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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-19
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER OFFICE, /
MEMPHIS, April 10, 1879. I


The large amount Of deposits at all
Of our banks is evidence of the abund-
anc of currency, while the small
amount of commercial paper offering
bears further evidence of the lack of
employment for it. Rates of discount
remain as heretofore reported at Cos
per cent, the light demand causing 10
per cent. to be no longer heard of.
Exchange is steady with de-
creased offerings, rates being lc
discount for cotton bills on New
York and other points East without
grace, and / discount for sight bills on
points beyond New York. Selling
rates on the latter point are ic premi-
um. On New Orleans lc discount
buying and par selling.
All productive bonds and stocks are
in request and tend upward. County
warrants are dull at Soc; Memphis
gas bonds are strong at 95c, and stock
is held at The same Masonic Temple
6 per cent. bonds offer at par Missis-
sippi and Tennessee railway 1st mort
gage have been selling at 113; Union
and Planters stock is quoted at 100,
with no offerings fernando Insur-
ance stock last sold at III, and
Bank of Commerce at 85@S6
State National Bank stock is quoted
at &c; Bluff City Insurance, ~;
Memphis City Fire and Marine In
surance, IS, and Phoenix do at 80.
The bonds Of our defunct city are at
present unquotable. They were last
sold at about 25c of their face. A few
of our n~eighboring cities in the East
about as bad of. The bonds of
Railway, N. j., sell at 20 per cent. of
their face, the debt of the place being
about $2,0OO,0OO, based on s12,OOO,OOO
assessment, while Elizabeth, N. j.,
with a debt Of about $6,OOO,0OO or
more, has bonds that are barely worth
% per cent. of their face.
The effort to legislate the trade dol
lar nuisance out Of existence, made in
congress a few days since, will meet
comm endation everywhere, but more
especially among those holding or
handling the trades. The intrinsic
value of these dollars, as is well
known, is considerably greater than
the standard dollar, as they contain
n more grains of silver, yet they pass
current for only SOC in many parts of
the country, though they go for a full
dollar in New York and elsewhere.
The government should do what all
reputable business men do with pecu-
mary obligations, redeem them dollar
for dollar in money that will pass for a
legal dollar. The government can
melt them over and make good profit
by the operation, and the public would
be greatly benefited by the proposed
measure.
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Creditors llnticn.

No a9 R. Din the Probate Court Of Shabby
ministratrix Of Mrs. Lizzie Lack, deoesssd
vs.. John OvsrtOn, Sr., ct al. '
1 appearing from the bill in this rause that
i this isa proceeding to wind pp and settis
the estate Of Lizzie Lack, deceased, as an in
solvent esIHte, underline insolvent laws Of the
that all persons having claims seSin ssiidd
estate come forward and Clio the same In this
cause and Reye themselves made parties
hereto on on before the FIRST Monday in Juiy'
ISis, qE they will be forever barred, and this
csNse E2eeeded with ex.parte; and that a
Public Ledger. VIZ 4Ae"Pni
This April Z, 1878.
S-S-A-J0 OWEN DWYpR Clark
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Tuesday, May @, IS70.
IsOn-R Notice.

No. $40 X. DIN the Probate Court Of Sbelbv
county, Tennessee Georgia Dlyliss. al
minlstratrix Of Lizzie Laeh, deceased. vs..
John Overtoni ST., ct al -Insolyent iii.
L appearing from the original bill In This
4 cause, which is sworn to, that after dili
GEM search aud inquiry, complainant has
been unable TO learn Of any heirs Of tho ins
%testate, Lizzie Laeh, deceased, and knows of
none, and that if any, their places of resi-.
uelce are unknown; 4 Il therefore ordered
mat al persons claiming to be heirs Of ina
said deeedent, Liszie Lach, make their an
PeaEsnoe herein st the courthouse Of the said
the tTst Monday In June, 1879. and nle.a1 an
swer or demur to COMPLIMENTS bill herein.
OF the same will be taken for confessed as 10
mem and set for hearing ex-parte; and that p
copy OF this order be published once a week
This April S, 1879.
A copy-Attesti
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
BY, HqaH u. CULLEN, D. G.
.: y K. Ray, Jr., Sol. for complainant.
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NOn-Resident Notice.

No. 274-In the Chaneery Court of Shelby
al. VS.. Charles COrrell ct al.
IT appearing from affidavit in this csusa
i that the defendants, Charles Cornell, H
Legler and his wife, Rieke Legler. are
non-residents Of the State Of Tennesses.
it is therefore ordered that they make their
appearance herein, at the court-house in
the CITY Of Memphis, Tennessee, on or before
answer or demur to complainant's bill, or the
same viii be taken for confessed as to them
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 10th day of April, 1879.
A ~eopy-Attest:
r.. J; BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By E.. B. MCHESRY, ID. C. and M.
26-42-4s-4
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Northeastern Notice.

No. 3lsS-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, ,~Tenn.-Sarah j. Lockwood We. Ed
win r. Lockwood.
4 appearing from affidavit in this cause that
L the defendant, Edwin K. Lockwood, is a
therefore ordered that he make his appearanea
hereinI at the courthouse in the city of Mem
phis, Tenn, on or before the first Monday In
May, 1879, and plead, answer or demur 10
complainant bill, OF the SANE will be taken
for confessed as to him and set for hearing OK
lished once a week for four successive weeks
in the Public Ledger.
This Sd day Of April, 1879.
A ~cOpy-Attest:
+: J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
~ b. b; MoHRNRY, D. C. and NJ.
q IS Al a.
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No. III R, DIN the Bartlett Circuit Court
of Shelby county, Tennessee--James Boil
ling vs.. Jane Boiling.
1T appearing from affidavit in this cause
i that the defendant, Jane Boiling, Is a
resident of the State of Mississippi; Il il there.
fore ordered that she make her appearance
herein at the court-hQase In the town of Bari.
lett, Shelby county. Tennessee. on the secont
Monday in July, 1879, and plead, answer q
demur to eomplainant's bill for divorce ~
will be taken for confessed a 20 her and
set for hearing ex-parte, and that a copy d
this order be pubiished once a week for foul
successive weeksin the Public Ledger sfMem.
A copy-Attest:
py A.. R. HAIL, D. c.
42-tS.5i-60
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Thursday. NGaY aa. IsYe.

at th0 south gate of Court Square, in Mem
ph!iS' Tennessee, sell for cash, to the highest
bidder, free from redemption, the property
therein described as follows.
Situated in Memphis. Shelby county, Ten
nessee, known as lots is and 10, of lot 2, in
block So, South Memphis, being 90 feet by ll5
~, su Ch tne soa MN slao Oh dae 6aWlngS place
enee is hero made.
Title belieyedt to be good, but / sell and con-
yey only as Trustee.
l2-S SIMON STVRM, Trustee.
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Gen, sral Ia AIDE.

Arrivals Of produce yesterday were
not heavy, and everything offered
found quick bu yers at full and in some
instances impr, wed prices. Meats are
quoted lower, ' 'hilc all classes OF feed
continue in act i've request, and bread
Stuffs hold thei r own finely. The up
ward tendency Of cotton has stimula-
ted trade to q marked extent, and a
lively spring au d summer business is
anticipated.
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Tuesday, May 8, 1879,

IN legal hours, in front Of the courthouse,
Memphis, Tenn, proceed to sell, to the high
est bidder, for cash, the following described
property, to-wit:
One lot in Baskerville, Tennessee, con-
tanning. one acre, more or less, on which is
situated ebrick store-hOuse, and now oeeu-
pied by said defendants, W. D. Ridout & Co.
Levied Oh as the property of defendant, W.
D. Ridout * Co., to satisfy said judgment, in
terest and costs.
Memphis, March %, 1879.
Il. L. MCGOWAN,
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
By JOIN II. ALsUP, D. s.,
L ~, Lehman, Atty's for plaintiff.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.

ma ~ AAAo -
White river, Josie HarTy..---.".,..r,...5 pm
Arkansas river, Katie Hooper. pm
Cincinnati, James W. Gatf..... .~.........5 pm
st. Louis, Colorado .....,......-"".-". pm
Cincinnati, Golden City..".."-.~""."..'b pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer james Howard, st. Louis.
City of Greenville, New Orleans.
Batesyille, st. Francis river.
Shields, New Madrid.
Yellowstone, New Orleans.
Colorado, Yicksburg.
John b. Maude, st. LOUIS.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Osoola Belle, Osceola.
Coahoma, FFiqF's Point.
Vanderburg, Haile's Point,
Jas. Howard. New Orleans.
Yellowstone, ~, Louis.
City of Greenyiiie, st. Louis.
John b. Maude. Vioksburg.
IN PORT. .raIru
Batesville. Josie Harry, Katie Hooper,
Shields, j. w. GAIT, Colorado.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here rose p inches in the
"A hours ending at noon, and now
stands % feet and inch above low
water mark. At Cairo it declined 2
inches. with 81 feet on the gauge at
St. Louis 7 inches, with 10 feet &
inches on the gauge, at Pittsburg it
rose 16 inches, with 8 feet II inches
90 the gauge; at Cincinnati il declined
2 inchas, with 20 feet on the gauge; at
Louisville it is stationary, with s feet
5 inches in the canal; at Evansville it
ia rising, with Is feet on the gauge.
Cumberland river rose 2 inches at
Nashville, with IA feet 6 inches on
the gauge. APkspsas river is rising
slowly at Little Rock, With 81 feet on
the gauge. White river is falling, with
a good steamboat stage of water from
aaeksonpOrt to the mouth. 81
MISCELLANEOUS.
Refreshing weather,
Rather quiet on theleyes for Satur-
day.
Little movement in freights.
I've Coahoma returned to Friar's
Point W, h an excellent trip.
No departm,2s at New Orleans yes
terday.
After the first Of May Nsw Orleans
will quarantine.
The General Rucker leaves 81.
Louis to-day for Fort Benton.
The Paris C. Brown leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for New Orleans.
The Golden Crown, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati this morn
ing.
The 0scoola Belle, for the upper
coast, had a good showing of freight
and people.
The Robert Mitchell, from Cincin-
natl, and Centennial, from st. Louis,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
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STATE OF TESSEssrr. SHELBY norrr.

STATE or TENNESSEE, SHELBY CoUSTY,)
QFFICR County COuRr CLRRK,
~ MEMPHIS, TENN., April 2, 1879.
10 =. q. Hughes, administrator Of Jamea A.
lloyd, deceased.
HAVING suggested the Insolvency Of the
IL estate OF James A. Boyd, deceased, Won
are hereny ordered TO give notice, by adyer-
tisemept IN some newspaper published within
the said State, and also at the eomt-house
door Of Shelby county, for all persons having
claims against SAID estate, 10 appear and Gle
the same With the Clerk Of the County Court
authenticated In the manner prescribed by
Law, on or before the % day Of october, lyJg.
and any claim not filed on or before said day,
or before an appropriation Of the funds ofsaid
estate Is made, shall b. forever barred, both
In law and equity,
Witness ms 6sad, At oaes, this d day Of
By HveH B. Ctlys, b. q.
All pelsoas interested will take notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
WI B. GLissoS, Atty, 5-h.T.&
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LEGAL.
SheriF's Sale of Real Estate.

DuBLIC notice is hereby given that by Yir-
i tue ola writ Of yenditioni exponas to me
directed from the, Honorable Circuit Court Of
Loewenstine ys.W. d. Ridout 4 Co. and W. M.
Williams, Judgment rendered on the 9Th day
of May, 1874, for the sum of four hundred and
eighty-iye dollars and seven cents, with in
terest and costs Of suit, to satisfy said judg-
ment, ETC., i will. on
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Trustees Sale.

DY virtue Of the terms Of q trust deed exc.
ID cuted to the undersigned on the "a day 81
October, 1876, by Benz. Oolman and wife, duly
registered in the Registers office of Shelby
county, Tennessee, in Deed Book III, rage oS,
to secure the Indebtedness thereby secured, /
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LEGAL.
TRUsTEkN sALE OF LOTN
NRAR Tx CITY
On Streot Car Line.

~ virtue of a trust deed made to John D
- Robinson, trustee, now deceased. on Nav
Is, 1876, by 5. A. Proyine, and by yirfue az
decree Of the Chaneery Court OF Shelby
in N. B. ., page 81, By which decree va:
appointed trustee in the place Of John ID
Robinson, deceased, l will sell AT pubIie auc.
ton in front Of Planters Insurance Buildins.
Nos Madison street, Memphis, Tennessee
On May o, 1879,
the following real estate in Shelby county
tennessee, near corporate line of the Nam.
phis Taxing District, 1t being lots 10, l02. i0s
and lN Beginning at the southeastern COR
Ler OF. original lotto; thence in a westwardly
direction along the north line of Williams
avenue 20 feet to q stake; thence north with
the west line Of said lot No. 100, $50 feet to an
alley IL feet wide; thence eastwardly with the
south line of said alley 200 feet to the east
line OF said original lot 65; thence south
elong the east line Of said original lot IS, $50
feet to the beginning.
Also lot No. IS, beginning at q point on the
south line of Aston street and 200 feet from
the east line Of said original lot 65. thence
westwardly along the line OF said Aston
street % feet 70 a stake; thence south $50 feet
70 an alley; thence east along the north Of
said alley % feet to n stake; thence north 100
feet to the place Of beginning.
The above described lots being subdivisions
Of original lot No. IS, as appears on the plan
Of j. NJ. Provinces subdivision, made Nv q
Burke in 1872. 49,
Default having been made in the payment
Of the Indebtedness secured BY said trust deed.
l make this sale at the request Of the bened.
ciary.
Terms Of sale cash. Equity Of redemDtion
waived and title believed to be perfect, butt
sell and convey only as trustee. A plat Of
ne property can be seen at my Office, No, 50
Madison street.
N-5T JAMES n. MAIONE Tu,s4o
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Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

No. Nl6, n; K. D.-Chancery Court of Shelby
cOunty-Roberta T.. Howard. admiX vs
Henry Laird ct al.
RY virtue Of an interlocutory decree for saIe
y entered IN the above cause on the 18th day
Of March, 1879, | will sell at public auction 10
the highest bidder, in front of the CLERK and
Master 8 office, of the Chancery Court, at the
Courthouse, Main street, Memphis, Tenn,
On Saturday, May 10, 1879,
within legal hours, the following descr;bsd
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn.
tO-wit P
In the city Of Memphis, on the south line ef
Vance street, at the southwest intersection of
vance and Mulberry streets, fronting the
south line Of Vance street 60 feet, with a dentb
street Of rs feet.
Terms of Sale-A credit Of seven months.
nots with good security bearing interest. and
a lien reserved to secure the same,
r.. ]. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
April IA, 1879. S8-44-g0-SSeso
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The market opened this morning
puie t, with light operations reported.
The following were last evenings
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Sheriff. Sale of Real Estate,

Sheriff. Sale of Real Estate.
DUBLIC notice is hereby given that nv viz
tue OF a writ of venditioni exponas 10 me
directed from the Honorable Circuit Court Of
Shelby county. Tenn. in the case of Johnston
x Vance VS.. Il. I. Stratton, Judgment rem
dered on the 18th day Of December, 1878, for
the sum OF serenty-seven dollars and forty-
seven cents, with interest and costs of suit.
" satisfy said judgment, etc., 1 will, on
Tuesday, May O, 1879,
IL legal hours, in front Of the court-bouss
Memphis, Tenn, proceed to sell to tho hiShest
bidder, for cash, the following described prop.
One piece Of land located in the FlevantA
civil district of Shelby county, Tennessee'
bounded on the east By the lands Of w n
Douglass on the south BY the lands of the
estate of J. A. Sims, on the west By the lands
OF the estate of L. j. Stratton, containing
about seyenty-ive acres. The same oonyeve3
by deed from T.. !. Stratton to I. 7. Stratton.
but not recorded.
Levied on az the property of defendant
terest and costs. "-
Memphis, April g., 1879.
4, l.. MCGOWAN,
sherif Of Shelby County, Tenn.
BY DANLG. SHELBY, ID. S,
Glagp a Beard, Attorneys for plaintiffs,
Connecticut western news., 1879-04-30
Edwin Booths Assailant.

Mark Gray, who attempted to assass1- nate Edwin Booth in Chicago, was 8 clerk in the dry goods house of Scruggs, Vandervoorct & Barney, of St. Louis. He left because he could not obtain an increase of salary. MT. Barney, the 1u- nior member of the firm, says he was good salesman, and that he knew of nothing which could lead him to com init such an act. The clerks 1n the store speak of him as quiet, reserved young man, who made few acquaintances was somewhat infatuated with the stage, and frequently said he intended to become an actor. MT. Abeling, with whom Gray boarded, and Mrs. Bislings, at whose house he lodged, say that he fre- quently did strange and foolish things. They thought he was half crazy. He s,.id that all his relatives were actors that he came of star actor family, and was going on the stage to do as his rel atives had done. Mrs. Bruin, a cousin, with whom Gray lived for long time, says: : "None of his family were ever actors, but he has a passion for the stage, and is great frequenter of thea tres. His father died before he was born, but when he came here last autumn from Keokuck, he said My father is not dead. know he is alive, for sat at the table with him some days ago, and he would not speak to me but I will get even with him yet" Mrs. Bruin thinks that he had an idea that Booth was his father, and that he is not responsible for some of his acts. He once drank hard, but for some months past his conduct is sad to have been ex- emplary. The Katie to whom the letter found is addressed is @ half sister of Grav
Connecticut western news., 1879-04-30
A Silver Anniversary.

Yesterday afternoon, the 16th inst. !, the Mas on x Hamlin Organ Company celebrated by dinner at Young's Hotel the twenty-ffth anniversary of the com mencement of their business, which by it's own merits has grown to large pro- portions. At the start the capacity of their works was two or three melodeons per week, the best of which sold for about one hundred dollars each their present capacity is over two hundred cabinet organs per week, and they are most of the time behind orders, while their best productions now command five hundred dollars each, and in exceptional cases several times that amount. In numbering their instruments they have reached 104, 1000, having actually made and sold nearly that number. Organs of their mako have obtained an extra ordinary reputation all over the world, and arc sold in every civilized country where the tariff is not so high as to be prohibitory. Musicians recognize in them 8 distinguishing excellence in quality of tone, the result in large measure, perhaps, of peculiar skill in Voici,lg reeds, an art which originated with this company. But in every respect it has always been principle with them to make, in each detail, the best instruments possible, and to sell them as low as possible. The skillful carrying out of this policy has resulted in this great success. Boston Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1879-04-30

network of roots or rootlets upon every bit of bone and extract nutrlment as long as there is particle of it left. All tho training it will need you can give m 8 few minutes before breakfast or after tea, once or twice month. It will pay in pleasure, in foliage, in fruit. Order the vine soon; it can come or go any where, by mail; choose the place; as soon as the frost is well out Of the ground, dig it up foot or more deep; mix in the soil a peck or more of crushed bones for each vine; those from the butcher, broken up with hammer or axe-head, will answer. When the vine arrives, expose it's roots as little as possible to the air; make a hole, set it as deep as it grew before; spread its roots out well each way; cover them with earth, and moisten if needed. That's all, until you need to train its shooting stems. All the above is very simple matter. Reader, if you have not done so, take our advice and plant, at least, one grapevine this spring-bstter two, three, a dozen of them, if you have ground; plant at least one whether you live on Fifth avenue, or in the "wilds of Oregon" You will thank us for the exhortation not very long hence. The Concord variety, better than almost any other, will grow almost anywhere. The Delaware, creveling, and eumelan, are excellent among other good and reliable kinds. America Agriculturist.
Connecticut western news., 1879-04-30
Tbe India Massacre.

The Indian papers give further de- tails of the tragedy enacted at the Bur mese Court. The prayers of the vic- tins for mercy were most heartrending. Only two of the princes are said to have met their fate with dignity. At the commencement no blood was split, the vertebre of the victims neck having been neatly disjointed or severed but later on, when the two executioners- and only two such characters could be found for the work in all Mandalay- got tired, they resor5ed to hacking and hewipg, strangulation, and any other speedy form of killing which came to their minds, even billets of wood being used to effect the purpose. A large pit had been dug in readiness, and the bodies of men, women, and children were thrown into this common recepta- cle, many of the victims in several in stances being still alive, though stunned. There were several spectators present. persons who had been deputed to see this bloody work carried out-and one of them, as we'll as one of the execu- tioners, has since gone out of his mind through witnessing these horrors.