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The Phoenix herald., 1882-08-25

 Trust that man in nCihinS who has
 not d conscience in everything.
 Bru ", Foster, known in Arizona and Caiiflrniss as Buck Fost~r. a stage driver, was shot and killed ia
 Ralon, \, N, on the Sth inst. ty JameS A. Blackwell, notorious rnffian and murderer
 The town of FresnO lately gave notice 10 diSreputable characters e lea .e, and at length a hundred vigl- lantes visited such ss did not leave with long rope and the izxsulnnI parties kindly consented to their beds and walk.
 The Mechanics Fs gress in San FIane from August 18th The association h \ W the development ical and agria Cal'fornia, q even been fej tant TerritOl
 The total Piual count the one mil gage. is $1, ,S allon is eel crease of on crease in N 1881 is ab3utV itahle show number of bl received durin,N dian scares r1s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24

Col. r NJ. Edwards, Of Cleveland,
has twice been a Greenback candidate
for Governor, and as such canvassed
the State twice from one end to the
other. In all that time he was never
denounced as a fool, a lunatic or q
broken down Office seeker; but as sOon
as his good sense and his
patriotism prompted him to come
out for General Bate these
terms aud others more offensive were
freely applied. The impOtent rage Of
some of the enemies of De.
mocracy is very much like that Of
the lions described by John Bunyan.
The lions looked very fierce in theil
den by the narrow roadside, buI
when the pilgrim grew near he
found that with all their roaring and
glaring, their teeth had fallen Out
long before, and also that they were
securely chained to q rock. That il
the fix ofthose who seek, by intimida'
ton, and sophistry, and noise OF tin
pans, to deter honest men, white and
oOlored, from voting for General Bate
The lions can only roar; their teeth
are gone, and these ferocious looking
beasts Of prey are utterly harmless.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24
Rhwarda Cnr Rafe.

Nashville Cor. C. r. NJ Courier ournal
Colonel r. NJ. Edwards, candidate
for Governor on the Greenback ticket
in 1878 and in 1880, is in the city, and
will enter at once upon an active can
vass for General Bate. Up to a week
ago be chung to the fortunes of Mr..
Beasley, but recognizing that there is
no possible chance of ~electing him,
and that his supporters were only in-
creasing the chances of Governor
Hawkins, came out like the wise,
strong mar that ha is, and openly de-
clared for the only candidate who can
defeat the Republican. Colonel Ed
wards is a tall, determined, vigorous
gentleman, over six feet in hight, OF
great moral and physical courage, gray
hair and smooth face. He is u%niver-
sally esteemed the ablest leader Of the
Greenback party in Tennessee. He
thinks the election Of General Bate on
the 18th Of NoYember is as well assured
as any human estimate can prognosti-
cate. He thinks that Mr. Beasley will
receive more votes, on account OF bet
ter organization, than he himself re-
eeived two years ago, which was nearly
1000 votes Colonel Edwards is an
ADLER man than Beasley, however, and
will take the the stump inthOse coun-
ties where the Greenback element is
strongest, and where bis canvass will
be most effective. 1t is predicted that
from this day till the election there
will be many changes from Beasley to
Bate. His declaration for the regular
Democratic nominee came close on the
heels Of General Hoods remuneration
Of the Russell ticket, and the allies are
IS much depressed as the genuine
Democrats are elated. A number of
less prominent Greenbackersand Fus-
sell men, in different portions of the
State, are following these gallant lead.
ers over to General Bate, and there
are few now of any party or faction
who at heart really doubt his cleo.
ton.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24
A CHAT WITH P. It. BARNUM.
Planning a Great and MysteFi-
Ous Scheme-JumbO's
Prospects.
N Y. Mail and Express.

One OF the most conspicuous figures
in the breakfast room of the Sturte
want house this morning was Mr.. P.
/. Barnum, the genial Snowman. The
dull weather seemed to have no effect
on his appetite, for his breakfast dis
appeared in a manner that babe de-
6ance to dyspepsia.
How is Jumbo, Mr.. Barnum,"
asked a reporter for the Mail and Ex-
press. Perfectly we'll and safely
housed at Bridgeport. All of the ele
plants, including the baby, are in ex-
cellent health, and SO full Of life that
they are as frisky as kittens. The
last season was an extraordinarily
good one. We have only been as far
west as Cleveland, and yet we have
taken more money than ever before"
What are you going to do with it2"
"Ah, that is a s%ecretl' AS he said
this his eyes twinkled and he
laughed merrily. VI am going to
carry out, next season, an idea which
| suggested in my book fifteen years
ago. | shall not tell you exactly
what that project is. i have already
sent men to all parts of the world to
get together what | want. You see
this paper. Read it. You see it is a
receipt for $50, 600 of securities from
Brown Bros. Well, that went for
letters Of credit"
ARE these arrangements for the
purpose of taking your shows to Eng
land2"
"0h, no, indeed; we are not ready
for thet. As soon as we have been all
over the United States, and every n
has had an opportunity to see Jumbo,
then We shall go over to the other
side aud give the people there a
chance. We shall probably leave him
there, and possibly as q gift. On the
other hand, | may sell him. The
Geological Society offered me $780, 600
for him when | was in England this
summer"
what is there to the story Of the
white elephant and the King of
Siam2"
TOO much, l am sorry to say. We
shall try very hard to get a white els-
plant, but it is a good deal to expect
success where the English and French
governments have failed. l offered
Mr.. Wheeler $4,000 if he would
accomplish the matter for me, and
also said | would give $4,000 to one
Of the officials Of Siam. Among
these people money is as great a
soother Of the conscience as every
where else"
DO you expect any more baby ele-
phants?'
YES, but not before the latter part
Of the next season."
HAS Jumbo given you as much
trouble as you expeeted?"
HE has behaved wonderfully well
for an elephant, and with a little
delicate management we have gotten
along with him very we'll indeed"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24

Tasefniet Of the vast advantages o.
artificial child incubation. He i'm
mediately procecded-with the per
mission Of the authorities of the hos
pltal-to construct an incubator OF
the capacity Of four hundred infants,
and IN this be placed every one OF the
three hundred and sixty infants who
were in the hospital on the 10th day
Of February last. With the exception
Of one who died of c~ongenital hydro
cephalus and another who was claimed
BY its %repentant parents, the infants
were kept continuously in the incu-
bator for six months, when they we're
removed in consequences Of having
outgrowu their narrow beds The
result will seem almost incredible to
persons who are unfamiliar with the
reputation Of DR.. Tavernier and have
not seen the report made to the
French government on the subject by
a select committee of twelve, The
average age Of the infants
last February was three months
and three days-the youngest being
less than twelve hours old and the
eldest not more than eleven months.
Their average weight was sixteen
pounds, only one of the entire 800
having attained q weight of thirty-two
pounds. At the end of six months Of
artificial incubation the average
weight Of each infant was eighty-four
pounds, and there was not one who
would not have been supposed by a
casual observer to be at least eight
years old.
In other words, six months of arti-
fetal incubation did as much in the
way Of developing DR.. Tavernier's
foundlings as eight years of ordinary
life would have done. The infants
were strong aud healthy, as well as
big, they walked within a week after
leaving the incubator, and most of
them have since learned to talk.
The results surpassed DR.. Tavernier's
most enthusiastic expectations, and
there can be no doubt that his system
Of artificial child incubation will be
adopted not only in every child's
hospital in France, but in every pri-
vate family throughout the civilized
world.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24
Pretty Decorations.
Chicago Herald.

Autumn leaves will be used exten
sively this fall for decorative purposes.
They ore displayed largely in stores,
aud sell for twenty cents a dozen. Ii
this style lasts il will be a godsend to
the fathers who have to foot tho bills.
Few people in the lowly walks of life
know the cost Of party, Wedding and
dinner decorations. Smilax sells at
fifty cents a yard, and the pert little
miss that turns up her nose at the
glossy emerald, trailing up the newell
post, balustrade or chandelier and over
doorway and arch, is not aware that
such decorations must have cost her
entertainer $50 or $50. Roses in bud or
bloom run from ten cents o thirty cents
apiece, and when a basket, bouquet or
design is made those prices must be
paid for every posie it contains. Dab
las cost ffy cents a dozen, carnations,
daisies, tube roses, pansies, pinks,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24
Southern States in the Next
Congress.
New York Uerald

-
1t is a pity the Republicans do not
send some of their ablest speakers into
the Southern States to take part in
the Congressional canvass there. With
proper effort they could undoubtedly
make large gains Of Congressman in
those States, and If they want to keep
control OF the next Congress they will
need to recruit their numbers from
that section, because in the Northern
States they are likely to suffer losses.
A good many districts in the
Southern States are Democratic only
in name, and through a prejudice
which would be broken down at nee
ifa number of prominent Northern
speakers should 90 down there to ex-
pound to the people the Republican
policies and make them acquainted
with Republican leaders. The Re-
publican party is the party of high
protection, and in Louisiana and parts
Of Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia.
Tennessee, Arkansaw, Missouri, Ma
ryland, Virginia and even of South
Carolina there are Congressional dis
tricts favorable to the protection
policy and which can be carried by
the Republicans if they will only
make a real effort.
Again, the Republicans favor lib
eral appropriations for internal i'm
provements, and this policy has great
and indeed overwhelming strength in
almost all the Southern districts. The
vote on the River and Harbor bill
showed this, for that bill was passed
over the Presidents veto by Northern
Republican and Southern so called
Democratic votes almost exclusively
Of the votes for the bill, aud against
the veto, only seven were Of Northern
Democrats. Fifty-six were Northern
Republicans. Forty five Democrats
seven Republicans, four Greenbackers
and two Readjusters were from the
Southern and Pacific States. The
South joined the Northern Republi-
cans in helping to pass the bill over
the veto.
A vigorous exposition OF the Re-
publican policy of protection and lib
eral appropriations would, we believe,
enable the Republicans to carry al
least twenty and perhaps twenty five
Southern districts. The gain Of a Con
gresham in hatstubbOrnly Democratic
little State, West Virginia, shows the
tendency of opinion in the South
But the Republican leaders cannot
expect to reap the fruits Of their pol
icy without effort. They are making
the mistake Of trying to carry a few
Southern districts by manipulation
and management; whereas they should
dispatch such men as Messrs. Blaine
Oonkling, Hawley, Hale, Sherman
Logan, Foster and dozens of Others
through the South to make a bold and
open canvass on Republican policies
When the election is over, if the
Republican gains in the South appear
to be small, it will not do for the Re.
publican politicians to set up anew
the stale cry OF a solid South The
SOuthiis not solid at all; it is as thor
oughly divided in opinion on politica
questions as the North; but if the
Northern Republicans refuse to taxi
part in Southern political campaigns
and year after year turn a cold shout
der toward their Southern friends
they cannot expect to make larg,
practical gains in those States.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24
GEN. GORDON At sOMERvILLE.
A Glowing Tribute to General
Bale.

In a speech at Somerville on Saturday
night last, after discussing the State debt,
the public school system and other ques-
tons Of public interest, General G. W..
Gordon said:
Nov a word about wi nominee for
Governor. And il asked whence comes
our candidate, we answer from the arms
and hearts Of the people Whenever and
wherever the people Of Tennessee have
needed a friend, w. B. Bate has always
been there-there with his strong arm.
brave heart and able head-there with his
life, his hsn0r and bis all. And, If l
know the spirit and manhood OF Tenne-
scans they viii not forget Il in NOvem-
Der next. LApplausel He has always
been tbs friend and defender Of the pso-
pie, aud few il any. have made greater
personal sacrifices, endured harder shocks
or suffered more IN their behalf than be
They KnOw il and viii not forget II.
lGrsat applause Gratitude, that
beautiful memory Of the heart
still has an abiding placs in the
breasts Of. TennesseeanA During
81 our troubles aud they have been many,
he has never failed %. and / know wecan
trust him now. lApplause.l Upright snd
able, prudent and brave. be WIN make q
Governor Of whom al will be proud A
man Of noble emotions, lOhy sentiments
and generous impulse he has always
been found on the si1e Of the distressed.
hagnanim0us and Compassionate, he viii
never give n Intentional pang 70 The
humblest breast or cause a needless teal
70 flow.
Upon his military record / p~ronounc,
no eulogy. Il needs none. II Is vel
known and is knightly and noble, brill
liant and brave. And If l incidentally
sllude to him as a soldier at all, Il is no
TO advocate him for civic position on tina
ground, any further than his military his
tory illustrates his character for ability
fidelity and general merit az altman. ?.
advocate no man for civil Office, MAKING
his military record the foundation Of hi
claim. but his capacity, his fitness and hi
reliability as a q And l oppose M
man for official honors for the wan
OF such record. Thank God, the wal /
over and | trust il is forever.
II present you u candidate, then, no
as asoldier or q chieftain, but as a civiliaI
and a patriot, as your friend and fellow
citizen. He is Of THE nOblest and most De
voted Of Tennessee gifted sons; is an abb
man, a true patriot, a tried friend, an
one Of the best Democrats that ever struc
a blow for self-government and constitu
honal liberty. tGreat applause. A
such | present him; will you accept an
elect him as the next Governor Of Tenne,
seeg prolonged applause.] Your r,
spouse tells me that you win, and SO sa
al good Democrats in the State
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24
Her Lover in Plaster.

NAAANaN LAAANtH
Out in Faribault, Minnesota. there
isa nice girl who one day recently got
1t into her head that she would like
10 show Der lover that she knew a
thiog or two about art. At an East.
ern seminary, from which she had
returned a few months before, she
had been instructed in modelling.
After much backing and filing her
young man consented to have his bust
taken in lie, 10 plaster. The fair
artist forgot 10 grease her subjects
face, aud the plaster, ambitious to do
Its part 10 the exhibition, chung to the
youth aud hardened and fastened upon
his classic features. The goose quills
through which he was to pump air to
his lungs slipped aud the plaster,
rushing into fill the vacancy, near.
" smothered him before it could be
removed Il became evident before
the work had been in progress an hour
that the experiment was not an entire
success, aud the beautiful sculptor
undertook to relieve her model. The
cast was broken off by piecemeal,
bringing whit sna.ches Of whiskers,
patches Of skin, asample Of mustache,
the tip Of an ear, and so on; and at the
end Of eight Of the longest hours Of This.
lie, the model escaped from theartist,
and setting what was left of his nose
surgeon ward followed il to the doctor
forrepairs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24

"0LD eplgramatic conversation
(whose author we do not know but to
whom we will willingly give credit in
case he declares HIMSELF between a
clergyman and traveller:
"C-'Tve lost my portmanteau.
ST pity your grief
"C-'My sermons are in it.
TT pity the thief. "-LArkansaw
Traveller.
A more modern and altogether more
sky blue way Of holding a similar con-
yersation would be:
Give lost my dsmijOhn."
I'll pity your grief"
C-"My whisky was in it."
T-"Let's look for the thief."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24
NOu.Resident Notice.

No 1850 In the Chancery Court of sbs,hv
county, nn.-Charles McNamee Ell nj W.
Tit unknown heirs Of James McNamee.
deceased.
l appearing from the bill which is sworn to
heirs Of James MeNsmee, deed, Is unknown
and cannot be ascertaiDed after diliqent in
9uiry; 1t Is therefore ordered that they make
5helr appearance herein at the courthouse OF
shelby county, in Memphis, Tennessee. on
or before the first Monday in Noyembor' 1855.
and plead, answer or demur to oomplain.
ant bill. or the same will DO taken
for confessed az to them and set for hearing
* partei and that a copy ofthis order be pub
lishod once a week, for four successive weeks.
in the Public Ledger.
This 9th day Of October, 1872
A COPY Attest:
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By J VI Bradley, DC&M.
Potion a Poston, sol rs for coNplt.
1899 A55I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24
Rigid Technically.
Arkansaw Traveller.


In Arkansaw technically in law is
observed aud acted upon with pnwav
eriDg exactness. Ifa man we're indict-
ed for committing murder with aspade,
and upon trial it were proved that the
crime had been committed with a
shovel, the murderer would of course
be discharged and the shovel held.
This craze over technically is sor-
rowfully illustrated in an occurrence
that is so Tar removed from legal reas
Oning that every one must receive it
with a dash of incredibly. Sometime
ego Captain Arthur Mattsfeld was
elected to the Legislature from a
remotely rural county. About the
same time a mar named Anderson
Mayhub a sentenced to a one years
term in the penitentiary, having been
convicted OF larceny. BY some mis-
take, unaccountable and almost beyond
belief, Mattsfeld had been given the
prisoners certificate instead of his
credentials Of election. When the
Speaker Of the House ran his red eye
over the document, he said, without
the slightest show of emotion:
Mr.. Matts6eld, there is a little
matter Of mistake here. This paper
entities you to one years term 10 the
penitentiary instead Of a seat in this
legislative body. We must be very
particular in these matters, for the
people must be represented The
Sergeant;at.arms will please take
charge Of this gentleman"
Matts6eld didn't know what to say
or how to say it, and conducted to a
corner Of the room by the officer, he
stood as one who is oVertaken by a
great calamity and is unable to find
voice. Just then a deputy sheriff
entered. conducting Mahub, the on
Vict. Advancing to the Speaker sstand,
the deputy extended a paper and
said:
There has been a mistake made in
regard to this paper"
The Speaker read the credentials
aud turning to Mayhub said. "This
document sir, entities you to a seat
in the legislative halls Of your State
Receive the oath Of Office" Mayhub
was sworn in with be6tting cere
mOny. "Now, said the Speaker, ad
dressing the deputy, you can take
Mr.. Mattsield to the pen,p and
obeying without pro~tesiation, the
officer seized Mattsfeld and led him
away. Several friends Of the victim
signed q petition, setting forth the
truth Of the affair, and forwarded it to
the remotely rural Judge. Shortly
afterwards, the speaker received the
following: 1T having come to the
knowledge Of this Court that one
Anderson Mayhub, sentenced to the
p~enitentiary, has by mistake Of ere
dentials been given a seat in the
Legislature in the place Of u Mats
field, who happened to be given a
certificate OF prison sentence; and as
the Court has been petitioned in the
matter, the Court holds that the said
Msyhub, convicted Of larceny, keep
his place in the Legislature which has
been given him on a technicality, and
that the said Mattsfeld, elected to the
Legislature but by teohicality entitled
to a term in the ~penitentiary, do serve
the full time or until this Court in its
wisdom and discretion sees fit to have
the entire matter investigated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24

sweet williams, sweet alyssum, sixty
cents q dozen; and the labor, together
with the frame or basket for the de
sign aud the fine filling flowers, bring
the price OF the floral pieces to the
following figures: Bowers for brides
or receivers, $50 to $50, according to
the variety Of roses used; bow and ar
rows, Sl5 to S45; horse-shoss, the same;
bells, $40 to $50; quite a nice ball or
globe costs $50; clover leaves are worth
from Sl5 to $50, and cornuco peas,
stars, foils and diamonds bring from
$40 to S25. Loose bouquets are always
the cheapest investment, and are con.
sidered at the present time very
fashionable.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24
THE DEaOcRATIC TICKET.
FOR coNoAEss:
Ron. CaseY YannE.

Ray. DR.. A. J. Baird, pastor Of the
First Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, Of Nashville, has resigned
his charge, and will not accept
another position, as he desires to stop
preaching until his health is recuper-
,ted
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24
A Bridal Tour in the Family
Carriage.
Fredonia Censor.

That was a very sensible couple who
was married one day last week about
IL am, had a wedding dinner with
their friends, then hitcl,ed up the old
family horse and started away up the
main road to Oberlin, Ohio. Think Of
a wedding drive one Of these charming
October days through the beautiful
lake shore country, the softly tinted
hills sloping away TO tile left, their
forest groups already necked with
brilliant autumn dyes, broad Lake
Erie resting TRANQUILITY on the right,
its further line hardly discernible from
the sky, its soft bosom half hidden
and shaded by the October haze.
which must have suggested those Law,
ender wells the brides all used to wear.
And the warm, exquisitely tempered
sunshine over all. The rich fra.
GRANGE of the continuous vineyards
Uoncords, Delawares, Catawbas and
a dozen other varieties now make
every vine q fruit chrome, and the air
is laden with their delicious aroma
wherever they border on the roadway.
Even an old silver streakcd couple
will etjoy that drive these days, and
for a happy bride and a joyous BRIDE
groom it must discount any gold
paved avenue in the New Jerusalem.
Ifyou don't believe it, ask Mr.. and
Mrs. Gates, when they return, about
q week hence.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24

GENERAL G.. w. GordOn's brief
tribute to General Bates character, at
Someryille last Saturday night was not
only eloquent and beautiful but a just
aud proper estimate of his character.
1t appears elsewhere 10 this paper and
will be read with a glow Of pride and
satisfaction throughout the State.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-24

The retention Of any waste matter
IN the system produces injury. The
collection Of "phlegm" or diseased
mucus in time of throat affection
should be promptly removed. DR..
Bulls cough syrup does it more
quickly and eflectually than any other
cough syrup made.