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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03
THE LONE FISHERMAN.
The FrOlic and Fun in store for
the President on This Weeks
Jaunt TO Philadelphia.
spoolnl % thn Courier journal.

CpeChl 10 lno OouEleE JOuAudis
WASHINGTON, April 30.-The prep
arations for grand Presidential spree
at the Schuylkill Castle are said to be
on large scale, though it was said to-
night that Arthur was really going
fishing up in Pennsylvania, to taper off
the spree with the navy at Fortress
Monroe. The old boys had pretty
high time down there, and painted the
navy red, with the exception of one or
two ships. It is said that General
Hancock "set EN- up" in grand style
in semi-private way for President
Arthur and General Drum. At any
rate, there is no danger that the pres
emit administration will degenerate to
cold tea and rotten grapes, unless
there should be two more assassina'
tions, for it is we'll known that Vice
President Davis prefers red to any
other color, when he has the old bows
around him once OF twice a week, Up
at Philadelphia, where the President
is going to .morrow, the club has way
Of making each guest cook his own fish.
George Washington tried it nearly a
hundred years ago, since which time
no President has been fishing with the
Schuylkill boys. Along with the
President will be party made up Of
Attorney General Brewster, Secretary
Frelinghuysen, Chief Justice Waite
George HOyt and Judge Sherwood, and
a nice kettle of fish they will make Of
it. No servants will be allowed, and
the hundred year old dishes will b.
washed by the President Of the club
1t will be strictly private, and the
most favorable opportunity for the
grandest royal drunk possible under q
Republican form Of government
though, Of course, nobody will take
advantage Of the opportunity.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03
A SECRET TELEPHONE.
Sending Conversations Over the
Wires In Sections.

The articles of Incorporation Of the
National Secret Telephone Company
we're filed in Albany, N. Y, Monday.
The capital is 5000, 900, divided into
$4,000 shares OF 500, and the privilege
ia reserved toincrease it to SIC, OO0, 900.
The incorporators are Professor j.
Harris Rogers, DIR. j. w. Rogers,
General Charles Ewing and General
Thos. Ewing, Of New York. and Frank
Hume, L. G. Hine and E. G. Dean,
of Washington. The company, which
has not yet been fully organized, was
incorporated to manufacture and put
in operation a telephone invented by
Professor j. Harris Rogers, of Wash
ington. The telephone is called the
secret telephone" because when two
persons are talking no one else, al
though he may be on the same
line, can listen to the conversation.
Instead Of using a straight line, cir
cult is formed, so that the two ex-
IRENE ends Of the wire meet. The
ends Of the wire where cut at box or
station, after leaving the electrodes,
come in contact with commutator,
which is in the shape Of a revolving
wheel turned by electricity. The
wheel is divided into four opposite
segments, two of which are Of metal
and two of non conducting material
such as glass. In this manner, when
one end Of the wire is in contact with
the conductor, the other is in contact
with the non conductor. The wheel
| divides the conversation Theoretically
and sends the sounds alternate first il
one direction on the circuit and theI
in the other. Thus there may be dozeT
boxes on the line, but from the ONE
not in direct Communication only hal
Of the conversation can be caught, anC
then it would be simply unintelligibll
noise. The alphabet, it is said, can
not he spoken on the telephone so tina
it can be understood on one half 0
the circuit alone, and the wheel, it i
claimed, secures secrecy. The score
telephone is about Que half the siE
of the Bell telephone. A carbon dia
: phargm is used in the transmitter, 10
! stead Of a metal one, as in the ordinar
: telephone, and in the receiver a com
! mon horseshoe magnet is used instea
5 Of the vibrating armature. The in
D ventor claims great advantages for hi
e instrument over the ordinary tele
r phone. Instead Of being suspende
j, the electrodes swim in mercury, whic
s gives distinctness in sound and enable
d the telephone TO be operated at Ion
!. distances. There are many othC
e minor differences between the secret
l. and the common telephone, but Ii
! advantage urged are the secrecy an
;. superiority in transmission. In &
e experiment in Washington conversl
It ton in low tone at distance {
n twenty FIVE feet from the transmittC
was heard plainly two and aha
g miles away The promoters say Thu
d the company will be organized
n thirty days, and that it will be read
10 to put up lines in sixty days. The
,, propose 20 construct a line from Ne
d York to Albany, and thence to Blu
e falo, but will establish plants in all Il
10 principal cities the same as the 9th,
r, telephone companies.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03

At % cents each for Holman's Body
Plasters, and % cents per pair for The
Foot Plssters, there is no reason why
they should not be preferred TO any
and ali others-for they are the best
and as cheap as any other. They are
different from the ordinary strength
ening plaster. They are Medicinal
PlasterS aud the only ones made.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03
The Lucky Man Congratulated.

The announcement that ticket No.
75,4l4 in the March drawing of the
Louisiana State Lottery had drawn
the capital prize of $4,000, and that
half of the ticket had been sold in
Savannah created considerable excite
ment, and many were inclined to think
that there was some mistake. We are
pleased to state, however, that there
was no mistake, and that the lucky
person was our we'll known townsman,
Mr.. Eugene B Philpot, of the firm Of
John Sullivan & Co. During the day
Mr.. Philpot received the congratula.
tons Of numerous friends, who were
rejOiced to hear of his good luck. II
was a big return on the investment Of
$1.-savannah News, March 16.
He sent to NJ. A. Dauphin, New
Orleans, La. The next drawing viii
take place on May 9th.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03

The PUBLIC LEDGER book bindery
is Madison street, is in the same build
ing as the newspaper and job printing
establishment; is owned by the same
proprietor; embraces all machines and
material used in a frst-class book
biDdery, and is conducted by compe-
tent workmen, capable Of executing
work in as good and substantial q
atyle as can be done anyWheTo. !
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03
Oueations and Answers.

What remedy is leading the sale Of
all other remediesl s-NN
Ans.-Brown's Iron Bitters.
What medicine is proving itself to
be Of miraculous merit in restoring
lost health, strength and vigor?
Ans,-BroWn's Iron Bitters.
s. Mansfield 4 Co., w. N. Wilker-
son & Co.. and G.. w. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03

To all who are suffering from The orregS ana
tndisoretionH. OF youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss q manhood. sle., / viii send
z Teeipe- that will cure you, fKEE OF
BY missionary In South America, Send !
aelf-addTese1d envelope 70 the Row. JoexPH n
IHMAE. Station D, New York City.
baxxx,yb2d
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03

Mr.. Richard Crowley, of Salem
Mass, says: II can, from personal
experience, recommend Browns Iron
Bitters as being permanent cure ioi
indigestion, dyspepsia, sick stomach
painful urination, etc. 1t really
strengthens the whole general system
Its effect is most wonderful.
s. Mansfield d Co., w. N. Wilker
son & Co., and G. W Jones & Co.
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03
DR.. D. S. IOHNSON'S
PRIVATE
Medical Dispensary
No. IL Jefferson st.,
No. IL Jefferson st.,


ESTABLISHED IN ls6O.l
nR. JOHNSON is acknowledged By all par
~ ties Interested as by far the most success
full physician in the treatment of private or
secret diseases. Quick, thorough and perma-
nent cures guaranteed in every case, male or
female. Recent cases Of Gonorrhea andSyph-
Ills cured in a few days, without the use Of
mercury, change Of ct or hindrance from
businsls. Secondary Syphilis, the last vestIge
eradlcated without the use Of mercury. In
voluntary less of semen stepped in short
time. sufferers from imp0tenoy or loss Of
sexual powers restored TO free yigor in few
weeks. Victims of seli-abuse and excessive
venery, suffering from spermat0rrbea and loss
of physical and mental power, speedily and
permanently cured. PartIcuia attention paid
10 the Diseases OF Women, and cures gulran-
teed Throat and Lung Diseases cured BY new
remedies. Piles and Uld Sores cured without
the use Of caustic or the knife. All consuita-
items strictly confidential. Medicine sent BY
express to all parts Of the country.
Office hours from IN. TO = pm.
81 d. 3. JOHNSON. M. D,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03

No. 7632-Before j S Galloway, j p. for Shelby
county, Tenn. Henry + Dix vs. Sargent X
TN this cause an attachment having been
4 sued out under section 9456 of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned, levied upon the
property Of tho defendants, BY RarniIhment
upon X d Jordan, and affidavit having been
made that defendants are indebted to the
plaintiff IN the sum of 500, due By account,
and that the claim Is lust, and that
the defendants are non-rebidonts Of tho
state of Tennesseei II is therefore ordered
that said defendants mako their personal
appearance botore me on the oath day OF
May, 1884, At IL O'clock m, at my Office, No.
~ Madison street, Memphis, Tennessee, AID
defend said attachment suit within the time
prescribed by law, or the Same will be pro-
oeeded With eex- parte, and that a COPY Of this
order 30 published once week, for four con-
seeutive weeks, In the Public Ledger.
This the 10th day Of April, 1889.
B@b5a ] 3 GALLOWAY, J, 2,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03

The delicate, emaciated and inhrm
find perfect health, sure strength and
youthful buoyancy in Browns Iron
Bitters.
S. Mansfield & Co., W. N. Wilker-
son & Co., and G. W. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03
a SAMARITAN
NER r..

You nervous dyspepties. why approach
the dinner table daily with positive dis
gust for all that is savoy and delicious,
when a vigorous appetite for even the
plainest food is created by the use Of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03
SAMARITAN
IN Err e.

Is Il wise TO live in this bright world as
though 1t were dungeon. constantly mis-
cradle and disconnected, when the worst
cases OF epilepsy, nervousness or hypo-
ch0ndria is cured in a very short time By
such pleasant and wholesome an exhil-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03
SAMARITAN
NER r..

Can it be possible that any person of
nervous temperament will run the risk of
apoplexy or paralysis when he can tone
and regulate the nervous oenters with
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03
SAMARITAN
NERVINE.

Is it not species Of moral insanity for
any merchant, mechanic, farmer or trav-
eler TO be without the best known antidote
against disease
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03
SAMARITAN
NERVINE.

Does, It pay TO be compelled. by debil-
ness when brain, nerve and muscle can
DO braced up and the whole system can
be restored to a healthy condition by q
course of
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-04-08
ATTENTION
GRAND OPENING !!
ELEGANT ACCOMMODATIONS :!

Wednesday morning, Mr.. r. M.
Cooper re-opened his establishment,
in his new rooms on Queen ST.,
South ofthe Post Office, Martinsburg,
w. Va. The room set apart for his
Billiard Parlors is one of the largest,
in point of front and depth, in this
city, and as to finish and appoint
ments, excels anything OF the kind
ever attempted in this section and
with his Tables and brilliant light,
has few, if any, equals anywhere.
In connection with his Billiards, Mr.
Cooper intends to conduct a RES
TURANT after the most approved
style, and in manner that of itself
will guarantee satisfaction. As a
Caterer to the public taste, Mr.. C.
has always been popular, and having
a new building, expressly fitted up
for the purpose, affording plenty of
room for his Billiard Parlors with
a first class Restaurant, and Bar
supplied with the best of everything
to be found in the market-he ex-
tends a cordial invitation to his
friends and the public-one and all
Ito call, and inspect the complete
arrangements he has made for their
accommodation, comfort and pleas
ure. Very respectfully,
r. NJ. COOPER.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-04-08
STATE NEWS.

A new postoffice has been estab-
lished at Millyille, Jefferson county,
West Virginia.
The wheat crop IN this state in
1880 was 4,O01, I'll bushels, as against
2,4S3,5 43 bushels in 1870.
Kramer's well-known band of
Wheeling has been engaged for the
next season at the Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springs.
A company of surveyors and en-
gineers are now at work near Clear
spring, Nd, surveying the route
from Chambersburg, Patio the b. &
q. railroad at Cherry Run, making
connection OF the B. & o. r. r. with
the Philadelphia and Reading rail
road.
West Virginia is the State for a
cheap home, and several Of our citi-
zens are taking advantage of the of
fers and going to these lands, where
the fine forests of timber, fertility of
soil, grand scenery and cheapness
of land, will make homes all they
should be- Waynosburg (Pa.) Re
publican.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-04-08
GENERAL NEWS.

uIf / rest / rust,v is German
proverb. 6 If / trust ! bust,p is the
American version.
Hon. James G.. Blaine and Gov.
Cameron, of Virginia, have accepted
invitations to attend the fair of the
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural So
ciety, at Winchester, in October
next.
Among the prisoners at the Vir-
ginia penitentiary is an old colored
man named James Bradley, who
claims to have been body servant
Of John Randolph of Roanoke. He
is eighty years old, and says he has
killed eleven persons in his time.
He is now serving out ten years. i'm
prisonment for murder.
Henry G. Rogers, who was Unit
ed States Minister to Sardinia under
the administration Of President Van
Buren,, and one Of the three surviv-
ing members of the Pennsylvania
constitutional convention of 1888,
died last Sunday night in the county
almshouse in Lancaster, of which
institution he had been an inmate
for several weeks past. He was
nearly eighty years old.
The United States Senate Monday
passed resolution appropriating
SIC, 900 for the erection of a monn-
ment over the grave of Thomas JEFF
ferson. A bill to define the rights
Of American citizens residing abroad
was appropriately referred. A bill
was passed for the redemption of
$40 refunding certificates. The
House of Representative passed the
bill for the readjustment Of salaries
OF certain postmasters. The bill ex-
tending the bond period for the re-
tentien OF distilled spirits in ware
house was also passed.
A COW was butchered last week,
by L. j. Smith, Of Barton, in whose
stomach he found such collection
of articles as we have never heard
of being found in like place. There
are in all sixty-fve pieces, as follows:
Thirteen nails, TWENTY-FIVE pieces of
nails, seven tacks, one shoe. ..aiaa,xer's
awl, two niece niece Of wire-sue Of which
is hyss inches long, two keys, two
nails, five pieces of lead, one
vest buckle, piece of glass, piece of
bone, piece of brest-pin, penny, a
piece of spoon handle, q domino, q
piece of brass,a piece Of zinc, watch
chain and a piece of pipe stem.
This collection was found by Mr..
Smith after having lost quite a lot
of it. The COW was raised in Yves
ternport and bought by Mr. Geo.
Lashbaugh who sold it to Mr.. Smith
for butchering.-Lonac (Md.)
Rerieac,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-04-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

A storm Of Indignation is gather
ing-surely gathering--that is soon
to overwhelm the Democratic party
Of West Virginia for their partizan
blindness and rockies extravaganza.
Post.
The Legislature decided that a
Republican county with a population
of 5,577 was entitled to the same
representation as grand old Dem
ocratic Wetzel,u with 1896. We
would like to hear at least mild
protest from the Democrat in regard
to it. IT the Legislature had been
Republican there would have been
bowling enough.-Neac Martinsuille
Messenger.
The Democratic party in the Leg
islature will find that those two ex
tras added to the SenaTe will cost
them a good many votes this fall.
The people of Brooke and Hancock,
Monongalia and Jackson will make
note of it at the polls. Their large
population was ignored and room
made for two extra Democratic
Senators. A party job like that
will not go Wheeling IntelR-
gencer.
We demand tariff reform, and we
set our face in the direction of free
trade. We would not give a pipe
full of tobacco for a Democratic
party which should go back upon
the revenue record of the party.
The Democrat who is not a free
trader should go elsewhere. He
should join the Republicans. No
true Democrat can be a protection
list. The fiddle PADDLE about the
growing popularity of protection in
the South should mislead no one.
The Democratic party viii make a
free trade fight in 1884. If 1T loses
it, it will make another in 1888.
Democrats who can't go it had bet
ter pack up and get out. The con-
flict between free trade and protec-
ton is irrepressible and must be
fought out to the bitter end: W. Ne
spit upon compromises, and pro-
pose neither to ask nor give quarter.
We have but one political life, and
had just as soon lay it down on this
issue as any other.-LOatSratle
Courier Journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-04-08

time for the people to think over
these matters. 1t is a pertinent
question, and one which concerns
every man, whether or not it is not
now time to demand true reform.
Let the people elect men to the leg
islature with this in view, and the
work will be done; and we predict
that the citizens of Berkeley County
will record their votes squarely on
the side of the people and in favor OF
just such reform as is now impera-
lively demanded. Let us meet the
issue now, for to delay is but to pro-
long the present chaos and confu-
sion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-04-08

The President has vetoed the Chi
nese Bill, land his reasons for doing the
same are according to law and justice
though from many quarters comes
the cry of tlenunciaton. He admits
that the Chinese should not be per-
mitted to overrun the Pacific coast,
hut to cut them off on the moment
would not only be violation of the
Burlingame treaty, which allows the
prohibition of Chinese immigration
within a term of years, but would be
q national dishonor. The Times
says, "The President has done his
plain duty in vetoeing the Chinese
bill. 1t requires little pluck some
times to do ones plain duty and for
that the President must have credit"
This, VIC believe, is the first time
Alec. Mcclure has given President
Arthur credit for doing his plain
duty, but other times, it may be, his
own OK was gored. The Americas
believes if Congress will pass a new
bill on the five or ten year limit, it
will command the Presidents ap
prevail.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-04-08

Owing to the time and trouble
taken to move our family here, and
get down to house keeping, we have
not been able to give any attention
to corporation matters, besides sew
eral kind and able correspondents
bave done the subject justice. We
wish it strictly understood that this
is no personal matter but a public
question, and while laboring for the
public good we are willing to take any
censure or abuse that may be ac-
corded us.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-04-08

Judge James F. Patton, of the
Supreme Bench, died in Wheeling
on Thursday night Of last week.
He was born in Richmond in 1914,
became one of the ablest lawyers of
the Old Dominion, served as Lieu
tenant Governor of the State, and
also as Attorney General of Vir-
ginia, He entered TIE confederate
service at sixteen as Adjutant of the
22d Va. regiment, made up ofyoung
men from the Kanawha Valley. In
june last, he was appointed by Gov.
jackson to the Supreme Bench, to
succeed C. p. T. Moore. He leaves
n wife and two children, and the
early end of promising life is
widely lamented.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-04-08

The fortitude of the Southern peo-
pie In misfortune must command
the admiration Of the world. Ac-
counts from all sections of the inun-
dated regions agree that the people
white and black, seem cheerful not
withstanding the terrible ordeal
through which they are passing.
They look forward to better times
in the future. One of the most sig
nificant features in connection with
the wide spread ruin that has over
taken both planter and laborer is
the kindly assistance that planters
who can command the means are
giving to the colored laborers, and
the inducements they are holding
out to them to return to the planta-
tions and go to work.--PhiIadelphia
Record.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-04-08

Tho Maryland legislature of 1882
has been committed to the tomb of
the past. The grave was dug at
midnight. Demostuis Nil misi bonxn,.
-American.
Tho West Virginia Legislature,
too, Is going gerrymanderinr dccwn
thrnng!.. ii: .aae ages, chasing it's favor
ito phantom AZ before. 1t is not
dead however, but only sleeceth, and
win rise again some day to revise
the code, re-distriot the State, re-
assess the lands, and take last,
lingering look at the school fund.
Qwalis rita, f.is jta.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-04-08
SATURDAY, APRIL 9th, 1882.

A man was arrested ip NeY York
for kneeling on Broadway and pray
ing. He doubt,,ess could haye stood
up and swore the shingles off the
roofs a9d no one would have inter
.
!isEed With him.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-04-08

While making an argument
before the House of Delegates in
favor of the bill requiring railroad
officials to furnish the Auditor with
an itemized report OF the business
done, Mr.. YIN. P Hubbard, a prom
inent Wheeling lawyer, kindly CON-
nlimented THE HERALD for having
taken the trouble to publish such
report, and as being most reliable
Journal. To know that our humble
efforts are being appreciated abroad
as we'll as at home, is very crafty
ing.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-04-08


A noted feature Of all municipal
elections SO far, is the entire absence
to anything like partiz;sn manifies-
tation, and instead an open appeal
and a hearty response of the best
men of all parties. Of the result of
the late elections in Philadelphia,
the Baltimore Sun makes some
pointed remarks, applicable to many
other cities:
1t is a great blow to bossism and
the remark is now made that aif
Philadelphia has a city solicitor who
rises to the height of the occasion
the country will see the most shame
less band of public officials that has
ever disgraeed an American city
put to the rout and some of them
sent to jail" The Philadelphia COM
mittee of one hundred, to whom the
municipal victory is due, went to
work in the right way. They ap-
pealed to the best men of both par
ties to support them in their effort
to suppress the bosses who for
years past had controlled the gas
trust and parceled out the public Of
fees among their adherents. In
thus taking the movement ont of
politics and in declaring that hence
forth party allegiance must give
place to the public good in the adj
ministratiOn of municipal affairs,
they set an example to other cities
which 1T would be equally profitable
for them also to follow as the first
step toward similar reform in State
and Federal affairs, where the need
OF achange in the civil-services sys-
tenn Is equally great.
Thanks to Mr.. Patrick Ahern for