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A mother Burned Alive while Try
ing 10 Rescue Her children from
the Flames.

A most heart-rending catastrophe oc-
Cured in Davicss county, near owens
boro. Kentucky, ON Saturday last, by
which most estimable lady met with
horrible death. The residence OF Mr..
BENJAMIN Cox, farmer living near that
city. by some means accidentally took
fire and in few moments was wrapped
in flames. Mr. Cox was absent from
home at the time, and Mrs. Cox, who
was engaged in her domestic duties, was
startled BY the smell of fire, rushed out
of the house, and found it nearly envel.
oped in flames. Her children, all OF
them small, were in another portion oil
the house, and she called to them to
come out They did not appear at the
moment and, frantic with grief and
with such q devotion as only mother
can have. rushed into the burning build
ing to rescue them from the flames she
wildly sought for her darlings, calling
each by name, until, blinded and sutfo-
Gated by the smoke and heat, she fell to
the floor, and before assistance could
reach her she fell prey to the devour-
ing flames. Her body was shockllngly
burned and mutilated. Her little child
rem. for whose safety she sacrificed her.
self managed to escape from the rear OF
the building unhurt. The building and
contents we're totally destroyed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-14
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.


DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
ID Chancery Court. sitting in ana Tor the
county of LOwndes and state OF MISSISSIPPI,
made at the July term, A. ID. ls1V, thereof, the
undersigned. administrator de bonis non OF
the estate Of Ransom II. Byrn. deceased. will
ON the 10Th day of December. 1870,
next. between the hours prescribed by law, IN
front 81 the courthouse door Of t1le county OF
Tuniea. 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 tive year.. witn ~ PSI EN- rea esat
located. lying and being ~ SAID county OF
Tuniea. a. follows, to-wit: Fractional section,
Is. containing so acres; fractional section II;
containing 40 acres; south hail OF iiae.ionai
ssetiou lB. containing 800 aeres sections No.
ID and 2i, and east half of section q west
half and southeast quarter section 20 frac,
tional south half section = sections . ana
%: all in township 3. range H. %
Also section "A. southeast quarter section IS,
northeast quarter section 80. south fractional
half Of section 26. west half OF section Ni all
in township 3. range u. N
Fractional section !, township !, range y;
southwest quarter ssciieh ea.k nhst o. no,sr
and southwert quarter Of southeast quarter oil
section s: west half section =. southwest guar
Ter Of section b. southeast quarter OF sectoh
q southwest quarter OF section ~, WEI haii VI
ss,c,;an II east half Of section "a. All Of sec
lions i3' il, IS and -. West half Of section
%. southeast quarter Of section y east hall
and southwest quarter Of section 2. All Of
section %. West half Of section "a, west haii
Of sectiGn Is. Al VI section ". eoHll haii
of section ri, northeast quarter OF section y,
southeast quarter Of section y. sectans 10
md 81; allin township q. range J..
Also lots s. 1. 5. 8, 9, -. II, u, Is, and y
in sectian Il. township %, range ?. Also, 2. 3,
4 &. 8. 7 and ! In section 2. township y,
range 2.
10 DC sold In parcels not to exceed one hun
dred and sixty acres IN any one tract.
W. w. HUMPHREYS. Jk.,
Admir- de bonis non Of Ransom II. Byrn. deed.
i52-f EARLY HENDRIcK: Clerk:
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on sn,nrday. Oelober 5, 1870,

Tennessee, in book NO o. paw ~ "''
ON saturday. october ., 1870,
At tho front door Of the First Chancery Court
room and sheriff = Office, on Second s,rsv,i ~
auction. to the highest bidder, for casn. INC
followine described real and personal estate
Tor so much thereof as may be necessary "
nav of the Indebtedness mentioned ~ snlu
trust deed and yet due),, situate IN shelby
dssrribed on the plan Of the city OF Memphis
as LOT No. 4, In block No. ~, OF iopps supdi-
vision bounded as follows: Beginning on the
north line of Vance street. southeast corner
of said lot No. 1; thence westwardiy WIN
Vance street Is feets thence northwardiy ~
feet 10 an alley is feet wide; thence east with
the south line Of said alley - feet TO the north
west corner Of lot No. of said block thence
southwardly with the west line Of lot NO. 0 70
the beginning. being a point OF ~ zee, east
from the intersection OF Vance ana orleans
streets. .,, ,..;h.a
mules, te-wit. One bay mare mule IA hands
high: one bay horse mule 10 hands high; one
bay horse mule .l4i9 hands high, syehrs Ola
one black horse mule. with gray nose. 10 hands
HIGH 10 years old: one bay horse mule 10
hands high. 9years old; one dark brown mule
l6b hands high. years old; two, dark
mare lnules. each 16 hands high and years
old two black horse mules. 10 hands hig d ana
years old; two dark-brown mare mules, li,2
hands high and 9 years old one monse,coioo
ored mule, blind in left eye, l6 hands high, ~
wears old one mouse colorcd horse mule, lo.9
hands high, years old; and two mouse-cei.
ored mare mules, each 10 years old-in all 10
mules,
is waived, and the title TO said property Is Pc
lieved to be good, but shall sell and convey
''i IA HOWELL Is. JACKSON, Trustee.
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Trust Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF THE PROVISIONS OF A
d Trust Deed, executed TO me as Trustee on
the sth day Of April, 1867. by X. Bond, .
secure the payment OF a note therein described
a balance on which remaining due and un-
maid, / viii. at the request of the beneficiary,
sell 10 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. s, in Fort
Pickering. Shelby county, Tennessee.
Faulty of redemption expressly waived IN
the deed. NJ. u; IL. sic " AM,
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Cures scroruIa in Its Worst Forms.

From A. ". Mills, a prominent and well.
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. Ny daughter
hood. She lost thirty-one 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 is use The ulcers gradually heaIsa, and her
general health greatly Improved. 1t certainly
saved her much suffering. and perhaps her
lous affections. Your Koskoo also cured my
wife of dyspepsia. from which she suffered
greatly, Ske Is noio an better health than she has
beea IN fpe pears.
With the highest regards. I am gratefully
yours, etc. A. W. MILLS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-14

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:
Rocky MOUNT. EDGEcoMBE Co. I
September 10, lS69. !
Dr.. J. J. LAwRENcE-Dear Sir; have used
your Concentrated Fluid Extract Of koskoo in
my practice with the hapP.ssi resHhs: find il
10 be po,rerful Liyer Iarlgorgtor, Blood Pugi-
her. and Nervous Tonic. In all diseases Of the
Liver, Scrofulous Syphilitic, and Nervous AZ
fectons Il IL a remedy of immense rdlue in fact
in almost every variety of Chronic Diseases its
use is indicated. Hoping you may meet with
rer of reliable medicines. am, sir, with much
respect, your obedient servant; =,
X. G. TILLERY, NJ. d.
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sHERIFF's SALE.
heriT's sale.

DY VIRTUE OF THREE FI-FAS. ISSUED
ID By the clerks Of their respective courts,
and 20 me directed, va: one from the First
Chancery Court Of Shelby county, in favor Of
A. Aston former Clerk and Master V. A.
ID lNitherspoun. and surety. j. i. Merriman.
judgment 18th February. $50. for sk2iO o..
court cost s. S. one from the Supreme Court
Of Tennessee. az Jackson, in favor Of Nalerius
Sanford. executor Of b. r. Norris. deceased.
v. J. L. Meriman and his surety in appeal
bond. Il. sharp, Judgment 3lst May. ls7O.
for Siss2 a.. court cost So 90: one other fla
from the BrOEnsville Chancery Court in favor
Of Y. Sanford, executor. ". J. 4. Merriman.
judgment for about sl600 and court cost. will
ON Saturday, October 4, 1870,
in front Of the Sheriff. Office. in the Green
Law Opera House Building. in the city
Of Memphis; Iennessee. proceed 70 sell
public auction. the following described real
estate. known a. lots Nos. ] and ? Of the sub
division of six acres Of land originally con-
veyed BY ID. Dunn 20 W. j. Brown. and
bounded and described as follows: Lot No. I,
beginning At the south side Of Vance street at
q stake; thence with Vance street castwardly
40 feet; thence south 80 feet 70 stake:
thence west 40 feet % a stake on G. Boyd's
lnef thence north leo feet 70 the beginning.
Also lot No. % said division. fronting 90
feet CT cross street. Immediately in the rear
Of lot No; ]. o. described, and running back
in pafallel lines 40 feet. Alfe parts Of lots
and s. block s.. corner Mulberry and Pontotoe
streets. fronting 70 feet. more or less. on Mul-
berry street and running back oaEtWaTdly
between parallel lines lis feet. more o. less !;
fronting rs feet on Pontotoc street. An a.
the property Of J. =. Merrman- sale In legal
MARCUS ]. WRIGHT, Sheriff.
By.GEo. Il. PoEELL. Deputy sherih;
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-14

No. 49,.
In the second Chaueery Court OF
shelby County. Tennessee.
r. Hutchinson. ct al.
vs..
VIM. Metcalfe, ct ais.
1T APPEARING FROM BILL IN THIS
| cause that the defendants. William Met.
calf. Isabella Metcalfe,W. N. Halderman and
Elizabeth llalderman. his wife, Henry Z. Met
calfe. George Ainsw0rth and Mary Jane Aims
worth, his wife. are residents Of the state OF
Kentucky and non-residents Of the state OF
Tennessee. and that an attachment has been
levied upon their property mentioned m
the bill: Il Is therefore ordered that
they make their appearance herein.
at the Courthouse in the Citl Of Memphis,
Tennessee, on or before the FIRST Mon
day in October. 1870. and plead,
answer or denur 10 complainant's bill,
or the same will be taken for con-
fessed a. to them and set for hearing exparte,
and that a copy Of this order be published
once a week. for four successive weeks, IN the
Public Ledger. ...
A Copy-Attest; N. d. J.. STEWART,
Clerk and Master.
By Gao. MALLERY. d. c. and NJ.
Randolph. Hammond A Jordan, solicitors
for com rininaute. h-l4-Il-ln
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-14

Read the following from Mr.. Womble.
prominent hardware merchant Of This city:
No. Is MARKET SoUARE, NoRFotK,NA..
October Is, 1869
Dr.. LAwREYcE-D Dear Sir: To the large num-
Der Of testimonials which YOU offer of the
great efficacy of your Koskoo, 1 take pleasure.
In adding my own. i suffered greatly with
Nervous Debility. Headache, loss Of appetite.
etc. Two bottles Of Koskoe restored me to,
neA''n' "a. woABLE.
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From DR.. Lloyd, physician of large prae-

tice:
GREAT BEIDeE. Va. October s, 1859.
J. J. LAWRENCE. NJ. D.-Dear Sir: cheer
fully indorse your koskoo as being a most val
liable preparation. Upon examination Of the
formula, find each ingredient highly exfolled
by our best aud most progressive clinical in
vestieators. / have tested it, effects in my
own practice. and have no hesitation in re-
commencing il. In my opinion. IL is the best
compound Of its class ever put before the pub
lic-excecding by far all the various COM
pounds Of s1rsaparilla, etc. ever invented
IL i q decided Nerve Tonic and Tnvizorator-
Of the animal forces. aiding digestion and as
similation. and thereby producing healthy
blood. which should be the basis Of treatment
in all chronic diseases. Hoping you will rean
the reward you deserve from the public as a
benefactor. i am sir, yours truly,
CHARLES LLOYD.
Amer reading the above high recommenda-
ton. invaiids cannot reasonably hesitate 10
give the KoskOO trial.
FOR ADDITIONAL TESTIMONIALS
Prom Physicians. Eminen. Di-inc,. Editors.
Druggists, Merchants. ETC., see KOSKOO AL.
MANIAC fer this year.
Price One Dollar per Bottle.
For sals b. Ne Principal Ey-ooi.s. - he Uaasa
&oio' u-i BniiisA Anerioa. u-l
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REFRESHMENTS.
L. A ID lie IS
SHE RRETe
FORTUNE TELLER.
Madame Anne. 100 Real 81.

MADAME ANNE. THE FORTUNE TEL
wi Ter. has returned 10 the city and taken
an aficc AZ ir Beal street. she aolicits the
patrunaEe u her old customers and the p-tlic
generally. As
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-14
X o S * O Ol

Endorsed and recommended by the President
of the Faculty of the E. Medical College
of the City of New York.
PROFESSOR R. S. NEWTON. NJ. D..
Professor and President of the Faculty. late
Professor of Theory and Practice" of
Medicine. Cincinnati, etc.,
One of the most eminent medical men of this
age-well known as the author Of the follow
ing STANDARD works: Newton's Practice OF
Medicine" y" Diseases of Children" New
tons Symes Surgery" etc. in the pecembes
number of the American Medical Review
page 27S, says:
Among the more recent efforts to intro
duce. popularity, some of the new remedies
we notice a new preparation compounded by
]. J. Lawrence, N d., of Norfolk, Va. which
is furnished to the profession and the public in
any desired quantity. We recently, esam'ned
his Laboratory, and became fully satisfied that
all his work is done in the best manner, by the
most approved processes, and from the REST
MATERIALS giving as result medicine meet
ing the CONFIDENCE OF THE PHYSICIANS AND
THE PUBLIC"
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Trustees Sale.

ny vIRTUEOP A DEED OF TRUST MADE
ID TO the undersigned, as Trustee. by James
Montgomery. dated June Is. $50. 70 secure
promissory note for 5000, bearing interest Al
eight per cent. from February y. 1870, held by
John W. Cannon and fully described in sa lni
deed. the undersigned, as Trustee, wlll sell ior
cash. 10 the highest bidder. at public auction,
at the front ef the Courthouse on Union street,
in the city Of Memphis, on
Monday, tho 24th of october next,
at II o'clock am, all the property described
in said Deed of Trust, to-wit; That certain
lot or parcel Of land situate. lying and being
in the city Of Memphis. county. Of Shelby ana
State Of Tennessee, designated and described
as lot No..l4 in ii; W; Hills snoaivls1l,9ne OF
on the south side Of Mosby street. by depth.
between parallel lines. of Jas feet inches. TO
an alley: being the same lot conveyed by y.
j. Semmes to said James Montgomery, by
deed dated Sd Of May. 1862, recorded In book
No. 81. pages $50, etc.
CHAS. GALLAGHER. Trustee. :.
Elicit a PheIan. Atty I.s.II ~.
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Attachment Suit.

A.Naecaro 20 Before s. A. Moore, Justice
vs.. .ftko Peace Tor Shelby Co
p. II. Thompson) " ''''
A FFIDAyIT HAVING BEEN MADE IN
n this cause. and attachment issued and re
turned levied, ETC.. II is therefore ordered
That publication be made in the Public Led
mis-. for four successive weeks. commanding
The said p. II. Thompson to appear before me
al. my Office, in the city Of Memphis, In the
ltth Civil District Of said county, on the 4th
Of October. $50, at 10 o'clock an. and make
defense TO said suit against him. or II will be
Bl iIeiis5s1 WIN SAMUEL A. MOORE. J.P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-14

From Rev. W. II. Christian, Pastor Dinwid-
die street Methodist Church:
PORTSMOUTH, Va, October 25, 1869.
This Is to certify that know DR.. Lawrence
we'll. lie is gentleman Of cultivation, and
worthy Of the fullest confidence. have used
his Koskoo with advantage TO myself. and have
adopted its use in my family in cares of nerv-
W. II. CHRISTIAN.
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LEGAL.


mo. 4o.I
I'm fbe FIRST Cbancery Court OF
shelby County, Tennessee.
Margaret Rice ct Alsl
VI.
Rich'd Hanks ct ais
TT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
| this cause that the defendant. Richard
Hanks. Vi. j. Porter. firm Of Hanks Porter.
and j. NJ. Kirtley and W. NJ. Hanks. are
non-residents Of the State Of Tennesseei il Is
therefore ordered that they make their appear
ance herein. at the courthouse in the city Of
Memphfs Tennessee, on OF before the
6rst Mondny in October, 1870, and plead.
answer or demur to complainant's bill, or the
same viii be taken for confessed as TO them
and set for hearing exparte and that copy Of
this order be published once week, for four
sueeessive weeks, in the Memphis Public
Ledger. Ia COLE, Clerk and Master;
comslainant. 4-i0-l6-22
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MEMPHIS POsTOFFICE.

OpFrcK HouRs-FRoMS AN. TO 6P.M.; SUNDAY
FROM TO 10 AN.
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TRUSTEES SALE.


Under AND ny VIRTUE ~ inn
cnted 10 me as trustee by Michael Larkin. on
Inc ist day ofSeptember, 1869. and duly regis
tered in the Registers office of shelby county
tennessee, in book No. ~, page nv, "iii'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-14

All the type used in our Weekly is
ENTIRELY SEw, and the paper on which it
is printed is the finest, making it the most
readable journal published in the South.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-14

A synopsis of all the important news pub
lishsd in the PUBLIC LEDGER from day to
day will be given in the WEEKLY PUBLIC
LEDGER.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-14

Depot at foot of Main. street. -.
Ticket Office, 23711 Main street. one door
north of .IefiersOn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-11-10
LYNCH LAW.
I've Men Hanged by n Mob In OrAnEs
county, IndiaD4 EEour Othern An


On the night Of Thursday Oct. 10Th,
1870, the house OfJohn Fisher, OF Orleans
township. Orange eountE md was rob
bed BY \ gang OF robbers, by breaking the
door with 4 fence rad. and before MI. T..
could recover from R49eep sleep. he was
requested to deliver his money. amounting
70 $l3S.
On Sunday last two men. named Jas.
Pickard and Lewis Tongate, eachSof New
ark, Green county, Ind. weEe@arrested
and brought to Orleans for exhaustion
before Esquire Steers. On Tuesday they
were examined and required to give bail
in the sum Of $500 each. Failing to give
bail, they started for the county jail in
charge Of constable and q posse OF depp-
tics. While on the road and crossing the
Lost river bridge. they were taken from
the hands OF the officers and hung from
the railing Of the south end OF the bridg..
The prisoners were gwen but a moment
no words being passed but IN attempted
confession by Tongstc and q protest OF IN
nocence by PicksId. They were token
out Of the carriage and conducted 20 the
place where the ropes had previously beea
tied in anticipation Of their arrival. The
ropes were thrown over their heads, their
t~EA kAlNkI4 1AUlN AiANNA faAs4AAf 6AAA UATsA-
Cd over the bridge, and they were launch
ed into eternity. The hanging Psrty was
we'll organized, and did their work with
nor's inquest, held OIL Wednesday, il death
AZ the hands Of parties unknown.
The remains Of Packard, one OF tho VIC
tins Of the Vigilance Committee. was sent
bv express 10 Farmers Station, in Owen
county, where he formerly resided, in
charge of his brother, who was present at
the execution and witnessed the horrible
scene. The other victim, Tongate, is still
on the ground near the bridge where he
was hung. He will be buried by the couu-
" authorities.
Two moro Of the robbers We're arrested
ON Wednesday. and are now at Orleans
Great fears aIe entertained that they will
be summarily dealt with as Pickari and
Topgate. There is great excitement IN
regard to this terrible outrage among the
people in Orange county, and there Is no
certainty hat the authorities will be able
to protect the two men now under arrest.
CINcISSATI, o., Oct. S0-A man of
dissolute habits named Michael Murray,
residing in Newport. was spreeing yester-
day in that city with a drover named
Beach. Later in the dav the latter had
$500 stolen from him. About midnight,
Murray. who had shown considerable
money during the evening. was set upon
IN the street and killed with a b~ludgeon.
From the circumstances 1t Is supposed
he took Beach's money. Over 500 was
found near him after his death. Who
committed the deed is not known.
ST. LouIs, Oct. 30.-Dr. Seymour was
shot and wounded last night by Maxwell
and Norman Walsh, father and uncle of q
young lady to whom Seymour had shown
marked attention with dishonorable de-
signs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-11-10

The diamond mines of South Africa
promise 10 do for that country what the
gold mines have done for California and
Australia. Thousands of people-Eng-
hsh. Americans and Germans-have flock
cd 10 the region where the precious gems
arc found, ana are busy from early morn
tAl late at night, digging. sitting. and wor-
king the gravelly soil. As IN the case Of
gold. too. the average cost of every Gia-
mond ia fully equal 10 its value. Where
one miner is lucky in his search. a dozen
are unlucky, and only a few Of the dia-
monds thus far discovered are free from
flaws and 6iscoloration. The business Is
q lottery. 10 which a few draw prizes AID
the rest blanks.