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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-26
NOTICE.

l l have 10 NOTIFY EVERY ONE THAT
econnection M ,Witndrawn all my interest and
Lscour st. with the Saloon OF Henry Ei,ars u ~,
and ali dshss All debts viii be paid by him i'm
By him. eo's due the concern will Be eoIiected na
oaS oaSSns' Oct. lst. ls7s,
JOS. oPIE.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-26
LOST.
l. q . II.

A SLEEVE BUTTON, WITH MOSS AGATE
"A set In gold, was lost on the 18th instant
The finder will please leave the same At The
hxcoAD once. au22.1w
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NOTICE
To Whom It May Concern.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO ANDREW
IN Mack and Hugh Mullin, owners in the 7-3O
tSevan-Thirtyl Mine, Highland District. Lin.
coin County, Nevada, that IL they do not appear
within 80 days from this date and pay their pro-
portion OF the expenses incurred in developing
said mine we will claim Q forfeiture Of their
interest according TO law.
JAMES OBRIEN.
JAMES McGRFGOR.
July 18th. 1876. jy1490d
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INFORMATION WANTED.

HF SAMUEL HEALD, A NATIVE OF
~ Maine. aged about thirty.eight 1881 years.
Was mining at Treasure City Nevada, in 1872
and at Phoebe in 1873. since which nothing has
been heard from him. Any information will
be Il ankfully received by his family.
Address d. g. HEALD,
f18-2w Petaluma. Ca :.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-21

Natchez Democrat
Major Richardson Houston, who
for fifty-four years was an inmate
of the Pennsylvania Hospital for
the Insane, died in the institution
last Friday evening. The Major
was born in 1856, in Savannah, Ga.
His early tendencies were martial
in character, and he joined the reg
ular army as a private, from which
position he rose to the rank Of Ma
ior. He did some service in the
early part of the war of 1912, and
would probably have been distin-
guished on the pages of history but
for untimely mental affliction. He
was the superior officer of General
Winfield Scott, and was so warm a
friend of that soldier that the latter
chose him as his second in a duel
which he fought in Natchez, Miss.
The above, which we clip from
the Philadelphia Times, has brought
to our memory one Of the stories Of
earlier times, which we had from
the lips of men who were them
selves a part of those who made our
earlier history. Gen. Scott was a
captain in the artillery in that por-
ton of the army under Gen. Viii
kinson, stationed in this section Of
the country. He was, while here,
popular neither with his brother
officers nor with the citizens with
whom he came in contact. His
well-known personal vanity caused
him to be made the subject of many
practical jokes, which were any
thing but pleasing to man of his
peculiar temperament. His oppo-
sition to the then universal prac-
tice of settling personal quarrels on
the field Of honor, gave rise to a
very injurious suspicion Of his per-
sonal courage: The duel in which
he was party, near this city, was
forced upon him, and it was not
until the very strongest pressure
was brought to bear OH him that he
J consented to demand a hostile meet
ing. His antagonist on the occa-
sion was DR.. Upsher, a surgeon in
the army, who was noted as a duel
. list, and had killed several men in
duels. He came from Virginia to
Natchez for the express purpose OF
forcing Captain Scott to fight him,
and he succeeded finally in receiy-
ing from him o demand for a meet
ing, which took place, we think,
) opposite this city, on the Louisiana
/ shore. Duels in those days were
not fought for buncomb, and DR..
, Upsher when he went in the field
evidently meant business. In the
1 interview with his antagonist, he
( walked up to Scott, and placing his
{ finger on his forehead he said, 81
will kill you, sir; | will hit you Just
here" At the first fire the bali Of
a DR.. Upsher did strike within a very
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slight distance of the spOtmdicated,
but a little higher than he expected.
Scott having a very receding fore
head, the ball glanced upward with
out penetrating the skull, but bring
ing him to the ground. Scott con-
tinued all his life opposed to duel
ling, and after he could afford to
refuse challenge, he declined to
meet Gen. jackson in a duel. OF
Major Houston We have heard no
reminiscence in this neighborhood,
and to the few who have ever heard
of the duel of Gen. Scott at Natchez,
the name of his second was known
for the first time by the announce
ment of the death of this aged lu.
natic.
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ENN.: FRIDAY EVENING. JULY 81 1876.

to her husband. | recollect that on
one occasion, in ascending a steep,
sandy hill, the girth Of the saddle
gave way, and there was an ava
lanche Of the whole load, father,
mother and three children, with the
saddle and pillion over the horses
tail plump into a sand bank. The
old rheumatic horse never seemed
surprised at anything that hap
pened, but this time he simply
opened his large eyes wider than
usual, and wheeling half round,
looked to see whether he could help
us in any way.
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Attachment Notice.


Before j. M. Coleman. Justice of the Peace
for Shelby county, Tenn,-A. X. Gillen Il
60. VS.. A. r. Durham.
IN HIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
i in cen sued out under section Si55 of the
Code oil tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property OF the defendant by garnish-
ment on I, Estes & Co., who answer that
they have in their possession. forty-nine dol
lars and twenty-five cents belonging to the
defendant. and athdayit having been made
that defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in
tho sum of one hundred and eighty dollars
and forty-six cents, due by account,
and that the claim is lust, and the
defendant is nonresident of the State
Of rennessee it is therefore ordered thai
said defendant make his personal appear
9neo before. me on the llth day OF August,
1876, at o'clock am, at my Offioo, No. 29i
Front street, Memphis, Tenn, and defend
said attachment suit within the time pre-
scribed by law, or the same will be prooe eded
with OK narte; and that copy Of this order be
published once a week for four consecutive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 7th day Of July, 1876.
ll3-llS-l2f-l30 j. M, COLEMAN l. p
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General sitting Bull as a Fren0l
aAhnunH

General Sitting Bull as u French
scholar.
Dakota Cor. Chicago Tribuns.l
He is a Teton-Sioux, and only
thirty-fve wears of age. Captain
McGarry, of the steamer Benton,
tells me he has known Sitting Bull
about the Upper Missouri trading
posts for many years. His princi-
pal bartering place was at Fort
Peck, though of late years he and
his band have followed the buffalo
north of the Souris and Pembina
rivers, and bartered their robes and
tongues for guns and ammunition
with the French half-breeds of
Manitoba. Sitting Bull was a con-
vert and friend of Father DeSmet,
who taught him to read and write
French. He has always scorned to
learn English, but is a fair French
scholar. In the Dakota language
he is also versed, and declared to
be greater orator than. Little
Pleasant, Chief of the Yankton-
nais. Captain McGarry says he
knows that Sitting Bull has read
the French history of Napoleon's
wars, and believes that he has mod
eled his generalship after the little
Corsican Corporal. Sitting Bull
has never accepted an overture ol
peace, the report that he gave in
his adhesion to Sully to the con.
trary Notwithstanding. He has
always been an unrelenting and
yindictive savage-to the Ameri
cans what Schamol was to the Rus
slams. Father DeSmet kept thu
Teton-Sioux from the war path un
til 1868. He then left the Uppe,
Missouri, and Sitting Bull becam,
Il chief. No organized effort wa
made to array the Sioux natiol
: against the whites until after tn
Minnesota massacre of 1868, whel
the Sioux were driven west of tn
Missouri into the Bad Lands an
mountains of Dakota. Sittin
> Bull aspired to the leadership, bu
! Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, Littl
, Pleasant and the 0galalla Sittin
Bull chiefs repudiated him. Fror
that time he has been a malcontent
and at war with the chiefs of tn
Sioux Nation, though he ha
D by his persuasive arts of ora
e tory seduced many hundreds c
r their young braves into his ranks
4 He is also largely reinforced b
r young braves from the Crees au
Assiniboins Of Manitoba. Ever
/ summer for five years he has bee
: up North among these tribes, an
d now they are hocking to his stanC
op1
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knowledge a DR.. Thomas, a clair
voyant physician of Minneapolis,
three years ago, while in a trance,
gave fair sketch of Custer's bat
tie ground, and foretold the massa-
ere of the entire party at that point,
and giving a correct idea Of the
sorrow throughout the land follow
ing. This circumstance was recalled
by an officer Of Terry's command
yesterday, to whom the prophecy
was related at the time Of Clusters
Black Hills expedition, in the pres
ence of your correspondent.
CUSTER DEPRIVED OF COMMAND.
The fact that Custer, though with
the expedition and nominally in
command of his regiment, had no
command whetever until after
Reno's return from his fruitless
scout of the Goth, has not been
made public. His regiment was
divided into two wingS-the right
under Reno and the left under
Benton, while Custer was left to
wabble where he would without
responsibility and without COM
mand. Much of the time was spent
with his brothers and a few trusty
men, hunting and scouting on his
own account. Generally he was
with the advance, but not in COM
mand of it. Two or three times
he was called upon to find passes
through the Bad Lands or noun
tains, and once Terry said no other
officer but Custer could have con-
Quoted the command through diff
culties which seemed unsurmount-
able so successfully.
On the morning of June ~, fol
the first time, Custer was given q
command, and those who know him
do not wonder that he tried tC
make the most of it and hazarded
all in his attempt to conquer the
Sioux without assistance. Wher
Custer entered upon
HIS LAST MARCH
he was reading Alexander's -" He
Dearest Foe" have just beer
shown the book, and find man,
passages showing the strongest af
fection and the most kindly ant
: forgiving spirit marked, but this
! "I have faith in my own fortunes
and believe l shall conquer in tn
, end" struck me most forcibly
. That faith in his own fortune an
: the chatting he had received at tn
: hands of the President, which Tel
ry had done little to heal, was tn
9 immediate cause Of the disaster.
1 GENERAL oUsTER's WIDOW.
/ The condition of General Cui
r ter's widow continues to be alarm
e ing. During divine service at he
/ house yesterday she tainted, an
d remained in a swoon nearly a
II hour.
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Admlnistrator,s Notice.

WHEREAS, LETTERS OF ADMINS
w tration on the estate Of Fred Schenk,
deceased, we're granted to the undersigned at
Shelby county, Tennessee; now all persons
having claims against the estate Of said de-
cedent are hereby required to exhibit said
claims 70 me at my Office. No. 2OS Main street
Memphis, Tenn, within the time limited by
law, or the same will be barred,
JOHN SCHEIBLER
MEMPHIs, TENN, June %, 1876. 99.l2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-21
Attachment Notice.

Before John Spelman, Justice Of the Peace
for Shelby county, Tenn.-Cubbins & Gum
VS.. @. L, Bernard.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV.
i ing been sued out under section 1855 Of the
Code of Tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property of the defendant. and affidavit
having been made that the defendant is in
debted to the plaintiffs in the sum of
$50 O3 due by account, and that the claim
State of Tennesseel It is therefore ordered,
that the said defendant make his personal
appearance before me on the 4th day OF Au-
gust, 1876, at 10 o'clock am, at my olRoe,
No, lsI Main street, in the city Of Memphis,
Tennessee, and defend aaid attachment
suit within the time prescribed by law,
or the same will be proceeded with ex parte
and that q cory Of this order be pulished once
o week for four consecutive weeks in the
Memphis Public Ledger.
This 29th day of June, 1875.
l04. llO-ll6-l22 JOHN SpEIMAN / p
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Saturday, August 5, 1875,

within legal hours, the following described
property. situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
and in the city of Memphis, being the re-
mainder interest Of H. l.. Brinkley in one un-
divided half Of certain property, tO-wit: Lot
No. 252, 7414 feet by l4s4 feet, fronting 7414
feet on the east side of Main street, and run
ming back between parallel lines l4S1S feet to
an alley, the same being on the northeast
corner Of Madison and Main streets.
2. Lot No. 1858, triangular lot lying between
jackson street, Raleigh road and the alley
east of Third street.
8. Lot No. 800, 1857 feet by 1857 feet, north
west corn r Of Concord and Third streets.
4. Lot No. S93, 14815 feet by l4815 feet, north
east corner Of Concord aud Third streets.
Also the fee of said Brinkley in and to the
following property, to-witi in Shelby county,
Tennessee, being part Of tract of land lying
northeast Of the city of Memphis, and desg-
mated upon plat book No. l, page 3S, Regis
ter's office of Shelby county, and by parti-
ton between II. l.. Brinkley and Annie G.
SnOwden; the lots oolored yellow on said plat
belonging to defendant, II. i. Brinkley as
particularly named in partition deed regis
tered in Book No. rs, PIP. 45S and 459 in said
Registers Office, to.wit: Lots 3, 5, and
in block No. 2. Lots 8, 10, H. H. Is, 10, 20, q
and % in block No. s. Lots l. 2, 3, 4, 5. II, 49,
y, 10, l6 and Il in block No. 8. Lots 9, 10, II,
| II, Is, 10 and 20 in block No. 7. Lets2 25 and q
il block No. 8. Lots q TO- II, y. lS 4, Is, l6
Lots 9, 10, II, H. l3. "A, IS, l6 and II in block
No. 10 Lots l, 2, g., 4 10, il, l6, II, IS and Is
in block No. IL. Lot II in block No. l3. Lo
/ in block No. 4.
Terms of Sale-0n credit Of seven months
purchasers to execute notes with approved Sc
curity, bearing six per cent. interest from
date. Lien retained TO secure the same, anC
equity Of redemption barred.
This June 20 1915.
EDMUND A. COLE. c. and NJ.
BY Il. j. BLACK. D. c and Nj.
Robertson Rose, Attorneys. l05-l36
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-21
The Fathers Of the Republic.

The Fathers" were not old
men. The average of the signers
of the Declaration on the Fourth
of July, 1776, scarcely reached for
ty-fve years-John Hancock, the
President, was but thirty-nine years
old. The six Oldest representatives
were Benjamin Franklin, aged sew
enty; Stephen Hopkins, aged sixty
nine; Francis Lewis, aged sixty
three; James Smith, aged sixty
three; Matthew Thornton, aged
sixty-two; and George Taylor, aged
sixty. The seven youngest were
Thomas Lynch, jr., Of South Caro-
lima, aged thirty; Arthur Middle
ton, of South Carolina, aged thirty
three; Elbridge Gerry, of Massa-
chusettS, aged thirty-two; Benja-
min Rush, of Pennsylvania, aged
thirty-one. The difference of age
between Franklin and the oldest
member, and Lynch, the youngest,
was forty-three years. Youth,
middle and old age were fairly rep
resented; so were all natiOnalities'
Two members were born in Eng
land, two in Ireland, two in Scot
land, one in Wales, and the rest in
the colonies. The composition of
this Congress, whose deliberations
and conclusions from the first COM
manded the admiration of the then
greatest living statesman-Ohat-
ham-and eventually the respect,
love and plaudits of the world,
cannot bo too closely studied.
In the biography of the late Rev,
DR., Goodell, veteran missionary
and Oriental Scholar he gives this
picture of the way they went to
church in Templeton, Mass, his
native place, at the beginning Of
the oenturyl
The old puritanical horse seemed
to understand, as well as the most
pious of us, that it was holy time,
and he stood at the door saddled
and bridled, with his head bowed
reyerently down, as if in solemn
meditation upon the duties he was
expected to perform. My father,
with one of the children in his
arms, rode before; nay mother rode
behind on a pillion, and carried one
of the children in her arms, and
still another child rode close behind,
clinging as closely to her as she did
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-21
Thursday, eth Day Of July, 1876,
mo. 2Sl4.l
NOn.Resldent Notice.

nessee-James A. Shane ct al. firm of
Shane, Harris 4 Co.. VS.. Seth W. Bolton.
1T APPEARING FROM THE BILL IN
j this cause, which is sworn to, that the de-
fendant, Seth W. Bolton, is a anon-resident Of
the State Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered
that he make his appearance herein, at the
courthouse, in the city Of Memphis, Tennes-
see, on or before the first Monday in August,
1875, and plead, answer or demur to complain
ants bill. or the same will be taken for con-
fessed as to him and set for hearing ex parte
and that a copy Of this order be published
once week, for four successive weeks, in the
Public Ledger.
This 9TH day of July, 1875.
A copy-Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, G. and NJ.
BY E. B. MoHESRY, Deputy G. andM.
MCDOWELL * BURROWS, Solicitors for COM
plainant l1l-117-1l3-129
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THE INDIAN WAR.
Story of Clusters Humiliation in
FrOntOf the Enemy.
Under Estimate OF Sioux Strength
Critical Condition of Gen.
Custer's Widow.
sn0Oinl to the New York Herald ]

BISMARCK, IL. l., July IL, 1910.
with the recent bat
tie there has been much uneasiness
among people not on the immdiate
frontier, and in some instances un-
founded rumors Of the presence or
depredahons of the Indians have
caused a general stampede. This
is true Of several localities in South
ern Dakota and in Western Mime
sofa, and an unfounded rumor was
telegraphed that the Indians had
murdered two families near Brai-
nerd. No Indians have made their
appearance in this locality since the
battle except small parties, un-
doubtedly friendly, passing to and
fro from the agencies. Rumors OF
hostile intentions have grown out
of the fact that seventy lodges of
agency Indians are located near
where the Black Hills train from
Bismarck crosses the Cannon Ball;
but these Indians are well known
and known to be friendly, and are
located on reservations. So, though
each day brings forth new batch
Of rumors, they pass for such and
no harm is done. Indeed there is
no cause to apprehend danger to
settlements east of the Missouri
river. The Indians are successful
only when they can move rapidly,
and they will take no chances for
the sake of revenge or scalps, plum
der being the great temptation,
particularly horses. The river is
too great an obstruction to their
movements for them to be caught
on the wrong side Of it; but from
tier settlements in Nebraska and
Wyoming, and more particularly
those of Montana, are in danger
unless the war is pushed vigorously,
INDIAN STRENGTH UNDEREsTI-
MATED.
Sherman and Sheridan certainly
underestimate the strength of the
hostiles. Sitting Bulls band,
before it Joined Crazy Horse, num-
bered 1900 lodges-oyer 5000 etfec-
tive fighting force-and Crazy
Horse has proven himself strong
enough to defeat Crook in every
engagement without the aid of Sit
ting Bull. Colonel Burke, agent
at Standing Rock, who certainly is
well informed and not disposed to
exaggerate their strength, estimates
the fighting force Of the Sioux al
10000, and it should be remem-
bered that women and children are
| not elements of weakness, for every
nine-year-old boyWill handle gun
stone, mallet or bow to better adj
vantage than a majority Of recruits
handle their muskets Squaws dc
the camp drudgery and are ready
for the battle if their services arr
needed. Itried to give you last weel
an Indian accountof the battle, bu
could not reach yop in time. Sit
ting Bulls Uncpapas lost l50, ant
other bands nearly as many. Q
the three principal chiefs, for
time believed to be Sitting Bull
probably Crazy Horse was killesl,
! INDIAN SORROW FOR CUSTER.
The Rees at Fort Lincoh
mourned several days over Custer
; death, cutting themselves witt
knives and exhibiting genuine sor
row in other ways peculiar to tn
Indian. One refused to mourn an'
in the widest manner called o.
Clusters spirit to drive the Siou,
from the land, and insisted tina
, his brave band would do it.
= A cLAIRyoYANT's PREDICTION.
u, To your correspondence certai
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MEMPHIS & CHARLESTON R.R.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE
ONANp AFTER SUNDAY, JUNE n7H.

NN AND AFTER SUNDAY, JUNE nTH,
y ISIS: r ..,....
Mail train $3.50 am 800 pm
ESnress train. daily......... 500 pm IL OIL am
Somerville accom- dation
Except Sunday)........, 6.20 pm DIV a'm
Jackson, Tenn, accom-
mediation lex. Sunday. 40 pm lib Am
Mail train will not stop at nag statiohs d.
tween Grand Junction and Memphis.
Trains connect at Grand Junction t0r all
points, and at Decatur closely for Montgom-
ery and points South. Close connection. tor
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, Tenn.
The new and magnificent sleeping car line
will have one Of their new sleepers leave
Memphis daily on Express train at .g0 pm.
for Lynchburg, Washington and Baltimore
without change. 0Rly one change to New
York and PHILADELPHIA. Time it0entv MN
astes faster than city time.
Ticket office. 27S Main street.
W. ]. ROSS, Sup't;
ToM B. DUNN, Ticket Ag't. A-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-21
DURING The CENTENNIAL

Exhibition at PHILADELPHIA, this line viii Wills sell
Excurnon Tickets at greatly Te1ppfs99 %ND
TFaE nEEAs SHORT LINE, the only line running
thronsh cara 10 Eastern Cities, For saie AZ
ali ali The t6e Ticket Offices in the South and oOu'n
N" JNO. MACLEOD, Gem Aup.
s.y. PAREER. Gen. Pass. and dicke! hgsRR'' I,,R
Huntsville. Ky ~ = Siai.u.Sss.ua =
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f2R. 1851
Ohancery Sale of Real Estate

Chancery Court ofShelby County-A. NJ. Boyd
VS.. II. l.. Brinkley ct al.
DY VIRTUE OF AN INTEKL0CUT0RY
ID decree for sale. entered in the above cause
on the ab M dsy 81 q J1 S1y lSS and R
public auction, to the highest bidder. in front
Of the Clerk and Masters Office, Courthouse
Building, Main street, Memphis, Tenn, on
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RAILROADS.
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
and
Great Southern Railroad.
SCHEDULE.

SCHEDULE.
Express train leaves daily Except
Saturday.. 1l'ft psm
Mail Train leaves daily. l:4l Am
Accommodation leaves daily.-.."...... 5:OO pm
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
Office, 2g7 Main, northwest corner Of Madison
''' JOHN 7. FLYNN. Sup't Memphis Div;
JAMES SPEED. Ticket Agent. TT