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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

PVBLIo LEDGER OyFIoI,
MRnPHIR. TENN...M Nav q. 1918.

The state Of business yesterday was
dull, and there was very little doing at
the banks. Exchange on New York
selling at premium. New Orleans
rates are / off buying, and par selling.
Gold opened in New York to-day at 1908
and closed at 1905 Local stocks, bonds
and securities ARE in better inquiry, at
tracing more attention than usual, but
TRANSACTIONS are limited.
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I~nsOIVena Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY County,
OFFICE C0UhTY COURT CLERK,
MEuPaTS. VRNH. AnriI 90 1874

STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY COUNTY,
OFFICE C0UhTY COURT CLERK,
MEMPaIs, TENN, April 20. 1878.
To John S. Sullivan, administrator Of Oorne-
illus Griffin, deceased:
HAVING SUGGESTED TUE INSOL-
IL vency of the estate of Cornelius Griffin,
deceased, you are hereby ordered TO give mo-
tico. by advertisement in some Newspaper
published within the said State, and also at
the courthouse door Of Shelby county, for all
persons having claims against said estate, to
appear and file the same with the Clerk Of the
County Court, authenticated In the manner
prescribed BY law, on or before the 18th day
Of August, 1878; ana any claim not fled en-
or before said day, or before an appropriation
Of the funds of said estate is made, shall be
forever barred, both in law and equity.
Witness my hand, at Office, this 18th day Of
April, 1878.
JAMES REILLY, Clerk.
By HuGR B. CULLEN, D. @.
Creditors are hereby notified as required I'M
der the above order May 3. 1878.
JOHN s. SULLIVAN. Admir-.
II. @, WARMER. Atty. ~ -6I.T9
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TruIstee,s Sale.

by virtue Of a trust deed executed and de-
- ilyeTed to me, r.. D.. Jordan. as trustee.
by Mrs; Sarah Il. Norton ct al. TO secure tho
party therein mentioned. recorded in BooP
llS, page lO,i, of the Registers office Of Shelbv
county, and by the request of the said bene.
heiary, default accord ne to the terms Of said
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SaturdaY, juno S. 1G7S.
Trustees Sale.

pY virtue eff a trust deed executed ~ ma
- the 22d day of October, 1870. Nv W -
Webb, and recorded in the Registers Office of
Shelby county, Tenn. in Book 76, pSee Iss.
to which reference is here made for greater
certainty, i will, as said Trustee.
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Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

Chancery Court OF Shelby County-Samuel A.
Knox Of al. va. w. j. Knox OF al.
DY VIRTUE OF AN INTEEL0CUT0RY
ID dccrse for sale, entered in the above cause
on the ID day of May, 1878. l will sell,
at public auction. 10 the highest bidder, in
front OF the Clerk and master g office, Court.
house but ding, Main street. Memphis, Tepn.,
On Saturday, June s, 1878,
within legal hours, the following described
property, 5 tuated in Shelby county, Tenn,
The south 27 feet Of lot No. 10. Of block S5l,
of tho subdivision of Chelsea by W. B. Green.
law ct al, which lot begins Rt the northeast
intersection Of Second and Greenlaw SIS. and
runs east with the north line Of Greeniaw ST.;
thence north 81 feet; thence west llSL feet to
the east line Of Second street; thence south
with the east line Of second street 81 feet TO
tho beginning, II being the sane upon which
~ ii. Kpox'sdrug store Is situated.
Terms OF sale, cash.
This May IA, 1873.
By r, j. BLACK. d. G. and NJ.
W. W. Mcdowell, Attorney. l64.7O-76-s2-s5
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transactions are limited
OOT-rOR.

The market is 6rmer, with g good dc.
mand and moderate offerings. Stains
are scarce and higher. Sales yesterday,
GOO bales.
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GALVESTON. May 23.-Cottou nominal. Mid
ding. l02s. Receipts net and gross, II bales.
Sales, 225 bales. Stock on hand, 1881 bales,
NEW ORLEANS. May 23.-Cottou arm. Mi5-
ding, 1914. Receipts, 24s bales; sales, 600.
INV Y0pK, May %, R:35 p,m.-Ootton 4,
quiet, with futures quiet and easy.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
A LEAVING TO-DAY.

Condition OF the H Vers.
The river here rose 8 inches in
the "a hours ending at noon, and
now stand 81 feet 6 inches above
low water mark. At Cairo it rose %
inches, with 30 feet l inch on the
gauge; at st. Louis inches, with 22
feet 9 inches on the gauge; at Pitts
burg s inches, with 6 feet on the
gauge; at Cincinnati it declined ~
inches, with q feet 5 inches on
the gauge; at Louisville 5 inches,
with 10 feet 6 inches in the canal;
at Evansville it is rising, with 81
feet 0inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland river rose 4 inches at
Nashville, with Is feet 10inches on
the gauge. Arkansas river is rising
at Little Rock, with s feet G inches
on the gauge. White river is riS-
ing at Jacksonport, with a good
stage Of water from there out.
miscellaneous.
A slim packet day.
The levee presented rather a dull
appearance.
The Judge Fletcher from Fort
Smith arrived at Little Rock yes
terday
The Mary Houston from Cincin-
natl arrived at New Orleans to day.
The Colorado from st. Louis ar
rived at yickSburg last night, and
leaves there to-day at noon with a
return trip for st. Louis.
The James D. Parker for Mem
phiS and Thomas Sherlock for New
Orleans left Cincinnati last even.
ing.
The J. W. Calf from Memphis
arrived at Cincinnati this morning.
The John A. Scudder left St.
Louis last evening for New Orleans
and is due here Saturday.
A large number of the river fra
ternity attended the temperance
meeting last night at the Greenlaw
Opera House.
The Ruth is due tomorrow even.
ing from White river.
The Bslle of Shreveport leaves
St. Louis Saturday evening fol
New Orleans.
Inc a. D. White and Geo. w
Cheek cleared for the lower coast
with fair trips Of freight and pee.
pie.
The Florence Meyer, bound 70
Cincinnati, passed Evansville yes
terday morning.
The Commonwealth for St.Loui
and Oakland and barges for Pitts
burg left New Orleans last evening
The u. P. Schenck leaves Cincin
matt Saturday for New Orleans.
Captain r. W. Lightburne will
return home to-day from Cincin
natl.
The j. W. Gaff leaves Cincinnati
Saturday evening for Memphis.
There are quite a number o
Southern steamboatmen at Louis
vile attending tho races.
The Mark Twain cleared for tn
st. Francis river last evening will
one Of the best trips of the season
being loaded down to the guards
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LIvERPooL. May %. $3.50 p.m.-Cotton Is
quiet. Middling uolRnds. b1Sd; middlinr
Orleans. G5sd. Sales, 5000 bales, OF which
1000 were export and speculation,
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Trustees Sale.

RY, virtue of the terms Of q certain trust
~ deed to me executed April 10, 1877. NV
James Cleary and his wife, Ellen Cleary. and
Ed +. Cunny, and duly recorded in the Reg
lster's efioe Of Shelby county, Tenn. AnriI
III. 1877, in Record Book No. liz, page 90 10
secure the payment Of certain indebtednsSs
made, I will O"n
Tuesday, June IS, 1873,
sell at public cutlery. in front of the rourt-
house, door Of Shelby county, Tenn, within
legal hours, for cash, to the highest bidder 10
satisfy the. Indebtedness named in said trpsi
deed the following described rea, estats sim
Tenn, to-Wit: 'NN"'''
Part of lot2, block5l, commencing at stakc
on the east eide of DeSotc street, three hum
bred and thirty C2ST feet sonth Of Real
streeti then running south with DeSoto street
nlnety-iour VA feet to a stake; thence east
wardly parallel with Beal street one hnndrsd
ana nifty (l5l) feet to n stake thence north
waTdiy ninety -four (9D feet to a stake; thence
WesIWardiy parallel with Beal street one hun
dred and htty Q50l feet to the b ginning, he.
ing the same conveyed by A. IA. Ferguson nv
Decd, May. Il, 1851. to Sledge ~ Jones. and
recorded IN the Registers office of Shelby
county, Tenn, in Book No. 90, pages 1871 anil
1888. and all the hereditaments and annnrts-
nancos thereunto belonging or in anv wsv
thereto appertaining. 70"
Equity of redemption is waived, and titTs
believed to be good, but l sell and convey M
Trustee only. "
J.W. FULMER. Trustee.
way IL, 100 67-Q4
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
RAILROAD TINE b

MEMPHIS ANDLoUIsvILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON R. r.
Arrives. Leaves.
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Man IN. 1S7S
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Depot Az head Of Main street.
Ticket once. 81 MaiR street. corner Of
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10

The country was somewhat start
led few weeks ago al the enor-
nous deialcation of one DIR. Chase,
who had for many years been the
treasurer OF one of the most substan-
tiAl and oldest manufacturing con-
cerns at Fall River, Mass. The
company was almost ruined, and
hundreds OF hard working people
were thrown out of employment,
and suffered otherwise. The amount
Of money stolen by this man was
nearly half . million of dollars, and
now We are refreshed by the an
nouncsment that DR.. Chase has as
sumed the virtuous roll of Tweed,
and asks "what they propose to do
about it." Verify, as the Cincinnati
Gazette says, "Tweed is dead but
Tweedism is not" His lawyers
announce that Chase expects to get
clear on the ''technicalities" of the
law. Many q thief has been cleared
by this dodge, but we judge the
day for that sort of thing lie rapidly
passing away. The courts are more
efficient than few years ago, and
are run more in the interests Of
society, aud in accordance with jus
tice. Even Tweed, with all biz
shrewdness and influence, could moi
save himself on ''technicalities," and
died disgraced criminal. Even q
eminent rascal az DIR. Chase may
Ind that there are some old-fashion
ed notions of honesty existing il
the minds of the people yet, and
that It will be an uphill fight 70
him to clear himself from the fat
he so richly deserves.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10
Allen.

The prospects are again favorable
for a splendid crop in Kansas.
Everybody is busy.
Some of the neighbors are blowing
corn.
Miss Beatty's six months school
will soon be out. She is one Of the
best teachers this district has eyer had,
but see she does not consider her ed
ucation complete. She was taking
fishing lessons yesterday.
Il understand that DIR. W, of
Wilmington will soon become a citizen
of Emporia. We will be sorry to lose
the Doc. He is No. physician, and
had a large and successful practice in
Waubansee, Usage and the north end
of this county, but "if the mountain
won't come to Mahomet, Mahomet
must go to the mountain" 1t is singu-
lar how such little bit of calico can
attract such large bodies. G.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10

Published in Emporia News May 10, 1879
AN ORDINANCE
An Ordinance to prohibits boys under
ter certain hour.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND
CoUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF EMPoRIA:
SEC l. That from and after the passage of
this Ordinance. IL shall be unlawful for any
boy under the age OF fifteen years to be and
appear upon any OF the public streets or al
leys in the City Of EmpOrla after the hour of
93O'eloek in the evening, during the months of
Der; and after the hour of s O'Clock during
the months Of October. November, Decem-
Der, january, February and March, unless
ents, or guardian. or has the written Consent
Of such parent or guardian, to be upon such
street, for the purpose Of some business
sac. .. That the City Marshal or any po-
iceman Of said city Is hereby authorised and
required 70 arrest any and all boys under
tbs age OF Aftee1 years. found upon any OF
the public streets or slleys IA said city, dur
such boys are prohibited from being upon such
streets or aleTs, unless such boy OK boss
are accompanied by one of their parents
or BY their guardian, or have written per-
misEiSn from such parent or guardian to be
upon such street or alley for the purpose OF
business, aud upon the arrest OF any such
boy or boys, they shall be taken before the
police judge Tor the purpose Of being dealt
With according to law for violation Of this
ordinance
SIC Any boy under the age of fifteen
years, who shall Be convicted or being upon
any Of the peblfs streets OF alleys IN said
city. IN violation OF any Of The provisions Of
this 0rsisnaness sasan be 1ned q an sun
So Thfe 0ldl1ancs shall Be In force
lFoM and after is pueiicsEion-
Approved zeg . ts.- s-...s
'Fes. zs5zs
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R;char5 Wake


The farmers in this vicinity have
nearly all tn cir corn planted. Ali
seem to wear smiling faces about here,
and are looking for large returns for
their labor in the soil, which has been
somewhat heavier on the farmers
teams than usual, there being so
much rain during the last winter the
soil became very much packed.
Prof. Warwick predicts plentiful
rain during the season. He tells us
we may look for bountitul harvest.
We hope the Professor looks straight.
Miss Emma C. Beck has just closed
an eight months term OF school, giving
good satisfaction to both great and
small. We wish Miss Beck much hap
piness in her next term as well as a
long term. j.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10
state temperance Convention

state Temperance Convention
At the earnest solicitation of the
friends of the murphy Movement"
and other temperance organizations
in various localities in the State, il
has been thought advisable to call q
convention to discuss the present
aspects of the work, and the best
methods of its successful prosecu-
ton. We believe there never exis-
ted in our state, such an allpervading
interest on this subject as at the
present time. The evils of intern
perancrH confront and startle as on
every side. MulIitudes are asking,
"What shall we do2 what can we
do to check this terrible curse ?''
We must do something. The re.
sponsibility is upon US we cannot
remain inactive and be guiltless. Let
US come together, canvass the work,
and join heart and hand in united,
organized and persistent efforts to
overthrow this enemy of our race.
We therefore invite all temperance
unions and other temperance or
CARNATIONS in the State to send
delegates to q meeting to be held in
Olathe commencing on Tuesday,
May 4tb, at O'Clock pm.
Where no organization exists
we suggest that the friends get to.
gether and appoint such as can at
tend, to represent them in the con.
venlion. And when this cannot be
done, let any one, who desires tc
aid in the work, come Of his ''owr
sweet will, and he shall be vel
coined.
The citizens of Olathe extend 1
cordial invitation TO the friends o
Temperance TO meet with them. EE
forts will be made 20 secnEe excur
sion rates on the railroads.
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Road Notice.

TOTICE is hereby given: That petition
IN has been presented to the Board Of Conn
ty Commissioners Of Lyon county, Kansas,
asking for the location OF county road as
fol1ows-to-Wit:
commencing at the northwest corner Of
section ten, township twenty, range thzrtesns
thence east on the section line 20 the inter-
section OF the road running north and south
on the county line OF Lyon and Co2sy ecua-
ties-said road 20 be county roads thence
commencing at the northwest corner OF sec
ton ten, township twenty, aud range thir-
teen; thence running east ON the section line
eighty rods; thence due south until the inter-
seetionsof the road running from Hartford
and Heosho Rapids.
And would ask the vacation OF q certain
part OF the ROAD running from Hartford 70
keosh0 Rapids as foli0W6-eo-Wis: Commence
Ing a. the northwest corner OF section ten,
township twenty, range thirteen; thence ffs-
ming south about seventy rods; thence soath-
east on the liae OF survey OF said road %
point where the said road interests the quar-
Ter section line running EoFfh and south OF
section ten, township twenty, range fhizteels
And Whereas Wms y. VangundYs n Mui-
conney and Joseph Byeriy were npDolntea
and ordered 20 meet At t1e beginning Of said
road, on the 18th day OF May, 1873, st 10 e M
TO view and locate said road and % give to al
parties hearing.
BY order Of the Board Of Co. Commissioners.
VIZ. =. EWNIG, Co tIeTk-
ApRfI 18th 1873 1eA19
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10

The Commonwealth, the organ OF
the State administration, printed
by our distinguish ed French citizen,
Monsieur Ole Baker, started on its
tenth volume the other day en-
larged. 1t should be congratulated
on it's continued deY otion to the in
terests of the Gins" We are glad,
also, to note the late great improve
ment In its journalistic character.
For instance, here is its leading
high-toned editorial in its Sunday
edition:
"The Emporia News Is still wrenchlne
itself about the Commonwealth. II the
News don't like the Commonwealth 1t can
call an indignation meeting and nass
some resolutions about It; or 1t can have
its county attorney order the Common
wealth out Of the State in twenty minutes
or IL can, as at present, stand back like 8
little, dirty, bawling, 'snot-nosed' boy
and Scall names"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10
Road Notice.

TOTICE is hereby given: That q petition
IN has been presented to the Board of Coun-
ty commissioners Of Lyon county, Tor the
location OF q county road as follow6-to-Elt.
Beginning at thesoutheass corner Of north
east quarter Of section thirty 1--we, township
seventeen, range thirteen; thence west two
miles on quarter line to the southwest corner
OF the northwest quarter Of section thirty
one, township seventeen, and range thirteen,
fnterseciiHg the Waterloon ana Forest Hill
road, which is the termination Of said road.
And whereas, Sim Taylor, j. u. fem and
Thos. Gordon were appointed and ordered to
meet at the beginning Of said road on the 18th
day Of April, 1878, at 10 q m l., to view and
locate said read and to give TO all parties
a hearing.
BY order,og the Board of County Commits
sioners. WA. +. EWING, Co. Clerk.
April 18th, 1878. 16&I5
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10
MARION COUNTY.

a Damaging stOrm-TwO Men Drowned
Men LInd Women for License, etc.
Corn planting is about over here,
and cultiVators are running in almost
every direction.
Wheat is headed out, and where it
has suffered no damage from storms,
is looking exceedingly well. Harvest
will be upon US in few more days.
A storm passed through Marion
county last Tuesday evening which
did considerable damage to fruit and
growing crops. Hail stones of i'm
mense size fell in some places, literal
ly cutting the wheat to pieces, and de-
stroying all the fruit within it's range.
Many wheat fields are total loss, and
the owners are blowing them up to
pla mt in corn. The strip of country
damaged by the storm varied in
width from half mile to a mile and a
half.
On last Wednesday morning two
young men by the name of Dyck were
drowned In Whitewater, some two or
three miles from Plum Grove, in But
Ter county. They attempted to cross
with load OF lumber when the stream
was very full, and both lost their lives.
Two-thirds of the men and women
of Peabody have signed a petition to
grant license for the sale OF intoxicat-
iRg liquors in their town, and now
they have licensed saloon in running
order and in tull blast.
Stock is doing well on the range,
the grass being almost long enough to
make hay.
Corn is selling at % cents per bush
Ell. Hogs are still low, but beginning
to look up little.
The country is full of strangers,
many of whom are buying farms and
locating among us. JEEMs.
May 6 1873.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10

u. F. Sargent, chairman of the
Kansas State Committee of the
Greenback party, has issued call
for 9 state convention at Topeka,
July 3rd, to nominate a state ticket.
The convention is to be composed
OF three delegates from each legis-
lative district and three from each
county, and they are to be chosen
June %. u. f. s. always seems
anxious to hold early conventions.
He does an awful signt of cackling,
but sits too longion his eggs to have
them hatch out anything on election
dav
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10

Judge Sawyer, Of the United
States court, in San Francisco, has
decided that Chinaman is not .
white person within the meaning
and intent of the naturalization laws,
and therefore not entitled to become
. citizen Of the United States. The
case will be taken on appeal to the
United States Supreme court, where
local prejudices will have no in
fiuence upon the decision.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10

An explo sion, generated in the
MIddling's separator, blue the great
Washburn Touring mill, and four
or i've adjoining mills to pieces at
Minneapolis, Minnesota, last week,
and caused the loss of eighteen
lives, and damage to the amount of
$826,O00. 1t was q fearful scene.
The Washburn mill is to at once be
rebuilt, larger than before.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10

At Q public sale of real estate In
New York last week, not a single
bid could be obtained which the
auctieneer would consider. For i'm
proved property which paid $1,000
= year In rents, no one would offer
more than $12,500. Experts say
that prices are lower now by twenty
per cent. than they were in 1855.
Only q month or two ago the New
York Times made q great noise
about the depreciation of real estate
in the west. 1t now knows how it
IL itself.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10

The harvesting of winter wheat
will begin in southern Illinois in
about three weeks. 1t is already
headed and the quantity and quality
are excellent. The fruit prospect
are also very good. The peaches are
already as large as hickory mute,
and the trees are well loaded. Cher
ries will be ripe by the middle of
May. The prospect for splendid
crops Of all kinds is good in all parts
OF the country.