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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-19
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8. II. BARRErF4 CO.'S CIRCUS
To Exhibit Kere "wednesday
Next.

Speaking Of Barrett & Co.'s circus
and m%ensgerie at one Of the points
where it exhibited recently an ex
change says: Everything connected
with this monster menagerie, caravan,
museum aud circus was strictly fst.
class and should be seen by young aud
old. Tbs compEehensiyeness and in.
finite variety and rarity of the grand
geological collection delights the nat.
uralist aud amazes, amuses and in
structs all. 1t is a creation rejecting
display of the mightiest and fercest
beasts Of the tropics and jungles; the
curious aud beautiful birds of a thou.
sand forest isles, and even the mystic.
rious depths of the ocean and the
marshy beds of tropical rivers have
been explored to secure gigantic am
phibie and reptiliAn monsters. The
great feature of the Barrett is that
from the entrance Of its vast zoologi-
cal gardens to the exit of its Rome
eclipsing arena, everything challenges
attention and admiration, while the
elegance and decorum with which
every department of the great confed-
GRAFTON is conducted, secures the pat,
ronsge and approval of the most
refined, aud attracts numbers who are
not in the habit Of attending public
entertainments Of any description.
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Some Of the Celebrated Detect.
ives Great Work.

N. Y. Special to St. Louis Republican,
Of George H. Bangs, the general
superintendent Of Pinkerton's various
detective agencies, who died in
Roselle, N. j., on Thursday, Robert
b. Pinkerton said to-day:
Mr.. Bangs was brave and cool, and
a splendid detective. There was moth
ing rash or fash about his work, He
made a philosophical study Of every
case. 1t was his special delight to get
hold Of thieves messages in cipher.
He never let go Of them until he had
unraveled them. His first great case
was the detection of the Adams Ex.
press robber at Montgomery, Ala.
The amount involved was $40, 900.
Suspicion fell on the messenger, as a
hole was found in the pouch, but
Bangs made up a package Of $4,000
and found it would not 90 throughthe
hole, so he concluded that it had
never got into the pouch, and Swallowed
the superintendent. He Swallowed him
for a year and then arrested him with
the money in his possession. Knowing
that the clerk was careless, the Super
intendent bad not thrown the package
in the pouch, but had pretended to do
so, and then had kicked it uLder the
counter.
Mr.. Bangs managed two other ex>
press Tobberies for the Adams com.
pany, both on the New Haven road.
That which occurred near Ooscob is a
famous case. The robbers discovered
that the messenger in charge had a
habit Of going into the smoking car to
warm his feet. One night when he
was absent from his post they showed
the safes off the train and got away
with some 100000, nearly all Of which
Mr.. Bangs recovered.
He also captured Marsh and Bulls
lard Of the Merchants Union Express
Company robbery. These criminals
aiterwerd escaped from the White
Plains Jail. In short, no great
express or bank robbery has
occurred here 10 the last twenty
five years which he has net
managed as we say. Like many
other brave men, he had luck. he
once captured a French swindler in
Canada, and secured him by a hand
cuff TO his wrist. In the train the
swindler fell asleep and Mr.. Bangs,
being nearly exhausted, also went to
sleep, Notwithstanding his effort to
keep awake. When the train reached
Fonda he awoke. The swindler was
still sleeping beside him, but the next
time he aBoke the BreDchman was
not there. Inquiry of train hands
showed that the train had slowed down
at a point out Of Fonda, which had
been left about half an hour before
The train vas stopped for Mr.. Bangs,
who ran back to Fonda. On applying
at the principal hotel he was told he
would have 10 share a room with IN
other guest. On entering this room
who should he find asleep on the bed
but the F%renchman. He threw him.
self down beside him, and when the
swindler awoke Mr.. Bangs was smiling
athim."
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Considerable sickness is reported in
all the country round, and it is mainly
Of the usual autumn type, including
mAlarial disorders such as congestion,
chills and fever and such.
B. @. Bledsoe, Esq. is veryill at his
home in Collierville. DIR. L. D.
Mitchell, of the city, went out last
night to attend a consultation. The
case is critical the patient suffers
greatly from congestion Of the kidneys
and other complications.
Twenty years ago to-day the battle
Of Chickamauga was fought, and it
was n Of the bloodiest Of the war.
The probability is that the largest part
Of both armies have, ere this, Joined
the ranks Of the great majority in that
land where battles are unknown.
Orders are coming in from the
whole country for the Ko-Ko Tulu.
The general verdict is unanimous in
pronouncing it the best chewing gum
now on the market. Dealers will pro.
mote their own interest in booking
their orders ahead with the manufac'
tnrers.'
The engine, tender, baggage car and
one passenger coach lett the track al
the Tradewater accident yesterday and
the coach was full Of people, but none
were hurt. The passenger whosa leg
was broken had . trunk to fall on him
when the baggage coach was twisted
around aud across the track.
The Chesapeake, Ohio. and South
western railroad hurt its first passen'
ger in the accident yesterday, aud he
would not have been injured had he
stayed in the passenger coach, where
he belonged. The excursionists were
detained some three hours by the ac
cident, and arrived about 7 o'clock last
night.
Cotton futures are from 10 to 80
points lower in New York than they
we're on Monday last. The market
here for spots is steady and the de.
mand fair. The reported sales yester-
day were 100 bales, but a couple OIL
hundred bales or more were sold dur,
ing the evening, and will be included
in to-day's report.
That old yagabond, George Locke
a superannuated and worthless native
OF the aowery kingdom, had to be put
10 the dungeon at the stationhoust
last night. He carried a little buncf
OF burning cotton in his shoe wheI
arrested as a vagrant, and by thiI
managed to set fire to a mattress il
the cell. The odor spread and an in
vestigation followed in time to proven
a conAagration. Old George is sen
out to the pOorhouse every few days
but he escapes and comes into the cit.
in short order. He has a perfect pas
sion for fire, and wants to burn up tn.
whole world.
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Hallway MishnD.

An accident occurred on the Kan
sas City railway night before last
twenty miles out. The construction
train hit a COW and was thrown of the
track, killing Wyatt Anthony, a
farmer who did some work for the
road aud who at the time was on his
way up to seek a settlement. lie has
a family at S. Keel's plantation in
Crittenden county, where he raised a
crop this season and be Is reported to
have been a very industrious man.
Another person was killed outright,
and John Henry Martin, a young
oolored man Of this city, who has
been a brakeman on The road for three
months past, had both legs broken
above the ankles. The limbs we're
amputated and the injured man died
yesterday. His remains we're brought
over last evening on the steamer Over,
ton and we're placed in charge of his
mother and two brothers, who reside
on Clay street, in the southern part Of
the city. Another of the killed was
said to be George Harris, formerly of
Huntsville. Several others were more
or less injured. The train at the time
Of the accident had a large crowd Of
colored men or it, all going up to the
point where work is in progress. It's
said a number Of the party had been
imbibing quite freely.
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WNAtucE AtOuAh
FOggy again this morning.
Fine weather this for chiIls and tn
like.
Breezes northeast and northwest al
Of yesterday.
The sun crosses the line Sundsy
morning next.
The temperature yesterday So to 73'
and Coz at six this morning.
sprinkle from the clouds occurred
yesterday, very slight though.
Fog prevailed this morning at Nash
vile, New Orleans and other points a,
well as here.
Halt an inch Of rain fell at Chatta,
nooga last night and it was still rainini
there this morning. 1t also raiuet
last night at Yankton, Dakota, anC
Dodge City, Kansas.
No rain is promised anywhere abou.
here to-day, and the winds are likely
to work around to the southeast. Fail
weather is indicated throughout the
Tennessee and Ohio as we'll .as thu
Missouri valleys, and in the west gul.
States. The temperature in the OK.
tremo northwest is warming up ant
local rains are probable in that distan.
region.
The people up about Ohicago who
dealt futures expecting and appearing
rather anxious for higher prices, wan.
another frost very bad, judging from
the dispatches sent last night and
printed this morning. They are not
likely to have their desires at present
as the lowest temperature this morn
ing up in Kansas, Dakota and VICINITY
was 55s and full ten degrees above th,
frost point, while up at St. Paul aaC
Lacrosse it did not go below $40.
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Golden hair fluid at MraMcAnally'l

Golden hair fluid At Mira MoAnally'
DR.. S. P. Green can be found At hil
residence, 1888 Poplar street.
House painting, decorating and pa.
pering by L, A. Rodwell, 9 Jefferson.
Kalssmining, wall tinting aud whit,
ening by A. Mcneil. 25l Third st.
MI redMcD srmott, Of LoganspOrt
Ind, is in the city, the guest Of JOhr
Mahoney, Of this Office.
Miss Lula GOepel and Miss Mamie
Jones left this evening for the Louis.
vile and Cincinnati exposition.
Mrs. ColstOn, Of Mobile, is in III,
city visiting her sisters, Mrs Luke e
Wright, 0. B. Bryan and other rela.
tives.
j. A. MaOlin left for St. Louis anC
Charles B. Oady for Chicago, by tn,
Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern
railroad.
Hirsch, schwab & Co., &c Beal
have opened a i~rst>class boot and sho,
store, and are selling goods at rocI
bottom prices.
Mr.. Jacob Goldsmith has returne,
from the East, where he purchased
full line of fall and winter dry good
suitable for this trade.
Colonel NJ. Z. Pratt, Ala John ]
Freeman and family, returned to tn.
city, X. ?. Lake and family, Grenada
are at the Peabody Hotel.
Mr.. j. s. Robinson, the we'll know
druggist, is to wed Miss Alice Rsine
at Nashville to-day. The gentlemar
left here accompanied by Mr.. Horac
Andrews.
Mr.. T. B. billiard, who has bee
extremely i'll, was reported some BET
ter last night aud this morning. HI
family arrived home yesterday and ar
now with him.
Menken's new store, the newGayos
House and other improvements in Ii
southern end Of the old business linn
is the general congratulating talk {
the city and especially of the crowd
which collect at the Walnut PalaC
Saloon, 81 Beal street.
B. B. Collier and John s. Rozel
returning from a visit to OOrintt
Miss, spent yesterday in this city an,
like many other visitors, were SUI
prised at the vast improvements
progress. They left by rail last nigl
for their home in Little Rock.
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There was something of a stir in tn,
Cumberland Presbyterian church las.
Sunday when the Rev. II. A. Jone.
was in the act Of delivering his ser
mon. One Of the leading members
Mr.. W. NJ. Stewart, demonstrated
quietly, aud at the end Of the sermon
rose and made some remarks to the
congregation ~oriticising the minister
expressions. 1t startled the audience
and when Mr.. Jones replied, contro,
verting Mr.. Stewart and criticisinl
chat gentleman's course, the congrega,
ton was considerably aroused. There
is likely to be a scbism 10 the church,
but the minister at present is endorsed.
by a large majority.
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LEDGER LINES.
Fresh celery at Signaigo's.
Fresh oysters, at Signaigo's.


Fresh celery at ~Sisnaigo's.
Fresh oysters, at Signaigo's.
Reelfoot perch at Signsigo's.
Only two days to theater opening
time.
| Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 2S2
Main street.
Puck, Kindergarten and Menagerie
at Lyle & Shields.
There is no use talking, the best
shoes can be had only at Zollner's.
One hundred and forty.two arrivals
at four Of our city hotels yesterday.
Pebble sp%eCtacles aud fine window
shades at Il. Wright's, 800 Main.
Barlow's bills hang around promis-
cuously. They tell of the minstrels
to come next week at the theater.
A lure thing for chills,
Try il and be convinced,
Battier's chill tonic, Sc Main street
Fencing stock of from the railways
is the only preventive for the numer-
Gus mishsps as have been reported re-
gently.
Out Of six and a hall millions Of
melons raised in Georgia the past
season over 10000 were consumed in
this city.
The theater at Louisville was not
big enough to hold the people who dc.
sired to witness Barlow & Wilson's
minstrel show last Monday night.
The crops are bad in spots and not
so bad in places. An average Of hall
a bale Of cotton to the acre iu the hills
and valleys will be a full estimate.
Fresh celery, fresh oysters, Lake
Erie salmon, Mackinaw trout and
fresh meats Of all kinds at Victor d,
Fuchs market, 80 and Al Jefferson.
Cotton receipts sum up 1925 bales
since the LIST inst, an excess over last
year Of 1888 bales, and 1O,6O9 less
than year before last to the same
time.
The cool, crisp air early this morn.
ing caused wayiarers to step with more
than common briskness, and some said
rapid movements we're necessary to
keep from shivering.
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One Han Killed and Another
Crippled.

The COW business along railway
lines is getting serious. 1t is said, for
example, that not a single train has
left this city over one Of the lines lead
ing east for several years past without
running over a brute Of some kind be-
fore going 300 miles, and that SIG, 900,
more or less, is actually paid oct annu.
ally for stock killed, the stock owners
generally receiving about half of
the actual value of their
animals. Three or four days ago a
train on the Little Rock railway killed
three mules for a citizen here and he
promptly received $3.50 from the
company Night before last three
men were killed on the new Kansas
road by a SOW on the track. Some
weeks back an engineer on the Chesa
peake, Ohio and Southwestern railroad
lost his life by the same cause, aud
now a similar mishap causes one Aaa
to lose his life and another to have a
broken leg.
The accident occurred yesterday
afternoon at Tradewater, near the
Tennessee river crossing. The train
was known as a special excursion train.
1t started from NeEbern, Tenn, fifty
miles north of here at half past eight
yesterday morning with between foul
and five hundred excursionists for
Louisville, some two hours behind the
regular passenger train. There were
six coaches and the regular baggage
car attachments. The place where
the COW was hit is 81 miles east Of Pa,
ducah and 2H from here. The engine
and tender left the track aud ran 2O(
yards when both turned over, crushing
and killing a white man named Powell
outright Another man named Jane.
Holt, Of Newbern, had a leg broken
He was in the baggage car at the timt
and it was aplace he should havt
kept out Of. None who were in tn,
six passenger coaches were hurt. TIL,
wreck caused the exc~ursionists to b,
delayed several hours, and the ives
bound train due here between two ant
three this mOrning.did not arrive unit.
8:45, some six hours behind time. The
road is clear to day however and train
are moving on time as usual.
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KO-KO TULU
CHEWING GUM
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE
A fragrant, stretchy, delightful
"mOrceau."
The Ancient Order Of United
WOrkmen.

The Ancient Order Of United
WOrkmen.
This is one of the great beneficial
organizations in Tennessee. 1t ha.
done. and is still doing, an iucalcula.
BILE good for the people Of this State.
The large amount Of money this order
has paid to widows aud orphans il
Tennessee has, to a great extent, ben.
Gifted all classes; therefore, it has
been Of great benefit to the people OIL
the State. Whatever tends to elevate
the mind and bring forth the dormant
principles Of good in our nature
causing us to honor God and man and
respect the rights Of each other, to .
greater degree will Of itself DO a ben>
eft But then the order ladds to thii
the great principle Of charity, that Of
caring for our brothers or brothers
families while in distress and want,
not only giving to them the words oil
cheer and comfort, but the mere ma.
terial aid Of assisting them by giving
the sum of $1,000 to the families oil
these brothers when the time comes
to be separated by tho last enemy,
Death, from those We love and would
protect with our very hearts blood
This and much more is done for the
members Of this great organization,
Il therefore behooves a man to connect
himself with such 40 order. The A.
o. U. W, has paid 10 widows and or
phans in the State Of Tennessee, since
its organization in 1877, lie the State,
S340, 0O0-S22, 900 has been paid in the
last four or Eve months. Ten thou
sand Of that amount was paid here in
Memphis. An order like this should
have the hearty support Of every good
citizen, and al Glasses should avail
themselves Of this plan Of protecting
their families. The cost of joining a
lodge Of thi' order is but a small
amount, and the assessments arc only
81. There is some talk among the
members Of having a musicale and
hop for the benefit Of the Brothers
and their friends, somewhere in tho
near future.
The lodges here, four IN Sumber,sro
sdding to their present membership
by limitations almost every meeting.
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CHARITIES AND CORREC.
IIONS.
List Of Delegates Appointed to
Attend the Tenth Annual Ma
uOaaI Conference.
Banner IS.

Banner, Is. .
The Tenth Annual National Con.
ference Of Charities and Corrections
will convene at Louisville, September
"a, and continue in session from day
TO day until their business is transact.
ed. This will be one Of the most im-
portant events OF the kind ever inaup,
urated, and a full delegation is ex
pected from each State. To secure
the delegates the officers prevailed on
the Governor Of Kentucky to request
the Governors Of other States to an.
point such delegates as they saw
prope-. In %obeyance 10 this request
Governor Bate has named the follow
ing delegates. From the list printed
below II will be seen that the Governor
not only named citizens
but also ladies and gentlemen who are
active in charitable undertakings:
Nashville-Hon John Q Ferriss and
Captain 4 s Harris.
Asylum for the Insane-Dr John II
Calender.
St. Mary Orphan Asylum-Phillip
dwell and Dau Neylan.
Protestant Orphan Asylum-Mrs
H ScOvel and Mrs RUTLAND,
Mission Home-Mrs A II Redford
and Mrs D Z Wilkin.
House Of lndustry-Mrs Woods and
Mrs DR. T A Atohison.
Blind Asylum-Rev l. A Bislow.
Memphis Cummings Johnson,
Hon james . Pierce and General
Peter Tracy.
Delegates from tie Good Shepherds
Home and Orphan Asylum, Of Mem
phis, will be appointed hereafter.
ChattanoogA-Rev j w Baohman
ald Hon r 0 McRee.
Chattanooga Orphan Asylum-Mrs
j II MoUauley and Mrs MCGOWAN.
Knoxville Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Samuel B Boyd.
Knoxville House Of Industry-Mrs
Matt Nj Olung and Hon j + j Lewis.
Knoxville Orphan Asylum-Mrs r
II Eakin and Mrs Sheppard.
The above list is only partially com .
plete as other delegates representing
the charitable Institutions will be
named hereafter.
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ADDITIONAL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, September 10, $50 p.m.-
Cotton steady. Uplands, s l3-l6d; Or
leans,b l5-l6d. Sales to-day, 1900 bales.
Receipts, 1890 bales; American, SiOO.
Futures opened fat.
NEw YoRK, September 10, 1880 p.m.-
Cotton quiet Ordinary, I l5-l6c: good
ordinary, 1906 low middling, loo; mid
ding, 1886 good middling, ike; mid
ding fair, Ike; fair, 12Kc. Futures are
steady at 9 TO 10 points below yesterdays
closing prices.
NEW ORLEASs,S September 10, 1I.30am.
Cotton quiet. Middling, l05-l6c Sales
to-day, 800 bales. Receipts to-day, at
Galveston, 1919 bales, against 1902 same
day. last year az New Orleans, $500,
against 6y5 Norfolk Sl4, against 100; Sa-
yannah 1900, against $3.50; Charleston.
28Sl against 25GG Mobile go, against
~.
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NEWa.

Tho Grand Jury meet on Monda!
next.
Business in the Register Of Deeds
Office was rather dull to,day forenoon.
Ed Price acknowledged he carried
9 gun, and was given the usual sen
tenoe for such offences.
0dell LANCASTER, a youthful house
breaker, pied guilty to the indictment
and was sentenced to a three year,
term.
Sheriff Cannon don't pan out very
heavy 10 a news sense, but it's worth
trip TO the courthouse to see his afa
bic smile.
henry Richmond failed to appear
as a witness 10 the Criminal Court this
morning, at the proper time, and was
fined s. by Judge Greer.
Marriage licenses were issued to the
candidates for matrimonial
bliss this morning: Benjamin Russell
and Mrs Bette Russell, John Wilson
and Miss s. A. Thompson. Wash Chill
ders and Mrs. Jenny Sea.
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Higher I,rices.

The kilograms from Chicago to-day
indicate a slightly improved tone in
tho value Of leading products. The
Merchants Exchange blackboards at
moor quoted the Chicago prices at
% 80 for o r s, and 30 above last night;
mess pork $40 Is, and 7lc up; wheat
93sc, and 10 up; corn 49ic, and 10 up.
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" informed Mr.. Yerger Of the intended
honor. The whole family and Gus we're
in the parlor when johnny riveted the
DeSmith:
you2"
flush up, Johnny said Mrs, Yer,
ger.
Yerger.
What do yOu mean, j ohnny3" asked
Il don't mean muffin; 'cept | heard
pa say you were comm this evenin' to
bore us ALL"
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Remarkable Newspaper Enter,
DFlao.

New York Cor. Philadelphia Bulletin.
A curiosity in the newspaper world
has been the fact that one paper in
New York has had details OF the earth,
quake in Java a hundred fold more
complete than those published in Lon
don or elsewhere in Europe. Thai
paper was the Sun. II the Herald
had, in this instance, kept up It's repu.
tation aud got a beat" Of this kind.
1t would have spread the story over !
whole page, illustrated it with maps,
and created q big sensation. The Sun
printed its account without any en-.
belishments in the way Of maps OF
double leads; and Is a CONSEQUENCE
its story was looked upon as an
exaggeration in conservative quarters.
and WAS believed only when other
neNs sources gave it confirmation.
The loss Of $4,000 livesin one calamity
seemed too terrible to DO accepted.
Now comes another curious fact In
this connection. Information reached
London last week that the American
reports from Java we're much fuller
than any printed ia Europe, and last
Sunday one Of the biggest London
dailies telographed It's New York cor.
respondent TO cable il a fall story made
up from the dispatches printed here
Thus II happened that this report had
to be lelegraphed twice across the
ocean beio Q London could learn the
dire story Of Java's voc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-19

Mr. s Levy, 3ls Main street, il
Wholesale agent for the nickeled oigal
box lock, a very pretty novelty that il
useful as well as ornamental. Tht
lock is just one inch long and can b
easily adjusted to the ordinary cigal
box 1t is for sale by retail at tn,
cigar palace of HenryOohn, 1891 MAR
street,
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Where's Your GimTcTF'

Little Johnny Yorpor has caused A
breach between Gus DeSmith an Aus.
tin society gentleman, and tho Yergor
family. Gus called to make a friendly
visit after supper, he having previous.