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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08


1T begins to dawn upon the public
that the Western Union Telegraph
Company is a badly treated. down.
trodden institution, The people not
only refuse to rely upon the accuracy
Of the dispatches sent over the wires,
but it is announced by Manager Eek
ert that somebody has been cutting
the wires in New York and vicinity
This is all wrong, Of
course, no matter who does it,
though the loss of few wires cannot
make the service much worse than it
is now. Then again . great outrage
has been committed at Bismarck, in
Dakota Territory, away out west from
St.Paul, on the Missouri river. A dis.
patch from st. Paul states that the
strikers, twenty-five in number,
mobbed the telegraph Office
at Bismarck last night and
put the new operator to bed in
the nearest hotel. We are left to in
fer that the new man had taken the
place of these twenty-five strikers,
thus prospectively taking the bread
ald butter, or more properly, the
crackers and antelope vcnsion out Of
the mouths Of their wives and chill.
dren. This operator must be an eltc
tricll Hercules, a whole central Office
within himself. No wonder the
Brotherhood thought 1t necessary to
gil the prodigy with beer and put him
10 bed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08
A FREE ADVERlISEMENT
Two Hundred Cans of MILK
Going 10 San Francisco with
the Sir knights On a Wager
Thss it Will Keep Fresh.
Special to the Courier Journal.

WASHINGTON, August GA novel
experiment is to be tried in connec-
tlon with the pilgrimage of the Wash,
lngton knights TemplSr to San Fran
cisco. Before the special train leaves
to morrow Mr, Ward, an Alderney
dairyman, will place 200 gallons Of
milk In the hotel car. Mr.. Ward has
made a wager with Mr.. Crump, the
caterer Of the party, that a portion of
this milk will be delivered in San
francisco, when the party arrives there
ten days from now, as sweet as when
placed aboard the car. If Mr.. Ward
wins DE is to receive dollar a gallon
Tor the whole supply of milk furnished
to the party. The milk will be used
by the party on the way. but
enoug b will be left untouched
to make satisfactory test. If it de-
livered sweet in San Francisco it will
form part of the breakfast to he
taken at the Rush House when the
party arrives.
The milk will be packed with salt
and ice in Mr.. Wards patent refriSer.
atiDg cans. The experiment of shin.
ping milk from the Atlantic to the
Pacific will be of considerable interest
both to dairymen and milk consumers
and may prove the possibility of Mr.
Wards enlarging the business of the
Alderncy Dairy to national propor>
tions. "
A reporter to day asked Mr.. Ward
how he could leave his business for a
month, as he proposed 10 do, without
suffering damage,
Il toll the boys, he said, lauO,,,;ro
TO ran it as we'll as they car and Il viii
be b all right, if they d5n;t. Get a red ed
tag aud put up 10 front of the place
then, my employees divide among
themselves what they make while I
az am gone. All l ask Of them is to keen
they do it" ""u
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08


THE distinguished oid iadiy, aargh.
ter Of Vice President who was never
married, who hailed from Memphis
and lost a whole family of Hunter
children here in 1879. has been arrest
ed and returned to the lunatic asylum
in Ohio, from which che had escaped.
The Wheeling reporters and Associ-
ated Press agents who usually get
their news second handed, will shed
more tears now that such a sensation
is spoiled. They discovered in her
evidences Of great culture and gentle
blood and that air Of refinement ac.
quired only by mingling with people
of eminence and distinction at home
and in foreign lands. The imposition
on these sensation mongers was COM
plete, but the sad romance is at an
end
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08
LINCOLN's sPEOrACLES.
An Interview With the OcuIist
VINO Sold Him the First Pair.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
Yes, | sold Abraham Lincoln his
first pair of spectacles." said DR.. j.
Phillips, the veteran ooulist, but it's
such long time ago, my boy, that |
cant remember the date exactly. Let
me see, he was elected President in
1860, wasn't he2 Well, it was five or
six years before that. Yes, it was
about the time of the Legislature in
lS54-when he was alaWyer in Spring.
feld-that ! sold him his frst pair Of
speOtAcles, He used to wear his pants
In his boots then, and nobody thought
OF him as future President. Well,
some editor down there paid me Sl5
to make MR. Lincoln pair OF gold
speetacles, and those were the first
he ever wore. He had an Office
on Springfield square, Just opposite
mine, and renemb,r | took the
spectacleR eyer to him. Whea he was
elected President made him three
palrs-one of gold and Two Of steel /
came TO- Chicago in 1850 and DR..
Wallace, who was afterwards pay.
master in the array, used to come here
every year 10 get Abe Llnooln's spec.
taeles changed. | would furnish new
ones and FIX up the old ones aud soll
them to other people. lY the way.
that reminds me- that afterwards
sold that $ls pair ofgold spectacles,
with tlncoln's name on them. 70
I'LL, the brewer; but the latter is dead
now Yes, ! knew the hincOlu family
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08

daughter Of the late King Ce1ewsyo.
resides. in our midst, as Il were with
very few marks of reverence for her
royal state, Such however, is the fact,
tne PTlnecess, being a denizen of Chris
tan hill. The Princess Joined an
Uncle Toms Cabin troupe at Cape
Town. and thus she came to reach
America. At present she earns an
honest but modest livelihood by let.
ting lodgings and doing washing and
ironing for the surrounding white
trash. On being informed of the
tragic death of her royal father in
South Africa the Princess AmazuJs
manifested no very poignant grief and
VIII assume no other court mourning
than. that with which nature has
provided her. @1
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08

MR. j, F. Frank is not satisfied
with the kind of rails the City Rail-
way Company is placing on Beal
street. He intimates that there is a
combination between the Company
and the carriage makers. As Mr..
Frank is one Of the most liberal and
enterprising citizens on Beal street as
we'll as one of the wealthiest, the peo-
pie look to him as level headed man
to strike for their rights. He is talk
ing about an injunction.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08
Marine Hospital Service ReguIs.
tlOnR.

Special to New Orleans Pieayune.
WASHINGTON, August 6.-Tbe Ma.
rine Hospital Service to-day sent ont
to foreign ports where inspectors are
located, blanks upon which abstracts
OF the bills of health of all vessels
bound for American ports are to be
filed in. " W
These blanks are to be forwarded 10
the Surgeon General of the Marine
Hospital Service and are desieped "a
furnish the Service with a weeLlv
statement Of the sanitary conditi5n of
every vessel leaving for AweriOsn
ports, together with the nS,ober Of
deaths occurring from esItapisus or
infectious diseases ~ the ports Of de-
parture. Blanh forms have lso been
sent to American quarantine stations.
which. when filed in, will contain !
cpaplete record OF ibe arrival and de-.
parture Of all vessels, together with
their ssnitaEy condition. a stalemeptof
the treatment while in quarantine and
Pgmber OF eases Of sickness or death
on boasd.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08

ST, PAUL, August 8,-The tele-
graph Office at Bismarck was mobbed
last evening by strikers, The mob
consisted OF twenty five men, who
broke into the Office, compelled the
new man 10 quit work, then took him
and put him in bed at the hotel.
Manager Draper moved the Office to
the Tribune building to prevent any
further trouble. y
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08
bound ior Sam ErnnoLsco.

CINCINNATI, August s.-The At,
lantic Club, composed of Knights
Templar from Baltimore and Wash
ingtOn, on their way to San Francis CO.
arrived this morning on a special
train on the Cincinnati, Washington
and Baltimore road, and are to-day
guests Of HSnselman Commander, Of
this city. They will resume their
Journey tomorrow.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08
SchOOner LOas,

CHICAGO, August s.-Portions Of a
wreck east ashore near Grand Haven,
Michigan, lead to the surmise that the
schooner Nellie and Annie has been
lost, She was engaged in the lumbes
trade, and had crew Of Eve persons.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08

pretty well, and l Strengthened Bob's
eyes Tor him when he was a little iel-
low. He was born cross eyed. YOU
know. Abe Lincoln was a good friend
OF mine, but | won't tell you the
stories he used to tell me, for /
wouldn't want you to put them in the
paper" And the reporter left DR..
Phillips chewing the Oud of old Jokes
and chuOkling.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08

The slayer Of Carey, the informer.
was supposed for a while to be identi.
cal With Captain Phelan, a prominent
local politician of Kansas City, 1t
has been ascertained that Captain
Phelan is sOjourning at Cork, so he is
not the man who actually fred the
shot, though he may have furnished
the sineRs Of war.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08
The Weather,

WAs#INaToN, August s-Bor Ten.
nosspe end the Ohio valley, generally
fair weather, winds mostly essterly,
falling barometer, stationary tempera.
ture,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08
Tennesseeans Off For San Fran
cisco.
ChattanooEa Democrat. !


On Sunday evening there left this
city for the Pacific slope Creed +.
Bates and wife; DR.. W. T. Hope and
sister, Miss Mary; w. L.Welcker and
sister, Miss Freddie; and Mrs. Os
ment, They left by the Nashville and
Chattanooga railroad, and the object
i've point of the excursion is San
Francisco aud the triennial session Of
the Knights Templar of the United
States.
Greed +. Bates goes to the trien>
uial as the proxy Of Past Grand Com
mander G. @. Uonnor, and DIR. w. Y.
Hope as the proxy of Grand Captain
General j. B. Nicklin and W. l..
Welcker as proxy OF Past Grand Com,
mander Il. NJ. Aiken. They bear with
them letters Of introduction to distin
.uished Templars from all parts of the
Union. The excursion will occupy
about a month.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08

TIE returns from interior precincts
strengthen the belief that Proctor
Knott is, elected Governor Of Ken
tuekv
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08
Knoxville Tribune. 7

Among the Kpighta TemDlar, ladies
and friends who lett on the Louisville
train to attend the triennial conclave
at San Francisco we're Eminent
Commander w. A. Galbreath, accom-
panied by his wife, mother and sister;
w. l.. Welcker and sister, Kingston;
Q. Ohiles and daughter, Miss Mo%tt,
j. Il. Ross, j M. Gaut, Knoxville:
j. M. Greer, Maryville; j. NJ. Knox,
Concord; j. NJ Bradson, Greeuville
Messrs. s. B. Dow and j. NJ. Thorn
burg, who preceded the party leaving
yesterday, will meet the excursionists
en- route to their destination.
The excursionists will be met at
Louisville by the Nashville and Chat
tanOoga delegations, where 9 through
sleeper has been secured to st. Louis
by A. H. Yancy, ticket agent Of the
NJ. and q. line.
At st. Louis they will be met by
N. Haight, special agent Of the Union
Pacific, who will furnish 9 Pullman
sleeper to Denver, Colorado, where
they will take u two DAYS rest, in the
meantime taking in Colorado Springs,
Manitou and other points of interest.
A two days stop will also be made at
Salt Lake City. The run to Slcra-
mepto will be made through delight
full section of country to San Fran,
cisco, which city, it is expected, will
he Eeashed Saturday, August 18th.
The principal churches in that city
viii have Knights services on Sun
day, the 18th. Fai
Some Of tbs Knights will come
hack by the Southern Pacific route,
through portion OF Mexico. Messrs.
Thornburgh, Greer and Dow will stop
off in Wyoming for weeks hVn,.
The party will srEve IN Knoxville d
about tbs middle Of SAScsseember.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08
UeieMnYo's IlnuRhier,
providence NOMINAL.

Il may not be generally known to
the mOjolity OF our intelligent fellow.
citizens that the Princess Amazula,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08
MASONIC NOTICE.

Angerona Lodge, 1853. win work in the g
Entered Apprentice Degree tonight Ky
"wednesday, the Sth, at s o'clook./X\
Visiting brothers, fraternally and cordially
invited.
By order Of T.J. GRAHAM, WIN
Attest: D @. TRADER, Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08
Gerinan-Ameriean Building and
Loan Association.

Il ton will be held at its oificO, No. Is mad
is1n street, on THURSDAY evening, August
9th, at ~ clock.
New series now open on which loans can
be obtained at once,
JOHN SCHEIBLER, Pres't.
ii BESsDoRF, Secretary. l39
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08
MECHANICS
Clerks BuiIdinu and Savinus Assn,

THE regular monthly meeting Of this
i association will be held WEDNESDAY, /,
Aug. 5. 1888. at the Office Of the secretary,
No. 2& Second, corner OF Court street, at
o'clock, p. IN. Fines will be rigidly enforced If
dues and interest are not punctually paid.
BY order of the Board.
126 lsS P. B. JONES. sec'y.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-08

PUDlln '.GpHsn t.nde,y sod .,h
Q i g, II isdl.ye " -.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-06

at Lancaster with Niagara Express ~ gi6,
will run through 80 Hanover daily, cvo"pt
Sunday.
Frederick Accom- mO,lHtlon, vest coDnuclng
- Lancaster with Fast LINE west Gt l.GS, win
run Though 10 EcodOTiCk.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-06
rRayzLeAs. ovIDH,
/ ANoAsrEn anu MILlEusyIli.r 4.

L hNNhNhbb anu tAlh1LNbNlttsE Ns
i Cara run rs follows;
LcRvo Lancatsor a.. Il Depot, at Z, q, nh,
ll;,s0 u. m, and 2 4, ana $50 II. IN, excnut on
Saturday, whom the last car leaves ut GSU H. u
Leave MillOrsyilU dover ondb at 8, 4, an dn0
a. NJ, and |, 3, 3 and 7p, IN.
Carr run d'jiv on AZ )vo time except on sun
dav.
NOLUMHiA n pONr DEPOSIT RAIL
" ROAD TIME TABLE.
Trains now run regularly on the Columbia
time,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-06
MEDICAL.
DRowSy IRON BITTERs
BAD, BAD, BAD BLOOD.

'mru
tina
chredc dbloodiso
the
oncwh haccomrl
bvb Iron roun EonB BtysrG
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-06
Iyyish rvervbodv Enov

Rev. George III. Thsyer. an Old citizen OF
this vicinity known to every one a. % most
influential citizen and christian miuister OF
the NJ. e. church, Just this momNnt stopped in
our store TO say, wish everybody TO know
that consider that both myself ana wife owe
our lives 70 shiloh's Consumption Cure" II
Is having tremendous sale over our counters
OF Lung Diseases, such "a nothing else h0s
done. DRS. MATCUETT n FRANCE
BouRBor, Ind, May Is, rs.
Sold by II. II. Cochran, druggist, Nos. lST and
l39 North Queen street, Lancaster ieblieOu4
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-06

was troubled tor year with torpid liver
and indigestion, and after trying everything
Imaginable used Burdock Blood RiierS, The
1r9 bottle revived me and tho second cured
me entirely. j 5. Williamson, n. y. For sale
BY II. B. Cochran. druggist, 1877 and lS9 North
Queen street,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-06
rrs, Revived and then cured

"A rolling stone gathers no moss :" but It
may get IA advertisement tor DR.. Bull'z
Cough Syrup patntcd on u.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-06

western editor has spent six years writing
Took entitled, "how TO test glue" An easy
subject TO stick to but In the preface he
says however he knows no better remedy for
coughs and colds produced by sedCntary
hsbils, than DR.. Bulls Cough syrup.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-06
Rheumatic Syrup

l.. the greatist Blood Purifier known, and will
do:all that is claimed for It. send for pamph.
let OF testimonials and read OF those " no have
been cured by its use.
Rheumatic Syrup Co., Rochester, y. Y.
For sale by !druggists. Price slOO aCr bot.
tie or u bottles for 800.
octIlydSw
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-06
An Explanation.

No one medicine Will cure everything but
II Is an incontestiDlo fact that Thomas Eciec
rtc on Will cure a sprain, Il bruisc, Il bifc, or
cure for neuralgia and rheumatIm FOR sale
by II. B. Cochran, druggist, l37 and l39 North
Queen street.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-06
MEDICAL.
DHEUMATIo syRUr.
puEUMATIo SYRUP.
A Limb
Saved
And a Family Made Happy.

Mr.. Philip Moore, OF West webster,
Monroe County, \. ", says: My
daughter, now eighteen years OLD,
has, for the past eighteen months,
ben afflicted with rheumatism In n
very severe torn. ono year ago 1t
settled In the knee, since which time
she has been unable TO touch her
foot TO the floor or move her limb
without suffering the most cNciu'
ciating pain. Her limb WAS fast
growing out OF shape. although we
were doing for her all we could, hay-
ing used all the remedies we could
hear of and that were recommended
for rheumatism, none OF which ben.
fitted her In the least. Her CnsC was
pronounced incurable by the phy-
siCiau and by our neighbors, ana al
believed that she would he cripple
all her days, and that her limb would
never .bs restored to its original
shape. But am happy 10 say that
to-,iay my daughter IL entirely tree
from all rheumatic pains, ana that
she can walk with perfect ease, hay.
ing thrown aside her crutChCs, anI
her limb seems as strong aud per
feet as ever: all from the use OF
YOUR wonderful medicine khcu.
matte syrup" which we consider
one OF the best medicines ever in
troduced for purifying the bloon.
and | only regret that all Others who
are afflicted with rheumatism can
not know OF its superior merits
Iou are AT liberty TO use my name
Il IL viii 10 you any good, and !
shall be only too glad to tell any and
everyone what Il has done TOR my
daughter" .
PHILIP MOORE.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-08-03

looms, three barber shops. and other
business callings such as lawyers, real
estate agencies, etc. A brick machine
to press bricks now turning out 10, 900
per day. We have also two churches.
and in fact everything to be found in
a country town is represented here.
Now about the farmers. AS general
thing in a new country the farmers are
poor. and SO it is here. They came
here to get homes. As usual you find
some that will go away disguised.
Others money would not buy. One
year ago the ranch of T. B Crawford
had not house on it, now he has sold
it for $4,000. or course it is near the
town.
The following Adalr county people
are here: Nj. L. Wimber and wife,
W. P. Sholt and ]. ]. Shott, wife and
daughter; ]. T. Baldrldge and family;
Mr.. Dewitt. and others from Klrksvllle
have been here. In fact we have a
nice quiet little town noted for its
peaceablc people.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-08-03
Coal, Coal Oil and Iron.

The Pennsylvania. Iowa & Missouri
Coal and Mining Company while sink
ing a coal shaft the other day about
equi.distant between Kirksville and
and Unionvl'le, were made happy by
coming in contact with a fifteen feet
vein of iron ore of the very richest
quality.
They have already developed three
veins of coal ofthe very best quality
and are very sangulne as to prospects
for coal oil. Arrangements are now
perfected by which thorough test will
be made as to the existence of coal
oil and Pennsylvania experts are of the
opinion that those rugged hills will
yield coal oil in abundance. and now
that iron ore has been discovered in
paying quantities, we shall expect to
see regular panic in the shape of a
a boom take hold of northeast Mis-
souri,. Railroads will be vieing with
each other as to who can get there first.
New towns and industries will spring
up and new blood will course through
every commercial vein and artery in
this region of country. We await
further developments and results with
anxiety and patience. The company's
land is located IN Putnam, Adair, Sui
livan and Schuyler counties and ag-
gregates nearly 10000 acres and is all
underlaid with these rich deposits.
Edna Democrat.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-08-03

The August number of Demoysst's
MontAly Magazine repays perusal, the
articles being well written and of an
interesting nature. "Agathe De Val
suze" is the commencement of an ad.
mirable story. "Out of the World"
concludes pleasantly; and the shorter
Stories are all excellent. Among es.
pecially entertaining articles may be
mentioned "Seven Borax Villages of
Italy," "The Lemounier Schools in
Paris for the Professional Education
of Women" and an illustrated article
on "The St. Gothard and Mont Ceris
Railway" Jennie June continues her
interesting articles "How We Live in
New York." Hetta Ward contributes
Home Art and Home Comfort,"
Current Topics" are agreeably dis
cussed, and the various departments
are replete with useful information.
The trontispiece is a charming por.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-08-03

coax waite, up hill, but it will flow the
other way ofitse!f. lfthere Is mouey
to spare or to spend. letit be used first,
to inaugura.e its own enterprises and
help share the returns; or second, let It
go toward aiding the struggling indus.
tries already inaugurated by Cur own
citizens.
Enterprises already paying their way
but cramped for means and machinery
are much more worthy Of aid than
any visionary scheme by some strang-
er who may have an ''ax to grind" or
a lot of worn out machinery 10 unload
upon some gullible community. We
believe the time is near at hand when
the natural accumulations Of capital by
our farmers, mechanics and business
men in the regular course Of business.
will cause them to look to some sensi.
bic investments in this direction and
that whenever the price of money. the
cost of raw materials, and the legiti,
mate demands of trade make It proba-
BILE that any particular line Of manu-.
facture will be reasonably sure of a
fair return in dollars and cents,
they will be inaugurated, or evolved,
in natural way. To pharaphrase
remark Of the immortal Horace
Greeley, the way to "start mapufac-
lures is to start" and the way not to
start them is to wait for outside help
that may never come.