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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-30
TransIt II venns R,turns.

Special to Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, D. cember 27.-The
United States Naval Observatory Las
heard irom the transit Of Venus from
parties az Cedar Keys, Fla Santiago
de Uhili, Santa Cruz Patagonia, Cape
of Good Hope, New y aland, and Fort
Seldom, n. NJ. AL their observations
we're successful. Prof. Asaph Hall,
of the U. S. Naval Observatory, who
has returned With his party from San
Antonio. Texas, thus describes his
observations there:
The first and second contacts we're
lost by clouds, and beginning OF pho
tographic work was delayed until a
quarter past 10 o'clock. Alter this
work was interrupted several times
by clouds, aud il was only during the
last hour that the sky beoams perfect
ly clear Toward the close of the
transit he day beclme fine aud images
OF Venus and the sun were very sharp
and distinct. Two hundred and four
Photographic. plates were exposed.
These plates were put into the holder
by Ne. Hulbut and Holmes, the chief
photographer, developed plates until
near the eud Of the work. II is curl
Gus that every plate, taken at random,
as it were, developed at the time, came
out well, and We we're thus led to hope
that nearly all tho plates exposed
were good The third and
fourth contacts we're observed.
and nothing like the black
drop was seen, nor was there the
slightest reformation Of Venus or OF
the limb of the sun. As the planet
approached its internal contact a slight
golden halo was seen near the point of
contact, but the suns limb could be
seen through the halo distinctly, and
it did not interfere with the line Of
contact.
The transit of Venus is now past,
for the present and the next century,
and | think astronomers are glad Of
it. This method OF determining the
distance Of the earth from the u is
al old and respectable one, which has
been for a long time exalted in our
text books, but it isn't the best
method.
1t lacks enc essential qualification
which should enter into the determi
nation of all astronomical contacts:
that is, an increase Of accuracy With
the lapse OF time. These transits,
happening in pains, at long intervals,
astronomers are not we'll prepared for
the work, and thus we fHd that con
facts were no better observed in 1874
than they we're a century before. 1t
seems to me we have now done our
duty toward this method and that the
progress Of astronomy during the next
generation will reduce the importance
of t~ranlits OF Venus to those of Mer-
curry. IL is curious to notice that the
distance Of the earth from the sun,
guessed at or OWNED by LaPlace
about the beginning of this century,
is nearer the truth than any value that
has been used by astronomers during
the last fifty years
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-30
MARRIED + OF PlQUE.
How n California Bride Nay
Have the Opportunity to
Repent at Leisure.
San Francisco Chronicle.

A runaway marriage has just come
10 light that has set society all agog
with excitement. The interested
parties. now mat and wife. we're Miss
Belle House and a Mr. Fellows, both
residents of East oakland. the latter
being a relative Of the ! te Il. G. Eel.
lows, Of the Central Pacific railroad
The young couple met for the first
time in their lives three days before
their marriage took place, the
ceremony resulting from a pique
on the part of the young lady who
discovered that the youth upon
whom she was lavishing Der affections
was false TO her. Meeting him at a
party on Fourth avenue on November
"a, she taxed him with his perfdy and
vowed she would marry somebody be
lore The week was ont. At the same
party she met young Fellows, who is a
breakman on the local road. During
the evening, having become enamored
ofthe fair Belle, he proposed an en-
gagement looking TO a marriage in the
future This the young lady declined
with scorn, stating that if he wanted
her be must take her at once. be
agreed, aud on the following Monday
tney vent across 10 San Francisco
and were married by Rev. DR.. Mel,
st the Episcopal church on California
and Steiner streets.
The next day they returned home.
intending to keep the marriage asecrtt.
but it leaked out and war was declared
IN the materna! MANSION OF the young
bride. She went for her husband,
who, not knowing how much had been
told, denied the marriage, but finally
up and agreed to take his wife
home il at the end of six months she
could bake a loaf Of bread that would
meet the approval Of his friends. The
matter is still in allegiance, but it is
believed that the young folks will
shortly settle matters and live together
bread or no bread. The bride is a
handsome brunette, about nineteen
years OF age, and the groom is twenty.
two years OF age.
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tie bold. Of Bic lactd shd siYsI she
s1hmapd TO Garry Not 4 sound
from the trumpet nor roll Of drum.
but il stiffness az if indeed the dead
we're passing theTe-thus they moved.
Then they stacked arms and took Of
their cartridge boxes and laid them on
the pile. Lastly, painfully, they
furled their battle flags and laid
them in the dust; some kneeling down
over them and kissing them With
burning tears. And then the star
spangled banner waved alone upon the
field. Thus, ell day long, division
after division comes, goes through
the ceremony, and passes on
Having been stripped Of citizenship,
aud giving their honor meter to raise
arms again they can 90 where they
will. Meantime, all day, no taunt, nc
cheer, nor whisper Of ssipglory ss
capes q single man Of ours. There
was something like q half fraternal
feeling toward these men. VIZ we're
fellow soldiers at last. The tremen
dOus battles we're wrought By Us
together. Whoever had made the
war, we had ended it.
Ga the morrow along the hillsides,
what a contrast indeedl Singly, or in
groups, on foot, on horse, are those
men making their way, every one for
his lar away home, and we are left
alone and lonesome. When We took
up our weary march homeward, it was
dull to prod on without skirmishers
ahead, II was tame, too, that where
the road ended no picketswere placed,
and our peace not to be disturbed b.
the leaden sougsters. It seemed a
waste of opportunity that upon the
march, when We entered a valley, no
battery belched upon US from the
heights beyond.
But all is over now, and fast van
ishing with the years. | see a new
generation standing before me and
round. But though sometimes
tie heart will yearn for those stir
ring duties and those high compan
innships of the field, still, when |
think Of all the noble spirits that hav
passrd in battle and the storm
and how those little Virginia rivers
are flowing on to night, just as they did
while yet those earnest young eye
were wont to gaze across their silent
waters; of how many hearts are still
to night that then beat stronger than
their tide. | thank God and heaven
that no bugle on TO morrow's dawn
shall wake up to reveille. Let us not
forget, dear friends, the last martyr;
the lasl2 | should not say so, for are
they not dying day by day and hour
by hour, the heroes who fought the
war to the glorious endP But The
rrelt martyr, who in the supreme mo
nent Of his victory, with malice to-
ward none, with charity toward all,
following the right as God gave him
to see the right, went to join his three
hundred thousand-that army Of the
unsurrendered. u~ndiscbarged, who
still forever keep watch and guard
about US. | see them, marshaled in
that pale yet Curious array on the
battlement tights that forever shall
keep this ration as one, aud that com
handing form, that homely, true face,
| see among them, and hear at times a
sentiment that %mOvesabout from place,
and whispers through the world OF
space in the deep night, that all is
gell'r
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stsssd lAg hGms uatii. isih, Nhvn I
lost trace Of It again. I kept DR. the
search until, within { few year5. but
the name did not again appear in .
-0s the directories.
An iusuperable number Of diff
cultles then arose The brother
might have died without children. or
perhaps he only left daughters wi ose
married names could not be traced. I
finally went back TO the 1905 directory
and took several names Of persons
who lived adjoining the place WI ere
the brother kept store. / traced one
family name up to the present date,
and went toan old man about seventy-
I'VE years OF age TO zee If could learn
anything aboutthe people | was look.
lng tor. 10 my great surprise, as we'll
as I0y, l Learned that this man was a
boy about ten years old when the
brother, whose descendants | was
hunting up, lived in the same street.
He remembered the family we'll, aud
sssd that thej smigTats1 from New
OTk shortly alter the purchase Of the
Territory OF Louisiana. The two
families kept up a correspondence
until tho time of the war. when it
was broken Of because Of the radical
rebel opinion held by the family which
went to Louisiana. This man gave
me the name OF the place where they
were in 1860, and | ~fanally sent to
Louisiana to find the family. Wehave
had a large circle of friends 10 Louisi-
ana since we captured the no
torious Italian bandit, Esposito,
BY the way, it may be of Interest to
you to- know that opposite has been
convicted in Italy and sentenced to
imprisonment for life. Through
friends in New Orleans the family was
raced to a plantation in q neighborine
parish.
The man in charge of the planta
ton was found, and a few questions IL
regard to his ancestors soon proved
that he was the grandson Of The young
er brother who emierated to thi,
country in 1888. He is a man about
dtty-one years of age, was born iu
Louisiana, and had one brother who
lived for many years in Chicago and
prospered there. He died without
children last year. The man in Louis
lana was well posted about the quarrel
between his grandfather and grand
uncle, and produced a document, 8
musty, worn out looking piece OF
paper. which dissolved the partner
ship between them. There are other
documents in his possession which
will prove his title to tho estate be-
yond dispute. But, STRANGE as
il may seem, the man did not
take the interest in the matter
which you would expect OF a man who
suddenly becomes heir TO a large
estate. He said bal he was getting
old and had all the money that be
wanted for the rest of his life. He
wouldn't live off his plantation for all
the rest OF the worlds wealth. lie
has three children, however, all mar
ried, one Of whom lives with him.
For the sake of the children, il nc
other reason, be will Try to get the
proceeds Of the estate"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-30
SEVEN n f t
Reward OF $1,000 for Their Re.
turn TO an AFkansaw Sheriff.

The Governor Of Arkausaw has Of
tered a reward of $500 each for the
arrest and delivery to the Sheriff OF
Newton county, Ark Of Alfred
Smith, Levi Smith, John Smith, Jas.
Smith, Jerry Smith, Nathaniel Smith
and Stephen Smith, who on the 18th
Of August killed Thos. Nichols, sr., In
Newton county, Ark. The following
are the descriptionso of the men:
Alfred Smith is a man about 50
years old, fair complexion, blue eyes,
nearly gray, but has blacked his beard
lately, high cheek bones, marked
slightly with smallpox, high forehead.
weight about $50 pounds, hight about
8 feet 10 inches.
Levi Smith is about thirty FIVE years
old, fair complexions large yellow
eyes, slim, spare made, fiat breasted,
square shoulders, Ugh, hair. long nose,
has a shot in his lett thigh about eight
inches above his knee, wears his beard
on his chin weight about 40 pounds.
hight about 5feet IL inches.
John Smith is about 6ity Ave years
old, fair complexion, blue eyes. about
half gray, very aeshy, marked With
smallpox, round face, wears beard on
his chin, weight about 200 pounds,
hight about 5 feet 10 inches.
James Smith is about thirty-two
years old, fair complexion, blue eyes,
square shoulders, wears his beard on
his chin and m~ustacbe, has a shot on
the inside Of his thigh, weight about
10 pounds, hight about s feet 8
inches.
Nathaniel Smith is about 81 years
old, dark complexion, yellow eyes,
round face, Stub nose, square shout
ders, dark hair; has a shot 10 his
groins and one on his leg below the
knee; weight, about l02 pounds; hight,
about 5 feet Z inches.
Stephen Smith is about rs years old.
fair Completed, blue eyes, slim, spare
made, high forehead; has q shot 10 his
groins on the right side; weight, about
l35 pounds hight, about 5 feet 4
inches.
Jerry Smith is about q years old.
dark Completed, yellow eyes, low
forehead, fat breasted, long nose,
slim, spare made; talks very fine;
weight, 1876 pounds; hight, about s
feet 5 inches.
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o THEY VOTED.
Record of The democratic Gena-
tors on The PA sage of the
PSndletOn Bill.
Special to the conrlsr.1ournal.


WASHINGTON, December q. -
When the vote was reached on the
Civil Service Reform Bill only forty
seven Senators were present, hardly
two thirds Of the Senate.
Eleven Democrats voted for the bill
as follows; Byard Cockrell. Davis.
Of West Virginia, George, German,
Groone, Jackson, Jones, Of Florida,
Lamar, Pendleton and Vest.
The Democrats present and voting
against the bill were Brown, Cali
Jonas, Mcpherson and Morgan, five
Nj. Beck announced that he was
paired with Mr., Hale. and would have
voted no General Williams was
paired with Mr.. Saunders, aud an
nouRced he would have voted no. Mr.
VOORHEES, announced that he would
have voted no, but was paired with
Mr. johnson.
All the Republican Senators present
voted for the bill. The bin was un.
popular with the Democrats here aud.
those Of that party WI o voted for the
bill are being abused tonight.
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~sESATOnI,L nANNERs.
AZ Jerome Edmunas Said 10 be
the BOOr a the Sena,e Chsm-
Der.
8 &c caa.Is-Ioalasl.

So doll Il courisr-JomnI.
WAsHfsoroN, december 27.-Sen-
atot kdmuuds IS the most oveFbesring
man In Congress. He is the most in
ehlting mon 20 his fellow Senators
imssinsbie. De turns his back upon
any one vi Q interrupts him With a
question. and pretends 10 read a book
when any one Is answering an argu.
mept he has made lie acts surly and
is sour 10 all. He frequently cuffs his
cole CUES ~ The time no is in the
Senate, and they take it, too
Everybody is apparently afraid
Of him. To day, as rudely as
any boor could have said it, be
toli SesstoF IL lAr bultly: III you
will sit do su | will 60 on and again
toBlair, oil New Hampshire, be snarled
when the latter got up TO supplement
some remarks he lad made By some
more of he same sort: You have had
your say QUOT; had You not better be
~esuiented?' Judge Edmunds made
Mr. Blair feel aVfIlly cheap for about
an hour. Mr.. Blair is a professional
Temperance man, and he moved to-day
40 amendment 10 The civil service bill,
prohibiting the retention of any one
now liz @oficc, or the appointment
of any one 10 Office, who is addicted
TO the use OF Intoxicating liquors
Judge + lmuuds treated him In an
unmerciful msnner. Without saying
it in 50 many words he paraded Mr..
Blair as a temperance advocate by
profession. and with bis cutting words
wanted to know why people who drank
should be singled cut, aud thieves,cut
threats, gamblers, robbers, slanderers,
adultere7s and other evil doors were
given to understand that they could
get places il they passed the required
civil service examination. He
lust rubbed it on Blair until the
sm~allness that the latter felt could be
seen even from the galleries Mr.
Edmunds proposed an amendment that
none who had evil HABITS should be
retained 10 the service or be hereafter
appointed. La this way Blair's amend
ment was killed. Afterwards, Ed
munds concluded to let up on Blair,
and consented to a reconsideration Of
his amaldme0t. BARS amendment
with a slight change, so that no one
addicted to the excessive use OF in
toxicating liquors shall be retained in
Office or, be hereafter appOinted-was
10 the bin as it passed.
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fHE fALA 81 fllk aAhskh.
The rni0rtnnate Time that Ihe
Barber nj ihe Next Chair
Chose 10 Teli "a story.

NeW lOfk cun.
IL am PRESIDENT der Benuckle
Club said the German barber near
the Cooper Institute, yesterday, Seq
rotary der Breizel Club, und high
private in a Blat deutsohe Club, und a
schuiaen Club, und singing Club, und
q fishing glub-l dink dot vos all der
CLUBS | pel0ug nit. Dot yes a lie vot
there Is a Iherman Club for efefy
uhermsn in der city. Der Chermahs
SO much to CLUBS pslong because a man
can his larker peer at wholesale brices
get in dot way, instead Of fife cents a
glass. You don't like so much peer
already. Mine vrend, l bltty you
LaIker peer is der loieliest dihgs yot
is ovid
Ven a mac has shafed and shafed,
undil he drinks be vos a sdeam shafng
machine, und must go right away home
und shale his wife und children, uDd
den shate some more, already, once, in
his treams und get up early und shaie
again his gustimers, be choost dakes a
couple tozen glasses peer und he dinks
be vos der Brinee Of Vail street; his
yite looks py his eyes 20 pootiful like
an angel midout some wings, und he
wakes her up in der ped und says:
Hal you. do, some lsrksr reor psen
Maybe she ssyS Mound vos ankry init him.
docs such a man make de dable
Oler upsite town NIT bis foot und baint
dot angels eye NIT der boxer (like der
man der FIRST floor we're | lif vich visky
triuksP No, yrend, he choost says:
All right Dot vos goot. | hat Tor
bote OF us blendy larker trankl"
Alter a long pause the barber, as
he babe the reporter sit up and reach
ed Tor the brush and comb, said that
he had many Socialists for customers.
and would not offend one for the world,
hut 'hat he iearded ooe Of thell had
been offended.
Dot monkey parber by der next
shair, he said, 'vos choking away like
a CLOWN ia der MINISTRIES, und he
STARTED to dell a sdory ch9ost ven a
Socialist comes der door insite vohce.
Veil, der parber had to right away 20
on und vinish der sdory. oh, myl Oh,
my! | hobe dot parber will lit a gou
pie ov dousahd years und get him
sellut some prains %vonce,"
w hat was the st1ry2'
Der sdory vos how in Berlin effery
Socialist must make acquaintance NIT
Won soldier, und argue nit him, und
50 make Socialist der whole army
already. So, in a peer cellar sits q
SPLENDID pig soldier, und to him dem
Socialists say: 'Vrend, if a riot comes
ovid wood you shoot down your farder,
und broder, und efferypody in der
sdreets2' No the soldier sayt, der
dop of his voice. 'Ha' hsl dem So
cialist hat sayt, he vos Won OIL der doc
Of us togcdder-voG oi-von of bote
Of we'-how der dickens can you in
English say Won of oursellvus toged.
der2 | don't know. | chenerally
sbeak English goot
"0ne Of u.s." said the reporter.
"'Hs! hal" sayt dem Socialist. he
is Won Of Us togeIdell und they gale
him blenty peer und cigars, Py und
py, Won Socialists sayt. Soldier, how
it vos you would not shoot der beepl,
in der sdreets down.
: "Pecause,' de soldier sayt, I pc.
long Ply der paDd,'
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Attachment Notice.

Before J NJ Coleman, J. p. for Shelby conrtv
Ienn.-IB sims & Co. W.. Ben RUFUS.
this cause an attachment HAVING been
4 sued out undor section 1855 ofthe code 81
tennessee, and returned levied upon the
naying been made that ~defendant Il
Indebted to the plaintiff in the sum Il $50
due by account, aud that tne claim Il
Just, and that the defendant Is a nom
resident OF tho State Of Ionnessee.
make his. personal appearance before me or
the 9th day Of January, 1883, at no O'clock
am, AZ my othco, No. IL Madi on street.
Memphis, Tennessee, and defend said
attach ment suit within the time prescribed
by law, or the same will be- pro-
ceeded with ex-parte; and that a copy of this
order be published once O week for fonr
weeks In the Public Ledger.
This the 2lst day OF December, 1882.
~ ,oo, JIM COLEMAN, J. P.
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NOn.Residenf No,iee.

No, 46T6-In the chancery Court Of shslbv
County, Tfnn.-W DBtalings ct al vs.. I'd
mond Taylor OF al. $3.50
l appearing from Snerifs return In this
Il cause, that the defendants, James Rainav
ana oeoige Mang ar not TO be found In hie
COUNTY; u Is therefore ordered that thew
make their appearance herein, at the Court
house Of Shelby county, In Memphis, Tenn.
On or 3ei9re the first Monday 10 February,
1855 and plead, answer Oriemur TO complains
ant bill or the samewill be taken for confessed
hs to them and set for hearing ex parte; and
that a COPY Of this order be published once 4
week, for four successive weeks. In the Pubs
This lith day Of December, 1882.
A cOpy-Attest;
III BLACK, Clerk and Ma,,.,
By NJ Bradley, d. o. &M. ~
or oompl't "a * III sgla
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A Mys.eElou. DIsappearanee.



The friends Of Miss Julia A. Hunt
''hose failure to meet her engagement
mere was a source OF great regret 10
our theater goers, are growing anxions
about her. She left Chicago for tbis
place, and was TO have Joined her com.
pany in Cairo. II is understood tha,
the company reached Cairo on time
but at last accounts the lady had moi
appeared. Neither the members oi
the company nor her agent. who was
IN Paducah until yesterday. have been
able 70 hear from her, or eyen sur.
mise her whereabouts The telegram
hiss been made liberal use Of, but with
out vail.
There seems to be an air Of mystery
over the whole affair, which will hard.
y be solved until the little lady nuts
In an appearance 10 person. Ii is
certainly to be hoped that she has not
been detained at some out Of the way
polnt by illness; that she has not been
stolen bodily by ZONE desperate al.
mlrer and spirited away to the wilds
OF Lyon county, or that she has abtn.
doned her profession entirely and
to the secluded shades Of pri
yate life.
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NOn.IgesIdent NoIioe.

-
No. l22i, In the Chaneerv coprt ot sh.n-
county, Tenn. Lucy q Wbit6eid. ~ NV
triend, etc , vsF Il Whitfield IT,, ct nj.
1 appearing from amended bill which h
/. sworn 70 In hi Cause that The defendant.
frank EDWARD Melbourne, Cony Leslie Cav
OF the state Of Tennessee, Il "a thersfors
ordered that they make their annesr-
anoe herein,. at the Courthouse of sbeibv
county In Memphis, Tennessee, on or
oeiYr9 we nIst Monday In February, 1883.
amended bill, or the Same will be taken
for confessed as to them and sat for
hearing ex-parte, and that a cory of this
order 20 published once a. week, for four
suace ssive weeks, in the P~ublicLodeer. 80
This I'D day Of December, 1882,
A oopy-Attost:
.,.R : BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By j NJ Bradley, ID. O. a Nj,
Young 4 Martin sol. for complainant
IA HUn so =
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GOTHAM's GIRLS.
some Incredible stories About
Their Intentions.
Philadelphia Times.

1t is said that New York society
bellies this season are practicing on
English IDEAS of what constitute tie
highest physical attribute Of women.
Mrs LlDgtiy, it is claimed, has en-
phasized what travelled critics have
declared, that sound, wholesome.
eKuberaIt health and bright, fresh,
Astounding spirits are woman's most
desirable physical graces, one clear
result being that Mrs. Labourche has
gone home 10 get a good scOldiug from
her husband, aud another that private
eymnasiums for women are to be
highly popular Ia New York this
winter. IL is also said aesthetic tastes
are 70 be more generously cultivated.
aud the set Of girls that used 10 be
forever drumming on the pianos are
now to paint ~placques and stick pins
in where tho buttons or hooks have
come OF their dresses or the button
holes have been broken. There's
nothing like a pin for quick and
pointed mendinR, Besides the pin.
mending culture, Greek and Latin are
to bo taken up by the New York
young ladies, sud just as quickly laid
down again. 10 French, and In an
the languages, the standard Of taste IL
10 be severely pure, and the most ex.
citing Parisian novels TO be read. In
a word, New York girls are going Ia
keep tho New York Sunday oil