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LEGAL
Trustees Sale.

PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A DEED
of uras to me executed By Richard J.
Person on the 9th day of January, lSi2; G.ly
registered in the Registers ofiice OF oheoy
county, Tennessee, in Deed Book NO. 81, page
235, to secure to Miss Judith A. Bouner MS
note for 5000. the same remaining unpaid, al
the request of the holder, will, on
Saturday, the 2Sth OF March, 1874,
NJ the southeast corner of Court Square. in
the city of Memphis, Tenn. sell to the nigh
est bidder, for cash, Mt public cutlery, the
property therein described rs follows: Begin
ming at stake 10 chains and u links east OF
the southeast corner of the intersection OF
with Elizabeth avenue IL chains and A links;
thence south Al chains and 81 links; thence
west 8 chains and IS links; thence north l5A
east chains and IS links; thence north 6S.
west chains to a stake; thence north 81
chains and 70 links; containing 40 oO-t0g acres,
and being a part of the old home place OF
Geo. L. Holmes, being the same conveyed to
said Person by Jacob N. Moon by deed dated
May 4, 1870. duly registered,
Also one tract of 40 acres. being the south
west quarter of 100 acres tract laid on to
said Person by decree of the Common
Law and Chancery Court of the city OF
Memphis. and which 100 acres is q part OF the
73I acres therein described; said 40 acres
hereby conveyed begins ut the southwest cor
ner Of the 73l acres, in range s, section /, on on
.he waters of Nonc6nnah; thence north 70
chains, east 16 chains; thence south % chains;
thence west 16 chains to the beginning. For
greater certainty of description see deed of
trust under which this sale is to be made.
Terms cash Equity of redemption barred
title believed to be good, but will sell and
'U i5s.5s d. ii. POsToN. Trustee.
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He.cue I'D Band Robhers.

PHILADELPHIA, February "a dispatch
from Newcastle, Delaware, says that some
bank robbers we're rescued By twelve men.
VINO broke into jail and overpoEered the
keeper. Areward Of 5000 has been offered
By the sheriff for shsir apprehension.
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IT is proposed that the work of pre-
parinC history of the late war, in which
General Lee was engaged at the time of
his death, be taken up by General Joe
Johnston.
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CHICAGO.


CHICAGO, February 2.-Keenan x Pratt's
bank in Naples, Illinois, was robbed Monday
night Of large amount Of money.
A petition for the Communication Of Rafferty, 5
sentence is being largely signed.
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Gail Hamilton is great believer in
pedigree. A child, she thinks, is a sort
OF mosaic, made up Of the traits Of bis
ancestors. He gets, Tor instance,
brightness from his mother, deception
from his father, furious temper from
his uncle, self-res;raint from his aunt,
etc
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Ex.Queen Isabella's son is again at
school at Vienna.
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HIT. TOMLINSON, Agent,
No. II Madison Street, Memphis, Tennessee.

STATE oF TENNESSEE CoNN1sEoSER's QPFcE,l
4.
COMPANY verp9o LONDON Snsi
the OF
Tmnson Agent Of said has authoyto
Memphis, ending December 81 lI
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.

SPECIALS BY THE AMERICAN rrEss ASSOCIATIONS.
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS

NUI INL To DAVOIANH . y
uNHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
i Stockholders Of the
Memphis GasIight Company
will be held az the Company,s Office, no. VI
Second street, in the city OF Memphis Aehh''
on
Saturday, 2sth Of February, 1879,
lthe first day Of March occurring on Sunday.
ihen and tbe~e to choose seven Directors 70
serve said Company during the ensuing year.
Ry order Of the President.
GEORGE ". GIE 4, Secretary;
MENPEis, ISM, February ~, lei4' As-lo4
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
ONCE /: No. 10 Madison Street

M Il MPHI
Thursday Evening. Feb. 80, 1874.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10
Tho Indian Question Again.

We observe that q motion has been intro
duced into Congress to 'extinguish the rights
OF the Indians TO their reservation in the Black.
Hill country" This means that our federal
troops have found gold in this region, and
that the Indians are to be driven out in order
that the white men may 60 in and dig for
gold. We suppose that the inevitable ton
dency of civilization will be to remove the
tribes. But We never see suggestion of thus
kind without wishing that our government
had statesmanship enough to adopt sound
policy of dealing with the aborigines.
The President began his administration with
the best intentions on this subject We
wish we could feel that these intentions had
been sustained. But the Indian Ring-and
there is none more shameless in the history
of corruption, because it lives upon the plum
der of the ignorant and helpless savage-is
stronger to-day in Washington than it has
been at any time in our history. manifest
destiny"-by which swelling phrase we gem
orally mean national selfshness points to
the extinction Of the Indian race. At the
same time it is cruel and cowardly thing
that as q government, we have never yet
made a serious effort to treat the Indian
tribes with Justice and humanity. 1t will be
q good time to begin fair dealing in settling
this Black Hill question.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10
steamboat Racing.

The investigation by the 'Iocal inspec-
tors Of steamers" into the collision be-
tween the Harlem and Sylvan Glen steam
boats, has resulted in one Of those farcical de-
cisions which render any punishment Of per-
sons endangering the lives Of the public quite
hopeless The Inspectors, it appears, after
weary labor, came to the conclusion that
pilots and steamboat captains, in charge Of
river steamboats,, are in the habit Of breaking
the laws enacted for the protection Of the lives
Of passengers. Every one who has sailed on
one Of these boats to Harlem knows this fact
quite well, though it took the Inspec-
tors Of Steamboats,, who are supposed
to know all about such matters, so
long to find it out In the case brought
under their notice the public required that
more than mild censure should fall on the
guilty. 1t was case in which the full penalty
OF the law should have been inflicted. But
the inspectors finding it impossible to white
wash the offenders, instead of putting the law
in force, simply give notice that on some
future occasion the law may be vindicated.
The public have right to ask why the guilty
should not be punished in this instance as
well as in some future case. Why should the
aw punish man tomorrow for what IT
The New York herald., 1874-12-10
merely censures another man to-days VIII
the Inspectors rise to explain?
The civil Service.

There WAS just the least bit Of temper in
that part Of the Presidents Message referring
to the civil service The President says, prac-
ncally that he had done all in his power to
secure this wise reform; that Congress had
nindered him; that unless Congress gave him
the legislation necessary to enforce it he
would abandon the whole scheme No doubt
tne Fresident feels that it would be the crown
ana Jewel OF his administration to introduce
the civil service into the government At the
same time ne should remember that he him
SELF in the transfer of General Sharpe from
the Marshal's Office to the Surveyorship, and
the consequent resignation of Mr.. Curtis from
the Commission. gave his own plan the Arst,
and, we think, the fatal blow. II. however.
ne has any doubt about this Congress passing
the necessary legislation let him wait another
year and see what the democrats will do.
They come into power pledged to civil service
reform. Mr.. Tilden means to introduce IL
into New York, where there are more officer.
In ths various departments Of the govern
ment than in many OF the monarchies Of Eu-
rope. The President should not abandon tho
reform because his party abandons it Let
him cling to civil service reform, or SO much
of it az = left, and see what the democrats
will do when they come into power.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10

often as you want to be paid, but nev. n taking
any other steps to discharge the obi, yation'
Such a hocus-pocus is no payment S'ut
trifing with the patience and an insult toN the
understandings of creditors.
This precious scheme is as Objectionable in
form as it is ridiculous in substance. Even
from its own standpoint, that greenbacks are
money lent to the government. the process is
cumbrcus and absurd. Supposing green
backs to be money the scheme converts the
Treasury into savings bank for keeping the
spare money of the people and paying it back
on demand, with moderate interest. Why,
then, use the clumsy machinery of bonds in
stead of simply keeping an account with the
depositors? A bond is form of obligation
given for debts having considerable time to
run. 1t is ridiculous to resort to the formality
of bonds for debts payable on demand. The
scheme is preposterous in another view. The
infationists have all along been contending
that we have no excess of currency for the
busy part Of every year, when the grain and
cotton crops are seeking markets. By
their own showing, then, every dollar
of the greenbacks would be called
back into circulation for considerable por-
ton of each year. What then, becomes of
Kelley's argument and Butler argument that
the greenbacks received for the interchange
able bonds could be employed in redeeming
the six per cent public debt and thereby fund
ing it at lower rate of interest3 When the
new bonds were all returned to the Treasury
in August and September how could the gov
ernment pay them on demand If it had parted
with the means of doing SO by purchasing
6ve-twenty bonds? The scheme is really too
absurd for serious argument and we are curl
GUS to see what proportion Of the members of
the House are crazy enough to vote for it
Such vote would be q gauge of Legislative
folly.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10

THE Won ARxM CASE IN CouRr.
and Won Arnim have at last come to close
quarters The Prussian Chancellor has opened
FIRE with all his batteries and the struggle for
power must soon be decided for or against
the parties. The tdictments are divided into
three heads-the 4propriating of papers that
Won Arnim claims as personal, the disap-
pearance Of others, of which he denies
all knowledge and finally the carrying of
.of papers since returned. The indictment
c.larges that Won Arnim admitted writing
letter to D0llinger, but denies that be was
rssponsible for the publication Of facts relat-
1nr to diplomatic movements which found
ter way into the newspapers The struggle
is now fairly engaged, and should Bismarck
fail 70 secure the condemnation of his op-
poacnt his own influence will probably suffer.
Whatever the result he has damaged himself
in the estimation of Europe BY the harsh and
arbitrary course be has pursued toward
Won Arnim.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10

TIE Bill INTRODUCED by Mr.. West Of
Louisiana, providing for the construction of q
United States postal telegraph line between
Washington and Boston by way Of Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York and Hartford, is the
pioneer movement of the postal telegraph sys-
tenn in this country. The proposed line is in
tended to test the practical operation of q
system here which has been found to work
advantageously to the public in Europe.
While there may be differences Of opinion as
to the expedisncy of placing the telegraphic
business under the control of the government
there ought to be no objection to the test pro-
posed by Mr.. Vests bill. Let us see how o
government telegraph between the designated
points works, and we shall then be in a better
position to judge of the wisdom Of bringing
the whole telegraphic business Of the country
within the jurisdiction Of the Post Office De-
partment as national undertaking.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10

THE NEW York SENAToRsHn CORE
spondent Of one Of our contemporaries intro
duces an interesting feature into the contest
for the Senatorship. This correspondent says
that the liberal republicans hold the balance
of power in the next Legislature and may
control the election Of United States Senator,
and that among these liberal republicans there
is no statesman who could control the repub-
lcan vote so effectively as Colonel Frederick
A. Conkling.
This gentleman served in Congress some
years since, and has been candidate for
great many offices with the same success that
attended Henry Clay and Daniel Webster in
their aspirations TO the Presidency. If Mr..
Conkling should be elected to the Senate we
should have the romantic spectacle of two
brothers representing the State, each heading
rival political organizations. On reflection
we think this is very wise arrangement.
During the time Of the Scottish civil wars
the cautious landowner sent one Of his sons
into the army Of the sovereign and the other
into the army Of the rebels, SO that which,
ever side won the estates remained in the
family.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10

SUNDAY AMusEMENrs.- motion made in
Court on behalf of Mr.. Strakosch to restrain
the police from interfering with his Sunday
performances has been denied. This action
does not however, materially alter the ques-
tion of the legality of Sunday performances
which will be argued regularly before the
courts. 1t is important only as conferring
discretionary power on the police until such
time as the question has been finally decided
by the courts of appeal.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10

LArAYErTEs WArcH Minister washburne
performed yesterday pleasing duty in re-
storing to the family of Lafayette the watch
presented to him by Congress, and which was
stolen from him in this country. Some time
ago it was recovered, and the government sent
it to France for restoration to Lafayette's 8
family This pleasant ceremony was made
an occasion for the interchange Of
expressions of good will on the
part Of representatives of both coun-
tries The memory of Lafayette is guarded
with equal veneration both in France and
The New York herald., 1874-12-10

PEDEsrR1ANIsM. Professor Judd continues
his undertaking with unhagging courage. He
has already walked over two hundred miles
and feels confident that he will succeed. Con-
siderable interest is felt in the Professors ex-
pertinent and he is visited daily by large
numbers Of ladies and gentlemen. Mr.. Judds
powers Of endurance have been severely tried
on former occasions, and if the feat he has
undertaken be not beyond human ability TO
perform he will probably achieve success.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10
The war or Races.

We publish in another column two inter-
esting communications concerning the war Of
races which has broken out in Mississippi
There will be noticed in them the
usual divergence Of opinion and fact which
marks all political information that reaches
Us, from the opposing parties in the South
The democrats claim that the trouble was
caused by the effort of the negro Sheriff
Crosby TO establish himself in his
post by violence His election does
not seem TO be disputed by the
democrats, but they allege that he failed to
qualify by giving the necessary bonds.
The taxpayers, therefore,. requested his
resignation; a request with which he
complied, according to the democratie
version. A visit to Governor Ames
seems to have greatly modified his
views, for he returned to vicksburg and Is
sued . card calling ON all republicans to rally
to his support. This appeal was immediately
answered by the appearance of armed bodies
of colored men. A series of combats, attended
with regrettable loss of life, was the result
The editor of the Vicksbury Herald tele-
graphs us these facts on behalf Of the white
people. He denies that color or race had to
do with the question, which was merely one
of protecting the people against being plum
dered.
On the other hand Governor Ames sees in
the refusal of the white people of vicksburg
to allow Mr. Crosby to act as Sheriff without
giving bonds an attack on the equal rights
of the colored people According to his
view the shooting of the negroes
who attacked vicksburg was the natural re-
suit of the late democratic victories. In
view of these conflicting statements it is
difficult to say which party is in the right
Both have shown proper appreciation of
the value Of appealing to the American people
through the columns Of the HERALD. In
this they follow the example set by
Brooks and Baxter in the Arkansas difficulty
and Penn and Kellogg in the Louisiana
trouble.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10

WALL STREET YEsrKRDAY.-The stock mar
ket was without important feature. Gold
opened and closed at 1105. Money on call
was quoted at 2A 3 per cent Foreign ex-
change was heavy.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10

America The compliment paid to the great
man through his family cannot fail, therefore,
to increase the good feeling of France toward
America. 1t will also tend to show that re-
publics are not always ungrateful. fa'
The New York herald., 1874-12-10
NEW YORK HERALD
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JAMES GORDON BENNE TT
-s PROPRIETOR

THE DAILY HERALD, Published every
day in The gear. -Four cents per copy. An
pual subscription price $12.
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What has bean known 80 long a. the
'Beeoher- Tlton scandal" bids fair to be
known as the ssBeecher-T Tilton comedy" II
so dreary story could have an amusing side
nothing would be more so than the tactics Of
the lawyers who are managing the case. First,
the Brooklyn Court opens. Here the
issue is the civil suit of Tilton against
Beecher for one hundred thousand dol
lars. In this all the evidence that has
been printed-letters, .statements, conversa-
tions-win be brought out, and Tilton will
have his whole story under oath Conse-
quently he is anxious to have this tried first
1t is his strongest case, and victory or defeat
in it will be victory or defess in the whole
proceeding. Accordingly the Tilton law
yers rise and scream for "immsdiate trial."
the Beecher lawyers rise and say that they
cannot sacrifice the rights of their client to
popular clamor," or to ''trial by newspapers"
So ends the first act Of the comedy.
Then the federal Court opens The issue
here is between Miss Edna Dean Proctor and
Francis D. Moulton, Miss Proctor claiming
that she has been cruelty and wantonly libelled,
and also asking one hundred thousand dollars
damages. This issue is simply side event
in the Beecher scandal The evidence in
favor Of Moulton is weak compared to that in
favor Of Tilton, and, as there has always
been prospect of verdict against the "mu-
tual friend" the Beecher people thought that
such verdict would prove moral triumph
to their cause. Consequently the Beecher
counsel, who clamored for delay in the Brook
lyn Court, came into the Rhadamanthine pres
ence of Judge Woodruff and insisted upon
had been pathetically picturing the agonies
of their client at the prolonged delays of
Brooklyn justice, insisted that the '.rights
of their cause should not be sacrificed to popu-
lar clamor." This preliminary skirmish has
ended in the rout of the 'smutual friend"
who, by agreement of counsel before the
referee, consents to pay q sum Of money in
compensation for technical libel. In ac-
cepting the referees decision General Butler,
Of counsel for the defence, stated that while
admitting the technical libel they did not
mean to admit that the statement had not
been made to them.
Seriously speaking. it is time this comedy
should end We are glad it is now at last in
fair way of settlement. No man in this
country is more interested in the termination
Of the cause than Mr.. Beecher. After all, he
is the person on trial It makes compare
lively little difference to the country what be-
comes of the other parties involved if ruin is
to fall upon the head Of this extraordinary,
gifted. and either atrociously SHINING or
cruelty sinned against citizen.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10

From our reports this morning the probabli
are that the s0eather to-day ,oiA be cool and gen.
orally clear.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10
Congressmen ~ Attorneys-nr. Beck
sBeu Punch.o

COn8ressmon ~ AttOrneyS-Mr. Books
"Beu Punch"
The bill offered by Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky,
forbidding members of Congress, under heavy
penalties. to serve as counsel for clients having
claims against the government is necessary
but humliating measure The need Of such
aprohibition, enforced by penalties, marks the
degeneracy Of Congressional morals. The
self-respect Of members and their sense of
personal honor ought to be sufficient guar
antee against this abuse of their trust There
is no good reason why members Of Congress
who are lawyers should not argue ordi-
nary private cases before the Supreme
Court or other tribunals. Webster,
Pinckney, Clay and other eminent men
always did this without reproach, but they
would have shrunk with recoiling delicacy
and sense Of insult from the offer of a re-
tainer to argue against the government case
relating to any matter on which they might be
called to act as legislators. They would as
soon have accepted fee to go into court
and argue money out Of the pockets of their
own fathers.
But although Mr.. Beck's proposed bell
punch for Congressman is badge of degra-
dation which bears witness to painful de-
cline Of Legislative honor we trust he will
succeed in getting it adopted, and that those
whom it is meant to restrain may not sue
ceed in circumventiDg it as some Of the car
conductors supplied themselves with false
bell punches, Mhich gave the sound,
but enabled them to defraud their employers.
We prefer not to 60 into the recital of well
known instances in which prominent Senators
and members of the House have taken large
fees for this kind OF service which it is the
purpose of Mr.. Beck's bill to prevent It
would give rs no pleasure and be of no advan-
tage to the public to put individual members
to shame, and we trust it may not be necessary
to do this as . means of correcting the evil.
Let the bell punch be put impartially into the
hands Of all, and there will be no need of indi-
vidual accusations. Each member will be at
liberty to class himself among the honest ones
who might safely be left to be law unto
themselves.
The New York herald., 1874-12-10

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MT John 7. Raymond.