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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-23

I looked down from the doorway upon
the trembling, painting. struggling steam
demon beneath. The safety valve ap-
parently was in plain sight.
From the end of the lever hung several
huge links of chain.
L don't think I'm coward usually,
at least, [ know [ am not. But that
evidence of vilIainy took me all aback.
1 staggered and clung fecbly to the
Intel for support The words seemed
forced out of me, and not uttered with
my volition:
''You scoundrel. You'd steal your
insurance, would you?"
A sudden vindictive push sent me
headIong. AS I fell I heard demoniac
laugh.
"Peach, if you want to p
And the door swung TO with click of
the spring lock.
At the foot of the steps an open trap,
the sub-cellar hatch. The distance was
so great that had time to notice all this
Would it hurt me much when 1 struck
Would it kill me outright?
And that was all.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-23

When I came to, found myself in a
well remembered room. Bessie, my
Bessie now, hung tenderly over me,
waiting for the light of recognition to
appear in my fevered eyes.
All was soon told. The boiler must
have burst the very instant I struck.
Hardness was killed by flying piece of
machinery; the would-be murderer had
exchanged places with his victim, for I,
strange as it may seem was dug out of
the ruins alive, and got off with only a
broken arm. God forgive him.
Bessie insists that if it hadn't been for
the accident should never have "spoken
out" SO, after all, it was a blessing in
diSp11ise
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-23

CTS JUST too mean, remarked a Phila-
delphia gossip. "When that couple
next door moved i'll | could see by their
faces that they quarrelled, and do you
know L hardly have got any sleep for
two weeks waiting to hear them COM
mence, and now I've iust found out that
they are deaf and dumb "
ton
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-23

A YOUNG man in Georgia sent his
sweetheart a bouquet on Monday, and
she thus wrote him: ooh, the permea-
ting aroma of that altogether too lovely
exubcrance of nature inflated my afiatus
and kindIed in my soul Il passion that
time cannot obiterate."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-23

people are always on the lookout for
AAHHE1H chances to increase their earnings,
EES Am and in time become wealthy; those
EOL who do not improve their 2RpoTf4rani, nfraL
- cb.nra to make money. We want many men,
women, boys and girls to work for us night IN then
80 10 aIit1es Any one can do the work properly
49,, ana FIRST start. The business Will pay more
.bo1 zen times ordinary wages. Expensive outht
sttssIIisbcd free No one who engages fails to make
Ip,psy rspidly. You can devote your whole tune 70
tEs ,y1rk on only your spare mOments. Full lnfOf-
Lls w and ali that is needed sent free Address
sTn5soE & Co, Portland. Maine
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30

ghs lgwboal 3eas, deslIHba iFem
Louisville 70 New Orleans, broke her
SHAFT, q new one, on Saturday last when
near Fairchild's creek. Captain Smith
left the tow there and proceeded to New
Orleans to advise with the owners of the
boat and await instructions.
The rise in the Missouri river at Kansas
City was the most fearful one ever seen
there for local rise. The water poured
between the bridge piers with the rapidity
OF an angry mountain torrent, and was %
swift that the steamer Bright Light could
make no Roadway against it for several
hours. -r-1-' L
On Monday last at Cairo during q
heavy gale, said TO be 90 miles per hour.
the Ella Kimbrough was blown against
the Annie p. Silver and lost several
yards Of her cabin guard and fancy rail
The Silver Cloud was also blown apsinst
the Annie p. Silver and had her stage
knocked overheard but recovered it.
The parties at Cincinnati who shipped
the paint which exploded on board Tie
steamer Cons Millar night before last are
likely to get into trouble for shipping by
boat an explosive oil not duly marked. as
directed by law. Supervising Inssector
Ferenbatch, of the Cincinnati district
has been notified and requested to inves.
tigate.
The sprightly Dean Adams, in COM
mand Of Captain Thomas Foster. is the
Lee Line mail packet leaving this even
ing for Osceola Plum Point and all wav
landings on the upper coast and will at
tend promptly to all business intrusted to
her. Hugh Tomlinson presides in the
office, assisted by Charles Bourne and
John Rhodes.
The Ooahoma, in command of Captain
Marsh Miller, brought in So bales cotton
and 343 SKIS cotton seed. She is the Lee
Line mail packet leaving this evening for
Helena, Glendale, Friars Point and inter
mediate landings, giving prompt atten-
ton to all business that offers. Captain
A. l.. Cummins dresides in the office. as
sisted by Platt Rhodes and Lee Cum
Minis, jr. ls
The Hard Cash brought out of White
river l45 bales cotton, $50 SKIS cotton seed
and 258 SKIS corn. In command of Captain
y. G. Postal, she leaves again this evening
for DevalPs Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport
and all way landings, connecting at her
destination with the Goodrich Line of
light draft steamers, for upper White and
Black rivers. Charles Postal presides in
the Office, assisted by his brother, Joseph
Dubuque Times: Captain d. w. Line
han, while dredging out the ice harbor,
brought up some Of the old boiler of the
steamer Itaska. and an old musket bear
ing marks of manufacture in 1872. 1t is
probably one used in the Indian war
Something of a reminder of twenty-five
or thirty years ago is overhauled nearly
every day. The dredgers will shortly
have museum Of curitsities. The Gov
eminent dredgeboats are excavating the
ice harbor at a rapid ratejust now.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
CortoOn.

Sales in this market yesterday we're
S25 bales; divided to exporters, 200;
tospinners, %, and tVspeculators, 100,
closing quiet and steady as follows: Or
binary, 30; good ordinary, 90; low
middling, go; middling, 1Oc; good
middling, Toto; middling fair, lilo
Tinges-middling, 98c; good middling
$50. Stainss-good ordinary, $50; low
middling, $50; middling, 9bc.
The New York cotton market
closed dull aud easier. Middling
10 l3-l6c. Sales, 584 bales. Stock on
hand, 2l7,9S7 bales. Futures closed
dull but steady at very little change
from the day before. The New Or
leans market closed easy. Middling
l08c. Sales, 100 bales. Stock, 100, 447
bales. Futures dull. The Liverpool
market was dull and easier for spot
deliveries and closing without varia.
The cotton receipts at all United
States ports for the past 4 days sum W
1910 bales, and 1898 more
than last year for the same period
Total receipts for the present season
sum up 5,l93,l7S bales; excess Ovel
last year same date, 1,275,544 bales
excess over the year before, 286, 27E
bales. Total exports this year
4,3I,477 bales; last year to sam,
date. 3,2O3,Ol9 bales; year before
4,O945l5 bales. Total stocks, 524, 0s,
bales; last year, 46l,O23 bales; yea
before, 46S,938 bales.
The worlds visible supply las
Friday aggregated 2,S05, l56 bales
an increase over last year at the sam,
date Of 242, 092 bales, and 80, 278 bales
more than in 1891 at the same time.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
How "a Locomotive Was Raised
From a River.

Elevated Railway Journal.
The feat Of raising huge freight
engine from the mud in Bush river,
on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad, below Harve de
Grace, was successfully accomplished
few days ago. The engine fell
through the draw bridge some time
ago. The difficulties Of the feat may
be imagined when il is understood
that the engine was several feet below
the waters surface, and completely
buried in the mud. The wreckers
have been at work a week, the
FIRST thing accomplished being
the placing Of heavy chains
beneath the great mass OF
iron. Two divers, sent down for this
purpose, were compelled to dig sew.
eral feet under the soft mud at the
bottom Of the river The chaiRs were
made taut to foqr heavy scows, which
wore Allied with water at low tide.
Everything being satisfactory, the
water was pumped out Of the saows,
thus tightening the chaina about the
engine. When the tide began to rise
the engine was pulled few feet from
the mud. Then other scows were
brought, and when the-tide was again
low, water was pumped in aud the
chains fastened to them The tide
went up again, and SO did the
engine, which eapo to the sur
face. After this had been repeated
. number OF times, the engine was
swinging clear Of the water, and was
then placed on a large Aoat only slight.
ly daWaGe led, and only wanted a few re :
pairs to make it as good as before its
tumble into the river. The railroad
will now take charge of its 6shed up
property and tow it to the river bank
near therailroad track. To that point,
when the tide is high, c temporar ,
track will be built correcting with &c
railroad, and when the tide has ial.eu
sufficiently to place the wheels Of the
engine on a level with tao temporary
structure, ths engine win then be run
an the wharf and to the main track.
It will be taken to Wilmington and
repaired it cost $1,000 to fsh the en-,
CINE out,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30

sends for me as an sspstt.
and 1 look around, measure with
this tape line, and do lot Of figuring
on shingle with big red pencil
Then say | can repair the damage
for 1870, or something like that"
And how does it work."
"Oh, first rate. The house owner
says he'll attend to the repairs him
self. He sends in bill for three or
tour hundred dollars. The company
shows my estimate. and rather than
bring suit the man takes one-half.
on which l get my per centage, don't
you seer and the expert smiled be
nevelently
And so you never sawed board in
your life?' said the Judge.
mo, nor drove a nail grinned the
witness; but l tell you, gentlemen,
the companies couldn't get along
without me"
No re they could, gentle reader;
no more they could.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30


No. lsS8-Ip The ohAncsry Court Of Shelby
eeHpIy, Tenn. F Warneks VS. Caroline
areishaber OF al.
II appealing from affidavit In this oause,
i that tho defendant The Memphis and
Springfield r Iilroad Company, Is corpora
toa created by and under the laws of the
state of Arkansas, and Is a nonresident of
the State Of Tennessee.
II Is therefore ordered that Il
make itl appearance herein, at the
courthouse Of Shelby county, in Mem
phis, Tenn on Or before the first Monday in
to complainant bill, or the same viii
DO taken for confessed as to il and
set tor hearing OK parte; and that COPY
Of this order DO published once a week foi
four successive weeks In the Public Ledger.
This the ash day Of May, 1883.
A CODY Attest;
4 J BLACK, Olerk and Master
nv ; Bradley, d AN.
l. e Lehman, soils for complainant.
6Q66 7g7s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30


No. 1913 In the Chancery Court ofSholby
county, Tenn.-Wm N FarringtoA, guar
dian, etc; VS. Sarah Sadie Ware OF al.
IT appearing from bill which Is sworn 10
in this cause that the defendants. q Q
Toner and A T0zer are non residents of the
State Of Tennessee and that the names ana
places Of residence Of the heirs Of W = Van
Dyke. deceased, are unknown and cannot be
ascertained after diliRent inquiry.
tits therefore ordered that they make their
appearance herein, at the courthouse Of Shei-
by county, In Memphis, Tenn, on or before
the first Monday in July, 1888, and plead,
answer or demur to complainant bill or tho
same will be taken for confessed a. % them
and set for hearing ex-parta, a1d that copP
Of this order be published once week, ~
four successive weeks, In the Public Lodeor..
This Esd day Of May, 1888.
A copy-Attest:
ROBERT BLACK, @ and M.
By M Bradley. ID 0 and NJ.
Harris, Turley 4 Freeman, soils for complta
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
Non.Resident Nofioe.


No. 4059,--In the OAancery Court of ShsIbv
county, Tenn. MARY A Chase ct al " James
j Joiner ct al. a
u the defendant, James Joiner. has. sincS
the fling of the amended bill herein, re-
moved from the State of Tennessee and Is
now resident OF the republic Of Mckee and
nonresident Of the State of Tennessee.
1t is therefore ordered that he make
bis appearance herein, at the courthouse
OF Seeley county, in Memphis. Tenn, on
OF before the first Monday in July, 1883.
And plead, answer or Semur to Complainant
amended bill or the same will be taken for
confessed az to him and set for hearing ex-
parte; and that COPY of this order BE- pub
lished SAsss week, for feuI successive weeks,
II the Public Ledger.
This 10Th day of May, 1888.
A oopy-Attest:
r J BLACK, Clerk and MaStsr.
By NJ Bradley, D. G. AN.
wright Foxes & Wright and J j DuBose,
BslNN
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
Az Insurance Cnrnentor.

Der lex Dodd, in SanFrapd "a l'Ost
The other day, during q case in the
pelice court, a witness was put upon
the stand who gave his occupation as
that OF a carpenter.
Where is your shop2" asked a law
yer
FtI!yen't any" urbanely responded
the witness,
How can you be carpenter with
outa chop p f-sa
We'll, you aee, | don't need one.
I'm an insurance carpenter
What's thatP"
"Well. I'm employed by the iusur.
ance companies to estimate damages
to houses. You sec, it works this
way, A building catches FIRE and
burns no few rooms; or, soy,
tho root caves in. The company
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30

No. 49lS-In the gAsRcSrx court of Shelby
IT sSbsatsps from KIN jfi w " ~ pau I. :.
1 in this cause, that the defendant, ii BAH,
Is a resident Of DeKalb, Texas, and non
resident Of the State of Tennessee.
1t Is therefore ordered that he make his
appearance herein, at the courthouse n
Shelby county in Memphis, Tenn, on oS be-
answer or demur TO com Claimant bill ~
the same will be taken for contested As
TO him and Get for hearing ex- parte; and that
oopy ofthis order be published once a week,
ior four successive weeks, in the Public
This ed day Of May, 1893,
! A copy-Attest; ~
nj BLACK, Clerk and Master.
1y y N Bradley, D. o. AM.
Iaylor q CARROLL, soi's for complt.
ri ~ 90 90
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30

COTTON SEED, OIL, EFe.-gOslou
Iesd At river ldg $40 per toni 81 mills, tlli
seed meal, 81 b0RleH per ton; oil cake,
S2li oil, S5aSSc for crude; 52R60c for re-
lined and 45a46lc per gal for cooking oil.
LIVE STOOK-Choice beef cattle &c;
do medium 41a5Hc per ID gross; other
classes ! 1za4Mc, as per quality; yearhngs
$6a9 each; mich COWS $20a40; per head;
sheep 4a6c per ID, for good mutton quail
tiles, and Slal so perhead for poor;
lambs sSaS 80 per head ter medium and
7a7hc per pound for choice. Mules at
S66 70 Sll0 each; horses at $65 to $50
each.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
Nonresident Notice.

No. 4%l-In the Chapeg9 court ofShslby
. Mckay, ~ 70 DS'i"
TTaRpsArint from bill which is sworn to in
tae cause, that the defendant, David Mo.
Kay, Is citizen Of the State Of New York
= nonresident Of the State Il TennesSosea
II Is therefore ordered that he make his
Shelby Ncanty, in Memphis. Tennessaeii
g9n1, or peEore, the 6rst Monday in Jnly'
1875, ana plead answer OF domur TO complain.
ant bill or the same will be taken for confessed
IS 70 him and set for hearing ex. parte; and
IAat copy OF this order be published once 9
lie Ledger. ~ 'A'
This 18th day OF May, 1889.
A copy-httest. .-....
R ] nLApk, Clerk and NJ aster.
RyJ M Bradley, DC and nj,
JtH BfgeiOw sol for comn't 65TI77gS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
Attachment Notice.

Before j M Coleman, j. P. for Shelby ooun-
ty, Tenn.-J W Caldwell Il Co VS. Fowler
Bros.
In this cause an attachment having been
u sued out under section 1856 of the code Of
Tennessee, and returned levied upon the
property Of the defendant. and afida-
Wit having been made that defendant Is in
debted to the plaintiff in the sum Of
sl5S co.. due by account. and that
the claim is just, and that the defend
ant is a nonresident Of the State Of Ten-
nessee; 1t Is therefore ordered that said de-
tendant make his personal appearance be-
fore me on the I'd day Of July. 1888. al
Madison street. Memphis, Tennessee.
and defend said attachment suit within thS
time prescribed by law, or the same will
be proceeded with ex-paTte; and that q oOpv
OF this order be published once q week foP
four weeks In the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day ofsMay, 1888.
70 81 81 SO j M COLEMAN, up.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
ATTENTION, RUDEsl
The PRINCE Of Wales Says That
the Reverse in WRIiEing Must
NO Longer be INDUCED In.
sneclnl to the conrior.Journnl.

WAsHrNGToN, May ga bit of
fashionable intelligence was impaired
to a society gentleman to-day. The
fact has gone opt in the best l london
aud Continental society that the re-
verse in the waltz shall no longer be
permitted. This, reform seems IA
have bean originated by the prince Of
Wales, and OF course it was INN d.
ately taken up by the smaller FASH ~.
ables in London. The i'll natu ed
say his Royal Highness never did.
dance Wen Ii Els golden youth, and
that since he has come to a liberal
gOtgaaitV At belt, 9F, in other words,
grown TAT bis dApeing is simply exc
cradle. He always had great diff
Guilty in doing the reverse in the
Wallg, and nov that he cannst do it at
sil, he pdtpthe han of his dissnproVAl
ooit Hereafter there Is to be no re-
versing at the state balls or at any
dances which are houcred by the
royal presence. The fact is, the re-
verse vas hardly eyer seen on the
other side of the water at any time,
and nov having the positive disap-
proval Of the first gentleman OF En-
glaqdI y will disappear for good.
LEDGER Book Bindery, ID Madison
street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
Attachment Notice.

In the Circuit Court Of Shelby Cour.tv. Tan.
le,see-Hill. Fontaine h Cows A 2 Howard
N tins cause an attachment having bean
sued out under section 3455 of the Code Of
tennessee, and returned into court levied
oy garnlshment upon the personal property
OF the defendant, and affidavit having been
made that defendant "a Justly indebted TO
the plaintiff In the sum of 500.
BY aceaa5nt, and that said + Howard is a
non-resident Of the State of Tennessee:
y is therefore ordered that said defendsnt'
A + Howard, make his personal appearances
herein, before the Judge of the Circuit Court
Of shelby County. at the courthouse in the
Iaxlng District of said county, on the third
monday in September next and defend said
atteehment suit within the time prescribed
by law, or the same will be proceeded with
OK ,Parte; and that copy OF this order be
published once week for four consecutive
weeks in the Memphis Public Ledger.
copy attest, this the S1st day Of May. 1855.
JOSEPH UHL, Clerk.
By genIqe Campbell, Deputy Clerk.
II n IA 40
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
BREAKING TIE GROUND
For the Government Work of
WalIing up and Improving
Hot springs Creek.
specIal to the LittIe Rock Ganette;

i' Cpeclal 10 tue LlLtle hOck UaZ6ttee
Hot SPRINGS, May 28.-The inaug.
uration of the dong delayed govern
ment work Of walling up the Hot
Springs creek was effected this after
noon in the presence Of alarge con
course of citizens and visitors The
first ground was broken by j. H. DeWes
Of Washington, ID. O., the agent OF the
government contractor G. H. Bard
we'll, of Philadelphia, and the event
was signalized by speech making,
splendid music by the Knights Of
Pythias band, and general good feeling
and enthusiasm. Among the speak,
ers on the occasion was Senator
Maxey, of Texas, who has been one of
Hot Springs staunchest friends in
Congress. He said that should the
$4,000 appropriation prove insult
cient more would without doubt be
forthcoming from the national treas
ury,, He also expressed a hope 0.
seeing the work completed satisfac'
tOrily it@"lt
The work was commenced at North
Central Avenue and will be prosecuted
down street. The contract specifies
that the job shall be completed in six
months. A gang of thirty Italian
laborers will arrive soon and the work
will be prosecuted with all possible
vigor. IT,,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
Attachment Notice,

bsTtoreG 4 Powell, J. ?. for Shelby county,
4Snn: -Slaeer 4 Goldbaum VS. A Herman
N this cause an attachment haylns hsar
\ sued out under section 1856 of the code Of
tennessee, and returned levied upon the
property Of the defendant,A Herman and an
aaylt having been made that defendant Ia
siS oO, due by account and that the claim
Is Just, and that the defendant is a non
resident of the State OF lsnnessas.
It is therefore ordered that said defendant
ms ga MS personal appearance before me on
m, az my office, No. Madison street
Memphis, Tennessee, and defend said
attach uant suit within the time prescr;bsS
by Law, or the same will be me-.
cesdsd with exsparte; and that copy of thiS
weeks In the Public Ledger. A'i A0uh
., This the 23d day OF April. 1893.
90 "a ~ 30 q r pOWEI I'd
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
NONRESIDENT Notice.


No. 40'9-In the Chancery Court NJ Chill
gfoY9 d,y, Tenp.-M A Chase ct al ~ James
appearing from amended bill which il
ant, Rufus, L Joiner, Is a resident NJ tSs
6 er 81 hA5sansa and that Mary Wright and
Sat- ~ Mii. night are residents of the
n9n-Tesidents of the State Of Tennessee. @'o
tt-is therefore ordered that thew Iat.
s "a appearance herein, at the courtbouss ~
shelby county, IN Memphis, TennessasU ny o. ..
before ths hrst Monday in July lSSS. and
P pr1a9 sms answer h q demur to complain
takep for confessed as to them and sst foe oS
nearing ex-parte; and that a copy of this
order Pc published once q week for r four four
succeeesslye weeks in the Public Ledeer A
Tbs 9lst day Of May, 1858. -'i'
A Oopy-Attest;
ROBERT ] BLACK, G andM.
By AAApLEY, D and NJ. we
Wright, FOlkes Wright and Ross
sS-2 -o- SOMplalnhnt, 70 rs 80 So
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
NEW POSTALREGULATION.
Provision Regarding Under Paid
Mail Matter.
Special to Commercial Gazette

ls Special to Commercial Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May 28.- Postmaster
General Gresham has ordered that
whenever any letter prepaid at less
than one full rate Of postage, aud any
parcel Of third or fourth class matter
not fully prepaid, aud being otherwise
mailable, is deposited at the postoffice
Of the first, second or third class, and
consigned to any other postoffice in the
United States, it shall be the duty OF
the postmaster to send to the address,
an official postal card containing
notice Of the detention, and re-
quest to remit the proper amount of
postage to enable the letter or parcel
to be forwarded to its destination.
This provision applies only to matter
which does not bear the card or ad
dress Of the sender. Such card matter
should DO returned Immediately to
the party mailing it, az prescribed By
existing regulations. Anything in
laws and regulations in conflict with
this order is rescinded, so far as the
Postofices Of the first, second and
third classes are concerned, but not
with respect to offices Of tie fourth
class This order will take effect July
|, 1883.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
O0NNllllALI
PuBLlc LEDeER oEFiot,

Money is in ample supply, and com
nercial discounts are quoted at 6 per
cent, with transactions up to 7 and s
per cent in some cases, Exchange is
quiet and bankers rates for Eastern
cotton bills are at par to
10 of buying; also to discount
on New Orleans. Drafts on the latter
pOint-sre sold at par, and or New
York ct ic premium. COS sE-2t
Miscellaneous securities are quoted
as follows.