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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-27

public afnirs' Il is impossible TO exaggerate
the importance Of the political events which
II shas IN store, or the necessity OF r0sOluto
vigilance on the part Of every citizen who
desires TO preserve the government that the
founders gave us. The debates and acts Of
congress, the utterances Of the press, the
exciting contests of the Republican and DEM
oeratic parties, now nearly equal in strength
thlopgnout the country, the varying drltt Of
public sentiment. will all bear directly and
effectively upon the twenty-fourth Presiden-
tial election, to be held in November. Four
years ago next November, the will Of the ma
ton, as expressed at the polls, was thwarted
by an ab0minablo conspiracy, the promoters
and ben%eiciaries of which still hold the Of
hces they stole. Will the crime of 1870 be
repeated Ia 1882 The past decade of years
opened with a corrupt, extraFagant and inso-
lent administration intrenehed at Washing
ton. The Sun did something toward dislOdg-
ing the gang and breaking its power. The
same men are now intriguing to restore their
leader and themselves to places from which
they were driven by the indignation Of the
people,, Win they succeedg The coming
year will bring the answers to these moment
Gus questions. The Sun will be on hand to
chronicle the facts as they are developed, and
TO exhibit them clearly and fearlessly in their
relations to expedieney and right.
mus, with II habit of philosophical good
humor in looking at the minor affairs of life,
n IN great things a steadfast purpose TO
maintain the rights of the people and tho
principles OF constitution against all agrees
sors, The Sun is prepared to write a truthful,
instructive, and at the same time entertain-
ing history Of 1880.
Our rates ofsubscription remain unchanged.
For the Daily Sun, a four-page sheet Of tFen-
weight columns, the price by mail, postpaid,
IS 90 cents a month, or $3.50 n year; or,
lndeluding the Sunday paper, an eight page
sheet OF hfty-six columns, the price is So
cents q NORTH, or $40 a year, postage paid.
Inc Sunday edition Of The Sun is also fur
paid. ~
The price of the Weekly Sun, eight pages,
hity-siX columns, is 81 a year, postage paid
For clubs OF ten sending $40 we will send an
extra copy free. Address
0f"The SUM-" New York CITY.
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Surprised them All.

Little Rock Democrat Dec. Odd
The marriage of Ohio Davis is a gem
uine surprise to many of his friends in
this city. He and his beautiful bride
are nov in the full enjoyment of a
honeymoon. Like the sensible people
that they are, the North will not at
tract them in the winter, for obey are
making a tour of the cities of the
South from Mobile to San Antonio.
When tired of sight seeing, they will
return to their home in the City Of
Roses, where their hundreds of friends
will give them a warm and sincere
welcome. Ohio is, we believe, a ma
tive ofour proud city, the son Of Cap
tain VIM. S. Davis, one of our leading
business men and most influential
citizens. His bride, Miss Cara Shor-
ter, is a young lady well known in the
best society Of Memphis, beautiful.
attractive, accomplished. She is the
niece Of Mr.. Nicely, of the firm of
Brooks, Nicely & Co., one of the solid
houses Of Memphis. The wedding as
it unites the lovers, also cements more
firmly the bonds of good will and com
mon cause of the two cities.
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LEGAL.
Attachment Notice.

Before G. d. Crockett, j. P. for Shelby coun-
ty, Tenn.-L Lippe VS.. Gus Jones.
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under Section 3i55 A Of Thompson
& Stegers' code of Tennessee, and returned
levied by garnishment on G. P. Hunt & Co.,
who answered that they are indebted to the
defendant, Gus Jones, in the sum of $685. 81,
and affidavit having been made that said
defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in The
sum of 500, due by open account, and that
the claim is Just, and that said defendant and
plaintiff are both nOn-residents Of this State
and residents Of the same State, to-wit: the
State of Arkansas, and said defendanant has
fraudentiy removed his property to this State
TO eYade the process of law in the State of his
domicil; it is, therefore ordered that the said
defendant make his personal appearance be-
fore me on the 26th day Of January. 1850, at
my office, No: 2S5 Main street, Memphis,
Tenn, at 10 o'clock am, and defend said
attachment suit or the same will be pro-
ceeded with ex.parte; and that a copy of this
order be published once a week for four sue
cessiye weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 23d day of June, 1879.
96 l02 10S ia 100
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SUN for 1850.

The Sun viii deal with the events Of the
year looO IN Us own fashion, now pretty we'll
understood by everybody. From January / to
paper, written in the English lanruare. and
printed for the people.
As a newspaper, The Sun believes in ~rett;rg
all the news of the world promptly, ami nra.
senting il in the most ineligible shapeIthe
abreast Of the age with the least unprodnc-
tive expenditure Of time. The greatest inter
est TO the greatest number-that is the L.y
controlling its daily makeup. II now has n
circulation very much larger than that of any
other American newspaper, and enjoys an
spend literally for the benefit of its readers.
People of all conditions of life and ali Ways
Of thinking buy and read The Sun; and
they all derive satisfaction of some sort from
its columns, for they keep on buying and
reading it
In its comments on men and affairs. The
Sun believes that the only guide Of policy
should be common sense, inspired by genuine
American principles and backed by honesty
Of purpose. For this reason it is, and will
continue 70 be, absolutely independent of
garty, class, clique, organization, or interest.
II is for all, but Of none. 1t will continue to
praise what is good and reprobate what il
evil, taking care that its language is to the
point and plain, beyond the possibility of
being misunderstood. 1t is uninluenced BY
motives that do no not appear on the surface;
1t has no opinions to sell, save those which
may be had by any purchaser for two cents,
It hates injustice and rascality even more
than it hates unnecessary words. II abhors
frauds, pities fools, and deplores nincompoops
of every species. It will continue throughout
the year 1880 to chastise the frst-class, in
struet the second, and diseountenance the
third. All honest men, with honest convic-
tons, whether sound or mistaken, are its
friends. And the sbn makes no bones of tell
ing the truth to its friends and about its
friends whenever occasion arises for plain
speaking.
These are the principles upon which The
Sun will be conducted during the year to come.
The year 1880 will be one in which no patri-
otto American can afford to close his eyes to
Il8 w. ENGLAND, Publish
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New Perspective Drawing Appa-
ratUs,

Ctitutiht AMtfletusl
While the artist can, in an Off hand
way, sketch a perspective which will
appear perfect to the eye, and which.
in the majority Of cases, will be found
nearly, If not quite perfect, it is only
the artist dealing with an artistic sub
ject that can do this. The draughts-
man who is required to make all Kinds
OF drawings, not only quickly but accu-
rately, often finds it an exceedingly
dlticult matter TO make a perspective
drawingwithout some kind Of mechan-
zeal aid. An instrument intended for
drawing p%erspectives easily and accu-
rately is the invention Of Mr.. George
Rosquist, of Brooklyn, n. Y.
The drawing table is pivoted to a
standard so hal it may be inclined at
different angles, and it is provided
With an adjustable bar that supports
one arm Of an ordinary pantograph.
The lower half of the table. which
IS wood, is designed % r
celve the paper on which the
uraWlng Is made. The upper hall of
the table is Of transparent glass. and
a perforated sight piece is supported
by a right angled arm directly IN front
of the middle Of the glass. The trac.
ing point may be moved along the
surface of the glass, and the pencil
moves in the same way over the paner
on the lower part Of the table.
The object to be sketched is placed
a suitable distan e from the fnstru-
ment, and the eyo is placed at the
aperture of the sight piece: the out.
line OF the object is followed by the
tracing point Of the pantograp6. The
glass atfording a guide for the point
and keeping the pantograph in a true
place. As the tracing point is moved
the pencil carried by the pantograph
over the paper traces the outline of
the object, either larger or smaller
than 1t appears through the sight
piece. After the sketch is finished
tbt drawing table may be turned
down into a horizontal position. when
the sketch may be mixed in the usual
way.
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From the Atlantic Constitution.l

From the Atlantic constitutional
In several Of the counties in north
ern Georgia there is much excitement
over a new and terrible method Of
killing fish, which is being practiced
with great efficacy. When the Gov
eminent surveyors we're improving the
beds Of the Btowah and Coosa rivers
they used dynamite in the blasting
rock. 1t was discovered that the ex.
plosions we're very fatal to the ish all
around them. The shock was so ter
rlble that hundreds Of dead or stunned
hsh would rise TO the surface and be
easily taken. The people around the
country heard Of this destruction Of
fish, and resolved toput it to practical
use. They procured q number Of
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Practical Joking at "a Calf Ornia
Wake.

Los Angeles Herald.l
A few days ago a man died near
San Fernando, and his friends deci-
ded to hold an Irish wake. The
corpse was stretched on a bench and
covered with a cloth. After the par
ties had sat around the body for a
couple of hours, it occurred to them
that a bucket Of beer would not be
amiss, and one Of the boys went out
to get the cheering beverage. AS soon
as he was gone, his friends removed
the body into another room, and one
Of the walkers, with awful levity,
stretched himself on the bench and,
assuming the rightly of a dead man,
allowed himself to be covered with
cloth.
At this juncture an old lady and an
old man entered the room for the pur-
pose of helping to watch the body and
probably also to help drink the beer.
On returning, the messenger placed
the foaming stuff on the table and
proceeded to dip it out to the crowd.
Suddenly the supposed corpse raised
himself stifly on the bench, and said:
Owl owl but | want some O. that
meself." This was sufficient to set off
the poor uninitiated fellow, who
jumped through the window with an
unearthly yell, carrying away with
him sash and glass in his hurry. The
old mar made for the window at a 1:25
gait and got clear away. The old
lady bolted for the same place of exit;
but tainted near the window sill,
while the cold sweat broke out over
her wrinkled brow. The old man and
his wife have since recovered, but
they cannot be prevailed upon to at
tend another wake. As for the beer
carrier, he has not been heard from
since, and is believed to have gone to
Arizona.
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Thursday, January 8, IssO.

between the hours.of 10 and II O'Clock am,
IN front Of the courthouse door, in the Taxing
District of said county, sell for cash, at pub
nc cutlery, the following described real estate
MemphisD viz; Beginning at the southwest
corner of Vance and Lauderdale streets;
thence westwardly on and with the south line
Of Vance street 100 feet; thence southwardly,
parallel with Lauderdale street. 200 feet;
thence eastwardly parallel with Vance street
lO feet TO Lauderdale street; thence on and
with Lauderdale street 200 feet to the begin
ming, except the following part thereof which
will not be sold, viz; Lying at the said cor
ner Of said streets and fronting 60 feet on the
south line Of Vance street and extending
back s%outhwardly between parallel lines $50
feet. All rights and equities Of redemption,
dover and homestead expressly waived.
80 liz W.K. POSITION, Trustee.
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cribe them to pure air and rough fare.
The water has no peculiarly of taste,
nor leaves anything like a decided
sediment in a basin. If many more
men like Mr.. Ward visit Eureka, its
fame will indeed prove ephemeral.
However, let us have the truth If
Eureka is a delusion, let it be known.
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General Grants Mother.

Mrs. Hannah Simpson Grant, the
mother Of the General, is now, at the
age Of eighty, living with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Corbin. il a small retired
house on the heights above Jersey
City. She is a quiet and dignifed old
lady, with a small straight figure and
regular features. She has bright dark
eyes and a kindly smile, and she moves
about with unusual yigor and activity.
Mrs. Grant docs not talk much about
her sons reelection. THE General
IL not in the habit of giving himself
up to conjectures;" she said the other
day to a writer tor the Press, Of Phila-
delphia. When a question arises he
decides it, and / do not think that he
has given any thought to the possibiIi-
ty Of bis being nominated again"
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Washington spooialto Cincinnati Rnquirer.l
The President was asked tonight If
he had said that, under the Constitn.
ton, the Vice President of the United
States had the right to declare the
presidential vote, whether he counted
and declared itIn the rotunda of the
Capitol or in the presence Of both
houses Of congress in joint convention
assembled, and that he should recop.
nize and enforce it. as the true and
legal declaration of the count. In
reply he said that he had not used the
exact language thus imputed to him,
but that he did in fact believe that
the Vice President had the right 10
declare the result and count the vote.
To refresh the Presidents recollec.
ton, if he will put on his rejecting
cap, he will recall that he used almost
the identical language imputed TO him
last Thursday night, to a very promi-
nent Ohio member Of congress. who
communicated it in his own house
yesterday to the person who gaye your
correspondent the information.
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administrator Sale.

ON the I'd day Of January, 1880, I will pro-
~ coed to sell, with the consent of tho exec
utrix of j. p. Vanordstrand, decd, the per-
sonal property Of the late firm of Waters q
Nanordstrand, consisting Of house moving
implements, rollers, blocks, timbers, jack
screws, capstans, ropes, wagons, office
etc, to satisfy claims against
the said firm of Waters & Vanordstrand, at
the yard, on Poplar street, east Of themarket
house. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock, a, N.
THOMAS M0FFETT, admir- Of estate Of John
Waters, decd. Memphis, December %, 1879.
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Administrntor,s Sale

ON tho Goth day Of Decomber I will proceed
~ TO sell, at public auction, all the personal
property, consisting Of groceries, etc., Of tho
late James Taylor, contained in the grocery
store, corner of fernando road and South
TO satisfy claims against the estate of
said Taylor. Sale, 10 In.
THOMAS S.. EASTON,
Admir- Of estate Of James Taylor, deed.
Memphis, December 18th, 1879.
e3l05
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WHEREAS on the 18th day of December.
w 1915, 4. o.. Anderson did by his deed,
wnIeh Is auly recorded in tho registers Office
page l6a, convey to William JOINER. %eertain
!ands therein described in trust TO secure m
Indebtedness therein set out In words md
qguresi and whereas the said trustee, VIM.
Joyner, trustee, has since died and whereas
~ ne sun OF W. Il. Goddard, oxt'r, otc, VS..
a v. Anderson, OF ais, No. $3.50, Ii. Din tho
Chancery Court Of Shelby county, Tonnessee.
py decree entered therein December Is. 1879,
l wa, appointed trustee in the place of tbe
SAID VIM. Joyner. deceased. Now, thorefore-
at the request Of the bene6ciarics in said deed
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FridaY, IanunrY RI. 1ssn

IN front Of the Planters Insurance Companv,s
building, No, 80 Madison street. Niemnbis
Tenn, az y O'clock M proceed to soil,' for
described in said deed of trnsf. to.,v I. "
being a part designated in the plan Of tho
survey Of the Chiokasaw nation ns %seeiiar' IA
e t8wnship !, range 8 west, and situated IN
ehelDy county, Tennessee, and bounded as
follows; Beginning ut the northwest oovner ~
sald section and running east with Inc north
ern boundary limos $50 poles 10 n stake in se,GI
1oSi dIasnee south 6lS9a poltg to stake; thence
West ~ polest 70 a stake in the western boNnd
airy line OF said section, thence Win H. IN
western boundary line 10 the beginning Tbe
same being lVQ acres off Of the traet If isnmS
TpnTgyed by Wn; Edinston' to John %.
rlunBett by deed dated January 10, isSs All
recorded in tho registers office. sbcsltse nnu
w tennessee, in book G., pages ill ana lis
litle believed to be good, but / ali and
waiSTsdiS;s TIP. WINCHESTER, trustee, N
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PURSUANT to a trust deed executed to me
i by J. T. Hillsman and Mary II. Hillsman,
dated December rs, 1876, and recorded in
see, in book Ne. ll6, page 1Ol, l win, o N
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at the PostOfice at Memphis, Tenn,
as second-elass matter.l
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Trustees Sale.

Under and by virtue Of a certain deed ex-
~ ecuted by j. a. Boyd on the first day Of
January, 1896 and duly recorded in the regis
ters office Of Shelby county, Tennessee, in
record book, No. ll6, page 800, to which refer
ence is made, the said j. A. Boyd conveyed
N trust the hereinafter described property to
W. H.. Miller, trustee, and the said w. II.
Miller having died leaving the trust executed
md by virtue of a final decree in the cause OF
1858. ChaAeery Court of Shelby county,
Tennessee, to which reference is also here
made, the undersigned having been appoint
ed trustee in the room and stead of said
W. Il. Miller. Now, therefore, l will at the
request Of W. ii. Walker, the beneficiary in
said deed Of trust, and for the purpose of
paying the inde5tedness thereby secured on
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The subscription price of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is s5 per annum and
soc per month forisss than one year, The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annun-
postage free.
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Naturday, IanuarH 3. IssO.

between the hours Of 10 a an and Q O'Clock p.
m, at the residence house on the premises,
offer for sale the following described real es-
tate. to the highest and best bidder for cash
witt. Lying, situate and being in the county
Of Shelby and State Of Tennessee, in range 5
and 8, section 2 Of the eleventh surveyors
district and in the Ninth civil district of said
county, Beginning at a stake in Norris
south line % links west of a walnut tree
marked &c running thence south 325 links
70 a stake; thence west 10 chains to a stake
in the center Of the Germantown road; thence
south W degrees west 10 chains and 70 links
70 q stake; thence south 80 degrees east G
chains and - links TO a stake; thence south
Va degrees west 81 chains and 50 links to a
stake Spanish oak and sassafras pointers:
thence east 20 chains and As links TO q dog
wood; thence north 80 degrees east AZ chains
to an oak; thence north IS degrees east 5
chains and Is links 10 q stake; thence north
1552 degrees east q chains and 81 links to a
stake In Mrs. Caldyell's west line; THENCE
north N degrees IS chains and 30 links 10 a
stake with black gum and redbud pointers;
thence south "a degrees west Is chains and Is
links 10 n stake; thence west 26 ohains and 80
links To the beginning, containing one hum
bred and ninety-tye and One-half acres.
The right Of redemption Is waived in said
trust deed and the sale will BIO made dis
charged thereof.
The title to said real estate Is believed 10
be good but / will sell and convey as trustee
only. S. B. SHEPHERD, Trustee.
Taylor * Carroll, attys. 50 lO8
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Trustee,a sale.
Monday, January 5, 1885,.

NDEh the deed OF trust ron j, ~ j..
county in book le2, page 90, ! will on
Monday, January 3, 1880.
in front Of 27S Main street. Memphis, Tom,
Tor cash, the undivided or" half interest Of j.
50. Steele 4 Co, In atrac sofland, situated In
Shelby county, Tennessee, near Shelby Depot,
consisting Of four separate parcels, the whole
containing 4O6 acres. Said land Il known as
the. Tauman land and Is fully described In
caid deed oftrust, 70 which reference Is made.
Equity Of redemption waived.
December IS, 1879 81 Ito
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ARKANSAS.

Evening, Dec. ~, 1879.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1879.

The retired situation and refined surround
ings make the location a desirable one for ed
ucatiOnal purposes, while its accessibility by
the street railway and boulevard overcome in
a measure the obstacle of distance from val
ued patrons. The rooms are large, light,
well-yentilated and perfectly appointed, be-
ing. refurnished throughout with new desks,
maps and school apparatus, and for adapta-
blllty to their purpose are not TO be purpassed
in the city.
Daring thefifteen years, ofmyw work in Mem
phis L have been enabled by yearly visits to
other cities to keep up with the progress of
educational science, and, assisted by trimmed
teachers, | am prepared to offer to the people
of Memphis as liberal a course for their
daughters as can be obtained in any high
school in the United States.
The course of study will lbe the same, with
some notifications, as that devised by me for
use in the Presbyterian school.
A class Of boys under eight years of age will
be received in the primary department.
notwithstanding to age and class, s37
so, $50, $3.50 for the school year Thirty weeks
payable in advance in three equal payments.
No extra charge for Latin or drawing. For
circulars, with course of study. ETC., address
MISS JENNIE NJ. HIGBEE,
1851 SA Poplar street, Memphis.
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EDUCATIONAL.
Miss HigBGGs School
354 POPLAR STREET.

THE Sisters OfSt. Mary having discontinued
l. their school in Memphis, have leased
their large and commodi0us school building,
n VIII Open therein nv sehnnl Tor girls on I
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@NMNNEKE Ean
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LEGAL.
Trustees $ ale.

lis ! w. ENGLAND. PublIsher of"The Sum. New Yorl, CITY
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-07-25

METHoDIsT.-Rev. 0. A. Darby, Pos.
tor. Services every Sunday morning at
halfjpast 10 O'Clock and ut night at half
past O'Clock. Prayer Meeting every
"Wednesday evening at half. past o'clock.
Sabbath School every Sunday morning
ut 8 O'Clock. Children's meeting every
third Sunday.
PRESBYTERIAN.-tRev J. A. D.. Brown,
Pastor. Services every Sunday morning
at iialf-past 10 O'Clock, and in the after
noon at half.past4 o'clock. Prayer meet
ing every Thursday afternoon at half
past 4 O'Clock. Sabbath School every
Sunday morning at half-past o'clock.
BAPTIsT.-Rev. II. w. Mellichamp,
Pastor. Services every third and fourth
Sunday morning at halfpast 10 o'clock
and &C night halfpast 8 O'Clock Sab
bath School every Sunday morning at
.haifpast o'clock. SuNdy School Mis-
sionary Meeting every fourth Sunday.
LUTHERAN.-Rev.J j. L. Kiser, Pastor.
Services every Sunday morning at 10 1-2
O'Clock. Sabbath School every Sunday
morning at o'clock.