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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17

THE Senate bill to settle the State
debt at 60-3-4-5-6 passed the House
yesterday on first reading, by vote of
AZ yeas to % nays, about the vote that
will be reached on the third and last
reading. The Governor will not be
apt to forget to sign it as he did in the
case of the Memphis liquidating bill
which would have dropped his
friend w. j. Smith out of a
fifteen hundred dollar position.
This bill is going through on schedule
time and then some New York firm
will have another contract to print
some more Tennessee bonds. Whether
these bonds will be needed or used
in refunding remains to be seen.
Bondholders have been so often and
persistently told by high credit organs
that the State owes every dollar Of the
debt is abundantly able to pay il
aud is only prevented by a few nois!
repudiators, that it would be no won
der ifa few were to hold out and a
least await the result OF the railroad
suit now pending, By the way, W,
would like to know what has becoml
of that suit, or what will become of it
anyhow. We shall see what we shal
see, and probably good deal Of it, il
the course Of few months.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17

will consist of Misses Mamie johnson,
Nellie Schuyler, Dorcas Carr, Lulu
Powell, George McKensie, Fannie
Wickham, Alexis Gregory, Fanita
Hayward, Daisy Brown, Lena Hill
man. Mimi Morrison, Lulu Hopkins,
Zoe Papin, Florence Hayward, Mamie
Hargadine, Jennie Larkin, Lizzie
Sloan, Emma Carter and Erwin Hay
ward. They will be chaperoned by
Mrs. George A. Hayward aud Mrs. j.
B. Goff, of st. Louis, and Mrs. John
Q. Brown, wife Of Ex-Governor Brown
OF Tennessee. The only gentlemen
with the party will be Col. Donan.
Capt. VIM. Bull, with Messrs Firth
and Sheldon, of the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy, and Mr.. Decatur, Of
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Southern Railway. They will leave
the Union Depot in the magnificent
stateroom car Of the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy Company at $3.50
to morrow morning. At 2 o'clock in
the afternoon they will be banqueted
at Beardstown by the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy Company. At
o'clock in the evening banquet will
be given them at Burlington by the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and North.
ern Railroad Company, followed by q
brief reception by the Burlington b oat
Club. They will be breakfasted il
handsome style Tuesday morning al
Lake Albert Lea, Minnesota, by the
Minneapolis and st. Louis Railroad
and reach Minneapolis at 11:30. Din.
ner will be taken in that city, and the
afternoon spent in flying visits to St
Anthony's Falls, Minnehaha Falls
Fort Smelling, and st. Paul, winding
up the day with a reception at For
Smelling. Wednesday morning they
go by special train on the st. Paul
Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway t
Lake MinnetOnka, where a jauuty
little steamer has been placed at theil
disposal for the day. They will dint
with Capt. Scudder at the Hotel st
Louis, and return to st. Paul in tn,
afternoon for a carriage drive and re
ception at the Metropolitan Hotel
Thursday morning the start homewart
will be made over the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul Railways rive
and lakeside route, and that compan,
will entertain them during the day
The trip will end at the Union Depo
Friday morning at 8 o'clock. k.-St
Louis Globe Democrat.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17

A complimentary banquet was given
Monday at Beardstown, ILL.,, to the
Russian Broom Brigade OF st. Louis,
by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad. There was an excursion
from st. Louis to the North Star, ao.
cording to the programme received at
this office, and copy of the bill Of
fare which accompanies indicates that
the girls participating in tho frolic
couldn't very we'll sweep their platters
clean, whatever else they may be ca
pable Of. They had strawberry short
cake and ice cream, Broom Brigade
Ind oxtail soup, Creole snapper ,loins of
veal, pork, beet and swapping turtles,
Russian Broom Brigade food, and
three dozen other dishes equally pala.
table. If these broomsters we're not
we'll stuffed upon the occasion referred
to, it wasn't the fault Of any one con-
necte1 with tie excursion. The
frolicers enjoyed that froliC as we'll as
the feast, and several persons herea-
bouts wish they had been Of the party.
The excursion rendered by Col. p.
Donan, on behalf of the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy railroad and its
connecting lines, to the young ladies
of the Russian Broom Brigade, prom.
ises to bo a notable event in both
railroad and social annals. The party
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
STARTLING DISCLOSURE.
The Loose Manner in Which
State Funds are Kept.
NAshvillA World. ls.

The report Of Mr.. Coulter, chair.
man of the committee to inquire and
report upon the safe keeping of the
public moneys, exhibits some startling
disclosures. 1t appears that the
Treasurer has been acting for years
without any official bond for the faith
full performance of his duties. Now
the law requires that before entering
on the duties of his Office he shall
enter into a bond with ten or more
sureties conditioned for the faithful
performance Of his duties. This bond
the law requires shall be filed with the
Secretary of State. 1t is a misde.
meanor for him to perform any official
duty before filing said bond, and it is
the duty of the Secretary of State to
report all cases of failures to the
Attorney General of the district, and
it is the duty of the Governor to see
that the laws are faithfully carried
out.
Here is a strange state Of affairs in the
Capitol, which is passing strange when
it is borne in mind that during much
of this there has been more than half
million dollars in the Treasury.
Whether this startling disregard of the
plain requirements Of the law is the
result of ignorance, carelessness or not
it ought to be looked into. If such
looseness was found about the Office
Of a County Trustee a County Court
would do something. What called
session No. 3 will do, remains to be
seen.
It's probable that the Governor
had an eye to this when he included
this subject in his call, but the law
made it his duty and gave him the
power to correct this irregularity.
1t is no sufficient answer to say the
Treasurer is above suspicion, etc. The
people always elect men in whom they
have confidence, AID Legislatures
generally do the same; but in this case
the law requires the bond as pre-
requisite TO the Treasurer entering
upon the duties Of his Office. The
Governor and the Secretary of State
have grossly neglected their duties in
this matter, and it remains to be seen
whether the Legislature will do theirs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
HER SWEETHEART
A Kentucky Girl Runs Away
From Home 10 Marry the
Man She Loves.
Nashville World, 16.

Quite a romantic wedding occurred
at the Nicholson House yesterday
morning, the dramatis PERSONA being
parties from our neighboring State OF
Kentucky. It seems that Miss Fan
ME Hammond, the only daughter of a
wealthy merchant at Franklin, KY,
was engaged to wed DIR. VIM. Wat
kins, OF Bowling Green, and the cards
for their marriage had been issued.
Indeed, the expectant bridegroom all
uususpecting visited his intended
Saturday night, and after passing a
few pleasant hours, departed, little
thinking that his sweet dream would
so soon prove a bitter delusion and a
mockery.
But, perhaps, after all the young
lady acted wisely. She thought long
and earnestly over the matter and
finally concluding that she did not
love the gentleman sufficiently to
marry him, resolved to be true to her
heart, true to her womanly affection
and marry the man of her choice.
Accordingly, her real and accepted
sweetheart, Mr.. j. q. Hunt, of Bowl
ing Green, was informed Of the state
of affairs, and it did not take him long
to decide upon immediate action. A
sudden trip to Nashville was arranged.
A party OF friends, Messrs. j. B. Finn,
w. S. Moore, Miss Matte Massey
and Miss Nettie Neely, agreed
to accompany the couple as
attendants, and the father Of
Miss Hammond saw the party to
the depot and safe on board the cars.
The young people arrived here and
went Immediately to the Nicholson
House Shortly after their arrival
one OF the gentlemen went out and
procured the marriage license and
secured the service OF Rev. DR.. A. H.
Redford, who performed the ceremony
in the parlor at II o'clock, Mrs. Mich
olson arranging the couples in due
form.
The newly welded couple will leave
this evening for their Kentucky home
to receive the congratulations Of their
friends.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17

THE Knoxville Chronicle is net
Congressman Houk's personal organ.
Yet the editor is at some pains to show
how he has spent and misspent his
time in Congress. 1t is shown from
the Congressional Record that he
fails to vote or answer to his name in
one hundred and twelve different days
in one session and furthermore that
when absent he was nearly always
paired with Casey Young. The latter
probably accommodated both par
ties very greatly by keeping
Houk out Of the House as much as
possible. Outsiders down in the res
taurants and around the hotels per
haps contributed Of their means and
influence also to keep him where he
would do the least harm or do the
least trouble. The Chronicle has one
mysterious paragraph which Of course
nobody can understand. 1t says:
Congress then adjourned until Jan
uary 5, for the Christmas holidays,
and the roll calls of the House showed
that he was in his seat no ime during
the entire month OF January, 1881
Those of our readers who we're at
Nashville during that month know
why he was not in his seat" Since
Colonel Youug's retirement from
Congress, it is not stated who the
Knoxville statesman pairs with-pos,
sibly with Young's successor, We
could hardly imagine such another
nair
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
Scarcity OF Beef-Murder and
Suicide.

CHICAGO. May 17.-An Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, special reports great scarCi-
ty of beef in that vicinity, and beef
famine is feared. That section has
been completely secured for live stock
without much success Farmers have
raised few cattle on account of the
scarcity of corn. An effort will be
made to secure an importation of cat
tie from other parts.
Hancock, Mich, special: Anton
Schewamper, brewer, shot his wife
as she lay asleep with her mother,
yesterday, and then shot himself
through the head. Both are dead.
Jealousy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17

LITTLE Rock Democrat: AS was
briefly announced in Saturdays Dem
ocrat, DR.. NJ. M. Mcclure, of the In.
dependent Arkansian, is before the
people Of Arkansaw as a candidate for
Auditor, subject to the action Of the
Democratic Convention. Among the
readers of newspapers throughout Ar
kansaw, the name of DR.. Mcclure is
one of the most familiar. AS the edi-
tor of the Independent Arkansian, he
has welded an influence second to but
few editors in The State. AS a man
he stands high in the estimation Of his
fellow citizens. He has never been
an active politician, having been but
once a candidate for Office. If he
should be elected Auditor we feel as
sured that the Office will fall into slit
hands,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

PARIS, May 1.-THE village of
Marcilly burned this morning. Eighty
four houses were destroyed, which left
$50 persons homeless.
LONDON, May 17.-Lowell, the
United States Minister, has opened
the Garfield House as a home for
working girls. 1t is situated on the
Brixton road.
William Msrlens, a German COM
positor and printer on the Socialist
paper, Frciheit, has been arrested and
arraigned by the Street Police Court.
on charge of publishing scandalous
and seditious libel concerning the
assassination of Cavendish and Burke,
thereby encouraging persons to COM
NIT murder. The police seized the
whole issue of the Freiheit. Another
warrant was issued against John
Neuer, an active Socialist engaged on
the Freiheit.
HULL, ENG, May 17.-The steam
ship Hidalgo, with Lieutenant Dan
enhower, Mr.. NewcOmb, the natural
ist, Jack Cole, the insane seaman, and
Long Sing, the survivors of the Jean
nette Arctic expedition, arrived here
this morning, all in good health. Cole,
with the exception of one night, when
he had to be confined, was allowed
perfect freedom during the voyage,
The party will proceed on the midday
train to Liverpool.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17

Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, May l5.-The Critic
says it is now pretty safe to assert that
Chief j ustioe Cartier, and Justices
Macarthur, Hagner and James, who
sat in hearing on the appeal in the
case of the United States against the
assassin of President james A. Gar
field, have harmonized their views,
and that a decision will be given on
Monday next, affirming the Judgment
of the Court below, and the assassin
will hang on June 30 next. Tho con-
sultation was a prolonged one, and
made necessarily so on account of the
important issues involved in the cases,
andwhich were examined and discussed
with great care, and finally resulted in
aunanimous conclusion being reached
by the Judges. They are very reticent
upon what mas passed in the consulta-
tion room, and in giving the positions
held by the members of the Court
upon the questions it is only proper to
state that it comes from outside par
ties. 1t is said that from the outset
there were only two points of differ.
ence: the question of the admission
of Mrs. Dummies testimony, and that
Of jurisdiction. On both of these
points the Court stood three in the
affirmative and one in the negative
and the effort was confined to bringing
over the disagreeing member, which
it is said was finally accom-
plished. The question of evidence
was first settled, and that Of juris'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17

diction then considered. The
fourth member Of the Court, after
consulting number Of authorities,
and listening to the views OF his breth-
rem, is said to have come to the same
conclusion reached by them, and thus
made the Court unit on all points
under consideration. The Chief JUS
tice, in conversation with the Critic,
in very forcible words, pronounced the
statement untrue that want of hAr-
mony prevailed among the Justices,
but declared that the utmost good
feeling prevailed. 1t was true that
they were in consultation for four
hours, and the case deserved that
time. Important questions were in
yolVed in it, besides it was a capital
Ofense, and should receive the gravest
and fullest consideration of the Judges
who sat in hearing upon it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
The ArknnsnW traveller.
Little Rock Gazette:

Additional fame is soon to be added
to the name ofthe "Arkansaw Travel
er"-that is. 0pie Reid, who has won
national reputation as a humorist,
has purchased the right to the title of
that paper, and will commence its
publication in a new form about the
first of next month. He will have as
an associate and as business manager,
Mr.. Benham, one Of the most capable
Of business young men in the city. The
new paper will start out with an edi
tion of about ten thousand copies, so
it is stated, and it may be said that it
will deserve its anticipated circula-
tion. No more genial soul or whole
souled humorist ever lived than 0pie.
He has brains and wit enough to make
lis paper readable, and all who know
him heartily wish that it may be prof
liable.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
Arrested for Murder.

CHICAGO, May l7.-Joseph Led
with, young brakeman on the Chica-
20 and Alton railroad, is under arrest
for killing tramp, who was stealing a
ride on the train yesterday near Sag
Bridge. The tramps have caused a
good deal of trouble lately, and when
warned off trains have taken revenge
by throwing stones. breaking into cars
and committing other outrages. Led
with fred with intent to frighten the
tramp and three companions.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
Search for the AseaEs,ns.

New YORK, May 1.-THE steamer
Scythia, in which it was supposed the
murde-ers Of the Irish Secretaries
had taken passage for this city, ar
rived at her dock this morning. Mar
shal Knox and assistants boarded the
vessel down the bay and made a
thorough search among the passengers
for the men, but without success.
Marshals will search in the same way
the steamer State of Pennsylvania,
which is expected to arrive during
the day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
USE DEANS BEST
'I'E:; A. \. S!
And Fresh Roasted Coffee.
WIN. DEAN & CO., lS9 POPLAR ST.
And Fresh Roasted Coffee.

ranges from 10 to 80 per cent, and
averages 30, between the Mississippi
river and Red river. In north Da-
kota the increase ranges from % to 80
per cent in the newly opened territory
along the Northern Pacific. Between
Red River and Devils Lake the in
crease can hardly be estimated in
percentages. What were wild prairie
lands last year now contain thousands
of acres Of wheat. Weather favor
able and work progressing. Fully
equally favorable reports come from
southern Minnesota. Much more corn
will be planted than heretofore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17

ST. Louis, May ia special from
Kirksville, Mo-, says; Last evening
Mcdonald shot and instantly
killed Willie Quintal. The former is
aged twelve and the latter eleven years.
The killing took place in the yard of
the dead boys mother. Both boys
had been hunting and after coming
home young Mcdonald stepped up
within a few feet of his victim and
resting his rife across the yard fence
said, "Your money or your life," and
fred, the ball taking effect below the
collar bone and severing the jugular
vein, and young Quintal staggered a
step or two and fell dead, Mcdonald
is under arrest.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17

DELAWARE BRAKEwATER, May II.
The Mallory line steamer Rio
Grande, from Galveston to New York,
with cargo Of cotton, arrived with
her cargo on fire in the forehold and
amidships. Her passengers we're trans
ferred to the Italian bark Peppino, Is
miles south Of here. The steamer
will probably be sunk to extinguish
the fire.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17

LITTLE Rock Gazette, 16: The
condition of Senator Ben. Hill, Of
Georgia, now at Eureka Springs, is
such as to excite grave doubts of his
final recovery. He appears to have
improved somewhat, and the cancerous
affection in his tongue is of more
healthy appearance, but it is feared
by many that be delayed his visit to
the springs too long. He is quite
hopeful, however, and believes he will
ultimately master the disease.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
A Nut For the Legislature 10
Crack.
Nashville World, IL,

The Carthage Clarion, paper that
usually likes to go to the bottom Of
things asked the following questions,
which we commend to the Legislature,
hoping that it will give satisfactory
information: "There is little infor-
nation we would like to get. In the
list of disbursements from the Comp
troller to the different Senators and
the Representatives for the last extra
session given in the Banner, a few
days since, we notice that one of the
Representatives draws mileage for $50
miles, while Senator from the same
town only gets mileage for 100. How
is this? Again we see that one Of the
members Cf the House had 625 miles
to 60 aud got $l32, while one OF his
brethren goes only 440 miles and gets
$40 40. Was this right or not2 We
trust our solons are dealing fairly with
the funds of the State and we ask for
information"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
Wall Street.

NETWORK, May II, II a.m.-Stocks
opened dull and irregular, the only
change Of Importance being an advance
in Nashville & Chattanooga of II
per cent. The Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe loan was placed in Eng
land above par. Wheat opened / to
10 lower, subsequently stronger and
recovered most of the decline. Trade
only moderate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
FnvornbIe Cron Neus.

CHICAGO, May IA St. Paul
special from large number of points
in northern Dakota send reports
fully confirming the estimates of in
creased wheat average in that section
and on both sides OF the valley of the
Red River Of the North. The increase
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
Vioksburg Commercill, IS,


Major Il. = Wilson, MIR. William
johnson. Of New York and Mr.J. Ed
wards, Of Macon, Georgia, were pas.
sengers by the City Of Yazoo from
McKinneyville, yesterday evening.
They have been making an inspection
of the proposed route OF the Vicksburg
Il Memphis railroad. They will re.
main in the city several days. We
learn that General Manager Edwards
will make his headquarters in this
city.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
ADDITIONAL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, May II, 12l5p.m.-Cotton
in good demand freely met at
previous prices Uplands, 6sSd; Or
leans, 613-l6d. sales to-day, 1900
bales. Receipts, 660O bales; American
1850. Futures are quiet.
NEW YoRK. May IT, 1921 pm. -Cottou
dull and Lice lower. Ordinary, 99-l6c /;
good eordinary, l01i-16c; low middling,
II 1S-l6c; middliDg, l214c; good middling,
l25sc middling fair, 1886 fair, l41Sc.
Futures are steady at to points below
last evenings closing prices.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
Non.Resident NotLce.

No. 4 S-In tho Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tenn.-John LoaRue, admir- Of
Marcia A LecoQ, decd, VS.. Nathaniel + Le-
TT appearing from the Sherif's return in
/ this cause, that the defendant, Nathaniel
Il Leooq, is nOt to be found in his county;
appearance herein. at tho courthouse Of
Shelby county in Memphis. Tenn. on or
before the first Monday in july, 1882. and
plead, answer or demur to complainant
bill, or the same viii be taken for confessed
that copy OF this order be published once a
week for four successive weeks in the Public
Ledger.
This 18th day of May, 1882.
A copy-Attest:
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
ByJ Nj Bradley, D. @. & NJ.
Morgan 4 Mcfarland, solrs for compIt;.
677379S5
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(JIearIng House ReDOrf.
Tha PuRIIn LEnnER hook binderY

The PUBLIC LEDGER book bindery
l3 Madison street, is in the same build
ing as the newspaper and job printing
establishment; is owned by the same
proprietor; embraces all machines aud
material used in a fIst-clas book
bindery, and is conducted by compe-
tent workmen, capable Of executing
work in as GOOD and substantial 3
style as can be done anywhere. /
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ELECTION NOTICE.

THE annual election for Nine (9) Directors,
ensuing year, will be held at the Companv's
ofioe, No. % Madison street, on NJ NOAY,
June 9th, prox., between tho hours of 10 ?. IN.
and n m FM NELSON, Sec'y 81 s.
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CRYPTIC MASONRY.

A SPECIAL assembly of Eureka Coun- 2
n oil No. will be held TONIGHT, NY
the 18th inst, at ~ o'clock for. wqrk/V\
in the Royal Masters Degree. Visiting com
panions fraternally invited.
By order W. s. NJ ATHEWs, 7. /. NJ.
ID. @ TRAnER. Rannrdar.
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TO LADIES.
madame Alexander Godart

HAe located her work rooms At No. 236
Ill SECOND BTRENT lopposlto Post0flcc,,
where ladies who wish 70 patrohiae her VIII
please call, $50