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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-08
I'd Edition.
Latest T6legranS to The Star.
ATTEST ELECTION NEWS.
NEW YORK.

Cars tRep.) Majority in the State
$4,000.
ALBANY, n. Y, Nov. s-The EVENING Jour-,,rl
says Gen. Cars aJor1ty is over 1900 and there
Is little doubt that the democratic candidates for
ina remaining offices are elected by maIorit1eS
ranging between 600 and l., 600. The changes in
the assembly make the composition 13 republicans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-08

e. THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED UNTIL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER TIE EIGHTH 1873, at
FOUR O'CLOCK p. NJ
JAMES G. BERRET. Trustee.
X. U. HOFFMAN, Auctioneer n2-dNds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-08

Sentenced for Bigamy.
NEW YORK, Nov S-Royal La Touche, a noto-
nous sw1ndler, forger and bigamst. was sentenced
to-day to state prison for four years having been
convicted on a charge OF blgamy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-08

AZ , i",sho o Ipi s-hol--N,h I llNF Naflhero,
named Mace DicSS, qu1rrrltf With af'i aer colo,>i
man. named Daniel bucket. ana tr>'d 1T h,n with
a pistol The ban MISSED lis object. lNlt struck A
colored boy. named doe lOgag. ID years oi axe IN
the breast, causing "A severe and perhaps fatal
wound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-08

IHF QUICKEST DIVORCE o. RECORD The olI',.l5
eSI dlNoice on record. even In chicago VS. ~ fnfoi
10 MIS- Lulu Scannen YESTERDAY l., fud-e ~rlttb
nfteen minutes after the petition had been 15.d'
The evidence showed ihat Lulu while ~ 4 1,r4 Ia
or two months, detected her hu>ha I'd orrtu,, IN, a
room Miin feInAle nn,nn lmlnn- -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-08

HANlaNS REfTY To TESHFR.-A Boston dispatch
says: Hanlan thinks The challenge & GA Tr,.pner 20
70" lor 5000 Unfair. n Tr'mer knew thaG bc In
Tended to sail Tor Australia. HanIan viii make A
match now 10 row TrrlMeT Tor <ia.Eo next August
The distance Ia b. thrHA miles and the course 10 h.
500 or more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-08

rI'HOMAS DOWNING. Auctioneer.
LIGHT ONE HORSE COUPE. IN FIRST CLASS
ORDER, AT AUCTION
On SATURDAY. NOVEMBER TENTH 1888 at
TWELVE O'CLOCK. i'll front of my Auction Rooms
nS-2t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-08

On SATURDAY. NOVEMBER TENTH at HALF
PAST TEN O'CLOCK A. NJ. ! shall sell. ut Williams &
Co S Auction Rooms. 10ti. and boxes
and contents stored i'll name Of William H. Bsaard to
pay storage, &c.
nS-2t WSI REANER
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-23
Tbe folIoNing 3 on the ronnds.

Little Eva Britton, who has been
going about the county for several
years soliciting subscriptions for a
monthly paper called the Hurricane.
published at Charleston, s. G.. has
finally involved herself 10 trouble
having been arrested as asgipdler
She has 30,cJ0 subscribers At ffty
cents each, for paper that has no e1,
istence."
Eva was hardly as much to blame as
her mother, a model dead beat Who
used the girl to make money Just as an
organ grinder uses a saucy monkey.
She was also spoiled By editors who
gave the ehattering, cheeky child FIJI.
some notices and published long inter
views Eith her Railway officers gave
the little fraud free passes. thus but.
ting her on q par with members Of the
legitimate press. Really her mother
should be sent TO the penilentiary for
training her child into a scandalous
mendieant, and Eva should be com.
mitted 70 some convent or a reform
school. -
l. is an error 10 say the Hurricane
had no existence. We have seen
several numbers Of the diogy little
sheet, filled with childish jibber and
week nonsense. That Eva obtained
3O,gW half dollars from as many sub.
scri6ers, and only printed few hun
dred papers which we're mostly sent 10
newspapers to obtain pufs Of her per
iormanoes-these are the real facts Of
her case Chattanooga Times 20.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-23

Last week the writer resumed
publication Of his little paper think.
ing his health nearly restored, and
that be might safely count on at least
two OF three months without 3 break
Alas, for the uncertainty Of human
calculations. o. Monday his old
enemy, the govt. caught him with an
angry grip, and has been cruciiying
the life out OF him ever since. Utterly
discouraged he gives up the struggle,
and with this issue he lays his eoito.
rial pen, very probably, forever, and
'0rocketts Cleaner. with its few vir-
tues and many iollies, viii become =
thing Of the past."
No man in the State possesses Of
deserves more warm friends than big
hearted Bob Crockett, whose intellect
has only frightened with time, and
who never uttered a word or perform
ed an act inspired by malice. II is t
be hoped be will speedily win a victory
over bis ancient foe. and once mort
resume his place in journalism.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-23
OLAsPGD BANDS.
The First Train Thror-h from
Kansas city 20 Memphis.



In the railroad columns Of the Journal.
this morning, will be found the schedule
Of the first freight shipment Of the new
Kansas City and Memphis road.
Il comprises a train Of over iifty cars.
loaded with pork, beef, grain and whisky
consigned % Memphis, Charleston, No.
bile and New Orleans, The houses max
ing this shipment have no. been unmind-
tui Of what Il portends, and the train was
decorated with flags, streAmers and ever
greens, and the sides bore IN large letters
the names Of shippers and consignees.
IL Is an important event for Kansas
Oity, the beginning Of commerce that
VIII add largely to our trade transactions
IN the iutnre--fcr II is an empire that i
covered BY the fruits Of consignment Of
the merchandise Of the first train. Just
take 9 map and look at Memphis, Charles.
ton, Mobile and New Orleans. These
-FOUR cities are the commercial cApitals OF
eight States that contain 1886 81.
inhabitants, the largest buyer
ana consumers of corn, snd pork o.
equal numbers in the Union. These
markets have been practically closed Il
US heretofore, owing to the routes o.
TRANSPORTATION. To reach them We had L
go first toSt, Louis, and then by Louis,
vile, Nashville, Memphis and othel
polnts--or we had TO travel two sides OF
triangleto reach them. Now we have bui
one side, and that terminates at the greai
distributing point for the cotton States OF
the NJ issiisippi, where we have that river
at is best to the worlds markets outside
II IS an auspicious beginning, and will
become historic incident in our trad
annals fer all time. By the time the ao
counts are read in the papers of this morn
ing the great train win be astonishing IN,
people on the line Of the road and givinl
them an idea Of what the opening Of hi
new road means. We congratulate IN,
men who built the road, the men VIII,
made the shipments and the people o
Kansas City, on this gratifying event, thu
contamination Of years Of anxiou
effort and many labors to bring abou
that whichis now an accomplished fact
the connection between the West and tn,
South by the shortest line Of transporta
ton, direct between the two great dis
tributing trade centers of the two section
ofthe Union, that most need each othe
for their mutual advantage.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-23


THEiall meeting under the auspiee,
Of the Jockey Club opened yesterday
with a very lair attendance, estimated
at from a thousand to fifteen hundred
people. The crowd was composed Of
well dressed, intelligent, orderly peo.
ple,including many of our most prom.
inent citizens and their families
Those who we're there last Year oh
served a marked improvement in IN,
reconstruction Of the stand,
aud general arrangements. The
crowd took keen interest in the va.
rlous races, which we're ell we'll con
tested and some Of them close and
exciting. The day passed of very
pleasantly and was highly enjoyed BY
ell. The interest is likely to increase
all week as there is a 6ne programme
Tor each day. There are more Stable,
and fine horses here than ever before
and large Attendance Of
prominent turlmen and lover,
Of turf sports. The officer.
Of the Jockey Club. Colonel
Il. A. Montgomery, President. and
Captain Ia r Hart, Secretary and
others, deserve great credit for thsi,
zeal aad Cue work in bringing abou,
such an attractive meeting and iuau.
guratins il with so much eolat
Strangers here from various States
express themselves as highly pleased
with the races and with all that they
have ssen Of Memphis enterprise ant
spirit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-23

IT is remarkable, but it is true, thai
there never was a man born on to The
earth who did not imagine that b.
could manage a newspapers great deal
better than any other man. We have
had fellows come around aud bore Il.
for two hours with their advice, who
would spell God with a little z and
two ds. We have bad others VII
didn' know enough to believe that the
earth was round talk both Of our arm.
Oh 10 an attempt 70 teach US some
thing about the newspaper business
One msD If be owned paper, would
abuse everybody and everything, an
other would not speak i'll Of snytniu.
Gee groEls because there is 10 fuu IN
the paper snd the other becaus, to
much leTity Is printed. The best Wy
igr the average editor to d. is to con
duei bis columns according 70 bis own
ildgmsnt and pay no attention 70 the
smart Alexis whom. Providence.
for sJms inssrutsble purpose Of bis
0En, seems % have creltcd for the 9.
pssial purpose Of annoying editors iut5
; premature grave Psdus4h News
This must have been written By the
junior editor, some young man who
has cnly bssn il the business four OF
i've years, but thinks be is a veteran.
The editors who have made any srest
work 10 the world we're never worried
iuio premature graves; they we're
made Of tougher stuff. When you
have been in the irssd-mill fifteen or
twenty years, young man, and End
that you can stand II indefaitely. then
you may begin to map out a career Of
enlarged influence and usefulness
Then too, you may learn 70 value
many Of The suggestions that you now
regard as trivial OF presumpiious.
The nan who Knows too much to Be
advised has much to learn The
man who listens patiently 10 the opin.
ions expressed BY all classes. rieh and
poor. ignorant and learned, will con.
slaatly learn something useful, but
he must have strength Of mind, pa.
usnoe and discretion to siit the wheat
IRON the chat.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-23
Found i'm n BOX.

Mr.. JohnKinsman, Of Augusta. Me-, writes
May 10, 1883, as fellows; II have been afiiet-
oil for some years with severe kidney trou.
bic, and having noticed an article In one d
our papers Of the wonderful cures HuntI
Remedy had performed in many cases Of
dropsy, bladder and kidney troublss, and
finding bottle in a box Of straw packing, !
concluded wsuld try It, and commenced Il
take II, when, 70 my surprise, found thai
the first bottle benefited me 60 much that ]
decided that would continue It's use, and
kept on taking II until / had usea eli six bot.
Ties. and my appetite Is good. all pains in III,
back and aide disappeared, and for one Of ny
yeats u am now 50 years old an able to at
tend to my business, and am strong and Wig
orous, as many Of ny friends and neighbour
can testify that know me we'll. l beg to stat,
also, that many Of eur nelshbors have USED
Hunts Remedy with eqnally as good results
and one ofny friends who has just purchased
bottle Of Guppy, Kinsman 4 Alden, o
Portland, says he would not b without It a
any prioe,'n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-23
THE NEW ROAD TO KANSAS
How II j. Regarded By the PEG.
pie Of New Orleans.
~ 0Ileanl Piearun.. "a.

DIV yfieanf FicaJunei tlih.
The telegraphic columns Of Fridays
Pieayune have informed our reader.
that I've cars Of meat for New Orlean,
lett Kansas City Thursday, constitu.
tlrg part Of the FIRST through freight
rom over the newly completed Kan.
3 City. Springfield and Memphi.
railroad. Out Of 50 cars in the train.
Z consisted Of meat, and 8 Of lard and
10 Of grain. This auspicious inaugu.
ration Of a new rail route between the
South and the West will be followed
We hope, By close trade relations be.
tween the wheat and corn and meat Of
overlooking Kansas aud the cotton.
nee, sugar and fruits OF the Southland
ghck, the tidal ware Democratic
Governor OF the State Of Kansas, esti-
mates the surplus Of products Of this
year raised in that commonwealth A
follows 20CO.0O0 bushels wheat
l20OOOOOO bushels corn, 20O(0W1
bushels oats 100000 worth OF FAX
product, $4,000 tons hay, $50 OO0
worth Of fruit, $500, 900 worth Of minor
crops, such as Irish and sweet potl-
toes. barley, rye, sorghum. broom corn
etc. o,CJ,CJO pounds butter. Tbis
large quantity is, if we understand the
Governor, the products which Il 4
expected 10 sell out Of the State for
consumption elsewhere, and does no,
include the requirements for con
sumption in the State. Such a sur
plus for expectation speaks VOL
umes for the industry Of the / 600 000
people who live 10 Kansas. A
new and reasonably direct line
oil communication with that State Il a
possession indeed. The new railroad
Is composed OF the Kansas Civ
Sprlnfheld and Memphis from
Springfield, No, to Memphis, Tenn
30 miles Fort Scott. Southeastern
and Memphis, Springfield, Mo. Ia
Fort Scott, Ks, 100 miles and Ksn.
sas Uity, Fort Scott aud Gulf For,
scott, KS, 70 Kansas City, Mo "a
miles total distance from Mempbisto
hansas City, 47i miles. The total
mileage Of the system, including Inc
leased and operated, is GG3 miles IN
lying IN Eastern KaDsaW and Southern
missouri, except the section which
crosses Northeastern Arkansas 10 eet
to Memphis AT Memphis the ROAD
has excellent terminal facilities ana
connections for the South and Soptb
east, besides permanent Navigation
This road is the most imnorlanten enter
Prise which Memphis has received
lot many years, except the Mempbis
and New Orleans, and perhaps No
ought not to except that. Ii viii
play directly into the hands Of the lat'
yer, giving it what it laeked-a line n
tne Northwest. The two working IN,
eether will constitute a mapnifeep,
thor9ughiare between New Orlesn'
ana Kansas, and our mercbant7 oneb,
to be able to build up an import b5si.
ness us through this port for ali Ina,
western region, saving the long I'M
risky haul from New York To Ksnsa,
Olty, and utilizing the low rate "a,
which carriage can be had to this poyl
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-23
DIR. SAMUEL WATSON
Photographed by q Chattanooga
Paper.


--NNA@NNaN AAutAI ANtNs
The Spiritualists held a very successful
meeting yesterday, chiefinterest attaching
g the lecture Of Rev. Samuel Watson. Of
Memphis. a large crowd was present 10
hear him, and his lecture was replete with
sound sense and logical conclusions. DR..
Watson is a man Of considerable promi-
nence.
He was born in Maryland. Aug 10
1873. Receiving q strict religious eiucs-
ton, at an early age became a member Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, and al
the age OF y, was received into the min
istry by the Tennessee Annual Confer
ence, aud appointed 70 the Waynes eirI
cult. In 1887 removed 10 Franklin Cir.
cut Ala. In 1893 was stationed in Clarks-
vile, Tenn, and in 1899 in Memphis.
where he continued as long as discipline
would permit. In 1872 and 1873 was
agent Tor the American Bible Society for
North Mississippi and West Tennessee
after which he returned to Memphis and
vicinity, where for 33 years he was of
cially kept by the church.
For thirty-ax year, Mr.. Watson va. a
minister In the Methodist church alwavs
active, laborious, and more than 'ususiIy
~ I~~-HA tAAAA AvAAtitAs HIS education
and preiudices inclined him in that direc.
ton. His distinction had been acquired
IN that church, and 10 ren0unce ~ doe
time was 10 sacrifice all pccuniary adyan.
tages, and the fair name he had reared bv
a life time Of devotion.
The method By which Mr. Watson was
lmpelled onward 20 his present position
Of ltself affords deeply interesting stlldy.
And yet more remarkable. while he a 4
declared Spiritualist, has not lost, ercept
N some bigeied quarter, the Least pres.
uge BY the open declaration Of bis belief
The attentio1 Of Spiritualitts was drst
earnestly drawn 10 Mr.. Walton bv
The publication Of the two volume. "Tbe
Clock Struck One, and "The Clock
Struck Three. ''N''
de viii deliver another lecture this af
ternoon In the same hall, and on Sunday
weather pers9itiing, be IN again addres'
the public At Beasons Grove, where. aitel
The lecture, other short addresses viii be
delivered and tests Of spirit-presence given
py number oftance, olairyoyant and
other mediums.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-23
A JUST COMPLAINT.
From Another OuiIyiug Ward
1.-The Ninth Bad OTaS Tenth.

KDIroR LEDoER-I wish you good luck
in your new quarters.
| See in Saturdays LEDGER that the
Tenth ward Is complaining. What has
she 10 complain Of to compare with our
end ofthe burg3 Let us see.
The Tenth has good stone culyerts and
bridges on most all Of her bayOus; the
Ninth has hardly got passabie wooden
bridge and not over two culYerts that the
water can run through; the railroads and
city, with her chain gang, have graded al
most every street down there, and II the
Ninth gets anything done il Is whom ev-
erybody is asleep-not even will the po-
liceman order sidewalks lAyod. Now,
are the school children any better in the
Tenth than they are in the NINTH II
80, whyf Our child.cn and ladies have
TO wade shoe mouth deep IN mud 10 get
70 the. cars-not a crossing In Chelsea I'll
for a back wood hog pen floor, let alone
the city-forgotten people ofthe Ninth; Tho
Tenth has pavement; the Ninth has mud,
the Tenth has stone culyerta, the Ninth
bitches the Tenth has good plank cross
ingS the Ninth has good hard ground IN
dry weather and good soft mud Ia wet;
the Tenth has members ofthe legislative
Council now, but the Ninth will have
them in 1884.
Now, since the civil rights bill Is deci.
dod unconstitutional, LET the Tenth ward
take the back scat and let white folks
have a chance They say that they pay
taxes down there. will bet box
Of good cigars that there Is more back
taxes In the Tenth than there Is IN ID,
Ninth, and II anybody wants 10 take II
up | will put up the cigars and let thu
back tax collector decide which Is right
and then / viii 20 again that there hai
been more Improvement in the Tenth
than there Is in the Ninth, and let the on.
gneer say which 8 right. 50, Mr.. Tenth
Ward, put up or shut up growing about
improvements IN your end Of the city.
But next. year we are going 10 hAv,
some Of that apple pie that the Judg,
talks about We want and are goinf
10 have them IN ie24 Seconc
paved out 10 the stock yards
Mill, from Second 10 Fiih, Fihh, from
Mil 10 Korr, the Street Car Compan,
will have 70 put down a good track w
are going TO have IRE engine, then VI
are going 10 have Keel street paved from
Second 70 Seventh, and have crossing
put al every crossing In the ward, anc
good culverls; also Iloonoy street paved
from Second 20 Front street. We viii
have some gssliglt, alao fire plugs. 0ul
property IS worth a. much 70 rs as ID,
property Of those that live 10 the Tenth
Eighth or Fish wards, and the man thal
fails 10 promise that he win do al that q
In his power for tho Ninth will not gel !
vote on election day 10 the Ninth. w,
are going 10 have them and there Is Dy
uss lying about IL Now. Mr.. President
sad Ehginssr Of ihii TAXING District, [
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-23

In the death Of Mr.. j. ?. Day, last
Saturday, Memphis lost a most ex
emplary and promising young man,
one whose Ike VIC seldom meet
Brought up under good moral inhu-
ences, from which he never strayed,
handsome in form and easy in man
ners, we'll educated, well travelled. end
having 8 fine position in the social
and business circles of the city, ii
seemed as if he had all that heart
could wish, and that it was
cruei dispensation that tore
him from bis family and friends,
Such events are great mysteries which
shAll, perhaps, be fully under.
stood when the great veil is drawn
aside between the seen and unseen
world. Mr., Day was only twenty foul
years old, but he enjoyed in a large
degree the confidence and respect Of
men much older than himself There
was clearness and maturity of judg'
ment about him ia business
matters that commanded the
respectful attention Of his sen.
iors. He was modest, unassuminl
aud unpretentious. Ia the Cotton
Exchange and other business organi
cations with which he was connected
he held a commanding position for on,
20 young. But be had ideas and as
pirations beyond III, mere matter 0
money making. He sought to improv,
himself by study, by reading, by traye
and by associations with people o
culture and refinement. He enjoyed
the pastimes and pleasures Of you'll
like others, but only in temporal,
and rational way, He INDUCED 10 NJ
exoesses, had no vices, and was ap
pIrontly about as free from faults O
auy kind as possible for VAIN
blooded young man to be. Ate
coming home from college be took al
extensive trip over Europe. There arr
Memphis people who remember meet
ing him over there that summer HI
was blithe, enthusiastic, happy boy
travelling Systematically as he die
everything else, and seeing all that wal
worth seeing to the best advantage
This last summer be was away nearly
tao months. and on his return said hc
had had a good trip and was ready fol
business. To his other accomplish,
ments he had added fair knowledge
Of the French language. He could
read it well and was taking special
course to learn the accent and how ia
talki', When stricken dowa by his last
illaess. The idol Of his family and a
general iavorite with old and young
be will be long remembered for bis
many generous and noble traits Of
character.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-23

a Bic Railroad Built Without
Local Aid.
Wet Plain. tNoA Jnnrnnl.

ANaaAAf NNANfN aNNANMNa
The long looked for event, the comnlo.
ton Of the Kansas City, Springfield and
Memphis railroad, tfanspiref M 30
o'clock last Sunday evening, October lith
NJ q point thirty mile. west Of Nemphis
and the glad news was wired b An nari.
OF tho country. At last the direct in,
from the south % the west is completod
and the people Of these sections unite with
the projectors Of the great onternrise m
rejoicing over the event.
The road j. the most important one "a
the States Of kansas, Missouri, Arkanasv
ana tennessee constructed during tbf
present decade. u opens 10 the world ~
unlimited natural resources Of souihern
Missouri and northern Arlmnsaw-theil
untold wealth Of mineral, timber water
power. etc.i IL will be the great factor In
bringing In immigration and settling and
developing these comparatively new soc.
uons ofoouniry. II win give b Che farmer
Of me west the best market for their
surplus grain and live stock product
thse whole South. II isa grand road, with
onghl prospects and great poeaibilitIes
ana ne people Of the sections through
ehleh u passes are proud IN its poses
Kansas City and Memphis, The terminal
points, may well congratulate thgnselves
al me road VIII do wonder for them m
'ugmsnting their trade op.aing. 10 ihem
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-23

vast fields Of new territory, heretofore de-
pendent on other markets.
The brightest feature Of the road is,thal
Il has been built without asking or recciv.
ing one dollar from the counties through
which il passes, from Kansas City (
Memphis but, on the contrary, paie
handsomely for its right Of way, and LEFT
thousands Of dollars in each county in IL
construction.
The road was conceived, planned and
carried through to completion BY lis abb
and far sighted President and Genera
Manager, George II. Nettleton, to who's
indeiatigable energy and perseverance
the people Of tho South and West are IN
debted for this great connecting railroad
All hail, Kansas City and Memphis