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SUBURBAN.

Hcury c. DIehl. n man about Al yonrs Of ago,
residing at tho corner OF Wentworth avenue mid
Forty.seyonth street, attempted to drown him
y self In tho small lake nehr tho Iatk Rctrcat at
nbnut II o'clock yesterday nlorrtIuH. lilo wns
rescued and takon In charge by tue pollco. lio
10 ovidentlyn II " crank"
Now Yar Cbesso e. Tos aX|rauy ~ as
drowned In tho C,,lit,net River. nonr Chit
tentcn's bridge Wednesday, afternoon. ito
Wiillnn. Bennett, when tho bout cnpslzed nns.
thrcw them boti into tho wnt0r. It !s UNDER
ntood that he had bcur OH bonrt or llnNnett's .
bufn6oht, which 10 nuw stationed lit the outlet
nf Calumet Lnke, and hutt hoon drinking freely.
Ills hody has nut boon recovered. llc leaves Il
family.
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CROP PROSPECTS I'M KANSAS,

HpttidE Ohpdfth to tbs Chteaoo Tft6un&
WICHITA, kas., Dec. 1b.-Tho lnild winter
weather thus far has onnbled tho wlntor whaat
to mako vIgotots growth, and, although the
acreage Bown Ia much less than last yenz, tho
wheat ia this valley uover looked better ut this
tlmo Of the ycnr, and personal inspection Of
larRe portion Of the territory embraced in tho
BedgWick. Dutlor, aud Hafvsy gives promise OF
all Immense crop naxt your Farmers arc i'm
proving tho mild weather In shucktuR their corn
tent. Moro than 600 loads Of corn nre sold each
saturday OIL tho strcats OF this city. 1t is worth
IS ccutE pcr buBhcl.
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A DOUBLE~TRAGEDY.
An Old Ar&annns Farmer and Ills vVlfo
Murdered by an Insnho Man.

MNfdcreu ny I'LL An*nRo Nan.
Hpeidl D4spateh to Tbs C1teaoo 7s1bunt.
EOT SPRLNds. Ark, Dec. 15.-Ono nr tho most
brlttal murders known In this section was per.
petrAted lust night onH mile north Of here. The
victims aro m old farsnor, William supplis and
Ills wifc, and TIM supposed author Of tho crituo
ID ono Flanagan, wlio Is alleged to border upon
insanity. Tho reports from tho sceno Of tho
murdor are as yet only tneagre, and full par
ticulars cannot bn obtained. Supplls, when
found, hRd his head nearly soycred, md tho old
nR entirely severed, though llfo was ut extinct.
whom sho was discovered ut tho front entrnnuo
to tho yard, whuro shO bud evidently crnwletl In
tho hone OF attracting tho attention of pnssors-
by. Flanagan has beDn arrested, anu ~ heavily
gunrdod. His actions 10 10 show that hc Ia tH-
purely circuinstuntIal. thorn is n ssronE feeling
nE'llnst him. \ representative Of THE CMIOA0O
farmers, who represent terrible stat6 OF fcei.
fnK over tho affair.
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nEATlHS.

CuMMlN4H-At the Fsaldsnes ri biz son. Z. A.
inss Eva Il gsa.s It'll ia day mana Cum
Funeral services ~ house, ] p IN. SATURDAY, 17th
Inst.
QutCK-of dphlherta, Dec. ~ Clinton Locke and
la1ba aeEtsata Children VI John II. b. and Heurias.
ssfvtess Il the houss. 700 Alehigsn.av. Friday 1t
p. H.
Deuy 4. HaEE. Ee!ct Ut tho lato AtwsiI HuIr In lis
Hha VIA IN old eottle3. having smtgratsd ~ this
town with nor husband Ia lxA, She Was ; Enllys Of
Aas4achusstts dk pt her rhildran survive heF, Nm.
GausKo itAFveJ. OF E!Atni Mtq Iohn Wafne Of Dsek-
berry, Mls- Aorsas Marshall and Ss1rk aufs, &nd
hFtuWN-FaAsed Aw1y It sis = N. ThuttdAy, ueo.
= Il ths fssaosnce l Gs ~ soE: AHshsG bsoNa ~
yekrt aud IL dAs1, =
Ts: 1;;as'n' ssiea " Bs,ue csssk Asa. tss a'
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The SiXnnt Service Mt Sand beach Dis.
Gon&lIltlel for tho SenhQil.

6ptelat Dtlpatth 70 TAs ChIedeo Tribune.
SAND BEACH, Mich, Dec. 15.-The atcam. barge
Mncknaw md seow Loulsa arrived nero this
mornng. and left ut 0 o'clock ths afternoon for
Au Sable. Tho tug Charles @. Ryan was also
horo t0ilny, bound for Trnvorao City. Wind
0tUwlnN light from tho wpst. Tho etXilnI seryirp
nt this placo was discontinued for the scason to-
day.
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THE CITY.

THE CITY.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
J. l.. N0MwEt,r, Of Boston, is at tho fremont.
Cot. A. f.: IiooxEn, u. y. A.. IL at tho LELAND.
A. M.JACoBs, of Norfolk. .vh., Ia at tho Palmer.
Cant! W. W. ttoaEns, u. s. A., is At md Palmer.
W. II. WILLIAMS, Of New York. Is nt tho Ire.
mont.
Eytt vArp1HrooL, Of Paris, Franco. Is at tho
Pacific. g..
r. u. rAsto1, Of Hong Kong, China, is at tho
raoiic.
e. n. DIssELL, OF shorchan,. Vt, Is At tho
Bhcrman.
". E. wnA1EY, Of Norwich, Conn., Is at tho
Ehermnn.
X. N. RICHARDSON, OF Syracuse, N. T., Is at
n1s Shcr1nun.
Juror Z. W. 7. rANkEnstr, OF Denver, Colo,
b nt tho 1'nct1n.
onnts sKixxSn md ]. Z. McGraw, Of Quincy,
ILL.,, arn nt tho Pamor.
e. Z. srEmny, rankton Agency, u. r., is reg
tstcred at tho Sherman.
u. Z. c,Nrp1tL and family. or Grand Park.
ILL.,. are ar the fremont
u. Il. CouLsoH aud d. ". Maratta, Of yanktou.
}. r.. nro at tho fremont !,
wAnnEH NJ. SALISBURY, Of tho "Trouba-
lours," !s At tho Sherman.
-App l.. LANdD0N, OF tho Quincy ReUtttr, 10
stopping at tho Clifton llnsisc.
1T took doctor tust two days to vnccinatc
WtIlouHhby, llll e. Co.'S omployGs.
Mn. AND Mus. +. ". pAnAMoHE, nee Hazel
tine, Of st. Louis, arc at tho Pacific.
Il. u. MATTHEWS and wifo nnd ". II. plats, OF
Ennsns City, Mo-, arc ut tho palmcr.
Gov. CuI.1oM rasscd through the city ycstor-
day OIL his wny to Dunloc, taking bis dinner At
the Pacific.
.Joux +. TAYLOR. nr.. William l.. Knecdlor, f.
G. Maolay, and =: L. vantcr, uf Montnna, nrc
registered at the Palmer.
Bin. Il. II. HnoLEY, who hns boon con,noil to
bis house With iIlncss WIS sufficiently recovered
yesterday to pc out for tho hrst nmo ainoe
Saturday.
DAnsEs, who was shot by WhEtty on Hnistcd
stroot Tuesday night, continues 10 improve, and
tns hosplta! authorities hcE!u to think that ho
will Kct well.
Calumet "Wednesday. was brought to tho vtty
yesterday and taken to Ills latu residence, at No.
i6t Milwaukee avenue.
TIE railroad ttenoTraphers met ngsfn At the
their time to the. revslon Of tho constitution
and other routine business
Mourn SIDE CoLhEcTot VoGr received tho
fpmaIndcr OF bis books from tho County Clerk
yestcrdny, aud he ~ now rnady 10 receive tates
1t his Office In tho NORTH Side County Ilultding.
rtfE moubors Of CompMny D, First Regiment
infantry. n. e., gave ,hc!r fourth annual ,e r..
. attendance was lArBc. and tho dahces passed oil
Mccossfully.
a wELr~Ka0wH co1orca doctor nnn,eh Hutch
aison died suddenly In tho lrnR.stare corner
evehtug. Heart- -dlsenso WIS the cause, and no
inquest Was held.
-.Tns romporaturo Yesterday, as observed hy
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Tho nmn.tnt expected uf Illinois Is f.U,0oo, oe
which It In c8(tu,ntol UhIGnR0 ought to give nt
least oro.thtrh. Sovcrn1 Rentlcn,on have alrcndy
aubaarlhcd ff00 each, and tho whole nmount will
doubtioss bo spoured in d fov days.
, 1881-12-16

HOLIDAY PRESENTS,
A large variety of handsome oior cases, fancy
toilet bottles flllctl With Dr. prlcea Unique Per
fumes. suitable for holiday presenta. can bo
found attho porfumatory Of Steele q; rrlco, 1l0
Randolph street.
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! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

So,
A GRAND MASS.AtEETINta WILL. liz
hatwesn rwetty ninth and Ihssleh-ta. IN sa.ai..
rlsh poopFu IN their str9HIn nFanst nnde
1ostltau nrc easnnatly invited tD ntten Tho olInH
lie Hon. il. i. .Gt,nnnor, ii. IL tho iion, W
lIyhes. John +. Ftherty. FIJI. ~ H.
A MEETING Or TIE lar OF COOK
"a County will be held Aatuntny nt ~. M. III III
rnGHI0rY rf q. Gilbert u!ihna. hctenspA. s" }"
, 1881-12-16

That Husband OF NItno
ID three tlrtea the mnn ho was before ho began
l!slng "Netls' ioaith Ncpewer". u. DruRgtBte'
depot G2 Luke atreot.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
GOOD HOT LUNCH
Daily, from 10 10 1 o'clock,
AEEILE'S SALOON, 3I6 MAIN.
AT
PiniOn's pop.

About half past eight o'clock last
night John Pinion went aboard the
steamer Marlin Speed while she lay at
the foot Of Monroe street,and inquired
lift was the McAlister. Being told
it was not and advised to go to bed, he
left the beat angry, and returning half
an hour later with a companion, start
ed aboard, but was repulsed by the
mate Mike Hanley. Pinion.challenged
him to a fight, and when Hanley re-
fused and stepped back on the boat
Pinion drew a pistol and fred, the
ball striking a woodpile On the boat
some distance from the man in charge.
Pinion then started off and met a levee
Waterman, whom he threatened to
shoot if he followed him. He was
shortly afterward arrested by officer
Jenny, and this morning fined $50 for
carrying a pistol, besides being put
under $1,000 bonds. He went to the
island.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
stolen Sweets.

A sixteen-year-old strawberry and
Dreamer, as Robson would say, in
"Our Bachelors" was married early
this forenoon at the Commercial
Hotel, in this city. The ceremony
was performed without the permission
of the brides mother, who is a widow
and resides in Grenada county, Miss.
The groom is Mr.. W. R. Holland, a
young mar of 81, and reared in the
same neighborhood. They came to-
gether by the overland route as far as
Senatobia. then taking the railway to
this city, this method of travel being
adopted to avoid pursuit. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R.. Holland were united by
Parson j. W. Bates, and they are now
in the midst of the most blissful
sweets of their honeymoon, under the
fatherly care Of Landlord Charley
Richards. The lady's name while a
maiden was Maggie Treble.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
POLICE POINTS.

Seven cases were made yesterday
forenoon.
Frank Casey, a hard case, will pick
cotton for forty days.
A couple of providers will have a
taste OF life on the Island.
A low woman, Lou French, Ian
guishes under lock and key. She is a
vagrant.
An old man this morning when
called upon to hold up his right hand
and be sworn, could not do it. and his
left had to suffice. He was not used
to do doing it that way.
Memphis is marching. A telephone
wasn't fast enough and a short tele
graph line has been put up from the
stationhouse to the chiefs Office across
the street. 1t is a private enterprise
with A. NJ. Rogers as president anf
two other bloated stockholders as sec
Rotary and treasury.
The police have information which
leads them to believe that the mai
found dead at MasoB's Depot Monda,
morning and thought to be John A
Hammond, Of Cincinnati, Ohio, j
really John Hommet, a tailor, Of thi
city, who formerly worked for Mr.
Frost.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
DON'T SHOOT.
A Waterman who Was u Little
Too sharp for His Boss.

A well known cotton man was heard
Dragging the other day about a capital
watchman he had, that he pegged the
clock every fifteen minutes sharp, and
actually came neal shooting him one
night when he slipped into the shed
as easy as a ghost to see what was
going on. The Waterman entertained
a few choice spirits with his version
of the affair.
"Well you know" he said, when
l went to work for old Blank the boys
told me he had q way of slipping
around at night, and so l laid for him.
One dark night | saw him come a
slipping in as easy as a cat, and l
waited until he got in among the bales
good when l yelled at him to lay down
or I'd shoot. Don't shoot, for Gods
sake, it's mel Who's me?' Blank.
Gracious goodness, Mr.. Blank, don't
you never do that again. If you had
not spoken as soon as you did | would
be a red handed murderer tonight.
How you frightened me-, and that
cured him.
Well, the plagued old lock bothered
me. 1 had to peg it every fifteen
minutes, and got tired of it, SO l took
the number of the lock, tent to the
factory and got a duplicate and
put the key on my bunch. Then
about A or 5 o'clock every morning l
unlocked the old thing, took the top
off and just pegged it all OF once The
old man wanted to raise my wages,
but I've got something better now.
You bet the new man is catching it.
There is no man in the world can peg
that clock the way ! did without the
key, but the boss don't know it. Now
don't you tell on me, boys" he con-
cluded and handed around the cigars.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
Advancement.

Our neighboring city Of Little Rock
advances with rapid strides toward
metropolitan tastes and fancies. They
now have a first. class variety theater
there, built and arranged by Mr..
Edward Torrey, we'll known in this
city in years past. His acting man
ager is Eugene German, also known
among the players and for more than
thirty years past connected with
various Southern theaters. including
the famous St. Charles of New Or
leans, where he was once a member Of
the stock under rare old Ben DeBar's
management. Germans wife, known
as Susie Starr" died in Baltimore
last spring, and her sister, Ophelia
Starr, is now one of the troupe under
Germans management.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
PUBIC LEDGER lob printing office

PUBLIC LEDGER job printing Office
and book bindery, 10 Madison.
Watts & Williams, wholesale fruit
and produce, 342 Front street.
Prof. Saxby's grand opening hop
to. morrow night at Cochran Hall.
Oatmeal, cracked wheat and Ora
ham -four, new stock. Lyle &Shields.
Last evening was o regular soaker,
and places of amusement drew slen-
der audiences.
Stormy weather for marines last
night and many a citizen went home
with soaked extremities.
Wreathed with smiles are Demo-
cratic c%Ountenances to day. 1t was
better news than many expected.
Oysters, oysters, fat and fine, re-
ceived daily by express. S. L. Moore
Il Co., corner fernando and Vance.
The temperature was 15o lower at
daylight this morning than yesterday
at the same time, and in exposed
places vas down to 450. A fresh and
cool northerly breeze has been blow
ing since last night. The range of
temperature yesterday was from 53o
to go.
A copy of Alfred B. Shepperson's
valuable compilation of cotton, grain
and provision statistics covering a
number of years, and prepared for the
Tennessee Brokerage Association, has
been received at this Office through
the polite courtesy Of Mr.. L. f. Col
san, the manager here.
Cotton freightage from Texarkana
and points beyond in Texas to this
market is now 1915 to IS per bale, all
points between Texarkana and Mine
ola and down about Shreveport being
1915, and more distant places a frac-
ton higher until the five dollars is
reached. The new tariff has ruled
since the 1st inst.
Nj. Will Register, a very worthy
and popular young man, will be
married this evening to Miss Lizzie
Cash, daughter of the late F. NJ. Cash,
at the residence of the young lady's
stepfather, Colonel 7. A. Hamilton,
on the Boulevard. No cards, and
only members of the two families will
be present.
The street car drivers amusement
season has opened. One of the red
cars, with over thirty people on board,
Owed into a mud hole at dark last
evening at the corner Of Beal and
fernando streets. The male guests
within, over twenty strong, we're
obliged to weather the storm by getting
out until the car was readjusted. This
morning the same mishap occurred on
the same line, only farther out; the
crazy track causing a bounce there
from, despite the most careful atten-
ton on the drivers part, Various
other accidents of a similar nature
we're numerous, and on this account
are unworthy of reference.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
Personal MenIion.

The Little Rock Gazette of yester-
day contains the following handsome
and well merited notice;
Colonel HenryH Hubert, of Critten-
den, is spending a day or two in the
city. Until a few years ago, Colonel
H. resided in Memphis, where he was
long prominently identified with the
public affairs of that city, serving
several terms as President of the
Board of Aldermen, and winning moi
only as a presiding officer, but as an
able, jealous public servant, a most
enviable reputation.
Colonel Hubert has returned tC
this city and brings with him the
commission of James T. Barton as
Sheriff of Crittenden county whose
appointment he earnestly and success.
fully recommended to Governor
Churchill.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09
1t should be Fixed.

Complaints are heard concerning
the bad condition Of the culvert bridge
crossing bayou Gayoso, at the inter
section Of Commerce, Jackson, Ala
bama streets and johnson avenue,
in the northern part Of the city.
Two years ago a heavy rain flooded
the bayou and broke the bridge,
tearing away a large portion Of the
sidewalk in the vicinity. A BARR.
cade was built around the break,
rendering it necessary for wayfarers
TO take the street in order to pass.
In wet weather this crossing is dan
gerous, and If left unattended some
person may be crippled ere long. A
lot Of valuable brick and stone is
lying loose in the bayou, and it needs
to be cared for or it will be wholly lost
10 the city.