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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-13
II T sEss1oE

With a few notable exceptions the
State press does not comment favorsbly
upon Governor Porter's proclamation
converting the legislature in extra ses-
zion. All who stop to think a moment
will admit the extreme i%mprobsbility Of
the present legislature, which reduced
taxation TO ten cents on the one hundred
dollars worth Of taxable property, in in
creasing the same to seventy FIVE. That
is, practically, the proposition which
Governor Porter will recommend. The
Gellstin Examiner, discussing this CUES.
ton in a very clear and forcible manner,
says:
An adjustment of the debt as proposed
will reduce it to $l4 600, 90. Six per
cent. interest on this sum annually is
$4,000. To raise this sum, taking
iEto account delinquents and the cost oil
collection, will require a tax OF forty.G7e
or fifty cents on the hundred dollars.
This, added TO the levy for State purpo.
see, including interest on the school fund
will make a property tax Of seyenty-fye
or eighty cehts on the hundred dollars
It is no use to blind these facts. The
people ought 20 know what they are, and
what they will be called npon to do W.
unhesitatingly affirm, that The Stat1 an
not defray current expenses, pay the
interest upon its constitutional schoo
fund, keep in existence its charitable in
stituhOns for the deaf, blind, and the in
sane, pay six per cent. interest on $l4.
100000 Of bonds, aud set apart yearly
even 100000 10 iquidate the principe
of the debt on 4 less tax levy than seven
ty.fve cents. We don't believe that i
can do 20 on less than eighty cents. Will
the people stand this2 That's the cues
ton. The people should let our repre-
eentstives know their wishes. The.
certainly do not wish to enter into
contract to be ~repudiated next Noyem
Der.
No act passed or contract made by th
present. legislature will AMOUNT to any
thing unless ratified by the people an
incorporated into the constitution. Tb
funding bill was emasculated by a subsc
quent legislature and virtually goes 70
naught, II Governor Porter had nc
been SO gingerly in naming subjects the
might be considered at this extraord
nary session. be might have included th
calling Of a constitutional convention
But the one object seems to be to fore
through a bill TO refund the bonded Deb
of the State, aud all past due interest, a
so much principal, at sixty cents on tn
doIllr. The cell will not permit tn
consideration Of Gity-nine ceuts, Will
Colonel John II. Savage will be dow
there from the mountains trying to pei
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Paine's Dsathbed.
To the Editor of the New YORK WorId.l

10 tue Ealtor OF the new YORK World.J
SIR: During a stay of a few
months in Southeast Missouri | be-
came acquainted with a Mr.. Spald-
ing, a nephew Of the late Archbishop
Spalding, of Baltimore. He said
he had often heard his uncle speak
of the deathbed of Paine. Accord
ing to him the archbishop's uncle
or father had been called upon to
visit Paine on his deathbed. Some
of Paine'S friends asked him if he
would not like to see a minister.
Paine said he had no objection. A
Catholic priest-Spalding's anoes-
tor--and a Protestant minister were
called in. They asked Paine if he
had any objection to religious con-
ISOLATION in his dying hours. He DO.
litely told them, "Notany." And in
conyersing with them he drew them
into an argument with each other.
While they were arguing as to how
he should be ministered on Paine
turned his face to the wall and
calmly died. Mr.. S%palding said his
uncle related this as a lesson in
charity, He was no friend of
Paine, but an ardent Roman Catho.
lie. ST. PAUL.
WHEELING, w. VA, October 23.
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and steady at 1904 for l6 avsragu. ac.
cordiug to age.
New YoRK, November IL, l2:l6p NJ
Flour is steady. Wheat quiet and firm;
Chicago, l 30; Milwaukee, l 81; red win
ter, l SO@l 43; No. l lred, l 37@l Al.
Corn is quiet and firm; mixed, 6St@
eS3. Mess pork is quiet at 10 So bid for
January; ID IS for February. Lard is
quiet at 8 As bid for November; 8 424 for
December; 8 423 for seller year; 5 45 fer
January 8 524 for February. Whisky is
quiet at l l0@l IL.
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/ suppose the experiment of uniting
the sexes in education at a mature age
is likely to be fully tried. The ten.
dency of the age is tentative. 1t will
90 On until ZONE shocking scandals de-
velop the danger, and the people will
recognize the wisdom of the conclusion
arrived at mauy centuries ago from
primitive experience. Meantime am
willing to acquiesce when cannot helr
it. II Charles Francis Adams.
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Attachment Notice.

-
No. 5-Before j. S. Galloway, ]. P. for
Shelby county. Tenn.-0liver, Finnie & Co,
VS.. G. +. Caruthers.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTHAV.
i ing been sued out under section 1855 Of the
Code Of Tennesste, and returned levied upon
the property of the defendant, and affidavit
having been made that defendant is Justly
indebted to the plaintiffs in the sum Of sos,
due by note, and that defendant is a nsn-
fore ordered that the said defendant make
his personal appearance before me on the 14th
day Of December, 1877, at u o'clock IN, at my
office, No. "a Madison street, Memphis. Ten
nessee, and defend said attachment suit
within the time prescribed By law, or the
Same will be proceeded with OK parte and that
for four successive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This sth day Of November, 1877,
59-65-71-T j. S. GALLOWAY. j. P.
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Trustees Sale.

ON NOVEMBER Is, 1877, AT u O'CLooK
" m~.l will, as Trustee. in front Of my
oMee, No. aS% Madison street, Memphis,
Tenn, sell at public sale to the highest bid
der, for cash, that lot of land In shelby
t w tennessee, known n as the west half of
ated at the southeast intersection Of Jaekson.
and Seventh streets, having a front on the
south side Of jackson street Of 56K feet. With,
uniform width touthwardly to an alley, and n.
front on the east side Of Seventh street Oh.
and the title believed to DO perfect, but / sell
only as Trustee.
sl-68 ]. M. GREGORY, Trustee.
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If Boz INGERsoLL has been offered the
Berlin mission it was doubtless on &C.
count of his h~eterodoxy rather than
diplomatic talent or shape. Bob's re-
ligion, or rather, absence Of it, would
suit the German materialists, and at the
same time this country could spare him
so we'll. Ingersoll is the man to follow
Bancroft.
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Indications.

WASHINGTON, November l3.-For Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley warmer, clear
weather, followed by increasing cloudi.
ness, soutberly winds and stationary or
lower pressure.
The Missouri and Mississippi rivers
will slowly fall.
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Thursday, November 90, 1877,

the real estate mentioned in said decree, situ-
ate In the northwestern part Of Shelby county,
and described a. follows
beginning at a stake IL links east Of am
ash =" W." thence north 26 poles to a stake;
thence north 75o cast l7.a poles to a stake:
thence north 5Ho west 1874 poles 2I links 10 a
stake; whence cast Sc north 70 poles 10 links
is a gum marked p Nj" thence west So
soutn 50 poles 2012 links to a stake; thence
north $50 west $50 poles to a stake on the
north boundary line; thence with said line
west 81 south l39A poles to a stake; whence
80 links is an ash parked "R W." thence
south l IS east, S3B poles to a stake; whence
west IA links is a white walnut marked ops"
thence cast "a north g7L poles to a stake;
whence west 90' north is an ash LA"
thence south SSo east 1871 poles to a stake;
whence south $50 east IS links is a sycamore
LIZ" thence east IL o. west 79h poles to the
beginning containing 1870. u a ytes, and being
tho same tract Of land conveyed by F. Nj.
Cash to j. U. Thweatt on lst day Of january.
1866, by deed OF that date registered in the,
Registers oflse Of Shelby county, Record.
Book No. ~, part l, pages 1853 and l54.
Terms Of ~sale-cash. Equity of redemption
barred.
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk
kortrecht Il Graft, Solicitors. E-TI
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' Kilograms.

CAIRO, ILL, November l3.-Arriyed-
St Genevieve, Memphis, IL pm; Viht
shinkle, Memphis, 3 am. Departed
James D. Parker, Memphis, II pm I;
St. Genevieye, St. Louis, | am. Vint
Shiukle, Cincinnati, 10; Bee, St. Louis,
10. Weather clear and cool.
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On Friday, December IA, 1877,

sell at public vendue, to the highest bidder,
for cash, the following described real estate,
to-Wit:
One undivided third interest in fifteen acres
Of land with apRurtenances thereunto belong
ing. situated near Rozelle Station, on the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, known as
pied by DR.. 7. R. Watkins, as am informed.
Said property is further described as fronting
on the Memphis and Charleston railroad, and
bounded on the east by George B. Fleece, and
west by the old Rozell tract. The above prop.
erty is in Shelby county, State of Tennessee.
Sale will take place at u o'clock in front Of
demption is expressly waived. The title is
believed to be perfect, but l shall sell and
convey as trustee Only.
$3.50 T.. B HAYNES, Trustee.
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Trustees sale.

DY VIRTUE Of a deed in trust executed to
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. l02, page 81, to secure certain indebted
ness therein mentioned, and the same being
tee, at the request Of tho beneficiary, will, on
The
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[2d-l5B
Chaneery Sale Of Real Estate.

0haBeery Court Of Shelby county-M, II.
McKiernayy VS.. John P. Trezevant ct al.
RY VIRTUE OF AN INTERLOCUTORY
ID decree for sale. entered in the above
cause on the 9th day Of July. 1877, | will sell
at public auction, TO- the highest bidder, ia
front Of the. Clerk and Masters Office, Court
house building, Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
on
Saturday, November II, 1877,
within legal hours. the undivided rne-half
interest Of NJ. II McKiernavy in and TO the
following described property. situated in
Shelby county, Tenn, and in the aity OF
Memphis, to-wit:e
A lot Of ground at the intersection of the
west line of Main street with the south line
OF Exchange street with a front on said west
side Of Main street OF "a ieet3 inches, aud ex-
tending westward between parallel lines frem
the front and parallel with Exchange street
to EXCHANGE, alley l40A feet in depth, with
buildings and improvements thereon.
Terms Of ~sale-cash,
This October %, 1871.
y. A. COLE, @. and NJ,
r. ]. BLACK. D. G, and NJ.
X. D. Jordan, solicitor. H-5l-57. GIGS
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M 10 M - IEI@I
Tuesday Evening, Nov. IS, 1877.

The subscription price Of the PUB
LILO LEDGER is IS per annum for
The Daily, and 81 per Gnnum for the
Reekly-Postage free.
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In Supreme Court at Jackson.

James A. Anderson, Admir- de bonis non OF
M. Cash, DECEASED. VS.. j. 0. Thweatt.
by VIRTUE OF TIE DECREE PRO-.
~ nounced by the Supreme Court of Ten
nessee at Jackson, in tn IS cause, June s, 1877.
will offer for sale TO the highest bidder, in,
front of the courthouse of shelby county, in.
the city Of Memphis, on
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions Of youth. nervous weakness,
early decay. loss of manhood. etc.. l will
send a receipt that will cure you. FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
By a missionary in South America. Send q
self-addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH
7. ISMAN. Station D. Bi5le House, Nep York
Ciy. 36-xxvii-S eodhw
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The utmost that can be expected, even
if the expectations Of the committee are
realized, is that the teachers can be
nearly paid off for October. This is an
unsatisfactory state Of affairs indeed,
and suggests to our miad again the ulti-
mate necessity as we'll as propriety Of
dispensing with the high school and i'm.
proving the other schools. 1t Eust come
to this sooner or later, and the board of
education may as we'll meet the issue
FIRST as last. If it we're possible we
would be in favor Of cutting off the baby
end of the city school system, but that
seems imprectieable. Many wee little
things are sent to school to get them cut
of the way when they ought to be at
home in the nursery. This class takes
up much time of the teachers, and is a
great annoyance without being benef-
cial. We see no help for it at present.
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T|ELEGRAPHIC MARKETS,
STOCKS \ BONDS.

oAHNho M bONnos
LONDON, November l3, 2p.m.-Consols
for money, Sc ll.l6; on account, 96s;
United States new four.and.a.halfs, l06t;
United States fve.twsnties Of 1865, 1861;
United States fvetwenties Of 1861, 1884;
United States ~ten-forties, 1888; new ives,
1868; Erie, lot.
The amount of bullion withdrawn from
the Bank Of England on balance to-day
is $4,000.
NEw YoRE, November 10, 1850 a m
United States skies of 1881, llo5@llOf;
United States skies Of 1881, coupons,
li08@il0l; new four.and.a-hslfs, lO5t@
1856 coupons, @lO5B; fve,twenties
Of 1865, new issue, lO53@lO5s; fve.twen-
ties Of 1861, lO85@lOsl fve.twentles of
1868, coupons, @l093; ~ten.forties,
l0789l08; ten-fortics, coupons, - a.
1881; currency skies, - @l2lt; new
6yes, l06B@l064,
BREADsTUFFs.
LIyEFPooL, November 10 Wheat win.
ter, lOS9d@lls6d Milwaukee red, los I'd
Oils Id; California white, Us 8d@
l2slOd; California club, Us l0d@l3s Sd.
Germ. 29s Od@20s3d. Pork, new, sos Cd.
Beef, new, 94s Cd. Bacon, long clear,
Ais Cd; short clear, Ais I'D. Lard, 43s Cd
Tallow, 40s Cd.
CHICAGO, November 10, 1850 am -
Wheat steady at | OSS@l Osl for Novem.
beri Of for December. Corn is steady
at 44l@44s for Noyemberi 425 for May
42@42t for seller year, Pork, IL 22l@
1928 for January. Lard quiet; sales al
7 90 for January. Receipts-Flour
1920; wheat Sc, 25S; l23, 1863. Ship.
meuts Flour, 1902; wheat, 49, 1899
corn, 5l,640. Dry sailed meats, boxed.
easier; shoulders, 50; short ribs, ga short
clear, 6li long CLEAR and short clear, 6li
long clear, 6si pork trips, 6li BACON
strips, u. Second picked hams auiei
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B. AND l. ARaooIATIoMa.
LEGAL,
Trustees Sale.

Under and BY virtue Of q trust deed to
April Il, 1875, and recorded in Record Book
No. lO6. page 15e, in the Registers Office of
Shelby county, Tennessee, to which reference
Is hereby made, l, as such trustee, at the re-
questgOf the beneiciaries in said trust, the
Gebt therein mentioned being past due, will,
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H CITY sCHOoLs.


The report Of the finance committee
eubmited at the monthly meeting of the
board Of education last night, shows an
actual deficit of Sc, AGO 68. All this has
accrued since last June, the checks by
potheeated at that time to meet the then
existing deficiency having since }een
taken up. To meet the present def.
cheney it is estimated that for the month
Of October Mr.. Rawlings, State and
county tax collector, as trustee, will pay
in $1,000, the city $500, and Mr.. Schaper,
on city tax due priorto 1876, $l75; total,
$3.50. The city is also entitled to $500
from Comptroller Gaines, but this, al
though due in October, has not been re-
csived. At this rate it is evident that
deficiencies will continue to be reported
and to increase all the year round The
prospective income for this month, all
told, is only S4475, which, if realized,
would still leave a deficit of $685.. The
present deficit consists of the following
items:
Amount due on bills audited. ........S1344 O3
Amount due on bills not audited. .. $50 50
j. 7. Leath, superintendent, 3 months
salary 62f SO
Due teachers as per pay roll (0ctober) ASH p
-
S6779 70
Deduct cash in bank. Si9 6
S64GO s.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-31
FORT UNE OUT OF A MUD
HOLE.

A Massachusetts, gentleman, just re-
turned from over the Canadian border,
tells this story: He was in the hotel gen.
eral accommodation room, when three
veterans of the (hotel) bar laying schemes
for drink, began to tell stories to each
other for his benefit. "These are awful
hard times" said one. 81 never saw
such times before, except when was in
Ohio, an there was hard put to t to git
along. Nothin' to do. l had yoke of
steers, but they want earnin' nothin'.-
But lived right on the road the Western
emigrants went over every day. So
dug hole in that road at the foot O. the
hill near my house, turned livin' spring
o. water into It, and made good mud
hole. Well, when the emigraDts came
along, every day there would be one or
more teams git stuck in my mud hole,
an they would see my steers standin' out
doin' nothin', an they would send up an
git me to some an help 'em out, an
alwuz charged as much as five dollars a
lift. Whell, kept that mud hole right
up in good repair, till made twenty-five
thousan' dollars out ont. an then | sold
it out for three thousan' un' moved up
here.n
The daily gazette., 1877-03-31

Prince Antoine Bonaparte, whose
death is reported to have occurred in
Florence, Italy, yesterday, was the son +
Lucien Bonaparte, brother Of Napoleon
l., and was born in 1917. He was
brought up principally In Italy. In 1882
he came to America, and, after spending
a short time in this country. returned to
the Papal States. Getting into trouble
with the Papal authorities, he was OBJ
hged to leave Rome, and did not return
there until after the revolution in 1913.
Unlike his elder brother, the Prince of
Canine, he did not after this period con-
n9ct himself with the italian reyoluti on,
and lived in comparative ssclusioD. In
l849 he went TO France and was elected
to the Legislative Assembly by the mod
crate electors of the Yonne. In the AS
sembly he always voted with the Goa
1ltion of the old monarchical parties, and
did not appear to favor the pretensions
of the PrincesPresident, who was then
couspiring to make himself Emperor
After the coup d'etat he did not make any
advances to the new Empdror, nor did
he seem to care for any of the konors
which the latter was showering on the
various members of the Bonaparte
family. He was not placed upon the list
of princes of the blood, holding rank a
the Court, and lived in retirement during
the rest of his life. He had been some
years in Italy previous to his death.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-31
is IT A BARGAIN.
A RUMoRED DETECTION OF THREE REPUB'
LIcAN SENATORS AND THIRTEEN REPREs-
INITIATIVES:

A RUMoRED DETECTION OF THREE REPUB-
L1cAN SENATORS AND THIRTEEN REPREs-
INITIATIVES:
Special Dispatch to the Times.
WAsHINoToN, March 3o.-A few ex-
travagant rumors always float upon the
air of Washington, but they seldom set
tie down into the form of honest facts.
tain Southern Republican Congressman
were meditating a split from their party
and coalition with the Democrats ap-
pears about to assume moro definite
shape. 1t ia said by pretty good au-
thority that three Senators and thirteen
members of the House, all Republicans,
from the South have made az agree
ment satisfactory and profitable to
themselves, whereby. in consideration
of favors 10 come, they pledge them
selves to vote with tho Democrats, SO as
to give them control Of both housesof
Congress, and it is asserted they will do
this to protect themselves and their Re-
publican constituents, whom they as
sert the President has deserted. II
this IL put forward to bull-doze the
President in his action in regard TO the
two doable-headed States, is seems to
have failed of its purpose, for when it
was mentioned to Mr.. Hayes he remark
ed that he did not desire reelection,
and though his administration might
be embarrassed by such detection, the
appropriations would be made and the
government would 60 on. II the Senate
should fail to confirm his appointments
he could find other good mon to appoint,
and he could not be forced TO nominate
men whom he might not think proper
persons. Perhaps, too, he might hs
thwarted in some measures he might
recommend, but he would still have the
power to veto bad legislation. He does
not however, apprehend any serious.difi-
Guilty from that source.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-31
CHRLSTLANA ITEMS.
CHRIsrIANA March, 3Oth 18i

The protracted meeting held at the
Presbyterian Church has been brought
to a close. under the control OF ths pas.
tor Mr.. Graham, who has iaboured for
the past three weeks; also with the as
sistanee of the Young Mems Christian
Association from your city, and several
other ministers. There has been added
to the church some fifteen or twenty
communicates. Mr. Graham is very
much thought of, and an excellent
preacher.
The prospect is very good here to have
two taverns since the little alteration
made in the Liquor Law. One tavern is
bad enough, but the running Of two here
will be outrageous. Under the old law. 1t
had to be a very good man II he conld
tition; under this alteration Of the law
it will christen the child, and name it
anything. The ereligious community will
have to be up and doing if they want to
keep the Devil out Of the village, when
these two whiskey concerns get into
full blast. l am surprised that our men,
bers of the Legislature altered the Lii
quor Law, so as to enable hundreds to
sell whiskey, as there will be no difficult
ty in getting signers now. sU slt
The people who had to move, had a
very bad time, as it was so, stormy.
There were q good many in and around
our place changed places. The msr-
chants here are dong a small cash bust
ness, and very little at that, as money is
vely scarce. aih
The Eev, Mr.. Burk has returned from
conference, and entered on his dsties
for another year. His congreyatio on be-
fore he left for nferencetgaveli III sur
prise party, and filed his lardsr after
spending a very pleasant evening with
him and his good lady.
Mr.. John Cunener, who has lived at
OGletown died yesterday. His crces-
tors were Sweeds, who came over in
tima of the Rev vJlution. He was very
much afflicted with the rhuematism,
but he had somewhat got Q ter Of i. He
was a good citizen. and very much re-
-spected. He was quite an cid man.
James h. Smalley has started his
steam mill for the Manufacture of fell
ows, &c. Yours ]. S.