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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-09
Attachment Notice.

Before Thomas Fleming, j. p. for Shelby
county, Tenn John Shuttle vs.. Jas. Stokes.
i sued ont under section 1856 of the Code of
Tennessee, and returned, "leviod upon the
property Of the defendant" and affidavit hay-
ing been made that defendant is indebted
to the plaintiff IN the sum of $50, due
by account, and that the claim is just,
and that the defendant is a nonresident
Of the State of Tennessee; it is therefore or
dcred that said defendant make his personal
appearance before me on the oath de- of De-
cember, 1879, at my Office, No. 80 Madison
street, Memphis, Tenn, and defend said
attachment suit within the time prescribed by
law, or the same will DO proceeded with OK
parte; and that r copy Of this order be pub
lished once a week for four weeks in the Pub
lie Ledger.
This the 23d day of November, 1879.
70 rs "a so TIlOS. FLEMING, j. p.
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SIN Gnawing a File.

SPECIAL ~ lhe Courier journal
WAsHiNdTOR, December 2.-The
premature publication Of the message
still rankles the administration. 70.
day the President gave orders not TO
aamit correspondents 10 the rooms of
The executive clerks at the White
House, where heretofore they have
been admitted. This reflection on
correspondents here is whoilyuncallsd
for and comes with poor grace from
Mr. Hayes, who has given out mes
sages frequently in advance Of their
cogmunication 10 congress, thereby
being as discourteous to congress Az
he now charges the press with being.
Secretary Sherman sent an interview
written out by himself in dialogue
form with Secretary Sherman 10 The
press last night, ip which he de-.
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MARK TwAIE'S CONFESSION.
How He Stole an Introduction from Dr..
Holmes.

the breakfast to DR.. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, in Boston, Wednesday
| would have travelled a much
greater distance than | have come to
witness the paying of honors to Mr..
Holmes, for my feeling toward him
has always been one of peculiar
warmth. When one receives a letter
FROM a great nan Tor the first time in
his life, it is a large event to him, as
all of you know by your OwA expert
euce. You can never receive letters
enough from famous men atterward to
obliterate that one, or dim the mem
DRY Of the pleasant surpriseit was, and
the qualification It gave you. The first
great man who ever wrote NE n
letter was u guest-0liyer Wendell
HOLMES. he was also the
first great literary man | ever
stole anything fr0m-and that is how
ealae to write to him and he TO me.
When my first book was new, a friend
ofmine said, THE dedicato on is very
neat Yes. | said, | thought it was.
Ny friend said, 81 always admired it.
even before I saw it in the I|nnoccnts
Abroad" / naturally said, what do
yoH mean2 Where did you ever see
it before n well, I saw it first sons
years ago, as Dir. Holmes dedication
to his Songs in Many Keys" 0i
course my first impulse was to prepare
this man's remains for burial, but, up
on reflection. | said would reprieve
him for a moment or two and give him
a chance 10 prove his assertion, il be
could. We stepped into a book store,
and he did prove it. | had really
stolen that dedication almost
word for word. 1 could not imagine
how this curious thing had hap
poned, for | know one thing to a dead
certainty, that a certain amount of
pride always goes along with a tea
spoonful Of brains, and that this pride
protects a man from deliberately
stealing other peoples ideas. That is
what a tesspOonful of brains will do
for a man and admirers had often
told me | hah nearly a basketful,
though they were rather reserved as
to the size of the basket. However,
| thought the thing out aud solved the
mystery. Two years before | had
been laid up a couple of weeks on the
Sandwich Islands, and had read ana
&c read DR.. Holmes poems until my
mental reservoir was completely filed
up with them to the brim. The dedi-
cation lay on top and handy-so by
and By | unconsciousiy stole the rest
of the volume, too, for many
people have told Inc that my book
was pretty poetical, in one way
or another. Well, Of course l wrote
Dr. Holmes and told him l hadn't
meant to steal, and he wrote back and
said ia the kiadest way that it was all
right and no harm done, and added
that he believed we all uneonseiopsly
worked over ideas gathered in reading
and hearing, imagining they we're orig
inal with ourselves. lie stated q truth
and did it in such a pleasant way,
and saiyed over M sore spot 50 gently
and 80 healingly, chat was rather
glad | had committed the crime for
the sake of the letter. / afterward
called on him and told him to make
perfectly free with aly ideas Of mine
thar struck him as being good proto-
plasm For poetry. He could see by
that there wasn't anything mean about
me- 50 we got along right FROM the
start.
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Before J. NJ. Coleman, j. y. for shelby coun-
~ Tenn. -Eadora kimbrough vs.. Est. Of
.. McCafty,
\ this cause an attachment having beon
] sued out under section H5i OF the Code Of
Tennessee, and returned " levied upon tho
property q tho defendant by punishment On
\. Al. White q CO., who answer they owe
defendant s25 O., and affidavit having
been made that the defendant Is indebted
10 the plaintiff IN The sun OF $50, due by
accpgut, and that tho claim is just, anu
that the defendants are noh-fcsidcnts Of tho
state Of ICnnessoei % thgreiap ordered tkat
said defendant make hls pcTgonal nppual.
anoe before me on the d day Of January 1881,
at y o'clock, m, ~ my Office, No. "a Front
street, Mempnis, Tennessee, and defend said
atNchment SUIT within thc time pfes,eFibed
BY law, or the snme viii DO proceeded with
OK. pnrtoi and that o cory Of thig order DO
puPlished once a week for four weekt 10 the
Public Ledger.
This The 9th day Of November, 1870.
Du
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I~nsOIvent Notice.
STATE or TENNESSEE, .SHELBY County,
Nrntnn nnrrNrv (nrnr ~ mn

STATE OF TENNESSEE, .SHELBY COUNTY,
OFFiCR COUNTY COURT CLERK,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, November 81, 1879.
70 j. A. Anderson, public administrator Of
Gaetano Luechese, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency. of the
IL estate Of GaetanO Luechese, deceased,
you are hereby ordered to give notice. by adyer-
tlsoment IN some newspaper published within
the said State, and also al the courthouse
door of Shelby county, for all persons having
claims against said estate, to appear and file
the same with the Clerk Of the County Court
authenticated Ia the manner prescribed nv
law. on or before the ID day Of March, 1880;
and any claim not filed on or before said day,
or before AZ appropriation Of tho ntads Of said
estate is made, shall be forever barred, both
in law and equity,
Witness my hand, at Office, this Dist day Of
November 1879.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
By HUGH B. CULLEN, D. c.
"a rs 81 so
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NOn-Resident Notice.

No. &O5-In the Ohancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tcnnessee-Allen Avery vs.. Irene
Avery.
RI appearing from affidavit In this cause
j that the. dofendant, Irene Avery, is a nom
resident Of the State Of Tennessee; ID IL
therefore ordered that she make her ap-
pearance herein, at the courthouse Of Shelby
county, in Memphis, Tennessee. on or before
the first Monday in January, 1850, and
plead, answer or dcmur 10 oomplainant's
bill, or the same will be taken for confessed as
TO her and set for hearing ox-parto and
that a copy Of this order be published once a
week for four successive weeks in the Public
Ledger.
This 10Th day Of November, 1870.
A eopy-Attesti
r. J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By =. B. MoHENEY, D.. G. and NJ.
Smith y Collier, col tor complainant
1865 9
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No. 32S7, X.
~lnsOlsent eloiico.

IN the Chancery Court Of Shelby county-A.
u. Gwynn, Administration of tho estate of
,. 2. Mongnm, deceased, VI. =. n. Estas,
81 Al
nbpsanHg flam tlo BIN In this cause that
i " is pr0ceeli giSstituled To- wind up and
settle the estate OF s. D. Mangum, DECEASED,
a. an lnsolycnt estatei 1t Is therefore ordered
all parties claiming 90 be creditors OF SAID
estnte make their appearance herein at the
cOurt. house Of Shelby county, In Memphis, on
or before the first Monday III February, 1870,
and have themselves made parties 10 thi.
cause, and file and establish their clnims, 81
the same will be forever barred, and that d
copy OF this order be published once n week
Tor ton successive weeks 10 the Public Ledger.
This November 18th, 1879.
Il. j. BLACK, Clork nd Master.
by. U. u. hCilgNRY, D. g. and NJ.
j. VI. Grogory, Solicitors for complainant.
$3.50 - gls7 % " lcj III 10
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ChanCery Sale of Real Estate.


r, No. uii-Chancory Court Of Shelby coun-
x-Catherine Ryan by next friend, etc, Va.
Charles Mcdonald and nj. bill and cross bill.
Rf virtue of an interlocutory decree for
~ sale, entered in the above cause on the
1ith day Of April, 1879, NJ b "a. p. S76, | will
sell, az public auction, to tho highest bidder.
m 'front.' Of the clerk and masters Office
courthouse OF the Taxing District of Shelby
county, Gate Memphis,) Tennessee, on
Saturday, December I3. 1870.
within legal hours, the following deseribed
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn
to-wit; A cestain tract of land, %sitnate In
Shelby county, Tennessee, in the Seventeenth
district OF, said county, being tho l8S acres
trlct q the Hopedold lands, lying ON t6e
west side Of Hatchie rivor and bonnded ON
we west ~ the Belts or Ovorton traet. on
the north by the A. IL. Douglass traot. on tbe
cast end south by Hatchie river; said tract Of
,9nd oelng about ten miles from the city ~
Mepphls and on which said Mcdonald for
Terms Of salo-0n credit Of sevon months.
purchaser executing note with Improved 1e''
eqBity, len retained, redemption bnrred.
ms Ilth day Of November, 1879.
10, X. j. BLACK, Clerk and Maotoy
W 53WOW NV"pA "'
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No. Sigl-I In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county-Hugh r. Banks VS.. b. b. Barnes
ct al.
T appearing from affidavit in this cause
J. that the defendants Martin Adams and
the State Of Tennessee. IL Is therefore order
cd that they make their appearance herein,
~ the courthouse of Shelby county, in Mem.
phis. Tenn. on or before the isrt Monday in
January, 1881. and plead, answe or domur ia
complainant bill, or the same will be taken
for confessed as to them and rot for hearing
exparte, and that q copy Of this order be pub.
lished once n week, for four successive weeks,
in the Public Ledger. q
This 9Th dag Of December, 1879.
X, j. BLACK, Clerk andmaster.
by i. i. McllrNHY, II, G.. aud NJ.
i, 81 Sngdcclr, sol. tor complainant.
b3-69-y Vs. i0l
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ARKANSAS.
Col. Zeb Ward has G57 boarders in
the State PenitentiaTy.
Independence county is organizing
an agricultural association.
Hon. A. w. Wilson, Of Washington,
is one Of the probable candidates for
governor.
The ice factory at Little Rock has
been shut down 20 make extensive
alterations.
DR.. Samuel Watson, Of Memphis.
has been lectur;1g on spiritualism at
Forest City.
The prisoners in the Jail at Searcy
made good their escape last Sunday
night by breaking the locks. Bud
ReiH. who was sent from here there
for safe keeping, was among the num-
Der. There were five prisoners in jail
at the time.
Lonoke Democrat: Despite the en-
c%ouragement Judge Fletcher may
receive from his friends Of the press.
We think ifhe ventures out as a candi-
date for secretary of Arkansas, he will
be Que Of the crew up Salt river in
1880 certain.
Little Rock Democrat Willie Loeb,
erland boy at Walker & Leubrie's
store, on yesterday found a $500 bond
of the Little Rock and Fort Smith
railway. 1t soon became evident that
there had been a bond robbery, and
the one in question had been dropped
BY the thief.
Monroe County Sun: We are unac-
quainted with any of the State officers,
but we think that some Of them have
done their duty in such a manner
as to deserve reelection. We are very
much 10 favor of Jake Frolich holding
wei If the othevs have to go.
Prescott Dispatch "Ubcle Jessie
johnson was born on Sunday, the first
day Of the week. and the first day of
January being the first day OF the
month, and the first day Of the year,
and 10 1899, the first day Of the cen
tury. He is now hale aud hearty and
tiller Of the soil ear our town.
Little Rock Gazette: The cotton
shipments north from this point dur
ing September, October snd Novem-
Der IS. 1879. one hundred and nine
thousand nine hundred and forty-four
bales; in September, October aud
November, 1878. eight thousand SIX
hundred and fifty bales-and increase
of twenty.nine Thousand two hundred
and eighty-nine bales in favor OF 1879
Arkadelphia Standard: The news
paper men Of Fayetteville arein luck.
Col: j. r. Pettigrew, editor of the
Sentinel, and our handsome young
friend, w. y. Moore, junior editor OF
the Democrat. both have received po-
%sitions in the house Of representatives
at Washington. If. there arc any
more fat takes, CO... Crayens. we'll
take some Of the chicken pie too. If
guu blSdncs
Des Arc Citizen: The city marshal
rushed into our Office yesterday. paper
and pencil in hand, throwing one
hand around as if to pull a navy elk,
and if you ever saw a lot Of printers
look as though they needed TO be
arrested, they we're here. They
breathed easier when he said he only
wanted 10 tell them to come ont and
work the streets next Monday Of
pony up two dollars. Who eyel
heard of a printer working on thu
streets-except in a chain gang? Ant
who ever knew one TO have two dol
lars-for street purposes?" Cues.
you are barkin up the wrongtree Mr.
Marshal. We're too 'high-toned" /,
handle a shovel or pick on III,
streets.
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Admimlstratrix Sale.

M Friday, December ~, 1879, beginning at
~ 10 O'Clock am, | will Offer for sale atthe
store formerly occupied by Keel a Co, No.
~ Front street, the personal property OF the
hold and kitchen furniture, office desk. safe
and counting house furniture, one rockaway
and one bagry,
ROSA X. SLAUGHTER, Administrative.
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nlSSnLnTlnM.-

THE partnership heretofore existing be-
tween. the undersigned in the mercantile
Miss, is this day dissolved by mutual con,
sent, ID. W. Fly having sold out his entire
interest 10 J D. Vivrett. Said Vivrett as
sumes all liabilities and is alone authorized
to collect the debtsdue said firm. j. d. Wv.
name and style Of J. d. Vivrett 4 Co.
d.. w. Fly invites q continuation of the
patronage to the new firm heretofore so lib
orally bestowed upon the old.
DOC W. FLY,
w ~ I'D. VTVRETT.
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Friday, December 26, 1873.

between the hours of 10 o'clock am. and .
o'clock D.m., on the southwest corner of
Main and Madison streets, in the Taxing
District, late city of Memphis, Shelby county,
Tennessee, offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described real estate,
to-Wit: All the right, title. claim ami interest
Of said G. W. Edm Onds and w. L. Edmonds,
being the undivided enc half thereof Of the
following described lot of ground in the said
Taxing District, late the city of Memphis,
Tennessee; being Part of lot S73, ms laid down
in the plan of Memphis, beginning at a point
on the south side Of Adams street s. feet 8
inches from the east side Of the alley which
runs between Second and Third streets; thence
running southwardly and parallel with said
alley lis% feet TO Cars alley; thence east
wardly 40 feet; thence nOrthwardlY parallel
with the first line 1857 to Adams street;
thence westwardly 40 feet TO the beginning,
heing the same lot conveyed to A. n. Ed
monds by John R. Watkins by deed recorded
in book 40, PAGE $50, of the records of Shelby
county, Tenn.
The right Of redemption is especially waived
in said trust deed aud the sale will be made
discharged thereof. The title to said proper
ty is believed to be good but l will sell and
convey only us trustee.
r. A PARKER, Trustee.
Taylor n Carroll, ATTORNEYS. 81 r01
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NO. %2s-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Iennessee.-Anui 4. Pink Ms.
Charles w. Pinnix.
appearing from affidavit in this cause that
4 the defendant, Uhas. pinnix is n non-resi-
dent OF the state Of Tennessee: il is there
tore ordered that lie make his appenr-
ance herein at the court house Of Shelby coun-
ey' in Memoirs. Tenn, on or before the FIRST
Monday, in January, 1880. nnd plead. an
swer or demur 70 complainant amended bill
lhe same VIII be taken for confessed as to
him and ret for hearing nx-parte; and
that q cary u this ORDER be published once a
Ledger.
This Sth day Of December. 1870.
A cOpy-Attest.
u.EOBElf J.. BLACK, clerk and master.
Neatheriord & Estes, col. for CON.
IS " 81 1903.
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Administrators Notice.

will on Tuesday. 1.-THE 10th Of Decem.
Il per, 1873, at the stable of j.. A. FARES,
in the city Of. Memphis, as the ADMINISTRATOR
Of VIM. @. Tindall, deceased, sell a lot Of
four mules, two mares and colts, and a lot Of
drays and harness and a buggy. Sale within
legal hours. Terms-Cash.
J. A. ANDERSON,
Adm of w. G. TiRdall, decd.
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In Supreme Court at Jackson-M A MysrS b.
aext friend, Geo I Myers, vs.. NJ james, e
al, and ii M James vs. NJ A Myers, OF al.
by virtue of the decree pronounced by the
ID supreme Court Of Tennessee. az jackson,
on the 9Th day Of June, 1879, in this cause, [
will offer for sale to the highest bidder, in
front Of the courthouse door Of Shelby cOun-
ty, in Memphis, on
Monday, December Sth, 1879,
the property mentioned and described ia said
decree as follows: Situated in the county Of
Shelby, state of Tennessee, in what WIS lately
the city Of Memphis, and described as fol-
lows: beginning at the northwest corner Of
DoSoto and Beal streets; running thence west
on the north side of Beal street 81 feet to a
stake; thonce north and parallel with DeSotO
street GO feet to a stake; thence east and par
allol with Beal street 81 feet TO DeSOtO street;
thence south with the west side of DeSoto
street 60 feet to the beginning.
Terms Of sale-Said property will be sold
lot cash. Equity Of redemption waived,
jackson, Tenn, November II, 1879.
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
y NJ Hearn J Nj Gregory, Harris, McKisick
a Iurley, solicitors. 65S
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ChancerY Sale of Real Estate.

r SOL Chancpry Court Of Shelby county
N. W. SpoeTg, IT., ". Elizabeth Moore ct al
DIV Yirtle OF an ip.orlocutory decree for
~ sale, entered in tho above cause on the
10th day Of November, 1879, n. y. q, y 1859, 1
will sell, at public auction, 10 the highest
bidder, ia front Of the clerk and masters
Office, courthouse Of Shelby county, Memphis,
Tann IN
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Trustees sale.

TTNQER and by virtue Of a certain deed of
~ trust executed by G.. W. Edmonds and W.
]. Fdmonds on the Sd day of August, 1879, and
duly recorded in the Office of the register Of
Shelby county, Tennessee, in record book
No. l25, page 402, reference being here made
thereto, will, at the request Of the b%enefci-
ary therein, for the purpose of paying the
indebtednees thernhr sncnrnd. ON
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within legal hours, the following described
property, situated In the city Of Memphis,
Shelby county. Tenn ta-yiti. bot NO. g.,
onStCrn line runs ifrcgulhily 100 feet and lies
AZ and near tho bayou and the property mills
Of IN. W. Spcers, il.
Terms Of salo--0u a credit Of seven months,
purchaser executing note with approved So
cuyity, lien retained, redemption barred.
This November 10, 1919.
r. }. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
y. N. Hearni Flinpin 4 llippip attorneys
lpr epmplainult 50 Is 81 $50
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lhcSe were $50 new posto6ces q.
dati0g the first two years Of
Gcpetel Keys administra-
tion Of the ~postotice department
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lInsoIvent Notice.
STATE or TENSEgsEg, SHELBY COUNTY,
OFFICE COUNTY CoURr CLERK,

STATE oP TENNESSEE, SHELBY COUNTY,
OFFICE COUNTY COURr CLERK,
d, Memphis Tenn, December 5, 1879.
10 Juliet G. Colman, administrator of Benz.
Colnan, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency of the
II estate Of BENZ. Colman, deceased, you
aye hereby ordered to give notice, BY adver-
isement in some newspaper p Iblished within
nc sald state, and also at the courthouse
u,oor OF shelby county, for all persons having
claims against said estate, TO appear and Gle
the same with the Clerk Of tn County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed hy
law, on or before the 18th day OF March, 1880,
ana any claim not hled on or before said day,
VI. before m appropriation Of the funds Of
.aiq estate Is made, shall be forever barred.
both ia lAW aud equity.
witness my hand, al Office, this stu dov ol
December, 1873.
OWEN DwYER. Clerk.
By HUGH D. CULLEN, b. c.
Notice & hereby given as above required.
JULIET G. COLNAN, Adm'x.
SMITH 4 COLLIER, attys. So 81 81 IO3
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SECURITY

and Loan Association.
OT0CKHOLDERS are hereby notified that
- the regular meeting of this Association
will be held on TUESDAY, Dec 9th, at7% pm.
and are urgently requested to be present and
vote upon the proposition TO omit the ~tollsc-
ton Of dues, etc, for the yellow-fever months.
A. s. LIVERM0RE, President.
p, u. JONRs, Secretary. SIG +.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-09

nounced the papers publishing the
stolen documents with harboring
thieves.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-09

Hop Bittcrs does not exhaust and
destroy, but restores.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-09

Tho subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is So per cnnum and
SOC per month for less than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER IS 81 per anuum-
postage free.
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Monday, December Sth. 1873.

the, real estate mentioned and described in
said decree as follows; "
A certain lot Of ground in Memphis, Shelby
county, Tennessee, on the southwest corner
OF Main and Washington streets, fronting
twenty-fo9r "a feet, six, C6) inches on MINI
the southern side Of Washington street to m
alley. -"
Terms Of sale-Cash.
Jackson, Tennessee, November l4th. 1879.
JOHN ii. FREEMAN, Clerk.
80 MckIsIcXi W MEssGcK, Solicitors,