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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

The Boston Globe, Republican pa
per, speaking OF Grants outrageous
order to employ troops in the South
to control the election says: 500
'""The only authority for the use OF
trOOpsiior such purpose IA is here
designated is contained in the "en-
forcement act." which the Supreme
Court has pronounced null and void
and Is there allowed only in certain
rases where the civil officers are re-
sisted and cannot execute the law.
The resort TO militrry, power Tor the
enforcement ofciyil law is an extreme
measure only. justiliable when other
means have failed. There is no Con-
stitutional authority for il except in
case of domestic violence, and on ap-
plicatiOn from The proper. State au-
thority. A. military order issued i'm
advance OF any violation Of law. or
any show of violence, can have no
other purpose than that Of q threat,
and it is a question whether the effect
is not likely to Interfere with the free
exercise Of suffrage quite as much as
the possible violations of law, which
it assumes are going to occur, h
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

Ir is certainly one of the strangest
things in the world to see the leaders
of party that repudiates Grantisin
unreservedly endorsing by its resolu-
tions every act of Grants administra-
ton, and proclaiming itself I'm favor
of reform while with the same breath
they declare that the administration is
all right and no reform is necessary.
But such is the admirable consistency
of Radicalism.F -'iE'iH n ia ttaf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31
Making and
Repairing.
TESTIMONIALS.

Ravenna, March 20, 1875.
MR.. o. S. RUZZELL: Dear Sir:-My Wagon that
purchased of you about two years ago. must
acknowledge is much better than j expected.
Being of medium size. 1 thought it too light for
my business but it is just right. runs light and
easy, and have often CO rried on it 14OO bricks
from my kiln. 1t will carry eight thousand
pounds. and has never cost me one cent for re-
pairs. Yours truly, Ii. +. CARIS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-13
Yiaits ana visi,InE.

A third essential Of ideal visits
and visiting is, that there be on the
part of the host no strained effort
to entertain or amuse the guest ;
on the part Of the guest no expec-
tation of being amused or enter
tanned. Simply to meet for the in
terchange Of goodwill and cordi-
ality, the usual current Of life going
on undisturbed, the habits Of the
family remaing unchanged-that
is the true social visit. The man
who knows how to drop in" Of
an evening, draw his chair up to
your hearth as if it were his own,
and fall into the usual evening rou-
tine of the household as if he were
a member of it-how welcome he
always isl The manwho comes to
stay under your roof for a season,
and who, without being intrusive
or familiar, makes you feel that he
is cat home" with you, and is
content in his usual fashion Of oc.
cupation-how delightful guest
he isl And the houses-ah ! how
few Of them Into which one Can
go for a day or a week and feel sure
that the family routine is not al
tered, the family comfort is in ne
wise lessened, but, on the contrary.
increased by his presence-whS'
Joy it is to cross their thresholds
What good harbors of refuge the!
are to weary wanderers!
When the world mends its way
in these regards, when these essen
tials are fulfilled, the lost art 0
conversation will revive; hospital
| Iity will be worthy of the name
and householding and hOusekeep
ing become, as they ought to be
the greatest pleasure a man cal
| have.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-13

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.l
Foreigners who go to Paris must
be astonished at the slowness with
which the rebuilding Of the palaces
and houses burned by the commune
is proceeded with. The Ministry
of Finance has abandoned its
former site and removed to the
Louvre, but the ground it formerly
occupied still awaits a purchaser,
and, with the exception Of the cor
ner of the Rue de Rivoli and Of the
Rue Castglione, offer the singular
spectacle Of waste land in the bust
est quarter of the town. The
Tuileries are being rebuilt so slowly
that no perceptible change has as
yet taken place in the dreary ruins
which face the gardens. Private
houses in the Rue de Lille are being
gradually finished, at least out
wardly, to the delight of the neigh
borhood, who will at last be re-
lieved from the unsightly scaffold-
ings which took up the greater
part of the narrow pavements, and
from which showers Of plaster were
continually descending upon the
backs of passers-by. But the Hotel
de Vile offers the most lamentable
spectacle. Three years ago the ruins
had been encased by gigantic board
ing, which was supposed to hide
efectually the work Of the masons
from the gaze Of the vulgar. In
these three years it was thought,
however, that some portion Of the
building would rise above the sur
rounding planks, but this hope has
been disappoited, and we have at
last an explanation Of this unheard
of dilatoriness, to the Ike Of which
Baron Haussmann had not accus-
toned the Parisians. 1t was in
tended at first to build the new
edifce upon the old foundations
which, however, were not found
strong enough to bear even a mod.
crate weight, Wall after wall
erected in the course of these three
years, have therefore been gradually
pulled down again, until everything
belonging to the old Hotel de Vile
even the Sale Saint-Jean, which
has been respected by the fire, anC
the foundations, have been entirely
removed. Let us hope that thu
unsightly boards and the still ugliel
scaffolding will soon disappear now
that the work has been taken up il
earnest, and that there is no fur
ther dangerof having to pull dowr
ever and anon what had been fin
ished the day before.
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XIII MEMPHIS TENN. TUESDAY EVENING. JUNE 9 1876

in their general character, they are
smaller, with q more densely
clothed body, and the hind feet pro- |
portionally longer. They have, it !
is true, rudiment Of a sting, but
this is not capable of producing
any injury, nor is there any secre-
ton Of poison. AS in the ordinary
bees, there are three varieties Of in
dividuals, the males, females and
neuters. A large number Of spe-
cies are known to naturalists, and
others, probably, still remain to be
described. Some Of them make
their nests in hollow trees, while
Others suspend them from branches.
These are constructed Of q series of
cakes, and are arranged horizon
tally; they do not contain two Sc
ries Of opposing cells, but are much
like those Of wasps. The honey,
too, is not stored away in the cells,
but is placed in little cups by the
side Of the nest, which are ten
times as large as the former These
constitute a sort of amphora, more
or less regular, which the workmen
fill little by little. They then ex-
tend the walls so as to form a sort
of cover, closing them exactly when
they consider them sufficiently full.
The honey Of the insect is said to
be Of a very superior quality, and
the wax capable Of many important
applications. Although deprived
Of a sting, the melipones are not,
however, without the means Of de-
fense, but possess stout mandibles,
and in biting the skin they leave
upon it an acrid saliva, which pro-
duces, sometimes, an irritating
wound. The spot is at first scarce
ly perceptible; but at the end of
several hours or more a little vesicle
makes its appearance, like that
caused by cantharides, with this
difference, however, that an active
inflammation sets in, and sometimes
causes great suffering Many in
teresting facts in regard to this in
sect, as occurring in different partt
Of the world, will be found in the
article referred to.
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Nine Feat orRsnrd.

Curiosities at the Centennial will
demand limit. They will come
in one vast aggregate, perhaps
spoiled by abundant absurdities.
The managers must be on the alert.
They should neither admit a flood
of follies, nor exclude genuine
oddities. They should resolutely
weed out the monsters who draw
prizes by their maliormations in
heside-shows of our great circuses;
but such a acreation as Mr.. A. Koer-
pen, Of Chicago, aged forty-fye,
with a beard nine feet long, should
be allowed to walk the classic
grounds free. He takes care of his
name, or tail, call it how you please.
just as young woman does Of her
'tresses, and as he stands it hangc
down combed out to its full length
the surplus carried on his arm. Ht
is a good-looking German, evidently
proud Of his flowing beard.
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Attachment Notice.

Before ]. M. Coleman, Justice Of the Peace
for Shelby county. Tennessee. .-Non-resi-
dent attachment Creditors acts Of 1870 and
1871, approved January %, 1866. Il. Saf-
farans vs., j. NJ. Capps.
IN THIS CAUSE IT APPEARING BY
i affidavit that the defendant and plaintiff
are both non residents Of the state Of Ten
nessee, and are both residents OF tho State o.
Arkansas, that the defendant is indebted TO
plaintiff in the sum Of tWenty-three dollars
and iorty-seyen cents, due by note and ac-
count, that the claim Is just, and that the
property Of the defendant has been fraudu-
iently removed to this State TO eyade the pro.
cess Of the law in the State Of Arkansas, their
domicile; it is therefore ordered that publica-
ton be made in the Memphis Public Ledger,
a newspaper published in the city Of Mem
phis. for four successive weeks, commanding
the said j NJ. Capps to appear before me at
my ONCE, No. &4 Front street, in the city Of
Memphis, on the 5th day Of July, 1875, at 10
o'clook am, and make defense to said suit
against him, or it will be proceeded with ex
parte.
This May 80, 1875.
7S.Sl-90-96 j. NJ. COLEMAN, up.
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LEoAL.
Attachment Notice.

Chas. Stout & Bro. VS.. @. A. Davis & Sons
Before p. j. Quigley. Justice OF Peace for
Shelby county. Tennessee.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT
i having been sued out under section 1855 Of
the Code Of Tennessee, and returned by the
proper oficer levied upon the property Of the
defendants. and affidavit having been made
that the defendants are indebted to the
plaintiffs in the sum Of twenty nine dollars and
ninety cents. and that the claim Is just, and
that defendants are non-residents Of the State
Of TENNESSEE 1t is therefore ordered that
the said defendants make their personal ap-
pearance before me on the 5th day Of July,
1876, at IL O'Clock M, at my office, No. lg9
Main street, in the city Of Memphis, Tenn,
and defend said attachment suit, within the
time prescribed by law, OF the same will be
proceeded with ex parte; and that copy Of
this order be published for four consecutive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of May, 1876.
TT-S3-N P,J. OUIGLEY, J.P.
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A Ten.HOurs' Fight with the In.
diane.

Mr.. G. Robert Armstrong writes
to his father, in this city, says the
Omaha Bee, under date of Fort
Laramie, May 8, as follows:
81 srrivedh here last evening, hav-
ing been eight days on the road
from Custer. On the second day
out we had ten.hours' fight with
the Indians. They attacked us
about 10 o'clock am. within fifteen
miles, of Indian creek, some five
miles from the place where Mr.,
Brown was killed. When attacked
we punched our wagons until We
could get out skirmish lines, when
We proceeded on our journey, dodg-
ing bullets, while the skirmishers
kept them off the train. No one
was hurt, and we only suffered the
loss of two horses and a wagon and
its contents, belonging to some col
ored men. When the firing ceased
we reorganized by electing a Mr.
Gym as captain. he was the
owner of an OK train, and we sup
posed he would exercise good judg-
ment, as he professed to have had
much experience with the Indians,
After organizing we rolled out
again, keeping a strong skirmish line
out. Five miles on we came upon a
train that had been punched six
hours waiting for assistance. They
turned back with us, intending tc
oncamp and remain until Others
came up going their way. Luckily
a train came along that night, but
before it reached US we had another
very desperate fight. This captain
that knew 30 much, selected
camping ground in a very low hol
low or basin. He had scarcely go
embarrassed before the Indians
who had congregated on the sur
rounding hills, opened fire. Their
we were, with plenty of arms anC
ammunition, but defenseless, as W
could only see the heads of the say
ages as they took aim at us.
1t would be useless to attempt t.
retreat with the teams, while tn
. bullets fell thick and fast aroun
us. We saw that something des
perate had to be done, and that wa
to charge upon the enemy an
drive them off until we could OF
cupy higher ground. Six Of I
t mounted horses, and, rushing to tn
bluffs, gave the Indians the gran
bounce when they retreated, an
s we soon hooked up the animals th'
I were not killed or wounded, an
reached higher ground, dug riff
r pits and put out pickets. But "
|. had no further trouble. The fgf
lasted ten hours from the first a
! tack. Loss-two horses and
Q wagon stolen; ten head Of stoc
0 stolen; four head killed; one ma
r wounded in the heel. A numbC
8 of the men had their clothes CT
O with bullets"
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Before j. NJ. Coleman. Justice Of the Peace,
for Shelby county, Tenn.-T q. Estes & Co.
VS.. John Burke.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAVs
i ing been sued out under section 1856 of the
Code Of Tennessee. and returned leyied upon
the property Of the defendant, and affidavit
having been made that the defendant is in
debted TO the plaintiffs in the sum of
SIS rs due by account. and that the claim
is just, and that DEFENDANTS Rnon-res ldent of
State Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered,
that the said defendant make his personal
appearance before me on the 5th day Of July,
1876, at IL o'clock am, at my office, No. 294
Front street, in the city Of NJ emphis,
Tennessee, and defend said attachment
suit within the time prescribed by law,
or the same will be proceeded with ex parte
and that a copy Of this order be PUBLISHED once
a week for four consecutive week in the
Memphis Public Ledger.
This 90th day of May, 1876.
78-S4-90-96 j. M. COLEMAN, j. p.
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melIpone., Or Bee. wl.n0us s.InE..

Raveret Wattel gives an account
in a recent journal of the Accli-
matization Society of Paris Of a
group of hymenopterous insects
known as mslipones, and found in
various parts Of the world, resem-
bling bees very closely but being
without any sting. Their honey
producing qualities are very decidr
ed, and it is that, possibly, they may
hereafter constitute an important
addition to the series Of domesti-
Gated insects. They occur in the
warmer regions Of the New World
and some Of the islands Of the In
dian Archipelago. Resembling bees
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Wednesday, June 2s, 1876,

between the hours OF ten o'clock am. and
three o'clock pm, the following described
and State of Arkansas. to-Wit: The north
half OF section thirty-three. containing three
hundred and twenty acres; the southeast
quarter of section twenty.one, containing one
hundred and sixty acres the northwest quar-
ter of section thirty four, containing one hun
dred and sixty acres; the west half Of the
west half Of section twenty-seven, containing
one hundred and sixty acres. All in town
ship two north Of the base line. and range two
east of the fifth principal meridian Y n. 2e.),
and containing together eight hundred acres
of land, together with any improvements
thereon.
The right of redemption is waived in the
said deed of trust. The title is believed to be
perfect, but [ will sol and convey as Trustee
only. J. ID. eUI9LEH, Trustee.
- -1n2
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LEGAL,
mo. 227O.l
NOn.Resident Notice.

In the Chancery Court Of Shelby county, Ten
nessee-Hezekish Henley VS.. Alexander II.
Dickinson ct al.
TT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
L this cause that the defendants. Alexander
II. Dickinson and Rembert Trezeyant, are
citizens of Mississippi. and non-residents OF
the State Of Tennessee; that this suit was
commenced by complainant April Is. 1876,
alleging an Indebtedness against defendant,
A. II. Dickinson TO the amount Of 1918 As, as
evidenced by written obligation exhibited
with the bill; that writ Of attachment has
been issued and returned Levied on certain
real estate belonging 10 the said defend
ant, etc. 1t is therefore ordered, that
they make thier appearance herein, at the
courthouse, in the city Of Memphis, Ten
nessee, on or before the first Monday in July,
1873, and plead, answer or demur 10 complain
ants bill, or the same will be taken for con
fessed as TO them and set for hearing OF partei
and that a copy of this order be published
once week. for four successive weeks, in the
Public Ledger.
This 9th day Of May, 1875.
A copy Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE. G. and N.
By R. j. BLACK. Deputy @. and NJ.
j. P. YOUHGi Sol. for complainant.
1882 88-N
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Sheriff IS Sale of Real Estate.


DUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
i that BY virtue Of venditioni exponas to
me directed from the Honorable Circuit Court
Of Shelby county, Tenn, in tbs case Of Adams
and Westlake Manufacturing Company VS.. o.
f. Prescott and Henry S. NewsOm, judgment
rendered on the 2lst day OF March. 1876, for
the sum Of two hundred and eleven dollars
and hfty-feur cents, with interest and costs Of
suit, to satisfy said judgment, etc., l will, on
Monday, 26th Of June, 1876,
In legal hours. in front of the Court house.
Memphis, Tenn, proceed to sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following described prop
erty, to.wit: A certain lot or parcel of land
stuAted, lying and being in the county Of
Shelby and State Of Tennessee; the same
being parts Of lots Nos. 278 and 279 in the
Greenlaw and Saffarsns subdivision adjoin-
ing the city Of Memphis, as surveyed by NJ "A.
Kerr, bounded as follows, to-wit: lleginning
at the southeast corner Of Fifth ilnd Kerr
streets; running thence eBstwardly with Kerr
street 50 feet to a stake; thence mort hwardly
l48H feet to stake at an alley; then CO west
wardly with said alley SO feet to lltake on
Fifth street; thence sSuthwardly " 18th the
east side Of fifth street, llS1S feet to the be-
ginning corner.
Levied on as the property of def endant.
Henry S. NeW'om, to satisfy said jut igment,
interest and costs.
Memphis. 18th day of May, 1876.
G. l.. ANDERS ON,
Sheriff Of Shelby county. renn.
By W. ID. CANNON, ID. s. 82rSS.94
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man-of the manners, or the tone,
or the personal appearance, or the
learning, or the wit, Of men; but
if they are particularly interested
in any one man, Of him they never
speak,"
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TrusIee's Sale,

DY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY
~ vested in me s' Trustee under the terms rs
Hamilton W. Cotter, Of due record in the
Clerks office Of Lee county. Arkansas, in
Record Book B, pages $50, ISL, l52 and l5},
will sell to the highest bidder. for cash. at the
town of Mariana, Lee county, Arkansas, on
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On Thursday, juno 20, 1876,

in legal hours, in front of the courthouse.
Memphis, Tennessee, proceed to sell, TO the
highest bidder. for cash, the following de-
scrbed property, to-wit: A lot about two
miles east of Memphis known on the plan, of
subdivision Of the estate of A. B. Carr, de-
ceased, as lot No. %. beginning on the north
side Of Pigeon Roost road at q stake, the
southeast corner Of lot No. "a 4; running thence
in q southeasterly direction with said road to
the western boundary line Of small tra,t OF
land now belonging to 4. j. Gogswell; thence
north with his line passing his northwest cor
ner, and then continuing with the western
boundary of lot No. u for 81 acres Is chains
and links to the northwest corner Of lot No.
% on the south side Of Centralavenue thence
west with said avenue chains and % links to
division; thence south with the east boundary
of said lot TO the beginning, containg S2-lOo
acres.
Also the following described real estate,
designated upon the plan Of the subdivision
Of the lands Of Kenneth Garrett, deceased,
filed in the Office Of the Clerk and Master OF
the Chanoery Court, in the city of Memphis,
as lots Nos. II and Is, which said lots contain
10 76-l0O acres, to which plan reference is
made for the limits and bounds Of said lots,
being the same lots bought by ohm Parks and and
Andrew Henderson at the sale of said Garrett
lands, and by them transferred to j. l.. GRACE
and j, X, Clarey, and by j. l.. Grace and X.
A. Langstaf, legatees Of said J. R. Clarey, 70
the ST. Peters Literary Association by deed,
9th day Of July, 1859 20 feet being reserved
on the west side Of said lots for q public road
Levied on IS the property Of defendant, Geo,
L. Harris, to satisfy said judgment, interest
and costs.
Memphis, 5th day Of June. 1876.
M o. l.. ANDERSON,
| Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
By W. d. CANNON, d. S.
MCFARLAND 4 GOODWIN, Attorneys for
piaintif. S5.9l-97
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Sheriff's Sale Of Real Estate.

DUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
i that BY virtue of venditioni e2Spenas tU
me directed from tho Honorable Circuit Court
Of Shelby county, Tennessee, in the case Of
John d. Brewster, guardian, VS.. NJ. d.
Welch, administrator Of Geo. l.. Harris. de-
ceased, and b. and &. Harris, judgment rem
dered on the I'd day Of February. 1876, for
the sum of seven hundred and eighty three
dollars and ninety-one cents, with interest
and costs of suit. to. satisfy said judgment,
etc., will
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MEMPHIS g. CHARLESTON R.R.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
an AND AFTER SUNDAY, JUNE llrH.

ON AND AFTER SUNDAY. JUNE lite.
~ 1876: ,-
Mail train .dailv....,......l2.60 so am 300p.m
Rrpress train, daily......... 5.OOp.m l2.0l am
Somerville accom- 'dation
Except Sunday)".".... 6.D pm Wv Am
Jackson, Tenn, accom-
modation lex. Sunday 40 pm III Am
Mail train will not stop ~. Tag stations Do
tween Grand junction and memphis
Trains connect at Grand Junction Tor all
points, and at Decatur closely for Montgom-
ery and points South, Close connection. for
Nashville by both trains. Close connections
at Chattanooga for Eastern and southeaStern
points. slIa
No change Of cars between Memphis and
Bristol and Memphis and jackson, Team.
The new and magnificent sleeping car line
will have one Of their new sleepers leave
Memphis daily on Express train at B. " pm.
for Lynchburg, Washington and Baltimore
without change. 0Aly orS change 70 New
York and Philadelphia. Time tioenty MN
Ntes fdster than city time.
Ticket Office, 2S Main street.
W. J. ROSS. Sup't,
ToN B, DuYN, Ticket Ag't. M III N-t
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MISSISSIPPI g. TENNESSEE
UpA ~ -IlINH lNN .I. OIL
RAILROAD.
Change of schedule

MEMPHIS. Tenn, June 10, 1873.
nN AND AFIRR SUNDAY. JUNE l1TH,
(cis76, trains will run as follows;
Leave. Arrive.
Now Orleans mail, daily ....2;bO pm! E:oSp'm
Express train, daily lex AZ s.os M
cent Sunday) ...,:.....4;D PIN o'oo ~"
Freirht and Ae' m dation,
VIZ l{ N'- NJ. BURKE, Sup't.