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Attachment Notice.
Pamela Oil and Fertilizer Company VS.. J.

Pamela Oil and Fertilizer Company VS.. J.
Steel.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTHA
i ing been sued out under section 1855 of I
Code Of Tennessee and returned by the off,
levied upon the property Of the defendant, a
affidavit having been made that the defenda
is justly indebted to the plaintiff in tho sum
IS by account. and that defendant is a nc
fore ordered that defendant make his persor
appearance before J, T Elliott, j. p, on
18th day Of January. 1876, at 10 o'clock ar
and defend said attachment suit, within
time prescribed by law, or the same will
proceeded with ex parte, and that q COP
this order be published for four success
weeks in the Memphis Evening Ledger. II
tie "a day, Of December, 1874
g7-l03-l09-l15 JOHN n. ELLTOTT. l. p
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Attachment Notice.


D. A. Strickland VS.. Mrs. j. Sheffield and
M. Sheffield.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT
i having been sued out under section 1856
the Code Of Tennessee, and returned by &
proper officer levied upon the property Of Il
defendants, and affidavit having been ma.
that the defendants are justly indebted TO d
plaintiff in the sun Of $3.50 by account. al
that defendants are non-residents of the Sta
PENDANTS make their personal appearance b
fore John 7. Elliott, j. p. on the 18th day
January, 1875, at No. 3l5 Second street. in Il
city of Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee
and defend said attachment suit. within I
time prescribed by law, or the same will
proceeded with ex parte; and that a copy
this order be published for four SUGGEST
Of December, 1874. JOHN I. ELLIOTT, j.
M-103- l09-l15.
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Executors Notice.

NHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING BEE
i appointed the Executors of the last wi
and testament Of W. O. Byrd. deceased, |
the Honorable Probate Court Of Shelby count
estate to present their claims forthwith NJ
they request all persons who may be indebt,
to the estate to call and make payment.
OHAS. L. BYRD.
GEO. +. BARR0WS,
December 26. 1874. Executors.
101 .1S0
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Monday, February /, 1875,

the following described property in the Eley
enth Surveyors and Eighth Civil Districts
Beginning at a stake in Henry Johnson
line, and running thence north 43 chains ant
8 links to a stake, hickory pointer; theme
west II chains and 6012 links to a stake, hick
DRY pointer; thence south AZ chains and
links to a stake. persimmon and plumb point
ers; thence east II chains and COZ links to til,
beginning; containing 80 acres. The title I,
the above property is good, but | convey onl,
as Trustee. j. B. HILL.
112-1M
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LIYKRP00L. January Is. 1890 ~p.m.-Cotton
opens strong. Upiands. .73s9T4d; Orleans.
|7s@Sd. Sales, 10000 bales, Of which 1900
were for export and speculation.
[For additional and latest market re-
ports, see third psge.1
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
AONET.
PynLIc LEDGER 0syics,. !

fuhLIO d OtEtCt,
MKpHTs. TEES.. January Is. 1851
Business in financial circles remain
quiet, with little doing aside from the
,egular routine. Currency is in good
supply, with money moderately easy.
The banks are discounting all first
class paper offering at lO9l2 . cent
. annum; on the streets money is
active at la@2a . cent. . month.
Brokers are paying llO3@lll for
gold. with little offering. Exchange
continues easy and in good sup
ply; on New York and Eastern points
buying at &c discount and selling at par;
New Orleans is quoted at &c discount
sight bills on all points rule at &c dis
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WednesdaT, January 20. 1S75.

the following described property in the Elev.
enth Surveyors and Seventh Civil Districts
Beginning at a stake, Mrs. Nancy Clark
southwest corner, and running east IS chain
and Is links to the northeast corner of a 1856
acre tract. purchased BY o. M. AlsuD from J
Ecklin ; thence south 16 chains and 20 links h
stake 8 links north of a red oak, and SO link
north Of a high bank thence west IS chains
and 70 links to a stake u links south Of
double white oak. and in the old LaGrang,
and Raleigh road thence north Is chains anC
~ links to the beginning; containing Sc acres
The title to the above property is good, but
convey only as Trustee.
ll2-l21 j.. B. HILL.
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OF PxTHIAs.

TEEsEssys Lopez No. 5-Meets Ny
svery v ednesdey night at $50 Second w
street, Vincent Block, opposite Court Square.
P J.. Moran, @. O.; g. W. L. Crook. Y. c.;
George MaIlery, X. of r. and s.; II II, Cole
man NJ. Of Y "A. Hum, d. Of e.. c. Gross.
p; @. Z. MCLEAN. P. @.
Monday night at geo Second street. Vincent
Block, opposite Court Square. j. W. Ander-
son. @. c.. j. @. Watson, Y. c.; d. W.
SchafFer, X. X. s.; Y. NJ. Haley, P @. a.
Burr. M y. B. il. Coleman, NJ. r.; X. L. c.
River, p, G.
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HOUSE
Is West COnrt street, Memphis.
;. Q. roOF. Froprletor

books BOUND AND MANUFACTURED
~ from q PAMPHLET 10 the PIN Eat BOOK In
The country, the Eastern market not excepted
n quality or price.
Pine Rlauh Books a y eciaitY.
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Trustees sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXl
ID ecuted to me BY Geo. CHEEKY on the l4thl
day of December. 1872, | will sell within legal
hours. to the highest bidder, for cash, in frond
Of 2S2 Front street, Memphis, on
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TN PURSUANCE OF THE POWER AM
j. authority conferred upon me under and b,
virtue Of a deed Of trust bearing date the 1sti
Of July, 1868. recorded in the Registers oficl
Of Shelby county, Tennessee, in Record Bool
No. 68, pages 452, 45S and 454, and executed t
me by Amelia W. Mitchell and her husband
William P. Mitchell, l will. on the
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SOCIETY.

NATowL TEMPLE OF II. AND I. No. 1-meeti
syery Wednesday night at "a o'clock at new
Masonic hall, Geyoso Block. Main street.
E. M. Haley. W. O. T.. J:F. Conrad, W v.
W JohnW Graham. Wire, n. Tate
W.. u; u. F. Risk. W. g., A. Hum. W. S.
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RY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST Elk.
ID ecuted to me by J. H. Rockholt on Feb
ruary 6; 1872; | will sell within legal hours, tc
the highest bidder, for cash, in front of 2S.
Front street. Memphis, on
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AN. . u AK. IN.
.n Memphis Ohio R. R. S.9i -.
Hoo 1901 Twice Daily. 3.9l ALB
memphis & Charleston
9.Siz r. R.-Daily. I'll 0ln.55
mississippi X Tennes-l
ll.5 see r. R.-Daily. rs
memphis Little Rookl
liz R. R.-Daily. 500
Miss. river 70 Eelens&l
aDl Eriar's P't-daily. s
Extraordinarily
33Ol Mon, Thurs, Set.
|Miss. river T. St.Louis
is nj Mon. Thurs. Fri. s
White River-Semi-
sol Weekly-Tues. d Sat-. s
Ark river, semi-weeklyl
rs nj Tuesday and Saturday. s
Marion (tri-Heeklyl-l
0 Mon, We'd, Fri. 10
Cuba, Tennessee
10 w~eekly-Friday. 10
IByhalia&0liye Branch
S9l Tues. and Fri. $50
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SERS

Cannot fail TO see thegunrivaled inducements
offered by us in the way Of cheap and profit
le Embellishments
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Miscellaneous Journal

Our Commercial. News, Mis- lianeeus and
Local departments will be kept up to the high
est standard Of approved journalism, endeav-
oring to please all tastes and to
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Interest all Readers,

Thus making the WEEKLY LEDGER a well
come. pleasing andsinteresting
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-10-21

jumped up and made an excuse to 60 back to
my room, Notwithstanding Ellen's persuasive
glance. What took place in the subsequent
Interview, l never exactly knew; but, at all
events, Ellen came off triumphant, and her
engagement became an undsputed fact. My
aunt, believe, was seriously annoyed, and
unwilling to give her consent. But her au-
thority over Ellen would virtually cease as
soon as the latter came of age; and thoug she
might disapprove, she could not restrain her
from doing as she pleased.
did not know until long afterward that
was represented to Stephen Holcombe as my
aunt's sole informant, in regard to the en-
gagement Ellen, aware of his anxiety to
keep it secret for the present; but herself
anxious, notwithstanding his objection, to
make it known, had fallen upon the ingenious
plan of circumventing his wishes by making
me her mouth h-piece-declaring that | had
guessed their secret, and revealed it to her
mother, thus adhering to the letter but not
the spirit of the facts in question.
This unexpected event cast quite damper
upon my aunt's usual cheerfulness, and made
the conclusion of our visit less agreeable than
the former part of it had been. / was there
fore the less reluctant to bid adieu to those
scenes of gayety, when the day appointed for
our departure arrived.
We had expected my father to come on for
US; but to my disappointment, l received q
letter from him saying that he found himself
unexpectedly detained at home, and would
therefore be obliged to break his engagement.
1 felt quite happy in the prospect Of seeing
him again, and relating all my pleasant ex-
periences. 1t seemed to me that had been
absent from home an age, though it was IN
reality but seven weeks.
I Thought surely papa would have been at
the station to meet US on our return but to
my surprise the carriage was empty.
"Is papa we'll, Scipio?" I asked ofthe coach
man, after returning his hearty greeting.
"Quite we'll, Missy, bless de Lord"
"Then why didn't he Gomez"
dunno, ma 'am-spec he was busy to-day"
Il shall scold him WE'LL" said l, as petu-
lantly as a spoiled child, as sprang into the
carriage, where my aunt and Ellen were al
ready established, and in few minutes more
we were bowling along rapidly in the direct,
ion of the village. / stopped at aunt Mabel's
mouse lOT D. SLOII IlluO w COIleCl q iS" VI oAJ
possessions which were in her keeping. Then
bidding Ellen and herself goodbye, proceed
ed homeward.
AS we drew up in front of the door, papa
came down the steps. I alighted and ran joy
fully into his arms.
"Papa, you darling! Are you glad to get
me back ?"
Eyes, very glad. I hope, Rosy, you are
equally pleased to return"
"Ofcourse I am ID! Don't you know I am
fonder of being with you than anything else
in the world ?"
looked up into his face, and suddenly dis.
covered that it was unusually pale and care
worn-looking.
"Is anything the matters" I asked anx'
iously.
"Come into the house, child" said papa
gently and without another word he led me
in and shut the door.
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ASHREwD WoMAN.-The Liverpool Steam
Packet Company, wishing to extend its prem
ises, decided to purchase adjoining land,
which was owned by maiden lady Of. un-
certain age The lady sold the land cheap,
but caused to be inserted in the agree
ment an article to this effect, that during her
lifetime she and lady companion should
have the privilege of ftraveling free in any Of
the company's vessels.
The day after disagreement was signed, she
sold her house and furniture, and, hav-
ing found companion, went on board one of
the company's steamers, just about to sail for
South America; and from that time to this
she has lived at sea and at the company's ex-
pense. She advertises for some lady who
wishes to make the voyage as her companion,
and who pays her fare, and in this way, it is
said, has already accumulated about ten
thousand dollars. The company have offer
ed her more than this to cancel the agree
ment. This she refused to do, and as the life
at sea suits her health remarkably, there is no
prospect that her voyaging will soon come to
an end.
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ba| Boiling to death occurred in England
in 1882. The victim was Rouse, the Bishop
of Rochester,s cook, who had poisoned sew.
enteen persons. Margaret Davis, young
woman, suffered in the same manner for a
similar crime, in 154l. s.;fis
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sa~ Mrs. Bloomer, the woman Hao is chiefly
known to the world by thej aamt she has
given to certain style of woman'sd dress, still
lives at Council Bluffs, Iowa, is on the shady
side of fifty, and-wears long skirtsl
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A PARTICULAR MANA few days since
chap from Polk county, Oregon, went down
to Portland to see the sights. He is sort OF
natural philosopher, who takes the world as
it comes, detests chronic growers and boasts
that he never finds fault with anything or any
body. :
He entered the dining-room of one of the
hotels, and the waiter placed his dinner be-
fore him. After he had done plejustice to,
the meal, the empty dishes were cleared away
and the after.pieces brought in. He then
went for his dish of pudding with zeal that
was remarkable. He had taken several spoon
fuls, when there appeared something he did
not exactly believe was legitimate, and upon
close examination it proved TO be a yellow:
jacket, which he quietly laid to one side, and
resumed his work of putting away the pud-
ding, when he ran foul of yellow: jacket No.
q he gently took him by the left hind leg,
hauled him from his resting place and laid
him on the table just as if nothing had hap
pened; but turning his dish of pudding around
to prevent further accidents, he made des-
perats dive at the dish with two spoons, when
the mangled form of yellow:jaeket No. 3
made his appearance. This was more than
the Young man could stand. so he sadly
laid bis spoon down and sang out "Waiter !!
This summons was answered, and he was
asked what he would have Says he "This is
the third one of these Internal bugs that l
have found in this dish, and if find another
One I'll be blamed if Ill eat it."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-13
Physical Stamina.

The report of the Surveyor General OF
Prisons in England says that it is very
curious to find that the opinion, SO
generally expressed by medical officers of
prisons and others. that the male convicts
are less physically able bodied than 10
former years is not at all borne out by
the statistics which have come under his
observation. 1t seems at first view
rather singular place to 90 for ascertain.
ing the physical condition Of u people or
race, but there is DO doubt that prisons
afforded an excellent index in this respect.
They are receptacles of The condemned
members Of society, and might be cx-
pected to show the minimum Of its
ordinary physical condition. If there is
no retrograda tendency shown there, then.
we may infer that there is no such
tendency in the general community from
which these vicious recruits are drafted
There is every reason to believe, there
fore, that both in England and in this
country, as well as in the civilized nations
generally, the masses Of the people are as
able. bodied as they ever were, even if
they have not positively improved.
Certainly, our civil war did not show
that there had been any perccptible
physical degeneracy on either side, nor
did the three last wars in Europe. There
are probably as many aged men now in
public life in both continents-trom NJ,
Theirs and Won Moltke in Europe, to
Gen. Dix az, Prof. Henry (7S) of the
Smithsonian Institution and Reverdy
johnson (79) in this country-as were
ever known at any one period.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-13
Trading in the British Army.

The Disraeli ministry is emphatically
reactionary in its policy, going back to
mar and deface almost every piece Of re-
form which which the liberals had
achieved A distinguished instance of
this is the "regimental exchanges bill"
re introducing into the army the element
of purchase, which the liberals had
abolished with such effort and expense to
the government. The bill enables
regimental officers to shift their stations
by paying bonus, An officer stationed
in India, for instance, can come home to
a position Of equal rank in England, by
hiring his peer in England to 60 to lnda.
1t introduces the most offensive element
Of trade, and at the same time, subjects
poor man to eternal exile under the
most irksome duties. The liberals fought
the measure steadily, but not with the
desperation which they would have
thrown into the debate if the majority
against them had not been between 90
and 100 on every vote. Mr.. Gladstone
uttered this noble protest "But, apart
from hardship to individuals, do ask the
House of Commons if, at this time of day,
it is wise, it is patriotic, | would almost
say, it is decent, that we should be busy.
ing ourselves with legislation to place
wealth in a position of advantage as
compared with talent, character and good
service. Is, then, wealth so poor and SO
oppressed thing, is wealth commodity
so totally destitute Of the means Of assert
ing for itself fair play in the various
arrangements of life. or is this an age
honorably distinguished for indifference
to the mere claims of wealth."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-13

p@HT The labor difficulties, which are
so common both in this country and in
Europe, just now, are demanding and
receiving more than the usual amount
of consideration. Some bold and think
ing mon have even dared to questio on
the feasibility and propriety of longer
permitting the strike to be employed
as means of settling disputes as to
compensation for labor. In Wales
where the strikes have been long con-
tinued and thousands of miners are out
of employment and suffering from
want, the employers have formed a
union and they are resolved not to per-
nit the miners to 60 TO work until q
purpose is uttered to abandon that
foolish and hurtful method of appealing
from the decisions of the employers. 1t
is certainly to be hoped that some
method will be brought into use by
which all such disputes may be settled
without so much suffering and distress
to the working men and with less
embarrassment and encouragement to
capitalists.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-13

BW- Our neighbor of the st. Adams
Advertiser should be little more eau
tious about the correctness of the
Springfield Republican, when it de-
ponds upon that paper for its items of
Vermont news. Since the Republican
got into the old Democratic pro slavery
rut 1t is not as accurate as it was. A few
days ago the Republican stated, that the
sheep trade was dead in Vermont. The
Advertiser swallowed the thing, and
published the item. Had the editor been
about Addison County for the past year
and noted the large number of car loads
Of sheep, constantly being shipped for
California market, at prices that pay
much better than any dairy farming In
franklin County, he would not have
been caught by the Republicans mis-
statement. by the way, was II from
the Republican that the Advertiser
learned that the Episcopal Convention
meets at ~ Adams In June Look that
up again, Mr.. BIgelow, and see If the
convention last year did not name Sep.
TENDER Instead Of June.
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Flowers of Spring.

With all tho inc weather last week the
South still keeps ahead of US in spring
beauties, in time at least, as We see by a
private letter from Charleston, S. g.,
where numbers Of northern people are
halting, many in their homeward flight
from Florida, some from mere spring trips
extending no further, TO anticipate May
flowers there and june breezes as they
come. We extract the following from a
letter dated at Charleston, April Z:
l went with party from our house
yesterday up the Ashley river to the
"Drayton Place." so-called fifteen miles
out. We started at 10 a. NJ, from the
wharf, two boat loads. one long tug con.
tanning about two hundred, aud u small
boat in which was our own company Of
twenty. The river, as usual | suppose
with southern rivers. has dirty water and
low banks more or less swampy. The low
border is broken here aud there by more
elevated tracts on which is usually either
what was once a mansion, now dilapidatcd,
or few negro huts, or an establishment
with tall chimnty, devoted to making
phosphates. The bank is frnged, more
or less, with live oaks, pine and other
trees, now in their early livery OF green.
Occasionally you pass fiat. boat on which
are two or three negroes, invariably
smoking, and reclining in every attitude
of lazy iepose. Nothing could more
strongly mark The contrast between North
and South than the aspect Of tho river
out from a city of 10000 people navigablo
l 8 miles for large steamers,
The Drayton Place was formerly the
scat of a rich planter who kept great
establishment and had an army Of slaves.
The old mansion, OF brick and very large,
is now a tum5ling ruin. The last repre-.
sentative of the family, the present owner,
an Episcopal clergyman, occupies with a
relative small white house with large
piazza, huff a mile from the old family
seat and on the edge of the most beautiful
flower garden | have ever seen This j.
the attraction. Several acres are laid out
from the river bank, here elevated fifteen
feet or so, and extending rcarward. 1t i:
park like in extent, and planned with
great taste. The walks are broad and
KEEP. clean and are hedged with the
greatest variety Of Towering shrubs, now
absolutely glowing from top to bottom
with flowers Of every hue. There were
azaleas Of every color and blooming with
profusion inconceivabe to one who ha,
not seen them, and a great variety Of
japonicas, from pure white to darkest
carmne, on trees twenty feet high Many
of the walks are beautifully shaded with
grand old trees exquisitely drapej with
southern moss, which looked in the sun
light Of yesterday like silver thread. The
grounds enclose an artificial lake having
fancy bridges, audi the rear are skirtcd
by forest Of primitive trees, hanging
with moss, the underbrush removed SC
that in the vista it became rooted and
columned as for genii Of its own, beyond
this fowery scene of iairy,laud