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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19
A Acknowledged Singer.

Viola A. Pomeroy was engaged as a
prima donna for comic opera in San
Francisco. She attended rehearsals of
"Girohe-G iroha," and sang in a salts
factory manner; but the manager dis
covered that she wore a wooden
leg, and on that account
he discharged her. In a letter
to her he said: 1.-THE part requires a
lady as nimble as a cat, and you could
not possibly do it justice" Miss
Pomeroy has brought a suit for salary.
Her witnesses swear that, although
not as nimble as a cat, she is as
nearly so as most actresses. One of
them said that he had seen her. as
Classy in Uncle Toms Cabin" iunn
out of window and run over a river
Of ice like a whirlwind; another recol-
lected that, as Florence in 'The
Red Pocket Book" she jumped from
a sinking ship and was rescued lust
as well as any woman with two natu-
raj legs could have jumped and been
rescued, and a third had witnessed
her persOnation Of Mafo in "Lucretia
Borgia, F." in which partshe wore tights.
Miss Pomeroy offered to dance before
the court to show that her wooden
leg was no detriment, but that was
not permitted.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19

Special to the Courier-Journai.l
WASHINGTON, February 16.-The
elections committee will tomorrow
make a report in the Donnelly- Wash
burn case, the majority recommending
that the latter be unseated. There will
be a severe fight over the case in
the house, as the Republicans hope to
be able to defeat the majority report.
The Republicans reason that as the
Democrats have but two or three ma
jority over all, one or two Democrat:
might, as has been the fact here
tofore in like cases, be pre-
vailed upon to vote with the
Republicans. The Greenbackers are
at present much vexed with the Dem
oerats for their course in the Yocum.
Curtin case, by which the former, who
is a Greenbacker, will no doubt
lose his seat. The notorious
Bill King, of Minnesota, a
former member, is here in Washburn's
interest. Washburn is wealthy,
and, with such a lieutenant as King,
every resource will be resorted to to
keep The seat, especially as the losing
off it will lose to the Republicans of
the house the vote of Minnesota in
the event the election of the Presi-
dent is thrown into the house.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19
FOLDS BOUNTIFUL TABLE
The Trial Of the Rev. Mr.. COwIey
I'm New York City.

The Rev. Mr.. Cowley's trial, on the
charge Of cruelty to Louis Victor, one
OF the children in the Shepherd's
Fold, was continued before Recorder
Smyth, in New York city, yesterday.
There was a large attendance of spec.
tators. The prisoner was released on
bail in the afternoon, the Rev. Drs
Dix aud Rowland, of the EpiseopaI
church, becoming his bondsmen. Mr..
Cowley has resigned the Office Of
Shepherd of the Fold.
At the opening of the court. OK
Judge Fullerton commenced his
cross-examination of the girl
Bessie Lawrence, whose direct
examination by District ATTORNEY
Phelps was concluded on the previous
evening. When questioned as 10 the
fare provided for the inmates of the
Fold, she said she had never deer
them get meat except at Christmas
and Thanksgiving. She remembered
their having fish for dinner once. but
they did not have it once a week.
Fanny McCurdy and herself cot 4
piece Of meat frequently. The only
time she remembered seeing the chill.
dren get ham was when they went ON
an excursion to Hartford. She had
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19

seen the children get meal mixed
with water (mush. presumably, and
broken rice once or twice a week.
There we're barrels Of wheaton grits in
the store-room of the Fold, but she
had never seen any grits given the
children. She had seen Mrs. Cowley
give Louis Victor his breakfast Of
bread and milk or bread and coffee,
and had also seen her give him iron
and cod-liver oil. A portion of her
duties, Bessie said, was to wash the
smaller children. They were washed
every morning, and took a bath once
a week. Lately they had five or six
towels in the bathroom, and each
child having a sore head had a towel
to itself. The towels of the children
having sore heads had been lately
marked by Mrs. Cowley, but when
Louis Victor was in the Fold there
were no marks on the towels.
In redirect examination by Mr..
Phelps, Bessie stated that the increase
in the number OF towels had only taken
place after the removal of Louis to
the hospital, For a week before his
removal the little fellow held down
his head and nobody could lift it up.
The next witness was Fanny Nc
Curdy, a timid girl of fifteen, who
testified that she had been ten years in
the Fold, and had done the laundry
ing for all of its inmates except Mrs.
Ferris. Mr.. Phelps examined her
particularly as to the diet, and she
stated the children never got meat,
eggs, fruit, butter, or potatoes
except at Christmas or Thanksgiving,
when outside benefactors sent in some
meat. The diet of the children con-
sisted of bean soup, pea soup, Indian
meal, bread and condensed milk 9i-
luted with water. She remembered
that on one occasion Mr.. Cowley mad
sent down a ham-bone to flavor the
soup, but that was the first time that
it had ever had the flavor of meat.
Laughter. For some weeks pre-
vious to the removal of Louis Victor
to the hospital, Mrs. Cowley sent him
some extras, which he ate in the
kitchen. During the sickness of Louis,
Bessie Lawrence took ar of him,
but nobody sat up with him at night.
Fanny then testified to the fare served
up to the children, her evidence being
corroboratiye Of Bessie Lawrence, to
the effect that a cupful of condensed
milk, diluted with water, was all that
was given to the entire twenty-five.
At Thanksgiving Mr.. Cowley kept a
big turkey for himself and gave only
two chickens to make soup for all the
children.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19
A SET OF TEETH FOR $40.
.79 MAIN STREET,
DR.. HINSON I'M SON,
SURGEON DENTISTS.
1l2xxx7&w
UNITED STATES OF 4MERT0EY-
District of West Tennossee-

circuit Court for said district.
In equity, No. 2l6-Luke p. Blackburn va
Inc selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad
RY virture of the final decree of the C;rcu;t
- your OF the United States, for the Vest
ern District Of Tennessee, made in the above
entl'ied cause, on the Sd day of June, AID.
1919, the undersigned clerk of the said court
duly authorized and appointed bv fbe saiX
aecree,. Will sell at public sale, at the eourt
mouse IN Memphis, county of Shelby and
state OF, Tennessee, on Monday, the 25d dav
Of March, AID 1850, between the hours of i
". anu z p;m.' Of said day, TO the highest
bidder, all the following described pro6ertv
to;;W.lt; All the Selma, Marion and Mempbis
!aitiOad, lying between the city of Memnhis
IN the state OF Tennessee, and the cifv III
Selma, IN the State of Alabama, Constructed
Or 70 pc constructed, together with all and
singular the railways, rails, bridges, fencea-
warehouses, engines, cars, fixtures, privileSes
rights, real estate of every and an deseTinI
ton, and all other property owned mr. wbiib
since the 18th day of March, 1871, the dsfe
o. ne mortgage mentioned in the bill
90 'nas cause mas Deen acquired by said
purchase and including 81 bonds ofl
SiOO9 each, issued by the city Of Aberdeen. in,
the state Of Mississippi, now in the hands az
the receiver in this cause. The said line of
IAllIOaq Mlth It's equipment and appurten-
ances, being an entirety, will be sold MILO.
gether, with the benefit of the franchiseg
owned and possessed by said compapv. me
sale will be made on the following terms. To-
wit; One thousand dollars of the purcbSsa
money of said railroad, with its appurte.
names, equipment and rolling stock, Shall he
paid IN cash at the time of the sale, and the
remainder shall be paid in six months after
tne GATE OF sale, the purchaser giving his note
with approved security, payable to Complain
amt and 9 lien reserved on the property. Tho
SAID bonds and other property will be sold
lOI CAkn 10 ne nn1n down NJ fhn H.. = 4
sale. BELL w. ETHERTnHG2Et wv
Dec. 10, 1879. Clerk and commissin
Estes q Elicit, soils. nor'
81 Xxx 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19
''The Solid sOuth.y

W. Il. Clarke recently delivered an
address on national politics. in New
York, from which we extract the fol-
lowing:
But it is said the real issue is the
Solid South" Gentlemen, YOU know
the CHASTITY meanings hidden behind
that misleading phrase, and looked
every now and then, with tales of
horror. manufactured expressly for
the Northern market to terrify the
people into voting the Republican
ticket. What is meant by the solid
South = Simply that the Southern
white people, who have most of the
intelligence and education and prop
erty, and best understand the interests
OF that section, after fifteen years of
Republican carpet-bag rule, robberies,
and resorts to force, arc firm, resolute,
patriotic Democrats, and vote the
Democratic ticket every time. 1t
means that, after years of abuse
and neglect by Republican man
ayers, the more intelligent negroes be-
gin to see that they have been deceiv-
ed; that their interests and those of
the white people are identical, and re.
fuse to be tools and accomplices of
knaves any longer. That is all of #
Republicans never object to a solid y
Northwest, and will resort to any OK.
pedient to have a " solid New Eng
land. What are they saying to the
South to-day "Vote for us. and
you shall have all the subsidies and
appropriations you want, and we will
allow the claims Democrats reject, "
What is the issue? Simply the right
OF every State to manage its affairs
under the constitution. Simply that
the war is over the green sward COW
ers the graves of a half-million brave
men, who gave their lives in a conflict
whose sacrifice and heriosm chal-
lenges the worlds admiration: that
the old flag of the Union waves as
proudly over Charleston and New
Orleans and Mobile as owe Boston
and New York, and that the stars and
stripes would be kissed by Southern
lips as heartily tonight as by any in
the North; that in the new nation,
saved and redeemed by such tremen,
drous sacrifices of blood and treasure.
there shall be no North and no South
but one people; that all attempts TO
revive the hatreds and passions Of the
past, and SOW discord and alienation,
and create sectional antagonism. are
not only impolitic, but high treason 10
the Union and its people, made of one
blood, bound together by a common
history, working out, under the new
conditions the grandest problems Of
Liberty and self.government. A solid
South ! Aye, we accept the challenge.
We confront antagouism with con.
citation, feud with fraternity, hatred
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19

THERE is avery loud scandal inhigh
life at Washington which is stirring
up the fashionable society Of that
corrupt community to its depths. Sew
eral senators and congressman, in
Guiding a rather aged member of the
house from Tennessee, are alleged to
be mixed up in the unsavory affair,
The papers have a good deal to say
about it, but give no names. The
police are very reticent, and cores
pondents who have undertaken to in
vestigate the matter have found the
tables turned and themselves pretty
thoroughly investigated. So much
has been said about it that at Wash
ington it is almost an open secret who
the implicated parties are. If the
names get out, as they probably will,
it is possible tLat some Of the peoples
patriotic representatives will be
placed on the retired list without pen
sion after the next election.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19
A ChieagO Romance.

Chicago Tribune.l
An inofensive young man of this
city who has been paying some atten-
ton to a high.cultured girl from
Boston, and endeavoring to make hel
stay here as pleasant as possible, was
somewhat surprised while chatting
with her a few evenings since to have
her ask him what time he arose in the
morning. Pulling up his striped
knee, and throwing one leg over the
other, he replied in his careless south.
side way that he generally kicked
the clothes off about g." Looking al
him over her clear but cold eye
glasses, the Beacon-H Hitler asked:
DO you know what Benjamin Frank
lin said?" "0h, yes, responded the Chi
cagoan; Il know that yarn
about Ben's entering Philadelphia
with nothing but a loaf of bread and
a plug Of tobacco" Il did not refer
to that particular episode in the life
of the great philosopher" said the
young lady; "but to his proverb: The
early bird captures the lumbicus ter
restris-which, as you are no doubt
aware, is in ~articulate animal belong
ing to the abranchiate division of the
class Of annelides"-and the fascina-
ting resumed her occupation Of
crocheting the American constitution
into a pillow sham which she was
manufacturing. The young mar
laughed Historically, said she was
doubtless correct, and soon left for
home, where he received prompt treat
ment for approaching brain fever,
Boston is undoubtedly a great place.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19

THERE is nothing to justify the adj
vance Of so per cent. on paper in the
last few months. The raw material
and price Of labor have not advanced
correspondingly. 1t is the result of a
combination all along the line of the
paper makers, and now it is high time
for the newspapers of the country
to demand OF congress a repeal
of the duty both on the
raw material of which paper
is made and the white paper itself. Let
the newspapers make this an issue in
the next canvass, and support no man
who is not in favor of removing this
outrageous tariff. The duty has been
taken of q%uihihc. Now let's coucen-
trate upon paper and never let up un-
til the battle is over. We make no
issue as to fancy papers, but
only upon the plain white
paper upon which books and news
papers are printed. At present prices,
papers will have to be reduced in size
or charge more for subscription and
advertising. This comes off the gen.
eral public at last. 1t has been truly
said that it Isl tax on knowledge.
But we say, down with the tariff, and
shall emphasize the demand.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19
Army Experience.

The efficiency of Warmers Safe Pills
was first rendered unquestIonable by their
use in the English army in malarial re-
gions, where the stomach and bowels were
peculiarly subject to arrangement. They
were found to be the best CT army medi-
cines in such regions. II. j. Foster, Of
Toronto, writes that they recently cured
him completely of sleeplessness, caused by
iliousness. See other testimonials.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19

STATE OF TENNESSEE, Shelby oouS1

STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY County,
OFFICE COUNTY Court CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, January 20, 1880.
To Robert J.. Black, administrator of John
0'Leary, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency of the
IL estate of John 0'Leary John Leary),
deceased, you are hereby ordered to give
notice, by advertisement in some news
paper published within the said State,
and also at the court house door OF
Shelby county, for oil persons having claims
against said estate, to appear and fle the
same, with, the Clerk of the County Court au-
thenticnted in the manner prescribed BY law,
on or before the LIST day of May, 1880; and any
claim not filed on or before said day, or be-
fore an appropriation Of the funds OF said es-
tate is made, shall be- forever barred, both in
law and equity.
Witness my hand, at Office, this 10Th day of
January, 1880. OWEN DMYER, Clerk.
By HUGH B. CULLEN, Deputy Clerk.
The creditors of said estate will take notice
of above and act accordingly.
This January 81, 1880.
lS2 1888 IA $50 K. j. BLACK, ADM.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19
N~on-Re.Iaent NolIea.

No. A18 In the Chancery Court of Shelby
VS.. 5. j. Echols ct al.
TT appearing from the sherihTs return in
i in this cause that the defendants, Samuel
!. Echols and Maggie c.. Echols, are not to
be found in his county; it is therefore
ordered, that they make their appearance
in Memphis, Tenn, on or before the FIRST Mon,
dayi in March 1850, and plead, answer or demur
to c~emplainant's amended bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to them and set
for hearing ex-parte, and that a copy of this
order DO published once u week, for four sue
cessiye weeks. in the Public Ledger.
This 9Th day of February, 1880.
A copy: Attest,
r.. j, BLACK, C, & NJ.
By <. b. McHBNRY, Deputy c. & NJ.
l.. r. Chambers. solicitor for complainant.
1856 l42 l48 154
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Under and by virtue of two certain deeds
~ in trust to me executed by John N, Ware,
and Mary. A. Ware, his wife, one of date 0oto.
Der 18th, 1876, and recorded in the Register
office of Shelby county, in book No. ia, page
~, ct. seq; and one dated 18th of December,
1876, and recordedin Registers Office of Shelby
eountyyin book No. us, page 1926, ct. seq, the
debts therein secured being past due, l will,
at the request of the beneficiary therein, on
Saturday 2lst February, 1880.
at the southwest corner oil Main and Madison
streets, in the Taxing District ofShelbY coun-
~ lale the city Of Memphis), sell for cash, to
the. highest bidder, the following described
real estate, situate, lying and being in the
late city Of Memphis (now the Taxing District
Of Shelby county, to-wit: Part of lot () two,
block 1907 sixty, south Memphis, beginning al
a point on the east line of Orleans street, (50N
five hundred and two feet south of its inter
section with the south line of Vance street;
being (50l fifty feet from the southwest corner
of. H.. Kraft lott; therce southwardly with
tho east line of Orleans street 1851 ffty-fve
feet-thus giving a front of ffty-fve feet on
east side of Orleans street, and running back
eastwardly between parallel lines land paral.
lei with south line Of Vance sLreet), Ola two
hundred and fourteen feet to the lot belonging
to, and occupied by, st. Agnes Academy,
Equity of redemption waived. Purchasers
title to be absolute,
W. G. MCCLURE, Trustee.
WRIGHT, FoLKEs * WRIGHT, Atty's. 127 1850
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19
Attachment Notice.

i efore G.. D. Crockett, J. P. for Shelby cour-
Y, Tenn.-W. II. Hudgens VS.. j. c. Pool.
N this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under Section 1855 ofthe code Of
tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property of the defendant, and
affidavit having been made that de-
tendant. is indebted to the plaintiff in the
sum of S92, so, due by note, and tbat
the claim is just, and that the defendant is n
nonresident of the State of Tennessee.
1t is therefore ordered that the said defend
ant make his personal appearance before mo
on the 2Sth day Of February, 1880, at
my otice, No. $50 Main street.. Memphis,
ment suit within the time prescribed
by law, or the same will be nro-
ceeded with exp arte; and that a copy of this
order be published once, a week for four sue
This the 2Sd day Of January, 1880.
&. D. CROCKETT, j. p.
l25 131 1877 las l49
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TNDER and by virtue of two certain 5.sds
- IN trust to me executed by Mary b. speed
one OF date End of April, 1875, reeordeji
IN the REGISTERS Office Of Shelby ceuntv IN,
DOCK NO. i'll, page 5S7, ct. sea, the ofbar.
dated list November, 1877, recorded in ReeisI
ter's office Of Shelby county, in book No 15l
page Z5s, OF; seq; the debt therein securedi
pelng past due, ! will, at the reuuest Of the,
beneficiary therein, on 'A~
Saturday, 2Ist February. 1880.
at the southwest corner of Main and Mad;so,.
streets, IN the Taxing District ofShelhv con. =
ty (alias Memphis), sell for cash. ia .Le Ia 4 a
est bidder, the following described reaI ost sn-
situate, lying and being in tho lofe cj a'oi
Memphis, county of Shelby, STATE oF r. ~ Oh
see, the east half and the west half Of Il "a az
lowing, property; Beginning at a stake a oT ~
north line Of Linden street (75l sew otyl s u
Ieet east OF the intersection ofthe en- H. 70 20
1uriey street, with the north liJe ~ ijnden
street, running thence casa Vith tho nor,hh
inc OF Linden 40 seventy o. o feet w. = stetai
tnence north at, right Ap'1es with Linden,
street (l5Ol one hundred and fftv tcot ~ =
stake; thence west on a line nayaIIeJI' wiitbb
Linden street G5) seye' nv v Gv no ca ptt ~ WIN
thence south $50 one bbnnJndrye9J ana n ~ a Z seaaei
to the beginning. nun "Hu my leeG
The east halfar A tbo ,ro.. Loiru,u ,
separately. "'s' 4" WIN NC soIu
iii, IIqt " OF re- demptiOn waived. Purchasers
wn,ou W. @. MCCLURE, Trustee.
-Hn-.n e, FOLERs IL WRIGHT, Attv's. 1877 I50i
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19

Under and by virtue Of three nertair
" trust deeds, recorded soyerally in hooL
No. 100, page 70, book No. 104. page 2e1. ard
book No. l0i, page 154 of the Rerister's oBna
Of Shelby county, Tennessee, default bavinS
been made therein, / will, on Monday. nv
9th day. Of March, 1850, at tho southwest eor-
ner OF Main and Madison streets, in the Tsx-
ing Districts or city OF Memphis, proceed 10 sell
Tor cash. a certain tract Of land in Shelby
county, tennessee, being part Of lot number
b, OF a subdivision Of three 40-lO0 acres,
purchased by r.. I, Freeman from Mrs.
Elenore Perkins, juno 10th, 1872, and mbdi-
yidod by }. H; Mcclure, civil engineer, Juno
0thy 1917, and being part of lot number rs, of
Willoughby Williams subdivision. Said part
OF lot number = commences at a point on the
north side Of Walker avenue, widened (ten
feeD $40 feet from the southeast corner of Iot
number "; thence west on tho north side of
walker avenue, avenue widened ten foetl
ten feet TO a stake; thence north $40 feet 10 n
ten loot alley; thence east on the south side
Of said alley ten feet; thence south $40 feet to
the beginning; also lot number 5 of the afore-
mehoing at a point on the north side ofWaIker
avenue, widened ten feet $50 feet from tbe
southeast corner oil lot number rs; thence
west on the north side Of Walker avenue.
widened ten feet so feet 10 q stake; thence
north 80 feet TO a ten foot alley; thence east
on the south aido Of said alley So feat Ia q
stake; thence south 80 feet TO the beainnine-
Equity Of redemption waived. Title be.
loved to be good. but I will sell only as trus-
tee.
February 4th, 1880.
SIMON sTURM, Trustee.
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NIINTER
NONRESIDENT Notice.

No, 1872, R. D., Divorce-In Bartlett Circuit
Court, Of Shelby county, Tenn, January
9th, lsSO-lsabella Talley VS.. Lewis Talley,
OF al.
IT. appearing from affidavit in this cause that
i defendant, Lewis Talley, is q non-resident
Of the State of Tennessee, and a resident of
the State of Arkansas; it is therefore or
dered that he make his appearance here
in, at the, courthouse, in the town Of Bart
lett, Shelby county, Tennessee, on the
second Monday in March. 1880, and plead,
answer or demur to complainant bill for
divorce, etc., on the grounds ofdesertion and
other causes, or the same will be taken for
confessed as to him and set for hearing ex-
parte: and that a copy of this order be pub
llshed once n week for four successive weeks in
the Public edger, q newspaper Of general cir
culation, published in Memphis, Shelby coun-
.ty, Tenn.
This Slst day Of January, 1880.
A copy: Attest.
TH0S. B. CRENSHAW, Clork.
JOHN NOTEBOOKS, Atty fer Petitioner.
1& l41 l47 153
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Attachment Notice.

Before G.. d. Crockett, j. P. for 81. elbv oorD
ty, Tomb. A. Shaw VS.. j. G. Pool: ~
n this cause an a%ttachmep,. having ham
i sued out under section 1856 Of tho Cods ~
Tennessee, and returned levied tppon tbe
property of the defendant, and affidavit bsyo
ing been made that defendaLti is indebtsd u
the plaintiff in the sum of SSS due bvscoowr ~
and that the claim is lust. and
that the defendant is a nonresident Of
the State Of Tennessee, il is therefore ordered
that said defendant make his personal nm
pearaneSe before mo ON the 2sth day of Fcbru-
aTy, iSY, 9t my Onice, No. 2s5 Main street,
ment suit within the time prescribed by law.
or the same will be proceeded with ex-narte,
and that a copy of this order be published
once a week for four weeks in the PUBLIC
LEDGER, NDV
This the 23d day Of January. 1880.
l25 i1 l7 l43 40