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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-17
no bridge RniIders.

WE have large contract for pile bridging
w ON the Memphis, Viekshurg and New
Orleans railroad, between Vickshurg and
Memphis This will open large \ II 70 th'
bridge builder. the lumb and the saw NIL
;nterests and the common laborer. FOL
further inform alton, address the undersigned
AZ 1S SisN'O"is' M MoOALLA, GATES koO.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-17
Assignee Notice.

HAVING been appointed and qualified a,
II Assignee Of Joseph sehaeier Co, all
creditors are notified to file their claims at
once, and debtors must pay up.
Memphis, Februaty. II ls@,
JOHN ! DUFFY, Assignee;
PosroN 4 POsTos, Attys. HS l5s
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NOTICE.

T1RoM and after thl OATS Esquire. George
Il r. Powell will occupy Office No. Madison
street, lately occapisd By W; = Hoo SLa ,
Nj Winters are in the same office with T. 3.
Mallory, All claims promptly attended 70 BY
Il. s. Mallory and u, X. Weatheriord, Depu
" Sheriff., and Il. Il. Colby, Constable, alse
Poll aud Tax list of Sixth and Ninth
vsatds for 1872 ~ lAl
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-17
CAFE. FLEISCHMANN & co.
CnMDnRSSEn YEAST.

The undersigned are now delivering the
above yeast, daily, to all parts OF the city,
Our customers will confer favor up9n us ~
vey. 0TTO SOHWILL n CO.. ACTS lot
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ClearInghoIse Renort.

Olearinga. Balances.
Saturday, Feb. l6...s T99. SS5 o. Si,TaB IS
Thus far this week.l,2 2.i68 Is 2li,S60 IS
Same time last w'k l,3l5 ~ q 3ls5l5 S.
SANG time last year. 75s 1928 s. 1854 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-17
ELECTION NOTICE.
THE annual meeting of the stockholders o
J. the
Memphis Gas Light Co..

will be held at the ofi,e Of the company, No.
5s Madison street, Memphis, Tenu., ThUkS,,
DAY. MARCH LIST, 1888, to elect seven ~
Directors to serve The COMPANY, tue ensuing
year Election from 10 am. to Pm.
iSsIsS JOSEPH CRAIG. sec,y.
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c. 1. Hoist ( BRO,,.
ELECTION NOTICE.

Office SECRETARY IMsH-AMERIoASB 4 l. Assn
Memphis, Tenn. FEBRUARY TO- 1883.
A I the next regular meeing OF this asso-
N citation. to be held TUESDAY, FEB. 20,
1883, an election for NINE DIRECTORS TO
serve the ensu ng year will tale place.
M. GAVIN, President,
JouN W. GRAHAM, Secretary. 1H ll6
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Music books, magazines, illustrated
papers, etc., bound at the PUBLlo
LEDGE 9NiVdery, ID Madison street
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07

in graceful note published in the beginning o' the volume, acknowledges the comp,f. ment. The author devotes his first chapter to short sketches of Wh1ttier's ancestors, and in the second gives description of the Pur- itans and Quakers of early New England, and shows how the Quaker influence became dominant in the Whittier family. A picture of the old Whittier homestead, description of the house and grounds about it, and 8 portrait of Whittier's mother, make the next chapter specially interesting. The sketch of the life and work of the poet is full and emi- nently just. The value of this work is much enhanced by full Whittier bibliography, by an appendix containing personal sketch of Whittier, some of his earlier poems, and other interesting matter, and by complete index. The volume contains two portraits of the poet, one from daguerreotype taken at the age of thirty, the other showing his present appearance, portraits of his mother and aunt, and engravings of Whittier's birth place, and of Oak Knoll, Danvers, Mass Published by James k. Osgood < Co.,, Bos- ton, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07
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Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07

Some housing person has discovered 8 speech made by Speaker Carlisle in 1876, when he was first candidate for Congress, in which he said: deny that the United States is nation; it is vicious system that has destroyed sovereign States and oppressed nine millions of people in the South. If 6 State has no right of secession, she certainly has the right of revolution.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07

The committee appointed in town meeting yesterday to investigate the expenses of the town government is good one. If the gen. tlemen who compose the committee will give proper attention to the matter we shall soon know where the extravaganza, if there Is any, is
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07
A BIG HIT.

0. ECLEoTRIC! What does it mean?
 A. Selected and Electrified.
 Q. What about Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil?
 A. Pleasss the people.
 Q. How?
 A. Cures their aches cures neuralgia, rheumatism, lameness bruises scalds bites, sprans strains and pains; does all this and more
 O. What?
 A. AS remedy for coughs and colds 1t would be difficult to find anything equal to Dr. OiI It will asthma and catarrh almost invariably. O. Guaranteed, is it?
 A. Every Bottle, or Money Refunded.
 Q. Good! It's what they call patent though that sounds bad.
 A. Never mind the sound. Try it
 O. I'll do 1t. Whats the expense?
 A. Fifty cents for small, one dollar for large. Q. Cheap enough. Who sells Dr. Thomas Ecec- tric Oil?
 A. Drugglsts everywhere.
 (Dr. Thomas Eclectric OH has proved to be big hit It is sold more and gives better and gen. eral satisfaction than other competitive medicine manufactured.) Foster, MiIburn & Co.,, Props,
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.

One of the witnesses in the trial of ''the Pocasset murderer" unconsciously said a good thing. He believed the prisoner to be crazy because he did not care about money,
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07

In 8 discussion of the divorce problem by the New York Congregational club the other night George Wilcox, lawyer, made novel suggestion. He said that the reform should begin farther back than is usually thought He advocated law compelling the promise of marriage to be in writing. This would prevent many breach of promise trials and it would also result in more delibsration and forethought in contracting marriage engage ments.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07

An interesting school is to be opened in Chicago early in the coming year. This school will differ from the High school in emitting from it's required studies foreign and ancient languages in giving prominence to mechanical drawing, and particularly in afording scientific instruction and actual practice in the care and use of tools. Throughout the course, one hour per day, or more will be given to drawing, and not less than two hours per day to shopwork The remainder of the school day will be devoted to study and recitation. Before graduating each pupil will be required to construct a machine from drawings and patterns made by himself. A diploma will be given on gradua- tion. Candidates for admission to the first year must be at least fourteen years of age, and must present sufficient evidence of good moral character. They must pass satisfac- tory examination in reading, spelling, writ ing, geography, English composition, and the fundamental operations of arithmetic as ap- piled to integers, common and decimal frac- tions, and denominate numbers Ability to use the English language correctly is essen- tially desired. Pupils furnish their own books, drawing instruments and material aprons, overalls and pocket tools. Shop tools are provided by the school. The at- mosphere of the school must be one of moral purity and earnest work. No pupil will be retained whose habits &re immoral or idle, or whose presence is for any reason an injury to his fellows. The school does not teach trades. Its aim is more comprehensive-it lays the foundation for many trades, and at the same time recognizes the value of intel lectual discipline.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07

Corsets, Bustles and HOopskirts. A IL marked down regardless of cost. We also A make to order the above articles. All work guaranteed at
 Mrs. J. E. COlvIn's Ladies' Furnishing Store
 sel9 3n1 1S8 CHAPEL STREET.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07
Foster, MiIburn & Co.,, Props. :, de1 dkv1g Buffalo, N. Y.
Elegant Christmas Presents

Given away to all our customers who buy BUTTER. Cigars given to gentlemen and perfumery to ladies on Saturday, next all free. Gall in and try Choice Cream Butter 25c Ib., 4 Ia
 lbs, for $1. Good Sweet York State Butter 200 h. Butter in ID pas $ 37 IS lb tubs Butter S3 30 ID tubs Butter S6.90; 56 ID tubs Butter SIP.
 Best St. Louis Flour $6.75 per bbl; Best New Pro- cess $8 per bbl; by the bag S5c and $L10. Pure Old Gov. Java Coffee 25c ID. Best Mixed Tea, wi genuine China Cup and Saucer, 55c ID. Fine Teas 35c lO. Tea Dust 200 lb.
 LEHIGH COAL. Save 25c ton by buying of
 GEO. w. H. HUGHES.
 INDEPENDENT COAL DEALER def 3A CHURCH STR EEiEHr
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07

The records of crime in Ireland are en- couraging in that they show, for the first time since 1876, falling of in the number of offences of serious kind Since 1876 there had been 8 steady increase until from 6,291 the number had risen to 11,915. But in the year 1881 the number fell to 10, 6O6. Against this favorable showing, however, is to be set the fact that the number of lighter offenses, usually chased as cases disposed of summarily, increased by more than Il, 358, the total being 217, ,551.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07

Those who eat canned poultry will be in terested in the statement that forty tons of tainted poultry was received in Boston about ThanksRiving time, of which thirty tons, af- ter having been stamped by the inspector as unfit for food, was sent to the canners MT. Davis is the inspector, and the Boston Her. aid says: MT. Davis frankly admits that he has been employed in buying poultry in can- ming, and that he has bought that which was "too sour" to be sold to consumers. He be- lievss that such poultry can be rendered per- fsctly sweet by any skillful cook or canning establishment. He says that he has gone into the business of buying poultry for the canners with 8 conscience perfectly clear ,and that he has admitted no bird in his purchases which retained animal heat, or in which the beginning of decay was apparent. Other packing concerns have been his competitors in this Thanksgiving buying of poultry, and they got some lots which he meant to bone, and have taken lots which he would not bone, for the reason that they were too bad.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07

A question has just been decided in the county court at Portsmouth, England, in- volving husband and wife and mother-in- law. The husband is an engineer on one of
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07

The Charleston (South Carolina) News and Courier advises the members of the legisla- ture, many of whom are said to favor the proposed repeal of the Civil Rights bill, to lot the bill alone, believing that this will be the wiser and better course, in spite of the fact, which it assumes, that the law is un- necessarily stringent and probably unconsti- tutionaI. ''Thsre is no possibility, !" it says, 'of any serious inconvenience from the law, and if it be found injurious or irksome, 1t can be repealed or amended next year. There will be trouble enough in carrying the State election in 1884 without loading down the Democracy with either an absolute repeal of the Civil Rights law or g proposition to call constitutional convention"
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07

her majesty's ships, and, finding it best when ashore to live apart from his wife, he sent her to his mothers. Rather than live with her mother -in-law, the wife supported her. self by her own work. Falling i'll, however, she was obliged to sue her husband for the means of sustenance; and the simple reply te her demand was that there was 8 home for her at her mother-in-Iaw'a. This she de- clined to accept. But, after hearing the case, the judge decided that a husband, separated from his wife, had right to compel her to live with her mother in-law.
 There are many surprising things in Japan, and among them is the fact that the Japanese women do not try to conceal their ages. In fact, they take pains to make their ages known by the arrangement of their hair. Girls from nine to fifteen wear their hair in- terlaced with red crape, describing a half circle around the head, the forehead being teen to thirty the hair is dressed very high on the forehead, and put up at the back in the shape of fan or butterfly, with inter. lacings of silver cord and decoration of col ored balls. Beyond thirty a woman twists her hair round shell pin, placed horizon tally at the back of the hoad. Widows also designate themselves, and whether or not they desire to marry again.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-07

Football seems to be ss ''athIe4ic'' game in England as in this country. recent &C., count says: At the Oxford university football matches on Saturday several serious accidents occurred. Mir. Gore received serious injur- ies, but is progressing favorably. Fowler of Magdalen sustained a fracture of one of his legs. At Cambridge, in the Rugby match between University and Ksnsington, Col bourn Hope broke his leg, and snothsr Can tab was very much hurt. One of the Ken sington men had his nose smashed, and an- other severely sprained his ankle. Most of the players received slight injuries, and minor casualties occurred in other games.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-06-07
Little Points About q Very Big
Bridge.

The New York-Brooklyn Bridge wa
projected years ago. It is true the pro-
ject differed somewhat in detail from
the magnificent work which is at once
the wonder and the pride of our people
to-day, but it is equally true that the
bridge of to-day has cost trif1e more
than the estimated expense of the
scheme of long ago, which was modestIy
placed at about $500, 900. The following
article on the subject is taken from the
Lowell (Mass.) Mercury, November ii,
1929, and is reproduced verbatim ct lit
eratim: "A project has been set on foot
in New York to unite that city with Long
Island, by the erection of bridge across
the East River to Brooklyn. The New
York Gazette of Friday furnishes the
outlines of the proposed plan, which We
have copied below:"-[Boston Bulletin.
The most notable accident which
marked the progress of the work was
that of the 10th Of June, 1878, when one
of the great strands Of the cable broke
loose from the New York anchorage,
carrying with it the huge iron "shoe" to
which, it was fastened, as child's ball is
jerked back to the hand by its India rub.
ber string. Itwas MONDAY and the streets
were CrOWOcu, Wuou IAcTo WaS uoarO b
thunderous twang and buzz, and dashing
the men upon the anchorage far down
into the street, the singing steel sprang
at one bound to the tower, and dashing
the shoe behind it, ran down the river
ward face Of the great pile, cascade Of
fiery sparks at the summit, and in the
wave beneath rapid of raging foam.
While the bridge was building, people
seemed to be crazy to PROSTATE them-
selves on top of the towers. One man
started on the journey, got out few
hundrel feet, and, calmly lying down,
declined to bulge an inch in either di-
rection. Mortal terror had seized his
soul and he clung like grim death to the
wooden stats. Workmen were COM
PEELED to 90 out and get him. Another
ambitious gentleman fell down in an
epileptic fit halfway between the an
chorage and tower, and his legs and
arms flew wildly about as he lay On the
narrow path-about three feet in width
and sympathetic undcrtakers who had
shops in the vicinity gathered in the ex-
pectation of doing ali the justice possi-
ble to body that WAS about to fall 14O
feet. Again the bridge workmen inter-
vened and the frothing unfortunate was
taken to the ground.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-06-07
A New Silver Bonanza.

Carbonate, Garfield county, Co..,
promises to develop into second Lead
Vile. It is in the midst of the Ute
reservation which was lately opened up
for sett lement. The new Ell Dorado 10
said to contain pure lead of carbonates,
without walls on either side, and run
ming from 80 to 582 ounces of silver
with 3S to AZ per cent. of lead to the ton.
Access to the region isdifficult, the snow
being now from four to ten feet deep for
l8 miles in all directions. Since the
mine 1000 people have been waiting to
60 there and 347 lots have already been
sold at prices varying from SO to $25o 5o
apiece, cash. It is estimated that 20, 600
people will visit Carbonate this summer.
The place is situated 81 miles due west
of Leadville, on the Eagle river rs miles
from it's mouth, and is 10, 500 feet above
the sea. In addition to the silver
deposits there are rich mines of coal.
In one place the latter crops out Of the
face of cliff for 35 miles, lying in thick
layers, from which large blocks have
tumbled to the ground.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-06-07
Funny FaDcies.


A Washington paper says Dorsey is a
kind man. Ifso, some other kind of a
man is preferable.
Says Kansas editor: ''The value Of
the attack upon us by the Dead Horse
Clarion may beIgauged by the fact that the
editor printed It in consideration of re-
ceiving fifty cents"
We learn from the Lowell Citizen that
"a New Brunswick temperance man
has discovered the cause Of Lucifer'e
fall from heaven. Rum did it," This
discovery that they have rum in heaven
is likely to increase the efforts of good
many people to get there.-Boston Post.
A Wilmington Del.) man went home
the other night and found his house
locked up. After infinite trouble he
managed to gain entrance through q
back window, and then iscovered on
the parlor table note from his wife,
reading: II have gone out; you will
find the key on the side of the STEP"
"Johnny, I want you to run over to
the grocery on the corner and get me a
can of condensed milk" II don't want
to 90 now, mamma" "Why don't you
want to go now, Johnny" because I
want to wait until the grocery mans
wife goes to church. Then her husband
will be in charge Of the store, and he
will give me stick Of candy and she
never does."-Texas Siftings.
Another very funny story has just
been told me. A well-known artist who
has been cultivating long hair In these
shortrhair days, went to his barber the
other day to have these hyacinthine
locks trimmed little. The bar ber went
iuto a long-winded Butler harangue
over his work. The artist getting tired
at last cried out: "Oh. cut it short; cut
it short" The barber implied this i'm
perative ejaculation to his work in hand,
and not to his word of mouth, and the
artist rose from that chair shorn of his
treasured locks, q sadder and wiser
man.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-06-07
A Great Fight With Indians.

To-day the most admired military man
in Northern Mexico is Col. Garcia, and
his popularity rests on single success,
known az the "Surprise of the Casa
Grande." -
To our request Col. Garcia said that
he had been witness to only part of the
engagement. "But you, Captain" he
said, turning "were in the midst of it."
The officer spoken to was a tall, slim
young man, with the beautiful eyes and
delicate, girl-like features so of;en seen
among our tropical neighbors. He, cour-
teously drawing his "serape" q little
closer, and lighting fresh cigarette, be-
gan: "You must know that not long
since we were scouting with four COM
panies near the dead line," between
chihuahua and New Mexico. The heat
for days had been excessive, and our
search after the willy Apache fruitless.
The men were dispirited, and, their
provisions being exhausted, the Colonel
demanded demanded .e our III return .uo,t to the
1t was typical tropical day, and the
men moved silently under the scorching
sun. We had travelled since daylight,
and about noon reached where the trail
began to climb the mountains through
narrow canon. Here one of our Babispe
scouts, who had been riding in the rear
of the file,- spurred his Indian pony
along the train, and reaching the colonel
pointed to cloud of red dust on the
horizon saying: "The Apaches!" The
column of dust was ten miles off. but
our scout was faithful one, and we
trusted to his warning. Entering the
pass the men were directed to climb the
sides Of the canon and hide themselves.
How quietly they lay, almost cleft to the
rocks, fearing almost to stir in the drea6.
that the cunning Indian nature would
scent the trap and balk the ambush.
Almost every man had some murder to
avenge, some outrage to repay. In two
hours the Apaches came hurrying along
to the number of 100 warriors, and the
squaws following, driving the stolen
stock. To us the haste of the Indians
was mystery, but looking again We
saw, about two hours behind, the Amer.
leans troops in hot pursuit. But the
pursued imagined themselves safe, az
they had reached the mountains.
Unsuepe ectinRly they crowded through.
the pass until our bugle gave the
signal for the first volley. For one mo-
ment the Indians stood astound led, but
then their; wild nature came 70 the res.
cue. With one accord each man sprang
70 the nearest cover, . rock of stump. 1t
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-06-07

was useless. Our men were perched
above them, and for four hours every
Apache head that showed itself below
was target for dozen rifles. To us it
was day of reckoning for years of ,vio-
lence, and each mans aim became stead
ier Jas he thought of some murdered
brother or friend. Gradually the fire
from the bed Of the canon ceased, ex-
cept from one spot. There, sheltered
and intrenched behind powders and
safe from our rifles, lay seven of the
Apache chiefs. The bayonet was our
only recourse for dislodging them. Four
times the bugle sounded The charge;
three times were our men driven back,
and every time the unerring Indians
claimed one dead soldier each. On the
fourth charge our men swarmed over
the rocks from all sides, and their bay
onets tossed the bodies cf the hated en-
emies in the air. From that fight but
have made their escape. We killed in
all perhaps 17O men and women; but no
loss inflicted on them repaid us for the
killing of our thirty-two men. Both the
fate of those victims and the fate of
our countrymen who went before them
shall be remembered in the Mexican
army until not one living Apache pol
lutes the fair face of our country" AS
the officer stopped he rose and left the
fire. For moment silence hung over
the party, until Colonel Garcia. tur aing
to Us with smile. said: ''Our young
friend does not look like person who
could be very bIoodthirsty or savage"
"No," We answered. I'VE would, on
the contrary, say ne had nature that
was particularly gentle and sympathet-
ic." "Yet," continued the colonel, Sin
that same slaughter that boy threw aside
his repeating rife, came out from be-
hind his ambush, and climbing to the
edge of the precipice, lifted large rocks
and dashed out the brains of the squaws
and papooses crouched in the canon
below: He received two bullet-wounds
and I was compelled to send three of
the men to compel him to retire to
shelter. His two brothers were killed
year since by the Apaches, and he has
sworn revenge" Who OF us can say
that his provocation was not great, and
his claim of justification wrong?-San
Francisco Examiner.