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Paris Fasnisns.

A letter written in Paris March
2S, gives the following about the
fashions:
The LOngecamps promenade
opened in the finest weather. Not
many Parisians went on foot, but
the carriages were numerous, and
there were some very striking toll
cites. Bonnets are still small, but
arranged to fit the back of the head
and display the front. There is an
unmistakable return to the old
mode of fastening them on with
wide ribbons tied in a large bow
under the chin. Straws trimmed
with white feathers and small
punches of field flowers and grapes
predominated. The fall of the
bonnet from the top to the back OF
the head necessitated a change in
the style of skirts, which are more
ample and less laden with trimming
than they were during the winter.
Many Of the fair danes who un-
dertook to-day to launch the spring
fashions, were good enough to de-
scend from their equipages, and
accompanied by their foils, to walk
round the lake. The foilis a shabby
genteel companion, whose business
it is to throw into relief the beauty
and elegant clothing of her en-
ployer. l am sorry to say that boot.
heels are higher than ever, and boot.
toes more pointed than they have
| bnan
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Garrick, going up Holborn, when
a great mob was gathered together
to sec criminal pass to Tyburn,
asked Mr.. Lockyer Davis who was
standing at his shop door, what was
the name of the person going to
his fatal end, and what was his
crime? Mr.. Davis told him his
name was Vowel, and his crime
forgery. "Ah," said Garrick, I" do
you know which of the Vowels II
is, for there are several of that name?
However" continued he, sit is GER
tain, and l am very glad of it, that
it is neither you (U) nor ()."
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Wednesday, april IS, 1877,

on the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets. in the city Of Memphis, Tennessee, at
Il o'clock m, offer for sale at public outcry,
and sell to the highest bidder ior cash, the
following described tract Of real estate, lyiag
and being in Shelby county, Tennessee, to-Wit:
Bounded on the north By the Memphis and
Somerville road, on he east by Stewards
tract, on the south by j.. NJ. Brooks and
Registers land, and on the west by Royster's
land-oontaining l40 acres, more or less.
The equity of redemption is waived. Title
supposed to be good. but l sell and convey
only as Trustee.
Belcher & Jordan, Attorneys. N-42
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On Tuesday, May /, 1877,

in legal hours, in front Of the Courthouse.
Memphis, Tennessee, proceed 20 sell, to the
highest bidder, for cash, the following de-
scribed property, t0-wit:
One tract of land, the property Of Mrs.
Mary Harris, situated Ia Shelby county, Tenn,
and about ~ miles southeast Of the city OF
Memphis, beginning at the intersection Of
Dunn and Otey avenues, running east with
the south side of Dunn avenuo 10 cheins and
63 links; therce south q chains and SO liAks
70 the northeast corner Of the tract Mrs. Mary
Harris sold TO ThOs. W Hunt: thence west
with the north line Of the said 2l-acre tract Is
chains and 63 links to 0tey avenue, the north
west corner of the said 2i.acre tract; thence
north along the west side OF Utey avenue Il
chains and 10 links to the beginning, contain
ing 30 acres by estimate. being all Of the Co.
acre tract conveyed by Samuel p. Walker to
Mrs. Mary c. Harris in 1857 by deed regis
tered in the Resister's Office, Shelby county,
Book 80, page 1873, excepting the a acres con-
veyed By Mrs. Mary Harris 70 Ihos. w Hunt
in 1853, By deed registered in said Register S
Office in Bonk SO, part l. page 1853, and refer
ence Is made to said two deeds for further
description Of said 80 acres.
Also two lots in the city Of Memphis Shelby
county, Tenn, known as lots So and % in the
| VIM. G.. Lane subdivision OF the lsler prop
Crty, each lot fronting 30 feet on the west side
| Of Dunlap street, and running back 1854 feet
| between the lots conveyed By Wm. g. Lane to
/ Jane BOio in 1860. by deed registered in the
| Registers Office Of shelby county, in Book AZ,
page 6lS, and the same conveyed TO Mrs Mary
| Harris in 1871. by deed registered in the Reg
is;er's Office OF Shelby county, in Book 81,
page 81. For further description of said lots
reference is made to the said deeds above
mentioned.
Levied on as the property Of defendant,
Mrs. Mary Harris, to satisfy said judgment,
interest andcosts
Memphis. 29tb day Of March, 1877.
Z. Il. ANDERSON,
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
By w. D. CANNON, d. S.
| EdRin ztOn Attorney for pinintiT 3l-3T-4s
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MEMPHIS q LITTLE ROCK R.R.
Shrot Line to Arkansas and Texas.
THE OARDi

Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train, daily,....".".5.OO Pm. lilo Pm
Freight train leaves Hope
field daily lex. sunday)6;SO am. 7.lS N.
passengers going ON this road will take
trains at the depot Of the Louiavllie, Nasn,
trains make close connection at Argenta fer
points on the title Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Little Rock with the Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas.
Far tickets and information apply at Ticket
offices 27s and 2S7 Main street, and at depot
foot Of WASHINGTON street, or at Louisville
Nashville and Great Southern railroad depot
or to tho undersigned
q. A. WILLIAMS, Pass. Ag't, Memphis.
N. IS. JAY. q. P. aad I. Ag't, Little Rock.
" z. SMITH, Sup't, Memphis Tenn.
y23-t
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LsoAL.
Sheriff's sale of Real Estate

DUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN.
i that by virtue Of venditoni exponas IL
me directed from the Honorable Circuit Court
OF Shelby county, Tennessee, in the case o!
j. A. Anderson, administrator. VS.. Mary
Z iarris judgment rendered on the 7th day Of
June, 1875 for the sum Of seven hundred and
thirty dollars and seventy-six cents, with
interest and costs of suit, to satisfy said judg-
ment, etc., / will,
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DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
ID TO INC executed by r. Il. Hall and X. r.
X. Hall. TO secure the Indebtedness therein
mentioned, recorded in Book Is. pages l0l and
l02, Of the Registers Office Of Shelby county,
Iennessee, W Il, on
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MISSISSIPPI g. TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change of Schedule.
MnnpHrs, TENN, March 8, 1877.

nNAND AFTER SUNDAY, MARCH 4TH,
~ iS77, trains will ran as fellows:
Leave. Arrive.
New Orleans mail, daily ...3:40 pm. 12;4O ?. m
Sardis Ao'm datiOn, daily,
(eXcept sunday ...........ll:3e am 40 IN
Freight train, daily lex s.oo
cert sunday y)..-......"...;.o:2yia a; n 9;oO Pm
75-t N. bUhhE, oup I.
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A RPLEEDID OPPORTUNITY no
"A WIN a FORTUNEi-Fifth Grand
1917. At New Orleans, Tuesday,
May lst.
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Trustees sale.

GherlH OF bhcIby county, Tenn,
By W. D. CANNON, d. S.
Edginston, Attorney for plaintiff. 3l-3T-4o
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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
BETWEEA MEMPHIS & LYNCRBURG
WITHOUT CHANGE.

1fme Twenty Minutes Faster than
CITY Time.
BARNEY HuGHEs, Ticket Ag't, 27s Main st.
G. JORDAN,
Al Chief Engineer and General Supt.
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

Mr.. j. Harris, respectable citizen of
Blue Greek Township, was assaulted by a
negro named Cutler, near Paulding, Ohio,
on the oath, and dubbed and stabbed to
death. The negro escaped, and the cause
OF the killing is unknown.
William R.MeSsick, Democratic Sher-
if elect Of Avoyelles Parish, La, was shot
and killed on the 9th by Policeman Nc
Mahon, who claims he only fired to fright
en-, not to injure The deceased.
At Memphis, Tenn, on the night of
the 26th, Robert Gibson, Deputy United
States Marshal, from Carroll County, was
shot and almost instantly killed by Robert
Drury. The father of Drury is under in
dictment for issuing counterfeit money, and
Gibson was the principal witness against
him. Drury fed and had net been arrested
up TO the following day. He had just served
a term ia the Penitentiary for counterfeit
ing.
Sheriff W. P Wallace, of Cincinnati,
was arrested, on the 10Th, on United
States warraEt, charging him with fraudu-
lently and cOrruptly procuring the escape
Of G. W. Young, under indictment for ille-
gal voting at the October election, and an
important witness in contested cases now
on trial.
Mr.. C. d. Whips, proprietor of the
Willard Hotel at Louisville, Ky, on the
morning OF the Goth, shot and fatally
wounded Mr.. John W Stockton, superin-
tendent OF the hotel. The shooting was the
result Of an alteration regarding the man
agement Of the house. Stockton died on
the following day. Whips was held TO bail
in the sum OF $4,000.
Four men were killed by boiler ex-
plosion in saw-min near Eaton, Ind, on
the 25th.
The Academy of Music at Indianap-
oils was destroyed by fire on the night of
the 9th. Loss from $50, 200 to 500, 900,
partially insured.
The physicians of Chicago held
meeting on the 25th, to devise means for
checking the present alarming spread of
scarlet fever and diphtheria in that city.
A. V. Lawrence, a barkeeper at the
Theater COmique in st. Louis, was shot and
killed Al an early hour on the
morning OF the 18th by VIM. Wiener, apri- !
vste Waterman at the same establishment. |
Mack was a quiet, inofensive young man,
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can properly do so / will answer the question
after have considered the matter and consulted
my attorney. / do not want 20 cause any I'M
necessary delay or 70 be captious. do rot
want % 90 through any scene, or 70 go before
the House. II lam compelled to give evidence
l wilsiye it.
In the Senate, on the 1st, Mr.. Robertson
presented series Of resolutions passed BY
meeting Of white and colored citizens at Barn
well court house, s. c. on jan, Is, denying
that there was any intimidation on the part OF
the whites towards the blacks at the recent cleo
ton, and Mr. Salisbury presented long petit
ton, signed by business men, clergymen and
others OF New Orleans, charging the Kellogg
Government VITA incompeteniy, ETC.. and deny
iEg thecharges of violence on the part OF the
whites. Both We're referred. Mr.. Bogy pre-
sented joint resolutions Of the Missouri Legis-
lature IN favor of the speedy construction OF
the Southern Transcontinental Rail
road. Referred. The Chair laid before the SEN
ate a communication from Associate Justice
Clifford, President Of the Electoral Commission
announcing that the members of the Commission
were now ready to proceed to the performance of
their duties. The chair appointed Senators Sar-
gent and Allison telers on the part OF the Senate
TO count the votes for President and Vice Presi-
dent Of the United states. Subsequently Senator
Sargent declined. and senator ingalls, was ap-
pointed. In making the appointments the Presi-
dent pro tenn. stated it was his intention 70 ap-
point one Republican and one Democrat,
but, on noticing the appointments by the
point two Republicans. The Senate
then proceeded in a body to the ball of the House
of Representatives to take part in the count of
the Electoral vote. At3:lOp. m. the Senate re-
turned. and took up the report OF the committee
appointed to investigate the eligibility to Office
| Of certain persons appointed to be Presidential
Electors in New Jersey, Missouri and Virginia.
| The report declares the inelgibility Of William
| son. of New Jersey, Frost, of Missouri and
Holiday, of Virginia Mr.. Herman announced
that he did not agree with the majority report of
| the committee. In the House, the Chair ap-
| pointed as tellers on the part Of
i the House in counting the Elect
oral votes Atessrs. Cook and Stone The Speak
| er laid b fore the House communication from
Justice Clifford, President of the Electoral Com
mission, stating that the members thereof had
| taken the prescribed oath, and that the Com
mission was ready to perform its duties. Mr..
Payne offered resolution directing the Clerk Of
| the House to inform the Senate that it was ready
to receive that body for the purpose of opening
| and counting the Electoral votes for President
\ aad Vice President. Adopted. The House then
took recess, ard soon after the members of the
| Senate came in, the members of the House rlsN
| ing, and took the seats provided for them in
| front of the Democratic side of the chamber.
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W.T. AND WISDOM.

II can not but PROPOSES the minds
of q iberty-loying people like ours,
glorying in the grandeur of its free
school system, to hear a member Of
Boart of Education calmly rise in his
seat, maiestically wave his hand to
gentleman who preceded him, and
blandly remark, "Mr. Chairman,
amt got no objections to this ere mo-
ton prevailin'. "-Erehqnge.
THE winter passes rapidly away after
New Years. The snow is on the grass,
Lorena, about Is inches deep, and yet
we can almost hear the rustic OF the
wings of the coming spring, and scent
the familiar odor of a dozen church
strawberries and a spoonful of skim
milk for So cents.
"Is my breakfast readyP" said an
impatient young man, who was trying
to get his morning meal at a beer sa-
loon. "Don't know" said the waiter;
"I1l whistle up and see" Heavensl
no, don't do that. ordered sausage,
and if you do you'll have the whole lot
down. IN. o. Republican.
A MAN in church fair who had
5O-cent bowl of oyster-stew, suddenly
rose in great excitement and began to
pull off his coat and vest. "Why do
YOU do that?" asked the pious frau
the lady who took the 80 cents. "Why,
great heayens?" he cried, "there is a
little oyster drowning away down in
there, and I'm going to dive for it. "
IT is noticeable that the cat who
mounts the ridge-pole of the wood
house and sits apart at the concert, and
| is wrapped in thoughtful distracted
silence until the programme is about
half through, opens out, when he does
come in, with a wall that curdles the
blood in frozen beet and rouses all
the other members of the troupe to a
very agony of frenzied emulation
| H1gCE-eUe
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History of a Picture.

Two of the most celebrated artists the
world has ever known dwelt in the same
city. One delighted in delneating beauty in
all its graces of tint, form and motion. His
portraits were instinct with the charm Of
physical vigor. The graceful, half-vOluptu-
Gus outline Of form and feature harmOniZed
with delicately blended tints. On his can
vas, the homeliest faces had an almost ire
sistible charm. The other found pleasure
only in depicting weird and gloomy subjects.
Above all, did he excel in painting the pOr-
traits of the dying. The agonizing DEATH
throe, the CHASTITY face and form, were all de-
picted with marvellous fidelity. There ex-
listed between these artists The most intense
| dislike. At length this dislike eliminated.
| The beaUtyloying artist had been engaged
I in painting the portrait Of a beautiful
/ woman. ConnoisseurS pronounced it the
most wonderful piece of art that had ever
/ been produced. His brother artist was jeal-
GUS of his fame and sought revenge By
! bribing the keeper of the studio he gained
| access to the picture each night. Al first he
was content TO only deaden the brilliancy Of
the complexion and eyes, efface the bloom
/ from cheek and lip and paint a shadow on
either cheek. Later, his strokes grew holder
and freer, and one morning the artist awoke
| to find the entire outline OF the portrait
changed. He could scarcely recognize in the
/ emaciated form and Laggard eOuntenance
/ the glowing conception he had embodied.
Inc pdliiu Idce anu tA pEcSsloultSS eyes lio
had attributed to a lack Of genuineness in
/ his materials; but when the outlines were
changed he suspected the cause and indig-
nantly dismissed the keeper. What the re-
vengefGl artist marred by a few rapid strokes
of his skillful brush was only restored by
| years of patient industry. Reader, need we
name the artists-Health, who paints the
flowers and "grassy carpet no less than the
human form divine-Disease, the dreaded
| artist who revels among the ruins both of
nature and humanity, and Carelessness, the
keeper to whom Health often intrusts his
portraits. And is it not the beauty of
woman, the most admired Of all the works
which adorn the studio Of Health, that Dis
ease oftenest seeks to MARI The slightest
stroke of his brush upon the delicate organi-
cation leaves an imprint that requires much
skill and patience 30 eilace. Restoration
must be prompt. C6relessness must be dis
missed. Let suffering women heed the
warning ere Disease las marTed their chief
Observation-Disclosures reparatiOn. DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription has been used
by thousands of these sufferers, and they are
unanimous in their praise Cf its excellence.
If you would be transformed from the pallid,
nervous invalid into a happy, vigorous
WOmau try IL
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Lamar nominated Messrs. Payne, Hunton. Alb
botf, Garfield and Hoar, and they were chosen.
In the Senate, on the 3ist, the President
pro tenpore presented a Communication signed
by Associate Justices Clifford. Strong, Miller
and Field of the Supreme Court, announcing
that they met yesterday in pursuance Of the
Electoral Count bib ana selected Associate JUS
tice Joseph p Bradley fifth Associate Justice
upon the Commission. \ concurrent res
oiution was adopted, providing that
to the south wing Of the Capitol during the
counting of the votes for President and Vice
President except upon tickets Issued by the
President pro TEN. of the Senate and Speaker OF
the House of Representatives, su h tickets to be
distributed TO each Senator and Representative
/ by the Sergeants- at-A Arms of the Senate and
/ House. as may be directed by the Committees
on Rules o; the Senate and House 49,.
| In the House concurrent action with the Sena c
/ was taken in regard TO arrangements for count
| ing the Electoral vote The maj rity report Of
/ the Judiciary Committee, relative to the admis-
/ SION of James B. Bedford as a Representative
! from Colorado was adopted, and he was sworn
| in The majority report OF the committee ap-
pointed TO Investigate the Florida election was
/ read amidst great confusion and efforts on the
! part of the Republicans to adjourn. The report
! declares that the Democratic Electors IN Florida
were legally chosen and cast their votes for Til
| den and Hendricks, and that such votes should
/ he so counted The Democrats made an ineffect-
ual effort to get vote on the resolutions, and at
| 10 30 p. m. adjourned.
In the Senate, on the I'd, bill was pass
ed providing for the punishment of persons
making or having in their possession dies,
molds etc. for manufacturing counterfeit coin
also bin declaring all claims against the United
| States shall be barred unless presented within
six years from the time they accrued.
The Houseleonsidered the Legislative Approprl
| alton bill in Committee of the Whole. The bill
| appropriates $l4, 255, 1850. long discussion
ensued on the provision to reduce the salaries Of
members Of Congress, which was finally adopt
ed in committee.
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What the bilious Renuirc.

Since tOrpidity of the liver is the chief
the bilious require is an Alternative stimUlant
which will arouse it to activity, an effect that
is followed by the disappearance of the va
rious symptoms indicative of its derange-
ment. HOstetter's Stomach Bitters invaria-
bly, achieve the primary result mentioned
besides removing the constipation, hatu-
lence, heartburn, yellowness of the skin and
whites of the eyes, pain in the right side and
under the right shoulder, nausea, vertigo
and sick headache, to which bilious invallds
are peculiarly subject. As remedy for
chronic indigestion, mental dependency and
nervousness the Bitters are equally ef1ca-
cious, and as a renoyant of lost vigor, q
means of arresting premature decay, and a
source of relief from the infrmities to when
the gentlcr sex is peculiarly subject they
may be thoroughly relied upon.
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THE MARKETS.

ST LOUIS, February 8, ISL.
BEEvEs-Choiee, IS .00d5s5 Cool 70 FrlIhe,
sf.35af.sli Cows and HeI1ers, SZ.OO03.e'H ;
Corn Fed Texans, S2-21a4 09.
HOGs-Paeking, s5:50G5-s0:
sHEEP-CommOn TO Fancy, s2.7505.2J-
FLOUR-ChOiee Country, S6.t016 10; Xxx
wME1T@Red. No. 2. sL45H91.4s; No.
coRS-No. 2 Mixed. xssoc.
OATs-No. 9, 84S 6s556c.
TIMOTHY sEED-Prme, sI.sO91 90.
ToBACco-Planters' Lugs, s5.5oaj-OO; Me-
dunn Shipping Leaf, S6.508T-5J-
H4Y-Choice Timothy, 80. 50Gl1 90.
BUrTER-Choice Dairy, E3G2jc-
EGGs-Fresh. 1s0Z0c.
PoRK-Standart Mess, SIS .006i5.5i.
LARD-Prime Steam. 1O7<0 0hc.
WoOL--Tus-washed, Choice, S7a5sci IN
washed COInbing. ga &C..
COTToS-Middhng, he.
SEW YORK.
BEEYEs-Native steers, SS-25a1l 80.
SHEEP-COmmOn to Choice, s4.5o0I-0J-
HOGS-Live, s64 G5-50
FLoUR-GoOd 70 Choice, : 8 o595..O-
WHEAT-NO. 2 Chicago I ZIG LID
CORN-Western Mixed, 5sdb0c.
OATs-western Mixed, 900 s57le'
PoRK-Mess, sl6 75a So.
C1TToS-Middling, 125fe.
CHICAGO.
RrEvEs-CommOn T. choice, s5-uge4-S'.
HoGs-CommOn 70 Choice, s9.55eo-ao'
S yHa99EEFF-ihoiee Winter. s7.75ss.5O; Choice
Spring Extra, s6.50SI .0O- .,,,<o,, s-,>.
WHEAr-Spring, no. - e4--S~ @i'-''s'
suripg, No. 8, Sl.l5K Glib
CORS-No. 2, Az 942e-
OATs-NO. 2. SAB &c.
RENO. 2, Gs1s G6sc-
PORK-Mess, sl5.s ais S.
LARD-Per cwt., { 10 55alO.6O-
KANSAS CITY.
BEEvEs-Native Steers, s5.0CG4-5o; Native
Cows SI.75a3.25.
HOGs-s4 .50G5.60.
MEMPHIS.
FLOUR-ChOiee, ss.2595.5O
COKS-Mixed, t5947e.
OArs-White, 55a54c.
COTroS-Mildiing, lie
NEW ORLEANS.
FLGUR-Choice Family, ss.te6s-5O-
GoKS-H hite. 5jd56c.
lDATs--St. Louis, a 64Tc.
HAY-Prime. Sl4.000 800.
POKR-Sew Mess, $I7.230I.5os
BAcoE-7Z dl0Hc.
COTToN-Aiddling, E2c.
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ELECTORAL COMMISSION.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The Tripartite
Commission assembled at noon in the supreme
Court room aud Organized. The special oath OF
Office was administered 10 Justice Clifford by
Mr.. Middleton. Clerk OF the Court, and Justice
Clifford, who BIZ the Electoral act is the
presiding officer of the Commission,
then administered the oath to the
other fourteen members Jas. II Mckenny was
then appointed temporary clerk TO the Commis-
sion, and il was ordered that the proceedings OF
the Commits ion, except those here stated, sha.l
be held confidential until otherwise ordered a
series of rules was adopted in regard 70 the near
ing of arguments, etc. essentially the same as
those which govern proceedings IN the supreme
Cnurt