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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-23

A BELIEVER IN MATRIMoNY. "A cores
pondent OF the Atlanta Constitution happened
TO be walking out in the beautiful city cemetery
the other day and saw what few people know
exs;s there-tha is, few people out of Griffin.
A gentleman has lot there, 10 which Ir!
buried Eve wivss aud FIVE children. A marble
slab marks the resting place of each wife, and a
smaller one is placed over each child. The
monuments are all alike, of the same pattern,
and look something like row of capital aud
small 'Is'-1i Ii Ii Ii Ii. Ga the Last little
headstone is the suggestive name of the child
Little Hope" though | understand the gen
teman has since married for the sixth time.
do not mention this out Of any disrespeot to the
gentleman; be was an old resident OF Grifin,
out has recently moved away. Ooly the rs-
marksbleness of the sight LEADS me to allude to
1t. Somebody said. the other day, it was be-
cause the girls around here all knew him tia:
he moved away. His cemetery 10. is certainly
curiosity, AID many visitor has wondered
at it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-23

NEW YORK, Sept 23.-Stocks strong. Money
6a6. Flour drmer. Wheat unsettled. Corn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
Nellie Hubbard,s Flight.

A special dispatch from Hartford,
Conn, says
The w~anderings of Governor Hub
bard's daughter and her husband keep
alive the local excitement. Up to
this evening no message has been re-
ceived by either the family of the
bride or the family of the bridegroom,
and the further report that negotia-
tons had been opened for the return
OF the couple is wholly unfounded.
Governor Hubbard is obdurate and
will not listen to any proposition of
that character. The belief that the
couple at first sought a place ofrefuge
IN New York is generally accepted as
correct, and a slight ripple Of sensa-
ton was created here to-uight by a re-
port that they had been seen in Mon
treal and intended to extend their
journey. The story t~elegraphed
from here that they were seereted in
the house of sympathizing friend in
this city is pronounced by persons
well informed on the subject as moon
shine, and is attributed to mere gossip
in the section where the Shepard fam
lily reside. Fit is true that they have
been seen in Montreal, it goes to prove
that Shepard had anticipated trouble
and had prepared himself with funds
beyound the amounts his friends re-
port that he and Nellie had in their
possession when they left.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01

About twenty years ago a farmer in
Scotland hired a young mar as plow-
man, who so far forgot himself as to
fall in love with his employers daugh-
ter. She returned his love, and a
runaway marriage was the eOnse-
quence. But her father was irrecon-
cilable to the match, and would have
none of his son-in-law. And so the
young husband kissed his wife good
bye, left her with her father, and went
away to Australia. The wife gave
birth to a son, and soon after the re-
pentant old man sought in vain to find
the absent husband. He had come
to America. That was as near as
he could be traced. When the
boy grew up he, too, left
the Scottish farm and came to
this country, finding employment in a
store in Illinois. In the course of six
months he discovered that the propri-
etor of the house in which he was
working was none other than his
father, who had grown wealthy in the
years of his absence. Together they
both recently returned to Scotland to
his wife and mother, where they are
now a happy and reunited family. The
papers r trying to make a pretty
story out of this, but would it not read
better if it explained why the hus-
band long ago did not. return to his
wife, or, at least, let her know of his
whereabouts? 1t strikes one as a case
of willful desertion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
Saturday, April 5. 1879.

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
to-wit:
A certain tract Of land, left the estate Of
Elijah Brooks, deceased, beginning at the
southeast corner Of that part of the widows
dover assigned her Of the M%endenall tract;
thence east along the north boundary Of the
I. 5. Simpson tract % chains to a stake:
thence north 10 chains; thence east 7 chains:
thence south 10 chains; thence east o chains
% links; thence north 46 chains Is links to the
northeast corner of said tract; thence west l8
chains 70 a stake; thence south 4 chains:thence
west - chains Is links; thence south 5 chains
and D links to a stake: thence west % chains
to the eastern line Of the dover; thence south
along the eastern line of the dover 81 chains
to the beginning, containing 2S S-l00 acres,
subject, however, to the claim Of the heirs OF
ToustOn Wilson, deceased, which is an undi-
ded one-ffth interest.
Second-The tract purchased Of L. D. Null
Inns, beginning where the eastern line of that
part Of the dover taken from said tract inter-
sects Wolf river; thence south along the east
ern line of the dover Z chains to the north
line Of the Mendenall tract; thence east along
said line 70 chains 80 links to the river; thence
in a northwest direction along the meander-
ings OF Wolf river to the beginning, contain
ing 43 acres.
Terms of S~ale-0ne-fourth cash; balance in
SIX, twelve and eighteen months notes, with
approved surety, bearing interest from date,
lien retained till same are paid, etc.
This March Is, 1879.
R. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
II. WINCHESTER, Attorney.
1921
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
LEGAL.
Aatachment Notice.

Before joint, Elliott, J. P. for Shelby coun-
y, Ienn.@. J. LOyin VS.. J. A. Powers.
IN this cause an attachment having been
1 sued out under section 1856 Of the Code al
Tennessee, and returned q" levied upon the
having been made that the defendant h in
debted to the plaintiff in the sum Of $50, due
by account, and that the claim is lust, and
that the defendant is a Nonresident Of the
State Of Tennessee; 1t Is therefore ordered that
sad defendant make his personal appearance
At my Office, No. 3l3 Second street, Memphis,
Tennessee, and defend said attachment SUR
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 10th day of March, 1879.
9-l5-2l-H JOHN T. ELLIOTT, j. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
COMMERCIAL
PgBLIo LEDGER OFFIoE,
MEMPHIS. April l, 1879

The subject of silver money and its
rate o value with gold is exciting the
attention of Europe. The premier Of
England, Lord Beaconsfeld, has made
a special message on it to parliament,
and the leading fnanciers of the king
dom are agitated over the question.
The Liverpool chamber of commerce,
at a meeting held several days since,
adopted a report recognizing the
two metals as full legal tender, and a
freedom of mintage Of silver. 1t was
believed by the meeting that the adop-
ton Of this reform by the leading
monitary powers, including England
and India, would restore silver to its
former desirable value, and relieve
much of the prevailing financial dis
tress. The government was recon-
mended to adopt measures to secure
an international agreement on the
question. In the meantime silver bull
lion has advanced in the London mar
ket to so 3-16d per ounce, but whether
or not the advance was influenced by
the public agitation or an increased
demand is not stated. The bullion
dealers of this country have been con-
siderably exercised over the recent de-
preston, as many have to ship their
product to England for a market.
Secretary Sherman it is stated, brings
the bulk of his supplies from the
Bonanza Company, at a price calcu
lated upon the London basis. The
recent advance is therefore good news
TO the miners of Utah and Colorado.
An easy local money market con-
tinues to rule here. Discount rates
remain steady at COLI per cent, with
the tendency running mainly on the
lower figures, solvent borrowers being
scarce.
Rates of exchange remain steady,
the quotations being for bills on
New York and the East, without
grace, \ discount, or $3.50 per $1,000, il
bearing no grace, and & for sight bills
on New England. Bills on New Or
leans are discount. Checks on all
points are sold at par.
Local stocks and sorips are quot
ed as follows county warrants, S2@8S
Gas stock last sold at Sc; holders are
generally firm at 30; Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad second mortgage
bonds are quoted firm at 9O! first'
gre 115@116; fernando Insurance
stock, III; Union and Planters BanI
stock: 1O5; Bluff City Insurance
stock, III; Bank of Tennessee notes
new issue, 35@4l; Phoenix lnsur.
ance stock, so; Memphis Genera
Fire and Marine Insurance stock, 60
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.

Sales yesterday, 700 bales all to
exporters. The market closed quiet.
Spinners held oil during the day owing
to high askings, but went in toward
evening and purchased nearly 1000
bales.
The total stock on hand at all the
United States ports is 546,7l4 bales,
against &c., 400 bales same time last
year and 766, 967 the year before.
Receipts of cotton at all U. S. ports
since Friday, according to the cotton
exchange reports, 1 1899 bales, against
02,134 bales last week, and 24,l3l for
the same week last year,
The total receipts at all United
States ports since September LIST as
per cotton exchange kilograms, is
4,126,632 bales, against 3,899,243 bales
last year, and 3,766,442 bales the same
time the year before. Increase this
year 227,3 S9 bales, as compared with
last year, and 36O,19O bales with the
year before.
Freight rates from here to New
York are SOC rail and river, and SOC
ATRIAL to Boston $4,000 to New
Orleans SOC per bale by steamer.
Freights from ST. Louis per steamers
10000 per Dbl, and g@lOc per cwt'
From the Ohio lOc per cwt and Doc
per Dbl.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
Court Sale Of Real Estate

No. 3l2 R. DIN the Probate Court of Shelby
county, Tennessee.
DY virtue of decree of sale entered in This
- cause | will sell, at public auction, 10 the
highest bidder, in front Of the oourt- house
door, on Main street, Memphis, Tenn, on
Saturday, April 10, 1879,
within legal hours, tho following described
real estate, belonging to the estate of Brutus
Alexander, deceased, to-wit:
Lying and being in Shelby county, Tennes-
see, being q cert ain lot or parcel Of land
situated on the north side Of Linden street,
Memphis, adjoining the lot set asid as dover
to the widow Of said Alexander by the com
missioners in this cause. Beginning at the
southeast corner Of said dover lot and run
ming thence along the north line Of Iindan
street east feet; thence north parallel with
the dover lot 100 feet 10 an alley; thence west
feet to the northeast corner ofthe dover lot;
thence south along the east line Of said dover
lot l6O feet to the beginning,
Also the following lot or parcel Of land,
lying and being in said county Of Shelby,
about three miles from the city Of Memphis
and bounded and described as follows On
the east side Of the Pigeon Roost road and
being lot No. i fthe subdivision of2i acres 2
roods and IS Poles, belonging to the estate OF
tho late RI. Rev, j, II. 0teY, which said lot i
is bounded as follows; Commenoing al 4
stake on tho east side Of the Pigeon Roost road,
where the southwest corner Oftho p. DeaGrick
6O-acIe tract corners with the southeast cor
ner OF the Otey tract; runs thence south 10
CHAINS 70 a stake on tho southeast corner Oc
lot Nos Of said Otey subdivision. runs thenoe
northwesterly 4l35-lOO chains 10 a stake.
runs thence southwardly ten chains "a M
pigoon Roost road; thence with tho Pircos
ROost road n.i0Os chains 70 the ~berinninr-
containing 3 acres, rood and u poles.
Terms OF sale, eaeb.
This March =, 1879.
OWEN DWYER, Clort.
I'll C@AssELs, Sol. lqT somplsm Sut.
b8-1-T
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Attachment Notice.


Before J.. NJ. Coleman, J.. P. for Shelby
county, enn.-Porter, Taylor 4 CO., a hrm
composed Of D. 7. Porter, w. +. Taylor and
g.. W. Macrea, vs.. Rembert Trezevant.
N this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section 1856 of the Code Of
Tennessee, and returned, levied upon the
property Of the defendant" and affidavit hav-
ing been made that defendant Is indebted
to the plaintiff IN the sum Of $50, due
by note, and that the claim is Just,
and that the defendant is a nonresident
Of the State Of Tennessee; 1t is therefore or
dered that said defendant make his personal
appearance before me on the 18th dgy Of April
1873, at 10 o'clock a. M at my office, No. 2A
Front 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 q copy Of this order be pub
hshed once a week for four weeks in the Pub
lie Ledger.
This the 18th day of March, 1879.
j.. M. COLEMAN, j.. P.
n17RG
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
Troubles or Northern Drummer

Chioago'Times.
At the last meeting at thelCommer-
cial Travellers Association of the
Northwest, held last December at the
Sherman House, in this city, Mr.. NJ.
j. Fogerty, of the firm of P. l.. Free
man & Co., New York, was delegated
to see what could be done to procure
the abrogation of certain laws in force
in most of the Southern States which
are inimical to the travelling mans
business. II appears hal the poor
drummer" is not allowed to transact
business in the cities of the South
unless he first procures q license.
Should he neglect to call ON the city
clerk before visiting his customers in
any city, he is very apt to find a bailif
waiting for him just outside the door
ready to escort him to Jail, This, of
course, is very unpleasant. Mr..
Fogerty recently addressed a letter in
reference to this matter to the nation =
tiQpal board Of trade, and'at the last
session OF that body, held in New
York early in March, every State IN
the Union being represented, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted
Resolved, That American CONNER
cial travellers should be free in their
~iutereouse with all merchants through
out the United States, and that all
laws in the different States which
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01

ID by B. l.. Armstrong and wife NJ. b. Arm
strong, 22d Of April, 1874, duly registered in
Book 100, pages $50 and $40, Of the records Of
Shelby county, to secure the indebtedness
therein mentioned, | will, on May j, 1879,
at the northeast corner Of Union and Front
streets, Taxing District Of Memphis, sell to
the highest bidder, for cash, the FOLLOWING
real estate, situated in Shelby county, Tenn.
Two-thirds Of an undivided interest Of a 10
acre tract Of land about "a miles east Of
Memphis on the new State Line road, begin
ming az the southeast corner Of "A. d. Win
chester's 4O'-acre trqct; thence north SIS
10 chains TO a stake, thence south $40 west
" chains TO a stake; thence west Sanerth 10
chains 20 the beginning point-being part Of
the old Tillmau Belts Homestead, Title be-
lieyed good. / convey as trustee only,
2-53 ASTON B0Yp, Trustee,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01

impose a fine to do a business through
neighboring States should be abol-
ished.
Mr.. Fogerty has evidently made a
good beginning on the work assigned
him and if he can only get the law
makers Of the Southern cities to think
as the members of the National board
do, he will do both the travellers and
trade a great service.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
general Trade.

Prices exhibited only slight auctua-
ti6u yesterday. Receipts Of produce
were fair, but not in excess Of the
demand, and buyers were found ready
to take all lots that offered, and gener-
ally at full prices. The iobbing trade
continues lively.
FL0UB-ls steady, with good stocks
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
LEGAL.
administrators Notice.

HAVING qualified as administrator of tho
II estate Of Mrs. Jane A. Burleson, de-
ceased, all persons having claims against said
estate are.hereby notified to present the same
properly authenticated, within the time pre-
scribed by law, or they will be barred. All
persons indebted to said estate will make pay
ment to me-; Claims may be filed at the office
Of CAN'T IL Patterson, attorneys.
A. A. BURLESON,
Admir- Of estate Of Mrs. Jane A, Burleson
Memphis, Tenn, March 16, 1879.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01

William Garrett, who was rescued
from the Indians by Custer, says that
he was a Mountain Meadow captive,
his life being spared on account Of his
age, which was only ten years. His
younger sister, taken at the same time,
afterward became the wife of Rec
Cloud, the Sioux chief, and now re-
fuses to forsake him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
~InsOIvent Notice.

STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY County,
OFFIcE COUNTY CoURT CLRRK,
MEMPHIS, TESN., March II, 1879.
To Miss Georgia Bayliss, Administrator Of
Lizzie Zach, deceased. -
LAYING suggested the insolvency Of the
Ill estate of Lizzie Lach, deceased. Won
are hereby ordered to give notice, by adyer-
%tlsement in some newspaper published within
the said State, and also at the oomt-hJuse
door OF Shelby county, for all persons having
claims against said estate, to appear and 6le
the same with the Clerk of the County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed by
law, on or before the 18th day Of june. 1879.
and any claim not filed on or before said day'
or before an appropriation ofthe funds Of said
estate is made, shall be forever barred, both
in law and equity.
Witness my hand, at Office, this 18th day
By HUGH B. CULLEN, D. c.
In obedience to the above order all creditors
Of said estate are hereby notified 10 kle thar
claims as above directed.
MISS GEORGIA BAYLISS, Admtx.
l0-I6-22-2g
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
ChanCery Sale Of Real Estate.

No. 276l, N. R~.-Chancery Court Of Shelby
~eounty-JOhn Nc. Brooks, administrator Of
Elijah Brooks, deceased, vs.. Sarah Brooks
ct al.
DY virtue Of an interlocutory decree for sale
ID entered in the above cause on the 7th day
of July, 1873, and modified January IS, 1878,
and renewed, ETC., March Z, 1879, 1 will sell
at public auction to the highest bidder.
in front of the Clerk and Masters Office,
courthouse building, Main street, Mem
phig, Tenn. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
Cotton.

The market opened this morning
with a frmer feeling, and factors gen
orally asked 5c above quotations re-
ported. The tendency was strong and
an advance in prices was anticipated.
At the close last evening the following
were
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
Friday, the 4th day OF April. 1879,

within the hours of judicial sales, in front of
the Mclaughlin store in Mound City, Ark,
proceed to sell to the highest bidder, for cash,
the property in said deed Of trust named and
described, consisting of FIVE mules, one gray
horse and one wagon and harness, for the pur-
pose of satisfying the Indebtedness of the
said Mclaughlin 4 Co., secured by the said
deed of trust, and the costs Of executing the
same. r. +. CRITTENDEN, Trustee.
Marion, Ark, March Is, 1879. 1919
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
Trustees Sale.

NOTICE is hereby. given that under and By
h.. Mckay, as trustee, on the 18th day of De.
cember, 1876, by Mclaughlin & Co. Ia secure
to Sledge, Mckay Il Co., of Memphis, Tenn.
a certain Indebtedness therein mentioned,
which said deed Of trust is duly recorded In
Book X, page S5S, in the Recorders office at
M,arilsn, G~rlttenden county, Ark, l, the un-
dersigned, having been appointed trustee in
the place and stead of the said d. L. Mckay,
who failed TO- act, and who, by death, is now
incapacitated from serving as trustee in the
premises, will, according to the terms of said
deed of trust, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
PUBLICATION.
5000 a Year. Free of Postage.

$500 a Year. Free of Postage.
TT is conceded on all sides that Messrs. D.
i Lothrop a. Co. nave splendidly accomp-
lished what they set their hearts upon a few
years ago, viz: TO make a magazine absolutely
pure in its influence, unrivalled in its literary
nish ii ut a price so low that people could
afford to take it. THREE JOLLY SERIALS,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
Saturday. ApriIIQ.1 s70.

at the south gate Of Court Square, in the city
Of Memphis, Tennessee, sell for cash, to the
highest bidder, free from redemption, the
property therein described as follows: Stu
sted in Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee,
known as lot six Of D. G. Poston's ~subdiyis-
ion, ON the north line of Court street ex-
tended: Said lot six fronts so feet on the
north line of Court street extended, with a
depth northward between parallel lines Of
l4S% feet. To such trust deed 50 recorded
special reference is here made.
Title believed to be good, but / sell and con-
vey only as trustee.
SIMON STURM, Trustee.
HVfpQ = p0qTON Atforuavo D on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01
Attachment Notice.


Before j.. NJ. Coleman, j. P. for Shelhv
county, enn.-Beujamin Babb VS.. Rembert
TrezeVant.
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section 3455 Of the Code or
Tennessee, and returned, "levied upon the
property of the defendant" and afidayit hSy.
ing been made that the defendant is indebted
TO the plaintiff in the sum of $50, due
by note, and that the claim is just, and
that the defendant is a nonresident Of the
State Of Tennessee; il is therefore ordered
hat said defendant make his personal appear
ance before me. on the 18th day Of April,
1873, at 10 O'Clock am, at my Office, No, Wi
Front street, Memphis, Tennessee, and de-
tend said attachment suit within the time
prescribed by law, or the same will be pro-
ceeded with ex.parte and that a cOp= of
this order be published once a week for four
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day Of March, 1879.
J. M. COLEMAN, j. P.
SMITH x COLLIER, Atty's for plaintiff.
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