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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-27

NAVAL STCREE-Rsnn, 4 Dbl; virgin,
90; pale. 5; No. l. rs; No.2 4 so. pitch, q
Dbl, s 50; tar. q bbl, 7 so; half bbl, 1 so;
Manila rope, q lb, l8g1Sl<c; Sisal. 16916Mc;
tarrsd ropo. l5c: tar marlin, $50: pun yarn.
Sci oakam, v bale, navy. 5. American nsyy,
OMISSIONS. mixed. 5oatae per. bushel.
ONI0NS-Per Dbl. s. ISL 400.
PIasBEEr Kegs. 200 TO rs; half bSl. $50
VPS0yFAToEsss 1894 90 per barrel. Sweet
PICKLES-Per n~alf-barrel. 4 so to %.
PAINIS-Ltnseed oil. 70i Boiled. 75c;
turpentine, 600; japan dryer. S9Sl rs; putty,
kalk. 4ci pladders, 1906 varnish, coach, B 90.
oopsl, No. L. 60; fre-proof paint, dry, 4hc:
vscs'iSn re-. ary. eoOkssn,s, Sfc; yellow
red lead. Ilc; cottage color, sk9l0hc.
PEAS-n 1892 60 y bushel
RICE Ordinary to choice, sale.
SUGAR. LOulSIANA-ln hhds. fair, 90
%: new fully tair, ,.@s4c; prime; --@ehc;
white, IL to i2<es hsrrslsd. 70 higher
SUGAR, RRFNED-R Refined A, -9l2Xc:
crushed aud powdered 1910; GRADUATED, ISA
to 1870; cut loaf. 1870 per pound.
SfkUPS-Csmmon to fancy 4Qc to $50 per
gallon.
s~ALT-eosrse and comm;n fine 81 6SQ-;
dairy in hhls; 275 to les; Liverpool corrse,
sacks, p to l3o; Liverpool fine. sacks, l 81 to
] 60 per Dbl.
SOAP Rosin aud German Sto 6Xc per ID.
STARcH-thV5c per ID.
TINNEnS' 6T0CK-Tn plate, IC. lOxlA.
q box. s;IC, l4x20. Is; &c, l2xl2, u 90; IC.
rcoang, ID; ~, 10xl1, Is; TX. Il 20; Is; TX,
t.xl2. y. IS; shoot iron. boiled. Nos. 26 and
n, 695Hc; do, charcoal. -@Scj do, galvan-
lied. lSSl4c: Russia iron, 24c; imitation do.
llc; sheet Einc, lie; iron wire, 9@lbc; colder,
5S-c; lead, 100; copper pits. $50; metallic.
2sc: block tin. Soc. IN
TpRSEYS-l2 90 to "A % per dozsn.
VINEGAk-Good to choice, lSy25c, and
common, lac per gallon.
MAISKl-Proef. per gallon, as in age and
quality, 81 2597 90.
W00L-1he Memphis Wooden Mills par as
follows: For fleece washed. fine, 70 TO SIC;
ME ium, 81 u SSe; coarse, 80 to $4c. Tub
WASHED, fine, 81 to zoe; orainsry, 30 to 35c,
dngy and poorly washed, IS TO SIC. I'm
washed, fine, 20 to 22e: medium, 70 TO .Sc;
coarse, 20 to Csc; black, bury a,d cottea, s
to Zoe rer pound less. Wool sacks furnished
WOOD AND WILLOW wARE-TwO and
three hoped, painted buckets, So Is; buck.
cts. u dozen, b~rsss-beund, cedar, 2 and 3
hoops, 9Sgs; tubs, painted, nests Of 6, 5 IS;
No. !, 9 so; No. 2, 5 81; Ne. 8, 7 90; churns,
pine, is to n inches, 7 5000 SO; cedar
lfon-hosnd, Is Ito; cedar. brass-bound, 1866
30iwel buckets, 4 5e95 SO; washboards, wood,
2 60; zinc, 2 Is; s~x-handles, ! 25@l 753;
measured. aests Of s. l.a1 rs.
WREAT-No. 2. 75c TO 81 o. a bushel.
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T .. .. p. piRECrORH.
odd Fellows. Hall. oOrnsr Main and Mort
court streets

odd Fellows. Hall. cornsr Main and NORTH
Oourt streets,
1ExPErs Lopez, No. 6-msets every Tues
asy. s.. s. Garrett. n. g.; A., J. Knapp
v. e.; L. ). Burr. Secrstary; E. Il Al-A'
0aIcTAsLw LoDen. No. s-uests every Mon-
dnv night. Il. NJ, cara. N. g.; A u. 6le-
son, v. g.; I. j.. Hogan, K. s.; John A.
.oit, Treasurer: ThsmAs Bacon. ?. 5.
soau,LKR Lopez, No. H6-meets every Wed
nesday night. Frank nries, n. 81, 20
Bohle, y. g.; Chas. BorTor. secrstSry; JohA
B1SSEs taDes, No. IF7-msets svery Friday
night. W.K. French, N. g.; II. a. Carroll
". T.. Wn. Hsnry, ?. aad R. :; J.S- NIL
sIvT1 CRY LoDaF. No. Is7-mssts every
lhqrsday evening st Odd Fellows Hall Ma
con Web5, ". q; J. r. Young. v. u; " ID.
.sOystsn, Soa-stary; A.. b. kenneday. treas.
HARHoSY LODGE o.lS9-meets every Tues
day night Ut Odd Fellow Hall, corner beal
and Hernando streets. r. j.; walker, y
g.; d A. Mc0mber, Y. O.; To. WALKER,
Seo'y; G.. W. Mi Ter, Treasurer.
DEGKEH LODGE.
MENpHrs Degree LoB9H No. S-Meets arst
s .turday Of each month. b. Bingham U
NJ: ID. a. Wardlaw, D. d. H.; Thomas Ba-
CON, A. D. Nj; l.. S. Burr, ID A. D. M
4. 2. Holland. Ssc'y; +. ". Smith, Treas.
EHcAhPNAET4s
alyozo gEoAHrnExT, No. 3-meets on tho
lst and Sd Thursday nights Of each month.
D. =. Goodyear. @. p; W. X. French, h.r
P'0. Smith, S. "; Thos. Bacon, scribe; B.
Bingham, Treasurer; 7. j. Hogan, }. W.
HlEHPHfs E~NoAHPMEEr, NO. 5s-meets q ema
lta Thursday nights Of each month; y; W
i, Crook, @. p; j.. J. Ross, d. x; o p
garrsft' s. W.;H. B. Cullen. J. W.; c.
Phsohke, cribo; John Waynesburg; Treas
GENERAL RRLIEP COMMITTEE J..b. Milkins,
chairman, 200 Main street; John W Way es-
burr. Secretary and Treasurer, 40 Front
street; A. D. Gibson. 9 West Court street J.
3 Union street.
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OF

T1HEEssEa LoDgH No. 5-Mests NJ
every Monday pipht at Harmony
Hall. l.. o. 20. f., corner Beal and fernando
Ftreets. G. Layton, U,Va; JRo. Wilson, W.;
W. Klostemeycr, p.;G.W.h: Nroet b. Of X;
NJ. Provenzale u. Of r.; W. n. Moyston, K.
Of K. and . Joe Locke, P. c.
MEMPHIS LoDGE No. 6-mests second, third
and fourth Tuesday evenings in each month,
at Pythiqn Hall, 263 Second street, Vincent
O.; A. Mereell P; W. IL. Atkinson, X. OF
K. and 5 Y. W. Vigus, NJ. of E.i Jacob
Lutz. N. I.
CaUR De LION Lopez No. l8-Meets I'd and
lth WEDNESDAYS 0 cry month, at 269 Second
ftrset, Vincent Jiook, opposite Court Square.
II. IL. Briggs, .. c.; NJ. Cooper, jr. ". c.; I.
L, Wilson, r G. A.. Burr. N. Of o.; j.. I,
romlinsSn. NJ. Of f.. D. W. behsGer, Il.
of X. g.; J. j.. Ross, P. v.
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pUBLLC LEDGER.


topars ~
S,urH MKNPHIs, No. nS-meets "a friday
in ach month, in Odd Follows Hall. FIN
Nelson, y NJ; B K Pulleu, Sec'y..
~-SGERoNA, No. l6s meets LIST Monday in
sach month, In Odd Fellows Hall. CIV
Iosby, W NJ Q q Locke. See'y;
LEILA ScorT, No. zSs5meeIs ls5 MeqnesaaSy
n each mouth, in Odd Fellows Hall. A 5
Mvsrs. M; X Lyle, See'y,
,sSoro Ma. @9-ineets Sd Friday in each
month. i'm Odd Fellows' Hall. r William.
son. VIM; Aft II White, Sec'y..
K,twtYyrNG. No. HI--meets 9Th Friday in
sscb msnth, in Odd Follows Hall. James S
Carpenter, " NJ; A Knapp Sec'y.
ROYAL AR0H.
PEEE CHAPTER, No. Z-meets I'd Monday Of
Zach montn-at Masonic Hall, in uayoso
block. Robt. Galloway, M. y. II. P.i Q. u.
Locke, ~bscretAry.
MxsPHfs CEAfTzE, No. e5-meets at Ma
,onio Hall, in Gayeso Block. Sd Monday Of
each month. B. K. Pullen, 81. =. Il. p;
K. W. shelton. Dsoretsry.
EURuKA OOUN5IL, No. 6-mcsts Sd Thurs
day Of each monfh-at Masonic hail. in ueg.
$50 Block. B. F. Haller, IN. H.; A. J..
Wsoelef. REQ.
yYRnsr ~CcHNARDHRY, no. s-meets lth Mon
NJ OF each month at Masonic Hall, GRyoso
lock. Nd Worsham. =. CT 7. ]. Hsrchus,
Pee.
ID Tuesday of each month at Masonic HALL.
Ssvoso Block. B. T. Halter, z. O.; A.. j.
Wheeler. Acting Zee.
hNIears or MO- ORoss OF CONSTANTINE
meets Inst aad third Saturdays of each month
AZ Masonic Hall. L. B. Hatch. NJ. 2. S.; I.
J. Barchus, X.
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Dom Piatt declares that dueling
ought to be revived in Washington,
and is to be, Recognizing the ne.
cessity Of such a resort" he says,
1--WE have here a society, composed
Of gentlemen, organized for the
purpose of reyiving the code and of
again introducing the pistol into
politics and society. They have
within tho association a court, to
which appeal can be made in case
Of doubt as to the insult or provo
cation being grave enough to justify
a resort to arms"
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reported at quotations.:
COTTOA.

Under the iradenes of largely in.
creased receipts at New Orleans and un-
favorable Liverpool aud New York ad.
vices, U market is easy this morning,
with concessions necessary in order TO
effec, sales. TIE demand is light and
offerings moderate.
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OF HONOR,

FOUNTAIN LoDGE. No 26 -meets every
Tuesday evening ia Natema Hall, No. 29S
Second street. at X o'clock JOHN Johnson.
Dictator; John Legler, Reporter.
UNITY LODGE No. 2l7-meets every WednSs-
day night at Hall, No. 298 second street up
stairs S. s.. Garrett, Dictator; A. b. Hill,
Reporter.
CHELsEA LODGE, No 2S0-meets I'd and 4th
Thursday in each month, at Brick Church.
W. 2. Mitchell, D.; Al Knapp.
GERMAuIA LODGE. No. 9e9-meets "a ard 9TH
TUESDAY in each month Of 2sS Second treet,
upstairs. Jacob Braun, Dictator; John r.
Klsiner, Reporter.
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~sIEASglAL AND COMMERCIAL

PvBLIc LEneER 0FFIcE,

1Aa -
MEMPHIS, Tam. January u, lSl7.l
Business was as doll in money circles
today as the weather was beautiful.
Exchange is in plentiful supply, with
a fair demand, as follows: New York
commercial bills, &c discount buy
ing and selling at PAR; Eastern sight,
20 discount and selling at par; New Or
leans selling at fe discount aud buying
at bc premium. Money on the streets is
plentiful at 2 to 81 per cent per month.
New York gold rates are 1901; here bro
kers are paying 1864 t. LOG There is
very little animation in the stocks mar
ket, though an occasional transaction is
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NEUTsCHER BRUDER-BUND.

DEUTscHER B~RUDER-BCND meets LIST Sunday
Lall. 4. G. Schaper, Pres't; g.. A. JunkeT-
mann. Vice rest; W. 0laentzer, see'y; II.
W. SchultEe, l%reas'ri Aug Zweilel and John
HanaweTker, Sick Committee fsf Northern
Division; John Wendel and John Margle,
Sick Committee for southern Division.
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RIVER I|NTELLIGENCE.
boats LEAVING TO DAY.
DEPARTURES.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
IN POET.
Andy Baum, Governor Garland.
Condition Of the Rivers.

Andy Baum, Governor Garland.
Condition OF the Rivers.
The river here is still rising at
the rate Of a foot in "a hours, and
now stands within z feet of high
water mark. AT Cairo the river
rose s inches, with sc feet Z inches
on the gauge. At st. Louis the
decline was 3 inches, with no pros
pect of the breaking up of the ice
At Pittsburg the decline was 10
inches, with 6 feet 4 inches on the
gauge at Cincinnati 6 inches, with
IS feet 5 inches on the gauge; at
Louisville 4 feet, with 16 feet 3
inches in the canal /; at Evansville
II inches, with 80 feet on the
gauge. The Cumberland fell
feet 4 inches at Nashville yester-
day, with % feet 2 inches on the
gauge. The Arkansas is rising
slowly at Little Rock, with 20
inches on the gauge, and 8 feet
from Pine Bluff to the mouth.
The White is stationary, with a
fair steamboat stage Of water from
Jacksonport to the mouth.
Miscellaneous.
Clear and pleasant.
A quiet day on the landing.
The G. B. Church arrived at Gin
cinnati to-day.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Fanchon and Thompson
Dean passed Vicksburg yesterday
For New Orleans.
The Illinois and City of Vicks.
burg left Vicksburg yesterday fol
Memphis.
The Coahoma returned to Friar':
Point last evening with a good trip
of freight and people.
The Tolle left Cairo Yesterday fol
New Orleans.
The Bismarck is loading at Bel.
mont for New Orleans.
The rates on freights from Cairo
to New Orleans rule at III cts. pei
hundred, and IS cts. per bbl. fol
flour.
The Mary Houston, James D.
Parker and George W. Cheek, en-
route to Cincinnati, passed Evans.
vile yesterday.
Captain WOODBURY. is loading hi
new steamer, the Fannie Moore, a
New Orleans, for the Arkansas.
The 0soeola, Captain Mark D
Flowers, is due from the 81. Fran.
els with a good list of cotton.
The Maumelle is due from tn,
Arkansas with a big trip Of cotton
and seel.
The J. W. Gaff leaves cinoin.
matt this evening for Memphis.
Captain Abe Smith has pur
chased the steamer George Spangle.
FOR the Bayou Teche trade; price
$4,000.
The Yint Shinklc for Memphl
and Golden Rule for New Orlean.
passed Evansville last evening,
The fine steamer Golden Rule
Captain 0. 7. Shinklc, will leay,
Glcnn's wharf boat Monday at /:
M for New Orleans, making al
principal way landings Captain
Glenn will receive freight for he.
at the wharfboat.
The losses on the Ohio, from
Pittsburg to Cairo, by the late ie,
broak-un will not ioIl short o
100000,
Captain J. G. YerhoeG is lock
ing after another boat, to replace
the Peytona, lost in the ice at Lou.
! isyille,
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New YOsG. January q. l@:z0 pm. Gotten
is dull, with futures easy. Sales tor future dc

LIvEsP0sL. January q I:30 B.m Cot
ton is easier. UplRnas. 6 l5-l6j; Orleans. I'd.
Sales, s 100 bales, of whioh 1000 were for OK
port and speculation receipts. y 500 bales, of
which 10. lt0 were American. Arrivals opened
Lied lower.
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Saturday, February II, 1917.

within legal hours, the follbwing descrihed
property. situated in the Fifth civil district.
Shelby county, TepR., and in the suburbs Of
Memphis. to-witl Lots Is, 50, 46. 81 so, 26' ISL,
%, 70, 70 and 70 as shown By deed Of partition
between Allen Il King. December s. lS1l. in
II. Q. Kings subdivision at the intersection az
Poplar street extended and Brinkley ayenue
being part Of the Thomas Butler tract and
parts of country lots L, X, Q and R.
Also the following, situated in Memphis.
ts-wit; A house and lot on Front Row see
9nd tenement from The moth corner Of Mar
ket street and Front Row, fronting about Ia
feet, ~andrunning back in parallel lines about
"a feet,
Also an undivided interest of Norton
Allen in the remainder in 2 $40 acres Of said
But q. tact. set apart TO Ann Butler NOV
Ann Tighel widow Of said Thomas Butler, de-
CEASED, by the supreme Court, for dover, in
the year 1867, by decree in cause Of W. j.
Hennessey OF al. vs.. Ann Tighe ct al.
Terms OF Sale 0n'a credit of six and
months; pui ehasers 10 give notes eve
proved securities, bearing interer.. ccIn np-
Ell Sb;. L GsDI retained !. III ~ sag-1 e are PAID ID" uA'''
EUMUND A. COLE, O. and NJ.
Nv y, v. BLACK, D.. G. and NJ.
" o.. King and Mcfarland & Goodwin,
AtLO ney9, 127-192- rails
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NEmPLARs or HONOR

- MTKWM
EIroNA TEMPLE OF II. AND I. EhZANH
80, l-meets every Friday even E&yN
ing at 8 o'clock at Temperance EIl-fM
Hall, No. 29s Second street. k
e. o, Milton, W, C. T.; J II. Thompson, W.
V. r.; G. A. S. Richardson, W. Ri Q. N.
Shepherd. ". A. R.; Earle CAN'T, VIZ. X;
Pun II. Price. W Tr.;R. w. Shelton, WI /
o. olsen, ID. U.;T.F +. Callahan, W. o.
b. Dunn, W. s.; D. G. MeDOugal, p. W. CT.
CHELSEA TEMPLE or II. AND 4. No. 2-meer
every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, at their
oil, Brick Church. Chelsea. W. d, Carr,
w.d. T.; Il. T. White, W. v. T. chas. u.
LanhBm. W. r.; G.. X. Dawson. ". A.. r.
L. G. Williams, W. H.. R; ~. Chandler,
W. T.; ii. Wheadley W. o.; R. j. Rawlings.
W. D. u; q. r. Egnew, ". a.; /. Isaaca,
w. s.; Z. e. Colby. p. w. @. L.
MONTGOMERY o0uSon No /. r. A.. AND S
T..-meets FIRST and third Saturday In each
month, in Temperance Hall, at u o'clock
pm. Horace Ii. Briggs, O. Of c.; G. A. s..
Richardson, r.
THALvs TEMPLE OF II. AND T. No. 4-meets
every Thuvs9ay evening at5h o'clock at tall,
No. 29S Second st. y. A. Johnson. W. q. t.;
W. u. Atkinson, W. V. TT ] L. Bourne.
W. R.; John D. Cox, IT,. W. A. R.; y. ".
Halle, ". +. -: Chas. u. McDousal, W. T.;
L.. 4. Davis. W. u; d. @. Reshard. W. D.
o.; Chns Stewart, w. G.t va homan, w,
S.; Jonathan Wood. p. W.c.g.
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InsOlvent and Resident Notice.


In tho ChancOry Court Of Shelby county, Ten
nesseo VIM. g. Bartle, oSt'r Of kliza T.,
Hays, deceased, VS.. Susan Il. Martin at al.
1T APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
i this cause that the defendants, susan r..
Martin. Dabney Martin, Wost Richardson, r.,
X. Masoa. DR.. q. M. B. Moughs, Eveline
Chambers, James S. Bowling, Merchants
National Bank Of St. Lauis. No.. and John
b.. Smithers are citizens Of Missouri, and M.
residen 8 Of the etlte Of Tennessee Tk1.
suit having been brous hit for the n9rnota ns
winding up the estate Of sSia d6oedeHf' Whieb
l. alleged, to DO inssiv6nt, praying That ali
creditors be made parties, ito; Il rs tberefore
ordered thai said defendants make their an
ptAranee herein, at the O%ourt-house IN To
siy Of Memphis, TenR., on or before the frat
Monday Ia February, 1877, and plead, answer
or demur u eomplainant's bill, or the same
will 20 taken for confessed az TO than. and
Was All creditors OF said estate appear herein
within the time prescribed by law, and Gle ana
establish their claims against said estate, or
the, cause VIII DO proceeded with ex parte ,
aud that a copy Of this order be published
Snee,5 week FIR four successive weeks IN the
This 18th day Of December, 1875.
A oopy-Attost.
-EDMUNDA. COLE, @. and NJ.
Byk. J. BLACK, D. @. and IA
y y. Edgington, Sol. Tor Complainant.
lQ3-l Q9-ll5. III
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Attachment Notice.


BefoY3 ]. S. Galloway, Justice Of the Peace
ssr Shelby county, Tennessee-Motley x Co.
VS.. B l.. Logan.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV.
L ing been sued out under section 1856 Of the
Code Of Tennessee, and returned by the
proper officer levied by punishment upon
the property Of the defendant, and affidavit
having been made that the defendant Is Justly
indebted to the plaintiff in the sum Of SOS. 20.
by account. and that the defendant is a n m
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.,, or some other Justice of the
Peace, on the l9th day of February, 1877, at
u o'clock IN, at my Office. No. H9h Main
street, in the city of 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
a copy Of this order be published once q week
for four successive weeksi in the Public Ledger.
This 5th day Of January, 1877.
l09- ll5-12l-l2 j. GALLOWAY, Up.
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The A. J. White, Captain Nat

in place of the Belle of Texas.
Southern freights along the Ohio
river are plentiful.
The Cherokee for New Orleans,
and Mark Twain for Helena, leave
Cincinnati this evening.
Captain Mat Tremmel is repair
ing the Carl Schurz and putting
her in fine order. She will re-enter
the Scanlan's Landing trade next
week.
The Garrett, with two barges in
tow, loaded with cora and other
freight, passed down this morning.
The Robert Mitchell will be down
on Monday for New Orleans.
Captain Charley Schultze, an old
steamboat clerk and commander, is
now clerking in the Riverside Hotel
at Louisville.
Captain Powers, late of the
steamer Louisville, will build this
spring a new Cincinnati and New
Orleans packet.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain An
drews, is The regular packet, leaving
this evening for Ashport and all
way landings on the upper coast.
Captain o. K. Joplin presides at
the desk with his usual suavity.
The river here is within seven
feet Of extreme high water mark,
but as the lower tributaries are at
low tide, and the Ohio falling rap
idly, there is no danger of an over
flow.
Captain Jud West, formerly of
the upper Mississippi trade, and
skipper on the Maude while she
was in the New Orleans trade, has
gone to Texas with a saw mill.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vim
ton, leaves this evening at 3 o'clock
for Cairo, Louisville, and Ciucin-
natl, taking freight and passengers
through to all points East. Capt.
Deems oficiates in the office.
The splendid light draught boat
Governor Garland, Captain Ed
Rowland, leaves this evening for
Little Rock and all points on Ar
kansas river, carrying the mail and
mying strict attention to all way
business. Jimmy Thompson and
Billy NucleS have charge of the
office.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Nat
Green, is the regular packet leaving
this evening for Friar's Point and
the bends. She gives special atten-
ton to all plantation business.
Charley Smither is her chief clerk
and has for his aids John Burke
and Marlin Jones.
The City of Chester will arrive
tomorrow evening from V~icksburg.
The John B. Maude, Captain
VIM. Blake, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator this
tomorrow morning at ten o'clock
for Vicksburg and the bends, carry
ing the mail and attending to all
way business.
Captains John Dippold and j..
Sharp Mcdonald have the contract
for supplying Captain Eads' %jetties
with stone, and will use the tow
boats Charles Mcdonald and John
Dippold for that purpose. The
stone quaries are located at Rose
Claire, Illinois. There will be
about sixty coal bargeS decked over
and converted into stone-boats in
all, the greater part of which will
be done at Evansville
The Ruth, Capt. w. J.. Ashford,
will be found in port receiving for
White river, and leaves this even.
ing, going through to Jacksonport,
carrying the mail and attending to
all way business. She makes direct
connection with the Alberta for
B~atesyille and the Macarthur for
Black river, giving through bills of.
lsdipg. The Ruth is an a No. l
carrier and has unsurpassed pas
sengeg accommodations. Mr.. Ed
CFowell controls the office, seconded
by VIII Turney.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-27
Local.
Attachment Notice.

Before Z. w. Caldwell, Justice Of Peace for
Shelby county, Tennessee-1hos. William
shaw vs.. II. b. Robertson.
TNTHESE CAUSES ATTACHMENTSHAV-
i ing been sued cut under section 1855 Of the
Code Of Tennessee. and returned blythe proper
officer, levied upon the property Of the de-
PENDANT, and affidavit haviKR been made that
the defendant is justly indebted to plain
tiff Thos. Williamson in tue sum of e63 and
to plaintiff Thos. Bradshaw in the sum Of $2S1,
due by account. and that the defendant
is q nonresident Of the State Of Tennes-
see; it is therefore ordered that defendant
make bis personal appearance before =. W.
Caldwell, j. P. on the 18Th day Of February,
1877, at his office, No. u w. Court st., in the
city Of Memphis. Tenn, and defend said at
tachment suits within the time prescribed by
law or the same will be- proceeded with GU
parte; and that a copy of this order be pub
lished once a week for four successive weeks
in the Public Ledger.
This 18th day of January. 1877.
lie 122-l2S-lS e. w. CALDWELL. J. P.
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Saturday, January %, 1877,

within legal hours, the following described
property. situated 10 Shelby county, Tenn,
to-wit: A lot below old Fort Pickering. haY-
ing a front Of $50 feet on tbe Mississippi river,
with a depth Of about 200 feet.
Also blocks X, |, ] and Il on the plan of
Fort Pickering. near to and south Of tho city
Of Memphis.
Also lots q, %, % and 81 Of block So. and
lots II, Is and le OF block 90, and lots %, "a,
Sand Is Of block 55-all in Fort Pickering.
Terms Of Sale 0ne.third cash; balance il
n and tSo years, with interest from date.
etc.
This January 4, 1877.
EDMUND A. COLE. @. and N.
BY R. j. BLACK. d. G. and NJ.
Vance X Anderson, Jarnagin 4 Frayser
Carroll x karr. and W. Messick, Attorneys.
los .ll4-l2O. l26-l27
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oOrroE ExcgAYsE QUOTATIONS..
oorros rxoaANoa srArEnENr.

StoeK. September /. lS7e.....- 5.4Ol
Received sinos last statement 1,42
Received previously ...a............ Nl,y73 Sg8.39S
Shipped since LAST statement. 2S53 sos sol
shipped previously. ..... .......... "a ,574 Ah47
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EAfoNA TEMPLE OF II. AND I.
80, l-meets every Friday even
inr at & o,olonk az TelnIerance