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Headache, Pain in the shoulders, Cough, D2zi.
ness, Sour stomach Erupti0ns Bad Taste in ths
Mouth, Palpi,aton Of the Heart, Pain in the re.
gion of the Kidneys and a thousand other painful
symptoms are the ohsprings Of Dyspepsia.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15
TELEGRAPHIC.

LONDON, December l5, S79.-An
appeal has reached London from
American missionaries at 0orromee-
yah, Persia, in behalf of the popula-
ton Of that district and Turkish
Kundistan, who are starving. There
is already a partial failure of the
wheat and raisin crops. Owing to
their poverty, only about tenth part
of the usual import of food has been
made, and importation has now en-
tirely ceased. The government is
doing little or nothing. Winter will
intensity the distress, and the need OF
relief is urgent.
Silver 52s pence per ounce.
Last Saturday on the porch in the
Limerick county club house an evict-
ed tenant, with a cudgel, felled to the
floor Lord Fermair, who resides in the
county of Limerick. Lord Fermair
remained senseless for some time. The
assailant was Immediately seized and
taken to prison.
PARIS, December ID, 1879.-The
election Of Marius Martin, Bonapart-
tist, to the municipal council was fol
the Champs Elyseeses quarter, which
is always anti-republican.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15
Arkansns Nofnhles

What has become of various Arkan-
sas celebrities, more or less known to
political fame, is of the Democratic
central committee of that state. in an
interview with the Washington cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati Com
mercial
Clayton is at Little Rock. He has
an interest in stave factory, and is
also, | believe, engaged in planting.
Hadley is postmaster. He also has
small ranch in New Mexico. Baxter
is practicing law at Batesville, his old
home. Mcclure is engaged in the
law practice at Little Rock. Dorsey
is said to he rich. He has a ranch in
New Mexico worth quarter of mil
lion dollars, has several valuable mail
routes, and keeps an office both in
New York and Washington. He
seems to be attending exclusively to
his private interests, Tom Bowen, who
will be remembered as one of our
supreme Judges under Clayton, and
who was DorSey's principal opponent
for the senate, is circuit Judge of the
Leadville circuit in Colorado. He ran
for tie United States senate last
winter, but was beaten by Senator
Hill. He was recently a candidate
for chief Justice, and came within a
few votes Of the nomination. 9. w.
Tankersly, who was speaker of the
house two sessions, is practicing law
at Leadville in connection with Judge
YOnley, who was attorney general un-
der Baxter. Ex- United States Sena-
tor B. L. Rice is also practicing law at
Leadville. General Uatterson, one OF
Banks generals, and who was re-
moved from the marshalship by Grant.
is keeping a grocery store at Chicago.
w. }. Hynes, congressman at large
in 1878, is now a leading Democrat OF
Chicago and chairman Of the Demo
cratic committee of Cook county,
[St Louis Republican.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15

TUE centennial anniversary of the
surrender of Lord CORVALLIS at York
town, will be duly celebrated at the
place where this. important event oc-
CURED on the 10Th of October, 1881.
A meeting ofthe governors of the old
thirteen States was held in Philadel-
phia on the 18th of October, 1879, and
it was determined, among other things,
that a committee of one from each
State, 10 be nominated by the govern
orr, OF which Governor Holiday. of
Virginia, shall be chairman, be ap-
pointed to make proper arrangements
for such celebration. Acting under
this resolution, Governor Marks has
commissioned. Colonel Moses White,
editor of the Knoxville Tribune,
to represent the State of Ten
nessee in this convention. Colonel
White is, in every sense, a worthy
representative of the State to serve on
such committee. He is distin
guished citizen, and has acquitted
himself with honor upon the field
and on the forum, and besides he comes
from a good old revolutionary stock Of
people who were pioneers in reclaim
ing Tennessee from savages and wild
beasts, and brought with them acros:
the Alleghanies the germs of a great
civilization.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15
An important Personal Item.

Charles S. Prentice, of Toledo, o., went
to Paris and thence to England to be
treated for Brights disease, and after the
best physicians Of both countries had done
what they could for him, gave up in de-
spsir and returned TO America to die
Here he received further treatment from
other skillful physicians without benefit,
and while ''listlessly lingering in pain and
anguish" as he says. heard of the Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure, took it, and was
completely cured in a few weeks. He
gives circumstantial details of his painful
experience and astonishing cure in long
letter to II. H. Warner & Co., which will
be forwarded on application.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15
CHARLES N. ERICH,
Wholesale and Retail
DEALER IN
China, Glass and QHGGnSVaEG,
S2l MAIN STREET,
S2l MAIN STREET,
ss-s0LB AGENT FOR THE ONLY RELI-
ABLE WATER FILTER. sit

AN agent of the LEDGER sold nearly
| 900 copies of Saturdays issue to be
sent out on the boats leaving port that
day. This gives us wide circulation
| up and down the river, outside of our
regular subscribers to the daily and
weekly LEDGER. The LEDGER reaches
"a large number of readers in eastern
Arkansas by means of the regular
packets which go out on Tuesdays,
ednesdays and Saturdays, to say
nothing of regular subscribers and
buyers who get the paper daily Ovei
the Memphis and Little Rock railroad.
1t affords us great satisfaction to be
able to say to our many thousands Of
readers that the LEDGER-the old
LEDGER, we might say-receiyes a
liberal and a generous share of patron
age. The business boom has struck us a:
never before; subscriptions, and orders
for job printing and binding pour il
from all directions. We are gratefully
appreciatiye, and viii endeavor to give
our patrons and friends a fair return
for their support. The LEDGER take:
an active interest in the politics, busi
ness and development of Tennessee
Mississippi and Arkansas, besides
reaching out to other States and givinG
daily and'weekly resume of importan
events in all quarters of the globe. l
is our aim to make a first newsy
spirited journal, acceptable alike to al
classes of intelligent people. Increas
ing patronage assures us that ou
efforts are heartily appreciated, ant
will enable us to make a better pape
than ever before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15
STRICKEN AT DUTY's POST.
DR.. George White Paralyzed in Calvary
Church.

The sudden, unexpected attack by
paralysis, yesterday forenoon of the
venerable and much beloved Dr.
George White, for nearly % years past
rector of Calvary Church, was severe
blow to every member Of his large
congregation, and has deeply affected
the entire community, to which the
aged minister was very dear.
1t was just after the services when
the Sunday-school childrens classes
had been dismissed and about the
time that the very reverend prelate
was in the act of leaving the church to
prepare for his usual Sunday morning
sermon to the expected congregation
that he was stricken insensible at the
side of the chancel from which he has
so often preached forth words of elo-
quence, good counsel and reverential
spirit. Persons near by went to the
insensible sufferer at once, and he was
taken from the church to his home on
third street near Adams, without de-
lay; carried there on litter and laid
quietly in his bed, where medical aid
was summoned. Drs. Thornton, Will
lett and Mitchell examined the aged
divine and extended such relief as
could be given, but it was understood
to be their opinion that the patient
was in grave peril and that his life
hung by mere thread. In fact it is
feared that the shock was too severe
for his feeble frame and the chances
are against his eventual restoration to
vigorous health. During the course
Of last evening the stricken minister
revived and gave signs of returning
consciousness. This forenoon few
words OF comfort were given forth re-
garding the sufferers condition and
hopes were expressed that the now
prostrate form may yet be on its feet
again, and I'll t his kindly voice will
perhaps be heard once more from the
pulpit, from whence his words of
wisdom and advice have gone forth
for more than two decades. Dr.
White was born in 1901, and few
months hence, if he holds out in this
life, will have reached his 10Th birth
day. He has been a rich blessing to
his church for many years has this
holy man Of God, always solicitous for
the peace and prosperity of his con-
gregation, and jealous in behalf Of its
religious training. 1t would be a
source of great grief to the community
at large, and Calvary church in partic-
ular, to lose so strong pillar, and it
is earnestly hoped that he may be
spared to continue in his good work.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15
A FatnI Engine.
Philadelphia Times.l

Philadelphia Times,l
John Peterson, an old engineer on
the Northern New Jersey railroad, on
Tuesday ran over and killed young
lady, Miss Mary X. Bussing, of Brook
lyn, who had been gathering ferns
near the track at Englewood, n. j.,
and few hours after ran over a little
boy at Tyler Park. When the train
reached Jersey City, Peterson wept
like child, and jumping from the
fatal engine he said, excitedly: you
can take charge of that engine your
selves, for I've had enough Of her. "
He was so affected that he went home
sick. Miss Bussiug was the daughter
of Mr.. r. s. Bussing, one Of the
wealthiest citizens of Brooklyn. She
was with two young ladies at the time
Of the terribly accident, and got her
foot caught between the rails of a
switch. Nearly the whole train pass
ed over her before it could be stopped.
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The Brandy Crop Ruined by Ply
IOxeFn and Frost in France,

New YORK, December ia let
ter from France says now that the
vintage season of 1879 is over, there is
no longer room for doubling what had
before been almost a certainty, that
that years brandy crop amounts to
practically nothing; in short, that in
cognac annals 1879 may be regarded
as an annie perdue. A severe frost
came al the last moment and snapped
up what lew grapes had managed to
survive phyloxera and rains. The let
ter repeats the statement which orig
inally appeared in a Cognac newspaper
that enormous quantities of spurious
brandy known as "Srois six, - distil-
lation from grain, beet root, potatoes
or other substances, we're arriving
there from Germany, we're put in
brandy casks which had been sent
back empty from London, and were
then shipped " fareign countries,
notably to England and Spain as jpurs
coguac brandy" The correspondent
in comforting his vein adds, There is
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15

Special to th PUBLIC LEDeERl
DEVALLs BLUFF, December 10, 9
a.m.-The Hard Cash passed here this
morning for Memphis, with over 1900
bales of cotton, and will arrive Tues
day night, She leaves Wednesday
evening with a return trip, going
through to Ja5ksonport.
ED. G. POSTAL, Master.
PITTsBURG, December l5.-River is
6 feet 3 inches and falling. Weather
cloudy and cold. Arrived Salt Val
ley, Katie Stockdale, G. W. Bachelor,
Granite State. Departed: c. w.
Bachelor.
CAIRO, Ill, December 15.-Ar
rived-Sam Roberts, New Orleans,
8 p. M; City of Yicksburg, St. Louis,
9 a. m; Arkansas Belle, Evansville,
l a.. M; Cons Millar, Cincinnati, 2 p.
m; James Kinney, Vicksburg, 2 pm;
Thomas Sherlock, Cincinnati, 6 p. M;
Katie KOuntz, St. Louis, 8 a. m.;
Charles Morgan, New Orleans, 10 a.
M; Ny Choice, st. Louis, 10 p. m;
'Rhea, Nashville, II a. M; City of
Vicksburg, Vicksburg, midnight; Ar
kansas Belle, Evansville, "a. M; Cons
Millar, Memphis, 3. M; James Kin
noy, st. Louis, II a. M; Katie Kountz,
New Orleans, Il a. NJ, Chas Morgan,
Cincinnati, LA. IN. Clear and cold
LOUISVILLE, December 15.-River
rising slowly, with 8 feet 8 inches in
the canal, and 6 feet 9 inches in the
chute and on the falls. Business good.
Weather cloudy and chilly; wind
southwest. The Golden City left for
New Orleans. The Enterprise, the
first of the coal feet, arrived with a
tow of coal.
EVANSVILLE, December 15.-
Cloudy and cold; wind west Mercury
28' to 80. Barometer above 399 and
rising. River Is $40 feet scant and
falling. Port list-Down: Evansville,
1Os,m. Up: Idlewild, II pm; Jas.
W. Gaff, 2:3O am; W. L. Buckham,
Grey Eagle 10 am. Business fair
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15
NEW YORK.
twenty-five Women Start on Slx-Day's
Walking Match.

New YORK, December 15.-Just
after the clock struck 12 last night %
women started in Madison Square
Garden in what is styled the Ladies
international six-days -as-you-please
race" for the American international
championship belt ofthe world. Con-
siderable amusement was created
shortly after the start, by a man
dressed as a women with a large "32''
around his neck, skipping around the
track. He was met by police officer
and his little joke cost him his liberty
as he was taken to the police station
There were about 1900 spectators
present.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15
OPENING UP THE SOUTH.

The completion of the Cincinnati
Southern railroad is big event in the
history of the Southern railway sys-
TEN. We are not certain but what it
will give Memphis competeing line
to Cincinnati against the Louisville &
Nashville and Great Southern. This
however, will not make any material
change in passenger or freight tariffs
at present, but may give us choice Of
routes by way of variety. This road
has been under way a long time. The
city OF Cincinnati voted 100000 to
the enterprise years ago, and when
it came to dead stop they
voted more millions. The property of
the road including equipments is
valued at s25, 100000. In CONNER
cial point of view this looks like a
splendid investment for Cincinnati.
The length Of the road is 1886 miles
which hs about the same length as
the line from Chattanooga to Louis
vile. 1t was expected that the new
road would cut off Louisville and cap
ture the great bulk of trade in the
central Southern States. This remains
however to be seen. King Cole Of
Nashville has secured the virtual con
troll of the Atlantic and Great Wes-
tern road from Chattanooga to
Atlanta, and thus Cincinnati
il efectually cut of in that
direction. Cole is one of the longest
headed railroad men of the times. He
watched his opportunity and bought
au interest in the Georgia railroad
inst in time to forestall Cincinnati.
He looks to further extensions, and
will, in gooG time, reach some port on
the coast of Georgia or Florida. Gin
cinnati will have to form some combi-
nation to get toward the southeast.
This may result in building q road to
Knoxville and the extension of the
Knoxville & Charleston railroad. La
any event, there will be competing
lines, and the people Of several
Southern States will be brought nearer
TO the markets of the world than ever
before. Chattanooga is so situated as
to reap more immediate benefits from
the completion of this new road, in
proportion to population, than any
other place, not even excepting Gin
cinnati. 1t will give Chattanooga a
new Impetus and a greater claim than
ever to the title Of the "Pittsburg Of
the South. With unlimited water
power, iuex&austable mines and
abundance of timber in easy reach,
aud naturally a healthy, attractive
place, Chattanooga ought TO and no
doubt will double its population and
assume an entirely new aspect in the
next few years. Capital is bound to
sack investment in such place. AS
it was key to the South and STRAIT
egetic point during the war, so il
should be now in commercial sense
We are glad to note the prosperityand
the bright prospects Of our mountain
neighbor, and hope that every part o.
the State and Of the South will soor
enjoy newand better state Of things
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15
Union soIdiere Nof yYanted.

Special to tho COurier-Journal
WASHINGTON, December l1.-Ser-
geant-at-Arms Bright, Of the Senate,
to-day rendered to the three Republi-
eau Senator'S who are chairmen of
committees the services of three ex-
Union soldiers on the rolls as messen-
gers of their committee rooms. The
offer was rejected, the three chairmen
desiring to name tbeirow messengers.
Accordingly the Senate passed a reso-
luton to allow the appointment Of
three additional messengers, so that
the Republican Senator's could put
their pets into the Office for which ex
Union soldiers were not good enough.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15
Mater works soId,

The Memphis Water Company''
works we're sold in front Of the court
house to-day, by Mr.. Bill W. Eth.
eridge to c. H. Kilgous, of Cincin'
uati, ior $l55,OOO. The principal bid
der against him was Mr.. Babcock
who ceased bidding after calling $3.50,
900. The bids were started by w
L. Cameron, who opened at 81 900,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15

plenty of good brandy yet on hand,
even seven years Of Egyptian famine
would not suffice to exhaust the stocks
laid up in the enormous vaults of the
great houses lining she Charentes.
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indications.

WASHINGTON, December lb.-For
Tennessee and Ohio valley, rising
barometer, northwest winds, colder
and clear, or clearing weather, fol-
lowed in western portions by falling
barometer and slightly warmer south
cast winds, Ohio river, Cumberland,
Tennessee, Savannah and Mississippi,
from Cairo to Vicksburg, continue
rising.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15
AANNoi nv S"'J "Nu " ~ pOA
over, as follows. Deliveries for


LIVERPOOL, December Is, 8 D. III.
Cotton opened dull and easier. af-
forwards declined l-16d. Uplands
Is 1864; Orleans, 6 15-16d. Sales to.
day 5000 bales, Receipts, none.
Futures opened at 1-16d. decline as
follows: Deliveries for Dec, Dec. and
Jan. and Jan and Feb, 6 25-32a63d.
Feb. and March, 6 27-32d; March and
April 6 29-32d; April and May 6 10
16d; May and June 7 1-92a7d; June
and July Z l-32d; July and Aug I'D.
New ORLEANS, December Is, 11:3O
p. m. S[s.ton dull aud weaker at 10
lower. Midling lice. Sales to-day
800 bales. Receipts 1924 bales.
Sales Saturday $500 bales, Stopk
N8,376 bales.
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Saturday, january 8. 1850.

within legal hours, the following described
property. situated in the city Of Memphis,
Shelby county, Tenn. to-wit.
In South Memphis, known and designated
as lots Nos. fifteen q5) sixteen tl6) and sew
enteen "a in block No. IS, and bounded as
follows, viz; Lots Nos. Is and l6, fronting
each % feet Ola tho east side of Front street
and running back 1881 feet to an alley which
extends from Walker to jackson streets as
laid down in the town of Fort Pickering;
lot II fronting % feet on the cast side of Front
street and running back lS2A feet on the
north side of Walker street. This being The
same property conveyed TO W. M payloy by
Willoughby Williams on 2lst January, 1865,
deed registered in Register oalee Of Shelby
county, book No. 60, pagos 500 and S03
Terms OF Saloon a credit OF sevon months,
purchaser executing note with approved seen
yity, lien retained; redemption barred
This December 9th, 1879.
+ J. BLACK, Clork and Master.
CAN'T 4 Patterson, atty.
50 " IS l0t los
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15

Hw. FougT SmITHsoN, Grand
bistah,r Of the Knights Of Honor Of
lTonnassee, left last night for his home
n, Pulaski. H., hag been here several
days on official hup,. osS, and we learn,
is gratiGed at the eOnultlon Oh the
order in this cityas well as Throughout
the state.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15

SEVERAL members of the legisla-
ture leave tonight for Nashville,
others went last night. The extra
session will open tomorrow at noon.
So far as Shelby co lnty is concerned,
we feel that there is no necessity for
sitting more than a week or ten days
at the furtherest. Other questions,
however, may require discussion and
possibly take up more time than is
generally anticipatNd.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15
MASONIC NOTICE.

THE officers and members of Memphis @
l. Chapter No. IS. Royal Arch Masons w
are hereby notified 10 attend their stated/N\
cOnvocation this Monday evening at Z o'clock
for dispatch Of very important business
Visiting companies iraternally invited. By
order Of W. S. MATTHEWS, II, P.
JOIN d. HUM, Secretary.
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REAOyAL.
Hon-Rssidans siotice.

No. 1856 r. DIN the Chanoery Court of sbol-
by county, Tcnncssee-Louis Solby VS.. a.
Street etal.
L appearing from the return Of the sheriff
4 IN the seire tacias in this cause that the
defendants, Elizabeth NJ. Brinkley Widow
Brinkley and William Brinkley ere not to be-
found in the county. j is therefore ordered
that they make their appearance herein at
the courthouse OF Shelby county i'm Mem
phis, Tennessee. on or before the FIRST Mon
uay IN January, 1880, and show cause, If
any they have. Why the cause sbould nof be
reylyod in their name and be Proceeded with
as the;law directs, and that copy of this order
DO published once week for four successive o
weeks in the Memphis Public Ledger.
This Sd day Of December, 1879.
kOBEkI j. BLACK, clerk and master.
copy-Attest.
Humes i Poston, sol, for complainant.
80 81 90 60
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Chancery Sale of Real Estate

r. S2sl-Chapeery Court of Shelby county-W
n, Batesys. John 5. Toof ct al.
Rf virtue Of an, interlocutory decree for
day Of June, 1879, NJ. b. 81, page 463, | will
sell at public auction TO the highest bidder,
in front Of the Clerk aud Masters Office,
court house Of Shelby county, Memphis, now
Taxing District Of Shelby county, Tennessee,
on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15
NOTICE.
TO the Patrons of the Memphis
Cotton Seed Association.

VNHE bad weather having caused an accu-
Il mutation Of seed upon the levee you are
requested to hold future shipments until after
Christmas. Sacks will be furnished, that you
may protect any seed you have on hand
until the association is enabled to receive it.
JOHN 7, FLYNN, Secretary and Treas.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15

New YORK, December Is, 12:45 ..
m.-Cotton opened to-day quiet and
unchanged, now steady as follows
Ordinary II 3'l6d good Or
binary, II 15-16c; low middling,
IL 7.l6c; middling, 12Sc; good mid
ding, l3c; middling, fair, ,133c; fair, 141c.
Futures opened this forenoon firm at
4 to II points above Saturdays closing
prices; now easy and Z to 13 points