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A Man Who Was Brought ND
With Hancock.
Nashville American.

Nashville American.
A reporter of the American had a
talk, yesterday, with Mr.. William
Mimms, of this city, a mechanic EN-.
ployed by Perry & Dupont, who spent
a portion of his early life with General
Winfield Scott Hancock, the demo-
cratic nominee for the presidency.
From him the reporter learned that
General Hancock is a twin brother of
MI. Hillery Hancock, now an attorney
at law at NOrristown, Pa, where the
general was reared. Mr.. Mimms'
"reminiscences run back as far as 1887.
when they we're both quite young.
Mr.. Mimms being then about seven
teen and General Hancock about four.
teen years of age.
The father Of General Hancock Mr..
Benjamin Franklin Hancock, was a
justice of the peace, and his mother a
milliner, both having their business in
the same store, on what was then Main
street in Norristown, Pa. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hancock, being members of the
Baptist church, and the family of Mr..
Mimms belonging to the same church,
Mr.. Mimms' acquaintance with Gen.
eral Hancock commenced at the
church, the families having adjoining
pews. General Hancock in his young
days was very fond of fishing. He
frequently went out with Mr..
Mimms and they became
quite intimate. Needing a
boat to draw in their net, it deyolved
upon the two to make some kind of a
craft, when General Hancock fur
nished the means and Nh. Mimms the
mechanical work. A batteau was
made, in which they often went fish.
ing in the Schuylkill. Young Han.
cock was sent to West Point. and on
his return for his first vacation he had
become a stout, healthy and fine
looking young man, and it was during
this vacation that Mr.. Mimms last
saw him. Although he has hereto
fore been a republican, Mr.. Mimms
will vote for General Hancock FIRST,
last and all the time"
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pAND MsTRuMENr oArAroaua.
Attachment Notice.

Before j.. 7. Elliott, J. p for Shelby county,
Tenn,-W. y. Smith vs.. Mrs. NJ. Hackett.
n this cause an attachment having been
J. u out under section 3l55 Of tho Code Of
Tennessee, and returned levied upon the
property ofthe defendant and affidavit having
been made that the defendant is indebted
TO the plaintiff in the sum Of s., due by
account, and that the claim is just, anu
that the defendant Is a Nonresident Of tho
State Of Tennessee il Il therefore ordered that
said defendant make his personal appear
ance before me on the S1st day Of July, 1880,
at my Office, No, Sl3 Second street, Memphis,
Tennessee, and defend said attachment suit
within the time prescribed by law, or tho
that q copy Of this order DO publishud'onoo
q week for four weeks In the Public Ledger.
This the Oath day Of June, 1880.
100 OS ll2 lis
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time being, but the boarder, convinced
against his will, was of the same opin-
ion still. at all events in regard TO the
edibles placed before him. So often
was the remark, Il kin eat anything;
i kin eat a crow" brought down
on his devoted head that he
finally resolved to try the old
man. He went out cunning one day,
and succeeded in bagging a very fine,
fat old black crow. He went into the
kitchen, and by dint of soft words and
filthy lucre induced the cook to allow
him to prepare that crow for the
table. He boiled it nicely, and then
it wasn't such a bad looking dish. His
heart misgave him; the "hinty old
cuss" would eat it after all. The cook
was a Scotchwoman and used snuff.
He borrowed all she had and sprin-
kled it literally over the
crow, gave it another simmer,
and then taking 1t on a salver
brought it before his host. saying as
he sat it down, "Now, my dear sir,
you have said a thousand times, if
you have said it once, that you can eat
crow. Here is one very carefully
cooked" 1t is said the old man turned
pale for a moment, but braced himself
against the back of his chair, and
with, Il kin eat crow" he cut a good
mouthful. He swallowed it,
and then, preparing for a
second onslaught, he looked his board
err straight in the eye, while he ejacu-
lated, I've eaten crow" and took his
second portion. He lifted his hand
mechanically, as if for a third on
slaught, but dropped them quickly
over the region of his stomach, and,
rising hurriedly and unsteadily, re-
treated for the door, muttering as he
went, But dang me if | banker arter
IL
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Gas Drunk as RIniners.y

We may live and learn. remem.
Der, fifty years since, or more, at one
of the Lincoln elections, hearing a
man in the crowd say to another,
speaking Of the preceding night, 1--WE
got drunk as Blaizers.7' | never
could make out what it meant. Yes
terday | was reading Sir Thomas
Wyse's Impressions Of Greece, and,
speaking Of the reverence for st.
Blaize in Greece, (who is also, as you
know, the patron saint Of the English
woolcombers) and how his feast was
observed in the wooden manufactures
OF the midland counties, he SAYS:
Those who took part in the process
sion were called Blazers and the
expression, as drunk as Blazers
originated in the c~onyivialities com
NOR on those occasions" SO good
Bishop and Martyr Blaize is dis
honored as well as honorcd in Eng
land, and very probably in Greece
Life Of Richard Waldo Sibthorn.
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GRANT ron
The General AbsOlves Himself
from All Allegiance TO the
Republican Party.
aalsna HlI.l spseialt to n. {. truth.

NoaOh" NAh.i bpocinA " y. 4 1Futn.N
General Grant stated to-day to an
intimate friend of his residing here
that he fully approved of the nomi-
nation of Hancock by the democratic
party. He said it was an inspiration
that will sweep the country, and that
no candidate the democracy could
have chosen would have proved so
acceptable to the masses Of the peo-
pie. General Grant added that many
thousands of republicans would not
vote for Garfield, and he was one of
them. He said the fact that he was
now out of forever released him
from any obligation to the republican
party, and that he would himself vote
for Hancock. This news was spread
around this city, and the course
adopted by'General Grant is approved
by many prominent republicans
who despair of the success of their
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Harpcr's weekly.l

Harper's Weekly.l
The chaff about eating W
dish dish which is just now in great de-
mand-springs from a story in the old
hmckerbocker Magazine, more than
a quarter Of a century ago. 1t was the
story OF a summer boarding house
55geper on the Hudson and of an in
U,gaant patron. When the latter
Injured to suggest that the spring
quicken was rather tough, or that The
roast beef must have been emit from
tbe COWS hoofs, he was directly told
tnat ne was entirely "too nartiIsrle .
ana mat the autOcrat Of the table and
c Cre nOTSS could eat anything, even 4
Nv" Inns settled the matter for The
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Shsriff's Sale of Real Estate.

DuBLlC notice is hereby given, that bv
Il virtue OF q writ Of venditioni exponss ,o
me directed from the Hon. Circuit Csnrt ~
shelby county, Tenn, in the case Of EiiyS.
pet1 Je5ne vs.. w; X. Chandler, judgment
the sum Of two hundred and f~orty-six dollars
ana tWenty-seven cents, with Interest and
eos!s OF suits, to satisfy said judgment, ETC.
Thursday, the 22d day Of July, 1880.
in legal hours, in front of the courthouse. in
ne Taxing District Of Shelby county, Tenn
proceed to sell, to the h~ighestbidder. for cash
the following described property. to-wit.
commencing at the northeast corner of
Fourth and Madison streets, in the civ
Of MemPhls, Taxing District of Shelby
county, Tennessee, where the said streets IN
terseot at said corner, and running thence
nortnWardly, at right angles with Madison
street and along the east side of Fourth straat
one hundred and forty-nine feet three inches
moIe OF Tess; thence eastwardly parallel with
mAulson street TO q point twenty-four feof
nine inches; thence s0uthWardly and Of r;sbt
angles with Madison street one hundred and
forty;nine feet three inches; thence vest
wardly along the north side ofMadison street
twenty-tour feet nine inches, together with
me party. wall and upon which there Is sifna-
ted 2 brick building No, 1873 Madison street.
Whlen property was devised to the defendant
" X. Chandler, by his deceased father. w
n. yhandler., Said piece. of land is a part OF
original lot No. 4s0, and fraction lot No. ~
on the maj. Of the city of Memphis, publish AZ.
In 1871 by M. L. Williamson, 'eu
Levied on as the property Of defendant w
\. vhandler, to satisfy judgment, inter- 81 and
Memphis, I'D day Of June, 1880.
=. l.. MoG0W AN.
nm, sherif Of Shelby County, Tenn.
Jas. Gallagher, Attorney Cor Plaintiff.
I'M inc no
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eIet Us Have a Change.

fhllhuelphlh RECORD, Ind.
Probably among all the candidates
named there was not a safer nominee
than Hancock. He has not pushed
himself into position. He has no
heartburnings to appease and no
hatreds to encounter. His unblem-
ished character in private life, his
high attainments, his social standing
tit him to grace the presidential chair.
His public acts as a brave and daring
soldier in war and as a considerate
and liberty loving soldier in time of
peace Justify the trust that has been
reposed in him. He may have to feel
his way, if elected to the presidency.
where experienced statesmen would
have walked without embarrassment.
but he has borne himself so worthily
that his right intentions will not be
questioned nor his abilities distrusted
without the gravest reason. As be-
tween General Garfield and General
Hancock independent voters will find
but little difficulty in makinga choice.
Putting no faith in the platforms
promulgated by either party and tax
ing no stock in their promises in the
Record, as at present advised, de-
clares for Hancock and English. The
best hope of the country lies in a
change of administration. The party in
power is thoroughly corrupt, and there
is no promise Of amendment in the
election Of Garfield and Arthur, who
in some sense represent the corruption
it is desirable to end. Let US have a
change.
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I~nsoIvent Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY COZ
OFFICE County COURT CLFRK. I

STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY COZ
OFFICE COUNTY CoURT CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, June 18th, 1880.
No 348-To John u. X. Ray, IT., admins.
trator. Of IohR II. r.. Ray, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency Of the
IL estate Of John Il. r, Ray, deceased, you
are hereby ordered TO give notice, by adj.
vertisement in some newspaper published
within the said State, and also at the court
house door of Shelby county, for all persons
having claims against said estate, TO appear
and file the same, with the clerk of tho Coun-
ty Court authenticated in the manner pre-
scribed by law, on or before the 9TH day Of
October, 1880; and any claim not filed on or
before said day, or before an appropriation
Of the funds Of said estate is made, shall be
forever barred, both in law and equity.
Witness my hand, at office, this 9TH day Of
June, 1880.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
BY HUGB b. CULLEN, ID. @.
The attention Of creditors and all parties
concerned is called to the above order, and in
obedience To the SAINT the required notice is
~ 100 iO61is j. E. r.. RAY, Admir-.
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Insufficient Drainage.

Unclaimed cess-pools, filth of any
character, exhalations from marshy
lands, all this, poisoning the blood,
bring on yellow fever. The sole and
only remedy that will act directly
upon the kidneys and liver, the clean
sers Of blood, is Warmers Safe Kid
ney and Liver Cure, used in connec.
ton with Warmers Safe Pills.
Sold Wholesale by s. Mansfield &
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DISTRICT ELEcroRs;

First Distrtet-CHARtRs ksNASnE
Second District-W. L. LEDeERwOoD.
Third District-(To be appointed by the
District C0nvention).
Fourth District-JosEPH L. WASHINGTON, of
Robertson.
Fifth District-(To be appointed by the
District COnvention).
Sixth District-W. A. THoxA.
Seventh Distriet-(TO be appointed by the
District ConventiOn).
Eighth District-A. G. HAWKINS. Of Carroll.
Ninth District-(TO be appointed by the
District Convention).
Tenth District-R. j. MORGAN. of Shelby.
Fourteenth District-W. X. PosToS. D. p,
MADDEN, B. r. SHARPE.
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THE real murderer of Mrs. Surratt
was Joseph Holt. 1t is said that
Judge Jere Black will shortly write
up an entire history of this tragedy,
placing the responsibility where it
halnnru
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HANCOCK clubs should be formed
in every ward and district to coop
crate with the democratic executive
committee of Shelby county.
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Trustees Sale.

DY virtue ola deed Of trust made TO me ON
ID tho 10th day Of May, 1876, recorded In
be9k No. 4, pages $50, 800 and S9ll, record book
paying the balance Ofthe Indebtedness secur-
cd therein, l will offer for sale at public auc-
tion 10 the highest bidder for cash, on the
premises, at C~0ldwater, Tate county, Miss,
Thursday, July Ist, 1850,
at II M, tho following described real estate /:
One square acre in the cxtrome northeast
tion thirty-ono 1911 in township four "a Of
seven Cd Yest,in the town Of Coldwater,
Tate county. Mississippi, together with all
the buildings and improvements thereon.
All right Of equity Of redemption Is waived.
The title Is believed TO be good, but / convey
ai@ W. A. GOODMAN, Trustee.
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The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per annum and
soc per month fOrlsss than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per aunum-
postage free.
Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at 500 per
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing pOstofioe.
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The baby has its preferences as we'll
as anybody; and the taste ofDr. Bulls
baby syrup renders it acceptable to
every infant. Price % cents a bottle.
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Entered at the PostOfice at Memphis, Tenn,
as second-class matter.l
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Trustees Sale.

A I the request ofthe bene6ciaries in a trrs,
~ ! y deed, made to me on the LIST day of March
named, / will, on 'nsreih
Thursday, July LIST, 1850,
az the courthouse door in Memphis. Tam.
sell for cash to the highest bidder the follow
ing described tract or parcel Of lind, It being
tne same conveyed to me in said trust deed.
Lying and, being in Shelby county. Tenn
known as the south half of lot No, Ain ~
subjdiyisi9n Of the Register and Bransfori
said lot being divided BY a line dawn dr.
east and west at a point equidistant from
the point where the nortn and south
lines OF said lot No. 8 strike the chute
on the eastern boundary line of said lot. con
tanning one hundred and twenty-five b6'I0O
acres. Title believed to be good, but / sell
ana convey as trustee only. Said deed Is re-
corded in book No. 1913, page 2O9.
juno 14th, 1880. Of la
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national Democratic Ticket.

wednesday Evening june 80, 1850
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.p,,hl;o -,.do.,.
mr -
IN THE SOUTH

IT is 'nterpri'ins. fearless. reliable and
newsy. and the peer of any weekly uswspa-
per published in West Tennessee. containing
ALL LOCAL EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE
in the city Of Memphis and Shelby county.
No labor or expense will DO spared to man
tain 1t in every department at the high
possible standard, and to con mtsd It {
respects to the confidence and approval Of til
best classes in the surrounding country. being
strictly
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-30

Democratic and Conservative
but will not be upiu'tly partisan. aiming to
be fair and lust as well as pronounced in it.
political convictions.
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National Democratic Ticket.
For PRESIDENT:
W. S. HANCOCK, OF PENNSYLVANIA,
FOR VIcE-PREsIDRNT:
W. II. ENGLISH. OF INDIANA.
ELEcTORs FOR THE STATE-AT-LARGE;
JOHN L. 7. sNEED, of Shelby.
JOHN M. FLEMING, Of Knox.
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F0R IcE-PREsIDRNT:
, 1880-08-22
SPIRIT OF THE GERMAN PRESS.

u reference to the Democratic " literary
ssuseau," ~, the I4tnoix Staats-Zettun0 writes as
.a!oTs: The Democratic National Committee
~ ~, sew York has followed the example OF Mr.
.n.s .tauea' inaugurated four years ago, aud has
n;s. sa'uted literary bureau in order to fur
ns11 ,..a4 Inc Democratic country press with cau-
49, Sn articles. In contrast with that Of Iilden,
~. present bureau which stands under the
@aon -. Of William S. Andrews, Is an institu-
~, v1 iof the dissemination Of political twadd1e.
as n-.aeas bureau furnished the Democratic
ny ny With original articles, and distributed
tss w." over the country in such manner that
s @'e papers IN different sections OF the country
sed n.,ssF different articles. according to the
rs st'cai situation and wants OF their
saeular satsr neighborhools. German Demo-
4c s.,e papers received even their ar
,s ses In the German language. The
~ esseent Democratic bureau however, does
~ possess the broadness, tact, and expe-
sace ID the management OF such an institution.
ou ume to time it sends sheet OF paper
~ seuo tne country printed On one side full of
uost commonplace campaign slush, taken
W. american Democratic papers The New
49, Gun Is chiefly represented in this reprint,
80 ese y. 80 far it has manufactured and dcfiv-
.ssL1 4se1 OF the most brilliant and sensational
rpa,sn Aea- The Ger1nan-Amerlcan Demo
g.. auk-swashers fare not as easy this time as
wy oaa T1th Tiden- They receive their con-
, 1880-08-22
THE FIRE RECORD.

IN BOSTON.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
BosToN, Aug. 21.-The ropewalk In the
Navy-Yard here, the only owned b. the Ma
W Department In the whole country, was
greatly damaged by fire tonight, and
machinery valued at about s45, COO is almost
wholly ruined, owing to the fire aud
failing roof. For the past three weeks the en-
glne has been run on orders from those in au-
thority at about fifteen or twenty revolutions
faster than ever before and against the pro-
tests of the engineer. On Monday and Fri
day the room caught FIRE from friction, but
the fire was entinguished quickly. To,
night, after the ,oa "onkmsn ,';sn,taarea hIa u
the head house OF the walk. Two districts
Of the city fire department were called to
hard fight, owing to the nature Of the build
ings and contents. The walk Is over Quarter
aud one stories in hight. The fife was con,
fined to one end Of the building. The total
loss on building, machinery, manufactured
cordage, etc, IS about SOC, o,ooo.
, 1880-08-22

me great land-grant Of alternate sections
exten4lnK , forty miles on each side OF the
tho corporation quite out of the wooGs. In
deed, i my information Is correct, and |
think 1t Is, the stockholders are to be con
graduated that under the plan Of reorganiza-
gage on the equipment or road so far as it is
such men rs the Hon. Frederick BijI-
le' mes' 49,. tssesident. se and his associates,
who are themselves the largest individual
carrying this great nas.onal line OF railroad
through toits earliest possible completion.
More than $50 miles Of this road. am told,
are now completed, and 1t will have an in
ctease efoe Ct oeeqHnaIpnent III tts year at cost Of
for transportation arising from the rapid de-
yelopmen,t; OF the country along the line Of
Wen, Mr., Dore, I infer you are some
| and the Northern Pacific Railroad. Have
along It's line ?"
No interest whatever in the lands or the
road. And as for being enthusiastic, I anu
not aware that am unduly influenced by
| any consideration. state my impressions as
they come to me, and l give my opinions free
y and frankly. And will add, considering
the great agriculture resources Of the coun-
Try. ! cannot see why the Northern Pacific
paying enterprise.
10y "What ;t were YER It the Impressions Of those who
"0ur Impressions were the same. There
pose you see Mr.. Blair and see what he has
| to say"
MIR. BLAIR's OPINIONS.
Acting upon Mr.. Dore's suggestion the re-
porter visited Nj. G; B.. Blair, with whom
the following Interview took place:
~ Mr. Rtn{r I rrforcferf3 with rfhor
, 1880-08-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A Chicago girl who reads the newspapers
was proposed to recently BY nice young
man.. She reflected moment and then
asked for time to prepare her letter OF ac-
mulate her own platform.
Tho last piece Of rustic laziness encounter,
ed BY out -of-town correspondents is that OF
eye, answered, :.Noihin'; + shut it coz I can
see we'll enough with one, Sometimes l
shut one, sometimes tother."
The new Chicago depot OF the Pennsylya-
MA Railroad Is to have four Of cranes n.y.
draulc elevators for baggage: The same
number for passenger and freight uses are to
be furnished Armour's new building, and
one OF Cranes steam passenger elevators Is to
go into the Kendall Building.
viii he efasd 5s he pds@ the e s
house that Jack built, a correspondent asks:
"What Is a crumpled horn?' We do not
know exactly. but suspect 1t is some sort Of
mixed drink.
ns The fafge shipments to gaoas PcInts last
are incontestable evidence Of the excellence
Of their instruments.
During the past twenty-five years sixty
persons have gone over the Niagara Falls
and been washed into eternity. There IS no
statistical account of the number driven to
suicide, insanity, Or hopeless poverty by the
up in the thousands.
A bankrupt stock Of furniture, carpets,
and bedding has just opened at 9fe and 264
Wabash avenue, and must be closed out at
once. IS per cent can be saved by purchas-
Ing from this desirable stock.
The Baroness Burdett-Coutts will be mar
ried in dress of old gold. The "o!d will
represent her and the "gold" will represent
"hers.'
Thome's Hair Bazaar has natural curly
waves In all shades at So. and upwards.
Wholesale and retail store 157 State street.
A frai1 young woman in Denver flung her
self into cistern, but was tished out. 4
local paraErapher advised ner 9s f9li4wS: s:
won't joke that way when it comes cistern.
Try New Home sewing machine, sold by
agents everywhere. Western office No. 248
State. Agents wanted In unoccupied terri
tory.
A woman who went to concert to hear
Blind Tom "play by ear.' says she was
swlndled, and wants the fraud exposed. She
says that Instead OF playing by ear, he played
with his fingers, just like other performers.
, 1880-08-22
IN CHICAGO.

A still alarm to Engine No. 16 at $40 yes
terday afternoon was caused by some boys
setting fire to load OF hay In the rear OF d
barn at No. 3oo0 State street, owned by Leo
poid Meyer, and occu upied by H; Smith; DAM
cred b. o policy in the Clinton Fire.
The alarm from Box 133 at $40 yesterday
morning was caused by some boys at play
setting Ire to some straw III an old shed III
the rear Of No. l07 Wallace street. No DAM
age. a+,x,o =,
afternoon was caused by a fire OH the roof Of
n shed in the rear Of No. l27 West thirteenth
place, owned and occupied by NJ Wallace.
damage trifing.