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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
INC Lime Kiln Club.

Detroit Free Press.l
81 can't remember dat We eber
'lected but one drunkard,' replied
Brother Gardner, IAN de programmy
in his case was to hist him outsO quick
that he was dizzy-headed fur a week
arter. Misser Smith am mistaken in
'sposin' dat we have reformed any
drunkards, or dat we have any SIGH
object in view. Dis club leaves
drunkards entirely alone. Dey kin
reform or keep on drinkin'-odds am
de difference to us. When a full
grown man, provided by natur' wild
eyes an ears an legs an ARM an
brains an ~reasonin' powers am fool
huff to pour stuff inter his stomach to
degrade him to de level of a hog, he
kin stay right dar fur any move | shall
make to lif' him up. | have no time
to weep Ober bummers, or signs to sigh
ober de gineral wickedness OBJ the
world at large.
MISSING.
The Hon. B. NJ. jackson, Of Cor
NTH, Miss, felt it his duty to inform
the club that Robinson Crusoc STRAIT
ton, an honorary member of the club
and the champion stovepolisher of the
southwest, was missing under circum
stances which induced the belief that
he had met with disaster. He had
gone out in search of young ~alligators
to sell to northern visitors, and the
only trace Of him which could be
found after three days search was his
old hat floating in a swamp. There
was every reason to believe that while
he was hunting young alligators old
a~lligators had hunted for him. The
secretary was requested to keep post
ed on the case, and Brother Gardner
incidentally remarked that il the mem
Der had baen taken in by some reptile.
he had at least avoided what promised
to be a dry, hot summer.
SCIENCE.
When the meeting convened the
stove was red hot and the hall red
hotter. and the %janitor being called
upon for information said that he
didn't exactly know how to read the
thermometer. He had one hanging
Ion a nail near the stove, but it didn't
seem to make any difference whether
the stove was hot or cold. The in
strument neither went up mol dropped
down, but stayed on the nail.
DE committee on science will take
dis man in charge" said the old mar
as the j%anitor sat down.
"If, after an hour or two Of hard
work, it am diskivered dat he can
grapple wild de mercurial ideah, dc
committee will do well to sug
gest to him dat he either remove DE-
stove to dc aunty-reom, or remove
himself to some warmer climate. W.
will now sing sunthin' sad and trans
gress ourselves homeward."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
The SLAYER of Rooth.

New York Times.l
Boston Corbett, who shot Wilkes
Booth in the barn in southern Mary
land, in which he had taken refuge
after assassinating President Lincoln,
is said to be living now in or near
Philadelphia, aud to be extremely
poor. Corbett is something ola fanat-
ic, was such while in the union army,
and his trouble, actual or imaginary,
seems to have partially unhinged his
mind. lie declares that he
has never had any peace
or prosperity since he killed
Booth, although he is very proud Of
having done so, and entirely confident
that the Lord inspired him to shoot
the murderer and even directed the
bullet. Otherwise he could not, he
has often said, have struck Booth pre-
cisely in the same spot where be
struck the president. He believes he
has been, and is still, prosecuted be-
cause he obeyed the will ofGod. The
officers in command of the soldiers
sent in pursuit of Booth had given
orders that he should be taken alive,
aud we're naturally provoked at Cor
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
A $4,000 FIND.
What a COlOred Woman stum-
bled Upon In a Giles County
Orchard.
Nashville American, 81

Nashville American, 81
Anegre woman, cook on the farm Of
the late Mr.. Albert Buford, in Giles
county, was walking through an or
chard near the family residence, on
Saturday afternoon last, when she
stumbled over an old fruit can. Turn
ing to look at the obstacle, which had
given a peculiar rafting sound at the
contact of her foot, she picked it up
and foundi it sealed. She called Mr..
VIM. IL. Buford, a son of Mr.. Albert
Buford, who happened to be in the
yard close by, and gave him the a to
open. Mr.. Buford opened the can,
turned it up, and a pile ofglittering
gold fell out. The woman in her sur
rise, asked if dem was quarters. y
They turned out to be ten and twenty
dollar gold pieces, amounting in all to
two thousand dollars.
The find caused some excitement In
che height orb )od among the negroes,
who ~contended that the money be-
longed to the finder, but it will be
proved to be a portion OF a large sum
of money which Mr.. Albert Buford
buried about his house during the war.
All the money he buried was found
before his death with the exception Of
this $1,000, the search for which had
been given up years ago. The lost can
Of money had been stirred about time
and again by the pillow shares, the spot
on which it was found having been
cultivated a number Of years. The
money was deposited in Pulaski. The
negroes were quieted when they were
assured the finder would be rewarded,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
AttnOhment NotIoe.

No. Bqss-Beforo ] S Galloway ]. P. for Shelby
county, Tenn.-krb & Co. VS., VIM I Grady.
IN this cause an attachment having been
sued out under section 1856 Of the code Of
Tennessee, and returned levied upon the
and aaidavit having been made that defend
ant IL indebted to the plaintiff in the sum Of
one hundred aud sixty-fve dollars and six cts.,
due By account, and that the claim is Just, and
thnt the defendant is a nonresident Of the
State OF Tennessee; it is therefore ordered
that said defendant make his personal APP
pearance before me on the 28th day OF May,
1881. az 70 o'clock m, at my office, No. 34Mad-
ison street, Memphis, Tenn, and defend said
attachment suit within the time prescribed
by law, or the same will be proceeded with
published once a week for four weeks in
the Public Ledger.
This, the 2lst day Of April, 1881.
56B3 Us GALLOWAY, J.. P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
Tue Star-rOute NwindIe.

Special to the Courier-Journal.l
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The Star
rpute ringsters are putting in appear
.nces here in increasing numbers from
day to day. They may be G e almost
any hour fitting here and there about
the departments, the capital, and even
the White House. 1t is significant that
during three or four days, the
visits Of certain senator's to the
p~ost-ofice department, and their
long conference with the post
master general have become
s~uspiciously frequent. But the some
what prOfuse promises made on behalf
Of the president aud postmaster-gen
eral to the effect hat the investigation
and exposure of the star route swim
dies will be complete, and no favor or
mercy will be shown any one, high or
low, are put forth with singular osten-
tation. The situation iustifes the
public in holding its Judgment in re-
serve regarding the outcome of the
controversy. The president has never
been a reformer in practice, whatever
may have been his professions aud
heOry.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
Nherman and Sheldon.

Cincinnati Commercially
WASHINGTON, May 2.-Under the
plan of breaking the deadlock adopted
by the caucus committee to-day, the
nomination Of Sheldon to be governor
of New Mexico will have to go over il
Senator Sherman objects to his conir-
nation. Sheldon was a delegate from
Ohio to Chicago and did all he could
TO defeat Sherman. Whether Sher-
man will retaliate in the manner sug-
gested is unknown, but be does not
feel very much pleased with the NOM
nation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
WHY BADEAU WAS REMOVED.
A Bit of Sherman's Spite 10 Him
der His Writing the "Life
Of Grant"

The Washington correspondent OF
the Sun, in the course of an interview
with a gentleman prominent in Maine
politics, says:
"You know" said he, "that Grant
made a personal request of Garfield to
let Badeau remain at London, where
he would have the facilities for finish
ing the life of Grant, on which he has
been SC long employed. Among the
first things, as you know, Garfield did
was to remove Badeau and send him
into Norway, OF somewhere as near
the frozen ocean as he could. This,
continued my Maine friend, sis about
the worst thing Garfield has done. 1t
looks like Blaine, for it has a streak OF
the devilishness of which now and
then he is capable. 1t was, however,
only nominally his act; that is, Ba-
deau's removal did not originate in
the White House or department Of
state. 1t was inspired ana insisted on
from another source"
"And pray" l asked, what is it?
THE removal of Badeau was pro-
posed and insisted on by Sherman"
What Sherman" l asked.
"Why, General Sherman" said he.
General Sherman never forgave Grant
for what he said about his History Of
the War and has ever since tried to
get even with him. Sherman, you
know 7" continued he. SIS one OF the
men who keep getting madden and
madden, especially when his anger IS
seasoned, as in this instance with
envy. Grant all the while has kept
on saying hard things, which have
dropped like chunks OF lead into
Sherman's heart. That life of Grant
which BAdeau is writing, he hates as
in some way a personal %offense, an ia
jury to himself. He is all the time
correcting history, fighting the war
over again in spots wherever he figured
in it, as recently at Pittsburg land
ing, as though he dreaded to have any
history written except in his interest
or from his standpoint. To such a
pitch has he worked himself up that
he went for Badelu and got him re-
moved as far away as possible from the
materials for prosecuting the Life of
Grant"
There is but one thingmeaner than
this thing by Sherman" observed the
speaker.
'"What is that2" asked.
1.-THE granting by Garfield and
Blaine of his request to have Badeau
removed. after Grant had requested
that he might not be-"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05

A single dose of J.. M. Laroque's
Anti Bilious Bitters, taken at night
on retiring, will make you feel so much
better the succeeding day that hence
forth you will not be without it. Take
our advice on the first approach Of
d~isease-try it. The cost is t%rifling;
% cents a paper or 81 a bottle. Ali
druggists sell it. w. Il. Thornton,
proprietor, Baltimore, Md.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05

THE Pine Bluff Press has bloomed
out as a daily, aud is a very handsome,
newsy little sheet, quite worthy of the
live, enterprising place in which it is
published.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
Central America.
spseIal 70 the OinelnnaH O%ommereIaI.l

WASHINGTON, May BIT is learn
ed from the representatives at Wash
ington Of the majority OF the states of
Central America that little un-
derstoOd country is undergoing great
changes in the line of progress towards
modern civilization.
He thought Of the people, their po-
litical view, their industries, their am
billions arein a condition of mutation.
They are leaving behind what was
once Spanish civilization and are ad-
vancing towards American ciYiliza-
ton. Central America has long been
in a lethargic condition weighted down
by superstition, priest craft and
Incidence. 1t is awakening from
its sleep, throwing off those things
which weigh it down, and stepping
forward into what is known in the
senate as "the sunlight Of the future"
Live men, with modern progressive
ideas, are coming to the front. Manu-
features, new arts, improved machin-
cry, implements and utensils, are
being introduced. Three lines Of
railroads are in process Of c)Dstruo-
ton from ocean to ocean, school sys.
TENS are projected, an international
exposition Of industry and art is to be
held In Guatemala, the most pro-
gressiye OF them all this year. The
president Of hat state is coming to the
United States in person, to invite
Americans TO exhibit and attend.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
A Zinc Hair Dressing.

Cocoaine dresses the hair perfectly,
and is also a preparation unequalled
for the eradication Of dandruf.
The superiority Of Burnett's Flavor
ing Extracts consists in their purity
and great strength.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
". .. DENATE OHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, April 30, 1881.
% the Editor Of the Herald:

Among the. names of several persons
mentioned by you some days ago as con-
nected with the star route jobbers, we
found, to our surprise, that Of Hon. II. d.
Money, Of Mississippi. We took the
earliest opportunity to ask Postmaster
General james concerning the matter.
We have Mr.. James authority to saw
TO you that he knows there is not the least
trace in the records of his department, or
in any facts that have come to his knowl-
edge, Of anything in any way dishonor-
ably connecting Mr.. Money with the star
route business. We respectfully ask you
20 publish this note as an act OF Justice TO
Mr.. Money, who is now absent in Nc
leo, and whom, from a long and intimate
acquaintance with him since bis boyhood,
we know to be one of the purest and most
honorable o men,
Respectfully, L. q. GEORGE,
i. Q. Q. LAMAR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05

AN article which appeared in the
LEDGER a few days ago, complaining
about the principal ofa public school,
was clipped from the Knoxville Dis
patch, and should have been credited
t. that paper. 1t did not, therefore,
.efer to any one in Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05

One of the legacies left by the CEN
tennial exhibition is the colossal gran
tie statute cfa soldier, now standing
in front of Memorial Hall. 1t is be-
lieved to have been placed there by a
granite company in order to exhibit
the quality Of the stone contained in a
quarry. But it has always been a
matter Of amazement why it was not
removed at the close of the celebration
or a formal gift oft made to the city.
Perhaps we can enlighten the public
on this point. Although the granite
is a~splendid specimen Of stone the fig
ure has a serious defect. 1t represents
a soldier at parade rest. Yet the art.
ist has put the right foot forward in
stead Of the leftl This destroys the
value OF the statute as a work Of art,
and it has. therefore, been abandoned
by the owners. Only a soldier, how
ever, will notice the defect, and it is a
source Of regret that it is so married.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
AnAHn

To oil who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness,
carly decay, loss OF manhood, etc., will send
a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary In South America. Send Q
self-ad dressed envelope 10 the Rev. Joseph I.
Inman, station D, New Ye:k City,,
lis xxi ia eodhw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
A Clime In the Name Of Honesty.

Nashville Herlld.I
What danger was there of repudi-
ating our public debt, when, out oil a
voting population OF about 240,0C0 at
the recent election, only about $4,000
voted in Il way that could be construed
as favoriDg a rejection of any part of
the debt, and then, upon a declaration
of a belief that a part Of the debt was
invalid? With so decided a majority
in favor of paying the state debt, what
excuse was there for r%esorting to a
trick intended to compel payment, as
it the people we're unwilling to pay?
Was a more unjust reflection ever
made upon a people? What reason
was there for the representatives OF
the dominant party to violate their
platform of principles? Can excuse be
found for il? Is it not the most
shameful conduct a Tenne see legisla.
ture was ever guilty of? Done, too,
in the name of honor. What a crime
has been committed to the name of
honesty!
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
Congressman Money Defended

The following appeared in the New
York Herald Of the I'd:
The name of Mr.. Money, member
OF congress from Mississippi, was men
toned in the Herald some days ago as
in some unpleasant way related to the
star route scandals. The following
letter from Senators George and Lamar
has been handed to your correspond
ent, with the request that in justice to
MI. Money, who is absent, it may BE-
made public:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05

For YOu,s
Madam,

Whose complexion betrays
some humiliating imperfec-
ton, whose mirrOr tells you
that you are Tanned, SallOw
and diSflgured in COuntenancG,
or have EruptiOns, Redness,
ROughness or unwhOles
tints Of complexion, We say
use Hagan's Magnolia Lialm.
Itisadelicate, HARMLESS and
delightful article, producing
the most natural a'nd entraEC.
ing tints, the Ortiflciality Of
which no observer can detect,
and which seen becomes per-
manent if the Magnolia Balm
Is judiciOUsly used.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05

Why throw away your illustrated
papers and magazines when you can
have a nice book made from them at
the LEpGER bindery2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
A RInnfed ROhx

does not always belong to an inebriate.
Kidney troubles will cause bloat, but
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
has never failed to remove it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05

Don't ruin your health, and besides,
make yourself dislgreeable to other
people by your continued coughing.
A E~wenty.fve cent bottle of DR.. Bulls
cough will cure you. Atall druggists.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
Health is Wealth !

NEYT; q specific for HysterIa, Dizziness, Con-
Vulsions, Nervous Headache, Mental Depres-
sion, Loss Of Memory, Spermatorrhea, Impo-
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and death. One box will cure recent cases.
Each box contains one months treatment.
One dollar a box, or six boxes for five dOllarf;
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guarantee six boxes to cure any case. With
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money If the treatment docs not effect a cure.
Guarantees issued only by A. RENKERT 4
co Wholesale and Retail Druggists, 2l5 Main
street. Memphis, Tenn. Orders by mail will
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05

A large volume of water is coming
ON the upper Mississippi,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05

For the kidneys, liver and urinary
organs, use nothing but "WarBe r's Bafa
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05

Mothers, wives, daughters, sons,
fathers. ministers, teachers. business
men,, farmers, mechanics, ALL should
be warned against using and Introducing into
their homes Nostrrm and Alcoholic Rene
dies. Have no such prejudices against, or
fear Of, "Warner's Safe Tonic BitIers.'
They are what they are claimed to be-harm-
less as milk, and contain only medicinal vir-
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They do not belong TO that class known as
"Cure-Alls," but only profess TO reach cases
where the disease originates in debilitated
frames and impure blood. A perfect spring
and summer medicine. A thorough
blood pdrtfter. A tonic appetizer.
Pleasant to the taste, iuvigorating to the body.
them for their curative properties. Once
used. always preferred. Trial size, soc. Full
size Nargest in markell 81. kMrTrY them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05

Thursdsy evening, May. 8. 1881.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05

MMMEMBEERB
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-12
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION. 1lB
Three Men and Three Horses
Instantly KiiIed-One Man
Fatally Wounded.

DETROIT, January 12.-The boiler
in the Union Touring mills in this
city exploded this morning aoout Z
o'clock with terrific force, tearing
out one side of the building COM
pletely, and SO wrecking the structure
that it will have to be taken down to
the foundation. Tho engineer, a
young man named Whittier, fireman
and oiler were instantly killed and
buried under the debris. The fourth
man was standing just outside, and
was severely injured in the head, but
will probably recover. Three horses
standing near were also killed. These
mills are now a part of the new nam
moth glucose works, which com
menced operations here last week, and
Mr.. Sweet, the manager, was just en-
tering the engine room as the explo-
sion took place. He was blown some
distance, but escaped without serious
harm. The mills were built several
years ago by d. NJ. Richardson, and
we're as complete as any similar -four
ing establishment in the west.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-12
Assnnainnled.

louisville, January II. = A
specal from Gallatin, Tenn, to the
Courier-J,o journal says: Captain Skeene,
a we'll known and respectable citizen,
who lives about eight miles north,
while in his yard Sunday night attend
ing to domestic duties, was fired upon
by unknown parties and fatally
wounded. Seventeen buckshct were
taken from his body. They had liter
ally torn his night hand of, and en-
teriug his right side inflicted ghastly
wounds. lie is expected to die at
any moment. 1t is thought the deed
was perpetrated by some mOonshiners
who, it is said, Skeeue had reported
10 the authorities.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-12

PIrTsBURe, January l2.-River 4
feet 1 inches and falling. Weather
clear and cold.
LOUISVILLE, January II, = The
river is falling, with 8 feet 4 inches
in the caoal, and 7 feet 4 inches in
the chute on the falls. Weather clear
and cold, but fOggy this morning. Ice
is running, and in large cakes,
EvANsvILLE, January l2.-The
ice gorge broke at am, doing no
damage. The river is full Of floating
ice. Three coal boats arrived. One
stone boat passed down this morning
The danger is about over The riveg
ia STATIONARY at 16 feet 5 inches
N0Taather ciess end warmer, with the
wind soCth,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-12

THE only evidence Of liveliness
observed in local business circles to-
day was the contest ST the cotton ex-
change fol officers to selye during the
ensuing years. Cotton dealers, owing
to the dull market for the staple, and
the ice blockade in the rivers, appear
to feel something is necessary to
stimulate their tagging energies,
hence they entered the election with
spirit. Several dozen operators, ~
cluding buyers and sellers, hoyered
About the ballot-box this forenoon,
croYding' its guardian angel, Captain
James 7. Bourne, close in a corner.
There are half dozen tickets and the
result looks mixed. A buyers and
factors ticket, with Napoleon ilill Tor
n~esident, j. r. Goodwin, H. Fursten-
hei,,o and H. Clay Hampson for vice.
presidents, seemed to be a favoEte
ticket, thG ugh there is no certainty, as
Others had strong advocates and earn
est workers. IL was generally be-
lieved, however, thGt Mr.. Hill will be
the choice for president a ticket
quite popular had the naNle OF MI M
Gavin at the head, ant despite
the fact that Mr., Gavin posi'''Yely
declined being candidate,
he and the ticket received handsome
support. This ticket included the
names of Messrs. Fargason, Storm and
johnson, for vice presidents; Messrs.
Heron, Petit, Bowles, Babb, Nicely,
Falls and Treadwell for directors; and
w. w. Sckoolfeld for treasurer. 1t
seemed to be a very popular ticket,
though the voters were casting their
votes rather wild, and the result is as
uncertain as is that Of the prospective
senatorial contest at Nashville. Dur
ing all of the excitement to-day Secre-
tary Gates scratched figures as they
came in by telegraph, on the cotton
exchange blackboards, looked the phil
Osophic stole, that he is, and as if he
never had the slightest interest in any
election, and let the proceedings wag
along as those interested chose to
guide them. 1t is more than probable
the country will be safe, no matter
which ticket wins.