davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27
0n sAtnrdar, Marrh "a. ls77.


in legal hours, in front Of the Courthouse,
Memphis, Tennessee, proceed 20 sell. 10 the
highest bidder, Cor cash, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
Lying in Shelby county. Tennessee, ii being
an undivided one-fOurth interest in ga acres
lying in the town Of Cuba. and bounded thus:
Beginning at A.. Wares west line; thence
south To- west 10 LINKS Is a white-oak marked
w Y, blaeS.gum and poplar pointers; thence
south 7 chains 3 links to a stake; whence west
30o north Is links to a small blaok-gum aud
large poklar pointerst thence west II chains
~ links to a stake in tho Main street Of Cuba;
whence south e1s west 81 links TO a hickory:
thenoa north lOo east with the Main street Of
Cuba Z chains and 3links 70 o stake 6 links
north of blaek-gum marked W G; thelce Osat
II chains so link TO the beginning. this bang
the interest conveyed TO said Williams by h.
4. Harrell by deed recorded ip the Registers
office of said county, in Book 81, page 2l5.
Also on the following tract of land lying in
section 2. ranges 3 and Z, Of the Eleventh sur
vey0r's and Sixth civil district: Beginning
at the northeast corner Of a 70-aere tract;
thence west 1912 chains TO a stake CD John
MeGailum' east line north SIS west q links
from a blackjack marked "a w; thence south
with Mc0alluH' linz. 10 GS chains to a stake
north 65A. west 351a links from n whito-oak
marked w and q thence east 1874 chsins to
a stake ~ links east from = 0lack,gUm and
dogwood pointers married W; thenee north
l0.6S chsins TO- the beginnla, being 20 acres OF
the north end Of tho GeRan 10 acre tract
bought Of j. j. Wood, all OF which will be
seen by reference to the iced TO said Williams,
of record in Book %, pages Az and 473.
Levied on as the property Of defendant, Y.
w. Williams, to satisfy sand judgment, inter-
est and costs.
Memphis, 5th day CT February. 1877.
y, T.. ANDERSON,
Sheriff of Shelby county, Tenn,
BY IHOs. r.. Taylor, D. S.
wilson d Beard, AttoraBya for plaintiff,
l48 l4-b.1l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27
From Marinn

Cry or MFxIco, February 10 An
unsuccessful attempt was made, q few
nights ago, 10 sSiassinaic the Arch5isbop
OF Mexico. The assassin was arrested,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27
A CARD.

To oil who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions Of youth. nervous weakness,
early decay, loss of manhood. etc., I will send
a recipe that will euro you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary in South America. Send a
self addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH
T. INMAv, Station D. Bible House. New York
City. 129-xxiv. l2Sd&w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27
NQIIcE.

IRISH AMERICAN BUILDING AND
Liam A sOciltion. The regular monthly
meet g for loans has been postponed TN
TUESDAY, 9th inst, at 1880 pm. Subscribe
ers to first cries ct stock are requested o ray
their dAest TO me Secretary at the office Of the
As o0iation, 81 Madison street,
JOHN GUM, President.
W. j. MuDIRMorT, Secretarv. iR2.1h
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27

-Four more days of Grant, or
only three and a half if he leaves
the White House Saturday in time
for an early dinner with Secretary
Fish.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27
M Il nj HIS
Tuesday Evening, Feb. 81, 1877.

The subscription price Of the PUB
LIC LEDGER is IS per annum for
The Daily, and 81 per amman for the
Weeky-PostGg free
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27
lNOs Affi,l
NONRESIDENT Notice.

In tho Chancery Court OF Sb nlbv connsv
Tennessee--G Geo. W. Winch. ester ct S' vs.
Luella rolton, administIGu ix of M. Bolton
deceased, ct al.
~ APPEARING IRON AFFIDAVIT IN
/ this cause that The defendant. Josenb :
SMITH executor of Thomas X. Smith, de-
ceased, 4 o Qlrzen Of Maine and a non-resi-
tent OF the state Of Tennessee; It is therefore
ordered taat he make his appearance
asreln, at the courthouse in the city of
memphis, Tenn, on or before the first Mon
Jay IN April, 1871. and plead, answer or
demur to compliments bill, or tho same
wll. DO takon for confessed as to him and
set Tor hearing ex parte; and that a copy of
this order be published once q week for fonr
suggestive weeks in the Public Ledger,
This 18th day Of February, 1871.
A ~copy-attest:
.EDMUND a. COLE, G. pndN
By r j. BLACK. d. @. and NJ, w.
z. W. winchester. and Adams 4 Dixon
ools. lOI oomP-alaants. 147-153-4-lO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27

Mr.. Houston, of Cannon
county, has introduced a bill in the
house to refund the dog tax.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27
SheTif's Sale Of RoaI Estate,

PHBLlC N0TIqR IS HEREBY GIVEN.
- snaSp ny ViiVe OF shree yenditioni exponases
70 me directed Dom the Honorable Suprsme
Sonrt et tennessee, in the cases of McCleilanI
y hakln' a. X. Barrett. O.. j. Singleton ct AT
ySt m; Boult, judgments rendered on tho
aosn and lith days of November, 1876, for the
eight dollars and thirteen cents. with intsrsst
etc. will, o n 'NNsonSs
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27

1857 Prizes amounting tO........y....~...s62, $50
Write for Circulars or send ordera to
NJ. A DAUPHlN,
y. o. Pox 6)2, New Orleans, La.
FIFTH GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING,
Tuesday, May lst. Capital Prize. 10000.
Tickets, 50 each. 1+2S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27
NedaesdaY. Mach 14. 1s77.

n legal hours, in front Of TIE Court. hsusc
memphis, lenn., proceed to sell, to the bieh-
est elddef, for cash, the following described
property, tO-wit:
In Civil district No, l, Sho,by county. Ton.
nessee, eo1taioing 80 acres, more or less. ana
bounded as %follOSs: BEGINNING al aa elm
ana hlack-ggm, with elm, white.oak and
olack-ggm pointers thence south 20 onains 10
4 staten the dividing line between he tract
herein described and a 50.acre trnet eenvSyeJ
Py " IN, Boult to D.. Hill (see Book S3. pooe
ACE thence east along tho dividing Inc
zl.g'a chains TO a stake with tgo whife.oaI
aa9 ono blaek-gum pointer; thence north
W. ch,ins to a dogwOod marked w b. win
Two whlte-oak and one black. gum pointer
thence west 2i.0l5 chains to the beginnins
corner, being d. part OF the lOO-acro tract con-
veyes 70 VIM. Bout by II p. Shaw By deed
Teeerdedin Book So pnged al, Register sofics
LeVied ON as tho property Of defendant
and costs. N'' ih'elest
Memphis, December 30, 1876.
Sheriff Of Shelby county lem
ny tHos. 4. TAYLOR. ID n.
heisseh a Weatherford. Attorneys for.
"" ld4-lt0-l Y
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27

SherilT's Sale of Real Estate.

DUBLIC NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN,
l. that BY virtue Of a venditioni expOnas I,
me directed from the Honorable Circuit Court
OF Shelby county, Tennessee, in the case Of
Goodbar 81 Gilliland vs. v. ". Williams,
judgment rendered on TIE 2Sth dry Of Feb.
ruary, 1875, for the sum Of nine hundred and
forty four dollars and twenty-three cents,
with interest and costs Of suit, to satisfy said
judgment, etc.. l will,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27
sTOOKs,
Ia. d. MOTLEMRERG-

A GENT FOR sTEINWAY & SONS AND
"A Chiekcring Il Sons world. rem wned
Pianos. and for the ~unrivaled Mason A Ham
lin Organ. Pianos and Organs sold on easy
terms and monthly payments.
No. goa Main st. 6l-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-27
MEETING.
CHARGE OF
LnrTERY

A HPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
"A WIN a FORTUNE Fourth Grand
Drawing, B77. At New Orleans. Tuesday,
April Sd
Louisiana State Lottery Company.
This Institution Was regularly incorporated
by the Legislature of the Stats for Educa-
iional purposes in 1858, with a Capital Of
Sl,t0O. 0J0, to which it has sincs added a re
serve fund Of s350,000. ITS GRAND SINGH
NUMBER DRAWINGS will take place
monthly. In NEVER SCALES OK PosrPONEs.
Lock at the following scheme:
CAPlrAA RshsZE 100000.
100, 600 TtcIGata ut Ono XpnIlar Each,
LIS or PRIZES.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-29
THE CDg0lsADO CASE.

The Philadelphia Times, independent
condemns in strong terms the action OF the
House committee on elections in postPoning
a final vote on the Colorado case until the
regular session in December, and SAYS:
II is even greater wrong than appears at
first sight. lift is intended 10 declare the
seat vacant, as is intimated by the informal
action of the committee, it should have been
done promptly, so that the people of Colorado
could have an opportunity for fair express
sion in the selection of Congressman.
From the first of January until very late in
the spring, the mountains of Colorado are i'm
passable except on snow shoes, and there is
little or no communication between the ex-
like political canvass and a general vote
couldn't be had from New Year until the first
OF May, and If the seat should be declared
vacant in December, the election must be
postponed four or five months, or il must be
held when the people can't be reached and
one-third or more will be practically dis
franchised. This shufiing on the Colorado
contest il disreputable at best, for Judge Bel
ford, the regularly returned Republican can
Speaker Randall and il the political jugglery
OF throwing the election into mid-winter
shall he resortsd TO with the hope of gaining
"A Democratic member through the agency
of snow storms and ddisfranchised settlements,
Colorado Will be good missionary ground for
the Democracy for years 10 come
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-29
WHERE EsE STANDS.

Senator Patterson, who occupies a very
conspicuous but not very enviable position
in the eyes of the public at the present time,
is before Judge Humphreys, Of the district
court, in Washington, on habeas corpus
writ, to prevent his extradition to South
Carolina for statutory crimes committed in
that state. The case has been ably argued
by the State Attorney for the extradition,
and by Judge Shellabarger, of Ohio, for
Patterson. The privilege of member OF
Congress is expressly laid down in Judge
Story's commentary on the constitution
as an exemption from personal and private
liabilities. At the time of the adop-
ton of the Constitution private debt was a
legal ground of detention and Imprisonment,
and, according to Judge Story, that instru-
ment only intended to declare that private
contests were subordinate to public inter
ests. But the Constitution expressly ex-
empts all cases of treason, felony, or
breaches OF the peace" from privilege, which
is held to cover all indictable crimes There
is no intent to make disreputable man
competent to discharge the high duties Of a
member OF Congress. Patterson's dubious
partisan course ought neither to help nor
hurt him.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-29

Mr.. Simons, Mr.. White ard
many 9th. rs in the forecast sung out To
me ''the line is out cut an - IN shore II
possible for assistance iad a small
penknife, but could not open 1t because
MY HANDS WERE BENUNBED.
Williams opened il and succeeded in cut
ting the rope. was then struck several
times by the spars once in the small of
the back and across the hips. We thought
the beach ran perpendicular to the ship.
IT WAS FoGGY,
and We could not see the shore; when the
line was cut, the balls went towards the
stern Of the ship, and We thought We were
going TO sea, one thing that deceived a ma
jority Of the ships company. We padded
the balls with pieces OF pannelling near the
stern OF the ship.
HEAVY SURF
struck up and capsized the balls end for end,
my leg being jammed in and had me under
meath the water for a while, but regained
the balls, when i told Williams to go to the
end and We would then steer the balls, in
fear of another capsize.
WE WERE THROWN OVER AGAIN,
and the catastrophe threw Williams about
ten feet, my arm being jammed. ! was
thrown on my back, when We came up
again. Itwas rather still water, and swan
and pushed the balls towa' DIS Williams,
HE GOT On TOP
and stood up and looked around and said
that he saw the .masts of fishing vessels
ahead, which proved to be telegraph poles
on the shore told him that We would
steer for it. We capsized twice more, and
before We knew il We were on a beach.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-29
The SpITZ DOa:.

The theory that hydrophobia Is really
nothing but meningitisor or something Of that
sort, is called upon TO explain the case that
has jsst occurred in Philadelphia. A boy
two years and eight months old was bitten
six weeks ago by little spitz dog with
which he was playing. The marks were
slight, one ON the left brow and the other
on the left cheek-each side Of the eye.
They disappeared in twelve hours. The
father tells this story OF what aiterward oc-
Cured:
/ have been for a long while in the habit OF
carr. ing my boy, alter me had awakened ev-
cry morning, down stairs piggy back" but
on last Saturday morning for the hrst time
he showed a fear of railing 50 unnatural as TO
excite notice. He played all that day as
usual, but his mother noticed that he was
droopeng. = unday morning he was still EVIL
IDENTIFY out Of sorts. but nothing happened OF
note untii the afternoon Then his mother
stripped him for the purpose Of washing him
all over and dressing him The instant the
water came in contact with his body ne gave
yell unlike any sound She ever heard before.
took him up stairs, and sat with him on
my knee for an hour and a half. then ask
cd him TO lie down with me. He consented,
but, when laid him down, he made a noise
such as never heard anything like in my
life. From that time he would never lie
down, and IL was then his convulSions be-
gan. These were from seven TO ten minutes
apart, lasting a minute at a time. The sight
and touch of water caused them the worst.
A tear that dropped from my eye upon his
cheek threw him into a convulsion. The
convulsioss lasted all Sunday night and
Monday, until ten minutes past six O'Clock IN
the evening, when he died very easily.
The attending physicians confirm the
fathers statement in every particular.
They say that the child was young there Is
no reason to believe that Imagination play
ed any part in the matter. DIR. Byrnes
avs: 81 fought in my own mind against
the theory OF hydrophobia from the begin
ming, and watched closely for symptoms OF
meningitis, cerebirtis or tetanus, but there
was nothing - indicate either of them.
There was no rigidity of the muscles, as in
tetanus. The jaws were as mobile as my
own" Ii is a case that should have the
close attention of those physicians who are
making hydrophobia special study.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-29
GWeeklp Gimss
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 90, 1877.
NOT TRUE

Without any direct information on the
snbiect we have deemed it perfectly sale to say
las we did few days ago. that there was
no truth whatever in the report that Presi-
dent Hayes had said he would veto the sill
yer bill. And now comes the Washington
correspondent OF the New York Void
strongly opposed to the silver bill-and
oontradicts the story. He says he called
on Mr. HAYES, AID made a direct inquiry oil
him on the subject. The President, on
being informed Of the tenor Of the report
referred to said 81 have authorized no
such statement" and on repeating his de-
nial he again said: Il not only have not
authorized, have not made any such state
ment, and / hope that is satisfactory.
The correspondent adds:
The President evidently did not desire TO
be put in the position Of either affirming or
denying that he would sign any bill until
such a measure is presented TO him by Con-
gress. He conveyed the idea briefly but
strongly OF the manifest impropriety oil
his saying anything TO any ole ON meas
ure Of such Importance as the silver Dill,
peDding its consideration in Congress.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-29
R,CuaRD GoRDlNEEn.

Our readers will all remember the ac-
count, published in THE TIMES last sum
mer, OF the experience OF the old cslored
man. Gordineer. in his transactions with
George T., how, by trusting the Honest
George not wisely but too much, he WAS re-
duced from competence 10 beggary-how
he lost his money, his horses, his drays and
at last his homestead, and from a condition
of comparative comfort was reduced, in his
old age, to the necessity Of earning his liv-
ing by DAYS work as a whitewasher. These
facts are all familiar to the people o! Kan
sas, or If not they ought TO be, for tie
good people of the state ought not
to be ignorant Of this interesting
chapter in the history Of their Gov
ernor But what We started out to say,
was, that the old colOred man referred to
has sent us his photograph, showing him
Just as he appear at his work. His body
is somewhat bent, under the weight Of three
score years and more, his pals and pots are
standing round, and he leans upon the
handle of his whitewash brush. The pIc-
ture is at this Office, and We shall take plea
sure in showing it TO any OF the Governors
constituents that may desire TO look at it.
We now want, as a companion piece to this,
a photograph of the Governor, seated in the
executive chair, surrounded by applicants
Co. ,,n,arial hnpnrS and wearing his clean
est shave, and his most seductive smile
Then We shall have the two Autographed,
for household pictures to be ornamen'ed
and explained by some appropriate motto,
such, for instance as Honesty Is the Best
pniicy-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-29
THE GREAT BATTLE GROUND.

The opinion is rapidly gaining ground
that the great struggle of modern times is
to be-not that between Russia and Tur-
key Tor the control of the Bosphorus, but a
far greater struggle between England and
Russia, for the possession of India. A bet
ter foothold in India is the real object of
Russia in the present conflict, and the
great jealousy with which England watches
every movement in the east, is due to the
tact that she is conscious of the dangers
that threaten her possessions in India. On
this subject the New York Times saws
The recent disturbances in Afyhanistan
undoopteuiy reveal the working of forces
which have long been fermenting in that
country, and which may. threaten the peace
snc security OF the British Empire. Daring
the last MY years there has been a steady
and ponderous approach of the two mighty
empires toward one another which are vet
70 contend for the rule of Central Asia. Rus
saa, by Intervention, by conquest, by the ne
cessity laid upon her of protecting her own
soo9ects and OF securing q peaceful frop.
slef. mas oee9 steadily absorbing the VA
taoos Ananates and wild tribes of Central
ANA untii she has reached the Oxus. On the
other sade' Great Britain has either srbdued
or absorbed the Wild tribes to-the west and
northwest Of the mountains which form tn.
nafurai boundary OF her Indian Em. ire. has
nsooent A&hAnfsean under her protectorate.
and sahsldinsd IN Prince. and now only h.s
eseuesa hsrsslf and her powerful rivai some
enfass vhaah ~ as0y d.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-29
AN INQUIRY.

EDITOR TINES:-I notice in an editorial in
the Public Press of last Saturday, that you are
charged with having opposed Mr.. SpaldinG,
late candidate for sheriff. and that you alone
are responsible for his defeat. Now, while
am willing to give you all due credit for the
influence that you exerted through yoHr pa
per in behalf of Mr.. loves election,
am unable TO understand why il
was, that before the election,
Spalding and his managers, claimed that
.Anthony's opposition would help Spald-
ing" They also claimed that "Kellers run
ing would take more votes from Lowe than
from Spalding," and as Spalding only re-
ceived but a little more than one-third of the
votes polled in the county, would like to be
informed h,r many less vo es he would have
received if Anthony had supported him, and
Keller had not run. INoUIRER.
Ii the man who wrote the foregoing ex-
poets us to enlighten him on the questions
propounded, he is sadly mistaken. We
would respectfully refer him TO the gentle
man who signs letters of retraction without
knowing the contents thereof. We frankly
confess We don't like TO be bothered with
such connundrums.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-29
EWING.,S PAPER BASIS.

General Ewing is more rational, If not
more honest, than the advocates of the re-
sumption act. Ewing does not believe specie
payment on demand possible, either in silver
or gold, or both, on a volume OF paper money
one-haif so great as ours is now. And as he
is opposed 10 any reduction of the volume of
paper money, he is against any idea of specie
payment, nov ana ever, and is for an unIim-
ited extension of irredeemable legal-tender
notes, 10 be issued according TO the wants of
trade.-Cis iandti Gazette.
Ii the desire or intention OF the Gazette is
toweaken General Ewing with the people
OF the west, 1t is starting out on the wrong
track altogether. Such platform as it lays
down for Ewing in the above paragraph,
will never frighten the voters of the west.
Heretical and terrible as it may seem to the
Gazette, very large majority of the people,
OF both parties, stand squarely upon that
platform.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-29
CENTRALIA.
Times Correspondent On the Cen.
sral Branch.

A Times Correspondent On the Cen.
srni Branch.
CENTRALIA, Nov. 26. 1877.
EDITOR TIMES: The country along the
Central Branch" is very fertile and very
healthy, judging from the size Of the babies
l saw and the strength OF their lungs. In
fact, it never takes the back seat on any,
thing. She raises the best breed Of grass
hOppers, the tallest corn, and the greatest
number of bushels of wheat to the acre Of
any State in the Union. While as to pa
pers and pretty girls everybody comedies
that she can.get away with the baggage.
Centralia is not very large, but what it
lacks in size it makes up in enterprise.
Centralia has been improving of late.
Mr.. Wait is building a very fine house
and a gentleman from Seneca has opened
out a fine store in MIR. Sickles' old store.
The "McCubbin House" has been reftted
and looks as neat as a new shilling. The
other business houses are doing all they
can do, and they tell me trade never was
etter.
visited the beautiful home of Hon. L.
c. Preston while in town and spent a de-
lightful evening.
find that the opinion of the people here
and everywhere else that l have been is
that thore is but one paper in Kansas and
that il The TINES. A man said to me the
other day, The TINES gets in the most
news, in the least space, and in the most
pertinent manner, OF anylpaper in the West.
That man was from St. Joe, and his remark
was fair sample OF what ] hear every
where. JOE.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-29
HONE MARKETS.
HAH@i .N.aS u

HAYS 5o@S 5a.
BEANS-sl ..di -apcr an.
k\ t,-s,se.ss-; choc,. whit, +0c
EaiG>-Iss2oc. out of Farmers wagons.
tht.r~E-l<ssI.S''> axe, new SIsgsII~
FLoUi.-Choiee .amily. XXNX, Si.75: COL
dcn Eislr, AZ " stem, Rose, 2..,
b t..-soe, sc. cointnon choice in de-
mani. - - cents.
UAIS-A; with IN. mar 4 we.I SIM
piis,,.
BRAN-4o94'c per cwt,. 81 I,-r ;pn
ONIONS-ieasO~ D.uvrT's, &C. Red. 80
cents.
WdEAT-No. ,, si ID. No. 1 o5aI os
No. 1, Sce.iuv
CoRN-Market price ;or choice white 2s,as;
Yellow. 25g.3sc.; shippers paid 26@Z.c; New
25 cents.
POrATUE.S-Market is well filled; EARLY
Rose, ioesjo: Peach Blows, 0c; sweet Pota-
i5a.1.
PoCLTRY-Chickens, old 81 55a2 % per
uo%eh' spr'ns- 81 dos.I -; Turkeys, 5os75
aiiNe ior ehoice' dressed l5c; per pound.
WILD "AME-Quaiis, Ioa. 70, Prairie
Chickens. 81 o..
HEHP-ls quoted al 81 jO(S ) ~ per cwt h, n
and so7a70 per ton un,ir,,>ss-,i dressed hen,,
in ST. Louis being l4,ssI65 per ton; her,o
seed sold at sssSOc. PR Uu>neI.
BROOMCORN-Isq quoted AT SOa6o per ton
BA oN-sser..Ii.i2I2c &c, for sides ana I2,Sc tor
mems; Vt much IN the market; lOeents
wholesale.
WooD-oak and hickory, 50 80, Sawed and
Split s.-2'. according To Yard pSices Elm and
cottonwood, 81 per cord.
APPLEs-B.-st - oa2 25 barrel measure;