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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-23

THE claimants for the ground upon which
the National Capitol is built have turned up
again, this time in Pittsburg, and with doc
umenis which they assert cannot be ignored
by the government. This ground is part of
a vast estate originally owned by Samuel
BIackman, who died in 1889. The claimants
say that his two daughters leased the tract
in the District of Columbia upon which the
capitol buildings stand for a term of ninety
nine years, which lease has but five years to
run. Afterward holders OF the land tried to
perfect their title, and had the necessary
papers drawn up, but which, it is alleged,
were never signed. Other deeds and docu-
ments will be produced at the proper time.
The heirs to this estate number about eighty.
When they move into the White House it
will not be so lonely as it is now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-23

New YoRK city sent out by mail last year
81, $50, IA pounds of newspapers and period
icals, besides vast quantities by express.
Americans are evidently a reading people.
The rate of postage was two cents per pound,
and the receipts amounted to $439, 800. So.
For the fiscal year they were 1925, $500, or
more than 27 per cent. of the aggregate
amount of second-class postage received from
all the postofices in the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-23

IT will not be so funny, Mr.. Heffren, when
the people of the State of Indiana answer
your question, what are you going to do
about it?'t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-23

THREE women on the American stage, Patti,
Nilsson aud Langtry, are said to be making more
money than any ten men in the profession. Un-
happy actors who cannot sing soprano nor play
'RosaliuG" are consumed with envy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-23

A RUSSIAN nobleruan is driving a smallpox
wagon in Chicago: a titled Englishmsn is hostler
in y Maine livery-stable. Instances like these
show what INDUCEMENTS America can offer to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-23

THE poet in the Atlantic Monthly who il
quires so anxi0usly
"Wherc goes'J thou, keen soul OF heat,
So bright, So light, so fieet2"
is respectfully informed that the object of HI
search has not been noticed in this latitude sine
SATURDAY.,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-23

soME very singular marital troubles crop out
In Philadelphia, A wife having complained to a
magistrate that her husband only allowed her
one dollar a week for family expenses, and had
amused himself by knocking her teeth out, that
Injured innocent defended himself by Declaring
that she had never had any teeth, and that she
worried him so that he had been sent to a hos
pital for "disiocation of the brain"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
POLICE POINTS.

Rubber coats aud shoes are the
police uniform at present, g na
Only four arrests were made by the
police yesterday and $2in money taken
in.
Nobody complains of the workings
of the pound now except those whose
stock is impounded. mtF
A fine of ten dollars was imposed
on M. W. Quinlan, charged with
assaulting Dora Hunt.
Shackelford Flynn desperately pro.
claimed his inability to keep his
premises clean, and was fined 81.
John 0'Garra plead that he was
unacquainted with Memphis ways and
whisky. He will have eight days to
cultivate the acquaintance Of solid
citizens.
The fernando, Miss, Deputy
Sheriff who claimed to have been
feeced by John Greenland Jack Eagan
did not appear to day to prosecute and
they were discharged.
The net expenses of the police de-
partment for the year were $4,000 less
than the year previous. The amount
Of fines collected was about $500 and
the total number of arrest 5ll7.
Charles Hunt paid 81 for resisting
the officer of the S. P. G. A. He said
he thought it was hanging after arrest
by an officer with such title and tried
to save himself by running away.
A negro woman named Martha
Crawford who was about to be locked
up for having filthy premises was given
time to collect for her weeks washing
and pay her fine, The city muse run.
Billy Needer's name headed the
police docket to-day aud he headed
the little procession that came in to be
tried for being drunk. Needer didn't
have the needful and was given eight
days with the boys.
u The name Of Will Griffin was added
to the list of Goat Killers charged
with asSaulting Henry Byrd. Griffin
said he was present, but refused to be.
come an infOrmer and diyulge the
lanes of all the plotters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
THE CITY.
LEDGER LIHEs.

0zanne & Mays new store, 257 Main.
Skeleton waists for children. Lange's.
For medicines telephone Joe Walter
Preserved tamarinds, J.P. Carey a. Co.
Use Lyle & Shields prepared buck
wheat -four.
Brown X Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
The party from Dubuque number
about two dozen.
Select oysters l2lc per dozen, Sig.
naigo's market, 27S Second.
Nice Gepitin apples. 80 per barrel
Ike A. Chase, 22O Front.
The cotton market here and else
where is in a very provoking con
dition.
What do you think of the floods to
Gomez is now the leading topic in all
circles.
One hundred aud fiftysix arrivals
at four leading hotels in this city yss-
terday.
Our guests from Dubuque are to
have banquet given to them at the
Peabody tonight.
The tree trimmers are hard at work
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
The President,s Valentine.

No one need to be informed that
this is st. Valentines Day. The
gentle reader hes probably received
an intimation not to be mistaken
from the postman sweetly smiling
because he has so many hearts to
gladden. with letters that when he can
find time between groans forced out
by backache, to do anything in par
ticular.
st. Valentine remembered the
President Of the Board Of Public
Works with lovely engraving
which the vulgar might mistake
for a circus poster. A man is repre-.
scented in the midst Of a sawdust ring.
whip in his hands and everything on
the jump about him. The man with
the big horn looks as if he were about
to be blown up by dynamite. the bass
drummer is in the act of breaking in
the head of his tuneiul instrument,
the clown has his head stuck SO tight
in the middle ofShis legs that he can't
get it out, the young lady in abbrevi-
ated skirts is in the midst
of her astounding feat Of
jumping through three hoops and the
supers' mouths open all at one time, the
lion is roaring for more peanuts and
the elephant is reaching around for
another glass of lemonade. This is
the tragic scene on one side.I
On the other side is the same scene
under somewhat changed circum-
stances. The hornblower exploded,
the drumhead is bursted. the clown
has collapsed, the bareback rider is
suspended by the hair to the middle
hoop, the lion means and the elephant
signs. The man in the middle of the
ring has lost his high hat and his
hair is erect His top boots, SO
high and stiff before, have shruuk
down in folds about his ankles; his
vest is drawn up and the corners Of
his mouth are drawn down. A hand
is on his shoulder and writ is before
his eyes. The paper is headed,
Bench warrant proceeding indict-
ment, alias instanter citation" 1.-THE
fingers of the hand are closing and
the tent is tumbling down. The vast
crowd is rushing, scurrying, hurrying,
as if pursued by every wild varmint
in the collection. And this is the
valentine laid upon the presidential
pulpit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
wind and VVnter Items.

Lowest temperature this morning
59o, and at sunrise the wind blew ten
miles an hour from the south. 1t
cane from the same quarter last night,
and yesterday the temperature ranged
from "A to co.,
1t was raining early this morning
all along the Ohio river from Pitts
burg to tho mouth. Also along the
upper Mississippi at Cairo, St. Louis
and Davenport, but the rains were
light all around and not more than
half an inch has fallen at any point.
The Signal Service officer at Wash
ingtOn City talegaphed Sunday night
that the Ohio would probably reach
its highest stage, 60 feet, on Tuesday
night His guess was 2 feet | inch
short.
Local rains fell yesterday in the
Southern States, and occasional rains
are predicted for to day in the Ten
pessee, Ohio and Missouri valleys.
Warner weather is also anticipated.
The coolest corner in the country
to-day was up in Dakota, Nebraska
and Kansas. where the me,curv
marked from 30 to 4O' above zero. A
few days since it went that many de
grees below.
Early this morning the water
level at Cincinnati was "a feet
II inches, decline Of 2 inches from
the highest point reached last night.
when it stood 60 feet | inch, and 2
feet II inches aboye the great food Of
1882, until nov the highest ever
known.
A dispatch from James B. Miles.
Helena, Ark, this morning to Colonel
]. A. Lyon, says: Gauge 81 feet
inches. rose is inches last "a hours,
and 80 inches in 4S hours. Will
probably rise 8 feet more.
At noon to-day the river level here
was 9 feet 8 inches below food level
of last spring.
A good many river men believe the
water will not go over the mark, while
others think it will food everything
49,. -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE.
The NO-FeDee Law---1 Few Ques.
lions Asked.

EDITOR LEDGER-Will citizens of
Memphis, who own COWS, be benefited
by this law For eight months during
spring and summer their COWS run out
in the pastures in the city limits and
adjacent territory, being driven out
and driven back at eventide by cow
boys who thus find employment and
to whom small sum each week is
paid, the COWS being greatly benefited.
Indeed such treatment is indispens-
able, for without such range they be-
come !everish, aud to be kept up all
the summer are costly and without
profit to their owners. A no fence
law will cut off all supplies of butter
and milk from this, the best source to
private families,
Will such law benefit the
dairyman? They have not one in
three, any land, are mostly renters.
and instead Of pasturing their cattle
in the bottoms and untenanted lands.
will be compelled to rent from the
land owners. This they cannot afford
to do, for the business, as it is has TO
be managed closely to pay at all. So
we shall have a scarcity of milk and
butter in Memphis, and as there will
be few cows, we shall have few calves.
Will the law benefit the farmer2
Not all-all good farmers have fences;
their cattle run out in the spring and
summer months, and SO cost them
nothing, but no fence law will COM
pei them either to build long and
costly tenoes or sell out their COWS,
sheep and hogs. The farmer will
lose if he shall have to
do more fencing, and the community
a great deal if the growth of cattle is
to be stopped, as a business.
Will the poor negro and poor white
man gain anything2 They have now to
pay about S5-iar out in the country
&-per acre for rent. There is NOT
one in twenty of this class who has =
dollar at Christmas, But, suppose he
has to rent land to fence in his cows
and calves, which are great helm to
him in the support Of his familywhat
an intolerable burden will be sn-
peradded. People who desire IN
get rid Of all the labor in
thia country, which is growing
scarcer year by year, ought to favor
this law, for the poor renter will be
compelled to leave and seek a better
home 10 Mississippi or Arkansaw
The Law will, however, be a benefit 10
some persons. 1t will prove q bon.
anHa to the railroads. They have not
enough OF power or monopoly. Let
the people be compelled 10 fence mn
their cattle aRd railroad comnanies
will save a lot Of money. Those run.
alag IN Tennessee eau well afford to
pay S20,OOO to have such law passed
Moreover, this law will afford
some, Qualification to quarter
or hall dozen potato growers
neaF Memphis, who never had
nor will have good fences il they can
by possibility be relieved Of spending
20 to have them. They are
anxlopa that their neighbors shall
have good fences; but some OF them
drink no milk, cannot bear TO look
upon a COW, and are firmly of opinion
that all other iRterests pale into in
significance before their own, Judging
as they do that no one has rights which
they are bound to respect, and tbaI
this whole mighty world of ours rests
upon, moves and revOlyes upon an
Irish potato.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14

ahd shfubbsry, vines, ahd The HE are
In course Of being set out In all the
country round.
There will be a weddings at the First
Baptist church this evening after the
prayer-meeting services are concluded,
The soaked state Of the country has
stopped wagon traffic, and people cans
not go about as freely as they would
Ike TO.
Licenses to marry were issued to.
day to NJ. s. Walker, and Lee Garth.
ers G. G. Mcpherson and Eta
Anderson.
That pleasant lady and clever act
ress, Julia A. Hunt, is at Cincinnati
attending the musical festival anG
looking at the food.
A comparison between professional
beauty and a temperance lecturer i,
one Of the topics talked and writer
about at the present time.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printin.
Office and blank book mandatory, l;
Madison street, execut IS every class Of
such work in good style and at low
rates.
The second annual ball of Tennessee
Division No. l, knights Of Pythias
will be given at Cochran Hall Febru
airy 10Th. Tickets one dollar. Ladies
free.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office constantly receives new type OF
the latest styles, and the Office gener-
ally is kept up to the highest standard
of excellence.
Though the name of " Judge "
Hunter was entered on the marriage
records yesterday, that affable official
has not entered the matrimonial arena
This is another proof that there is
nothing in name.
A large crowd were I'm Paradise
Of laughter at the theater last night.
Some single individual will be I'm
Paradise" Of joy when he draws the
capital prize in the Little Havana
Lottery next Tuesday.
Dressed turkeys and chickens, wild
ducks, red snappers, Reelfoot lake
perch and trout, as well as choice fresh
meats Of all kinds are to be had at the
lowest market prices, at Victor D.
Fuchs market, 80 and Il Jefferson.
House builders, railway contractors
and all kinds of artisans whose work
is out Of doors, complain of the rainy
weather and say they cannot make a
dime on any sort Of a contract under
the circumstances. The expenses in
all cases eat up the profits.
Halfa dozen or more Of the Dubuque
delegation arrived in the city last night
and the remainder came up from
Grenada to day, on their own special
car, which had to go around that way
to get here. The party were under
escort Of leading citizens during the
day, out to look at the sewers and
other improvements.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
t2O1
MAxlMS Of BUSINESS.


NCONTlNUED.)
FUNDAMENTAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES;
loosTISUED.l
That which was originally void does
not become valid BY lapse of time.
The law favors things which are in
the custody of the law.
Sol Coleman handles the genuine
Gravely chewing tobacco as well as
best brands Of other manufacturers.
The husband and wife are one per.
son.
He who derives the advantage ought
to sustain the burden.
No man shall take advantage Of his
own wrong.
Sol Coleman's is the leading place
for cigars and tobacco.
ITO BE coNTINUED.)
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
THE PUBLIC LEDGER
ADDITIONAL COTTON.

New York, February 10, 1922 &m.-
Cotton quiet and Ice loweg. Ordinary,
TIC good ordinary, SNei low middlinT,
Q ll-l6ci middling, 10 ALICE good mid.
ding, l0lsc; middling fair, l1%c; fair,
l2o. Futures are dull but steadyss at | TO
2 points below last evenings closing
prices.
NEW ORLEANS, February IA, 1880 am.
Cotton quiet and easy. Middling, 9Xc.
Sales to-day, 1000 bales. Receipts, 3TOl
balesl At Galveston 4795 bales; Charles
ton, 1898 bales; Mobile, l2l62 bales; Savan-
nah, 300 bales; Norfolk, 247S bales.
LIVERPOOL, February IA. 800 pm
Cotton opened dull and easier, now lid
lower Uplands, b5sd; orleans, s l8-l6d.
Sales to-day, 5000 bales. Receipts, IS, SOC
bales. American Il, 400 bales. Futures
naf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
FEIss9AAL.

qhos. H, Wilson, eabinptmaker and
upholsteFer. All kinds furniture re-
paired at short notice, 43 Jefferson. I
Miss Mamie Frank returned yestar.
day from Cincinnati where she has
heen attending school for several
months.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
Receipts Recorded To-day al
the Merchants Exchange.

Receipts Recorded To-day at
the Merchants Exchange.
Per Memphis and Charleston rail
rOad-10 bbls beans, l pkg butter, 6
do eggs, 226 pkgs cheese, Q bbls mo-
lasses, ! oar cotton seed, 8 do lumber,
! do oats, l car meat, 80 cattle.
Per Mississippi and Tennessee rail-
road-llO bbls sugar, ! car cotton
E 7eeSa Q 9s sks Dc , ! Pkg pkg lard
Per Louisville and Nashville rail-
road-S5O bbls -four, l75 SKIS bran, 2
pkgs butt4r, 4 do eggr, 10 do bacon, 5
bbls whisky, a cars meat.
Per Memphis and Little Rock rail-
road-25O bbls -four, 10 do sugar, %
mules.
Per Chesapeake, Ohio and South.
western railroads.&c. SKIS corn, 10 pkgs
butter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
Our Guesla Prom Dubunue.

our Guests From Dubuque.
The following is a list Of the gen.
tlemen from Dubuque, Iowa, now on
q visit Of business and pleasure here /:
Hon. VIM. j. knight, Attorney Illi-
nois Central Railroad Company, and
son; Hon. John Thompson and son,
John Bell, VIM. Andrew, John Mehl.
hop, James Forester, William L..
Bradley, D. D. Meyers, NJ. Brady, J..
Brown, Joe Skemp, city editor of the
Times; A. Koch, M. NJ. Walker, A,
Y. Mcdonald, j, B. Howard, A. A.
Cooper, j. T. Lenehan, Mayor, NJ.
Tschirgi, City Engineer; H. Deckert,
B. w. jones, P. W. Crawford, l..
Doeraer, TheO. Altman.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
FINE EIEsSIRA LEMONS,
I9c per dozen, ~
Speeht a. Walter.
W NITVNP IHNEVII bVON1 WI wv
KAhN a FREIBERG,
The Cotton supply.

The visible supply Of cotton for the
world on the 10th inst, as reported
by the New York Financial Chronicle
was 1924, 9l2 bales, an increase over
last year same date Of lO4,543 bales;
over the year before Of 3ll,35S bales,
and over 1880 Of 6l4,268 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
FINE MESSINA LEMONS,
I5c per dozen at
Specht a. Walter.

Have Your smoky Chimneys
Cured
And defective .Aues examined by
calling on II. LEMON. No cure no
pay. S8+
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
STAND FROM UNDER
Tine Flood 70 Come From
Above.

The following dispatch Of warning
was received at l1:3O a. m. to. day from
the chief signal officer at Washington;
The chief signal officer, at 1O;56a.m.
February IA, 1888, telegraphs as fol.
lows:
The Ohio river has reached its
maximum OF 65 feet inch at Cinoip-
natl yesterday and fell about 2 inches
during the night.
The heavy rains which will prevail
in the Ohio valley to. day will delay
the fall at Cincinnati, and all points
above, and will probably cause a Sc
ond rise.
The river has reached the danger
lineSat Cairo, and dangerous floods
will occur in the Mississippi river be-
low Cairo.
Property should be removed at once
to places of safety above the danger
line.
D. +. FLANNERY, U. s. o.,
Memphis, Tenn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14

A pleasant place of resort Is
COnVerse's new billiard room, nj
the Clarendon Hotel. To enjoy
"A game, call at COnVerse's. l4S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14

The novelty Folding sofa he'd
best in the world.
InIerBected Rubber Door Mats.
AMEs, BEATTIE l. Co.,
1851 1853 Main street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
The Jersey Lily Hat.

Mrs. Langtrys photograph, in
evening costume, is now inside Of the
latest style Derby's for young men.
Go to Cohen, the Halter, and look at
them, you will buy as soon as you see
one. 40
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14
PROFESSIONAL.

+ NJ. COLEMAN, Justice Of the Peace,
u. Notary Public and Com missioner Of
Deeds. Special attention given 10 collections
In tina county Oaiee n Madison At list
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-14

PUBLIC LEDGER bindery and lob
oaieC u Madison street,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-03
The koIa Nut.

Abou. eight years ago the kola nut was
introduced INTO England. IL has been an
alyzei and found to contain more Of the
active principle of coffee, which Is
coit-in, than the best coffee, and has also the
active principles Of cocoa but not 50 much
fatty matter 1t the taste he an agreeable
one here il material for a drink which
would combine the qualities Of two ct our
most esteemed household beverages. The
kula nut l. "A product OF Africa ana
throughout tropical portips Of that con
tinrnt the nuts are used hy the natlyC' ,o
form q refreshing and Strengthening drink
the use ut which Is said 10 sustain the
strength. dlmlaISa Excessive appetite,
check thirst. anu ald digestion. Like tue
leaf of the Cocoa nf South America. The
kula nut enables those who eat 1t ~ per
form long Journeys without fatigue. The
natives prefer their lSyoriie nat Ia coffee
and when they travel To foreign cnu ntrl-S
they axe the nut with them.-7bs HoasF.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-03

Arabian millct," says an exchange, "is
an excellent forage plant. Its points OF
superiority are 1t IS u large grain produc-
ing plant. No animals ever bloat from
eating it; and all kinds Of stock eat Il,
with aviiity. Ii can not be injured by
flood, drouth, gophers, or freezing. On the
hot, sandy soil of Southern New jersey /,
has been tried, with the following result.
Four pounds of seed was drilled into an
acre, in drills eighteen inches apart. For
" five days after sowing the first crop was
cut. 1t was seven feet high, and weighed
six and One.helf tons to the acre when
cured. A second crop produced eight tons
ard a third crop one and one.halt tons
While admitting that ii Is good thing,
many persons object To the millet, because
ii will spread if allowed 10 go to seed.
The same objection holds good with slfa!.
IA Everyone knows that the seeds 81 al.
falta are carried by the various irrlgatng
bitches to many places where It Is not
wanted and yet It Is annually planted ;
each new purchaser of irrigated lands
plants his patch Of alfalfa. Every ohjec'
ton made to The millctt holds good with
alfalfa, and # the millet Will do half that
is claimed for II, it IS indeed the coming
forage plant.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-03

4 correspondent writes: III Is reported
On what seems good authority that George
Hull, of Ayiston, Clinton county, H.. has
male bull rua' nr woody calf TIN,
creature l. the produce al young heItcr
that was served by large Cotswold grade
ram. This woody bnjl ram is now nearly
two years old, wei;h- about 1000 pounds
and has been us-d on several helierS that
are soon TO calve by this cross. The ami
ma is covered with white curly wool
abou, two inches IN lcngth which extends
down on the Leg"