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The WorreII Arson Cnse.

WASHINGTON, PA, February o.
Further Developments in the Worreli
arson case have come to light as fol-
lows: James Worrell, who is charged
with attempting to destroy his father
and sisters by cremating them in their
home, fell in love with Ellen Musser.
a young lady of Car onsburg, this
county, and asked her to marry him.
This she refused to do, because he
was so Door. He then began TO devise
some plan by which he might become
possessed of means, aud the plan he
finally decided on is already known.
James mother, who has been dead two
years, died suddenly, and this son
is charged with having poisoned her,
but it is probably not so. She had
been sick for some time, yet was not
considered dangerous. A couple of
hours after death her skin turned
black. The doctor who attended her
says, however, that the discoloration
was caused by the disease from which
she died. At one time the father was
chloroformed, and while under its in
huence forty dollars were taken from
his pockets. The lynching Of james
is talked Of by many of the citizens of
the neighborbood of the burning,
though his whereabouts are unknown.
The family Of Mr.. Worrell are dis.
tressed at tho report'that James has
done this work.
To restore nerve and brain waste,
nothtno aou.Ie Hon R;ttare
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Trustees Sale.

UNDER and by virtue of three certain
deeds in trust, to mo executed nv M.tildo
r. Gay, and VIM. Cav. ono If 3ote III ..
April, 1876 recorded in the Registers OF.
nee OF shelby county, in book No. 1870
99UA CT. seq, ono dated 12th August
1876, recorded IN same Registers Office. h
book No, ll3, p. 442 ct. SEQ; the otbe,
dated sd March, 1877, and recorded In
same Registers Office, in book No IN N
l44, ct, 500. The debt therein sacnraRd
being past due, l will al the reouest oftbe
beneficiary therein, on
Saturday rs, February, 1850,
at the southwest corner of Main and Mad.
lson streets, in the Taxing District ~
shelby county, (alias city of Memnhis
sell itor cash, to the highest bidder the foE
lowing described real estate. situate. lvips
and being in the late city Of Memphi.
now Taxing District of Shelby county j.
ohelby, State Of Tennessee, to-wit. +
ginning at apoint on south line of W.
street llO) 0ne hundred and ten fe ot ,ros
Qt lis intersection with the wey We
Main street thence south nj ri 80 nnup
with Vance street $50 n Iis,e
aaity ieeti thence west at right angles C5O
my ecu thence north O.50l ono 6undre,
and hfty feet 70 south bneofVance stroet
thence east with south liDe ofV anceSfroo
VoQl hfty feet to beginning
Equity Of redemptio n wo;yod p,,sah.
ers title TO be absolute "'V"as
W.; q, MCCLURE. TRUSTEE.
Wright, Foll6es & Wright att vs..
lokfEn
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I%nsOlYent NotIce.
STATE oE TEYYEssEr, SHELBY Col

OFFICE County COURT CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, Februnrv l6. 1880
To, James Reilly, administrator of j. NJ.
TOmeny.
HAVING suggested the insolvency of the
IL estate of j. M, Tomeny, deceased, you
are hereby ordered to give notice, by ADVERTISE
ment in some newspaper published within the
sald state, and also at the courthouse door
claims against said estate, to appear and file
the same, with the clerk of The County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed by
law, on or before the LIST day Of June, 1880;
and any claim not fled on OF before said day,
or before an appropriation of the funds OF
both in law and equity.
Witness my hand, at office, this 18th day Of
February, 1850.
OWEN DWYER. Clerk.
By UUcH E. CULLEN. d. q 5I1owv~- ga
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pair was born st Dapoli, in the Rut-
nagherry collectorats, the father being
a Mohammedan and a seafaring man,
while the mother had besides a pretty
little daughter about ten. The infants
feed separately, eachhaving a bottle to
itself, and draw vigorously at their
nourishmeut. This same doctor also
declared it would be impossible to
separate them without extinguishing
life. The twins have, up to this time,
never grown i'll, and, to every appear
ance, are likely to grow up.
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The Specific for Drunkenness.

If the editor of the CHICAGO Trib-
une is not mistaken, DR.. D. Auger's
specific for intemperance is the most
successful of remedies for the morbid
desire for intoxicating drinks, which
is acquired after years Of assiduous
practice at the bar of devotion to the
private bottle. Mr.. Medill is credited
with the statementthat this physician
has cured some $500 cases, and there
has not been a single instance Of re-
lapse.
MOI is there any secret about it.
1t is a preparation of red Peruvian
bark (cinchona rubra). called by
druggists quill bark" because it is
taken from the twigs about the size
ola quill Of the red variety. A pouod
of this bark is pounded aud soaked in
a piut of diluted alcohol, and this is
e~vaporated down TO a half pint. A
teaspoonful ofthis is given every three
hours for two days; after that the
dose is reduced to a quarter teaspoon.
full, then to fifteen and ten drops.
The cure is effected in from seven
to fifteen days, though in extreme
cases thirty days are required. Mr..
Medill says it is a remedy that has
never been known to fail. even in
cases where excess has been carried
to the point of dement'a. TIE cure
is regarded as complete when the de-
sire and appetite for liquor have dis
appeared, and in the place of them
aversion to all stimulants springs up.
The only credit DR.. ID Auger claims
in this matter is in discovering the
nature and location of The disease
called dipsomania. The cure of it by
the use Of Peruvian bark, according
to the formula given above, was pure
ly accidental, and happened in Mary
land a few wears aoo
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A SET OF TEETH FOR $40.
279 MAIN STREET,
DIR. HINsON AND SON,
SURGEON DENTISTS.
ll2xxx7&w
LEGAL.
UNITED STATES OF AMERIOA,
District of West TENNESSEE.

Circuit Court for said district.
In equity, No. 2l6-Luke p. Blackburn W.
The Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad
Co. and al.
u virture of the final decree of the Circuit
~ Court of the United States, for the West
ern District Of Tennessee. made in the above
entitled cause, on the Sd day of June, AID.
1919, the undersigned clerk of the said court,
duly authorized and appointed by the said
decree, will sell at public sale, at the court,
house in Memphis, county Of Shelby and
state Of Tennessee, on Monday, the ed day
OF March, AID. 1880, between the hours of II
N. and z p m, of said day, to the highest
bidder, all the following described property
to::Wit; All the Selma, Marion and Memphis
railroad, lying between the city of Memphis,
in the State of Tennessee, and the CITY OF
selma, in the State of Alabama, constructed
or TO be constructed, together with all and
singular the railways, rails, bridges, fences,
warehouses;, engines, cars, fixtures, privileges,
rights, real estate of every and all descrip-
t!!on, and all other property owned or which
since the 18th day Of March, 1871, the date,
oil the mortgage mentioned in the bill
IN this cause has been acquired by said
company by subscription, donation or.
purchase and including 81 bonds Oft
SilOO0 each, issued by the city of Aberdeen, i'm
the state OF Mississippi, now in the hands OF
tho receiver in this cause. The said line OF
railroad with its equipment and appurten-
ances, being an entirety, will be sold alto
gether, with the benefit of the franchises
owned and possessed by said company. Tho
sale will be made on the following terms. To-
wit; Ono thousand dollars Of the purchase
money Of said railroad, with its appurte-
names, equipment and rolling stock, shall DO
paid in cash at the time of the sale, and the
remainder shall be paid in six months after
the date of sale, the purchaser giving his note
with approved security, payable to complain.
ant, and a lien reserved on the property. The
said bonds and other property will be sold
for cash to be paid down at the time of the
sale. BELL w. ETHERIDGE.
Dec. 10, 1873. Clerk and commissioner
ESTES q Elicit, soils.
81 XXX 10
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IT IS about time for the state dem
ocratic executive committee to call a
convention at Nashville, to appoint
delegates to the national convention,
which meets at Cincinnati on the I'D
Of June, and to appoint electors for
the state. Let us hear from you, Mr..
Childress. The gubernatorial conyen-
tion is usually held in August.
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AdIninisLrator,s Nofioe.

AvlNG qualified as admin ,lrator Of III,
- estate Of Mrs. Marie Auer. ormerIy IA.
Densteln, all parties having claims against
sala estate are notified to present. tho same
aSsui1y authenticated and al those indebted
men. '''0a 10 come forward and make pay
Wnmnh,. q, JOSEPH SPECHT, Admir-.
WV WV laot
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Trustees Sale Of Real Estate.

DY virtue of the terms of a deed of trust ev.
ID ecuted by N, Maria Stewart and j. d.
Stewart, to John A. Holt, trustee, and to his
successors in office, dated May IS, l877, record
ed in book llS. at page 1923 ofthe Shelby coun-
~ Registers office, the g~rantOrs therein hav-
ing failed in their undertakings. aud the de,t
threby secured being past due and unpaid, l.
James W. Crocker, the legal successor of HE
said John A. Holt, who is now deceased. viii,
at the request of the beneficiary. ~
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wednesday, March 24th, I88O.

at the southwest corner of Main and Madison
streets, in the Taxing District Of said Shelby
County, sell for cash at public sale 20 the
highest bidder, between the hours OF IL a. ~ !.
and ] pm, TIE following described pro1ert7:
a certain ,os o fland situate, lying and being
IT TIE sod Taxing District of the county o.
Shelby, Safe of Tennessee, on the east side of
Tennessee street, and the north side Of The
alley between Butler and South streets, front.
ing. 40 feet on Tennessee street and rupnin ?
back between parallel lines; one of which Is
the moth side Of the alley, the other As feet
north OF IL, running back $50 feet east, so as
10 mike a lot 45 feet by $50 feet.
All right or equity OF redemption waived.
Title believed to be good, but l sell and con-
Vey as trustee only.
February 10Th. 1870. l6nI
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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 o. per snnum-
postage free.
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Trustees Sale.

hinder n deed of trust made to me on the
- 18th Of October, 1874, and registered in
Shelby coony 10 book 1OS, page SIS, and al
the request of the holder of the note secured
by said trust deed, l will, on
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Monday, the I5th day Of March. Iaan

between the hours ,of12 and2 pm, in front
Of the courthouse door Of said county, sail for
cash, at public cutlery the following described
real estate, situated in Shelby county, State
Of Tennessee, and described rs follows.
Lot No. q, so feet by 148: No. %, so BY l41
feet pointingo on Jennot street; lot No. ~
65-S3 l90 by 23O-Sl.l 100 feet and lot No ~
leans street. All Of which lots are in tho 4
=; Brown subdivision Of lots 10 a-,d 81 %
Milbough Williams original sub -division
Title to same believed to be good Int I sci
and convey as trustee only.
l4S 10 GEO, READ Trustee
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IN pursuance Of the terms of a deed of trust
l executed to inc by O.. B. Parker and wife,
Martha NJ Parker, on tho 22nd day Of Sep
TENDER, 1874, and recorded in the Register s
office of Shelby county, Tenn, in book No.
luz' page 625, to secure a note for SLIGO end in
terest, end default having been made in the
DoVmput thoraof L will on
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Monday, the 18Th day Of March. lasO.

between the hours of12 and 2p.m., In front Of
the courthouse door Of said county, sell nr
cash at public cutlery the following Described
real estate, situated in Shelby county. STATE
Of Tennessee, and described as follows. H.
wit; beginning Mt q stake at northwest conway
Of a seven C) acre tract heretofore oapveyed
hy Sehaier and wife and NJ. &. Kpapp. ibence
north thirty-One chains 10 q stake nd The
northeast corner Ola - acre tract heretofore
conveyed TO NJ q. Latrango; thence east IN.
teen chains and ole hty. eight links 10 a stake
az the northwest corner of sixty acre Tract
conveyed to Mrs. II. S. Ledbetter and us
dgynor' thence south with ths west line Of
said tract thirty-iv chains, lGty.eiebt sad
one-hali links TO a stake in tho Germantowp
plank road, being tho southwo st corner ~ i
hedbetter and GaynQr tract; thonee west win
tbe plank road 10 the beginning. eonfnininnn
Also tho following described traci ~ i,.,
beginning In, the center Of the Gor,,s ,"na
plank road, thence north 40 chpins ~ ifin n
= Stakei thence west 5% chains ~ "gn1 70
uhenco south \, chains 5Sl5 Links 10 ~ stakei
Unence east with the plank road 5T al IirnaAe
69e eeeinnlug, eoqiainine twonts ae.es. 70
Iitlo to same beloved 10 be good he, T -,
ana convey 40 trustee only. soil
1878 7 A. LAMB, Trustee.
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Trustees Sale.

PURSUANT to n trust deed executed 10 mo
4 BY Il. 5; Ledbetter and John W. Ledbot.
ter; her husband, dated llth day April 1915.
and recorded in Registers Office OF Shelby
county, tennessee in book No. Ill, 2 4l9,
of trust, I will on N0e
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ORDINANCEs...BY AuTnnRIrY.

OECTI0N l. Be it ordained; That any per-
~ son who shall tamper with any water, FIRE
plug, water valve, stop cock, or other appur-
tenanees and appliances of the water works.
unless he be authorized By the Legislative
Council Of the Taxing District or the owners
Of the water works, shall. upon conviction,
before the President Of the Fire and Police
Commissioners, be fined not less than one nor
more than ffty dollars for each and every Of
Tense; provided, that this. ordinance does not
apply TO the Fire Department Of said District.
Passed February "a, 1897.
ID. 7. PORTER,
Chairman Legislative Council.
Attest;
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF FIRE AND1
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
Taxing District, February 25, 1880.

Taxing District, February %, 1880.
GEALED proposals will be received BY us
- until Wednesday, March Sd, 1850, at u
o'clock, noon, for the following material to be
furnished the Taxing District OF Shelby coun-
to the District Hospital for II months, say
from April LIST, 1880, TO April LIST, 1881.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
Ply order Of the Board.
1888 d. Y. PORTER, President,
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NOVEMBER u. Is7p.

The retired situation and refined surround
lngs make the location a desirable one for ed
ucattonai purposes. while its accessibility ~
the street railway and boulevard overcome in
a measure the obstacle of distance from val
ued patrons. The rooms arc large, light,
weu-ventilated and perfectly appointed, be-
ing refurnished throughout with new desks,
maps and school apparatus, and for adapta-
5ility to their purpose are not to be purpassed
in the city.
During the fifteen years ofmy work in Mem
phis l have been enabled by yearly visits 10
other cities to keep up with the progress OF
educational science, and, assisted by trained
teachers, am prepared to offer to the peopie
o. Memphis as liberal a course for their
daughters as can be obtained in any hieh
school in the United States.
Inc course Of study will be the same, With
some notifications, as that devised by me r
use IN the Presbyterian school.
A class OF boys under eight years of age will
be received in the primary department.
misunderstanding to age and class, s5i
90, $50, $3.50 for the school year thirty wee 81
payable in advance in three equal payments,
Ne extra charge for Latin or drawing. hUr
circulars, with course of study, ETC.. address
MISS JENNIE NJ. HIGBEE,
~ OIL - POPLAR street. Memphis.
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Entered at the PostOHice at Memphis, Tenn,
as second-class matter.l
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Trustees sale.

PURSUANT to o trust deed executed to mel
i by +. G.. Ubenchain and Annie l.. Oben-
chain, his. wife, dated January 18th, 1879, anal
recorded in the Registers office of Shelby
county, Tennessee, in book No. 8, page lO6, all
of trust, / will
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Notice to Contractors.

TAXING DISTRICT,l
February %, 1870.
GEALED proposals will be received by the
- Sewer Committee until Wednesday March
Sd, at IL o'clock, noon. for the following
work to be done for the Taxing Distric,, viz:
The excavation ard grading Of the trenches
for sewer and subsoil drains, aud for reflling,
ramming. and curviDg the same.
1t is TO 20 understood that the bitches shall
be opened only so fast rs the engineer in
charge Of the work shall direct; that the refill
ling, ramming and curying shall be care .ully
done only under the direction of the engineer
in charge and precisely rs he shall direct.
II is also to be understood that a penalty
will be imposed for cutting the bottom of the
ditch to a grea.er depth than prescribed.
By order Of the committee.
NJ. BURKE,
ISL Chairman Sever Committee.
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Notice OF FINAL sefleme1I.

-
No. l2S0-In the Probate Court of sbolb,
county, Tennessee-L. p, C. Bnrford' Gnat',
diam John S. Heron, N""'
IIMiS Is to notify al persons interested in
J. tire estate of said John S. Heron. fbaiI
VIII AZ my Office in the city Of Memphis, Ga
Monday, March I6, 1850,
at 10 o'clock q m, take and state the final
settlement OF the accounts OH. p. G. Eprford
as Guardian Of the estate of said Jobn s
Heron, same being made by America G. Bur.
ford, exccutriX of l.. p. @. Bdrford. deceased
This February l1th, 1880.
pnuuauD OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
dantt q Patterson. Attorneys. 1913
Under. and by virtue OF three eertoi5
~ trust deeds, recorded severally in hooL
NO Ivy, page u, BOOK No. l04, page 2aQ, snd
BOOK No. lOi, page 1854 of the Register onSes
OF Shelby county, Tennessee, default having
been made therein, | will, on Monday. III
9th day. Of March, 1870, at tho southwest cor
ner OF Main and Madison streets, in the Tax.
ing District, Or city ofMemphis, proceed 10 Sell
lor cash. a certain tract of land in Shelby
county tennessee, being part of lot number
q, OF a subdivision OF three 40-l00 acres
purchased. by F. +. Freeman from Mrs
Elenore Perkins, June 10th, 1872, and suodi-
ylded by j. II, Mcclure, civil engineer, June
ON lsiS, and being part of lot number 73, OF
" thVusApy "illiAhs SUBDIVISION. Said part
oil lot number s commences at a point on The
north side ofWalker avenue, widened (ten
feeD 5l0 feet trom the southeast corner Of lot
number "; thence west on the north side OF
WALKER avenue, avenue widened item feet)
Yen ieet 10 a stakei thence north $40 feet to a
ten foot alley; thence east on the south side
Of said alley ten feet; thence south $40 feet Ia
the beginning; also lot humber S of the afore-
said subdivision, bounded as follows: Com
menclngat . point on the north side ofWalker
ayennei widened (ten feet $50 feet from the
southeast corner OF lot number Is; thence
wost on the north side OF Walker avenue,
widened ten feet 50 feet 20 n stake; thence
north 80 feet to 4 ton foot alley; thence east
stake; THENCE south $40 feet to the beginning,
Equity of redemption waived. Title be-
tee,
February 4th, 1880.
1S5 xxx7 's'ee'
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EDUCATIONAL.
Miss HigbG8S School
s54 POPLAR STREET.
EDUCATIONAL

FVHE Sisters Q fist. Mary having discontinued
II their school in Memphis, / have leased
their largeAnd commodious school building.
and will open therein my school tor girls on
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To restore nerve and brain waste,
nothing equals Hop B!tters,
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Friday Evening, Feb. "a 1850.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Chairman Legislative Council
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free.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13
He Dropped His "FIaitch."

William Thompson. a tall, thin gentleman,
with a nose like a railroad spike and the en-
tire catechism written OH his narrow coun-
tenance, was arrested this morning on com
plant of a man with a head like an apple
dumping and a belly like a bullion retolt.
Mr.. Thompson explained the situation to
judge Moses thus;
sIAba0tlt sunadown last e%venin', Squire,
this NAH and | had a little talk abaout poll
tics. I'm a Grant man, ~'Squile-fust, last and
from there OH. | spoke m heart right aont
about Grant, 'Squire-well, now, l jest did. l.
dew think there never want nobody like him
on the airth below. l pinted aout that all the
Kings and Emperors, and SIGH was OF my way
of thinkin', tew. Then this man spoke up,
and SEE he. Grants a Nero|that's what he
IS "A what q sell |. "A Nero seZ he. Well,
gosh all hemlock! If l didn't feel all of my
~po'k-an'beans rile right up, and afore | knew
what | was dewin' l hit him, 'Squire-I did
and l want to pay for the blessed privilege
right here. It's cheap, if it costs a hull dol
lar"
my remawk was complimentary, sir" cried
the little man with the bullying front. his
dumping of a face as red as a raw beetsteak
with wrath.
do you mean to compare Gen. Grant with
the Roman Emperor that saved gas bills by
tarring Christians and firing them up around
his premises ?" inquired the Court, with the
h~eartless tyrant, sir, that tiddled while Rome
was burning, sir"
"Lord bless my soul, no" exclaimed the
little man. II SEE to this ere chap as 'ow
Grant was all 'ero, and e hup and let me ave
it,"
"There lie goes again ~ cried Mr.. Thomp-
son, starting from his seat.
The Court, smiling, begged Mr.. Thompson
to be calm. The gentleman was evidently
English. A hero was what he meant to say.
"Certainly, all 'ero,'' said the little man.
who was greatly mystitied when his late
enemy suddenly roared with laughter, and
with a hearty ':Well, meow, dew tell! What g
tarnal fool l be" reached out and grasped his
hand.
The joke had to be written down before
the round faced man could understand it, anC
then he offered to fight ''hennybody 'erS a.
says that Hi hindulge hin that heNceedingls
vulgar 'abit of dropping my haitches.'-Vir
ginid (Ner.) Chronicle.