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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05
GOLDSMITH MAID.
Her Final Retirement From the
Turf,

Her Final Retirement From the
Turf.
The famous trotting mare Goldsmith
Maid has arrived at Fashion Stud Farm,
Trenton, N. j., and is finally Withdrawn
from the turf. Her owner states her age
to be nearly twenty-one years and de-
clares her in perfect health and perfectly
sound. Goldsmith Maid is a blood bay,
lot hands high, foaled the spring Of
1857 by Alexander's Abhallah, dam by
Abdallah. SIZE was bred by John B.
Decker, Orange county, N. r. who kept
her upon his farm without grain or
handling until the winter of 1865. In
February of that year Mr.. Decker sold
her to his sou, John B Decker, jr., for
$3.50, who IN his way home with her to
another part Of the county sold her to
William Tompkins, Hampton, Orange
county, N. Y, for $3.50.
After her purchase Mr.. Tompkins
drove her in harness occasionally, and
she proved FESTIVE and nervous, so much
50 that on the 26th of March of the same
year Mr.. Tompkius sold her to Mr.. Alden
Goldsmilh for $3.50. Mr.. Goldsmith took
her in hand and commenced breaking
and training her for the trotting turf.
Her high.strung nature would not brook
the whip, but Mr.. Goldsmith subdued her
high temper and by kind
ness. In August, 1865, she made her
first appearance in public and won a
premium at the Orange County Horse
Association fair in three straight heats.
in 2:39. 2:37, 1886.
MI. Goldsmith trotted her in races in
1866 and 1867, and in November, 1868,
sold her to Messrs. B Jackson and Budd
Doble for 500, 900. She has since passed
into the hands of Henry N. Smith,
Fashion Stud Farm, Trenton, N. j., but
has remained under charge of her ac-
complished driver, Budd Deble. Up to
the FIRST of January, 1877, she had trotted
in 1872 races, o 80, lost 40, and won
some $232,8O 0 Many Of these trots lost
we're against time, in which she was
handsomely paid for tretting. She re,
tires queen of the trotting turf, has the
bost mile (2:l4) on record, made at
Mystic Park, Boston, Mass, September
2, 1874, and the fastest three consecutive
heats, 2:l6, 2;l54, ais, made at Buffalo,
N. Y, August 3, 1876.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05

The secretary Of the London
Club "cannot conceive
why all do not learn to swim"
Mothers, he observes, would send
for a doctor if their boys did not
walk at the usual time. Why should
not the maternal instinct lead them
to have their boys taught to swim :
A father, if he cannot swim him
self, can stand in the water and
hold his sons chin up. How
about the registrar generals aver
age Of deaths from drowning-oyei
1000 per annum? Bereayed pa.
rents ought to have some qualmI
Of conscience.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05

Who is Welsh. the man selected fol-
the English mission by Hayes, has beer
answered by the following sketch of the
gentleman:
Mr.. John Welsh is a native Of Phila-
delphis, where be was born in 1905, and
is therefore about seventy.two years Of
age. he is one Of the three sons of the
late John Welsh. an Englishman, who
came to Philadelphia in 1856, and be-
came one OF the leading merchants of
the Quaker City. The three IONS re-
ceived a careful and thorough business
training under their father, aud ia 1884
formed a new partnership under the title
of s. l. W. Welsh. The present house
conducted under the same nsme-is com.
posed of Samuel Welsh, John Welsh,
VIM. Welsh (who became well known to
the country as an Indian commissioned,
and John Welsh, jr., a son of VIM.
Welsh.
Mr.. Welsh, for many years, has been
a representative citizen outside of his
business capacity, but although often
urged to accept political office has
nearly always declined For a few
terms he was a member of councils
some years ago, and for many years has
been president Of the sinking fund com.
missioners of the city, a position to
which he has honorably been chosen
again and again under all political par
ties. These are the only political offices
he has ever held, except that since 1862
be has been one Of the park commits
sioners. Mr.. Welsh has, however, fire.
quently been asked to accept high posi-
ton under the national government, but
has always declined. During President
Grants first term his name was urged
for the secretaryship of the treasury,
but Mr.. Welsh refused to leave his count
ing house.
Mr.. Welsh was president of the com
mission hat in 1864 raised over a million
ef dollars in this city for the United
States sanitary commission. But he has
perhaps been best known for his cosnec-
lion with the Centennial Exhibition,
which is of so recent date that it is
familiar to the Herald readers.
Mr.. Welsh has travelled in Europe,
Asia and Africa. He has made a special
study Of political economy, is familiar
with finance in its large sense and is
thoroughly acquainted With the opera
ton of commercial and trade laws. He
is a writer OF c~learness and force on these
subjects. Politically, Mr.. Welsh was q
Wing when the party existed, but now is
Republican, although always q man of
broad and tolerant views,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05

The Philadelphia Times thinks that
everybody should know what a hopeless
task it is TO talk sense to a human being
in love, and advice ia like 90 much chat
thrown 10 the wind. 1t is doubtful It
anybody who is really and sincerely over
c)me by the tender passion would ever
ask anybody opinion about his situation
or seek suggestions ss to what he should
do. The man with an accepted love is
SO wonderfully full Of conceit that be
can never be made TO understand that
there ia anywhere in the world wisdom
exceeding his We have been told that
he scars on gilded wings over the heads
of common men, who are not afflicted
like him, and to whom the pavement, laid
under a profitable contract, is not good
enough to walk on. Such a man doesn'l
want advice about love, and if it were
offered him he would light his cigar with
it, and straightwsy plunge into some sof
f~oolishness, showing I'd that love canno.
be made to order in the columns eveu O
the brightest daily newspapers. Ant
what is true of a young man unde.
these circumstances, is nearly 81
Of a young woman, although WI
do think a woman, in such cases
displays more GOODNESS and judgment il
proportion TO warmth Of heart than /
possible with the other sex. While
man will make a fool of eyerybod.
within his reach, she will rarely make
fool Of any one but herself, and onl
then when she is naturally inclined tha
way, without any assistance Of love
You cannot harness love aud drive it u
your will. In spite of advice it rises u
where you least expect il, where it
least wanted, perhaps, and thousands
lonely young women all over the cour
try testify that it also declines to brea
and steal where it would receive ave,
welcome and be anrtured and fed wit
the tenderest consideration. Los
doesn't want advice. and won't take j
in spite of all attempts to eutorce i
The arrow does 0 always miss II
mark; matches are sometimes made
heaven, bat for al that people will go {
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05

Our neighbor, the Avalanche, has got
at loggerhesds with the Democratic press
Of Mississippi over the election to be
held in that State. The Mississippi press
is making it red.hot for the Avalanche,
which journal supports the Independent
candidates 10 hat State. The Vicksburg
Commercial gives the Avalanche a shot
from a Krupr gun in the following style;
We have a shrewd suspicion that the
Avalanche has been very earnestly fight,
ing for principles" for some time. and
aud that the principles 1t fights for,
like those once attributed to the late
Thomas Richie, are seven in number,
five loaves and two fishes" aud that
one Of the well.baked and toothsome
leaves" is a snug psstofice located
somewhere In the city Of Memphis. We
humbly accept the suggestion Of the
Avalanche that 1.-THE Commercial will
learn more as it grows older" aBd when
We are older we shall establish a stilI
more striking contras; to our aged aud
self righteous contemporary near the
mouth Of Wolf river. We trust we shall
not, however, attempt to emulate the
Avalanche, when we grow older and
wiser, By waxing impairment and super.
ciiious in the assumption of superior
wisdom; we shall not presume to dictate
TO the people Of Shelby county, Tennes.
see, the manner in which they shall
choose their local officials, nor shall we
inquire what kind Of a " label" orna
ments the forehead Of their candi
date for senator.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05

A WASHINGTON letter writer says the
naddest man | met in Washington was
a Republican ex congressman from Ohio,
aud the subject Of bis indignation was
the cordial reception to Toombs, of Geor.
gis, at the White House the other day.
Ny informant stated that while be and
other Republicans we're waiting in the
Presidents ante chamber q few days ago,
Toombs sent his card up from the door
bel)W. The President was not content
to ask him up, but went down to the
door and welcomed the arch rebel as il
he bad been & long lost brother, the two
remaining trgsther a long time, ana il
was impossible to see the President that
afternoon. These things don't look
we'll" said the indignant Republican,
but / guess We can't help i; these
Southern fellows have got Hayes. body
aud bfeeeaes. This is only one instance
Of many that might be given to show
the Presidents newborn Partially fol
the erring brothers Of the South. 1t is G
notorious fact here that an ,x.rebel gen
ersl can get an audience at the Whitt
House quicker than anybody else"
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The End Of stuffed Monsters.

London Atheneum.
What they do with the old rhi-
noceroses has often been a subject
of thought by those visitors to the
British Museum who know that the
staff Of the establishment invariably
obey the act of parliament which
renders it impossible to remove any
thing from Great Russell street.
Every one knows that a stuffed
rhinOceros will, in course Of time
become unpresentable, nor can the
toughest elephant hide always keep
the straw lining from appearing in
a very Objectionable way.
All who remember the old stair
case of Montague house have fell
that there is a limit to the exhibi.
ton of a giraffe which had been
received at a period SO remote that il
was described as a "camel-leopard.
The difficulty is got over in a way
creditable to the ingenuity of the
scientific staff of the museum and
honorable to their sense OF obedi-
ence. They stuff the old rhino.
ceroses into the new ones, they line
new elephants with the unpresen.
table remains Of their forerunners
in the bowels Of the last giraffe liz
the relics Of his predecessors. Thu
beats the selling of Pharoah fol
balsams.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05

the main a merely personal matter, and
the intelligent E~nglishman finds our
politics only q struggle between the
"ins'' and the "outs."
With q permanent civil service, the
officers Of which are selected solely on
account Of intelligence and honesty, and
whose tenure isnot liable to be disturbed
BY anything except their " ~unftness,
intriguing fer Office will no longer be
politics" and we may kope that the
voters viii turn their attention to real
politics.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05
sth Day Of December, 1877,

in front Of the courthouse door, in the city of
Memphis, at u o'clock M, proceed TO sell to
the highest bidder, for cash, the following
described property:
A part of q tract of land formerly owned by
James Q. Jones, lying in the Twelfth civil
district, in range I, sections l and 2, beginning
at the sou beast corner Of q 600 tract,
part of q 600O- acre tract, which said 600 acres
was conveyed by John P. Hickman and Edwin
Hickman to s. and B. Kimbrough, By deed
dated July %, 1899; thence west77 chains and
AZ links, q stake on the east line Of Patier.
sons l000-acre subdivision; thence north 20
chains and 81 links. q stake In the state Line
road, 378 links north of n sweet-Rum marked
K; thence south 63Ho east % chains and 81
links with the center of said road; thence
south IT. east 20 chains and 50 links, a stakes
thence south So east 81 chains, a stake :
thence east 4 chains and 80 links, a stake:
thence south S8 chains and 90 links to the be-
ginning containing by the original deed 4l51%
acres. The atove land has been subdiVided
by Sarah W. Jones into lots, which said plain
is of record 10 the Registers efice of Shelby
county. Tenn, 10 Plat Book /. page 50. | will
sell, by virtue Of said deedtO me executed, lots
2, S,.4, 8, Z, 5, 0, 10, II, Il, Is, IA and Is OF said.
subdivision.
Twill sell all the right, title and interest.
both legal and equitable, of Sarah W. and
Felix M. Jones in and to said property. All
equity Of redemption is waived in the decd by.
the grantors:. Tho title is believed to be GOOD,
but | will sell and convey as trustee only.
IS Il. NJ. HEARN, Trustee.
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NOn.R Resident Notice.

In the Chancery Court Of Shelby county. Ten
nessee- Maria d. Monsarratt vs.. Ellen y.
IT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
1 this cause that the defendant, Irene +.
non-residt Mt Of the State Of Tennessee
1t is therefore ordered that she make her
appearance herein. at the court house in the
city Of Memphis, Tenn on or before tho first
Monday In December, 1877, and plead,
answer or demur to complainant's origi
nal and amended bills, or tho same
will be- taken for confessed as to her and sot
for hearing ex parte, and that a ctpy of this
order be published once a week, for four sue
cessive weeks. in the Public Ledger.
This goth day Of October, 1877.
A COPY Attest;
py X. j. BLACK, ID. Q. aud NJ.
7. y. Edgington, solicitor Tor complainant,
b0-56-62-68
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lolofsl
NOu.R esident Notice,

In the Chancery Court Of SHELBY cmnf,
Tennessee John M. Lea. JOHN 0yerton q
al. VS.. City of Memphis ct al.
TT. APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT n
1 this cause thattb 10 defendant, I. Il Brown
Y a non resident Of tho State of Tennessee
1t is therefore ordered that he maNe his an
pearance herein, at tho court house IN the citl
Of Memphis, Tenn. on or before the first Mon
day in December, 1877, and plead, answer a
demur to the original and amended bill
filed herein By, said Lea and Overton'
or the same will be taken for confessed
as to him and set for hearing ex parte; ami
that q copy Of this order be published once :
week, for Tour successive weeks, In the Publ,
Ledger.
This 10th day Of October. 1877.
A copy-Attest;
EDMUND A. COLE, @. and NJ.
BY Il. J. BLACK. d @. and M,
Estes a Elicit, and W. W. doOdwin, soli,
itOrs for complainant. $685. GIGS
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indications.

WASHINGTON, November 5.-For the
upper lake region and upper Mississippi
valleys cloudy weather, with rain or
snow, followed by colder clearing wealth.
e., northerly winds aud rising barotAe-
ter.
For the lower Missouri valley colder,
clear or partly cloudy weather, northerly
winds and higher pressure.
The Mississippi and Missouri rivers
will remain stationary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05
No InterestIn Pomntn M Ame,inr

80 NJ .
Hartford Conn Courant.l
A celebrated Euglishmsn, who has
recently been travelling extensively in
sNls country, was asked what had most
impressed him Ia his intercourse with
the people. He replied: The lack Of
interest in politics"
He was answered that if he were here
during a Presidential election he would
not complain Of any want Of excitement.
the people take their interest In politics
periodically aud s~pasmodically
"Ab," said the Englishman, ~ did no,
mean the interest in elections, | mean,
interest in politics"
What an E%nglisbmau or a continental
man Understands as politics scarcely ex.
ists in the United States. Possibly the
conception of nine.tenths Of the voters
Ct politics is in andivorceable connection
with office. Nearly all the talk Of .
group of men who are called politicians
when they talk, ia of offices or candida,es.
great policies are rarely discussed Tim,
q happens that politics" has become n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05

Nh. GoRToY's death leaves the sen.
ate, when his successor takes bis seai,
Republicans, &c., Democrats, "a; Ind,.
pendent Davis, l. The admission Of
the Louisiana senators and one from
South Carolina will make the senate
stand, Republicans, 80; Democrats, 81,
Independent, l. There is also a proba.
bility, that Patterson, Of South Carolina
will be lost to the Republican party, on
account Of stealing. A Democrat would
be appointed in bis place.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05
The French Exposition.

Paris Correspondence.
The FreBch people spurn the idea of a
p~ostponement, and even the foreigners
who are here, for you have only to visit
the grounds on the Champs de Mars and
the Trocadero aud all such sad forebod.
lngs would be Immediately dispelled.
The work is progressing rapidly, is far
ahead of all calculations, aud, indeed
everything in hat quarter is one scene
of life and activity. Although Germany
will not contribute, and possibly Turkey,
on account Of her trouble, and although
80 much indifference is shown in the
United States, still all that ought not
to discourage the contamination of
this enterprise, when they have the
assurance rom other nations that their
contributions will be large and brilliant.
AS regards the management of the
Exhibition, there will be improvements
10 many respects over that one Of 1867
Everything ia to be conducted on truly
honest principles and free from all ex-
t%ortions. The admission once paid the
visitor will be free to all parts Of the
building and to all attractions, And out
side shows are to be forbidden, and the
restaurants are to have a fixed price for
edibles furnished There is a little trouble
in regard to the exhibition of paintings.
II is said that some of the most cele.
orated French artists are to be allowed
TO exhibit as many Of their productions
as they Wish, to the exclusion OF other
and younger artists.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05

trustees sale.

ON NOVEMBER 10. 1877, AT Il O'CLOCK
" M, l will, as Trustee, in front Of m,
office, No. 4SH Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, sell at public sale to the highest bid.
der, for cash. that lot Of land in shelby
county. Tennessee; known IS the west half o
ated at the southeast intersection Of Jackson
and Seventh streets, having a front on tn,
south side Of jackson street Of 56A feet, with
uniform width touthWardly to an alley, and q
front on tho east side of Seventh street O.
l77M feet The right Of redemption is aived.
and the title believed to be perfect, but l sell
Si-6S j. M, GREGORY, Trustee.
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xiver TeIegrams.

CAIRO, ILL, November 5. = Arrived
St. Genevieve, Memphis, 8 am, De-
parted-Maude, Vieksburg, 9 pm; St.
Genevieve, S.. Louie, 10. 1t rained last
night; now cloudy and cold.
CINCINNATI, November weather
cold and raiay; river falling.
PITTsBURG, November Driver 6 feet
and falling; weather cloudy and cool.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05
T~ELEGRAPHIC X
sToOKs AND BONDS,


LONDON, November g.. 2 p.m.-Consols
for. money, SO ll-l6; on account. Sc 1916;
United States new four.and.a.halfs, 1863;
United States fve-twenties of 1865, 1868;
United States 6ve-twenties Of 1867, 1898;
United States ten-forties, 1884; new fves,
1861; Erie, ID.
The amount of bullion withdrawn from
the Bank of England on balance to day
is e67, 900.
New YORK, November 5, ll:5O a NJ
United States skies of 1881, llOS@ll0k;
United States sixes of 1881, coupons,
llOs@ll05; new four-and-a-halfs, lO5A@
1861; coupons, lO58@lO54; fve-twenties
Of 1865, new issue, le5s@lO55; fve-twen.
ties of 1867, g fve,twenties oil
1868, coupons, : @lO92; teu.forties
lO7s@lo9i ten-forties, coupons, = a
1881 currency skies, - @l2lS; new
Gves, lO620l07.
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I'm Honor OF senator MOr,ou,

WASHINGTON, November 5.-As the
funeral of Senator Morton takes place
to-day all the government departments
and Offices of the district government
are closed. Flags are at half mast and
bells are being tolled in honor Of the
illustrious dead.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05

DY VIRTUE Of a deed in trust executed 20
ID me on the 18th day of July, 1874, on the
herein described land. and recorded In the
Registers Office Of Shelby county, in Book
No. 102, page 81, to secure certain indebted
ness therein mentioned, and the same being
now past due and unpaid, now, l, the Trus-
Tho
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
"A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors aud
indiscretions Of youth. nervous weakness.
early decay. loss Of manhood. etc., I win
send q receipt that will cure you. FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
bya missionary in South America. Send a
self-addressed envelope to the Rev. JosEPH
T. IENAx, Siation D. Bible House. Nsg York
Gfy. 36-xxvii-35 eod&w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05
Export Of wheat.

NEW York, November 5. Eighty.
nine vessels sailed from this port last
week with consignments of grain, seven.
ty-seven Of which carried 2.40l GIL bush.
els OF wheat.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05

in the future ages as in the past, marry
ing where they ought not and when they
ought, and whom they ought not. No
body can rescue a person in love,
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Thursday, November %, 1877,

the real estate mentioned in said decree, stu
ate. in the northwestern part Of Shelby county,
and described az follows:
Beginning. at a stake Ia links east of an
ash -" W." thence no. h rs poles to a stake;
thence north 75o east l7.9 poles to a stake;
thence north 5Lo west 1874 poles 81 links to q
stake; whence east 81 north IL poles 10 links
is a gum marked "P Nj" thence west 81
soutn SO peles 20H links to a stake; thence
north 520 west $50 poles to a stake on the
north boundary line thence with said line
wet 57' south lSoh poles to a str Ike; whence
So links is an ash marked "R W." thense
south l. - east. S315 poles to a stake; whence
west IA links is a white walnut marked ''P;''
thence east "a north 97H poles to a stake;
whence west 80 north is an ash LA"
thence south $50 east 1914 poles 10 a stake:
whence south 80 east IS links is a sycamore
''L;" thence east 10 o. west 79A poles to the
beginning containing 100. p ,res, and being
the rame tract Of land conveyed by +. M,
Cash to j, U. 1hweatt on ist day of january.
1866, by deed Of that date registered in the
Registers off % Of Shelby county, Record
Book No. 7, part l. pages 1853 and l54.
Terms Of sale-cash. Equity Of redemption
barred.
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
kortrecht Il Craft, Solic tors. 42-7l