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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
bad Case OF Imposition.
New York Tribune.

A con6ding Pole by the name Of
Jacob Marewsky opened a bar room
in Centralia, Pa, two months ago on
the credit system, and as he could
neither speak nor write English, he
requested his customers to charge
themselves on his book with the
amount OF their indebtedness, never
imagining that human nature in the
land OF the free was mean enough to
impose upon such guileless good
nature. A few days ago he started
out to collect his bills, and then the
baseness OF his customers became ap-
parent. They had not only signed
the names of the best men in town
upon Marewsky's account books, but
had also run up large bills against con-
spicuous persons all over the country
Henry Ward Beecher was down for
$40, John B. Cough for $35, Mrs
Langtry tor $50, Freddie" Gebhardt
for SIT, Mace and Slade for $40, and
some irreverent scoundrel had actual
ly gone so far as to run up an account
of $37 against the imperial name Of
Roscoe Conkling On Friday last
the sheriff closed out the establish
ment at net loss to the simple Pole
of 500.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12

the place akin to the lowest regions
Il was hard decision to make with.
out the sanction OF law, civil or mill
tary, but it had to be made. The
men whose hands had been stained
with a thousand crimes, if not with
the blood of their fellow prisoners,
were compelled to ascend the scaffold,
and the execution was proceeded with.
Pending the contamination OF ar
rangements one of the men broke
from the platform on which the six
were standing with the exeoutioner,
who was none other than the myste>
rious Timber Jim, and his aids,a
made desperate struggle for life.
The crowd gave way for the instant
and let him through the living enyi-
ronment out into the open camp. The
pursuit, however, was as desperate as
the flight, and the wretched man was
recaptured and brought back to the
place of execution. Bags were drawn
over the heads Of the trembling cul-
prits, and the ropes with which they
were to be hung were adjusted around
their necks. Timber j i'm" was the
last man to leave the platform. As he
descended the rough ladder he halted
for a moment, then touching spring,
sent the half dozen men down the
fatal leap. An exclamation OF horror
was heard from 10000 lips. In the
fall the ringleader had broken his
rope and fell unframed at the feet OF
the vast concourse. 1t was but the
work of an instant, seemingly, by
which his executioners forced him to
reascend the scaffold. With face
winter than ghost the
doomed leader glanced at his
associates struggling with death at
his side. Just as the bag was again |
forced over his head, shutting out |
forever the light Of day from his |
sight, be cried out with unreasonable |
agony of mind; Boys. pray for mel"
being the last words that he ever ut
tered.
The executioner, Timber JIM"
was Immediately guarded out OF camp
and was never again seen inside the
stockade. Subsequently the regulars
became as merciless as the raiders had
been, and inflicted the most barbarous
punishments and penalties. In re-
volt against them Jack Cotter pushed
his way to the front and held the posi-
lion Of chief of the new police organ,
cation. He never says much about
MS services, but they were of inesti
nable value in preserving order and |
he protection OF life. The six con-
lemned men were buried by them
selves in a corner of the Andersonville |
cemetery, and their graves can be
ound there to-day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
TABOR'S CLAIM.
How the Thirty Days Senator
Thought He Could Collect il
WithOutany Red Tape Cireum.
lOcutiOn.
Special to the Courier-JOurnal.


WASHINGTON, June 8.-There is
considerable sport at the Treasury
Department over draft on the Secre.
tary for $4,000 drawn by ex Senator
Tabor. 1t was protested, of course.
The draft was deposited in Colorado
bank by Mr.. Tabor, who expected in
this way to receive money for a piece
Of land sold by him to the government
for the new postoffice and courthouse
at Denver.
The transaction will be conducted
in a different way. Before Mr.. Tabor
can get his money the Attorney Gem
ersl must notify the United States
District Attorney to examine and re,
port to him upon the Senator's title to
the property. If correct, the District
Attorney sends on certified abstract
of title, and when received the At.
torney General prepares the voucher.
This document goes TO the First
Auditor, who examines and passes
upon it to see if the law has been
complied with. Then he sends it to
the First Comptroller, who passes
upon it. Next it goes to the Register
Of the Treasury, who registers it,
keeps the original and sends copy to
the warrant room. Here warrant
for the amount ia drawn, and this il
sent to the Treasurer Of the United
States. The latter gentleman makes
a draft for the amount upon the near
est sub treasury in favor of Mr.. Tabor
and il is mailed to his poStofice ad
dress after having it sent to RegisteI
Bruce for registry and it has been re
turned in due course to his Office
Mr.. Tabor should not be in such
hurry nor SO direct in his methods.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
Friday, July 8, 1853.

during legal hours. at the southwest cornar
q Main and Madison streets, in the eitv Of
memphis. (now Taxing District of Shelbv
county, in Shelby county, Tennessee. ofFcr NJ
public cutlery, and sell for cash, to the highest
bidder, certain lot Of land in the Countv of
shelby and State Of Tennessee, near the city
OF Memphis, being in lot No. 80 Of Il 4 Todjs
plan for, Willoughby Williams'. which 10
described in the Quit claim deed from VIII
loughby, williams TO james M Provine. dpIv
recorded In Book No IS, page 400, Of the
hhe registers office Of Shelby county, Tennessee
Ihs iSts hereby conveyed being lois Nos. IL
and y OF. Provinces subdivision Of said lot
NO, So lying on the south side Of the La
grange or Memphis and Selma Railroad.
broadway, If extended,) and between tb.
fernando road and Frank avenue, bsTinninS
AZ the intersection Of the Lagrange RailroaS
AM frank avenue, and running thence 1nuth
o3 D iO0 feet; thence weH $50 feet; tbeSca
north 10 the Lagrange road 25l $40 feet.
THENCE with said road al $40 feet In The Ls,,
ginning arc being part of the land vested IN
SAID Sarah a Provino by decree In the Chan
Gerry suit of Amanett VS., Sarah A Prnv;ne
Ct al; also lot No. Is, Of said Province snbo
division. sooth Of and adjoining said lota
NOS. 10 and u and fronting 40 feet on Franz
avenue BY depth of $50 feet,
% lVS Y SIMON STURM, Trustee,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
ENCOURAnTSts 10 ONRs
LEGGED Han.
one Of their Fraternity Who Gets
Along "Right Peirt.''
Knoxville Tribune. 9.

Knoxville Tribune. 9.
The skating rink has been in opera.
ton nearly three months, and has af>
fOrded more amusement for the young
people than all the other attractions
put together. Prof. Stops has always
been able to get a crowd BY adding a
new feature now and then. The NAV
pole and the creased pig drew exceed
ingly well, and pleased the audiences
very much, but the attraction Of last
night was by far the best yet intro
duced. 1t was the marvellous sight
of q one legged man on roller skates
This wonderful skater and eymnast is
Professor Erni, native Of Georgia,
who lost his right leg while yet a small
boy. He commenced practicing gyms
nastics ior his health and soon found
that he could make a success as a
professional gymnast. He Joined Bar
NUNS circus and travelled with it, and
several other circuses for a number
OF years, acting 10 many of the
leading American and European the
aters, and was on the ill>fated steamer
Golden City when it was burned at
Memphis last spring and swan
seyenty-five yards to the shore.
His muscular development is SIM
ply wonderful John Sullivan or Tug
Wilson are probably no better devel-
oped.
He first began by plain skating,
using his crutch. Next he did some
fancy sksting that would be credit
to most any two legged man that
skates. He then threw down his
crutch and made one circle of the
ring on his foot without any support
whatever which sstonished everybody;
even Lewis Ruckert was dumb
founded.
His next effort was pleasing in the
extreme, showing how he learned to
skate by a chair. One Of the marvel
GUS feats he accomplished was turning
a complete sOmersault, alighting on
his foot.
His last was his best. He took off
his skate and walked around the rink
on his crutch without touching his
foot to the floor.
Tonight he will give some more
evidences of his peculiar strength BY
lifting and gymnastic exercises.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
The Grand ForEs I'D ~ N0m. h..

The Grand Forks Cd. IT, News has
changed one OF the complimentary
references to Fargo gentleman into
a title, sort Of baccalaureate degree
50 to speak. A day or two AGO Col
p,onan received a copy of that paper
directed to Colonel Pat Donan, Il s {"
The letters following the name were
translated by those who saw the
wrapper to mean eagle screamer {"
This term has for some time been an
piled to the worthy Colonel, but this
IS supposed to be the first time that il
has been used az e title. Ii is prob
able that the honor is highly appre,
clated by the Colonel, as his position
on some questions Of public interest
are almost Identical with that Of The
News. y '"e
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12

The Arkausaw bond cases and the
Memphis and Little Rock railroad
cases will be heard at Keokuk. Iowa,
the last Of this month in the United
States Circuit Court, where Judge
II. q. Caldwell, Of Little Rock, will
sit with Justice Miller, Of the United
States Supreme Court.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
How the Member of congress
from the Viclsbnrg District
Did Not Get Shaved.
Alexandria (Va.) Gazette.

Alexandria (Va.) Gazette.
A well known Southern Republican
politician went into BARRIERS shop
on Capitol Hill this morning, the pros
prietor Of which is a negro, who has
two mulatto assistants. As the
Southernor is rather striking looks
ing man the proprietor Of the shop
rendered him his own services, but
had not proceeded further than lath-
erlng, when the gentleman began
shifting, and after a moment or two
remarked that there was something
peculiarly offensive in his immediate
locality. To this the barber replied
that he could not account for
it unless it was Miller. WHO
the devil is Miller?" asked the Judge,
(tor he was once upon the bench) now
provoked by the staying qualities of
the stencil. why, replied the bar.
Der, Il have a contract with an under
taker to shave all his corpses, and one
Of. them, whom l shaved this morning
(Miller) was perfectly black in the
face, and the smell may have gotten on
my hands from him." The Judge did
not wait any longer, but seizing a
towel. he wiped the soap from his
face, and left for the shop at which he
is accustomed to be shaved. In tell.
ing the incident to the Gazette's cor.
respondent, three hours afterward, he
said he had drank two glasses of soda
water and eaten three bananas, but
that he was still smelling Miller.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12

light. Any sunlight that isn't clad Is
Of no use In q graduating essay
YES, sir. Good bye"
Bon soir. Come around when you
fall in love and [ will put you up 70
great scheme for making Charley
declare his intentions several months
earlier than would otherwise be the
case"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
PUBLTCIEDGER.
How VVilkIe Collins Works.

A few days since Southern edito
who evidently has an easy time of
gave his experiences regarding tn
hours which happen to suit him besI
for the work of writing. One who
follows the same calling in this city
but who has no very easy thing Of it
relstes that be rises with the sun, set
to works. soon as his face Is washed
writes as fast as he can until seven
INDUCES in a twenty minute breakfast
then walks mile and half in thirty
minutes to the newspaper Office, and
never lets up on his writing until be-
tween one and two in the afternoon.
Many others might give different ac-
count which would be as interesting.
A recent interview with Wilkie Col
Inns, the renowned and well paid nov
elist, gives the following account of
the way he performs literary labor:
"How do you work. Mr.. Collins,
rapidly"
mo, not very. Let me see. l write
about nine or ten pages of q book a
day when work regularly. 1t usually
takes me six months to turn out a
book after | get fairly started upon it.
l work chiefly at night, and use very
large sized sheets of paper, on which
| write very slowly, and cut a great
deal. Here, now, is the manuscript
of my last story, The Black Robe"
You see it is scratched and worked
over until it becomes scarcely deciph.
cradle. The printer can read it, how
ever, even If you can't at a glance"
couldn't read it at a glance, and |
am not sure that | could read it at all.
And yet | have read letters written
by John W. Forney, and made out
what Horace Greeley was trying to
write. 1t was cut, interlined. the in
terlineatiens intsrlined again, SEN
fences written on the side and hauled
into place bya line around them, and
erasures which looked as though the
writer, in trying to scratch out some
thing, tried also to push it out through
the paper on the other side. There
were blots everywhere.
Its a pretty good days work for
me to get through three pages in a
day"
Three Of his pages would make about
1900 words; or, say, two-thirds of the
space of this column.
when l come to the last | get the
fever on, and | make the pages fly.
Then | am in way, and | write and
write till nature either stops me or |
finish. When | came near the end of
Man and Wife, l wrote away for
dear life some twelve or fourteen
hours, without further rest than the
exercise | took when got on the floor
to act my situations and represent my
characters, and no further refresh
ment than little dry champagne and
a few frissoles. }"
: DO you always act your charac-
ters ?"
"Yes, invariably. l have to consider
what they would do, and how, before
l try to tell for certainty how, under
given circumstances, they would be-
have. Finishing a book like that
always exhsusts me very much. By
the way, have the Americans acquired
the habit of having dog run by their
heels? Because, when was in Amer
lea they did not do that, and | noticed
too they did not carry sticks like we
do"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
Profits of Stock Raising.

DR.. Ben Lackey sold about 200 head
of his cattle short time ago at an
average Of $l3 per head. There is
more money in hogs and cattle in this
country and not half the trouble in
raising them than there is in cotton.
Our farmers should give more atten-
ton to stock raising and less to rails.
ing cotton, which really pays, as a
general thing, a very small per cent
on the cost Of raising and putting it
upon the market.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12

Under and by virtue of two deeds of
~ trustexecuted to me as trustee by sarah
a. PProvine, on October u, 1876, and April II.
l7S, and Book No III, page $50, YespectiHps dEe
OF the Registers Office Of Shelby eonnty
Tennessee. to secure TO the Bluff CITY i3uild'
ing and Loan Association the payment Of GER
tain Indebtedness mentioned in said deeds of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
BuFuetfs COeOaIne Promotes
the Growth of the Hair,

And renders it dark and glossy. 1t
holds, in liquid form, a large pro-
portion of deodorized Cocoanut Oil,
prepared expressly for this purpose.
No other compound possesses the Pc
culiar properties which SO exactly suit
the various conditions of the human
hair
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
Tnesday, june 20. Issa

S eggFWlnE legal hoqrs. at the south 0es, co,. -,
Me@pbis Menu ai son streets in tho city i1 Of
sen iSF cash 70 the highest 6idder' so[y, ana
Iet Of land In the city Of Memnhh certain
LLa,xing Distrieo in yHelby conntv nis n NOV
pplaP OF that pAIt Of the city knowm on p inc
riSSAsgllnt ana designated In John n E9It
taifn Of said Block No IA AZ "a osih M
~ H'uated on the south aide n, i nos Nos
~ ~, ana having a front ON sa sontb
BACK SeSSga street Of 80 est and extsndSSs
di I angles 70 Georgia street iso ieet w at
ssilcy, pelnf part OF land conveyed ~ 70 an
spears BY John saint, by deed 20 Louise
DoS 81 10. 70, page $50. of the RseftsS IN
Vi oheioy county, Tennessee. Also ~ O ,le
Gne-nait Of lot No. 10, immediateIv 'a aS west
ing SAID lot No; Is, and having n ron, augoin-
soutn slde OF Georgia street Of rs fun. On me
tssSaHsnalng southwardly between D, mill ang
iOO ,ees 70 the above pamed alley, bsina lines ,
paIt q lot NO, ~, which remains n H. ~ snat
sPeteirom the portion conveyed 10 NJ sAh NJ
MeI by deed recorded In Book NJ W." Sa IA "a
- OF said Register 4 Office AZ" o. page
M.ugx, Simon sTUki, Trps,oo
~-"s A"i %''Vs % q.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
0ARn.

To all who are. suffering from the errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc., will SEND
recipe that will cure you, FREE on
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
va SUI ~ tbs Rs1 send
IdNAN. Station D. New York City.
Eivb2xxyod
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12

whose sedentary lives increase those
troubles peculiar TO women, should use
Ut: Flerce's "Bavorite Prescription"
which is an unfailing remedy. Sold
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12

LEWIS, IowA-Dr. M j Davis saws:
"Brown's Iron Bitters give the best salts
faction 10 those who use it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
From Eminent DIR. ~. IL. HOpsOn,
Memphis, Tenn.

~ have made use Of COlden's LIQUID
Beer Tonic in several cases of con-
sumption and general debility, and have
found 1t admirable as a nutritive food
tonic, and stimulant" Take no other. !
OF druggists. --0l'I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12

Liver disease, headache, and constipa-
ton, caused by bad digestion, quickly
cured by Browns Iron Bitters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
THAT HUSBAND or NINE

Is three times the man he was before
he began using wells Health Re.
newer" 81. Druggists.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12

Pimples, blotches, or sores disappear
under the influence of Glenn'B srI-
phur soap"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12

Music books, magazines, illustrated
papers, etc., bound at the PUBLIC
LEDGER bindsry. II Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12

GARFIELD, IowA-Dr A I Henak SAYS
''Onee using Browns Iron 5itters proves
its superiority over all other tonic prepar-
ations.'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12
Trustse'a Sale

Under. and by virtue of deed NJ t,r,4
~ executed TO me as trustee by CornssqIisns
Ann ward and Thomas Ward, on tha 5th LIZ LIN
Of July, 1873, and recorded in Book NJ I o1y
page z4S, Of the Registers Office Of Shall,
RuiISssl sn nd TO secure to the Memphis
ment OF certain indebtedness man io ~ pa 2
said deed Of trust, will, on HNoneu In
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12

) A TiN ..Es J sen, send Tor our Select
hewell Co., " Spruce street, MY wv =
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-12

HEAR this, all We people, and give eat
all ye invalids of the world, Hop Bitters
will make you well and to rejoice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-17
NJ aille Personals.

Hon. E. F. Webb Of Waterville, contem-
plates a southern trip this winter.
Senator + rye and his private secretary, {.
B. Resde, esq, will so to Washington next
week.
Leonard George of Athens, who has been
an invalid for a long time and also penniless,
has received Sl040 back pension.
Mr. Franklin Simmons. the sculptor, now
in Portland remarked the other day, says the
Portland Transcript, that returning to his
native State, after some years abroad, he was
struck by the advance made in all matters re-
lating to art. This seen in the formation OF
art societies and art museums, and particular
ly in decorative art, in the style of wall papers,
upholstery and household adornments. In
these matters the public taste has greatly im-
proved within few years past
II is said that the sale of Western land
made by Elk Governor Coburn a short time
since was one of the largest ever made in
this country by any single individual. II
amounted to $500. 900. Elk Governor Coburn
is tie wealthiest man in Maine. He is over
four score years of age. He was never mar
ried. MIR. Coburn has reputation tor bust
ness integrity which is his just due. He &C.
cumulated his large property in timber lands.
As is we'll known he has given large sums OF
money to educational institutions. He has
been more generous in this respect than any
man that ever lived in Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-17
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN.
Death of LewistOn's Oldest Citizen,
Michael Kavanaush.

LEWISTON, Nov. l6.
Mr.. Michael Kavanaugh, the Oldest man
in Lewiston, died at his home on Water
street, Thursday afternoon. He did not
know his age, exactly, but to the best Of the
know ledge of his children, he was l05 to
l07 years. Gagged 10Y years" was en-
graved on his coffin plate. He was born in
parish of Dngle, County Kerry, ireland.
and came to America in 1880. His children
recently endeavord to obtain his exact age
and sent to his native parish for that pur-
pose, but the records had been destroyed or
lost, and they could not ascertain the desired
information. Mr.. Kavanaugh had been con
fined to his bed for three months, but did
not suffer a pain and died of old age merely.
lie was the father of Is children and left II
grand children. He was an excellent man.