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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-26

QY VIRTUE Of a deed in trust to me exc.
ID cuted by Mary A. W. Cooper on the 2Sth
day Of October, 1875, to secure certain in.
debtedness therein mentioned, which deed is
of record In the Registers office Of Shelby
county, Tenn, in book los page 729, | will, on
the lDih day Of January, 1878, in front
Of the courthouse door, IN tho city. Of Mem
phis, al. u O'Clock M, sell at public sale 10
the highest bidder, for cash, the following
described property All that part Of the 15-
acre tract conveyed 10 the said M. A. W.
Cooper January 5, 1856, By ID. Murphy tby
deed registered in the Registers Office Of
Shelby county, Tenn, Book So, part |, pages
2s8 aud $3.50, to which reference is madel, which
lies north Of and adjoining the lot conveyed
by the said Mary A W. Cooper to Maggie and
Sallie Cooper, February ], 1875, By deed re-
corded in Book 1(5. page 80. No part of the
property included in tbs last deed referred 10
will be sold, The equity Of redemption Is
waived. The title is believed to be good, but
/ will sell and conyery only as trustee.
93-l2i W. B. WILLIAMSON, Trustee.
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and stocks are nominal.
COTTON.

The market this morning is quiet and
easy. Quotations are nominally un-
changed, except as to stains, which are
in good supply ana lever.
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FREIGHT

NKw ORLEANS, December 26 Cotton weak.
Middling, l0N. Sales. 500; receipts, l3,724.
GALVESTON. December 26.-Cotton steady
Middlings, 10hs. Receipts, S73bales; sales,
1850; stock, loj,STO.
EEw YORK. December %. 1880 A.m.- Spots
weak, with futures easier.
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Saturday, January IL, 1878,

within legal hours. the following described
property. situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
and city Of Memphis, to-wit: -.
/. Part Of lot No. 4, in block A, fronting As
feet on the east side Of Causey street. and run
ming back from said street 105 feet, bounded on
the north by lot No. 3 Of said block, and on
the south By a let assessed to N. Fenster at
tho northeast corner Of Causey and Pontetoo
streets. fronting S6% feet on the east side OF
Causey street.
2 Lot No Gin block No. 40, fronting 10 feet
on the vest side Of Causey street running
back from said street 100 feet.
Terms o. sale-0n a credit efsoven months,
purchaser TO execute notes with approved So
eurity; lien retained, and equity Of rodemp-
ti0n barred.
THIS December 8, 1877.
EDMUND A. COLE. O. and NJ.
By II. j. BLACK. d. O. and NJ.
s. p. Walker and j. W. Hampton, Attys.
S5.9l-N- l03-lO9.ll4
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Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

Chancery Court of Shelby County, City of
Memphis We, John Dunn.
BY VIRTUE of a decree for sale entered in
II the above cause en- the 9th day of No
yember, 1877, | will sell, at public auction, to
The highest bidder, in front Of the Clerk and
Masters office, courthouse building, Main
street, Memphis, Tenn, on
Saturday, January 10, 1873,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
and in the city of Memphis, to-wit:
The whole Of lot No 9 and the west half of
lot No s, in block 5, making together a lot
fronting S711 feet on the south side of Ala.
bama street, and running back from 5 id
street llSh feet. as shown On the plan Of said
city.
Terms Of sale-0n a credit of seven months,
purchaser TO execute note with approved Sc
curity; lien retained, and equity of redomp-
ton barred.
This December IS. 1877.
E. A. COLE, c. and NJ.
BY r. ]. BLACK, d @. and NJ.
SIP. Walker and j. W. Hampton, solicitors.
So 95-1Ol-1G7-ll3-ll9
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[R. 1872.
ChanCery Sale of Real Estate.

Chancery. Court Of Shelby County-City Of
Memphie vs.. d. A. Harrell.
RH. VIRTUE OF AN INTERLOCUTORY
~ decree for sale, entered in the above cause
on the Isl day Of December, 1877. l will sell,
az public auction, to the higherst bidder, IN
'front.' OF the Clerk and Masters office, Court
house building, Main street. Memphis, Teun..
On Saturday, January IL, 1873,
within legal hours, the following described
property, 5 tuated In Shelby oonntv' Tann
and In the city Of Memphis. TO wit;
Lots Nos. 81 and So, part Of country lot No.
OIL, fronting on the north side Of Greenlaw
81, tt g feet, and running back from said
street 100 feet IN new city limits, as shown on
the plan Of said city.
Terms Of Sale.- On a credit Of seven months.
purchaser to execute note with appreved
sscurityi lien retained and equity Of redemp-
This December s. 1877.
y. A. COLE. O. and NJ.
T. BLACK, ID. Q. and M.
5'9l-T-l0-l09-ll4
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pY VIRTUE of a deed Of trust to me exc
- cuted, on the 22d Of May, 1874. by Mary
A. w. Cooper, to secure certain indebtedness
therein mentioned, and recorded in Book 10l,
pp. 29 and 800, of the Registers Office of Shell
by county, Tenn, l will on the I0th day Of
January, 1875, in front Of the courthouse
door In the city of Memphis, at IL o'clock m,
sell at public sale. to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described property: All
that parcel or tract Of land conveyed to Mary
a, W., Cooper, by j. j. Murphy. by deed reg.
reference is made for. full description, con-
tanning fifteen acres, less the amount Of A 100
acres sold by Mrs. Mary A. W, Cooper TO W.
P. Wilson, the same teiag One-half Of 80 acres
seld by Sarah Rembert, and adjoining the
tract known as the Fleetwood tract. The
lieved to be good, but l will sell and convey
as trustee only.
9S-la JOHN D. ROBINSON, Trustee.
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miscellaneous.

Terrible weather.
The levee is covered with cotton
and other freight.
The dark nights and excessive
rains have delayed all the packets.
There was little or no business
doing on the levee yesterday.
The Port Eads and barges passed
down for New Orleans.
Billy Haines is doing the cylin-
drical business on the Rowland.
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lR. 1884,
Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

Chancery Court Of Shelby COunty-City Of
Memphis VS.. A. Stein ct al.
pY VIRTUE OF AN INTRRL0OUT0RY
ID decree for sale, entered in the above cause
on the 30th day of November. 1877. win sell.
at public auction. to the highest bidder. In
front Of the Clerk and Masters ONCE. Court
house building. Main street, Memphis. Tenn,
on
Saturday, January IL, 1878,
within legal hours. the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn.
and city Of Memphis. to-wit:
Lot No. II in block No. II, fronting % feet
on the north side of Hotel street, and running
back IS feet on the plan Of said city; also the
north half Of lot No. Is. in block Nc. II. front
ing II feet on the east side Of Clinton street,
and running back rs feet.
! Terms Of Sale - On a credit of sever
months, purchasers required TO execute note.
with approved security. lien retained and
equity Of redemption barred.
This December s. 1877
EDMUND A. COLE, G. and NJ.
BY X, ]. BLACK, d. Q. and NJ,
,. I. Walker and j, W, Hampton, Att'ys,
S-9l-97- l03- Jos. la
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Snecial Notica.


For Clncinnati.
Memphis and Cincinnati Packet Co. - For
Louisville, CINCINNATI and all Eastern cities
The Elegant Passenger Steamer
ANDY BAUM,
Ninton '.'''.''' ......,.. ......-.~-.maate -
Will leave THIS DAY, Dec. %, at 5 pm. 4,
ticketing PASSENGERS through TO New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington City
and all Eastern points at greatly reduced
rates. R. W. LIGHTBURNE, Agent,
296 Front street.
For Arkansas River.
Memphis and Arkansas River Packet Co.,
For Pine Bluff, Little Rsck, Fort Smith and
Way Landings-New and elegant steamer
Hattie Rowland,
Jas. h. ReeS, master VIM. T. Butler. clerk
viii leave THIS DAY, Dec. 26, at 5 pm.
Fer freight or passage apply to
gN0. n. HARDIN, sup't, 1874 Front st.
WASHINGTON h CARTER, Agents,
r. e. Lee Wharf boat.
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IN. R.-65s.l
Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

Chancery Court Of Shelby County-winiam
Nlchol. adminiztratQr Of David L. Dunn.
deceased. vs.. W. D. Dunn ct al.
Rf vlkIuE Of in~terlocutory DEGREES for
lSl6. June6 1877, and on the 9th day Of July,
lenls l VIII sell, at public auction, 10 the
highest, bidder. in front Of the Clerk and
Masters 0tice, Courthouse building, Main
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-09-13
A Four.Year.Old's Adventures.

A CORRESPONDENT relates the follow.
ing: In Kingston, Cam, lives Simon
Oberdafer, q quiet, weil-tO-dO German.
Simon has . son about four. Like other
boys of his age he was in the habit of
going to the gate, and slipping away. One
pleasant afternoon Mrs. Oberdafer missed
the future Governor General, and as she
could get no tidings from him at the
neighbors she hurriedly called to her as
sistance the blue coated officials. ALI the
barns, garrets, cellars, closets, ice-houses,
sheds, in the vicinity were searched, but
in vain. It occurred to the people that
the boy might have followed passing
funeral procession to the cemetery, and,
being unobserved, may have been locked
within the gates. After . long and dill
gent search in the graveyard, it was the
opinion that young Oberdafer was not
there. After the boat had landed from
Cape Vincent two ladies, who were pas
sengers, remembered seeing on the dock
at the Cape q lad who answered the de-
scription of the one lost. His mother
took the first boat for the United States,
and upon arriving at Cape Vincent was
informed that such boy went to Water
burgh the night before, and at that place
at ten O'Clock next morning she found the
little one swinging under fig tree as un-
concerned as though he was in the
Queens dominion.
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have been carelessly destroyed. One,
however, has lately been discovered, and
propped up and bound round with iron.
They were buildings for supplying the
neighboring houses with water. The top
was . large vosca, to which water was car
ried up by leaden pipes, great number Of
which still lie under the bed OF the ground.
BY pipes the water was again distributed
rom house to house from the sasca. The
Sarno, which supplied it, still runs under
meath Pompeii, and its impurity 10 evident
from the deposits which have been formed
ON the walls Of the castle; its continual
dropping has covered them with .
kind Of stalactite. Further exam
ination shows that these deposits
correspond exactly with the stone
with which . great part Of Pompeii
was built. The stone was brought from
Sarno, ON the river of the same name,
which thus supplied the inhabitants with
building material and drinking water.
The spot on which excavations are actual
~ carried on now is called the bathing es-
tablishment. 1t is an immense hall, and
is still half full Of pumice-st0ne; but in
the very center of the mass, after many
feet of coil had been removed. there were
found, last month, four human skeletons,
one of . woman, and by them were
the following precious objects, which
they were evidently carrying of: In gold,
two necklaces, consisting of ninety-fou
pieces, representing ivy leaves, two ear
rings, chain with IN emerald. In silver,
two casseroles, large looking glass, three
vases. ladle, six large spoons, sixteen
smaller spoons, two forms Cor making
pastry, like scallop shells; all are well
preserved and highly decorated. They
have been sent to the museum, but are
not yet exhibited to the public.-Napsss
Cor. London AthcnOsen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-09-13
Discoveries at Pompeii.

A RECENT visit to Pompeii, after a long
interval, enables me to give you new and
interesting details of that remarkable
locality. About two-fifths of the city have
already been disinterred, and the excava-
lions are now being carried on by an aver
age number of 100 men, toward the east
or northeast. One must look in at the
museum, where fresh bodies or their
forms in plaster Of Paris are constantly
added. Years have passed since / was
present at the first ingenious experiment
which was made by the present Senator
Fiorelli to recover the forms at least Of the
dead, 90 that it is with no slight interest
that l regard any progress, and considera-
BILE progress has been made in the mode
of preservation. It often happens that,
from the superintendent weight and other
causes, the bones have been displaced
these are now removed from the debris a.
far a. possible, so that the figure il not de-
formed by bones protruding from wrong
places. This was first attempted in 1873,
and has been continued ever since with
great success. Perhaps the most beautiful
figure in the collection il that of young
girl, exQuisitely form I'd /; she is lying on
her face, while her hand was evidently A.
tempting TO cover her eyes. The folds of
her dress, the very texture, and her hair,
are all sharply defined. Near her lay,
and lies, man on his back, and by his
side was, and is, an iron rod, four feet
long, with which it Is supposed he was
forcing road. Close by is another female
figure, with iron sandals attached to the
feet, the bones of which are well pre-
served. Without lingering here any long
er, however, let as pass on to the house In
which an excavation was made IN the
spring, in honor Of our Princess. The
objects found there and then, Of NO great
value, were presented to her Royal High
ness they are an amphora, 3 necklace
with eighty -four pieces Of coral, . mas c(
paint Of yellow color and q few other
articles. In this house was q shop for
. warm drinks, !" two or three. good fres-
Goes adorn the wall, and oil jars are sunk
In marble slabs.
That comparatively 90 little Of the
treasures Of the Pompeiani ID found i
easily explained BY the fact that the In.
habitants had escaped, and thieves broke
into the houses, especially between the
earthquake and the eruption, and carried
of all articles Of value. Most OF the
houses have indications OF these visits in
the modern mason. work, which closes .
hole. ann not aware that what are called
the !" water castles'' have been sufficiently
noted. perhaPs f6r the reason that most
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q mob, and called upon the people to re-
pei the advance. The little army, under
command Of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston,
was overtaken by the SHOWS Of winter in
the mountains, and early In the following
spring negotiations were entered into
whereby collision was avoided, and
Brigham agreed to submit to the authority
of the Government, immunity being
guaranteed to all who had participated in
the rebellion. Since that time the Gov
eminent has had frequent collisions with
Brigham-none, however, leading to
armed resistance to the authorities. With
his people Brigham was an absolute
authority. His utterances were re-
garded by the great mass of hiy followers
as the word of God speaking through
his Prophet, and they were ready al all
times to support him with their lives, if
necessary. No crime was too heinous for
their commission, If assured that it was
the Prophets wish or command that It
should be done: The Mountain Meadow
massacre is fair illustration of the blind
zeal with which the commands of Brig.
ham Young were 0beyed. All evidence
points directly to him as the author and
instigstor of that most atrocious crime,
and history will hold him responsible for
it. Had he lived it is more taan prOba-
BILE he would have been called to plead to
an Indictment ON that charge, and all the
power of the Mormon Church would not
have sufflced to shield him from punish.
ment. OF late Brigham had begun to re-
alize that his ability to defy the General
Government was steadily weakening, by
reason of the encroachments of civiliza-
ton upon the borders of his Territory,
and it was stated that he had been making
preparations for another hegira of the
Mormon people into Mexico.
What effect the death of Brigham Young
will have upon the future of the Mormon
people it is difficult to estimate. It is not
likely that Successor can be found who
will be able to sway them as he has done.
For more than . quarter of a century they
have revered him as leader and Prophet,
and his edicts have never been questioned.
But it is impossible to bar the way, even
in Utah, to the influences of education,
and the people there are becoming more
enlightened. With the death of their
Prophet, priest and ruler 1t is more than
likely that schisms will spring up in the
Church. The opponents Of polygamy will
gain strength, and the influence Of the
Gentle portion of the population will in
crease. That the Church OF Latter Day
Saints will suddenly cease to exist is not
likely, nor even possible, but there is good
ground for hope that its power for evil
will be broken, and that Utah may speedi-
ly be brought into full accord with the
spirit of the republican States by which
she Is surrounded. -IndianapOlis Journal.
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The Wonders OF the Telephone.

WE have described the apparatus now
used in Providence, r. l., for lighting
and extinguishing the street lights. Its
novelty consists in the combination of
compressed air, for performing the me.
chanical part of the operation, with an
electric current for lighting the gas. The
system has been in operation something
more than a year, and has resulted in .
very great saving of expense. The con.
nectiOn of tho lanterns with central Office
is made through about ten miles of copper
wire which is inclosed in iron pipes, laid
about eighteen inches below the surface,
and all Of them are ignited or exting uished
in less than half q minute, by the turn,
up or down, If single lever. Since the
introduction of this system into Providence
some further useful discoveries have been
made, by adapting the electric wires for
lighting to general Geographic purposes,
more especially for telegraphic fre-alarm
and police signals, by means of which
communication may be made, by any p0-
liceman on duty, with every police Office
and engine house with which the wires
are connected, by the use of simple hand
instrument not larger than common
door-key, upon the wire at any lamp post,
which, for the time being, becomes . tel
egraphic station. If policeman wishes
to give notice of fire or burglary he
has only to 60 to the nearest lamp post,
apply his 'skey," and by the use of the
ordinary telegraphic signals the informa-
ton is at once conveyed. But, through
this key, the policeman can receive no
message back, and cannot even know that
his information has been received at the
point or points to which he designed to
forward it. This can only be done through
the use by him of q regular Geographic
instrument, the connection of the wires
with it in the regular way, a0d the knowl-
edge of trained operator.
Within the past ten days, however, ex-
periments made at Providence with the
wires of the pneumatic-electric system for
lighting and extinguishing the gas used
for street lights in that city have demon
strated In the clearest aud most convincing
manner that the newly discovered princi-
pie Of the telephone may be applied to
this system Of electric work and commu-
nication with most extraordinary result&
By the use of the telephone in connection
with the perfectly insulated underground
wires Of the Providence lamp lighting sys.
tenn, it has been discovered that the human
voice can be employed with great advant-
age over the arbitrary telcgraphic signals
used for communicating intelligence from
one part Of the city to oil other parts; and
that electrical instruments and skilled
operators may be entirely dispensed with
for instantaneous communication Wher.
ever the wires extend.-Boeton Herald.
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The Late Brigham Young.

For thirty. three years Brigham Young
was the head of the Mormon Church, and
his word was law unto his people. He
was Q native of Vermont, having been
born ct Whitingham on June 1, 1901. In
1888 he Joined the Mormon settlement ct
Kirkland, Ohio, and when the Church Nas
reorganized, In 1895, he was appointed
one Of the Twelve Apostles who were sent
out TO make proselytes. H, was sent to
the Eastern States, and his labors were no
markably successful. He followed the
fortunes of the Mormon people through
their trials In Missouri and Illinois, and
on the death Of Joseph Smith, III 1874, he
was chosen a. the hfst President, or head
Of the Church. He led the advance party
to Utah, arriving IN Salt Lake Valley on
the 24th of July, 1647. In May, the fol-
lowing year, the main body OF the Nor
mons followed, and in the follow.
ing year, under the direction Of Young,
the State Of Deseret was organized; but
Congress refused to recognize it, and or
ganixed Utah into Territory, Of which
Brigham Young was appointed Governor.
In 1850, BY violence and threats, he en-.
Forced the resignation Of the Federal
Judges and openly deied the authority
Of the Government. He was removed
ffLm the ONCE OF 0OvernOr, and Col. Step
toe, Of the army, appointed to succeed
him. Sseptoe arrived In the Territory
with . battalion of soldiers, bat found the
state Of public feeling so hostile that he
deemed 1t imprudent to attemptto assume
the duties Of his ONCE. and after spending
the winter in Salt Lake City, he formally
resigned his appointment and withdrew
his troops to California. brigham Young
became still more arrogant and defiant.
In February, 1866, . mob. instigated by
his teachings, compelled Judge Drum
mond 10 adjourn his court sins
die, and soon after the United
States officers were compelled to
leave the Territory. In 1857 Alltsd
Cummings was appointed Governor Of
Utah, and Judge Eckols. ol Indiana, Chief.
Justice. A force Of $500 men was sent to
protect them in the discharge Of their du-
ties. Great e1citement prevailed In Utah.
Brigham denounced he invadin9 army q