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1T-tY

E P. BruneF has purchased the right
CT and Is manufacturing Dufton's Combi-
nation Chimney. They are light and du-
rabIe. Call and see. 3O-4t
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Clothing for the fall trade has arrived
at 33-3t G. P. JONES & Co.'S.
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In this age of international Sabbath
spirit of investigation with regard to re-
ligious truth. Profane history, arch9ol-
ogy, chronology, the natural sciences, are
all studied with reference to the light
they may throw upon sacred history.
There never was q greater demand for
commentaries, works Of Biblical criticism
and other helps in scripture study, tnan
at present. Among works of this kind
there is none more useful than Hitch
cocks Analysis of the Bible, which has
long been a standard work Of reference
for ministers and other Bible students OF
all denominations. 1t is what its name
indicates, a complete arrangement of all
texts Of scripture with regard to the sub.
jects of which they treat, so that text
bearing on any theme may be found by s
moments reference. This anslysis, IN ad'
ditiou to q complete concordance and 6
variety of useful tables of information
makes this a most valuable work to al
who desire to be posted in matters per
tanning to Bible reading. This book, be
fore regarded as the most complete of 1T
kind, has undergone thorough revision
rendering it still more desirable to have
Mr.. Allen Young is agent in this county
To show how it is regarded by those WHIT
are acquainted with it, we append here
testimonials from ministers of this vi
cinity:
We have no hesitation in speaking
| word in favor of "Hitchcock's Analysii
of tho Rihla If ia the most comnlete in
its arrangement of any book of the char
acter which has come under my notice
and is well calculated to be great helT
| to the Bible student.
j. q. CLARK, Pastor list Pres. church
Emporla, Kansas.
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w est. Pass. agent, Kansas City.

Ladies wanting parasols or fans should
not fail to call at Newman's as he intends
slaughtering prices on these articles IN Or
der to reduce his large stock. 27-tf
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Being acquainted with DIR. Hitchcock's
Analysis of the Bible cheerfully recon-
mend it az a very useful work to all who
desire 2help to the study of the Holy
Scriptures. A. HARTMAN, Pastor OF
the NJ. E. church, OF Emporia Circuit,
July 3Ist, 1878.
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NEW GOODS ARRIvING DA1LY-at Wib-
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Holmes g. Holden have money to loan
on Lyon county land or city property, at
reasonable rates. 27-tf
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ASK for james smitb;s imperial cigars.
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heartily concur in the above recon-
mendation Of Hitchcock's Analysis of the
Bible. JAMES BARNETT.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30

beginning. What would the Whit
House say to that In connection
with the hall are a large drapery and
several greenhouses. Surrounding it
are about sev~enty-fye acres, much of
which is heavily wooded, there having
been little attempt at landscape gar
dening. In front of the wing added
by Lord Monek are terrace and lawn,
and from this the view over the city of
Ottawa and the rivers-0ttawa and
Rideau-is very beautiful, while the
sunsets commanded from it can never
be forgotten. In the rear of the house
are the stables, the gas-house, the
curling and skating Kinks and the fa-
nous toboggan slides. Rideau Hall is
in the village of New Edinburgh, and
is about two miles from the govern
ment buildings. The drive out to it is
along the Ottawa and across the Ri
deau, which drops in a graceful fall
into the larger river, and might have
been a most charming suburban street,
but unfortunately, lumber and rail
roads have taken possession Of the
vicinity and rendered it extremely
ugly
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
Attachment Notice.

Before j. T. Elliott, justice of'the peace for
Shelby county, Tenn. Masonic Savings
Bank VS. Gebhard q Co.
I this cause an attachment having been
i sued out, under Section 1856 Of the code of
Tennessee, and returned levied by the
proper officer upon the property of the de-
PENDANTS and affidavit having been made
that the defendants are Justly indebted to
plaintiffs in the sum of Si09. rs, due by un-
paid drafts drawn by defendants, and defend
ants are non-residents of the State of Ten
nessee, ETC., it is therefore ordered that the
said defendants make their appearance
before me on Saturday the 4th day Of January,
.SlS Second street, in Memphis, Tenn, and dc.
fend said attachment suit within the time
prescribed by law, or the same will be pro-
ceeded with ex-parte; and that n 0 Of this
order be published for thirty days in the Pub
lie Ledger.
This 9th day Of November, 1878.
76-S2-Ss-4 j.. 4. ELLIOTT, j. P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
Attachment Notice.

No. 1853. Before G.. D. Crockett, Justice Of
the Peace for Shelby county, Tenn. M. L.
Meacham q Co. VS.. d. j. Azlen.
IN this cause an attachment having been
j sued out under section 3455 Of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned, "leyied upon the
property Of the defendant" and affidavit
having been made that defendant is indebted
to the plaintiffs in the sum of S4o0, due by
account, and that the claim is just, and that
the defendant is a nonresident of the State
of Tennessee; it is therefCae ordered that said
defendant make his personal appearance be-
fore me on the 26th day of December, at my
office, No. 25 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
and defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded with ex-parte; and that a copy o.
this order be published once q week for foul
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the Goth day Of November, 1878.
70-76-52-SS g. ID. CROCKETT, j. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
National

Washington Special to Cincinnati Gazette.l
As a result of the late visitation of
yellow fever and the investigations
which have followed it, a bill for a
national quarantine will receive a
great accession of strength at the
coming session. It's friends claim that
it can be passed without difficulty.
There was a strong feeling favorable
to the general government taking the
matter in hand among the Southern
delegates at the late health convention
at Richmond, although their attention
was called to TIE fact that such over
sight was contrary to State rights. 1t
was admitted hat the States could
not act with sufficient accord to make
protection complete. The idea of the
bill now proposed is to have the ma
tional quarantine go into effect the Isl
of May, and continue till about the
middle of November. The matter is
placed in charge of the navy, and the
necessary expense to be appropriated
by congress under a special head.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
A revolution Indeed.

Little Rock Gazette,
4 y \ During slavery / owned
one of the blacklist as well as meanest
negro men in South Arkansas. He
was known in the n~eighborhood as
Crow Sam. | used to thrash Sam
about twice a week. Steal he'd steal
from himself and then deny it. Well,
when the war came on he was one of
the first to turn against me. He went
into the army and served till the sur
render. After peace was made l
moved over into an adjoining county
and went to work, trying to repair my
broken fortune. One day a negro that
| had working for me knocked down
one of my horses. which so enraged
me that | struck him several times
with my cane. He went away and
returned with a constable, who sum-
moned me to appear next day before a
magistrate. Officers were not quite so
numerous then as now, and the magis-
trate's Office was several miles away,
Well, sir, when | got there who should
l see on the bench but old Crow Sam
He was fat and greasy and had on an
enormous pair of spectacles. When
everything had been made ready court
was opened, and old Sam, giving me 9
searching look, remarked
"'Pears hat I've seed you afore."
Look her, SAM | said, 81 don't
like to be mixed up this way. Try tC
settle this affair without malice"
"De law is gwine to hab its direcl
course said Sam. Things hal
kinder changed since we was in bust
ness together, but the principle of d.
niger havn't revoluted. Dis niggel
is as big a rascal as | used to be, 81
Mars John I'll discharge you, finginl
de black ape in de cost"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30

ter FIVE minutes pause.) He is walk
ing down Fulton street. (Another
pause.) Now he is going upon the
ferry. boat now he is getting upon a
Fulton ayenue car. With him is a
tall gentleman with black eyes, black
hair aud mustache-they are talking,
and the car has started. Now they
are passing the City Hall. There, the
tall gentleman has got out of the car
at st. Felix street and - is coming
on alone. He, too, has got out of the
car aud is coming this way; Iguess he
is coming here. Yes, he is; here he
comes around the corner; look out
and you will see him. and looking
from the window the gentleman re-
ferred &c was indeed e approaching
at a rapid pace, and was soon in the
room.
"Whom did you ride up With?'' was
asked by one of the persons to whom
Miss Fancher had been describing the
ride.
Mr.. ~"
Describe him"
Tall, black hair, mustache and
eyes; he left me at st. Felix street.
why2"
Mollie has been watching you for
three-quarters of an hour or so, and
has been telling us all about this tall
man. You had better be careful how
you carry yourself" was the reply.
The illustration of Miss Fancher's
powers of sightseeing that her friends
tell of with the greatest interest are OF
the return of her uncle Isaac from
California and the welcome home some
time afterward Of her lost pet dog
Her uncle, Mr.. Isaac Crosby, went to
California before the accident to Miss
Fancher and while she was compare.
lively a little girl. He was strong
healthy and robust, with a full face
and a big chest. While in California
he contracted consumption, and, nine
years after his arrival there, returned
to Brooklyn, and first of all sought
Mrs. Crosby, with whom Miss Fanchel
lives.
Professor West, her old instructor
and Mrs. Crosby sat in her room wheI
the door bell was rung. Mrs. Crosb,
started to answer the summons, ant
as she stepped from the room Mis-
Fanchcr exclaimed in astonishet
tones: why it's Uncle Ikel"
Who is Uncle Ike?" asked Pro
lessor West.
? "UncIe Ikel Why, he went to Cal
ifornia before | went to your schooI
How he has changed, how sick h
looks" And Miss Fancher enter
tanned the professor with a descrir
ton of the uncle's departure for tn
. land Of gold, how he then appeare
and his c~ontrasted physiognomy 0
his return. Meantime Mrs. Crosb
had opened the door, and, not reeoe
l nizing her brother, asked the visitor
business. Mr.. Crosby had indeed S
| changed that it required some littl
talk to convince the sister Of hi
identity. After a half hour she II
! turned up stairs and saluted Mis-
Fancher with Who do you think
I down in the parlor?" and Miss Far
: cher very promptly answered, "Uncl
! Ike, of course, and he is very sick.
: The girl had instantly recognized hin
: while, of course, it was impossible #
Z her to see him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
NOn-EResident Notice.

No. 3O66-In the Chaneery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee. w. A. Bullock VS..
Carrie f.. Bullock.
1T appearing from the bill in this cause,
i which is sworn to, that the defendant,
Carrie f. Bullock, Is a ,non-resident Of the
that she make her appearance herein, at the
courthouse in the city of Memphis, Tenn.
on or before the FIRST Monday in January, 1879,
and plead, answer or demur 10 complainant
bill, or the same will be taken for confessed as
to her and set for hearing ex-parte; and that
a copy of this order be published once a week
for four successive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 26th day Of November, 1878.
a copy-Attest:
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY +. B. MCHENRY, ID. G.. and NJ.
Cant & Patterson, Soils. for complainant.
56-S2-SS-4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
Trustees Sale.

ON SATURDAY, the 2lst day of Decem-
" Der, 1873, in front of my Office, p Madison
street, Memphis, Tenn, l viii sell for cash
the following property:
Beginning at a point on the west side OF
.Rayburn avenue, which is the southeast cor
ner Of n fiye-aere lot originally conveyed by
u. q. McLemOre to w. p. Gilbert Ell al, Book
N, page 104, to which reference is made; run
ming thence south with the west line of Ray
burn avenue 200 feet to q stake; thence west
parallel with the south line of said ~ive-acrC
tract $50 feet to a stake; thence north 200 feet
to n stake in the south line of said ~ive-acrC
tract; thence east $50 feet to the beginning
with improvements thereon, being a neat cot
tage and out houses.
/ sell as trustee under deed made to me by
Mrs. Nancy Gilbert, December II, 1877, re
corded in Book l2l, page 2S9, Shelby county
to which reference is made.
67-M l.. Il. MCFARLAND. Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30

One of the eccentricities of the late
Mr.. Powers, the millionaire druggist
of Philadelphia, was a nervous dread
lest the balance of the firm in the
bank should fall below $1,000 and
on one occasion, when it fell a few dol
lars below that sum, he said with
much sincerity, Do not let it happen
again"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30

Hon. William S. Groesbeck, of
Ohio, is expected home from Europe
this week. Mr.. Groesbeck will be
remembered as the gentleman who
went abroad some time ago to impress
Europeans with the Importance of
silver as a circulating medium.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30

We will not vouch for the truth of
this, but the Louisville Courier-J our
nal says: "When Satan took Simon
Cameron up into the Allegheny noun
tains and offered him the State Of
Pennsylvania Simon took the Old Boy
at his word. Ever since the State Of
Pennsylvania has been in the Cameron
family"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30

Lord Beaconsfeld is quoted as max
ing this speech on hearing that Mr..
Gladstone was staying at West Park /:
81 suppose he thinks that 1.-The
wicked-will cease from troubling now
that he-the weary-is at rest"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
notice..
LEGAL.
N0fice 0r Exocnfnr,s SnIe.

ON TUESDAY, December 8, 1878, at u m,
" l will sell in front Of the courthouse, to
the highest bidder, for cash, two mules, two
drays, and household and kitchen furniture,
the property of the late Patrick Farrell.
1882 II. CONS0DINE, Ex'r, etc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30

The results of the telegraph are a
constant marvel. We discuss at break
fast the details of battles the evening
before in the heart of Asia. The New
York World says,
Ia 1919 Sir Charles Napier was
sworn in as COMMUNICATING chief Of the
East India Company forces on the
18th Of March, sailed at once with
nothing but an umbrella and a tooth
brush and arrived at Calcutta after
a swift voyage oR the 9th Of May. In
1851 the news Of the SepGy rising at
Delhi on the 18th of May reached and
electrified London on the 9th Of
June. Now, after the brief interval
Of twenty-five years, news from a ra-
vine q good weeks journey beyond
Delhi would be stale on the next day
but one TO the dwellers of a city dis
tant ten days to the westward bysteam
from London. Nothing has happened
better calculated to impress us with
the tremendous rate at which VIC arc
approaching tho time when, for good
or evil, the world Is TO become one
country, and the old frontiers Of ma
tons to be Of less practical service a.
divisions of tribes and races han tho
fences which divide farm from farm
and keep cattle from straying.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
Administrators sale.

HAVING qualified as the administrator Of
IL J. s, Hatcher, deceased. | will, on the
9th day OF December, 1878, between the hours
Of 10 and IL o'clock am, sell at public sale
the stock Of books, stationery and all the
effects Of every character now IN she store No.
3l5 Main street, Mcmphis, Tenn.
1880 A. vs.. COLE, Administrator.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
saturday, December rs, 1878,

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
to-wit,
extended, in the city of Memphis, being a
part of the Arsenal Grounds, designated
upon the plan or subdivision Of Cherry, Cald-
well & Coz made on the 10Th day of January,
1855, by NJ, A, Kerr, aI lot No, 10, 'front.',
ing % feet on Jefferson street extended, and
running back between parallel lines at right
angles with said street 14Sh feet TO an alley.
Terms Of sale: On O credit " seven months,
purchaser to execute pote with approved Sc
curity. Lien retained on land TO further Sc
cure purchase money. Equity Of redemption
barred.
This November 26, 1873.
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By Z. b. McHENRY, d, G. and NJ,
j. A. Taylor and Estes q Elicit, Solicitors
for complaiuank. 76-lO2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
LOTTERY.
UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION
y Over Half MlIllOn Distributed,
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPAN'

LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY
This Institution was regularly incorporated
by the legislature Of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes, in 1865, with 4 capi-
tai Of 100000, e which it has since added a
Number Drawings win take place monthly.
" NEyER SCALES or P~OsTPONEs. Look Mt the
following distribution:
GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT,
During which will take place the
Extraordinary Semi-AnnuaI Drawing
At New Orleans, Tuesday, Dec. 10th, under
the personal supervision and management Of
Gen. q. n. BeRuregard. of yGuisinna.
and Gen. Jubal a, Early. Of Virginia,
CAPITAL PRIZE, 100000.
NOtiee-Tickets are $40 only halves,
S5i ffths, 81; tenths, 81.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30

] have used DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
and found it the best cough remedy /
ever tried.-[W J. Clarke, 800 Wal
nut street, Philadelphia, November
1875.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
Chancery Sale of Real Estate

No. 252-Chancery Court Of Shelby county.
james A, ShRne Ct al. VS.. Zach. Briggs, Jr.,
ct al
DY virtue Of mn interlocutory decree for
ID sale, entered in the above cause on the
9th day of June, 1878, l will sell, at public
auction, to the highest bidder, in front Of tho
Clerk and Masters Ofice, courthouse, Main
street, Memphis, Tenn, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
PUBLICATION.
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A Story Of Seven Merry Children, who faced
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BURY.
Royal LOwrle's Last Year at St. Olave's.
A.iolly story of American School Boy Life.
BySMAGNUs MRRRIwEATHER, author Of 81
General Misqnderstanding." Illustrated by
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
How II Is Used in the London Times Com
pOsing-rOOm.

London World.l
The state of expectation in which
the public mind allows itself to be
held with reference to the so-called
d~ivisibility " of the electric light by
Mr.. Edison is somewhat surprising,
seeing that all the time this divisi-
bility is a fait accompli in England,
and may be witnessed and tested any
night of the week at the Times print
ing office. Armed with an order for
this purpose / went there the other
evening, and this is what | saw From
gaslight we merged suddenly into
what seemed a food Of daylight,
which came from six small lamps
placed at intervals round a large room,
in which %compositors and others were
busy at work. These lamps were sus-
pended so as to be raised and lowered
at will. In compliance with the wish
of one of the gentlemen present one
of these lights, selected at haphazard,
was turned out by means of a tap,
and it remained out without the
slightest p~erceptible increase in the
volume of light in the other lamps.
Then another light at a distance was
treated in a similar manner and with a
like result. These twowere then relit
Ply a turn Of the tap the reverse way
and turned on full power. Then one
was slightly q" lowered so as to give
about a third Of its full light, as with
ordinary gas. In short, we found there
a useful and agreeable light, which can
be moderated and arranged to suit all
circumstances. This is the Rapief
light. | am no electrician, and shall
not attempt togiyea technical descrip.
ton Of the apparatus employed, but il
seemed to possess great simplicity
NJ. Rapieff says he can burn ten light,
in one circuit; that his carbons will
e burn for ton hours that they can b,
easily renewed, and without extin
= gushing the lights. He further est
$ mates its comparative cost with gas a
T. less than a third. His statements ma,
be taken for what they are worth but
y Judging from what | actually saw il
5 the Times Office. should say tn
4 sooner gas shareholders begin t
E " hedge" by investing in electric ligh
u shares the better.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30

Had Bob Ingersoll been the Creator
he would have drowned Noah first for
having lived 250 years without marry
ing. 1t strikes him that some Of the
timbers Of the ark must have rotted of
old axe ere they were painted; and
having calculated that the rainfall
during the food averaged 700 feet a
day, he triumphantly asks: How is
that for dampT'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30

The New York Tribune says that
{" in John Mccullough the American
stage possesses an actor who never
trihed with the dignity of his yoca-
ton, whose motives have always kssa
high and noble and who has steadily
and surely-and by sterling achieve
ment-risen to Che first rank in his
profession.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
The Bunch.
Royal LOwrle's Last Year at St. OIave's.

A.iolly story of American School Boy Life,
ByeMAGNus MERRIwEATHER, author Of :"
General Misunderstanding" Illustrated by
Miss L.. b. HUMPHREY.