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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-09
Drinking at Bars.


boston lraVeller.I
The social habitof drinking at bars.
where each member of a party, hav-
ing been treated" by another, con-
siders it necessary to treat every
other member, has at least attracted
the attention of law makers. the
Iowa legislature has a bill before it to
abolish the custom, and make it a
punishable o6ense, aud although such
a proposition can never become a law,
it is significant as showing public dis
like OF a custom which no drinking
man wants to be the first to
disregard. This habit of stand
ing treat is the cause OF
more physical aud mental discomfort
than every other conventional custom
combined. A respectable man. who
feels the need of a glass OF wine OF
spirits-and there are hundreds Of
thousands Of such men, in spite Of
all that the temperance people
say to the contrdry-approaches
a bar, aud finds, perhaps, sew
eral acquaintance who are drink
ing and who invite him to join them.
When he has done so, aud drank ell
be lcame for, his spirit of iudepend-
euce prompts him 70 return the iuvi-
%tation, which is accepted by the
Others because it would seem dis.
courteous to refuse; then those who
have been treated make haste to re-
turn the compliment for fear Of seem
ing mean, and the end is that four OIL
FIVE men, each ofwhom came for a
single glass OF liquor, retire with sew.
eral times as much as they needed OF
wanted.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-09
Saturday, the 10th day Of April, 1880,

within legal hours, at the southwest corner of
Main and Madison streets, in the city Of
Memphis, Tenn proceed to sell to the high
est bidder tor cash the following described
resi- estate, conveyed by the trust deed, dated
22nd Of November, 1873. situated in Shelby
county, State Of tennessee, tO-wit: One lot or
parcel of and in Germantown. bounded on
the north by what is known as the H, BOard-
man lands; o. the west by the Germantown
and Memphis plank road, or Bridge street. on
south by the Memphis and Charleston rail-
road; and OF the east bywhat is known as the
Stout lands, containing five acres, more or
less. with all the tenements and rte-
nances thereunt0 belonging, IL being the Same
on which the said Meacham now resides. AlsO
one tract of land about 81 miles south of Ger.
mantown, known as r part Of the Payne lands.
and described as follows, t0-Wit. A part az
fractional section number two ~, township
number one ID OF range number six (6), west.
lying between the old Winchester line and
the line dividing the State of Tennessee from
the State Of Mississippi, containing three
hundred acres, more or less Except one hun-
dred acres Of said tract heretofore sold BY said
Meacham to j. j, Tuggle); also one other
tract of Land adjoining the last above describ-
ed tract on the north, and bounded on the
east by other lands of said MeaOham, known
as the Clarke place; on the north by the lands
Of John Hall and on the west by the lands ~
Moses Nicely and N. +. Harrison, Containing
ninety-fve 1851 acres, more or less; also one
other tract Of land situated in same county
and State, conveyed by the trust decd, dated
March 9Th, 1875, it being a part Of the north
division Of fractional section number two III.
township number one % Of range six (O''
west, in the 18th Civil District, containine
two hundred and six acres, more or less, Il
being same lands conveyed to said Mescham
by deed Of Geo. B.. Clarke, dated January
l4th, 1857, and recorded in deed book No. Ia.
on pages No. 496 and 4S7, of the records al
Shelby county, State Of Tennessee.
The title to these lands believed 10 be rood.
but | sell and convey only rs trustee,
Right Of redemption waived in both deeds,
March 9th, 1880.
RIion9fS2
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General Trade.

Asid e from meal, corn, meat and
-four. re, 'eipts of produce and lead
ing articl,' IS of prime consumption
have been e xcedingly light this week
On the whole, however, there is moth
ing to complain ofin the way of bust
ness. The jobbing trade is steady
and in fair volume, while prices in the
main are we'll sustained. Meats are
slightly lower, meal ditto; -four is in
steady demand at unchanged prices,
and hay is a dollar a ton higher. In
potatoes the movement is limited, a
small demand prevails for peerless
and early rose, while peachblows sell
at steady figures. Chickens are in
light Offering, with prices stronger
Eggs sold all the way from l2i to lac
yesterday, and this forenoon. Tur-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

Clear.
Invigorating.
Lovely weather.
River dropping steadily.
Fair business doing on the levee.
The last seasons crop of cotton is
nearly'all marketed.
The Dick Fulton and tow passed
down this morning.
The John Gilmore and barges are
due down tomorrow.
The repairs on the Marlin Speed
will soon be completed.
The buffalo gnats in the bottoms
arc killing lots of stock.
The r, Il. Springer left Cincinnati
last evening for New Orleans.
The Petrol, with a tow of ice for
this port, left st. Louis yesterday.
The high stage of water so far has
not done much damage in the bends.
The New Mary Houston, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati to-day.
The Simpson Horner, with her tow
Of coal arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-09

The Grant boomers claim that their
chief has already secured the south
ern republican delegations to the Chi.
cago convention. If he gets the New
York, Illinois and Pennsylvania votes
where will Blaine and Sherman be
Il is understood that if Grant has the
slightest doubt about his nomination
on the first ballot he will not allow
his name to be used at Chicago. Elihu
B. Washburne is said to be the man
who will step up when Grant steps
down.-[Courie journal.
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Tuesday, IIth BAY Of May, IssO.

at the southwest corner Of Madison and Main
streets, between the hours Of II snd 4 O'Clock.
publicly offer 6r cash the following pronertv'
situated in the county and State aforesaid.
beins In the city Of Memphis (n Taxing Dis-
triotl, lying on the north side Of Madison
street and east Of Fourth street, beginning
about twenty-five feet east from the norfheasl
corner Of Fourth and Madison streets; thonoe
eastwardly along the north side of Madison
street twenty Ave feet 10 a corner: thence
n%Orthwardly one hundred and ffty-six feet
and a half to q corner; thence westWardly
eenty' i've ieet 10 a nvfnrs. thencr soutn-
Tardly 10 the point NJ bsginninr. This 4 !.
'~cription II intended 70 embrace tho bnildinr
in the Chandler block, de.iensied by sireef
numbers 40 and Intended 10 embrace ont.
lalft the diviti0n walls between Nos. "a and
20 and between No lto and ia2 70 hsinr he
sme property bequeathed by viii ofW. ~
handler to his wifo for life; rs5.ainde, In
VS. son Theodore, the uaiersirnsI iohn r.
y andler being the Theodore 11iensfei I,
hewin recorded will book \. r,eo ma
The right Of equity ~ rSlsmplioo &, a..
pressly waived, but / ssil enlY ~ trnslee.
April 7th, 1850, @e
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AEOsby's Raid.
Special to Courier Journal

RPNVAdi " OouiAtI OOuTudlsl
WASHINGTON, April TIT was
rumored here some time ago that
Mosby was about to resign his consul
ate and come home. Judging IRON a
private letter just received here he
intends to do no such thing. He
writes that he shall not resign that
he is constantly receiving rebukes
from the administration, and has even
been threatened with dismissal be
cause of his exposure of the official
abuses practiced by Seward and Bay.
ley. He intends now to remain in
order to test the administration, and
see whether it will discharge the only
man in China who has done his duties
and exposed the rascalities of his su-
periors and predecessors.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-09

Harry's blue ribbon boat, brought in
go bales cotton. 81 scks cotton seed,
2l head cattle, 13 pkgs sundries and
a good list of people. She returns to-
morrow evening to White river, car
rying the mail. doing all way business
and connecting at Jacksonport with
light draught steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. Walker
Outlaw controls the Office, and is ably
assisted by Messrs. William Nucles
and Hugh Smith.
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COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
Standard International classification

Cotton receipts here are now Z2,ZS4
bales in excess of last year, and 1906
ahead of year before last at this date.
From now to the close Of August last
season we received 1850 bales. If
we do as we'll this season, our total
will reach 4O8,421 bales.
Receipts of cotton at all United
States ports for the past six days
were 32,6O6 bales, against 39,ll5
bales the week before, aud 1892
bales same week last year.
The total receipts Of cottonat all
United States ports to date are 1885,
544 bales, against 4,196,33O bales at
this date last year, and 3,970,14O the
year before. Excess of receipts this
year over last, 342,2O4 bales. The
stock on hand at this time is 1884
bales, against 478,5ll bales at this
time last year, and 53l,823 bales the
year before. The foreign shipments
70 date are 2,9O7 ,O43 bales, against
3,O12,271 bales last year, and 2,794,330
the year before.
The visible supply of cotton on the
I'd instant, including all stocks
in Europe and America, and amount
aAoat for Europe, according to the
New York Financial Chronicles
tables, was 2,572,448 bales, an in
crease compared with last year at the
same time of 248,072 bales, a decrease
as compared with the year before
of 163,29O bales, and a decrease Of
456,821 bales as compared with 1871.
The current freight rates here at
present are, on cotton to New Orleans
per rail, $1.35@1.6O per bale; river,
81 per bale. To the east 74c per cwt.
to New York all rail Tie to Balti-
more, 72c; to Philadelphia, sc to
Fall river, zoe; to Providence, Low
ell and Boston, rail and river, &c less.
Oil cake to New Orleans So per ton,
or 1926 do. alongside of vessels. Sugar
from New Orleans per river 81 per
hid. River freights from St. Louis
25c per Dbl. on meal and -four BIC
on pork l2lc per cwt. on grain and
meats, and l74c on hay.
LIVERPOOL COTTON STATEMENT.
For the week ending April 9th, as
cabled to the Memphis cotton ex-
change:
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Special to Courier Journal.1

0PpSAhi " NVuIicE-JouFnhl.J
WASHINGTON, April l. The
friends of Governor Seymour have de-
termed to address him a letter asking
him whether he will accept the presi-
dental nomination should it be ten
dered him. They say they are anxious
to hear definitely from him on the
subject, for if he will permit his name
to be used, they will at once take steps
toward securing him the nomination
Otherwise they will turn their
strength in some other direction.
Apropos ofthis, a near friend and rel
alive Of Governor Seymour said the
other day that he had a letter from
that gentleman in which he says posi-
lively that he cannot take the nomi-
nation.
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Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

Chancery Court Of Shelby county-No. 32g4,
NJ. L, Reush, ADMIR- Of John A. Rou ii
VS.. 4, j. Wolff, ct al.-And No. 1928, NJ. L..
Roush VS.. S. Beektold. ct al
QI virtue Of an introductory decree for sale.
ID entered in the above consolidated causes
on the 18th day Of March, 1870, NJ. B. 26, p.
SCI, l will sell, at public auction. to the high
est bidder, in front Of the clerk and masters
office, courthouse Of Shelby county, Memphis,
now known as the Taxing District Of Shelby
Saturday, April 10, 1850,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
to-wit: A leasehold interest in the city OF
Memphis, situated on the southwest corner
of DeSOto and Monroe streets, fronting on
Monroe street 68 feet, more or less, by 1857 feet
on the west side of DeSoto street, with all the
improvements thereon, subject to conditions
Of lease fled herein.
Alse a certain tract Of land in Memphis on
the north side Of Hotel street. being lot II of
block II, on the plan Of said city as set out in
the deed of Andrew Stein, recorded in book
los, p 544 in the Registers Office Of Shelby
county.
Also a certain tract in said city on the east
side of Causey street, fronting rs fee, more or
less, and having a depth of about $50 feet,
being all Of lot No. 4, block 40. except the
rear part Of said lot sold to one Copeland by
J. M. james, being the same land described
in an instrument recorded in Registers office,
Shelby county, Tenn, book 70, page ga, ETC.,
subject, however, to the life estate Of Mary l.,
Roush, which has been set apart to her in this
cause. Beginning at the southwest corner
Of said lot No. 4; thence north with the east
line of Causey street 57% feet; thence east at
right angles with said street 100 feet; thence
south and parallel with said street % fees 10
inches, the south line of said lot: thence west
wardly with the south line of said lot No. 4 to
the beginning"
Terms Of sale One fourth cash; balance on
a credit Of twelve l2l months, purchasers exc
cutting notes. Lien reserved for payment of
purchase money, and when paid, title abso-
Lutte.
This March 18th, 1880.
r, j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
Finlay 4 Peters, II, G. Mccall, WV. Good
win, Solicitors. 1875
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-09

RY virtue ola deeu U. a. ust executed to me
- as trustee by Mrs. NJ. A. Chandler and
John I. Chandler on the 2lst March, 1879, and
recorded in the Registers Office Of Shelby
county, Tenn. in hook No. 1928, mage &, 10
secure four notes Of $50 each, and the holder
# said notes having notified me that they arc
iue eld unpaid. and to make sale Of the
sronerty, l shall, in pursuance Of said trust
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COMMERCIAL
PUBLIC LEDGER 0FFIoE,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April Q, 1880.

The current Of financial affairs runs
smoothly, with money in easy reach Of
all who are able to offer undoubted
security. Prime mercantile paper is
discounted at 8 per cent. Outside
rates range from 6 to 10 per cent.
Exchange is quiet and UNMARRIED in
rates, cotton bills on the east are taken
at $l.25 per thousand for bills carrying
no grace, and 81 so per thousand
for sight bills on points beyond New
York. New Orleans bills are ic dis
count buying, and selling at par.
Checks on the east are sold at IL
premium.
Clearing house report for to-day i:
as follows:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-09

DY virtue Of a con, eyance to us made BY
ID Edward Coleman and regiitered In chat
Ell book 9. page 452, Registers Office, Shelby
county, Tenn, we will, on
Saturday, the 18th day OfApriI, 1850,
at corner Of Main and Madison streets.
taxing District, at u M, sell for cash one
te3ond-hand fine silver plated Barouohe and
I of double. harness, used with the same.
caid carriage is known rs city No 70.
Jaues Cunningham X Son.
B. B. ROGERS, Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-09
Cotton

The market opened heavy this fore
noon, news from abroad coming in
1.16d lower, and from the east &c to &c
down; also 80 points lower on futures.
The indications point to a reduction
of prices here. Sales yesterday, 300
bales, divided, 31OO to exporters and
600 to spinners, the market closing
quiet, as follows:
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wednesday, April 2sth, 1850,

at the southeast corner of South Court and
Main, in front Of the real estate Office OF
Royster 4 Company, in the Taxing District
of said Shelby county, sell for cash ut public
sale to the highest bidder, between the hours
Of IL q m. and l o'clock, pm, the following
described property, tO-wit; Beginning on the
south line OF a 7s1a acre tract Of land, a part
Of q sub division to Thomas Love, of the
Murdoch Mcmillan 5s6 acre tract, being a
u b-diyision of the John Ramsey 5000 acre
grant, Is chains and 80 links east Of the south
west corner ofthe said ISL acres; thence east
with said south line on Kerr avenue 7 chains
70 a stake and white oak pointer naked r.
thence north chains and IS links to a stake
and white oak pointer marked A, thence west
chains 70, . stake and poplar marked RI
thence south I chains and 10 links to the be-.
ginning, containing 8 acres, being tho same
purchased by j. e. R. Ray from s. Q. Love,
executor Of Thomas Love, deceased, recorded
in book Al, page 10, and the same conveyed
by j.. +. X. Ray to M. $. Ray by deed Of
record, in book So, page 6dl.
Right or equity Of redemption waived.
Title believed To DO good, but j sell rs trus.
tee only. ], W, R0Y6TER, Trustee,
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Nonresident Notice.

No. 3S91-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee-Mary A. DoLsen VS.. j.
d. Dolsen.
1T appearing from affidavit in this ca
i that the defendant, j. d. Dol en-, is a non
resident Of the State of Tennessee; it is
therefore ordered that he make his sp-
psarance herein, at the courthouse of Shelby
the first Monday in hey, 1880, and
plead, answer or demur to complainant
bill, or the same will be taken for confessed as
to him and set for hearing ex-parte and
that a copy Of this order be published once a
week for four successive weeks in the Public
Ledger.
This 10th day Of March, 1880.
R. J, BLACK, Clerk and Master.
A cOpy-Attest:
BY h. b. MCHENRY, D. C. an.
7. P. Chambers, Sol. for complainant.
Is "a 30 "a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-09
Trustees Sale.

IN pursuance Of the terms Of a deed of trust
i executed to me by j. L. r. Ray and Mary
). Ray, his wife, on the 2sth day Of November,
ISL, and recorded in the Registers office OF
Shelby county, Tennessee, in record book No.
$685., and interest and defauit having been
made IN the payment thereof, l will, as trus-
tee, sell on
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-
N pursuance Of the terms of a deed of trust
L made &c me as trustee by Levi S. Hill an
the 4th day Of October, 1873, to secure a GER
tain Indebtedness therein named, l will, on
Tuesday, the goth day Of April, 1880,
in front of the courthouse in Memphis, Ten
nessee, sell for cash TO the highest bidder, the
following described property conveyed to me
in the deed aforesaid, which deed is recorded
In book No. 80, page lis, records OF Shelby.
county, to wit. a certain piece or parcel Of
land lying in Civil District No. 2, in Shelby
county and State Of Tennessee, CONTAINING
two hundred acres and a part Of grant No.
245, to y. q. and I. Blunt. and bnunded na
follows; Beginning at a stake, thence Al de-
grees east, Is links TO a black oak marked J.
Il. and I. B., the southeast corner Of grant
number 245; thence west. the south boundary
line of said grant, IA chains and % links To- n
white oak marked j. NJ; thence north 5 de-
grees east III chains to a stake and the north
boundary line Of said grant; thence east s
degrees south with said line IA chains % links
to a sweet gum marked H., the northeast cor
ner of said grant; thence south 5 degrees west
with the east boundary line Of said grant li
chains to the beginning, containing by esti-
nation 200 acres.
Also one other piece of land lying in tho
same county and State and in the same Civil
District and known and described as follows;
Thirty acres ofland cut of of the north end of
a certain piece Of land purchased by W. w.
Puryear OF a sale ordered and made BY the
Second Chancery Court of Shelby county,
tennessee, in the case efJohn Brown, admin
istratOr VS. Sullivan, ct. al, said decree
yesting and diyesting title in aid w. w. Pur-
year, is Of record in the Registers Office of
said county in book No. 81, page 1872, and to
which reference is made for a full desc, iption.
The thirty acres herein conveyed is the north
east and west and entirely across the north
end Of the entire tract.
Title to said property is believed to be good,
but l sell ay1 convey as trustee.
Equity Of redemption waived.
March 18th. 1890. RSS
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CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.

OONDllAON VI Ahh NV
The river here declined 8 inches
in the past "a hourszand is now g
feet l inch above low water mark.
At Cairo it rose 2 inches, with "a
feet l inch on the gauge. At St.
Louis, 3 inches, with z2 feet on the
gauge. At Pittsburg it declined 8
inches, with Z feet on the gauge. AT
Cincinnati, ID inches, with % feet II
inches on the gauge. At Louisville
2 inches, with 10 feet 10 inches on the
gauge. AT Evansville it is falling,
with % feet inches 6 on the gauge.
Cumberland river rose II inches at
Nashville, with l6 feet on the gauge.
Tennessee river is swelling slowly.
Arkansas river is rising at Little
Rock, with Z feet on the gauge,
White River is stationary, with a bis
stage of water from JacksOnpOrt tC
to the mouth.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.

BOATS LEAvIEG THIS DAY.
Friar's Point, Jas. Lee.........."....5 pm
0sceola, Coahoma....".~ ...~.""...6 pm
Cincinnati, Cons Millar""..~..".....5 pm
st Louis, City of Helena.........".5 pm
Commerce, Shields. pm
Commerce, Silverthorn ,.......""...5 pm
st. Francis River, Batesville. pm
New Orleans, Golden Crown~.""...5 pm
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Trustees Sale.

FINDER and by virtue of two certain trust
" deeds to me executed by Joseph G..
Neacham, of date 2nd day of November, 1873,
recorded in the Registers Office of Shelby
county, State Of Tennessee, in record book
10. es, on page q, and enc dated 9Th day Of
March, 1875, and recorded 10 same Office. on
the 9Th day Of March, 1875, in record book No.
le5, on page 563; the debts therein secured be-
ing past due and unpaid. 7 will, at the request
Of the benefciaries therein, on
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ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Steamer Batesville, st. Francis river.
Josie Harry, White River.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
/" Coahoma, 0sceola.
u. p. Schenck, New Orleans.
I" Dick Fulton, Louisville.
City of Vic&sburg, st. Louis.
City of Helena, Vicksburg.
Z" Shields, Commerce.
Silverthorn, Commerce.
-" Jas. Lee, Friar's Point.
DEPARTED.
Steamer 0uachita Belle, Greenville.
Colorado, st. Louis.
U. P. Schenck, Cincinnati.
Dick Fulton, New Orleans.
City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
IN PORT.
Jas. Lee, Mark Twain, Coahoma, Sill
verthorn, Shields, Josie Harry, City o.
Helena. B~atesville, Cons Millar.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-09

IN pursuance Of the terms of a deed of trust
i made te me as trustee by Levi S. Hill on
the 4th day Of October, 1873, to secure a GER
tain Indebtedness therein named, l will, on
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-01-24
Relieved of sI40 in Cash.

A silver.haired old gentleman, named
e. Rogers, who has lived In the upper
end OF this county for some time, came
to this city day or two since on bis
way TO Texas. He concluded he would
stop over a short while, have a little
fun aud take in some of the night side
of city life before bidding us farewell.
Thursday night he pal visit to one
of the notorious dives" on Water
street. He had put himself outside of
a liberal quantity of 40 be joyful"
and was having jolly time, as
he thought, but upon coming to
himself, be realized that he
had been relieved of his pocket
change, to the amount, as he says, OF
$40. Yesterday he swore out war
rants against two of the inmates OF
the "den" into which he fell. Mat
Lamb was first tried before Justice
King, and bound over to court. Mag.
Billiard was taken up on the same
change, but the evidence was insuffis
cient, and she was discharged. Still
his money was not forthcoming. He
paid pretty dear for his sights, and
will have to defer his trip to Texas.