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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23
His Visa.

On the 18th Of last month Il. Miller,
a small, heavy set, coarse looking
Canadian, with beastly tastes and man
ners, was sent to the island for 100
days TO work out a fine of S25. The
fine set upon Miller was not 50 much
because he had been on a plain drunk
and had run out Of money, as because
he had an unlawful and villainous
tool upon his person, which it is a
penalty under the state laws to carry.
Miller managed by being no account,
to get away from the island, after tar
rying there some forty days. lie claims
to be an artist, and he may be, but Il
50 he is one with very low and vitiated
tastes. He comes under the head. Of
the class that has no good opinion Of
the law, because the law declines to
pass over his evil doinga with a lenient
eye. The mar tells a tough story
about the treatment melted TO prison.
ers on the island, says the black strap
is still a favorite method used for
saluting the prisoners when refractory,
i'll, or otherwise not up 10 the lstand-
ard Of Mr.. Cornell's idea Of what a
prisoner ought to be, and all Of his
! story is told in one Of tho morning
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23
Trnstee's Sale.

Rl virtue Of the terms Of q trust deed TO me
~ executed by Isaac W. Bass on the 2Sth day
OF December, 1871, TO secure the aymen Of
certain. notes therein described Of the same
date' the note for $3.50 being unpaid, / will,
Friday, the oath day Of December, 1880.
within legal hours, in front of the courthouse,
In the city OF Memphis, county ofshelby and
state Of Ionnesseeo, sell at public auction 10
the highest bidder for cash, the following de-
serihed property situated in tho counties Of
shelby and Upton, IN the Slate Of Tennessee,
and being known and described as follows, to-
wit; BY virtue of entry No. 5, founded on
warrant No. 1861 for 23 acres dated tho frat of
September, 1886, two hundred and ffy-three
acres. Of the land herein described was sur
yeyeq, being range eieht and soction Eve, be-
ginning Of the northeast corner of entry No.
1873 for 2o6 acres IN the name Of q. b. Bate
man, running thence south with his line nine
y poles, passing his corner, in an two hun
dreG and thirty poles to an ash on the north
inc OF entry. No, 1886 acres in the name Of
Jesse benton's heirs; aud thence east with
their line one hundfed poles TO a pecan mark
ca = Is, their northeast corner; thence south
twenty-five poles to an elm and blackberry;
thence east one hundred and seventy polos 10
81, elm marked j 5; thence north sixty-fye
poles 10 a willow on the bank Of Old river,
thence west thirty degrees south three han,
aIed ans ninety-ivO pO'eg TO tho beginning
All OF the land above described will BE- sold
oaeopt one hundred acres from the western
portion Of the tract above described.
Also q certain tract Of land situated In SAID
counties ofShelby and Upton, being grnpt ma.
t5l2, bearing date Aug. 10, 1876, for 60 acres .bni
b.. computation only $50 aores the balance
being lostby an Interference with an Older on
Try in the name ofJOhu Trigg for two h.
drcd and hfty-tw0 Qcres said tract baglnr N
Shelby county alta hickory marked y .ingin
east Boundary. Of q tract OF one ~ a on tho
hundrcdand thirty-six gcros,ir .Jusand four
heirs OF jesse Bcntoni thor the name oftho
hundred and sixty Obr 80 running east ono
On elm marked Il -ins ana forty links TO
dred and i'SY p Die" y sne3GS north one hun,
ono hund- iOld river; thence down Old rive
nerthe. ed and seventy poies To- i MI
tbr. ast corner Of a two hundred and 6ity-
50 acre tracti thonco south sixty five poies
W t{lggs oornori thence wost with HIS line
one nundred and seventy poles 10 A mulberry
m1iked Ton the east lice Of tho 1895 acres N
nc namo OF Jesse Benton's heirs; thence with
shid hne south ono hundred and ninety-eirht
poles 70 the beginning, being tho same proper.
Y described Ia said trust deed. whish 4 reeis.
teeIed 10 said Shelby county in book "a, pqee
ny, ana IN said Upton county In deed book N.
pages 81, dsz, s98 and 3d., being tho snns
plantation, sold by Schaller x Gerkc 10 said
basa, winch said lands lie together In one bedv
apa constitute one plantation.
Inc equity OF redemption IA waived. Tiilo
eelteyea 70 be good, but / viii sell and convey
n JOSEPH /. HAHN. Trustee.
FL hDoiNeroN, Attorney.
u9N y. ,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23
ThroMn Out of Oonrt.

An interesting suit was decided by
Esquire Galloway yesterday. Last
September a plumber and gas filter,
named H. Rudolph, arrived here from
Philadelphia to go to work for j. w,
Y. Browne at $3.50 per day. HI
came as a non-union mechanic, and
before setting in, was induced to join
the brotherly band. Then be wholly
declined going to work for Browne
claiming he had no tools. Thismorn'
ing he sued Mr.. Browne for $31S, az
wages, from the date of his arrival t.
the present time, less the amount hC
has earned by working for others il
the interim. 1t was proven at the
trial that plumbers usually carry theil
tools, when they go from place tt
place, and that this was no excuse fol
Rudolph declining to work foi
Browne. 1t was also shown that tn,
latter offered work to Rudolph, at The
full rate Of pay asked. Justice Gallo
way promptly decided that Rudolph
had no case.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23
Chancery Sale of Real Estate

No. 1897, R.-Ohancery Court Of Shelby county
NV. Worthington ct al VS.. NJ. A. Worth
ington ct al.
DY virtue OF an interlocutory decree for sale,
~ entered in the above cause on the 10Th
day Of November, 1870, / 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 subdivision Eppy White's
tract at Whites Station, Memphis x Charles
ton r. R.. Shelby county, Tenn, being the
same mentioned and de ,cribed in book No.
ll9, page seS, Register office said county,
2. P.rt lot No. 81 said subdivision IN Eppy
Whites tract, beginning at 8 v corner lot No
80, running thence Dorthwardly "a chains IS
links; thence westWardly IL chains; thence
s0uthwardly IL chains Al links; thence in an
e~asiefly direction along with the State Line
road u chains IS links to the beginning, being
The same described in deed registered in book
No. ", page l34, Registers office Shelby
county, Tenn.
3. An IS acre lot, more or less. known as the
DR.. Moore place: Beginning at o stake Dr..
Thos, u. Todd's n " corner on L. Whites
south boundary line; thence east with said
line to within so feet, the center of the Mem
phis & Charleston X. r.; thence northwest
within 50 feet Of the center Of said railroad
until directly north Of the beginning thence
south 10 the beginning, being same described
ia deed registered in book No. los, page so,
Register Office of said county.
4. A ten acre lot In said county and state,
lying south Of and adjoining the Is acre ist.
Beg inning at the southwest corner Of same
thence south B chains; thence east 20 chains;
thence north 8 chains; thence west 20 ohainl
70 the. beginning, being game registered In
book No. III, page %, Registers office Shelby
county.
5 One lot in Chattanooga, Tenn, $50 feet
south, 10 degrees east from the intersection Of
Long street and Montgomery avenue. thence
south 70 degrees west 100 feet; thence north I'd
degree west2) feet; thence north % desrooi
east lQ feet to Montgomery avenue; thence
south 20 degrees east along said avenue 25 feet
to the beginning, being the same mentioned
and !descabed In record hOokW, pages 826 rs
hegisteT's ohce Hamilton county, lem.
bids for this lot in Chattanooga will be re-.
ceiyed BY me at my Office up to day of said sail
anal WILL commence TO cry said lot OF bigbesl
private bid, said private bidder 10 take same
II no higher one is offered.
Terms Of sale: One-third cash, balance IN
eauql ipsIalmenI Of enc and two years, lier
retained for deferred payments, for which pur.
CHASER will execute notes with good persona
security, etc.
This December Sth, 1880.
r, j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
tinlay q Peters, John L. I. Sneed, soliei,
tors. er ms
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Chicago has 300 churches and 1890
saloons.
The picture on the back Of a $40
bill would make an excellent Christ
mas chrome for a poor family.
Two Of General Gar6eld's sons are
to enter Williams college mex year.
One is seventeen, the other fifteen.
A Georgia man named his mule
Lolita, and the next day it kicked a
wagon in seventeen directions at once.
Justice Hunt, of the United States
supreme court, has learned to write
with his left hand since his right hand
became paralyzed.
Kate Lawler, who manages the
Royalty theater, London, will for
swear the stage and marry a youth
With a fortune Of f25O,0OO.
Skobelef, the young Russian gen.
eral, is fond of risking his life, and
the odds against his living to an old
age are considered very great.
Nh. Thomas Carlyle, who has just
passed his eighty-ifth birthday, is
feeble, yet in much better health than
recent reports would indicate.
Nh. Gladstone has been visiting the
prince of Wales at S~andringham, and
by the princes especial desire, read
the lessons at morning papers.
Jamas,F ethers, of indianapolis, has
brought suit for $4,000 against a
former rival and his father. n-law, for
aleniating the affections Of his wife.
A Glens Falls New York; paper
mill sent recently a continuous roll Of
paper to New York four and a halt
miles long and weighing 1000 pounds.
Lord Beacons6eld is recorded as
saying once in the house Of commons
that Irish members were too much
in the habit Of clanking their chains
Minneapolis boasts Of a growth from
1909 in 1860 to 48,053i in 1880. Her
bon led Indebtedness is 100000 Only
ope.tenth Of her water-poweF has been
utilized,
a lawyer Of Washington, named E.
c. Corrington, while under the infu-
ence of liquor, made what is believed
to have been three attempts to Leap
from the dome Of the capitol to the
ground,
The comptroller Of Chicago closed
out a four per cent loan of $843,00
inside of nineteen hours. These bonds
we're offered at par in small denomina.
tions, in order to distribute them
generally among its citizens.
The Utica Herald wants the house
Of representatives increased to four
hundred, as It believes that the more
interests that can find representation
10 the popular branch Of congress the
Net'er for the general welfare Of the
nation.
Mrs. Harriet Lane johnson, who
presided at the White house during
he administration of her uncle, James
Buchanan. is expected to pass some
weeks in Washington this winter at
the house Of Mrs. Horsby, a daughter
Of Judge Black.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic allays irritation
PENNSYLVANIA GAS WELLS.
Towns Lighted and Heated by
Natural Gasj

Bradford pa Cor. ofNow York SUM-
This city and neighboring places are
lighted and heated by natural gas. In
1875 an oil company was sinkinga well
IN a high hill west Of Bradford. At
the depth Of several hundred feet they
struck a vein of gas. No oil was found.
The force of the gas was such that
when it was ignited a pillar Of FIR
more than fifty feet high was formed
he roar of the gas could be heard
for a mile and more. This burned for
months. The heat wasasuch that the
grass and foliage grew in the depth Of
winter as luxuriantly for hundreds Of
feet around as it did in the summer.
Strawberries ripened near this well in
February. The well had been burning
for along time before the feasibility Of
utilizing it was thought of. A belt Of
dry territory, but yielding vast vol
umes of Gas, was subsequently found
TO exist in tie vicinity Of the original
gas we'll, A company was formed tc
carry the gas into the city. 1t is nov
distributed all over the place by pipes.
gas pipe, with Jets attached, is run
into parlor and kitchen stoves. The
supply Of gas is controlled by a stop.
cock on the pipe. When a fire j:
wanted a lighted match is thrown into
the stove and the gas turned on. The
fire is started at oxce. The gas
possesses great heating qualities, and
apartments are warmed as quickly and
as well by it as coal. Gas for illumin-
ating purposes is conducted into the
houses the same as artificial gas il
taken in. At first the liyht was not
brilliant and steady, owing to I'M
purities. Processes for refining il
we're invented, and now the natural
illumination is unsurpassed by the
finest manufactured gas. 1t is SC
cheap that people seldom turn out
their lights. 1t burns day and night
in stores, hotels, private houses and
streets. Consumers pay by the month.
instead of by the thousand.
Gas wells have come 10 be more val.
liable than oil wells, and the sudden
and phenomenal appearance of oil in
some Of the principal welsh the gas
belt has created CONSERVATION among
owners and consumers. For years the
gas has flowed from the wells in un.
RENTING volume. That oil was not
to be found there it was thought had
been conclusively settled. A few
days ago one Of the wells ceased in it,
gas supply. II was found to be hal
full Of oil. Fifteen barrels of excel.
lent crude oil were pumped out, ant
the gas flowed again. One or two q
the gas wells exhibited the same phe-
nomenon Il is necessary to pump the
oil out daily before the gas will flow
This sudden appearance Of oil in ter.
ritory that Yves considered dry has not
yet been satisfactorily explained,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23
Johnston snd Crant.

Warrington special Philadelphia Times.
x,Confederate Joseph L. Johnston
complains that the press reports that
he slipped out Of the house to avoid
meeting General Grant yesterday have
done him great injustice. He says he
e~ntertains the highest opinion Of the
distinguished union soldier and his
re:-vions with him are only of a
friendly nature. In fact, he left his
seat for the express purpose Of seeking
GeSsral Grant, not knowing that he
vas about to enter upon the floor Of the
house by another doorway about tn,
same time. Most Of the brigadiers re.
sent the imputation that any disre
poet exhibited yesterday TOWARD
Grant came from them 1T was from
these northern democrats said
southern member. with a disguste,
arr these fellows who did no feht
ing on either side. There is no con
tempt for Grant by anybody VIII,
fought him, in congress or out. let m,
assure you of that" This is undoubt
eddy the sentiment Of the most of th,
ex confederates on the floor Of III,
house.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23
Attachment Notice.

Before 3. NJ. Coleman, Justice Of the Peace
for Shelby county, Tenn. "A. GOdsey
PURGE Adams. 81
N this cause a summons haviga Ap~
i on tho lst day Of December y n issuec
sum OF tllI, due by note, wbIcE sou, Tor th'
on the "a day Of Denembeh y summons wal
court by Z. J., Bgftt, Dr. Soy' returned igt,
lows; "CamSto hend Ruty sheriff, as fol
i ! n and r. y on Je say Lee ~ DS sSa 70,
.Esa'. al 10 %, ~, 1870, before J. NJ Coleman
search PuS clock am, and altor dilirent
conntv zee Adams not to be found In my
: p. B. BRIrr, Deputy Sheriff.
ana on motion Of plaintiff a judicial attach.
mept having been issued herein on the 6th IA,
ot december, 1880, as provided by section sieC
OIL the code of Tennessee, returnable before m,
or some other Justice Of tho Peace. and IN,
sane having been levied by the proper office
on the property Of said defendant and return,
ca INTO court; it Is therefore ordered that III,
~eeiendsnt make his personal appearance be.
IorS mo ON the l2tn day Of Janusry, 1881, at /:
Q clock m, at my sfioe, No. 2A Front street,
IN the city OF Memphis, Tom, and defend
sald suit or the same will be proceeded with
Sx,parte; and that . copy of this order be pub.
ilsned once a week for four successive week.
in the Public Ledger.
This December 7th, 1880.
j. M. COLEMAN, ], P.
NJ D. l., steWart, Atty for plaintiff.
RS OF On Ina
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23
Rpeds Gilt Edge Tonic assis.s dIgestiOT
Vaccination Poisoning.

SAN Francisco, December T.
Considerable excitement was caused
here BY the publication in the Chron
icle, Of the hideogs death of a small
boy from vaccine virus. Recently
there had been a smallpox scare, and
all school children have been ordered
70 be vaccinated. Yesterday a repor-
ter, with a physician of the city, weni
to see a boy living in Butchertown, a
suburb of the city, who was dying
from the effects OF vaccination poison
ing. Arriving at the place. in a small
room was found lying the body Of q
boy about thirteen years old, thin anC
wasted, The left arm was strangely
doubled up. Taking the cloth from
the arm, a corrosive wound wa.
shown, a little larg T than a trade
dollar. irregular in shane and about
half an inch in depth. There was NJ
swelling. no Inflammation, nothing
but an eaten out hole.
1T was bu five days after this boy
was v~accinated, said DIR. Becoming
shat he complained Of his arm hurt
ing him considerably, and that he haC
pains in the neck. The wound in Tho
arm kept On growing wider and deep
er his mother considering it an ex
%cellent take but the pains in tn.
neck also kept in ncreasinggradually
the arm became CT mped and useless
tympanitis Set in, the pneumo gastri'
nerve was attacked, lock jaw super
vened, and death occurred from pya
mia and tetanus."
The boys sister had a wound on tn.
arm almost as large as her brothers
Four other families in the neighbor
hood have children similarly afflicted
The doctor who yacoinated then
claims to have Outlined his virus fron
the health Office.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23

Here they gol A Washington spe.
eial to the Cincinnati Commercial
furnishes the following:
IS. c. Ramage, from Knoxville,
Tennessee, holding a $1,000 clerkshiI
in the p~ost-bfice department. has been
discharged by Postmaster General
Maynard. A Mr.. Armatage, Of Ten
nessee, holding a place in the same
department, has also lost his official
scalp. Major Kirby, who was Key
private secretary, has been changed
rom that position to a $1,000 clerk
ship"
MAYNARD is clearing out Keys
leavings.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23

Dr.. johnson Is Acknowledged by all parties
interested as by Ear the most successful
My icinn In the treatment Of private or secret
diEeases Quick, thorough and permanent
cures guaranteed In every case, male or female.
Recent case Of Gonorrhca and Syphilis cured
in a few days, without the use Of Mercury.
Secondary Syphilis, the last %yestige, eradicated
without tho use Of Mercury. Involuntary loss
Of semen stopped in a short time. Sufferers
from im%p0tency or loss of sexual powers re.
stored to full vlgor Ia q few weeks. Victims
Of Spcrmatorrhea. and loss Of physical and
mental power, speedily and permanently
cured.
Particular attention pnid to the diseases OF
women, and cures guaranteed.
Throat and Lung diseases cured by new
Pile and old sores cured without the use Of
All consultations strictly confidential.
Medicines sent W express 70 all parh Of the
oalg' hqurs from 8 am. to . pm. Sundays
@f ID. .. JOHNSON, m. D.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23
Less Brag ana Wore Work.

Richmond Staie.l
Let usdo more in the south and
Drag less. We are tired hearing 81
much tw ddle about our wonderful
performances since the war, whet
really we have done so little. Look
at Franco and then be silent. In 1870
he not only lost more than the south.
but was fined half the amount Of our
national debt for bringing on a COS i,
1nd unnecessary war. and yet after
promptly paying her fine, she has IN
ten years so fully recovered from tho
effects Of her Ws5, although all tn,
while threatened by Germany, that
she is nov richer and more prosperou.
than ever before. But she doesn't
bluster and brag any more than sh,
croaked and growled. and the south
would profit by her example.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23

Cinnamon have been tried on the
sugar and cotton plantations 10 Lou
isiana, with a view to employing them
permanently in PLACE Of the colored
laborers who left the country. The
experiment has not proved a success.
as the celestials cannot stand the heat.
A number of Spaniards and Portuguese
have been introduced with better sue.
cess, as they stand the climate well.
The agency which originally intro
duced these laborers has an order for
ten Thousand more Of them, and can
get one hundred thousand if work can
be found.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23

ArteSian Well Water,
MEDICINAL QUALITIES
LIKE BLUE LICK
No. 1874 Main Street
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Ron Resilient RIo.Ice.

NO. SV9-In tho Chancery CONT e eh.u-
county, Tennessee Waiter A. GoodmeD
administrator Of W. Goodman. deeeased' ~
a.. vs.. The Mississippi Central RaiIroad
company, ct. al. n"iIoau
appearing from affidavit in this cause thai
4 the defendants, The Mfssissinni Cent.st
ballsoad Company, II. S. McComb. JosSsb
hben ID. jordan, Cbas. H. Ton-
oarq, IL. winthrop Gray, Cyrus II MsGnr-
nick Junius b. Alexander. .John T. KiDa
pam I'd. felton, henry Lewis. and Uara1ge
~ Neseom9, TALL Of the above. exoent he
salu haliroad Company, being pgrtners undas
Hhe nrl1 name and style Of the South sr1
RaitVau hssoeiation), arc non resides,ts ~
" Ssd'q q tennessee; that said N;ssissinn;
sennItai rhllroad company and said 6rm. tbe
~ y h4lirOad Assooia' ion, are indabted
~ g~0Dplainants In various amounts evil
1891 W hotes, accounts and -judgments-
NJ ating about $4,000; and attachmept
OF said Railroad Association. 4 Z bIOpsIsy
ordered that all the parties sboves nnnaS
MAKE their appearance herein az H. nomss
house Of Shelby county In Man nbia T Sour
y OF before the drst Monday In Febrnap.
lqot, ana Plead, answer or demur In 49,
planant Dill, or the same will be takan ~
confessed as to them and set for hear;na
e4tpaItes, and that a COPY Of this orJo. ~
PuDnsned once a week for four succass;ys.
weeks IN tho PUBLIC LEDGER. 'N00'7site
ms 10Th day Of December. 1880,
n, RI; BLACK, C,srL ana M.s,o.
~ y, b. MoHESRY y. O. Nm "D''0l-
FoIpHss. 4 fo,..on, Bigelow & iIin, Wright.
right, solicitors for complainant.
- % Ok l0t ITO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23

STATE OF TrssEssEg saElsE COUNTY,,

ANNAL. EW'N.h NNNNN -LNNMN
Memphis, Tenn, November 20, 1880.
No. 420f-To james Reilly, Public Admins
traitor, and as such administrator Of Thomas
NJ. Murray, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency Of the
Ilestate Of 1homGgM Murray, deceased, you
are hereby ordered to give notice, by adyef-
usem0nt In some newspaper published within
the said state, and also at the courthouse
door Of Shelby county, for al persons having
claims against said estate, 10 appear and file
the same with the Clerk Of the County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed by
Law, on OF before the 9Th day Of March, 1881.
and any claim not hlod on or before said day,
or before an appropriation of the funds Of
gaid estate "a made, shall be forever barred,
bothin law and equity.
OWEN DwYER. Clerk.
By HuGu b. CULLEN, ID, O.
Notice IL giyon TO creditors as directed un-
de-. above order. JAMES REILLY, CLERK.
This November 9Th, 1880, U0602
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23

No. 3Si9-In the Chancery Court Of sbelbv
county, Tenu.-Joseph X yConnor Va. The
Globe Mutual Life Insurance Company OF al,
I appearing from affidavit in this cause
i that the defendant, The Globe Mutual
Life, Insurance Company, is a non,
resident OF the State Of Tennessee; it il
pearance herein, al the courthouse Of Shelby
county, In Memphis, Tenn, on on before
the drst Monday in February, 1881, and
plead, answer or demur to complainant biIl
or the same will be taken for cORfessod
and that a copy Of this order DO published once
2 week for four successive weeks In the Public
Ledger.
This the 10th day Of December, 1880.
A ~cOpy-Atteat,
By y. b. MCHEHKV. d. o, Am,
Bigelow 4 Hill, soils. for compl't.
d az M IN