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BACK TO WHITE PEOPLE.
sIaDIey'a Queer ImpPesaiOns Wv
idly TOld-A Strange Meeting.

lOiy AOiu-A strange MoehHS'
In Mr., Stanley's forthcoming rec
ord of his African travels he thus
describes his impressions on draw
ing near to the west coast and see
ing white faces for the first time for
many long months: We had grad
ually descended some five hundred
feet along declining spurs when we
saw a scattered string of hammocks
appearing and CLEANS of startling
whltsness, such as were given by
fine linen and twills. A buzz Of
wonder ran along our column. Pro-
ceeding 0 little further we stopped,
and in short time | was face to
face with four white-ay, truly
white men! AS / looked into their
faces blushed to find that / was
wondering at their palcness. Poor
pagan Africans-Rwoma and Uzln-
il, and man-eating tribes Of the
Mvingstonel The whole secret of
their wonder and curiosity flashed
upon me at once. What arrested
the twanging bow and the deadly
trigger OF the cannibals? What
but the weird pallor Of myself and
Frank! In the same manner the
sight of the pale faces of the En-
bomma merchants gave me the
slightest suspicion OF an inVolunr
tary shiyer. The pale color, after
so long gazing on rich black and
richer bronze, had something Of an
unaccountable ghastliness, Icould
not diyest myself of the opinion
that they must be sick, yet, as
compare their complexions to what
/ now view, l should say that they
were olive, sunburnt, dark. Ye
there was something very self-pos
, sessed about the carriage of thesl
! white men. 1t was grand; a littll
self-pride mixed with cordiality
!, could not remember just then tha
9 | had witnessed such bearing among
S any tribe throughout Africa. The,
: spoke we'll also; the words they ut
: tered hit the sense pat; withou
G gesture they We're perfectly INTEL
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A cool American in paris,

Paris Cor. New York Herald.l
There is one person here who
keeps perfectly cool. Frenchmen
have seen him but to envy him.
He is an American. He halls from
New York, and is not unknown
about the courthouse. He dresses
in white duck and wears a ventila-
tor hat, in which the wonder-mon-
gers falsely affirm he has a minia-
ture windmill that goes like clock
work. lie crossed on Friday from
the Trocadero to the Champ de
Mars. He did not turn a hair.
Over him he held a silk umbrella.
lie carried a palm-leaf fan. He
walked, he smoked and he famed.
Perspiring Frenchmen who met him
on the Journey declared he lowered
the temperature as he passed,
Englishmen, dressed in the sombre
hues of their native land, mopped
their Goveheads and grew purple
with envy,
lie was found later at a table in
front of the coolest restaurant, with
a glass before him. Sprigs of mint
delioiously green, seemed to grow
out of miniature icebergs, to which
an amber liquid gave an exquisite
tint. There was also a straw, Hi
chair was tilted back, and he occa
sionally wore his hat tilted down
over his nose, as one in a pleasan
dream. How be compassed all thcs
things, no ono knows. TO an Eng
lishman who had worked himscl
into a fever while yainly yelling fo
some one to wait on him, he said
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Attachment Notice.


Before ). NJ. Coleman, Justice Of the Peaeo
for Shelby county, Tenn.-Fader, Jacobs 4
Co., firm composed of j. s. Fader. j.
Jacobs and W.; Booker, VS., P, NJ. VIII
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT
l having been sued o1t under section 3i55 oI
the CODE OF Tennesseo, and returned levied
upen the property Of the defendant, and afi.
dayit having been made that defendant Il
indebted TO plaintiffs in the sum Of s2ll. .lS
due by account, and that the claim is Just,
and that defendant is a nonresident Of the
state Of tennessee it is therefore ordered that
tho said defendants make their personal APP
pearance before me on the Sd of August, 1873,
~ 10 o'clock am, AZ my office. No. 2S6
Main street, Memphis. Tennessee. and
defend said attachment suit, within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
nrooeeded with ex parte; and that a copy Of
this order be published for four consecutive
weeks In the Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of June, 1873.
lO4-ll0 1l6-l22 J. NJ. COLEMAN. J.P.
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AN INGENIOUS MAMMA.

The Wny she Duped Her DAuRht ter
into Her own Way Of Thinking.
LondOn Examiner
A lady of our acquaintance once
lamented to us an ill.advised at
tachment on the part of her daugh-
ter, who had good expectations,
and whose affections had been won
by an adventurer. The mother had
demonstrated against the folly of
the engagement, and had finally
refused to allow the wedding to
take place so long as the girl was
under age.
The young lady was obstinate by
nature, and her tenacity was
strengthened by opposition. She
avowed her intention of waiting
patiently till she was of age, and
then of giving her hand to her
fiance. A years delay did not seem
to have undermined her attach
ment, and in another six months
she would jbe OF age and her own
mistress.
Under our advice the mother
changed her cue and appeared to
make the best Of the bad business.
Since Captain - meant to be
son-in-law, she said she would do
what she could to make things
pheasant. She asked him to dinner
and appeared to have fully accepted
the engagement. If by any chance
the daughter danced a round dance
with any but her 6ance the mother
shook her head. If she danced
twice with any other gentleman the
mother would say affectionately:
"My dear, do you think Captain
would like that? When
was engaged to your father | never
thought of dancing more than oncC
in an evening with any one else."
She kept an eye on all incoming
/ and outgoing letters, and woul(
say, "Mydear, you have not writer
to Captain - for the last tw,
days. When was engaged to you
, father used to write to him ever
day in the week" Or, "Captai
r - wrote to You yesterday, m
dear, and perceive that you hav
! not yet answered him; men do NO
like to be treated with neglect" :"
! The girl got irritable under tn
: incessant spurring into her engage
ment; the mother followed up he
: advantage by offering her admont
) tion audibly, in the presence .
other female friends of the daugE
. ter. This put the coup de grace
' the engagement. The gilt all cam
I off the gingerbread when oppositio
\ was changed to Indictment.
: Two months before she came
!, age she wrote to Captain -
:. and told him that her feelings ha
: changed toward him. The motht
\ affected to be deeply scandalizeC
q this settled the girls determination
/ and the captain never darkened tt
a door again.
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Ingenious Tran.

A Paris wine-merchant has set
an ingenious trap for thieves in the
cellar. The device consists of a
simple electrical arrangement, by
which his wine-cellar is put into
communication with the room in
which he sleeps. The tread of a
mans foot, the sound of his false
key in the door, or even of his
movements about the room, sets in
motion an apparatus and sound an
alarm in other parts Of the house.
lie had set up his indicator in his
own bedroom, and, after waiting
some time, was awoke one night by
it in time to descend with dark
lantern and revolver and effect the
capture Of the intruder. The plan
will work, provided the wine-bibbei
does not arm himself to the teeth
barricade the door, bid defiance tC
the neighbors and drink the cellar
dry, after the manner OF Athos, the
grim mousquetaire. Even wher
the electrical machine does its work
and the thief is caught, the result
is not always certain. A Partisan
who recently captured a thief occu-
pied a cell himself. The criminal
had made no resistance, had meek
ly surrendered and followed his
captor upstairs and into the street
but when q policeman was encoun.
tered he made charge of insanity
against the good man and had eS
capped himself.
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NOnsResldent Notice.

In the Chancery Court Of Shelby County.
TeRn.-Elmira S. Ashby ct al. va. Henry {.
Test ct al.
IT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
l this cause, that the defendants, Henry s.
Test, Elizabeth G. Hart, Jacob Hart and Ella
W. Ashby, arc nonresident OF tho State of
Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein, at the court
house, in the city Of Memphis, Tennessee. on
OF before the first Monday in August, 1873,
and plead, answer OF demur to complain
ants original and amended and Supplemental
bills. or the same will be taken for confessed
as to them and set for hearing ex parte; and
that a copy Of this order be published once
9 week, for four successive weeks, in the
Public Ledger.
This 2ath day Of June, 1873.
A AoOpy-Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, C. and NJ.
By y. ,. MollEyRY, D. G. and M
y: N. Hearn, solicitor for complainant.
10 -10g-1 a .10l
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mentioned will not seem strange
sequel to such training. 1t is but
to certain portion of our society
that these truths apply, and that
the smallest. The great obscure
mass of American women are hon
orable, chaste aud modest. In the
majority Of our homes there are
common sense and piety enough to
give tawdry display its proper place
in life, and to curb and direct the
appetites which God has given to
men and women. 1t rests with
mothers to make that majority
larger or smaller.
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NOnsResident Notice.

In the Probate Court Of Shelby county, Tenn.
1T APPEAR ,NG FROM THE ORIGINAL
i bill in this cause, which is sworn to, that
the defendant, W. b. Busby, is n minor and
a nonresident Of the State of Tennessee, IL
is therefore ordered that he make his appear
anco herein, at tho courthouse Of said Pro-
bate Court in the city Of Memphis. Tenn on
or before the first Moaday in August, 1873,
and plead, answer or demur 10 complain
ants bill, OF the same will be taken for con-
fessed as TO him, and set for hearing ex parte;
and that cepy OF this order be published
once week for four successive weeks in the
Memphis Public Ledger.
This 2lst day of June. 1878.
A copy attest; ..
JAMES REILLY, Clerk.
By lluGH b. OuILKN, D. Q.
M. d Il. Stewart, solicitor for complainant.
O4 IOi 11O iIG
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NOn.Resident Notice.


In the Chancery Court Of Shelby county.
Tennessee-W. B, Galbreath vs., s. W. Boil
ton ct al.
TT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
l this cause that the deiendants. Lucas
sia Andrews. Joseph A. Andrews. citizens OF
Ohio, are non-residcnts ofthe State az Tonnes
see; II is therefore ordered that they make
their appearance herein at the courthouse
ip tho city Of Memphis, Tenn on or before
the hrst Monday in August. 1878. and plead,
answer or demur to the cross bill II defend
ants, g.. III, MillinRton Of al herein, or tho
same VIII be taken for confessed a. 10 them
and set for hearing OK parte and that a couy
Of this order be published once a week, for
iogf successive weeks. In the Public Ledger.
This 10Th day Of June. 1878.
A cOpy-Attegt:
EDMUND A. COLE. G. andN.
BY r. ]. BLACK, d. o. and Nj.
Randolph. Hammond q WBasoll. Solicitor,
l0i eomple'nant' 70 10 lQs-lli
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On Saturday, July 20, 1875,

Main and Madison streets, Memphis. Tenn.
sell at public sale to the highest bidder for
cash, lots four, FIVE. six and seven, fronting
on Pigeon Roost road and Monroe stroot ex-
tended; and also lots ten, eleven, twelve and
thi teen, all in Memphis. Tenn, for moro
perfect description of which and as a matter
OF information as to title, reference may be
made TO proceedings in e. First Chanoery
Court in the causes of Robert l.. Brown VS.. Il.
g. Galloway ct al. No. 93}, r. d i; Isaac l..
billiard ct al. VS.. u. q. Galloway ct al, 9S4,
X. d. and W. IL. Turley VS.. l.. q. Galloway
ct al, 1894, r. d. The title is presumed to be-
good, but l will sell and convey as Trustee
only. S. p. READ, Trustee.
June IL, 1873. SS-l22
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T0 the Four winds-ueaven Help
Them

To the Four winds-ueaven Help
Them
Detroit Free Press.l
Five weeping children were left
orphans the other day by the death
of their mother, a widow who lived
on Prospect street. The father was
killed at one Of the depots about two
years ago, and since then the mother
had kept the family together by
hard days work. Lack of food,
exposure and worry brought on an
illness which terminated fatally,
and the children huddled together
in a corner of the room feeling
awed and frightened, but yet unable
to realize that death had made them
waits. When the remains had beer
sent away to potter's field a dozer
women gathered and held whis
pered conversation.
"I'll take one of the poor things
though I've four children of M
own" said one Of the women.
"And Tll take another"
" Sand I'll take one"
"And so will l."
Then there was the baby-a tod.
ding boy, who had been rocked t.
sleep every night of his life, ant
whose big blue eyes were full o
tears as he shrank behind his siste
to escape observation. AS none o
the poor women seemed prepared t,
take so young a child, a girl no
over ten years old, dressed littl
better than other children there
crept into the group, reached ou
for the babe, patted his white head
kissed him and said:
81 will take this one! l have NJ
brother, and ma and pa will let nj,
keep him. He can sleep in m,
trundle- bed, play with my doll, ant
they may put all the Christina
presents into his stocking y and th
girl ran around the corner and re
turned with her mother, who sane
toned all she had said. "Come
bubby you're mine now p calle,
the girl, and he laughed as she pu
) her arms around him and tried t
liIt him up.
By and by a woman said: "Chil
drep, you have neither father, moth
er nor home. You must be divide
up or go to the poor-house. Kis
each other, poor orpans, and all kis
the babyW
They put their arms around hir
and hugged and kissed him, an
they went out from the old house t
20 in different directions and pei
+ hapS never again TO meet alto
gether.
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On Saturdar, july 18. ISIS.

the several lots or tracts Of land mentioned in
said decree, to-wit;
First-Part Of lot 8. block 80, on Cansey
street, in the city of Memphis, Shelby county.
Tennessee and bounded and described as fol-
lows: Commencing at the northeast corner Of
lot s, block 80, map Of the city Of Memphis,
thence running south along the west ne Of
Causey street 40 feet; thence westwaTdly par
allel with the north line Of said lot to the
bayou; thence along the east side or water s
edge OF said bayou to the northern side of
said lot; thence east with the western line of
said lot to the beginning.
Seeond-One other lot lying on the west side
Of Causey street, in the city Of Memphis,
Shelby county, Tenn, and being the part Of
a lot decreed to W. .. Causey by the County
Court Of Shelby county, November term. 1857,
and by him conveyed to Samuel Toole Febru-
airy /, 1867. by deed registered in Book SO. part
| l, page 555, Registers Office Of Shelby county,
TO which reference is made, which lot Is
bounded on the east by Causey street, and
| commences at Mrs. Jane ID. Crooks south
east corner; running thence along Causey
street 55 feet to M. j. .Wright's northeast cor.
ner; tnance westward with Wrighfs north
line to Bayou Gayos0 thence with the bayou
70 Mrs. rocks corner; thence eastWardly
with her line to the beginning.
Third--An0ther lot, the east half Of lot 62
Of the John d. Armour subdivision, fronting
30 feet on the north side Of Madison street OK
tended. in the city of Memphis, Tennessee.
and running back between parallel lines 100
| feet to an alley. being the same LOT cOnyeyed
| by j. u. Heiskell and others to Mrs, Jane ID a..
Crook by deed recorded in Book m. page 16l
Registers Office of SAolby county, TO which
reference is made.
Terms Of sale-cash,
June u. 1878.
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
Il. b. MCFARLAND, SOL RQ1i6
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LE0AL


RY virtue of deed Of trust executed 70 me
- by w. IL. Turley in January, 1879. and
ant to demand from the executor of Ii. D.
NeWcomb, deceased, tho beneficiary therein
named. for the purpose of liquidating the de-
faulted note for $3.50, due December, 2i, 1873
with II per cent. interest from December %
1873. intended to be secured by said convey
ance, will,
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NO ia

with a bitter smile, "You don't
know the ropes" He is the myS-
terry of the hour, but he would not
be a mystery at Long Branch, nor
at Delmonico's.
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"Lhomme qui rit." The man who
laughs is a happy man, aud no man can
be happy with his blood loaded with i'm.
purities. The remedy which al can de-
pend upen for every vitiated condition
Of the blood is DR.. Bnlra Rlnnd Mixtnre
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On Saturday, July Is, ISIS,

the tract Of land described in the pleadings
and decree in this cause. lying in the Eighth
civil district OF Shelby county, Tennessee, and
east corner Of tract of 200 acres sold by John
Davidson TO Robert /. Chester and wife
thence west ia chains; thence south ohains;
thence west % chains so links to the south
west corner; thence north Al chains; thence
east ~ chains 60 links; thence north 10 chains
80 links TO the northwest corner; thence oasl
lA chains 50 links TO the northeast corner,
thenoo south 80 chains so links 10 the point Ol
beginning, containg 6,2 acres more or less.
Tormg Of sale cash.
June u. 1873.
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
ugo W. WINOHEsTRR, Sol. for complainant
50 ll6
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upon she (witness) applied her ear
to the keyhole, and heard distinctly
the sound of kisses alternating with
sobs between the two. His emf
nence, to console the patient, told
her he had taken every precaution
against the matter becoming known.
"Don't be afraid" he said, emo
body will be a bit the wiser. You
will be able to marry. AS for
the baby, that's my affair, | will
take care of her, and Iswear to you
that she will never know the name
of her mother"
Dame Gervasi was interrogated
as to whether she had been impor-
tuned to conceal the facts of which
she was cognizant, aud she an
swered in the affirmative. She
even gave the names of the persons
who had come to her on behalf Of
the brothers Antonelli, and these
emissaries, she said, tried to make
her disclose all she knew, and
promised her large sums Of money
to bind her to silence as to the
clandestine part played by Signora
Mareoni, and as to the cardinals
relations with the foreign young
lady. Dame Gervasi declined tC
give that lady's name, but | have
the best authority for saying
that the Countess Lambertini's le
gal advisers will reveal it should
their plaintiffs suit require it. The
trial, in spite of the delays inter
posed by the brothers Antonelli
will be resumed in the first week o
July.
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D. W. Bynum VS.. W. 0. searcy.
pY virtue of the decree pronounced by the
- Supreme Court Of Tennessee at jackson,
10 this cause, April 3, 1873, will offer for
sale to the highest bidder, in front of the
COURTHOUSE of Shelby county, in the city Of
Memphis,
On Saturday, July Is, 1878,
the tract of land mentioned in the plsadines
and decree. lying in Shelby county, Tennes-
see, containg 50 acres more or less, and known
and described as the east half of lot No. | of
section |, township /, range west, and being
the same lot conveyed in the mortgage exc
cuted to complainant. D. W. Bynum, BY de i.
ieadant, W. o. searcy, on the 30th Of August,
| 1871.
Terms Of Sale-Said land will be sold upou
a credit Of seven "a and twelve Q2l months,
purchaser executing gnotes with approved per-
sonal security for the purchase money, and a
lien retained on the land until said notes are
paid. Equity Of redemption barred.
June 10 1878
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
Vance 4 ANDERSON, Soils. So ll6
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In Supreme Court at jackson.

L. L. Lapier OF al. vs.. NJ. l., Bell ct al,
RY virtue Of the decree pronounced in this
- cause by tho Supreme Court Of Tennessee
at Jackson, April 8, 1873, viii offer ,ior sale
to the highest bidder, in hont of tho caurt-
house of Shelby county, in the city Of Mem
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0DTlIhA and Morphine Habit positively
VI IUlet and absolutely cured. Shortest
time possible. No interruption in business
Expense small. No publicity. Before taking
other treatment address for particulars and
references, IL, G. WHEELER h CO.. Three
Rivers, Mich. l0e-d6w-l29
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New Advertisements

NO ADVERTISING AGENT can insert an
~ ~ advertisement in oar list of twenty-six
line without losing money. Those advertisers
whe want TO obtain the best possible circula-
tlon without expending more than from $40 10
9lOO should addre's q go. ?. ROWELL & co.
DO Spruce street. New York
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AGENTS WANTED! Medals and Diplomas
awarded for H0LMAN'S NEW PIUfORl.
Al BIBLES. 2O00 Illustrations. Address
for new circulars A. j. HOLMAN 4 CO., $50
Arch street. PHILADELPHIA.
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LEGAL
In Supreme Court Of Tennes.
see at Jackson,

W. L. BeRt. for use of the Inturance Com
pany Of the Valley Of Virginia VS.. Geo. w
L. Crook, Jane D. Crook et al
pY virtue Of the derree pronounced by The
ID Supreme Court of Tennessee at Jackson.
April 3, 1878. in this cause will offer for sale
to the highest bidder, in front OF the court
house Of Shelby county, in the city of Mem
nhia
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MuST NJ RR X 4 np.i, In Iin al, III IL " hhIVEh
SYRUP MAKING

CIegg's Automatic Center Flow Evaporator,
patented 1876. Best process for making syrup
and Sugar known to the world. Address X.
L. HARALsoN, Gen'l Agent, 0ussotta, Cham
bers county, Ala, and send for circular and
price list.
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A SERMON TO WOMEN.

Beaed Ou Recent Tragedies in New
York and Philadelphia The
Downward Tendency of Social
ltfe-AneFioan Mothers RespOn-
slble.
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N Nm vVuN N NIHW hN1 VIeIk.
IL. B. MCFARLAND, Sol. 8q-ll6