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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-29

No. S457-In tho Chaneeyy o,.r, n sho,b,
g. brown e. al, '''"i
appearing from AFFIDAVIT in this cause that
A the defendants, Gertrude S. Gist and In.
senla Gist, A. IL. Saunders and wife. -
Tennessee; it is therefore ordered t6Gssf' Inc,
make their appearance herein, at tae court.
aOuse 81 shelby county, ia Memphis, Tenn.
on or betole the Rrgt Monday ia' March. 1855
ana plead, answer or domur To eompioin.
ant phi, or the same viii be taken for con.
iesSed as to them and set for hearing %ex-parte
and that a copy OF this order be pnbiisbe,
Public Ledger. !" wv
A c~Opy-Attost:
m K; j. BLACK, Q,sfN and Master,
By y. j. MCHHNRy, j, 9. and nj, '
CF: VANCE s0i. Tor eompl't.
III l2S ls9 1S5
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Battle with ZuIus.

Boston Commsfeisl Bulletin.l
The Zulus. pereeiyingthat they had
been discovered. abandoned all ideas
Of a surprise, aad promptly rushed TO
the assault. Obeying the wise coun-
sci Of their commander to FIRE slowly
and with careful aim, and don't waste
a single round the garrison waited
till the enemy were close up-then
they delivered a steady file fire. The
result was awful. The savage foe fell
byftties and hundreds;the field pieces
seourged the slope with shrapnel and
grape, and the Martini Henrys search
ed their ranks like the brand of the
destroying angel.
The Zulus had apparently not
counted on a reception like this, and
for the first time during this egentful
day drew back ia dismay; but only
m~omentariiy, for they were again
urged forward, and as promptly dis
posedOf. Every time a chief, con-
s%picuous by his red plume, arose from
a recumbent position and attempted "a
lead forward his followers, he would
drop dead, pierced by a dozen bullets.
they would take to the cover of the
shrubs and open a desultOry fire upon
che fort, but as the garrison kept vel
under cover, no lives were lost. Thu.
the combat went on till dark, when
the Zulus, having drawn off, and re.
manned silent, it was believed tina
they were meditating a night attack
while stimulating a retreat. In thii
impression, the garrison was joined b.
Kallula, who informed the officer
that a night attack was the favGrit,
mode OF the Iulus, and warned theu
to be OF their guard.
The necessary preparations wert
hastily made. Grenades we're brought
from the magazine and served out (,
every third mana dozen TO each
and hand ire-balls were got ready. A
fougasse was also planted in the coun
terscrap, connected by galvanie yir,
with the inside. The post and for
were located On a hill, SO situated a
TO be assailable only in front, or facinI
the grassy slope, the rear and flank
having a sheer tall of rock. As al
the garrison were on the rampartl
there was no need Of doubling sea
tries-each man felt that his life dc
pended upon his vigilance and intre
pidity.
About nine o'clock Kallula, VIII
had stolen outside, returned with th
intelligence that the enemy were steaI
ing forward, and instantly every ma
was on the alert. No drums wer
beaten, and no bugle sounded tn
alarm. the commander hoping TO lu.
the foe into the idea that the white
we're off their guard. In this the
were shortly %undeceived, for the vigi
aut sentries had no sooner detecte
them s%warming up the glacis and int
ffs ~ g.. Ill, Z.
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Saturday, eIst February. is,s.

at the southwest corner Of Mafn and Madison
streets, IN the Taxing District ofShelby conn
~ talias MompbiD, sell for cash, To the hish.
est bidder, the following described real estafe.
SITUATE lying and being in the late CITY Of
Memphis, county Of shelby, State Of Tonnes
see, the east halfand the west halfof The al.
owin g property; Beginning at a stake on the
north line OF LindQn street (75) seyonty-fve
ieet, ea't OF The intersection ofthe east line on
lurley asroet, with the north line Of Linden
5!treeti running thence east with tho north
inc OF Linden (b) seventy five feolto a gtake.
thcace north al right angles with Linden
street $50 one hundred and nifty feet to n
.taHei thence west on " line parallel WITH
Linden street go aovonty-fve feet 10 a state
TO- the beginning. "' ''''
separately W ''''
Equity of redemption waived. Purchaser,
title 20 bs absolute.
W, g. MCCLURE Trustee.
WEIGHT, foLkEs q WRIGHT, Atty's. III lisa
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Tuesday. February 8, 1850.

on the southwest corner Of Main and Madi.
son street, in the Taxing District of Shelby
county, formerly city. Of Memphis,) at pub
lowing described tracts or parcels of land
situate and being in the county of Marshall
and State Of Mississippi, to-wit: All of sec
ton 81, in township 2, range 3 west, also the
southwest quarter. (S.W. qr.l and the west
nail OF the northwest quarter of section
west quarter of section % in township two.
range three west containing $50 acres less the
northwest quarter Of section 81, township 2.
sold TO- John W. Houston, since tho trust
Said sale to be made on the following terms:
One.hall cash, and the balance on a credit Of
nine months, with lien retained on said land
lor the deferred payment, and said deferred
payment to bear interest from date of sale
until paid. ID n. MYERS Trnstee
116 lA ~
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Reception for the r,rincess Louise

OTTAWA, January 28.-The Gov
ernor. General and suite leave to-day
for Halifax to meet Princess Louise.
The steamer Sarmatian will be met by
the Belleraphon, Northampton and
Bacchante, under the command Of
Sir Edward Ingleheld. Princess AL
bert Victor, and Geo. Fredk are on
board. There will be a number of
vessels o fthe West India feet present
to take part in the reception, which is
expected to be grander than on the
first arrival of the princess.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-29

STATE or TENNESSEE, SHELBY CsvNTY,
OFFICE COUNTY COURT CLERK,

MEMPHIS, TESN., January "a, 1880.
To. W. A. Holt, administrator of Neal B,
Holt, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency of the
Ii estate of Neal B.. Holt, deceased,
you are hereby ordered to give notice. by adVer-
tisenent in some newspaper published within
the said State, and also at the conft-house
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 or before the 18th day Of July. 1880;
and any claim not filed on or before said day,
or before an appropriation ofthe funds of said
estate is made, shall be forever barred, both
in law and equity.
Witness my hand, at Office, this lith day Of
January, 1879.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
11s 1914 1SO 1S6
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

BOARD FIRE y POLICE CoMMssIoYERs,1
TAXING DISTRICT, SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn.
January 20, 1880.
SBALED proposals will be received by us
~ until Wednesday, February 4, 1870, at IL
o'clock noon for the following work to be
done, service to be rendered, and material to
be furnished to the Taxing District Of Shelby
county: For the furnishing and delivery OF
two thousand 5000 cubic yards Rip
and a half cubic feet, or thereahouts, for the
use Of leyee landing, and the placing OF
the whole or a part of the same, as may be
required; the repairing of slip in leYee be-
tween JeffersoRand Monroe streets, including
the taking up and repaying and filling
about 1000 square yards of new stone
being required for the same-about3 5000 cubic
yards embankment mt the break, or slip
and placing Of Rip-rap stone. Also the grad
ing Of leyee from the line of present. pave
ment, south of Union street. extending south
wardly for 500 feet by about 225 feet from low
water mark, and extending up slope of leyee,
the approximate amount being about
1900 cubic yards, more or less. Also paving
Of same area, l2,5O0 square yards, more or less.
Als0 the construction of such sub-drains I'M
der pavement as may be deemed necessary.
The entire work to be completed ready for
use. Contractors bidding on the above work
shall be required to submit bids under the
following heads !. Grading and preparation
Of ground, per cubic yard, cents. 2. Sub
drains and culYerts, per lineal foot, cents
3. Rip.rap wall placed, per cubic yard, e.
cents. 4. Gravel and sand delivered and placed
under and on the paving, per cubic yard 49,
cents. ). Paving stone, as per specifications
furnished, and placed in piving, com
plete, per square yard, = cents. No bid will
be considered that does not embrace all the
work in detail, as required to complete paw
ing wharf and landing as above specified !.
Specifications and other information will be
furnished on application to the District ehgi-
neer. The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
By order of the Board.
125-l3l . b. T. PORTER, Pres't.
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A Stranded Shin.

New Orleans, January %: A
dispatch from Captain eager, of the
stranded ship Louisiana, says: I'VE
have thrown overheard two hundred
and fifty tons of the cargo. Can only
use lighters if the weather should be
calm. The propeller is broken. The
passengers have been sent to Port
Eads. Willsave the ship"
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ACARD.

To all who are suffering fromthe errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc., l win
send a recipe that viii cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discoy-
cred By a missionary in South America. Send
a self-addressed envelope to REv. JOSEPH T.
INNAy, Station D, New York City.
eod-2-xxx-i6w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-29

NDER and by virtue Of two certain deeds
- IN nus to mo executed by Mary Il. Speed.
one Of date 22nd of April, 1875, recorded
~ ohe NesiSter Office Of Shelby county, IN
9ook 40. ~, page 537, OF. srQ.: tao other
dated zlst November, 1877, recorded ib Reei,.
ters ollldoe Of Shelby county, in book No. i2l,
page ~ e.; seq., the debt therein secured
Pelng past aue, will, at the request Of tho
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-29
a CARD.

To all tho arc suffering FROM The error, and
indiscretlons, OF youth, nervous weakness,
olrlf decay, loss Of manhood. etc, I will send
z ,recioe thai viii cure you, FREE or
SlAh1 Ihis greet remedy was discovered
hy q lt~ohary Ia South America. Send 4
.olt tddressgd envelope TO the Rev. Jo.eph n.
lr4nan' station D, Now Yo-k City.
lis XXI ia eod&w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-29
Monday. February aa. IssO.
NOTICE.

HAVING qualified as the Administrator of
IL +. M. Arnold, deceased, this is to notify
all persons indebted to said estate TO come
forward and settle, and,all those having claims
against u viii present them at once to me or
my attorneys. GEO. FREEMAN, Admr.
Scales x Winchester, attys.
Memphis, Tenn, December q, 1879.
lN2 1903 1852
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-29

HINDER and by virtue Of trust deed made
~ TO me rs trustee, September 2s, 1877, by
W. s.. Taylor and his wife A. Il. Taylor, which
is duly recorded in the records of Marshall
pages $50 TO 339 to secure the indebtedness
therein named to 4. NJ. Apperson, / will on
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LEGAL.
TrnAleA,a NnIn

PURSUANT 10 a trust-deed made 10 mo A.
Trustee by 1T. HiIlsman and Mary II.
Hillsman, dated August II, 1870, and record
ed in the Registers Office Of Shelby county
tennessee, in Book No ~, pages 80, ETC., the
deot secured thereby being unpaid, and
l will on
Monday. February 23, 1850,
between 10 and u o'clock in the morning, in
'front.' ~ the lots on Second street hereinafter
described, sell for cash at public cutlery, the
following real estate in the Taxing District
formerly the city Of Memphis,) of Shelby
county, Tennessee, to-wit: Lots Nos. 8 aud
10, ofTalbot's sub. division; each of the said
lots ionting q SLIGO feet on the west line OF
Second street, and extending back westward
ly between parallel lines 1887 feet to an alley,
and lot No. 9 being bounded on ne
north by the south line of the alley adjoining
on the south the Greenlaw opera-house build-
ing, and lot No, 10 adjoining on the south the
sad lot NO. 9. Equity Of redemption waived.
little believed good, but L will sell and convey
only as trustee. j. IL. MARTIN, Trustee.
HI" 12i-l31
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A Mine Of Wealth.

There is a mine of wealth for the people
in Warmers Safe Pills; for health i
wealth, and nothing so contributes to the
health of a large class of people as these
pills. As a laxative and regulator Of the
bowels and a cure FOR bilious troubles and
malaria they surpass all other remedies.
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Trust Sale.


WHEREAS, on the 18th of July. 1877 Mrs
w. G. U. Berlin aud her husband. W' Z
Berlin, conveyed 10 Thomas Fisher. Treasurer
OF the Irish American Building and Loan Az
soclation, and his successors in Office, ms trus-
zee, the following real estate in the city of
P shelby county, Tennessee, to-wit:
A lot known as the north half of lot No. 35-
as laid down on the plan of the city of Mem,
phis and fronting on the cast side of Second
street 3Its feet, and extending eastwardIv
with the south side of the first alley south Of
CONCORD street l4S52 feet to another alley,
peing the same lot John s.. Claybrook sold to
John .. ErWln on the 18th of November, 1854.
and claimed by Mrs. Berlin; said trust Decd
0eing made to secure the Irish American
Building. and Loan Association the PAYMENT
OF an Indebtedness for borrowed money. evi-
denced by a note Of said G. U. and w.. /. Ber-
In Of same date for 5000. due one day from
date and SIX per cent interest from date. nav
aole monthly IN advance, and the further OBJ
legations of the said O.. U. Berlin, To said asso-
eiahon, ana whereas said parties have failed
TO pay SAID note Or any part, or the monthly
interest," une Ihereon, and likewise to further
comply with the obligations of said contract.
and whereas, L, IT,. II. Milburn, am the DUN
elected successor in Office of said Thomas
flsher as treasurer of said association. and no
such become the trustee under aforesaid trust
Of July, Ioi, BY the provision therein con-
tanned, and being SO requested by The benef.
ciary Hereunder, l will, as such trustee. on
Tuesday, the 10th February, 1850,
within legal hours. commencing at 70 %o'eloek
M in front of the Bank Of Commerce. on
MADISON street, in the Taxing District, for.
merly Memphis, Of Shelby county, Tenn.
proceed to sell at public sale and %outcry, for
cash, the property described hereinbefore.
ana conveyed in the aforesaid trust deed, and
appropriate the proceeds as therein directed.
Equity Of redemption expressly waived in
siald deed, and the title is considered good, but
| sell only rs trustee.
i. II MlLBURN, TT. and Trustee.
hhLChEk.G JORDAN. Atty's. 1l 140
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The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBIC LEDGER is IS per aunum and
soc per month fOrlSss than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.
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| Entered at the PostOfic &c at Memphis. Tenn.
as second-class matter.l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-29

More health, sunshine and JOY in Hop
Bitters, than in all other remedies.
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A MissingBoy Found.

New HAMPTON, Iowa, January
"a boy who was believed to have
been murdered by his father Elder
Buck the adventist, is alive in an adj
joining county. whittier he fed after
the beating his father gave him to
avoid ? repetition Of the outrage.
Last year tbirty-three duels wer,
fought in France,
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/ New Advertisements

0TT a month and expenses guaranteed to
% agents. Outfit free. Shaw Il Co., Au
gusta, Maine.
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0111 a year ana expenses to agents. Outfit
0l. I free. Address p. o. Vickery, Augusta,
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LEGAL.


Rl virtue OF The authority vested in me BY n
~ certain deed Of trust, executed 10 md nv
FTeter and Laura Mitchell, on the til day az
yanuaIy' isl4 tosocure an Indebtedness there
Is recorded in Registers Office Of Shelby conn
W. Ienn.' IN book So, page 1853, l will. on he
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-29
A STORY OF CLAY.

Thursday evening. Jan. sO. IssO
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-28
The Public Debt of the United states

In 1866 the debt of the United States
was over Zoo, 900 900. Only one
fourth within thirteen years hasbeen
paid off. leaving the debt. less cash in
the Treasury, January l, 1880, 81, 011,-
798. 504 The interest has been reduced
from $143. 781, 591 81 in 1867. to $685.
81, 40 in 1880; or, if some refunding
measure should pass, soon at some mil
lions less. A revenue has been raised
equal to payment Of interest and to the
large diminution Of the principal. 1t
Is estimated that upwards of seven BIZ
lions of revenue have been raised dur
ing this time, and the wonder is that
the debt has not been still further re
duced. The interest upon it alone ex-
ceeds $50, 000, 000 the whole expendi-
ture per annum under Mr. Buchanan S
administration, from 1857 to 1861
Some millions of the debt will due in
less than one year, and, with whas will
be redeemable in less than eighteen
months, amounts to s772, 761, 200, upon
which we pay s41, 281 ,29S 30 interest
annually; but if funded at four per
cent the annual charge would be $780,
$40, 46S, and the yearly saving effected
would be SO, 40, $50 80 That portion
of the debt due within one year must
be paid. The sooner ii is all paid the
better. Resumption is mere fiction.
There has been no actual resumption.
1t is simply equalization of the different
kinds of currency. If the reserves
lying idle in the Treasury were applied
TO the payment of the public debt, the
burden upon the shoulders of the peo-
pie would be greatly reduced. What
would be thought of man who in the
Of his private affairs
would pay interest on his debt and at
the same time keep his money hoard
ed. This is precisely the policy of the
present Administration.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-28
The Salt Tax in Congress.

On the 10Th the following proceed
ings took place in the House of Repre-.
sentatives:
Mr.. Hatch-I move to suspend the rules
and pass the bill which send to the Clerk S
desk, bill to provide for the importation
of salt free of duty.
The bill was read, as follows:
Be It enacted, etc, That no duty shall be
levied or collected, directly or Indirectly. on
the Importation of salt brought into any
port of the United States but salt, fine or
coarse, in bulk, or in bags, sacks, barrels, or
other package, may be imported free of
duty.
On the motion to suspend the rules
for the introduction of this measure for
the removal of a tax upon the most
necessary article of life, the vote stood
yeas lis, nays lis. Messrs Chalmers,
Money, Muldrow4 and Hooker, voted
yea. Mr.. Manning was absent on ac-
count ef illness, but would have voted
aye. as no doubt Mr.. Singleton would
have done If he had been present.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-28
The Presidency-Mr. Seymour the
Embodiment OF Conservatism, the
Available Man.

Not long since special kilograms were
sent out from Washington that Mr..
Seymour had written a letter which
would be Immediately published declar-
ing that he would not consent to be-
come a candidate for the Presidency.
But the letter has not come, and we
hope it will not His nomination will
be followed by his election, and we are
advocating him because we think he Is
fit for the place, and available. He is
the embodiment of the conservative
spirit that Is abroad in the land. He
has been living in retirement and has
not mixed in the agitation that has kept
alive sectional animosity for years.
Put him on the conservative tide which
is now at its food and he will be car
ried into the Presidency upon a popular
wave which will be irresistible. VIII
the Democratic leaders see it, and i'm
prove the opportunity? Here is the
conclusion of biographical sketch of
Mr.. Seymour from the Washington
Post:
Horatio Seymour to-day is firm and erect,
with no sign of declining strength, physical
or intellectual He writes and speaks with
all his old time vigor. At his quiet home,
in Deerfeld, he gladly meets those who
come to visit him, and every man who leaves
his presence carries with him new and
exalted idea of Gov. Seymour's greatness.
Among his immediate neighbors it would be
difficult to estimate, impossible to exagger-
ate, his popularity. His charities are bound
ed only by its resources, but he Is the most
unostentatious of givers. He will listen
patiently to talk on all subjects save his
own generous deeds; yet to the doing OF
such deeds he dedicates most of his time.
Gov. Seymour, in the ripeness of his years,
is more thoroughly convinced than ever
before that the success of the Democratic
party is essential to thewelfare of the country.
He believes in parties. He has no sympa-
thy with that spirit which plumes itself on
its Indifference to the duties of citizenship.
He believes, moreover, in politicians. He
thinks no other class are so faithful to one
another, or to their sense Of duty and honor,
or work so hard for rewards so small as the
protest. onal politicians.
Horatio Seymour's usefulness is not yet
ended. As a counsellor or leader he still
stands foremost among the Democrats of
America
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-28
Senator Stewards Bill to Prevent Cru
city to Animals.

Vicksburg Herald.
The bill that Senator Stewart, of Kinds
has introduced ''For the prevention of Cru
city to animals we trust will become q
law.
1t is dictated by wisdom and humanity
and we know will meet with the sincere
approval of the people at large. 1t is q
measure that has long been needed, and re-
Election forces the natural inquiry, "Why
has it not been done before ?''
We wonder when we consider the great
benefit to man of the use and service-to
share his toils-to assist in wringiEg from
the earth his daily bread, that law should
be necessary to protect these faithful ami
mails from his cruelty. But unfortunately
there are those who wear the form of man,
who are far below the noble animals they
abuse, and it is necessary to restrain by
legislation their evil passions,
We every day see this upon our streets,
in the overlooking of drays, wagons, etc,
and the cruel use of whips and goads. Ii
not for humanity's sake a wise economy
should dictate such law, for it is taught by
experience that improper care and abuse de-
shortens the lives of these valuable and pa
tient animals We need good and whole
some law to teach the ignorant and de
prayed, that these creatures are for rationa
use and not for abuse