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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-07
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Chancery Sale Of Real Estate.

Chancery Court Of Shelby eounty-H. @. kim
VS.. Washburn Trenary.
QY VIRTUE OF AN INTERL0CUT0RY
ID decree for sale. entered in tho above
cause on the Nth day Of June, 1876, / will sell
ut public auction, 10 tho highest bidder. In
front Of the. Clerk and Masters office, Court
house building, Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
On Saturday, August 10, 1876,
within legal hours, the following described
property. situated in Shelby county Tam
and In the city Of Memphis, to Vii. Lni,
Nos; ~, Is, 10, 80, 40 and IL Of A. Wriebt,s
SUBDIVISIONS which lies ip South Memphis, on
the east side Of Dayie Avenue, and betvveeno
Georgia street, on the north, and Broadway,
on the south. ""''
Terms Of Sale-0n a credit Of six month.
purchaser TO give note with approved secnrj,,'
bearing interest frem date. Equity Of redemS
This July q, 1876.
EDMUND A. COLE, o. and M
BY x. J. BLACK, y. @. and NJ.
d. q. KING Attorney. l29-l35-ll.147
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1878 A. d.
Attachment Notice.

In the Circuit Court OF Shelby COUNTY fCoor
Inc Emmett Bank Of Memphis vs.. The Tan
tral Savings Bank of st. Louis, No" 0en-
n T~HISCAUSE AN ATTACDNENTu.v
4 lHg been sued out under sector sI55 Of 1GHode
vno nen tba ana retaTnsd into Court levied
ahdaylt having been made that the deteSd ami
tbiyttssDy b muSossa % plaintiff in the sum of
s oiabtU nunofed and eighty-seven dollars and
Slghty-sl5 cents, by account, and that Il Is y
non'lesident Of the State of Tennessee, /, 10
therefore ordered that the said defendant ttbss
central Savings Bank of St. Louis. Mo- sIe
us personal appearance herein, before Inc
Judge OF the Circuit Court of Shelby ountv az
the courthouse in the city of Mempbis o ~
the third Monday in September next. ana daN
lend SAID attachment suit within Tho time nrs-
scrlbed by law, or the same will be- proeeaJeS
WIN eX parte; and that a copy of this order
DO published onee a week for four oopsscytiva
weeks IN the Public Ledger. ''Fo
This 18th day of July, 1876.
a copy-Attest:
nm BE. COLEMAN, Clark.
~ IL. COLEMAN, d. @. yin
l2O-l26-l32 -l38 W Hlalhunss
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Romance IN AfrIcn.

A recent French paper relates the
following: 'In the oasis of Feriana,
in the regency of Tunis, dwells a
wealthy Cadi, who possessed a lovely
daughter, Miriam, or as the Arabs
call it, Meryem, by name. Her
lover, a brave young Arab Sheik,
Ahmed Bou. Merriam, belonging to
one of the best families of the Aga
lik of Fex, desperately loved and
asked her in marriage. The Cadi
consented and the day was fixed.
AT the appointed hour the ardent
bridegroom made his appearance,
accompanied by a brilliant retinue
of his friends and followers. To
his utter establishment and indig-
nation the Cadi coollY told him
that he had changed his mind about
the marriage. What the Cadi's
reasons were, whether he had
heard something to Ahmed's dis
advantage, or whether as in the
case of young Lochinyar, another
sutton had bid higher for the dam
sells hand, does not appear. AT all
events, Ahmed-B ou- Merriam was no
more disposed than Lochinyar to
take no for an answer in such a
case. He drew his trusty cimeter,
called upon his retinue to follow
him to the death, charged upon the
people of the Cadi and the defend
ers of the 'dauor,' cut his way
through to the tent of the women,
seized the lovely Meryem (nothing
10th perchance), placed her before
him on his faithful steed and went
off like a whirlwind to the land Of
Diebel- Mandra, leaving forty-two
dead warriors of Feriana behind
him to testify to his proves and
that of his friends. The whole
region is up in arms, and a 'goum'
Of six hundred fierce cavaliers, at
the last adyices, were in hot pur-
suit Of the clipping pair"
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On Wednesday, Augusta, 1876.

a. a Noon, in front Of the Planters' Inurar,.
Wemnblks' Oh madison street, in the city of
me following described property eon ivs Casa 4,
SalI qeed OF trust, to-wit: A certain ~
nSi9 interest in the city of Mempbisu lease-
St shelby, State Of Tennessee, being 3 county
hold interest for tho term of ten vssra Vuse"
apriI 1870, until April /, 1850, on mars rem
Frsund in the city Of Memphis q iot Of
%sinnipss N ne ; as follows, to-wit. Be-
lam street, with the north line oe : sag OF
gWyeMeen Beal and Linden streets, fron.iai ley
The hundred and twenty-fv feet /, ugpth OF
Philip q ba Tb 20, m south ~ Memphis, leased ipS
70, ie'gS lease recorded in ChatteI mareh
Of Shelby e cdsa nsS SzSI Of the Register 5 Office
OiGSKl on which is the livery stahiioS sane
and a TSpSHs; sSsSssf sEd with alI tho PRIVILEGES
'n n.y. buildings on said parcels of lncl9qSs
nlSity OF redemption waived. tii,y1uu
v nosSu " DC good. but will oniy sell sris ee-
" II ss s aIustqei n. o. KING. voh1
-NN' uo-188
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LETTER FROM KANSAS.

Mr. EDIToR-I have received. hume
rous inquiries in regard TO the Ustribu,
ton advertised in your paper during the
past few weeks by the Kansas Land aud
Immigrant Association. To save time
and the trouble Of answering each 10 de-
tail, | desire to say to all interested that
the Association ia chartered by authority
Of the State of Kansas, for the purpose
Of promoting immigration to the State,
and that in iurtherance Of this object,
proposes to distribute, by lOf, to its
patrons, prizes amounting 10 the princely
sum of $770,S00 They will have two
drawings In the Main, or Grand Draw
ing, they will award 1864 prizes, ranging
from $50 up to $75,0 600 each. In the
Special Drawing they will award 1000
prizes, ranging from 81 up to $4,000
each. The Special Drawing is designed
as commissions for agents and the tickets
are given free to those who make up
clubs or purchase two or more shares in
the Main Drawing.
The price of shares or tickets in the
Main Drawing is S. each. For $40 they
will send two shares in the Main Draw
ing and one ticket free in the Special
a rawing. All persons investing $40,
nd securing three chances, VIII Sc
cure at least one prize, as there
are no blanks in the Special Drawing.
The Board of Managers were selected
from among the most prominent men of
the State, and have the confidence and
support of all classes of our citizens
They have all been more or less con-
nected with the public affairs of the
State, and their character and standing
in the community ia sufficient guar.
anty that the distribution will be fairly
and impartially made. l a state most
positively that the drawing will take
place at the time stated-August 25th.
The Kansas Immigrants, giving
full particulars OF the Enterprise, its OBJ.
jects and purposes, with Endorsements
and references of the highest character,
aud information regarding the State of
Kansas, will be sent free to all who may
desire it.
All remittances for shares, or letters
Of inquiry, addressed to the undersigned,
will receive prompt attention.
S. M. %STRICKLER, Sec'y.
l52 Atchison, Kansas.
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River TeIegrams.

CAIRO, August ARRIVED -
Eddyville, Nashville, o pm; Allan
tic, New Orleans, 10; Shannon,
Cincinnati, II; Mary Miller, st.
Louis, s I'm. Departed - Vicks-
burg, Vicksburg, II PM; Atlantic,
st. Louis, l am; Shannon, New
Orleans 2; Mary Miller, Cincinnati,
9; Eddyyille, Nashville 10. Weather
cloudy and warm.
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News from the RInek HilIn.

NEW YORK, August IA CORE
spondent telegraphs that General
Terry hopes to be able to begin his
march by the 10th inst. Uuder
date of July 91st the correspon-
dent says: "We have just met the
steamer Far West on her way down
to bring up supplies left at Powder
river, which was found in posses
sion of the Indians.
Captain Thompson, of the
Second cavalry, committed suicide
just before the troops left the Big
Horn river"
CHICAGO, August IA San An
tonic dispatch received this morn
ing at General Sheridan's headquar-
ters says; A small command under
Lieutenant Bulls found a Kicka-
poo camp in Texas, attacked it,
killed two, captured four Indians
and one hundred horses.
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Fighting Burglars.

LONG BRANCH, August 1.-Two
officers arrested three burglars yes
terday morning. On the way to
the station-house the burglars drew
revolvers and fred upon the officers,
who returned the fire. The result
was, one officer MORALLY wounded
the other had two bullets through
his hat, and the burglars escaped.
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probabilities.

WASHINGTON, August For
Tennessee and the Ohio valley, sta
tionary followed by slightly higher
barometer, winds from east to
south, nearly stationary tempera-
ture and clear or partly cloudy
weather willprevail, with occasional
thunder storms.
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their noisy advocates This is an
unpleasant thing to refer to, but
the funders may thank themselves
for the popular prejudice that pre-
walls against them. They demand
ed the pound Of flesh without
mercy, and the people in their
desperation are liable as last resort
to avail themselves of any defence
the law allows. They have come to
feel that self preservation is the
first law Of nature. We hope the
conyention at Nashville will do
nothing rash, and that it will deal
frankly with this all important
question. The Shelby delegation is
almost unanimous for lower taxes
than the present rate, but a loud
avowal in advance might have
weakened its influence in the
convention.
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A Besperate Italian.

New YORK, August 7.-Paoli
PrOpiano, having interposed last
evening to protect some women
from insults of John Lazari, the
latter fatally stabbed Propiano.
Lazari then dashed through the
crowd attracted by the cries, and
cut and slashed a number of people
before he was knocked down by an
officer and arrested.
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SaturdRy, Angust rs. 1S7G.

within legal hours, 10 front of the court
hoIse, 20 the city Of Memphis. sell to the
hlgnest bidder, for cash, the following parcels
OF land, or so much thereof as may be neees-
safy TO satisfy the taxes adjudged against tho
same. and all costs, to-wit: A lot of land
lying in the city Of Memphis, Shelby county.
tennessee, owned by defendant Grehan. be,
ing lot 4 in Harbert's subdivision of part Of
country lot 503 On the south side of Alabama,
street, beginning 100 feet east of its intorseo-
ton with the west line of country lot 51S.
thence eat with the south side of Alabama.
street as feet; thence south, parallel with the
west line of lot sos, 14S% feet; thenoe west
parallel with Alabama street, 1917 feet thence
north l4SR feet to the beginning.
Also part Of lot No. 3 of the RaRland tract
containing one-fourth Of an acre: BeRinoing
at the southwest corner of lot No. & ~ NJ
k%agland's subdivision: thence east 1917 feetf
inches; thence north 52h feet: thence west
WE feet to the east side of Robson avenue:
thence with said avenue south 52% feet 10 the
being the southwest quarter of
Also the following belonging to defendant
Williams, to-wit: Lot No. IA in Raeland's
suDdlYlslon, beginning at the intersection Of
the cast side OF dunlap avenue with the sonth
side OF the Memphis and Charleston railroad
track; thence south with the east line of linn
zap avenue Z2I2 feet, more or less; thence
east ~ feet more or less, TO the southwest cur
ner OF lot 10, the west half Of which is owned
~ mrs. N9rrie; then along the west line of
PMS ana Charleston railroad track, thence
west along the south site Of said RAILROAD
track lSg feet more or less, to the ~beginning'
July % 1910 i. 7. ANDERSON,
Commissioner of Revenue.
John johnston, Attorney. l29-lS-i4-i47
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A FooIhardr UndsrlnhInr.

William Whitaker Barry, a London
lawyer, who was an enthusiastic pedes.
trian, and had written several books
about his remarkable tours afoot, was
lost last fall 10 the mountains of the Ty-
rol. He registered at a hotel at Krimme,
and said that be was going to walk over
the apex OF the mountain, 1000 feet high,
to Kasern, on the other side. The path
which be took is only used in summer,
and at that time the weather was cold
and snow was falling. He wore thin
clothing, and, under all circumstances,
the exploit was ~foolhardy in the extreme.
On the way up the mountain he met a
shepherd who was going down, and who
tried to dissuade him from going any
further; but, although darkness was
gathering, q snow storm was commenc.
ing, and at least five hours of fast walk
ing would be required to take him to his
destination, he pc sisted in his attempt
BE was never seen after that, nor has biz
body been found, although extensively
searched for.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-07

MINNEAPOLIS, August Glib
son & Tyler, wooden manufacturers
Of this city, have made an assign
ment for the benefit Of their cred
itors. Liabilities and assets not yet
ascertained. r. Blangdon and II.
=, Wells, sssignees,
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saturday, August 20, 1876.

in front Of the court. house, in the city of
Memphis, sell the following described real
sary TO discharge the taxes, costs and charges
adindged against the same. to the highest
bidder, for cash, to-wit: Lying in Shelby
county and in the city Of Memphis, il being
Lot No. $50, and the east half Of lot No. 279,
on the plan Of the city of Memphis. and
bounded as follows; Beginning at the inter-
of the south side of Market street
with tho west side Of Second street; thence
south with the west line of Second street 1857
feet to the alley; thence west with the north
line o., the alley 55% feet; thence north parai-
lei with the west line OF Second street 1857
thence with said south boundary 55% feet to
the beginning.
July 20, 1876. B.P. ANDERSON.
Commissioner Of Revenue.
John Johnston, Attorney. 1Q-I95-II1s iA7
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-07

The German musical papers
think the artistic success Of the
Wagner festival at Bayreuth will
surpaSs the most sanguine exp}cta-
tons. They judge from the re-
hearsals. No free press tickets are
to be issued. The applications for
paying admissions already exceed
the number which can be granted.
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Accident ON short Line Road.

Special to the Ledger
ELLrsToN, KY, August THE
train on the Short Line road, five
cars, ran off the track at 6 o'clock
this morning. The whole train
was turned over and badly smashed.
Mrs. Campbell, Montgomery, Ala,
is badly bruised. A man in the rear
car is badly hurt and the bag
g~age-master's foot is mashed. The
conductor, Geo. Q. Drain, deserves
great credit for his GOODNESS; he did
all he could for the comfort of the
passengers. 1t is strange that SO
much damage could have occurred
and no one killed.
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Saturday, August 26, 1876.

within legal hours, in front of the eourr-
house, in the ty of Memphis, sell to The
highest bidder, fol. cash, the following real
estate, owned or claimed by defendant Jobn
L., Carr, or so much thereof as may be neees-
sary to satisfy the taxes and all costs adiudged
against the same, to-wit; A tract of land
lying in shelby county. Tennessee. in tbe
tourth Civil District, containing by survey Id
acres. more or less, and bounded as follows.
Beginning at a. stake on the southwest corner
OF a tract sold by the Union tank of Tennes-
see to 4. =, Trotter; thence with the bound
airy OF SAID tract north $50 east 1874 4-1O poles
to a stake, said Trotter's east corner, three
hickory pointers; thence north with James
Garyin's tract, SO % 100 poles to a stake, two
beech and dogwood pointers; thence west and
parallel with the north boundary to a staIsee
IN said Garvin's west boundary, dogw God
pointers; thence with said boundary To the
beginning; being the same land conveyed bv
1866, N'S'"er 20
July %, 1876. B. P. ANDERSON.
Commissioner of Revenue.
John Johnston. Attorney. l2e-l95-iT In
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-07

AT the complimentary banquet
at Cincinnati, the other evening, to
Hon. Fred Hassaurek, of the
Volksblatt, on the eve of his de-
parture to Europe, one of the
speakers was MI. John Cockerill, Of
the Enquirer, who responding to
the toast Journalism" remarked:
Journalism in the United States
is a mighty problem IA grand
study. We all know what it is to-
day, but we can't foretell its future.
| am not of a speculative turn of
mind, but / find myself wondering
sometimes whether the daily Jour
nal is to 60 Oh expanding and
growing more omnivorous, or
whether newspapers of the future
are to become specialties, each great
interest being represented by its
own journal. The tendency to-day
is toward fewer newspapers and
better ones. As a newspaper
grows in patronage it grows in en-
terprise. The ambition of the
journalist is to make his newspa-
per powerful and all-pervading. If
the men who stand at the head of
our newspapers have a proper sense
Of their responsibility, and are
honest, and faithful, and sincere,
the public will lose nothing in this
tendency upon the part of big pa
pers to swallow little ones, for the
reason that five cents purchases
more news every year than it did
the year previous"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-07

GENERAL SHERMAN has a poor
opinion OF volunteers as Indian
fighters. During his recent exam
nation before the House Committee
on Military Affairs, the following
was elected {:
Mr.. Terry--Have there not been quite
a number Of volunteer organizations who
have rendered their services to the Gov.
ernment2
General ShermAn-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Terry--Would you not feel entire
confidence in these menu
General Sherman-No, sir. Most Of
them are from cities like New York.
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Memphis and
New Orleans; and though they are brave
men and men of individual capacity,
they would be like children in the Yel-
lowstone country.
Mr.. Terry--In Indian warfare, is it not
more individual courage that is efeetual
than mere military orgsnizationsl
General Sherman-No, sir. The great
trouble is land you will find it recorded
back as far as our government goes that
our Indian failures have resulted from
excessive confidence, and from the ina
bility of our men to rally on the, FIRST ap.
pesrance Of danger. Old soldiers rally
at once to their company's standard,
but new men scatter, each man seeking
his own individual safety, aud you soon
lose your command. Men may be brave.
but they have not force of habit to rally
them to their companys standard, and
they will scatter about in ravfnes, hol-
lows, and woods and be killed in detail
We had a regiment OF Kansas troops in
1867 who we're commanded by Governor
Crawford, good frontiersmen, but some
how or otter they never came up; Custer
led that column through the Kiowas and
Cheyennes, but the volunteers did not
come up. They were good men, but
somehow or other they we're behind
Regular troops can be handled by their
officers, but volunteer officers must con-
suit the feelings, dispositions, and wishes
of their men.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-07

NASHVILLE American: Godloye
S. 0rth wants his name changed
by the Indiana Legislature to cold
Man-Afraid-oi-H His Venezuela Rec
ord" or ''Flea-in-the Ear
Wrath-to- Come hen-noeMan Pur-
sueth."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-07

KNOX county elected Reeder,
Republican, sheriff, by a majority
of about $50, and VIII A. Ander-
son (Democrat) Trustee, by a large
majority. The election was very
exciting and some disturbances oc-
CURED.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-07

THE rumor that a bin would be
introduced in Congress to give
Grant a pension of ten thousand
dollars a year after his term expires
is Indignantly denied by some of
his friends. The Confederate House
wouldno doubt vote for such a bill
with alaerity.
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A Gard.

To all whe are suffering from the errors and
indiseretiOnS of youth. nervous weakness,
early decay. loss of manhood, etc., l viii
send a recipe that will cure you. FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discoy-
cred by a missionary in South America. Send
a s~elf-addressed envelope to the REV. JosEPH
T. IMAM. Station D. Bible House, New York
CITY. 1-l56 .eodAw
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saratoga Races

SARATOGA, August Z. There
was a sufficient freeze this morning
to make many hesitate about leav-
ing the hotels at the time the omni-
bus started for the lake. The
referee, Mr.. Neville, of the Vanticus
Rowing Association, New York,
decided, however that the regatta
should take place, and at the ap-
pointed hour those who were to
participate in the race for juniors
took their stations. The scullers
We're: r. H. Robinson, Union
Springs; G. E. Man, Argonaula;
f. Tompkins, Wolverbook; W. H..
Rogers, Atlanta; NJ. S. Cummins,
Saratoga; ]. Magin, Waverlay. At
11:l5 the start was made. Robin
son first caught water, and obtain
ing the lead kept it. Rogers closely
followed Robinson until entering
the last half mile, when he pulled
out. Tompkins got the second
place. Time, 1916 ga.
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Trustees Sale.

NPEk AND BY VIRTUE OF A DEED
B G o. trust executed July %, 1871, by ". NJ
indebtednomsle as trustee, to secure a certain
nor, OF Helena, Arkantas, said dead &c ~ n LOT
tegisSered in Record Book No. 81. mace RAJ sfiuse
S STS MegfS w office of Shelby county Ten
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-07

JUDGE JOHN A. MCKINNEY, of
the Second judicial district, beat R.
R. Butler for Judge and Chancel-
lor. Bradford, of the Chattanooga
district, is believed to have been
re.elected.
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THE Pittsburg Post is in accord
with the LEDGER in regard to
Grants recent letter to Governor
Chamberlain. The Post says: at
is a declaration of war against the
people of the South. 1t is the first
bold outcropping of Cameronism,
and means that the ballot-box is
to be controlled in the South in the
interest of Hayes. When rightly
interpreted it is a threat that if the
Democratic and Independent voters
elect Samuel j. Tilden, hat he
shall not be allowed peaceably to
assume office. This letter, instead
of being a State paper, such as
should emanate from a President
of the United States, is but
the rawlings of a drunken
street : cerner politician, the
wild threat of achief magistrate to
precipitate another civil war. The
more Grants letter is read, the
more obvious becomes its meaning,
and we warn the people of the
whole country that Grant means in
it that his administration will 90
outin blood and civil carnageif the
people dare to condemn it at the
polls. His letter is atrocious and
Infamous, and its u%tterances are
unworthy a drunken loafer from the
curbstone. But it means mischief
and the direst consequences never
theless. We are curious to note
the Endorsement it will receive at
the hands of the Radical press"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-07

GUI0N-August Z. 1876. at 6;25 am. of
congestion, II. l.. GUIoE.
Funeral services by Rev. DR.. Sleadman, at
his late residence. No. 40l Adams street, at 10
O'Clock TUESDAY morning. Carriages at
Holst's and at the residence.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-07

A RESOLUTION passed the House
the other day to adjourn Monday,
August 9TH, but Congress is not
ready to adjourn, and the session is
hkelyto continue a week longer or
more,