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MEMPHIS JUVENILE COLLEGE
For the Thorough Training and Edu-
cation Of Boys and Young Men.

Located at No. 498 Shelby Street.
WILL open on the 4th OF September,
w pTOx. under the personal supervision
and instruction of
PrOIs. H. II. Paine and W. M. Walkup,
both experienced teachers and graduated
masters OF Washington and Lee University,
Virginia Encouraged by he counsel OF
many friends and prominent citizens OF
Memphis, IL is proposed to make this High
School for boys permanent, and In all re-
spects such an Institution as viii fully meet
the wants of the entire community, htiinR
boys for college or for carrying them through
the usual college curriculum. There viii
be three departments, Primary, lntermedi-
ate and Senior. Terms, SO, u and S5 per
month strictly in advance.
REFERENCES.-The Reverend Clergy and
most of the prominent professional and
business men OF the city. anl3
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PubI1ahcd.

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Z. TREATMENT AND CURE
price 50c bV mail, Address the author, .ps
CURTIS, No. Q fremont Place, Boston. au2
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RAILROAD SALE
On Wednesday, Ssptembsr 20. 1871,

A T THE EAST SIDE OF THE CAPITOL
~ In Nashville, the undersigned, Commits
sioners of Railroads, etc, for the State of
Tennessee, Will sell, at
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Attachment Suit,

Before W. b. gibson, j. =. Shelby county,
Tennessee.-Wm =. SOuthwOrth and Geo.
H. Thayer VS.. Robert h. ODER.
A TTACHMENT having been sued ont upon
N affidavit OF VIM. s Southworth one OF
the firm OF Southworth & Thayer, against
Robert h. Ober, on the ground that the said
Robert ID. Ooer is Justly Indebted TO the said
B%OuIhwOTth a Thayer, and that tue said
Robert II. Ober is q nonresident Of the State
of Tennessee. and the said attachment hav.
ing been returned by the prope ofice
levied, etc:
II is therefore ordered by the Court, That
the said defendant, Robert Ii. Ober, be and
appear before me, at my sf1ce. in the city OF
Memphis, cOunty of Shelby and Stale of Ten
nessee. on Monday, the 18th cay OF Beptem-
Der, 1871, at 10 o'clock Am, and defend said
suit, or the same will be proceeded with ex-
parie: it is further ordered, that this notice
he published once q week, for four weeks, in
the Memphis Daily Appeal, a newspaper
published in the city Of Memphis. This, the
9Th day OF August, ls7l.
W. L. Gibson, up. "
anil fri Eb4lhw COunly. Tenuaggaa
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Splendid Residence for Sale,
AT NASHVILLE, Il N

TNHE undersigned offers for sale his well
arranged and comfortable residence,
lately occupied by himself eight family
rooms-three up stairs, i've down-besides
store room, pantry, milk cellar under diniug-
room; never failing well OF pure water, SIX
feet nom d~ining-room door bathroom
with nf~teen. barrel tank, supplied from the
roof; one twelve hundred barrel cistern, wa
Ter Uttered through charcoal and gravel;
kitchen sixteen feet square; servants room
adjoining Kitchen, twelve by sixteen feet
Two servant rooms, with Ore place In one, de-
fached from house; Wash-room underneath
the detached servants room eighteen by
tWeuty-eieht feet, with brick floor and stone
walls. and four stationary tubs underdrained
~ fhe street. furnished with pump from
nine attached TO twelve hundred barrel CTS
fefn in green mouse MOL; two green houses
III anple-Die order, stocked with plants for
hoth wfnter and summer blooming; stable,
csrfiaae house, COW house, chicken coop,
stc- coal bins. W3Od house, gran8ry, neces-
sarv with four apartments under one roof;
cedar grape aTbor. we'll painted and stocked
Will eraDes: three bupdred hybrid perpetual
roses we'll established and In bloom lotcon-
aiming nearly one acre, hal OF which -
primitive forest. Price. sle,OoOcasb; or SA,y0,
Ia one, two, three, four and ave years.. ct six
augs IRRY MORGAN.
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E0ndaN. Seninmhsr l2. IA.

"sf SSEseaESa b%g ASA
Within legal hours. the following described
property, tO-wlt:
Ali the right,title and interest Of defendant
Baltalamachia, in and TO a certain term for
years or leasehold interest, to begin and run
from the LIST day of May, 1895, Tor 81 years
thence next ensuing to aud for a lot of
ground IN the city OF Memphis, described as
lot No. "; beginning on the south Side OF
Washington street IS9 feet from the iutersec-
tlon of the east line of Fourth street with
the south line of Washington street; thence
east with Washington street 20 feet and eE-
lending back south. between parallel lines
at right-Rngles with Washington street. 30
feet To a private alley, being the same prop
erty convey ed to Saltalamaehia by =. b. Wad-
deli on the first day OF May OF 18th OF Jau-
uRry, 1868.
Also, the liquors, fixtures aud furniture In
the saloon, No. Is JEFFERSON street, Memphis.
Also, all the furniture above in said build
ing and the building next thereto OF the
west.
TERMS OF ~SALF.-Ths real estate to be sold
on q credit OF six months; notes, with ap-
proved security required, bearing interest
from date; lien tame as IS security. Equity
of redemption barred. The personal proper
ty will be sold for cash.
EDMUND A. COLE, Clerk and Master.
d Wright q MeKissieK, and San TOOle. Att'ys.
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SATURDAY., Euuust rs. 1871,
~Eon-Rssident NOtjcs-

No. 3050.-In the Second Chancery Court OF
Shelby county. Tennessee.-JOhn Halum,
Admir-, etc, OF h. A. Slate, decd, vs.. Joseph
Massey ct al.
1T having been made to appear to the Court
j at the April Term, 1871, thereof, that Joseph
Massey, one Of the defendants, had died dur
ing the tendency of this suit, leaving as his
heirs, among others, VIM. Barnes and wife,
Alabama Barnes, - Grey and wife, Ann f,
and Tennessee Breckinridge, citizens OF the
state OF and nO~n-residents of the
Stale of Tennessee, and ordering that scire
facias, etc:
1t was therefore ordered by the Court, That
they make their appearance herein, a. the
o. theSecOnd ChRncery Court, in
the city of Memphis, Tenn, on Or before the
first Monday In October, 1871, and show cause,
II any they have, why this suit should not be
revived RgRinst them, or In their names
as heirs, etc, Of Joseph Massey, decd and
u al publication be made accordingly. This
July 70, 1871.
M. u. L.. STEWART, CLERK and Master.
By GEO. hALLERY, i, Z. and Al,
l. q. Rives. Sol. Tor complL. iyH Lhu
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~MnN-RESlnENT hOTlCE.

No. 9gS-In the First Chancery Court of5heiby
county. Tennessee.-Louisa M. MuTn vs..
Horaiio 9. Murf.
TT appearfng from sffidavit in this cause
thaff che place of residence of defendant Is
unknoWu and cannot be Rscortained upon
diligent inquiry.
nearanca herein, at tbs courthouse in the
ritv ~ Nemphis, Tenn, within b first three
dsva az me next term OF said Court, TO COM
mence on the first Monday In October,
fS7I. and plead, answer or demur to
complaInants bin, or the same viii be
TAKEN for confessed rs 20 him, and
set for hearing expartei and that 9 copy q
fbis order he published once q week, for four
succsssiye weeks, In the Memphis Appeal
E6MUND a. COLE, Clerk and Master.
Ky =. Il. McHENRY, Deputy q. d NJ.
J.B, Woodward, Sol. for Complt auei
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Greenwood Seminary

THIs celebrated Female Seminary, near
Lebanon. Tenn, begins its next session
the FIRST MONDAY in SEPTEMBER.
There il an able Faculty; elegant capa-
cIous buildings; an unequaled retreat for
Study, Health and Moral Tratntngi regular
Church attendance: daily Physical EXERCISE
the Delights of q Home, combined with the
instruction OF a school. R9~ From the list OF
the many patrons of the school, reference Is
made to Col. j. T. Leath, DR.. Frayser ana Mm.
Il. Greenlaw, of Memphis. For circulars
with terms, etc. apply to the principal.
MRS. N. LAWRENCE
z. U. Boz As, Lebanon, Tenn.
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ACADEnEx
OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,
JACKSON, TENN,
In charge of the Sisters of the Order of
St nominic.

THE system is the same as that pursued at
i st. Agnes, Memphis. and is every way
calculated TO secure all the aims OF educR-
ton moral and intellectual culture, renne-
ment of manner and physical improve
ment.
h Academic year consists of two sessions
of five months each, the hrst commencing
on the first Monday Of September, the second
on the first Monday of February.
TERMS-Per session, payable half yearly,
invariably in advance, S76, $50 or $40, accord
ing to the age or class of the pupil.
Tuition for day pupils, SIS, S2J or 60 per ses-
sion, according TO age or class.
For further Information, amply TO or adj
dress the MOTHER SUPERIOR,
anon Ala OF tina Immapula ate Con cpp1i0n
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THE PADUeAH AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD
c0MPANY.

with the powers, privileges and franchises
granted to said companies and to the New
make one continuous connection from Mem
phts to Paducah,a and to authorize the eOnsoi-
idated mpan to issue mortgage bonds not
to exceed thousand dollars per
mile.
Now, therefore, all persons are notified TO
appear at said Chancery Court In the city OF
Memphis, on or before the nrst Monday in
October, IS1, to show cause Why said prayer
not be granted; otherwise said petit
ton will be proceeded with eXparte.
This August q, l57ls
A COpy-Attesk
EDMUND A COLE, CLERK and Master.
By R. j. BLACK, Deputy Clerk and Master
Rtapheng a Smith. Af1OFu6Ya. ~
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Z. The estimated annual cost Of Clothing,
including Uniform, which can be purchased
of the Quartermaster. is one hundred and
hhy-seVGn dollars. 1t Is required OF each ca
Diet to deposit with the Treasurer 500 at the
beginning OF each session, with the under
standing that lie shall pay for only what he
actu6liy receives A strict account will be
kept OF his expenses, and, II they shall
prove TO be- less than the sum indicated. the
balance VIII be paid over TO him at the end OF
the year. Beyond the amount deposited no
supplies Will be furnished, until an addi-
uonsl deposit TO defray their cost is made.
8. A Cadet may bring with him the usual
OF under ciOlttHgs OF Obter ctOttfng, he
should bring none excepting the suit he
wears.
8 One Cadet from each County win be ad-
mitted into the University meeO OF expense tor
Tuition, upon the recommendation OF the
County superintendent of Education, and
acceptance by the Executive Committee OF
the Faculty,
10. Persons desiring further Information on
the subject OF the University, Will make APP
plicstiOn 10 Prof W. s. Wyman, Chairman OF
the Executive Committee. at Tuscaloosa.
JOSEPH HODGSOH,
sugl2 President OF Board OF Regents.
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M0nday, Lhs 80 d.y Of sspenber. "a.

a~esTtal0 tract Of land. lying In the Tnird ami
Fourth CIVIL Districts o. shelby county, 10
range X section 4 OF the Eleventh ~suTveyora
District containing by estimation so acre,
DOre or less. bounded a. follows: Beginning
Al q stake. thence south IS. vest 81 links. =
black gum marked 81. o." thence west
north with James T.. Stewart's line, 81 chains
~ 1Dks-toa -stake, . LINKS east or a black
oak marked N &" on the heirs Of ThOmsa
Stewart 2 line thence s0utn 81 west, win
said line IL chains, 80 LINKS 10 a stake, 3
links west OF a hickory marked "T. =
thence west s. north, with said helrz line
Inks south Of q horn bean marked IT :.
on the west boundary line OF the James Ron
lnsOu 400 acre grant SO. II; thence SOUTH, 8
west, With said line IS chains % q stake. tine
heirs OF joel MeLFmOre's north west corner;
thence east, - south with their line l0a
enainsf 80 Inks 20 a slippery elm marked
ms. On the south bank Of a branch. the
heirs L. H Goes southwest corner; thence
north 5Z east, with their line a. chains 10 @
stake, - links east Of a red oak marked an.
3" said heirs northwest corner. thence east
with their line . chains TO q stake; thence
south So west to a hickory marked en-. 3,
on the east boundary line OF said 210 acre
grant No. u; thence north So east with said
line, B eh2ins SO links to the beginning
TERMS OF S~ALE.@TWelVe hundred dollars
cash, and purchasers note with approved
security for the balance OF purchase money,
lien retained upOn the land until sil the
purchase money Is paid. Equity Of redemp-
tiOn barred. sale within legal hours.
August 24th, 1871.
JOHN II. FREEMAN, CLERK
w. 81. Randolph. solicitor. SUI
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EDucATIORAL.
University Of Alabama,
TUSCALOOSA. ALA.

MATTHEW II. MAURH, LII. D., Professor.
WI y. WYMAN, A. NJ, Professor of Latin.
WI VAUGHAN, A. NJ, Professor Of APP
piled Mathematics.
D:s PECK, A. NJ. Professor OF Pure Mathe-
GEN. GEO. p. HARRISON, Professor Of NH
itary Engineering aud Commandment
AS. GARNETT, NJ. D., Professor OF Natural
History and Surgeon
REY.TELFAIR HODGsON. A. NJ, Professor
OF Moral Philosophy.
W. A. PARKER. Pm D., Professor OF Greek.
JIG. GkISWOLD, Pm. D., Professor OF Mod
ern Languages.
NJ. I0PToE, A. M, Professor Of Chems.
try.
and Mineralogy.
l. The plan OF instl uctIon adopted for the
reorganization of the University is that OF
mdependent Schools.
2. The discipline VIII be that of the best mill
itary institutions of the country, under the
direction OF the President and Commandant.
3. An applicant for admission into the low.
est class in the Institution. must pass q salts
factory examination on English Grammar,
Geography and Arithmetic; u for admis-
sion into an advanced class, must satisfy the
Professor in each school into which he pro-
poses TO enter, OF his ability TO proht by the
instruction to be given.
4. The scholastic year is divided into two
terms. The first begins on the hrst Wednes-
day In October. and continues to the second
"Wednesday in February. The sec Jnd begins
at tha close OF the first, and continues to the
last Wednesday OF June following.
B. II mode of instruction is by Lectures
and Text Books, accompanied by daily exam
nations. g
&. EXPENSES. The following charges in
elude every necessary expense per session OF
nine months, half OF which must be paid at
the beginning OF each term:
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PYRON'S
Planetary Horse Power.

THE BEST HORSE POWER EVER IN.
ventedi The power OF the horse quadrus
MEMPHIH, TEEE., Jun q, 1871.
We. tho undersigned citizens Of Memphis,
certify That We this day witnessed the appli-
cation Of Pyron's Planetary Power 10 an
Cotton Gin, with the following
results: The Gin was revoived with the usual
with a full roll OF cotton, by two
at an easy gait and draught; and we
fnrtker state that we believe 70 greatly Eupe-
rfor 90 any horse power we have any knowl-
edga OF and a power suitable for every plan
lar using a Gin, Grist or SRW-mllL
i. n, TEkL. Nachinist and Aulwright.
NEWTON FoRD nrm OF Ford. Porter a 90,
~ II. PoRTER, nrm OF Ford. Porter q Co.
X. HoPsOR, NJ. D., Memphis, Tenn
John ]. PITMAH, A.. d., Memphis, Tenn.
r. H, WHTTahoRE, Memphis, Tenn.
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Thursday. Auuust 3L. IR7L

Within LEGAL hours. the following described
real estate, to-Wit:
Situate. lying and being in tha city OF bIem-
phis, county OF Shelby and State Of TeIlnes-
see, and Is known as Lot No t1 one. Blockl26l
twenty-stx, as laid down on the original plan
and map of the town Of Fort Pickering, and
being al the northwest orner OF sixth and
Georgia streets, having a front OF Nifty 1911
Georgia street, within parallel lines. 1874
one hundred and thirty-seven and-a half
feet to an alley.
TERMS OF SALE-On a credit OF m seven
months: ~puschaser executing note, with an
proved security; lien retained TO secure pur-
chase money. Equity OF redemption barred.
This July ~, 1911
n. D. L. STEWART, Clerk and Master.
Humes 4 pOstOn. Soils. for eomnlsiuant {a
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No. 31, r. DIN the Second Charcery Court
of Shelby county, fennessee.-50hn :. Sian.
ton and Jesse Moore, firm OF stanton &
Moore, vs.. Green Sherman, ]. n. Mcleod
etaE.
TT appearing from bili duly sworn TO In this
II cause that the defendants. Green sherman
nj ]. N. Mcleod, are non.residents OF the
state OF Tennessee:
il Is therefore ordered by Clerk and Master,
ThaLthey make their appearance herein, 81
the COurt-h0use OF the Second Chancery
Court Of Shelby county, In the city OF Mem
phis, Tennessee, on or before the first Mon
day in September, 1871, and plead. answer
or demur to c~omplainants bill or the
same viii he taken Tor confessed Is to them
aud sat for hearing Axparta; and that a copy
OF his order be published once a week, Tor
four successive weeks, In the Mempnls Ap-
real. This July u, ie4L
x.s i, II STEWART, Clerk and Master.
BY o. BHL1HER, Deputy ., and M.
LoEWood &Micoui sola. TOR oomPPtsliy2s
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Trustees Sale.

So By virtue of the provisions Of a Deed
Of Trust to me execute by James n. Ed.
mOndsOn, John +. Titus and Il. Titus, Exscu-,
A. Titus, n. Z. Titus. John +. Titus, L. Titus,
VS.. Titus and + Il. EdmOnsOn. widow and
h~eirs-at-law and deyisees Of +. Titus, de-
ceased, to secure the ayme of q certain
debt due from the estate of +. Titus to the
President, Directors and Company OF the
Bank OF Louisville therein specified, which
deed is registered IN the Registers Office OF
Shelby county, in Book No. Is. page "a; ard
at the request OF the parties interested there
in, I will, on
Tuesday, the 26th Day Of September, 1871,
Within legal hours, at the southwestern cor
ner OF Nam and Madison streets, in the city
OF Memphis, Tennessee, sell for cash, TO the
highest bidder, the following described prop.
erty, tO-Wit: A certain lot or parcel OF
ground at the corner Of Third and Market
streets, south OF Market and east Of Third
streets, including The most westerly tene-
ment in the BLOCK OF buildings owned by
Fraser Titus.
Beginning on the corner OF Third and Mar
ket streets, at the southeast intersection of
OF said streets; thence east with Market
street 10 the center OF the division wall be-
tween that and the next adjoining tenement;
thence with the center Of the same parallel
Win Ihtrd street one hundred and forty
eight and q half fi455<l feet TO an alley;
thence WestWRrdly with the alley TO the east
margin OF Third street; thence nOrthWaTdly
with said street 10 the beginning.
Title believed 20 be perfect. bat l viii sell
and convey only such title as Is vested In me
by said Deed Of Trust.
ISAAM q. HARRIS, Trustee.
August p, lg7L. au2O
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The Columbia Female Institute.
MAURY COUNTY, TENN,
ST. r COLLEGE,
Marion County, Ky.
FOUN ED IN 1S2I.O

THIS College. situated on the Lebanon
Branch OF the Louisville and ashyi
Railroad, mas been placed by the Ri Rev. W.
McCloskey, DID. Bishop of Louisville, under
the care of ecclesiastics of the COnRrega-
ton of the Resurrection OF our Lord, and Is
nov being Iefitted preparatory to its reopen
ing for the education OF Young men on MON
DAY, September 4th. The ssluhTity of its
situation, its cay access by railroad, Its total
%seclusion from all that is calculated TO divert
the min of youth nom stndy, and its thor
ou2h equipment adapting IL to the require
ments of the physical, mental and moral
culture of its Inmates, afford advantages to
parents aud guardians unsurpassed by any
college in the country. In addition to the
REMODELING AND RENOVATION
now IN progress, 1t is presided over by a Teli-
Rfous Older OF learned ecclesisstics, who are
FOUND EY MOST SOLE9k vows
to devote tnetr lives and best energies to the
material and moral welfare of their pupils,
and whose number embraces a corps OF etit-
oienL Professors. TIT plan OF studies em-
braces a thorough Commercial" Course,
and Classical Course OF Ancient and Modern
Languages, with the various auxiliary stu
dies as pursued in the best European and
American Universities. While the strictest
supervision is exercised over the morals of
pupils, the religious opinions OF none Will be
interfered with.
T~EKMS-For ordinary Collegiate Session
nj len sIU
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Thursday, Septsmbsr "a. 1871.

proceed to sell, 10 the highest bidder, for
each, betWeen II o'clock m. and l o'clock D.
m. at the foot of the stairs leading TO the
Chancery Court rooms, in the city OF Mem
phts, county aforesaid, situated lying and
being in the city aftOrsait, and bounded as
follows, tO-Wit:
Beginning at the northwest corner of Block
and southeast intersection OF Fifth and Kerr
streets; thence ~esstwardly with the south
line OF Kerr street one hundred and forty
eight feet and six inches to an alley; thence
souIhWardly with the west line OF ssld al
ley one hundred and forty-eight feet and
six inches 10 an alley; thence Westwarily
with the north line OF the alley last named
one hundred aud fOrty-eight feet six inches
10 Fifth street; thence n~Orthwardly with
the east line of Fifth street one hundred and
IOrty-eisht feet and six inches to the begfnn-
ing.
1 believe the title to said property to be
good but Will sell and convey only as
trustee.
tuaul5 A. NJ. FERGUSON, Trustee.
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PUBLIC AUCTION,

PUBLIC AUCTION,
The following railroads in the state OF Ten
nessee, under various DEGREES OF the Cham
Gerry Court at Nashville, made in the case Of
the State of Tennessee W. Edgeneld and Ken
tucky Railroad, and other railroads and par
ties, with their franchises, rolling stock and
equipments, viz:
The Knoxville d Charleston Railroad
The ROgersViIIe d Jefferson Railroad,
The Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad,
And unless the decree of the Court shall be
complied with by the
Nashville d Northwestern Railroad,
Ordering the payment OF the debt to the
State within thirty days from the sth OfJuly,
1871, that road, with Its franchises II quip-
ments, will be sold.
Also, the interest Of the State, being its
mortgage debt in the two following rail-
roads. viz: