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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-05
An Ohio Gentleman Visits n Fash.
lOnablo CHURCH His Opinion Of
the Pew.


the Pew.
New York ExpresS.l
Some years ago, being in Phila-
delphia, John Cockerill, of Ohio,
received an introduction to a prom
inent divine of that city. The
reverend gentleman invited John
to attend his church on certain
Sunday, which invitation was ac-
cepted,
They entered the sacred edifce
together. 1t was one of the first
churches in the city, and its men,
bers were fashionable and aristo-
cratic in the extreme. The minis
ter put John in an elaborately fur
nished pew, well to the front. John
nestled comfortably down into one
corner of the same, and looked
about as interesting and contented
as a toad under a cabbage-leaf.
After awhile the owner Of the pew
arrived, and at once gave signs of
intense disgust and indignation at
the presence of the interloper. He
looked at John, looked at the pew,
scowled magni6cently, and finally,
after fumbling through his pockets
some time, drew forth card and
wrote on it with a pencil: "This is
my seat, sirP and with an air Of the
loftiest contempt, tossed it over to
John.
The latter took it up, read it with
lamblike meekness peculiar to him
self, and then, with the most de-
lghtful GOODNESS, wrote in reply;
"It's a devilish good seat. What
rent do you pay?" and tossed the
card back to its owner.
The latter took it, looked at ii
with the most profound astonish-
ment minute or two, and then q
broad grin overspread his oounte-
nance.
He evidently enjoyed the supreme
brass and GOODNESS Of his new ac-
quaintance, and when service was
over he approached John, apollo
gized for his rudeness, invited him
to his house, gave him the best he
had, and treated him with the ut
most respect and consideration dur
ing his Sojourn in the city.
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Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY
ID vested in me as Trustee, under the terms
of certain deed of trust made to me by
Hamilton W. Cotter. OF due record in the
Clerks office Of Lee county. Arkansas. in
Record Book B, pages $50, ISL, l52 and l5}, 1
will sell to the highest bi der, for cash, at the
town Of Mariana, Lee county, Arkansas, on
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Sheriff's Sale Of Real Estate.

DUBLIo NOlICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
i that by virtue Of an execution to me
directed from the Honorable Circuit Court Of
Hill, Fontaine 4 Co. VS.. james 7. Willis,
judgment rendered en- the 18th day Of June,
1874, for the sum Of four hundred and twenty
three dollars and ninety EIGHT cents, with in
terest and costs Of suit, to satisfy said judg-
ment, etc., will,
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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE
ON AND AFTER SUNDAY. MAY l4rr,

ON AND AFTER SUNDAY. MAY l4TH,
" 1876:
Mail train. daily..............12.20 20 am 30Op.m
Express train, daily.....-.. 500 pm IL " am
Somerville accom- dation
Except Sundayl........... 90 pm 0O am
Jackson, Tenn, accom-
mediation lex. Sunday. 40 pm lis Ann
Mail train will not stop at flag stations be-
tween Grand junction and Memphis. =,
Trains connect at Grand Junction for all
points, and at Decatur closely for Montgom-
cry and points South. Close connection. for
Nashville by both trains. Close connections
at Chattanooga for Eastern and Southeastern
points.
No change Of cars between Memphis and
Bristol and Memphis and Jackson, Teen.
The new and magnificent slseplng car line
will have one Of their new sleepers leave
Memphis daily on Express train at ; 90 m
for Lynchburg, Washington and Baltimore
without change. 0Rly one change to New
York and philadelphia. Time tioeRtv min-
Wtes faster than city tint.
Ticket office, 27S Main street.
WI. ROSS, Sup't.
Tow B. DUN, Ticket Ag't. 40-t
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MISSISSIPPI @ TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change of Schedule.
MHHrnIs. TENN. April Is, 1875.

MsNPHIs. Tenn, April Is, 1875.
an AND AFTER SUNDAY. APRIL 16,
" 1876, trains will ruR as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
Nav Orleans mail daily 800 p. m. 12:4O p. N
Express train, daily tex,
cept Sunday. ..........:... ?. m. $3.50 q. I'd
Freight and Ao'm' dation.
ISl-f NJ. BURKE, Sup't.
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the action of the river itself, work
ing with a force and persistence al
together superhuman.
The success of Captain Eads'
works will change the whole future
Of the Mississippi valley, aud there
is no longer any reason to doubt his
complete success, because what has
already been accomplished has
demonstrated beyond cavil the
soundness of the principles which
have directed the construction of
the ietties.
His Majesty was deeply inter
ested, and expressed surprise that
private citizens should carry out
such important public works at
their own risk. His Majesty was
delighted with Captain Eads, and
expressed a hope that he would pay
visit to Brazil, where His Majesty
promised him warm and hearty
reception.
His Majesty said that "Captain
Eads was a wonderful man; that he
had been delighted and instructed
by the clear explanations given by
the Captain, and that before being
an engineer Captain Eads was a
savant." He said he already knew
Mr.. Bayley, the assistant engineer,
by reputation, in Rio, and was sur
prised that he had never heard Cap
tain Eads' name.
At a quarter to seven o'clock the
imperial party left New Orleans by
the Mobile railway, with their des-
tination for Washington.
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ChancOry Sale Of Real Estate.

Chaneery Court Of Shelby county Mary Botto
vs.. Louis LazRretto ct al.
DY VIRTUE OF AN INTERL0CUT0RY
ID decree for sale, entered in the above
cause on the Goth day Of March, 1876. and
May 10, 1875, will sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder, in front Of the Clerk and
Masters Office, court house building. Main
street, Memphis. Tenn, on
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Saturday, June II. 1875.

within legal hours, the following described
property. situated in Shelby county. Tennes-
see, and near the city Of Memphis, to wit:
The west half of lot No. 1l9 in Chelsea, said
lot being the southeast corner Of Greenlaw
north by lot owned and occupied by W. Folt-
man on the east by half Of lot No. l49
owded and occupied by Sylvia Dammon; on
the west BY Fourth street; and on the South.
side by Greenlaw street, being lot "a by "a
feet.
Terms of Sale -0n credit Of six month";
purchaser to execute notes with approved 80 :
cuIity.. Equity Of redemption barred.
This May %, 1876.
EDMUND A. COLE. O. and NJ.
BY r. j. BLACK, ID. G. and M.
II. @. KING, B. B. BARNES, and SMIT Il,
ScOTT 4 JEFFERSON, Attorneys.
TIT 7-83-89-93
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Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate.

DUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.
L that ny virtue Of venditioni exponas to
me direote,l from the Honorable Circuit Court
of Shelby county, Tenn. in the case OF
DIR. u. A. White VS.. Caroline Greishaber,
Judgment rendered on the 4th day Of Febru
airy, 1876, fer the sum. of eighty five dollars
and fifteen cents, With interest and costs of
suit. to satisfy said Judgment, etc., l WILL on
Monday, g6th Day Of Jane, 1876,
in legal hours, in front of the Courthouse,
Memphis, Tenn, proceed to sell, to the high
est bidder for cash, the iollowlng described
property, tO-wlt: Being in the county OF
Shelby, Stale of Tennessee, iNnd IN or near tne
city OF Memphis, it being the Triangular piece
of land bounded by Lauderdale street on one
side, tho fernando plank roa on, one SIDE,
and Geoi gia street on one side, and contains
by survey one-fourth of an acre, more par
ticularly described as follows: Beginning at
stake at the southeast intersection OF Her
nando road and Georgia street; thence With
the south line Of Georgia street north blA0
| 81 feet inches to a stake on the south line OF
Lauderdalo street; thence south with the line
| of said street S5o We I 1888 feet to stake on
the east line of fernando plank road thence
with the line of the said road north 2l1a' lSo
feet to the beginning.
Levied on as the operty of defendant,
Caroline Greishabsr. to satisfy said judgment,
interest nd costs.
Memph is, SOth day Of May, 1876.
G. b. ANDERSON,
Sheriff of Shelby county, Tenn.
ByJ. G. BUSTER, ID. S.
II. NJ. HEARN, Attorney for plaintiff.
| S2-88-9a
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A FAMILY NEWSPAPER.

Ii is the Organ OF the N. Il. Church
south, and Particularly Ofsix An
nnal Conferences, viz: Memphis,
White River, Little Rock and
Indian Mission.
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THE NJ. E. CHURCH. SOUTH. WITHIN
the bounds of its circulation. embraces q
membership of about one hundred thousand.
The geographical lines which bound its hsld
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 METRODIsT.
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interest before completing their advertising
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reasonable as any fair dealer would urge.
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RAILROADS.
LOUISVILLE AND SHyA,LE
Great Southern Railr0ad.

SCHEDULE.
Express train leaves daily Except
Saturday ......''.'' ll:at Pm
Mail Train leaves daily. ...........ll:4l q. m
Accommodation leaves daily y..-........ 800 pm
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
For tickets or information, apply at Ticket
Office, 2S7 Main. northwest corner Of Madison
JOHN T. FLYNN, Sup't Memphis Div;
JANIS SPEED, Ticket Agent. T2f
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MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON R.R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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RAILROAD TINE TABLES.

MHMPHIs AND LoUIFvnLHRAIRoAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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sleepig cars on mail train. Ticket ofices,
Louisville Depot, 2S7 Main (cor. MAdisonl
and N8 Main street.
We. SMITH, Act'g Gen'l sup't.
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MEMPHIS & CHARLESTON R.R.

arUUh GfLd3 ui
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MISSISSIPPI AND TENNEssRR R.R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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Monday, g6th Day Of jane, 1916,

Sheriff of Shelby county, Tenn
By ]. G. BUSTER, d. S.
Il. NJ. HEARN, Attorney for plaintiff.
S2-88-9a
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many who use the weed do not use the
drink. Now the cost of alcohol, as careful
statistics prove, is sac hundred nullion dol
la''s, enough to wipe ont our national debt
over which we groan-in less than four
years Add another 5000, 100000 of waste
for tobacco, and what frightful sum
How long can the nation struggle under
such burden? Need we wonder that
times are hard Since nations are but the
sum total of the individuals that compose
them, it follows that what improyerishes In
dividuals impoverishes nations Think of
the dead loss to the nation of t,celre hun
d''ed million dollars year Yes, dead
loss, and rorse. Were the liquor and the
tobacco, costing the nation so many millions
enough together to pay off our i'm
mense debt in less than two years-hunc
into the ocean, it would be all the better
for the men and oil the worse for the fishes.
What pity the people do not study politi-
cal economy a little. The clements, at least,
of that useful science, should be taught in
our common schools, SO that the next
generation may understand these matters
batter than the present one does. During
this Centennial year it would be well to
ponder this subject, and ask ourselves which
the dead loss to the nation of t,eelUe han
dred million dollars year! Yes, a dead
loss, and corse Were the liquor and the
tobacco, costing the nation so many mil
lions-enOugh together to pay off our i'm
mense debt in less than two years-hung
/ into the ocean, it would be all the better
for the men and all the worse for the fishes.
What pity the people do not study politi-
cal economy a little. The clements, at least,
Of that useful science, should be taught in
our common schools, so that the next gen
Grafton may understand these matters bet
ter than the presant one does. During this
Centennial year it would be well to ponder
this subject, ask ourselves which many we
are drifting Shall we, as free people,
celebrate bi-centcnnial year, or shall we
90 the way of nations long since wrecked
by their vices and luxuries Some may
smile at this serious way of putting things,
but no sober student of history will do so.
On the 2Gth of Nov, 1875, at the Pres
byterian Mission House in New York, said
one Of the Secretaries of the Beard of
Foreign Missions, eff our enrolled members
would give a tithe of what their luxuries
cost that hurt them, there would be no lack
of funds to carry forward the great works
the church has in hand. I've can believe
that He who sits over against the treasury,
beholding how his professed friends cast in
their gift, or otherwise, and who said ON a
memorable occasion, "Gather up the frag-
ments that nothing be lost, looks with
complacency on this aeaSte ofresources whom
vicious luxuries, while all great benevolent
schemes, adapted to meliorate and bless the
world, and to glorify God, are stinted for
funds '- w. i. Y.
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GREAT WORKS COMPLETED.
THE BERGEN HILL TUNNEL AND IACKEN
SACK BRIDGE.


THE BERGEN HILL TUNNEL AND IIAcKEN-
SACK BRIDGE. ...E
We learn by inquiry of President Sloan,
of the Delaware. Lackawanna and Wes-
tern Railroad, that the tunnel through
Bergen Hill, which cost about 81 100000,
is now complete; that workmen are clean
ing out the debris and laying track through
the entire length, preparatory to the run
ming of trains Within thirty days the road
viii be in full operation on the new track
The great iron drawbridge across the
HackeDsack river Connecting with the tun-
nell is also complete, so that trains could
be run over it now if Unnecessary. This
bridge is a fine structure, built after sur
mounting great natural obstacles in the
Welding nature of the soil beneath, and is
among those mechanical triumphs which
may well be pointed at pride Its cost was
estimated at $4,000, but it is probable
these figures are exceeded on account of
difficulties not anticipated yTEs- fla1s siaa
The tunnel is 1870 feet in length, in
Guiding the approaches, which are 80 feet
long at either end. Six shafts have been
sunk down to the tunnel, in order to keep
it from smoke and grass. The largest of
these is situated near the centre of the hill,
and has width equal to that of the tun-
mel. The remaining shafts, which are situa-
ted nearer to the entrances of the tunnel,
are of smaller Dimensions. They vary in
depth from IS to 80 feet, measuring from
the surface of the ground to the bottom of
the tunnel
The company has graded about mile
and a-half Of road at the west end of the
tunnel where the track crosses the Erie rail
way, twenty feet above it, and thirty seven
feet above tide-water About two miles of
the line extending from the eastern end of
the tunnel to the Hoboken depot is also
graded. za 9s7s 3 5aa7s - ysnai3E s3i
About one and one-half miles of the com
pany's track at the west end of the Erie
tunnel will be abandoned and decided to the
Erie Railway Company, for which consi-
deration the Delaware, I4ackawanna and
Western trains will be allowed to cross at
grade certain Of the Erie Railway tracks
without stopping.
The company will use its track at the
east end of the Erie tunnel to take its coal
trains over to the Long Dock, where it
owns large frontage, and has facilities for
reshipping coal. The building now occu-
pied by the officers of the company at
Hoboken will be taken down to make room
for the new track. The passenger trains
will run into the same depot as at present.
N y Commercial Adcertiser.
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PENNSYLVANIA DAY"

PROCLAMATION BY GOVERNOR HART
RANFT-A PUBLIC HOLIDAY RECON-
MENDED B
HARRISBURG, September 12-The fol-
lowing proclamation was issued by Cover
nor Hartranft to-day
In the name and by the authority of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, / John
+. Hartranft, governor of said Common
wealth. HE fE.J !. e5eesaf.
A PROCLAMATION. .. ~
WHEREAS, The United States Ccnten-
NAL commission has invited the several
states to assist in celebrating the Inter-
national exposition held in honor of the
one-hundredth anniversary of the inde-
pendence of the United States by setting
apart suitable day for the delivery of ad-
dresses Illustrative of the growth and pro-
gress of the original colonies since 1776 and
Of their aister states since their foundation,
to the intent that the evidence of, the pro-
gress of each state may be placed upon
record in the beginning of the second
century of the republic; now, therefore, L,
John Il. Hartranft, governor of Penn
sylvania having set apart Thursday, the
2Sth day of September, 1876, being the
one hundreth anniversary of the adoption
in convention of the first constitution OF
the state of Pennsylvania, do hereby recon-
mend to the citizens and authorities of the
counties, boroughs aud towns of the Com
monwealth that the said 2Sth day OF
September, 1876, be held and observed as
a state holiday, and that the municipal and
county authorities take action for the pub
lie observance of the day by inviting their
people, by proclamation of otherwise, as to
them shall seem most proper, to assemble
in Philadelphia to take part in the GER
emonies of the day, and | do hereby Invite
all the citizens of Pennsylvania and their
descendants residing in other section of the
United States, and the citizens of other
states now visiting or residing in the state
to be present and assist in making the day
a memorable one in the annals of the Com.
monwealth.
Given under my hand and the crest sea-
of the state, at Harrisburg, the 18th day
of September, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-six and of the commonwealth the
one hundred and first
By the Governor, j. F. HARTRANFT.
NJ. L. QUAY, Secy of the Commonwealth
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Dwelling House for Sale.

very desirable two story Dwelling House, contain
2z-zA ing seven rooms, OF which Is suitable
Htzsk1lA Tor Store Room, situate on Main street
isEssN& in the Borough of Stroudsburg. Inc
lIIsIlE99g building Is nearly new, and every part
go Of ii in good condition. For terms DC.
eau at this Office dee. ., 1s7J-tf'
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nR. =. MILLER.
~ Physician and Surgeon,
STROUDSBURG, Pa

Oicr formerly occupied by DIR. eip. Residence with
j. T.. Nilcr oRe door below the Jefiersonlan Office.
Office hours, to 9, II to s and to .. =.
Nav II. IS76.--tf.
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Published by Theodore Schoch.

TEFMS-Two dollars year in advance-and if not
naid the end of the year two dollars and fifty
ccutS will be charged.
re- No paper discontinued until all arrearagcs are
naid except at the option of the Editor.
Re- Advertisements Of one of (eght lines) or
fs three insertions Il 80. Each additional in
scrtion, 30 cents Longer ones in proportion. .---
JOB PRINTING
OF ALI KINDS, - r- Et q n
Executed in the highest style of the Art and on the
most reasonable terms.
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BOOTS and SHOES,
ANOTHER TROPHY yvoN
By THE
ESTEY COTTAGE ORGANS j

These superior and beautifully finished in
struments so far eclipsed their competitor in
volume, purity, sweetness and dclicacy of tone,
as TO carry off the first and only premium CIV
en- to exhibitors of reed Organs at the Monroe
County Fair, held September -, 1874.
Buy only the best. For price list address
Oct l-tr1 J. Y. SIGAFUS,
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The State of New York viii soon be de-
nilded of its forests. Five thousand acres
of timber laud have just been burned over
on Long Island which cannot be replaced
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O;Hcc in samuel Hoods new building, nearly op-
pp>iir the post Office. Residence Sarah street,
ah,yr Franklin. E#
August S,'72-if
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lON'T You know that J. HI.
~ McCarty 4 Sons are the only Under
takers IN Stroudsburg who understands their
business? Ifnot. attend Funeral managed
'r Dy any other Undertaken in town, and you
wa, see the proof of the fact.
Jdue Is, 74-f