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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-02-17
The lnsurreciion la TnrasnIy.

ATHENS, Feb, 16.-The Thessal-
ian insurgents took Platano to-day.
1t is supposed that they will not be
able to hold it. Hostilities are
breaking out in all the districts of
Crete. The insurgents are taking
possession of block houses and
strongholds under flag of union
with Greece.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29

goes into effect on the LIST of Deem
Der, and is to last for thirty years.
Under this arrangement the Santa Fe
obtains control of 337 miles of addi-
tional road, and is already within 300
miles of the eastern terminus of the
Southern Pacific, which is approach
ing the east at the rate ofa mile a day.
The Santa Fe road will therefore have
a connection made with the Southern
Pacific in less than a year. 1t is now
virtually under the control of Gould
and Huntington, and all their money
and influence win be used to defeat
any subsidy scheme that may be urged
in favor of Colonel Tom SCOTS pro-
posed line.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
Trustees Sale.

ON SATURDAY, the 2lst day Of Deem
" Der, 1878, in front of my office, % Madison
street, Memphis, Tenn, | will sell for cash
the following property;
Beginning at a point on the west side of
Rayburn avenue, which is the southeast cor
ner Of a tive-acre lot originally conveyed by
j. Q. McLemore to W. p. Gilbert ct al, Book
N, page 10I, to which reference is made; run
ming thence south with the west line Of Ray
burn avenue 200 feet to a stake; thence west
parallel with the south line of said ~ive-aere
tract $50 feet to a stake; thence north 200 feet
to a stake in the south line Of said ~fye-acre
tract; thence east $50 feet to the beginning,
with improvements thereon, being a neat cot
tage and out houses.
1 sell as trustee under deed made to me by
Mrs. Nancy Gilbert, December II, 1877, re-
corded in Book l2l, page 289, Shelby county,
TO which reference is made.
67-97 L. b. MCFARLAND, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29

he will send the boat from one side to
the other like a drunken man"
How fast can your torpedo be
run2p
well, this torpedo has an old en-
CINE. With the new engine of the
same size, which l am making, | ex-
pect to get about thirteen or fourteen
knots"
Can it DO run entirely under
waterp"
Eyes, if properly ballasted, and it is
not difficult to regulate that. l don't
think, though, that it will be neces-
sary to run the torpedo under water IN
order to avoid a shot from an enemy.
/ can readily make the boat yaw so
from side to side hat it will be i'm
possible to train a gun upon it.
Suppose some obstacle is put in the
way of the torpedo before reaching the
ship against which it is directed?"
"Well, it would be bad for the OBJ
stacle. l propose to have half dozen
torpedoes, moored side by side, which
can be set in motion-if desired, one
after another, only a few seconds in
tervening-and one of those torpedoes
would be almost certain to hit the
mark"
Admiral Jones was asked what he
thought of the result of the expert
ment.
"Well, l think it a success, so far as
it goes" replied the admiral. Hardy
has demonstrated that he can control
his torpedo with a single wire, He
has not shown, however, that he can
run the she'll under water, and as long
as it is in sight | think it could readi-
ly be demolished. Then, too, | ques-
ton whether he will ever be able to
propel his shell with carbonic acid gas
at the rate of anything like fourteen
knots an hour. Still, we shall see"
Captain Matthews, whose expert
ence at the torpedo station permits
him to speak with authority in the
matter, was much pleased with Har.
dy's success. "His torpedo starts of
better" he said, than any which !
have seen, and makes much better
time through the water than the Lay
torpedo, with which alone it can be
compared"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29

British protection, England declared
war against him mainly, however, for
the purpose of putting another British
puppet, Shuiah, on the Afghan throne.
Cabool was captured in August, 1889,
and Dost Mohammed himself surren-
dered in October, 1910. The conquest
Of Afghanistan seemed complete. but
insurrection followed insurrection in
the rural districts, and the cost OF oc,
cupation amounted to six hundred
thousand dollars per annum. Finally,
in November, 1841, rebellion broke
out in Cabool, and through the inefi-
cheney of General Elphinstone, the
British commander, was so successful
that in January of the next year the
army capitulated and agreed to evacu-
ate the country, pay a liberal indemni-
ty, and leave behind all the artillery
and military stores. Owing to the
intense cold and the constant attacks
of guerrilla parties, out of four thou
sand five hundred combatants and
twelve thousand camp followers, only
one Englishman, DR.. Brydon, reached
India to tell the dismal story. This
terrible disaster was avenged in a few
months by a force under Gen. Pollock.
Caboolw was occupiedin September 1872,
and the next month Dost Mohammed
was brought back from captivity and
r~e-established with the consent and
by the aid of the conquerors. He
showed his gratitude in 1916 by form
ing an alliance with the Sikhs and re-
nenewing hostilities. Beaten at the
decisive battle of Guzerat-February
q, 1849-he fed into India, but re-
turned in 1850, and four years later
succeeded in obtaining possession of
Candahar, and with it the supremacy
in the whole southern part Of the
kingdom. He now was able to make
an offensive and defensive treaty
with England, (which was renewed,
with some alterations, in 1857. After
surviving other foreign and domestic
troubles of more or less consequence,
Dost Mohammed died in May, 1863,
leaving the throne to his son, Shere
/. Ali, who is now obliged to face his
fathers old enemies. He was recog-
/, nized as the legitimate sovereign O.
Afghanistan by Earl Mayo, the British
governor general, in 1869. Since ther
he has been playing fast and loose
with England, and at last has gone
over to Russia so entirely that Eng
land proposes to whip him into uncon
ditial submission. If Shere Ali i
the equal of Dost Mohammed in brain
and bravery, the whipping will not b
an easy process.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
MUSICAL LOVE STORY.
BY vox HuMANA PoEM-MACHINE, WITH PUN
.wr,nu,rprr 4

By THE vOx HUMANE P~OEM-MAcH1NE, WITH PUN
ATTACHMENT
A young man loved Miss Clari Nett,
He flute to meet her everywhere,
To him she was q oymbal true
OF everything that's pure and fair.
One day he called Miss Clarion, =.
And spoke his love, and would have sworn
But harsh she answered, Fife, forsshame!.
"Your love, young man! l ruthless cornet.
This hurt his feelings very much,
Bas(e)s0On and low he did become,
Grew violin taste and company,
Took horns Of nasty gin and drum,
He went with every roy "string-band
Till he had not n nickel, oh!
And then he thought with deep remorse,
''Now here's a pretty picOlo."
''No more will I Cclarinet,
A serpent. base, is she, | know,
I'd held the tenor Of my way
Ifher tones had not moved me So"
Accordingly he swiftly went
His mOurnful history to close,
0hieleide steamer he did jump,
And stopped the Bourbon OF his woes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29


HoN. GEORGE S. HoUsTON, United
States senator elect from Alabama,
was born in Williamson county, Tenn,
January II, 1911, but removed when
quite young to Alabama, where he was
educated and has since resided. Soon
after his admission to the bar he was
elected to the legislature, and served
two terms he was also for time at
torney for the State and solicitor. He
was elected in 1871 to represent the
Fifth district in congress, and con.
tinued to serve, by successive elections
until 1919, when he voluntarily re
tired and resumed the practice Of tn
law. In 1851 he was again elected u
congress, and subsequently reelected
and retired in 1861. He served a
chairman Of the committee on way
and means. and in the thirty-ffth con
gress was chairman Of the judiciar.
committee. In 1866 he was a delegat
to the national union convention il
Philadelphia. In 1876 he was electeN
governor of Alabama.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
Attachment Notice.

No. 1858. Before G.. D. Crockett, Justice of
the Peace for Shelby county, Tenn. M. L..
Meacham a Co. VS.. ID. j. Azlen.
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section 1855 OF the Code of
Tennessee, and returned, " levied upon the
property Of the defendant and affidavit
having been made that defendant is indebted
to the plaintiffs in the sum Of 800, due by
account, and that the claim is just, and that
the defendant is a nonresident Of the State
Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that said
defendant make his personal appearance be-
fore me on the 26th day of December, at my
office, No. 285 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 OF
this order be published once a week for four
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the Goth day of November, 1873.
70-76-52-8S G.. d. CROCKETT, J. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
IN
sBy Jno. B. S. Dimitry, of New Orleans.

Behind this stone is laid for a season
ALBERT SIDNEY JoNsTON,
A general in the army of the Confederate
States,
Who fell at Shiloh, Tenn,
On the sixth day of April, Eighteen hun
dred and sixty-two.
A man tried in many high Offices
And critical enterprises,
And found faithful in all.
His life was one long sacrifice of in
terest to conscience, and even that life
on a woful Sabbath did he yield as a
holocaust at his country's need. Not
wholly understood was he while he
lived, but in his death his greatness
stands wholly confessed in a peoples
tears. Resolute, moderate, clear of
envy, yet not wanting that finer am
bition which makes men great and
pure. In his honor, impregnable; in
his simplicity, sublime. No country
e'er had a truer son, no cause a nobler
champion, no people a holder defend
err, no principle a purer victim than
the dead soldier who sleeps here. The
cause for which he persisted is lost.
The people for whom he fought are
crushed. The hopes in which he
trusted are shattered.
The flag he loved guides no more
the charging lines; but his fame is
consigned to the keeping Of that time
which happily is not so much the
tomb of virtue as its shrine, shall, il
years to come, fire modest worth tC
noble ends.
In honor now our great captain
rests. A bereayed people mourn him
Three commonwealth proudly claim
him, and history shall cherish hin
among these choice spirits who, hold.
ing their conscience unmixed witt
blame, have been, in all conjunctures
true to themselves, their people anC
Their God.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
Non-Resident Notiee.

No. 3O66-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tennessee. W. A. Bullock vs..
Carrie +. Bullock.
1T appealing from the bill in this cause,
j which is sworn to, that the defendant,
Carrie l.. Bullock, is a nonresident of the
State of Tennessee; il is therefore ordered
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 to complainant
bill, or the SAME will be taken for confessed as
to her and set for hearing ex-parte; and that
n COPY of this order be published once a week
for four successive weeks in the Public Ledger,
This 18th day Of November, 1878.
A copy-Attest:
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY E.B. McHENRY, ID. O., aud NJ.
Cant & Patterson, Soils. for complainant.
76-S2-83-Q4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
Attachment Notice.

Before J. T. Elliott, justice of the peace for
Shelby county, Tenn. Masonic Savings
Bank VS. Gebhard * Co.
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out, under Section 3455 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 S409. 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,
1879, at 10 o'clock, AM, at my Office, No,
3l3 Second street, in Memphis, Tenn, and de-
fend said attachment suit within the time
prescribed by law, or the same will be pro-
ceeded with ex-parte; and that a o Of this
order be published for thirty days in the Pub.
lie Ledger.
This 9th day of November, 1878.
T6-82-8S-94 j.. T. ELLIOTT, J. P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
Bright Reading for Children,

To tho Editor Of the Courier-Journal.
Scarcely a day passes that we do not
read some startling account of youth
full criminality. In almost every ease
the cause is directly or indirectly
traceable to the influence of the per-
nicious literature Of the day. A re-
cent estimate shows hal twenty-five
''boys' papers of the vilest type are
published in New York, having a cir
culation of more than three hundred
and se%venty-fve thousand copies. Is
it any wonder, then, that this vast evil
influence works its natural result, and
criminals are multiplied all over the
country? Parents and guardians can
not be too careful or too watchful Of
what their children read. The vivid
imagination of a boy, coupled with his
natural restlessnees, demands some
thing of interest, while his instinct
gives him a keener appreciation Of
fraud than does the experience Of bis
elders. If children wish to read, they
will read, and cannot be prevented
The best that can be done them is t.
keep them supplied with books Of {
good moral tendency-some spiriteC
child's history or interesting story O
real life. Children will not be salts
fed with second-class writer's. The,
demand as much genius and talent Ii
their line as does the world Of scionc,
and philosophy, Then take care
fathers, what your children read
Many a mans health Is rHiped by tn,
indiscretions Of youth, and many
bright future Is married by the evil in
huence of vicious literature. TIL
stream can never be pure that how
from a poisoned fountain, and themin,
can never &c pure once familiarize'
witt, bright pictures of crime.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
rrlday Erenlng. Nov. %. SIS.
A GRATEFUL PEOPLE.

The mass meeting held at the
Greenlaw Opera House yesterday, of
which a full report appears in our local
columns. was one Of unusual feeling
and significance. The scene was sol
emily impressive and full of meaning.
1t marks an era in the history of the
city and Of the country, for it was the
last grand act where the curtain falls
On the greatest tragedy of the age, the
great plague Of 1873. The assem-
blage was constituted of the
representative intelligence, brain
power, culture, dignity and worth
Of the city. 1t had been called
together by those who were Fortunate
" and properly away from here dur
ing the recent great calamity. They
came back, however, and united in a
general expression commencing all
who we're faithful at duty's post, and
acknowledging in terse but graceful
language the devotion and virtue of
the living and the dead, and the great
sympathy and charity of the world.
The proceedings were marked by the
decorum and solemn propriety becom-
ing such an occasion. The brief ad-
dress Of General W. Y. G. Humes is a
model of vigorous style and con-
densed thought. Its manly, patriotic
sentiments, so pathetically and beau
tifully expressed, we're received
with earnest, hearty appreciation.
The resolutions adopted are as COM
prehensiYe and full as the scope Of
language will admit They portray in
vivid words the heIoism Of the true
men and women who remained here.
of all who came to the relief and aid
Of the stricken city, and testify to the
ample generosity and good Samaritan.
ism Of the country and the people o.
other countries. When the reading o
these resolutions was concluded thu
vast audience rose as one man to sig
Nifty their approval. This was tn
most formal and emphatic expression
of public acknowledgment possible
and it is one which will make a last
ing impression both North and South
We could not have done less and kno1
not how we could do more, except t
resolve that every man is our neighbo
and brother, and that from this hence
forth we will strive with all faith an
earnestness of purpose to do u Who'll
duty to God and man. The returne
refugees in taking this highly apprC
pirate action have .honored then
selves alike with others and bound U
all togetherin in stronger bonds Of FRIEND
ship than ever before. The sentimen.
and emotions of their bleeding hear
found %utterance in the gathering, Il
address and the resolutions of yeste
day. The occasion viii ever be II
membered as n Of the most impFe
siye and important in ourlocal histor
The touehstone of time will never o.
l~iterate it from the mind and heart
the present generation. May its lie
sons be as salutary, as lasting and tel
to lift US all up to a higher, broad
plane Of humanity and citizensh
until it is more fully realized th
Whom the Lord loveth He CHI
teneth."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON.
The Epltaph In the St, Louis Cemetery,
New Orleans.

No eulogy has been composed, no
tribute has been rendered, giving more
fitting expression to the lofty quail
ties that marked the illustrious dead,
when living, than the following beau
tiful epitaph, which was found posted
on a rough board attached to the
tomb, by a lady passing through the
st. Louis Cemetery of New Orleans.
1t was first published in the New Or
leans Times
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
Admlnlstrator's SaIe.

HAVING qualified as the administrator Of
IL J. S. Hatcher, deeeased, l will, on the
Of 10 and n O'Clock am, sell at public sale
the stock Of books, stationery and all the
effects of every character now in tho store No.
SIS Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
1880 A.. W. COLIN, Administrator.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29

The Pittsburg Post says that the
most serious blow that has been struck
at the Southern Pacific railroad subsi-
dy is the lease Of the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad to the Atehison. To
peka and Santa Fe Company, which
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29

The constantly increasing popularity
Of DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup is a guaFan-
tee Of its usefulness and effectiveness
for children suffering from wind collie,
diarrhea or dysentery. Price Doc a
bottle,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
LEGAL.
Notice Of Execntor,s NnIe.

ON TUESDAY, December 3, 1878, at u M,
" 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.
13-6l II. CONSODINE Ex'r. etc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
GnturdaY. December Is, Is7s,

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
to-wit:
Lying on the north side Of Jefferson street
extended, in the city of Memphis, being q
part Of the Arsenal Grounds. designated
upon the plan or subdivision Of Cherry, Cald-
well & Co., made on the 10th day Of january,
1855, by NJ. A. Kerr, as lot M, l6, 'front.'
running back between parallel lines at right
angles with said street HS% feet to an alley.
Terms az sale. On a credit Of seven months,
pgrchaser to execute note with approved 80
curity. Lien retained on land TO further Sc
cure purchase money. Equity of redemption
barred.
This November %, ISIS.
r, D. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY i. y. McHENRY, ID. G. and NJ.
j.. A. Taylor and Estes Il Ellett, Solicitors
for complainant. 76-l02
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
ChanCery Sale Of Real Estate.

No. &52-Chancery Court Of Shelby county.
James A. Shane OF al. We. Zach. Briggs, Jr.,
ct al.
DY virtue Of mn i%nterlocutory decree for
ID sale, entered in tho above cause on the
9th day Of june 1878, | will sell, at public
Clerk and Masters Office, courthouse, Main
street, Memphis, Tenn, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
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GREE.NB.1Ck NOTES.

Congressman Murch and other
Maine Greenbackers are to stump
Massachusetts for Butler.
A member of the Georgia legisla-
ture says that the Greenl,ackers there
are developing considerable strength,
especially among the colored popula-
ton.
Nominated to congress: First New
York, General Samuel Crook; Seventh
Kentucky. James Kllgore; Twenty
inst Pennsylvania, Colonel A. l.. Nc
Farlan.
n. G.. Brown. the Greenback con-
gressional candidate in TIL. Rochester.
n. Y. District. has retired. and Rev.
4. b. Lamberton has been substitu-
ted.
Scion Chase remarks that the
Maine Democratic papers that dis
played trump plant poultry after the
recent election robbed the Green
back hen-rooSt.
A Washington letter TO the Times
says that it Is the opinion there that
not over ten hard mon y Democrats
will he elected To the next congress.
and that the soft money men will
surely organize That body
The Democratic conference of the
Twelfth Pennsylvania Congressional
DIsiTict-Luzurne and Lackawanna
couEties-yesterday unanimously
nominated Colonel III. Il. Wright, the
Greenback Candidate.
The New York state central com
mittee of the greenbsck party has is
sued an address opposing specie re-
sumption. den"Inclng the oppression
of the laboring classes aid Calling
for unity in the Greenback cause.
The Greenbackers of the fourth
congressional district of Maryland,
have nominated William ;. Qiingly.
making the fifth candidate in that
dis. rict, which is now represented by
Thomas Swami.
There are reports from Rhode Is
land that the Greentnsck party has
been quietly developing unexpected
strength in that state, and, working