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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-10-07
The Booth BrotherS.

The recent death OF Junius
Brutus Booth, Jr. the Oldest OF the
three sons of the elder Booth,
brings up once more the tragic
history Of John Wilkes Booth.
the youngest brother, and tho
assassin Of President Lincoln.
A new York paper says that at the
time of the Lincoln assassination J.
B. Boot1, Jr. was in Boston, where
he held tho position of manager OF
the Boston Theater. He heard the
runner of the assassination, but was
unable for some time to get con-
firmation of the terrible news.
Edwin Booth was attending din
ner at Boston, which was given in
his honor. At any rate he was
inst about to rise with champagne
glass in his hand to reply to some
toast. It was at the Parker House.
Suddenly q waiter came in and in
interrupting him handed him dis
patch. Mr.. Booth put down the
glass and asked to be excused q
moment, ~ the message was OF the
utmost urgency. He opened it !;
turned deadly pale and sank in his
chair with his head On the table.
exc,aiming. "My God! My God y
There was great excitement in q
moment. Somebody picked up the
dispatch and read it, and then one
by one the people left the room.
At about 4 o'clock the two brothers.
Edwin and Junius. met, both OF
them crushed with the weight OF
the terrible calamity. They went
away together and what occurred
between them will never be known.
The late Junius Brutus Booth
never mentioned his brothers
name again and was deeply moved
il ever tho subject was broached in
his presence. He accompanied
Edwin when the remains Of John
Wilkes Booth were removed from
Washington to the family tomb q
Baltimore. and was present at the
reintermeat OF. the bones of his un-
fortunate brother.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-10-07

A Superior Judge in San Fran.
cisco has decided that the life in
surancs policies of mutual benefit
societies, such as the Knights OF
Pythias, Ancient Order Of United
Workmen, &c, &C., can be attached
for debt after the death of the in
sured. This is the first time in the
history of life insurance that such
. decision has been rendered. and
the various mutual benefit organ
nations will NO doubt club to-
gether and have the matter tested
before the highest tribunal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-10-07

A couple Of Mormon stalwart
ruffians tried to buIldoze Judge
Goodwin, of the So It Lake Tribune,
. few days ago for something he
said in his paper about their
fathers, but they did not get any
satisfaction. 1t il . burning shame
that no strong and immediate
me sares arc adopted to root ont
this Normop eurse.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-10-07
To Aeut.
Groceries.

Nicely furnished room, in good loca'
ton. Apply at this office. II
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-10-07
For sale.

On easy terms. A new upright piano,
in use hut SIX months. Enquire at this
office.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-10-07
Wanted.

A suite of three rooms IN the vicinity
Of the Ormsby House. Apply ut THIS
office
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-10-07
Shaving, Etc,
Lost.

On Sunday morning pair OF large
balance scales, for weighing ice, be-
tween the residence of General Murphy
and the former residence Of Harry
hunter. The finder will be rewarded by
leaving the same at Doc BentOn's stable
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-10-07
so Cents Per Week

~ All classes Of legitimate advertise naents
not exceeding six lines inserted in this column
for 20 Cents per week.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-10-07

Groceries.
Persons wanting good and cheap fam
lily groceries will find it to their advant-
age TO call at Barclays Grocery Store.
at Cheeney's old stand, for family sup
plies
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
Trustees sale.


Under and by virtue Of a trust deed az.
" ecuted May l9th, 1881, to me as trustee
By B. X LemOnds and s., A. Iemonds1 and
duly recorded In the Registers Office Of Upton
county, and state Of Tennessee, In Deed Book
NO. ~, pages 81, 3lS and $40. 10 secure an
indebtedness therein set forth l will, on
Tuesdsy, January 10, 1873,
sell %in'front Of the Courthouse. ia the city Of
Mepphis, Tenn between the hours Of ii
O'Clock q m. and2 O'Clock /. m at public aue-
tion 70 the highest bidder, for cash the follow.
ing property describe In said Trust Deed, To-
wit;
An undivided one half interest in and 10 A
certain uat or parcel Of land situate and
lying IN Civil Di trict No 4. OF Upton county.
Tennessee, and thus bounded: B~esiuninz AZ
o stake In Anderson Hurts peach orchard In
tho south line Of the Randolph town tract,
thence south 5 o poies 10 n stake. thence east
wardiy .l67 poles 10 a stake. thence ~sodtheard-
~ 81 poles 20 Q stake, thence e~astwaTdly IN
poles, to.a white oah, with two redwood, sas-
safras, black gum aud ash pointers; theme
north llOpoles, 10 a white oak. with two pop
lar and elm pointers; thence ~ poles 10 a boz
alder marked J. IL. p, In the bank Of the
creek, With elm ash, box alder and
hornoeam pointers; thence north $50
poles, TO a stake in the corner
OF the field with Spanish oak and white oak
pointeisi thence west go poles to the beein-
ning, containing 7l2 acres.
kights Of homestead and dover expressly
waived. Title believed to be good, bat 4 sell
q Onvey as trustee only.
~ JIG W. q. PATrRS0N, Trustee,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13

Goose Hfeos sol ~ mpl Hsssfsl rss
IS Oh the Rosebud and marohed ID
company 70 the mouth Of FoRdekIfVef.
There Cody LETT the command and
went to the States. He has been
there eve since. I believe. As a
scout aud prairie man he is sew, nty.
i've degrees behind nothing. | have
talked to the Souiy about the death Of
Custer, and they know nothing about
him, only that he was killed. There
was no massacre about the fight.
Custer attacked the camp and got
cleaned up through the eowardice of
Reno. General Custer was n favolite
with oil prairie men; too coed q man
to be killed in the manner in which
he Ras. For ms part, I believe
Custer was killed in battle, fighting
like a little devil, and likely Tell long
before the battle ended. 'Curley, the
only survivor, a Crow Indian, knows
nothing about Clusters death. l do
not believe there is a man living,
red or white, who knows how Custer
died"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13

ealllsg aFess va Of asfk elsla,
faced With plush. Ehe sofs a lSies
red feather In her bat. The groom
wore 4 dark suit OF diagonal, and had
eva glasses on. Both bride aud groom
are converts of the mission. The
testimony of converts, singing, and
ekhortAtions and prayers followed the
wedding ceremony. II was announced
that 457.6 $50 persons had attended
services al the Missien Housein the
year lust passed, 1900 Of whom bad
asked for prayers in their behalf.
Eight thousand dollars had been exs
pended to support the mission and
$1,000 would be Necessary to keep It
going another gear. Msns converts
contributed money for this purpose.
a young max promised $50, which be
said be would pay in installnents; a
reformed woman gave 50 in CASH a
colored man gave 50; . converted glri
gave 50. The collections aad sab
seriptions amounted TO $1,000. The
exercises concluded with the baptism
Of an infant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
Prospects for 1883.
New York Tribune.

new loIk lTtDuno.
There is a superstition 10 many
minds that the year 1888 must bring
another panic. So far as this notion
rests upon the fact that it is now
about ten years since the last com.
mereial collapse, it isl mere super
%stitiou, unwarranted by experience or
reasoning. The attempt to trace a ten
year p~eriodicity in the recurrence Of
commercial disasters has to oistort
facts. The crash of 1887 was not fol,
lowed by another in 1847, nor was the
panic Of 1851 succeeded by anything
deserving the same name or consider.
alton in 1861. nor can any fixed period
be suggested which will bring into
harmony the really important disas-
ters Of 1897, 1857 and 1873. The
mere date, therefore, has neither
meaning nor weight. If a disaster is
to be looked for this year with any
reason what ever, it must be for a very
different reason.
Nor is there ground for such appre-
hension in the visible expansion Of
commercial credits during the past
two years. The average OF indebted.
ness has not as yet nearly reached what
may be termed the bursting point. Ii
is not anywhere near as high as it was
at other times when panios came. Ii
would therefore be inferred with rea>
son that, If a disaster should come in
leo3, 1t would not be due TO any ex
travagant expansion Of credits in
commercial business, though the fact
tn I there has been some expansion
would make The effects more serious
it an explosion should occur from
any other cause
Excessive building Of railroads has
been mentioned as q reason for appre.
hension. 1t cannot be doubted that a
great sum Of money has been unWisely
and u~npro6tably invested in that d.
r%ection, as respects the general inter
ests OF the country, though the in
stances in which individual promoters
have lost or will lose may be much less
numerous. III a new road close N
the New York Central should make
that property worth much less, there
would be a temporary or possibly per
manent loss to somebody, even though
the new road should be largely profit
able, In some instances that could he
mentioned, the apparent purpose in
building new lines was to cripple
older companies, or to force them to
purchase the new lines for more than
their cost. But waste and excessive
competition do not necessarily involve
disaster. Mr.. Vanderbilt car spend
more money in a day, without risk Of
bankruptcy, than some men could
spend in a lifetime, and this country
is getting rich enough to bear without
serious disturbance an amount Of
Improbable investment which
would have brought ruin il h
had occurred thirty years .
1t has not been claimed tIst
the real cost Of IL, 0 or 1900 miles
Of railroad built last year was more
than $4,000 per mile. Only a part Of
that cost was unprO6tably invested
But $350,000,0 600 is less than the
average yearly addition to the wealth
OF the country by saving, and probably
less than half that addition. The
country cannot be ruined by wastinga
traction Of hall lts clear ipcpme,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
ChancerY Sale Of RaaI Estata.


No. .4O25. R-chanoery CourtUf Shelby county
Vm NJ sledge. admir-. We. Mary L Gar
RY virtue Of an intsrIocutory decree for
- sale. entered IN the above cause
on the 4th day Of January, 1872. M B 81,
P.4gl, ! will sell, at public auction, 10 The
highest bidder, In front OF tie clerk and
masters ONCE, courthouse Of Shelby county
Memphis. Tennessee, on
Saturday, January ~, 1883,
within legal hoprs, the following described
property situated In Shelby countT, TenB
tO-W1t:
A certain tract, containing by estim alton,
three hundred acres. more or less, bounded
on the north bg the waters Of Big CreeE. on
the south by Big Crees and Somefville road,
on the east b. the land Of Vim M SledRe, and
o. the west by the land Of N VI Person and
PICK Crenshaw, owned by defendant, Mary
L Garden.
Terms, Of Sale-0n a credit Of ak months.
note with approved personal security, Lien
retained, redemrtioR barred.
This January 5 1888.
r.. J. BLACK. Clerk and Master.
BY George Mallory, D. G I'M.
Taylor * Carroll, collectors.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13

A Remaf kabIe Private Demon
stratiOn by Nj. stuart Cum
bertrand.


ntakAu hNIaluf
Mr.. Stuart Cumberland, who has
achieved considerable fame in Eng.
land as a thought reader" and an
vxposer Of so called spiritual pbenom
ena, and who is now making an Amer
lean tour under the management Of
Messrs. Pond & Edwards, gave a
demonstration Of his abilities to a
party Of ladies and gentlemen in the
p%arlors Of the fremont House last
evening. Among those present were
p Governor Clafin, ex Mayor Green,
Rev. DR.. Savage and several other
c~lergymeD and a number Of Harvard
professors, all of whom displayed
much interest in the experiments and
10 several instances personally assisted.
Mr.. Cumberland, bliudiolded, was, in
every instance but cue, able to fnd
articles Of which tue person whose
hand he held was thinking. lie told.
By pointing out a series Of cards, the
date Of several coins, while holding
The hand Of a gentleman who had seen
the figures. aud under the Fsme con
ditions wrote the dates of several
others upon a paper hung on the wall.
Then be discovered that a watch
was the object on which one
Of the Harvard professors had fixed
his mind, while holding one end
Of q jointed metallic rod, the other
extremity OF which was held by the
professor. But perhaps the most re-
markable test was successfully met in
this manner: Mr.. Cumberland left the
room, and in his absence a gentleman
produced a metal paper weight in the
form Of a turtle.and laid it GA a table.
explaining that he wanted the thought
reader to find it and tip it up SO il
would stand upon its head and fore
legs. Another gentleman charged hi
mind with this, and led Mr. Cumber.
land in blindfoldtd lie i~mmediatel,
went TO the table aud found the 1rtiel,
and after several experiments stood il
up in the manner described. Both
gentlemen who assisted in this ieaI
were perfect strangers TO Mr.. Cumber
land, as there was ample proof, anC
there was no possible opportunity fol
collision. Then Mr.. Cumberland
produced the spirit raps by workinr
his toes and fingers and, to show hoE
a listener can be deceived as to the
locality from whence a sound comes
blindiolded several gentlemen arc
babe them point to the place where
he snapped two coins together; the
result was very laughable, as in only
oae instance was the sound CORRECTLY
located, The ring trick, practicec
by so called mediums, Twas then exem.
pliied to the utter mys ifcation Of tn,
subjects and the infinite amus emenl
Of the lockers on. Other experimen
equally curious were performed, and
at the close Of the %"seance" MIR
Cumberland was heartily oOngratuIa.
ted by all present.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
The somervllle Election.

ANlNINcEa Az
The election for municipal officers
last Saturday resulted In the re.elec,
ton Of Captain G. AS, Shaw as Mayor
and the old Board Of Aldermen, com
posed Of the following gentlemen: ],
NJ. Hull, II. p. Hobson, NJ. p. Alex,
ander, Frank Trimble, j. s Carter
w. s. Latta. John r. Hendon, ESQ
was elected Recorder. He had nc
opposition. Jas B. Love was elected
constable. There were five candidates
for this office. The vote was as fol,
lows; j. B. Love, SO: w. c. Edwards
Al; I. H. Brightwell, 36; w. A.
Kounce, 81; Charles Brackin, colored
3. The old board deserved the com
pliment OF re election, as they have
certainly proved very efficient during
the past year The financial condi
ton Of the corporation, We are credit
ably informed, is better than it hal
been for years.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
Chancery Sale Of ReaI Estate

No 402i, R~--Chancery Court Of Shelby county
K ledge OF al W Mary L Garden 81 nj.
r virtue ofan interlocvtory decree for sale,
l(entered In the above cause on the Sd day
Of January; 1882. NJ 80, page 1856, / viii sell,ai
public auction, 70 tho hip hest bidder, In front
Of the clerk and Masters odice, courthouss
Of Shelby county, Memphis, Tennessee. on
Saturday, January "a, 1883,
within legal hours, the f~Ilowing described
property situated in Shelby county, Tenn J.,
"a certain tract. containing by estimation
SO acres, more or lesp, bounded on the
20 n by the waters % Big Geek, on the south
by ZIG Greek and ,omeryiile road on Tie
east by the land Of Nm y Sledge. and on Inc
Seit by thu land Of N II PorsOn and nick
Sie9shaw. owned by defendant. Mary /
Terms Of Sale On a credit Of six months,
nots with approved personal security, Ien
retained, redemption bhrrod.
This j annAry oh, 1888.
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
~ George Mallory, d q. Am.
Taylor 4 Carroll. solicitors.
iOs 10 i1a iol
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
Wis. MeIYiIIe Drink?

~EhllaQelpul4 cpeclhAs
The hearing in the matter ofthe
hsbess corpus writ issued By Chief
Engineer Melville to have his three
children transferred to his care from
that # bis wife was continued to day
at Media, the court sitting until ii
o'clock at night.
4 large number OF witnesses we're
called to prove Melville's assertion
that his vile was addicted to the eK
cessive use o. liquor. While the
Chief Engineer dined at tue botel
with bis witnesses, his wife l three
children sat in the courtroom and app
peased their hunger with crackers
and water.
A Mrs. Mclaughlin testified, anon.
other things, that On one occasion she
saw Mrs. Melville in a spasm, aud sc
stiff We could not bend her to apply
hot water. She raved and saw strange
things. She saw a camel with a
feather in its hump, snakes, a throne,
and she even appeared to see Mr..
Melville and his ship. / re-
manned with her anti the phyl
clan came; she was stiff; We
could not mover her; she was afflicted
with pain. The Sunday after the
reception to Mr. Melville | received
a message from Mrs Melville: 1t you
can come e and hold your tongue,
cone. WhsR l got oTer there she
said: / an not the Arctic explorer
MelTlle's wife | an full at Shisky,
AID I don't care if anybody knows
iL'n
George GErTia.a near neighbcr OF
the MeiTilles, testified. have seen
MrsMelVille when she seemed elated
Two years ago she came to my house
aad stated 10 ny wife and myself that
the Jesunette vas lost She seemed
to be glad We will have a 6ae tins
this winter going 10 parties, she said
Meta viii have 80 much money from
the government, Elsie so much, and
Maud 50 much, aud then she inAulged
IN WhatI call an idiotic laugh"
A number OF witnesses testified 10
3 similar strain, but nearly all admit
ted on cross examination that they
had some grievance against Mrs. Mel
vile. The respondents case was
opened by placing a Philadelphia
Times reporter on the stand who
knew Mrs. Melville well. He said:
Il was impressed With the idea that
Mrs. Melville was q nervous, eecen>
trio woman, and possibly historical !
know nothing Of her being addicted
to drink. The testimony | have heard
here to .dsy regarding that DOint |
believe to be untrue. was
especially impressed With her deyo-
ton to her children and husband |
never thought her to be under the 10
huonce Of liquor. On the night otthe
reception she came into the room
leaning on her husbands arm, and
appeared to be very much agitated;
there we're tears in her eyes, and she
acted in q very nervous manner. |
attributed this to the natural excite
ment attendant upon her husbands
return. Her personality is a strange
one, and, having become accustomed
70 it, | never for a moment imagined
that the excitement was due to any
other cause than | have mentioned.
After the reports of inebrietY had
been circulated, | tried to recall some
instance in which she had been drink
ing, bat could not do so"
This testimony was eOrrOborated by
other witnesses, and the court then
adjourned until Thursday when more
witnesses will be evami~ed
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13

fbSsshhss. hags 500. ln!s iaiss
posiiiue, e Ia tfne, End pHe Of some
embarrassment. Thsir difficulty, how
ever. is one Of excessive production In
some directions. and that tends to
cheapness and tc increase Of consump
tion, which, with partial suspension Of
production for a time, operates to cure
the disorder. There can hardly be
any serious disaster as a result Of
temporary over production IN a legiti-
mate branch of industry. II some Jose
because products must be sold cheaply
others gain in buying oheaply.
The principal danger, 50 far as there
IS any real dang T, grows out Of in.
proper and excessive speculation. Tae
effect Of such speculation upon indus.
try and commerce, its close connection
with financial movements.its powerful
effect upon the stability Interpretations
have been repeatedly portrayed. 1t
cannot he denied that the fury Of
speculation which has been witnessed
during the last year ia some depart
ments does harm, and involves risk to
many others besides the gamblers
themselves. II is quite possible that,
if banks and business men should
, continue TO entangle themselves more
and more in this way, a disaster
mightoccur.
But there are two reasons for hoping
that it may be avoided. The first Is
that banks aud business men have
had some pretty sharp warnings Of
the danger. IL would be strange in.
deed if they should not take especial
precautions to draw away from de
pendence upon operations so plainly
dangerous, The second is that the
speculative fever has about reached
the stsge at which the professional
gamblers are left TO amuse themselves
with each other. The fact that Ger
tain markets are no longer governed
by legitimate considerations Of value,
or supply and demand. but by con
spring and trickery, has become too
widely known. The failure Of a score
or two Of speculators,it the banks and
the public would let them alone
would not be a disaster TO the country
quite the contrary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
Nonresident Notice.

-
county, Tennesseo-R b Snowden q, ny ~
Jennie hastings ct al. 70
7 appearing from AFFIDAVIT 10 this cause that
4 the names and places Of residence Of M
here OF &c Hastings .deceased, arc unknown
hna cannot DO aseertained after dil'gent
inquiry IL 10 therefore ordered hat they
maze their appearance herein, NJ the court.
house Of Shelby county In Memphis, Tenn
on or before the FIRST Monday In FebrnaTy'
l9sS, aud plead, answer or demur Ia com
nIalnant Pill OF, tho same will b. taken for
confessed a. 20 them and set fbr hearing ~.
Raftci and that "a copy Of this order be pnb-
In tho Public Ledger. "'0AS'
A copy -Attesti
r. J.. BLACK, Clerk and Mas,.r.
~ J. NJ. Bradley, D. q. & NJ.
GOODWIN a Goodloe, sol'r for comp'ai nant.
Va 1903 100 lI6
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
The Roll Of raonor.

WOrlot IL
When Tennessee shall have passed
the iull tide Of all the troubles that
have beset her for so long a time, and
the history Of her many years of dis.
turbance shall commence to be writ.
ten, the first inquiry will be as 10
those who stood up manfully for the
peoples rights. The struggle Of the
people to reach their own rights has
been a sure one, and the historian
will lind that it was through a small
avenue 20 grand a matter at first
flowed. Blazened among the names
who stood up right in the mighty
struggle will be those who resisting
all Establishments Surrounding the
banners Of the Forty second Leeisla.
ture used their shroud efforts 10 defeat
a purpose to enslave a people and par.
alyze a State. The political faults.
toibles and failures ofthose who stood
steadfastly by their colers will End a
broad maDtle OF charity 10 their ser
vices OF the people. But to those of
that assembly who though defeated
still wore the gratitude OF succeeding
generations will be a recompense
prouder than any which these times
can afford. We give the names Of
that steadfast baud who deserve the
need OF praiee regardless Of the mo
tlves which moved them. In the
Senate those voting against the 1904
and SO 6 are as follows:
Alexander,
Bib,
Garter,
Daniel,
Mccullough,
Ragland,
Smallman.
Taylor.
The Representatives voting against
the 100 3 debt bill: Bagwell, Beasley'
Brooks, Buohan an, Boulter, Davis
Driver, Dulaney, Gass, Hash, HAYNES
HayDie, Head, Houston Jones, Lewis
Republican. Manson, Martin. Means
Mchenna, Republican. Pillow, Steele
Thompson, Watkins, Warren, Wood
ard and Speaker Ramsey, Republican
Representatives voting against the
GUS 8: Bagwell, Beasley, Buchap.
an, Coulter, Cox, Davis, Driver. Du.
lany, Fite, Gass, Hash, Haynes, Head
Houston, Jones, Lewis, Republican.
Manson, Martin Of fiardin'
Martin Of Weakley, McKeppa. Re-
publican, Norris, Republican, Pillow.
steele, Talley, TAYLOR, Thomson
Watkins, Warren. Greenbacker. and
Speaker Ramsey, Republicans.
Byron never uttered truer words
that when he said, "Physiciana mend
or end us But while doctors dis.
agree, all the world has agreed that
there is no remedy equal to DR.. Bulls
Syrup.