 1000 francs per annum fol
life to each person entitled thereto.
A WHITE woman named Julia DAILY
was burned to death at Vicksburg, Miss,
on the 18th, from a coal-oil lamp explosion.
Iowa farmers are greatly elated over
the discovery of homemade barbed-
wire fence on the farm of Samuel Freeman,
in Hickory Grove Township, Scott County,
which it is claimed was made and erected
by Freeman's son Pembroke in 1861,
six years prior to the issuing
Of the Straub patent, now controlled by
Washburn. Moen & Co. The State Associa-
ton have secured the necessary afidayits to
eStaonsH Sne AaCeo III INC S"oossuu Lave sSIOn&
hopes Of being able to invalidate the obnox-
ious patents.
A FORT SMITH special says parties
from Fort Sill, L. T., say great excitement
prevails in that section consequent on the
recent discovery of gold deposits in the
Wichita Mountains, ten miles west Of that
place. A number Of persons have already
located claims. The search for gold is made
BY soldiers - well as citizens in that section.
THE New Hampshire Legislature has
killed the Marston excise bin, and the bill
to provide for she purity Of elections.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26
The Crops.

WASHINGTON, August ID
The following reports, showing the con-
dition Of spring wheat, tobacco and corr
crops, have just been issued by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture:
SPRING WHEAT.
The returns on August 1 give the condi-
ton OF spring wheat at 81, against IS last
year, and 81 in 1879, at the same time.
Compared with the crop last year there is
reported heavy decrease in the States of
Iowa and Illinois; slight decrease in Min
nesota, Nebraska and California; while in
Wisconsin and all New England States there
is an increase. Reports from Dakota indi-
cate fair crop, with large increase in
acreage.
TOBACCO.
The condition Of tobacco at the date of the
returns to the Department was somewhat
lower than at this time last year. In the
North and Middle Atlantic States the crop
was reported as better than last year. In
Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri it was
suffering from drouth. In Wisconsin it 10
reported better than last year.
CORN.
The general condition of corn, August 1,
IL TIA very considerable decline since
last month, when it stood at. 80. In Au-
gust, 1880. the condition was SO, which,
however, was exceptionally high. The At
lantic coast States make showing some
what better than the general average, ex-
cept in South Carolina, where the excessive
drouth has cut down the figures to Al.
Louisiana and Texas are the next lowest of
the coast States, from the same cause, re-.
porting 81 and 46, respectively. Tennessee
is the lowest Of the interior States, its aver.
age falling to 63. In the great corn.grow-
ing region, the highest reports are % in
Wisconsin and so in Nebraska, and the
lowest, "a. in Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

CAPTAIN HOwGATE, late Of the o. s.
Signal Service, Is under arrest charged with
embezzling Government funds. The amount
Of his deficit is said to be over Sc, 600.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

IT is reported that the two principal
barge lines plying between St. Louis and
New Orleans have been consolidated under
the name of the St. Louis & Mississippi
Transportation Company. The combined
capital of the old lines was 1,800, 900, and
the carrying capacity Of the barges was
8, 750, 900 bushels of grain. The new compa.
ny will have capital Of s., 00O, 900, and its
nominal manager will be Henry c. Haarstick.
Jay Gould is understood, however, to be the
principal owner.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

A COMMISSIONER of the Times of Lon
don, who has made . tour Of the wheat dis.
tricts of England, estimates yield Of thirty
bushels to the acre, and an increased crop Of
three million quarters.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

IT is now believed that about 10000
troops, Of which $4,000 are militia, will
participate in the military demonstration in
commemoration of the surrender at York
town. The Governors of most of the States
with their stats will be in attendance, and .
building for their accommodation is In
course of construction. The celebration
bids fair to be success worthy of the occa-
sion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26
THIRD AND LAST DAY.

1d1hO AMI LAST DAY.
On the 18th E. A. Towles, President Of the
First National Bank Of st. Adams, VI, read
apaper on Bank Taxation, embracing . his.
tory Of the panics since 1887, remedies for
such evils, and deductions made therefrom.
A paper was also read from Mr.. r 81.
IngIis Palgrave, OF London, on the Progress
Of Banking in England, in which he states
that an estimate made in $40 gives
the banking deposits Of London, including
the Bank Of England, and the country
banks Of England, Scotland and Ireland, q
being from f98, 0OO, 900 to E105, 600, 900; nste
circulation at E40y 0OO, 900, and the metallic
circulation at EaO, 100000 to Eao, oOo, go.
The most recent estimate Of deposits is for
Of England, E32.OOO, 600; all other banks IN
the United Kingdom, 946O, 900 600 to f470,-
0OO,OO0. The amounts with the discount
houses are not included In these last figures,
which compare, say, f4S5, 5O0, geo In 1873,
with E51O, OOO, 900 in 1881. 80
A report upon banking in Canads was
presented from Mr.. C. H. Soriey, Of Mon.
treal, in which he states that there are q
present twenty-four joint stock banks in
Ontario and Quebec, with about go agencies,
having an aggregate paid-up capital of ST..
6Sl,O or on an average OF -, O4, 900 each.
The banks having their head Offices In the
Provinces Of the Dominion, other than On.
GoIl anu QueUeCy NUMBER ABOUT uICe00s
with an aggregate capital of some 49,.
10000. The banks are required T.
make elaborate returns to Govern.
ment, to keep forty per cent AZ
their reserve In Government legal-tender
notes, and the shareholders Of nearly all aEs
liable for the debts of the bank to the extent
Of twice the amount Of their paid-up capt.
tai. The bank-note circulation in Canada,
May 81, 1881, amounted to $22,60O, SS, .
figure beyond what it had ever reached IN
the same month in any previous year. The
present amount Of the paid-up capital q
the banks having their head Offices u the
Provinces Of Ontario and Quebec Is $50 SOL
046; Of deposits $73,525, sos, and Of loans
el15, 964, 4A
An address by George L. Wright, Of 6.
Louis, on the Mississippi River trade, MAS
submitted, and Mr.. Powell read . brat
address on the resources OF Michigan.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted
urging the necessity Of IN Internatfonal.
Bank ct Niagara Falls.
A number of miscellaneous papers were
referred to the Council, after which TIE
Convention adjourned siss de.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

THE August bulletin of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture says the falling of in
the crop Of spring wheat will not be so large
Is generally anticipated; also, that the de-
crease Of corn in the West will be less than
expected, but that in the South that crop
will be an unusually small one. The tobacco
crop will also show decrease in yield.
The condition Of the cotton crop is rated IA
per cent. below the condition at the same
time last year. The plant is generally re-
ported small, and much shedding of bolls in
places.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

Peter Dahl, tho unfortunate who was
taken to the County Hospital Wednesday
noon suffering from hydEophobia, died at
7:1O last evening, after suffering great agony.
From nine O'Clock on the evening of the
day on which he was brought to the hospi-
tai he grew perceptibly worse, and at three
O'Clock yesterday morning had become SO
violent that three able-bodied men had to
stand guard over. him. By ten O'Clock in
the forenoon he had become almost unman-
ageable, and straight-jacket was brought
into requisition. He resented this indignity,
as he chose to call 1t, and threatened to kill
whoever should attempt to fit it to his
person. He would not hesitate to become q
murderer, he said. il any one ever attempted
to put him into bag like that. His convul.
sions were so frequent and 40 violent that
the jacket had finally to be forcibly applied
to him, in order to prevent him from de-
stroying himself The case was . typical
one of its kind. There were all
the horrible manifestations Of the
dread disease, and the patient remained
almost perfectly obstinate to all treatment.
Finally, in the afternoon, the doctors con-
Guided to try an experiment with curare, or
wourali-the poison Of the natives Of
Borneo and other islands Of the Pacific.
Three hypodermic injections Of the deadly
drug were given the patient. The first was
light one of only one-tenth Of grain, and
the two subsequent doses contained one
sixth Of grain each. Care was taken to
note the effect Of each dose, but the result
was entirely unsatisfactory, and the symp-
toms all the way to the death Of the patient
continued unmistakably those Of hydropho-
bia. The curare poison-symptoms at no
time were made manifest, but It was plainly
apparent to every ono present that the
curare had . soothing, quieting effect upon
the convulsive movements Of the sufferer.
This effect was so marked that It was con.
cluded that the curare treatment would b
attempted from the beginning upon the very
next hydrophobia victim brought to the
hospital. .CAieago Tribune, Asgxst u.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

The conference of the Association fol-
the Reform and Codifcation of the Law Of
Nations convened at Cologne, Germany, on
the 18th. The conference will represent all
the principal nations of the world. It is the
ninth conference of this association, and is
expected to surpass all previous ones in
practical benefits to international law, re-
form and arbitration. Among the American
delegates who have left to attend the con-
ference are David d. Field, F. p. A. Barn
ard, Chas. A. Peabody, Jno. Jay, Geo. w.
Cullum, Andrew p. Peabody, Clinton B.
Fisk, and others.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

A DELEGATION of nineteen Indian
chiefs from the Sioux, Ponca and Winneba-
60 tribes, called to Washington by the Secre-
tary Of the Interior, held conference with
the Secretary and Commissioner of Indian
Affairs at the Interior Department on the
18th. The conference was called with q
view to settling some disputed questions of
boundary rights on their respective reserva-
lions, and also to determine the future loca-
ton of the Poncas who remain upon the old
reservation. The Sioux voluntarily offered
to eede Is, 900 acres of land to the Poncas
without any remuneration, and the latter
accepted the offer in the friendly spirit with
which it was made. The land is in North
ern Nebraska, near the Niobrara River, and
each Ponca familv will receive $40 acres.
The Omahas and Winnebagoes expressed
themselves Is favorable to their tribes tax
ing lands in severalty aud cultivating farms,
saying that with SOME help from the Gov
eminent they can make themselves sustain
ing.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

BISMARCK and Windhorst, the Ger
man Ultramontane leader, are believed to
have concluded an alliance which will give
Bismarck majority in the next Reichstag,
and by which the May laws against the Cath
olics win cease to exist.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

SECRETARY BLAINE has, through the
American Minister 1t Berlin, extended an
invitation to the representatives OF the fam
fly of Baron Steuben to participate In the
centennial exercises at Yorktown.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

The Georgia Senate has passed bill
prohibiting Mormon PROSECUTING in that
State, the penalty being imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

TIE two houses of Parliament have
come to an agreement regarding the Irish
Land bill, and its passage is now assured.
The Peers will, however, formally record
their protest against the bill as unjust to the
landlords
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

ADvICEs have been received at the
Interior Department from Agent Hunt, at
Anardado Qndian Territory, announcing
the discovery of rich and extensive silver
finds near Fort Sill, within the limits of the
Kiowa, Commanche and Wichita Indian
Reservations. Agent Hunt also informs the
Department that illegal attempts are being
made by white men to locate mineral claims
in these regions. The matter has been re-
ferred to the Secretary Of the Interior by the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with q re-
quest that troops be furnished to protect
Indian interests in the newly discovered
fields from intruders.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

The Indian Bureau has received from
Agent Cook at Rosebud Agency an official
report of the circumstances attending the
killing of Spotted Tail. Itappears that Black
Crow aspired to be chief in place of Spotted
Tail, and had organized gang Of adherents;
that Crow Dog was his chief assistant, and
that the murder of Spotted Tail was the re-
suit Of regular conspiracy to get him out
of the way and put Black Crow in his place.
Both Black Crow and Crow Dog are con-
fined at Fort Niobrara, and will be tried for
murder under the laws of the Territory.
Agent Cook has appointed White Thunder
rs temporary Chief to succeed Spotted Tail.
and recommends that Spotted Tails son be
appointed by the Interior Department to
succeed his father. The prompt arrest of
the murderers broke up the conspiracy, and
all is quiet at the Agency.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

-Johan Lauretz Johanson, . ship
owner of Glasgow. has received $25. 600
for injuries received in . railway coll
ision in Scotland in September last
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

Women may be the weaker vessel,
but when she sllrieks she can be heard
further than q man.