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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-06

Correspondence OF the Chicago PostI
If there be a woman in Chicago
who feels that she is hopelessly, ir-
remediably plain; that all the. cos
metics in the world could not make
her beautiful; that even a st. Louis
or Louisville woman is lovely be-
side her, let her come to Boston
and walk once down Warrington
street some August afternoon; hav-
ing done that she will go home and
feel satisfied with her face forever
more, for lie matter how long or
how patiently she may paoe the
brick sidewalks of that most crook
ed of streets, she will not see a
good looking woman.
''Some gaed east, some gaed west,
And some gaed to the corbie's nest,
weeks ago, and those who are left
are SO PLAIN that if they had gone
into the rural districts they would
have been blots on the face Of ma
ture. These ugly women hide
away somewhere during the winter,
but in summer they take possession
of the streets and the shops, and
fairly scare all the good-looking
men out of the city in panic Of
fear lest some one Of these gaunt
sisters capture and keep him for
ever. This would be good time
for Professor Huxley to make a
flying visit to Boston; he would
acquire some idea on deterioration
of types, if he compared the per
sons whom he encountered with
the Copley and Stuart portraits Of
their ancestors.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-06
STOCKS.

G1OO INVESTED HAS o. HAO
9lVV PAID APR0FIT OF 1Is s(VV
during the past few months, under our i'm
reduced to nominal sums and profits in
creased. Books containing full Information
sent on apS ication
& CO.. Bankers and Brokers.
~ BROADWAY, NRw YORg.
sod.dtw-li-xai,.lSl
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Satnrday, September 0, IS76,

at 70 O'clock m, the following property, to-
wit: Being lots Nos. II and Is, in block Is.
Fort PioBering. Said lots front S feet each
on Broadway, and have depth Of 10 feet;
being the same property sold to said Hello
well by -Auguttus Doriac by deed dated 18th
day Of June, 1875. Redemption waived.
1858 II w MILLER, Trustee
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-06
MEMPHIS g. CHARLESTON R.R.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
ON AND AFTER THURSDAY. AUGUST

ON AND AFTER THURSDAY, AUGUST
" 81. 1876:
Mail train. daily.............12.0 .0l am 800 pm
Express train, daily......... 5.OOp.m l2.05 am
Somerville accom- dation
Except Sunday)........... 90 pm o.IV am
jackson, Tenn, accom-
mediation lex. sunday. 4.2Op.m IL Is Ann
Mail train will not stop at flag stations be-
tween Grand Junction and Memphis. =,
Trains connect at Grand Junction for all
points, and at Decatur closely for Montgom-
cry and points South. Close connection for
Nashville by both trims. 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 ma9niicent sleeping car line
will have one Of their new sleepers leave
Memphis daily on Express train at ;. 90 pm. &.
for Lynchburg, Washington and Baltimore
without change. Only one change to New
York and PHILADELPHIA. Time tloeHty min
utes faster than city tiBit.
Ticket Office, 27S Main street.
W. J. ROSS, Sup't.
Tow B. Dunn. Ticket Ag't. 4O-t
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MISSISSIPPI & TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change OF Schedule.

MEMPHIS. TENS., September 8. 1876.
ON AND AFTER SUNDAY. SEPT. 3D.,
" 1876, trains will run as follows:
f Leave. Arrive.
New Orleans mail, daily ...2:5O pm. 1850 p.
Sardis Ac'm dation. daily
(except Sunday, ,,......."-4;4O pm 40 m
csna Sunday $50 am. 4;SO p. N
lSI-f NJ. BURKE, Sup't.
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ROARn OF nIREOTORs
LEGAL.
Trustee,s Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
ID made by Oliver W. Hollowell. dated June
Is, 1875. to secure certain indebtedness
therein named, the undersigned, trustee. will
sell at public sale, in front Of my Office, No.
~ Madison street, in the city of Memphis, for
cash on
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lR-79.l
Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

OhduCcly Odio vi hOdl EoOdJts
Chancery Court of Shelby county-Paul A.
Cicalla, executor. etc, of the estate Of Jehn
BogiannO, deceased, VS.. Mary Ellen Bogi-
anO ct al.
DY' VIRTUE OF AN INTERL0CUT0RY
ID decree for sale. entered in the above
cause on May 81, 1872 and renewed November
Is. 1874. and June n, 1876. will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder. in front of the
Clerk and Masters office, Courthouse build
ing, Main street, Memphis, Tenn. Oh
Saturday, September 1G, 1876,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn.
and described as follows. to-wit: Lots Nos.
"A. IS, 46, Al, 48 and 40, on the Flippin plan of
subdivision, and between Wheaton's ard
Vaccaro's. each fronting the Horn Lake road
20 feet, and running west l0S feet to an alley.
except lot No. 40, which fronts NJ feet on
said road and back west to an alley $50 feet.
Terms Of Sale-0n credit of six and twelve
(6 and l2) months, the purchasers required to
execute notes with approved sureties; lien re-
tanned to further secure the same, and equity
of redemption barred.
This August %, 1876.
EDMUND A. COLE, Q. and NJ.
By r. ]. BLACK, ID. G. and NJ.
Randolph. Hammond Jordan, Att'ys.
l5l-l57-5-ll-l3
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RAILROADS.
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
AND -
Great Southern Railroad.

SCHEDULES.
EXPRESS train leaves daily Except
Saturday. (...""....; II; pm
Mail Train leaves daily l: 10 al
Accommodation leaves daily..."........ 300 pm
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
For tickets or information, apply at Ticket
Office, 2S7 Main. northwest corner OF Madison
JOHN 7. FLYNN, Snp't Memphis Div,
JAMES SPEED. Ticket Agent. 7St
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On Friday, September 10, 1876,

in legal hours, in front of tho Courthouse,
Memphis, Tennessee, proceed 20 sell. to the
highest bidder, for cash, the following de-
scribed property, to- wit: Lot No. 20 and the
west half Of lot No as Of II. W. Hills subdi-
vision of original lot No. oil, situate, lying
and being in the county Of Shelby, State Of
Tennessee, aud in the city of Memphis
known as So and IS Robeson street. See Book
No. Ill. page All, Registers office.
Levied on as the property Of defendant,
Chas Worden, to satisfy said judgment, in
teresl and costs.
Memphis, 22d day Of August, 1875.
Q. l.. ANDERSON,
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
BY W. d. CANNON, D. S.
w. II. Bibb. Atty for plaintiff. l54-2-S
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Sheriif's Sale of Real Estate.

DUBLIo NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.
il that by virtue Of an execution to me di-
rected from the Honorable Circuit Court Of
Shelby county, Tennessee, in the cas-. Of W.
II. Bibb vs. Chas Worden and 0. P. Lyles,
judgment rendered on the sd day of May,
inent etn I will
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-06

THE N. K. CHURCH. SOUTH. wlTuiN
the bounds Of its circulation. embraces
membership of about one hundred thousand.
The geographical lines which bound it's field
embrace the largest portion of that territory.
the commercial center of which is Memphis.
Lawyers. Doctors. Merchants. Teachers ana
Farmers subscribe for, and read the WEST
ERIN METHODIST.
Business men win find it, no doubt. to thsi
interest before completing their advertising
arrangements to consider the cOmparati'o
merits Of our paper as an advertising M
diam.
We mean business, and will make terms as
reasonable as any fair dealer would uree.
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RAILROAn I'VE TABLES.

MEMPHIS AND - UIRvILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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ADVERTISERS

Cannot fail TO see the unrivaled Inducements
offered by US ia the way of cheap and profit
able advertisements.
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Miscellaneous Journal

The Commercial. News. Miscellaneous and
Local departments will bo kept up To the Ugh
ost standard Of approved journalism. endeav.
o-ing to please all tastes and to
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e0MPAAI0Nl

In every section Of the State and throughout
tue South. Plainly printed, on superior pa
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Weekly Public Ledger.

Published every Tuesday at 50 per annum lin
adyance). Postage free.
Communications upon subjects of general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
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MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R.B.
Arrives. Leaves.
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Sleepig cars on mail train. Ticket omces,
Louisville Depot, 287 Main (cor. MadisonI
and 2TS Main street. :, Go.
W. E. SMITH. Act'g Gen'l Sup't'
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HEMPHIs AND LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD
Arrivaa I,oaVeg
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-12-28
A FEARFUL KANSAS STORY,
Sleeping with . Hon COnstrie.
tor.

Sam johnson of this city, formerly
deputy constable, came very near
losing his life lately, and if he had
there would have been general ex-
preston of opinion that he tempted
his fate by an exhibition of singular
foolhariiness and strange contempt
of tho most ordinary prudence. For
some time Johnson has had the care
of an immense snake OF the boa con-
strictor species. This sweet boon was
left in Johnson charge by the pro-
prietor af one of the side shows that
was with Howe's circus on its late
visit to this place. The snake had
been sick, aud fearing that il would
die If /! was carfei about from place
to place its owner made an arrange
ment with johnson 10 take care of it
until such time a. il should be sent
for, to again appear i'll the exhibition.
Sam has paid all needed attention TO
his snakeship, and the huge .'bna"
has quite recovered from his illness
under his consiieratc and careful at
tention.. Johnson had tried to estab-
lish friendly relations with the snake,
and tiattered himself that he had sue
ceeded very we'll. Two or three
nights ago. when the weather turned
SO suddenly and severely cold, John
son found thai the boa was bcnumbcd
with cold aud apparently half dead.
With strange disregard of conse
quences he took the half frozen snake
from its box and placed il in his own
lie then returned to bed, intending,
when the snake should revive from
its chilled and henumbed condition, to
replace il in its box. Unfortunately
Johnson fell into a doze, and then in
to a deep sleep. From his sound
slumbcr he was awakened by u horri-
BILE sense of suitocation about his
chest. He awoke to find himself in
the terrible coils Of the boa constructor
which had been warmed to life and
fury in Johnson's bed, The unfor-
tunate man comprehcnded in an in
slant his fearful danger. Great drops
ofsweai started TO his brow as in an
agony of horror he realized the nature
of his peril. With the energy Of de-
spair he arasped the snake with both
hands, and with almost superhuman
strength, and in "A manner he can
scarcely recall, succeeded al last in
its hateful folds from his
body, dragging the struggling boa to
its box and safely secured il in its old
quarters. \ severe nervous attack
succeeded the fright and horror the
strange combat had occasioned, and
not another wink did Johnson sleep
that night. He eau congratulate him
self that he escaped 50 easily, and
that senseless temerity did not re-
ceive the fatal punishment 1t invited.
- k0nsus (JtU Mil
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-12-28

When the facts as to suit OF Henry
H. Boody against Samuel J. Tilden.
to recover $34, ,67s.s0 grabbed in North
western Railroad stock job, were
made public, 1t was promptly denied
az campaign lie, and the public was
assured that at the proper time Mr..
rilden would fully explain the mat
ter, completely vindicating himself
The facts charged, it will be remem-
bered, were that Tilden, who was
Director in the Northwestern Conn
pany, entered into a pooling arrange
ment with Boody and Others where
by the stock of the Galena Union r.
r. Go. was TO be brought up and nn-
loaded to the Northwestern al il hand
'omc profit, which Mr.. Tilden was to
hare. That is, as Director and Trus-
tee for the stockholders of his Com
pany, Mr.. Tilden proposed to prosti
tutc his position to skin his fellow
stockholders i'm the transaction for
his own profit. In the suit, Body
further alleges that when the
transaction was complete Tilden
proceeded to skin his associ-
ates of the pool out Of S26, 900 Of the
profits. Now, the proper time for Mr..
rilden to set up his answer seems to
have come, for he has filed it. And
the answer, which was to be his full
vindcation, so long promised, is that
the suit against him Is barred by
the statute of limitations,-no that
the facts alleged in Boody's bill are
untrue, but that Boody's claim is so
old it can't be sued on. The plea is.
in short, precisely such vindication "a
was Tweed's, What are you going to
do about it," 1t is q confession of the
fraud charged. chicago 7ribW,e.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-12-28
CREDIT n NOT MONEY.

| NJ. Editor:--One of the absorbing
problems of the present Is, what shall
be the money Of this natione No sen
sible man wants to return to the
old system of banking, and call such
stuffas We once had, money. Neith-
er ought we to ever carry into practice,
unless as matter Of necessity and
policy for the time being, making a
piece Of paper, with q certain stamp
upon 1t, money. 1t Is foreign from
/ the idea of most Of US when we see pa
pers thus stamped to think of II as the
ultimatum but we naturally think
of something more durable, as the
finale of our ideas Of money.
| Money ought, in the nature of
things, to be of some material that is
not of perishable nature Money
itself is not 70 much the thing we
need, as what IL will bring to US Of the
comforts and convenience of life;
therefore we want that kind Of money
that will not be easily affected by
time. circumstances, nor the elements.
Something. If we should lay ii by for
further use or old age, would stand US
in stead. Something that would pass
grrcnt anywhere; something with
which we could go into any market
aud obtain the necessaries of life with
out heavy discount. How would
stamped paper answer all these ends"
lis true we might lay it by for fu-
ture use provided there could be some
plan devised to make our laws like
those of the Medes and Persians; but
of what value would II be in a foreign
market
Paper money is n misnomer. The
whole idea Is contrary TO the custom
Of the ancients, and contrary 10 the
itica of moderns-until very recently u
certain class have become wise above
that which Is written, and intend, Ii
hey can, to revolutionize the United
states, If not the world, in money
matters. But | can guess they won't
ret il accomplished. The very idea
of il is revolving to common sense and
good understanding of the best in
terests OF mankind. To have sub
stance SO easily destroyed or defaced
Is paper, to be the settled and fixed
medium of exchange, that which at
times must represent everything
moveable and immoveable, that is
connected with the business of this
world--and yet this medium of ex-
change, or standard of value, in itselfto
be intrinsically worthless, is too prepos-
terous to be entertained for moment.
The government Of the United States
entertained no such an idea when IL
issued paper currency and made 1t
legal tender; but intended that every
dollar thus issued should ultimately
be redeemed; and the party that
would adopt policy that would Civ.
as stamped paper TO be the money
and the only money; teven though II
be based upon the ''credit of the gov
crnment'l should be buried 80 deep
that il could never reach the surface
while time lasts. The Democratic
party used to have the right idea OF
what money consisted of. but alas.
this party has reformed" till any
thing will do for money, 1t would
seem, so that they get control Of the
government once more. u
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-12-28
The Electric Plano.

This was one of the curiosities ut a
late meeting of a chronological socie-
ty in Paris, in which much interest
was manifested. The music produced
is brilliant and effective, is automatic,
and entirely Independent of the skill
of the operator. On the interior of
this instrument there Is 4 series of
electromagnetic, which act upon The
ordinary hammers that strike the
tones these hammers communicate
in the usual way, with the keyboard,
but in their opposite end they have
small wooden rods terminating with
armatures, which are attached to the
electromagnetic whenever they be-
come active. The music TO be per-
formed is arranged on continuous
strip of paper, perforated with holes in
such way rs to represent the different
notes. This long strip by means Of
clock-work, is rolled off from one cyl
inder to another, the two being sepa-
rated by an intermediate cylinder Of
metal. There is also small key board
with small movable copper hammers,
which is placed above the intermediate
cylinder so that the small heads Of the
hammers rest upon the continuous
strip of perforated paper. The battery
is so arranged that one pole commune
Gates with the small keyboard, and the
other with the metallic roller. As the
sheet of paper is rolled from one wood
en- cylinder to the other 1t passes on
the metallic cylinder, and when hole
in the paper comes under the key
board, the hammer makes contact and
a current passes through to the electro
magnet, which attracts the hammer.
and the required note Is struck.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-12-28
Facts for Timld People

We hear more or less about the lie
cline of the Republican party in the
Northern States since it gave Presi-
dent Grant his overwhelming MAORI
ties In lS6s and 1872. The supposition
seems to be that the party has since
then dMindled to bare majority in
the section where it was formerly su-
prenie. A brief examination of the
| figures will show the extent of this
error. In ls6s the twenty-one North
ern States gave General Grant l,sso,-
2I7 votes, and in 1922, ,l55, ,6sS, an in
crease Of lbs, 406 in four years. This
| phenomenal increase was ascribed to
the fact that many Democrats, dis
gusted with the nomination of Greeley,
had gone over 10 his competitor and
voted the Republican ticket. But in
1875 We found these same twenty-one
Northern States casting 2,a25, 500 votes
for Hayes, an increase Of ,os5 ,523 over
Grants vote in ls6s, and 7o9,sl7 more
than he had receiv cd III 1872. Here is
another phenomenal increase. A par
ty which can gain more than million
votes in twenty-one States within a
period of eight years, is certainly not
in state of decline. Take, for in
stance, the two leading Western States.
Ohio aud Illinois. In respect to in
telligence, morality, and all that is
hnsf 4 Ananriaon .t,.sl thnx
are representative states. Illinois
gave Hayes 81, 1000 more votes than she
gave Grant. even four years ago, and
Ohio has given her Governor $4,000
more votes for President than she ever
gave General Grant for the same posi-
tion. The timid gentlemen who NOR
alize and lament over Republican
losses" should consider all these facts
earnestly and endeavor to be calm.
Aside from the Presidential issue,
the fact that i'm the recent elections
the Republicans cut down the Demo
cratic majority OF seventy-nine in the
house of Representatives to bare
margin Of one or two, If they have not
indeed overcome II entirely, would of
itself prove that the party yet strong,
aggressive and full of the spirit that
wins victories. The premature obse-
quies Of the Democratic press over the
remains of Republicanism on tho
morning after the Presidential eIcc-
ton will seem to Mr.. Tildcn and his
friends the most grotesque reading of
this Centenn nial year before the winter
is over. The Republican party has
done what no party in this country
ever did before: outlived severe and
protracted financial panic and carried
Presidential election with heavy
Congressional gains in the face of that
most powerful political influence, the
discomfort born Of hard times. Three
times the Democratic party has been
wrecked i'm the whirlpool that follows
u financial panic; II remained for Re
pubIicanism to demonstrate that n |
party grounded in the hearts OF the
people, hased np0n principles IA en- !
during rs the hills. can ride through
such perilous waters and live. Four
years of such administration as Presi- |
dent Hayes will give the country, If
he is spared, will make the Republi-
can party stronger than II has ever
bee since the war. The Democracy |
have whistled before they were out Of
the woods to an extent hitherto un-
eXampled. Cleveland Leader.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-12-28
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