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The Musical Abilities of the Menu
~ phis Mule. -LL

The Memphis mule is Of noble line
age, as we'll as ancient, dating far
back into the misty morning Of writ
ten history. His ancestors, clad in
purple and gold, we're the companions
of kings and princes, and among them
it is scarcely necessary to mention the
palfrey of BALKAN, the only
animal mentioned in scripture which
could talk. Why, with such blue
bloodi in his veins, the mule should be
chosen, as the butt of ridicule passes
comprehension. The dirty Arabs of
the street lombard him with gravel,
and pelt him with snow-balls. The
newspapers make him the target of
feeble squibs and paper pellets Of the
brain. His shape is made the subject
of %caricature, and even his voice is
hooted at by owlish and i~rreverent
block heads, who have no taste for or
knowledge of the divine science of
harmony.
The mule is a piece Of machinery
devised by nature expressly to make
music. His very footstep is full and
rich IN harmony as its moving cadence
falls upon the listening ear from yield
ing wood or stubborn stone. He makes
his heavy hoofs keeps slow and measured
tlme-beat to the deep solemnity of his
thoughts, as mighty themes arise
within his soul. Again, as with tail
erect and flashing eyes he scents afar
the new-mown hay, his silver shoes
play spOrtive symphonies upon tue
stones, rare snatches from his summer
dreams.
But what shall be said of his voice
that resonant, far-reaching voice?
Tenderly and beseechingly, as with
the sweetest mimicry of childhood,
does he ask for oats. What an exam
Pile is his earnest, moving tone, to
those unbaptized politicians who
"howl for their native fodderlo His
round, full voice greets his brother
mule with a rotund jollity of welcome.
Plaintively and softly he begs fer
water; and never does he want coffee
or whisky, mol ask his friend to take
something" 1t has been suggested
by an eminent critic that his notes in
the upper register are somewhat
metallic in fact, cracked, but recent
experiments have shown this to be
erroneous. All his notes, from the
bull frog sub. bass to the screech owl
tenor, are pure, clear, and unmistaka-
BILE; and his tremolo is beyond the
imitation of the highest art. His
voice is at its best when, in the silence
of the night, he sends forth his melo-
Fdious song, like linked sweetness
long drawn out until the stars blush
for the music Of the spheres, and the
railway whistles burst in an agony OF
jealous anger ana fear. And in the
morning, when the red sun greets
with golden touch the tips ofhis sky
pointing ears, he halls the day-god
with triumphant bray, and goes out to
the labors Of the day, as Falstaf tn
his death, his gentle lips ''babbling OF
green fields" 4
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An Ancient Mnsonin Anron.

The Nashville Banner Of the alst
says Mr.. Arson Nelson to-day re-.
eeiyed, through Col, Thomas Bowers,
of the Gallatin Examiner, a Masonic
apron, made by Mrs. Mary B. Bate,
great-gFandmother Of Gen. w. Bate,
in Bartee county North Carolina, in
l775, for Henry Belote. This inter
esting relic was sent to Mr., Nelson as
a gift to the Grand Lodge OF Tonnes-
see, Free and Accepted Masons.P
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Tuesday, 18th day Of May, 1880,

at the southwest corner Of Madison and Main
streets, between the hours Of II and ! o'clock,
publicly offer for cash the following property,
situated in the county and State aforesaid.
being in the city Of Memphis lin Taxing Dis
trictl, lying on the north side Of Madison
street and east of Fourth street, 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 corner; thence
northwardly one hundred and ffty-six feet
and a half to a corner; thence westwardly
twenty five feet TO a corner; thence south
Wardly to the point Of beginning. This de-
scription is intended TO embrace the building
in the Chandler block, designated by street
numbers l40 and intended to embrace one
half the division walls between Nos. 1873 and
40 and between No. lao and l42, it being the
same property bequeathed by will Of W. r..
Chandler to his wife for life; remainder To
bis son Theodore, the undersigned John Il.
Chandler being the Theodore designated in
the will. recorded will book 8, page ll8.
The right Of equity Of redemption is ex.
pressly waived, but | sell only as trustee,
B. B. BARNES, Trustee.
April It'll, 1880. s962
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Thursday, the 18th day Of May, 1880,

on the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, in the Taxing District Of Shelby com
ty, late city Of Memphis. Tenn, proceed 10
sell ut public auction for cash to the highest
bidder, a certain lot of land ip t6e city of
Memphis, Shelby county, Tenn, bounded
Beginning at the intersection OF the north
side Of jackson street with the cas-; side ~
Sixth street and running thenOo northwardly
with the east line Of Jackson street $50 feet;
thence eastwardly parallel with jackson
street 90 teeti thence so1thwardly parallel
with Sixth street $50 feet 80 the north line Of
Jackson street; thence westwardly with the
north line Of Jackson street 50 feet to the be-
ginning, being parts Of lots numbers u, IL and
u, iq block No. 20 Of THAT part Of the said eity
OF. Memphis formerly called Fort Pt0lerine'
Memphis, April 18th, 1880 N
SAMUEL HIRsOH,
Trustee and Secretary Of the Bluff CITY
@H Building and Loan Association.
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Attest;
Q. L. PuLLES, Secretary, 1850
Probate Court Sale Of Il Estate

No. 9f4, r. DIN the Probate Court of Shelby
County, .Tennessee-GeOrge 4. Hammer, ct
al, vs.. Matte Il. Hammer.
DY virtue Of q decree for sale in this cause
ID made March q, 1880, | will sell, at pub
10 auction to the highest bidder, in front Of
the courthouse door on Main street, Memphis,
Tenn, on
Saturday, May Sth, 1856.
within legal hours, the following described
real estate, tO-wit;
Lying situate and obinE IN the 10th Civil
District OF Shelby county, Tenn, consisting
the estSte CIV, B Hammer, deceased, bound.
~ sp tee north by Vassan and Others; south
oy sam Mosbyi ,wost by r. II, Brooks; and
east by Sam Mosby.
Equity Of redemption barred.
Terms of sale-Une third cash; balance in
tWO equal payments on a credit Of one and
TWO years, purchaser executing notes bearing
interest, from day Of sale and a lien will be
retained to secure said deferred payments.
This March p, 1887,
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
U 4. harteaN, sol. for eOmpl't.
o. u % 20 AZ 70 20 "a
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I~nsOIvent Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY Co. .
OrpTCp NauNTv nOrrnr ~, -

pIATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY CO.,0
OFFICE County COURT CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, April 6, lgS0.
To X. Dudley Fraysor, administrator ofestate
of A. 8. Brswn, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency of the
IL estate of A.. S. Brown, deceased. YOU
are hereby ordered to give notice, by adyer-
tisement 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, to appear and fle
the same, with the clerk of the County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed BY
law, on or before the 9th day of October 1880;
and any claim not fled on or before said day,
or. before an appropriation of the funds OF
said estate is made, shall be forever barred,
both in law and equity.
Witness my hand, at Office, this 9Th day Of
April, 1880.
OWEN DWYER, CLERK.
By HUGH B. CULLEN, D. G..
Jarnagin & Flayser. Att'ys. IS Al 47S9
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The Cut Of His trousers.

An imaginative gentleman, who has
had a social triumph in San Francis
co under the assumed title of Sir G..
e. Bridges, bart, wore peculiar trous-
ers. A society lady became convinced
that a certain dignity of bearing and
grace Of carriage, Distinguishing I'm
glish nobility was in some way con
nected with the cut of his trousers.
With true wifely affection she deter
mined to secure the benefits Of her
discovery for her own lord. Whether
a hotel chambermaid was bribed to
abstract the trousers for a time from
his lordship's room, whether they
were snatched from the hands of an
attendant while undergoing some nee
essary repairs, whether in fullness of
heart or integrity of purpose hus-
band or wife appealed directly to the
generous-spirited young nobleman,
will never be known. Certain it is
that the lady finally rode to a fashion
able diapers with a bundle in her
arms, which she triumphantly un.
rolled, displaying to the eyes of the
astonished man a pair of trousers
somewhat the worse for wear, and
giving the command, 81 wish you TO
make Mr.. -" naming her husband,
"a pair of trousers exactly like these
But madam" calculated the sur
prised tailor, these are made after
the fashion which prevailed five years
ago. impossible, cried his fair
visitor r, with Indignation. These
trousers belong to Sir George Green
Bridges" But | assureyou madam,
upon my honor, they are five years be
hind the style" you will please to
make Mr.. IS trousers exactly like
Sir Georges" ordered the lady, with
awithering look, disdaining further
discussion otthc question. The gar
ments were made. The husband
donned them without a misgiving.
Alackl Sir George has turned out an
| adVenturnr
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Sealed Proposals.


OFFICE or THE BOARD OF FIRE AND PotIcE1
COMMISSIONERS, TAXING DISTRICT,
April %. 1850.
0EALED Proposals will be received by US
- until Thursday, April 18th. IL O., at IL
o'clock, noon, for the following work to be
done, service 10 be rendered and material
TO be furnished the Taxing District Of Shelby
county.
For the furnishing Of stone and gravel, and
the paving bf Nane street from Main to
Walnut street, about six thsusand nine hun
dred 5000 by thirty-six (S6) feet between curb
stone lines. Also the furnishing of 1900
lineal feet stone c%urbing, more or less, and
the setting Of same together with any and all
other curbing TO be reset. In the above work
all bidders are expected and required TO bid in
the following manner
Plan No. i.
]. Preparation of rOad-bed and filling in
behind curb lines, 1919 cents per cubic yard.
2 Furnishing stone and gravel and laying
down Of same block form in cutters, 5 feet
wide each, c cents per square yard,
3. Furnishing stone and gravel and laying
down Of same (Telford and McAdam form
stone and gravel and sand, when compressed
and completed to be not less than fouteen
IA inches deep, c cents per SQUARE yard.
4. Filling up and resetting curbing as re.
CURED, - cents per lineal foot.
5. Furnishing ,includine the setting Of curb
ing, 5xl5 inches, Of good lime stone Saved,
- cents per lineal foot.
The entire work TO be finished complete,
ready for use. TO the entire satisfaction Of the
Taxing District Engineer, on or before No
vember l, 1880.
Plan and Specifications, and explanations,
will be given on application TO the District
Engineer.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
N0TE.-Bids will be received without the
furnishing Of stone curbing, the Board resery-
ing the right to furnish the same. but bids
will also be considered with curbing furnish
ed, rs enumerated.
All bids must be labeled ''Vanee Street
Pavement" and under resolution of the Leg
~lslative Council must be accompanied with
the names Of two ~ responsible bondsmen
who are prepared to execute bond for ten
thousand dollars; each and every bid must
also be accompanied with a certified check
By order OF the Board.
1852 D. 7. PORTER, President.
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COTTON KxCHAEGE QUOTATIONS..
InterpatiopaI Classl6cation

Receipts Of cotton at all United
States ports for the past six days
were 3O,444 bales, against 1856
bales the week before, and 2S,733
bales same week last year.
The total receipts of cotton at all
United States ports to date are 4,6l3,.
266 bales, against 4,274,498 bales at
this date last year, and 4,O45,14O the
year before. Excess of receipts this
year over last, 339,798 bales. The
stock on hand at this time is 675,964
bales, against 4OO,6O2 bales at this
time last year, and AS S9 bales the
year before. The foreign shipments
to date are 3,O59,723 bales, against
3,12l,7 85 bales last year, and 2,94O,4O7
the year before.
The visible supply of cotton on the
18th instant, including all stocks in
Europe and America, and amount
aaoat for Europe, according to the
New York Financial Chronicles
tables, was 2,477,353 bales, an increase
compared with last year at the same
time of 28O,335 bales, a decrease as
compared with the year before Of
1884 bales, and a decrease of 534,-
OIL bales, as compared with the same
time in 1917.
LIVERPOOL COTTON STATEMENT.
For the week ending April 23rd, as
cabled to the Memphis cotton ex,
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cabin crowded with passengers for
the north, passed up last evening for
the Ohio, stopping to put of several
lots Of sugar, molasses and other
freight. The Crown added 500 bbls
oil at Friar's Point and has 250 tons
old railway iron for New Albany, Ind.
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InsOlVent Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, SMILEY CouETy.1
OFFICE COUNTY COuRT CLKpv

QFFIcE County COURT CLgsg,
Memphis, Tenn, April IA. 1850.
10 Rosa D. Slaughter, AdwiAisiratrix Of w
Az Slaughter, deceased.
ii AVlNG SDgEestaf The insolvency of the
- estatS Of ", 4 }. Slaughter, deceased you
Wv heFepy ordered to give notice, by advertise,
mfn "a some newspaper published within the
VIZ State, and also Al the Courthouse door
q shelby county, for all persons having
claims against said estate, to 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 ofOctober, 1880,
and any claim not filed on or before said day,
OF, before an appropriation Of The funds Of
said estate is made, shall DO forever barred.
both in law ambiguity,
Witness my hand, at OAlos. this 18th day Of
April. 1850.
OWEN DWYRR, Clerk.
By ", h. CpLLEH, d. G.
Creditors Of the estate ofW, A. j.. Slaneh-
ter, deceased, will please taks notice aeeord-
ing TO the terms Of the above order.
ROSA ID. SLAUGHTER, Adm'x.
Goodwin, Dix & GoOdloe, Atty's.
1889
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Ered. Grant On CoIored Cadets

Fred. Grant on COIOred Cadets.
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 alto
gether on the assumption that Whit
takor had met his injuries at the
hands of others, and made no refer.
ence to the theory hat the cadet had
himself caused his injuries. In the
course of his sermons DR.. Fulton re-
counted the stories Of the three prin.
cipal colored cadets of Yves Point. He
said that on one occasion General
Grant was visiting the philanthvOpist,
Daniel Clark, Of Hartford, who was
the patron of cadet Smith, the col
oredboy. Gen. Grant said; Don't
take him away at present; the battle
might just as well be fought now as
at any other time.f Fred. Grant,
who was present at the interview,
said ''The time hasn't come for send
Ing niggeFs 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 congress-
men, | think it is time to protect
them at West Point" Then Fred.
Grant answered in the presence of his
father, No - niger will ever grad
uate from West Point"
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Ct the southeast corner Of South Court and
Main, In. front Of the real estate office Of
Royster q Company, in the Taxing District
OF said Shelby county, sell for cash al public
sale to the highest bidder, between the hours
Of II q IN; and l O'Clock, I'm, the following
described property, to-wit: Beginning on the
south line ct 4. 7s1a acre tract Of land, a part
Of a SUB division TO- Thomas Love. Of the
Murdoch Mcmillan 5s6 acre tract, being a
sub division of the John Ramsey 1000 acre
giant, IL chains and 80 links east Of the south
west corner of,the said 7s18 acres; thence east
with said south line on Kerr avenue I chains
70 a stake and white oak pointer naked r;
thence north 7 chains and IS links to a stake
and white oak pointer marked A; thence west
chains TO a stake and poplar marked r;
thence south 7 chains and Is links TO the be.
ginning. containing 5 acres, being the same
purchased by j. E. X. Ray from s. G. Love,
executor Of Thomas Love, deceased, recorded
IN book Al, page 10, and the same conveyed
by j. \. r. Ray to NJ. S. Ray by deed Of
record, in book So, page 651.
Right or equity OF redemption waived.
Title believed to be good, but | sell az trus
tee only. f. W. R0YsTER, Trustee.
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COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LrDoER orrrcR,

hlhArhln, AhNN.t april 90 looOfJ
A moderate demand prevails for
capital in business circles, but the ten
dency is toward financial ease, as soon
as the stocks of cotton nov on hand
are sold and forwarded. Prime mer-
camille paper is discounted at 8 per
cent, and in the open market loans are
effected at rates ranging from 6 to 10
per cent.
Exchange is quiet at &c off on
eastern cotton bills bearing no grace.
and lc discount on points beyond New
York where grace is asked. On New
Orleans the rate is ic off buying and
par selling. Checks on New York
sell at lc premium.
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Trustee Sale.

pY virtue ofa deed Of trust executed to me
- as trustee by Mrs. NJ. A. Chandler and
John I. Chandler on the 2lst March, 1879. and
recorded in the Registers Office Of Shelby
county. Tenn, in book No. l2s, page s, 10
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 the
property, l shall, in pursuance of said trust
deed. on
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Memphis %cleariugs house report
for to-day is as follows:


Influenced by unfavorable news
from abroad, and a depression east,
the market here opened with a weak
tone and a light demand. Sales yester-
day were but 200 bales, of which OK
porters took $50 and spinners so, the
market closing quiet and unchanged
from the day before, as follows:
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Saturday, May LIST, 1850,

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
tO-Wit: '
Part Of let Is teast19 block "a as DESIGNATED
upon the plan of John 0vertOn's tract of lSi
acres as surveyed by Fucker & Parsons In
April 1857; said lot fronts nOrthwardiy On
Calhoun street 81 feet and runs back between
parallel lines lO feet to an alley 1s feet wide,
the metos and bounds Of which are as follows:
Beginning Is feet west Of the first alIsy nm
ming north and south, west of HernandO street,
thence west 81 feet; thence south no feet;
thence east " feet;thence north 10 feet to the
beginning.
Terms of sale-0n a credit of six months.
purchaser executing note with good security,
lien retained, redemption barred.
This April 5th, 1850.
R. j. BLACK, Clerk and Muster.
B. B. Barnes, sol. for eomplt.
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Trustees Sale.

IN pursuance Of the terms Of r deed of trust
i executed 10 me by J. Z. X. Ray and Mary
). Ray, his wife,o n the 2sth day Of November,
1871. and recorded in the Registers office
shelby county, Tennessee, in record book no.
III, page 100, to secure a note for the sur Of
Sl33, and Interest, and default having been
made il the payment thereof, l will, as trus-
tee, sell on
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LIVERPOOL, April %, 1870 pm
Cotton opened very dull; now 1-16d
lower. Uplands, 6Bd; Orleans, 6 10
led. Sales to-day, 5000 bales. Re-
ceipts, 10000 bales; American, 81
200 bales. Futures opened steady;
now as follows: Deliveries for April,
6 13-l6d; April and May, 6 1920
6 13-l6d; May and June, 6 25-32d;
June and July, 6 1850; July and
August, 6 27-32d; August and Sep
TENDER, G H-32d; September and Oc-
tober, G 25.32d; October and NOvem-
Der, 6 l5-32d; November and Deem
Der, 6s@6 13-32d.
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Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

No. 1894, R.-Oancery Court Of Shelby coun-
y-Mary Cornell, administering Of P. W.
Council VS.. NJ. j. Laws. ct al,
RI virtue OF an interlocutOry decree for
- sale, entered in the above cause on the
18th day OF, March, 1880, M. q. p. 1919, will
SELL al, public auction, to the highest bid
der, in front Of the clerk and masters Office.
courthouse Of Shelby county, Memphis, now
known as the Taxing District of Shelby ooun-
ty, Tenn, on
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0ROINANCES...BY AUTHORITY.

DE It ordained BY the Legislative Oo16ciI
IL that hereafter no street railroad be Der,
track on any street Of the Taxing District.
Passed April q, 1880,
Attest:
G.. l.. puGLrN, See'y. 1850
DE, it ordained by the Legislative Council,
u that wherever and whenever new water
and gas pipes are put down in the limits Of
the Taxing District, the SAINT shall be laid at
least three feet below the base ofthe sidewalks
and the Taxing District Engineer shall fur
IRISH a certificate of the grade and no new
pipes shall be put down under the pavement
or road-bed except when it may be necessary
TO- connect with pipes already laid.
Passed April q, 1880.
Attest;
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Thnrsday. Nav the ian.

legal hours, on tho southwest corner
Of Main and Madison streets, in the city of
Memphis, offer for sale, and sell to the highest
bidder for cash, the follow ng described Der.
sonal property to-wit: Being the printing
materials and apparatus ut No, 26g Main
treet, Memphis, Tom. The title is perfect,
but | only sell and CONVOY as trustee
jon LlNkHAUER, Trustee,
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hinder and BY virtue Of a certain deed Of
trust made 70 me, duly recorded 10 baokNo'
l22, page lSs of the Registers oGios Of Shelby;
county, tennessee to secNre the ayment of
q certain inaebEdnc2s aud interest 10 ahe
Bluff City Building aud Loaa Association
default having been made therein, | will, on
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Trustees Sale.

n, virtue OF the power in me vested by q
June, 1879. book 8, page III, and recorded IN
book No. 10. page ", Of the Registers office Of
ohelhy county, at tho request of the bene6-
ciary therein named. I viii an