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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-03
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY..
White river, Josie Harry .......~........5 pm
Cincinnati, Cons Millar ...................5 pm
st. Louis, Colorado. ..........."--...-. PIN
Arkansas river, Marlin Speed. .".".".......5 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Colorado, Vicksburg.
City of Alton, st. Louis.
" Laurel, Cairo,
Annie P. Silver, New Orleans.
Batesville, st. Francis river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Coahoma, Friar's Point.
" Osceola Belle, 0sceola.
Z" Dick Fulton, Ohio river.
" City Of Alton, New Orleans.
4" Annie P. Silver, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Colorado, Marlin Speed, Cons Millar,
Josie Harry, B~atesyille.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here declined II inches
in the past "A hours ending at noon,
and now stands 10 feet Z inches above
low water mark. At Cairo the decline
was II inches, with 10 feet 9 inches
on the gauge at st. Louis 2 inches,
with Il feet | inch on the gauge; at
Pittsburg it rose y inches, with 4
feet 2 inches on the gauge at Cincin-
natl it tell2 inches, with IA feet | inch
on the gauge at Louisville 2 inches,
with { feet 5 inches in the canal; at
Evansville it is falling, with II feet
on the gauge. The Cumberland river
is falling at Nashville, with 6 feet on
the gauge. The Arkansas is rising at
Little Rock, with II feet on the gauge.
White river is stationary, with a good
stage of water from Jacksonport to
the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear.
Just lovely.
Dull for Saturday.
The Pinaforc IL immense.
The bend business will pick up in a
few days.
The Coahoma had a good trip out
last night,
Southern freights are getting scarce
along the Ohio.
The Maumelle leaves Little Rock
to-day for Memphis,
The week closes with little business
doing In river circles.
The Katie Hooper got away this
morning for Mound City.
The Charles Morgan has laid up at
Cincinnati for the season.
Contribute your mite to the widow
Dalton and starving children.
The Laurel, with 7 barges of stages
in tow, passed down last night.
The John A. Scudder left New Or.
leans last evening for st. Louis.
The wharfmaster is having adj
ditiopai ring bolts put down on the
landing,
The Guiding giap from New Or
leans, arrived at Unaagqti this
morning.
Mossrs. I,arkin & Co. will commence
paving the leyee next week under the
new contract.
The 0sceola Belle returned to the
upper coast With a good showing Of
freight and people.
The G. p. ChOuteau, Of tho AachoI
Line, and Future City and barges,
leave st. Leuis to-day.
June Dunbar is freight clerk on the
Bostona for Sam Hawk, who has gone
to Kansas on a vacation.
The James D. Parker, for Memphis,
aud Thomas Sherlock, for New Or
leans, leave Cincinnati this evening.
The Greyhound left Cairo yesterday
with a tow Of lower Ohio river Goa
for this market, and is due hoge this
evening,
The Corona and barges came up
last evening from New Orleans, and
cleaned out here and left this morning
for Cincinnati.
The City Of yicksburg, Of the
Anchor Line, left St. Louis last
evening for FicksbVrg, and leaves
here Monday morning,
The City Of Greenyille, fyc@ 81
Louis, and Golden Crown. from Gin.
c%innati, arrived at New Orleans YES.
tar1ov
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-03
TRUSTEES sALE OF LOTS
ERAR THR CITY
On Street Car Line.

RI virtue Of a trust deed made to John D.
y Robinson, trustee, now deceased, on May
10, 1916, by 5; A. Provine, and by virtue Of
county Tennessee, entered February %, 1879.
In NJ. b. %, page 44, by which decree / was
appointed trustee in the place of John d.
Robinson, deceased, l will sell at public auc.
ton; in front of Planters Insurance BUILDING,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-03
On May q, 1879.

the following real estate in Shelby county.
Tennessee, near corporate line Of the Mem,
phls Taxing District, it being lots l0l, l02, lO8
and l4: Beginning at the southeastern cor
rer Of original lot s.; thence in a westwardIv
direction along the north line Of Williams
avenue 20 feet to a stake; thence north with
the west line of said lot No. lO4, 1850 feet 10 an
alley II feet wide; thence eastwardly with the
south line of said alley 200 feet to the east
line Of said original lot CO; thence south
along the east line of said original lot SIS, l5O
feet to the beginning.
Also lot No, 50, beginning at q point on tina
south line of Aston street and 200 feet from
the east line of said original lot 65: thence
westwardly along the line Of said Aston
street 81 feet TO n stake; thence south 100 feet
to an alley; thence east along the north Of
said alley so feet TO a stake; thence north ID
feet to tho place Of beginning.
Tho above described lots being subdivisiops
Of original lot No. 65, as appears on The pian
Of }, NJ. Provinces subdivision, made BY g. @
Burke in 1872.
Default having been made in the
Of the Indebtedness secured by said trust deed.
l make this sale at the request of the bene6.
ciary.
Terms of sale cash. Equity Of redempt;on
waived aud title believed to be perfect. but I
sell and convey only as trustee. A plat OF
the property can be seen at my office, No, 50
Madison street.
%-57 JAMES H. MALONE, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-03
Saturday. May "a, 1879,

Under and by virtue Of A certain deed of
~ trust executed to me as trustee, BY d. B.
Martin and VI. r. Martin, his wife, on the 9Th
OF October, 1876, to secure a certain Indebted
ness therein named, and default having bean.
made in the payment thereof, 1 will, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-03
FOR ST. louis.
MILT HARRYs
Memphis White and Black Rivers
u. S, Mail Packets.

Indian Bay, st. Charles, Clarendon, De-
wallis Bluff, Des Arc, Augusta, %Jacksonport,
West Point, Searcy, Betesyille, PoWhattan
and Pocahontas. The new steamer
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-03

C. BROWN.

For Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati-The
Southern Transportation Company's superb
passenger steamer
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-08-08
ted to go BY GinCinuaty. Dan, he sed they

ted to 60 by Ginoinnaty. Dan, he sed they
were goin' TO ride on an iron-horse, but
boxed his ears well for his tom.toolery.--
Poor ole Parsoh Skipfiut wanted to go with
them nightly, jist to make all right as he
din't want any man on top Of the green
airth to take kcer hem-reckon they
had money enuf au' sense enuf to take
keer of themsclves--besides hadn't they
right? Miss Skinfint would a seen him
in Jec-rusalem afore she'd spent that
much money on. sich poor snake
'twouldn't pay no how, an she wuz thinkin'
about gittin' new bonnet outen the ex.
pensis, I'm DUBIOUS. In two days Tim an
'Siah cum back-they said they left the
delegation goin' to the depo', an that wuz
every mite of satisfaction VIC could git out
en- the nasty, sneakin', provokin' wretches.
1 tole 'em they both desarved roun' five
hundred fur their impcrence, to say nothin'
of their cussin' so astonishin' severe
| Coin to the de- but won't say it.,
comin' over sich blasphcain' is awful sub
| lime, an makes ono feel chilly and narvi-
Gus. Cussin' is distressin' an don't do no
good no how. Ole Deacon Ironside who
went to sea when he wuz a Juvenile, used
to cum it amazin' strong by spells-he called
it en,tasizin. I've heerd him overhaulin'
every blessed human on the lot that a way,
his emfasizin Duz powerful, you might a
heerd it half a mile. Poor ole crectur, he's
gone to that ked'ntry when:c no traveller
never returns frum.'
Like the delegates, remarked Harry.
No-'twan't so, the lau'! didn' tell you
about it Yes, they did return, an, hon.
ey, they cum fyin'! Sakes alive! thi.
world an t other ked 'ntry! how dumbfoun.
ded wuz all Doolittc bodily, one mornin
to sec 'em all come trampin' down street
Injun' file, with an ole ox.cart of baggage
q bringin' up the rear-fact, 1 wish may
never stir! That very evenin' goes roun
to see what's in thunder to pay; 80 Miss
Saffrons she jist ups an tells me the hui
rigmarolc. You see, when they got to Gin
cinnaty, shey axed in course fur d fashona
BILE tavern-who but they? Folks tolc 'eu
to go the-not the depo', (au'! went an
scd it agin y no, city folks is too perlitc 70,
that, but they tole 'em to 80 TO the-to tn.
-lawk the what's Name, mean
| CONCLUED NEXT WEEK
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-08-08

In THE WRONG BERTH.-Tt was in q
Pullman sleeper Letwoen Albany and Buf.
falo. Among the passengers were middle.
aged couple, evidently on their FIRST journey,
aud sour.faced old maid, rather dcsiccated
in her general effect, who was travelling
alone. The couple had an upper berth,
and the maiden we'll stricken in years the
upper berth in tho adjoining section. In
the same car were a couple of frolcsome
youths, ready for any sort of mischief. Bed
time came, aud oil hands retired. But the
husband could not sleep. Whsther it was
because tho motion of the cars, the noise,
or the novelty of the situation, he could
not tell, but, try as he would, he could not
sleep. At length it occurred to him that
hc was thirsty. The moro he thought of
it the more thirsty he got. So he called the
porter, who brought the ladder and helped
him down. Now, while no was gone for
the water one of the boys stepped out Of
bed aud shifted the ladder 80 that it rested
against the berth in which tho ancient
maiden was sleeping, and then returned to
his bed to note the result. In moment
or two the husband returned and crept
quietly up the steps, anxious to make US
little noiso as possible so as not to wakcn
his wife. The occupant of the berth, thus
rudely intruded upon, awoke with start
and screamed. Tho husband, supposing it
to be his easily frightened wife, tried to
rcassure her and said, Its only me- Only
you, you old scoundred,' said the venerable
maiden, I'll teach you lesson and with
that she seized him by the hair of his head
and screamed for help. Then he howlcd
with pain. Then his wife, awakened by
the noise, discovered where her husband
was, and raised h:r voice in lamentation,
heaping reproachcs upon her faithless
spouse. The passengers all got up, anu
demanded an explanation ofthe com notion,
and foremost among them was the wretch
who caused it all. Then the husband, GOV.
cred with confusion, and utterly unable to
account for what he had done, climbed down
from his perch, and skunk away to bed,
where he was soundly lccturcd for his
faithlessness. Altogether it was a most un-
comfortable though ludicrous situation,
and the glances of defiance that were ex-
changed between tho wife and the old maid
all through the next day were study
The cause Of all the trouble leaked out,
but it never reached the ears of those
chiefly affected by it.-Boston Transcript
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-08-08

ABSENT OR PRESENT ?-One of Lou
vois's army inspectors insisted on reporting
Mirabeau absent from review, when he
was only little late on the ground. The
major of tho regiment urged extenuating
circumstances for his junior, but the in
spector was inAexible. Monsieur, said
Mirabeau, Il am then truly absent in your
opibiOn p Yes, Monsieur I'm that case
this no doubt passes in my Absence" and
rains n shower Of cuts with
his ridiug.whip on the inspector, leaving
him 10 soms difficulty of roconciliug fact
and theory.-Macmiiian's Magaziae.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-08-08

Division Superintendent E. o. Hill, of
the Erie Railway Company, has just issued
a very singular order. 1t is that the brake.
men on the trains, aud especially the
freight trains. must stop flirting with the
lady passengers and with the girls along
the route, and the conductor must SEQ that
this order is strictly enforced. This is
very funny, inasmuch as it leaves the con.
ductors the apparens right to firt with the
pretty girls, and squeeze their arms whilo
helping them down the car steps as much
as they like.-Pdnerson Guardian.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-08-08
EQUALLY APPLICABLE Now:--h good

many years ago Tom Corwin, |0f blessed
memory, when Secretary Of the Treasury,
gave some advice to youDgAm who came
to him with an application for Office that de-
serves to be written in letters Of gold and
Washington. SHY doar boy said he, so
to the Northwest, buy one hundred and si&-
ty acres Of government land, or, if you
have not got the money to purchase, squat
on it, get you an axe aud q mattock,
put up log cabin for your habitation aud
raise little corn and potatoes; keep your
conscience clear and live like freeman,
your own master, with no one to give you
orders and without dependence upon any.
body. Do that, aud you will be honored, re-.
spected influential and rich. But accept
clerkship here ,Tand you sink at once oil inde-
pendence; your energies become relaxed,
aud you are untitled for any other and more
independent position. l may give you
place to-day and turn you cut tomorrow /;
and there's another man over at the White
House who can turn me out, aud the people
y-and-by can turn him out, and so we 60.
But if you own an acre of land it is your
kingdom, and your cabin is your castle you
are a sovereign, and you will feel it in every
throbbing Of your pulse, and every day Of
your life will assure me Of your thanks for
having thus advised YOU
PLUCK AND PLoD.-In a recent extern
poraneous address delivered by Mayor Hall
before class of business college graduates
the following passage occurs:
"There is no better word in the English
language than 'plod.' If you would really
aud truly succeed in life, young men, you
must plod Oh says somebody, John
Brown snap of the finger for him !; he
is only a plodder" only a ptoeldcr =
There never was man, though he was the
most brilliant genius iu the world, who did
| not owe whatever Of real success he may
have achieved to being ploddcr as well
1t is all very well to coruscate and light tn.
path of life, but it must be pluck and plos
that carries n man successfully over
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-08-08
.yIDUOt'n tn' t'' 4 aF1rtt IL

.t'llUVUp by A. A#4Ar,,.usJ !! Ar,.us.J III
While poets sing, and laurels bring
II ~ DECK thSwarfier's brow,
MI wreath shall be, all green and free, r
For him that holds the plow.
All hail the hand that tills tho land
A noble work to do, a..
BY God designed to raise the mind
AFd saksi's"rpy' 'O' / 7
TWAS Heaven Twill that man shhuld till
The soil on which he stood
Plant earths broad field, that it might yield
a harvest rich and COED.
Then why should mau dislike the plan
WHICH the Eternal madc2
Quit the plsw, and neanly bow
To some low humble trade?
,All farmers good have long withstood
The sneers of fools and fops-"
Whose use on edrth, Ger since their birth,
Has been-to eat his crops!
In rosy morn, at days first dawn, "a
Hes up for labor's wealth,
To breathe the air, 80 pare and fair,
Which gives him perfect health.
Throughout the day, without delay,
He labors, fresh and strong r.tr-
Arranging crops, as best he may
Nor thinks the houis too long.
His manly form doth breast the storm,
Nor dread the winter cold,
Nor Soils hot rays, in summer days
For labor makes him bold.
lle ever stands with open hands.
To feed the needy poor;
3, A steward true, O or all his lands,
And keeps an open door.
Then hail the hand that tills the land,
A noble work to do .... ,
BY God designed, to raise the mind
And make it happy, too.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-12
CIVIL NOTES

In the divorce suit of Catharine Wcis
against Balthasar Weis, ChiefJusce Charles DAILY,
in Common Pleas, Special Term, has ordered reference
to II. VI. HOyt.
The General Term of the Supreme Court
I'D District has ordered trial in the suit OF Mary
L. Conger for an absolute divorce from Abraham b.
Concer. which judgment for the defendant was rem
dereG by the lower court. The IS well known Mr
Congcr was for many years wealthy resident OF
Orange County He accused by his wife or hhvlnS
Improper relations with the wife OF the pastor OF
Presbyterian church which be built near his residence
Isaac V. French, receiver of the Central
Park Savings Bank sued Joseph Redman and the other
trustees OF the savings bank FOR 500 $50 Tie receiver
claims that the bank don very small business about
$4,000 bought four lots, Of which they put up
an expensive banking house. selling the Others at loss
the whole loss being the amount OF the claim Judge
DonOhue. the first trial OF the st held that IN the
absence OF positive proof Of bad faith IN the trustees
the action could not BE- maintained The General Term
reversed this decision aud the second trial Is now pend
Ing before Judge Van Brunt, IN supreme Court, CHCAt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-12
HOSTILE INDIANS

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 10.-A dispatch received
a. department headquarters today from Fort Robinson
states that The Indians WHO murdered MooIchead and
three others Oh January 20, ana Little Nof- band Of
Cheveune-, iu all about huulred warriors, well
armed with guns and pistols. and having plenty OF
n1ln.ou. recently surrounded wagon train and took
al the provisions but killed no one. They gave one Of
tciu,u OF the train silver watch they had taken from
MoorcLcad There were 10 squaws or children with the
party.
Captain Ferris teegraDhs from camp on Snake River
thst he has discovered large trail ten days or Two
weeks old. leading southeast from EOdCMtu'S York
There were evidently between three hundred and four
hundred head Of stock aud many suuaWs aud children
I'M The uarty Captain Ferris Will follow the trail until
terminates.
The Cheyenne prisoners from Fort Robinson, IN route
for Le4Venwurth, twcuty-tWU III number, ncWilnc
Wild Hog and Od Crow, arrived mere to-day They left
fuI their destination Tonight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The conference report Oh the Naval Appro
prsoOH bill was presented BY M. ClyneI Dem. PENN
bnS wss agreed to.
The majority ard mil oIi:y reports OF the Committee
Eee0A IL the E46rda contested case 81 n
icy sessast Bsbee were tubmrteG laid the table
Tor farther se9B The majority reports IN favor q
lie claims Of Finley. NJ Turner Dem. Penn joins
F1tb TIE Republican report III favor u Nj
kskee.
AiII.S0 a. m. the House vent into Committee OF tie
RAss, with Nj Blackburn Dem Ky II ~, Chair. Oh
The legislative Judicial and Executive ADpropr' o. ~
BILL
G1. PATTERSON PEP. y. y opposed that portion
ne Dill which proposes 70 transfer tn coast and geo
Eete survey from the Treasury the interior Depart
neHt. he said that present the public land is
ssyed at cost Of about cents acre but the gentle
man from Tennessee .Nr Atkins sad that under the
Provisions Of the bill the surveys could be made
NJ ATKINS (Dem, Tenn. - r-psatft. I speak the
Eothery OF the Superintendent or the Coast survey.
NE. p fTERsoN-i Go. The sen;.uiGi, from Tonnes
5SrIku 49, .ot walk Tour square miles for 30 cents. IL
Sr1o no' pay Tor the shoe leather worn out IN the
M Al AISsIDos. he gentleman suppose that the
tCtut square mlles have 20 br We ked OVER
~ ~ -, a hLIL hep Kan ut would cost than
st 0g the pOs'l0es al the corners 81 quarter sec
n PAGE Rsp. Gap also opposed the transfer pro
Islon q the bill which Ao stated was .IGg ur-rd 6y
looo! about 900 sections Of the revised statutes
3fsnE 70 pubic lads would De repealed by that pro-
M wIqGINTOS Dem, Cali favored the transfer
nj AAGIhNls Dem, Montana said hr thought that
~ Nntenan from California the only representa-
~ OF We Tar West who was IN favor Of q change.
NJ HEWITT dem, n. y. said that u was because
pa COMMITTEE On Appropriations wished the
xophe ooUain 10 the people, give homes poor
keS employ uent TO tie sborer that had prop0 ed the
fkoessary that well dgested system " survey should
ks adopted He spoke al length and was several times
kfpA1ded.
. ar. DUENEIL rep, Mimi opposed any change in
Gle present land policy OF The Government Tie present
bad the 10 Introduce any such change he said be-
Beuse indications that there vii tbs year he
great IN grafton 10 TINS country and II would be four
Sr I've years before tie people would be able 10
1iand the system.
Mr BUTLER Ind Mass thought that II any change
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-12
THE COURTS.
MRS A. T. STEWART SEXES A RAILROAD.

MRS. 4. T. STEWART SEXES A RAILROAD.
County Judge Armstrong, of Queens County
upon the petition OF Mrs. stewart the widow OF Aexan
der T. Stewart last week. issued summons requiring
the Long Island Railroad Company. and Thomas T.
sharpe the receiver TO show yesterday morning
O'Clock, At the Judges Chamber in Jamaica, l. L.
why they should Ice elected from the possession OF
the Central. otherwise known the Stewart Railroad
on account Of the failure to pay rent. The amount
alleged 10 be due $4,000
The stewart Road. II l. understood, was leased by the
POppenhusens for a term ~ nnetynine years. Only
part Of the road however built by Mr. stewart-a
continuation OF the original Central Road from nsde
CrcedmoOr 10 Babylon This part OF the road mas not
been used bg the Long Island Railroad Company since
the appointment Of Mr.. sharpe as receiver and u mas
been Understood that The company had permanehty
abandoned r. Con =eduently Counsellor L. T. Hlnsdie
who appeared yesterday for the company and the re-
ceyeT, did not interDOse objection 10 the SUMMONS au
Judge Armstrong sgned tho warrant 20 put Mrs Stew
art her legal representatives In possession MS Wal
rant however, only applies to the portion oi the roau
Enp led
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-12
COURT OF APPEALS.
nrc1s1oNs-pRocrrpINGs-CALENDAR


ATRANY. y Y. Feb. lin the Court of Appeals
today the following acisOUs We're banded down:
The Board super Of schuyler County, respondent
ueiaut w. Sherw0 administrator respondent the town
" Marlborough respondent agt the NrNOrk and 'aaa
appellant The town ~ Essex. respondent
act OK ana Canada Railroad Company appellant
receiver respondent agf tele, appellant TIE REQ
Williams G3- Light Company, appellant
dent= Peck Others appellants Won keller executor
respondents respondent ag the Natond- steam
ship COMPANY appellant ~tdru, respondent sSL ENeIdnS
appe .aut. Judgment af rned with costs IT,
Benedict Benedict Richards agt Ilchardt Fnller
act. -tUhuors Weeks 9Gt Toner; IN re- ls"IH Mu-sI.
AIT sherwood; TAYLOR az. TIOncosO OrGer affirmed win
costs. Trcqdweu aE AZ hey. Judgment Of General lem
and county and trial granted cost 10
abide Dickinson and others, executors ast ltAeF
Appeal dl- scd Wi'HoUt costs Boards GgtN h"rer Dung
agt swan ecUr Appeal dismissed with COSTS Frce
lgr Price denied. with 40 costs
Company. Motion iO- clrgUm"nt denied without costs 10
either reMlttit amended ' striking oul JhrnE
that judgement b- affirmed and inserting IN lieu
thereof ne entered for Defendant On verdict
Tie following business tran acted.
H3io-A ag boring Motion flr reargIrneIt submitted
Motion restore lud Court TOOK papers
No 331Ihe Board Of Supervi5OrSo saratoga county sg
Qev5e and OersJn notion cause advanced Oh calendar ana
set down Tor March J., 1879.
No "t2The People rel Uenrv A Murphy. RESPONDENT,
ag John Kelly, Controller appellant argued by William H.
ArLnIX George J. lOastDCk Tor appellant N--aII AZ
Ly1It- Tor respondent
No -63-Tuc People rel Henry 4. Murphy, respondent
John Kelly. Controller and others, appellants argued
hv VIM. H. Arl01x and Geo. l. LomstOck for appellants
VIM s. Fvart- FOR respondent
Following The day calendar "Wednesday: so; 80. g.
J al