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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-24
Chancery Sale of Real Estate

No. A97, R-Chancery Court Of Shelby county
W Wqrthington OF at vs., M. A. Worth
ingtOn ct al,
DY virtue Of an ipterlocutory decree for sale,
- entered in the above cause on the 10th
day Of November, 1870, l will sell, at public
auction, TO the highest bidder, in front OF the
clerk and masters Office, courthouse Of
Shelby county, Memphis, Tenn" on
Saturday, January list, 1881,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby and Hamilton
counties, Tenn to-Wit:
l. Lots q and4, mb-diyision Eppy Whites
tract at Whites station, Memphis x Charles
ton Il. r., Shelby county, Tenn, being the
same mentioned and de cribed in book No.
ll9, page s68, Registers Office said county,
2. Part lot No. 81 said subdivision in Erpy
Whites tract, beginning at " corner lot No
IS, runping thence noTthwardly "a chains IS
links; thence westWardly u chaina; thence
~southwardly II chains Al links; thence in an
easteIly direction along with the State Line
road "a chains 10 links 70 the beginning, being
the same described Ia decd registered In book
No. l2, RAGE lSi, Registers office Shelby
county, Tenn.
Dr.. Moore placer Beginning at a stake Dr..
Thos. u. Iodd's n " corner on n. Whites
south boundary line; thence cast With said
line 10 within so feet, the penter Of the Mem
phis x Charleston r, r.; thence northwest
within 50 feot Of the center Of said railrop.i
AAAAA NAANNNAN nNANh. Vi INV NAN AunlhNt NUfnrN
south 70 the beginning, being same described
IN deed registered Ia book No. l5, page so,
Register office Of said county,
4, A ten acre lot In said county and state,
lying south Of and adjoining tho Is acre lot.
Beg ming at the southwest corner Of same;
thonce south 8 chains; thence east 20 chains;
thence north B chains; thence west 20 chains
70 the beginning, being Same registered In
book No. III, page 90, Registers oMce Shelby
county.
5 One lot in Chattanooga, Tenn, $50 feet
south, 70 degrees east from the iaterseotiOn Of
Long street and Montgomery avenue; thence
south % degrees west 100 ieeti thence north 70
degrees west q foot; thence north 20 degrees
east 40 feet to Montgomery avenue; thence
south 70 degrees east along said avenue Is feet
10 the beginning, being the same mentioned
and described Ia record bookN, pages &B 7-8,
Registers Office Hamilton county, Tom.
Bids for this lot In Chattanooga will 10 re-
ceiyed BY me Mt my see up 10 day Of said sale
and j will commence 10 cry said lot az highest
private hid. said private bidder TO take same
II no higher one is offered.
Terms Of salei 0ne-third oAsh, balance IN
equal instalments Of ono and two years, lien
retained for dei0rFed payments, Tor which pur-
chaser viii execute notes with good personal
security, etc,
This December sth, 1880,
r, J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
Nnlay 4 Peters, John Ia, T.. sneed, solicit
III.
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OLD SCANDALS REVIVED.
The sprague Divorce Case Sem
EatiOn.

Washington Special to Chicago Times.l
The particulars in the divorce pro-
cesdings brought by Mrs. Spraguo
we're printed here to-day, and have
brought to the surface all Of the Cos
sins that has been in circulation during
the last four or five years. The divorce
proceedings have awakened as much
sensation in Washington as the Canon
Chef affair of last year. This divorce
trial will probably be q Of the most
sensational aver known, unless it
should be compromised in advance Of
the taking of Testimony. The very
fact that General Ben Butler is coun-
sci for Mr.. Sprague shows that the
developments will be much more than
mere surface ones. 1t can hardly be
possible that Mr.. Conkling is respon-
sible for Mrs. Sprague's bringing the
divorce suit. he certainly has moth
ing to gain by making war upon Mr..
Sprague. The notorious fact OF the
intrigue between him and Mrs. Sprague
paraded in court would have the effect
Of inpairing for some time very serl-
ously Mr.. Conkling's political intiu-
ence. 1t is said that ex Senator
Sprague has in his possession a nun
Der OF letters written by Mr.. Conkllng
to Mrs. Spragua.
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sPRAGUE vs.. sPRAGUE.
Mrs. Sprague's Story and Petition
for an Absolute Divorce, Etc.

Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague, through
her attorney, Winchester Britton.
Saturday last, filed a petition for
divorce from her husband with the
eleyk of the supreme court Of Wash
ington county, Rhode Island. at New
port. In the bill she declares she
married Sprague, November II, 1868.
at Washington, aud has ever since
kept and performed on her part ali
the Obligations Of the marriage coven-
ant, but alleges that her husband has
violated the marriage compact at yari
Gus times between 1864 aud 1879, and
names several women, residing in
Providence, Washington, Alexandria,
Va, Philadelphia aud New York, as
correspondents In the case. She also
declares that he has personally as
saulted her at Canonchet, where Sen.
stor Conkling was the victim OF the
shotgun policy" that he entered
her room at that place at night, in q
state Of intoxication, and attempted K
throw her out OF a window. In 1879
she says, he threatened to kill her
and that he has been guilty of con.
tlnued lnt0xicatlou since 1875; thai
he has neglected and refused to pro.
vide the necessities Of life for the sub.
s%lstence Of herself and children. Sh,
then refers at length to the failure o.
A.. & w. Sprague, in 1870. Aftel
the conveyance Of the property to IN,
trustees for the benefit Of the cred
itors he claimed to have a surplul
Of over six millions Of dollars
After the execution Of the trust dee,
he entered into the employ Of IN,
trustee, and received from him con
sidered compensation for services rem
dered up TO 1879, a part Of which wa
applied and paid by the trustee for th,
support Of petitioner and her family
Since then, however, he has lived il
voluntary idleness, and has neglecte,
and refused to contribute in any wa,
to the support Of his family, and b.
his action she has been deprived O
the moderate compensation received
through the trustee. She further
alleges that he has repeatedly applied
vile epithets to her, both alone and in
the presence Of others; that he has de-
stroyed furniture, and at one time
collected the bedding and furniture
and set fire to them in the nieht time.
She further claims that he has often
said to his children that be was moi
their father, and that they were moi
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his children; that he has repeatedly
and falsely accused her Of gross i'm
prophecies in violation Of her mar.
riage vow; that he has intercepted and
returned letters addressed 10 her by
her counsel that in August, 1879,
when Mr.. Conkling was . guest at
Canonchet, he refused to allow her
friends. including her legal adviser, to
see her, and that at the same time he
refused to permit her 10 leave the
house with her children, and sought
TO imDrison her.
She AYERS that he had insulted the
female domestics, and had made
CanOnchet an unsuitable abode for
her and her children. At the urgent
demand Of the trustee of Sprague's
property she obtained permission to
occupy Canonchet in 1879. That
Sprague urged that by so doing it
would be Of material %pecuniary benefit
to him in adjusting his affairs with his
creditors. That while On her way to
Cauonchet and at Watch Hill Sprague
came to see her in a state OF intoxlca-
ton, and was violent and offensive,
and assaulted the woman in charge OF
his children with a stick; that on her
arrival at Canonchet he presented
himselfat that place from time to time,
often intoxicated, and finally assumed
authority over the premises, and that
it finally became impossible for her
to remain there longer, as he caused
her to fear for her personal safety, and
that he threatened 10 take her children
to Europe. Influenced by her fears
and his threats, and as her only escape
from indignity and danger, she says
she fed with her daughters to a place
of safety. She says that since driving
her from Canonchet he has persis-
tently refused to deliver to
her wearing apparel and other
personal property, and that, hav-
ing made it impossible for her
to remain at Canonchet, he has occu-
pied the premises as a place Of resort
for persons of vicious reputation, and
has allowed his only son to associate
with such persons. withholding from
him all educational advantages.
La view of all these allegations the
petitioner prays that she may be di'
vorced from him, and that the custo-
dy Of her children, William Sprague
jr., aged fifteen; Ethel Sprague, ageC
eleven; Katherine Sprague, aged nine
and Portia Sprague, aged seven, ma!
be awarded to her, aud Jhat she ma!
/. be allowed reasonable alimony out 0
the estate Of her husband. She fur
ther prays that she may resume he.
maiden name Katherine Chase.
Governor Sprague will probably file
counter petition by and under the su
, pervision Of General Butler, who vii
be his leading counsel in the "cele
; brated case"
The hearing Of Mrs. Sprague's pc
g titiou is SIT down for the third Mon
t day III February, at South Kingston
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-24
MEDICINAL.
Mont ssIdens Notice.

-
No. 5Ns-in tho Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tennessee. Walter A. Goodman.
aShlnlstrstor Of W. Goodman, deceased, Ell
~, ". lho Mississippi entral RaiIrosd
company, ct. al.
L appearing from affidavit in this eause that
j the defendants, The Missis ippi Cenfrei
h4il,eoad Company, H.. S. McComb. Josiah
BardEell, kben d. Jordan. Chas. Ii. Tom-
bard, II. hinthrOp Gray, Cyrus Il. MeCor-
mick, Junlus Il. Alexander, John L. King.
Sam N, Pelton, Henry Lewis, and Horaie
u; ,hewcom9, (ell Of the above, except The
said kailro d COMPANY, being psrtnsrs under
me hrm name and style Of the Southern
haliread Assoeiatlonl, are non residents Of
nc state Of Tennessee; that said Nississippi
central Railroad Company and eaid ann. the
southern railroad Associa ion, ere indebted
2 the eomplainants In va iOus amounts evil
aehcea by notes, accounts and judgments.
HeEresating about III, 00J; snd attachmeBt
having been issued aod levied on the prope' u,
OIL said Railroad Association, il is Their .eose
ordered that all the parties above mad
make their, appearance herein, az the oourt-
house OF shelby county, in mesphis' Tenn.
0n or before the first Monday In FebTuary,
I9oi, ana plead, answer or demur To- COM
plsinant PHI, OF tho came will be taken for
confessed as to tdem and set Cor hearing
e4IPstte, and that a copy Of this order be
puousloo once @ week for four successive
weeks ip tho PUBLIC LEDeER.
This 18th day OF December, 1880.
A e0py-Attest:
hi BLACK, Clerk and n,sstor
By u. b. McHEERY, D. c. Il NJ,
Hpmes 4 Potion, BigelOw & Hill. Wriehk
Folkes i Wright, solicitors for complainant
~ q f0t I'm
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-24


In the Circuit Court of Shelby county, Ten
nes,eo-fbe Mississippi s Tennessee Rail-
IoaH company w. MARY Ann Winchester
appearing from anidavit in this cause that
\ the ~deiepdants1 Mary Moal, William Viii
ing' .yeSrse. Bear, Mary Haskell, jesse Has
kel catherine Linn, Samuel D Linn, William
" Sonngi Sallie Gather, John w Gather,
LeVi 1eIng, jr, William W lglehart, Joseph [
Iglesart, Catherine Watkins, Mary Zeigler,
SsSs.Gs Q wz,1,igler' agnes Nichols Jerry
Jenkins Lydia Jenkins, Phoebe. stryker,
A. P Stryker, Mnry N T Anderson,
Winfield S AndoIson. Amy NC mpbell, Alice
I Etting, Frank N Fitting, Mary Sloeum and
her HUSBAND; S%loeum, Maria Winchester,
James = Winchester, George Winchester,
Lyeurgus Winchsster, Sydney Winches-
ter, Marshall Winchester, Blanche Da-
wilson, Lizzie Davidson, Arthur q Da-
wilson, Horny Davidson, Annie David
SOP, John Martin, jr, Ida Marti1 >, Mrs. James
Winchester. Emma Winchester, William Win
chester, Arthur Winchester, Mamie Winchos-
ter, Elizabeth DOnelson, Frank D0nelsOn,
Thomas Murdoch, Mary c Murdoch,
Lizzie. Murdoch, are all non residents
Of tho state, of Tennessee; it is
therefore ordered that all Of above named de-
PENDANTS make their appearance herein, at
the courthouse in the city of Memphis, Tenn,
on or before the third Monday in January,
A. d., 1881, and plead, answer or demur to
the plaintiffs petition and show c use why tho
right Of way prayed for therein should no, b.
granted, or the same will be taken for eonfsS !,
ed as to them and set for hearing exp .rts.
aud that q copy Of this order be pub 49,
once a week for four successive week ~ ~
Memphis Daily Public Ledger. NV
A copy Attest:
GEo. j. CANPBgLL, D. O, O''A'
C. 7, Vance and II. . Avorv. Att'v for
Iltlntln. 96 1J2 O3 ia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-24


The Chattanooga flank Of the
Courier. Journals attacking column,
on the Tennessee senatorial problem,
gets in the following good shot:
Here lives Col. u. A.. James, a
well-known gentleman, and long very
prominent in politics, who is promi-
nently spoken OF in connection with
the next race for senator in this dis
trict, but who is too modest to pro
claim it, or even to acknowledge it
when charged on him, but who, never
theless, viii be nominated and voted
for in Nashville some time next
month. He has always lived in Chat
ianooga, and knows everybody in il
and the surrounding country, as well
as every politician in the state, and
many, very many, oil oyer the lrnd;
and should he be elected-which 1
devoutly hope for-the people Of Ten.
nessee can well boast one Of the most
discreet, urbane, gentlemanly, sehol-
arly and accomplished members OF
that august assembly. Col. James
says his personal spite at rivals OF
Chattanooga does not carry him to the
extreme that a prominent newspaper
man Of Nashville prosessea toward
Chattanooga.
! asked one Of the ilk last fall ifhe
was going to Rugby. Said he:
"Oh, yes, l suppose l must: but
I'd rather die than 90 through Chatta.
nooga.'
Col James says that he will ever
take Nashville in his route To Wash.
ington, if they'll make him cenator.
That is all very we'll for Nashville
and Chattanooga, but there is a does.
trict' called Memphis, which Col
James had better not slight in hi,
winding way to Washington.
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Piemdish Shooting.

Someryille Falcon, 22i.l
One Of the most atrocious acts that
has been committed for some time in
this county, took place in district
No. Son the 18th inst. The facts, as
we understand them. are about as fol-
lows: A negro named Charles Nelson,
who works on the place Of Mr.. J. D.
Montgomery, seems to have had some
grudge against bis wife, and upon her
expressing an intention to 60 over to
her fathers to get her shawl, he Tor
bid her to do so. She started to 20
anyhow, when he shot her with O dou-
bio b.rrel shotgun, heavily loaded,
the shot taking effect in her shout
ders and hip, infi,ting a horrible
wound, from which it is doubtful
whether she will recover, The iend-
ish wretch, when the warrant was
read to him, said he was guilty, and
all he regretted was that he did not
kill her. He was arrested the same
day and taken before Esquire Henry
Green, who bound him over to the
circuit court. He is now lying in Jail.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-24

win ever reach Texas or the YazOO
The road to Texas is a long and
''hard one to travel :" but no city ever
had a better chance to get there with
out taxing anybody.
THos. I. A. LYON.
President Mobile and Northwestern
Railroad.
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Notice Of Election for Incorporation.

N0TICEis herebygiven that on TUESDAY,
~ 4th day Of January, 1881, an election will
be held BY noe in the town OF Miliingtou, Shell
qualified voters therein In regard to the incor-
pOratisn OF said town.
Those who favor the incorporation Of said
town shall have on them rrioted or written
ba LOTT, the word Corporate -" Thosa
opposed shall have on them printed or written
baliots, the words NO CorpOr too"
p. 4. AMY,
Sheriff Shelby County.
Memphis, December 2 d. 1850, IS lii
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-24
MEMPHIS TENNESSEE

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Interested a. by far The most successful
physician In the treatment Of private or secret
diseases. Quick, thorough and permanent
cures guaranteed In every case, male or female.
Recent case Of Non0rrhea and Syphilis cured
m a Jew days without the use Of Mercury.
secondary syphilis, the last y%estlee, eradicated
without the use Of Mercury. involuntary loss
Of semen stopped In a short timo. Sufferers
from impQteney or loss OF sexual powers re-
stored 10 full yig0r In q few weeks. Victims
OF SpcrmatOrrhea and loss Of physical and
mental power, speedily and permanently
cured.
Particular attention paid 10 the diseases Of
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Throat and Lung diseases cured by new
remedies.
piles and. old sores cured without the use Of
cauHtic or tho knife.
All consultations strictly confidential.
medicines sent By express 10 all parts Of the
country,
Once hours from to o pm. sunass:
% Ia. .. JOHNSON, M. n.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-24

A lad in Georgia was arrested as a
suspected murderer, and to escape the
gallaws established an alibi by pro-
ducing a watch which be had stolen at
a certain time and place, That
brought him in danger oil the peniten
tiary, and then he proved that he had
escaped from the lunatic asylum, and
was returned to his old quarters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-24

The Nashville American has e1.
pressed a preference for Senator
Bailey as his own successor, and the
Banner thinks the leading organ
hadn't ought to take sides that way.
1t is not likely that any n newspa
per will cleo. the senator.
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MR.. ONKLIN

is sensitive enough to the grotesque
and ridiculous possibilities OF his APP
p~earing in the case to desire to avoid
it, nearly IN the same way that he
would death. The Canonchet affair
very nearly killed him. Ills friends
in the senate said that his low spirits,
his lack of vitality, and inward fever
that consumed him at that time, rem
dering him almost a physical wreck,
dated entirely from the Humiliation
and modification OF the CauOnehet
affair. Doubtless he has desired TO
revenge himself upon ex-senator
| Sprague, but he could hardly seek
vengeance in the courts. This Is Tor
the reason that the moment the case
begins there, Dir. COnkllng must step
forward as one Of the principal actors
No one credits Mr.. Splague with The
mildness oil temperament that VIII
make him sit quietly under The
charges that have been made against
him Without making counter charges.
Fhe real truth OF Mrs. Sprague S
forcing the fight is probably based
upon tue fact OF sheer necessity. Mrs.
spsague has been virtually
AN oUrcAsF FROM POLITE SOCIETY
in Washington during the last year.
Then her means OF support failed her.
She il heavily IN deot, Durng heI
last visit 10 Washington her dress
even indicated poycrty. She has been
so emDittered against her husband
that she could hot possibly seek Ia
take any steps for a reconciliation.
With her social relations swept away
from her at Washington, she has hlo
certainly nothiag e lose in making 9
fight against her husband. No possible
future situation could be worse thar
the n she 0 endures. or course
now that the fight is begun, Mr.
Conkling will have to support Mrs
Spragues side with mean and coun.
sci. but no one here tElieyes that b
could have organized the suit, IN
volying him 10 such a disagreeabl,
way at a time When he has such a iigh.
on his hands in New York. 1t il
barely possible that Senator CoDkliD!
will haze his hands SO full OF keep.
ing his amatory correspondence
out of print that he will hay,
little time to attend to his quarro
With Senator Bayard. Push tn,
sprague divorce case to a trial, anc
Immediately there will be a periee.
procession of all the distinguished
people 10 the country through tn,
witness box. The tonkiIng Spragpc
amour has been carried on 10 the fac,
aud eyes of the Leading officials auc
society people Of the country. There
is hardly a seuator OF the United
States who has not witnessed
THE SLY PASSAGE OF NOTES
between Senator Coukling and Mrs
Sprague, when the two fondly sup
posed that their secret was not til.
property Of every little page in tn,
senate. Carl Schurz aud ex-Post
master General Key spent the summel
once at Mrs. S~prague's place, neal
Washington. and could testify to Mr.
Conklings visits at that time. If al
Of the leading society ladies could b,
made to give their reasons for gradu
ally dropping Mrs. ~Sprague's acquaint
/, an0e, no courtroom would be larg,
enough to hold the spectators.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-24

A mean fellow in Taunton, Massa-
chusetts, whose aged mother has made
over to him a large and well-stocked
farm, under a promise that he would
care for her as long as she lived, re-
Gently applied to the city authorities
to extend aid to her as a pauper. The
discreditable facts we're ascertained
and he was given a very forcible re-
minder Of the adyisability Of flial
obedience.
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GOOD news
In SIX HOURS !

A new discovery in the veeetablo line, a
that nno be found IN any Drug
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Canada at present, until the druggists call for
il; and all Druggists that order 10Y medicines,
will advertise their names and places Of bus
mess in the same column with my advertise
ment in the paper.
No Druggist has the genuine medicine un-
less you see his name and place Of business in
my advertising column.
This medicin ne IS produced fr0m.a vegetable
in spain and Portugal, called Beliina de Sa'-
utaria, an almost miraculous herb, for the cure
of al Chronic Diseases, ETC., viz:
Female weakness, Dyspepsia In its worst
form, Sore Eyes, SGrOfala, Syphilis,
Chills and Fever, Gravel, BilOusness,
DeranHemeHt of the Bowels aHd all dis.
eases arising from the %inpurity Of the
blood.
All persons afflicted with any Of those dis
eases are referred to tho above, and il, after
three or four h0ufs lime after ticking the med
icine, you do not find it improving your
health, l will refund double the amount you
have paid for a bottle Of the medicine: and M
AGENTS also will be in tructed to refund the
money, provided you have it pronounced by q
physician that you did not receive any benefit
BY It, And l will also say this much that / dc
not caro- by what doctor you have been treated
and pronounced incurable. Do not be dis.
coursged, but come and see me. To all ply.
sicians who have cases Of this description un.
der their care l should be pleased il they would
give il a trial. Give NY medicine q fair tria'
and will & arantee a sure cure, If taken &c.
cording to directions.
CONSULTATION fee Of charge in my ofio,
from . to II am. and 2 tO5p.m. All calls out
slae Of these hours 10, ide city limits free, out
side Of CORPORATION Soc per mile.
Chronic Diseases 3 Specially. Charges from
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Price 81 per Bottle.
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InsoIvent Notice.
sIArE o. TEssEssrn. saElsr Co...

UTTIcF UOuNTT UouRT CLEHT,
Memphis, Ienn., Noyenb Dor 5, 1880.
To George ". Nail, administrator Of D. W.
Bynum. deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency Of the
you are hereby ordered 10 give notice,
by advertisement in some newspaper
published. within the said State, and
also at the courthouse dner of Shelby
county, for all persons having claims
against said estate, 10 appear and fle the
same, with the Clerk Of the County Court au-
theuticated in the mnnne prescribed by law,
on or before the 7th day - March, ls8l;andany
claim not filed on or before said day, or be-
fore an appropriation Of the funds Of said es-
law snd equity.
Witness my hand, at Office, this 9TH day Of
November, 1850.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
BY HueH B. CULLEN, d. o. 500 es iO4