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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24
How a "OOrner'' is Managed,

Scribner for Sepsember.l
A., B and C. combine their means and
credits to make corner in July. They
therefore quietly begin in May to buy
corn to be delivered in July. They
gradually buy all the corn in the market,
and, of necessity, must buy all that ar
rives, paying for the latter whatever is
demanded. When a purchase is thus
made, seller and buyer put up a margin,
either in cash, or certificate, or deposit.
AS soon as the corner becomes known
there is an effort made to break it. The
settlement takes place at p. m. on the
last day Of the month. Those who have
sold corn to the corner and have no corn
to deliver pay the difference between the
price at which they sold and the ruling
price at the close of business on the last
day, As the corner has thus purchased
sometimes five times as much corn as
there is to be had, amounting to millions
of bushels, and the price has advanced
ten cents a bushel, the profit is enor-
nous. AS the prices advance, additional
margins are required. Those failing to
put up the additional margins, lose what
they have already put up. The anti
corner factions seek to so crowd sales on
the corner as to exhaust its capital and
credits, and render it unable to buy at
the advance prices. Thus, the corner is
compelled to send out in the country
and buy for cash all the corn in sight, to
prevent having it rushed into Chicago
at the last moment. These are exciting
times. Corn at such moment may be
purchased Of the corner for shipment,
from six to fifteen cents bushel less
than it is selling for on Change for
delivery during the month. Each time
there is corner, there is crash, some
times Of the corner men, and at other
times of the anti.corner men. The
whole proceedings are of such question
able honesty, that the Legislature Of
Illinois has declared the operation of
corner to be felony. 1t is nevertheless
still practiced. Corners are attempted
in wheat, oats, barley, pork, and lard,
and some of them have been quite
successful in a pecuniary way. 1t re-
quires nerve, audacity, and money, or
credit. Recently bank here went into
corner, issuing its certificates of
deposit for margins; the corner failed,
and so did the bank, and the certificates
have never been paid.
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Banana Culture.

Few people who see bananas hanging
in the fruit stores think Of them as more
than tropical luxury or how the deli
cious fruit is grown. In fact they are q
staple article of food in some parts Of
the world, and, according to Humboldt,
an acre in bananas will produce as much
food for man as twenty-five acres of
wheat. The greatest obstacle in some
tropical countries to that civilization
which comes from persistent industry, is
found in the ease with which bananas
are grown, as it is so easy to get liv.
ing without work that no effort need be-
made, and the population therefore be-
come lazy and shiftless. All that is
needed in the growing of bananas is to
place cutting in the groGnd. 1t will
ripen its fruit in twelve or thirteen
months, without further care, each plant
having seventy-five to one hundred and
twenty-five bananas, and when that dies
down after fruiting new shoots spring up
to take its place. In regions where the
frost never reaches, bananas are found
in pll stages of growth, ripening their
fruit every day in the year. A man
near Silver Lake, Florida, is thought to
have the largest banana plantation in the
United States, containing fully ten thou
sand plants in bearing Some of these
are large ,es, which do not die after
bearing ffPt, but the majority are of the
dwarf species, which are renewed every
year. Slips are planted about eight feet
apart, and rapidly push up leaves dis
closing six or eight small bananas be-
hind their protection. Some plants will
have sixteen or twenty leaves and
branches of fruit, bending over as it ri
pens, forming a pretty sight. The cul-
ture of bananas is very profitable, and
with the unlimited capacity of Florida
and the West India Islands for producing
them, there should always be supply
equal to any possible demand.
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mo. ls72.ll
NOn.Resident Notice.


In the First Chancery Court Of Shelby County.
tennessee, The Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Co, VS.. W. B. Greenlaw ct All.
TT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
u this cause that the defendants. M. ].
Micks, a citizen Of California, Warren Smith
Newcomb, HOratio d. Newcomb, HI. Victor
Neweomb, Mary Cornelia Newcomb, also ii.
Y. NeBcomb, Thomas i. Barrett and John B.
Smith. executors Of Horatio D. Newcomb.
deceased eitizens Of Kentucky. and the Mem
I pms & and Llttle Rock Railroad Company, Of
dents. Of the State Of Tennessee It Is
ordered, that they make their ap-
pearance herein. at the Courthouse in the
city Of Memphis, Tenn, on OF before the first
Monday in October, 1875, and plead, answer
or demur to complainant's bill or the same viii
be taken for confessed as to them and set for
hearing. exparte, and that copy Of this order
be published once week, for four successive
weeks. IN the Memphis Ledger. This 29th day
A Copy Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, @. andM.
By X. J. BLACK, Deputy @. and NJ.
EsrRs q kLLETT, Soils. for complainant.
135-l4l. 147-l53
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1888 A. d.
Attachment Notice.

In the Fist Circuit Court of Shelby County.
Iennessee-.hiiley Slaughter VS.. The Freed
mems Savings and Trust Company.
IN THISCAUsE AN NATTACHMENT HAV-
Il ing been sued out under section 3l55 Of the
Code OF Tennessee, and returned into court,
leyied upon the property. moneys, goods and
effects Of defendant in the custody and pos
session of =. X. knight. by garnishment duly
served, and affidavit having been made that
the defendant is justly indebted to the pIaintifF
In the sum Of 1855 p by account, and that IL is
4, on.;resident Of the State of Tennessee; il is
therefore ordered that the said defendant,
The freedmen's Savings and Trust Com
pany, make its personal appearance here
IN, before the Judge Of the First Circuit
Court of Shelby county, at the court house In
the city Of Memphis, on the third Monday In
September next, and defend said attachment
SUIT within the time prescribed by law. or the
same will be proceeded With OK parte; and
that copy Of this order be published once a
week for four consecutive weeks in the Mem
phis Ledger.
Done at office. this 7th day of August. 1875.
B. +. COLEMAN, Clerk.
1914. l50-l56
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mo, 1851
NOnsResident Notice.

In the First Chancery Court of Shelby county.
Tennessee-M White vs., Chas. White.
TT APPEARING FROM SHERIFF'S RE
j turn in this cause that tho defendant, Chas.
White, snot to be found in Shelby county; IL
is therefore ordered that he make his appear
ance herein, at the court house in the city
of Memphis, Tenn, on or before the first
or demur 70 complainant's bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed as 10 him, and set
for hearing ex parte; and thst a COPY of this
order be published ence week for four sue
cessive weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This 9th day Of August, 1875,
A cepy-Attest;
EDMUND A. COLE, G. and NJ.
By r j. BLACK, d. 0. and M.
'ko9INsoE y Ross, Sols. for complainant.
lJ6-ll2-l4S-6
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Attachment Notice.

Before E W. Caldwell, Justice of the Peace
fol- Shelby county. Tennessee Studewell &
Co. VS.. M. j. Slater and W. II. Slater.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
i ING been sued out under section 1856 Of
the Code Of Tennessee and returned levied
upon the property Of the defendants, and afi-
davit having been made that defendants are
indebted to plaintiffs in the sum Of S75
due by note, and that the claim is just,
and that said defendants arc non-residents
of the State Of Tennessee; it is therefore or
dered that said NJ. j Slater and W H. Slater
make their personal appearance before me, at
my office, in the city Of Memphis, Tennessee,
on Thursday, the 10th day Of September next,
will be proceeded with OK Parte, and that q
copyo Of this order be published once a week,
for four consecutive weeks, in the Memphis
Public Ledger. This llth day Of August, 1875.
lA.1F-l5S-l E,W. CALDWELL, J. P.
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SherifF's Sale of Real Estate.

DUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
l. that by virtue Of an execution 10 me di-
rrected from the honorable Supreme Court Of
Tennessee, in the case Of Thos. X. Tuggle ct
al. vs. Isham G.. Harris, ext'r, ct al judg-
ment rendered en- the 9th day Of November,
1873. for the sum of two hundred aud thirty
dollars and seventy-One cents, with costs of
suit, to satisfy said judgment, etc., will, on
Wednesday, 18th of September, 1875,
in legal hours, in front of the Courthouse,
Memphis, Tenn, proceed to sell to the high
est bidder, for cash, the following described
prenerty, to-wit: Lots Nos. 10 and IL, on the
north side of Court street extended; said lots
Nos. 10 and IL as laid down on Williamson's
map of the city of Memphis, Shelby county.
State of Tennessee.
Levied on as the property of defendant,
Mrs. L. E. Guiou, to satisfy said judgment,
interest and costs.
Memphis, Goth day Of August, 1876.
G. l.. ANDERSON,
Sheriff Of Shelby County. Tenn.
BY "; W. COLEMAN, D. S.
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Trustees Sale.


IN PURSUANCE OF A DEED OF TRUST
Il executed to me by W. l.. Watson. dated
August 4th, A. d. 1874. and recorded In the
Registers Office of Shelby county, Tennessee.
in Chattel Mortgage Book, No. I. pages I57
and 458, and also in accordance with a decree
Of the First Chancery Court Of said county.
entered on the I'd day of July A. d. 1875. in a
certain cause wherein Benz c. Allen & Co.
are com plainants.and w. L. Watson ct al, are
respondents, | will. on
Tuesday, August 31st, A. d. 1875,
at 10 o'clock a m, at No. IA Jefferson street.
IN the city of Memphis. in said county, sell
for cash to the highest bidder, at public sale,
certain personal property conveyed by said
trust deed and described as follows, to-Wit:
The front and back counters of the bar, with
all its shelving and fixtures, including all the
glassware, such as glasses. decanters, bowls,
etc., all the silverware attached to said fix
lures, three glass mirrors. two sets Of bedroom
furniture, bedding, etc., including three
pieces marble-top; two ice boxes, eleven
pieces gas-fxtures, thirty-three chairs, four
teen tables, two coal scuttles, two stoves. one
cooking range, all kitchen utensils, including
plates. saucers, etc., cutlery, etc.. three car
pets, oil-cloth in lower room. also that up
stairs, mats, hat-rack, curtains and blinds,
one plated silver pitcher, one plated.rilver
urn, and one partition between front rooms.
All right Of equity of redemption is waived.
but sell only as Trustee. By consent Of all
the parties to said trust deed, and of the par
ties to said suit. will receive private bids for
said property before the sale at my Office in
the Courthouse Building.
1901 JOHN B CL0UGH, Trustee.
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Settlement.

No. l25l, Record Ain the Probate Court of
Shelby county, Tennessee MARY A. Nc
Comb, Administrative of David McComb's
estate.
THIS is TO NOTIFY ALL PERSONS IN
i terested in the estate Of said David Nc
Comb, deceased. that will, at my Office in
the city of Memphis, on the first Monday in
September, 1875, at 2 o'clock p m, take and
state the laccounD settlement of Mrs. Mary
said David McComb.
This Sd day Of August, 1875.
JAMES REILLY, Clerk.
ESTES & ELLErr, ATTORNEYS. I9l-2
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
Averalctin Accordance with Proc

A AVerdictin Accordance with Proofs
The verdict of the public in favor Of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters differs from some that
might be mentioned, in being in strict accord
aAce with the proofs repeatedly adduced in
support of the claims of Americas most pop
ular remedy. 1t may we'll be doubted if there
was ever q medicine in substantiatiOn Of
whose merits such mass Of unsolicited testi-
mony has accumulated. An examination of
this testimony establishes o fact of the last
importance to the sick and debilitated, as
well as those who are exposed to unfavorable
influences of climate - namely, that the
Bitters are an unequaled tonic, an active and
thorough specific for every disorder Of the
digestive, hillary and excretory organs, reli-
able means of regulating the discharge of the
most important functions Of the body, and
supreme protective against intermittent and
remittent fevers. and all other diseases to
which malaria gives birth.
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SherifF's Sale Of Real Estate.

DUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.
l. that by. virtue Of a yeEditiOni exponas to
me directed from the Honorable Second Cir
cult Court Of Shelby county. Tenn, in tie
case OF Patrick Manning VS.. Catherine Ken
ney and VIM. Ferguson, slayer. judgment rem
derea on the I'd day Of December, 1873, for
the sum of seyenty-fve dollars, with interest
and costs Of suit. to satisfy said judgment.
etc., will. on
Tuesday, S1st day OF August 1875,
IN legal hours, in front of the Court House.
Memphis, Tennessee, proceed to sell, to the
highest bidder, for cash, the following de-
seriBed property, to-wit: The undivided one
half interest Of William Ferguson in the fol-
lowing real estate: Beginning at point on
the east side Of Main street, e4lz feet north Of
Exchange street; thence north with Main
street 49 feet thence eastwardly at right an
giles with Main street to the alley between
Main and Second streets; thence seuth with
said alley 40 leet thence westwardly 10 the
beginning. II being 20 feet of the north side
Of lot No 2O6, and 20 feet Of the south side Of
lot 20 as numbered on the plan of the city Of
Memphis.
Levied on as the property Of defendant,
WIN; Ferguson, slayer, to satisfy said iudg-
ment, interest and costs.
Memphis, 29th day Of July. 1875.
@. l.. ANDERSON,
Sheriff Of Shelby County. Tenn.
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MANHOOD.
MANHOOD RESTORED.

A VICTIM OF YOUTHFUL IMPRU
"A donce, causing premature decay, nor
yOus debility, ETC., having tried iu vaih every
which he will send free TO his fellow-suiferers.
Address J. .EREEYES, Is Nassau street,
New York.H S0eOd-l07
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

One of The suburbs Of Evansville,
Indiana, rejoices in the suggestive title
of BabytoWn.
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LEGAL.
Attachment Notice.

Before /, W. Caldwell, Justice Of the Peace
IN THIS CAUSE An Al iTfS q II i1tSsH SCSHsHMvFNTBAv-
ing 6een sued out under section 1855 of the
Code Of tennessee and returned before me lev
led on the personal property Of defendant, and
aindayit having been made that the defendant
y Justly Indebted to the plaintiff in the sum Of
resident of the State of Tennessee: II n there-
fore ordered that the said defendant. W. j.
Slater, make his personal appearances he
fore me on the I'd day Of September, 1875 at 10
O'Clock a m. at my efliee in the city Of Mem
phis,, No. Court street, and defend said
law, or the same will be proceeded with ex
parte; and that a copy Of this order be pub
llshed for four successive weeks in the Public
This the Sd day Of August, 1875.
I4-AO-l46'i &. W. CALDWELL, j, P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

GRAIN RAIsERs REFUSE to sub
NIT to the wasteful andfimperfect work Of
other Threshers, when posted on the vast supe-
riority Of this one, for saving grain, saving
time, and doing fast, thorough and economi-
cal work.
THRESHERMEN FIND IT highly advan.
tageeus to run a machine that has no Beat
ers," Piekers," or Apron" that handles
Damp Grain, Long Straw, Headings, Flax,
Timothy. Millett and all such difficult grain
and seeds, with ENTIRE EASE AND
EEFECTIVENE ESS. Cleans to perfection;
saves the farmer his thresh bill by extra saw
ing Of grain, makes no Litterings;' re-
quires LESS THAN 0NE-HAl.F the usual
Belts, Boxes, Journals, and Gears; easier
managed less repairs; one that grain raisers
prefer to employ and wait for, even at
advanced prices, while other machines
are "out of jobs"
Four sizes made with @, 8, 10 and
IL horse Mounted Powers, also
n speciality Of AeparafOrs alone,"
expressly for STEAM R0WER. and
10 match other Horse Powers.
II interested in grain raising, or threshing,
write for Illustrated Circulars (sent free) with
iull particulars of sizes, styles. prices. terms
etc. NICHOLS, SHEPARD a. CO.,
4Y-l52kw dhle Cretk Micht0dn.
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THE BROWN COTTON GIN CO.,

Manufacturers of Cotton Gins, Cotton Gin
Feeders, Condensers and Gotten Gin Mate
rials of every description. Our Gins have
lished reputation for simplicity, light-run-
ming, durability, and for quality and quantity
Of lint produced. Our Feeder is easily at
tached to the Gin, and easily operated by any
hand of ordinary intelligence. They are the
simplest and cheapest Feeder in the market
and feed with more regularity than is possible
by hand, increasing the out-turn and giving
cleaner and better sample. At all Fairs where
exhibited and by Planters having them in use,
they have been accorded the highest encomi-
ums. Our cOndensers are well made, durable
and simple in construction, and do what is
required Of them rapidly and we'll. No addi-
tional power is required to drive the Feeder
or Condenser, and no Gin House is complete
without them. We are prepared to warrant,
to any reasonable extent, perfect satisfaction
to every purchaser. Circulars, prices and full
information furnished Address as above, OF
apply to W. A. SMITH. Memphis, Tenn.
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PUBLICATION.
TIL T.
Western Methodist
A FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
Published every Saturday and Mailed
Promptly to Subscribers at
50 so a Year. This
Includes Postage.
IL is the Organ of the N. r. Church,
south, and Particularly of Six An.
nuaI Conferences, viz: Memphis,
North Mississippi, Arkansas,
White River, Little Rock and
Indian Mission.

'hE N. n. CHUkUH, SOUTH, WITHIN
the bounds of its circulation. lembraces
membership of about one hundred thousand.
The geographical lines which bound its field
embrace the largest portion of that territory.
the commercial center of which is Memphis.
Lawyers. Doctors, Merchants, Teachers and
Farmers subscribe for. and read the WEST
ERN METHODIST.
Business men will find it. no doubt, to their
interest before completing their advertising
arrangements to consider the comparative
merits of our paper as an advertising me-
dium.
We mean business, and will make terms as
reasonable as any fair dealer would urge.
Our Office is s79a Main ST.,
Upstairs. over Boyle & chapman's Book
Store. Call upon US there. ana see if we can
"a H. L
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RAILROAD TME TABLES.

MEMPKIs ARD LoUWvlLLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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LIUC II 1AUUTN DUuWII s1ssls 90 UsUV
Depot at head Of Main streeI
Ticket 0fice, 287 Main street. corner Of
Madissn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1875-09-23

The New BELL FOR INDEPENDENCE
HALL.-Mencely & Kimberly of this
city, who are making a bell of IL, 900
pounds for the tower of old indie
pendence Hall in Philadelphia. have,
upon application to Gen. Ilagner, and
upon endorsement of the War De-
partment, received permission to Sc
lect several cannon from those now
in store at the Watervliet Arsenal, to
be cast in the bell. The selection
will be of cannon which did service
in the Union and rebel armies during
the late civil war. 1t is the purpose
of the donor of the bell (Henry Sy-
bert of Philadelphia and of the au-
thorities of that city to have The bell
in position in Independence Hall tow
er July 4, l776. 1t will thus have
both a national and centennial sig
nifcance-that of country grown
in a century from Union Of thirteen
States to thirty eight, and a popula-
tion increased from 100000 to 49,
100000. Tie object of the special
cannon used in the casting of this
bell will be to carry out the idea of
peace, in the blending Of North and
South, and quite in keeping with the
spirit Of one of the Bible inscriptions
which will be cast ,aon the bell
Glory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace, good will toward men. :"
Troy Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1875-09-23

Snake stories are generally euppos-
ed to be synonymous with pure fc-
ton, but the one which !, Pennsylva-
MIA wood-chopper relates is vouched
for as true in every particular. Mr..
Allen Rogers resides on the Blue
Mountains, about three miles from
Reading, and his son, little boy OF
eleven summers, has lately been in
the habit of leaving his fathers house
efery morning and not returning till
noon. The parents of the boy ques-
toned him several zines as to where
he went, but they could get no salts
factory answer, and SO the father fol-
lowed his son one morning last week,
and saw him enter the woods about
half mile from the house, where he
seated himself upon a rock Soon
the father was Mortified at seeing a
monster black snake crawl upon the
rock and put its head on the boy s
lap. The father states that the snake
was the largest he ever saw, being
fifteen feet long and as thick as his
arm. The boy had taken bread with
him and was feeding the snake, which
at short intervals, would st OK large
tongue out as if Missing for more to
eat. Then it would coil itself around
the neck and body Of the boy. and
play with the boys hands. As the
lerrifed father turned to leave his
boy with his deadly companion he
back, and the snake, hearing
ise, at once uncoiled itself and
s. 1ts body from the rock aud
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1875-09-23

In the report of the Interview with
Gov. Chamberlain which we publish
ed last week, that gentleman says:
II confess, however, that I am not
so much interested in what is past
and gone as I am in what is present
and coming"
In that expression the Goyernor
sets the precedent that tne ottlcSais-v vi
one administration are not interested
in furnishing the rascals whos have
robbed and disgraced the State un-
der a previous administration. In
other words, if the officials Of Mr..
Chamberlain's administration should
prove equally as great rascals as those
under Moses, the succeeding admin
istration would not feel any interest
in bringing them to justice. If that
course is to be followed, we see no
chance for furnishing official rOgues.
but on the other band it seems like
offering immunity from punishment
for official stealing, because Tie frauds
of one officer are seldom discovered
until his successor finds it oLt.- Un-
ION Times.