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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-10

The sharpest or the drollest things
came out Of Horace Greeley's mouth
with a wonderful readiness and ease.
For instance, a woman had been send
ing to him verses, some Of which he
printed, and some of which he did
not. She employed a friend to call
upon Mr.. Greeley. and to hint him to
him that pecuniary remuneration
would be entirely acceptable. The
p~lainest Of plain speakers settled the
matter at once. "Tell her" he said,
that we'should be willing to pay her
something for not sending us any
more" 1t seems hard, but really and
at bottom it was benevolent. That
phrase Of bis, go west, young man.
which has been so often quoted, was
after all the height of pitiful commits
Grafton, as it was also a condensation
Of whole volumes of economical wis
dom.
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Henri Wieniawski, the great VIC
%linist, who it is announced has died
in Moscow, was born in Lublin,
Poland, in 1885. He received a thor
ough musical training in the Paris
Co~nservatoire and the other principal
European schools. In 1860 he was
appointed solo violinist to the en-
peror Of Russia. In 1872 he visited
this country, where he played in con-
nection with Rubinstein, the pianist.
He was, by many critics, considered
the best violinist ever heard here, but
whether hat were true or not, his
control of his instrument was some
thing marvellous, and those whose
good fortune it was to hear him play
certainly heard one of the greatest
musicians of the ace.
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Tecumseh ON Roxntor.

Interview with Gen. Sherman, St, Louis Post.
AT least you will tell me what you
think Of General H, B, Boynton ?"
AT this point the general dropped the
languid air with which he had been
conducting his end Of the converse.
ton and said rather testify, YES, |
will tell you or anybody else what l
think of that person. He Is q liar
and a slanderer. He is u commodity
that can be bought and sold like any.
thing else in the market. | never
knew of a more thoroughly venul man
than he is. You know he sent me a
letter asking whether | had called him
a slanderer, and | sent him an answer
saying that | had, and | repeated the
assertion. That was all the cores
pOndence that | had with him. Then
he threatened to sue nc for libel, aud
finally, as | expected, he backed
down and did nothing Of the sort"
What sort of man is he? "
well, now, that is the queerest
part of it. | have never seen Boyn-
ton in my life-have never met him at
all. But then | have three witnesses
to every fact that | stated, and | dare
him to come into court to sue me-
damn him, | dare him to do it."
Nobody else has been worrying you
lately, General?"
"Oh, no." he smiled, "no. | can
forgive my enemies, 1 suppose, as |
am more than even with most Of
them"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-10

St. Louis Times.l
The supreme lodge, Knights of
Pythias, of the world, will hold its
session in this city, commencing Tues.
day, August q, ond the knights say
that they intend to make il the grand
est demonstration ever made by any
secret society on the continent. The
executive committee, composed of
Messrs, w. IL. Randolph, John p.
Swygard, Adam THAI, j. w. Cooke.
I, Il. Parsons, Francis Paupenay, aud
NJ. 3. Barnett, are now engaged upon
the arrangement of the programme.
which will be published on the 18th
of this month, and a copy of it sent
TO every lodge in the United States.
1t is expected that between
ten and fifteen thousand knights
in uniform will be in line, as letters
are daily being received asking after
accommodations. The knights are a
a semi-military organization. and
$500 will be offered in cash prizes for
the best drilled division, besides
minor prizes of banners aud Jewels.
In competing for these prizes the uni.
formed divisions will be divided into
four classes, according to their bro.
dciency, so that divisions which have
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TUESDAY, IIth daY Of MaY. IssO.

at the southwest corner Of Madison and Main
streets, between the hours Of II and 1 O'clock.
publicly offer for cash the following propertv
situated in the county and State Aforesaid,
being in the city Of Memphis (in Taxing Dis.
triet), lying on the north side OF Madison
street and east Of Fourth ftreet, BEGINNING
about twenty-five feet east from the northeast
corner Of Fourth and Madison streets; thence
eastwardly along the north side of Madison
street twenty five feet to a conner; thence
northwardly one hundred and ffysix feet
and a half to a corner; thence westwardiy
twenty. i've feet to a corner; thence south
wardly to the point Of htginning This 40.
seription is inten led 10 embrace the BUILDING
in the Chandler block, DESIGNATED by ,treei
numbers lao and intended To embrace one
half the divi.ion walls bolween Nos. ia an
lao and between No iiG AMI l42 IL ba.ng ~,
same property Dequeathed by will of w
Chandler 70 his wife for life. remsinde, "a
his son Theo tore, Tho undersipn,d John ~
Chandler being he Yhe0dAre desfenaisi r.
the will. reco led will book &, naee ia ;"
The right Of equity af redempfien D. A.
pressly waiyel l. bet ] sell only AZ tfn.iee
April 7th, 1880.
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what You VIII Meet in Denver


Denver Col I~nter-0cean.l
The type of face you see on the
streets of Denver is different from
that ofthe average eastern city. 1t
has a square.cut, heavy jaw, com.
pressed lips and a good forehead. 1t
speaks the determination of man who
has sacrificed home and friends to
come out into this western world and
risk his pleasure in the pursuit of in
dependence or of wealth. The aver
age Coloradoan is a mar of nerve, of
endurance, Of intelligence, The claim
that Colorado has the finest population
in the world is not without founda-
ton, inasmuch as her people arc made
up ofthe best of every land.
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Bright.
Clear weather.
The river is still on a decline.
No more high water this spring.
The bend business is improving.
Not much doing on the levee to-day.
Freights to all points remain I'M
changed.
The John A. Wood and tow passed
south yesterday.
The Will Kyle, from Cincinnati,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Thomas Sherlock, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati to-day.
The James Lee returned to Friar's
Point with a good trip of freight and
people.
The Virgie Lee, bound from Mem
phis to Cincinnati, passed Cairo at 4
pm. yesterday.
The Golden Rule, for Cincinnati,
and City of Alton, for st. Louis, leave
New Orleans to-day.
The John Dippold and barges, and
r. D, Stanard, left New Orleans last
evening for St. Louis.
The j. w. Calf, en- route from
Memphis, passed Evansville last even
ing at seven O'Clock.
The G. p. Chouteau, aud Paris G.
Brown, bound for New Orleans,
passed Vicksburg yesterday afternoon.
The G. X. Peck, from New Or,
leans, and Grand Tower, from Vicks-
burg, arrived at st. Louis, yesterday.
The Belle of Shreveport, en- route
from New Orleans to st Louis, passed
Vicksburg yesterday, and is due here
to-day.
The Guiding Star, Captain W. B.
Miller's elegant steamer, with ner
large list of excursionists, is due up in
the morning.
The r. r. Springer, bound from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Louisville yesterday, and is due here
Tuesday morning.
The Kehlor is here on her way
south, having put off $50 bbls -four
and 50 SKIS oaks. She adds 200 bales
cotton and 12O bales hay.
The Belle Memphis, of the Anchor
line, left st. Louis last evening and
will arrive here Monday morning, and
leave 10 the evening with a return
trip.
Peter Frelinger, chief engineer Of
the j. M. White, died at New Or
leans yesterday, and tho steamers in
port displayed their colors at half
mast in respect to his memory.
The towboat Dick Fulton arrived
from the upper Ohio river yesterday
with a barge load Of sewer pipe and
100000 bushels Of coal for ., B, Bry,
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A $1,000 Guarantee.

Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
will positively cure Brights disease and
diabetes; and it is guaranteed that it will
also cure 80 per cent Ct other kidney dis
eases, 30 per cent of all liver diseases, and
will help in every case without injury to
the system, when taken according to di-
rections, and the sum ofSl0OO will be paid
to any person who can Prove that it has
failed to do this.
II. Fl. WARNER & On.
Sold wholesale by s.. Mansfield & Co.
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The LEDGER Office book bindery
ID Madison street, is in the same
building as the newspaper and job
printing establishment is owned by
the same proprietor, embraces all
machines and material used in a 6rst.
class book biudery, and is conducted
by competent workmen capable of
executing work in as good and sub.
stantial a style as can be done any,
where.
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New York MaiI.I
Jonathan Brown Bright, who lately
beQueathed $4,000 to Harvard col.
lege, enjoyed playing cards, and was
wont to say hat players of about the
same ability would at the end of a
large number Of games come out even.
He kept a record of 32l6 games Of
whist he had played, with many per.
sons, up to July 10Th, 1879, and Of
that number he won 1908 games, and
lost exactly the same number.
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no very great degree Of experience
my not be entirely debzrred. The
committee has discussed the plan of
encamping their visitors at the Fair
grounds and has abandoned it, as
needless in a city with such abundant
hotel accommodations as st. Louis.
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by virtue Of a deed OF trust executed TO ne
~ as trustee by Mrs. NJ. A. Chandler and
John I. Chandler on the 2lst March, 1879. and
county, Tenn, in book No. l2S. page X "a
secure four notes Of $500 each, and the holder
Of said notes having notified me that they are
due and unpaid, and to make sale Of tie
property, l shall, in pursuance OF said trust
deed, on
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at the southeast corner Of South Court and
Main, in front of the real estate office OF
koyster \ Company, in the Taxing District
OF said Shelby county, sell for cash AT public
sale to the highest bidder, between the hours
Of IL am; and l o'clock, pm, the following
described property, to-wit: Beginning on the
Of a sub division to Thomas Love, Of the
Murdoch Mcmillan 5s6 acre tract, being a
subdivision of the John Ramsey 5000 acre
grant, ID chains and 80 links east Of the souih.
west corner of the said ISL acres; thence east
with said south line on Kerr avenue I chainp
TO a stake and, white oak pointer naked r;
thence north 7 chains and IS links 70 a stake
and white oak pointer marked A; thence west
Z chains TO- a stake and poplar marked II;
thence south 7 chains and Is links to the be.
ginning. containing 5 acres, being the same
purchased by j. Z. r. Ray from s. q. Love,
executor Of Thomas Love, deceased, recorded
in book Al, page 10, and the same conveyed
by j. y. X. Ray 10 M. S. Ray By deed Of
record, in book SO, page 651.
Right or equity Of redemption waived.
Title believed 10 be good, but / sell as tras
tee only. F. w. R0ysTER, Trustee.
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Trustees Sale.

BY virtue Of a con eyance t. us made ty
~ Edward Coleman and registlrad in chat
tel BOOK X page 452, Registers Office, Shelby
county, Tenn, we will, on
Saturday, the 18th day OfAPrlI, 1850,
at corner Of Main and Madison streets.
Taxing District, at II m, sell for cash one
secondhand fine silver plated Barouehe and
set of double harness, used with the same.
Said carriage is known rs city No Is.
James Cunningham < Son.
b. b. ROGERS, Agent.
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Cotton

The market here to-day opened
heavy, with light transactions, the
decline of I'D abroad since yesterday
morning and the depression in other
markets exercising a weakening infu-
ence here. Sales yesterday were but
fifty bales, prices showing a decline of
! to tc along the whole line from the
figures of the previous day, as follows:
coTTou rxmulNnE oBoT 1Trora
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COTTON ExOHANGR QUOTATIONS.
Standard International Olasaiacation.

Cotton receipts here for the week
ending yesterday were 3439 bales,
against 5761 bales the same week last
year, and 5O1O bales for the year be-
lore. The past weeks shipments were
5941 bales, against 1851 bales the
same week last year, and 1896 the
year before.
NEW YORK COTTON STATEMENT
For the week ending April 9Th,
1880, as per telegram:
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From Hon. Andrew Cornwall,
Ex. MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE, New
YORK STATE.
ALEXANpRTA BAY. Jan. q 1sal

ALEXANDRIA BAY. Jan. 8, 1880.
II. II, WARNER & Co.-Gents:-I have
been troubled with kidney difficulty for
the last three years, and In October last
had II very severe attack. | then com
menced taking your Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure and obtained relief at once.
| have used two bottles and feel as we'll as
ever, and / shall always keep a supply Of
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver In the
house. Yours truly,
A. CORNWALL.
Sold Wholesale by S. Mansfield & Co.
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Nonresident Notice.

No. 359l-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee-Mary A. Dolsen VS.. j.
ID. DOlsen.
r. appearing from affidavit in this cause
that the defendant, j. D. Dolsen, is q non
resident of the State of Tennessee; 1t is
therefore ordered that he make his ap-
pearance herein, at the courthouse Of Shelby
the first Monday in Nay, 1850, an 4
plead, answer or demur to complainant
bill, or the same will be taken for Confessed as
p him and set for hearing ex-parte and
that q copy Of this order be published once a
week for four successive weeks in the Public
Ledger,
This 10th day Of March, 1880.
r. J BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By 3, ,, McHENRY, D. G. I'm,
T'P' chambers, Sol. for complainant.
10 9491A
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1t speaks for itself; is what a lady
said Of DR.. Bulls cough syrup the
other day, for a single bottle cured
my child Of a most dreadful cough.
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Trustees Sale.

IN pursuance of the terms Of n deed of trust
i executed to me by J E. r. Ray and Mary
5. Ray, his wife,O on the 2sth day of November,
1871 and recorded in the Registers office Of
Shelby county, Tennessee, in record book No.
III, page 100, TO secure a note for the sum Of
Sl3S5, and Interest, and default having been
made in the payment thereof, l will, as trus-
tee, sell on
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COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER 0RYIcE,
MEMPHIs, TENN, April 10, 1880.

1
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 10, 1880.
Our money market is gradually
drifting toward greater ease, though
as yet no change is noted in discount
rates. Mercantile paper is scarce and
in demand at 8per cent among banks
aSsd insurance Offices, and from 6 to 10
per cent will secure loans in the open
market on acceptable collaterals.
Exchange is without variation
at $l.25 per thousand for bills carrying
no grace. and 81 80 per thousand
for sight bills on points beyond New
York. New Orleans bills are to dis
count buying, and selling at par.
Checks on the east are sold at }c
premium.
A bank in Philadelphia has for sew
eral years carried on its books certain
bonds of Mississippi railroad, valued
as an asset at 5000. By a recent
sale at New York, the bank realized
on them 5000, 900, a gain on their own
account of $4,000. This road,
which is 14O miles long, it is supposed
may be merged into the Texas Pacific
railroad to much advantage.
In the New York market yesterday
100000 shares of stocks and bonds are
recorded as having changed hands.
Louisville and Nashville dropped to
1852; Nashville and Chattanooga closed
at 81, with sales of 1909 shares; Iron
Mountain at 5Gl, with sales Of84OO
shares. Current quotations for un-
current securities here. are as fol-
lows:
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ORDERS SOLICITED.
ChanCerY Sale of Real Estate.

ChanCerY Sale of Real Estate.
Chaneery Court Of Shelby county-No. S244,
NJ. L. Roush, adm'r'x of John A. Roush
We. +, j. Wolf, ct al.-And No. 1928, NJ. l..
Roush VS.. S. BeektOld, ct al.
DI virtue of an interl0cut0ry decree for sale,
II entered in the above consolidated causes
on the 18th day of March, 1870, NJ. B. %. p.
52l, will sell, at public auction. to the high
est bidder, in front Of the clerk and masters
office, courthouse of Shelby county, Memphis,
now known rs the Taxing District Of Shelby
county, Tenn, on
Saturday, April 10, 1850,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
to wit: A leasehold interest in the city Of
Memphis, situated on the southwest corne,
of DeSoto and Monroe streets, fronting on
Monroe street IS feet, more or less, by 1857 feet
on the west side Of DeSotO street, with all the
improvements thereon, subject to conditions
of lease filed herein.
Also a certain tract of land in Memphis on
the north side of Hotel street, being lot II of
block II, on the plan Of said city as set out in
the deed of Andrew Stein, recorded in book
lO5, p 54 in the Registers office Of Shelby
county.
Also q certain tract in said city on the east
side Of Causey street, fronting IS feet, more or
less, and having a depth Of about $50 feet,
being all Of lot No. 4, block ~. except the
rear part Of said lot sold to one Copeland by
J. NJ. James, being the same land described
in an instrument recorded in Registers office,
shelby county, Tenn book %, page Ga, ETC.,
subject, however, to the life estate Of Mary L,
Roush, which has been set apart 10 her in this
cause. BEGINNING at the southwest corner
of said lot No. 4; thence north with the east
line Of Causey street 57l5 feet: thence east at
right angles with said street 100 feet; thence
south and parallel with said street % feet 10
1 nnha1 tho uarnNh lTnn ~ autA la. 49, -
wardly with the south line Of said lot No. 4 to
the beginning"
Terms of sale One. fourth cash: balance on
a credit Oftwelye Q2) months, purchasers exc
cutting notes. Lien reserved for payment of
purchase money, and when paid, title abso-
lutte.
This March 18th, 1880.
r, J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
!Finlay q Peters, II, O.. Mccall, WV. Good
WIN, SOLICITORS. II 80
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Saturday, the 10th day of April, 1880,

within legal houfs, at the southwest Garner IF
Main and Madison. streets, in the CITY Of
Memphis, Tenn proceed to sell TO the high
est bidder for cash the following described
real estate, conveyed by the trust deed, dated
2Snd Of November, 1873, situated in Shelby
county, st9te Of Tennessee, tO.wit; One lot or
parcel OF land in Germantown. bounded on
the north by what is known as the Il. Board
mar lands; oG the west by the GermantOwn
and Memphis plank road, or Bridge street; on
south by the Memphis and Charleston rail-
road; and on the east bywhat is known as the
Stout lan DIS, containing five acres, more or
less, with all the tenements and appurte-
nanees thereunto belonging, il being the same
on which the said Meaeham now resides. Also
one tract of land about ~ mites south of Ger
mantown, known as a part Of the Payne lands,
and described as follows, to-wit: A part OK
fractional section number two ~, township
number one VI Of range number six (6), west,
lying between the old Winchester line and
the line dividing the State Of Tennessee from
the state OF Mississippi, containing three
hundred acres, more or less Except one hun
dred acres of said tract heretofore sold by said
Meacham to j. j.. Tuggle); also one other
tract OF land adjoining the last above describe
ed tract on the north, and bounded on the
east by other lands Of said Meacham, known
as the Clarke place; on the north by the lands
q Johp Hal and on the west by the lands Of
Moses Nicely and N. +. Harrison, Containing
alnety-hye vs. acres, more or less; also one
other tract OF land situated in sane county
and State, conveyed by the trust deed, dated
March 9Th, 1875, it being a part of the north
division Of fractional section number two t2l,
township number one u of range six (6),
west, in the nth Civil District, containing
Two hundred and six acres. moro or less, IL
being same lands conveyed to said Neacham
by. deed Of Geo. B. Clarke, dated January
Hth, 1887, and recorded in deed book No. Ia.
on pages No. 4S6 and AZ, of the records Of
Shelby county, State of Tennessee..
The title to these lands believed to be- good,
but l sell and convey only as trustee.
Right of redemption waived in both deeds.
March 9th, 1880.
S14 N 26 20 ~
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N pursuance OF the terms of a deed Of trust
4 made TO me as trustee by Levi S. Hill on
tne 4tn gay OF Oct0oer, 1875, to secure a Ger
tam Indebtedness therein named, 1 will, on
Tuesday, the goth day of April, 1880,
in front Of the courthouse in Memphis. Tan
nessee, sell for cash to the highest bidder. ibe
following described property conveyed to me
IN the deed aforesaid, which deed is recorded
In BOOK No. ", page lis, records OF Shelby.
county, to-wit: A certain piece or parcel az
land lying in Civil District No. 2, in Shelby
county and State of Tennessee, coptainine
two hundred acres and a part Of grant No.
2i5, to B; g.: and I Blunt and baunded az
tOllOWs; BEGINNING at a stake, thence Al de-
grees east, 70 links TO a black oak marked j.
q. and 1. B., the southeast corner Of grant
number 40; thence west, the south boundary
line OF said grant, IL chains and q links Ia q
white oak marked j. NJ; thence north s ia
grees east al chains to a stake and the north
boundary line Of said grant; thence eaet S
degrees south with said line IA chains % links
to a sweet gum marked H., the northeast cor
ner of said grant; thence south 8 degrees west
with the east boundary line Of said grant III
chains 70 the beginning, containing BY esti-
nation 21 acres.
Also one other piece of land lying in the
same county and STATE and in the same CiyiI
District and known and described as follows:
Thirty acres ofland cut off of the north end of
q certain piece Of land purchased BY ". w.
Puryear Al a sale ordered and made BY the
Second Chancery Court Of shelby county.
Tennessee, in the case efJohn Brown, admin
lstrator VS.. Sullivan, ct. al, said decree
vesting and divesting title in said W. W. Pur-
year, is of record in tho Register s office of
said county in back No. 81, page 138, and 10
which reference is made for a full descliption.
The thirty ecres herein conveyed is the north
end of said tract, the line cutting it OF runs
east and west and ~autirpiv across Az ,a-4L
end of the entire tract.
Title to said property ia believed to be good.
but l sell and convey as trustee.
Equity of redemption waived.
March 18th. 1880. l6SS
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Under and BY virtue Of two certain trust
~ deeds 70 me executed by Joseph e..
Meacham, of date 2nd day of Nevember, 1878,
recorded in the Registers Office of Shelby
county, State Of Tennessee, in record book
No. 50. on page p, and one dated 9th day Of
March, 1875, and recorded in same office. on
le5, on page 563; the debts therein secured be-
ing past due and unpaid, l win, ct the request
Of the benefciaries therein, on