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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09
Decline of LegislativeAbllit

"fhlladelphla Times.
Senator Mitchell in his article in the
North American Review on the subject of
political bosses notes among the many
evils traceable to the spoils system the de-
cline of real Legislative ability among
Senators aud members OF Congress. Time
was when men were sought for these posi-
tions who took an interest in real, live
questions OF public poll Y, and who spent
lime and study in examining with con
s ientiOus care he effect and tendency OF
various methods Of governmental policy.
In its inception the American Congress
was intended to be only a legislative
body, and care was taken, as far as such
care could be taken in the organic law,
to throw around its selection such restric-
tons and safeguards as would be likely to
make it a representative body in the best
sense ofthe term. That this wa the pri-
NAL object Of the trainers Of the constitu-
ton there can be no doubt. That this re-
suit was attained for u long term Of years
is made apparent by the public career OF
such men as the Clintons, Pickneys, Cal
houn, Benton, Webster, Clay, Seward,
Chase, Sumner and a host Of Others whose
name, throng the memory Of every reader
of American history. But within the last
twenty years there has been a great change
in the personnel Of both branches of Con.
gress; and that change has been wrought
in the face Of the momentous public qut s.
tons that ever engaged the attention Of 4
legislative body-questions that ought Il
have called for and developed the very
highest legislative talent in the country
That the best talent has not been calleC
into public life is patent to the most casua.
observer. The reason for this decline II
.statemanship is well worth the earnest in.
quiry of every patriotic citizen. Senator
Mitchell says it is a result of the spoil
system, and there are many evidences o
the correctness of his theory.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09
Washington Moaument.

The Washington Monument has
been completed to a hight Of 80 feet,
leaving 245 feet yet to be completed.
The present weight of the structure
is about 10000 tons Of 2240 pounds.
The tapering off Of the monument is
now SO rapid that the additional
weight to the top will probably not
exceed 10000 tons. Colonel Casey
says he will recommend that Congress
at the next session make a sufficient
appropriation for its entire compile.
ton.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09
NOn.IsesIdent Notice.

No. 46l0-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tenn.-The State Of Tennessee KS.
W II Jackson OF al.
appearing rom the bill which is swern to
4 IN this cause that the defendants, w II
jackson, Katie McKie, - McKie. M and A
4 Layalette, as executors of i A L Lavalet;e,
are non residents of the state OF Tennessee;
that the residence of Ann Staid. John Staid'
Michael Staid, and Charles Staid arc unknown
and cannot be found after diligent inquiry,
1t is therefore ordered that they make their
appearance herein, az the courthouse of Shell
by county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or before
the first Monday. in November, 1882, and
plead, answer or dem7r TO complainant
bill, or the same will be taken for
confessed as to them and set for hearing ex-
paIte,, and that a copy Of this order be
published once a week, Tor four successive
weeks, in the PULLS ! edger.
This 9TH day of October, 1882.
A copy Attest;
r. J. BLACK, CLERK and Master.
Byg. M. Bradley, d.. c. & NJ.
Taylor & Carroll, solrs for compyt.
1896 AZ 4s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09

The PUBLIC LEDGER book bindery
IL Madison street, is in the same build
ing as the newspaper and job printing
establishment; is owned by the same
proprietor; embraces all machines and
material used in a 6rst-class book
bindery, and is conducted by compe.
tent workmen, capable Of executing
work in as good and substantial a
style as can be done anywhere. /
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09
al Memphis Boy's Pfayer.
MnriKetharla NeeklY.


Little Willie L., aged three
years, had the misfortune to lose
his father a few weeks ago; the other
evening about twilight, he saw his
widowed mother weeping over her
great bereavement. Little Willie ran
out into the front yard, and climbed
up on the gate post, and turned his
cherub face up to the stars, just be-
ginning to peep out.
God Cod" he cried, all his little
earnest soul in his words and his eyes,
send my papa back from heavenl
Send him right away We want him
nowl Sendhim right quick, for mamma
is cryingl"
But, alasl for that widow and that
cherub boy, although the prayer came
from as sinless a heart as ever beat on
earth, it can never he answered.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09
The Stinging Tree.

The "stinging tree" of Queensland
Australia, is a luxurious shrub, pleas
ing to the eye, but dangerous to the
touch. 1t grows from two TO three
inches to ten to fifteen feet in hight.
and emits a disagreeable odor. SAYS
a traveller, Sometimes, while shooting
turkeys in the shrubs, l have entirely
forgotten the singing tree till warned
Of its close proximity by its smell, and
have often found myself in a little
forest of them. / was only once stunp.
aud that very Lightly. It's effects are
curious; it leaves no mark, but the
pain is maddening, and for months
afterwards the part when touched is
tender in rainy weather, or when il
gets wet in washing, etc. / have seen
a man who treats ordinary pain lightly
roll on the ground inagony after being
stunR, and | have known a horse "a
completely mad after getting into a
grove of the trees, that he rusbed
open mouthed at every n who an.
preached him, and had to be shot
Dogs, when stung. will rush about
whining piteously, biting pieces from
the affected part"
IRDCFR Rock Rindary II MaJ;so.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09
Non-IResidenI NOT ce.

No. f63. RD-In the Probate Court Of Shelby
County, Tenn.- David I Varnell OF al VS..
Joseph II Yarnell OF al.
TT appearing from original bill, which Il
l. sworn TO- in this cause, that the defend
lin are non-residents Of the State Of Tonnes
see, saidVarnell residing in State Of Missouri,
and said Laughlin in the State Of Texas;
II is therefore ordered that they maxi
their appearance herein. at the courthouse
Of Shelby. county, in Memphis, Tennessee,
on or before the first Monday in Novem'
Der, 1882, and plead, answer or demur To
complainant's bill, or same will be taken ior
confessed as to them and set for hearing ex-
parte; and that a copy Of this order be pub
lished once week for four successive weeks
in the Public Ledger.
This 9Th day of0ctober, 1882.
A copy-Attest.
HUGH B CULLEN, Clerk.
Sykes 4 Glisson, soils for compl't.
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Not Ready.


A lawyer recently lost a bride in a
peculiar way. He appeared at the
wedding, but on being called to the
ceremOny--frOm sheer force of habit
protested that he was not ready to
proceed and demanded delay. And
so the bride got mad and shipped him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09
cation From COvingssa.

NIII VlIVUUT o
The rate Of cotton to Memphis is
only 81 80 this year, and that includes
the drayage and delivery at Memphis.
This is twenty-five cents per bale less
than last years rate, and will save
cotton shippers at this place $1,000 OF
5000 during the year. The road also
gives rates to st. Louis, Cincinnati,
Louisville, Nashville, New York and
Boston; but not a bale has been
shipped North-Memphis gets it all.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09

Business men will find it to their
interest to have their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER job print.
office, Ii Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09

Coal oil or petroleum may be very
nice for Illuminating or lUbricating
purposes, but surely it is not the
proper thing to sure a cough with.
DR.. Bulls cough syrup is looked upon
as the standard cough remedy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09
supreme Coavt Sale,

In Supreme Court Of Tennessee, at Jackson
ID Layton We. r b Hays ct al.
N. pursuance Of the decree pronounced by
Il the Sept smber Court of Tennessee, at jack
son, in this cause Apri 18th, 1888, l will offer
for sale to the highest bidder, in front Of the
courthouse door Of Shelby cjanty, in the city
Of Memphis. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09

No. 460i-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tehn.-The State Of Tennessee foI
I've own use, etc., ". Rosa Bourer OF al.
I appearing from the Sheriff q return In this
i cause, that the defendant, James Farrell,
Is not 70 be found In his county; It Is there
fore ordered that he make hts appearance
herein, at the courthouse Of Shelby county, IN
Memphis Tenn on or before the frst Monday
in November, 1882, and plead, answer or
demnr 70 complainant bill and petition Of
the Taxing District Of Shelby county, or the
tale will be taken for confessed az 10 bin and
set tor hearing OK partei and that a copy oftbis
order be pu6lished once q week. for four sue
cessiye Woke. In the Public Ledger.
This 9Th day Of October, 1872.
A copy-httesL;
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY J M Bradley. ID. U a M.
W NJ smith and = II Heiskell, soi'rs for
complainant. 81 81 l3l9
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09
MontaY, Ootobrr 2a. lAR2

the real estate mentioned and described in
said decree as follows. !"
A certain lot or par al ofllnd " M in sbeI.
oy county tennessee, being nire seres and
three quarters Of an acre If the 10 iowins
tfact, to-Wit; W.. acres, being a part of tbe
Bf, dshaT and Pillow 400 acre suryev. whinh
Is bounded AID described as lollows. to.,yi1..
BEGINNING at n stake 8t the NORTHWEST corna.
q lot No. OF said sub division, which r. X
chains w links east and ~ chains in. I'M,
souih OF the northwest corner OF The 46O acre
survey running thence east IS chains XXI lintSS
on inc south line Of lot No. 4; fold 10 r msra
rlii theneo south IL oh ms III link ~
stake, AID with the west line Of n A acra 1T
o. the same .sub-diyision known ne iot NJ ~
thence west 10 CHAINS 3s Links 10 a stak a an iboss
east SIDE Of a 70 iootstreet; thence north ,vi1tbS
.ne eest side Of said street, u chains iT% LINKS
Y We beginning, II being lot No. 5 In M snba
ulFlslon, Tbs part herein o rveyed being az
az es on the south part Of said lot; 0ncTes "a
W. n2Itn side, having been sold to " q
Also the following lot OF lind in he amt
q shelby, state Of Tennessee, near lin citr ~
nsinlhis being one o. tho IA mrveSed ~
iald out by Edward S Todd for Wilieo.hhhhun
I" illams and numbered as lot No. vi 10y
tsinlng by said survey 62-l00 aeres. ! w.
" illlams Avenue. Terms OF saie" CS,sbs On
Jackson, Tenn, September 2I, isgl.
OF Vance, solicitor. A~AN Ole's;
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Trustees safe.

NDER and by Vi tue Of ? certain trust
" deed executed March 81, 1850, to me as
trustee, by Lizzie King ton and Paul King
st9n, her husband, duly recorded in Registefs
office Of Shelby county, in chat BOOK II, page
81, default 10 payment of the debt thereby
secured having been made, |, az trustee, at the
request Of the owner of the debt, $500, will, on
Saturday, October rs, 1852,
at the residence, No. pos De soto street, with
In legal hours, aod as near ths hour Of IL m.
ss may be convenient, sell to the highest
bidder. for cash, the following property con-
yeyed 10 said trust deed; One Piano, Knabe
nake, No. 5,2t8; one set Of parlor furniture,
pieces, consisting OF 5 small chairs and Z
large chairs; / marble top center table, and
az the balance OF the household furniture.
Title believed 10 be perfect, but / sell and
only as trustee,
P NJ WINTERS, Trustee.
TT Boyle, Attorney. so 50
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09
Sykes 4 Gibson, soi's for co@pit. o'''A'
ChanCery Sale of Real Estate

1866 II, 1ll3 X Charrery Court Of Shelby
county Ernest hehkjIf adm'r, We. Henry
Reinhardt ct al.
RX virtue Of al igterl9entory decree for
18th day Of April 1879, ia M B "a , re sOi.
to-, and renewed Ojtober 3 1882. / viii s,Ii'
at pub lc a%nction. 10 the b ghe.t bidder. In
front Of the Clerk and %astor's Office, court
house building Main tree, Nemphis, Tenn
county Of
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Supreme Court sale.

In SUPP RENE Court at Jackson-T A Anderson
administration. etc, of George Z C6oner
&c leased, ys. J l Amonett, administrater az
81 PROVING, deceased, ct al,
N, pursuance of the decree pronouoeed hv
1 the Supreme Court Of Tennessee. At .Ia.gsS
som IN this cause May 10, 1872 Twill offer for
safe 10 tho highest Bidder, in front Of no
eoafthonse Of Shelby county, on Main street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09

wfetchsd old miaer. His relations are
now fighting wei the $4,000 he left.
Nobody loved the old man.
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within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn 4,
and in the city Of Memphis. tO-wit: Regin.
ming at q point on the soutn side Of Market
street "a f~eet,east of the southeast corner of
Market and Third streets; themes " III the
south side Of Market street eastwardly 81 feet;
thence southwardly and parallel with Third
street 1857 feet 10 an alley; thence Westward
~ with said alley q feet to a stake; thence
northwardly and parallel with Third ,treet
l4sT feet to the be- inning. together with all
the Improvements and appurtenanoes there
uuts belonging, and same being known as No.
IS Market street.
TerDIs Of Sale On a credit Of six, twelve
and eighteen months, purchaser executing
note with approved security, lien retained,
etc.
This October 9Th, 1882.
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By George Mallory, d. @. a NJ.
Warriner x Lee, W D Beard, solicitors.
81 81 43 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09
Chancsry Sale of Real Estate.

No 1918, R~-Chancery Court Of Shelby county
Mrs ABaker VS. hrs Martha Titus OF al
Rf virtue ofan interlocutOry decree for sale,
ID entered 10 the above cause on the oath day
Of June. 1876, and renewed July 10, 1874, Au-
public auction, to the highest bidder, In front
Of the courthouse, Main street, Memphis, Ten
nessee,
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Monday, Oatobrr aO. Ias2.

Within Iegal hourst The folio wing Described
property, situated In the ~ OF Memphis,
shelby county, Tenn to-Wit.
Beginning at a point SO feet east Of the
southeast intersection of CLAY and Do soto
streetsi thence east with the south line Of
Oiay street 50 feet thence south 40 feet TO an
alleyi therc' west with said alley 10 feet:
thence no th 10 feet 10 iho beginning, 10,
eether NJ b the improvements th reon; being
N. west llf Of OF SO OF the Oyorton addition
u Ne npbi and the same pr pc ~ conveyed
IA, 1870. ~
Terms Of Sale-One fourth cash, b,lance in
and u months;. purchaser executi ( notes
bearing Interest," en- retained. redemption
This October 4, 1882.
RI BLACK, Clerk md Master.
BY George Mallory, d.. AN.
Humes 4 Poston, Duntan a Gordan. sol'rs.
~ 80 IS ti@
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-23
A Chean Cologne Water.

The only perfume which never seems
to offend any and which leaves no un-
pleasant tang behind it is that of cologne
water, which stimulates while it soothes
the senses, and suggests pleasant whole
someness, instead of any sickish sweet
ness, as the best of extracts and essences
and bouquets are apt to do. We do not
mean, of course, the cheap and common
cologne water of the druggists, which is
usually very mich worse than none at all !;
and wont to leave, after dying, the smell
of burned sugar where 1T has been used
often, as 1t is made of the poorest spirit,
and necessarily without subsequent dis
tillation; without regard to the fact that
1t requires thestrongest proof orrectified
spirit to dissolve the combined oils
properly where the process of distlllation
is not used. Indeed, with no trouble at
all, any one can make IN her own store
room better article of cologne than that
which is usually bought, by thoroughly
dissolving fluid dram of the oil of ber-
gamot, orange and rosemary each, with
half dram of neroh and a pint of rec
titled spirit. As good as can be made
out of cologne itself, however, is also
quite as comfortably prepared at home
as at the chemlst's-at so much less than
the chemists prices that one feels war
ranted in using it freely-simply by mix
ing with one quart of rectified spirit,
two fluid drains each of the oils of ber-
gamont and lemon, one of the oils of
orange and half as much of that of rose
mary, together with three-quarters of a
dram of neroli. and, four drops each of
the essences of ambergris and musk. If
this is subsequently distilled it makes
what may be called perfect cologne,
but it becomes exceedingly fine by being
kept tightly stoppered for two OF. three
months to ripen and mellow before use.
--Harper's Bazaar.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-23
"reminiscences of Garihaldi.

Mr. Morosini, Treasurer of the Ameri-
can Cable Company at New York, is an
old friend and shipmate of Garibaldi.
who, in addition to being O candle-
maker, and hberator, was also a sea
captain. His old friend says the liberia
tor looked more like an Englishman
than an Italian was lone of Plutarch's
men, Roman, of Rome's best days. "
After Garibaldi and himself had made
candles on Staten Island for a year. In
1850, Garibaldi was appointed Captain
of Peruvian ship and took Morosini
with him on his visit to China and South
America. He was very kind to all hi.
crew, in fact to everybody, but showed
| it in his looks and acts, for he was little d
a talker. His face looked like a lions
face, especially when angry there was
no indeDture of his nose where, as In
most persons, it joins the forehead. The
only time that he ever knew Garibaldi
to be afraid was at Newcastle-on- the
Tyne, where his ship was loading with
coal, and where, being barefoot he was
afraid the coal carriers, with their heavy
hob nail shoes, would step on his toes.
When at Callao two Frenchmen over
heard him telling how he helped defend
Rome against the invasion of the French
army. One of them accused him OF
lying. Next morning Garibaldi went to
his shop and challenged him to fair
fight the two partners drawed Their
weapons, but ON Garibaldi's pretending
to draw a revolver, they fled. The hun
dreds of Italians In port, hearing that
Garibaldi had been threatened, tore the
shop to pieces and would have done the
same with the Frenchmen could they
have been found.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-23
The Blue Sky.

Professor Brucke has constructed an
artificial blue sky by dropping spiritu-
Gus solution of rosin into water until the
liquid becomes turbid and milky. When
blackboard is placed behind the glass
containing this turbid solution, and the
light is allowed to fall upon the liquid
obliquely from above, 1t assumes the
aspect of q clear blue sky. Professor
Helmholtz very unpoetically, and almost
irreverently, speaks of a blue sky as
simply an eye with turbid humors.
Professor Tyndall has followed up this
Interesting branch of investigation by
showing that an artificial blue sky can
also be produced by throwing strong
beam of electric light upon certain kinds
or gas contained in long glass tubes.
The effect he conceives to be in some
measure dependent upon decomposition
of the gas through the agency of the
light. One portion of the gas is sud-
denly precipitated in the form of a deli
cate cloud, capable of catching and
turning back the blue vibrations. In
some notifications of the experiments
the attenuated vapor makes its first APP
| pearance In an exquisitely delicate form.
The light reflected from these artifcially-
constructed blue clouds is always polar
| lied where = is thrown off at an angle of
Y 2oss-s=zs ->>A.pss- By .Tsiel.- has
iafIen 4 .Se rejecting particles. The
most perfect polarization always occurs
in the direction that is perpendicular to
the path of the Illuminating beam. The
effect gradually grows weaker, and ulti-
mately fades away, as this perpendicu
larity is departed from. The polariza-
ton of the sky is most distinctly devel
oped in one particular track of the vault,
and fades gradually away as the neigh
boring regions are brought successfully
under examination.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-23
Human Progress.

It is said thst there is certain fixed
amount of cruely in every society, and
that the only difference is the form In
which it is expressed. Where people,
for example. who are kind to animals,
are frequently unkind, or at least not
sympathetic. with those of their own
kind. The venerable Henry Bergh, of
New York. is charged with being willing
to sacrifice the health and comfort of his
own species to that of the quadrupeds he
Champions. The philanthropist that
devotes his time to alternating the wrongs
of mankindis often accused of neglecting
his family and allowing them to suffer,
while the cold, selfish, cross, grasplng,
hard moneymaking man OF the world,
is at home an affectionate husband and
tender father. Whether this be true or
not. it is in a degree confirmed by the
apparent advance IN humanity already
made at Yale College. There have
been wears in the history of that lnstiu-
ton when "hazing" was practiced.
But that has been abandoned OF late.
Instead of that Mr.. VIM. NJ. Evarts' son
has introduced badger hunting-he hav-
ing procured badger for that purpose
and rat-killing. He has terrier
which is ssdeath on rats, and the other
day having procured Grateful of the ami
mails from New York, he left them loose
in the college yard. HIS dog killed
twenty-seyen rats in six minutes, and the
members of the sophomore class aban-
doned their Rotations to witness the
slaughter.
Now this is an advance on "hazlng
and shows progress.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-23
The Man Who Boxed.

There are scores of respectable and
reputable heads of families in this city
who take regular lessons in the manly
art of self-defense, and who spend an
hour every evening in swinging clubs
and otherwise developing and hardening
the muscle. One of the most enthusl-
astic of the lot had finished his boxing
lesson the other night, when the trainer
am sorry TO lose your money I'd
your company, but feel it my duty to
say that 1 can learn you nothing further
You have got the science and the muscle
to clean out crowd, and heaven help
the man who stands before you
The citizen went home with con-
seriousness that only towards carry re
yolvers, and he wondered how a man
would look after he had given him a
sock-dologer straight from the shoulder.
The next morning as he was leaving his
house along came a strawberry man who
was Yelling his wares at the top OF his
voice.
do Won sell any more berries for
Yelling in that manner asked the
citizen as the peddler drew rein.
"Oh, take in your nose 2" was the
reply. to,o bodn
in some day
" But it won't be man with wart
ON his chin ! f"
"No impudence, sir ~
"And none from you, either F"
"You deserve good thrashing J"
"And perhaps you can give 1t to
me F"
There was the golden opportunity.
The one had science-the other impu-
dence. The one had received thirty
eight lessons in boxing-the other fairly
ached to be pounded.
Don't talk that way to me or III
knock you down |" said the finished
pupil as he gently threw himself into
position to mash brick wall.
'Oh, you viii, Ell? Then let's see
you do it :"
Even the graduate couldn't tell ex-
actly what took place. He remembered
of being kicked on the shins, struck on
the chin and twisted over horse-block
after he fell, but when consciousness
returned his wife and children were
crying over him and the peddler was
two blocks down the street shouting /,
Strawberries big ones-red
as blood-perfect as daisies-only two
shillings for heaping big quart without
any thumb In it l"-Detrot Free Press.