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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-08-28

The so-called Workingmen's party
of California will hold their national
convention in Chicago to nominate a
candidate for the Presidency. They
have invited the cooperation of all
"labor reform Leagues in the United
States" On this occasion Chicago
hash will find ready market. with Il
downward tendency.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-08-28

Secretary Evarts and the Admins
.tratiop are making it hot for the Nor
mon Saints, Conklings scalp should
be taken first, ana then let the fallOw
ers of Beecher and Brigham Y. bite
the dust.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-08-28
LOST!

IT is an established fact that Qni-
nine or Cinchonidia will stop chills,
and for this purpose there is no better
remedy. But it is also an established
that they do not remove the cause
that produces the Chills, for If they
did, the Chills would not return on
the 9TH, 18th, 21st Or 2Sth day.
Then is not money LOST to attempt
to permanently cure the Chills with
Quinine or Cinchonidia, when they do
not remove The cause from the system
that produces them? For until the
cause is removed the Chllls will re-
turn. The
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-08-28

Conkling is q representative Re,
publican, and we warn the people not
to let the nation remain longer in the
hands of his party. A Republican
won't do!
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
N~on-ResIdent Mouce.


No. &SR. Din the Probate Court Of SheIbv
county, Tennessee-J. s.. and j. A. Men
ken, executors Of Nathan ID. Menken, DO
ceased, vs.. HermaR MeyeF et al.
appearing from the original hill in this
cause which Il sworn 10, that defendants
Herman Meyer, Morris Meyer, Leah Never
and Amelia Meyer, are minors aud non -resi-
dents Of the State Of Tennessee; IL is therefore
ordered that they make their appearance
herein at the courthouse of our said probei h
Court, in the Taxing District OF Shelby
county tMemphisl, Tennessee, en- or before
the first Monday in JAY, 1879, and plead,
answer or Go.aur 90 com claimants bill, b.
the saHle, win be taken for confessed as to
them aud set for hearing ex-parte: and that a
copy of this order be pEblished once a WeeI
This June :, 1872.
eopY-Attest:
OWEN nWYER, ClerK.
By HUGH B., CuLLgN, b. q.
Graft X Ooopefi and Thos NJ. Scruggs, Soils
for complainant. X5-gi'o7 -IO2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12

Louis, attending to all way business
and making close connection with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West. George Walton. a genial
and clever gentleman. has charge Of
the Office.
The James d. Parker, Capt. James
Russell in command, will arrive this
evening from the Ohio river with a
full cargo of Western products, and
leaves Saturday evening with a return
trip for Cairo, Louisville and Cincin-
matt, ticketing passengers through to
all points East at a lower rate than
ever. She will also give excursion
rates 10 all points on the Ohio river.
Messrs. Bob Mccoy and Harry Millar,
two clever gentlemen, have charge of
the office.
Tuesday afternoon the little tow
boat Alex. Chambers was caught in a
storm a short distance above Evans
vile, being capsized and sunk in ten
minutes. Seven men and one woman
were aboard at the time. Jos. Gibner.
the Waterman, and the female cook
we're in the cabin, and caught under
the wreck, though greatly exhausted
and Frustrated with the shock. The
boat went under water except six
inches of the hull, and was blown
ashore with her barges. The boat was
worth $500 and uninsured.
The Illinois, Capt, Mark r. Cheek,
came in last night from Arkansas City
with s bales of cotton. 70 SKIS seed and
sundries, and also had a good list of
people. She leaves this evening at
sharp 6 o'clock with a return trip for
Arkansas City, carrying the mail, pay
ing strict attention to all way business
and connecting at Arkopolis with the
Pine Bluff railroad. Captain Lee
Cummins is her chief clerk. and has
associated with him in the Office
Messrs. Billy Thomas and Lee Cum
Minis, jr.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12

Stranger, my mother died while vet a
young woman, when l and my brother
were small boys, but | remember her
face L was successful in making the
side leap OF my arms, when | drew
myself upon the ledge and rested for
a time. From here upward my climb
ing way was laborious, but less dan
gerous. | reached the top of the
canon just as the sun was sinking
down behind the snowy range, and
FASTENED to our camp at the mouth of
the canon where | found my brother
all safe, Charley, said he, Have
you had your head in a -four sack p
1t was then | discovered that my hair
was as white as you see it now"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
Creditors Notice.

No. S5O-In the Chancery Court oe ch.,1,
county, Tennessee-W. n. Wakefield adm,r
Plummer ct al. ~ a.
appearing from the bill in this cause that
II IS a proceeding instituted to wind mn
n settle the estate Of G. II. Davis, de-
ordered that all parties interested In said Io ~
tate make their appearance herein. at the
court-house in Memphis, and have themselvsS
made parties and file and establish fheir d.
mands on or before the 7th day Of Decem%sr
.neAt or tne SANG VIII be forever barred; and
Public Ledger. III the
This 7th day Of June, 1879.
A cOpy-Attest: p
nm r j BLACK, Clerk and master.
Metcalf 4 Walker, Sols. for eomnlainaD+
S5-9l-97-l03 compartment
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
FUN OF THE CROWD.
How a Republican Meeting al Columbus,
Ohio, Was interrupted.

Cincinnati Enquirer Special, 10th
The most amusing parts of the en-
tire Foster reception at the Neil
House was the passage alarms be.
tween the crowd and Grosyenor, Sena-
tor Richards and Tom Young as they
made their speeches from the parlor
window OF the Neil. The crowd.
without being any more rude than the
speakers, Disconnected them badly and
spoiled the effect of nearly every
speech, While Grosvenor was com
pairing the cannon of 1861 with that
Of yesterday, he took occasion to call
the Democrats traitors. A voice in
the crowd yelled out "How about
Ewing and Rice?, Were they trai-
tors?" Grosyenor was compelled to
compliment both, and the voice. as he
got through with his eulogy, sang out
They are our leaders to-day
The crowd began calling for some.
yelling out, Give us some one we can
respect. Give us Charlie Moore-yet.
give us Charlie Ross Tom Young
came out. and as he came out one Of
his old c%ronies yelled up to him: "Tom.
damn you, where have you been {
We've been in all the saloons in the
block!' Tom began by saying how
well Ewing and Rice nulled them dur.
ing the war. The Democrats were al
traitors, and when they were called OF
to take up the bayonet they ran tC
Canada. A fellow in the crowd yelled
out: (which end of the bayonet did
Foster have2' shut up" said Tom
that is some Democrat | pardoned
out Of the pepitentiary May be
you did" said the fellow, " but how
much money did you get for the par.
dons you sent to Fremont? ?" "Go
home and vote the Republican ticket.
and thank God Tom Young lives n
Go to hell, and finish your drunk p
The Donnybrook affair went on thus
Cor some time, the fellows in the crowd
and the street arabs turning the laugh
on the speakers nearly every time.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER OFPtcE,
MEMPHIS. June 10. 1870

The supply Of unemployed capital
exhibits no signs of diminishing, but
owners of surplus funds only appear
DESTROYS of investing in sound, pro-
ductive securities. While there is
some improvement in the mercantile
demand for loans, rates tend toward
greater ease, and fayors may be readi-
ly obtained on good commercial paper,
or prime collaterals, at 6 per cent.
Local exchange is steady at par
buying for Eastern bills without
grace, and &c discount for sight bills
on Boston and Fall River. Checks
on New York sell at ic premium.
New Orleans rates are par selling and
1c discount buying.
But little is heard here of gas
stocks, though the usual semi-annual
dividend season IS less than a month
away. The nominal quotations are
9O@9l. This time last year ready
sales were made at 1922. Gas bonds
bearing z per cent interest are held at
50, though few are on the market.
Elsewhere gas stocks command atten-
ton. In Cincinnati the stock is sell.
ing at 1852 per share. Baltimore gas
certificates were quoted in New York
on Saturday last at l00@101. The
Municipal Company, New York, par
value 100, is quoted at 100; do of
Williamsburg, par value 80, is quoted
at 80; Central do, par value 50, is
worth 20; Peoples, Brooklyn, par
value 10, are worth on the market %
Nassau Company, Brooklyn, par value
%, market value GO; Metropolitan
Company, par value 100, market value
127. City bonds are nominal here at
20. In New York they are in the
same fix, their value being set at 15@
%. Old and new Nashville 6s in New
York are $1,000.
The Paducah and Memphis railroad.
reports its earnings from January LIST
to the Sd week in May at S57 1915,
against $79,95S last year during the
same time. The Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis roads earnings
from January lst to March were
S464,SO9 against $4TG,834 same time
last year.
Railway securities in New York
were qoted at the close of last week as
follows Louisville and Nashville
railroad c%onsols, Z per cents, Ill sec
onds do 1O2@lO3, Nashville and De-
catur, irsts, 7 per cent, 10Sl@1033.
st. Louis and Iron Mountain, frstS,
ll4l seconds, 92; Arkansas Branch,
frsts, 90. Cairo and Fulton, firsts, 99l;
Memphis and Charleston, frsts, Z per
cent, l00@lOl do seconds, 77@S0
do stock, 81; Memphis and Little
Rock, irsts, 39@4l. Mississippi Cen.
trail, ffsts, 1Ol@l0i; do seconds, 100
@1O3. Mississippi and Tennessee,
frsts, 8 per cent, 113@1l4; do sec
onds, 91694.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
WIN" "~AVHNN"h V~VVIATIWNos
standard international classification

Sales yesterday 1925 bales, all to
spIaners. The market closed quiet at
5@ic lower.
The yiAible supply of cotton at all
points shows o further reduction, On
the 9TH instant, as per latest returns
from ports in Europe and America
and quantity aaoat for Europe, the
total in sight summed up l,e903Q7
bales, a decrease compared with last
year at the same time, of 322,306
bales, and 93O,373 bales less than the
year before at the same time.
The total stock on hand at ali the
United States ports is 232, 800 bales,
against go S6 bales same time last
year and 3lO,lG6 the year before.
Receipts at all the United States
ports since Friday last were i677
bales, against 1888 bales last week
and7S69 bales for this week last year.
The total receipts at all United
States ports since September lst as
per cotton exchange kilograms, is
1896, OO3 bales, against 4.lSO,459 bales
last year, and 3,94l,7l4 bales tue same
sine the year before. Increase this
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
LEcAL,
R~On-Rosideni Notice.

No. S3O4-In the Chancery Court Of sbelb,
county, TeRn.-W. II. Goddard, extir Of
Lucy A.. Plunkett, deceased, VS.. Thomas o.
Anderson ct al.
I appearing from affidavit in this cause that
L the defendant, Thomas o. Anderson, a
a nonresident OF the State of Tennessee.
II Is therefore ordered that he make his
Shelby county, in Memphis, Tennessee, on
or before the first Monday in July, 1879.
and. plead, answer or demur to complain
ants bill, or the same will be taken for
confessed as TO him and set for hearing ey-
lished once a week for four successive week
in the Public ] elger
This 9Th day Of June, 1879.
A cOpy-Attest;
\, J BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By X. i. MoHESRT, Dc and M.
Scales q Winchester, Soils. for eomnlainapt
1888 IS lOI
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12

Before J.. NJ. Coleman, j. P. far sbe,hv a.,
ty, Tenn,-F. NJ. White Co, n firm com
posed of \. NJ. White. +. II. White, Jsmes
Young and j. W. Caldwell, VS.. G. Ii. Allen.
IN this cause an attachment having been
sued out under section 1886 of the 1ode of
Tennessee, and returned ''levied npon Inc
property, Of the defendant" and af6davit
having been made that the deFendanf il
Indebted to tho plaintiffs in the sum Of
SOO:zo, due by note. and that the claim is
Just aRd that the defendant is a non-resi-
dent Of tho State of tennessee; il Is therefore
ordered that said defendant make his person.
a appearance before me on the LIST day of
Jaly, SI9, al To- ,elOck am, at my Office. No.
~ froni street Memphis, Tennessee. and de-
prescribed by law, or the same will be pIo-
eeeded with ex-parte: and that a o of this
order be published once a week for four weeks
in the Public Ledger.
This the 9th day of May, 1879.
Io-Sl-SI-93-99 JIM. COLEMAN. j. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
Attainment Nnfine.

No, I2-Before G d. Crockett. I p G..
shelby county, Tenn.-G. V. Margerum We
Burns Il Bonner. Vs.
n this cause, an attachment having been
n sued out under section 1856 of the Oods ~
tennessee, and returned levied unon tbe
property OF the defendants" and afidayit
indebted to the plaintiff in thu snm ~ ssnn
que by account, and that tho claim Il lust and
mat the defendant is a Nonresident of Inc
state OF tennessee ii is therefore ordered
mat said defendants make their personal ap-
I RsSra ~ oei3Es me on the 7th day of July,
pms, 4ennessee, and defend said attachment
AUS within the time prescribed BY law. or
lne same will be proceeded with ex-parte:
ana That a copy Of this order be published
Ledger. nv UNIV
This the slst day Of May, 1879.
lS-e0-Sl-Sf-lW q. ID. CROCKETT. J. p
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
NOn-Residen Notice.

No. SSs-ln the Chanoery Court Of sb .ibv
county, Tenn. -Sonth Bond Iron WorSs vs..
h. H.. Martin 81 al.
appearing from affidavit in tbis eanse
mat the arm Of Martin Il Co. Is indebted
z, the complainant in the sum of ebaut
$500, due and evidenced BY open aecount
attachment having been issued and
levied on the property OF said Martin & CO.,
and 1t also appearing from affidavit that dc.
iendant A. 4, Martin lsaid to compose alone
me hrm Ok Martin q co.., Florida Willbourne,
florlda Willbourne, Jr., Samuel w. Wills
6oNrne and Alfred Willbourne are non-resi-
dents Of the State of Tennessee; it is there
tore ordered that they make their appearance
herelnl at the court house in the city Of Mem
Phis' lena, on or before the first Monday In
July, 1917, and plead, answer OF demur 10
COMPLAINANT bill, or the same will be taken
tor confessed as to them and set for hearingex-
nartei and that a copy Of this order be pub-
ilshed once q week for four successive weeks
in the Public Ledger.
This @th day o fMay, 1879.
A oOpy-Attest:
+; j, BLACK, Clerk and Master.
by Il. Is. MoHENRY, d. G. and M.
W-S5-9l-97
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12

year 2l5.5l4 bales, as compared with
last year, and 1929 bales with the
year before.
Freight rates from here to New
York arc 4Oc rail and river, and 42c
~all-rail to Boston 42@45c; to New
Orleans SOC per bale by steamer.
Freights from st. Louis per steamers
25c per Dbl, and l2lc per cwt. From
the Ohio loo per cwt and zoe per bbl.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
A StOry Of the GRAND Canon.

The Denver (0ol.1 Tribune tells the
following story OF the Grand Canon.
Charles May and his brother Robert.
in the spring of 1876, offered to pass
6O,OOO railroad ties down the ArEan-
sas from the mountain source. He
says:
Our offer was accepted, when we
started into the upper entrance of the
canon with a large skiff, provided
with six days provisions and 200 feet
Of rope, with which by taking a run
ming turn around some firmly planted
object, We could lower u boat a
hundred feet at a time. In this way.
at the end of three days, having set
adrift many hundred ties, we reached
the entrance to the Royal Gorge
Here VIC discovered that an attempt
to descend the first waterfall with
two in the boat was certain destrnc
ton, and to return was impossible
Accordingly, | determined to lower
my brother down the fall in the boat.
a distance Of 200 feet, give him the
rope, and let him take the chances of
the canon (life seemed more certain in
that direction), while | would risk
my physical ability to climb the canon
wall, which was about two thousand
feet high.
About 10 o'clock in the morning
| shook hands with my BROTHER low
cred him in the boat safely to the foot
of the fall, gave him the rope and saw
him no more. Then throwing aside.
my coat, hat and boots, and stripping
the socks from my feet ! commenced
my climbing way, often reaching the
hight Of two hundred feet, only to he
compelled TO return to try some other
way At length, about 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, | reached a hight upon
the smooth canon wall of one thous.
and feet, Here my further progress
was arrested by ashelying lege of rock
that jutted out from the canon side a
foot or more. To advance was with
out hope to return, was certain death.
Reaching upward and outward, |
grasped the arm Of the ledge with
one hand and then with the other, my
feet slipped from the smooth side Of.
the canon, aud my body hung sus.
pended in tho air Q thoHsqpd feat
above the roaring waters Of the AZ.
kansas.
At that moment looked down
ward to measure the distance | would
have 70 fall when the strength Of my
arms gqya out. A singing sensation
eropt through my hair, as my aya
caught the strong root of a cedar bush
that projected out over the ledge. q
little beyond my reach. My grasp
upon the rim of the ledge was fast
Yielding to the weight of my person.
Chen ! determined to make my best
effort to raise my body aud throw IL
sideways toward the root, so as to
bring it within my grasp. At the
moment of commencing the effort /
saw my mothers face as she leaned
cut over the ledge, reached down her
and and caught me by the hair
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
NOn.R Resident Notice.

No. 100 r, DIN the Bartlett Cirenit Court
OF Shelby county, Tennesseo-John Hem
derson VS.. Mahala Henderson.
/ appearing from the original bill flsd in
TINS cause, which is sworn to, that the do
tendant, Mahala Henderson, is a non-rosj-
dent OF tho State Of Tennessee, and that
ner Whereabouts are unknown; II Is there
herein at the courthouse in the town or Barf.
lett, Shelby county, Tennessee, on the second
MOnday In July, 1879. and plead, answer n
demur TO complainant bill for divorce, or the
same will be taken for confessed ss 10 her and
SCI ior, hearing ex.parte; and that y copy Of
this order be published once o week for four
consecutive weeks In the Memphis Public
Ledger.
This Och day OfsJune, 1879.
"A true ~eOpy-Attest!
THOs. y, CRENSHAW. Clerk.
ID. J. EigRROUGH, ATTORNEY f,f Pisiei,f
so HQS l0l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12

by virtue Of the power in me vested by a
~ deed of trust executed on the 9th day of
February, 1877, and recorded in Chattle Book
II, page 80, Of the Registers office of shelby
county, at the request of The beneficiary
named therein, l will, on Wednesday, Juno
corner Of Main and Madison streets, in The
city Of Memphis, offer for sale, and sell 10 the
highest bidder, for cash, the following de-
personal property, to-wit. Being the
printing materials and apparatus at No. 293
Main street, Memphis, Tenn. The title Is
perfect but only sell and convey as trustee.
JOHN LINKdAUER, Trustee.
BELCHER Il JORnAN, AtE'ys. g5.oi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12

r virtue OF a trust deed Executed by Julia
ID A. Shelton to me as treasurer M he Fort
Plekerlng Building and Loan Association,
recorded in Book III, page S2j, of the records
Of the office Of the Register of Shelby county,
Tennessee, and made n part hereof, and made
by the said Shelton to secure the payment Of
her certain Indebtedness TO the said Associa-
ton, ! will, at 3.Sl O'Clock pm, ON Safur.
day, June IL, 1879. in front of No. x
Madison street, Memphis, Tom, sell To the
highest bidder, for cash, the property de-
seribed in said trust deed, to-wit, Lots N,
Is, 100, ll0l and l3 of the Z. 4. Rose subdi.
or Madison street extended and Bayliss street,
Equity OF redemption, etc. waived.
I. II. MILBURN,
treasurer of said Assn and Trustee.
H.. B. EATON, Attorney. 1921
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
The Wicked Madame tIusard.

Paris correspondence teens with
notices Of Madame Musard, a fair and
fast American woman, who has Just
died, only forty years old, yet paralytic
and insane, at the famous private
asylum Of DR.. Blanche, lei Paris.
She was the wife of the yiolinist.
Musard, whom she followed to Paris
when he returned thither from this
country, but was reputed to derive
from a royal parsonage" supposed
10 be the king of Holland) at least a
part of the income of $60O00 to
Slo,OOO a year, which cost her to main
tain her stylish equipages, her mansion
in Paris, and her Chateau de Vile.
quier. She was as well known in
London as III Paris, and used
to delight to drive her four-in-
hand on the ladies' mile in
Hyde Park. 1t was the shock caused
by an accident met while SO driving
which ended in the paralysis and death
that overlook her SO young. She was
ostracised by her own sex, but much
pursued by men of all ranks, and she
entertained in a style Of splendid ex
trayagance that made her the envy of
the demi monde. Her life was prob
ably as dissipated and as unhappy as
any Of the fair Anonymas who display
themselves and their iewelry and
charms in the Champs Elysees and
Hyde Park, who are the toast of
guardsmen and young foplings, and the
passion sometimes of veterans that
ought to know better, but who can
never free their hearts from the enaw-
ing consciousness that all reputable
and respectable homes are sealed
against them relentlessly.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
administrators Notice.

HAVING qualified as administrator Of the
IL estate of J. D. Woodland, Deceased. Mi
persons owing said estate will make imma6i.
ate payment to. me at my Office, 81 South
court street, and all persons having claims
against said estate wiz present the same
within the time prescribed by law, or the
g. g, DENT,
s6-92-9s-l0l S0'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
Count Sale Of Real Estate

Il R. DIN the Probate Court OF Shelby
county. Tenn Sarah A, Mullen, adm'x of
etRl.
"a virtue Of a decree for sale entered here
- in, l will sell at public auction 10 To
highest bidder, in front Of the court-house
District Of Shelby county. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-12
Thursday, IOih Day Or July, 1879,

at the southwest corner of Main and Madison
streets, in Memphis, Tennessee, OF what is
now called the Taxing District Of Shelby
oOGnty, Tennessee, between the hours OF p
m and 2 pm Il, proceed 10 sell at auction 10
the highest bidder, for cash, the certain lot
and premises conveyed 70 me in said deed In
trust, which is estimated in the county o fShel.
by and State of Tennessee, and in the city Of
Memphis, OF what Is now the Taxing District
Of shelby county, Tennessee, being lot No.
l0 IN the northwest angle made BY the inter
section OF Main and Adams streets, having A
front and boundary of twenty four feet and
six inches. on the west side Of Main street, and
running along westwardly with Adams street
seyenty-iour feet and Fix inches; thence
northwardly t~w0nty4aur fset and six inohsst
thence |eastwaTdly, parallel with Adams
street, seventy four feet and six inches:
thence southwordly along Main street twenty
four feet and six inches 70 the beginning.
Theright of redemption iseXprassly wnigedi
aud the title believed 10 DO GOOD, but Il shal,
sell and convey only as trustee.
ana I, ", BROWN, Trustee.