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

Il sss Ii : sss sshtll allEaiIa
# excsllshee.
After the morning services at the
Strangers church to morrow. there
will be- congregational meeting, for
The purpose Of electing two Deacons
aud nine Trustees.
Every available entrance to Sol
ColemAn's cigar palace l. closed en-
Patrons will please bear the
fac. In mind and Jay In their suppls
before Il o'clock tonight,
Nj. jacob N. Wood lei, for New
orlesns to das all b himself, and he
will proceed from there to New York.
During the latter portion Of the
journey he will have company.
The Barlow, Wilson 4 Co. minstrel
party arrived early this morning from
jackson, Tenn. and put up at the
Peabody. They are playing at the
theater this afternoon. and close with
the performance to night, going next
to Little Rock.
South Memphis Lodge No, llS will
work in the Fellow Crafts degree next
Thursday night and after hat sit
down to an elegant banquet. Tie
brethren Of all sister lodges, it is III :
derstood, will be heartily welcomed,
though no formal invitations will he
issued. The word Is cCme.
Victor D. Fuchs market, 80 and i
Jefferson, offers a great variety Of
choice eatables at the lowest market
prices. Dressed turkeys and chickens,
oysters, celery, red snappers, perch
spare ribs, back bones, and fine fresh
meats of all kinds, embrace the sup.
ply. Leave orders for Sunday dinner.
Free delivery.
The sale of tickets for Mrs. lang
lry 8 engagement opens Tuesday at the
theater, and that day persons wishing
seats will have to buy for both nights
or not at all. After Tuesday tickets
for single nights will be sold. The
scale Of prices will be as follows
Dress circle aud parquette, 81; bal
cony, first and ,ecoOd rows, $3.50
bllance Of rows, slOO; gallery, 81
cents.
A young an named George W
Milkmsn, hailing from Providence, r
l did some very artistic lettering on
the looking glass at The Peabody bar
room last night. Two Of the glasses
were fixed up handsomely for the
Barlow-Wilson troupe, and one for
the steamer Josie Harry, announcing
her departure this evening for White
river. A dozen or more OF spectators
watched and admired the deft hand Of
the artist, while he was busy on the
transformation scene.
AT the regular meeting Of johnson
Lodge No. q, A. 0. U. W, on Jan
uary llth, the following officers wen
installed to serve for the next twelve
months; j. NJ. Rich. Master Work
man; Simon Besthoff, Foreman; A. j,
Jones, 0verseer; l n Rainey, Recor-
der; John Beamish, Fiuancier; Sam
a. Taylor, Receiver; John Giavin.
Guide; Q. II NJ. SmiIh, Inside Watch,
man; John Russell, Outside Watch.
man; Henry Huntzicker, Trustee lol
three years; Sc = A, Taylor, Repre-.
sentative to Grand Lodge.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

First Baptist Church. corner Second and
Adams stFeets-Sunday-sehoo at 1886
am; preaching at II am. and at 100 D m,
K. A. Venable, pastor.
Alabama Street Presbyterian Church,
corner Jones avenue and Alabam street
Services am. and at 7:l5 pm. BY the
Rev. w. II. Darnell. Seats free.
Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN Church. Court
street-Seryices at II am, subject "Six
Men in the City and at 7:30p,m. sermon
preached by DR.. Sanders.
First Presbyterian Church, corner Of
Third and Poplar streets-Services at II
m. and 1870 pm. BY the Rev. Eugene
Daniel, pastor.
Saffarans Street NJ. Z. Church. South.
Chelsea = Sunday school at $50 am
Preaching at II am. by the pastor, Rev.
) J. Walker; Prayer-meeting weekly,
Thursday night.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
A Man Of Aliases, Socks ana
Shirts.
sOmOrvllls Reporter, 10,


On Monday a circular from a mer.
chant at Osceola, Ark, was received
by the town Marshal. This circular
described two men who had robbed
his store and escaped with quite 4 lot
Of merchandise, such as shirts. hats.
socks, etc. A suspicious Character
Mr.. Davis, alias Nathan, alias Wolff
etc who came 10 our town a few DAYS
ago in search Of a job of type settiog
answered very we'll TO this description,
de left Sunday for Moscow. On ~.
ceipt OF this circular letter the town
Marshal Of Moscow was telepraphed
to arrest this gentleman. He ala 80.
aud brought him up on the train Mon.
day night. While in town he sold a
pair Of British hose aud a couple of
new shirts. Having these goods, and
answering the description so we'll
makes a pretty strong case against
this gentleman. He had about half 4
dozen different names while here. he
may not be a robber, but he surely "a
iool-quite likely he is both.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
PERSONAL

W. W. Brooks, dentist, $50 Main.
DR.. j, r. Powell will be at his Office,
z73s Main street, Mon lay, 10th inst,
to attend to his patients.
Thos. H. Wilson, cabinetmaker and
upholsterer. ALI kinds iurni turere.
paired at short notice. AZ Jefferson. +
Mr. L. K. Torbet, representing the
Central Publishing House, Cincin.
natl, is in the city, and will remain
some days.
Major W. Holder Berry has returned
from Cincinnati in fine spirits, and
will soon be followed bya fine stock
OF clothing for the Wholesale trade.
Mr.. David G. Andrews, agent for
the Atlas s. S. Co.," returned this
morning to New York after a visit to
his family. He is a young gentleman
OF extraordinary intelligence and his
friends regret he cannot remain with
them.
MOrristown Gazette: Colonel R. F.
Looney, n Of the most prominent
and we'll known citizens of Memphis.
and a Democrat in whom Is no guile.
IS very iavorably mentioned as the
successor Of Major Thomas O'Copner
on the Democratic National Executive
Committee from Tennessee. Colonel
Looney stands high in the estimation
OF all WAC know him, and we concur
tu the expression Of the Tribune that
his selection would be highly accept
able to East Tennessee, Of which sec.
ton he is a native.
The Hartford Post Of the 9th ipsh
contains the following notice. Frank
u. Rodgers is an attorney at law. De
was born at Jersey City, New Jersey,
February 20, 1853, and is n Of
the youngest members of the
Legislature. He was educated at
Armour Institute, Memphis, Tenn,
and admitted to the bar of Fairfield
county, March 3, 1881. He has held
the Office Of Deputy Register, AID is
at the present time .Jnstice of tho
Peace. Mr.. Rodgers is Republican"
Nr. Rodgers is we'll known and has
many friends here, who will rejoice to
hear Of his success, which they feel
certain is we'll deserved.
LITTLE DARLING+ALL TO.
RACCn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13

New YORK, January 18th,
bank statement Of loans show an in.
crease Of $472,0OOi specie increase.
$685., 900; legal tenders increase
81, l68, 200; deposits increase, 5,O38, 300
circulation decrease, SlO,9OOi reserve
increase, $3,233,46l. The banks now
hold 81, 900 in excess Of legal re.
quirements.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
ADDITIONAL COTTON.

NEW York, January 10, 1876 NM
Cotton quiet and steady. Culinary. 7<c;
good ordinary, SIC; low middling, 9ll-i6c;
mlddling, ~ 3-l6c; good middling, lOIc,
middling fair. lie; fair, l2c. Futures
'uI but steady. at little change from last
evenings closing prices.
LIVERPOOL, January Is, 1870 p.m.-Cot-
Ton in moderate Inquiry, freely sun-
piled. Uplands, 8 ll-l6d.orleans' 8 X.
l6d. 5ales to-day, 5000 bales. Re-
ceipts, lO,6OO bales. American, GOO bales.
steady. ~
NEW ORLEANS January 10, 1I:80 am.
Cotton quie. Middling 99sc. Sales 10.
day, 800 bales. Receipts, 2Gl2 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
GreenIaw Ope,a House.


Will continue to allow the discount
on bills until Saturday. On Monday
they viii begin turning of, supposing
that all who have not paid desire the
water discontinued. Those who do
not so desire will save one dollar and
avoid Inconvenience by paying before
Monday. w. L. CAMERON,
lib Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
Third Day Of March

l. the tune set for the distribution of
prizes to the parties who have solved
samelson's great Spelling Puzzle. We
learn that no one yet has fouLd a combi-
nation of tour words while they have re
eeived a great many lists Of two and three
word combinations. Competition for tn
two-wOrd combination will be very close
and now that the time is set for the third
Of March, every one will try to win a
box Of Samelson's Celebrated Chickasaw
Guard Cigars.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13

cant put him in the p~enitentiary.
What will the people Of Tennessee
think OF their representatives for
spending $4,000 OF their representa-.
tives tar spending $4,000 Of their
money III order to have a free sbow?',
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
French Oh DnbbinR.

Best in the world for soAening and pre-
serving boots and shoes. It Is good to
keep out snow-water Price 10 cents.
+. RehkOpf No. 80 Main st, ll8
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
JOHN WALSH, UNDERTAKEN,
SCI Second street. lott
The First Part or a Little RO-
nance.
Detryit Post and Tribune.

Detroit Post aud Tribune.
Many years ago Mrs. Madden. of
New York, while travelling. lost her
little son at a depOt. Search was made
but the boy could not be found. Mrs.
Madden was visiting Muskegan on
New Years day. and in looking over
some photographs found one which
startled ner Dy IT'S resemblance 20 her
family. Inquiry developed the fact
that the man whose photograph she
saw vas Charles H. Adams, OF Ale.
gan, who has no recollection of his
parents, having been raised by a VIC
man in kalamozoo, who GAGE him the
name he bears. It is now thought
thai hdsns is Sirs. Madden's son and
he has been telegraphed for to 20 TO
Muskegsu and see his long lost
mother.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
kPkt1At uFfEa,

We Propose closing Oas OHr
christmas stock ef Desks, Aec.
reiaries, ChiIdren's Ladies' and
Gents Fancy Rockers, BRACKETS,
Baby Buggies, etc., al greatly
reduced prices.
Special Bargains IA Furniture
and Carpets, wholesale aud re.
tail.
ANS, BEATrIE 4 Co.,
1901 383 Main street,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
Have Your R=.aky Chimneys
Cured

And defective .aues examined by
calling on II, LEMON. No cure no
pay. Raf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13

A select line Of Imported and Key
West Cigars always on hand, at Dreyfus'
Cigar Store, 295 Main street,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13

Music books, magazines, illustrated
papers, etc, bound at the PUBLIC
LEDGE y S'Odery, 10 Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13
Corwin's News stand.

Jimmie COrwin, the worthy and
popular newsdealer, remaining at one
stand, 285 Main street, for seventeen
years, has removed to 283, the store
lately occupied by the Hunter Broth
ers. This is q commodions place, much
better adapted to his growing business.
Mr.. Corwin is a Memphis boy, who
has worked his wsy up at the spot
wberebis father established business
many years ago. He keeps a well
selected stock Of news, magazines,
popular new books, etc, and will now
ave room to increase his business.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13

AFsw Figures On the b.... ofthe
Old City.

Those interested are figuring away
like mad at the city debt with a view
OF hitting upon some settlement that
will sound big to the bondholders
and at the same time be easy for the
tax psssrs, The following is one cf
abe most interesting contributions
Pstsuinins the present debt Of
Memphis to be, In round numbers,
s6,OOO,OOO, after placing the Fippin
bonds on the same basis as the IN.
funded bonds. The debt
At so and 6 per cent
Would be. .......~......--.. 5000 90
Annual interest at 6 per
01
Interest iof thuty years
would be----~-~........-. 5.400,C0l
Making a total Of...... $4,000
Which the city would pay in the thirty
years if settled on this basis.
The annual tax to raise the SlSO,OOO
interest IN our present valuation Of
Sl4,OOO,OOO would be sl.3O on the $lOC
Of valuation.
At Is and 3 per cent
Would be,-.~.g.--~v~~..- s4.EeO WC
Annual interest at 5 per
G%otsress Tor thirty years
would be........ ..a........... A.050,(O0
Markings total off,. ss.5sO.N
Which the city would pay in thirty
years if settled on this basis.
The annual tax to raise the $3.50
interest on our present valuation Of
sl4, 900 would be 81 90 on the SlOO
valuation.
TIE total i~aterest for ten years at
oV Sl.S0,Ot
The total Interest for ten years at
MaKing".--.-.,,---...,-..,.."-~-. 5 4oO,OO
In favor oil the rs aud } in the first
ten years, and an annual tax Of not less
than 2Oc on the 800 in favor of the
taxpayers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13

Smoking is a bad practice but those
who will smoke should try one Of
DREYFUS' Sc CIGARS, the best
in America, at 293 Main street.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-01
DIVORCES IN NEW YORK,

The startling increase in the number
of absolute divorces granted by the New
York courts has attracted attention. The
number Of applications filed during the
summer vacation was also extraordinary.
Under the statutes of New York there is
only one cause for absolute divorce, and
the offending party should be interdict-
ed from marrying during the lifetime of
the other AT present, however, suits
are entered by collusion, trials are CON
Quoted secretly, and DEGREES are granted
in reckless manner, without much re-
gard to the spirit of law. AS many de-
crees of divorce have been entered in
the Offices of the three courts that have
Jurisdiction in such cases during the last
five years as in, the preceding eight. In
each case the number was about 400.
Especially has the increase been start
ling since the summer of 1881. The to-
tai number in 1880 was 21S, in 1881 it
was 253, in 1882 it was BIG, and the
number of DEGREES already entered up to
September of this year is 2l5. Inas-
much as the number of applications
during the summer vacation was extra
ordinarily large, and the mostTof these
are still before referees or untried, the
entire number for this year promises to
foot up more than 4OO-or about twice
as many .s were ever granted in any
year preceding 1879. Y S.t1fLL9 I,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-01

" Pity the Poor Blind !"

Irrom Tue Ptll Mail Gazette.
One of the latest reforms which have
taken place in Japan is the degradation
of the "poor blind" from their high es
tate of privileged class. Until quite
lately two of the most lucrative profes-
slons in Japan were confined to the
blind. One of these is the occupation
OF an ANNA, or street-crier, who wall S
up and down in all the roads and public
places crying tue days price OF sham
poo. Shampooing, it may be remarked,
Is not merely an occasional luxury in
Japan, but is resorted to as cure for
all kinds of ailments. Another fayorite
specific with the Japanese is q sort ,oi
tattooing, and this employment also it
was cnrlously enough unlawful for any
but blind man to carry. Besides the
very tangible advantages which these
exclusive privileges give them, the wor-
shlptul company of the blind were unit,
quite lately possessed Of many honorary
titlesand distinctions. The lowest rank
in their hierarchy was that OF the shs.
Dun, who was allowed to carry two
swords aud to wear distinctive dress
at all ceremonies; then came the ko- to.
or blind man addicted to street music.
a type which is not unknown in this
country, but which we hardly hold in SO
much honor as did the japanese, who at
once promoted any ko.to, if he showed
knowledge of harmony, to the rank of
Sten ~, or notable person. The result
OF all this was that The poor blind were
ottenIsome OF the richest men in japan.
and tue doands Were the great mouey
lenders. Another thing which added 10
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-01
PATENT LAWS.

The English patent laws were greatly
improved by the last tporlismcut, and now
certainly compare lavorably With those
of the United States, which have hith.
erto been unsurpassed in the world,
The great impetus given American in
ventors by the patent laws of this coun-
try, and the wonderful results, have led
our English rivals to initiate in pat the
course which has opened the way to such
marked success. By the old English
law the applicant had to make seven
visits to the patent office, and pay 1876
for three years. protection and 1876 for
fourteen years. BY the improved regu-
lations visit to The office is urneces-
sary, and $50 covers all fees, ETC., to be
paid. In the United States they exam
iners in the patent office have thepower
of decidingEas to an Inventions novelty
and patentability. In England this
power is not entrusted to the patent Of
flee at all, but it rests with the court to
decide the question. That an injustice
is sometimes done inventors in this
country has been illustrated strikingly
within few years, but, as a general
rule, the present laws are admirable in
their workings and calculated to pro-
mote inventions and preserve to inven-
tive genius its rights.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-01
CRITrENDEN's POLICY.
How Scheme to Rob Bank at Callfor-
mia was Crushed.

JEFrEnsoN Cry, Mo-, October 25.-
A little more than a month ago Gov.
Crittenden received information that SIX
persons residing near and having their
headauarters in the vicinity OF Wichita,
Kas.. had formed themselves into band
for the purpose of making a bank rob
binp and train -wrcckiug raid into Mis-
souri,. Their objective points were Tip
ton and California, and it was upon the
bank at the latter place they finally
agreed that the attempt at rob-
bing should be made. 1t was
not to be midnight burg
larry, but broad-dayhght affair, after
the manner of the Mortified, MINI.
and Gallatin, Mo-, robberies. California
was fixed upon, because the town is To-
Gated favorable for a raid such as was
contemplated, being skirted on the
north by belt of timber reaching TO
the Missouri River, under the cover OF
which the robbers intended to approach
the town and to which they proposed to
return after robbipg the bank. 1t was
also part of their plan, if it should
prove necessary to the success OF
their mission, to engage in train-wreck-
ing. The governor having become in
formed of their plans and purposes sent
detective to Kansas to watch their
movements and learn what he could ie-
garding the proposed undertaking. The
detective, after reaching Kansas, man
aged to become member OF the gang,
and by securing the confidence of the
leader, to learn the whole plot. He re-
ported what be had learned to Gov.
Crittender, who notified the bank at
California, advising its officers to be on
their guard and not to keep any amount
of cash in sight. 1t was expected that
the robbery would have been attempted
this week, but few days ago word was
received by the governor that the
plot had been abandoned and the
gang had disbanded. Whether or
not they had received any in
formation of the preparations
being made to give them warm recep-
tion is not known, but at any rate they
concluded to abandon the undertaking
and spare Missouri another sensation of
the James brothers style. Gov. Crit
tendcn, who gave the information to the
press to. day, declined to make public
the names of the would-be robbers. He
says that he has succeeded in estab
llshing such system of espionage thai
hereafter any organized effort to emu
late the James brothers will be exceed
ingly difficult. Mr.. Roach, president of
the bank at California, wrote the COVER
nor letter thanking him for his vigi-
lance and timely warning.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-01
Two Notable Graves.

lFrom the Washington Post.l
In secluded parts OF Mount Olivet
Cemetery, far apart from each other,
however, are graves containing The re-
mains of two people once prominent in
national events, but now apparently for
gotten altogether. One is the grave of
Mrs. Mary e. Surratt, who was execu-
ted as one OF the Abraham Lincoln oon-
spirators, and the other is that of the
famous Wirtz, the keeper Of the much
dreaded Andersonville prison pen during
the late war. Visitors to the cemetery,
especially strangers, will find practically
nothing to denote the graves of these
once well known people, Wirtz is bur
led under tall hickory tree, in which
squirrels chatter and gambol. Tall,
rank weeds. and unkempt grass surround
the spot, and the simple inscription.
Wirtz, on tiny block of marble Mt
the head of the grave, is the only thing
to denote the resting-place of q man
once so famous in his peculiar way and
SO universally detested.
Mrs. Surratt's grave is equally OBJ
scure. a ragged boxbush and q glass
jar containing few withered vines were
the only signs shown yesterday that
even memory of the unfortunate
woman still survives. A small plain
headstone, bluntly inscribed: Mrs.
Mary b. Surratt, is all to indicate who
the occupant of the grave was. There
ls neither date nor cause of death on the
headstone, aud the lot containing graves
OF other members of the family is rank
with weeds and banked with the faded
leaves of autumn. .,..,.,5
Mount Olivet cemetery was visited by
a. large number of strangers yesterday.
The weather was exceedingly fine, and
two ladies who had learned the location
OF Mrs. Surratt's grave, visited it and
expressed regret at its neglected appear
ance. They evidently cherished friend
" recollections OF the poor woman, for
before leaving they purchased flowers
and placed them upon her grave. "That
sort O. thing" said the superintendent
OF the cemetery to areporter of the Post,
when the latter, who had witnessed the
scene, called attention to it, occurs
once in a while, but not very often"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-01
The Corinth Canal.

The ship canal through the Isthmus
of Coriuth was commenced in Nav last
year, the first mine being fred by Queen
Olga, in the presence of King George.
the diplomatic corps and the priu cipal
Greek government officials. The actual
length OF the canal when finished, will be
6,342 meters; the entrances to the chan
mel will be 100 meters in breadth, dim
inishing to %. and the depth s meters.
According to studies made by NJ. Ger
ster, the total quantity of material to be
extracted will be about 1856, 600 cubic
meters. The nature of the ground
through which this canal has to be cut
is of three distinct kinds: Firstly, from
the Gulf of Corinth, through a plain,
consisting Of sand and alluvial soil, for a
distance Of L kiloms. secondly, through
mountain range, varying in height
from 40 to so meters, of the length of
AZ kiloms.; thirdly, beyond the noun
tam range to the sea, in the bay of
Calamaki, the proposed canal will ira.
verse little plain of the length Of 600
mercs, composed of allnvial soil and
ROCKS. The excavation of those parts
OF the canal situated in the plains pre-.
sents no difficulties; but this is not the
case as regards the mountainous parts.
where an enormous mass OF 5000. .OOl
meters OF solid rocb, will have to be exca-
waited ana transported to a distance. Tu
excava,ing the rock NJ. Gerster's plan
Is 10 sink vertical shafts in the noun.
tam, by means Of pe,torating machines
constructed expressly for the purpose
which shafts will be sunk to the level o
the proposed canal, for which cartridges
OF dynamite Will be employed at distances
from two to three meters from eacl
other, which will be exploded simultane
ously. The cutting of the canal is tt
cost "a, 100000 francs.