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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-23
Trustee's sale.


NTHEREAS, D. J.. FURGES0N AND
dated the 3lst day Of December. in the year of
and recorded in the Register Office Of Shelby
9S conveyed to the undersigned trustee the
following described real estate, lying and be-
ing situate in SHELBY county, Tennessee, IN
Fort Pickering, coma encing at point l40
feet on Fifth street, south of the southwest
corner Of Fifth and Gaines streets; thence
west parallel with Gaines street 40 feet 10
Fourth street thence north with the east side
of Fourth street 40 feet to Gaines street;
thence east with the south side Of Gaines
stree, 400 feet to Fifth street; thence south
with the west side Of Fifth street 40 feet to
the point of beginning, which conveyance was
made to secure the payment of certain prom
issory notes in said deed described. And.
whereas, several of said notes have become
due and remain unpaid. now therefore PUBLIC
notice is hereby given that |, the undersigned
trustee, at the request of the legal holder OF
said notes. and in pursuance OF the provisions
| in said deed of trust, will, on 1huruuny,
| Ihe 9Ist dRy Of December, 1876. at the
corner of Madison and Main streets, in Mem
phis, Shelby county, Tennessee. between tn .
hours of 10 O. clock a. m. and O. clock p. m. OF
| that day, procee to sell the property above
described at public veudue, for cash, 70 the
higheit bidder, to satisfy said notes and inte-
rest, together with tho costs and expenses Of
this sTast The title to this property is be-
lieved to be good but make no warrantles.
A. Nj. BRITT0N, Trustee
Charles Kortreeht and j. W. Scales, So ieit-
ors, V9-S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-23
Thursday, December 2, 1875,

between the hours Of eleven o'clock am. and
O'Clock pm, at the southeast corner Of
Main and Madison streets, in the city Of
Memphis, Tenn proceed to sell at public sale
to the highest bidder. for cash, the following
described lot 6f land lying in said city OF
Memphis. in Shelby county, Tennessee, and
bounded; Beginning iifty-four feet from the
northwest csrner of Lot no 473. at the inter-
section of Poplar strest and what is known as
Corporation alley, or the first alley east Of
Third street, at stake thence south, and
parallel with the said alley one hundred and
forty-eight and n half feet to stake; thence
east parallel with Poplar street ffty feet to q
AXE; thence north and parallel with said
alley one hundred and forty eight and half
feet TO stake in Poplar street; themes west
with Poplar street Fifty feet to the beginDing,,-
being the proTerty conveyed by decd from b
| b Wadde1l, trustee, to the heirs Of Michael
Eagan, deceased dated June II, 1896 recorded
! in Book 81, Part l, page 81, etc, The equity Of
redemption Is waived in the deed, and title
supposed to be good, but l convey only as trus-
| tee. -
EsTrs a ETLFTT. ATTORNEYS. 5S-M
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SaturdaY. Decsmher 2. 1s76,

offer for sale to the highest bidder, in front Of
the court house door Of Shelby county, in the
city Of Memphis, the tract Of land mentioned
and described in said decree as follows: Situ-
attd in the nsrthwestern part of Shelby
county, Tennessee, and is bounded and de-
seribed 10 the pleadings and decree below as
follows: beginning at a stake Va links east
of an ash w; thence nor 26 poles % a stake;
thence north 76o east II 9-l0 poles to stake
thence north 5A0 west ia poles Il links to 8
stake, whence east 57s north IL poles ~ links
is gum marked p M thence west 81 south
50 poles 201S links to a stake; thence nerth 52'
west S3l5 poles to a stake on the north bound
ary line; thence with said line west 81 south
1905 poles stake, whence IS links is an
esh marked K W; thence south L. l3o east
SSlS poles to o stake, whence west 7% links is
white walnut marked P; thence east 24o
north 97h poles to stake. whence west 30s
north is an ash L A; thence south SSe east
| 1914 poles to a stake. whence south S9o east IS
| links is sycamore u; thence east L 27' west
| 794 poles to the beginning; containing
| 100 72-100 acres, and being same tract of land
conveyed by +. NJ. @ sh TO J. O. Thweatt on
lst day of January, 1866, by deed of that date,
registered in the REGISTERS office of Shelby
county, record book No. 81, part lst, pages l5e
and l5i.
Terms of Sale-Six (6) and twelve az
months credit. purcha.e or requited TO execute
notes with approved personal security for the
| purchase money and lion retained on the
Ian until the same is fully paid. Equity oi
JOHN H. FREEMAN, Clerk,
| KoRTREOHT d CRAFT, Solicitors. L54 8,l
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applications from others, while the
family is generally let alone for two
after a stony-hearted refu-
sal. A gentleman connected with
the Tribune, some twenty years |
ago, was visited by a professed as
sistant editor of a Boston paper,
whose pockets had been picked, and
who therefore asked for the amount
of his railway fare home as loan.
The next week the profesSed re-
porter of a Philadelphia paper
called with a slightly different
story. In the course of the winter
some fifteen unfortunate members
of the press had been helped out of
various embarrassments. Then the
pitcher which had gone so often to
the well was broken; the prayers
and tears of the sixteenth assistant
editor evoked no money. BE went
away, the picture of despair; but
from that day to this no unfortu-
nate journalist has ever called for
help, at the same address! Not
long ago, there was found on the
person of a tramp who died i'll
Pennsylvania, Il manuscript con-
tanning the streets and numbers OF
about 500 residences in this city
To many of them were attached
crosses and other signs; and care
full examination showed that the
list contained the addresses o.
many Of our prominent citizens
In short, it was a private vaga
bonds directory.
The various nationalities included
in our population are exploited botl
separately and in combination. Tho
German vagabond visits not onll
his own countrymen, but all Ameri
= can families the members of whicl
, are acquainted with German lii
, and language. He is usually
theological student, an unfOrtunat
teacher, or an unlucky merchant
+ The Frenchman or Italian who wa
= formerly a banished republican
f now assumes some artistic charaC
y ter; but each part is changed az
I cording to the registered sympi
q thies Of the family to be yisitet
d For this higher field little educ'
>. ton is required, and the vagabon
n who fails from lack of it or of nativ
\ talent relapses into the commc
to tramp. Tie ranks of the latte
Ga therefore, are constantly recruite
~ aud the nuisance cannot be crush
no SO long as the very head and hig
h. school Of the organization is Il
.ot interfered with. The subject h
de- been too long neglected. 1t Shou
Iis receive thorough investigate
Id not merely as a question of poll
at but as a feature of society viii
,er invariably accompanies the increi
y. Of population and wealth in col
NJ No try. In the int6yest Of every
,ar w serving form Of public and priv
H. charity, the professional yagqbo
for should be suppressed.
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Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A CERTAIN TRUST
d dee5 executed by D. II. A. Sanders TO
w. G Wynno, trustee, on March 25, 1871, and
ecordel in rook 80, page Al, of tSs Registers
office OF Shelby county, and certain other
trust deed executed on the Sd day Of Neyem-
Der, 1876, by D. Ii. A. Sanders to 1 Ii. Feath
erston, trustee, recorded In said office in Book
ia. page sos, and of certain other trust deed
executed january II, 1874, BY d. II. A. San
ders and his wife. NJ. p. Sanders, to L. H.:
Featherston, trustee; also recorded in said
office in book 100 page 4, all fer the purpose
0f securing the payment Of certain Indebted
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-23
Tuesday. November q. 1915.

within legal hours. commencing at 70 IA, the
following described property, 10 wit.
Fixtures-C -Consist ting Of show cases, soda
stand, candy jars, glass dee 'nters, gOblets,
mead pitcher. laea curtains. plated counter
scales, shelving, clock. counters, etc., etc
Stook-Consisting Of candies cakes paste
board boxes for candy, cake ornaments. nan
kins, towels, etc., etc. Now in house No, &9
Main street, known as Howard s."
Terms of Sale--0ne-third cEshi 5alapre IN
two and four months With interest f-sm date,
Notes with good security reuRifed-if sold alI
t0gethey. But if not ir such manner, then
s9!dt property viii 80 sold piece BY piece, and
az 9las Tor iess than $50 viii be required in
cas-. for more than that amount, one-third
cash, balance 10 two and four months a;
aforesaid
This November Q, 1876.
e. A. COLE, c. and NJ.
By r. ]. BLACK, D. and NJ.
J. Z Bigelow, K. D. Jordan. Myers & Sneed
and Geo. Gillham. Attorneys. SIT
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rreneh AImy Aocouirsmentu,


The arms and accoutrements Of
officers of the French army are
undergoing modification. A stout
rapier is recommended. 1t is urged
that the sword belt should be worn
Iihderneath instead OF oyer the
tunic. In summer the looser gar
ment would be cooler than the
tight fitting, and in winter a wool
Ell or other Waistcoat could be worn
beneath it. Also that the blade of
the sword should be bronzed. Both
the barrel and the bayonet of the
new pattepa rife are 40 treated, in
order that the sunlight glancing
from bright metal may not betray
70 the enemy the position or move
ments of any body Of troops, An
improved officers knapSack is thus
de5cribed: The bag is of Vanished
leather, and can be carried either
as knapsack or slung over the
shaHlder, the same straps being
used for both purposes II Is
divided into four compartments,
one holding a small lamp, another
to contain bread or biscuit, a third
to carry q provision box, which
divided, also forms two plates
while the fourth is appropriated tC
a goblet, which serves either as
glass oF CUP, There remains be
sides room for Q small kit, while
the flap Of the bag is fitted to carr,
writing materials, map and coin
DlsS,
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orders for women.

London News.l
French women are so far less for
tunate than their sisters in most
other continental countries that
there is no special "order" or
" decorations for women in
France, and it is a very rare thing
for a lady to be awarded the red
ribbon Of the Legion Of Honor
At the present time there are not
more than four or five ladies who
possess this distinction, and one Of
them is an English woman, Lady
Piggott, who tended the French
wounded during the late war. The
ladies who care for these outward
and visible signs Of social distinc-
ton must regret that they did not
live two hundred years ago, when,
if they had been lucky enough to
win the good graces of the Duchesse
de Maine, they would have been
able to sport the order of the
Honey Fly" The witty Ouch
esq, y granddaughter of the great
/ Conde and wife of the Due de
Maine. the natural son of Louis
XIV and Mime de Mont6Gpan, held
a literary court Of her own at
Sceaux, and exercised with her
courtiers all her ingenuity in IN
venting from time to time some
new diversion. 1t occurred to her
: one day that shs you'd instl-
, tute an order of chiyalry f9l
both sexes, and call it the I" Honey
Fly" (Mouche a mleD. Th'
idea was taken from Tasso's line
"she is tiny, but she can iniiio
severe wounds" which had beef
, applied to her on account Of he'
diminutiye stature and great power
of repartee. The distinctive mari
Of the order Was q gold medal will
/. the eRigy Of the foundress, and up
on the reverse Tho line quote
above. The members OF the orde
had to take the following oath
N Il swear by the bees of Noun
n Hymettus obedience and fidelity t
N the foundresS Of the order. swea
At that all my life long ! viii weq
=, the order Of the Honey Fly On
N obey the statutes. If am false t
my oath may the honey become ga
= in nv mouth, the wax tallow, til
r aowers nettles, and many wasps an
{ hornets sting me-" The costqm
of the order was q coat in cloth
gold spangled with siiyeF bees fC
the cheyaliers, and the ladies @oi
robe of green satin cmbroidere
with silver bees and diadem
Gies in emerald, The institutio
of the order was 9 gfeat Succes
II, and the fetcs in celebrati9p Of
lasted many days at the Chateau {
e; e; gceaux, which was the residence
- tbe Duc and Duchesse de Maine
N but the order did not outlive !
IN foundress, whose latter years we
: passed in serious study, aad W
R. bad long ceased to wear the decor
ton"
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On December Is, 1876.

At public auction. sell for cash, in front of the
Planters building. it being - Madison street
in the city of Memphis, Tenn, under the
first two trust deeds. lot No 2g6, in that. part
ing 74% ieet on Fifth street. and run
ming back between parallel lines l4Sn feet;
and under .he third trust deed mentioned
abrve the north half Of said lot. Equity Of
Redemption waived in said trust deedah title
believed to De perfect, but ! sell and convey
V - L. ii. FEATHERST0N. Trustee.
Rnbinson & Malone. ATTORNEY. lA-SA
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Kuss,a's Army.
CiuCinnati oommercial.l

The arrival of the news Of Rus
sia's intention to assist Seryia has
created no inconsiderable interest
as to her military ability and Or
ganization. Hence, observations
on the ukase of January 13, 1874,
by which the entire military system
founded by Peter the Great, per.
fected by Alexander and Nicholas,
was organized, are pertinent. BY
! that edict the armed forces of the
empire consists Of a standing army
and militia. The former embraces
land and naval troops, and the lat
ter are men between the ages of
twenty and forty, not in the stand
ing army, who can do military duty. |
No physically sound Russian sub
ject is exempt from military service.
The entire empire is a vast recruit
ing ground. Even young men in
the liberal professions do not totally
escape, although their period Of
; service is limited. Fifteen years is
the full term of military service for
all except Cossacks whose service is
lifelong. Six of this is active, nine
: in the reserve. The infantry aud
! the cavalry Of the army have as
. their military unit the division,
y composed of four regiments, artill-
;. cry, riAemen and engineers being
! formed into brigades, Each division
! of infantry consists Of two brigades;
= :, each brigade Of two regiments Of
- three battalions each; each battal-
a, ion of four companies, and each
II II company of two hundred and fifty
:, men. In 1875 the Russian army
"a n was estimated at 100000 men, but
~ double this number, with 100000
go so horses, could in the event of war
~ ~ be brought into requisition. Th,
10 10 regular army comprises one hun
= ia dred and ninety-two regiments 0
nd infantry, filty-six regiments Of cav
airy and 2256 guns. Besides thi
the Cossacks have one hundred an,
frty-three mounted regiments
thirty. seven battalions on foot an,
les twenty-eight batteries.
co. Scarcely less formidable is til
4" navy, the administration of whicl
it is in the hands of the minister q
og- mapine, assisted by an admiralt
q council, though its supreme cou
gh- mand of the fleet is invested in tn
Of grand admiral, who at present is tt
las Grand Duke Constantine, broth(
ge. of tho Gar. The navy is con
of manded BY eighty-one admira
des and 5000 officers Of all ranks, an
ltG clnt9in8 $4,000 sailors and mi
nd rines. The feet consists Of 22
at steam vessels, with 52l guns, of
lti- total tonnage of l72,5ol. The flee
10 is distributed in the BALTIC, Blac
70 and Caspian seas, and few sea
ne tered on the PaciAc and Arctl
the coasts The troops of Aussii
far though not as active and INTEL
l in gent as those France and Englan
ian possess, are yet endowed with el
lese plicit obedience and indomitab
ion courage, qualities of paramoul
and desirability in a soldiery. Inyinc
Iila hle in their own country-unde
ted going the greatest hardships, ap
pies Shrinking from no undertaken
for when well oficered they are equ
'ore to the best soldiers of West Europ
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LEGAL.
Trust saIe.

VIRTUE OF A TRUST DEED EXE
ID cuted to me by the Memphis Turner's
Association, on the 20d day Of Noysmber, 1871,
and recorded in the Register office Of Shelby
county, Tenn, in Book No. 50, page 5l5, etc.,
I will. on
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LEGAL.
In supreme Court at jackson.

James A. Anderson, administrator de bonis
non of +. NJ. Cash, deceased, VS.. j. D.
ThWeatt.
DY VIRTUE OF THE DECREE PRO-
ID nounced in this cause October %, 1875,
pfeme Court of Tennessee at jackson, will,
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Fort Pickering Saw Mil For Sale.
18, 1876,
Assignee's Sale.

ON SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 25, 1876, At
" the apction-rooms Of A. NJ. Stoddard, 26Q
Second street, within legal hours, will sell
all the accounts, claims, etc., of the estate OF
si.1S LII. ESTES, JR,, Assignee.
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RAILROADS.
EOUlSvILLE AND NASHVILLE
AND
Great Southern Railroad.
sCHEDULE.

SCHEDULE.
ExDrass tran leaves daily Cexoept,
SATURDAY. 80. ....... II; 70 pm
mai Train leave y......:;.,.';y.'ll;zo am
Iccnmmodation L. aves daily lex
cept Sunday y)..."....''.....'' '''.'''' A'l' p'i"
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
Nor tickets or information. apply Of Iickot
oeice. 2S7 Main, northwest corAeF OF Madison
JOHN I. FLYNN, S1p't Memphis ptyii
JAMEs SPEED. Ticket Agent. sA
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MISSISSIPPI g. TENNESSEE
RAKLR0AD.
Change of Schedule
Myvpurs. Tpxx.. October I, Isl

NN AND AFTER SUNDAY. OOr. sra.
~ ISIS, trains will run as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
New orlsaus msi, daily ;.S;S' pm. 1850 pm
sardis Ac'm dati0n, daily, ooo
(exoept Sunday .;,.....-li;4l am wv a IN
FIelghss t sans u1aint u"'' 500 IN. S:2Op.m
St SSGt' SunN"' NJ. BURKE, Sup't.
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A.M.P.N. Az. Pm.
,r.u n,u d.;Iv lilo
80 Leaves M
Louisville popot"...;." 0
freight and Aocoilmeds- 7m sN
ton daily y........."....,....". l.%
,sIoepig cars or mail train. Ticket ogtn!ocsi,
yn1isville Depot, 2s7 Main (cor. AauisSA'
and 2TS Main street. c.,isuD,t
PADUCAH AND MEMPHIS RAlLkoAp'
Mn Tr,;n arrives............... ....... 900 a. m
..:.',.'.s = " ~ y. -, =.
The mail train leaves Covington ter Men, :
phis at am. and roturns, to Covington a, ~
800 Trains le@y'Rg WgaSehopse. MS%p. W."
Arom 'no oNN' j. w. WILBUR, Supt.
U.H. GIVEN, Asst. Snp't: t:-.,,,,.,,,.,,...,,vu
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RAILROAD TINE TABLES.

nEnpHIs AND LuUIsvmLE RAILROAD.
~A'A Arrives. Leavee'
eH -
AN. Pm. An. P.k.
Express daily except "a 1,1s
Saturday ......,.. ''''''''''' ''a' * II 25
Mail Train .............,.'';,"";. " A IL
Accommc.l (exsHnday ~
f1srot al head CT STAN sIeeS' g
Tiekst once. l2! Main street, corner Of
Madison.
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MEMPHIS g. CHARLESTON R.R.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
OX AND AFTER THURSDAY. AUGUST

ON AND AFTER THURSDAY, AUGUST
" 81, 1876: ;os
Mail train, daily............l2. .l a.m 3 90 pm
Express train. daily......... 500 pm IL % am
Somerville accsm' dation
Except Sundayl-........ $40 pm " a'h
jackson, Tenn, accom-
radiation lex. Sunday. 4.l0 pm ii ID a'm
Mail train will not stop Mt flag stations be-
tveen Grand junction and Memphis. =,
Trsins connect at Grand Junction for all
Doints. and at Decatur closely for Montgom-
sry and points South Close connection. for
Nssbville by both trains. Close connections
al Chattanooga for Eastern and Southeastern
points.
No change Of cars between Memphis aud
Bristol and Memphis and Jackson Ieon.
The now and magnificent sl'ep,ag car line
,yili have one Of their new sleccers ieeve
MNmphis daily on Express train at w n'm.
for Lynohburg, Washington and Balllnore
,vitho ut change. Only one charge 70 new
York aud ihiladelehia. Time n'eH'V "'@'
,tss faster than oitB ttDt.
Ticket otsce, 27S Main street.
WI. ROSS, suI't;
ToN B. Durw. Tickot Ag.t AL
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.,vMpnrs AND LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves,
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verssysgIPPl AND TENNEssEE R. 4.
EAASoA'''A' ~ Arrives. LeSves.

-----l----D e-----N-----
A,B.P.S. Az. P-N.
N. q. Mal' (dailyl ......;,.-., =, ~ lAoV II AZ ''"'
Sardis daily e1. Sundayl9S;SWV i55c1 51
Grslsht ldal,y e.: eandayiS1 o."
.Jsnet al foot Of Ksin street, .,
5;aket once. 2s7 Main street. corner Of
Madison. ar pI1prr aou,l grp't.
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Insurance upon dwellings and first class
commercial risks taken at fair rates, and
losses paid Immediately upon adjustment.
3S-S7xxiv
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MEMPHIS AM ChARL sT0N r. r.
AL4"A - . " Arrives. Leaves.
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INSURANCE.
Capital Authorized, s59O,OOO
Home Insurance Co.
OF MEMPHIS.

LOUIS HANAUER. President
F. N, WHITE, : Vice President
r. P. BOILING, : Secretary
DIRECTORS
LOUIS HANAUE ER......... .....-.................
................cf Schoolfeld, Hanauer Go
F. N. .WnlTE.................ofF F. NJ. White 20
M. C. PEARCE... .........of Pearce. Sugss 70
J.H. MCCLELLAN. ...oi Guy, Mcclellan q Co
HENRY WFTTER. II. Wetter q Co
D.L. FERGUSON ergusOn & HampSon
LOUIS PODESTA-ofP POdesta. Malatesta x Co
standing Finance Committee.
J.J. Busby. of ]. ]. BuSby & Co.; Owen
Dwyer. r. P. Boiling.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-20
COMMISSIONER PoRTERs AocUsER

The committee of the Board of Aldermen
appointed to investigate the charges Of Robert Gushing
against Commissioner Henry H. Porter Of official mis-
conduct in the erection of the Third District Courthouse
Will meet probably on THURSDAY Mr.. Porter said to
RBSR reporter yesterday that there was no truth in
tie statements OF Mr. Gushing. Mr. Gushing had been
employed ON the building mOdeer OF stone at con-
tract price OF $4,000 for his work He had presented
= bill OF $4,000 for extra work, which the Commits
eiOners would not allow. -,
INN coptradicts the assertion OF Mr. Cushing in his
oharees against Commissioner Porter that Messrs Vaux
and Withers WeknOwn architects have been insane
at times and that OF them confined for short
period 10 B00mingdale Asylum He says that from per
aonal he Is confident that neither OF them
could have been within the last 20 years without
HIS knowledge. He adds that several years ago bar.
Vsux had attacks Of fever and ague, end as MS IAmy