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thority Of this contemplated rule or
law, than the passage of this same law
without the authority of the constitu-
tiOn2 With this joint rule, what
could prevent such a p~rocedure2'
WHAT THE PEOPLE WOULD DO.
It was suggested that the demo-
cratic party would never dare attempt
such a thing, and that if it did the
storm of indignation that would follow
would sweep it out of existence.
That is not, ~assuredly, as great an
outrage as was committed in Maine.
There was a storm Of indignation, it
is true, but how did it affect the next
! election? There was no p~erceptible
swamp The fraud cry is a poor
campaign issue, no matter how great
the outrage attempted or perpretrated.
Besides, once let the principles OF
these resolutions become fastened on
US, and while such a prima facie case
might not be made of New York as
would enable them to succeed in
throwing out that state this time they
could accomplish that end another
time. l doubt whether they could hold
their own party together to count out
Garfield, but we must look to the fu-
ture
But the republicans will have the
fbene6t Of this rule in the next count. ="
Pm net so sure of that. The next
congressional election will be in an
off-year for us. Under a new appor-
tionment they will gain several men,
bers."
DO you think the Forty-eighth
congress may be democratic?"
II am inclined to believe it will be
democratic. The chances are against
US and greatly in their favor; but |
am not simply opposed to this measure
because l believe there is an Interior
purpose concealed in it, but because
it is unconstitutional and revolution
ary."
How far will that belief justify
you in flibustering to prevent its
passage2"
81 am not prepared to sneak for
myparty, and We a do nothing ex'
cept unitedly. The question OF how
far we shall push the opposition will
be decided hereafter. A good many
members see this measure in the same
light | do. The matter will be de-
bated yet, | think, quite extensively.
| shall speak upon it myself"
Here is the scope Of the electoral
wrangle outside of the range Of the
present house debate. To understand
public measures of a political charac-
Ter we must understand mems mo-
tives. The opinions here expressed
are not confined to congressman, but
it is scarcely necessary to say they are
confined to republicans.
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No. 949T, R.-Ohaneery Court of Shelby county
NV. Worthington ct al vs.. NJ. A. Worth
ingt0n ct al.
by virtue OF an interlocutory decree for sale.
ID entered in the above cause on the goth
day Of November, 1870, | will sell, at public
auction, to the highest bidder, in front Of the
clerk and masters office, courthouse Of
Shelby county, Memphis, Tenn, on
Saturday. January lst, 1881,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby and Hamilton
counties, Tenn tO-wit:
!. Lots q and 4, sub-diyisiOn Eppy Whites
tact at Whites Station, Memphis & Charles
too r., r., Shelby county, Tenn, being the
.ame mentioned and de cribed Ia book No.
li9, page t6s, Register office said county.
2 ri lot No. g said subdivision in Eppy
W hite's tract, beginning at s " corner lot No
80, running thence northwardly "a chains So
ifuks; thence westwardly IL chains; thence
s0uthwardly II cha ms AZ links; thence in an
cas- ely direction along with the State Line
road "a chains Is links to the beginning, being
he same described in deed registered in book
80. w, page lS4, Registers office Shelby
county, Tenn,
g.. An IS acre lot, more or less, known as the
Dr.. Moore placer Beginning at o stake DI.
Thos. VI. TOdd's n W corner on E. Whites
,outh boundary linei thence east with said
line TO within 80 feet, the center of the Mem
phis x Oh ~4rleston r. R.; thence northwest
within so feet Of the center Of said railroad
uniil directly north Of the beginning; thence
south to the beginning, being same described
a deed registered in book No. l05. page so,
Register's Office Of said county,
4. a ten acre lot in said county aud state,
lying south OF and adjoining the Is acre lot:
Beg inning at the southwest corner Of same;
thence south 5 chains; thence east 20 chains;
thence north . chains; thence west 20 CHAINS
to the beginning, being same registered in
book No. III, page 80, Registers office Shelby
county.
s One lot ia Chattanooga, Tenn, $50 feet
southi 10 degrees east from the intersection Of
Long street and Montgomery avenues; thence
south 20 degrees west 40 feet; thence north 70
degree west 2, feet; thence north 90 degrees
east l9 feet to Montgomery avenue; thence
south 20 degrees east along said avenue Is feet
to the beginning, being the same mentioned
Gnd described in recond bOokW, pages 326 rs,
Registers office Hamilton county, Tenn.
Bids for this lot in Chattanooga will he re-
ceived by me at my Office up to day Of said sale
ami / VIII commence to cry said lot athishest
private bid. said private bidder to take same
II no higher Onf Is Olored.
Tetms Of sale: One-third cash, balance in
equal iostalments Of one and two years, lien
retained for deferred payments, for which pur.
chaser will execute notes with good personal
security, etc.
This December eth, 1850,
X, J, BLACK, Clerk and Master.
finlay d Peters, John L. 7. Sneed, solici.
10 4. SE I0S
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4 Fee for Jerc Black.

A Washington special to the Balti-
more American says Judge Jeremiah
). Black defended Secretary Of War
". ~ Belknap in the Impeachment
proceedings in and charged
5000 for his services. This was lever
paid, and a suit was begun in the
circuit court Of this district on April
Is, 1876, by Mr.. II, Wise Garnett.
Mr.. w. q. Mattingly entered a plea
70 Belknap Of never indebted" at
that time. To-day 10 the circuit
court, held by Judge Cox, a stipulation
was fled by the two counsel that a
judgment be entered for 5000. Bel
KNAPP owns real estate on Fourteenth
street, worth really more than the
amount Of the judgment, which will be
a first lien.
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NIahone. OF Virginia.

A private letter from General Ma
hone to a friend, just made public,
contains the following:
1T may be a very difficult thing to
give up all the ~preconceived notions
Of a whole life on the downward track
to adopt new views and pursue new
lives. yet wisdom tells US Of the folly
Of catching at bubbles while the very
air is full Of choicest blessings await
ing our grasp. The south is weak,
and stands in need of the capital and
energy Of the north to give a prosper
Gus motion to her interests; but at the
same time the north needs he southern
products, and its wide fields of hidden
and idle wealth with which to utilize
her capital. Here there can be COM
mon ground on which to advance truly
separate interests, but at the same
time cement the bonds Of common
uuion in the promotion of a genera
vel are. productive of a policy which
protects the whole from outside pres
sure. come whence it may, as it also
protects the one against the other,
The bond Of intercst-aelf if you will
will then unite the several sections
BY a common tie, whose perpetuity
will insure fraternity and union
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Df virtue OF the terms Of n trust deed 10 me
~ executed by Isaac W. Bass on the 18th dsy
Of December, 1871, TO secure the payment Of
certain. notes therein described Of the same
date, the note for $3.50 being unpaid, will,
on WV
Friday, the oath day OF Becember, 1880,
within legal hours, ia frodt oftho courthouse q,
inthee city Of Memph' s., county ofShelh~ ana
tate Of Tennessee, sell nj pubic o%uctior Ia
the highest bidder ior e--a the following do.
serloed pronssss,.y situated In the counties OF
-agtyy. and Upton, in the State Of Tennessee,
and being known and described as follows, TO-
wit: By virtue Of entry No. 8, founded on
warrant No. 1851 for 25S acres dated the FIRST of
September, 1885, two hundred and ffty-threo
acres Of tho ltnd herein described was sur
veyed, being range eipht and ectiOn Eve, be-
ginning NJ the northeast corner OF entry Ma.
1875 for 255 acres in the name Of q. B. Bste.
man running thence south with his limo nine
Y poles passing his corner, 10 oil two hum
dred and thirty poles to an ash on the north
Inc Of entry No. 1895 acres in the mama OF
Jesse Benton's heirs; and thence east wi h
their line one bundled poles TO q psoan mark
Cd J b, their northeast corner; thence sou b
twenty-five p0los 10 an elm and hnokber y;
thence cast one hundred and seventy pc cs II
in elm marked j s; thence north si,ty-dVo
poles TO a widow on the bank o. Old river;
thence west thirty degrees south three hun
dred ano ninety-hge 20 es 70 the beginning
All OF the land above described will be sold
except one hundred acres from the western
portion Of the tract above described.
Also a certain tract ofland situated ia said
counties nfShelby ans Upton, being grant No,
5l2, beafingd date Aug. II 1916, for go acres but
BY computation only $50 acres. tho balance
being lostby an interference with nm Older en-
try in the name 0fJohn Irigg for two hun
drcd and hity-two acres said tact beginningin
Shelby county ata hickory marked r. r on the
east b0undaryOf % trnct Of one thousand four
hundred and thiriy-six acres, in the name oflbo
heirs OiJcgse BentOni thence runninn east one
hundred and sixty .ohains and forty links 10
On elm marked X X thence north one hun
dfod and sixty poles 20 % willow marked X II
on the bank ofOld river; thence down Old rive
one hundred md seventy poles 10 y, 1rlgg's
northeast corner Of a tive hundred aud hlty-
three acre tracii thence south sixty Eve poles
% Irigg,s c0rner; thence west with his limo
one hundred aud seventy poles 10 q mulberry
marked } Ton the east lire Of the 1875 acres b
the uame Of Jesso houtOn's heirs; thonce with
said line south one hundred and ninety-eight
poles 10 the beginning, being The same proper.
ly described IN said trust deed, which ~ regis.
tered 10 said Shelby county In book ~, page
100, and in said Upton county in decd book 4,
pages 69l, Ss2, 1913 and 39i, being tho sam6
plantation. sold BY Schallcr q Gorke 10 said
Bass, which said lands lie together In one bodv
ana constitute one plantation.
ine equity of redemption Il waived. Title
oe,icsea 70 De good but viii sell and convoy
JOSEPH L. HAHN, Trdssoo.
y Is "a 20 m
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lanta and many other points. The
rate Of fare for the round trip VIII be
very low. Tickets will be good for
thirty days to return.
Helena had a balloon ascension the
other day. A big crowd was present
and the affair was a success. The
balloon went up a thousand feet with
a young man named johnson swinging
on the trapeze. The descent was made
in safety. When about five hundred
feet above the city he wrote and sent
auttering down to those beneath, the
following words: 1T is cool up here
how is it down below
Eureka Springs Herald: Mr..
Adams, of Little Rock, an extensive
railroad operator, has sent out a sur
yeying party to run the line from
| Little Rock to Eureka Springs, and
on to Seligman, Mo. The party are
near White river, and we understand
have found a very favorable grade
from the Springs to the river. 1t thus
appears we have two chances OF an
early extension of a railroad to oul
city.
Prescott Dispatch: DR., Powers has
received instruc ions to withholdtron
sale all the railroad landsin townships
10. II and II in range %, in Thu
county, and to reserve the same FOL
the settlement Of a colony Of Quakers
who are soon to be located thereon
The lands are three or four miles norti
and northwest Of this place and ar
excellent for agricultural purposes
We are glad to see members of thu
creed locating in our county, as the!
always make honest and industrioui
| citizens,
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A DISTURBED PRAYER.
why the Rev. Var. " ingtOp was
Worse OF than Daniel.


Little Rock Gazette.l
The Rev. Mr.. WingtOo has just re-
ceived q visit from the Widow Pickle,
and her four children. II have come
to stay a month, Brother WiDgtop,
and you may consider it acompliment
for I never did like Little Rock. You
and my husband were such fast friends
that | can never forget you. Were
you not fast friends, Brother Wing
top2'
Madam, myself and your husband
we're firm friends, but We were NOT
fast. A minister and his deacon
should not be fast" Mr.. WiDgtop
had hoped that the remark would have
a tendency to shorten the widow visit
into a day, but when she replied thai
he was q dear sly, good man, the
reverend gentleman realized that dark
ness brooded where the bright light OF
hope had burned.
At night, when the family had been
summoned into the sitjng-room r.
hear a long prayer from the minister.
the widow managed to squash" three
of the children. The other one, a
boy, ran into the dining-room. Let
him alone, said the minister, in
good time the Lord will catch
him" but at the same time he though
that if the Lord ever did catch the
boy extraordinary time would be
necessary.
"Let us pray" said the minister,
glancing slyly around to see Il the
widow had securely huddled her
children. +.
"1gr father" he began, I'VE thank
thee for thy
Ma, Oh, ma, Georgoi is taking of
bis SHOE"
THANK thee for the great privilege
Of sacred communion. But for the
MA, make him quit. Hes trying
to put his sock under my nose"
81 amt ma"
but for thy love we would ere thu
have been cut down as c%umberers Of
the ground. We see around us
Just here the boy that had escaped
to the diuing-room entered, with q
stick of stove wood and an old boot.
Advancing he struck at one of his
brothers with the boot, but unfortu-
nately hit the minister.
MADAM" said the reverend gentle.
man, rising, throw those young beasts
out Of the room, out ofthe house. and.
in fact, out of the yard. Daniel was
cast into tke lions den, where he en-
joyed himself, but if he were penned
up with these rhinoceroses, he would
lose his reputation in ten minutes"
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Sassy Springer.

Mr.. Springer is quoted as saying Of
the Morgan count rule measure: we
shall continue the struggle, aud if the
republicans hold out, / can tell you
one thing hat will happen if my inau-
eHce is Of any avail. X the republi-
cans refuse to permit us to pass these
resolutions before the second Wednes-
day in February, and continue to con
tend, as they do now, that the vice
president Of the United States shall
open and count the electoral votes in
the presence of both houses of COZ.
gress, the electoral vote for Garfield
and Arthur will never be counted if
can help it. The house Of represen-
tatives and the senate are composed
of a quorum of those bodies. There
are not enough republicans in either
of those bodies to constitute a quorum.
Then all the democrats will need
will he to absent themselves. With
out their presence as witnesses, &C.
cording 70 the theory of the republi
cans themselves, there can be no
count of the electoral vote, because
the vice-president will have no right
TO open them. If he should do so.
and should count the vote, it would
amount to nothing, because it would
not be in accordance with the CONT.
iution of the United States. | can
only sneak for myself, but l declare
that Tor one / will not appear as a
witness to the electoral count if it is
made by Vice-P President Wheeler
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Attachment Notice.


Before j. NJ. Coleman, aJaatioo Of the peaee
tor. Shelby county, Tenn Thomas M. Alex
andcr VS.. b. y. lama.
N this cause q summons having been issued
\ on the 26th day Of ovomber, 1850, for tho
sum Of nineteen dollars, due By aeeount.
which summons was on the 26ih day Of No
yemberi 1870, returned into court by IA. r.
BRITT, Deputy Sheriff, as follows: Game to
hand the 10Th day Of November, 1850, andafter
diligont search b, +. Iams not To be found in
my county, y. r. AirUY. Sbo,ig
BYE. u. BRIrT, ID. s.
This November 2jth, 1880,
And on motion Of plaintiff q judicial aitaoh-
mlent having been issued herein on the 26th
day q \ november, 1880, as provided By section
no. 3ig Of the code Of Tennessee, retnrnahle
before me or some other Justice Of tie Pace
and the same having been levied By IT, nroner
oiieer on the property Of said defendant ana
returned, into court, II Il. therefore ordered
mat me %aoiondant make his personai ~nppear-
ance before mo on Saturday, the lat DIV az
January 1881, at Q o'clock a.m., al my oGice,
Tens, and dofend said suit, or tho same VIII
% proceeded, with .ex-parte; and that a conv
o. tnls order DO publn he'd once q week for iour
consecutive weeks in the Public Ledger.
lyis Nov. 18th, 1856. Mo-
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How BeacODsHeId Wrote Els
Latest Novel.
London Let er.l

hVnuOn uetef.l
Lord Beacons6eld is understood to
have written "Eudymion" more ran.
idly than any other novel he ever
composed. 1t is said that not a line
Of it was penned before the defeat Of
bis party and his consequent resiena
ton Of Office early in the year. and
indeed, it is believed that the pfeater
part Of the book was composed since
the rising Of the parliament. During
the recess, at any rate, the ex-premieT
has lived a very retired life. AS a
rule he Is very fond OF visiting at the
country houses Of great people in the
autumn holidays, but this year he has
declined almost as many invitations a,
he has received. One Of the few ex.
ceptions he has made to this rule ha,
been to accept the hospitality of Mr.
Alfred de Rothschild at Gunners
bury, where he has resided more thar
once aud for some time of late
Neither could any persuasion Undue,
him to take any part in public affair.
or make ony sign, either by speech Of
writing, Of his opinions touching tn,
EASTERN or Irish questions. LorC
B%eaconsfield always regarded literar,
work as a true labor of love, and il !,
certain that the composition Of hi,
novel has been to him a source a
keenest pleasure. Indeed, the pros,
peot Of an occupation Of this sort /,
said to have caused him to regard hi,
defeat at the last general election
with perfect complacency.
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Attachment Notice.

Before J. NJ. Coleman, n Justice Of the Pace
for Shelby county, Tenn.-Henry w, fgert
vs.. b. Z. Jams.
n this cause q SUMMONS having been issued
Il on the 18th day OfNoyember, 1880, for the
sum II twenty-five dollars, due BY account,
which summons was on the 18th day ofNo,
Yember, 1880, returned into court bv II, Il.
Britt, Deputy Sheriff, as follower WCame 10
hand the 18th day efNovembsr, 1850, and after
diligent search b. y. Ieas not to be found in
my county," 2. r.. ATHY. sheriff
BY y. b, BbITT, d. S.
This November 2th, 1880,
Aud on motion Of plaintiff a judicial attneh-
ment having been issued heIeia on The 2ith
day ofNeyember. 1880, as provided by %seetion
no. 1856 Of the coda OF Tennessee, retnrnablo
Delere me pI s0m6 or SOME other Justice Of the
feece, ana the same having been levied By the
proper oiloer on the property of said defend-
amt Rnd returned into court; Il is Therefore
ordered that the defendant make his bersonsl
appearance before me on Saturday, the III
day OF January, 1881, at 9 O'elaok am, at my
ONCE No. 29f Trent street, In the city OF Mem
PMS, Tenn, and defend said suit, or the same
VIII b. proceeded with ex parte; and mat a
copy OF this order DO published once a week
Tor four consecutive weeks in the Public led
ger. j.. N. C0LENANlJ pu
rus Nov: 10Th, lSs0. 76 50 1854
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sured the administration that with q
little patronage and other substantial
help, a republican senator could be
chosen, intimating that he himself
could thus become the benef-
ciary. His plan was to subsi-
die q few Of the low-tax democrats
While the administration is too moral
to encourage subsidies as such, there
is reason TO believe that he was en-
couraged with good wishes. A case
very similar to this occurred in 1878,
and resulted as this one may be ex,
pected to. The applicant, as the
story goes, was a North Carolina eau
didate, who was sure hat with just
such assistance as Harrison wants he
could overcome his. opponents legiti,
mate majority. The president CAV,
the applicant a note to George c,
Gordon, then managing the eoDgres.
sional committee, recommending that
the applicants wishes be granted
The man lost no time in delivering it
did the president really write
tbis2" asked Mr.. Gorham, in his mos
sOlicitous manner.
Eyes, be wrote it, sure enough, re-
piled the applicant, eagerly.
"And how much would carry tn,
d%istrict?"
"IfI had $500 that would do it.
swell, you Just 90 back to the presi
dent" said Mr.. Gorham, conf.
dentially, "and say for me that | viii
present you with his subscription 70.
1S76-which was double what you re
quire-and which we have had no u.s.
for yet"
Harrison's case may be assumed t,
be unlike the Worth Carolina appli
cant's only in that the president hai
not yet so far committed himself as t,
give him a note to the cOngressiona
committee.
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A~ttaChment Malice,

Aeters :, NJ. Coleman, Justice of the peaco
ISr shelby comfy, Tonn.-A. Godsey Us.
= this cause q summons having been issued
4 on the LIST day Of December, 1880, for the
sum, OF SLY due by note, which summons wal
on the ~ day ofDoeember, 1880, returned into
court by L. y. Britt, Deputy Sheriff, as fol-
lows; Game to hand lst day Of December,
losJl and executed on jesse Lee, and fol
tIial December I'd. 1890, befOreJ ]. NJ, Coleman,
Esq, ~ 10 O'Clock a. M, and afteN diligeni
search PURGE Adams not TO be found in my
county p. r. ATHY, Sheriff.
By Y. B. Britt, Deputy Sheriff.
And on motion Of plaintiff a judicial alta Oh
ment having been issued herein on the 9Th day
OF December, 1880. as provided BIZ section SAGE
oil 1.-THE code Of Tennessee, returnable before me
OF some other Justice Of the Peace, and the
arc having been levied BY the proper officer
on The property fsaid defendant and return
cd INTO court; It Is therefore ordered that the
defendant make his personal appearance ha-
fore ms on the 18th day of january, 1881, AL z
o'clock m, az my ,fice, No. 294 Front street,
In the city Of Memphis, Tenn, aud defend
said suit or the same will be- proceeded With
ex-partei and that q copy Of this order be ppi,.
lishsd once a week for four. successive weeks
In the Public Ledger.
This December 9Th, 1850.
j, M. COLEMAN, j. p.
NJ. D. L, Stewart, Atty for plaintiff.
IS 81 On 10Q