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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-20
RAILR0Ap8.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.

.CoHEDULR ON AND AFTER FEBRUARY
y o, 1878;
Mail and Express, daily-ll.55 pm 5.5 p.m
Bonneville train, daily
Except Sundayl-....." 500 pm 8.lo am
Grand Junction accomo-
dation daily Except
Saturday.........,...... 40 pm o.fU q. m
FAmo Twenty E1nuteB Faster thhn
City Time.
4 The IL. SO pm. rain makes the quick
esL time ever made TO Chattanooga, Knox
vile, Lynohburg, Washington, and tho East,
and will stop at all Regular Statione, and at
Flag Stations when tagged, except Flag Sta
tions between Collierville and Memphis.
SOmerVtlIe train viii stop AL reg
nlAr and dag BtRatOUs.
Tho 1l.55 pm. train makes close connection
AT Grand junction for all oints south on Chi
cago, st. Louis and New Orleans railroad.
The 40 p IN. makes close connection for
jackson, Tenn, and all points north Of Grand
Junction.
Ticket sfice e5s Main street and Depot
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
JOHN A. GRANT,
Chief Engineer and General Sup't.
T. S. DAVANI,
llOt Assistant General Passenger Agent.
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Saturday, March 9, IS79,
mo, 2029.l
NOnsResident Notice.

In the Chanoory Coart Of Shelby county,
Tennessee. A. Anderson, administratoT
Of William Fellows, deceased, VS.. Mrs. 5.
E. Norton, administratrix, ct al.
TT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
i this cause that the defendants, d. r. Cook,
also Benz. e. Crane and X. II, Richards, trus-
toes and as ienoes in bankruptcy Of d. r.
Cook, are citizens Of Georgia, and non.resi-
dents Of the State Of Tennesseei IL is thore-
fore ordered that they mako their appear
anoe herein at the courthouse in the city Of
Memphis, Tenn. on or before the frat Monday
In March, 1878, and plead answer or de-
mur 10 the petition and oioss bill OF Jane II.
Rrs dley fled herein, or the same will be
taken for cDnfesB0d as TO them aud set for
hear ng eE artei and that q copy Of this order
be published once week, for four successive
weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This Slst day Of January, 1878.
COPY Attegt:
EDMUND A. COLE, @. and NJ.
By r. J. BLACK, d. O. and M.
IRntt 4 Mcdowell and CAN'T, Patterson 4
Lowe, collectors for complainant,
ISL lS7-lts lt9
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sSi.Os1,l7s.ss
DIRDURsED IN 1875.
To Policy HOldsrs".... .,.......S8. OILS, ,T5s. o.

VHIS Company is purely mutual, not hav-
Il ing dollar Of stock. Its pOicy holde-s
are the only members Of the Corporation. II
10 therefore in effect. simple partnership Of
persons for inRuring each Others lives. There
6elnS no stock, there can be no sale Of tho
company from one set Of owners and man.
ayers % another; but its, affairs remain per-
petually IN tho entiro eontrel of the members
themselves. to elect board sf twelve direc-
tors each year. This board meets weekly,
snd G directly supSrvises all the business Of tho
he Company issues whole life policies with
either annual premiums for life, which 1t pre-
ters and recommends, or with limited num-
Der Of premiunis; II will also issue long-term
endoWments. Experience has shown that
lneee are the most advantageous forms Of pol
icios, both to the individual and to the Com
" them.
The surplus earned in any year is returned
20 the following year. only by reduction o.
premium, thus limiting the payments TO the
actual Gun ent oost Of the insurancu.
Ia thirty years, this association OF men
united in interests and purposes, as singl,
feature IN It's history, hAs paid to the repre-
sentatives OF seven thousand i've hundred AnC
sixty nembers Who have died, the vast sum o
twenty-five millions ono hundred and twenty
nine thousand five hundred and thirty-sil
ollars-S25 ,l29 .636. .00--as follows;
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mo. l;sl-R. d.
NOn-Residemt Notice.

In the Circuit Court of Shelby county Mary
Mcmillan VS.. Martin Mcmillan.
TT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
1 this cause that the defendant is a non resi-
dent OF the State Of Tennessee; it is th refore
ordered that he make his appearance herein,
at the Courthouse in the city of Memphis,
Tennessee, on the third Monday in MAY,
1873, and plead, answer or demur to COM
plainant's bill. or the same will be taken for
confessed as to him and set for hearing ex
parte; and that copy Of this order be pub.
in the Public Ledger.
Done at Office, this 1lth day of February,
1878. BE. COLEMAN. CLERK.
BY B II. COLEMAN. d. G.
A.. Il Douglass, Solicitor for complainant.
142-l4S-lj4.6
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Attachment Notice.

No. l5lO-Before q. D. Crockett. J. P. for
Shelby county, Tenn.-J. G. Battelle vs.. A.
j. Stott 4 Co.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
Il ing been sued out under section 855 Of the
the property Of the defendant, and affidavit
having been made that defendant is justly
indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of 5000,
due By account, and that defendant is a m
resident OF the State of Tennessee, il is thOre-
fere ordered that the said defendant make
s. 1878. al my office, No. 2S5 Main street, Mem
phis, Tenn, and defend said attachment suit
within the time prescribed by law, or the
same will be proceeded with o. parte and that
3 cspy Of this order be published once q week
for four successive weeks In the Public Ledger.
This Slst day Of January, 1873 rr
lSS-l44.l50 G, CROCKETT, J.P.
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MEMPHIS & LITTLE ROCK R.R.
ShIOt Line to Arkansas and Texas.
TINE CARDt
Mail train, dally...;..-y...5.SO pm. ll.SO pm

Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train, daily. pm. ll.SO pm.
Freight train daily lex.
sunday .......... ......~....7O0 am. $40 p. m.
Passengers going on this road will take
yilie and Great Southorp railroad. Mail
trains make close connection at Argenta for
points on the Little Rock and Fort Saith
railroad and at Little Rock with tho Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
For tickets and information apply at Ticket
offices 27S and 2s7 Main street. and at depot
foot of Washington street, or at Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern railroad depot,
or to the undersigned.
r. 4. WILLIAMS, Pass. Ag't, Memphis.
M, JAY. q. P. avd I. Ag't, Little Rock.
W. Il. SMITH, sup't, Memphis Tenn.
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MISSISSEPPl'& TENNESSEE
AILROAD.
CHEDULR:

ON and ter Wednesday, November IA,
" lS77tr,i h will run as folews;
Leave. Arrive.
Main Train daily............ 800 pm. 1:G5 pm
Sardis Accommodation
daily lex. Sundays) -.-ll;5O am. 9:l5 am
Freight Train daily tex.
Sundays) ......... ........., 6:0N ar. 400 pm
9-t NJ. BURKE, Sup't.
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ChanCery Sale Of Real Estate.

Chancery Court of Shelby County-C. d. Hart
ct al. US. Ssmuella Shaw ct al.
RY VIRTUE OF AN INTERLOCUTORY
II decree for sale entered in the above cause
on the 9th day Of January, 1878, win sell at
public auction, 70 the HE hest bidder. in front
Of the Clerk and Masters Office. oourt-house
building, Main street, Memphis, Tenn, on
Saturday, March 3, 1873,
within loyal hours, the following described
property, situated In shelby county. Tenn.
and city Of Memphis, to-Wit;
:. The east half OF a lot on the north side Of
UnioA street, east Of the bayou and north OF
tho home place Of A. B. Shaw, deceased, upon
a part Of which there Is small cottage, which
lot altopether fronts IS feet on Union street,
and sxtends back 1856 feet. Said east half
fronts 471s feet.
Terms Of salo-cash. Equity of redemption
barred.
This February Q, 1878.
E. A. COLE, O. and NJ.
By r. j. BLACK, D. G. and NJ.
u; 9, King aud Kortrecht & Craft, Att'ys.
ls9 lb-l5l-l
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Louisville and Great Southern

i050 pm. Night Exprsss-(on Saturday
this train runs only to Milan Connects at
Milan tor st. Louis and Chicago; at Nc
Kenzie for Nashville. Chattanooga Atlanta
and the Southeast; at Guthrie for Hopkins
Vile, Henderson ard Evansville; at Louis
Vile for all points North and East
iE00 am. Day Express-oonnectS for St.
Louis and Chicago. at Louisville for all
points North and East.
4:40 pm. Brownsville Accommodation
Daily except Sunday.
arrival Of Trains.
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Safe reliable, harmless aud cheap. is
Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup Price only 26c,
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70 pm
o:l0 a. IN
pullman Palace Cars on either train TO Louis
Vile, and on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or Information, amply at Ticket
Office, 2S7 Main. Northwest corn(r Madison
/ JAS. MONTGOMERY. Sup't Memphis Div.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
gOf
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Five Thousand Copies
Are read by OF 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 bost class Of
community.
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free Of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
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SPonslbility. Such confidence SHOULD not te
abused when it can be helped. We want.
therefore,
The Advertising Patronage
. 11lss.rta
aHa
Of such business men and firms as we can
recommend to our friends and tho public
without compromising the character Of the
paper.
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wlih the Business Outlook.
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MEMPHIS AND OHARL SSToN R.R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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RAILROAD TINE TABLE.

MEMPHIS AND LOUIsvILLERAILRoAD
t Arrives. Leaves.
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MRS. GAINES.

The "MOst Presented Woman In
America" = AS Sho hooks aud
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Ticket once. Isl Main street. corner Of
HadigOn.
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-16

In order to secure votes in the House oil
REPRESENTATIVES, for the amendments, MEM
hers are made 10 believe that in case OF the
adoption of these proposed amendments by
the two houses, they would go Immediately
into effect, "a
This il not true All the Legislature can Go
is to propose amendments They have no
validity until ratified by the people at the
polls at the next election. This IS the pro-
vision of the constitution, article AZ
Now. what would be gained by adopting
the proposed amendm ents Nothing IN point
Of time. because the delegates TO cohsehsioh
could be elected at the same election IN
November next and meet in New orleans
or elsewhere and have new cohsItu.
ton formed as soon as the amendments couia
take effect while in substance much wouia
be lost.
Theexpense of a convention might be a trlhe
more but the State would be compensated
by the advantage of real reforms. Inc con-
titution never can be amended properly ~
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-16

Tho proposed act of The Legislature, pub
lished IN these columns Several days ago,
relative to the city debt. was presented yesstsfs
day to the Committee on City Affairs OF the
House of Representatives,. This bill, as we
have explained is precautionary measure
looking to contingencies that may arise, and
has in view therelef of the tax payers from the
burden of the $3.50, 900 special tax for the sink
ing fund required by the thirty.seventh sec
ton of the act OF 1852.
The mode Of this relief seems to be one
which ought to command the support OF all
the tax payers and also of all the creditors OF
the city. and we are assured that it has the
approval of the consolidated bondholders.
Under this plan the city would obtain an
extension of the interest past due on these
bonds for fifteen years, on the simple condi-
ton of providing for future interest, which
would require a taxation of about S27o,Ooo a
year, instead Of the s65oooo provided for in
the thirty-seventh section of the act OF 1852.
Such a requirement would not cramp the
citvs resources or disable it from meeting
other interests it may be compelled to meet.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-16

The celebrated remark concerning Judges,
that few die and mono resign. was popularity
supposed true of all officials. but case has
just arisen In Missouri where paid public otIi-
cials are vainly endeavoring to resign their
offices, but are prevented doing so by a
court, which threatens to punish severely
any one of them who vacates his post. The
town of Frederictown, Missouri, is loaded
down with obligations. It fought it's creditors
for a long time, but these finally gained the
victory and secured d judgment against the
town and an order from the Circuit Court
ordering the town trustees to levy tax
to pay its debt. Yielding to the popular
clamor. these trustees ut once resigned their
Offices and left the town wholly without gov
ernment, being thought that this would prae-
tieally prevent the collection Of the tax. The
creditors applied to tho Circuit Court which
held that. the town having been Incorporated
under the general laws Of the State. the corpo-
ration could not be dissolved by non-user TO
the prejudice Of its creditors: that the corpo-
ration still existed. and that heproperty Of all
the citizens living within tho corporate limits
was liable for the towns debts The court
further held that the trustees who resigned
remained such until their successors were
elected and qualified. A mandamus was &C
cordingly issued commanding the trustees
to make the required levy at once, and
threatening them with punishment If they
refused to obey the order of court. The
trustees in consequence have resumed the
offices they resigned, and have set about the
task of collecting tho tax. The popular feel
ingqs against them, and they are in the unfor-
tunate dilemma Of having TO decide between
being imprigoned by the court or ttried and
feathered by the people Geware Of office.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-16
to any other paper in New Orleans, we should
feel no regret ct losing the contract.

When Bombastes distilled alcohol some
Thousand years, he bestowed upon 1t Its
present Arabian title, "the elixir Of youth, y
because he thought he had really discovered
| that great elixir for which alchenlsts had
been searching in vain for countless centuries.
Later experiments have shown him greatly
mistaken, and that his supposed elixir, In
stead Of having the property Of restoring
youth, has pretty much the opposite property
| Of destroying It,
| A discovery has lately been made In France,
which at first seemed as promising as Bonn
| bastes' discovery did to that celebrated al
chemist
Everybody knows the vivifying and exhili-
rating effects Of oxygen That gas Is truly she
great source Of life Those who have seen the
celebrated opera bouffe, lie Docteur Ok, can
appreciate some OF its effects On the human
| system. 1t was thought that If this gas could
| be llgueiied 1T would be OF immense value In
| medicine, and prove true elixir Of life ineom
parably superior to all tho liauetlts In vogue.
This liquefaction has just been accomplished
by Messrs Cailletet of Paris, aid Raoul Bic
tet, of Geneva The apparatus used for this
purpose is very complicated. By 1t not only
was VAa gen hlutl6u, bul tile iItllu WttS hlbbl :
wards solidined.
Here then was the feat accomplished and
the oxygen IN liquid state, when. according
| to the chemical theorists. 1t ought to produce
| the best results on persons drinking it. I'm
fortunately q serious difficulty arose just
here. In order to liquefy the gas. 1t is neces-
sary to reduce its temperature 50 low that the
liquid actually burns like fire. and can under
no circumstances be taken. Like alcohol this
supposed elixir Of life Is consequently value
less. 1t undoubtedly possesses great life-giv-
ing qualities, but as it cannot be TAKEN these
qualities cali never be utilized or tested. The
discovery. therefore, is after all only
pretty demonstration of the powers and won
ders of chemistry unless, indeed. some chem
istcan overcome the new elixir's burning cold
fnco
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-16
GRAND
CONFEDERATION CEREMONY
-Fon THE
INDUSTRIOUS Pho MONO.
GENERAL. NOTICE.


In view Of the very LIMITED time atehe dis.
posal of the Committee of Arrangements for the
completion Of their programme fordhis solemn
occasion. the undersigned respectfully tenders
to all the Reverend Pastors in charge of the
various congregations. and through them to
their respective religious societies and to their
practitioners, an invitation to participate act
lively In the memorial celebration Of his late
Holiness and similar invitation is also ex-
tended to the several military commands and
to all benevolent and other societies.
The Committee on Invitation have been d.
rected to send special invitations. in accordance
with this general notice.
The gentlemen selected as the Presidents and
designated Aids and distinguished guests are
also INCLUDED in this general Invitation
G. T. BEAuREGARD.
fe1s Grand Marshal
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-16

Representative DAvy, of St Landry, yes
terlav gave notice in the House that he
would introduce a bill making the State Print
or elective by the two houses of the Legisla-
ture. We have no objection to such bill; In
fact, we are decidedly in favor of it. Ii any
Democratic Legislature, elected fresh from
the people of Louisiana, should refuse to elect
the DEMOCRAT State Printer in preference
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-16

any other way. Experience has shown that
popular attention IN general elections is
always called away to more exciting ques-
tions. and amendments proposed by the Legis-
lature are always neglected and defeated.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-16

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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-11
A FRIEND aMDEED.

A series of frightful murders have beon
committed at st. Jean du Gard by q man
named Emile Dumas. The assassin is
twenty EIGHT years of age, and has only
been married ten months. He had been
in the habit of quarreling with his wife and
her relations, and the crime was the result
of dispute which he had with the latter.
Going to the house where his father and
mother, two very old people, lived, he at
tackled them with o hatchet. Taking adj
vantage Of moment when his mother
was bent over the fire attending to her
cooking, he struck her blow in the neck
with his deadly instrument, which almost
severed the head from the shoulders. Turn
ing to the old man, he treated him in q
similar manner, snd then disfgured the
bodies with knife. Proceeding to his
own house, after having taken precautions
to prevent the crime from being discovered
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-11
THE stoGRApisY OF s,FaE MOON.

We find that the moon is a planet ac-
e6mpanymg our larger planet, theearth, on
its Journey round the sun. Her diameter
is about one-quarter, her surface aboat
2-29ths, her volume about GI29the, her mass
about 2-163ds of the the eartA's. She
completes journey round the earth, re-
garded as at rest, in about 275 days,
travelling II a neah distance Of ;2S7, $40
miles; but the nhar month, Or the period
between successive conjunctions of the sun
and moon, has an average length of about
29t days. The moons surface may be
divided roughly Into raised parts which
are unusually bright, and great plains
Chot sn1ooth) which are darker, and in
some cases very dark. Over all The raised
parts the signs of former volcanic activity
are very marked, eraters and ring-moun-
tains, much larger than any existing onthe
earth, being found in great numbers on'the
moons surface. Smaller craters are MINI
erous, 'notionly in the raised parts, but over
Che; gray plaiifs. Mary cracks and faults,
valleys, ravines and gorges are also numer-
Gus on the rugged surface of our satellite.
No water and very 'little'a seem present
on the moon, though there are signs chat
seas formerly existed there, and there is
reason to believe that the lunar cir was
once not very rare. Although all is not'at
rest In the moon, and certain portions o.
her surface seem to have undergone re
i1arkable Oranges, even IN recent times
there is nothing to suggest that our satol
lite is at present the abode of life.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-11

Scarcely youth of II is to be found
among the 'Samoanites who is not eiabor-
ately tattooed. Candlenut ashes and water
are used for coloring matter That part
of the body from the waist to the knee is
covered with variegated pattern that at a
short distance resembles lacework. The
operation consumes two or three months,
and the operator is very exacting about his
pay When he gets half through he de-
mands his recompense, and if it is not
forthcoming he refuses to finish the work.
A young man is in deep disgrace if he goes
about half tattooed. The 'giris laugh
at him, and the men scorn him. The
process is very painful, and the victims are
dieted while undergoing it. Some become
mere skeletons before they are completed,
but it is the fashion, and they are repaid by
the admiring glances of the women. The
gentler sex are rarely tattooed Sometimes
delicate garter is seen twining around
the leg, sometimes an srmlet, or straw
berry design in the middle of the back, but
such instances are rare.