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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-02
ORDINANCE,
To fix the Compensation OF the Mem
beers of the General Council fOI
1875 and 1876.

Section l. Be II ordained by the General
Council Of the City Of Memphis. That the com,
pensation of members Of the General Council
for the ensuing two years, 1874 and 1915, shall
be two hundred and fifty dollars per year each,
10 be paid monthly at the end of each month.
Section 2. And be il further ordained, That
this ordinance shall be submitted to the quail
fled voters of the city at the regular election
on the first Thursday Of January next. and
that the same shall take effect from and after
its ratification By majority Of the qualified
voters at the said election.
Passed first reading, rules suspended as per
requirements Of City Charter, and ordinance
passed second and final reading by Board Of
Aldermen, December 9, 1873.
Passed first reading by Council December @,
1873 Rules Suspended by Charter require.
ment and ordinance passed second and final
reading by Council. December 9, 1873.
Approved December Is. 1873.
g5-i05 JOHN JOHNSON. Mayor,
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Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUEOF A DEED OF TRUST EXE
ID euted by George G. Holmes and Willian
Il. Holmes, and by their respective wives
dated November rs, 1871, to secure note 10
s52l4 16, the undersigned, surviving trustee
will sell at public sale, for cash. ON
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LEGAL.
AttacIlment NOtice.

Arthur Dwyerl Before John speIman. 1
vs.. tice of the Pence for s
Chas. MullinsJ county, State of Tenii
IN THE ABOVE-STATED SUIT AM
l. Wit for attachpent having boon made|
section 1855 of the code of Tennessee, III
tachment having been issued and return
the proper officer, levied. ETC.. on the nd
of defendant, it is therefore ordered I'D
said defendant make his appearance
me, at my Office, No. A Adams street,
phis, Tennessee. on
Saturday, January 8, 1874,
at 10 O'Clock am, and defend the suit.
same will be proceeded with ex parte
that n copy Of this order be published
Public Ledger once week for four succi
weeks. This December 8, 1873.
8-9O-96-l02 JOHN SPEEMAN. j
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Saturday, the ION of january, Isl.

at IL o'clock M, at the southwest corner o
Second and Madison streets, in the city o
Memphis, all the following described tract o
land, containing 40 acres, more or less, Sit
uate in the county ofShelby and State of Ten
nessee, being the eastern part of the tract o
land owned and occupied By George Ia. IIoi1ie
at the time of his death, lying about five mile
east of the city Of Memphis, by the German
town road or Poplar street extended, formerl.
known as the old State Line road, and beinl
the. lots, numbered II, IL, l3, IA, Is, Is, II, /
and IL, between RembeTt avenue and High
land avenue, as marked and shown on an,
by map or plat of said land attached to an,
made a part of thu said Deed of Trust, ia
Guiding therein the land lying between sais
lots, designated as Holmes avenue. and AZ
the land belonging to the said tract lying cas-
of said Rembert avenue.
Right of redemption waived and title be
heysd to be perfect, but | sell only such titl|
as is vested in me as trustee. Ten per cent. o
the purchase money will be required in casl
when the property is bid off. and the remain
der ON delivery of the deed.
ii. L. ELLETT, Trusted
December 6, 1873. S3-l13
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Saturday, January 8, 1874,
Trustees Sale.

DURsyANT TO THE TERMS OF A TRU:
November. 1867, by Sarah w. Fowlkes, dn
registered in the Registers office of ShcI
county, Tennessee, in deed book No. GO, paa
$50, 36l and 1862, ], as trustee, will on ~
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LEGAL.
LEIALs
SHEBSIFF7S SALE
A Valuable Lot on North Side Of
Robson Street.

DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that by
virtue of a venditioni exponas to me di
rected from the honorable First Circuit Court
Of Shelby county, Tennessee, in the case of
George W. Jones & 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 iudg-
ment, etc., l will, on
Monday, 10Th of January, 1874,
At II o'clock a M, in front of my Office, No.
351 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. sin 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
% feet two inches; thence south TO a stake on
Robson street, 3712 feet from the beginning
points thence west with north side Robson
street. 3712 feet to beginning. Recorded in
Book So, part /, and page 42l. Levied on as
the property of VIM. V. Taylor, as stayor in
the above stated case, to satisfy said judg-
ment, interest and costs.
Sale 10 commence at II O'Clock am.
w. J. P. DOYLE,
l0l-tw Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
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ORDINANCE,

Levying a Tax of 20 cents on Writ Of
Mnndamus from the District Court
Of the U. S., payable only in Cash.
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Thursday, gannnry oe. 1szA


Between Il and 2 o'clock p.m., at the soul
err gate OF. Court Square, Memphis, Te1u
sell for cash at public outciy, the real ed
conveyed to me by said trust deed, described
follows, to wit: All lying in the city OF Mo
phis, county of Shelby and State of Tennesss
Lots twenty-five (22) and twenty-three q
in block No. 20 of the Batture addition
Memphis, each of said lots fronting twent
i've (25l feet on Water street. and runni
back 1857 feet to Promenade street, and al
the Elliott Block of buildings thereon; 4
also lots so and 50 lefty house numbe1
street and running back $50 feet. NJ
lots 50 and 81 begin on north line of Bl
street 27l19 feet from the east line oe Seed
street; and also another lot on TIE corner
} Jefferson and Promenade streets, being one
the lots covered by said Elliott block Of bud
ings.
Titles believed good, but will sell and Cd
vey as trusted Il 97-123l W. X. POSITION,
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Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTURE OF A DEED OF TRUST "A
ID echted to me by William and John d
lott, dated July ". 1872, and recorded in
Registers office Of Shelby county, Tenness
in Book No. SO, page 493, and having BEEN
l will, on
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IHey HHFV HIIvHUy IeaIIzeu
OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.
$1,5OO,OOOo


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.
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srAn communications shOuli be d.
dressed to
E. WHITMO RE, Publisher and Prop.
"a Madison e., Memphis,
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s2per Annum, Invariably in Advance
rates of Advertising

ii 90 per Square for FirIt insertion.
5Ocl Rsch Subsequent Insertion.
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"a Madison e., memphis.
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Syrups and MOlasses,

A large lot Cut. Loaf and other refined
Sugars; Shaker Sweet Corn; Shaker Brooms,
n largo lot; with very large general stock.
64-l36 SPIOER az RYAN
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aEWIHc MACHINE.
SEWING MACHINE.
THE BECKWITH $50
PORTABLE
Family Sewing Machine,
On 30 Days Trial.

Win stssnsih and capacity equal % any, &c
rardlesg Of cost, The Machine does away with
aI complications. and with the movement Of
ONLY Two P ARrs(the Needle Arm and Looperl,
arilllas
both simple and strong. 4 makes the SEiLeh,
allaiit--ala-l
feeds the Goods, half guides the Cloth, fastens
the Seams, eews on Braid, Gathers and Tueks,
Hens and Embroiders. RlMaFl5sr, the move
ment Of only two parts does all this, which
entirely does away with al the complications
SO liable p SCI eut q order, and 90 often The
source Of ANNOYANCE 10 the operator, besides
de ruinous expenditure Of force In RIopslling
them. Ger gcrsi-Griding Feed requires the
assistance Of only one band o. even one finger,
thus leaving the right hesa entirely At liberty
10 ply the wheel, vhichru easy and even &c
a well balanced wheel, With
NO TOILSOME TREAD OF
THE TREADLE.
Orders promptly filed on receipt ofszO.
BECKWITH SEWING MACHINE Co..
SO Broadway. New York.
l.cl- xviii-N-eod -2ntw
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-23
To Kill Weeds Cheaply.

There are very few gardens, the sol
Of which has not been allowed to be.
come filled more or less with the seeds
of weeds. When crops spring up, the
weeds spring up with them. If numer.
Gus, the weeds get above the crops.
Hard work at hoeing and laborious fin,
ger weddings follow. The crops are
ovcrborne and become small. Back,
aches and discouragements are devcl
oped. More weeds give a plentiful
seeding another year. With industri,
Gus gardeners, who take time by the
forelock, much of this trouble and loss
are prevented by destroying the weeds
when they are very small. When only
half an inch high, the bulk of a weed
is not a hundredth part as great as
when six inches high. 1t has not yet
drawn a hundredth part as much ON the
crop and on the soil. A single move
ment of a steel rake at this early hour
will kill fifty weeds but when they
grow six inches high, the rake will do
nothing, and the hoe must be ground
sharp and applied with many hard
strokes. There is a better way still
Kill the weeds broa cast, Just as they
are coming up. The main thing is TO
do this right. The seeds of nearly all
garden weeds are small. Very few will
find their way up through two inches
Of soil. Now, get your glound or beds
all ready to plant, but do not plant yet.
A little warm weather will start the seeds
for about an inch down and as soon as
you see the first green or yellow point
peeping up through the black mould,
then is the time for action Do moi
wait till the next day nor till afternoon,
for they will now spring up amazingly
fast. Take your steel rake and go ovei
the surface two inches down, raking and
cross raking, till you have torn all the
de icate little plants to fragments. Now
then, there is a pretty fair chance for G
clean surface, for very few that are deep
er than two inches will get up to the
light. 1t would be safe, however, il
you can afford the time, to wait a few
days, and give your beds a second rak.
ing. If your soil IS good, you will &c
yer it thus with great rapidity-twenty
times faster than after the sowing O.
the crops, and you will pulverize the
soil admirably. The few days delay
will be more than made up by the clear
surface, freedom from choking weeds.
and by the vigorous crops Countr}
Gentleman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-23
Spanish ~Smugglers,

What a strange drive it was Beyond
the Posado everything was asleep but
the stars that still held their vigils, yet
blinked more frequently, l fancied, as
if quite ready to DO relieved. Not a
vehicle passed Us, but ever and nor We
stopped at solitary houses, where we
evidently were expected, for men came
out with lanterns, handed small bundles
to the driver, talked in a low tone, and
off we went again, without additional
passengers. "This is very queer" l
said to the Blinker. Glow did these
people know we should pass before day
light? The regular hour of departure
from Pampel"na is seven o'clock. Yet
people are up and waiting for us. "
i" Madam" replied the Blinker, "do
you suppose it would pay to run this
omnibus from Pampeluna to Bayonue
for two passengers? Not at all. 1t
carries contraband goods, and the men
who supply the bundles are smugglers.
The drivers know how to manage. They
are great friends with the frontier off.
GERS"
was c~onsorting with smugglers! The
sensation was novel, and | began to feel
like the heroine in a melodraml who
inuocently assists at the plottings of the
heavy villains. When we next stopped
| left the vehicle to inspect the Snug
glers, and found them no worse looking
than other people, one of them being so
polite as to drink my health in the cog
mac | had refused. On learning my ma
tionality, he declared he should go to
my country, for Spain was growing so
poor hat an honest man couldn't live
even by stealing! Was Mr.. Smuggler
a republican Mr.. Smuggler laughed,
MY politics are a little of all (un
POGO de t0das). This, you see, is very
convenient. Whichever party comes up
l agree with, and so I keep my temper,
and make money whenever l get a
chance" never saw a happjer.looking
man than Mr.. Smuggler. 1t is a great
mistake to think that good people are
the most lieht-hearted and contented.
They are bothered by conscience and
worried by everlasting salvation. This
world is most enjoyed by airy sinners
clever enough to escape detection.-
Kate Ficld'S Letter.
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healthy liver secretes each day about two
and A half mounds OF bile, which contains a
great amount Of waste material taken from
the blood. When the liver becomes torpid or
congested. it fails to eliminate this vastamount
Of noxious substance, which, therefore, re-
mains to poison the blood, and be conveyed TO
every part Of the system. What must be the
condition OF the blood when It isreceivlng and
retaining each day two and a half pounds OF
pnison? Nature tries to work OF this poison
through other channels and organs-the KID
news, lungs, skin, etc, but these organs be
come cver-tsxed in performing this labor IN
addition to their natural functions, and can
not long withstand the pressure, but become
variOusly diseased.
The brain. which is the great electrical cen
ter Of all vitality, il unduly stimulated by the
unhealthy blood which passes to it from the
heart and it fails to perform its office health
fully. Hence the symptoms Of bile poisoning,
which are d~ullness, headache, iucapacty to
keep the mind on any subject, impairment of
memory, dizzy, sleepy, or nervous feelings,
gloomy forcbodings, and irI1tability Of tenn
per. The blood itself being diseased, as 1t
forms the sweat upon the surface Of the skin,
it is so irritating and poisonous that 1t pro-
duces discolored brown spots, p.mples,
blOtches, and other eruptions, sores, bnils,
carbancles and scrofulous tumors, The
stomach, bowels and other organs cannot es-
cape becoming affected, ooner or later, and
we have As the result, costlyeness, piles, drop
sv. dyspepsia. diarrhWa. Other symptoms Sre
common, a. bitter or bad taste in mouth. III
ternal heat, palpitati0n, teasing cough, I'M
steady appetite, choking sensation in throat,
boating OF stomach, pain in sides or about
shoulders or back, coldness of extremities,
utn nt1y a fsus nc tho uhnya gyvp,pt,u,4 arc
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-23
What Know Of Berkshlres.

The Americans consume more pounds
of pork per head than the people of any
other country, and, therefore, it stands
them in hand to produce this staple ar
ticle of diet at the lowest rate. do not
wish to be considered ultra in my pre-
objections in favor of any breed, for
there are several breeds entitled to cul-
tivation but 1 think the tendency to-
ward moderate sized hogs, now fast
growing into favor, even with pork.
packers, entities Berkshires to special
consideration. l have raised them foI
several years, and find them, so far as ]
am able to compare with others, the
most economical pork.producing breed,
The Poland-China has many good
points, ana when hogs of five hundred
pounds weight were sought after, they
were entitled to stand at the head with
the corn. producing west, for eighteen
months to two years would put them
beyond this weight, and it is not SC
easy to bring the Berkshiles up to it.
The Berkshire, by long breeding pure,
has a remarkable prepotency, and pro.
duces its like with so great certainty
that any number of them may be pro.
duced, with the same food and care,
differing little in shape or weight at a
given age. A pig that will give the
best return for the food consumed du,
ring the first ten months of its life is
Just the one wanted. l will not under.
take to say that the Berkshire is that
pig but | can say that it IS the best
one / have tried, There is no practical
difficulty in reaching a weight of 300
POUNDS at ten months, and that is the
most profitable weight for market.
The following is a part of the char
acteristics of this breed, given at the
Swine Breeders convention Face
short, fine and well dished, broad be-
tween the eyes, ears generally erect,
but sometimes i~nclining forward with
advancing age, small thin, soft, and
showing veins jowl, full neck, short
and thick shoulders, short from neck,
to middling deep from back down /;
back, broad and straight, or 4 very lit
tie arched ribs, long, well sprung, Civ
ing ~rotundity Of body, short ribs, good
length, giving breadth and levelness OF
loins hips, good length from point Of
hip to rump; hams, thick, round and
deep, holding their thickness well back
and down to the hook; tail, fine and
small, set on high up; legs, short and
fine, but straight and very strong, with
hoofs erect, legs set wide apart size,
medium ; length, medium bone, fine
and compact offal, very light"
This is a terse description of this
concentrated machinery for working up
food into pork. When the Berkshire
is expanded into a 300-pound hog, at
ten months, it is the perfection OF swim
ish beauty. What could you add to
improve its proportions or increase the
value of its makeup? The food all
goes to lay on valuable flesh. From
comparative tests l can freely say that
one hundred pounds of Berkshire pork
can be made from the same food that is
required to grow seventy pounds upon
the scrubs generally fed Correspond
dcHcc Lire Stock JOurHal.
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InfertilitY Of Eggs.

Your article on the "infertility of
Cggs," prompts me to write what l think
| know about chen fruit" The eggs
from a very fat hen are, as a general
thing, infertile. The Asiatic fowls are
~voracious feeders and fatten very easily.
| have often been surprised when dress
ing a Brahma-that / feared was too
poor for the tahle-to see the amount
Of fat Inside. 1 have in past seasons
hal them drop dead, suddenly, and up
on examination found them so Sled
with fat that there was apparently no
room for action of the vital organs.
think if breeders would give such
fowls wider range, and less feed, the
difficulty would disappear. Another
source of trouble is too close breeding
the remedy for this is obvious to all.
And still another reason is the ~rascality
Of a few breeders who have a few choice
fowls and plenty of mongrels we send
our 50 or So for a dozen eggs, and the
rascals place, say nine mongrel eggs,
closely resembling the genuine, in
a strainer and dip them for a few sec
onds into boiling hot water, the dozen
is made mp with eggs from the choice
fowls and shipped. We set them and
may get two or three chickens; the
scalded eggs are added and we have no
mean of detecting the cheat. To rem
edy this we must buy only of breeders
who have an established reputation.
I give the above reasons as the hard
earned experience of an amateur in the
business, trusting that some of your
scientific readers may give more, and
perhaps far better ones.-B., RuruI
Hor1o
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Northern Capitalists in Georgia.

The great Georgia Land and Lumber
company, which owns 4O0,0 900 acres Of
the finest timber land in the state, and
whose capital is 81, 800, 900, has for its
president Hon. W. E. Dodge, of New
York, and for business agent William
Pitt Eastman, a native of Gilmsnton,
Me. Recently a new county was form.
ed in Georgia, which included 70 much
of the land Of this company that the
state named it Dodse county, and the
shire town Eastman, in honor of the
above mentioned gentlemen. In return,
Messrs. Dodge and Eastman presented
the county with an elegant court house,
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PATS PHILnSnPHY.

When the winter is cold
I keep myself warm
When the summer IL hot
keep mysef cool
It.. mehbo I'm bold,
Aud it's mebbe I'm not
But a g]ossoou's a fool
When he goes into harm
s 2 my old Uncle Dan
Awlse one and Study
i" WHAT'S the world 10 a man
when his wife is a Wildly
When the soldier struts by
with his sword at his side,
And the rattle, rattle drums
Beat the roll and the call,
H my 90 or may fly
Ts'ay here till death comes,
Flr I mind me Of all
That in battle have died.
Ian like Uncle Dan,
For be said-troth and did he
"Wna 4 the world to a man
Waen his wife is a wildly -
W1en the sailor hoists sail,
Aud stands ont on the deep,
leaving sweetheart or wife
And the childer behind,
He timpts the wild gale,
Aud he tribes with life,
Aud be sinks, dye mind,
Where the mermaideus sleep.
Pat ser Old Uncle Dan,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-23
TTIIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE or An
OLD NURSE.

Mrs. WInSlow's Soothing Syrup is the prescrip-
ton Of one of the best female physIcians and
nurses in he United States, and has been used fur
thirty years with never falling safety and success
by millions Of mothers and children, from the fes.
BILE infant Of one week old to the adult. II corrscts
acidity Of the stomach, relieves wind collie, rsEu.
lates the bowels, and gives rest, health and comfor,
to mother and child. We believe II to b the beS,
and surcst remedy in the world In all cases Of dys.
EMERY and dlarrhWa in children, whether II ariss.
nom teething or from any other cAusA Fall d.
rections for using will accompany each BEETLE
None genuine unless the facsimile Of CURTIS a
PERKINS is on the outside wrapper.
Said by ali medicine dealaPa.
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THOSE FAVORITE HONE REMEDIES,
PERRY DAVIS
PAIN KILLER.
ALIENS
Lung BalSam,
And uhy they should dlpdys be kept near a
hand.

LIST. PAIN KILLER is the most certain Cholera
cure that medical science has produced.
I'd. ALIENS LUNG BALsAM Is a cure for Coughs
Colds, Bronchitis sthma, aud all disease.
of tue Pulmonary organs.
Sd. PAIN KILLER will cure Cramps or Pains ii
any part OF me fystem. A single dose usual
ly effects a cure.
4th. ALIENS LUNo BArsAM will cure that terri
bic disease, Consumption, when all Other
remedies fall.
9Th. PAIN KILLER has proved a sovereign rene.
dy for Fever and Ague aud thtl Fever; II
has cured the most obstinate cases,
eth. PAIN KILLER q a llniment Is unrqualed FOL
F,ost Bi.es, Chi,blalns, B'rns, Bruises, Cuts
spGalns, etc.
sth. ALLFN's LUNG BALsAM-Molhers should
keep It on hand IN ca e of Group.
9th. PAIN RILLpR has cured cases OF Rheuma.
tism and Neuralgia after years standing,
10th. ALiEN's LUNG BALsAM has been before the
public a period of ten year and In that time
has become known throughout this and large
sections OF foreign countries. 1t has found
many rivals but 10 equals.
nth. PAIN Kill, Err Is a purely vegetable prepara,
ton, SAFE to keep and use IN every family
The simplicity attending lis use. together
with the < eat variety OF Il seases that may
be entirely eradicatst by II. and the great
amount OF pain and suffering thut can be al
leviated through us use, makes 1t Imperative
upon every person to supply themselves with
tdis valuable remedy, AM to keep 1t near al
hand.
by ply stcIans. Drug lists, Ministers, Pubic
Speakers and The Presi-all OF whom speak
Of II In the highest terms, ami recommend It's
use In all cases Of Coughs and Colds.
Every housekeeper should keep these two valu
able remedies at with them. to use them IT
tue OF need, Many nm hour OF suffering and
many a physicians bill will ne saved,
Directions aclOmpAny each bottle.
In HARRIS, Proprietor,
Cincinnati, ohio
For sale by ali Druggists and Medical Dealers.
For sale by RiohRrd-on a CO., - Louis j. d
Park, Cnclnnati; Il, A. Robinson d Co, Louis
Vile; q. W. Jones Il Co, Memphisi y. J. Hart 4
Co, New Orleans q, w, George, Galveston.