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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-11
A WOnderiulInventiO for Rail.
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The LEDGER has heretofore, in an
incidental way, made mention Of the
Fennerty patent ventilator, a large
number Of which adorn and make
comfortable some of the most promi-
DeBt buildings of Memphis. This
wonderful invention has gradually
made its way into popular favor, not>
wihstanding the prejudices that
usually stand in the way Of new pat
ents, but not until yesterday was it
made manifest that Mr.. Fennerty had
solved the problem Of thorough, com.
plete and uninterrupted ventilation,
1t has long been q question among
the railroad officials, and q matter Of
serious consideration with the travel
ing public, how to remedy the foul,
malodorous, smoky and dusty air that
peryades the ordinary railway coach,
and many have tried their hands at a
system Of ventilation that would
really ventilate. So far as heard from
all have failed, and it is a pleasure
and pride TO claim for Memphis and
one Of her citizens the honor OF sue
c~essiully solving the problem. When
in the neal future the F~ennerty ven.
tilator becomes one Of the necessary
adjuncts to a passenger coach, travel.
ers who have suffered the miseries Of
the overcrowded smoking cars, will
wonder why such a ventilator had not
been thought Of before. Then there
will be no necessity for open windows,
and their consequent and wei attend,
ing clouds Of dust, The linen buster
will have lost its usefulness, and the
air within the car will be as pure
as the air without. That day
is not far distant. This is all
by way Of introduction, however, and
doesn { tell what was shown to a pleas.
cd aud astonished party Of gentlemen
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. John NJ
Fennerty, the inventor and patenSse OF
the Fennerty ventilator, had a few
days previously put five Of the instru.
ments on one Of the passenger coaches
Of the Mississippi and Tennessee rail.
road, displacing the old fashioned cap
which is used on all the roads. Hav-
ing completed this work, a number Of
our prominent citizens were invited TO
witness the result Of the inventors
labors. At two O'Clock yesterday
afternoon Superintendent Burke, OF
the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad,
kindly placed the veutilator and a To-
comotivo at the disposition Of the
guests and the following gentlemen got
aboard for a Eve mile experimental
"trip; Colonel j NJ White. President
Of the Mississippi and Tennessee rail,
road, Major M Burke, Superintendent
Of the Mississippi and Tennessee rail
road, Colonel } y Nicely, Messrs. M 0
Pearee, I II Milburn, j D Milburn,
General Peter Tracy, Colonel L s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-11
KO-KO TuIu
Place your orders in advance. The
demand is now greater than
the supply.
PERSONAL

Mr.. Ed Becker is among the mum.
Der OF returned citizens.
Mr.. Mas, cashier Of the Manhattan
Bank, has returned from a business
trip to st. Louis.
The Famous trolls, fishing tackle
and gun goods at X. Kupferschmidt's
200 Main street. last
i. Q. Roberts, A. j. V~anlanding.
ham, Little Rock, Colonel w. j,
Keller, Dallas, Texas, are at the Pea.
body Hotel.
Mr.. r. y. Vance has returned from
an EXTENDED Northern trip, combining
business and pleasure, including quite
q stay 10 New York.
Nose Morris has returned from
Northern markets where he purchased
q stock Of fall and winter clothing t
complete his assortmnt. at 1884 Main
Mr.. B. P. Smith and son went East
this merning by way Of the Cl.esa.
peake, Ohio and Southwestern rail,
road, destined to Philadelphia, anC
will be absent some two weeks.
T.. NJ. Richardson is now connected
with the Vanderbilt Insurance Com.
pany, IL Madison street. He is I
young nan Of ine business qualifca
tons and is & valuable accession to thu
company.
During these pleasant afternoon,
many equestriennes can be seen with
their escorts in the suburbs. LadieI
can find a large assortment OF ridinJ
hats and caps at 7. A. Wright & Co.
under the Peabody. Of
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Nichols and Mr.. Kennedy, Of che Ava
lanche, and Mr.. q B Galloway, of the
Peabody Hotel, Messrs, wv Cochran,
George Rubsch, j 7 Fogarty and
others, whose names we failed TO OBJ.
tain. The efficiency Of the ventilator
was shown in many ways and aston.
ished all present. A handkerchief
was held at the mouth Of the tube and
was almost carried away; bits Of paper
were thrown into the tube and went
flying through. Nearly every gentle
mar was smoking and yet there was no
smoke in the ar. The doors and
windows were thrown open and dust
and smoke rushed 10 only to be rushed
out again through the powerful air
tubes. The experiment was entirely
successful and the Fennerty ventilAtor
was unanimously endorsed as one Of
the most important inventions Of the
present day,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-11
Ar ARMS
Between Two Prominent ON
ctRls.

There was a comfortable kind Of a
row in OF rear the Scimitar newspaper
office, on Jefferson street, yesterday
afternoon. The c0mbatants were At
torney General and Editor Turner,
and his x-Assistant Attorney Gener.
al, now U. s. Collector Of Customs,
I. Il. Cassells, colored. The trouble
had its origin over a debt due Mr..
Uassells by q man named Plummer,
connected with the postofice. Todd
in collecting his claim Cassells. il is
said, wrote a letter to the P~ostofice
Department at Washington City. To
offset this, it is also said, General
Turner wrote to the same
department, the object being
to counteract the influence OK
ercised by the Cassells missiye.
Hearing OF this action by General
Turner, the present Collector and
former Assistant Attorney General,
called on the General to inquire why
he had written. The General said. SO
is said, he wrote because be thought
he ought to. 1t was his mission.
Cassells expressed a vigorous opinion
to the effect hat a person who owed a
debt and wouldn't pay it ought to be
hung. The General in reply to a desire
for such heroic treatment on the part
OF the Custom Collector made some
alluslon to..s hundred and fifty or two
hundred dollars, more or less
advanced to the ex- Assistant
Attorney General for use IA
a late political canvass, and also
made some remark about . smaller
sum given to the feminine branch Of
the Cassells family. The collector then
used very bad language, saying some
thing OF Joe Mulhatton's favoritt
pastime, which is we'll known to be
that Of lying, General Turner ther
struck out straight from the shoulder
and caused the mar of epithets e
measure his full length on the floor
Oassells gathered up his scattered
senses and his person and showed q
disposition to lock horns with the
%loorer. The fair junior editor inter,
tered, aud the two could not fight ans
more except in a round about a
Then Mr.. Cassells swore out a warrant
before Esq Quigley, but afterward,
tried to withdraw it. The Genera
was not willing to have il withdraw
and insisted that it should come to ,
trial, expressing himself willing Il
submit the case. 1t is to underg,
hearing by ESQ Quigloy this after.
noon.
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A IuBlLARr JUDGE.
The Appearances Of Solid Looking
Citizens in the City Court Has
Happy Eject on Judge
Hadden,
But It Don't DO the Evil.dOers
ANY Good, as He "Socks a 60
'em" Just the Same.

I'm not much ola prophet. but I'm
going to say by the meuth OF the
Mississippi river, that l think we're
going to dol pretty good cash business
to-day. | see three or four rather sub
stantial looking parties IN my audience
that look as though they might have q
forfeit up. Everything is beginning
to boom nowadays, an don't see why
the business OF this court shouldn't
acquire an upward tendency. II
could only get the boys to stop taking
mixed drinks and come down to The
straight business, we wouldn't have tC
spend so much time in this chamber
solilloquized Judge David Park Had,
den tosday forenoon, after he had re.
posed his frame in the big chair and
giving instructions to Headrick to
stop smoking.
Annie Crisbury and Mrs. Man
ming, | understand you bear the rela'
tion Of mother and daughter. You
are charged with assaulting a lads
named Mrs. Moore with stones, etc. ]
think | know all about this little
affair. It's what we call q Ease o.
half and half, especially the latter
all on account Of q clothes line Of
cistern or something. III let you e
this time, as | see you've got no forfeit
up, but the next time you getinto cour'
with such a trihing case as this III
whack it to you just the same a.
though it was something serious" re
marked the Judge, while he discharg.
ed the assaulters.
Mike Nualey, a French count il
disguise, was-drunk and disorderly OIL
Front street last night and was tryinl
to sing the Marsellaise to the tune o
the Sweet Bye and Bye. He wa
hauled in and was given q cot thai
cost him 81 when his case was review.
ed by Judge Hadden.
Luke Bier claimed to be a govern,
ment employe. and for that reason
thought he was justifable in getting
on a hurrah last night. well, Luke
| believe you're that missing thin
that Darwin used to be always lookinI
for. But as you work for the nation
I'll let you go for &c."
A young man named Marsden wa
taken in last evening for fighting. H,
left $40 forfeit and was given the fol
lowing terrible bluff by His Honor
Young man, you've got $40 up, | see
Now. would you rather have me grasI
those ten bills aud let you 60 withou.
looking into the merits of the case, Oh
give you q trial and let you run thu
risk OF having the fine run up to 81
or 1902" keep the whole business
yelled the culprit, while he made a beI
line for the door.
Fred Few and Pat Griffin had
passage at arms during last night
darkness, which resulted in their be
ing assessed S. each this daylight.
Two risky colored damsels wer
having a jubilee last eve, and becam
so hilarious that they we're gathereI
in by the strong arms OF the law. A
both proved that they were domestic
they were eased down with a 81 ley.
Walter Blake, the negro found wit
q revolver in his possession, wa
whacked $50, and bound over to tn
State.
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Another AppenrAnce.

On Saturday night last w. r.
Brooks, Of Phelps, New York, discov-
cred a singular object in the constella-
ton Of Draco. He was not certain as
TO its real character, but on Monday
night Prof, Lewis Swift, director Of
the Warner Observatory at Rochester,
New York, verified it by means of the
large Warner telescope as being a
comet. 1t is quite large, nearly round
and moving slowly westward. Mr..
Brooks received a special prize Of $3.50
from Mr.. Warner some two months
since, and if there is no prior claim
ant will be entitled to the 5000 prize
on the present discovery.
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THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES.

Fresh oysters, at Signaigo's,
New firm. A. S. and 9. W.
DukesbOrough Tales at Williams.
EAngerOnsLedge confersM. NJ. degree
tonight.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
Children's school shoes from 81 %
to 81 70 at Zsllner's.
Too much dust circulates for the
comfort Of housekeepers and way
larers.
William Denies had transferred a
lot, corner OF Second and jackson
streets. to Miss Mollie Hanna.
Carter, the countryman, will have a
hearing before Squire Quigley next
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
A sure thing for chills,
Try il and be convinced,
Battier's chill tonic, SO Main street.
An advance Of from 20 to 80 per
cent in rents has caused q number Of
stores and other houses to be in want
Of tenants.
Prairie chickens, fresh oysters. red
snappers and fresh meats OF all kinds
at Victor d. Fuchs market, 80 and
Il Jefferson.
A car ventilator was tried down
the Mississippi and Tennessee railway
on yesterday, and worked handsomely
according to all accounts.
True Persian Insect Powder clears
houses Of insects. Imported only by
Fahlen & Xleinschmidt. Joe Walter
agent Tor North Memphis.
Some experienced chewers say that
the small pieces Of Ko- Ko Tulu are
simply delightful and will last at least
a week if his jaws will hold out that
long.
The sales Of tickets in the NEXT
drawing Of the Little Havana Lottery
are progressing satisfactorily, as this is
a popular lottery in this city. The
tickets are only 81 each.
The shady side Of Madison street.
between Main and Front, was thronged
with cottonseed oil men to day fore
noon who seemed slightly anxious TO
effect some kind Of a Combine"
The City School Board is owing
ti2.24O and odd cents. The work M
erecting a schoolhouse and Of buying
desks for use the ensuing scholastic
session stands suspended for the pres
ent.
Seessel's market, 331 Main, will re.
ceive shipments Of Mackinaw trout.
white fish and lake perch for to-mor.
rows market. Choice roll corned
beef is the principal eatable offered
to-day.
Several prominent residents on Ten.
nessee street have had iDjunctions
served by the courts on the Memphis
Vicksburg and New Orleans railway
authorities, TO check their work Of
laying a track on their highway.
Among those who left upon the
round trip on the Memphis and
Charleston excursion we're Miss Mag
gle Rambaut, DR. Southall and wife.
Mr. Frank P%oston, Mr Frank Taylor
Prof Morse s Downs, Mrs Gohlson
clild and servant, Mr. + Il Vance.
MIR c l. Powers, Mr. Butler Jack, Mi
s II Christian aud others. The Louis.
vile and Nashville road sent out Q
big train on their Eastern excursion
last night. Among those who left
we're Mrs Goodman. Miss Lula Good
man, Captain Q NJ Collier, Mr. Jack
Proudft, Mr. J Sinder, Dir 7 d
Hunt, and Charles Fransioli for New
York; Mr. Ben Richmond for old
Point Comfort; Mr. OSchmalmeyer
for Norfolk; Mr. J NJ Young, Mr. Fin.
mic and Mrs Bleckley, for Washing
ton.
The beeger boy, about twenty year,
old, who has been around town for
some days, perhaps several weeks, hat
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-11
The weather.

Our last frost in the spring was on
the 23d Of May, and the same GOODNESS
caused frost up in the Northwest,
where frost occurred on Sunday morn
ing last. The intervening period was
ITO days.
The mercury here at sunrise marked
6l9. Range yesterday 81 TO 74o. The
coolest spot in the country early this
morning was between Keokuk and
Davenport, Iowa, up there 40 to so
was recorded, this being only four or
FIVE degrees above the frost point.
Ne rain any where south Of the
Ohio river for the past 48 hours, and
none fell anywhere north or south last
night except a light sprinkle about
Lacrosse, Wis, on the distant upper
Mississippi, and no rain is indicated
to-day hereabouts, or indeed in the
Missouri or Ohio valleys or the west
Gulf States.
The frost yisitations over the north
western States and Territories on
Sunday and Monday mornings, did no
harm to vegetation south OF the 10th
parallel, above which line but little
fthe corn crop Of the country is pros
duced. Down along the Ohio river
east Of Louisville, the frost nipped the
tobacco CROP, q small portion Of which
had been cut before the frost struck
it, but no material injury resulted to
any other growth, and active exertions
for higher prices made by the specu-
lators in Chicago yesterday is NOT
likely TO hold on.
WASHINGTON, September 1l.-For
Tennessee and the Ohio valley, slightly
warmer and generally fair weather.
with northeast winds and becoming
variable; stationary or lower barome.
ter.
For the upper Mississippi and Mis-.
souri, valleys, iair weather with winds
mostly from southeast to southwest,
lower barometer and stationary OF
slight rise In temperature.
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Runaway.

The ring bolt Of the Little Rock
Railways Express wagon broke at the
corner Of Front and Monroe streets,
this morning, causing the horse, with
the forward wheels of the vehicle, to
part from the rest Of the apparatus
and throwing the driver out on his
face. The horse ran away down Front
street, thence by way OF Towards Row
toward the river. He checked up in
front Of Seessel, Ashner & Co.'s es
tablishment by colliding with a big
sewer or water pipe. The driver was
not hurt very bad, but the wagon had
70 go to the repair shop to DO mended
before it can be used again.
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better move on. His kiniolks in St.
Louis, whom he was SO anxious to re-
gain about ten days ago, when he made
a quarter by calling in the LEDGER
editorial rooms, are no doubt uneasy
about him. 1t is not necessary to wait
for money enough to charter a whole
sleeping car; deck passage on a steam
boat will answer just as we'll, and will
not cost as much. A youth who can
skip up three STEPS at a time, and then
take the asthma, and get lame in both
legs, and have q sore ear and several
other ailments all at once thrown in
for good count. is too talented to re-
main in a country town like this.
Better skip, young man, before the
police take a fancy to you.
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Wall Tinting and Whitening,
A. Mcneil. 25l Third St.


Two weeks from TO morrow Bar.
rett's circus will exhibit here. The
show is now up in Illinois, and is
working toward Us, doing a handsome
business as it travels. Among the
artists Of the troupe are the world re.
pouned equestrian eRobert Stickney,
the dashing horsowoman Emma Lake,
and a host Of other accomplished per.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-11
y, W.. COLEMAN,
Q Asst. Gen'l Pass. AIT.
The Practical Joker Abroad.

Ahe HEucticht Joker
About the meanest thing heard Of
lately is the way a too. coniding young
sewing machine agent Of this city was
treated the ether evening by q practi-
cal joking friend. The aforesaid 8. m. a.
had announced his intention Of start
ing tor the great news center Of the
country on the night in question, and
had completed all his arrangements,
even to the purchasing Of his ticket.
The p.j. I. got him out for a walk after
supper, with the usual result, and then
took him to the wrong depot. His
victim has been confined to his room
ever since, and il was only through
the most rigid cross-6ring that the
above facts we're wrung from him.
Really, the practical joker must 90;
he has wrought more misery and dis.
appointmentin this world ofours than
alcohol, war, p%estilence, famine, or
even John himself.
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At COlsman's Cigar Palace
JUST IN.
FlgarOs, Imported,
%BaImOrals, Imported,
And 10000 assorted fine Cigars, which
will b. retailed at 8 cents each by
Sol Coleman, Importer.
D. ]. DuGH q Co.

Messrs. j. j. Duffy and Lee P
Cummins have established a cotton
grocery and commission house at No
238 Main street, under the firm name
Of j. j. Duffy g. Co. The new estab.
lishment starts out with every indica.
ton Of a permanent and hearty sue,
cess. Mr.. Duffy has the advantage
Of a prior experience in this line Of
trade, and to his immense circle OIL
acquaintance, he has the benefit Of
shrewdness, energy, capital and a de.
termination 10 stay. Mr.. Cummins
also enjoys a reputation for sterling
worth, honesty and business capacity
The new firm will keep a full line o.
goods, aud promise to sell as low AZ
the lowest.
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E[O-E[O,
WHOLESALE and RETAIL,
SPECHT & WALTER,
mo NIarket TeIgram.

The Chicago telegram to the Mer-
chants Exchange quotes 0 r s So 80,
and zoe below last nights close. Lard
81 l74, and 25c down. Mess pork
Oil 20, and 323o cheaper. Wheat $50,
aud l4c lower. Corn solo, and lsc
down. The bulls we're happy yester.
day over their success in driving val
ues up, and to day the bears are 10
clover,
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ADDITIONAL t

LIVERPOOL, September Il, 900 p.m.-
Cotton hardening. Uplands, s 1l-l8d; Or
leans 3 l8-l6d. Sales to-day, 10000 bales.
Receipts, 1920 bales; American, SGOS.
Futures opened hrm,advanced 1-32d then
receded and closed quiet at the opening
figures.
NEW YoRK, September II, 1887 p.m.-
Cotton quiet and steady. Ordinary. 7
ll-l6ci good ordinary, 8 l5-l6c low mid
ding, 9Ae middling, 1910; good mid
ding, lOHci middling fair, i1Hc; fair.
l2c. Futures ere steady at |. 10 4points
below yesterdays closing prices.
NEW 0RLEASs,S September II, il,8Oam.
Lotion firm. Middling, 8 l8-lGc. Sales
to-day, 800 bales. Receipts TODAY.
at Galveston, 1880 bales, against Oh
samoday last year AZ New Orleans, 1879.
against 6s2; Mobile 27l, against 487; Sa-
yannah log, against 1865 Norfolk 1919,
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KO-KO,
Wholesale and Retail,
sPEOHT & WALTER.
Grand Palace Car Excursion 10
Chicago.

NMACUHOs
The Great jackson Route" Gil.
linois Central railroad) will run a
popular excursion to Chicago, Wednes.
day, September 18th, as follows :
Leave Grand junction at 9.l5 am
fare for the round trip only $l075.
Leave Milan at 1920 noon; fare for
the round trip only 1926. Leave
Fulton at 2 pm fare for the round
trip only IS. Return tickets good for
20 days from date Of sale. Applica-
lions for sleeping car berths should be
made without fail to Mr.. j. II. Merry,
New Orleans, on or before Saturday,
September 9Th. This is certainly o
rare opportunity to visit friends in the
vicinity Of Chicago and attend the
world,renowned Chicago Exposition
"A word to the wise is sufficient"
j. +. MERRY,
Gen. West. Pass. Agt.
j. W. COLEMAN,
8 Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agt.
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Henry Luehrmanh's Terrace
Garden.
First shell Oysters this season
New York, Shrewsbury and
Counts, st


NFFaad EXeursIOn 90 chicago.
The rate from Memphis to Chicago
and return for the grand excursion
September 18th will be $40 40 via the
Chesapeake, Ohio aud Southwestern
railroad, with tickets good for twenty
days. Tain leaves Memphis at 1926
o'clock a m. September 18th, and ar
rives at Chicago at 7;20 o'clock am.
September 18th. This certainly al.
lords as cheap and delightful a trip as
has been offered from Memphis this
season. Full information as to sleep
ing car reservations, eto., furnished at
the general office, No. 2SS Main street.
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The combination board at the pool
room on Monroe street paid sixteen
dollars and fifty cents on an invest.
ment Of fifty cents yesterday.
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CAUTlON!
On each package Of
KO-KO Tulu Chewing Gum

is a fac-simile Of the signature Of the
manufacturer, which is engrOssed on
pink paper. Be surO and buy the
genuine.