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the form in which they were buried.
Five minutes walk from the village
OF Cherona, which is now named Ca
praona, are scattered the limbs Of a
colossal monuments. lion, destroyed
by the stupidity and righteousness Of
the inhabitants who believed that be-
meath its base hidden treasures would
be discovered. Thus the gigantic
block of marble, erected to be an
everlasting testimony Of the glorious
deeds of the mighty dead, had been
undermined and blown up. 1t is on
this spot that for some months past
excavations have been carried on. the
first discovery being that of a wall,
which, upon being laid bare, was
found to be twenty-five metres long,
fifteen metres wide, and over
two metres high, resting upon
a foundation one and a half meters in
depth. In the parallelogram formed
by this wall the excavators found, at
a depth of four metres, the remains
Of l85 Thebans resting upon the clay
soil. in parallel rows Of forty men, side
by sice, exactly in the position in
which they had expired. Several rows
of these glorious combatants have
already been uncovered, the heads of
the lower rows resting on the feet of
the ones above. All the corpses bear
the traces of the severe wounds from
which they died. The two thighs of
one nan have been pierced by the
point of a lance the jawbone of an
other has been smashed; the skull of a
third terribly m%utilated whites fourth
Of whom the head is wonderfully pre-
served, has his mouth half opened.
seemingly in the act of breathing, and
this latter it is intended to remove to
the museum of antiquities at Athens.
1t is especially remarkable that the
whole of the remains Of these heroes
Of the town of q hundred gates still
retain their teeth completely. Nc
weapons were found, as these we're
usually taken from the vanquished
but a number of bone buttons,
pierced in the middle, were discovered
and two handed e~arthenware pots.
The excavations will be continued
in order to discover the
remaining 100 companions of the
Theban phalanx and the two memo
rial stones on the right and lefc of the
lion Of Choronea, which was erected
TO preserve for future generations the
names of the noble 300. M. Stamar.
tax is preparing a detailed report OF
this is interesting historical discovery
and a series of drawings, which will
be added to the report, will give the
position Of each combatant. Six o
them will be preserved in the Athens
museum, and the remainder will BE-
restored to their twonty wo-century
old funeral resting place within The
halls of time.
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Guberna1orinI CanYnss.

The chairmen Of the various executive
committees. at a meeting held in Nash
vile on the 18th Of August, 1880, agreed
and arranged the following list Of appoints
for Joint discussion between Hon.
V. Wright, Hon. 5. f. Wilson and
Hon. X. NJ. Edwards. candidates for gov
ernor; and the committees join in the re-
quest that the citizens in the respective
localities assemble Mt an early hour, say
10 o'clock, on the days mentioned.
JHO. w CHILDREss, JR.,
Chairman democratic state executive com.
DANIEL f. WALLACE,
Cam'n. low tax dem. state executive com.
ANDREW j. KELLAR,
Chm'n state ex. com. nat. gr'b'k lab. party.
Wednesday, October 10, Manchester.
Thursday, October IA, McMinnville.
Friday, October 10, Sparta.
Saturday, October Is, Cookeville.
Monday, October 10, Gainesboro.
Tuesday, October ~, Livingston.
Wednesday. October 20, Jamestown.
Thursday, October u, Wartburg.
Friday, October -, Kingston.
Saturday, October %, LoudOn.
Monday, October, Is, Bristol.
Tuesday, October 25, Jonesboro.
Wednesday, October q, Rogersville.
Thursday, October %, Morrlstown.
Friday, October 20, Athens.
Saturday, October 80, Cleveland.
Saturday night, October 30, Chatta-
nooga.
Monday, November 1, Tullahoma.
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Bib. There il no doubt Of Bibb's
being elected.
The legislative ticket is represented
on the high tax side by H. H. Boquo,
Of Houston county. a native Of Penn.
.sylvania, and a railroad lawyer Of
medium ability, while the low tax
st .ndard-bearer Hon. John Eubanks,
is an old and tried citizen of great
ability. His election is settled beyond
a doubt; this county alone will give
him at least 1900 majority. Cheatham
perhaps 200, while the little lawyer
may content himself with carrying
little Houston.
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PUBLIC LEDGER job printingofice
and book binderY, 13 Madison.
Anelenl Wnrriora.

London Globe.l
The excavations undertaken by the
Greek scientist Stamartakis upon the
battlefield o. Cheronea have led to a
most remarkable archaeological dis
covery. According to the writings Of
Pausanias and Plutarch, in the year
1913 b. G. 10000 Macedonians, under
the command Of Philip and his son
Alexader, then but eighteen years Of
age, annihilated the united forces Of
the Athenians and Thebans at Che
ronea, which is situated on the plain
extendingfr from the foot OF Mount Per-
nassus. The encounter was so deadly
aud the slaughter 50 enormous that
the river which traverses the plain,
the bed Of which river is now dry, re-
ceived therefrom the name Of Hamon,
signifying the bloodriyer, The "holy
band OF the ThebaDs, consisting Of
three hundred heroic young men who
only took part at the conclusion Of
the battle, was entirely destroyed, the
bodies being inferred together upon
the battlefield. This troop Of three
hundred glorious dead have now, alter
the lapse Of two and twenty centuries,
been discovered and brought TO light
by the exertions Of NJ Stomartakis.
aud, remarkable TO add, exactly in
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A Forlunate NeighhorhOod.

The vicinity Of No. IS Avenue B,
In the city of New York, must be re-
garded as a peculiarly fortunate one.
A month or two ago Mr.. Max Stern,
residing there, drew SIS, 600 in the
grand monthly distribution of the
Louisiana state lottery, and in the
September drawing Mr., L, s. Flesh
man, residing within FIVE doors, and
well known as an energetic dealer in
fancy goods, millinery, etc, was at
tackled with similar symptoms, and
holding a. half of ticket No. 99,8S7, for
which he had sent by mail to NJ. A.
DauphiD, either at No. 3l9 Broadway,
New York city, or else to the same
person at New Orleans, La, pocEeted
the handsome sum of $3.50. The
frequency Of such incidents must
make any judicious person wonder
why he should not be the next fayorite
of fortune.
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EAST TENNESSEE
Coming Out All Right for WILL
son.
CHARLESTON. TENN,
October IL. 1890

ONtPhRA - wv
EDIroR LEDGER-Sir: We send
you greetings from East Tennessee.
We will do as well for Wilson here as
you will in the west "a great come
over to Wilson in the last few days.
Wright is not in the race he is a
mere figure head will not get 5000
votes in i st tennessee; none but
the railroad rings and their strikers
will support Wright, and they are
principally confined to the city of
Knoxville and a few towns along the
railroads. Wilson will not only get
the support Of the democratic party,
but will get a large vote from the re
publican party il East Tennessee.
Wilson will carry every county
from Knoxville to Chattanooga over
Wright, Hawkins and all combined.
We will elect u senator and all
our representative in the south senate
rial district. Yours, ARGUS.
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The right Of trial by jury, the ha-
beas corpus, the liberty of the press,
the freedom of speech, the natural
rights of persons, and the rights Of
property must be preserved.-Ex-
tract from General Hancock's order.
November 10Th, 1867.
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p-aOu-RssIdent Notice.

No. 37ls-In the Chanoery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-S NJ Carson, trustee, etc.
VS. &C Partee o. al.
IT appearing from affidavit in this cause
i that the defendant, b Il Harbert, ia q
non.To. ident Of the state Of Tennessee; and
II appearing from the sherifFs return
herein, that the defendant, Eliza 4 Porter,
is not to be- found in his county; II Is
therefore ordered that they make their
the city Of Memphis, Tenn, on o, sefore
the first Monday in November, 1880, and
plead, answer or demur TO complainant bill
or tic same will be taken for confessed
as 10 them and set for hearing ex'parto;
and that a copy ofthi, order BE- published once
a week for four successive weeks IN the Public
| edger.
This the 2llh day Of September, 1880.
A copy-Attest.
r. j., BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY r. b. MCllEskr u. c. X N
w Wilkerson, sol for complt 2@A40
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COLONEL John NJ. Fleming, ore
Of the aost forcible editorial writer's
in the state, has become connected
with the Knoxville Dispatch, a
sprightly and newsy paper of which
Colonel Charlton was the founder
Both of these able gentlemen on one
paper viii make a strong team. We
are glad to see Colonel Fleming back
in the ranks of journalism, where he
properly belongs.
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The summer SoIs,ice.

One great reason why hot weather
is so facilitating lies in the fact that
the body is exhausted by the labors of
the year, Indeed, it is natural that
this should be SO. In order, therefore,
to resist this tendency to exhaustion
it only becomes necessary to re-invig-
crate the body, which can readily be
done by one or two bottles ofWarner's
safe tonic. This remedy is being ex-
tensively used by physicians for this
purpose, and is for sale bydruggists in
all parts of the world.
Sold wholesale by S. Mansfield &
Co. and w. N. Wilkerson & Go.
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Dickson County Almost Solid for
Wilson.

DICKSON COUNTY, October II, so.
EDITOR LEDGER-I send you a few
notes from this section Of the country.
Politically, we are almost united on
the gallant Wilson for governor, his
majority is estimated at 1900 in this
county.
September 18th. The convention Of
the Sixteenth senatorial district con
vened at Dickson, and was composed
Of seven high tax aud seven low tax
men: the high tax element put forth
the Hon. Jacob Leech as their can
didatei the low tax the Hon v. Y.
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A siaunch old Democrat for VIII
NOn.
JONEsBoRo, Oct. II, 1880.

JOhEsBOBO, Oct. III, 1881.
EDITOR LEDGER:-I occasionally
see a copy Of the LEDGER, and [ am
so much pleased with the tone of il
that ! want it all the time. Enclosed
plea G fud $l.00 for the Weekly. |
tan on the platform adopted by the
democracy with 80 much unanimity
two years ago; a platform containing
the principles Of a party, aud are not
like cob-houses, built to be kicked
down, nor the settled policy of a par
ty ignored by an accidental majority,
gotten together by outside influences,
TO thwart the popular will of an OBJ
pressed people. / have never flicker
ed since the FIRST vote | ever gave in
my life fir Polk for president. stand
square for Frank Wilson.
j. Il. T. HARRIS.
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The Peoples Candidate.

Fourth, We demand that no settlement Of
the State debt shall be made which is not sub
mitted TO and ratified by the people at the bal
lot box, at a special election to be held for
that purpose.
DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE TICKET
For the Senate-From Shelby, james
NJ. Harris, G. E. Smith.
Senator from Upton, Fayette and Shell
BY. II. Lauderdale, Of Upton.
Representative from Shelby and Fay
ette-C A. Stainback, Of Fayette.
Representatives from Shelby-M. D. L
Stewart, Thomas K. Boyle, B. G. Bledsoe
T. NJ. Scruggs, r. G. Williamson, w. b
Winston. 81
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YOUNG.
Notice.

No. stein the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tepn.-George Gillian ct al VS.. M.
X. SprRgue ct al.
appearing from affidavit in this cause that
i the defendants, NJ R. Sprague and Nellie
sprague are non residents Of the state Of
Tennessee; IL Is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein, at the
courthouse Of Shelby county, in Mem
phis. Tcnne see. on or before the first
Monday in N veinher, 1880. and plead, answer
r dep ur T. CO pllinant bill, or the same
III to { ken tor confessed as to them and set
for hearing O. pare c. and that a copy of this
order be- published once q week. for four sue
cessive weeks. in the Public Ledger.
This ;Oth day of September, 1sS0.
A c~opy-Attest:
r ! BLACK, Clerk and master.
By F. B, McHENRY, D.. Cs & M.
Townsend * Gillian, sol. Tor compl't.
OG QD % "A
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The Athens (Ga.) Banner reports
that many years ago Athens had a law
f~orbiddiDg the sale Of liquors 10 guam
titles less than q quart. Whenever a
nan came along and bought a quart
he co1ld not, Of course, drink it all, so
the barkeeper would 20 the door and
blow a blast on a COW horn and the
loafrrs allaround town would hasten to
help the purchaser dispose of his
quart. When, by any chance, a gal
lon was purchased the barkeeper
would blow a rams horn, and then
tho boys would say to each other,
No uss to hurry now, he's got a GAL
lon
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The Nashville American Oithe 18th

The Nashville American oil the 18th
says:
Governor Marks returned yesterday
from Evansville, where he participated
10 a grand democratic demonstration
He says that very little conception can
be had OF he terrific political battle
that is being waged in that state, un-
less one is on the ground. In the
demonstration of Saturday there were
twelve hundred horsemen, every one
ofwhom bore a torch. From the or
nainel5al wagons in the procession
sky rockets were constantly sent I'M.
and Illuminating hres burned. Bon
fires blaEed on every hand. The CITY
was, in fact. as light as day. Many Of
the wagons in line bore ships, which
were flied with ladies. II was one OF
the largest as well as we'll as one Of
the most enthusiastic and demonstra,
tive turnouts he had ever witnessed.
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The subscription price Of thu DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is s5 per aunum and
SOC per month forlvSa than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER IL 81 per annun-
postage free.
Persons leaving the city fer the summer
san order the pGILY LEDGER at 500 per
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing pOstofice.
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In Supreme Court Of Tennessee. at jackson.
Robertson Iopp, VS. f M White, executor Of
the last will and testament OF Isaac N
Davis, deceased, ct al.
IN pursuance of the decree rendered by the
i Supreme Court o. Tennessee, at jackson,
April 10th, 1880, in this cause, / will snfer for
sale to the HIGHEST bidder in front of the
courthouse of Shelby county, in Memphis, on
Tuesday, the 26th day of October, 1880,
the real estate mentioned and described in
said decree as follows: Situate in Memphis,
Shelby county. Tennessee-Lot No 8 fronting
on Beal street, Jos feet by las feet deep; and
lots Nos 3. 10, IL and IL, fronting on Orleans
street, in the aggregate lT5 feet by 163 feet
deep; and lots Nos II, IS, 10 and %, fronting
in the aggregate ZIG feet on Jessamine street,
by lb2 feet dsep-all in block 81.
Also the lots or parcels of land situate in
Memphis aforesaid, and known as the Gayoso
house lots, beginning at the northeast corner
of Shelby and Mccall streets, and runniOg
thence east with the north line Of Mccall
street about $50 feet to an alley; thence north
with the west side Of said alley about 220 feet
to n small alley which divides the GayOso
house lots from the lots Of Fred Cossitt;
thence west with said alley about $50 feet to
the corner Of said alley and shelby street;
thence south with the east .ide of Shelby
street about 220feet to the beginning.
That portion Of said above described prop
erty described as follows; Commencing at u
stake on Shelby street at a small alley, which
separetes the Gayoso house lots from the lots
Of Il. ii. Cossitt; thence eastwsrdly. with the
south side of said all y. l55 feet to a stake
on an alley east Of the Gayoso; thence south-
wardly, with faid last named alley, 100 feet
to q stake; thence Westwsrdly 1856 feet to a
stake on Shelby street; thence northwardly
100 feet 10 tae beginning corner, which
boundaries include the original Gayoso house
and lot. before the same was extended, will
be sold subject to whatever rights Elizabeth
l.. Iopp may have in the same under and BY
virtue Of an alleged mortgage, executed bv
Robertson Topp to said Elizabeth i Topp.
Terms of sale-Cash.
JOHN II FREEMAN, Clerk.
CT Vance, solicitor.
Jackson. Tenn, September 29d, 1880. q 4S
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The early bird catches the worm,
and sometimes a bad cold, which,
however, does no injustice to the old
prOverb, for with the aid Of DR.. Bulls
cough syrup colds are of no conse
quence. Price, % cents.
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I-Son-rssIdont Notice.

No. 3i7l-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee-CaIoline V. Bethel VS..
Chas. II. Bethel.
IT appearing from affidavit in this cause that
l. the defendant, Charles II. Bethel, is a nom
resident Of the State ofTennessee; 1t 8 there
fore ordered that he make his appearance
herein, at tho courthouse of Shelby coun-
ty, in Memphis. Tenn, on or before the first
swer or demur to complainant : bill, or
the anne will be taken for confessed as TO
him and set for hearing ex-parte; and
that a copy of this order be published once a
week for four successive weeks in the Public
Ledger.
This 3'th day Of September, 1880.
A ~copy-Attest:
ROBERT j. BLACK, clerk and master.
By II. b. MoHENRY, d. @. and NJ.
John I. Moss, sol. for compl't.
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DISTRICT ELECTORS:

ZblSTklCI ELEgfOhhs
First District -CHARLEs R. VANCE, Of sulli-
van
Second District-W. L. L%EDOERwOoD, Of
Knox.
Third District-JoHS R. NEAL, of Rhea
county.
Fourth District-JosEPH E. WASHINGTON, oil
robertson.
Fifth District-J. II. BURSAM, Of Lincoln.
Sixth District-w. A. THoHA, of Davidson.
Seventh District-E. A. T~ALLIAFERRo, Of
lies.
Eighth District-A. G. HAWKINS. Of Carroll.
Ninth District-T. E. RICHARDSON, Of Dyer.
Tenth District-R. ]. MORGAN. of Shelby.
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saturday, Octuber I6th. 1850.

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated In the city of Memphis,
Shelby county, Tenn, to-wit:
So much Of the leasehold estate heretofore
to wit; On the 9Th July, 1853, leased by VIM
Yates To X b HaWley and HeEekiah HsWley,
said lease ending July 9th, 1908. situated on
the southeast corner Of Poplar and Fourth
streets, as Is lwas) covered by stOrehouses
Nos. l43 and lA5 Poplar street and by dwelling
Nos. l04 and l06 Fourth street, being all that
part Of said lease from Yates to Hawley, not
set apart TO Eliza Stillman as permanent ALI
mony.
Also-The remainder Of a leasehold inter-
est for ten years, beginning January !, 1873,
in the following. property Beginning nj o
point on the north side OF Monroe street 65L
feet east Of Third alley; thence with Monroe
street eastwardly 90 feet; thence nOrthWardly
l4Sh feet to an alley; thence westwardly aleng
said alley SO feet; thence southwardly l4SH
feet TO the beginning, being the lot leased BY
John Oyerton to I X Stillman and the lease
renewed until January |, 1888, by John Over
ton TO Benjamin Coleman, receiver. There
are four tenement houses, Nos. 30. 50, ~ and
81 Monroe street, on the above, which belong
TO the lease and which go TO the purchaser.
sold subject 10 the rights OF the lessor under
lease ofJulY %, 1874.
Terms of sale-On a credit of 10 months
purchaser executing note with security, etc.;
lien retained, etc.
This September q, 1850.
r. J. BLACK, Clerk aud Master.
Humes d Poston, Smith & Collier, solicit
tors. q 40
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To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions OF youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, losso Of manhood, etc., | will send
a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
self-ad irsssed envelope to the Rev, joseph 7.
lnman, station D, Now YO-k City.
IFS XXI ia eodkw
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Appointments for the Electors
at Large.

HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC STATE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, NASHVILLE,
Tenn, September 7, l880.-The following
appointments are announced for the Hon.
Jno. i. I. Sneed, democratic elector for
the state-at-large, to which the Hon. Geo.
Nancy is invited.
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the cemetery of Pere Lachaise, where
NJ. Sardou aud others made speeches
over the grave.
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In Supreme Court Of Tennessee, at Jackson
M II McKienayy VS.. j IL Pickard ct al.
IN pursuance Of tho decree pronounced by
i the Supreme Court of Tennessee, at jack
son. May 2lst, 1877, ard renewed June 4th,
1880, In this cause, | will offer for sale to-the
highest bidder, in front of tho courthouse Of
Shelby county, in the city Of Memphis, on
Tuesday, the 26th day of October, 1880,
the tract Of land mentioned and described in
said decree as follows: Situated, lying and
being in the coun y Of Shelby. Stat3 Of Ten
nessee, bounded and described as follows:
Being part Of a 200 acre entry In the name OF
j NJ McIver, range 3, sections 2 and 3, begin
ming at a stake q rs 100 poles east from the
northwest corner Of the 200 acre entry; thence
south 49, poles to a stake in the south bound
airy line Of the said entry; thence east, with
the south boundary of said entry % poles to a
stake In the said linei thence north l62 poles
to a staRe on the north boundary line Of said
200 acre entry; thence west with the north
boundary line Of said entry % pole, to the
beginning, containing q acres, more or les 4,
being the same tract Of land conveyed by I X
Mcknight and wife, NJ A Mcknight, on 9th
January. lst9, to defendant, j II Pickard, and
same described in compliments bill in this
cause.
Terms Of sale-0n a credit Of six and twelve
months, taking purchasers notes with ap-
proved security and retaining q lien on said
land until said notes are paid. Equity Of ro-
JOHN II FREEMAN, Clerk.
WD Board, solicitor.
jackson, Tenn, September 23d, 1880. 81 4S
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F.tered at the Postofico at Memphis, Tenn
as second-class natter
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ANNOUNCEMENT

T0 the Voters Of the Tenth Congressional
L District. composed Of the Counties Of
Hardeman and Fsyette-urged by my
and called upon to DO so BY a unanim-
ity Of public sentiment most grateful to my
f~eelings, and which embraces all parties, I
candidacy for reelection as your Representa-
tive in Congress at an early day, but In defer
epce e. the pol teal party to which l belong,
i deemed II proper to defer doing so until rs
was obtained in some authoritative
way. II now having been declared BY CONF
petent authority that there will be no Demo-
cratic Convention called in this district TO
make a nomination, | feel at liberty to an
myself a candidate before the people
for re election to the lower house Of Congress,
and 10 respectfully solicit the support Of my
fellow citizens of every party at the ballot
hox, on the third day Of November next.
Very respectfully.
157t 0ASFY VOTING.
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ELECTORS FOR THE SrATE-Ar-LARGE;
JOHN L. 7. sNEED, of Shelby.
ANDREW B. MARTIN. of wilson.