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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-30
Monday, the oath day Of Nav, 1880,

at the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, in the Taxing District, late city Of
Memphis. Shelby county, Tennessee, al IL
o'clock, noon, sell for cash at public auction,
to the highest bidder, the following described
land, tO-wit: A certain lot of land, situate in
the Taxing District, late city of Memphis,
Shelby county, Tennessee, and designated
upon a plan of subdivision Of property now
or formerly belonging to j. II. Stephenson, j.
Q. Griffin, A. Beatty and others, made by w.
Crane, surveyor, March 1857, o lot No. Is, in
block No. 4, and bounded as follows, to-wit:
Beginning az q point on the south side OF
Robson street, 40 feet west ofJones' avenue,
at the northwest corner of lot No. II, in Jones
and Dupres' addition, and the northeast cor
ner of lot No. Is; thence southwardly parallel
with Jones avenue $50 feet to the southeast
corner of lot No. Is; thence westward on the
dividing lines between lots numbers IS and lg
ffty.two feet and six inches to the southwest
corner Of lot No, IS; thence northwardly on
the dividing line between lots Is and q ono
hundred and f~orty-three feet to Robson
street; thence eastwardly with the south side
Of said street fifty feet to the beginning.
Equity Of redemption waived,
! The title believed 70 be good, but ! sell only
as trustee. SIMON STURM, Trustee.
| Memphis, April 22d, 1880. FH
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-30
From a well-known citizen of Chicago.

CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. ], 1880.
II. Warner 81 Co., Rochester, N. Y:
Gentlemen-:I have used Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure with the greatest
satisfaction. 1t is the only remedy that l
have ever used that l can recommend to
my friends, as it has cured me of Bright's
disease of long standing, after having Wis
tied the White Sulphur Springs Of Vir-
ginia, and trying innumerable SO called
: remedies of the day. Having resided
here for forty-seven years, my friends will
be glad to see this statement. The dis
coverer is, indeed, a public benefacter.
WILLIAM H. PATTERSON,
1891 Wabash avenue, near goth street.
Sold wholesale by s. Mansfield q Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-30
FOR 0SCE0LA
ChanCery Sale Of Real Estate.

-
No. 1894, R.-Chancery Court of Shelby coun-
ty-Mary COnnell, Administrative of P. W,
Council VS.. NJ. j. Laws. ct al,
Rf virtue of an interlOcutOry decree for
~ sale, entered in the above cause on the
18th day of March, 1880, M. a.. D l29, | will
sell, at public auction, to the highest bid
der, in front Of the clerk and masters Office,
courthouse of Shelby county, Memphis, now
known as the Taxing District Of Shelby ooun-
ty, Tenn, on
Saturday, May Ist, 1850,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
tO-Wit:
Part OF lot % least a, block "A as desienated
upon the plan Of John 0vert0n's tract Of 1871
acres ss surveyed by Rucker & Parsons in
April 1857; said lot fronts northwardly on
Calhoun street 81 feet and runs back between
parallel lines 170 feet to an alley 1e feet =:as,
the metes and bounds of which are as follows:
Beginning Is feet west Of the frat alley rum
ming north and south, west of Hernando street;
thence west 81 feet; thence south ITO feet;
thence east 81 feet;thence north iT0 feet to the
beginning.
Terms Of sale-0n a credit Of six months.
purchaser executing note with good security,
lien retained, redemption barred.
This April 9Th, 1880.
R. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
b. b. Barnes, sol. for oompl't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-30

DY. virtue Of the power in me vested by =
ID deed of trust, executed on the 23d day of
June, 1879, book 9, page 1i1, and recorded in
book No. Is, page %, of the Registers Office Of
Shelby county, at the request of the benef-
eiarv therein named , will On
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ARRIVED.

CIV OIltdns, VIII hylS.'ss"sssss'ss' Pun
New Orleans, Commonwealth ."."...6 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer City Of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
" Bertha Lee, Helena.
Batesville, st. Francis river.
Josie Harry, White River.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
L. Q. Stanald, st. Louis.
Jas. Lee, Friar's Point.
d" Katie Hooper, Arktnsas river.
Will Kyle, Cincinnati.
City of Helena, st. Louis.
" Bedford, Pittsburg.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Ouachita Belle, Greenville.
Colorado, st. Louis.
Il. o. Stanard, New Orleans.
Will Kyle, New Orleans.
City Of Helena, Vicksburg.
Bertha Lee, Helena.
IN PORT.
City of vicksburg, Will Kyle, Bates
vile, Josie Harry, Marlin Speed, Katie
Hooper, Mark Twain, 0sceola Belle, Jas.
Lee, Chas. Mcdonald, Bedford.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
During the "a hours ending at noon
to. daythe river at this point declined
z inches, and is now "a feet 2 inches
above low water mark. The Ohio at
Pittsburg declined 3 feet, with 9
feet 8 inches on the gauge. AT Cincin-
natl there was a rise of l6inches. with
'45 feet A inches on the gauge. Al
Louisville a rise OFF feet 8inchesisre r.
ported, with Is feet in the canal
At Cairo there was rise of II inches,
with31 feet 5 inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi at St. Louis rose 5 inches
with IL feet on the gauge
The Cumberland at Nashville rose ter
inches with 10 feet on The
shoals. Red river at Shreveport
rose 5 inches, with 16 feet 8 inches
on the guage. Arkansas river de
clined l inch at Little Rock, with
feet 2inches on the gauge. White
river is falling from Jacksonport tt
the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Beautiful weather.
A cool breeze is stirring at tn,
leyee.
The river at this point will be risin
by Sunday.
Business on the landing is quit
brisk to-day.
Thirteen steamers lying at the land
ing this forenoon.
The Thos. Sherlock left New Oh
leans yesterday for the Ohio.
The Colorado returned to St. Lou.
last evening with a light trip.
! New Orleans was visited yesterda
at noon by a heavy rain storm.
John +. Lindsey, an old river pilo
died recently at San Antonio, Texas
E The Commonwealth is due dow
this evening en- route to New Orlean
The Golden City, from New 0
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yeste
day.
The Belle Of Shreveport has bee
, raised and will be placed on the docl
, at st. Louis.
The water is fast receding from Il
~overAowed lands on the Black al
Ouachita rivers.
= A fine patch Of corn is to be Sc,
!; under the bluff in front Of the Anch
d line wharfboat.
The Annie P. Silver made the r,
4 from New Orleans in 5 days and
, hours and made % landings.
!, The Virgee Lee, for Memphis, a
, the Golden Crown, for New Orleai
left Cincinnati last evening.
pt The Gold Dust. for Vicksburg, al
is the Annie P. Silver, for New Orlea'
eft ST. Louis last evening.
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Trustees Sale.

Under and by virtue Of two certain deeds
~ OF trust; duly recorded in record book No.
800 of the REGISTERS Office Of Shelby county,
Tennessee, default having been made therein,
1 will, on
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v INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
Friar's Point, Jas. Lae........"......6 pm
0sceola, Osceola Belle"."...""~"...5 p m
st. Francis River, Batesville. ........5 pm
Cincinnati, Vint Shinkle.~.."......5 pm
Commerce, Silverthorn pm
st. Louis, City of Vicksburg .......5 pm
New Orleans, Will Kyle.....,"....5 pm
New Orleans, Commonwealth ,........5 pm
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-30

't.6I '8-85i Y Bacigalupo es-
in a dangerous cen
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-26
Why He Groaned.

In this county, no matter where re
side two lawyers, no matter whom. SUI
flee 1t 70 cay these lawyers are young,
genial, and deep in legal lore, and IS
such are occasionally sought after IN
criminal cases of small import a very
short time ago, no matter when, profess
sional duties called them before 4 certaIl
justice of the peace in the county, Oni
was to prosecute and the other deien
The case was conducted with skill tnt
ability, and the court, unaecustomed \
such, Deamed with deep admiration upol
the young lawyers, and was happy. ~
time arrived for the prosecuting attorHe1
to deliver his speech, and he WaXed elo'
qUent on the subject Of carrying conf
cealed weapons, and made a moving ap'
peal in the name Of the law that ylsI6ly
affected the court muchly, who mentally
vowed yengence against the culprlt. Al
at once, however, and for some unac
conntable cause his elOquence suddenly
ceased. His left leg seemed to be troul.
ling him beyond measure, and ne aiiei
tionateIy grasped it with both hands an1
grOaned dismaliy as he cast an appeal
ING look towards the door, as If he dc
sired above all earthly things to be o.
the outside. All at once the mystery
was cleared up. An innocent reyolv,l
Glided out Of the pants onto the Hool
The young attorney was incontinenti
HOored, and the court, who had been I'd
,olviug in his mind the propriety o
sending for All the doctors in the neigh
borhood, was astonished-wiped hi
eyes and ahem'd omniously. The youna
attorney was unable to offer any excusj
and the court promptly fined him s.
and costs, and hereafter he will be mo
careful.-Fremo,R Iowa Democrat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-26
Our Navy in 1912 and 1890.

,,-..,
=. "I'hli' a lew years after the reVoIu-
I I,,I we became the carers OF Jhe sea.
NHeh rance Neltufed 10 seize our ShipS,
we Neie hot ready 10 protect theil'
yo nm AuainS appeared 10 Ihe country,
- 20 ~ I'E.'eS' anu commence" S!A
=. .lle i,Iq' ii,, re l'eeI permit
io,' ~ i'lNJ So oT1 tI''0'I'ooo h"IE
itI ~ ~, ii"l i",.hGie" T"e"'y HIE".'5
- ~. Gnu Nv yH'4 S''i %
=, ~ i''Ie' "'i,' ''iu3 "'e'Ie" 'ie bel'Il
d. -','li''i DOo'ovs ''lG "l,'ol9 IN Couhc'
t"o w. "nu I1e "'i ""IeIl 5o'1
.I"'"' Hi's'c N'"9 nave aNoIueu
li'e uo'l"9''H"ll VI our hleItilYilInieh,
~ M vi o"I se"i'leii' ana ''e
Us an" TSAPG"u'.OIe ol vast sum Oh
Lloilel. L'5'"ll" BOWS 70 power ana
Ni.H SUI" Hee' 1T cur tieiS sIle would
meyer nave leH'urea 20 insult our nag,
=, IOIrI Us 20 ellLeL me poftS oil Europe
BOI JEFFERSON SOFA me frames OF our
s!iIIP5 Oh lle me- ana ieit notnlns 10 IN
LIiIlu"te FRANCE ana England put lew
irisateS' Which won immortal lame, de-
I"oi1S'ra'lIlS Wiia' 7uch q navy as our
Iollli''eICe ''IT revenue JusI'heu AlIslv
nave accohlpIished' we punt lew
I ~ SL'Ia CURING our war WIN England.
'tHeI '3'HSoH ana ms successors we
eNdI-"sI'eu our ugp'' ana DIVIDED
surplus I'Se enough 20 nave pulit
navy ana wien u'e la'e IhsurrecIloh
oes4u' our commerce Whitened every
se%' p''' our ha1'oh il"d hoIHlhg TO sHara
IL but a lew ancient steamers and SAIL
ing vessels scattered over The face OF the
5Iope, ana no iron-c!%"5, although their
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-26
Southern CLAIMS.

Ia case the cuuutry should pass under
control of the Democratic party, Southern
claim agents would reap golden harvest.
The Democratic House of Representatives
passed bill sending TO the Court OF
Claims for Adjudication, Southern claims
to the amount OF two hundred and twenty.
four millions of dollars. The Senate,
then Republican, sQuelched the PROPOSE
ton. More recently, knowing that there
Was Republican President who would
veto any such gigantic scheme OF plumber,
the psrty hiss not resumed the effort to
pass the bill; but let HANCOCK
be elected with a Congress to back him,
and these claims, with many more, will
come 10 light. The Solid South" to the
Democracy, results from an assurance
that all will he right with these Southern
claims, should that party come into
power. Nothing is palmer than this La
nroof. take the case of Gen. BRAGG, OF
this State. At the extra session, he spoke
few truths against Southern claims, for
the purpose of maintaining his standing
At home; but he was as mum As clam al
the regular session. He was doubtless
told hat his position could not be
tolerated by the party leaders; that
the Solid South" was 4 necessity to the
Democratic party; that it could not be
maintained il such doctrine rs BRAGG had
uttered was kept prominent BRAGG sue
cumbed aud was ever after quiet. This is
the rational inference from the position
Gen. BRACE has occupied in the late SEES
sion Of Congress
The amount of s224 100000 will prove
but drop in the bucket Claims to four
fold that amount will be trumped up by
the discounted rebels. Their allowance
is The compensation they expect for their
treason to the Republic and their loyalty
to the Democrs ic party. 4 Congress
controlled by Rebel Brigadiers will be
only too happy to thus deplete the Ma
tionsl treasury Despite seeming oosta'
Giles. some mode viii be invented TO com
mass the end desired But it will be rather
hard upon the Nation first TO have to pay
for putting down the rebellion and ther
10 make good the losses of those by whom
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-26
How DR.. Potts Pulled Through b,

Young Glucke rson met old Judge Van
Snyder OH the ferry the other day, and,
alter shaking hands respectfully with that
venerable friend of the family, said casu-
ally:
"Did you hear of that terrible accident
up ST Potts the other night?n
Accident! Why, my dear young friend,
no. Nothing serious, hope" said the
Judge much Interested.
"Well, I'll tell you how it was" said
Gluckerson in mourntu voice. ~ on
see, the old doctor was out until about two
IN the morning attending some patterns
and supposing he would be hungry when
he came in, Mrs. Potts put a large pan Of
mush and milk--the DOCTORS iavorite
dish, you know--under the stove To keep
warm for him"
"Yes yes" said the Judge eagerly, as
Gluckerson STOPPED TO light acigar. Go
on--what then ?"
"Well, the doctor came in after q while,
and went cropping round in the dark for
his mush--couldnt find match, you
know-and, rs luck would have it, he
picked up instead pan containing bread,
put there to raise over night. He WAS too
tired TO notice the difference besides, he
had taken two or three nips as he droy
around, and so he actually ate up all the
the dough! :"
Gracious % said the Judge
"It's a fact, though Well, toward
morning, the doctor began 10 swell, and
swell-tha yeast was jus, getting is
work in you know--and pretty soon IN
whole family was 40 and rushing around
half distracted. The doctor kept on
grooming ana shrieking and swelling,
until he looked like Saratoga trunk. AT
last they found out what he had done, AMI
The whole family piled right on top OF
him, and sat there while they sent tor a
cooper"
"a "COPPER"
"Yes; you see they saw at once that
unless something was done the doctor
would burst before morning. So the
cooper started in and put nine of those
big halt inch beer keg hoops around his
stomach. OF course that stopped the
swelling, and by keeping tin lube GOWN
his throat for gas TO escape, he just man.
aged to pull through"
"0h, the Doctor pulled through, did
her,
"Oh! yes; he's oil right now, except
ing"
Excuse me-" said the judge erimly,
SIS he took out his note book, z" but will
you favor me with your middle name in
tull They are getting up medal tor the
champion liar IN the state, by ORDER OF the
governor, and think I'll send in your
But the boat he'd landed, and the
promising young candidate had melted
away in the crowd,-Sm Francisco Post.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-26

But we have not time to say
more at present. The surviving family
of OLE BULL, will receive the sincerest
sympathy OF our whole people, In this
time of their sore affection. Their loss
is irreparable, and the loss to the world,
is one not easily made good. Probably
no musician was so well kno VII, or pos
sessed 80 many warm friends, as did OLE
BULL. May he rest in peace.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-26

The first American patent for an invt
ton was issued to Samuel Hopkins, al n
York. July 3lst 1899, for an improved p
cess Of making potash and Daarlash. !
present posses,or is Z. r. Hale, Of Coin
ous. Ohio. Ii Is written on piece Of par'
mcut in a round old-fashioned hand, sign
~ George Washington, and certified by I
ward Randolph, Attorney General, A. b
contu7mahle the act of congress TO prom,
the useful arts, and its delivery 70 the 90
tee IS certified BY Thos Jefferson. with
seal Of the United states.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-26
How n Married Woman Goes to Sleep.

There is an article going the rounds en-
titled How the Girls Go to sleep" The
manner in which they go To sleep, accord
ing 10 the article, can't hold candle to
the way married woman goes to sleep.
Instead OF thinking what she should have
attended TO before going 10 bed. She thinks
of ii aiterward While she Is revolving
these matters in her mind. and while
snugly tucked up in bed the old man is
scratching his legs i'll front of the fire. and
wondering how he will pay the next
months rent. Suddenly she says:
james, did you lock the door,
(which door?7 says James.
The cellar door, says she.
No says James.
"Wcll, you better 20 down and lock it,
for ! heard some person III the back yard
last night
Accordingly. James paddles down stairs
and locks the door. About the time James
returns and is going to get into bed, she re-
marks:
Did you shut the stair door,
NO SAYS James.
"Well, if it is not shut, the cat viii get
up into the bedroom"
Let her come up, then" says James, Ill
naturally.
My goodness, no. returns ms "lle.
shed suck the baby's breath
Then James paddles down stars again.
and steps ON a tack, and closes the st4lr
door, and curses the cat ana returns 10 the
bedroom. Just rs Inc begins to climb into
his couch his wife observes:
81 forgot to bring up some water sup
pose YOU bring some up III the Dig I'M
4
And so James, win a hul'erco cuISe'
goes down into the dark Kitchen ana 1'iI IS
over char, and raSps an tile l.ilW"Ie on
the wall in search OF the big TN nan ana
then jerks the slalI-ooor open anu iio"1S
"Where the duce are the Matches
She gives him minute directions where
to find the matches, and ADDS that she
would rather 90 and get the water herSeIl
than have the neighborhood raised ABOUT
it. After which james finds the matches,
procures the water comes upstairs ana
plunges into bed.
Presently his wife says;
JAMES let's have an understanding
about money matters. Now next week
I've got to pay
II don't know what Eou il have 10 pay,
and don't care shouts James, as he lurches
around and jams his face against the wall;
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-26
The Velocity of Light

The velocity OF Llgnt
Professor SIMON NEwCoMB. the emf.
nent astronomer and Superintendent, of
the Nautical Almanac, has invented and
finished new apparatus Tor ascertaining
the velocity of light, and is making a
series Of preliminary experiments to test
its parts Its principal parts are two brass
telescopes, eight feet long and two inches
in diameter. placed horizontally at right
angles TO each other, resting at the angie
and at the ends upon low solid columns OF
brick and stone. One of them is immoya
by fixed, while the other swings by means
of delicate screw 10 the right or istt,
through radius of one or two degrees At
the angle OF the Instruments stands small
mirror-a square column OF steel, five
inches long By two IN diam eter, plated on
its four sides with nickel, mounted top
and bottom upon p'vots so as to revolve
horizontally, and it is to this mirror that
the raw-hide cog wheel conveys It's pow
er Affixed to one of the wheels is de-
necied with q recording clock to record
automatically the number OF revolutions
Of the mirror per second, run by steam
power. A helioscope is placed few feet
distant from the eye glass OF the fixed
telescope consisting of a mirror mounted
upon complicated bearings, moved by
clock.work so that it will follow the
appaent motion OF the sun, rejecting its
rays for any desired length Of time upon
gwen point The waves OF sunlight
thrown from this Instrument are brought
to focus by sn intermediate lens upon
the eyeglsss of the fixed telescope through
which they pass 10 the surface OF the re-
yolving mirror at the other end. To un-
derstsnd the working OF the apparatus,
let 1t first be supposed that the revolving
mirror ia at rest. The course Of the sun's
rays will be az follows: Striking the
mirror OF the helioscope, they will be re
Elected through the intermediate lens upon
the eyeglsss of the fixed telescope, through
the instrument to one side of the revoly.
ing mirror, thence To the conCsve mirror
across the Potomac, by which they are re.
turned to The revolving mirror, and are
finally reflected through the movable tele-
scope 10 the eye Of the observer placed at
the eyeglass. The point st which this
telescope rests 10 receive the suns rays
after they have made their tortuous jour.
ney, the revolving mirror being At rest, is
marked zero. Now apply the steam and
set the revolving mirror in motion. 1t
sounds like the concentrated shrek Of a
hundred terrified children Give II 200
revolutions a second, and Its four sides
will throw 500 reflections of the suns rays
across the Potomac to the mirror OF the
Observatory. Nothing but the shrek in
dicstes that the mirror is in motion; 1t
looks like small polished cylinder. the
observer no longer catches the SUMS re-
fected rays through the movable telescope
at zero, but swings his instrument TO the
right or left, according TO the direction IN
which the mirror is made TO Ieyolve, until
they again reach his eye, Reflections,
following each other with such enormous
rspidity, appear as q single reflection.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-26

the rebellion was lnaugurstet. Yet this
is the feast to which the people will be
invited If the "Solid South" shall elect
HANCOCK and a Rebel Congress.