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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Yokes.

Next Monday evening the cele,
brated original VOkes Family, SUP.
ported by an excellent comedy com.
pany, open at Leubrie's Theater a
weeks engagement, during the course
of which they will afford fun, amuse
ment and pleasure in most abundant
quantity and of double distilled
quality, The name Vokes is init,
mately associated with the light class
OF dramatic work, of which the
Troubadours, Frollques and Photos
companies have given representations
throughout the United States. The
Vokes were the originators of that
class of comedy. and made the first
hit in this country upon it. 1t is their
first visit South, and their entertain
ments everywhere are giving the most
complete satisfaction. The fun keeps
the audience in continuous laughter,
mingled with applause at the fine
vocal music and graceful dancing with
which their pieces are in~terspersed.
This season they are doing Bellies of
the Kitchen" Fun in a Fog" and
one or two other capital hits, and they
may be expected to furnish a choice
round of amusements.
"PaIience.o
The opera of Patience" may be
classed as excruciatingly and CLASH
cally silly. As a lackadaisical struct.
ure it is the intensest of the intense.
but perfectly harmless. It's alleged
satire may be appreciated in England.
or in places where the shafts strike
less etherially than in spots where
Oscar Wilde has not yet rosmed.
Oscar is supposed to be the leading
exponent Of e%stheticism, as pictured
by Ruskin and other writers, and if he
IS going about acting anything like
either the idyllic or the heshly poet
of the opera, as pictured last night,
MS career is likely to be short. How
ever, a few of the hits are clever and
pointed, while there is a fund of bright
and sparkling music in the opera, and
this was performed all in an exceed
lngly attractive manner. The audi
ence was large and fashionable and
appeared both satisfied and curious.
From the appearance of the twenty
love-sick 'maidens -which were only
nine--to the entrance of the dragons.
with their stirring chorus, the per-
formance had a gloomy effect. After
that the situation was enlivened by
brilliant singing and lively action.
Emma Abbott was a picturesque and
charming Patience, aud she sung, as
usual, admirably. sMiss Annandale
was a ponderous and effective Lady
Jane. Mr.. Castle was ridiculously
funny as B%unthorne, and all the rest,
even to the love-sick maidens, ehimed
in OIL contributed their efforts to the
success Of the evening. The opera is
to be repeated tomorrow night, in
place of"Romeo and Juliet, previously
To night Fra Diavalo,h
and tomorrow afternoon III Trova-
tore"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
Bay Gas Fixtures Of Browne.
COurt of Record.

President Hadden has invented a
new scheme to escape the spread-eagIe
oratlons Of the attorneys who attend
his court. A short hand writer who
was arrested a few days ago for habit
ual drunkenness, was allowed 10 work
out his fine by taking down all the
proceedings verbatim for one week.
Ills Honor AYERS that he will have
them read in open court every morn.
ing and printed altogether at the end
ofthe week.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
Attachment Notice.

Before j NJ Coleman, j. P. for Shelby county.
T~enn.-Smith 4 Carter vs.. A Foy.
appearing from affidavit filed in this
4 cause that A Foy has died, being a rest
dent Of the State Of Alabama and a non-resi-
dent Of the State of Tennessee, leaving prop
erty IN this State, and an attachment having
been sued out under section 1856 ofthe Code Of
tennessee, and returned levied apon the
property OF the defendant, A Foy, and afi-
diayit having been mad that defendant Is in
debted to the plaintiff in the sum Of 81.
que by, account, and that the claim is
Just, and that the defendant is a nonresident
OF the State Of Tennessee; it is therefore
ordered that the representatives of said
A Foy, deceased, make their personal
appearance before me on tho ith day ofMarch,
ISSz, at 10 O'clock am, at my Office, No.
II Madison street, Memphis, Tenn, and defend
SAID attachment suit within the time pre-
scribed by law, or the same will bo proceeded
with ex:parte; and that a copy Of this order
the Public Ledger.
This the 10th day of February, 1882.
$50 l02 j NJ COLEMAN. i. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
An Attractive Paper.

The Guild Gazette for February
made its appearance to-day. 1t is a
neat, readable paper Of six columns to
the page, and is the organ of the
Southwestern Benefit Guild. 1t circu.
lates all the way from the Potomac to
the Rio Grande, and reaches members
in a dozen States. This number was
delayed on account OF some modifca-
lions found necessary to be made in
the system. These have been made,
and the State agents who met here
for consultation have started out
again. Colonel j. NJ. Crews has zone
to Richmond 10 take charge of the
Department of the Potomac; Mr..
Starrett has returned to Texas:
Mr.. Jones to Mississippi; Mr..
oteger is going to Kentucky andothers
to their respective posts. The Guild
has been prudently conducted with a
view more to safety and permanancy
than to rapid extensions, but it is well
established now and will be pushed
with more vigor than ever before.
There are about one hundred and fifty
branch Guilds now and the
largest membership is in the States of
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi,
Arkansaw and Texas. In the latter
State the order is especially prosper.
Gus.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
LacOnTn CiroIe.

A private letter from Laconia circle,
a rich cotton growing district 15O
miles south of this city, says they can
stand four or FIVE inches more rise
yet. At Laconia tho water is nine
inches higher than ever before known.
A force Of fifty hands have been busy
for a week past strengthening the
levees in that vicinity, and the people
are making a gallant fight to protect
their lands from inundation. News
Of the state of the rivers above is
anxiously watched for by the people
of that vicinity.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
Report of Famine In Southern
Illinois.

CHICAGO, February IA local
paper says that the Governor Of Llli-
nOis has received information that in
Southern Illinois women and children
are dying from starvation. The re-
ports, although not credited, will be
thoroughly Investigated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

One Of the good old fashioned open.
lIngs will take place on Saturday, the
18th, at 10 o'clock, at the Orleans
House, corner Adams and Front.
l46 JAS. ODoN0yAN, Prop'r,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

Madame Nelson says she will not
stir from Paris until her husband is
released from the private asylum in
the Rue Pincpus. Then she will take
him far away, where he a "live apart
from all that may remind him of his
horrible nightmare" Il dc not be-
she says, that it is anything
else than a temporary alteration, and
the doctors are Of the same opinion, ~"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
Mrs. NcOviIIe 10 Mrs. CarGeId.

CLEVELAND, February 17.-Mrs.
Scoville's letter praying forgiveness
for her brother, Guiteau, was deliv-
cred this morning to Mrs. Garfield.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
Sndden Death on q Train.

HUNTINGDON, PA, February IT,
Elk Associate Judge Leas, Of this
State, died suddenly on a passenger
train, at Mt. Union, this morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
A Barrel Case.

A rather curious larceny cas- was
on trial in Squire Quigley's Office to
day. For some time past Henry Clay.
who has the management of Mr.. John
a. Denies lime house, has suspected
his employe, a boy named Nose
Beattie, Of cr~ookedness and swore out
a warrant yesterday charging him
With stealing 81 barrels on Tuesday
last and selling them to Yates mill.
1t Is claimed that Beattie, who is EN-.
ployed to buy barrels in which 20
pack the loose lime, steals them next
morning after putting them in the
barrel house The night before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
COTTON STATEMENT.

Extension Of Time 10 a Mur.
deFer.
ST. LOUIS, February 17.-Martin
Placquette, who was to be hanged at
New Madrid, Mo-, to-day, for the
murder Of a member of the Legislature
named Barnes owe a year ago, has
been granted a stay of execution BY
the Supreme Court until that tribunal
can hear his case.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
JUST RECEIVEDI

A complete stock of White
Goods, In ali styles and quail
lilies, elegant Lace Scarfs and
fiehHsi new styles Lace aud
Linen Collars. Our stock of
Hosiery, Laees and EmbrOid-
cries cannot be exeeIIed,
Save money by calling for the
above M
GERBER e. HETTE'S,
257 Main street. 76t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
ADDITIONAL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, February II, 4:8O pm
Cotton steady. Uplands, 6 7-l6d; Orleans
p ~ COO sales to-day, 10000 bales. Receipts,
iO,oOO bales, American, 1900 bales. Flu
lures opened steady and are now quiet.
New ORLEANS, February II, 1l:SO am.
lotion quiet. Middling, Ike. Sales
to-day, COO bales. Receipts, 1886 bales.
New York, February II, 1923 pm
= Cotton tirmer. Ordinary, 8 l5-l6c
good ordinary, 10 5-l6c; low mid
ding. II 9-l6c; middling, II nc; good
mlddling, II middling fair, l2%c;
fair, 1910. Futures are quiet at 8
to 10 points above last evenings closing
prices.
MANCHESTER, Eng, February II, $50
p.m.-Yarns and fabrics are steady.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
Immense Success!
EMMA ABBOTT
Grand Opera Co

WEDNESDAY NIGHT-The Comic Opera.
chimes Of Normandy. Emma Abbott,
AA~nnpna5nedSle,, Comfy, ApPleby, and Castle.
IHUkSDAf-Emma Abbott Positively
sings. The TOO Utterly Utter Musical
Craze" Patience, Emma Abbott, Amman.
dale, ~stoddard, 0lmi, Tams and Uastle.
Julie RAssHald will also sing the mad
Scene, from Hamlet" making THURSDAY A
Grand Gala Night. FRIDAY-Emma Alb
bolts Benefit, Fra DiavOIO, Emma Abbott,
Castle. SATURDAY MATINBE-Grest Casr.
IrOTat0Te. SATURDAY NIGHT-Abbott
and Castle, Emma Abbott in her Greatest Sue.
cess. Romeo and Juliet, Abbott, Amman.
dale, Comfy, ~Stoddard, 0lmi, Appieby and
Castle. eS-eeats on sale at Box Office.
AeSt Week-The Original Yokes Family
and Select Comedy Company.
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or STOLER-

A hQkhEL mare mule, about ~ hands
nigh; shod all round; had on leather Nal
ter fastened 70 front foot. Sl0reward for oood
mat Or her return TO DANMTLLER.
10 IA IA Carolina At, Fort Pickerin1
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

We call attention to the card Of
Hatch x Foote, well known bankers
Of New York, in another column.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

j. WALSH, undertaken, 34l I'd st
Residence, 1O4 Promenade St, lNt
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
ROOMS AND

A FURNISHED front room with or without
n board. Also a few day boarders wanted
az EKchsnge street. iHf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
LOST.

A POCKETB00K containing s1l5 and The
"A name ofG A st. John. Aiiberal rewsrJ
VIII be paid for the return % the same n ~
us l1 b L0WENSTEiN RRov
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

F1rst-class watch and jeweIry
repairing by ]. n. Mulf0rd a. Co.,
SdS Main. Watch Crystals, 25c.
fc5f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

III. A. THOMs, Undertaken,
Corner Adams and Second SIS,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

Buy Pitcher Pumps Of Browne.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17

Chicago BecrTenderIOIns,
Chicago Pork TenderIOins.
HI. SEESSEL, SIR, e. son,
Corner jefferson and Second SITS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

T EUBRIEs THE1TER.
GJoseph Brooks....-..LeFsee and Manager,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
WAITED.

(III1 eanYasEers for the sale Of Glass Lamp
Mieks. GLASS WICK CO.,
40 lH q South Court street.
ROAkDEhs at Continental Hotel, 50 Jefer-
~ son. First-class board with good room
~ per month. 129 I4
BOARD for two ladies and two bows. 7 and
~ 10 years, in a nice private family, rear
street railroad. Address, giving location and
price. l05i Ck r. Ledger Office.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-17
nRnEEsRInnAl

N; COLEMAN, Justice OF the Pesrr
&. Notary Public and Commissionsr ~
Oeeds. Special attention given 10 col ection,
70 tne eountv. Office 24 front u IIst
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-22
Sold His Moustache,

The gentleman who has been travel
ling around town for the past day or two
with half moustaehe on his upper lip
is not insane. but you can bet your bot
tom dollar that he is mad.
Last Saturday evening. while having
good. time with a party of good fel-
lows, he was joked some about his van
ity with reference to his moustache, and,
after he had been worked up to the prop
er pitch, vicious friend in the crowd
offered him ten dollars for the hair on
his upper hip. The offer was promptly
accepted. the cash paid, and an assign
ment made, and then the ten dollars
was expended in frightening the good
time.
The following day the friend called
for delivery of the moustache. A
move was made to barber shop, and
the talkative gentleman of the striped
stick got out his implements; and then
all the fiendishness of that friend was
displayed. He announced that he want
ed but half of the moustache for the
present. and insisted on the other half
being kept until called for. Threats had
no effect; tears Were of no avail; and,
therefore, it is that the gentleman goes
about town with one side of his upper
lip covered with hair, and the other side
as smooth and soft and kissable as
maiden's mouth.
AS remarked above, he is not insane,
bnt isn't he mad?-Neac Orleans Times.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-22
What He Would Do.

1t was in the smoking car on the New
York Central There was one chap who
was clustering great deal and telling
| of how many duels he had fought, and
behind him sat a. small man reading q
magazine.
..Sir!'' sailed the big man as he
wheeled around, ewhat would you do If
challenged:'' Aes
Refuse was the quiet reply.
'tAhi I thought as much. Refuse
and be branded a cowardi What if
gentleman offered you the choice of a
duel or q public horsewhippingT then
WHAT"
I'D take the whipping" ,.
All thought thought so from
the looks OF you. Suppose, sir, you had
foully slandered me?'' q
Il never SANDER"
Then, sir, suppose / had coolly and
deliberately insulted you; what would
you do?'' - SIS
%@Pd rise up this way, put down my
book this way and reach over like this
and take him by the nose as / take you,
and give il three-qnarber twist-just
sor'
When the little man let go the big
mans nose, the man with the w hite hat
ron began to crouch down to get away
from bullets, but there was no shooting
The big man turned red--thena pale
then looked the little man over and re-
marked: I a
Certainly of course--that's it exact
lyr' s@sa7g
And then the conversation turned on
the general prosperity of the country
Detroit Free Press
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-22
mothersl moshersl. moshersl..

Are you disturbed at night and bro
ken of your rest by sick child suffering
and crying with the .excruciating pain
of cutting teeth2 If SO. go at once and
get bottle of Mrs. Winslow's iooth-
lug Syrup. It will relieve the poor
little sufferer immediately--depe
npon it; there is no mistake about it.
There is not mother on earth who
at once that it viii regulate the bowels.
and give rest to the mother, and relief
and health to the child operating like
magic. 1t is perfectly safe to use in all
cases, and pleasant to the taste and is
the prescription of one of the oldest
and best female physicians and nurses
in the United States. sold every
where 25 cents bottle
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-22
Very Ancient Butter.

Wigner and Church, two English
chemists, have been examiningtwo very
ancient samples of butter. The first
was Irish bog butter, which could not
be traced with any degree of certainty
to a particular locality; but there could
be no doubt AZ to its being perfectly
authentic specimen, probably 1000
years old. The other sample, which
was much older, was taken from an
Egyptian tomb and dates from about
400 on 600 years before Christ. It. was
contained in small alabaster vase, and
had apparently been poured in while in
a melted state. 1t closely resembled
slightly rancid. buttersin appearance,
color, smell, and taste, The analysis
proved that the samples had not under
gone any notable change during their
long storage A. modification of this
ancient method of preserving butter for
long periods is the following: Melt the
butter in a stoneware or well-glazed
earthen pan; set in an outer water bath
at a temperature of about $50 Fahren-
heit and keep it heated, Swimming it for
some time until it becomes quite trans
parent; then pour off the clear portion
into another vessel, and cool it as quick
ly as possible by placing the vessel in
very cold water 1t is in this way that
the Tartars are enabled to supply the
Constantinople market In this condi-
ton the butter keeps perfectly fresh for
six or nine months, if placed in 9 closed
vessel and cool store. 1t has been found
that butter melted and skinned by the
Tartarian method, and then sailed by
ours, will remain sound and fne-tasted
for two years.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-22
Young Rats Eursed by a Cat,

A few years ago, when visiting a
neighbours house, it was mentioned in
the course Of conversation that there was
then on the premises singular case
of cat having adopted children from a
nest of one of her natural victims. On
my expressing a wish to witness this
phenomenon, was at once taken to the
stable yard, and there shown a fine fe-
male cat nursing a family composed of
two kittens and two handsome young
rats, the whole four living in perfect
harmony. On my inquiring the history
of this remarks able group, was inform
ed by the goodman In charge. that
shortly after the eat-mother had given
birth to litter of kittens, she had been
deprived by him of all but three. The
mother evidently did not approve of
this reduction in her family, became
restless for time and, on her again
settling down, it was discovered she had
replaced one of her murdered children
! by a fine young rat. Seeing this, and
knowing that eats were too numerous
to please the gamekeeper, the coachman
determined to destroy one of the three
remaining kittens. which was done.-
On the following morning the coachman,
on visiting the cats nursery, was not a
little surprised to discover that the moth
er, in lieu of her murdered offspring, had
introduced into her nursery second
young rat.
The two kittens, in company with the
two rats, had been impartiaily nursed,
and We're, when / saw them, living in
perfect harmony. They were at that
time about two months old, and were
residing together in an old wine case,
with piece of wire netting thrown over
the top. The young rats were pretty
looking, sleek creatures, with bright
brown eyes, and evidently well noursh-
ed. They We're, however, of different
dispositions, for while the one would
with confidence return the visitor gaze,
the other disliked being looked at by
strangers, and would, on the approach
of the latter. make rather frantic en-
deavors to conceal itself amongst the fur
of its foster mother.
afterward learned, / regret to say.
that the family party was broken up in
an abrupt and unsatisfactory manner.
The friendly coachman had left his sit
uation- The eat-mother had given way
to some poaching proclivities, and dur
ing a nocturnal ramble had been caught
and killed in one of the gamekeeper's
traps. The kittens and young rats were
thereafter thrown friendless on the world,
and left no trace behind them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-22
Honeybrook,s Fair Barber.

Honeybrook boasts of q lady barber.
She has the reputation of being an ex-
pert in the tonsorial line, and her shop
is well .patronized. It is stated that a
number of young men who, before the
advent of this lady barber in town, only
used to get shaved once a. week, now
find it necessary to.be operated upon
three or four times a week, and usually
have their hair cut in the bargain. A
gentleman from Reading, who recently
visited Honeybrook, went into the bar
ber-shop to have his surplus beard re-
moved. and was SO delighted with the
easy shave. and especially the lady art
list, that he can talk of scarcely any thing
else since, He announces his intention
of trying to induce the lady barber to
come to Reading and open a shop
READING Times.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-22
Indian Wives,

Among the Northwestern tribes OF III
dams, innocence Is as marked among
the girls as their color. The impress
sion that the red maiden does not enter
tain a high standard of morality is an
error, for she is taught as other girls
are, and grows up wiki well-developed
ideas of the Responsibilities of life and a
firm resolution to discharge them. Edu-
Gated in the faith that she was ordained
to work, she trains herself to undergo
hard labor, and at Is years of age is
sturdy and strong, brave against IA
tigue, and perfect housewife.
She may not possess New England
notions of cleanliness, but she takes not
little pride in her personal appearance,
and in the arrangement of her lodge
she displays some crude ideas of taste
and a cert ain amount of neatness. Ii
size nlarries r Write man she makes
him a good wife - dong as she lives
with him. His home is her sole COM
fort, and his comfort her sole ambition.
She thinks of him and for him, and
makes il her study TO please him and
make him respect and love her. She re-
cognizes in him one of "a superior race,
and by her dignity and devotion en-
dears herself to him and struggles to
make him happy.
At the agencies of the upper frontier
thousands of men are employed, and it
is not an evaporation to say that the
majority of them have Indian wives and
live happily. They are not sought af-
ter by the naidens, for the Indian girl
custom is to remain quiet until the mar
riage contract is made and the marriage
portion paid over. The husband must
have the dowry, with which he must in
vest his projected mother-in-law before
the ceremony takes place. The pro-
cess is a little out of the usual run, and
q description may be of interest.
The aspiring bridegroom must be well
known in the tribe before he can hope
to win wife. Her people want to thor
oughly understand him, and know II he
can support not only her. but also her
relatives in the event of a pinch. He
must be a kind-hearted man, with q
temper warranted to keep in any do
nestle climate, and he must have q
good lodge and at least half dozen
horses. If he be, and have all these. he
can a-wooing 60. Selecting the lady,
he makes application to her mother,
and at a council the price is fixed upon.
Iii the girl is especially pretty her
mother will demand q gun, two horses,
and ! lot Of provisions. blankets, and
cloth A gun is valued at $50, a horse
at 500. and he must furnish material
enonghso bring the amount up to from
S1OG TO S150. Then he tries to beat the
dame down, and if he succeeds he.
knows there is some reason for letting
the GIRL 90: il not. he understands that
he IS making a GOOD choice. The court
shin. is left entirely to the mother San
El2.a,1cssc0 (1l3.o13tcig.