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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19

IN pursuance Of the terms Of a deed Of trust
i made TO me as trustee by Levi &. Hill on
the 9TH day Of October. 1873, to secure a GER
tain indebtedness therein named, | will, on
Tuesday, the 10th day Of April, 1880,
in front Of the courthouse in Memphis, Ten.
nessee, sell for cash TO the highest bidder, the
following described property conveyed TO mi
In the deed aforesaid, which deed is recorded
in book No. 90, page lis, records of Shelby
county, tO-wit: a certain piece OF parcel Of
land lying 10 Civil District No. 2, in Shelby
county and State of Tennessee. containing
two hundred acres and a part Of grant No.
2i5, to i, g: and I. Blunt, and bounded as
follows: Beginning at a stake, thence Al de-
grees east, % links TO q black oak marked ].
g. and I. B., the southeast corner Of grant
number 40; thence west, the south boundary
line OF said grant, "A chains and % links to 3
white oak marked j. NJ; thence north 5 de-
grees east l4l chains to a stake and the north
boundary line Of said grant; thence east 5
degrees south with said line IA chains q links
10 a sweet gum marked H., the northeast cor
ner. Of said grant; thence south 5 degrees west
with the east boundary line of said grant 1li
chains to the beginning, containing BY esti.
nation 200 acres.
Also one other piece Of land lying in the
same county and State and in the came Civil
district and known and described az follows:
Thirty acres Ofland cut OF Of the north end of
a certain piece Of land purchased by W. w.
Puryeer at a sale ordered and made by the
Second Chancery Court of Shelby o1n
tennessee. in the case ofJohn Brown, admin
~istratOr We. Sullivan, ct. al, said deoree
vesting and divesting title in said W. W, Pur-
year, issof record in the Registers office of
said county in book No. o., page 1873, and to
which reference is made for a full description.
The thirty acres herein conveyed is the north
end Of said tract, the line cutting IL of rims
cast and west and entirely across the noTtL
end Of the entire tract
Title to said property is believed to be good.
but | sell and convey as trustee.
Equity Of redemption waived.
March 18th. 1850. 1sE
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER opproR,

IUbLlU LhDdhk OFFIJhf [
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April II, 1880. J
The leading feature in financial cir
Giles is the sudden drop in Louisville
and Nashville railway stock. All
classes of speculative securities have
been dropping downward, but this
went on a genuine tumble during the
past three days. Three weeks ago it
stood at 164, On Saturday last it
dropped as low as lis, but closed at
125, a decline from its highest point
of nearly $40 per share. kilograms
from the east attributed the reduction
to combinations Of other roads, being
likely to affect the business of the
Louisville and Nashville. The real
cause, however, is doubtless the de-
termination of Shelby county to sell
the $75, 1000 worth it owns. In pursu-
ance of this intention, the committee
appointed by the quarterly court Of
our county began to telegraph to par
ties in New York on Friday last, and
this movement doubtless had a largely
Oppressive influence. 1t remains to
be seen whether or not the stock will
recover from the severe shock it has
received. Memphis and Charleston
railway stock has also scaled down
ward, aud is now begging buyers at
q. This is a long way under the
price it brought a few weeks back.
Our local money ssmarket is easy.
capital being equal to all require
ments, and with enough to spare to
render all productive securities in de
mand at full prices. Prime mercan-
tile paper is in request at 8 per cent,
and loans are attainable on acceptable
collaterals in the open market at from
6 to 10 per cent. There is no indica-
ton of financial strihgency in the
south this season, though the mar
kets east. continue to be reported
tight.
Exchange has been offering
freely for some days past. Rates are
steady at &c discount on eastern cot
ton bills without grace, and tc dis
count on points beyond New York
where grace is asked. Checks on
New York sell at fc premium. On
New Orleans, rates are 4c off buying
andpar selling.
Quotations for securities in this
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19

New York Financial Chronicles
tables, was 2,5Ol, 2S7 bales, an increase
compared with last year at the same
time of 2S2,7O3 bales, a decrease as
compared with the year before of
1880 bales, and a decrease of 524,-
99S bales, as compared with the same
time in 1877.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
JOSIE HARRY..
Administrators Notice.

VNHE undersigned having been duly quail
i fed as administrator OF the estate of DR..
G.,O. Buntyn, deceased, hereby notifies those
Indebted to said estate to come forward and
make settlement, and those having demands
against the same to present them within the
time prescribed by law,
GEO. ". RUTLAND, Administrator,
Memphis, Tenn.
Sneed & Greene, Attorneys. 26&Ss44
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19

The visible supply Of cotton on the
9th instant, including all stocks in
Europe and America, and amount
aaoat for Europe, according to the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
Wednesday, April 2sth. 1850.

At the southeast corner of South Court and
Main, in front of the real estate office Of
kSoyster x Company, in the Taxing District
OF said Shelby county, sell for cash at public
sale to the highest bidder, between the hours
Of II q IN; and l o'clock, pm, the following
described property, to-wit: Beginning on the
south line q a 1Sl2 acre tract Of land, a part
Of a sub division to Thomas Love, Of the
Murdoch Mcmillan 5S6 acre tract. beins a
sub. division of the John Ramsey 5000 acre
giant, ID chains and 50 links east Of the south
west corner Ofthe said Isl acres; thence east
with said south line on Kerr avenue I chains
to a stake and white oak pointer naked r.
thence north chains and Is links to a stake
and white oak pointer marked A; thence west
chains to- o stake and poplar marked r.,
thence south 7 chains and Is links To- The he
ginning containing 5 acres, being the same
purchased BY j. E. R. Ray from s, @. Love.
Executor Of Thomas Love, deceased, recorded
in book Al page 10, and the same conyeysd
by j. e. X. Ray to N. S. Ray by deed of
record, In book So, page 65l.
Right or equity of redemption waived.
Title believed to be good. but l sell as trus.
tee o91nlly. f.. W. ROYSTER, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
STANDARD International classification.

Receipts Of cotton in this market,
from September LIST to Friday last,
summed up 393,5OO bales. Compared
with last year, the receipts exhibit
the following differences:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
Trustso's SsIe.

Under and by virtue of 0 certain deed of
~ trust. made to me as trustee by Strod s.
Patton, duly recorded in the Registers office
of Shelby county, Tennessee, in book Nc, s,
page zl4, to secure the payment of certain in
%debtedness therein mentioned, default hay
ing been made in the payment thereof, | will.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
Trustee Sale.
Tuesday, 18th day Of May. 1890.

at the southwest corner Of Madison and Main
streets, between the hours Of II and / o5eloch
publicly offer for cash the following propertV'
situated in the county and State Aforesaid
being in the city Of Memphis lin Taxing Dis
trict), lying on the north side of Madison
street and east Of Fourth street, beginning
about twenty-five feet east from the -northeast
corner Of Fourth and Madison streets: tbence
eastwardly along the north side of Madison
street twenty five ieet to a corner: thence
northwardly one hundred and ffty-six feet
and a half TO a corner; thence westwardiv
twenty I'VE feet to a corner; thence south.
wardly to. the point Of beginning. This ds-
scription is intended to embrace tie buiidinv
in the Chsnndler block, designated by street
numbers l40 and intended to embrace onss
half the division walls between Nos, I3s and
lao and between No. 140 and l42. II being the
same property beQueathed by will of w, r.
Chandler to bis wife for life; remainder IN
mis- son Theodore, the undersigned John T.
Chandler being the Theodore designated In
tbs. will, recorded will book s, mage IIs. !"
The right Of equity Of redemption Il az.
pressly waived, but I sell only as trustee.
April 7th, 1880. @S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19

within legal hours, the following described
t0-Wit: '
Part Of lot % least 70, block "a as DESIGNATED
upon the plan Of John 0verton's tract Of Isl
acres as surveyed by Rucker & PARSONS in
April 1851; said lot fronts northwardly on
CALHOUN street 81 feet and runs back between
the metes and bounds Of which are as follows.
Beginning IL feet west Of the first alley run
ming norte and south, west of ernando street:
thence west 81 feet; thence south no feet,
thence east 81 feet;thence north 40 feet to The
beginning.
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 compl't.
dST43 1853
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
Trustees Sale,

N pursuance Of the terms Of A deed Of tru.t
4 executed to me by j. E. R. Raw and MsTv
;; Ray, his wife,on the 18th day Of November.
IsTa and recorded in the Registers office O.
Shelby county, Tennessee, in record book No.
~ page iOC, to secure a note for the sum of
tee, sell on mug
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
MILT HARRY's
Memphis White and Black Rivers
q. s, Mail Packets.

For Indian Bay, St. Charles, Clarendon. De-
wallis Bluff, pes Arc, Augusta, J~aoksonport.
west Point, Soarcy, Batesville, Powhattan
and Pocahontas. The new steamer
JOSIE HARRY
N. X. Harry, captain; Walker Outlaw, clerk,
p,m., connecting direct with the new Black
river United States Mail Packet MILF HAIR
KY for Powhattan and POcahontas, and with
the daily . a;kets to Batesville and Upper
White rirer Through rates to all points.
Freight consigned 70 Miit Harry Line. Mem.
phls or Ierrene; viii DO promptly forwarded
Mo. 5 Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
ChanCery Sale of Real Estate.

No. @g4, R,-Chancery Court Of Shelby coun-
ty-Mary COnnell, administrators Of p. ~
Cornell VS.. NJ. j. Laws. ct al,
Rl virtue of an interlooutOry decree for
~ sole, entered in the above cause on the
18th day Of March, 1880, NJ. q. D.. I29, | will
sell, al. 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 coun-
ty, Tenn. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
poArs LEATINa rms ~.


AhhlNEUs
Steamer Jas. Lee, Friar's Point.
" COahoma, 0sceola.
" Silverthorn, Commerce.
Ouachita Belle, Arkansas City.
James w. Gaf, Cincinnati.
Gold Dust, st. Louis.
John B. Maude, V~icksburg.
Will Kyle, New Orleans.
John A. Scudder, N. o.
Oakland, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steiner Josie Harry, White River.
Katie Hooper, Arkansas river.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
John b. Maude, st. Louis.
Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
JAS. Howard, New Orleans.
Oakland, Ohio river.
Ste. Genevieye, St. Louis.
IN PORT.
Coahoma, James Lee, Jas. W. CAT,
Ouachita Belle, Osceola Belle, Silver
thorn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
Trustees sale.

IN pursuance Of the terms Of a deed Of trust
i made TO me as trustee by Levi &. Hill on
the 4th day Of October. 1873, to secure a GER
tain indebtedness therein named, [ will, on
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
Cigars Not Necessarily Tobacco.

We are glad to see that judicial nc
tice has been taken of the fact that CT
gars are not necessarily tobacco" for
we have been CT that opinion ourselves
more than once. In an English court
an excise prosecution was heard against
hawker who was charged with selling
tobacco at fair without license. A
laborer proved buying two cigars, for
which he paid 8 d, at the defendants
stall. He afterward, at the request of
an officer of inland-revenue, went and
purchased another cigar, which defend
ant took from box on his stall. For
the defense, his counsel said that the
defendant was cripple, almost penni-
less, and it was strange that the excise
should lay trap to catch him as they
have done; but, after the explanation
he should offer, he thought the bench
would have no hesitation in Diminishing
the case. The defendant was charged
with selling tobacco without having a
license. Not word was said about CT
ga1s in the act; and he submitted that
cigars might and did consist chiefly of
hay and cabbage leaves, and that, in
fact, they were not tobacco at all.
The prosecuting counsel replied, but
the bench agreed with the defendants
counsel, and dismissed the case
Central LdlC Journal,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15

steps and learns to walk upon her toes.
This, which, when we'll done, always
ELECTS applause, is by no means so diff
cult as it appears. In reality, the dancer
walks on her big toes, and the others do
not touch the ground. The big toe is
bent slightly toward the others, SO that
the pressure is as much on the side as
on the end. But it is far more difficult
to use the arms gracefully than the legs
on the stage. In order to find this out,
person has only to take stick and
wave it after the manner of q stage
fairy. There must be no angles, and
the curves and movements must be
made very slowly in order TO be effect
i've. The dancer must know how to
hinder her body from following the
movement of her arms Or her legs.
Whatever steps she may be taking with
her feet, whatever curves she may make
with her arms, her body should be- in re-
pose, as though her limbs were uncon-
nected with it. 70 realize the effect of
graceful movement, let any one observe
the movements of bad dancer on the
stage. Instead of only dancing from
her waist, her body is twisted this way
and that with every step she takes, and
thus she produces the impression of a
young heifer INDUCING in gambols.-
London Truth.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
Now Russian Wolves Capture Wild
Horses.

Whenever wolves associate together
for mischief, there is always numerous
train of smaller ones to follow in the
resr, and act as auxiliaries in the work
of destruction. Two large wolves are
sufficient to destroy the most powerful
horse, and seldom more than two begin
the assault, although there may be a
score in the gang. 1t is no less curious
than amusing to witnesstheir ingenious
mode of attack. If there is no snow, or
but little on the ground, two wolves ap-
proach in the most playful and caress-
ing manner, lying, rolling and frisking
about, until the too careless and unsus-
pecting victim is completely put off his
guard by curiosity and familiarity.
During this time the gang, squatting,
are looking on at distance. After
some time spent this way, the two assail-
ants separate, when one approaches the
horses head, the other his tail, with
shyness and cunning peculiar to them
selves. At this stage of the attack their
frolicsome approaches become very in
teresting; the former is mere decoy,
the latter is the real assailant, ard keeps
his eyes steadily fixed on the ham
strings or TANKS of the horse. The
critical moment is then watched, and
the attack is simultaneous; both wolves
spring at their victim at the same in
stant-one to the throat, the oJher to
the farmland if successful, which they
generally are, the hind one never let's
go his hold till the horse is completely
disabled. Instead of springing forward
or kicking to disengage himself. the
horse turns round and round, without
attempting defense. The wolf before
then springs behind to assist the other.
The sinews are then cut, and in half the
time I have been describing it the horse
is on it's side; his struggles are fruit
less-the victory is won. At this signal
the lookers-on close in at gallop; but
the small-fry of followers keep at re-
spectful distance until their superiors
are gorged, and then take their turn
unmolested.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
The COrpse's Opportunity.

In "a past generation certain Deputy
Sheriff in Norfolk county, who bore the
name and was ineal descendent OF
one of the most distinguished families
in bis State, obtained quite local rep
utation for his displacement of words.
Upon one occasion, being manager of a
funeral, he occupied conspicuous seat
in the principal church of his town. At
the conclusion of the religious services
he slowly arose, and, with due solem-
nifty, made this startling announcement:
"The corpse will now have an oppor-
tunity to walk round the coffin and
take a last look at the mourners!
The gentleman in the coffin" didn't
respond, but the congregation did, and
many handkerchiefs which had covered
the weeping eyes were suddenly thrust
into open mouths.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
4 Benevolent IsraeIite.

About twenty-five years ago, a rich
Jew died in New Orleans. The city
mourned Judah Touro. He had
cheered hundreds by his secret beuef-
cence, and among merchants had been
honored as "the Israelite without guile.
He was an eccentric man. Money
flowed into his Golfers, and yet he did
not love it of itself, nor for the lux
uries it placed at his command. He
lived in a plain way, and did large
business with but a single clerk.
He had but one purpose-and it was
his single passion-to do good to men.
To carry it out he toiled and denied
himself.
He gave away, secretly, thousands
of dollars during his life. At his death
half of his large fortune was left to
charitable and religious institutions.
The other half was given to friend
who saved his life at the battle of New
Orleans.
An anecdote illustrates his eccentric
benevolence.
A poor widow, with several children,
had not cent. She was without food
or decent clothes Her rent was over
due, and the landlord threatened to
turn her into the street.
In her misery she thought of the rich
Jew. He was known as a benevolent
man; he might take pity on her. She
went to him and began to tell her pitt
full story.
Long before she had concluded, Mr..
Touro had filed up check. Giving it
to her, he begged her to go and draw it
at once. She presented it at the bank,
and the teller, seeing her badly dressed,
refused to pay it.
Thinking that Mr.. Touro had insult
ed her, she fastened back, and, handing
him the check, remarked that it i'll be-
came rich man to mock poor widow.
@My dear madam" said the aston
ished Israelte, @it is all I can spare to-
day; it is, I know, small sum, but
it is all I can spare now"
"But the bank officer refused to give
anything for it" replied the woman.
ooh, yesl I see it all; he requires
proof of your identity. Here, turning
TO the clerk, ego down to the bank with
this lady, and tell them to pay the
check?"
As the check was for $1,000, the teller
had properly refused to pay it to a
woman whom he did not know and who
was SO fOrlorn-lOOking.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
Advanced by a Hurricane.

Remarking on how small a circum-
stance may decide our destiny for good
or evil, for importance or insignif-
canoe, New York paper tells how AL
exander Hamilton owed the beginning
of his remarkable career to hurricane {:
"While groveling clerk, as he called
himself, in the counting house of Mich
olas Cruger, at Santa Cruz, he wrote
considerably, and, among other things,
described hurricane which had visited
st. Christopher's august, 1772), and
sent the description to a local news
paper. This attracted SO much atten-
ton as to induce his friends-he was
only Is then-to crafty his oft-ex-
pressed wish for better education
than the West Indies could afford. The
result was that he was sent to this coun-
try, going first to grammar school at
Eizabethtown, N. J. He then entered
Kings (now Columbia College, and
had the intent to acquaint himself with
anatomy, in addition to his regular
studies, with the view of practicing
medicine.
"The trouble with England about the
tea-tax having come to crisis gave a
new direction to Hamilton's thoughts,
and eventually led to his success as a
statesman. Had it not been for the
hurricane at st. Christopher's, however,
he might have remained his life long
at Santa Cruz, and never have been
heard of as public man."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
The Sums Light.

The sun is, in round numbers, says
the Edinburgh Reuie,C, $4,000, 900 miles
from the earth. But the vibrations of
light pass across the vast chasm that
lies between the sun and the earth
in eight and one-fourth minutes or
in 495 seconds of time. In order, how
ever, that they may accomplish the long
Journey in such time, they must travel
with speed of nearly $4,000 miles III
a second, or, in other words, with q We
locity 100000 times greater than that
with which the vibrations of sound are
propagated through the air. The dis
covery OF the rate of the propagation of
light was made in very ingenious and
remarkable way by the Danish astrono
mer Roemer just two centuries ago.
Ee was at that time residing at Paris
and engaged in observing the move
ments of the satellites of Jupiter, and,
while doing so, he happened to notice
that the return of the first satellite into
the shadow of the planet took place
after q percephbly-longer interval with
each successive recurrence. After 1OO
returns, the satellite was fifteen minutes
behind what should, to appearance,
have been the proper instant for its
plunge into the shadow. While re-
fecting upon the possible cause
of this retardation and irregularity,
it occurred to Roemer that, dur
ing the entire period OF this observed
retardation, the planet itself had been
getting further and further away from
the earth, as it swept on in its vast or
bit, and that, If the indication OF its
position and behavior had TO be con-
veyed to the earth by an agent which
required time for its progress, that
agent would obviously need more time
for the performance Of its passage
when the planet was far away than
when it was near. Subsequent calcula-
tons of more refined and exhaustive
character established the fact that the
eclipse of the satellite occurred 49,
minutes later when the earth was on
the opposite side OF the sun 70 the
planet than when il was between the
sun and the planet; or, in other words,
that the vibrations of light required 164
minutes to make their way across the
entire breadth of the earth's orbit, or
81 minutes to traverse the half of that
breadth, which is the same thing as the
distance of the sun from the earth.