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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-03

Be it ordained by the General Council of the
City of Memphis:
Section |. That tax Of seventy co cents
on each one hundred dollars of taxable prop
erty, as heretofore assessed for taxation, be
and the same is hereby levied for the year 1873,
in compliance with the writ of mandamuss
issued from the District Court of the United
States for the District of West Tennessee, on
the 25th day of June, 1873, commanding the
city of Memphis to levy a tax sufficient to pay
o certain decree rendered by the said court on
the 10Th day of March, 1872. in favor of one
Talmadge y. Brown against the city. of Mem.
phis, which tax shall be in addition to all
other taxes heretofore levied, and shall be col
leeted by the City Tax Collector in lawful
money Of the United States at the same time
and in the same manner that the other city
taxes for the year 1873 are collected, and shall
be disposed of in the manner prescribed in the
said mandimus
Section 2. That this ordinance take effect
and be in force from and after its passage.
Passed first reading and referred to Finance
Committee by Board of Aldermen, September
3. 1878.
Passed first reading by Council August 6,
1873. and referred to Finance and Ways and
Means Committee August 10, 1873.
Your joint Board Of Aldermen and Common
Council Finance and Ways and Means Com
mittee report in favor of the ordinance as it
now stands. and recQpmmend ia passage.
Chm'n Aldermen Committee.
SIN J0BE,
Chm'n Council Committee.
Passed second and hhal reading by Board Of
Aldermen. November 18th. Passed first read
ing by Council, and the rules being suspended
as per Charter requirements. the ordinance
passed its second and final reading. Novem-
Approved December IS, 1873.
95-l05 JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
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Tuesday, the 5th Of january, 1s74.
Trustees Sale,

pY VIRTUE OF THE TERMS OF A TRu
- deed to me executed by John G. Saint, Cd.
the lst day Of March, 1873, duly registered ID
the Registers Office Of this county, in de d
book No. 90. page 2l5, L will on
Wednesday,, January 9TH, 1924
within legal hours, sell to the highest bidder
for cash, at the southeast corner of Ccurt
Square, in the city of Memphis, the proper is
therein described, as follows: Lying and
being in Shelby county, Tennessee, thus 10
scribed: Being part of block 80 on plan o.
Fort Pickering, and beginning at a stake on
the south line of Georgia street, 90 feet west OF
the northeast corner of a lot sold by Michael
McNamee to s. Caro-, by deed dated 18th day
of May, 1857, registered in book 20, page {
of the Registers office of this county; thenaa
west with Georgia street, 1l8 feet more or les
to the east line of the property of the Missl3'
sippi and Tennessee railroad company; thoneo
south with said railroad property to a stake.
ITO feet; thence east, on n line which ic tho
continuation of the south line of said Carol lot
to said Caro- lot and with its south line 40 feet
to stake; thence north 10 feet, to the Begin
ming. This is the description of the whole lot,
and the whole thereof, except the north 40 ioot
with depth of lis feet. more or less, is to be
sold hereunder. To such trust deed reference
is made for greater certainty. Terms Of sale.
cash. Equity of redemption barred Title
believed to be good, but will sell and convey
only as trustee.
1912 D. II. POSITION, Trustee
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sHERIFF'S SALE
Part of Lots NOS. $50 and 361, on
North Side Of Webster Street.

North Side Of Webster Street.
DUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.
Il thar by virtue Of a venditioni exponas
20 me directed from the Hon. First Circuit
Court Of Shelby county, Tenn, in the case Of
J. H. Parkhurst VS.. j. d. Edwards. M. V.
Holbrook and CT. Bullock ,lstayor. Judgment
rendered on the 9th day of November, 1872,
for the sum Of one hundred and eight dollars
and thirty-tWo cents, with interest and costs
Of suit. to satisfy said judgment, etc., will,
On Monday, 18th of January, 1874,
At Il 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;
A certain lot or parcel Of land, described as
follows: Part Of Lots $50 and S6l, fronting 30
feet on the north side Of Webster street, City
Of Memphis, running north along the line Of
Lot S59, l62 feet to an alley; thence west along
the line of said alley, 80 feet; thence south TO
Webster street; thence east 10 the begin
ming point, 30 feet, 10 Lot No. 359. Levied on
as the property Of Charles +. Bullock, as SCI
curity on stay Of execution in the above re-
cited case, to satisfy said judgment, interest
and costs.
Sales to commence at II o'clock am.
w. J. p. DOYLE,
1Ol-tw Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
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nrEmPERANCE SOCIETY.

n .rou, TEMPLE OF II. AND 7. No. l-meets
-. T1lesiay night at hall Of Cyfene CO. m
49, - 10. 20f Front e. e. i, Loop, W.
me ~ lamont, w. VT; Jos. II. shep-
herd - P. vi. @. T.; 3. +. Risk, jr'' W. r.
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NEWSPAPERS.

~ Memphis Merchants should not nsgle,.
to advertise in thislocality. ct
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Trustees sale.

DURSUA TO THE TERMS OF A TRUST
deed. to me executed on the Sth day OF
November, 1867, by Sarah W. Fowll5es, duly
registered in the Registers office Of Shelby
county, Tennessee, in deed book No. 90, pages
$50. Sol and 1852. l, MS trustee, will on
Tuesday, the 9Th Of January, 1874,
at the southeast corner of Court Square. in the
city, of Memphis. Tenn, sell to the highest
bidder, for cash. at public auction. the land
therein described, as follows: Being in Shelby
county, Tennessee, and in the city of Menu
phis, and commencing at the point of inter.
section of Jefferson street with Center alleys
thence on the south line Of Jefferson street, ID,
an easterly direction, 80 feet; thence in q
southerly direction liz feet, to private alleys
thence westwardly, on a line parallel WITH
Jefferson street, 80 feet, to Center alley; thenc
northwardly, with Center alley, 1l2 feet, 70
etterson street. the point of beginning.
Terms. cash. Equity of redemption barred.
II. d. GARTH, Trustee
Humes u Poston. Attorneys. S6.lC6 +
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sTAIl communications should be d.
dressed TO
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ASSESSMENT.
ASSESSMENT
1874. City Assessments. 1874.
TAX PAYERS MUST FURNISH LIST
OF PROPERTY.
Errors in 4 Assessments will be
Corrected.

TT Is PROVIDED BY ORDINANCE F:
i That it shall be the duty Of each and
every person owning or having the control or
management Of any taxable property within
the city Of Memphis, within ten days after
being required to do so by the Assessors, TO
furnish correct list, in writing. under oath,
to the Assessors, of all the taxable property of
every description owned, controlled or man
aged by him or her.
Failure TO furnish such list in said time
makes each delinquent liable TO fine Of not less
than s.. nor more than $50. for each day after
the expiration of said ten days.
Ordinance also provides that the Assessors
shall furnish printed blanks for such lists to
those applying for them.
Notice is Therefore Hereby Given,
That the City Assessors are now prepared to
furnish such blank lists for 1874 (47th corporate
year,. to all needing them; that said Assessors
will attend at the Mayors Office, City Hall. TO
receive the return lists. from this date until
the 10th day Of January, 1874, on or before
which last named named day all lists of tax
able property, as required by ordinance. must
be returned 10 them at said office.
WM. CHASE.
TH0S. n. MACKALL, Assessors
II g. DENT.
Memphis Dec. ", 1873. SS-ll7
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KKIGHTs OF PYrHIAs.

TENNESSEE LODGE No. 5-Meets ~
every v ednesday night over Adams ~
street Engine House, cor. Second street. G,
M. Haley, c. O.; c. 2. Mclean, Y. u. F
Balm. p, A. Hunn' M. Of E.; W. II. Lin
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Saturday, the 10th Of january, 1874,

at II o'clock M, at the southwest corner of
Second and Madison streets, in the city of
Memphis. all the following described tract of
land, containing 14G acres, more or less, sit
uate in the county 0fShelby and State of Ten
nessee, being the eastern part Of the tract of
land owned and occupied by George l.. Holmes
at the time Of his death. lying about five miles
east of the city of Memphis, by the German
town road or Poplar street extended. formerly
known as the old State Line road, and being
the let's numbered II, II, Is. IA, 10, l6, II, IS
and 10, between Rembert avenue and High
land avenue, as marked and shown on and
by map or plat Of said land attached to and
made a part of tn said Deed of Trust. in
GLIDING therein the land lying between said
lots, designated as Holmes avenue, and all
the land belonging TO the said tract lying east
of said Rembert avenue.
Right of redemption waived and title be-
lieved to be perfect, but sell only such title
n is vested in me as trustee. Ten per cent. Of
the purchase money will be required in cash
when the property is bid off, and the remain
der ON delivery OF the decd.
II. 7. ELLETT, Trustee.
December 6, 1873. S31l3
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Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTURE OF DEED OF TRUST EX-
ID ecuted to me by William and John D. Ell
lott. dated July 10. 1872, and recorded ia the
Registers Office Of Shelby county. Tennessee.
in Book No. So, page 493, and having been re-
CURED by the beneficiary to execute the same,
/ will, on
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A Certain Lot or Parcel of Land,
sHERIFF'S SALE
Lots Numbered 3, 4, 5, and 6, in
Block y, Fort Pickering.

DUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that By virtue Of vsHditioHi sxponas
to me directed from the honorable First Cir
cult Court of Shelby county. Tenn, in the
case of S. NJ. Walcott VS.. John II. Hartley
and Stephen Lynch. JUDGMENT entered on the
18th day Of August, 1872. for the sum of one
hundred and thirty-nine dollars and sixty
cents with interest and costs of suit, to satisfy
said judgment, ETC., will,
On Monday, 10Th January, 1874,
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-
toying described real estate. to-wit:
Lots numbered 3, 4, 5, and 6. in Block d,
Ecfss PisssosiIs, 8 y iiioHiPhs, county oi
Shelby. State OF Tennessee, being the same
property conveyed to Stephen Lynch by John
II. Hartley and John Gurley, and registered
in Book 81, page 5S7, of Shelby county records.
Levied on as the property of Stephen Lynch,
as stayor in the above stated case, 10 satisfy
said judgment, interest and costs.
Sale to commence at II o'clock, am.
w. }. P. DOYLE,
lO1-tw Sheriff OF Shelby county, Tenn.
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Chm'n Aldermen Committee.
S IN J0BE,
ORDINANCE,
TO fix the Compensation OF the Men,
5e=s CT the General CCeea::;ee::il ! Ger
1874 and 1875.

Section /. Be it ordained by the General
Council Of the City of Memphis, That the COM
for the ensuing two years, 1874 and 1875, shall
be two hundred and fifty dollars per year eaeh
to be paid monthly at the end Of each month
Section 2. And be it further ordained. That
this ordinance shall be submitted TO the quail
ifei voters Of the city at the regular election
ga the 6rst Thursday of January next, and
that the same shall take effect from and after
stH ratification by majority of the qualified
voters at the said election.
Passed Erst reading, rules suspended as per
requirements Of City Charter. and ordinance
passed seconc and final reading by Board of
Aldermen, December 9. 1873.
Passed first reading by Council December 9,
1873. Rules suspended by Charter require.
ment and ordinance passed second and final
reading by Council. December 9, 1873.
Approved December Is. 1873.
g5-l05 JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
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Trustees Sale.

pY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST Exc
ID cuted by George Q. Holmes and William
r. Holmes, and by their respective wives,
dated November %, 1871, to secure note for
S52l4 Is, the undersigned, surviving trustee.
will sell at public sale. for cash, on
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saturday, January 3, 1874,

at 10 o'clock am. and defend the suit, or I'd.
same will be. proceeded with OK parte, and
that copy Of this order be published in thV
Public Ledger once Il week for four SUCCESSIVE
weeks. This December 8, 1873.
S-9D-g6-102 JOHN SPELMAN, j. p.
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OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCE.

Levyiug a PaVing Tax of seventy
Cents, payable IN Certificates Of
Indebtedness.
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NEW RUCKwHEAT.
Syrups and MOlasses

Sugars; Shaker Sweet Corn; Shaker Brooms,
a large lot; with a very large general stock.
64-l36 SPICER az RYAN.
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ORDINANCE,

Levyine a Tax of 20 cents ON Writ of
Mandamus from the District Court
of the U. s., payable only in Cash.
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LEGAL.
sHEREFF.S SALE
A Valuable Lot on North Side of
Robson Street.

A Valuable Lot on North Side OF
Robson Street.
DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given. that by
il virtue of a yenditioni eXpOnas to me di-
Tected from the honorable First Circuit Court
of Shelby county. Tennessee, in the case of
George W. Jones Il Co., VS.. John L. ii. Taylor
and VIM. V Taylor, stayor, judgment rendered
on the 18th day of August, 1872, for the sum
of ninety eight dollars and forty cents, with
interest and costs of suit. to satisfy said judg
ment, ETC., | will, on
Monday, 10Th of January, 1874,
At II o'clock M, in front of my Office, No.
35l Second street, Memphis, Tenn, proceed
to sell to the highest bidder for cash. the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
A Certain Lot or Parcel of Land,
Known as part OF Lot No. Gin S. Mosby's Sub
division, beginning on north side Of Robson
street, IS feet east of northeast corner of Rob
eson and Quinby streets; thence north to Lot
No. s, thence east with south line of said lot
20 feet two inches; thence south to stake on
Robson street, 3719 feet from the beginning
point; thence west with north side Robson
street. 37l2 feet to beginning. Recorded in
Book SO, part l, and page 42l. Levied on as
the property of VIM. V. Taylor, as stayOr in
the above stated ease, to satisfy said judg-
ment, interest and costs.
Sale 70 commence at IL o'clock am.
w. j. p. DOYLE,
1Gi-tw Sheriff of Shelby county, Tenn.
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LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining In the POst0hiee at Mem
phis. Saturday, Jim. 3, 1874.
LADIES' LIST.

Published IN tie daily newspaper hdoing he
LARG EST CIRCULATION IN The circuit
Of the Memphis POstO6ice.
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s2per Annum, Invariably in Advance
81 Specimen copies mailed free.
Rates of Advertising

O. 90 per Square for First Insertion.
5Oes :" Each SUBSEQUENT Insertion.
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E. WHITMORE, Publisher and Prop

Is IIaaisoa 81. MsmPhis.
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LEGAL.
Attachment Notice,

Arthur Dwyerl Before John spelmau. 81
VS.. tice of the Peace for Slid
Chas. Mullins) county, State of Tennes4
In THE AB0VE-STATED SUIT AFFID
section 1856 of tho code Of Tennessee, and
tachment having been issued and returned
the proper officer, levied. etc., on the propo
of defendant; II is therefore ordered that
said defendant make mis- appearance befl
me, at my office, No. "A Adams street, Me
phis, Tennessee. on
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g II ECORD, -
SEARcY, ARKANSAS,

OuRCULATEs AMONG ALL THE MFR-
~ chants In ihe White aud Red river val
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DISAPPOINTMENT!
FOURTH GRAND GIFT CONCERT
FOR THH BENEFIT or THE
Public Library Of Kentucky
OVER A MILLION IN BANKl
Success Assured!
A Full Drawing Certain
On Tuesday, 31st Of March next.
$1.5OO,OOO.

will be distributed among the ticket-holders.
The tickets are printed in coupons, of tenths,
and all fractional parts will be represented in
the drawing just as whole tickets are.
UFaa Of .
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-04

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND IN
" AUGUSTA COUNTY,
In pursuance Of decree of the Circuit Court
OF Augusta county, rendered on the goth day of
March, 1874, in the pending cause of Hull &
Atk!nson, for &c, Os. Armstrong, &c, the I'M
aersigned, as Commissioners appointed for the
pu rpose, will, on
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1874,
(oeing County Court-day,) sellat public auc-
tion, IN Staunton, in front of the Court-a ouse,
the undivided three ffths interest of William
Armstrong, Zone of the defendants n the above
named suit, in and to tract of land contain
ing about 37s ACRES, upon which said Arm
strong now resides, lying in the county of Au-
gusta, and more fully described in the proceed
lngs IN the above named cause. This land lies
near the main road, between Churchvile and
jennings Gap; is of good quality in good
condition, and we'll adapted to ia rming and
grazing.
TERMS.-Fifteen per cent. of the purchase
money in CASH, the residue in three equal an
nual installments from the day of sale, to be Sc
cured by bonds with approved personal securi-
ty, containing waiver of homestead exemp-
tions and the title retained as ultimate secu-
rity. THOMAS c. ELDER,
N. K. TROUT,
Aug 2S-4t Commissioners.
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Tribute of Respect.

At a meeting of Staunton Lodge, No. ~. r.
A. NJ, held on tie 20th day of July, 1874 1t
was resolved as follows:
This Lodge has heard with deep -egret OF the
death of our esteemed Brother, JOSH HAIR
MAN, and whilst we deeply deplore his 1885, we
entertain the charitable hope that our loss has
been his eternal gain.
Resozced That in the removal of our Brother
to he Grand Lodge above, we recognize tbs
hand of an over ruling aud ever merclnl God,
and now vii humole submission to his Father
ly dispensation
Resozaea, That in the death of Brother John
A. Hartman, our order has lost member who
has ever been faithful to its principles, his family
a kind husband and father, and society one who
was always fearless and out-spoken in the as
sertion of what he believed to be right.
Resolved, That we tender to the family OF our
deceased brother our sincere sympathy in their
affection.
ResoJUed, That rs token of our affection this
Lodge will attend his funeral and bury him
with Masonic Honors, and that its members will
wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty
days.
Resolved That the city papers DE requested to
nbish these resolutions, and that the Secretary
furnish copy of them to the family of our
brother. q. NJ. BELL,
j. G. WHRAT,
JAS T. PATTERSON
COMMITTEE.
MORE The publication of these rssoluti ons
has been DELAYED because of the absence from
the city of the chairman of the committee having
them in charge.
Sept Alt
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1000 MEN { HORSES !!
so Gilded Cages,
9 Brass Bands,
The Car of
the Conqueror.

John Robinson, il, who for the past ten
years has been my acting manager, and to
whose clear judgment, gentlemanly deport-
ment, thorough discipline and unlimited
knowledge Of the show business, seconded
by my four other sons and corps of assis-
tants, much Of my success in the show bust
ness is due. The financial department is in
charge of my second son, Mr.. Gilbert n.
Robinson, who is the chief of finances.
In the Spring of 1872 [ determined, if
possible, to add such curiosities and ami
mails to my great geological collection as had
never been on exhibition on this continent.
In the month of April [ had consignment
Of one Black-maned Red Sea Lion, from the
Arctic Ocean, captured in the region of the
North Pole, also three Black Pacific Sea
Lions, and six Crown seals, from my agents
in Alaska all arriving by the way of San
Francisco and the Pacific Railroad. The
largest of the four Sea Lions weighed two
thousand three hundred pounds, and the
smallest twelve hundred At the same time
arrived from India the first and only Black
Samaritan Rhinoceros ever brought to this
country. Of the enormous weight of three
tons. A giant Ostrich, fifteen feet high,
strong enough to carry two men on his back
and then outstrip the fastest running race
horse and [ can safely say, it is the first
bird Of its kind ever exhibited in the country
These, together with an African Hartbeest,
the first in America a Three Horned and
Three eyed Ok, from the Holy Land Sa-
cred or Hindoo Bull from Hindoostan
King Vulture, a Nylghau, an Eland, a
Crocodile from the river Nile crystal den
Of Anacondas and Boa Constructors with
their litter Of young, the first and only ones
given birth to in the United States Green
Sea Turtle, from the Bahama Banks, weigh
ing fifteen hundred pounds and ten addition
al cages of minor animals.
If | have created revolution in the show
business, and brought to your very doors
an entertainment more interesting and in
structive than any ever heretofore presented
to the public if [ have succeeded in gather
ing in one vast congress series of wonders
that tend to make my great exhibitions re-
plete in all that is wonderous if, for merit,
worth or novelty, it surpasses any of my
previous efforts to please a generous public,
[ shall, in that event, rest satisfied that the
great desire of my life has been gratifed,
The Public's Obedient Servant
JOHN ROBINSON
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MILES Of DISPLAY !.
$ Golden Chariots,
so Spotted Ponies,
100 * nights in Armor
To my Millions OF
FRIENDS and PATRONS.

With the vast and varied ex-
perience of over fifty years as a
manager. and exhibitor, always
ready to embrace new ideas, con
stantlv introducing witha lavish
hand novel features, enjoying an
inventive genius, swiftly compre-
hending and supplying the ever
changing wants OF our progress,
sive people, have been enabled
to ride upon the high tide OF pop
ular favor. and accumulatlng
PRIN ELY FORTUNE
When last addressed you, five
decades Of years had come and
gone since first, as manager, |
endeavored to cater for the pub
lies amusement and qualification.
Think of the vast changes that
have occurred in that half centu-
ry of years-what rapid strides
in commerce ana ClVlllZdtlol )
what startling innovations The
nineteenth century has been pro-
life of wonders, and [ have en-
deavored to keep pace with It's
gigantic Improvements, SO as to
satisfy and please an enlightened
and generous public. Another
year has rolled by, and | again
take up my pen to address my
millions Of patrons, who, year
after year, have generously come
forward to witness the wonderful
changes in the great travelling
exhibition that for ffty-one years
has been known as J 0 Ii n
BIN S ON S.