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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19
No. 1887, R.
I~InsOlVaRt Notice.

In the Chancory Courto Shelby couniv-A
d. Gwynn, Administrator of the estate m
J: D. Mangum, deceased, vs.. z. N. Estes,
appearing from the bill in this cause that
Il IS a proceeding instituted to wind M and
settle the estate of s. d. Mangum, deceased.
as an insolyent estate; it is therefore ordered
that all parties claiming to be creditors of said
estate make their appearance herein at the
or before the first Monday in February, ISS01
and have themselves made parties to mi.
and file and establish their claims. or
the same will be forever barred: and that n
copy Of this order be published once a week
for ten successive weeks in the Public Ledger
This November 18th, 1879.
BYE. B. MCHENRY. D. G. and M. ~
}. NJ. Gregory, Solicitors for cemnlainont
63 So IS 81 81 80 80 los Ill lis
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19

Miss Caledonia Linton, Texas. re-.
siding on Cottonwood Creek, while
walking IN the woods, met a large ali
gator. She got a rope, tied it around
the aligator's neck, and dragged it two
miles to her home,-TEx. Nothing
SO very remarkable. We have often
seen a girl come in home dragging a
pair OF large gators with her.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19
Attachment Notice.

Before me, John Spelman, J. p for gbolhv
county, Tenn.-John Toomey VS.. II. Weleby,
or. wv"
N this cause an attachment having been
4 sued out under section 3l55 of the Code OF
tennessee, and returned, levied upon the
ing been made that the defendant il indebted
70 the plaintiff in the sum of $50, due
by account, and that the claim is lust. and
nat the defendant is a nonresident of the
state Of Tennessee; it is therefors ordered
that said defendant make his personaI onneer.
a nc before me on the 18th day of December.
isIs, at III o'clock am, at my office, No. -
Adams street, Memphis, Tennessee, and de-
lend said attachment suit within the time
prescribed by law, or the same will be pro-
ceeded with ex-parte and that a cow Of
thls, order be published once a week for fonr
weeks In the Public Ledger. 'u
This the 9Th day Of November, 1879.
1884 70 76 NiAN' O'r'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19

A Scotch terror, belonging to gen.
tleman in Eldora, Ia, accompanied
his master fishing the other day.
While the latter was eating a lunch,
the dog noticed the cork, fifty feet
away, bobbing up and down, and
plunging into the river seized the buoy
in his teeth and hauled ashore a pike
weighing two pounds. 1t is not a
wonderful feat for a dog, but if the
animal was endowed with the gift of
speech he would initiate old fisher
mel by lOafng around grocery stores
this winter, and swearing that the
pike he caught weighed eleven and a
half pounds. II NOrristown Herald.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19
Administration Notice.

HAVING qualified as Administrative Of N,
II estate of John P. Hoffman, deceased. ali
parties having claims against said deeedent'
are notified to file the same with me or nv
attorneys within legal time, and that are in.
debte9 to call and settle. ' II
MARY =. HOFFMAN, Admistratrix.
81 63 50 rs
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19

no. 1OOs.l
Executors Notice.

Coans "a tne rropate court OF shelby
utor Of the will Of Wade II. Bolton, de-
ceased.
THIS is to notify all persons interested in
Il the estate Of said Wade H. Bal.ez, de-
ceased, that l will, at my Office in the city Of
Memphis, on Monday, November "a, 1879, at
10 o'clock a an, take and state a partial set
Element Of the accounts Of I. n. Apperson, as
executor Of the estate Of said Wade II. Boil
ton, deceased.
This November u, 1879
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
By HUGH B. CULLEN, D. @. So p
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19
On Saturday, December g. 1879.

within legal hours, the following describod
property situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
Two certain parcels, or tracts of land. sitr-
ated and being in the Seventh Civil District
Tract MOL beginning at a stake the'nortbwes
corner OF Dock Carter's home tract; thence
west 10 poles to a stake near a white oak.
thence south 50 poles and 20 links 10 the mid
ale OF Fletcher creek, under the east side M !
orldge; thence IN an easterly direction with
the channel of said creek to a stake. said
DOCK Carriers southwest corners Of said home
tract; thence north with his west boundarv
line 40 poles TO the beginning, containinS ~
estimation, "a acres. Also tract No. 2. beingg
inc west corner OF s. A. Munson's, ali on tbss
north side Of Fletcher creek, beginning in 3
A M.unson.s west line, in the center IF tbe
main PED OF said creek with sweet-gum point.
ers; thence west 10 chains TO the nortbwest
corner OF said Munson's tract, with mapie
pointers; thence east s chains TO n stake. VIZ
sweet-gum and white oak pointers, the north
east corner Of the part north Of said creek.
thepoe south . chains TO a stake: thence ans
70 the center OF 4 letoher's creek; thence down
sald creek to the beginning; CONTAINING nino
w acres, more or less. ""o
Terms OF Sale-On a credit of six mantle
purchaser to execute note with GOOD secnr;1y
Lien retained; redemption barred.
This N0vember7, 1879.
II j, BLACK, Clerk and Mas,or
=. X. BARrEAU, Solicitor. 5o+
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19

Nearly every woman that dies sud
denly in Connecticut is found to have
asenic in her stomach. They must be
born that way.-[Norr. Herald. Of
course they are. Pies-an'- things are
the natural diet of New England
women.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19
Cotton.

The local market opened this morn
ing quiet, with a fair demand at yes
terday's prices, which were unchanged
from the previous day. The market
yesterday was active, with the heaviest
sales of the season, at from ] to lc
above the established quotations.
Sales sum up $3.50 bales, of which
$3.50 bales were to spinners, $50 to ex-
porters and 80 to spectators, prices
lbeing given as follows:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.

~ a AAAAoAAf AAoAA Nlons " uIlltN llOM=
ard, Dyersburg, Golden Rule.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here rose 81 inches in the
past "a hours ending at noon to-day,
and now stands 2 feet III inches above
low water mark at St. Louis it rose
Z inches with 13 feet II inches on the
gauge at Cairo the rise was 80 inches
with s feet 5 inches on the gauge at
Pittsburg it declined II inches with 6
feet inches on the gauge; at Cincinnati
it is stationary with 3 feet 7
inches on the gauge at Louisville it
rose 2 feet with 3 feet 8 inches in the
canal at Evansville it is rising with
q inches on the gauge. Tennessee
river rose 8 inches. The Cumberland
river rose "A inches at Nashville, with
6 feet on the shoals. Arkansas river
remains stationary with a low stage of
water. White river is about on a
stand, with 81 feet water in the chan
mel from Jacksonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chilly.
Black frost.
Cotton advancing.
Ice in the cutters.
Brisk on the landing.
Rousters still in demand.
Where is your benjamin ?"
Business on White river is increas-
ing,
The boom in the Ohio did not pan
out well.
The levee over the sewers continues
to cave in.
The leveo is getting to be in a bad
condition.
The Batesville had a good trip out
last evening.
Business is booming and Memphis
is herself againM
The rise at( Pittsburg did not
amount to much
The rise at st, Louis will give an
impetus to business.
The Corona left Cincinnati last
night for Memphis.
Steamboatmen still complain of the
unreliability of labor.
The Batesville, fsr st. Francis river,
was well represented.
The Port Eads left Cairo last eve
ming for New Orleans.
The rise in the Ohio will let very
little coal below the falls.
The tramps and idlers up north can
find plenty of labor here.
No coal famine here but prices are
stiff and tending upward.
The james D. Parker leaves Cincin-
natl to-day for Memphis.
The H. G. Yeager got away this
morning for New Orleans.
The Rapid Transit shipped up a
white deck crew yesterday.
The u of coal will hardly supply
Cincinnati and Louisville.
The VI Schenck leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The George w. Cheek got out last
evening with an excellent trip.
The Charles Morgan leaves Cincin-
natl Saturday for New Orleans.
The sales of cotton here yesterday
reached near six thousand bales.
The slight rise from above has i'm
proved navigation to some extent.
The City Of Vicksburg left Vicks-
burg Yesterday noon for st. Louis.
The Mollie Moore, from New Or
leans arrived at St. Louis yesterday.
The new Memphis and Friars Point
packet, the Jas. Lee, will be here next
week.
Engineer David Wayman is suffer
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19

within legal hours, the following described
shelby county, Tenn, to-wit:
Beginning atthe southwest corner Of Peyton
avenue and saftarans street; running thence
south with Peyton avenue fifty (5O( feet.
thence west and parallel with Saffarans street
one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet to an
with PeytOn avenue fifty (50l feet 10 Safarans
street; thence east with Saffarans street one
ginning. ~ pe-
Terms Of sale-0n a credit Of seven months.
note with security required; lien retained;
This November 18th, 1879.
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
:; N: TTe55evant, Sol. for complainant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19
B. AND |. ASSOCIATIONS.
Clerks Building and Saving Assn

IIutk next regular meeting of this Assoo,.
ton, Tor the payment of dues and In ferest
viii nS held Ct its office. Nos Madison sfrcot'
on WEDNESDAY, December Q, 1879, nj SI
members IN arrears for July win be required
crue. A stockholders meeting will h" cn miihc1
9t an early day to determine what sbaii bee
lone n feFard to dues which accrued dnr;ns
tho late epidemic. BY order N"ins
p p 1o,,s JOHN W. BRUSH, PresF.
30 VVNhsl oeo y, 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
Commerce, Rapid Transit. .......n. pm
D,@sceola, Osceola Belle~.w.......-.....5 pm
White river, Hard Cash. pm
New Orleans, Carrier. ....... pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Dyersburg, Dyersburg.
james Howard, New Orleans.
John b. Maude, Vicksburg,
Colorado, st. Louis.
Rapid Transit, Commerce.
Golden Rule, St. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Batesville, st. Francis river.
Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Rapid Transit, Commerce.
Fl. G. Yeager, New Orleans.
F" John b. Maude, st. Louis.
Colorado, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Rapid Transit, Hard Cash, James How.
ard, Dyersburg, Golden Rule.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19
[R. S2O4l
Chancery Sale Of Real Estate

In the Chancery Court of Shelby conDtr
Smith. a. H.
ny virtue ofan interlocutory decree for sale
dR av enteTed IN the above cause on the Sd
sell at public auction to the highest bidder,
IN front Of the Clerk and Masters Office
courthouse of Shelby county, Memphis,
Tennessee,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-19
ChanOery Sale Of Real Estata

Ii; 5I~g-ChaneeTy Court Of Shelby eounty-H.
by virtue Of an interlocutory decree for
- sale entered in the above cause on the Goth
usy Oi June, lsis, NJ, B.; 2, page /, l will sell
'front.' Of the Clerk and Masters office. CONT
house building, Main street, Taxing District of
shelby county, late the city Of Memphis, Ten
nesseo, on AsH
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-20

the boy. He has been told TO mind the
bells. He hears tone" and starts To
descend, but ''thFee calls him ups and
when the whole four floors get 10 Firg-
ing the boz sits calmly down tC 6gure
out how one boy and one elevator can
open four sliding doors at once. BY
and by some one rings q bell nine
times. The bov starts for the ninth
story, but doesn't get there on account
ofthe root. The janitoT should have
told hlm there was a roof on the build
ing but he neglected 10.
The good boy Of the elevator finally
learns these things: II his desire 10
Be good he reads bis Testament when
be has q spare moment; but the man
who hired him catches him at It and
says:
''Boy, I'll Testament you if l have to
stand down here again and ring this
bell for ten minutes don't care
whether it's the Bible or work on
poultry. / want you to make this ele~
vator get up and dust u
All the tenants above the fret floor
depend on the elevator-boy 10 say:-
mot in--gOne over TO Windsor. Il" when
their wives come down for money or q
collector comes uosing around. The
good boy won't play this dodge. He
even takes . collector up with the
greatest care and guides him right 10
ROOM" The good boy never
carries matches IN his pocket. He
never knows what the weather is OUT
side. IL he finds an umbrella he takes
IL 10 the owner, thus Disappointing .
dozen men who forgot theirs. He has
no car tickets about him, and he won't
leave his post and run 10 the post-of-
fee. All these things tell against HIM
in the end, and some day he finds that
all his ups m the world are Offset by
one down, and he is not wanted as much
as he was.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-20

UNwRITTEN the month.
ly meeting Of the Johns Hopkins His.
torical and Political Science Society,
held Friday evening, Feb. 9th, sever
al papers Of interest were read, amongst
them being one on Moral Insanity as a
Cause Of Crime" by Mr. Nicols, stu
dent Of the university, and one by
DR.. Scott, Of the faculty, on MARY
lands Ratification of the Federal Con-
stitution." This was the main feature
OF the meeting, and during its delivery
DR.. Scott read several letters from
Washington, Madison and others which
had never before, he SAID, been made
public. He said: In 1785, when WASH
ington made use of the expression that
the Federation was but q shadow, and
not q substance" and that "to-day we
are a nation and to morrow thirteen, !"
he at the same time wrote 10 three dis
tinguished foreigners, among them La
fayette, expressing hss hope and belief
in successful government by the
people. II was The people, not the
leaders, who adopted the Constitu-
ton, and the states acted in res
ponse to the demands Of the people.
There has been too much attributed 10
the conventioners. There were six
states that adopted the Constitution pre-
Sious to Maryland, which in point Of
numbers was the pivotal state, and its
action, IL not of supreme, was OF criti-
cal importance. The whole progress
OF federalism depended upon Maryland,
and IL was is action which secured the
adoption Of the Constitution.
Il is not ill-advIsed to look at what
might have occurred if this state had
not acted with the promptness and de-
cision which was used. There was a
party actively at work in Virginia
which had for its purpose the forma-
tion Of a union between Maryland, VT-
ginia, North and South Carolina and
New York, by which if those states
adopted the Constitution at all il should
be under such notifications as they
chose to demand. The action of Mary
land, however, completely destroyed
all their plans. AS last resource the
advocates Of the scheme tried TO have
MARYLAND postpone her action until ViF-
ginia made a decision, and although
they did not succeed in this the impor-
tance Of preventing It may be judged by
the following quotations from letters
written by Washington and Madison to
various influential men. Madison says
"Any postponement may be fatal tc
the Constitution. Washington, IN q
letter to The Ex-Governor Of the state,
Mr.. Johnston, says: "Postponement
on the part of Maryland may be fatal to
the Constitution and aid the machins-
tons of the anti-FederaIIsts in Virgin
ia;" also, if Maryland is favorable the
edifice will assuredly be raised.
Maryland has never had her true pO-
sition acknowledged in this matter, but
il was really owing to the determine
ton Of her people that the formation ol
the Union was made at that time, and
by her action the opposition was throwr
to the winds, although they made Z
bard struggle in the state Of Virgin.
ia.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-20

The SEVEN WONDERs.-The Seven
Wonders Of the world have justly called
forth admiration for many ages, and as
many Of our readers may not be ac-
quainted with them. we take this OPP
portunity OF giving short description
OF them.
First, the enormous Colossus, ct
Rhodes, claims our attention. II was
built BY Cares, OF Lindus, a pupil OF
LysiPpus, in the year 2SS. a. D.. and
twelve years were spent in its constrnc-
tion. II was an enormous statue OF
Apollo, and was one hundred and twen-
~ feet high. II stood across The bar
Dor OF Rhodes for sixty-six years, when
Il was prostrsted by an earthquake. IL
was afterwards bought by Jew from
the Saracens, who loaded nine hundred
camels with The brass.
Next in order are the Pyramids Of
Egypt, those wondrous monuments OF
wealth and grandeur Of the ancient
kings Of that country. The largest Of
the structures employed three hundred
and sixty thousand workmen for thirty
years in its construction. The general
opinion is that IL was designed for the
tomb OF Cheops, the supposed founder
of the pyramids.
Next comes The aqueducts OF Rome.
Llttle is known about them except that
they were constructed by APpius Clau-
dius the Roman censor.
Fourth, the Labyrinth Of Psammeti.
chus, on the banks Of the Nile, con.
taining within one continued wall, ono
thousand houses and twelve royal pal
aces, all covered with marble, and hav-
ing only one entrance. One building
was said to contain three thousand
chambers and ball built OF marble,
adorned with statues Of the gods.
Fifth, the Pharos Of Alexandra, q
tower built by order Of Ptolemy Phila-
delphos, in the year 253, b. c. II was
erected as q lighthouse and contained
magnificent galleries Of marble, large
lantern at the top, the light Of which
was seen a hundred miles distant. Mfr
rors Of enormous size were fixed around
the galleries, which reflected everything
on the sea. A common tower now
stands in its place.
Sixth, the Walls Of Babylon, built
by order Of Semiramis, or Nebuchad@
nezzar, and finished in one year BY two
hundred thousand workmen. These
walls were Of sufficient thickness to at
low six chaFiois 10 run abreast upon
them. They were furnished with one
hundred gates Of solid brass.
The last Of the Seven WosdeTs y The
Temple Of Diana, at Ephesus, com
pIeted in the reign Of Sevius the sixth
king OF Rome. II was four hundred and
fifty feet long, two hundred feet broad.
and was supported BY one hundred and
twenfy-six marble pillars seventy feet
high. The beams and doors were Of
cedar, the rest oil the timber was cy-
press wood. II was destroyed by ere
10 the year 365 b. c.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-20

newspapers. And what female ofspiF-
i, We should like TO know, can endure
TO see the humble butter-knife which
she has given. out OF her poverty, or
stingIness. placed in contrast with the
real lace shawl presented by Mrs. Gura-
nybagss
Oflen in certain circles, the wedding
gifts are tieketed and laid out as At =
fancy fair. The proud and happy fam
ily send a catalogue to frlendsy re-
porter. And when this appears in print
they are shrill in their denunciations
Of the impudence With SEhich ''the
newspapers invade The privacy 0f tie
dlIssessic circle. Who sh6il tel wIAs
heart-burnings, jealeus;es and mean
ness are represented in the glittering
array Of bridal gifts. The tenderness
and grace Of the good old custom have
quite departed. Unless things change
for the better, well-bred people must
print on their wedding invitation cards,
No presents."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-20

e. A teacher IN one ofthe Westfeld
(Mass.) public schools was startled the
other day at the answer she got from
one bright little scholar. On The black
board was the picture Of an ostrich, and
the teacher described its great strength
and power Of endurance. closing by say
ing Il was the only bird upon which 2
man could ride. 81 know another"
spoke up little chap. "Weli, what is
itY' "a lark" Unsuspectingiy, the
teacher asked, "How can VOC prove
that Johnny 20 "All ! know about j, "
said the bog, ''is that mother every lit
lie while says fathers OF on lark. and
when he comes home he looks as IL he
had rode awful fast"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-20

The ELEyAToR BoY.-b may be
that the boy who runs the elevator 20
business block will some day become
President of the United States, bat the
chances are more than even that he'll
never rise above Governor Of the State.
He is always a good boy. He is too
good. A real good man or boy is never
half appreciated in this world. The
man who hires the elevator boy has q
speech to deliver. He sets the wages
at 50 per week, and then goes on:
"Now, my boy, you have chance
to rise IN the world, and / hope you
will make the most Of the opportunity.
Ben Wade began life in a basement
You will start from the first story
Horace Greeley began life by going
down STAIRS. You will 60 up. Some
men 90 to the bad by pulling on a rope.
In your case the more you pull down
the faster you will 90 up in the world.
There is room at the top but you want
to stop there. Be honest, truthful,
obligI1g. and If any one is green enough
to give you any chance for q free ride,
you will hand Il over TO me 70 restore
70 hisa. One bell signifies FIRST floor.
two bells second floor, and 50 on up
Always mind the bells"
Nothing 80 Affects the average boy as
to hear the name Of Horace Greedy or
Ben Wade. He Is determined to work
bis way up, snd this he accomPlishes
after getting "stuck" about half q dozen
times. For fear the elevator may get
tired Of standing on The first floor he
lets il hang between the second and
third stories. Just at that time every
one around the building wants 20 hang
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-20

sswhaa u,akes yuur lips 80 swfal sore 7''
Asked Sarah'B cross cred pap;
And Sarah to the old man sid
dts caused BIZ small chap"
Thsn SaFah's yoznGesf brother
As ret unknown I'd fame.
Locked Sarah iin the ere. and asked
What 10 the small chaps nanagss
- wflsrwspsvt Pc Ssa.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-20

ADnje hooTe's gone away 70 get married,
And her loss we deeply depl1re.
'Mong hosts o. friends bers iOS 8 she iarFlsd'
Bui she'll never come back Annie 20 -
--!Szn FSgEeiseo -tesrs- LsitT.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-03

srel ymrs can 10 ~ By e,esaiag shs
blackinx al "a FROM ibe sup md
hearth; take coarsr sandstone I,ouu.
ded aud siftrd or furna,r sand
(what is called parting sandy, apd Il
little cold water, and SDur Just ~
you would n knife, until you cnsi sps
your face in IL. This can not be
done In week or month, but
work ut il for half an hour ever,
morning when You arr doing up the
kitchen work and ymI will not lr
sorry for the time and labor spent.
| have n stove that | have used ten
wears and il lisa thing of beauty. |
can take u white cloth and rub il
without selling the cloth any more
than y steel knife would. ! never
black the sides but once n year, bnt
polish often with dry brush.