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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-19
Monday, 7th Day Of Juas, 1875,


within legal hours. in front Of the court
house in the city Of Memphis. county of
Shelby and State Of TENNESSEE. sell AZ nuhlie
auction to the highest bidder. for cash. the
following described property situated in the
counties Of Shelby and Upton, in the State
Of Tennessee. and being known and Described
as follows, to-wit: BY virtue Of entry No. s.
founded on warrant No 1857 for 153 acres
dated the hrst of September, 1885. two hum
dFed and fifty three acres Of the land herein
atter described was surveyed, being range
eight and section five, beginning at The NORTH
east corner of entry No. 1926 FOR 256 acres in
the name Of G.. b. Bateman, running thence
south with his line ninety poles, passing his
corner, IN al, two hundred and thirty poles TO
an ash on the north line Of entry No. 1895
acres in the name Of J. Bateman's heirs; and
thence east with their line one hundred foles
to a pecan marked H J b, their northeast
corner thence south twenty-five poles to an
elm and blackberry; thence east one hundred
ana seventy poles to an elm marked j s.:
thence north sixty-fve poles TO a willow on
the bank Of Old river; thence west thirty de-
erees south. three hundred and ninety-6ve
poles to the BEGINNING. All Of the land above
described VIII be sold except one hundred
acres from the. western portion Of the tract
above described. Also a certain tract Of land
situate in said counties Of Shelby and linton.
being grant No. 65l2. bearing date August I3'
1916, for $50 acres, but by computation only
ooO acres, the balance being lost by an inter-
S,eA.o AZ gu OAuoI Oully III tuC manner oil
John Trigg for 252 acres. said tract BEGINNING
IN Shelby county at hickory marked r X on
the east boundary Of a tract Of ono thousand
four hundred and thirty-six acres, in the
name eff the heirs OF jesse Benton; thence
running east one hundred and six chains and
forty links TO- an elm marked K X; thence
north one hundred and sixty poles to a willow
marked X X on the bank Of Old river; thence
down Old river one hundred and seventy
poles TO, J. Trigg's northeast corner Of a two
hundred and ffty-three acre tract; thence
south sixty five poles to Trigg' corner; thence
west with his line one hundred and seveRty'
poles to 2 mulberry marked j I on the east
line Of the 1875 acres in the name Of jesse
benton's heirs. thence with said line south
one hundred and ninety eight poles TO the be-
ginning. being the same property described in
said trust deed, which is registered in said
SHELBY. county in book 81, page 100, and in
said Upton county in deed book 7, pages 391,
Ss2, 1913 and 1914, being the same plantation
sold by schaller 4 gerke TO said Bass, which
said lands lie together In one body and consti-
tute one plantation. The equity Of redemp-
ton is waived. Title believed to be good, but
l will sell and convey as Trustee only.
JOSEPH L. HAHN, Trustee.
7. B. EDGIHGToN, Attorney. $685.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-19

PY VIRTUE OF THE TERMS OF A
~ trust deed TO me executed BY Isaac W
Bass on the 2sth day Of December. 1871. 10
secure the payment Of certain notes therein
described Of the same date, the note for s2250
being unpaid, Twill, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-19

NEW YoRK. May 10. lao pm. = Cotton is
dull. Futures are easy, with sales for Janu-
airy at Is 1l-l6@l5Ac; February, .l5Hgl5 l5-l6;
March, 161s9i6Ze. May, 1876 l-l6c; June,
l6@l6 1-l6c; July, 16 S-l6gl6A; August, l6 5-l6
Is n-i6gl51c; November. l5H@l5 9-l6c; De
cember. Is 9-l6@l5ske. Sales for future deliY-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-19
mEnprRANCE s0CIETY.

EAroMA TEMPLE OF II. AND 7; No, l-msets
every Friday evening at 8 O'Clock at new
5. q. Reaherd, VIC. T.; Frank Lamonte,
". v. IT, John W. Brush, W., R.; =, G.
Hardy, W. A. RI Alfred q. White, We.
D. vi @. &. Tate, w. g.; Bun r. Price, W.
s.: John w, Graham, w. TT.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Friar's Point, Phil Allin...,..-...-.......5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Capitol City, Vicksburg.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Bee and barges, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES. "a
Steamer Capitol City, St. Louis.
Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
Belle Of Texas, Arkansas river.
A. j. White, Napoleon.
Bee and barges, st. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT
Andy Baum, Phil Allin, 0sceela.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cool and cloudy, with indica-
tons Of rain. The river here is declin-
ing steadily, and has fallen over six feet
altogether. At St, Louis the river cor
tinues on the decline. At Cairo the
river is twenty.six feet ten inches above
low water mark and falling. The Ohio
is receding at Pittsburg, with five feet in
the channel. At Louisville the river is
declining, with seven feet nine inches in
the canal. Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are still falling. Arkansas river
is ~receding, with seven and a half feet in
the channel. At Little Rock White
river is falling. Business on the landing
was exceedingly dull, with little move
ment in freights.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A dull day on the landing.
Freight to all points remain scarce.
The river fraternity turned out in
force last night at the Knights Of Pythias
picnic.
The Minneola for Memphis, and Robt.
Mitchell for New Orleans, left Cincin-
matt last evening.
The j. D. Parker for Memphis passed
Evansville yesterday.
The G. B. Church will be down to-
morrow for New Orleans.
The Future City and barges will be
down tonight for New Orleans.
The Mary Houston arrived at Louis
vile yesterday.
The City of Helena, for st. Louis, left
Vicksburg yesterday.
The Sam ]. Hale and barges left New
Orleans last evening for Cincinnati.
The St. Genevieve for Yicksburg LEFT
st. Louis yesterday.
The A. J.. White for Napoleon and
Belle Of Texas for Arkansas river goi
away last evening with good trips o
freight and people.
The Capitol City passed up last nigh
for st. Louis with a moderate trip.
The Vint Shinkle for Cincinnati hat
80 bales of cotton, 20 head Of cattle anc
Is hogs.
The Belle Of Shreveport will pass NJ
Friday for ST. Louis.
Quite a number Of steamboatmen havI
left for the Black Hills countryin searcI
Of gold dust.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee
came in this morning from the lowe
coast with Is bales Of cotton and q 10
Of seed. She leaves this evening with
return trip for Friar's Point and III
bends. Jimmy Thompson and Bill
Willis have charge Of the Office.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vintor
leaves tomorrow evening for Cairo
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticketing pal
, sengers through to Baltimore for $2I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-19

There are cracks in the walls Of the
new custom-house in Chicago, and il
only needs the climbing ivy to make a
picturesque ruin.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-19

The Jewish Messenger, in a sensible
article on the Centennial, gets at the
gist of the whole matter and gives some
exceedingly sound advice. 1t charac-
terizes the celebration as an expression
Of national exultation which even anti
republicans cannot condemn" and asks:
Are our States, our cities, our indus
tries, exerting themselves with adequate
zeal and resolution, so that the Exhibi-
ton shall fairly reflect our progress and
~capacityY' 1t urges that the celebra-
ton should be made thoroughly repre-
sentative OF the United States, and saysi
1--WE invite the world to come, not to
hear republican self-laudation, but to see
what a free people have done for them
selves and for civilization" u
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-02-11

still little boy he was sent to lone Of
them old ancient colleges"-he could
notremember which; and by and by his
father died and his mother seized the
property and "shook" him, as he phrased
It. After his mother shook him. mem.
bers Of the nobility with whom he vas
acquainted used their influence to get
him the position Of s.loblolly- boy in u
ship" and from that point my watch
man threw of all ssalnmels of date and
locality and branched out into narra-
tive that bristied all along with incred-
ible adventures; a narrative that was
so reeking with bloodshed and socram-
med with hair. breadth escapes and the
most engaging and unconscious person.
al villainies, that l sat speechless, en-
joying, shuddering, wondering, wor-
shipping.
1t was sore blight to find out after
wards that he was u low, vulgar. ignor-
ant, sentimental. ha,f-witted humbug,
an untraveled native of the wilds of H.
linois, who had absorbed wildcat litera-
ture and appropriated its marvels, un-
til in time he had woven odds ard ends
of the mess into this yarn, and then
gone on telling it to fiedgelings ike ME,
until he had become to believe it him
self.
N.pr Tv.yv
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Vol. MI
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Communications of persona character
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will he charged at the rate of so cents per
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All communications for publication must
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-02-11
THE PEOPLES FRIEND.

1t is susceptible of easy proof that
the Sewing Machine has been greater
blessing to the masses of American pec-
pie than any invention Of the present
century. Nothing else has done 50
much to save the lives and health Of
the wives and mothers. the patient.
oveTworked women Of the land. who.
as class, most needed relief from tho
burdens Of everyday life. Every faith
er aud husband fails in his duty IL he
neglects to endow his home with such
a triumph of science rs the Howe Sew
ing Machine. 1t is the cheapest and
best sewing machine ever offered. Call
and see them, or take one on trial from
Mr. J. p. Greenwell. Leonardtown, Nd.
who sells at New York prices and on
very easy terms. The Southern people
should bear in mind that many ma
chimes are sold in the South at an ad-
rance Of yjiftsea dollars orsr New York
prices.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-02-11
WHAT THESOUTHERN PRESS SAY
OF THE TRIBUNE.

We consider Thc Tribune a very val
ua,le payer Ashvillc (N c. Citizen
The New-Yo,k Tribune. in its faithful
and searching exposure of outrage slan!-
crs on Alabama aud other States. has
done immense service to truth aud JUS
tice. .-Macou (GO Telegraph aud Mes
scngcr.
We thank The Ncw-York Tribune for
its manly aud powerful words in demand.
ing justice far the people Of Alabama -
Montgomery (Ala) News.
The best paper in the world is the New York
| Tribune 1t combine, the d Inily and sagaci-
Il OF the onGou Times with the representative
news enterprise of Amcrca-[ Baltimore Bull
ietin.
\ parcr TO be admired for its independence
OF tone :"d its reliability Of news Episcopal
| Methodist. baltimore. Nd.
ANY ens Who wants a first class paper whicl,
keeps fully up with the times in literature,
science aud art should subscribe for the Tribune
| i SpArtauburg Is C) Carolin' Spartan.
Ike imperial shce, of the world. the New
York Tribune The Jacksonville (Fla) New
South.
We regard il as the hes, paper. all in all, pub
lished in The United Sta;es-[ Morris,own Team }
Gazette.
To-day the New York Tribune is undoub;-
e6ly the fist Of American newspapers; whaiev
! e. MAJ be said Of lis rivals, II has clearly won
prevalence of all aad very crcdi tably does il
represent the journalism Of the country. While
dealing with all the topics cumiag within the
range of a newspaper, the Tribune makes a spe-
ciali, Of the great subject of agriculture II be-
comes thereto e 4 matter OF vital IMPORTANCE TO
| the country :hat the direction Of tho ideas OF
this vast section should be- in able and ccnsci-
Cn'ioUs hands, and matter FOR congraIulsiion
| iha; The farmers newspaper Far excellence has
the high standing OF the Tribune The (N "
South.
The New York Tribune is doing great work
in ropuIrizing Science by the publication Of
cheap extras io that great daily our Month
ly, Citation, &.
American newspaper enterprise is probably az
this time more fully illustrated in the daily is-
| sues of the New York Tribune than ia any 9th
er juurusl-L Wilmington II Cl Star.
Cusqualesi in culture, disuiiy, eomPreheu-
,aal; ielicred hy party ties, boltrd indecen-
cies of specch, aud hysic ic with no Wild seusa-
ton Raleigh e. y G. Agricultural Journal.
Surely tie paicr has main.ained successfully
the high popularity which he beSnea,hed il,
and the namc Of m ably conducted and indie
pendent journal, which il nov deserves even
more justly than at any time daring Mr.. Gree
,ey's !iie-l Petersburg (Eal Index aud ApPea!
TERMS OF TIE TRIBUNE
Daily, by mail, Sl1 per year; Semi-Weekiy,
S3 Der yea; FIVE copies, S2:5o each
Weekly, - per year; ten copies, 81 IS each;
twenty copies, 81 10 each.
Jan II. 1874.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-02-11

How EELs LIvE-There are great
nanv pecul;arities connected with the
eel that but few people know of. For
instance. there are some eight or ten
kinds Of them, ofwhich several never en-
ter into fresh water. Some OF the va
rictics are. when full grown. ten or twelve
feet III length. weighing one hundred
pounds. The kind here, the common
fresh and salt water eel, is usually from
twelve to twcnty-four inches in length.
Ecls, it has been proven, have both sexes
in one, and spawn somewhat after the
manner of other fish. Like the turtle.
they can travel out Of the water for
some distance, from stream to stream,
SO that in almost every rivulet, however
small. they can befound. The cills, or
breathing organs, are covered up by 4
most delicate curtain, which acts like n
vale and reservoir for water, so to
speak. to keep its gills mois; during the
time il is out Of the stream. 1t has @
heart in its tail. the same az is known to
exist in the saimon. with pulsations at
about ninety-four to the minute.-Nesc
York Paper.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-02-11

SHUT YouE MoUrH-The "Scienee
of Health" thus calls attention Ia fact
which cannot be toofre9usLtls enforced
on peoples minds: ..TLe pernicious
habit Of breathing through the mouth
while sleeping or waking is very hurt
ful. There are many persons whos'cep
with the mouth open, and do not know
it. They may 60 to sleep with it closed
and awake with il closed; but if the
mouth is dry and parched on waking,
it is o sign that it has been open during
sleep. Snoring Is another sure sign
This habit should be overcome. At all
times, except when eating. drinking. or
speaking. keep the mouth firmly closed,
and breathe through the nostrils, and
retire with o firm determination to con-
quer. The nostrils are the Proper
breathing apparatus. not the mouth
A man may inhale poisonous gases
through the mouth without beingavazc
Ct il, but not through the rcse.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-02-11
MARX TWAIN.
CARL SEIZURE AND Hrs FAMrL'

Carl SEIZURE AND Hrs Family
Few Senators know how to enterta n
with refinement. Carl Schurz is I'M
doubtedly the best host in Washington
for an evening party.
All the members of bis family are
intellectualized up to his grade, and,
Ike tie best o.ass of Germans, they can
throw off profoundress of chat and lis
ten to music, TIE host meantime all
pervading aud witty ana soothing, while
Mrs. ScAurZ, with her dark Hamburg
eyes and almost tenderly interest in
Young people, receives, ons by one, her
callers, and is obliging, without effort,
to ALL
Her daughters are growing up after
the style of their father ard mother,
and the young men observe in them u
doc;.ity and sensibility quite rare in
general society.
Schurz holds his place in the Senate
as much by industry as by talent. He
is not 4 man Of genius, but his accom-
plishments are general; Ee knows sufii-
cient Of music, tie languages, mathe-
MATES, polite literature and law to be
considered proficient in q country OF
partial education like ours; and, then,
he is ALWAYS fortifying himself. In the
evenings, when his brother Senators arc
distributing patronage and writing Coos
ey letters to hundred nunhskull con-
stituents, playing poker. keeping an
assignation, or stufiing down food with
Sam Ward at Welker's, CARL Schurz is
at his books. His wife has put the
children to bed and is, perhaps, sewing
at his side.
He has none Of the embarrassments
which attend fashionable wives, whose
daily study it is finding out what to
wear for the benefit of other men, The
star Of his fame Mrs Schu-z admires,
but does not worship. Her ideal is a
more stable and frugal career than
waits on the Senate.
To husband his resources OF the mind
and the purse, to he part Of some real
society. and to develop more slowly and
III the line of happiness, is this German
wife's desire She knows the retuiance
ani exa!tation of the literary mind, its
want of husbandry, and the necessity
Of giving it method and seif-denial be.
fore its wayward habits become ircura-
bic. She desires him to return to St
Louis and proceed with his newspaper
and the practice Of law.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-02-11
DI r Z CT O RY
st. Mary's County
cigCIIr COURT.

The sessions If This Cour, hegin on the third
yutIys oi Asr,h ard September, and on tho
first E,Idnys Of June a.d December The
March and September Terms teing for the tri.
al e causes wherein Juries may he reIu ired-
those Of June and December are the non jury or
Intermediate Terms.
thrcf JUGst-lion George Brent.
AssceiGts JHJses-IIons Robert Ferd and
Daniel Il Mngruder.
CLrk--J Frank Ford.
Dsyu,y C!srks-Rob, \ Young and Jos F
Neal.
Safes .itorney-J Parran Crane.
Cornnsissisners N Equiiy-JaWes Blakis-
tone and James ) Downs.
Cennaso.e'sar lax Frank Bohanan va
CAN'T
.in.,lrr-Robcrt c Combs.
&er,f-feujamin Foxwe!l.
UcpEfy M,r.f-George Simms.
.Ja,ioy-A } Scoii.
CTI0-James + Wathen.
Boihfs-Zach Latham and Jos Latham.
-hCsssnyeT--J Graves.
Ba,ir 10 Cratd Jury-Thomas Guy.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-02-11

TEE SULTAN AND SArAS.-Thero
is an eastern story of Sultan who
oversight himself. 50 rs not to awaken
at the hour of prayer. So the devil
came and walked him. and told him to
pray. "Who are you:" said the Sui
tan. 40, no matter" replied the other;
my act is good, is it not ? No mat
ter who does the good action, So long
as it is good" YES" replied the Sui
tan. "bu, Think YOU are Satan. 1
know your face, you have some bad
motive" But" says the other, Il
am not SO bad Is l am painted. You
see l have left off my horns and tail.
I am a pretty good fellow. after ALL 1
was an angel once, and 1 still keep
some of my original goodness" That's
all very Well" replied the sagacious and
prudent Caliph. but You avethe temp
ter; that's your business; and l wish to
know VII you want ne to get up aad
pray" well" said the devil, with
fiirt of impatiencc. "if you must know.
l will tell you. Ifycu had s!eptand for
gotten your PRAYERS you would have been
sorry for it afterward and penitent; but,
ii you go on, us now, and do not neglect
single prayer fer ten years, you will
he SO satisfied with yourself that it will
be worse for YOU than if you had missed
one sometimes and repented of it
God loves your fault mixed with peni-
stencc, more than your virtue seasoned
with pride"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-02-11
TIE SLANG oxrHE SrocK EXCHANGE.

TvE SLANG oETHE STocK EXCHANGE.
Gamblers Of every grade, says a con-
temporary, have their slang terms to
convey to the initiated just what they
mean; ard however blind it may be TO
the uninitiated, il is perfectly intelliyi-
bic to those possessed of the high civ
ilization @ necessary TO manipulate
stocks" Four different forms Of con-
tracts are known under the general
term Of stock privileges. The put"
and cali are single privileges. 4
put" is 4 contract giving the holder
The right Of delivering certain amount
Of stock within definite time 1T stiru-
lated price A "calr' is exactly the
reverse Of q put" being contract
giving the holder the right of calling Tor
the stock instead of delivering it. a
double privilege is n put" and cali
on the same stock in one contract
When double privilege is drawn at
the market price of the stock, it is
called ''straddle," and costs from two
and half to five per cent premium
Bat when drawn 1T a distance Of from
ore to two and "a half per cent above
and below the market price, il is called
spread" for which fixed premium
of two per cert is paid. The distance
from the market at which "spread" is
drawn depends on the class of stock
and the activity Of the market
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-02-11

DoS'r-PLEAsE DcS'r-Don't ;eilthe
little one. who may be slightly wilful,
that 1.-The black man will come out of
the dark cellar, and carry it of if it
does not mind" Don't create n need
less fear to GO with the child through
all the stages of its existence.
Don't tell the little fve-year-old
Jimmy "the school MAIN will cut off
his ears''-''pull out his teeth''-''tie
him up''-or any OF the horrible stories
that are commonly presented to tho
childish imagination. Think you the
little one will believe anything you tell
him after he becomes acquainted with
the gentle teacher, who has not the
/ least idea of putting those terrible
threats into execution:
Don't tell the children they must net
drink tea because it will make item
black. while YOU continue 20 use it dai-
Ilv. Your example is more 10 them than
pr. text; aud while your face is as fair
as June morning they win scarcely cred
il the oft-told tale. Either give up
drinking the pleasant leverage or give
YOUR children q better reason for its
non-use.
Don't tell them they must not cat
sugar or sxeetmcats, because it viii
rot their teeth. Pure sugar. dses not
cause the teeth to decay, and sVg-r
with fruits is nutritious aud he.ith,.
notwithstanding the "old saw TO (. q
contrary. The case of city child,n =
often cited, as if the cause of their pale
faces ard slight constructors w,r, IN
over amount of sweetmeats wita their
diet. when their actcal cause 10 want Of
pure air and proper exercise.