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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-09
ADMINS TRAITORS SALE.
Administrators Sale of Real Estate

ny VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
ID Chancery Court, sitting in and for the
county of Lowndes and state o. misslssippi,
made at the July term, A. ID. 1870, thereof, the
undersigned, administrator de bonis non 81
the estate Of Ransom II. Byrn, deceased VIII
On the 10th day of December, 1870,
next. between the hours prescribed by law, in
front of the courthouse door Of the county OF
Tunica. in said State of Mississippi, expose
for sale at public auction, TO the highest bid-
der, for one-third cash. and the balance IN
one and two years. with six per cent. interest
from date. the following described real estate.
located, lying and being IN said county. oil
Tunica as follows, to-wit: fractional section
IS, containing $40 acres; FRACTIONAL section u ;
containing $50 acres; youth half OF fractional
section Is, containing 300 acres; sections No.
% and ri, and east half Of section q west
half and southeast quarter section ~ frac.
tional south half section Is sections p and
%; all in township 3. range II.
Also section "A, southeast quarter section Is;
northeast quarter section 81, south fractional
half OF section %, west half Of section 30; all
in township 3, range u.
Fractional section /. township 4, range II;
southwest quarter section 2; east half Of north
east quarter, east half Of southeast quarter,
and southwest quarter Of southeast quarter OF
section 3: west half section y. southwest quar-
Ter OF section s, southeast quarter Of section
9. southwest quarter Of section 10, west half OF
section II, east half Of section "A. All Of see
tons Is, II, Is and 10. West half Of section
%. southeast quarter Of section q. east half
and southwest quarter Of section p. All Of
section .. West half Of section "a, west half
Of section q. All Of section De South half
Of section n. northeast quarter OF section y.
southeast quarter Of section q. sections 30
and IS: all in township q. range !.
Also lots 3. 4. S. G. 9, 10. II. Y. Is. Il and IS
in section Is. township y, range2. Also, 2, 3,
range 2.
To be sold IN parcels not 10 exceed one hun
dred and sixty acres in any one tract.
W. W. HUMPHREYS. JR.,
Admir- de bonis non Of Ransom II. Byrn, dee'd !.
By order Of the Court.
l52-t EARLY HENDRICK. Clerk.
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TRUSTEES SALE.
Trustees Sale.

FINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE
| terms and powers Of trust deed, exc
cuted to me as trustee by Michael Lnrkin, On
tered in the Registers office of Shelby county,
Tennessee, in book No. 70, page 2is, Will
On Saturday, October 3, 1870,
Mt the front door of the First Chancery Court
room and Sheriff's office, on Second street; in
the city of Memphis; proceed 70 sell at pubic
following described real and personal estate
Tor SO much thereof as may be necessary 70
pay off the Indebtedness mentioned IN SAID
trust deed and yet due), situate IN shelby
county, to-wit: A part of the lot known and
described on the plan of the city of Memphis
as lot No. 4, in block No. 80, of Tops subdi-
vision, bounded as follows: Beginning on the
north line of Vance street. southeast, corner
Of said lot No. 4; thence westwardly with
Vance street 65 feet; thence northwardly ~
feet 10 an alley Is feet wide; thence east with
the south line of said alley 50 feet to the north
west corner of lot No. Of said block thence
southwardly with the west line OF lot NO. 0 10
the beginning, being point of go feet east
from the intersection Of Vance and Orleans
streets. ,
mules. to-wit: Ono bay mare mule IA hands
high; one bay horse mule Is hands high; one
bay horse mule Az hands high, years old;
one black horse mule. with gray nose, 10 hands
high, 10 years old; one bay horse mule 10
hands nigh, years Oiu outudfh-Dfown muAu
49, hands high, 9 years old; two dark-brown
mare mules, each l6 hands high and years
old two black horse mules. 10 hands high and
years old; two dark brown mare mules, l41a
hands high and years old one m0use-eol-
ored mule. blind in left eye, l6 hands high, 10
years old one mouse-colored horse mule, l5E
hands high, years old: and two monse-col-
ored mare mules, each 10 years old-in all 10
mules,
In said trust deed the equity Of redemption
is waived and the title to said property is be-
iieyed to be good but shall sell and convey
'n s.s game HOWELL Hon II E. JACKSON. Trustee.
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Rnt-cntrher.tnIanann-

One other character we have here,
that / never before heard Of or met
With. A most novel sight be is to see,
dressed in hunting costume, with broad
enamel leather band, passing from waist
10 shoulder. on which lie fastened huge
brass rat and the " royal coat Of arms.
with this inscription beneath Rat
catcher to Her 1ajestyT Over his back,
slung by a chain. is quite a large wire
cage. well filed with rats; az his heels
follow two or three terriers, who now
and anon bark joyfully at their prey.
Quiie ludicrous picture he makes, and
one that always upsefs Yankee gravity.
We wonder If this Rat-catcher TO Her
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Majesty" ever makes his presence known
10 members of Parliament in the House
Of Lords2 However, this same can well
afford the smiles of the incredulous as
TO the extent or necessity OF his busi-
ness; for most imperative necessity he
is. Without him London would literally
swarm with the destructive pests: The
extent of his business may be known
from the fact that he is daily in receipt.
of large orders from all parts OF
the continent, for supplies OF his
rats. for glove-makers and sportsmen's
use. He owns nice house IN the fash
ionable quarter of London, and as he
drives about the park on Sunday after
noon his stylish turnout is the object OF
much attention. He yearly pays a small
sum for his license, and receives one
hundred pounds per annum for keeping
st. GATHERINGS Dock free from rats. lie
visits all the shipping-his coming being
ever looked for with pleasure. One ship
was sadly troubled with a kind OF rat
that he called the Norwegian rat, which
he seemed to prize highly, their FUR
being sleek and black; and SO proved
the quality of skin as being the finest
and most elastic for glove-makers use.
Turning to us with laugh, he said
" Tomorrow these will 60 TO Paris to
the glove mandatory; and who knows
but that the lady will wear gloves made
from these self-same skins, aud wonder
AZ their fine texture and color. Shak-
ing a cage of gray rats, he said; These
20 to certain pit where the people OF
quality will meet to give recreation to
their dogs"
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Trust Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF THE PROVISIONS OF A
ID Trust Deed, executed to me ps Trustee on
the sth day of April. 1867, by X. Bond. TO
secure the payment of note therein described.
a balance on which remaining due and I'M
paid. / will, at the request of the beneficiary.
sell to the highest bidder. for cash. in front Of
my Office. in the Greenlaw Opera Building, on
Second street, Memphis, Tennessee.
On Friday, the 23d day ofseptember
the real estate described in said trust deed.
to-wit: Lot No. 20. in block No. $, in Fort
Pickering, Shelby county. Tennessee.
Equity Of redemption express,y, nv waved IN
the deed. NJ. ID. l.. Sic
Sentember5. 1870 I4-l9l Trustee.
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Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST TO
ID me executed on the LIST day Of January,
in the year 1851, by Edmond A.. Taylor, 20
secure notes therein specified, due b.
A. White, which said deed of trust Is re-
corded in the Registers Office of Shelby coun-
ty, Recorders book No. 81. pages 4s9 and 49,
on the 18th day of March. 1861, will,
On the eth day of September, $50,
within legal hours. at the. front door OF the
the Chancery Courts Of Shelby county are
held, proceed to sell to the highest bidder, for
cash, the following described property men
toned in said deed of trust, to-wit Lying
and being in Shelby county and STATE. OF Ten
nessee, being lot No. II, in block NO. II. as
laid down in the plat and survey Of the town
of Fort Pickering; said town being IN the
county and State aforesaid. Lot No. II 'front.'
ing ON Carolina street % feet.
The equity of redemption is waived IN this
deed OF trust. The title 10 said land Is be-
iieyed to be good. bat conway title as trnstee
only. ll57-S9l e. kECk.
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sHgRlEF,s SALE.
5 he riT's > ale.


10y VIRTUE OF A FILA, ISSUED BY
Is the Clerk Of the Supreme Court Of Ten
nessee, at Jackson, and TO me directed, ~
fayof Of p. G. Bigley VS.. @. A. s'ockley ana
Lucy j. Stockley, and Of surety in iMuncuon
bond, William Trigg, and q surety in appear
bond, Alfred I. Lacy. will,
on Thursday, September To- is9o'
in front of the Sheriff s Office, in the Green
law Opera House building, in he city q MSm
bldder. for cash, the following. real estate !:
Lying south and near the city Of Memphis III, hn
east side Of the Horn Lake road, bounded
south by Trigg ayennei west by !no mor ~
the John Ramsey 1000 acre grant SSf w Sarss
iass Ave- W. acres sold off by Mrs Stockley to
James Hodge being the sane ne o SSrs Tr SSn
bv deed Of eift. registered in the Registers
office Of Shelby county use in s04K o. Of
i"uey j. Stockley to satisfy said Judgment for
sG9S IA; court cost slS s.. Sale IN legal hours.
MARCUS j. WRIGHT. Sheriff:
nv Gro X. Powell, ID. s. lOl-lol-2
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Cures serofula in It's Worst Forms.
From A. W. Mills, prominent and we'll
known merchant of Norfolk. Va:

From A. ". Mills, a prominent and we'll
known merchant of Norfolk, Va;
No. IL Main ST., Norfolk, Sept. Is, 1869.
Dr.. LAwRENCE-Dear Sir: Your Koskoo has
worked wonders in my family. My daughter
hood. She lost thirty zone pieces of bone from
her ankle, several from her arm, besides
having ulcers in several parts of the body.
Whilstin this condition she commenced taking
under IL use The ulcers gradually healed, and her
general health greatly iD,prored 1t certainly
saved her much suffering, and psxhaps her
life. regard Koskoo specific for all scrofu-
lous affections. Your Koskoo also cured my
wife of dyspepsia, from which she suffered
greatly. She Is noic in better health than she has
been IN fire pears.
With the highest regards, am gratefully
yours, etc. A. w. MILLS.
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LEGAL.

In the First Chaneery Court of
shelby County, Tennessee.
Margaret Rice ct elsl
vs..
Rich d Hanks ct ais.
1T APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
L this cause that the defendant. Richard
Hanks, W. J. Porter, firm Of Hanks X Porter.
and j. NJ. Kirtley and W. Al. Hanks. are
non-residents Of the State Of Tennessee; i is
therefore ordered that they make their appear
anee herein. at the courthouse in the city Of
Memphis, Tennessee, on or before the
first Monday in October. 1870. and plead,
answer or demur 10 compliments bill. OF. the
same will BE- taken for confessed as TO them
and set for hearing exparte; and that copy Of
this order be published once a week, for four
successive weeks, in the Memphis Public
Ledger. Z. A. COLE, Clerk and Master.
A Copy-Attest; Q. W. Metcalf, solicitor for
Complainant. 4-lO. 1912
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Attachment Suit.

A''aeearo 20 Before S. A. Moore. Justice
d n rs:r,.ou ofthe Peace for Shelby Co.
A FFIDAvIT HAVING BEEN MADE IN
n this cause, and attachment issued and re-
turned levied. ETC.. il Il therefore ordered
ser, a newspaper published in the city Of Mem
phis, for four successive weeks. CON manding
the said p. n. Thompson 20 appear before me
az my Office. in the city Of Memphis. in the
l4th Civil District Of said county. on the 4th
defense 10 said suit against him. or Il viii be
Bii.-iT,as1 ~ SAMUEL A. MOORE. J.P.
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nMonaay, september Iath. $50.
Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AIDED OF TRUSTMADE
ID to the undersigned. as Trustee. by James
Montgomery, dated June Is. 1870, TO secure
nromissory note for s. 900, bearing interest at
eight per cent. from February 25, 1870, held by
John w. Cannon and fully described IN SAID
deed, the undersigned, a. Trustee, will sell for
cash, 10 the highest bidder, at public auction,
AT the fronts the Courthouse on Union street,
in the city Of Memphis, on
Monday, the gath of October next,
at II o'clock a m, all the property described
In said Beed Of Trust. to-wit: That certain
lot or parcel of land situate, lying and being
in the city of Memphis. county. Of shelby and
State of Tennessee, designated and described
as lot No. IA in II. W. Hills subdivision Of
tie original county lot No. 5ll. fronting u feet
on the south side of Mosby street, by. a depth,
between parallel lines, Of US feet inches, 70
an alley; being the same lot conveyed by u.
j. Semmes 10 said James Montgomery, by
deed dated Cd Of May, 1862, recorded in book
~ - cHAs. GALLAGHER, Trustee.
Elicit & Phesan, Att.ys. lss lbs
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KoskoO Cures Chronic rheumatism.

NORFOLK, Va, Sept, Z, 1869.
DR., ]. ]. LAwRENcE-Dear Sir: My son has
received 90 much benefit from pour wonderful kos@
Zoo that / cannot refrain from expressing my
gratitude. / had tried almost everything
without benefit. believe, in all sincerity.
that your Koskoo Is an INfALLIBLE remedy for
the disease from which he has suffered, and.
SO far as / can learn, has never failed. II you
that he has undergone, then you would con-
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SURELY CURES. The great amount Of good it is
now doing among us is inestimable.
your, etc, Mrs. NJ. Z. A. NELSON.
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Legal Notice.

7 HEREBY GIVE NOTICE THAT WILL
i hold a SPECIAL TERN Of the Circuit
Court Of Shelby county at Bartlett, on the
third Monday In September. lSI0-the ZANE
being the 10Th day Of September. $780,
wl5-S r. r. RAY. judge.
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Rocky MouNr. EpeEooMnE Co. |.

DIR. J. j. LAwREScE--Dear Sir: / have used
your Concentrated Fluid Extract of Koskoo in
my practice with the happiest results. L find it
to be POWERFUL Lirer IRuigorqtor, Blood Puri-
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Liver, Scrofulous SyphQitic, and Nervous At
fections Il is remedy Of INN vaLue; in fact,
in almost every variety of Chronic Diseases its
use Is indicated. Hoping you may meet with
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'''P'''' '' r. G. TILiERY, NJ. D.
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Read the following from Mr.. Wombie,
prominent hardware merchant Of this citys
No. Is MARKET SQUARE, NoRToLK, Val
October -, 1859. !
DR.. LAwREScE-D Dear Sir: To the large num-
Der of testimonials which you offer Of the
great efficacy of your Koskoo, take pleasure
In adding my own. ! suffered greatly with
Nervous Debility. Headache, loss Of appetite,
etc. Two bottles of Koskoe restored me to
neai'n' j. q. WOMBLE.
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No. SIC. r. d.
In the Second Circuit Court of
shelby County.
A. Z. Wagner
vs..

vs..
Amelia +. Wagner.
A BILL FOR DIVORCE HAVING BEEN
"A fled In this cause. and Il appearing from
afidavi. shat the defendant, Amelia n. Wag-
Esr, Is q nonresident Of the State Of Tcnnes-
see Il i therefore ordered that she make
her appearance herein, At the Court
house in the city Of Memphis. Tennessee.
on e. before the third Monday in Septem-
Der, 1870, aud plead. answer or demur 10
compiainant's bill, or the same will be taken
parte; and that a copy Of this order be pub
lished once a week. for four sucoessivc weeks.
In the Public Ledger.
Done at once, this nth day Of August. $50.
p. ID. BOlLE. Clerk.
ByW. LEVIs WHARTox, Deputy Clerk.
7. A. Ryan. Sol. for ComP't. llt6-l52-los-s
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REFREsHMENTs.
Lad Il IS {,
DLEAsR REMEMBER THAT CHARLES
il Howard has the very best ICE CREAMS,
sHER BE rs

Of the finest favors: among which are pine
banana, cherry, FoosebsTTy. eantelope, and
many other, and can tuitevery taste. lie viii
have SOMETHING NEW each day. When
you are up town. walk into bis cosy little par
lar. a. - Main street, where you vii receive
The sest Of attention. l&-ll-H
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Trustees sale.

DY DIRECTION OF THE BENEFICIARY
d in a Trust Deed duly recorded in the Reg
ister's office of Shelby county, Tennessee, IN
book 81, part /. pages 32S and 329, and FOR me
purpose Of executing the provisions Of said
Trust Deed. will sell TO the highest bidder,
for cash, at the northeast corner Of Main and
Jefferson streets. in the city Of Memphis, be-
tween the hours Of eleven and twelve O'Clock
on -
Monday, September 18th, 1870.
the following real estate: A lot on south side
of Hernande road, 1872 feet west of the inter
section of the south side of the fernando
plank road with the north side of Georgia
street; thence westwardly with the south side
of the fernando plank road n feet; thence
southwardly. at right angles with the her;
nando plank road. 224 feet. between parallel
lines; the lot being II feet on the south side Of
said fernando road by depth Of "a feet, on
which stands one story brick dwelling, house,
with ample accommodations for family resi-
dence. Equity Of redemption waived. Title
perfect, but will convey as Trustee only.
JOHN P. IRRELEVANT,
140-11-e Trustee.
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KosKoo is Endorsed by the best physicians
everywhere. Read the following from DR..
Tillery, a successful practitioner Of many
years standing in the Old North State:
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From DR.. Lloyd, physician of large prnc-

From DR.. Lloyd, physician Of large prac-
tico:
GREAT BRrDGE. Va, October s. 1859.
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From Rev. W. II. Christian. Pastor Dinwid-
die street Methodist Church
PORTSMOUTH, VA, October ., 1863.
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Jos PRINTING.


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All the type used in our Weekly is
ENTIRELY SEw, and the paper on which 1t
is printed is the finest, making 1t the most
readable journal published in the South.
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MEMPHIS POsTOFFICE.
Arrives.

oyYrcE HouRs--FRoN AN. TO 6P.N.; SUNDAY
From TO JOAN.
The Portland daily press., 1870-06-24

The London Times money article says tfia
American exchange tends downward, owing
to the prospects of the grain trade and the
completion OF the arrangements for repayment
of dividends.
In Cork, Ireland, on Wednesday, serious
riots occurred caused by the jealousy Of the
Irish tailors. Their masters had recently hired
q number OF German tailors and displaced the
Irish. Meetings OF Irish tailors were held to
protest against this action Of their employers,
and a strike was resolved upon. Wednesday
afternoon the Irish tailors stopped work and
collected in crowds in the streets, where the
rioting began. The strikers attacked the shops
Of their obnoxious employers, many of which
were damaged, some sacked. The police
charged on the rioters, defeated them and sue
ceeded in restoring order. A number Of citizens
who volunteered to aid the police were stab
bed Considerable excitement existed for
while but everything is quiet now. Many
arrests have been made.
Charles Il. Valentine, head master of the
Quincy School in Boston, had both legs crush
ed to- day by stumbling in passing from one
car to another on the Newton train, and fall
ing on the track.
The N. Y. city brokers and other corpora
tons will generally decline to pay the income
tax in July, aud await the result of litigation
forced upon them.
Chapman, the publisher IF Dickens works,
published a card, stating that only one half of
Dickens story, "The Mystery of Edwin
brood, +" had been written, and no one will be
permitted to finish it,
Senior Morstz's bill for the gradual emancipa-
ton of slaves was adopted in the Spanish Cortes
Wednesday night. Castellar's amendment,
providing for the immediate abolition of
slavery, was rejected. The bill adopted pro-
vdes that children born Of slaves since 1865
shall be free, the government paying an in
demnity of fifty dollars for each, and all those
born after the PRONUNCIATION of this law shall
be Internationally free. The slaves who have
fought in the Spanish service and all over 6.
years of age are to be Immediately set free.
James Boyd, a large Wall street broker
| suspended on Thursday, with liabilities at
81, 600 900. This failure had tho effect to cause
a decline in the price Of gold, as 5000 900 was
sold on his account under the rule.
| The President, on Thursday received con
gratulatory message from the Viceroy of India
by the newly completed Falmouth, Gibraltar
| and Malta Cah1e