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NONRESIDENT Notice.

No. 2S87-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby county,
Tennessee-B. p. Anderson, Commissioner OF Rev
enue VS.. Joseph MitchelleI al.
Ii appearing from the bill in this cause which Is
sworn to, that the defendants. Joseph Mitchell A.
Warren. Charles ID. Farman, Allen Gibson, Robert
p Lane are non-TesldeBtS Of the Slate of Tennes
see; that the names md places OF residence OF the
heirs of VIM. walker, deceased. ana Of VIM. Ar
mOur, Jr, are unknown and cannot be ascer aimed
alter digent inquiry and they beihg, perhaps, in-
te ested In the property sought to be subjected In
this suit:
il is therefore ordered That they make their ap-
pearance herein, at the courthouse In the city Of
Memphis Tenn on or before the first Monday In
August, 1878 and plead, answer or demur TO COM
plainant's bill, the same will be taken for con-
fessed to them and set for hearing exparte; and
that copy OF this order be published once week
for four successive weeks, In the Memphis Appeal
This path day OF June, 1873.
A copy-atteSt: E. A. COLE, Clerk and Master.
By Z. B. MeHenry, Deputy c. and N.
C. WeathertoTd, sol for compl'nt iu25 tn
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OkDaNAxCES.
An ORDINANCE TO raise money to defray the cur
rent expenses OF Street Force, Carpenter and

An OhDlNA NCE 10 raise money 70 defray the
rent expenses OF Street Force, Carpenter and
Chain-gaDg Force
WHEREAS, By resolution passed by The General
Council In March 1873. the pay OF the street labor
was hXed at 81 80 in ledger balances, or 81 %
cash per day; and that OF carpenters at 81 as In
ledger balances or 81 so cash yer cay IL is there
fore matter of economyto the city that cash should
be secured with which 10 paw these EN- plOyes; and
Is hut just that every effort should be used TO
pat ia CASH the wages OF these men. many OF whom
depend upon their daily labor for support of them
selves and families; therefore
Section l. BE Il ordained 6y The Ge7serdI COtfRe(
Of the cIty Of Memphis, That the Mayor be and Is
hereby authorized and instructed 20 contract with
person or persons to advance the amount OF, and
pay of the Indebtedness OF the It ert carpenter and
chain-g4ng forces as the same may from lime TO
time accrue have accrued and 70 repay to such
amounts advanced by them respectively, by issuing
to them tue warrants OF the city ia not L IS
than ; 90; said warrants To bear interest at tate
no! exceeding per cent per annum until paid.
and shall SHOW that they are issued for the pur-
pose aforesaid, and under this ordinance, Dy having
on their face the words: = Issued under ordinance
approved day OF -. 1875" and In order to
secure the prompt payment OF said warrants. so
much of the tax general purposes for 1913 Is
set apart for public Improvements Is hereby pledged
Tor the payment of the amounts so 10 be advanced
for said purpOseS.
section 2 The sums 10 be advanced, as specified
In section o. this ordinance, shall not exceed the
sum of tifteen thousand dollars
Passed second and mai reading by General Coun-
Gil, June II, 1873 Approved gute "a, 1873
]. 4. FLIPPIN, Mayor.
Attest: CRABTREE BELcHER City Register.
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Fatal Gas Explosion,

NEW YORK. June 24.-Oliver S. Vincent
and VIM. H. Code, clerks in the tax-collect-
or office, Brooklyn, entered the vault where
IN the books are kept. Code lighted match
to light the gas-jet, when an explosion of the
gas instantly followed, and the wall # the
vault was blown into the middle of the Office,
and the ratings, furniture, windows and
sashes were demolished. Vincent was blown
across the room about forty feet, his clothes
torn on, har burned, and face and body fear
fully lacerated. Code was buried in the ruins
These two men are fatally injured. Several
in the tax office at the time were severely IN
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AN ORDINANCET regulating Hack ard Wagon Stands.
SECTION Be Il ordained by the General Council
Of tie city Of Memphis That every owner OF diver
a public hack or wagon, who keeps his hack or
wagon the street. shall have certain place. 10 be
0ei mated b. the Chief of Police, assigned him as
his hack stand or wagon-stand. and SNAIL be des-
ignated by numbers corresponding with the num-
ber5 of his hack or wagon; he shall be required to
keep swept and cleaned to the ceDIeT OF the stee
daily and all denominations removed al least once
week
Section z Any owner driver OF a public hack
or Wa on violating this ordinance shall on conNic-
ton before the Recorder, pay nne OF not less than
five, than 1U collars, for each o1ense, and
every days violation shall be regarded a separate
orense
Passed second and final reading by General Co1n-
ell, June Al, 1873. Approved June "a, 1878.
J. 4. -IPPIN. Mayor
Attest: CRABTREE BELCHER. City Register.
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In commenting on yesterdays proceeding
in the peace congress, Berlin correspondent
says that there is evidently close alliance
between England and Austria, but each
naturally comes most prominently forward
on points involving its own interests. Thus
the Austrians took no active part in the dis
cussion relative 10 Psrrisoning the Balkans.
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A ROME dispatch announces that instruc-
tons have been finally issued from the Vati-
can to the NeapoIitan bishops to take the
royal erequatar and the revenues and thu
these bishops have ignored the erequatur,
and have received subveptions from the
Vatican. ont the great falling off of the rev
enue derived 10y the holy see from the Peter r
pence renders no s'~ir.sst acon"nl necessary.
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SHELBY COUNTY
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION,

II ME above Association are now ready to Issue
i their third series Of stock. After an unpTece-
dented success - business, and having pio-
ne red an drely new field I'm Build ng aud Loan
Association bU- 10 are authorized from the re-
suit In stating borrowers non borrowers that we
can guarantee them the best paying stock ia the
city, Sub criptons will be received by the secretary
at the office of the Assoc iatiOn Is Madison street.
or By any OF the Directors
DIRECTORS Hon. Jacob Thompson. DR.. D. T. Por-
ter, NJ Gavin, John Gum. X. d. Goodwin, Thomas
Holman Jr.. Z. ~ Winters. Judge c. W. Heiskell,
b. W. GIeibel, W. ]. McDermott, h. d JorIan
Hon JACOB THOMPSON .............. President
THOMAS HOLMAN, JR .Vice-President
IR ID. L. PORTER .-...--..- ....--.. - Treasurer
W. j. MCDERMO TT ............ Secretary
BELCHER IL JORDAN ATTORNEYS
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One word about Castoria. for Children. 1t is
prepared after physicians formula, Dr. Samuel
Pitcher of Hyannis, Massachusetts, as a substitute
for Castor Oil. 1t is purely vegetable, and the only
preparation for babies and children suffering from
Wind Collie Stomach Ache, Teetning. Loss Of 81 eep
Worms, ETC., which does not contain Morphine, or
some kind of narcotic drug. Pitchers Castoria
neither gripes gags 1t Is as pleasant to take as
honey, and as harmless faIina. II asstmilates
the food In the stomach and by causing natural d.
gestion and evacuation affords quiet to the child
and rest to the mother 1t Is warranted to contain
neither mineral, morphine nor alcohol. The price
only 35 cents, in large bottles to be had OF any
nr1roy at
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a ADDITIONAL RIVER NEWS.

NASHVILLE. June 24-River stationary,
with . incnes on the shoals.
SHREVEPORT, June 24-River fell 4 inches
in the last twenty four hours. Weather cloudy
and warm.
ST. LOUIS, June 24-iaiver fallen inches.
and is now . feet inches above low-water
mark. Weather clear and warm. Arrived |:
Grand Tower, Vicksburg.
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FuII Returns show n Handsome Dem
Oeratin AisjoritY I'm Oregon.

patch gives the iull election returns: For
congress-W Whitaker, Democrat, Is 554; Hines,
Republican, 1854: Campbell, independent,
$50. For goyernor-Beekman. Republican,
1909; T6ayer. Democrat, 1908; Wilkins,
Independent, 1853. For secretary of state
Earhart, Republican. Is, 146; Reams, Demo
c-at, 1852: Cat 8, Independent, 1888. For
treasurer-Hirsh Republican, is, 555; Brown,
Democrat, IS, 493; Sutherllu, Independent,
1875 For state punter-Carter. Republican,
16 100; Noltner, Democrat. 1868; Craig,
Independent, 1898. For superintendent OF
public nstructlon-Powell, Republican, 15,-
95l; Stiles. Democrat, l5,9l8; Parker, Inde-
DPndent HOS
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Nnn.Resident Notice

No. 2SS3-In the Chancery Court of Shelby county,
TenneSSee-B. =. Anderson, Commissioner OF
Revenue, VS.. Morgan T. Tnmpkins ct al
II appearing from the bill in this cause HhichIS
sworn to, that the defendant, Morgan T. Tompkins
IS nonresident OF the State of Tennessee and that
the place of residence of Sarah s. Peee is unknoTn
II Is therefore ordered That they make their an
pearance herein at the courthouse In the city of Mem
phs, Tennessee on or before the first Monday In Au
gust, 1873 and plead, answer demur to conplaIn-
ants bill, the will be taken for confessed as
TO them and set for hearing exparte; and that COPY
of this order be published once week for four sue
cessve weeks, In the Memphis Appeal. This path
day of June. 1873
cOpy-attest: G. A. COLE. Clerk and Master.
By E. b. McHenry. Deputy C. and NJ.
G. WeatheIfOrd sol. for commit fu04 TN
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The Bulgarian question once solved, says
a dispatch from Vienna, discussion on thu
other points is likely to be accelerated in de-
ferenc to the wishes of Germany for speedy
close Of the congress. In this case detail
including an arrangement of autonomy fof
Roumelia are likely 10 be submitted at sup
Elementary conference
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Marriage OF senator Brace COIOred, OF
MfRslzHfpDi

CLEVELAND, o., June Ex-senator B. <
Brucs. of Mississippi, and Miss Josephine b.
Wilson, of this city, were married this even
ing at the residence of the bride, on Perry
street, by Rev. n. s. Ruison, rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal church. About seventy i've
friends Of the senator and Miss Wilson WI re
present. Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce left at half
past ten o'clock, by way of the Lake Shore
route. on a special car for New York, from
which city they will sail On Wednesday for
Europe.
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A ParfOr Match Causes AcarlY $780,
900 ~ orah OF Damage.

MONTGOMERY, ALA. June "A "A fire was
start-d+o day IN the cotton compress Of HOr
ten a. O'Connell by trelding on a parlor
match, and the flames spreading into tie
Planters warehouse adjoining, three thousand
bales of cotton. which the two houses con-
tanned. were soon enveloped The insurance
on the cotton amounted to forty thousand
dollars. Ii is thought that over one fifth OF
the cotton may he repaoked. The compress
and building were worth about forty thousand
dollars, and are badly damaged, as is also the
Planters warehouse. probably ruined.
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The young Queen Mercedes, of Spain, was
reported dying yesterday, and at FIVE O'Clock
IN the evening rec.ived the last sacrament,
of the church in the presence of the king,
members Of the roysl house and ministers.
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SALE RANDI

WE will sell on SAL URDAY, 29th daJ OF June,
w 1873. at II o'clock m, at the southwest
corner of Hain and Madison stree 8, In the city OF
Six Th0u-aad DolIar- OF Bonds OF the Mem
phis ana Little Rock Railway Company. for account
Of whom It may concern. IRRELEVANT q CO.
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A DISPATCH from Berlin reports that yes
terday's sitting OF congress caused a salts
factory impression. The essential features
of the questions discussed in the preliminary
p0HrparlerS were agreed IN in principle.
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CLOSING BATES

Yesterday Of cotton and gold: liverpool cot
Ton. Id. Memphis cotton, II f-se. Neso
Orleans cotton. II Use. EeO York cotton,
II 7-I6e. Nele York gold, 100 SIS.
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CAPDEVlLLE-On the oath inst. LEILA LOVE.
youngest daughter of Edward and Eliza Capdevtlle,
aged months and days.
Funeral from the residence corner of DeSoto and
Vance streets, this TUESDAY afternoon, at 4
O'clock. Friends at the family are Invited.
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PLAIN TALK.

Half Horse and Half Man. Card from
the Centaur Men. Strong Statements.
Backed by Indisputable Testimony.
Science, Mythology and Living Wit
nesses in Lasting Harmony.
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TO vindlcate his insulted honor. A challenge,
therefore. will. in all probability. be sent to
General Rosser for the part 10 took in pro.
tecting the lady assaulted.
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A spiIituous liquors will injure men. so
opium o. laorphia will harniuily affect the
bsby. DR. Bulls baby syrup is The remedy
for the baby. 1t is free from opium. Price
twenty FIVE cents.
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A LONDON dispatch announces the death
of Charles Mathews. the actor.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WAR DEPT. OFFICE CH. SIG. OFFIcK,
WASHINGTON, June %, Am
For Tennessee and the Ohio rd!iey, north
scest 10 southwest iOinds. stationary or fall
iHg barometer, 'carme,-. partly cloudy heather.
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IT is believed in Berlin that the next sit
ting of the peace congress will not occur till
Thursday
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Masonic Notice.

SOUTH MEMPHIS LODGE, No. 1lS-WH n
- hold special communication this
CTUESDAY) evening. June 25th at O'Clock, Xxx
for work in the Z. A. degree. wv
All As are frateTnally invited
By order +. NJ. NELSON, W. NJ
BIN K PUIIEN Secretarv
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Yellow Centaur Eminent.

The great Express Companies a gents
In New York Join in the Following
stat menI:
1--WE have hundreds of horses under our care We
have use d and constantly keep the Centaur Lin
imeDI In our stables. It is the best thing we have
ever seen. We recommend It TO any person having
a horse" "ALBERT S. OLIN, Supt of National Ex-
press Co." sc. PULTZ, Supt. of U. g. Express Co."
81. MARSH. Supt. of Adams Express Co."
"NEw YORK. August 81, 1874 We oheerfully
recommend the Centaur Imminent yellow
WrappeD as the best thing ever brought Into our
stables MARTIN RAND. Liverymen, 532 Seventh
avenue, N. Y
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"OFFICE OF ANCHOR LINE TRANsP Co.
NEW YORK, Septembe II. 1877.

J
"GENTLFMEN-Three years ago I was terrible
SUFFERER from Inn am mat0ry Rheumati. N.
Ii settled in my right leg foot. For seventeen
weeks was In asoniZng pain, helpless and reduced
TO skeleton. L had the best medical attendance
by the eminent physician G~Orxe E. Relchrr.
Nj d.; No AZ East 2 st street. After the most
careful attendance on mis- Part Or. Parker was
also consulted) IL was consdered that my foot must
be amputatsd at the ankle demanded delay be-
fore submit Ing to this ORDEAL Fortunately at this
crisis, was advised to use CeDIau- Imminent
From the first days application experienced sen
sfble relief Constant use of the Lin M eau, In
connection with my mediI Inc, saved my leg. II
effected a perfect cure in about six weeks time.
have been able to attend to my business which is
mostly out OF DOORS regularly since then, although
L y nttnue to use the LiBimen. at intervals. 1
write this with fee ing of gratitude. that no one
but my-elf can undeI stand" Yours, etc. R. T.
West lot
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" u. WELRoY. Sergeant.
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MASONIC TEMPLE OF MEMPHIs


TTNHE stockholders of the Masonic Temple OF Mem
l. phis requested to call at the Office OF the
Secretary OF the Masonic Temple, room No. Is Mag
nolia Block. on WEDNESDAY, July 3, 1878, be
tween the hours of 10 al an O'Clock pm. and
vote upon the proposition for the Directors to issue
Bonds of the Temple to an amount not exceeding
$4,000, to be used In paying Mr.. John Oyers
ton and In completing the building
majority OF the stock must be voted In favor of said
bonds, either in person or by proxy The Directors
gratted to say th4t the debt due Mr.. John Over
ton. ST.. has been arranged and deed 10 the prop
eTty Will be delivered them as soon the bonds
be Issued and his portion delivered to him. They
are extremely graheu to announce to the Stockhold
ers and citizens, that they are now about ready to
proc ed in building the Temple and they are conf
dent of its completion by December next. If The
lodges Masons and citizens will assist in the sale Of
the bonds, which will be in denominations of $50,
500 and $500, running from five to fifteen years,
and which will he frstclaSs securities drawing six
per cent interest, PAYABLE semi annually the early
completion of the Temple Is assured.
DAVID p MADDEN, Pres't.
S. 81. BROOKS,
ID. T PORrER,
LOUIS HAMA ER,
h. C. WILLIAMSON
ISAAC SCHWAB Directors.
i WpEK
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OBsERVAFIONs YESTERDAY.

WAR nEF'T SIGNAL SERVICE u. :. ARMY
MONDAY, June -. 1873. 1908 o m.
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Masonic TempIe-BuiIding Committee.

THE Building Committee of the Masonic Temple
i of Memphis requests aud willIecsive cash bids
for the completion OF the BUILDING Plans and spec
ifcationS of the work 10 be done can be seen at
Jones q BaldWin's Office. All bids must be sealed
and delivered TO the committee, and will be opened
by them on the 9th day of July next at the Secre-
taTy'S Office. Bids will be T ceived up IL m of
that day. The right to reject any all bids is
served by this committee.
LOUIS HANAUER,
ID. T. POR FER,
r. C WILLIAMSON.
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"WAsHING1ONI ID. @, June Is, 1873.
" nave been using the Centaur Lluime {
in the stables Of this company for some time. They
are all you eIa'n IN them to be. The effect
horses Is wonderful. The White Wrapper Is equally
good for our men, who constantly being bruised
So, TO your patrons. Use IL not
Nv. L. SMITH, Supt. Washington and Georgetown
Horse Railroad
Each kind OF Centaur Linimeut is sold in three
sizes at 25c SOC and 81 per bottle by all druggists
The Centaur Company, 46 Dey street, New York.
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Neuralgia and Rheum atism. 81 con-
tracted cold in 1S49. from which Neuralgia Rheu-
matlsm and Erysipelas set In. part of the time
could not walk, and suffered everyth ing but death
Dr.. Peaslee attended me for eight years. have had
other doctors, and tried many remedies.
The CeDtaur Lintme mt relieved me from pain
and has already nearly cured me. MRS. LAWRENCE
KIRBY, 800 Eighth avenue, New York"
Sciatica. 81 have suffered with Sciatica for
several years so that at times could not get out of
my house. To say that dOctored and tried RENE
dies does not express it, but received benefit
until Used the Ceataur Imminent / i'm
proved from the first and laid aside my clutches
with the third bottle am now we'll. JOSIAH " EST
LAKE, Maryville, o."
Separated Leg Saved From Ampu-
tatisn. The following case of R. F. SToBo was re-
ported in the Medical Journals:
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Baseball scores

Observation-Disclosures 3; Rochester, 0.
Buffalo-Cncinnatis /; Bnffalos, 0.
observation-disclosures Citv l. Boston, 2.
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WASHINGTON, June 24.-The Potter in
yestigatIOn committee resumed its sessions
TO day, Chairman Potter presiding.
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| believe that Is it.

Qaes.-Is your recollection of it derived
from that single reading in the hotel? Ans.
Yes, sir; had it some time afterward, and
may have taken little note of it.
Quss.-Were you employed in the treasury
department at one time? Ans.-I was here
two months, in 1875, and accepted positioD
during that time. Mr.. Brlstow was secretary
of the treasury then. | don't think the gov
eminent made much by my services. had
other business to attend to. / accepted the
position because 1t was offered, and / held il
only for two months.
Ques.-DId you render any services to the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18

try except to execute law and Lain
tain the public peace. That reform
must be made in national, State and
municipal governments, by the reduc-
ton of expenditures and taxes-the
dismissal of unnecessary and incom-
petent officers and employees, and the
strict enforcement of official response
bility.
10. In the language of the Indiana
Democracy, VIC declare that the juris-
diction claimed and exercised by the
Circuit Courts of the United States
over questions of corporate and indi-
vidual rights arising under the laws OIL
the States, tends to Cypress and bur.
den litigants to such an extent as tc
amount to a practical denial of justice
in many cases, and we consider the
legislation which has conferred sucl
jurisdiction as unwise and hurtful tt
the true interests of the people, ano
we demand such legislation as will re-
strict and limit tho jurisdiction O
such courts to such matters as arr
clearly contemplated by the Constitu'
ton, and expressed in the judiciary
act of 1889.
IL. We favor and invite immigra
ton to our State from all sections o
the country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
A HARD TEST.

Ten or q dozen men were enjoying
| the hot weather which baked the shin
giles on a f Try dock saloon yesterday,
when a stranger stalked i'll and in
ouired of the bartender:
ssHave you any mint?"
eyes SIR" was the reply.
"And you have sugar, lemons, gin.
brandy, and so FORTH"
81 have"
The stranger turned around to ths
crowd, noted the sudden increase OF
interest in each face, and kindly
said:
"Gentlemei., I'm going to treat ev
ery liar in this room. Let the lials-
the monstrous liars-come forward"
Not a foot moved.
s.Gentlemen," continued the stran'
ger in a plaintive tone, "don't b'
back ward. Juleps wait for all. Ev
cry one of you who is known as Liar,
will please stand up.
Not a man stood. The stranger
face betrayed keen disappointment, a.
he ordered a rousing big "mint' foI
himself, and not a word was Spoken
in the place while he slowly slipped
the cooling liquid through a straw
When he had finished he wiped his
mouth and said:
ssWell, every truth-teller in tbs
room will now stand up"
Each man rose up with the prompt
ness of q soldier.
ssAnd sit down again." softly sale
the man as he made for the door.
They would have sat down ON him,
but great truth-tellers are poor run
hers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18

Which they are selling at the
lowest cash prices. Ready
made Burial Shrouds & Robes,
n fine assortment of Caskets OF
imitation Rosewood, Metallic,
walnut cCtiins a speciality
Hcarse ready at all hours
| Store-r0om north court house