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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-06-09
DEATH OF TOM HAYES.

A brief notice in the last issue OF
the DEMOCRAT, announced the SUD
den and sad death of Tom Hayes,
who had entered his 22d birth Gay
on the 23d of May, 1880, and fee
HE tribute to his memory is due his
worth and the many good traits OF
his character, and the usefulness OF
his short career among the living.
He was the first born of the late
Bernard F. Hayes, and of Emma
Moore, the cherished and beloved
daughter of the late Gov. Thomas
0. Moore, and Mrs. Bethia J. Moore;
he was born on the old homestead,
Mooreland, having lost father, moth
err and grand father. His grand
mother has reared him with that
care. attention and affection only
known to women of her nature, and
truly may it be said he was the cher
ished jewel of her heart, the idol o.
her affections.
And we reyerently trust we 90 no.
intrude on the sanctity of her grief
az we hear her walls and cries, tina
Tom is gone, my dear child! Com
from this world of sin and misery
\ Gone from this world of woe ant
care! Gone to the realms of JOY AM
} felicity, leaving the evanesccnt AM
deceptive hopes, the falsity, the de
f ceit and treachery of cold, pitlles
f sphere. How her memory must re
vert to the dim shadows of the hal
: lowed past with her dear and love
!. Tom-how they hover and soa
! around her like the shadowy wing
/. a phantom angel, and conjure up
grand array the joyous and happ
moments they have seen togethe
!, But, they linger just a little Will
E the shadows of those happy, haIcyo
DAYS. A bleak cloud suddenly Of
scures their radiance AID all is darl
d ,rk. dark as the shades Of Erebu
!. For that grandmother and mo
:, than doating mother, Tom, brigh
- young and cherished child is gon
and with his departure all that W
= sweet and pleasant passes away;
must not stay with her, she must n
ponder DER it. But of him, the tr
hearted and noble, the staunch a.
. unwavering friend, she will alwa
"a think.
Rest in peace, everlasting pea
y, Tom. for we know that your sic
+ will be peaceful and tranquil, a
- that your Disseminated soul will ia
10 its fight on glorified wings of ri
- ture up to the celestial palace
:. God, and rest til, oughout the cou
h less ages of eternity forever at |
N right hand.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-06-09

Buy Jour Boots, Shoes and Hats
from Hustmyre.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-06-09

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The proceedings of the Police
Jury, at their first session, will lie
found officially reported in these col
umns. Two very important and ne
cessary Ordinances were passed,
which can but prove financially ben.
eficial. The re-registering of all
the old issues and certificates up to
1880, is done in order TO ascertain
the real Indebtedness of the Parish,
and not to effect the standing of the
paper or to detail any extra expense
on any one. AS we have often sta
ted and urged, the Parish script is
not in existence, by at least one-third,
as so regularly returned in the Treas
urer's report, and the Ordinance OF
the Jury will prove that we were cor.
rect. All the old script will be taken
by the Collector in payment at pal
for all debts due the Parish Other
than those of 1880, collectable out o.
the Tax Roll of 1879, and the Ii
censes of 1880. These latter are Il
be paid in currency, and paid in,t
the Parish Treasurer's hands, sub
iect to the draft of cash warrants
On this latter score the Police Jur,
start in debt $751.45, which certiti
Gates are registered commenciD!
anew with number one and so on
and are to be paid in the order Q
their registration. Against this ne,
debt the Parish has in the hands o
the Collector now due the rolls @
1879 and the Licenses of 1886
amounting to at least $4,000, whic
|. will be collected at once. 1n wore
the Police Jury have made a goo
financial start, and ID bee of sixt
days nothing buttarish oLrrants vi
a be issued, anu Il ~ 5" more certificate
/. will be given.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-06-09

NO catapillars to talk Of as yet
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-06-09
M0SES ROSENTHAL,

TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH PARiSh W
RAPlDEs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-06-09
CALcAs1Eu WARD No. 6.

District No l, from Hineston bridge
to Hughes, John Hathaway, syndlc.
District No 2, from Hughes to Gray
Mansers lane, Simon Miracle, syndic
District No 3, from Hlneston bridge
on upper Burr's Ferry read to the Par.
isl. line, Marion Littevel syndic.
District No 4, from intersection o.
the marlborough road to Parish line
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-14
Fitz John Porter

Philadelphia Times,J
General Porter must of necessity be
denied the legitimate promotion that
his services and the lapse of tine
would have brought him. He can be
restored only to the rank he held in
the army at the time of his dismissal,
when he was a colonel. His major
g~eneralship in the volunteer service
must be treated as having expired
with all similar commissions at the
close of the war, and the man who
would undoubtedly have been a
brigadier and probably a major gen
eral, to>day in the regular army,
must be remanded to the rank of colo
mel, as having served since his unjust
dismissal without promotion. He will
pay no more than covers the costs of
his fifteen years of ceaseless effort to
attain Justice; and his rank in the
army may be voluntarily resigned as
soon as reached; but the great purpose
to which General Porter has devoted
half the years of his active life will be
successful, and his courage, skill and
fidelity as a soldier of his country will
be stainless before the world.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-14

Ha6lia, who is now seventy years of
age, first took his seat in 1913, but he
subsequently resigned when elected
governor Of Maine. He was, however,
reelected to the senate Immediately
after being iuaugurated as governor.
and afterwards again resigned to be-
come vice-president of the United
States. Mr.. Bruce, of Mississippi, is
the youngest senator, not being yet
thirty nipa years of age. Senator
Edmunds. of Vermont, is by many
supposed to be the Oldest senator
because of his appearance, but in fact
there are but Few who are younger
than he. He is not yet but ffty-two
years Of age, but his head and beard
are gray, and a STOPPING posture that
he assumes makes him appear much
older than he really is. Senators
Edmunds and Thurman are generally
ranked as the best lawyers in that
body, and in their political parties
respectively they are usually accepted
al authority upon questions of manage
ment or policy.
In past times members of congress
who distinguished themselves by a
careful Watching of appropriations
have been designated as "watchdogs of
the Treasury" Senator Edmunds
might very appropriately be called the
guardian of legislation generally. AS
soon as a bill or resolution that has
been introduced in either house is
printed Mr.. Edmunds procures a copy
and acquaints himself with its provis-
ions. He keeps track of every meas
ure, no matter how unimportant, and
if there is a defect in it or room for an
objection he will present it when the
matter gets before the senate. He is
an indefatigable worker and student
in the line of his legislative duties
and has by his vigilance in this way
been Of i%nealculable service to the
country.
Besides the 219 lawyers in the
house, there are % merchants, 5bank
ers, 3 capitalists, 2 inventors, 5 manu-
facturers, 2 teachers, II farmers 6
physicians, | architect and builder, 4
editors, 2 ministers, 2 stone cutters, |
insurance agent. 2 millers and 3 own
ers and operators of transportation
lines. The oldest member Of the
house is Mr.. Wait, of Connecticut,
who is sixty-nine years ofage, and the
youngest member is NJ. Frost, of st.
Louis, who is twenty-eight years of
age. Fernando Wood has been longer
a member of the house than any of his
associates, and the next in point of
service is Judge Kelley, of Pen
sylvania. Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia.
is generally spoken of as being older
than any other member of the house,
but Mr.. Waite has 'about n year
the advantage of him in that respect.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-14
trustees Sale.


by virtue Of three several trust deeds made
- t. me by w. D. Saint and his wife, Susan
ID. Saint, all recorded in the office of the reg,
lister Of Shelby county, Tenn. the frst In
book No. 10, page, on the 18th of Marc
1875, the second in book No. 107, page $40, and
the third in book No. 10. page 400, / will, for
the purpose of paying the Indebtedness caused
thereby, proceed to sell on
Monday. February 2, 1850,
ct public auction, at the southwest corner of
Madison and Main street in the city Of Mem
phls, the following property situated in Shell
by county, State Of Tennessee, and described
ms follows; One lot at Wiitehayen, Tonnes
see, on the Mississippi and Tennessee rail
road beginning at an iron stake 600 feet) one
hundred feet from the center line Of the tract
OF the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad and
In the west boundary line Of the depot grounds
OF said railroad 40 feet from the northwest
corner Of said depot grounds, running thence
s0uthwardly on said line and parallel with
the said railroad for q distance of 3SI feet to
an iron stake; thence westwardly and at
right angles 10 the line Of said railroad 1860
feet to a stake in the west boundary line of 4.
M: Whites land; thence northwardly with
said line 38l feet to a stake; thence eastward
~ and parallel with the second line 134) feet
to the beginning stake in the ground Of said
railroad, containing twelve 12) acres more or
less, being the same land conveyed by +. M.
White, to WI. Saint. | will sell for cash.
Title believed to be good but I viii convoy
only as trustee.
1O2 1913 ArusVee'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-14
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,)
District of West Tenneqae. I
Uircuit Court for said Distriot.

Circult Court for said District.
In equity No. 2l6-Luke P. Blackburn VS.. the
Selma; Marion and Memphis Railroad Co.,
and others,
QY virtue of the final decree made in the
ID above cause, on tho Sd day of June, 1879,
among other things, requiring the clerk Of this
court, as special Master, TO inquire, ascertain,
and report to tho court, the names of the sew
eral holders of the bonds and coupons, men
TONED in the said decree, issued BY the said
Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad Com
pany, and the respective amounts due to each
holder of the said bonds and coupons, calcu-
lating interest at seven per cent. per annum.
Now in order TO enable said clerk to make said
report, notice IS hereby given, that ali Holders
and owners of bonds and coupons issued By
the said Railroad Company, under the proyi-
slons ofthe mortgage in the bill of complaint
and decree in the said cause mentioned, are
required to produce the same before under
signed, Clerk and Master as aforesaid, and TO
tile the same with him for examination, allow
ance and report, on or befOte the first day of
April, a, d. 1890, otherwise they will be barred
of the right TO share in the proceeds of the sale
Of the mortgaged property, or to participate
in the benefits of the said decree.
December 10, 1879.
BELL w. E%THERIDGE, C. a M,
ESTES x Elicit, Solicitors.
a. Q2-QQ 1ns IA 1I7
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-14
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.1
niaArinA nf w. m..'
Circuit Court for said distribt.

NlICull NOurt Tor SAID district.
IN equity, No. 2l6-Luke p. Blackburn vs..
Tho Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad
Go. and al.
by virture of the final decree of the Cirouit
- Court of the United States, for the Vast
ern District Of Tennessee. made in the above
enLitied cause on the Sd day of June, A.D.,
iofv, the undersigned clerk Of the said oonrt
duly a0sRqEized 3 appointed by the snid
decree,. Will sell at public sale, at the conrt
nouse " Memphis, county of Shelby ana
osate OF Iennesseei on Monday, che 22d day
OF march, A.D. 1850, between the hours of Il
m; and z pm, of said day, to the highest
bidder, all the following Described pronerfv
to;;Tlti All the Selma, Marion and Mempbis
rallf0adi king between the city of Memnbis-
IN the State Of Tennessee, and the CITY az
selma, IN the State Of Alabama, constructed
or to DO constructed, together with ali and
singular the railways, rails, bridges. fences
warehouses, engines, cars, fixtures, privileges.
rights, real estate Of every and nh deseyib.
tiioni ana al other property owned or which
slnce the 18TH day Of March,, 1871, the date
OF the mortgage mentioned in the bin
in this cause has been acquired by said
company by subscription, donation or
purchase and including 81 bonds 0g
SlOOg each, issued by the city of Aberdeen, in
the State OF Mississippi, now in the hands OF
tns receiver IN this cause. The said line Of
rallroaq with Its equipment and appurten-
ances, being an entirety will be sold alto
gether, with the heneat of tho franchises
owned and possessed by said company. The
sale will be made on the following terms. To-.
wit: 0ro thousand dollars of the purchase
moaey of said railroad, with its appurfc.
nanGes, equipment and rolling stock, shall be-
paid in cash at the time of the sale. and tbc.
remainder shall be paid in six months efteT
the date of sale, the purchaser giving his more
with approved security, payable to complain-
ant, and a lien reserved on the property. The
said bonds and other property will be SOLD
for cash TO be paid down ut the time Of tbc
sale. BELL ". ETHRRjDgE '"
Dec. 10, 1879. Clerk and eommissinzcr
ESTES 4 BLLErT, soils.
81 Xxx 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-14
- 9UN FOR 1870.

public affairs Il is impossible 70 xsgvcrsts
the importance Of the political events whirb
II thas IN store, or the necessity Of resolnts
klgilance en- The part OF every citizen who
founders gave us. Tho debates and acts 81
congress. the utterances of the press. tbe
exciting contests Of the Republican and bem.
o,cratie parties, now nearly equal In Strength
-thrOughout the country, the varying drift Of
public sentiment, will all bear directly and
effectively upon the twenty-fourth Presiden-
ual election, to be held in November. Fonr
years ago next November. the will of tho ma.
ton, as expressed at the polls. was thwnrted
by an abominable conspiracy, the promoters
and beneiciaries Of which still hold the Of
fees they stole. Will the crime of 1875 be
repeated in 1907 The past decade Of wears
opened with a corrupt, extravagant and inso-
tent ADMINISTRATION intrenehed at Washing
ton. The Sun did something toward dislodr-
ing the gan 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; WIN they succeed2 The coming
year Will bring the answers to these moments
GUS questions. The Sun will be on hand 10
chronicle the facts as they are developed, and
10 EXHIBIT them clearly and fearlessly in their
relations to expediency and right.
Thus, with a habit Of philosophical GOOD
humor IN looking at the minor affairs of life.
and in great things a steadfast purpose IN
maintain the rights of the people and the
principles OF constitution against all agrees
sors, The Sun is prepared TO write a truthful.
instructive, and at the same time entertain
ing history of 1880.
Our rates Of subscription remain unchanged.
For the Daily Sun, a four-page sheet of TWEEN
ty-elght columns, the price by mail, POSTPAID.
is % cents a month, or $3.50 a year; or,
indcluding the Sunday paper, an eightspage
sheet of hfty-six columns, the price Is 65
cents a north, or 1870 a year, postage paid.
The Sunday edition Of The Sun is also fur
paid.
The price Of the Weekly Sun, eight pages,
htty-six columns, is 81 q year, postage paid.
For clubs of ten sending $40 we will send an
extra copy free. Address
ll8 I. w. ENGLAND, Publish,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-14
New York Va. Maine.
Washington Post.l

N~asNlHBtVHI ost'l
Mr.. Clarkson N. Potter was counted
out as a candidate for lieutenant-gov
ernor Of New York by the same rules
whichgoverned Gov. Garcelon's action
in Maine, viz: a tabulation of the legal
returns and a refusal on the part of
the Democratic board of -canvassers to
go behind them. OF six hundred
scattering votes cast in New York
city alone four hundred were known
to have been intended for Mr.. Potter,
In which his name was either spelled
wrongly or wrong initials were used.
Mr.. Potter was urged to authorize a
contest in order that these scattering
votes might be counted, but declined,
holding that a rigid execution of the
law was imperative. And yet nobody
that we have heard of has threatened
murder, arson or revolt in New York
over the wrongful elevation of such a
man as Hoskins to the place to which
Mr.. Potter was fairly elected.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-14

The Sun viii deal with the events Of the
year 1870 An its wi fashion, now pretty vcii
understood BY everybody. From January / 10
December 81 IL will be conducted as a news
PAPER, written IN the English language, and
As a newspaper, The Sun believes in getting
all the news Of the world promptly, and pre.
senting 1t IN the most ineligible shape-the
shape .nst VIII enable IT'S readers to keep we'll
tive expenditure of time. The greatest inter
est 70 the greatest n~umber-that is the law
controlling its daily makeup. 1t now has a
circulation very much larger than that of any
other American newspaper, and enjoys ~
income which il is at all times prenared 10
spend literally for the benefit of its readers
People Of all conditions of life and All wavs
OF thinking buy and read The SIM. ma
tney al derive satisfaction of some sort from
reading il s M"
In its comments on men and affair, The
sun believes that the only guide of poiiev
snou.a be common sense, inspired By genuine
amerlean principles and backed BY honesty
OF purpose. For this reason it is, and viii
continue to be, absolutely independent of
party, class, clique, organization. or Interest,"
II ls for all, but Of none. 1t will c%ontinne ~
praise what is good and reprobate what Is
evil, taking care that its language ia ~ M
point and plain, beyond the possibilitv 81
pelng misunderstood. 1t is uninhuenced by
motives that do no not appear on the ~surface.
II mas no opinions to sell, save those which
may De mad by any purchaser for two cents.
IL hates injustice and r~ascality even more
than, IT hates. unnecessary words. 1t abbors
frauds, pities fools, and deplores ninoompoons
q every species. 1t will continue throuebont
me year 1880 to ,chastise the fIrst-class, in
sLruet the second, and discountenance the
tnlrd. All honest men. with honest convic-
lions, whether sound or mistaken, are its
iIlenas. And the sbn makes no bones of tell
ing the truth to its friends and about its
speaking. 'N's vi pam
Ihese are the principles upon which The
sun VIII be conducted during the year 10 come
me year 1850 will be one in which no pstri-
QUO American can afford to close his ewes to
r Of"The sun. New York 6.itv
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-14
Trustees sale.


DY virtue Of a trust deed made By VIM. Il.
- Tomlinson to me as trustee, and recorded
in the registers 0Aloe Of Shelby county. Ten
in record book No. lis, page 332, the
Thursday, the 18th day of January, 1850,
within legal hours, on the southwest corner Of
Main and Madison streets, in the city Of
Memphis, offer at public sale to the highest
for cash, and free from the equity Of
the following real estet0i Begin
ming at the southwest corner Of lot No. 50
and r.ns .heaoe' southwardly with the east
line OF Front row 2iN feet; thence eastward
u in a line parallel with Monroe street li5
with tho west line Of Eront alley ~
feet TO tho southeast corner Of lot 50; thence
sestwatdly with the south line Of said lot 50
10 tho beginning on Front row.. it being tho
third Of lot 30; containing ~ feet,
more or less, fronting on Front street.
W. D, BEARD, Trustee,
January2 1880. 1QS'1tf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-14
Notice of Opening Biddings.


No. 1853, R: DIN the Probate Court of Shelby
county, Tennessee, g.. A. Hanson, execu-
tor of Bernard Grey, deceased, vs.. Thomas
Horne, ct. al.
PURSUANT to an order made in this cause
4 on January 9TH, 1880, entered in minute
book No. 30, page 5SS, opening biddings for ten
days for the real estate purcha ed by Flaherty
X Sullivan in this cause: notice is hereby
given that l will receive advance bids on that
ofFlaherty \ Sullivan for said real estate at
my office, in Memphis, until 4 o'clock pm, of
January, goth, 1880, at which hour said bids
will be closed.
Said real estate. consists ofpart lot 1874, Jno.
Oyerton's south Memphis subdivision, front-
80 feet south.
Also the remainder interest in the dover
assigned to Hannah Grey ia said lot, being
the rear part thereof, 6Ox90 feet.
No bid will he received for a less sum than
FlaAerty i Sullivan's bid of 800.
terms One-fourth cash, balance in six and
twelve months, purchaser giving security, and
a lien retained.
This January 10th, 1880.
OWEN QWYER, Clerk.
ESTES * W~EATHERFoRD, Soils. nt1g3
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-14
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Mrs. Congressman Pacheo writes
novels.
Mrs. Elizabeth Comstock, a Quaker
missionary. of Michigan, says that of
the 10000 prisoners whom she has
visited $4,000 we're brought to prison
through strong drink.
The native Georgians who guide
the revenue ofaoaFs in their raids on
moonshiners say that the latter al.
wSys sing the long-metre doxology
when they have killed one of the
raiders.
The dinner gwen TO Prof. Nor
deuskjold, at Nagaski, vas 2 regular
feast Of Pentecost, speeches being
made in English, French, German,
Dutch, Swedish, Russian, japanese
and Chinese.
Paul Boyton has injured his health
to such an extent by his reckless habit
of floating up and down rivers as
though he were a regular crocodile
that he is forced to go to Florida for
the winter.
Wonder who this is? A common
vagranL and drunkard, now in the
chain gang at Leadville, under the as
sumed name of StOrRont, is said to
have been formerly a United States
Senator from an Eastern State.
Miss Lille c. Darst, who has been
elected enrolling clerk Of the Ohio
Senate, is the first woman who has
ever held any position of the sort in
the State. Miss Darst is the bright.
vivacious lady who for some years
past has edited the Clrcleville Her
aid.
Henry w. Longfellow, the poet. will
be 70 years old on the 9th Of Febru-
airy. The public schools of Cincin-
natl will celebrate the occasion with
brief sketches, addresses and recita-
tiOns pertaining to the poet. 1t is eK-
pected that 10000 pupils Of the higher
grades will take part in the celebra-
ton.
Alexander Stephens says to the
Chicago News 81 don't expect to
live through another Presidential
election | don't expect TO live twelve
months longer. | can feel that nav
health is rapidly declining; | notice
it myself. | have held on now far
beyond my time, aud haze outlived
my generation"
Queen Victoria is very fond Of the
drama, and Mrs. Davenport says the
profession is indebted to her for a
vsluable idea, that Of turning the
lights Of the audience down durine
the acts, and up between them. III,
advantage was obvious, and royalty
having suggested it, Il at once became
the rule.
Edison, when first investigating til,
subject Of electricity, having seen tn,
sparks fly in stroking a eats back, pro
duced a large cat and placed il in thu
circuit, using one Of its fore and on,
Of its hind paws as electrodes. Their
he tried to start an induced currenI
BY rubbing Jbs cats back briskly. l