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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
GuTTEAU's SISTER.
AIrs. ScOVilIe Demands PERMITS
sion 10 See Her Condemned
Brother. +
spooinl 10 tho Courier-Journal.


WASHINGTON, April 22.-Mrs. ScO-
vile arrived last night, and there was
scene in the jail. She was not, it is
understood, admitted to the cell of the
prisoner aud she made great fuss
about it. When she arrived at the
opening leading to the corridor she
said: II want to see my brother"
"You cannot see him" was the
jailer's reply.
II have come all the way from Chi
cage" said she, "and | want to kiss
my brother"
Mr.. Croker was firm in his refusal,
but at last let her into the corridor,
where she could talk with Guiteau. Mr..
Crocker has been on good terms with
the prisoner, and he says that
Guiteau has fully made up his mind
that there is no hope of relief from
the courts, and that he must die. Mr..
Croker believes that he would, had
he the opportunity, take poison, and
that, believing this, he would be wrong
to even let his sister kiss him, remem-
bering that a fatal dose of poison has,
on more than one occasion, besn slip
ped into a suicides mouth by means
Of kiss.
Mrs. Scoville is thought to be here
net for the purpose of making any fur
Their attempt to save her brothers life,
but to get control Of the sale of his
book, which is believed to promise a
small fortune. Guiteau is determined
to give her this privilege. Mrs. SEQ.
vile stated to-day that she intended
to prepare petition to the President
for Communication Of Guiteau sentence
TO Imprisonment for life, and to travel
around the country lecturing and
circulating a petition for signatures.
George Scoville has forwarded to
Washington long letter, addressed
to the Supreme Court Justices, with
drawing formally from the case, and
giving his reasons, PERSONAL and ju-
dicial, for doing so.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26

GOVERNOR Hawkins has issued a
proclamation ordering an election to
be held in the Seventh Senatorial Dis
trict to elect a Senator to Gil the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Senator J. L. CASTOR, who has been
appointed Collector of Customs at
Chattanooga, which rendered him in
competent to hold the Office of State
Senator. The election will occur on
Thursday, May the 4th. Hon. Z, A.
Jones is spoken Of as Senator Gaston's
successor. He is man Of vsrid ex-
perience in public life and has always
served the people faithfully. As to
his position with regard to the State
debt question we are not precisely
informed, but we do know that he is
conservative, conscientious, and would
do whatever he thought just and for
the best.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
Senators BayaId, Ransom and
Others Coming 10 Nashville.
Ameriean. IS.


In view of the contemplated visit Of
Senator Jackson to Belle Meade. ac-
companied by Senator'S Bayard, Ran
som and German, and DR.. Loring,
Commissioner OF Agriculture. and
General Beale, number ofgentlemen
assembled at the Maxwell House par
lors, at 2 o'clock yesterday. to make
suitable arrangements for their recep
ton.
General W. H. jackson stated the
object of the meeting. and upon his
motion, Ex-Governor Neill S. Brown
was called to the chair. aud Rufus K.
Polk was elected Secretary
On motion Of j. F. Dem5ville. a
committee was appointed 10 meet the
distinguished gentlemen at the depot
aud escort them to the Maxwell
House. The committee consists Of
Hon. N. S. Brown. Hon. A. S. Colyar,
Hon. d. B. Cooper, Hon. j. B. Kille.
brew, George S. Kinney, Maj. Lucier
Brown, j. NJ. Hamilton, Hon. A. L.
Demoss, ex- Governor James D.Porter
j. +. Demoville, General W. H. Jack.
son, v. L. Kirkman, General John I
Wheless, Dr. w. L. Nichol, Tully
Brown, J. L. Rice, Felix r. Cheat.
ham, John B. Colyar, and Major
James D. Richardson.
The committee will meet at the
Maxwell House, at 81 o'clock mex
Thursday, evening, and from thence
they will repair to the depot.
At 9 o'clock the public reception
will be had at the Maxwell House
when, after few Introductory remark
by the Chairman, Ex-Governor Neil
s. Brown, addresses will be delivered
by the various distinguished visitors
Messrs. Demoville, Kirkman ant
jackson were appointed Commute
to procure the music for the occasion
The party will spend the night a
the Maxwell House, and on Frida
they will visit General Jackson a
Belle Meade, where they will spen
several days.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
THE EARPS OF ARIZONA.
a Gang Oi.Outlaws as Desperate
as Were the James Boys. Of
Missouri.
Tombstone Epitaph.

Our informant observed a party Of
six men ride dcwn to the springs from
the east and they all diSmounted.
They had not much more than got
well upun their feet when there rose
UP, short distance away, nine armed
men, who took deadly aim and fred
simultaneously at the carp party, for
such the six men proved to be. Hor-
rifed at the sight that like lightning
stroke flashed upon his vision, he in
stinctively stopped and watched for
what was to follow. Not man went
down under this murderous fire; but,
like thunderbolt shot from the hand
Of Jove, six desperate men charged
upon their assailants and when within
easy reach returned the FIRE, under
which one man went down never more
to rise again. The remaining eight
fed to the brush and regained their
horses, when they rode away toward
Charleston as if the King of Terrors
was at their heels in hot pursuit. The
six men fred but one yolley and from
close range.
It is supposed that several Of the
ambushed cowboys are seriously if not
fatally wounded. The six men re-
turned to their horses, where one was
found to be in the agony Of death,
having received the leaden messenger
intended for his rider. The party re-
manned at the springs for some time,
refreshing themselves and their ami
mails, when they leisurely departed,
going southerly,as if they were making
for Sonora.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
Congress Declared "a Dead
Failure.
Cincinnati Commercial.

Cineinnati Commercial.
The present session OF Congress has
been disappointing one.
Mr.. Speaker Keiffer has not yet
scored brilliant success.
There is no sign of breaking the
tariff ring at a single point. The pres.
ent ringster style Of dealing with the
great matter Of external taxation will
continue.
Next to nothing is to be doneI lin the
way Of reforming internal revenue
abuses. laH
1t pinches the productive people to
20 on paying of the public debt at
such a tremendous rate, but the aver.
age Congressman likes TO deal in large
figures. 4 au
The presence Of an immense surplus
causes large appropriations, and while
these are pending members are much
sought by lobbyists, aud terrapin and
champagne suppers happen frequently.
Congress ought to pass law for the
renewal Of National bank charters,
but there is a greenhorn demagogy in
the way Of doing anything for sound
finance.
We should, in the interest Of the
double standard, and in behalf Of the
American system OF coinage Of the
two precious metNls, stop tho forced
coinage Of silver dollars, but no on'
OF influence seems TO have the courage
TO say SOL
A cheap postal order system SHOULD
be established for the transmission 0
small sums all oVor the country. Thi
would do away with the necessity 70
small notes and the demand for frac
tional currency, circulate silver AM
gold, and complete the conditions 0
specie payments, but there seems I
be a solid wall of ignorance on tn
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Trustees Sale.


by virtue OF decree Of the Probate Court
~ OF ehelby county, Tenn, appointing me
70 execute deed in trust. made by Marcus A
Allen TO Tn lmas II Allen, March It'll, 1871,
and az recorded in the Registers Office, book No.
~, Tor the purpose of paying certain indebted
ness and giving certain indemnity therein
mentioned, and default having been made,
will in conformity with the terms Of the deed
and at the request of the beneficiary, at the
hour Of II clock, M, in front of the court
house door OF Shelby county, on
Saturday, May 20, 1852,
sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for
cash the following described real property, in
the city of Memphis, to-wit: Two lots, and
3, CanOvan's subdivision of lots q, % and %
OF Wtlliamson's division by E l. Todd, lying
on the west side Of Lauderdale street and 60
feet north OF the junction of Lauderdale and
jackson streets, running north with Lauder
dale street 100 feet to stake; thence west at
right angles 100 feet; thence south 100
feet; thence east 100 feet to the beginning.
Also lot No. % in Bradford sub division, stu
ated on the south side Of Bradford street. be-
ginning on south side Of said street 100 feet
from Intersection with Jones avenue; thence
west with Bradford 30 feet; hence south $50;
thence east so; thence north $50 feet to begin
ming. Also, in Lanes subdivision of abstract
of land, as laid off and sold by Monsarat, Du.
pree Il Co., lots al, l42, 143 and IA, each
fronting on Ayres street as laid off on plat of
suh-divisi0n, 80 feet by 1857 deep. Also three
lots on same plat tf subdivision, IL, AZ and
43, fronting on Monsarat street so feet each by
1857 fee. deep. corner of Monsarat and Lane
Title believed to be good, but sell and con-
vey only 40 trustee.
April IS, 1882. O'D 4sS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
Two Beautiful Rides.

Now York p ess, 81.
Some time ago the President gave
an order to Mr.. A. q. Stevens. of the
Remington Arm Agency Of this city.
tor two rifles, and directed that they
should be the finest that could be
made. The weapons are repeating
rifles, Express" pattern, made BY the
Winchester Arms Company. The
stocks are of American walnut. OK.
quisitely grained, the barrels Of blue
steel, and the locks heavily gold
plated. On the lock plates are lions,
tigers and other appropriate game and
tropical plants delicately and artistic
ally engraved. The heel-plates are Of
steel, gold plated. and SO are the
bands. On the right hand Of the
stock is an elliptical solid gnld plate
bearing the following inscription,
Presented by Chester A. Arthur
President of the United States. to his
Majesty Seyud Toorkee bin Syud
Sultan 81 Muscat, in token Of friend.
ship. On the other one is an inscrip
tion as follows; Presented by t6e
President OF the United States 10 ri,
Highness the Rajah of Tuluban. fol
services to the officers and crew Of III,
American bark Corigua." Each rifl,
is in a very handsome leather case
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
ApI1sieinn,s Oplnion.

A physician, writing to the journal
of Health, 10 speaking of Browns
Iron Bitters, having carefully ana
lyzed its Ingredients, says There is
no other remedy in existence SO harm
less and yet SO effective. No other
compound should ever be used for
general i'll health and chronic diseases
of the pulmonary, digestive and urin-
airy organs. Its mild, yet sure in its
action, and gradually restores perfect
health and strength to every function
of the organs of life. Its action is 10
very mild that there is no room left
for reaction and relapse, neither will
its discoptinuance bring on a craving
for its use or renewal OF past disorders.
s. Mansfield & Co., w. N. Wilker-
son & Co., and G. w Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
HUNTINGDON.
Two Lost Children Found Sleep
ing in the Woods.
Special 10 the American.

HUNTINGDON, April %. The great
est excitement that has been here for
twenty years was created this evening,
when the alarm was given that a little
girl, aged three years, and a boy, aged
five, children of w. B. Grizzard,
Circuit Court Clerk, we're lost.
Fully FIVE hundred Of our citi-
zens were soon securing the
surrounding country searching for
them. The search was continued
until ten o'clock at night, when, to the
JOY Of all, they were found. They had
gone to sleep in a hollow log about
two miles from their home, on the
bank Of a creek. They said they had
been fishing. 1a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26

lined with green velvet. and contains,
besides the necessary cartridges, q saiii
set Of instruments for loading and re-
filing The cartrigcS and all the ncccs-
sary tools. The rifles are sent in recog-
milton of the services rendered by the
two potentates to distressed American
seamen, and in token Of the amity ex-
listing between them and America.
The rifles have been pronounced by
all who have seen them the finest ever
manufactured in this country,
Mr.. r. j. SherWin, Of Concord, M
H., writes: II have a good old aunt
who keeps house for wife and baby
and me. 0flate she has been groan .
ing and complaining. Our family
doctor could not find out what allied
her, and yet often she would keep her
bed for several days. | persuaded her
to try Browns Iron Bitters, and to
my establishment she has never COM
planned since. She now calls it her
medicine, and recommends it 10
everybody"
S. Mansfield & Co., w. N. Wilker-
son & Co. and G. w. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
Non.Residcnt Notice.

No. 4450, r DIN the Chancery Court Of Shell
by county, Tenn.-George Taylor VS.. NJ j
Taylor.
TT appearing from the bill. which is sworn
i to in this cause, that the defendant,
NJ ] Taylor, is a resident of Pennsylvania and
AZ nonresident of the State of Tennessee;
appearance herein. at the courthouse of
Shelby county in Memphis, Tenn. on or
before the first Monday in June, 1882, and
plead, answer or demur to complainant
bill, or the same will be taken for confessed
as TO her and set for nearing exparte, and
that copy of this order be published once a
week for four successive weeks in the Public
Ledger.
This nth day of April, 1889.
A copy-Attost:
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
ByJ NJ Bradley, D. G. & M.
Brooks Il Hammer, sol'rs for comppt.
Al AZ h3hq
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
The Madison County Democ.
racy.
Special 70 the American


HENDERSON, April IA district
convention was held here to. day, to
appoint delegates to attend the county
convention to be held at Jackson at
an early date. Speeches were made
By j. NJ. Trout, DR.. j A. Crook, j. j.
Worrell, editor OF the jackson Dis
patch, Willard Y. 0'Bier and others,
urging harmony in the Democratic
ranks, A resolution was adopted that
whatever was done in regard to the
State debt must be submitted to the
people, or in other words for the
Marks platform of 1878. This part of
Madison county is almost solid for the
submission plank.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
End of a Strange Romance.
Nalhyille Banner.

About a year ago the Banner con.
tanned detailed account Of the arrest,
in the eastern part Of Tennessee, of
William 7. Martin. Martin escaped
from the Lebanon, Mo-, Jail, where he
was under sentence Of death for muir
der, through the fundamentally Of
the jailer's niece. They eloped, and
coming to Tennessee, were married.
While living in this State Martin
was arrested and taken back TO Mis-
souri,. A Springfield, Mo-, special to
the Globe Democrat tells the rest
On account Of the glamour Of
romance surrounding the affair, the
detail Of the escape and elopement Of
VIM. +. Martin with the Sheriff s
niece from the Lebanon Jail are ia.
miliar TO all readers of the Globe.
Democrat. When he thus escaped he
was under sentence of death for the
murder of George Miser, and his case
was pending in the Supreme Court
The couple were captured in Tennes
see, and Martin escaped again while
on the way from st. Louis to Lebanon
A few months ago he was captured
for the third time at his father.
house, in Laclede county. Some time
since the Supreme Court reversed and
remanded his case, aud his trial hal
been in progress the past week al
Buffalo, Dallas county. Thursday
night the jury returned a verdict Of
not guilty, and Martin walked forth ;
free man to greet his wife and twin
babies near Lebanon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
Louisiana STATE Lottery Company.

. Incorporated in 1858 for Is years by the Leg
islature for Educational and Charitable pur-
poses-with a capital of 81 200, Oo0-to which a
ded.
w an overwhelming popular vote its fran
chise was made part of the present State
Constitution adopted December I'd, AID, 1879.
Its Grand single Number Draw.
tBEs will take place monthly, It never
scales or postpOnss. Look at the following
distribution,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
a n. Sfemari,s Thrift.


The breaking up Of what has been
for many years the greatest dry goods
house in America calls to mind a
little incident characteristic of Mr..
Stewards thrift, which, bounded on
misery niggardness. He saved every
way. even to having the frayed wrist
bands and neckbands of bis shirts re-
placed, rather than expend money for
new ones. On one occasion he turned
over large number of these to the
head cutter Of the shirt department
Of his establishment; when the same
being returned to him properly re-
paired, the clerk handed him a small
parcel containing all the old buttons,
which had been removed. After
placing them carefully in his pocket
for safe keeping, Mr.. Stewart showed
his pleasure at this kind Of thrift to
such an extent that he raised the
bead cutters wages Immediately.
Every nationality was represented
among his salespeople, and Jewish
statesmen and salesladies predominated
The result was that fully one-third OF
his customers we're Israelites. Judge
Hilton's action, therefore, could have
but one outcome Many other causes
have also entered into the breaking w
of this establishment, chief among
which, SO far as the great Western
house was concerned, was the pro
found Indignation created when i
became known that, on the death Of
Garfield, this house here refused t
suspend business, and also that i
created a corner on mourning goods.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26

within ltygal hours, in front Of said property,
in Shelby county. Tennessee, proceed TO
sell at p ublic outcry TO the highest bidder
for cas- h tho property described as fol-
lowli Being paris Of lots seven ca to
thirteql Q3) In block % in country lot 4s9,
street In the City Of Memphis tnow Taxing
Diytric) torty-six (l6) feet south Of gayoso
street and facing sixty nine (69) feet on Main
street and running back between parallel
lines one hundred and fifty feet 70 an alley,
and known as the jackson Block,
An right or equity Of redemption Is wnivod
IN said deed. and the title Is believed TO no
good, but sell and convey only as trustee.
Alpril 5, 1852. 1855
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
He Had Faith Among DOubters.

Samuel e. Palmer, young employe
in the gents furnishing store of I,
Miller, No. 1856 Sixth ave, New York
city, has invested regularly in the
drawings of the Louisiana State Lot
terry by sending to NJ. A. Dauphin,
New Orleans, La. lie failed to get
ticket in the February drawing, as he
sent too late, but received one in the
March distribution. He was laughed
at by his friends, but he offered to bet
500 that he would some day win a
large prize. Sure enough he found
that his was half Of ticket No. 5000,
which had drawn $4,000. He collected
it through Adams Express Company,
and as be has frequently drawn small
prizes Of $40 and $40 before, will send
in time for May 9th, to be in the next
drawing under the special supervision
Of Gcnl's G.. T. Beauregard Of La,
and Jubal A. Early Of Va. as usual.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26
PROPOSALS FOR BIDS
For Leasing the Arkansas State
Penitentiary.

IN pursuance Of the provisions of an act of
i the General Assembly of the State Of Ar
kansas, approved March 2lst, 1881, the under
signed, the Board of Commissioners for the
management and leasing of the Arkansas
State Penitentiary, hereby give notice that
they will until the 18th day Of November,
1889, receive sealed proposals for the leasing
Of the Arkansas State Penitentiary and all
property thereto belonging, and the build
ings, machinery and labor Of convicts. for the
period Of ten years from tho 9TH day of May,
The bids shall be directed to the Governor.
as the President OF said Board of Commission
ers, and shall be accompanied by a good and
sufficient bord in the sum of ten thousand
dollars onditioRed for the faithful exG cution
Of contract and bond required by the act
AZORES i'd, and in accordance with the stipu-
lations in each and every bid so received.
All bids received will be opened at the Office
of the Governor Of the State, in the eity Of
Little Rock, at the hour of 10 o'clock M, of
said 18th day of November, 1852, and the con-
tract awarded to the highest and best respon-
sible bidder. The Board reserves the right to
reject all bids offered.
For particulars in reference to contract,
ETC., see Acts of 1881. pages l2l to l2S, or ad-
dress the Secretary of the Board.
~ CHURCHILL.
MOORE, e''''
Attorney General.
JACOB FROLICH,
Secretary ef State.
Little Rock. Ark, April 3. 1882. 80 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26

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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-26

A Michigan boy ate a bar OF soap.
drank a lot of soda water and went to
bed to cure his cold. The doctor had
q hard time to pull him through, but
the boy now says the next time he
catches a cold he will use DR.. Bulls
cough sYrun.
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Cnuse orOonsumplion.

The Worlds cable letter says: PROF.
Tyudall makes public to-day the
results of experiments made by DR..
Koch, Of Berlin, on tubercular disease.
1t was known before that the disease
was communicable, but Koch has
ascertained the exact nature of the
parasite which causes consumption.
He has propagated it artifcially, and
killed animals with the parasites thus
procured. Matter expectorated from
the lungs Of consumptive persons has
been found to be swarming with para.
sites, which are highly infectious.
Tyndalls object is 70 protest afresh
against legislation which prohibits in
England experiments, such as enable
Koch to make these discoveries, but
il is hoped that Koch will develop a
harmless form Of the turberCular par
aeite, which by inocculaion may pre-
vent consumption, and thus check
scoursge which, according 10 KOCH
calculation, carries Of ono .sevcnth o.
the human race fal 'liH
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A Dogs Memory.
salt Lake Tribune.


Day before yesterday some wretch
tied tin kettle TO the tail Of John
FallOn's dog. The dog started off with
the kettle about three o'clock in the
afternoon, and after running up to
Park City and Pennington, came back
in the evening without the kettle and
very much fatigued. The guests at
the Gift House extended their conso-
lation to the dog, who was manifestly
in need Of sympathy Everything
went well with the dog until about 9
o'clock, when a lady from Juan was
requested to play the Irish Patrol"
on the piano. She played the faint,
wierd music Of the opening bars,
when the dog began to prick his ears.
The girl strolled by degrees into the
heavier stuccato passages which indi-
Gates the near approach of the advance
guard, and with yelp Of terror he
rose and went through the window,
taking sash, paues and sll, under the
plausible impression that the kettle
was again advancing upon him from
the rear. The dog ran to the Jordan
and suicided by drowning.