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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-08
Who is the Ian?
Atlanta Constitution.


While waiting at Franklin, Tenn.
for the train to Nashville, we saw a
long waisted man with bow legs and
thin arms coming across the meadow
at dog trot, carrying a satchel and
looking over his shoulder as if ha
feared pursuit. He came over the
fence at two jumps, rushed past and
purchased ticket, and then ret.rned
and said
"Gentlmen, excuse my conduct, but
l am going to hide under the station
platform until the train comes along.
| ask you 10 the name of heaven, not
to betray me if any one arrives and
asks for me-"
We hadn't time to tell him whether
we would or not before he was out of
sight, waiting under the elevated
plank platform until the train should
come up, taking his satchel with him.
1t seemed to be a very suspicious
case, but | agreed with the Kentuck-
ian that 1t was none of our business.
and we could save time and money by
not meddling with it. He had been
concealed about five minutes, when
woman who bad $4,000 worth of
business in each eye and hand as
hard as iron, rode up to the station
on a bare backed mule and beckoned
me to approach.
Stranger" she began as | drew
near, my old man wants to Jump the
country because he can't sit down on
my first husbands children. Have
you seen a wild looking, scrawny-
sided old chap Of 80 hanging around
here1"
No, ma'am," l truthfully replied:
but as she made move to dismount I
informed her that had
Now, you look a-herel" she said as
she fell of the old mule and put her
hand on my shoulder want the
truth I'm mad 'nuff to tackle a
mountain, and if you don't want to be
jammed through these planks you'll
tell me where Moses is.
| was spared the painful necessity
of giving fellow-man away. Moses
uttered snort and cough from his
hiding place, and she tumbled to the
racket in a second She reached the
opening in three skips, and
next moment she was crawling under
the platform in pursuit. We heard
her head humping the planks as she
moved along, and we could catch his
growls as he lodged her; and as the
train upon which we were to depart
thundered up, there was clinoh, a
great humping and kicking, and her
voice was plainly heard above the
hustle crying out:
"Skip the country, will you? Bite
me in the elbow, will you? Skip
out-and hid-and bite-and boiler
for mercy, but I've got ye, Moses
Palmer, and-and-and-andl"
And she bumped him against the
planks until we could see dust as far
as we could see the station, while the
old mule which had helped her win
the victory walked across the street
and brayed sadly at spotted calf
feeding in an orchard.
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Fashionable Strawberries.
Muscatine Trihnna.

The cultivation Of the strawberry is
daily growing more intricate, and in
the display of choice varieties it is plao-
ing upon the market is assuming a
prOfusion of nomenclature that will
soon compel us to recognize it as one
of the high arts. The following is a
list Of those varieties which it is
thought will be fashionable through
the present season.
The "Heliogabulus Double Early"
is large squat berry with blue eyes
and winning mouth, and bursting all
over with coquetiish sweetness.
"Reddy the Blacksmith Round Top
Seeding" is a good berry, but usually
failure, the name pressing heavily on
the berry and retarding its growth.
The blue Jeans Late Canadian
Songster y was once good. but lost its
favor, and has grown acid as an old
maid whose last hope has just been
carried off by a red headed girl with
freckles.
The "Calithumpian Aurora is a
boarding hou'a berry, much admired
BY dealers. BY growing tljse to the
ground, it is enabled to pick up much
sand and dirt, on which account it is
sometimes called the Triumph Of
Resl Estate" or True Grit"
The Tuscarora Conquest t" devel-
ops to such wondrous proportions that
two of them adroitly maDipulated nv
vendors can be made to fill box with
the bottom located about half way to
the top.
The Queen of the Cassoways" is
one OF the most prolific berries ex
taDt. 1t is punctuator Of lemonade
and other innocent and harmless bev-
erages. In color it resembles the red
lining in a white rabbits ear.
The "Salatbiel Single Twist Pro.
| life" is a new and extremely popular
berry. The original plant was crossed
with a pumpkin, which gives the fruit
rich, spOngy favor, very much ad.
mired by connoisseurs.
| The "Kafoosleum Fur Tipped Lon
Sedentary" is one of the finest berries
ever seen. This berry is so phenome.
nally intelligent that it can be trained
to jump through hoop and do light
chores around the house Its strength
should not be overtaxed, however, fol
it is cruel to strain the young muscles
OF an innocent plant.
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W.U.TeIegrauh ca.

New YORK, June 8.-The Western
Union statement next week will be
favorable. There has been only four
weeks since January 1st which showed
a decrease of earnings. Points given
yesterday to sell the stock on perhaps
better authority, it was said arrange
ments were pending on conclusion
Of which the Western Union would
be put higher than ever before.
Gould is alleged to have bought
a large block of Jersey Central from
Garrett at private sale. 1t was stated
last evening that Garrett had sold at a
loss and that the sale had something
to do with the arrangements between
the Western Union aud the Baltimore
& Ohio Telegraph Company.
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Love Under Peculiar Circum-
stances,

btAHCCBa
When the French sought to estab-
lish monarchy in Mexico, a Mazat-
Ian youth raised regiment of boys
and waged against suclt of the invad-
ers as appeared in SiAaloa a warfare
that told. The young mans father
was of Castilian blood, and his mother
was a Mexican. His name, Corona.
soon became famous, and at the age Of
twenty-five he was regarded as the
Mosby of Mexico. AT the end of the
war be was Major General, the hero
Of the soldiers and the idol of Mazat
Ian society. He was six feet tall,
broad shouldered, handsome and dar-
ing, While attending a ball at the
the American Hotel at Mazatlan, he
stumbled over a domestic, knocking 4
tray from her hand. STOPPING to pick
up the croekery, Gen. Corona noticed
that the girl was very pretty and very
su,y. She told him that her name
was Betty Bowman, that her mother
was San Francisco washerwoman
aud that he ought to know better
than to rush headlong down a dark
stairway. Corona made love to the
American miss, and before leaving for
the capital LIE had learned OF her
irreproachable though humble life.
Once away, Betty's face and pert ways
haunted him so much that he wrote
20 her arranging lor marriage by
proxy. he remained in Mazatlan;
the bride went to a convent school.
hey we're thousand miles apart and
wrote to each other daily, the hus-
and constantly instructing the wife
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Wall Street.


New YORK, June 8.-Stocks opened
strong and ] to II per cent higher
Nashville & Chattanooga and Mil.
waukee, Lake Shore & Western lead
ing. In early trade the general list
sold up to l per cent, the latter for
st. Paul preferred, after which the
market became irregular and decline
of to l per cent took place, the latter
in Louisville & Nashville.
Wheat ! to l3c higher; fairly active
and strong.
Money 3per cent; prime mercantile,
49a53 per cent; bar silver, 1l4s. Ex
change steady at 86l for long and 891
for sight. Governments irregular.
States dull. Tennessee mixed / per
cent higher Railroads fairly active
and higher. Stocks strong and sal}
per cent higher, Wabash preferred
and Louisville and Nashville being
most prominent.
Skies extended, 992; 5s, 1OlB; As,
114t; As, 1903. Pacific 6s of '95, 129.
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iD polite ways. President Juarrz.
fearing that Corona's popularity would
lead the people to give their vote to
the young soldier at an election then
approaching, concluded to send him
as Minister to Madrid, the most en-
vlable diplomatic position in the eyes
Of all Mexlcans. General Corona
took the washerWomau's daughter to
his palace in Madrid, and she is now
regarded as the most brilliant and ac-
complished lady at the court of Spain.
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The Weather.

WASHINGTON, June S.-For Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley, local
rains, cloudy weather, south to south
west winds, becoming variable, sta
tionary or slight fall of barometer
and nearly stationary temperature.
Upper Mississippi and Missouri val
leys, partly cloudy weather, with oC-
casionil light rain by Friday morning
variable winds, mostly from east to
south, and stationary or slight rise Of
temperature.
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starved to Death.

LINCOLN. NEB,, June S.-A special
says Adolph Schomger, a Polish
Jew, who was sent to the peniteniary
for stealing, but was subsequently sent
to the insane asylum about eight
months ago, has for seven months per-
sistently refused food, and the only
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-08
River TeTegrams.

CAIRO, June S.-Arrived Iron.
sides, Pittsburg, 6 am; Charles
Morgan, New Orleans, 8. Departed
Charles Morgan, Cincinnati, 8 am
Fair and warm.
EVANSVILLE, June 8.-The river
is 30 6-lO feet and falling. The Evans
vile will he repaired here; the outside
of her larboard boiler collapsed while
she was diichargiug freight at Calhoun
at $3.50, Tuesday.
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Iron SIunur4clu, ers' Profits,
New York Herald, June5.

new 1Ork herald, June'0.
This is a cold day, and the manu-.
facturers feel that they are decidedly
left" 1t is capital weather for work
and every days continuance of thc
strikes takes thousands OF dollars from
the right side of their ledgers. One
year ago the present scale was con-
sidered reasonable and was not OBJ.
jeoted to by the manufacturers I'm
der it the mill stockholders realized
large profits, and on the 1st of Jan.
uary last the iron business was in q
most satisfactory condition, as shown
by the handsome dividends declared
at that time. The capital stock OF
seven mills is So, ,260,0 and upon
this sum dividends aggregating $7l2,-
600 we're declared, showing an aver
erage profit of nearly twenty
two per cent. Since the favorable
showing was made nothing has oc-
Cured in the iron market to indicate
that the profits are any less to-day
than on the lst of January. Here,
then, is business that bears some
resemblance to a bonanza. Twenty
two per cent net profits islnot realized
in any other business in this city.
Real estate owners are happy when
they get ten per cent, and money lend
ers find great difficulty in obtaining
six, while many of them invest in
government bonds at four per cent.
1t is plain then, that the manufacture
ers are realizing more than reasona
Bile profit on their investment. True
it is published to the world that the
iron market is falling, bit there is
good reason for believing that the de-
cline is fictitious.
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Soap Works Damaged by Fir

ST.. LOUIS, June 8.-The Goodwin
soap and oil works, on Poplar street,
west Of Nineteenth street, was dam
aged by fire about II o'clock Tuesday
night, to the amount of $4,000. A
good deal of the manufactured stock
was destroyed, and much of the ma
chinery badly damaged. Insured for
100000.
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Non-Rqsident Notice.

No. S299, Elm the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tenn.-Ih State of Tennesses VS..
w 4 Butler OF al.
IT appearing from amended bill, which Il
Il sworn TO in th cause, that the de ond-
ants, Sarah A Peele, Morgan 4 rompk ns.
Patrick Melrrey, A W Otis and Annette iitis
are non-residopts Of the State Of Tennessse;
il is therefore ordered that they make their
appearance herein, at the courthouse of shelby
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or before the
FIRST Moniay in jay, 1888. and plead,
answer OF, demur TO complainant amended
bill hled herein May u 1882, o. the samo
will be taken for confessed az TO them
and set for hearing ex-parte; aud that a
copy Of this order be published once . Woek
for four successive weeks, In the Public Led~
ger
This 10th day Of May, 1882.
A oOpy-Attest:
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By IA Bradley, D Q. 4 ~.
Minor Meriwsther and usnry,F Dix, sol'rH
for compl't. g. 727sg4
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way he was kept alive SO long was by
food being forced down him. His
weight fell from $50 to 80 pounds, and
yesterday he died. For hours before
death he ate voraCiously, and at the
last moment lamented having violated
Chfist's commands to him by eating.
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Crops In Wisconsin.

LACROSSE, Wis, June 8.-The Re-
publican andLeader has reports to-day
from Lacrosse, Vernon, Monroe,
Tremplean and Buffalo counties giving
a statement Of the condition of crops
and an estimate Of the probable yield.
The coming harvest will be unusually
late. The frost experienced this year
has had disastrous effect on the fruit,
and little is looked for even by the
most sanguine. Owing to the partial
failure ofwheat the past few years the
farmers have retired this crop to the
BACKGROUND this year and are turning
their attention to other cereals. In the
counties from which the reports were
received corn, oats and barley are in
the ascendant while sugar cane comes
next. An increased acreage of potatoes
is also reported. All correspondents
agree in estimating an average yield
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Ice House Rnrnod.

INDIANAPoLIs, IND, June g.
Twelve ice houses belonging to Mrs.
Busch, in the northwestern part of
this city, was destroyed by fire early
this morning. Loss estimated at $4O,-
900 which is covered by insurance.
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Congressional.

WASHINGTON, June 8.-The House
bill was passed increasing to forty
dollars per month the pension of any
person who served in the late war
and lost an arm, leg, hand or foot, or
received disabilities equal thereto.
The House then went into commit.
tee and resumed the consideration Of
the general deficiency and appropria-
ton bill.
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ADDITIONAL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, June 8, 8 p.m.-Cotton
l-l6d higher. Uplands, 6s4; Orleans,
Q l5.l6d Sales to-day, 1900 bales.
Receipts, 1880 bales; American, 10SO0
Futures strong.
NEW YORK, JuneS, 1894 p.m.-Cotton
steady at l-l6c higher. Ordinary, 1-l6o.
good ordinary, 10 l5-l6c; low middling.
II l3-l6c; middling, l2Hc; good mid
ding, 12ssc middling fair, 1890; fair,
l41sc. Futures quiet and steady, at to
9 points above last evenings closing quo
tations.
NEW ORLEANs, June 8, l1;9O am
Cotton firm. Middling, l2c. Sales to-
day, 800 bales. Receipts, 474 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-08

Liltle Rock Demoorat, 4

ItFNIV INVVN NVIuVVIHVI Y
The fire at PocahOntas yesterday is
believed to have been the work Of an
incendiary. 1t started in Bonner &
Co.'s store, in close proximity to the
powder and oil, and an explosion scat.
tered the FIRE in every direction.
Hecht's three story building, the
stores of R. N Hamill & Co., Bonner
u Co., Collier & Co., James Lewis, and
half a dozen others, and Hecht's
livery stable, were all destroyed The
loss is between $4,000 and 100000.
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Liverpool Markets.

LIVERPOOL, June 8.-Bacon-Lone
clear, steady, 56s; short clear, steady,
59s. Lard-Prime Western, steady
57s Cd. Corn-Mixcd old, steady
6s Id. Turpentine- Firmer, 37s 3D.
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MAS0NIC NnTlCE.

A NaER0NA Lodge, No, 16S. +. a @
a a. A. Nv ", will IL yGGk N,d ,,T in the F. llowXX
the Sth inst, at O'clock prompt Visit
ing. brothers most cordia ly and fraternaily
invited.
By order of JOHN BEAMISH, W. NJ.
ID. @. TRADFR. Seo'y
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-08

Letter heads, envelopes, bill heads
bills of lading, cards and all kinds of
commercial printing done as we'll and
as cheap at the PUBLIC LEDGER Office
as anywherein tbs United States.
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LOUISIANA LETTER.

Good News from the Sugar Coast
An Ex-GOvernOr's Retirement
from Political Strife His Fine
Fig and Orange Grove The
CrRyIish CrOp-Impreved Land
Culture, Etc, Etc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-08

M MEMPHIS Degree Lodge, No. ,SaR,,,,.
Nl 3, L. D. o F.-The officers ; e
and members Of this Lodge are y 9
requested to meet at their hall S;'sHts
this CFHURSDAYl evening, June eth, at III
O'clock, for election and work in the degrees.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited
y.order CHAS. VI. CARh0LL, d. M.
y II tiIssON Secretary
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NOTICE TO LADIES,
Mnflnmr Aloxandor Codnrt

HiB located her work rooms Al No. IA
IL SECOND SIRE IT lopposite Poslo6ieel.
whore ladies who wish 10 patoriao her will
please call. $50
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-08-03
CORRESPONDENCE.
Minden Murmurings.


The new Post Office is progressing
finely, glad of it.
The church bell was taken down last
week to give place for a better one.
Rev Bettes had no service last Sab
bath morning. Was assisting in a
quarterly meeting on Deckerville
charge
Track laying is progressing rapidly
on the Pt Austin division of the Pt III.
& n. w. II. II. The engine is running
as far as Tyre. and will be at Bad Axe
in about twenty days.
Miss Bettes is visiting her friends
in Bad Axe.
Minden will sink an Artesian well
on the corner, for the benefit of our
village. Good idea.
The M. f.. church have purchased a
site for parsonage OH the west side
of church. viii erect building this
season.
Rev l. n. Elwood, former Presiding
Elder of ut Huron district was in town
this week.
If you do not build Jail and shut
up our drunken men l shall call it a
bob-tail, worth no more than setting
hen. More to follow. SERBIA.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-08-03
Michigan Teachers Institutes.
sFRIEs OF 1882.


Tie State Teachers Institute for ST
Clair county, will be held at Brockway
Centre. commencing at 2 O'Clock p. IN.
Monday, August 81. and closing Fri.
day following. Walter L. Wells, Esq.
local committee.
Ii is desired To make the Institutes
of this series Of the greatest practical
benefit to Teachers. For this purpose
some of the most experienced and sue
cessful instructors have been engage
to conduct the various exercises.
With revised outlines of institute work
us guide, and with the experience OF
the past TO aid us, it is believed that
the present series will be of unusual
value TO all.
Under the operation of the new
school law better preparation and
greater efficiency are demanded OF
teachers, and in view Of this fact al
persons that intend to engage in teach
ing will find it greatly TO their interest
to be present al all the sessions of the
Institute TO prepare for the increased
requirements. The morning and af
ternoon sessions Will be devoted to the
discussion of topics OF particular in
terest to TEACHERS, while the evening
lectures will lie of popular character
There will he no tuition or enroll.
ment fe. For full particulars IL IL.
gard to board, etc, may be obtaine,
upon apple, ton to the Local Com
mlttee. NAENrM y. COCHRAN,
Supt of Public Instruction,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-08-03
Capac Chips.

Ma chere EXPosIToR:- Though for
some time neglected yet hot quite for
gotten, as you see.
Yes; thanks for the reminder. Well
try to brace up and give you poke.
Picnic for the benefit of Rev. ii. ID.
Miller to be held in the grove near
the NJ. Z. church of Berlin Thursday
afternoon, winding up in: the evening
with speaking and music at the church
a large time anticipated by a number
of Capac pleasure-seekers.
Miss Kittie Fellows of Flint is visit
ing Miss NJ. Banfll.
F.W. Scent, G. 81 G. T. II. r.. agent
and operator at Port Huron, was ip
town Tuesday.
Mrs ]. A. Smith is on the sick list.
New potatoes only 25cts per peck,
and lots of 'cm.
The premises around the Capac
Mills look much better since the re-
pairing process, in and around the
Mill. So much so, in fact, as to be
scarcely recognized as the same build
ing,
The old "dry dock" is no more or at
least, soon will be no more. At present
it is undergoing all sorts of tearing
down, putting up, etc, at the hands of
the carpenters and will doubtless make
somebody quite desirable little
home.
Rev. Chapman of Memphis occupied
the pulpit at the NJ. +. church Sab
bath morning and evening.
Miss Emily Sabin, OF Memphis, was
in town Saturday.
One of our young gentlemen is be-
coming quite notorious as story-teller
that is if we may place any confidence
in the veracity of Harvey's bed-fellow
of few nights ago, and they were
not fishing stories either.
Wonder il that M. ID. has tired of
footing his own horn 50 soon. File.
Doc, keep up your pluck and blow
away. you'll come out all right.
Sige advice from SWEET BRIAR.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-08-03

The Mufrers and buffers are The
names of two base ball clubs at Pt
Huron.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-08-03
Spring Hill.
Delayed Correspondence

Delayed Correspondence
Oh how warm.
Farmers are busy harvesting.
They say fall wheat is splendid.
w. 5. Hill cut four acres of timothy
hay which yielded twelve tons of No.
/ hay. How is that for high.
Wages are good this harvest. Some
are Offering - per day and men scarce
at that.
Oh Elliott how you look, but then
it is the style.
Cherries are good crop down this
way, 4cts per quart is what they are
selling for.
The Changers Of Greenwood have
bought the grain shed at Fargo of c..
u. Farr.
The shower Monday night was
much needed for the benefit of Po-
tatoes and spring grain.
Most of the farmers are through
haying and some are through cut
ting fall wheat
+. A. Hill has bought large
building at Fargo which was put up
for store and Grange hall. He
intends to finish it off for a store
and dwelling house.
We noticed James Todd in town
again, also Tho's Cubic. MoDoc.'
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-08-03
The White
SEWING MACHINE!

Is to-day King Imperial over all
Sewing Machines. 1t stands at the
'front.' in points of durability, in fea-
lures of mechanical construction, in
new and valuable improvements, new
Automatic Bobbin Wnder which
fills the bobbin as smooth as n spool
of silk, without the guidance of the
hand, causing it to hold one-third
more thread than formerly; also a
new attachment for putting tho band
off and on. Full set of extra attach
ments without extra charge.
Remember, the place to buy is the
first house north of depot.
Mrs L Fraser & Son
Sole managers for st. Clair Cot nty.