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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
The weather.

WASHINGTON, January l3.-For
tho South Atlantic States warmer
and fair weather followed by increas-
ing Cloudiness and local rains, variable
winds shifting to seuthweslerly, lower
pressure.
For the West Gulf States cloudy
weather and rain, variable winds
shifting to colder northtrly. higher
pressure
For Tennessee and the Ohio valley
cloudy weather with rain or snow
southerly yeering to westerly wind,
stationary or lower temperature, rising
preceded in east portion by fallinI
barometer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
Hov. AHA Thomss, Of WiIIiamsoI

HoN. Aths Thomas, Of Williamson
county, was elected State Treasurer
yesterday on the twenty second ballot
receiving IS votes; Erwin, As; EvaDs
4; Watson, /. Colonel Thomas is 9
prominent lawyer aud a citizen Of high
standing. lie is relative OF Hon
Dorsey B. Thomas, and Of the Thoms'
family Of Brownsville. The eleeti, q
Of COMPTROLLER comes up next.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13

Hand bills of all sizes, from the
smallest to a three sheet poster, done
with neainess and dispatch, at the
PUBLIC LEDGER job printing Office.
Prices as low as the lowest,
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Dividend Notice.

OFfICE hKRNANDO issuance Co
Memphis January 8, lss3
A I q meeting Of the Board Of Directors,
~ held this day, n CaFh Dividend Of ,6l SIX
per cent was declared out Of the net earning
Of the past six month";, payable on demand
H. S,.H. DUN5C0MB, Pre|t.
j. 8. DuNsooMB. Senly. l09 ll4
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DISSOLUTION.

TNHE firm Of J. W. Strong a Co composed
i of y. B. Eat n and }. W. Snong Is dis
solved by mutual 0 nsent l.. b. Eaton l.
alone authorize TO collect and receipt for
any Indebtedness to said firm.
l.. b. RATION.
J. W. STkUNG.
Memphis, Jan. II, 1883 III llS
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DIED.

sHiPwAy-fn Murshaii, Texas. MIR. REU.
BEN SHlPwAT.
Funeral from Calvary church stSp.m to-
morrow.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

0rYIcS or PHGSIx FtaR & MARISE ISs. Co.
Memphis, Tenn., January l, 1855.
"A hold this date DIVIDEND OF FIVE
per cent upon the capital stock Of this Com
pany was declared and ordered eyeditoi on
the stock not's. II. NJ. NEELY, Pre- I.
JOHN JOHNSON, secretary. 103 III
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
Trensury Closed .

WAsnIEGToN, January 13.-The
Treasury Department is closed to day,
out Of respect to tho late Lot NJ. Nor
rill, ex-Secretary.
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DISSOLUTION.
nIRVW WTRnN.

We have this dav formed copsrt1ersh'p p
for tho practice Of law IN State an United
Statss Courts. at Memphis, Tenn. Once 60
Madison street
January 8, 1881. D ". POsrON
W X r0ST0N.
l07 lS3 4. 2, P0sTON.
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Ould throw any light on his aifaiI
1t. lie has about 5000 in me
an Polk escaped to Mexico with
lrrel. nssr ''1
SOME INTERRodAToRIEs.

udAlbls
SOME INTERROGAToRIEs.
AS the hero Of the day refused to
open his lips except to accommodate a
brandy toddy, recourse was had to
those about him.
Both Of the United States Marshals
Willingly gave all the information they
could.
DO you think Polk gave Price
$4,000 as reported" was asked.
mo, Mr.. Polk states that hs gave
him and Cameron $500 each, and
promised TO give them like SUN
when they reached the Mexican bank
of the Rio Grande."
did you ever hear Polk regret
leaving Nashville2"
Yes. lie said he was sorry be ever
left, but that he thought he could
reach Mexico safely, and once there he
could make enough money out Of his
mines to square things up"
Has he held any conversation
whatever with any one that one Of you
did not hear2"
"EmphatiOally, no"
"Did you hear him threaten to in
volve other prominent men, IRON a
Supreme Judge down, in bis own
ruinGH
mo, sir. He never made such
a statement. He has held nc
conversation OF any kind, Only
word or two. When the de-
tectives from Nashville got aboard
they wanted to deliver a message, but
he didD't care to hear it, but they
might write it. He was told the mes.
sages we're from intimate friends, and
their names given Then he consented
to hear them, and was deeply affected
They were simply words of condol
ence and hope from his intimate
friends" ar
"How will the reward be divided
among youP'
Morrill, and Joe Sheehy will receivl
$250O each aud Gosliug will receiv
the other $4,000, he paying all expenses
His margin will be about s9OO.'
THE TENNESSEE OFFICERS.
Detectives Porter and Fields, VIII
we're sent from Nashville, and VIII
we're accompanied from Memphis b
Captain PrYde, met the United State
Marshals at Taylor's, which is thirty
FIVE miles this side Of Austin. TIL
rcquisition on the Governor OF Te1u
was to reach Austin this morning
They were thus without authority, ,Ot
of Tennessee, and wore not allowed
have anything to do with the prisone
Detective Porter announced as SOC
as he crossed the river and toucht
Tennessee soil, that he had warral
| in his pocket good anywhere in Il
{ State, aud would take charge Of Pc
! as soon as the train left Memphis {
, Nashville.
Q There may be some trouble about
g as all four Of the men are resolute al
I neither one to be triaed with.
q NOTES.
Mr.. Polk walked upon a wooden
It peg" leg. He had a walking sti
a but no crutches.
n Van Leer Polk was the treasurer
g the ex Treasurer. lie carried all I
.e money and paid all the bribes.
t, PvlS was not searched except fol
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Oatmeal,
Graham Flour,
Cracked Wheat,

not having beer arrested, and moved
about uneasily from one part of the
car to the other. | telegraphed back
to know if Price was wanted and re
ceiving an affirmative reply, made up
my mind to do it at once. Price went
into the closet and after remaining
ten minutes came out again and went
into another coach. | took advantage
OF his absence to search the closet
and found his pistol hid away in a pa
per box and took charge Of it BE
went back to the closet, remained a
moment and then came rushing out
feeling all about his clothes IS il ia
search Of something. asked him
what the matter was but he only
glared at me and sat down.
Lie was arrested and turned over to
an officer on the return train. No
moneJ was found on his person. Cam.
eron had four $500 checks and $ll0 in
gold. The checks were in an envelope
in his rocket. marked private /
missed Van Polk at Laredo, ard am
sure he escaped to Mexico He had
only to cross the river to do that"
Mr. Morrill, added that Price was
guilty of one very contemplate trick,
a circumstance going to show his
character. When he left the train to
return to San Antonio he took Mr..
Folks Overcoat and pistol with him.
Marshal GOsling telegyaphed back to
have it taken from him. 1t is posi-.
bic this coat may have some rather
weighty secrets in its capaciouS
pockets. Mr.. Polk has never been
searched except for pistol, and it is
not known whether he has papers that
would throw any light on his affairs or
not. He has about 5000 in money.
Van Polk escaped to Mexico With the
barrel. ss1 fr1
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PUBLIC LEDGER bindery and Ol
OaOc IL Madison street.
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Mr.. Polk walked upon wooden or
'peg" leg. He had a walking stick
but no crutches.
Van Loer Polk was the treasurer Of
the ex Treasurer. lie carried all the
money and paid all the bribes.
Polk was not searched except for a
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-25
Editorial Note.

An editor having been sick for a
long time, perceived that his latter
end was arproa' hing. His spiritual
adviser comforted him by saying that
ne, the editor, would soon enter into
his eternal rest, where there would be
40 worry or trouble.
"Are printers allowed in Heaven,
too 2" feehly asked the dying man.
"Ccrtninly, il they have been good"
"Thtn," said the editor feebIy, 81
have no hope. My foreman died last
year and as he was good man he
must he in Heaven. know | won't
be in Heaven more than five minutes
before Ill hear him say, More copy !!
] don't see how can make anything
by diving" And pulling on his boots
and clothes the editor went down to
the Office and ground out a column
editorial on "The Conflict Between
Religion and Science" and about
four columns Of miscellaneous BREW
ties.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-25
Cattle Getting Blind.

Cattle men inform the Battle Noun
tain Messenger that there are hun
dreds of cattle On the Humboldt that
are perfectly blind. So far no cause
can be assigned for the disease. y
scum forms over the ball Of the eye,
entirely depriving the animal of sight.
A few have but one eye attacked.
The blindness lasts for about twenty
days, and natural v, the animal not be
ing able to travel in search of food,
loses considerable flesh. From VIII :
we can learn, the same disease attack
ed the stock in this vicinity ahou'
seven years ago, and with very few
exceptions they recovered in alb =
three weeks. There does not seem 70
have been any effort made by stock
owners to cure the disorder, the,
leaving nature to effect Il cure IN its
own way.-l ruscarora Times SIRE
view,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-25
NAV not be generally known

1t may not be generally known
that there is society in this country
known as the "Shut ms" It is COM
posed of people who are confined to
their homes by chronic diseases, who
are not, however, incapacitated from
writing and reading. Through the
efforts of this society "Shut lns" are
introduced to each other by letter, and
many pleasant friendships are formed
in this way. and many weary hour
whiled away by the writing and read
ing of letters. Sometimes a "Shut ln''
so far RECEIVERS that he or she can 90
out to visit another with whom he has
become acquainted by letter, and who
has not been so fortunate in bodily
Improvement.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-25
Emma and the Editor.

Tie editor Of mining camp news
paper attended one of the Abbott
concerts lately, and in lengthy re-
view Of the opera, says:
AS singer Emma Abbott can just
wallop lie hose off Of any that ever
wagged aw on the boards. FROM
her clear, bird-like upper notes she
would canter away down to the bass
racket, and then cushion back to a
sort of treble which made every nd
in the audience imagine every hair Oh
his head was golden string of &c,
lestial harp, over which angelic fngo.
were sweeping in the inspiring old
tune OF Sail, Put the Kettle On"
Here she would rest awhile, thrillln.
like an enchanted bird, and then hop
in among the upper notes with Il gil
up-andgit vivarity that jingled the
glass peanut chandeliers and ELECTED
ii whoop of pleasure from every galoos
in the mob. In the last act she made
neat play and worked in that
famous kiss Of hers on Castle He
had her in his arms, with her heat
laying on his shoulder, and her eyes
shooting CLEANS of galvanized love
into his. All at once her lips begin
to twitch coaxinglv and get into posi-
ton, and when he tumblcs to her
racket he draws her up, easy lik :,
shuts his eyes, and then her ripe, lus.
cious lips glue themselves to his. and
thrill of pleasure nabhed hold Of him
and shook him and shook him until
the audience could almost hear his toe
rails grind against his boots. Then
she shuts her eyes and pushes harder.
and--oh, Holy Moses.-the "smack"
that followed started the stitching in
every masculine heart in the house.
She's thoroughbred right from the
start, and the fellow that takes in her
kisses is more to be envied than the
hanyhtiest monach that ever squatted
on gold-plated throne.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-25
DR.. RuSl'S Blood Root Oil

Has no equal in the world rs inment or Oil
II Is cheap, safe, simple and sure .x-
tyrnnl remedy for MN or beast.
1t never fails t. cure
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-25
Dr.. Rush'S ReIQlat0r .

Has never failed I, give relief II has been used
successfully for years in suhdung til. mos stub
bora of he 1t difficulties. pos tive eura
for Enlargement Palpit t On. Flutt ring and
Fatty Degtntr ton of the Heart Price, 81 per
ho title; SIX for So Sold by druggists. sent direct
by DIR. RtSH'S MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,
SLOWLY Nunda, New York, L. S. A
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-25
Heart Disease
CURED I8Y
Dr.. R4sA's Regulator

OFFICE OF OsdoopBY's IMPROVED SAFES,
II Broad STREET, ATLANTA, GA,
October II, 1874.
DIR. RUsu's MEDICAL ASSOCIATION:
DEAR noCToRs:-The three BOTTLES of "Dr.
! ush S RcGul r" ordered We re received 10y ex-
less last week. have taken neil ly one b, tile.
and sm thoroughly s,tisted W tn the result For
over two years have been troubled wit sharp
pan t my henrt. My physician, upon examina.
ton. pronounced it enlargement of the henlt, and
vas un BILE t. give me my relief. The trouh"
t-pc't worse III til had become convinced TINT
&C. 10 not he cured. While in New York G ty last
Y *. called upon one of the most prominent
"h0 'cinns there, who charged me SIS for eX-
,'r, Ton, and then recon, aided your "R' gull.
tor. knowing you TO I've regular Medical Asso.
ci"t on, and NJ t a pit 1t medicine scheme l or
de red the tlr'e bottles. l hive not b..n troubled
since begin king it, hut shnll corttnue and
ttke the Il re- three no ties t. 81 in per.
maneli cure. You have my sine, re- thanks.
am gentlemen, very respe' fully.
WIN. q. OSGOOpBY,
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|||3|l|f|3 }9!E3''
100000 for 80.

81 REGULAR MONTHLY DRAWING
w will tike place in the Masonic Hp'l. Ma
sonic Temple building In Louisville, Ky
Thursday, November %, 1883.
LAWFUL LOTTERY AND FAIR DRAWINGS, char
red by the Legislature of X. ntucky. and twice
declared legal by the hiRhe,t Court in the State
Bond given to He, ty In the Of $780, 900
for the prompt payment II all prizes sold.
A Revolution In Single Number Drawings.
. ~ Every ticket holder il his own supervisor, can
call out the number on his ticket and the c, r
responding numbfr on the tg placed in the wheel
in his presence. These drawings will occur on the
last Thursday of every month. Read the ,nagnii :.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-25
r H EU M A TISM

Neuralgia, Sci tea, lumbago, Backache. Soreness
Of the Chest. Gout QUinsy. sore Throat. Swellings
and Spr tins. Burns and ScalIs, General Bodily
Pains. Tooth, Far and Headache, Frost Il Fe, and
Ears and all other pains md aches 1t is put up
IN two sizes. Price % und so cents. Sold by drug
gists everywhere. or sent direct upon receipt Of
price by
DIR. RuSH'S MEpICAI. ASSOCIATION
SLOWLY Nunday, New York, L. 5. A.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-25
NOVEMBER SCHEME,
Whole Tickets, $500.
Half Tickets, 500.
~ Tickets, 5000.
So Tickets, $4,000.

Remit money or Bank Draft in Letter. or send by
Express. DONE SEM BY RE0I.TERED LET.
TER OR POSTOFFICE ORDER, until further no.
tce. ORDERS OF 81 and onward, by Express, can
be sent at our expeIse Address Ill orders to J. j.
DOUGLA !, Louisville, Ky. slttsd-w3yl
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-09-15

On ,he evening " TUESDAY tbc alh instant,
number n peuous interested in ihe fofma.
lion " . temperance society among the youth
~ this city, met 81 The residence n Mas Auns
lifco,e, on Nunanu Avenue The meeting
eaa called 70 Order 81 74S by Miss iifec,e,
who sisted In few concise remarks the ob
icd ~ which ihc meeting WIS called. She
VS. foliqwcd by The Rev. George Wallace,
wha expressed hearty sympathy with The
movement The bnaincss " The society was
thrn commenced, Ny the election n The follow
ing officers 10 serve fof three months Mis-
Anna ! Breeze, Superintendent Jamra Mott.
w., Assistant Superintendent o. &, swan,
Recording SECRETARY &. W. Hal. Cure,
pondng Secretary Miss = T.. Otto, Tfcas.
my Thomas Mott and Eddie Bruins, UahcB.
Ahef FEW short remarks from the newly
elected officers, motion was made and unani
moualy adopted that total abstinence pledge
fouu the fundamental principle n thc socicty
The officers were appointed committee 10
take into consideration the matter n name,
and constitution, 10 report NJ q future mrcling
The pledge waa then circulated, and signed by
all the officers, aud large number u the
children present. The following committees
fof the term were then appointed by the Su.
pcrinicudoni Literary, Mn Isaac Moore,
and Miss Emficl Musical, Miss OTTO, and
Miss Ella Moore Printing. William clark.
and -, Y Burgess Rev. Gcprge Wallace
promised 10 ofdciaie % Chaplain, when able to
10 NE pmNcni. The total number present was
about Fly, mpwng from Eve years old, ~.
ward
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-09-15

There has been lately great abundance Of
rain in lIilo district, making old residents
think of old times.
by the last steamer. Doctor Bond, n son OF
the Rev. T.. Bond, arrived in Kohala. This
gentleman is said to have had a through train.
ing in the most approved medical school OF the
States. He comes back to his birth place 10
practice his profession.
The weather in Kohala is just now rather
dry. Light showers prevail at night, but, the
cane fields and the heritage are as green and
slant trade wind breczes, day and night with
which We are favored, cause MS to commisscr.
ate you Honolulu folks. The health Of the
district is good
The murmurs against the administration Of
justice in the kohala District, referring TO the
Court OF Police of the first instanco) are in.
ereasine in volumes. II the men who are
mostly interested, e., those whose capital Is
here invested, would vigorously address them.
selves to a reform, II might he brought about.
! hear that some complaints have been made
in official quarters, that may erelong produce
an enquiry.
However cratic the present manager Of the
Volcano House. a, Kilauea, may be in his ,rca,
ment Of certain disiayored guests, he certainly
knows how 10 be pleasant to those who happen
TO be in his good graces. Mr.. I. II. Davies,
who retained with his family from Hilo ON the
and instant says that he had been to the vol.
eano several times during thcpast twenty years
and that he never received better treatment
than on the last visit, made last month. lie
says that Mr.. Jordan was attention itself and
without being at all oblnsiye the perfection
oi innkeeping. The fact that the new proprietor
has no, yet perfected his arrangements has
made him prefer no, to receive any guests until
"quiIe ready"
A correspondent writes from the Island of
Maui " The commissioners Of water rights ard
rights of way for the District Of Waihku being
petitioncd, met together ON Tuesday the 4lh,
inst. and the Hon. kuihelani stated tina, he had
SEM his resignation TO the Minisler Of the
interior and he presumed that I, would be ac.
eepied, that he was pensioncd officer Of the
government, ami tina, he had supposed that the
government had relieved him Of all offices.
How much wiser il would have been Cor the
two other members Of the board to have resign.
cd knowing that their very presence on the
Hand was Jsist cause Of appeal in ITSELF one
being ono OF fi,ehs discharged lepers and the
other, J. Richardson, heing under ban in
that he was found guilty in taking bribes in an
Office. Truly their is great death Of mate.
rial from which TO select officers Of the govern
n.ent when the Two latter are chosen in prefer,
ence to the other residents Of the district. .
Since then correspondent writes ''The
Water Commission has collapsed. Kuihelani
has resigned, the leper has been seat fos and
The bride takes has 'mixzled. :"
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-09-15

Among the many tributes TO the success Of
the band in San Francisco there is probably
nothing more sincere than the following, from
a private letter written by one Of the best
friends the boys have
am glad that the Hawaiian band came
here they created big iuforc and succeeded
in silcncing the Chronicle on the Icprosy Ques.
ton. When we arrived the Chronicle stated
that the Marposa had brought the Hawaiian
band which was largely composed Of lcpers
and advised people to beware OF them. But
the people did not take any stock in wha, the
Chronicle lied about but gave the kanakas a
hearty welcome, men and children chccrcd
and the ladies waved their handkerchicf when.
ever they played. In the knights Tcmplar
procession they were chcered and applautcd
all along the line OF march. Public opinion
was so great in their favor that the Chronicle
had 10 drop the lcper question. The King did
a wise thing by insisting that the band should
60 One thing forgot to mention was the
first time the band played This was at the
Palace Hotel. Two other bands were there
also. When the Hawaiian band finished their
piece the applause they received was ,rcmen.
dous. The musicians Of the other bands took
the kannkas by the hand and congratulated
and welcomed lhem.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-09-15

The llawaiianhark Kalakaua, at the old Gus
tom House is about half loaded for san Fran.
cisco, for which port she will sail to-day.
The schooner Claus Spreckcls is in the
stream, painting, etc. She will follow the
Consuclo shortly ior San Francisco
The Caibaricn has come off of the Marine
Railway, and is now at Brewer & Co.'S. wharf
loading for san Francisco. To sail next Sat.
urday.
The American bark c. o. Whilmore arrived
last Monday from Departure Bay, with load
OF coal, which she is discharging a, the foot OF
>. ). Likelikc dock.
The American brigantine Consuelo has
hauled in to the o. $. :. Cos. wharf where she
is now loading for san Francisco to sail in
the carly part Of next week.
The British bark Isle Of Anglesca, arrived
last Saturday, lao days from Liverpool She
has docked AT 7. NJ. 5. S. wharf where she is
now discharging general cargo OF European
merchandise.
The American bark Amy Turner, sailed
from iloilo, July a5th for Boston, where she
would be due about November asih, and
would leave for Honolulu about January 18Th
1884.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-09-15
TIE Cam.u..

The San Francisco Alta gives the following
description OF the Camilla, the new steamer
for the lnier-island Steam Navigation Com.
pany; 1.-The sleame, recently built by the
Hall Bros. for Foster of Honolulu for inter
island service, and now being completed al,
Main street wharf in this city, is line spec.
men of Workmanship. She is 100 feet long, 90
feet beam, and M feet depth Of hold her
present registered tonnage being 4oS. She is
very sharp, and Is all copper fastened. ifer
engines are compound 10 and ,S-inch cylm.
defs, and - inch stroke. Her boilers, II feet in
diameter and 10 feet long, ami her propeller 9
feet o inches, all Of which are bsing built by
Deacon, and are first class jobs. The vessel
viii nun about ~ knots an hour Her entire
cost, ready ioi sea, viii be $oo,ooo. an6 she
will give good satisfaction as she will have
good carrying capacity and hne passenger ac-
Communications. She belongs 10 the same par
ties who own the steamers C. X. Bishop.
James Make and the 'Iwalani. all Of which
wefe buils b,Nour raci6e Coast workmen. and
have given good satisfaction
She will have another name on her arrival
here, At pseseai not made public