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SPECIAL NOTICE.

SoHESoK's SEA WEED TONIo.--In the atmos-
phere experienced here during the summer
months, the letharsy produced by the heat
takes away the desire for wholesome food, and
fire quent perspirations reduce bodily energy
particularly those suffering from the effects Of
debilitating diseases. In order to keep ma
tural hea.thful activity of the system. we
must resort to artificial means. For this pur-
pose Shenck's Sea Weed Tonic is very effec-
tual. A few doses will create an appetite and
give sh vigor to the enervated body. For
dyspepsia, ii is invaluable. Many eminent
physicians have doubted whether dyspepsia
can be permanently cured BY the drugs which
are generally employed for that purpose; The
Sea Weed Tonic in its nature is totally differ
ent from such drugs. 1t contains no corrosive
minerals or acids; in fact II assists the regular
operations of nature, and supplies her DEN
cienoes. The tonic in its nature so much re-
sembles the gastric juice that ii is almost iden-
tical with that fluid. The gastric juice is the
natural solvent which. in healthy condition
of the body, causes the food to be digested;
and when this juice is not excreted in sut1-
cient quantities, indigestion, with all its dis,
tressing symptoms, follows. The Sea Weed
Tonic performs the duty of the gastric juice
when the latter is deficient. Schenck's Sea
Weed Tonic sold by all druggists.
eodl06-I33
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A. v. Du POINT az 90!
LEGAL.
Trustees Sale.

PURSUANT TO A TRUST DEED Exc
4 cuted TO me by John D. Adams. Catherine
q. Aaams and sam b. Adams, dated Deem
Dei ~. lSIz, and recorded in the Recorders
once OF Pulaski county, Arkansas, | will, on
Friday, the S1st Day Of July, 1874,
within legal hours. at the southern gate Of
Court Square,, in Memphis, Tennessee, be-
tween 10 O'Clock in the morning and o'clock
in the afternoon sell for cash at public outcry,
the property conveyed to me by said deed Of
trust described as follows, viz; The following
tract of land in Pulaski county, Arkansas, all
in township one. south of base line in range
eleven. west Of the principal meridian con-
tainiag in all 1918 2-l00 acres, being all the
land lands A5am Os f1SCenS bais
sided. to-wit: That part Of the northwest
quarter Of section 2 lying south Of Fourche
bayou, about &c acres; north half OF south
west quarter Of section %. containing 80 acres;
northeast quarter Of section %, containing
100 acres; southeast quarter Of section Y, con.
tanning 1853 65-100 acres; northwest quarter Of
section %, containing l59 S6-lOO acres; trac-
tional part of the southwest quarter of Sec
tion @ on which stands the residence. negro
quarters and garden, containing 64 H-lOO
acres; that part of the southwest qurrter
of section II that lies south Of fourche
bayou, containing about % acres, upon
which stands the gin; all that part Of
the southeast quarter Of section 10 lying south
Of Fourche bayou, containing IA acres; the
southeast quarter of section IA, containing
l60 acres; the southwest quarter of section u;
quarter Of section %. containing l28 4S-lO0
acres all that part Of the northwest quarter
of section "a lying west Of the Arkansas river.
of land constituting the plantation known as
the Fourche Place. And at the same time
and place will also sell the following personal
property conveyed to me by said trust deed.
to-wit: All the mules. stock, farming, imple-
ments, tools and Improvements on said PLAN
tation, fifty shares Of stock in the Little Rock
Gas Company. Sale to be made to pay the
debt secured by said trust deed. Equity Of
redemption waived; also widows right Of
dover. Titles believed TO be good. but will
sell and convey only as Trustee.
l02-131 W. Y. G. HUMES, Trustee.
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HIS, TENN: THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1874.

done, Squires caught hold Of slight
oval projection on the spire, which
offered slight hold, and thus helped to
support the basket.
At this instant Mr.. Andrew Stevenson
appeared at an opening in the spire
above .Squires The opening consists OF
a small trap door, and was not discov-
cred for some time. Another cheer went
up as Stevenson came out upon the
spire, reached down hand and firmly
grasped the aeronaut and slowly drew
him up to place of safety. The sus-
pense was over, and Squires was saved.
Stevenson displayed great presence OF
mind and courage, and deserves well the
praise that was showered upon him. On
Squires perceiving person above him he
inquired, Can you hold me2' Steven
son replied, 81 can lift you if you weigh
ton"
We learn from Professor Squires that
when thrown against the spire he was
rendered insensible for a moment, but
recovered his senses on hearing some
person shout to him from the inside of
the steeple. His injuries consist of a
concussion on his side and bruised
knee.
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Love OF the ItaIians for Byron.

Love of the Italians for Byron.
Joseph Medills Venice Letter to the Chicago
Tribune.l
About equi-distantb between the extrem-
tiles OF the Grand canal, the goudoliers
take especial pains to point out the
palace in which Lord Byron resided for
a long time, and give one sketch of his
career in Venice, described in dialect
which will defy any Italian, or any one
except a Venetian, to understand a word
6f what they are saying. By the way, l
have noticed that, ell over Italy, the
Italians of every rank and class lay
claim to Byron. They say he was dis
carded by his own cold, foggy, Puritani-
cal islanders, who could not appreciate
his glowing genius, but was adopted by
the children of sunny Italy, who could.
His works we're translated into Italian,
and universally read, and, next to the
compositions of the divine Dante, are
most'admired of the productions Of the
\" Italian poets" His busts and pictures
are often seen in Italy. There is not
only sarcasm, but truth, in the observa-
tion of the Italians in regard to the Eng
lish lack Of appreciation Of their great
but disewned poet.
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Monday, August 10, 1874,

between 10 o'clock am. and O'Clock p, M,
at the southern gate Of Court Square; Mem
phis Tennessee. sell for cash, at public out
cry, the property conveyed to me by said trust
deed, described as follows. to-wit: Part of
let 10, of block 55. in the city of Memphis.
beginning 50 feet west Of the intersection of
the south line of Vance street with the west
line Of Orleans street; thence west 80 feet;
thence south with Pettit's east line l56 7-l2
feet TO a 20-foot alley; thence east with the
north line Of said alley 80 feet; thence north
1856 7-12 feet TO the beginning. Also tract of
$50 acres in the. Eleventh surveyors district
and Eighth civil district, one mile south Of
Shelby Depot as particularly described in said
trust deed, to which reference is made for
fuller description. Also tract of land in the
Second civil district on the waters Of Big
Creek, part Of a 2OO0-acre tract granted by
North Carolina to A. Sharp. and more par
ticularly described as lots 6, and 8, said three
lots containing together $50 acres; all Of said
property in Shelby county Tennessee. Equity
Of redemption waived. Titles believed good.
but will sell and convey only as trustee.
W. X. P0ST0N, Trustee.
MCFARLAND & GOODWIN. Attorneys.
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For the Pubic Ledger
THE POOR RICH IN FAITH.
Il. WHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor

For the Pubic Ledger.J
THE POOR RICH IN FAITH.
How blest the humble poor who seek
To crown the closing day.
With holy, humble, contrite prayer,
Soft as the falling spray.
The hour for evening prayer has come,
The busy days work o'er;
With tranquil hearts they gather round,
The time-worn cottage door.
The father kneels in fervent prayer,
Sweet blessings to implore;
The mother with her darling babes.
Bows on the we'll swept floor.
And while they lift their pleading hearts,
In humble, childlike tones,
From Heaven is waited saving faith.
Which calms their troubled means.
Their treasures all around them how'd.
With not thought of care;
Their souls in pious ecstasy,
Flow out to God in prayer.
Together bound by loving ties.
While marching through the vale;
They struggle on and falter not,
Nor heed the tempest gale.
A numerous offspring, brave and true.
Their brightest, purest gems.
In clusters rich, around their home.
Adorn the parent stems.
Content to dwell in humble life,
No costly garb they wear,
But robes of Righteousness adorn,
The rich and happy pair.
MRS. NJ. E. R.
MEMPHIS, June Is, 1874.
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ADurham superstition.

A late correspondent Of Notes and
Queries gives this singular account of
a curious bit of folklore which prevails
in some parts of Durham: : An old
lady friend of mine was jokingly re-
marking that she had once been charged
with causing the death of baby. l
asked how so? She replied that poor
neighbor woman, having just been de-
livered of baby, she was sent for, won
dering very much why she was wanted;
she went, and when she arrived at the
house, was very much surprised at find
ing the house full of women, each having
a glass of spirit to drink She was at
once asked what she would have to
drink. oh, nothing, she replied. Oh,
dear. but you must, was the hearty re-
sponse. So rather than offend the poor
people she took a glass of spirit, and
remaining a short time with the strange
assembly, contrived to hide her glass OF
spirit and leave the place, glad to get
away from such gathering. A short
time afterward she called to see the poor
woman who had been confined, and was
met with looks rather shy and queer.
AS she could not understand this, she
asked, Whatever is the matter, my
good woman2'
'Ohl Mrs. H., yoh should no hev
done so, yoh hev KILT my bonny BARN.
Whatever do you mean, my good wo-
mani? she asked. OH Mrs. a., yoh
left your glass of spirit. Yoh did nc
drink it; so my bonny BARN died. Yoh
hev KILT my bonny BARN. On making
further inquiries, she learned that each
one who goes into house on the occa
sion of birth must drink glass oi
spirit, else the child will not live"
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OF the group of sventeen Ministers
who took the oath of allegianceto Queen
Victoria on her accession to the throne
thirty-seven years ago. but two lived to
participate in the recent anniversary
celebration-Lord Russell, now in his
eighty second year, and Earl Grey, who
is ten years younger.
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Is ice cream to be added to the long
and heavy list of dangerous explosives
We trust not, though boiler of it blew
up lately at Reading, Virginia, and
scalded several persons. 1t wasn't fro
zen to any considerable extent.
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A potato.bug was found taking walk
near the city hall in Chicago, the other
day He was supposed to have got ride
on some farmers wagon.
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Trustees sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A TRUST DEED MADE
ID to me June II. 1873, by 4. B Weber, and
j. NJ, Williams and Henry Williams, recorded
nessee, in Book 81, pages 146, ETC., l will, on
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Saturday, the 25th of July, 1874

within legal hours, the real estate mentioned
and described in said decree as follows: One
lot situated in the city Of Memphis, shelby
county. State of Tennessee. and kaoWn and
designated in the plan Of survey OF said city
as lot No. 256, and which said lot fronts on
Court Square or street, on the north side OF
said Square or street, 81 feet l0H inches more
or less, by "A feet three inches deep, and upon
which let is a brick hOase. four stories highs
known and called the Telegraph Building,
being the same house and lot named and de-
scribed in a deed of trust from william ":
Ford to NJ. Bridges, trustee, dated sth of
April, 1851 and registered in Book NO. ~;
page 233, and the same house and let named
and described in the deed Of release from sald
Bridres. trustee. to said Ford and registered
in Book No. 81. page l5s, the object Of tne lasi
named deed being to restore the title of sald
house and lot to said Ford, the deot IN tne
deed Of trust being satisfied. -
And also, one other piece or psree! Of lands
t,noWn and DESIGNATED as lot No. 10, IN the
snbdivisiou Of the estate of A. b. Carr, de-
soassd upon the plan Of the same as made
oS,t - me surveyor, MA. Kerr. May y. ls5o.
md an fle in the case Of John +. Carr against
Nancy j. Carr and others in the Chaneery
cConrt of Memphis, final number Of the cause
fsiS and the same lot Of land decreed BY SAID
Cont In said cause to John Il, saharTans
81 and by them conveyed To- ". ). paNe,
Nav si. 1859. BY deed registered m book NO.
ss' mage 5T3, and by said Davie conveyed 70
seid Wm. a Ford on the 9th OF June, 1850, ~
dsed reristered in Book No. a. page 5l4.
Terms of sale cash. Equity Of redemption
haired. JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk;
A. WmGHT, Solicitor. S-iz5
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Trustees Sale.

DURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A DEE
il in trust to me executed on the 14th day of
November, 1873, by u. W. Provine. and filed
for record in the Registers Office ef Shelby
county, Tenn, on the 23d day of June, 1874.
the indebtedness thereby secured remaining
unpaid. willon
Friday, the 31st Day Of July, 1874,
within legal hours, at the south gate of Court
Square, in the city of Memphis, Tennessee.
sell for cash to the highest bidder, at public
outcry, the property therein described as
follows. to-wit: Situated. lying and being
in Shelby county, Tennessee, near to
and south Of the city of Memphis.
and beginning at a point on Hernando
road 30 feet from the intersection Of said road
and the Memphis and Selma railroad for
merly the old Fort Pickering railroad(; thence
southwardly along the east line Of the Her
nando road 100 feet to stake; thence east
wardly and at right angles with said Her
nandO road $50 feet to the point Of intersec-
tion Of the 80 feet left along said railroad for
thence westwardly with said 30 feet left be-
tween this lot and the railroad to the begin
ming corner on fernando road. being part Of
original lot Ne. 80 of Willo Williams division
Of land. laid of and surveyed By E. s.. Todd
for said Williams. and lot No. Is ofJ. M. Pro-
vines subdivision. on the east side Of Her
nando road. and being the same lot conveyed
to the said e. ". Proyine by NJ, Pr0vine.
on the 9th day of February, 1879.
Terms cash, Title believed to be good, but
will sell and convey only as trustee. Equity
of redemption barred,
ss.iSS DAVID H. PosToN. Trustee.
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1874 Connection Complete. 1874
ONLY DIRECT ALL RAIL ROUT

ONLY DIRECT ALL RAIL ROUTE
70
Little Rock. Kensett. Newport, Hot SPRINGS
Arkadelphia. Fulton. Texarkana, Jefer-
son, Shreveport. Marshall, Minneola,
Rockdale, Longview, Dallas, Sher-
man. Dennison. Palestine,
Hearne, Waco. Austin,
Houston. Galveston,
Aud All intermediate Points I'm
Arkansas and Texas.
Dtrect Connection in same depot at
Little Rock with trains North and South on
ne Cairo and Fulton Railroad. pB- Passen-
rers reach Jacksonport and Batesyille via
NeWport. Searcy via Kensett, Pine Bluff via
Little Rock. Also, in same depot at Argenta
with trains on the Little Rock and Fort Smith
Railroad for Lewisburg, Russelyille. Darda-
nellie. Clarkkyille. Van Buren,, Fort smith,
etc. Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on night
~ Ask for Tickets via Memphis.
For Tickets and information call at Sss
siain streef. 2zS Main street, or at
Dep9t, foot Of Washington street
A. 5. LIVERMQ RE, Gen sup I.
J. II. PERRY, Gen Ticket AZ I.
10s-l3s r. A. WILLIAMS, Pas'ger Ag't.
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Arkansas & Texas Short Line
VIA
Memphis g. Little Rock Railway
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.

COMMENCING MONDAY. .ULY 6rH. AND
I until further notice, tr gins will depart
and arrive as follews:
WaiI train arrives al Memphis daily. 100 a. m
Freight and Accommodation, Mon
DAYS, Wednesdays and Fridays, %
leaves Memphis Acknowledgements o;VV a. IN
Freight and Accommodation. Mon
GAYS. y;yss AZ MempSis s25 p IN
Fare as Low and Time as Quick as by
any other Route.
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RAILROAD II NE TABLES.
MEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD.
Arrivea. Leaves.

Depot at foot Of Main street.
Ticket 0fico. 2S7 Main street. corner of
Madison.
NJ. BURKE, GenT Sup't.
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NOW Is WE TINE 10 Bud

- Pianos Tuned and Repaired BY compe-
tent workmen. 3. A. BENSON.
2s-t ..S17 Main street, Memphis. Tenn.
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PURSUANT TO A TRUST DEED Exc
4 cpted to me by John D. Adams. Catherine
a. Adams and Sam B. Adams, dated Deem
per ", lS12, and recorded in the Recorders
once OF Pulaski county, Arkansas, / will, on
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SALE OF
Valuable Property in Memphis,
In suprema Court al JacksOn.

blIas y. IrVlLt, AuWlnIELfhIOT OF JOhn D.
Davis, deceased, vs.. W. g. Ford.
DY VIRTUE OF THE DECREE PRO-
ID nounced by the Supreme Court Of Tennes-
see, at Jackson. May 18th. 1874, in this cause.
/ will offer for sale to the highest bidder, for
cash, in front Of the office Of the Sheriff of
Shelby county. in the city Of Memphis, on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-22
Two More Reservoirs Give way-Great
Destruction of Property.

SPRINGFIELD, July l3.-Details are
coming to hand of a second flood in
Hampshire county, Mass, caused by
the giving away of the reservoir of
a factory at the village of Middle
field. The Union gives the follow
ing particulars in its noon edition
The reservoir was situated on Mid
dlefield brook, which empties into the
west branch of the Westield river at
Middleford switch. 1t covered nearly
one hundred acres, and was built
about thirty years ago. The rescr-
voir was used for the storage of wa
ter for the Church Brothers, who
were running two broadcloth mills,
William Blush's felloe, thill and stave
factory, and for a mill owned by Oil
yer Blush and formerly used as q
wooden pill, but lately IS a grist mill.
These were all the mills situated on
the Middleield branch below the res
ervoir. Between Middlefeld switch
and Chester, there is upon the west
branch of Westfeld river into which
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-22
CHICAGO ON FIRE.
ANOTHER CONFEDERATION
A LARGE DISTRICT IN ASHES

CHICAGO, July l4-s P.M.-Anoth-
er con6agration is raging in the heart
of the city. The fire started about
4:30 p. NJ. in some small frame
houses near Fourth avenue and Polk
streets. 1t was first blown south
ward by a stiff breeze, but the wind
soon shifted, and by sunset it blew a
gale from the south, sending the fire
towards the central part Of the city.
At half-past G O'Clock this afternoon
the flames had made almost a clean
sweep up to .he corner of Third ave-
nue and Polk street, burning up the
homes of thousands of people. At
the above corner the fire Department
commenced the process of blowing up
houses with gunpowder, but those ex-
perimented with were most all wooden
buildings, and the process only had
the effect ofmaking a quicker blaze.
The wind is blowing very fresh from
about south-southwest. The fire is
now on the verge of the fre-line of
our big fire at Harrison street. The
west side of Wabash avenue is now
in full blaze, which takes in many a
stately building in its course, which
offered a haven of refuge in the win
ter of 1871. The FIRE is just imme-
diately in the real of the first Baptist
Church, and should that structure go
down the FIRE viii have q clean
sweep to the northward and east
ward, the exposition building will,
in all likelihood be the final prey of
the fire, and as that is Immediately
on the lake shore, there will be moth
ing for the fire to feed upon, provided
We have the good fortune not to have
a change Of wind. A dense pail of
black smoke is passing over the ex-
pected course Of tee fire, dropping
its advance messengers Of einders on
the roofs of buildings. Although
private citizens are doing their ut
most TO prevent the fire from getting
q hold upon their houses, yet the ef-
fort is as futile as for . child to make
the attempt. The roar ofthe advancing
furnace has the sound Of our old ca
lamity, and nothing short of its final
plunge into Lake Michigan viii
queneh it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-22

LATEST accounts show that the at
tempt to assassinate Bismarck has
stirred up Almighty enthusiasm among
the Germans. He appeared inthe pub
lie gardens en- the same evening and
was enthusiastically received by :be
people. In response to demands he
made a brief speech, in which he said
that it was not his person that was
attacked, but the cause which he rep
resented.
As all the world knows, there is q
bitter controversy now going on in
Germany between those who hold
that the citizen must under all cir
cumstances be subject to the civil au-
thority, and those who place the au-
thority of the Church above all hu-
man government. Bismarck is the
head and front of what might be call
ed the secular party, and he has on
his side the entire Protestant element
of Germany, as well as all the liberal
thinkers and skeptics who oppose &C.
clesiastical pretensions on philosoph-
ical principles. The Ultramontane
bishops and priests lead the Church
party. 1t must be admitted that they
had gained a great deal of sympathy
in the mont Catholic world because
they seemed to be persec uted. Prot
estants who do not understand the
peculiar structure Of the German
Government and the reasons of State
which have influenced Prince Bis
marck, look upon his treatment Of the
Jesuits as unnecessarily harsh.
The attempted assassin is a young
Catholic %zealot, and no doubt the act
was his alone, but unfortunately for
the church to which he belongs, it
will be held responsible by the ex-
cited public, and the fact that its
wrongs were attempted to be aveng-
ed by one who grew up under its
teachings will weigh heavily against
its cause. A priest has already been
arrested on suspicion of having insti-
gated the crime. and in the wild state
of public feeling he is likely to be
dealt with harshlv.
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A REPORT was started in Washing
ton and circulated throughout the
country that Vice President Wilson
is about to resign on account of his
impaired health. The Boston Aduep-
tiSer squelches the canard as follows:
''Mr. Wilson is now at home; he has
not been in Washington for several
weeks. His health is steadily i'm
proving, and be has the best reasons
to hope for a complete recovery. If
the object of the canard vas to draw
on. some expression in favor of his
resigning, it viii fail. The Vice Pres
ident has the entire confidence of the
country, and its best wishes for bis
recovery and return to active public
service. Practically, his Office re-
quires very little of him, and affords
no excuse for resigning under any
circumstances. His counsel and in.
auence are wanted in the administra.
ton as it is; and the contingencies Of
life are such that his withdrawal from
It could not be regarded without very
serious apprehensions.