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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-08

lowing this event he was drugged,
robbed and carried aboard a German
vessel bound for Cardiff, Wales. The
vessel was eleven months reaching
that port. He went to the German
Consul at Cardiff, who sent for the
Captain Of the vessel and compelled
him to deliver Mostel to the German
authorities. He was pressed into the
army at Berlin to serve three years
and nine months. At the expiration
of three years and six months he
deserted and had returned to New
Orleans to find that his bride had left
the city soon after his mysterious dis
appearance and gone no one knew
whittier. He started out to search
for her. After wandering over the
greater part Of the United States and
Canada and writing hundreds of letters
while in San Antonio Wednesday he
received . letter from her at Dallas.
She told him that she had given him
up for lost, and had married Edward
Kronah, but that she would leave
Kronan and live with him. He took
the next train for this city Here no
met with another disappointment, for
Kronau a few days ago removed to
Abilene. The indefatigable Mostel
took the train for Abilene at once,
and it is expected that there will be a
scene in hronan's house when the
long lost husband reaches hia destina
ton.
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Now York,s TaII ToWer.

The tower on the new Produce Ex.
change is the subject Of much com.
ment, some admiration and some lest
among the busy men on Wall street,
before whose speculative eyes tho
structure rears itself like the tower Of
old upon the plains Of Shinar. One
broker was overheard to remark yes
terday:
The produce men are going to
have an observatory from which they
can watch the grain crops for them
selves instead Of trusting to telegraph.
ic reports"
" ! hope they won't run that up any
higher" said another.
Why"
We'll, you know what happened Ia
the Tower Of Babel"
"Oh, pshawl There couldn't be any
greater confusion Of tongues in Wall
street than there is now
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A SlariIing Story About the
Riverdaie.
New York Tribune.

Albert II. Hyatt, formerly an ex-
press agent on the steamer Riverdale
has made q statement which, il true
shows extreme reeklessness on the
part Of the officers Of that i'll .fated
steamer. Hyatt, 10 his capacity q
express messenger. made the trip from
Sing Sing to New York and return on
the Riyerdsle every day. On the day
IN which she was blown up he was Oh
board the steamer as usual. He was
seated near the door Of the engine
room before the steamer left her pier
he saw the fireman cOmeupand heard
Inn say to the engineer:
"She has blown a hole in her
boiler"
rs i the old hole or new one2H
asked the engineer.
1T is q new one" replied the Ere.
man. IL Is going just SO, and he
made . gesture to indicate that the
stoam vas coming out in q let. There
y 50 much steam that ] can't stav
down there added. the fireman as he
turned away.
The steamer then got under way and
proceeded up the river. Hyatt was
near the bow Of the boat and saw large
volumes OF steam coming up out Of
the fore hatch, which was not far from
the end Of the boilers, Pretty soon
the Captain came and ordered deck
band to put down the fore hatch. The
hatch was closed tightly and the steam
no longer came through 10 the deck
In four minutes from that time the
explosion took place.
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Literary THEFT.
Ynrk T-iLnnn

The Overland Monthly is certainly
unfortunate. Not long ago il CUB.
lished as an original essay upon Bret
Harte pssticcio compounded prin-
cipally Of two we'll known ESSAYS of
Mr. Steadman upon Edgar A. Poe
aud james Russell Lowell, and the
absurdity OF the affair was aggravated
by the fact that the oulprit was per-
sen connected with the managehient
Of the magazine. II has now become
The vehicle Of a still more imprudept
fless amusing plag arism By a female
contributor who has pslmed of on h
one Of Mr. Lovells poems as her own.
Detection in both these cases was
swift Mr.. Warren Cheney, who
robbed Steadman, retired from the
magazine; and 1t is safe 10 say that the
lady who robbed Lowell will hereafter
not be welcome visitor in any we'll
conducted publication office. Ii was
Joe 3ltable that such hagrant thefts as
these should be promptly discovered.
and the wonder is that for q few dol.
lars, or for a feeting qualification Of
vanity, the oulprits should have OK.
posed themselves 10 certain disgrace
Yet just such reckless rogueries are
committed every day.
Literary thieves seem TO hug the
delusion that literary property Is not
easily identified, although hardly A
mouth passes that the hue and cry Is
not started after some Of them. One
OF the most troublesome and perplex-
ing duties OF magazine editor IA 10
make sure Of the honesty Of new con.
tribulors lie is constantly asked 10
buy stolen goods; and we have heard
OF an appropriator impudent enough
20 offer magazine a story from ono OF
is own back volumes. A recent his
loriao, OF ample pretensions. decked
bis PAGES with ornaments pilfered
from Maeauley, aud conveyed the
substance Of long passages from other
writer's. An ambitious person In the
West little while ago robbed Taine
10 order TO make a rubbishy book on
English literature. Both these trans
actions we're exposed in the Tribune.
II their authors had given a few mo.
ments Of careful reelection 10 the
matter, they must have foreseen that
sooner or later some reader OF Tame
and Maeaulay would recognize the
borrowed finery. Plagiarism is com
mon also in the pulpit. With certain
newspapers it is an affair of every
day. We have known the editorial
page Of an out ol-town Newspaper 10 be
made up entirely Of paragraphs and
articles stolen from the editorial page
Of the Tribune. Undoubtedly some
oithe subscribers 10 the offending
sheet recognized the theft--for there
are no considerable towns "a the
United States 10 which the Tribune is
not read. uTHVa
The faulty which drives pIagiarists
to the most bareiaced thefis is hard 10
account for. Sometimes, ,f.eourse, Q
shiftless scribbler, living from hand to
mouth, without reputation or tho hope
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a Vienna Tragedy.

Details Of a shocking domestic trap.
edy have been received from Vienna.
The victims Sore Frau Obrist, tbe
wife Oh glider, aud her two sons and
two daughters%hose ages rarGed from
ten 10 eighteen. On the room thew
occupied being entered all Eve were
discovered to be dead from the effects
OF poison. The cause of this paioinl
event is that the furniture Of tbe fam.
lily was to have been distrained upon
The husband, who was formerly a
comparatively wealthy man. but who
has gradually fallen into poverty ar.
rived home, but failed to make any
one bear his repeated knocking
Thinking his family asleep, and fear.
ing to disturb them he left and passed
the night at a hotel. In the morning
he returned, and again failing to obs
tain admittanco, he caused the door
20 be burst open, when the corpses Of
bis Wile and four children met his
mze. The shock upon the unfortu
nate man was very great, as the most
tender rotations had existed between
the family. He had. it appears, no
suspicion Of the sad event, into which
fis wife was driven by the fear Of ap,
starvation. The mother, 1t
3 thought, FIRST took poison, the chill
iren following her example.
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EXPENSIVE MATCH slFEs.
Gold, Silver, BrOnze aud Copper
Pocket Pieces for ten
tIemen.


Two ladies', one elderly, the other
young, sauntered 10 counter in Til.
iany's aud asked 10 see some pocket
match safes.
'0f any particular kind, or at any
special price :" the salesman in.
quired.
mo. We want to select Que from
the prettiest you have, +" the young lads
replied
The salesman showed several in
bronze with raised designs In silver
One Of the designs was cluster Of
small growing daisies and a bug how
ering over it The salesman pressed
a spring, the top few open, there was
a crack and fash, and a wax match
stood bolt upright ignitod. The hing
on which the lid worked was perfo.
rated, and by peculiar spri6p the
match Immediately beneath the perlo
ration was thrust through Il and
lgnited BY the friction.
How much is this?' the elderl,
lady asked.
Twenty five dollars, madam"
( oh, mamma, the young LADY said
10 an undertone. II don't care 10 eet
match safe as cheap as that lor
him. ~
Let me see some other designs
said the elderly lady.
She was shown some more 10 cor.
perwith raised letters and monogram.
10 silver and at about The same price
The young lady shook her head mega
lively at these, and also at some beau
tiill safes Of fine tortoise shell will
silver clasps.
You can have initials 10 silver OF
geld on these, the salesman remarked
and on these Of alligator skin
Bat none Of those was satisfactory
and the salesman brought out another
saying These range from $50 Z,
Inc most expensive one was a SAT,
Of gold beaten and Jumped 80 that i
looked like rich ore. A diamond SUM
IN one Of the Jumps indicated tn,
position Of the spring. The cheapes
vas OF beaten silver with a ruby
From the lot the young lady selected
one 10 beaten gold, With burned col,
designs and a small diamond Ii cos
sl29. A man looking through m,
entire lot would have undoubtedly
selected that in copper and silver 6rs
ticable. @-- P'@s
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Of any, steals for the sake of money;
but in most of the instances which
have become notorious some other
motive than this must be supposed.
intellectual Incidence tempts an au-
thor to appropriate the work which he
finds done TO his hand. Intellectual
poverty drives him to dishonest
courses; he reads something good on
the subject he has set himself, and
thereafter he is incapable Of consider
ing il under any other aspect, or even
Of expressing the borrowed ideas in
any other than the original words.
He steals because he is not
smart enough to initiate.
inmany instances he is morally obtuse.
He does not quite realize the
nature of literary property. He looks
upon printed books as great heap Of
materials from which the public may
help themselves; there are limits to
this privilege, but he does not know
where to place them and he has an
elastic conscience. Yet, after all, We
suspect that the most frequent incen
tive to plagiarism is mere coarse, com
mon, fat witted vanity. The as
piring author cannot ferego the
sweets of public applause. Tie chance
of decorating himself with the rich
robes of literary reputation is too
much for his virtue aud his common
sense. Like the industrious book
makers whom Irving dreamed that he
saw in the library Of the British Mn
scum purloining the wigs and nantes,
gold lace aud jewels OF old authors,
ne will strut in stolen clothes, though
it is certain that the owner will pres
emily tall upon him. strip him to his
original rags aud expose the scraps Of
parchment with which he has patched
his brooches Perhaps it is the law
of Providence that he shall be pun
ished through his iavorite sin. Vanity
made him thief; and no penalty can
be more sever to him than the ridicuis
and disgrace which will follow the in,
evitable exposure. m
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Another DIG eave,I.

Mrs. Harriet Cumming, Of Cincinnati.
Ohio, writes Early last winter my
daughter was attacked with severe cold
which settled-on her lungs. We tried
several medicines, none Of which seemed
to do her any good. but she continued 10
get worse, and finally raised large amounts
Of blood from her lungs. We called In n
family physician but he failed to do her
any good. AZ this time friend who had
been cured BY DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam For
The Lungs, advised me to give il trial.
We then got bottle, and before she had
used il all up she began toimprove. and lry
the use Ofthree bottles was enfirelv ouref
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-08
Monday, October &. Issa.

between the hours Of IL m. and pm. in
front OF the Office Of Overton & Grosven nor. on
the northeast corner Of Court and Second
streets, sell for cash. at public Outcry, the
following described real estate, situated in
shelby county, state Of Tennessee, and city
OF Memphis (now known as Taxing District
OF shelby countyl described as follows:
vision Of Chelsea property as surveyed May
IA, 1870, By y q Burk, civil engineer, and
recorded March 3, 1871, in Plat Book No. /,
page 81, Registers, office Of Shelby county,
said lot having front of 90 feet on the north
side Of Sadarans street, running back be-
All rights and equities Of redemption waived.
Title believed to be good. but sell and con-
I 50 JOHN '0VERTOy. Jr., Trustee.
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I0m day Of October, IsSs,

ln front Of the courthouse, in the city Of
Memphis, or Taxing District Of Shelby ooun-
" Tennessee, proceed 70 sell, Al publIo
cash, the following described lots ~
parcels Of land situated on the west slde
Of Second street, In said city Of Memnhis
or Taxing District, viz Being known and
Designated IS LQta numbered one And two
lkosl and y Of Davis& pr0yine's sub .diViaion
81 Block number sixty-hve mo. 65j on ihe
plan Of south Memphis. aud being the sams
iqu set apart 70 Wm. X. Moore by deeree ~
she Chancery Court Of Msmphis In oass Of
shepherd Va. Shepherd, No. on New Rnie
aocket q said Court BY the provisions al
Ihe said trust deed the equity Of REDEMPTION
waved, and all right Of dover by Annie III.
wallace. The title % said property 4 ann
posed y be COCA aud indoloasiblo, but mai
!oh and convey a. Trustee only. The said
i9u VII be sold separately, and only 40 much
thereof will be sold AZ may be sufloient Ia
satisfy the balance Of the demands secured.
v IN Interest thereon, together with coats az
advertisement and expenses, AZ shown by tbs
trust deed and the decree In the oass Of Moo5e
W wallace Of all, a. Aforesaid. Sale ID oom-
mence between II o'clock a M. and IL M
"~ BAN n, HILL, TTuntaa
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Poo

Postonice order forsLO0 viii buy
three bottles Of BONKOcINE, hoonly
harmless vegetable compound ever
offered which positively cures and pre-
vents the coniagion Of arva and all ye-
nereal diseases.
The constant, perseveung and uni
vefsal use Of this ronicdy would effect.
ually wipe out all yenereal diseases
from the face Of the earth. q. and @.
can neither be contracted nor exist
when It Is used. because it destroys by
mere contact Itallays all pain, sub
dues the Inflammation and promotes
quiet slumben,
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About three months ago 1 was taken with
severe pains in the small Of my back, 10 the
region Of the Kidneys, from which became a
terrible sufferer. / consulted with . number
Of physicians, and finally placed myself IN
der their treatment. they telling me had the
seiatie rheumatism and kidney complaint.
Vn examination, my urine was found to be
IN very bad condition, Of a very dark color.
and impregnated with heavy red brick dust
deposit, and very offensive. / had the mes,
careful and bert medical attendance, and
tried all the popular rene lies without expe-
rieneine any relief Fortunately about this
time the virtue Of Hunts Remedy being
called to my attention, bought and used a
bottle, with such saiisfactoiy results that
continued on for six weeks. when, having
used four bottles, found was as we'll As ever
and entirely cured. All pains l,ft me. NV
water returned 70 its natural color. am
now in excellent health, aud able to attend 10
my business tgrecery).
Whenever an opportunity occurs to recon-
mend your valuable medicine always do 80.
as am confident it will do all you claim for
it'and that every time.
Yours, with gratitude,
Captain JOHN KIMBALL,
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A Texas Romance.

Dallas Dispatch 70 the n. y. World.
A weary and low spirited German
named Morris Mostel, who reached
here a few days ago in search Of his
wife tells an exceedingly sad story.
seven years ago he arrived in New
Orleans, and soon afterwards married
Miss Margaret Weber. The day iol.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-08

About one year ago was taken with Sc
we're attack Of disease Of the kidneys, from
which suffered severely. applied to our
local physician, and not receiving any HELM |
called on Mr.. John A. Morgan, our druggist,
and stated my case. Heimmediatoly handea
me a bottle Of Hunts Remedy, offering Il AZ
the great specific for that complaint. / com
menced using IL at once, and from the very
staIt began to improve, and by the time i
nAd used the bottle was entirely we'll. /
would advise any persons having dini cultv
WIN the kidneys to give Hunts Remeoy a
triali 1 know Of one case besides INV oyxn
being cured, and would cheeriully recon-
mend II to any one.
CIAs. II. ALEXANDER.
Foreman Dye House, Shetucket Mills
May s, 1883. Qreeneville' Gonn''
certify to the above being a tine casa.
having sold the medicine 10 ar. Alexander'
ana know him TO be q gentleman respeeted
highly in the position he holds,
-, $40, JOHN A. MORGAN,
May 3. lssi: Drugglst. Greeneville. Conn
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by virtue Of the provisions Of a trust deed
~ made 81 by Robert d Wallace and others 10
Of October, 1879, and Registered In ire ReTis.
teri once OF Shelby county, In Book No, so,
page 80, and also by virtue Of the terms OF a
decree Of the Uhancery Court Of shelby coun
y, tennessee entaredin the suit lately psud-
o. ais (No. 4sl, X Dl, By which the under-
signed was substituted as Trustee In said
trust deed IN the room and stead Of the said
watkins With oil the rights and powers there
10 conferred on him, tho said Watkins, /
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Saturday, the goth day Of OctO.
Der, 1883,

at the southwest corner Of Main and Madi-
son streets, 10 the City Of Memphis, Taxing
District Of Shelby county. Tennessee, between
the hours Of II am. o'clock D m offer and
sell, at public cutlery, TO the highest bidder,
Tor cash, the following lot Of land with the
improvements, in said City Of Memphis,
described as follows, to-wit: Lot No, s, In
Block IS. in South Memphis. beginning at a
point on the south side OF PontOtoc street rs
feet east OF the point Of intersection Of the
said south side Of POntotoc street, With the
east line Of Mulberry street; thence east on
and with the said south line Of PontOtoc
street 80 feet; thence south $50 feet; thence
west parallel with PontotOc street 50 feet;
thence north parallel with Mulberry street,
$50 feet 10 the beginning.
The equity Of redemption is waived and the
purchaser gets the absolute title In fee. IL
tie has been approved, but sell and convoy
IN the character Of TrusteoOnly.
Sale begins at IL o'clock m.
September ~, 1888.
CHAS. N. GR0SVEN0R, Trustee.
NJ. b. TreEevant. Attorney. 2i42
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Four MInules Cont 49, Ono.

On the day Of one Of the great fail.
ures 10 Boston recently check of the
insolyent firm for $4,000 was depos>
tied IN q Boston bank and sent to the
Clearinghouse. 1t was then transferred
10 the account Of another bank and
was taken TO that bank for redemption.
The rules Of the Clearinghouse Asso
citation provide that checks when
proved to be worthless shall be re
turned TO the bank from which they
are received. BY courtesy the bank
allows five minutes more. The bank
which received she check in question,
finding that 1t was not good, returned
II 70 the other bank, where il was re-.
ceived just four minutes too late, aud
the holder Of the paper loses S25, 600.
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Trustees sale.

i by W Rogers aud EuFenia L ogers,
bis wife, dated May 30, 1874, and recorded in
the Registers tflice Of Shelby county, Ten
nessee, IN book l0L, psge 2s5, at the request of
the beneholary In said deed Of trust. will. on
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Trustee,s sale

PURSUANT % the power In me vested A,
trustee, under the provia ons Of certain
deed 81 trnlt executed February %, 1883, to ro.
said deed OF trust ie Of record In the Shelby
County Registers once, In Book ll2, pare
dIi and whereas default has been made IN
The. payments due under the said trust deed.
and whereas l have been requested ~ The
said trust deed described for the sati,faction
o. said debit now, therefore, l will a. such
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NnlnrdnY. Noremher ri Isaa

~ front Of the courthouse, In the city Of
Memphis, Taxing District 0f Shelby county.
Tennessee, between the hours Of II am. ann
! pm Qier and sell Al public outcry, 10 the
highest bidder, for cash, an undivided one-half
interest in the following describe lot OF land,
town; beginning At stake on the south aide
Of McLemore avenue, being the northwsst
corner q LOT Or tract conveyed BY Rus.
by 70 n ID johnson, under deed dated May
10, 1917, thence running south with Raloifh
avenue 90 feet 70 o stake; thence east, par-
allel WITH MoLemOre avenue 400 feet to a
ttahei thence north 600 feet 10 tho
south side Of MoLomore avenue, thence west
WIZ McLemoro Avenue TO the boginninF,
containing By estimate 0 and 81 100 acres,
n or grcater accuracy reference u hereby made
10 q deed 10 same land Of which this Il a
aubdifioQnt made 10 the executors Of the
estate Of I II Coe. recorded IN DO Recorders
ONCE Of shelby county In Book No. Al, on
Dage $50. Title 10 above land beiieveito Ia
good, but sell and convey a. trustee only.
% ~ W p EOKLES, Trustee.
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A well known railroader writes as
follows:
ATLANTA, FEB'y q, 1853.
Bonkoclne Cos" Early In January
commenced the use Of B0NKOCINE
for a bad case Of O. which had bafied
the SKIN and medicines Of FIVE physi.
clans, and three bottles cured mesound
and we'll 1lostno time, used no other
remedy and did not change my diet
1tiIa blessing 70 thosewhose pathsare
not bright"
Discard al capsules, oopabia, etc. and
use that which never falls, and viii
keep you cured for life by acting as
preventive.
One bottle sibO, or three ior 500.
Sold by druggists, Expressed on re-
ceipi Of price.
BONKOcINE CO.,
7sIf Whitehall street,
Atlanta. Ga.
For sale byS, MANSFIELD & 90.
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RepalrInr pr0mptly altsndsd %.
delicate and Feeble Ln,,,e.

Those lauguid, tire'omo sensations, caus-
ing you to feel scarcely able TO be on your
feet that constant drain that is taking from
your system all Its former elasticity; driving
the bloom from your cheeks that continual
strain upon your vital forces, rendering you
irritable and frotful. can easily be- removed
By the use Of that marvellous remedy. Hop
Bitters. Irregularities and distractions Of
your system are relieved at once, while the
special cause Of periodical pain are psrma-
nently removed. None receive 80 much ben
eft, and none are so profoundly grateful and
show such an interest in recommending Bop
Btterp AZ women. tUsH I.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-08

CATARRH OF THE BLADDER.
Singing irritation, inflammation, all
Kidney and Urinary Complaints, cured
by "Buchu. paiba. 81.
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FAIRFIELD, IOwA.-Dr. j. l.. Myers
iys Browns Iron Bitten Is ihebest non
Preparation ] have ever known IN ny
thirty years Of my practice"
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% the highest bidder. the following property
belonging % ne estate Of j Harris deed,
beginnirR At point on the south limo Of cid
Madison street, n feet Westwardly from Inc
west line Of II Bills lot, or the center of the
brick wall which stands on said Bills line,
thence we,twardly with the south line Of Old
Madison street - feet to point; thence south
~ Westa7 III feet TO the line Of New Madi-
son street; thence eastWardly with the lire Of
New NJ ,dison street s. feet 6 inches; thence
north 81 east 81 10 feet 10 the beginning
Terms Of Sale One.third cash balance In
give noies with security, and a lien also 10 b
retained. w w FARLRY
County Couri1 Jerk, Hardomaa COUNTY.
ilnlay A PETE :. Wood A MoNsal Of Al.
hWorheya b&