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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21
"rHE ROAD TO RUM"
The Great Picture that IL Attract
ing Attention In she London Acad.

iuR AtbVhnOh IA tno LOnuOm Ac0Os
emy.
London Times.
Mr.. Frith's "Road to Ruin" 1891
x205) is sure to be the center Of at.
traction. 1t is a "Rake's Progress
adapted to the present day, and
comprehends five scenes, "College," ,"
"Ascot," arrest" "Struggles" and
"The End" In the first scene
passes is a college room, with a
view of the college chapel standing
out in the dawn of the early spring
sky, after night spent at cards.
One youngster puffs out a superhu-
GUS candle. The hero, with a silver
cocus cup still at his side, is still at
loo or yingtun, at which bank notes
and gold have been freely staked.
1t is the first step on the road to
ruin.
In the second we see the hero ol
the story in the enclosure at Ascot
the center of a host of eager mar.
pies who are ready to offer him the
odds against everything or any
thing. Confident, young, in the
height of health and flush in for.
tune, he books his bets. Around
him are the hardened habitues Of The
ring and the beauties Of the beaI
monde; all is sunshine; but not the
less the second step has been taker
on the downward road. In tht
third picture we have the conse
quenceS of the two former scenes
Married to a young, handsome ant
fashionable wife, and a father, oul
hero has been outrunning the con.
statable, till now, in his gay house,
at his own fireside among his chill
dren's toys-One of them a steam
engine, on which three jockeys ART
mounted--he has not the means Of
paying. His next step downward
is to Bologne, where the French
laudlady duns him while his wife,
much changed, and his child, sick
and sad, and poignancy to the dis
appointments which have culmi.
mated in the rejection of a play tC
which, poor fellow, he has trusted
to repair his fortunes. Hogarth, il
will be remembered, has used The
same incident.
Last scene of all that ends this
sad eyentful history. We are in
the wretched garret to which the
ebb of his fortunes has carried down
the spendthritt and his family
Some articles of woman's mourning
show that the sick child is beyond
suffering. The mother is not visi
bic. She has gone out on some er.
rand of borrowing-or more likely
pawning. He, shabby, miserable,
and utterly broken down, ha:
sought the coward's escape in sui.
eide, and is locking the garret door
before putting to his head the
wretched Single-barreIed pistol
even the weapon of a suicide be
speaks the depth of his fall-which
| lies on the table. There is no need
to enlarge on the moral of the
story. All that has been said fol
or against such palpable preaching
in Hogarth'S case may be repeated
in Frith's. He, like his great pre-.
decessor, must be judged by the
effect of his painted drama on the
hearts and minds of the crowds
who will gather before it for the
next three months.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21
Trustees Sale.

RY virtue of a deed of trust executed 10 me
- by W. II. Turley in January, 1879, and
filed for registration June IL, 1873, and pursu-
ant to demand from the executor of IL. d.
NsWeomb, deceased, tho beneficiary therein
named, for the purpose Of liquidating the de-
faulted note for $3.50, due December, "a, 1875,
with II per. cent. interest from December 2S,
1873. intended to be s,cured by said convey
nnce | will
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21
On Saturday, July 20, 1878,

within legal hours. at the southwest corner of
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 street ex-
tended; and also lots ten, eleven, twelve and
thirteen, all in Memphis, Tenn, for more
perfect description of which and as a matter
made to proceedings ia tie First Chancery
Court in the causes of Robert L. Brown VS.. h.
g. Galloway ct al. /, No. 93}, r d Isaac L.
Htlliard ct al. vs.. L. G. Galloway ct al, 93l
X. D.; and W, Il. Turley VS.. l.. G.. Galloway
OF al l59l. K. d, The title is presumed to be
good, but will sell AID convey as Trustee
only. S. p. READ. Trustee.
June II. 1873. se 1S5
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21

Rich Deposits on the CheaGaIee,
GhattahOOehee and EtOwah
Gainesville Easle.l
The gradual development of the
mineral belt extending through
Northern Georgia proves that,
when a sufficient amount of capital
shall have been invested, the mines
will yield an amount of the prec-
ious metals commensurate with the
outlay. Within the past forty years
these mines have been worked by
the natives, from time to time, in
the most superficial manner, with
the rudest appliances.
The history of early mining in
Georgia is replete with incidents.
Large amounts were taken from the
surface, and from shallow pits near
Dahlonega. From the Passmore
vein over $4,000 in gold was taken
out in twenty days from the soft
slate. On the John O. Calhoun
property, situated on the banks of
the Chestatee river, upon coming to
the gravel of the former river bed
a rich deposit of wash gold was
found, and in twenty-three days,
from one pit, $4,000 was derived.
A remarkable gold vein known
as the BOlly Fields mine was opened
in the bed of the Chestatee river.
The vein was discovered by fol-
lowing up the gold deposits on the
river. The vein was narrow, but
very rich, and bearing in places as
much as half its bulk in gold, in
ragged irregular masses. When
this vein was found the gold was
visible for foot or two only; but as
the excavation progressed it was
found to extend for several feet,
and could be seen distinctly by per-
sons standing on the bank. The
most magnificent uncrystalized
specimens ever seen we're taken out
of this deposit before the depth of
fifteen feet was reached. Their
beauty was greatly enhanced by
the perfect preservation of the rock,
not a particle of rust or decomposi-
tion being apparent. In blasting
the compact rock, Of which the vein
is composed, $4,000 worth of gold
was thrown out at a single blast
Many of the rocks which could
easily be lifted in one hand were
valued at hundreds of dollars.
At the time these discoveries
were made the mines were being
worked in the most primitive man
ner, with no means of controlling
the vast amount of water which ac-
cumulated in the shafts which were
sunk on the lots, on the banks Of
the Chestatee river. Hence, after
the shafts were extended below the
water level and became flooded,
they were deserted, and remain as
al evidence OF the inutility Of
working mines without capital,
without knowledge of mining, and
without the proper appliances.
All along the banks Of the Ohes-
tatee, Chattah6Ochee and Etowah
rivers, in Georgia, where the slate
bedrock pitches into the rivers,
evidences Of rich gold mines are
apparent to the informed miner
Even the clayey slime which accu-
mulates on the banks of these NV
ers contains what is known as flour
gold, and it is the general impress
sion that when the river beds are
properly worked they will be found
to contain an abundance of gold
Recent developments prove that the
gold mines of Georgia will compare
favorably with those of California
and the Territories.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21
On Saturday. July 13, 1873.

the tract of land mentioned in the pleadings
aud decree. lying in Shelby county, Tennes
see, eontaing so acres more or less. and known
and described as the east half of lot No. / of
section /, township J, range 9 west and being
the same lot conveyed in the mortgage eve
cuted to complainant, D. W. Bynum by de f,
iendant, W. .. Searcy, on the S0th of August,
Terms Of Sale-Said land will be sold upon
credit Of seven gO and twelve 12) months,
purchaser executing notes with approved per-
sonal security for the purchase money, ana a
lien retained on the land until said notes are
paid Equity Of redemption barred.
June u, 1878
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21

D. W. Bynum VS.. W. 0. Searcy.
RY virtue Of the decree pronounced by the
- Supreme Court of Tennessee at jackson.
in this cause, april 3, 1873, / will offer for
sale to the highest bidder, in front Of the
eourt-house OF Shelby county, in the city Of
Memphis,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21
VANCE Il ANDERSON, Soils So ll6
In Supreme Court at jackson.

L. L. Lanier ct al. We. NJ. l.. Bell ct al.
DY virtue Of the decree pronounced in this
- cause by the Supreme Court Of Tennessee
at jackson, April 8, 1878, / will offer ior sale
70 the highest bidder, in front of the court
house of Shelby county, in the city of Mem
phis,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21
WEEKLY
LEDGER.
S1.OO.
The Cheapest and Best News
Medium in the South.

TT Is ENTERPRIsING. FEARLESS, RE.
liable and newsy, and the peer of any weekly
newspaper published In West Tennessee. con-
tanning all local events of importance in the
city of Memphis and Shelby county. No
labor or expense will be spared to maintain il
in every department at the highest possible
standard, and to commend it in al! respects
to the confidence and approval of the best
classes in the surrounding country, being
strictly
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21
Sheriff's Sale Of Real Estate.

DUBLIO NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
L that by virtue Of three wriis of yenditioni
expenas ~ me directed from the Honorable
Circuit Court of Shelby county tennessee,
the first in case No. 500, Ames, Beattie X Co.
VS.. jesse NJ Tate and B. g. Tate. btayor,
judgement 18th Of January 1877, for S85. .Gi
debt and s11.5O COSTS the second 10 case No
S50t, Venahle 4 Rawlings vs. Jesse NJ Tate
and d, g Tate. stayor. judgment 10Th of jan
uary, 1873, for $500 debt and sll.lS cests /:
Jesse NJ Tate and b. g Tate. stayor, iude-
ment Sth Of January, 1877, for s3l IS debt M q
Sll rs costs, together with interest and further
costs, to satisfy said judgments, ETC., | will
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21
Attachment Notice.

Before Thos. Fleming, Justice Of the Peace
for Shelby County, nn.-Appless Ford VS..
John Smith.
his CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
i in teen sued out under section g55 Of the
Cede OF tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property Of the defendant by garnish-
Iment on n. I. Ingram, who answers that he
mas IN his possession one COW belonging to
John Smith, defendant. and affidavit having
been made that the defendant is inaebtod to
the plaintiff in the sum OF s25. duo
by account, and that the claim is lust, and
that defendant is a nonresident Of the State
Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that
said defendant make his personal eppear-
ance before me on the Sth day OF July.
1878. at my office, No. 80 Madison street
Memphis. Tennessee. and defend said
attachment suit within tho time pre-
scribed by law, or the same will be proceeded
with OK parte; and that copy Of this order be
published once a week for four consecutive
weeks in the Public Ledger,
This the 81 day of June. 1873.
S2.8S-9l-l00 IHOS. FLEMING. J.p
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21
LEGAL
In Supreme Court of Tennes.
see at jackson.

W. L. Beat, for use Of the Insurance Com
pany Of the Valley Of Virginia VS.. Geo. w !.
L. Crook, Jane d. Crook ct al.
PY virtue Of the deeree pronounced by The.
ID Supreme Court Of tennessee at Jackson.
April s. 1873, In this cause, will offer for sale
house Of Shelby county, in the ty Of Mem
phis,
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PlAk1BBeautlful o0nCsTt ara1dnpnAM
so. $50. $50. S1OO,

Invested judiciOusly in Stocks Options OF
Priyilegesl, is a sure road to rapid fortune
Full details and Oheisl Stock Exchange Re.
CO., Bankers, IS Wall street, New York
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21
On Tuesday, July 2, 1878,

in legal hours, in front Of the Court-house
Memphis, Tennessee, proceed 20 sell, 10 tho
scribed property, tO-wit;
o., bitnate in the. county Of Shelby, State Of
Tennessee. and known AZ lot No. s. block M
Of Folks subdivision, on tho south side M
Georgia street 5Cxl7J feet "a
Levied on gs the property Of defendant
interest aud costs.
Memphis. 5th day Of June. 1873.
Q, y; ANDERSON.
nm n snerih OF shelby county, Tenn.
S9leI '7 ~ p'''n''h''
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21
GOLD IN GEORGIA.

Rich Deposits on the Cheatatee,
ChAttRhOOehee and EtOwnl'
Rivers.
0ospaov;IIa EonIn
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-03-14

little wonan's tap at my door; or felt
her soft fingers ON my wrist. In
short, as she had driven the disease
out of my heart, that little. woman
herself had walked into it. I could
no longer blind myself to tile fact;
and wheh she one day told me that l
was now off the sick list, and, out of
her hands, I deterrtiined that she
should not 80 easily get out of mine.
SO / told her as she Had now git en-
ease to my heart in one respect, she
must not leave till she had done so in
another, or should be.worse off than
[ was before. The little woman
looked perplexed. : .to sgafts.;i r..I
Then l stated my case and exxr-i
planned my symptoms d second time,
showing Lef the distressed state OF MY
heart, and she alone could cure it
The former disease she had removed
by an occasional visit :le latter
coitld be cured by her promising to
come and take up her abode with ME
as resident physician. She under
stood me now, anG by the way sht
pressed her hand against her own lit
tie duttefing heart, oiie would have
thought the disease was contagious
and verify think it was: So how W.
are 10th to apply to clergyman tFtt
is to form between US life partner
ship as lawyer and physician.
But one thing troubles me, of which
l had no thought till now; that it /
necessary to have our cards efigtaFet'
Married peope are usually MIR. am
Mrs. SO and So,'' or MIR. Such On
and Lady, but will any one pleas
tell me how ] and my little wife ar
to be designated. Will it be ''Ml
, and Mrs DIR. Hubbs ?" or ''Mr. an
Mrs. Hubbs, N. d. r or, as the ladie
are going ahead 50 fast in these day
of woman's rights, will sink int
still lesser insigniticance, and shall W
! be "Dr. Todd and Gentleman" c
must l drop the name of Hubbs a
together and become Todd, too
: Somebody please tell how to hay
:, those cards engraved.
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CLIO YER.

Leibig says "that IN a soil where
there is no sulphur acic, clover will
not grow" Ground plaster is the
cheapest und most reliable model
of applying sulphuric acid to the
soil. But many of our farmers use
little or no plaster. This is one
rcson why clover fails SO often.
Our farmers do not prize clover
as it ought to be pr!zcd enough
clover is not sown; when sown it
IS not properly managed ; it is
grazed too much.
The value OF clover, as reno
vator, is in proportion TO the growth
of the stalk and the growth Of the
root. If the young clover is trampcd
by the stock, or grazed off, the de
velopment of the plant is hindorcd.
If srazed too closely, clover, instead
Of rcnovating the soil, may prove to
DC an eNhaustcr. s......
Glover IS a biennial plant it
attains its fullest growth .l:c second
June after sowing-is better then
than it Is III the third OF fourth, OF
any subsequent year.
The shade of the clover, or any
other shade greatly increases the
productive power of the land the
full grown roots contribute prbably
even more largely to the fetovatIol
of the soil. 1t is estimated that Il
5 well.set clover field there arr
three tons of clover roots to tie
acre. Early and close grazing ma,
and viii prevent the growth 'hotl
: Of the stalk and the root.
The application of a bushcl Q
t plaster, q bushel of salt, a bushel G
t ashes, and one hundred pounds G
Il ground bot1e to the acre. brcadcas
g :, before sowing wheat or, rye, Q
!, oats, would increase the grain croI
and secure crop of clover !
larger quantity of ashes snd bone
" would pay better. -
a. The Stock journal estimates til
value of timothy TO clover hay :
n eleven is to eighteen, for the forms
Il ton of fat.
From one to five bushels
,e clover seed is made to the acre.
u - Peter Newcomer, neighbor, tnaf
!. j. last year one hundred and tift
"a bushels Of clover seed on a farm {
{, one hundred and fifty acres.
n There are two varieties CT clover.-
st The larger, sapling variety, ripel
about the 10th July, and5 therefor
at may be mixed with timothy for ha
~ The smaller variety ripens abous Il
IN middle of June, when it ought to
made into hay, attef which, II n
IF pastured, seed can be made. ]
al make seed of the large clover it niu
bit not be grazed after the first OF Jun
at 1t is claimed that the large variety
] The better fertilizer because the sta
er IS longer, the root is longer; and t
cr pasture is more valuable, because t
ed second crop does not sallvate horse
ry The second is the seed producing CIR
ce of the smaller variety.
IL every acre of cleared land
- MARYLAND were set in clover, and +
grazed until thefirst crop of the 81
p Und year was ulatueds the crops
10 wheat, of corn, Of fye, Of potato'
lbs and of tobacco, would soon be double
he The increase in the other cro
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-03-14

would pay our farmers well. Glover
is the Wheapest, and most reliable OF dlt
fertilizers, and yet you may ride from
farm to farm in some sections OF our
State and not see as much clover III
ten miles as yo,t ought to see in one.
Our farmers shave eyes but they see
not" the value of clover.
MARYLAND is ciovet state it ought
to make cIover-seed for export; yet
our farmers send thousands Of dollars
every year OUT cf the State to buy
.clotEr-seed.
One hundred pounds of pure ground
bone costs: :! 20
One gallon of clover seed costs..... LOO
A btpshei of plaster ONE of SAL and
one of ashes, coat...... -
I,q .i"iJ19''Ho9 s3.ss
From So so to 81 will secure a crop
of clover on any soil / ever saw in our
State, and yet otir fields have no clo-
yer, and are too poor to produce pay
ing crops.
/ In 1915 the English Parliament
made a lean to her farmers of S50,-
100000 to enable them to tile-drain
their farms, which was renewed III
1865. The English crop has been
doubled in forty years, and the prop
er use Of cloFer would more than
double the crop in our State, in less
time, and make the poorest OF fields
s.to bloom and blossom as the rose.
If the money spent in our State for
com .hercial fertilizers were judiciou5ly
invested in clover, the Western pee
pie in a few years would be coming to
Maryland to buy and cultivate our
Eind and generous soil.
In Maryland the man who owns an
acfe OF land worth $500 pays taNes Oh
! its full value, although he may owe
half its value. In England the rici
, people pay the taxes. The price o
, clover-seed is from So To Sl2 pei
, bpshel. Very respectfully.
r Thomas MADDOX.
: The above article, although writer
? for the region Of Maryland, is equally
e adapted to this portion OF North Caro-
lima, hence we adopt it.
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A TEtRTEL TGRTADO.
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AMI
PROPERTY.

TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AMI
PROPERTY.
LOUISVILLE; March IA Stan'
ford (ky.) special says: a tcrribie
tornado, with il width Of four htlli-
dred yards, swept through Casey
county between 2 and 3 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, doing flight
frl dau1ase IN tile ncighborhood OF
Rich Hill and Mount Olive. The
whole of the family OF Vincent
Wesley, near Rich Hill, consisting
of himself, wife, two grown daugh-
tiers, and boy halned Sloan, his
nephew, and William Taylor, IL
neiglib1r stopping at his house,
we're killed outright. Another
tanned Richardson had his shoulder
and collar bone trightfully crushed
Mrs. Wcsley'a body was blown
400 yards, and her clothing was cn~
tirely stripped off. The two daugh!!
! ters were carried 80 yards, and
9 were found locked in each others
arms. The father and nephew
were fcarfnliy mang!ed, and all
must have been killed by the first
force of the tempest. The dwelling,
stables, and out houses were blown
, entirely away, the logs being scat
tered for many yards along the
sweep of Tie tornado, and the hearth
and foundations stone blown from
: their places.
In the vicinity Of Mount Olive,
Mrs. Morgan, wife Of John W.
a Morgan, was killed, and the dwell
ing and out~houscs Of f. Floyd
Il were completely swept away, and
i the timbers scattered i'll every dl'
y rection. In the village of Mount
j Olivo several houses were swept
u away. Trees were blown dowl
> along the whole course Of the tor
nado, post and rail fences drawn
IS out and torn into splinters and ut
terly destroyed. Large trees were
'e twisted from their roots and blowl
Is hundreds of yards. n considerable
number Of horses cattle, and othe
stock, and nearly all the poultry II
81 its course were killed. The pccnnia
: ry damage is not less than $4,000
y a recent issue OF the New or
of Journal Of Commerce contains tn
following in reference to the sl!ve
. money Bow in circulation as compares
,s with gold ''Trade dollar, 80 TO 8
q. cents American silver, : pc
y, cent. discount to discount in currer
no cy>; Mexican dollars, old and new, 3
he to 81 ID; five francs 93 to 50. Ih
OF passage of the silver bill will have tn
70 effect to appreciate all silver currency
st The trade dollar will mount up pro0a
Ie. bly above par, rs it contains Z l
is grains more silver than the monetlze
TX dollar. The reason that the trad
he dollar has been selling below par
he not because of any want of met;
,s about it, but because it has not bee
on Iega! tender, and cannot he dispose
of in as large quantities as desile'
in hence they fell below par. The san
lot thing is true in regard to the Mex
&C. can dollar, but its value has bee
of fixed by the United States I:easul
es. Department. The Mexican doll;
ID. CONTAINS by actual weight, 4l6 gran
ms of silver
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-03-14
HON. ALEXANDER ERH STEPHENS.

HON. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS.
The Hon. Alexander IL. Stephens orders Globe
Flower cough Syrup sustain his throat and
lungs in making his great Civil Rights Speech !
National Hotel, WAsHINGToN, ID. g., Dec. &c, T3.
CIENTLFAIEN p lease send three bottles of
your q lobe Flower syrup by Or. Samttc Bard
Yours truly, ALEXANDER IL. STEPHENS.
WAsHINGToN. u. c., january s, 1878.
GENTLEMEN the Globe Flower Syrup duly
received Many thanks. 1t has proved most val
liable remedy me. Yours truly,
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS.
~ E-Sample bottle 10 cents.
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READ READ ! READ !
Consumption Cured F!
HON JAMES II. SMITH.

HUN 7 H.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
ATT. MIA, GA, Jan Goth, 1871
Gr%rLFNEN Il have used your Globe Flower
Cough Syrup myself. and NY family, with benefits
so marked as leave unqHesioned the merits of
remedy which III my experience has proved one thai
exccs every thing colds, coughs, and obstinate
lung affection
shall always it with perfect confidence, ant
recommend it to the public Il remedy which vii
afford that satisfaction experienced by and mine
Very respectfully Yours,
JAsi NJ SsfIrI Gov. State of Ca.
Sample bottle 10 cts at all drug fthresi
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-03-14

Minister "Don't you know It's
wicked to catch fish on the Sab
bath ?" Small boy. (not having
had a nibhle all the morning y
"Who's catchin' fish ?''