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"Ex-OONFEDERATE LEGION"
A Timely suggestion 10 Those
Who Wore the Gray.

EDITOR LEDGER:-Would itnot be
a good thing for ex>Confederste SOL
diers to do as the ex.Union soldiers
have done, in organizing under one
common name and in common or
ganixation2 The ex, Union soldiers
have their Grand Army of the Re-
public" and why should not ex. Con-
fsderates have their Ex.0oEfederate
Legion2
In the North. there is no decent
chance open to pretenders, who we're
non combatants, to foist themselves
on the public as representatives Of
the Union army; but in the South it
is not 80.
The ex-O Confederate soldiers on the
return Of peace, and ever since, have
been striving in silence and modesty
to make a living, and have had no
leisure for public parades, and no in.
clination for public personal exhibi-
ton. Now and then q reunion of the
fragments of this or that regiment
takes place, but what regiment has
enough survivors to make 9 company
Now, | take the liberty to suggest
that all ex-Confederate soldiers Of
good repute when the war
closed unite and make one
organization, and that it be called
THE ex.Confederate LEGION" One
for each State could be organized.
The legion may be composed Of ten
cohorts, and each cohort of six or ten
companies, the companies to be made
up of ex Confederate soldiers without
regard to the commands TO which they
belonged during the war. | suppose
in this State we could muster full
Roman legion of 5000 men, and re-
union of such a bedy Of soldiers would
be worth attending. Don't you think
so2 Why net start the movement in
Memphis2 Here there are enough
old soldiers to make at least cohort.
In making up the companies every
member should be eQual-that is sim
ply an ex Confederate soldier, and the
rank he held during the war ought to
be laid aside. OF course in joining the
company the namo and command to
which the member belonged when
in active service, would be recorded,
and in this way correct role of the
survivors Of the Southern armies could
be made. The roll of the Legion
could be printed annually. There are
other details, but l merely give you
an outline oil what appears to be nee
essary IS a means of selt-defense and
also as an effective method of keeping
fresh the comradeship which four
years Of bloody warfare keep precious,
and finally OF preserving a reliable
record Of patriotic service by soldiers
who lost the final battles in the great
est Of civil wars.
EX-CoNFEDERATE.
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Alaska women.

The matrons of high fashion and
the swell damsels OF the Thlinket
tribes never make canoe voyage with
out smearing themselves we'll with the
black dye that they get from a certain
wild root Of the woods, or with paste
Of SCOT and seal oil. On sunny and
windy days on shore they protect
themselves from tan and sunburn by
this same inky coating. On feast
days and the great occasions when
they wash off the black, their COM
plexions come out as fair aud creamy
white as the palest Of their Japanese
cousins across the water, and the
women are then seen to be about six
shades lighter than the tan-colored
and cottee-colored lords of their tribe.
The specimen woman at Juneau wore
a thin calico dress and a thick blue
blanket. Her feet we're bare, but she
was compensated for that loss of gear
by the Turkey red parasol, that sbe
poised over head with all the comnla.
oency of a Mount Desert belle. She
had BACKED her face to the edge d
the eyelids and the roots of her hair
she wore the full parure Of the silve,
nose ring and ear rings, with fyeIsilvel
bracelets on each wrist, and ffteer
rings Ornamenting her fingers, and ,
more thoroughly proud and self
satisfied creature never arrayed her
self according to the behests Of higI
fashion.
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NONRESIDENT Notice.

No. 1859 In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-The State of Tennessee for
its own use, etc. VS. Cornelius Reeder OF al.
I 7 appearing from bill which is sworn to
in thi! cause that the defendant. Agnes
Charles Nagle is q resident of State Of Cali
foruia; that David Wickersham, Levi Wick
ersham. Thomas Wickersham, Eliza Wicker
sham, Polk Wickersham and William Wick
ersham are residents Of the State Of Massa-
ohusetts; that Il Perrin is nonresident Of
the State of Tennessee; that II o Slaughter is
o resident Of the State of Virginia; that j ohm
PTreEevsat is Q resident of tue State Of CAL
if0rnia; that Frederick zelle is non-resl-
dent of State of Tennessee; that James 3
Griffing is a nor. resident of Tennessee; that
y B Beecher, Mary Beecher and Edward 0
Beecher and r 2 Mari are non-residents of
State Of Tennessee; that Annie b Johnson
and W johnson are residents of State Of
Kentucky; that Fannie Woodruff is a non
Dashiel, Ida Dashiell, Alice Daahiell. Lee
pashiell Charles Stanley Dashiell and Arthur
p Daahiell and Fannie Dashiell arc residents
Of State Of Mississippi, and all Of above are
nOn-residonts Of the State of Tennessee; that
the places of residence of II Loader, Chas
Hyland, W II Sewel, S I Sewell, George A
Brigel, John d Babe. Peter Conlay, Helena
Schuellar, o j Hunter, : M Gates. Elien 0
Dunning and O W Dunning are all unknown
and cannot be ascertained after diligent in
Quifyt LlhJ INC uHnl0b anu nlhtbb OI ItHluonCo
of the heirs of Peter Crowley, and of the
heirs Of Ellen Hyland, and Of the. heirs Of
Nancy English, and of the heirs Of
j Kaiser. are all unknown and cannot be
ascertained after diligent inquiry; and Il
further appearing from the Sheriff q return
herein that James Long, Mary Riley, IA I
Joyce, Mrs Maria Monsarrat, Lille Monsar-
rat, Catherine Smith and husband, - Smith,
Il d Henry, John Cornell, Julia Cornell,
Ellen Connell James b 9rifine, MfBJJ
Kaiser. Mary KAISER, Junkerman, d +
Junkerman, Otto Schwill, John Houlepin,
W Hoffman and VIM Bailey are not 10 DO
tits therefore ordered that they all make their
appearance herein, at the courthouse of Shell
by county, In Memphis, Tenn, on or before
the frstMonday in October, 1883, and plead,
answer or demur to complainant bill and
petition of. Taxing District of Shelby
county, or the same will DO taken for
confessed as 10 them and set for hearing ex-
narte, and that a copy OF this order be pub
lished once q week, for four successive weeks,
In the Public Ledger. ~ lGIEi
Thiallth day Of August. 1888. .rf.
ROBERT J BLACK, o SudM.
By J NJ Bradley. ID and M. sf,s-,,.I
i IL and CIV Heiakell,Sols for complainant.
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Steel Nails.

AT first the extra cost Of steel nails
was ! cents per pound or $l.50 per
keg, but it has new been reduced to
u. The great advantage Of the steel
nails is that they can be driven into
hard wood as easily as an iron nail
will go into pine board. Steel nails
have been driven into a white OAK
knot without bending. Nothing else
is now used in laying hard wood floors
as they require no boring, but arc
driven readily. For all kinds Of finish
they are easily adapted, and 30 much
hard finish is now employed, their ust
must be on the increase. They an,
also used largely by builders, and boz
makers are increasing their demand
for them. Box makers have been usipI
the better grades OF iron nails, as the
desire those that can be driven anc
redriven.
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Mr.. TiIden and General Han.
New York Herald.

Some inharmonious people are tryN
ing to make trouble in the Democrat
10 party by accusing Mr.. Tilden Of
having conspired to defeat General
Hancock. g1.Gaf
Do these pestilent persons forget
that Mr.. Tilden, on the contrary, took
into his OWE hands General Hancock
canvassP So solicitous was he for the
the Generals success that the work
ing force Of the National Committee
was composed entirely and exclusively
Of Mr.. Tilden's most intimate friends
and business associates.
The craftsmanship of the National
Committee in a Presidential canvass
is, as every one knows, an important
place. Well, ex-senator Barnum, OF
Connecticut, Mr.. Tilden's intimate
and faithful ally, was chairman Of the
National Committee. The treasurer
of the Committee must be a capable
and prudent man. Well, Mr.. Oanda,
who had long had close and intimate
financial relations to Mr.. Tilden, was
made treasurer. The secretary of the
Committee ought to be an astute, ins
dustrious, active pOlitician-this is 50
true that the Republicans made Mr..
Dorsey their secretary. Well, Mr..
Mclean, Mr.. Tilden's trust
ed partner in political . and
other enterprises, was made secretary
of the committee. The assistant SEQ
rotary Of the committee ought to be Q
judicious and trusty ready writer; and
ense more Mr.. Tilden came TO the
front. Mr.. Hantz, formerly Mr., Til
den's stenographer, was made assist
ant secretary Of the committee. Final
", a National Committee needs very
much the services Of an "outsiGe
man." something, we fancy, like the
lend man" Of a negro minstrel show,
to keep things going. Well, Mt.
Smith Weed, Mr.. Tilden's faithful
follower, was made lend manD--nb,
we mean outside worker, of the com !
mittee.
Now, in the name Of Democratic
harmony, how could Mr. Tilden do
more2 He could not 90 the polls and
cast all tho votes for General Han
cock. But he took possession Of the
canvass; he put his own trusty follow
ers in charge; he wanted the General
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writing for the Newspapers.
Philadelphia Public Ledger. II.

AAheoNAfhAA A1AAe A4oNhNAt IL a|.I. n
II scrubbed this of in a hurry; you
can correct any errors" Every re
vising editor is familiar with this
phrase, or with some one or more Of
its unwelcome kindred. 1t comes
many times TO every hard worked ed
itorial table. and goes very often into
every v0racious waste paper basket,
II is q phrase much affected bythose
who do not write frequently for the
newspapers, and with these it is gem
orally not true, for they take pains
when the more praoticed writer does
not. These latter are too often the
eulprits who ''scribblen their work of
in 81 hurry. Several documents Of
both kinds and of sundry other sorts
Of the same genus being on our table
at this moment from correspondents,
we are afforded an opportunity for
going somewhat into the subject OF
penmanship in It's relation to writing
for the newspapers"
Let us say 6rst that correspondence
notes, letters, memoranda-on all
affairs that Interest the general public
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elected SO much that he cried out,
Put none but Tilden men on guard. -
And then come a lot Of trouble
makers and say he defeated the poor
General. What would these inhar,
menious persons have had Mr.. Tilden
dOP Let General Hancock's friends
manage the canvass? 3t8r1,i
General Hancock was actually de-
feated-that we are forced to admit.
But the Sun patted him on the back,
saying that he was a good man, and
weighed $50 pounds; and surely must
have comforted the General in his
defeat. rSr r 1s
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INCREASE YOUR PENSION.
Land and Patent Claims Solicited
NONRESIDENT Notice.

No. Tli-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
County. Tenn. The state of rennslsee lor
its own use, etc, VS.. w 4 Prewitt et al
TappearinR from bill which is sworn TO In
and Harriet A Littlejohn are non-residenta
Of the State of Tennesseer
It'll therefore ordered that they make their
appearance herein, at the courthouse Of
on or beIore the first Monday in October,
1883, and plead, answer or .demur to complain
ant bill and petition of Taxing District Of
Shelby county. or the same will be taken for
confessed as to them and set for hearing ex-
parte; and that copy ofthis order be puD-
lished once week, for four successive weeks,
In the Public Ledger.
This Hth day of August, 1883.
A cOpy--Attest: 400
r BLACK, Clerk and M aster,
By ] M Bradley, D and M.
+ II and CIV Heiskell. soils for complain
ant. 143 149 1853
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Two Greaa stations.

On the old Harper farm in Ken.
lucky are two horses thai we're famous
on the turf and are now gaining new
glory through the achievements Of
their sons. LongfelloW and Ten
Brock we're among the greatest racers
at ell distances ever seen in America,
and Leonstus, $50 Of LongfelloW, and
Drake Carter, son Of Ten Brock have
found no supeTi0rs this year among
horses Of their age. The eccentricil
ties Of the Harper family have inter-
tered somewhat with the brilliant
successes which would otherwise have
been attained long ago by these two
stations. Old John Harper, the orig.
inal owner Of Longfellow, was one OF
the quaintest characters that ever sd,
peared on race course. So denselJ
Ignorant that he had never heard Of
the poet whose name was given 10 the
colt by a better informed friend. and
always supposed that the unusual
length, size and power Of the animal
was the cause Of the choice.
he was 50 fond Of the
colt that he would never set a price
on hin, and refused an offer Of $50. 900
Longfellow was out Of his sight
scarcely moment either by day or
night. lie slept in his stable. Nothing
that he could do was too much for the
stately creature whose devoted slave
be was And the horse well repaid
the loving service lavished upon him.
NO nobler animal ever appeared on ab
American race course. His courage
his speed aud his endurance were ali
phenomenal. When Longfellow broke
down 10 his second great race with
Harry bassett, but ran 10 the end with
unflnching fortitude, though suffering
intense agony, the old mans heart
seemed 10 break too. Weak. worn
and sorrowful be went back 10 his
Kentucky farm with the magnificent
wreck Of the superb race horse. He
did not live long after that.
The breeding farm has been man
aged In q peculiar way, no effort being
made to attract patronage, and churl.
lshness and carelessness often tending
to repel it LOngfellow and Ten
Brock have at times been left entirely
IN the care Of reckless little negro
boys, and the two. thoroughhgeds,
worth tens Of thousands Of dollars
each, have been used BY the urchins
TO drive up the COWS. But in spite Of
these disadyantages and drawbacks.
the surprising value Of the two horses
as stations Is shown by tho appearance
OF two such three year olds as Leon,
atus and Drake Carter in single
season.
| pUBLIo LRDGER hindorv .nd t.L
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No. l7la-In the Ohancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn. Tho State Of Tonnes for
It's own use, etc. vs.. Grimm ct al.
IT appearing from the bill which is sworn to
II In this cause, that tho place Of residence
Of Eugene Sullivan is unknown and cannot
Se ascertained after diliRent inquiry and II
further appearing from bherih's return here
in that VIM Wray Is not to be found IN hts
IT Is therefore ordered that they
mako their appearance herein, OF the
courthouse Of Shelby county, in Menu
phis, Tenn. !, on or before the first Monday In
6St0bsf, 1855, and plead, answer or demQr
TO complainant bill and petition Of the TaxinR
District Of Shelby county, or the Same viii
be taken for confessed az 10 sAem and
set for hearing exspartej and that o copy
Of this order be published once a week for
four successive weeks In the Public Ledger.
hAOopy--Attesl: lUlI l,.l L.-.r.n.
ib I,rl Il j BLACK, Clerk and Master.
ByJ M Bradley, d. O. x M.
+ II and o W Heiskell. soils. for complain
ant l4s l49 1855 8
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-23

DR.. r. V. Pierce's Golden NJ edicaI
Discovery" cures every kind of hu.
NOR, from the common pimple OF
eruption to the worst scroiula.
Four to six bottles cure salt,rheum
or letter.
One to five bottles cure the worst
kind Of pimples on the face.
Two to four bottles clear the system
Of boils, carbuncles and sores.
Five to eight bottles cure corrupt
or running ulcers and the worst scrof-
ula.
By druggists, and in half-dozen and
dozen lots at great discount.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-23

The use OF one single bottle win convince any
one OF itl superior merit over all other prepar-
atoms, II has no equal
At the earnest and repeated solicitations OF
scores Of patients and friends, DR.. Gillian has
consented TO offer this wonderful vegetable
Blood Purifier to the public, and having 80
years experience In the treatment OF these
diheases, feels confident OF proper apprecia-
ton. Wonderful and startling cures have
been eiiected by this remedy, and postal
card will secure printed list OF home certi6-
Gates. Its action In curing all Blood and
Bkin Diseases is like magic, and we are <si,z-
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We know whereof we speak, and mean ex-
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Yellow Fever Prevented.

r MAY 26th.
Bark Evie ]. Ray, bound fro,a New York
to Batavia, February Gath 1882 While on the
outward passage the second mate was at
tackled with Hong Kong FOYER. Captain Ray
supplied him with Holman Liver Pad"
which cured him entirely, without single
dose Of medicine. Captain Ray also gave
each one of the crew one of DR.. Holm an 8
Pads, which protected each of them from the
fever and all other sickness while detained
in the ports of Java and Singapore four
months, it being very sickly during that time.
All other ships lying in those ports during
Pads, had sickness on board and lost more or
less Of their crews. Having used them sue
cessfully for several years, can safely econ
mend them to all going 10 sickly ports.
f'-t-t1 Eh4t Has. RAY,
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nA-n

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc. Twill send
recipe that will cure you, FREE Oh
BY q missionary in South America. Send a
leit-sddressed envelope to the Rev. JOSEPH r.
IkHLH. Station D New York City.
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nothing that will prevent their being
successful"
THE TARIFF.
Judge Black was asked what in his
opinion would be the position of the
two parties in reference TO the tariff
question in 1884. He believed the
Republicans would straddle the tariff
question, as they always have done;
that they would endeavor to have the
Democratic party commit itself to the
same principles Of protection as the
Republicans prolessed, : their object
being to get both parties in such a
position that they could appeal to the
people for their support on the ground
of being better protectionists than
the Democrats; but their plan
would not work. In speaking of
the Democrats the Judge said
that they must meet the tariff question
boldly-it has become too broad for
Democrats to attempt to strsddle;
they must declare for a tariff for rev.
enue only, adjusted to meet the de-
mands of the government administra-
ton with strict integrity and in the
most economical manner. All inter-
nal taxes must be reduced. For in
stance" said Judge Black, I'VE DOW
collect $500 q year on wooden blank
cts. Reduce the tariff to ten per cent
ad valorem and we would collect
so, 100000 in duties on imported
blankets. The same thing applies to
barbed wire, carpets, clothing and
everything the poor man requires to
wear or use In his house"
THREE FAMOUS BARGAINS.
In speakiDgof the campaign of 1880
Judge Black said he considered the
bargain made between Garfield and
the New York stalwarts-by which
they were to get, in consideration of
their support Of Garfield, Mr.. e. d.
Morgan as Secretary Of the Treasury
and Stanley Matthews as Justice Of
the Supreme Court--the most imam
Gus ever made in this country. Ii
was infinitely worse than the Hayes
bargains Of 1876 or the Adams Clay
bargain, whereby Andrew Jackson was
cheated out of the Presidency.
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The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab
lishment, IL Madison street. Memphis,
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind of work in their line in the latest
style and at low prices. rus Icy
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BURNETi's COOOAIxE
Promotes a Vigorous and
Healthy Growth OF the Hair.

It has been used in thousands Of
cases where the hair was coming out,
and has never failed to arrest its decay.
Use Burnetts Flavoring Extracts
the hest.
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LAST INTERVIEW WITH
BLACK.
His Reply 10 JeT Davis-Views
ON Current Politics and
the Presidency.
PHILApELPn1A. AUGUST ls, lsss.

PHILADELPHIA, August 10, 1888.
The Philadelphia Times having
published q letter from Jefferson
Davis in reply to an article published
by Judge Black, of Pennsylvania, en-.
titled Secession Secrets" your cor.
respondent, on the 9Th inst, visited
Judge Black at his rural residence
near York, Pa, with view of secur-
ing the answer OF President Bueh-
anan's Attorney General to the JEFF
Davis defense of secession, He found
the Judge enjoying the morning
breezes, with q copy Of the paper con-
tanning the Davis article in one
hand and his silver tobacco box
in the other. The Judge, with
the urbanity of the "old
school" statesman, invited the Herald
correspondent to occupy one of the
rustic rocking chairs on his bread
porch, and, seated beside the only
living representative of President
Buchanan's Cabinet, he promptly pro.
ceeded to business. The Herald rep
resentAtive opened three hours
campaign by stating that from the
announcement made by the Times ed
itor on the tdsy preceding the publ
cation Of the JEFF Davis article he was
of the firm opinion that, metaphor
cally speaking, there would me moth
ing left of Judge Black except his
memory and silver fine cut box when
the two years incubation Of Jefferson
Davis saw daylight, but, after reading
the article, he concluded that Judge
Black was the happiest man in the
United States in view of the Sullivan
like slugging he had in store for the
chief Of the Secessionists.
DAVIS AND SECESSION.
Shutting his left eye tight, a we'll
known habit Of the Judge, and look
ing at your correspondent for full 30
seconds, Judge Black deliberately re-
sponded: From the length Of time
occupied in preparing his defense Of
secession, and coming from q man whs
has been pre- eminent in shaping
American history, expected some
thing worthy Of a man who had filled
the offices Of Congressman, Cabinet
officer, United States Senator and
President of the seoessionist Conied-
cray, but"-here the Judge took
long breath-"the thunder is all in
the index"
The Herald correspondent promptly
took out his book to note the Judges
pithy sentences as they were fired at
him, but the Judge said: Put that
away. / must not reply to a person of
Davis prominence in disjointed con-
Versation. II every word uttered were
printed in the Herald just as it was
spoken it would not be fair, as the
Importance of the subject merits a
much more careful consideration"
The correspondents notebook was
laid aside, and for more than two
hours he listened attentively to an in
teresting talk on the events Of the last
three months of President Buchansn's
term, the action taken by secession
leaders," as Judge Black designated
them, to influence Mr.. Buchanan. and
the plans taken BY his chief Cabinet
officer to Illustrate their Vaccinations.
and all of which Judge Black exacted
should not find a place in the columns
Of the Herald until his reply to Davis
vSs sent to the Herald over his own
signature.