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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-11

within legal hours, tbe following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn.s
t0-Wit; W r -.
Lying on the north side Of Jefferson street
extended, in the city Of Memphis, being .
part Of the Arsenal Grounds, ~designated
upon the plan or subdivision Of Cherry, Cald-
well 4 Co; made on the 10th day Of January,
1855, by M. A, Kerr, a. lot No. -, 'front.'
ing IS feet on Jefferson street extended, and
running hack between parallellines at right
angles With said street l4sk feet to an alley.
Terms Of sale: On a credit OF seven months,
purchaser to execute note with Approved se-
cnrity. LIEN retained on land TO further Sc
cure purchase money. EQUITY Of redemption
barred.
This November %, 1873.
b. BLACK, Clerk and Muster.
By =. B. MoTfEsRY, D. @. and NJ, 1900
j. A. Taylor and Estes q Ellett, Solicitors
fer complainant B-tm
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-11
ChanCery Sale Of Real Estate.

No. 255s-Ohancory Court Of Shelby toupty.
James A, Shane OF al. vs.. Zach. Briggs, Jr.,
ct al.
by virtue Of mn intorlOcutory decree for
~ sale, entered IN the above cause on tho
2Ith day of Jane, 1878, / win sell, at public
aqeqen, % the highest bidder, in front Of the
Clerk aud Masters Office, courthouse, Main
street, Memphis, Ienn., on /
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1878-03-01


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The Frlrate nina.

l see a small blue point in the
heaven. Happy and serene region,
which has rested in peace above the
hprricaneI In that blue point, and
at an elevation ef 10000 feet, roy,
ally floats a little bird with enor-
nous wings. A gull? No; its
wings are black. An eagle? No;
the bird is too small, It is tho little
ocean eagle, first and chief of the
winged race, the daring navigator
who never Gprls bis sails, the lord
Of the tempest, tho seerner of all
peril--the man-nf,war or frigate
bird. We have reached the culmi-
mating point Of tho series, com
mencing by the wingless bird. Here
we have bird, which is virtually
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-16

multitudinous unmentionable gar
ments which used in days of yore
to make up that portion of a wo-
mans dress which is not displayed
outside for a rude masculine public
to gaze at are by the present devo-
tees of fashion entirely discarded,
and that underneath lady's dress
nowadays is hardly anything to be
found save tight-ftting suit of
brown, composed of soft and yield.
ing leather in the winter, and of
heaven knows what in the summer.
Only by wearing this perfectly revo-
lntionary style can the closely
clinging fit of the skirts SO dear to
the fair sex of to-day be produced.
To return to the dinner guests
upon the staircase. The lady on
the arm Of the first gentleman of
the procession was gliding down in
all her glory, her train trailing
gafter her several yards along the
stairs, when suddenly the gentle
man next behind her, in the dread
fully clumsy manner of his mis-
gaided sex, trod upon her dress.
Can you not fancy the look with
which, across her shoulder, she
withered that unhappy wretch ?
Horror! There was, all in the
space Of second a dreadful crack,
a fearful sound of rending, and the
entire skirt in the sight of all the
company behind its wearer and all
the hunkies in the hall below, fell
to her feet. Shall l pursue the
awful story, or will you fancy for
yourself the picture? The elabo-
rately arranged hair, the white
neck ringed round with glittering
jewelry, the fashionably trimmed
dress body, and then--no, really, it
is quite too awful. Let us stop; let
us drop the subject.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-16

A more hardworking, inoffensive
set Of men cannot be found on the
coast than the Cinnamon. Much
of the complaint made against them
is properly chargeable to the non
execution of the laws. That much
Of Chinatown is a foul blot on the
fair fame of this city can't be ques-
toned. The dense population; the
uncleanliness of the Chinese quar-
ters; the crowded condition ol
many Of the apartments; the fact
that plague and pestilence is often
raging IN this quarter; the fact that
portions Of the town are positively
unsafe; that miles of thieying, rob-
bing men infest this quarter, and
the baseness of women who prowl
around at night must be admitted
For all this the government of the
city is alone to blame. The execu-
tion of the sanitary laws, the put.
ting in force of the moral statutes
Of the city would in a week put an
end to the Objectionable features OF
Chinatown. The city is not
obliged to have a nuisance in its
midst unless it wishes to. A bone
boiling nuisance or a glue factory
in the city hall or in the palace
yard would be abated in an hour.
Treaty or no treaty, Chinatown
could be leveled in a day-the
Chinese be compelled to observe
tie sanitary laws. They could be
scattered in a week and be obliged
to dwell IN small communities in
the hills that surround the city, and
be punished il they were not decent
The public hatred Of the Chinese
crops out everywhere. The hood
lums are their special foe. This
class were represented in earlier
times under the appellation OF
hounds." They are an organized
band of mischief-makers, composed
of the vagsbonds Of all nations.
They are between seventeen and
nineteen years of age. They rem
devious on the corners of certain
streets. Their principal amusement
is attacking unprotected and quiet
Chinese. AS an illustration; l saw
an underszed Chinese boy stagger-
ing under basket Of clothes that
he was taking home to the. owner.
For some fancied insult a hoodlum
gave chase. One hundred men
looked on. 1t was clear that the
boy was to be overhauled. The
Chinaman dropped his basket, drew
a flexible rapier out of his bosom,
and made a stand. All these men
go armed, and often shoot wild.
The hoodlum fell back. Stagger-
ing a moment he renewed the
chase. Rough men, fifty in num-
ber, joined in the hue and cry. The
Chinese dropped his basket, darted
into q wash-house, while the crowd
gathered up the clothes, distributed
them among the company and went
their way. The Chinese have meyer
been known to betray one of their
number in court or out of it, but
will defend the Chinese with their
life, : [Burleigh's San Francisco
Letter.
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nothing more than wings; scarcely
any body--barely as large as that
of the domestic cock-while his
prodigious pinions are fifteen feet
in span. The great problem Of
fight is solved and overpassed, for
the power Of fight seems useless.
Such a bird, naturally sustained by
such support, need but allow him
self to be borne along. The storm
bursts; he mounts to lofty nights,
where he finds tranquility. The
poetic metaphor, untrue when ap-
piled to another bird, is no exag-
geration when applied to him; liter
ally, he sleeps upon the storm.
When he chooses to soar his way
seriously, all distance vanishes; he
breakfasts at the Senegal; he dimes
in America Michelet.
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THE LATEST FASHION.
A Catastrophe that RefeII Britt
1sh Lady who Adopted ~.
London Cor. San Francisco Chronicle

A Catastrophe that RefeII Brit
ish Lady who Adopted ~.
London Cor. San Francisco Chroniclo.l
| sent you lately some stories de-
scriptive of the woes attending
those fair enes who torment them
selves by wearing scanty skirts, tied
into that terribly-fash extent
that their wearers' walking powers
are seriously impeded, in fact com.
pletely crippled. Here is another
also perfectly true tale Tor so the
lady who told it assured me) which
| hope you will not consider too
shocking for publication. 1t may
at least serve as what very good
people are fond of calling an awful
warning. A dinner-party was about
to be held at a very grand house in
London; the guests had arrived, a
gorgeous Aunky had announced
that all was ready, and the guests,
pairing off in the usual fashion, SO
suggestive of the loving couples in
the valentines adorning our shop
windows, were in the act of de-
scending the staircase toward the
liping-room. Below in the hall
stood any number Of magnificent
men-servants, walters and solemn
retainers generally. Aud now, leay-
Ing the guests upon the stairs for
half a minute, ] must diyerge just
to inform you, in case, ASA member
Of the sterner and less nade.up sex,
you should not be aware Of the fact
that the present attsnpated style of
female figure from the hips DOWN
ward, is caused by what a fine
writer in q late millinery and dry
goods advertisement called 0 fper-
feet revolution in the style of ladies'
underclothing" Which revolution,
being interpreted, means that the
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RAILROADS.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.

cCHEDULB ON AND AFTER FEBRUARY
y 0, 1878:
Mail and Express, dGily.ll.06 Pm 6,46 pm
Somerville train, daily
Except Sundayl.......... SEQ JPN 8.l6 Am
Grand Junction accemo-
dation daily Except
aturday.............,......... 7.40p.m $50 Am
Time Twenty mfnHtes Faster tham
City Time.
The IL SO pm. Train makes the quick
est time ever made to Chattanooga, Knox
Vile, Lynchburg. Washington, and the East,
and will stop at all Regular Statiens, and at
Flag Stations when tagged, except Flag Sta
tions between Collieryille and Memphis.
aOmerVftl0 train Will stop a. reg
uBAr and nRg stations.
The IL .55 p m. train makes close connection
at Grani Junction fer all roints south on Chi
cago, st. Louis and New Orleans railroad.
The 10 p N. makes close connection for
Jackson, Tenn, and all points north of Grand
Junction.
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
JOHN A. GRANT,
Chief Engineer and General Supt.
T. S. 0AVANG,
1l0t Assistant General Passenger Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-16
MEMPHIS d LITTLE ROCK R.R.
ShrOt Line to Arkansas and Texas.
TIME OARDi

Leaves, ArrlVos.
Mail train, daily............5.3 80 pm. u.30 pm.
Freight train daily lex.
sunday ........... ........."7. 90 am. $50 M,
trains at the depot Of the Louisville, Nash
vile and Great Southorn railroad. Mail
trains make close connection at Argenta for
points on the Little Rock and Fort Saith
railroad and at Little Rock with the Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
Fer tickets and information apply at Ticket
Offices 27S and 2S7 Main street. and at depot
foot of Washington street, OF at Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern railroad depot,
or to the undersigned.
R. A. WILLIAMS, Pass. AIT, Memphis.
M. S. JAY, q. P. avd Il. Ag't, Little Rock.
w. u. SMITH, Sup't, Memphis Tenn.
l29-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-16
Royal scandal In Italy.

Rome Cor. Philadelphia Timss,l
What has generally been known
as "The Mantegazza Case" is COM
ing up again. You may remember
that, about two years ago, the Mar
quis Mantegazza was condemned to
eight years imprisonment, by the
Supreme Court at Bologna, for
fraud and forgery on the civil list.
Bills to a vast amount, purporting
to be signed by Victor Emmanuel,
had got into circulation, and a
member of the kings household
swore on the trial that his majesty
had signed them. Nevertheless the
signatures were forgeries. The
name Of Victor Emmanue's son,
by his majesty's morganatic mar
riage with the woman whom he
created Countess Mirafore, was
freely mentioned throughout the
trial. Mantegazza, who represents
very old family, was sacrificed iii
is said and believed) to hush up q
great scandal. He submitted tC
imprisonment, it is also said, from q
feeling of loyalty, limiting that, had
he chosen to speak out, he could
have inculpated certain Other
high persons. "Not until tht
kings DEATH" he said, "can l viu
dicate my honor" Now that Vic
tor Emmanuel is no more it is an
nounced that the Mantegazza cas-
is to be reopened, and great scan
dals are expected to be made public
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-16
MlSSESSIPPlI& TENNESSEE
AILHOAD.
CHEDULR:

CH EDULE
ON and ter Wednesday, November IA,
" lS77,tr,t : will run as follews:
Leave. Arrive.
Main Train daily......;.... 800 pm. 1:05 pm
Sardis Accommodation
daily lex. Sundays) .....1l:50 am. e:l5 a. m
Freight Train daily (ex.
Sundays) ......... .......... 6:0na.m 400 y. m
CAT M. BURKE, Sup't.
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Louisville and Great Southern R.R

1850 pm. Night Express ION Saturday
this train runs only to Milan l-Connects at
Milan for st. Louis and Chicago; at Nc
and the Southeast; at Guthrie for Hopkins
Vile, Henderson ard Evansville; at Louis
Vile for all points North and East.
HOO am. Day Ezpress-ConnectS for st..
Louis and Chicago, at Louisville for all
points North and East.
4:40 p, m. Brownsville Accommodation
Daily except Sunday.
Arrival of Trains.
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Displayed advertisements will be charged
according to the sPAOB occupied. at above
rstes-there being twolvs lineG Of selid type to
To regular advertisers we offer superior in
ducements, beth as to rates Of charges and
msnnor Of displaying their favors.
Notices In local column inserted fer wenty
cents per line for each insertion.
Special notices inserted for ten cents per
line for each insertion.
Notices Of deaths and marriages. twenty
cents per line.
All bills for advertising are SGa whom con-
trOcted and payable on demand.
All letters, whether upon business or ether
wise, mast be addressed to
Z. WHtTMORE,
Publisher and ProBrietor,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-16

The Texas Tribune says; THE late
'atmospherical freshness has brought on
many cases of coughs and colds, and
DR. Bulls Cough Syrup is in greater de-
maud than ever.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-16

70 p m
a. m
Pullman Palace Cars on either train 10 Louis
Vile, and on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or ipform alton, apply at Ticket
Office. 2S7 Main, Northwest corner Madison
JAS. MONTGOMERY, sup't Memphis Div,
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
69.f
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NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING


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Containing a complete list Of all the towns in
the United States, the Territories and tine Do
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pers which are recommended to advertisers as
giving greatest value in proportion to nrices
charged. Also, all newspapers in the United
States and Canada printing over 5000 copies
each issue. Also, all the Religious, Agricul-
tqral, Scientific and Mechanical, Medical,
Maso 7ic, Juvenile, Educational. Commercial,
Insurance, Real Estate. Law, Sporting, Mu-
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mails; very complete lists. Also, many tables
of rates, showing the cot of advertising in
various newspapers. and everything which a
beginner 10 advertising would like to Know.
Address GEO. P. R0WELL Il Co, 10 Spruce
street, New York
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RAILROAD TINE TABLE.

MEMPHIS AND LOUIsvILLERAuRoAD
Arrives. Leaves.
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Five Thousand Copies
Are read By at least
Twenty Thousand People

Twenty Thousand People
old and young. every week. It is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.
We desire our business men to msko note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.
We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
tiSinsi for many good people seeing an al
vertisement in q paper. especially their
church paper. take it as guarantee Of re-
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not bo
abused when it can be helped. We want,
therefore.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.

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1 every afternoon Except Sunday at No.
l3lMadlsop street.
The PuBLIo LEDGER Is served te citg subacri-
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PkR WEEK, payable weekly to the carriers.
By mail lin advanced: One year, 90; six
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cents. Postage free,
NewsdealerS supplied at 2h cent? per copy.
Weekly Public Ledger,
Published every Tuesday at 50 per annum I'm
advanced. Postage FREQ.
Communications upon subjects Of general
Interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
Rejected manuscripts WILL NOT be returned
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AND CHAKL bSToN R.R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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THE " WHITE I"

Sewing Naehineis the easiest selling and bss,
shuttle; makes the lock stitch; is simple 10
construction; very lig1t running, snd almost
noiseless. is almost impossible for other
machines 70 sell in direct competition with
the WHITE. Agents Wanted Apply for
terms to WHITE SEWING MACHINE CO.,
Cleveland, Ohio, or
44NOrih Court at Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-16

~. AN. 49,, A.x.r.H. A.H.P.N.
The daily gazette., 1878-03-07
Rains i'm Cuba-Surrende o
Moore Insurgents.
PODe and Kiur.

Ii 1t is untrue that the official notifi-
cation OF the accession Of Pope Leo
XIII. was addressed to Humbert |. as
King OF Sardinia instead of King of
Italy there is not much hope in the
Immediate future of any change In the
relations betwee the Holy Sea and the
Italian Kingdom. The Italian Premi
recently stated that the law of the
"Papal guarantees" had a constitu-
tional character, which meant that it
was not liable to any hasty revision.
The Italian Court and Cabinet are
treating the Papacy with as much con-
sideratlon as possible, and it has sever
al times OF late been manifest that
they have been willing to 20 half way
In any steps that would lead to easy
relations between The parties. The
root of the trouble is the old Papal
theory that the Pope should not be the
subject OF any king, since perfect free
dom of action is impossible ,if he is.
But a. the great States nowadays are
swallowing up the small it would be
difficult to find any spot in Europe
that would be secure from the devices
of d powerful neighbor. Hence a little
space to rule over becomes merely a
place 10 carry out the behests of
others. Ii His Holiness looked at the
subject in this light he would quickly
argue that an understanding with the
King of tally would be preferable to a
pseudo Independence In petty State.
The daily gazette., 1878-03-07
PerSOnAI.

The real name of the new Minister to
Berlin is James Bayard Taylor.
George Muller, the English philanthro-
pist and evangelist, who was so coldly
received in the North, is preaching in
Florida.
General Williams, of Grand Island
Cal, owns a farm of II 900 acres, 5000 OF
which are planted with wheat and 1900
with barley.
The estate of Thomas Hunt, who was
considered the richest man in Brooklyn,
has shrunk S2,0O0,000 in fifteen years by
the depreciation of real estate.
Kate Claxton, who could have paid one
and quarter cents on the dollar, went
into bankruptcy to prevent her debts
from being saddled on her new husband
Charles A Stevenson.
Another step across the color line. Col.
Barksdale, of the Democratic Jackson
(Miss) Clarion, gave banquet to the
members of the Legislature recently
and the half-dozen negroes were scat
tered among the whites without any at
! tempt at discrimination.
The daily gazette., 1878-03-07
The Asbury Passionate.

The official board of Asbury M. T.
Church have addressed letter to Bishot
Foster, who will preside at the coming
session of the Wilmington M. E. Confer.
ence, asking him to leave the pulpit OF
Asbury vacant, in preparing his appoint
ments, until the Rev. John Roach, who
is the unanimous choice of the congrega-
ton, can secure effective relations with
the East New York Conference and be
transferred TO this Conference. This is
done because the point has been raised
that under the rules of the Episcopal
Board OF the NJ. Z. Church, Mr. Roach
cannot be given an appointment in this
Conference for the reason that he hold.
supernumerary and not active relation.
with the East New YORK Conference
The latter Conference meets in about
three weeks.
The daily gazette., 1878-03-07
Union Pacific Railroad.

The Union Pacific Railroad Company
held its annual meeting at Boston yester.
day. The annus. leoort shows a large
falling OH In business, but the gross earn.
ing exceeded the operating expenses b,
over S7,O00,000. The meeting passed re.
solution acknowledging the necessity fol
sinking fund to provide for the debt to
the government. but advising the board
OF directors not to accept any settlement
nxing SUN in ex cess of 81 ,000, 900 on 8
yearly payment to such fund. The
BOARD Is required to establish volunteer
sinking fund that will ultimately Hrovid,
Tor the principal and interest of the deb
que the government, the semi-annua
$1.000,0 900.
The daily gazette., 1878-03-07
THIRD EDITION.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
PauaI COMBINATIONS, etc.

LONDON, March 6.-The correspondent
at Rome of the Times says; cardinal
Franchi has been confirmed as pontifical
secretary of State, Cardinal lSimeoni as
prefect of the propaganda, Cardinal Nor
ichini as camerlengo, and Cardinal Bar
tolini as project of the congregation OF
rites.
"The Pope on receiving fifty-four Paris
priests recommended them TO preach
Jesus Christ, bis life and teachings, and
to guard their fiocks against the intidellty
and immortality so generally prevailing
the result of corrupt press. The Pope
in all his exhortations avoids mention of
the Virgin with the purpose Of discounte-
nancing Mariotatry which his predeces-
sor so long encouraged. 1t has shocked
most people that the Pope in his corna-
ton speech made no allusion of the late
tius TX, although Cardinal Dipietro in
addressing the Pontif had been eloqu quent
In praise of the deceased Pope. The
omission could not therefore be acoiden-
tai, and has been variously commented
upon"
The Rome correspondent of the Man
chester Guardian says: "Public opinion
is irritated at the irreconcilable attitude
which appears to have been adopted at
the Vatican
ROME, March 6.-The Pope and Car
dlnal Franchi have determined ON pol.
icy reconclling as far as possible the in
terests OF church and state III Questions
pending with various governments.
LONDON, March 6.-Uhe Times says
Dr.Schhemann has secured new firmau
and intends to renew his excavation at
Hlssarlik as soon as it is safe for him ,tC
work in the country.
PARIS, March 6.-Prince Hohenlohe
the German ambassador here, has inform
ed NJ. Waddington, minister of foreigI
affairs, that Emperor William has sign
ed a decree authorizing German paiuter
and sculpters to participate in the Pari
exhibition.
Rains i'm Cuba-Surrend nder Ol
Moore Insurgents.
HAVANA, March 6-Heavy inunda.
tions in consequence of the rains are re
ported in The Colon district, damagi M
the sugar crop. A water spout neal
Modruga ravaged four plantations.
The insurgent chief, Estaban Arias
with 200 men, with their arms, surrend
cred on the 4th inst In the neighborhooe
of Yara. The same day at the Troeha
Jose Gomez and $50 persons with theii
arms, gave themselves up. The surren.
ders continue. Perfect harmony is reign
ing everywhere bet ween the Spaniard.
aud Cubans.