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Literary ImpOstOrs-A Difficult
Sort OF Fraud TO UprOOf.

AN lmpudent lmpostor has been fig
uring extensively in Cork, Ireland,
as Mark Twain. The Courant tells
us Mark has been in Hartfort all the
season, and has sent dispatch to the
London Times saying the man was a
cheat, but the latest advices from
abroad are that the fellow is still suc.
cesslully making his way in ireland as
Mark Twain. 1t is extremely difficult
to put down such frauds, simple as it
seems at first A recent issue of the
New York Journal Of Commerce told
the following facts to illustrate a simi
lar point:
Similar oc rences are not usual
A year or two . a carriage accident
in distant city led to a telegraphie
statement thai a we'll known and
accomplished dy authoress was dan.
gerously hurt aud exposed the fact
that the person injured had long
assumed the name and reputation of
that lady, who was at the time in this
city, where she resided. A gentleman
was greatly surprised at o watering
place few years ago on being intro
duced to lady, a poet divide fame,
whereas he happened to be an intimate
friend Of that lady, who was quite
another person. And in this case so
determined were the people in their
willingness to be defrauded the i'm
pOstor trlumphed, and the gentleman
was treated as a traducer
Not many years ago very brilliant
and attractive woman imposed on a
large number of Intelligent persons
and obtained high social position in
this city, representing herself to be the
author Of a series ofnovels, then pub
lished anonymously in England, which
we're able and justly popular. She was
for more than a year admitted and re.
spected by many Of the best people in
social and literary CIRCLES, and il does
not appear that she robbed any one OF
anything except that admiration which
was in reality due to another lady
Her exposure was the result of an ac.
OlubuUs
"A gentleman who had met her at a
reception where she was made specially
prominent, mentioned the circum.
stance to friend, who happened to be
the adviser of American publishers
OF the foreign noyelist, and who was
one OF the very few persons who knew
that ladV's name. He of oanpaa toIj
his friend that the claimant was an
impogtor, aud the result was an inter.
view between friends of the claimant
and persons who were able to make
the truth worry clear. The shock in
the circles in which the imposture
had been so long successful was severe.
but was soon over, aud the trapdulent
novelist silently dissppeaFed."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-05
The Rag Trade.
N. Y. Times.


Few who listento the jingling bells and
hoarse cry Of the ragmen in our streets
have any conception Of the vast trade OF
which the cart and the man are one of the
familiar adjuncts. A ragman's purchases
do not go beyond few dollars o day. Yet
he aggregate Of the trade reaches the big
fortune of $3lQO0000 per annum. This,
too, is the amount paid for rags used by
the metropolis alone A local commercial
paper, commenting on the figures, de-
eares that the trade is still in lis infancy.
1t is expected that within the next decade
it will have doubled. The rags are divi-
ded into two classes, woolen and cotton
The former are employed in making
"shoddyN goods, and are worth from 8 to
S9 cents a pound,
They hte gathered principally IN the
Eastern apd Western States, as the high
protective tariff preyents the importation
Of woolan cuttings from abroad. Cotton
rags, on the other hand, are duty free, and
come from all divisions Of the globe. They
are worth from IL 10 6 cents per pound.
The business in this class reaches $4,000, =
QUO per aAnum, the mgteri9l being utilized
in the mapufacture Of paper. A promi-
nent dealer estimates the number Of rag
dealers in the city at 500, about a fifth of
whom are extensive dealers. The general
trade, however is under the control Of n
Few big dealers. qhe italian pckers who
go about with a bag on their back and a
poker il their hand gather $4,000 worth
IL raas n6rnBnuw. They bavNa a mQnopoly
,Qf tie 'street pickipgs, y having driven
out the Irish and Germans, who years ago
engaged In this soayenger-like industry.
There are about 1000 Of these rag-pickers
at work according to the paper quoted.
The hand-cart dealers 10 business that
Fe4ehas lha noat cum of s3,000,l00 per
hnhum Last Year the cotton-rag iinpor-
tations reached Sl00O,0OO in value
The industry is a progressive one, and
gIYg employment 70 many people in
sorting and packing. I'he' sorteN are
women, getting S6 q week. the packers,
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have thought II my duty TO issue supple
mentary overcoats to the troops at Lyons.
Ahem Secondly, in the next place he
said-he said-he said that the government
had not taken any steps to relieve the un-
fortunate orphans which had lost their
mothers and their fathers in the army Of
the West. am happy at this elegation
which has been produced on this floor.
Dsdaining the attacks of the daily libel
lers | have awaited with impatience the
moment when could explain the subject
before my natural judges, the Chamber
Bows Well, am in position to give
this elegation the most explicit contradic-
ton. [Applause.l At the same time !
should say 10 the Chamber that the gov
ernment preoecupied with other cares,
has not yet been able TO occupy itself with
the orphans in question, but ] ANNOUNCE
to the Chamber that commission was
appointed two weeks ago TO investigate
the subject, and that il is holding It's meet
ings every month with the most scrupu-
lous regularity. / believe | have more
than answered the elegations Of the honor.
able membG;. and leave him to his own
conscience.
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men, getting from sl2 to Sl4 per week.
The best cotton rags are obtained in this
country, although the demands Of trade
are such that supplies have to be obtained
from abroad. From the cotton rags are
manufactured every grade of paper, from
the finest writing to the commonest
wrapping paper The bulk of the trade
in this style Of rags is confined to this city.
which absorbs all of the traffic in wooden
rags. 1t has required only twenty-five
years to develop the rag trade from
mere nothing TO its present dimensions.
and fortunes, il is said, are being made BY
dealers. As proof Of the bonanza It |
yields, paper cites the fact that a NAM
moth mansion called the "Ragman's
Palace is being built in One Hundred |
and Fifteenth street, near Fifth avenue,
by a man who made fortune dealing in-I
old rags.
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RUNNING FOx OFFICE,
One Great Peril that Resets the
Man Who Would Serve
the People.
COIOumbus lGa. J Ennuirer-snn.

NV'VumOus Nua'J Enqulrer-Sun.
Said a lady yesterday, 81 wonder
how many pleasant homes will ba made
unhappy by this election" An expla.
nation was asked and she said. "Wby
| have seen to-day two men drunk on
the street that know well, and never
saw either one of them under the in
huence of liquor before, | have heard
the wife OF one of them say she had
rather her huband dead, much as
she loved him, than to see him drunk
ard. Both OF these men are candi.
dates, and knowing the sorrow oftheir
homes to night, was merely thinking
and wondering how many other homes
would be saddened in the next week
and had been saddened in the last few
days, by the drinking of candidates
and those who had been treated by
them
The geat trouble with your politics
IS that women can have nothing to
say. When man runs for Office he
must treat, If he doesn't, then those
who do will get the votes. He must
drink, not only with his equals, but
much more with those whose company
he would not think of keeping upd r
any other circums tances. He would
never think OF bringing home with him
the men he spends his time with It's
all wrong, and | tell you this running
for office has ruined more men than
you have any idea Of. The habit of
drinking is formed by a great MANY
men during short canvass, and ruins
their whole after life. | tell YOU if the
women had their way, there wouldn't
beso many men running for magistrate
or any other Office"
This opinion seems to be general
one with the women, who bitterly op-
pose their husbands candidacy, and
fail to understand how a man can be
willing to spend months salary, or
even more, for On Office that can be of
little ii any value to him,
Another lady, who knows what
trouble is, and whose husband died
alone and triendless far away from
home, said that all her trouble had
begun in his running for an office, He
formed the habit of fdrinking, gathered
bad associates, and toe happy little
hours we're made desolate and sad
There is much truth in the words
OF theswoman, as II forebodes III NOT
only to politics, but to the proaperity
and happiness of the country that sue6
is the case, All the treating a man
does can not or docs not gain him a
single vote, yet so long as some will
keep the practice up, others feel that
they must also The custom is blight
upon civilization, 3 curse to politics
aqd the destroyer of peace and ouiet
at home. The wholesome law that
could be made, though there may h,e
none With courage enough to make Il
would be one that should under beavv
penalty forbid the giving or paving for
Of a single drink by any candidate for for
Office. 'V'
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wall street.

NEW YORK, October 5.-Since the
opening of the stock market Richmond
and Dauvile declined TO 100 from 1861,
and Richmond and West Point fell off 81.
Changes in the remainder Of the list thus
far are unimportant.
IL A. M.-The stock market opened
generally weak at lalH per cent lower,
the latter for Richmond and Danville. In
the early trade after a fractional recovery
in the gener list, the market became
weak, and at IL o'clock recordeda a decline
Of 19a9c in wheat. Richmond and West
Point and Louisville and Nashville, Union
Pacific and Denver and st. Paul were
prominent, while Richmond and Danville
dropped 10 per cent
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-05
New Freight AGENTS.

louisville Courier.J Journal, Oct. 4th.
John NJ, Culp, General Freight Agent
Of the Louisville and Nashville, announces
tho following appointments, to take effect
from date, Mr.. Lee Howell is appointed
General Freight Agent of the ST, Louis,
Evansville, Henderson and Nashville
divisions with headquarters at Evansville
Ind; Mr.. John S. Knox is appointed
General Agent at st. Louis; Mr.. 7. L.
Lee is appointed Division Freight Agent
of the Memphis division, Memphis to
Paris, Tenn, inclusive, With headquar-
ters at Memphis; Mr.. NJ. Woodland is ap-
pointed Travelling Freight Agent of the
Memphis division, Memphis 10 Paris,
Tenn, inclusive, vice Mr.. M. S. Toy, re-
signed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-05
CIearinghonse Renort.
An Effort to Overreach His
Mother.
New York Tribune


A lad in breeches, not over nine
years of age, was an early customer to
an up town newsstand yesterday. He
had very much the air of a Buffalo
Bill or Texas Jack, as he stepped
up to the counter and hailed the pro-
prietor with the words: Lets see
your five cent novels, will yer?"
What kind OF five cent story do
you want, my lad?" queried the pro-
prietor.
"Oh, gimme Somethin' about prairie
life, fghtin' the Indians, or on the
warpath, replied the boy.
The proprietor handed down fifty or
more of the red covered blood and
thunder novels. After poring over
the great pile for fifteen minutes or
more, the boy selected one, and throw
ing down five cents, said: II guess
this var one will do. / wonder if the
ole woman will object to my readin'
this. She swears if read any more
o them dime novels she'll lick me, but
| guess she can't say nuthin' about
this, for it amt only dime novel"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-05
The Democrats Ticket.

The Legislative ticket nominated
by the Democratic convention yester.
day is Of an exceptionally strong
makeup, and deserves the support Of
this community.
DR.. d. T. Porter, nominated for the
Senate, is fine representative of our
mercantile interests, being himself q
leading merchant; and is the steadfast
friend of the present city government,
of which he was for long time the
honored head. No man in the com
munity is held in higher esteem or is
stronger before the people With
him for the Senate is j. s. Galloway,
who was recommended by the farmers.
He has long been a Magistrate, having
made an excellent Judicial officer. He
is ripe scholar, with fine capacity for
business; and this community can
safely trust him and his worthy col
league. Of the nominees for the
House, Colonel Josiah Patterson is a
distinguished lawyer, of high attain.
ments. 1t was felt to be necessary to
have one good lawyer of experience on
the ticket. Colonel Paterson is strong
with the people, and will WELD great
influence in the Legislature. He will
make a vigilant, able and efficient
legislator. Ed. j. Wendell is another
cOuntryman, thoroughly identified
with the agricultural interests.
He is we'll known and
highly esteemed, both in the country
and city. Morgan j. Kelly is
a clear headed young business man,
has never been a politician or Office
seeker, but since he has been old
enough to vote has always supported
the Democracy. He is member of
the we'll known firm Of Kelly & Nc
and is familiar with our
commercial interests and wants. He
is representative of the Irish ele
ment, personally popular, and adds
strength to strong ticket. The
convention also recognized the colored
element of the community whicn is in
sympathy with the Democracy on the
State issues pending in the current
campaign, and placed on the ticket
the names Of two colored men, recon-
mended by the low tax element, who.
agreed to support the entire ticket and
our policies in the present election.
Of these, 1. f. Norris was in the last
Legislature, and voted against the
SO 6 bill. w. F. Price owns his own
home, near Bartlett. They are both
intelligent, good citizens, and come
from the best colored element in the
community. TIE spirit and fairness
manifested by the convention in nomi.
mating these colored men will justly
bring to the support of the ticket a
large vote from their race, who are low
tax in principle, and opposed to boss
rule and Federal ring slavery. The
platform adopted is one of practical
craftsmanship, looking to the actual
needs of our people, particularly of
the workingmen and laboring classes,
suggesting a remedy for their griev-
lnces and containing: everything they
contend for.
The result oG the convention, in its
platform and its nominees, commends
itself to all elements and all good
citizens. Itdeserves the hearty support
of our people. Nothing now remains
but to go to work, and give this ticket
a rousing majority.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-05

THE Yelled Prophets of st. Louis,
had their fifth annual festival last
Tuesday evening, with twenty-one
moving cars or tableaux,representing a
voyage around the world. An i'm
mense crowd witnessed the spectacle
and a number Of seats twenty feet
high, on Washington avenue between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, broke
down, causing serious injuries to a
dozen or more people.
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NOn.Resident No,ice.

No. 4BlO-In the Chaucery Court of Shelhv
county, Tenn The State Of Tesnessee vs.
w II Jackson ct al. 'S'
appearing rom the bi which is sworn 10
4 IN this cause that the De endants. w n
Jackson, Katie Mokie, - McKie, M and A
ayalette, as executors Of L A T Lavaiette.
are non residents of the state of Tenbessse,
t9at the residence Of Ann Staid. John Stsid'
Michael Stald, and Charl1s Staid are un Known
ana eannet be found after diligent inouiry
It is therefore ordered that they make their
appearance. herein, at tho courthouge Of Sbei-
oy county, 10 memphis, Tenn, ON or before
the FIRST Monday in NJvember. 1882, and
plead, answer or dem to complainant
6ill, or the same will be taken for
Confessed as to them and set for hearing ex.
paite,, and that cory Of this order Se
bublished once a week, or four suscessivs
weeks, 10 the Futlil edeer. '''''
This 9th day Of 0ctobe5 iss2.
A copy Attest:
:, K. }; BLACK. Clerk and Masto,
By J. N, Bradley, D. G. K nj. @''0 'i"a'0i'
taylor 4 Carroll, solTs for eompPt
1896 AZ As
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-05
The weather.

WAsHINGToE, October 5.-For Tennes-
see and the Ohio valley fair weather, fol
lowed by local rains easterly to southerly
winds, with slight changes in temperature
and stationary or lower barometer. For
the Missouri valley, partly cloudy
weather and local rains, with winds from
the southeast to the southwest and lower
barometer, with slighct hanges in tempera-
ture.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-05
A swim boz Lile IN . Cnnron.

A correspondent Of the Phoebe Re-
cord, writing from III Dorado CANYON.
Nevada, says. Another of our old,
timers has been swallowed un by the
treacherous Colorado. Barney Gole.
man and Beriimin Gooch, aocompa-
MED BY tEo Indians, started up the
river last Friday morning in skiff for
the purpose Of catching driltwood
After reaching a point between twelve
snd fifteen miles up the river the boat
becoming unmanageable was drawn
into an eddy and disappeared in an
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-05
The New Explosive, Pauclastite.

The pre- cmiuence long enjoyed by
dynamite as an explosive power has
now at last provoked a rival. The
new agent Of destruction has received
the name Of Panclastitc, and is highly
spoken of by those who have assist ed
at the preliminary tests Of its efficacy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-05

The Memphis Mutual Aid Society
pays FOur-MOnth Marriage Bene-
nj, a Tweniy-Day Natal Benefit, and
have thestrOngest One-Day COmpa-
ny In existence. They pay charges
ON applications by telegraph.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-05

Letter heads, bill heads, bills Of
lading, envelopes, hand bills and every
other kind Of job printing executed in
the best style and N the lowest prices
At the Pubic LEDGER job printing
Office and blank book mandatory 13
Madison street. /
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TrIegraphic Connection.

oA1IAo, BEnu, October s. Telegrapbio
compqnicqtion with the United States
and Europe was established this morning.
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ADDITIONAL COTTON.

New YORK, October ), 1924 p.m.-Cot-
ton nominali demand and offerings
light. Ordinary, SIC; good ordinary,
l01sci low middling, 10 l5-l6c; middlin9'
llAc good middling, 1l5sc; middling fair,
l2ssc; fair l3%c. Futures are quiet and
firm at IL to lS points above last even-
ing's closing prices.
LIvEaPooL, October s, $3.50 PM
Cotton unchanged, with more doing. Up
lands, 69sd; Orleans, 6 l5.l6d. Sales to-
day, 1900 bales. Receipts, 500 bales;
American, $500 bales. Futures opened
firm and are now fraction better.
New ORLEANS, October 5, ll:30 am.
Cotton quiet. Sales, $50 bales Middling
He. Receipts 524l bales.
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pBRks taken all Property ncud Dwelling Houses Furniture Me
hand Gin Houses about
oft eAsnciai ion, Madi
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A. O. U. w.

LIE regular meeting CT Chiekas,w Lodge
nm 70, A O. SV, a. q. U. w.. " Il be held this
even ng at ~ O'clock.
n MARTIN COHEN, NJ W.
q, MuEDNGER, Recorder.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-05

MAJOR CHAs. G. NEWMAN has dis
posed Of his interest in the Little Rock
Gazette, and has severed his connec-
tion with that excellent journal.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-12

THE State debt question is likely to
perform the same Office toward the
Republican party that the rod of
Moses did in dividing the waters of the
Red sea, and from present indications
Colonel Lafayette Jennings is likely to
be the Moses who will lead the great
masses of this party cut of bondage.
Like the Egyptians who followed, the
small but exceedingly loud, high tax
element will be swallowed up in the
closing waters. In other words, an
exodus is about to take place from the
Republican camp. The old leaders
will be left without even a body
guard and at the head Of the
procession. Colonel Jennings will
proudly wave the banner of liberty
and lead his legions on to victory. II
is now an assured fact that the colored
members of the party especially, who
rarely hold Office, have walked up to a
sense Of their wrongs and the iniquity
ofthelOO.3, aud are determined to thinI
and act for themselves in the present
crisis. All this has a meaning whicl
will be plainly interpreted when tn,
| time comes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-12
A Hicians Elephant.

New York Herald.l 81
Henry Morgan, the keeper Of the
troupe Of small performing elephants
at Barnum's circus, after the close Of
his part Of the'performance yesterday,
was carried out of the ring, according
to his usual custom, on the tusks Of
the big elephant, Pilot. Pilot is at all
times an animal to be careful of, as lie
has frequently shown vicious dispo-
sition. After getting into the stable
safely, Moran alighted and was about
to chain the monster, when Pilot sud-
denly threw out his trunk and caught
hold of the prod, the instrument used
in making the animal obey, and flung
it from him SO hard that it stuck in a
beam in the ceiling. BE then with
one blow struck Morgan, knocking
him senseless, and was in the act Of
dragging the keeper under his feet to
crush the life out of him, when his
cries attracted the other keepers.
Headed by Mr.. George Arstingstall,
the trainer, these men seeing the state
Of affairs, grasped clubs and other
weapons and succeeded in beating
Pilot off and securely claiming him.
The elephant was then thrown down,
and the usual methods of punishment
resorted to until the loud trumpetings
of the animal betokened entire sub
mission.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-12

A Mississippi gentleman, who is an
authority on outdoor sports, says in
the American Field: Il am aston
ishad to know how little we of the
North and South understand each
other. We only love or hate by proxy.
Our politicians tip their glasses most
amicably together in the saloons ad-
joining the capitol-which their con-
stituents don't s,e-as they adjourn
from the legislative chambers, where
they indulged in forensic effusions, full
of vindictive hate, invective, vi
tuperation of each other and
the people they represent. These
speeches are printed at the expense ol
the government, and then scattered
broadcast over the land, as seeds OIL
distrust, eumity and dissension be,
tween the sections. For all this w
farmers of the North and South do mo-
hate each other. If he seeks thu
society of gentlemen he will find gen
tlemen to associate with; if he prefer
the society Of negroes, he will not b.
able to associate with the whites"