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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-23
Carpets, 0ilClOths, LinOIeum.
Rugs,
Large stock Just Received.
Special Bargains, Low Prices,
Ames, Beattie & Co.,
1903 Main street. 1888
GONE HOME.
Our Late CHESTS Have Taken
Their Departure In the
Hest of HumOr.

Our late guests from up the Memphis
and Kansas railway started for their
homes about half past ten o'clock this
forenoon. They were apparently in the
best possible temper, and not man in the
party of l47 souls looked tired, nor was
single oountenance clouded.
They were all up in good time II. 8
morning, despite the fict that their ban.
quet did not break up until between three
and four o'clock in the morning. During
the forenoon the brass band ofthe Christie n
Brothers College, performed number OF
popular airs in font of the ladies entrance
to the Peabody Hotel, and aiterward the
string band RECALLED them with soft strains
in the parlors up stairs.
Shortly after ten o'clock the guests en-
tered hacks and omnibusses, under escort
OF various citizens, and they were carried
10 the Kansas railway in the southern part
ofthe City, where they soon boarded their
Pullman coaches. In short order the
train pulled out for the river
crossing, and at this hour the
inaugural excursonlsts are well in their
homeward ride; indeed, it may be safely
stated that they have passed beyond the
line Of the long and dreary swamp which
interyenes between the opposite shores,
and the highlands Of Crowleys ridge,
west Of the st. Francis river. Let il be
hoped that they all may reach their
homes in safety, and that many pleasant
memories Of their visit 10 the Bluff CITY
will cluster around them during the re.
mainder Of their natural liveA
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Largest variety and best stock
Of MECHANlOS TOOLS
mt Lowest Prices.
&. mUND NIGER, 2OI Main
COURTHOUsE NOTES

When the circus passed the courthouse
to-day the various courts were all broken
up Everybody hed TO the windows. and
even the priAoners wanted 10 look out,
The following d the calender of the
Criminal Court for tomorrow, Saturday.
1872 and 1893, M r Ball; 200 and 2Ol, Bette
Davis l0s, John Guy, ct al 100, Heze-
kiah Henly; 205 and 20G, w Q Norment;
i'll, Henderson Lane.
Since Judge Greers tenure OF Office in
the Criminal Court, the county iail has for
the trst time 10 eighteen years, on several
occasions, been void Of prisoners awaiting
trial In the Criminal Court a fact which
reflects decided credit on the present adj
ministration OF the Criminal Court. A
great many citizens harbor the hallucina.
ton that all the inmates Of the county
jail are kept in durance vile to await tbe
pleasure or opportunity Of the Court 10
dispose Of their case, whereas, as a matter
Of fact, the county Jail serves as A work
house for oonvicls and A recoptaele gor
United States prisoners, city prisoner
whose cases are OF necessity continued.
and even tugitlyes wanted in other States
and whose officers are frequently too
slow In getting out proper requisition
papers. All such prisoners, temporary or
otherwise, are frequently COMPOUNDED
with prisoners awaiting the action OF the
grand jury or trial There Is probably
no chy in the Union where cases are dis
posed Of with such alacrity rs in the
Criminal Court Of Shelby county. The
grand jury meet every Tuesday, and pfis-
onors bound over TO theStats that morning
by the local authorities will receive the
Of the grand jury the same day,
and III true bill Is found the case will be
disposed Of before the next sitting Of the
Jury. This explanation is given in jus,
Iice 10 Judge Greer
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PERSONAL

You can buy the best shirts only atSan
Mays, 269h Main street.
Cheap writing paper, loo per box, al
Corwin's news depot, No. 2S3 Main.
Housekeepers can And full line Of eat.
ables at Seessel d Wurtzburger's market
100 Main street. Free delivery.
Ambrosia -four, Ambrosia yeast powder
and other choice groceries, Just received
by Seessel q Wurtzburger, 1870 and l8s
Main street.
Victor d. Fuchs market, 80 and Al JEFF.
ferson is crowded with choice eatable,
such as fish, game, oysters, celery, fresh
meats, etc, etc. Leave orders for prompt
delivery.
Mr.. James r. Wright, former resident
Of Memphis, but now engaged in farming
near Glasgow, Kentucky, is in the city
on a visit to his family and his numerous
friends.
That large vacant lot, "a by l4S feet on
southeast corner Of Poplar and Fourth
streets, will be sold tomorrow in front OF
the courthouse by Captain r. j. Black, @
d nj. Chancery Court.
The Kansas City delegation circulated
all over the city-yesterday, notwithstand-
ing the rain and sloppy streets. Among
the many places Of interest they visited,
was the hat store of T. A. Wright & Co.,
under the Peabody, and several Of their
number invested in stylish hats.
Mr.. Charles Melville, advance repre-
sentative Shook & Golfers Lights Of Lon
don Combination, arrived In the city to.
day, and announces that the "Lights'
will shine here in all their spectacular
glory, on Monday the Sd proximo. The
company is at Hannibal, Missouri, to-
night.
60 TO 22s Vain for Toys and
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HIS nONORON DECK.
How He Bafied the Up Country
PeOPIe-A sly Trick Of His
Theological Days Re-
called.

Judge David Park Hadden materialized
this morning 1T the Police Court as sound
and bright as gilded nickel Of the new
issue, and he wore q score-One-for-me ex-
preston as he gracefully slid down the
tail OF Don Caesar De Bean and tossed
the animal bag Of sour drops.
81 tell you, boys, It's below-zero day
when I'm left. They tried to put up a
job on me last night at the banquet, but
emerged from the liquid ordeal as un-
scathed as did ShadrAch Meshach and
Abed negro from the fiery furnace,
Belshazzar's feast was nowhere along side
Of that spread last evening. All the BOYS
from up the country seemed 10 think itwa
Just their particular pie and they thought
they would see me take bed under Tie
mahogany In less than no time, but YOU
can't teach an old dog new tricks. | lust
laid low and worked In ono Of nv old
College games, by soaking up the. Mumm
IN my molEtache and then wrinRing Il
out on, towel. l must have satlrated
about q dozen Of those useful articles, an
my neighbors thought was using a new
style Of handkerchief, and didn't catch on
worth a cent, aee;' after which His Honor
proceeded 10 adjudioate the woes Of the
gang IN the pen.
Crgsus Scales was captured with some
stolen property belonging 10 one Eliza
Smith. The accused surrendered the
plumber on being arrested ltrf
John Crane was socked 81 and costs for
being obdreperous at the Tennessee de-
pot
Dan Hays, for assaulting a boarder
named Rice, and drawing a pistol on him,
was anod $50 and bound over 70 the
Criminal Court,
Thompson Smith, charged with being
drunk and disorderly, was fined $40 and
costs.
A lot Of colored people residing on
Washington street, east Of Fourth, wore
given twenty-four hours 10 comply with
The health ordinance.
The lads hauled up for gambling wore
all bound over 10 Che Criminal Court,
where the matter could be thoroughly
SIZED.
Henry Edwards and VIM Morris, both
colorod, were captured al Lonoke, Ark,
for the theft Of five watches and some
money from Mrs. Anderson's boarding
house, near the Medical College, and from
the residence Of Mr.. Darlington Mason.
The men made a full confession and were
fined $50 each and bound over 10 the
Criminal Court. -Four watches and some
iowelry were recovered. The prisoners
hail from Louisville, where they are also
wanted. They claim 10 have lost the
money stolen, ut "craps.n
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A Memphis Lady Relieved Of n
Live Tape Worm, Al Feet
Long.

l have been feeling badly for four years,
dizzy -headed, a weak, all-gone feeling
nearly all the while, and have never had
the same strength that / had prior TO that
time. l felt so badly at times that death
would have been pleasure, have con-
suited number OF eminent physicians Of
Memphis Some told me | was bilious;
some told me had lung trouble; but their
medicines did me no good | gradually
got worse saw DR.. Wilbur, Ut Claren-
don Hotel, and he told me had tape
worm. He gave me two doses Of medi,
cine, and much TO my surprise, in seven
hours | was relieved of this monster that
was rendering my life a burden. NV
husband was present and saw the worm,
head and all, complete.
MRS. JOHN COCHRAN,
Grocery-store keeper, 800 Alabama street,
Memphis, Tenn,
November %, 1888.
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Gas Fixtures and Globes
In the latest designs,
j. A. BAILEY a. 90,
Corner Union and Second slN.
Paid in His Own Coin,

Hartford Sunday Journal
What are you paying for potatoes,
nnowr' inquired a sharp eyed stranger Of q
Front street grocer.
well. about forty-fve cents, l guess"
You're satisfied with large profits
instead of small ones. eh2 Potatoes must
bring you at retail about ninety cents or
81 co." -
''Oh, no. I'm willing to pay about forty
five cents, and don't want TO make more n
ten cents bushol on en-"
rs that sol That makes ffty-hve cei. Is
a bushel. Say, you send three bushels to
my house this morning, will you? Here's
my address,
Young man, did you come in here to
sell potatoesl'
No, stree; came in here TO buy pota,
toes, and opened business by asking you
what you paid for EN-
Wei, you stuck me this time. and
rather than lot this thing get out you can
have EN- for ffty-ave cents, but I'm
bowed if l ever give myself away again"
And he went in and marked up sugar
three cents pound for two weeks for ali
customers who paid by the month.
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ed at Louisville for thefs committed In
that vicinity.
The Governor Of Tennessee has par.
doned Captain A. 7. Wimberly for -four
ishing pistol some tine ago IN 4 passen>
ger cosch al the Memphis and Charleston
railroad depot, by which exploit he sue
ceeded in emptying the coach Of all the
people in il, except himself and the man
he threatened 10 shoot. He was in the
service ofthe United States at the time Of
the incident but he was not trying 10 ar
rest any one, just then.
As far as heard none in this vicinity
have suffered loss by the failure Of the
Mississippi Valley Bank at Nieksburg.
The poor Of that city, however, in large
numbers have been seriously worsted, as
many had their savings in the crippled
Institution. The latest news concerning
the bank is more unfavorable than at first
reported, and il is now estimated that the
liabilities range from 0Le-half to three
quarters Of million Of dollars. Too much
futures did it ALL
The numerous friends and acquaint-
ances Of the late Richard V. Vredenburg
win learn with regret of his demise, which
occurred at six o'clock last evening from
internal hemOrrhage in New York Cityi
in the 48th year of his age. Mr. Vreden-
burg was well known here where he re-
sided for many yeats, and where he was
married some S years ago to the young
est daughter of our fellow citizen, VIM. l..
Vance Rumors have been current for
several weeks past that Mr., Vredenburg
was in feeble health, but few had any idea
that bis end was so near. His fair young
widow has the sympathy Of wide circle
in this hour Of her great distress,
The Kansas City visitors inspected the
Pioneer Cotton Mills yesterday afternoon
among other places and expressed much
delight as well as curiosity at what they
saw. Many had never witnessed spec.
tacle Of like order, and several said they
were pleased to have seen II, among the
last on the list of visiting places, for IL
they had gone there first they would not
have cared to 60 anywhere else. One
prominent gentleman was so deeply in
terested that the party left him watching
the machinery, and he was about to start
out for the city on foot, when Secretary
Booker took him in chargeland conveyed
him to hi. comrades at the hotel.
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SHOW Cases at Stoddard's.


More rain threatened.
Clear skies are coming--alter the rain.
Lowest temperature this morning, So;
range yesterday, 90 10 $50.
The sun peeped forth Just little this
forenoon.
Rainy at Cairo and Nashville this
morning, and foggy here, at Louisville
and along the upper Missouri river.
II was not very cold this morning anys
where in the country, the coolest being
up in Kansas, Dakota, Nebraska and
Minnesota, where tho mercury ranged
from "a 70 82e.
The weather forecast Is colder weather
and SHOWS in the northwest, local rains in
the West Gulf States, the Ohio valley
and Tennessee, and very little change IN
the temperature IN lhis vicinity
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Market TeIegrams.

The Merchants Exchange kilograms
from Chicago this morning quotes crs
az 70 % and DC advance; lard Z 07k and
2kc up; pork II 90and i0cup wheat IS Ne
and Ne down; corn zoo and 70 up. III
st. Louis crs was 0 70 and unchanged,
oats &c and sc down; wheat cox and
hc down, corn AK and 10 up.
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Fancy and Plain PaintingI
Sign and Ornamental Work
Executed In Artistic style.
Prices as Low Rs any
AItillful Workman In this Civ.
A.. y. DAVIS, 800 second. /
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The PUBLIC LEDGER job
Printing Office and Bindery is
non located al II Union street and
ready for all business oferinq.
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Prepare tor Cold Weather BIZ
having your CRATES set with
Lemons Improved patent. "a
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ADJUSTMENTS.
The NlIrarKinr.


The Silver King melo-drama, writ
ten by Henry A. Jones and Henry Her
man, was presented to the people Of San
Francisco in June last at Haverlys Cali
fornia Theater, and the Post said of il
That 1T is the best piece Of its kind which
has been presented in this city since the
Two Orphans" and, judging from the
cordial manner in which it was received
on the occasion Of its first performance IL
is likely to rival that famous play in pop-
ularlty." twill be performed here next
Monday night for the first time.
Strictly business.
The comedy Of "Strictly Business" was
presented at the theater here last night,
and gave thorough satisfaction TO the au,
dience. Mr.. O. b. Bishop, the principal
performer, is exceedingly amusing, and
he kept up lively hilarity during the
course of the performance. Mr.. Bishop
Is supported by capable company. The
comedy VIII be repeated tonight,
Sells BrOthers' Exhibition.
The popular and meritorious animal
and artistic exhibition of Sells Brothers
with all Of its curiosities from the king
dom of natural history is in course of eX-
hibition on the bluff this afternoon. and
will appear again this evening. The Sells
Brothers have fine collection. we'll
worthy OF a visit, and their arenic per-
tormances are highly entertaining, as
wen as instructive and anus
ing. II is always a genuine
pleasure to welcome so excellent an en-.
tertainment as that offered by the Sells
Brothers, whose lives have been spent in
the labor. of catering 10 the public in the
line in which their long experience, OK.
cellent taste and superior judgment has
rendered them unrivaled. Despite in
clement weather, there is certain TO be a
large number Of visitors under the Sells
Brothers canvas tonight.
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For Holiday Goods 90 10 StOd.
dard's, 22S main. n
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ws S%ss sss ESssi Iass as ss siS.
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Mems Elegant OverooAts, 81 %, Extra
ordinary Fine and Stylish Oycrcoats,
81 CO. Reversible Oyercoals, me best of
goods, s675, Boys Overcoais, 81 Mems
Jeans Pants b0c, 9Oc and 81 pair;
Ladies Fashionable Cloaks, 81 So and
$3.50; Men good Cardigan Jackets 81;
Mems heavy Boots, saddlosean, IS Inoh
Log, at s. pair, Gray heavy Blankets, 9Oc,
81 and q 70 pair White Blankets, 10Y
size, u IS a pair; Fancy Style Pant, 81 IS
and " q pair; All Wool Cashmere Pants,
new styles, q 20 a pair. r
Underwear UnderwenFil
A new and complete line cheaper than
ever Mems All Wool Suits, the most
stylish and best make, AZ $40 O suit, These
suits are fully worth double the price we
ask for them. Drop In and be convinced.
HINUf BOSHWITZ BROS,
q cor. Main and Jefferson IS.
--a-.a4- $500
Vases. Toys, GLASS aud Queena-
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Go TO 22s nain for Toys and
Holiday Goods. n
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GENTS Felt, Straw and Manila. hats
VI cleaned, dyed and reshaped In the latest
styles. A. D. eTAlNBAcK, lsS seooRd. S5t
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wAHrEn

RoYs-2as Second street.
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VIII bank you for a call, and the sane
c suieoua attention extended whether you
buy or not.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-02-01
New Railroad,

1t is the desire of Sherry. Jerry &
Co., f. MacKinnon 4 Co., Larson &
Co. and others to have a railroad con-
nection between Vesper and Centralia
and if they cannot have this, their
choice, they will try and make arrang-
ments with thee. M. & St. Paul com
pany for connection with their branch
road from Remington to Dexter. 1t
has this appearance to us; that the
citizens Of Centralia and Grand Rap
ids should unite together and take
steps toward inducing these above
mentioned companies to build a road
at their own expense from Vesper to
Centralia, and eventually it will be
built from Vesper to Auburndale.
Such line would open up the most
valuable section Of timber land in this
county 1t would make Centralia
and Grand Rapids the market for all
supplies. 1t would increase our pop
ulation; add new enterprises to our
already large number of mills and fac
tories. 1t would increase the price of
pine and hardwood timber !; increase
the value of real estate and farming
lands. 1t would add to the capital
and wealth of our county Is per cent.
We understand that these compan-
les are bound to have a railroad outlet
from Vesper and they are in hopes to
make satisfactory arrangements with
the citizens of Centralia and Grand
Rapids, if not, they can make ar
rangements with the G. NJ. & st. P.
company to extend their branch road
from Dexter to Vesper. If this should
occur (and if our citizens have not an
eye to business it probably will sceur)
it will cut off the entire trade from
that part of the county. Dexterville
would then be an objective point.
Citizens Wake up to the realiza-
ton and Importance of this project,
and let's give these companies some en-
couragement to build to the city of
Centralia. What helps Centralia in a
manner helps Grand Rapids. We of
Grand Rapids will assist, let Centralia
lead in this project.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-02-01
Port Edwards.

Died, on Saturday night, of dropsy
Mrs. John Jarvis, daughter of Mr.
John j.. Lavigne, one of Wood Coun.
tvs "old pioneer settlers.
Mr.. Henry Halversen and family
are rejoicing over the receipt of &
bouncing baby girl of heavy weight
Business at the Port is picking W
considerably, as far as shipping lum.
Der is concerned. Messrs. J. Edwards
& Co. expect to do some heavy ship,
ping next month.
The Enterprise in its last issue gives
it that spirit thermometer at the
Port indicated 500 below zero. The
Enterprise is clear of, as there is ne
spirit thermometer in the place that
anyone knows of. Nothing strange
however for big things to appear il
that paper
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-02-01
Phoenix ard Hazel-Kirke.

Macready's Dramatic company is
advertised for this city Monday and
Tuesday of next week, when they will
entertain our people with ~s'Phenix'
and Hazel Krke; We. append the
following press notices which were
written concerDerg this company one
year ago: -
The entertainments given last Tues
day and Wednesday evenings, at
Prentiss Hall, by Aaeready's Dramat-
ic company, were we'll attended and
well worthy of patronage. The men,
bers of this company appear to be
ladies and gentlemen, as well as good
actors. which is more than can be said
of many travelling troupes. We advise
every one who has an opportunity to see
Macready, to do so, as you will never
regret it. Should they ever return to
Spencer we feel assured that they will
again draw crowded houses Spencer
Tribune.
Macready's Dramatic Company
played here on Monday evening, as
advertised. To those who had the for
tune to be in attendant, however, the
entertainment was a rich treat, and all
are unanimous in the verdict that a
better or more enjoyable one was never
given here Mr. and Mrs. Macready
are thorough artists, and one would
have to search long time to find their
equal. Mr.. Maeready has an inten-
ton of visiting here again, well if he
is not greeted with an overlooking
house it will be very strange indeed.
-Lincoln County Advocate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-02-01
Quite q sensational story was going

Quite sensational story was going
the rounds of this city Monday and
Tuesday about two men from West
field who had started to 60 to junction
City by road, driving mule team. 1t
seems old man FL esler sold the mules
to young man who paid him SIS
down and was TO pay the balance of
$500 on reaching the Junction. Moth
ing had been heard from them for two
weeks after leaving Matthews place
in this county until yesterday. Mr..
Ed. Whselan having returned from
Plainfeld reported and gave descrip-
ton of a rig with a mule team which
he had seen while in Plainfeld that
answered the description of the
one over which so much was
being said. 1t was feared that the
old man who sold the mules to the
stranger and accompanied him to
Junction City where he was to re-
ceive his pay, had been fcully dealt
with. But from the report given by
Mr.. Wheelan in all probability the old
man is all right and will be heard from
soon.
LATER.-As yet no news has been
received from theaold man and great
anxiety is felt for his safety. 1t
is supposed he has been foully dealt
with. The outfit wass made up of two
mules weighing about 2200 pounds,
one dark brown and the other lighter
shade; harness consisted of bride,
collar, names and tugs; sleigh was
only the front bob of a pair. With
this outfit they started for Junction
City over two weeks ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-02-01

From the SEN inel's report of the
pardons issued by Gov. Rusk, for
1882. we CLEAN these facts That
II persons were pardoned out of State
Prison, four out eff county jails and
two out of the Milwaukee House of
Correction. Among the twelve par
doned cases is one from Wood County
that of Henry w. Boyer. which many
of our readers will remember was
published in the REPORTER at the
time. We reproduce the facts and
give the reasons of the Governor for
granting the pardon. "H. ". Boyer
was convicted before the Circuit Court
of Wood County on the 18th of Dec.
1878, of manslaughter in the third
degree and sentenced to imprisonment
for term of two years. Pardon
granted March 1, for the reason that
it is generally believed in the commu-
nifty where he resided that he commit
ted the crime in self-defsnse and that
he had been sufficiently punished.
The pardon was recommended by the
Judge, District Attorney. jury and a
large number of citizens.