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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-28

STAGES OF THE RIVER.
Memphis-7 feet II inches, decline OF
4inches during the past "a hours.
Pittsburg-8 inches, and stationary.
Cincinnati-5 feet, decline Of
inches. ur ..-
Louisville-4 feet inches, a decline
Of 4 inches.
Evansvillo-8 feet 8 inches, decline
Of 2inches.
OairO-l2 feet 8 inches, aand sta
tionary. sl-
St. tOuis--la feet, decline of
inches.
,Vicksburg-l6 feet 6 inches, decline
of 6 inches
.NashyiIle-2 feet 2 inches, a decline
of 2 inches y
Ohattsnooga-l foot 10 inches, rise
Of 6inches. fIl Hl
J Shreveport-7 feet inches, rise Of
2 inches. ri,,st
Fort Smith--Falling.
Little Rock Falling
White and st Francis rivers continue
To daclina
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-28

The PUBIC LEDGER job printing
Office and blank book mandatory, IL
Madison street, executes every class
Of such work in good style and at low
rates. i9ff en
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-28
RIVER IMTELIsENcE.

Ja BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY. .r7 ~;
For Arkansaw river, Ida Darragh IS D m
st Francis river, Ida Lee. ..Y..6 p m
q, BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Oseeola, Dean Adams. ........6 D m
Friars Point Coahoma,..---......kz m
= " New. Orleans. Jno a Scudder. 10 a M
st Louis, City st Louis. milo a m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Oakland. st Louis 4I.P
Mississippi, Vieksburg ies
tt DEPARTED. ls Y
Steamer CoahomA, Friars Point
n " Dean Adams, 0sceola
Kate Adams. Arkansaw City
" Cops Millar. Cincinnati.
" Oakland. New Orleans
" Mississippi, st Louis
IN PORT.
Ida Darragh, Ida Lee aHI
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24
Maine Bows in Yale.

A glance at the annual catalogue of Yale
College shows that in all the departments of
the college there are twenty-four students
from the State of Maine. In the theologi-
cal department there are three-Charles l..
Goodrich from Lowell, Edward K Holden
from Otisield, and Arthur G. Pettingil from
Brewer. In the medical department Maine
has but one student-George H. Pierce of
Portland, and but one in-the law school
Joseph r. Parrot of Oxford. In the depart
ment of philosophy and the art there is but
one-Daniel S. Knowlton of Biddeford. In
the academical department there are four
teen students from Maine, four of whom
George r. Blodgett of Bucksport, Fred Fl.
Dodge of Bangor, James o. Lincoln of Bath
and Amos P. Wilder of Brunswick, are sem
iors; two-John H. Briggs of Auburn and
Chas. E. Gushing of Bath, Juniors; five
Carl ID. Buck of Bucksport, VIM. B. Good
win OF Biddeford, Chas. E. Helliar of Ban
gor, Chas. P. Merrill of Portland and Fred
n. Sewall OF Bath, sophomores; and three
Arthur r. Pennell of Brunswick, Herbert
F. Perkins Of Pennington and Edward II.
Thompson of Auburn are freshmen. In the
Sheffield scientific school are three-Chancy
R. Burr of Portland, Willis L. Perkins of
Portland and Nathan e. Aver of Bangor.
The sole Maine representative in the school
of fine arts is Henry W. Brown of Waldo
boro,
When we consider that Maine has four
colleges aud a medical school within her own
borders, and also that Harvard, Amherst,
Dartmouth, Tufts, Williams, Brown, and
Boston University are all nearer this State
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24
W hat Does it Mean?

The Boston Journal calls attention to a
matter which is very significant unless there
is some explanation Of the circumstances
which does not appear on the surface.
When Lord Cavendish and Mr.. Burke were
murdered in Dublin the representatives
of the Land League in this country protested
the greatest indignation. Hon. P. A. Collins
of Boston was particularly emphatic A
great reward was offered for the discovery
of the assassins. After while the assass-
ms were discovered, being betrayed by one
of their accomplices Was the reward paid?
Not at all. But strangely enough the whole
force OF Irish sentiment was turned to sym.
pathy for the murderers and vehement con-
demnation of the man who had right TO
claim the reward offered.
That is not all. The English government
undertook to protect Carey the informer
but he was followed by another Irishman
and murdered by him. The murderer was
arrested convicted and executed. What was
the attitude toward him of the Land League
patriots in this country? They were furious
because this government did not go to war
with Great Britain to save from punishment
the murderer of the man who was entitled to
the great reward offered by them for discov-
ering the assassins of Lord Cavendish and
Mr.. Burke. Now what is to be inferred
from such conduct Was the indignation
at the assassination of these officials only
feigned, and was the reward offered only
because of confidence that the guilty ones
wouldnot be dissolved? The conduct of Irish
men in Ireland and America since the truth
about the murderers in Dublin came to light
has been entirely consistent with the theory
that in their estimation assassination is hon
orable but the punishment Of assassins is
oppression.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24
Old Sea Dogs.
They Sit Around the Fire and Tell Yarns
About the Weather.

-Four bronzed featured sea cap'ns sat around
the glowing CRATE in the port wsrden's office
says the Biddeford (Me.) Journal, while with
out the wind whistled and howled, rafting the
window panes, and lashing the water in tbo
river 10 its fury "This is the highest wind
we have bad in five years; it must be blowing
forty miles an hour" remarked one. at was
on just such day as this, seven years ago, I
lost schooner on Lake Erie" came from an
other. "Shonldn't care to be rounding Cane
Cod today" said the third YOU'RE rightl,,
responded Capt. Pomroy, Of the schooner
Lookout. fitting back his chair and looking out
at the scurrying clouds of dust. A boat would
not fare very well this afternoon off the Cane.
But the nastiest day ever experienced on the
water, and I've been engaged in the cossting
service nigh onto fifty years, was the 29th Of
December, "a. We were bound down east
with cargo of -four and wheat. Off Trnro
we ran into as ugly nor wester as ever man
wrestled with and came through alive The
first wind that struck US lifted the boat RICH
out Of the water, and she tossed about for a
few minutes like a cookie she'll. We couldn't
handle her any morn yon can a yard of chain
lightning, and she blew ashore and went to
pieces in less than no time. Sixty vessels
went down that afternoon between Newport
and Boston Light"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24
The President and the Organ
Grinder.
Washington Sunday Paper.


Let me tell you the President has great
fancy for music 10 any form, provided it is
well rendered, Even well-tuned hand cr-
gan attracts his attention. One day few
weeks ago he was driving in from the soldiers
home, accompanied by Miss Nellie and my
self. We had just turned into Fourteenth
street when hand-organ was heard playing
lively air near by. In an instant the Presi-
dents face lighted up. He seemed immensely
interested, and when we reached the spot
where the organ-grinder was standing the
President ordered the driver to stop for fifteen
minutes. We remained there until the Italian
had exhausted his repertoire aud his monkey
had climbed into the carriage twice. Each
visit of the latter was rewarded with % cents,
which seemed to astonish his master when he
received it, and then We drove on, and the
organ-grinder and the children grouped around
never knew that the distinguished auditor at
that singular musicale was the President of
the United States
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24
What We Have Esnanad.

Ii there are any Greenbackers who thipk
that a piece of paper or a piece of tin
stamped "this is dollar'' is Just as good
dollar as piece of gold of standard weight,
and fneness, in other words, if there are
still any Greenbackers who think intrinsic
value is not essential to good money, they
should turn their attention to Mexico and
be convinced of their error.
Mexico has recently had coined in this
country and put il circulation within her
own borders a nickel currency whose in
trinsic value is probably not over fifth part
of its representative valne. Probably the
same arguments which it was SO common to
hear in this State few years ago were
heard in Mexico when the adoption of the
currency was under discussion. No doabt
1t was said there, as 1t was said here, that
the intrinsic value of the currency was of
no consequence, that the stamp of the gov
eminent fixed its value, and that piece of
nickel actually worth but one cent, but
stamped five cents, would have just as much
purchasing power as piece of silver actu-
ally worth five cents.
Doubtless, also, there as here, the men
who were most taken by this argument were
the men who work for wages. A brief
experience has, however, convinced these
wage workers of its fallacy, and now we see
them with arms in their hands demanding
that this coin be abolished. They have dis
covered that the purchasing power of their
five cent nickel has declined much more
rapidly than their wages have increased, and
that cheap money, which was probably pre-
scribed there,a as here, by the financial quacks
as paRacea for all their ills, is rapidly
bringing them to the verge of starvation.
Disturbances similar to those in the Next
can capital would, sooner or later, have
taken place in this country had the advo-
Gates of an irredeemabe greenback curren-
cy succeeded in having heir notions adopted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24

covering his head. Hale arose at once "to a
question of the highest privilege" he said,
in explanation, that the Senate was too famil-
lar with the venerable and distinguished fea-
lures OF the Senator from Mississippi to be for
one instant deceived by the impudent and au-
dacious interloper, who, upon the basis OF
merely facial resemblance to Mr.. Foote, had
introduced himself into the Senate and into
the very seat of the venerable Senator.
Look" said he, amid great laughter, "at
this youthful impostor," and then, with char
aeteristic flourish of satircal suggestion, the
mem of a special committee to investigate the
case. When he concluded, Foote turned very
coolly toward Hale, and, lifting his black wig
from his head, said: "Do you recognize me
now? Do you think it is necessary to have
special committed" Hale withdrew his nc
ton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24

Yesterday was not so generally observed
in this city as a Temperance Sunday" as the
ladies Of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union had supposed it would be.
The Union had appealed to all tue ministers
in the land to preach temperance sermon;
but most of them appear to have preferred
some theme more particularly related to the
Christian festival that is at hand although
some made reference to the temperance
work in their discusses. Another organic
alton, the Amendment Campaign Committee
Of this State, has requested the ministers to
preach on the subject of the prohibition
amendment to the constitution on the first
Sunday in January, also date when we
should think ministers would be likely to
desire to address their people on other top
les How the ministers like this new
fashion of having their theme for GER
tain days assigned to them by committees of
persons interested in causes to be promoted
by popular agitation we do not know.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24

All forms of lotteries are forbidden by
the State of Maine. Nevertheless scheme
of this sort with headquarters at Bangor
seems to have been doing thriving bust
ness. 1t was called a "gift enterprise and
was managed by firm styling Itself II. J.
Banton & Co. Six thousand tickets were
sold. A young woman of Lawrence who
says she invested $40 got in return one
copy of the Eastern Argus, broken collar
button, tin thimble and cheap lead pen
Gil. Whether these are fair samples of all
the prizes we do not know, bnt it is pretty
safe to say that the great majority were no
more valuable. The most dscreditable fea-
ture of the matter is that the scheme which
was clearly in violation of the laws of the
State has been advertised openly in the
country newspapers, and been made sub
jsct of editorial comment in many of them,
without attracting attention from the police
or other officers of the law whose duty it
was to suppress it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24
The Supreme Court Of Michigan has

The Supreme Court of Michigan has re-
Gently made decision which is of impor-
lance to all persons who are interested in
mutual insurance companies, mutual aid So
cieties and the like. The case was this. A
Mutual Fire Insurance Company failed aud
a receiver was appointed he found unpaid
losses and other liabilities and made an as
sessment on the policy holders. One OF
them resisted contenting that be was only
liable to the extent of The premium notes he
had given. The court decided ia favor of
the receiver, holding that all members of
such companies were liable for their pro
rata share of all liabilities incurred. OF
course this decision was under the Michigan
Statutes. Whether the same liability exists
here il would be well for persons interested
to ascertain. Decisions of similar tenor
have been make concerning the liability of
cooperative aud mutual aid societies, Of
which we understand there are a good many
in this State and county.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24
An Oldtime Incident.

A Washington Post writer tells of the fol-
lowing incident which occurred when Hale. of
New Hampshire, and Foote, of Mississippi,
we're in the Senate; Foofe was bald-headed,
with venerable fringe Of snowy white hair
running around the base of the shining dome
of his skull One day he startled the Senate
by walking in with dead black curly wig
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24
FISTULA AND PILES

cured without the Use of The Knife.
WILLIAM READ an. D., Harry sd, 1922 and
ROBERT NJ. READ M D., Har yard, 1876. Offices.
Evans Heuse, $40 fremont street Esost0m
give special attention to the treatment of FH3TgT.
la, Piles AND ALL DEs GASES OF
TkAE ssECTUW, without detention from busi.
ness. Abundant references given. Pamphlet sent
on application.
ONCE Hanrs--l1 am. to p,m.( except supdAys).
febl0 div
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24
q. II e p e S s..
MONDAY MORNING. DEC. "a.

Ne do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations The name and address Of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publica-
ton but as a guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24

Belgium is in a curious predicament. The
recent fire, in which the Chamber of Repre-
sentatives was burned, destroyed the Consti-
tuition and all the documents relating to Bel
gian independence. The Belgians are now
in the same condition as the English. with
out written constitution. There is no fear
that the Belgians will sink into anachy, but
it will be interesting to see how the nation
will repair its misfortune. The only other
country which was ever deprived of its con-
stitution at one blow was Poland. After the
suppression of the Instruction of 1880 the
Polish constitution was seized by the troops
OF the Emperor Nicholas and carried to
Moscow. Poland, however, had ceased to
need constitution.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24
GEO. C. SHAW 4 GO.
Christmas Candies Christmas Candies

Owing the low price sugar the manufacture
are enabled offer the finest selection Of Candies that
nfacnrer and guaranteed absolutely That the public
preciate the line quality OF goods offer is evident from the
nous quantities sell Last Christmas
amounted to five TONS
Our assortment includes the following varieties:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24

After selecting for the head of their ticket
an avowed champion of the lottery ring the
Louisiana Democrats adopted series Of res
olutions coudemning lotteries and demand
ing their suppression. This is the most in
consistent performances in politics since the
Greenbackers of the first district of Maine
adopted a platform condemning national
banks and and then nominated for their
Congressional candidate man who was
president of one of the hated institutions
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24

than Yale, the number of Maine students in
the latter college is larger than one would
expect to find
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24
$500 REV ARD.

sgiHE City Ordinance provides that mo person
Il without authority of the Municipal Officers or
from the Gas Light Company, shall light or extin-
gulsh any Street Lamp, under a penalty not less
IMAM I'VE dollars, nor more than ten dollars for
each o1fence''
Ihts ordinance will be strictly enforced, and re-
ward of five dollars will be paid by the Gas Gonna
ny Tor the detection OF any person violating it.
BENZ. f. ANDREWS.
dec1Sd1m City Marshal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24
COUNTRY STORE
AND
Clothing Manufacturing Business
FOR SALE.

EAfHE subscribers offer for sale their entire busi
z ness, consisting OF stock usually kept in coun-
Try store also clothing business facilities for max
ing zoOoo pairs OF pants per year. Stock at apprai-
sal; situated in the pleasant village of Alfred Me
store IN hrst-class order best corner; old stand
VIII sell real estate or rent. Good reasons for sell
ing. For further information address or cal on
E-EAvHTT & co.,
Alfred. Me.
Dec IL, 1883. dec14dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-24

To1HE PUBLIC,
# in want Of new furnace beg to direct your
attention to the Kohler Hot Air Furnace. Its su-
periority over all others I will demonstrate if you
viii call at my store. The following well known
persons have tas Kohler:
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-09

turn 'fied q cross bil,n alleging misde-
pesnor sgsinst her Sccusar. A singular
coincidence occurred during the Trial.
Each party engaged The services Of
a lswyer, who, OF oaurse, were ar
rayed against each other as rEaseeutor
and defender. When the csse was called the
vonan's sccuser, fearing developments dam
aging 10 his Own character as a citizen OF
moral habits, proposed to withdraw the
charges OF larceny, TO which the defense
readily sgreed-the story Of the policeman
who made the investigation making too plain
a case against her. Butthe Court refused to
allow 60 grave scharge 10 b. thus set aside,
and for q long time held cut Sgsinst the pro-
posed proceeding. Ths stioruey for the
prosecution delivered sL able speech, in
which the Law governing il such cases was
made very eiear-to his own understandings,
but the Court continued obstiuste. AT this
i~uucture the attorney for the i Tense became
interested, and with all the eloquence and
logic thst WIS ever attributed TO his great
prototype, Charles OC9nor, plead for a dis
missal Of the suit against his client, and the
case became the vehiCl. Of the rare parsdox
Of counsel for prosecution joining the defense
in the effort 10 Influence the Courts decision.
The Court finally yielded, but only TO avoid
the disgrace that would fall upop innocent
parties. Before dismissipg the case, how
ever, Judge Hadden took occasion to lecture
the yshng woman, intimating his belief that
she was a party TO q crime which had only
been averted hy the vigllsnce of the o%fiesrF,
and warning her that If another charge OF
that character came to his ears he would not
stop short OF thorough prosecution of the
csse 10 a complete conviction Of all the par
ties concerned. He advised her TO inform
her associates Of this determination of the
Court. The charge of misdemesnor against
dismissed and the cases discharged from the
docket
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-09
The Younr Mems Hebrew Associations
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Vanderbilt Insurance Company
will elect a secretary to-day.
Twenty sew ~ hu dred and 6fty dollars
Of Indebtedness was fled to be funded yes
terday.
The Old Folks Society will celebrate its
anniversary at Winchester Cemetery, on the
9th of this month.
p. ]. Daily has been granted a license as
attorney TO practice law in all the ~justices'
courts of Shelby county.
The sale of seats yesterday for the Mu-
sic Festival amounted to mora than $500.
Tit total sale TO date is $4,000.
IA clam at high tide" formed the senti-
ment of a Dsmosthenian peroration BY one
of Judge Hadden's lawyers yesterday.
"A gutter somnambulisi, fined 50 yester.
day, wss advised that a bed could be secured
at any Of the leading hotels for half the
amount.
niece, causing death, was discharged yester-
day, the evidence going to show that death
resulted from other causes.
The following numbers drew the capital
prizes in the Louisiana State Lottery, Glass
E, at New Orleans yesterday, May 9Th: No.
71,1S9 drew $4,000; No. 47,S03, S25, 600;
No. 23,433, $4,000.
The members OF the Greenwood Club
and their invited guests will go on an excur-
sion 10 Fiizgibbon's Grove tomorrow. Spe-
cial trains leave over the Louisville road at
1890 O'Clock am. and 4:40 pm.
Susan Bailey teeks q divorce through
the Chancery Court, from her husband,
James Bailey. The parties live at Cubs, in
this county. Mrs. Bailey claims that her
husband deserted her two years sfter thei
marriage, in September. 1873, leaving he
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-09
GAYOSO FILTH
spOated from Male and Female wit
nesses I'm the Police Court.

1t will be a godsend to this community
when the new Gayoso House Company takes
charge Of the ruins OF that once proud estab-
lishment, if half the immoral carryiugs-ou
related in testimony before the Police Court
yesterday morning be true. The j%anitor
caused the arrest Of a woman occupant of
one Of the rooms of the old building, charg-
log her with keeping a disorderly house and
place Of rendezvous for immoral characters of
both sexes. His testimony celebrating the
charges savored of conduct loo filthy to be
repeated in these columns, and reflects Sc
verely upon his position as nitor as much
as upon the perpetrators OF the deeds enumer-
sted, since, from his own story, they have
been of nightly occurrence 3 considerable
length of time. The rebutling testimony by
the accused made him out about as cranky
as he had psinted her, and she alleges, be never
thought 10 complain about her Transactions
until she had ordered him TO leave her room
for having displayed too much fondness for
one OF her female visitors. She had a con.
venient witness by her side who testified
point blank 10 the janitoT's irregularities
About an our was spent between the parties
N this kind of crimiastion and recrimins
tion, in which four lawyers employed or
| either side managed to keep the pot boiling
The court seemed to be nonplussed in sum
ming up the evidence, AS 10 which was thu
worst of the two, but finally dischs rged thu
case, with the remark: II believe there ma
been Il loi of downright lying done here, bu
I'm going to let you go THE time. But Iss,
to you candidly, that on the next provocs
tion coming from anyone in that building
| will pull the whole establishment from Gel
lar 10 doue. Mini what | tell you, now"