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The bitter Eakes of Egypt.

ran MAIL Oazette.l
NJ. de Lesseps communicated last
week a paper to the Academy Of
Sciences on the Bitter Lakes of the
Isthmus of Suez. One of them
has a salt bank in its center, and
one of the chief problems con-
nected with it was whether this
vast basin could be provided with
a sufficient supply of water and
how long the operation would take
in consequence Of the evaporation
and the absorption of the soil dried
up for centuries past. M. de Les
seps states that no difficulty what
ever was experienced; the lake had
received, in round numbers, 1,500,-
100000 of cubic meters in the
course of seven months, from the
18th of March to the oath of 0c-
tober, 1869. But long before
the lakes we're inundated the theo-
retical writer's had predicted they
would be dried up again by the ac-
ton of the sun, being impossible to
supply sufficient water by the two
branches of the canal the sections
of which were too narrow. The
proportion Of salt contained in the
water rose considerably from the
beginning, and although the sound
ings taken at the various periods
showed that the dissolution of the
salt bank was the principal cause
Of this increase, there was still
much doubt about it. The last in
veStigatiOns, however, prove that
the dissolution continues, and that
the proportion of salt is vlsibly di-
minishing, Notwithstanding this
process, combined with the effects
Of evaporation. How can this
phenomenon be explained /? The
considerable difference of density
existing between the waters of the
Bitter Lakes and those Of the ex-
tremities of the canal must create
ground currents by which the
heavier waters go to the sea, while
the surface currents carry lighter
waters to the lakes in order to make
up for the loss of evaporation. A
practical conclusion may be drawn
from these results, which only con-
firm the principle of equilibrium in
vessels communicating with each
other it is this, that a compare
lively narrow orifce sufices to pre-
vent vast sheets of salt water, how
ever far from sea, from concentrat-
ing under the solar influence in hot
countries.
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A Bully OOwed.

The cause of Paul de Oassagnac,
the well-known Bonapartist bravo,
having declined the duel offered
him by DR.. Olemenceau is now
known. The latter is so excellent
a shot that, when formerly pro-
voked by an officer, he said before
hand he would hit him exactly in
the diaphysis of the shinbone, that
is, at a place where shot wounds
can be healed without amputation.
When his friends doubted so ex-
traordinary proficiency in handling
the pistol, he gave proofs of it to
them by shooting at a number Of
slaves at long distance, with q
certain part of them painted black.
and afterward made good his point
on the officers shinbone. Oassag
nae, therefore, refuses to meet ths
doctor with firearms, but tries tC
provoke him into committing al
insult which would enable hin
| (Oassagnac) to have the choice 0
arms. With the foil the Bonapart
list duellist is sure to kill his man
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Attachment Notice.


Before j. NJ, Coleman, Justice of the Peace
for Shelby County, enn.-MempNis Wood
Works VS.. W. II. Nance. James Nance and
Nance, comprising the firm Of w. IL.
Nance x Bros.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHM ENT HAV-
i ing been sued out under section 1856 of the
Code of Tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property of the defendants, and afi-
davit having been made that the defendants
are indebted to the plaintiffs in the sum of one
hundred and seventy-fve dollars, due By ae.
cOunt, and that the claim is Just, and that the
defendants are nonresident Of the State Of
Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that
the said defendants make their personal ap-
pearance before me on the 10th day Of
July, 1875, at II o'clock M. at my Office,
No. 294 Front street. in the city Of Memphis,
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
week for four consecutive weeks, in the Public
Ledger N
This 5th'day of June, 1876.
$3.50 95-l0i j. N. COLEMAN, J.P.
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Tru .stee's Sale of Real Estate.

OE THE l5rH DAY OF JULY. 1876. BE-
" tween the hours Of 10 o'clock am. aud 4
o'clock pm. in front Of the Court-hou
door in the city of Memphis, will sell, as
TT ustee, the following described real estate,
situate, lying and being in the county of
Shelby. State of Tennessee, adjacent to the
ci iy Of Memphis, b ing a part of country
10 No. 527 according to Lawrenee's survey OF
country lots, contiguous TO the town Of Mem
p his, which tract of land is certain lots, to-
wit: Lots Nos 305, 3O6, $50 and 2i9, accord
ing to the plan Of the subdivision of the prop
erty Of John White and A. Gwynne, situate
on the Randolph Road and Sixth street. Said
lot No 305 fronts on Mill street n feet, and
on Randolph Road 147 feet; lot 306 is adjOin-
ing thereto on the west lots $50 and 2i9 are OF
mutual size of lot 306, and lie next adjoining
thereto next west therefrom fronting on Mill
| sire ct on the south,
| sell as Trustee by virtue Of the power in
me vested By decree of the Probate Court OF
shelby county in the case of A. Boyd VS.. John
White ct al. No. 253 r. d. The said sale is
ma de to satisfy debt secured by, and by yir-
tue Of the authority of trust deed executed
by John White on the l8th day Of June. 1860,
reg istered in the Registers Office Of Shelby
cou nty on the 29th day Of August, 1860, and is
noted in note book No. 4, page 2l. The sale
to b to the highest and last bidder, for cash
in b, md to satisfy the debt described in said
deed Equity of redemption waived By the
deed Title believed to be good. | sell only
as Tr ustee by virtue Of the decree Of the Pro-
bate curt. B. NJ. BURR0W, Trustee.
Mia
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wednesday, June Ss, 1876,

between the hours Of ton o'clock am. and
three O'Clock pm, the following described
lands. lying aud being in the county Of Lee,
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-
te of section thirty four, containing one hun
dr. ed and sixty acres the west half Of the
We st 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 z n. 2e.),
and containing together eight hundred acres
Of land, together with any Improvements
theI con.
The right of redemption is waived in the
said deed Of trust. The title is believed to be
perfect, but l will sell and convey as Trustee
only. I'D. QUIGLEY, Trustee.
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it to mother, N sombody run agin
me an knocked it all on the ground,
N this man he took up the soyrin'
an | seen i'm put it in lis mouth"
The astounded rustic attempted to
explain, but his voice was thick;
something was plainly seen in his
mouth, and an honest British public
forced him to disgorge. The poor
rustic was glad to get off without
his pound and with whole bones;
the boy went off with the gold in
his pocket; and the honest British
public distributed itself, each men,
Der thereof satisfied that a scoundrel
had been defeated in his attempt to
rob small boy engaged in filialy
supporting his aged mother.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-27
shnrr Trick ofaYounE Thlef.

sharp Trick of a Young Thief
NJ. D. Conway's Letter to the Cincinnati Com
mercial.
The other day a rustic individual
came to London by train to witness
the reception of the Prince of Wales.
A man who had came in the same
third-class carriage with him ad-
monished this rustic when they
were parting just outside the Lon
don station, that he should be
careful of his money, as many
thieves would be in the crowd.
"0h," said the rustic, "nobody'n
get my money; l have only one
pound, and ! mean to keep that
in my mouth" This remark was
overheard by one of our small but
clever street boys, who watched his
opportunity, and when the honest
countryman had got a few hundred
yards on his way, suddenly scattered
a few pennies on the ground before
him, and began to pick them uI
again, crying to the rustic as he
did SO. "You gimme that sovrinp
shouted the small boy. 81 seen you
pick j. up and put it in youl
mouth" A crowd began to collect
and asked the boy what was The
matter. "Why" cried the It'll,
rogue, q was agoin long with on,
Ipun sixpence in my hand, carryin
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The Chinese Portrait. of washing.

ton.
have frequently been told that
the best likeness Of Washington
was cut from a china pitcher,
framed and placed at Mount Ver-
non, or Arlington House. have
been much amused at several dis
cusSions upon the singular circum-
stances that Chinese artist should
be inspired to make the finest por-
trait of our great patriot without
ever having seen him l think,
myself, it would be curious with the
Chinese zigzag view of nature and
great desire to avoid making any
thing that looks like a human be-
ing. The facts are these: Edward
A. Newton, a nephew of Mr.. Stu
art, who was in England on busi-
ness, commissioned my father to
paint him Washington for the
especial purpose of having it copied
on China pitchers, at Liverpool,
and some dozen struck off to send
to his friends in America. / am
sorry to do away with this idea of
"Chinese inspiration" as there is
always fascination in mystery
Jane Stuart.
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and generously with your clients
and in bringing suit for the hand
of that sweetheart, when, after pa
tient search and vigils long, you
have found her and feel perfectly
well assured that she will do for a
poor young lawyers wife. If you
fail for awhile to get professional
business, do not despond or des-
pair. "Tears," said the axiomatic
Mr.. Weller, "never wound up
a clock OF worked steam injen."
The prayers of a sweet wife, if
you should be SO happy as TO
secure one, will follow you in your
struggles. Her words of encOur-
agement will give steam power to
your soul-and perhaps at some
supreme crisis of your career at the
bar, you, too, may feel a soft hand
upon your shoulder, as Lord Frs
kline did, or hear a sweet voice
whispering those high and hopeful
words of Lord Lytton, ''Iime, faith
and energy" or pleading for bread,
and upon such a scene, be assured,
young gentlemen, that God and
the angels will smile. If it be a
young lawyers misfortune to be
rich, these discouragements may
not trouble him much; but if he
be not made Of the very stuff ol
which the great jurisconsult is al
ways made, they may drive him
from the bar into the opiate fumes
of Incidence, sloth and failure. II
is poverty, and an absolute depen
dence on his business for a living
that tries the metal of a young
lawyer in whose lexicon there's 'nt
such word as fail" His wealth
had better be the heritage Of thu
poor mans son,
''What does the poor mans son Inherit
Stout muscles and sinewy heart,
patience learned by being poor
Courage, if sorrow come, to bear it.
heritage, il seems TO me,
king might wish to hold in fee.
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EmersOn's view of the Blight.

Brooklyn August
"Mr. Emerson, l should like to
have your views on the present state
Of the country" said a Boston
scribe to the distinguished meta
physician.
"Don't want to be interviewed, "
returned the sage, abruptly.
"But, Mr.. Emerson, you can
have no objection to stating what,
in your judgment, is the chief
cause of the blight which seems to
have fallen on the American ma
tion?"
Well, perhaps not" said the
veteran sadly. "There are doubt
less many opinions on the subject,
but to me it has always seemed per-
fectly clear that the people who con-
sumo so much pie-crust must nee
eSsarily deteriorate."
And the scribe stood watching
the retreating form of the philoso,
pher through an opera-glass fol
several minutes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-27
james d. Porter, Governor Of the
State Of Tennessee-TO all who shall
See these Presents, Greeting:

WHEREAS, A VACANCY EXISTS IN
w the office Of District Attorney General
Of the Bartlett Circuit Court Of Shelby county.
caused by the resignation Of A. NJ. Stephens.
ksq.i
Now, therefore, 1, James D. Porter, Cover
nor Of the State Of Tennessee. by virtue Of
the power and authority vested IN me by toe
tion to be held within the limits of said Bart
lett circuit on Thursday, the Sd day of Aug ust,
1876, TO fill said vacancy; and the Sherifs and
other officers entrusted by law with such du-
ties in said Bartlett circuit will, on said day.
proceed to open and hold said election at all
the various precincts and voting places within
their respective counties, and due return
make as provided bylaw.
In testimony whereof, hereunt0 ct my
hand, and have caused the Great Seal o state
to be affixed at Nashville, this 2lst day OF
June, 1876.
JAMES D. PORTER, Governor.
OHAs. N. GBBs, Secretary of State.
l00-l06-ll2l1S
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The 2lst Day Of July, 1876,

at the Court-house door in the city of Mem.
phis. at public auction, sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following described prop
Tennessee, viz: Lot twenty nine (29), block
twenty-one (2ll, situated on west side Of Main
street, at the south corner Of the alley be-
tween Union and Gayoso street. being q feet
and 2 inches front by 1857 feet deep.
Also part Of lot | block IS, South Memphis,
Of trust. N
The equity Of redemption is waived BY said
deed Of trust, and the title is believed to be
good, but / sell only as Trustee.
JOHN w. I. FALKNER. Trustee.
RANDOLPH, HAMMOND 4 JORDAN, Attorneys.
93-l23 WI.
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Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY
ID vested in me as Trustee, under the terms
of certain deed Of trust made to me by
Hamilton W. COtter. Of due record in the
Clerks sfice Of Lee county, Arkansas. in
Record Book B, pages $50. l51, l62 and 1853,
will sell to the highest bidder. for cash, at the
town Of Marianna, Lee county, Arkansas, on
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Trustee,s Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A CERTAIN DEED OF
ID trust executed TO me by Thomas II. Cooke.
Mrs. Mary j. Cooke and d. j. O'Reilly,. on
the Oath day of March, 1873 and registered in
the Registers office of shelby county, in
Book No. "a, page 273, to which reference is
made. and for the purpose Of satisfying the
debt thereby secured, which is due and un-
Maid [ will, on .liIl
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Tuesday, 1sth Day Of july, IS76,

at 70 o'clock m., the following property, TO-
wit: Lots l3, IA. Is, 16. II and Is Of Of a sub
division Of nine acres about two miles south
east from Memphis Shelby county, Tenn,
near the terminus Of the Hernand0 street
railway. bounded north by Walker avenue
and west by Robinson street. being part Of o
tract sold By r. Dunlap to Il. McGee and
others, more partic llarly described in said
deed of trust.
Also lot No. 90 Of the subdivision Of the
Arsenal grounds BY Cherry, Coldwell d Co.,
'front.' ng rs feet on Court street and running
back at right angles l4sts feet IN the SAID city
94-I2O j. N. FORD, Trustee,
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OFFICIAL.
James d. Porter, Governor Of the
state Of Tennessee all who shall
See these Presents, Greeting:


WHEREAS, A VACANCY EXISTS IN
w the Office of Judge of the Criminal Court
Of Shelby county, caused by the resignation of
Hon. John r. Flippin;
Now, therefore, ! James D. Porter, Cover
nor of the State of Tennessee. by virtue of
the power and authority vested in me by the
Constitution and Laws, hereby order an cleo
tion to be held within the limits of said Grim
inal Court circuit on Thursday, the Sd day of
August, 1876. to fill said vacancy; and the
Sheriffs and other officers entrusted by law
with such duties in said Criminal Court cir
cult will, on said day. proceed to open and
hold said election at ali the various precincts
and voting places within their respective
counties, and due return make as provided by
law.
In. testimony whereof. hereunto set my
hand, and have caused the Great Seal Of State
to be affixed at Nashville. this 2lst day Of
June, 1876.
JAMES D. PORTER, Governor.
CHAs. N. GIBBS, Secretary Of State.
l00-l06-l12-1l8
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DURING the CENTENNIAL

Exhibition at Philadelphia, this line will sell
Excursion Tickets at greatly Teapeeq ISsNn
THE lA SHORT LINE, the only line running
throush cars to Eastern Cities. For sale az
ali ali tSe Ticket 0fices in the South and south
"''" JNO. MACLEOD, Gen. SuPt
s,s. PARERK, Gen. Pass. ana y, licket.Asg1eeRpN !.s 1ep
Lcuisville. ky. I9s-AA is...'S.s. ~
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IlTANTrn-AeENTs FOR THE BEST

WANTEn-AGENTS FOR THE BEST
WAN 6D selling Prize Package in the
world. Il contains Is sheets Paper, Is Enyel-
Yard Measure, and piece Of JeWelry. Sim
gle packages, with elegant prize, postpaid
Sc; packages for 81. This package has been
examined by the publisher of LEDGER, and
found as represented, werth the money
WATCHES given away to all agents. Circg-
SIT
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LEGAL
Trustees Sale.

pY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
D made by 7. B. billiard, dated Sth Of April.
1875, to secure a debt named therein, | will
door, in Memphis, on
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MEMPHIS & CHARLESTON R.R.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
AN AND AFTER SUNDAY, JUNE llgH.

ON AND AFTER SUNDAY, JUNE 1lTH,
Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train, daily y.............l2.60 am 800 pm
Express train, daily......... 800 pm IL Vi am
Somerville accom- dati0n
Except Sunday)............ $40 pm 8.2e am
Jackson, Tenn, accom-
mediation lex. Sunday. 40 pm II 10 am
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 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 5. GO pm.
for Lynchburg, Washington and Baltimore
without change. 0Hly one change to New
York and PHILADELPHIA. Tine ticentv MN
altes faster than city time.
Ticket office, 27s Main street.
WI. ROSS, Sup't;
Ton B. DuuH, Ticket Ag't. 4O-t
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LEGAL.
|. AdministratOr's NOticc.

XXTHEREAS, LETTERS OF ADMINS
w tration on the estate Of Fred Schenk
deceased, were 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 to me at my office, No. 209 Main street,
Memphis, Tenn, within the time limited by
law, or the same will be barred.
JOHN SOHETBLER.
MRMPhIs, Tenn, June q, 1876 99.l2l
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RAILROADS.
LOUISVILLE AND NASH WILLIE
AND
Great Southern Railroad.
SCHEDULE.

Express train leaves daily Except
Saturday. 1l'4t psln
Mail Train leaves daily. l;4l am
Accommodation leaves daily.-......... $500 pm
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
For tickets or information, apply at Ticket
Office, 2S7 Main. northwest corner Of Madison
street
JAMES SPEED. Ticket Agent. ut
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MISSISSIPPI g. TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change of Schedule.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 10, 1876.
an AND AFTER SUNDAY. JUNE llTH,
" 1876. trains will ruA as follows;
Leave. Arrive.
Nav Orleans mail, daily .....2:5O ?. m. 1850 IN
Freirht and Ao' I'M dation,
daily (except Sunday).:. $50 am; $3.50 Am
IISlf ISl-f M. BURKE, Sup't.
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It is the Organ OF the n. E. CHHroh
South, and Particularly Ofstx An.
nUal Conferences, viz: Menu his,
North Mississippi, Arkansas 1,
White River, Little Rock ana
Indian Mission.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.

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"What does the poor mans son inherit?
Stout muscles and a sinewy heart,
A patience learned by being poor
Courage, If sorrow come, to bear it.
A heritage, il seems TO me,
A king might wish to hold in fee"