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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-05
Trustees Sale.

Under and by virtue Of a certain deed Of
u trust made TO me as trustee by James
Alexander and his wife, CLARA Alexander,
duly recorded in the Registers office ofshelby
county, Tenn, in book No. lis, a & 64l, to
secure a certain Indebtedness and interest
therein mentioned, default having been made
in the payment thereof, l shall, in pursuance
Of said trust deed, on
Saturday, June 9Th, 1850,
in front of 250 Front street, at IL o'clock, in
the Taxing District Of Shelby county, Tenn,
proceed 10 sell, at public auction, for cash, a
certain lot Of land on Aliens avenue, being
part Of lot No. S, in the subdivision ofiotNo,
II in block AZ. South Memphis, said lot being
No. 8, being Bledsoe's sub. division of lot No.
II in said block AZ, and the part thereby con-
veyed being the part which fronts on the west
side Of Aliens avenue, having a front Of "a
feet and a depth of 10 feet, said lot being "a
feet front by ITO deep.
The right of equity Of redemption Is ex-
pressly waived, but I sell only as trustee.
IA 50 +. L. WARNER.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-05
on May 2Oth, 1850.

At the courthouse deOr at Il O'Clock, M. In
the Taxing District of Shelby county, Ten
nesseo, proceed to sell at public auction for
cash, a certain lot 0 flapd, near the limits Of
the Taxing District of Shelby county, Tenn,
iye), of the W. g.. Lane subdivision, east Of
and near the corporate limits of the late city
of Memphis, Shelby county, Tenn, fronting
on Aver street in said sub division aud being
the. same lot bought BY said strod S. Patton
OF John Morrissey, Of the county Of Shelby
and State Of Tennessee.
Title believed to be good, but I convey only
as trustee. JAMES SNYTH. Trnstee'
$50
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-05
Trustees Sale.

Under and by virtue of a certain deed of
\ trust made to me, duly recorded in bookNo.
10, page lS9 of the Registers Office Of Shelby
county, Tennessee, TO secure the payment Of
a certain indebtedness and interest to the
Bluff City Building and Loan Association,
default having been made therein, l will, on
Thursday, the 18th day of May, 1886,
on the southwest corner of Main and Madison
streets, in the Taxing District of Shelby coun-
ty, late city of Memphis, Tenn, proceed to
sell at public auction for cash to the highest
bidder, a certain lot Of land in the city of
Memphis, Shelby county, Tenn, bounded
and described as follows, to-wit;
Beginning ut the intersection of the north
side of jackson street with the east side Of
Sixth street and running thence northwardly
with the east line of Jackson street $50 feet;
thence eastwardly parallel with jackson
street so feet; thence southwardly parallel
with Sixth street $50 feet TO the north line Of
Jackson street; thence w~estwardly with the
north line of jackson street so feet 10 the be-
ginning, being parts Of lots numbers IL, lS and
"a, in block No, 30 Of that part Of the said city
Of Memphis formerly called Fort Pickering.
Memphis, April 18th, 1880.
SAMUEL HIRSCH,
Trustee and Secretary of the BiuF Citv
1854 Building and Loan Association.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-05
thursday, the 18Th day Of Nay, 1886,


No. S74, R. DIN the Probate Court of Shelby
County, Tennessee-George Il, Hammer. ct
al, vs.. Matte &. Hammer.
QI virtue of a decree for sale In this oause
ID made March %, 1880, l will SELF, at puh-
lie auction to the highest bidder, in front OF
the courthouse door on Main street, Memphis,
Tenn, on
Saturday, May Sth, 1850,
within legal hours, the following described
real estate, tO-wit;
Lying, situate and being in the 1eth Civil
District OF Shelby county, Tenn, eonsistinQ
OF one hundred and ave acres QO5), known ms
the estate Of W, y Hammer, deceased, bound
ed on the north by Vassan and others; south
by Sam Mosby; west by r. II. Brooks; and
cast by Sam Mosby.
Equity Of redemption barred,
Terms of sale-0ne-third cash; balRpoe in
two equal payments on a credit Of one and
two years, purchaser executing notes bssrinS
interest from day Of sale and a lien will he
retained to secure said deferred payments.
This March "a, 1880.
IN OWEN DwYER, Clerk.
G. R. Barteau, sel. Tor oOmpl't.
81 n SO 80 A6 SO IS "a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-05
q OSCROL.
Probate Court Sale Of Real Estate,

No. S2S, R. DIN the Probate Court of Shell
by County, Tennessee-F. M. Waldran and
others Va. Willie Hamilton, Woodruff and
others.
DY virtue of a decree for sale, entered in
ID this cause December "A, 1873, in minute
book %, page 40, l will sell at public auction,
to the highest bidder, in front Of the court
house door on Main street, Memphis, Tenn,
on
Saturday, May 20, 1850,
within legal hours, the following described
real estate, to-wit:
Lying and being in shelby county, Tenn,
and noaF u and east of the city of Memphis,
beginning at the intersection of Union avenue
with Rope Walk avenue, running thence
north with the east side Of Rope Walk avenue
ten (lOl chains and forty.eight links 70 tne in
tersection Of Rope Walk with Henry avenue;
thence east with the south side of Henry ave-
nue. six ~ chains and eighteen (lS) links TO q
stake; thenQe south ten u0l chains and forty
eight l48 links to Union avenue; thence wost
with the north side Of Union avenue SIX (6l
chains and eighteen ClSl links to the begin
ning, containing about siS and One-half acres,
Minimum, $500.
Terms of sale--0ne-third cash, balance in
two equal payments on a credit Of one and
two years with interest from day Of sale, pur-
chaser executing notes with good security and
a lien will also BIO retained to secure deferred
payments.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
Harris. McKisick & Turley, solicitors for
complainant, " 626s "a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-05
saturday, MAY sill. ISSI
Trustoo's Sale.

hinder and by virtue Of o certain deed Of
~ trust. made 70 no as trustee by Strod S.
Ration, duly recorded in the Registers Office
OF Shelby county, Tennessee, in book No. s.,
pege "a, to secure the payment of certain in
debtedness therein mentioned, default hav-
ing been made in the payment thereof, l will.
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ties in this market:

ARKANSAS ob luuueu ......'.''."'''."" Az
Arkansas railroad aid bonds.......,. 500
Memphis clearings house report
for Wednesday, May 9th, is as fol-
lows.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-05
UNSURPASSED FACILITIES

FOR PRINTING
BUSINESS CARDS, CIRCULARSa
LETTER-HEAOS BILL-HEADS,
CHICKS, DRAFTS.
ENVELOPES, TAGS,
BLANKS, BILLS LADINd,
BILLS OF FARE, DRAY RECEIPTS,
INVITATIONS, PAMPHLETS.
PROGRAMMES, PR'M'SORY NOTES
VISITING CARDS. WEDDING CARDS.
PLANTATION TICKETS.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24
THE GUBHRNATORIAL NOM
NATION.

The nomination of General Abel
D. Streight for Governor now seems
foregone conclusion. The soldiers,
the colored people, the Independents,
and the stalwarts are enthusiastic for
General Streight. General Streight's
friends do not disparage the claims
and merits Of the other candidates
Generals Coburn, Shackleford, He'll
man and others mentioned are all ex-
cellent men whom We would gladly
support.
The general sentiment of the Rep
ublicans of the State, however, is in
favor of General Streight's nomina.
ton, because it is believed his name
would arouse an enthusiasm among
the people that would stamp victory
on our banners in November. The
opposition to his nomination by the
Indianapolis Journal is unreasonable
unfair and senseless.
General Streight's honesty, ability
and purity of character has neve,
been doubted by anyone who know.
him. The Journal claims to be TIL
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24
Colored Men Lynch a White Man.

A novel lynching case occurred near
Warrenton, Va, last Saturday night. not
only in the. manner of punishment. but
the lynching party were col pred. and their
victim white man. 1t seems that Aaron
Cordell, well-to-do colored man. left
home one morning to be gone several
days. Last night Peter Atwood. a white
man, went to the house, it seems. by an.
pointment with the unfaithful wife
party of colored men acquainting them
selves with the existing facts, went TO the
house, demanded admittance. and With
rope In hand, commanded the man To
follow them. They took him to a tree
and commenced tying his hands. He
showed great signs of terror, and began
pleading for his life, when one of IN m
said: I'VE will not be as hard on Won as
the white men are on us under s;m;lar
circumstances, but we are certainly going
to hang you" and then turning the poor
devil end for end, tied his feet tooetber
and swung him between earth and Heaven
by his heels. This morning William Cole
an old colored man, passing bv saw n .
man hanging head downward. and to all
appearance dead. He spoke to him. bnt
received no reply, whereupon he cut him
down., The victim, upon touching the
ground regained his feet and dashed off
through the woods. The object of the
lynching was accomplished, and he has
ned from the county disgraced man.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24
Give It Up.
Aouisianian.1

The Herald. OF Kansas. supports Hon.
James G. Blaine for the Presidency Tha
ao,ass,1 kansas Republican State Convention was
controlled by Blaine men, who elected the
delegation and endorsed Mr. RIs;ns snS
the Herald: f--0 iA
The Convention met The Convention
adjourned. The colored voters were "snub-
bed; There's a day of reckoning"
"The many thousands of colored VOTERS
In Kansas owe the State Convention a
debt of gratitude-(in horn)."
"one colored delegate to the Chicauo
Convention-W. b. Townsend-and he +
the shape of an alternate. Let every col.
ored voter in the State remember this
In Indiana the Blaine men had control
of the convention and elected a solid white
delegation. In both these States the col.
ored voters are an important nol;t;cs,
factor. Will the colored papers advoce,-
ing the nomination of Mr.. Blaine nlssss
explain why this is thuslys
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24

den, lauded Seymour, and declared
their willingness to support any
"worthy representative Democrats,
nominated for President and Vice
President. Tilden had an over.
whelming majority in the Anti Tam.
many convention, and carried things
with high hand.
In their platform they re-echoed
their reform" yawp, and supple
mented it with the "fraud' whine,
extolling the virtues of old "unsu-
fruct," and bewailing the political
misfortunes that cloud the evening
of his life. Though the delegation
to Cincinnati is uninstructed, it is
solid for Tilden, and the action of the
convention sweeps away all doubts as
to his candidacy. Samuel Jones Til
den is candidate. He wants the
and he will no doubt get
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24

organ of the Republican party of the
State, but it shows lamentable want
OF the qualitiesrequisitet to true leader
ship, by commencing personal fight
against such an excellentand popular
Republican as General Streight.
General Streight will be nominated
as certainly as the convention assem-
bles and it will be little humiliating
for the Journal 10 swallow its words,
as it will have TO do and join in the
general 'Hurrah for Straight and vic
torys While the lamp yet holds out
to burn we advise the Journal to fall
in on the popular side.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24
THE REV. DIR. FULTON'S AN.
ECDOTE.
Col. Fred. Grants Briefly Express
sed Opinion Of Colored Cadets.

Col. Fred. Grants Briefly EXPIRES.
sed Opinion Of Colored Cadets.
New York SUM-
The Rev. Justin D. Fulton took the case
of Cadet Whitaker for the theme of his
sermon, in the Brooklyn Rink, Yesterday
morning: He spoke altogether on the
assumption that Whitaker had met his
injuries at the hands of others, and made
no reference to the theory that the cadet
had himself caused his injuries. In the
course of his sermon Dr. Fulton recounted
the stories of the three principal colored
cadets OF West Point. He said that on
one occasion Gen. Grant was visiting the
philanthropist Daniel Clark of Hartford
who was patron of Cadet Smith, the col.
ored boy. Gen. Grant said:
Don't take him away at present: the
battle might just as well be fought now as
at any other time"
Fred. Grant, who was present at the
interview, said: "The time hasn't come
for sending niggers to West Point"
"Well," said Mr.. Clark, "if the time has
come to elect them Senator'S and to have
them sit by the side of our congressman.
l think it is time to protect them at West
Point"
Then Fred. Grant answered. in the pres-
ence of his father: mo id niger will
ever graduate from West Point
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24
"COLLOSsAL CHEEK"

His Royal Impudence, Major Gen.
eral Schofeld, has issued an order
congratulating the cadets at West
Point on the dignifed manner in
which they have borne the "indigni-
ties y heaped upon them by ill-bred
people who wish to interfere with
their favorite sport of Sitting peoples
ears, like they do hogs down South. "
In our first issue after this unfortunate
affair came to light, we said that Gen.
Schofeld, if not an accomplice in the
outrage on Whitaker, was at least
guilty of criminal conduct in attempt
ing to cover up the crime. This last
crowning act Of impudence confirms
the worst that we have said or init.
mated in regard to Schofeld. Let
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24

The Herald of Kansas complains
that The Leader is not received by it
regularly. We cannot account for
this. We have mailed a copy of The
Leader to the Herald every week.
Tackle your P. NJ, and if that does
not fetch The Leader, notify us. In
this connection, we take occasion to
remark that, for about the space of
three months, The Leader has been
deprived of the good influences of
the Christian Recorder. Why is this
thus, Bro. Tanner?
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24

The Conservative Tory Ministry in
England, headed by Benjamin Dis
raeli, the novelist, latterly known as
the Earl of Beaconfelds, has been
routed, horse, foot and dragoon, in
the parliamentary elections, now
closed. Disraeli has been doing bust
ness in a somewhat high-handed man.
ner for the last few years, but he now
realizes the fact that he has been
walking around over Europe and the
East on stills of very delicate struc-
ture-as weak, in fact, as some of the
characters in his brilliant fiction,
Were it not for his age, however,
"Dizzy" would quite likely be heard
from again soon; but as he has about
lived out his allotted three-score-and
ten, he has probably called his last
turn in tho British Governmental
policy. The Liberal party, under
Gladstone, which now comes into
power, has large majority over al
other parties and factions combined
and will doubtless hold the reins ot
Government for a considerable period
England is now in the hands of states
men of foresight and wisdom, and
who, it is to be sincerely hoped, will
not waste the energies and revenue
of the "best monarchy the world ever
saw" in carrying on useless and de
structive wars with foreign and dis
tant people without benefit to either
party
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24

1t is certainly gratifying to sensible
and reasonable people all over the
country to know that Denis Kearney,
the irrepressible Irish agitator, has at
last received his just reward at the
hands of a San Francisco court, and
is now serving out six months sem
tence, at hard labor and close confne-
ment. There is something in the fate
of this demagogue akin to poetic JUS
tice-that is, if there is any poetry in
a six months term at hard labor in
penitentiary. A naturalized foreign
er himself, he assumed sort of die
tatorship over the vicious hoodlum
classes in the larger California cities,
and sought to drive away other for
eigners because, forsooth, they were
more industrious, sober, and economi-
cal than he and his followers, and
consequently more sought after by
those who employ labor. But instead
of driving away the peaceful and in
offensive Mongolian, he is himself
driven to jail as penalty for his dis
orderly and riotus conduct. The mills
of the gods grind slowly, but never
theless surely.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24
ACTION ON THE WEST POINT
OUTRAGE.

| Inc brutal ana lnnuman outrage
upon Cadet johnson G. Whitaker at
West Point, and the impudent, bare
faced, villainous attempt of the au-
thorities in charge at the Military
Academy to exculpate the cowardly
ruffiians who committed the vile deed
and throw the odium of having mutt
lated himself fof selfish reasons upon
the outraged cadet, calls loudly for
some official representative action at
the hands of the colored people of this
country. We need to speak out in
language too plain to be misunder-
stood our burning indignation at the
diabolical savagery committed upon
Cadet Whitaker, and through him
upon the whole Negro race. We
ought to demand in no uncertain tone
that punishment, stern and unrelent-
ing, be inflicted on the guilty wretch
es who perpetrated this crime. Fur
thermore, we ought to demand that
the whole military academy shall un-
dergo a radical change in manage
ment, discipline, and persons in au-
thority.
The direction given to the investi-
CATION now going on there by Gen.
Schofield and those in command under
him, shows that the official control
of the Academy is in the hands of the
same aristocratic, Negro-hating, Sc
cession-sympathizing, unrepublican
gang which controlled it previous to
the beginning of the late war. The
frequent and dangerous hazing riots
which occur there right under the
nose of the commander of the post, is
proof positive that the discipline is
lax, sloven, and totally inadequate to
the protection of the weaker cadets
upon whom the bullies are disposed
to trample. IF proper discipline in
the army secures equal rights to all
soldiers, why can not proper discip-
line at West Point secure equal rights
and protection to all cadets? 1t could
if the proper officers were there and
would administer it properly.
We must take action on this das-
tardly outrage at as early date as
possible, and let the world know that
we feel keenly the indignity that has
been offered to our race. There is to
be no national convention or repre-
sentative meeting of colored people
this spring or summer, so far as we
know. In our judgment, therefore,
the Republican National Convention
at Chicago in June, will be an oppor-
tune moment to express ourselves. A
large number of representative color
ed men will be there from all parts
of the country, in attendance upon
the deliberations of the convention;
and it will be an easy matter for them
to meet a day or so before the assem-
bling of the convention, and give ex-
preston to their feelings in appro-
pirate resolutions, What have the
thinking men of our race to say to this
suggestion? What has the "Negro
Press to say upon the question? Our
columns are open to all who may de-
sire to express themselves briefly.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24

[cinc.npss, commerei.,.1

1t is well for truth and justice that Con-
gress interfered in the investigation of the
West Point outrage The public will not
forget that upon the announcement of it
the officers, from General Schofield down,
jumped to the cepclusion that Cadet
Whitaker had boord his own limbs and
mutilated himself % escape failure at the
examination. Nor will it be likely to for
get that the lad livod an isolated life, cut
off not only by tho+Ehite cadets, but by
the professors, ex61pt when he encoun.
tered them on driII Or in the classroom
West Point is on trbl quite asmuch as
Cadet Whittaker.N 20 y
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24

the inquisitionial farce instituted to
persecute Whitaker and shield the
guilty cadets, or officers, or both, be
abolished, and let Schofeld and West
Point be put on trial, and "let no
guilty man escape"
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24
For Representative,
Sunday Morning Call.

Ii the colored Republicans of this cit,
and county wish to honor themselves, they
will fix upon the Hon. R. B. Bagby a,
their candidate for Representative, and
insist upon his nomination. He is the
most able colored man we knew of.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24

The agony is over for the time with
New York Democrats. Tammany
and A(u)nti- -Tammany have had their
say. Both factions held State Con-
ventions, and each convention
adopted a platform" and sent delega-
tions to Cincinnati. .1sg..
The Tammanyites denounced Til.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24

1t is claimed that the nomination
of Gen. Grant at Chicago, will cause
a split in the Republican party, and
the nomination of an Independent
Republican ticket.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24

We desire to call the special atten
ton of the reading public, our col
ored exchanges and newspapers gen.
orally, to our article on this page,
calling for organized and definite
action upon the recent outrage on
Cadet J. G. Whitaker, at " est Point
Let it be placed before the colored
people everywhere, so that those who
go to Chicago in June may know
something positive and to the point
respecting this crownlng infamy of
West Point thugs, will be expected
from them.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24

Indianapolis Leader" "Brer.'
Otey of the Argus, if you please,
not Ind-Leader.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24
THE INDIANAPOLIS LEADER.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
County Ticket,

County Ticket.
Sheriff-HARRY G. ADAMS.
Treasurer-LEE MoTHERsHEAD.
Recorder-JACoB l.. BEILER.
Judge Superior Court-BYRoN K ELLIOTT.
County ommissioner-JoHN H. SMITH.
b. FATOUT.
Corener-ALLIsoN MAXWELL, NJ. ID.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24
NO. 81.
DEPARTMENTS
IN THE
BOSTON STORE
s&s VH! Washington 81.

Print Department.
Domestic Department.
Linen Department.
White Goods Department.
Dress Goods Department.
Silk Department.
Black Goods Department.
Button and Trimming Department.
Ribbon and Lace Department.
Glove Department.
Hosiery and Underwear Departm't:
Fancy Goods Department.
Corset and Embroidery Depsrtm't.
Woolen Department..
Carpet Department..
Curtain and Shade Department.
Hair Goods Department..
Millinery Department.
Pattern Department.
Baby Goods Department.
Shawl, Parasol and Suit Departm't.
Every department is well stocked
and embraces both medium and
fine goods.
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