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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11
Death OF a Former Austrian
officer in Huntsville.

Hgptsyille Alabama, Independent Dec, 9 J
Henry NJ. Rheinfelder, formerly
captain in the Austrian army, died at
the McGee hotel, in this city, of CON
sumption, last Monday morning, aged
about 80 years.
ia was of noble Austrian parentago
ond 4 sorvso o.-,me years in the Austrian
apmy arm w which he leis /, With the rank Of
captain. coming to Amei.Ha about
seven years ago, with the scars y
many wounds still upon him, he was
married February 10, 1880, to Fannie
B. Wallis, daughter of DR.. Geo, d.
Wallis, who was for many years on tne
editorial staff Of the New York
Herald.
A day or two after marriage they
came south, with the hope OF his re-
gaining his health, and they had been
in Huntsville for some weeks past.
But he had been very low with con-
sumption since his marriage and Tor
the last five weeks has not LETT his
bed.
He was a most accomplished and
courtly gentleman and delightful com.
panion. He was master Of seyera
languages, an artist by nature, mu
s;cian, lover of AL sweet anC
peaceful things"
He had no relatives in this country
but there are very many friends OF
both sides of the Atlantic who vii
deplore his loss and seek for his equa
in vain. 1t is stated that he was per
fectly resigned to death, and that h
left this world with a prayer on hi
t lips.
g The sympathits Of those who hay
met the wife during her stay here ar
freely offered in her in her atiliction.
The remains Of deceased were lai
to rest in the city cemetery, Huns
+ Vile, at three pm, Tuesday. Meic
r J. Z Stevens, w. X. Moore, 5: v
Harris, II. B. Robinson, D. Rober
son and Frank Coleman acted as pa
: bearers, the funeral taking place undt
= the ministerial direction of Rev. ,
p M. Banister.
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What win the End BE?

Murfreesboro Free Press.
We do not know, and we are moi
willing with the lights before us tc
offer conjecture. The high tax
members of the legislature have taken
upon themselves the responsible
tv Of settling the debt of Tennessee.
The bondholders did all they could to
secure the election of these represen-
tatives, and, of course, expect their
interests to be defended 1t would be
ungrateful now in the representative
to so back on the bondholder. The
people, on the other hand, were made
to believe that the debt would be ad-
justed at a low figure, and that taxes
would be increased very little. The
indications now are that the bond
holders, encouraged by the result of
the late election, will be very exact
ing. The people at the same time
hold their representatives accountable
for the manner in which the settle
ment may be made. TIE pledges
made to the people during the can,
yass must be complied with.
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are new and of the latest style, with
silvery trimmings, new oilcloth COW
ers the floor, the walls are adorned
with attractive pictures, and large
lot of cigars tastily arranged, makes
Coleman's quarters the hijou of the
city in the cigar store line, The ex-
tensive assortment of cigars and arti-
cles in the smokers trade is unex-
celled, aud Mr.. Coleman takes pride
in giving expression to the fact that
they are unrivalled by his competitors
in trade. The new fixtures at Sol
Coleman's are worthy Of inspection,
and his goods deserve to be tried. Go
to SIG Main street and review the new
features and interview the genial pro-
prietor.
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Police Points.

Tame court to-day.
Three scamps shipped for the island.
Charles Williams, a hanger on about
saloons, went down for forty days.
Slim Jim is booked for the island
for one hundred and seventy cOnsecu-
tive days-asaault and battery,
The celebrated performer in light
tragedy, lin Petes, is engaged for one
hundred performances on the island
natural scenery. His little pisto
secured his engagement
Tom and Edward Ford were or
rested by officers Wilson and ToleI
last night and charges of drunk, dis
orderly and assault and battery pre-
ferrod. They united in resisting ar
rest and we're about to ogerpowel
Officer Tolcrwhen Wilson cS'ne TO hi
rescue.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11

MADAME THEIRS, widow of the cele-
brated French historian, diplomatist
and politician, has been dangerously
i'll for some days. The report that
she was dead was a mistake, but a
cablegram received to-day states that
she is worse. Her illness is reported
to be the result Of shock received on
the late occasion when the monu-
ment to her husband was unveiled.
A brutal interruption occurred,
which greatly affected her at the time,
and is supposed to have brought on
her present severe illness.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11

COLONEL John L Helms, editor Of
the Morristown Gazette, a staunch
and able democratic paper, is candi
date for the Office of secretary Of
state. a position to be filed by the
next general assembly. He is a man
of decided convictions and is always
true to them, regardless of the cost,
but from his trenchant and facile pen
never flows detractiOn or misrepresen.
tstion; always clear, vigorous and
manly in style he has for many years
exercised large influence in state
politics. Two or three times he has
held a subordinate, though responsible
position in the organization of the
legislature, and discharged his duties
with the utmost efficiency and sal +
faction. He has strong claims upon
his party, and if elected secretary of
state he will acquit himself with
fidelity and distinction, and show him
self to be in every sense worthy of the
high trust.
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MOBILE TO NEW ORLEANS.
\ Graphic Description by DIR.
Clarke.
New Orleans cor. Nashville Banner.

New Orleans cor. Nashville Banner.l
Across from Mobile to New Or.
leans, who shall describe it? A south
ern scene essentially. The land of
the banana and the orange. The
chlld's delight when he can pull or
4nges off the trees like apples. We
had a most delightful run. We seemed
to be far out at sea at times. In
crossing the bays and lagoons we saw
all that could delight the eye. Trees
heavily draped with long moss, as if
the whole country was weeping.
Waves, with long rows of white caps,
for all the world like winnows in a
hay field. The heavy black eagle,
ring so close to the water. hunting
an unwary fish; fiOcks of wild ducks
of all sort, and beautiful brown and
yellow bird like a blackbird; vast seas
of grass, reeds and rushes, deceptive
to the eye of man, though no cattle
can be tempted to tread their treach-
erous sods; fsh-traps, yawls, schoon-
ers, with their white wings spread;
bathing houses, lovely villages of va
rious sizes, all looked like enchant.
ment. The freshness, neatDess and
loveliness of the villages surprises
every one who knows that nothing
will grow down here. Paseagoula,
Bay st. Louis, Mississippi City and
one or two other places, all summer
resorts for tired, hot, New Orleans
and Mobile, lay enchantingly on the
gulf shores. Silence deep and pro.
found reigns all down there, though.
Nothing is heard but the screams of
the black eagle, the wild notes of the
gulls and ducks, or the grating of the
rowlocks on the waters. Yet, with
the magnolia and live oak, veiled
heavily in their parasitic drapery Of
u.oss, enlivened by the groves of or
ange ard banana, the fruits and flowers
all being OF the trees at one and the
samy time, we have such a scene as
nature only gives In ber favorite
clilnes.
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Tgirer Telerrnnns.

LouIsv1LLE, December l1.-River
falling with Il feet o inches in canal
and 9 feet G inches in the chute on the
falls. Weather clear and cold.
CAIRo, December 1l.-Arrived-
Paris G. Brown, from New Orleans,
z pm; Robt. Mitchell and I. T..
Eckert, Walnut Bend, 4a.m. De-
parted-Paris G. Brown, for Cincin'
natl, 7p.ms Robert Mitchell, Mound
City, 4a.m.
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ST. LOUIS.
A Minister Assaulted by Ruhians
---ReWaFd.

ST. LOUIS, December lit has
just transpired that while Rev. DR..
Goodell, pastor of the Pilgrim Con-
gregational church, was passing along
Tenth street, between Pino and
Chestnut, early last evening, he was
assaulted by three rufians, knocked
down and badly beaten and cut about
the head. The attack was evidently
for the purpose of robbery,
but the outerles ofthe doctor fright
ened his assailauts. and they escaped
before arrests could be made.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11
BRUTALLY BEATEN.
Captain James $. Wise of Gin
clnnali.

CINCINNATI, December 11.-Capt.
James S. Wise, superintendent of the
Memphis packet iipe, was set upon
last night and beaten By some person
or persons to him unk2oN9. lie is
conscious this morning, but has been
vomiting blood and is in a critical con-
dition. He only remembers receiving
a blow on the back part Of his head
When found he had two ugly wounds
on his face as if struck by brass
knuckles. He was not robbed, and i
is thought some discharged employee
attacked him in revenge.
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NOn.fesldent and CreaIt0IIa NoLloa.

No. ss3s-In the Chaneery Court Of shelby
County, Tenn.-H NJ. Hill, admit istretqr
OF 5. 5. Dean, deceased, vs.. Laura Dean
ct al.
TT appearing from the bill 10 this eau that
l. it is a proceeding instituted TO settle and
wind 10 the estate Of Sidacy S. Dean, de-
ceased, IS. an insolyent estate; lis therefore
ordered that ali .rties claiming 10 be cred tors
OF said estate make their appearance herein
at the courthouse ia Memphis wi hiu the
time pre'crioed by law, and have themselves
made parties hereto and exhibit ami establish
their demands, or the same will be forever
barred; 1t also appearing from affidavit herein
that the defendants, JOp Dean, Ann West.
VIM. West, Amy Dean, Eliza psitehad, Mary
x. Hancock, kath. B-ekhsm and - B, ok
ham are nOn-residents of the Stale Of Ten
nessee; II il therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein, 80 the court
house Of shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn
on or before the first Monday in Februdry
1881, and plead, answer or demur 10 complain
ant bill, or the same will be taken for con-
tessed as 10 them and set for hearing eX -parte.
and that copy Of the orders BIZ pubiislei
once week, for four successive weeks in
the Public Ledger.
This 9Th day Of December, 1850.
A copy-Attest'
R, J. BLACK, Clerk sad Master.
BI u. b. MoHEERY, u. Q. K NJ.
Bigelow Hill, sol. for complt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11

1T is already rumOred that out Of
the seventy five representatives in the
Tennessee legislature, it is stated that
seventy Of them expect to be speaker,
and the remaining FIVE are candidates
for the United States senate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11
Cord Lend for a Comfarler,

CALIFORNIA, KY, December liz
Last night a quarrel arose between
Tillman Webster, a saloon keeper,
and Wm. Stewart, a farmer, about a
wooleu comforter, when Stewart went
home and got his pistol, and as he re-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11
sales to-day, 5S,50O baleg.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. IL, 2.30 p, M
Cotton steady. Uplands, 6sd; Or
leans, 6 l3-l6d. Sales to-day, l0,O0O
bales; receipts, 1880 bales; Ameri-
can, 1850 bales. Futures opened firm
aud closed steady, as follows: Deliv
cries for December and January, sgd;
January and February, 6 2l 32d,
February and March, 62d; March and
April, 6 25 SD; April and May,
6 f3-lsd; May and june, 6bdi june
July, 6bd.
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SherITs Sale of Real Estate.

DUBLIC notice is hereby given, that by
/ virtue of two writs of yendition exponas
o me directed from the Hon. Circuit Court,
No. 1892 in the case of Carbery 4 CasePys.
I'd. l.. Jones, Judgment rendered November
sth, 1880, for SSil.t0, aud in the case Of Feucht
A 13,,ook, No. 1857, JUDI fment rendered April
9th. 1919 for Sl4g.5I, making an aggregate
sum of four hundred and ninety one dollars
and seventeen cents, with interest and costs OF
suits, 10 satisfy said judgment, etc., | will, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11

BLoUNT County Democrat: 1.-THE
majority of the slow tax" element in
Middle Tennessee are still defiant
1t is not probable that they will CO.
alesce with the state-credit democrats
on any state question"
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CHANCERY COURT, SHELBY CO., TENN.
To all Attorneys who May be Interested:

V0U are hereby requested to return all pa
i pefs In your possession pertaining b
state and County Revenue Causes pending in
said court, and will take no.iee that
Weathefford, Commissioner Of Revenue, has
applied for writs of possession in all cases
will be Issued by me.
81 s. K j BLACK Clark anl NJ -lar-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11

THE Chattanooga Times Of the 10th
devetes a long and able leader to the
record and character Of Hon. i. A.
James, who has already been men
toned favorably and widely in con
nection with the United States SEN
atorshin
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ChancerY Sale Of Real Estate.

No. STD, R.-Chaneery Court of Shelby coun-
ty-Andrew j. Ward ct al vs.. Charles S.
Ward ct al.
QY virtue Of an interlocutory decree for
~, sale, entered in tho above cause on the
lOth day OF December, 1850, win sell a I public
auction, to the highest bidder, In front of
the clerk and masters Office, courthouse Of
Shelby county. MON phia. Iennas.ee. on
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uuEeAswAaE.

The Blount County Democrat
thinks that if a republican is chosen
to represent Tennessee in the United
States senate, the willy Narragansett
will be the man.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11
ThursaaY. ihe aih day Of lanuary, 1851

in legal hours, in front Of the courthouse, ip
the Taxing District Of Shelby county, Tonn.,
proceed TO sell, to the highest bidder, for cash.
the following described property, t9-Titi
cd az pggt Of lQt number nine I9 Of W Z Dead
rick subdivision, maze hy g G BURKE, County
Surveyor, November lst, 1866 anddulyrecold
ed in Registers Office OF Sholby county; said
g.rt Of loi containing forty, two thousand one
hundred aud twenty A2,l29) square feet, and
Il, specific bounds dre thus described, Regip-
ming at stake one hundred and htty-six Clbh)
feet from the northeast intersection Of CsTnes
and Ham lton avenues laH by plan ab0vol due
north and running one hundred and tity-sX
1850 feet due north 20 q stakej thence due
south one huodred and h'ty. six l55) feet 70
stake; thence due west two hundred and sew
enty- one l27l) feet to the b'ginning, as np
pears by record book 81, page 22a, in this Ret .
ister's ONCE Il shelbs county, Tennessee.
Also certain piece Of land situated lying and
being in the oount y ofShelby,stat OF Tonnes
| ace, known and desoi ibed as follows, t0-witi
Mado up Of lei On sixteen aud thirty-hye feet
/ 81 of The west side Of lot tl5) fifteen in block
| cl ven of the Dunn subdivision, made by ] II
| Mcclure, near the eastern boundary Of the
city Of Memphis, bounded north by Ally
street, south by 40 alley, Wost by an alloy bo-
ginning at the northwest corner Of said lOtNo:
| L. in the south Of Ally street, thence with said
sou h boundary east seventy five feet TO a stake
in said bpundary; hence south ut right az gle,
one hundred and seventy eight Q7Sl feet to th'
alley; the CO west with the north boundary o
the alley seventy ,iive feet to the alley on th'
Ne.G t2epen n4rlh with tho asst boundary o.
; glidaley the htglnnmg as anpearein reeel,
book No. l20, pages no and ail, in Register
Office of shelby county, Tennessee.
Levied lnbieot 10 on attachment issued b!
Jos. Uhl, Clerk Of ths Circuit Court, In t&vo
Of CarbeFy & Casey rs. I'D Jonos,
Levied on as the properly oil defendant, u
Jenos, to satisfy said judgment, interest nnt
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11
.ELECTION NOTICE,

A MEETING Of the Stockholders Of tho
n German National Bank, Of Memphis.
will be held at the Office Of the Bank on TUES
DAY, the 18th day OF JaHuary, 1881, between
the houis Of II am. and Pm, for the pur-
pose Of cleo ing Thirteen Directors, to serve
the ensu' ng twelve mouths.
SSll6 w. c. MCCLURE, Cashier.
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uxPoRrs.

New ORLEANS, December il, 11.3O
a m.-Cotton quiet. Middling, 11lc.
Sales to-day, 1000 bales; receipts,
II, ,853 bales; stock, 26l ,S44 bales.
New YoRK, December II, 12:43 pm.
Cotton dull. Ordinary, SIC; good
ordinary, l0!c; low middling, Ii 7-16c;
middling, III; ; good middlinr, 12lo
middling fair, 13c; fair, 1890. Flu
lures opened steady; now quiet
at 9 to Y points above last even
ing's closing prices, as follows: De-
liyeries for
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The Rent and Nicest.

An artist has been touching up Sol
Colemans quarters. The doors and
all about the frontage looks fresh in
their bright shades, the showcases
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An Electric Medical Miraele-A
Human Lantern.

Exchange.l
To what extent the maryels Ofelec'
tricity may go passes all human COM
prehension. The telegraph, the tele
phone, the phonograph and the cleo
trio light are in themselves most ex-
traordinary miracles; but DR.. John j
Foster has so perfected and applied
the principle 10 the diagnosis OF dis
ease that the ordinary comprehension
is dupbfOunded when witnessing
some Of his marvellous examinations.
In cases eta peculiar nature he takes
the patient into totally dark room to
completely disrobe to the waist; he
next gives his subject to a tiny silver
ball about the size Ofa pea 10 swallow,
to which is attached a very 6ne,
thFead-like silver wire connecting with
powerful apparatus constructed on
the electric light principle. When
H. title silver ball reaches the
s.oaoh she tho doctor sets the
electric appa, -@tu' ~. 10 h.II motion ct On.
and Immediately the %. 'el Vgl1 s;Lt u w w
stomach becomes brilliantly ~. '' enI aL
renders the body transparent 10 SUI
an extent that every organ is brought
to view as distinctly as though in
print. The action of the lungs,
heart and liver are plainly visible,
while the circulation Of the blood is
distinctly brought out into bold re-
lief. Any morbid or abnormal action
of any Of the vitals is at once discerni
BILE to the naked eye, and the novel
examination is said to produce on a
heholder an indescribablc sensation oI
mingled wonder and awe; indeed, il
is the first instance within our knowl
edge where a man has been made
human lantern of. After DR.. Foste
makes a careful study of the case h,
extinguishes the light, withdraws tn
silver ball, preseribes or operates Oh
the patient as the case may requir
and awaits the result of the treat
ment.
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sIeCLURE'S MISSION.
The Object Of Philadelphia
Editors Visit 70 the South.

Washington special to.the Phila. Times.l
Mr.. A. X. Mcclure, editor of the
Times, arrived in Washington, to day,
and will start tomorrow for an ex-
tended journey through the capitals
OF the southern states. He will 90 to
Richmond tomorrow, thence TO Co
lumbia, thence to Atlanta, thence to
Montgomery, thence to New Orleans,
thence to Jackson, thence to Nash
vile, thence to Louisville, and home
by Cincinnati and Pittsburg, aud he
will give his impressions Of the politi-
cal attitude and drift of the south, and
of the industrial interests Of the south,
ern people, in a series Of letters to the
Times. His journey will take him to
the great political centers of Virginia,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and
Kentucky; and as the legislature of
many of those states are in session, he
will be able to note correctly the ten
dency Of the southern people in both
politics and business, through their
representative men. He has been
very decided in expressing the opinion
here to both northern and southern
men, that the time has come for
departure from all sectional issues, by
4 just southern policy on the part OF
the Garfield administration, and
just support Of the administration by
the south on its merits, regardless Of
party demands or prejudices.
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INSURANCE
.HATCHIE:' : RIVER
OFFICE MARINE Board OF UNDFRwRirFas,
Memphis, Tenn, Doc. 10th, l.SO.

Memphis, Tenn, Doc. 10th, lssO.
ATa meeting Of the Marine Board Of I'm
~ derwriters, held this daV, the i0llOFing
action in regard to inland rates OF insurance
on Hatchie River, was taken.
RE,OLyED; That the present condition Of
Hatchie River requires that the tsrifof insur-
ance rates on me shall be, until further no.
tioe, fixed as follows:
To and from BFOwnsvilIe Il per cent
TO and from BOlivar.....-..Il9 per cent.
=. NJ. NELSON,
President Marine b ard.
W. H. RHFA, Secretary 87kg
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11

turned Webster shot him through the
head, killing him instantly. Webster
escaped. Both are married men.
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Saturday, January Isl, 1881,

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
tO-Wit:
A certain tract in the Third Civil District.
beginning az the southwest corner Of III 503
acre dover tract set apart to Mrs. 7 2 Wnd
as dover and known on the plat Of the John
W Ward estate as lot No. 10, at o stake in the
field and running thence south 10 degrees west
81 chains to larse led oak tree, wta huert
gum, elm and ash pointer; 'hedre south sil%
degrees east, 50 chains aud 81 links to stake
on the south side OF a small branch links
east Of an elm with black gum. elm anl dos
w.Od pointers; thence north degrees east, d
chains to a stake with willow pointers IN a
field; thonce north IS degrees west, S3 chains
and 30 links to the beginning, the said Wlllie
" Ward tract being designated on said joan
wizard plat as lot No. 3, containing 516 acres
Terms Of sale: nethrd cash, one-thiri in
six months and one-third in twelve months,
purchaser to execute notes with approved and
good personal security for the def rred pay
ments; lien retained, ttc.
This December -, 1850.
X, j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
Finlay x Peters, soirs for oomplt. 81 0s
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NOTICE.
To Holders Of Calvary Cemetery Bonds.

THE semi-annual interest upon the bonds
] issued by Calvary Cemetery Association,
viii bo paid upon presentation at Bank OF
Commerce, on and aftor January lst, 1881.
Dv or or of the Board of Directors.
S3l llS OWEN DWYER, Treasurer-
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GREAT CLOAK SALE !!

we have Just received very C0maiete Stocks
sOI SIX and Satin de Lyon DOImans, silk anal
FGIoth Jackets, Diagonal and Plain CiOthI
EsDOlmans, Plaid DOmanS, Circulars, IIIsters
EhaVelOeks, ChildreD'S CIOaks and Suits FursI
s0f every description, which we are OfferinHH
at VERY GREAT BARGAINS. Ladies' SnE
:CaSfmere and Fancy Costumes esDeCjaIly Iows
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-11

Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn,
l., & E. Lehman, Att'ys for Plaintiff.
"a "a 100