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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-20
A GEIded Plunderer.
New OrleAns stateI, le.


A paragraph is going the rounds
respecting the great wealth Of Ben.
Butler and his luxurious style Of iv-
ing. He is said to surpass even the
notorious Colorado Cresus, Senator
Tabor, in the extent Of his wealth and
possessions, and the grandeur of his
public displays, travelling in a gilded
special car and sailing in a yacht III
valling that of Jay Gould. 1t is also
added that he is a great favorite with
the ladies, as Tabor has proved TO be
in his recent capture of lovely d.
vorcee Whilst revealing in these
splendid spoils of his many conquests
in war, in litigation, speculation, Job
berry, government contracts, and lastly
in politics, a commission, now actively
employed in Washington, is every
day filing large judgments against
the United States in favor of French
citizens for Buffers numerous acts of
lawless violence and spoilation perpe-
trated in this State during the nine
months Of his domination.
We learn that the aggregate of
these claims from this State alone
exceeds ten millions. Nearly all of
them thus far. where French citizen
ship has been established, have been
decided in favor of the claimants. The
last ofthese was the judgment in favor
OF the Lemoures, who we're despoiled
and cruelty treated by Butler because of
transaction in the course of trade
with the Confederate government long
before Butler arrived in the State.
Even poor French journalist who
was sent to Ship Island, and his press
and type con6soated by Butler, in a
most unjust and violent manner, has
been allowed quite handsome amount
of damages. Many other like judy
ments will follow, two of the commits
sioners, friedman and Brazilian,
invariably voting in favor of the
claims and the Vermont commissioner
against them.
AT this rate, we apprehend that the
increase Of Buffers wealth will be in
the inverse ratio of the debt his
transactions whilst here are heapina
up against the United States governs
ment. Thus he promises to be the
most costly official the United States
ever employed. If our own citizens,
who suffered in like manner as those
of France by his lawless and specula-
tive acts, could hold his principal and
employer, the United States govern
ment, responsible for the damages be
inflicted upon them, the addition to
our national debt would be frightfully
large. In such cases as have come
before the courts, as in that of the
100000 in gold taken from the vault
of Sam Smith & Co., the government
has been adjudged to restore the sum
appropriated. This would appear to
be precedent which would authorize
a large number OF similar claims.
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Moody and Sankey's IneendiarJ
HYMNS.
London Daily NeNa.

A copy Of Moody and Sankey's vol
ume of hymns lately reached one of
the Turkish postofice in Armenia to
the address of an American mission
AIRY. OF late the imperial restrictions
on the importation OF foreign litera-
ture, as well as on the printing press,
have become more stringent than
ever; SO, as a matter of course,
Moody and Sankey must pass under
the eagle eye Of Bukhsheesh Efendi,
the Governor Generals faototum, who
knows few words OF English. He
was all the sharper on this occasion
because he had very recently passed
by inadvertence a book consisting Of
letters from one of the New York
papers, the author of which roundly
denounced the misgovernment he had
witnessed in Armenia during the
campaign of 1877. And this volume
was addressed to the same quarter az
the present hymn book. dogs" ex.
claimed Bukhsheesh Effcndi, as he
turned over the leaves. Hold the
Fort What fort2 Treachery, as
live May Satan seize theml" They
were patriotic songs for the use OF tht
Armenians, those hymns; and tho
musical notation proved it; and thai
particular song, Hold the Fort,
must have reference to an intended
Instruction. 80 hold the Fort
was cut out by order of Bukhsheesb
and the expurgated volume sent to it
destination.
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A TumbIer Story.
Owensboro Post.


We mentioned recently the fact of a
citizen OF Greensboro having carried a
pocket knife safely for nearly thirty
FIVE years; still possessing the knife.
Mr.. 10. Thomas, Of the First National
Bank, comes to the front with an item
that takes the keen edge entirely of
the knife story. In 1874, on the day
of his marriage, Mr.. Thomas bought
of Messrs. Casseday & Ranney, of
Louisville, one dozen fine Bohemian
glass tumblers, Mr.. j. Davis also
making a similar purchase. Mr..
Thomas has to day the set of tumblers
complete, not a single one of them
having been broken in nearly forty
years of service.
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Pauper Labor In England.
London Daily Telegraph

LOhuOh Oauy telegraph,
There is no more wretchedly remun
Grated employment in the kingdom
than nailmaking, or one that in con-
sequence Of the starvation prices paid,
is more frequently interrupted BY
strikes. 1t spares nobody; mites Of
children out of their school hours,
can, in their small way, assist, and the
poverty Of their parents makes them
glad to avail themselves of even their
puny help; delicate girls, mothers who
are nursing their babes, aged women,
bent and feeble. and who all their
lives have been. in manner speaking,
chained to the forge drudgery in the
midst of smut and smoke, still 20 on
hammering and filing and tugging at
the bellows until their strength utter>
ly fails them. Then they retire for a
brief spell to the workhouse and
thence to the churchyard. 1t is a
marvel how on the scanty wages they
are enabled to earn they contriye to
exist at all. | remember poor soul at
Cradley, widow woman, who, with
the assistance of her eldest daughter,
girl of thirteen, maintained by her
chainmaking the entire family, seven
in number. The hovel in which her
forge was fixed adjoined the squalid
little two roomed cottage where
she was supposed to reside, but to
use her own words, she Knight.
except TOR sleeping purposes, as we'll
almost be without it; since it was only
on Sundays that she did net live with
the children in the smithy." And
never did | set eyes on more deplora-
BILE little objects than the latter were.
Not one Of them, including the girl
who attended to the fire and the bel
lows, wore either shoes or stockings,
though no shoe leather could have
been blacker than their feet. the
remainder OF their bodies being but a
few shades lighter in complexion. 1t
was mere waste of soap, their mother
aVerred, even il she had money to
spare for its purchase, to attempt to
keep them clean. Being next to naked,
they could not go into the street, and
their only play place was among the
coal slack and ashes. On Sundays,
however, she gave them "a reg Ter
good scrubbing," and on the same day
Of rest she washed their rags while
they remained in bed, and dried them,
somehow, so that thay might wear
them again on Monday morning She
told me that, working at the forge
from 9 in the morning until 10 or IL
o'clock at night, and with her daugh.
ter's assistance, she was able to earn
about five farthings an hour, or ono
and eightpence or ninepence a day.
Ten shillings a week exceeded the
average, and out Of this she has to pay
two and ninepence rent for the cot
taee or house.
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An Ancient Decision on the
Land Question.
St. James Gazette.

1t seems to have escaped notice
that there is on record a very ancient
decision on the land question by au
authority which is generally acknowl.
edged, except by Mr.. Bradlaugh and
his deciples.
A landowner being possessed Of
vineyard and certain buildings, let
them to several tenants, and went into
a far country. He was, in fact, an
absentee landlord. In due time he
sent his baillff to collect his rents.
The bailiff was the victim Of an agra
rian outrage. He was severely beaten
and was unable to obtain any rent
from the tenants. Another bailltf
was treated even worse. A No Rent
manifesto was issued, and an assassin
alton conspiracy formed among the
tenants. The agent of the landlord
was shot at and severely wounded.
Finally, the son of the landlord, hav-
ing the courage to go and look after
his property was caught by the ten
ants and deliberately murdered. This
last outrage brought the question
within the range OF practical politics.
The result was that the landlord him
self proceeded to the spot, accompa>
MED by an adequate force, hanged
"those wicked men," as they are
called in the original record, and let
the estate to honest and solvent ten
ants. 1t is curious that his conduct
was evidently approved by the nara
tor of the story, and also by his audi
tors.
Had the circumstances occurred in
our time and in a different part of
the world, the rents would probably
have been reduced % per cent, all ar
rears wiped off, and the tenants
secured in the perpetual enjoyment of
their HOLDINGS.
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The Three Great Railroads of
MevieO


Mexico has three great railroads
the Mexican railway, Mexican Central,
and Mexican National. The Mexican
railway, which is called the English
road, is owned in London. 1t was
started twenty-five years ago, and has
been running over its entire line from
Vera Cruz to the capitol, 263 miles,
since 1873 Including the branch
lines the total mileage Of the road is
1854 miles. In the last fiscal year
dividend Of 81 per cent was paid on
the common stock. The President Of
the road is an American. The road
is standard gauge. The Mexican Cen
trail is controlled by one of the great
railroad syndicstes of this country.
Trains are running regularly between
FL Paso and chihuahua, a distance of
225 miles. Work is rapidly pro
crossing on the remaining
400 or 500 miles Its American
connections are with the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe system. The
gauge is standard. The Mexican
National has about 600 miles to be
completed. Its connections are with
the Denver and Rio Grande system
The Mexican government has granted
the road subvention OF $40 per
mile, which is the same ratio as the
subsidy of the Central, but as the
former is narrow gauge, the conces>
sion gives it an important advantage.
The Mexican Southern railroad has
been incorporated in New York by
Messrs. Grant, Sage, Gould, Dillon,
Romero aud Diaz, but no rails have
been laid. The total amount OF rail-
road subsidies granted by the Mexican
government is given in round numbers
at $90,000,000
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The Ohio Way.
Wall Street Nsus'

A farmer residing in Central Ohio
recently visited his son, who owns q
farm in one of the best grass counties
in the Empire State, and the son one
dsy remarked that be had lost money
baling and shipping hay. The old
man looked the press over and said
it was good one, and examined the
hay and pronounced it good tim
Othy, and then opened bale Of hay to
see how it was packed.
Where's the weeds?" he asked, az
he separated the layers.
"Weeds2 why, We didn't put in
any"
mo old straw down here?"
mot bit"
mo stones or dirtP"
None, father"
"And instead of using waterAsoaked
timber 10 bind your bales, you 20 and
wrap EN- with light wirel John
Henry, it's wonder to me that you
have kept yourself out of the poor
house"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-20
oHAPER 1.

Ask any or all of the most en- inent physi-
clans:
What is the best and only remedy that
can be relied on TO cure all diseases Of the
kianeys ana urinary ergans; such as Bright
disease, diabetes, retention or inahilitv
to retain urine, and all the diseases and all
ments peculiar to Women
"And, they win tell you explicitly and en-
phatichllS "Buchu "
Ask the same physicians
What is the most reliable and surest cure
for all liver diseases or dyspepsia, constipa-
uon' INDIGESTION, 6iliousness, malarial fe-
yer. ague, etc." and they II tell you:
Mandrakel or Dandeli0nl'
Hence when these remedies are combined
with others equally valuable
And compounded into Hop Bitterz. such a
wonderful and mysterious curative power is
developed which is so varied in lis Operations
that no disease or i'll health can possibly
exist or resist its power, and yet 1t is
Harmless for the most frail woman, weak.
est invalid or smallest child to use.
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A aVVarnIngn NInohIne.
Letter 10 Macon Cpa.l ToIor,apb,

Lettsr 70 Macon (pa.) Telegraph.
Down at Jesup, while waiting for
the train, | saw what appeared for the
world like a gallows, built directly
over the railroad track. Several ropes
were dangling from it, and | was about
to believe that the enterprising jess
upites had moved the gallows from
Eastman and stuck it up as curios>
ity. While wondering if this could
really be the case, a man came up and
told me it was warning machine"
The track runs under bridge a few
hundred yards below the scaffold, and
when train hand is on top Of the cars
and these dangling ropes strike him
it warns him Of the bridge and he
stoops. BY this means many lives are
saved, but it is certainly novel affair.
Remarkable for overcoming diseases
caused by impure water, decaying vegeta-
ton, etc, Is Browns Iroa Bltters,
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Price $500.

A scientific aud economical apparatus for
lighting for Home. Business, 0fhce, Mining
and Manufacturing purposes. COMPLETE
IN ITSELF. The Electric Current being
ratus BY our adjustm ents, for which we make
extra charges, can be adapted to use as a
Burglar Alarm, Medical Battery. Call Bell, or
for Automatic Electric Gas Lighting Our
burglar alarm Is so constructed that the in
truder Is immediately confronted with a
light and a bell alarm at che same instant.
Reliable agents wanted all over the country.
Enclose stamp for circular. PORTABLE
ELECTRIC LIGHT TO-, % Water street.
Boston. Chartered under the laws Of Massa-
chusetts, December, 1882.
"A Portable Electric Lighter for IS is being
extensively sold by thu Portable Electric
Light Co., of Y Water street, Boston. II Is
an economical and safe apparatus for light
ing forhome and business purposes. Sci
entihc American, New York, December IS,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-20
CHAPTER II.
patients
"AlmOst dead or nearly dying"

almost dead or nearly dying"
For years, and given up by physicians of
Brighrs and other kidney diseases, liver
complaints, severe coughs called cOnsump-
tlon. have been cured
Women gone nearly crazy
Frcm agony Of neuralgia, nervousness,
wakefulness and various diseases peculiar TO
women.
People drawn out of shape from excru-
ciating pangs Of rheumatism,
frem sorofula
Erysipelasl
Salt roeum, blood poisoning, dyspepsia,
INDIGESTION and in fact almost all diseases
Nature is heir TO
Have been cured by Hop Bitlers, proof of
which can be found in every neighborhood in
the known world.
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Bilious Disorders, Liver Complaints,
Costiveness, Dyspepsia, etc, are speedily
removed by DR. Jayne's Sanative Pills.
Forty years use has proved them superb
or to all other remedies for the cure of the
various diseases for which they are recon-
mended. In their action they are mild
and certain, and may be taken at any time
without risk from exposure.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-20
Vital QuestIcnaI
Ask the mott eminent phy,loIan

ASH the most eminent physician
Of any school, what is the best thing IN
the world for quoting and allaying all irri-
tation of the nerves and curing all forms Of
nervous complaints. giving natural. child
like refreshing sleep alwaysG
And they will tell you unhsSitatingly
''some form Of Hopsl"
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"EniOy Lille.

is good philosophy, but to do so you
must have health. If bilious and
constipated, or blood is out of order,
use DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative
Pellets which are mild, yet certain
in their operation. Of all druggists.
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CHANCERY SALE OF
ESTATE.


No. 31S5, R-Ohancery Court Of Shelby county
u s Sullivan, admr, VS.. @ B Griffin ct al.
RY virtue OF an ihterlocutory decree for
~ sale, entered in the sbove cause on the
18th day Of March, 1888, IN b 80 p 1877, / will
sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder,
in front Of the Clerk and Masters office,
courthouse Of Shelby county, Memphis, Ten
nessee, on
Saturday, April 81, 1883,
within legal hours, the remainder interest in
the homestead of the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
tO-Wit:
Being part of lot Al on the plan or map of
Memphis, beginning at the point of intersec-
ton of the east line of ChickaSaw street with
the south line Of Concord street and running
thence south "a feet: thence east on a line
parallel with the south line of Concord street
l4o feet more or less to the west line of the first
alley east of Chickasaw street; thence north
with the west line Of said alley "a feet to the
south line Of Concord street; thence west
with the south line of Concord street l48 feet
more or less to the point of beginning, being
"a feet of the north side Of said lot No. Al.
Terms Of Sale-0n a credit of seven months
purchaser executing note with security; lien
retained, etc.
This March 49, 1888,
r J BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY George Mallory, D. q. and NJ.
H @ Warmer, sol. rs 26 80 3sl44
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An Unjust InsinuaIIOn.
Cincinnati News.

Mary Anderson's stepiather and
manager, DR., Ham. Griffin, is not an
admirer of the nude in art, but he
appreciates the value oil free adver>
Using, and if he is generous as he is
enterprising he will see that DR..
Marshall, Of Pittsburg, is properly re.
warded for that 10000 suggestion.
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Under and by virtue Of deed of trust
~ executed to me as trustee BY John Cor
man on the Sth day of February, 1881, and re-
corded In Book No. 1856, page 35l Of the Regis
ter's office Of Shelby county, Tennessee, 10
secure TO the Memphis Building and Savings
Association the payment of certain indebt-
edness fully described in said deed Of trust, l
will on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-20
Those complaining of sore throl

hoarseness, or taking cold" should use
Browns Bronchial Troches. The effect
is extraordinary, particularly when used
by singers and speakers for clearing the
voice
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Saturday, May 10, 1883.

within legal hours the following described
property, situated in city of Memphis, Shell
by county, Tenn, to-wit:
A certain lot or parcel Of ground fronting
on Market Square and consisting of lot 27S
and the west half Of lot 279, as designated on
the map Of said city. the whole of said lot to
be sold, being bounded as follow: Begin
ming at the Dorthwest corner OF said lot 27S,
and running thence east with Market street
flty--ilye feet eight and quarter inches
lo5 eA-l2) to a stake; thence south one
hundred and forty-eight and one
halt feet l48A to an alley; thence
west with said alley TO the southwest corner
Of said lot as; thence north with the west
line Of said lot Hs TO the beginning, upon
which stands a brick residence.
Terms of sale, cash.
This April l6, 1883
r J BLACK, @ and M.
By ] N Bradley, d. G. 4 NJ.
Heiskell, Weatherford K Hell keIl, G. W,
Heiskell, Estes h Elicit ami X. M. Heath,
solicitors. 40 SO
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AdmInistraior,s Nolice.

HAVING qualified rs administrator of the
II estate Of r. /. Jones, this therefore Is 70
notify all persons having claims against said
etate to present them, duly Brobated. within
tho time prescribed by law, and those owing
snii estate To call aud settle.
iOG5 D. Z, GOODYEAR, Admir-.
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1t is said the Langtry garter is get
ting to be fashionable and much worn;
how this may be, we do not know, but
we do know that everybody is using
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, for all ca
tarrhal affections.
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CHANCERY SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

AO-AALAL< LIN Il 49, Il LII
No. s2ee J.-Chsneery Court Of Shelby coun-
ty-State Of Tennessee, use etc. Vs. w. Es
Butler ct al.
~ sale, entered In the above cause on the
18th day Of January, 1888, IN. b. 81, p. Sl1. 1
will sell, at public auction, to the highest
bidder, In front Of the Clerk and Masters
office, courthouse Of shelby county Memphis
Tennessee, on
Saturday, April 81, 1883,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
tO-Wit:
Part Of lot 81. having front Of "a feet 8
inches. on the east side of Front street and
running back between parallel lines, the
same being described as the lot on which the
storehoTfse three doors south Of Monroe St.,
stands, "A feet, II being that part Of lot 81
assigned to Georgia c. Jones, then Georgia
Petit by commissioners in case Of Petit VS..
Cooper, No. 2l5O, K. D., Chanceiy side of the
Common Law and Chancery Court OF the city
Of Memphis, as per decree Of said court, en-
tered In m. b. II, p rs, and there designated
as lot 3 and the south part of the lot or block
therein divided and same described 10 Bx So
herein and sold as the property of John II.
Jones and wife, Georgia Jones.
Terms of Sale-0n credit Of six and nine
months, notes with security required, lien
retained and redemption barred,
This March 30, 1883.
X j BLACK. Clerk and Master.
By Geo Mallory. D Cand NJ.
Dix Sol. 81 80 So A
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NEW BERN, N. C.-Rev. G. w. 0fley
says j have taken Browns Iron Bitters
AID consider It one Of the best medicines
kn, wn."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-20

The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab
shment, 3 Madison street. Memphis,
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind of work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
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Rock HILL, S. C.-Rev. j. s. White
says; II used Browns Iron Bitters for
general debility. Ii restored me to
strength and yigor.n
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nECIINE OR HAN

Nervous Weakness, Dyspepsia, I'm
potence, Sexual Debility, cured by
Wells Health Remover. 81.
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ChSnCery Sale of
Real Estate.

No. 1858 R-.-Chanoery Court Of Shelby coun-
RY virtue Of an interlocutory decree for sale
~ entered in the above cause on the 18th day
Of April. 1883, 1 will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder, in font of
the Clerk and Masters office, Courthouse of
Shelby county, Mem Phis, Tennessee, on
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Row AdVerLlsemenCs
Con SUM P7TION,

have ap0stive remedy for the above diseaso by ~
upo thousands Of cases OF the worst kind and d long
standing have been cured Indeed 80 strong my faith
In It's efficacy, that will send TWO BOTTLES FREE
to any suilerer, Give Express aud ?. O. address