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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
The Boss EIackblrd story,
IOnia. Mich. Sentinel.


1t is, perhaps, not known that the
city Of Ionia has been invaded by the
army worm. Hearing that they were
at work on the prairie between the
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee
road and Grand river, we walked ove-.
there this forenoon to see. The story
proves to be too true. The whole
prairie looks as if it had been turned
over. Millions of the worms are at
work, and almost every blade Of grass
has been attacked. They appeared
some time last week on the piece of
ground owned by the Hon. George
W. Weber, aud have been and appear
to be still travelling westward. They
had not reached the high water road
this morning, but we're pushing on
vigorously in that direction. Myriads
Of blackbirds, yellow birds and robins
were lowering over the place mest
infested, evidently making a meal Of
the worms. Just in front Of the right
flank of the army Of worms is a corn
field, and along the east fence, which
separates it from the meadow, a line
Of blackbirds is stationed, in as
good order as if marshaled
for a fight, under a military leader.
They would fly in a solid mass to the
ground, as if attacking something,
and then fall back to the position on
the fence, from which they repeatedly
advanced in a body. Those black
birds" said John H. WEIGH, who was
with us, ARE protecting that corn
Surely enough, examination showed
that the pestiferous insects had come
up to the fence, but had not gone an
inch beyond, and none could be seen
on the corn. But a large number Of
dead worms could be seen on the
ground where the birds had been east
Of the fence. 1t is certain that the
birds had made havoc with the worms,
and it really looked as if they had a
design in it to keep them out of the
corn6eld. Who will kill birds after
observing such things as this2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
He Forgot That.

After he had explained that the old
woran was bound aud determined to
have a new bedroom carpet, and that
being he was in town he thought he
would take it home and surprise her,
he added that he wanted enough In
ham carpet to cover a room seven by
eleven.
you mean ingram" said the
dealer.
"Well, l s'pose it's all the same.
How much is that piece2"
Seventy cents a yard"
Awful steep, but kinder pury.
How long will it lastP"
"0h, ten or twelve years."
Gan it be turned2"
eyes"
Anything to get out OF repair"
"Nothingl"
"Will the colors fade2"
"They are warranted not TO-"
Seventy cents a yard. sh2 Well,
rather like it. Can the old woman sew
it together2"
"0h, yes"
"Aud l can nail it down, 1 reckOn2'
you can"
The number Of yards required were
cut of, rolled up and paid for, and the
buyer soon departed. Two hours had
passed and his call had been forgotten
when he drove up to the store, leaped
to the walk, and rushing in he called
out:
"Hang me, If l hadn'tgot four milel
out Of town when l suddenly remem.
bered that l didn't ask you il the
blamed thing would WAshl"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
The Wrong Fur.
Detroit Free Press.

A very excited colored brother
hunted up an officer ~patroling High
street, and said hal he had long borne
the abuse Of a man of his color, who
was then in a house on the next block,
and added:
II doan' want to broke de law, but
de time has arrove when | mus crush
dat pusson to de Dust"
If | catch you fighting l shall
have to take you down." replied the
officer.
II can't help it, sah--cau't help il.
nohow. If dat pusson makes his dis.
appearance on de street while I'm
aroun' de fur am gwine to fly, if l die
fur i'll He's slandered me an lied
about me, an lie gwine to krush him
same as you would a tiger"
The officer passed on to the end o.
his beat, and returned to find the
crusher with his back to the fence anC
a woman lending him a wet rag to binC
his head up.
Lets see. You are the man who
was goingtO crush some one2" observed
the officer.
Il spects l are"
Did he come out2"
II spects he did"
did the fur Hy2"
Deed, sab. it did, but de troubl,
wY dat it was de wrong furl De onery
sc6undrel refused to be crushed"
And now2"
We'll, lie gwine to gt healed up an
lick his brudder in-lawl Pour on som,
mo- water, missus, for dis ole heaC
begins to swim agin."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
strnnra Condnct of an Actresa.
New York Tribune, q.

New York Tribune, "a.
It was stated yesterday at the Amer
lean Theater, on Third avenue, that
the trouble in that place on Saturday
night was the result Of Miss Bucking-
ham refusing to 20 on the stage at the
right time and insisting on coming
before the curtain at the wrong time.
The curtain had gone down on Ma
zeppa dashed to the Wild steed Of Tar
tary, and the audience was applauding
the patriotic remarks Of the Polish
exile, when Miss Buckingham recol-
lected that she hads bill Of $50 to pay,
and she asked her husband, William
Petit, to getit from Manager Parker.
Tuesday is pay day at the American
Theater, but as last week was the close
of the season, the actors were to be
paid on Saturday night, after the per-
formance. Mr.. Parker sent Miss
Buckingham $1l3, leaving a balance
of about $50 due her and her COM
pany. She expressed dissatisfaction
at this, and sent for the manager.
He went to her, but refused
to talk with her, because, as
he says, he did not think
that she was responsible for her Ac-
tons. Miss Buckingham refused to
60 on with the performance; the lights
were turned down and the audience
informed that the play had ended.
In the meantime Miss Buckingham
insisted upon going before the curtain
and making a statement. The prop
erty clerk attempted to hold her, but
after being slightly choked made his
exit by the left first entrance. Miss
Buckingham then kicked open the
side Of a lower box, where we're seated
the managers wife and a few friends,
stepped over on the stage, and ex-
planned to the audience that she had
not been paid. The audience Ne
manned and became rather demon
strative. On the arrival of Captain
Williams and a platoon of officers the
hall was cleared. Miss Buckingham
refused to leave the place until per
suaded to do so by an officer. Mr..
Petit said to Mr.. Parker that her
conduct was strange, but that she
would probably apologize. All Of the
performers we're paid off in tull after
the distul bance was over.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
KsthetIc PIaIhouses.

Manager Abbey, recently home from
abroad, says of foreign p~lsyhouses as
compared with our own: "0h, our
theaters here are vastly superior to
the Eoglish ones, and the latter arc
Just as far ahead of the French. The
Lyceum Theater is very large and is
one Of the handsomest l ever saw, but
it is inconveniently arranged. If you
want to get into the orchestra stalls
you have to go up a long, narrow stair
case, down another one, and through a
narrow passage. That plan would
make things interesting in case of q
ERE, wouldn't it? The Criterion The
alter is entirely underground, with the
top gallery exactly on a level with the
street. All the English playhouses
are hot and 'stuHy.' French thsaters
are worse; they are shabby and terri
bly, dirty. The carpets are changed
once every fifteen years, and soap and
water are things that are entirely I'M
known there"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
Arrival Ofthe Chinese EmbaSsa.
dor.
New York Tribune, "A

Cheng Tsao Ju, the Chinese EN-.
bassador, and his suite, returning
from Spain, arrived at this port yester-
day morning by the steamer Ger
manic, OF the White Star Line. The
ambassador and his party drove to
the Grand Hotel, where rooms had
been prepared for their reception. A
mass of official correspondence had
accumulated, which engaged the at
tcntion of the ambassador all day.
Chui Chi Yeung, the chief secretary
and interpreter to the Embassy, who
was educated at an English school in
Hong Kong, speaks English Huently.
He expressed himself as well pleased
with Spain, except that the weather
was warm, but New York, he thought,
was warmer. Business matters Of
some urgency demand the attention of
the Legation, and the ambassador, he
said, will make only a brief stay in
New York for the present. he will
leave here probably on Tuesday
morning for Washington,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
A Strange Fish on Exhibition,
New York Tribune. a.

ApH AOAA AiibuuGt AZ
A nondescript specimen Of a fish
which was left on the sandy shore at
Rockaway by the ebb tide on Friday
last is now being exhibited by its cap
tors, two fishermen, at Pier No. %
East river, opposite Fulton market.
The fish is a shapeless mass of fish
flesh, four feet long and as broad as il
is long. One fin projects from its back
like the sail Of q cat. boat, while the
other fin reaches down from its belly
like the center board Of a yacht. 1t il
guiltless Of a tail. Its weight is al.
legged to be 40 pounds. A curious
throng Of sight. seers gathered around
it yesterday, and between great expec
torations Of tobacco juice commented
upon the looks Of the thing"
You see it has no method of de.
fense," said its captor. ITS mouth il
not two inches 10 diameter"
Il think" remarked an old fisher
man, "that it is an escaped cross be
tween q dog-fish and a skate"
VI have seen the likes of il once be
fore" said a grizzled sea captain
"TWas 10 the Mediterranean on,
Sunday evening, and we lay close il
the harbor Of Toulon. The plagne,
thing swan up to the side and begaI
to eat the barnacles off the vessel.
fred a rife at his head and the bal
bounced off aud skipped over tn
water, while the fish started of with
revolving motion, and the phosphor
e%scence flying from bis back made hir
look like a wheel Of FIRE going throug'
the water"
! The captain was taken to q side doc
of a neighboring bar.
The thing was pronounced a "bull
FISH,"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
what a Former Invalid said.

81 suffered for years from an ex.
haustive weakness, and wal fast
approaching consumption. l feltthat
insanity and a premature grave wat
inevitable; but thanks TO Brown
Iron Bitters, | am restored TO perfect
health Of mind and body" If you
too, are i'll, may not this remedy
restore your heaith2
8. Mansfield u Co, W. N. Wilker.
son 4 Co., and g. ". Jones 4 Co.
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27

Mrs. Mary Morey, of Camden, N.
j., writes: Browns Iron Bitters has
cured me of much suffering and dis
tress, resulting from dyspepsia, urin-
airy trouble, and weak lungs. 1t has
made me very regular in my habits,
and | feel in perfect health. Life is
very happy to me now"
s. Mansfield 4 Co., W. N. Wilker-
son & Co.. and G.. W. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
diforss NotIce.

No. 45S, RD-In the Probate Court Of shslhv
county, Tenn.oJulius A Taylor, admit Of
MIDI Stewart, decd, VS.. Sarah Stewart
ct al. 800
RI appearing from bill fled herein, that this
i Isl proceeding instituted for the purpose
OF winding up tho estate OF NJ d L Stewart,
vent laws Of the State of Tennessee; II IA
therefore ordered that all persons having
claims against said estate, make their appear.
ance herein, at the courthouse Of our Ssid
court, on or before the FIRST Monday in No
yember, ~, exhibit their demands properly
parties hereto, or their claims will DO forevsS
barred both IN law and equity. w
This July q, 1882.
copy-Attest:
By HueH B. CULLEN, d g.
Taylor q Carroll, soils for eOmpl,t.
10I ION tea FIa
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
New York Times.

The Japanese arc making very rapid
progress in education. 1t had its be.
ginning not quite eleven years ago. In
1872 not less than $1,000 government
schools we're established, conducted
on European principles, the average Of
schools being one TO every GAO inhab-
itants. In two years the number Of
schools was augmented until the pupils
exceeded 400,0 00. II at the commence
ment Of this wonderful educational
movement there was some confusion,
owing TO the inCapacity Of European
teachers and the want Of Interchange
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27

No. 4295-In tho Chanoerv nA.., &c sbslbv
Qber OF al. "A vs. Np''
appearing from the bill which Is sworn to
AZ "a tnls cause, that the defendant, KobTt II
vDeIi 10 a resident Of the state AZ Mis-
hSprl and q nonresident Of The State OF
tennesseei IT Is therefore ordered that
NO make his appearance herein, At Inc,
9ouithouse Of Shelby county, In Memphis.
TENDER, 1889, and plead, answer or demur Ia,
complainant bill, or the same will be- tafen,
tor confessed, ~ TO him and set for hoarins
exipartes and that a copy Of this order bs,
pusIsned once 2 week, for four suscoSsiy0l
This 18th day Of July, 1852.
A oopy-Attest.
n..Ry BLACK, Closk and Master.
By N Bradley, d. o. Am.
Myers y Sneed, soils for eompl't.
II5 Ia IN lSi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27

mantle pages the wonder grows as 70
when all these remarks we're made
and how there could be found time
enough in the short space Of twens.
four hours to deliver these voluminb1s
speeches. They constitute-that is,
many Of them do-a record Of nothing
that was done in Congress, and show
q portion of the occupation Of the
leisure hours Of Congressman.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
Sir WnIler Gcolrn Study.

From "A Visit 10 the Home Of Sir Walter
Scott" IA St. Nicholas for August.
The study used by Sir Walter Scott
at Abbotsiord is a small room adjoin-
ing the library. A gallery reached by
a hanging stair, and filed with books,
runs around it. In the center stands
Sir Walters chair and desk just as he
left them. At this desk he wrote
most of the "Waverly Novels" and
after his death we're found in it,
neatly arranged, a number Of small
articles which had belonged TO his
mother when he was a sick child and
shared her room, and which he had
been accustomed to seeing upon bel
table. They were placed so that hi
eyes could rest upon them while he
worked, as if he would borrow inspira'
ton from the hottest recollections o,
his childhood.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27

Letter heads, bill heads, bills Of
lading, envelopes, hand bills and every
other kind ofjob printing executed in
the best style and at the lowest prices
at the PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
office and blank book mandatory, IL
Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
NoIice oil FIRaI SeIlIomenI.

Ne, sr3s-In the Probate Court Of Shelby
county, 'Ienn.-G V Margorum, admir- Of w
HBrand, decd.
UHIS Is 10 notify all persons Interested in
i the estate Of said w Il Brand, deceased,
that l will, at my office, in the city Of Mem.
phis, on SATURDAY, Augutt 9Th, 1852, at II
o'clock Am, take and sta'o the FINAL sottle.
ment ofthe accounts of v MarRerum as al.
pinistIator ofthe estate Of said W II Brand,
deceased.
This July 10, 1889.
By HUoH B. CULLEN, D. o.
Goodwin 4 doodlOe, Atty'L IglN
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27

Keep it in the House-that it may
be promptly administered in all sudden
attacks OF cholera morbus, cramps,
d~iarrhea, collie, or any affection o the
bowels, for which DR.. Jayne's Carmin-
alive Balsam is an etfectual remedy.
At this season Of the year every family
will find in it a useful and reliable
curative. thtusat
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
Undecided R~Iurdcrers.
Philadelphia Times.

That 50 mtny murderers should
escape seems discreditable TO The
police, and yet this state Of things is
not confined TO America. Even in
Paris, where at least the detectives
ara the best in the world, there have
been fourteen murders since 1873. the
perpetrators Of which have not been
detected, and in England there have
been eight such unpublished murdeys
within eighteen months. 1t is small
wonder, in the face of this last fact.
that 50 many aSsassins have ESCAPED
in Ireland.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
UnspOken Congressional EIo.
quenee.

The Journal wbieh.is published from
day to day at government eIpense
ought to change its name. II is nov
called the Congressional Record. II
is in effect the Congressional Conve.
%nience, and should be thus designated.
Az ws look over i've thrilling and 70.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27

The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
office and book bindery is prepared to
execute work with neatness and dis.
patch, and at as low rates Os any com.
petitor,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27

For increasing the physical and
mental strength, and augmenting the
faculty Of endurance, nothing acts so
like a charm as Browns Iron Bitters.
s. Mansfield & Co., W. N. Wilker.
son & Co., and G.. w. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
Louisiana State Lottery COnDanV,

incorporated in 1858 for rs years by the Leg
islature for Educational and Charitable pur-
peses-with a capital ofsl 900, 0o0-to which o
reserve fund Of $500 900 has since been added.
w an overwhelming popular vote its fran
ohise was made q part Of the present State
Constitution adopted December I'd, AID, 1879.
The only Lottery ever voted on and Endorsed
By the people Of any State.
II never scales or postpones. Its Grand
single Number Drawings take place
sPLENDID OPPORTUNITY Tts
IA WIN A FORTUEEI
EIGHTH GRAND DRAWING. CLASS
Ii, at New Orleans, Tuesday, August 8,
~1Ss2-l47th Monthly Drawing.
Look at the following Scheme, under the
exclusive supervision and management of
Gen. 9. 7. BEAuREGARD, Of Louisiana,
and Gen. IUBAL A. EARLY, Of VIrglnia,
who manage all the drawings Of this Compa.
ny, both ordinary and seml-annual, and attest
the correctness. of the published Official Lists,
Capital Prize, SIS, 900.
100000 Tickets NJ Five Dollars Each.
| EEAGGtnma. In Rhffha I'm unr0HA-hao-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

WILLIAM q. BATE, for GOVERNOR
P.R R. ATHY, for Sheriff.
A. .VAUGgAN, for Clerk Of Criminal Court
Al HAIR s, for County Trustee.
JOHN +. McCALLUM, for County Register
P. NJ. WINTER for County Court Clerk.
JOSEpH UHL. for Circuit Court Clerk.
B. j. KIdBR0UGH,
for Attor -ey-9eneral Bartlett Court.
T. GRESHAM.
Tor Clerk Of the Bartlett Court.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-27

The Public Is requested carefully to nosioe
the new and Enlarged Scheme to be drawn
Sg- CAPITAL PRICE, $3.50 ~
Tickets only %. ShaF es in prOpOrtl0m
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-10-27

mary schools. The exercises of the
school, in which the little ones had
exhibited proficiency, had been con-
cluded, and the children sat with fold
ed hands and eager eyes,-as all have
at some period in their lives,
to know what the gentleman would
say. Possessed of very happy facul-
ty of talking to children, he soon had
the little ones close attention and in
terest. His remarks took catecheti-
cal turn, and he asked the children as
to the authorship of some of the bless
ings which they enjoyed. Some prop
erly said their parents, and others
thinking that, being a clergyman, he
desired them to say "God," so made
response. Another question followed
of similar purpOrt, and the same
general answer was made. Thinking,
possibly, to draw them out, he asked:
"What else do they [parentsl do ~
A little voice piped up promptly and
earnestly They lick as :"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-10-27
The Etna Life.

The steadiness with which the old
and reliable Ktna Life Insurance
Company adds to its assets and sur
plus shows that its methods have at
tanned that completeness, and it's hold
upon the confidence of the country is
such, that with the regularity of the
seasons it runs its course, distributing
its blessings and increasing year by
year the area of its usefulness. So ad-
mirable is the system by which its
affairs are conducted, so wisely and
economically managed is it, that it is
not strange that it is innenched so
strongly in popular favor, and that it's
members who have been longest in
sured in it are lOudest in its praise.
In point of strength the Etna can
boast that it is second to none and can
point to its great surplus as an anchor
age which will hold it firm against any
possible shocks that may occur. But
as the past has had no shocks for the
Etna-as it has moved serenely
through the most trying financial or
deal undisturbed-it is safe to say,
such is the perfection of its manage
ment, that the future has none in store
- Weekly Item, Philadelphia. E. E.
Sargent is general agent of the Ktna
Life
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-10-27
The sunday school.

The International Sunday School
Lesson committee met on Wednes-
day, Oct. 25th, in Washington, ID. c.,
tn select the lessons for 1884. The les
sons for 1888 were selected by the COM
mittee in September, 1881, at SaratO-
ga, and were published before the close
of that year. For the first six months
the lessons are in the first fourteen
chapters of the book of Acts. The last
six months of the year the lessons are
i'm the books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth
and LIST Samuel. The committee con-
sist of II members as follows: Rev. j..
II. Vincent, ID. D., (chairman), New
Jersey; Rev. John Hall, ID. D., New
York b. F. Jacobs, Esq, Illinois !;
Rev. Warren Randolph, ID. D., (secre-
tary), Rhode Island Prof. p. g. Gil
lett, LID, Indiana Rev. Richard
Newton, ID. D., Pennsylvania Rev. b.
VI. Palmer, ID. D., Louisiana Rev. w.
G. Z. Cunningham, ID. D., Tennessee !;
Franklin Fairbanks, Esq, Vermont !;
Rev. J. A. BrOadus, ID. D., Kentucky !;
Rev. II. l.. Baugher, ID. D., Pennsylva
mia Rev. Jas. A. Worden, New Jer-
sey Rev. ID. II. MacVicar, ID. D., Que
bee Rev. John Potts, Ontario.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-10-27
LYNDON.

At the village meeting last week
LyndOnville voted to instruct the trus-
tees to buy fire-engine, provide hose,
and procure suitable place to store
the same. w. H. Fletcher was elected
member of the board of trustees,
vice Pearl resigned. The board is now
made up as follows: w. H. Fletcher,
A. w. HoughtOn, J. C. Jones, S. S.
Thompson, Chandler Bullock. The
first three were elected water commits
sioners and instructed to supply the
village with water and were given
"carte blanche" as to cost. The trus-
tees are empowered to bond the village
for an amount sufficient to defray the
cost of the water works. ID. NJ. Silsby
was elected chief engineer of the fire
department.
John Noyes, who was for many years
Il resident of this town, died at st.
JOhnsbury last Sunday at the age of
eighty-five years. His funeral occurred
here on Monday.
George Wright, who was supposed
to he fatally injured on the railroad at
st. Johnsbury last summer, returned to
his work last week.
A petition to the legislature, favor
ing the proposed constitutional prohib-
itOry amendment, signed by 10 per-
sons, was forwarded to our representa-
tive this week. No attempt was made
to canvass the town for signatures,
which accounts for the comparatively
small number of names.
Lyman Woodbury. died on Wednes-
day of last week of typhoid fever, af
ter an illness of three weeks. His re-
mains were taken to Concord for burr
al. He leaves a wife and three small
children in destitute circumstances.
George Aver and a part of his thumb
were divorced at the box-shOp on Sat
urday week.
Albert StOddard and family removed
last week to Lowell, Mass, where they
will keep a boarding house.