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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-21
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate.

pY VIRTUE OF A PLURIUS FIERI FA-
- cias TO me directed in case of Union Bank
Of Tennessee vs.. Frazer Titus 4 Co., from the
Law Court of Memphis, for the sum of SO 800
besides interest and cost, will ON
Saturday, 18th day of August next.
In front of the Sheriff's office, in the Greenlaw
Opera Building, on Second street. city of
Memphis, within legal hours. proceed to sell
to the highest bidder, for cash. the following
described real estate, levied on as the prop
erty of the defendant, Frazer Titus, to-wit:
An undivided half interest in parts of lots
Nos. l37 and l3S, as laid down on L. w. Ruck-
er's map of the city of Memphis, and situated
change streets; commencing at the intersec-
tion of the west line of Main street with the
south line of Exchange street; thence running
westwardly with said south line 14SH feet, to
an an alley; thence southwardly with said alley
81 feet; thence eastwardly, and parallel
with Exchange street, 14S1a feet. to Main
street; thence nOrthwardly with the west line
of Main street 341s feet, to the beginning
Also all the right and interest of the said
Titus in and to parcel OF, ground. and the
buildings thereon, situated in the city of
Memphis, Shelby county. Tennessee, being
part of lot No. rs. as laid down ON Z. w.
Fuckers map Of the city of Meuphis; begin |
ming at the intersection Of the north side Of |
jefferson street with the west line Of Front |
alley; thence westwardly with the north line |
of Jefferson street ~ feet; thence north, and |
parallel with the west line Of Front alley. AZ
feet; thence east in direct line AZ feet, to the |
west line of said alley; thence south with said |
west line, to the beginning; being the same /
lot conveyed TO Frazer Titus by the President, |
Directors and Company of the Farmers and |
Merchants Bank of Memphis, and registered
IN the Registers office of Shelby county, in
book No. q, page 3s6. etc.; levied on TO sat
sly said execution for $500. with interest
md costs.
MARCUS J. WRIGHT, Sheriff.
By W. w. COLEMAN, Deputy Sheriff.
July Sth, $50. ll2-11S-l24
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PROPOSALS.
Notice to Contractors! !

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
- ceived at the Engineers office, Memphis,
Tennessee, until IL m, ON the lst of August,
1870, for the graduation, masonry and bridge
road, between Covington and Ripley. a dis
tance of fifteen miles. A portion of the work
is heavy and worthy the attention of Contrac-
tors. rr.
Office Of the Chief Engineer, $50 Main street,
Memphis, Tenn, on and after June 6, 1870.
Hr TH0S. VI. WILMINGTON,
1871 Oh. Eng. Miss. River r. r.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-21

Constable of Fourteenth District.
| hereby announce myself candidate for
reelection to the Office Of Constable of the l4th
Civil District of Shelby county. Election,
fourth day of August next:
te NF L. S. MALLORY.
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Judge OF Probate Court.

To the Qualified Voters of Shelby County:
an 10. 'udSe 81 tne ~ Ouun ns
the voters at the ballot box. Election the first
Thursday in August next.
111-teT THOMAS LEONARD.
1 am a candidate for the Office Of Probate
Judge of Shelby county; subject to the action
of the Democratic Convention.
to" JOHN A. ONLEY.
We are authorized to announce JAMES e.
TEMPLE candidate for j udge of the Probate
Court of Shelby county. Election, first Thurs
day in August. te"
j. w. SCALES is n candidate for Judge of
the Probate Court of Shelby county; subject to
the action of the convention of July IS.
B. B. BARNES is candidate for Judge of
Probate Court. Primary Convention. July l6
Saturday, p.m.; Nominating Convention,
July is (Monday). Election, first Thursday
in August. 103-te
We are authorized to announced. =. r. RAY
as a candidate for Judge of the Probate Court
Of Shelby county; subject TO the Democratic
Nominating Convention. 10i-te
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-21
NEWSPAPERS.

Its exceedingly large circulatieH throaeheut
the eitv and STATE offers business men an eN-
rellcnt opportunity q MAKE tnelr .. ousln - =.
tbs section Of country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-21
SYSTEM OF MEDICINE.

1t is divided into the following departments:
FEMALE DEPARTMENT.-In this department
every complaint known to woman is treated
with unvarying success.
CANCER DEPARTMENT. and tumors
are here cured in ninety-eight cases out of
every hundred.
DEPARTMENT FOR HEART DIsEAsE.-In this
department this formidable disease is treated .
with the most gratifying results.
DEPARTMENT FOR SKIN DISEASES. Every
form of skin diseases permanently cured here.
CONSUMPTION AND CATARRH DEPARTMENT
The professors in this department have made
many important discoveries in the treatment
of lung, throat and nose diseases.
EYE AND EAR DEPARTMENT.-The eye and
ear most tenderly and triumphantly treated.
CONFIDENTIAL DEPARTMENT. Devoted to the
exclusive treatment of class of maladies
nameless here, by an able professorship.
SURGICAL DEPARTMENr.--We daily perform
the most important operations known to sur
gerry.
All affairs Of. a, private character held sa-
BB- Office hours from o'clock in the morn
ing till 8 o'clock in the evening. Open every
Sunday forenoon, from n. IN. 10 u IN.
j. B. RUSSELL, NJ. D.,
Consulting Physician.
J. c. WATSON, Secretary.
u: e. WARRAN. Treasnrer. 107-10-32
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MEDICAL.
10 MEDICAL.
d R. r u S s e LIS
sEPTENIAL
M edical Institute,
AZ North Court St, Memphis.

V,HIS INSTITUTION, INCORPORATED
l. by the State of Tennessee, is legalized
Association of Scientific Physicians and Sur
geons, devoted to the treatment of patients.
and instruction in theory and practice of the
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For Attornex GenernI.

w. d. WILKERS0N, JR.. Of Lauderdale
county, is Ia candidate for Attorney General of
the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, composed of
the counties of Hardeman, Fayette, Shelby
Upton and Lauderdale. 106-te"
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
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l. every afternoon Except Sunday by
Weekly Public Ledger,

Published every Tuesday at So per annum lin
advanced; clubs Of five or more. 81 SO.
Communications upon subjects Of general
able.
Reiected manuscripts WILL NOT he returned
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-21

/ am a candidate for Register of Shelb
county. [te, S. A. TAYLOR.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-11-04

cause of his ease of communication which was
true, and of her mother that her entrance
could not have been long since, because of her
difficulty in communicating.
Now what shall we make of all this. Here
is a christian lady, member of GOOD standing
of one of our city churches, a lady of the great,
est practical sense. No dreamer, no mere en-
thusiast, lady OF culture, of the purest life,
who decidedly affirms to any and all the trutb
of this experience. How shall we solve tbis
phenomena. Is it possible for one mind to
read without verbal communication all there
is in another mind, and thus give facts, seem
ingly impossible for a stranger to know? OF do
our dear departed friends the loved, and the
lost as we thought surround US and COM
municate with us. Are there indeed.
"More things in heaven and earth,
Than ere was dreamed in our philoso-
phyP"
Do "Millions of spiritual beings surround
US.
Both when we sleep and when we wake?'
Is the "airy voice" indeed possiblef can the
souIunited yet to corporeality hold communion
with departed onesS
If we strive to solve these questions by ref
ference to odihc force, to electric afinities, tc
brain hallucination, the mystery becomes
deeper Say we solve this wonderful affair
one of the most extraordinary of which we
have positively heard by the admission that
mind does know mind without verbal com.
munion or written revelation, for in these
| questions were no revelations, names given, as
written by the lddy,) can that power extend tC
creation so that mind can on its own hanc
produce this blood red mark Or it is magic
such as Macallister practices? One thing we
| believe, that the dead do not communicate
with the living; we wish we could. but we do
| mot and If there is n asunernatural here we be.
ieve it is of the Devil, and not of God, enc
there we leave it. But of this lady's honesty
and veracity we have no doubt at all.
Her name will be given to any who inquire
at this Office, and they can learn for them
| selves.-TtI99il Star
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-11-04

DEMOCRACY is greately exercised,
because the administration has de-
termined that the law of Congress
to prevent fraudulent voting shall
be enfored, at the coming election,
IN New York, and are trying to man
ufacture public sympathy by claim
ing that many Democrats will be
prevented from voting. This is the
merest hypocracy. Not legal voter
of either party viii be interfered
with, but repeaters and illegal voters
will mot be allowed to override tbewill
oftherealvOters,as they have been do
lngfor years past, t,under the Tammanv
organization. AS an evidence thst
they have been perpetrating the
grossest frauds, the census retnrns
from 13 election districts have boon
published, showing that in poppla
ton OF 1896, vote OF 1915 has
been poIled, of which only 57I were
Republican-an average of one vote r
to less than two residents, counting
women, children and unnaturalized
voters. In one Of those 13 districts
the total population was $40 but the
vote was 934. Is it not time such
frauds we're checked ? The admin
istration will deserve the thank of all
good citizens, if it succeeds in de,
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-11-04

SURRENDER OF METz.-Nothing
that has occurred during the war,
has had a greater effect upon the
French people than the surrender of
Bazaine, with an army sufficiently
large, if efficiently handled, to have
made last grand effort to cut its
way out of its environment, and re-
join the armies forming in other parts
Of France. Over 10000 efficient
men, plenty of munitions Of war; and
an able General, would not so igno-
miniously have laid down their
arms, and left their country to its
fate, unless some base design5were
at the bottom. No wonder theFrench
people are indignant, and charge
the grossest perfdy against Bazaine.
Either that, or the most compile te
imSecility must have possessed him,
and his previous record would hard
" give credence to a charge of ina
bility. Speaking Of the surrender,
a special correspondent says:
The tragedy was completed, but
its saddest side still remains to be
viewed. According to the statement
of Gen. Won Zastrow, who held the
Baisdevaux on the morning of the
18th Of August, Bazaine could then
have avoided being inclosed in Metz.
He could, after he was there, accor-
ding to the Metzian statement, read
ily have made a sortie and rejoined
MacMahon and could have Joined
him. After most Of his cavalry and
artillery horses had been eaten, it OF
course was more difficult; still, his
movements are said to have lacked
determination, and even have been
in the last two sorties. This
is charged to a complot in behalf of
the regency, according to which this
army was to try and remain in Soutu
quo until the conclusion of the war
IN Western France, and then become
valuable with the Prussian consent,
ior Bonapartist purposes,-Bazaine
hlmself IN that case to be virtual
Regent. Nearly all the Metzians seem
to believe this. Their most infueu- |
tial people have assured such belief !
10 me.
Since the time Of the investment
Bazaine has never been seen in caimp. /
except on extraordinary occasions,
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-11-04
ZEE sUTcIpH MANIA.
A Man Takes His Own Life in Jail
His Wife Refuses to Receive His
Remains at Her House.


On Monday last, Frederick Werner, shoe
maker who lived on Tecumseh street, was
committed to jail for twenty days for abusing
his family. His wife worked in the tobacco
factory OF Chase, sherwood & Co., receiving
% per week for her services. The husband
would compel her to give him portion of her
earnings which he would spend for liquor, get
dunk, and then beat and abuse his wife and
three small children. She endured this as long
as possible and finally, on Sunday last, had her
husband arrested and locked up. On Monday
he received his sentence as above stated
After getting sobered Off in jail, Werner be-
came quite detected and spent much of his
time In reading the Bible. On Tuesday night
he was locked in his cell, as is the custom, and
the turnkey observed nothing wrong in his
conduct, bnt on opening the cell Wednesday
morning Werner was found lying upon his
face, on the floor, dead. He had fastened a
towel about his neck and then taken stave
and passed through it, by means Of which he
tightened the towel about his neck until
strangulation and death ensued. This was
a most cool and deliberate process for self
destruction, but in this instance it was very
successful.
Coroner Cooke was summoned but an in
quest was not deemed necessary.
Sheriff Dowling went to the late residence
of the deceased for the purpose of informing
Mrs. Werner of the death of her husband, but
not finding her at home he went to where she
was employed. In the meantime she had
heard of her husbands death and started
home, not to prepare for funeral services, but
to fasten the doors of her house and prevent
the remains from being taken there.
This action on the part of his wife induced
the proper authorities to take charge of the
remains of the deceased, and the suicide was
buried by the city.
Mrs Werner had just taken the initiatory
steps for procuring a divorce, and truly her
love must have been turned to hatred when
she could bolt her doors against the remains OF
her husband and the father of her children.
This is very sad case, one which should cause
the person, or persons, who received the poor
woman's wages from the hands other drunken
husband and gave him the maddening bowl in
return, many nights of unrest.-TOiedo Com.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-11-04
The Tip-Top Mt. Washington Party.

The T1p-Top MT. washington Party.
One of the four gentlemen who
propose to spend the winter on the
top of Mount Washington was in
town this week, seeking some pee
uniary aid in this novel enterprise.
He asks for only about 81, 900. But
had found it hard work to gather
the needful, being an entire stranger
in the city, and but little versed in
the art of raising money. We hope,
however, that he has fallen in With
some generous souls, who have sup
piled his wants, and sent him
flying upward ere this, which
he was so anxious to do;
for the other members of the party
were already upon the mountain,
and were anxiously looking for his
arrival. A telegrahic cable has been
laid from the top ofMt. Washington
to the village at the foot Of the
mountain, stores of various kinds,
enough for six months supply, with
clothing and conYeniences of vari-
Gus kinds, has been sent forward,
and were already safely slowed away
in the railroad depot, which is to be
the home of the party for the dreary
winter months, during which they
will be shut out from this lower
world. Above all, an ample supply
Of coal has been sent up. They
take, among other conveniences,
snow shoes (; and it is barely pos
siGle, that in case ofgreat extremity
the party might get down on these;
but the number Of days during the
winter are generally very few, in
which such an undertaking would
be hazardous. The United States
government, the coast survey, and
the Smithsonian Institute, have all
manifested an interest in the enter
prise and all needed instruments
have been furnished for scientific
purposes. And we can but wish
these courageous and enterprising
scientifics a comfortable and success
ful winter life on the mountains.-
Boston Trader, 29M.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-11-04

RECENTLY an explosion occurred
ct Fairport, near Painesville, in the
Nito -glycerine works, which did con-
siderable damage, but occasioned
no loss Of life. On Tuesday last,
$4,000 pounds of the fearful stuff
exploded, blowing to atoms Patrick
Scribner, :ather and son named
Malone and Edw. Duncan. The
shock of the explosion was felt for
miles, and where the magazines
stood are now two ponds of water
so feet across and IS feet deep.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-11-04

METZ, another Of the strongholds
Of France has fallen, and yielded
179,000 prisoners to the Germans
1t IS said this surrender was made in
pursuance of the reported agreement
inferred into the week previous-re
cognizing the young prince, with
Bazaine as regent, and that peace
would speedily follow. But it does
not appear that the Republican
authorities will recognize the ar,
Tangement.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-11-04

TIE Messenger amuses its readers
with the innocent fiction that the
Democracy have carried Pennsylya-
MIA by a majority of 5000. This is
necessary to keep up the sinking
spirits of its adherents, and viii be
persevered in until next fall. limo
cent as this fiction is, we would not
advise any of its readers to risk
much on it, lest they learn how fatal
it is TO lean on a broken stick.
Pennsylvania has gone Republican
by majority of over 1000, although
1t it inconvenient for the Messenger
TO learn the truth, or give it to its
readers.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-11-04
T-E WAF7

VERSAILLES, Oct. 3I.-On Friday last tn,
French drove back the German outpost at Ii
Bourgot, mile or so east of Fort st. Denis, OF
the northern boundary of Paris. At evening
of that day the French were discovered in oc
cupation In force OF position which they haC
fortified. To-day, therefore, the Second divis
ion OF the guard attacked the point, After q
hot and brilliant fight the French were driver
from the position back behind their fortifica
tions. Three officers and about twelve hun.
dred men were taken prisoners. The Prus.
sian losses are acknowledged to have beer
quite heavy, as the French fought behind earth
works.
LONDON, Oct. 31.--A letter dated at Yer.
sailles, on the 25th, says: at has rained in
cessantly for two days, and the ground is slip.
perry and muddy. 4 sortie is supposed to be
impossible at present. Since Friday not a gun
has been heard, and perfect quietness has pre-
vailed. A report prevailed this morning that
the German communications were broken by
Garibaldi, that the rails were DESTROYED and
trains smashed. This afternoon, met an
acquaintance just arrived from Rheims, who
had travelled all the way from Epernay.
Every train had been DESTROYED.
VERSAILLES, Oct 31.-Formal notice of the
capitulation of Metz has been sent to Paris
under a flag of truce. The King of Prussia
has announced his determination to immedi-
ately lombard the city He considers the
enormous number of prisoners who must in
variably be subject to all the privations Of
hunger and suffering consequent upon the
long siege of Metz would under these circum-
stances be more mercifully dealt with by fore
ing an entry for them into Paris, and be a
proper tribute of respect to those who fought
best for France. A large number of reinforce
ments for the Prussian troops reached the in
vesting lines to-day.
The correspondent with Garibaldi writes
on the 9th from st. Jean De Dole: l arrived
here last night, 1 have not seen GaIibaldi
since the eve Of Montana. The alteration in
him is striking. His fingers are bent with
rheumatism and his body is thin but his face
is as calm and bright as ever. We had two
hours talk. His position is peculiar. He ar
rived at Tours simultaneously with Gambetta.
The latter was not over-pleased with the ova-
tons to Garibaldi. They had an interview
there. Garibaldi wrote to Gambetta as fol-
lows: 81 see have made a mistake. I am
unless, and shall return" But that would not
have suited the people, so they gave him COM
mand of the department of tura. He is re-
ported to have 10000 men but in reality he
has only 5000, and they are Spanish, Italians
and French-a mongrel crew.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-11-04
Correspondence Between Secretary
Cox and the President.

WASHINGTON, October 30.-The friends OF
Samuel Beatty Of Pennsylvania and Morrell
of New Bedford, in behalf of many members
of their denomination paid visit to the Pres
ident yesterday to thank him for having in
augurated the peace policy towards the In
dians, and congratulated him on the appoint
ment of civil instead of military agents to con-
duct business pertaining to various tribes.
Gen. Cox, on leaving the Office, thinks il
his duty to yield to the very general demand
for the following correspondence and has
therefore furnished it for publication:
STATEN ISLAND, Oct. 8, 1870.
Ny DEAR SIR:-When Congress adjourned
in the summer, was credibly informed that
a somewhat systematic effort would be made
before their re-assembling in the winter, to
force change in the policy we have pursued
in the Interior Department.
The removal of the Indian service from the
sphere of ordinary political patronage, has
been specially disTasteful to many influential
gentlemen in both Houses, and in order to
enable you to carry your purpose out success
fully, am satisfied that you ought not to be
embarrassed by any other causes of irritation
in the same Department. NY views OF the
necessity of reform in the civil service, have
brought me more or less into collision with
the plan of our active political managers
and my sense Of duty has obliged me to op-
pose some Of their methods of action through,
the department. I have no doubt whatever
that public sentiment will sooner or later
fully sustain these efforts, at what regard
needed reforms; but 1 ought not to overlook
the fact that for the present they involve op-
position which it may not be for the interest
Of this administration to provoke; and as my
personal tendency is to be rather more than
less persistent in the course to which I am
committed, deem it my duty to place in
your hands my resignation of the Office of
Secretary of the Interior, to take effect as
soon as you can conveniently determine upon
my successor. The annual report Of the
department will be made at an early day, and
for this and other reasons believe the inter-
val prior to the adjourned session of Congress
the fittest for such a change.
trust you will permit me to add, that as
the original acceptance of the position was an
interference with plans of life formed, as I
think, with prudence, return to my private
business, so far from being an inconvenience
or disappointment, will only be carrying
out what most desired to do as soon as it
could be done without embarrassment to you
or sacrifice Of public duty. Indications that
you might be already troubled by suggestions
on the subject, have induced me to write at
once without waiting my return to Washing7
ton.
With sincere assurances of my strong desire
for the complete success Of your administra-
ton, remain
Truly your obedient servant,
To the President.