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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
PERSONAL.
W.. Wy. Brooks, dentist. 23O Main.

W. w. Brooks, dentist, go Main.
]. B. Huehlefeld, Of the Mempeis
Journal, is going on business to Jack
son, Tenn.
Miss Kate Trader is visiting Mrs.
W. j. Eehols and other relatives in
Fort Smith, Ark.
Thos. H. Wilson, cabinetmaker and
upholsterer. All kinds furniture re-
paired at short notice, 43 Jefferson. +
%sDr. Morgan Cartwright, of Indian
Bay, a genial gentleman and the oc
casional correspondent of the LEDGER.
is in the city, looking handsome, well
dressed and 10 good spirits, as usual
The elegant picture cards given
away by N. Bach, the enterprising
halter under the Peabody are oxquis-
ite little gems of beauty. They cor
respond in taste with the nobby and
fashionable hats he handles for the
holidays.
A gentleman at Washington, in a
private letter dated the 18th says:
Postmaster j. H. Smith, Major Nike
J. Waldron, Colonel Thomas j. STRAIT
ton, Captain John Cowdon and Col.
Robert L. Looney, Of Memphis, are
in the city"
Best in the world-A new patent
sofa bed louDge-specialties for Xmas
presents--fne desks, baby buggies.
brackets, etc., etc. Special bargains
in furniture and carpets. to reduce
stock. AmeS, Beattie & Co., 1863
Main street. 95+
Mr.. r S. MOsby, who until recently
held case in this Office, has started a
new weekly paper at Holly Springs,
Miss, under the well chosen name of
the Marshall Register. The iniliaI
number is edited in a very neWsy,
Sprlghtly style.
Officers elect of Eureka Council
No. 6: w. s. Matthews, T. |. NJ; O..
Z. Smith, D. T. |. NJ; Q. G. Locke,
P. G. W.; John D. Huhn,C g.; VIM.
West, g. Q; Fred Kropp, W; Tbos.
Fleming, s.; A. Goodland, NJ d. G..
Trader, R Paul T. Wright, S.
Judge Harry S. Williams. formerly
Of Memphis, but for some years past a
successful practising attorney at law,
aud now holding tbe honorable if not
lucrative position OF Mayor OF 0sceola,
is in the city on business. 1t is un-
derstood that he will be a candidate
for Assistant Secretary Of the State
Senate. He is worthy and we'll quail
lied for the position, and has plenty
of friends in both States who would
be glad to see him get it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
The Weather.

WASHINGTON, December 2Sa- For
the South Alta tito States. cleaping,
slightly colder weather, north to
west winds, aud higher barometer.
For the Cult States, Tensessee aud
the Ohio valley: fair weather, north
west to southwest winds.
Ia the Ohio valley, variable winds,
aud in the Gulf States, stationary or a
slight rise in temperature. with falling
barometer in the west portions.
For the lake regions: partly cloudy
weather and occasional light rains,
south to west winds. with slighl
changes in the temperature.
For the upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri, valleys; fair weather, south to
west winds, shifting to nOrthwesterly
aud rising followed by falling temper
ature, aud by Monday morning rising
barometer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
He Acknowledged.

II understand, Uncle Amos, that
you have quit preaching" said the
Secretary Of State to an old colored
man who for years has had charge Of a
church in Little Rock.
HYes, boss, Ice stepped aside.
"Why did you quit2"
well, dar was numerous preSsuEea
brought To bar agin de old man, Da
ohargbd me wid stealin' ham for one
thing, and wise me ter quit"
why, they couldn't prove that you
stole the ham, could they2"
"No,sah, da coulda't; an Of hadn't
'knoWledged it da neber would hab
prubed it.
"Why did you acknowledge it7"
Case da found dc ham under my
bed. sab
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
"COUSIN BOB"
A Sure Enough Crockett Rises
TO Remark.

The LEDGER has already denounced
the fellow as liar and fraud now in
the penitentiary, and claiming to be
a grandson Of the veritable old Davy
Crockett, Of Alamo fame. Cousin
Bob, Of CrOckett's Bluff, copies the
alleged interview from the St. Louis
Republican 10 this weeks issue of the
Cleaner, which be edits, and proceeds
to make the following sulphurous OBJ
seryations
Bah the scoundrel lies like a son
OF a -. Colonel David Crockett.
at his death, left three sons, Of whom
the eldest was John W. (not the
youngest, as this beast says,) who
represented the same district
In Congress that his father did.
and died in Memphis, Tennessee, in
1907, leaving tive sOns-the writer
hereof-Bob Hand Charles W
Crockett, editor and publisher of the
Dover, Tenn, Courier. His second
son, William, settled at and gave his
name to CrOekett's Bluff in this Gar.
kansaw) county, Arkansaw, and died
there, thirty-6ve years since, leaving
two sons, David and William, jr., both
OF whom have been dead several years.
His youngest son, Robert p. Crockett.
by his second and last wife. is now
living in Hood county, Texas, near
Granbury, the county town Of said
county. The fellows "reminiscences
Of his putative grandsire are all bOsh
The rife which cousin BOb"(d-n his
iupudence) has, was presented
1ythe young Wings OF. Philadelphia,
onthe 4th of July, 1884, the story o t
which has been published in this paper
heretofore, Ghe medal" ingredient is
the poorest Of fiction. The eOonskin"
story has been printed too often for
the couDterieiter, Captain "(?) Crock
EFT, to claim as original. Cousin Bob"
does NOT represent this DISTRICT in
Congress" as, it seems to US, the Re
pubncan'sreporter should have known.
Colonel David Crockett was not with
jackson at the battle Of New Orleans.
As to tho family Bible in the posses.
sion Of the fellows brother, its records
Of births, etc., would require radical
revision to make it correspond with
the family history of Colonel David
Crockett Of Alamo fame,
There are many Crooketts in Virgi-
MIA, Kentucky aud Tennessee, all
good people, with whom we should be
10 no wise ashamed TO acknowledge
relationship, but of this soound ell we
know nothing No descendant of
David Crockett has yet broken into
the penitentiary, thoueh possibly
sore OF them have we'll merited s
LONE in that refuge. Will the st
Louis Republican correct the lie and
Will our friends Of che Arkansag and
Tennessee press help US in this mat.
ter. Alas, we shall see the story in
our exchanges for mOnths to COME
tor 1t has been we'll said that "a Lie
will travel a thousand leagues while
Truth is pulling his boots on.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
CHICAGO.
Drowning Of a Supposed PrOmi.
nent Han.
Increase Of Sand BRgging and
Robbery.

CHICAGO, December 23.-An old
man, supposed by letters from promi
nent public men found upon his body
to be Colonel d. Q Cox, OF Washing
ton, and formerly well known Ohio
politician. who has held some promi.
nent official positions, walked into the
river at the foot Of Monroe street thi,
morning and was drowned. He was
intoxicated, and though hauled lou
soon after sinking, but all efforts to
resuscitate were unavailiog.
SO general is the complaint OF sand
bagging aud robbery in the streets at
night, and so fast is the crime going
on that the Lumberman's Exchange
has been aroused by the fact that one
Of their membership had been at
tackled, robbed aud left senseless on
the street, aud offer reward Of $500
for the perpetrator of the crime, 10
a document, which sharply criticises
the government for its laxnesss. Since
the lst of December II cases of this
sort are on record, and probably many
of them have been missed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
CABLE NEWS.

LONDON, December % -Davitt. in
a speech at Bermondsy, said emigra-
tion was no cure for discomfort in
ireland. A system Of public works
and enterprises, he said, would be far
more creditable to English statesmen
than forcing thousands into the work.
house aud then forcing them TO quit
the country, but if during the winter
aud spring $4,000 families should quit
Ireland, they should 20 to swell the
ranks Of new Ireland, which was
growing beyond tho Atlantic, where
they would be trained in republican
ideas From his knowledge of new
Ireland, in America, he could tell
Lord Derby that English statesmen
before long would take into account
the Irish element 10 America for the
settlement Of the Irish question.
DUBLIN, December 23.-McDer.
mott, the well known Nationalist and
and ex-suspect, has been remanded
for week on the charge of using
sediliOus language at a meeting of the
National League, The prisoner dur.
ing his speech said the gallows were
reekiug with the blood Of innocent
people, condemned by drunken jurits
and partisan judges.
ROME, December 23.-Ths Pope
has assigned 1900 francs to purchase
beds for the poor.
PARIS, December 23-Cardinal
DOrret, Archbishop Of Bordeaux died
yesterday.
PARIS, December 23.-Gambetta
had relapse and suffers intensely.
LYONS, December 23.-The exami.
nation of papers found in Prince Kra-
potkln's residence reveals some ugly
taeIs. They concern even the relatives
of the Car.
PRAGUE. December 23.-The great
trial Of fifty Socialists has ended. One
OF the prisoners, a disciple OF Herr
Most, was sentenced to two years
imprisonment. Forty four of them
were sentenced to prison, the terms
varying from six months to a fort
night, and the remaining five were
scquitted.
VIENNA, December 23.-The semi !
official Fremdenblatt says the state. |
ment that Germany and Austria have
shown a cOldness toward Italy is un. |
true.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

First Baptist Church, corner Second and
Adams streets-Sunday- at $50
am; preaching at II am. and 7:30p.m.
X. A. Vcnable, pastor
Alabama Street Presbyterian Church.
Services II am. by the Rev. Mr.. Whsl.
ing Seats free,
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Court
street-Services at IL am. No service at
night H. A. Jones, pastor.
Central Methodist Church, Union street
Preaching at IL am blythe Rev. II. II.
Mahon, pastor. AT 1880 m. there viii
be service Of song and responsive Scrip
ture reading.
First Presbyterian Church. corner OF
Third and Poplar streets-Services al II
am. by the pastor, Rev. Eugene Daniel,
and 1850 p m. by the Rev. j. X, Hasen, Of
Richmond, Va,
Second Rresbyteriau Church. corner
Main and Beal streets-Sabbat al
800 am. Services at IL am. hy Rev
J: K. Hazen, Of Richmond, Va. No sor.
vices at night.
tlu, Methodist Church. corner Second
! aud Poplar stroets-The Rrst Ouart.rl,
/ Conference will be leld this evening n
7:S0 o'clock, in the pastors Office. IN,
official body Of the church will please b,
prompt in meeting DR. Boswell viii pre-
al9t,
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OIearInRholaa Rennrt.


Jackson Iuouns ana Sun, ~.
Colonel Robert | Chester has Just
returned from q trip Of eighteen days
through Lake and 0bion counties.
During his trip he was exposed %
considerable hardship, and no man Of
his age without an iron constitution
could have withstood the trip lie Is
now in his 9lst year, and has been
actively at work Tor l5 years, When
wesqggested that be ought to rest, be
qaid be didp't have time,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
A Naahvlllian,r Ronan,a.

The Austin lTeXss) special to the
New Orleans Times Democrat Of the
10th says: General Y. W. Handy, of
Nashville, Tenn, representing the
firm Of Cherry, 0'Conner & Co who
recently leased the Rusk penitentiary
came ia to- day with Colonel w. Gun,
ningham, of the firm of Cunningham
q Ellis, Of this State, owners OF the
present lease and of the Huntsville
penitentiary, and who leases the same
again and all completed. The lease of
each penitentiary was completed for a
term Of fifteen years. They pay the
Sta.e 10000 year for both peniten
tiaries, and agree to keep 200 convicts
inside the walls, to be increased by so
many 10 each and every year until all
are inside. The State furnishes the
machinery needed and transports the
conviots the first year, the lessees to do
so afterward, and receive all benefits
for hiring out, 1t is estimated that the
profits to the lessees each rear will be
from 100000 to 100000 above ex.
penses,
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ADDITIONAL COTTON.

The cotton in New York, last night
eiosee dull and easy at 10 5-i6c for mid
ding Futures easier at about the same
as the previous evening. The Liverpool
market closed dull at lS-l6d for uplands
ana I'd for Orleans. Futures closed weak,
NEW ORLEANS, December %. 1890
q 9;m,-Nothing doing in cotton TO-DAY
Mlddling, 9 l3-lGc Receipts Ob9s
bales. Receipts at Galveston l7l4 bales.
at Mobile, 1866 bales; Charleston. 4OoS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
THR LEDGER viii not be issued
again until next Tuesday.

McDERMoTT has been speaking out
in meeting again, and in consequence
is remanded to an English Jail in
Ireland for q week. He had no more
sense than to tell the truth. His
Christmas will be a very cool one.
His friends on the outside and this
side will drink to his health all the
anun
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
For Vicksburg.
Non.residenl Notice.

No. i443, lin tho Chancory Court Of Shelby
county, TennessOe-R b Snowden ct ux vs.
Jennie hastings ct al.
~ appearing from aRdavit In this cause that
L the names and places Of residence Of Inc
heirs OF Q Hastings. deceased, are unkaown
and eanuot be aseertained afier diliEent
inquiry, II Is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein, At the court
house Of Shelby county, IN Memphis, Tenn,
on or before the irst Monday In tebruaIy,
1858, and plead, answer or demur n com
plainant Dill or, the same will be takon f,r
pattei and that a copyof this order be pub
!i'hed once week, for four successive weeks.
in tho publis Ledger.
This 2id day OF December, 1857.
A copy Attest
R J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY J H. Bradley, ID. &. 4 "A.
Goodwin & Go0lloo soPg Tor conn MI naut.
81 iO1 100 ia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23

fNA Ns' wv W nOlA Sug HlaI-
rimonial insurance, We ventured TO
suggest, Judging from the way you
cut down expenses"
Now you struck the point" he
briskly went on to say. But it's all
over now, and | am only too glad |
did not pay the last assessment or |
would not have been able to leave
town. much less take bridal trip. |
didl't get any cash, but | got d big
piece Of experience. !"
Here the secretary of matrimonial
company came in and the intervieW
ended IN q second.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23

A few days since the wife Of a popu.
lar drummer presented him with three
bouncing babies. In his family there
is six year old cherub Of a girl, and
when she was taken in TO see the
group her astonishment knew no
bounds. Gazing upon the new arrivals
tor few moments, she looked up at
her father and said:
Papa, don't you think this is a little
too much Of good thingY"
Being satisfied with the fathers
views upon this point she again turned
her attention to the babies, and
chuckled with delight at their intan-
tile grimaees. All at once a look Of
trouble crossed her bright face, aud
she stood for moment lost in reaec'
ton.
what is the matter, darling,
asked the mother.
"Ob, mammal she cried, how oln
you ever manage things now YoI
will have to feed one of them with 9
bottle, won I you"
The roar Of the father drowned tn
mothers reply, and he hurried dow
town to tell the boys about it.
PUBLIC LEDGER bindery and Iol
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
Non.ResIdent Notice.

No. iil2-In tho Chancery Court AZ Shslby
county, Tenn.-h B snoWdsn vS Jennie
la tlngs et al.
1T appearing from aladqHt In tbs cause
that the names aau places Of =, sidonce Of
kuoNn ald capuot bo seertained after dill
gent isqulyy. 10 Il therefore ordered that
they FAAke their appeafance herein. nt the
courthouse Of shs BY .county, in memphis.
lorn., on nr helors the hrtt MONDAY IN
kebruegy, 1883 and plead, answtr Or demnr
10 complainant iill o the same will b taken
for confessed g. C taQm and 30. lof hearing
ex-party; and that ropy Of this order u
publishsd once . veekt Tor four successive
aeeki, " the Public Jedrv
This 2d DAY of December, 1854.
A oopy-A uegt;
RI BLACK, Clork "a Master.
Dy y N Bradley v O.AN
0ooiuin 90 Idioe, lol' n f,r 60 spl tiaant
dntl09l5
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
Powder Explosion With Fatal
Result.

SAN Francisco, December %. "A
powder explosion occurred this after.
noon at Dige's Station, near Berkley,
resulting in the instant death Of one
Chinese emplOye and severely ipiuring
another,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
EsS MAIN STREET.

The PUBLIC LEDGER book bindery
l3MadisOn 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 q frst-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, 1882-12-23
A Bridal Tour and what II Cost

We asked a Brownsville young man,
the other day, who was just getting
over the honeymoon, what his bridal
trip cost him2 We'll" he said, these
yer bridal trips amt what they used
to be no how. On that happy day,
when after our marriage at The Meth.
odist church, we took the train, my
pOeketboOk contained just $l25, and,
as | kept an accurate memorandum Of
expenses, can give the figures to a
cent. Here they ara.p
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Her one Hundredth BIrlhdny,

The grandchildren OF Mrs. Polly Lum-
bard Cleveland born at Brimfeld, Mass,
December %, 1882, are celebrating that
lady's one hundredth anniversary al
MoQyesyille, n. T., to-day. The enter
tainment commenced at / o'clock this
afternoon. The lady is spry and buoyant
and her grandchildren, one Of which Is
b. j. Bicknell, of this city, say in ap.
pearanee she does not seem to be more
than siRty. years Of age. Mrs Cleveland
has been the mother Of Ave or six chill.
dren, but she has outlived every one, and
her nearest surviving relatives are Afteer
or sixteen grandchildren.
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NOss7
MEMPHIS. Trxx n0o %

MENPHIs, Tenn, Dec 20 1880
Received of Gro. F. WfTfTs g g.
and Treas, MEMPHIS MUTUAL Am 81.
CIETY, 1910 in payment Of oertiaoota H .os
No. p, due this day. ''''iH0a'e
\, can recommend the MEMPHIS
MUTUAL AID SOCIETY for tbsj,
promptoess In paying claims. ''i
JoHS ] SHEA,
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wall Street.

New York December 23-At IL
O'Clock stocks we're dull and irregular,
without important feature.
Wheat dull and nominally q shade
lower.
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ma n. A. POOL Can be found at BIZ
Office, No 6 Mulberry street, corner. Beal
Memphis, from o'clock A m until o'clock
PIN. Hswill devote bis entire attention to
Chronic and Priyate D.Eeafes. and I ON an
eEpoiience OF 28 yoars' practice and his won
derfui suaeesa. he guarantees perfect sHtisiao-
tion to ali fxaRiEaiiop and consultetion
tree of cbsrge. Pm
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-23
TAX PAYERS NOTICE.

THE State and County taxes, rsal estate
and Eigh h Wa ds and Fifth Civil istrlct,
arc in my hands for collection. Pavtles 0w-
Inc said taxes will call and settle At onoe al
tho oiiea Of County Tfus'ee and save further
cns,s THOS. 0ARVki,
ii ip Constable Finh Civil ni.t,iet:
The Cecil Whig., 1882-05-06
EMERSON AND DARWIN.

We shall soon forget, in the midst of
the strong currents of life and affairs.
the fact that the past week was the last
on earth of two such great and creariv"
men as Emerson. the "endl.SS seeker
after truth, with no past ut his back.
and Dar win, an equally fearless seeker
after lower order nf truth. Both were
richly crowned with success and reward
ed by recognition. Both raised the gen
eral standards of investigation aud in
uuiry. Both were elevated far above the
contentious, jealousies, littlenesseS. and
technicalities of the schools of phileso
ply or of physics which recognized them
as masters or as foes. Emerson. IN his
treatment of spiritual facts aud pc
nomena, was as fair. unbiise'l. and judi
cial. as Darwin in his treatment of the
facts and phenomena of physical n,tu 9.
1t should be the prize of Americans
that their country which has been called
utilitarian. materialistic. and cru le-
should have yielded t. the world phi
luSnpher who absorbed and asSimllated
all the highest philosophers of the world.
AMI developed 4 philosophy that, like
the latest types of material creation. pre-
served in higher form the creative ideas
of the philosophers that preceded it. In
ltngage that smLcked of American soil.
ideas and traditions. he represented 1.-THE
humanities of other and older civlliza-
tionS, SO that every American youth can
know the best thou hit of Greece and
Rome and OF older Asia. of Germany
and of En- gland. from an American stand
point. For the average American youth
Emelsons works vii serve. not badly,
III place of University educatinn.-
Though all the ''b,nanZa kings" and
railroad kings" should leave their
wealth to their country, how poor and
perishable would be their bencfaction,
compared with what our great seeker
dug for MS out of the "piacers y of the
worlds best thought and stamped with
the impress of the most American of
minds,
The Cecil Whig., 1882-05-06
z n H.li : CaSe Hopeless
.nt,r Rem IIlliS t,ami,

,n..t"r Ben llIlI's tamii span u.
'ns permanent improvement. II Is, ,"pnt.
ed that his physician has told hilr tn
the most he can promise is that he Wiz
live tor six months. The Senator has
gone to the >prInss in Arkansas in hopes
oi finding relief, taking surgeon with
him. Before he left Washington init,
mate friends called upon him hut were
unable tn sec him. being told that he was
uudrr the influence OF morphine ami
could not be disturbed. 1t is thought to
be significant that all his family. iuclud-
ing TWO sons Who are marr'rd have gone
with him. and his colleagues III the Senate
have little hope of seeing him again alive.
His disease mas developed into an active
cancer of most virulent form. and it has
refused to yield to the most Skillful and
vigorous treatment After sume hall
dozen opeTatlnns, the fourth nf which re-
suited in the complete removal of the
parotid gland. the patient has experience
ed no relief. but has grown steadily worse.
1t seems that the Senator has had from
the first but little hope of favorable re-
suits from treatment, owing to the fact
that he was attacked by disease which
he inherited from his ancestors aud which
has carried off brother, sister and two
aunts. according to the testimony of mem
bers of the family. The Senator brother
Dir. Hill. died of cancer of the stomach.
and his sister waa attacked very much as
he has been by cancer in the cheek,
both resulting fatally, Should Mr.. Hill,
AS it is feared, never be able to resume
his place In the Senate, the Democrats
will lose one of the ablest men, who. tor