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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21
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MUNICH, July 2O.-ln the Cories the
debate was opened tonight on the new
Constitution, which consists OF one hun
dred aud one clauses. The discussion
will continue several days. The prov
inces of Andalusia and Catalonia have
proclaimed themselves independent. The
declarations of independence was gen
orally observed,
MADRID, July 20.-Members Of the
new Ministry were presented to the Cor
ties to-day.
BAYoSr, July 2O.--Don Carlos is at
Fruiiera, near Elisiondo. in Navarro,
about twenty miles north Of Panipil
Iona. The Carlists have entrenched
themselves on the bluffs, and It is ex-
pected that the town will surrender
speedily. uWu0iT
LONDON, July q. 1t is announced
that Parliament will be prorogued the
first week in August.
Samuel WILDER, first Bishop of Win
chester, fell from his horse yesterday aud
was killed The Bishops neck was
broken and death was instantaneous.
The master builders have accepted
terms with the journeymen.
PARIS, July 2l.-The Assembly to-day
voted to take recess from July 9th until
November 18th. |ts
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Narrow Escape from Death.

Mr. M. Nealis came near losing his
little son Tommy last evening. Both
father and son went into the barn-yard
at his place, on the Pigeon Roost road,
to attend to some stock, and Tommy
getting too near a young mule, the latter
wheeled suddenly and let fly both hind
feet in close proximity to the little fellow,
who ran 10 the stable and was pursued
by the mule, which again let fly both
hind feet, kicking from the boys head a
narrow-brimmed hat, missing his head
but two inches.
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sIIERIFF's SALE
Valuable Improved Real Estate at
Shelby Depot, Tennessee.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT By
IN virtue of venditiOni eXpsnas to me di-
rected from the honorable First Circuit Court
of Shelby county, Tenn. in the case OF South
worth K Thayer VS.. ii. G. Brewer. Judgment
rendered on the 5th day of June. 1873. for the
sum of five hundred dollars and fifty cents:
with interest and costs of suit, to satisfy said
judgment, etc., less the credits hereinafter
mentioned, | will on
Saturday, the eth of August, 1873,
at II O'Clock Am, in front of my Office, No:
35l Second street, Memphis. Tenn, proceed
to sell to the highest bidder. for cash. the fol-
lowing described real estate. tO-wit Begin
ming at a stake in the west line of Mrs. Stew
arts tract, and in the east line Of Thomas
CARROTS 200 acre tract. of which this is part,
fifty feet south of the center of the Memphis
and Ohio railroad; thence west 15o south, with
the said railrOad, 3 chains. 10 a stake 3 links
east of q sasafras; thence south chains 80
links, to n stake links west of q white oak
marked b: thence east l5o west chains, TO q
stake in the west line of Williams lot; thence
north chains So links, to the beginning, con-
tanning one acre. Levied on as the property
of defendant, II. G. Brewer. TO satisfy said
Judgment. interest and costs, less credits:
October 10, 1871, Sl00; October 10, 1872, 500 SO.
Sale to commence at II o'clock Am.
W. j. p. DOYLE.
Sheriff of Shelby county, Tenn.
Mcfarland Il Goodwynne. Attorneys.
llg-2aW-l38
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The Baltimore Gazette relates the fol-
loving incident which occurred during
one Of the recent Children's Excursions
in that city: While the ladies were
washing up the dishes after one Of the
meals, a woman, poorly but decently
clad was observed watching them in
tently and somewhat wistfully. Her
manner led one Of the ladies to speak to
her kindly, and inquire if she wished
anything. Madam" she replied, 81
have been standing here watching you,
aud have been nearly crying. have
never had kind word spoken to me be-
fore by any Of you. ] never believed
you cared for such as me. / never
passed You but cursed you in my heart.
But can't stand this. You do care for
me, aud thank you"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

TuERr is a large amount Of stud peri
odieally written about the distinction
between moral aud physical courage
The word moral is applicable to actions
that are good or evil, virtuons or VI.
cious, and has reference 10 the laws OF
God as the exclusive standard by which
their character sto be determined, It's
application TO social relations when
brought into An,agOnism with what Is
known as physical courage becomes per
picking in the extreme, aud leads into
labyrinth Of logical discussion that Is
appalling. The moral sense OF man
has been denied existence by the PHI
lOsopher Paley, that innate or natural
sense OF right or wrong, or instructive
perception Of what is right or wrong in
moral conduct, which approves some
actions and disprOves others, indepen-
dent Of education or the knowledge Of
any positive rule Of law" II moral
courage is the result OF education and
no, an instructive faculty of the mind,
it is puEEling to discover wherein it diff
iers in its elements from physical cour'
age which is parely the result of educa'
ton. The investigation in its results
brings no more satisfactory conclusion
than does the interminable dis
cussion as TO the distinctive difference
between instinct and reason.
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Probabilities.

WASHINGTON, July 81, 1890 AM
During the rest of Monday for the east
ern gulf and south Atlantic coast, south
west winds, With clouds and rain for the
interior of the Southern States. The
Ohio valley, lower lakes and middle
States, light nertherly winds and partly
cloudy weather. New England, north
west winds, with partly cloudy weather
on Monday night. For the upper lakes,
northwest and northeast winds, and
clear weather. For the Northwest, fall
ing barometer and southerly and east
erly winds, and higher temperature and
increasing cloudiness. Morning tele-
graphic reports are missing from Flor
ida, the Southwest, upper lakes, North
west and Rocky Mountains.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
once. No. IS Madison Street.
MEMPHI6s
Monday Evening. July n, iSgS.

The poser, Who is responsible for
the loss Of the battle Of Get,yshurgy is
creating no, discussion even al this
late day. General Lee mAgnAninously
took the responsibility uPoH himself
General Pemberton, the man Of N'eks'
burg, charged !, nPou LOnesiree'' and
now comes another historian, Governor
B. G. Humphreys, Who places the hOnors
Of deiea, a, the tomb Of Jeb Stuart, the
dashing eavalrynan Of Virginia. The
attempt 10 charge up either victories or
defeats 10 the credit OF any one man APP
pears ridiculous, sni the defeat at Get
,ysburg. Ne opine, was owing to the fact
that the FederAls had the heaviest bat
,Slions in the field. The next thing will
30 TO claim the honor Of all the victo-
ries Tor one man, ana thereby ignore the
boys Who carried the muskets and
charged into the Valley of Death.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

THERE is something tame in attend
ing fashionable springs and watering
places east Of the Mississippi river, but
no such objection can be raised TO the
pursuits ofpleasure and search of health
in California. A local paper informs us
that citizens of California, instead OF
going to fashionable watering places oc-
casionally spend their summers in camp
ing out among the hills. Here, besides
the delicious air and the charms OF ma
ture, they are sometimes RECALLED by the
select society Of bears. This was the
case not long ago, at the mouth Of the
Matilaha Canon, where gentleman, his
invalid wife, aud little daughter were
quietly sleeping in tent. The growl
ing of real grizzly was the tocsin which
awoke them. Mr.. McCarty, Mrs. Nc
Carly, and the little McCarty all imme-
diately skipped up tree without wait
ing to make their visitors personal ac-
quaintance. In this pleasant haven
they stayed for three hours, when the
bear, naturally displeased at such an in
hospitable reception, retired in high
dudgeon.
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NEW YORK.

New York, July 2l.-The funeral OF
the Right Reverend Christopher Rush,
Bishop of the African Methodist Chapel
Church, took place here yesterday. He
was a native of Craven county, North
Carolina. He was born a slave, and
was licensed to preach in 1895, and has
occupied every pulpit since.
A new daily journal in the Roman
Catholic interest will make its appear
ance here in the fall. OHe hundr ed
thousand dollars have already been sub
scribed.
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In the Leisure Hours for this month a
pathetic account is given by Sir John
Lubbock of the last hours Of his tame
wasp. He says, Shea compliment
to the sweet nature of the sex" would
take no food, though she still moved her
legs, wings and abdomen. The follow.
ing day offered her food for the last
time, but both head and thorax we're
dead or paralyzed; she could but wag
her tail-a last token, as | could almost
fancy, of gratitude and affection As
far as / could judge, her death was quite
painless, and she now occupies place
in the British Museum"
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NOTICE.


NOTICE - PURSUANT TO THE PRO
~ visions Of an act Of Congress, approved
March 3. 1873, authorizing the construction of
q bridge across the Mississippi river, al 81.
Louis, Missouri, By the ST. Clair and CaTon-
delei brdge company. the Aforesaid company
hereby gives notice 20 all concerned, that thev
viii. on or before the 10Th day Of JULY next.
submit te the Secretary Of War. for his exam-
nation and approval, design for a suspen-
son bridge, consisting Of two channel spans
81 81 hundred feet each, and two end spans 81
tnree hundred feet each, with aH elevation q
one hondred feet above low water mark
Ahey viii also file q map giving the prOpeSsH
location Of the bridge. the topography % tbs
banks Of the river az high and low WB.er. fbs
dlreciion Of the current At az Eiafss. and thS
unalnes, moving aecprssely the bed al tho
t;as ~ 49, 80 lstniAD "a. such other ilforma-
S.-4.-. =. required for a full and salts
y unde-standing q the subject ~ The
.ccrelary Of War.
~ order Of Board Of Directors Of The S..
Clafr and Carondelet Bridge Company.
N. HENDERSON, sec,y.
So. Leafs. Ne. June .. lsIs. ns-lSl
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The Avalanche of yesterday insists
that it was the lack Of moral courage
on the part of Colonel Rhett that caused
Judge Cooley's death, and added that
Rhett was wrong and ought to have
confessed it. From a careful perusal
of the published correspondence at the
time, it appearedlto us that each gentle
man firmly believed that he was right.
Cooley publicly denounced Rhett in un-
measured terms. Rhett challenged him
Immediately; the challenge was ex-
pected and at once accepted. Cooley
selected his favorite weapons, shot.guns,
and fell at the second exchange Of shots.
If Colonel Rhett violated the spirit OF
the code" we fail TO see IT, indeed, he
sustained not only the spirit but the let
ter of the code with the most approved
punctiliousness, nor can it be said that
Judge Cooley failed in these requisites
on the fatal field. Let US do justice both
to the living and the dead.
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PUBLICATIONS.
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Be careful how you 20 to sleep at an
auction. A gentleman settled himself
in comfortable chair, and, his senses
sOothed by the auctionser's lullaby, soon
dropped asleep. When his nap was over
be left the place. The next day he was
astounded at the receipt Of bill for sew
eral hundred dollars worth Of carpets
aud other things. The auctioneer had
received his somniculous mods for bids.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

Now that balloon-yoyaging has be-
come partially practicable, it becomes a
nice question for international lawyers
to answer the following, put by philos.
opher: &C am high.tempered and excita-
bIe," he says, and suppose | should
think, while FIVE miles from the earth
over the ocean, that the Professor was
running the balloon on dangerous prin-
ciples, or that some one had insulted
me, and that then, while temporarily in
sane, | should murder the Professor, or
some other person, and throw his body
over the basket. In what court could |
be tried2 In what State, or under what
government"
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LEGAL.

A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. HAVING
N been appointed and qualified as Admins
traitor on the estate ofPatrick Smith, deceased,
by the Probate Court of Shelby county, all
persons having claims against said estate are
requested to present them TO me Mt No. 200
Front street. and those owing the estate will
please call and settle.
l2O-l29 WIN. WEST, Admir-.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

IL England the annual regattas on the
Thames and other streams, between rival
University boat clubs, create the greatest
excitement and interest in the public
mind and attract multitudes Of specta-
tors. 1t is a manly and graceful sport,
worthy Of imitation in this country. Our
Western waters, the broad bosom Of the
Mississippi in front Of Memphis espe-
cially, are admirably adapted to aquatic
sports. The trial Of speed between the
steamers r. i. Lee and hatcher, some
years since, created a sensation, and
nearly half a million Of dollars changed
hands on the result Of the great race.
Our boat clubs should reorganize and
give MS a contest Of speed and muscle
some time during the summer months.
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OFFICIAL.
ORD I'm A ~ q h
Tn FIX the Rate Of Taxation for the
forty.sixih Corporate Year.

Be II ordained by the General Council Of the
Section i. That the following rates Of taxa
ton, for the following specified purposes, DO
and the SANE. are hereby ostabllshed' ana thai
and collected upon tho taxable property
within the city Of Memphis. as assessed for
taxation. for the forty-sixth corporate year
NFirst~For the sole and special purpose Of
paying the interest as the same may become
due on the bonds issued or 20 be issued BY the
city of Memphis. one dollar on each ono hun,
dred dollars worth OF properly, As assessed
for taxation IN The old city l%in AVN, dnS Ss
said interest, dfty cents on each one hundred
dollars worth Of property, as assessed t9r
taxation. In the limits Of the addition made
TO the city by the act Of 1867.
ing a sinking. fund to be used IN retiring
the bonds OF the city, twenty cents on the
one hundred dollars worth Of taxable prop
erty in the old city limits, and ton cents on
the one hundred dollars worth OF taxable
property IN the new limits added thereto BY
the act Of 1867.
Thrd-For the purpose Of defraying the ex-
penses necessarily incurred In administering
the affairs Of the city, one dollar on the one
hundred dollars worth Of taxable properly
Fourth = For the support Of the public
schools Of the city, and TO purchase lots and
for the erection OF school buildings thereon.
thirty cents on the one hundred dollars worth
Of taxable property in the city,
Sec. 2. That the taxes for the forty-sixth
corporate year shall DO due and payable on
and after the first day Of August, 1878.
Sec. 3. That, In order to encourage the
prompt payment of city taxes for the forty
sixth corporate year, the City Tax Collector
be and is hereby authorized and instructed TO
allow each and every taxpayer who shall,
previous to the 9Th Of December, 1873, pay the
taxes due from him or her TO the city OF Mem
phis for the said forty-sixth corporate. year
(lS7S) discount ut the rate OF tive and one.
half per centum per month on the amount 81
such taxes so paid for the period Of time II
shall be so paid previous to the first day Of
January. 1874, and the amount so paid shall
be taken and accepted by the city as a full
payment of such tax due by such person.
The privilege hereby offered shall not be ex-
tended beyond the 4ih day of December. 1873.
After that date the Tax Collector is hereby
instructed to collect the full amount of all the
taxes then remaining unpaid.
See 4. That this ordinance take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Passed first reading, further action deferred
and ordinance printed by Board of Aldermen
June %, 1873. Passed first reading by Coun-
ell June q. 1873.
We, the committee, report its passage.
JOHN WALSH,
Chairman Aldermen Committee.
CA BEEHN,
Chairman Council Committee.
Report adopted and passed second and final
reading by ouncil and Board Of Aldermen.
July 2. 1873.
JOHN JOHNSON. Mayor.
Attest-L. r. RICHARDS. City Register.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

The citizens Of GAINESVILLE, Wis, ac-
eording to a local paper, were recently
astonished by observing the frogs of the
vicinity leaving their cool retreats among
the marshes and swamps and start
across the country in a northwesterly
direction, headed by band, evidently
chosen on account Of the strength Of
their lungs. One " reliable eye witness"
estimated the frogs at ten thousand to
the acre.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

THE New York Sun settles C@sarism
with the following sensible statement:
Some of the newspapers seem to be
haunted with the fear that the country
is about to fall prey to what they call
Cesarism. There are grounds for APP
prehension that if the reign of corrup-
ton continues and grows worse and
worse, and Capitalization and absolut-
ism move forward at their present rate
of speed few years longer, our Repub'
lican institutions may be overthrown by
some long headed, strong-armed usurper.
But it will require real Caesar to play
this great role. In our age and nation
a third or fourth rate performer would
be hooted out Of the arena. Republics
have had their Caesars in different ages
of history, and we may have our evil
days before us. But he has not yet APP
peared.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

THE Knoxville Press and Herald, with
the greatest simplicity and largest
amount of East Tennessee hero worship,
gushingly says; "If the people of the
United States could find that fountain
80 celebrated in fact or fable, whose
waters impart perpetuity to youth and
elasticity to old age, ex-President John
son would live long to adorn and bless
his day and generation" This heavy
draw upon imagination and humorous
satire upon the people of the United
States is only equaled in grim humor to
the legend in the Squibob Papers"
wherein the hero, Captain Jones, never
fails to charm his auditor, whether male
or female, with the sentence, Oh, you
have one of them open faces that show
me your only object in life is to make
yourself happy and everybody around
YOU happy"
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NOTICE.
NOTICE.
Memphis & Little Rock Railway.
NOTICE TO PASSENGERS AND
SHIPPERS.

TN CONSEQUENCE OF THE NECESSITY
i of sending our transfer steamer to Mound
City for repairs. on and after Sunday, July
10Th, until further notice, freight and passen-
gers will be received at the wharf of the
steamer John 0yerton, foot Of Adams street.
Merchants will please send their freight down
before PIN.
The transfer steamer will return within two
weeks, after which time freight will be received
at and trains start from the depot, Center
Landing, as usual. Due notice will be given
Of return Of transfer steamer.
A. S. LIVERM0RE,. Gen. Sup't;
lkppeal and Avalanche cOpy.I n9-lA
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

Even in Pennsylvania the trouble
about changing school books yearly ex-
lists. The Philadelphia Ledger objects
seriously to the sudden changes, and
adds: School books are chosen toe
much by means of borers, agents,
easily procured and ignorant recon-
mendations, collisions with school Off
Gals, and all the other ingenious expe-
dients for pushing trade to benefit first
the publishers, then the intermediates,
then the authors, and last of all the
pupils. A cursory examination by every
competent person of the books used by
his children for the last school year
would be capital employment for his
vacation. He might compare them with
the books used in his own school days,
and with some Of the standard books
recently issued in England, and then
give the School Board the result of his
Inquiries.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

A sad case is related Of a poor help
less cripple with a hand organ, who dis
played 50 much activity in smashing in
the windows Of a confectionery store in
Troy, rom which he had been requested
to emigrate. that a surprised policeman
tried TO arrest him, but the wreck Of hu-
manity was too many for him, and an
additional "peeler" was necessary to
effect bis capture.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

One Of the Aldermen Of St. Louis is
held up by city paper as one who does
a large business in expressing his opin-
ions on a smaller amount Of intellectual
capital than any other man in seven
States"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

Oswego young ladies hold ear-piercing
meetings. These meetings are not the
scenes Of shrill debates, but Of mutual
improvement CD in the shape Of mutual
ear puncturing for the wearing Of ear
ringS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21

Takr terrific bore. the Shah, is just
no. occupying more than bis share in
f,rsi,, dispatches The next affection
rili IL .ome chap who will insist on
l.s,uriur about the Shah and Persia for
b, rev Hundred dollars per night Should
,ueb a nan visit Memphis, nay be in
the language Of Persian imprsostioS
viiber in bis slippers and may jack
asses waltz over his unelss grave.
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EDUCATIONAL.
MRS. HAILE'S
Memphis Female Seminary,
46g SHELBY STREET.

IT AFFORDS NE MUCH PLEASURE TO
II auuounce 90 ny old patrons, friends and
ruDil1, that ] will reopen ny school, ioT
young ladies. on Wednesday, January I'd.
pupils % and aflsf Wednesday. December
Mrs. ANEIR d. HALE.
No. 90 shelly -
- ~ ~
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FOUNTAINS.
Fonntninsl FountaInsi

7 HAVE BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS on. ALL
i rorfr On Fountain 81 the ufice ~ TIE N sttf
CrmpanY. uhich can Be soid a. pricts leis
has arV other parties can cier. af ~ a. not
sirk % maks ang profit.
N-l54 ". L..CAMthul, ltffeiaffs
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Mrss NELLIE GRANT is at work on a
summer book 10 be called Sketches
from Life at Long Island" If Miss
Nellie only plays Boswell to her papa
johnson a most delightful and readable
book will be the result, provided she Sc
cures the services Of some Bohemian to
DO the mechanical work Of arranging
facts. etc. Life at Long Branch. as seen
from the Presidents cottage by the sea
would present an internal view Of things
not ureseutable from an external stand
poiut
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Anew York divorce lawyer advertisss:
Hynsnisl incompstibilities as a spe.
cislty dehestsly ID jusied. lis slavery
10 dsisi9 the hand shsr the heart hath
sea
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RESTAURANT.
MERCHANTS, RESTAURANT,
Cor. madison and Second Sis.

rs THE PLACE TO GIT A HEALTHY
u meal at any hour. for moderate eOnsid-
Grafton, prepared by men who have made the
kitcheR and dining-rOOm a life study. Noth-
ing but the freshest and best meats and yege-
tables, and healthiest Of all materials, used in
the establishment.
Day board By week or month. Csrwin says
au-rTE