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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-23


PkRA. February sS-Tarkey has de-
cided to relinquish her demand for the
maintenance Of & Turkish agent at Bel.
grade.
LONDON, February "a = The ROu.
manian government has informed the
powers that it will disbard the reserves
early in March, as Russia, even in the
event OF war, has no intention Of oocu.
plying Rsumania, but only desires The
right Of transit
A statement is published that a league
has been formed by the Rituahsts for the
purpose Of ~aVitating 10 favor Of the dis
establishment of the ERglish church.
HAMBURG. February pa telegram
from St. Thomas says that the steamer
Francenis, reported wrecked at Cape
Sanblos, got of, and is safe at Aspir.
wall.
BELGRADE, February q. -Disturbances
broke out in Jagodina, Krsgujsvatz,
Ushitza and other places in the interior
during the election. Troops left for ia.
godina Wednesday. 1t is v~ariously stated
that the disturbances were caused by the
government exerting a pressure on the
electors and by the intrigues Of Kara
georgvitch against Prince Milan.
VIENNA, February 23.-The upper
house Of reicbrath adopted, without dis.
c%ussion, a credit Of 600, 900 forms to as.
sist Austrian manufacturers to psrtici-
pale in the Paris exhibition Of 1879.
PARIS, February %. - The Figaro
names a distinguished prima donna
whom it charges with having eloped from
St. Petersburg with the tenor Nicolini.
1t states further hat the marquis Of
CaUx followed them, and hat judicial
proceedings for a separation have been
commenced.
QUEENSTOWN, February % = The
steamer Dakota from New York for Liv-
erpool arrived here this morning. The
Dakota brings the remains Of John
0'Mahoney. AS soon aS the arrival of
the Dakota was announced, q local COM
mittee visited the ship and presented an
address to the American committee and
received the remains of O'Mahoney,
which were borne to the pro-cathedral.
At 6 o'clock this evening the remains
will be taken to Cork, where the Nation
alists intend having a torchlight process.
sion. The body will lie in the Demo.
cratic club room until Sunday, whea
it will taken from there to Dub.
lin. The Fentans are indignant at
Cardinal CulleDs' refusal to allow the re-.
mains to lie in state in Dublin cathedral,
and say if they had anticipated it, 0'Ma-
honey should have been buried in New
York.
CoNsTANTlNoPLE, February 23.--The
Russian consulate here warns all ship
ping that torpadoes are being placed on
the Black sea coast between Sookgoom.
Kale aud Fort Saint Nicholas. Guard.
ships are stationed at the Poti and Sock
goom.Kal roadsteads to indicate the
course, and Balaklava must not be en-.
tered before communicating.
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mo. 252O.l
NOLG-R Notice.

In TO Chancery Court Of Shelby County.
fenn.---W. y. Irvine Tor +. W. Irvine) VS..
M. b.. WoOdson OF al.
IT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
this cause that the defendants, NJ. L..
Woodson, Sallie Covington formerly Wood
SOM and her husband 4. II. Covington, WAL
ter Guertant and Morril GuerrAnt are eli non
resident of the state Of Tennessee; IL
is therefore ordered that they mako their
appearance herein. at the courthouse,
in the city Of Memphis. Tennessee, on or
before the first Monday in April, 1871,
and plead, answe or demur to complain
ants bill, or the same will be taken for con-
fessed as to them and set for hearing OK parte;
and that a copy Of this order DO published
once a week. fer four successive weeks, IN the
Public Ledger.
This 10th day Of February, 1877.
Acopy Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, G. and u.
By, r. J. BLACK, D. @. aud NJ.
4; Temple, Sol, for Complainant.
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LEGAL.
Nom Resident Notice.

II. Morris & Bro. VS.. I. NJ. Gans-Attaob,
ment-BefOre John I. Elliott, j, p. State
of Tennessee. Shelby county.
m THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTRAV-
\ ing been sued out under section 3S5 Of The
Code Of Tennessee, and returned by the proper
onlcer, levied upon the property Of the defend
defendant is Justly indebted 70 the p~laintif ~,
the sum ofS7l. Os, due by a%eeOant, and that ~
defendant Is a nom resident of the Sta 10 of
tennessee; It is therefore ordered that 4 oieenIIt
d I'M make Il hls personal appearance. before
March. lSll. at his office, 3l3 Seeop d styseyt. IN
the city Of Memphis, Tenn, and defenS sad
attachment suit within the time preseribed nv
Law, or the same will be PRO seeded with ex
E;sbEtedi ana that a copy Of bis order be- pub
in the Public Ledger. "eeAS
This 10th day Of Fe,,ornorv 1877
llt-l9O.l-l JJHN Y. ELLIOTT, j. p.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
The 22d M observed in Columbia
stars N stripes at Half. HAST,
DroPen with Back grape.

The 22d as observed In Columbia
stars and stripes az Half INST.
DraPed with Back grape.
New YoBK, February % The Presi.
deut having prohibited a parade yester-
day Of the so.called recognized rife and
sabre clubs, Columbia, South Carolina,
passed the day in gloom. From the
digstaifs on the public buildings the
stars and stripes aoated at hall. mast,
draped with black Grape. The same sad
insignia was observable in many other
portions Of the city. Business was gen.
orally suspended, and the city exhibited
all the quiet of a Sabbath day. The cit
izens generally remained at home. except
a few negroes, until about 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, when a number assembled
at a public ball 10 hear on address by
a distinguished Republican orator on
the life Of Washington as contrasted
with General Grant. This speaker in.
timated that the order from Washington
preventing a parade wa not intended to
be put into execution until the militia
companies we're marching in procession,
when the United States soldiers we're to
have been ordered out and a conflict pro.
duced.
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Aching Heads aud Uneasy Nerves
Are often sooth ed by Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. because that searching corrective
completely removes the causes Of brain and
nerve excitement, which are to be found in
arrangement o. the stomach, and OF its asso-
ciate organs, the liver and bowels. 1t is a
upon, that the effect Of mere sedatiyes and
narcotics, like bromide Of potassium, vale
rian, chloral hydrate and opium, is less ap.
preclable the longer they are used, and that
they can never permanently relieve nervous
exoitahility, because they cannot remedy the
weakness and organic arrangement which lies
At It's roots. Hostetter's Bitters, however, can
and does cure nervous maladies, for the reason
already stated. Sick headache. restlOssnessss
presslon OF spirits, as we'll as the dyspeptio
condition OF the stomach, aud toppidity Ofthe
liver and bowels, which. Eiye rise TO them. are
entirely o5yiated by this benign Alternative
NNUlL. H
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Attachment Notice.

Before j.. "a. Coleman. Justice of the Peace
for Shelby county, Tenn.-G. W. Hinton VS.,
Thomas Manson.
IN THIS CAUSE ANATTACHMEN HAV-
4 ing been sued out under section 1856 Of the
Code OF Tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property Of the defendant, and affidavit
having been made that defendant is indebted
to the plaintiff in the sun of forty-fve dollars
and seventy-hye cents, due by account, and
mat the claim Is Just, and that defendant is a
nonresident of the State Of Tennessee; IL is
therefore ordered that the said defendant
make his personal appearance before me on
the Sd day Of March, 1877. at 10 o'clock
am. at my Office No. 2i Front street, in tue
city of Memphis, Tenn. and defend said
attachment suit within the time prescribed
by law or the same will DO proceeded with en-
Parts; and that a copy Of this order be pub
lshed once a week for four consecutive weeks
in the Memphis Public Ledeer.
This 9th day Of January, 1877.
l34-l4O-l4O-l5O j.. NJ. COLEMAN. j. p
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creditors. If this matter goes by
much longer, we viii be on the
high road to reputation. If the
proper steps are taken, the honor
of the State can be preserved with
out imposing an unbearable burden
on the people. The committee to
be appointed will not probably be
able to complete its work during
the present sitting Of the legisla-
ture. The committee should be
empowered to act after the adjourn
ment, and report to the governor,
who gives the assurance that he will
convene the general assembly in
extra session, if necessary. The
pay Of the members serving on the
committee would Of course be lin
tied to the usual "a per diem, when
on actual duty, with mileage when
necessary to travel. An adjust
ment such as was suggested in these
columns some weeks since could
doubtless be accomplished without
great delay, and would be accepta-
bic to the people and the bond
holders.
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Attachnpett Notice.

Before 2, ]. Quigley, Justice of the Peace
Ior Shelby county. Tenn.-H. Reiter ys. !.
A, Botto.
IN his CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT RAW
i I'M cen sued out under section SiS Of the
Code OF tennessee, aud returned levied upon
the property OF the defendant. and affidavit
having been moo that the defendant is in
nebted to the plaintiff in the sum of thir-
teen dollars and seventy cents, duo by ac-
count, and that the claim s lust, and that
the defendant is a nonresident Of the Stttt
of Tennessee, or Is about 10 remove, or has
removed out OF the State, or has iraudulently
disposed OF his property, or ae0ut to fraudu-
lently dispose oil his property 1t Is therefore
ordered tLat said defendant make his per-
eonal appearance before me ON the 7th day
OF Ma.ch, 1917, at my once, No. 100 Main
street, Memphis, Tennessee, and defend
SAID attachment suit within tho time pre-.
soribed BY law, or the same will DO proceeded
with OK paTto; and that a copy OF this order he
published once a week Tor four consecutive
weeks 10 the Public Ledger.
This the 9Oth day 0t January, 1877.
l3O-lfS l54-b u. j.. OUIGLEY I.
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THE STATE AND HER CREDITORS.

Governor Porter sent in a special
message to the general assembly
yesterday stating the facts in regard
to the meeting of capitalists and
leading citizens held in the New
York clearinghouse on the 25th
ult. and including the resolutions
passed on that occasion. He states
further that he has been officially
notified Of the action of the meet
ing and earnestly recommends i'm
mediate action on the part of Ten
nessee by the appointment of a
Legislative committee of three or
five, charged with the duty of APP
pointing the time and place for an
interview with the FIVE arbitrator
named in the New York resolu.
tons, to lay before them statistics
in regard to the public debt, re-
sources Of the State, condition of
the people, and he might have ad-
ded inclination of the people. The
message is timely and proper and
should meet with immediate atten-
ton. There are men Of ability in the
Legislature who should grasp the
FIRST tangible opportunity that has
presented itself to take a step to-
ward efEecting a fair, equitable and
honorable compromise with our
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ChicAro a1nrneta.

CHICAGO, February %, 1915 pm
Wheat is unsettled at 81 25a@l 255 for
March, 81 273@I 27B for April; 81 3l3
al 3ls for May. Corn is quiet at 44c
for car lots; Ale for March; 4lIc for
April; 45b@45f for May. Oats are dull
and nominally 33c for cash February;
33lo for March; 333@SS5e for April; 1858
for May. Pork is frmer at $l4 roo
IA rs for March, SIS for April; SIS 25
bid for May. Lard is qsiet at 500
10 O24 for March; $40 l5@lO l74 for
April.
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WASHINGTON.
Congressional Proceedings.
Commlltfe on Powers, Etc.

Committee on Powers, Etc.
WAsHISoroS. February 2s.-The com.
mittee on powers, privileges and duties
OF the house had before them again this
morning Patrick j.. Kennedy, Of Louisi.
ana. he said that Wells in interviews
witness had with him never held out the
view or made the impression upon his
mind that he Wells wanted any money
to do anything corrupt. Witness admit.
ted that he had conversations with Fred
eriek Heath, W, j. Delacy, O. E. Heath,
P. j. Brown, John A. Brown aud ether
members Of the Packard legislature, and
sought to induce them to come over for
ten days to the Nichols legislature, say
ing they would be paid their per diem
and mileage, which would amount to
about $40. BE knew of none of the
members Of the Packard legislature with
whom he bad ~coaversed on this subject
coming over to the Nichols legislature
except one named Farden, who was a
poor a
House of Representatives.
The house met at 10 o'clock and went
into committee Of the whole, with Eden
in the chair, on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. Various amendments we're
adopted for the payment of the expenses
incurred in the contested election cases.
Several amendments offered by Mr..
Henderson, increasing the appropria-
tons for Rock Island arsenal, were
rejected.
Mr.. Young moved that $25, 900 of the
$4,000 appropriated for the survey Of
the Northwestern lakes and the Missis.
sippi river be used solely for the sur
yey Of the Mississippi for the purpose of
reolaiming the ~overAowed lands of the
Mississippi delta. He thought that the
enterprise was oue of the greatest i'm
portance TO the country.
senate.
The session was resumed at 10 o'clock
when Mr.. Sargent called up the naval
appropriation bill amendments reported
by the committee on appropriations, and
we're agreed to as follows: Increasing
the appropriation for the pay of the navy
from Sc, 25O, 900 to 81, 10000; appropriate.
ing $500 for expenses of observing the
transit of mercury t o the 9Th of May,
1885, increasing appropriation for ex.
pertinent Of vessels, etc, from 500, 900
to S97O, 900, and then for the contingent
expenses of that bureau from $40, 900 to
$4,000; increasing the appropriation
for repairs of naval hospitals, etc, from
$4,000 to $25, 900, and that Tor the civil
establishment at several naval hospital,
from $25, 900 to $50, 900. The house ap
propriated 81 500. 900 for the preserva-
ton of vessels in stocks, the purchase of
material, etc, and inserted q proviso
that no proposal for material to be fur.
Lished under this act shall discriminate
against or in favor of the production OF
any State or section of the Union,
The senate committee on ~approp.ia.
tons reported an amendment to increase
the appropriation from 81. 500, 900 10
$4,000, 900, aud to strike out the proviso
of the house bill.
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Every maiden does not throw herself
away on the sof. young manhood ef the
time. A thrifty girl in Indiana has Just
taken a husband who is seventy years Of
age, and who is %enviously described az
deaf, demented, aud hideous. She gets
a deed to the ardent old gentlsman's 200
acres Of land, aud her father received
$4,000. The person who brought about
the match has been paid $4,000 for his
services,
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AlIIgatOriat.

Considerable commotion has been
caused at the Brighton, England,
aquarium by a singular escapade
Of a young alligator, which had
been placed, with three or four
other specimens, in a pond in the
new tropical room. The little
pachyderm, which is about two
years old and about eighteen inches
in length, was missed from its fay-
orite corner. The attention Of the
curator was directed to the matter,
and noticing something unusual
about the jaws Of one Of the larger
alligators, he had the reptiles mouth
gently pried open, upon which the
missing little one was found to be
inside. The "'baby" was at once
withdrawn, tail foremost, and ap.
peared to be none the worse for its
adventure, saving q somewhat &C.
we're abrasion just above its left
hind leg. The two alligators came
from South America, and have
shared the pond in peace for about
six weeks, and from the generally
pacific disposition of the larger rep
tile (Which measures five feet, it is
conjectured that the little one had
of Its own accord unsuspectingly
crawled into its open jaws. The
authorities considering the conf
dence to be rather misplaced, have
prevented a repetition of the feat
by giving the innocent infant sepa.
rate accommodations in another
part of the building.
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UKAssAILABLE POSITION OF TIE
DEMOCRATS.


1t is safe to assume that the eight
Republicans on the commission will
vote to count Oregon for Hayes.
The announcement is expected
every hour, and may come before
we go to press. The Democratic
party stands in a more favorable
attitude before the world to-day
than at any time in thirty years.
1t has fought the good fight, OBJ
served the spirit of the law, acted
in good faith, upheld constitutional
traditions, and by forbearance and
wisdom saved the country from
anarchy, and possibly from misrule.
Mr.. Hayes will go in as a minority
candidate, the first one ever counted
in where there were but two cleo
toral colleges in the field. General
Jackson was defeated in the house
in 1924, after receiving a plurality of
the popular vote, but the people re-
sented this %perversion Of their will
by eleeting him two terms in success
sion. Hayes will go in a tagreat dis
advantage. He will be surrounded
and followed by the same class of
men who have made the party in
famous. He represents only a mi
nority and will accept a seat secured
by partisan and fraudulent means.
He may persuade himself, or be
persuaded, that he was elected ac-
cording to the technical forms of
law. We only hope that he will
give the country a fair administers
ton. The Democrats, conscious OF
fair dealing and rectitude Of pur-
pose, as well as a majority of the
whole people ola quarter ola million
votes, will maintain their Organiza-
ton without a break or a detection
in the lines. They have not en-.
joyed federal patronage for sixteen
years and can live without it
They regarded the principles at
stake in this contest rather than
a scramble for the spoils Oh
Office. The charges Of murders.
violence and corruption made
against them were campaign liei
manufactured as an offset to the
abuse of power, use of the army
and corrupt practices of the Re-
publican party, which could not be
concealed or denied. On the mere
p~retence of intimidation over ter
thousand Democratic voters were
disfranchised in Louisiana, and
over this rotten bridge R. B. Hayes
-
rides into the Presidency, and vii
barely command the respect of The
thinking masses of the country.
The Democrats, knowing that Til
den was elected, consented to al
arbitrament, which has proved t.
be only a party machine. Never
theleSS they will abide by the de
cision and endure the wrong, know
ing that a day of reckoning vii
come. Upon the record Of the pas
few months the party can stand be
fore the country.
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Wednesday, March IL, 1877,

in legal hours. in front of tho C%ourt-house,
Memphis, lenn., proceed TO sell, to the high
est bidder, for cash, the following described
property, tO-wit:
In Civil district Ne. /, Shelby county, Ten
ntssee, containing 90 acres, more or less, aaa
bounded as follOWsi Beginning at an elm
and black-gum, with olm, white-o ak ara
black-gum pointers thence south % onaing ID
q stake in the dividing line between the tract
herein described and n 60-acro tract conve,e5
by VIM. Boult TO D.. Hill (seo Book So, Dare
AZ; thence east along the dividing line
A.Ui5 CHI inns TO n stake with two white.0aS
and one blaek-gum pointer thence north
2O.2 oh ins to a dogwOod marked w b, with
two whtto-oak and ono blaob.gum pointer.
thence west A.075 chains to the beginnisr
corner, being apart OF the l00.acre traot com
yeyed "a VIM. Bout by "A. p. Shaw by deed
recorded in Book s. page al, Register soice.
hogiod on as the property Of dofeudant
VIM. Bout, to satisfy said Judgment, Interest
and costs.
Memphis, December 50, 1875.
Q, i. ANDERSON.
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Ten.
By. Tnos. 4. TAYLOR. D. s.
Hciskell q Weatherford. Attorneys foF
pieia'in' li4.l50-1
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Tho Columbia Life Insurance Com,
DR0V.

pRny.
ST. LOUIS, February % The ground
upon which Colonel CELSIUS Price, State
superintendent Of insurance, asked the
Circuit Court yesterday for the appoint.
ment OF receivers FOR the Columbia Life
Insurance Company is that by reason Of
the shrinkage Of values the capital, as.
sets, etc, Of that company have become
impaired to the extent Of nearly one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and
that the company is not able to furnish
the 9 per cent. reserve required by the
State.
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I%NgOkVaMT NOTICE.
sTATE on TE,EEssEs. snrLnr corr1y

OFflcE County, CouRr CLERK,
MENPHiB, TEsS., February ., 1ST7.J
To j. A. Anderson, admini.tra.or Of Jeseph
Miller, deceased
HAVING SUGGESTED THE INSOLVEN.
IL ey OF the estate Of Joseph Miller, de.
ceased, You are hereby ordered 70 give notice,
BY, advertisement 10 some newspaper pub
lishod within the said State. and also at the
Court house door OF shelby county, for all
persons having claims against said estate, to
appear and file tho same WITH the Ulork of the
County Court, authenticated Ia the manner
prescribed by law, on or bttoto the % day OF
August, 10 Z, and any claim not fled ON or be
fore said day, or before an appropriation Of
the funds Of said estate Is made, shall be for
Wiinees NV hand a. ooIno NI,LIi' % !,
Febrg9ry, MI JAMES REILLY, CLERK.
BY IluGH -, CuLLRS. ID. Z.
l9a-l42-iA2-lM
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serious Accident 20 a Young Lad

Serious Accident 20 "a Young Lady.
WASHINGTON, February 23.-Miss So.
phia Rodford, daughter of Admiral Rod.
ford Of the United States navy, resident
Of Georgetown, was thrown from her
horse yesterday afternoon, on Fourteenth
street road, aud so seriously injured that
she IS not expected 10 live.
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sheriif's Sale Of Real Estate.

pUBLIe NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
y taat ~ virtue o fthree yenditioni exponasss
70 me directed from the Honorable Supreme
Court OF Tennessee. in the cases of McClelland
b E9kin, A. r.. Barrett, Q. j. Singleton ct al.
ys., VIM. Boult, judgments rendered on the
10Th and l4th days Of November, 1876, for the
aggregate sum of two hundred and sixty
eight dollars and thirteen cents, with interest
and costs Of suit, to satisfy said judgments.
etc., / will, on
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Indications.

WASHINGTON, February 23.-For Ten.
nessee aud the Ohio valley falling fol-
lowed By rising barometer, southerly
shifting to colder uortherly winds, cloudy
and rainy weather.
The rivers will continue slowly falling.
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LEGAL.
SheriT's sale Of Real Estate.

DUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
i that by virtue Of q venditioni exponas TO
me directed from the Honorable Circuit Court
Goodbar K Gilliland VS. V. ". Williams,
judgment rendered on the 2Sth day of Feb
ruary, 1876, for the sun Of nine hundred and
forty-four dollars and twenty-three cents.
with interest and costs Of suit. to satisfy said
judgment, etc., l will,
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earn.

10 all who are suffering from the errors and
lndiscretiOns Of youth. nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, ETC., l will send
a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
BY a missionary in South America. Send a
self-addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH
I. lSMAS, Station d, Bible House. New York
lily. 12Axxiv 12Sd4w