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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-16
PUBLIC LEDGER.


L0DeHs. wv
S)urH MEMPHIS. No. u8-meets "a tridey
In aeh month. in Odd Fellows Hall. I'm
Nelson. " M; B K Pullen, Sec'y...
AseFRoxA, No. l6S-meets lst Monday 10
each month, In ODD Fellows Hall. CIV
Mostly, w n; Ca Lecke. See'y;v-
LEILA SCOTT, No. 2g-meets ~ Me3hesaasy
. each month, in d Eello"s nAn' a .
yrSor No. l9-meets Sd Friday in each
uonth. In Odd Fellows Hall: Jno W IRA
ham, w M; ALT H White Secy:, p
E~1twfNNrNe. No. Al-meets 4th. FRIDAY IN
~ manth In odd Fellows Hall. James 5
CARPENTER, w NJ; Zsck I Whites Sec'y'
ROYAL ARCH.
prur oHAPrHE, No. 2-meets I'd Monday OF
80 nonth-at Masonic Hall, in 0eyeso
Rioek' Robt. Galloway, N. e. II. r; .. q.
AgsS sspsis CaIPTER, No. 95-meets at Ma
,oric Hall. in Gayeso Block: Sd Monday OF
ench month. B. X. Pullen, ID. X. d. r;
Il. W. shelton. Secretary.
RunEKA COUNCIL, No. 6-meets Sd Thurs
asy Of each month-at Masonic Hall, IN Gay
oso Block. A. ]. Wheeler, III. ILL.,; v H.
Myers N'0' TuxPLARs.
rvnurn CoNNANDERY, No. A-meets 9Th Mon
a.v Of each month at Masonic Hail., Gayoso
lock. I'd WorGhsm. 3. CT i. J. barehus.
Rec. =. * Mo-
"a Tuesday Of each month at Masonic hal
Gayeso Block. B. r. Haller, x. c.; 3. w.
ESIasrs OF RID Caoss OF CONSTANTINE
meets inst and third Saturdays Of each month
AT Masonic Hall. u. y. Hatch. M. r. s.; l.
I. Barohus, K.
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Chicago Inter-0cean.
An amazon on skates can cut o
prettier figure than an s. A group
of lasses were skating on the river
near 0mro, Wis, on December 18th,
when a noisy, graceless scamp APP
peared upon the ice and began to
annoy them in many ways. So per-
sistent were his prosecutions that
the girls were resolving to take off
their skates and 90 home, when the
avenger glided from the opposite
bank. 1t was only a girl-a coy,
rosy, slender girl. She went up to
the young scapegrace, and selling
him by the collar, dumped him
upon the ice. She handled him as
she would a feather duster. She
took off her dainty glove, and cuffed
his ears till he roared for help. She
dragged him along the ice, and
rolled him into a snowbank. She
also said something's She remark
ed that if he ever troubled them
again there would be a cOroner'sin-
quest.
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assisted by Champ Chamberlin.
Mr.. Brannon, who has no compeer
as a steward, superintends the cut
sine, while Mr., Clark, one of the
iollieSt boys out, deals out the ar
dent.
The Osceola, Capt. o. K. Joplin,
came in this mornidg from the up
per coast with 104 bales Of cotton,
936 sacks of corn and a lot of seed
and sundries. She met the 0sceola
Belle at the head of Fogleman's
chute, reshipped on her and turned
back. The 0sceola Belle has gone
on up to the gorge and lay up there
until the breakup, when she will
proceed to New Madrid. The
0sceOla lays up here, and
will be turned over to her
owners. Captain Joplin informs us
that only three miles, or the foot
of the Fort Pillow bend gorge let
loose on Sunday, and that the re-
mainder of the gorge, extending
six miles, remains solid and firm
with ice down to the bottom, and
piled up in some places from ten to
twenty feet high. The Morgan,
Susie Silver and Atlantic are still
in safe harbors, and will come
through as soon as the gorges break
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Attachment Notice.

Before j. S. Galloway, Justice Of tho Peaes,
for Shelby county, Tennessee Motley 4 Co.
VS.. b L, Logan.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTHAv
Code Of Tennessee e. and returned by he
proper oficee levied by punishment upon
the property Of the defendant, and affidavit
having been nado that the defendant is Justly
indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of S58. 10,
by account. and that the defendant is a nom
resident of the State Of Tennessee; 1t is there
fore ordered that the said defendant make,
his personal appearance before j. S. Gallo
way. ESQ, OF some other Justice of the,
Peace. on the 10th day of February. 1877, hi.
IL O'Clock m, at my Office, No. 2T9% Main
street, in the city Of Memphis, Ten
nessee, and defend said attachment snitt
within the time prescribed bg law, OF. he
same will be proceeded with OK parte ;and that
q copy Of this order be published once 5 week
This Sth day Of January. 1877.
l09-ll5-12l-l27 j. GALLOWAY. J. p
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rlEANgIAL AND uOnrE8OnL
Monty
PvsLIo LEDGgR OFFICE
MEMPHIS. TENN. January 10. lolt.l

PEBLIC lEDGgR OFFIcE.-
MEMPHIS. TENN. January 10. l0t.l
The banks are again quiet snd dull to-
day Money is reported easy and plenli'
full al s to 10 per cent. per aunum, but
most Of those who are forced to borrow
are unable to see where the easy point
comesi in, though'tbere is no ~disputing the
fact tina. there is an abundance Of cur-
rency in the vaults, Exchange is quoted:
New York commercial bills, &c discount
buying and selling at par; Eastern sight
&c discount and selling at par; New Or
leans, buying at &c discount and selling
at lc premium. Money on the streets is
plentiful at ? to 81 per cent per month.
New York gold rates are 1868; here bro.
kera are paying los to 1854. Local and
foreign securities are quiet with but lit
tie doing in any.
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.MIaHrs OF

THSKHssHR LoDag No. Meets Ms
every Monday pisht at Harmony
Han, /. o. -. r., corner Beal and fernando
streets. G. Layton, O.Q..;Jno Wilson. V.y.i
W. Klostemeyer, P.;G.W.L rroek, NJ. Of E.;
NJ P~reyenEaie II. Of r.; W. VI. Moyston. <.
Of Z. and s.; Joe Locke, P. c.
MEMPHIS LoDeE No. 6.-Meets for drill on
hrst Thursday Of each month. Regular meet
nT second, third and fourth Thursday, John
Wood, @; 2 Bath GA Mergell. Pi
Martin Cohen, X Is; J Iutz, jr; n +; & W
Vigus. M Il {; Jos S Leon, Y.
CauR DE- Lion Lopez No. lS-Meets I'd and
9Th Wednesdays 9 cry month, at 2e9 Second
rtrSet, Vincent dlocK, opposite Court Square.
II. ii. Briggs, y. c.; NJ. Cooper, IT.. v. c.; 7.
Z, wilson, r G. A. Burr, N. Of H.: Ut.
TomlinsOn, NJ. Of r.; d. W. Schafer, h.
Of X. g.; ]. j. Ross. P. u.
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SaturdaY, JannarY "a. Is77.
Nom Resident Notice.

Grubbs & austin VS.. W. j. Eale & Co.-Reeors
Geo. ID. Crockett, up. for Shelby county.
Tennessee.
TN THIS 0AUSEAN ATTACHMENT HAy.
ing been sued out under section 1855 of the
Code of Tennessee, and returned leyiea mon
the property of the defendants, and afidSyit
having been. made that the defendant are
indebted to the plaintiffs in the sum Of sS70'5 "A,
due by note and account, that the claim Is
State of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered
that the said defendants make thier personal
appearance before Cleo. .. Crockett, j. p, on
the lst day of February 1877, at his Office,
20. ~ Main street, in the city of Memphis.
suit, within the. time prescribed By law.
or the same will be proceeded with ex parte:
and that a cory of this order be PUBLISHED once
g week for four consecutive weeks in the
Memphis Public Ledger.
This 9th day Of December, 1875.
lUl-lUT-ll3-llA GEO. d. CROCKETT. j. p
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Arkansas River. Maumelle ...............5 pm
Friar's foint, Belle Of TeIas......-....5 pm
Arkansas ity, Phil Allin...-............5 pm
White river, Hard I ash, .........-......... pm
New Orleans. Fannie TAtum ........... 5 pm
Nicksburg, City Of Chester.@.-...~~e....6 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Phil Allin, Arkansas City.
Belle Of Texas, Friar's Point.
Hard Cash, White river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Coahoma, Friar's Point.
U. P. Schenck, Cincinnati.
IN PORT.
James Howard, Belle OF Texas, Hard
Cash, Maunelle, Phil Allin, James D..
Parker.
ICE BOUND.
C. B. Church, Mary Houston, Ashland,
Thomas Sherlock and Geo. W. Cheek.
Condition OF the Rivers.
The river here is still rising, and
now stands 6 feet above low water
mark, with little ice running. At
Cairo the rise yesterday was 10
inches, with s feet S inches on the
gauge. At PittSburg the decline in
the Ohio was "A inches, with IL feet
10 inches in the channel; at Gin
cinnati, 5 inches, with 81 feet 5
inches on the gauge; at Evansville
the rise was 5 feet I inches. Cum
bsrland river rose 5 feet 8 inches at
Nashville. Tennessee river is also
rising rapidly. Arkansas river is
rising at Little Rock, with 2 feet on
the gauge and 3 feet in the channel
from Pine Bluff to the mouth.
White river is rising slowly, with a
fair stage of water from Jackson
port to the mouth, The packets
report from u to 8 feet water on
the bars below here.
miscellaneous.
Cold and cloudy.
Fair business doing on the land
ing.
Cotton shipments to New Orleans
are little better.
Rates to all points remain I'M
changed.
The Coahoma cleared for Friar's
Point last evening with a good trip
of freight and people.
Captain Stack Lee is confined to
his room by a spell of sickness. We
hope he will soon recover.
Captain Good, of the Mississippi
Valley Transportation Company, is
in the city looking after the in
terestS of the line he represents,
Heavy snoW.storms prevailed yes
terday along tho upper Mississippi
valley.
The Grand Republic leaves New
Orleans tomorrow for Memphis.
The towboat Greyhound takes a
tow of coal for Messrs. Brown &
Jones from the mouth of st. Fran
els river to the mouth of White
river.
The @Schenck, Captain Lawrence
Carter, left this morning for the
Ohio river.
The towboat Ark goes to Devils
Elbow cutoff to look after two
barges Of coal which she stranded
Al that point about three months
since.
There were no arrivals or depart
ures at New Orleans yesterday.
The j. w. Garrett aud barges
arrived at Cairo yesterday.
The gorge in Tennessee river
broke yesterday afternoon.
Heavy ice is running in the river
at Cairo.
The st. Genevieve arrived at
Vicksbnrg yesterday.
Humphreys wharfboat at Evans
vile was cut down and sunk by the
ice. .
The upper Mississippi from Cairo
remains closed with ice, with no i'm.
mediate prospect Of itbreaking up.
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KNIGHTS OF n

FOUNTAIN LODGE. No. 296-neets every
Tuesday evening in Hatema Hall, No. 2S
Second street, at TX o'clock. JOHN Johnso@,
Dictator; John Legler, Reporter.
UNITY LoDoE No. 2HAmeets every Wednss-
day night at Hall. No. 295 Second street. up
stairs. s.. s. Garrett. Dictator; A. B. Bill.
Reporter.
CHELSEA LODGE, No 2S0-meets ID and 4th
Thursday in each month. at Brick Church
GERNAVIA LODGE. No. 969-meets I'd and 9Th
Tuesdays in each month at 29S Second ireet,
upstairs. jacob Braun, Dictator; John X.
Kleiner. Reporter.
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Attachment N0IIce-

Before Us. Galloway, Justice OF the Peace
for shelby county, Tenn.-A. Hitzfeld VS..
John G. Braine. "'
IN THIS CAUeE AN ATTACHMENTHAV-
ing been sued out under section 34s5 of the,
Code Of Tennessee, and returned by The nroner.
efticer, levied upon the properly Of the defend.
ant, and affidavit having been made that the,
defendant is Justly indebted to the p~laintif in
the sum Of 500. due by a%ccOAnt, and that the.
defendant is a nonresident Of the State Of
Tennessee; it is therefore ordered thai defend
ant make his personal appearance before
me or some other Justice of the Peace on the
30 day Of February, 1877, at u O'Clock m.
At my once, No. 279% Main street, in
attachment suit within the time prescribed by
law, or the same will be proceeded with ex
Earte; and that q copy Of this order be pub
!ished once q week for four consecutive weeks
in the Public ledger.
This 9th day Of December, 1876.
lO3r l9-ll3-lU j.. 3. GALLOWAY. j, p.
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Trustees Sale.

ON TUESDAY, THE 18th DAY OF FEB-
Of the fernando Insurance Building, No. "
Madison street, Memphis, Tenn, 1 will sell
for cash to the highest bidder the following
lot Of land and premises Situated on the
north side Of Linden street. Memphis, Tenn,
and known as lot No. Is. in hlocK q, fronting
fifty feet on Linden street and running baek
between parallel lines one hundred and fifty
feet to an alley.
1his sale is made BY virtue of a trust deed
made to me by. w. 7. Donaldson, and re-
corded in Book No. lOl. pase 160, Registers
office of Shelby county, Tenn, to which refer
ence is made. Equity oil redemDtion waived.
ID. DANBURY, TYustee.
L. b. MCFARLANn. ATTORNEY. U4.I42
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Saturday, January 20, 1872.

at the northwest corner of Madison and NJ
streets, in the city Of Memphis. procotd n
sell ~ ,public cutlery. to the hiRhes. b;ddar
tne following described real estsfe. toswii.
Range three, north s., east west haii Of ssct,on.
twenty containing three hundred and tbirt,-
E n Snd elsnty.one AuparedshH acres, situsts
state Of ArkaAsas. Also the follow;ng obat-
telsi Three brown horse mules. III isIS and
i21 hghi three brown marc mules.
y ana Il hands high two sorrel hcrse mule
soout 10 hands high; one OK wagon; one mule
,w.hhfoni ono yoke Of oxen. one black and
forty heads Of stock cattle. 0'''u'
w eq9lsy q redemption waived in said
fust deed, n title believed 10 be IONA mt
1 VIII sell ouly as Trustee. w 'us
lVolzz cliAS. S. COOK, Trustee.
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In. 2l5S.)
ChanCery Sale of Real Estate

Chancery Court of Shelby County-J. A.
Anderson, admir- of W. W. McLomore. de.
ceased, va. John G McLemOre ct al.
RY VIRTUE OF AN INTRRLOOUTORY
Ddecree forsale, entered in tho above causes
on the 18th day of December, 1876, I viii sell.
at public auction. to the highest bidder. IN
front OF the Clerk and Masters office, Court
house Building, Main street, Memphis,
Tenn, on
Saturday, January %, 1877,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn.
to-wit: A lot below old Fort Pickering, hay.
ing a front Of $50 feet on the Mistissippiriyer
with a depth Of about 200 feet.
Also blocks X. /, j and n on the plan of
Fort Pickering. near to and south of the city.
Also lots q, q. % and "a of block So, ana
lots II. Is and le OF bleck 50, and let's %, "a.
% and 26 Of block 55-all in Fort Pickering.
Terms of Sale 0ne-third cash balance in
one and two years, with interest from date,
Notes with approved security; lien retained
etc. ~
This January 4, 1877.
EDMUND A. COLE. G. ap 4 M.
By R. j: BLACK, D. G. and NJ.
Vance u Anderson, Jarnagin & Fravso,
Carroll * Kari. and W. Messiok, AttorneyS
108- l14-l20-l26-l27 ''e'
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OEUTsCHER BRUDER.BUND.

DEUTscHER BRUDER-BUED = neetg Isl Sunday
ball, Z. Q. Schaper. Pres't: e. A. Junker-
mann. Vice yres't; W. Glaentzer, sec'y; II.
W. Schultze. I%reas'r; Aug Zweiiel and John
Handwerker, Sick Committee fer Northern
Division; John Wendell and john Margle.
Sick Committee for Southern Division.
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ing at 3 O'clock at Temperance l-fH
Hall, No. 29s Second street.
y. O. Milton, W. c. T.; j II. Thompson, W.
v. T.; @. a. S. Richardson, W. r.; @. =.
Shepherd, ". A. R.; Earle Can't, WE. III;
Bun r. Price. W Tr.;R w. shelton, WI {
o. Olsen, W. D. U.;T.F ]. Callahan. W. (;
B. Dunn, W D. c. McDougal, p W. c r..
CHELSEA TEMPLE OF II. n 4. No. 2-meeus
every TUESDAY evening at 5 o'clook, at their
I'll, Brick Church. Chelsea. W. NJ, Carr.
W, Q. T.; X. T. White, Wv T.; Chaa. II.
Lanham, W. R.: G. r. Dawson. W. A. r.;
j.. G. Williams, W. 2. R; ~. Chandler,
W. r.; u. Wheadley, W. u r. j. Rawlings,
W. D. u; q. X. Egnew, W. g.; L. IsaRes,
W. s.; Il. Z. Colby. P. W. c. 7.
MONTGOMERY CoUNorL No /. T.. A.. n S
T.-meets FIRST and third Saturday in each
month, in Temperance Hall. at " o'clock
pm. Horace II. Briggs. @. Of c.; Q. A. s.
Richardson, r.
THALEs Temple OF II. Ann T. No. 4-meets
every THURSDAY evening at7h o'clock at tall,
No. 29s Second st. U. A. Johnson, W. {. II;
W.. II. Atkinson, W. v. T.; ] L. Bourne.
W. R.; John D. Cox, ir...W A. R.; +. ".
Halle, w. +. "; Chas. II. McDougal, W. T.;
f, 4. Davis. W. u; d. G.. Reahard, W. d.
o.; Chas Stewart, W. O.; VIM. Homan. W.
s.. Jonathan Wood, P. W. C. T.
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LUERPooL. January Is 1870 p.n.- Cot
ton is easier. UnlAnds. 6 1851; Orleans,
73-l6d. sales. 1000 bales. OF uhich 2O00 were
for export and speculation; receipts. 1900
bales. Of which % 600 W~ereAmeriean. Arrivals
epened weaker.
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Trustees Sale.

~, VIRTUE OF 9HE POWER AND An.
~ thority in me ySstec BY a certain deed Of
tTnst executed ~ w. d; Kilbey and Mary l..
llSSl6, which deed Is recorded in Book B. psSs
55a. In the Clerk office of Lee county. AZ.
kansas, to secure. the indebtedness t1eroin
mentioned, and the same not having bean
pald; ana being requested by the benehciarieS
mentioned IN said deed Of trust, / will, on
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tie doing in any.
C0TTOK.

The market this morning is quiet, with
more disposition to meet the views of
buyers. Official quotations remain an
changed. .
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NEW YoRK. January IS. 1920 p.m.-Cotten
is dull and lower "a sell, with futures quiet
and easy. Sales tor future delivery, II, 100
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OF N

NAToxA TEMPLE OF II. AND 7.
40, 1-meets every Friday even
ING AT 3 O'clock at TemLerance
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STEAM


SPGC1AAs
TN CONSEQUENCE OF DETEN-. wu
i ton by bad weather, the steam
er PHIL ALLIN will leave this
(TUESDAY). tho 10th, at 5 pm. Shippers
will please notice, and let her of on time BY
sending down their freight early.
Ut. WASHINGTON. Ag't, 800 Front ST.
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NEF YoRK. january Is, lO:52 am -Sp0ts
are barely steady. with futures quiet and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-05-11
The Extra Session.
wAsnrNaToN, May 5

WARRINGTON, May D.
The President and members of the
Cabinet devoted almost the entire day in
considering the objections to calling
Congress in extra session on the 18th of
October. The various objections were
considered in detail, but il was finally de-
cided to adhere to the date fixed at the
Cabinet meeting yesterday. According
ly the Executive proclamation was pre-.
pared and has just been issued from the
Department of State. 1t is as follows:
By the President Of the United States Of America:
.... A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, the final adjournment of the
Forty-fourth Congress without making the
usual appropriations for the support OF the
army for the fiscal year ending june 30, 1873,
presents an extraordinary occasion, requir-
ing the Presidentto exercise the power vested
in him by the Constitution TO convene the
houses of Congress in anticipation of the day
fixed by law for their next meeting:
Now, therefore, 1, Rutherford b. Hayes,
President of the United States, do, by virtue
of power to this end in me vested by the Con-
stitution, convene both houses of Congress
to assemble at their respective chambers at
twelve O'Clock noon on Monday, the 18th day
of October next, then and there to consider
and determine such measures as in their wis
dom, their duty, and the welfare of the peo-
pie may seem to demand.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United States
to be affixed Done at the city of Washing
ton this 5th day of MAY, in the year OF our
Lord 1877, and the independence of the
United States of America the l0lst.
[Signedl r b. HAYES.
BY the President:
WILLIAM NJ. EvAErs, Secretary OF State.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-05-11
How Far Will a Greenbaok COP

Mr.. Brown kept boarders. Around
his table sat MIR. Brown, Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Andrews, the village milliner; Mr..
Black, the baker; Mr.. Jordan, carpen-
ter, and Mr.. Hadley, a flour, feed and
lumber merchant.
Mr.. Brown took out of his pocket book
a ten-dollar note, and handed it to Mrs,
Brown, saying:
"Here, my dear, are ten dollars to-
ward the twenty promised you"
Mrs. Brown handed it to Mrs. An
drews, the milliner, saying;
THAT pays for my new bonnet"
Mrs. Andrews said TO Mr. Jordan, as
she handed him the note:
THAT will pay you for your work on
my counter"
Mr.. Jordan handed it to Mr.. Hadley,
the flour, feed and lumber merchant, re-
questing his lumber bill.
Mr.. Hadley gave the Rote back to
Mr., Brown, saying:
"That pays ten dollars on board"
Mr.. Brown passed it to his wife, with
the remark that that paid her twenty
dollars he had promised. She in turn
paid it to Mr.. Black, to settle her bread
and pastry account, who handed it TO
Mr.. Hadley, wishing credit for the
amount on his -four bill, he again return
ing it to Mr.. Brown with the remark that
il settled for tina. months board. Where
upon Brown put it back into his pocket
book, exclaiming that he "never
thought ten-dollar bill would go so
far.n
Thus a ten-dollar greenback was made
to pay ninety dollars Indebtedness inside
of five minutes. Who says greenbacks
are wOrthlessg' g'-L Laramie SeRtiRsL.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-05-11
" Parson" BrownIow,

William Gannaway Brownlow, who
died at Knoxville, Tenn, on the goth
ult was born in Wythe County, Va,
Aug. 30, 1905. His parents were poor
and his childhood rugged and full of
vicissitudes. At the age when most
country boys are about to enter the dis
trict school young Brownlow was left an
orphan, and, thrown upon his own re-
sources, learned the trade of carpen-
ter Removing to Tennessee he entered
the Methodist ministry and politics at
the same time. For ten years he was an
itinerant preacher and stump orator. AS
early as 1923 he won national reputa-
tiOn by advocating the reelection of
John Quincy Adams and the fearless
ness and zeal with which he de-
nounced nullincation. 1t was at this
time (92S) that he became known as
"the fighting parson," and a part of
South Carolina, and the home of John &.
Calhoun, being in his circuit, he preached
his fiercest crusade against the nullitiers
and let fly his sharpest arrows at their
great leader among his own neighbors.
He was a rough man himself, and
preached among rough men, and never
travelled without pistol, AS well as Bible,
in his holster. In 1887 he became editor
of the Jouesboro Why, a paper which
his vigor of expression and extreme
ideas soon made well known all over the
country. The parson was happiest when
engaged in an editorial discussiOn-and
woe betide the unfortunate contemporary
who incurred his displeasure. He was n
master of the style of inveetive which
obtained favor in the political journals
of that day.
In 1856 he published work entitled;
"The Iron Wheel Examined and Its
Spokes Extracted" an attack upon AT
tacks on Methodism, and in 1858 he
created an immense sensation by pub
lie debate in National Hall, Philadelphia,
with the Rev. Mr. Pryne, of New York,
on the question: "Ought American
Slavery to be PerpetuatedS" The parson
took the affirmative side of the question
and argued that slavery was a divine in
stitution and that the negro coHld only
survive in condition of bondage.
When the movement for secession began
Brownlow threw himself into the breach
as a Union man, and, being popular and
feared in East Tennessee, where he was
leader, he rallied around him strong
force, which saved the mountainous re-
gions of the State to the Government.
In 1851 he was arrested by the Confeder-
ates on a charge of treason and detained
in semi-captivity for more than year.
He was then sent North, and made a
tour of the large cities, delivering
speeches in favor of the Union and de-
nouncing his former political friends and
neighbors.
In 1864 he returned to Tennessee, and
in 1865 was elected Governor. In 1860
he was elected United States Senator, but
age and physical in6rmities had enfee-
bled his strong powers, and for years he
had to be carried to his seat, his limbs
paralyzed and his tongue dumb, and
scarcely anything except his vote can be
found to indicate that the lighting par
son" was a member of that body. In
1875 he was succeeded by Andrew john
son.
Returning to Tennessee he devoted his
attention to the Knoxville Rhig, which
he had revived.