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Places and Place ,iuuters.
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WAsVNoroN, December b.-The
Spcakerfs actively engaged in framing
bic committees, The two gentlemen upof
whom he is said to most rely for
consu tation are Mr.. Hewitt OF New York
and Morrison, Of Illinois. II cannot be
learned that either Mr.. Cox or Mr. Ran.
dali have been consulted. The new ON.
GERS Of the House, however, have a task
before them which il not loss ANNOYING
than that Of Speaker Carlisle There are
40 places to be filled, yet there are hun.
dreds Of Democrats from All sections of
the country waiting h hll them.
The first change made by General
Clarke, the new Clerk d was the removal Of
Bailey, formerly Of Maine, who for many
Yclrs has been Chief Clerk Of the House
ler on administrations, Mr. Bailey has
40 the subject Of much comment for the
reason that he holds an Official relation
also to The Washington Gas Company,
long one u the mort odious monopolies at
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lHaEe SAD MEN.
The Clerk, Sergeant at-Arms and
Doorkeepsr Fleeing From
the Furious Assaults
OfIhOse WhOlHAye CoAne Up tsr
Appointments and Brought
Their Friends 20 Alta
Them.
Special to Courier Journal.


WASHINGTON, December 8 -Three
men met in conference at the Capitol
last night. Their brows we're wrinkled
with care and their faces haggard and
weary. They were Sergeant at Arms
Leedom, CLERK OF the House CLARK and
Doorkeeper Wintersmith. A week
ago each OF them was smiling aud
happy. even though a little anxious as
TO the result OF the caucus. -Four
days in office has changed them 10
gloomy misanthropes. They look more
like condemned prisoners than oiiioers
of the House OF Representatives.
They met to try and agree upon the
filing OF the Offices 10 their gilt upon
State basis The perspiration drip,
ped from their iurroWed broWs as
they wrestied with this gigantic prob.
lem For every office at their dispo.
sal there are a hnndred applicants;
every applicant has hundred friends
and each friend has friend
who takes especial pride 10 join
ing with his friend in personal
iodonement Of his candidate iorCleIk,
Doorkeeper or Messenger The appli-
csnts come from every State 10 the
Union, and Ohio. as usual, furnishes
the largest number Of Office seekers,
and our own State comes next this
year, probably owing to the success Of
Mr.. Uarlise. New York and Penn
sylvsnia, which furnished candidates
for the Speakership, are also largely
represen'sd
What 10 do with this hungry horde
would puzzle a Philadi lphia lawyer
II puzzled Messrs Clark, leedom and
Wiatersmith last night 1t still pug
zles them and will continue 10 furnish
food for distracting thought until
every place is disposed o. They de-.
cided TO spportion the places among
the States, but that is only 4 partial
settlement OF the question. The
selection Of the men to please State
delegates is a difficult aud delicate
task.
Mr.. Wintersmitb says he never felt
such q pressure before. He is afraid
to look any man in the face for fear
he will ask him for an Office. lie
lodges every one. sand his golden
locks are rapidly changing to q lighter
color rom anxiety and newly born hA'
tired Of office seeking.
General Clark looks ten years older
than he did two weeks ago, and Ser
geantsst Arms Leedom is by no mean
so snxius 10 shake hands with strAng'
ers as be was only last week. The
poor fellows arc suffering the penal.
ties Of Office. They are having q hard
time enough now, but it is to be hoped
their troubles will loOn be over anC
their faces resume shapes their friendI
can recognize without fear aud mis-
givings.
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RAILROAD COMMISSION.
the Work Of Securing URiform
Rates Progressins Well-All
the Roads PeaeeabIy Aeced,
ing.

DnANahVetA Denocfdtt ulls
Captain ]. A. Turley, one Of the
members Of the State Board Of Rail
road Commissioners, passed through
the city this morning on his return
from attending the regular monthly
meeting Of the board
A reporter Of this paper learned
from him that the several railroads
10 the State, excepting the Nashville,
Chattanooga and 81 Louis, are manit
Testing considerable interest in its
work, and 50 far have yielded to its
requests aud demands for corrections
and Adjustments, except upon toe
item Of cotton, which to two or three
roads is one oil the largest sources Of
their income, and as a comparatively
email reduction representa- large sum
Of money, they are sloWto yield on
this article, but he says the rate on
cotton is generally too high and that
the eommission will not cease its ef.
forts until it is reduced TO a reasona
bic figure.
He reports that % the 3D. inst. be
secured further reduction ofl0 cents
pr ton on domestic coal over the East
Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia rail.
road, which meets The full limit Of bis
demand. and give to CONSUMERS Of
coal in Tennessee along the line OIL
that road IS cheap coal as any 10 any
other section Of the State. In fact
Il makes the price OF coal so CHEAP
that farmers living pear the road can
make money BY using it for fuel and
sellingtheif timber for other purpOs'
es. r-n f-nG-r r- n a-E F.
lie speaks 70 the highest terms Of
Major Henry Fink, and says that he
maniiests 4 grdat desire 10 accommo.
date the public ..
The Fuel Board meets sgain on To,
18th Instant strft "a
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Before the Court az Pine RluH
ConIin ued TWO Reeha


Pine Bluff Cor. Little Rock Democrat.
Senator R. +. Crittenden Is here as one
OF the counsel for Werner. They say he
would not mind representing his district
in the mob at Washington. IL com
handing appearance goes for anything in
moving ballots, the tail son OF Critten-
den county ought 70 come In for a due
share Of public consideration.
The Werner case was before the court
yesterday II will be recollecsed by the
readers Of the Democrat that Alfred Wer-
ner, an Americanized Pole, last spring was
running county convict farm 10 Desha
county, 1t was alleged that he beat
10 death one OF his conyicts, a
young man from Illinois, stranger
In the country. An bis interment
the body Of the young man was by many
citizens e1humed aud y cor0ners inquest
held, whose verdict was in accordance
with the above statement. The white
populace became enraged and as Werner
and his foreman were attempting to board
steamer on the Arkansaw river, the en-
ragged mob fred on them, and the body Of
the foreman tumbled into the river rid
d cd to death with buckshot, aud Werner
severely wounded. Werner denies these
imputations, and says that he will be en-
able 10 prove that he was not on the PLAN
tation at the time, and had no agency in
the homicide. That he, at all tunes,
treated his conyicts with every humanity,
and that il was Il standing rule on the
place that no cruel or unusual punishment
should be inflicted on convicts. Tha the
young msn was laboring under the
effects Of sunstroke which he had
al Memphis before he came to the
plantation. There is deep feeling
againstthe accused In Desha county, and
80 strong is II that he took change Of
venue to this county. There is every dis
position to give hun fair trial, and il
guilty the avengng sword Of the law will
fall heavily on his head ii innocent he
will be declare so by a july Of his peers,
aud with that jury, without prejudicing
the case before the testimony is heard,
your correspondent will leave t. In one
or two casual interviews with Mr.. Werner
your correspondent discovers in him more
than ordinary int, ligence and refinement
Of manners His countenance is open,
frank and pleasant, and if he is murderer
II demonstrates that nan can smile
and smile sgain snd'be villain" Ten
uhle Hlutt tAt Nhsb was Cuntlnucu anu
vest rday motion for another continu-
anee until the spring term was entertained
by the Court. This motion was defended
with great zeal and eloquence BY Colonel
Grace and resisted with ardog and ability
by the Jealous Prosecuting Attorney, Mr.
j. NJ. Elliott, assisted Ably by Colonel
Hemmingway. There was much feeling
displayed bY the attorneys, and ieveral
times the Court reminded them of the
prophecies OF the occasion. After due
deliberation the Court. in the exercise Of
It's sound discretion, continued the Gaze
for the period of two weeks. General H..
King White, co,Gounsel with Colonel
Ora e, did not speak on the motion.
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The Second Iuvasisn.
Porksd Deer Blade.


SOme-yes, many--oi our oldest cit
liens remember the invasion Of Ten
nessee by the Yankees in 1861, and
how we fought, bled aud died 10 repel
them. This Was 20 years aeo. Now
these same Yankees are invading the
sacred soil Of the South; our Arosides
are again In danger. On the frst oeoa
sion they wore 4 blue uniform; now
they are dressed in all the hues Of
first class clothing store. Then they
wore a cartridge box; now they wear a
white ribbon on which is inscribed
the magic word "excursionist. Then
We met them with SEed bayouets and
the music Of musketry; now we
greet them with q brass band
and tho right hand Of fellowship.
This army Of handsome men and fair
women is now encamped upon our soil.
Il is evident that's battle is TO be
fought They want our lands, and
We want 10 take their entire force
captive, We need their strong arms
70 help us make our old worn out cot.
ton helds Hblo0m and blossom as the
rose Now, the only question IL.
shall wo manage our forces so as 10
surround their camp and take EN-
inl' or shall We rise up in our might
aud drive the ruthltas invader from
our soil2 II we would do this we can
best accomplish il BY asking them ten
dollars an acre for lands worth two
and oueshalf dollsrs; ard Il perchance
they Waut 20 build q factory Of any
kind, charge them for q lot Eve times
as much a. Fe think II is worth, be.
cause they have the money and We
think they want TO invest. Then, " by
some hook or crook they ind maa
live enouRh 70 sell them property AZ
reasonable rate, tax them from ths
word gal This will git en-" and
will allow US 10 settle back in our old
groves, 10 sleep and dream.
an "a. :. -. = -. ..
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A WEALTHY wAIrEe
an Of a sudden Drops Ills
NN HOysieFs.

Little Rock Gazette. 3.
For six months past heavy set,
pale faced young man PANIED Fred
Stage he's boon Vorkipa al Farrelly's
oyster depot, 31g Main street, as a
waiter, He said that he was from
London. England, and performed all
his duties in faithful manner. He
seemed to have 3 good education. and
said he had served an apprenticeship
IS q blacksmith. He began, as stated
about six months since. and day 10
and day out went through the routine
Of serving w oysters in different styles
% hunety custoIrerS. lie aid not
saem % be partlculetH Fitted for The
bp.inessi neither dih Aellook as II he
was JOCK 10 Disguise, who had re.
nonnced his dukedom for the purpose
Of learning the mysteries Of that
american celebrity"oysters on the half
shell, "Oflhe many parsons who visited
Fsrfelly' during the six months not
one probably had noticed anything
peculiar 10 the young mans Looks
He seemed 70 be . smart, though
quiet, young fellow who attended
strictly % business, he did not seem
to have any history; he evidently had
very little money, but then his habits
we're good, and he did not indulge 10
what are sometimes chastely desig
mated as jambOrees." In short, Mr.
Stngg was just Ike a hundred other
young men in Little Rock--poor, but
Industrious. How he ever came 70
Arkansaw is mystery; but the
strangest part Of his story Is now to be
told.
last week he received letter from
London. II was not in the familiar
handwriting Of his siBtcr, who was bis
ouly relstive, but bore the signature
Of well known hrm Of SOLICITORS,
who informed him that his sister had
died and LEFT him 100000. Whas q
windiall. Mr.. Stagg Informed his
employer that be would uov no longer
serve oysters, stewod, fried OF raw, b. At
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BANNED aEOReIANs,
Who Lost Limbs in the Late IN
pleasantnsis Can Now Walk Up
and Draw 4 PrOrstA.
SnanInl 10 oonriar IanrnaL

Special 10 Courier Journal.
ATLANTA, December 5.-GovernOr
Mcdaniel is now ready TO pay 10
manned Confeder te soldiers amounts
to which they are entitled under the
Law on account 81 loss Of limbs. The
constitution provides thst the State
may levy "a tax to supply
limbs 20 such Confederate soldiers
in the State who lost an arm or leg in
the Confederate service. In 1879 the
Legislature, 10 accordance with that
part Of the constitution, passed q bill
to provide MANNED soldiers with limbs,
or 10 case the soldiers preferred to
supply ,hemselvts, TO allow them
money, as follows:
For lo,s OF leg above knee, 500; for
loss Of leg below knee S25; for loss Of
arm above elbow. $50; for loss Of arm
below elbow, $40.
This money was to be paid every
FIVE years. There were 9S7 applicants
for the,benefts Of the bill, and only q
few were rejected. The law provides
that such Confederate soldiers as were
residents OF tie State on the 10Th day
OF September 1879, the date OF
the passage Of the act, should be
entitled 10 the sums nIfaed, so that
soldiers from adjoining States who
had moved to Georgia got full bene>
/ it from the law. 1t wss louud, how
ever, that the law did not cover all
cases which it was intended it should
cover II developed that some Geors
gians who had enlisted aud served,
aud who should hays been entitled ~
the benefits Of the law, were deprived
by reason OF their having been out Of
the State at the time the act was
passed. 10 order 10 bring them in, an
act was p ssed idcluding that class Of
Con iederalos who had enlisted from
Georgia, but who we're out Of the
State at the time the original act was
passed, but who subst quently returned
and are now residents Of the State
There were some bcne6oiAries under
tbs last named act. At a recent ses-
ion Of the Legislature a bill was
D as a amending the original act by
striking out 8 years and inserting 3
years, so as TO have a division
yery three years. Under that act a
map who has lost bis leg shove the
knee will receive S3l 81 every year
While this sum is about what would
be required to supply man with arti>
fetal limbs OF most approved style,
hsny men do not use fine limbs, but
being poor shit along as best they can
and use the money Tor other purposes
Il is in fact a small pension indirectly
given, IS the State is prohibited from
| pensioning soldiers directly. The last
limo lhs payments we're made, the 20
"a smeunt raid ont reached some
thing near $4,000, ai.ditis expected
that the amount this time viii not be
far from these figures Not a single
individual who rs entitled to money
has failed 20 apply for it, so far as
hesrd from Officials and citizens OF
high snd low degree al 20 up and
gIther 10 the sbekels Governor Nc
Daniel has had prepared printed aft
davis 10 be sent to such persons as
apply. These afhdavits are to be filed
ont and duly certified to, and when
proofs are established in accordance
with the law the money win be paid
Under recent law the time has nov
come for second deal.
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TaE Chicago Telegram says that
zone Of the Chicago big d lies yio'
lated the coodiance reposed ia the
press, by publishing Mr.. Afthur's
message before is delivery in the
House. But the act docs not seem to
call for very severe add condiga pun
ishment. There vas 20 hing secret or
newsy 10 the State paper, nor anything
to warrlnt its being held back under
any pretext whatever. Those who
waded through its labyriaihian pc
riods will probably never be induced
to read another Presidents message.
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THE Farmers Congress Of the
United States, which was in session at
Louisville last week. adopted con-
stitution and reoTganized. Col Bev'
erly, Of Virginia, was elected Prcsi'
dent. Colonel j. B. StOckley, editor
of the Newport, East Tennessee, paper,
was chosen Vice President for Ten
nessee. The congress selected Nash
vile for the next meeting place and
the first "Wednesday alter the thi q
Monday in December, 1884 IS he day
OF meeting.
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No. 1893 Rim the ChanceFy Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-Ihe State Of Tennessee for
pse. etc vs. w L Butler OF al.
/ L appearing from amended bill which 4
4 sworn 70 in this cause that the defend
ant, Walt is a resident OF the State Of
Arkansa that Nj. Kate Lane and Rufus
Walt Lane are residents Of the State Of Flor
ida. and all non-resideats Of the State Of
Tennessee.
II is therefore ordered that they rake
their appearances herein. q the courthouse Of
Shelby county, II Memphis, Tonnessoo, on or
before the hrst Monday Ia January, 1884, and
plead, answer, or demur 70 complain
ants amended bills n" filed herein, or the
same viii Be taken for confessed e. to them
and set fol hearing ex-parte; and that COPY
OF this order be publiahed once q week for
four successive weeks In the Public Ledger,
This Sd dag Of December 1883. T
- R. :, BLACK. Q and N.
) W Hampton and Q W HslskelI, soils for
eomplt: % s. 81 81
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Nen.RenIaenr rerree.


No. n X BIN the Chanoery Court Of Shell.
By county, Tonn.-Baunie Sherrod W kliai
Hhsuod.
1T appearing from bill. which is sworn to
/ In this cause that the defendant, Elial
Sherrod, Il a resident Of the Stats Of Ala
Tennessee.
II IL therefore ordered that be make
his Appearance herein, ct the courthouse Of
Shelby eounty.in Memphis, Tenn, ON or before
angNer or demur 10 complainant bill. or the
same will be {, ken for confessed o. 20 him
and set for hearing eI-pafte; and that q
copy Of thijOrder DO published once . week
fol, four successive weeks, In the Public
Ledger.
This 9Th day of December. 1898.
A copY-Attesi;
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By J u Bradley. d G AM.
POston 4 Pc, ton, soils for complainant
y IA
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IL &tto MOUSE wear ~u~
WAshinglon Letter.
" people wonder why i costs %
, f,o, 70 Keep the Executive Manson %
i'Od order. Colonel Rockwell says the
,o,,,. ar and tear Of the furniture exceeds
'"Os Of any hotel in the country. The
ar public" TO the average Of five hun
v ared a day, insist upon seeing TIE White
iouse. They must examine, with their
|. les and fingers, all the upholstery snd
rapery. When it is remembered that
4 mis- is repeated every day In the yearit
sill cease 10 be a matter OF Wonder that
the wear is so rapid. OF course the peo-
pie Of this country would live and die
ust as happy if they were excluded from
the White House, but what tempest OF
indignation such high-handed measure
would provoked Those things were paid
for BY the people and the peopleare 70
see them. AL That can be done "a 70 let
the people wear EN- out, and then they
can pay for more
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About two years ago my wife had a
very troublesome cough, Of 80 serious a
character that veal became very anxious;
indeed, II seemed that we had but little 10
hope for, rs the lungs were affected. We
tried various medicine but very little II
any benefit seemed TO be derived from
any Of them; 20 that Il appeared the dis
ease had complete mastery and nothing
but death would bring relief. ! was then
advised 10 give DR.. D. Jaynes Expecto-
rant trial, aud doing So 70 our iurprise
found great benefit from rs use. Per-
sisting with Il, she gradually commenced
improving, until the principal symptoms
disappeared entirely, and she has enjoyed
reasonably good health ever since. John
Nusgraye, .IIubbardsville, Kentucky.
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No $3.50 No. b--In the ChanceIy Court ofShelby
county, Tennessee-1he State Of Tennessee
for use, etc, W Il Butler etal.
appearing from amend bill which Il
L sworn TO 10 this cause thai tie defendants
0leu an Boyd ard Joseph Mitchell are resi-
dents tt the State Of Kentucky; that ChRrlsa
NO q ana wife. cathe ire Wolf, and 9ilns III
Jarrett pie residents Of the State Of Ohio,
that Mrs. susan N hoi ton, William Hopton,
.daggio Hcpton and Nellie Waddy (formerly
Hopton1 and her tusband, - Waddy, are
o. dsnts Of the sta OF Arkansas; and ali
non-rrsidents Of the tate Of Tennessee; and
thst David Chandler and W I Qulnby are
Lon residents OF the State Of Tenn sssee.
II Il there ore otdered that ghey mako
their npa arance he'ein At the coufthonso II
hriby county, MsmrhiH Tom, % II hs :
fore the net day 10 Jdnuasy. 1884, and
plead, aBswe ar damur 10 complainant
amended bill No fled herein September
u lsa3, = the same will be take for con
eed as 70 them a q etlIr heari g OK parte;
and that . CO.. y Of this ord r be published
ono. week for four successive weeks II TIE
Public Lo5gor.
Thls Goth day Of November 1888.
0BERrJ BLACK, G and NJ.
A copy attest
By J n Brad y, D and y. t
" Hampton, solrr complainant.
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4 Phenomenal Nose.


John B. Clark, IT,, Of Missouri, who has
beea nominated for Chief Clerk Of the
Lower House Of Congress, Is particularly
remarkable for his nose, which seems 70
be cross between n banquet Of bright
colorcd exotics and an Italian sunset II
il altogether the most phenomenal nose
that has ever appeared 10 Washington,
and this, II must be admitted, h. saying a
great deal. IL has the characteristics Of
the chameleon not that 10 snbsists upon
air. but that unier varying clrcumstan-
oes, ID changes is hue. Sometimes il is a
gorgeous purple, reminding the holder Of
those splendid robes worn by Roman con
querors and the woalthiest mobiles Of early
Latin times; anon II Is a fiery red, resem-
bling the conangralion Of prairie hay
stack on dark night; again, we find II q
somber gray Or a tullen chrome yellow,
while at certain periods II presents a pale,
pinldsh hue, with dark blue polka dots.
On two or three occasions 10 has assumed
the national tri.col0rs red, white and
blue. but ts steadfasi hue Is q brick red.
with beautiful mauye waves and a few
splashea Of bright green, producing at
once AWARDED and pleasing aspect We do
Hol know that any estimate As 10 the
value ofsuch nose has ever been made,
but Il Is believed that Mr.. CLARK must
have expended large fortune upon this
useful aAd aingularly ornamental member
III bis person.
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Ro.adnI,s r,r RhsumatI,Ya.

= Messrs II Peek & Son, of Streetsboro,
O., write US, June 8. 1882; why do you
not advertise Rosadslis for InAamma-
tory Rheumatism? 1t is doing wonders
here in curing the disease" Well, we do
advertise it TO cure Rheumatism. as any
one can see by reading our circular II
is a splendid Blood Medicine, and il
reaches the very root and seat Of disease
by being conveyed through the blood
Druggists, leading physicians and citizens
Of the highest standing unite in com
m0ndation Of Rosadalis.
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Premntnre L.osa or ihe HnIr

May be entirely prevented by the use Of
Burnetts Cocaine.
H0usekeepers should insist upon OBJ
ldning Burnelts Flayoling Extracts,
.thB ne tha bet WI aas
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that be would return TO Eagland aud
claim bis inheritance. He made his
arrangements aud leii a day or two
since for bonny old England.
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A FAVnEs SUES BIS son.
A Claim Tor Thirty-FiVe YearA,
Services a. collector.

CovINGToN, KY, December g.
Peter Shinkle, Of this place, over
ninety years old, father Of Amos
Shinkle, the Covingt0n millionaire.
Viut Shinkle aud Urish Shinkle, has
dled a petition in the Kenton county
Circuit Court against Amos Shinkle
for services as collector and superiu>
tendent during the past thirty five
years Peter Shinkle values his scr
vices at e75 month, which makes a
total Of $4,000 On this he has !
credit Tor about 3i2. 1000. and sues lOr
the rest, with interest from the time
the various sums Of which II is made
up became due. Mr.. Amos Shinkls
denies the statements. He says he
has contributed $40 week 70. the
support Of his father, which he
meant for the old mans exclusive
use, and not for the woman who mar.
ried him for the purpose OF eIlortiDg
q support foi herself from the defend
ant. Amos Shinsle.