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The Dillon tribune., 1881-07-02
The Ram at Church.

Moflic had little ram, aeecs black as
rubber shoe. and every place that Mollie
Went, i,c emierat.d tt,o
lie went with her to church one dav--
the folks hilarious grew, to see hin, walk
dc.mure.ly into Deacon Aliens ,cw.
The worthy deacon quickly lct his an.
CRY passions rise, and gave It an unchristian
kick between the sad brown eyes.
This landed rasn'ny in the aisle; the dea.
con followed fast, ard raised his foot again.
but ii, that first kick was his last.
For Mr.. Sheep walked slowly back about
rod It's said, and Gre the deacon could re-.
treat,is stood him on hi, head.
The congregation then arose and went
Tor that ere sheep, but several we'll directed
blows just piled them on u heap.
Then rushed they .straightwav for the
door, with curses long and loud, while rain.
my struck the i.indn,cst man ard sho. him
through the crowd.
The minister had often heard that Kind.
ness would su,duc the fiercest beast
".Ah" then he said, "I'll try that game on
YOU"
And 10 he kindly, gently called, "Come
ran'nv. ra,n,ny. ram; to sec the folks
abuse you SD, grievcd and sorry am
With kind and gcrtlc words he came fro,,,
that ta'l pulpit down, saying, "rasn,ny, ram.
my, rain; ram, ramtny. ram,ny, ran,--bcs'
sheep in town."
The ram looked meek, and on hc came
with "ran,,ny, sa,ntny, ram; the nice rre.t,
ram.'
Ths ram quite dropped its humble air,
and rose from of its feet, and when the par.
son 1t, he lay beneath the hindn,ost seat.
A. he shot out the open door and closed
It with a slam, he named a California town
I think twas f'uba. DAM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
It is said that when Alexander II. S,epl,.
ems goes skating he always ties kno. in his
r.unt tail. IN Sav. hin, es.lf fro,,, f:,ii;u.,
The Dillon tribune., 1881-07-02

II is said that when Alexander II. S;cpl,.
ems goes skating he always ties knot in his
coat tails to save himself from falling
through an air.hoie. The idea is not orig.
iral with Mr.. Stephens, however.---Norris.
town Herald.
The Dillon tribune., 1881-07-02

The Stock
part Of Groceries
Canned Goods Hardware & Crockcry, Boots
Shoes, Clothing Furnishing Goods, Harness ana General
Ouftin. Goods, Tobacco 4 Cigars, Small Wares
and Notions in endless
variety.
wi,s.. fol ne, a for bargains l,h
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
One Man Burned 30 Death.--Sev-
eraI Others wounded.

ST.. PAUL, April 1.-The Pioneer
Press this morning published the fol-
lowing from Fergus Falls, giving an
account Of very grave accident on
the st. Paul, Minnesota and Manito-
ba railroad The passenger train
going north this forenoon ran into q
delayed freight train, six miles north
of Railway. The cabooSe took fire,
and one man burned to death and six
were wounded.
a special train, with DR.. Hilton, was
Immediately dispatched from here.
The injured we're brought in this eve
ming and quartered at Bells hotel.
Notwithstanding the fact that this
accident occurred yesterday in the
forenoon and full particulars we're fled
fer the Pioneer Press last night, the
foregoing meager account is all that
couldtbe got, as the wire line was
being held for train orders. 1t is IN
derstood here that several passengers
reported injured, arc in a precarious
condition.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01

Element, or it may be because they are
so deeply interested; and yet they have
cause to be fearful of the result to-
morrow, for there is absolutely moth
ing certain on earth but taxation and
death-certainly nothing certain as to
how members of a legislature will vote
on bill.
THINKS 1T WILL PASS.
Ny opinion is that the bill will pass.
| predicate that opinion upon the
opinions of others, and from inter
views with members Of the senate.
| absolutely know that fourteen mem
bers out Of the twenty-five have
promised to vote for the bill, but at
the last moment one or two may
change their minds, and the bill is
beaten. AS l remarked before, legis-
latures are uncertain things-so much
like the Irishman's flea. If the bill
passes, the honor Of the state is pre-
served, and Tennessee will once again
take a proud position in the confed-
Grafton Of states. If the bill fails 20
pass, 1t will be sad blow to TenneS-
see, the democratic party and the
south. If the bill asses, Tennessee
bonds, which sold to-day for sixty
three, will shoot to seventy-eight; but
if it fails, will drop to forty.
THE VERY LAST CHANCE.
There is no hope Of another bill.
If 1903 is lost tomorrow, all is lost.
RUMoR RAMPANT.
There are a thousand wild rumors
to night. One is that one OF the eight
republican votes in the senate had
Topped. Another that Speaker Nor
gan, who has been counted sure for the
bill would vote against it. And still
another, that the low takers would FL
libuster to defeat the passage of the
bill. All these rumors have their ef-
feet, and the short side of the house
transacted some business this evening,
bobdholder unloading. If the bill
passes | will chronicle a suicide to-
morrow night.
1t has been impaired to me in strict
confidence several times tonight that
certain supposed friends Of the bill
would vote against it tomorrow. |
attribute this to the supicion that am
on the long side, but the situation is
Drecarious | would rather open a
jack pot with flush or bet a case card
than play Tennessee bonds long OF
short. But with all that it may be
the 1908 bill by chance.
THE PROGRAMME.
There are eight amendments to the
bill The programme is to vote them
all down. The debate will be closed
at four O'Clock by Senator Bell for the
bill. At FIVE o'clock the vote will bt
taken on the bill, One more day t
gamble. Go in gentlemen. Nothing
risked nothing gained" Faint hear
never won big money, and fool aud
his money soon part, .. 0. 5.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
BY CABLE.

LONDON, April specials from
Transvaal, state that no official news
has been received of an engagement at
Pretoria.
The Times condemns the prosecu-
ton of the editor of the Freyheit, as
it gives unexpected and undeserved
currency to the offensive article, and
besides prosecution may prove abor-
tive.
The plague is diminishing in Ned
gef, but has appeared at Maragha'
Northern Persia
LONDON, April 1.-The first attack
on the governments policy in the
Transvaal was made by Lord Cairns
tconservative) in the house oflordS last
night. He alluded to the announce
ment in the opening of the queens
speech at the opening of parliament,
that the authority Of the crown would
be promptly vindicated, and asked
whether the authority of the
crown had been vindicated at all. He
entertained grave doubts that in thus
surrendering territory, the prerogative
of the crown had not been stained.
lie emphatically protested against
handing hundreds of thousands Of
British subjects back to as bad a sys-
tenn of slavery as ever existed in the
world. He argued that I'VE had no
security that the Beers would accept
the decisions of the royal commits
sion, and asked "how we were t. en-
force them in case the Beers did not
accept them, when cur re-cnforce-
ments had quilted the country, as,
he said, by the terms Of peace, ammu-
milton is not to be supplied to the gar
risons in the Tfansvaal, and they
would be merely hostages in the hands
of the Beers" Lord Cairns concluded
by general denunciation of the terms
Of peace 10 q peroration Of striking ell
oquence, which elected an outburst Of
cheering.
Lord Kimberly, colonial secretary,
replied that there could be no doubt
that if the war had continued, the
greater part of south Africa would
have been involved in it.
He said he was convinced that for
some years there has been no slavery
in the Transyaal. The forces now in
the Trausvaal will be left there, Only
four regiments had been recalled.
Lord Cranbrook mainly attributed
the rising in the Transvaal to speech
es of Gladstone at Midlothian.
Lord Salisbury said it was the same
Wretched story as that of Candahar,
and would raise a disgust which would
be fatal to our future power in south
Africa.
The subject then dropped
BoacOns6elds physicians state that
though there is still much to contend
With the crisis of his illness is past and
there is every hope Of his complete re.
coveTy.
A dispatch from Athens states that
Premier Conmondoaros will telegraph
the Greek agents in Europe that
Greece cannot accept the porte's pro
posals,
Revenue returns increase e2,776,-
233 for the last year.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
NASHVILLE.
i lust SefOrs the Battle,
Mother"
1uteuRe Excitement and NerV-
BUSINESS.


ty,eiaI 10 Courier-Jo urnal.l
NASHVILLE, March 3O.-ThS night
before the vote on the state debt bill
tinds us all broke up, II cot to-niignt'
some of us will be to.morroT night'
The interest can be described as IN,
tense. The lobby at the MaxN'eh
house is nearly as large and noisy as
during the senatorial election. Gov
ornor Porter, Wright, Thomas, O'Con-
nor and other leading democrats are
working for the passage Of the bill:
The state credit men are active and
hopeful, and the low takers energetic
and defiant. The bondholders are
restless, if not frightened. and those
who have gone short" are nervous
and uneasy. Small fortunes will be
made tomorrow. and uneasy will be
she head of the bondholder tonight.
I will confess am at a loss to know
why such an uneasy feeling prevails in
The bondholders' camp tonight. They
don't knox Of auy friend going back
ON tho bill. but still they are mighty
aeryous. Perhaps il may be on &C.
count Of the near approach Of ths set.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
DEFEATED.
The IniqulfOus 1908 Bill Goes
Down In the Senate.

NASHVILLE, April l.--House bill
No. GOO, settling the state debt at
1908, was defeated in the senate by
the following vote; Ayes-Parrett,
Bell, Brown, CasOn, Duggan, Castor,
Hud1leston, Perkins, Smith of Shelby
and Watson 10. Noes-Alexander,
Bib, Carter, Coleman, Daniel, Hill,
nsetthews, Mccullough, Rankin, Rag
land, Srallman, Smith of Fcntress'
Taylor, Tillman and Speaker Morgan
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01

LIVERPOOL, April |, 3 pm
Cotton steadier. Uplands. Cd. Or.
leans, 6 l.l6d. Receipts $500 bales,
none American. Sales 10000 bales.
Futures opened firm, now steady
Deliveries for April and April and
Nav, 6 | 32d; May and June. 6 l-l6G
G 3 32d; June and July. 6a@6 5-32d
July and August, 8 3 1906 7-23dt
August and September. Gl@6 9.32d;
September and October, 6td,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
A Strike AvCrted BY an Increase
OfPay.

PTTsBURG, April 1.-The strike
of the machine moulders, which was
to take place to. day if an advance Of
ten per cent was not granted by the
employers, has been averted, forty
out OF fcrty-three shops in the city
having acceded to the demand for in
creased compensation. The stove
moulders, who were TO strike also,
were informed that the increase asked
for will be given them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
KENTUCKY KILLlNGS.
Three Men Killed, Two Of them
MOOnShine Raiders.

CGNoINNArI, April News comes
from Cynthiana, KY, Of tragedy in
Robertson county, near Mt. Olivet,
on Wednesday evening. j. S. Brewer
shot and fatally wounded his brother,
r. II. Brewer, The statement is that
r. H. Brewer, who is described as
quarrelsome, had had trouble in the
morning with his father, and at night
made an attempt to kill him, shooting
twice at him. j. S, Brewer interfered,
wrested the weapon from his hands,
and discharged its contents into the
body and head of his brother Richard,
from the effects Of which he died in
four hours. The deceased was mar
RED, aad was thirty-fve years old j.
S. Brewer sas unmarried, and was
thirty years old. No arFeate,
Wm. S. Bates, United States mar
shall, was fatally stabbed in fight
near a bar room On'the Southern road
beiow Somerset, Ky on Wednesday
ni,.bt. Cooper, ppother United States
marshal, was killed az ths same time
IN a little town ten miles distant
Doth yere active against moonshiners
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
IeadyIlIo TrngedH.

DENVER, Col, April la Repub-
lican's Leadvillo dispatch, last even
ing, says Lewis Boyle shot and killed
j. S. Ballard while engaged in quar-
rel, the trouble growing out of Bal
lard's marrying Bcyle's sister under
suspicious circumstances. It is said
he seduccd her, was forced to marry
her and was intending to desert her.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
rhe a. eianaLi RapIhern.

CIxcrSS4rI, April The trustees
ofthe Cincinnati Southern railroad
have given notice to thc Cincinnati
sonthern railroad company h"w oPeF-
ting the read pnder license, that the
licc,,se will terminate October LIST,
1881 The trustees ate required to
gire;six mo-. tbs notice Of the termina-
ton of license. This action is taken
to indicate a purpose of the trustees
to effect sale or lease for a long time
Of the road, under the provision OF an
not. reoently passed by the legls. .ature.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
MONU M { MT S

I HAVE A VERY LARGE STOCK OF TaR
4 finest monuments Of Ell kinds. also fne
1guFe jobs and very fine rustic mOEn.
ments, tablets, scrolls and l,eadstOne e.
Of all sizes snd designs, which l will sell o,
actual cost OF material and iabor on
them. You can saTe money by calling on
me and SOC my prices before purchasing else
where.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01

TIE Memphis compromise bill,
providing for surrender of assets and
payment of tWonty-fve cents on the
dollar, is the special order in the house
to-day, but owing to the excitement of
the state debt question it may not be
acted upon. Important bills are not
often acted upoaOn Saturday, so this
bill will probably go over until next
week. The session is drawing to a
close. If we arc not mistaken, the
rseplar term Of seventy-fye days, ex-
elusive of recesses, will expire on the
9Th instant. Not much else can be
done, aside from the passage of the
appropriation bill. This legislature
has passed fewer bills than any other
that has met since the war. A very
small book will contain all the acts OF
the Forty second general assembly.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
Liverpool Market.

LIVERPOOL, April l, 3p.m.-Tur-
peutine spirits, London, frmer, 3Os Cd.
Wheat-spring No, 2 drmer, 9s I'd;
Mol white frmer, 9s ID; winter drmer,
9s Sd. Corn-mixcd dull, 5s I'd old,
Is Sd.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01

sF LOUIS, April l.-Adaces f,oA
Oura6sa. New Mexico, state that
Jack Roberts, orss Ola bpnd Of noted
desporadoes, who have for ''@ns time
been terror in southern Colorado,
was captured ioGr days ago by Thos.
Nance and John Pomerog. 9nd. while
taking them t, Fnrmington, they
were overtAken by band Of vigilants
who paid them the reward that had
Sssn offered for Roberts, and then
took that gorthy and strung him up
toa tree. The particular act for
which he was hapgsd was tbe killing
Of John Gresterez, at Durango, two
weeks ago.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
THOS. MAYDWELL,
SO Union st., Memphis.


No. 3sS-In the Chaneery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-Julia A CaulkiDs et al vs..
The Memphis Gaslight Company ct ST.
1 that the defendants, q Wurzbach and
Robert Gardiner are non-residents Of the State
Of Tennessee; II is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein, at the court
house Of Shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn,
on or before the first Monday in Mag, 1887, !,
bill, or the same win be taken for confessed
as TO them and set for hearing ex-parte and
that copy Of this order be published once
week for four successive weeks In the Public
Ledger.
This Slst day Of March, 1881.
r. J. BLACK, Clerk aud master
A copy-Attast;
BY Y. B. MOHENPY, D. G. An
finlay q Peters, col. for compFt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01

Two special dispatches received
at this Office at the hour Of going to
press announce that the 1908 bill is
defeated in the senate. This is more
and better than we expected, and the
result will be hailed with satis-
faction by all true friends Of
the state oyery whera who understand
the equestion. There is a conflict az to
the vote cast. One special states that
there were l3 nays, and the OTHER that
there were Is nays. Either lumber
will do, We are more than
satisfied as we'll as surprised.
This settlement was not a logical Sc
quence Of the last election. 1t would
have been a most arbitrary and
unwarranted abuse Of power, and
would cause untold trouble if not
eventually total reputation. Now
If the state credit men will pass a
bill that is in accord with the pledges
made in the late canvass, one that is
equitable and endurable, the people
pie will acquiesoe in it. The
low tax element will be
SilenOed as a potent factor in politics,
and We will go forward once more all
working together to attain common
prosperity and good name. Under
the present state of excitement and
feeling, however, it is doubtful whether
any such understanding can
reached. When the members get
back among the people they will find
that they narrowly missed committing
a mistake that would have been
a crime, and will be thankful
that it was not accomplished.
If this bill is not recohsidered and
passed now, the opportunity to enact
such measure will never occur again.
The condemnation of the people will
consign lis advocates to
privacy that has few tempta-
tions to do such great
wrong as proposed The debt will
hardly be settled by the forty-second
genelsl assembly, unless at az extra
session, and We hope never at the die
tation of Wall street syndicate,
which undertake to instruct the tree
M, ,ple Of Tennessee in morals
and I. /, obtain mortgage upon their
nronortV and toll, and their childrens
after them, for nincty-niue years. The
dominant factions will learn from this
VIC hope, that AIrse people cannot be
hacked.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01

Tua central dollar for dollar organ
calls the low tax men an "agrarian
Grew" This reminds us Of the warm
but high-toned arguments advanced
from that side in October.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
Rev. David Walk 10 Change LO-
cation,

CINCINNATI, April 1.-Rev. David
Walk, pastor Of the Central Christian
church, Of this city, has accepted a call
from the Central Christian church,
indianapolis, and will enter upon his
duties at once.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
Cotton.

The market steadied up this fore
noon, and buyers were more active,
both to-day and yesterday, than they
have been during the week. Sales
yesterday were 2300 bales--tO export
ers 800, and spinners 1900, closing
easy as follows.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
A defeated ProhIbItOry BiII.

BosTos, April 1.-The house Of
representatives yesterday struck out
Of the prohibitory bill the section re-
ferrins il to the people and then de-
leated the bill itself.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01

NEW YORK, April, l2:D pm
Cotton opened frmer, now steady.
Ordinary, u l5-l6c; good ordi-
nary, Sac; low middling, 9 15-i6c;
middling, 10 ll-l6c; good middling,
11sc; middling fair, l2ic; fair, l3c.
Futures opened steady, now dull, at
l to points above last evenings
closing prices, as follows: Deliyerie.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
Arrival Of Gold.

New YORK, April 1.-The steam
ships Algeria and Mair brought one
million four hundred thousand dollars
in gold.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
COTTON HxOHAEeH QUOTATIONS.
iStandard International Classification

Stains-0rdnary 6lc good ordinary, Ne;
low middling, SIC; middling, &c.
Receipts Of cotton at sll United
States ports Tor the past six days have
been 81, bales against 77,830 bales
same time last week and 39,ll5 bales
same time last year.
The total receipts of cotton Tor he
present season at all United Stare
ports has been 5,042,464 bales and
5H, 400 in excess Of last year at the
same time. At this date in 1878, total
receipts were 4,496,064 bales. The
stocks at all United States ports are
now 500, ,373 bales, against III ,30S same
time last year and 53S,6 the year be-
fore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01

COLONEL Robert 6Slbraith, who
commanded the Fifth Tenn, ,essee cav
airy during the war, died at Shelby
Vile on the Both ultimo.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
DTsNOLurIoN NNTICE.

HHE oo-parinership herutofo,a rxisting be-
has been dissolved BY mutual cOnseni, s.
LowsnSaln retiring and P SuoDa cor tinu.
Ing the business of PaaAbrpker ~ 46 Mon %.
y. smous assumes al iudsbtpinrSs II tho
arm. p. sIM0Ns
F362s s. .LOWRN6TEIN,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
ZANE oF CnMMRRCE. \

BANK OF COMMERCE.
Memphis, Tern March S, 1851
I'BB regular annual meeting e the stork-
! hdilrrs o. this Bank, for taa election of
Diiertors viii be held at tho Bantirg h0ufe
between the nous Of 70 a, u npd3 p m.
1& @JA. 0MDrRa, Cashier.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01

LIVERPOOL COTTON STATEMENT.
For the week ending April /, as
cabled to the Memphis cotton ex-
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-06-25
TRENTON AFTER DARK,
A PECULIAR WEDDING.
".

IT was on one of those terribly warm
nights which we had in the early part Of
May; and when had finished work. I felt
like everything else but going home.
stood on the corner of State and Greene
streets for while, and chatted with the
policeman on duty, and then started up
Greene for stroll. | soon tired of this
and betook myself to one of those restaur-
ants In the neighborhood which appear TO
keep open solely for printers benefit. After
satisfying my hunger, came out into the
Dar-room, passed few remarks with the
proprietor and the editor of one of the dali
lies, who were engaged in an animated
political discussion, and again went into
the street.
When l reached Dodson's segar store, at
the corner of Front and Greene glanced
up at his clock, to note the hour 1t was
ten minutes past one. 1 stopped, took out
my watch, for the purpose of comparison,
when thought | heard loud talking and
the sound of woman sobbing. The sound
rapidly approached me, and as I soon deter
mined that, whoever the people were, they
were on my side of the street. | crossed
over and stood under the market sheds.
In short time they were directly oppo-
site me. The party consisted of a short,
middle-aged gentleman, with forid face
a well-dressed, but rather sheepish- looking
young man, and dark haired girl, who
appeared to be eighteen or twenty years
old. The old gentleman walked little in
advance of the others, and was entirely
without coat or vest. The young man was
supporting the young lady with one arm,
and apparently whispering encouragingly
to her. She held handkerchief TO her
eyes, and was sobbing as if her heart would
break. Every lillle while the old gentle
man would turn around, shake his fist at
the couple, and urge them to hurry up
They proceeded in this way for several
blocks. | followed, unobserved, on the
opposite side of the street.
Finally the party came to halt in front
Of a substantial looking residence, and the
old gentleman ran up the steps and rang
the bell violently. Pretty soon night
capped head was put out of one of the
upper windows, a short, low colloquy took
place, the window was put down, and in a
few minutes the door was opened and the
party entered the house.
| stood irresolute for few moments
when | noticed a thin stream Of light COM
ing from one of the parlor windows. |
crossed over, and stood beside 1t. | could
not see what was going on in the room, but
| could hear distinctly. A marriage cere-
mony was in progress. remained there till
| heard the final words, and then again
withdrew TO the other side Of the street.
The party soon came out, and started off in
apparently much better humor than when
they first entered the house. Two days
after, read the notice of the marriage in
the daily papers. c.