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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13

and yet there Is no way on
earth to discover or detect their fraud.
It mag also be asked if the creditor
himself is safe in giving up hisold and
long unpaid bond for a new one which,
in. the end, could not be told from
fraudulent bonds, if such should be
issued. The State of Tennessee knows
little enough Of her debt now, and she
may know less if this law shall 20
into effect. W. insist that if this law
is tried by no other test than that
which we have mentioned, this is
alone enough to condemn it in the
minds ofall people who desire in the
issuance of these new bonds that the
States interest should be protected.
1t is no argument against this point
hat the Funding Board is composed
Of honest men. The opportunity
should not be allowed There is too
much depending on this question to
have the debt funded under to loose Il
law as the 100 3.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13
A SINGEII'S SORROW.
NINA Abbott Nearly Crippled
by Vaccination.
t. Louis special to Chicago Timss.l

t. Louis special to Chicago TimSs.l
Emma Abbott, the sOugstress, spent
to-day in st. Louis, much against her
will, and received the attention Of
surgeons for several hours. Two weeks
ago Miss Abbott appeared in Chicago,
and became so alarmed at the presence
of smallpox that she determined to
be vaccinated. To adorn the shapely
arm of a prima donna with a plebeian
scab would simply be outrageous,
aud the public would not for an in
slant tolerate it. The next question
that naturally occurred to the Chicago
physician was, Where them" That
was the serious point, and the prob
lem required several days discussion,
but finally Miss Abbott and her hus-
band decided that the prima donna's
left leg should receive the vaccine.
Singularly enough the physician APP
piled the virus above the knee, where
the large muscles of the hip are easiest
effected, and where a hurt Of any kind
is sure to interfere with pedestrian
ism. 0fcourse Miss Abbott was eau
toned not TO exercise herself unduly,
nor in all the romantic episodes of her
repertoire should she forget her vac.
cination,
After leaving Chicago the Abbott
company followed the kellogg com
pany in a series of one night stands
throughout the minor cities of Min
nesota. The rapid travelling and fire.
quent appearances of Miss Abbott
naturally had an exhaustive effect, and
her vaccination" became greatly in
famed and very painful. Finally, on
Friday evening last, she and her com
pany opened the new operahouse at
Burlington, Iowa. On this occasion
Miss Abbott appeared in the mad
scene from Lucia" and an act of
Fra Diavolo." The rapturous ap-
plause Of the immense audience,
the beautiful surroundings, and the
situation generally caused her to for
get that she had a vaccination and
she permitted herself to be carried
away by the emotions of the scene.
That night there was great infamma-
ton and soreness in the damaged
limb. The company left Burlington
Saturday morning, intending to reach
Louisville this evening. AtSt Louis
Miss Abbott's condition was such that
it was deemed best to remain in the
city and consult medical men. By a
course Of treatment lasting all day the
limb was so far restored to its normal
condition that the journey to Louis.
vile was resumed to.uight.
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smallpox Cure.
Exchange.

AAOAohbNsl
The following was sent to the Liv.
erpool Mercury by Edward Anne. 81
am willing to risk my reputation as a
public man if the worst case Of small
pox cannot be cured in three DAYS
simply by the use Of CT cam tartar. One
ounce Of cream tartar, dissolved in a
pint Of water, drank at intervals when
cold, is a certain, never falling remedy.
1t has cured thousands, never leaves a
mark, never causes blindness and
avoids tedious lingering" The above
remedy has been tested on this side OF
the water to a limited extent only, but
with the same favorable results in
every case so far as we can learn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13
MODERN wOMEX's BIG HATS.
How They Were Abolished in
Africa and How They May
be Here.
New York Times.l

new YORK 1lmes.I
Travellers inform us that there is a
tribe in Central Africa, the women OF
which wear no clothing whatever.
while the men wear the usual large
shirt collar, striped trousers and comic
hat, characteristic of the male negro
everywhere. The reason for this curl.
GUS difference of dress between the
sexes has been only recently ascer-
tanned, A missionary who. made care
full inquiries in regard to it was told by
a native King that the women were
forbidden to wear clothing, so that
they could occupy front seats at the
theaters without shutting off the stage
from the sight ofthe rest ofthe audi
ence. When our woman were allow
to dress themselves" said the King,
speaking in his native Mponji dialect,
1T was useless for any one to attend
the opera, or the theater, since he
could sec nothing but the bonnets and
and back hair OF the women in front
Of him. Now we have changed all
that, as you can readily ascertain by
attending the next performance at the
Royal Theater."
There is no doubt that American
women's high hats interfere with the
comfort of thater-goers. One of them
is alone sufficient to shut off the view
Of the entire stage from half a dozen
unfortunate men. So numerous are
these hats that perhaps three. fourths
OF the audience at any particular the
alter do not obtain a single glimpse Of
the play. Indeed, an enthusiastic
theater goer has attended the repro
sentation of Patience" sixty-three
times, and has only once caught a
momentary sight Of the stage.
An ingenious but depraved person
has just invented an apparatus which,
when put in use at our theaters, as il
soon will be, will seriously annoy the
wearers Of large hats. This apparatus
is a very simple affair, consisting Of
a strong black horse. hair line with q
peculiar hook at the end of it. Armed
with this apparatus a really wicked
man can have no end of nefarious and
entertaining sport in the gallery.
All he has to do is to gently lower
the line ever the front of the gallary
until the hook becomes entangIed with
a large hat. The line is invisible in
the gas light, and the hook can be
made to fasten itself with the greatest
ease among the voluminous trimming
with which ladies' hats are decorated,
As soon as the hook is fixed, a quick.
firm jerk given to the cord causes the
hat to leap into the air, andi it reache.
the hands of the hat fisher before the
bereaved hat owner is really aware Of
her loss. The apparatus was recently
tested at a Chicago theater, where
two young ladies succeeded in catching
t~hirty-one and thirty-four hats re.
sp~ectively, in the space ola single act
and without detection. The inventor
who has just placed in his hat fishing
apparatus on sale in this city, esti.
mates that three.fourths Of all the
hats in the parquet of the Academy o.
Music can be caught by an exper-
fenced fisher in a single night, ant
that even the man who tries the appa'
ratus for the first time can hardly fai
to catch a string Of twenty-five hats.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13

TEXAS is to have a new Capitol at
Austin. The contract has been let
to a Mr.. Schnell, representing a Chi
cago syndicate. The State gives the
syndicate three million acres of land
for erecting the building. The ex-
cavation begins at once, and the gen
eral work will commence as soon as
the necessary machinery can arrive.
The erection IA new building COM
mensurate with the vast interests and
immense domain OF Texas has been
contemplated several years, and the
necessity which was already seriously
felt was increased by a damaging fire
which occurred in the old building a
few months ago.
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Died Unknown.
Vicksbu,g Commercial, 18th.

NlcAsputB NOmuetclhl, llln
An unknown white man was adj
mitted to the city hospital on January
9th from the steamer Chas. Morgan
on her last trip down. lie was insen-
sible, and his name could not be ascer-
tanned, nor had he any papers or let
tiers on him by which he could be
identified. He was About 5 feet 10 or
II inches, light brown hair, light
moustache, ford complexion, and
about 30 years old. He took deck
passage at Memphis for Natchez, and
a German who teok passage at the
same place says he told him he had
come from Little Rock. He was
called Tobe-tho only name he had
heard. He died on the 9Th. He has
a scar on his right leg extending from
above and behind the knee to about
half way down the calf Of his leg
evidently from a burn.
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THE ISSIsSIPPI RIVER.
Indications Of Another Defeat
for the Friends of that Rivers
improvement.
speoial to Courisr-Journnl.1

Special to Courier-Journal.l
WASHINGTON, January 10.-It does
not seem very likely that the Missis-
sippi valley members will secure the
special Committee on the improvement
Of that river for which they have been
recently working up a boom. Similar
attempts have been made in previous
Congresses, and have failed, princi-
pally because Of the opposition of the
Commerce Committee. To designate
a special Committee on the improve.
ment of the Mississippi, would de-
prive the Commerce Committee of a
big slice Of its importance. AT a
meeting held to-day, the Commerce
Committee decided to appoint a Sub
committee to go before the Committee
on Rules, and protest against the ap-
pointment of the proposed special
Mississippi River Improvement Com.
mittee. AS mentioned in the begin
ming Of this dispatch, there is now but
very little chance Of the special Com.
mittee being appointed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13
Good for the Women.

Many ladies suffer from an extreme
nervous, semi-hysterical condition.
They have disturbing dreams, exciting
muscular startings, peculiar painful
symptoms Of nightmare. They lie
awake and suffer the brain to be
tightly when that weary organ ought,
according to nature, to be asleep.
Browns Iron Bitters give sweet re-
pose and quickly remove all such
nervous disorders Home Physician.
S. Mansfield & Co., W. N. Wilker.
son & Co., and G. w. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
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Trustees Sale.

-
pY virtue Of the provisions of a deed of
ID trust made to me, A. Woodruff, Trustee,
by Annie W. AmmOns on the 9Th day Of April,
1878, and recorded in Deed Book No. 1913,
page $i, in the Registers Office Of Shelby
county, Tennessee. said deed being made to
secure an indebtedness to the Workingmen's
Building and loan Association, fully de-
scribed therein, and default having been
made in the conditions thereof. | will, o.,
trustee, at the request Of the beneficiary in
said deed. on
Monday, January 0, 1852,
at II o'clock a m at the southwest corner of
Main and Madison streets, in the Taxing Dis
trict Of said county, sell at public Auction TO
the highest bidder for cash that 0ertain lot of
land in said Taxing District described as part
OF sub-lot No. l Of lot No. 7, block As, begin
ming at northeast corner of lot Z on west side
Of fernando street; thence west with the
line Of lot No. 7 l92 feet; thence south q de-
grees west 81 feet; thence east $50 feet more
or less; thence north 81 feet to beginning.
with privileges and app~urtenances thereto
belonging.
All right Of redemption waived nv said
deed. and title believed to be perfect. but /
4. WOODRUFF, Trustee.
J.W. Hampton, Atty.
The above sale is postponed by consent Of
parties to THURSDAY, February 9, VSo.
same hour and place. Ill 100
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n-ResIdent Notice.

No. 1905 In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tenn.-Carrie c Hall VS.. John S
Hall.
TT appearing from affidavit in this cause that
i the defendant, John S Hall. is a citizen Of
Of Tennessee; 1t is therefore ordered that
he make his appearance herein, at the
courthouse of Shelby county, in Memphis,
Tennessee, en- or before the frst Mon
day in February, 1882, and plead, answer
or demur to complainant bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed as to him
and set for hearing ex-parto; and that a copy
Of this order be published once a week, for
four successive weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This 9th day of January, 1882.
A copy-Attest:
R. j. BLACK, G. & NJ.
Taylor q Carroll, sol'rs for oempl't,
Ill III 123 100
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Attachment Notice.

Before ] NJ Coleman, J.P. for Sb.p, oorr,v
~Lenp:-Frank Nady VS., Lewis iyeely.
this cause an attachment having been
4 sued out under section 3i55 % tbs Ceo5o ~
Tennessee, and returned le,jaSI no az.
property, of the ~defcndsp.t, by ssrnisSment'
upon Hill, Rontaine d Co.. merebants. and
ont i, 51 tbS mat they assy : &c indebted to defend
davit having been NJ aco ~ Sgc9uni, any am-
deotea 70 the plaU tiff in the sum of S169. 30,
nuS W hee9un' and that the claim is
yIstl anS t9at We defendant is a nonresident
OF tne etate of Tennessee; Il is therefore
ordered that said defendant make his Personal
apPe sdeo 20 before me on the 18th day Of Febru-
155y i9?a, ~ 10 o'clock am, at my Office, No.
IA Mdausson street, memphis, Tenn, and defend
saIn Attachment suit within the time pre-
sorlDeo by law, or the same will bo proceeded
misn z, parte; and that a copy of this order
~ ~ ppnnshed once q week for four weeks In.
inc Public Ledger.
his the l0th day Of January, 1882.
us NV 10 l32 in COLEMAN, j. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13

same journal, the American, which
belabored Judge Sneed for standing
by the principles of the Democratic
party, goes into ecstasy over Judge
Wright for deserting these principles.
And this is journalism The people
may well inquire to what are we drift.
ing when men are abused for standing
by principles which a whole party in
convention said was correct, and men
praised and exalted for deserving such
principles.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13

The Cincinnati tax levy for 1882
is $3.50 on the 800. Last year it was
$40. The levy includes the State
tax, (29 cents,) the school tax, $50
CENTS the county tax, 2l6 cents and
the regular city tax, (Sl.3l G-10 cents)
the total valuation Of the county is
$l99,404,0O0
The PUBLIC LEDGER book bindery
ID 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 first. 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.
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TRUTH ATTEsTED.
Some Important Statements
of Well Known People
Wholly Verified.

In order that the public may fully realize
the commences of the statements, as well as
the power and value of the article Of which
they speak, we publish herewith the fac
smile signatures of parties whose sincerity
Is beyond question. The truth Of these testi-
moniAls Is absolute, nor can the facts they an
nounce be ignored:
MENPHIs. TESE., April 20. 1881
Messrs. II. II, Warner 4 Co:
GEETLEMEN-I have been a sufferer from my
infancy with disease of the kidneys, and have
expended. q great deal of my hard earned
wages with physicians and at various springs
ID search of relief. None did me any good.
Finally, after reading several testimonials of
the Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, / concluded
to try il, and aftor having used four bottles
found that l had been entirely cured. and am
to-day as streng and healthy as any enc.
have not seen any testimonials from any one
in this section of the country, and on this
account send mine Voluntarily, hoping that
some one affected with this dangerous disease
may see it and be induced to try il. 1t is the
most wonderful medicine I have ever seen.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13
why This difference.

NAshYllle Morld.l
The other day an honest and honor
able gentleman, who had been at one
time on the Supreme bench of the
State, was invited by the people of his
old home to make them a speech upon
the subject OF the State debt. He ao.
cepted the invitation, and in an hon
est and manly way gave his opinions to
his old friends and neighbors. He
showed that he was opposed to the
1908 measure and the manner of it's
passage, and also that he was opposed
to the coupon feature. In other
words, he showed that he stood fat
footed and firmly upon the platform
OF the Democratic party as announced
IN convention assembled. All who
read the speech must have been i'm
pressed with it as a fair presentation
of the situation, and there are those
who will remember the abuse which
the American heaped upon Judge
Sneed because he had the nerve and
manhood to make such a speech. All
will remember how the lash
was applied until even the Ban.
ner cried, Hold enough" Now,
then, a distinguished gentleman who
was formerly a candidate for Governor
and was defeated, the other day wrote
a letter in which he took occasion 10
desert the platform upon which he
had made the canvass and meeklv
crawled upon the 1908 platform and
Endorsed it, coupons and all. Here i
a man who, a little more than a year
ago, wanted Office and advocated Ger.
tain doctrines in order to get il. Fail.
ing in that, he now repudiates the
platform upon which he made the
race, and indorses a measure which i,
the direct offspring of corruption.
This man was Judge Wright aud The
4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13
Notice Of Final Settlement.

In the Probate Court Of Shelby county, Tenn.
decd.
NHIS is to notify all persons interested in
i the estate of said a w Arnold, deceased,
that l will, at my office, in the city of Mem
phis, on THURSDAY, January 18th, 1889, at
10 o'clock am, take and state tho final set
admir-, etc., of the estate of said A W Arnold
decd.
This January 7th, 1882.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
By HUGH B. CULLEN, D. G. iii 100
Humes Il Postou, ATTORNEYS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13
PUBLIC LEDGER.
Friday EveninE. Jan. Is, Iss2.

THE 1908 case will come up for
hearing in the Supreme Court next
Tuesday, the 18th inst. 1t is under
stood that the lawyers on both sides
are busily engaged in the preparation
of their arguments. No Ease Of equal
interest has come before any court in
the State for many years.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13
Kidney Disease Cured.
CHRIsTIANsDuRa, ". Isl.

CHRIsTIANsBURG, VA, 1881.
Suffering from kidney diseases, from
which / could get no relief either
from medicine or the prominent ply
slcians ofour country, l tried Browns
Iron Bitters, which cured me com.
pletely. A child Of mine recovering
from scarlet fever, had no appetite,
and did not seem to be able TO eat at
all; | gave him Iron Bitters with the
happiest results.
j. KYLE MONTAGUE.
s. Mansfield & Co, W. Il. Wilker-
son 4 Co., and G. W. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13
Health is Wealth =

Dr.. Il. @. WRsr's Nerve Ann Rp,,v r.v,r
KENT; a specific for Hysteria, Dizzinsss Con
yulsiens, Nervous Headache, Mental Bepres
sion, Loss of Memsry, SpermRtorrhoa. finpo-
tenoy, involuntary Emissions, Premature Old
age, caused by over-exertion, self. abuse, or
oong dnsh gisenoe Ehlch leads to misery, decay
zach box contains ono months treatment.
One dollar q box, or six boxes for GIVE dollarsi
EN- Dy mai. prepaid on receipt Of price. we
guaIantee SIX boxes to cure any case. Witt
panied with Eve dellars, We will send m amir.
onaser our written guarantee 10 return the
money II the treatment does not effect q cure.
guarantees issued only by A. RENKERT n
Y wholesale and Retail Druggists, 2l5 Main
receive prompt attention. @xxxiiii65d&W
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13

RY virtue of a trust deed, duly recorded in
u the Registers Office Of Shelby county,
Tenn, book 20 (chatte), page SOS, l will, on
Monday, 2Sd day Of January, 1882,
at the house of A NJ Stoddard & Co. No. 228
Main street. in Taxing District, Shelby coun-
y, Tenn, as trustee, sell at public auction
for cash, one black mare mule, about 6 years
old, l5% hands high. named Kit, and one
brown mare mule about 70 years old, Is hands
high, named Julia, a part Of the property de-
scribe1 in said trust deed, to which reference
is made. will only sell and convey as trus-
tee.
SO l23 JAMES SMYTHE, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13

If you desire a true medicinal tonic
that will positively rid you of all your
ailments and general ill health,
Browns Iron Bitters is the best.
S. Mansfield & Co., w. N. Wilker-
son x Co.. and G.. w. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13

After all the arguments about
c~heapness and quality it appears that
DR.. Bulls cough syrup is the best
remedy for the cure Of coughs and
colds ever offered to the public. The
price is only rs cents a bottle and every
druggist in the land sells and recon-.
mends il.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions, OF youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc, i will send
2 Teeiipe, that will cure you, FREE on
CHARGE, This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary in South America, Send a
golf-addrossed envelope 10 the Rev, JofEPH n.
Imam, Station D, New York City.
6~2xx1iV52d
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13

Hon. T. c. Cain, proprietor Of the
Cain House, at Morristown, one Of the
best aud most noted hotels in East
Tennessee, was in the city yesterday,
on his return from a visit to Bolivar
county, Mississippi, where he has had
mercantile interests for several years.
He was a member of the Legislature
of1S79, and has many friends here in
political, business and social circles.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-13

A Washington correspondent gives
a fresh account of the resignation oil
Conkling and Plat. We quote:
1T was after a sleepless night spent
together that the two Senators walked
into the Senate Chamber. Senator
Conkling is a strictly temperance
man, save on champagne, and was with
his colleague and trusted friend on
this eventful night. The two had
been sitting in Senator Conkling's
rooms, with a case of the choicest
brand at their elbows. They had
talked long and earnestly over the po-
litical situation, and with their very
souls on fire with a sense Of what they
felt to be an injustice they went to the
Capitol. Senator Coukling was worn
or with pain aud mental anxiety and,
being the stronger spirit of the two,
carried his friend with him in the sud-
den plunge. Mr.. Arthur, who knew
all the circumstances, was deeply
panied at the act, and, as he knew il
to be the almost desperate dash of a
man in a frenzy of physical suffering
and wounded pride, stood by them to
the last, and stood with all the power
within his grasp to close the breach
and avoid the crash"
Asleepless night, spent with a case
Of the choicest brand of champagne
was not the sort ola night to promote
to wisdom in the morning.