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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-28

Hodges, as a eurgeon was able to
attend to the dressing of any wound
his men received, and he Sometimes
exercised his profession ON those who
we're SO unfortunate as to be injured
while resisting him.. Bell and a com
panion named Bill Gristy, alias Bill
White, met a traveller going from
Downieville to Maryville, and de-
mandedhis money. The traveller fred
upon them and fed, but was brought
down BY a bullet in the thigh from
Gristy's pistols. After relieving him
of his cash, DR.. Hodges dressed the
wound and placed the man in a wagon
that happened to come along, telling
the teamster to drive slow and pick
your road" not, however, until he had
prospected the drivers pockets and
found color" a clear case of pocket
mining" Soon after this aportion OF
the band were attacked near Sacra-
mento, and all killed but Gristy.
Others were killed OF captured in
various places.
THE WHOLE REGION WAS IN ARMS,
and Bell realized that the place was
getting uncomfortably warm. He
managed, by threats and p~ersuasions
to induce Mrs. Cullers TO remove to
the -Four Creeks country, near the
MERGED river, where he soon followed
To this woman he was known a:
George Brooks. On Monday, the 9Th
of October, 1856, Bells career was
brought to a sudden termination. A
party of nine men, headed by
Joseph Belt, who were scour.
ing the country in search Of thu
outlaw, suddenly came upon him neal
the MERGED river, which stream h,
had just crossed on his way from thu
ranch Of Mrs. Cullers. Bell was una
ware that he was being pursued, wa
sitting carelessly on his horse, his LEI
thrown over the pommel of his sad
die, conversing with a Mexican
THE FIRST INTIMATIoN
he received that an enemy was nea.
was the summons to surrender, t,
which, backed as it was by nine rifles
he gracefully acceded. He was toll,
to prepare for his final end, and, afte
consuming four hours in writing twr
farewell letters to his family in Ten
nessee, he said he was ready to NEE
his doom. The night shades hal
gathered darby around the fores
trees that skirted the rushing water
of the Chowchilla and MERGED, an,
there, with none present but omni
present stars to witness the swift jus
tice Of mis- captors, his lamp oflif
went out forever. How many scene
ofblood and pillage he had enacted
witnessed by the silent sentinels {
the night, will never be known. The
departed, and the sad winds, sobbed
requiem over the last resting-plaee {
Thomas Hodges,
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THE BLACK DELUGE
That is Pouring into ~. Louis
Nine Hundred Families Await
ing transportation.
Cincinnati Enquirer. !

Cincinnati Enquirer.
ST. LOUIS, January 26.-The tide
of the negro exodus from the South
has already set in again. Nearly a
hundred colored emigrants came up
yesterday on the steamer Scudder,
and have already left for Kansas,
while as many more came up on Che
John B. Maude to-day. These people
all have some money, and come chief
ly from East Baton Rouge, La,
Washington county, Miss, and Gren-
ada, Miss.
These people tell of hordes still to
come, saying hat others are already
waiting on the banks thicker than
rioe-birds in a field. They state, also.
that as the Red river boats refuse tC
carry negroes who wish to leave, cara.
vans are forming to reach Kansas
from Northern Louisiana and Texas.
One colored man, who appears to have
been acting as an agent, presented
himself to the relief committee here
with a list of nine hundred families
who, he said, wished to come North
Within a few days some sever
hundred emigrants have reached
st. Louis, and about three hundred
are now in town awaiting aid in goinl
on. The Indications all point to
vast renewal of the hegira.
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A G-reenback.red Cow.


Globe-D emocrat;l WftF
BelleVille, I'LL, now comes to the
front with a curious incident. Joseph
Bussee, a butcher, purchased a FAT
COW Of j. G. Little, OF Narissa, a few
days ago, and yesterday proceeded to
cut the animal up to supply the Gus
toners of his market. Upon, removing
the contents Of the stomach, he en-
countered a small, odd looking lump,
the nature Of which seemed to con
trast strangely with the other and
natural substances. He examined i
closely, picking at it carefully until be
had spread out before him a $40 bill
in perfectly good condition. What
troubles Mr.. Busse is the question, why
should the COW carry her money in her
stomach? This is easily answered.
Having heard of the daring robbery
at Harmony a short time ago, and the
still more recent LEM station robbery,
she came to the conclusion that the
country was going to the bad, and
therefore decided to put her wealth
where it would be, as she supposed
absolutely safe. This is the only
really plausible theory that can b.
advanced in the case. Busse has thu
$40 in his possession, and proposed t
hold on to it, Notwithstanding thu
statements Of some Of his friends t,
the effect that the money rightfull,
belongs to Mr.. Little, Of whom Buss'
bought the COW. The latter claim
that if Mr.. Little desires to fatten hi
cattle on bank notes he (Busse) ha
no objection, but when he sells one h
sells all there is in it.
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A Pennsylvania doctor, says an ex.
change, claims to have discovered a
certain and sure cure for consumption
in the form of crude petroleum. ad-
ministered in small quantities. He
claims that out of twenty-five cases of
well-marked tuberculosis 80 treated.
twenty are, to all means of diagnosis
cured; the rest have been materially
benefited, and none have been under
treatment more than four months.
The nausea attending the use of urdi-
nary crude petroleum ledhim toadopt
the semi solid oilthat formson the tub
ing of wells. This made into from
three to five grain pills by Incorporate
ing an inert vegetable powder, was adj
ministered from three to FIVE times a
day in one-pill doses, The first effect
he says, is the disappearance Of the
cough night sweats are relieved, an.
petite improves, and weight is rapidly
gained. These favorable SYMPTOM,
continue until the patient is entirel,
recovered. If half the claims pui
forward by this disciple of Esculapiui
be we'll founded, he has, indeed, madt
a valuable scientific discovery.
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NOn.ROsident Notice.

No. 34ls-In the Chancery Court ~ Gil,
county, Tennessee-B. Iowenste;n' SIpslDy
vs.. S. j. Echols ct al. " HrOss
4 appearing from the sherif7s ret, x -;
IN this cause that the defendants. esnn in
10 E saSn and Maggie g. Echols, are ' NOT To-
erdOTed, that they make the. IS therefore
herein. AZ the courthouse Of sbelbbSyp S cons
II Memphis, Tenn, on GO heconay Sounlys
Monday In March, 1857. and pIsSd tne nrst
OF dsmur to eomplai. nant Bin, pt or ~ Sn .uMsd
Eln 90 TAKEN Tor ccnlossed as to them and uat
o ogs sbbs s ngt & gaste. and that a copy Of iris
%eessive y psSrhtned once 3 week, for four suc-
The 18th DAY Of January. isso
! copy; Attest,
r. J. BLACK, C, a ~
~ q y MeutNRr, Deputy @. AN.
~ T. chambers, solicitor for eompiainant
ZIG l2S l2S lA
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~NOn-Resident NotIee.

No. S457-In the Chancery Court Of sbelbV
county, Tenn. Felicia L. Shower rs. Saraf
q. Brown ct al.
III appearing from affidavit in this cause tina
the defendants, Gertrude s. Gist and Eu.
genia Gist, A. II, Saunders and wife, =
Saunders are .non-residents Of the State @
make their appearance herein, at the court,
house Of Shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn.
on or before the first Monday in March, 1880
and plead, answer or demur TO complain
ant bill, or the SAINT win be taken for con.
iessed as to them and set for hearing ex-parte
once a week for four successive weeks in tb,
Public Ledger. |
This l4th day of January, 1880.
A copy-Attest:
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master,
BY =. B. McHEERy, D, G. and NJ,
~: Vance, sol. for compl't.
III I23 lg9 123
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
BOARD FIRE AND PoLICE COMMISSIONERS,
TAXING DISTRICT, SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. !

BOARD FIRE AND PoLICE CoMMIssIoEERs,)
TAXING DISTRICT, SHELBY COUNTY, TENN.
January q, $780,
GEALED proposals will be received by us
until Wednesday, February 4, 1850, 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 (200) cubic yards Rip
rap stone, the stone to run from a halft one
and q half cubic feet, or whereabouts, for the
use OF levee 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 Jefferson and Monroe streets, including
the taking up and repeving and filing
about 1000 snuare yards Of new stone
being required Tor the ~same-about 1000 cubic
yards embankment at the break, or slip
and placing Of Rip-rap stone. Also the grad
ing of levee from. the line Of present pave
ment, SOUTH Of Union street, extending south
wardly for 800 feet by about US feet from low
water mark, and extending up slope o~fleyee,
the approximate amount being about
II, 900 cubic yards, more or less. Also paving
of same area, 1880 square yards, more or less.
Also the construction of such sub-drains un-
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; |. G~radinGand preparation
Of ground per cubic yard, cents. 2. Sub
drains and culyerts, per lineal foot, = cents.
8. Rip.rap wall placed, per cubic yard, =
cents. 4. Gravel and sand delivered and placed
under and on the paving, per cubic yard, -
cents. 5. Paving stone, as per specifications
furnished, and placed in paving, com.
plete, per square yard, = cents. No bid will
be considered that does not embrace all the
work in detail, as required to complete pay
ing wharf and landing as above specified,
Specifications and other information will be
furnished on application to the District ekgi-
neer. The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
BY order Of tho Board.
125-13i D. T. PORTER, Pres't.
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I~nsoIvOnt Notice.
sTATE oE TENNEssEE. SHELLEY oo.

STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY COZ
OFFICE QOuNTY OOuRr CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn., January II, 1850. J
To, Millie H. Nenordstrand, ext'r, jerome
VeR0rdstrand, deed.
HAVING suggested the insolvency Of the
IL estate Of Jerome Venordstrand, decd,
you are hereby ordered 10 give notice, by adj
vertisement In ONE newspaper published
within the said State, and also al the court
house door. Of Shelby county, for all persons
having claims against said estate, TO appeaY
and file the same, with the clerk Of the Conn
~ Court authenticated in the manner pre-.
scribod by law, on or before the 18th day OF
April, 1880; and anyclaim not iilod ON or before
said day, or before an appropriation Of the
funds Of said estate Is made, shall be- ioreveY
barred, both in law and eqnity,
Witness ny hand, a. sf6co, this 18th day Of
january, 1850.
OWEN DWYER, olork.
By JoHN J, SHEA, D. G, l2s los Isl 10
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Brown paper Against the CoId

The "old-woman's7 remedy for a
"cold on the chest" a sore throat Or a
bruise, which consisted in an applica-
ton of brown paper stepped in beer or
vinegar, owed its efficacy to the cheat
retaining properties of the paper. A
wet pad Of this material, as far as the
surface next the skin was concerned,
acted almost as well as a layer of wet
linen rag, protected with a thick Gov
ering of flannel. In short, stout paper
of the commonest sort is an effective
nOn-conductor, and may be advantage,
ously employed as a covering for beds
or to exc out scanty clothing. A piece
Of thick paper inserted between the
lining and the cloth Of a w~aistcoat OF
in the back of a thin coat will render
it warm as we'll as light. The sug.
gestion is a small one, but it is simple
to carry into effect, and it will be
found effective.
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Tuesday, the 10th February, 1850,
InsOIvent Notice.
STATE OF TESSEssEE, sasley County.

CTATE OF IENNEsSRE, SHELBY COUETY,1
OFFICER COUNTY CoBRT CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, January 20, 1880.
To James A. Anderson, Administrator of T.
L.. Estes, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency of the
IL estate Oft. Il Estes, deceased, you are
hereby ordered to give notice, by advertise
ment in some newspaper published within the
said State, and also at the Courthouse door
Of Shelby county, for all persons having
claims against said estate, 10 appear and fle
the same, with the Clerk Of the County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed by
law, on or before the 18th day Of April, 1870;
and any claim not filed on or before said day,
or. before an appropriation of the funds o.
said estate is made, shall be forever barred
both in law and equity,
Witness my hand, at office, this Doth day o.
January, 1880.
OWEN DWYRR, Clerk.
By IL. B. CULLEN, D. G. 1876 49, SS ia
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InsOIvent Notice.
SrArE oF TENNEssEE, saELpl

STATE OF TENNEssER, Shelby COL
OFFICE County OOURT CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, January 2, 1880.
10 Thomas Mofett, administrator of John
Waters, deceased.
HAVING suggested the Insolvency of the
IL estate Of John Waters, deceased, you are
hereby ordered to give notice, by advertise
ment in some newspaper published within the
said State, and also at the courthouse door
Of Shelby county, for all persons hayipg
the same, with the clerk of the County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed by
law, on or before the 9Th day Of June, 1880;
and any claim not fled on or before said day,
OF. before an appropriation Of the funds Of
said estate is made, ahall be forever barred,
both in law and equity,
Witness mg hand, al Office, this 18th day Of
January, 1880.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
By HUGE B. CULLEN. d. O. lis ri IN lS
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An Appropriate Name.
Phllndelphia RocOrd.l

Amateur punsters may find some
thing suggestive in the patronymic Of
the chairman ofthe New York com
mittee on street cleaning. His name
is Maclean. In it the imagination
may detect a mandate to keep things
tidy. What's in a name?, is thus
answered-in one case at least.
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GambIers, Dodres.
New York Tribune.l

NVn AVih AtipuheFl
Speaking of the difficulty of obtain
ing access to the gambling houses. Mr..
Whitney said: Few of these places
keep roulette tables nowadays; most
of them play faro. The lay out is
made Of three pieces united by hinges;
and as all descents are undertaken BY
first forcing in the door, it is an easy
matter to double up the board, drop
It beneath a trap door secreted in
some part Of the room, sweep out Of
sight the other evidences of gambling,
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Tuesday. February 5, 1850,

on the southwest corner of Main and Madi-
son street, in the Taxing District Of Shelby
lie auction sell to the highest bidder, the fol-
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 Z, range 8 west, also the
half Of the northwest quarter Of section
thirty-two, and the west half Of the south
west quarter Of section 20 in township two,
range three west, containing $50 acres less the
northwest quarter of section 81, township 2,
sold to- John W. Houston, since the trust.
Said sale to be made on the following terms:
One-half cash, and the balance on a credit Of
nine months, with lien retained or said land
for the deferred payment, and said deferred
payment to Dear interest from date Of sale
until paid. d. Il. MYERS, Trustee.
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Attachment Notice.

Before G.. D. Crockett, j. p. for Shelby coun-
ty, Tenn.-B. A. Shaw vs.. ]. @. Pool;
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section A55 of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned levied upon the
property of the defendant, and affidavit hav-
ing been made that defendant is indebted to
and that the claim is irst, and
that the defendant is a nonresident Of
the State of Tennessee, it is therefore ordered
that said defendant make his personal APP
pearanee before me on the 18th day Of Febru-
airy, 1880, at my office, No. 2s5 Main street
Memphis, Tennessee, and defend said attach.
ment suit within the time prescribed by law,
or the same will be proceeded with ex-partei
and that a .copy of this order be published
once a week For four weeks in the PUBGlC
LEDGER.
This the ed day Of January, 1880.
g.. D. CROCKETT, j., P,
125 l31 1877 l4S
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a. CARTo.

To all Who are suffering from tho errors and
indlse4etions Of youth, nervous WesLness.
carly decay, loss q manhood, oto., l will sond
g recipg that will cure you, FREE on
By o missionary In South America. Send y
SELF addressed envelope 10 the Rev. Josenh \
Imam, Station D, New Yo-k City. w =
ll6 XXI Ia eodkw
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Trust sale.

WHEREAS, on the 18th of July, 1877, Mrs.
w @. U. Berlin and her husband, W. 1.
Berlin, conveyed to Thomas Fisher, treasurer
Of the Irish American Building and Loan AS
sOclation, and his successors in Office, as truss
tee, the following real estate in the city of
A lot known as the north half of lot No. 305,
as laid down on the plan of the city Of Mem
phis and fronting on the east side of Second
street 37H feet, and extending eastWardly
with the south side Of the first alley south Of
Concord street 1857 feet to another alley,
being the, same lot John s. Claybrook sold to
John s.. Erwin on the 18th Of November, 1854.
and claimed by Mrs. Berlin; said trust deed
being made to secure the Irish American
Building and Loan Association the pay1 ant
Of an Indebtedness for borrowed money, evil
denced by a note Of said g. U. and w. 1. Ber-
lin of same date for $500, due one day from
date and six per cent interest from date, pay
able monthly in advance, and the further OBJ
legations Of the saidC. U. Berlin, to said asso-
citation, ana whereas said parties have failed
TO pay said note or any part, or the monthly
interest due thereon, and likewise 10 further
comply with the obligations Of said contract,
and whereas, 10TH. Milburn, am the duly
elected successor in office of said Thomas
Fisher as treasurer Of said association, and al
such become the trustee under aforesaid trust
Of July, 1877, 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, 1880,
within legal hours, commencing at IL o'clocI
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 cutlery, fol
cash, the property described hereinbefore
and conveyed in the aforesaid trust deed, anC
appropriate the proceeds as therein directed
Eouity of rademntion .exnreaslv waivad In
said deed, and the title is considered good, Blu
| sell only MS trustee.
Il. II. MILBURN, TT. and Trustee.
BELCHER IL JORDAN. Attv's. l2l l4n
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Monday. february 2s. IssO.
NOTICE.

HAVING qualified as the Administrator of
IL +. M. Arnold, deceased, this is to notify
oil persons indebted to said estate to come
forward and settle, and.all those having claims
against it will present them at once to me or
my attorney. GEO. FREEMAN, Admr.
Scales x Winchester, attys.
Memphis, Tenn, December q, 1879.
102 lO9 1852
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ACARD.

To all who are suffering fromths errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood. etc., 1 will
send a recipe that will cure you. FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discov-
cred by a missionary in South America. Send
a self-addressed envelope to Rev. JOSEPH 7.
IMAM Station D, New York City.
eod-2-xxx-lkW
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The wrong Interpretation,

Greet all the brethren" says ST,
Paul, with a holy kiss" Now, why,
says the Chicago Journal, will q
many pastors m%isinterpret the word
brethren p
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-28

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per annum and
500 per month fOrisSs than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.
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Under and by virtue of a trust deed made
~ to me as trustee, September rs, 1877, by
w. s. Taylor and his wife A. Il. Taylor, which
Is duly recorded in the records Of Marshall
county, Miss, on land deed book No. al,
pages 3S6 to SS9 to secure the indebtedness
therein named to e. M. Apperson, l will on
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saturday, 2Ilt February, 1850,

at the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, II. the Taxing District ofShelby coun.
ty aims Memphis(, sell for cash, TO the high
est bidder, the following described raal estate.
situate, lying and being in the late city OF
Memphis, county of Shelby, State Of Tonnes
see, the east half and the west half Of the fol-
lowing property: Beginning at a stake on tho
north line Of Linden street as soventy.hye
feet. east Of the intersection o ftho east line Of
Iurloy street, with the north line Of Linden
street; running thence cast with the north
inc OF Linden UO seventy i've feet 70 a stalker
street $50 one hundred aud fifty feet 10 4
stakei thence west on p line parallel with
Linden street gI5l seyenty-fve feet to a stake.
TO the beginning, WV
The east half and the west half twill DO sold
separately. ~ ''u
Equity of redemption waived, Purchasers
title TO be absolute. .
WRIGHT, F01KEs h WRioHT, Atty's. III is0
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Trustee,a sale.

PURSUANT 10 attust.deed made 10 me IS
Trustee by j. T.. Hillsman and Mary H.
Mllsman, dated August II, 1870, and record
Ell in the Registers Office of Shelby county,
Tennessee. in Book No. n, pages 30, ETC., the
debt secured thereby being unpaid, and
being requested BY the creditor to foreclose,
/ will on
Monday. February eS, 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,l Of Shelby
county, Tennessee, to-wit: Lots Nos. Q and
10, ofTalbot's sub division; each Of the said
lots fonting q S1.l00 feet on the west line Of
Second street, and extending back westward.
ly between parallel lines 1881 feet to IN alley,
and lot No. 9 being bounded on the
north by the south line of the alley adjoining
on the south the GreeniRw opera-house build
ing, and lot No, 10 adjoining on the south The
said lot Nos Equity of redemption waived,
Title believed good, but will sell and convey
only as trustee. J.H. MARTIN, Trustee.
111-l91
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| Entered at the Postofice at Memphis, Tenn,
as second-class matter.l
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The mar who acts on impulse will
lind himself when near the goal just
three PAGES behind the man who acts
on conviction,
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TNDBR and by virtue Of two certain deeds
y in trust to me executed ~ Mary & Speed,
one Of date 22nd of April, 1876, recorded
book No. III, page 5S7, ct, sea; the other
dated IstNoyember, 1877, recorded in Reggie
ter's office 0 fShelby county, in book No. i2l,
page 29, et; seq; the debt therein secured
being past due, | will, at the request Of The