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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-23
PersonnI nnd Political.

Colonel Burnaby says that Europe
has less than nine and a half milliou
soldiers and a quarter of a million Of
sea forces.
The Vesuvius railroad is finished.
The mode of traction is by two steel
ropes put in movement by a steam en-
CINE at the foot of the cone.
Jay Cooke goes daily to Philadel-
phia. He looks well, his eye is bright
err and his step more elastic than when
the heavy cares of his bankruptcy
weighed so upon him.
The Rev. Mr.. Hayden, on trial al
New Haven for the murder of Mary
Stannard, and his wife have been pho
~tographed and expect to make a good
deal Of money from the sale Of theil
portraits.
Mr.. Andrews, an artist, has painted
a portrait of Andrew Jackson, and ii
has been put upin the White House,
making the collection of portraits Of
Presidents in the Executive mansion
almost complete. Only two are lack
ing-those of Buchanan and Johnson.
The audience at the Bradford, Pa,
theater were surprised to see the only
daughter of wealthy and respected
parents accompanied ~ d young man
of the opposite kind or reputation;
and a still greater SUI was caused
when, on dispensing, they saw the OBJ
~iectionable escort whipped by the
girls brother.
Trautz- BauEonnet, the great book
binder of modern times, has Just died
in Paris. His finest bindings in mo-
sale compartments of colored morocco
cost from one thousand to three thou
sand francs. He did the gliding him
sci and was aided by two assistants
only. Of late he had been monopo-
lized by one of the R~othschilds.
The Manchester (Eng.) Examiner
having spoken ofa well-known Ameri
can as THE late p. I. Barnum," he
sends it a note assuring that journal
of his continued existence, and say
ing MY highest ambition, pro-
~fessionally, at present, is to pay the
British government 100000 for the
privilege of exhibiting for five years
its white elephant King Cetewayo.
| shall be glad to receive a note of ac-
ceptance by an early post from Lord
Beaconsfield, who so kindly mem
toned me in his 'Lothair.'
The death is announced at Wash
ington on Monday Of one of the clev-
crest and most accomplished of
American women. Mrs. Charlotte
Brooks Wise, the widow of Captain
Henry A. Wise, United States Navy,
and the only daughter of the late
Edward Everett. Mrs. Wise grew
into womanhood during her distin-
guished fathers term of service as
Minister to England, and while he
was president of Harvard College she
married Captain Wise, a cousin of ex-
Governor Wise of Virginia, who had
distinguished himself in the navy and
as an author.
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Lake County. Tenn.

Tiptonville has recently been visited
by Colonel Thos. w. Neal, Of the
State Gazette printed at Dyersburg,
and tells Of what is going on therea-
bouts in the following Tiptonyille is
going to have a paper--the Lake Star.
TiptOnyille is only a few miles from
the famous and romantic Reel Foot
Lake. We learn from Mr.. Cook that
there is now situated on the west side
Of the lake, one Of the largest saw
mills in the State, owned By the Key.
stone Lumber Company. They are
doing quite an extensive business.
They get their timber from the oppo.
site side Of the lake and have re-
Gently built a small steamboat. which
they now have in operation saving out
a channel across the Lake for the boat
to run in. As the Lake is thick with
tall stumps, they are saving them of
several feet under water, in order that
the boat may run through clear Of OBJ
structiops. II is the first steamer that
ever rippled the waters Of the quiet
Lake, and fiA and fowl are quite in
dignant at the strange intrusion upon
the privacy OF their secluded home.
There is also a tram-way from the
Mississippi river at Tiptonville to the
Lake and the cars connect with the
Lake steamer. Thus the giant strides
Of civilization are rapidly dispelling
the beautiful illusion that has for
years hung over Reel-foot Lake like
the silver veil Of MokaDna.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-23
An Electrified Pine Forest.

From Nature.l
st. Elmo's Fire is the name given by
mariners to a weird glow and light
ning-like flame sometimes seen hover
ing around the spars and rigging of a
ship at sea. 1t is, in reality, a species
Of lightning in the form of a silent
discharge of electricity from the lof-
tiest part of a ship into the atmos-
phere; and it is produced by a mass Of
electrified cloud or air over the ship
inducing a change of opposite electric
ity on the sea underneath, and draw
ing it off by the masts of the vessel,
which in this case act as
lightning rods. A splendid instance
OF the same phenomenon was
lately witnessed in the Jura at st. Ger
CUES, where a whole forest of pine
trees was seen TO be aglow with light
like a phosphorescent sea in the trop-
les. A thunder storm was raging at
the time, and at every flash Of light
ming the illumination suddenly disap-
peared, but soon shown forth again,
until the next fash came. Before the
appearance of this st. Elmo's fire,
heavy rains had ALLEN and soaked the
forest SO as to render it conductive of
electricity, and the thunder cloud over
head, heavily charged with electricity,
had induced an opposite charge on the
ground below, which discharged itself
into the air by the pointed bough and
needles of the pine forest.
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TEIE SUN for 1850.

The Sun will deal with the events of the
year 1881 IN Its W fashion, now pretfy we'll
understood BY everybody. From january to
December 81 IL will be conducted as a news
paper, written In the English language, and
printed for the people.
As a newspaper, The Sun believes in getting
all the news of the world promptly, and pre-
senting It in the most ~intelligibiQ shape-the
shape that will enable its readers to keep well
ABREAST Of the age with the least uHproduo-
tive expenditure Of time. The greatest inter
est 70 the greatest number-that is the law
controlling its daily makeup. It now has a
circulation very much larger than that of any
9ther american newspaper, and enjoys an
income which it is at all times prepared 10
spend literally for the benefit of its readers.
People Of all conditions of life and all ways
OF thinking buy and read The Sun; and
!hey al derive satisfaction of som sort from
us columns for they keep on buying and
In its comments on men and affairs. The
sun believes that the only guide Of policy
should pc common sense, inspired nv CANINE
Amerloan principles and backed by honesty
OF purpose. For this reason it is, and will
continue TO be, absolutely indepepdent III
party, class, clique. organization or interest
~ Is LOT al, but OF none. 1t will continue Il
praise what is good and reprobate what /,
evil, taking care that its Language is 10 IN,
point and plain, beyond the possibility ol
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motives that do no not appear on the %snrface'
1t has no opinions to sell. save those whici
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IL hates injustice and rascality even NOR,
than. 1t hates unnecessary words. 1t abhor,
frauds, pities fools, and deplores nincompoop
Of every species. 1t will continue throughou
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The year 1850 will be one in which no patri.
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118 L w. ENGLAND. Publish
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Some Interesting Facts About Them
Told by Or. Cranberry.
Nashville Americana

Nashville American.
Rev. j. G. Cranberry, D. D., of Van
derbilt University, lectured at North
High street Church, last night, on
Sleep The lecture opened with a
discussion of the question whether
sleep is ever dreamless. Mental ac-
ton usually decreases as we approach
sound sleep, and may be supposed to
be zero when it is reached. Yet the
seeming discrimination of sleepers
between those sensations which de-
maud attention and those which are
uuimportant, and the power of some
men to wake at a predetermined hour,
favor the opinion that consciousness
is never wholly suspended.
The usual characteristic of sleep is
the suspension Of sense, motion, and
the higher faculties. The image max
ing, picture power, is busy without
guidance from will or Judgment.
Very grotesque, monstrous and absurd
are the usual results. Yet even
dreamland is not a chaos where chance
riots, but is subject to certain laws.
Rarely the intellectual powers are in
vigorous exercise, with poems, solu-
tions of difficult problems in mathe-
mates, politics and law, and other
permanent results to attest the fact.
There are many curious cases Of GER
tain senses having been awake while
the others slept.
Somnambulism is distinguished By
muscular activity, sometimes to the
performance of marvellous feats Of
strength and skill; by a~cuteness Of
sense in particular directions. with
great Obtuseness in all others, or at
least total inOttentiOn 10 other sensa-
tons and by quickened activity Of
mind within narrow limits. Generally
what happens in the somnambulic
state leaves no trace in the memory on
aEaking. Some authentic and some
incredible stories are told Of the
sharpened sense and intelligence OF
sOmnambulists. Hamilton had three
works which we're written By three
persons in this state. But the one
test which Bonder-workers are not
able to stand is this-the production
Of compositions in poetry or prose.
wiser, more beautiful. and more elo-
quent than the familiar writings Of
scientists, sages, poets and orators who
did not claim preternstural powers.
The phenomena known as mesmer-
ism, animal magnetism, electro-biolo-
gy, the manifestation Of the odylic
force, etc., we're chiefly described, and
believed to be in part ~imposture. Jug
glery and exaggeration. with a resi-
dunn Of surprising facts, which de.
pended on two chief conditions-frst.
that the subject should be brought
into the state Of least possible exer-
else Of reason; and secondly. that he
should be convinced Of the power of
the operator over him, both these
effects being accomplished by natural
means, and in harmony with we'll
known laws of mind.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
District of West Tennessee.
Circuit Court for soid district.

Circuit Court for said district.
In equity, No. 2l6-Luke p. Blackburn VS..
Inc selma Marion and Memphis Railroad
by irture of the final decree of the Circuit
ID Court of the United States, for the West
ern District of Tennessee, made in the above
entitled cause, on the Sd day of June, AID,
iol,s, the undersigned clerk Of the said court,
July authorized n appointed by the said
Decree. will sell at public sale, at the court
house in Memphis, county of Shelby and
state Of Tennessee, on Monday, the 22d day
OF March, AID. 1880, between the hours of IL
M. and 2 Pm, of said day, to the highest
bidder, all the following described property
tO.Wit; All the Selma, Marion and Memphis
railroad, lying between the city of Memphis.
IN the State Of Tennessee, and the city Of
Selma, in the State of Alabama, constructed
or to be constructed, together with all and
singular the railways, rails, bridges, fences,
warehouses, engines, cars, fixtures, privileges,
rights, real estate of every and an descrip-
ton, n all other property owned or which
since the 18th day of March, 1871, the date
Of the mortgage mentioned in the bill
in this cause has been acquired by said
company by subscription, donation or
purchase and including 81 bonds Of
$1,000 each, issued by the city of Aberdeen, in
the State of Mississippi, now in the hands of
the receiver in this cause. The said line Of
railroad with its equipment and appurten-
anees, being an entirety, will be sold alto
gether, with the benefit of the franchises
owned and possessed by said company. The
sale will be made on the following terms, to-
wit: One thousand dollars Of the purchase
money of said railroad, with its appurte-
nanaes, equipment and rolling stock, shall DO
paid in cash at the time of the sale, and tho
remainder shall be paid in six months after
the date of sale, the purchaser giving his noto
with approved security, payable to complains
ant, and q lien reserved on the property. The
said bonds and other property will be sold
for cash to be paid down at the time of the
sale. BELL W. ETHERIDGFF "
Dee. 10, 1879. Clerk and eommissinnor
ESTES d ELLErT, soils.
81 XXX 10
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silence VIII Bring Penee.

fEheAAlH AtIAA4sI
Senator Gordon is earnest and pa
%triotic, and whatever ridicule may be
made Of the advice he recently gave
his Southern associates in congress.
there is much sound sense in it. The
Senator asserts that the only way TO
break down the sectional question is
to break down sectional wrangling.and
that this can be done by one section
refusing to Wrangle. This position il
sound. There is nothing truer than
the saying that one word brings on
another. The stalwarts Of the North
have frequently arrayed one section
against another By arraying the stall
warts Of the South against themselves.
They could not do this if the Southern
members refused to respond to their
efforts. If we will take the history OF
the past, we will find the South has
never gained anything by her mem
bers Of congress becoming parties to
sectional discussion that grows fierce
in proportion to the numbers that en-
gage in it. Agitation is the reverse Of
p%aciication. Ceaseless agitation is
what brought on the war, and as the
South suffered most g%rieyously from
1t, she should certainly oppose a poll.
cy that is hurtful to her. These sec
tional quarrels concentrate the whole
OF public attention on those engaged
in them, and the patriots Of congress
labor at a great disadvantage.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-23

public Affairs IL is impossible to exargerate
the Importance OF the political events which
IT, ihaS IN store, OF the necessity of r~esoluto
vigilance on the part of every citizen who
desires 70 preserve the government that the
founders gave US. The debates and acts 81
congress, the u~tterances Of the press, the
exciting contests of the Republican and Demo
ooratic parties, now nearly equal in strength
public sentiment, will all bear directly and
effectively upon the twenty-fourth President
Ual 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 abOminable conspiracy, the promoters
and bsnehciaries Of which stin hold the Of
hces they stole. Will the crime Of 1875 be
repeated in 1897 The past decade Of years
opened with q corrupt, -extrayagant and insO-
lent administration intrenched at Washing-
ton. The Sun did something toward dislodg-
ing the gar and breaking its power. The
same men are now intriguing to restore their
leader and themselves to places from which
they we're driven by the indignation of the
people, VIII they succeedY 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
70 exhlblt them clearly and fearlegsly in their
relations to expediency and right.
thus, with a habit Of philosophical good
humor IN looking at the mino affairs Of lifes
and in great things a steadfast purpose "a
maintain the rights Of the people and tho
principles of constitution against all aggres-
sors, The Sun is, prepared to write a truthful,
instructive, and at the same time entertain
ing history Of 1880.
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a steamer stopped bI ].

DAORRS0 ~ AA9ns
London Telegraph, Dec. A.
A correspondent of the Western
Morning News gives an interesting de-
seription of the voyage Of the Croeo-
die. In the course of his observa-
tons he says: ION September 81 the
ship crossed the Equator early in the
morning. On the following night a
most curious circumstance occurred.
which would hardly be credited. The
ship was stopped By jellyfsh, which.
shortly after l o'clock, appeared in
myriads as far as the eye could reach.
and the thousands Of luminous bodies
floating upon the water gave the ap-
pearance Of a seem from fairy land.
Some Of the fish got into the strainers
of the condensers and blocked the
holes SO that the water could not en-.
ter, and the result was that the
vacuum went down and then disap-
peared entirely. The c~ondensers az
forwards became 50 heated that we
had to stop steaming altogether, take
off the strainers and clear them.
Three attempts were made TO steam
and each failed from the same cause.
In this way We were delayed no less
than five hours; but at daybreak the
fish sank and ship was ableto proceed.
The same thing occurred again on the
following night, the ship being de-
layed four hours"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-23

in front Of the Planters Insurance Company's
building, No. 80 Madison street, Memphis,
Tenn, at IL o'clock m, proceed to sell, for
cash, TO the highest bidder, the real estate
described in said deed Of trust, to-wita II
being a part designated in the plan of the
survey Of the Chiokasaw nation as section IA
inatownship /, range 3 west, and situated in
Shelby county, Tennessee, and bounded rs
follows; Beginning at the northwest corner of
said, section and running east with the north
ern boundary lines $50 poles to q stake in said
line; thence south 6lzs poles 10 a stake; thence
west 80 poles TO q stake in the western bound
airy line Of said section; thence with the said
western boundary line 70 the beginning. The
same being 100 acres of Of the tract of land
conveyed by VIM. EdinstOn to John ID.
Plunkett by deed dated January 10, 1898, and
recorded in the registers Office. Shelby eOun-
tya Tennessee, in book G, pages III and 11S.
Title believed to be good, but / sell and
convey as trustee. Equity Of redemption
waived L. P. WINCHESTER. Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-23

Detroit Free Press.l
A young man with a thin dress coat
buttoned close to his chin and his lips
blue with cold, entered ferry dock
saloon yesterday to get warm, and he
seemed so very cold that one of the
men with his feet on the stove asked
Most time for an %overcoat, isn't
"P-purty near" shivered the young
man.
And you haven't got one?"
"N-no. Winter before last l was
in Jail in Kalamazoo all winter, and
last winter | was inthe Chicago work
house all through the winter. |
shouldn't wonder if l put in this win
ter here in the house of correction,
and | don't want 10 buy an Overcoat
till l make some definite arrangements
about where l shall lay upl'
He was given a glass of beer for his
honesty, and he went out feeling quite
good.
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N-on-rosIdont Notice.

No. 3i30-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn r. Sledge ct al. We. Eliz.
abeth J.. Topp ot al.
II appearing from affidavit In this cause that
i the defendants, George N. Carlton and
Mary j.. VI. Carlton, arc non-rosidents Of the
State Of Tennessee; IL Is therefore or
derod that all they make their appearance
in Memphis, Tennessee, on or before the
FIRST Monday in February, 1880, and plead
answer or demur 10 complainant bill, OF
tho same will be taken for confessed as "a
them and yet for hearing ex-parte; and that
a copy Of this order be published once week
for four successive weeks In the Public Ledger,
This nth day Of December, 1879.
A cOpy-Attost;
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By u. D. MclIEyRY, d. G. and NJ
81. Vance, Sol. for complainant,
Re3 l0i 10
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No. 32s7, r.
InsOIvent Notice.

In the Chaneery Court Of Shelby county-A.
y. Gwynn, Administrator Of the estate Of
>. D. Mangum, deceased, VS.. Y. N. Estes,
81 al.
TT appearing from the bill Ia this cause that
i II is a proceeding instituted 70 wind up and
settle the estate Of 81. ID. Mangum, deceased,
as an insOlyent estate; il is therefore ordered
that all parties claiming 10 be creditors Of said
estate make their appearance herein at the
cOurt-house ofShelby county, in Memphis, ON
or before the first Monday in February, 1880,
ana have themselves made parties 10 this
cause, and Gle and establish their claims, OF
the same will be forever barred: and that u
copy Of this order be published once n Geck
for ten successive weeks In the Public Ledger.
This November 18th, 1879.
X. j. BLACK, Clerk sad Master.
BYE. B. MCHggRY, D. G.. and NJ.
J. N. Gregory, Solicitors for complainant.
81 rs gfs7 Q3iQ0 16 III 11g
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Trustees Sale.

WHEREAS on the 18th day of December,
" 1873, I. O. Anderson did by his deed,
which Is duly recorded in the registers office
page l5s, convey to William Joyner, certain
lands therein described in trust to secure an
Indebtedness therein set out in words and
figures; and whereas the said trustee, VIM.
Joyner, trustee, has since died and whereas
at the suit Of w. II. Goddard, ext'r, etc, VS..
1; U. Anderson, ct ais, No. $3.50, IL. Din the
Chancery Court Of Shelby county, Tennessee,
BY decree entered therein December Is, 1879,
l was appointed trustee in the place of the
said VIM, Joyner, deceased. Now, therefore,
at the request Of the benefciaries in said deed
of trust, I will on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-23
Dan Rice Turnn Preacher.

ST. LOUIS, No, December 19.-Dan
Rice, the famous circus man. an
nounced tonight that he had been
converted and will at once enter the
field as an evangelist. He had an
interview with Mr.. Moody, now hold
ing meetings here, and will probably
begin his new career by speaking at
Moodys meetings, and then seek such
leld as. offers the best prospects Of
success in his new work.
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Attachment Notice.

Before me, Thos. Fleming, j. P. for Shelby
county, Tenn.-John League vs.. William
"a. Katschke.
this cause an attachment having been
4 sued out under section 1856 Of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned, "Ieyied upon the
property Of the defendant, " and affidavit hav-
ing been made that the defendant II indebted
70 tho plaintiff in the sum Of e61. 05, due
by account, and that the claim Is lust. and
that the defendant a nonresident Of the
State Of Tennessee; il is therefore ordered
that said defendant make his persoDalappear-
ance before nc on the eth day Of January,
ls5O, my Office, No. 80 Madison street,
Memphis, Tennessee, and defend said at
tachment suit within the time prescribed by
law, or the same will DO 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 ID day Of December, 1879.
O8@@
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Trustee,s Sale.

Under the deed Of trust from ]. 4 J
" steele a Co. to me, on record in Shelby
county in book l22, page %, 1 will on
Monday, January 3, 1850,
in front Of 27S Main street. Memphis, Tenn.
eel al public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, the undivided oRe-half interest Of j,
~. Steele q CO.. in a tract Ofland, situated In
Shelby county, Tennessee, near Shelby Depot,
consisting Of four separate parcels, the whole
containing sos acres. Said land is known a,
the. Tauman land and is fully described In
gaid deed Of trust, TO which reference is made,
Equity Of redemption waived.
December Is, 1879. Oh Ii0