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1O3 acres of Land,

lands Of A. S. Koou, T. Y. Mar
lin and others. levied upnu as the proper
ty Of G. NJ. Hodges, ads. T. B, Milford
or anolier.
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a. aTHE HOME 81 +; TRAc1,s

Sd. aTHE; HOME TRACT .S
which is 10 be divided into three tracts,
pIa,s Of which, viii be exhibited on day g
sale. Said homestead b,iunded; By laud
II Jonathan Jordan, and lands Of the &
tate; levied upon as the ploperty Baylh1
.oinew Jordan, ads. David Jordan.
.$sE HI 8. sCAS0N, iss5 s
M Sheriff Ahbsvilte County,
= Sheriff Office, Oct. 81, 1870, 81 S.
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$50 acres, more or less,
bounded BY lands Of Il. NJ. johnson, Will
:iam Sou,he,au3. aud others. levied on
as the property Of VIM. S. McBr, de, ads
Johp5E. Uldriu and wife. Also i5
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n ~ ~ ~
at the suit Of Rawson 4 Co, and anndry
o,her creditors, The real estate of Enoch
Nelson, consisting Of The following lracl~
of land, viz:
Isl. THE HOME PLANTATION"
containing 1000 acres, more or less,
bounded BY hands o. JAS. w. Frazer, S. NJ.
McCEniop, and others.
2nd. THE ADAMS TRACT"
1890 acres, mo,e or les,
bounded lv lauls O! :. MCGOWAN, estate
OF ]. S. Allen. N. J. Davis, and others.
Sd. THE BAKER TRACT"
containing 200 acres, more or less.
bonded by 'auds Of. Sami Jordan, Thos.
Jackson, sad others.
One House and Lot,
10 tue Town Of Of Abhevills, containing
One and Haf acEes,
more or less. on Main Street, opposit the
Methodist Parsonage.
A L S o.
The real eetalenf BsrihoIomew Jordan.
1900 acres of Land,
more or less, TO be sold in five tracts, TO
,dst. aTHE REYNOLDS TRACT"
no acres, more Or less, adj
oinmg lands Of Jonathan Jordan, Joel
laitse, and others.
a2nd. THE MELY TRACT"
containing 109 acres, more or less. ad +
oining Iandslof w, E. Henderson, iona.
than Jordan, and others.
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One House and Lot,

in the Town Of AhbeviIle. contsi"ing
Two and a Half acres, raors o.
less, LEVIED upon as Tue pro.er,y Of 81. I.
Lyon, and bounded hy lands OF Dr.. |.
Branch, Mrs. F E. Allen, ). MCGOWAN.
and o,he,s, ada. d. L. Ward'aw, w. j.
Smith, surviving Executors. Also.
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SHERIFF's SALE.

John a, ParlIow, against Phares G. Ma
rim, Administrator, Tnomas Tbomso.:
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IN Common Pleas,

4 Equity Side. iii
INpursuance Of an order Of the Court
i Ibis case, | will sell to the higbe
bidder at AbbeviIle Court House on re
FIRST Monday IN November next, with
the legal hours OF sale, the following pat.
GELS OF land situated in Abbeville Count.
designated by PIatls Of survey, which vi
be exhibited GU day Of sale.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

SHERIFF'S SALE.
State Of South Carolina.
ABBEHILLE COUNTY.
In Common Pleas.
Equity Side.
Samuel Gllmer, Wm., H. Parker. et. al.
Joseph T. Moure, Wm. C. Moore, Ex-
ecutors, and others.
= Bill to account, AarshsA assets.
TO SELL LAND, DC.
ny virtue OF the order Of The Circuit
ID Court in this case, will llsell 10 the
highest bidder at AhbevilIe Court House,
on ,he FIRST MONDAY in NOVEM.
BER next, within Tie legal hours OF
sale.
FIRST. THE LOT OF LAND AND
81 BUILDINGS THEREON, in ,he
7 wn Of Abbr il ., known rs ,be"HOME-
STEAD Of JAMES MOORE, decd, cou-
tanning more Or less. ano
bounded by lands Of D L. WardIaw, W..
b. Parker, and others, on tie following
TERMS, 10 wit: Que half of the
purchase money to bo paid in. cash, the
other or remang half on credit Of twelve
months ttom date Of sale, with interest OIL
The remaining half from The dale Of sale
until the paymen. Of ths money. to be se-
cured BY bond With two G. cd sursiies and
a mortgage Of the premises sold, -aid
mortgage containing power 10 resell for
cash The premises for pay ymeut Of the re-
mining purchase money.
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TERMS.

One third for cash and the remaining
lwo.,hirds upon credit of TIVE I've months
with interest from da,e. Tue purchaser
10 give bond and at )e"at two good sure.
lies and a mor' gage Of the premises sold
10 secure The purcba>e money.
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$50 acres,

Of land, more OF less, bouu.led by y. N.
r. gers. and others, Iexed on as The pro
petty of M. O. TsI'nan, ads. John I. Sloan,
Survivor, Also
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NO. 8.

Containing / Acre more or less, bound
ed by A. w. Lathrop, Augusta road, and
Abbe.ille aud V na on which are the
SHOPS. a.,
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TRACT NO. 6.

.BERDISHAW TRACT" on Little
River, founded by lands Of Dr.. John Al!
Giber, estate lands and lAnds Of P. G.
..ianin, contsiniuy 205 Acres, more o.
LOGS 30. .4.s t
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TRACT NO. 8.

mill TRACE" containing IS
Acres, more or less and bounded by
ianus Of Andrew Guil!sbeau, estate Dr..
Jobu De La Howe and Samuel Willard.
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TRACT NO. L,

Homestead bounded by lands Of j. b.
A, Gilbert, P. B. Moragne, estate P. e.
Martin, aud Augusta Road, containing
$50 Acres, more or less. >t
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TRACT NO. Z.
DAVIS TRACT" bounded by land.
Of John J. Martiu, W. A. Crozier, Col. L.
J.. Patterson and the Savannah river, con.
taiuiy 400 Acres more OF less.
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TRACT NO. 4.

Designated in The platt a. a part OF the
WILLIS TRACT" bou 'ded bv land'
P. B. Moragnie, estate Of Gabriel Cox, and
he Augusta Rnad. ALL WOOD. LAND,
containing 81 Acres, more or less.
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TRACT NO. 5. 9

Containing 81 Acres, more or less,
bounded By lands j. A. Gilbert, P.B. Mo,
sgue and Homestead. s -
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A r so
NO. @.

"DWELLING HOUSE LOT" bound.
I'd by A. w. Lathrop, and others, coulain-
ing 4 Acres, more or less.
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at the suit Of Rawsou 4 Co., and snndry
oher creditors, The real estate of Enocll
Nelson, consisting Of The following lracl'
of land, viz: -.
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Known as McMnrpby tract, bounded B
|P. B. Moragne. Lands NOW or lately be-
longing to COLI. L. Patterson, and til
Augusta Road, containing 303 Acres,
more or less. a - x
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-18

Josh Billings, a well-known cacogra-
pher, has dangerous throat disease.
Victor Hugo is called ian eloquent
maniac" by New Orleans paper.
Hon. A. Il. d. Stuart, of Virginia, has
turned editor. Another good man gone !
Barney Williams real name is Will
liam Henry johnson. He is the only
son of retired New York clergyman.
Fashionable young ladies are rapidly
discarding the Alpine hat, which is now
worn by children and women of the
demi monde.
In fifty libel suits instituted against
newspapers, in the last ten yeara, the
gross amount Of money COLLECTED was
only $4,000.
A woman is captain OF canal boat
running into Cincinnati, and transscts
business, says the Enquirer, as well as
man.
A young painter was copying a cele-
brated painting in the Dresden gallery,
the other day, when travelling cockney
asked him what was done with the old
pictures after the new ones we're done.
A Parrot shell, one Of Gilmore's pills,
was foend the other day lodged between
two buildings in Charleston, S. c A hre
nearly destroyed oue Of the buildings,
bat fortunately did not reach the unex-
ploded shell.
The Bloomfield (Indians) Dsmserqt
is engraving a picture of the man who
owes il $40 subscription, and promises
that the picture shall appear with a
biography of the distinguished dead
beat in question"
A few years ago an ingenious gentle
man managed to get drunk free oil
charge almost daily in the streets Of
London by falling down in fit, with .
small placard on his breast "pon'i
bleed me, but give ne glass o. ho'
brandy and water"
A Paris clerk, recently transferred Ia
the Office fer the registry OF marriages
from the registry of deaths, tnrsv chill
over a bridal party by solemnly iuquir
ing of the witnesses, what was your
connection with the deceased 2
The Bryan (Texss) Appeal says: A
freedman, calling himself Bill Jackson
applied to the board for registration
With due formality he presented to Lieu
lssant Vesondorf his 'tifcate, as be
called K. The ad6samsur reid San
Smith. Said the Lieutenant, is your
name SMITH No, said the freedman, my
name is Bill Jackson; bat you see
usssa, Ssa Smith be died, aud married
his wider, and come to ell his state, ADD
Won see dis yer 'tifcate was 'msngst hi'
property, snd iell tArs to i.
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Daytdson Farm Association.

We desire to call the particular atten-
ton of the public to the Davidson Farm
Association Of Hsrdemsn county. The
scheme, when explained, will commend
itself to the confidence of every one.
Mrs. Florence s. V. Davidson, whose
husband was killed recently at Pocahon.
tas, has valuable farm near that town,
which it is proposed to dispose Of on The
18th of March by q public drawing for
her benefit. The farm is valued at
$40 900. Tickets in the scheme will be
sold at Eve dollars each until two thou
sand a7e sold. The managers of the
drawing are Msjor NJ. I. Wicks. MsjOr
J. P. Strange and Major Phil. I. Allen,
gentlemen who would not lend eounte.
NANCE to any plan Of this kind not per
fecily equitable and honorable. Tickets
are for sale at the Whitemore House in
this city, and will be offered by the
friends of the lady at other places. Read
the advertisement in another column.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-18

A Chicago paper tells the following
about Carlotta Patti. A certain shoe
dealer of that city, who is passionate
lover Of music, was particularly demon.
strative at recent concert in insisting
that Mile Patti should repeat one Of her
songs. The lady, who has sharp as we'll
as very beautiful eyes, noticed this. The
next day she had occasion to purchase q
pair OF CATERS, and happened to buy
them of the gentleman who had been so
ardent on the evening before. Having
selected the articles and paid for them,
she turLed to the vender of the shoes,
and in very pleasant quiet and matter
of-fact way, said: Nov, please give me
a pair of CATERS" Give you pair e
- Certainly; give me pair.
why; what do you mean p II mean
that you bought ticket at the concert
last evening, and then demanded that l
should give you doube what you paid for
1t. Am | asking more than you did =
1t is to be supposed that Patti got her
CATERS,
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PRIMARY MBHTIN as.
Democratic Executive Committee
shelby COanty.

The primary meetings in the wards OF
the city for the purpose of appointing
delegates to the County Convention, will
be held on Saturday, January ~, at
o'clock, at the following places:
FIRST Ward-Main street engine house.
Second Ward - Council room, Ex-
change Building.
Third Ward-squire Kiernan's Office,
Adams stree.
Fourth Ward-Stillman Hall, Second
street.
Fifth ward-Municipsl Court room,
Second street.
Sixth Ward-Waldran Block, Main
street.
Seventh Ward-Ferguson Hall.
Eighth Ward-Poplar street Market
house.
Ninth Ward-Chelsea House.
Tenth Ward-Corner Main and South
streets.
1870 THos H. LoewooD, Chairman.
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A DoubIe Man.

All the stories told of the Siamese
twins hardly equal this of the Scotch
double man, of whom the following ac-
count ia given by the Rsrum Scotiarum
Historic During the reign of James
iii of Scotland, and at his court, there
lived man double above the waist. and
single below that region. The King
caused him to be carefully brought up.
He rapidly acquired knowledge Of mu.
sic, the two heads learning several Ian
gusges they debated together, and the
two upper halves occasionally fought.
They lived generally, however, in the
greatest harmony. When the lower part
Of the body was tickled, the two individ
uals felt il together; but when, on the
other hand, one of the upper individuals
we're touched, he alone felt the effect.
This monstrous being died at the age Of
twenty eight years. 0ne Of the bodies
died several days before the other"
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The following curious story is the town
talk Of the city of Christisnia, Norway {:
"a lady in that city, by dint of various
applications and stratagems, had sue
ceeded in wrestling the secrets of Free
masonry from her husband. No sooner
had she done SO, than in her excitement
she hurried to the Grand Master, told
him that the brother had revealed it all
to her, and closed by imploring him to
Give me back my husband The Grand
Master, who had received her in hall
entirely hung in black, piercing the por-
trait Of the recresnt brother with pom
lard, he said to her, Your husband is no
longer a Freemason.' When the poor
lady returned to the house abe found her
husband dead. he had been stabbed
with a poniard at the same place where
the portrait had been pierced with it"
The people of Christiania must be very
nradn Ions
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-18

Weather clear and cold. Here the river
continues to fall very slowly. At Gin
cinnati the Ohio is rising, and at Louis
vile it is above all the wster.marks,
and perfect food is coming from above.
The water is SOW FIVE feet in the houses
on the front of the wharf at Cincinnati
and Louisville the residents living along
the river are eyacuating The Arkansas
has thirty four inches in the channel to
Little Rock. White river is rising slowly,
with a good stage of water to Jackson
port and points above there.
BOATS IN PORT.
Legal Tender, Liberty No. 2, Nellie
Gra,z, Alice Dean, Guidou, Kate Kesr-
ney, Fanny Brandies, St. Francis, Thos.
Il. Allen and George W. Cheek.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The excellent passenger steamer Lib.
erty No. 2, Captain Pat. Wheat, will gel
away to-day at Eve p m. for Jacksonpor'
aud way landings on White river, carry.
log the United States mail. Messrs.
Green and Sharpe, two very efficient
clerks and agreeable gentlemen, preside
in the office.
The fine steamer Legal Tender, Capt
John. D. Elliott, is the regular Tuesday
White river packet, leaving this even,
ing at five o'clock. Messrs. Joe Elliott
and Arthur Fields, two clever gentlemen
have charge of the Office.
The Guidon, Captain Clay Rice in
command, is the Tuesday Arkansas rivel
packet, leaving this evening at five o clocl
for Fort Smith direct. Z. ]. Butler, {
clever gentleman, presiSes in the ogloe
The excellent passenger cleaner st
Francis, Captain Bowman in command
is the Tuesday packet for all points OF
the st. Francis river, connecting with The
steamer Lady Withsup at Wittsburg fol
the sunk lands. She leaves to day ct five
pm. Messrs. Paine and Conant, two al
tentive and obliging officers, preside al
the desk,
The regular Tuesday Frisr's Point and
bends packet is the George W. Cheek, il
command Of that sterling and courteous
gentleman, CApsSin George Malone
leaving at five pm. Frank Gontermsr
is in the Office.
The staunch and swift little steamer
Nellie Graiz, Captain Desrth in COM
mand. ia the regular Tuesday Oscsoln
and bends packet, leaving ct five pm
Gus. D'Arch, an excellent gentleman,
does the honOrs Of The office.
The splendid passenger steamer Alice
Dean. Captain John N. Skunk ia com
maud, is the regular Wednesday Louis
vile and Cincinnati packet, leaving to
morrsw at five pm. WIN. c. Grubbs, Of
sfable gentleman and very efficient clerk
has charge Of the Office.
The General Anderson will 30 out to-
Esorrow for Frisr's Point
Captain George o Hart, formerly com
mander of the ST. Patrick, is in the city
on business.
The Julia IS sse frog hegiEylAS
The Con1Ou~esiia yin pass down thi
| sEeuing for SEsw Orleans and the bends
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Death of n Tennessee Pioneer I'm Ar
kansas.

Death of Tennessee Pioneer I'm Ar
The Washington (Ark. Telegraph of
recent date says:
There are few who have lived .or
travelled in Hampstead county who will
not remember the kind and hearty tones
and genial and hospitable manners OF
John w. Williams. He was extensively
known and no less beloved.
He was native of East Tennessee,
Hawkins county, born on the 18th day
of March, 1890. While yet boy be re-
moved lin 1909 with his father to Kas
Kas Kin settlement in Illinois, where
they remained only year. He removed
again to Cumberland county, in Ken
tuck, where be resided until he came to
Hampstead county, Arkansas, near fifty
years ago. He was one of the old race
Of pioneers who in former times made
Arkansas what,we fear, she will not soon
be again.
He was soldier of the war of 1872,
and participated under General Harrison
in the battle of the Thames against the
British and Indians, in which Tecumseh
was killed-also in other engagements in
the Northwest.
When not engaged in the service Of bis
country, he was always a farmer-and
an eminently useful and successful one
in the community. He derived from his
farm full competency Of the necessa-
ries of life-although bis extraordinary
charity, and kindness of heart, prevented
him from accommodating a fortune.
He died on the 30th of December, 1863
at his residence on the Little Rock road
His disease was asthmatic fever.
Thus one by one the old generation
passes away. With manners sometimes
rough, they we're full of genial aud ster.
ling qualities-snd in the coming gener
alton we much fear we may have to
regret that we do not look upon their
like again.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-18
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
speedy Retrfbution-A Robber and
Murderer shot by the Police.

Yesterday afternoon the police received
information that negro man had been
killed on the other side of the river, and
that the murderer would probably try TO
come to the city. This put them on the
watch. But we will give the facts iu the
order they occurred.
Some months ago young buck negro,
named George Daniels, some twenty We
years old, smigrated from his native heath
in Chester, South Carolina, and went to
Arkansas. He found employment with
a planter not far from Mound City. An
other freedman, some forty years old,
worked on the same place. He was an
exception for honesty and industry, and
was respected by the white people. Dan
iels, on the other hand, wss not fond
of work, and often expressed de-
sire to return to South Carolina,
but hadn't the money TO go by rail.
Yesterday morning the old negro,
whose name was Phil. Murray, was paid
SlO7 20 by man who bought his last
years crop. George Daniels was present
and they went of together. 10 the after
noon, about two clock, Daniels appeared
alone at Hopefeld, and his actions ex-
cited some suspicious among the negroes
who knew him. Search was made, and a
mile or two up the river the marks of q
bloody struggle was found, and pencil
was picked up which was known to be-
long to Murray. Blood was tracked
across to the river, where it was evident
the body of murdered man had been
thrown 10.
About six o'clock in The evening the
murderer, George Daniels, came across
on the steam ferrybost Excelsior. Two
or three negroes pointed him out, and
officers j. M. Rice and Bart Smith cap
tured him at once. A portion Of the
money and pocket-book belonging tc
Murray was found en- his person. They
brought him up Union street, across t.
Second, and then turned north toward
tie station.house. At the first alley ht
broke away toward the bayou at full
speed. They called on him to halt
and when he was about twenty yard
| off fred at him several times as fast a.
they could. He ran on to the cross alley
and turned back to Union street, ant
down that to another alley near Dr.
Frayser's residence, where he fell. Wher
picked up he had very little to say
though not dead. The officers put hin
in a hack and took him to the station
house. Dr.. Lynch was called in, but hi
services were scarcely required. TIT
negro was dead.
Justice Foley held an inquest at tn
stationhouse, and verdict was returned
in accordance with the facts we hav
stated. The body is at the stationhous
and will probably have to be buried g
public expense, as the deceased had n
relatives or friends or money.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-18
III. Wetter a Go.

This solid, enterprising firm, at 10 and
Is Monroe street, is prepared to supply
the local demand and the trade gener'
ally With everything in the stove, tin
ware and koll9F-ware line; Also all the
improved and most iaoOr-ssyiug kinds Of
cooking utensils and kitchen furniture
generally. They keep large, fine stock
on hand. aad By their strict attention to
business, fairness Rpd energy, have
firmly established one OF the test hOsSe'
Of the city. Good bargains are given
aud their representations can be strictly
relied upon. Our friends from the
cOu ntry, - sslI IS in the city, will find il
TO their advantage 70 esll sRd see.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-18
Memphis Theater.

The Buckley Serenaders arrived aud
appeared at the Memphis Theater last
night. The troupe consists of tweniy-slx
talented artists, under the supervision OF
Mr.. Buckley. AZ a variety and burlesque
opera troupe this one has seldom been
surpassed on our boards. 4 full house
was present and greeted the Serenaders
with enthusiastic applause. Everybody
should 20 who wants to really erjoy
themselves for an hour or two. There
will be a change Of programme every
evening sud a good matinee Saturday
afternoon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-18
Gail for Meeting Of stockhoIders of
the Little Rock Railroad.

OaII for Meeting Of Stockholders Of
the Little Rock Railroad.
We were handed the following for pub
LEGATION: 1nA 1'
JANUARY n. 1870.
The undersigned, each claiming to be
the President and Board of Directors Of
the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad
Company, but neither intending TO be
bound as to the recognition of any right
10 the other, but both intending in the
interests Of the road to put an end to
litigation in the premises, do hereby con-
currently call general meeting Of the
stockholders of said road, TO be held on
the 18th day OF, February next, at Hope
field, Arkansas, for the purpose Of hold
ing an election OF Board Of Directors,
and for other purposes Of the Company
and the old Board shall remain in pos
session OF the road until such election.
fsos r. C. BRISKLEY. President.
f. M. MAHAS, President
w W. WILTSHIRE, Director,
af6 j. M. LEWIS, Director.
B q Brown, Director.
BIC. WALLACE, Director.
MILEs OWN.
Fl. B EDMoNDs.
By 7. W. Brown, Attorney for the
said Directors.